Empire of Angels in Prophecy
The biblical text reads as follows:. Now in the fourteenth year of king Hezekiah did Sennacherib king of Assyria come up against all the fortified cities of Judah, and took them 2 Kings Assyrian records state that he took forty-six fortified cities and captured numerous other smaller communities.
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Sennacherib bragged that he took , captives men and women, young and old. His army surrounded Jerusalem while the king himself remained for a while at Lachish, some twenty-five miles southwest of the Holy City This minimal achievement powerfully supports the Bible record, namely that the Assyrian ruler did not capture Jerusalem. He was known to boast of his victories; but regarding Jerusalem he was silent.
This is an important point. This is the equivalent of eleven tons of silver and a ton of gold! Presently, Hezekiah decided to appeal to God in prayer. Is it not tragic how often the Lord is consulted as a last resort? The Jewish ruler approached Isaiah and asked him to petition Jehovah on behalf of the remnant of his people.
With stunning brevity, reflecting the restraint of divine inspiration, the Old Testament writer records how the Lord God dealt with the pagan army. And it came to pass that night, that the angel [messenger] of Jehovah went forth, and smote in the camp of the Assyrians, one hundred and eighty-five thousand. And when men arose early in the morning, behold, these were all dead bodies 2 Kings Hostile critics scoff at this supernatural account, but there is no reason for the devout Bible student to question it.
There appears to be a distorted recollection of the event two centuries later.
For the Angel of Death spread his wings on the blast, And breathed in the face of the foes as he passed. And the eyes of the sleepers waxed deadly and chill, And their hearts but once heaved, and for ever grew still. For a consideration of the prophecy upon which we focus, we must go back momentarily to a previous text. The Lord, through Isaiah, informed Hezekiah:. Behold, I will put a spirit in him, and he shall hear news, and shall return to his own land; and I will cause him to fall by the sword in his own land 2 Kings Several things in this text are worthy of reflection.
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Or the stunning news of the destruction of his army at Jerusalem? Most likely the latter.
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The declaration that God would be orchestrating the message is clear cf. Second, there is the prophecy that he would return to his own land. The ruler did go home presently. Significant, however, is the fact that while he engaged in a number of subsequent military campaigns, he never again returned to Judah!
See Greece Persian war. The second temple was later destroyed by the Romans in 70 AD when they come down annihilated Israel and Israel ceased to be a sovereign nation. Prophecy of rebuilt third temple and its measurements is found in Ezekiel and Revelation chapter In Ezekiel, God gives the entire measurements in details. Revelation written by Apostle John reveals specific prophecy about the outer court.
And there was given me a reed like unto a rod: But the court which is outside the temple leave out, and measure it not; for it is given unto the Gentiles: The entire Temple compound was considered holy, but it became increasingly more holy as one entered farther in, from east to west. They could walk within in it but they were forbidden to go any further than the outer court. They were excluded from entering into any of the inner courts, and warning signs in Greek and Latin were placed that gave warning that the penalty for such trespass was death.
One thing affecting the building of the third temple in the temple mount is the Muslims — they claim their holy place to be where temple seats — the Dome of the Rock. For the third temple to be rebuild, there must me a mediation between Jews and the Muslims for the Muslims to allow Jews build the temple.
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If today Jews start building the temple, that equals to war. It is for this reason that Antichrist rises first with a peace treaty between Israel and Muslims allowing the temple be rebuild peacefully. See who is the Antichrist. Gentiles are given 42 months to tread the outer court.
Great tribulation period will be exactly 7 years. See 70 years of Daniel. See gog and magog war. It is after the gog and magog war that the third temple will be build.
The world cannot sign a peace treaty unless there is a war and that is one purpose of the war — for the Middle East to sign a peace treaty which allows Jews to build the temple. When the third temple will be seeing on earth, the earth will have entered great tribulation period. Before the third temple resurfaces, rapture must take place.
See why the temple was destroyed for church-age next. Wednesday, December 19, Home Bible Third Temple Prophecy. Third Temple Prophecy The third temple is prophesied in Ezekiel and Revelation chapter 11, God giving the measurements. The destruction of the second temple was spoken by Jesus Mk