the four signposts

the four biblical signposts leading to the Islamic Antichrist
_Columns A B C are based on books by Mark Davidson.
_Columns D E are an extension of his findings by John McDonnell.

__ A Revelation 6 B Daniel 7 C Daniel 8 D Isaiah E Jeremiah _ Ezekiel __ 1 And I saw, when the Lamb opened one of the seals, one of the four beasts, and I heard, as it were, the noise of thunder, saying, Come and see. 2 And I saw, and behold a white horse, and he that sat on him had a bow, and a crown was given unto him, and he went forth conquering and to conquer. 1 In the first year of Belshazzar king of Babylon, Daniel had a dream and visions of his head upon his bed; then he wrote the dream, and told the sum of the matters. 2 Daniel spake and said, I saw in my vision by night, and, behold, the four winds of the heaven strove upon the great sea. 3 And four great beasts came up from the sea, diverse one from another. 4 The first was like a lion, and had eagle's wings; I beheld till the wings thereof were plucked, and it was lifted up from the earth, and made stand upon the feet as a man, and a man's heart was given to it. 1 In the third year of the reign of king Belshazzar a vision appeared unto me, even unto me Daniel, after that which appeared unto me at the first. 2 And I saw in a vision; and it came to pass, when I saw, that I was at Shushan in the palace, which is in the province of Elam; and I saw in a vision, and I was by the river Ulai. 3 Then I lifted up mine eyes, and saw, and, behold, there stood before the river a ram which had two horns [in verse 20 interpreted as "the kings of Media and Persia" (Iran)]; and the two horns [the Supreme Leader and IRGC] were high; but one was higher than the other, and the higher [IRGC] came up last. 47:1 Come down, and sit in the dust, O virgin daughter of Babylon; sit on the ground, there is no throne, O daughter of the Chaldeans; for thou shalt no more be called tender and delicate. 3 And when he had opened the second seal, I heard the second beast say, Come and see. 4 And there went out another horse that was red; and power was given to him that sat thereon to take peace from the earth, and that they should kill one another; and there was given unto him a great sword. 5 And behold another beast, a second, like to a bear, and it raised up itself on one side, and it had three ribs in the mouth of it between the teeth of it; and they said thus unto it, Arise, devour much flesh. 4 I saw the ram pushing westward, and northward, and southward; so that no beasts might stand before him, neither was there any that could deliver out of his hand; but he did according to his will, and became great. 21:1-4 The burden of the desert of the sea. As whirlwinds in the south pass through, so it cometh from the desert, from a terrible land. A grievous vision is declared unto me: The treacherous dealer dealeth treacherously, and the spoiler spoileth. Go up, O Elam! Besiege, O Media! [Elam + Media = Iran] All the sighing thereof have I made to cease. Therefore are my loins filled with pain; pangs have taken hold upon me as the pangs of a woman that travaileth; I was bowed down at the hearing of it; I was dismayed at the seeing of it. My heart panted; fearfulness affrighted me; the night of my pleasure hath he turned into fear unto me. Ezekiel 25:4 Behold, therefore I will deliver thee [Ammon] to the men of the east for a possession, and they shall set their palaces in thee, and make their dwellings in thee: they shall eat thy fruit, and they shall drink thy milk. Ezekiel 25:8-11 Thus saith the Lord GOD; Because that Moab and Seir do say, Behold, the house of Judah is like unto all the heathen; therefore, behold, I will open the side of Moab from the cities, from his cities which are on his frontiers, the glory of the country, Bethjeshimoth, Baalmeon, and Kiriathaim, unto the men of the east with the Ammonites, and will give them in possession, that the Ammonites may not be remembered among the nations. And I will execute judgments upon Moab; and they shall know that I am the LORD. 5 And when he had opened the third seal, I heard the third beast say, Come and see. And I beheld, and lo a black horse; and he that sat on him had a pair of balances in his hand. 6 And I heard a voice in the midst of the four beasts say, A measure of wheat for a penny, and three measures of barley for a penny; and hurt not thou the oil and the wine. 6 After this I beheld, and lo another, like a leopard, which had upon the back of it four wings of a fowl; the beast had also four heads; and dominion was given to it. 5 And as I was considering, behold, an he goat [in verse 21 interpreted as "the king of Grecia," but "Grecia" is "Javan," which included western Turkiye] came from the west on the face of the whole earth, and touched not the ground; and the goat had a notable horn between his eyes. 6 And he came to the ram that had two horns, which I had seen standing before the river, and ran unto him in the fury of his power. 7 And I saw him come close unto the ram, and he was moved with choler against him, and smote the ram, and brake his two horns; and there was no power in the ram to stand before him, but he cast him down to the ground, and stamped upon him; and there was none that could deliver the ram out of his hand. 8a Therefore the he goat waxed very great ... 33:1 Woe to thee that spoilest and thou wast not spoiled and dealest treacherously and they dealt not treacherously with thee! When thou shalt cease to spoil, thou shalt be spoiled; and when thou shalt make an end to deal treacherously, they shall deal treacherously with thee. Jeremiah 49:35-38 Thus saith the LORD of hosts, Behold, I will break the bow of Elam, the chief of their might, and upon Elam will I bring the four winds from the four quarters of heaven and will scatter them toward all those winds, and there shall be no nation whither the outcasts of Elam shall not come, for I will cause Elam to be dismayed before their enemies and before them that seek their life, and I will bring evil upon them, even my fierce anger, saith the LORD, and I will send the sword after them till I have consumed them, and I will set my throne in Elam and will destroy from thence the king and the princes, saith the LORD. 7 And when he had opened the fourth seal, I heard the voice of the fourth beast say, Come and see. 8 And I looked, and behold a pale [chloros = green] horse; and his name that sat on him was Death, and Hell followed with him. And power was given unto them [Death and Hell] over the fourth part of the earth, to kill with sword, and with hunger, and with death, and with the beasts of the earth. 7 After this I saw in the night visions, and behold a fourth beast, dreadful and terrible, and strong exceedingly; and it had great iron teeth; it devoured and brake in pieces, and stamped the residue with the feet of it; and it was diverse from all the beasts that were before it; and it had ten horns. 8 I considered the horns, and, behold, there came up among them another little horn, before whom there were three of the first horns plucked up by the roots; and, behold, in this horn were eyes like the eyes of man, and a mouth speaking great things. 23 ... the fourth beast shall be the fourth kingdom upon earth, which shall be diverse from all kingdoms, and shall devour the whole earth, and shall tread it down, and break it in pieces. 8b ... and when he was strong, the great horn was broken; and for it came up four notable ones toward the four winds of heaven. 9 And out of one of them came forth a little horn, which waxed exceeding great toward the south, and toward the east, and toward the pleasant land.

Many of the current flags of Arab countries are based on this 1917 Flag of the Arab Revolt, except that the white bar was moved to the center. The original color order matches the four horse colors of Revelation 6 in a clockwise direction. Using the inward point of the red triangle as the center of a clock, and starting in the half-past position, the passing hand of time would sweep through white, red, black, and green, the order of horse colors in Revelation 6. Since 2004, a commemorative Flag of the Arab Revolt has flown on the Aqaba Flagpole in Aqaba Jordan. See video about Aqaba Jordan (Aqaba Flagpole coverage begins at 3:07).

One of the most useful features of Bible Hub displays of Bible verses is its "Interlin"
(Interlinear) function, which lines up text, Strong's word numbers, and English
translation. By employing the "Interlin" function on Isaiah 21:2 and Isaiah 33:1, a
relationship between those two verses becomes blantantly obvious. The same words
used in the same way in both verses requires that English translations use the same
English words for corresponding Hebrew words. The Jewish Publication Society's
current translation does this admirably (I have inserted Strong's numbers in
brackets).

Isaiah 21:2
A harsh prophecy
Has been announced to me:
The betrayer [898] is betraying [898],
The ravager [7703] is ravaging [7703].
Advance, Elam!
Lay siege, Media!
I have put an end
To all her sighing.

Isaiah 33:1
Ha, you ravager [7703] who are not ravaged [7703],
You betrayer [898] who have not been betrayed [898]!
When you have done ravaging [7703], you shall be ravaged [7703];
When you have finished betraying [898], you shall be betrayed [898].

The "her" of Isaiah 21:2 may refer to the "Desert of the Sea" (Arabian Peninsula)
in Isaiah 21:1, and the Islamic Republic of Iran may very well be the "betrayer"
and "ravager" mentioned in Isaiah 21:2 and 33:1. The Jewish Study Bible (Second
Edition) has this comment about Isaiah 33:1: "The enemy is not identified, perhaps
because in Isaiah's historical context the enemy was obviously Assyria." That
statement would not have been written had the obvious relationship between Isaiah
21:2 and 33:1 been noticed. I think that Isaiah 21:2 describes conditions at the
beginning of the second signpost invasions, while Isaiah 33:1 describes conditions
at the beginning of the third signpost counterinvasion, in harmony with Daniel
8:5-7 and Jeremiah 49:34-39 concerning the fall of the Islamic Republic of Iran.

the day of vengeance

Malachi 3:1-5 KJV
Behold, I will send my messenger, and he shall prepare the way before me;
and the Lord whom ye seek shall suddenly come to his temple, even the
messenger of the covenant, whom ye delight in; behold, he shall come, saith
the Lord of hosts. But who may abide the day of his coming? and who shall
stand when he appeareth? for he is like a refiner's fire, and like fullers'
soap; and he shall sit as a refiner and purifier of silver, and he shall purify
the sons of Levi, and purge them as gold and silver, that they may offer
unto the Lord an offering in righteousness. Then shall the offering of
Judah and Jerusalem be pleasant unto the Lord as in the days of old and
as in former years; and I will come near to you to judgment; and I will be
a swift witness against the sorcerers, and against the adulterers, and
against false swearers, and against those that oppress the hireling in his
wages, the widow, and the fatherless, and that turn aside the stranger
from his right and fear not me, saith the Lord of hosts.

Luke 12:35-48 KJV Luke 12:38-57 RLDS IV 35 Let your loins be girded about, and your lights burning; 38 Let your loins be girded about and have your lights burning; 36 And ye yourselves like unto men that wait for their lord, when he will return from the wedding; that when he cometh and knocketh, they may open unto him immediately. 39 That ye yourselves may be like unto men who wait for their Lord, when he will return from the wedding; that, when he cometh and knocketh, they may open unto him immediately. 37 Blessed are those servants, whom the lord when he cometh shall find watching; verily I say unto you, that he shall gird himself, and make them to sit down to meat, and will come forth and serve them. 40 Verily I say unto you, Blessed are those servants, whom the Lord when he cometh shall find watching; for he shall gird himself, and make them sit down to meat, and will come forth and serve them. 41 For, behold, he cometh in the first watch of the night, and he shall also come in the second watch, and again he shall come in the third watch. 38 And if he shall come in the second watch, or come in the third watch, and find them so, blessed are those servants. 42 And verily I say unto you, He hath already come, as it is written of him; and again when he shall come in the second watch, or come in the third watch, blessed are those servants when he cometh, that he shall find so doing; 39 And this know, that if the good man of the house had known what hour the thief would come, he would have watched, and not suffered his house to be broken through. 43 For the Lord of those servants shall gird himself, and make them to sit down to meat, and will come forth and serve them. 44 And now, verily I say these things unto you, that ye may know this, that the coming of the Lord is as a thief in the night. 45 And it is like unto a man who is an householder, who, if he watcheth not his goods, the thief cometh in an hour of which he is not aware, and taketh his goods, and divideth them among his fellows. 46 And they said among themselves, If the good man of the house had known what hour the thief would come, he would have watched, and not have suffered his house to be broken through and the loss of his goods. 40 Be ye therefore ready also; for the Son of man cometh at an hour when ye think not. 47 And he said unto them, Verily I say unto you, be ye therefore ready also; for the Son of man cometh at an hour when ye think not. 41 Then Peter said unto him, Lord, speaketh thou this parable unto us, or even to all? 48 Then Peter said unto him, Lord, speaketh thou this parable unto us, or unto all? 42 And the Lord said, Who then is that faithful and wise steward, whom his lord shall make ruler over his household, to give them their portion of meat in due season? 49 And the Lord said, I speak unto those whom the Lord shall make rulers over his household, to give his children their portion of meat in due season. 50 And they said, Who then is that faithful and wise servant? 51 And the Lord said unto them, It is that servant who watcheth, to impart his portion of meat in due season. 43 Blessed is that servant, whom his lord when he cometh shall find so doing. 52 Blessed be that servant whom his Lord shall find, when he cometh, so doing. 44 Of a truth I say unto you, that he will make him ruler over all that he hath. 53 Of a truth I say unto you, that he will make him ruler over all that he hath. 45 But and if that servant say in his heart, My lord delayeth his coming; and shall begin to beat the menservants and maidens, and to eat and drink, and to be drunken; 54 But the evil servant is he who is not found watching. And if that servant is not found watching, he will say in his heart, My Lord delayeth his coming; and shall begin to beat the menservants, and the maidens, and to eat, and drink, and to be drunken. 46 The lord of that servant will come in a day when he looketh not for him, and at an hour when he is not aware, and will cut him in sunder, and will appoint him his portion with the unbelievers. 55 The Lord of that servant will come in a day he looketh not for, and at an hour when he is not aware, and will cut him down, and will appoint him his portion with the unbelievers. 47 And that servant, which knew his lord's will, and prepared not himself, neither did according to his will, shall be beaten with many stripes. 56 And that servant who knew his Lord's will, and prepared not for his Lord's coming, neither did according to his will, shall be beaten with many stripes. 48 But he that knew not, and did commit things worthy of stripes, shall be beaten with few stripes. For unto whomsoever much is given, of him shall be much required; and to whom men have committed much, of him they will ask the more. 57 But he that knew not his Lord's will, and did commit things worthy of stripes, shall be beaten with few. For unto whomsoever much is given, of him shall much be required; and to whom the Lord has committed much, of him will men ask the more.

the whirlwind of God's vengeance

RLDS Doctrine and Covenants 105:9-10
Vengeance cometh speedily upon the inhabitants of the earth; a day of
wrath, a day of burning, a day of desolation, of weeping, of mourning,
and of lamentation; and as a whirlwind it shall come upon all the face
of the earth, saith the Lord; and upon my house shall it begin [1 Peter
4:17], and from my house shall it go forth, saith the Lord; first among
those among you, saith the Lord, who have professed to know my name
and have not known me, and have blasphemed against me in the midst
of my house , saith the Lord.

On 2022-08-16, God told Christian prophet Julie Green: "A storm is not
coming. It's here. It's the storm I have spoken about, my children, the one
your enemies will not recover from."

fulfillment of Isaiah 63:1-6

Isaiah 63:1-6 NIV elsewhere in Isaiah NIV Isaiah 63:1-3 Who is this coming from Edom, from Bozrah, with his garments stained crimson? Who is this, robed in splendor, striding forward in the greatness of his strength? It is I, proclaiming victory, mighty to save. Why are your garments red, like those of one treading the winepress? I have trodden the winepress alone; from the nations no one was with me. I trampled them in my anger and trod them down in my wrath; their blood spattered my garments, and I stained all my clothing. Isaiah 34:2a The Lord is angry with all nations; his wrath is on all their armies... Isaiah 34:5-7 My sword has drunk its fill in the heavens; see, it descends in judgment on Edom, the people I have totally destroyed. The sword of the Lord is bathed in blood, it is covered with fat, the blood of lambs and goats, fat from the kidneys of rams. For the Lord has a sacrifice in Bozrah and a great slaughter in the land of Edom. And the wild oxen will fall with them, the bull calves and the great bulls. Their land will be drenched with blood, and the dust will be soaked with fat. Isaiah 63:4 It was for me the day of vengeance; the year for me to redeem had come. one day of vengeance prophecies Isaiah 34:8 For the Lord has a day of vengeance, a year of retribution, to uphold Zion's cause. Isaiah 61:2 To proclaim the year of the Lord's favor and the day of vengeance of our God, to comfort all who mourn. Isaiah 63:5-6 I looked, but there was no one to help, I was appalled that no one gave support; so my own arm achieved salvation for me, and my own wrath sustained me. I trampled the nations in my anger; in my wrath I made them drunk and poured their blood on the ground. Isaiah 59:15b-19 The Lord looked and was displeased that there was no justice. He saw that there was no one, he was appalled that there was no one to intervene; so his own arm achieved salvation for him, and his own righteousness sustained him. He put on righteousness as his breastplate, and the helmet of salvation on his head; he put on the garments of vengeance and wrapped himself in zeal as in a cloak. According to what they have done, so will he repay wrath to his enemies and retribution to his foes; he will repay the islands their due. From the west, people will fear the name of the Lord, and from the rising of the sun, they will revere his glory. For he will come like a pent-up flood that the breath of the Lord drives along.

Isaiah 63:1-6 and related prophecies must be fulfilled prior to the reign
of the Mahdi (the Bible's Antichrist), because when the Mahdi's forces
prepare to occupy Israel, many Israelis, armed to the teeth with advanced
weaponry, will be occupying Edom and other parts of what has been the
Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan.

Isaiah 11:13-14 KJV
The envy also of Ephraim shall depart, and the adversaries of Judah
shall be cut off: Ephraim shall not envy Judah, and Judah shall not vex
Ephraim. But they shall fly upon the shoulders of the Philistines toward
the west; they shall spoil them of the east together: they shall lay their
hand upon Edom and Moab; and the children of Ammon shall obey them.

Zephaniah 2:8-10 KJV
I have heard the reproach of Moab, and the revilings of the children of
Ammon, whereby they have reproached my people, and magnified
themselves against their border. Therefore as I live, saith the LORD of
hosts, the God of Israel, Surely Moab shall be as Sodom, and the
children of Ammon as Gomorrah, even the breeding of nettles, and
saltpits, and a perpetual desolation: the residue of my people [Israel]
shall spoil them, and the remnant of my people shall possess them. This
shall they have for their pride, because they have reproached and
magnified themselves against the people of the LORD of hosts.

Daniel 11:41 KJV
He [Mahdi/Antichrist] shall enter also into the glorious land, and many
countries shall be overthrown: but these shall escape out of his hand,
even Edom, and Moab, and the chief of the children of Ammon.

Nostradamus (1503-1566) referred to the "trampling" aspect of Isaiah
63:3 when, in his 1555 preface to Les Propheties, he wrote, as
translated by John Hogue in 1997: For the mercy of God shall not be
extended at all for a time, my son, until most of my prophecies will
have been accomplished, and will by accomplishment have become
resolved. Then several times during the sinister tempests, I will
trample them, the Lord will say, and break them, and not show pity.

During the American Civil War, The Atlantic Monthly for 1862
February published "Battle Hymn of the Republic" by Julia Ward
Howe, which began:
Mine eyes have seen the glory of the coming of the Lord;
He is trampling out the vintage where the grapes of wrath are stored;
He hath loosed the fateful lightning of His terrible swift sword:
His truth is marching on.

the fall of Hamas

On 2023-10-07, Hamas invaded Israel, tortured and killed many Israelis,
and took many as hostages back into their Gaza Strip network of tunnels.

The globalist media are mocking Israel for wanting to eliminate Hamas, by
saying it can't be done. It is God they are mocking, because there are still
active Bible prophecies indicating that Hamas will be eliminated. Isaiah
14:30 concerning "Palestina": "I will kill thy root [tunnel network] with
famine, and he [Israel] shall destroy thy remnant." Isaiah 60:18: "Violence
[hamas] shall no more be heard in thy land [Israel]." Jeremiah 47:6
reveals what globalists would be saying about about Israel: "O thou sword
of the Lord, how long will it be ere thou be quiet? put up thyself into thy
scabbard, rest, and be still." Jeremiah 47:7 is God's answer: "How can it
be quiet, seeing the Lord hath given it a charge against Ashkelon, and
against the sea shore? there hath he appointed it." Ezekiel 25:16-17:
"Behold, I will stretch out mine hand upon the Philistines, and I will cut
off the Cherethims, and destroy the remnant of the sea coast. And I will
execute great vengeance upon them with furious rebukes; and they shall
know that I am the Lord, when I shall lay my vengeance upon them."
Amos 1:8: "... the remnant of the Philistines shall perish, saith the Lord
God." Zephaniah 2:5: "O Canaan, the land of the Philistines, I will even
destroy thee, that there shall be no inhabitant." Who will replace Hamas
rule in the Gaza Strip? Zephaniah 2:7 answers: "And the coast shall be
for the remnant of the house of Judah; they shall feed thereupon." Psalm
83:17: "Let them [enemies of Israel including Hamas] be confounded and
troubled forever; yea, let them be put to shame and perish."

On 2023-10-19 Julie Green prophesied:
Watch Iran. Yes, they are speaking loudly, shouting, and saying what
they are going to cause around the world. But they don't see me or the
destruction they are about to endure on their own land and in their
own lives. Yes, I am bringing great destruction to that nation. I am
bringing great destruction, and you are about to see me and what I do
to Hamas. No one touches my nation of Israel and gets away with it. I
am showing Benjamin Netanyahu and all who are with him the traitors
who are amongst them, the traitors that allowed these things to take place.

On 2023-10-24 Julie Green prophesied:
There are traitors among you, O Israel. Those traitors are about to be
exposed, not only those in your own government and military, but also
some that are tied to Obama, Biden, and the puppet masters. Close ties
and money trails will be leaked to expose them all. Do not fear what
you are about to hear. The ones against your land will fall, no matter
where they are or who they are. Israel, Hamas will fall, as will everyone
who paid for them to do this to you. I have not forsaken you, and I
never will, saith the Lord.

On 2023-11-18 Amanda Grace prophesied:
There is an underground control center, not a tunnel says the Lord, a
full-fledged control center that contains the plans, blueprints, locations
of all bunkers, tunnels, stockpiles. I am leading the Israeli army to it.
Call on me, my children, for you are about to hit the motherboard, and
as that occurs you shall see a short circuit in leadership, and the three
branches of a very corrupt government in your nation, and that circuit
shall carry a charge that leads to the judges.

IDF uncover Hamas data centre in tunnel buried deep under Gaza (video)

Habakkuk 1:8-11 and the 2023-10-07 Hamas attack on Israel

Over 2,500 years ago an Israeli prophet named Habakkuk, in a prophecy
concerning a then future invasion of Judah by Chaldeans, spoke of that
invasion in terms that also apply to the Hamas invasion of 2023-10-07.
Here is the Jewish Publication Society's current English translation of
Habakkuk 1:8-11 with my comments in brackets:

Their horses [means of transportation] are swifter than leopards,
Fleeter than wolves of the steppe.
Their steeds [what they rode in on] gallop [make motor noises] -- their steeds [in Dead Sea scrolls replaced
__________________________________________________________________with "and spreads (wings)"]
Come flying from afar.
Like vultures rushing toward food,
They all come, bent on rapine [meaning "forcible carrying off of property or seizure and carrying off of a woman"].
[the Hebrew word translated "rapine" is pronounced khaw-mawce' sounding like "Hamas" pronounced haw-mawce']
The thrust of their van [meaning "vanguard," but some hostages were taken to Gaza in actual vans] is forward.
And they amass captives like sand [confining them in tunnels dug through loose dirt].
Kings [government leaders] they hold in derision,
And princes are a joke to them.
They laugh at every fortress,
They pile up earth [dirt from tunnels had to be dumped somewhere] and capture it [lining tunnels with concrete].
Then they pass on like the wind [they can run through their tunnels].
They trangress [put their tunnels under hospitals] and incur guilt [use the Gazan people as human shields],
For they ascribe their might to their god [Allah].

How can so many allusions to what happened on 2023-10-07 exist in an
ancient prophecy about Chaldeans? God inspired Habakkuk to write what
he wrote. The good news is that Hamas will soon cease to exist.

the fall of Babylon

Revelation 17:7-18 IV
And the angel said unto me, Wherefore didst thou marvel? I will
tell thee the mystery of the woman and of the beast that carrieth
her, which hath the seven heads and ten horns. The beast that thou
sawest was, and is not, and shall ascend out of the bottomless pit,
and go into perdition; and they that dwell on the earth shall wonder,
whose names were not written in the book of life from the
foundation of the world, when they behold the beast that was, and is
not, and yet is. And here is the mind which hath wisdom: The seven
heads are seven mountains, on which the woman sitteth. And there
are seven kings; five are fallen, and one is [Hellenism], and the other
is not yet come [Islamic]; and when he [the Antichrist] cometh, he
must continue a short space. And the beast that was, and is not, even
he is the eighth [revived Islamic], and is of the seven, and goeth into
perdition. And the ten horns which thou sawest are ten kings, which
have received no kingdom as yet, but receive power as kings one
hour with the beast. These have one mind and shall give their
power and strength unto the beast. These shall make war with the
Lamb, and the Lamb shall overcome them; for he is Lord of lords
and King of kings; and they that are with him are called, and
chosen, and faithful. And he saith unto me, The waters which thou
sawest, where the whore sitteth, are peoples, and multitudes, and
nations, and tongues. And the ten horns which thou sawest upon the
beast, these shall hate the whore, and shall make her desolate and
naked, and shall eat her flesh, and burn her with fire. For God hath
put in their hearts to fulfill his will, and to agree, and give their
kingdom unto the beast, until the words of God are fulfilled. And
the woman which thou sawest is that great city which reigneth over
the kings of the earth.

comparing Isaiah 47 and Revelation 17-18

"I shall not sit as a widow, neither shall I know the loss of children; but
these two things shall come to thee in a moment in one day, the loss of
children and widowhood" (47:8:9) is echoed by "I sit a queen and am
no widow and shall see no sorrow; therefore shall her plagues come in
one day, death and mourning" (18:7-8).

The "sorceries" of 47:9,12 are echoed in 18:23.
The "fire" of 47:14 is echoed in 17:16, 18:8.
The "merchants" of 47:15 is echoed in 18:12-19,23.

the Phoenician connection to the fall of Babylon

Phoenician lands about the time Isaiah was prophesying

The arrangement of place names in Isaiah 23:1-14 has some
convergence to it. "Wail, O Tarshish ships" occurs in verses 1 and
14 as outer markers. Moving in from them is a pair of "Chittim"
(Cyprus) markers in verses 1 and 12. Moving in from them is
another pair of "Tarshish" markers in verses 6 and 10, both using
the verb "pass." This arrangement may indicate that Isaiah
23:1-14 pertains to the entire Phoenician realm from the western
end at Spain and Morocco through Cyprus to the eastern end at
Sidon and Tyre in Lebanon. Inside the inner "Tarshish" markers
is the central message of the chiasmus: "Who has counseled this
against the crowned Tyre, whose traders are nobles, her merchants
notables of the land? The LORD of Armies counseled it to profane
the pride of all splendor, to debase all notables of the land" (Isaiah
23:8-9, Robert Alter's 2019 translation).

I found a key to understanding Ezekiel 26-28 concerning ancient Tyre
and also Revelation 17-18 concerning Babylon the Great. Using the
NIV, I noticed that Ezekiel 26, 27, and 28:1-19 are parallel passages
that all begin with "the word of the Lord came to me" and all end
with something like "you have come to a horrible end and will be no
more." Since they all project the same finality, they should be studied
together. The same pattern holds for Revelation chapters 17 and 18.
They both began with an angelic equivalency to "the word of the Lord
came to me" and they both end with an equivalency to "you have come
to a horrible end and will be no more." The three Tyre chapters in
Ezekiel present a type for the two Babylon the Great chapters in
Revelation. Tyre is still a functioning city in Lebanon. However, one
great city in the Phoenician world that did come to a complete end was
Carthage, which, though once destroyed by Rome, did not come to a
final end until it was destroyed by Muslims. "In 698, hemmed in by
land, and without adequate support from Constantinople, Carthage
was besieged by an Arab army of 40,000 troops brought from Syria
and elsewhere; they were joined by perhaps 12,000 Berbers. It was the
Arab capture of Carthage, rather than the Roman conquest nearly 750
years earlier, that marked the end of its extraordinary history as a
centre of trade and empire. The Arabs had no use for it and built a
city close by, at Tunis" (The Great Sea by Abulafia, page 246).

ruins of Carthage in Tunisia

the fall of Babylon in The Book of Mormon (1830)

The Book of Mormon RLDS 2 Nephi 12:22-24 LDS 2 Nephi 28:18-20
But behold, that great and abominable church, the whore of all the
earth, must tumble to the earth; and great must be the fall thereof;
for the kingdom of the devil must shake, and they which belong to it
must needs be stirred up unto repentance, or the devil will grasp
them with his everlasting chains, and they be stirred up to anger
and perish. For behold, at that day shall he rage in the hearts of
the children of men and stir them up to anger against that which is
good.

the fall of Babylon in Doctrine and Covenants (1835)

RLDS Doctrine and Covenants 84:1-2
Verily, thus saith the Lord unto you, my servants, concerning the
parable of the wheat and of the tares: Behold, verily, I say that
the field was the world, and the apostles were the sowers of the
seed; and after they have fallen asleep, the great persecutor of the
church, the apostate, the whore, even Babylon, that maketh all
nations to drink of her cup, in whose hearts the enemy, even Satan,
sitteth to reign, behold, he soweth the tares; wherefore, the tares
choke the wheat and drive the church into the wilderness. But
behold, in the last days, even now, while the Lord is beginning to
bring forth the word and the blade is springing up and is yet tender,
behold, verily, I say unto you, The angels are crying unto the Lord
day and night, who are ready and waiting to be sent forth to reap
down the fields; but the Lord saith unto them, Pluck not up the
tares while the blade is yet tender (for verily, your faith is weak),
lest you destroy the wheat also; therefore, let the wheat and tares
grow together until the harvest is fully ripe. Then ye shall first
gather out the wheat from among the tares; and after the gathering
of the wheat, behold, and lo, the tares are bound in bundles, and
the field remaineth to be burned.

RLDS Doctrine and Covenants 85:26
And immediately there shall appear a great sign in heaven, and all
people shall see it together. And another angel shall sound his
trump, saying, That great church, the mother of abominations, that
made all nations drink of the wine of the wrath of her fornication,
that persecuteth the saints of God, that shed their blood, she who
sitteth upon many waters and upon the islands of the sea, behold,
she is the tares of the earth; she is bound in bundles; her bands
are made strong; no man can loose them; therefore, she is ready to
be burned. And he shall sound his trump both long and loud, and
all nations shall hear it.

Psalms 11-12

Psalm 11 KJV Psalm 11 RLDS IV 1 In the Lord put I my trust: how say ye to my soul, Flee as a bird to your mountain? 1 In that day thou shalt come, O Lord; and I will put my trust in thee. Thou shalt say unto thy people, for mine ear hath heard thy voice; thou shalt say unto every soul, Flee unto my mountain; and the righteous shall flee like a bird that is let go from the snare of the fowler. 2 For, lo, the wicked bend their bow, they make ready their arrow upon the string, that they may privily shoot at the upright in heart. 2 For the wicked bend their bow; lo, they make ready their arrow upon the string, that they may privily shoot at the upright in heart, to destroy their foundation. 3 If the foundations be destroyed, what can the righteous do? 3 But the foundations of the wicked shall be destroyed, and what can they do? 4 The Lord is in his holy temple, the Lord's throne is in heaven: his eyes behold, his eyelids try, the children of men. 5 The Lord trieth the righteous: but the wicked and him that loveth violence his soul hateth. 4 For the Lord, when he shall come into his holy temple, sitting upon God's throne in heaven, his eyes shall pierce the wicked. 5 Behold his eyelids shall try the children of men, and he shall redeem the righteous, and they shall be tried. The Lord loveth the righteous, but the wicked, and him that loveth violence, his soul hateth. 6 Upon the wicked he shall rain snares, fire and brimstone, and an horrible tempest: this shall be the portion of their cup. 6 Upon the wicked he shall rain snares, fire, and brimstone, and a horrible tempest, the portion of their cup. 7 For the righteous Lord loveth righteousness; his countenance doth behold the upright. 7 For the righteous Lord loveth righteousness; his countenance doth behold the upright.

Psalm 12 KJV Psalm 12 RLDS IV 1 Help, Lord; for the godly man ceaseth; for the faithful fail from among the children of men. 1 In that day thou shalt help, O Lord, the poor and the meek of the earth. For the godly man shall cease to be found, and the faithful fail from among the children of men. 2 They speak vanity every one with his neighbour: with flattering lips and with a double heart do they speak. 2 They shall speak vanity every one with his neighbor; with flattering lips, and with a double heart do they speak. 3 The Lord shall cut off all flattering lips, and the tongue that speaketh proud things: 3 But the Lord shall cut off all flattering lips, the tongue that speaketh proud things, 4 Who have said, With our tongue will we prevail; our lips are our own: who is lord over us? 4 Who have said, With our tongue will we prevail, our lips are our own, who shall be Lord over us? 5 For the oppression of the poor, for the sighing of the needy, now will I arise, saith the Lord; I will set him in safety from him that puffeth at him. 6 The words of the Lord are pure words: as silver tried in a furnace of earth, purified seven times. 5 Therefore, thus saith the Lord, I will arise in that day, I will stand upon the earth, and I will judge the earth for the oppression of the poor, for the sighing of the needy; and their cry hath entered into mine ear. 6 Therefore the Lord shall sit in judgment upon all those who say in their hearts, We all sit in safety; and puffeth at him. These are the words of the Lord; yea, pure words, like silver tried in a furnace of earth, purified seven times. 7 Thou shalt keep them, O Lord, thou shalt preserve them from this generation for ever. 7 Thou shalt save thy people, O Lord; thou shalt keep them; thou shalt preserve them from the wickedness of their generations forever. 8 The wicked walk on every side, when the vilest men are exalted. 8 The wicked walk on every side, and the vilest men are exalted; but in the day of their pride thou shalt visit them.

Isaiah 15-16, Jeremiah 48

Before crossing the Jordan river into Canaan, the Israelites conquered Amorite
cities that were later named in the Isaiah 15-16 and Jeremiah 48 prophecies as
being in Moab, including Dibon, Aroer, Jahaz, Medeba, Nebo, Heshbon, Jazer.
The Amorites had been occupying Moab land north of Arnon river/wadi. Moses
and Joshua allowed the tribes of Reuben, Gad, and half of Manasseh to settle
in Moabite/Amorite lands after their soldiers had helped the other tribes attain
their inheritances west of the Jordan river.

A literary structure known as a convergent chiasmus spans Isaiah 15-16 and
Jeremiah 48. In red font are Moab, Chemosh (the god of Moab), and Islamic
holy sites in Jerusalem. In blue font are place names within Moab.

Isaiah 15-16 KJV (with Isaiah 24:17-18 insert) Jeremiah 48 KJV A 1a The burden of Moab. 1a Against Moab thus saith the Lord of hosts, the God of Israel. A B 1b Because in the night Ar of Moab is laid waste and brought to silence; because in the night Kir of Moab is laid waste and brought to silence; 2 He is gone up to Bajith [meaning temple] and to Dibon, the high places, to weep; Moab shall howl over Nebo and over Medeba; on all their heads shall be baldness and every beard cut off. 3 In their streets they shall gird themselves with sackcloth; on the tops of their houses and in their streets everyone shall howl, weeping abundantly. 4 And Heshbon shall cry and Elealeh; their voice shall be heard even unto Jahaz; therefore the armed soldiers of Moab shall cry out; his life shall be grievous unto him. 5 My heart shall cry out for Moab; his fugitives shall flee unto Zoar, a heifer of three years old; for by the mounting up of Luhith with weeping shall they go it up; for in the way of Horonaim they shall raise up a cry of destruction. 6 For the waters of Nimrim shall be desolate; for the hay is withered away, the grass faileth, there is no green thing. 7 Therefore the abundance they have gotten and that which they have laid up shall they carry away to the brook of the willows. 8 For the cry is gone round about the borders of Moab, the howling thereof unto Eglaim, and the howling thereof unto Beer-elim. 9 For the waters of Dimon shall be full of blood; for I will bring more upon Dimon, lions upon him that escapeth of Moab and upon the remnant of the land. 1 Send ye the lamb to the ruler of the land, from Sela to the wilderness unto the mount of the daughter of Zion. 2 For it shall be that as a wandering bird cast out of the nest, so the daughters of Moab shall be at the fords of Arnon. 3 Take counsel; execute judgment; make thy shadow as the night in the midst of the noonday; hide the outcasts; bewray not him that wandereth. 4 Let mine outcasts dwell with thee, Moab; [NIV: Let the Moabite fugitives stay with you;] be thou a covert to them from the face of the spoiler; for the extortioner is at an end; the spoiler ceaseth; the oppressors are consumed out of the land. 5 And in mercy shall the throne be established; and he shall sit upon it in truth in the tabernacle of David, judging and seeking judgment and hasting righteousness. 6 We have heard of the pride of Moab (he is very proud) even of his haughtiness and his pride and his wrath; but his lies shall not be so. 1b Woe unto Nebo! For it is spoiled; Kiriathaim is confounded and taken; Misgab is confounded and dismayed. 2 There shall be no more praise of Moab; in Heshbon they have devised evil against it; come and let us cut it off from being a nation. Also thou shalt be cut down, O Madmen;the sword shall pursue thee. 3 A voice of crying shall be from Horonaim, spoiling and great destruction. 4 Moab is destroyed; her little ones have caused a cry to be heard. 5 For in the going up of Luhith continual weeping shall go up; for in the going down of Horonaim the enemies have heard a cry of destruction. 6 Flee; save your lives and be like the heath in the wilderness. 7 For because thou hast trusted in thy works and in thy treasures, thou shalt also be taken; and Chemosh shall go forth into captivity with his priests and his princes together. 8 And the spoiler shall come upon every city, and no city shall escape; the valley also shall perish and the plain shall be destroyed, as the Lord hath spoken. 9 Give wings unto Moab, that it may flee and get away; for the cities thereof shall be desolate, without any to dwell therein. 10 Cursed be he that doeth the work of the Lord deceitfully, and cursed be he that keepeth back his sword from blood. 11 Moab hath been at ease from his youth, and he hath settled on his lees, and hath not been emptied from vessel to vessel; neither hath he gone into captivity; therefore his taste remained in him, and his scent is not changed. 12 Therefore, behold, the days come, saith the Lord, that I will send unto him wanderers that shall cause him to wander, and shall empty his vessels, and break their bottles. 13 And Moab shall be ashamed of Chemosh, as the house of Israel was ashamed of Beth-el, their confidence. 14 How say ye, We are mighty and strong men for the war? 15 Moab is spoiled and gone up out of her cities; and his chosen young men are gone down to the slaughter, saith the King, whose name is the Lord of hosts. 16 The calamity of Moab is near to come, and his affliction hasteth fast. 17 All ye that are about him, bemoan him; and all ye that know his name, say, How is the strong staff broken, and the beautiful rod! 18 Thou daughter that dost inhabit Dibon, come down from thy glory and sit in thirst; for the spoiler of Moab shall come upon thee, and he shall destroy thy strongholds. 19 O inhabitant of Aroer, stand by the way and espy; ask him that fleeth and her that escapeth, and say, What is done? 20 Moab is confounded, for it is broken down; howl and cry; tell ye it in Arnon that Moab is spoiled, 21 And judgment is come upon the plain country, upon Holon and upon Jahazah and upon Mephaath 22 And upon Dibon and upon Nebo and upon Beth-diblathaim 23 And upon KiriathaimBethgamul and upon Beth-meon 24 And upon Kerioth and upon Bozrah and upon all the cities of the land of Moab, far or near. 25 The horn of Moab is cut off, and his arm is broken, saith the Lord. 26 Make ye him drunken, for he magnified himself against the Lord; Moab also shall wallow in his vomit, and he also shall be in derision. 27 For was not Israel a derision unto thee? was he found among thieves? For since thou spakest of him, thou skippedst for joy. 28 O ye that dwell in Moab, leave the cities, and dwell in the rock, and be like the dove that maketh her nest in the sides of the hole's mouth. 29 We have heard the pride of Moab (he is exceeding proud) his loftiness and his arrogancy and his pride and the haughtiness of his heart. 30 I know his wrath, saith the Lord; but it shall not be so; his lies shall not so effect it. B C 7 Therefore shall Moab howl for Moab; everyone shall howl; for the foundations of Kir-hareseth shall ye mourn; surely they are stricken. 31 Therefore will I howl for Moab, and I will cry out for all Moab; mine heart shall mourn for the men of Kir-heres. C D 8 For the fields of Heshbon languish, and the vine of Sibmah; the lords of the heathen have broken down the principal plants thereof; they are come even unto Jazer; they wandered through the wilderness; her branches are stretched out; they are gone over the sea. 9 Therefore, I will bewail with the weeping of Jazer, the vine of Sibmah; I will water thee with my tears, O Heshbon and Elealeh; for the shouting for thy summer fruits and for thy harvest is fallen. 10 And gladness is taken away, and joy out of the plentiful field; and in the vineyards there shall be no singing; neither shall there be shouting; the treaders shall tread out no wine in their presses; I have made their vintage shouting to cease. 32 O vine of Sibmah, I will weep for thee with the weeping of Jazer; thy plants are gone over the sea; they reach even to the sea of Jazer; the spoiler is fallen upon thy summer fruits and upon thy vintage. 33 And joy and gladness is taken from the plentiful field and from the land of Moab; and I have caused wine to fail from the winepresses; none shall tread with shouting; their shouting shall be no shouting. 34 From the cry of Heshbon even unto Elealeh, and even unto Jahaz have they uttered their voice, from Zoar even unto Horonaim, as an heifer of three years old; for the waters also of Nimrim shall be desolate. 35 Moreover, I will cause to cease in Moab, saith the Lord, him that offereth in the high places and him that burneth incense to his gods. D C' 11 Wherefore, my bowels shall sound like a harp for Moab, and mine inward parts for Kir-haresh. 36 Therefore, mine heart shall sound for Moab like pipes, and mine heart shall sound like pipes for the men of Kir-heres, because the riches that he hath gotten are perished. C' B' 12 And it shall come to pass, when it is seen that Moab is weary on the high place, that he shall come to his sanctuary to pray; but he shall not prevail. When Israel in 1967 gained control of the Temple Mount but then turned the control of it over to Islamic Jordan, that was not a betrayal, because it had to remain under Islamic control so that Isaiah 15:2 "Dibon goes up to its temple, to its high places to weep" (NIV) and Isaiah 16:12 could be fulfilled. The Dome of the Rock and the al-Aqsa Mosque are built upon the ruins of the Roman fort Antonia to show that the Hellenic dominion of Greece and Rome was historically replaced by Islamic dominion. The Jerusalem temple in the City of David to the south made direct use of Gihon spring water for washing away the blood of animal sacrifices. (Isaiah 24:17-18 KJV insert) 17 Fear, and the pit, and the snare, are upon thee, O inhabitant of the earth. 18 And it shall come to pass, that he who fleeth from the noise of the fear shall fall into the pit; and he that cometh up out of the midst of the pit shall be taken in the snare: for the windows from on high are open, and the foundations of the earth do shake. 37 For every head shall be bald and every beard clipped; upon all the hands shall be cuttings, and upon the loins sackcloth. 38 There shall be lamentation generally upon all the housetops of Moab and in the streets thereof; for I have broken Moab like a vessel wherein is no pleasure, saith the Lord. 39 They shall howl, saying, How is it broken down! how hath Moab turned the back with shame! So shall Moab be a derision and a dismaying to all them about him. 40 For thus saith the Lord, Behold, he shall fly as an eagle and shall spread his wings over Moab. 41 Kerioth is taken, and the strongholds are surprised, and the mighty men's hearts in Moab at that day shall be as the heart of a woman in her pangs. 42 And Moab shall be destroyed from being a people because he hath magnified himself against the Lord. 43 Fear, and the pit, and the snare shall be upon thee, O inhabitant of Moab, saith the Lord. 44 He that fleeth from the fear shall fall into the pit; and he that getteth up out of the pit shall be taken in the snare; for I will bring upon it, even upon Moab, the year of their visitation, saith the Lord. 45 They that fled stood under the shadow of Heshbon because of the force; but a fire shall come forth out of Heshbon, and a flame from the midst of Sihon, and shall devour the corner of Moab and the crown of the head of the tumultuous ones. 46 Woe be unto thee, O Moab! The people of Chemosh perisheth; for thy sons are taken captives, and thy daughters captives. B' A' 13 This is the word that the Lord hath spoken concerning Moab since that time. 14 But now the Lord hath spoken, saying, Within three years, as the years of a hireling, and the glory of Moab shall be contemned with all that great multitude; and the remnant shall be very small and feeble. Isaiah 16:14 may be an indication that Iranian occupation of Jordan will be for only three years. 47 Yet will I bring again the captivity of Moab in the latter days, saith the Lord. Thus far is the judgment of Moab. Jeremiah's Moab prophecies are followed by prophecies concerning Ammon and Edom in Jeremiah 49:1-22. A'

In panels A and A', the Isaiah and Jeremiah sides could be switched
without disruption of meaning.

In panel B, hard times for Moab are described. Some of the same places
mentioned by Isaiah are mentioned by Jeremiah. Since Jeremiah's
prophecy is longer, a gap is shown on the Isaiah side until until both
sides are prophesying about Moab's relations with Israel. Since Isaiah's
prophecy about those relations is longer, a gap is shown on the Jeremiah
side until both sides are mentioning the pride of Moab. Panel B' returns
to prophesying about hard times for Moab.

In panel C, Isaiah 16:7 and Jeremiah 48:31 both mention Moab twice,
both mentioning howling, and both refer to the same city. Isaiah called
it Kir-hareseth. A century later, Jeremiah called it Kir-heres. Kir-heres
is now Karak, Jordan. It has a restaurant named Kir Heres

In panel C', Isaiah 16:11 and Jeremiah 48:36 both mention gut-wrenching
emotions and sounds of musical instruments. Jeremiah 48:36 says, "mine
heart shall sound like pipes."

In panel D, Isaiah 16:8-10 and Jeremiah 48:32-35 both mention various
places in Moab with Heshbon, Sibmah, Jazer, and Elealeh mentioned in
both. Both mention failing agriculture, with summer fruits and wine
mentioned in both. The Isaiah and Jeremiah sides could be switched
without disturbing the meaning of either side.

Isaiah 15-16 was written during an Assyrian ascendency. Jeremiah 48
was written after the Assyrian empire had collapsed and a new
Babylonian empire was in ascendency. By expanding upon Isaiah's
Moab prophecy, Jeremiah 48 indicated that Isaiah 15-16 had not yet
been fulfilled. So either both prophecies would be fulfilled under
Babylonian rule or both have yet to be fulfilled. 2 Kings 24:2 states
that Moabites were among armies sent by God against Judah during
the Babylonian ascendency. Nowhere in Isaiah 15-16 or Jeremiah 48
was this prophesied of, suggesting that they pertain to the end times.

Ezekiel 25:4 KJV
Behold, therefore I will deliver thee [Ammon] to the men of the east
for a possession, and they shall set their palaces in thee, and make
their dwellings in thee: they shall eat thy fruit, and they shall drink
thy milk.

Ezekiel 25:8-11 KJV
Thus saith the Lord GOD; Because that Moab and Seir do say,
Behold, the house of Judah is like unto all the heathen; therefore,
behold, I will open the side of Moab from the cities, from his cities
which are on his frontiers, the glory of the country, Bethjeshimoth,
Baalmeon, and Kiriathaim, unto the men of the east with the
Ammonites, and will give them in possession, that the Ammonites
may not be remembered among the nations. And I will execute
judgments upon Moab; and they shall know that I am the LORD.

The men of the east may refer to Iranians during the second signpost.
There is a verbal link between Isaiah 16:4 and Isaiah 21:2, indicating
that Iran will invade both Jordan and Saudi Arabia, with Isaiah 16:4
celebrating the end of Iranian control over Jordan.

Revelation 6:3-4 indicates that the rider of the red horse, which has been
identified as Iran, will be given "power to take peace from the earth and
to make people kill each other" (NIV). Right now one of the most peaceful
places on Earth is the Gulf of Aqaba branch of the Red Sea, a vacation
area for Egyptians, Israelis, Jordanians, and Saudi Arabians.

There is cooperation between those four nations to protect the Gulf of
Aqaba coral reefs, which have some unique species of both coral and fish.
It is a scuba diver's paradise. Even in winter the water temperature does
not go below 70 degrees fahrenheit. But Jeremiah 49:20-22 warns:
"... hear what the Lord has planned against Edom [SW Jordan], what he
has purposed against those who live in Teman [in Edom]: The young of
the flock will be dragged away; their pasture will be appalled at their
fate. At the sound of their fall the earth will tremble; their cry will
resound to the Red Sea [Gulf of Aqaba]. Look! An eagle [Iranian drone?]
will soar and swoop down, spreading its wings over Bozrah [in Edom]. In
that day the hearts of Edom's warriors will be like the heart of a woman
in labor" (NIV).

Nine times in the Book of Jeremiah coming events are compared to the
pains of a woman in labor. The first three (4:31, 6:24, and 13:21) seem to
apply to ancient Judah, the fourth (22:23) to ancient Lebanon, the fifth
(30:6) to Israel during the Great Tribulation, the sixth (48:41) to the Moab
west central area of modern Jordan, the seventh (49:22) to the Edom
southwest area of modern Jordan, the eighth (49:24) to Damascus in
modern Syria, and the ninth (50:43) to the King of Babylon (Antichrist).

Notice how similar the statements about Moab and Edom are. Both
mention an eagle (an Iranian drone?) swooping down:

Jeremiah 48:40-41 NIV
This is what the Lord says:
Look! An eagle is swooping down,
spreading its wings over Moab.
Kerioth will be captured
and the strongholds taken.
In that day the hearts of Moab's warriors
will be like the heart of a woman in labor.

Jeremiah 49:22 NIV
Look! An eagle will soar and swoop down,
spreading its wings over Bozrah.
In that day the hearts of Edom's warriors
will be like the heart of a woman in labor.

But a swooping Iranian drone is missing from the forecast for
Damascus. Is that because Iran already controls much of Syria?

Jeremiah 49:24 NIV
Damascus has become feeble,
she has turned to flee
and panic has gripped her;
anguish and pain have seized her,
pain like that of a woman in labor.

prophecies to be fulfilled after Iranian control of Jordan has ended

Daniel 11:41 KJV
He [Mahdi/Antichrist] shall enter also into the glorious land, and many
countries shall be overthrown: but these shall escape out of his hand,
even Edom, and Moab, and the chief of the children of Ammon.

Isaiah 22

Isaiah 7:3 "the conduit of the upper pool in the highway of the fuller's field"
Isaiah 22:9 "ye gathered together the waters of the lower pool"
Isaiah 22:11 "ye also made a ditch between the two walls for the water of the old pool"
Isaiah 36:2 "the conduit of the upper pool in the highway of the fuller's field"

The word "pool" throughout is Strong's 1295 meaning "reservoir." Other
uses of "pool" in the KJV of Isaiah are Strong's 98 meaning "marsh."
The "lower pool" is the Pool of Siloam discovered by accident in 2004. It
was where Jesus sent a blind man to wash off mud that Jesus had made
with his spit and had daubed on the blind man's eyes (John 9).

During the reign of Hezekiah, to channel water from the Gihon spring
near the temple to Siloam, a tunnel was hewn through solid rock. "It
was Hezekiah who blocked the upper outlet of the Gihon spring and
channeled the water down to the west side of the City of David"
(2 Chronicles 32:30 NIV). The reason for redirecting the flow of water
is explained in 2 Chronicles 32:1-4.
For those tunneling from the SW to meet those tunneling from the NE was
a challenge. After the connection was made, an inscription lauding the
achievement was chiseled into a wall near the Siloam end. In 1890, that
inscription was removed, and the Ottoman Empire controlling Jerusalem
sent it to be on display in Istanbul Turkiye. Israel has asked for its return.

Visitors to the City of David can wade through Hezekiah's tunnel and see
the place where the original Siloam Inscription was.

Isaiah 22:1-8

Verse 1: Going up to the rooftops refers to an ancient custom for
mourning in public (Isaiah 15:3). On 2021-04-30, a human stampede
in Meron Israel killed 45 people. A similar tragedy happened on
2021-05-16 in West Bank near Jerusalem. The first of these
non-military tragedies in Israel happened just prior to the 2021
Israel-Palestine crisis. The second happened during it.

Verse 3: compare with Zephaniah 3:11-13 NIV:
On that day you, Jerusalem, will not be put to shame for all the wrongs
you have done to me, because I will remove from you your arrogant
boasters. Never again will you be haughty on my holy hill. But I will
leave within you the meek and humble. The remnant of Israel will trust
in the name of the Lord. They will do no wrong; they will tell no lies. A
deceitful tongue will not be found in their mouths. They will eat and
lie down and no one will make them afraid.

Verse 7: "Your choicest vallies" are in Jerusalem.

The prophesied forces in the valleys and at the gates may be Israeli. The
scene of action for Isaiah 22:8-14 was and is south of the "temple mount,"
which is actually the remains of the Roman fort Antonia, whose neatly
stacked stone walls escaped the fate of the temple complex to its south,
where not one stone was left standing upon another.

archaeological discoveries

The red line surrounds the area in which Isaiah and Hezekiah seals were found.

Isaiah 22:15-25

Isaiah 49:21-26

Micah 5:8-15

Panel A' does not tell us how God will execute judgment. But by
comparing it with panel A, we see that God wants to involve valiant
servants to help execute his judgment. By itself, panel B sounds
strange. But by comparing it with panel B', we see that the horses
and the chariots were idol images. Micah's career as a prophet
ended during the reign of Hezekiah (Micah 1:1). Panels B and B'
were fulfilled during the reign of Josiah (see 2 Kings 23). Central
message C is good for both historical and end-time fulfillments.

Olivet discourse

Because Joseph Smith's revisions of the Matthew 24-25 account
clarified the time frames, when Joseph Smith came to the Mark 13
account, he chose to repeat what he had learned during his
Matthew 24 revisions. Although the Mark 13 account does not
have a column in this presentation, a correcting phrase and an
additional phrase in the RLDS Inspired Version of Mark 13 are
capitalized and inserted in brackets within the Matthew 24-25
column. In the column for the Luke 21 account, a related passage
from Joseph Smith's revision of Luke 17 is added.

An 1831 revelation through Joseph Smith (RLDS Doctrine and
Covenants 45), expounding the Olivet discourse, is also presented
in a column. The day after receiving that 1831-03-07 revelation,
Joseph Smith began his revision of the New Testament. So RLDS
Doctrine and Covenants 45 was received prior to Joseph Smith's
revisions of the Olivet discourse in Matthew, Mark, and Luke.

Colored fonts in brown, red, blue, or green are employed for ease
in comparing related passages. In magenta font are Judea, the
times of the Gentiles, and any mention of pestilences.

Matthew 24-25 RLDS IV with inserts from Mark 13 RLDS IV Luke 21 RLDS IV followed by Luke 17:26-40 RLDS IV RLDS Doctrine and Covenants 45 within temple complex 1 And he looked up, and saw the rich men casting in their gifts into the treasury; 2 And saw also, a certain poor widow casting in thither two mites. 3 And he said, Of a truth I say unto you, that this poor widow hath cast in more than they all. 4 For all these have of their abundance cast in unto the offerings of God; but she of her penury hath cast in all the living that she had. 5 And as some spake of the temple, how it was adorned with goodly stones, and gifts, he said, 6 These things which ye behold, the days will come, in the which there shall not be left one stone upon another, which shall not be thrown down. outside temple complex 1 And Jesus went out, and departed from the temple; and his disciples came to him for to hear him, saying, Master, show us concerning the buildings of the temple; as thou hast said; They shall be thrown down and left unto you [THE JEWS] desolate. 2 And Jesus said unto them, See ye not all these things? And do ye not understand them? Verily I say unto you, There shall not be left here upon this temple, one stone upon another, that shall not be thrown down. 3 And Jesus left them and went upon the mount of Olives. destruction of Jerusalem destruction of Jerusalem destruction of Jerusalem 4 And as he sat upon the mount of Olives, the disciples came unto him privately, saying, Tell us, when shall these things be which thou hast said concerning the destruction of the temple, and the Jews; and what is the sign of thy coming; and of the end of the world? (or the destruction of the wicked, which is the end of the world.) 5 And Jesus answered and said unto them, Take heed that no man deceive you. 6 For many shall come in my name, saying, I am Christ; and shall deceive many. 7 Then shall they deliver you up to be afflicted, and shall kill you; and ye shall be hated of all nations for my name's sake. 8 And then shall many be offended, and shall betray one another, and shall hate one another. 9 And many false prophets shall arise, and shall deceive many. 10 And because iniquity shall abound, the love of many shall wax cold. 11 But he that remaineth steadfast, and is not overcome, the same shall be saved. 12 When ye therefore, shall see the abomination of desolation, spoken of by Daniel the prophet, concerning the destruction of Jerusalem, then ye shall stand in the holy place. (Whoso readeth let him understand.) 13 Then let them who are in Judea, flee into the mountains. 14 Let him who is on the housetop, flee, and not return to take anything out of his house. 15 Neither let him who is in the field, return back to take his clothes. 16 And woe unto them that are with child, and unto them that give suck in those days! 17 Therefore, pray ye the Lord, that your flight be not in the winter, neither on the Sabbath day. 18 For then, in those days, shall be great tribulations on the Jews, and upon the inhabitants of Jerusalem; such as was not before sent upon Israel, of God, since the beginning of their kingdom [(FOR IT IS WRITTEN THEIR ENEMIES SHALL SCATTER THEM)] until this time; no, nor ever shall be sent again upon Israel. 19 All things which have befallen them, are only the beginning of the sorrows which shall come upon them; and except, those days should be shortened, there should none of their flesh be saved. 20 But for the elect's sake, according to the covenant, those days shall be shortened. 21 Behold these things I have spoken unto you concerning the Jews. 7 And the disciples asked him, saying, Master, when shall these things be? And what sign wilt thou show, when these things shall come to pass? 8 And he said, The time draweth near, and therefore take heed that ye be not deceived; for many shall come in my name, saying, I am Christ; go ye not therefore after them. 9 And when ye shall hear of wars and commotions, be not terrified; for these things must first come to pass; but this is not the end. 10 Then said he unto them, Nation shall rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom; and great earthquakes shall be in divers places, and famines, and pestilences; and fearful sights, and great signs shall there be from heaven. 11 But before all these things shall come, they shall lay their hands on you, and persecute you; delivering you up to the synagogues, and into prisons; being brought before kings and rulers for my name's sake. 12 Settle this therefore in your hearts, not to meditate before what ye shall answer; 13 For I will give you a mouth and wisdom, which all your adversaries shall not be able to gainsay nor resist. 14 And it shall turn to you for a testimony. 15 And ye shall be betrayed both by parents, and brethren, and kinsfolk, and friends; and some of you shall they cause to be put to death. 16 And ye shall be hated of all the world for my name's sake. 17 But there shall not a hair of your head perish. 18 In your patience possess ye your souls. 19 And when ye shall see Jerusalem compassed with armies, then know that the desolation thereof is nigh. 20 Then let them who are in Judea flee to the mountains; and let them who are in the midst of it, depart out; and let not them who are in the countries, return to enter into the city. 21 For these be the days of vengeance, that all things which are written may be fulfilled. 22 But woe unto them who are with child, and to them who give suck, in those days! For there shall be great distress in the land, and wrath upon this people. 23 And they shall fall by the edge of the sword, and shall be led away captive into all nations; and Jerusalem shall be trodden down of the Gentiles, until the times of the Gentiles be fulfilled. 24 Now these things he spake unto them, concerning the destruction of Jerusalem. [2i] Wherefore hearken, and I will reason with you, and I will speak unto you and prophesy, as unto men in days of old; [2j] and I will show it plainly, as I showed it unto my disciples, as I stood before them in the flesh, and spake unto them, saying, [2k] As ye have asked of me concerning the signs of my coming, in the day when I shall come in my glory in the clouds of heaven, to fulfill the promises that I have made unto your fathers; [2l] for as ye have looked upon the long absence of your spirits from your bodies to be a bondage, I will show unto you how the day of redemption shall come, and also the restoration of the scattered Israel. [3a] And now ye behold this temple which is in Jerusalem, which ye call the house of God, and your enemies say that this house shall never fall. [3b] But verily I say unto you that desolation shall come upon this generation as a thief in the night, and this people shall be destroyed and scattered among all nations. [3c] And this temple which ye now see shall be thrown down, that there shall not be left one stone upon another. [3d] And it shall come to pass that this generation of Jews shall not pass away until every desolation which I have told you concerning them shall come to pass. [3e] Ye say that ye know that the end of the world cometh; ye say, also, that ye know that the heavens and the earth shall pass away; and in this ye say truly, for so it is; but these things which I have told you shall not pass away until all shall be fulfilled. [3f] And this I have told you concerning Jerusalem ... after destruction of Jerusalem 22 And again, after the tribulation of those days which shall come upon Jerusalem if any man shall say unto you Lo! here is Christ, or there; believe him not, 23 For in those days, there shall also arise false Christs, and false prophets, and shall show great signs and wonders; insomuch that, if possible, they shall deceive the very elect, who are the elect according to the covenant. 24 Behold, I speak these things unto you for the elect's sake. 25 And ye also shall hear of wars and rumors of wars; see that ye be not troubled; for all I have told you must come to pass. But the end is not yet. 26 Behold, I have told you before, Wherefore, if they shall say unto you, Behold, he is in the desert [Mecca is in a desert]; go not forth. Behold, he is in the secret chambers [only Muslims can enter the "sacred" precincts of Mecca]; believe it not. end-time end-time end-time 27 For as the light of the morning cometh out of the east, and shineth even unto the west, and covereth the whole earth; so shall also the coming of the Son of Man be. 28 And now I show unto you a parable. Behold, wheresoever the carcass is, there will the eagles be gathered together; so likewise shall mine elect be gathered from the four quarters of the earth. 29 And they shall hear of wars, and rumors of wars. Behold, I speak unto you for mine elect's sake. 30 For nation shall rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom; there shall be famine and pestilences and earthquakes in divers places. 31 And again, because iniquity shall abound, the love of men shall wax cold; but he that shall not be overcome, the same shall be saved. 32 And again, this gospel of the kingdom shall be preached in all the world, for a witness unto all nations, and then shall the end come, or the destruction of the wicked. 33 And again shall the abomination of desolation, spoken of by Daniel the prophet, be fulfilled. 34 And immediately after the tribulation of those days, the sun shall be darkened and the moon shall not give her light and the stars shall fall from heaven, and the powers of heaven shall be shaken. 35 Verily I say unto you, this generation in which these things shall be shown forth shall not pass away until all I have told you shall be fulfilled. 36 Although the days will come that heaven and earth shall pass away, yet my word shall not pass away; but all shall be fulfilled. 37 And as I said before, after the tribulation of those days, and the powers of the heavens shall be shaken, then shall appear the sign of the Son of Man in heaven; and then shall all the tribes of the earth mourn. 38 And they shall see the Son of Man coming in the clouds of heaven, with power and great glory. 39 And whoso treasureth up my words, shall not be deceived. 40 For the Son of Man shall come, and he shall send his angels before him with the great sound of a trumpet, and they shall gather together the remainder of his elect from the four winds; from one end of heaven to the other. 41 Now learn a parable of the fig tree; When its branches are yet tender, and it begins to put forth leaves, ye know that summer is nigh at hand. 42 So likewise mine elect, when they shall see all these things, they shall know that he is near, even at the doors. 43 But of that day and hour no one knoweth; no, not the angels of God in heaven, but my Father only. 44 But as it was in the days of Noah, so it shall be also at the coming of the Son of Man. 45 For it shall be with them as it was in the days which were before the flood; for until the day that Noah entered into the ark, they were eating and drinking, marrying and giving in marriage, and knew not until the flood came and took them all away; so shall also the coming of the Son of Man be. 46 Then shall be fulfilled that which is written, that, In the last days, 47 Two shall be in the field; the one shall be taken and the other left. 48 Two shall be grinding at the mill; the one taken and the other left. 49 And what I say unto one, I say unto all men; Watch, therefore, for ye know not at what hour your Lord doth come. 50 But know this, if the good man of the house had known in what watch the thief would come, he would have watched, and would not have suffered his house to have been broken up; but would have been ready. 51 Therefore be ye also ready; for in such an hour as ye think not, the Son of Man cometh. 52 Who then is a faithful and wise servant, whom his Lord hath made ruler over his household, to give them meat in due season? 53 Blessed is that servant, whom his Lord when he cometh shall find so doing; 54 And, verily I say unto you, he shall make him ruler over all his goods. 55 But if that evil servant shall say in his heart, My Lord delayeth his coming; and shall begin to smite his fellow-servants, and to eat and drink with the drunken; the Lord of the servant shall come in a day when he looketh not for him, and in an hour that he is not aware of, and shall cut him asunder, and shall appoint him his portion with the hypocrites; there shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth. 56 And thus cometh the end of the wicked according to the prophecy of Moses, saying, They should be cut off from among the people. But the end of the earth is not yet; but bye and bye. 24 And then his disciples asked him, saying, Master, tell us concerning thy coming? 25 And he answered them, and said, In the generation in which the times of the Gentiles shall be fulfilled, there shall be signs in the sun, and in the moon, and in the stars; and upon the earth distress of nations with perplexity, like the sea and the waves roaring. The earth also shall be troubled, and the waters of the great deep; 26 Men's hearts failing them for fear, and for looking after those things which are coming on the earth. For the powers of heaven shall be shaken. 27 And when these things begin to come to pass, then look up and lift up your heads, for the day of your redemption draweth nigh. 28 And then shall they see the Son of Man coming in a cloud, with power and great glory. 29 And he spake to them a parable, saying, Behold the fig tree, and all the trees. 30 When they now shoot forth, ye see, and know of your own selves, that summer is now nigh at hand. 31 So likewise ye, when ye see these things come to pass, know ye that the kingdom of God is nigh at hand. 32 Verily I say unto you, this generation, the generation when the times of the Gentiles be fulfilled, shall not pass away till all be fulfilled. 33 Heaven and earth shall pass away, but my words shall not pass away. 34 Let my disciples therefore take heed to themselves, lest at any time their hearts be overcharged with surfeiting, and drunkenness, and cares of this life, and that day come upon them unawares. 35 For as a snare it shall come on all them who dwell on the face of the whole earth. 36 And what I say unto one, I say unto all, Watch ye therefore, and pray always, and keep my commandments, that ye may be counted worthy to escape all these things which shall come to pass, and to stand before the Son of Man when he shall come clothed in the glory of his Father. 37 And in the day time, he was teaching in the temple; and at night, he went out and abode in the mount that is called Olives. 38 And the people came early in the morning to him in the temple, to hear him. 17:26 And as it was in the days of Noe; so shall it be also in the days of the Son of Man. 17:27 They did eat, they drank, they married wives, they were given in marriage, until the day that Noe entered into the ark, and the flood came, and destroyed them all. 17:28 Likewise also as it was in the days of Lot; they did eat, they drank, they bought, they sold, they planted, they builded; 17:29 But the same day that Lot went out of Sodom, it rained fire and brimstone from heaven, and destroyed them all. 17:30 Even thus shall it be in the day when the Son of Man is revealed. 17:31 In that day, the disciple who shall be on the housetop, and his stuff in the house, let him not come down to take it away; and he who is in the field, let him likewise not return back. 17:32 Remember Lot's wife. 17:33 Whosoever shall seek to save his life, shall lose it; and whosoever shall lose his life, shall preserve it. 17:34 I tell you, in that night there shall be two in one bed; the one shall be taken, and the other shall be left. Two shall be grinding together; the one shall be taken, and the other left. 17:35 Two shall be in the field; the one shall be taken and the other left. 17:36 And they answered and said unto him, Where, Lord, shall they be taken. 17:37 And he said unto them, Wheresoever the body is gathered; or, in other words, whithersoever the saints are gathered, thither will the eagles be gathered together; or, thither will the remainder be gathered together. 17:38 This he spake, signifying the gathering of his saints; and of angels descending and gathering the remainder unto them; the one from the bed, the other from the grinding, and the other from the field, whithersoever he listeth. 17:39 For verily there shall be new heavens, and a new earth, wherein dwelleth righteousness. 17:40 And there shall be no unclean thing; for the earth becoming old, even as as garment, having waxed in corruption, wherefore it vanisheth away, and the footstool remaineth sanctified, cleansed from all sin. [3f] ... and when that day shall come, shall a remnant be scattered among all nations, but they shall be gathered again; but they shall remain until the times of the Gentiles be fulfilled. [4a] And in that day shall be heard of wars and rumors of wars, and the whole earth shall be in commotion, and men's hearts shall fail them, and they shall say that Christ delayeth his coming until the end of the earth. [4b] And the love of men shall wax cold, and iniquity shall abound; and when the time of the Gentiles is come in, a light shall break forth among them that sit in darkness, and it shall be the fullness of my gospel; [4c] but they receive it not, for they perceive not the light, and they turn their hearts from me because of the precepts of men; [4d] and in that generation shall the times of the Gentiles be fulfilled; and there shall be men standing in that generation that shall not pass, until they shall see an overflowing scourge, for a desolating sickness shall come over the land; [4e] but my disciples shall stand in holy places, and shall not be moved; but among the wicked, men shall lift up their voices and curse God, and die. [4f] And there shall be earthquakes, also, in divers places and many desolations; yet men will harden their hearts against me, and they will take up the sword one against another, and they will kill one another. [5a] And now, when I the Lord had spoken these words unto my disciples, they were troubled; [5b] and I said unto them, Be not troubled, for when all these things shall come to pass, ye may know that the promises which have been made unto you shall be fulfilled; [5c] and when the light shall begin to break forth, it shall be with them like unto a parable which I shall show you; [5d] ye look and behold the fig trees, and ye see them with your eyes, and ye say, when they begin to shoot forth and their leaves are yet tender, that summer is now nigh at hand; [5e] even so it shall be in that day, when they shall see all these things, then shall they know that the hour is nigh. [6a] And it shall come to pass that he that feareth me shall be looking forth for the great day of the Lord to come, even for the signs of the coming of the Son of man; [6b] and they shall see signs and wonders, for they shall be shown forth in the heavens above, and in the earth beneath; [6c] and they shall behold blood and fire, and vapors of smoke; and before the day of the Lord shall come, the sun shall be darkened, and the moon be turned into blood, and stars fall from heaven; [6d] and the remnant shall be gathered unto this place; and then they shall look for me, and behold I will come; [6e] and they shall see me in the clouds of heaven, clothed with power and great glory, with all the holy angels; and he that watches not for me shall be cut off. [7a] But before the arm of the Lord shall fall, an angel shall sound his trump, and the saints that have slept, shall come forth to meet me in the cloud; [7b] wherefore if ye have slept in peace, blessed are you, for as you now behold me and know that I am, even so shall ye come unto me and your souls shall live, and your redemption shall be perfected, and the saints shall come forth from the four quarters of the earth. [8a] Then shall the arm of the Lord fall upon the nations, and then shall the Lord set his foot upon this mount, and it shall cleave in twain, and the earth shall tremble and reel to and fro; [8b] and the heavens also shall shake, and the Lord shall utter his voice and all the ends of the earth shall hear it, and the nations of the earth shall mourn, [8c] and they that have laughed shall see their folly, and calamity shall cover the mocker, and the scorner shall be consumed, and they that have watched for iniquity, shall be hewn down and cast into the fire. [9a] And then shall the Jews look upon me and say, What are these wounds in thy hands, and in thy feet? [9b] Then shall they know that I am the Lord; for I will say unto them, These wounds are the wounds with which I was wounded in the house of my friends. [9c] I am he who was lifted up. I am Jesus that was crucified. I am the Son of God. [9d] And then shall they weep because of their iniquities; then shall they lament because they persecuted their King. [10a] And then shall the heathen nations be redeemed, and they that knew no law shall have part in the first resurrection; and it shall be tolerable for them; and Satan shall be bound that he shall have no place in the hearts of the children of men. parable of ten virgins parable of ten virgins 1 And then, at that day, before the Son of man comes, the kingdom of heaven shall be likened unto ten virgins, who took their lamps, and went forth to meet the bridegroom. 2 And five of them were wise, and five of them were foolish. 3 They that were foolish took their lamps and took no oil with them; but the wise took oil in their vessels with their lamps. 4 While the bridegroom tarried, they all slumbered and slept. 5 And at midnight there was a cry made, Behold, the bridegroom cometh; go ye out to meet him. 6 Then all those virgins arose, and trimmed their lamps. 7 And the foolish said unto the wise, Give us of your oil; for our lamps are gone out. 8 But the wise answered, saying, Lest there be not enough for us and you, go ye rather to them that sell, and buy for yourselves. 9 And while they went to buy, the bridegroom came; and they that were ready went in with him to the marriage; and the door was shut. 10 Afterward came also the other virgins, saying, Lord, Lord, open unto us. 11 But he answered and said, Verily I say unto you, Ye know me not. 12 Watch therefore; for ye know neither the day nor the hour wherein the Son of man cometh. [10b] And at that day when I shall come in my glory, shall the parable be fulfilled which I spake concerning the ten virgins; for they that are wise and have received the truth, and have taken the Holy Spirit for their guide, and have not been deceived, verily I say unto you, [10c] They shall not be hewn down and cast into the fire, but shall abide the day, and the earth shall be given unto them for an inheritance; [10d] and they shall multiply and wax strong, and their children shall grow up without sin unto salvation, for the Lord shall be in their midst, and his glory shall be upon them, and he will be their King and their lawgiver. [11a] And now, behold, I say unto you, It shall not be given unto you to know any further concerning this chapter, until the New Testament be translated, and in it all these things shall be made known; [11b] wherefore I give unto you that you may now translate it, that ye may be prepared for the things to come; for verily I say unto you, that great things await you; [11c] ye hear of wars in foreign lands, but, behold, I say unto you, They are nigh, even at your doors, and not many years hence ye shall hear of wars in your own lands [the American Civil War]. [12a] Wherefore, I the Lord have said, Gather ye out from the eastern lands, assemble ye yourselves together ye elders of my church; [12b] go ye forth unto the western countries, call upon the inhabitants to repent, and inasmuch as they do repent, build up churches unto me; [12c] and with one heart and with one mind, gather up your riches that ye may purchase an inheritance which shall hereafter be appointed unto you, and it shall be called the New Jerusalem, a land of peace, a city of refuge, a place of safety for the saints of the most high God; [12d] and the glory of the Lord shall be there, and the terror of the Lord also shall be there, insomuch that the wicked will not come unto it; and it shall be called Zion. [13a] And it shall come to pass, among the wicked, that every man that will not take his sword against his neighbor, must needs flee unto Zion for safety. [13b] And there shall be gathered unto it out of every nation under heaven; and it shall be the only people that shall not be at war one with another. [13c] And it shall be said among the wicked, Let us not go up to battle against Zion, for the inhabitants of Zion are terrible, wherefore we can not stand. [14] And it shall come to pass that the righteous shall be gathered out from among all nations, and shall come to Zion singing, with songs of everlasting joy. [15a] And now I say unto you, Keep these things from going abroad unto the world, until it is expedient in me, that ye may accomplish this work in the eyes of the people and in the eyes of your enemies, that they may not know your works until ye have accomplished the thing which I have commanded you; [15b] that when they shall know it, that they may consider these things, for when the Lord shall appear he shall be terrible unto them, that fear may seize upon them, and they shall stand afar off and tremble; [15c] and all nations shall be afraid because of the terror of the Lord, and the power of his might. Even so. Amen. for the rest of the discourse see Matthew 25:13-47 RLDS IV

prophecies in Mesoamerica

About one year after his resurrection, Jesus appeared to a gathering
of people outside the temple in the land Bountiful. That temple was
probably in the city Bountiful. The city glyph for Palenque has been
translated "Bountiful."

John 10:16 KJV
And other sheep I have which are not of this fold; them also I must
bring and they shall hear my voice; and there shall be one fold and
one shepherd.

The Book of Mormon RLDS 3 Nephi 5:14 LDS 3 Nephi 11:13
Arise and come forth unto me, that ye may thrust your hands into
my side, and also that ye may feel the prints of the nails in my hands
and in my feet, that ye may know that I am the God of Israel, and the
God of the whole earth, and have been slain for the sins of the world.

The prophecies in red font indicate that divine judgments are coming
upon the Gentile-established United States of America. References to
Matthew 5:13 and Micah 5:8-15 indicate that those statements will have
American fulfillments. Matthew 5:13 KJV: "Ye are the salt of the earth;
but if the salt have lost his savour, wherewith shall it be salted? it is
thenceforth good for nothing, but to be cast out, and to be trodden
under foot of men." The fall of wickedness in America will allow the
rise of goodness in America, which will be used by God to save over one
billion souls.

RLDS 3 Nephi 7:27-45 LDS 3 Nephi 16:4-20

[reference to Isaiah 52:8-10]
And when the words of the prophet Isaiah shall be fulfilled,
which say, Thy watchmen shall lift up the voice; with the voice
together shall they sing, for they shall see eye to eye, when
the Lord shall bring again Zion. Break forth into joy, sing
together, ye waste places of Jerusalem, for the Lord hath
comforted his people, he hath redeemed Jerusalem. The
Lord hath made bare his holy arm in the eyes of all the nations;
and all the ends of the earth shall see the salvation of God.

RLDS 3 Nephi 9:47-10:31 LDS 3 Nephi 20:11-23:5

And now behold I say unto you, that ye ought to search
these things. Yea, a commandment I give unto you, that ye
search these things diligently; for great are the words of Isaiah.
For surely he spake as touching all things concerning my
people which are of the house of Israel; therefore it must needs
be that he must speak also to the Gentiles. And all things
that he spake, hath been, and shall be, even according to the
words which he spake. Therefore give heed to my words;
write the things which I have told you, and according to the
times and the will of the Father, they shall go forth unto the
Gentiles. And whosoever will hearken unto my words, and
repenteth, and is baptized, the same shall be saved.

2 Thessalonians 2:1-12

2 Thessalonians 2:4 refers to Daniel 11:36: "And the king shall do according
to his will; and he shall exalt himself and magnify himself above every god,
and shall speak marvelous things against the God of gods ..."

In 2 Thessalonians 2:7, the Greek word translated as "iniquity" is a form of
"anomia," which according to Analytical Greek New Testament by Barbara
and Timothy Friberg, is feminine. Revelation 17:1's "great whore" was
already active when 2 Thessalonians was written.

In 2 Thessalonians 2:8, the Greek word translated "wicked [one]" is
"anomos," which according to Analytical Greek New Testament is
masculine, indicating the Antichrist.

reign of the Mahdi/Antichrist

Revelation 9:1 KJV states: "And the fifth angel sounded, and I saw a
star fall from heaven unto the earth; and to him was given the key of
the bottomless pit." Is the key given to the angel or to the star? The IV
has the key going to the angel: "And the fifth angel sounded, and I saw
a star fall from heaven unto the earth; and to the angel was given the
key of the bottomless pit." The NIV has the key going to the star: "The
fifth angel sounded his trumpet, and I saw a star that had fallen from
the sky to the earth. The star was given the key to the shaft of the
Abyss." I think the key goes to the angel, since in Revelation 20:1 KJV,
we read: "And I saw an angel come down from heaven, having the key
of the bottomless pit and a great chain in his hand."

1 Peter 3:18-20 IV
For Christ also once suffered for sins, the just for the unjust, being
put to death in the flesh, but quickened by the Spirit, that he might
bring us to God. For which cause also, he went and preached unto
the spirits in prison; some of whom were disobedient in the days of
Noah, while the long-suffering of God waited, while the ark was
preparing, wherein few, that is, eight souls were saved by water.

RLDS Doctrine and Covenants 76:6c
Behold, these are they who died without law; and also they who are
the spirits of men kept in prison, whom the Son visited, and
preached the gospel unto them, that they might be judged according
to men in the flesh, who received not the testimony of Jesus in the
flesh, but afterwards received it.

The preaching of Christ to those in the bottomless pit would have
caused a great division among those spirits. Those obedient to Christ
would want to help His cause on their release from the pit, while those
still opposed to Christ would want to reinforce the powers of evil
under Satan's leadership. I would guess that those obedient to Christ's
ministry will be able to leave the pit before supporters of the beast
ascend from it. "Loose the four angels which are bound in the great
river Euphrates" of Revelation 9:14 was revised by Joseph Smith to
read: "Loose the four angels which are bound in the bottomless pit."
Evil spirits are in chains when the bottomless pit is opened. The first
woe (fifth trumpet) is not intended to kill people (Revelation 9:5-6),
whereas the second woe (sixth trumpet) will kill "the third part of
men" (Revelation 9:15).

organization of evil

RLDS Doctrine and Covenants 76:3i-m
And this we saw also, and bear record, that an angel of God, who was in
authority in the presence of God, who rebelled against the only begotten Son;
whom the Father loved, and who was in the bosom of the Father; and was
thrust down from the presence of God and the Son, and was called Perdition;
for the heavens wept over him; he was Lucifer, a son of the morning. And we
beheld, and lo, he is fallen! is fallen! even a son of the morning. And while we
were yet in the Spirit, the Lord commanded us that we should write the vision;
for we beheld Satan, that old serpent, even the Devil, who rebelled against
God, and sought to take the kingdom of our God and his Christ; wherefore he
maketh war with the saints of God, and encompasses them them round about.
And we saw a vision of the sufferings of those with whom he made war and
overcame.

Revelation 12:3-4 KJV Revelation 12:4 RLDS IV And there appeared another wonder in heaven; and behold a great red dragon, having seven heads and ten horns, and seven crowns upon his heads. And his tail drew the third part of the stars of heaven, and did cast them to the earth ... And there appeared another sign in heaven; and behold, a great red dragon, having seven heads and ten horns, and seven crowns upon his heads. And his tail drew the third part of the stars of heaven, and did cast them to the earth ... Revelation 13:1 KJV Revelation 13:1 RLDS IV And I stood upon the sand of the sea, and saw a beast rise up out of the sea, having seven heads and ten horns, and upon his horns ten crowns, and upon his heads the name of blasphemy. And I saw another sign, in the likeness of the kingdoms of the earth; a beast rise up out of the sea, and he stood upon the sand of the sea, having seven heads and ten horns; and upon his horns ten crowns; and upon his heads the name of blasphemy.

Revelation 17:12: "And the ten horns which thou sawest are ten kings, which
have received no kingdom as yet; but receive power as kings one hour with
the beast." This "one hour with the beast" is significant because the "great
city which reigneth over the kings of the earth" (Revelation 17:18) is
destroyed in "one hour" (Revelation 18:10,17,19). Revelation 17:16: "And
the ten horns which thou sawest upon the beast, these shall hate the whore,
and shall make her desolate and naked, and shall eat her flesh, and burn her
with fire." So the "one hour with the beast" is the same "one hour" in which
Babylon the Great is made desolate.

After the ten kings have destroyed Babylon the Great, they "make war with
the Lamb," implying that Christ is in the midst of His people in Zion when
Babylon the Great is destroyed. Revelation 17:14: "These shall make war
with the Lamb, and the Lamb shall overcome them: for he is Lord of lords,
and King of kings: and they that are with Him are called, and chosen, and
faithful."

RLDS Doctrine and Covenants 28:5

Ezekiel chapters 38-39 are analyzed in Mideast Beast (2012) by Joel Richardson.
Gog is the Antichrist, and the nations he leads in an attack on Israel are Islamic.

Ezekiel 38:2-6 NIV
Son of man, set your face against Gog, of the land of Magog, the chief prince of Meshek and
Tubal; prophesy against him and say: This is what the Sovereign Lord says: I am against
you, Gog, chief prince of Meshek and Tubal. I will turn you around, put hooks in your jaws
and bring you out with your whole army — your horses, your horsemen fully armed, and a
great horde with large and small shields, all of them brandishing their swords. Persia, Cush
and Put will be with them, all with shields and helmets, also Gomer with all its troops, and
Beth Togarmah from the far north with all its troops — the many nations with you.

Ancient Name Modern Nation Magog Turkiye Meshek Turkiye Tubal Turkiye Persia Iran Cush Sudan Put Libya Gomer Turkiye Beth Togarmah Turkiye, Armenia

Revelation 1:1-8

Joseph Smith's revisions in verses 3 and 7 focus attention on the second coming of
Christ. The verse 7 revision makes a connection with Jude 14-15: "And Enoch also,
the seventh from Adam, prophesied of these, saying, Behold, the Lord cometh with
ten thousand of his saints, to execute judgment upon all, and to convince all that are
ungodly among them of all their ungodly deeds which they have ungodly committed,
and of all their hard speeches which ungodly sinners have spoken against him."