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Welcome to Revelation Unraveled. I'm your host, William Tapley also known as the Third
Eagle of the Apocalypse, and the Co-Prophet of the End Times. This is the third part in
our series on what triggers the seven years of Tribulation. In the Olivet Discourse, Jesus
says that it is wars and rumours of wars that are the beginning of Sorrows. And by sorrows,
he means the Tribulation, but there are false prophets, who would have you believe, that
some kind of covenant between the AntiChrist and Israel is what triggers the Great Tribulation.
Let's look at Daniel chapter 9 verse 27. In chapter 9 verse 27, Daniel writes, 'and he
shall confirm the Covenant with many for one week'. Now I disagree with the false prophets,
on all four of the points in this passage. First I contend that the 'he' is the prophet
Elijah, not the AntiChrist. Second, I believe that the covenant confirmed, is not the Abrahamic
covenant, but rather the Messianic covenant. Third, the 'many' refers to the remnant Israel
and not the State of Israel, and fourth, the 'one week' refers to the first half of the
Tribulation, and not the trigger for the Tribulation. Now the false prophets point to one passage
in Isaiah, which they claim verifies that the AntiChrist confirms this covenant. Let's
look at this passage from Isaiah. In chapter 28 verse 15, Isaiah writes, 'because you have
said we have made a covenant with death and an agreement with hell when the overflowing
scourge shall pass through, it shall not come to us.' Now this could be a covenant with
the AntiChrist but I believe it is much more likely that Isaiah is referring to the scribes
and Pharisees at Jesus' first ministry. If you remember the passages from Isaiah, Ezekiel
and Jeremiah, their descriptions of the covenant, in each case, were preceded by a description
of the Jews returning to Israel. Now in this passage from Isaiah 28, there is no description
of the Jews returning to Israel before this covenant that Isaiah is talking about. Also
in Jeremiah, Isaiah and Ezekiel, their description of the covenant was followed by descriptions
of either Armageddon or the Millennium, but in this passage from Isaiah, the prophet talks
about Jesus first coming. In verse 16, Isaiah writes, 'Thus says the Lord God: Behold I
lay in Zion a foundation stone'. Now this foundation stone is the cornerstone, and refers
to Jesus and his first ministry on planet Earth, and Isaiah concludes this passage,
'your covenant with death will be abolished and your agreement with hell shall not stand'.
Now this could refer to a covenant by the AntiChrist which is ended with Armageddon,
but as I said, before this passage, Isaiah talks about Jesus as the cornerstone, in other
words Jesus first ministry on earth, therefore, this overflowing scourge that he is writing
about, refers to the destruction of Jerusalem in the temple in 70AD by the Roman General
Titus. Now just what is this Messianic covenant which the Prophet Elijah confirms with 144,000
remnant Jews? I believe that this is the covenant which Jesus Himself established at the Lord's
Supper as we read in the Gospel. In Matthew, 'this is the blood of the new covenant which
is shed for many for the remission of sins'. And in Mark, 'this is the blood of the covenant
which is shed for many'. And also Saint Paul writes in Corinthians, 'in the same manner
he also took the cup saying, this cup is the cup of the New Covenant. As often as you do
this, do this in remembrance of me.' Now if we go back to Daniel, we will see that this
interpretation makes a lot of sense. And Daniel writes, 'and he shall confirm the covenant
with many for one week', And that refers to the prophet Elijah, 'and in the midst of the
week, he,' that is the AntiChrist, 'shall cause the sacrifice and the oblation to cease'.
So now we see these two passages are related. A sacrifice in the oblation, which the AntiChrist
causes to cease, is the Lord's Supper, and the covenant which Elijah confirms, is also
the Lord's Supper. And if you would like more information, simply write to the address you
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