Sign 77. The gospel will flourish in Egypt and a temple will be built there

          Isaiah prophesied of this temple, “In that day [the last days] shall there be an altar [temple] to the Lord in the midst of the land of Egypt…

          And the Lord shall smite Egypt; he shall smite and heal it and they shall return even to the Lord…(Isaiah 19:19, 22)

Sign 90. A great hailstorm will destroy the crops of the earth

          “And there shall be a great hailstorm sent forth to destroy the crops of the earth” (D&C 29:16) during a time when the wickedly shall be burned as stubble, sun darkened, moon turned to blood, stars fall from heaven (D&C 29: 9, 14).

          “And there fell upon men a great hailstorm out of heaven” (Rev. 16:21)

          The size of the hailstones are not necessarily 75 pounds (a talent) since measurements in the Old Testament are not the same as in the New Testament.

Sign 91. There will be a great earthquake such as never before

          (after the seventh angel poured out his vial into the air) … “And there were voices, and thunders, and lightnings; and there was a great earthquake, such as was not since men were upon the earth,…” (Rev. 16:18)

          “And I beheld when he had opened the sixth seal, and lo, there was a great earthquake; and the sun became black… and the moon became as blood (probably the color red such as dust clouds or air pollution).” (Rev. 6:12)

Sign 92. Waters will flow from the Temple in Jerusalem and heal the Dead Sea

          Ezekiel (622 BCE) prophesied about the future temple in Jerusalem in the last days (Ezekiel chapters 40-46), he foretold that water would flow “out from under the threshold of the House [the temple] eastward [and] into the sea [the Dead Sea] …the waters shall be healed. (Ref: Ezekiel 47:1, 8)

          Joseph Smith referred to Ezekiel’s prophecy and said, “Judah must return, Jerusalem must be rebuilt, and the temple, and water come out from under the temple, and the waters of the Dead Sea be healed … and all this must be done before the Son of Man will make His appearance.” (Teachings of the Prophet Joseph Smith, 286).

          David J Ridges writes that … “The institute of religion’s Old Testament Student Manual, 1 Kings through Malachi (Religion 302, 1981), suggests a possibility for the fulfilling of this prophecy. The waters issuing forth from under the temple and the healing of the Dead Sea may occur when the Lord himself sets foot upon the Mount of Olives, casing this mountain to divide in two and create a large valley. (See Zechariah 14:4; D&C 133:20-24)

Sign 93. The Battle of Armageddon

          There will be a tremendous battle against the Jews in the Holy Land (Rev. 16:14-16) with an unprecedented siege against Jerusalem. All nations of the earth will be involved, either for or against the Jews. There are no references as to which modern nations will be for and which will be against the Jews. At the coming of Christ, “all nations” will be gathered against Jerusalem (Zech. 12:3). This battle is called Armageddon (Zechariah chapters 11-14) although the term “Battle of Armageddon” does not appear in the scriptures. There will also be another war at the end of the millennium called the war of Gog and Magog (Joseph Fielding Smith, Doctrines of Salvation, 3:45). Gog and Magog are historical kingdoms from the time of Noah (1 Chronicles 5:4; Rev. 20:7-8) that represent plunder and destruction.

          The battle of Armageddon will take place because the whole world is wallowing in wickedness. Isaiah, Jeremiah, Ezekiel, Daniel, Zechariah, John, Joseph Smith, and others have all talked about the battle and the events associated with it. It will take place over several years (the siege itself against Jerusalem is 42 months). A third of mankind will be killed (although this may be symbolic for “many.” (Revelations 9:15-18)

          Armageddon is known today as Megiddo. It is in the western portion of the plain of Esdraelon, 50 miles north of Jerusalem (LDS Bible Dictionary, “Armageddon”). This plain is a rich, fertile plain, often called Israel’s breadbasket; the city at the entrance is called Megiddo (now called Tell el-Mutesellim). Gog is symbolic for the leader(s) of a great evil power that will rise in the later days (“great and abominable church,” “the church of the devil,” “the mother of abominations.”) which is a great combination of organizations serving Satan.

          This army against the Jews would be the greatest army in the history of the world. They will be highly disciplined and virtually invincible (Joel 2:7-9). They will number 200 million (mm) which must include numerous support elements or the number might be figurative and represent “large, massive, huge.” The largest active armies in world today are China (2mm), India (1.5mm), US (1.4mm), Korea (1.3mm), Russia (1mm); best equipped army is the US (military budget 3x that of China). Armies including active, reserve and paramilitary: Vietnam (10mm), North Korea (8mm), South Korea (6mm), India (5mm), China (4mm), Russia (3mm), US (2mm) (Ref: Wikipedia – List of countries by number of military and paramilitary personnel)

          A plague will eventually strike the army and only 1/6th will survive (Ezekiel 39:2). Israel will be able to live off the spoils left behind for 7 years (Ezekiel 39:8-10) and it will take seven months to bury the dead (Ezekiel 39:11-16) and 7 years to burn the weapons of war.

          Jerusalem will be protected by 2 prophets (members of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles – Bruce R McConkie, Doctrinal New Testament Commentary, 3:509) who will protect the city with fire like Elijah and plagues like Moses during the 42 month siege but who will eventually be killed and brought back to life. They will perform miracles in the name of the Lord. As Zechariah prophesied, “And in that day [second coming] shall the Lord defend the inhabitants of Jerusalem,” (Zechariah 12:8).