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Maybe soon part 2

  1. Jewish Feast – Definitions and Clarification
  2. The Exciting Discovery
  3. Signs in the Heavens
  4. Some Interesting Mathematical Examinations
  5. A Purim Connection: if the Great Tribulation Begins on Rosh Hashana/Feast of the Trumpets 2008 and Ends on the Day of Atonement/Yom Kippur 2015
  6. Regarding the Jubilee (Yovel) Year and Isaac Newton

Jewish Feast – Definitions and Clarification

The Feasts of Israel

Let no one act as your judge in regard to food or drink or in respect to a festival or a new moon or a Sabbath day things which are a mere shadow of what is to come; but the substance belongs to Christ." Colossians 2:16-17 (NASB)

This statement by the Apostle Paul refers to the Jewish Feasts as a "mere shadow" of things to come, the substance of them being found in Yeshua, the Messiah. What Paul is saying here is that the feasts were prophetic types, or symbols, that pointed to the Messiah and which would be fulfilled in Him. (NASB)

Before we pursue that point to see how the feasts were fulfilled in Jesus, let's first of all familiarize ourselves with the feasts.

Origin and Timing of the Feasts

The feasts were a part of the Mosaic Law that was given to the Children of Israel by God through Moses (Exodus 12; 23:14-17; Leviticus 23; Numbers 28 & 29; and Deuteronomy 16). The Jewish nation was commanded by God to celebrate seven feasts over a seven month period of time, beginning in the spring of the year and continuing through the fall. (NASB) You will find the timing and sequence of these feasts illustrated on the chart below.

As you study the chart, notice that the feasts fall into three clusters. The first three feasts Passover, Unleavened Bread, and First Fruits occur in rapid succession in the spring of the year over a period of eight days. They came to be referred to collectively as "Passover."

The fourth feast, Harvest, occurs fifty days later at the beginning of the summer. By New Testament times this feast had come to be known by its Greek name, Pentecost, a word meaning fifty.

The last three feasts Trumpets, Atonement, and Tabernacles extend over a period of twenty-one days in the fall of the year. They came to be known collectively as "Tabernacles."

The Nature of the Feasts

Some of the feasts were related primarily to the agricultural cycle. The feast of First Fruits was a time for the presentation to God of the first fruits of the barley harvest. The feast of Harvest was a celebration of the wheat harvest. And the feast of Tabernacles was in part a time of thanksgiving for the harvest of olives, dates, and figs.

Most of the feasts were related to past historical events. Passover, of course, celebrated the salvation the Jews experienced when the angel of death passed over the Jewish houses that were marked with the blood of a lamb. Unleavened Bread was a reminder of the swift departure from Egypt so swift that they had no time to put leaven into their bread.

Although the feasts of Harvest and Tabernacles were related to the agricultural cycle, they both had historical significance as well. The Jews believed that it was on the feast day of Harvest that God gave the Law to Moses on Mt. Sinai. And Tabernacles was a yearly reminder of God's protective care as the Children of Israel tabernacled in the wilderness for forty years.

The Spiritual Significance of the Feasts

All the feasts were related to the spiritual life of the people. Passover served as a reminder that there is no atonement for sin apart from the shedding of blood. Unleavened Bread was a reminder of God's call on their lives to be a people set apart to holiness. Leaven was a symbol of sin. They were to be unleavened that is, holy before the nations as a witness of God. The feast of First Fruits was a call to consider their priorities, to make certain they were putting God first in their lives. Harvest was a reminder that God is the source of all blessings. The solemn assembly day of Trumpets was a reminder of the need for constant, ongoing repentance. The Day of Atonement was also a solemn assembly day a day of rest and introspection. It was a reminder of God's promise to send a Messiah whose blood would cover the demands of the Law with the mercy of God. In sharp contrast to Trumpets and Atonement, Tabernacles was a joyous celebration of God's faithfulness, even when the Children of Israel were unfaithful.

The Prophetic Significance of the Feasts

What the Jewish people did not seem to realize is that all of the feasts were also symbolic types. In other words, they were prophetic in nature, each one pointing in a unique way to some aspect of the life and work of the promised Messiah.

1) Passover - Pointed to the Messiah as our Passover lamb whose blood would be shed for our sins. Jesus was crucified on the day of preparation for the Passover, at the same time that the lambs were being slaughtered for the Passover meal that evening.

2) Unleavened Bread - Pointed to the Messiah's sinless life, making Him the perfect sacrifice for our sins. Jesus' body was in the grave during the first days of this feast, like a kernel of wheat planted and waiting to burst forth as the bread of life.

3) First Fruits - Pointed to the Messiah's resurrection as the first fruits of the righteous. Jesus was resurrected on this very day, which is one of the reasons that Paul refers to him in I Corinthians 15:20 as the "first fruits from the dead."

4) Harvest or Pentecost - (Called Shavuot today.) Pointed to the great harvest of souls, both Jew and Gentile, that would come into the kingdom of God during the Church Age. The Church was actually established on this day when the Messiah poured out the Holy Spirit and 3,000 souls responded to Peter's first proclamation of the Gospel.

The long interval of three months between Harvest and Trumpets pointed to the current Church Age, a period of time that was kept as a mystery to the Hebrew prophets in Old Testament times.

That leaves us with the three fall feasts which are yet to be fulfilled in the life and work of the Messiah. Because Jesus literally fulfilled the first four feasts and did so on the actual feast days, I think it is safe to assume that the last three will also be fulfilled and that their fulfillment will occur on the actual feast days. We cannot be certain how they will be fulfilled, but my guess is that they most likely have the following prophetic implications:

5) Trumpets - (Called Rosh Hashana today.) Points to the Rapture when the Messiah will appear in the heavens as a Bridegroom coming for His bride, the Church. The Rapture is always associated in Scripture with the blowing of a loud trumpet (I Thessalonians 4:13-18 and I Corinthians 15:52)

6) Atonement - (Called Yom Kippur today.) Points to the day of the Second Coming of Jesus when He will return to earth. That will be the day of atonement for the Jewish remnant when they "look upon Him whom they have pierced," repent of their sins, and receive Him as their Messiah (Zechariah 12:10 and Romans 11:1-6, 25-36).

7) Tabernacles - (Called Sukkot today.) Points to the Lord's promise that He will once again tabernacle with His people when He returns to reign over all the world from Jerusalem (Micah 4:1-7).

The Week of Millenniums

One final note about the feasts. Six of them the first six are related to man's sin and struggle to exist. The last feast, Tabernacles, is related to rest. It is the most joyous feast of the year. It looks to the past in celebration of God's faithfulness in the wilderness. It looks to the present in celebration of the completion of the hard labor of the agricultural cycle. And it looks to the future in celebration of God's promise to return to this earth and provide the world with rest in the form of peace, righteousness and justice

The seven feasts thus parallel what I call the "rhythm of God" that was established during the week of creation namely, six days of work followed by one day of rest. This rhythm is repeated over and over in the Scriptures, as illustrated in the chart below.

A Summary of the Weeks of Scripture

The Week

Length

Description

Scripture

1) Week of Days

7 days

God's basic pattern. Six days of toil followed by a Sabbath day of rest.

Genesis 1:31 - 2:3
Exodus 31:12-17

2) Week of Weeks

49 days

The period of time between the feast of First Fruits and the feast of Pentecost.

Deuteronomy 16:9-12
Leviticus 23:15-16

3) Week of Months

7 months

The seven months of the Jewish religious calendar which contain all seven of the Jewish feasts.

Deuteronomy 16
Leviticus 23

4) Week Years

7 years

The Israelites were commanded to work the land for six years and then give the land a sabbath rest every seventh year.

Leviticus 25:1-7

5) Week of Weeks of Years

49 years

The period of time between each celebration of the Year of Jubilee.

Leviticus 28:8-17

6) Week of Decades

70 years

The life span alotted to Man.

Psalm 90:10

7) Week of Weeks of Decades

490 years

The period of time revealed to Daniel during which God will work through the Jews to fulfill His purposes in history.

Daniel 9:24-27

 

 

 

 

Because God's division of time into sevens, or weeks, so thoroughly permeates the Scriptures, the Jewish Rabbis concluded before the time of Jesus that human history would extend over a "Week of Millenniums," or for a period of 7,000 years.

According to the view most frequently expressed in the Talmud, there would be 6,000 years of human toil and strife followed by 1,000 years of peace. This Millennial Sabbath would be the period of the Messianic kingdom during which time the Messiah would reign in person over all the world from Jerusalem (Isaiah 24:21-23).

In other words, the Jews had concluded long before the book of Revelation was written that the Lord's reign on earth would last a thousand years. Revelation 20 confirmed this deduction by stating six times that the reign would last a thousand years.

The concept of the Millennium in the book of Revelation is therefore nothing new. The concept is rooted in the creation week of Genesis. It is reaffirmed in the week of feasts of Israel six feasts related to sin and toil leading up to a Sabbath feast of rest.

As you can see from the chart below, we are near the end of the 6,000 years, which the Jewish Rabbis believed would usher in the Millennial Kingdom. We are standing on the threshold of the Sabbath Millennium. Yeshua is coming soon!

Jesus was God's ultimate visual aid." Jesus Himself emphasized this when He said, "Anyone who has seen Me, has seen the Father" (John 14:9). The Jewish rituals were only temporary visual aids. God used them as object lessons to teach the Jewish people about their coming Messiah. We no longer need these rituals to show us the way to God.

But this does not mean, however, that these Hebrew visual aids are no longer valuable to us as Christians. They still are very useful in helping us to better understand how to know God and walk with Him through a personal relationship with Jesus."

 

Why the Jewish Feasts
Move Around on the Calendar

One of the first things you will probably notice when studying any chart of the Jewish Feasts is that they do not fall on specified dates according to the Gregorian calendar that is used in the Western world. The reason is that the Gregorian calendar (adopted in 1582 during the reign of Pope Gregory XIII) is a solar one that is related to the earth's revolution around the sun. The Jews, in contrast, use a modified lunar calendar, or what might be called a lunar/solar calendar.

A year on the Gregorian calendar runs 365 days. But since it takes approximately 365¨ days for the earth to make a complete circle around the sun, an extra day is added in February every four years, making a Leap Year of 366 days.

The Jewish calendar is based upon the movement of the moon around the earth. A full circle takes about 29´ days. Thus, twelve of these lunar months add up to 354 days in a year. So, a solar year is 11¨ days longer than a lunar year.

If the Jews followed a strict lunar calendar, as the Muslims do, the feasts would migrate completely around the calendar (as the Muslim feast of Ramadan does.) But the Jews could not tolerate this since three of their feasts are related directly to the agricultural cycle. Therefore, they devised a method of modifying their lunar calendar to bring it in line with the solar year. They did this by adding an extra month of 29 days about every three years (7 times in 19 years). This month is called the intercalary month.

That's the reason that the feast of Passover, for example, can occur in either March or April. The feast migrates backward on the Gregorian calendar for three years and then is propelled forward 29 days when the intercalary month is added. Passover always falls on Nisan 14 on the Jewish calendar, but that date moves around on the Gregorian calendar. Another difference between the calendars that should be noted is that the Gregorian day begins at midnight and runs until the next midnight. The Jewish day begins at sundown (approximately 6:00pm) and runs until the next day's sundown. The Passover meal is always celebrated at the beginning of Nisan 14, which would be in the evening.

 

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The Exciting Discovery

Preface 

Historically speaking, there have been more than a few popular instances in which predictions of rapture and the beginning of the tribulation have been made, some generating more interest than others at the time.  Because of that, it has damaged opinions on watching end times as well as speculating on possible timing of these events.  If analyzed, many of the predictions had little merit or based on very loose speculation.  Regardless, they still attracted interest, and some believed the predictions to an immense degree and were consequently rather disappointed when the events did not occur as expected. 

Here are some of the historical predictions:

 

1 Chuck Smith, 1978 predicted the rapture would come in 1981.

2 Pat Robertson predicted a few years in advance that the world would end in the fall of 1982.

3 Hal Lindsey had predicted in his book "The Late, Great Planet Earth" that the Rapture was coming in 1988. This is supposedly one generation of 40 years after Israel became a nation again.

4 Edgar Whisenant published the book "88 Reasons why the Rapture will Occur in 1988", which sold more than 4 million copies.

5 Peter Ruckman an independent Baptist minister and founder of Pensacola Bible Institute, concluded from his analysis of the Bible that the rapture would come within a few years of 1990.  

 

To some degree the following is no different.  It is speculation.  The proposed timing is not certain.  Ultimately, the timing is up to God. However, the signs are so amazing and scripturally grounded, that it would be careless to fail to discuss these signs.   The above is either a prediction at a whim, such as with Ruckman, or grounded in obvious exaggerated assumptions, as with Lindsey.

 

Any suggestion that the below are mere coincidences would like generate a heart attack in any educated statistician.  It is so likely, that the below speculation warrants attention, that a sense of urgency in watching should be declared.  In reviewing and examining the material, tread carefully and intentionally, seeking God’s discernment and guidance throughout.  I suspect you will determine that the below is very different and provocative.  

Before proceeding, make sure you understand the concepts of basic Christian theology, the rapture, the Great Tribulation, Daniel’s 70th week, and the Jewish feasts.  If you require a review of this material, details can be found in earlier sections.

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Signs in the Heavens

 

Luke 21:25 (New King James Version)

25"There will be signs in the sun, moon and stars. 

 

Isaiah 13:9-11 (New King James Version)

9 Behold, the day of the LORD comes,
      Cruel, with both wrath and fierce anger,
      To lay the land desolate;
      And He will destroy its sinners from it.
      
10 For the stars of heaven and their constellations
      Will not give their light;
      The sun will be darkened in its going forth,
      And the moon will not cause its light to shine.
      
11 “ I will punish the world for its evil,
      And the wicked for their iniquity;
      I will halt the arrogance of the proud,
      And will lay low the haughtiness of the terrible.

 

Isaiah 24:23 (New King James Version)

23 Then the moon will be disgraced
      And the sun ashamed;
      For the LORD of hosts will reign
      On Mount Zion and in Jerusalem
      And before His elders, gloriously.

 

Joel 2:10; Joel 2:11 (New King James Version)

10 The earth quakes before them,
      The heavens tremble;
      The sun and moon grow dark,
      And the stars diminish their brightness.

 

Joel 2:30-31 (New King James Version)

30 “ And I will show wonders in the heavens and in the earth:
      Blood and fire and pillars of smoke.
      
31 The sun shall be turned into darkness,
      And the moon into blood,
      Before the coming of the great and awesome day of the LORD.

 

Joel 3:14-15 (New King James Version)

14 Multitudes, multitudes in the valley of decision!
      For the day of the LORD is near in the valley of decision.
      
15 The sun and moon will grow dark,
      And the stars will diminish their brightness. 

 

Matthew 24:29-30 (New King James Version)

29 “Immediately after the tribulation of those days the sun will be darkened, and the moon will not give its light; the stars will fall from heaven, and the powers of the heavens will be shaken. 30 Then the sign of the Son of Man will appear in heaven, and then all the tribes of the earth will mourn, and they will see the Son of Man coming on the clouds of heaven with power and great glory. 

 

Revelation 6:12-13 (New King James Version)

12 I looked when He opened the sixth seal, and behold,[a] there was a great earthquake; and the sun became black as sackcloth of hair, and the moon[b] became like blood. 13 And the stars of heaven fell to the earth, as a fig tree drops its late figs when it is shaken by a mighty wind.

 

Revelation 8:12 (New King James Version)

12 Then the fourth angel sounded: And a third of the sun was struck, a third of the moon, and a third of the stars, so that a third of them were darkened. A third of the day did not shine, and likewise the night. 

I have come across an interesting discovery that I believe is worthy of thinking about.

It appears that something historically significant happens whenever a  “blood moon” or lunar eclipse coincides with a Jewish Feast day. A Jewish pastor named Mark Biltz, who pastors a Messianic congregation near Tacoma, Washington, has made an interesting discovery. He found out that NASA has posted the precise dates of all lunar eclipses and solar eclipses for a 5,000 year period, from 2000 BC to 3000 AD. He learned that  four blood moons (called a tetrad) or lunar eclipses  will occur on the exact Jewish Feast days of Passover and Feast of Tabernacles in both the years 2014 and 2015. This is extremely rare, and in fact will not occur again the rest of this century.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Then he went back to see if and when in the last century four blood moons occurred on the Jewish Feast days, and discovered that this phenomenon happened in 1967 and 1968, during the re-capturing of Jerusalem in the Six-Day war!  Going back a little farther, he found the next occurrences in 1949 and 1950, right after Israel became a nation.

 Signs in the Heavens


This already has to have your attention.  Already, this is profound.  God is amazing!

In addition to the four lunar eclipses in 2014-15, Mark also found two solar eclipses. They will occur on:

Adar 29/Nisan 1, March 20, 2015
The Feast of Trumpets, September 13, 2015

These two dates are quite significant because they are special days in the Jewish calendar. For example, it was on Nisan 1, the first anniversary of the Exodus, that Moses raised up the tabernacle for the first time and the glory of God descended. Two weeks later, the Chosen People observed their first Pentecost since the Exodus.

Nisan 1 marks the beginning of the religious festival cycle. Six months later, on Tishri 1, the Jews observe Rosh Hashanah, the Feast of Trumpets. This day is highly prophetic, because it is said to be the anniversary of the Creation of Adam. It is Adam’s birthday. And, even though it is a Jewish observance, it is prophetically significant as a day for Gentile nations.

It is the day when God will sit down upon His throne of Judgment and take the books in his hand. That is when He will begin the judgment of the world. So, a solar eclipse on Rosh Hashanah could precede the Second Coming of Christ in power and great glory, and fulfill the biblical description.

 

Now, let’s look at the places in the Bible that speak of the sun being darkened and the moon not giving her light. First of all, Isaiah wrote:

“Behold, the day of the LORD cometh, cruel both with wrath and fierce anger … the sun shall be darkened in his going forth, and the moon shall not cause her light to shine.

“And I will punish the world for their evil, and the wicked for their iniquity; and I will cause the arrogancy of the proud to cease, and will lay low the haughtiness of the terrible” (Isa. 13:9-11).

We are told that this will occur in the “day of the LORD.” It is the time when God will punish the Gentile nations for their wickedness. We are not talking about ordinary everyday living, but gross wickedness against God and His Chosen People. God calls them arrogant, proud and haughty. He says that they are terrible, evil and wicked. It seems to me that he is referring to the nations that are trying to destroy Israel. Again, Isaiah said:

“Then the moon shall be confounded, and the sun ashamed, when the LORD of hosts shall reign in mount Zion, and in Jerusalem, and before his ancients gloriously” (Isa. 24:23).

Since neither the sun or moon has a conscience, the references to being confounded or ashamed seem to be metaphoric of the condition of man on earth. The darkening of the sun and moon, therefore, are signs of man’s condition. These conditions will prevail at the time of the Lord’s return to judge the wicked and establish His kingdom. Isaiah was the first prophet to write about solar and lunar eclipses, but Joel’s passages are the most widely quoted. Joel wrote:

“The earth shall quake before them; the heavens shall tremble: the sun and the moon shall be dark, and the stars shall withdraw their shining:

“And the LORD shall utter his voice before his army: for his camp is very great: for he is strong that executeth his word: for the day of the LORD is great and very terrible; and who can abide it?” (Joel 2:10,11).

Again, Joel said:

“And I will shew wonders in the heavens and in the earth, blood, and fire, and pillars of smoke.

“The sun shall be turned into darkness, and the moon into blood, before the great and terrible day of the LORD come” (Joel 2:30,31).

Finally, Joel said:

“Multitudes, multitudes in the valley of decision: for the day of the LORD is near in the valley of decision.

“The sun and the moon shall be darkened, and the stars shall withdraw their shining” (Joel 3:14,15).

Isaiah and Joel are the only Old Testament prophets that mentioned solar and lunar apparitions in the day of the LORD. In each case, however, it is apparent that they are referring to events that precede the messianic kingdom. Joel adds earthquakes, blood, fire and pillars of smoke. I think he is describing the battles that attend the Tribulation Period, especially the final Battle of Armageddon.

Signs in the Heavens


Passages From the New Testament

In the New Testament Gospel of Matthew, Jesus said:

“Immediately after the tribulation of those days shall the sun be darkened, and the moon shall not give her light, and the stars shall fall from heaven, and the powers of the heavens shall be shaken:

“And then shall appear the sign of the Son of man in heaven: and then shall all the tribes of the earth mourn, and they shall see the Son of man coming in the clouds of heaven with power and great glory” (Matt. 24:29,30).

In His Olivet discourse, Jesus described His glorious appearing at the close of the Tribulation Period. My guess (and its only a guess) is that the darkening of the sun and moon could be eclipses. Stars falling from heaven could be missiles used in the war. Powers of the heavens being shaken could refer to many nuclear explosions around the world, disrupting the atmosphere. The “sign” of the Son of Man, could be His actual appearance in “the clouds of heaven.” The clouds may be an ancient description of celestial vehicles, rather than simple clouds. The only clouds that prompt fear today is the kind with a twister coming out of them. Therefore, I think the term “clouds” is used to describe something that flies in the sky.

The Gospel of Mark repeats the Savior’s statement:

“But in those days, after that tribulation, the sun shall be darkened, and the moon shall not give her light” (Mark 13:24).

Luke also records the occasion:

“And there shall be signs in the sun, and in the moon, and in the stars; and upon the earth distress of nations, with perplexity; the sea and the waves roaring;

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

“And then shall they see the Son of man coming in a cloud with power and great glory” (Luke 21:25-27).

On the day of Pentecost, Peter quoted Joel’s prophecy:

“The sun shall be turned into darkness, and the moon into blood, before the great and notable day of the Lord come:

“And it shall come to pass, that whosoever shall call on the name of the Lord shall be saved” (Acts 2:20,21).

In the book of Revelation, John enlarged upon the prophecy:

“And I beheld when he had opened the sixth seal, and, lo, there was a great earthquake; and the sun became black as sackcloth of hair, and the moon became as blood;

“And the stars of heaven fell unto the earth, even as a fig tree casteth her untimely figs, when she is shaken of a mighty wind” (Rev. 6:12,13).

“And the fourth angel sounded, and the third part of the sun was smitten, and the third part of the moon, and the third part of the stars; so as the third part of them was darkened, and the day shone not for a third part of it, and the night likewise” (Rev. 8:12,).

The idea that a third of the sun is smitten may be a reference to a partial eclipse, similar to the one that will occur on Rosh Hashanah in the Jewish year 5775 -- September 13, 2015.

Three sets of blood-red moons that corresponded to significant events:

The Spanish Inquisition final year 1492 when the Alhambra Decree ordered all remaining Jews who would not convert to Christianity to leave Spain, the 1948 War of Independence and the 1967 Six-Day War had back-to-back, blood-red moons occur on the first day of Passover and Sukkot the following two years or beginning the same year of the 1967 Six-Day War for two years.

The Spanish Inquisition — 1492

* Passover, April 2, 1493
* Sukkoth, Sept. 25, 1493
* Passover, March 22, 1494
* Sukkoth, Sept. 15, 1494

The War of Independence — 1948

* Passover, April 13, 1949
* Sukkoth, Oct. 7, 1949
* Passover, April 2, 1950
* Sukkoth, Sept. 26, 1950

The Six-Day War — 1967

* First Day of Passover, April 24, 1967
* First Day of Sukkoth, Oct. 18, 1967
* First Day of Passover. April 13, 1968
* First Day of Sukkoth, Oct. 6, 1968

Wow! Could God have been any more blatant?

What will occur in the 2013–2015 time period?

* First Day of Passover, April 15, 2014
* First Day of Sukkoth, Oct. 8, 2014
* First Day of Passover, April 4, 2015
* First Day of Sukkoth, Sept. 28, 2015

Fall Feasts in 2015

* Rosh Hashanah (The Feast of Trumpets), Sept. 14
* Yom Kippur (The Day of Atonement), Sept. 23
* Sukkoth (The Feast of Tabernacles), Sept. 28

This year's blood-red moon

During this year's Feb. 21 "blood-red" moon, Israeli Defense Minister Ehud Barak and IDF Chief of Staff Gabi Ashkenazi spoke of preparation for war with Hezbollah and Hamas, and both those terror organizations leaders were bold in their rhetoric against Israel in this time of great tension.

The Temple Mount and blood-red moons

Also, do a search and examine the Temple Mount in Jerusalem and the two connections to peace talks and the blood-red moons of July 16, 2000, and Aug. 28, 2007.

The Blood-Red Moon, the Temple Mount and the Bible

Other interesting facts

* Passover is the first annual feast
* Sukkoth is the seventh and final annual feast
* Av is a month of mourning for the Jews
* The 17th of Tammuz to the 9th of Av is a 21-day period of mourning for the Jewish people (more info below)
* The next seven year cycle begins on Rosh Hashanah on Sept. 30, 2008, and ends on Rosh Hashanah on Sept. 13-14, 2015
* The sabbatical year in the seven-year cycle begins on Rosh Hashanah on Sept. 25, 2014, and ends on Rosh Hashanah on September 13-14, 2015 — the day of a partial solar eclipse

These are the biblical passages that deal with the subject. It cannot be said with certainty that the solar and lunar eclipses that will occur in 2008, 2009, 2010, 2014, and 2015 are the fulfillments of Biblical prophecy, but they are fascinating enough to issue, not a warning, but a watch.   Historically, these eclipses mark something prophetically significant for Israel.  The last and most significant prophetic event that has not yet occurred is the rapture, tribulation, the Lord’s return, and the beginning of the Kingdom age.  Could 2015 be the year that Jesus returns?  That is some strong speculation, but it is also a very strong possibility.  So let us examine this further to see if we can either support or refute that speculation. 

What does all of this mean?  We have these specific types of eclipses on specific Jewish feasts in 2014/2015 that have only occurred historically around times that have been prophetically and significantly centric to Israel.  As mentioned, and historically demonstrated this is likely an amazing sign, but a sign for what? 

The root word for signs in Matthew 16:3 (“You know how to interpret the appearance of the sky, but you cannot interpret the signs of the times.”) according to  Strong’s Concordance means “To mark, indicate or signify” and the Webster’s gives the word SIGNAL as one of the words to define signify.  Are these celestial happenings signals to us? It is very interesting at the least!

 Signs in the Heavens


Thief in the Night

Are we to know when the Lord is to return just like the Jews were supposed to know the exact date that he was to arrive in Jerusalem, or how the wise man knew the exact day of Jesus birth based on signs in the heavens? 

We often take the scripture, “that the day of the Lord so comes as a thief in the night” (1 Thessalonians 5:2) to mean that we will have no idea when the Lord is coming back.  But Paul goes onto say in that same passage, “But you, brethren, are not in darkness, so that this Day should overtake you as a thief. You are all sons of light and sons of the day. We are not of the night nor of darkness. Therefore let us not sleep, as others do, but let us watch and be sober.”  

There is a context to the thief in the night passage that sheds light on its meaning. Jesus said to the lukewarm church of Laodicea, in Revelation 3:18, “I counsel you to buy from me gold refined in the fire, so you can become rich; and white clothes to wear, so you can cover your shameful nakedness; and salve to put on your eyes, so you can see….”  Later, He again refers to “shameful nakedness” in Revelation 16:15:  "Behold, I come like a thief! Blessed is he who stays awake and keeps his clothes with him, so that he may not go naked and be shamefully exposed."

According to Jewish biblical scholar Edersheim, these verses literally describe the punishment awarded to the Temple guards if they were found asleep at their posts. During the night the captain of the Temple made his rounds. On his approach the guards had to rise and salute him in a particular manner. Any guard found asleep when on duty was beaten, or his garments were set on fire, exposing his nakedness! Also, preparations for the morning service required those on duty to rise early.  They were also charged with keeping the holy flame on the altar lit. The priest whose duty it was to superintend the arrangements might any moment knock at the door and demand entrance. HE CAME SUDDENLY AND UNEXPECTEDLY; NO ONE KNEW WHEN.
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 Signs in the Heavens


The Feast of the Trumpets 

It is also interesting to note that in Gen 1:14, an argument can be made that “seasons” could actually mean festivals or feasts, signifying when prophetic events might happen on feasts through solar and lunar activity.   

Gen 1:14
And God said, “Let there be lights in the expanse of the sky to separate the day from the night, and let them serve as signs to mark seasons and days and years,


The Hebrew word for seasons here is:

mow'ed, mo-ade' prop. an appointment, i.e. a fixed time or season; spec. a festival; conventionally a year; by impl. an assembly (as convened for a def. purpose); tech. the congregation; by extens. the place of meeting; also a signal (as appointed beforehand):- appointed (sign, time), (place of, solemn) assembly, congregation, (set, solemn) feast, (appointed, due) season, solemn (-ity), synagogue, (set) time (appointed). 

Now relate that back to the discovery of the blood moon tetrads that have occurred throughout known history and also occur in 2014/2015. 

One of the reasons most often given to disclaim that the resurrection of the dead and the catching away of the believers is on Rosh HaShanah is the statement given by Yeshua (Jesus) in Matthew 24:36, as it is written, "But of that day and hour knoweth no man, no, not the angels of heaven, but My Father only." Because Rosh HaShanah was understood to be the hidden day, this statement by Yeshua is actually an idiom for Rosh Hashanah. Thus it should be given as further proof that He was speaking of Rosh HaShanah because Rosh HaShanah is the only day in the whole year that was referred to as the hidden day or the day that no man knew.  It is also interesting to note that Rosh HaShanah is actually a two day event. 

This all supports that the The Feast of Trumpets is when the “last trump” of the Rapture of 1 Cor. 15 is blown.

The Feast of Trumpets is known as the Wedding of the Messiah, and the Church is the Bride of Christ, and the Rapture is when the Church is caught up to heaven to be wed with Christ.

The Feast of Trumpets happens on the “new moon”, which is 29.5 days after the last one, meaning it might occur on the 29th or 30th day, nobody knows for sure.

The “Open Door” of the Rapture in Matt 25, and Rev 3, & Rev 4:1 is a symbol of the Feast of Trumpets. [Ezek 46:1] “Thus says the Lord GOD: The gate of the inner court that faces east shall be shut on the six working days; but on the sabbath day it shall be opened and on the day of the new moon it shall be opened.”

“Thus saith the Lord GOD; The gate of the inner court that looketh toward the east shall be shut the six working days; but on the sabbath it shall be opened, and in the day of the new moon it shall be opened.” (KJV)

We are told that the new moon and the Feasts of the Lord are a shadow of things to come in Col 2:16,17. Since the Feast of Trumpets is the only Feast of the Lord that falls on a new moon, we should take particular note.

There are seven Days of Awe in between the Feast of Trumpets and the Day of Atonement. These picture the seven years of tribulation. Atonement pictures Satan being defeated and cast away at the end of tribulation. If you add the two-day Trumpets Feast, and the Day of Atonement, the 7 Days of Awe are “ten days of tribulation” which might be referred to in Rev. 2:10.

In the Jewish Wedding, a marriage takes place over a period of time known as the “bridal week”. During the bridal week, the groom and bride have relations in the bridal chamber. At the end of the week, there is a marriage supper. Compare Judges 14, Rev. 19, and Genesis 29:22-28. This bridal week will be the tribulation week on earth, while the bride of Christ is in heaven.

In the Jewish Wedding, the groom comes for his bride without warning to take (seize / rapture) her away and into the bridal chamber for the bridal week at his father’s house.

The Feast of Trumpets is also known as the coronation of the Messiah, when he will start reigning as king, thus the beginning of the “Day of the Lord”, which includes the Tribulation.  

Apparently in Israel the Rabbis stand on the hilltops looking for the new moon, you can't actually see the new moon because it’s dark, this is why Rosh Hashanah has no set date, it varies. It will be the same process for 2008 as well, they do not exactly know the day nor the hour that the feast will begin!

 

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Some Interesting Mathematical Examinations

Since we are starting a new 7 year cycle this Rosh Hashanna/Feast of the Trumpets 2008, and that 2015 just happens to conclude a rare and historical Israel centric significant blood moon tetrad event, are there any other signs that suggest the timing is on target if Jesus is going to return, hypothetically speaking, on the Day of Atonement/Yom Kippur of 2015, and set up the millennial reign on the Feast of Tabernacles in 2015?  The above suggests that it is very possible. Let us continue to examine this from a scriptural perspective.

 

2008 to 2015
Feast of Trumpets 2008 to Day of Atonement 2015


= 2550 Days / 86 Moons.

49 normal current Sabbatical cycles since 5727.

49 X 360 = 17640 Biblical year days since 6 -7-1967.

Israel’s final Sabbatical Cycle within a 70 year Generation from Israel’s rebirth May 14, 1948.

The Jewish lunar calendar has an extra month added about every 3 years (actually 7 months every 19 years) to correct for the lunar/solar difference. Thus a given 7-year period includes either two or three embolic (extra month added) years to account for this difference, or 86 or 87 lunar months. The average lunar period is 29.53 days at present. Thus a 7-year time with 2 embolic years equals 86 x 29.53 = 2540 days and this equates with the date of the Feast of Trumpets on year 7. The Day of Atonement in year seven is 10 days later or 2550 days from the start of the Tribulation Period. This equates exactly to the 30 extra days after the 2520 day tribulation period of Daniel’s prophecy (Daniel 12:11). The celebration of the Feast of Tabernacles or Harvest, five days later, can be considered coincidental to our Thanksgiving celebrations.


Realizing that the rapture is on the Feast of Trumpets as discussed in earlier sections and knowing that this in a New Moon festival we can count the number of moons that would appear during this time. There are 86 moons that will appear during a seven year period seen on any lunar calendar. The moon revolves around the earth every 29.530589 days. Times this by 86 moons will equal to 2,539.63 days and can be rounded up to 2,540 days. This would get us back to the Feast of Trumpets seven years later on the day 1st day of Tishri. We must count 10 days to get us to the Day of Atonement which gives us the 2,550 days allotted by God and revealed to His prophets Daniel and John.  We NEED to 2,550 days for this time frame to be scripturally sound.

The moon revolves around the earth every 29.530589 days. 87 moons will give you about roughly (2579 days) between Feast of Trumpets and Day of Atonement in any seven year Tishrei to Tishrei span because 87 X 29.53 = 2569 days from Tishrei to Tishrei seven years later + 10 DAYS to Atonement Day = 2579 days. Well 2579 days is too many days, so you need 86 moons between Feast of Trumpets and Day of Atonement in any seven year Tishrei to Tishrei span to give you 2550 days or close to that many. Remember only 2550 days is applicable. 86 x 29.53 from Tishrei to Tishrei = (2540 Days rounded) + 10 days --- to Day of Atonement = 2550 Days.  This is critical to understand.

 The Day of Atonement and Eschatology


Some Christians believe that the Day of Atonement, the sixth holiday on the Hebrew calendar, will come into its ultimate New Covenant fulfilment on a climactic day in future history. This was examined in earlier sections with much supporting evidence. Not only will it wrap up affairs between God and His covenant people for the year, the sabbatical year, and the 50 year Jubilee cycle, but this future day of awe will be a climactic Day of Atonement that will come on the last day of this age and on the eve of the Last judgement.


Bible scholars believe that the next feast to be fulfilled, the Feast of Trumpets, which is Rosh Hashanah or the Jewish New Year, will be the epic peace treaty of Daniel 9:27 and maybe the rapture.  This was also covered in detail in earlier sections. In this seven year covenant the sovereign land of Israel will be divided up and ceded to a coming global peacemaker for a period of seven years. This seven year covenant, which promises peace to the Middle East, is the event which initiates the 70th Week of Daniel, the final seven years of this age.  Given our speculation above, this would be September 30/October 1, 2008 to September 23, 2015.  Also remember this for the next section when we discuss the “Purim Connection”


The reason they believe this to be so is that the time span encompassing the Feast of Trumpets and the Day of Atonement when they are seven years apart and when they comprise 86 moons on the metatonic cycle, (and not 87 moons), is 2550 days.
86 moons = 86 x 29.530589 days + 10 days = 2550 days (inclusive). This is the time span that begins on Tishrei 1 in year X and extends out seven years to Tishrei 10 on year X + 7.


2550 days is a very significant time period. This is precisely the time span of the 70th week of Daniel along with the 30 day extension which goes out beyond the 1260 day second half of the Prophecy of Seventy Weeks to reach the 1290 days we see prophesied by Daniel. (Dan.12:11). 1260 days + 1290 days = 2550 days exactly.  Scripturally, it can not be any other way. Some Interesting Mathematical Examinations


This is quite remarkable. The time span of Daniel's 70th Week with its 30 day extension, appears to be marked out precisely by the Feast of Trumpets and the Day of Atonement seven years later. This is for those seven year Tishrei to Tishrei time spans that see 86 and not 87 moons. This a very significant discovery. It is not likely to be a coincidence.
The calculations of these feast to feast time spans across 86 moons and seven years are uncomplicated and easily verifiable. They can be confirmed quite readily using the new moon lunar data from the United States Naval Observatory or by using the Hebrew Calendar Converter available online at Hebcal.com.

I calculated seven year timeframes from the metatonic cycle with 86 moons, according to Israel’s Sabbatical Cycle from the Jewish years 5706 to 5839 and the only seven year span that matched up with the Israel Sabbatical and had the 86 moons, 2550 day requirements was the upcoming Israel Sabbatical in 5769. It was the only one that matched in regards to Israel’s Sabbatical cycle.

(5706) Tishrei 1945 to (5713) Tishrei 1952 = 87 moons (Sabbath Year 5712)

(5713) Tishrei 1952 to (5720) Tishrei 1959 = 87 moons (Sabbath Year 5719)

(5720) Tishrei 1959 to (5727) Tishrei 1966 = 86 moons ( 2549 Days ) to Day of Atonement (66) (Sabbath Year (5726)

1. (5727) Tishrei 1966 to (5734) Tishrei 1973 = 87 moons (Sabbath Year 5733)

2. (5734) Tishrei 1973 to (5741) Tishrei 1980 = 86 moons ( 2551 Days ) to Day of Atonement (80) (Sabbath Year 5740)

3. (5741) Tishrei 1980 to (5748) Tishrei 1987 = 87 moons (Sabbath Year 5747)

4. (5748) Tishrei 1987 to (5755) Tishrei 1994 = 86 moons ( 2549 Days ) to Day of Atonement (94) (Sabbath Year 5754)

5. (5755) Tishrei 1994 to (5762) Tishrei 2001 = 87 moons (Sabbath Year 5761)

6. (5762) Tishrei 2001 to (5769) Tishrei 2008 = 87 moons (Sabbath Year 5768)

7. (5769) Tishrei 2008 to (5776) Tishrei 2015 = 86 moons ( 2550 Days ) to Day of Atonement (015) 7th Sabbatical cycle since 1966 ends on Tishrei 5776 (49 years)

(Sabbath Year 5775) The first Sabbatical cycle of this began in 1966 (5727) and was the Jewish year of the six day war. From 5727 to 5776 is 7 X 7 = 49 years it terminates on Tishri 2015. The final sabbatical cycle of this starts on
September 30, 2008 (5769) and ends September 14, 2015 ----- ten days later is Day of Atonement September 23, 2015.

Also separately from that calculation is this one below

Darius I confirms Jews are to rebuild the temple - August 16, 518 BC (exact day in order to be 2,520 years to June 7, 1967)

From the third (3rd) siege of Nebuchadnezzar (levels Jerusalem in Av, 587 BC)
to Darius I (70 years - desolations of Jerusalem) + 2,484 years, 9 months, 2 days = June 6, 1967

Continue the calculation
49 X 360 = 17640 From June 7, 1967 to September 23, 2015 Day of Atonement = 17640 Days exactly !!! 2520 weeks.  Let that sink in as to how this could be so amazing  and possibly prophetically significant.


Duration calculation results:


From and including: Midnight between Tuesday, June 6, 1967 and Wednesday, June 7, 1967


To, but not including : Wednesday, September 23, 2015 at 12:00:01 AM


The duration is 17,640 days, 0 hours, 0 minutes and 1 second ( begins the Jubilee )
(5776) Tishrei 2015 to (5783) Tishrei 2022 = 87 moons (Sabbath Year 5782)

(5783) Tishrei 2022 to ( 5790) Tishrei 2029 = 86 moons ( 2551 Days ) to Day of Atonement (029) (Sabbath Year 5789)

(5790) Tishrei 2029 to (5797) Tishrei 2036 = 87 moons (Sabbath Year 5796)

(5797) Tishrei 2036 to (5804) Tishrei 2043 = 87 moons (Sabbath Year 5803)

(5804) Tishrei 2043 to (5811) Tishrei 2050 = 86 moons to ( 2549 Days) Day of Atonement (50) (Sabbath Year 5810)

(5811) Tishrei 2050 to ( 5818) Tishrei 2057 = 87 moons (Sabbath Year 5817)

(5818) Tishrei 2057 to ( 5825) Tishrei 2064 = 86 moons to (2549 Days) Day of Atonement (64) (Sabbath Year 5824)

(5825) Tishrei 2064 to (5832) Tishrei 2071 = 87 moons (Sabbath Year 5824)

(5832) Tishrei 2071 to (5839) Tishrei 2078 = 86 moons to (2551 Days) Day of Atonement (078) (Sabbath Year 5831)


Israel’s present year-week started in September 2001 and will end with the Rosh Hashanah in 2008, which means that the next one will elapse between 2008 and 2015. That will be the last full year-week that can be fitted into the generation of 70 years that started in 1948 and the adult generation of 40 years from 1978. For this reason, much interest is shown in the beginning of the next year-week in 2008. If it is fulfilled, it will mean that 67 years will have passed between the birth of modern
Israel and the coming of Messiah in 2015(?), taking up 37 years of the adult generation of 40 years.   This fits into end times prophecy perfectly.

Seven year-weeks since
June 10, 1967, when Jerusalem was recaptured, will have elapsed on 23 September 2015. Israel has reinstituted their biblical chronology of year-weeks, of which the seventh year in every cycle is a sabbatical year (Lev. 25:3-4). But they follow lunar years which are shorter than prophetic years as well as seasonal years. In order to keep track with seasonal years they often have leap years with a 13th month. Their next year-week will begin with the Rosh Hashanah in September 2008 and extend until the Jewish New Year of September 2015. By then, seven prophetic year-weeks since the restoration of Jerusalem in June 1967 will expire.

 

The recapture of Jerusalem (June 7th, 1967) to Yom Kippur 2015 (Sept. 23, 2015) is exactly 49 Biblical years.

The year-week from September 2008 to September 2015 is also very important from the viewpoint of the last generation (Luke
21:32). A last generation of 70 years (Ps. 90:10) started with the birth of modern Israel in May 1948, and will end in May 2018. The last full year-week which can be accommodated in this generation is the one from September 2008 to September 2015. From this point of view time is quickly running out for us.


It will soon be evident whether the Antichrist’s seven-year covenant with Israel and the nations (Dan. 9:27) will indeed coincide with Israel’s present year-week cycle. What we should clearly realise now is that true believers can at any moment hear the cry: “Behold, the Bridegroom is coming; go out to meet Him!” (Matt. 25:6). It will then be too late for the foolish virgins (carnal and nominal believers) to prepare for His coming. Because of their own neglect they will face the dark night of the tribulation under the Antichrist’s reign of terror. During that time they can still be saved and sanctified but amid great persecution. The Lord wants us to be spiritually worthy to escape the coming tribulation and judgements (Luke 21:36).

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A Purim Connection: if the Great Tribulation Begins on Rosh Hashana/Feast of the Trumpets 2008 and Ends on the Day of Atonement/Yom Kippur 2015

The previous material has layed out a strong but speculative case that the Great Tribulation could very well start this Rosh Hashanna/Feast of the Trumpets 2008 to the Day of Atonement 2015.  If this is truly the case, and the speculation is actual truth, then the days of the tribulation have to be in sync with Scripture in both timing and with prophetically significant events.  Let’s then examine this window in detail. 

We have examined Daniel’s 70th  week in earlier sections, but let us review Daniel’s 70 weeks in detail again as it relates to this hypothetical window of the Great Tribulation to determine if there are any other coincidences. 69 weeks have passed so far (7 weeks and 62 weeks - See book of Daniel). The 69 weeks began with the Decree of Artaxerxes to rebuild Jerusalem on March 14th, 445 B.C., and ended on Palm Sunday April 6th, 32 AD when Jesus rode into Jerusalem. 

There's one more "week" of seven years to take place, known as the 70th Week of Daniel. This will begin with the Antichrist confirming a peace covenant with Israel, and will end with Jesus' Second Coming. Three and a half years into the "treaty" (Tribulation) the Antichrist changes his mind on the treaty, Satan is thrown out of Heaven, and likely indwells the AC. The remnant will accept Jesus as Messiah and will have to hide in Bozra/Petra.  For further understanding of Daniel’s 70th week, please examine the subject specific sections of this study.

Now, we know there are seven Jewish feasts, 4 Spring, and 3 Fall. Just to summarize:
*Passover (14th Nisan), *Unleavened Bread (15th-21st Nisan), *First Fruits (17th Nisan), *Pentecost (6th Sivan, 50 days after harvest), *Rosh Hashanah/Trumpets (1st & 2nd Tishri), *Yom Kippur/Atonement (10th Tishri), *Tabernacles (15th-22nd Tishri)

 

Now let us review the blood moon tetrads again:

 

It appears we may have the last three Feasts to be fulfilled literally. If Jesus is going to set foot on the Mt. of Olives Sept. 23rd, 2015 to fulfill the Feast of Atonement (and then, five days later fulfill Tabernacles), then that means the Tribulation starts seven years before that, which brings us to 2008. It also leaves the Feast of Trumpets to be literally fulfilled, which many believe will be fulfilled with the rapture. The Feast of Trumpets falls on Sept. 30th/Oct. 1st  2008 as discussed in earlier sections.

 

The midpoint of the Tribulation is a point of interest for a couple of reasons. One it is the death of the two witnesses in Revelation, who are to preach for 1260 days. The other is the assassination and resurrection of the Antichrist (then likely indwelt by Satan). Let us begin to count the days as if this was the tribulation and examine the results. If we count 1260 days back from Sept. 23, 2015 (Atonement) and we land on April 12th, 2012. If we count 1260 days ahead from Sept. 30th, 2008 (Trumpets) we land on March 12th. There is a 30 day gap.

 

Counting from Trumpets this year (Sept. 30th) 1260 days for the witnesses to preach, we'd end up on March 12, 2012. On March 8th, 2012, on the Jewish calendar the celebration of Purim begins (See Esther 9). Assuming the witnesses are assassinated on the 8th, they rise 3 and a half days later (12th), and that would end their witnessing on the earth at 1260 days.

This is where the Purim connection enters. If you read Revelation, it says that people celebrate the death of the witnesses and exchange gifts. The only celebration mentioned in the Bible where gifts are exchanged is Purim! Also, on Purim, they put on masks, and they celebrate for three and a half days! So,
March 12, 2012 is 1260 days from Rosh Hashanah this year (Sept. 30th, 2008).  What a coincidence!  The event (two witnesses death) that take place also appear to all fall on the appropriate celebration (Purim).

 

Now, if you read Daniel 12:11, it says that in between the time that sacrifices are abolished and the abomination of desolation is set up there will be 1290 days.  This accounts for the 30 day gap mentioned above that the Jews will need to cleanse the temple.  This would map out the days of the tribulation as follows: 1260 days for the two witnesses, 30 days for the cleansing of the temple, and 1260 days for the last half of the tribulation, which totals to 2550 days as described in Revelation and Daniel’s prophecies.

Also, in April of 2012, Passover is Friday April 6th, and then First Fruits is Sunday April 8th. It is also possible that the assassination of the Antichrist will take place on Passover and he will rise on First Fruits, as Satan is fond of counterfeiting what Jesus does. As Scripture says, the whole world will be astonished. A few days later would be April 12th, theoretically the beginning of the last half of the tribulation in which the antichrist will be given authority to rule for 42 months.  The event (AC psuedo death resurection) that takes place also appear to all fall on the appropriate feasts (Passover and First Fruits).
 
To summarize, looking at the Jewish calendar for those years, we find a connection between the celebration of Purim in 2012 and the death of the witnesses; likewise, we find a possible connection between the celebration of Passover & Firstfruits in 2012 with the assassination and resurrection of the Antichrist.  This window fits perfectly with Scripture and yet again demonstrates that we may be on the brink of Daniel’s 70th week.

 

Another interesting connection: 

If  we take the assumption that the 2nd coming would be on 9/23/15 (Yom Kippur) and that the tribulation would start on Oct 1, 2008,  the Feast of the Trumpets, and then calculate 1260 days ahead of the start to arrive at March 14, 2012, we then arrive at the mid-point of the tribulation

Let’s examine the 6th seal, as it also has mention of eclipse activity. 

Revelation 6:12-13 (New Kings James)
And I beheld when he had opened the sixth seal, and, lo, there was a great earthquake; and the sun became black as sackcloth of hair, and the moon became as blood;
And the stars of heaven fell unto the earth, even as a fig tree casteth her untimely figs, when she is shaken of a mighty wind.



So we should expect to have a solar and lunar eclipse before the middle of the tribulation, it should explain stars falling to the earth,  and it might make more sense to be closer to the middle of the tribulation given it is the 6th seal.


If you visit NASA’s website, you will discover this.

Nov 25, 2011 is a solar eclipse, 15 Days later there is a lunar eclipse and two days after that is the Geminid Meteor shower.  That could very well be the 6th seal, it is not certain, but it meets the criteria.  It would be interesting to discover how often these type of events occur in such close proximity.   However, this is yet, another amazing coincidence.

 

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Regarding the Jubilee (Yovel) Year and Isaac Newton

Newton was a devout believer in Christ and Bible scholar, fluent in ancient languages, and who translated directly from the Hebrew and Greek. He was unusually drawn to the prophet Daniel, which he began studying at age 12 and continued until he died at age 85. In fact, The Columbia History of the World, a secular history book, remarks, "At the end of his days he spent more time studying and writing about the prophecies in the Book of Daniel than he did in charting the heavens." Apparently, God Himself put in Newton's heart this burning desire to study Daniel, then gave him the key to the timing of Christ's return.  

Could this be the final profound secret the Lord revealed to this godly genius near the end of his life -- a secret "accidentally" discovered in the Library of Congress and republished just in the last few years -- a secret so simple that most have missed it?

If Newton was correct in his interpretation of Daniel, the prophet to whom God gave specific timing, then the return of the Lord Jesus Christ will be very, very soon, indeed! 

Newton's understanding of one key passage in Daniel chapter 9 is fundamentally different from that of most common interpretations. In about 550 B.C., God gave the prophet Daniel a view of history to the end. From Daniel 9:25, scholars usually add the "seven weeks (of years, or 49 years) and 62 weeks (434 years)" to get 483 years and calculate the time of Messiah's First Coming.  

However, Newton says there is no linguistic basis for adding those two numbers (49 and 434), and to do so is "doing violence to the language of Daniel." Newton says the two numbers separately speak of both the First and Second Coming, both being counted from the "going forth of the commandment to restore and to build Jerusalem." Some commentators agree.  

Newton says the "62 weeks," or 434-year part was fulfilled at the First Coming, and the "seven weeks," or 49-year part will apply to the Second Coming. And three centuries ago he saw in the Scriptures and wrote about the rebirth of Israel at a time when such a thought was preposterous. Amazingly by faith and understanding of the Scriptures, he foresaw a "friendly kingdom" someday again issuing the "commandment to restore and build Jerusalem." Now, centuries later, that "friendly kingdom" may have been the United Nations, which decreed Israel's rebirth in November, 1947, causing Israel to be reborn in May, 1948. The Lord revealed to Newton, that Jesus would return 49 years from the date that Israel once again has control of Jerusalem (This occurred on June 7, 1967 when the Temple Mount was recaptured).  Newton also thought that the Second Coming of Jesus would be at the start of a Jubilee year on the Day of Atonement. 

...if you use exactly 49 Jewish (360-day, prophetic) years from the day Israel captured the Temple Mount on June 7, 1967, you get 49 X 360 = 17640 days, which amazingly takes one exactly to September 23, 2015, the Day of Atonement 2015 and is the start of a new Jubilee year!

 This just happens to be another coincidence with the date of September 23, 2015.

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