End Times for Dummies
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End Times for Dummies By Joseph Squicciarini and Scott Martin Men of Torah menoftorah.com v2.5 Copyright Ó 20181 עקבּ ְְַתּ וֹשׁ ָ פ ר ָ גּ וֹדל ֵֵוּנוְּלרחת ְוָשׂ א סֵ נ בַּקְ ל ץֵ ֻלָ גּ תוֹיּ וּניֵ ֵַמא ַיחד ְוְַקֵבּצנוַּ ְרַבּע ְוֹפנַכּ ת ָ ה רָ א ֶ ץ אְ ל רַ ְצ ֵ נ וּ . רCא הָבּײוּתּ מַ ַץקָ ֵיﬠְִחַדְֵבּנ וֹמּ ֵָלְִארשַׂי : Sound the great shofar for our freedom, raise a banner to gather our exiles, and bring us together from the four corners of the earth into our land. Blessed are You, L-RD, Who gathers the dispersed of His people Israel. 1 Dummies image copyright © 2018 & Trademark by John Wiley & Sons, Inc. End Times for Dummies 2 Table of Contents Introduction ........................................................................................................................... 5 Lesson 0 – Overview ............................................................................................................... 7 Lesson 1 – The Prophet Daniel ................................................................................................ 9 Daniel 7 – The Ancient of Days ......................................................................................................... 9 Daniel 9 – Gabriel’s Visit ................................................................................................................. 11 Lesson 2 – The Prophet Joel ................................................................................................... 13 Timeline Review from Lesson 1 ....................................................................................................... 13 Locusts ........................................................................................................................................... 13 Who Are We Dealing With? ............................................................................................................ 14 Lesson 3 - Ezekiel ................................................................................................................... 17 Timeline Review from Lesson 2 ....................................................................................................... 17 Resurrection ................................................................................................................................... 17 Gog and Magog .............................................................................................................................. 17 The Temple .................................................................................................................................... 18 The River ........................................................................................................................................ 18 Lesson 4 – The Sages of Israel ................................................................................................ 19 Timeline Review from Lesson 3 ....................................................................................................... 19 Sukkot, Gog and Magog .................................................................................................................. 19 Noah and The Wellsprings .............................................................................................................. 21 Lesson 5 – Paul to the Thessalonian Assembly ....................................................................... 23 Timeline Review from Lesson 4 ....................................................................................................... 23 The First Letter ............................................................................................................................... 23 The Second Letter ........................................................................................................................... 23 Lesson 6 – Peter’s Exhortations to the Gerei HaTzedek .......................................................... 25 Timeline Review from Lesson 5 ....................................................................................................... 25 2 Peter ............................................................................................................................................ 25 Lesson 7 – The Olivet Discourse ............................................................................................. 29 Timeline Review from Lesson 6 ....................................................................................................... 29 Prologue to the Discourse ............................................................................................................... 29 The Discourse ................................................................................................................................. 29 Timeline Recap #1 .......................................................................................................................... 33 End Times for Dummies 3 Lesson 8 – The Beginning of the End ...................................................................................... 35 Timeline Review from Lesson 7 ....................................................................................................... 35 The Apocalypse or Revelation from Yeshua to John ........................................................................ 35 Seals ............................................................................................................................................... 35 Trumpets ........................................................................................................................................ 36 Timeline Recap #2 .......................................................................................................................... 40 Lesson 9 – The End of the Beginning ...................................................................................... 43 Timeline Review from Lesson 8 ....................................................................................................... 43 Bowls ............................................................................................................................................. 43 The Great Prostitute ....................................................................................................................... 44 The Finale ....................................................................................................................................... 44 Timeline Recap #3 .......................................................................................................................... 47 Lesson 10 – Summary ............................................................................................................ 49 Timeline Review from Lesson 9 ....................................................................................................... 49 Appendix A – Timeline Points - Tanakh .................................................................................. 53 Appendix B – Timeline Points – Apostolic Scriptures .............................................................. 55 Appendix C – Quotes from the Talmud ................................................................................... 57 End Times for Dummies 4 Introduction Most of the faithful fall into one of two categories. They either love to study prophecy or they can’t stand the topic, seeing it as a major waste of time. I would argue that our position ought to be somewhere in the middle. Many of us want to know what will happen in the end. It’s natural to be curious. What doesn’t make sense is an attitude about studying the end times because it’s a waste of time. We’ve all heard, “I can’t change the end. It will happen as G-d designed it.” Or something along those lines. What we may forget is that G-d gave specifics about the future – and expects us to know those facts – especially when times get tough. The Bible is not a survival manual, but it certainly can (and did2) bring hope in troubling times. And make no mistake, since Israel became a nation again in 1948, it’s clear that G-d’s prophetic clock is ticking much closer to the final hour. The traditional daily standing prayer ends with, “That your beloved ones may be delivered, help with Your right hand and answer me. Do it for the sake of Your Name; do it for the sake of Your right hand; do it for the sake of Your Torah; do it for the sake of Your holiness.”3 I want to encourage you to study the end times along with us. Do it for the sake of your children; do it for the sake of the other believers; do it for the sake of obedience to the Torah; do it to hasten the coming of the L-rd. I promise, when we’re done, your life will have a different perspective. As a parent, you will want to remind your children of the guaranteed persecution that is to come. You will want to prepare them with answers. You will want to give them hope, in times of trouble. Your own thoughts will turn more easily to your G-d, with a renewed desire to please Him, having learned what that will mean for your future. The RAMBAM’s thirteen principles of faith end with these: 11. I believe with perfect faith that G-d rewards those who keep His commandments and punishes those who transgress Him. 12. I believe with perfect faith in the coming of Messiah. However long it takes, I will await His coming every day. 13. I believe with perfect faith that the dead will be brought back to life when G-d wills it to happen. Join us, as we add just a little bit of