Prophetic Events — page 26

There will also be vast topographical changes on the earth. . There will be a new river with healing waters gushing out from beneath the temple in the center of Jerusalem and dividing into two streams, one to the east emptying into the Dead Sea, and the other to the west emptying into the Mediterranean Sea. They will run through the new valley opened by the feet of the Lord, at His coming on the Mount of Olives. The river will enrich and fertilize the land. ; ; ; . The Dead Sea will be healed and its waters will be populated with an enormous school of fish. The fishermen will line up on its shores. . The isolated swamps of the Dead Sea will not be healed. .

Other new rivers will also gush forth in the land. , 35:6,7; 41:18.

The desert will blossom like the rose. .

The Euphrates River, the Nile River and the Brook of Egypt will dry up and will no longer be used. ; ; ; .

The arm of the Red Sea (probably the left branch of the Sea, crossed by Israel at the time of its Exodus from Egypt) will dry up. .

Some mountains and valleys will be leveled, perhaps as a result of the Lord having shaken the earth with earthquakes, volcanoes and other natural catastrophes. ; ; ; ; .

The Sun will shine seven times brighter and the Moon will be as bright as the present Sun. .

The four seasons will remain the same on the earth. ; ; .

Agricultural fertility and vegetation will prosper. The earth will produce crops such as has never been known before (at least since the fall of man, Gen. 3). ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; .

The most unlikely places on the earth, such as the mountain peaks, will produce abundant harvests. . The fields and meadows of the earth will be clothed with flocks and the valleys will be covered with grain. ; . Weapons will be transformed into useful agricultural tools. ; . There will be no weeds, thorns or briars, except in the land of Edom. This will be of great help for productivity. ; . The crops will be so great that they will not have time to harvest everything before it is already time to sow again. The one who plows will overtake the one who reaps, and the one who treads the grapes, the one who plants the seeds. .

The farmers will enjoy surprising results from their flocks. A young cow, which in general would not be able to produce a large quantity of milk, will produce so abundantly that they will make butter from the surplus. .

The land of Israel will be so fertile that it will resemble the garden of Eden. .

The enormous flocks of sheep and herds of cattle of every kind, belonging to Israel, will fill the land to the point of invading the streets of the cities. ; ; .

Along the banks of the river will grow every kind of fruit tree. They will be so productive that they will bear fruit every month, and not annually as happens today. ; .

Medicinal herbs, made from the leaves of the trees that will grow along the banks of the Dead Sea, will be used for healing cuts and bruises. .

There will be no more poverty. No poor person will be found anymore on the face of the earth. There will be provision for the needy, for the orphan and for the widows. ; ; ; .

The land of Edom will remain a perpetual desolation from generation to generation throughout the Millennium.

Thorns, nettles and thistles will grow throughout the desolate land. This will be a constant reminder to all nations of the consequences of hating the Lord and His people Israel. ; ; ; .

The great cities of Europe and America will not be rebuilt. They will remain virtually uninhabited throughout the Millennium, after the angels have passed through separating the wicked from the righteous. The beasts of the field will wander through the interiors of the houses, in the desolate cities. ; ; .* [ Note: *Babylon represents, as a type, the western nations of Christendom. ] Although the glory, power and majesty of the Lord are, then, being manifested throughout the earth, many will remain submissive by feigning obedience to the Lord. ; ; ; ; .

When the period of 1,000 years of Christ's reign (the Millennium) is drawing to its end, Satan will be released from the abyss to test the inhabitants of the earth (not those of heaven) for a brief period of time. He will deceive those who remained merely feigning obedience in the Kingdom and will gather them against the beloved city of Jerusalem. .

When the rebels, led by Satan, go up against Jerusalem, the Lord will rain fire from heaven and destroy them. .

Satan will be cast into the lake of fire forever. ; . On that occasion the Lord will cause the heavens and the earth to be dissolved with great heat. ; ; ; ; ; . Time ends. .

The second resurrection will take place, also called the "resurrection of condemnation" () or the resurrection of the unjust (). All those who died in their sins, without faith, throughout the entire period in which Time existed (from Cain to the end of the Millennium), will be resurrected to stand before the Lord at His great white throne in order to be judged. This is the judgment of the (wicked) dead. ; ; ; ; .

The fallen angels who remained in chains of darkness will be brought out of the abyss and judged. ; ; .

The saints will assist the Lord in the judgment of the angels. . The Lord will return the Kingdom (of the Son of Man) to God the Father and will devote Himself completely to His Bride. Although He returns the Kingdom, He does not give up His Humanity. He remains a Man for all eternity. As Man, the Son will be subject to the Father forever. ; .

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