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THE FALSE PROPHET

How Did America Really Start?

Contrary to a former President, Barack Obama, America has always been a “Christian” nation up to the present time. America was actually started by Jews and Protestants looking for a place to live and pray away from the Roman Catholic Church influence. http://conservativebyte.com/2014/12/christian-foundations-america/

 Along with John’s vision of the beast that is the Antichrist, John saw another beast (Revelation 13:11) who is later identified as the False Prophet (Revelation 19:20).

 In the midst of the world wide chaos, the false prophet will use his authority and power to perform unusual signs, deceiving people into false hope and into worshiping an image of the Antichrist (Revelation 13:12-14). Those who refuse to worship the Antichrist will be killed (Revelation 13:15).

 Assuming the Rapture occurs, the world’s economy will crash. The False Prophet along with the Antichrist will stabilize it with strict control over who can buy and sell. Every man, woman, and child will receive a mark, without which one cannot participate. This will lead to great suffering for those who refuse it. (Revelation 13:17-18).

 There is a question as to whether Antichrist should be viewed as a person, as an influence, or as a religious system. Believers have debated this through the ages.

The only problem this writer sees viewing America as the False Prophet is this:  Re 19:20 “But the beast was captured, and with him the false prophet who had performed the miraculous signs on his behalf. With these signs he had deluded those who had received the mark of the beast and worshiped his image. The two of them were thrown alive into the fiery lake of burning sulfur.”

Could this mean the President of America will represent the False Prophet? Otherwise throwing the entire nation of America into burning sulfur just doesn’t add up. Let’s examine this a little more:

 America In Bible Prophecy

 While the American President does not appear to be the Antichrist, (at the time of this writing , America definitely plays an extremely significant role in the end times. So let’s look at who may be the true Antichrist today and America’s role in Bible prophecy.

 In Revelation chapter 13 we find two beasts.

The first beast (Revelation 13:1) comes out of the sea (many people) and the second beast (Revelation 13:11) out of the earth. The first beast is also known as the Antichrist and is synonymous with the little horn in Daniel chapter 7, but the second beast that comes out of the earth (few people) is a kingdom ruled by two horns (powers) that gives power back to the Antichrist and sets up an image to the first beast that all must worship or they cannot buy and sell and ultimately will lose their life.

All the early Protestants believed as follows:

 John said that in his time there were MANY Antichrists and that anyone that denies Jesus came in the flesh is antichrist. 2 John 1:7.

 This would include a Church that denies Jesus came in the flesh by insisting that Christ took on the sinless nature of Mary’s flesh. Jesus is considered “perfect” because He was conceived by the Holy Spirit and His mother was a virgin. Mary was not perfect. The Roman Catholic’s have a celebration called “The Immaculate Conception”, but this does not refer to Jesus. It refers to Mary. It is not in the Holy Bible including the Roman Catholic Bible.

 Roman Catholics believe there is the Bible and then there is Tradition, the latter conceived by mankind. Roman Catholics also have a celebration of Mary’s Assumption. This means she ascended just as Jesus did. Again, not in the Holy Bible, nor the Roman Catholic Bible.

 This is what Paul was talking about in 2nd Thessalonians 2:3 – when the simplicity of the Good News of Jesus being our Redeemer would be taken away and this “falling away” is due to man-made traditions, false theories and unbiblical practices. The “son of perdition” and that “mystery of lawlessness” he talks about in 2nd Thessalonians 2:3, 4, 7 and 1 Cor. 3:16, is quite possibly both about the Papacy and the lawlessness of End Time America, which Americans saw starting with its President Obama, his corrupt DOJ, and generally all of its hierarchy/government since his predecessor, “Slick Willie”, AKA Bill Clinton and his wife Hillary who are closely identified as Ahab and Jezebel of the Old Testament by Cahn. (12) This has progressed behind the scenes to a spirit of lawlessness in the streets, consistently only in DFL controlled cities (Governor/Mayor), with rapes, murder, burning, looting, etc. with no DFL response of any kind.

 Publications and video’s show the majority of theologians feel the end-time Pope in Rome, will be the False Prophet. And, of course, the existing Pope of 2020 certainly appears as a religious lamb, yet speaks as a dragon.

 America is currently (2020) spoken of, as a nation without morals, having little effect on society as a whole: http://www.charismanews.com/opinion/42316-is-the-church-impacting-world-culture-or-is-worldly-culture-invading-the-church

http://patriotupdate.com/articles/become-nation-morality-common-sense/.

HOWEVER:

America and the Second Beast of Revelation

 Just hours before George W. Bush beat John Kerry on November 2 of 2004, an Associated Press article declared the following:

Statements such as “A day that will decide the fate of the world” and “The planet’s destiny is decided in large part by America” are not minor sentences.

 What happens in Washington DC affects the entire globe. In this light we inquire: Is America mentioned in Bible prophecy, or has God’s Word overlooked the world’s only superpower?

 Many prophecy writers emphatically state that we are not there. They see the US fading into oblivion under a supposedly future New World Order dominated by the United Nations. Professor Walter J. Veith, PhD, has many writings on Revelation, Daniel and other biblical studies: Here is one site: (https://amazingdiscoveries.org/S-deception_beasts_earth_Revelation_power)

 Dr. Veith wishes to suggest the possibility that America is the exact power specifically mentioned in this following mysterious verse: Revelation 13:11

He asked to “allow me to build a case”. First, what is a “beast”? Answer: A great nation. The proofs are found in Daniel 7, a chapter that clearly parallels Revelation 13. Chapters talk about beasts, ten horns, a mouth speaking great things, and war on the saints (see Daniel 7:3-8, 21 and Revelation 13:1-7).

Daniel 7 describes four beasts: the lion, bear, leopard and dragon like beast.

 Revelation 17:15 “The waters which you saw, where the harlot sits, are peoples, multitudes, nations and tongues.”

Babylon, Medo-Persia, Greece and Rome all rose from the midst of a sea of peoples in Europe and the Middle East. Not so with the beast in Revelation 13:11 as it comes from the earth. This points to a great nation rising out of a sparsely inhabited area.

Revelation 13:11 “I saw another beast coming out of the earth, and he had two horns like a lamb.”

Each word is very significant. The true Lamb of course is Jesus. “Like a lamb,” indicates this nation would have lamb-like or Jesus features. A lamb is a young animal, a baby sheep. Thus this nation would at one time be youthful and new.

 Significantly, its “two horns” have no crowns like the first beast in Revelation 13:2. Crowns represent kingly power. Thus we have a new nation, with Christian features, rising out of a sparsely inhabited area, with a government without kingly power. We also know what time this occurred. You will note that this second beast of Revelation that comes out of the earth rises after the first beast of Revelation receives the deadly head wound which occurred in 1798.

 So what nation was starting out in the late 1700’s? Are the pieces starting to come together yet?”

 Let’s go back to Revelations 12 which reveals Satan pursuing God’s true Church, through the Papacy, into the wilderness for 1260 dark years to avoid the murderous persecution of the Papal Church, but the “earth” (referring to the beast from the earth) opens up a refuge for those fleeing the persecution. Thus what we have is a nation that began with people that were fleeing from the Papal persecution.

 What nation did these Jews and Protestants flea to and make a declaration that Church and state should never again be combined?

 What nation other than Israel was dedicated to God as it began?

 Revelation 12:14-16 “And to the woman [Church] were given two wings of a great eagle, that she might fly into the wilderness, into her place, where she is nourished for a time, and times, and half a time, [42 months] from the face of the serpent. [Satan] 15 And the serpent [Satan] cast out of his mouth water as a flood after the woman [Church], that he might cause her to be carried away of the flood [persecution]. 16 And the earth [unpopulated area] helped the woman [Church], and the earth opened her mouth, [a nation provided a place of refuge for those fleeing persecution] and swallowed up the flood [persecution] which the dragon [Satan] cast out of his mouth.” Parenthesis added.

Revelation 13 also reveals that this exact nation will finally achieve superpower status during the last moments of time, make a major mistake, and lead out in the global enforcement of the mark of the beast.

Revelation 13:16-17 “And he [the lamb-like beast] causes [he resorts to force] all [his power becomes global], both small and great, rich and poor, free and bond, to receive a mark in their right hand or in their forehead, that no man might buy or sell [the world’s economy is involved] except the one who has the mark.”

And finally the above two verses parallel the last part of Revelation 13:11 describing the final, tragic act of the lamb like beast, “he spoke like a dragon.”

 Now let’s recap Revelation 13 revealing the identity of both the first and the second beast.

Revelation 13:1-10 These six points reveal that the Antichrist leopard like beast could represent the Roman Church:

1. Revelation 13:1—Antichrist rises from the sea (from a populated area. Revelation 17:15).
   2. Revelation 13:2—Antichrist receives the SEAT of its government from pagan Rome.
   3. Revelation 13:5—Antichrist blasphemously claims the POWER of God (Luke 5:20-21).
   4. Revelation 13:7—Antichrist PERSECUTES the saints (believers).
   5. Revelation 13:5—Antichrist reigns supreme for 42 months = 1,260 prophetic days or 1260 literal years (from 538 to 1798).
   6. Revelation 13:18—Antichrist is with the mysterious number 666.

 Revelation 13:10 The second beast arises at the SAME TIME the first beast goes into captivity, or late 1700’s. It is a separate power.

Revelation 13:11 The second beast rises rapidly from an UNPOPULATED area, “the earth.”

Revelation 13:11 The second beast has two horns with NO CROWNS. It has no king. It is not an autocratic dictatorship but a DEMOCRACY, saying to the people that “they” should make an image to the first beast. (Revelation 13:14)

Revelation 13:11 The second beast is a young beast, a youthful power, full of freedom and innocence, a NEW nation. (Remember a beast represents a nation (kingdom), although Rome is certainly a nation.

 Daniel 7:17; 7:23) In this prophecy:

1. A NEW nation arises
   2. Around late 1700’s
   3. In an UNPOPULATED area
   4. Without kingly authority
   5. Governed by the people. It has the lamb like quality of Jesus, allowing its people freedom of choice.

End Professor Walter J. Veith’s “case” .

The ONLY nation that fits ALL of the above prophetic specifications is the UNITED STATES.

Nevertheless, the majority of  theologians feel the end-time Pope in Rome,  will be the False Prophet.

 Possibility: Revelation 13:11-12 The features of the lamb-like beast rapidly turn into a DRAGON. Religious liberty is followed by religious oppression.

Revelation 13:12 The second beast, (the False Prophet) the UNITED STATES, gives its influence to the first beast, the Antichrist, and becomes the enforcer nation with a UNION of Church and state.

Revelation 13:12 The central issue in the final conflict may be “WORSHIP” which is currently forbidden/limited in most states supposedly due to the Wuhan Communist China virus.  

 (See Revelation 14:7-12) The Sabbath is God’s eternal SIGN of true worship of Him as CREATOR.

 Revelation 13:13-14 Satan will use MIRACULOUS SIGNS and WONDERS at a time of international crisis to forge a UNION of Church and state which will violently oppose and oppress God’s people. (See Revelation 16:14 and 2 Thessalonians 2:9)

 Revelation 12:17 God’s “faithful” people will not yield to the coercive pressure to violate God’s law.

HOWEVER:

 Another possible interpretation revolved around the fact of Rome (The Papacy) having two horns of power – both spiritual and political. This theory lacks the “newness” of the False Prophet coming from the earth.

 AND A FINAL HOWEVER:

 There is also a tradition the Antichrist will come from the tribe of Dan based on a prophecy from Genesis 49:17 and the fact that the tribe of Dan is not sealed in the Great Tribulation (Rev. 7:4-8). This changes the entire outlook. With all the attention being centered on identifying the Antichrist, very little has been said about the false prophet.

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THE LAST SEVEN YEARS OF THIS CURRENT AGE

Back to Daniel 9:26-27, (Note: the signal for the Tribulation to begin is not the Rapture –  It is the Antichrist signing the treaty.) 

We noted above, the last seven years will most likely not begin until the Holy Spirit “restrainer” – 2nd Thess. 3:6  (who is found in all Christians/Messianic Jews) steps aside or a “Rapture” occurs, or both. Should this occur, the world would be in a state of chaos, which might cause Russia and her Muslim allies to “go for it” and invade Israel.  Assuming Almighty God (El Shaddai) intervenes as noted in Eze. 38, there would no longer be a Muslim or any other nation to oppose a “7 year peace treaty” which brings us to the next step. This seven year peace treaty would guarantee no one will come against Israel – and Ezekial noted these “things” would come to pass in the “latter” days.

 Over the last twenty years or so, there has been tremendous disagreement regarding the lineage of the Antichrist, some such as Farah  feeling it has to be a Muslim, whereas another such as Rhodes in his book, “The End Times in Chronological Order”,  and others stating a Muslim would never claim to be God since it would trash the Muslim creed.

 Rhodes  writes “A Muslim Antichrist would be considered an Infidel because the word “Christ” represents the Son of God”, (Note: Due to Ishmael being sent away by Abraham as a teenager, (after God told Abraham to do this), Ishmael’s testimony very possibly led the creators of Islam to disbelieve in any such thing as a “Son” of God, i.e. Islam believes in the God of Abraham and Ishmael/Mohammed per their understanding, whereas Israel and the rest of the non-agnostic world understand a belief in the God of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob and so on.

 Many people characterize the God of the Old Testament as a God of Judgment and the God of the New Testament as a God of love. Scripture reveals He is still both and was the same early on and now, (Mal 3:6 “I the LORD do not change.”

 John 16:33, tells of of Jesus saying, “in this world you will have tribulation”. However, the End Time Tribulation is distinct. In Matt. 24:21 Yeshua (Jesus) described it as “of such severity that no period in history, now or past or future, will equal it, and verse 22: “for the sake of the elect, it will be shortened, as no flesh could survive it. It is called the time of Jacob’s trouble, for it is a Judgment on Messiah-rejecting Israel–Jeremiah 30:7 Daniel 12:1-4.

 Yet all the nations of the world will be judged for their sin and rejection of Yeshua (Jesus). (Isa. 26:21, and Rev. 6: 15-17)

 Although again, there is disagreement, many feel the Kingdom into which the Antichrist will come to govern is initially represented by a ten nation confederacy. such as the EU may become.

Scripture: “Dan: 7:24 The ten horns are ten kings who will come from this kingdom. After them another king will arise, different from the earlier ones; he will subdue three kings.”

 Compare the following Scripture to the above:

Re 13:1 And the dragon stood on the shore of the sea. And I saw a beast coming out of the sea. He had ten horns and seven heads, with ten crowns on his horns, and on each head a blasphemous name.

 2 The beast I saw resembled a leopard, but had feet like those of a bear and a mouth like that of a lion. The dragon gave the beast his power and his throne and great authority.

Here is a very short description of Daniel 7:26 and Revelation 13:5 as per: https://www.gotquestions.org/little-horn.html  “The little horn that Daniel sees is the Antichrist, a world leader who rises to power from within a league of ten future kings. This little horn will blaspheme God and persecute God’s people during the tribulation, right up until the second coming of the Lord Jesus. At that time, the Antichrist’s “power will be taken away and completely destroyed forever” (Daniel 7:26), and Yeshua will establish His millennial kingdom. The reign of the Antichrist is limited: forty-two months, and no more (Revelation 13:5). The little horn will lose his war against God. His boastful blasphemy and wanton violence are only temporary. The reign of Christ is eternal.”

This leads us to consider the formation by the Antichrist of the “Unholy Trinity” noted in various scriptures: The answer to the question of “who or what is the two horned beast of Revelation 13 is amazingly complex based on the number of varying answers.

 Some commentators are extremely dogmatic and insist upon one of these:

The Papacy

The United States

Islam in control of the U.S.

Israel and the British Mandate

Predating Wicca’s male and female aspects of an antlered anthropomorphic god.  (Insert: Whoa!)

The first Beast is a political power and the second Beast is the Antichrist.

Just the opposite of above.

It could be America, but it could be a nation that is born in the future.

An AI (Artificial Intelligence-Robot)

Daniel 7:25 – Time, Times, and half a Time

By Napoleon’s orders, the papacy was completely eliminated in 1798, by one of his generals named Berthier. The existing Pope was taken into captivity, much as the “pope” had caused much captivity in the Dark Ages with the killing of 100 million non- Catholics or Jews, i.e. “the persecution of the saints”.  Eventually this Pope died in captivity.

This writer believes these events were a fulfillment of prophecy from Daniel 7:25 that stated there would be 3.5 years, 42 months or 1,260 days/years – of literal papal rule. This time began in 476 A.D. with a decree of the emperor Justinian establishing the Bishop of Rome as head of all Churches with no separation of Church and State.  This decree went into effect in 538 A.D.

 538 A.D. is the beginning of the literal spiritual/political Papal rule. The elimination of the papacy in 1798, declaring Rome to be a Republic of France, was exactly 1,260 years. 1798, was the end of the “time, times and half a time” as predicted by Daniel. http://www.amazon.com/End-Time-Delusions-Steve-Wohlberg-ebook/)

 Although sites are few in number this site appears in agreement: http://www.endtimeprophecies.co.za/bible-prophecies/attributes-of-daniels-little-horn-vatican. The reader is urged to just think about it. Is it common sense?

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Being sure of heaven and being born again is as easy as

A-B-C:

All you have to do is:

Admit that you are a sinner (made a lot of really bad mistakes) and need forgiveness from up on high.
Believe that Jesus Christ died for you on the cross and rose from the grave to bring you to God.
Confess, through prayer, that Jesus Christ is the only way to God, and commit to live for Him the rest of your life.

Here are some words from the Holy Bible (New International Version) that talk about our problem.

God loves you and wants a personal relationship with you. (John 3:16 NIV)
Our sin keeps us from having a personal relationship with God.  (Romans 3:23 NIV)
Jesus is the only answer to this problem. He’s the only one who can bring us back to God. (1 Peter 3:18 NIV)
You must personally trust Jesus to forgive your sins and determine to obey Him for the rest of your life. (John 1:12 NIV)

Like This: 

Jesus,

I know I have done wrong and need your forgiveness. I believe that you died on the cross just for me so I can come to your place in heaven when I die here And then you rose from the grave to give me eternal life too. I know You are the only way to Heaven, so help me to quit disobeying You, Your Dad The Father God,  and Holy Spirit God and to start living for You. Forgive me, take over my life, and make yourself real to me. Amen.

P.S. I would like to be your friend too.

 

Return — TO THE JEW FIRST

Article VI ends with a temporary discourse of various writers in regard to the early Christian Church.

 The following returns To The Jew First.

 The Jews had been dispersed following the destruction of Jerusalem:

August 2, 1492 was the day Queen Isabella I of Castile, Spain and King Ferdinand of Aragon expelled the Jews.  Specifically, a ship of Sephardic Jews — those who had lived in the Iberian Peninsula — made its way out of Spanish waters. The ship held the last Jews legally allowed in Spain, after they endured a terrible forced exodus from their homes, leaving behind all possessions. A very extensive history will reveal actions taken again the Jews to be very similar to those taken by Hitler.

 The year 1492 is extremely important to Jews due to expulsion and the Spanish Inquisition in which Jews were forcibly converted to Catholicism by an individual named Father Tomas de Torquemada.

 Some of the more fortunate expelled Jews were able to go to Turkey (which was secular at the time), others to surrounding nations most of whom did not welcome them and some were able to obtain passage on the ships used by Christopher Columbus, (Nina, Pinta or Santa Maria). Other ship Captain’s charged outrageous prices for travel and then threw the Jews overboard once they were away from the land.

 Genesis 12 and the Blessings/Curses declaration of God came into effect and the formerly “Great” Spanish Empire, became a shadow of what it had been.

 (A history of the Jews across the world from 1492 to 1900 is greatly in depth – any discourse would simply be too large for this writing.)

 In 1917, a Jubilee Year for the Jews,  the Balfour Declaration came from the Prime Minister of England, who happened to be a Christian aware of God’s love for Israel. This declaration took place just after World War I and declared Israel to be the land for the Jews.

 England further reinforced this statement by conquering the land which was held by the Ottoman Muslim Empire. A man named General Edmund Allenby was successful in this endeavor. General Allenby traveled from the direction of Jacob’s Wells, which Abraham purchased (Genesis 33:19). 

 Once again going back to Genesis 12,  Britain blessed the Jews, God blessed Britain, therefore Britain became the British Empire and extended throughout various areas of the world. However, around the time of World War II, the British Empire apparently began to persecute the Jews.

 Then after the death of 6 million Jews in Germany by Hitler who was defeated in World War II, (with the loss of 60 million Gentiles and some Jews fighting as American Troops) an American President died.

 The Vice President was raised to the Presidency. This was a man named Harry Truman, who had been instructed in Bible stories from a young age.

While serving in the Armed Forces as Harry Truman, he met a Jewish man and they became best friends. Following the war they tried opening various businesses, which unfortunately all failed.

Upon becoming President, Harry Truman insisted the United Nations must make Israel a nation, thus fulfilling the prophecy of Isa 66:8 “Who has ever heard of such a thing? Who has ever seen such things? Can a country be born in a day or a nation be brought forth in a moment?”:-

 President Truman was visited by the Chief Rabbi of Israel, who told him “God placed you in your Mother’s womb for such a time as this”. President Truman cried. He also had a sign made up for his desk that said, “I am Cyrus”, referring to the release of the Jews in Babylonian captivity.

 The next Jubilee year for the Jews was 1917 plus fifty = 1967. At this moment in time Israel was to be invaded by all the nations surrounding it. However, due to superior intelligence, Israel attacked by air at 7:15 a.m., flying below radar, completely destroying the enemy forces of air (airplanes, etc.).  Utilizing World War II weapons, after six days of war, (with God’s supernatural intervention) for the first time in many centuries, the Jews walked freely in Jerusalem, their capital city called by God, the “Apple of My Eye”.

Scripture:

” Zec 2:8 For this is what the LORD Almighty says: “After he has honored me and has sent me against the nations that have plundered you– for whoever touches you touches the apple of his eye–“

 Fifty years plus 1967 = 2017. At the time of the Jubilee the Trump must sound.   Almost going over the time line, during the last month of the year, President Donald Trump sounded the Trump by declaring Jerusalem to be the capital of Israel. Worthy of mention is the fact that President Trump was born seventy years before taking office during the time of President Truman’s taking office. President Trump was seventy years, 7 months & 7 days old on his first day in office 2017 in God’s Hebrew year 5777. 

 The United States, China, and Russia are the leaders in the world of 2020 regarding power. Israel in the few years since God began calling Jews back to Israel is number 8, which is amazing considering it’s physical size. It is ranked 18 out of 138 in Defense.

Amos 9:15 states Israel will never be dispersed again. Unfortunately, most are coming back in “unbelief”, i.e. do not believe the Messiah has yet come.

 Daniel’s time line of sixty two weeks of years leaves us with seven weeks of years to make up what is called the “Time of Jacob’s Trouble”, or The Tribulation.

There is some postulation that because Eze. 37, 38  have not yet occurred, as they do occur and as Israel sees the “God of heaven” in these supernatural events, (see below) they may still wish to end all possibilities of war and sign a “strong covenant”, with someone who comes to power quickly, who might be the Messiah, and seems the perfect coordinator for peace.

Scripture: “Eze 38:21 I will summon a sword against Gog on all my mountains, declares the Sovereign LORD. Every man’s sword will be against his brother. 22 I will execute judgment upon him with plague and bloodshed; I will pour down torrents of rain, hailstones and burning sulfur on him and on his troops and on the many nations with him. 23 And so I will show my greatness and my holiness, and I will make myself known in the sight of many nations. Then they will know that I am the LORD.'” (Insert: Gog=ruler and see Genesis 10:1-2 re. Magog as a person who dwelled in the area now called Russia.)

On the other hand, the absence of all Christians and Messianic Jews through a supernatural phenomena called “The Rapture” (discussed near the end of this publication entitled: Part II – WHY IS ALL THIS STUFF HAPPENING? – THE RAPTURE) may well trigger the “strong delusion” spoken of in:

Scripture: “2Th 2:9 The coming of the lawless one will be in accordance with the work of Satan displayed in all kinds of counterfeit miracles, signs and wonders,10 and in every sort of evil that deceives those who are perishing. They perish because they refused to love the truth and so be saved. 11 For this reason God sends them a powerful delusion so that they will believe the lie 12 and so that all will be condemned who have not believed the truth but have delighted in wickedness.”

 Delusion: “they were all abducted by aliens in flying saucers”. “I think I saw a flash”

 SCRIPTURE AND FULFILLMENT

 The 1948 Prophecy

Isaiah 66:8, “Who has heard such a thing? Who has seen such things? Shall the earth be made to give birth in one day? Or shall a nation be born at once?”

 Isaiah 66:8 is commonly referred to as the 1948 prophecy, (effected via President Harry Truman as noted above), because it is the year that Israel became a nation again (May 14, 1948). This was a major event on God’s prophetic timeline, as it is the foundation prophecy that “opens the door” for all of the other end of the age prophecies to be fulfilled, including Messiah’s Second Coming.

 The 1967 Prophecy 

Isaiah 66:8-9, “For as soon as Zion (Jerusalem) was in labor, she gave birth to her children. Shall I bring to the time of birth, and not cause delivery?” says the Lord. “Shall I who cause delivery shut up the womb?” says your God.”

Psalm 102:16,18, “For the Lord shall build up Zion (Jerusalem); He shall appear in His glory. The prophet declares that when the Lord builds up Zion (Jerusalem), He (Yeshua) will appear in His glory. He continues to state, “this is written for the generation to come.” 

 This is a prophecy of Messiah’s Second Coming, as it correlates with similar descriptions by Zechariah and John the Revelator (Zechariah 14, Revelation 14:14-20, Revelation 19:11-16).

 After Isaiah prophesies of Israel becoming a nation again (Isaiah 66:8), and also the children of Israel recapturing Jerusalem as their capital (Isaiah 66:8-9, Psalm 102:16,18), he continues God’s prophetic timeline with a prophecy of Messiah’s Second Coming.

 Isaiah states “Isaiah 66:14-16, “When you see this,” which means when you see Israel become a nation again (1948) and the children of Israel recapture Jerusalem as their capital (1967), “the Lord will come with fire and with His chariots, like a whirlwind, to render anger with fury, and His rebuke with flames of fire. For by fire and by His sword the Lord will judge all flesh; And the slain of the Lord shall be many.”

 Keep in mind, this prophecy was written approximately 3,000 years ago, so the “generation to come” is the 1967 generation. In other words, the prophet is declaring that when the children of Israel recapture Jerusalem as their capital, which occurred on June 5-10, 1967, and when the Lord builds up Zion, which has occurred to such an amazing extent as noted above and here: (Hebrew language, science, natural resources, military, medicine (cures for diseases), settlements, desert blossoming like a rose, et cetera), – then Messiah will appear in His glory, which is His Second Coming!

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The following pages deviate somewhat from the Israel Perspective (To the Jew First) and contribute to the beginnings of the Christian Church on earth. However, Gentiles must keep in mind, the time considered would not have begun without it being started by Jews who believed Yeshua was the Messiah.

A Prophecy Come to Pass!

 At this point we need to note an amazing prophecy. Daniel 7:25 foretold, “And he shall speak great words against the most High, and shall wear out the saints of the most High, and think to change times and laws.”

 Quoting Daniel 7:25, Adam Clarke’s Commentary on the Bible says:

“He shall speak great words against the Most High] Literally, Sermones quasi Deus loquetur; “He shall speak as if he were God.” So Jerome quotes from Symmachus. To none can this apply so well or so fully as to the popes of Rome.”

 “They have assumed infallibility, which belongs only to God. They profess to forgive sins, which belongs only to God. They profess to open and shut heaven, which belongs only to God. They profess to be higher than all the kings of the earth, which belongs only to God.”

 “And they go beyond God in pretending to loose whole nations from their oath of allegiance to their kings, when such kings do not please them! And they go against God when they give indulgences for sin. This is the worst of all blasphemies!”

 As per http://www.logosapostolic.org/bible_study/RP208-5SabbathtoSunday.htm  “And shall wear out the saints: By wars, crusades, massacres, inquisitions, and persecutions of all kinds. What in this way have they not done against all those who have protested against their innovations, and refused to submit to their idolatrous worship?

 “Witness the exterminating crusades against the Waldenses and Albigenses. Witness John Huss, and Jerome of Prague. Witness the Smithfield fires in England! Witness God and man against this bloody, persecuting, ruthless, and impure Church!”

 “And they think to change times and laws!  Appointing fasts and feasts; canonizing persons whom they chooses to call saints; granting pardons and indulgences for sins; instituting new modes of worship utterly unknown to the Christian Church; new articles of faith; new rules of practice; and reversing, with pleasure, the laws both of God and man.­–Dodd” (Emphasis his; Clarke’s Commentary on the Bible, Volume IV, p. 594).

 Beyond the facade of “peaceful” religions is a ever increasing growing demonic purpose leading to a One World Religion which would include all known religions on earth.

The End of the Reformation

On March 29, 1994, American Evangelicals and Catholics signed a joint declaration titled “Evangelicals and Catholics Together; The Christian Mission in the 3rd Millennium. This document overturned the Reformation entirely. It urged evangelicals and Catholics to stop evangelizing each other and to accept each other as “Christians”. This agreement followed a “staggering growth of evangelical sects” in Brazil, who had left the Roman Catholic church per “A Woman Rides the Beast”, Dave hunt. http://www.amazon.com/Woman-Rides-Beast-Catholic-Church/dp/1565071999

 These “sects” were seen by a Bishop Bohn, as a serious threat to the Vatican’s influence in Brazil.

A holy war was considered. Bohn said that “an all out holy war cannot be avoided unless the 13 largest Protestant churches and denominations sign a treaty…that would require Protestants to stop all evangelism efforts in Brazil. In exchange, he said, Catholics would agree to stop all persecution directed toward Protestants”, which he admits is official policy – the persecution that is.

 Signers of this declaration were as follows:

Charles Colson, Pat Robertson, John White (president of Geneva College and former president of the National Association of Evangelicals, head of the Home Mission Board and Christian Life Commission of the Southern Baptist Convention, Bill Bright – founder of Campus Crusade for Christ, Mark Nol of Wheaton University, Jesse Miranda (Assemblies of God), Richard Mouw, (President Fuller Theological Seminary, J. I. Packer and Herbert Schlossberg.

 It should be noted, the question of “what does it mean to be a “Christian” is not addressed.

 These items are to be questioned, because of the following statements by the Roman Catholic Church:

 “No civil government, be it a monarchy, an aristocracy, a democracy … can be a wise, just, efficient, or durable government, governing for the good of the community, within the Catholic Church; and without the papacy there is and can be no Catholic Church” per H.J. Schroeder, O.P., trans., The Canons and Decrees of the Council of Trent, Tan Books, 1978, p. 46.

 “If anyone says that in order to obtain the remission of sins it is necessary …to believe with certainly and without any hesitation….that his sins are forgiven him, let him be anathema” (Council of Trent, Six, XVI, (14).

 “If anyone says that after the reception of the grace of justification the guilt is so remitted and the debt of eternal punishment so blotted out to every repentant sinner, that no debt of temporal punishment remains to be discharged, either in this world or in purgatory before the gates of heaven can be open, let him be anathema”(9).

 Pope Boniface VIII, wrote “There is one holy Catholic and apostolic church, outside of which there is no salvation… it is altogether necessary for every creature to be subject to the Roman Pontiff. – From his Papal Bull, Unan Sanctum, A.D. 1302.

 In Sept. 2000, Pope John Paul II, reaffirmed that there is salvation only in the Roman Catholic Church in his “Dominus Jesus” 36 page document.

 The Pope in 2008, Benedict XVI reiterated this view in July of 2007 and the Protestant world was silent. The Islam world became upset and Pope Benedict appeased them with apologies.

 Bishop Fulton J. Sheen predicted that Islam would be Christian (Roman Catholic), “though a summoning of the Moslems to a veneration of the Mother of God”. He said “The Koran…has many passages concerning the Blessed Virgin. First of all, the Koran believes in her Immaculate Conception and also in her Virgin Birth…Mary, then, is for the Muslims the true Sayyida, or Lady.

 The only possible serious rival to her in their creed would be Fatima, the daughter of Mohammed himself. But after the death of Fatima, Mohammed wrote: ‘Thou shalt be the most blessed of all the women in Paradise, after Mary’.

Sheen goes on to say how “remarkable” it was that “our Lady” had the foresight to appear in the Portuguese village of Fatima (named after Muhammad’s daughter during the Muslim occupation) and thus become known as “our Lady of Fatima”. It is a fact that when a statue of “Our Lady of Fatima” is carried through Muslim areas of Africa, India, and elsewhere,

Muslims turn out by the hundreds of thousands to worship her. In two days an estimated 500,000 came to give their respects to this idol in Bombay, India. See” A Woman Rides the Beast”, Dave hunt, Harvest House Publishers, Eugene, Oregon 97402, 1994 and H.J. Schroeder, O.P., trans., The Canons and Decrees of the Council of Trent, Tan Books, 1978, p. 46.

http://www.amazon.com/Canons-Decrees-Council-Fathers-Church/dp/0895550741/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1388269233&sr=1-1&keywords=The+Canons+and+Decrees+of+the+Council+of+Trent%2C+Tan+Books%2C

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—Jesus declared, “I tell you the truth, no one can see the kingdom of God unless he is born again.” John 3:3

Being born again is as easy as A-B-C:

All you have to do is:

Admit that you are a sinner (made a lot of really bad mistakes) and need forgiveness from up on high.
Believe that Jesus Christ died for you on the cross and rose from the grave to bring you to God.
Confess, through prayer, that Jesus Christ is the only way to God, and commit to live for Him the rest of your life.

Here are some words from the Holy Bible (New International Version) that talk about our problem.

God loves you and wants a personal relationship with you. (John 3:16 NIV)
Our sin keeps us from having a personal relationship with God.  (Romans 3:23 NIV)
Jesus is the only answer to this problem. He’s the only one who can bring us back to God. (1 Peter 3:18 NIV)
You must personally trust Jesus to forgive your sins and determine to obey Him for the rest of your life. (John 1:12 NIV)

Like This: 

Jesus,

I know I have done wrong and need your forgiveness. I believe that you died on the cross just for me so I can come to your place in heaven when I die here And then you rose from the grave to give me eternal life too. I know You are the only way to Heaven, so help me to quit disobeying You, Your Dad The Father God, and Holy Spirit God and to start living for You. Forgive me, take over my life, and make yourself real to me. Amen.

P.S. I would like to be your friend too.

 

The Roman Empire is divided:

 In 285 AD, Emperor Diocletian decided that the Roman Empire was too big to manage. He divided the Empire into two parts, the Eastern Roman Empire and the Western Roman Empire. Over the next hundred years or so, Rome would be reunited, split into three parts, and split in two again. Finally, in 395 AD, the empire was split into two for good. The Western Empire was ruled by Rome, the Eastern Empire was ruled by Constantinople. 

 There are a number of accounts in attempting to describe the sixth century initiation of Islam, including that of Allah being the Moongod, since the symbol of Moongod worship for all of known history has been a crescent moon symbol, which is present now on the flag of Islamic believers.

 According to Mike Melina who lists four decades of research and study of Islamic canon and history of Islamic jihad at (https://www.quora.com)

 “Pre-Islamic Arabia, also known as Jahilliah, (the time of ignorance) had more gods, the Kaaba in Mecca, the Haj…virtually all the customs associated with the Haj…and “Allah”, which was the name of the largest rock in the Kaaba.

The primary deity for Arabs in the time of Jahilliah was “Hubal”. Allah was not the primary deity. When Mohammad started preaching his “religion”, he was mocked by the people of Mecca, they said “Mohammad is trying to make one god out of many.”

Pre-Islam, the Kaaba was known as ‘The House of Hubal’ and literally hundreds of separate religious icons were housed there for safekeeping. Annually, tribes and clans would send representatives to Mecca to pay tribute to their tribe’s favorite god. The trip was expensive, particularly food, water and lodging in Mecca, with the keeper of the Kaaba being the main beneficiary of the wealth that poured in.

Mohammad’s grandfather was Keeper of the House of Hubal and a wealthy man. His father was also fairly well off, but Mohammad was orphaned and was denied any piece of what was the family business. Again, worthy of note:

— “Allah” was not the “chief deity” in pre-Islamic Arabia.”

 The city of Istanbul (Islam controlled) was renamed Constantinople when the Emperor Constantinople retired there. It was eventually a “Christian” city and numerous churches were constructed. One was called: Hagia Sophia, which in the year 2020 was once again taken by Islam to be used as a mosque, (after around 2000 years), suggesting Christianity must return to its “roots” of Pentecost just as Jews must make Alliyah (“return to God”) to Israel.

 The City of Rome is permeated by area defeat

The city of Rome was thought to be unconquerable in all areas. However, in 410 AD, a Germanic barbarian tribe called the Visigoths invaded the city. They looted the treasures, killed and enslaved many Romans, and destroyed many buildings. This was the first time in 800 years that the city of Rome had been attacked and lost (although not entirely).

In 476 AD, a Germanic barbarian by the name of Odoacer took control of a portion of Rome. He became king of Italy and forced the last emperor of Rome, Romulus Augustulus, to give up his crown. Many historians consider this to be the end of the Roman Empire. 

Two other “tribes” from a total of ten, invaded and conquered other areas of the Roman Empire causing a dispersion.

 Of all the Germanic kingdoms, the Vandals, Heruli, and Ostrogoths posed the greatest hindrance to the development of the papacy. 

They were eliminated by the papacy allowing for unchallenged papal supremacy in 538. After that, all the Arian kingdoms were eventually forced to become Roman Catholic.

The Dark Ages Begin 

During the Dark Ages, Crusaders were sent from Rome in response to Muslim atrocities. They killed Jews, Muslims, and anyone who disagreed with the Roman Catholic concept of “Christianity”. There were seven total Crusades. On the first one, the Jews in Jerusalem all fled to the synagogue, (men, women and children), and they were burned alive there. The Crusaders (who had obtained advance absolution in Rome from the Pope (at that time) for any sins they might commit) marched around the synagogue and sang, “Christ, we adore Thee”, while 969 Jews screamed and burned. For further reading on this see: http://www.amazon.com/Jerusalem-Countdown-Revised-John-Hagee/dp/1599790890/ref=sr_1_fkmr0_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1387853485&sr=8-1-fkmr0&keywords=Jerusalem+Countdown%E2%80%9D%2C+John+Hagee

 After the next six Crusades came the Inquisition, which included the elimination of Jews in Spain and other countries “over there”, plus the elimination of anyone who did not agree with Rome including Gentiles.

 This Inquisition came from the Pope in Rome who at the time was named Pope Sixtus IV.

323,362 Jewish people were burned alive. This does not take into account those who were tortured with “the rack”, having water forced down throats, or other tortures to force confessions of being a Jew or “Christian” who did not believe in the papacy. https://www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org/the-inquisition

 The reader (especially if the reader is a “Protestant”) must understand the above occurred prior to any reforms and all Roman Catholics were also simply called “Christians”. Or, all “Christians” were Roman Catholic unless they disagreed with Rome, in which case they were killed. Therefore “Christians” committed these atrocities. It is not this writer’s intent to disparage all Roman Catholics. The Apostles Creed, Athanasian Creed, and The Lord’s Prayer stand as a witness between all followers of Yeshua/Jesus as a few things they can agree upon.  

 Many Bible prophecies are “dual” in nature—that is, they have a type and antitype, an earlier and a later fulfillment. Though speaking specifically of the soon-coming antichrist, we can see the forerunner type documented in history.

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(Continued from Article III)

The following website gives an excellent documentation of the next ruler of note: Antiochus. (https://www.gotquestions.org/Antiochus-Epiphanes.html)

 “Antiochus, was a Greek king of the Seleucid Empire who reigned over Syria from 175 BC until 164 BC. He is famous for almost conquering Egypt and for his brutal persecution of the Jews.

Antiochus Epiphanes was a ruthless and often capricious ruler. He is properly Antiochus IV, but he took upon himself the title “Epiphanes,” which means “illustrious one” or “god manifest.” However, his bizarre and blasphemous behavior earned him another nickname among the Jews: “Epimanes,” which means “mad one.”

“An altercation between Antiochus Epiphanes and a Roman ambassador by the name of Gaius Popillius Laenas is the origin of the saying “to draw a line in the sand.” When Antiochus brought his army against Egypt in 168 BC, Popillius stood in his way and gave him a message from the Roman Senate ordering him to stop the attack.

 Antiochus responded that he would think it over and discuss it with his council, at which point Popillius drew a circle in the sand around Antiochus and told him that, if he did not give the Roman Senate an answer before crossing over the line in the sand, Rome would declare war. Antiochus decided to withdraw as Rome had requested.”

By “withdrawing” Antiochus conceded utter defeat.

“But the most famous conflict connected to Antiochus Epiphanes is the “Maccabean Revolt”. During that time of history, there were two factions within Judaism: the Hellenists, who had accepted pagan practices and the Greek culture; and the Traditionalists, who were faithful to the Mosaic Law and the old ways. Supposedly to avoid a civil war between these two factions, Antiochus made a decree outlawing Jewish rites and worship, ordering the Jews to worship Zeus rather than Yahweh. He wasn’t just trying to Hellenize the Jews but to totally eliminate all traces of Jewish culture. Of course, the Jews rebelled against his decrees.”

“In an act of brazen disrespect, Antiochus raided the temple in Jerusalem, stealing its treasures, setting up an altar to Zeus, and sacrificing swine on the altar. When the Jews expressed their outrage over the profaning of the temple, Antiochus responded by slaughtering a great number of the Jews and selling others into slavery. He issued even more draconian decrees: performing the rite of circumcision was punishable by death, and Jews everywhere were ordered to sacrifice to pagan gods and eat pig flesh.”

“The Jewish response was to take up arms and fight. In 167—166 BC, Judas Maccabeus led the Jews in a series of victories over the military forces of the Syrian-Greeks.

“Antiochus Epiphanes is a tyrannical figure in Jewish history, and he is also a foreshadowing of the coming Antichrist. The prophet Daniel predicts an atrocity in the temple in the end times (Daniel 9:27; 11:31; 12:11).

 Daniel’s prophecy (9:27) concerns a coming “ruler who will cause the offerings to cease in the temple and set up “an abomination that causes desolation.” While what Antiochus did certainly qualifies as an abomination, Jesus speaks of Daniel’s prophecy as having a still-future fulfillment (Matthew 24:15–16; Mark 13:14; Luke 21:20–21). The Antichrist will model Antiochus Ephiphanes in his great pride, blasphemous actions, and hatred of the Jews.”

 The Temple had to be cleansed and the defiled altar rocks were moved to the east outside of the Temple called (Solomon’s portico/porch/colonnade) in the year B.C.. (Later on Jesus met there at times with his disciples, John 10:23.) In the midst of the cleaning, there was only enough oil to light the Temple for one night, but the light burned for eight nights – considered a miracle. This caused the Israelites to declare a festival called Hanukah/Chanukah.

 Many Gentiles often think Hanukah is the Jewish Christmas, however, Orthodox Jews do not celebrate Christmas, since they feel the Messiah is yet to come.

 Since Greece had “cursed” Israel, based on Genesis 12:1, God then disciplined Greece and there was no longer a Greek Empire.

 Greece was conquered by the Roman Empire led by the General Titus. General Titus also led his army to completely destroy Jerusalem and the Holy Temple exactly as Messiah Yeshua (Jesus) had prophesied (Matt 24:1-2) with not a single brick being left undisturbed. This brought about the Jewish “Diaspora” with Jews fleeing in all directions around the known world, this dispersal lasting for about 2000 years.

 Roman extreme Anti-Semitism changed the name of Israel to Palestine, which is derived from the root word Philistine. However, even though the few Jews left in the area, accepted the change in name, there never was, nor ever will be a Palestine, except to those who hate the God’s people.

 The Watering Down of the Sabbath in the First 300 Years

The Christian’s (mostly Jews) during the apostolic era, from about 35 to 100 A.D., kept Sabbath on the designated (by Almighty God) seventh day of the week.  For the first 300 years of Christian history, when the Roman emperors still regarded themselves as gods, (which they had for centuries) Christianity became an “illegal religion,” and God’s people were scattered abroad (Acts 8:1).

 Judaism, however, was regarded at that time as “legal,” as long as they obeyed Roman laws. Thus, during the apostolic era, Christians found it convenient to let the Roman authorities think of them as Jews, which gained them legitimacy with the Roman government.

 Prior to Constantine becoming Emperor he found he needed votes to come into power. He noticed the Christians in Rome had no political affiliation. He then asked them if they would vote for him. The Christians replied in the affirmative. 

 Due to the help of the Christian vote Emperor Constantine, a pagan sun-worshipper—came to power in A.D. 313. He legalized Christianity and made the first Sunday-keeping law. His infamous (to Christians) Sunday enforcement law of March 7, A.D. 321, reads as follows: “On the venerable Day of the Sun let the magistrates and people residing in cities rest, and let all workshops be closed.” (Codex Justinianus 3.12.3, trans. Philip Schaff, History of the Christian Church, 5th ed. (New York, 1902), 3:380, note 1.)

 Emperor Constantine, along with all other Roman Emperor’s considered himself divine. He stated “I am the Pontifact”, i.e. First Pope. John 14:6 was not considered, nor was John 3:3.

 The Sunday law was officially confirmed by the Roman Heirarchy, who felt however that Peter was the first Pope.  Breaking a Commandment of the Creator God, who wrote the The Ten Commandments in stone, the Council of Laodicea in A.D. 364 decreed, “Christians shall not Judaize and be idle on Saturday but shall work on that day; but the Lord’s day they shall especially honour, and, as being Christians, shall, if possible, do no work on that day, (Note: Initial AntiSemitism by the “Christian” Church).  If, however, they are found Judaizing, they shall be shut out from Christ” (Strand, op. cit., citing Charles J. Hefele, A History of the Councils of the Church, 2 [Edinburgh, 1876] 316).

 For some strange reason, Protestants still attempt to justify Sunday worship even though it was instituted by a Sun god worshipper.

According to www.religioustolerance.org/sabbath.htm#move:Protestants use several scriptures to justify Sunday as a worship day: John 20:19 describes events on what we would call Sunday evening. “The disciples were gathered together”. Some have speculated that this might have been the first Sunday worship service.

 Others suggest that the text seems to imply that they were gathered together for their own protection, out of fear of attack by the Jews.

 Acts 20:7: Paul is described as preaching on a Sunday evening. It was evening, because the passage refers to lamps being lit. Some “Christians” promote this text as demonstrating that Paul held a religious service on a Sunday. Others suggest that he gave the teaching on what he would call Sunday evening but we would call Saturday evening; the first day of the week started at sundown on Saturday in 1st century AD Palestine.

 If Paul considered Sunday to be the Sabbath then he would not have set out on foot to Assos on Sunday morning. Walking on the Sabbath was forbidden.

 1 Corinthians 16:2: Paul instructs the “Christians” at Corinth that each of them is to lay aside some money every Sunday that would later be collected for the “Christians” at Jerusalem. Some interpreters believe that this might refer to a collection of money at a Sunday religious service.

 Others suggest that the text implies that the money was to be laid aside by each believer separately and privately, and to be saved up by each person independently.

 Primarily the following two scriptural texts are used by Christians to justify Sunday worship: Colossians 2:16-17: Paul writes: “…do not let anyone judge you…with regard to a religious festival, a New Moon celebration or a Sabbath day. These are a shadow of the things that were to come; the reality, however, is found in Christ” (NIV).

 Some people interpret the reference to “Sabbath” in this passage as authorizing “Christians” to celebrate (or not celebrate) the weekly Sabbath in any way that they wish. Others suggest that the “Sabbath” in this passage apparently refers to the Ceremonial Sabbaths, not the Weekly Sabbaths.

The verse in Colossians duplicates the text of Ezekiel 45:17 which reads: “…at the festivals, the New Moons and the Sabbaths – at all the appointed feasts of the house of Israel.”

 Romans 14:5: Paul writes: “One man considers one day more sacred than another; another man considers every day alike. Each one should be fully convinced in his own mind.” Some people interpret this passage as allowing “Christians” to either recognize or ignore the Sabbath, – or perhaps to select any day as the Sabbath.

 But others suggest from a reading of the subsequent verses that Paul is discussing fasting here, not religious observance. They would suggest that verse 1 of this chapter indicates that the passage relates to “disputable” matters (such as when or if to fast); the day of the Sabbath was not a disputable matter; it was a commandment from God.

 The phrase “considering every day alike” might mean that every day from Sunday to Friday were treated the same, as in the passage describing the collection of manna in Exodus 16:4

 There seems to be no internal evidence that would justify the “Christian” church changing the day from that commanded in the Hebrew Scriptures (Old Testament)-the 7th day or Saturday. However, in later centuries, moving from Saturday to Sunday certainly was beneficial if for no other reason than to improve the security of “Christians” by distancing “Christianity” from Judaism in the eyes of the government.

 The discussion, although perhaps pointless, (since God seems to appreciate worship on any day) goes on and on.

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(continued from Article II)

The first four Kingdoms as described by Daniel have come into being and have eventually fallen. Historical review reveals the blessings coming to these Kingdoms as they blessed Israel and the ending of these Kingdoms as they cursed Israel – see Genesis 12.

 The biblical book of DANIEL is a extensive revelation and a complete description from God of every event to take place in the history of Israel (with resultant “spillover” to Gentile nations), to the end of this age. It was of course a prophecy, i.e. these events had not yet happened at that time.

 This writer had a particular problem in understanding Daniel Chapter 9 and was always left with 490 years after reading verse 25. After looking through  20 or so books on Daniel and the End Times, and after several months of off and on searching the Internet, the answer was finally found on the following non-christian Internet question and answer site:: https://www.quora.com/In-Daniel-9-25-why-are-the-69-weeks-broken-up-into-7-weeks-and-62-weeks?share=1

 Unfortunately the answer is simply to large to include here and must be placed as Addendum I at the end of this writing – (Article III).

A condensed summary of the seven seven’s – (missing years) as per www.quora.com would be:

 1) Malachi, a Prophet speaks of Messiah (Mal 4:4–6) and the first Seven Seven’s (which God is “silent” about) end.

2) After Malachi’s prophecy there are 400 Prophetic Years of Silence.

3) An angel announces a “Deliverer and Redeemer” (Yeshua/Jesus – like unto Moses who – Deut 18:15 who IS God’s Son and “as God”) and a Prophet (John the Baptist – an Elijah to come – Mal 4:4–6; Mat 11:14) who was his “brother” (cousin)… like Aaron was to Moses! They are both blood relations! (See Luke 1)

 This Midrashic Pattern then connects the Tanakh (Old Testament) to the B’rit Chadasha (New Testament) in the exact same way that God connects Genesis to Exodus!

(Note: According to the freedictionary.com, a Midrashic Pattern is:

1. an early Jewish interpretation of or commentary on a Biblical text.
2. (cap.) a collection of such commentaries, esp. those written in the first ten centuries A.D.) Also see: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Midrash

 Back to Daniel:

Scripture: “Da 9:1 In the first year of Darius son of Xerxes (a Mede by descent), who was made ruler over the Babylonian kingdom– (Writer insert-Babylon had been conquered).

2 in the first year of his reign, I, Daniel, understood from the Scriptures, according to the word of the LORD given to Jeremiah the prophet, that the desolation of Jerusalem would last seventy years.”

Daniel (first noted above as a dream interpreter), understood the time of Israel‘s captivity to be over.

 Daniel correctly regarded the prophecies of Jeremiah as coming directly from God. Daniel (who was now about 90 years of age) began to pray and fast. He repented personally and nationally for Israel and was visited by the Angel Gabriel, who provided him with many prophetic future happenings for the Israelites.

 The Three-In-One God is a God of numbers, who (to this writer), apparently uses the number seven extensively.  This numbering very possibly began with the creation of this Universe in seven days. However, confusion is often found in those who come across Daniel and the seven sevens, as it did to this writer.

 It should be noted God excludes times of discipline to His people in measuring time on earth. In addition these are God’s Lunar years of 360 days per year or 30 days a month. To obtain the correct year for Yeshua (Jesus) to proclaim Himself as King of the Jews, (see Dan 9:25). 62 weeks of years is prophesied = 483 years (from the time of a final decree to rebuild Jerusalem) which is the exact time Jesus rode into Jerusalem on a donkey that had never been ridden before. (see complete scripture – below).

 Why did Jesus ride on a donkey?: A reputable website (https://amazingbibletimeline.com/blog/why-did-christ-ride-a-donkey-on-his-triumphant-entry/)  states the following:  

“One: Smaller than horses and gifted with cautiousness, that can sometimes be mistaken for stubbornness, donkeys were not usually used during times of war. Zechariah 9:9 prophesied the coming of a king “righteous and victorious, lowly and riding on a donkey, on a colt, the foal of a donkey.”

Second, in the ancient Biblical world, a leader rode on a horse if he was coming in war and a donkey to signify peace.

Third, Jesus used the donkey to connect with the common people.  Life was also not easy for a Jew living under Roman rule in the 1st century—more so for the poor. But Jesus embraced the poor and sick people during his time here on earth. His choice of a donkey instead of a horse was God’s way of saying that he came as a King who will serve and save the oppressed.”

 In the sixth century BC, God was giving Daniel a timeline for what was going to come and the amount of time that it would take.  Today, we have an advantage in looking at these words through the lens of history and understand, as noted above, that some of this prophecy has already been fulfilled.

 Scripture: “Da 9:24 “Seventy ‘sevens’ are decreed for your people and your holy city to finish transgression, to put an end to sin, to atone for wickedness, to bring in everlasting righteousness, to seal up vision and prophecy and to anoint the most holy.

 25 “Know and understand this: From the issuing of the decree to restore and rebuild Jerusalem until the Anointed One, the ruler, comes, there will be seven ‘sevens,’ and sixty-two ‘sevens.’ It will be rebuilt with streets and a trench, but in times of trouble.

 26 After the sixty-two ‘sevens,’ the Anointed One will be cut off (writer insert context=cut off meant killed at the time) and will have nothing. The people of the ruler who will come will destroy the city and the sanctuary. The end will come like a flood: War will continue until the end, and desolations have been decreed.

 Question: Who destroyed the city and the sanctuary (vs.26)?  Answer: The Romans.

Question: Who of potential Roman descent is the ruler who will come?  Answer: The Final Antichrist.

 27 He will confirm a covenant with many for one ‘seven.’ In the middle of the ‘seven’ he will put an end to sacrifice and offering. And on a wing of the temple he will set up an abomination that causes desolation, until the end that is decreed is poured out on him.”(NIV)

Note: “the Anointed One” refers to Yeshua (Jesus) as do the words Messiah/Messhiah and the Greek “Christos” or (English = Christ, all of which mean the same thing: Anointed One.

 SUMMARY OF EVENTS:

The Jews were disciplined with God allowing them to be taken to Babylon.

God worked through a pagan King called Cyrus to issue a decree to release the Jews back to Israel. Eventually after some other Kings, another decree was given with finances, materials, soldiers for protection and complete authoritarian help. The reader may now skip to page 13.)

 Upon the proclamation of release, first by Cyrus (Persian Empire) after he had conquered Babylon, a number of delays occurred. Eventually a King named Artaxerxes issues a proclamation to build both the Temple and the walls of Jerusalem. According to the following website: (https://www.gotquestions.org/Artaxerxes-in-the-Bible.html,) “this King was a son of King Xerxes (Ahasuerus) and is often referred to as Artaxerxes I Longimanus.

 Two other Prophets of God named Ezra and Nehemiah both traveled from Persia (now called Iran) to Jerusalem from the court of Artaxerxes. Although he saw several insurrections over the course of his reign, Artaxerxes’ rule is generally regarded as a peaceful one. Due to his tolerant policy toward the Jews in his realm, Artaxerxes played a key role in the rebuilding of the temple and the wall of Jerusalem.”

Prior to this Cyrus returned the articles Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon had stolen from the temple, and he also decreed that the Israelites be given generous gifts from their Persian houses (Ezra 1:4–11). When some of the Israelites arrived in Jerusalem, led by Zerubbabel, they immediately began to rebuild the temple and surrounding city (Ezra 3).”

 “In the seventh year of his reign, Artaxerxes allowed Ezra the priest to take as many Israelites as he wished back to Jerusalem, even providing gold and silver for the people to purchase offerings and whatever else was needed for the temple” (Ezra 7:11–20). In addition, he decreed that it was unlawful for anyone to levy any taxes on the Levites, priests, or any others serving in the temple.” (Note: Temple – not Walls).    (https://www.gotquestions.org/Artaxerxes-in-the-Bible.html)

 Up until this time as the Israelites worked on the repairs, “they faced great opposition from people in the surrounding lands (Ezra 4:1–5). This adversity continued up to King Artaxerxes’ reign” (Ezra 4:5–6). At that time, dissenters by the names of Bishlam, Mithredath, and Tabeel wrote a letter to Artaxerxes, leveling accusations against the Jews and claiming that the Jews would no longer pay taxes to the Persian Empire. Concerned, Artaxerxes immediately ordered that the repairs be halted and allowed the dissenters to send their forces to Jerusalem.”

 Some commentators assume the Artaxerxes mentioned in Ezra 4 was actually a different person from the Artaxerxes mentioned in Ezra 7. “According to this theory, the first Artaxerxes was a usurper to the Persian throne and identified in other historical records as Smerdis, who only ruled for eight months. The main problem with this theory is that there is no known historical document that identifies Smerdis with Artaxerxes. A more likely explanation is that Artaxerxes simply had a change of heart toward the Jews, based on evidence of the Jews’ peaceful intentions in Jerusalem.”

 Historically there were at least two and possibly three Kings named Artaxerxes, which meant (One), or in today’s vernacular “Number 1”.

 In the twentieth year of his reign, Artaxerxes noticed that his trusted cupbearer, Nehemiah, was downcast.

 Servants were to maintain a pleasing countenance in the king’s presence, and so Nehemiah was technically breaking the law by looking sad. But Artaxerxes was merciful and asked Nehemiah to explain why he was troubled (Nehemiah 2:2). Nehemiah may have been born in Persia, but his heart belonged in his homeland, and he was grieved when a report reached him saying that Jerusalem’s walls were still in rubble almost 100 years after Cyrus had allowed the Israelites to return to their land (Nehemiah 1:1–4).

 After consulting the Lord, Nehemiah spoke to King Artaxerxes and requested leave to go repair the walls. Artaxerxes not only granted Nehemiah’s request, but he also wrote letters to ensure Nehemiah’s safe passage.” Why did Nehemiah “consult the Lord”? Answer: To see if he would be killed for coming into the King’s presence without a smile.

 The rebuilding is also chronicled in the book of Nehemiah.

 Various writers  seem to feel the Israelites had become “rooted” in their often fairly comfortable captivity in Babylon and no longer felt the pride of living in their own land given to them by God.

 If the words “RETURN FROM BABYLON TIMELINES” are used these timelines can be found on the Internet.

 The gap between the 483 years and the “still to come”  last seven years of the age, is often referred to as “the Time of the Church”.

 Why is there a “Time of the Church”?  The vast majority of the Jews rejected Jesus as Messiah (having been taught of Messiah coming only once) and after the pagan Roman Empire conquered Israel, destroying the Temple and capturing a considerable number of Jews as slaves, God scattered the majority of the Jews throughout the nations of the earth. This is often referred to as the Diaspora.

 As noted above, using the Jewish custom of a 360-day Lunar year, 483 years after 445 B.C. places us at A.D. 30, coinciding exactly with Jesus’ triumphal entry into Jerusalem (Matthew 21:1-9). Or 33 to 33.5 years per other sources, “context” showing one could not be called Rabbi or Teacher, unless one was at least 30 years of age.

 After observing Passover for the last time with His disciples, (as per Matthew, Mark and Luke), Jesus was quickly handed over to the authorities and crucified. This latter is noted in Daniel 9:26 “the Anointed One will be cut off” – killed.

The next line speaks of the Romans destroying Jerusalem and the Sanctuary as prophesied by Jesus.

 However, prior to the destruction of the Temple, not all Jews rejected the only way to Paradise, (John 14:6 “Jesus answered, “I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me”.) The disciples waited as Jesus instructed them, prior to His ascension, and exactly fifty days after the resurrection  Holy Spirit God was poured out on these disciples and they all spoke in different languages (tongues). At this time a  religious holiday was being observed – (Feast of Weeks -fifty – also called Pentecost (Greek for five to the 10th power-Pente), Peter began to speak to the Jews who had come from all over the world to Jerusalem to observe the festival (commanded by God in Exodus 23, Exodus 24, Leviticus 16, Numbers 28, and Deut. 16. 

 “Context” in examining the Scriptures is an absolute necessity. It was a Jewish custom at the time for the bridegroom to give the father of the bride-to-be, a dowry, or in the current American culture an “engagement gift”. Assuming the bride-to-be said yes to the bridegroom, depending on the financial condition of the bridegroom, a great gift would be given, at times a lifetime of the prospective bridegrooms wages to take care of his fiancé if he were killed.

The engagement gift of Jesus to His bride (those who follow/believe in Him-John 3:3) was Holy Spirit God, who lives in each believer. Also see Luke 11: 11-13 which seems to instruct the disciples to ask the Father God for this Holy Spirit.

 Upon hearing Peter speak in the natural amphitheater of the Temple proper, (Acts 2) 3000 Jews believed, were filled with the Holy Spirit, spoke in tongues, repented, were baptized with water as a sign of repentance using about 100 “Ritual Bathing” baths available near the Temple Mount. These baths were necessary due to the “RULES of God” found in Leviticus 11:28; 14:1-9; 15:1-31, Deuteronomy 23:10, 11.

 Notable is the fact the 3000 Jews who heard were from all over the world:

Ac 2:7 Utterly amazed, they asked: “Are not all these men who are speaking Galileans?

 8 Then how is it that each of us hears them in his own native language?

 9 Parthians, Medes and Elamites; residents of Mesopotamia, Judea and Cappadocia, Pontus and Asia,

 10 Phrygia and Pamphylia, Egypt and the parts of Libya near Cyrene; visitors from Rome

 11 (both Jews and converts to Judaism); Cretans and Arabs– we hear them declaring the wonders of God in our own tongues!”

 Kindly note verse 10 above – visitors might mean Jews or proselytes to Judaism. In any case the knowledge of the first coming of Messiah (and His gift of the Holy Spirit) was taken back to pagan Rome as well as all the nations listed.

 Looking back to Daniel’s interpretation of Nebuchadnezzar’s dream  as given to him by God, the next (third) Kingdom would be the one of Bronze, which was Greece. Xerxes The Great, (another Persian ruler) insulted Greece with various invasions and eventually the Persian Empire was conquered by Alexander the Great.  

 Scripture: Da 11:2 “Now then, I tell you the truth: Three more kings will appear in Persia, and then a fourth, who will be far richer than all the others. When he has gained power by his wealth, he will stir up everyone against the kingdom of Greece.

When Alexander The Great visited/conquered Jerusalem, the high priest showed him the Bible prophecies Da 11:3 “Then a mighty king will appear, who will rule with great power and do as he pleases.”  The priest told  Alexander, “these prophecies are about you!”

Alexander left Israel alone, with only minimal requirements.

 Alexander The Great died very young and his Kingdom was divided between four of his General’s.

ADDENDUM I (see end for referral site)

In Daniel 9:25, why are the 69 weeks broken up into 7 weeks and 62 weeks?

Michael Harris

Minister (2007-present)

Updated July 28, 2019

This is a great question and one which is overlooked! Why didn’t God just say there would be Sixty-nine Sevens? This is what everyone teaches. Why the “Seven Seven’s and Sixty-two Sevens?” The prophecy simply does not say why these first “Seven Sevens” are there! And, as best I can see the question is still not being answered here, but rather it is being avoided because no one wants to say, “I don’t know.”

 Again, the plain truth is… God does not say. He just throws the time of “Seven Seven’s” out there. Yet, this is clearly very important! It is likewise designed to attract our attention and be an event that would not be missed by the Jews.

 One could even say it would be of epic proportion! In fact, God didn’t need to say what would fulfill this time because there was no way it would be missed! The fulfillment of the event should also somehow link to, mark and identify Israel‘s true Messiah. It should, therefore, be prophetic in nature. So also, when the truth of this fulfillment is discovered, it should harmonize with all of Scripture and provide further truth which explains things which we did not understand.

 The date that you start this prophecy from… will determine what time you look for this answer. If you start it in 456 B.C. (as put forward by some), you will be searching for an answer in 407 B.C. (456 – 49 = 407) which is 49 years or “Seven Sevens” from the date it began. What you will then discover, is that there is nothing of any historical or Scriptural significance there! So, we are left without explanation based on the theory of the Seventy Sevens having begun in 456 B.C. and ending in A.D. 28 (69 Sevens or 483 Years using 365 day years).

 While there are many issues with this dating and the “command” of Cyrus marking the beginning of the prophecy, that is not the question here before us and we are going to focus on the question at hand… “Why are there Seven Sevens?”

 There are numerous speculations surrounding this question. However, every speculation we have encountered has been completely lacking any scriptural or historical support. Some say, “The building of Jerusalem was completed” or “The building of the temple was completed.” But, when is any city ever “complete?”

 And the temple would be considered “complete” once cleansed and put into use… which occurred long before this time. In the same way, many speculate that the final Seventieth Seven began in the first century… or was even completed in A.D. 70. Such “theories” (and there are many) utilize non-literal “spiritual” or “allegorical” methods of interpretation to create such fulfillment. Such interpretations violate Scripture… for all prophecy must be literally fulfilled in the sight of men (Deut 18:22).

 This is the first law of interpretation (Pashat) as held by all the Hebrew sages dating back thousands of years and is never to be violated. The B’rit Chadash (New Testament) confirms this in telling us that no prophecy is a matter of private interpretation (2 Pet 1:20).

 So, here is an interpretation of the first Seven Seven’s which will accomplish the following seven things: 1) Literal and uses independent verifiable dates (they are not our dates), 2) Finds a fulfillment that is in harmony with the prophecy (in this case “Silence” is the key), 3) Provides the REQUIRED verifiable “Midrashic Pattern” for all prophetic fulfillments (Ecc 1:9–10, 3:15), 4) Uses the Hebrew Gematria to show harmony and support, 5) The proposed fulfillment explains other things in Scripture which were mysteries (Truth always reveals more truth), 6) adds nothing to… or takes anything away from Scripture, and 7) it confirms and/or reveals the Messiah in a way not seen before. Most other theories have failed at #1 and we have only been able to accomplish all of the above in one known theory…

 Sir Robert Anderson’s theory of the “Sixty-nine Sevens” begins on Nissan 1, 445 B.C. and is found in Nehemiah 2. Here, Anderson uses the 360-Day “prophetic” year of the Genesis Flood… and arrives in Nissan of A.D. 32 at the time of Passover for the completion of the “Sixty-nine” Sevens. Now, Anderson never considered the first Seven Sevens of the prophecy, but in examining all of the various theories of the “Seventy Sevens Prophecy” we did!

 Using Anderson’s proposed theory the first “Seven Seven’s” would have brought a termination to this time in 396 B.C. And, according to two sources we located (The Annals of the World, James Ussher, Archbishop of Armagh 1658, and C.I. Scofield, The Scofield Bible, Reference Notes, 1917), a very, very interesting thing occurred at this exact time… the prophet Malachi spoke and recorded his final words in Malachi 4… completing and closing the Tanakh (Old Testament)! Now, it may not seem like it at first glance, but this was, in fact, an “Epic” event for the Jews… you see… Malachi is the last prophet of the Tanakh (Old Testament) to speak.

 For the Jews, God has been silent ever since! The question is, “Are Ussher and Scofield correct about this date?” Many other scholars would dispute this based on what they think… with some believing that “Malachi” was actually written by Ezra and there was no “Malachi.” Who is correct? We believe that the proof of the truth always lies in prophecy and in Scripture itself. And with this, we can say…

 This is what fulfilled the first Seven Sevens… and in fact, it is a perfect fit on many levels. God was “silent” about what would fulfill the first “Seven Sevens” and that “silence” is, in fact, marking God going “silent!” However, it gets much much, much better!

 For believers in Yahusha (Jesus) this is not so. They see God as speaking again 400 years later through a prophet known as John the Baptist! This is where the B’rit Chadasa (New Testament) begins! And, here we find something very interesting. We find the SAME angel (Gabriel) who delivered the Seventy Seven’s prophecy to Daniel now announcing the birth of John the Baptist to John’s father Zacharias… and again a very interesting, odd thing occurs… Zacharias doubts Gabriel and Gabriel then renders Zacharias mute!

 Why not “blind” because Zacharias refused to see… or “deaf” because Zacharias refused to hear? Why mute? Now, angels do NOTHING which God has not commanded, so therein lies the reason. Gabriel had already been told by God what Zacharias would say… and he was told by God what to do about it. Zacharias was to be “silenced” and remain “silenced” until after John was born… for the prophetic time of “God’s Silence” would not be complete until that time! You see, what connects the Tanakh (Old Testament) to the B’rit Chadasha (New Testament) is a Midrashic Pattern which was an “Epic” event for Israel… and now we will explain why God prophesied “Seven Sevens”… which was an event Israel could not miss!

The book of Genesis closes with a final prophet (Jacob) speaking in Genesis 49. This is the prophecy that identifies two Messiah’s… or two coming’s of Messiah.

 One, the Hebrew sages called “Messiah ben David” of the house of Judah. The other they called “Messiah ben Joseph.” While they saw this prophetically established in Genesis 49 they did not understand how God would bring this about.

Truly, this is the primary objective of the B’rit Chadasha (New Testament). It explains how God was (and is) fulfilling Genesis 49:8–12 (Messiah ben David – Judah’s desired King) and Genesis 49:22–26 (Messiah ben Joseph – the Suffering Servant rejected by his brothers).

 With Jacob (Israel) the final prophet speaking, God then goes silent for 400 prophetic years. This is the period that was foretold to Abraham in Genesis 15:13. After these 400 prophetic years of silence, we arrive at the Book of Exodus and we find an “angel” speaking to Moses (a deliverer and redeemer) and sending him to deliver Israel from her bondage in Egypt. However, Moses resists God… and God then appoints his brother Aaron as “a prophet” who will speak for Moses and Moses will be “as God” to Aaron and to Pharaoh (Ex 4:16, 7:1). So, here is the pattern…

 We have:

1) “A Final Prophet Speaking of Messiah Coming (Gen 49)”

2) “400 Prophetic Years of Silence by God” and

3) “An Angel Speaking with a Deliverer and Redeemer (Moses – who is “as God” to Aaron and Pharaoh) and a Prophet (Aaron – his brother) being sent to deliver and lead Israel out of bondage.

 This 400 years connects the close of the Book of Genesis to the opening of the Book of Exodus. And, THIS is EXACTLY what we find in the prophet Malachi… now compare!

 We have:

1) Malachi, a Final prophet speaks of Messiah (Mal 4:4–6) and the first Seven Seven’s (which God is “silent” about) end.

2) There are 400 Prophetic Years of Silence by God.

3) An angel announces a “Deliverer and Redeemer” (Yahusha/Jesus – like unto Moses who – Deut 18:15 who IS God’s Son and “as God”) and a Prophet (John the Baptist – an Elijah to come – Mal 4:4–6; Mat 11:14) who was his “brother” (cousin)… like Aaron was to Moses! They are both blood relations! (See Luke 1)

 This Midrashic Pattern then connects the Tanakh (Old Testament) to the B’rit Chadasha (New Testament) in the exact same way that God connects Genesis to Exodus!

 The purpose of the “Seven Sevens” was to provide the prophetic connection from the Tanakh (Old Testament) to the B’rit Chadasha (New Testament). The purpose of the “Seven Sevens” was to show Israel that it truly was God speaking again to them in the B’rit Chadasha via the Midrashic Pattern. The pattern is truly that clear. The purpose of the “Seven Sevens” was for God to once again point at His true Messiah, Yahusha… as “Messiah ben Joseph,” the prophesied Son of David and literally the “Son of Joseph” (Messiah ben Joseph).

 In all of this, do not forget one thing we mentioned earlier… it confirms what we are saying. God rendered Zacharias mute (Lk 1:1–20) at Shavuot (Pentecost) and the reason He did this was that the 400 prophetic years were not yet completed. God could not allow Zacharias to come out of the temple and speak. It would have broken the pattern. Gabriel then announces to Mary that she will give birth to Israel’s Messiah, but tells no one. Gabriel also tells her about Elizabeth having conceived. Mary then goes to Zacharias and Elizabeth (her relative) and yet still “a Redeemer” is not announced.

John is born at the time of Passover and the 400 prophetic year period of silence ends. Zacharias (the one whom God silenced) now has his speech divinely restored… and he says… “Blessed is the Lord God of Israel, For He has visited and REDEEMED His people.” (Lk 1:68). This is not a prophecy of John… but is a prophecy of Yahusha (Jesus).

 Even God’s silence can be prophetic… truly remarkable… and “Epic!” which is exactly what the first “Seven Seven’s” actually were.

 Note on the Numbers and Sequence: From a time perspective, the Holy Scriptures themselves are written in a Midrashic Pattern and actually contain three “Testaments” by God.

 The pattern is: Adam to Jacob [then, 400 Prophetic Years of Silence] Moses to Malachi [then, 400 Prophetic Years of Silence] Yahusha to the End of Time.

 “Genesis” is the 1st Testament, Exodus to Malachi is the 2nd Testament… and Matthew to Revelation is the 3rd Testament. The Hebrew Gematria (Meaning of Numbers in Scripture) would mark Genesis (Testament 1) with “Holiness and Separation,” Exodus to Malachi (Testament 2) with “Division” and Matthew to Revelation (Testament 3) with “Gathering and Resurrection.” As to the “400” years… where “40” is the number of “Testing to the Next Great Expansion” “400” is “Testing to the Next Great Expansion Multiplied and Magnified” and it is this number which separates each of the “Testaments.” And truly, this is exactly what takes place between the three testaments.

 Overall, this marks the Holy Scriptures with the number “3” which again is “Gathering and Resurrection” which is the ultimate goal and great promise of the Scriptures.

 As to the “70” Sevens. “70” is the number of “The Kingdom of God” and “7” is the number of “The Divine Completion of Time.” The first “7” Sevens, therefore, are pointing at a significant “Time which is Completed.”

 That “time” was the completion of the Tanakh (Old Testament). The “62” Sevens would point at the “Division of Fallen Man Multiplied” at a “Divine Completion of Time.” In this, the work of Yahusha (Jesus) is certainly in view… the Jews were absolutely “divided” as to who He was.

 As to the final “1” Seven, this points to “Separation to Holiness” at the “Divine Completion of Time” which is the ultimate stated goal of the “Seventy Sevens Prophecy” with “everlasting righteousness brought in” via “The Holy most Holy” (Messiah the Prince Yahusha/Jesus) being “anointed”… and crowned King of Israel… ruling and reigning on Earth.

 We firmly believe that the last part of the prophecy in Daniel 9:24 which speaks of “everlasting lasting righteousness” is a reference to the Messianic King who is called “The Lord Our Righteousness” (Jer 23:6, 33:16). The “anointing” of the “Holy most Holy” is also likewise a reference to this King being crowned on Earth… as God has His chosen kings “anointed.” 

 This act of anointing will end the final Seventieth Seven. “Messiah the Prince” was to be “cut-off” at the end of the 62 Sevens, which Yahusha (Jesus) literally fulfilled on Earth. We can… and must… understand that His being crowned King on Earth is an essential component of this prophecy that has not taken place… and lies yet in the future.

 The above has been excerpted from “This Final Generation, The Foundations of the Last Time, (C) 2007 Aman Ministries – All Rights Reserved. It is being used here by permission.

 We hope this helps all who read this to understand how all branches of prophecy consistently unite and join together to reveal the truth… which is why we have coined the phrase… “Prophecy is the proof… of the truth!”

 (See https://www.quora.com/In-Daniel-9-25-why-are-the-69-weeks-broken-up-into-7-weeks-and-62-weeks?share=1 for additional “answers”.

 

Why is all this stuff happening?

God chose a man named Moses (age 80 years) to lead his people out of Egypt to the land God had taken for Himself, which included Jerusalem.

 RULES:

     God told Moses to tell his people certain rules that eventually totaled 613.

 PARTICULAR NOTABLE RULES

De 15:1 At the end of every seven years you must cancel debts.

Le 25:8 “‘Count off seven sabbaths of years– seven times seven years– so that the seven sabbaths of years amount to a period of forty-nine years.

 9 Then have the trumpet sounded everywhere on the tenth day of the seventh month; on the Day of Atonement sound the trumpet throughout your land.

 10 Consecrate the fiftieth year and proclaim liberty throughout the land to all its inhabitants. It shall be a jubilee for you; each one of you is to return to his family property and each to his own clan.

 11 The fiftieth year shall be a Jubilee for you; do not sow and do not reap what grows of itself or harvest the untended vines.

 12 For it is a jubilee and is to be holy for you; eat only what is taken directly from the fields.

 13 “‘In this Year of Jubilee everyone is to return to his own property.  Everything returns to it’s original state of being just as the Jews have been called back to Israel since 1948 when it became a Nation.   Applying this same principal to Christianity, Christians will return to their first spiritual state of being. As Jonathan Cahn (1) describes it, “we will witness a departure of Western civilization from its biblical foundations, a departure from the faith that defined it, a departure in spirituality, in morality and ethics, in culture and worldview”. “Just as Israel returns to its original state –of being pagan — so the Western world will become pagan once again”.

Continuing what appears to be a giant circle, followers of Yeshua (Jew or Gentile) will return to the spiritual state/time of the first Yeshua Messiah Pentecost and there will once again be a massive spiritual explosion.

 “In the beginning of the age, true believers used the Hebrew name of Yeshua (Jesus) and it is being spoken again. In the beginning of the age, Jewish and Gentile believers were one. This too is repeating.

 BLESSINGS: 

 After the promises of many blessings, Moses stated:

 De 28:1 If you fully obey the LORD your God and carefully follow all his commands I give you today, the LORD your God will set you high above all the nations on earth.

 2 All these blessings will come upon you and accompany you if you obey the LORD your God:

 3 You will be blessed in the city and blessed in the country.

 4 The fruit of your womb will be blessed, and the crops of your land and the young of your livestock– the calves of your herds and the lambs of your flocks.

 5 Your basket and your kneading trough will be blessed.

 6 You will be blessed when you come in and blessed when you go out.

 7 The LORD will grant that the enemies who rise up against you will be defeated before you. They will come at you from one direction but flee from you in seven.

 8 The LORD will send a blessing on your barns and on everything you put your hand to. The LORD your God will bless you in the land he is giving you.

 9 The LORD will establish you as his holy people, as he promised you on oath, if you keep the commands of the LORD your God and walk in his ways.

 10 Then all the peoples on earth will see that you are called by the name of the LORD, and they will fear you.

 11 The LORD will grant you abundant prosperity– in the fruit of your womb, the young of your livestock and the crops of your ground– in the land he swore to your forefathers to give you.

 12 The LORD will open the heavens, the storehouse of his bounty, to send rain on your land in season and to bless all the work of your hands. You will lend to many nations but will borrow from none.

 13 The LORD will make you the head, not the tail. If you pay attention to the commands of the LORD your God that I give you this day and carefully follow them, you will always be at the top, never at the bottom.

 14 Do not turn aside from any of the commands I give you today, to the right or to the left, following other gods and serving them.

CURSES – 

 15 However, if you do not obey the LORD your God and do not carefully follow all his commands and decrees I am giving you today, all these curses will come upon you and overtake you:

 16 You will be cursed in the city and cursed in the country.

 17 Your basket and your kneading trough will be cursed.

 18 The fruit of your womb will be cursed, and the crops of your land, and the calves of your herds and the lambs of your flocks.

 19 You will be cursed when you come in and cursed when you go out.

 20 The LORD will send on you curses, confusion and rebuke in everything you put your hand to, until you are destroyed and come to sudden ruin because of the evil you have done in forsaking him.

 21 The LORD will plague you with diseases until he has destroyed you from the land you are entering to possess.

 22 The LORD will strike you with wasting disease, with fever and inflammation, with scorching heat and drought, with blight and mildew, which will plague you until you perish.

 23 The sky over your head will be bronze, the ground beneath you iron.

 24 The LORD will turn the rain of your country into dust and powder; it will come down from the skies until you are destroyed.

 25 The LORD will cause you to be defeated before your enemies. You will come at them from one direction but flee from them in seven, and you will become a thing of horror to all the kingdoms on earth.

 26 Your carcasses will be food for all the birds of the air and the beasts of the earth, and there will be no one to frighten them away.

 27 The LORD will afflict you with the boils of Egypt and with tumors, festering sores and the itch, from which you cannot be cured.

 28 The LORD will afflict you with madness, blindness and confusion of mind.

 29 At midday you will grope about like a blind man in the dark. You will be unsuccessful in everything you do; day after day you will be oppressed and robbed, with no one to rescue you.

 30 You will be pledged to be married to a woman, but another will take her and ravish her. You will build a house, but you will not live in it. You will plant a vineyard, but you will not even begin to enjoy its fruit.

 31 Your ox will be slaughtered before your eyes, but you will eat none of it. Your donkey will be forcibly taken from you and will not be returned. Your sheep will be given to your enemies, and no one will rescue them.

 32 Your sons and daughters will be given to another nation, and you will wear out your eyes watching for them day after day, powerless to lift a hand.

 33 A people that you do not know will eat what your land and labor produce, and you will have nothing but cruel oppression all your days.

 34 The sights you see will drive you mad.

 35 The LORD will afflict your knees and legs with painful boils that cannot be cured, spreading from the soles of your feet to the top of your head.

 36 The LORD will drive you and the king you set over you to a nation unknown to you or your fathers. There you will worship other gods, gods of wood and stone.

 37 You will become a thing of horror and an object of scorn and ridicule to all the nations where the LORD will drive you.

 38 You will sow much seed in the field but you will harvest little, because locusts will devour it.

 39 You will plant vineyards and cultivate them but you will not drink the wine or gather the grapes, because worms will eat them.

 40 You will have olive trees throughout your country but you will not use the oil, because the olives will drop off.

 41 You will have sons and daughters but you will not keep them, because they will go into captivity.

 42 Swarms of locusts will take over all your trees and the crops of your land.

 43 The alien who lives among you will rise above you higher and higher, but you will sink lower and lower.

 44 He will lend to you, but you will not lend to him. He will be the head, but you will be the tail.

 45 All these curses will come upon you. They will pursue you and overtake you until you are destroyed, because you did not obey the LORD your God and observe the commands and decrees he gave you.

 46 They will be a sign and a wonder to you and your descendants forever.

 47 Because you did not serve the LORD your God joyfully and gladly in the time of prosperity,

 48 therefore in hunger and thirst, in nakedness and dire poverty, you will serve the enemies the LORD sends against you. He will put an iron yoke on your neck until he has destroyed you.

 49 The LORD will bring a nation against you from far away, from the ends of the earth, like an eagle swooping down, a nation whose language you will not understand,

 50 a fierce-looking nation without respect for the old or pity for the young.

 51 They will devour the young of your livestock and the crops of your land until you are destroyed. They will leave you no grain, new wine or oil, nor any calves of your herds or lambs of your flocks until you are ruined.

 52 They will lay siege to all the cities throughout your land until the high fortified walls in which you trust fall down. They will besiege all the cities throughout the land the LORD your God is giving you.

 53 Because of the suffering that your enemy will inflict on you during the siege, you will eat the fruit of the womb, the flesh of the sons and daughters the LORD your God has given you.

 54 Even the most gentle and sensitive man among you will have no compassion on his own brother or the wife he loves or his surviving children,

 55 and he will not give to one of them any of the flesh of his children that he is eating. It will be all he has left because of the suffering your enemy will inflict on you during the siege of all your cities.

 56 The most gentle and sensitive woman among you– so sensitive and gentle that she would not venture to touch the ground with the sole of her foot– will begrudge the husband she loves and her own son or daughter

 57 the afterbirth from her womb and the children she bears. For she intends to eat them secretly during the siege and in the distress that your enemy will inflict on you in your cities.

 58 If you do not carefully follow all the words of this law, which are written in this book, and do not revere this glorious and awesome name– the LORD your God–

 59 the LORD will send fearful plagues on you and your descendants, harsh and prolonged disasters, and severe and lingering illnesses.

 60 He will bring upon you all the diseases of Egypt that you dreaded, and they will cling to you.

 61 The LORD will also bring on you every kind of sickness and disaster not recorded in this Book of the Law, until you are destroyed.

 62 You who were as numerous as the stars in the sky will be left but few in number, because you did not obey the LORD your God.

 63 Just as it pleased the LORD to make you prosper and increase in number, so it will please him to ruin and destroy you. You will be uprooted from the land you are entering to possess.

 64 Then the LORD will scatter you among all nations, from one end of the earth to the other. There you will worship other gods– gods of wood and stone, which neither you nor your fathers have known.

 65 Among those nations you will find no repose, no resting place for the sole of your foot. There the LORD will give you an anxious mind, eyes weary with longing, and a despairing heart.

 66 You will live in constant suspense, filled with dread both night and day, never sure of your life.

 67 In the morning you will say, “If only it were evening!” and in the evening, “If only it were morning!”– because of the terror that will fill your hearts and the sights that your eyes will see.

The First Covenant/Old Testament, shows a back and forth movement of the nation of Israelites i.e. first a blessing, then after awhile a falling away from God’s rules followed by the resultant curses, followed by repentance and a pleading to go back to the blessings.  God did not want His people to suffer and often sent warning through Prophets, Judges, and certain people He would choose to lead the Israelites back to Him. Finally, a King named Saul was allowed, followed by the well known King David.

 The curse often mentioned in biblical teachings was the Babylonian captivity. God told His Prophet, Jeremiah, the Israelites were to be taken captive by Babylon. There were three conquests. The first brought the young, the intelligent, the sons of “Nobles”, and others including Daniel and three other young men renamed Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego. Two more conquests brought a majority of the remaining Israelites. They were marched naked (men, women, and children) from Israel to Babylon, and were in essential captivity there for 70 years. The Israelites had not kept the 7 year rule (see Rules-Exodus 23:11.)

However, God chose to keep them safe there, essentially blessing them to a degree, and they prospered.

 God knew He could work with the King of Babylon at that time named Nebuchadnezzar. During the beginning of the seventy years God caused Nebuchadnezzar to have a dream concerning the five kingdoms of the world that would come into being.

God through his servant Daniel (who was taken as a young slave to Babylon) was blessed by God to interpret dreams). Daniel gave God’s interpretation of the dream, thereby providing all people, a prophecy of the nations to come into power even up to the end of this age.  

 The dream revealed a statue showing the future five kingdoms of the earth. These were Gold-Nebuchadnezzar, Silver-Persian, Bronze-Greece, Iron-Rome and lastly -Iron mixed with clay between the toes, (thought by today’s scholars, to be a revived Roman empire), post Roman dispersion to lands now called Europe, on down to England, and from those areas eventually over time – to America via ships of the day. America is also considered the possible “revived Roman Empire“.

 Scripture: Da 2:40 Finally, there will be a fourth kingdom, strong as iron– for iron breaks and smashes everything– and as iron breaks things to pieces, so it will crush and break all the others.

 41 Just as you saw that the feet and toes were partly of baked clay and partly of iron, so this will be a divided kingdom; yet it will have some of the strength of iron in it, even as you saw iron mixed with clay.

 Daniel’s interpretation (which he received from God) reward was to be installed as the head of all the “wise men” of Babylon.

(More to Come)