Many people in this world do not know that the manager scene is incorrect. According to the Bible, the wise men didn't attend the birth of the baby. They arrived when Jesus was a child and living in a house. He was probably between one and two years old. This is evident because Herod made the decree to kill all the babies born in Bethlehem that were two years old or younger. Many people thought that the wise men came to the manager and within a few days Mary, Joseph, and Jesus fled to Egypt. Did you know that according to Luke 2:22, that Joseph was to offer a sacrifice to God for the opening of the womb by the first born male child according to the laws of Moses. This could not take place until the time of purification of the mother which was 40 days. So, they didn't go to the Temple until after the 40 days were complete.
When was Jesus born? In my studies, I researched to true age of Jesus and in one of my past blogs proved by a verse in Daniel that Jesus was actually 37 years 5 month 13 days and 8.8 hours old. That would mean that if Jesus died in 32 AD, that He had to be born October 7, 7BC. That is a long way from December 25th. That makes more sense, since the shepherds were in the field at night with the sheep.
That fact put the next question in my mind, was there a star of Bethlehem? So, the search was on. I began studying all kinds of information about the signs in the sky during that time. Most people would not be looking in the right time frame to find it.
The Chinese were very good at recording events witnesses in the sky during this time and it was recorded in stone. There was an event that I believe was the star of Bethlehem. After all, the wise men had to have seen something that had some meaning to it, they didn't just see a light and say "hey there is a star, the savior of the world must have been born." So, in 7 BC I found out that Saturn and Jupiter aligned 3 different times forming a bright star over several different months in the constellation of Pisces. Pisces is the sign of the fish and it represented the nation of Israel. A star appearing 3 times in the constellation that represents Israel? Now that would be a sign of the messiah that the Jews talked of.
Why did the wise men know to look for such a star? The messiah had only been promised to the Jews and they were the only ones that knew of the coming messiah. The answer is that when the Jews were captured by the Babylonians and taken back to Babylon as slaves, they taught the information to the wise men of Babylon. So, when the sign appeared, the wise men knew what area of the country to look. The Bible says that the star disappeared, and the wise men went to Herod to get information of the location of the Messiah. Herod also asked his wise men of the prophecy and they also knew the recorded information even though they didn't recognize the signs.
Isn't it incredible, God placed the planets and the stars in the sky so that they would proclaim the birth of the messiah from the beginning of time. His plan was for salvation of all mankind from the beginning of creation. The star of Bethlehem was there, it was set in motion at the beginning of time for a specific date that a child would be born in a manger as the savior of the world. No mistakes, no guessing, perfection in motion, the perfect plan to show the world that there is a God and He sent His son into the world to give us eternal life with Him if we only choose to do so.
God bless and Merry Christmas (even if we are a few months off , :) , Dean
Wednesday, December 16, 2009
Monday, September 21, 2009
Feast of Trumpets
Pay attention, Let's see, a meeting in Washington for peace between Israel and the PLO on the Feast of Trumpets. Jesus said in Matthew, "No one knows the day or the hour of His return". I believe that this is a coded message. The Feast of Trumpets is the only feast that "noone knows the day or the hour" that it will start. The reason is the high priest must look for the "new moon" and when he first sees it, he will blow the ram's horn to announce the beginning of the feast.
The autumn equinox of September 21 in the occult world is when the god of darkness begins to overcome the god of light. This year it coincidentally falls on the biblical Feast of Trumpets, when the new crescent moon is seen the evening before, Leviticus 23:24. Anciently they blew the trumpet for 10 days till the Day of Atonement which was a symbol of Judgment Day.
The Jews celebrate “machzor gadol” when the sun returns to its original starting point every 28 years, but this year it occurred on Passover, an event that’s only happened twice before—at the Exodus from Egypt, and at the deliverance in the days of Queen Esther. Coincidence?
Some Jews took it as a sign that some form of deliverance is coming. We might wonder if they understood the math pointing to this year --
God asked Ezekiel to lie on his side for 390 days--a day for each of the 390 years Israel disobeyed, Ezekiel 4:5,6. But God also said, If you don't learn your lesson, I will punish you seven times over, Leviticus 26:18,21,24,28. 7 x 390 years = 2730 years. Israel's captivity began in 722 BC. Subtract 722 from 2730 = 2008, but we recall there was no year "0" so it's 2009. (Assyrian Captivity of Israel, Wikipedia found by Google). Another coincidence?
Jubilee was a time to blow the trumpets and celebrate a release from bondage. It came on the Day of Atonement—the 10th day counting from the New Moon, Leviticus 25:9,10.
Some Bible believers say those feast days were prophetic—that just as Christ died as the Passover lamb at Passover, the types that relate to His return will also occur at the time appointed in the symbolic service. This suggests that the trumpets of Revelation 8,9 may occur at the Feast of Trumpets as they did last fall.
The thin crescent was in the sky on October 1 when the U.S. Senate met to approve a $760 billion bailout and every day for 10 days the markets crashed. Another coincidence?
When God got ready to deliver His people from bondage in Egypt, He attacked the gods of Egypt. They worshipped the Nile; it turned to blood. They worshipped cattle; they died. We worship money; maybe it’s going! If we see a change in our currency tied to events September 21-30, maybe we should praise God that the ground is level and we can show what it says on our money—“In God We Trust.” Or maybe it will seem like just a coincidence.
If calamity comes September 21, more information will be posted at www.Exodus2.info www.UnitedStates1.netfirms.com and www.TheBridegroomComes.com
Personally, I don't believe in the pre-rapture, however if I did, it could happen tomorrow night, September 21, 2009.
If I am right, we are about to see the peace treaty signed, and the soon introduction of the antichrist, which I believe is waiting on the wings. He will not truly be revealed until the middle of the tribulation, but, he will be present at the signing of the peace treaty.
The autumn equinox of September 21 in the occult world is when the god of darkness begins to overcome the god of light. This year it coincidentally falls on the biblical Feast of Trumpets, when the new crescent moon is seen the evening before, Leviticus 23:24. Anciently they blew the trumpet for 10 days till the Day of Atonement which was a symbol of Judgment Day.
The Jews celebrate “machzor gadol” when the sun returns to its original starting point every 28 years, but this year it occurred on Passover, an event that’s only happened twice before—at the Exodus from Egypt, and at the deliverance in the days of Queen Esther. Coincidence?
Some Jews took it as a sign that some form of deliverance is coming. We might wonder if they understood the math pointing to this year --
God asked Ezekiel to lie on his side for 390 days--a day for each of the 390 years Israel disobeyed, Ezekiel 4:5,6. But God also said, If you don't learn your lesson, I will punish you seven times over, Leviticus 26:18,21,24,28. 7 x 390 years = 2730 years. Israel's captivity began in 722 BC. Subtract 722 from 2730 = 2008, but we recall there was no year "0" so it's 2009. (Assyrian Captivity of Israel, Wikipedia found by Google). Another coincidence?
Jubilee was a time to blow the trumpets and celebrate a release from bondage. It came on the Day of Atonement—the 10th day counting from the New Moon, Leviticus 25:9,10.
Some Bible believers say those feast days were prophetic—that just as Christ died as the Passover lamb at Passover, the types that relate to His return will also occur at the time appointed in the symbolic service. This suggests that the trumpets of Revelation 8,9 may occur at the Feast of Trumpets as they did last fall.
The thin crescent was in the sky on October 1 when the U.S. Senate met to approve a $760 billion bailout and every day for 10 days the markets crashed. Another coincidence?
When God got ready to deliver His people from bondage in Egypt, He attacked the gods of Egypt. They worshipped the Nile; it turned to blood. They worshipped cattle; they died. We worship money; maybe it’s going! If we see a change in our currency tied to events September 21-30, maybe we should praise God that the ground is level and we can show what it says on our money—“In God We Trust.” Or maybe it will seem like just a coincidence.
If calamity comes September 21, more information will be posted at www.Exodus2.info www.UnitedStates1.netfirms.com and www.TheBridegroomComes.com
Personally, I don't believe in the pre-rapture, however if I did, it could happen tomorrow night, September 21, 2009.
If I am right, we are about to see the peace treaty signed, and the soon introduction of the antichrist, which I believe is waiting on the wings. He will not truly be revealed until the middle of the tribulation, but, he will be present at the signing of the peace treaty.
Friday, September 18, 2009
Welcome back
I am going to start up my prophecy blog again for the fall. I hope you will check to see that it is going again. I retired from public school and started a new job in the private schools. Presently I am teaching Pre AP Algebra II, Pre AP PreCalculus, and AP Calculus.
So, you can see that I have been busy adjusting to the new job.
However, now I feel that it is important to start back. There are several things that seem to be very important in the return of our lord Jesus Christ.
The one I wish to talk about today is the peace plan. I believe there will be a middle east peace plan which will be a seven year deal. This plan gets closer every day. Last Tuesday a new plan was proposed. Of course, the most important part of this plan is to allow the Jewish Temple to be reinstated.
Here is the most recent article that explains:
Israelis, Palestinians Present Peace Blueprint
http://www.foxnews.com/l
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Jerusalem divided by a series of fences, trenches and walls. The West Bank and Gaza linked by a sunken highway. Palestinians and Israelis trading land that would require 100,000 Jewish settlers to move.
These proposals are part of a 424-page blueprint for Mideast peace presented Tuesday — the most detailed description yet of what an Israeli-Palestinian peace deal could look like.
The plan was released as a new U.S. diplomatic effort was under way to restart peace talks and ahead of meetings next week at the annual gathering of world leaders at the U.N. General Assembly in New York.
Created by teams of Israeli and Palestinian experts and former negotiators, the blueprint is meant to show it's still possible to establish a Palestinian state alongside Israel, despite many setbacks, said those involved in the drafting.
"If you want to resolve the conflict, here is the recipe," said Gadi Baltiansky, a leader of the Israeli team.
The core of the plan is a Palestinian state in nearly 98 percent of the West Bank, all of the Gaza Strip and the Arab-populated areas of Jerusalem. By going into the tiniest details, it highlights the staggering challenges and expense of implementing any peace deal.
The blueprint was presented Tuesday by Yossi Beilin, a former Israeli peace negotiator, and by Baltiansky, who served as an aide to former prime minister Ehud Barak.
The Palestinian participants kept a low profile. The most senior, Yasser Abed Rabbo, now a high-ranking aide to Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, declined comment and did not attend the plan's unveiling in Tel Aviv.
Israeli officials said the Palestinians planned their own presentation later, but it appeared the Palestinians also wanted to avoid giving the impression their government is also close to the terms of a failed agreement suggested in late 2000 by then-President Bill Clinton.
The blueprint goes into detail on issues that were only dealt with in broad strokes in the earlier efforts.
For example, the 2003 plan said the West Bank and Gaza, which flank Israel, should be connected by a corridor running through the Jewish state. The expanded proposal describes a sunken four-lane highway with bridges and tunnels; it would also give the Palestinians the option of adding train tracks, underground fuel pipes and communications cables.
The partition of Jerusalem required perhaps the most creativity.
Earlier efforts called for Jewish neighborhoods to join Israel and Arab ones to become part of Palestine. However, traditionally Arab east Jerusalem has become a patchwork of Jewish and Arab neighborhoods since Israel captured it in the 1967 Mideast war and moved nearly 200,000 Israelis there.
As a result, the border on the blueprint snakes around neighborhoods, divvying them between Israel and Palestine. A major thoroughfare that bisects the city would become a binational road, with Israeli and Palestinian motorists divided by a series of fences, trenches, walls and greenery.
A pedestrian overpass in the downtown area, near the famed American Colony Hotel, would link the Palestinian part of Jerusalem with the Israeli sector, passing through a border checkpoint.
Huge multilevel border terminals would be built in the northern and southern areas of the city, and planners included detailed architectural drawings of the crossings.
Both sides would have access to the walled Old City with its major religious shrines, but from separate gates. The border puts the Jewish Quarter and the Western Wall, the holiest site in Judaism, in Israel, while the Palestinians would get the adjacent Al Aqsa Mosque compound, Islam's third-holiest shrine.
The document does not have a detailed chapter on the fate of Palestinian refugees and their millions of descendants, one of the toughest issues facing peacemakers. The Palestinian team leader, Nidal Foqaha, said the issue was still too sensitive.
The security annex was the most difficult to put together, Baltiansky said. He said the involvement of senior former Israeli military officials ensured the document addresses Israel's security concerns.
Israel fears Palestinian militants would overrun the West Bank after a withdrawal and launch rockets at Israel. Gaza was seized by Hamas in 2007, two years after Israel's withdrawal, and militants there have fired thousands of rockets into southern Israel.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu wants a future Palestinian state to be demilitarized, and the security annex lists weapons the Palestinian security forces would be banned from having, including tanks, artillery, rockets, heavy machine guns and weapons of mass destruction.
The plan also stipulates that an Israeli infantry battalion of 800 soldiers would remain in the Jordan Valley, on the West Bank's border with Jordan, for three years after all other Israeli troops have left the Palestinian territory.
"When Netanyahu speaks about a non-militarized Palestine, in this book we write exactly what it means," Baltiansky said. "We translate it into a detailed reality."
The manual is being presented to Israeli and Palestinian leaders as well as top diplomats in the U.S., Europe and Egypt in hopes they will use it as a reference once peace talks resume, organizers said.
Did you read the part about the access the major religious sites. That is the part that will fulfill Daniel 9:27. "And he will make a firm covenant with the many(Jews) for one week(represents 7 years) but in the middle of the week he will put a stop to sacrifice and grain offering; and on the wing of abominations will come one who makes desolate, even until a complete destruction,"
Of course this peace treaty has been around a long time. Many presidents have tried and failed to make it happen. But, when it happens, the last seven years will be upon us. We may be cast into the tribulation. Our job will be to be a witness to the world for Christ.
God bless, Dean
So, you can see that I have been busy adjusting to the new job.
However, now I feel that it is important to start back. There are several things that seem to be very important in the return of our lord Jesus Christ.
The one I wish to talk about today is the peace plan. I believe there will be a middle east peace plan which will be a seven year deal. This plan gets closer every day. Last Tuesday a new plan was proposed. Of course, the most important part of this plan is to allow the Jewish Temple to be reinstated.
Here is the most recent article that explains:
Israelis, Palestinians Present Peace Blueprint
http://www.foxnews.com/l
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Jerusalem divided by a series of fences, trenches and walls. The West Bank and Gaza linked by a sunken highway. Palestinians and Israelis trading land that would require 100,000 Jewish settlers to move.
These proposals are part of a 424-page blueprint for Mideast peace presented Tuesday — the most detailed description yet of what an Israeli-Palestinian peace deal could look like.
The plan was released as a new U.S. diplomatic effort was under way to restart peace talks and ahead of meetings next week at the annual gathering of world leaders at the U.N. General Assembly in New York.
Created by teams of Israeli and Palestinian experts and former negotiators, the blueprint is meant to show it's still possible to establish a Palestinian state alongside Israel, despite many setbacks, said those involved in the drafting.
"If you want to resolve the conflict, here is the recipe," said Gadi Baltiansky, a leader of the Israeli team.
The core of the plan is a Palestinian state in nearly 98 percent of the West Bank, all of the Gaza Strip and the Arab-populated areas of Jerusalem. By going into the tiniest details, it highlights the staggering challenges and expense of implementing any peace deal.
The blueprint was presented Tuesday by Yossi Beilin, a former Israeli peace negotiator, and by Baltiansky, who served as an aide to former prime minister Ehud Barak.
The Palestinian participants kept a low profile. The most senior, Yasser Abed Rabbo, now a high-ranking aide to Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, declined comment and did not attend the plan's unveiling in Tel Aviv.
Israeli officials said the Palestinians planned their own presentation later, but it appeared the Palestinians also wanted to avoid giving the impression their government is also close to the terms of a failed agreement suggested in late 2000 by then-President Bill Clinton.
The blueprint goes into detail on issues that were only dealt with in broad strokes in the earlier efforts.
For example, the 2003 plan said the West Bank and Gaza, which flank Israel, should be connected by a corridor running through the Jewish state. The expanded proposal describes a sunken four-lane highway with bridges and tunnels; it would also give the Palestinians the option of adding train tracks, underground fuel pipes and communications cables.
The partition of Jerusalem required perhaps the most creativity.
Earlier efforts called for Jewish neighborhoods to join Israel and Arab ones to become part of Palestine. However, traditionally Arab east Jerusalem has become a patchwork of Jewish and Arab neighborhoods since Israel captured it in the 1967 Mideast war and moved nearly 200,000 Israelis there.
As a result, the border on the blueprint snakes around neighborhoods, divvying them between Israel and Palestine. A major thoroughfare that bisects the city would become a binational road, with Israeli and Palestinian motorists divided by a series of fences, trenches, walls and greenery.
A pedestrian overpass in the downtown area, near the famed American Colony Hotel, would link the Palestinian part of Jerusalem with the Israeli sector, passing through a border checkpoint.
Huge multilevel border terminals would be built in the northern and southern areas of the city, and planners included detailed architectural drawings of the crossings.
Both sides would have access to the walled Old City with its major religious shrines, but from separate gates. The border puts the Jewish Quarter and the Western Wall, the holiest site in Judaism, in Israel, while the Palestinians would get the adjacent Al Aqsa Mosque compound, Islam's third-holiest shrine.
The document does not have a detailed chapter on the fate of Palestinian refugees and their millions of descendants, one of the toughest issues facing peacemakers. The Palestinian team leader, Nidal Foqaha, said the issue was still too sensitive.
The security annex was the most difficult to put together, Baltiansky said. He said the involvement of senior former Israeli military officials ensured the document addresses Israel's security concerns.
Israel fears Palestinian militants would overrun the West Bank after a withdrawal and launch rockets at Israel. Gaza was seized by Hamas in 2007, two years after Israel's withdrawal, and militants there have fired thousands of rockets into southern Israel.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu wants a future Palestinian state to be demilitarized, and the security annex lists weapons the Palestinian security forces would be banned from having, including tanks, artillery, rockets, heavy machine guns and weapons of mass destruction.
The plan also stipulates that an Israeli infantry battalion of 800 soldiers would remain in the Jordan Valley, on the West Bank's border with Jordan, for three years after all other Israeli troops have left the Palestinian territory.
"When Netanyahu speaks about a non-militarized Palestine, in this book we write exactly what it means," Baltiansky said. "We translate it into a detailed reality."
The manual is being presented to Israeli and Palestinian leaders as well as top diplomats in the U.S., Europe and Egypt in hopes they will use it as a reference once peace talks resume, organizers said.
Did you read the part about the access the major religious sites. That is the part that will fulfill Daniel 9:27. "And he will make a firm covenant with the many(Jews) for one week(represents 7 years) but in the middle of the week he will put a stop to sacrifice and grain offering; and on the wing of abominations will come one who makes desolate, even until a complete destruction,"
Of course this peace treaty has been around a long time. Many presidents have tried and failed to make it happen. But, when it happens, the last seven years will be upon us. We may be cast into the tribulation. Our job will be to be a witness to the world for Christ.
God bless, Dean
Thursday, June 11, 2009
Characteristics of the Antichrist
In an effort to answer a question, I will discuss the coming antichrist and some of his characteristics.
There are two false prophets that will be on the earth in the last days, the antichrist and the false prophet. They will counter the two great witness sent by God to witness to all the earth. The problem we have is that both will have supernatural powers; so, it will not be easy to tell them apart in the beginning.
When will the antichrist show up?
Daniel 9:27, "He will confirm a covenant with the 'many' (the Jewish people) for seven years. I believe that this covenant will be the peace treaty that will divide Jerusalem in half so that the Palestinians will used Jerusalem as their capitol and in return the Jews will receive access to the Temple mount in order to rebuild the Temple. So, the antichrist will be here from the beginning. What does it mean to "confirm" the covenant? This means that he does not have to make the treaty, just be there an show support for it.
Satan will possess the antichrist when he is cast to earth. This happens at the third trumpet, Revelation 8:10, "and a great star fell from heaven, burning like a torch, and it fell on a third of the rivers and on the springs of waters, and the name of the star is called Wormwood; and a third of the waters became wormwood and many men died from the waters because they were made bitter." The star represents Satan and also has a literal interpretation. In the fourth trumpet, 1/3 of the stars, sun and moon were smitten. These are the 1/3 of heavens angels that followed Lucifer when he was kicked out of heaven in the beginning. It is easy to see that I am not making stuff up when you read Revelation 9:1, "and the firth angel sounded, and I saw a star from heave which had fallen to the earth; and the key to the bottomless pit was given to him." See the star is Satan, and he receives the keys to the bottomless pit. Why? There are the most evil angels locked up there and they will be released on the earth to torment anyone who doesn't follow the antichrist.
Personally, I believe that the first four trumpets will sound very close to the beginning of the seven years of tribulation.
The two great witnesses will receive power from God to witness to the world for 3 and 1/2 years and after that the antichrist will kill them. This happens in the "hour" that I talked about in a past blog. This is the 30 day period between the 1260 days and the 1290 days. After the 1290 days, the antichrist will establish what is called the abomination of desolation. This is when the antichrist will stop the temple mount worship and place himself on the Temple mount as god. He will make everyone take the mark of the beast, the 666, and anyone who does not will be killed (if caught).
How does the antichrist get into power of the whole world?
The earth is going to chance because of the trumpet judgments. To give you an idea, how do you get rid of 1/3 of the sun and moon. The only way is to make the earth spin faster so the days and nights are shorter. It takes an big impact to make that happen. Can you say sunami or even spell it correct? Not sure I did. Anyway, that is why in Daniel 7:25, "he will change times and law" Why would you need to change time? If the days are different. Change law? If we are in a one world government. No more land of the free. We are almost there now. The world will be divided into 10 economic regions of the world according to the club of Rome. They have already established some of them, China, Russia, European Union, and now they are going to make the North American Union, which will be Canada, US, and Mexico.
The funny thing is the antichrist will not be in control of any of the 10 regions.
He will come out of obscurity (Daniel 7:8, the little horn that is not one of the ten) and he will subdue three of these kings or regions and he will become one of eight. Revelation 17:11-12; "and the beast which was and is not, is himself also an eighth, and is one of the seven, and he goes to destruction, and the ten horns which you saw are ten kings who have not received a kingdom, but they receive authority as kings with the beast for "one hour"
The seven are Assyria, Egypt, Babylon, Medio-Persia, Greece, Rome, and the antichrist system of the last days. These are all enemies of Israel. Revelation 13:3, " and I saw a beast(government system) coming up out of the sea (gentiles) having ten horns and seven heads, and on his horns were ten crowns (kings) and on his heads were blasphemous names. And the beast which I saw was like a leopard (Greece), and his feet like those of a bear (Medio-Persia), and his mouth like the mouth of a lion (Babylon), and the dragon (Satan) gave him his power and his throne and great authority. And I saw one of his heads as if it had been slain, and his fatal wound was healed, and the whole earth followed after the beast."
What does it mean that his head wound was healed?
What does the heads stand for? The answer is previous empires that hated Israel.
It was also called the wound of the sword, which would mean cut into. Lets see, what previous empire was cut into? The only choice is Medio-Persia because it was created out of two kingdoms. Most believe that the antichrist will come from Europe. These verses seem to indicated that he will come from the middle east. Afterall, Persia is another name for Iran/Iraq. It seems that there will be a kingdom that will be established in the middle east again and seems to be getting closer each day.
The most important verse to know is 2 Thessalonians 2:1-3. It says the the gathering together with Jesus Christ in the clouds will not happen before the man of lawlessness is revealed." Hello, are you listening, the rapture can't happen before we see the antichrist revealed. He will be revealed when he puts and end to the Temple worship and puts himself on the throne as God. This happen 1290 days into the tribulation. Wake up people, we are going to be here!!!
Be ready to be a witness and stand up for your faith.
God bless, Dean
There are two false prophets that will be on the earth in the last days, the antichrist and the false prophet. They will counter the two great witness sent by God to witness to all the earth. The problem we have is that both will have supernatural powers; so, it will not be easy to tell them apart in the beginning.
When will the antichrist show up?
Daniel 9:27, "He will confirm a covenant with the 'many' (the Jewish people) for seven years. I believe that this covenant will be the peace treaty that will divide Jerusalem in half so that the Palestinians will used Jerusalem as their capitol and in return the Jews will receive access to the Temple mount in order to rebuild the Temple. So, the antichrist will be here from the beginning. What does it mean to "confirm" the covenant? This means that he does not have to make the treaty, just be there an show support for it.
Satan will possess the antichrist when he is cast to earth. This happens at the third trumpet, Revelation 8:10, "and a great star fell from heaven, burning like a torch, and it fell on a third of the rivers and on the springs of waters, and the name of the star is called Wormwood; and a third of the waters became wormwood and many men died from the waters because they were made bitter." The star represents Satan and also has a literal interpretation. In the fourth trumpet, 1/3 of the stars, sun and moon were smitten. These are the 1/3 of heavens angels that followed Lucifer when he was kicked out of heaven in the beginning. It is easy to see that I am not making stuff up when you read Revelation 9:1, "and the firth angel sounded, and I saw a star from heave which had fallen to the earth; and the key to the bottomless pit was given to him." See the star is Satan, and he receives the keys to the bottomless pit. Why? There are the most evil angels locked up there and they will be released on the earth to torment anyone who doesn't follow the antichrist.
Personally, I believe that the first four trumpets will sound very close to the beginning of the seven years of tribulation.
The two great witnesses will receive power from God to witness to the world for 3 and 1/2 years and after that the antichrist will kill them. This happens in the "hour" that I talked about in a past blog. This is the 30 day period between the 1260 days and the 1290 days. After the 1290 days, the antichrist will establish what is called the abomination of desolation. This is when the antichrist will stop the temple mount worship and place himself on the Temple mount as god. He will make everyone take the mark of the beast, the 666, and anyone who does not will be killed (if caught).
How does the antichrist get into power of the whole world?
The earth is going to chance because of the trumpet judgments. To give you an idea, how do you get rid of 1/3 of the sun and moon. The only way is to make the earth spin faster so the days and nights are shorter. It takes an big impact to make that happen. Can you say sunami or even spell it correct? Not sure I did. Anyway, that is why in Daniel 7:25, "he will change times and law" Why would you need to change time? If the days are different. Change law? If we are in a one world government. No more land of the free. We are almost there now. The world will be divided into 10 economic regions of the world according to the club of Rome. They have already established some of them, China, Russia, European Union, and now they are going to make the North American Union, which will be Canada, US, and Mexico.
The funny thing is the antichrist will not be in control of any of the 10 regions.
He will come out of obscurity (Daniel 7:8, the little horn that is not one of the ten) and he will subdue three of these kings or regions and he will become one of eight. Revelation 17:11-12; "and the beast which was and is not, is himself also an eighth, and is one of the seven, and he goes to destruction, and the ten horns which you saw are ten kings who have not received a kingdom, but they receive authority as kings with the beast for "one hour"
The seven are Assyria, Egypt, Babylon, Medio-Persia, Greece, Rome, and the antichrist system of the last days. These are all enemies of Israel. Revelation 13:3, " and I saw a beast(government system) coming up out of the sea (gentiles) having ten horns and seven heads, and on his horns were ten crowns (kings) and on his heads were blasphemous names. And the beast which I saw was like a leopard (Greece), and his feet like those of a bear (Medio-Persia), and his mouth like the mouth of a lion (Babylon), and the dragon (Satan) gave him his power and his throne and great authority. And I saw one of his heads as if it had been slain, and his fatal wound was healed, and the whole earth followed after the beast."
What does it mean that his head wound was healed?
What does the heads stand for? The answer is previous empires that hated Israel.
It was also called the wound of the sword, which would mean cut into. Lets see, what previous empire was cut into? The only choice is Medio-Persia because it was created out of two kingdoms. Most believe that the antichrist will come from Europe. These verses seem to indicated that he will come from the middle east. Afterall, Persia is another name for Iran/Iraq. It seems that there will be a kingdom that will be established in the middle east again and seems to be getting closer each day.
The most important verse to know is 2 Thessalonians 2:1-3. It says the the gathering together with Jesus Christ in the clouds will not happen before the man of lawlessness is revealed." Hello, are you listening, the rapture can't happen before we see the antichrist revealed. He will be revealed when he puts and end to the Temple worship and puts himself on the throne as God. This happen 1290 days into the tribulation. Wake up people, we are going to be here!!!
Be ready to be a witness and stand up for your faith.
God bless, Dean
Monday, June 8, 2009
THE DAY OF ATONEMENT AND THE HIGH PRIEST
The next and probably the greatest feast is the "Day of Atonement"
I got the following from tedmontgomery.com. He did a great job of explaining. The bold print, I added.
the slain goat and the “scapegoat”
Once a year, the high priest in ancient Israel would take two goats and cast lots for them (Lev. 16:7,8). One goat would be killed (16:9) and its blood sprinkled on the atonement cover (or “mercy seat”) "which is on the ark of the covenant" in the Most Holy Place of the temple to make amends for the people’s sins (16:15,16). (In the Most Holy Place, the high priest, came “face to face” with God.)
Next, laying his hands on the other goat, the priest would confess over it all the sins of Israel; then this second goat (the “scapegoat”), carrying upon itself the sins of all the people, would be led away and released in the desert (Lev. 16:10,20,21,22). The Israelites’ sin and guilt were transferred onto the goats and completely removed from their presence.
Yom Kippur, Yom haPeduth, or Day of Atonement
"This is the biggest problem understanding the feasts, each one has several names"
It was on Yom Kippur, also called Yom haPeduth (or the “Day of Redemption,” the holiest day of the Jewish year), that the high priest performed the sin atonement and removal ceremonies.
Thus, it also is known as the “Day of Atonement.”
It will be on the ultimate Yom Kippur, at the end of the age, that the Great Shofar (Trumpet) will be blown (Lev. 25:9; Isa. 18:3, 27:13; Zech. 9:14). On this day, the world will come “face-to-face” with Jesus when He returns bodily to earth, at the blowing of the Seventh Trumpet (Rev. 11:15). At that time, the remnant of Israel finally will receive atonement from their sins (Isa. 27:9,13). (It should be noted that the shofar blown on Rosh haShanah is called the “Last Trumpet,” while the shofar blown at Yom Kippur is referred to as the “Great Trumpet,” even though Yom Kippur follows Rosh haShanah.)
It was ordained by God that Yom Kippur be commemorated once a year on the tenth day of the same month as Rosh haShanah (Lev. 16:29, 23:26-32; Num. 29:7-11), that is, on Tishri 10. It was the only day each year that the high priest could enter the Most Holy Place in the temple (Lev. 16:17,34a) to atone (make amends) for the sins of himself and of his household with the blood of a bull (16:3,6,11,14) and for the sins of the people of Israel with the blood of a goat (16:9,15).
Jesus and Yom Kippur
Yom Kippur ends the annual Teshuvah season, and a specific future Yom Kippur will end the Day of the Lord judgments for Israel. On this particular, future Yom haPeduth (“Day of Redemption”), “The Redeemer will come to Zion...” (Isa. 59:20). This will be the ultimate Yom Kippur.
Jesus is the world’s Redeemer, saving us from the consequences of sins and trespasses against God and protecting those who believe in, accept, and trust in Him from the wrath of and eternal separation from God. To do this, Jesus had to become 1) our High Priest, 2) the sacrifice for the atonement of our sins, and 3) our “scapegoat.”
Jesus, our High Priest
Israel’s high priest had to enter the Most Holy Place in the temple once a year, on Yom Kippur, to offer atonement sacrifices, as discussed in the previous section. Since the high priest himself was not perfect and sinless, he had to atone not only for the sins of others but also for his own sins. Furthermore, he had to do it over and over again, year after year, as one single sacrifice would not suffice.
On the other hand, one sacrifice made by Jesus was all that was required for the sin atonement of all people (who would accept it) for eternity. God the Father designated Jesus, the perfect “author” of our salvation (Heb. 2:10c), to be our “high priest” (5:10); and He is our “high priest” forever (Heb. 6:20b). Jesus became “...a merciful and faithful high priest in service to God,...that he might make atonement for the sins of the people” (2:17b). He “...entered the Most Holy Place [in heaven] once for all by his own blood, having obtained eternal redemption” (9:12b)—that is, the eternal forgiveness of our sins (Col. 1:14), for those who believe in Him (John 3:15).
For Christ did not enter a man-made sanctuary that was only a copy of the true one; he entered heaven itself, now to appear for us in God’s presence. Nor did he enter heaven to offer himself again and again, the way the high priest enters the Most Holy Place every year with blood that is not his own. Then Christ would have had to suffer many times since the creation of the world. But now He has appeared once for all at the end of the ages to do away with sin by the sacrifice of himself. Just as man is destined to die once, and after that to face judgment, so Christ was sacrificed once to take away the sins of many people; and he will appear a second time, not to bear sin, but to bring salvation to those who are waiting for him (Heb. 9:24-28).
Jesus, atonement sacrifice and Redeemer
Not only did the Jewish high priest and his activities clearly point to an atoning, redeeming Messiah (namely, Jesus), so also did the two goats used to atone (pay for) for and remove the sins of the Israelites point to Him. The two goats represented and completed one sin atonement/removal each year on Yom Kippur.
The first goat, which was sacrificed and its blood sprinkled on the atonement cover for the sins of the people by the high priest (Lev. 16:9,15), depicted or foreshadowed Jesus’ death on the cross and shedding of blood. Whereas the earthly high priest entered an earthly copy of the real Most Holy Place, with blood not his own, Jesus actually entered into the true one (located in heaven), offering His own blood (Heb. 9:11,12b,24,25).
The second goat, on which all of Israel’s wickedness and rebellion symbolically were laid (Lev. 16:10,21), portrayed Jesus’ resurrection from the dead. While the first goat “atoned” for Israel’s sins, the second goat “removed” them by being led off into the desert (16:22). This was the final sin offering made each Yom Kippur, signifying that none other was necessary. Similarly, Jesus Christ, by means of His resurrection to life, permanently removed our sins (and their eternal penalty) from us, thereby redeeming us. For “...as far as the east is from the west, so far has he removed our transgressions from us” (Psalm 103:12). Just as the “scapegoat’s” sin offering was final for that year, Christ’s sin offering was final forever, since He “...offered for all time one sacrifice for sins...” and then “...sat down at the right hand of God [the Father]” (Heb. 10:12). Jesus was our once-for-all “scapegoat”; for that we should rejoice and give Him praise!
David exclaimed, “I will take refuge in the shadow of your wings...” (Psalm 57:1b). Another psalmist concurred: “[God] will cover you with his feathers, and under his wings you will find refuge...” (91:4ab). These wings, I believe, refer to the wings of God’s cherubim, images of whom stood atop the atonement cover of the ancient ark of the covenant (Exo. 25:19; Heb. 9:5a). “[T]heir wings spread upward, overshadowing the [atonement] cover with them” (Exo. 25:20). God told Moses, “There, above the [atonement] cover between the two cherubim that are over the ark of the Testimony, I will meet with you...” (25:22). With our faith in the Messiah’s blood atonement, we are overshadowed by God’s “wings” (of His cherubim) and may take protective refuge under these wings, where He will commune with us until He returns again, in person, to reign.
One day, on a Yom Kippur appointed in the future, Yeshua haMashiach (Jesus, the Christ) will return to earth again physically (Isa. 63:1-6; Zech. 14:3-5; Rev. 19:11-16—see “physical return of Jesus”: C-12, P-IV, S-1), bringing with Him real, lasting peace. When He comes again, redemption then will be complete for those who will have believed in and accepted His atonement for and removal of their sins (by His death and resurrection). He will “sprinkle” many nations (Isa. 52:15), as well as the house of Israel (Ezek. 36:25), thereby cleansing them, just as the high priest in Israel sprinkled blood on the atonement cover to cleanse the people of their sins and as the Levites were sprinkled with water to make them ceremonially clean (Num. 8:6,7a). The world will come “face to face” with God, in the physical, glorified form of the Lord Jesus, on that future Yom Kippur.
I believe that Jesus will return physically to the world for the Jews as one of the two great witnesses. No one else in the world believes this that I know of; but it makes sense. After three and one half years they will be killed and after three days they will be "snatched up" into the clouds. Right after that, Jesus returns for His redeemed in the clouds. Let see, 3.5 years for the Gentiles and 3.5 years for the Jews, seven is the perfect number of God.
I got the following from tedmontgomery.com. He did a great job of explaining. The bold print, I added.
the slain goat and the “scapegoat”
Once a year, the high priest in ancient Israel would take two goats and cast lots for them (Lev. 16:7,8). One goat would be killed (16:9) and its blood sprinkled on the atonement cover (or “mercy seat”) "which is on the ark of the covenant" in the Most Holy Place of the temple to make amends for the people’s sins (16:15,16). (In the Most Holy Place, the high priest, came “face to face” with God.)
Next, laying his hands on the other goat, the priest would confess over it all the sins of Israel; then this second goat (the “scapegoat”), carrying upon itself the sins of all the people, would be led away and released in the desert (Lev. 16:10,20,21,22). The Israelites’ sin and guilt were transferred onto the goats and completely removed from their presence.
Yom Kippur, Yom haPeduth, or Day of Atonement
"This is the biggest problem understanding the feasts, each one has several names"
It was on Yom Kippur, also called Yom haPeduth (or the “Day of Redemption,” the holiest day of the Jewish year), that the high priest performed the sin atonement and removal ceremonies.
Thus, it also is known as the “Day of Atonement.”
It will be on the ultimate Yom Kippur, at the end of the age, that the Great Shofar (Trumpet) will be blown (Lev. 25:9; Isa. 18:3, 27:13; Zech. 9:14). On this day, the world will come “face-to-face” with Jesus when He returns bodily to earth, at the blowing of the Seventh Trumpet (Rev. 11:15). At that time, the remnant of Israel finally will receive atonement from their sins (Isa. 27:9,13). (It should be noted that the shofar blown on Rosh haShanah is called the “Last Trumpet,” while the shofar blown at Yom Kippur is referred to as the “Great Trumpet,” even though Yom Kippur follows Rosh haShanah.)
It was ordained by God that Yom Kippur be commemorated once a year on the tenth day of the same month as Rosh haShanah (Lev. 16:29, 23:26-32; Num. 29:7-11), that is, on Tishri 10. It was the only day each year that the high priest could enter the Most Holy Place in the temple (Lev. 16:17,34a) to atone (make amends) for the sins of himself and of his household with the blood of a bull (16:3,6,11,14) and for the sins of the people of Israel with the blood of a goat (16:9,15).
Jesus and Yom Kippur
Yom Kippur ends the annual Teshuvah season, and a specific future Yom Kippur will end the Day of the Lord judgments for Israel. On this particular, future Yom haPeduth (“Day of Redemption”), “The Redeemer will come to Zion...” (Isa. 59:20). This will be the ultimate Yom Kippur.
Jesus is the world’s Redeemer, saving us from the consequences of sins and trespasses against God and protecting those who believe in, accept, and trust in Him from the wrath of and eternal separation from God. To do this, Jesus had to become 1) our High Priest, 2) the sacrifice for the atonement of our sins, and 3) our “scapegoat.”
Jesus, our High Priest
Israel’s high priest had to enter the Most Holy Place in the temple once a year, on Yom Kippur, to offer atonement sacrifices, as discussed in the previous section. Since the high priest himself was not perfect and sinless, he had to atone not only for the sins of others but also for his own sins. Furthermore, he had to do it over and over again, year after year, as one single sacrifice would not suffice.
On the other hand, one sacrifice made by Jesus was all that was required for the sin atonement of all people (who would accept it) for eternity. God the Father designated Jesus, the perfect “author” of our salvation (Heb. 2:10c), to be our “high priest” (5:10); and He is our “high priest” forever (Heb. 6:20b). Jesus became “...a merciful and faithful high priest in service to God,...that he might make atonement for the sins of the people” (2:17b). He “...entered the Most Holy Place [in heaven] once for all by his own blood, having obtained eternal redemption” (9:12b)—that is, the eternal forgiveness of our sins (Col. 1:14), for those who believe in Him (John 3:15).
For Christ did not enter a man-made sanctuary that was only a copy of the true one; he entered heaven itself, now to appear for us in God’s presence. Nor did he enter heaven to offer himself again and again, the way the high priest enters the Most Holy Place every year with blood that is not his own. Then Christ would have had to suffer many times since the creation of the world. But now He has appeared once for all at the end of the ages to do away with sin by the sacrifice of himself. Just as man is destined to die once, and after that to face judgment, so Christ was sacrificed once to take away the sins of many people; and he will appear a second time, not to bear sin, but to bring salvation to those who are waiting for him (Heb. 9:24-28).
Jesus, atonement sacrifice and Redeemer
Not only did the Jewish high priest and his activities clearly point to an atoning, redeeming Messiah (namely, Jesus), so also did the two goats used to atone (pay for) for and remove the sins of the Israelites point to Him. The two goats represented and completed one sin atonement/removal each year on Yom Kippur.
The first goat, which was sacrificed and its blood sprinkled on the atonement cover for the sins of the people by the high priest (Lev. 16:9,15), depicted or foreshadowed Jesus’ death on the cross and shedding of blood. Whereas the earthly high priest entered an earthly copy of the real Most Holy Place, with blood not his own, Jesus actually entered into the true one (located in heaven), offering His own blood (Heb. 9:11,12b,24,25).
The second goat, on which all of Israel’s wickedness and rebellion symbolically were laid (Lev. 16:10,21), portrayed Jesus’ resurrection from the dead. While the first goat “atoned” for Israel’s sins, the second goat “removed” them by being led off into the desert (16:22). This was the final sin offering made each Yom Kippur, signifying that none other was necessary. Similarly, Jesus Christ, by means of His resurrection to life, permanently removed our sins (and their eternal penalty) from us, thereby redeeming us. For “...as far as the east is from the west, so far has he removed our transgressions from us” (Psalm 103:12). Just as the “scapegoat’s” sin offering was final for that year, Christ’s sin offering was final forever, since He “...offered for all time one sacrifice for sins...” and then “...sat down at the right hand of God [the Father]” (Heb. 10:12). Jesus was our once-for-all “scapegoat”; for that we should rejoice and give Him praise!
David exclaimed, “I will take refuge in the shadow of your wings...” (Psalm 57:1b). Another psalmist concurred: “[God] will cover you with his feathers, and under his wings you will find refuge...” (91:4ab). These wings, I believe, refer to the wings of God’s cherubim, images of whom stood atop the atonement cover of the ancient ark of the covenant (Exo. 25:19; Heb. 9:5a). “[T]heir wings spread upward, overshadowing the [atonement] cover with them” (Exo. 25:20). God told Moses, “There, above the [atonement] cover between the two cherubim that are over the ark of the Testimony, I will meet with you...” (25:22). With our faith in the Messiah’s blood atonement, we are overshadowed by God’s “wings” (of His cherubim) and may take protective refuge under these wings, where He will commune with us until He returns again, in person, to reign.
One day, on a Yom Kippur appointed in the future, Yeshua haMashiach (Jesus, the Christ) will return to earth again physically (Isa. 63:1-6; Zech. 14:3-5; Rev. 19:11-16—see “physical return of Jesus”: C-12, P-IV, S-1), bringing with Him real, lasting peace. When He comes again, redemption then will be complete for those who will have believed in and accepted His atonement for and removal of their sins (by His death and resurrection). He will “sprinkle” many nations (Isa. 52:15), as well as the house of Israel (Ezek. 36:25), thereby cleansing them, just as the high priest in Israel sprinkled blood on the atonement cover to cleanse the people of their sins and as the Levites were sprinkled with water to make them ceremonially clean (Num. 8:6,7a). The world will come “face to face” with God, in the physical, glorified form of the Lord Jesus, on that future Yom Kippur.
I believe that Jesus will return physically to the world for the Jews as one of the two great witnesses. No one else in the world believes this that I know of; but it makes sense. After three and one half years they will be killed and after three days they will be "snatched up" into the clouds. Right after that, Jesus returns for His redeemed in the clouds. Let see, 3.5 years for the Gentiles and 3.5 years for the Jews, seven is the perfect number of God.
Tuesday, June 2, 2009
The Feast of Trumpets
The annual religious celebration The shofar is blown at the western wall on the new moon of Tishrei to celebrate Rosh Hashanah, the Feast of Trumpets.
The very next feast due to be fulfilled.
Daniel 9:27; the epic future event!
In the autumn of the year and on the first day of the Tishrei moon trumpets are blown to announce the Hebrew holiday of Rosh Hashanah. Biblical Christians refer to it as the Feast of Trumpets. It is the 5th of the Seven Feasts of Israel. The ultimate New Covenant fulfillment of this future Jewish New Year, (Tishrei 1 on the Hebrew calendar), will be spectacular beyond words. The feast will explode into holy history. And it will be a blockbuster. Moses declared and prophesied that it would become a "memorial of blowing of trumpets" (Lev. 23:24-25) It seems that many faithful saints will suffer at the hands of the powers because they blew the trumpet and sounded the alarm on that awesome future Rosh Hashanah. (Ezek.33) On that coming feast day the faithful watchmen of Israel will answer the call. And "they will not be silent". This 5th feast was instituted by Moses at Sinai approximately 3,500 years ago. It marks the first day of the Hebrew (civil) new year. 'Rosh Hashanah' means 'head of the year'. The Feast of Trumpets is the first of the three, yet to be fulfilled, Fall Feasts of Israel. These Autumn Feasts relate to Kingdom/political issues rather than the High Priestly/religious matters that we saw Messiah address in the spring feasts during His first coming 2,000 years ago. Back then we saw Him ride into Jerusalem on a donkey as the 'Suffering Servant'. But when Messiah returns this next time He will come as the Conquering King. After Trumpets come the "Ten days of awe" which lead on to Yom Kippur, the Day of Atonement, the most solemn day of the year. On this awesome Day of Reckoning all accounts between YHVH-God and all His covenant people are settled. The Jubilee Year is also announced on this tenth day of Tishri. Trumpets are also blown during special times of national crisis. God's covenant people are summoned to gather themselves together in a solemn assembly before the God of Israel. Trumpets are sounded during battle in times of warfare. Trumpets also announce the coming of a king.
On a future Rosh Hoshanah, on the new moon of Tishrei, the shofars will begin to sound on a day like no other. The ultimate epic future Feast of Trumpets will burst onto the world stage and into holy history. This will be an awesome day of mixed celebration and alarm. YHVH-God's determined times for Daniel's Prophecy of the 70 Weeks will resume in earnest. All of God's covenant people from both houses of Israel will be "called out", summoned to solemn assembly at YHVH-God's new and revamped 'ekklesia', His new 'congregation', 'synagogue', or 'church' of the 70th Week". The saints will be crying out to God and this will spark the climactic End-Time Revival that Joel saw. (Joel 2:28-32) We now have very strong evidence that this future Rosh Hashanah will mark the terminus of the "Roadmap to Peace". This will be the day when Israel signs the seven year peace covenant written about in Daniel 9:27. Israel will agree to divide and sell the Holy Land and their national sovereignty for a pocketful of promises of "peace and safety". Moses spoke of this final alliance of Israel and predicted the ensuing Great Tribulation. Jesus Christ, Yeshua Hamashiach, said that they would reject Him who came in His Father's Name and said that His covenant people would consort with a false messiah, a man who came "in his own name". John 5:43. Seven momentous years will then bring in the end-time witness. Then comes the final awesome Day of Atonement. Trumpets of Jubilee will herald the opening of the Day of the Lord which opens on the very next day. Angels of wrath will pluck up the wicked as tares for the fires. (Mat.13:30) At some unknown time in those ensuing days before the Feast of Tabernacles comes into its fulfillment the last trumpet will sound and all of God's Elect, (singular), will be gathered. The climactic future Resurrection-Rapture will see Messiah gather His Chosen from the nation of Israel and from among the heathen gentiles. All the saints, the quick and the dead, from every nation, race, and tribe, from both sides of Calvary will be there. And they will all enter the glory together. (Isa.49:6 and 1Thes. 4:15-1
The above came from www.deeptruths.com. You can see that the next feast that must be fulfilled by Jesus at His return is the Feast of Trumpets. "No one knows the day or the hour" of the beginning of the Feast of Trumpets because the high priest must "look up" until he sees a new moon and then when he sees it, he blows the shofar (the trumpet) to let all the people know that the feast of Trumpets has started. Jesus was giving a hidden message to only those who understood about the Feast of Trumpets. He was really saying that "I will be coming back on the Feast of Trumpets. I believe that the seven trumpet judgments of Revelation will be blown during the first three and one half years. Actually, after 1335 days (Daniel 12), on the Feast of Trumpets Jesus will return to harvest the earth of believers which is the real rapture. After that comes the seven bowls of judgment for all those who never trusted in Jesus Christ and those who took the mark of the beast.
Sorry, this is all the time I have, but next time, the last two feasts.
The very next feast due to be fulfilled.
Daniel 9:27; the epic future event!
In the autumn of the year and on the first day of the Tishrei moon trumpets are blown to announce the Hebrew holiday of Rosh Hashanah. Biblical Christians refer to it as the Feast of Trumpets. It is the 5th of the Seven Feasts of Israel. The ultimate New Covenant fulfillment of this future Jewish New Year, (Tishrei 1 on the Hebrew calendar), will be spectacular beyond words. The feast will explode into holy history. And it will be a blockbuster. Moses declared and prophesied that it would become a "memorial of blowing of trumpets" (Lev. 23:24-25) It seems that many faithful saints will suffer at the hands of the powers because they blew the trumpet and sounded the alarm on that awesome future Rosh Hashanah. (Ezek.33) On that coming feast day the faithful watchmen of Israel will answer the call. And "they will not be silent". This 5th feast was instituted by Moses at Sinai approximately 3,500 years ago. It marks the first day of the Hebrew (civil) new year. 'Rosh Hashanah' means 'head of the year'. The Feast of Trumpets is the first of the three, yet to be fulfilled, Fall Feasts of Israel. These Autumn Feasts relate to Kingdom/political issues rather than the High Priestly/religious matters that we saw Messiah address in the spring feasts during His first coming 2,000 years ago. Back then we saw Him ride into Jerusalem on a donkey as the 'Suffering Servant'. But when Messiah returns this next time He will come as the Conquering King. After Trumpets come the "Ten days of awe" which lead on to Yom Kippur, the Day of Atonement, the most solemn day of the year. On this awesome Day of Reckoning all accounts between YHVH-God and all His covenant people are settled. The Jubilee Year is also announced on this tenth day of Tishri. Trumpets are also blown during special times of national crisis. God's covenant people are summoned to gather themselves together in a solemn assembly before the God of Israel. Trumpets are sounded during battle in times of warfare. Trumpets also announce the coming of a king.
On a future Rosh Hoshanah, on the new moon of Tishrei, the shofars will begin to sound on a day like no other. The ultimate epic future Feast of Trumpets will burst onto the world stage and into holy history. This will be an awesome day of mixed celebration and alarm. YHVH-God's determined times for Daniel's Prophecy of the 70 Weeks will resume in earnest. All of God's covenant people from both houses of Israel will be "called out", summoned to solemn assembly at YHVH-God's new and revamped 'ekklesia', His new 'congregation', 'synagogue', or 'church' of the 70th Week". The saints will be crying out to God and this will spark the climactic End-Time Revival that Joel saw. (Joel 2:28-32) We now have very strong evidence that this future Rosh Hashanah will mark the terminus of the "Roadmap to Peace". This will be the day when Israel signs the seven year peace covenant written about in Daniel 9:27. Israel will agree to divide and sell the Holy Land and their national sovereignty for a pocketful of promises of "peace and safety". Moses spoke of this final alliance of Israel and predicted the ensuing Great Tribulation. Jesus Christ, Yeshua Hamashiach, said that they would reject Him who came in His Father's Name and said that His covenant people would consort with a false messiah, a man who came "in his own name". John 5:43. Seven momentous years will then bring in the end-time witness. Then comes the final awesome Day of Atonement. Trumpets of Jubilee will herald the opening of the Day of the Lord which opens on the very next day. Angels of wrath will pluck up the wicked as tares for the fires. (Mat.13:30) At some unknown time in those ensuing days before the Feast of Tabernacles comes into its fulfillment the last trumpet will sound and all of God's Elect, (singular), will be gathered. The climactic future Resurrection-Rapture will see Messiah gather His Chosen from the nation of Israel and from among the heathen gentiles. All the saints, the quick and the dead, from every nation, race, and tribe, from both sides of Calvary will be there. And they will all enter the glory together. (Isa.49:6 and 1Thes. 4:15-1
The above came from www.deeptruths.com. You can see that the next feast that must be fulfilled by Jesus at His return is the Feast of Trumpets. "No one knows the day or the hour" of the beginning of the Feast of Trumpets because the high priest must "look up" until he sees a new moon and then when he sees it, he blows the shofar (the trumpet) to let all the people know that the feast of Trumpets has started. Jesus was giving a hidden message to only those who understood about the Feast of Trumpets. He was really saying that "I will be coming back on the Feast of Trumpets. I believe that the seven trumpet judgments of Revelation will be blown during the first three and one half years. Actually, after 1335 days (Daniel 12), on the Feast of Trumpets Jesus will return to harvest the earth of believers which is the real rapture. After that comes the seven bowls of judgment for all those who never trusted in Jesus Christ and those who took the mark of the beast.
Sorry, this is all the time I have, but next time, the last two feasts.
Monday, June 1, 2009
The Seven Jewish Feasts
The 23rd chapter of the book of Leviticus gives us an account of the "seven great feasts" of the Lord. They are a prophecy and foreshadowing of future events, part which have been fulfilled and part are yet to be fulfilled. These feasts are holy convocations of the people and they were instituted by God. God promised that if the males went up at the set time to Jerusalem to keep these feasts He would look after them and their families.
These feasts were to be celebrated annually. Four in the spring with the spring harvest and three in the fall during the fall harvest. The first four are:
the Feast of Passover
the Feasts of Unleaven Bread
the Feast of First Fruits
the Feast of Pentecost
The last three are:
the Feast of Trumpets
the Day of Atonement
the Feast of Tabernacles
Today I will discuss the first four feasts that have been fulfilled through Christ's death and ressurection.
The Feasts of Passover
Passover orginated in Egypt when Moses was told by God to lead His people out of Egypt. It is to the Jew as the "beginning of months" (see Exodus 12:1-2) or the beginning of the Jewish year. After God had stricken Egypt with 6 plagues, the 7th and last plague was to destroy the first born son of every family that do not obey God. They were commanded to kill a lamb and put the blood of the lamb on the doorway. Those who did not do this lost their first born son. The Jews obeyed and placed the blood of a lamb on the doorway and the angel of death passed over their household sparing their first born son.
The passover feast was to be celebrated each year to remember how God delivered them from the bondage of the Egyptians. Look at Exodus 12:3-10. "Speak to all the congregation of Israel, saying , On the tenth of this month they are each one to take a lamb for themselves, according to their fathers households, a lamb for each household. Your lamb shall be an unblemished male one year old; you may take it from the sheep or from the goats. And you shall keep it until the fourteenth day of the same month, then the whole assembly of the congregation of Israel is to kill it at twilight. Moreover, they shall take some of the blood and put it on the two doorposts and on the lintel of the houses in which they eat it. And they shall eat the flesh that same night, roasted with fire, and they shall eat it with unleavened bread and bitter herbs. For I will go through the land of Egypt on that night, and will strike down all the first-born in the land of Egypt, both man and beast; and against all the gods of Egypt I will execute judgments, I am the Lord.
Why would they get the lamb on the 10th and keep it until the 14th before they killed it?
How hard would it be to kill the lamb that your family adopted and took care of? It is a reminder of what a sacrifice that God gave by sacrificing His son.
Why the blood on the doorposts and lintel(top of the door)?
This symbolized the blood on the cross that was to come.
Why at twilight?
This is the afternoon hours of the day as the sun is dropping in the sky. This said that Jesus would die on the cross in the afternoon hours. He died on the cross on the "nineth hour"(Matt 28:46). That is the nineth hour of the day from day light. This would be about 2 or 3 o'clock in the afternoon.
Why was the Passover so important?
Jesus went to Jerusalem to celebrate Passover with everyone else. He was crucified on Passover and became the ultimate Passover lamb.
It was done this way as a prophecy to foretell the role of Jesus in the future as the Messiah.
1 Corinthians 5:7, "Clean out the old leaven(if you don't know, leaven is yeast that they used to make bread rise and it represents sin), that you may be a new lump(represents without sin), just as you are in fact unleavened. For Christ our Passover lamb also has been sacrificed,"
According to this verse, Jesus is our Passover Lamb.
That means that Jesus died and His blood was spilt to cover the sins of the world so that the death angel will not judge us and send us to our punishment. Just as the Jews and the Egyptians has a choice to kill the lamb and spread the blood or not, we have a choice to believe in the blood of Christ. If you believe in Him, He will save you from your sins and your sins are Passed Over, they are not looked at because of your obedience.
So you can see that the Passover is a celebration of God's deliverance from the Egyptians and is also a prophecy of how Christ delivered us from our past. The symbolism of the Feast of Passover has been fulfilled by Jesus Christ.
The Feast of Unleaven Bread
The Feast of Unleaven Bread begins on the day after the Passover, and continues for seven days.
(see Lev 23:6-8) You can see in 1 Cor 5:7, that the old yeast is to be cleaned out and thrown away.
What does that represent? Repentance! Ask for forgiveness of sin by the blood of Christ and your old sins are thrown away. You are not judged for those sins, they are never brought up again because of the Grace of Christ. Some believe that you have to stand before God on judgement days an account for all of your past sins, that is not true if you are a believer in Christ.
Your sins are washed away!! That is why Jesus can save anyone, no matter what they have done in the past. Satan's biggest lie and deception is, "you are not worthy of going to heaven". That is a true statement, however, because of the blood of Christ I can go no matter what I have done.
Why did the Feast of Unleaven Bread last for a week?
Jesus died on the cross, was placed in a tomb, was raised on the third day, and finally ascended to the Father. The destruction of sin of the world, took all of that to be fulfilled.
The Feast of Unleaven bread is symbolic of the beginning of the walk of a believer. Accept the blood of Christ is your profession of faith in Him and the repentance of sin and changing of your life to a new nature (represented by the new lump of leaven) represents your new walk with Christ. When we are baptized they say, "walk in the newness of Christ".
At this time we turn away from our physical bodies and we are born into our spiritual bodies.
The Feast of First Fruits
The Feast of First Fruits was observed by the Jews by taking the first part of the harvest of any crop, plant or animal and offering it up to God as a burnt offering. Guess what? The burnt offering of an animal was a one year old unblemished lamb. This was to give glory to God for the blessing of provision of food.
How does the harvest work? You plant a seed and out of the seed grows new life, the old seed rots away and the new plant is born. That new plant produces fruit.
The Feast of First Fruits represents Christ in the same way. Jesus was planted in the tomb. After three days He rose from the grave as a new creation. That new creation, Jesus in His glorified body, now could produce fruit. Look at Revelation 1:17, "And when I saw Him, I fell at His feet as a dead man, And He laid His right hand upon me, saying, "Do not be afraid, I am the first and the last, and the living one; and I was dead, and behold, I am alive forevermore, and I have the keys of death and of Hades." Look at Revelation 2:8, "The first and the last, who was dead, and has come to life". These are statements of Christ.
You can see this discussed by Paul in 1 Corinthians 15:42-47. "So also is the resurrection of the dead. It is sown a perishable body, it is raised an imperishable body; it is sown in dishonor, it is raised in glory; it is sown in weakness, it is raised in power; it is sown a natural body, it is raised a spiritual body, there is also a spiritual body. So also it is written, the first man, Adam, became a living soul, the last Adam(Jesus) became a life giving spirit. However, the spiritual is not first, but the natural, then the spiritual. The first man is from the earth, the second man is from Heaven."
Jesus was the First Fruit. He fulfilled the Feast of First Fruit by being the first to rise from the grave in a new spiritual body. After that, all who die are present with the Lord.
The Feast of Pentacost
Fifty days after the Feast of First Fruits, the Feast of Pentacost was observed. The space of time between the two feasts was 7 weeks or 49 days which are called the "feasts of weeks". On the 50th day the Feast of Pentacost begins. Penta means fifty. So the feast after fifty days. It actually was to celebrate the ingathering of the wheat harvest.
At the feast of pentacost, a new meat offering was to be offered before the lord. It was called new because it must be of grain from the new harvest. At the feast of firsts fruits stalks of grain were to be offered and waved, but at the feast of Pentecost the grain was to be ground and made into flour, from which two loaves were to be baked with leaven. The two loaves represent the two classes of people, Jews and Gentiles. A burnt offering of seven lambs without blemish of the the first year, one young bullock, and two rams were to be offered also. Then a "sin offering" of a kid of the goats, and two lambs of the first year for a peace offering. The loaves were to be waved before the Lord as a praise of provision unto the Lord. The loaves were symbolic of the unity of the two groups of people.
Jesus fulfilled the Feast of Pentacost when He sent the Holy Spirit to the disciples and they were filled with the Spirit of God. When this happened the Gentiles were included into the plan of salvation for the first time, combined together as the bread.
You can see this in Acts 2. "And when the day of Pentecost had come, they were all together in one place. And suddenly there cam from heaven a noise like a violent rushing wind, and it filled the whole house where they were sitting and there appeared to them tongues as of fire distributing themselves and they rested on each one of them. And they were all filled with the Holy Spirit and began to speak with other tongues, as the Spirit was giving them utterance.
(6) And when this sound occurred, the multitude came together, and were bewildered, because they were each one hearing them speak in his own language and they were amazed and marveled, saying "Why are not all these who are speaking Galileans? And how is it that we each hear them in our own language to which were were born? (17) And it shall be in the last days, God says, that I will pour forth of my spirit upon all mankind; and your sons and your daughters shall prophesy, and your young men shall see visions, and your old men shall dream dreams,"
These feasts were to be celebrated annually. Four in the spring with the spring harvest and three in the fall during the fall harvest. The first four are:
the Feast of Passover
the Feasts of Unleaven Bread
the Feast of First Fruits
the Feast of Pentecost
The last three are:
the Feast of Trumpets
the Day of Atonement
the Feast of Tabernacles
Today I will discuss the first four feasts that have been fulfilled through Christ's death and ressurection.
The Feasts of Passover
Passover orginated in Egypt when Moses was told by God to lead His people out of Egypt. It is to the Jew as the "beginning of months" (see Exodus 12:1-2) or the beginning of the Jewish year. After God had stricken Egypt with 6 plagues, the 7th and last plague was to destroy the first born son of every family that do not obey God. They were commanded to kill a lamb and put the blood of the lamb on the doorway. Those who did not do this lost their first born son. The Jews obeyed and placed the blood of a lamb on the doorway and the angel of death passed over their household sparing their first born son.
The passover feast was to be celebrated each year to remember how God delivered them from the bondage of the Egyptians. Look at Exodus 12:3-10. "Speak to all the congregation of Israel, saying , On the tenth of this month they are each one to take a lamb for themselves, according to their fathers households, a lamb for each household. Your lamb shall be an unblemished male one year old; you may take it from the sheep or from the goats. And you shall keep it until the fourteenth day of the same month, then the whole assembly of the congregation of Israel is to kill it at twilight. Moreover, they shall take some of the blood and put it on the two doorposts and on the lintel of the houses in which they eat it. And they shall eat the flesh that same night, roasted with fire, and they shall eat it with unleavened bread and bitter herbs. For I will go through the land of Egypt on that night, and will strike down all the first-born in the land of Egypt, both man and beast; and against all the gods of Egypt I will execute judgments, I am the Lord.
Why would they get the lamb on the 10th and keep it until the 14th before they killed it?
How hard would it be to kill the lamb that your family adopted and took care of? It is a reminder of what a sacrifice that God gave by sacrificing His son.
Why the blood on the doorposts and lintel(top of the door)?
This symbolized the blood on the cross that was to come.
Why at twilight?
This is the afternoon hours of the day as the sun is dropping in the sky. This said that Jesus would die on the cross in the afternoon hours. He died on the cross on the "nineth hour"(Matt 28:46). That is the nineth hour of the day from day light. This would be about 2 or 3 o'clock in the afternoon.
Why was the Passover so important?
Jesus went to Jerusalem to celebrate Passover with everyone else. He was crucified on Passover and became the ultimate Passover lamb.
It was done this way as a prophecy to foretell the role of Jesus in the future as the Messiah.
1 Corinthians 5:7, "Clean out the old leaven(if you don't know, leaven is yeast that they used to make bread rise and it represents sin), that you may be a new lump(represents without sin), just as you are in fact unleavened. For Christ our Passover lamb also has been sacrificed,"
According to this verse, Jesus is our Passover Lamb.
That means that Jesus died and His blood was spilt to cover the sins of the world so that the death angel will not judge us and send us to our punishment. Just as the Jews and the Egyptians has a choice to kill the lamb and spread the blood or not, we have a choice to believe in the blood of Christ. If you believe in Him, He will save you from your sins and your sins are Passed Over, they are not looked at because of your obedience.
So you can see that the Passover is a celebration of God's deliverance from the Egyptians and is also a prophecy of how Christ delivered us from our past. The symbolism of the Feast of Passover has been fulfilled by Jesus Christ.
The Feast of Unleaven Bread
The Feast of Unleaven Bread begins on the day after the Passover, and continues for seven days.
(see Lev 23:6-8) You can see in 1 Cor 5:7, that the old yeast is to be cleaned out and thrown away.
What does that represent? Repentance! Ask for forgiveness of sin by the blood of Christ and your old sins are thrown away. You are not judged for those sins, they are never brought up again because of the Grace of Christ. Some believe that you have to stand before God on judgement days an account for all of your past sins, that is not true if you are a believer in Christ.
Your sins are washed away!! That is why Jesus can save anyone, no matter what they have done in the past. Satan's biggest lie and deception is, "you are not worthy of going to heaven". That is a true statement, however, because of the blood of Christ I can go no matter what I have done.
Why did the Feast of Unleaven Bread last for a week?
Jesus died on the cross, was placed in a tomb, was raised on the third day, and finally ascended to the Father. The destruction of sin of the world, took all of that to be fulfilled.
The Feast of Unleaven bread is symbolic of the beginning of the walk of a believer. Accept the blood of Christ is your profession of faith in Him and the repentance of sin and changing of your life to a new nature (represented by the new lump of leaven) represents your new walk with Christ. When we are baptized they say, "walk in the newness of Christ".
At this time we turn away from our physical bodies and we are born into our spiritual bodies.
The Feast of First Fruits
The Feast of First Fruits was observed by the Jews by taking the first part of the harvest of any crop, plant or animal and offering it up to God as a burnt offering. Guess what? The burnt offering of an animal was a one year old unblemished lamb. This was to give glory to God for the blessing of provision of food.
How does the harvest work? You plant a seed and out of the seed grows new life, the old seed rots away and the new plant is born. That new plant produces fruit.
The Feast of First Fruits represents Christ in the same way. Jesus was planted in the tomb. After three days He rose from the grave as a new creation. That new creation, Jesus in His glorified body, now could produce fruit. Look at Revelation 1:17, "And when I saw Him, I fell at His feet as a dead man, And He laid His right hand upon me, saying, "Do not be afraid, I am the first and the last, and the living one; and I was dead, and behold, I am alive forevermore, and I have the keys of death and of Hades." Look at Revelation 2:8, "The first and the last, who was dead, and has come to life". These are statements of Christ.
You can see this discussed by Paul in 1 Corinthians 15:42-47. "So also is the resurrection of the dead. It is sown a perishable body, it is raised an imperishable body; it is sown in dishonor, it is raised in glory; it is sown in weakness, it is raised in power; it is sown a natural body, it is raised a spiritual body, there is also a spiritual body. So also it is written, the first man, Adam, became a living soul, the last Adam(Jesus) became a life giving spirit. However, the spiritual is not first, but the natural, then the spiritual. The first man is from the earth, the second man is from Heaven."
Jesus was the First Fruit. He fulfilled the Feast of First Fruit by being the first to rise from the grave in a new spiritual body. After that, all who die are present with the Lord.
The Feast of Pentacost
Fifty days after the Feast of First Fruits, the Feast of Pentacost was observed. The space of time between the two feasts was 7 weeks or 49 days which are called the "feasts of weeks". On the 50th day the Feast of Pentacost begins. Penta means fifty. So the feast after fifty days. It actually was to celebrate the ingathering of the wheat harvest.
At the feast of pentacost, a new meat offering was to be offered before the lord. It was called new because it must be of grain from the new harvest. At the feast of firsts fruits stalks of grain were to be offered and waved, but at the feast of Pentecost the grain was to be ground and made into flour, from which two loaves were to be baked with leaven. The two loaves represent the two classes of people, Jews and Gentiles. A burnt offering of seven lambs without blemish of the the first year, one young bullock, and two rams were to be offered also. Then a "sin offering" of a kid of the goats, and two lambs of the first year for a peace offering. The loaves were to be waved before the Lord as a praise of provision unto the Lord. The loaves were symbolic of the unity of the two groups of people.
Jesus fulfilled the Feast of Pentacost when He sent the Holy Spirit to the disciples and they were filled with the Spirit of God. When this happened the Gentiles were included into the plan of salvation for the first time, combined together as the bread.
You can see this in Acts 2. "And when the day of Pentecost had come, they were all together in one place. And suddenly there cam from heaven a noise like a violent rushing wind, and it filled the whole house where they were sitting and there appeared to them tongues as of fire distributing themselves and they rested on each one of them. And they were all filled with the Holy Spirit and began to speak with other tongues, as the Spirit was giving them utterance.
(6) And when this sound occurred, the multitude came together, and were bewildered, because they were each one hearing them speak in his own language and they were amazed and marveled, saying "Why are not all these who are speaking Galileans? And how is it that we each hear them in our own language to which were were born? (17) And it shall be in the last days, God says, that I will pour forth of my spirit upon all mankind; and your sons and your daughters shall prophesy, and your young men shall see visions, and your old men shall dream dreams,"
Thursday, May 21, 2009
The RED HEIFER
Today is the big day in Jerusalem. Today is the day they try to place the cornerstone. It will not happen without a divine overseeing. The Arabs will not let it happen. In the past they have attempted to place the cornerstone and the Israel police stopped the event because they knew it would cause riots.
It would be nice to see the Jews stand up and fight for the right to rebuild the Temple. The Temple completed their connection to God. Today we have the Holy Spirit to connect us to the Father. However, they don't have that either. So you would think that they would fight to re-establish a connection to God and feel whole again.
To see more of the event go to http://www.templemountfaithful.org/. It is a very interesting website. If nothing else you can see that they have plans to reconstruct the Temple within a very short time. They have everything necessary to re-establish the Temple worship today.
The next sign is the red heifer. The following was taken from http://www.arksearch.com/ website.
Hebrews 9
13 For if the blood of bulls and of goats, and the ashes of an heifer sprinkling the unclean, sanctifieth to the purifying of the flesh:
14 How much more shall the blood of Christ, who through the eternal Spirit offered himself without spot to God, purge your conscience from dead works to serve the living God?
Red Heifer: The Details
According to the Bible:
A. The red heifer (Num 19:2):
Must be without blemish
Must be without defect
Must never have worn a yoke
B. The sacrifice (Num 19:3-7):
Must be performed outside the camp
The blood must be sprinkled seven times in front of the tabernacle
The ENTIRE heifer must be burned before the priest
Cedar wood, hyssop and scarlet are added to the fire
The priest washes his clothes and bathes
C. The Water of Purification (Num 19:9):
Prepared by a man who is clean
He gathers the ashes
(Implied) He adds water to the ashes (19:17)
He stores it outside the camp in a clean place
The water is for the congregation of Israel
He washes his clothes and bathes
It is this water, The Water of Purification, which is required by the Israelites today. It is needed to "purify" today's Levitical priesthood and to "purify" the temple mount in preparation for the Third Temple.
Red Heifer: The Rancher
In the early 1990's, a cattle rancher ran across the scriptures describing the red heifer. As he pondered what he had just read, he realized that he indeed had that kind of heifer.
Coming into contact with a group from Israel, he began communicating and eventually worked a deal to provide them with the biblically defined red heifer.
The original agreement was to provide 200 pregnant red heifers, which would be shipped via ocean lined to Jerusalem. Statistically, these pregnant heifers would produce 100 bulls and 100 heifers. The resultant 100 heifers would become the "potential" sacrificial stock.
Time went by, and this event did not occur. The interest and motivation had by no means disappeared but are fervently still there. The plan had now reached a much grander scale. The goal now is to repopulate the nation of Israel with this man's breed of cattle stock. So instead of 200 heifers, they are planning to ship thousands of heifers to Jerusalem.
As you read this, the heifers are grazing in the plains of Nebraska. I have been told that they are very gentle and a very good breeding stock. They have never been haltered, worn a blanket and are visually spotless and free from defect. A rabbi from Israel will be examining them this spring (1997).
The rancher is Clyde Lott. He has said that they are looking for "prayerful minded people" to help out with their efforts. He also said that they are "set on go" and ready for the process of shipment and repopulating to begin.
Most of this information has been obtained from a tape interview of Clyde Lott by Hatikva Ministries and from telephone conversations with him.
THE MID-EAST DISPATCH, DAILY NEWS FROM ISRAEL - ISSUE 237 - 16th March 1997
RED HEIFER SIGNALS THIRD TEMPLE
The birth of a red heifer in Israel is being hailed by religious Jews as a sign from God that work can soon begin on building the Third Temple in Jerusalem.
A team of rabbinical experts last week confirmed that the animal, born six months ago on a religious kibbutz near the north Israeli port of Haifa, meets the correct Biblical criteria for a genuine holy cow. According to the Book of Numbers (XIX: 2-7), the animal is needed for an ancient Jewish purification ritual.
"Speak unto the children of Israel that they bring thee a red heifer without spot, wherein is no blemish, and upon which never came yoke," says the fourth book of the Old Testament, also part of Jewish holy scripture, the Torah.
The heifer will be slaughtered and burned, and its ashes made into a liquid paste and used in a ceremony which religious Jews believe they must undergo before they can enter the old Temple site in Jerusalem to start building a new structure.
Since Herod's Temple was destroyed by the Roman emperor Titus in AD 70, no flawless red heifer has been born within the biblical land of Israel, according to rabbinical teaching.
The birth of the animal, to a black-and-white mother and a dun-colored bull, is being hailed as a "miracle" by activists who want to rebuild the Third Temple and prepare the way for the Jewish messiah's entry to Jerusalem.
The faithful will need to wait until the heifer is at least three before it can be used in a ritual sacrifice. That would enable religious Jews to start the new millennium (a Christian event, but still regarded as portentous) in a state of purity.
News of the red heifer's appearance, however, will not be well received by Muslims. The site of the old Jewish temples in the Holy City is now occupied by one of Islam's holiest shrines, the Dome of the Rock. Jewish extremists want to destroy the Dome and the adjoining Al-Aqsa mosque to make way for a new temple. In 1985 a group of Jewish terrorists were jailed in Israel for planning to destroy the Dome with high explosives.
But Jewish activists say they regard it as their divine mission to build a new Temple. "We have been waiting 2,000 years for a sign from God, and now he has provided us with a red heifer," said Yehudah Etzion, the ringleader of the Eighties' plot to blow up the Dome, who was present at last week's inspection of the red heifer at Kfar Hassidim. "There were a couple of little white hairs which worried us, but the rabbis are satisfied that it is the red heifer referred to in the Bible," said Mr Etzion. (SUNDAY TELEGRAPH (London) 3/1
Praise God for another sign of the end times and Jesus Christ is coming soon!!
God bless, Dean
It would be nice to see the Jews stand up and fight for the right to rebuild the Temple. The Temple completed their connection to God. Today we have the Holy Spirit to connect us to the Father. However, they don't have that either. So you would think that they would fight to re-establish a connection to God and feel whole again.
To see more of the event go to http://www.templemountfaithful.org/. It is a very interesting website. If nothing else you can see that they have plans to reconstruct the Temple within a very short time. They have everything necessary to re-establish the Temple worship today.
The next sign is the red heifer. The following was taken from http://www.arksearch.com/ website.
Hebrews 9
13 For if the blood of bulls and of goats, and the ashes of an heifer sprinkling the unclean, sanctifieth to the purifying of the flesh:
14 How much more shall the blood of Christ, who through the eternal Spirit offered himself without spot to God, purge your conscience from dead works to serve the living God?
Red Heifer: The Details
According to the Bible:
A. The red heifer (Num 19:2):
Must be without blemish
Must be without defect
Must never have worn a yoke
B. The sacrifice (Num 19:3-7):
Must be performed outside the camp
The blood must be sprinkled seven times in front of the tabernacle
The ENTIRE heifer must be burned before the priest
Cedar wood, hyssop and scarlet are added to the fire
The priest washes his clothes and bathes
C. The Water of Purification (Num 19:9):
Prepared by a man who is clean
He gathers the ashes
(Implied) He adds water to the ashes (19:17)
He stores it outside the camp in a clean place
The water is for the congregation of Israel
He washes his clothes and bathes
It is this water, The Water of Purification, which is required by the Israelites today. It is needed to "purify" today's Levitical priesthood and to "purify" the temple mount in preparation for the Third Temple.
Red Heifer: The Rancher
In the early 1990's, a cattle rancher ran across the scriptures describing the red heifer. As he pondered what he had just read, he realized that he indeed had that kind of heifer.
Coming into contact with a group from Israel, he began communicating and eventually worked a deal to provide them with the biblically defined red heifer.
The original agreement was to provide 200 pregnant red heifers, which would be shipped via ocean lined to Jerusalem. Statistically, these pregnant heifers would produce 100 bulls and 100 heifers. The resultant 100 heifers would become the "potential" sacrificial stock.
Time went by, and this event did not occur. The interest and motivation had by no means disappeared but are fervently still there. The plan had now reached a much grander scale. The goal now is to repopulate the nation of Israel with this man's breed of cattle stock. So instead of 200 heifers, they are planning to ship thousands of heifers to Jerusalem.
As you read this, the heifers are grazing in the plains of Nebraska. I have been told that they are very gentle and a very good breeding stock. They have never been haltered, worn a blanket and are visually spotless and free from defect. A rabbi from Israel will be examining them this spring (1997).
The rancher is Clyde Lott. He has said that they are looking for "prayerful minded people" to help out with their efforts. He also said that they are "set on go" and ready for the process of shipment and repopulating to begin.
Most of this information has been obtained from a tape interview of Clyde Lott by Hatikva Ministries and from telephone conversations with him.
THE MID-EAST DISPATCH, DAILY NEWS FROM ISRAEL - ISSUE 237 - 16th March 1997
RED HEIFER SIGNALS THIRD TEMPLE
The birth of a red heifer in Israel is being hailed by religious Jews as a sign from God that work can soon begin on building the Third Temple in Jerusalem.
A team of rabbinical experts last week confirmed that the animal, born six months ago on a religious kibbutz near the north Israeli port of Haifa, meets the correct Biblical criteria for a genuine holy cow. According to the Book of Numbers (XIX: 2-7), the animal is needed for an ancient Jewish purification ritual.
"Speak unto the children of Israel that they bring thee a red heifer without spot, wherein is no blemish, and upon which never came yoke," says the fourth book of the Old Testament, also part of Jewish holy scripture, the Torah.
The heifer will be slaughtered and burned, and its ashes made into a liquid paste and used in a ceremony which religious Jews believe they must undergo before they can enter the old Temple site in Jerusalem to start building a new structure.
Since Herod's Temple was destroyed by the Roman emperor Titus in AD 70, no flawless red heifer has been born within the biblical land of Israel, according to rabbinical teaching.
The birth of the animal, to a black-and-white mother and a dun-colored bull, is being hailed as a "miracle" by activists who want to rebuild the Third Temple and prepare the way for the Jewish messiah's entry to Jerusalem.
The faithful will need to wait until the heifer is at least three before it can be used in a ritual sacrifice. That would enable religious Jews to start the new millennium (a Christian event, but still regarded as portentous) in a state of purity.
News of the red heifer's appearance, however, will not be well received by Muslims. The site of the old Jewish temples in the Holy City is now occupied by one of Islam's holiest shrines, the Dome of the Rock. Jewish extremists want to destroy the Dome and the adjoining Al-Aqsa mosque to make way for a new temple. In 1985 a group of Jewish terrorists were jailed in Israel for planning to destroy the Dome with high explosives.
But Jewish activists say they regard it as their divine mission to build a new Temple. "We have been waiting 2,000 years for a sign from God, and now he has provided us with a red heifer," said Yehudah Etzion, the ringleader of the Eighties' plot to blow up the Dome, who was present at last week's inspection of the red heifer at Kfar Hassidim. "There were a couple of little white hairs which worried us, but the rabbis are satisfied that it is the red heifer referred to in the Bible," said Mr Etzion. (SUNDAY TELEGRAPH (London) 3/1
Praise God for another sign of the end times and Jesus Christ is coming soon!!
God bless, Dean
Monday, May 18, 2009
An Important Sign
Today is a very important day. Today Benjamin Netanyahu is meeting with Obama at the White House to discuss many things. First of all Obama hasn't been a very good supporter of Israel and tends to lean toward the Palestines. Obama is planning on putting heat on Netanyahu to create a two state peace plan. This is the seven year peace plan that is discussed in the Bible as a sign of the last days. Clinton and Bush tried to get this done in the past and now Obama.
It would take something special to make it possible to give away critical land that would jeopardize security of Israel to make it possible. The answer is that the Jews will be given the right to rebuild the Temple and reinstated the Temple worship of blood sacrifice.
On May 21st, the Temple Mount Faithful plans to move the 13 ton cornerstone of the third Temple into place paraded by reconstructed Temple trumpets blasting and flags of Israel and of the Temple. Is it time to rebuild the Temple? Everything is ready to recreate it. If interested go to the Temple Mount Faithful website and look at all of the Temple items that have been recreated by hand according to the commands of God to Moses in Leviticus.
The next step would to reinstate the ARK OF THE COVENANT into the proper place in the Temple. Personally, I believe that RON WYATT got it right about the location of the Ark. He said that when Jesus died on the cross, the earthquake broke the rock by the cross opening up a 20 foot deep hole leading to a hidden chamber where the Ark of the Covenant was hidden before the capativity of the Jews when the Babylonians destroyed the Temple. The Ark was never mentioned after that. When Jesus died on the cross, the Roman guard pierced Jesus' side and blood and water poured into the hole and the BLOOD OF CHRIST spilled onto the Ark just as it was required of the sacrificial blood of the lambs during the Temple sacrifices on the Day of Atonement. This would be a perfect example of how God foretells us of thing coming in the future so that we have no excuse to understand that God is God and Jesus is his son who He sent to earth to die for our sins.
Most people believe that the Temple will be rebuilt on the existing location that is also occupied by the Dome of the Rock which is a holy place for the Muslums. I am betting that Israel will ask to rebuild the Temple a little further North where Ron Wyatt discovered the location of the Ark of the Covenant. This way the Jews would not have to move the Ark but rather just build the Temple above the Ark and reinstated the blessing of God on Israel. No enemy will stand if the Temple worship is correctly reinstated. It would be awesome to see the power of God protecting Israel again so that the whole world will see the God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob is in control and realize that His Son is the Messiah.
If this peace treaty happens, it signals the beginning of the seven years of tribulation. This will cause a great uproar because a majority of the "Christian evangelist" on TV are teaching that the Christians will be "raptured out" before the beginning of the tribulation.
This is the whole purpose of my blog, to let the people know that the "pre-trib" rapture isn't in the Bible and when the peace treaty is signed the world will turn again the Christian because of the lie, pretrib rapture, that is being taught. It will make it look like our faith is on book full of false beliefs. We will have the greatest chance of being a witness for Christ that has ever existed.
It seems the events are unfolding before our eyes. Are you ready? If not, trust in Jesus Christ and the sacrifice that He gave for our sins that we can have eternal life.
God bless, Dean
It would take something special to make it possible to give away critical land that would jeopardize security of Israel to make it possible. The answer is that the Jews will be given the right to rebuild the Temple and reinstated the Temple worship of blood sacrifice.
On May 21st, the Temple Mount Faithful plans to move the 13 ton cornerstone of the third Temple into place paraded by reconstructed Temple trumpets blasting and flags of Israel and of the Temple. Is it time to rebuild the Temple? Everything is ready to recreate it. If interested go to the Temple Mount Faithful website and look at all of the Temple items that have been recreated by hand according to the commands of God to Moses in Leviticus.
The next step would to reinstate the ARK OF THE COVENANT into the proper place in the Temple. Personally, I believe that RON WYATT got it right about the location of the Ark. He said that when Jesus died on the cross, the earthquake broke the rock by the cross opening up a 20 foot deep hole leading to a hidden chamber where the Ark of the Covenant was hidden before the capativity of the Jews when the Babylonians destroyed the Temple. The Ark was never mentioned after that. When Jesus died on the cross, the Roman guard pierced Jesus' side and blood and water poured into the hole and the BLOOD OF CHRIST spilled onto the Ark just as it was required of the sacrificial blood of the lambs during the Temple sacrifices on the Day of Atonement. This would be a perfect example of how God foretells us of thing coming in the future so that we have no excuse to understand that God is God and Jesus is his son who He sent to earth to die for our sins.
Most people believe that the Temple will be rebuilt on the existing location that is also occupied by the Dome of the Rock which is a holy place for the Muslums. I am betting that Israel will ask to rebuild the Temple a little further North where Ron Wyatt discovered the location of the Ark of the Covenant. This way the Jews would not have to move the Ark but rather just build the Temple above the Ark and reinstated the blessing of God on Israel. No enemy will stand if the Temple worship is correctly reinstated. It would be awesome to see the power of God protecting Israel again so that the whole world will see the God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob is in control and realize that His Son is the Messiah.
If this peace treaty happens, it signals the beginning of the seven years of tribulation. This will cause a great uproar because a majority of the "Christian evangelist" on TV are teaching that the Christians will be "raptured out" before the beginning of the tribulation.
This is the whole purpose of my blog, to let the people know that the "pre-trib" rapture isn't in the Bible and when the peace treaty is signed the world will turn again the Christian because of the lie, pretrib rapture, that is being taught. It will make it look like our faith is on book full of false beliefs. We will have the greatest chance of being a witness for Christ that has ever existed.
It seems the events are unfolding before our eyes. Are you ready? If not, trust in Jesus Christ and the sacrifice that He gave for our sins that we can have eternal life.
God bless, Dean
Friday, May 8, 2009
Days of Noah
Matthew 24:37, "For the coming of the Son of Man will be just like the days of Noah. For as in those days which were before the flood they were eating and drinking, they were marrying and giving in marriage, until the day that Noah entered the ark, and they did not understand untiel the flood came and took them all away, so shall the coming of the Son of Man be."
This verse says that most of the people of the earth will be busy with their lives and not paying attention to the signs that are in front of their nose to warn them of the coming judgement. In the days of Noah, it took him 120 years to build the ark. There was a big sign. Maybe we are going to have a big sign right in front of our nose and not even pay attention. The creation of Israel as a nation after almost 2000 years, without a war to regain the land, being gathered from all of the regions of the world might be our sign!!! You think.
For any of you non-Christians or new Christians, I would be asking "how could Noah work on the ark for 120 years?" It is easy, he lived to be 950 years old. Genesis 9:28, "so all the days of Noah were nine hundred and fifty years, and he died." Then if I were you, I would be asking how can he live that long? It is easy, everyone lived to be around 900 years old. What?
You see, according to Genesis 1:7, "And God made the expanse, and separated the waters which were below the expanse from the waters which were above the expanse." There was a bubble of water around the earth protecting us from the sun rays and creating a green house on the earth where everything lived longer and grew bigger. Plants grew several feet a day and probably produced fruit several times a year. There were no oceans, and one large land mass.
The earth was flat and mostly land.
Did you know that it will be more like that during the millenial kingdom? Most will live the whole time.
Why did the people in the days of Noah not get it? The main reason is that they had never seen rain. It had never rained? The earth was watered like a green house with a mist from the ground. So, a boat meant nothing to them. Water had never been a threat. And then, one day the water above the earth was burst, I think by an asteroid which scientist showed that it hit on the tip of the Yucatan penisula in the Gulf of Mexico, and the water flooded the whole earth. This asteroid destroyed the dinosaurs and all living creatures that were not on the Ark or lived in the water. It changed the face of the earth and we are still shifting because of the impact. A fun thing to do is go to Google earth and look at the oceans. It is easy to see how the land masses have shifted and some of the land has gone underwater. It is also easy to see how the continents use to fit together. South America use to be touching Africa. Man, it has moved a long way.
So, today there are lots of people that are missing the signs of a coming judgement. God promised to never use water again. Next time it is by fire. We discussed the possible fire judgement coming in a past blog.
Don't be one of those who miss out on salvation from the coming judgement because you will not look at the signs in front of your nose.
This verse says that most of the people of the earth will be busy with their lives and not paying attention to the signs that are in front of their nose to warn them of the coming judgement. In the days of Noah, it took him 120 years to build the ark. There was a big sign. Maybe we are going to have a big sign right in front of our nose and not even pay attention. The creation of Israel as a nation after almost 2000 years, without a war to regain the land, being gathered from all of the regions of the world might be our sign!!! You think.
For any of you non-Christians or new Christians, I would be asking "how could Noah work on the ark for 120 years?" It is easy, he lived to be 950 years old. Genesis 9:28, "so all the days of Noah were nine hundred and fifty years, and he died." Then if I were you, I would be asking how can he live that long? It is easy, everyone lived to be around 900 years old. What?
You see, according to Genesis 1:7, "And God made the expanse, and separated the waters which were below the expanse from the waters which were above the expanse." There was a bubble of water around the earth protecting us from the sun rays and creating a green house on the earth where everything lived longer and grew bigger. Plants grew several feet a day and probably produced fruit several times a year. There were no oceans, and one large land mass.
The earth was flat and mostly land.
Did you know that it will be more like that during the millenial kingdom? Most will live the whole time.
Why did the people in the days of Noah not get it? The main reason is that they had never seen rain. It had never rained? The earth was watered like a green house with a mist from the ground. So, a boat meant nothing to them. Water had never been a threat. And then, one day the water above the earth was burst, I think by an asteroid which scientist showed that it hit on the tip of the Yucatan penisula in the Gulf of Mexico, and the water flooded the whole earth. This asteroid destroyed the dinosaurs and all living creatures that were not on the Ark or lived in the water. It changed the face of the earth and we are still shifting because of the impact. A fun thing to do is go to Google earth and look at the oceans. It is easy to see how the land masses have shifted and some of the land has gone underwater. It is also easy to see how the continents use to fit together. South America use to be touching Africa. Man, it has moved a long way.
So, today there are lots of people that are missing the signs of a coming judgement. God promised to never use water again. Next time it is by fire. We discussed the possible fire judgement coming in a past blog.
Don't be one of those who miss out on salvation from the coming judgement because you will not look at the signs in front of your nose.
The Return of Christ
Good morning. My daughter told me that I am too intense at times for new readers. So, I will try to slow down and give the new readers the reasons that I believe that we are in the last generation on this earth before the return of Christ.
The Jews believe that God created the heavens and the earth in six days. 2 Peter 3:8, "But do not let this once fact escape your notice, beloved, that with the Lord one day is as a thousand years and a thousand years as one day". They believe that there will be six days = six thousand years from Adam until the Messiah. The seventh day = one thousand years will bring in the millenial kingdom. Revelation 20: 1-3, "And I saw an angel coming down from heaen, having the key of the abyss and a great chain in his hand. And he laid hold of the dragon, the serpent of old, who is the devil and Satan, and bound him for a thousand years and threw him into the abyss, and shut it and sealed it over him, so that he should not deceive the nations any longer, until the thousand years were completed, after these things he must be released for a short while." So, you see after Jesus returns in the cloulds, there will be a time of rest, a sabbath day, a thousand years of peace on earth.
We can see that there is approximately 2000 years from Adam till Moses, 2000 years from Moses to Jesus, and 2000 years from Jesus until the return of Christ. Well Jesus died around 30-32 AD. 2000 years would be around 2032 give or take a little for the conversion from a Jewish year(360 days) to the standard year that we have today(365.27 days).
Matthew 24:32-34, "Now learn the parable from the fig tree(represents Israel), when its branch has already become tender, and puts forth its leaves(represents the capturing of Jerusalem in 1967), you know that summer is near; even so you too, when you see all these things, recognize that He is near, right at the door. Truly I say to you, this generation will not pass away until all these things take place".
The fig tree represents Israel and the putting forth of it leaves represents the capturing of Jerusalem in the six day war in 1967. That was a miracle in itself.
More than this: the Israeli military was outnumbered on all fronts and in all services. Israel could field a total strength of 264,000 soldiers; this included all the reserves, and could not therefore be sustained for any length of time without destroying the economy. Facing them were 525,000 Arab soldiers (of whom almost half - 240,000 - were Egyptian). Israeli tanks were outnumbered by more than three to one: 800 Israeli tanks faced 2,424 Arab tanks (again, about half - 1,200 - were Egyptian). The Israeli air force could field 350 aircraft, outnumbered almost 3 to 1 by 939 Arab aircraft (450 of them Egyptian).
So, if you consider a generation from 1967 and a generation is 70 years, then Christ would have to return before 2037.
You can see two prophecies that tell us the return of Christ is coming soon and then there will be a 1000 years of peace on the earth. This is a very good reason that we should not put off trusting Jesus as Lord and Savior of our life. If you have not, I pray you do so today.
God bless, Dean
The Jews believe that God created the heavens and the earth in six days. 2 Peter 3:8, "But do not let this once fact escape your notice, beloved, that with the Lord one day is as a thousand years and a thousand years as one day". They believe that there will be six days = six thousand years from Adam until the Messiah. The seventh day = one thousand years will bring in the millenial kingdom. Revelation 20: 1-3, "And I saw an angel coming down from heaen, having the key of the abyss and a great chain in his hand. And he laid hold of the dragon, the serpent of old, who is the devil and Satan, and bound him for a thousand years and threw him into the abyss, and shut it and sealed it over him, so that he should not deceive the nations any longer, until the thousand years were completed, after these things he must be released for a short while." So, you see after Jesus returns in the cloulds, there will be a time of rest, a sabbath day, a thousand years of peace on earth.
We can see that there is approximately 2000 years from Adam till Moses, 2000 years from Moses to Jesus, and 2000 years from Jesus until the return of Christ. Well Jesus died around 30-32 AD. 2000 years would be around 2032 give or take a little for the conversion from a Jewish year(360 days) to the standard year that we have today(365.27 days).
Matthew 24:32-34, "Now learn the parable from the fig tree(represents Israel), when its branch has already become tender, and puts forth its leaves(represents the capturing of Jerusalem in 1967), you know that summer is near; even so you too, when you see all these things, recognize that He is near, right at the door. Truly I say to you, this generation will not pass away until all these things take place".
The fig tree represents Israel and the putting forth of it leaves represents the capturing of Jerusalem in the six day war in 1967. That was a miracle in itself.
More than this: the Israeli military was outnumbered on all fronts and in all services. Israel could field a total strength of 264,000 soldiers; this included all the reserves, and could not therefore be sustained for any length of time without destroying the economy. Facing them were 525,000 Arab soldiers (of whom almost half - 240,000 - were Egyptian). Israeli tanks were outnumbered by more than three to one: 800 Israeli tanks faced 2,424 Arab tanks (again, about half - 1,200 - were Egyptian). The Israeli air force could field 350 aircraft, outnumbered almost 3 to 1 by 939 Arab aircraft (450 of them Egyptian).
So, if you consider a generation from 1967 and a generation is 70 years, then Christ would have to return before 2037.
You can see two prophecies that tell us the return of Christ is coming soon and then there will be a 1000 years of peace on the earth. This is a very good reason that we should not put off trusting Jesus as Lord and Savior of our life. If you have not, I pray you do so today.
God bless, Dean
Thursday, May 7, 2009
How do you know that we are getting close?
How do we know that we are living in the last days? Daniel 9:2 ; "in the first year of the reign of Darius the son of Ahasuerus, I, Daniel, observed in the books the number of the years which was revealed as the word of the Lord to Jeremiah the prophet for the completion of the desolations of Jerusalem, namely, seventy years." Actually, this means seventy "sevens" of years, or seventy weeks of years, or 490 years. This is the Jewish clock set by God until the abomination of desolation is set up in Jerusalem.
The problem with prophecy is that it often has a double meaning. In this case, it has two meanings.
Look at Daniel 9:25-26; "So you are to know and discern that from the issuing of a decree to restore and rebuild Jerusalem until Messiah the Prince there will be seven weeks and sixty-two weeks; it will be built again, with plaza and moat, even in times of distress. Then after the sixty two weeks the Messiah will be cut off and have nothing, and the people of the prince who is to come will destroy the city and the sanctuary. And its end will come with a flood; even to the end there will be war; desolations are determined."
You can see that there is 70 weeks of years or 490 years on the clock of Israel until everything is over. Some people believe that this timeframe was complete in 70 AD with the destruction of Jerusalem and it began in 445 BC with the proclamation to rebuild Jerusalem. That is the first meaning of the prophecy. To say that it is the only meaning is to say that God is through with Israel. Romans 11:25-26, "For I do not want you brethren to be uninformed of this mystery, lest you be wise in your own estimation, that a partial hardening has happened to Israel until the fulness of the Gentiles has come in, and thus all Israel will be saved; just as it is written." You see the covenant with Israel is irrevocable just as our covenant of salvation by grace is irrevocable. God will finish what He started with Israel in the last days.
According to Daniel, after the seven weeks of years and the sixty-two weeks of years the Messiah will be cut off. That is that the decree was given around 445BC and Jesus was cut off or crucified around 32 AD which is exactly 483 years. That means that there is one week of years left. Seven years which Matthew 24 calls the tribulation. The whole book of Revelation was written so that we could know what was going to happen.
According to Daniel 9:27, "And he (the antichrist) will make a firm covenant with the many for one week but in the middle of the week he will put a stop to sacrifice and grain offering,"
So, the one week is yet to come and it will begin with a seven year peace treaty. The pressure is on Israel more than ever to sign a peace treaty. I believe that this peace treaty will be with the Palestinians to give them a home land and half of Jerusalem. What will Israel get for such a sacrifice? There is only one thing that would be worth it. Control of the Temple mount so that the Jews could re-establish the Temple worship. To do this would put them back into a relationship with God and reestablish His protection upon Israel. That would mean that they could sacrifice animals on the altar and follow the old covenant again. The Ark of the Covenant may be put back into place. The problem there will be is it the copy that King Solomon made for his son, or is it the real one. I believe that I know where both are. So, in the middle of the seven years, the antichrist, who has signed the seven year peace treaty with Israel will break it and put himself on the throne of the Temple and claim himself as god. That is because he will be infilled with the spirit of satan and satan has always wanted to be God. This will happen 1260 days into the tribulation.
If you look back at the old blogs you will see that there is a 30 period just after that called the "hour of testing". This is when the mark of the beast is enacted on all mankind. This is another great sign to show we are quickly approaching the end time. Today, we are closer than ever to being able to mark everyone with a chip that will take the place of our money system so that you cannot buy or sell without it. If you take the mark, you will be condemned by God. That is why Israel will run for the hills during that time (see Matthew 24:15-22).
The problem with prophecy is that it often has a double meaning. In this case, it has two meanings.
Look at Daniel 9:25-26; "So you are to know and discern that from the issuing of a decree to restore and rebuild Jerusalem until Messiah the Prince there will be seven weeks and sixty-two weeks; it will be built again, with plaza and moat, even in times of distress. Then after the sixty two weeks the Messiah will be cut off and have nothing, and the people of the prince who is to come will destroy the city and the sanctuary. And its end will come with a flood; even to the end there will be war; desolations are determined."
You can see that there is 70 weeks of years or 490 years on the clock of Israel until everything is over. Some people believe that this timeframe was complete in 70 AD with the destruction of Jerusalem and it began in 445 BC with the proclamation to rebuild Jerusalem. That is the first meaning of the prophecy. To say that it is the only meaning is to say that God is through with Israel. Romans 11:25-26, "For I do not want you brethren to be uninformed of this mystery, lest you be wise in your own estimation, that a partial hardening has happened to Israel until the fulness of the Gentiles has come in, and thus all Israel will be saved; just as it is written." You see the covenant with Israel is irrevocable just as our covenant of salvation by grace is irrevocable. God will finish what He started with Israel in the last days.
According to Daniel, after the seven weeks of years and the sixty-two weeks of years the Messiah will be cut off. That is that the decree was given around 445BC and Jesus was cut off or crucified around 32 AD which is exactly 483 years. That means that there is one week of years left. Seven years which Matthew 24 calls the tribulation. The whole book of Revelation was written so that we could know what was going to happen.
According to Daniel 9:27, "And he (the antichrist) will make a firm covenant with the many for one week but in the middle of the week he will put a stop to sacrifice and grain offering,"
So, the one week is yet to come and it will begin with a seven year peace treaty. The pressure is on Israel more than ever to sign a peace treaty. I believe that this peace treaty will be with the Palestinians to give them a home land and half of Jerusalem. What will Israel get for such a sacrifice? There is only one thing that would be worth it. Control of the Temple mount so that the Jews could re-establish the Temple worship. To do this would put them back into a relationship with God and reestablish His protection upon Israel. That would mean that they could sacrifice animals on the altar and follow the old covenant again. The Ark of the Covenant may be put back into place. The problem there will be is it the copy that King Solomon made for his son, or is it the real one. I believe that I know where both are. So, in the middle of the seven years, the antichrist, who has signed the seven year peace treaty with Israel will break it and put himself on the throne of the Temple and claim himself as god. That is because he will be infilled with the spirit of satan and satan has always wanted to be God. This will happen 1260 days into the tribulation.
If you look back at the old blogs you will see that there is a 30 period just after that called the "hour of testing". This is when the mark of the beast is enacted on all mankind. This is another great sign to show we are quickly approaching the end time. Today, we are closer than ever to being able to mark everyone with a chip that will take the place of our money system so that you cannot buy or sell without it. If you take the mark, you will be condemned by God. That is why Israel will run for the hills during that time (see Matthew 24:15-22).
Monday, May 4, 2009
What will you do?
I had the pleasure of going to a men's retreat this last Friday. I knew only the one who invited me and we had a good time of worship. They played music and we sang and prayed and praised.
When it came time to share, I could tell that the main emphasis was that these men were celebrating the "freedom" of salvation that is given to us by Jesus Christ through GRACE. I really didn't realize that so many people may have not understood it, that Jesus has forgiven all sins past, present, and future and that we are no longer under the law. We are under the guidence of the Holy Spirit. We have surrendered our lives to Jesus because He gave us a gift that we can never earn. I guess that most of their lives they were living under some type of bondage. Maybe the past, maybe expectation of what you are suppose to do now?
They asked "did anyone have anything to share", and I never turn down a chance to talk about prophecy. So, I made the statement that we should be ready for the future in case we are expected to stand firm on our beliefs. After I finished, the leader made the statement that he believed in the prerapture and that we didn't have to worry about the future, that God will take care of all things.
I really didn't want to cause a stir in their meeting; so, I held my tougue. On the way home I thought about his comment. After all, doesn't God provide for your future? The answer is yes.
However, God prepared for Noah's future by telling him to get ready, judgement is coming. God prepared for Abraham's future by telling him to prepare to be a leader of a nation. God prepared for Moses' future by telling him every move to make. Are we really not suppose to do anything, just sit and wait for the provision of God? Did Joseph do nothing and wait for the provision of God? If he had not listen to the warnings of God and prepared for seven years, a whole country would have starved to death.
I feel the same way about prophecy. God has told us what to expect. He said that He is coming back one day and that we are suppose to anxiously await His return. My whole life, I was taught that we would be taken out before the tribulation; but, after studying it very carefully, I don't see it. Why would we need the book of Revelation if we were being taken out before any of it happens? I believe God has given us prophecy to say, "be prepared" judgement is coming. They always use, "well God took the believers out before the judgement of the flood so I believe that He will do the same with us". Ok, what about the 120 years of warnings that judgement was coming and no one listened. If they had listened to the signs, like a man building a giant boat and warning that a flood was coming to destroy the whole world, they could have repented and been saved.
We have been promised that we will not go through the "wrath of God". 1 Thessalonians 5:9, "For God has not destined us for wrath, but for obtaining salvation through our Lord Jesus Christ". The wrath of God is the seven bowls of judgement that are in the latter part of the seven years of tribulation.
We are promise that we will not go through the "hour of testing". Revelation 3:10, "Because you have kept the word of My perseverance, I also will keep you from the hour of testing, that hour which is about to come upon the whole world, to test those who dwell on the earth". This hour was talked about on my 3/31 post. It is the 30 days just past the first 1260 days.
We can bury our heads in the sand, or we can prepare for a future testing that may come in our lifetime. God gave us many signs. He gave us the Holy Spirit to teach of about the future. Our job is to study, tell others, and be prepared to be a witness in tough times.
You can see one such event is about to happen this week. The "hate crimes" bill has passed the house and this week is before the Senate for approval. If it passes, and a Christian takes a stand against homosexuality or gay marriage or even mention what the Bible says on the issue, they will be arrested for one year and fined up to $250,000 for a hate crime. How is your faith now.
If asked a question about gay marriage like the runner up to Ms. America was, will you stand with the teaching of the Bible and risk going to jail or will you hide your beliefs.
Jesus took a stand, He died for you and provided you with eternal life, what are you willing to do for Him?
When it came time to share, I could tell that the main emphasis was that these men were celebrating the "freedom" of salvation that is given to us by Jesus Christ through GRACE. I really didn't realize that so many people may have not understood it, that Jesus has forgiven all sins past, present, and future and that we are no longer under the law. We are under the guidence of the Holy Spirit. We have surrendered our lives to Jesus because He gave us a gift that we can never earn. I guess that most of their lives they were living under some type of bondage. Maybe the past, maybe expectation of what you are suppose to do now?
They asked "did anyone have anything to share", and I never turn down a chance to talk about prophecy. So, I made the statement that we should be ready for the future in case we are expected to stand firm on our beliefs. After I finished, the leader made the statement that he believed in the prerapture and that we didn't have to worry about the future, that God will take care of all things.
I really didn't want to cause a stir in their meeting; so, I held my tougue. On the way home I thought about his comment. After all, doesn't God provide for your future? The answer is yes.
However, God prepared for Noah's future by telling him to get ready, judgement is coming. God prepared for Abraham's future by telling him to prepare to be a leader of a nation. God prepared for Moses' future by telling him every move to make. Are we really not suppose to do anything, just sit and wait for the provision of God? Did Joseph do nothing and wait for the provision of God? If he had not listen to the warnings of God and prepared for seven years, a whole country would have starved to death.
I feel the same way about prophecy. God has told us what to expect. He said that He is coming back one day and that we are suppose to anxiously await His return. My whole life, I was taught that we would be taken out before the tribulation; but, after studying it very carefully, I don't see it. Why would we need the book of Revelation if we were being taken out before any of it happens? I believe God has given us prophecy to say, "be prepared" judgement is coming. They always use, "well God took the believers out before the judgement of the flood so I believe that He will do the same with us". Ok, what about the 120 years of warnings that judgement was coming and no one listened. If they had listened to the signs, like a man building a giant boat and warning that a flood was coming to destroy the whole world, they could have repented and been saved.
We have been promised that we will not go through the "wrath of God". 1 Thessalonians 5:9, "For God has not destined us for wrath, but for obtaining salvation through our Lord Jesus Christ". The wrath of God is the seven bowls of judgement that are in the latter part of the seven years of tribulation.
We are promise that we will not go through the "hour of testing". Revelation 3:10, "Because you have kept the word of My perseverance, I also will keep you from the hour of testing, that hour which is about to come upon the whole world, to test those who dwell on the earth". This hour was talked about on my 3/31 post. It is the 30 days just past the first 1260 days.
We can bury our heads in the sand, or we can prepare for a future testing that may come in our lifetime. God gave us many signs. He gave us the Holy Spirit to teach of about the future. Our job is to study, tell others, and be prepared to be a witness in tough times.
You can see one such event is about to happen this week. The "hate crimes" bill has passed the house and this week is before the Senate for approval. If it passes, and a Christian takes a stand against homosexuality or gay marriage or even mention what the Bible says on the issue, they will be arrested for one year and fined up to $250,000 for a hate crime. How is your faith now.
If asked a question about gay marriage like the runner up to Ms. America was, will you stand with the teaching of the Bible and risk going to jail or will you hide your beliefs.
Jesus took a stand, He died for you and provided you with eternal life, what are you willing to do for Him?
Thursday, April 30, 2009
The Four Forms of Salvation
One of the hardest verses for me to understand in the book of Revelation was in chapter 4.
Revelation 4:6-7;"and before the throne there was, as it were, a sea of glass like crystal; and in the center and around the throne, four living creatures full of eyes in front and behind. And the first creature was like a lion, and the second creature like a calf, and the third creature had a face like that of a man, and the fourth creature was like a flying eagle".
I read this verse many times and prayed for understanding and final several months later I received what I believe is the correct interpretation. Are these creatures literal or symbolical?
You should know the answer by now, they are symbolical, why? Chapter 4 is describing a vision that takes place in heaven. What is the sea of glass? If you have read my past blogs, you will know that the sea is symbolic of ___________. "The gentiles", yeah, you got it. Why a sea of glass? I think we have already discussed this also. When you take sand and heat it up, it is purified, cleansed, and becomes clear as glass. This is symbolic of the fact that the gentiles have been cleansed by "fire", their sins have been burned away and only the purified body is left.
Look at 1 Corinthians 3:13-14, "each man's work will become evident; for the day will show it, because it is to be revealed with fire; and the fire itself will test the quality of each man's work. If any man's work which he has built upon it remains, he shall receive a reward. If any man's work is burned up, he shall suffer loss; by he himself shall be saved, yet so as through fire."
Wow, by a fire judgement. That makes my last blog seem a little more realistic. Notice that we are not judged by guilt, we are not setting in front of the throne of God watching our life go by and accounting for every deed. What a great plan, burn off all the bad stuff, all the deeds done for selfish reasons, and only look at what makes it through the fire. What will be left after the fire. Your obedience. Christ gave us two main commandments, Love God with all your heart, soul, and mind; and serve the needs of others. That is what is left, our service to others that refects our obedience to Christ. This service was done because the Holy Spirit had put it on your heart to do so.
Who are these creatures? This was the hard one. I have never read of anyone's interpretation of this verse. I believe it is the four creatures "phases" of salvation.
First was the lion. Symbolic of the "lion of the tribe of Judah". Symbolic of the bloodline of Christ. Those who were in the bloodline had a connection to God. This bloodline led straight through Abraham where God made a covenant to him and his people. That was an eternal covenant.
Second was the calf. The calf represents the sacrificial blood of the old testiment. The law was created by God to show people that the sheding of blood was essential for purification of sin. This was done once a year by the Jews on the day of Atonement. The blood was sprinkled on the Ark of the Covenant to cleanse the sin of the people for one year. The time frame was during Moses' reign. It is easy to see that this salvation technique also pointed to the coming Messiah.
Third was the one that had a face like a man. This is salvation by Jesus, the true sacrificial lamb. The Son of God who gave His life for you and me that we may live eternally. So, one day we can be with Him.
Wait a minute, if the first three are symbolic of types of salvation then what is the fourth creature. It would have to be a salvation technique also. Is there a different salvation after Christ? I believe the answer is yes.
The fourth creature was represented by a flying eagle. We have already seen "the wings of an eagle" discussed in Revelation 12:13-14. "and when the dragon(satan) saw that he was thrown down to the earth, he persecuted the woman(Israel), who gave birth to the male child(the church). And the two wing of the great eagle were given to the woman in order that she might fly into the wilderness to her place where she was nourished for a time, times, and half of time(3 and 1/2 years) from the presence of the serpent." You can see that the woman(Israel) is saved from the persecution of Satan by the wings of the eagle for 3 and 1/2 years of the tribulation.
I believe that the "wings of eagles" is a salvation technique that will save Israel during the tribulation. This is the last salvation technique. At the end of this time period, Jesus will return in the clouds and rapture up all those who have been protected by the wings of the eagle. So, the fourth technique of salvation is for the ones going through the tribulation. The ultimate reason is to point to the coming of the Messiah, Jesus Christ. At that time Romans 11:26, "and thus all Israel will be saved;" will be fulfilled.
Here is the thing, God created this place for a reason. The reason is to give us the chance to have "free will to choose". God also placed several forms of salvation on this earth from the beginning of time for us, all pointing to Jesus Christ, the Son of God, as the answer to salvation. Time is running out, we are closer to the end than ever. It most likely will be in my lifetime. My wife and I went to an Aggie Muster last week in honor of her father who passed away this year. When they called the names of all of the fallen aggies, they started with the class of 2012. There were at least 15-20 young aggies who had not even graduated from college who had their name called. Death is final, no second chances, make a decision to follow Christ today.
God bless, Dean
Revelation 4:6-7;"and before the throne there was, as it were, a sea of glass like crystal; and in the center and around the throne, four living creatures full of eyes in front and behind. And the first creature was like a lion, and the second creature like a calf, and the third creature had a face like that of a man, and the fourth creature was like a flying eagle".
I read this verse many times and prayed for understanding and final several months later I received what I believe is the correct interpretation. Are these creatures literal or symbolical?
You should know the answer by now, they are symbolical, why? Chapter 4 is describing a vision that takes place in heaven. What is the sea of glass? If you have read my past blogs, you will know that the sea is symbolic of ___________. "The gentiles", yeah, you got it. Why a sea of glass? I think we have already discussed this also. When you take sand and heat it up, it is purified, cleansed, and becomes clear as glass. This is symbolic of the fact that the gentiles have been cleansed by "fire", their sins have been burned away and only the purified body is left.
Look at 1 Corinthians 3:13-14, "each man's work will become evident; for the day will show it, because it is to be revealed with fire; and the fire itself will test the quality of each man's work. If any man's work which he has built upon it remains, he shall receive a reward. If any man's work is burned up, he shall suffer loss; by he himself shall be saved, yet so as through fire."
Wow, by a fire judgement. That makes my last blog seem a little more realistic. Notice that we are not judged by guilt, we are not setting in front of the throne of God watching our life go by and accounting for every deed. What a great plan, burn off all the bad stuff, all the deeds done for selfish reasons, and only look at what makes it through the fire. What will be left after the fire. Your obedience. Christ gave us two main commandments, Love God with all your heart, soul, and mind; and serve the needs of others. That is what is left, our service to others that refects our obedience to Christ. This service was done because the Holy Spirit had put it on your heart to do so.
Who are these creatures? This was the hard one. I have never read of anyone's interpretation of this verse. I believe it is the four creatures "phases" of salvation.
First was the lion. Symbolic of the "lion of the tribe of Judah". Symbolic of the bloodline of Christ. Those who were in the bloodline had a connection to God. This bloodline led straight through Abraham where God made a covenant to him and his people. That was an eternal covenant.
Second was the calf. The calf represents the sacrificial blood of the old testiment. The law was created by God to show people that the sheding of blood was essential for purification of sin. This was done once a year by the Jews on the day of Atonement. The blood was sprinkled on the Ark of the Covenant to cleanse the sin of the people for one year. The time frame was during Moses' reign. It is easy to see that this salvation technique also pointed to the coming Messiah.
Third was the one that had a face like a man. This is salvation by Jesus, the true sacrificial lamb. The Son of God who gave His life for you and me that we may live eternally. So, one day we can be with Him.
Wait a minute, if the first three are symbolic of types of salvation then what is the fourth creature. It would have to be a salvation technique also. Is there a different salvation after Christ? I believe the answer is yes.
The fourth creature was represented by a flying eagle. We have already seen "the wings of an eagle" discussed in Revelation 12:13-14. "and when the dragon(satan) saw that he was thrown down to the earth, he persecuted the woman(Israel), who gave birth to the male child(the church). And the two wing of the great eagle were given to the woman in order that she might fly into the wilderness to her place where she was nourished for a time, times, and half of time(3 and 1/2 years) from the presence of the serpent." You can see that the woman(Israel) is saved from the persecution of Satan by the wings of the eagle for 3 and 1/2 years of the tribulation.
I believe that the "wings of eagles" is a salvation technique that will save Israel during the tribulation. This is the last salvation technique. At the end of this time period, Jesus will return in the clouds and rapture up all those who have been protected by the wings of the eagle. So, the fourth technique of salvation is for the ones going through the tribulation. The ultimate reason is to point to the coming of the Messiah, Jesus Christ. At that time Romans 11:26, "and thus all Israel will be saved;" will be fulfilled.
Here is the thing, God created this place for a reason. The reason is to give us the chance to have "free will to choose". God also placed several forms of salvation on this earth from the beginning of time for us, all pointing to Jesus Christ, the Son of God, as the answer to salvation. Time is running out, we are closer to the end than ever. It most likely will be in my lifetime. My wife and I went to an Aggie Muster last week in honor of her father who passed away this year. When they called the names of all of the fallen aggies, they started with the class of 2012. There were at least 15-20 young aggies who had not even graduated from college who had their name called. Death is final, no second chances, make a decision to follow Christ today.
God bless, Dean
Monday, April 27, 2009
Judgement to come
As we see swine flu on the verge of a pandemic, my thoughts turn back to Bible prophecy. Revelation 6:8, "And I looked and behold an ashen horse and he who sat on it had the name Death; and Hades was following with him. And authority was given to them over a fourth of the earth to kill with sword and with famine and with pestilence and by the wild beasts of the earth."
As we get closer to the end more and more pestilence, eg swine flu, bird flu, etc, will increase.
Can you believe that as much as one fourth of the population will be killed. This has been made possible by the decrease in the ozone layer. The ozone layer is created to destroy the growth of mold, mildew, bacteria, and viruses. As the ozone layer has to work overtime, its volume decreases which allows more growth of harmful bateria. Ozone, attaches to any harmful elements in the environment and destroys it. Basically, it is like hydogen peroxide, it disinfected the problem. So, you can easily see why these pestilences will increase in intensity, less ozone.
Also, the ease of travel increases the potential of the spead of pestilence growing across the world in a matter of days.
Revelation 6:8 is talking about the fourth seal judgement. Personally, I believe that the first four seals were broken at the ascension of Christ and the one fourth of the population that will be killed is the people who die from the time of Christ until the return of Christ.
After the seal judgements comes the trumpet judgements. Revelation 8:7, "And the first sounde, and there came hail and fire, mixed with blood, and they were thrown to the earth; and a third of the earth was burned up, and a third of the trees were burned up and all of the grass was burned up." How in the world can such a thing happen. Ok, I can see that if an asteroid hit the earth it might destroy one third of the trees and earth; but, how is it possible to burn up all of the grass without killing everyone? This fits well with Revelation 6:12-16; "and I looked when he broke the sixth seal, and there was a great earthquake; and the sun became black as sackcloth make of hair, and the whole moon became like blood; and the stars of the sky fell to the earth, as a fig tree cast its unripe figs when shaken by a great wind. And the sky was split apart like a scroll when it is rolled up; and every mountain and island were moved out of their places. And the kings of the earth and the great men and the commanders and the rich and the strong and every slave and free man hid themselves in the caves among the rocks of the mountains, and they said to the mountains and to the rocks, 'Fall on us and hide us from the presence of Him who sits on the throne, and from the wrath of the lamb';"
For a long time I thought that this verse might mean a nuclear war, however, I realize that God doesn't need our help. He had planned everything from the beginning of time. There is an interesting thing that is going to happen in a few years. December 21, 2012 we are suppose to be visited by a brown drawf star that has several planets and moons following it. It is reported that this event has happened several times in the past, occuring approximately every 3600 years. Supposely, this system will travel into the orbits of the planets and will have some effects on the earth according to the position of the earth as it orbits the sun and returns to outer space. It seems that on December 21, 2012 this planet, some call planet "x" and others call Nibiru, will be in line with the sun and the earth on that date. However, it will be on the opposite side of the sun from the moon and I believe there will be little or not effect. As the planet rotates around the sun, the brown drawf fire will be attracted toward the sun as it happens with a comet. The tail of the fire will extend toward the sun. In February 2013, the earth will be in a position between the sun and Nibiru. This will allow the flame of the brown dwarf star to extend toward the sun and sweep across the earth thus burning all of the grass of the earth within a 12 hour period of time. We will start to understand if this is truly a possibility in the next month or so because Nibiru will become visible to the naked eye. The world will start to understand what is about to happen. You can see why the kings of the earth are hiding in caves. We have already seen the sinario in the movie "Deep Impact". It is kinda scary, in the movie they had Morgan Freeman playing the part of the president. Sound familiar. The important people were put into the caves to make sure the human race survives. Us unimportant people will be left out. They have places like that. Rumors have it that they have underground facilities that are 37 floors deep fully functional in case of such a disaster.
I am sure many will survive, however the world will be changed if we are flamed. It is predicted by the Bible. It makes sense. We will have no technology, satelites will be destroyed, power grids will go down. There will be no food for us or animals, if you have no food stored.
I never really got it until I understood the roll of Nibiru. The battle of Armageddon is on horseback. I thought it was symbolic, but now I know it is not. All electronical devices will be worthless including your cars. Instantly, we will be put back into a third world nation.
Ok, maybe it is not such a bad idea to store up a little food, maybe a little gold or silver. Most of all, remember that God is in control and He will protect us for the time of our purpose.
God bless, Dean PS: More on Nibiru if it become visible in the next month
As we get closer to the end more and more pestilence, eg swine flu, bird flu, etc, will increase.
Can you believe that as much as one fourth of the population will be killed. This has been made possible by the decrease in the ozone layer. The ozone layer is created to destroy the growth of mold, mildew, bacteria, and viruses. As the ozone layer has to work overtime, its volume decreases which allows more growth of harmful bateria. Ozone, attaches to any harmful elements in the environment and destroys it. Basically, it is like hydogen peroxide, it disinfected the problem. So, you can easily see why these pestilences will increase in intensity, less ozone.
Also, the ease of travel increases the potential of the spead of pestilence growing across the world in a matter of days.
Revelation 6:8 is talking about the fourth seal judgement. Personally, I believe that the first four seals were broken at the ascension of Christ and the one fourth of the population that will be killed is the people who die from the time of Christ until the return of Christ.
After the seal judgements comes the trumpet judgements. Revelation 8:7, "And the first sounde, and there came hail and fire, mixed with blood, and they were thrown to the earth; and a third of the earth was burned up, and a third of the trees were burned up and all of the grass was burned up." How in the world can such a thing happen. Ok, I can see that if an asteroid hit the earth it might destroy one third of the trees and earth; but, how is it possible to burn up all of the grass without killing everyone? This fits well with Revelation 6:12-16; "and I looked when he broke the sixth seal, and there was a great earthquake; and the sun became black as sackcloth make of hair, and the whole moon became like blood; and the stars of the sky fell to the earth, as a fig tree cast its unripe figs when shaken by a great wind. And the sky was split apart like a scroll when it is rolled up; and every mountain and island were moved out of their places. And the kings of the earth and the great men and the commanders and the rich and the strong and every slave and free man hid themselves in the caves among the rocks of the mountains, and they said to the mountains and to the rocks, 'Fall on us and hide us from the presence of Him who sits on the throne, and from the wrath of the lamb';"
For a long time I thought that this verse might mean a nuclear war, however, I realize that God doesn't need our help. He had planned everything from the beginning of time. There is an interesting thing that is going to happen in a few years. December 21, 2012 we are suppose to be visited by a brown drawf star that has several planets and moons following it. It is reported that this event has happened several times in the past, occuring approximately every 3600 years. Supposely, this system will travel into the orbits of the planets and will have some effects on the earth according to the position of the earth as it orbits the sun and returns to outer space. It seems that on December 21, 2012 this planet, some call planet "x" and others call Nibiru, will be in line with the sun and the earth on that date. However, it will be on the opposite side of the sun from the moon and I believe there will be little or not effect. As the planet rotates around the sun, the brown drawf fire will be attracted toward the sun as it happens with a comet. The tail of the fire will extend toward the sun. In February 2013, the earth will be in a position between the sun and Nibiru. This will allow the flame of the brown dwarf star to extend toward the sun and sweep across the earth thus burning all of the grass of the earth within a 12 hour period of time. We will start to understand if this is truly a possibility in the next month or so because Nibiru will become visible to the naked eye. The world will start to understand what is about to happen. You can see why the kings of the earth are hiding in caves. We have already seen the sinario in the movie "Deep Impact". It is kinda scary, in the movie they had Morgan Freeman playing the part of the president. Sound familiar. The important people were put into the caves to make sure the human race survives. Us unimportant people will be left out. They have places like that. Rumors have it that they have underground facilities that are 37 floors deep fully functional in case of such a disaster.
I am sure many will survive, however the world will be changed if we are flamed. It is predicted by the Bible. It makes sense. We will have no technology, satelites will be destroyed, power grids will go down. There will be no food for us or animals, if you have no food stored.
I never really got it until I understood the roll of Nibiru. The battle of Armageddon is on horseback. I thought it was symbolic, but now I know it is not. All electronical devices will be worthless including your cars. Instantly, we will be put back into a third world nation.
Ok, maybe it is not such a bad idea to store up a little food, maybe a little gold or silver. Most of all, remember that God is in control and He will protect us for the time of our purpose.
God bless, Dean PS: More on Nibiru if it become visible in the next month
Friday, April 24, 2009
Can we fall from grace?
CAN WE FALL FROM GRACE?
Is it possible that I can trust in Jesus Christ and then mess up and lose my salvation?
The first point comes from:
John 10:26-30. Jesus said, “But you do not believe, because you are not My sheep. My sheep hear My voice and I know them and they follow Me; and I give eternal life to them, and they shall never perish; and no one shall snatch them out of my hand. My Father, who has given them to Me is greater than all, and no one is able to snatch them out of the Father’s hand. I and the Father are one.”
John 6:37-40 Jesus said, “All that the Father gives Me shall come to Me, and the one who comes to Me I will certainly not cast out. For I have come down from Heaven not to do My will but the will of Him who sent Me. And this is the will of Him who sent Me, that of all that He has given Me I lose nothing, but raise it up on the last day. For this is the will of My Father that everyone who beholds the Son and believes in Him may have eternal life; and I Myself will raise him up on the last day.”
John 5:24 “Truly, truly, I say to you, he who hears My word, and believes Him who sent Me, has eternal life, and does not come into judgement, but has passes out of death into life.
Did you read that, my trusting in Jesus Christ erases judgement. Total forgiveness, a new creation because of the blood of Christ.
2 Peter 3:17 “falling from steadfastness” does not mean falling from grace. This means turned away from a close relationship with Christ. Our steadfastness is Christ. He is our stability, He directs our life. If we lose our steadfastness we are as a sail boat in the ocean with no rudder. We will go where ever the wind blows. Christ is the rudder; He is the one who will direct our path during the storms of life.
Hebrews 12:14 says “no one will see the Lord without sanctification” This means that we will not go to be with Christ if we don't truly choose to do so. You know, the devil and all the demons believe in Jesus Christ and they know that He is the Son of God. However, they chose not to serve Him. The salvation is in the committment not the knowledge.
Galatians 5:1-4 says: “you Jews go toward Christ the Savior that will set you free”
If you receive circumcision as a condition of salvation, you are turning away from grace, not accepting salvation by grace” Here is the hardest part, there are no conditions, it is a free gift, my only job is to accept Him, trust Him, and follow Him. A believer should have fruit, no fruit means the tree is not alive. If you really believe He is who He said He is, and you have committed to serve Him, you would have a desire to tell others, to help others, to serve others, thus fruit.
Is it possible that I can trust in Jesus Christ and then mess up and lose my salvation?
The first point comes from:
John 10:26-30. Jesus said, “But you do not believe, because you are not My sheep. My sheep hear My voice and I know them and they follow Me; and I give eternal life to them, and they shall never perish; and no one shall snatch them out of my hand. My Father, who has given them to Me is greater than all, and no one is able to snatch them out of the Father’s hand. I and the Father are one.”
John 6:37-40 Jesus said, “All that the Father gives Me shall come to Me, and the one who comes to Me I will certainly not cast out. For I have come down from Heaven not to do My will but the will of Him who sent Me. And this is the will of Him who sent Me, that of all that He has given Me I lose nothing, but raise it up on the last day. For this is the will of My Father that everyone who beholds the Son and believes in Him may have eternal life; and I Myself will raise him up on the last day.”
John 5:24 “Truly, truly, I say to you, he who hears My word, and believes Him who sent Me, has eternal life, and does not come into judgement, but has passes out of death into life.
Did you read that, my trusting in Jesus Christ erases judgement. Total forgiveness, a new creation because of the blood of Christ.
2 Peter 3:17 “falling from steadfastness” does not mean falling from grace. This means turned away from a close relationship with Christ. Our steadfastness is Christ. He is our stability, He directs our life. If we lose our steadfastness we are as a sail boat in the ocean with no rudder. We will go where ever the wind blows. Christ is the rudder; He is the one who will direct our path during the storms of life.
Hebrews 12:14 says “no one will see the Lord without sanctification” This means that we will not go to be with Christ if we don't truly choose to do so. You know, the devil and all the demons believe in Jesus Christ and they know that He is the Son of God. However, they chose not to serve Him. The salvation is in the committment not the knowledge.
Galatians 5:1-4 says: “you Jews go toward Christ the Savior that will set you free”
If you receive circumcision as a condition of salvation, you are turning away from grace, not accepting salvation by grace” Here is the hardest part, there are no conditions, it is a free gift, my only job is to accept Him, trust Him, and follow Him. A believer should have fruit, no fruit means the tree is not alive. If you really believe He is who He said He is, and you have committed to serve Him, you would have a desire to tell others, to help others, to serve others, thus fruit.
Monday, April 20, 2009
The Parable of the Workers
Matthew 20:1-16, For the kingdom of heaven is like a landowner who went out early in the morning to hire laborers for his vineyard. And he had agreed with the laborers for a denarius for the day, he sent them into his vineyard. And he went out about the third hour and saw others standing idle in the market place; and to those he said, "You too go into the vineyard, and whatever is right I will give you," Again he went out about the sixth and the ninth hour, and did the same thing. And about the eleventh hour he went out, and found others standing; and he said to them, "why have you been stand here idle all day long?" They said to him, because no one hired us. He said to them, "you too go into the vineyard." (9) and when those hired about the eleventh hour came, each one received a denarius. And when those hired first came, they thought that they would receive more and they also received a denarius. And when they received it, they grumbled at the landowner saying, These last men have worked only one hour and you have made them equal to us who have borne the burden and the scorching heat of the day. (15) Is it not lawful for me to do what I wish with what is my own? Or is your eye envious because I am generous? Thus the last will be first and the first last.
Jesus used parables to confused the Pharasees. All parables had a common sense meaning and a spiritual meaning. This is obvious by the way Jesus started the parable, "the kingdom of heaven is like". Actually, this parable is a prophecy. The key is "the last will be first and the first last. This has a lot to do with the rapture that we have talked about in past blogs. The parable is representing SALVATION. Some people received salvation from the beginning and has lived a Christian life the whole time, some later, and some will receive salvation at the last hour. However, each person will receive the same wages, SALVATION. The thief on the cross is a good example, he was a sinner, and just before he died he was forgiven of his sins and saved by Jesus who was dying right beside him. Jesus told him, "today you will be with me in paradise".
So, this parable is establishing the fact that salvation will continue into the tribulation and will end at the "last hour" which we have proven is the 30 days just after the first 3 and 1/2 years of the tribulation. That is the end of the time of the gentiles, that is the end of the two great witnesses, and that is the time of Jesus returning in the clouds, and harvesting the earth.
It amazes me that the Bible is soo perfect, everything fits, you just have to study enough to see it.
The only problem is, that we cannot know when our last hour to make a choice is, we don't know at what minute you might die. This weekend, 5 little kids drown when the father ran off the road into a ditch that was flooded from all the rain we have received this weekend. Death comes quickly. A decision can't wait, if you wait you may never get the chance again. Accept Jesus as Lord and Savior now, its priceless.
God bless, Dean
Jesus used parables to confused the Pharasees. All parables had a common sense meaning and a spiritual meaning. This is obvious by the way Jesus started the parable, "the kingdom of heaven is like". Actually, this parable is a prophecy. The key is "the last will be first and the first last. This has a lot to do with the rapture that we have talked about in past blogs. The parable is representing SALVATION. Some people received salvation from the beginning and has lived a Christian life the whole time, some later, and some will receive salvation at the last hour. However, each person will receive the same wages, SALVATION. The thief on the cross is a good example, he was a sinner, and just before he died he was forgiven of his sins and saved by Jesus who was dying right beside him. Jesus told him, "today you will be with me in paradise".
So, this parable is establishing the fact that salvation will continue into the tribulation and will end at the "last hour" which we have proven is the 30 days just after the first 3 and 1/2 years of the tribulation. That is the end of the time of the gentiles, that is the end of the two great witnesses, and that is the time of Jesus returning in the clouds, and harvesting the earth.
It amazes me that the Bible is soo perfect, everything fits, you just have to study enough to see it.
The only problem is, that we cannot know when our last hour to make a choice is, we don't know at what minute you might die. This weekend, 5 little kids drown when the father ran off the road into a ditch that was flooded from all the rain we have received this weekend. Death comes quickly. A decision can't wait, if you wait you may never get the chance again. Accept Jesus as Lord and Savior now, its priceless.
God bless, Dean
Thursday, April 16, 2009
The Prize
As I prepare to fish in a tournament to catch the biggest bass in Sam Rayburn lake, I have high hopes of what could occur if I win. First place, $250,000. Oh, come on, the odds are against it, there are 8000 people in the tournament, thunderstorms in the forecast, and a huge body of water, and a wimpy boat, only to try to find the one fish. But yet, in the back of my mind I have a believe I have a chance. There is still one fact, if you do go to the tournament you can't win.
When you think about it, I have the same hope in the back of my head for life after death. However, the odds are different. I could know exactly where the big bass was, have the perfect bait, the best boat, and fish all day and still not catch the winner. Heaven is different, I know how to catch the prize, all I have to do is go for it, ask forgiveness and I win. Everyone wins who asks. You would think if you knew that you will win, you would go for it every time. However, most don't choose salvation by the blood of Christ because they choose not to participate. They actually walk away from the prize voluntarily.
Think about it, offer $250,000 and 8000 show up, offer eternal joy and happiness, very few are interested. I dream of winning a boat, going on a fishing circuit, and paint JESUS SAVES or BE A FISHER OF MEN on the boat.
Well anyway, I hope you choose to win the prize if you haven't. The odds of winning: 100%.
God bless, Dean
Sunday, April 12, 2009
This is the DAY
This is the day. The day that God had planned from the beginning. The day that God planned from Adam and Eve. This is the day that God had planned to give us the "free will" to love Him, to choose Him, to prove that we really want to be with Him for eternity.
God gave us prophetic hints throughout history. The first was in Genesis after the fall of Adam and Eve. Genesis 3:21-22, "and the Lord God made garments of skin for Adam and his wife, and clothed them. Then the Lord God said 'Behold, the man has become like one of Us, knowing good and evil,'" You see, God used the sacrifice of an animal's blood to cover the sin of Adam. This was the first indication that sin had to be covered by blood.
Exodus 11:3, 4-7, 13, 'Speak to all the congregation of Israel, saying On the tenth of this month they are each one to take a lamb for themselves, according to their fathers' households, a lamb for each household. Your lamb shall be an unblemished male a year old; you may take it from the sheep or from the goats. And you shall keep it until the fourteenth day of the same month,then the whole assembly of the congregation of Israel is to kill it at twilight. Moreover, they shall take some of the blood and put it on the lintel of the houses in which they eat it. And the blood shall be a sign for you on the houses where you live; and when I see the blood I will pass over you, and no plague will befall you or destroy you when I strike the land of Egypt."
Here is God's next prophecy. The blood will save you and the ones who don't have the blood will be cursed. The sacrifice had to be a perfect unblemished lamb. You see, God was pointed all mankind to this day, a day that His perfect lamb would be killed at the twilight of the passover to spill His blood to save us. He was sinless, without blemish, His blood was required to save me from the coming judgement. The blood allowed the passover of judgement to occur. Thank God that his plan is perfect. He planned a way for us to have free will, to freely choose to love Him or not. If we chose to do so, He had a plan to wash away our sin by using a perfect sacrifice, the Son of God on a cross, and His blood set me free. I am not good enough, I don't deserve it and never would, but yet, God planned a day, 4000 years after the fall of Adam, several thousand years after the passover in Egypt, a day that proclaimed to all the world that He loved us. He wants to gather us together with Him for eternity.
This is the day, this is the day that we should celebrate by proclaiming to the world that God's plan for man existed from the beginning of time. Now, for over 2000 years we have known that His son freely gave His life as the sacrificial lamb to spill His blood so that I can have eternal life. It is easy to see, He was killed at twilight on Passover, however, the greatest part of the story was yet to come. After three days, Jesus was resurrected from the grave. He lives. He walked out of the tomb and talked and walked with others. He met with the disciples and ate with them. He could walk through walls and appear in a blink of an eye. You see, He was in His glorified body as an example of what we have to look forward to when we die. He is the promise, He is our hope, a hope of a great future after death, living with Him eternally.
You would think that after 2000 years we would get it and accept Jesus as our Lord and Savior. It is obvious that God gave us clear prophecies or hints of what the plan was. He gave us over 300 prophecies to proclaim the coming of Jesus as the sacrificial lamb. He gave us prophets, kings, and Judges that told us that God had a plan for us and He gave us the Holy Spirit as a helper during our time to guide us. However, He still gives us free will to not choose Him.
I hope that this day, the day, the day that God provided salvation through a blood sacrifice of a perfect lamb, that you will accept Him as your Lord and Savior if you have not done so. If you are a Christian, I hope that you take this special day to remember what an incredible God we have that He would have such a plan that included me. This day, the day, is a reminder of the fact that all of my sins have been covered up by His blood forever. Praise God! Praise God! Praise God!
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