Chapter 8 

Other Passages from the Old Testament 

The Three Kings of Israel 

    The three kings of Israel Saul, David, and Solomon, represent three 

periods of time in the Christian Church. The time represented by David's 

reign is now. Solomon's reign represents the time from the end of the Forty 

Years to the time of the ten kings. The Forty Years is from A.D. 2000 to late 

2039 or early 2040. The reign of the ten kings is mentioned in the book of 

Revelation (Rev 17:12) and begins in the 24th century (or perhaps as early as 

the late 23rd century. 

The House of the Lord 

      `Awake, O sword, against my shepherd, against the man who stands 

next to me,' says the L

ORD

 of hosts. `Strike the shepherd, that the sheep may 

be scattered; I will turn my hand against the little ones.'    

(Zech 13:7; cf. Lk 13:1 2). 

    This passage refers to the early part of the Forty Years, as well as to the 

time of the Church's great suffering in the 25th century. It predicts the 

martyrdom of the Pope,  the man who stands next to me,  the shepherd of 

the Church. This Pope is the second Pope after Pope John Paul II, the one 

St. Malachy calls  Peter the Roman.   It also predicts the destruction of 

Vatican City, the house of the shepherd of the Church. The phrase  the little 

ones  refers to faithful Christians who will suffer and be persecuted, 

beginning at that time. This passage, which predicts the future sufferings of 

the Church, also  refers to the suffering and death of Jesus (Mt  26:31; 

Mk  14:27). The attack on Rome, the capture of the Pope, and the 

destruction of Rome and Vatican City occur  in  A.D. 2012 and 2013.  The 

Pope is captured in 2012, and Rome and Vatican City are destroyed in July 

of 2013. 

    The same passage also refers to the events of A.D. 2430, when the Pope of 

that time is killed and the center of authority (in Rome) and the center of 

worship (in Jerusalem) are destroyed by the followers of the Antichrist. 

    During the war when the Arab nations attack Europe, Rome and Vatican 

City will be completely destroyed (A.D. 2013). In the years that follow, the 

Church will wish to rebuild the seat of the Church, a new Vatican City,