If you search the Scriptures, the phrase “in the days of” appears 76 times in the King James Version. This phrase appears from Genesis through Revelation. The book of Revelation says,

“But in the days of the voice of the seventh angel, when he shall begin to sound, the mystery of God should be finished, as He hath declared to his servants the prophets.”  Revelation 10:7

We are living in the days of the voice of the seventh angel since 1844. And God wants to restore His image in His people. The mystery of godliness is to have God manifested not just in the flesh of Jesus but in our flesh today and now.

In this study, we will quickly review six different events which must take place in the days of the seventh trumpet. These are six different events and signs which will take place during the Sunday Law and the Latter Rain.

All these events will be reviewed based on the Bible and the Testimonies with some references to recent reports in the news. These six events will be presented showing that the books of Revelation and Genesis are like two sister books. Both books refer to similar events. The book of Genesis can be used as a platform or as an allegory for the signs that must take place before the Sunday Law and the Latter Rain become a reality.

Let us cite these signs of the last days from 6 to 1, going backwards in the book of Genesis and referencing the Spirit of Prophecy. Why Genesis? Because as we come closer to the end, we are actually coming close to the beginning. History repeats itself. It has a cyclical pattern.

Solomon wrote about the repetition of history. So that, if you want to know the future, you can study the past to predict the future. The descriptions of the past in parable or allegoric form serve as a prophetic statement for the saints of the last days.

“The thing that hath been, it [is that] which shall be; and that which is done is that which shall be done: and there is no new thing under the sun.” Ecclesiastes 1:9

“And I turned myself to behold wisdom, and madness, and folly: for what can the man do that cometh after the king? even that which hath been already done.”  Ecclesiastes 2:12

The past is a foreshadow of the future. The last events will be rapid ones. God promises to finish His work in righteousness. Jesus promised to shorten the days of the end.

What are we waiting for? What will be the signs to announce the onset of the Sunday Law as a prelude to the Latter Rain? We will turn to Scripture and to the Spirit of Prophecy. Our eyes need to be on Jesus, but end-time prophecy is focused on the United States of America. Like a serpent sheds its skin, so America will shed its lamb-like features to give birth to a dragon.

Jesus spoke, as in the days of Noah, as in the days of Lot, so will the coming of the Son of Man be. “And as it was in the days of Noe, so shall it be also in the days of the Son of man.” Luke 17:26

Hence, if the book which first told us of Noah is studied, it will help us to understand the coming events of the last days—the days of the seventh angel.

As a matter of fact, by looking at the book of Genesis, we can predict the future of America and of the world. History will repeat itself. History is cyclical this side of heaven.

The Currency Change

  1. The currency will change in America. It will cause a financial crisis.

Like Laban who changed Jacob’s salary ten times, so the US government will change their currency in the last days.

“Thus have I been twenty years in thy house; I served thee fourteen years for thy two daughters, and six years for thy cattle: and thou hast changed my wages ten times.” Genesis 31:41

Poor Jacob had to struggle with seeing his salary and earnings changed 10 times in 20 years. So many poor in America, and even those in the lower middle class, each time a national financial crisis emerges, find themselves struggling to put food on the table and make payments on their debts and bills.

The American Dream became the American Nightmare during the recent Great Recession, and again during the recent Global Covid-19 Pandemic. People lost their jobs, their cars, their homes, and their dignity.

“The present financial controversy has been presented to me as one of Satan’s masterpieces for these last days. There is a power moving from beneath, which is after the working of the great enemy…. This is not of the devising of God–the changing of the circulating currency. What will it effect? It will cause a state of things that will bring oppression to the poor, and create great distress. It is one of the devil’s schemes, and I thought those who believed the truth would not be deceived in the least degree upon this matter…. The light given me was, This is the policy Satan has arranged to bring distress.” –Testimonies to Ministers, p. 331

What will be the new currency? Will it be a cashless currency? Will it be a digital dollar?

CNBC reported on March 16, 2023, that a new digital payment system will debut in July of this year. It will be called “FEDNOW”.  This new digital dollar system is said to allow consumers to pay bills, transfer money at a lower cost and more rapidly.

From other experiences of currency changes, most people will lose money, but some will make more money. The testimonies say that the poor will be oppressed.

Narcotic Addiction in America

  1. There will be a massive drug and narcotic addiction problem in America.

“And Reuben went in the days of wheat harvest, and found mandrakes in the field, and brought them unto his mother Leah. Then Rachel said to Leah, Give me, I pray thee, of thy son’s mandrakes.”  Genesis 30:14

As in the days of Reuben, who found mandrakes, which contain aphrodisiac drugs, so today millions in America search for a new narcotic to achieve a high. They experiment with new illicit drugs and it has become a national problem.

There is a huge opioid crisis in America today. The National Institutes of Health reported:

“Opioid-involved overdose deaths rose from 21,089 in 2010 to 47,600 in 2017 and remained steady through 2019. This was followed by a significant increase in 2020 with 68,630 reported deaths and again in 2021 with 80,411 reported overdose deaths.”

Famine and Pestilence in America

  1. Famine and Pestilence will be rampant in America. There will be hunger, food scarcity, drought and even starvation.

“And there was a famine in the land, beside the first famine that was in the days of Abraham. And Isaac went unto Abimelech king of the Philistines unto Gerar.” Genesis 26:1

America has been blessed as a bread basket. There has not been a famine here since the Great Depression and the Dust Bowl of the 1930’s, when soup kitchens were set up across the nation. Yet, food scarcity, food shortage, and food insecurity are becoming more prevalent again.

“And at this time God’s chosen all saw clearly that we had the truth, and they came out and endured the persecution with us. I saw the sword, famine, pestilence, and great confusion in the land. The wicked thought that we had brought the judgments upon them, and they rose up and took counsel to rid the earth of us, thinking that then the evil would be stayed.” –Early Writings, p. 33

“War, and rumors of war, sword, famine, and pestilence are first to shake the powers of earth, then the voice of God will shake the sun, moon, and stars, and this earth also. I saw that the shaking of the powers in Europe is not, as some teach, the shaking of the powers of heaven, but it is the shaking of the angry nations.” –Ibid., p. 41

“The Lord has shown me repeatedly that it is contrary to the Bible to make any provision for our temporal wants in the time of trouble. I saw that if the saints had food laid up by them or in the field in the time of trouble, when sword, famine, and pestilence are in the land, it would be taken from them by violent hands and strangers would reap their fields. Then will be the time for us to trust wholly in God, and He will sustain us. I saw that our bread and water will be sure at that time, and that we shall not lack or suffer hunger; for God is able to spread a table for us in the wilderness. If necessary He would send ravens to feed us, as He did to feed Elijah, or rain manna from heaven, as He did for the Israelites.” –Early Writings, p. 56

Today we have a food crisis. We have islands of food scarcity. But the testimony speaks of thousands dying in India, China, Russia, and America because of starvation and famine.

Time Magazine interviewed David Beasley, the head of the world food program. He stated:

“When I took this job, six years ago, there were 80 million people marching to starvation. That number went to 135 million right before COVID, [because of] man-made conflict and climate shocks. COVID comes along and the number goes to 276 million. That’s before Ethiopia. That’s before Afghanistan. That’s before Ukraine. Ukraine grows enough food to feed 400 million people. It went from the biggest breadbasket of the world to the longest breadlines. Compounded by fertilizer pricing, droughts, supply-chain disruption, fuel costs, food costs, shipping costs, we now have 349 million people marching to starvation.”

Nevertheless, the Psalmist encourages us not to be afraid during the coming famine, because the Lord will provide for His elect.

“They shall not be ashamed in the evil time: and in the days of famine, they shall be satisfied.” Psalms 37:19

A Second American Civil War

  1. There will be civil war in the United States of America.

“And it came to pass in the days of Amraphel king of Shinar, Arioch king of Ellasar, Chedorlaomer king of Elam, and Tidal king of nations; [That these] made war with Bera king of Sodom, and with Birsha king of Gomorrah, Shinab king of Admah, and Shemeber king of Zeboiim, and the king of Bela, which is Zoar.”  Genesis 14:1–2

“In India, China, Russia, and the cities of America, thousands of men and women are dying of starvation. The monied men, because they have the power, control the market. They purchase at low rates all they can obtain, and then sell at greatly increased prices. This means starvation to the poorer classes, and will result in a civil war. There will be a time of trouble such as never was since there was a nation.” –Ms 114, 1899. (General manuscript, untitled, typed August 13, 1899.)” –Manuscript Releases, vol. 5, p. 305–306

This statement cannot refer to the civil war of 1861-1865, because it was written in 1899. This civil war is brought on because of famine and starvation. It is caused by the billionaires which control the market. It foretells of a time when thousands will be dying in the cities because of food shortages.

The news has, for several years, been reporting that many Americans believe a second civil war will erupt in America. There is such a political divide in the United States. There are so many guns in civil hands. There are even militias in America.

The New Yorker, the Guardian, and even National Public Radio have all reported on the possible second civil war in America.

“The Institute of Politics at Harvard’s Kennedy School published a poll that found half of voting age Americans under 30 thought our democracy was ‘in trouble’ or ‘failing.’ A third also said they expected there to be ‘a civil war’ within their lifetimes.”

However, the testimony implies that the civil war will not be brought about because of class differences. It will be caused by a food shortage. It will prompt the poor to rebel and initiate a civil war. This civil war will spill over like the French Revolution in France into a world war.

A Religious Amendment to the Constitution

  1. The constitution of the United States of America will be amended with a National Sunday Law—a religious amendment.

“And Cush begat Nimrod: he began to be a mighty one in the earth. And the beginning of his kingdom was Babel, and Erech, and Accad, and Calneh, in the land of

Shinar.” Genesis 10:8, 10

“And they said, Go to, let us build us a city and a tower, whose top may reach unto heaven; and let us make us a name, lest we be scattered abroad upon the face of the whole earth.  And the LORD came down to see the city and the tower, which the children of men builded. And the LORD said, Behold, the people [is] one, and they have all one language; and this they begin to do: and now nothing will be restrained from them, which they have imagined to do.”  Genesis 11:4–6

Concern for global warming, climatic change, and natural catastrophes were present in the age of Nimrod. He convinced the known world to build a huge tower as a safe haven to withstand a possible second flood. He issued a law that all should help construct the tower of Babel as protection from a catastrophic event.

Like Nimrod, the antichrist or Papacy is today convincing the world that a Sunday Law will be the safe haven, the new tower of Babel, which will reduce the risk of global climate change. This law will create a modern Babel to avoid the effects of natural disasters. Just read Laudato Si as proof that Sunday observance is the solution proposed by the papacy for climate change—for floods, earthquakes, hurricanes, etc.

“We see that efforts are being made to restrict our religious liberties. The Sunday question is now assuming large proportions. An amendment to our Constitution is being urged in Congress, and when it is obtained, oppression must follow. I want to ask, Are you awake to this matter? and do you realize that the night cometh, when no man can work?” –The Review and Herald, December 18, 1888, par. 12

“Plans of serious import to the people of God are advancing in an underhand manner among the clergymen of various denominations, and the object of this secret maneuvering is to win popular favor for the enforcement of Sunday sacredness. If the people can be led to favor a Sunday law, then the clergy intend to exert their united influence to obtain a religious amendment to the Constitution, and compel the nation to keep Sunday.” –Ibid., December 24, 1889, par. 1

The testimonies are clear that a religious amendment will eventually appear in the Constitution of the United States of America. With this new amendment to the American Constitution, every nation in the world will follow America, just like they did with the recent Covid-19 Pandemic, establishing new laws regulating churches, synagogues, mosques, businesses, and schools. The Sunday Law, after being a national law will evolve into an International Sunday Law.

Beheadings as a Capital Punishment in America

  1. The guillotine will be set up in America. Capital punishment by beheading will be legalized.

“And Cain talked with Abel his brother: and it came to pass, when they were in the field, that Cain rose up against Abel his brother, and slew him.” Genesis 4:8

Like Cain who slew Abel in the beginning, so the wicked will slay the Sabbath-keepers in the end of time during the Sunday Law. The elect will be beheaded for believing in the Testimony of Jesus and the Bible. They will suffer for not yielding to the Antichrist, and his image.

“And I saw thrones, and they sat upon them, and judgment was given unto them: and [I saw] the souls of them that were beheaded for the witness of Jesus, and for the word of God, and which had not worshipped the beast, neither his image, neither had received [his] mark upon their foreheads, or in their hands; and they lived and reigned with Christ a thousand years.” Revelation 20:4

“At the same time anarchy is seeking to sweep away all law, not only divine, but human. The centralizing of wealth and power; the vast combinations for the enriching of the few at the expense of the many; the combinations of the poorer classes for the defense of their interests and claims; the spirit of unrest, of riot and bloodshed; the world-wide dissemination of the same teachings that led to the French Revolution–all are tending to involve the whole world in a struggle similar to that which convulsed France.” –Education, p. 228

One Last Parallelism between Genesis and Revelation

The allegory of Genesis with Revelation is very extensive and runs deep. Revelation ends with a mark of the beast placed on the forehead or right hand. Similarly, Genesis starts with Cain who receives a mark on his forehead. The similarity is striking and with deep spiritual meaning to those who understand.

One step back, and the scene is the garden of Eden with God coming and looking for Adam and Eve. But they hide themselves from His presence. Similarly, the book of Revelation tells how the inhabitants of the earth will hide themselves in the rocks, caves, and mountains fearful of meeting the Lamb as He comes seated on His throne during His second coming.

But there is one group who will break with tradition and with the pattern of sinfulness. It is the 144,000. They will be able to stand at the appearing of Jesus in glory. They will not hide. They will not have the mark of the beast. They will declare “This is our God. We have waited for Him. And He will save us.”

Jacob also in the Book of Genesis used the phrase “in the days of” three times in addressing the Pharaoh of the Hyksos. Jacob’s message to Pharaoh needs to serve like a needle to the compass. It should inspire us to prioritize our life. We need to remember that we are alive only for a few and evil days. We must remember that we are but pilgrims here on earth.

“And Jacob said unto Pharaoh, the days of the years of my pilgrimage [are] an hundred and thirty years: few and evil have the days of the years of my life been, and have not attained unto the days of the years of the life of my fathers in the days of their pilgrimage.”  Genesis 47:9

We are but pilgrims as Jacob stated to Pharaoh. This is not our home. This is not our culture. These are not our customs and laws. Our home is in heaven with God. We need to live knowing that our days on earth are short. We must live as pilgrims and strangers here, but as citizens of heaven. Let us prepare for the return of Jesus.

The book of Revelation ends with the same phrase, in the days of. It places it within the context of the seventh trumpet—the last trump to sound before the return of Jesus.

“But in the days of the voice of the seventh angel, when he shall begin to sound, the mystery of God should be finished, as he hath declared to his servants the prophets.”  Revelation 10:7

Take new hope and allow God’s Spirit and grace to work in you a new person in Jesus Christ. May the mystery of God be finished and complete in you as a believer. Amen.

Pastor Idel Suarez Jr., Ph.D., Pg.D

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