To YAHWEH Be The Glory!

Last Updated: 04/22/2008 16:07                                                                                                                                           |

This is an overview of a more detailed examination called HIStory, Our Future: Pearls for the Bride.

Isaiah 46:9,10
Remember the former things of old: for I am God, and there is none else; I am God, and there is none like me, Declaring the end from the beginning, and from ancient times the things that are not yet done, saying, My counsel shall stand, and I will do all my pleasure:

My new home church just moved into a new building that, on December 2, 2007 we had our first service in. The choice of focus was precisely where it should be, to giving God the glory. This has led me to write you with a sincere desire to glorify God of Abraham, Isaac and Israel. This is a shortened version of what I've learned from God's Word about His plans for the end-times and where we are at in them.

Those that love God's Word know that Yeshua is God come in the flesh. He created all things and without Him nothing was formed. He spoke creation into existence and is I AM. Furthermore, Yeshua is the Word of God made flesh as the volume of 66 books written by 40 authors over thousands of years are literally written of Him and renown through history as the testimony of the prophets of old through Ruach HaKodesh, the Holy Spirit. That Word is given to us as the Bible and is the literal Word of God interpreted through the writings of the prophets, revealing the promised understanding of the times surrounding Christ's coming and understood through the reading of the Bible with guidance by the author, the Holy Spirit. Yeshua was crucified, a blameless sacrifice, to take the sins of the world on Him in death and was raised three days later victorious over death and hell for all eternity. He loves us enough to offer the free gift of eternal life with Him if we believe. The Holy Spirit is a free gift to any who believe this. Those who refuse this only way of salvation available will get their request of separation from the One True God for all eternity. God is love and love is selfless, separation from Him is eternal absence of the following fruits of the Spirit:

Galatians 5:22-24
But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, gentleness, goodness, faith, Meekness, temperance: against such there is no law. And they that are Christ's have crucified the flesh with the affections and lusts.

Here is what I have discovered in my search for Truth. God's wrath is coming on the disobedient and many are blinded by the things of this world. They are also blinded by the wicked people for whom God's wrath is coming. This is what I feel the importance of this is and why I place importance on watching what is going on so that I can alert those with ears to hear what I am seeing. We are not of this world, but we are the salt and light of it.

If you believe the Bible is God's Word, I will show you what I've been shown in reading it. Revelation 19:10 tells us that the testimony of Yeshua is the spirit of prophecy and being the Word made flesh, the whole Bible is written of Him. He is returning and has told His friends what He is doing, revealing it throughout His Word as written by the prophets moved by His Holy Spirit. He has not returned yet and He foretold of His second coming with sudden destruction. Matthew 24:36-39 | Luke 17:24-31 He also warned of deception in the end-times, Matthew 24:23-28, which is why I keep God's Word as the foundation of my understanding for what is to come.

1 Thessalonians 5:1-6
But of the times and the seasons, brethren, ye have no need that I write unto you. For yourselves know perfectly that the day of the Lord so cometh as a thief in the night. For when they shall say, Peace and safety; then sudden destruction cometh upon them, as travail upon a woman with child; and they shall not escape. But ye, brethren, are not in darkness, that that day should overtake you as a thief. Ye are all the children of light, and the children of the day: we are not of the night, nor of darkness. Therefore let us not sleep, as do others; but let us watch and be sober.

Amos 3:7
Surely the Lord GOD will do nothing, but he revealeth his secret unto his servants the prophets.

2 Peter 1:19-21
We have also a more sure word of prophecy; whereunto ye do well that ye take heed, as unto a light that shineth in a dark place, until the day dawn, and the day star arise in your hearts: Knowing this first, that no prophecy of the scripture is of any private interpretation. For the prophecy came not in old time by the will of man: but holy men of God spake as they were moved by the Holy Ghost.

John 15:13-15
Greater love hath no man than this, that a man lay down his life for his friends. Ye are my friends, if ye do whatsoever I command you. Henceforth I call you not servants; for the servant knoweth not what his lord doeth: but I have called you friends; for all things that I have heard of my Father I have made known unto you.

John 14:26-31
But the Comforter, which is the Holy Ghost, whom the Father will send in my name, he shall teach you all things, and bring all things to your remembrance, whatsoever I have said unto you. Peace I leave with you, my peace I give unto you: not as the world giveth, give I unto you. Let not your heart be troubled, neither let it be afraid. Ye have heard how I said unto you, I go away, and come again unto you. If ye loved me, ye would rejoice, because I said, I go unto the Father: for my Father is greater than I. And now I have told you before it come to pass, that, when it is come to pass, ye might believe. Hereafter I will not talk much with you: for the prince of this world cometh, and hath nothing in me. But that the world may know that I love the Father; and as the Father gave me commandment, even so I do. Arise, let us go hence.

It is the glory of God to conceal a matter and the honor of kings to search it out. He has made those that accept Him kings and priests, Revelation 1:3-6, and we will reign with Him in obedience to Him by His Word! This is a path of humility and servitude, of selfless love for God and others. This is a path of forgiveness and peace, of loving your enemy. He said the world would be caught by surprise by the day of the Lord and that His coming was with sudden destruction like the days of Noah and Lot, God's wrath. He also said we are not in darkness regarding His coming and won't be caught by surprise like a thief in the night. A thief comes in and takes what he find's valuable. Yeshua is coming to gather His bride from the earth and take them to the Father's house for the marriage of the Lamb. We escape His wrath and so we are gathered before His wrath begins.

The glory of God is revealed in His Word, here a little there a little. It is built precept upon precept, line upon line. Isaiah 28:9-13 In taking the Bible literally and interpreting symbology with scripture itself, I have been led on a supremely fascinating discovery of not only the glory of God revealed in minute detail in the physical universe, but also His design for the changing of the age to the day of the Lord for 1,000 years. God's Word is why we who believe in Him are not in darkness, because darkness is an absence of light. The Word of the Lord is a lamp unto our feet and a light unto our path and should therefore be our guide into the darkness of the future as well if we are not to be caught off guard.

Faith is action based on obedience to God's Word. I have been called to be a watchman for Christ and in my watching I've been guided to some amazing studies of Biblical details that snap prophecy to the timeline of human history, connecting historical record and Biblical Truth! This understanding is for all the watchful bride. I would like to share in short and give an overview without getting into the details with the goal of bringing to your attention what I believe God wants every Christian to know because He loves you. He's coming soon to gather those that love Him and we are not in darkness!
 

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These are my reasons that I believe it will be this generation that sees Christ's coming for His bride. The following comes from the more detailed study I call HIStory, Our Future, so-named because the Bible is history as well as Christ's story that connects to today and reveals the future. God's timeline of prophetic events always revolves around the nation of Israel, the apple [lens] of His eye. In understanding God's plan, we must understand His plans for Israel and God's dealing with Israel cannot continue until previous judgments prescribed are completed. Many through the centuries claimed it was the end-times, but until May 14, 1948 this was not possible because events of the end revolve around Israel. This information is for the bride of Christ to understand the signs of the times that Christ foretold in His Word. I don't believe in coincidence and that is what this would have to be if not God's design spelled out from His Word, here a little and there a little. Please verify the data of the individual studies by clicking the links provided.

The 14,000 days: First Mention

There are actually three times in history when this exact period of time show up in history with related significant events attached to both sides and involving Israel and found in the Bible. The first actually comes directly from math applied to scripture. The Hebrews kept very good records of the time after the Exodus and how many days it had been since they left at pivotal points in their Exodus journey.

When they left Mt. Sinai for the Promised Land, they recorded how long it had been since leaving Egypt, year-month-day. They did the same for when they crossed the Jordan River into the Promised land, year-month-day. A little math shows that the time between these events was exactly 14,000 days, 38.8 years. This is the time of the wilderness wanderings, beginning before the 10 spies came back with the bad report causing entry into the Promised Land to be delayed one generation, it applied to everyone 20 and older. So the generation that was 20 and older died in the wilderness and those who were 20 and under entered in with the two good witnesses.

It was Israel's lack of faith in God's provision to defeat the giants of the land of Canaan that brought about the wilderness wandering. Alone this is an interesting fact, but that's not the only place this exact period of a generation is described. I'll get to that as we progress through the history of Israel.

The first Bible prophecy of judgment for Israel that connects to modern time comes from Ezekiel 4 and has some amazing confirming prophetic connections to the conclusion that the 70th week of Daniel, which I will get into later on, has begun. Ezekiel prophesied a time of 430 days for Israel, a day for a year. 70 of those were paid in the Babylonian captivity leaving 360 years. However in Leviticus God warns if they don't listen to God He will punish them seven times more for their sins, which comes out to 2,520 years.

Servitude of the Nation:

The servitude of the nation began in the summer of 606 BC with the first siege of Nebuchadnezzar. From this time for seventy years, Israel was in captivity. The end of this time is when Daniel received the 70 weeks prophesy for Israel. This was the first 70 years of the 430 years of judgment fulfilled, leaving 360 years. However, Leviticus 26:18 said that the continued disobedience of Israel would bring a seven-fold addition to their punishment. 360 years x 7 = 2,520 years

The Decree of Cyrus was the end-point of the 70-year Babylonian exile and that occurred on July 23, 537 BC. When the date calculations are done, the end of the servitude of the nation is on the day Israel became a nation again, May 14, 1948! The following charts related to this I borrow from Daniel W. Matson:

The Desolations of Jerusalem:

The desolations of Jerusalem began with the third siege of Jerusalem by Nebuchadnezzar on August 10, 587 BC. According to Jeremiah, the desolation of Jerusalem was for not yielding to the punishment of the Babylonian captivity and rebelling. This is when the destruction of the first temple occurred on the 9th of Av. This too was the beginning point of a 2,520-year period to finish the judgments for Israel that ended on June 7, 1967, the first time Israel controlled Jerusalem and the Temple Mount since the destruction of the second temple, also on the 9th of Av.

The parallels of these relationships are nicely put together in the following image:

What this does is reveal that God's prophetic plan for Israel could not begin until the judgments already determined were completed. It just so happens that the beginning and ending of both of these times were snapped into the timeline of human history as prophesied. This more than the fig tree parallel of Matthew 24:32-34 makes me think we are in the end-times, but it gets more intriguing (and all from the Bible)!

70 Weeks of Daniel: God's Plans for Israel's Future (The First 69)

It was near the end of the Babylonian captivity around 537 BC when Daniel, reading Jeremiah's prophecies, realized the 70 years of prophesied captivity was almost up. He approached the Lord in prayer and supplication asking YAHWEH what His plans were for Israel thereafter. In Daniel 9:24-27, the Lord answered through the angel Gabriel what His plans were for Israel. He spoke of a period of 70 weeks of years, 490 years (70 x 7).

The Lord gave an exact period of time from the order to rebuild Jerusalem's walls and streets seen in Nehemiah to the arrival of the Messiah. These were the first 69 weeks, or 483 years. Yeshua fulfilled another prophecy, Zechariah 9:9, at the triumphal entry when He first presented Himself as Meshiach Nagid.

Sir Robert Anderson's research in The Coming Prince connected this to history and John Zachary's research into Biblical astronomy and application for timing of events in the historical record give us the accurate dates and the triumphal entry occurred on April 6, 32 AD - exactly 173,880 days after the order to restore and rebuild Jerusalem on March 16, 445 BC.

The second span of 14,000 days begins on the last day of the 69 weeks, the triumphal entry, and ends at the destruction of Jerusalem and the temple on August 10, 70 AD (9th of Av).

Luke 19:41-44
And when he was come near, he beheld the city, and wept over it, Saying, If thou hadst known, even thou, at least in this thy day, the things which belong unto thy peace! but now they are hid from thine eyes. For the days shall come upon thee, that thine enemies shall cast a trench about thee, and compass thee round, and keep thee in on every side, And shall lay thee even with the ground, and thy children within thee; and they shall not leave in thee one stone upon another; because thou knewest not the time of thy visitation.

Christ prophesied at the triumphal entry that this destruction would come in one generation. It was also at this time that Israel was blinded by Christ because of their rejection of Him as told in Luke 19:41-44. He prophesied this to those there and the children within them, a generational prophecy that just so happens to be fulfilled to the day, 14,000 days after He prophesied it! Coincidence? You decide.

The first case of the 14,000 days was the wilderness wanderings where of the 12 spies, only 2 believed in God's provision to defeat the giants in the land. The second again showed a lack of faith as Daniel prophesied Christ's triumphal entry yet it came unheeded though written to the day. I believe this is a clue to how we should approach God's Word in telling us His plans and the severe consequences, blinding, for not taking Him at His Word. How much more do we in the end-times have a more complete understanding of God's Word through fulfilled prophecy in history and how that relates to the future? I believe the Bible interprets itself so we can all be of one mind aligned with God's Word.

This third time it is connected by the same reasoning for delaying God's design for a generation when on June 7, 1967 after 1,897 years of the Diaspora, Israel took back control of Jerusalem and the Temple Mount for the first time since 70 AD. Israeli leadership gave up control of it to Islam for fear of the overwhelming odds and has been dealing with the consequences ever since. It should be noted that God's provision has been seen in Israel through all the attacks she has miraculously survived in 1948, 1967, 1973 and on through today as she is a stumblingblock for all nations that are gathered against her. Zechariah 12:1-3

The significant ending date for this instance of the 14,000 days was Rosh Hashanah, 2005, the feast of Trumpets and Hebrew "head of the year" on October 5, 2005. Moreover, on Rosh Hashanah, the very signs in the heavens from Revelation 12:1,2 identifying Israel and the dragon were seen physically in the heavens on that date!

Further significance is tied to The 70th week of Daniel, the final week prophesied for Israel that is the center of future events like the abomination of desolation Christ referred to in telling His disciples about His future coming and the end of the world. Matthew 24 It's more like the end of an age, which it is sometimes interpreted as. The heaven and earth won't be destroyed until after Christ rules for 1,000 years, so it's just a transfer of power over the earth to the kingdom of Heaven with Christ ruling from Jerusalem with His bride.

So considering the previous historical connections to Israel's judgments and God's timeline, I feel it is significant that the final week of seven years according to God's design would begin on the first day of the prophetic year with signs in the heavens identifying the relationship between the dragon (Lucifer) and the woman (Israel). Is it any wonder that all the virulent anti-Semitic people of the world are identified with such hatred, murder, and lies to destroy the nation of Israel? Coincidence? You decide.

Regarding the precision of God's Word, I felt that a good place to begin in building a foundation of personal study of God's Word regarding His design for our future. If knowledge and doctrine are built precept on precept, I knew that I wanted to start with the most basic and self-interpreted focus and these exact-day prophecies were the result of that search. If God foretold future events to the day and His Word is going to come to pass, then He has shown us through the prophets in His Word that same precision that is important to understand the whole framework of the end-times in earth space-time. This is what Bible prophecy focuses on, telling events tied to time and space for the benefit of those that believe and to the glory of God. It all revolves around Christ's first and second comings and His hand on the nation of Israel through history to the refining through the fire and accepting Yeshua as Meshiach Nagid.

What is the significance of prophecies in scripture giving exact periods of time related to prophetic events? I believe God puts everything in His Word for a reason and so I determined to try and figure it out. What I was led to is that when put together they reveal a framework of exact days within the last 7 years, the 70th week of Daniel. God said we would not be in darkness concerning the end and when exact-day prophesies are given concerning events in the future, I felt that was the best place to build a foundation upon that couldn't be misinterpreted because 1260 days is 1260 days no matter what one thinks.

Then one day after having done the above studies separately, an idea just came to me that if I had the framework for the 70th week from scripture and the previous information tying the beginning of the week to Rosh Hashanah, why can't I put the two together?

The 70th week of Daniel

This point is where I believe the 70th week connects to the time of Israel's judgments ending, extended by the lack of faith of the generation to which Jerusalem was given. And so 14,000 days after the end of Israel's judgments, God's final week prophesied to Daniel would begin with the awakening blast of the Feast of Trumpets on the Hebrew New Year. Seven years with 360 days is 2,520 days. If indeed Rosh Hashanah began the final week of the 70 weeks, then the last seven years is from October 5, 2005 until August 29, 2012. It is within this seven years that a 7-year covenant is to be confirmed according to Daniel 9:27.

The above is God's design as laid out in His Word and in the historical record regarding the final seven years appointed to Israel and Jerusalem. But to really understand this, it is necessary to understand what the dragon is up to.

The Dragon's Plans for Israel

Part of watching is examining events worldwide related to those foretold of in scripture. Herb L. Peters, who recently passed away in May of 2007, watched the rise of the fourth kingdom in Europe along with Constance Cumbey and now many other diligent watchers out there who I recommend you check out regarding what is unfolding this very day. Europe delving into the Middle East should raise some prophecy flags considering the man who confirms the covenant is the future prince of the Romans that destroyed Jerusalem in 70 AD and therefore would head, as the little horn, the 10 kings in the revived Roman Empire.

After much research, I believe the EUROMED Agreement (E.U. "ROMED") on November 27 and 28, 1995 was the covenant with many that is now confirmed for seven years in the new European Neighbourhood Policy (ENP). To get the background on that, you will need to read Herb's book, Recommendation 666. I believe this confirmed agreement is the week-long confirmed covenant with many from Daniel 9:27, however not the "70th Week of Daniel." The 7-year ENP began on January 1, 2007 and I believe that may have marked the breaking of the first seal. If so, this is the confirmed covenant for one week from Daniel beginning after the 70th week of Daniel that started on October 5, 2005. There is a chart coming that lays out this timeline.

What may be considered even more coincidental, by those who believe in coincidence, is that this seven-year agreement between many nations has a mid-term review in 2010. The list of political and technological shifts in 2010 is what I consider to be supporting evidence for this timeline. But how does the ENP point to the first seal?

Revelation 6:1,2
And I saw when the Lamb opened one of the seals, and I heard, as it were the noise of thunder, one of the four beasts saying, Come and see. And I saw, and behold a white horse: and he that sat on him had a bow; and a crown was given unto him: and he went forth conquering, and to conquer.

The rider of the white horse has a bow and a crown is given to him and he goes for conquering. The primary reason I think the first seal was broken (or in the process of being broken) in January comes from the first mention of a bow in scripture. The first mention of bow in scripture is:

Genesis 9:13
I do set my bow in the cloud, and it shall be for a token of a covenant between me and the earth.

So could that same symbology for the first seal of a rider with a bow be speaking to the confirmed covenant with many for seven years? Given that this rider is also given his crown and authority and is trying to bring peace and building the army from the military and civilian global cooperation is a pretty big indicator that the first seal is connected to this bow, or token of a covenant.

Many people view the bow as a military weapon without arrows. This makes sense given that scripture says he is conquering, but I think an example of the spirit of antichrist given in Daniel 8:25 tells us that he conquers and destroys many by peace. I view this paralleled in modern times to giving up freedoms in the name of peace and security, now-a-days from terrorism. It is this fear factor that is causing many to unite together as a global governing body to combat it through international organization and cooperation. Through the Alliance of Civilizations, which rejects anyone who claims sole ownership to the Truth, I believe the war on the saints prophesied to be coming will be implemented through this international cooperation and merging of military and civilian implementation in the war on terror. The question becomes, how will "terrorist" be defined in the future?

So I view the 70th week as being the resumption of God's dealing with Israel that started at the feast of Trumpets in 2005 separate from Satan's planned week for Israel that I believe is the first seal being broken as the token of a covenant (ENP) is put into effect on January 1, 2007. We see the push for peace in the Middle East that I believe will ultimately be handled and come to fruition (falsely and temporarily) because of the money offered by Europe through this plan and the push to trade land for peace. Meanwhile I think that over time Christians will be added to the list of those rejecting the New World Order and with them claiming sole ownership to the Truth via the Word of God, we will become the terrorists too and through the coming events the war on the saints will begin in earnest.

If the ENP is the first seal, the second soon follows and peace is taken from the earth followed by the black horse. I believe the destruction of Damascus from Isaiah 17 and the Magog invasion in Ezekiel 38,39 are both coming and this year could turn into that after Israel is divided. Considering what Zechariah 14:1,2 describes about the captivity of half the city and the chaos associated with that time, I don't think the dividing of Israel will go as smoothly as we may think going into it. We saw what happened in Gaza when Israel pulled out. After the "70th week war" and the morale boosts to the Muslims, I imagine this dividing of Israel will be advertised as a big victory for Islam and the "peace" everyone wants will elude them. I don't think Islam will back down until God destroys the Magog invaders. Then it will only be quieted for a moment. That is when I think Israel will have the drive to rebuild regardless of the world's opinion because God's power will be manifest to them and they will again recognize the God of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob as a nation.

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Do you see how these are all linked together and lay out an exact-day design written in the Bible here a little and there a little? When we piece these all together, God's plan is clearly displayed and the timing of events become clear because the sequence is predicated on times appointed to Israel are connected to the timeline of earth's history. This is why I believe the time is now, and guesswork and estimations are not necessary as to why we are in the end-times, in my opinion.

God's Word and learning of history and timing according to the celestial clock of the universe God provided is a witness to His promise to the bride that we would not be in darkness regarding His coming. I believe the above information gives a Biblically-based, historic, logical, mathematical and astronomical reason to believe that we are indeed just over a year away from all hell breaking loose and our catching away to meet the Lord in the air. (Pre-wrath harpazo)

The Importance of Watching

As witnesses on the earth, it behooves us to know the Truth and to have a reason for the hope that is in us. I present this to edify the body of Christ, nothing more. What it has done for me is to cause me to search all of scripture and thereby learn more than just the above information. It has given me reasons for why things happen and taught me about Christ and His plans that have enabled me to be a better witness with a firm foundation in Truth and an understanding of how the end-times is and will continue to unfold. Being able to point to fulfilled prophecy builds my faith and those who are likewise amazed by the glory of God concealed for His kings and priests to search out.

For the church, I believe it very much affects how we view our future. Unlike our fathers and their fathers, we could very well be approaching the moment believers through history have been waiting for! He has not left us in darkness regarding the future and though the day of the Lord will come like a thief in the night at a day and hour we don't know, we are also not in darkness concerning His coming. He promised to tell His friends what He is doing as revealed to His servants the prophets. So may the joy of the Lord be our strength as we rely on His Word, our God is an awesome God and His name will be glorified forever!

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