We have determined it is possible for a generation to know prophecy will be fulfilled in their lifetime. We recognize the prophecies of the coming of the Messiah are divided into two groups, and the first group has been fulfilled. We will now begin to look for pictographic details in the visions and prophecies and match them to similar details in other prophecies in order to sort them into groups. Sorting prophecies of End Time events into groups will help us find the sequence in which they will occur.

THE QUESTION
Which events, occurring before That Day, will show the wise virgins of this generation that their Master is coming in their lifetime? Mat. 25:2-10. In order to answer this question we must separate events which will occur on That Day from those which must precede or follow That Day.

SING A NEW SONG
In the Ninety-eighth Psalm Solomon says, "O sing unto the Lord a new song... for He cometh to judge the world..." The phrase "sing a new song" must have seemed insignificant to those who first heard these words, because Solomon often wrote new songs. But in these last days, (with the advantage of hindsight and the Revelation of John,) those words "sing a new song" take on new a significance. John wrote, "They sang as it were a new song..." The rest of Solomon's song, we can now see, speaks of "That Day," the day the Lord comes. Rev. 5:6-10, 7:9-10, 19:6-7.

Therefore we see the phrase "Sing a new song" is a key word by which we can align two scriptures. "Cometh to judge the world" is also a clue which we can use to match this prophecy to other prophecy. Using a concordance, look up the phrase "judge the world" and compare the listed verses to find those which describe this End Time Event.

THE UNIVERSE ENDS
Solomon tells us clearly the foundations of this earth, and the heavens, will perish. Psalms 102:26. "All the host of heaven shall be dissolved, and the heavens shall be rolled together as a scroll: and all their host shall fall..." Isa. 34:4. Mat. 24:29, Rev. 19:11. This is an excellent metaphor of a collapsing galaxy, or of our galaxy falling into a "universal black hole." Falling stars (their host shall fall) is a key word which will help us match prophecies which describe End Time Events.

WORKING MODEL
Draw a pictograph of the universe on a piece of typing paper. Tape each end to a pencil and roll half onto each, and put a rubber band around it. Carry it in a pocket for a few days. Then unroll it on a flat surface and release both pencils. Falling stars and collapsing galaxies are events which we should be able to see for some time prior to His coming, and thus will give us some warning.

WE WITNESS ITS END
Will any of God's Children remain alive on this earth to see this day? Speaking of the tribulation which will come on this world in its last days, Isaiah wrote, "Except the Lord... had left us a very small remnant, we should have been as Sodom... we should have been as Gomorrah." Sodom and Gomorrah were completely destroyed by fire. There were no survivors. This gives us a hint of the cause and severity of the coming tribulation. Isa. 1:9, Dan. 12:1, 2 Peter 3:10.

The Messiah spoke of this day, and this remnant, in this way. "And except those days be shortened, there would be no flesh saved; but for the elect's sake those days shall be shortened." John also refers to this remnant, saying, "the remnant were afrighted, and gave glory to the God of Heaven." Mat. 24:22, Rev. 11:13. Dan. 9:27, Isa. 10:20-27.

GREAT MEN HIDE
Isaiah sees the events of That Day and describes what he saw in these words. "Enter into the rocks, and hide thee in the dust, for the fear of the Lord... and they shall go into the holes of the rocks, and into the caves of the earth, for the fear of the Lord, and for the glory of His majesty." John also sees these events, writing: "the kings of the earth... the great men... hid themselves in... dens and... rocks of the mountains, for the great day of His wrath has come..." It is written: "In That Day... the Lord alone shall be exalted." Isa. 2:10-11, 17, 19-21. Rev. 6:15-17. Men building underground shelters to protect themselves from nuclear war is a sign of His coming.

SHAKE TERRIBLY
The Lord Himself, speaking through Ezekiel, said: "Behold, it is come... it is done, saith the Lord God; this is the day whereof I have spoken." Eze. 39:8 and Zep. 1:15-18. "It is done." Rev. 16:17, 2 Thes. 1:7-10. And Isaiah (speaking of His glory and majesty, from which even the heavens and earth shall flee) wrote, "That Day" would be when "He ariseth to shake terribly the earth." Isa. 2:17-21 and Haggai 2:6.

Isaiah prophesied: "The stars of heaven and the constellations thereof shall not give their light; and the sun shall be darkened, the moon shall not cause her light to shine." Y'Shua also spoke of these events. "And the stars shall fall from heaven, and the powers of the heaven shall be shaken..." John wrote: "The sun became black, ...moon became as blood ...the stars fell ...the heaven departed as a scroll when it is rolled together." Isa. 13:10, Mat. 24:29, Rev. 6:12-14.

SATAN DESTROYED
Both Daniel and Isaiah write of the "consumption determined" to be poured out upon the desolate. Isaiah says, "...Destroyed because of the anointing." Daniel wrote: "...To anoint the Most Holy... even until the consummation, and that determined shall be poured out upon the desolate." Isa. 10:22-27, Dan. 9:27 and Jer. 30:7-9. John wrote, "...and the beast was slain, and his body destroyed, and given to the burning flame." Dan. 7:11, Rev. 19:11-20, 20:10. The key word "consummation" means "finish" or "end," and is a notch which shows where to match scriptures.

IDOLS DESTROYED
"And the idols He shall utterly abolish..." Her idols are confounded, her images are broken in pieces." Isa. 2:18, Jer. 50:2. "And it shall come to pass in That Day, saith the Lord of Hosts, that I will cut off the names of the idols out of the land, and they shall no more be remembered: and also I will cause the false prophets and the unclean spirits to pass out of the land." Zec. 13:2. "...yet repented not of the works of their hands, that they should not worship devils, and idols of gold, and silver, and brass, and stone, and wood..." Rev. 9:20. The destruction of false gods and idols is a clue which shows the sequential relationship of prophecies which describe this event.

THE QUESTION IS WHEN
If the false gods and idols are still remembered (we know their names today) and still worshiped in Modern Babylon, in the time (as per John) of the Sixth Seal, how could they have been utterly destroyed in the days of Isaiah and Zechariah? The false prophets are also with us to this day. They were not destroyed in those days because this is a prophecy of the second coming of the Lord. Their day of destruction is yet to come. Micah 5:10-15.

WORLD'S ARMIES DESTROYED
"Come near, ye nations, to hear; and harken, ye people; let the earth hear, and all that is therein; the World, and all things that come forth from it." "For the indignation of the Lord is upon all nations, and His fury upon all nations ...His fury upon all their armies: He hath utterly destroyed them... delivered them to the slaughter." Isa. 34:1-2, Eze. 39:17-20 and Zec. Chapter 11. John also writes about this slaughter. Rev. 19:17-21 and 20:9-10. This slaughter is another clue, a key word, which shows where prophecies fit together.

"The Lord shall go forth as a mighty man, He shall stir up jealousy like a man of war; He shall cry, yea, roar; He shall prevail against His enemies." "I will destroy and devour at once." Isa. 42:13-14, Zep. 3:8.

HIS PEOPLE RECALLED
"Come forth, flee from the land of the north, saith the Lord." "Therefore behold, the days come, saith the Lord, they shall no more say, The Lord liveth, which brought the children of Israel out of the land of Egypt, but, The Lord liveth, which brought up and which led the seed of the house of Israel out of the north country." Jer. 3:18, 23:8. Zec. 2:6. This is a very significant prophecy, and a very significant clue.

EVIL FROM THE NORTH
Jeremiah 1:14-15. Then the Lord said to me: "Out of the north an evil shall break forth upon all the inhabitants of the land, for, lo, I will call all the families of the kingdoms of the north, saith the Lord; and they shall come. And they shall set every one his throne at the entering of the gates of Jerusalem." Jer. 6:22-26, Rev. 20:9.

WHICH NATION
From which "land of the north" do the children of Israel of today flee? And note; this is not limited to blood descendants of Judah, but includes Abraham's children by adoption. Hosea 1:11, Gen. 48:5. Rev. 7:1-8. "Israel says it expects to receive 100,000 Soviet Jews in the next 3 years." ("Israel Seeks U.S. Aid For Emigres' Housing," THE PORTLAND OREGONIAN, 2 Oct. '89, p. A-9.)

Ezekiel names names in Chapter 38 and 39: As Moses did in Gen. 10:2-5. Russia is Gog and Ma-Gog, the land of the north. Rev. 20:9.

FALSE PROPHETS PREACH PEACE
"Son of man, prophesy against the prophets of Israel that prophesy, and say unto them that prophesy out of their own hearts, that follow their own spirit, and have seen nothing... because they have seduced My people, saying, Peace, peace, and there shall be no peace." Eze. 13:1-10. The world today is full of false prophets who say, "We can have world peace. Man can determine and control his own destiny." But: "By peace he shall destroy many." Dan. 7:21, 8:11-12, 24-25, 11:22, 24, 45. The coming "World Peace" is a clue which will give us several years warning that The End has come.

RESURRECTION
"And ye shall know that I am the Lord, when I have opened your graves, O My people, and brought you up out of your graves." "And many of them that sleep in the dust ...shall awake, some to everlasting life..." Eze. 37:13, Dan. 12:2. Concerning this day, the day of the resurrection of the dead, Daniel said: "I beheld till the thrones were cast down, and the Ancient Of Days did sit... judgment was set, and the books were opened." Mal. 3:16.

OUR ANSWER
This Chapter began with a question: "Which events, occurring prior to that day, will show the wise virgins of this generation that the Bridegroom will come while they watch?"

By locating key words which describe specific events, we are able to sort the visions and prophecies into groups so we can determine the sequence of their occurrence. For example, the new heaven and earth descending from God occur after this physical universe is destroyed. The Nation Israel must be re-established before the Kingdoms of the North can invade, and, the restoration and invasion of Israel must occur before the Lord comes. Since God's Chosen People are again planted in the Promised land it is clear the Lord will come in the lifetime of our generation.