For today's prophecy update, I want to share with you several observations

concerning this Iran nuclear deal and how it is fulfilling more Bible prophecy than maybe we realized at first.

As more of the details of this deal are coming to light,

it seems that it may in fact be fulfilling more and more Bible prophecies.

I'm hoping you'll allow me to connect the dots, as it were,

of this Iranian deal with a number of these Bible prophecies, and this is in no way

exhaustive. This is just what I was able within the time restraints that we

have to share with you. I condensed it and in as much as I was able and I got it down to five.

There are more, but five reasons why I believe this deal is evidence of just how close we are to our

redemption, just how close we are to that trumpet sounding and the dead in Christ rising

first and we who are alive and remain being caught up to meet

the Lord in the air in this event we call the rapture of the church.

Here's the first reason and it's the more obvious one.

We did talk about it a little bit last week, but it both

intensifies and expands the military relationship between Russia and Iran and moves them ever closer

to the fulfillment of Ezekiel 38 and 39.

Now, this is significant because this battle of Gog, as it's referred to,

likely happens at the beginning of the seven-year tribulation.

Now, that is my belief. I know that there are others who

suggest that it takes place on a different timeline. But I would argue this. If prophecy that's

fulfilled during the seven-year tribulation is beginning to come to pass now,

and the rapture takes place prior and it does,

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