It has been proposed that Daniel’s 70^th Week could begin in the year 2009 and run through 2016 which equates to the Jewish years of 5770-5776. (Reference Daniel Matson’s work, in particular, Signs of the End.) (For a detailed Jewish calendar, click here. The month of Tishri, aka Rosh Hashana, starts the Jewish new year, which is always in the fall on our Gregorian calendar.)

Although chapter and verses weren’t added to the scriptures until the 14th/15th century… this study attempts to look at Psalms 109 through 119 from a prophetic standpoint, with the view in mind that this period of time may represent Daniel’s 70^th Week and beyond. Could this be a mere coincidence or truly divine?

A Little History

I became aware of Daniel Matson’s work in mid 2005, and the Prophecy in the Psalms concepts somewhere around that same time. As we shall see, Psalm 110, (113), 117, 118, and 119 are particularly intriguing, and initially gave me pause as they were read with the time frame of 2009 – 2018 in mind. However, Psalms 111 through 116 did not appear to fit the description of what would be happening in the world during the time of Daniel’s 70th Week and the Great Tribulation. These ideas were placed on the back burner, and eventually forgotten.

Recently, in his 15-Apr-09 posting at Five Doves – Pentecost Revisited – Pastor FM Riley noted how Psalm 109 seemed to indicate the unveiling of the “opposing one” (Anti-Christ, Man of Sin). With his thoughts on my mind, Psalm 109 through Psalm 119 were re-read again with the view of 2009 (Jewish Year 5770; Sept 19, 2009) – 2018 (Jewish Year 5779; Sept 10, 2018) in mind. It was during these subsequent readings that a new insight was noted which suddenly seemed to make everything fall perfectly into place. This study aims to convey these observations for further scrutiny.

These conclusions are reached in large part through a view of Ezekiel’s prophecy (from Chapter 5) of 430 years where the land did not observe her Sabbath.

Seventy years were paid during the years Israel were in captivity in Babylon. This left 360 years to be paid. There is also the odd verse in Leviticus 26:23-24 where a payment for sin would be multiplied 7 times. This left a total of 2520 years remaining where the land was to be desolate as payment for Israel not observing her Sabbaths when in the land.

Daniel Matson shows in his work that the 2520 years, when converted to 360 day years, runs from:

• July 16, 537 BC (Persian King Cyrus conquered Babylon and issued a decree for the Jews to return to their land) until
  
• May 14, 1948 (Israel reborn as a nation)

See here Biblical Prophecy: Israel to be Restored as an Independent Nation in 1948 and Signs of the End – Book Outline for a more detailed description of these times, for there are many more than the one reference noted here.

Daniel Matson then uses day counts between Jewish feast days and the day counts given in the book of Daniel and Revelation (along with many additional arguments) to propose that the time of Daniel’s 70th Week runs from 2009 through 2016 (Again, keep in mind the Jewish New Years 5770-5776).

J.R. Church and others (including F.M. Riley’s recent article on 15-Apr-09 posting at Five Doves – Pentecost Revisited ) have also proposed that the Psalms may follow a prophetic sequence in terms of the year (in Gregorian calendar years). For example, Psalm 33 relating to the year 1933, Psalm 48 relating to the year 1948, Psalm 67 relating to the year 1967, and so on.

• The Prophecies in Psalms 108-110 – That Thy Beloved May Be Delivered
• The Prophecies in Psalms 107-150
• Will Psalm 104 Be Fulfilled in 2004?
  

(After reading the above articles by J.R. Church, you will see that he has a slightly different interpretation of these particular Psalms… nevertheless, keep reading and you decide!)

The Hypothesis

Psalms 109 – 119 potentially align with the time frame of 2009 – 2019 representing Daniel’s 70^th Week and the first two years of the Millennium.

Psalm 109 – Representing 2009

Psalm 109 sets the table for what is to follow. It starts by the plea for the appointment of a “wicked man” (i.e., Antichrist) and let “an Evil One”, “an accuser”, or “adversary” one to oppose (i.e., Satan). Notice the text states two different individuals!

This is in verse 6 of Psalm 109:

⁶ Set a wicked man over him, and let an accuser stand at his right hand (NKJV).

⁶ Appoint an evil man to oppose him; let an accuser stand at his right hand. (NIV)

⁶ Set thou a wicked man over him; And let an adversary stand at his right hand. (ASV)

⁶ Appoint Thou over him the wicked, And an adversary standeth at his right hand. (YLT)

The “accuser” throughout scripture is Satan. But there is also another section of Psalm 109 that is striking. These are verses 21–31:

²¹ But You, O GOD the Lord, Deal with me for Your name’s sake; Because Your mercy is good, deliver me. ²² For I am poor and needy, And my heart is wounded within me. ²³ I am gone like a shadow when it lengthens; I am shaken off like a locust.
²⁴ My knees are weak through fasting, And my flesh is feeble from lack of fatness. ²⁵ I also have become a reproach to them; When they look at me, they shake their heads.

²⁶ Help me, O LORD my God! Oh, save me according to Your mercy, ²⁷ That they may know that this is Your hand— That You, LORD, have done it! ²⁸ Let them curse, but You bless; When they arise, let them be ashamed, But let Your servant rejoice. ²⁹ Let my accusers be clothed with shame, And let them cover themselves with their own disgrace as with a mantle.

³⁰ I will greatly praise the LORD with my mouth; Yes, I will praise Him among the multitude. ³¹ For He shall stand at the right hand of the poor, To save him from those who condemn him.

Here the cry turns to the Lord to save the one who is poor and needy, the one who’s heart is wounded, and fading away.

In verses 26 and 27, the Psalmist cries out:

“Help me, O Lord, my God; save me in accordance with your love. Let them know that it is your hand, that you, O Lord, have done it.”

Imagine Israel crying out these words to God Almighty as the many accusers, and the newly appointed Evil One, stand around Israel and accuse her.

—– thoughts by Randall…

I want to point out another possible connection that I see in this verse that possibly indicates the timing for this representing 2009. Notice in verses 22-25:

²² For I am poor and needy,
And my heart is wounded within me.
²³ I am gone like a shadow when it lengthens;
I am shaken off like a locust.
²⁴ My knees are weak through fasting,
And my flesh is feeble from lack of fatness.
²⁵ I also have become a reproach to them;
When they look at me, they shake their heads.

Is it possible that this verse correlates with Isaiah 17 and the timing of the destruction of Damascus? In particular verse 4:

⁴ “ In that day it shall come to pass That the glory of Jacob will wane, And the fatness of his flesh grow lean.

This could be a stretch, and I’m certainly open for discussion; but it appears to me that all nations are starting to turn against Israel, and verse 4 of Isaiah 17 matches up with verse 24 of Psalm 109?

Almost all theologians believe that this destructive event is on the horizon. We all can agree that the terrorist, Jihadist group of Hezbollah primarily resides in Damascus, Syria; and they are interconnected to some degree with Fatah and Hamas of the Palestinian Territories; Al-Qaeda, The Muslim Brotherhood of Egypt and the Taliban of Afghanistan! Therefore, the destruction of Damascus as described in Isaiah 17 makes perfect sense at this time… simply keep your eyes and ears open to foreign news sources. But make no mistake about it… this is NOT the Battle of Ezk 38-39 yet… keep reading and you’ll see when this war starts in my opinion!

Back to Erik…

Psalm 110 – Representing 2010 (Jewish Year 5770; Sept 19, 2009) – Daniel’s Final Week – 1st Year

Before you read any further, I ask you to do something. Go to your Bible, and read Psalm 110 (NKJV). Let the Spirit and the Word minister to you. In fact, read it several times through. For Psalm 110 happens to be one of the most amazing passages in all of God’s wonderful Holy Scriptures. Here it is, in its entirety from the NIV:

Psalm 110:1-7…Of David. A psalm.

1 The LORD says to my Lord: “Sit at my right hand until I make your enemies a footstool for your feet.”

² The LORD will extend your mighty scepter from Zion; you will rule in the midst of your enemies.

³ Your troops will be willing on your day of battle. Arrayed in holy majesty, from the womb of the dawn you will receive the dew of your youth.

⁴ The LORD has sworn and will not change his mind: “You are a priest forever, in the order of Melchizedek.”

⁵ The Lord is at your right hand; he will crush kings on the day of his wrath.

⁶ He will judge the nations, heaping up the dead and crushing the rulers of the whole earth.

⁷ He will drink from a brook beside the way; therefore he will lift up his head.

These passages surely point to Christ and the ministry he was going to have – one in the order of Melchizedek. But look at verse 1!

Christ today is ministering for His bride in the Heavenly Holy of Holies. This we are told in Hebrews (reference Chapter 7, esp vs 25). But again, look what happens in verse 1:

The Lord (the Father) says to my Lord (Jesus):

“Sit at my right hand until I make your enemies a footstool for your feet.”

It is as if the Father is telling his Son, “WELL DONE! Now, sit and watch my mighty arm work on your behalf.”

Do you see the tie between Psalm 109 (the accuser, the Evil One, and Israel crying out to be saved (as the “Rapture” or “Escape” has already happened) and Psalm 110:5 speaks of how the Lord will “crush kings on the day of his wrath” (the Lord starting to move to make his enemies a footstool for the Messiah?). Oh, that day is nearly here!

Psalm 111 – Representing 2011 (Jewish Year 5771; Sept 9, 2010) – Daniel’s Final Week T = 2nd Year

This is where the key comes to understanding the next six Psalms, from Psalm 111 through Psalm 116. Do not read them from the perspective of the world, which will start down the process of literally being torn apart at the seams. Read them, instead, from the perspective of the Jewish people, and in particular, the 144,000 sealed by the Holy Spirit and those who hear the ministry of the Two Witnesses! These Psalms, praise God, show Israel’s heart starting to soften!

Look at Psalm 111:3-4:

³ His work is honorable and glorious,
And His righteousness endures forever.
⁴ He has made His wonderful works to be remembered;
The LORD is gracious and full of compassion.

Will God Almighty work wonders to allow Israel to remember the wonders of old? You better believe it! What might these be? Look at verse 5:

⁵ He has given food to those who fear Him;
He will ever be mindful of His covenant.

Here He is providing food as this could be due to the results of the “Rider of the 3rd (Black) Horse of Famine”.

Look how Psalm 111 ends in verse 10:

“The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom; all who follow his precepts have good understanding. To him belongs eternal praise.”

Is this verse talking about national Israel beginning to learn true wisdom from the fear of the Lord? Oh, Glory if this is so!

Psalm 112 – Representing 2012 (Jewish Year 5772; Sept 29, 2011) – Daniel’s Final Week T = 3rd Year

The themes expressed here seem to represent one standing firm in the Lord when those around in the world are experiencing great anguish and fear. Sound reasonable for the second year of Daniel’s 70^th Week? You better believe it!

From verse 4 “even in darkness light dawns for the upright”,

verse 7 “He will have no fear of bad news;”

verse 8 “His heart is secure, he will have no fear;”

while all the time, as verse 10 notes:

“The wicked man will see and be vexed, he will gnash his teeth and waste away; the longings of the wicked will come to nothing.”

Thoughts by Randall…

Notice the phrase “gnash his teeth”… this phrase and “outer darkness” in other parts of scripture indicates the “Tribulation” period. See Matt 8:12; Matt 22:13; Matt 24:51; Matt 25:30; and Luke 13:28. Read these verses in context as I see it representing the Tribulation Period. What do you think?

Back to Erik…

Note also the blessing in verse 2 “the generation of the upright will be blessed.” Will this be THE GENERATION that lives to see the return of Messiah? Oh, praise God! Will this be THE GENERATION of Israel that finally, finally lives uprightly in full view of the KING?

Psalm 113 – Representing 2013 (Jewish Year 5773; Sept 17, 2012) – Daniel’s Final Week T = 3 Year

Here, praise of the Lord continues. Enough said.

Thoughts by Randall about Psalm 113 and the corresponding time period:

Now, Erik didn’t have anything to add in regards to Psalm 113; however, I believe he missed a VITAL part to this all important Psalm. At this point the “Abomination that causes Desolation” has occurred and Israel’s eyes are completely opened now… Keep Reading!

Not only does the Praising of the Lord continue, but in verses 7-8 there appears to be a type of “Resurrection” here. Now pay close attention and let me know what you think. (YLT)

7 He is raising up from the dust the poor, From a dunghill He exalteth the needy. 8 To cause to sit with princes, With the princes of His people.

In verses 7 & 8 as stated above, a resurrection of “righteous” Jews seems to take place and they will meet the already “Raptured” Bride who were taken 3.5 years earlier. IF this takes place in the middle of the Tribulation, does this equate to what Daniel 12:2 says which also takes place in the middle of the Tribulation (Start of Great Tribulation) (YLT):

2 And the multitude of those sleeping in the dust of the ground do awake, some to life age-during, and some to reproaches — to abhorrence age-during.

In this verse, keeping it in context, it appears that not only were righteous Jews resurrected (as indicated in Psalm 113:7-8), but also unrighteous Jews were as well; some are raised to “life age-during” (i.e., everlasting life), while the other group could be the Jews whom never believed in God as they are raised to “reproaches — to abhorrence age-during” (i.e., to shame and everlasting contempt).

IF Psalms 113 represents the year 2013 (Jewish Year 5773 – Sept 17, 2012 – Sept 4, 2013), then this possibly ties into my theory of this time being “Mid-Trib” (a.k.a., The Abomination of Desolation) Dan 11:31; Dan 12:11; Matt 24:15. You can also validate this time period with Revelation 10:1-7:

The Mighty Angel with the Little Book

¹ I saw still another mighty angel coming down from heaven, clothed with a cloud. And a rainbow was on his head, his face was like the sun, and his feet like pillars of fire.

² He had a little book open in his hand. And he set his right foot on the sea and his left foot on the land, ³ and cried with a loud voice, as when a lion roars. When he cried out, seven thunders uttered their voices.

⁴ Now when the seven thunders uttered their voices, I was about to write; but I heard a voice from heaven saying to me, “Seal up the things which the seven thunders uttered, and do not write them.”

⁵ The angel whom I saw standing on the sea and on the land raised up his hand to heaven ⁶ and swore by Him who lives forever and ever, who created heaven and the things that are in it, the earth and the things that are in it, and the sea and the things that are in it, that there should be delay no longer, ⁷ but in the days of the sounding of the seventh angel, when he is about to sound, the mystery of God would be finished, as He declared to His servants the prophets.

And again with Dan 12:4-12:

⁴ “But you, Daniel, shut up the words, and seal the book until the time of the end; many shall run to and fro, and knowledge shall increase.”
⁵ Then I, Daniel, looked; and there stood two others, one on this riverbank and the other on that riverbank. ⁶ And one said to the man clothed in linen, who was above the waters of the river, “How long shall the fulfillment of these wonders be?”
⁷ Then I heard the man clothed in linen, who was above the waters of the river, when he held up his right hand and his left hand to heaven, and swore by Him who lives forever, that it shall be for a time, times, and half a time; and when the power of the holy people has been completely shattered, all these things shall be finished.
⁸ Although I heard, I did not understand. Then I said, “My lord, what shall be the end of these things?”
⁹ And he said, “Go your way, Daniel, for the words are closed up and sealed till the time of the end. ¹⁰ Many shall be purified, made white, and refined, but the wicked shall do wickedly; and none of the wicked shall understand, but the wise shall understand.
¹¹ “And from the time that the daily sacrifice is taken away, and the abomination of desolation is set up, there shall be one thousand two hundred and ninety days. ¹² Blessed is he who waits, and comes to the one thousand three hundred and thirty-five days.

Now on a side note… Ironically enough, this time also corresponds to the Mayan Calendar End Date and the Winter Solstice of Dec 21, 2012. Is it a mere coincidence that the Mayan calendar declares that there is no more time on this date? Their calendar stops because it’s Mid-Trib and God’s grace has come to an end? The Mayans also believed that at this time when the Sun aligns with our Milky Way Galaxy that a “window into the underworld will open up”. (The Mayan Calendar and the 2012 Planetary Alignment can be best explained by John Major Jenkins.) At the same time, in Revelation 12:7-17, Satan is thrown down to the earth to have his way for the final 3.5 years (NKJV).

Satan Thrown Out of Heaven

⁷ And war broke out in heaven: Michael and his angels fought with the dragon; and the dragon and his angels fought, ⁸ but they did not prevail, nor was a place found for them in heaven any longer. ⁹ So the great dragon was cast out, that serpent of old, called the Devil and Satan, who deceives the whole world; he was cast to the earth, and his angels were cast out with him.

¹⁰ Then I heard a loud voice saying in heaven, “Now salvation, and strength, and the kingdom of our God, and the power of His Christ have come, for the accuser of our brethren (just as in Psalms 109:6), who accused them before our God day and night, has been cast down. ¹¹ And they overcame him by the blood of the Lamb and by the word of their testimony, and they did not love their lives to the death. ¹² Therefore rejoice, O heavens, and you who dwell in them! Woe to the inhabitants of the earth and the sea! For the devil has come down to you, having great wrath, because he knows that he has a short time.”

The Woman (Israel) Persecuted

¹³ Now when the dragon saw that he had been cast to the earth, he persecuted the woman who gave birth to the male Child. ¹⁴ But the woman was given two wings of a great eagle (possibly the United States?), that she might fly into the wilderness to her place, where she is nourished for a time and times and half a time (3.5 years remaining), from the presence of the serpent.

¹⁵ So the serpent spewed water out of his mouth like a flood after the woman, that he might cause her to be carried away by the flood. ¹⁶ But the earth helped the woman, and the earth opened its mouth and swallowed up the flood which the dragon had spewed out of his mouth. ¹⁷ And the dragon was enraged with the woman, and he went to make war with the rest of her offspring (Saints/Christians who came to Christ during the Tribulation and those Christians who missed the Rapture because they were not living obediently to God’s word before the Rapture occured), who keep the commandments of God and have the testimony of Jesus Christ.

Also, the “Mid-Trib” time frame is apparent as you keep reading in Daniel 12:7 where he tells us there are only 3.5 years remaining until Jesus’ Second Coming (i.e., The Great Tribulation):

⁷And I hear the one clothed in linen, who [is] upon the waters of the flood, and he doth lift up his right hand and his left unto the heavens, and sweareth by Him who is living to the age, that, `After a time, times, and a half, and at the completion of the scattering of the power of the holy people, finished are all these.‘

And further in verses 10-11:

¹⁰Purify themselves, yea, make themselves white, yea, refined are many: and the wicked have done wickedly, and none of the wicked understand, and those acting wisely do understand;

¹¹and from the time of the turning aside of the perpetual [sacrifice], and to the giving out of the desolating abomination, [are] days a thousand, two hundred, and ninety.

I think it’s important to continue to look at a few more details that are taking place at this time. Notice in verse 7 above, Daniel makes reference to a “Flood”, during my studies, a flood in biblical terms is sometimes represented as “War”. (I read that flood=war in a book by J.R. Church “They Pierced the Vail”; nevertheless)… Even if that’s not the case, Daniel 12:2-7 validates that a resurrection takes place at mid-trib; therefore…

This nugget takes me over to Ezk 37 (The Valley of Dry Bones Resurrection). Many pulpit “preachers” these days teach that this text is allegorically referring to the rebirth of Israel… I believe they are wrong in their interpretation. This is NOT allegorical, but instead LITERAL! As unnatural as this text may sound, I believe this text is speaking of an actual resurrection of the Jewish people… As we’ve already discovered stated in Dan 12:2 and in Psalms 113:7 above.

This Ezk 37 text gives a vivid description of this resurrection… But take note in verses 10-11:

¹⁰And I have prophesied as He commanded me, and the Spirit cometh into them, and they live, and stand on their feet — a very very great force.

The NKJV says they became “an exceedingly great army“!

¹¹And He saith unto me, `Son of man, these bones are the whole house of Israel; lo, they are saying: Dried up have our bones, And perished hath our hope, We have been cut off by ourselves.

Notice the text says they have been “cut-off” by themselves… they never believed God, so could these people be the Jews who are raised to “Shame and everlasting contempt” as stated in Daniel 12:2?

At this point you see there now exists an “Exceedingly Great Army” possessing the land of Israel… the final 3.5 years, the “Great Tribulation”. Could this be part of the reason that a demonic, angelic army of 200,000,000 goes forth to slay 1/3 of mankind from the East as stated in the 6th Trumpet War in Revelation 9? We know this is NOT a human army because research by Joel Young shows there are only approximately 60 million horses in the world.

I believe that right after this resurrection of Ezk 37, the world will finally see Ezk 38 & 39 come to pass, the War of Gog/Magog which will continue up to and conclude at the Battle of Armageddon!

Therefore, I too am only a student of Eschatology and feel there is some relevance to what going on here at “Mid-Trib” with the data I’ve just presented here in Psa 113.

As the final 3.5 years unfold, the Jews are heavily persecuted as stated in Zechariah 11-14, and other scriptures, and the Blood Moons that take place in 2014-2015 on Jewish Feast Days…. (see also Blood Moon videos).

If you have any other input in this topic here, please feel free to post a response at the end of this blog post.

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Now back to Erik’s points!

Psalm 114 – Representing 2014 (Jewish Year 5774) – Daniel’s Final Week T = 4 Year

We will now be entering the last half of the final week of Daniel. This is otherwise known as the Great Tribulation. This Psalm proclaims that the land of Israel is God’s dominion, and that the earth will tremble at the presence of the Lord.

¹ When Israel came out of Egypt, the house of Jacob from a people of foreign tongue,

² Judah became God’s sanctuary, Israel his dominion.

And, verse 7 “Tremble, O earth, at the presence of the Lord, at the presence of the God of Jacob,”.

Could this equate to the 7th Trumpet of Revelation 11:15-19 when the Kingdom is Proclaimed? Pay particular attention to verse 18:

“The nations were angry, and Your wrath has come, And the time of the dead, that they should be judged, And that you should reward Your servants the prophets and the saints, And those who fear Your name, small and great, And should destroy those who destroy the earth.”

This would appear to now start the War of Gog/Magog of Ezk 38-39!

Psalm 115 – Representing 2015 (Jewish Year 5775)– Daniel’s Final Week T = 5 Year

This Psalm speaks to the glory of the Lord, and the Lord remembering the house of Israel and Aaron. Look especially at verse 12

“The Lord remembers us and will bless us: He will bless the house of Israel, he will bless the house of Aaron”.

Do you think this remembrance will be important to the nation of Israel one year into the Great Tribulation? But this Psalm also exhorts Israel and the house of Aaron to trust in the Lord, their “help and shield”, as noted in verses 9 and 10.

This Psalm in verses 4 – 8 also speaks of the futility of human idols, made of silver and gold, and by the hands of men. Israel’s God, the God who is in heaven, by contrast, “does whatever pleases him”, as noted in verse 3.

I like in particular how verse 18 would line up with truth… being that now Israel’s spiritual eyes are finally opened after the “Abomination of Desolation”, they will “Bless the Lord from this time forth and forevermore.” This is totally amazing isn’t it?

Psalm 116 – Representing 2016 (Jewish Year 5776) – Daniel’s Final Week T = 6 Year

Approximately six years will now be completed of Daniel’s final week. The earth will be weary, and those left will be drastically reduced in number. Those who have come to faith during this period, both in Israel and in the gentile lands, will also have faced severe persecution.

Zachariah speaks how 2/3 of the nation of Israel will be cut off during this time. Revelation speaks of those loosing their lives on behalf of the Lamb as being “countless” (reference Revelation Chapter 7). This is mentioned for in Psalm 116 is one of the most somber and sweet verses in scripture. Look at verse 15:

“Precious in the sight of the Lord is the death of his saints.”

The Antichrist will be in full rage against God’s people at this time, and especially towards the nation of Israel. It is likely most will have fled to the wilderness by now. Look at verse 3:

“The cords of death entangled me, the anguish of the grave came upon me; I was overcome by trouble and sorrow.”

But in the midst of all this, Psalm 116 speaks of how the Lord still watches over those who call upon him, and how the Lord protects the simple-hearted and gives rest to those who are dismayed.

Psalm 117 – Representing 2017 (Jewish Year 5777) – Daniel’s Final Week T = 7 Year

Well, this is it. This represents the year of the Return of the King. What would you write for such a climactic ending to the prior 6 days, the prior 6,000 years, of man’s day upon the earth? This is the sunset of man’s day, and the dawn of the Lord’s day – the dawn of the Millennial Reign of Jesus Christ! Praise God Almighty! What, I ask, might you write? Well, the Lord has already written it in Psalm 117. It is the shortest Psalm in the book, the shortest book in the Bible, made up of only two verses.

Psalm 117

¹ Praise the LORD, all you nations; extol him, all you peoples.

² For great is his love toward us, and the faithfulness of the LORD endures forever. Praise the LORD.

The “Praise the Lord” at the end of the Psalm, in Hebrew, is actually Hallelu Yah, from where we get Hallelujah! I say again, what might one write in regards to the Return of the King? What might those alive on earth say, at the Return of the King, after having gone through a literal hell on earth? I can think of no words more simple and profound than those recorded in Psalm 117.

Hallelujah!

Psalm 118 – Representing 2018 (Jewish Year 5778) – Millennial Reign Year 1

Now, if you just lived through the prior seven years, what might you write? Psalm 118 is so profound, you really must read it in this context to understand what is being written. Every verse speaks specifically about the trials faced the believers, and especially Israel, during the previous seven years and how the Lord delivered them! Here are the first seven verses, just to whet your appetite:

¹ Give thanks to the LORD, for he is good; his love endures forever.

² Let Israel say: “His love endures forever.”

³ Let the house of Aaron say: “His love endures forever.”

⁴ Let those who fear the LORD say: “His love endures forever.”

⁵ In my anguish I cried to the LORD, and he answered by setting me free.

⁶ The LORD is with me; I will not be afraid. What can man do to me?

⁷ The LORD is with me; he is my helper. I will look in triumph on my enemies.

Need more??? How about verse 10?

“All the nations surrounded me, but in the name of the Lord I cut them off.”

How about verse 18?

“The Lord has chastened me severely, but he has not given me over to death.”

Or verse 21?

“I will give thanks, for you answered me; you have become my salvation.”

Or, verse 22 and 23:

“The stone the builders rejected has become the capstone; the Lord has done this, and it is marvelous in our eyes.”

Do you think that verse was fulfilled during the age of grace? Oh, look at the glorious ways of our Lord! The STONE the builders rejected has now become the capstone! Jesus Christ the Lord is now reigning! Hallelujah!

Or, verse 24: “This is the day the Lord has made, let us rejoice and be glad in it.” Where does it end??? The day (1,000 years) of the Lord is now at hand! This is the beginning of the Lord’s day! Again, Hallelujah! Hallelujah!

Brother and sister in Christ, read Psalm 118 with the view that this is the first year of the Millennium, the first year after Israel has been rescued from the flood of the Tribulation. Read it and be blessed. Hallelujah!

Psalm 119 – Representing 2019 (Jewish Year 5779) – Millennial Reign Year 2

And now, the last of the Psalms that we will look at – Psalm 119. We all know what Psalm 119 stand for – it is the love Psalm for the word, the word and law of the Lord. Look how verse 1 starts:

“Blessed are they whose ways are blameless, who walk according to the law of the Lord.”

National Israel, now saved, will be living in full view of the Lord upon the earth. The church will be seated with the Lord in the heavenly places. Israel will now finally have their heart of flesh. No longer will their heart be one of stone, in fulfillment of Ezekiel’s prophecy. Israel will now be able to complete her mission, what she was always created to do.

Israel (as did Shem) has always had a “God” in her tent, going way back to the days of Shem, Ham, and Japheth (Reference Genesis 9:42-27). It has been God’s plan that Israel take her spiritual knowledge of the Lord and minister to the world, that the whole world may be full of God’s glory. This will now happen. But first, National Israel is schooled upon the Law of the Lord, where it is now written upon their hearts – hearts of flesh. Praise God! Hallelujah

Conclusions

First off, this has been written briefly, and it is already over seven pages on the MS Word document that is being typed. Cross references to other scriptures are certainly there for others to pursue. It was the intent to write this and share in as quick and concise of a manner possible.

Secondly, apologies are made to anyone who may have already published this information. I am not aware of anyone who has tied Psalms 110 – 119 specifically to the years 2010 – 2019, but I have not done extensive searches to verify this. If this is you, please feel blessed that the Holy Spirit is confirming your earlier work. If this is new, may you put these ideas to the test of God’s Word. Please note that these thoughts have come about, as noted in the beginning, mainly from the works of Daniel Matson and those who have published works on the Prophecy of the Psalms, namely J.R. Church and Pastor FM Riley.

And lastly, if the Psalms are indeed prophetic in the sense of a year for a Psalm, then we truly may be at the beginning of both a most wondrous time, yet also a most difficult time. You will note that no predictions of when the rapture would take place are presented in this brief study. However, this writer believes the Scriptures are very clear that the church will not be on earth when

“The LORD says to my Lord: Sit at my right hand until I make your enemies a footstool for your feet.”

Humbly in Christ,
Erik Jonson

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Thank you for your passion behind the words in this letter. I’m sure that many people will be blessed by it. Keep on digging, searching, and sharing brother Erik… Good Job!

Also, please feel free to add any comments to this topic; any other nuggets would be greatly appreciated.

In His Mighty Grip!
Randall

Colossians 2:16-17… “Let no man therefore judge you in meat, or in drink, or in respect of a holy day, or of the new moon, or of the sabbath days:

Which are a shadow of things to come; but the body is of Christ.”

Introduction to Pentecost… a Prophetic Picture of the Rapture

A year ago I wrote a Bible study entitled “So Simple!” In that study I emphasized how the Lord had shown me that only two of the Jewish Holy Days given to Israel in Leviticus 23 typify the resurrection and rapture of New Testament believers. Those two Jewish Holy Days are “firstfruits” and Pentecost. Proof of this truth is easily available to any reader willing to deal honestly with the Scriptures.

It was only on “firstfruits” that a “sheaf” [omer] of barley was lifted up and “waved” before the Lord, which subsequent history proved was a type of the resurrection and ascension of the Lord Jesus Christ and the “firstfruit” saints [Leviticus 23:9-14; Matthew 27:52-53; 1 Corinthians 15:20-23].

The only other Jewish Holy Day where a “wave offering” was “waved before the Lord” was on Pentecost. The instructions given for the observance of this Jewish Holy Day are found in Leviticus 23:15-21:

¹⁵ ‘And you shall count for yourselves from the day after the Sabbath, from the day that you brought the sheaf of the wave offering: seven Sabbaths shall be completed.

¹⁶ Count fifty days to the day after the seventh Sabbath; then you shall offer a new grain offering to the LORD. ¹⁷ You shall bring from your dwellings two wave loaves of two-tenths of an ephah. They shall be of fine flour; they shall be baked with leaven. They are the firstfruits to the LORD.

¹⁸ And you shall offer with the bread seven lambs of the first year, without blemish, one young bull, and two rams. They shall be as a burnt offering to the LORD, with their grain offering and their drink offerings, an offering made by fire for a sweet aroma to the LORD. ¹⁹ Then you shall sacrifice one kid of the goats as a sin offering, and two male lambs of the first year as a sacrifice of a peace offering.

²⁰ The priest shall wave them with the bread of the firstfruits as a wave offering before the LORD, with the two lambs. They shall be holy to the LORD for the priest. ²¹ And you shall proclaim on the same day that it is a holy convocation to you. You shall do no customary work on it. It shall be a statute forever in all your dwellings throughout your generations.

In this study I want to “revisit” the Scriptures dealing with the observance of Pentecost. I invite our readers to join us and see what the Lord has yet to reveal to us in His wonderful inspired Word.

Last Year versus This Year

I have already stated a number of times to my readers that when the Lord revealed to me last year, shortly before Pentecost, that only the two Jewish Holy Days mentioned above have anything to do with the resurrection and rapture of New Testament believers, I immediately went to my calendar to see what “date” Pentecost would fall on last year. That was my own sad mistake for the Lord did not give me a “date” last year, and I have freely admitted that and have apologized for picking a “date” off my calendar several times. What the Lord graciously showed me last year is exactly what I have set before my readers, and am repeating again in this study; “firstfruits” and Pentecost.

Yes, I do understand why the Lord did not come last Spring on either of the two Jewish Holy Days. After Pentecost had passed last Spring, I went to the Lord in earnest prayer asking for more GRACE and insight into His Word. I was impressed to go over all of my studies and notes. In restudying the Book of Ruth, I noticed one little statement which I had previously read but which had not registered on my feeble brain the first time I read it. That one little statement made it very clear to me that the Lord was not coming last year.

I also restudied Psalm 108 which correlates with 2008. Verse 6 of that Psalm very clearly speaks of the rapture of God’s people. It is clear enough in the English translation, but it is even more clear when studied in the Hebrew text.

As I restudied it again, this time I noticed that the rapture of God’s people in that Scripture is clearly set forth in the future tense. That made me realize again that the rapture would not take place in 2008 as I had hoped, and as so many of God’s people were also hoping.

I have written these two paragraphs of explanation, not only for my readers, but also for my critics. Folks, I am not and have never claimed to be “infallible.” I am just another child of God and servant of the Lord who seriously studies the Word seeking to learn the truth. Until my critics can find “infallibility” in themselves, then I would suggest that they quit demanding it of others. Romans 2:1 is still in the Bible! But so is Titus 2:11-15, and I am going to keep right on searching the Scriptures and “watching” for my Lord without apology to anyone. Clear enough?

But now we living today are well into a new year. The Jewish Holy Day of “firstfruits,” which was this past Sunday, has now come and gone. It is now obvious that the Lord did not come on “firstfruits” this year. Therefore, if the resurrection and rapture of New Testament believers is going to occur this year on or in connection with one of these two Jewish Holy Days, then I have to believe that it will be “Pentecost.”

The Significance of 2009

If our readers will carefully study Psalm 109, which correlates with 2009, it is obvious that the entire Psalm is speaking about the arrival of the Antichrist on the world scene, and his dealings with Israel and with the Lord. This is highly significant of the very year in which we are living, for many of God’s people [true obedient/repentant believers] are convinced that the Antichrist is now on the world scene. According to 2 Thessalonians 2:3 he was predicted to be “revealed” [2:3] before “the day of Christ” [2:2], and many of God’s people today are convinced that he has been.

I want to emphasize to our readers that there is no contradiction between 2:3 and 2:8. The Antichrist is first revealed to God’s people, who have been given spiritual discernment [1 Corinthians 2:12-16], before the Tribulation begins. He is then revealed to the whole world during the Tribulation after the “Restrainer” has been “taken out of the way,” 2 Thessalonians 2:6-8. This isn’t hard to understand if more of God’s people would get serious about studying the Scriptures.

I don’t think any serious Bible believer would deny that the “signs” that are predicted to accompany the coming of the Antichrist [2 Thessalonians 2:9-12] are all about us today, just as are the “signs” that the Lord told His people to be “watching” for. I believe we are on very safe ground in believing that our Lord is coming to resurrect and rapture His people to glory this year, and it certainly could occur on or near Pentecost.

The Fulfillment of Pentecost…Shavuot??

I do not believe that the coming down of the Holy Spirit on the day of Pentecost as recorded in Acts 2 was the complete and total fulfillment of Pentecost. The types set forth in the Law given to Israel in Leviticus 23:15-21 about Pentecost were not fulfilled on the Day of Pentecost in Acts 2. It is now obvious to every true Bible believer [or should be] that the “wave offering” on the day of “firstfruits” clearly typified the resurrection of Christ and the saints which came out of their graves after His resurrection.

So then why was there no resurrection on the Day of Pentecost in Acts 2? It appears to me that since the “wave offering” on “firstfruits” portrayed a resurrection, then the “wave loaves” on Pentecost ought to also portray a resurrection. This is just being consistent in our understanding of the Scriptures. But no resurrection took place on Pentecost in Acts 2. Has Pentecost then been completely fulfilled? I personally think not!

It is an undeniable truth that even all the events predicted by Peter in Acts 2, as he transliterated from Joel’s prophecy, were not fulfilled at that time. Some of those predicted events have not been fulfilled to this very day. I am primarily referring to Acts 2:19-20.

¹⁹ I will show wonders in heaven above And signs in the earth beneath: Blood and fire and vapor of smoke.

²⁰ The sun shall be turned into darkness, And the moon into blood, Before the coming of the great and awesome day of the LORD.

However, in observing the world situation today and studying the prophecies of the end-time, I also think it is highly possible that these predicted events could take place in the next 46 days (May 30-Jun 7). If they do, no true believer will any longer have any doubts about where we stand in God’s great Plan of the Ages. May God have mercy on His people!

The Wave Loaves

Folks, the two “wave loaves” lifted up on Pentecost and “waved before the Lord” clearly appear to be a type of the completed resurrection harvest of New Testament believers. The grain had been gathered, ground in the mills into fine flour, prepared with “leaven,” then baked in the ovens into “loaves.” Two of these “loaves” were then brought to the priest to be lifted up and “waved before the Lord.” What a vivid portrayal of the resurrection of New Testament believers! Glory!

Barley is the first ripe grain in Israel in the Spring of the year. As such it is a perfect type of the Lord’s Gentile bride and people, who according to the prophetic Scriptures will be resurrected and raptured to glory before the Tribulation, and before the nation and people of Israel are resurrected. The Lord Himself clearly stated that the grain which represents Israel is not barley, but rather is “wheat,”

The Parable of the Wheat and the Tares

Matthew 13:24-30:

²⁴ Another parable He put forth to them, saying: “The kingdom of heaven is like a man who sowed good seed in his field; ²⁵ but while men slept, his enemy came and sowed tares among the wheat and went his way.

²⁶ But when the grain had sprouted and produced a crop, then the tares also appeared. ²⁷ So the servants of the owner came and said to him, ‘Sir, did you not sow good seed in your field? How then does it have tares?’

²⁸ He said to them, ‘An enemy has done this.’ The servants said to him, ‘Do you want us then to go and gather them up?’ ²⁹ But he said, ‘No, lest while you gather up the tares you also uproot the wheat with them.

³⁰ Let both grow together until the harvest, and at the time of harvest I will say to the reapers, “First gather together the tares and bind them in bundles to burn them, but gather the wheat into my barn.”’”

The Parable of the Tares Explained

Matthew 13:36-43:

³⁶ Then Jesus sent the multitude away and went into the house. And His disciples came to Him, saying, “Explain to us the parable of the tares of the field.” ³⁷ He answered and said to them: “He who sows the good seed is the Son of Man.

³⁸ The field is the world, the good seeds are the sons of the kingdom, but the tares are the sons of the wicked one. ³⁹ The enemy who sowed them is the devil, the harvest is the end of the age, and the reapers are the angels.

⁴⁰ Therefore as the tares are gathered and burned in the fire, so it will be at the end of this age. ⁴¹ The Son of Man will send out His angels, and they will gather out of His kingdom all things that offend, and those who practice lawlessness,

⁴² and will cast them into the furnace of fire. There will be wailing and gnashing of teeth. ⁴³ Then the righteous will shine forth as the sun in the kingdom of their Father. He who has ears to hear, let him hear!

Just as the barley was cut down in the fields and ground in the mills into “fine flour,” even so New Testament believers throughout this dispensation have been cut down and ground in the mills of persecution and suffering at the hands of the wicked of this world. Many of God’s people today are so Biblically illiterate that they still do not realize that the day each of us chose to receive the Lord Jesus Christ as our Savior, we also were choosing to become “a partaker of His sufferings.”

See Matthew 10:24-25, 10:34-39, Luke 6:22-23, 14:25-30, John 15:18-19, 16:33, Romans 8:35-36, 2 Corinthians 1:3-7, Philippians 1:29, 2 Timothy 1:8-9, and 1 Peter 4:12-14:

Suffering for God’s Glory

¹² Beloved, do not think it strange concerning the fiery trial which is to try you, as though some strange thing happened to you; ¹³ but rejoice to the extent that you partake of Christ’s sufferings, that when His glory is revealed, you may also be glad with exceeding joy. ¹⁴ If you are reproached for the name of Christ, blessed are you, for the Spirit of glory and of God rests upon you. On their part He is blasphemed, but on your part He is glorified.

…And many other similar Scriptures.

Folks, the entire history of the Lord’s true church has been written in the blood of those of our Christian forefathers who suffered and bled and died to give us living today the gospel of “salvation in Christ.” Glory! Glory to God! Thanks be unto God for His marvelous GRACE!

It is also true that just as the “fine flour” was mixed with “leaven,” even so God’s people [true obedient/repentant believers] (added by Randall… NOT back sliding believers who intentionally sin without repentance) today still have a “sin nature” to contend with in these bodies of “sin and death” in which we presently reside. Read Romans 7:14-25 and take it to heart.

But just as the fire in those Jewish ovens baked the “leaven” out of those loaves, even so “the fire” of God’s Holy Spirit bakes the sin out of the lives of true obedient/repentant believers who will submit themselves to His will and leadership. Glory! Glory to God! Hallelujah!

Read John 14:16-17, 16:12-14, 2 Corinthians 1:21-22, Ephesians 1:12-14, 4:30, and Galatians 5:24-25.

Through this process we who are true obedient/repentant believers then become “a new lump,” 1 Corinthians 5:6-8:

⁶ Your glorying is not good. Do you not know that a little leaven (sin) leavens the whole lump? ⁷ Therefore purge out the old leaven, that you may be a new lump, since you truly are unleavened. For indeed Christ, our Passover, was sacrificed for us. ⁸ Therefore let us keep the feast, not with old leaven, nor with the leaven of malice and wickedness, but with the unleavened bread of sincerity and truth.

Glory to God!

The “Lifting up” of the Loaves

It ought to be obvious to any reader that there came a time in Israel when the harvest was completed, the grain had been ground into fine flour, baked into loaves, removed from the oven and was then lifted up by the priest and “waved before the Lord,” a vivid type of the resurrection and rapture “harvest” of New Testament believers.

Even so, there is fast approaching a time when “the fullness of the Gentiles” [Romans 11:25] will be complete. This is a spiritual term which refers to the total number of Gentiles whom the Lord foreknew will be saved during this present dispensation. When that last precious soul is saved, the resurrection and rapture “harvest” of the believing Gentiles will immediately occur, Mark 4:26-29.

It is now so close that it could occur within days. Since the lifting up of the loaves are a definite type of the resurrection and rapture of New Testament believers, and since the loaves were to be lifted up and “waved before the Lord” on Pentecost, I highly suspect that the last precious soul to be included in “the fullness of the Gentiles” will be saved on or before Pentecost. However, since the Lord is as precise as He is shown to be throughout the Scriptures [as He was at “firstfruits”], the resurrection and rapture of “the dead in Christ” and “the living in Christ” [the two loaves] will very likely occur on Pentecost at the precise time appointed by Almighty God in Leviticus 23:15-21. Glory to God!

I might add that just as “the priest” lifted up the loaves and waved them “before the Lord,” even so it will be the Lord Jesus Christ Himself, our great “High Priest,” who will lift up His people from out of the graves and off the face of this earth, and take them “home” to glory, 1 Thessalonians 4:13-18. Hallelujah! Glory to God!

The Comfort of Christ’s Coming

¹³ But I do not want you to be ignorant, brethren, concerning those who have fallen asleep, lest you sorrow as others who have no hope. ¹⁴ For if we believe that Jesus died and rose again, even so God will bring with Him those who sleep in Jesus.

¹⁵ For this we say to you by the word of the Lord, that we who are alive and remain until the coming of the Lord will by no means precede those who are asleep. ¹⁶ For the Lord Himself will descend from heaven with a shout, with the voice of an archangel, and with the trumpet of God. And the dead in Christ will rise first.

¹⁷ Then we who are alive and remain shall be caught up together with them in the clouds to meet the Lord in the air. And thus we shall always be with the Lord. ¹⁸ Therefore comfort one another with these words.

Coincidences…??

In view of what I have set forth in this study, is it then just “coincidence” that in John 4 the Lord met the Gentile woman at Jacob’s well precisely on Pentecost? Since Pentecost is not mentioned in that chapter, how do we know it was Pentecost? We know this to be so because in “a year of perfect order” it is exactly “four months” from Pentecost to Rosh HaShanah. Now look at the statement of the Lord Jesus in John 4:35:

³⁵ Do you not say, ‘There are still four months and then comes the harvest’? Behold, I say to you, lift up your eyes and look at the fields, for they are already white for harvest!

Did I mention that 2009 is “a year of perfect order”?

For those of our readers who are not familiar with this term, “year of perfect order,” it means that every day on the Jewish calendar in a given year falls on exactly the same day that it fell on during the personal ministry of the Lord Jesus Christ. It is then more than “coincidence” that it is exactly four months to the day from Pentecost to Rosh Hashanah this year. Count the days for yourself, and as the Lord said, “be not faithless, but believing,” John 20:27.

Keep in mind that the Lord met the Gentile woman at Jacob’s well. Was this also a “coincidence”? She was drawing water out of that well, even as we Gentile believers today still draw “living water” from the inspired Scriptures handed down to us from God through the Jewish people. Praise the Lord! But both the meeting place and the date they met seem significant. Is it possible that the Lord’s meeting with the Gentile woman on Pentecost at Jacob’s well typifies the transition of the “gospel” from the Gentile “church” back into the hands of the Jewish people during the coming Tribulation period? Is that possible? I don’t know! I’m just studying the Scriptures and seeking to learn, like other true believers should also be doing.

I am also well aware that the Jewish Rabbis today expect the resurrection to take place at Rosh HaShanah. In fact, they insist that it cannot happen at any other time based on the traditional teaching that has been passed down to them by their Jewish sages. But the Lord Himself said in John 4:35-36 that the “harvest” was taking place right then. On Pentecost! Now who are we to believe? The Lord Himself? …..or, the Jewish Rabbis? I made my choice many years ago. I will take the Word of the Lord over that of any man.

Conclusion

I could continue this study by setting forth a number of Scriptural reasons why this year, more than any previous year, appears to be the year the Lord is coming to resurrect and rapture His New Testament believers to glory. But it is in particular the Day of Pentecost that the Lord laid on my heart for this study, and I have now set it again before our readers for your consideration. So here is where I will bring this study to a conclusion. I urge every reader to study these things for yourself, pray about them, and draw your own conclusions.

May the Lord use this study to encourage the hearts of minds of His people [true obedient/repentant believers], and to impress upon those still lost in sin the shortness of time and their own personal need to seek the Lord as their Savior NOW.

If I can help any reader to find salvation in Christ, or any reader who is beset with doubts about their salvation to find assurance in the Lord, please feel free to contact me. I will count it a joy and a blessing to render spiritual help to anyone who will grant me that blessing. I want to meet every reader in glory. Please don’t disappoint me!

NOTICE: I urge and encourage every true believer or Christian ministry to reproduce copies of this study to share with others. Feel free to reproduce or forward this study, or to quote from it in context as written.

This ministry is supported only by the freewill offerings of those readers who feel led of the Lord to help us send forth the wonderful truths of God’s Word. Please address all comments, questions, or other correspondence to:

Pastor F. M. Riley, Last Call Gospel Ministry, 3900 Clark Lane C-10, Columbia, Missouri 65202.

Our email address is: fmrglbd5@yahoo.com

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Thank You F.M. Riley for this wonderful insight in this possible connection between Pentecost and the Escape… I’ve believed for about a year and a half now that Pentecost would be the First Fruits (Barley) harvest; Mid-Trib (no idea of the timing) would be the Main (Wheat) Harvest or Jewish Resurrection; and Armageddon would be the (Grape) Four Corners Harvest!

See my next post entitled: The Future: Palsms 109-119. This is truly a fascinating study in which we all have been deceived from the main stream pulpits!

In His Mighty Grip!
Kingdom Engineer

Isaiah 41:10 ‘Do not fear, for I am with you; Do not anxiously look about you, for I am your God. I will strengthen you, surely I will help you, Surely I will uphold you with My righteous right hand.’

Prov 3:25-26 Be not afraid of sudden fear, neither of the desolation of the wicked, when it cometh. For the LORD shall be thy confidence, and shall keep thy foot from being taken.

Hebrews 13:6… So that we may boldly say, The Lord is my helper, and I will not fear what man shall do unto me.

Isaiah 8:12-14 For the LORD spake thus to me with a strong hand, and instructed me that I should not walk in the way of this people, saying, Say ye not, A confederacy, to all them to whom this people shall say, A confederacy; neither fear ye their fear, nor be afraid. Sanctify the LORD of hosts himself; and let him be your fear, and let him be your dread. And he shall be for a sanctuary; but for a stone of stumbling and for a rock of offense to both the houses of Israel, for a gin and for a snare to the inhabitants of Jerusalem.

Look at the world around you. See how they live in dread today. Think about what’s happening today, all the world is dealing with is a global pandemic, that’s it, just a pandemic, and people are losing their minds. When I say “just a global pandemic” I need to put that in perspective for you…think in terms of the tribulation….

People are living in fear and dread today without the Anti-Christ marauding around, without famine at their doorstep (yet), without being attacked by the beasts of the field, without the trumpet judgments or vial judgments, without demonic beings walking side by side with men (i.e., Nephilim), none of that…yet, and people are shivering. Why?

I suppose today is as good a day as any other to begin separating those with real faith from those whose life calling has been “playing church.”

“Going to church” is never asked for or desired anywhere in the bible. Being the church is mandatory. You cannot fake real faith, its either there or its not. In the face of potential death, it gets really real.

Understand that not a hair of your head can be touched by this man-made angel of death virus, without our God’s permission. Our God is a respecter of faithful people. He stood in awe of the centurion’s faith. The Lord has been on this topic of faith and belief now for weeks (with me) and I can clearly see why now. If we do not stand in our faith, we will not stand at all. The time for people to build their faith for the coming storms is not when they hit, its before they hit.

Will men wait until they are shivering while sweating on their beds eaten up with this pig flu before they go to their knees and seek the face of God? Many won’t even seek him then.

Today is a pre-flood, pre-brimstone day. Today is a day when the mercy and grace of our Lord are still extended to men. Today is a day to return to the fundamentals of the faith. Your hired hand spiritual servants (clergy) will not have the faith to save you, you must have the faith to save you. Faith is the currency of our Kingdom, a Kingdom not of this world.

Six days from today marks the anniversary of Noah entering the ark; 16 days from today is Ascension Day, and 26 days from today is Pentecost. People who tell you that Jesus can’t do this, and Jesus can’t do that because XYZ hasn’t happened yet, are in for a big surprise. The Son of God is not bound by their interpretations of what He can or cannot do, and when He can do what He has planned.

Over and over again in the bible we see this idea that Jesus is coming at a time when men will not expect it. He says He is coming like a thief!

Now watch this very carefully, what Jesus says here and when He says it. Rev 3:3 is just before Rev 4:1 where we see what? A door opens in heaven. What does He say in Rev 3:3:

Rev 3:3 Remember therefore how thou hast received and heard, and hold fast, and repent. If therefore thou shalt not watch, I will come on thee as a thief, and thou shalt not know what hour I will come upon thee.

Pay attention, VERY CAREFULLY, to what He said there. This is straightforward language, He says if you will not watch, He will come on you like a thief and you won’t know the hour He comes upon us.

It has become very popular today for men NOT TO WATCH for the coming of the Lord TODAY. Who are these people who refuse to watch, who do not believe Jesus will show up today, tomorrow, or even next year for that matter? Pre-wrath, Post-trib teachers come immediately to mind. (Added by Randall… i.e., David MacPhearson, Stan Johnson, Robert VanKampen, Irvin Baxter; And especially those who are of the Preterist Eschatology viewpoint such as: Hank Hanegraaff (the Bible Answer Man) and R.C. Sproul.)

Lovers of money like Tim Mchyde who for all we know isn’t even a believer, men like that assure you that Jesus cannot come back today because of reasons A,B,C,D,E,F,G…. Won’t they be surprised on the day Jesus does come back and they are not watching while they peddle their merchandise on other men teaching them not to watch today either. What will happen to such men? I don’t even want to guess.

We specifically are warned to be watching…for what? For our Lord’s return. Those found doing what they are told to do will be rewarded, those who preach and teach disobedience to this specific command to be watching TODAY for the Lord’s return…well, I would not want to be them.

As we press deeper into the month of May, I would advise you to be watching and ready like the wise virgins of Matt 25. I would advise you to “pray that you may be counted worthy to escape all that’s about to happen and stand before the Son of man”. Why would I advise such things? Because they are clearly stated in the word of God, and the twisting of men goes straight to the trash bin.

Mark 13:35… Watch therefore: for ye know not when the lord of the house cometh, whetherat even, or at midnight, or at cockcrowing, or in the morning

Matthew 24:42… Watch therefore: for ye know not what hour your Lord doth come.

Luke 21:36… Watch therefore, praying at every season, that ye may be accounted worthy to escape all these things which are about to come to pass, and to stand before the

1 Peter 4:7… But the end of all things is at hand: be ye therefore sober, and watch unto prayer.

Now, look at each and every place our Lord tells us to watch and you tell me, do you see any time qualifiers mentioned ANYWHERE? A time qualifier would be somewhere He tells us “watch when you see this happen” or after this happens, then watch, or at the mid-point of the trib, then watch, or after the trib is over, then watch…No, it just says WATCH which means what? Do it NOW!

A man who puts off the commands of the Lord because he thinks he has outsmarted the word of God is a fool. I am amazed at how many have fallen for the satanic doctrines of this day which tell you…

“don’t bother doing what the word of God tells you to, put it off for later…”

The day of the escape will come upon many people like a thief. Why? The cares of this life have overwhelmed them, or they refuse to watch.

Luke 21:34-36: And take heed to yourselves, lest at any time your hearts be overcharged with surfeiting, and drunkenness, and cares of this life, and so that day come upon you unawares. For as a snare shall it come on all them that dwell on the face of the whole earth. Watch ye therefore, and pray always, that ye may be accounted worthy to escape all these things that shall come to pass, and to stand before the Son of man.

What’s the downside of watching today and every day after today? None. How can you be caught “not watching” if you are watching every day? You can’t. So you tell me where wisdom is, watching every day, or watching sometime later for our Lord’s return?

I was not planning on writing about this today, but perhaps the Spirit planned on me writing this today. The point of everything written today is, this flu thing, and later many issues will cause people to become anxious with the issues of life here, and they will not be watching. We know because we have been warned thousands of years in advance that those who are found watching and worthy when He returns will be able to escape all.

Read Luke 21:1-35 to find out what the “all” is we are promised to escape. We are to comfort and encourage each other with the promise of the rapture and the escape. The only comfort and encouragement the pre-wrath and post-trib teachers give you is you have a 90% chance of dying a horrible death in the tribulation. Even if there was no escape from all, it wouldn’t matter one iota to us who live for Christ, watching for his return day in and day out. We live by faith, every day. We obey his word, we are watching. If a person tries to convince you that for some reason you don’t need to watch today, consider closing your eyes and ears to them permanently.

Believe that our Lord will do what He said He would do. You do NOT need to buy any mans book (especially if they charge you for it…) to figure out what the Creator has to say to you. Pray, believe, watch, and read the book God himself wrote to you and all men.

In a time of universal deception, telling the truth is a revolutionary act.  grace and peace

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In His Mighty Grip!
Randall
a.k.a. Kingdom Engineer

Psalm 32:7-11

You are my hiding place; You shall preserve me from trouble; You shall surround me with songs of deliverance. Selah I will instruct you and teach you in the way you should go; I will guide you with My eye. Do not be like the horse or like the mule, Which have no understanding, Which must be harnessed with bit and bridle, Else they will not come near you. Many sorrows shall be to the wicked; But he who trusts in the LORD, mercy shall surround him. Be glad in the LORD and rejoice, you righteous; And shout for joy, all you upright in heart!

Interesting words used there “You are my hiding place”….Our Lord is a very real refuge from the storm we see all around us. He shall preserve me from trouble, He shall compass me about with songs of deliverance. Who will deliver us, preserve us? He will…..

1 Peter 3:20

…who formerly were disobedient, when once the Divine long-suffering waited in the days of Noah, while the ark was being prepared, in which a few, that is, eight souls, were saved through water.

Luke 17:26

And as it was in the days of Noah, so it will be also in the days of the Son of Man:

Noah had an ark, we have the Son of God. “in Christ” we are in the ark. The Lord promised us an escape from all that’s about to happen. As the storm clouds move over us we get closer to the time of Jacob’s trouble, more and more people will begin to wonder whether the Lord meant what he said when he declared:

Luke 21:36

Watch therefore, and pray always that you may be counted worthy to escape all these things that will come to pass, and to stand before the Son of Man.”

Those who are counting on the escape face a growing barrage of ridicule from the atheist, the godless and outright hate from the pre-wrath, post-trib crowd. I liken all of these people to those who stood around while Noah was driving nails and cutting boards for the Ark. They all stood around mocking and criticizing. Things won’t be so funny though on the day the ark rises up above the earth and some of us are nowhere to be found.

Today I want to encourage you to walk in uprightness and righteousness with the Lord so you are found worthy of the escape that’s coming. Satan and those who serve him go immediately after your faith by first creating doubt….”did God really say….?” Did God really say to pray for an escape from all that shall come to pass? Unless my eyes are deceiving me, YES He did tell us to pray for the escape. Is that being “escapist”? YEA, IT IS!

There seems to be many people these days who believe that they need to go through the tribulation for one reason or another…maybe they do. We each need to be firmly convinced of what we believe because what we really believe will be tested.

The Lord told me years ago “we can do this the easy way or the hard way” referring to some changes in thinking and behavior on my part. The easy way is for us to engage our mind, willpower, heart, and rear end to come into conformity with God’s will. The hard way is for the Lord to impose external pressure on you to get you to the same place. Same destination, two different ways of getting there.

Today there are people (back slidden, born-again “Christians”) on the earth whose attention does not belong to the Lord..yet. There is a pressure cooker coming though, called the Tribulation, that will burn off the impurities with fire and bring them “in Christ.” These are known as the Tribulation Saints.

For those living in today’s pre-tribulation world, who are “in Christ,” who have chosen the “easy way” of willingly and obediently following the Lord, its already mission accomplished if they continue “in Christ” up to the point in time of the escape. What difference is there between those who have died “in Christ” up till now, and those of us living today “in Christ?” If those who died before us “in Christ” did not go through “the” tribulation, give me a good argument for why we should? I’ve never heard one yet, and I’ve heard about everything out there.

The pre-tribulation “escape” will be a double edged sword. On one hand, it will devastate the apostate church. The day however many of us “escape” and they don’t what’s going to happen? What happens the day all the apostate preachers and teachers are still here, and we are not? There will be widespread defection and destruction of so called Christianity aided by the persecutions coming, aided by the great deception sent by the Lord himself to deceive those who refused to believe the truth.

2 Thes 2:9-12

The coming of the lawless one is according to the working of Satan, with all power, signs, and lying wonders, and with all unrighteous deception among those who perish, because they did not receive the love of the truth, that they might be saved. And for this reason God will send them strong delusion, that they should believe the lie, that they all may be condemned who did not believe the truth but had pleasure in unrighteousness.

As history has proven, then and now, only a few will be saved through it all. It’s always a remnant, its always a few that make it “in Christ” no matter how you want to look at it.

Romans 9:27

Isaiah also cries out concerning Israel: “ Though the number of the children of Israel be as the sand of the sea, The remnant will be saved.

Romans 11:5

Even so then, at this present time there is a remnant chosen by the election of grace.

I didn’t make this stuff up guys. Go to an online bible search engine and type in “remnant” but make sure you pack a lunch because you will see it over and over and over again.

What does that mean? Always a remnant? It means its always a FEW who “get it.”

Matt 7:14

Because strait is the gate, and narrow is the way, which leadeth unto life, and few there be that find it.

……that’s what it means. Writing these things to you is the core of what the Lord has given me to do in this life. Remind you of what’s already been written. The wrong time to be reminded of these things is after the escape, or after you die, whichever comes first.

I know much of what is written here is not pleasant to read, but my task is to put it out there. If one soul is turned away from their sin, what’s that worth? Its priceless…beyond measure. Each soul is unbelievably precious.

Predictably, just as the bible said, scoffers are on the increase. Anyone who points to Jesus alone (which in fact is “the Word of God”) is hated. We are not surprised by the hatred because if the Master was hated to the point of being murdered, should we expect the people around us to dance a joyful jig when we come saying the same exact things that got our Master crucified?

This alone puts the messages preached at the “mega churches” into perspective. Mr. Joel Olsteen goes out of his way to make sure there’s nothing offensive to anyone in anything he says. Results? The largest so called Christian church in America. Contrast the message of Osteen (and all those like him) to the message that got our Lord crucified…could they be any more different? One set of words leads to throngs worshiping you, the other set of words gets you killed. You figure it out….

Time is short guys. The coming reality for this world is stranger than fiction. I wonder if we’ll be around for the soon coming day when “the powers that be” disclose to the world that alien life has been here on earth for quite some time (Nephilim). I wonder what it will be like when these things/superheroes/aliens/demons in disguise get wheeled out. I don’t want to know, but that’s what’s coming. The bible clearly tells us that men’s hearts will fail them from fear of seeing these things that are “coming on the earth.”

Luke 21:26

Men’s hearts failing them for fear, and for looking after those things which are coming on the earth: for the powers of heaven shall be shaken.

Coming on the earth? From where? …for the powers of heaven (THE HEAVENS) shall be shaken. Outer space, that is, outside the earths atmosphere is where the heavens are.

We have before us both the carrot and the stick. We can choose what pleases our Lord today, or some can choose it later under a pressure that will melt the earth. Pray that you may be counted worthy of the escape from all that’s coming and stand before the Son of Man.

A clue to the physical location of where we escape to:

Where is the Son of Man?
Answer: Sitting at the right hand of the Father.

Where is the Father?
Answer: Sitting on his throne in the highest heavens.

Which means when you escape and are standing before Him who sits at the right hand of the Father, you WON’T be here on earth….grace and peace

Again, by Brother D

I couldn’t have said it better myself! Thank you Dave for your continuous dedication to God’s word and sharing your thoughts with us!

In His Mighty Grip!
Kingdom Engineer

The Lord dropped this one straight into my head this afternoon with some commentary:

Rev 3: 3 Remember therefore how thou hast received and heard, and hold fast, and repent. If therefore thou shalt not watch, I will come on thee as a thief, and thou shalt not know what hour I will come upon thee. (YLT)

Who is he talking to here? The Church.

What’s he talking about? Watching!

Watching for what? His arrival, His coming!

This is very specific and timely. We know there are people within the church today who specifically refuse to watch for his coming today because their doctrine says he can’t show up until sometime mid-trib,post-trib, pre-wrath.

What does the Lord say about these people, these who “will not watch?” He will come like a thief to them. Why? They WEREN’T WATCHING. The only time a thief would surprise someone is if he came when they were not watching, correct?

Contrast the groups for yourself:

Which group is watching for the Lord’s return today and everyday till he reveals himself? Pre-trib, pre-flood, pre-fire and brimstone (Noah and Lot), Escape from all believers.

Who specifically in the church is not watching for the Lord’s return today and will argue with anyone and everyone who claims he can return today? Mid-Trib, Pre-Wrath, Post-Trib teachers, and those who think there is no escape at all.

The church has been warned in very plain language. Jesus will come like a thief to those who are caught not watching when he shows up. The only group I know of who will not possibly be affected by the sudden and unexpected return of the Lord “like a thief” are those who believe the word of God literally, those who heed to warning to be ready every day for Jesus Christ.

This is an open and shut case folks. It’s as easy as pinning down someone with the question on the escape.

If you are mid-trib, pre-wrath, post-trib and not praying to escape all, why not? Doesn’t the word of God tell you to? If you are praying to escape all, why? Your doctrine nullifies the word of God relating to the escape..

If you are mid-trib, pre-wrath, post-trib, are you watching today for the arrival of the Lord? (NO) Does’nt the word tell us that those caught by surprise (like a thief) are those who are not watching when he shows up?

How can those who are looking for the Lord’s return everyday be caught on the wrong side of “watching?” They can’t, they’re continually watching for the return of the Lord.

How can the mid-trib, pre-wrath, post-trib teacher be caught “like a thief,” unprepared, not watching for the Lord’s return? Easy, Jesus could show up today.

The message is clear. The church has been warned. The people who teach doctrines that conflict with the straightforward reading of God’s word will pay a price for it. If that price means missing the escape and entering the tribulation, oh my…

grace and peace…by Brother Dave…

In His Mighty Grip!
Kingdom Engineer

Today is Passover. We need to remember what the Lord did for our brothers in Egypt, what He did for us on the cross, and how in the near future, the coming destruction will “PASSOVER” us as well. This generation specifically has been given promises. Pray that you may be counted worthy to escape all thats about to happen and stand before the Son of man. Why pray that? Because only Noah’s family and the animals were counted worthy to escape in the ark, and only Lot and his family were counted worthy to escape Sodom.

So many people take for granted what is written. They’ve heard sugar coated words from their hired hand pastors for so long now that its inconceivable to them that they could be left behind. In addition to this, there are people calling themselves “Mid-Trib, Pre-Wrath, and Post-Trib” who willfully deny the word of the Lord that he can and will show up any hour any day, to include today. They deny He will show up today, they refuse to pray for escape from all because they do not believe there is an escape from all, once again, ignoring the word of God in favor of their pet doctrines. I sincerely think there will be a price for that thinking and teaching and the price will be high.

The destruction coming on this world will show up from so many different angles all at once, that people will be overwhelmed. People are stocking up on food and guns, but what about stocking up on prayers to the Most High God? The bible tells us that if the Lord does not watch over the city, the watchmen watch in vain. The sense I have today is that there is a withdrawal taking place. The Lord has been on this topic with me of bringing the focus in off of all the things happening in the world. The watchmen have done their job. The world has been warned, for years now. I hear the noise of bags being packed and luggage being stacked for the exodus. In our case, the escape (Rapture).

Only the Lord knows how many days we have left here. Passover starts today. Moses went into the Ark on May 11th of this year (the anniversary of the event – 2nd month/17th day – Gen 7:11). Why do I bring that up? The Lord said just as in the days of Noah and Lot, so shall it be at the coming of the Son of man. Just like that. I am convinced that when this escape happens, we will look back on it and say “WOW…Lord, you said just like the days of Noah and Lot and you weren’t kidding…” Does that mean the Lord will show up on May 11th, who knows? What I do know is that the walls that have protected humanity from the power of evil for lifetimes, is now crumbling. The barbarians are at the gate, only this time its not human barbarians, this time they are demonic.

Those who will be counted worthy of the escape are preparing today for it. Those who will go into the time of Jacob’s trouble are also preparing for it today. Death on a scale unimaginable is coming to this world very soon. As I pass by the masses of people each day I think to myself how grievous it is that most will not make it through the narrow gate that leads to life. They have been lied to, and they have believed and even loved the lies. I realize that I am nothing special, but I am loved. I realize that I could have been one of them, and if I don’t watch myself carefully I still could be one of them. The “them” I refer to are those on the broad path that leads to destruction. The death of the wicked brings no joy to our Lord so it should not bring joy to us. What troubles me most is this thing the Lord keeps in the center of my mind at all times, which is: all the people who think they are “saved” yet they don’t “know Him” (Jesus).

Matt 7:21 tells us:

I Never Knew You

“Not everyone who says to Me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ shall enter the kingdom of heaven, but he who does the will of My Father in heaven. ²² Many will say to Me in that day, ‘Lord, Lord, have we not prophesied in Your name, cast out demons in Your name, and done many wonders in Your name?’ ²³ And then I will declare to them, ‘I never knew you; depart from Me, you who practice lawlessness!’

I cannot imagine anything worse than being told by Jesus “I never knew you.” My heart shatters in a million pieces when I imagine the scene that will be that day. Where are the servants of the Lord today who are taking people by the shoulders and shaking them saying “WAKE UP…ONLY A FEW WILL MAKE IT.” Nobody wants to hear it but everybody HAS TO HEAR IT. Why? Because Jesus, not me, sent that warning in His word, which like so many other things in the word of God, are hopped, skipped and jumped over as “inconvenient” for church growth, “tithes and offerings,” the “pastor’s” popularity, etc., etc., etc.

People say “we weren’t given a spirit of fear so I’m not listening!” That’s great, but they better figure out soon what the fear of the Lord means.

Matt 10:28
And do not fear those who kill the body but cannot kill the soul. But rather fear Him who is able to destroy both soul and body in hell.<—that was written to YOU

Psalm 111:10
The fear of the LORD is the beginning of wisdom;
A good understanding have all those who do His commandments. His praise endures forever.

You don’t even start to know what wisdom is until you “GET” the fear of the Lord.

Proverbs 9:10
“ The fear of the LORD is the beginning of wisdom,
And the knowledge of the Holy One is understanding.

You have no idea what understanding is until you KNOW HIM. Knowing Jesus Christ in an intimate relationship is how you get wisdom and understanding. These people who have the religious man-made, canned and packaged “degrees” are running about today chasing each others tails, around and around they go with “experts” on opposite sides of every argument, and none of them getting any closer to the truth. Why? They have degrees and man made pedigrees stacked from floor to ceiling, but they don’t know HIM.

Remember today (everyday) what he has done for our fathers, and what he has done for us. Know Him today, make sure He knows you. If it costs you everything you have, be sure you are “in Christ” so on that day you will not hear those dreadful, agonizing words “away from me you evildoers, I never knew you.” My heart breaks to the point of tears. You are dearly loved, keep the faith.

grace and peace
by Brother Dave

In His Mighty Grip!
Randall

They mock our Christian morals,
and hate our friends, the Jews;
to see how values have collapsed,
you’ve but to watch the news!

The “alternate” lifestyle is the norm,
true marriage has no worth.
When the Bridegroom comes for us,
will He find faith on earth?

Earthquakes and storms abound,
and famine’s on the rise.
If our precious Savior came today,
would you meet Him in the sky?

Time is shorter than you think,
put eternity on your mind.
If you’re not ready when He comes,
you may well be left behind!

Have you lost your love for Him?
Do you not serve Him any more?
You’d best wake up, for when He calls,
if you’re asleep, He’ll shut the door!

Peggy McIlveene – January 16, 2004

Thank you Peggy for this great poem… time is sooo short; Examine yourself and ensure that you are obeying His commands as you first did when you met Him!

2 Corinthians 13:5 (NKJV)

Examine yourselves as to whether you are in the faith. Test yourselves. Do you not know yourselves, that Jesus Christ is in you?—unless indeed you are disqualified.

In His Mighty Grip!
Randall

God’s plan for humanity, the Jewish feasts, the signs which precede the very close return of Jesus, and the rapture of all those who will be ready.

Henri Viaud-Murat – May 23, 2008.

The Feasts of the Lord

Chapter 23 of the book of Leviticus presents all of the seven holy solemn feasts the people of Israel were to observe according to the ordinance given by God to Moses. Each feast represents a prophetic sign concerning the life and ministry of the Lord Jesus-Christ. These signs apply, consequently, also to the Church, the Body of Christ.

The entire plan of God for humanity is, in an extraordinary manner, revealed by the nature and the exact dates of the seven feasts of the LORD that the Israelites were to observe. The entire destiny of the human race unfolds between the first and the last feast.

God’s calendar is based on the phases of the moon. Every Jewish month begins immediately after a new moon.

Here are the feasts and their dates:

- The Passover Feast: the 14th day of the month of Nisan. The first full moon of spring.

- The Feast of Unleavened Bread: the 15th to the 22nd of the month of Nisan.

- The Feast of Firstfruits: the first day of the week following the Sabbath of the Passover in the month of Nissan. It could be 16th of the month, if the 15th was the Sabbath day. Otherwise, it would have to wait until the first day of the week following the first Sabbath day of the Passover.

- The Feast of weeks (or Pentecost): the sixth day of the month of Sivan.

- The Feast of Trumpets: the first day of the month of Tishrei.

- The Day of Atonement: the 10th day of the month of Tishrei.

- The Feast of Tabernacles: the15th day of the month of Tishrei.

The Spring Feasts:

A. Pesach (Feast of the Passover – Leviticus 23: 5). The Jewish religious calendar begins the day of this feast. This day commemorates the sacrifice of the lamb in the land of Egypt, which marked the people of Israel’s final deliverance. The blood of the lamb was applied to the doorposts and lintel of the every house, so that the Lord seeing the blood passed over the house and did not let the destroyer enter to strike its inhabitants.

Spiritual significance for the Church: This feast represents the death of the Lord Jesus, which occurred the same day as the Passover. The Lamb of God redeemed us from the slavery of sin, the flesh, the world and the devil. Our “house” (our body) is marked by the blood of the Lamb, that precious blood that redeemed us.

The year in which our Lord died, the day of the Passover (the 14th day of the month of Nisan) would have had to have been a Wednesday, in order for the Lord to have been in the tomb for three days and three nights. The “Good Friday” is then a tradition without biblical or historical foundation.

The Passover also represents our death in Jesus-Christ.

B. Chag HaMotzi (Feast of unleavened bread – Leviticus 23: 6). This feast is observed the morning just after the Passover, the fifteenth day of the month of Nisan, and lasts for seven days from the 15th to the 21st of the month of Nisan. The 15th day of Nisan, in other words, the first day of the feast, was a day of rest. During this feast, the Israelites were to eat bread without yeast. Yeast represents sin. Eating bread without yeast for seven days represents walking in holiness. The entire house also had to be rid of any trace of yeast.

The Israelites crossed the Red Sea on dry land during the Feast of unleavened bread.

Each lump of unleavened bread was marked with stripes (like wounds) and pierced. The Jewish custom was to bury, to hide and to “resurrect” the second of the three lumps of unleavened bread (the middle one, which represents Jesus being put in the tomb).

This represents the burial of Jesus-Christ. His body, pure and without sin was beaten and pierced on the cross. He died because of his love for us. Jesus was the “Bread of Life” which came down from Heaven. He was born in Bethlehem, which in Hebrew means “the house of bread.”

Jesus was buried in the evening of his death, in other words, the beginning of the next day the day of the Passover. If the day of the Passover was a Wednesday (the day would have begun the Tuesday evening), the 15th day of the month of Nisan began the Wednesday evening. It was a day of rest like a Sabbath.

This feast also represents our burial in Jesus-Christ.

C. Yom HaBikkurim (Feast of Firstfruits – Leviticus 23: 11) This feast was observed the first day of the week following the Sabbath of the Passover, in other words the first Sabbath following the Passover. On this day the first of the produce of the land were presented to the Lord, to thank him for the fertility he gave to His people.

Jesus rose the first day of the week. He was the “first” of the resurrection and of those who will rise. The Feast of Unleavened bread, having begun Wednesday evening, Thursday was a day of rest (the first day of the Feast of Unleavened Bread), and Friday was a normal working day. This is probably when the women would have prepared the spices to embalm the body of Jesus. But the next day was an ordinary Sabbath (the first Sabbath after the Passover); they rested, and went to the tomb the morning of the first day of the week. But the first day of the week, (Sunday) had already begun the evening before, on Saturday evening. Jesus was already risen “early the first day of the week,” the Sunday morning, when the women came to the tomb. To respect the “three days and three nights” in the tomb, the Lord would have had to have risen the end of the day Saturday, before the night. The gospels say: “Now when Jesus was risen early the first day of the week” (Mark 16: 9). This does not necessarily mean he rose the morning of the first day of the week. But that could mean he was already raised the first day of the week, when the women came to the tomb.

The feast of first fruits also represents our resurrection in Jesus-Christ.

These first three springtime feasts represent the three steps of our salvation in Jesus-Christ: our death, our burial and our resurrection in Christ. These three steps are also represented in water baptism by immersion: we “dive” into the death of Christ, “are buried” under the water, and “are resurrected” into a new life by coming out of the water. The real baptism of the Christian can only be practiced by a complete immersion, the only way to correctly represent our complete death, burial and resurrection in Jesus-Christ.

C. Shavuot (Feast of Weeks or Pentecost – Leviticus 23: 16). This feast was observed “the day after the seventh Sabbath following the Sabbath of the Feast of Firstfruits”, or fifty days later.

It was also when the Jews commemorated the day when the Lord gave the Torah to Moses on Mount Sinai.

Notice that when Moses descended from Mount Sinai with the Tablets of the Testimony, “about three thousand men” died because of the people’s idolatry (Exodus 32: 28). In contrast, after Peter preached on the day of Pentecost, “about three thousand souls” converted to Christ! (Acts 2: 41)

It is on this day of Pentecost (Feast of Weeks) that the Holy Spirit was poured out on the Church, marking the beginning of the time of grace that will continue until the return of the Lord.

Two braided breads, baked with yeast, were to be offered during this feast. They represent the Church, composed of Jews and gentiles united in the same Body.

We are therefore, still in the time of the Shavuot, feast of weeks, of Pentecost or of the Holy Spirit.

It is believed that the first four Springtime Feasts are already accomplished in the life and ministry of the Lord Jesus. Perhaps the conclusion of Shavuot is still to come followed by the three autumn feasts?

The Autumn Feasts

Three feasts are celebrated in autumn, in September-October:

E. Yom Teru’ah (The Feast of Trumpets – Leviticus 23: 24).

This feast was to be held the first day of the month of Tishrei, in September. It lasts one day in Israel, and two outside of Israel. The interval of about four months between the Feast of Weeks (Pentecost) and the Feast of Trumpets represents the time of the Church. It is a dry period in Israel, but also a time when the harvest ripens.

The last month of the summer is the month of Elul. During this month, the shofar (ram’s horn) sounds once every day to prepare the people for the next three autumn feasts.

Finally, on the first day of the month of Tishrei, which marks the beginning of the Feast of Trumpets, the shofar blasts 100 times, to assemble the faithful and call them to the Temple. Everyone must leave the work of the harvest and come to the feast.

This day also marks the first day of the civil Jewish year, or Rosh Hashanah.

In Corinthians 15: 51-53, Paul speaks of the trumpet of God which will waken the dead and mark the day of the rapture of the Church.

Thus this day possibly symbolizes the resurrection of all who are “dead in Christ,” and the “changing in a wink of an eye” of all who are living, the day of the rapture. It’s possible that the Christians will stop the harvest to leave and meet the Lord in the air at this time, or at the conclusion of the Feasts of Weeks as previously mentioned; at the time of Pentecost.

According to Jewish tradition, this day will be the Day of Judgement, when the Creator judges all the inhabitants of the earth. This day was also considered as the first day of creation.

Since the first four prophetic steps of the ministry of Jesus correspond to the first four springtime feasts, we can suppose that the last three steps of his prophetic ministry will also be introduced on the very days of the last three autumn feasts.

The rapture of the Church, which is also the day of the resurrections of the dead in Christ, should then happen during one of the next Feast of Trumpets or on Pentecost.

Here are the dates of the next five feasts of Trumpets:

• 2008: Tuesday, September 30 (1 Tishrei 5769)
• 2009: Saturday, September 19 (Sabbath day) (1 Tishrei 5770)
• 2010: Thursday, September 9 (1 Tishrei 5771)
• 2011: Thursday, September 29 (1 Tishrei 5772)
• 2012: Monday, September 17 (1 Tishrei 5773)

(Note that Jewish days begin the day before, in the evening).

F. Yom Kippur (Day of Atonement – Leviticus 23: 27). This feast was celebrated the 10th day of the month of Tishrei. It is the holiest day of the year for the Jewish people. This day was preceded by the “terrible days” just after the Feast of Trumpets. These were the days of preparation for the upcoming Yom Kippur, days of self-examination, of repentance, of reconciliation and of getting in order before the Lord. The Jews were to “afflict their souls” the day of Yom Kippur. They were not to eat or drink for 24 hours.

It was on the day of Yom Kippur, only once a year, that the High Priest was allowed to enter into the Most Holy place, with the blood of lambs and goats, to make atonement offerings for himself and for the people. It was at this unique annual occasion that the High Priest could also pronounce, in the Holy of Holies, the unpronounceable name of the Lord.

The High Priest began by sacrificing a bull for himself. Afterwards, he sacrificed a goat “for the Lord,” then entered into the Most Holy Place to sprinkle blood on the mercy seat. He would then place the sins of the people on another goat, the “scapegoat”, which was then let go into the wilderness (Leviticus 16). The scapegoat represents Satan, who will be bound for a thousand years during the Millennium.

Thus this feast symbolizes the reconciliation of the Israelites with God.

This feast will be prophetically accomplished when the Lord Jesus returns to the earth, at the time of the battle of Armageddon. It will be on the day of Yom Kippur, seven years after the Feast of Trumpets in the year of the Rapture. This will be the day when all the Jewish survivors will recognize Jesus-Christ as their Messiah. There will be a general conversion of Israel to Jesus-Christ on this day.

G. Sukkoth (Feast of Tabernacles – Leviticus 23: 34). This feast began the fifteenth day of the month of Tishrei, and lasted seven days. The 22nd day of the month, or the eighth day of the feast, was a holy day set apart as the “last great day of the feast”.

In the same way that the Passover inaugurated the springtime feasts, and was followed by the seven days of the feast of unleavened bread, the last of the feasts of the Lord included seven days of the Feast of Tabernacles, followed by an eighth distinct day, “the last big day of the feast.” This great final day marked the final consummation of the feast of the Lord and of religious cycles.

The feast of Tabernacles celebrates the fact that God provided for his people while they crossed the Red Sea after leaving Egypt.

This feast will have its full prophetic accomplishment when the Lord comes with His Church to “tabernacle” or live in the middle of his people, after His return to the earth, to begin His one thousand-year reign. His great tabernacle will be situated in Jerusalem for the feast of Tabernacles (Zech. 14: 16 -17).

This Feast of Tabernacles, seven years after the beginning of the Tribulation, will mark the official inauguration of the Millennium.

The “last great day of the feast” the eighth day, represents what will happen at the end of the Millennium, at the time of the last Judgement, the “Great White Throne” which will precede the new creation, the new heavens and the new earth on which the New Jerusalem will come down. Death will be no more. This earth’s history will end and eternity with the Lord will begin.

We can see that the cycle of the seven feasts of the Lord given to the Jewish people has a great prophetic significance for the Church of the Lord Jesus, and for the whole world.

This does not mean that the Church of the new covenant is obligated to return to observing these feasts. Christians who desire to celebrate them may do so freely, as a remembrance, but it does not mean that they are legally bound to do so as under the Law of Moses.

It does, however, have to do with the church understanding the spiritual sense and to observe them in a spiritual manner. Each feast reveals one of the essential aspects of the character of God, and foreshadows a capital aspect in the life and ministry of the Messiah, Jesus-Christ our Lord.

The main lesson to learn from these feasts is that we must always be ready, constantly, to serve and celebrate the Lord and to love Him with all of our heart, all of our mind, all of our soul and all of our strength.

It doesn’t mean that we should watch from afar the arrival of the next Feast of Trumpets in order to prepare ourselves at the last minute! We will certainly not have the time. It means to lead our lives in a manner that gives glory to the Lord at all times, as if every day of our lives would be the day of the Rapture.

Every day must be a great day of celebration for the Lord! So, when the last trumpet sounds, we will fully benefit from the grace of God to go meet Him. Amen!

Now we can develop the rest of the article number V305….

We can once again summarize the essential of the preceding article.

The Feasts of the Lord occur in a series of seven: four in the springtime and three in the autumn.

The four springtime feasts corresponded, to the exact day, to a precise event in the life of the Lord and of the Church:

- Jesus-Christ was crucified on the day of the Jewish Passover.

- He was buried the first day of the Feast of Unleavened Bread.

- He rose on the very day of the Feasts of First fruits.

- The Holy Spirit descended on the Church on the day of the Feast of Weeks (Pentecost).

We can reasonably think that the three autumn feasts will also correspond to capital events in the life of the Lord and of His Church.

Here are the events that will possibly correspond to these autumn feasts:

- The rapture of the Church could happen during one of the coming Feasts of Trumpets or at the conclusion of “Pentecost” marking the end of the “Church Age”.

- The return of the Lord on the earth should happen on the day of the Feast of Yom Kippur, the seventh year following the rapture; because it is at that moment that all of the Jews who escaped the Great Tribulation will convert to the true Messiah.

- The beginning of the Millennium should be proclaimed the day of the Feast of Tabernacles which follows the previous feast, that of Yom Kippur.

Since we are close to the next Feast of Trumpets, which could mark the Rapture of the Church, it would seem important to develop a study of this feast.

Again, remember, this in only a theory (a coming Pentecost could mark the Rapture as well)…

The feast of the Trumpets and the Rapture.

We will develop two themes:

- The deep significance of the Feast of Trumpets in Judaism, and how it applies to the rapture of the Church.

- The heavenly signs announced by the Lord, immediately before His return on the earth, and their application to our time, in light of recent discoveries.

A. The deep significance of the Feast of Trumpets in Judaism and how it applies to the rapture of the Church.

The Feast of Trumpets (Yom Teruah) is the first of the three great feasts of autumn, in the Jewish religious calendar.

As the four springtime feasts corresponded to the first time Jesus came, the three autumn feasts ought to correspond to the Second Coming of the Lord.

These two series of feasts are separated by a long period of four to five months, a period that corresponds to the time of the Church. It is a time of harvest ripening and it is also a time a great dryness in Israel.

The Feast of Trumpets is the only one to be celebrated on a day of the new moon. It must be celebrated for two days, which form one “long day”. It is known as the feast “that we know neither the day nor the hour”.

As soon as the first quarter of the moon was observed by two witnesses entrusted with this mission, they sounded the trumpet 100 times: 11 series of nine brief blasts followed by one long powerful blast, that of the “last trumpet.” This is the “last trumpet” that the apostle Paul spoke about in 1 Corinthians 15: 51-53. It does not have to do with the last of the seven trumpets in Revelation, which Paul would not have known about at the time he wrote to the Corinthians.

This precise order in the trumpet blasts, brief and long, also indicated to the Hebrew people in the dessert that they needed to prepare to break camp, to go to a new resting place.

What is the significance of the Feast of Trumpets to the Jewish? There are many.

The sound of the trumpet, or rather of the shofar (ram’s horn), is first of all designated to remind the Jews that the God of Israel is a merciful God, but also a God of judgement. The sound of the trumpet is a call to repentance, at the same time reminding God of His mercy to those who repent.

It is also an announcement of judgement for those who refuse to repent. The greatest divine judgement will be seen from this day on. It is the announcement of the resurrection and the rapture of the righteous and the judgement of the unjust during the Tribulation.

The ram’s horn calls to mind divine mercy, when Abraham made his sacrifice and was able to replace his son Isaac on the altar with a ram provided by the Lord.

In Judaism, the Feast of the Trumpets evokes even more:

- Traditionally, the day of the Feast of Trumpets commemorates the creation of Adam on the sixth day of creation just before the divine Sabbath rest. For us, it could represent the blessed day when our bodies will be resurrected or changed in a twinkling of an eye, before the rapture of the Church, which precedes the seven days of the wedding of the Lamb in Heaven, before the great Sabbath of the earth which represents the Millennium.

- This day also marks the first day of the Jewish civil year, or Rosh Hashanah.

- The day of the Feast of Trumpets is also the birthday of Noah. Noah is a figure of the rapture of the Church (Genesis 7:6 and 8:13) or of the Jews (Remnant) being protected as in Rev 14:1-5 . It is also the day when he took off the cover of the ark, when the earth was dry.

- This day also announces the day of divine judgement and that of the resurrection of the dead (Jeremiah 30:6-7). It has to do with the great Day of the Lord. It announces the “tribulation of Jacob,” that will happen during the Great Tribulation, when the Antichrist will persecute and kill the Jews who refuse to adore him as God. But Jacob will be delivered by the Messiah, in the end of this tribulation, at the moment of His glorious return to the earth.

- The day of the Feast of Trumpets is the assembling of God’s elect (Numbers 29:1-6). The shofar was always used to assemble the people, and especially to assemble the troops, or to “lift the camp.” (See 1 Thessalonians 4:16 “For the Lord Himself will descend from heaven with a shout, with the voice of an archangel, and with the trumpet of God. And the dead in Christ will rise first.”).

- On the day of Yom Teruah, the “books will be open in the heavens.” For ten days, up until the Feast of Yom Kippur, each person is called to examine himself before the Lord, and repent, and get his life in order, before the great day of Yom Kippur, day of Israel’s redemption. Because it’s on the day of Yom Kippur that the books are closed and the divine sentence is pronounced.

The Lord always warns sinners before pronouncing His judgements. Those who repent escape His judgement.

Remember, the day of Yom Kippur is the day of the return of the Lord on the earth with His Church. All of the Jews who escaped the Great Tribulation will recognize “Him who was pierced,” and will convert to Jesus their Messiah (Romans 11:12).

It is interesting to see that in the Jewish tradition, when Moses came down from Mount Sinai for the second time with the Tablets of the Law, it was on the day of Yom Kippur. And it is on this same feast of Yom Kippur that Jesus should come for the second time on the earth. Later, when they assembled together and consecrated the Tabernacle, it was the first day of the first month (Exodus 40:1). It is this first day of the first month (month of Nisan) that marks the beginning of the religious year.

Ezekiel received the vision of the Temple of the Millennium the day of Yom Kippur, the tenth day of the first month (Ezekiel 40:1).

On the other hand, when Solomon consecrated the Temple of Jerusalem, it was the day of the Feasts of Tabernacles, a figure of the Millennium (2 Chronicles 5:3).

- The trumpets are also sounded to announce the day of the Messiah’s wedding (Joel 2:15-16). It is on this day that the risen Church could be united forever with her Lord, when He comes to take her from this earth and meet Him in the air, to lead her to the wedding of the Lamb.

Let’s look at how Jewish weddings took place:

- The wedding was arranged and approved by the parents, in particular by the father.

- The fiancé would come to the home of his future fiancée with three things: a large sum money, a preliminary marriage contract, and wine.

- A price would be fixed to “acquire” the bride. This price had to be paid by the fiancé.

- The fiancée had to give her consentment.

- As soon as an agreement was reached, wine was poured into a cup, to seal the alliance. The engagement was established. The engaged couple were then legally bound as husband and wife, but were not yet permitted to live together.

- A written document was established, the ketubah, which fixed the bridal price, the promises made by the fiancé, and the rights of the fiancée.

- The fiancé would then give gifts to his fiancée.

- The fiancée would have to take a ritual bath by immersion, or “mikveh”, symbolizing the abandonment of her past life and her passage into a new life.

- The fiancé would then return to his father’s house, to prepare a place for his fiancée. This place was called the “chamber”.

- On her side, the fiancée prepared her future life of wife and mother, and the return of her fiancé.

- Only the father of the fiancé knew the date of this return, because he had to be completely satisfied with his son’s preparations for his fiancée.

- The return of the fiancé was generally at night, at the sound of the trumpet. He would take his fiancée in his “chamber”, where their union would be consummated for seven days. Then a great feast would take place with the invited guests.

It is easy to see the wonderful symbols found in the relationship between Christ and His Spouse!

- The sounding of the trumpets also announced the crowning of the Messiah, the King of Israel (Psalms 47 and 98:6-9). The Lord is crowned as King of Israel and of the world. His Sovereignty is thus confirmed.

It is interesting to notice that the kings of Israel and of Judah were generally crowned on the day of the Feasts of Trumpets. It was when they were proclaimed kings that they publicly rose up to sit on the throne and received the anointing of royal oil and they were acclaimed by all their subjects, come to render homage and allegiance.

What will be the spiritual state of the Church at the time of the Rapture?

At the time of the Rapture, the faithful (obedient) church will be ready! She will be found watching and praying (Lk 21-34-36). She will not be surprised as by a thief in the night. It’s only the dead church that will be surprised.

Here is what Paul says to the Thessalonians :

“But, concerning the times and the seasons, brethren, you have no need that I should write to you. For you yourselves know perfectly that the day of the Lord so comes as a thief in the night. For when they say, “Peace and safety!” then sudden destruction comes upon them, as labor pains upon a pregnant woman. And they shall not escape. But you, brethren, are not in darkness, so that this Day should overtake you as a thief. You are all sons of the light and sons of the day. We are neither of the night nor of darkness. Therefore let us not sleep, as others do, but let us watch and be sober, putting on the breastplate of faith and love, and as a helmet the hope of salvation. For God did not appoint us to wrath, but to obtain salvation through our Lord Jesus Christ, (Thessalonians 5: 1-9).

In the text: “the times and the seasons”, Paul makes reference to the times and the seasons of the solemn convocations of the Lord, the holy Feasts of the Lord.

Paul clearly says that the Christians who live like children of the day and of the light will not be surprised by this day! It will be the Christians of the dead Church who will be surprised, as Jesus said in Revelation, to the Church of Sardis:

“And to the angel of the church in Sardis write. ‘These things say He who has the seven Spirits of God and the seven stars. “I know your works, and that you have a name that you are alive, but you are dead. Be watchful, and strengthen the things which remain, that are ready to die, for I have not found your works perfect before God. Remember, therefore how you have received and heard; hold fast and repent. Therefore if you will not watch, I will come upon you as a thief, and you will not know what hour I will come upon you.” (Revelation 3:1-3)

The church at Sardis is dead, and if she does not repent, she will not know at what time the Lord will come.

In the Jewish tradition, the high priest and the captain of the Temple guards were also nick named the “thieves in the night”. The priests assigned to constantly watch over the holy fire and over the chandelier were to never sleep during their service. If the high priest or the captain of the guards, during a surprise visit, found a priest sleeping, they would set his clothes on fire. The guilty one would have to leave his burning clothes and run ashamed, “so that the shame of his nakedness may not be revealed” (Revelation 3:18).

In consequence, the living church will know when the Lord will come, even if she knows neither the day nor the hour! She won’t be surprised because she is always watching.

The Lord said, “But take heed to yourselves, lest your hearts be weighed down with carousing, drunkenness, and the cares of this life and that Day come on you unexpectedly. For it will come as a snare on all those who dwell on the face of the whole earth. Watch therefore, and pray always that you may be counted worthy to escape all these things that will come to pass, and to stand before the Son of Man” (Luke 21:34-36).

Abraham is a type of the Faithful Church and Lot is a type of the Unfaithful Church.

In Matthew 24 Jesus says:

“Who then is a faithful and wise servant, whom the master made ruler over his household, to give them food in due season? Blessed is that servant whom his master, when he comes, will find so doing. Assuredly, I say to you that he will make him ruler over all his goods. But if that evil servant says in his heart, ‘My master is delaying his coming,’ and begins to beat his fellow servants, and to eat and drink with the drunkards, the master of that servant will come on a day when he is not looking for him and at an hour that he is not aware of, and will cut him in two and appoint him his portion with the hypocrites. There shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth.” (Matthew 24:45-51)

Neither the good nor the bad servant knew the exact hour of the return of the master. But the good servant faithfully continued to accomplish his task. This is what the faithful church will continue to do till the end.

B. The heavenly signs announced by the Lord that immediately precede His coming, and their application for our day in light of recent discoveries.

If it is true that the Lord will take his Church during one of the next Feasts of Trumpets, does the Bible give more precisions on the eminence of this event?

The Messianic Pastor Mark Blitz, of the “El Shaddai Ministries,” in the state of Washington (USA), recently made some very interesting discoveries.

First his attention was drawn by the words of the Lord Jesus:

“Immediately after the tribulation of those days the sun will be darkened, and the moon will not give its light; the stars will fall from heaven and the powers of the heavens will be shaken.”

This is confirmed by the Prophet Joel:

“The sun shall be turned into darkness, and the moon into blood, before the coming of the great and awesome day of the Lord.” (Joel 2:31)

After the days of the great tribulation and before the return of the Lord on the earth, it seems that characteristic heavenly phenomenon will occur.

Pastor Blitz was convinced that it had to do with solar and lunar eclipses.

It is often said that the “moon changes to blood” at the moment of a total eclipse because it takes on a characteristic red tint.

Extraordinary discoveries

In studying the official NASA site, he made a pretty extraordinary discovery:

In 2014, there will be two total lunar eclipses which fall on the Feasts of the Lord. The first one will occur on the day of the Jewish Passover (Nisan14), and the second on the day of the Feasts of Tabernacles (Tishrei 15).

The same phenomenon will reoccur in the year 2015: two total lunar eclipses, the first one on the day of the Passover and the second one on the day of the Feast of Tabernacles. When four consecutive lunar eclipses occur like this on two consecutive years, it is called a “tetrad”.

Tetrads which fall on the Feasts of the Lord are extremely rare: one or two per century maximum, several centuries can go by without any tetrad. Since the year 1 AC, there have only been seven such tetrads, including two in the 20th century. After 2014-2015, there will be no more such tetrads in the 21st century.

Pastor Biltz also noticed that during the 20th century, there were two tetrads which fell on the Feasts of the Lord. Each time, it was in relation with an important event concerning the nation of Israel or the Jewish people. The first tetrad occurred in 1949-1950, just after the independence of the state of Israel, and the second in 1967-1968, at the moment when the Jews conquered Jerusalem.

There were no tetrads in the 17th, 18th and 19th century. There were several during the 16th century, but none corresponded with the Jewish feasts.

There was only one tetrad which fell on the Feasts of the Lord in the 15th century, in 1493-1494, one year after the expulsion of the Jews from Spain, and the discovery of America, in 1492.

But that is not all!

Pastor Biltz also noticed that there will be two solar eclipses in 2015: the first, a total eclipse, will happen during the first day of the month of Nisan, in other words the day of the Jewish religious new year, and the second, a partial eclipse, the first day of the month of Tishrei, or the day of the Civil Jewish new year.

All of that in the year 2015! Is it possible that this is pure coincidence?

No, it is not possible that a whole series of cumulated “coincidences” is the product of shear chance.

The scheme is as follows:

- Nisan 15, 5774 (April 15, 2014): Total lunar eclipse, Passover.

- Tishrei 14, 5775 (Oct. 8, 2014): Total lunar eclipse, Feast of Tabernacles.

- Adar 29, 5775 (March 20, 2015): Total solar eclipse, just before the religious New Year.

- Nisan 15, 5775 (April 4, 2015): Total lunar eclipse, Passover.

- Elul 29, 5775 (Sept.13, 2015): Partial solar eclipse, just before the civil New Year.

- Tishrei 15, 5776 (Sept. 28, 2015): Total lunar eclipse, Feast of Tabernacles.

2015: A very special year.

It is also important to note that the year 2015 is the last sabbatical year in a 49-year cycle. This sabbatical year comes just before the year of Jubilee, which is announced every fifty years. The year of Jubilee is to be proclaimed the day of Yom Kippur, 2015.

The year 2015 is therefore particularly marked by all these heavenly signs. Could it be the year of the return of the Lord on the earth, to begin his 1000-year reign? It could be a very serious possibility. If it were the case, the Rapture would take place seven years earlier, during the Feast of Trumpets 2008 (provided you are premillenarist!)

The year 2008 is also a Sabbatical year.

The Tribulation would last for seven years, between the fall of 2008, Spring of 2009 to the fall of 2015 or 2016.

In addition to that, the three consecutive years 2008, 2009 and 2010 are marked by another rare phenomenon: There will be three partial solar eclipses each year at the same time, the first day of the month of Av: Aug. 1, 2008, July 22, 2009, and July 11, 2010.

Now we need to understand that the month of Av is a month that is very dark for Israel. It was the 9th of Av that the first and the second temples were destroyed. It is also on this date that Israel evacuated the band of Gaza in 2005. PM Sharon soon thereafter fell into a coma.

These solar eclipses placed on these dates announce terrible events for the world and for Israel.

As Jewish tradition holds, solar eclipses announce bad news for the nations, and lunar eclipses bad news for Israel.

In this hypothesis, the 70th week of Daniel could correspond to the seven years from 2008-2009 to 2015-2016, starting from the Feast of Trumpets 2008, Pentecost or Feast of Trumpets 2009.

The return of the Lord to the earth would take place the day of Yom Kippur 2015 or 2016, and the Millennium, the day of the Feast of Tabernacles 2015 or 2016.

Another interesting sign is in the following calculation:

Jerusalem was conquered by the Jews on June 7, 1967. If we count from that precise date, seven times seven Jewish years of 360 days, it would be 49 years or 17640 days, we arrive exactly at September 23, 2015, or the day of Yom Kippur 2015, which would be the probable day of the return of the Lord on the earth to reign for one thousand years! Is it another coincidence?

Remember that the tenth day of the first month (Yom Kippur) the people crossed the Jordan led by Joshua, and the ark entered into the promised land (Joshua 4:19).

This is also an image of the return of the Lord on the Mount of Olives (Zechariah 14:4).

This reminds us of the words of Jesus: “Assuredly, I say to you, this generation will by no means pass away till all these things take place.” (Matthew 24:34).

He could be talking about the generation of those who saw the retaking of Jerusalem by the Jews.

Continuing with this hypothesis, in the following months (from the end of May 2008 to the end of September 2009) we should see an increase in certain phenomena announced for the end of time:

- Climatic cataclysms and seismic activities (a major earth quake in California?)

- Famines and economic crisis.

- Wars (probable war between Israel against Syria and Iran?)

Among other things, during his recent visit to the Middle East, President Bush declared that he would do every thing he could to have a peace treaty signed in the Middle East before the end of his term, and for an independent state to be granted to the Palestinians.

Recently, Israeli and Syrians began peace negotiations via Turkey. “For when they say ‘peace and safety!’ then sudden destruction comes upon them, as labor pains upon a pregnant woman. And they shall not escape.” (1 Thessalonians 5:3).

What to do with Matthew 24:36?

Jesus said, “But of that day and hour no one knows, not even the angels of heaven, but my Father only.” (Matthew 24:36)

One Possible Interpretation:

This does not have to do with fixing a day or an hour, but it has to do with observing the signs! Let no one accuse us of affirming that the Rapture will happen with certainty at a precise day or hour. But I am simply indicating a serious possibility that it could happen at a certain period, given the signs that have been announced.

When we take this verse in Matthew in its strictest literal sense, it simply means that we will neither know the day nor the hour of the return of the Lord. Even if we know, for instance, that Jesus will come at the time of the Feast of Trumpets 2008, we know neither the day nor the hour, because this feast lasts for two days and that the choice of the day and the hour belongs to the Father.

The choice of hours has always been important for the Lord! Jesus was attached to the cross at the third hour of the day (9 o’clock in the morning), at the same time that the lamb was attached to the horns of the altar, for the first sacrifice of the day. He died the ninth hour (three o’clock in the afternoon), the same hour of the last sacrifice of the day. In the same way, the Holy Spirit came down on the disciples the third hour of the day, 9 o’clock in the morning.

All the same, without knowing the day nor the hour, we can know the moment or the period, from the signs that are given in the Bible.

It is, therefore, not possible to prophesy the return of the Lord on a fixed day or hour, because this is information that the Father wanted to keep for Himself. But he did not leave us ignorant concerning the period of the return of Jesus.

This indicates that we can and even must observe the signs and the times and the moments, like Paul said to the Thessalonians. If the Lord decided to intervene in the history of men during the preceding Feasts of the Lord, that indicates a considerable importance in observing the times.

That is part of the faithful Church’s role, to carefully observe the times and warn the world and the Church of the importance of certain events, especially when they were prophesied in the Bible.

Second Possible Interpretation:

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It is what we are trying to do in this article.

Having this information should not in any way take away our motivation or make us passive, waiting for the inevitable return of the Lord. But, on the contrary, it should stimulate us to redeem the time, and lift up our heads, because our deliverance is near!

The time is very short! Let’s double our efforts to warn those around us. We need be ready and watch constantly, no matter what moment the Lord may return! Let’s live and act constantly as if return of the Lord will be in the coming days and weeks, knowing that it may come later! This way we will never be surprised, even if we must wait longer for His return!

References, for the dates of the Feasts of the Lord and the eclipses:

http://www.watch.org/showart.php3?idx=104119&rtn=/index.html&showsubj=1&mcat=1
http://eclipse.gsfc.nasa.gov/LEcat/LEdecade2011.html (official NASA site) lunar eclipse
http://eclipse.gsfc.nasa.gov/SEcat/SEdecade2011.html (official NASA site) solar eclipse
http://www.elshaddaiministries.us/stipulation.html (Pastor Mark Biltz’s web site)

Note:

Not all Jews agree on the how to count of the years of Jubilee, because there have been interruptions during the period of the destructions of the two temples and also during periods of exile.

Mark Biltz places the next year of Jubilee at 2015. He chose the Ramdam and Rabbi Yehudah’s dating system, but other Internet sites place the next year of Jubilee at 2027/2028, and yet others place it at 2039/2040.

Even if all Jews do not come to the same date for the next year of Jubilee because of counting interruptions, it remains very significant that 49 Jewish years after Jerusalem was recaptured, in June 7, 1967, we arrive, day for day, on September 2015, day of Yom Kippur. This cannot be by chance.

It is probably not by chance either that History kept the name for “Six Day War”. These six days prepare the seventh (6/7/67)

The retaking of Jerusalem, Zion, carries a major prophetic importance, and the day of Yom Kippur that follows the 49 Jewish years cannot help but make us think of the liberation from the reproach of Egypt (Joshua 5:9)

Remember that there was another six days war, which preceded the entrance into the promise land, when all of Israel was to march around the walls of Jericho for six days. And on the seventh day the people marched around the city seven times.

All Christians know the passage repeated in the first three gospels: “Assuredly, I say to you, this generation will by no means pass away till all these things take place.” Matthew 24:34 –Mark 13:30 – Luke 21:32.

If the recapture of Jerusalem can be interpreted as the fig tree that blossoms, we notice that those who were young at that time, on June 7, 1967, will be about 70 years old in 2015. If the fifty following years do represent an inter jubilee period, and if we suppose that the rapture will happen at the end of a 49 year cycle to conserve the prophetic image of freedom for the slaves, the next occurrence after 2015 will be around 2065. At that time, those living in 1967 will be dead, and cannot be part of the generation that Jesus spoke about.

I took some pretty good notes throughout the entire video teaching of Perry’s talk on this subject. I’m posting the text in detail because it seems that the video taping #316 doesn’t always play very well. To see the video of this teaching; click The Future:Genesis In Reverse and view all 3 parts: Otherwise, read on!

A foundational scripture to keep in mind throughout this teaching is Eccl 1:9:

“That which has been is what will be, that which is done is what will be done, and there is nothing new under the sun.”

And again in Eccl 3:14-15, where it says the same thing.

I know that whatever God does, it shall be forever. nothing can be added to it, and nothing taken from it. God does it, that men should fear before Him. That which is has already been, and what is to be has already been; and God requires an account of what is past.

Often we’ve heard that history will eventually repeat itself. For Example:

In the beginning of Jesus’ ministry He fasted for 40 days (Matt 4:2); At the end of His ministry He was alive for 40 days. (Acts 1:3) There’s a pattern of 40 days here.

At the beginning of Jesus’ ministry Satan said “If you are the Son of God…” (Matt 4:3); At the end of His ministry they were saying “If you are the Son of God…” (Matt 27:57-60)

At the beginning of Jesus’ ministry there was a King Herod (Matt 2:1) who died after His birth; At the end of Jesus’ ministry there was another King Herod. (Luke 9:7-9)

Things generally end the way they begin… And as they began, so will they end. History repeats itself.

Take another example the life of Abraham Lincoln and John F. Kennedy (JFK):

• They were elected exactly 100 years apart.
• Both of their VPs were born 100 years apart.
• Both of their assigns were born 100 years apart.
• Both of them were shot in the head in the presence of their wife.
• Both lost a child while living in the White House as President.
• Both foresaw that they were going to be killed.
• Lincoln was shot in the Ford Theater; Kennedy was shot in a Ford Lincoln automobile.
• Lincoln had a secretary named Kennedy; Kennedy had a secretary named Lincoln.

These are only just a few parallels showing (Eccl 1:9 – “The thing that has been, so it shall be…”)

Also, consider the parallels of King Herod and to Yasser Arafat:

• Both were leaders in an area known as Palestine.
• Both were sick when there was an eclipse of the moon.
• The cause of their illnesses was unknown.
• Both went outside their home to find a cure.
• Both had political dealings with the Jews.
• Both were hated by the majority of the Jews.
• Both met with men from Babylon (Magi) and Persian leaders.
• Both dealt with traitors in a violent manner.
• Both died in the month of November.
• It was speculated that both were poisoned.
• Both had very large funerals in their country.
• Both had dealings with Bethlehem (Herod is buried there).
• Both ordered innocent children to be killed (Herod the babies of Bethlehem; Arafat through terrorism).
• Both were reported dead before they actually died.
• Both escaped death several times during their lifetime.
• Both named no successor which caused confusion as to who was in charge.
• Both lived in a time when Christ was coming to earth.
• Both were very wealthy-much of it hidden from the population.

Again, what’s most interesting here is that you see how history repeats itself. The history of the past is the prophetic future.

Now turn to Genesis Ch. 11. Going backwards lets look at each chapter and see if there are words, phrases, or clues that parallel the end of days according to Revelation.

Chapter 11 deals with the Nations and the Tower of Babel:

• There is a universal language (Ch. 11:1-2, 4, 9)… Today, English is the universal language.
• Also, a group of men came from the east from the land of Shanar; A tower had been build and was destroyed.

Now if we look at what has caused the entire world to change, it’s all centered around 9/11. The “War on Terror” has affected the world. A group of men who are from the East came and destroyed the Twin Towers.

What’s interesting is that the tower of Babel fell in Babylon; which is today Iraq where war is fought and people are scattered. You say, “ok”, but keep reading!

Chapter 10 has a pattern that deals with the Sons of Japheth who are Gomer, Magog, Madai, Javan, Tubal, Meschech, and Tiras:

This is important because one of the events that HAS NOT happened yet is the “Battle of Gog and Magog” of Ezekiel Ch. 38 & 39.

Gen 10:10 talks about the kingdom of Babel (a picture of Iraq). Verse 25 talks about “Peleg”, which in the Greek means “Earthquake”, “Division”, “The Earth was Divided”. The parallel is that these are the same territories that are spoken of in Ezk 38 & 39 as signs of the End-Times.

Chapter 9 discusses the days of Noah:

And in Luke 17:26 it talks about “And as it was in the days of Noah, so shall it be also in the days of the Son of Man.

Now notice these three clues:

1. Gen 9:6 – “ Whoever sheds man’s blood, by man his blood shall be shed; for in the image of God he made man”. This is a warning about shedding innocent blood which is going on all over the word today with abortions.
2. Gen 9:21 – Noah planted a vineyard – “Then he drank of the wine and was drunk, and became uncovered in his tent.” The pattern here is drunkenness as Luke warned about as a sign of the last days (Luke 21:34).
3. Gen 9:22 - “And Ham, the father of Canaan, saw the nakedness of his father, and told his two brothers outside.” Vs. 25 “So Noah awoke from his wine, and knew what his younger son had done to him.” The pattern here is homosexuality and its acceptance world-wide.

Chapter 8: One of the main themes listed here is the Dove, which is mentioned three different times in verses 9-12. According to Matthew 3:16, the Dove is a picture of the Holy Spirit.

This is a picture of God pouring out His Spirit in the last days, which happens prior to the Lord coming for the Bride (Rapture). We can of course already see an outpouring of the Spirit during the last century. More so as of late where you see more Baptists, Catholics, Lutherans, etc. being baptized in the Holy Spirit. It’s not just limited to the Charismatic churches any longer.

Chapter 7: One of the keys here is in verse 11:

“…on that day all the fountains of the great deep were broken up, and the windows of heaven were opened.”

This alludes to terrible weather patterns coming (i.e., Tsunamis from the “deep”, and Hurricanes/Storms from the “windows of heaven”.) As birth pains come upon a woman with child, so will there be more upon us very soon.

Chapter 6: It tells us that the earth has become extremely populated.

And “that the wickedness of man was great in the earth, and that every intent of the thoughts of his heart was only evil continually.” “And that violence had filled the earth.”

This is already happening and will only continue to happen until the Lord comes.

Now in 2 Thessalonians 2:7, the bible speaks of when violence reaches it peak, or that the cup of iniquity is full, the Lord returns and the “Man of Sin” is revealed.

Chapter 5:24: This is where Enoch is out walking with the Lord and is caught up, or translated to Heaven to be with the Lord. This is a picture of the Rapture.

Chapter 4:8: Here you have Cane killing Able. And we know from the bible that people will be killed and martyred for receiving Jesus Christ during the Tribulation period.

Then in verse 15, you have a Mark being put on Cane’s head. This could be a hint concerning the “Mark of the Beast”, that will be on the Right Hand or Forehead, which is found in Rev 13:16. Could this be yet again, more proof of a Pre-Tribulation Rapture?

Cane is also saying that his punishment will be 7 times or 7 fold… And the coming Tribulation period is 7 years in length split into two periods of 42 months (Rev 11:2, 13:5). This is an allusion of the Tribulation Period.

Isn’t this amazing how God appears to be letting us know the future by these patterns and parallels?

Chapter 3: This chapter deals with the binding of Satan.

Verse 15 says, “I will put enmity between you and the woman, and between your seed and her seed; He shall bruise your head, and you shall bruise His heel.

Therefore; after the Tribulation God deals with the binding of Satan Rev 20:2-3.

“He laid hold of the dragon, that serpent of old, who is the Devil and Satan, and bound him for a thousand years; and he cast him into the bottomless pit, and shut him up, and set a seal on him, so that he should deceive the nations no more till the thousand years were finished. But after these things he must be released for a little while.”

This is the predicted defeat of Satan.

Chapter 2: After the binding of Satan; Jesus rules and reigns for 1000 years.

Verse 2:1 says: “Thus the heavens and the earth, and all the host of them, were finished.” V4 “This is the history of the heavens and the earth when they were created…” This could be alluding to the Millennial reign of Jesus Christ.

Then after the Millennial reign we step into Eternity where everything is created perfect.

Chapter 1: Everything was perfect at the time God created the Garden of Eden.

It’s going to end the way it started!

Check this out:

In Chapters 1&2, there’s NO Sin, NO Pain; NO Sorrow; NO Death; NO Mention of the Devil; and God walks with Man; and the last two chapters of Revelation there is NO SIN; NO Pain; NO Sorrow; NO Death; NO Mention of the Devil; and God walks with Man. It’s going to end the way it started.

Our God is a God of patterns, symbolism, types, and shadows. In order to tap into the deeper things of God you have to know how God works.

Remember Eccl 1:9 “That which has been is what will be, that which is done is what will be done, and there is nothing new under the sun.”

One of the main key points to this entire study is how in Ch. 5 Enoch is translated (Raptured) to Heaven BEFORE the Tribulation of Ch. 4.

Although this is a very unique way to look at scripture and it’s only a theory; it very well could be true.

In His Mighty Grip!
Kingdom Engineer

It may take about an hour… it flows really well. I would have to say that I agree with about 97% of the site; but of course time will tell.  I also recommend signing up for their newsletter, it’s quick and simple.

There are two areas that I find questionable with in the TruthRoom.com:

1. They place the current King Abdullah of Jordan as the Antichrist; whereas, Joe VanKovering’s “Man of Sin” sermon has compelling evidence of his uncle soon rising up to fulfill that role, who is El Hassan Bin Talal. Either one is an EXCELLENT candidate!
   
2. They also place the Gog/MaGog battle at the end of the Tribulation. I believe this battle either takes place just before the Mid-Point of the Tribulation, or possibly before the Tribulation even begins.

I also find their interpretation of the “Dead in Christ” rising first and the 40 Day warning period preceding the Rapture extremely interesting. I haven’t heard it described that way before. I will continue to research this aspect of interpretation.

Ok, with these thoughts in mind, click www.TruthRoom.com.  Feel free to come back and post any comments or questions you may have.

Like FOX News…I’m just reporting… You decide!

In His Mighty Grip!
Kingdom Engineer