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Excerpt #3 The significance of blasphemy of the Spirit in the end times

Just like the Christians in Smyrna, I believe many Christians who refuse to worship the antichrist during the tribulation will be put in prison and given a second chance to do so. In addition, when Jesus tells the church at Smyrna He knows their poverty in verse 9, I believe He is making reference to the financial restriction of the mark.

As previously speculated, the financial restriction of the mark should come to pass before the death penalty can be successfully enforced. Thus, those refusing to take the mark will have to deal with the inescapable poverty caused by the financial restriction before the law eventually apprehends them for possible execution.

If they continue to resist after being put in prison, they will face the ultimate penalty of death. However, the penalty of physiological death associated with refusing the mark will be significantly preferable to the spiritual death associated with taking it, which involves eternal separation from God in hell.

Unfortunately, this penalty will also be imposed on any Christian left behind that takes the mark…..

According to scripture, two circumstances can cause eternal separation from God. One of those circumstances is never truly entering (or being born into) God’s kingdom. We learned in chapter 4 that entry into the kingdom occurs when someone genuinely accepts Jesus as savior and makes a confession of such.

The other circumstance that causes eternal separation from God is the sin of blaspheming the Holy Spirit. This is what will happen if a Christian submits to the mark of the beast. To understand how this happens, we must first understand what it means to blaspheme the Spirit……..

Excerpt #4 The time life of the last 7 years prior to the second coming

Much of the chronological detail of the end-times is found in the book of Revelation. The events mentioned in Revelation are mainly, but not exclusively, listed in chronological order. There is also parenthetic information for interpreting some of the symbolism and chronology associated with these events, such as the interpretation of the period described as a time, times, and half a time mentioned in Revelation 12.

Although much end-time information is found in Revelation, it is also scattered throughout the rest of scripture. Many of the periods mentioned in eschatological passages are applicable to the last seven years prior to the second coming. This seven year period is specifically mentioned in Daniel 9:27 that states, “And he shall confirm the covenant with many for one week: and in the midst of the week he shall cause the sacrifice and the oblation to cease, and for the overspreading of abominations he shall make it desolate, even until the consummation, and that determined shall be poured upon the desolate”.

A period of one week is mentioned twice in this verse. The word “week” alludes to the number seven. How do we know this particular “seven” should be interpreted as seven years, as opposed to seven days, and that it is the last seven year period prior to the second coming?

The key to this interpretation is found in the reference to the abominations that shall make it desolate. The word “abomination” refers to something filthy or detestable. It is often used as a noun in reference to a false doctrine, false god, or particular sinful act. This abomination happens in the middle of the week and is mentioned in conjunction with the daily sacrifice…..

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