DIFFERING DESCRIPTIONS
In the Major Prophets we found prophecies of End Time events which use different words, metaphors, to describe the same event. "The heavens rolled up like a scroll" and "stars falling from the heavens" are one example. Knowing this will help us in our study because we will be able to match the related prophetic signs.

In searching the Minor Prophets for prophecies of End Time events we continue to look for and compare pictographic details. We will sort prophecies into groups which must occur before or after other groups, and by this method supplement our preliminary sequence of events.

HOW TO DETERMINE SEQUENCE
As noted earlier, because some events must occur before the actual end of this universe and some must occur after it, the end of this universe gives us a key word by which we are able to begin arranging prophetic events in sequence. The return of Israel is another sign which will help us sort groups into a "before" and "after" sequence.

CORRECT DEFINITION
The correct definition of the term "Israel" is very important. Judah is not "Israel" any more than the Ten Tribes were "Israel." We must distinguish between a political/military establishment which names itself "Israel" and the people whom God has called to be a peculiar people unto himself. All of the descendants -- by blood or adoption -- of Jacob (Israel) are Israel. But it is only when they are faithful to God that they are Israel. Deu. 14:2, Mat. 1:21.

HIS PEOPLE RECALLED
Hosea 1:11. "Then shall the children of Judah and the children of Israel be gathered together, and appoint themselves one head, and they shall come up out of the land: for great shall be the day of Jezreel."

First: Hosea, by the Word of God, reveals the descendants of the former Nation of Israel will return to the Promised Land. Although they have intermarried with the gentiles and lost their linage, they will return. "I will surely gather all of thee..." Jer. 3:18. Eze. 39:25, Rom. 11:23, 26-29.

Second: although the Nation of Judah will also be destroyed their descendants will return. Dan. 9:26, 11:14-16, Zec. 11:10, Malachi 1:6-11, Luke 21:20-24.

Third: not only will all twelve tribes return in these last days, but they will also set aside (to some degree) the rivalry which led to the divided Kingdom and choose one head. (President, King or Prime Minister?) They will come together with one mind and purpose: To serve the God of Abraham, and to re-establish the kingdom which God promised to him and his descendants. (Do not confuse "Zionism" with the worship of God according to the law of Moses.)

Fourth: together they (the descendants of Judah and the "adopted children") will become an army, fill the land and rise up prepared for war. "For great shall be the day of Jezreel." Dan. 7:7, 8:24, 11:40-45. Eze. 38:8, Isa. 34:1-3, Mat. 24:15-22, Rev. 9:14, 16:12-16.

Because the Ten Tribes did not return before the destruction of Jerusalem by the Roman army, and have not yet returned, this prophecy is yet to be fulfilled. Let the reader understand. Rev. 18:4.

Hosea 3:4. "For the children of Israel shall abide many days without a King, and without a Prince, and without a sacrifice, and without an image, and without an ephod, and without a teraphim ...and seek the Lord their God, and David their King; and shall fear the Lord and His goodness in the latter days."

For almost 2,000 years Judah has had "no king, no Prince, no ephod or teraphim." Nor have they had a Levite Priest who could offer a sacrifice for their sin. And since Judah has had no King, Prince or Levite Priest for 1960 years they cannot deny this prophecy and say, "It is about the ten tribes."

This prophecy, then, clearly refers to both parts of the divided Kingdom, and specifies the time of their return as "the latter days."

These are the later days. Now is the appropriate time for the adopted children to claim their inheritance. Rom. 11:2, 5, 11. (Mat. 1:21, Acts 10:44, Titus 2:14, Gen. 48:5, 16, 19.) Rom. 11:17, 25-26.

The re-establishment of the nation of Israel and the return of those who worship God to Jerusalem (Luke 21:24) is a significant fulfillment of prophecy which makes further fulfillment of prophecy possible and imminent, because all remaining prophecy must be fulfilled in the lifetime of this generation. Mat. 24:34.

BIRTH PANGS
Zechariah 11:17, Rev. 13:3; 17:10-11. "Behold, I will make Jerusalem a cup of trembling unto all the people around about, when they shall be in the siege both against Judah and against Jerusalem." Surely the mid-east has trembled since Israel has been re-established.

Micah 5:5-8. "...And the remnant of Jacob shall be in the midst of many people ...among the gentiles as a lion." This prophecy could not have been fulfilled prior to 1948-67. There are few who would argue it has not been fulfilled in our lifetime.

HE POURS OUT HIS SPIRIT
"And it shall come to pass afterward, [after the sacrifice of the Lamb of God,] that I will pour out My Spirit upon all flesh." Joel 2:28-32, Acts 2:38-40. This prophecy has not yet been fulfilled, since, like Daniel 9:24, it is in two parts. "The sun shall be turned into darkness, the moon into blood..." One of these events is described again later by both Y'Shua and John. Mat. 24:29 and Rev. 6:12-17. The gift of the Holy Spirit, an important key word must be fulfilled seven or more years before the end. Rev. 7:1-4, 10:8, 11:3-6.

HE INFORMS HIS PEOPLE
"Surely the Lord will do nothing, but He revealeth His secrets to His servants the prophets." Surely this declaration of fact pertains to this generation. Amos 3:4-8, Rev 10:8, 11:3. Why does God reveal His secrets to His Servants? So they can inform His People. Those who stand up in Church and warn of end time events are themselves a sign of the end, as are false prophets. As the end grows nearer more false prophets will come. Watch for them, they are a sign.

FALSE PROPHETS
Micah 3:5. "Thus saith the Lord concerning the prophets that make my people err, that bite with their teeth, and cry, Peace; and he that putteth not into their mouths, they... prepare war against them." Eze. 13:1-10, 16, Mat. 24:24, 2 Timothy 3:7, 2 Peter 2:3. The corrupted church of the last days will be a money hungry organization, and an instrument of Satan's government. It is, in fact, the beast with "horns like a lamb." Rev 13:11-14.

Amos 6:8-10. "Hold thy tongue, for we may not make mention of... the Lord." Dan. 11:31, Rev. 13:15. End Time Governments will make a law against teaching our children about the God of Creation. Only the government approved "religious establishment" will be allowed to teach "religion." Modern Rome will execute those of us who are found with a Bible.

GATHER TO ARMAGEDDON
Joel 3:2. "...in the remnant..." 1 Thes. 4:15 "We who remain." Zep. 3:8. "I will gather all nations, and bring them... into the valley of Jehoshaphat..." Isa. 34:1-10, Dan. 11:45, Rev. 17:13-14. How can the false prophets tell us, in the face of such an end time sign, that the end will completely surprise mankind? Will any Christian miss this sign? Will Christians somehow be blind to the gathering of all the world's armies for the battle of Armageddon?

WORLD'S ARMIES GATHER
"Behold, the day of the Lord cometh..." "For I will gather all nations against Jerusalem..." Isa. 34:1-4, Zechariah 14:2-4.

Obadiah 1:1. "We have heard a rumor from the Lord ...an ambassador is sent among the heathen, Arise ye, and let us rise up against her in battle." Jer. 1:15. Rev. 20:7. The nations gather to defeat Israel (they think), but God gathers them for Armageddon.

AFTER ISRAEL RETURNS
Joel 1:6. "For a nation is come up upon my land, strong... without number... teeth of a lion, and he hath the cheek teeth of a great lion." Dan. 7:19-21, Rev. 13:2.

"A great people and a strong; there hath not been ever the like, neither shall be any more after it, even to the years of many generations. A fire devoureth before them; and behind them a flame burneth." Joel 2:1-11, Eze. 38, 39. Dan 11:40-45, Jer. 6:22-25. This invasion of Israel was not possible until Israel was re-established. It is now possible. It will be a significant event which will reveal just how short the remaining time is.

THREE HORNS PLUCKED UP
"Three shepherds also I cut off in one month; and my soul loathed them, and their soul also abhorred me." Zec. 11:8, Dan. 7:8, 24; 11:22. Rev. 13:1. This is a significant event which we can not miss. The destruction of three major European Capital cities will not go un-noticed.

SOLD AS SLAVES
"The children also of Judah and the children of Jerusalem have ye sold unto the Grecians..." "Ye" is Satan, King of Greece (Rome reborn) who has occupied the body prepared for him and now rules this world. Dan. 8:9, 25, Zec. 9:13. When Israel submits to Modern Rome, and comes under its protection, many of those who are in debt will be sold into slavery to pay off their bills. "Owe no man anything." Y'Shua.

IT IS APPOINTED
Habakkuk 2:3. "For the vision is yet for an appointed time, but at the end it shall speak, and not lie: though it tarry, wait for it: because it will surely come, it will not tarry." Dan. 8:19, 12:4, 9-10.

Zephaniah 3:8-16. "Therefore wait ye upon me, saith the Lord, until the day that I raise up to the prey; for my determination is to gather the nations, that I may assemble the kingdoms, to pour upon them mine indignation, even all my fierce anger: for all the earth shall be devoured with the fire..." "In that day...." "In that day..." Isa. 34:1-4, Rev. 19:17-21.

THAT DAY WILL BE DARK
"And it shall come to pass in that day..." Micah 5:10-15, Eze. 38:8 to 39:16. The term "That Day" is a significant term which can lead to many prophecies of end time events. It is like a string which, when pulled, pulls out all the parts of a puzzle.

Amos 5:18-20. "Woe unto you that desire the day of the Lord! To what end is it for you? The day of the Lord is darkness, and not light. Shall not the day of the lord be darkness, and not light? Even very dark, and no brightness in it?" The sun (its internal furnace off) is turned ashen, the moon blood red, and stars fall from heaven in the sight of men. Psalms 102:26, Isa. 24:1-6, 19-23. Mat. 24:29, Luke 21:26, Rev. 6:12-14. The sun's growing dim is an event which will warn us of how short the remaining time is.

Amos 8:9. "And it shall come to pass in that day, saith the Lord God, that I will cause the sun to go down at noon, and I will darken the earth in the clear day." The universe has fulfilled the purpose for which it was created, and is dissolved. Isa. 34:4, Rom. 8:18-23.

Amos 9:11-15. "In that day I will raise up the Tabernacle of David that is fallen, and close up the breaches..." Eze. 40 to 48, Rev. 20 & 21. Dan. 7:18, 27, John 14:2. "That Day" is the day He will come. It is the day He will bring down the new heaven and new earth.

Obadiah 1:15. "For the day of the Lord is near upon all the heathen: As thou hast done, it shall be done unto thee: Thy reward shall return upon thine own head. For as ye have drunk upon my Holy Mountain ...yea, they shall drink and they shall swallow down, and they shall be as though they had not been." Jer. 51:6-9, Rev. 17:2, 14.

"And in that day..." Zec. 12:2-3. "In that day..." "In that day..." Zec. 12:6. "In that day..." Zec. 12:8. "And it shall come to pass in that day..." Zec. 12:9, Isa. 14:1-4, Rev. 16:17.

"And His feet shall stand in that day upon the mount of olives." Rev. 14:1-5, Zec. 14:4.

HE COMES IN ANGER
Amos 1:1-15. "And He said, The Lord shall roar from Zion, and utter His voice from Jerusalem; and the shepherds habitations shall mourn..." "I will send fire into the house..." "...on the wall..." "...kindle a fire in the wall..." Isaiah 42:13-15, 2 Peter 3:2-12. The whole world will be consumed in fervent heat, but this event will provide no advance warning. Yet it is useful for dividing events into "before" and "after" categories.

MOUNTAINS MELT
Micah 1:2-4. "Hear, all ye people; hearken, O earth, and all that therein is: And let the Lord God be witness against you, the Lord from His Holy Temple. For, behold, the Lord cometh down out of His place, and will come down, and tread upon the high places of the earth. And the mountains shall be molten under Him, and the valleys shall be cleft, as wax before the fire, and as the waters that are poured down a steep place." As certainly as the prophecies of His first coming were literally fulfilled, so will this. 2 Peter 3:7, 10-12.

JUDGMENT DAY
Micah 4:3, 6. "And He shall judge among many people, and rebuke strong nations..." Isa. 34:1-3, 42:13-15. "In that day... will I assemble her that halteth, and... gather her that is driven out, and her that I have afflicted; and... make her that halted a remnant, and her that was cast off a strong nation: And the Lord shall reign... in Mount Zion from henceforth, even forever." Isa. 10:20-27, Eze. 16:44-63. Hosea 1:11, 34-5. Dan. 12:1-3, Rev. 20:9-15.

EVERY EYE SHALL SEE
"The nations shall see and be confounded at all their might: They shall lay their hand upon their mouth, their ears shall be deaf. They shall lick the dust like a serpent, they shall move out of their holes like worms of the earth." Micah 7:16-20, Isa. 2:10, Rev. 1:7, 6:12-17.

WE SEE HIS GLORY
"His glory covered the heavens, and the earth was full of His praise. And His brightness was as the light; ...burning coals went forth as His feet... He stood, and measured the earth: He beheld, and drove asunder the nations; the everlasting mountains were scattered, the perpetual hills did bow." This is the moment when our Lord comes -- the moment we shall see Him as He is, as we will be. Hab. 3:3-6, Nahum 1:5, Micah 1:3-4, 2 Peter 3:7-12, 1 Cor. 15:51-58.

SATAN DESTROYED
Micah 5:5. "...Seven shepherds... eight principle men..." This is about those who will rule during the last three and a half years. Satan is the eighth, and is of the seven. Rev. 17:10-11, Dan. 7:8, 11:40-45.

Nahum 1:13. "For I will break his yoke from off thee, and burst thy bonds in sunder." Isa. 10:20-27, Jer. 30:8.

Nahum 1:14. "The Lord hath given a commandment concerning thee, that no more of thy name be sown: Out of the house of thy gods will I cut off the graven image and the molten image: I will make thy grave: for thou art vile." Isa. 14:12-21, 25-27, Dan. 8:23-25; 11:21.

EVERY PHYSICAL THING DESTROYED
Zephaniah 1:2-10, 14-18. "I will utterly consume all things from off the land, saith the Lord. I will consume man and beast ...the fowls of the heaven, and the fishes of the sea, and the stumblingblocks with the wicked; and I will cut off man from off the land, saith the Lord. Hold thy peace at the presence of the Lord God: For the day of the Lord is at hand: for the Lord hath prepared a sacrifice, He hath bid His guest. And it shall come to pass in the day of the Lord's sacrifice... I will punish the princes and the kings children... in the same day... and it shall come to pass in that day... the great day of the lord is near... that day is a day of wrath..." "The whole land shall be devoured by the fire of His jealousy." Rev. 19:17-21.

Please note: His wrath is upon those who have rejected His Son, not upon the descendants of Abraham -- sons by blood or adoption.

THE UNIVERSE SHAKEN
Haggai 2:6-9. "For thus saith the Lord of hosts; `Yet once, it is a little while, and I will shake the heavens, and the earth, and the sea, and the dry land.'" "The glory of this latter house shall be greater..." Heb. 12:27, Isa. 2:19-21.

THE LORD'S FURY
Zechariah 8:1-12. "Thus saith the Lord of hosts; I was jealous for Zion with great jealousy... was jealous for her with great fury." "...of the remnant." "I will cause the remnant..." Eze. 36:1-15, 38:19, Jer. 33:5-9. Eze. 13:11-15, Rev. 16:21. Eze. 38:16-22, Rev. 11:13.

THE TWO WITNESSES
"And two olive trees by it..." "What are these two olive trees...?" "These are the two anointed ones, that stand before the Lord." Zec. 4:3, 11-14, Rom. 11:1-36, Rev. 11:3-13. Isa. 60:21, 61:3. See pp. 178, 181.

ETERNAL ISRAEL
Zechariah 2:10-13. "Sing and rejoice, O daughter of Zion: For, Lo, I come, and I will dwell in the midst of thee, saith the Lord." It is for the fulfillment of this promise that we wait. Isa. 2:4, 43:1-7, 62:1-4 and Revelation 21:3.

WE ARE HIS JEWELS
"Then they that feared the Lord spake often one to another: and the Lord harkened, and heard it, and a book of remembrance was written before Him for them that feared the Lord, and thought upon His name. "And they shall be mine, saith the Lord of host, In that day..." "In that day when I make up my jewels..." Malachi 3:16 to 4:3, Haggai 2:23, Eze. 39:21, Dan. 12:1-3, 1 Cor. 15:51--53, Rev. 21:4-6.