This article first appeared 31 Dec. 2007. It was last updated Oct. 15, 2011. The 2007 date is important in order to show that it was essentially an accurate prediction, even with updates, some of which are called to your attention with [brackets].
Will Elijah & Elisha Purge Washington of Corruption?
In Old Testament time, Elijah was part of a movement to purge the two governments of Israel and Judea. Over 1,000 leaders were dead by the time the purge ended.
In Malachi, we read that an end-time ministry of Elijah's would repeat just before the return of Jesus Christ. We are told that a ministry of an end-time Elijah would be necessary in order to save the nation. If our end-time Elijah were to fail, God would give up on the United States and destroy it.
Are we to understand that an end-time Elijah and an end-time Elisha will clean up Washington DC in order to prevent God from destroying the United States?
It is true that corruption is out of control at this time in American history. And, leaders are not taking serious action to control either corruption or themselves. On the contrary, they are avoiding serious action. They like things just as they are.
Can we seriously believe in an end-time Elijah?
Everything in this article is a prediction. But, this article contains successful predictions that are based on in-depth Bible study.
For example, in 1991 this same study successfully predicted the election of an unknown candidate named Bill Clinton to the presidency in 1993. At the same time it predicted the future position of his wife, Hillary Clinton, in the White House. She need not be president.
That was 16 years ago. Those successful predictions demonstrate the accuracy of this particular Bible study. This same study has also revealed a coming purge of hundreds of government leaders in the US and the death of the British prime minister. The purge would end in 2015 or 2016.
This Bible study compares our contemporary world to the ancient world. It assumes that history repeats itself. As a matter of fact, it predicts that history will repeat itself almost exactly. The United States and Britain are about to repeat history.
Those who cannot learn from history are doomed to repeat it. G. Santayana, philosopher
This Bible study draws a parallel between the Government of the United States and the government of ancient Israel, which had its capital in Samaria. We would say that Samaria became Washington DC. At the same time this study draws a parallel between the Government of Britain and the government of Judea, which had its capital in Jerusalem. We would say that Jerusalem became London.
There was a time span of 22 years during which wicked King Ahab ruled Israel. If dates by historians were dependable, we would correspond that span of time with 1989 to 2012. Jezebel, the treacherous wife of Ahab, reined for a few years after Ahab died. [Since God would shorten time in the end time, we might figure the end of end-time Jezebel to be 2015 or 2016.]
INSET-At this point, I hate to confuse the reader with technicalities. If you are a casual reader, just skip over this inset. Ahab's reign corresponds to two overlapping presidential reigns. One reign is the Bush family reign, which was from 1989 to 2008. The other reign is the Clinton/Hillary reign, which will have been from 1993 to 2012. Hillary would continue past 2012, because Jezebel continued to reign after Ahab died.
Timelines indicate that God activated Elijah 3 years into the reign of Ahab. That corresponds to 1991. So, the end-time ministry of Elijah would be a 22-year span from 1991 to 2012. End-time Elijah is one of God's Two Witnesses. So, the ministry of God's Two Witnesses would normally have been from 1991 to 2012. However, they would continue after 2012 because Elijah would complete his ministry through the Two Witnesses. (When God took Elijah to Heaven, it was to metaphorically illustrate that the ministry of Elijah was postponed until the end of time. In the end of time, Elijah would return from Heaven in order to continue his ministry.)
After the ministry of Elijah, God continued to destroy the dynasty of Ahab and Jezebel through the ministry of Elisha. The end-time ministries of both Elijah and Elisha would deal with corrupt leaders in the governments of the United States and Britain.
Will Elijah & Elisha Purge Washington of Corruption?
In Old Testament time, Elijah was part of a movement to purge the two governments of Israel and Judea. Over 1,000 leaders were dead by the time the purge ended.
In Malachi, we read that an end-time ministry of Elijah's would repeat just before the return of Jesus Christ. We are told that a ministry of an end-time Elijah would be necessary in order to save the nation. If our end-time Elijah were to fail, God would give up on the United States and destroy it.
Are we to understand that an end-time Elijah and an end-time Elisha will clean up Washington DC in order to prevent God from destroying the United States?
It is true that corruption is out of control at this time in American history. And, leaders are not taking serious action to control either corruption or themselves. On the contrary, they are avoiding serious action. They like things just as they are.
Can we seriously believe in an end-time Elijah?
Everything in this article is a prediction. But, this article contains successful predictions that are based on in-depth Bible study.
For example, in 1991 this same study successfully predicted the election of an unknown candidate named Bill Clinton to the presidency in 1993. At the same time it predicted the future position of his wife, Hillary Clinton, in the White House. She need not be president.
That was 16 years ago. Those successful predictions demonstrate the accuracy of this particular Bible study. This same study has also revealed a coming purge of hundreds of government leaders in the US and the death of the British prime minister. The purge would end in 2015 or 2016.
This Bible study compares our contemporary world to the ancient world. It assumes that history repeats itself. As a matter of fact, it predicts that history will repeat itself almost exactly. The United States and Britain are about to repeat history.
Those who cannot learn from history are doomed to repeat it. G. Santayana, philosopher
This Bible study draws a parallel between the Government of the United States and the government of ancient Israel, which had its capital in Samaria. We would say that Samaria became Washington DC. At the same time this study draws a parallel between the Government of Britain and the government of Judea, which had its capital in Jerusalem. We would say that Jerusalem became London.
There was a time span of 22 years during which wicked King Ahab ruled Israel. If dates by historians were dependable, we would correspond that span of time with 1989 to 2012. Jezebel, the treacherous wife of Ahab, reined for a few years after Ahab died. [Since God would shorten time in the end time, we might figure the end of end-time Jezebel to be 2015 or 2016.]
INSET-At this point, I hate to confuse the reader with technicalities. If you are a casual reader, just skip over this inset. Ahab's reign corresponds to two overlapping presidential reigns. One reign is the Bush family reign, which was from 1989 to 2008. The other reign is the Clinton/Hillary reign, which will have been from 1993 to 2012. Hillary would continue past 2012, because Jezebel continued to reign after Ahab died.
Timelines indicate that God activated Elijah 3 years into the reign of Ahab. That corresponds to 1991. So, the end-time ministry of Elijah would be a 22-year span from 1991 to 2012. End-time Elijah is one of God's Two Witnesses. So, the ministry of God's Two Witnesses would normally have been from 1991 to 2012. However, they would continue after 2012 because Elijah would complete his ministry through the Two Witnesses. (When God took Elijah to Heaven, it was to metaphorically illustrate that the ministry of Elijah was postponed until the end of time. In the end of time, Elijah would return from Heaven in order to continue his ministry.)
After the ministry of Elijah, God continued to destroy the dynasty of Ahab and Jezebel through the ministry of Elisha. The end-time ministries of both Elijah and Elisha would deal with corrupt leaders in the governments of the United States and Britain.
