The predictions for the end of the world are numerous. There will be severe changes in our global climate, famines, earthquakes, diseases, and worldwide political upheaval. These are not just outlandish fantasies, but truths based on biblical facts. Fortunately, a "man of peace" will appear as an angel of light just in time to save the world from destroying itself-but what will be the price? In And He Shall Appear as an Angel of Light, author Mary E. Preston relies on Scriptures alone to discuss the coming end times and the return of Jesus Christ at the tribulation. She breaks down each prophecy into easy-to-understand language and provides supporting Bible verses to clarify her narrative. This religious study concisely covers topics that some pastors and preachers refuse to dwell on in their Sunday sermons. In addition to psalms of hope, Preston o? ers direct answers to many of the most troubling questions about Armageddon and its events. Issues she covers include the roles that Satan will play in the end times; the Beast and his mark; Christian persecution; and the rapture. And He Shall Appear as an Angel of Light seeks to provide you with the basic knowledge you need to prepare for the end of the world.

... and he shall appear as an ANGEL OF LIGHT

By Mary E. Preston

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Copyright © 2012 Mary E. Preston
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ISBN: 978-1-4697-9631-4

Contents

Scripture References................................................................................1Strong's Concordance of the King James Bible — In the Greek New Testament.....................5Preface.............................................................................................7Let's Get Started...................................................................................9Are We Living in the End Times?.....................................................................10Revelation—To Reveal..........................................................................14Hirelings...........................................................................................14Visions.............................................................................................15Roles Satan Plays...................................................................................16Satan Covers the Mercy Seat.........................................................................17Satan in the Garden.................................................................................17Satan Tempts Christ.................................................................................18Man of Sin..........................................................................................18Antichrist..........................................................................................19False Christ........................................................................................19Satan's Desire......................................................................................20The Beast and His Mark, 666.........................................................................20A Strong Delusion...................................................................................24Satan Posing as Christ..............................................................................24A Testing...........................................................................................25Faithful and True...................................................................................26The Last Trumpet....................................................................................26The Holy Spirit Speaks through Us...................................................................28Persecution.........................................................................................29The Great Deceiver..................................................................................30The True Christ.....................................................................................31A Hiding Place......................................................................................31A Selected Generation...............................................................................32The Rapture.........................................................................................33Who Are the Elect?..................................................................................35Time of Testing Shortened...........................................................................38The Mask Is Off.....................................................................................38The Ten Virgins.....................................................................................39Come to Christ......................................................................................42The Shepherd's Voice................................................................................43Summary of Signs of the End Times...................................................................43Revealing the Antichrist............................................................................44Will We Be Here During the Tribulation?.............................................................45Will God Protect Us During the Tribulation?.........................................................45Who Are the Elect?..................................................................................46About the Author....................................................................................49Favorite Psalms That Comfort Me.....................................................................51

Chapter One

Let's Get Started

Get yourself a King James Version of the Bible and a Strong's Concordance of the Bible (not a Young's Concordance), and let's see what we can discover. In case you don't wish to invest in a Strong's Concordance, I will note the references for you, or maybe you can borrow the book from your pastor or a library.

As long as I do not take verses out of context or add to or take away from what Scripture says, I know the Holy Spirit will be with me and guide me with what I am about to share. There are those who will say this is exactly what I am doing—that I am confused and mistaken about these Scriptures—but that's all right, because it will tell me they have at least read the book, and when they see these things happening upon the earth, my hope is that they will recall what they read months or years ago, and it will all fit together and have meaning.

What I am about to share with all of you is really so simple that a fifth-grade student could understand with the proper documentation. Unfortunately, it may be too simple for some. Why? Because we must come to Christ with the mind of a child: eager to learn, nonjudgmental, and not so steeped in tradition that our spiritual eyes and ears are closed.

"What do you mean by that?" you ask. A good example would be the belief that what your great, great grandpa and sweet Aunt Mary believed a hundred years ago was good enough for them and so is still good enough for you. This is what I am talking about: your spiritual eyes and ears are closed. What they believed a hundred years ago or even twenty years ago does not pertain to you in the end times. Am I saying that we should disregard sound doctrine from the church that has been handed down to us for hundreds of years? God forbid! But Revelation is for the future. Even Daniel was told to seal up the book until the end of time; it was not for his generation. I think we can all agree that we are now living in the end times, and what we need to know now is not exactly the same as what our forefathers were taught or had to be concerned with.

Are We Living in the End Times?

Point #1: "And when ye shall see Jerusalem compassed with armies, then know that the desolation thereof is nigh" (See Luke 21:20, KJV). This quote is "end times prophecy." We will learn later what the desolation or desolator is that the Bible is talking about and how we are to react.

Note: Israel was established as a nation in 1948, and God declared this time to be a benchmark regarding his return. The Lord spoke in (Matthew 24:34) that this generation (meaning the generation at the end of time) would not pass away until all these things prophesied would be fulfilled. Most Bible scholars agree that a generation is seventy to eighty years. If you add this onto the time when Israel was declared a nation in 1948, you can see the time is near—possibly at the door.

We are not to set an exact time for Christ's return, but God does give us certain occurrences that will be happening close to the end of time, and we are to look up and know that his time is near. We will discuss many of these signs in the chapters to come. When...