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In the past two segments we have discussed the rapture and the chronology of Revelation and other accounts of the end times, showing the chronology of events. We have discussed the importance of the two witnesses. We have clearly shown that although the church will be persecuted, it will not suffer any judgment or wrath of God. This is an extremely important distinction for those with a pre-trib rapture position. The timeline is clear. But the question remains, why is this important to God? Why put us through it? What does it accomplish?
In Revelation 1 the Apostle John tells us what the book of Revelation is:
“The Revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave Him to show His servants - things which must shortly take place. And He sent and signified it by His angel to His servant John, who bore witness to the word of God, and to the testimony of Jesus Christ, to all the things that he saw. Blessed is he who reads and those who hear the words of this prophecy, and keep those things which are written in it; for the time is near…for the Word of God and the testimony of Jesus Christ.” (Rev. 1:1,9)
The Book of Revelation is all about the testimony of Jesus Christ!
So what is His testimony? Let’s read on…
Revelation 6:9 says, “I saw under the altar the souls of those who had been slain for the word of God and for the testimony which they held.”
Speaking of the two witnesses, it says, “When they finish their testimony, the beast that ascends out of the bottomless pit will make war against them, overcome them, and kill them.” (Revelation 11:7)
In Revelation 12:11, it says, “And they overcame him by the blood of the Lamb and by the word of their testimony, and they did not love their lives to the death.”
Revelation 12:17 says, “And the dragon was enraged with the woman, and he went to make war with the rest of her offspring, who keep the commandments of God and have the testimony of Jesus Christ.”
And finally we find testimony used twice in Revelation 19:10, “And I fell at his feet to worship him. But he said to me, “See that you do not do that! I am your fellow servant, and of your brethren who have the testimony of Jesus. Worship God! For the testimony of Jesus is the spirit of prophecy.”
So what is His testimony? We are! And when I say “we,” I mean Jews and Christians, Israel and the Church! The two witnesses!

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It is fairly well known that between 45 and 50 million Americans now lack health insurance coverage and have very limited - if any - access to medical care. Dental insurance and care is not usually included in these statistics for some odd reason, but according to a story on CBS news dated 23 July 2008, the number of Americans without dental coverage may be twice that of those without other types of health care coverage.

Those in medical need of dental crowns may find some help, however.

Free Clinics
Probably no group of people in the U.S. are more concerned about the crisis in dental care than members of the dental profession themselves. Many dentists volunteer their services (at their own expense) at free clinics in various communities- which typically, are not ongoing, permanent institutions but rather are set up at public facilities once a month or a few times a year. Unfortunately, because of the overwhelming number of people now in need of these services, there are usually more patients than the volunteer dentists can handle. Therefore, services are limited to cleanings, treating cavities and root canals and pulling diseased teeth. You can contact your local chapter of the American Dental Association for more information.

Supplemental Dental Plans
These are not insurance plans, but rather “discount” clubs. For a monthly fee (generally $9 - $20), these plans entitle members to discounts ranging from 15% to 50% on dental procedures, including dental crowns. These can also be used in conjunction with actual dental plans in order to reduce the amount of the deductible.

Dental Schools
This is an often-overlooked resource when it comes to dental care. Not only can a patient get a greatly reduced rate when it comes to dental crowns and other procedures, but provide a valuable service to dental education. The procedure is performed by students in training who are carefully supervised by their professors in a clinical setting. While this is usually not an option for those living in smaller towns and rural communities, if you are in need of dental crowns and live near a major university, it is definitely worth looking into.

Payment Plans
Most dental practices are understanding about the challenges faced by patients when it comes to paying for dental crowns and other procedures. Many offer interest-free payment plans with monthly payments over a period of several years, making the monthly bill more manageable for the average household budget.

The Bible says that an unholy trinity will arise in the latter days. This unholy trinity will be Satan, the Antichrist and the False Prophet. Satan is called the Dragon in Revelations. He has always wanted to be like God, if not God, and this will be his one and only chance to actually “play God” in the last 7 years on earth. Satan will take the role of God the Father, the Antichrist will take the role of Jesus and the False Prophet will take the role of the Holy Spirit.

The Holy Spirit’s job is to lead people to Jesus. In the same way, the False Prophet will be the one to lead the world to serve the Antichrist. He will be instrumental in arranging for people to have the mark of the beast put on either their right hands or their foreheads.

The 10 nation confederacy will be 10 nations that the Antichrist and False Prophet will rule from. The consensus is that the 10 nation confederacy will be 10 nations from Europe. Right now, there are 25 countries in what is called the European Union. By the time the Antichrist gets ready to take center stage, there can only be 10 countries left to fulfill Scripture.

I’m going to list the main verses from Scripture having to do with the Antichrist, the False Prophet and the 10 nation confederacy that they will rule from. Read these verses very carefully! You are getting an incredible look into the future from the Word of God as to what will becoming our way!

1. The Antichrist is called the Beast, the Lawless One, the Man of Sin and the Son of Perdition in the following verses. The first verse is right out of Revelations.

“Then I stood on the sand of the sea. And I saw a beast rising up out of the sea, having seven heads and ten horns, and on his horns ten crowns, and on his heads a blasphemous name … and the
dragon gave him his power, his throne and great authority. I saw one of his heads as if it had been mortally wounded and his deadly wound was healed. And all the world marveled and followed the beast. So they worshiped the dragon who gave authority to the beast, and worshiped the beast, saying, “Who is like the beast? Who is able to make war with him?”

And he was given a mouth speaking great things and blasphemies and he was given authority to continue for forty-two months. Then he opened his mouth in blaspheming against God, to blaspheme His name, His tabernacle, and those who dwell in heaven. And it was granted to him to make war with the saints and to overcome them. And authority was given to him over every tribe, tongue and nation. And all who dwell on the earth will worship him, whose names have not been written in the Book of Life of the Lamb slain from the foundation of the world.” (Revelations 13:1-10)

Jesus is the Lamb. Notice that Satan is the one who arranges to give full power to the Antichrist to be able to rule with the power and authority that he will have. This verse literally tells us that the Antichrist will have full rule over the entire world for a short period of time before Jesus finally comes back to defeat him.

2. The next verse tells you that the 10 horns mentioned in the above verse are 10 kings - 10 nations that will give their allegiance to the Antichrist.

“And the ten horns which you saw are ten kings who have received no kingdoms as yet, but they receive authority for one hour as kings with the beast. These are of one mind, and they will give their power and authority to the beast. These will make war with the Lamb, and the Lamb will overcome them, for He is Lord of lords and King of kings; and those who are with Him are called chosen and faithful.” (Revelations 17:12-14)

3. The next verse comes from the prophet Daniel out of the Old Testament. Daniel was given very powerful dreams and visions as to what was going to happen at the end of time. The first verse was a dream given to him by God on the Antichrist. This verse also tells you that the Antichrist will be a man!

“After this I saw in the night visions, and behold, a fourth beast, dreadful and terrible, exceedingly strong. It had huge iron teeth; it was devouring, breaking in pieces and trampling the residue with its feet. It was different from all the other beasts before it, and it had ten horns. I was considering the horns, and there was another horn, a little one, coming up among them, before whom three of the first horns were plucked out by the roots. And there, in this horn, were eyes like the eyes of a man, and a mouth speaking pompous words.” (Daniel 7:7-8)

Notice Daniel’s description of the Antichrist. He tells us that this man will be the worst dictator the world has ever seen. He will make Hitler look pale in comparison to what he is going to do once he gets on center stage. He says this beast is different than all the other beasts that have ever come before him and that he will be terrible, dreadful and exceedingly strong!

The above verse also implies that 3 of the kingdoms under the Antichrist may not at first go willingly under his rule. He will have to subdue them to get their allegiance as will be shown in the next verse.

4. The next verse from Daniel also interprets the 10 horns as being 10 kingdoms. It goes on to say that the Antichrist will subdue 3 of these kings. It also says that he will be allowed to persecute the saints of God for three and half years. An Angel from God is giving him this message.

Thus he said: “The fourth beast shall be a fourth kingdom on earth which shall be different from all other kingdoms, and shall devour the whole earth, trample it and break it in pieces. The ten horns are ten kings who shall arise from this kingdom. And another shall arise after them: He shall be different from the first ones, and shall subdue three kings. He shall speak pompous words against the Most High, shall persecute the saints of the Most High, shall intend to change times and laws. Then the saints shall be given into his hand for a time, and times and half a time.” (Daniel 7:23-25)

A time = 1 year. Times = 2 years. Half a time = half a year. This comes to a total of three and half years. The first verse from Revelations 13:1-10 - states he will have authority to continue for 42 months which is also three and half years.

5. The next verse from Daniel gives more information as to some of the personality traits of the Antichrist. He will have fierce features, understands sinister schemes, will be very cunning and will be the epitome of conceit and arrogance.

“And in the latter time of this kingdom, when the transgressors have revealed their fullness, a king shall arise, having fierce features, who understands sinister schemes. His power shall be mighty, but not by his own power; He shall destroy fearfully and shall prosper and thrive; He shall destroy the mighty, also the holy people. Through his cunning he shall cause deceit to prosper under his hand; and he shall magnify himself in his heart. He shall destroy many in their prosperity. He shall even rise against the Prince of princes; but he shall be broken without human hand.” (Daniel 8:23-26)

Notice the last sentence. He will not be destroyed by any one man or nation - but by Jesus Himself when He comes back for the 2nd time to our earth. The description of what Jesus does with him will be in the caption on the battle of Armageddon.

6. The next verse in Daniel gives some additional information on this man. He may be gay as he has no desire for women. He also may have some Jewish descent in him as it states he has no “regard” for the God of his fathers.

“Then the king shall do according to his own will; he shall exalt and magnify himself above every god, shall speak blasphemies against the God of gods, and shall prosper till the wrath has been accomplished; for what has been determined shall be done. He shall regard neither the God of his fathers nor the desire of women, nor regard any god; for he shall magnify himself above them all.” (Daniel 1:36-37)

This man will end up being the ultimate ego-maniac of all time!

7. The next verse out of John tells us that his name is Antichrist.

“Little children, in the LAST HOUR; and as you have heard that the
ANTICHRIST is coming, even now many antichrists have come, by which we know that it is the last hour.” (1 John 2:18).

8. The next verse tells us that he is also called the lawless one.

“The coming of the lawless one is according to the working of Satan, with all power, signs and lying wonders.” (2 Thessalonians 2:9)

9. The next verse shows that he is called the man of sin and the son of perdition. This verse also tells us that when he seats himself in the rebuilt Jewish Temple at the halfway point in the Tribulation, he will literally pronounce himself to be God!

“Let no one deceive you by any means for that day will not come unless the falling away comes first, and the man of sin is revealed, the son of perdition, who opposes and exalts himself above all that is called God, or that is worshiped, so that he sits as God in the temple of God, showing himself that he is God.” (2 Thessalonians 2:3-4)

10. The next 2 verses are on the False Prophet. The 1st verse tells exactly what this man is going to do. The 2nd verse gives us his name - the False Prophet. The Bible also calls him another beast.

“Then I saw another beast coming up out of the earth, and he had two horns like a lamb and spoke like a dragon. And he exercises all the authority of the first beast in his presence, and causes the earth and those who dwell in it to worship the first beast, whose deadly wound was healed. He performs great signs, so that he even makes fire come down from heaven on the earth in the sight of men. And he deceives those who dwell on the earth by these signs which he was granted to do in the sight of the beast, telling those who dwell on the earth to make an image to the beast who was wounded by the sword and lived.

He was granted power to give breath to the image of the beast, that the image of the beast should both speak and cause as many as would not worship the image of the beast to be killed. And he causes all, both small and great, rich and poor, free and slave, to receive the mark on their right hand or on their foreheads, and that no one may buy or sell except one who has the mark or the name of the beast, or the number of his name. Here is wisdom. Let him who has understanding calculate the number of the beast, for it is the number of a man. His number is 666.” (Revelations 13:11-18)

“Then the beast was captured, and with him THE FALSE PROPHET who worked signs in his presence, by which he deceived those who received the mark of the beast and those who worshiped his image.” (Revelations 19:20)

You will also note that the Antichrist apparently receives some kind of wound that should kill him. My guess is that there is probably some kind of assassination attempt on his life. He miraculously survives this wound and apparently receives a real healing - obviously from Satan himself and this causes the entire world to marvel at him and makes it easier for the rest of the world to fall under his demonic spell and follow him.

Satan, the Antichrist and the False Prophet will now set the stage for what is called the 7 year Tribulation.
THIS 7 TRIBULATION PERIOD WILL BE THE WORST PERIOD OF TIME THAT THE WORLD HAS EVER SEEN. JESUS HIMSELF TOLD THE APOSTLES THAT THERE NEVER HAS BEEN A TIME OF TROUBLE THROUGHOUT HUMAN HISTORY AS BAD AS THIS TIME IS GOING TO BE AND THAT THERE WILL NEVER EVER BE ANOTHER PERIOD AS BAD AS THIS ONE IS GOING TO BE!

Just as God gave His Son three and half years to walk with His power on this earth, God is going to allow Satan, through the Antichrist, to wreak as much havoc and destruction on this earth as he possibly can in the last three and half years of the Tribulation.

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Article written by Michael Bradley of Bible Knowledge Ministries. Their website is a resource of Bible commentary and teaching.
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Dream catchers are a part of the tradition and culture of many of the native people of North America. The stories of the dream catcher’s origin and use are as different as the tribes who used them, but the most common story goes like this:


Long ago Spider Woman (whose name and description varies by tribe) showed her people how to weave a web to catch their dreams. She took a hoop and began weaving from the outside until she reached the center. At the center she left a hole. She told her people that the web would catch their dreams. The dream catcher should be hung above the sleeping area, where it would be hit with the first morning light. While her people slept, the dream catcher would catch their dreams. The good and useful dreams would easily make their way through the web and fall through the hole to the dreamer below. The bad and useless dreams would be caught in the web and evaporate in the morning light.


Traditionally, dream catchers are made out of natural materials, preferably red willow and animal sinew. Native Americans hang them above their beds and smaller dream catchers are often hung above babies cribs.


Today, decorative dream catchers are made from many kinds of materials, traditional and non-traditional. Dream catchers are a beautiful object of art to add to your home. They come in a variety of colors, shapes and sizes, and fit into nearly any style of decor. You needn’t have a southwest style home to have a dream catcher. There are red, white, and blue dream catchers for a country americana look, and black and brown dream catchers for the modern earth-tone look.


Simply choose a dream catcher that coordinates with the colors in your home. Enjoy the beauty, history, and tradition of a dream catcher by adding one to your home.

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Johann Erickson is the owner of Online Discount Mart Please include an active link to our site if you’d like to reprint this article.

During World War II the government realized that the majority of citizen-soldiers had no idea on how to conduct themselves to prevent inadvertent disclosure of important information to the enemy. Central to maintaining national security was the Office of War Information Drive to limit talk about the war in both public and private arenas of American life. Silence meant security.

As such, great emphasis was placed on educating servicemen and civilians about the need for secrecy concerning military matters and massive advertising campaigns were launched. In fact, the advertising campaign was so large that no other series of World War II posters portrayed such a recurring theme as this. It is from this era that the statement “Loose Lips Sink Ships” was born.

What are the effects of gossip? Think. Where does the enemy (Satan) get his information - information that can put you, your family, friends or coworkers, adrift on an open sea: information that can damage relationships and cause you to lose even more, unless you personally, vigilantly, perform your duty by not gossiping?

Are we not in our own, local version, of “wartime” each and every day? Is not our Enemy, Satan who watches our every move and listens to our words in order to gather information that can be used against us, or used to influence our words or behavior that will pull us away from God’s love and mercy? Although our daily lives may not contain all the horror or evil associated with wartime, the battle against good and evil, and how each of us chooses to act, and react, to this on a daily basis is similar.

Most of the time, our talk is a positive attribute. It helps us make friends quickly and helps other feel included in a group. But sometimes, we get so caught up in talking and “doing what comes naturally” that we forget to think before we open our mouths.

“The kindest word in all the is the unkind word, unsaid.” — Unknown

The Ten Commandments give us some basic rules on how to behave towards others. And the next to the last commandment, nine, is particularly important.

“You shall not bear false witness against your neighbor.” Deuteronomy 5:20

This commandment tells us not to tell lies about others which include anything that’s even slightly untrue - including half truths, exaggerations, stores that might be true, but you don’t know for sure, or stores that are partially true. If you believe in the ninth commandment then you will find yourself refusing to pass on “juicy” information about anyone. Instead, you’ll spread kind, encouraging and complimentary words.

“The tongue of the wise commends knowledge, but the mouth of the fool gushes folly.” Proverbs 15:2

It is no surprise that God, who knows us, created us and loves us, takes such a clear and strong stand on gossip. He knows how easily trash talk (or gossip) can ruin another person’s reputation, introduce mistrust or anger into relationships, encourage gossiper’s to further embellish stories for more dramatic effect, and/or cause the gossiper to even sin further by being tempted to lie when confronted by someone with “Did you really say that about me?”

So, how do you know when you’re hearing or spreading gossip vs. good news or truths? There are two questions you can ask yourself:

1. Is the news I have to share “approved” for sharing with others?

2. Would I want this news shared about me?

One thing you can be sure of, if you gossip, it WILL come back to you and will eventually haunt and hurt you as well. Let’s not forget the Golden Rule that says: “Do unto others what you would have them do to you.” Matthew 7:12

If you have ever found, or find yourself, gossiping, then you’re not alone. Don’t despair, tear yourself down, or get discouraged. All you need to do is ask for God’s help with prayer and Bible study, and introduce some strategies in your life to help you stop gossiping.

“Pleasant words are a honeycomb, sweet to the soul and healing to the bones.” Proverbs 16:24

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Michele Webb is webmaster for the Christian website, http://www.eBOOKSnSTUFF.com. Email her at: support@ebooksnstuff.com.

You have permission to publish this article electronically, in print, in your ebook or on your website, free of charge, as long as it is not changed, edited or modified and the author’s information and weblink are included. Copyright 2005, M. A. Webb. All Rights Reserved.

Bind together two of men’s dominating pursuits and you’ve got is a phenomenon normally termed a sportsbook gambling Web location. Really, what could be more ingenious. If you envisage a set of sports admirers cheering to support any given favored sports heroes, and more often than not stakes are fixed alongside the clamor. Enthusiastic to get their piece of the anticipation, onlookers will normally aspire to speculate who will make it the upcoming struggle. All this turns into a cute little struggle titled sportsbook gambling Web location.

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To wager, you will surf to a sportsbook gambling Web location, i.e. a place which takes sportsbook gambling Web location. In the United States, you will find four states to do sportsbook gambling in a lawful manner, but informally you may try it essentially anywhere provided you can hunt out a bookie and you’re legally of age. The sports events you’ll have a choice of wagering on are professional including, as well, college football + basketball, pro baseball, pro hockey, including, as well, betting on both dog and horse racing. You’ll be able to wager on the total score of a competition, at which point any given contester will be knocked out, and even if a tossed coin in a competition will come down heads or tails.

The betting outfit confide in pure statistics to help you judge which sports heroes you feel is most likely will make it. For starters, there’s spread, meaning specific advantage in terms of points given to a the disadvantaged team assumed to be beaten by a given number points. Of Course, this is the odds maker’s approach of organizing even bets for a Sports Book. For example, a client could choose to risk money on a side assumed to be beaten and and nevertheless make money on the wager provided the team actually loses by a given number of points.

We can choose between so many differing manners of antes, the straight bets being the most common in sportsbook gambling.

So why not check it out, and chill out in tandem. Just make certain that you won’t get too enthusiastic and use up your total pension plan on a whim… Else, you might be caught deploring it till the end of your days…

Lanterna Fiorentina is a small and comfortable Bed & Bed placed in the heart of the 18th century Florence, memory of the years during which Florence was the Capital of Italy.
Placed 10 minutes away from Santa Maria Novella Station, its position is within walk distance to the most beautiful museums and monuments in Florence. You can easily reach the Academy Museum, the Cappelle Medicee, the Duomo Square, Piazza della Signoria, the Uffizi Gallery, the Ponte Vecchio and the coloured and lively market of San Lorenzo.
The B&B «Lanterna Fiorentina» is also a perfect basis to attend several Fashion Events such as Pitti Image,
considered it is only 400 meters far from Fortezza da Basso.
You can also relax under the shadow of the big plane-trees of Independence Square (less than 100 meters far from the B&B), one of the biggest in Florence where, each month there is the Antiques market attended by dealers from all over Italy.

The B&B “Lanterna Fiorentina” offers 3 nice rooms, carefully furnished, with big and luminous windows, individual air conditioning, TV with satellite antenna and wi-fi system.
In the room you will find an electrical teapot with the choice between coffee, tea and infusion to that you can prepare yourself your hot drinks. All the bedrooms have their own bathroom with a big shower space and hair drier.

Upon your arrival you will get the keys so that you can move freely. The completely renewed flat equipped with a lift, has also common spaces and one of the bedrooms is adapted for handicap persons. Breakfast is not prepared in the B&B.

The owner who is leaving in the flat will help you for the booking of yor tickets for Museums, restaurants, bike renting, Florence Tour our bike tour in the Tuscan countryside.
Smoking is forbidden in the B&B.

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