END TIME: Armageddon: the Final Battle and the Great Change

Originally titled: Presidents and Politics in Prophecy

The United States of America has just completed the longest Presidential campaign in its history. For more than two years the people have been subjected to a constant barrage of platitudes and promises coming from the candidates.

That is part of the process, but frightening events of political, economic, and international scope are raising doubts in the people that “change” may not go as smoothly as promised. Even the newly elected President expressed his own warnings that change may not happen as quickly as most people think or hope.

"Change," unfortunately, has always been a catch phrase of those who desire power over the people. Demagogues throughout history have softened the people with the promise of change in order to gain position. In this latest race, both candidates sincerely preached their own doctrine of change. Lest some be offended I will not list those who in the historical record also promised change, and a "new reign" or "down with the current regime and up with the new."

However, in spite of our efforts real change is coming. It is called the “Great Change” or the “Restoration!”

“Be careful what you believe”

What we believe means little, if it is not confirmed by what we do. We provide testimony to what we believe by our actions. The campaigns and the many speeches are finished and silence prevails. Words mean little now. Deeds mean a lot. Words that had been spoken provide a witness now either for or against the actions that follow.

And that leads us into what the prophecies say concerning not only the future of the United States of America, but also for all nations on earth.

The Coming Global Separation

It is difficult to draw a contrast between the way things are now and the way they will be in the next age. The problem is that the darkness is so pervasive most people fail see outside of their own context. In a recent email I told how the brightness and power of the "Light" is so great that it is like "standing naked on the sun." And the "darkness" is so dark that it is like standing in a coal mine with no light where one tries to strain at opening his or her eyelids and still sees nothing but blackness.

For someone to see both Light and Darkness requires the Spirit of Elohim Without that Spirit, people will hear and see nothing.

The lamp of the body is the eye. If therefore your eye is good, all your body shall be enlightened. But if your eye is evil, all your body shall be darkened. If, then, the "light" that is within you is darkness, how great is that darkness! Matthew 6:22-23

Blessed is the name of Elah forever and ever, for wisdom and might are His. And He changes the times and the seasons and raises up rulers. He gives wisdom to the wise and knowledge to those who possess understanding. He reveals deep and secret matters. He knows what is in the darkness, and Light dwells with Him. Daniel 2:22-23

And what is true for the "average Joe" is true also of the rulers of the nations. Unless the Spirit of Elah is in them, they also walk in darkness and can provide little or no help to the people they rule.

The Final Battle Over Control of the People

The final battles of the end of this age may appear to be between nations, will actually be between the Sons of Light and the Sons of Darkness. Light is coming to the world, its people and its nations. And the Sons of Darkness love darkness because their deeds are evil and their time is short.

The following is the prophecy of the final battle and of the great change that will come upon all the people. This is from the Dead Sea Scrolls, column 1 of the War Scrolls:

For the In[structor, the Rule of] the War. The first attack of the Sons of Light shall be undertaken against the forces of the Sons of Darkness, the army of Belial: the troops of Edom, Moab, the sons of Ammon, the [Amalekites], Philistia, and the troops of the Kittim ["archetypical bad guys") of Asshur. Supporting them are those who have violated the covenant.

The sons of Levi, the sons of Judah, and the sons of Benjamin, [the House of Judah] those exiled to the wilderness, shall fight against them with [ . . . ] against all their troops, when the exiles of the Sons of Light return from the Wilderness [desert] of the Peoples to camp in the Wilderness [desert] of Jerusalem.

Then after the battle they shall go up from that place a[nd the king of] the Kittim [shall enter] into Egypt. In his time he shall go forth with great wrath to do battle against the kings of the north and in his anger he shall set out to destroy and eliminate the strength of Israel.

Then there shall be a time of salvation for the People of God, and a time of dominion for all the men of His forces, and eternal annihilation for all the forces of Belial.

There shall be g[reat] panic [among] the sons of Japheth [Iran, Russia, China]. Assyria shall fall with no one to come to his aid, and the supremacy of the Kittim shall cease, that wickedness be overcome without a remnant. There shall be no survivors of [all the Sons of] Darkness.

Then [the Sons of Rig]hteousness shall shine to all ends of the world, continuing to shine forth until end of the appointed seasons of darkness.

Then at the time appointed by God, His great excellence shall shine for all the times of e[ternity;] for peace and blessing, glory and joy, and long life for all Sons of Light.

On the day when the Kittim fall there shall be a battle and horrible carnage before the God of Israel, for it is a day appointed by Him from ancient times as a battle of annihilation for the Sons of Darkness. On that day the congregation of the gods [Mighty Ones or Elohim and the congregation of men shall engage one another, resulting in great carnage. The Sons of Light and the forces of Darkness shall fight together to show the strength of God with the roar of a great multitude and the shout of gods and men: a day of disaster.

It is a time of distress fo[r al]l the people who are redeemed by God. In all their afflictions none exists that is like it, hastening to its completion as an eternal redemption. On the day of their battle against the Kittim, they shall g[o forth for] carnage in battle. In three lots the Sons of Light shall stand firm so as to strike a blow at wickedness, and in three the army of Belial shall strengthen themselves so as to force the retreat of the forces [of Light. And when the] banners of the infantry cause their hearts to melt. then the strength of God will strengthen the he[arts of the Sons of Light.] In the seventh lot the great hand of God shall overcome [Belial and al]1 the angels of his dominion, and all the men of [his forces shall be destroyed forever].
From The Dead Sea Scrolls a new translation. © 1996 by Michael Wise, Martin Abegg, Jr., and Edward Cook. Harper San Francisco. An Imprint of HarperCollins Publishers, Inc

This prophecy reflects the prophecies found in Ezekiel, Daniel, Zechariah, and Revelation. It also is the essence of the prophecies in the Book of Enoch Note in the last paragraph that a stand-off happens and the Sons of Light are forced to retreat. It is at this point that "In the seventh lot the great hand of God shall overcome [Belial and al]l the angels of his dominion, and all the men of [his forces shall be destroyed forever]." In other words, the situation comes very close to the defeat of the Sons of Light, until the One in whom they trust comes to bring an end to the Sons of Darkness.(Zechariah 14)

Righteousness Vs. Wickedness: The Final War to End All Wars

What dynamics are going to lead to the recognizable difference between the Sons of Light[Righteousness] and the Sons of Darkness [Wickedness]?

As we draw nearer to the finals battles of the end time, other forces are coming that will bring "change" to the world. These are listed in Revelation 8, 9 and 10 and come not from forces on earth, but rather from forces that act upon the earth and its people from outside the earth’s atmosphere, that is, from the heavens, including gravitational forces, dust clouds, asteroids, space debris and gases coming from one called "Abaddon" and "Apollyn," which means the "Traveling Destroyer."

Our Father Enoch’s Message for His Children

That “righteousness will prevail after all” was written down for us by our father Enoch This message applies to all the sons of Enoch whether they are Presidents or auto-workers, young or old, male or female, rich and poor, because ALL who are alive today are the descendants of Enoch.

And Enoch spoke to all the children of righteousness and said: ‘Hear, you sons of Enoch all the words of your father, and listen with attention to the voice of my mouth, for I exhort you and say to you, beloved, love uprightness and walk therein. Do not come near to uprightness with a double heart, and do not associate with those who have a double heart. Walk in righteousness, my sons, and it will guide you on good paths, and righteousness will be your companion. Because I know that violence must increase on the earth, and a great punishment will be executed on the earth. All unrighteousness will come to an end. Yes, it will be cut off from its roots, and its whole structure will be destroyed.

But unrighteousness will again be consummated [completed] on the earth, and all the deeds of unrighteousness, violence, and transgression will prevail in a twofold degree. And when sin, unrighteousness, blasphemy, and violence in all kinds of deeds increase, and apostasy, transgression, uncleanness increase, a great punishment will come from heaven upon all these, and the holy Lord will come forth with wrath and chastisement to execute judgment on earth.
Enoch: The Book Behind the Bible, chapter 91.

“The Messengers showed me. From them I heard everything, and from them I understood as I saw, but not for this generation, but for a remote one which is to come.

“Concerning the elect I took up my parable concerning them, and said:

“The Set-apart Great One will come from His dwelling. The eternal Elohim will tread upon the earth, and appear from His camp in the strength of His might from the heaven of heavens.

“And all will be struck with fear, and the Watchers will quake. Great fear and trembling will seize them. To the ends of the earth the high mountains will be shaken, and the high hills will be made low, and melt like wax before the flame. The earth will be wholly torn apart, and all living things upon the earth will die. A judgment will be upon all.

“But with the right-doers He will make peace and will protect the chosen, and mercy will be on them. And they will all belong to Elah, and they will be prospered, and they will all be blessed. He will help them all. And light will appear to them, and He will make peace with them.

“And look! He comes with ten thousands of His set-apart ones to execute judgment on all, and to destroy all the ungodly, and to convict all flesh of all the works of their ungodliness that they have ungodly committed, and of all the hard things that ungodly sinners have spoken against Him.”
Enoch: The Book Behind the Bible, chapter 1.

We are living in the time of the end, whether we know it or not and whether we believe it or not. The prophecies above will come upon the earth and its people, but the news is not all bad, in fact, it is very good. When these prophecies have come to their completion, then right-rulers will possess the nations and the people who then live on the earth, even though they were dead, will rejoice and understand why this very powerful "change" had to come to the world.