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INSIGHTS FOR WATCHMEN AND WATCHWOMEN

Including the Book of Revelation explained in layperson terms

Unfulfilled Prophecies

1. The Rapture of the Church

  • Description: Believers in Christ will be caught up to meet the Lord in the air before the time of God’s judgment on earth.

  • References: 1 Thessalonians 4:13–18; 1 Corinthians 15:50–53; John 14:1–3.

 

2. The Rise of the Antichrist & Ten-King Confederation

  • Description: A powerful world leader will emerge, heading a coalition of ten nations or kingdoms.

  • References: Daniel 7:7–8, 23–25; Revelation 13:1–8; 2 Thessalonians 2:3–4.

 

3. A Seven-Year Covenant with Israel

  • Description: The Antichrist will confirm a covenant or peace agreement with Israel for seven years, initiating the Tribulation.

  • References: Daniel 9:27; Isaiah 28:14–18.

 

4. Rebuilding of the Jewish Temple

  • Description: The Temple in Jerusalem will be rebuilt, enabling renewed sacrifices before being desecrated by the Antichrist.

  • References: Daniel 9:27; Matthew 24:15; 2 Thessalonians 2:3–4; Revelation 11:1–2.

 

5. The Gog-Magog Invasion

  • Description: A coalition led by “Gog” from the land of Magog will attack Israel in the latter days.

  • References: Ezekiel 38–39.

 

6. The Abomination of Desolation

  • Description: The Antichrist will enter the Temple and proclaim himself to be God at the midpoint of the Tribulation.

  • References: Daniel 11:31, 36; Matthew 24:15–21; 2 Thessalonians 2:4.

 

7. The Great Tribulation

  • Description: The last 3½ years of the Tribulation, marked by unprecedented worldwide suffering.

  • References: Matthew 24:21–22; Revelation 6–18.

 

8. The Mark of the Beast

  • Description: A mandatory mark for buying and selling, tied to worship of the Beast.

  • References: Revelation 13:16–18; Revelation 14:9–11.

 

9. The Battle of Armageddon

  • Description: The world’s armies will gather to wage war against Christ at His return.

  • References: Revelation 16:12–16; Revelation 19:19–21; Zechariah 14:2–3.

 

10. The Second Coming of Christ

  • Description: Jesus Christ returns physically to earth to defeat His enemies and establish His kingdom.

  • References: Revelation 19:11–16; Matthew 24:29–31; Zechariah 14:4–5.

 

11. The Binding of Satan & the Millennial Kingdom

  • Description: Satan will be bound for 1,000 years while Christ rules the earth from Jerusalem.

  • References: Revelation 20:1–6; Isaiah 2:2–4; Micah 4:1–4.

 

12. The Final Rebellion & Great White Throne Judgment

  • Description: After the millennium, Satan will be released, lead a final rebellion, and be defeated; all unbelievers will face final judgment.

  • References: Revelation 20:7–15; 2 Peter 3:7.

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Watchman's Creed

1)  I am a watchman.

 

2)  I will maintain my post on the wall of the church of the twiceborn, always watching — watching for the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ, watching the signs of the times unfold, and watching for the incursions of the enemy with his lies, errors, deceptions, and compromises.

 

3)  I will uphold the Bible as the infallible word of God—verbally and plenarily inspired—accurate in its history and prophecy as well as its salvation message.

 

4)  I will uphold the plain statements of Scripture, and the conclusions naturally deduced from them, over the tenets of man-contrived theology and philosophy, no matter how popular or cherished.

 

5)  I will uphold Jesus—as he is presented in the Bible—as the ONLY way of salvation.

 

6)  I will not shrink from exposing doctrinal error that undermines vital truth and the spiritual health of the church.

 

7)  I hold the first coming and the second coming of Jesus in EQUAL balance, convinced that they are the two poles upon which the message of God’s redemption revolves, that the second coming is not less important than the first, and that the second coming is the completion of the redemption undertaken at the cross.

 

8)  I regard prophecy as history foretold and interpret it with the same principles that are used to interpret history. I reject the notion that prophecy falls under a special literary category known as the apocalyptic genre and requires a special spiritualizing approach.

 

9)  I will not retreat in the face of accusations that prophetic teaching is unnecessary, or unprofitable, or divisive. God would not have given us a Bible that is one-third prophecy were any of these true. 

 

10)  I reject the cavil that teaching the pretribulation rapture is merely arguing over the timing of the rapture.  It is a big-picture view that contends for a clear distinction between Israel and the church, for the fulfillment of the dozens of promises made to Israel in the OT, for the character of the God who made those promises, and for the 70th week as a time distinctly stated to pertain to the people and nation of Israel.

 

11)  I oppose replacement theology in all of its forms as a catastrophic rewriting of the Bible. The present nation of Israel, despite her unbelief and sin, still has a place in God’s prophetic plan and will be grafted back into the olive tree of God’s earthly testimony after the church is removed. The gifts and calling of God are without repentance.

 

12)  I will fight the good fight of faith as a good soldier of the Lord Jesus Christ with all of my heart, soul, mind, and strength, in my gift and calling, wearing the full armor of God, unentangled with the world, until the trumpet sounds and we meet the Lord in the clouds. We have one short life to be good soldiers. We have one long eternity to be fulfilled human beings.

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