(Continuation of 5,---THE MOMENT OF THE INVASION BY THE NATIONS FROM THE NORTH INTO ISRAEL)

E) -The time when the great suffering of Israel starts, see Matthew 24 verse 21 and 22: “For the trouble at that time will be far more terrible than any there has ever been, from the beginning of the world to this very day. Nor will there ever be anything like it again. But God has already reduced the number of days; had he not done so, nobody would survive. For the sake of his chosen people,

however, God will reduce the days”. This is the period of three and a half years, mentioned before.

F) -The moment of the escape of Daniel's people: “those that are written in the book of the living”. See Exodus 32 verse. 32, Luke 10 verse 20, Revelation 3 verse 5: “Those who win the victory will be clothed like this in white, and I will not remove their names from the book of the living. In the presence of my Father and of his angels I will declare openly that they belong to me”.

Those who win the victory will be clothed like this in white, and I will not remove their names from the book of the living

 See also revelation 13 verse 8, and Revelation 20 verse 12 and 15: ” And I saw the dead, great and small alike, standing before the throne. Books were opened, and then another book was opened, the book of the living….. Those who did not have their name written in the book of the living were thrown into the lake of fire”.  Many more places in the bible refer to these events. Daniel 12 verse 1 mentions: “….Michael, who guards your people…..”. These are the people that are saved because they have believed in Jesus Christ as their savior, and this of course counts also for us.

(Note: With much precaution, I want to mention here that the above references under F, such as Rev. 3:5, Rev. 20:12, 15 and Daniel 12:1 probably refer to those who have come to belief in Jesus Crist after the events described in 1 Thessalonians 4 verses 16,17: "Those who have died believing in Christ will rise to life first; then we who are living at that time will be gathered up along with them in the clouds to meet the Lord in the air. And so we will always be with the Lord”. … This is also called the “rapture”, and occurs before the time of the “great suffering-, (the three wars)”,- starts.   … The scope of this document does not include a further discussion of this point.

(2) --- About the angel "Michael”

In apocalyptic writings, every nation appears headed by an angel that protects and represents it. Hence sometimes conflicts between nations are described as a struggle between angels. Michael is the guardian angel of God's people. The New Testament calls him archangel (Jude 9) and presents it as an enemy and conqueror of Satan (Revelation 12.7-8).