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his equation is believed by many involved in the occult to pinpoint the exact time when Anti-Christ will be revealed in the world and may yet prove to be one of the most significant prophetic markers ever discovered -- only time will tell.  1998 will be Israel's 50th Anniversary -- her year of jubilee (so to speak) when the captives (who have accepted Christ as their Messiah) would go free.  Jesus said his coming would be like "unto the days of Noah"; Noah preached Judgment for 120 years and then the floods came.  So, too we find in Acts 2 (v.1-3) that 120 were in the upper room on Pentecost (the fiftieth day):  The Holy Spirit may be painting a picture here of the timing for both the rapture of the Church and the beginning of Gods Judgment (both of which will occur simultaneously); the 120 in the upper room (signifying the rapture of the believers into the upper room "Heaven") and the tongues of fire (signifying the fires of Judgment that will fall):  Both occurred on the 50th day intimating the possibility of their occurring on Israel's 50th Anniversary 1998.
Nevertheless, we should only look on these thoughts as possibilities -- nothing  prophetic is written in stone till it's fulfillment -- yet we are admonished to "watch" and to be vigilant, so we will be prepared for these events and not be in darkness.

The Parable of the "Ten Virgins" unfortunately reveals to us that the Church at large will be generally asleep to Christ's return till the "Midnight" cry goes out -- a very dark hour.  Even now scientists gauge our proximity to nuclear war by a clock ticking towards midnight.  According to 2 Thes.(v.2-3) the Anti-Christ will be revealed before the rapture and should be one of the next significant prophecies to be fulfilled:  In the area of the former Roman Empire, 10 nations will confederate and Anti-Christ will take over three of these nations and sign on to a seven year treaty with Israel.  Even though the exact chronology of these events is not completely clear in scripture something will reveal the Anti-Christ identity to the "wise" before the rapture.

I pray we will be found  in this last hour with the testimony of Enoch (Jude v. 14-15) in our mouths, and be as sensitive to the leading of the holy Spirit as Elijah and Philip were; both of whom were translated while following the leading of the Lord -- leaving behind the revivals and the crowds to walk alone with Him.  Amen