Trump’s Gaza Deal and Biblical End Times Prophecy

An Eschatological Analysis

President Donald Trump has orchestrated what may be the most biblically significant geopolitical development in modern history. Through multiple proposals and a 20-point peace plan, Trump is actively pursuing the division of God’s land, the creation of a multinational governance structure over Jerusalem and Gaza, and the promise of “peace and security”—a phrase with profound eschatological implications.

This analysis examines Trump’s actions against Scripture’s explicit warnings about dividing the land and the prophetic markers of the Day of the Lord.

I. THE TRUMP GAZA PLANS: A CHRONOLOGY

February 2025: The “Riviera of the Middle East” Proposal

Trump announced his intent for the U.S. to take over administrative control of Gaza, expressing his vision to re-develop the territory into the “Riviera of the Middle East,” which would require the forced displacement of approximately 2 million Palestinians to neighboring lands.

Key elements:

- U.S. would “take over” and “own” Gaza
- Displacement of 2 million Palestinians
- Clearing of 50+ million tonnes of debris
- Real estate development of Mediterranean waterfront

The plan valued Gaza at “practically $0” but projected it could be worth $324 billion within a decade, describing it less as a society than as a distressed asset to be flipped—disaster capitalism at its sharpest.

September 23, 2025: The United Nations Speech

Trump delivered a speech to the 80th session of the UN General Assembly, where he proclaimed the “Golden Age of America,” claimed to have ended seven wars, criticized the UN’s effectiveness, and stated that recognizing a Palestinian state would be a “reward” for Hamas.

Trump’s key assertions:

- America has “the strongest economy, strongest borders, strongest military”

- He alone ended “seven un-endable wars”

- The UN is ineffective: “all they seem to do is write a really strongly worded letter”

- Climate change is “the greatest con job ever perpetrated on the world”

- European nations are “going to hell” over immigration

Trump questioned the very purpose of the United Nations and eroded its stature by slashing U.S. funding for foreign humanitarian aid and peacekeeping operations.

September 29 - October 2025: The 20-Point Peace Plan

Trump announced a comprehensive plan to address the Gaza war, commonly referred to as the 20-point plan, which was negotiated with consultation from many Arab and Muslim countries. The plan constitutes a new ceasefire and release of all hostages in phase one.

Critical Components

The “Board of Peace” - A transitional governing body headed and chaired by President Donald J. Trump, with other members including former prime minister Tony Blair, that will set the framework and handle the funding for the redevelopment of Gaza.

Economic Development - Multi-billion dollar reconstruction plan spanning multiple years

Governance Transfer - Palestinian technocrats under international oversight

Security Arrangements - International Stabilization Force

Hamas Disarmament - Complete decommissioning of weapons

The GREAT Trust Plan

A 38-page prospectus for the Gaza Reconstitution, Economic Acceleration, and Transformation (GREAT) Trust obtained by The Washington Post revealed plans to transform Gaza into a high-tech “Riviera of the Middle East” with AI-powered “smart cities.”

The plan includes:

- Leasing 30% of Gazan land for up to 99 years

- $300 billion asset value with “self-generating revenue streams”

- Relocation packages: $5,000 plus four years rent subsidy

- Assumption that 25% of Gazans would leave permanently

- Projects including “Elon Musk Smart Manufacturing Zone” and “Gaza Trump Riviera & Islands”

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II. JARED KUSHNER: THE ARCHITECT

Financial Interests and Conflicts

Kushner’s Affinity Partners received $2 billion from Saudi Arabia’s sovereign wealth fund under Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman’s direction, plus $200 million each from the UAE and Qatar, with 99 percent of the funds given to the firm coming from foreign investors.

In exchange for funding the forced displacement of Palestinians and Gaza’s reconstruction, Trump intends to offer Saudi Arabia, Qatar and the UAE waterfront property rights.

Kushner’s Vision for Gaza

In February 2024, Kushner said “Gaza’s waterfront property, it could be very valuable,” and suggested that the 1.4 million people sheltering in southern Gaza might be moved into Egypt or to the Negev desert in southern Israel.

The Abraham Accords Connection

Kushner was instrumental in crafting the Abraham Accords and is credited with helping to secure the Gaza ceasefire deal by capitalizing on his business connections from managing investment funds in Saudi Arabia, Qatar and the UAE.

Trump’s envoy Jared Kushner, treasury secretary Steve Mnuchin, and ambassador to Israel David Friedman now have ownership stakes in funds receiving billions of dollars of investments directly from the governments of Saudi Arabia, the Emirates, and Qatar, raising complaints about conflicts of interest.

The Abraham Fund

The Abraham Fund was a program supposed to raise $3 billion to boost trade and agriculture in the region. Despite numerous visits by Kushner and Mnuchin in the last months of the Trump presidency, the fund never received any money, and no projects were ever begun.

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III. “PEACE AND SECURITY”: THE PROPHETIC WARNING

1 Thessalonians 5:1-3

The Scripture:

“While people are saying, ‘Peace and safety,’ destruction will come on them suddenly, as labor pains on a pregnant woman, and they will not escape.” (1 Thessalonians 5:3)

Context from Paul:

- Verse 2: “You know very well that the day of the Lord will come like a thief in the night”

- Verse 4: “But you, brothers and sisters, are not in darkness so that this day should surprise you like a thief”

- This warning specifically concerns the Day of the Lord—God’s judgment on an unbelieving world

- It occurs after the Harpazo (rapture) of believers (1 Thessalonians 4:15-17)

Trump’s “Peace and Security” Language

Throughout his announcements, Trump has repeatedly used language that mirrors this prophetic warning:

Trump announced the 20-point peace plan from the White House on September 29, proclaiming it as “potentially one of the greatest days ever in civilization,” and on October 8, 2025, announced that Israel and Hamas had reached an agreement.

At the official signing in Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt, Trump attended alongside Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi and world leaders to affirm the ceasefire agreement.

The promise: Global peace, regional stability, economic prosperity, the end of conflict

The reality according to Scripture: “Then sudden destruction will come upon them”

The Pattern of False Security

The biblical pattern is clear:

A leader arises promising peace
He makes a covenant with many (Daniel 9:27)
People say “peace and security”
Sudden destruction follows
The Day of the Lord commences

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IV. DIVIDING GOD’S LAND: THE EXPLICIT VIOLATION

Joel 3:1-2 - The Clearest Indictment

“In those days and at that time, when I restore the fortunes of Judah and Jerusalem, I will gather all nations and bring them down to the Valley of Jehoshaphat. There I will put them on trial for what they did to my inheritance, my people Israel, because they scattered my people among the nations and divided up my land.”

Trump’s plans explicitly divide the land:

U.S. takeover of Gaza - Trump stated the U.S. would “own” Gaza

International governance - The “Board of Peace” headed by Trump

Palestinian displacement - Plans for relocating 500,000 to 2 million Palestinians

Land leasing schemes - 99-year leases of 30% of Gaza’s land

Real estate development - Transforming covenant land into investment property

Other Prophetic Warnings About Land Division

Ezekiel 35:10-15 - Judgment on Edom for saying, “These two nations and countries will be ours and we will take possession of them”

Ezekiel 36:5 - “In my burning zeal I have spoken against the rest of the nations, and against all Edom, for with glee and with malice in their hearts they made my land their own possession”

Obadiah 1:15 - “As you have done, it will be done to you; your deeds will return upon your own head”

Trump is not just proposing to divide the land—he is:

- Taking ownership of it (“We’ll own it”)
- Treating it as real estate to be “flipped” for profit
- Displacing God’s covenant people from covenant land
- Installing himself as the head of its governance
- Inviting the nations to participate in its division

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V. THE ESCHATOLOGICAL MARKERS

Daniel’s 70th Week

Daniel 9:27 - “He will confirm a covenant with many for one ‘seven.’ In the middle of the ‘seven’ he will put an end to sacrifice and offering. And at the temple he will set up an abomination that causes desolation, until the end that is decreed is poured out on him.”

Observe the parallels:

- “He will confirm a covenant with many” - Trump’s 20-point plan negotiated with many Arab and Muslim nations

- “For one ‘seven’” - The reconstruction plans span multiple years

- International involvement - “Board of Peace” with multiple nations

- Focus on Israel/Jerusalem - Direct governance over covenant land

The plan outlines a six-month phase followed by a two-stage reconstruction program: a two-year first stage of $20 billion and a 2.5 year second stage of $30 billion.

While this doesn’t specify exactly seven years, the structure involves:

- Multi-year commitments
- Phased implementation
- International oversight
- Economic development timelines

The Antichrist Profile

Scripture describes the coming world leader:

Man of Peace (Daniel 8:25) - “He will cause deceit to prosper, and he will consider himself superior. When they feel secure, he will destroy many”

Economic Power (Revelation 13:16-17) - Controls buying and selling

Political Authority (Revelation 13:7) - Authority over every tribe, people, language and nation

Exalts Himself (2 Thessalonians 2:4) - “He will oppose and will exalt himself over everything that is called God”

Makes a Covenant (Daniel 9:27) - Confirms a covenant with many for seven years

Trump’s posture:

- Proclaimed “the Golden Age of America” at the UN, claiming to have ended seven wars that “no president or prime minister has ever done anything close to”

- Positioned himself as sole peacemaker

- Established himself as head of the “Board of Peace” that will govern Gaza

- Uses language of supremacy and personal achievement

- Dismisses international bodies while demanding nations follow his lead

The Great Tribulation

Matthew 24:21-22 - “For then there will be great distress, unequaled from the beginning of the world until now—and never to be equaled again. If those days had not been cut short, no one would survive, but for the sake of the elect those days will be shortened.”

Daniel 12:1 - “There will be a time of distress such as has not happened from the beginning of nations until then. But at that time your people—everyone whose name is found written in the book—will be delivered.”

The sequence in Scripture:

False peace established
Covenant made with many
Midway through, covenant broken
Abomination of desolation
Great Tribulation begins

“Unless those days were cut short, no one would survive”

The Harpazo (Rapture)

1 Thessalonians 4:16-17 - “For the Lord himself will come down from heaven, with a loud command, with the voice of the archangel and with the trumpet call of God, and the dead in Christ will rise first. After that, we who are still alive and are left will be caught up together with them in the clouds to meet the Lord in the air. And so we will be with the Lord forever.”

The timing debate (Pre-tribulation vs. Pre-wrath):

- Pre-tribulation view: Church raptured before the 7-year tribulation

- Pre-wrath view: Church raptured before God’s wrath, but after the tribulation begins

- Mid-tribulation view: Church raptured at the 3.5-year mark

What is clear: Believers are not appointed to wrath (1 Thessalonians 5:9)

The “peace and security” declaration in 1 Thessalonians 5:3 comes AFTER the discussion of the rapture in chapter 4, suggesting:

Church is removed
World proclaims “peace and security”
Sudden destruction follows
Day of the Lord commences

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VI. THE ABRAHAMIC COVENANT vs. THE ABRAHAM ACCORDS

God’s Covenant with Abraham

Genesis 15:18 - “On that day the LORD made a covenant with Abram and said, ‘To your descendants I have given this land, from the Wadi of Egypt to the great river, the Euphrates.’”

Genesis 17:7-8 - “I will establish my covenant as an everlasting covenant between me and you and your descendants after you for the generations to come, to be your God and the God of your descendants after you. The whole land of Canaan, where you now reside as a foreigner, I will give as an everlasting possession to you and your descendants after you; and I will be their God.”

This covenant is:

- Unconditional - Not dependent on Israel’s behavior

- Everlasting - Not temporary or subject to revision

- Specific - Defined geographical boundaries

- Irrevocable - Romans 11:29: “God’s gifts and his call are irrevocable”

The Abraham Accords - A Counterfeit

The Abraham Accords were normalization agreements between Israel and several Arab countries brokered by Jared Kushner during Trump’s first term.

Nearly every element of Trump’s Gaza development plan is dressed in “Abrahamic” branding: an Abraham gateway logistics hub in Rafah, an Abrahamic infrastructure corridor of railways, even new highways renamed after Saudi and Emirati leaders.

The spiritual counterfeit:

- Uses Abraham’s name but violates his covenant

- Promises peace through human agreement, not divine promise

- Makes God’s land negotiable property

- Treats covenant boundaries as real estate deals

- Seeks Arab normalization at the expense of God’s promises

This is the ultimate deception: Using the name of the patriarch to whom God gave the covenant in order to divide and sell the very land that covenant promised.

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VII. INTERNATIONAL COALITION: THE GATHERING OF NATIONS

Zechariah 12:2-3 “I am going to make Jerusalem a cup that sends all the surrounding peoples reeling. Judah will be besieged as well as Jerusalem. On that day, when all the nations of the earth are gathered against her, I will make Jerusalem an immovable rock for all the nations. All who try to move it will injure themselves.”

The Trump Coalition

The plan was negotiated with the consultation of many Arab and Muslim countries from around the world.

Trump traveled to Egypt where he led world leaders in affirming the ceasefire deal, with European and Arab countries strongly backing the proposal.

Nations involved or supportive:

- Saudi Arabia (major investor through Kushner)
- United Arab Emirates (major investor)
- Qatar (major investor and mediator)
- Egypt (host of signing ceremony)
- Jordan (in negotiations)
- European Union nations
- United Kingdom (Tony Blair on Board of Peace)
- United States (primary orchestrator)

This is precisely the prophetic pattern: All nations gathering concerning the land of Israel, with Jerusalem and Gaza (part of the covenant land) at the center.

Joel 3:2 - The Valley of Jehoshaphat

God says He will “gather ALL nations” and judge them for dividing His land. Trump has literally assembled an international coalition to do exactly what God says He will judge.

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VIII. THE REALITY OF JUDGMENT

God’s Land Cannot Be Divided

The biblical warnings are unambiguous:

The land belongs to God alone (Leviticus 25:23)

God sets the boundaries (Deuteronomy 32:8, Acts 17:26)

Nations that divide it will be judged (Joel 3:2)

Those who participate will face consequences (Obadiah 1:15)

Historical Precedent

Every empire that has attempted to control or divide the covenant land has fallen:

- Egyptian Empire - Collapsed
- Assyrian Empire - Destroyed
- Babylonian Empire - Conquered
- Persian Empire - Defeated
- Greek Empire - Fragmented
- Roman Empire - Fell
- Ottoman Empire - Dissolved
- British Empire - Lost its power after the Balfour Declaration

The United States now positions itself to do what every previous empire attempted: Take control of God’s covenant land.

The Coming Judgment

Ezekiel 38-39 describes a future coalition of nations that will come against Israel:

- Led by “Gog, of the land of Magog”

- Includes Persia (Iran), Cush (Sudan/Ethiopia), Put (Libya), and others

- Motivated by plunder: “to loot and plunder”

- God directly intervenes: “I will execute judgment on him”

Zechariah 14:1-4 - The final battle when God Himself returns:
“A day of the LORD is coming… I will gather all the nations to Jerusalem to fight against it… Then the LORD will go out and fight against those nations, as he fights on a day of battle. On that day his feet will stand on the Mount of Olives, east of Jerusalem.”

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IX. TRUMP’S BLINDNESS TO PROPHECY

Ignoring Scripture

Despite:

- Multiple evangelical advisors
- Claimed support from Christian conservatives
- Positioning himself as pro-Israel
- Moving the U.S. embassy to Jerusalem in his first term

Trump proceeds with plans that explicitly violate God’s stated warnings about dividing the land.

At the UN, Trump rejected “globalism” and proclaimed American sovereignty, stating “the entire globalist concept must be rejected completely and totally.”

Yet he simultaneously:

- Establishes an international governing board over Gaza

- Invites global investment in covenant land

- Coordinates with Arab nations to divide the territory

- Positions himself as the leader of this international coalition

“Peace, Peace, When There Is No Peace”

Jeremiah 6:14 - “They dress the wound of my people as though it were not serious. ‘Peace, peace,’ they say, when there is no peace.”

Ezekiel 13:10 - “Because they lead my people astray, saying, ‘Peace,’ when there is no peace, and because, when a flimsy wall is built, they cover it with whitewash.”

True peace in the Middle East cannot come through:

- Real estate deals
- Economic development
- International agreements
- Political negotiations

True peace comes only through:

- Recognition of God’s covenant
- Acknowledgment of Jesus as Messiah
- Repentance and turning to God
- God Himself establishing His kingdom

Isaiah 9:6-7 - “For to us a child is born, to us a son is given, and the government will be on his shoulders… Of the greatness of his government and peace there will be no end.”

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X. THE PROPHETIC TIMELINE

Where We Are Now

Based on the biblical markers:

Israel back in the land (1948, fulfillment of Ezekiel 36-37)

Jerusalem under Israeli control (1967, fulfillment of Luke 21:24)

Gospel preached to all nations (Matthew 24:14, accelerating)

Increase in knowledge and travel (Daniel 12:4)

Wars and rumors of wars (Matthew 24:6)

Apostasy in the church (2 Thessalonians 2:3, 2 Timothy 4:3-4)

Israel surrounded by enemies (Psalm 83, Zechariah 12:2)

Fig tree putting forth leaves (Matthew 24:32-34, Israel’s rebirth)

What’s Coming

If Trump’s plan proceeds:

Covenant/agreement with many nations - The 20-point plan and Board of Peace

False sense of security - “Peace and security” declarations

Harpazo (Rapture) of the Church - Removal of believers before wrath

Sudden destruction - 1 Thessalonians 5:3

The revealing of the lawless one - 2 Thessalonians 2:3

The 70th Week of Daniel begins - 7-year tribulation period

Abomination of desolation - Midpoint of the 7 years (Matthew 24:15)

Great Tribulation - Final 3.5 years of unprecedented suffering

Day of the Lord - God’s direct judgment on the earth

Return of Christ - Second Coming to establish His kingdom

The Urgency

Luke 21:28 - “When these things begin to take place, stand up and lift up your heads, because your redemption is drawing near.”

Matthew 24:33 - “Even so, when you see all these things, you know that it is near, right at the door.”

Matthew 24:42 - “Therefore keep watch, because you do not know on what day your Lord will come.”

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XI. THE GREAT DECEPTION

2 Thessalonians 2:9-12 “The coming of the lawless one will be in accordance with how Satan works. He will use all sorts of displays of power through signs and wonders that serve the lie, and all the ways that wickedness deceives those who are perishing. They perish because they refused to love the truth and so be saved. For this reason God sends them a powerful delusion so that they will believe the lie and so that all will be condemned who have not believed the truth but have delighted in wickedness.”

The elements of deception visible now:

A leader who exalts himself - Trump’s self-proclaimed achievements

False peace - The “greatest deal ever” mentality

Economic prosperity as the goal - $324 billion Gaza valuation

Human wisdom over divine truth - Ignoring biblical warnings

International unity against God’s plan - All nations gathering

Believers deceived - Many Christians supporting the land division

The truth rejected - Scripture’s warnings dismissed as “too literal”

Why Christians Are Deceived

Many evangelicals support Trump’s Middle East policies because:

- They conflate political support for Israel with biblical obedience- They don’t understand God’s land covenant

- They prioritize American interests over biblical prophecy

- They trust political leaders more than Scripture

- They desire earthly peace more than God’s prophetic fulfillment

- They don’t recognize the patterns of end-times deception

2 Timothy 4:3-4 - “For the time will come when people will not put up with sound doctrine. Instead, to suit their own desires, they will gather around them a great number of teachers to say what their itching ears want to hear. They will turn their ears away from the truth and turn aside to myths.”

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XII. WHAT SCRIPTURE COMMANDS

For Believers

1. Watch and be alert

Matthew 24:42-44 - “Therefore keep watch, because you do not know on what day your Lord will come. But understand this: If the owner of the house had known at what time of night the thief was coming, he would have kept watch… So you also must be ready, because the Son of Man will come at an hour when you do not expect him.”

Mark 13:33-37 - “Be on guard! Be alert! You do not know when that time will come… What I say to you, I say to everyone: ‘Watch!’”

2. Do not be deceived

Matthew 24:4 - “Jesus answered: ‘Watch out that no one deceives you.’”

1 John 4:1 - “Dear friends, do not believe every spirit, but test the spirits to see whether they are from God, because many false prophets have gone out into the world.”

3. Live in HIS holiness ny HIS Grace

2 Peter 3:11-12 - “Since everything will be destroyed in this way, what kind of people ought you to be? You ought to live holy and godly lives as you look forward to the day of God and speed its coming.”

1 Thessalonians 5:6-8 - “So then, let us not be like others, who are asleep, but let us be awake and sober. For those who sleep, sleep at night, and those who get drunk, get drunk at night. But since we belong to the day, let us be sober, putting on faith and love as a breastplate, and the hope of salvation as a helmet.”

4. Share the gospel

Matthew 24:14 - “And this gospel of the kingdom will be preached in the whole world as a testimony to all nations, and then the end will come.”

5. Do not participate in unfruitful works

Ephesians 5:11 - “Have nothing to do with the fruitless deeds of darkness, but rather expose them.”

This means:

- Don’t support land division schemes

- Don’t celebrate false peace agreements that violate God’s covenant

- Don’t prioritize political allegiance over biblical truth

- Don’t remain silent when God’s Word is violated

For the World

The call remains the same as always:

Acts 17:30-31 - “In the past God overlooked such ignorance, but now he commands all people everywhere to repent. For he has set a day when he will judge the world with justice by the man he has appointed. He has given proof of this to all people by raising him from the dead.”

John 3:16-18 - “For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life. For God did not send his Son into the world to condemn the world, but to save the world through him. Whoever believes in him is not condemned, but whoever does not believe stands condemned already because they have not believed in the name of God’s one and only Son.”

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XIII. CONCLUSION: THE CONVERGENCE

We are witnessing an unprecedented convergence of prophetic markers:

A leader making a covenant with many nations regarding Israel

The explicit division of God’s covenant land - Joel 3:2 unfolding before our eyes

International governance being established over covenant territory

Promises of “peace and security” - 1 Thessalonians 5:3

Economic motivations driving spiritual rebellion

Massive deception even among believers

The gathering of nations concerning Jerusalem and Israel

Displacement of Jews from covenant land

Exaltation of human leadership over divine sovereignty

Rejection of biblical warnings in favor of political expediency

Trump’s Role

Whether Trump is aware of the prophetic implications or not, whether he is a willing participant or an unwitting tool, whether he believes he is helping Israel or not—the biblical facts remain:

- He is orchestrating the division of God’s land

- He is establishing international control over covenant territory

- He is leading a coalition of nations to do what God explicitly warns against

- He is promising peace through human means rather than divine intervention

- He is positioning himself as the head of governance over land that belongs to God alone

Romans 11:33-36 - “Oh, the depth of the riches of the wisdom and knowledge of God! How unsearchable his judgments, and his paths beyond tracing out! ‘Who has known the mind of the Lord? Or who has been his counselor?’ ‘Who has ever given to God, that God should repay them?’ For from him and through him and for him are all things. To him be the glory forever! Amen.”

God’s purposes will be fulfilled. His prophecies will come to pass. His judgments will be executed. His land will remain His land.

The question is not whether Trump’s plans will ultimately succeed—they cannot, for they oppose God’s eternal decree.

The question is: What will be the cost of attempting them?

The Sobering Reality

Joel 3:2 declares God will judge the nations for dividing His land. America is now leading that division.

1 Thessalonians 5:3 warns that when people say “peace and security,” sudden destruction comes. Trump is proclaiming that very message.

Daniel 9:27 prophesies a covenant with many for seven years. Trump is making multi-year agreements with many nations regarding the covenant land.

Zechariah 12:2-3 foretells all nations gathering against Jerusalem, becoming a burden. Trump is assembling that international coalition now.

This is not speculation. This is not an interpretation. This is what is happening.

The Final Warning

To the church: “Come out of her, my people, so that you will not share in her sins, so that you will not receive any of her plagues” (Revelation 18:4)

To the world: “Seek the LORD while he may be found; call on him while he is near” (Isaiah 55:6)

To the leaders and nations: “Why do the nations conspire and the peoples plot in vain? The kings of the earth rise up and the rulers band together against the LORD and against his anointed, saying, ‘Let us break their chains and throw off their shackles.’ The One enthroned in heaven laughs; the Lord scoffs at them” (Psalm 2:1-4)

The Day of the Lord is near. (Joel 2:1)

The King is coming. (Revelation 22:20)

Even so, come, Lord Jesus.