June 13, Dear Friends,

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1 Key West Church of God RAYMOND L. SHOCKLEY, Pastor 1419 White Street Key West, Florida USA Website - Mobile - Ph June 13, 2017 Dear Friends, The president of the United States Donald J Trump has completed his first foreign trip as president. It was a very historic trip, which started in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, and moved to Tel Aviv & Jerusalem, Israel, to the Vatican in Rome, then to Brussels for an NATO meeting. The trip finished in Sicily at the G7 meeting. Each one of those stops had prophetic connections. If you are wearing Biblical glasses, you cannot help be reminded of prophecies that point to the Seven-Year Tribulation. We will examine each stop of President Trump s trip. 1. Riyadh, Saudi Arabia - Headline - Trump's visit to Saudi a 'turning point': King Salman - 2 May RIYADH (AFP) - Saudi King Salman on Monday described US President Donald Trump's visit to the Muslim kingdom in the Gulf as a "turning point" in relations between the two countries. He said relations between the two countries will advance from a partnership to the "level of strengthening consultations, cooperation and coordination on all fronts. The king also praised a "historic agreement" between Gulf monarchies and Washington "to take firm measures to target the financing of terrorism" and the setting up of a Riyadh-based center for this task, SPA said. The ministers also hailed the launch of the Global Center for Combating Extremist Ideology in Riyadh on Sunday. End of quote In his visit to the region, President Trump called on the Islamic nations, who had gathered for a special meeting with him, to unite in destroying the evil of terrorism. Iran s support for terrorism has caused a total attitude change in many of the nations represented. Iran s nuclear ambitions are frightening to all. There is talk of forming an Islamic NATO to fight terrorism and roll back Iran s influence in the region. There are two areas of Bible Prophecy that seem to have a future connection to what may come out of President Trump s visit. Our first area comes from the following passage - Rev 6:1-2 KJV And I saw when the Lamb opened one of the seals, and I heard, as it were the noise of thunder, one of the four beasts saying, Come and see. And I saw, and behold a white horse: and he that sat on him had a bow; and a crown was given unto him: and he went forth conquering, and to conquer. The above passage is the entry of the Antichrist onto the world s stage. He appears to come as a conquering warrior. Notice a crown is given him. Upon getting that crown he must have been given command of a military force with the intention that he would defeat an enemy. Could it be that we have witnessed the forming of a military alliance that the Antichrist will be put in charge of? He will 1

2 have a measure of success. It is very likely that he will come from Iraq. He will be able to pacify the region. He will seem to be a hero in the eyes of the world. A second thing that we notice is the rider of the white horse has a bow. This is not a bow like bow and arrow. It is something else. One of the reasons that the crown is given to him is to bring peace to the middle east. It would be impossible to do without a peace treaty between Israel and the nations that gave power to the Antichrist. This bow is a peace treaty. It is like the bow in a rainbow. God called it his covenant to mankind and all of creatures of the earth as a witness that he would never again allow flood waters to destroy all of life. Gen 9:11-17 KJV And I will establish my covenant with you; neither shall all flesh be cut off any more by the waters of a flood; neither shall there any more be a flood to destroy the earth. And God said, This is the token of the covenant which I make between me and you and every living creature that is with you, for perpetual generations: I do set my bow (rainbow) in the cloud, and it shall be for a token of a covenant between me and the earth... And the bow shall be in the cloud; and I will look upon it, that I may remember the everlasting covenant between God and every living creature of all flesh that is upon the earth. And God said unto Noah, This is the token of the covenant, which I have established between me and all flesh that is upon the earth. That Bow was the sign of a covenant, a promise by God, he would never allow another flood to cover the world. The next time judgement came it would be by fire. The bow carried by the Antichrist may be the peace treaty between Israel and the nations that have given him his support. This bow will bring fire! There is a second thing that President Trump s visit may help make possible. After the White horse rides, another horse rides - Rev 6:3-4 KJV And when he had opened the second seal, I heard the second beast say, Come and see. And there went out another horse that was red: and power was given to him that sat thereon to take peace from the earth, and that they should kill one another: and there was given unto him a great sword. The rider of the Red Horse is the same man who is the subject of Ezekiel 38 & 39. Eze 38:2-3 KJV Son of man, set thy face against Gog, the land of Magog,... And say, Thus saith the Lord GOD; Behold, I am against thee, O Gog, the chief prince of Meshech and Tubal: Gog is the leader of Russia. With the treaty signed and the Antichrist victorious, the Russian leader will feel the hook in his jaw. It will pull him into Israel. Peace will be gone from the world and men will kill each other. This Gog will have been given a Great Sword! Russia is developing awesome killing machines with which the world can be set on fire. When the Red horse rides, it will not be long until the 6 th Seal will break, bringing the unthinkable to the world, a nuclear war! When Russia invades Israel, she brings an alliance with her - Eze 38:5-6 KJV Persia (Iran), Ethiopia, and Libya with them;.... Gomer (Germany?), and all his bands; the house of Togarmah (Turkey) of the north quarters, and all his bands: and many people with thee. We are watching a realignment of nations. At this time both Germany and Turkey are NATO members, but Turkey is moving into the Russian orbit. With Germany having such a large Muslim problem, it would not be hard to see Germany moving into the Russian alliance. When the Red Horse rides into Israel there is a protest lodged against him from another alliance - Eze 38:13 KJV Sheba, and Dedan, and the merchants of Tarshish, with all the young lions thereof, shall say unto thee, Art thou come to take a spoil? 2

3 Sheba is very likely Saudi Arabia, with Dedan very likely Kuwait, which would be the leading voices for the new Islamic NATO. the merchants of Tarshish, is a reference to England, a merchant nation that mothered the English-speaking world. The young lions thereof is a reference to the British Lion mothering nations, chief among them the United States of America, followed by Canada, Australia and New Zealand. These nations have a history of standing together. The above nations object to his invasion with one voice. It may be that they will make up the nations that God will call on to fight Russia, driving her out of Israel. Eze 38:21-22 KJV And I will call for a sword against him throughout all my mountains, saith the Lord GOD: every man's sword shall be against his brother. (22) And I will plead against him with pestilence and with blood; and I will rain upon him, and upon his bands, and upon the many people that are with him, an overflowing rain, and great hailstones, fire, and brimstone. The images are of a nuclear war. It may be that we have just witnessed the beginning of a solidification of the very alliance that will counter the Russian invasion of Israel. 2. That brings us to the second step of President Trump s trip - Tel Aviv & Jerusalem, Israel. Headline - Trump: Israelis and Arabs share 'common cause' against Iran - Associated Press m_term= &utm_content= &utm_campaign=29508 JERUSALEM (May 22, 2017) President Donald Trump opened his first visit to Israel Monday, saying he sees growing recognition among Muslim nations that they share a "common cause" with Israel in their determination to counter the threats posed by Iran. Arriving directly from Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, Trump expressed his hope for cooperation among U.S. allies in the Middle East. His second stop on the nine-day tour aimed to test the waters for reviving the dormant Israeli-Palestinian peace process. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu called Trump "a true friend" to Israel and expressed optimism about the president's role in the Middle East peace process. But obstacles have emerged that may complicate the relationship between the White House and the Knesset. Trump's first stop in Israel was a meeting in Jerusalem with Israeli President Reuven Rivlin. In a statement following the meeting, Trump addressed his meetings the previous day with Arab and Muslim leaders in Saudi Arabia, and said that there is growing realization that they share a "common cause with you" in their determination to defeat extremism and deter "the threat posed by Iran." But Trump, whose unorthodox approach has spurred some hope on both sides of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, has done no such managing of expectations. He boldly stated that achieving peace is "something that I think is, frankly, maybe not as difficult as people have thought over the years." In March during a meeting with Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas, But we need two willing parties," he said then. "We believe Israel is willing. We believe you're willing. And if you both are willing, we're going to make a deal." End of Quote The first thing that is impressed on us is America s friendship with Israel. Donald Trump reestablished American alliances in the Middle East. He reversed the eight-year policy of Barak Obama, who was openly hostile toward Israel. Mr. Obama was more than supportive to Iran and her nuclear ambitions. 3

4 His policies led to an unthinkable new possible relationship with Israel and Saudi Arabia. The second thing that comes to mind while observing the leaders of America and Israel standing together is this passage Rev 12:14 KJV And to the woman were given two wings of a great eagle, that she might fly into the wilderness, into her place, where she is nourished for a time, and times, and half a time, from the face of the serpent. The woman is the Nation of Israel. In the middle of the Seven-Year Tribulation, the Antichrist will break the treaty and invade Israel. At that time the wings of a great eagle will be given to Israel to help her escape the Antichrist. Israel will retreat into a place in the wilderness, the city of Petra in Jordan. Israel will be supplied for the remaining years of the tribulation. America is the great Eagle. She is meant to be a gift to Israel. We see three things going on with Donald Trump. He feels it is his job to make the Eagle great again. The globalists and their one world government have been working to reduce America s strength and bring her under their control. The Paris Climate accord had nothing to do with the climate. It was a scheme for world government. It was meant to bleed America of her strength. When President Trump removed America from the Paris Climate accord, the Great Eagle was shaking off the shackles of the one world government. The great Eagle must be great when Israel needs her. The great Eagle will not ever be under the control of the one world government. The globalist here and in Europe are doing everything they can to overthrow the constitutionally elected government of Donald J Trump. If that happens, then the American people will have lost their say in whom the leader of America is. This effort, if successful, would do more damage to the Republic than the Russians could ever wish for. I do not believe they will be successful because the Eagle must be great when Israel needs her. If the enemies of America, domestic and foreign, have their way, the Eagle as we have known it will die. The third thing that came to mind as we watched Mr. Trump s visit to Israel is the Two State Solution, where Israel s land is divided, giving the Palestinians their own country with half of the land. According to the Word of God, there will be a day when there will be two states. The visit of Donald Trump may well have set things in motion that will lead to the Two State Solution. Almost immediately the Palestinians and the Russian alliance will seek to annihilate the state of Israel. God knowing their plans sends a message to the Palestinians, Because you want to claim both states, I am going to destroy you - Eze 35:10-14 KJV Because thou hast said, These two nations and these two countries shall be mine, and we will possess it; whereas the LORD was there: (11) Therefore, as I live, saith the Lord GOD, I will even do according to thine anger, and according to thine envy which thou hast used out of thy hatred against them; and I will make myself known among them, when I have judged thee... Thus saith the Lord GOD; When the whole earth rejoiceth, I will make thee desolate. Shortly after the Palestinians betrayal the Palestinians will cease to exist. 3. The next step in the Trip brought Donald Trump to Rome for a visit with Pope Francis. The Pope is a globalist who embraces a one world government. The last pope of the Roman Catholic 4

5 church will be the False Prophet of the Book of Revelation. Rev 13:11-12 KJV And I beheld another beast coming up out of the earth; and he had two horns like a lamb, and he spake as a dragon. And he exerciseth all the power of the first beast before him, and causeth the earth and them which dwell therein to worship the first beast, whose deadly wound was healed. The horns of a lamb speak of the power and authority of a lamb. This lamb is Jesus. This is a man who claims the power and authority of Jesus Christ. Only one man on this earth would dare claim that power; it is the Pope. Speaking as a dragon simply means that his words will come from Satan. The False Prophet is called another beast. The first beast is the Antichrist. It will be the False Prophet who will cause men to worship the Antichrist. He will be the person that demands that all receive the Mark of the Beast or be beheaded. 4. Then to Brussels, Belgium for a meeting with NATO. Donald J Trump called up on NATO members to pay their fair share. America has been largely paying the bill for their defense. NATO is facing two great threats, the every growing Russian problem and Islamic radical terrorism. The Globalist influence has allowed some of the nations of the EU to drop their borders, making it easy for the terrorist who have mingled themselves among the Islamic refugees to flood their countries, destabilizing them. Destabilizing nations is what the Globalists do and desire. They create the chaos so they can offer the new world order. The American President is trying to bring stability to America and the world. His message is, NATO, it is time to get your act together and invest in your own security. That is why there is such a campaign of hate leveled toward him. Understand Satan is the underling force driving this campaign. Satan is anti-israel and anti-christian. Both are connected to Jesus Christ. Anytime someone is willing to stand with Israel, Satan will try to destroy that person or nation. The Globalist, their allies in American and Satan do not want America to be great again. We are watching an attempt to over throw the elected government. It is not just the Trump government they want to destroy. They want to kill the Great Eagle so it will not be there when Israel needs it. 5. Finally to Sicily for a meeting with the G7 nations. Headlines - President Trump Stands Up to G7 Leaders, Refuses to Ratify Climate Agreement by THOMAS D. WILLIAMS, PH.D.27 May After coming to an easy agreement on a statement denouncing terrorism, the G7 leaders were unable to persuade U.S. President Donald Trump into ratifying the 2015 Paris climate agreement that would significantly reduce U.S. energy independence. The issue of the Paris climate accord remains suspended, as President Trump is engaged in internal reflection on the matter, the G7 leaders stated in a press release. The U.S. President seemed intent on keeping the issue of Islamic terrorism front and center, refusing to allow the more peripheral and controversial matter of climate change to derail his priorities for the meeting. End of quote The G7 countries represent more than 64% of the net global wealth ($263 trillion). The European 5

6 Union is a member of the G7. They meet to form policies affecting economies of the world. Function - The organization was founded to facilitate shared macroeconomic initiatives by its members in response to the collapse of the exchange rate 1971, during the time of the Nixon Shock, the 1970s energy crisis and the ensuing recession.[6] Its goal was fine tuning of short term economic policies among participant countries to monitor developments in the world economy and assess economic policies. No matter how hard the G7 and others work, plotting and planing to protect the world economies, they will fail. Pushing Climate control to the neglect of the Islamic terror problem will lead to disaster. The destabilizing of the nations of North Africa and the Middle East has served as a hook and vacuum pulling Russia into the Middle East. We have already seen the White & Red horses ride. These horses have a causative effect. They will bring the rider of the black horse on the scene. Rev 6:5-6 KJV And when he had opened the third seal, I heard the third beast say, Come and see. And I beheld, and lo a black horse; and he that sat on him had a pair of balances in his hand. And I heard a voice in the midst of the four beasts say, A measure of wheat for a penny, and three measures of barley for a penny; and see thou hurt not the oil and the wine. This is a human caused famine resulting from the riding of the White and Red horses. The level of inflation is seen as a day s wages for a loaf of bread, if you can find one. There is one more horse to ride. When we see it, we will understand the effects of the others. Rev 6:7-8 KJV And when he had opened the fourth seal, I heard the voice of the fourth beast say, Come and see. And I looked, and behold a pale horse: and his name that sat on him was Death, and Hell followed with him. And power was given unto them over the fourth part of the earth, to kill with sword, and with hunger, and with death, and with the beasts of the earth. Here is where we are told that Death is riding this horse. Wherever it goes, men die. He kills a fourth part of the earth, one out of every four people on the earth. Hell follows this horse. Those who are trampled by the Pale horse will not rest in peace. They will be immediately descending into hell. Notice two principal forces will be taking life, the sword and hunger. Man will have the mind of a beast. Life will have no value. We have seen how easy it is for men under the effects of the ISIS ideology to take lives. Watching the events in the world move closer and closer to their final outcome I am reminded that the horses could only ride when their seal was broken in Heaven. Rev 6:1 KJV And I saw when the Lamb opened one of the seals, and I heard, as it were the noise of thunder, one of the four beasts saying, Come and see. There is something struggling to get lose behind each seal. It is only the mercy of God that protects us. That mercy will only restrain that evil so long. One day man s evil will fill the cup of judgement, and the seals will break and their effects will be felt. It is not God s desire that one man perish and spend eternity in Hell. He sent his son into the World to die for the sins of man kind. 2Pe 3:9-10 KJV The Lord is not slack concerning his promise, as some men count slackness; but is longsuffering to us-ward, not willing that any should perish, but that all should come to repentance. But the day of the Lord will come as a thief in the night; in the which the heavens shall pass away with a great noise, and the elements shall melt with fervent heat, the earth also and the works that are therein shall be burned up. 6

7 Even though God does not want men to perish, the Day of the Lord will come! It is important for you to understand that the actions and results of the six seals of chapter six are the direct results of mortal men s choices under the influence of Satan. God s judgement is to remove his restraints. As we see these events getting closer and closer, we must make sure our hearts are in right relationship with Jesus. We are given the promise that the Rapture of the church will happen before a single seal is broken. Jesus made this promise to the church of Philadelphia Rev 3:10-11 KJV Because thou hast kept the word of my patience, I also will keep thee from the hour of temptation, which shall come upon all the world, to try them that dwell upon the earth. Behold, I come quickly: hold that fast which thou hast, that no man take thy crown. Only Philadelphia of the seven churches receives the promise of the Rapture. The reason Jesus singled them out for this promise was because of what was important to them. They kept the Word of Patience. That is a reference connected with the Bride of Christ waiting for the groom, the Lord Jesus Christ. They studied it, preached it, taught it and longed for it. He was promising not to disappoint them. He warned them to not let anyone change them. Changing would deprive them of their crown. Philadelphia s greatest danger is her neighbor, Laodicea. The pastor of that Church with his structural changes and church growth seminars is the man the Philadelphian church must beware of. Hold fast and keep looking up, Jesus is coming soon! Moments in Bible Prophecy - I have just received a report from Joe Brashier of Spirit Country Radio. Spirit Country Radio is an internet radio station. The report list 78 countries by name that have listened to Moments in Bible Prophecy. Joe shared with me that the station has a feature where each tack is listed in its popularity order. Two of the Moments in Bible Prophecy s programs or tacks were listed in the top ten. We are truly reaching the world. Thank you for your monthly support. Without your faithful partnering with Moments in Bible Prophecy, we simply could not be reaching the world. Remember you can use the website to make a donation - Make all checks payable to the Key West Church of God. Your Friend in Christ, Raymond L Shockley The message of The Month - The Day of Pentecost & The Rapture Do you know about the connection with the Rapture of the Church and the Feast of Pentecost? It is a feast that celebrates the harvest. It was a feast whose day was very mysterious. It generally fell in the month of June. Could the harvest of Souls be very close? Could it be just a matter of days or the next Feast of Pentecost? You will want to get this CD. It is yours for a donation of any size to help us continue sending forth the light of the Gospel. MOMENTS IN BIBLE PROPHECY