October 6, 2025

Caution Concerning Important Distinctions that Help Avoid Misleading False Alarms

Many have already made premature declarations that the final seven years have started. Others say we are right at the door. Here’s why I don’t think that can be, just yet.

From our study, it seems most probable that the scripture intends to point to the region north of Israel as the location from which Daniel’s “litte horn”, the eschatological Antichrist will arise (Dan 7:8; 8:9; Dan 11:21).

Not only is he called “the Assyrian” in the eschatological typology of Isaiah and Micah (Isa 10:5-6, 24-17; 11:4; 14:25; 19:23; 30:31; 31:8; Mic 5:1-7), and Ezekiel’s Gog, the “chief prince” over the nations of the north (Eze 38:2-3, 15; 39:1, compare with Dan 10:13), but the evidence of Daniel’s prophecy suggests that he rises more particularly in the territory of the once massive Seleucid Empire in the pattern of Antiochus Epiphany IV of the 2nd century B.C.

If that kind of territorial specificity is intended, this would point to the general area of modern Syria, since unlike Antiochus, the coming prince begins as a “little horn”, who “becomes strong with a small people” (Dan 7:8; 8:9; 11:23), obviously a lesser power than any of the four successors of Alexander.On this basis, it has been long expected that someone would rise up from within that general territory towards the end of Hosea’s 2nd millennial day (Hos 5:15-16). For this reason, many were reasonably considering whether Jolani (aka Amed al Sharaa) might be the fulfillment of one who would stand up in the estate of Antiochus IV, the great eschatological prototype of the final AC.

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reggiekelly

August 23, 2020

How will we know when the final week has begun?

Exactly what event begins the last seven years? With what certainty can this be recognized? The usual teaching is that the Antichrist signs a peace treaty with Israel. This is based on Dan 9:27. 27 And he shall confirm the covenant with many for one week: and in the midst […]

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reggiekelly

August 18, 2020

Lest We “Jump the Gun”

In assessing the significance of the recent Abraham Accord for its present impact and future portent, we must be careful to distinguish things that differ, lest we overstate and discredit the testimony. Let me explain. The particular peace agreement that begins the last seven years must be one that not […]

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tomquinlan

February 2, 2018

The Final Chapter of God’s Work [Audio]

This message was given by Reggie Kelly in 2010 in Texas.

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Right Click to Download The Final Chapter of God’s Work – by Reggie Kelly (39mb)

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reggiekelly

September 17, 2015

“Prophetic False Alarms” – UPDATE

Sept 17th, 2015 – Adding this statement to our other articles on Avoiding False Alarms. It may be attractive to calculate symbolic numbers, 7’s, 40’s and 70’s, Sabbath years and feast days and so on. There may or may not be validity to some inside track detectable to those with […]

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reggiekelly

May 5, 2015

The Tribulation Timing of the Trumpets and Three Woes

After listening to a number of preachers speak about the trumpets of Revelation already being fulfilled since World War 1, and that we are quickly approaching the sixth which speaks of a great war in the Middle East; Is this possible? Because I always thought of the trumpets happening within […]

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reggiekelly

April 3, 2015

Avoiding the False Alarms of Prophetic Speculation

Let no man deceive you … the end is not yet!”

Certainly any war in the region has always the potential of acting as a catalyst bringing about the changes that prophecy requires. We certainly do expect a great transforming event sufficient to change and dramatically realign the political landscape of Israel at some soon point, and this may well (even probably) take the form of war. We may infer from scripture that events will move Israel into a posture of non-compromise concerning its absolute sovereignty over the city of Jerusalem. We can think of nothing more likely to produce such an inflexible stance than a war that threatens the nation’s very survival, demonstrating again the futility of peace initiatives that imperil national defense.
Jewish intransigence over the Jerusalem question, the ultimate threat to world peace, is the most probable source for the final “flood” of anti-Semitism that will sweep over the world. Also, scripture implies the necessity of orthodox control over the holy places of Jerusalem (Isa. 63:18; 64:11; Dan. 8:13; 9:26; 11:31; 12:11; Matt 24:15 et al), and the imposition of strict Sabbath observance impeding flight out of the region of “Judea” (compare Matt. 24:20; compare also Isa. 28:14-22 with Dan. 9:27; Dan 11:21-45; 12:1-13; Zech 12:2). This we believe and expect.

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reggiekelly

November 23, 2012

Distinguishing The Peace We Are Looking For

There wasn’t anything allegorical about the recent events in Israel. These are concrete reality out-workings of the eschatology of the covenant appearing before our eyes. – “Doc” So true. It’s the age ending conclusion to the quarrel that began in Abraham’s tents. Ezekiel calls it “the everlasting hatred” (Eze 35:5; […]

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reggiekelly

November 15, 2012

The Abomination of Desolation in 2013?

If one sees no need for a peace arrangement that fulfills Dan 9:27; 11:23 and the covenant with death and hell (Isa 28:15, 18) that provides for Israel’s declaration of “peace and safety” (1Thes 5:3), and IF the revelation of the Antichrist is NOT (as I’m persuaded) at the threshold of the abomination in connection with Satan’s dejection by Michael in the middle of the week (Dan 12:1 with Rev 12:7-14). In other words, if the AC can appear completely independently of these preliminary events, then, of course, he’s subject to just appear at anytime. But then what events would distinguish his parousia? Surely, at very minimum, you’d agree it would be his violation of the holy place at Jerusalem.
Apart from such preliminary signal events, the revelation of the Antichrist can be just whenever anyone’s dates suggest that he’s on the scene. Apart from something tangible, as Paul’s identification of his appearing with standing in the temple, then its up for grabs and what is there to distinguish his presence? If the temple of God is NOT the holy place in Judea, then we may suppose the AC appears when he stands up in the church, or in the Holy See at Rome, and forces worship on Sunday, demanding worship on pain of death, as in the view of the replacement oriented 7th day adventists.

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reggiekelly

November 30, 2011

Avoiding the False Alarms of Prophetic Speculation (More on…)

[This statement is added to an earlier article of the same title] I have just read another article of urgency warning of an imminent war, which I do not doubt, but what concerns me is that attached to this ever present, and now even probable possibility, is the expectation that […]

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