The 23nd in a Series of Studies onBiblical Prophecy

Allied Officers’ Escape from Stalag Luft III

Israel’s Escape

fromthe

Antichrist

River Zin in Israel’s Negev Desert

The Christian’s Escape from

Temptation

1944

Germany

Berlin

1. Defeat the German High Command

The Objectives:

2. Free 250 prisoners in one night

GermanHighCommandconcentratesthemost-deter-minedandselectedprisonerstoanew,high-securityPOWcampthatthecommandantproclaimsescape-proof.

The Obstacles:

• Anescapesodauntinghadneverbeentriedbefore.

The Obstacles:

• Thecoregroupplansthegreatestescapeattempted: Diggingatunneltoexfiltrate250prisoners.

The Obstacles:

• GettingmenoutofaGermanprisoncampwasaverycomplextask.

The Operation:

The Operation:

JohnSturges,themanwhodirectedthe1963movie,TheGreatEscape,basedonthisevent,saidoftheprisoner’sefforts,

“Itdemandedtheconcentrateddevotionandvigilanceofmorethan600men- everysingleofthem,everyminute,everyhour,everydayandeverynightformorethanayear.”

The Operation:• Thelistofsuppliesneededforthejobwasunbelievable:4000bedslats,1370battens,1699blankets,52longtables,1219knives,30shovels,600feetofrope,1000feetofelectricwire,andmore.

• Ittookanarmyofprisonersjusttofindandstealallthematerialrequired.

• Severalprisonerscontinuallyscroungedforanythingthatmightaidthem.

• Othersworkedsystematicallyandrelentlesslydistracting,bribingandblackmailingtheguards.

The Operation:

The Operation:

• OnMarch24,1944,aftermorethanayearofwork,220menpreparedtocreepthroughthetunnelintothewoodsoutsidethecamp.Theplanwastosendoutonemanperminuteuntilallhadmadetheirescape.

• Germanspeakingprisonerswouldboardtrainsandposeasforeignworkers.TherestwouldlielowduringthedayandtravelatnighthopingtoavoidGermanpatrols.

The Operation:

Whenthefirstprisonerpoppedupoutofthetunnel,hediscoveredthatitsexitwasshortofthewoods.Ratherthangettingoutamanperminute,theywerebarelyabletogetoutadozenperhour.Inall,eightysixmenescapedbeforethetunnelwasdiscovered.

The Operation:

• ItcreatedchaosfortheNazis,whoorderedanationalalerttodealwithit.Eightythreeoftheprisonerswererecaptured,andfortyoneofthemwereexecutedbyorderofAdolfHitler.Onlythreemadeittofreedom.

• Thoughtheattemptfailedinaccomplishingitsobjectivebutitofferedtheworldahistoricalexampleofcollectiveendeavor.

6 Thenthewomanfledintothewilderness,whereshehasaplacepreparedbyGod,thattheyshouldfeedherthereonethousandtwohundredandsixtydays.13 Nowwhenthedragonsawthathehadbeencasttotheearth,hepersecutedthewomanwhogavebirthtothemaleChild.14Butthewomanwasgiventwowingsofagreateagle,thatshemightflyintothewildernesstoherplace,

wheresheisnourishedforatimeandtimesandhalfatime,fromthepresenceoftheserpent.15 Sotheserpentspewedwateroutofhismouthlikeafloodafterthewoman,thathemightcausehertobecarriedawaybytheflood.16 Buttheearthhelpedthewoman,andtheearthopeneditsmouthandswallowedupthefloodwhichthedragonhadspewedoutofhismouth.

144,000Witnesses

7years

RaptureoftheChurch

Psalm83War

SatanreignsonEarththroughtheAntichrist

2Witnesses Armaged

don

3½years3½years

“thegreattribulation”

WarofG

og&M

agog

ReturnofChrist

CovenantwithIsraelbroken

“The Time of Jacob’s Trouble”

15 “Thereforewhenyouseethe‘abominationofdesolation,’spokenofbyDanieltheprophet,standingintheholyplace”(whoeverreads,lethimunderstand),16 “thenletthosewhoareinJudeafleetothemountains.17 Lethimwhoisonthehousetopnotgodowntotakeanythingoutofhishouse.18 Andlethimwhoisinthefieldnotgobacktogethisclothes.19 Butwoetothosewhoarepregnantandtothosewhoarenursingbabiesinthosedays!20 AndpraythatyourflightmaynotbeinwinterorontheSabbath.

21 Forthentherewillbegreattribulation,suchashasnotbeensincethebeginningoftheworlduntilthistime,no,norevershallbe.22 Andunlessthosedayswereshortened,nofleshwouldbesaved;butfortheelect’ssakethosedayswillbeshortened.

20 “ButwhenyouseeJerusalemsurroundedbyarmies,thenknowthatitsdesolationisnear.21ThenletthosewhoareinJudeafleetothemountains,letthosewhoareinthemidstofherdepart,andletnotthosewhoareinthecountryenterher.22 Forthesearethedaysofvengeance,thatallthingswhicharewrittenmaybefulfilled…Fortherewillbegreatdistressinthelandandwrathuponthispeople.24 Andtheywillfallbytheedgeofthesword,andbeledawaycaptiveintoallnations.AndJerusalemwillbetrampledbyGentilesuntilthetimesoftheGentilesarefulfilled.

1. Thwart Satan & Antichrist2. Protect & Provide for Israel 3½ years

3. Glorify God before the nations

The Operation:

2 ForIwillgatherallthenationstobattleagainstJerusalem;thecityshallbetaken,thehousesrifled,andthewomenravished.Halfofthecityshallgointocaptivity,buttheremnantofthepeopleshallnotbecutofffromthecity.3 ThentheLORD willgoforthandfightagainstthosenations,asHefightsinthedayofbattle.

One of the 7 New Wonders of the World.

Revelation12:6“AplacepreparedbyGod,thattheyshouldfeedherthereonethousandtwohundredandsixtydays.”

The ancient capital of Edom, the city of Bozrah(Hebrew bosra = “sheepfold”)

The Nabataeans built a sophisticatedhydraulic system which included twowater channels, tunnels and cisterns

Thisbuildingwasfeaturedinthemovie,‘IndianaJones&the

LastCrusade’

Theater

TheMonastery

SongofSolomon2:14 “Omydove,inthecleftsoftherock,inthesecretplacesofthecliff,letmeseeyourface,letmehearyourvoice;foryourvoiceissweet,andyourfaceislovely.”

The Christian’s Escape from TemptationThe Objectives:

James1:2–4Mybrethren,countitalljoywhenyoufallintovarioustrials,3 knowingthatthetestingofyourfaithproducespatience.4 Butletpatiencehaveitsperfectwork,thatyoumaybeperfect andcomplete,lackingnothing.

The Christian’s Escape from TemptationThe Obstacles:

1John2:15–17Donotlovetheworldorthethingsintheworld.Ifanyonelovestheworld,theloveoftheFatherisnotinhim.16 Forallthatisintheworld—thelustoftheflesh,thelustoftheeyes,andtheprideoflife—isnotoftheFatherbutisoftheworld.17 Andtheworldispassingaway,andthelustofit;buthewhodoesthewillofGodabidesforever.

Pride of Life“WE STOPWORSHIPPING GOD.”

Lust of the Eyes“WE STOP SEEKINGGOD.”

Lust of the Flesh“WE STOP RELYINGUPON GOD.”

The Christian’s Escape from TemptationThe Obstacles:

The Christian’s Escape from Temptation

1Corinthians10:13 Notemptationhasovertakenyouexceptsuchasiscommontoman;butGodisfaithful,whowillnotallowyoutobetemptedbeyondwhatyouareable,butwiththetemptationwillalsomakethewayofescape,thatyoumaybeabletobearit.

The Christian’s Escape from Temptation

• Yourtrial/temptationisnotuniquetoyou• Godisfaithful

1.Helimitsyourtests

2.Heprovides“thewayofescape”

The Christian’s Escape from Temptation1Peter5:6–8 ThereforehumbleyourselvesunderthemightyhandofGod,thatHemayexaltyouinduetime,7 castingallyourcareuponHim,forHecaresforyou.8 Besober,bevigilant;becauseyouradversarythedevilwalksaboutlikearoaringlion,seekingwhomhemaydevour.

2.Satanislikealion

1.Thedevilis“youradversary”

The Christian’s Escape from TemptationThe Operation:

Requires: God’s “Way of Escape”

Requires: My Humility & Prayer

Results: Christlikeness

“Temptation provokes me to look upward to God.”

John Bunyan

The best way to Escape Temptation is to Run to God.

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