Ezekiel 28

THE WORD of the Lord came again to me, saying,
Son of man, say to the prince of Tyre, Thus says the Lord God: Because your heart is lifted up and you have said and thought, I am a god, I sit in the seat of the gods, in the heart of the seas; yet you are only man and not God, though you imagine yourself to be almost more than mortal with your mind as the mind of God;
Indeed, you are wiser than Daniel; there is no secret that is hidden from you;
With your own wisdom and with your own understanding you have gotten you riches and power and have brought gold and silver into your treasuries;
By your great wisdom and by your traffic you have increased your riches and power, and your heart is proud and lifted up because of your wealth;
Therefore thus says the Lord God: Because you have imagined your mind as the mind of God,
Behold therefore, I am bringing strangers upon you, the most terrible of the nations, and they shall draw their swords against the beauty of your wisdom, and they shall defile your splendor.

They shall bring you down to the pit and you shall die the deaths of all the Tyrians that are slain in the heart of the seas.

Will you still say, I am a god, before him who slays you? But you are only a man and no god in the hand of him who wounds and profanes you.

You shall die the death of the uncircumcised by the hand of strangers, for I have spoken it, says the Lord God.

Moreover, the word of the Lord came to me, saying,
Son of man, take up a lamentation over the king of Tyre and say to him, Thus says the Lord God: You are the full measure and pattern of exactness, full of wisdom and perfect in beauty.

You were in Eden, the garden of God; every precious stone was your covering, the carnelian, topaz, jasper, chrysolite, beryl, onyx, sapphire, carbuncle, and emerald; and your settings and your sockets and engravings were wrought in gold. On the day that you were created they were prepared.

You were the anointed cherub that covers with overshadowing, and I set you so. You were upon the holy mountain of God; you walked up and down in the midst of the stones of fire.

You were blameless in your ways from the day you were created until iniquity and guilt were found in you.

Through the abundance of your commerce you were filled with lawlessness and violence, and you sinned; therefore I cast you out as a profane thing from the mountain of God and the guardian cherub drove you out from the midst of the stones of fire.

Your heart was proud and lifted up because of your beauty; you corrupted your wisdom for the sake of your splendor. I cast you to the ground; I lay you before kings, that they might gaze at you.

You have profaned your sanctuaries by the multitude of your iniquities and the enormity of your guilt, by the unrighteousness of your trade. Therefore I have brought forth a fire from your midst; it has consumed you, and I have reduced you to ashes upon the earth in the sight of all who looked at you.

All who know you among the people are astonished and appalled at you; you have come to a horrible end and shall never return to being.

Revelation 20

And when the thousand years are completed, Satan will be released from his place of confinement,
And he will go forth to deceive and seduce and lead astray the nations which are in the four quarters of the earth--Gog and Magog--to muster them for war; their number is like the sand of the sea.

And they swarmed up over the broad plain of the earth and encircled the fortress of God's people and the beloved city; but fire descended from heaven and consumed them.

Then the devil who had led them astray was hurled into the fiery lake of burning brimstone, where the beast and false prophet were; and they will be tormented day and night forever and ever.

Mtthew 24

For as the lightning cometh out of the east, and shineth even unto the west; so shall also the coming of the Son of man be.

For wheresoever the carcase is, there will the eagles be gathered together.

Luke 6

But I say to you who are listening now to Me: love your enemies, treat well those who detest you and pursue you with hatred,
Invoke blessings upon and pray for the happiness of those who curse you, implore God's blessing upon those who abuse you.

To the one who strikes you on the jaw or cheek, offer the other jaw or cheek also; and from him who takes away your outer garment, do not withhold your undergarment as well.

Give away to everyone who begs of you , and of him who takes away from you your goods, do not demand or require them back again.

And as you would like and desire that men would do to you, do exactly so to them.

If you love those who love you, what quality of credit and thanks is that to you? For even the sinners love their lovers.

And if you are kind and good and do favors to and benefit those who are kind and good and do favors to and benefit you, what quality of credit and thanks is that to you? For even the preeminently sinful do the same.

And if you lend money at interest to those from whom you hope to receive, what quality of credit and thanks is that to you? Even notorious sinners lend money at interest to sinners, so as to recover as much again.

But love your enemies and be kind and do good and lend, expecting and hoping for nothing in return but considering nothing as lost and despairing of no one; and then your recompense will be great, and you will be sons of the Most High, for He is kind and charitable and good to the ungrateful and the selfish and wicked.

So be merciful even as your Father is.

Revelation 12

war broke out in heaven; Michael and his angels went forth to battle with the dragon, and the dragon and his angels fought.

But they were defeated, and there was no room found for them in heaven any longer.

And the huge dragon was cast down and out--that age-old serpent, who is called the Devil and Satan, he who is the seducer of all humanity the world over; he was forced out and down to the earth, and his angels were flung out along with him.

Then I heard a strong voice in heaven, saying, Now it has come--the salvation and the power and the kingdom of our God, and the power of His Christ; for the accuser of our brethren, he who keeps bringing before our God charges against them day and night, has been cast out!

And they have overcome him by means of the blood of the Lamb and by the utterance of their testimony, for they did not love and cling to life even when faced with death.

Therefore be glad, O heavens and you that dwell in them! But woe to you, O earth and sea, for the devil has come down to you in fierce anger, because he knows that he has a short time!

And when the dragon saw that he was cast down to the earth

Daniel 7

After this I saw in the night visions, and behold, a fourth beast--terrible, powerful and dreadful, and exceedingly strong. And it had great iron teeth; it devoured and crushed and trampled what was left with its feet. And it was different from all the beasts that came before it, and it had ten horns.

I considered the horns, and behold, there came up among them another horn, a little one, before which three of the first horns were plucked up by the roots; and behold, in this horn were eyes like the eyes of a man and a mouth speaking great things.

I kept looking until thrones were placed, and the Ancient of Days took His seat, Whose garment was white as snow and the hair of His head like pure wool. His throne was like the fiery flame; its wheels were burning fire.

A stream of fire came forth from before Him; a thousand thousands ministered to Him and ten thousand times ten thousand rose up and stood before Him; the Judge was seated and the books were opened.

I looked then because of the sound of the great words which the horn was speaking. I watched until the beast was slain and its body destroyed and given over to be burned with fire.

And as for the rest of the beasts, their power of dominion was taken away; yet their lives were prolonged for a season and a time.

I saw in the night visions, and behold, on the clouds of the heavens came One like a Son of man, and He came to the Ancient of Days and was presented before Him.

And there was given Him dominion and glory and kingdom, that all peoples, nations, and languages should serve Him. His dominion is an everlasting dominion which shall not pass away, and His kingdom is one which shall not be destroyed.

As for me, Daniel, my spirit was grieved and anxious within me, and the visions of my head alarmed and agitated me.

I came near to one of those who stood there and asked him the truth of all this. So he told me and made known to me the interpretation of the things.

These four great beasts are four kings who shall arise out of the earth.

But the saints of the Most High shall receive the kingdom and possess the kingdom forever, even forever and ever.

Then I wished to know the truth about the fourth beast--which was different from all the others, exceedingly terrible and shocking, whose teeth were of iron and its nails of bronze, which devoured, broke and crushed, and trampled what was left with its feet--
And about the ten horns that were on its head, and the other horn which came up later and before which three of fell, the horn which had eyes and a mouth that spoke great things and which looked greater than the others.

As I looked, this horn made war with the saints and prevailed over them
Until the Ancient of Days came, and judgment was given to the saints of the Most High, and the time came when the saints possessed the kingdom.

Thus said, The fourth beast shall be a fourth kingdom on earth, which shall be different from all other kingdoms and shall devour the whole earth, tread it down, and break it in pieces and crush it.

And as for the ten horns, out of this kingdom ten kings shall arise; and another shall arise after them, and he shall be different from the former ones, and he shall subdue and put down three kings.

And he shall speak words against the Most High and shall wear out the saints of the Most High and think to change the time and the law; and the saints shall be given into his hand for a time, two times, and half a time.

But the judgment shall be set, and they shall take away his dominion to consume it and to destroy it in the end.

And the kingdom and the dominion and the greatness of the kingdom under the whole heavens shall be given to the people of the saints of the Most High; His kingdom is an everlasting kingdom, and all the dominions shall serve and obey Him.

2 Thessalonians 2

BUT RELATIVE to the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ and our gathering together to Him, we beg you, brethren,
Not to allow your minds to be quickly unsettled or disturbed or kept excited or alarmed, whether it be by some revelation of Spirit or by word or by letter from us, to the effect that the day of the Lord has arrived and is here.

Let no one deceive or beguile you in any way, for that day will not come except the apostasy comes first, and the man of lawlessness is revealed, who is the son of doom,
Who opposes and exalts himself so proudly and insolently against and over all that is called God or that is worshiped, taking his seat in the temple of God, proclaiming that he himself is God.

Do you not recollect that when I was still with you, I told you these things?

And now you know what is restraining him; it is so that he may be manifested in his own time.

For the mystery of lawlessness is already at work in the world, restrained only until he who restrains is taken out of the way.

And then the lawless one will be revealed and the Lord Jesus will slay him with the breath of His mouth and bring him to an end by His appearing at His coming.

The coming is through the activity and working of Satan and will be attended by great power and with all sorts of miracles and signs and delusive marvels--lying wonders--
And by unlimited seduction to evil and with all wicked deception for those who are perishing because they did not welcome the Truth but refused to love it that they might be saved.

Therefore God sends upon them a misleading influence, a working of error and a strong delusion to make them believe what is false,
In order that all may be judged and condemned who did not believe in the Truth, but took pleasure in unrighteousness.

Revelation 13

I stood on the sandy beach, I saw a beast coming up out of the sea with ten horns and seven heads. On his horns he had ten royal crowns and blasphemous titles on his heads.

And the beast that I saw resembled a leopard, but his feet were like those of a bear and his mouth was like that of a lion. And to him the dragon gave his might and power and his throne and great dominion.

And one of his heads seemed to have a deadly wound. But his death stroke was healed; and the whole earth went after the beast in amazement and admiration.

They fell down and paid homage to the dragon, because he had bestowed on the beast all his dominion and authority; they also praised and worshiped the beast, exclaiming, Who is a match for the beast, and, Who can make war against him?

And the beast was given the power of speech, uttering boastful and blasphemous words, and he was given freedom to exert his authority and to exercise his will during forty-two months.

And he opened his mouth to speak slanders against God, blaspheming His name and His abode, those who live in heaven.

He was further permitted to wage war on God's holy people and to overcome them. And power was given him to extend his authority over every tribe and people and tongue and nation,
And all the inhabitants of the earth will fall down in adoration and pay him homage, everyone whose name has not been recorded in the Book of Life of the Lamb that was slain from the foundation of the world.

If anyone is able to hear, let him listen:
Whoever leads into captivity will himself go into captivity; if anyone slays with the sword, with the sword must he be slain. Herein is the patience and the faith and fidelity of the saints.

Luke 21

And as some were saying of the temple that it was decorated with handsome stones and consecrated offerings, He said,
As for all this that you look at, the time will come when there shall not be left here one stone upon another that will not be thrown down.

And they asked Him, Teacher, when will this happen? And what sign will there be when this is about to occur?

And He said, Be on your guard and be careful that you are not led astray; for many will come in My name, saying, I am He! and, The time is at hand! Do not go out after them.

And when you hear of wars and insurrections, do not become alarmed and panic-stricken and terrified; for all this must take place first, but the end will not immediately.

Then He told them, Nation will rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom.

There will be mighty and violent earthquakes, and in various places famines and pestilences; and there will be sights of terror and great signs from heaven.

But previous to all this, they will lay their hands on you and persecute you, turning you over to the synagogues and prisons, and you will be led away before kings and governors for My name's sake.

This will be a time for you to bear testimony.

Resolve and settle it in your minds not to meditate and prepare beforehand how you are to make your defense and how you will answer.

For I will give you a mouth and such utterance and wisdom that all of your foes combined will be unable to stand against or refute.

You will be delivered up and betrayed even by parents and brothers and relatives and friends, and of you they will put to death.

And you will be hated by everyone because My name and for its sake.

But not a hair of your head shall perish.

By your steadfastness and patient endurance you shall win the true life of your souls.

But when you see Jerusalem surrounded by armies, then know and understand that its desolation has come near.

- Today the kingdom Daniel mentioned is set.
Look up!

Peace

b11ng00

What are you going on about?

You mean, you don't find this stuff fascinating?

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My dear Chap, you realize none of these imaginary things you are talking about are real, I hope.....................................

Except perhaps in your own mind.