This is a post regarding previous comments I have made about the expectation that something dramatic is to happen towards the end of this year. At this point, and it is something I have been thinking about quite a lot, lately, I have come to believe that by the end of this year, the so-called "Dome of the Rock" (Mosque of Omar in Jerusalem) will be destoyed, making way for the third Jewish temple in which the son of perdition will eventually seat himself. It could occur next year some time but, whenever it does, it must be soon since this decade is, I believe, the final decade before the return of the Lord. Much is yet to transpire but I believe that much will transpire very quickly on a seemingly accelerating timetable.
There was a Greek orthodox monk, by the name of Paisios (Elder Paisios of Mount Athos, 1924 to 1994, secular name Arsenios Eznepidis) who had made predictions regarding the final world war. If you do a search on-line for information on him, including on YouTube for videos (the one I saw was years ago but may still be there, or perhaps there are others), you are sure to find relevant information.
In any case, one of the clear signs he spoke of (and there were several, all conforming, one way or another, to the book of Revelation in the bible) which indicated we are in the time of the end is the destruction of the Mosque of Omar (the one in Jerusalem, which means it is the Dome of the Rock). This is something I have been expecting should happen long before I encountered this prediction (and numerous others) since it would seem absolutely necessary. The only alternative I can think of is that the third temple will be built in a slightly different, though nearby, location since there is some considerable controversy regarding the true position of the original temple, built by Solomon, and the second temple, also. However, after having reviewed numerous documents and videos regarding the different theories about the original temple location and having considered the evidence presented, I have come to believe that the current Mosque of Omar is on the site and, therefore, it doesn't take a genius to recognise the requirement that the existing building must be demolished.
How, exactly, the mosque is to be destoyed or removed I cannot say but I personally suspect that politically connected, though somewhat irreligious, Islamic extremists, who use religion as a "reason" to attack and destroy non-Islamic people (in this case, Israelites), may have a politically and financially induced motive, thereby creating a false-flag event in order to draw Israel into yet another regional war. In particular, since there will be Russian armed forces much closer to the region and since Russia has previously helped Syria deal with its own problem of "insurgents" in the past, perhaps the Islamic forces involved may be hoping for the helping hand of Russia in an attempt to invade Israel. It is reasonable to believe Elder Paisios also on his prediction of the invasion of Turkey by Russian forces, thereby gaining control of the Black Sea and easy access to the Mediterranean Sea but, according to Paisios, Turkey will be destroyed as a nation. At that point I think it would be a safe bet that we are into WWIII, even if it still seems regional. It is not a stretch to see what Paisios is saying regarding Russian forces eventually invading Israel along with other forces and a global war on many fronts. It was from Paisios that I got the idea that Greece will not engage (or fully engage) in the war since I think that Greece has been too militarily weakened to take on such an overwhelming task. They will likely simply want to defend their own borders where possible but not engage in external conflict. The question I have about the nuclear part, though, is whether it happens mid-tribulation as part of the first woe (the fifth trumpet) or at the end of the great tribulation as part of the end of the second woe where there is a "great earthquake" which flattens cities all over the world. Anyway, whenever it does happen, I am quite certain that it will happen, for the Lord has revealed it to me in three dreams over the past twenty years.
In any case and by whichever means, the mosque must go in order to make way for the temple and "throne" (mercy seat, perhaps?) which is to be occupied by the son of perditiion who will, likely, come posing as Israel's saviour in their time of trouble, the time referred to in the old testament as the time of Jacob's trouble.
Jer 30:7 Alas! for that day is great, so that none is like it: it is even the time of Jacob's trouble; but he shall be saved out of it.
Note that "he" (Jacob) will be saved out of it ultimately by the Lord as they come to realise the error of their ancestors in crucifying their messiah, Yeshua, and they finally turn back to Him in droves. They are already rapidly swelling the ranks of the saved even now.
The Lord has been giving me certain scriptures in the book of Isaiah to read, over and over many times now during the last couple of years, but here I will present what are possibly the most immediately instructive and relevant verses in those scriptures regarding the time we, the followers of Christ, are entering.
Isa 13:6 Howl ye; for the day of the LORD is at hand; it shall come as a destruction from the Almighty.
Isa 26:20 Come, my people, enter thou into thy chambers, and shut thy doors about thee: hide thyself as it were for a little moment, until the indignation be overpast.
In essence, the Lord is warning us to take cover because His judgements are beginning, if not now then very, very soon. The shedding of innocent blood upon the Earth has about reached its limit. Little wonder the Roe versus Wade case, which enabled nation-wide legalisation of infanticide of the unborn and is currently under review in the USA supreme court, is showing signs of potentially being overturned. Can you imagine the tumult that will follow if this does occur and not only in the USA but all over the world? It immediately brought to my mind yet another scripture which the Lord has been referring me to over and over again during the past couple of years (I used the ASV translation in this last verse instead of KJV as used above since I believe it better illustrates the intended prophecy):
Isa 33:1 Woe to thee that destroyest, and thou wast not destroyed; and dealest treacherously, and they dealt not treacherously with thee! When thou hast ceased to destroy, thou shalt be destroyed; and when thou hast made an end of dealing treacherously, they shall deal treacherously with thee.
Of course, I cannot tell you whether or not the Roe versus Wade decision will be overturned but, after what amounts to perhaps as much as two billion (yes, that is billion) murders of innocent children across the world over the past century, I cannot see, as noted in a previous post about a flood of blood, how the wicked are going to escape the mass shedding of their own blood.
There are a number of other relevant scriptures but, I believe, this is enough to help you gain a glimpse of what I am driving at. Always remember when dealing with wicked people and their mistreatment of yourself and others that vengeance belongs to God, not us, and we need to do our utmost best to bring all things to the Lord, to submit all to Him, and to fogive others their transgressions against us, in order that we walk in this world upright in His righteousness and not in the delusions of our own pride.
As always, this is not prophecy and it could be that the final temple site will differ slightly in location from that of the Mosque of Omar so that both can stand simultaneously, though that does not mean that the mosque will not be destroyed. However, one thing I deeply suspect will happen is that Israeli authorities will take back control of the temple mount. It is this particular change, the return of the temple mount to Jewish control, which I do think is the true marker of the beginning of "the time of Jacob's trouble.", and in my own personal estimation it is most likely going to occur before the end of next year, perhaps even before this time next year.
Again, as I have been incessantly repeating in recent posts, trust God and not man.