Israel, Iran, ISIS: in Bible Prophecy

By Greg Laurie

A new poll reveals that many Americans believe our country has spun off of its axis and is out of control. But it is not just the United States that is out of control; it’s the entire world. Why? It’s because we’re living in the last days.

One-third of the Bible deals with the topic of prophecy or end-times events.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Harvest Ministries
• Release date: Jul 1, 2016
• ISBN: 9781617540844

Greg Laurie

Greg Laurie, the senior pastor of Harvest Christian Fellowship, one of the largest churches in America, has written more than seventy books. Featured on the syndicated radio program A New Beginning and on a weekly television show on the Trinity Broadcasting Network, he serves on the board of directors of the Billy Graham Evangelistic Association. He and his wife, Cathe, have two children and five grandchildren.

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Israel, Iran, ISIS

in Bible Prophecy

Israel, Iran, ISIS

in Bible Prophecy

Greg Laurie

Israel, Iran, Isis in Bible Prophecy, revised and expanded

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First edition published 2015.

Revised and expanded version published 2016.

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Contents

Introduction

1.   A New World Order?

2.   What the Bible Predicts about Israel

3.   Other Nations in the End Times

4.   Three Principles for Living in the Last Days

5.   Are You Ready for Christ’s Return?

Appendix A: How to Know God

Appendix B: Equipped to Evangelize

Appendix C: Helps for Small Groups

Notes

About the Author

Introduction

Anew poll reveals that Americans believe our country has spun off of its axis and is out of control. But let me take it a step further. It is not the United States that is out of control; it’s the entire world. Why? It’s because we’re living in the last days.

The Bible tells us in 2 Timothy 3 that in the last days, things will go from bad to worse. We could compare lastdays events to dominoes that are closely stacked together. Once the first domino goes, the others will fall in rapid succession.

That is how it will be with world events in the last days, beginning with the emergence of the Antichrist. Then there is the Tribulation period. Then there is the Battle of Armageddon. Then there is the Second Coming of Jesus Christ. Then there is the Millennium. These events are closely stacked together. And once the first one starts, the others will follow in rapid succession. Events in our world today are getting very close to that. I think I can safely say that we have never been closer to the return of Jesus than we are right now.

Some time back I did a radio interview where I was a guest along with a college professor who was challenging my belief that Christ was coming back.

I told him, Well, sir, I believe that you are actually a fulfillment of Bible prophecy. I don’t think he had ever heard that before.

He said, Well, why would you think that?

So I read him this verse from 2 Peter 3: Most importantly, I want to remind you that in the last days scoffers will come, mocking the truth and following their own desires. They will say, ‘What happened to the promise that Jesus is coming again? From before the times of our ancestors, everything has remained the same since the world was first created’ (verses 3–4 NLT).

This has been the argument: We have heard all this before.

But there have been things that have happened and are happening right now that should be of great interest to the Bible student. What is significant today is the cumulative effect, the convergence of so many more signs at one time, which cause me to wonder whether we