The Great Escape
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The 23 nd in a Series of Studies on Biblical Prophecy
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Transcript of The Great Escape
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.
