Secrets from Beyond The Grave

In Ezekiel 47, the prophet Ezekiel predicted that the Dead Sea would eventually form two separate seas (vv. 1-11). One section would become fresh water, and the other half would be given completely to salt (v. 11). This two seas vision is impossible if the Dead Sea remains one large, forty-two-mile-long body of water. However, during recent years the Dead Sea has been drying up near the area of Masada, forming a peninsula and two separate bodies of water. The northern half is bluish green water where tourists swim and enjoy spas. The southern section is covered along the edges with multiple layers of salt and small salt pillars. The peninsula that separates the northern and southern halves of the sea is visible to the natural eye, and the land links Israel and Jordan. There is a small channel dug from the northern half to the southern half to bring water from the northern section to the salty southern section. The Return of Christ--and the Dead Sea In the Apocalypse, John saw Christ returning as the King of kings on a white stallion. He also wrote: "He [Christ] was clothed with a vesture dipped in blood" (Rev. 19:13, KJV). Why does Christ have a blood-soaked garment? The answer is found in Isaiah. And all the host of heaven shall be dissolved, and the heavens shall be rolled together as a scroll: and all their host shall fall down, as the leaf falleth off from the vine, and as a falling fig from the fig tree. For my sword shall be bathed in heaven: behold, it shall come down upon Idumea, and upon the people of my curse, to judgment. The sword of the LORD is filled with blood, it is made fat with fatness, and with the blood of lambs and goats, with the fat of the kidneys of rams: for the LORD hath a sacrifice in Bozrah, and a great slaughter in the land of Idumea. --Isaiah 34:4-6, KJV This prediction is fulfilled at the conclusion of the cosmic activity that occurs at the end of the Great Tribulation (Isa. 34:4; Matt. 24:29-30). The sword that will come down alludes to the same sword that is God's Word, which proceeds from the mouth of Christ when He returns (Rev. 19:15, 21). The blood on Christ's garment alludes to the battle that He alone will engage in at the areas of Bozrah and Idumea. Bozrah is a city located in northern Edom, which today is located in the nation of Jordan, situated on the east bank of the Dead Sea. The region of Idumea is situated on the Jordanian side of the Dead Sea, in the southern section. Years ago nothing but open fields, mountains, and a few ancient ruins were in these two areas. Today there are numerous farming communities and a growing population living on the east side of the sea. Why would Christ fight a battle in this region? Many scholars believe that a remnant of Jews from Israel will flee out of Jerusalem and dwell in the wilderness during the midpoint of the seven-year Tribulation (Rev. 12:6). Satan (the dragon) will plot to destroy this remnant; however, he will fail. Christ Himself shall fight the battle to save this remnant when He returns to Earth. The ancient biblical name for the modern nation of Jordan is Edom (and Moab), and the capital was (and is today) Amman. Hidden within the rugged, rose-colored mountains of Moab are the remains of a city, carved into the stone mountains, called Petra. Numerous scholars believe that this will be the hiding place in the wilderness where God will preserve this Jewish remnant for forty-two months, and this remnant will be delivered and spared from destruction at the return of Christ. Isaiah describes this battle: Who is this that cometh from Edom, with dyed garments from Bozrah? this that is