Thy Kingdom Come, Thy Will Be Done... The Prayer Offered Most Often Is About To be Answered by Ron Graff and Lambert Dolphin A Book for the Average Reader with Helps and References for the Serious Student of Bible Prophecy Internet Version, http://ldolphin.org/kingdom Thy Kingdom Come, Thy Will Be Done... The Prayer Offered Most Often Is About To be Answered by Ron Graff and Lambert Dolphin "This, then, is how you should pray: "`Our Father in heaven, hallowed be your name, your kingdom come, your will be done on earth as it is in heaven. Give us today our daily bread. Forgive us our debts, as we also have forgiven our debtors. And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from the evil one. '" (Matthew 6:9-13) A Book for the Average Reader with Helps and References for the Serious Student of Bible Prophecy © Copyright 1998 by Ron Graff and Lambert Dolphin. Permission is granted for downloading and printing copies of personal use, church, Bible school or other classroom and discussion group uses. Not to be sold, reprinted, or distributed in printed or electronic format without permission of the authors. Quotations are permitted for book reviews and articles as long as the source is reference and the content are not altered. Thy Kingdom Come, Thy Will be Done… 1 The Authors Ron Graff is Senior Pastor of the Alta Loma Brethren In Christ Church in Southern California. He is a graduate of Talbot Theological Seminary, and has been a pastor and an avid student of prophecy and world affairs for over 30 years. He was a pioneer in the field of educational computer software, producing the first commercially available educational products for microcomputers, starting in 1997, and including portions of Apple Computer's Educational Classics. He is the author of The Prophecy Puzzle, a Windows based "electronic book" complete with hypertext references. His primary interests are in the areas of family (married to Barbara - three grown children), evangelism, discipleship, eschatology, technology, and Israel. Lambert Dolphin is a graduate of San Diego State University and Stanford University where he pursued studies in physical, electrical engineering and mathematics. He retired early after 30 years in research physics at a large west coast think tank and went on to pursue Bible teaching, research and writing. After a long search through world religions and many years of restless about unanswered questions in life, Mr. Dolphin became a Christian in 1962. He studied under, and was greatly influenced, by the late pastor and Bible expositor Ray C. Stedman of Peninsula Bible Church in Palo Alto, California. For more than 25 years he has maintained an active interest in the Middle East and Israel and he travels in that region often. Lambert and Ron met over the Internet in 1997 and soon discovered they had a strong common interest in Biblical eschatology. Their evangelical beliefs seemed also to be in close harmony in all the important areas of sound Biblical interpretation so they joined forces to write this book. Both authors maintain active and popular Internet web sites dealing with Bible prophecy and other subjects. You are encouraged to visit these web sites and other recommended sites which are favorites of the authors for further information. The book has been written a straightforward style which presupposes that the reader will have some basic knowledge of the Bible and of Biblical terms. But the subject of Bible prophecy is actually very complex and detailed. We have therefore added a number of appendices for the serious student, for the pastor, or Bible teacher or individual student who may be seeking guidelines for further study. We deplore the constant flood of sensational "end of the world" prophecy books which only rehash the already familiar, hype up the uncertain news of recent world news, and warm-over old Bible predictions that seem to have never taken place as promised. The test of a prophet in the Old Testament was that all of his predictions must come true 100%, or else he was a false prophet and could be stoned to death. Were this rule applied today, we suspect there would be fewer, but better books dealing the future than now populate our book stores. We do not expect that all our readers will agree with us on all areas, but we hope to stimulate interest in the subject matter which is surely more important now than it has ever been. If the Apostles of the First Century considered the return of Jesus imminent in their time, then how much closer we must now be to that event. Author Web Sites: Ron Graff: Prophecy Central, http://www.Bible-prophecy.com Alta Loma Brethren In Christ Church, http://home1.gte.net/albic Lambert Dolphin: Lambert Dolphin's Resource Files, http://www.ldolphin.org The Temple Mount in Jerusalem Web Site, http://www.templemount.org The Ray C. Stedman Library, http://www.pbc.org/dp/stedman The Arthur C. Custance Library, http://www.custance.org Thy Kingdom Come, Thy Will be Done… 2 Table of Contents Revelation of the Mystery through Prefatory Paul Chapter 5 - Historical Foreword The Gospel to all nations - "To the Developments: Notes and Credits Jew first" Contents The Church: The Body and Bride of Israel Scattered, the Church Age, Introduction Christ and The Rise of Islam Grafted in temporarily - in Israel's Part I - Israel: God's Chosen place Part III - Tribulation Saints: People Still Spiritual Heirs of the covenants Not to replace Israel The Destiny of Believers During The Chapter 1 - The Chosen People One New Man Coming Tribulation Not to antagonize Israel Chosen to Share the Truth Chapter 6 - Believers During The The Covenants Chapter 3 - Church History Tribulation The Purpose of a "Chosen People": Blessing of All Nations The Presence of Jesus Christ In Saints and Martyrs of The The Promised Land This Age Tribulation Period Canaan Insight About the Church Believers in Christ from all nations Israel Instruction To the Church Sudden belief of many after the Palestine To Ephesus Rapture Conditional Nature of The Promise To Smyrna Messianic (Jewish) leadership of the Land To Pergamum The Central Role of Israel The Disobedience and Restoration To Thyatira A Symbolic Overview of All of of Israel To Sardis Israel's History Disobedience and Discipline To Philadelphia Repentance To Laodicea Chapter 7- Satan's Final Empire: Rebuilding Coming of The Messiah Chapter 4 - The Rapture of the The New World Order Fulfillment of Prophecy Church Rise of Satan's final Empire The Believing Minority - Apostles Fulfillment of the visions of Daniel and Early Christians The Next Major Biblical Event in A New World Order Israel's Unbelief History: Kabbalism Rejection of Messiah The Rapture of the Church Gnosticism Hardening and blindness Meaning of "rapture" Knights Templars Modern Israel Three Events That Happen at The Rosecrucians Israel's Glorious Future Rapture The Illuminati Other Important Terms The Scottish Rite of the Masonic Part II - The Church: A Mystery Those who are "in Christ" Order Revealed Why The Rapture Will Take Place The Paladian Rite Before The Tribulation Recent Developments Toward a Chapter 2 - The Mystery of The Any-moment expectation New World Order Church (imminence) The Federal Reserve System Deliverance of the Saints from wrath The Council On Foreign Relations Announcement by Jesus Antichrist not revealed until The League Of Nations Beginnings at Pentecost hindering force is removed Pyramid On The One Dollar Bill The Feasts and Fulfilled Prophecy Events between The Rapture and The United Nations The Passover Supper (Pesach) Christ's Return The Bilderbergers The Feast of Unleavened Bread Our return with Christ The World Constitution The Feast of Firstfruits The centrality of Israel and Jewish The Club of Rome Pentecost people during the Tribulation Environmental Issues Warning about Date Setting Population of The Millennium by The Trilateral Commission The Feasts And Possible Future mortal believers Dissolution of the USSR Fulfillments Differences between The Rapture The Gulf War Rosh Hashanah and The Second Coming European Union Yom Kippur Absence of The Church Economic Instability in the U.S. and The Feast of Tabernacles The Church Is Missing From The the World Tribulation United Religions Thy Kingdom Come, Thy Will be Done… 3 Biometrics The Seven Vials of God's Wrath Chapter 8 - The First Half Of The Satellites The First Vial - Damaging Sores Tribulation Fiber Optics The Second Vial - Deadly Seas Interactive Television and The The Third Vial - Deplorable Springs The First Four Seals Internet The Fourth Vial - Dangerous The First Seal - Antichrist revealed Control of Travel Sunlight The Second Seal - War Control of the Media The Fifth Vial - Dark Seizure The Third Seal - Famine Programmable Tattoos The Sixth Vial - Drying of the Strait The Fourth Seal -= Plagues and The Actual Mark The Seventh Vial - Destructive Death Scourge A Seven Year Treaty With Israel Chapter 11 - Petra The "Campaign" of Armageddon Trust in a counterfeit Messiah Harmony of Passages In Revelation The 144,000 Called The Flight of the Remnant from About Armageddon Sealed - for what? Jerusalem at Mid-Tribulation The Sixth Seal - Revelation 6:12-17 Jerusalem Surrounded by Armies The Sixth Trumpet - Revelation Chapter 9 - The Rebuilt Temple Flight of Jews from Judea 9:13-21; 11:13 Believers' Underground The Winepress of God's Wrath - Background: Jerusalem The Fifth Seal - Martyrdom Revelation 14:14-20 The Tabernacle Petra - The Prepared Place Sixth and Seventh Vials of God's The Outer Court Historical Background of Petra