These teachings must be understood through the Spirit, and not by hanging on any physical interpretation of the events. There are of course, physical events associated with the signs, but this particular teaching given by Jesus here in Mark 13 is general in nature, and covers a lot of territory, as far as everything that will happen on earth during the last generation.

 

Understand that when Jesus returns, He will have a ‘two-edged sword’, which is The Word of God, as stated in...

 

 Hebrews 4:12. For the word of God is quick, and powerful, and sharper than any two edged sword, piercing even to the dividing asunder of soul and spirit, and of the joints an d marrow, and is a discerner of the thoughts and intents of the heart.

 

This ‘sword’ of Christ is His Truth that ‘cuts both ways’. Satan has a ‘sword’ also in contrast to the ‘Sword’ of Christ, but Satan's false 'sword' is made up of ‘lies’ which causes this deception, and in this manner the ‘son of perdition’ will go forth ‘conquering’, through his workers here on earth. It’s happening today friend!  It will become much worse when he (Lucifer) finally appears on earth, in person, for the deceived will stop taking Holy Communion, thinking Satan is the True Messiah that has returned.

 

Daniel 9:27. And he shall confirm the covenant with many for one week: and in the midst of the week: he shall cause the sacrifice and the oblation to cease, and for the overspreading of abominations he shall make it desolate, even until the consummation, and that determined shall be poured upon the desolate.

Rev.6:3   And when He had opened the second seal, I heard the second beast say, "Come and see."

Rev.6:4   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.

     This ‘horse that was red’ is a war horse, whether physically and or spiritually, for God’s people are in a spiritual war against Satan. Again, the ‘great sword’ is a sword of lies, masquerading as peace. This seal is similar to the first seal, in that Satan has control over this symbolic rider of the red horse. Both of these first two seals are about the power and control Satan has been given over the earth.

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 Satan need not be here physically on earth to rule the world, for he has power to rule spiritually. However, he will come to earth in person, as we shall read from a later seal. Here's the parallel of this second seal given by Christ to His Apostles in...

 Mark 13:7   And when ye shall hear of wars and rumours of wars, be ye not troubled: for such things must needs be; but the end shall not be yet.

     What is the opposite of war? Peace, of course. So when you hear ‘peace’ being proclaimed by the world leaders, know that Christ's return is very close. Well, what have we been hearing today? It is the ‘new peace’ of the ‘New World Order’, which is the ‘beast’ world political system of Revelation 13 & 17.  Take a look around in the world friend. All nations are aligning themselves to join the ‘New World Order’, which is nothing more than one world government. Most of our State Department (M.O.D) and those of most countries are indirectly under the control of United Nation agencies. If someone is truly interested in the latest uprisings around the