Secrets from Beyond The Grave

Sea, from the northern area of Qumran all the way past the southern salt sea. It continues south to the Gulf of Aqaba, a resort whose Red Sea waters are shared by four nations: Israel, Jordan, Egypt, and Arabia. This road will likely serve as the main road linking the horn of Africa (out of Egypt) with Israel during the reign of Christ. This road overlooks the Dead Sea, and you can actually see Jordan on the other side. In that day there will be a highway from Egypt to Assyria, and the Assyrian will come into Egypt and the Egyptian into Assyria, and the Egyptians will serve with the Assyrians. In that day Israel will be one of three with Egypt and Assyria--a blessing in the midst of the land. --Isaiah 19:23-24 A logical question is this: How can there be an opening in the earth if the Dead Sea is filled with water? The explanation may possibly be that the Dead Sea has separated into two distinct and different bodies of water; one is a clear blue body of water, and the other a thick, salty body of mineral water. The area where the peninsula has been formed could very well be the region where an opening could emerge in the future. I have personally met a leading Israeli geologist, Mr. Rothstein, whose department in Tel Aviv was responsible for researching and marking out the earthquake faults throughout Israel. Two major fault lines run parallel to the Dead Sea on both the eastern and western sides of the water. I believe at the return of Christ a major earthquake will strike Jerusalem on the Mount of Olives and send the famous mountain in two separate directions, the east and the west, creating a great rift running north and south. The gaping crevice will release huge amounts of fresh water, much of which will make its way though the winding mountains, eventually emptying into the northern half of the sea. With the Dead Sea being close to Jerusalem, the fault lines will also release and cause a shifting in the geological positioning of the mountains. This could cause another opening along the western half of the Dead Sea, chiefly in the area where the southern half of the sea is now dry. Once again, there is no better location on Earth to fit the astonishing Isaiah prophecy than inside of Israel near the Dead Sea, the area where the sinful cities of antiquity were destroyed by fire, which are "set forth as an example, suffering the vengeance of eternal fire" (Jude 7). The Tribulation Survivors The next question is: Who will be living on Earth at the time to go forth and look upon the carcasses of men? During the seven-year Tribulation, there will be a major population reduction of perhaps billions of people--a result of war, plagues, and famines (Rev. 6:8; 9:15). However, there will be a remnant of men and women who survive the terrible Tribulation, and these individuals will eventually repopulate the earth during the millennial reign. Thus, the resurrected saints and those living on Earth will make up the millennial population. The final question I have been asked is this: Why would the Lord allow this? The very idea of looking into a deep opening at souls who are separated from God seems to the rational mind to be cruel and very unusual. While the Scripture is silent as to the purpose of men seeing these departed souls, we do read that at the end of the thousand years, Satan will be loosed and will direct another rebellion against Christ, the saints, and Jerusalem with the assistance of Gog and Magog (Rev. 20:7-9). This new rebellion will not impact the saints, who will then enjoy a resurrected body, free from the presence and power of sin. It will, however, have an influence on the earthly inhabitants.