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THE FINAL DAYS‐‐CHRIST'S COMPLETE AND CERTAIN VICTORY OVER ISLAM

Jesus is returning soon. Much prophecy is fulfilled. Will you get to live on the new earth Jesus will create?

There is a new earth coming and it will be more wonderful than you can imagine. Not only will there be no

more pain, tears, or suffering—but God will dwell with his people. You will see God and be in his presence

forever. You will need no light for the glory of God will be the light. Jesus will deliver this.


ONLY JESUS IS THE WAY TO THE NEW HEAVEN AND EARTH

Revelation 21:1‐5, 22‐23 (NIV)

Then I saw “a new heaven and a new earth,” for the first heaven and the first earth had passed away, and

there was no longer any sea. I saw the Holy City, the new Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from God,

prepared as a bride beautifully dressed for her husband. And I heard a loud voice from the throne saying,

“Look! God’s dwelling place is now among the people, and he will dwell with them. They will be his people,

and God himself will be with them and be their God. ‘He will wipe every tear from their eyes. There will be

no more death’ or mourning or crying or pain, for the old order of things has passed away.”

He who was seated on the throne said, “I am making everything new!” Then he said, “Write this down, for

these words are trustworthy and true.”

I did not see a temple in the city, because the Lord God Almighty and the Lamb are its temple. The city does

not need the sun or the moon to shine on it, for the glory of God gives it light, and the Lamb is its lamp.

But no one can do enough good works, or have enough money, to gain access the new earth. Jeff Bezos, the

founder of Amazon, is now the richest man in the world. This year his net worth was reported to be $105

billion dollars. Jeff Bezos cannot buy a ticket enter the new earth with his money. Orthodox Jewish people try

to follow the laws of the Old Testament. Muslims try to follow Sharia given them by the False Prophet

Mohammad. None of this will work.

Isaiah 64: 5‐6 (NIV)

How then can we be saved? All of us have become like one who is unclean, and all our righteous acts are

like filthy rags; we all shrivel up like a leaf, and like the wind our sins sweep us away.

Mark 10: 24‐27

The disciples were amazed at his words. But Jesus said again, “Children, how hard it is to enter the kingdom

of God! 25 It is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle than for someone who is rich to enter

the kingdom of God.”

The disciples were even more amazed, and said to each other, “Who then can be saved?”

Jesus looked at them and said, “With man this is impossible, but not with God; all things are possible with

God.”

It is impossible for man to save himself by his own merits, or for the law to grant eternal life. The grace offered

only by Jesus Christ is necessary. The question now is, “What did Jesus mean by ‘all things?’” This part of the

question concerns God’s omnipotence, or, His power. This refers to Jesus, the Son of God, having the power to

take the things that are impossible to man, and make them possible, because Jesus is God.

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SUMMARY OF RECENT FULFILLED PROPHETIC EVENTS

Gentiles were given the Temple outer court with

the construction (during 687‐691) of the Islamic

Dome of the Rock1. The holocaust was a time of

trouble for Israel unlike anything else in history2.

The killing of two thirds of Jews in the Nazi

controlled land fulfilled Zechariah’s dire

prophecy3. World War II was shortened for the

sake of the elect4. The true “elect” are the

Messianic Jewish remnant of Israel5.

Israel’s rebirth on May 14, 1948 fulfilled the

restoration prophecies in Ezekiel 36 and 376. The

rebirth of Israel in 1948 fulfilled the 1260 days in

the wilderness7 (Dome of the Rock 688 to 1948),

the 1260 days of prophecy8 (Dome of the Rock

688 to 1948) and 1948 also fulfilled the 2300

days of Daniel9. 1948 marked the completion of

the last Seven10 of Daniel’s 70 Sevens prophecy

(360 x 7 = 2520 Hebrew years 536 BC to 1948).

The completion of the Temple Mount Al‐Aqsa

Mosque in 706 was the abominable temple on

the wing during in the middle of the Seven11.

1 Revelation 11:1‐2 2 Matthew 24:21, Daniel 12:1, Jeremiah 30:6 3 Zechariah 13: 8‐9 4 Mark 13:20 5 Romans 9:6‐33 6 Ezekiel 36 and 37 7 Revelation 12:6 8 Revelation 11:3 9 Daniel 8:13‐14 10 Daniel 9:24 11 Daniel 9:20‐27

1948 marked the completion of time, times and

half a time when the power of the holy people

was finally broken‐‐these things were

completed12. The immediate Islamic war on May

15, 1948 fulfilled the Psalm 8313 war and the

Beast that would immediately attack them14.

The delivery of “slain” Jews trapped in Islamic

countries occurred from May 1948 until the end

of 1951 (3 and ½ years) and was fulfilled in

Operation Ezra and Nehemiah15. The removal of

nearly all Jews from Islamic countries fulfilled

“not leaving anyone behind” in Ezekiel 3916.

The times of the Gentiles were fulfilled with the

end of trampling the Holy City17. Gentiles

trampled the Holy City of Jerusalem for 42

months (1278.4 years from 688 until 1967)18.

After the Jews were brought back to Israel, God

poured out his Spirit on them19. Beginning in

1967 the Lord cleansed the “elect” Messianic

Jewish remnant from all their sins, and in the

land of Israel, God resettled their towns, and the

ruins were rebuilt.20

12 Daniel 12: 7‐10 13 Psalms 83: 1‐18 14 Revelation 11:7 15 Revelation 11: 8‐13 16 Ezekiel 39:28 17 Luke 21:24 18 Revelation 11:2 19 Ezekiel 39:29 20 Ezekiel 33:33‐36


WHAT HAPPENS IN THE DAYS SHORTLY BEFORE JESUS RETURNS?

Jesus told us to keep watch for his return. "Now learn this lesson from the fig tree: As soon as its twigs get

tender and its leaves come out, you know that summer is near. Even so, when you see all these things, you

know that it is near, right at the door." Jesus said no one knows the date of his return, but many Bible

prophecies have been fulfilled since 1948, so we are now in very important Bible times. The fig tree is budding.

Paul tells us in Second Thessalonians the Man of Lawlessness must be revealed before Christ's return. This is

most likely Satan himself, or an individual operating under Satan's control.

2nd Thessalonians 2: 1‐4 (NIV)

Concerning the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ and our being gathered to him, we ask you, brothers and

sisters, not to become easily unsettled or alarmed by the teaching allegedly from us—whether by a

prophecy or by word of mouth or by letter—asserting that the day of the Lord has already come.

Don’t let anyone deceive you in any way, for that day will not come until the rebellion occurs and the man of

lawlessness is revealed, the man doomed to destruction. He will oppose and will exalt himself over

everything that is called God or is worshiped, so that he sets himself up in God’s temple, proclaiming himself

to be God.


Paul tells us in Second Thessalonians soon after this Christ will return and destroy the man of lawlessness.

2nd Thessalonians 2: 7‐8 (NIV)

For the secret power of lawlessness is already at work; but the one who now holds it back will continue to

do so till he is taken out of the way. And then the lawless one will be revealed, whom the Lord Jesus will

overthrow with the breath of his mouth and destroy by the splendor of his coming.

AT HIS RETURN JESUS WILL RAISE ALL DEAD BELIEVERS AND THEN RAPTURE LIVING BELIEVERS

1 Thessalonians 4:13‐18 (NIV)

Brothers and sisters, we do not want you to be uninformed about those who sleep in death, so that you do

not grieve like the rest of mankind, who have no hope. For we believe that Jesus died and rose again, and

so we believe that God will bring with Jesus those who have fallen asleep in him. According to the Lord’s

word, we tell you that we who are still alive, who are left until the coming of the Lord, will certainly not

precede those who have fallen asleep.

For the Lord himself will come down from heaven, with a loud command, with the voice of the archangel

and with the trumpet call of God, and the dead in Christ will rise first. After that, we who are still alive and

are left will be caught up together with them in the clouds to meet the Lord in the air. And so we will be

with the Lord forever. Therefore encourage one another with these words.

Paul makes clear the resurrection of the dead believers and rapture of living believers occur in a specific order,

but very close in time such that the raptured believers "who are still alive and are left will be caught up

together with them in the clouds to meet the Lord in the air. And so we will be with the Lord forever."

Paul writes: "for you know very well that the day of the Lord will come like a thief in the night." This is an

extremely important verse because Paul first describes the resurrection of dead believers and rapture of the

church in First Thessalonians 4:16‐17 and then, through the consistency of context, refers to both the

resurrection of dead believers, and next the rapture of living believers, as the "Day of the Lord" in First

Thessalonians 5:2. This reveals that the catching away of the present day church is actually to occur on a day

that is known to the apostle Paul as the Day of the Lord.

Taking Paul's words as he wrote them, we see this sequence of events:

1. The Lord Jesus comes down from heaven

2. He gives a loud command (shout or trumpet call)

3. The dead in Christ rise first

4. Next those who are alive are caught up with them {the dead believers} in the clouds to meet Jesus

5. The Day of the Lord will come like a thief in the night

6. Destruction will come on the unbelievers suddenly

7. God did not appoint believers to suffer wrath (God's wrath)


THE DAY OF THE LORD

1. The Day of the Lord Will be Sudden—and Dark with Judgment!

The “Day of the Lord” phrase is used directly in the Old Testament some 25 times, and another 40‐50 or so by

indirect reference. The prominent theme of every Day of the Lord prophecy is God’s judgment of unbeliever’s

sin. It is God’s day—not Satan’s day. God already knows this unique day. But it will not be a happy day for the

unbelievers left on earth. Between the Old and New Testaments, the Day of the Lord is referred to directly or

indirectly at least 70‐80 times by many different authors.

Amos 5:18‐20 (NIV)

Woe to you who long for the day of the Lord! Why do you long for the day of the Lord? That day will be

darkness, not light. It will be as though a man fled from a lion only to meet a bear, as though he entered his

house and rested his hand on the wall only to have a snake bite him. Will not the day of the Lord be

darkness, not light— pitch‐dark, without a ray of brightness?


Zechariah 14:5‐7 (NIV)

Then the Lord my God will come, and all the holy ones with him. On that day there will be neither sunlight

nor cold, frosty darkness. It will be a unique day—a day known only to the Lord—with no distinction

between day and night. When evening comes, there will be light.

Matthew 24:29‐30 (NIV)

Jesus said: “Immediately after the distress of those days the sun will be darkened, and the moon will not

give its light; the stars will fall from the sky, and the heavenly bodies will be shaken. Then will appear the

sign of the Son of Man in heaven. And then all the peoples of the earth will mourn when they see the Son of

Man.”

Luke 17: 26‐35 (NIV)

Jesus said: “Just as it was in the days of Noah, so also will it be in the days of the Son of Man. People were

eating, drinking, marrying and being given in marriage up to the day Noah entered the ark. Then the flood

came and destroyed them all.

It was the same in the days of Lot. People were eating and drinking, buying and selling, planting and

building. But the day Lot left Sodom, fire and sulfur rained down from heaven and destroyed them all.

It will be just like this on the day the Son of Man is revealed. On that day no one who is on the housetop,

with possessions inside, should go down to get them. Likewise, no one in the field should go back for

anything. Remember Lot’s wife! Whoever tries to keep their life will lose it, and whoever loses their life will

preserve it. I tell you, on that night two people will be in one bed; one will be taken and the other left. Two

women will be grinding grain together; one will be taken and the other left.”

1 Corinthians 15:50‐56 (NIV)

I declare to you, brothers and sisters, that flesh and blood cannot inherit the kingdom of God, nor does the

perishable inherit the imperishable. Listen, I tell you a mystery: We will not all sleep, but we will all be

changed— in a flash, in the twinkling of an eye, at the last trumpet.

For the trumpet will sound, the dead will be raised imperishable, and we will be changed. For the perishable

must clothe itself with the imperishable, and the mortal with immortality. When the perishable has been

clothed with the imperishable, and the mortal with immortality, then the saying that is written will come

true:

“Death has been swallowed up in victory. Where, O death, is your victory? Where, O death, is your sting?”

The sting of death is sin, and the power of sin is the law. But thanks be to God! He gives us the victory

through our Lord Jesus Christ.


JESUS JUDGES EVERYONE ON THE DAY OF THE LORD

Revelation 20: 11‐12, 15 (NIV)

Then I saw a great white throne and him who was seated on it. The earth and the heavens fled from his

presence, and there was no place for them.

And I saw the dead, great and small, standing before the throne, and books were opened. Another book was

opened, which is the book of life. The dead were judged according to what they had done as recorded in the

books.

Anyone whose name was not found written in the book of life was thrown into the lake of fire.

John tells us Christ will provide a perfect kingdom for all who believe in him.

Amen! We pray for Christ's return very soon.


IF YOU ARE A CHRISTIAN‐‐WHAT DOES JESUS COMMAND YOU TO DO?

The West is not dealing with Islam and Muslims according to God’s will. We are in a vast spiritual war, and the

West has been deceived to believe we are in a physical war. The spiritual war will never be won with tanks

and armies. Only the true Gospel of Jesus defeats the satanic forces of the spiritual war. Jesus expects us to

make disciples out of all people—including Muslims that have been taught a false doctrine about Jesus the

risen Son of God.

Jesus commanded all Christians to share the Gospel. He commanded us to pray for our enemies. No one

needs the true Gospel more than Muslims. Today many of us have Muslim friends or coworkers, or perhaps

you know a Muslim thinking about God. The Prophet Joel promised us in the last days the true God’s Spirit

would be poured out.

Joel 2:28 (NIV)

And afterward, I will pour out my Spirit on all people. Your sons and daughters will prophesy,

your old men will dream dreams, your young men will see visions.

Today Jesus is actively appearing to many Muslims in dreams. If a refugee or stranger asks you what their

dream of Jesus means, what will you tell them? Jesus commands us to make disciples of all people. He also

tells us to pray for those that do not know the Gospel. Jesus will answer our prayers.

In the Gospel of John, Jesus said He will lose none of all those he has been, but raise will them up at the last

day. The Father’s will is that everyone who looks to the Son and believes in him shall have eternal life, and

Jesus will raise them up at the last day. The Bible tells us Christ will return soon. We need to gather as many

souls as possible before Jesus returns in all His Glory. The harvest is very ripe—but the workers are too few in

number.

As a Christian following Jesus, you should do the following:

Pray that Muslims receive the Holy Spirit

Give them an Arabic copy of the Gospel of John—it will clearly teach Jesus is the risen Son of God

Be prepared to explain the Gospel to Muslims who have questions

Be prepared to easily explain why the Gospel is true and was never corrupted

Be prepared to explain the Triune God (Father, Son and Holy Spirit) is much like water which also exists

in three forms (ice, liquid, and steam) but it is still water

Explain that the advocate (Spirit of Truth) that will live in us promised by Jesus in John 14 was the Holy

Spirit and not a prophecy of the future false prophet Mohammad

Explain that fulfilled prophecy only exists in the Bible and not the Koran

Pray with Muslims every day that they understand the truth while there is still some time before Jesus

returns and it is too late


IF YOU ARE A MUSLIM‐‐WHAT DOES JESUS WANT YOU TO DO NEXT?

Did Jesus appear to you in a dream? Has the Holy Spirit visited you? Would just a prophet appear to you, or

was it the Son of God, the risen Jesus? Yes, it was Jesus the risen Son of God! Jesus is appearing to many

Muslims to give them the truth. He wants you to be saved.

Muslims know the Koran teaches that Jesus was born

of a virgin (19:20); that He is among those closest to

God (3:45); that He taught a message of kindness and

compassion (57:27); that He healed the sick and

raised the dead by the power of God (3:49); that He

miraculously fed the hungry (5:112.); that He is alive

now in heaven (3:55); and that He will return at the

end of the age (43:61). Muslims also know the Koran

says that Jesus is the Messiah and the Word of God

(3:45 and 4:171).

At the same time, however, most Muslims have been

told that Jesus did not die on a cross. They believe He did not rise from the dead or atone for human sin, and

that people should not worship Him as God. When you take away these truths of Jesus—you take away his

salvation for you. The truth is Jesus the Son of God, died for you and rose to life. This Jesus is the only path to

God. Following any other path will result in being cast away from God on the coming Day of Judgment.

Muslims often feel most strongly, however, that it is deeply offensive to refer to Jesus as the Son of God. But

Jesus himself said He was the Son of God when Jesus raised Lazarus from the dead. (John 11:4 When he heard

this, Jesus said, “This sickness will not end in death. No, it is for God’s glory so that God’s Son may be glorified

through it.”) So believe him!! There is much prophecy warning about Islam’s false doctrine in the Bible, but

you can learn about that later.

Muslims have been taught that the One God of Abraham is not triune (three in one) and has not become

incarnate among us. Though they believe the New Testament, Torah, and Psalms are God’s inerrant Word in

the original manuscripts, most have been told a falsehood that people have altered the original text that the

Bible we have today is not reliable. The Bible text is reliable and true.

As a Muslim, you should do the following:

Pray that you receive the Holy Spirit

Read the Gospel of John—it will teach you that Jesus is the risen Son of God

Ask a Christian friend to explain the Gospel to you

In John 15:7 Jesus said: “If you remain in me and my words remain in you, ask whatever you wish, and it will

be done for you.” Jesus will hear your prayers.

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