Who is the Restrainer in 2 Thessalonians 2?

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will rock them on high saving the people again placing his feet on the Mount of violence The Exodus blessed is he comes in the name of the Lord oh Exodus from my place well Shalom everybody thank you for joining us tonight my name is Chadwick Harvey you reach Faithful Performance and tonight's subject that we're going to talk about is such an intriguing topic that we find it's about the restrainer that we all know in second Thessalonians 2 that Paul mentions uh during the day of the Lord what's going to happen before uh the day of the Lord so we really appreciate everybody joining us tonight just like with all end times prophecy there's a lot of opinions out there on this subject as well with the restrainer which is okay so we're going to present a case to you on who we believe uh that the restrainer is through the scriptures and it's so important to realize that when we look at uh II Thessalonians 2 or really any end times prophecy scriptures always important to realize that God has always given us a second or third witness as well or sometimes even four or five witnesses okay when you're looking at the prophets and the day of the Lord but uh remember that he always nothing in the New Testament cannot be found we can find everything in the Old Testament that we have found in the New Testament okay so we have to have those Witnesses and when we're dealing with especially the Book of Revelation everything that John saw we can go to the Book of Daniel or the book of Isaiah or Jeremiah or go to Leviticus 16 with the high priest doing the incense that we find also they're doing that in heaven in the Book of Revelation so the point being my friends is we have to understand within times prophecy we always have to find that second witness that matches us so to speak just like we've gone through with the Book of Daniel in Revelation the study of it with the Beast Kingdom we match the line the bear the leper to Daniel 7 you know Revelation 13 Daniel 7 they go together it's it's a perfect match so that's what I'm saying and we're going to find the same thing with the restrainer once we figure out what time period that Paul Paul is talking about who was he talking to about it of course the Thessalonians what kind of church were they and what was the last thing that he spoke to them in first Thessalonians because we're dealing with the second book of Thessalonians so it would be wise to know how he left the church with the first letter to them so we're going to be going through all of these things again we all have opinions we're going to lay out our opinion of this and through the scriptures of what we believe once we understand the time period the time frame uh we is really that clear in my personal opinion who the restrainer actually is so when we look at the book of the second Thessalonians 2 again who is the restrainer uh in second Thessalonians 2. this is kind of like uh Melchizedek in the Book of Genesis it's kind of like a mystery you know this melchizedek's not mentioned anymore except in the book of Hebrews you know besides the book of Jim is well the restrainer is the same way the restrainer is not mentioned really anywhere else unless we look at it in the right context of who is this restrainer it is a he as we will see okay so now let's go with the question uh with who was the Thessalonian church it's so important when we read Paul's letters to understand what church was he speaking to what occurred in the book of Acts with that church and why is he writing the letter to the church so it's always important to understand that as we all know who is the church what is the understanding of the church was it faithful was it dead was it lukewarm what was the Thessalonian Church well we're going to we're going to leave off or we're going to begin I'm sorry with the last chapter if you will of first Thessalonians we're going to see how Paul left the church before we start looking at second Thessalonians in figuring out what kind of church that the Thessalonians were we can take the chapter breaks out of these passages just like we've always mentioned there's nothing wrong with it I'm just saying this is really just one letter instead of five chapters if you will but this is the last chapter of the book that he leaves the Thessalonians with before he starts to write second Thessalonians uh to them so this is what Paul thought about the Thessalonian church but concerning the times and the seasons and in Hebrew as we've discussed that is the moading that is the Divine opponents of the Lord that is Leviticus 23 Seasons modim calendar modem so we have to understand he's talking about Leviticus 23 Brethren you have no need that I should write to you for you know yourselves perfectly that the day of the Lord so we're talking about the day of the Lord Here Comes as a thief in the night when they say peace and safety then sudden destruction comes upon them as labor pains upon a pregnant woman and they shall not Escape think about the prophets what time is that that's the time of Jacob's trouble the labor of the pains the pregnant woman but you Brethren are not in darkness so he's telling the Thessalonian church that they are the faithful Church they're not in darkness so that this day should overtake them as a thief in the night you are all sons of Light and Sons of the day talking about the Thessalonian church we are not of the night nor of Darkness so we have to understand Paul left before we get into second Thessalonians 2 with the restrainer Paul left the Thessalonian church with the day of the Lord scripture okay he's talking about the day of the Lord the moading the Feast of trumpets Yom Kippur Tabernacles that's what Paul's talking about the times and the seasons he says Hey faithful Church hate Thessalonian Church you are faithful you know the times in the season so there's no need to talk to you about it because you know that the other ones the dead Church the lukewarm church will be caught as a thief in the night but it says that Thessalonians were the sons of the light the sons of the day and remember that as we keep going forward into uh the next passage of 2nd Thessalonians 2. okay and uh here's the entire prophecy of second Thessalonians 2 and yes it is a prophecy because this is going to uh basically uh go back to what we just read in first Thessalonians 5 this is where the restrainer is mentioned and we're going to read this and we're going to stop and speak on it so we're going to always go back to this prophecy of second Thessalonians 2 uh whenever we go forward and what we're looking for is the time frame okay of this the specific time frame that we can identify with the other scriptures in the gospels also in the prophets as well also in the Book of Revelation that identifies this marker of when the restrainer is going to be lifted away okay and then we will understand who that person is okay and when we look at the restrainer before we get into the scripture uh there's a lot of uh you guys have your own opinions as well but the most common uh that you hear is the holy spirit is the restrainer the Archangel Michael is the restrainer or Satan himself is the restrainer those are the three that really uh pop into my mind if you guys have anyone else of course you can mention those as well and uh and if you do disagree with this and if you do have scriptures to back up any uh other uh person or idea then please do that this is an open platform okay and then we're here to discuss these things okay and debate them in a loving way okay so second Thessalonians 2 let's read this prophecy real quick no Brethren then this is the Apostle Paul talking no to the Thessalonian Church to the faithful church and remember how he left it off in first Thessalonians 5 of what we just read this is what he says now Brethren concerning the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ or right then and there he's putting us right where he left off of first Thessalonians 5 the day of the Lord that's the coming of Our Lord Yeshua is the day of the Lord and our gathering together to him so he's putting the coming and the Gathering in the same uh that should speak to a lot of people okay when you get into the Rapture uh conversation he's putting both of those at the same time now and this is not a Rapture conversation okay this is the restrainer but just read now Brethren concerning the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ and our gathering together to him we ask you not to be soon shaken in mind or troubled either by Spirit or by word or by letter as if from us as though the day of Christ had come he's talking about the day of the Lord and for them not to worry or be troubled about it because it has not come yet let no one deceive you by any means what did Messiah say in Matthew 24 same thing do not be deceived okay for that day talking about the day of the Lord that's the seventh day okay remember the Antichrist Reigns three and a half years before the day of the Lord Messiah does not Reign until after the Antichrist three and a half years for that day will not come the day of the Lord Messiah the millennial Kingdom will not come unless the falling away comes first so there's got to be a falling away we can kind of starting to see that as we look upon the world right now obviously unless I'm missing something and the man of sin is revealed so let's reread that let no one deceive you by any means for that day will not come unless the falling away comes first and the man of sin is revealed okay and we're going to talk about what they mean by what he's meaning by revealed he's talking about the man of sin being revealed not uh he's talking about he's going to be revealed at a certain time not just when he makes the Covenant if you will okay he's going to be revealed of who he truly actually is the Son of Perdition who opposes and exalts himself as God and called God or that is worshiped so he sits as God in the temple of God showing himself that he is God this should bring all of our antennas up to Matthew 24 to Daniel 9 and also Daniel 12 with the abomination of desolation which we should all know occurs during right at the three and a half year mark of the seven year period remember the Antichrist comes in peace okay to begin with to make the Covenant Daniel 9 26 and then Midway through the point he breaks it we're going to read the scripture I'm just trying to put in the time frame right in the beginning Paul's telling us when this is going to happen this is when the Son of Perdition who opposes and exalts himself above all that is called God or that is worship so that he sits as God in the temple of God showing himself that he is God and again we're going to read that in Matthew 24 Daniel 9 also Daniel 12 and that's clearly talking about the Midway point of The Seven Year tribulation so I hope everybody's following me so far uh also do you remember this Paul continues do you not remember that when I was still with you that I told you these things and now you know what is restraining that he so it is a he may be revealed in his own time for the mystery of lawlessness is already at work only he who now restrains will do so until he is taking out of the way and then the Lawless one will be revealed so there's got to be a restrainer who's taken out of the way so the Antichrist or the Lawless one is revealed how does he be how is he revealed well Paul tells us he sits in the Throne of God the temple of God and declares that he is God up above it so he's putting this entire prophecy at the three and a half year mark of the seven year tribulation and look at what it says the Lawless one will be revealed three and a half year mark whom the Lord will consume with the breath of his mouth at the end of those three and a half years and Destroy with the brightness of his coming the coming of the Lawless one is according to the work of Satan so Satan cannot take out Satan so that uh takes out Satan right there um just like David and I spoke about this earlier that takes Satan can be divided against himself why would Satan take away himself okay if he's does that make sense so the coming of the Lawless one is according to the working of Satan okay with all power signs lying wonders and with all unrighteousness deception don't be deceived right among those who perish because they did not receive the love of the truth that they might be saved and for this reason God will send them a strong delusion that they should believe the lie that they will all be condemned who did not believe the truth it had pleasure in unrighteousness but we are bound to give thanks to God always for you Brethren beloved by the Lord because God from the beginning chose you for salvation through sanctification by the spirit and belief in the truth to which he called you uh by Our Gospel for the obtaining of the glory of our Lord Jesus Christ therefore Brethren Stand Fast and hold the Traditions it's not talking about the Pharisees and Sadducees it's not talking about oral Traditions man-made Traditions is talking about the Moa Deen going back to first Thessalonians 5 talking again you can look at first Thessalonians and second Thessalonians put them together he's talking about the moadim he's not talking about any oral or man-made tradition that's what he and Messiah came against uh in their Ministries so brethren we have this prophecy of understanding of Paul's pointing towards the Midway point of the tribulation of when the restrainer is going to be taken out of the way okay I think that's very clear when we look at it when we look at what he left them the Thessalonian church with in first Thessalonians 5 you go to Second Thessalonians 2 he he piggybacks on that Prophecy of the day of the Lord and says he wants them to be basically in Comfort okay he doesn't want them to be in trouble because it seems like when you read the in-between message between first Thessalonians 5 and 2nd Thessalonians 2 a couple of the membership or a few members or however many there were the congregation was getting a little bit concerned that they missed the day of the Lord just like Paul says so Paul is trying to comfort them and tell them do not be shaken in their mind do not be troubled at all because and then he gives the revelation of what to look for uh uh about the time of the Lord the day of the Lord to all of us who are living during that time so we have to understand Paul's assuming that we have the understanding of the first letter okay first Thessalonians and he's assuming that we have the under standing of the prophets in the Torah okay and that's with any end times prophecy not just the restrainer not just with the Book of Revelation that's with Messiah that's with whomever you want to speak of within of the age prophecy the New Testament writers are assuming in some cases that you have an understanding and I have an understanding of what the Torah says and what the prophets say and then it makes more sense when we have that Foundation if you will like we said it's the original Revelation the Torah is and the prophets Builds on that the Psalms Builds on that Messiah will carry you back to all three of those and then the New Testament writers will take you back to Messiah and then take you back to all three of those as well so it's almost like a commentary on top of commentary don't take me out of context on that please but they are always reverting you back to the Torah and the prophets okay because guess what's going to be sent out in the millennial Kingdom the Torah and the prophet the Torah so we have to understand that that's the way it is but not to get sidetracked here Paul's telling us in second Thessalonians 2 that there's going to be a time of trouble okay where he's going to release the restrainer and the restrainer is going to release the Antichrist to persecute Israel for three and a half years remember it's all about Israel I know that's hard for some Christians to understand in America and in in other parts of the world and I don't mean that in any kind of way I mean that in love but it is about israel-centric and the immediate surrounding Nations around them the Islamic Nations and then the surrounding world it's kind of like a bullseye Israel's the bullseye can promise you that with the covenants and the feast days and God's dwells in Zion right that's where he dwells is in Zion and it's all about the Everlasting Covenant so Satan's coming against it again guys you're going to see these three basic principles that we talk about all the time the calendar the feast days and the covenants in any subject that we're talking about and in this case it's the restrainer what goes back to the calendar it goes back to the feast days it goes back to understanding uh God's Everlasting governance and why who is this restrainer that is restraining the Demonic activity upon the land of Israel even as we speak right now that's what we're trying to identify because that's what Paul is saying he's saying who is the restrainer and he's asking all of us in our mind to really think about this who is the restrainer that right now he is standing over the sons of Israel protecting them right now and that's why when you look at the Middle East it makes sense because they're surrounded by people who want to wipe them off of the face of the Earth okay so there's there's a restrainer you better believe it because there's no logical human reason why Israel should be there okay we've talked about this before I love the Jewish people it's the most two two most physical proofs of the god of Israel exists is the Jewish people and the promised land with that being said in human terms all of these kingdoms that have come against them they should not be there of course there's a restrainer and we're going to find out who that is who is the restrainer who's guarding all of these nations as we speak right now until the appointed time the three and a half year mark which I think we can all agree and we're going to confirm this over and over just keep looking at the timing of second Thessalonians 2 and the restrainer and all of these other scriptures that we're about to go through with Daniel and revel Revelation and I believe it should be clear who the restrainer is so to speak so I hope all that makes sense but we have to understand the Holy Spirit let's look at we've already looked at Satan uh real quick uh Satan's not going to cast out Satan okay I mean that's uh I mean it's kind of like Bells above casting out Buzz above remember what Messiah said about that I mean of course he he wasn't under demonic influence of course not so it's the same concept with that so Satan no he wants all of these things the lawlessness and all of these things to get even worse than it already is that's why the restrainer is there and you see what I'm saying so when you take the restrainer out then it's going to be interesting okay to say it in a nice way so Satan cannot be that so now let's look at the Holy Spirit some believe that is it is the Holy Spirit and uh trust me and it is the holy spirit I don't it's not directly the Holy Spirit but he's the one who gives the power to all of it so you can can't take the Holy Spirit out of the last three and a half years because that's when our brothers and sisters are being martyred to death and it brings to my mind the scripture of Messiah saying do not worry what you will say at that time the holy spirit's going to give you the words when you're brought up in front of all these people so why would he take the Holy Spirit out when our brothers and sisters are getting their heads chopped off okay or getting executed okay I know that's a little graphic but seriously like we just think he's going to take the Holy Spirit out of our Brethren down here on Earth and and especially if you're a pre-trib person if you're a pre-trib then this goes along with the theory you think the holy spirit is going to just be taken away and you know from the Believers on this Earth from the two witnesses down here from the 144 000 of course not I mean that's that's not even a debate of course they're going to be filled with the Holy Spirit of course they're going to be doing great exploits all of these beautiful things so the restrainer is not the Holy Spirit even though the Holy Spirit it gives him that supreme power to fight off the Demonic forces of from the sons of Israel all right so let's go forward with the next scripture to kind of look into this these are the scriptures that prove the timetable of what uh second Thessalonians was talking about remember the he reveals himself he sits in the temple of God and all of these things that Paul says in second Thessalonians look what Messiah says in Matthew 24 15-16 he says therefore when you see the abomination of desolation spoken of Daniel the Prophet standing in the Holy Place whoever reads let him understand then let those who are in Judea flee to the mountains so he's telling you right there it ties into second Thessalonians 2. uh what do we read up here in Thessalonians 2. now Brethren the coming of the Lord Jesus Christ and gathering soon shaken in minor trouble either by Spirit or word as though that day had come they were all concerned let no one deceive you for that day will not come unless the following away comes first you're starting to see that obviously right now and the man of sin is revealed the Son of Perdition he's not revealed when he makes the Covenant okay he comes as a trickery as a mockery as a flattery as cunning he tricks people but he's revealed the Son of Perdition who he truly is at the three and a half year mark verse 4 who opposes and exalts himself above God that is called God or that is worship and so that he sits as God in the temple of God okay that's just exactly what Messiah is saying right there the abomination of desolation in Matthew 24 so we have a match on ready between Paul and messiah in the three and a half year mark of the seven year tribulation okay in Daniel 9 27 this is the Covenant that the Antichrist will make at the seven year mark he shall confirm a covenant with many for one week most biblical Scholars and prophecy teachers will agree that is for seven years the last shemitah but in the middle of the week the three and a half year mark he the Lawless one the Son of Perdition the Antichrist shall bring an end to sacrifice and offering that's what Matthew 24 says as well and on the wing of abomination shall be one who makes desolate that's the abomination of desolation that goes with Matthew 24 what we just read that goes with second Thessalonians 2 what we just read and then he says makes one's definite which is determined is poured out on the desolate so basically it's the abomination of desolation is what Daniel is saying and then let's go to Daniel 7 23 3-25 for one more confirmation with the timing of second second Thessalonians 2 compared to these scriptures that puts it at a three and a half year mark uh thus he said and this is the Angel interpreting the dream the fourth Beast shall be a fourth Kingdom on Earth talking about the Beast Kingdom which shall be different from all the other kingdoms and shall Devour the whole earth trample it and break it in pieces the ten horns are the Ten Kings this is talking about uh the Beast Kingdom the Ten Kings system who shall arise from this Kingdom and another shall rise after them he shall be different from the first one and shall subdue three kings he shall speak pompous words against the most high shall persecute the Saints of the most high and intend to change the times and the seasons the modim what did we read in first Thessalonians 5. then the Saints shall be given into his hand for three and a half years so I wanted to bring these out my friends to show the continuity the cohesiveness of second Thessalonians 2 with Matthew 24 with Daniel 9 with Daniel 7. okay and this is just the beginning of what we're exploring here okay so we have to understand that God's very consistent and there's something about this three and a half year mark is when the restrainer will be taken away and then we will see what happens uh once he's taken away with uh the scriptures that we're gonna we're about to go through okay and there's the question that we can all ask ourselves who is the restrainer who stands and steps out of the way for three and a half years okay before we get into Daniel 10 uh we have to understand again the chapter breaks take the chapter breaks away from Daniel 10 through Daniel 12 that is just one lengthy prophecy and it ends with the Antichrist uh reigning so to speak and then we'll get into Daniel 12 okay so we're going to go through Daniel 10 and some of uh and some verses in chapter 10 and then we'll go pick up speed with chapter 11 and show you that is definitely the Antichrist and then we'll see what uh Daniel tells us in Daniel 12 about this uh restrainer or Guardian who is over the sons of Israel so again this is one big prophecy Daniel 10 through Daniel 12. so this is what the prophet said in verse 12. and this is Daniel know then he said to me do not fear Daniel for from the first day that you set your heart to understand and to humble yourself before God your words were heard and I have come because of your words but the prince of the kingdom of Persia which stood me 21 days and behold Michael one of the chief princes came to help me for if for I had been left alone there with the King of Persia now I have come to make you understand what will happen to your people the Jewish people Daniel in the latter days this is a Latter-Day prophecy End of the Age he the Angels telling you that for the vision refers to many days yet to come then he said do you know why I have come to you and now I must return to fight with the Prince of Persia when I have gone forth indeed the prince of Yvonne in in English as Greece was really turkey Yvonne will come but I and check this out this is amazing but I will tell you what is noted in the scripture of truth no one upholds me against these except Michael your prince so right there Daniel it seems like puts the restrainer as Michael is the prince who restrains all of the Demonic forces he's the chief one he's the big boy he's the man so to speak okay he's the goat okay the Angels if you want to call him that all right I know I'm kind of being sarcastic with everybody throwing the goat around all the athletes but uh the Archangel Michael is the goat of the chief princess okay he's the warrior okay just like Gabriel is the messenger okay and that's why again the Holy Spirit of course gives Michael that power absolutely can you imagine that the Warfare going on between Michael the prince right now and I believe you're seeing that prophecy that we just read come to fruition right now with the kingdom of Persia uh Iran being in the super dog position super power position of the Middle East and then you're seeing Yvonne turkey rise to power so you're right now I think witnessing that uh prophecy coming into fruition and I think a lot of Prophecy teachers um that look in that geographical area I'll say it like that uh would agree with that notion but this is amazing and we're going to continue to prove this with Michael but that is my opinion personally that Michael the Archangel the warrior the chief Warrior the one who has the power from the Holy Spirit to stand between the darkness who in my mind you can think of it as putting his two feet over Israel right now and keeping off the Demonic from them okay there's no other logical uh reason why Israel should not be attacked right now other than the Archangel Michael holding up the Demonic forces until the appointed time Israel has a book remember all nations have a book remember Ezekiel ate the book John ate the book okay and then they prophesied okay so we have to understand it Daniel's book will seal till the end as we will read but the Book of Revelation was not sealed Until the End okay just like it says do not seal this book but Daniels was and I find that very interesting that Daniels was but Revelation was not so that's a again another topic for another time but in my opinion when we read this he's telling you especially in verse 21 but I will tell you what is noted in the scripture of Truth No One upholds me no one upholds me against these except Michael Daniel your prince is what he's saying your prince Daniel is Michael the prince of the Jewish people when you uh talk to an orthodox Rabbi or any kind of Rabbi I believe or Sage they will have the escheological understanding that Michael is their prince that guards over Israel I mean that's just a a common theme if you will with the Jewish people okay especially with the uh the Orthodox and the ones who study the scriptures that Michael is that one who protects them all right so let's go to the next one um again uh he will step aside I believe in the last three and a half years and we're going to see that in the scriptures uh here coming up it's totally amazing uh that what's going to happen and if we can get that in our heads right now how he is fighting he's keeping all of the demonic spirits and kingdoms and principalities off of Israel right now it's pretty phenomenal the power that the Holy Spirit has given the Archangel Michael okay so now when we go um to Daniel 11 and the reason that I'm mentioning this is just to carry us forward in the prophecy that's it okay uh we went from Daniel 10 where it talks about Michael now we're going to get to where this is no doubt any prophecy teacher would tell you this is about the Antichrist okay and that's the only reason I'm mentioned in this scripture right here is to lead us into Daniel 12 and once we get to Daniel 12 after this you will see why I did include this okay because it's a continuing prophecy so let's read this real quick okay and this is speaking of the Antichrist at the time of the end the King of the South Egypt shall attack him and the King of the North Antichrist shall come against him like a whirlwind with chariots Horsemen and with many ships he shall enter the countries overwhelm them and pass through he shall also enter the Glorious land and many countries will be overthrown but these shall escape from his hand eat them Moab and The prominent people of Amman which is the country of Jordan Northern Saudi Arabia today he shall stretch out his hand against the countries and the land of Egypt shall not Escape he shall have power over the treasures of gold and silver and all the precious things of Egypt Isaiah 19 also the libyans and the Ethiopians it's really Sudan the Sudanese not Ethiopians Kush shall follow at his Hills but news from the East and the north shall trouble him therefore he shall go out go out with Fury to destroy annihilate many and he shall plant the tents of his Palace between the Seas and the glorious holy mountain yet his end shall come and no one will help him so again friends I'm just mentioning this to go forward with the prophecy from Daniel 10 Michael the angel ascended from the principalities of Greece or Yvonne and Persia let's go forward to Daniel 11 because there's a lot of prophecies that go through Daniel 10 through Daniel 11 to this point but this is specifically talking about the Antichrist remember in Daniel 7 he conquers three kings well Daniel tells you who those are Egypt Libya and Sudan so he's telling you who he conquers those three kings so of course that's the Antichrist he only conquers three of them he doesn't conquer all ten just three of those so I just wanted to mention that as we go forward with that now since we know that we're talking about the Antichrist right here now look how Daniel 12 opens up and again we can't go by the chapter breaks this is just a continuing prophecy but this is the reason why I did Daniel 11 40-45 because you get into Daniel 12 and look at what it says at that time at what time at the time that we just talked about at the time that he conquers the three kings at the time he sets up the abomination of desolation the three and a half year mark at that time that's when the Antichrist reveals himself let's check out the scripture again my friends this is the Antichrist he doesn't reveal himself he doesn't the Ten Kings are in place in Daniel 7 before he conquers them okay so Ten Kings and then the three and a half during those three and a half years he conquers them then he sets himself up in the Holy place as God in the Holy Temple etc etc and this is when Daniel 12 in my personal opinion he says at that time the time that we're talking about the three and a half year mark Matthew 24 Thessalon second Thessalonians 2 Daniel 9. at that time Michael shall stand up the great prince who stands over the sons of your people he tells you right there Daniel does that Michael is the great prince who stands watch over the sons of your people so let's get this straight if he's over if he's watching over the people again we can put our mindset spiritually in thinking in symbolic form the Archangel Michael with his two legs on Mount Zion okay Mount of Olives wherever you want to put him with his sword around as a hedge around the sons of Israel that's the way that we can really imagine this of what Daniel is saying is at that time Michael's going to stand up and he is going to he's the great prince who stands and watches over the sons of your people the Jewish people and there shall be a time of trouble such as never was or since there was a nation that's the Great Tribulation everybody three and a half years it coincides with what we've uh second Thessalonians 2 Daniel 9 all these passages that we've explored even to that time and at that time your people shall be delivered they're going to be delivered by Yeshua after the three and a half years everyone who was found written in the book and many of those who sleep in the dust of the Earth shall wake some everlasting life some to shame and everlasting contempt those are wise shall shine like the brightness of the firmament I love that and those who turn many to righteousness like the stars forever and ever I'm reading this because if we can really put our mindset with the angel talking to Daniel and The Conversation Piece between both of those two I find it very amazing uh so to speak so in verse five it says then I Daniel or I'm sorry in verse 4 it says but you Daniel shut up the words and seal the book until the time of the end many shall run to and fro and knowledge shall increase then I Daniel looked and there stood I mean can you imagine this stood two others one on this Riverbank and one on the other and one said to the man clothed in Lenin who was above the Waters of the river I mean think about this this is amazing how long shall the Fulfillment of these wonders be then I heard the man clothed in linen who was above the Waters of the river when he held up his right hand in his left hand to heaven and swore by him who lives forever and ever that it shall be for a time at times and a half a time three and a half years again a perfect match with what we've discovered with all these other scriptures and when the power of the Holy people has been completely shattered that's the last three and a half years all these things shall be finished praise the Lord although I heard I did not understand and this is what I love about Daniel then I said my Lord what shall be the end of these things he's wanting knowledge he's wanting understanding I mean this is you gotta love he keeps asking and this is uh the response and uh this is what the angel said he said go your way Daniel for the words are closed up and still to the time of the end many shall be purified made white and refined but the wicked shall do wickedly and none of the wicked shall understand but the wise shall understand and then he clears it up he cleans it up even more and from the time and from the time that the daily sacrifice is taken away when is that the three and a half year mark and the Abomination is set up the three and a half year mark there shall be 1 290 days blessed he who waits to comes to 1335 days and then I love this what the angel says to Daniel because you can imagine Daniel after all of these Visions I bet he was like goodness I need to go meditate a little bit you know and all these things he says but you Daniel go your way till the end for you shall rest and you will rise to your inheritance the abrahamic Covenant at the end of the days I love that the way the prophecy ended there but again another prophecy Daniel 12 tells you it says at that time is talking about the time of Daniel 10 through 12 and when it says at that time what was just previously written which was Daniel 11 through 11 40-45 that's why I mentioned that when the Antichrist conquers three of the Kings he's going to the Glorious land he's going to set up the abomination of desolation and that my friend is when the restrainer will be released uh to get out of the way and we're about to read the scripture where we confirm that in the Book of Revelation but think about the Covenant of death my friends in Isaiah 28 it doesn't start out that way it turns into the Covenant of death as Isaiah mentions they make a covenant Daniel 9 20 6 9 27 we just read it makes a covenant for what seven years that will be on the Feast of trumpets because the Lord's returning on the Feast of trumpets so the tribulation will be that last shemitah cycle from Feast of trumpets to Feast of trumpets for seven years so we have to understand the scriptures are very consistent and there's not another individual that's been given the authority that I could find in the Holy Bible as Michael okay with being the restrainer the holy spirit is going to give him all the power okay and that's who's giving him the power the holy spirit is of course he is and the holy spirit's the one who's hovered over the face of the deep in Genesis 1. you cannot take the Holy Spirit Away the last three and a half years from our Brethren you cannot do that I mean that would be unjust by God to take away remember what they're crying under the altar how long will you Revenge our blood Lord how long they're ready okay so we can't take the Holy Spirit out from the Believers during the last three and a half years okay so that to me eliminates again the holy spirit gives Michael the power of course he does but it's not actually him himself there is an order of angels just like Messengers just like Gabriel Gabriel was sent to Mary Gabriel was sent to um Daniel many times you know Daniel Gabriel I think was sent to John as well so Gabriel's that messenger of of God and Michael is definitely that Warrior of God that the Holy Spirit has a has given him that Authority and that power to withstand over and watch over the sons of Israel Daniel tells you himself in this passage that Michael is the great prince who is the restrainer who stands over the watch of the sons of your people and then he talks about you know the three and a half year tribulation Mark so we have to understand that to me it's just that clear when you look at it and now for the ultimate I think if you will Ace in the Hole or or card or whatever you want to call it analogy let's turn to Revelation 12. I think it's very clear with what we've discussed and we've got two more scriptures for you Revelation 12 and Revelation 20 and I think it's very clear you know after what we've all discussed in second Thessalonians 2 Matthew 24 Daniel 9 Daniel 12 Daniel 10. all of these scriptures let's go to Revelation 12 and let's see uh what again Michael the great Prince stands guard over the sons of Israel you know it's very as he's the restrainer he's the one who's keeping all the again the Demonic forces from uh all of uh all of Islam if you will from the children of Israel okay so let's break down Revelation 12 real quick I know most of us are very familiar uh with Revelation 12. but let's look at Revelation 12 from this standpoint because there's many layers excuse me there's many layers of understanding to prophecy of course there are I'm giving you just this one layer that we're looking at with the restrainer so let's read Revelation 12 and we'll have to read uh much or if not all of the prophecy to get the proper context of it now I now a great sign up here in heaven a woman clothed with the sun with the moon under her feet in her head with a Garland of 12 stars then being with child she cried out in labor and in pain to give birth and another sign appeared in heaven Behold a fiery and great fiery red dragon having seven heads and ten horns seven diadems on his head his toe Drew out a third of the stars of heaven and threw them down to earth and the dragon stood before the woman ready to give birth this is talking about Yeshua talking about Israel it's not talking about um Eve or anything like that it's talking about Israel the woman the Covenant the Covenant to Israel that the Messiah was going to be born through them uh the woman was ready to give birth to devour her child Yeshua as soon as it was born well of course that's what happened with Herod with the massacre of the Innocents right so she bore a male child who was to rule all nations with the rod of iron Revelation 19 that is Yeshua of course her child was caught up to God and his throne well obviously that's talking about the resurrection and the Ascension so okay so now we're catching up so then it skips and said the woman fled Into the Wilderness where she prepared a place by God or where she has a place prepared by God excuse me that they should feed her their 1260 dates so again my friends we see this three and a half years 1260 days 42 months three and a half years it's the same timetable we see it again in Revelation 12 so we automatically have to match it with Daniel the scriptures in Daniel 9 12 11 wherever we were also with second Thessalonians 2 Matthew 24 the abomination of desolation we have to tie in all of these scriptures together to get the right understanding of them okay so it's putting us at the three and a half year mark okay so now let's go forward in Revelation 12. and look what happens at the three and a half year mark and war broke out in heaven when is this the three and a half year mark when the woman Fleet flees when Messiah says flee to the desert those who are in Judea say they're all saying the same thing Revelation 12 uh Daniel 12 Daniel 10 second Thessalonians 2 Matthew 24 is the same timetable okay and let's look what it says a war broke out in heaven and Michael and his angels fought with the dragon who Michael and his angels fought with who Satan the dragon that's how much power he has he is keeping the Demonic forces off of the sons of Israel okay a war broke out in heaven Michael and his angels fought with the dragon and the dragon Satan and his angels fought but they did not Prevail he's the restrainer nor was a place found for them in heaven any longer because others so the dragon the gray Dragon was cast out the serpent of old called the devil and Satan who deceives the whole world he he was cast to the Earth and his angels were cast out with him who is he cast out by not Yeshua not the Holy Spirit he was cast out by Michael the Archangel who has given who Yeshua and the Holy Spirit and the father has given the authority to do so I mean this tells you who the restrainer is and then look at what John tells us then I heard a loud voice saying in heaven now salvation and strength and Kingdom of our God and the power of His Christ have come for the accuser of our Brethren who accused them before our whole Our God day and night has been cast down they overcame him by the blood of the lamb and by the word of their testimony and they did not love their lives to the death well who gives them that who gives those people that during those three and a half years the Holy Spirit the holy spirit gives them that conviction and not love their lives to death no one else only the Holy Spirit could do that for all of us therefore Rejoice O heavens and you who dwell in them woe to the inhabitants of the earth and the sea for the devil because the restrainer has gotten out of the way has come down to you and have given great wrath because he knows he has a short time whenever it says he has a short time that's not saying the Lord minimize the three and a half years he did not it's three and a half years when he says he's got a short time he's saying that three and a half years is a short time not that he's short in the three and a half years as some unfortunately some people say that that would contradict Daniel Revelation Messiah that would contradict the 42 months that God himself and the risk tells Michael the restrainer to get out of the way and I'll throw Satan down to the Earth for three and a half years and that's it that's the restrainer you know it's really that simple to understand is he's the one who throws Satan Out of Heaven not Yeshua not the Holy Spirit not anybody else it says in our Holy Bible Revelation 12 Michael and his angels I know it says and the Angels were with him but Michael is the chief he is the one who fought with the dragon and Michael is the one who threw him who will throw him out of Heaven at the three and a half year mark So this has not happened this will happen at the three and a half year mark Satan that's when the Antichrist think about it that's when the anti-christ will reveal himself in the temple is when Satan is thrown down because I don't want to say he's fully enjoyed but he's fully indwelled no matter what but he's really enjoyed then all right because he's Satan's thrown out of Heaven on the earth okay and and don't take me out of context of course the Antichrist is always evil but he will be fully you know reveal himself just like second Thessalonians says he will be revealed the Son of Perdition he's not revealed until he sets himself up in the temple of God and reveals himself as God okay or what he he says is he's got okay so this goes in line with everything my friends that when Michael throws him out of heaven okay and I could have just we could have just read Revelation 12 and caught it a short evening for 10 minutes and say Hey there you go but let's be con let's let's look at it thoroughly throughout with the timetable of all of these different passages Paul Messiah Daniel John in Revelation the three and a half year mark and who is always the one in the middle of the battle okay of course Yeshua is of course the holy spirit is but who is the Archangel always in the middle of the battle Michael Dark Angel Michael he is the one he is the warrior and if we can picture that in our minds imagine that he is standing in the land of Israel Over Israel right now spiritually guarding the Demonic remember principalities dominions that's what we fight against that's what Paul said in Ephesians 6 to me my friends when we look at this it's just really that clear in my personal opinion all right so now let's go to the next slide and this is still in Revelation 12 13. now when the dragon Satan saw that he had been cast to Earth who was he cast to Earth by Michael the Archangel he persecuted the woman Israel who gave birth to the male child but Israel because Messiah told them to flee to the mountains in Matthew 24 was giving two wings of a great Eagle think about the Exodus from Egypt that she might fly into the desert to her place and I believe that is Mount Sinai area and Mount Sinai itself as for sure where she is nourished again for a time a time and a half a time three and a half years it's amazing from the presence of the serpent okay excuse me so the serpent spewed water out of his mouth like a float after the woman he might cause her to be carried away by the flood but the Earth helped the woman and the Earth opened its mouth and swallowed up the flood which the dragon had spewed out of his mouth basically Israel will be protected okay they will be protected down in Mount Sinai and Satan will have no authority over them that's why Messiah tells them to flee to the mountains because of the destruction that's going to be going on in Jerusalem and only a third of the Jewish people in that in Jerusalem or however that looks will come through the fire that's why I told them to leave he's warning them not to perish but to lead to Mount Sinai in 17 verse 17 it says and the dragon was enraged with Israel and of course he is and he went to make war with the rest of her Offspring now that's a kind of a Rapture debate as well this verse who kept the Commandments of God and had the testimony of Jesus Christ amen and amen amen so my friends it tells you again where this is the three and a half year mark where Satan is thrown out it confirms all of the other scriptures that we've gone through again witnessed upon witness upon witness that we have now let's go to Revelation 20. unless after all the information that we have discovered let's read Revelation 20 if you're not familiar with Revelation 20 this is when this is right after the three and a half years okay this is when Messiah will rule for a thousand years on Earth uh from David's Everlasting Throne the davidic Covenant will be fulfilled to Abraham again the New Covenant will be literally be living in when the Jewish people receiving so but let's look at what happens during the millennial Kingdom when Messiah returns for a second coming the Antichrist the false prophet are thrown alive in the Lake of Fire let's see what happens in Revelation 20 during the millennial Kingdom and this is John writing then I saw an angel coming down from heaven having the key to the bottomless pit and a great chain in his hand think about how great this chain is he laid hold of the Dragon now who threw the dragon out of Heaven Michael Michael threw him out in Revelation 20. it doesn't say Michael here in Revelation 20 but again John's assuming that you know who the who the warrior is who's the one that's going to take Satan now because again it's written in order okay so Revelation 12 if you want to go by the chapter breaks was written before Revelation 20 so he wasn't gonna he didn't need to reiterate that Michael was uh the Archangel who who he already told you he was the one who grabbed Satan and threw him out of Heaven okay in Revelation 12 is everybody following me so now verse 2 he laid hold of the Dragon again that Serpent of old who is the devil and Satan and bounding for a thousand years and he cast him in the bottomless pit and shut him up and he set a seal on him so that he should not to see the Nations anymore till the thousand years were finished and then he will be released for a little while so my friends again we go to Revelation 20 the millennial Kingdom the after he's thrown out who throws him out Revelation 12 tells you literally that Michael throws Satan or the dragon down to the earth now when Yeshua comes and we spend a thousand years on Earth Michael is the one who grabs uh the dragon and puts the chain around him and puts a seal on him and sets him in the bottom was pit until the thousand years are ended only Michael has the authority to do that so we have to understand that we deal with the god of authority okay it's just like whenever we're raptured or resurrected okay no matter what your opinion is the angels are the one who comes to gather us okay you can read that in Matthew 24. okay so yes God has an order and he's created these beautiful Angelic beings if you will these Warriors however you want to call them uh for certain purposes just like Gabriel is the messenger Michael is definitely the warrior and the protector and The Watcher over Israel okay go read Daniel 12 again at that time Michael will stand up and he'll step aside he will he will the restrainable get out of the way he will let Satan have the authority or God will through Michael the Holy Spirit he will allow Satan or the Antichrist to have free Authority total Authority for three and a half years okay and you can go read Daniel 8 you can go read all of these passages that we've spoken about but my friends me personally whenever we reach 2nd Thessalonians 2 and we understand uh the timing of it the day of the Lord and the three and a half years when the Antichrist reveals himself we have to be knowledgeable and that's what Paul is assuming that we are that we've read Matthew 24 that we've read Daniel 9 that we've read Daniel 12 that we've read Daniel 10 all these scriptures that we uh understand so does John in Revelation 12 and Revelation 20 in all these scriptures he's assuming that we have a baby no he mentions Michael by name in Revelation 12 but he does it in Revelation 20 because he assumes that we have the knowledge and the education uh just like with all these other things we talk about of the Torah of the prophets of the understanding of how the Jewish people look at the Archangel Michael okay and again they're deceived by Yeshua because they don't believe in Yeshua but that doesn't mean everything else is wrong okay they've got a lot of great Revelation when it comes to the new moons the anointings of the month Etc they just don't look at it through Yeshua so we have to look at it through their viewpoints as well that it is you go research it to yourself I mean they look at Archangel Michael as their protector over the sons of Israel just like the holy scriptures the scripture of Truth uh the Prophet Daniel tells us you know that the Archangel Michael so when we get into the restrainer the conversation in general we have to identify again the prophecy itself in second Thessalonians 2 but also we have to correlate it to all these other beautiful scriptures that we find that goes with the three and a half year mark Daniel 7. Daniel uh uh Daniel 9 Daniel 12 uh Daniel 10-11 all that Matthew 24 all of these scriptures that's why God put him there he wants us to over and over have confirmation that we are understanding correctly and again this is just my opinion about the restrainer now I mean but that's when we look at the the evidence of who else could it be in the Holy Bible I think it's very clear uh that it's the Archangel Michael without question because he's the one who puts his hands on Satan he's the only one that puts his hands on Satan throws him out of heaven and he's the one who's going to put his hands back on him again with the great chain and I'd love to know how much that chain weighs okay I I just love to know that for my information because I'm sure it's one Hefty chain I can imagine and uh but he's the one that has the watch he's the one who has the power and the authority in my personal opinion to guard over the sons of Israel he's the restrainer who's going to step out of the way he's going to step away from his sword his shield and he will allow because what is written in the in the testimony of the Holy Bible he will allow through of course the Holy Spirit through the Lord God Almighty uh Antichrist to have his way for 42 months and then he Michael after 42 months will grab him and put the chain around him to me it just makes that logical sense as if you read Revelation 12 and Revelation 20. he's the one who puts his hands on him you know both times now Revelation 20 doesn't say uh Michael but again John's assuming that we've read Revelation 12 to get to Revelation 20 and uh that's the way we should properly read it is in order and uh my friends when you look at again second Thessalonians 2 Matthew 24 Daniel 9 10-12 area also Revelation 12 Revelation 20. I'm sure there's other scriptures that I've missed but to me it's just that clear that the restrain trainer the one who will step out of the way when Satan is thrown down is the Archangel Michael and uh to me it's just that clear so with that being said uh if anybody has any questions or concerns uh again I appreciate everybody uh watching tonight I know it's uh Sunday night and everybody's got a big week ahead I'm sure with the occupation children Etc but uh any kind of question or anything feel free to comment um debate uh hey I think it's this you know whatever the case may be uh if you could have a couple of scriptures with that opinion I'd really appreciate it so it can edify all of us you know so that's just uh what we personally believe and I will go through some of these comments real quick and again if anybody has any questions uh feel free or comments uh feel free to put those in the comments section but Shalom to everybody out there uh I just saw a person's name and I forgot to mention this before but um I had a conversation and what kind of provoked this because I know that um I told you guys wrong okay we were going to do the one new body and the one new man tonight but uh over the weekend and I had this conversation or I forget when it was it maybe it was Shabbat or somebody or somewhere in there I had this conversation uh with this believer and I'll uh you know they're on here tonight so it provoked this conversation we're having tonight with the restrainer because I started to meditate on some of the things we were speaking of and the thing that came to me was the restrainer the restrainer because of the conversation I was having with the believer uh that we were talking about the topic so that's where it came from so we will be doing the one new body the one new man Wednesday night or Thursday night or somewhere in there but I just couldn't get away from this restrainer and I've always had the opinion that it was Michael just in the little bit of research that I did and just you know um it's a huge deal of course it is a huge deal it's in the scriptures but um just like with end times prophecy we all have our opinions but for some reason or another you know this Came Upon My Heart to share with you guys in case you didn't in case you looked at it in a certain way and maybe this can give you uh something to look into to pray over and ask the Holy Spirit to lead you he knows best the Holy Spirit knows best but when we look at the The Logical sense of the holy spirit being the restrainer it doesn't make sense because why would the Lord take the holy spirit away from the last three and a half years of the earth which is when they will need it the most you know when you when you get down to it because of the Antichrist they will need the Holy Spirit the most during that time I promise you and also the Believers also the Jewish people so to me it doesn't make any sense uh of course the holy spirit gives Michael the power of course you know but he actually himself is not the one who is doing that uh there's an order and um I believe um he has ordained certain angels to do that and in this case I believe it's Michael and that goes into other reasons I believe is uh anyhow uh it goes into Michael so uh Shalom to everybody out there uh Wanda good to see you uh I can't mention some of these handles so excuse me but everybody out there Rafaela Jake Davis everybody Evan good to see you man Rafaela Dana everybody kill Cal shalom shalom happy tuba Shiva that's correct I forgot to mention that in the very beginning uh tuba Shabbat if you're unfamiliar with tuba Shabbat uh tuba shavat is the calendar of the trees uh yes you can find that in the Bible it's pretty amazing isn't it you can find these things in the Bible uh I believe uh well I can't think I've had a moment a a forgotten moment of where that actually is I know somebody can find that for us uh it's in numbers somewhere uh I can't exactly remember where but it's the calendar of the trees and what they do is they count the trees because God has told them to count the trees uh to uh excuse me I'm sorry here guys God has told them to count the trees uh to uh called them holy and circumcised and they can eat them and things like that so it is in the Bible this is the day it started at sundown it's called tuba Shabbat it's the calendar for the trees to tell how old they are and what they do uh some people do is they eat the fruits of the land the seven species of the land Etc some do a Passover seder with it uh things like that so that is today that is tomorrow remember God's days start in the evening to evening so that's why I said today is right now and then it will go into Sundown tomorrow so uh don't forget to feed the birds tomorrow or really any time you know uh take care of God's animals tuba Shabbat the calendar of the trees thank God for his trees we know how important they are we went through that with the new moon video of the trees symbolic for mankind how we should bear good fruit fruit not bad fruit just like Messiah says so you know all of these things just think about that tomorrow the scriptures that come to mind with the Psalms 1 you know what Messiah said about bearing good fruit all of these things and enjoy tuba Shabbat and thank God for the trees and feed the birds and be nice to Mankind and animals and just be a good person how about that for all of us you know uh what's wrong with that but uh no that is tomorrow thank you so much Rafaela for uh reminding me of that but uh yes that is tomorrow uh tuba Shabbat but uh yeah there's not too many uh questions or comments on tonight so if you guys uh want to comment on anything with that uh whether you agree or not that's okay you know but I thought it was a very interesting topic uh for sure um uh when you look at it and remember Paul's a prophet and when he talks about these things in Thessalonians when he talks about trumpets when he talks about the last Trump he's literally telling you these things it's not just symbolism it's literal the last Trump's the last Trump the seventh trumpet you know so we've got to take Paul for what he writes literal too okay not just throw symbolism at everything you know we uh from what I believe is we don't take symbolism until we have to take symbolism you know we always take it literal until it makes us go symbolism for instance the Beast Kingdom I saw a beast okay he saw a beast it was a line of bear and a leopard okay well what does that mean well you go back to Daniel 7 and it tells you that's the kingdom that he's speaking so that's what I'm talking about I mean we have to understand where uh the source of the reference comes from and that's no difference with uh the topic that we're speaking of tonight uh with the restrainer is yes let's identify the prophecy but let's also identify the time period that Paul's speaking of uh what he was speaking of with the Thessalonians in chap in uh the first book he wrote to them and that's going to identify with the second book we understand they're the faithful church we understand the time period of the three and a half years who stands up at those three and a half years Michael does who puts his hands on Satan during that time period Michael does throws him down to the Earth and in my opinion in Revelation 20 he's the angel who puts his hands on him again and wraps him in the chain you know for the thousand years and then obviously he's destroyed after uh the Thousand Years so uh that's to me it just really is that sequence of events and that logical of that so I hope that's helped everybody tonight I hope everybody's got Revelation if they didn't or something to pray into if this is something they want to pray into or not again this is something that again is in times prophecy you know um you know the Great Commission is the Great Commission you know all these other things are all these other things but the restrainer is the restrainer too and since it's in the Bible we have to have a correct understanding of who this is and what it looks like because again if those people on this Earth at that time and not to get into the Rapture debate they need to understand these things they need to understand the three and a half year mark and all of the scriptures that we've looked at and also yes it's important to understand the order that God has ordained I mean it's just cool to understand who's the restrainer you know um and it's the Archangel Michael and I believe that's all throughout even when you go to some of the extra biblical sources of the Apocrypha the tamoods some of these things you will find Michael as the chief head of the Warriors okay he's the warrior um uh Angel so to speak so uh it's so interesting because uh I don't think I've shared this with anybody but my nephew and I just wrote a wrote a song uh and the Angel Michael is in there actually which is pretty interesting I just thought about that so that's a that's pretty cool but um yeah the Angel Michael is an interesting study and there's so much more this is just a brief um you know through the scriptures you know and that's the way it should be just a brief here you go here's the scriptures and then everybody uh can do uh What uh they want with um uh with the end times prophecy so if you're not familiar with end times prophecy um we have to be very careful with it very responsible with it we have to have the foundation and I've mentioned this before the New Testament writers in some cases not all cases in some cases they're assuming that we have the education and the knowledge and the wisdom of the Torah the prophets and the Psalms it's just that simple when we read certain understandings and not every single sentence now so please don't take me out of context but when we read certain things like 2nd Thessalonians 2 where we read uh stuff about what Paul's saying about the Torah we have to understand it from his mindset of how he was looking at it as a Pharisee and he knew the Torah and he's coming from that foundational standpoint okay and that's why people take Paul out of context and that's why Peter warned not to take Paul out of context in second Peter to their own destruction because it is hard to understand some of his things and he does kind of like with me talking we just keep rambling you know it's like sentence after sentence after sentence after sentence after sentence and there's no stopping point for the reader to really gather the thoughts because it's just a continuing run on and that and I'm not judging or condemning or anything like that we just have to be very careful very slow to read Paul you know not taking him out of context and say where's the reference point to this because everything in the New Testament you can find in the old everything you know and that's the way God designed it you know because we've got to have two witnesses it's going to be ordained in the Old Testament if you want to call it the Old Testament I like to call it the Tanakh because it's still a living breathing document that has to be fulfilled okay every jot and Tittle so it's not old okay it's the living Torah okay because Yeshua is the living Torah okay so we have to understand these things that uh the reference points we have to have two or three witnesses to establish a matter that's Deuteronomy 19 15 that's First Corinthians Paul says the same thing to confirm the two witnesses so Paul says about the two witnesses to confirm the two witnesses that we need um that we need to understand that for instance what we talked about tonight second Thessalonians 2 what did we do we identified the time slot of three and a half years because that's where most biblical Scholars and prophecy teachers believe that that's where the Antichrist will reveal himself well that's what Paul's talking about the Son of Perdition to reveal himself of his true character of who he truly is pronouncing himself as God all these things well when we read that it should click off it should give us a light wolf should shine Matthew 24. Daniel 9 Daniel 12. you know all of these passages uh Daniel 7 Revelation 12 all of these passages that confirm the time slot of 2nd Thessalonians so when you take 2nd Thessalonians time slot the three and a half year mark when he reveals himself and you go to all these other scriptures then it's going to lead you to Daniel 12 and who stands up at the three and a half year mark that is uh Michael and who throws Satan out at the three and a half year mark that is Michael Revelation 12. and so so forth and so on so whenever we deal with end times prophecy and some people kind of shy away from end times prophecy but there's no need to shy away from it because the spirit or I'm sorry the testimony of Yeshua Jesus is the spirit of Prophecy so if we don't have prophecy in our testimony of Yeshua we're missing some of it okay not all of it but we're missing some of it for instance to show them that he died on Passover all these things the Fulfillment of Prophecy the show and what he has done and what he will do you know it's really that simple so there's no need to be really intimidated by end of the age prophecy end times prophecy biblical prophecy whatever uh one may call that we should not be intimidated with it we just have to be very responsible with it and we have to not just jump to Revelation you know we got to jump to the Torah we got to jump to the prophets and then jump to Revelation and I promise you it will make a lot more sense to you if you read it in that organization instead of jumping to Revelation 12 and let me see who this is with the dragon in with the Ten Kings and let me just point to America and whoever else is out there you know and I'm being facetious but I'm being serious at the same time as we really have to understand the mindset of Hall of the prophets of Yeshua what were they trying to make us understand where were they leading us back to you know because that's what they were doing they were trying to help you to confirm remember two or three Witnesses they want you to confirm that's why Messiah says in Matthew 20 before let the reader understand go back to Daniel everybody he's telling you go to the Prophet Daniel that's what Yeshua himself came out of his mouth you know so we have to understand is he's trying to get us to understand these things to get Witnesses so that we can edify ourselves with the restrainer with the Ten Kings with who the Antichrist is with all of these symbolic things and the restrainer is that okay uh Rafaela Shalom to you a little late tonight but I will read Thessalonians tomorrow with the mindset of all you said tonight I think we'll be able to understand a little more what Paul is saying yes um and and that's the thing is again we've got to read it all of us me included from get out of our Gentile mindset and into whatever you want to call it God's mindset the hebraic mindset the Jewish mindset whatever people want to call that the biblical mindset and get into the reference points because that is so important when you read the New Testament my friend so important is to understand that they are believing that we have a basic understanding of the Torah and the prophets and the Psalms in some cases uh okay it's just like a perfect example of this is this when Yeshua went on to explain what murder was other than the physical act of it you had to know what murder was from the Torah to understand what he was saying in that you see what I'm saying when he went on to explain what adultery was beside the physical act of it is lusting with your eyes well if you didn't know it was in the Torah then you don't know what he's talking about do you understand what I'm saying so he's assuming Yeshua is assuming that you've read The Ten Commandments or the people that he was talking to read The Ten Commandments and he expounded upon those do you understand what I'm saying so they're assuming and they're giving us the benefit of the doubt that we are educated with the Torah the prophets and the Psalms and we're not going to take him or Paul or Peter or John or any of the other writers out of context or with the prophecy so to speak so that's all I'm saying is we have to understand that whenever and that that came to me the other day when I was reading Colossians and I was reading Ephesians and Galatians and I like to go read these letters and really I mean there's only a couple of chapters or whatever but that's what came to me and I'm like goodness you know because uh one of the ones that I get the most service Colossians you know the scripture we've talked about it before about you know don't judge me because the food drink festivals sabbaths new moons all that and the people who do not celebrate that come to me and tell me don't judge them for that I'm like well they're not talking to you okay Paul's talking to the set apart believers who are keeping the dietary laws the appointed times the festivals the sabbaths the new moons okay he's not talking to the pagans they're not keeping it so that's what I'm talking about we've got to understand who is Paul talking to who's the prophets talking to we've got to understand and ask ourselves all of these things to have a responsible approach to all of these things and I'm not saying I know every single thing and I'm right about everything I'm not I'm not saying that I'm saying for all of us to really be bereans and connect the dots because again nothing's going to be written new in the New Testament that you cannot find in the old there you're just not going to find it okay I mean you will find it I mean okay there's going to be two or three witnesses to these things and that's what the end times prophecy and we just have to look for the matches okay let me look for the time match let me look for the uh animal match the line the bear the leopard let me look for the three and a half year match look let's look for matches we've got to puzzle this thing together and that's so important I know I've kind of gone off on a rabbit Trail but when we're talking about End of the Age prophecy we've got to look at it in that responsible format because other than that you get oh my gosh Russia's Gog they're coming through Ukraine down to Israel no they're not I can guarantee you they're not I promise you they won't okay and if they do I'll be the first one to come on this video and say I was wrong but I can guarantee you according to the biblical prophets Russia is not going to invade Israel okay never ever why would they they have no there's no reason okay it's not part of the Soviet Union that's why they invaded Ukrainian probably a few few other reasons as well but we have to again because that's my response to all of the um how can I say this in a nice way the folks who are out there teaching that Gog and Magog is Russia has given people the wrong geographical area to look in okay period I'm not trying to be ugly towards those people or whatever we can all have our opinions but there's only one true opinion and we all of us have to try to find that true opinion myself included okay of the Bible of what the Bible says about it not what Chad says about it or anybody else of what does the Holy Bible say about uh Gog and Magog what does the table of Nations look like with that where are these areas located in I'm just trying to give you guys some ideas um because sometimes end times prophecy kind of scares people and they don't want to look into it but it is our duty it is our blessed Duty it is our honor and our privilege it is our commandment actually Messiah said to watch that you may be counted Worthy to get out of all these things and not experience these things and I know that's a Rapture debate right there just with that scripture you know in Luke 21 but that's what he says he says watch so you may be kind of worthy by watching you know it ties into watching okay that's why it says thief in the night okay what do we read in first Thessalonians tonight you don't don't worry about it faithful church because you know the modim and I'm doing it in Chad's phrasing okay uh don't worry about a Thessalonian Church you're faithful you know the modim you're not going to be caught as a thief in the night but the dead church WIll in the lukewarm church WIll that's basically what Paul is saying uh in uh Chad Southern uh Georgia language okay is that is a is uh basically that the dead Church the lukewarm Church read it in Revelation they're the ones who get caught as a thief in the night not the Thessalonians or in our case the faithful Church uh so to speak so we have to look at all of these things uh through a lens in my mind a Hebrew lens uh and I Know It that offends a lot of Christians but we've got to get out of our Greek Gentile mindset okay and look at it in a Hebrew Jewish mindset because the book is Jewish your Messiah is 100 Jewish okay he's the god of Israel okay he's the lion of the tribe of Judah that's where the word Jew comes from Judah okay so we have to understand that okay uh thank you and bless you uh and to you as well Dan uh Dana thank you also don't worry about rambling for you have actually helped me and give me well um I do ramble and I do apologize because no one likes to listen to anybody Rambo and ramble but uh there's some things that uh I believe uh that we can expound upon because I do think that end times prophecy for a lot of reasons not to get into that uh but end times prophecy people shy away from because it does scare them you know number one uh it does you know it does scare them it does they do have a misunderstanding oh we're all we call it a thief in the night you know things like that no one knows the day or the hour some of these misunderstandings that we have and that's okay that's why we edify each other you know but end times prophecy it does um cause worry and stress to a lot of people you know of course it does because why wouldn't it right um but we were built for this time my friends we were made for this time if we are living at that time and I'm not saying we're living in the seven year tribulation we're not we're not in the seven year tribulation okay let me make that clear we are not in the seven year tribulation but if we're the generation to live at the End of the Age however you want to look at it call that seven years 14 years 21 years 100 years 50 years whatever then it's a blessing it's an honor to go through these things and to witness these things and just like the prophet Joel says it's going to be awesome and it's going to be terrible it's gonna be awesome for all of us to witness this but it's going to be terrible because of souls that are being lost okay but there's no question when we look at this topic tonight the restrainer think about it I mean it gives me holy bumps or chill bumps or whatever you want to call it I mean when you think about the power that the Archangel Michael has whether you believe he's the restrainer or not the power that he has because it literally tells you he throws Satan Out of Heaven okay in Revelation 12 the power and the authority that God has given this Angelic being okay the Archangel Michael is totally phenomenal I mean he's the one who puts his hands on Satan and throws him out of Heaven he gets the privilege to do that wouldn't you and me like that privilege I know I would like that privilege okay I would like to I'd like a couple more minutes with him you know a couple more rounds in the boxing ring you know if you will with the Holy Spirit of course and with Yeshua I can't I can't do it without them but I would like to uh I would have loved to be in wouldn't you uh what a great honor what a great privilege what a great blessing that the Archangel Michael and the authority and the power that he's given him to fight the kingdoms of Persia the kingdoms of Yvonne or Greece and eventually uh Satan himself I mean he's the one and if you can imagine uh I know I I've never really been a a big Comic Book Guy but if you can imagine a comic book explosion of good versus evil uh with uh the Archangel Michael versus Satan wow I mean you know meditate on that for a little bit you know and that's pretty that's pretty heavy stuff but uh we have to understand that uh it's going to happen uh we could be the generation to see that happen we could be the generation that lives during that time you know so to speak whether you're pre-trip or not you could be wrong I could be wrong we'll see what happens but regardless of the fact we need to be prepared uh and that's the whole point of this conversation or a Rapture conversation is no matter what your opinion may be just be humble enough to say hey if I'm wrong I might have to go through this seven year tribulation period just be humble enough just to have that idea in your mind to be prepared just in case uh one has the wrong interpretation of it and I could have the wrong interpretation of it I'm not a preacher guy okay but if he comes pre-trib Hallelujah I'll be ready on the Feast of trumpets and take me now Lord you know I don't lose anything because I believe we're going through the seven year tribulation period but if you're a preacher person and that's fine if you are just make sure that you're not so dogmatic that if you're wrong that your whole theology basically throws out the window because everybody's banking on being taken away at the Rapture and again it is our blessed hope and it is what we look for but I think the focus in my personal opinion is so focused on being taken out that the focus is not on the Great Commission of saving Souls before you are taken out whenever that time is and guess what your rapture could be tomorrow mine could be tomorrow okay so you know when we get into the Rapture conversation to me of course it's our blessed hope I can't wait that's going to be one of those where we talk about it's going to blow away science it is it's going to be amazing okay and David and I talk about it all the time the transitions of what the end generation will see I mean you think about the faith they call it the faithless generation back in The Exodus days you know because they saw the plagues they saw the Red Sea split they saw all these the water the Mana all these things and they were still faithless okay now you fast forward to this generation that is going to see at the very end and what that generation is going to see whether we are that generation or not we will see what happens according to the prophets as we watch this goes watch everything go down in the Middle East in North Africa but if we are that generation my friends we are going to witness some amazing events in In Our Lifetime if we are part of that okay and I'm not saying we are I'm just saying if we are we're going to see some things again that's going to blow our minds because you're seeing the Fulfillment of biblical prophecy and whenever you that's why the hearts of men are going to faint okay because when you see these things it's going to blow you away and just like the faithless generation was back in The Exodus days as they called them okay I I don't I don't call them that but that's what they're called we're going to see we better get our minds wrapped around End of the Age prophecy in a responsible way in the geographical areas and to understand in our hearts just just in case we're not taken out that we are going to have to be those ones who are the great exploits the ones that are going to put our lives on the line the one that's going to you're going to have to make that decision are you going to put your head on that board and get it chopped off or not have you made that decision yet it's something to think about okay it's something definitely to think about he didn't take Paul out he didn't take the disciples out he didn't take Stephen out he didn't he only took Elijah out he only took a Enoch out of course the master was resurrected and ascended but there's not another I know I'm getting into the Rapture debate but it's just on my heart not to really debate it my heart is for anybody that's pre-trip just to be humble enough to say you know what if I'm wrong I'm going to prepare myself spiritually mentally emotionally and physically as much as I can and I'm going to do my part in God's kingdom during that time that's all I'm asking that's all I'm begging actually that you do and if if anybody wants to stay pre-trip God bless you and I hope you're right that'll be great wonderful but if we're but if they're wrong if pre-trip is wrong then I think a lot of people you're talking about are falling away when um and I'm not saying anybody individually on this call or this video or anybody out there but for one that is putting all of their theology into being raptured away before the seven year tribulation um I want to be very careful with this I would really pray into that that's probably what I that's the best thing that I could say is that is a risky proposition when you don't know for sure and no one can say for sure no matter what scriptures you give me okay because I can look at them a different way you can look at them a different way pre-trip post trip all this trip pan trip I forget there's so many you know but the bottom line is my friends is the most responsible understanding of the Resurrection or the Rapture the most responsible in so many ways is to think that we're going to be here for the seven years and hope that he takes us out at the beginning that's the most responsible look at it because it goes into the Great Commission okay and I know oh that's what the 144 is oh that's what the two witnesses are for no that is you and me that is our responsibility as well as the two witnesses and the one forty four thousand so to me and and I'm not trying to come across anybody any sort of way if they are pre-trib but when I think a pre-trib Rapture I think of almost anti-grade commission I think of almost anti-gospel I think of almost anti-Semitism that's what I think oh well that's Israel's that's Israel oh that's on them we've been so good the Gentiles have been so good that God's going to take us away uh and the Jews the Jews and the Christian the Jews and the Christians believer years Jew and Gentile Believers we've been so great that God's going to take us away nowhere in the Holy Bible has that been done before nowhere zero as a group of people going into heaven not one time has that happened that I can find and if you can find that please show me that but there's only been two individuals besides God himself and That Was Elijah and that's Enoch and they will have to come down and they will have to die because flesh and blood cannot inherit the kingdom of heaven so however that looks with the Rapture and Resurrection I know some of us will not die things like that I get it but the scriptures should show you Enoch tells you in the Book of Enoch that he's going to be living during the tribulation so I know that that's not part of the uh the Pharisees and the Sadducees and what they tried to do to the uh the gospel account of everything in the Holy Bible with the canyon I know they didn't include Enoch in there but personally I think Enoch should be in there and Enoch says that he will be living during the days of the tribulation with as we know Elijah because those are the only two besides Messiah but actually Messiah did die you know and he was resurrected so Elijah and Enoch was the only two that have not uh tasted uh the death so that's just my personal opinion and again not to get into the Rapture debate or whatever my heart goes out to those who are so dogmatic they can't be responsible enough to say you know what what if I'm wrong gosh we should always ask ourselves that I asked myself that all the time correct me wherever I'm wrong theology eschatology any any way you know correct me where I'm wrong because we're all trying to get to the truth of the matter and I'm not saying I know everything I don't okay but we've got to have these conversations about some of these end time prophecy events that are going to take place so that we can educate not only ourselves but also our children that are coming down the line if we are not the generation that's going to witness these beautiful events to take place okay and terrible events okay it's both okay it's the Fulfillment of Prophecy but it is a tough thing to see when people are being um martyred uh so to speak so we have to look at all of this together in one like I said I mean the Bible's not going to contradict itself uh the prophets are all talking about one specific time when it comes down to it the day of the Lord Paul's talking about one specific time Thessalonians 1 into the day of the Lord and then you do your calculations on where you think that the Antichrist is going to reveal himself his true nature and that's the three and a half year mark so I hope this has been helpful for everybody I know I've gone on a lot of tangents and you know going on a lot of different areas and things like that you can always email me uh and we can talk about whatever you want to talk about as well but we'll be back with you guys uh here uh this week a few times um I've had to think about what day it was it is Sunday uh so we'll be doing the letter not tomorrow but on Tuesday night we'll be doing the next Hebrew letter in the book um and I believe that is the yog we'll be doing that'll be Tuesday night at eight o'clock and then also we'll be doing the one new body the one new man on Thursday night uh as well so basically every other night uh Tuesday and Thursday this week we'll be with you and uh then we'll go from there and I think the new moons and you know obviously in a couple weeks if it's the full moon tonight on tuba Shabbat so everybody have a great tube of Shabbat grab me a piece of fruit feed the birds love the birds love creation love each other love the Lord you guys know it y'all stay blessed out 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