A Great Apostacy

            The greatest single indicator of the times and seasons which are upon us is the general spiritual state of that large body of people who identify themselves as Christians. In the Apostle Paul’s second epistle to the Thessalonians he addresses this truth. And this is also revealed in an examination of other Scriptures as well as an even cursory observation of the doctrinal confusion prevalent throughout what is broadly identified as the Christian church.  Let us attempt to at least in some brief manner address these issues which confront the Christian community. It is notable that in the first verse of the second shaper of this epistle Paul connects two significant events as happening concurrently.  Those two then are the “coming of our Lord Jesus Christ”, and “our gathering together unto him.”  Those two consequential events are coordinated for us again at I Thes. 4: 14-17 and Matthew 24:29-31. We would father note that the time of their occurrence is stated to be “immediately after the tribulation of those days.”   The vast majority of those who would identify themselves as evangelical Christians numbering somewhere between fifty and seventy million in America alone would strongly affirm that the “rapture” of all believers occurs before the period identified in Scripture as the tribulation. They have made this a necessity because the Jews are seen by them as God’s “chosen people” and the church must in their view be taken out of the world so  that God can resume his program with the Jews during the seven year tribulation period.   Evangelicals who should then, by their own self proclamation represent the bed rock of sound fundamental biblical doctrine. As we would pursue the subject of our treatise, namely a great apostasy or a falling away, we will find their view of these events to be flawed on more than one count. As an aside it is clear from Scripture that the tribulation is three and one-half years long and not seven as they assert, and as is stated numerous times.

             Looking later within the same context of the second Thessalonians passage we are further informed that those two signal events mentioned in verse one will not happen “except there come a falling away first, and the man of sin be revealed, the son of perdition; who opposes and exalts himself above all that is called God…”(vs.3). This, of course, is the Antichrist. He then is said to sit in the temple of God showing himself to be God.  Now, if the Antichrist is to be revealed before the coming of the Lord, and before the event of “our gathering together unto him”; how does it work out that the Jews re-gathered in Israel will embrace Christ as their messiah concurrent with the revelation of the Antichrist and who they say is to establish a one thousand year reign in Jerusalem over them and the entire earth?   The doctrine of a pre tribulation “rapture” of the church and the introduction of a seven year period when only Jews are converted to Christ is a grave deception and just one graphic example of today’s apostasy.

            Let’s build further  on the false and unbiblical doctrines held by many Christians. The entire concept that the Jews, or any other ethnicity or natural distinction for that matter, somehow become the object of special favor with the Lord is a fallacy.  Peter said it well. “Of a truth I perceive that God is no respecter of persons. But in every nation, he that feareth him, and worketh righteousness, is accepted of him.” (Acts 10:34-35)  There exists within the doctrines of virtually all so called Christian denominations a complete failure to discern and understand the nature as well as the true identity of “Israel”.  “For in Christ Jesus neither circumcision availeth anything, or uncircumscision, but a new creature. And as many as walk according to this rule, peace be on them, and mercy, and upon the Israel of God.” (Galatians 6:15-16)  To be identified with Israel is to be identified as being in Christ Jesus and has nothing to do with any natural distinction.   The failure to understand these basic truths of Scripture subjects the uninformed and misguided to be beguiled and deceived by the subtitles inherent in the coming

“strong delusion”  spoken of later in the II epistle to the Thessalonians.

            Only sound and accurate doctrines understood and held will bring the individual believer through the testing and trials of faith which are increasingly coming upon those who dwell on the earth.   It is for this reason that I wrote and recommend the reading of both of my two recent tiles: The Israel Deception to clarify the sound doctrinal principles and covenants set forth in the Bible. And then to understand the prophetic Scriptures and end time developments taking place even now on the earth: These Prophets and the Revelation.  Both titles are available at Amazon, com., Barnes and Noble and other booksellers. Don’t be among those who have been, and continue to be deceived by unsound and false interpretations of the Bible. The Christian church is truly in a progressive and dangerous period and state of apostasy.

David Lance Dean

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The Eschatology of Armageddon

            Studies in biblical prophecy are complicated and difficult and are fraught with much confusion amongst the various schools of theology.  It has been the sole motive of this writer to present an accurate and comprehensive exposition of all issues related to a clear understanding of what the prophets of God have revealed on the subject of eschatology. First, the defining of terms is necessary.  The word eschatology describes the study of prophecy focused on events and developments in the world which will occur at the end of the age. Then there is the term Armageddon which is drawn from the biblical book of Revelation. It refers to a massive and intense battle which will occur in the end time scenario. This effort will be to clarify some very basic but critical issues surrounding the perceptions and subject matter of Armageddon.

            Those who are adherents of dispensational theology introduced and popularized by the Scofield Reference Bible would place the final conflict of Armageddon as the concluding showdown between the Lord as he returns to defend Israel from the attack of the northern armies of Russia and her allies and the eastern armies of China. They place the entirety of the judgments within a seven year period applying the term the Day of the Lord which is seen by them as the seventieth week of Daniel’s prophesied seventy weeks culminating in the Armageddon defense of the restored nation of Israel. Then the Gentiles who have persecuted His brethren, the Jewish “chosen” people as is supposed, will be subjected to judgment. It is explained as an earthly battle and judgment preceding the establishment of the reign of Christ on the throne of David in Jerusalem to continue for a period of 1000 years.  According to them, the period begins with the translation (“rapture”) of the church into heaven and proceeds with the national conversion of the Jews as they recover and inhabit the historical land of Israel. They would divide the Day of the Lord into two halves the first of which involves Israel’s covenant with the Antichrist and the resumption of animal sacrifices in the rebuilt temple.  The second half they would identify as the great tribulation wherein the Jews are subjected to persecution while experiencing apparent conversion in anticipation of their deliverance by the coming of their messiah and his intercession at the Armageddon battle for deliverance. Then Israel is to rule over the nations with Christ on the throne of David for 1000 years.  The wicked dead are not to be resurrected until the end of the millennium when Satan is released from the abyss to stage a rebellion and is judged along with the wicked dead.  The earth is then to be burned up and the “Day of God” is to be introduced. This is the confusion of Zionist dispensational theology in summary.                     Let us now review the true eschatology of Armageddon and the end of this age leading into the millennium. The Day of the Lord does not even occur within the context of time, but comes after a three and one-half year period (not seven) which is  the great tribulation followed by the resurrection of all of the saints. (Daniel 12:11-13, Rev.11:3, Rev.12:6, Rev. 13:5)   Daniel’s prophecy of “seventy weeks determined” on Israel were fulfilled completely at the time of the first advent of Christ and therefore has no application at the end of the age.  All of God’s promises under the tenets of the old covenant to the physical nation of Israel were completely fulfilled at the first advent of Christ who came as their Messiah. The one who will appear to them as their savior deceiving them and the whole world prior to the great tribulation is the Antichrist. After the resurrection of the saints immediately following the great tribulation (see Matthew 24:29-31) the Day of the Lord will commence. This is the execution God’s judgment on the earth and its inhabitants.  He will come with His saints to execute these judgments (See Psalms 149, Revelation 9:1-11, Rev.19:11-16).  The actual conflict designated as Armageddon occurs as the closing event at the end of the Day of the Lord and not as part of the tribulation.(See Rev. 9:12-21, Rev16:14-16)  The tribulation period is not about the salvation of ethnic Jews or natural Israel but a time when the testimony of the two witnesses (Rev. 11:1-12)  being subjected to persecution and martyrdom  will carry the message of the true gospel of salvation to all nations and the whole world.(see Matthew 24:9-14) This present earth will be destroyed in the Day of His wrath and a new heavens and earth will come into existence (See Rev. 21:1-3)  Be not deceived by the false doctrines of Christian Zionism, dispensationalism and the footnotes in the Scofield Reference Bible.  To gather a complete comprehension of end time biblical prophecy detailing what is only briefly summarized here interfaced with current world developments obtain a copy of my title: These Prophet and the Revelation.  This material in this book is supplemented by a complete exposition of the world Zionist phenomenon both from a scriptural as well as a secular point of view in The Israel Deception.  Both are must reads to understand what is transpiring in today’s world and can be obtained at Amazon.com.

David Lance Dean

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The Destroyer

            In a continuing effort to bring new light and understanding to the prophetic Scriptures I feel led and constrained from time to time to present these writings. To gain a much more comprehensive understanding of the entire prophetic truths presented in the Word of God I recommend the reading of my recent title, These Prophets and the Revelation.  The book is available at Amazon.com.

            This short discourse will be an effort to focus upon and explain a passage of

Scripture found in Revelation, chapter 9, which would appear to most as obscure. Because it is shrouded deeply in symbolic and metaphorical language its accurate interpretation is difficult and mostly misunderstood even by those possessing theological credentials. Its interpretive meaning is critical to the whole body of the Revelation. The Person revealed in the context of verses 1 through 11 of the chapter is Abaddon(Hebrew) or Appolyon(Greek) meaning a destroyer. Note the

capital letter in Person because his identity is the Lord himself, Jesus Christ. He is presented here as descending as a Star from heaven and opening the bottomless pit (the abyss). He is further shown in the text to be in the company of a vast swarm of “locusts”,( as a metaphorical expression of destruction), His army, which will be identified through further exposition of the passage as an army consisting of all of the saints. These identifications will require a further examination of the metaphors presented in the passage for at the outset it would appear that they are something quite different, even being identified by most as emerging from the pit of hell. Most expositors identify Appolyon as Satan. This is a most serious error.

            Let us begin the support for our interpretation. First, the context of the passage is in the Day of the Lamb’s wrath, after the resurrection, and not in the period of tribulation as is supposed.  We discern this by understanding that the resurrection of the saints occurred in the seventh chapter of the text, and this is followed by the initiation of judgment upon the earth and the unbelieving “inhibitors of the earth” as referenced in the closing verse of chapter eight (vs 13). The character of the army of supposed “locusts” is revealed in the successive verses of the chapter from verse three thru verse ten. Their various identifying

characteristics include: ”power as the scorpions of the earth have power” (vs.3), “commanded to hurt only those men who have not the seal of God in their foreheads” (vs.4),”that they should not kill them, but that they should be tormented five months, and the torment should be as the torment of a scorpion when  he strikes a man” (vs.5).  And the shapes of them were as horses prepared for battle (see Joel, chapter 2), and on their heads were crowns like gold, and their faces were as the faces of men”(vs.7).  “And they had hair as the hair of women”, as in verse 8 (Compare the vow of a Nazarite in Number 6). “And they had breastplates of iron” (verse 9, compare with Ephesians 6:14 and cont.). “Their wings were as the sound of chariots of many horses running to battle.”(verse 9, compare with Joel 2:1-11 a parallel passage). “And they had tails like scorpions, and their stings were in their tails”.(vs. 10). The conclusion after a careful study of this passage with all of it metaphorical language will lead you, through the witness of the Holy Spirit to an understanding that this is the army of the Lord led into battle by their King.  This truth is further verifiable by comparing Revelation 19:11-16. Also see Psalms 149 explaining the participation of the saints in the judgment. Theologians generally do not understand this concept.

            This leads us inevitably to the identity of Abaddon or Appolyon found in verse eleven as the Destroyer, which is precisely what the name means in both the Hebrew and the Greek languages. The Destroyer is clearly identified as the Lord in other Scriptures. “And fear not them which can kill the body, but are not able to kill the soul: but rather fear him which is able to destroy both soul and body in hell.” (Matthew 10:28).  Take careful note of the word destroy as cited in the verse. This is the verb form (appllumi) of the same word which as a noun is translated Appolyon at Revelation 9:11. Vines Expository Dictionary of the New Testament defines the word as follows: “The idea is not of extinction, but ruin, or loss, not of being but of wellbeing”. Deep metaphors and hidden mysteries are intended in prophetic portions of the Scripture, but are able to be discovered. They must be diligently studied and searched out in light of the context and other relevant passages. The Judgment of the Lord in the Day of His wrath will most certainly come upon the world.  He came initially as the Lamb of God, which takes away the sin of the world. His return will be as the Lion of the tribe of Judah, and as the Judge of all things.

            Reading These Prophets and the Revelation will provide further detailed clarification of this difficult passage as well as all of the Book of Revelation and the other prophets interfaced in a context of current world developments.

David Lance Dean

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Bankruptcy Fraud of the United States

            In a continuing effort to inform people of the realities of today’s world both politically and economically I post these blogs based on the knowledge gained through years of research, as well as diligent study of the Scriptures. I have more clearly defined and explained those deceptions which lay behind the planned and emerging New World Order in my two titles.  First, to gain an understanding of who are the planners and propagators of many deceptions which have been foisted upon America you will need to read The Israel Deception.  Then to understand the overall actions and events in the formation of the fourth kingdom of Daniel’s dreams and visions more fully described in the Book of Revelation you will definitely need to read These Prophets and the Revelation. Both tiles are available through Amazon.com, Barnes and Noble. com and other major sellers.

            This blog will focus on the greatest financial fraud and Ponzi scheme in the history of the world. Behind it all is the Federal Reserve banking system which is a privately owned banking cartel owned and controlled by the Bank of England. And in turn behind that international banking cartel are the Rothschild (Red Shield) bankers including all of their associates which are both owned and controlled by the banking dynasty. In a word America has been totally hijacked by these international bankers.  Do you believe that you are living in a free America?   Think again!!! To provide a little history to help you understand the forgoing statements we must first look at the fourteenth amendment of the United States Constitution. After the so-called Civil War the Congress implemented the fourteenth amendment (July 9, 1868) which laid the groundwork to change everything, first politically and then to be followed by economic transformation. The amendment made two dramatic changes. First, the citizens of the sovereign several states (countries) were made citizens of the soon to be incorporated UNITED STATES, INC.,   and it was subsequently officially incorporated on February 21, 1871. These were both fraudulent and unauthorized acts of the Congress pursuant to the original organic Constitution and escaped the scrutiny of the American populace.  In other words the Congress got away with these illegal actions. The war created massive debt. Enter the bankers to exercise control through debt and borrowed money.

            The debt groundwork was thus laid for the passing of the Federal Reserve Act on December 23, 1913 by a small number of members of Congress pushed through during the Christmas vacation.  This was the hijacking of the American banking and monetary system by the internationally owned and controlled Federal Reserve and it spelled the certain and complete destruction of freedom. “The (proverbial ) handwriting (now being) on the wall”  the bankers and the Zionist Jewish cartel behind them have marched America forward not only to the planned destruction of America but also to its total enslavement both politically and economically into a new consolidated international communistic order.

            Within twenty years from 1913 to 1933 enter the crash of the stock market (1929-an orchestrated event) followed by the US bankruptcy of March 9, 1933 through the Emergency Banking Relief Act.  This was shortly followed (June 5,  1933) by the abrogation of Constitutional specie, i. e gold coin, and replacing them after confiscation with the fraudulent debt instruments known as Federal Reserve Notes. Now the fraudulent Ponzi scheme is in place. As the direct consequence of the bankruptcy your person and your property, i. e. real estate, automobiles and other items of substance were pledged (hypothecated) to the international bankers as collateral for the debt. When you go to the bank to procure a loan or to a credit card company (bank) you are not loaned their “money” for there is no “money”, you are loaned their credit through the Federal Reserve banking system. You are both the borrower and the lender as you sign for the transaction which is “monetized” by the Federal Reserve and you have e created for yourself a debt that was never funded by anything but monetary fraud.  You do not own the home or land that you purchased.  The fraudulent banking system basically owns it all and that fact will come home to roost for everyone at some point.  The abrogation of the gold clause finally dissolved the sovereign authority of the United States, and the official capacities of all United States Government offices, officers and departments (NSA, EPA, FDA, DHS. BLM. etc.etc.).   It is confirmation that the Federal Government of the United States is de facto (illegitimate) and not de jure (legitimate) and exists in name only. The world through the lies and deception and the foisting of fiat “money” is being led into a new international communistic world order. You cannot be redeemed at the ballot box for the Democrats as well as the Republicans are privy to both the fraud and the plan. They are compensated handsomely for their “representation”. I cannot counsel you personally concerning what you should do, but I highly recommend that you educate yourself as to what is actually going on and what lies behind it all. Your passivity will certainly insure your further enslavement and very likely your physical welfare. I do recommend the reading of my two books.

David Lance Dan

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The Two United States

      Are you a United States citizen?  Most everyone would affirm that they are without any question. If you have signed any government documents or filed a tax return you have affirmed that fact in writing over your own signature. Do you have a Social Security number to validate your contractual relationship with the Federal government of the United States?  Do you believe that you possess Constitutional Rights pursuant to the Constitution for the untied States of America, and the attached first ten amendments known as the Bill of Rights?

      Enough questions have been asked to focus on the truth of these issues and not the illusion that almost every American fully believes. The founders of the nation provided an original Constitution in 1789 guaranteeing the individual freedom and sovereignty of the people as well as the protection of rights as found in the common law.  The original Constitution provided the people with a limited Republican form of government; although in the early years of the Republic there was a continuing conflict with foreign banking interests to maintain those freedoms.  Those money interests sought to gain control of America through debt and the establishment of a central bank under their control.  President Andrew Jackson fought the international banking cartel and the concept of a central bank continually during his two terms as president (1829-1837).  Jackson was orphaned as a child and his roots were among the common people and thus he continued to stand against wealth gaining control of people and government. He won the battle against the bankers, but his victory was short-lived.

       The inception of the so- called Civil War eventually changed everything in America. Besides the loss of six hundred and twenty thousand lives: Americans lost the Republic and ultimately their precious sovereignty and freedoms.   We know that what we have been taught that the War Between the States was all about the issue of slavery.  This is a gross perversion of the truth. In the minds of the succeeding Southern states it was seen as the war to preserve states’ rights, and the second war of independence against an overreaching and a growing tyranny of federal power.

      Ultimately the banking interest prevailed through a weakening of the country’s ability to resist and the enormous debt created by the war. The Reconstruction Amendments were devastating to the original Constitution being added between 1865 and 1870.  The Rothschild dynasty, operating behind the scene was controlling America politically for their own benefit through the consequences of the war. The country was virtually bankrupt, and the bankers were not going to come to its rescue without huge concessions. A contrived solution was the introduction of the Fourteenth Amendment on July 9, 1868. Major concessions of freedom and a complete compromise of the Constitution were contained in the amendment. Two major points are worthy of discussion in this regard. Section 1 of the amendment made every person born or naturalized in the United States a United States citizen.  This was a concept foreign to the Constitution as every citizen was deemed prior to this amendment to be a citizen of the state (country) of their birth and residence. How is it possible to be a citizen of Washington D. C. and a citizen of your birth state simultaneously?  Section 4 of the amendment precluded any protest of or against government debt. “The validity of the public debt of the United States……shall not be questioned”. This bound these new” citizens” to the debt with no remedy and paved the way for the sixteenth amendment initiating an income tax. The deterioration and demise of the Republic was imminent. On February 21, 1871 a treasonous Congress drove the final nail in the coffin of the American Republic by passing into law Title 28, United States Code section 3002(15) (A) (B) (C).  At the behest of the international banker creditors the Republic was transformed into a corporation, THE UNITED STATES. It became a foreign owned corporation under the control of the creditors holding the loans.  These acts of Congress created the ground work for the Federal Reserve Act, as well as, the sixteenth and seventeenth amendments, but understand those were attachments to a new Constitution entitled THE CONSTITUTION OF THE UNITED STATES.  The original Constitution was to establish a government of the people for the thirteen individual and free states of America, and so it was the Constitution for the united States Of America. Note the small letter u in united because it is an adjective and not a noun. Note also the word of was changed to for the corporation. The contrived “Civil War” has created a loss of sovereignty for the people, as well as freedom for the new UNITED STATES “citizen”.  If you have affirmed an oath that you are a UNITED STATES citizen, then you are a citizen of a corporation, and not of a country.  Behind the destruction of America is a well-planned agenda leading to total financial and political bondage.

     All of the above and much more have transpired to place Americans in a perpetual bondage to unplayable debt which they did not incur, and will ultimately bring the American people into subservience to a Zionist plan for a New World Order. Recommended reading for the complete prophetic details of this plan can be found is my recently published book These Prophets and the Revelation, MindStir Media, 2013.

David Lance Dean

A "Greater Israel"

            We look to Daniel the prophet for important revelations of prophecies which will be fulfilled at the end of the age and immediately preceding the coming again of the Lord Jesus Christ. “And I heard the man clothed in linen (Jesus Christ), which was upon the waters o the river, when he held up his right hand and his left hand unto heaven, and sware by him who lives forever that it shall be for a time, times and a half and when he shall have accomplished to scatter the power of the holy people (the Antichrist), all things shall be finished,” (Daniel 12:7). The context of Daniel chapter twelve gives us the precise time element involved in the great tribulation which occurs at the end age and immediately prior to the resurrection.

            The popular and prevailing doctrine held by evangelicals concerning the duration of the tribulation is that it spans a period of seven years, which they hold to be the seventieth week of Daniel’s prophecy found in chapter 9 of Daniel. The

“seventy weeks” determined in Daniel (Daniel 9:24) were entirely fulfilled to the Jews at the first advent of Christ and therefore has no application at the end of the age. The error of this position has been fully exposed in a previous discourse and is thoroughly covered in the recent title These Prophet and the Revelation.  No Scripture is available anywhere to support this erroneous interpretation of a seven year tribulation period. Likewise there, is no Scripture to support a pre-tribulation “rapture” of the entire church.

            Pursuing the truth of the three and one-half year (i.e., a time, times and a half) tribulation we fast forward to the Book of Revelation to survey several verses in the successive chapters: eleven, twelve and thirteen, which view the tribulation from three different perspectives. First, in chapter eleven where the measuring of the temple (the church) and the ministry of the two witnesses is brought into focus we read the following: “And I will give power unto my two witnesses, and they shall prophecy one thousand two hundred and three score days, clothed in sackcloth.” (3 ½ years) (Revelation 111:3).   Moving to chapter twelve and verse six we read the following: “And the woman (the church) fled into the wilderness, where she has a place prepared of God, that they should feed her a thousand two hundred and three score days (3 ½ years).” (Revelation 12:6).  And again we read: “And to the woman were given two wings of a great eagle, that she might fly into the wilderness, into her place where she was nourished for a time, times, and a half of time, from the face of the serpent.”(Revelation 12:14) Note that the apostle John uses the same terminology as Daniel. This is to be understood as time (one year), times (two years), and a half time (one half a year) or a total of three and one-half years. On to chapter thirteen where we find a summarizing of the power of the beast: “And there was given unto him a mouth speaking great things and blasphemies; and power was given unto him to continue forty and two months.” (3 ½ years)(Revelation 13:5). Each of these three chapters (11, 12, and 13) are dealing with events and different perspectives that occur during the great tribulation.

            The details of these events and perspectives are interpreted in light of developing world events and will also provide a comprehensive understanding of Biblical prophecy.   This area of prophecy as well as many other significant developments receives detailed coverage in the title, These Prophets and the Revelation, available at Amazon .com and major book sellers, and published by Mindstir Media.

David Lance Dean

theseprophets@gmail.com         

A Time, Times and a Half

            We look to Daniel the prophet for important revelations of prophecies which will be fulfilled at the end of the age and immediately preceding the coming again of the Lord Jesus Christ. “And I heard the man clothed in linen (Jesus Christ), which was upon the waters o the river, when he held up his right hand and his left hand unto heaven, and sware by him who lives forever that it shall be for a time, times and a half and when he shall have accomplished to scatter the power of the holy people (the Antichrist), all things shall be finished,” (Daniel 12:7). The context of Daniel chapter twelve gives us the precise time element involved in the great tribulation which occurs at the end age and immediately prior to the resurrection.

            The popular and prevailing doctrine held by evangelicals concerning the duration of the tribulation is that it spans a period of seven years, which they hold to be the seventieth week of Daniel’s prophecy found in chapter 9 of Daniel. The

“seventy weeks” determined in Daniel (Daniel 9:24) were entirely fulfilled to the Jews at the first advent of Christ and therefore has no application at the end of the age. The error of this position has been fully exposed in a previous discourse and is thoroughly covered in the recent title These Prophet and the Revelation.  No Scripture is available anywhere to support this erroneous interpretation of a seven year tribulation period. Likewise there, is no Scripture to support a pre-tribulation “rapture” of the entire church.

            Pursuing the truth of the three and one-half year (i.e., a time, times and a half) tribulation we fast forward to the Book of Revelation to survey several verses in the successive chapters: eleven, twelve and thirteen, which view the tribulation from three different perspectives. First, in chapter eleven where the measuring of the temple (the church) and the ministry of the two witnesses is brought into focus we read the following: “And I will give power unto my two witnesses, and they shall prophecy one thousand two hundred and three score days, clothed in sackcloth.” (3 ½ years) (Revelation 111:3).   Moving to chapter twelve and verse six we read the following: “And the woman (the church) fled into the wilderness, where she has a place prepared of God, that they should feed her a thousand two hundred and three score days (3 ½ years).” (Revelation 12:6).  And again we read: “And to the woman were given two wings of a great eagle, that she might fly into the wilderness, into her place where she was nourished for a time, times, and a half of time, from the face of the serpent.”(Revelation 12:14) Note that the apostle John uses the same terminology as Daniel. This is to be understood as time (one year), times (two years), and a half time (one half a year) or a total of three and one-half years. On to chapter thirteen where we find a summarizing of the power of the beast: “And there was given unto him a mouth speaking great things and blasphemies; and power was given unto him to continue forty and two months.” (3 ½ years)(Revelation 13:5). Each of these three chapters (11, 12, and 13) are dealing with events and different perspectives that occur during the great tribulation.

            The details of these events and perspectives are interpreted in light of developing world events and will also provide a comprehensive understanding of Biblical prophecy.   This area of prophecy as well as many other significant developments receives detailed coverage in the title, These Prophets and the Revelation, available at Amazon .com and major book sellers, and published by Mindstir Media.

David Lance Dean

theseprophets@gmail.com         

Transforming America

            Many may recall that when Barack Obama was originally running for the presidency he made the bold and clear declaration that he intended to undertake the total transformation of America.  To any who may be more than causal observers of the political scene it should be abundantly clear that he meant exactly what he said. He has done a great deal to destroy what remains of the Constitution and personal freedoms and increasingly illustrates his dictatorial tendencies acting outside of the rule of law, the Constitution and the Congress. We must not be deceived in any way to think he has undertaken these acts of transformation unilaterally. He has a supporting cast particularly in the United States Senate but to a lesser degree also in the House of Representatives. He also gains support from time to time through the Supreme Court such as occurred in the matter of Obamacare. Is it not clear to the American people after six and one-half years and a plethora of executive orders that the goal of transformation is progressing on schedule?

         He has received significant help along the way from the NSA, EPA, FDA and other agencies too numerous to mention and the details of which would not even begin to fit into the context of this blog. The American public in general is not a wise and discerning people and has been corrupted by the propaganda of the mainstream media, network television and most of the print media including the major news magazines.  How has all of this destruction of freedom and the American Republic, which by the way no longer exists, come about?  Obama has done much to complete the destruction process, but he is by no means the only or originating cause or, the first to be involved in the planned destruction of America. Let’s track a little history to prove my point.

         The destruction of our ‘republican form of government’ which was provided for in the original organic Constitution of 1789 began with the so-called Civil War through which the Confederate States of America undertook to free themselves through a second war of independence against an overreaching and tyrannical federal government.   They did this through individual states rights as sovereign countries proclaiming acts of succession.  Of course, they lost the war imitated by the federal government and six hundred thousand casualties later the federal United States took full control.  Congress coerced and forced the passage of the fourteenth amendment to the Constitution which made the former citizens of the free and independent states into a forced citizenship in the United States (July 9, 1868).  The next step was the incorporation of America on February 21, 1871. The international bankers own the corporation. You may not be aware that America is not a country, but a wholly owned foreign corporation. The bankers proceeded with their chicanery on December 23, 1913 with the passage of the Federal Reserve Act through the Congress.  This set up a private and foreign owned banking cartel which gained total control over the monetary system. Next step was the declaration of international bankruptcy through the Emergency Banking Relief Act of March 9, 1933.  Through that legislation you and your property were hypothecated as collateral for the national debt.  Following came the abrogation of lawful money, i.e. gold coins which were called in and stolen by the federal government through HJR 192 passed on June 5, 1933 and subsequent ‘executive orders’ replacing gold with worthless debt in the form of Federal Reserve Notes. The theft, fraud, enslavement and the acts of transforming are ongoing.  Barack Obama just happens to be the current pawn owned and controlled by the international Zionists who are marching you towards a new and communistic world order. He is trying to put the final and finishing touches on you and your children’s permanent enslavement. America is mostly woefully asleep. Many further disclosures are necessary for you to really understand what is actually going on and what lies behind it all. I recommend the reading of my two recent titles: These Prophets and the Revelation, and The Israel Deception to bring you into an awakened understanding. When accurately understood the Scriptures explain it all and I have interfaced them with ongoing current world developments and other sources of truth.

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David Lance Dean

The Rapture Question

          In a continuing effort to bring light and understanding to the prophetic Scriptures on various topics, both from the secular world as well as the Biblical testimony blogs have been offered over the preceding weeks.  Each has been thoughtfully prepared to inform as well as edify the searching reader, and designed to support the author’s title, These Prophets and the Revelation, (Mindstir Media, 2013, available at Amazon.com or through major book retailers). This is recommended reading to gain a full and comprehensive perspective on the various issues related to future developments as revealed prophetically by the prophets of God, as well as significant commentary on current world events.           As concerns the rapture question it must first be noted that the word “rapture” is not a Biblical term and in fact appears nowhere in the Bible. The

term has been borrowed by theologians and ultimately adopted by many Christian denominations and religious assemblies who hold to a dispensational interpretation of the Bible. Those who contend for this doctrine proclaim that there will occur a pre-tribulation “rapture” of all believers living on the earth seven years prior to the final judgments and administration of the millennial kingdom. This alleged rapture is to remove all of the living “church” (Christians) from the earth transforming them and translating then into heaven.  According to their theological belief, at that time God will return to his dealings with Jewish people who they believe to be God’s “chosen people”, i. e. those who they identify as Israel. This seven year period, which they hold to be a time of great trouble and judgment on the earth, and also which they say corresponds to the unfulfilled “seventieth week” of Daniel’s prophecy.   The “church” having been removed from the earth to heaven will then enable the Lord to establish the Jewish nation as his earthly people and they will be converted to Christ as their Messiah (even all of them). According to this theology Christ will then set up an earthly kingdom reigning from Jerusalem and Israel over the nations. So according to this doctrine two kingdoms will emerge; one in heaven for the Church, and one on the earth for Israel (Jews). This briefly summarizes the final phase of the theological system known as, and now commonly taught as dispesnsationalism.    Is this the truth according to the Scripture?

            The premise for this pre-tribulation “rapture” rests on a few verses in the epistle of  I Thessalonians (verses14-17),  which reads in part: “ For if we believe that Jesus died and rose again, even so them also who sleep in Jesus will God bring with him……..that we which are alive and remain unto the coming of the Lord shall not precede them which are asleep (dead)…………The dead in Christ shall rise first: then those that are alive and remain shall be caught up together with them in the clouds, to meet the Lord in the air, and so shall they ever be with the Lord.”  According to the footnotes in the Scofield Reference Bible commentary: “This central passage is the blessed hope of the Church…..setting forth the return of Christ, the rapture of the Church, and the reunion of all believers.” Clearly from the words of the text this is more than a “rapture”, but is a full and complete resurrection including all those believers who have previously died. This Scripture text does not attach to the event any words that its occurrence is a time prior to a period of tribulation, nor does it stipulate a “blessed hope” for any who may come to believe during that prophesied period of tribulation.   The Scofield Reference Bible footnotes clearly state in the commentary that it is “the reunion of all believers.”                                              

          In truth the Thessalonian passage states the same exact truths as are contained in the words of the Lord in Matthew 24:29-31 which reads in part:  “Immediately after the tribulation of those days…….shall appear the Son of man in heaven: and then shall the tubes of the earth mourn, and they shall see the Son of man coming in the clouds with power and great glory. And he shall send his angels with a great sound of a trumpet, and they shall gather together his elect from the four winds and from one end of heaven to the other.”  This is the resurrection, which is described here and spoken of in several other places in the New Testament, and it is the same event which is described in I Thessalonians, chapter 4.  Matthew 24 gives many further details of the conditions of the tribulation as well as the fact that; “And the gospel of the kingdom shall be preached in all of the world for a witness to all nations: and then shall the end come.” (Matthew: 24:14).  So clearly the gospel of the kingdom continues to be preached to all nations during the tribulation of three and one-half years not seven as they proclaim, and not just to the Jews which is their contention, but to all nations.   Where then is the “blessed hope” for those who receive the gospel and believe during that time?  Of course, it is covered in the words of the Lord contained in the Matthew text cited above and occurring after the tribulation.

          The reunion of all faithful believers occurs in the resurrection after the tribulation, and the pre-tribulation “rapture” doctrine proclaiming the complete involvement of the entire Church is a theological aberration.

David Lance Dean

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Dispensational Deceptions

               A system of theology has emerged and become extremely popular in America during the last century.  That system of theology has been initiated by     an annotated version of the Scriptures known as the Scofield Reference Bible and has come to be identified as premillennial dispensationalism.  Please don’t get lost in terminology invented by the theologians. The proper translation of the word of God from the original Holy Spirit inspired writings of the apostles and prophets of God provide us with an open access to truth.  The original King James Version of the Bible is a reasonably accurate translation of early manuscripts and although it is not perfect, it is very reliable.   A man known to us as C. I. Scofield took the authorized version of the King James Bible and added to it his own extensive footnotes and commentary throughout resulting in the invention of a complete system of theology.  He was assisted in his endeavor by a publisher with some measure of perceived credibility namely Oxford University Press. This new and edited version of the Bible was first published in 1908 and with considerable financial backing and promotion became very popular in fundamentalist churches. This publication has become a significant stumbling block across the broad spectrum of evangelicalism and fundamentalist churches and denominations.  The preceding statement will require some further explanation in order to avoid offense to those many who may have embraced this version of Scripture and the doctrines it promotes.

        First, it will need to be understood that Oxford University Press is owned and controlled by Zionist interests and Scofield’s first edition was definitely Zionist friendly in its footnotes and commentary.   C. I.  Scofield died in 1922 but the publication rights were owned by the publisher and the content has been revised and edited at least three times since then deceptively still showing C. I. Scofield as the editor. He in fact had nothing to do with the later editing each of which have become ever more increasingly Zionist.  The point is that the Zionist publisher has continued to alter and promote false doctrines reflecting a Zionist worldview, which exalts the nation of Israel and the Jews as God’s “chosen people” having as its end the establishment of a Jewish kingdom in Israel after the alleged pretribulational “rapture” of the entire church.   Then they say that Christ is to reign on the throne of David from an earthly Jerusalem for a millennium (1000 years); while the church has become a second and heavenly kingdom.  In this short space let me just bring to your attention some of the many errors and heresies of this theology which has been significantly used to deceive those who would profess the Christian faith, and has been accepted wholesale by literally tens of millions of evangelicals.                                                                         Dispensationalists believe that God made an eternal (forever) covenant with Abram (become Abraham) and his seed to inherit and possess the Promised Land and that His promise to them has not been fulfilled. All of God’s promises to his people at any point in time are conditional, that is, elements of obedience and faithfulness are prerequisites to obtaining the blessings and promises of the covenant.  God’s promise to Abraham’s seed were to-- in thee shall all of the families of the earth be blessed.(Genesis 12-3).  Those promises are fulfilled not to an earthly seed but to a spiritual seed in Christ. (See Romans 9:6-8, Galatians 3:16-18) Now to Abraham and his seed were the promises made. He saith not, and to seeds as many; but as to one, and to thy seed which is Christ.  So the promises are to the spiritual seed i.e. those found to be faithful in Christ or the Israel of God. (See Galatians 6:16)  The promise of the inheritance of the land was fulfilled to national Israel under the old covenant (See Joshua 21:41-43 and I Kings 4:20-21) and therefore do not require a future fulfillment. Israel repeatedly broke their covenant with God and was therefore displaced from their inheritance and so have no claim ethnically or collectively to any covenant promises.

            Dispensationalists also believe that the seventy weeks prophesied by Daniel (See Dan. 9:24-27) have not been completely fulfilled leaving one week (seven years) to be fulfilled at the end of the age. This leaves them wide open to the deceptions of the Antichrist who will in fact ultimately reign from Jerusalem (See Daniel 11:36-45).  This false interpretation lays the groundwork for a second false doctrine and that being a pretribulational “rapture:” of the entire church.  Daniel’s “seventy weeks” were entirely realized in the advent, death and resurrection of Christ and the preaching of the gospel of the kingdom to the Jews nearly 2000 years ago.  The two Scriptures they use to attempt to establish a “rapture” prior to the tribulation are both speaking of the resurrection and not a “rapture” which occurs after the tribulation. (Comp. IThes.4:14-17, I Cor. 15: 51-52,)  The resurrection after the tribulation is verified at Matthew 24:29-31.

            This is the briefest of resumes on the errors and heresies of the three times revised Snowfield Reference Bible promoted by Zionist interests to establish and promote a New World Order centered in a “Greater Israel”. Beware!!    It is a deception. My two titles: These Prophets and the Revelation and The Israel Deception will enable you to understand accurately end time prophecy and the Zionist deception being propagated to deceive the whole world. Obtain the books at Amazon.com/ contact me at theseprophets@gmail.com    

  David Lance Dean    Website:  theeprophets.blogspot.com

Defining Israel

            An accurate understanding of the name and true meaning of Israel as found in the Scriptures becomes not only a key opening up the truths of the Old and New Testaments; but also can dramatically affect your worldview whether it is merely secular, or religious. To begin an explanation of what is meant by this statement we would need first to define the word itself.  According to Strong’s Concordance the word or name Israel is defined as he will reign with God. Moving our understanding forward we will need to discover the origin of the use of the name in Scripture.  God made certain promises to Abraham which were to be realized twofold, both as to his physical progeny, but more importantly to a spiritual seed.  In the first instance of fulfillment his grandson Jacob had a transforming encounter with God at Peniel (the face of God).  There Jacob wrestled with a man insisting on receiving His blessing. The identity of this other combatant is as equally important as its outcome. It clearly was the Lord for it was recognized by Jacob that he had the authority and power to bless him, which was the supreme desire of Jacob’s heart. The hollow of Jacob’s thigh was touched symbolizing the breaking of his natural strength. The result was the changing of Jacob’s name by this One to Israel.  Jacob became the father of twelve sons which bear his name throughout the historical record of the Old Testament.

            From its natural lineage and posterity then we would see that Israel was a nation under the tenets of the Old Testament who were also recognized as being the Jews. Very close to the end of their history they were confronted with their promised Messiah, Jesus the Christ. He was generally rejected by them although a remnant from among them believed. The remaining nation was scattered and dispersed into the nations and after over nineteen hundred years again gained a national identity in May of 1948.   But is there then any sense in which this nation, whether historically or in its current state of nationhood fulfill the promise of anticipated blessing consistent with the meaning—he will reign with God?

            Examining a few Scriptures will provide for us the answer to the dilemma of defining Israel from a spiritual perspective or in other words from God’s point of view.   In a real sense it is a continuing mystery to the religious world and even those professing the Christian faith for they almost universally see Israel in the light of the physical nation.  They generally are waiting for this tiny nation state in the Middle East to reach an anticipated destiny. This will prove to be a deception.  Going back to the original promise made to Abraham we see “I will make of thee a great nation, and I will bless thee, and make thy name great; and thou shalt be a blessing. And I will bless them that bless thee, and in thee shall all thee shall all families of the earth be blessed.”(Genesis 12:2-3)  By following this promise of blessing into the New Testament book of Galatians we f find: “Know ye therefore that they which are of faith, the same are the children of Abraham. And the scripture, foreseeing that God would justify the heathen through faith, preached before the gospel unto Abraham, saying, in thee shall all the nations be blessed.” (Galatians 3:7-8) And again: “Now to Abraham and his seed were the promises made. He  saith not , and to seeds as many; but unto thy seed, which is Christ. And this I say, that the covenant, that was confirmed before of God in Christ, the law, which was four hundred and thirty years after, cannot  disannul, that it should make the promise of none affect.” (Galatians 3:16-17) “For in Christ Jesus neither circumcision availeth anything, or uncircumsicion, but a new creation.  And as many as walk according to this rule, peace be on them, and upon the Israel of God.” (Galatians 6:15-16)  “ For he is not a Jew,  which is one outwardly, neither is that circumcision, which was outward in the flesh: but he is a Jew which is one inwardly, and circumcision is that of the heart, in the spirit, and not in the letter, whose praise is not of men, but of God.” (Romans 2:28-29)  And one more time: “Not as though the word of God hath none effect. For they are not all Israel who are of Israel: neither, because they are the seed of Abraham, are they all children: but in Isaac shall thy seed be called, that is, they that are the children of the flesh, these are not the children of God: but the children of the promise are counted for the seed.”(Romans 9:6-8)  Can you see then that the Scriptures define Israel as all of those out of Israel under the old covenant that when joined with those of faith after the finished work of Christ are to compose only one people—the Israel of God. For further revelations both theologically and prophetically you would profit from rending my recent title: The Israel Deception, Mindstir Media,Amazon.com David Lance Dean  theseprophets@gmail.com Web:theseprophets.blogspot.com

America's Zionism

The global influence of America is huge, probably even beyond our ability to comprehend it. First, economically as a result of victory in World War II and almost simultaneously the establishment of the dollar as the world’s reserve currency at the Bretton Woods Conference in 1944. America has enjoyed a place of world financial supremacy up until more recent years. This is completely paradoxical given the fact that the United States has been officially bankrupt internationally since March 9, 1933. Everything financially has been kept afloat and ongoing by the fact that the international Zionist banking cartel owning the Federal Reserve has purposed to use the United States as an engine to drive their plans for a one world government forward. These plans have received a great assist politically by the use of the United States vast military machine to influence international geopolitical developments.  This has become blatantly obvious since the 911 “terrorist attacks”. This” false flag” operation set in motion the rationale for a variety of Middle East wars, insurgencies and disruptions which continue. Iraq, Afghanistan, Libya, Egypt, Sudan, Lebanon, Tunisia and most recently Syria have all been the object of these ongoing military and political disruptions. How many Americans actually question or have any understanding of what lies behind these unilateral and unprovoked interventions and involvements of the United States in these various conflicts, whether it is directly through the military or the political manipulations of the CIA as in the “Arab Spring”?   The rationale used is “national security” and/or the excuse of necessarily fighting their artificially contrived “war on terrorism”. I believe the answer can be summed up in one word, Zionism.  It is really all about the protection, defense and promotion of Israel. That is the sum of American foreign policy in the Middle East, whether political or economic.

            I am going to advance this argument further even in the face of realizing that Americans live daily under the brainwashing influence of a corrupt and controlled mainstream media. The media advances the agenda of international Zionism through biased news spin and propaganda.  All of the major television networks and newspapers are either completely owned or controlled by elements of international Zionist interests.  It is also true that the Israel lobby in Congress and Washington control the Presidency and Congress to the extent that political forces and actions are always slanted in favor of the advancement and protection of Israel.  In a word the Zionist influence of the Jewish controlled international banking cartel headed by the Rothschild dynasty, also including their associates and cronies. They virtually own and control America, as they do most of the western world. They own the bankrupt corporation that Americans believe to be their sovereign and free country.  Yes, the United States is a foreign owned corporation which has been hijacked and almost no one understands why it is in such a state of dramatic and ongoing change and decline.  The end game is the “new order of the ages” to be controlled by Zionists and Israel, a one world government. Annuit Ceptis, (announcing the birth of) Novus Ordo Seclorum.(New World Order)—See the reverse side of your one dollar bill.

          The political and monetary enslavement of America by Zionist interests has been totally compromised and exacerbated by the evangelical Christian influence. These people have been blinded and have little if any understanding of what is actually going on.  Multiplied millions of professed Bible believing people should encompass the spiritual force of resistance to the globalist agenda, but they have been rendered totally impotent by reason of their adoption of doctrines which are not supported by the Book they profess to believe. They advance the theory of a “rapture” which is propagated by millions of believers, their congregations as a whole. and heir pastors. This doctrine allows for the escape “rapture” of the “church”, that is, all Christians seven years before the end of the age so the Lord can continue His dealing s with His “chosen people”, the Jews or those who they would identify as Israel collectively. They believe that the Jews are a sanctified people destined to be converted to the faith and establish an earthly kingdom to be perpetuated in Israel in the age to come. This results in a blind endorsement of the Zionist political agenda for they too are completely Zionist in their religious and political persuasion. So what we have is American Zionism. The support for Zionism is both secular and religious so there does not exist any spiritually based resistance from the Christian community to the satanically inspired New World Order.  In closing I would recommend for your further education my recent title:

These Prophets and the Revelation, Mindstir Media, 2013 available at Amzon.com. I am not anti-Semitic but completely anti-Zionist. God is not a respecter of persons or ethnicities.  If you really care to find out what is actually going on as has been revealed to us in the Scriptures by the prophets of the Lord, this is a must  read.

David Lance Dean

The Debt Debacle

“The rich rule over the poor, and the borrower is servant to the lender.” (Proverbs 22:7)  This immutable principle has provided the means by which the world elite, who control the monetary and banking systems of the United States and virtually the entire world, have enslaved the people.

The Kennedy Assassination

After a day of observing the memorials and main stream media spin on one of the most significant events in American history, it led me to a point where I was almost ready to abandon the idea of writing this blog. 

The 9/11 False Flag

Before exposing through evidentiary commentary on the 9/11 alleged “terrorist attacks” an accurate definition of the term false flag is necessary.

The Philadelphia Church

            In the continuing pursuit of truth we will inevitably always come back to, “thus says the Lord”.  Everything we need to know to live life and fulfill our purpose for being is found in the Word of God.  We are each one in need of continuing instruction and exhortation that we might find and learn to walk in truth.    The One who is the source of our existence has laid out a very great and eternal plan for us.  Life must become a process of discovery and adjustment to fulfill our purpose for being, and for us to enter into the reality if His plan and purpose.

            Our ongoing considerations have centered on the prophetic portions of Scripture and in a particular way the content of the Biblical books of Daniel and Revelation.  These Prophets and the Revelation was written for the purpose of throwing new light on the pathway that lies ahead in the consummation of this age and the final judgments which are most certainly to be executed.  The foundation for our understanding of these truths is concealed, but also revealed therein is the Person who is the embodiment of all truth. The truth is then to be found in the revelation of the Person, Jesus Christ.  It is within His purpose to reveal those concealed truths to and through a company of believing people who are designated and defined as the ekklesia (a calling out), or the Church. Regrettably, much if not most of what was intended to shine forth from that enlightened company of believers, has been marred and distorted, “being tossed to and fro and carried about with every wind of doctrine, by the sleight of men, and cunning craftiness whereby they lie in wait to deceive.” (Ephesians 4:14)

            Seven of these local assemblies of believers are addressed by the Lord through the agency of the Holy Spirit in Revelation, chapters two and three.  Seven is a representative number expressing fullness so what we would see is that these assemblies are a representation of the spiritual condition of the Church to be found throughout the age even unto its consummation at the end.  We have previously focused on some of the spiritual deficiencies and departures from the truth as found within these local assemblies. Notably reviewed have been the doctrine of the Nicolaitans and the doctrine of Balaam (the churches at Ephesus and Pergamos), which we will not pursue further in this context.  The focus here will be on a much more positive testimony as found in the church at Philadelphia.  The church at Philadelphia is addressed at Revelation 3:7-15.

            Philadelphia is a composite of two words in the Greek.  It literally means “love of brethren”.  Love is that which is found to be the ultimate fulfillment of the law and can only find its full expression from a heart, which has been purified.  “Now the end of the commandment is charity (love) out of a pure heart, and of a good conscience and faith unfeigned”. (I Timothy 1:5)  Noted as concerning the church at Ephesus it was “because thou hast left thy first love” that they were found to be in need of repentance. (Revelation 2:5)  Prophetically speaking, there will emerge and be realized out of the larger body of those designated as the Church a much smaller company which will be measured and not found to be wanting.  These are typified by the church at Philadelphia and have always been found through the ages as a small and faithful remnant who, “Because thou hast kept the word of my patience, I also will keep thee from the hour of temptation, which shall come upon the world, to try them that are on the earth….He that overcomes will I make a pillar in the temple of my God, and he shall go no more out, and I will write on him  the name of my God…” (Revelation 3: 10-12 and context)

            The truth of the existence of this remnant can be found in the context of Revelation 12:1-5.  There we see the woman (the larger body of the church) is found to be in the travail of birth and the dragon (Satan) seeks to devour her child as soon as it is born.  “And she brought forth a man child who was to rule all nations with a rod of iron: and her child was caught up to God and to his throne.” (Revelation 12:5)   The exegesis of this truth remains hidden in today’s apostate church.  But, it will become manifest and realized as we approach the soon coming end of the age.  Within the Scriptures are concealed some things which are hard to be understood.  That which is embodied and typified in the church at Philadelphia will be made manifest as an overcoming remnant which will be kept from the hour of temptation; i.e., the great tribulation which is to come upon all of the earth.  These things along with many other truths are revealed in the Revelation and other prophetic portions, and can be found in the recent title:  These Prophets and the Revelation (Mindstir Media, 2013) available at Amazon.com.

                                                                       

                                                                        David Lance Dean

You can communicate with me at:  theseprophets@gmail.com

Additional informative blogs are available at my website:  http://theseprophets.blogspot.com/

Be sure to check out my new book entitled: The Israel Deception coming in February 2014.

The Revelation

           Comprehending the content and meaning of the final book of the New Testament is a daunting undertaking, which requires many years of diligent study and Biblical research.  Many have searched and attempted to understand and explain its content.  Clearly by the very definition of the Greek word apokalupsis (an uncovering, or to take off the cover--Vine’s Expository Dictionary of the New Testament), it will require the witness of the Holy Spirit, for the New Testament contains deep and hidden mysteries of truth which cannot be grasped by the reasoning process of the human mind.  Without the agency of the anointing of the Spirit of God, the apostle John could not have written down the words of its content.  Therefore, without that same anointing, it cannot be interpreted by either the reader or one who would undertake its exposition.  At this time in history and in understanding God’s dealings with men, an understanding of the Revelation is needed at this time of the approaching consummation of the age.  We are now living in times when a fuller revelation is needed by any who would see themselves as seekers of wisdom and understanding. Further it must be stated as an absolute that any interpretive teaching will include the support of at least one of the other prophetic witnesses.  The Lord has chosen to support, compliment and verify His revelation through the prophet Daniel in a special way, but has also used many other prophets both from the Old and New Testament writings. Do you believe the Scriptures to be the Word of God?  If so, then a searching for their true understanding becomes compulsory upon you.

            As an introduction to These Prophets and the Revelation, this writer has provided these short essays to be scrutinized as containing valuable commentary on subject matter or information relative to that which is covered in detail in the book.  A few brief but accurate statements concerning these revelations become relevant that the reader or inquirer might be impressed that the issues and subject matter have been diligently and thoroughly pursued in order to lend credibility to the more comprehensive exposition of the entire content of the Revelation.

            The Revelation is primarily an uncovering of the person of Jesus Christ.  He is revealed everywhere in the Book to be its Author through the Holy Spirit, and the subject matter of its content in every detail.  Without seeing Him as everywhere revealed as the Judge of this present world, and all of mankind whether living or dead, the pages would be void of content.  The apocalyptic events which occur and described are always expressed in terms of His offices of Prophet, High Priest of the everlasting covenant, final Judge of all things, and ultimately the already crowned King of Kings.

            The Book is shrouded in mystery, for it is a truth that the concealment of truths until the time and appropriate season of removing the cover, is to the glory of God.  Believing that the time has arrived, we would approach the mysteries that are written therein in metaphor and symbolic language humbly and prayerfully.  We come as seekers in order that the Spirit of God might teach us the truths concerning His return and His execution of righteous judgments.  His first appearance was as the Lamb of God who came to take away the sins of the world and mankind.  His return will be as the Lion of the tribe of Judah to judge and to destroy all that is not worthy of His kingdom.  He will destroy this present earth and every element of corruption, which men have propagated, upon His creation. He will create a new heaven and a new earth wherein dwells righteousness, and He will inhabit His kingdom personally in glory with all those who have loved His appearing and have been partakers by faith in the blood of the covenant that He shed and have faithfully endured the true meaning of the cross of that covenant.

            I will close in recommending These Prophet and the Revelation (Mindstir Media, 2013) available through Amazon.com, or major book retailers.  I believe that you will find its contents and the exposition of the prophetic Scriptures in light of emerging world developments to be an insightful and an edifying experience.

                                                                        David Lance Dean

You can communicate with me at:  theseprophets@gmail.com

Additional informative blogs are available at my website:  http://theseprophets.blogspot.com/

The Light of Testimony

            In the first chapter of the Revelation we are introduced to the concept of the testimony of Jesus Christ.  This testimony is necessarily bound up in the person of Christ who is revealed to us here in John’s initial vision and we are provided with some details of His glory with the use of metaphors or likenesses that we might be able to apprehend Him in some measure.  He is then to be discovered over and over again through the use of various metaphorical pictures throughout the entire text of the book.  The Revelation employs the extensive use of metaphors to illustrate spiritual realities.  The ability to interpret the meaning and application of these metaphors becomes a key to unraveling interpretation of much of the text of the book. These metaphors are often set forth in the symbolism and pictures given to us in various parts of the Old Testament.

            In the vision of Christ here revealed, John beholds Him in the midst of seven golden candlesticks.  A close examination of this use of the metaphor will lead us into an understanding of the spiritual concept of the light of testimony.  By testimony it is meant a clear showing forth of the vital spiritual aspects of the transforming life and salvation observable in a person or an assembly of believers who are living in complete harmony and faithfulness to Christ.  In John’s gospel we are instructed: “That was the true Light, which lighteth every man that comes into the world.” (John 19)

            Looking then to gain an understanding of the candlestick we can move to the Old Testament and the Book of Exodus.  There we would find an extensive set of directives given for the building of the tabernacle and later applicable to the temple. “And thou shall make a candlestick of pure gold…..six branches shall come out of the sides of it and thou shall make seven lamps thereof:  and they shall light the lamps thereof, that they may give light over against it. (Read Exodus 25:31 and the following context to the end of the chapter). The candlestick was placed inside the veiled enclosure of the holy place and a provision of olive oil was constantly available to keep the light shining to assure the ministry of the priest was ongoing.  The olive oil used for fuel is the Holy Spirit, and the  burning light from the candlestick enables the priest to carry on a constant and continuing execution of his ministry before the Lord at the table of showbread and the alter of incense.

            At Revelation 1:13 we find Christ in the midst of the seven candlesticks, and we are given the identity of the candlesticks later in the chapter: “The candlesticks which thou sawest are the seven churches.”  We see the application of this truth at Revelation 2:4-5.  There the Lord speaks to and admonishes the church at Ephesus through the Holy Spirit.  “Nevertheless I have somewhat against thee because thou hast left thy first love. Remember therefore from whence thou art fallen, and repent, and do the first works; or I will come unto you quickly, and will remove thy candlestick.”  The burning of the light of the testimony is conditional, and when Christ is not held in absolute honor, love, and devotion over the church the light is removed no matter what other religious activity may continue.  It will just continue to go on in darkness without the light of testimony. This is the condition of the vast majority of today’s supposed Christian assemblies and churches.

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                                                                        David Lance Dean

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