Just stop for a minute and just look at the headlines on the Debka file website:
Iran raises anti-US threat level. Israel's C-of-S warns of potential for regional war
US and Israel in Sync for Iran Attack
Iran Wins an Iraqi Corridor to Syria
Abbas primes West Bank for Third Intifada
Qatar builds Sunni anti-Assad intervention force
Iran toughens cyber challenge to US, claims superior drones
US Fifth Fleet Chief: Iran will not be allowed to close Strait of Hormuz
Turkish warships shell water near Cypriot, Israeli gas fields
Iran starts building a nuclear weapon: Tightened US-Israeli ties
Top US Gen: Iran plays dangerous game
US amphibious dock landing ship USS Whidbey Island deploys to Fifth Fleet headquartered in Bahrain
Panetta: Iran just months away from a nuke
Top US general: Iran's dangerous game could draw Mid East and US into conflict
North Korea's coming power struggle and the Mid-East nuclear race
US, Israel shocked by drone's capture
Regional war between mid-Dec and mid-Jan?
Syria coast bristles with Russian anti-sea missiles
Katyusha fire on Israel was Syrian warning
Iran wants nuclear knowhow for US drone secrets
US units exiting Iraq face Syria from Jordan
Barak: Israel can't wait till Iran has a nuke
Iran's Guards on war footing
Then go read Isaiah 17, Psalms 83 and Ezekiel 32-39
Thursday, December 29, 2011
2011 review - Chuck Missler
2011 IN REVIEW: DESTRUCTION AND HOPE - (Print)
There is no question that 2011 was a historically significant year. The Middle East erupted in revolutionary protests, and several well entrenched governments were overthrown. The Greek debt still hangs like Damocles’ sword over Europe and threatens the financial stability of the world. Earthquakes and tornadoes and fires and tsunamis across the globe once again left their destruction. Yet, in spite of the damage and violence, there was a lot of hope. Antiretroviral drugs were shown to reduce the spread of HIV, and several Mexican drug cartel bosses were captured. Babies were found alive in the wreckage. Good and bad, 2011 was a year for looking to the future.
January:
Jan 1 - Twenty-three people were killed on New Year’s Day in Alexandria, Egypt when a powerful car bomb detonated in front of a crowded Coptic Christian church as worshipers left the New Year’s Eve Mass. It was the most deadly attack against the Copts in a decade, and thousands of Copts demonstrated after the explosion, demanding the resignation of the Egyptian government.
Jan 1-2 - A crude oil pipeline went into operation between Siberia and China, with 15 million metric tons of crude per year expected to flow from Russia to energy-hungry China for the next two decades.
January 11 - An off-duty policeman on a Cairo-bound train shot and killed one Christian and wounded five others not even two weeks after the New Year’s Day bombing in Alexandria. A 71-year-old Coptic man was killed, and his wife and four other Christians were wounded.
February:
February 11 - Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak resigned after 30 years of rule under pressure of protests by demonstrators who demanded reforms again police brutality, government corruption, high unemployment, high food costs, and lack of freedom of speech. As a result, Egypt's new military leadership suspended the constitution, dissolved parliament and promised new elections. The demands for political reform had swept from Tunisia, where protests had started December 18, and moved across the Arab world. Mubarak’s resignation sparked demonstrations in Bahrain, Libya, Algeria, Yemen and Iran.
March:
March 11 - A 9.0 earthquake struck Honshu, Japan, triggering a deadly tsunami that wiped out the east coast of Honshu from Chiba to Aomori. At least 15,703 people were killed, 4,647 missing, 5,314 injured, and 130,927 displaced as a result of the earthquake and tsunami. At least 332,395 buildings, 2,126 roads, 56 bridges and 26 railways were destroyed and damaged by the disasters.
March 26 – Mobs of masked thugs attacked London police and began smashing into banks, storefronts and hotels after Prime Minister David Cameron announced a $130 billion cut in public spending. Up to half a million protestors led by anti-capitalists had marched from the Thames Embankment past the Houses of Parliament to Hyde Park. Criminals took over, starting fires and causing damage in London’s busiest shopping district. Over 200 people were arrested.
April:
April 12 - Japan raised the crisis level at its crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant from 5 to 7, the highest level on the crisis scale, after the plant was damaged in the March 11 earthquake and tsunami. The high radiation leaks contaminated the air, tap water, surrounding farmland and seawater, and the Japanese government estimated the amount of contamination to equal approximately one-tenth of the amount released by the Chernobyl disaster.
May:
May 2 - Osama bin Laden was shot and killed inside a private compound in Abbottabad, Pakistan, by U.S. Navy SEALs and CIA operatives. After he was positively identified, bin Laden was buried at sea.
May 22 - An EF-5 tornado hit the city of Joplin, Mo., leaving an estimated 157 people dead in the deadliest single tornado since the 1950s when modern record keeping began.
May 24 – Tornadoes claimed 10 more lives in Oklahoma, two more in Kansas, and six in Arkansas.
May 31 - Israel raided a Turkish flotilla in international waters as it headed to the Gaza Strip with humanitarian aid and construction materials, with the intention of breaking the Israeli-Egyptian blockade of the Gaza Strip. A group of 13 Israeli naval commandos boarded one ship to force the flotilla to the Israeli port of Ashdod for inspection. Relations between Israel and Turkey deteriorated as a result of the raid.
June:
June 20 – Mayor of Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, Linda Thompson declared that she would fast and pray for three days. Religious leaders called on others to do the same for the good of the city and to encourage the local leaders to work together in solving the city’s financial difficulties. "Things that are above and beyond my control, I need God," Thompson said. "I depend on Him for guidance. Spiritual guidance. That's why it's really no struggle for me to join this fast and prayer."
June 24 - New York Governor Andrew Cuomo signed legislation legalizing same-sex marriages in the state. Republicans demanded stronger legal protections for religious groups that feared they would be hit with discrimination lawsuits if they refused to allow their facilities to be used for gay weddings.
July:
Thirteen-year-old Aidan Dwyer was honored to receive the 2011 Young Naturalist Award from the American Museum of Natural History in New York for his work in applying the Fibonacci sequence to solar panel arrays. He found that small solar panels arranged according to the Fibonacci sequence, a pattern found in tree branches, produced 20 percent more energy than flat panel arrays. Dwyer has been awarded a provisional patent for his innovation. Eleven student naturalists were honored with Dwyer for other discoveries.
July 16-17 - Mexican federal police swept through Ciudad Juarez and arrested more than 1,000 people in an operation aimed at cracking down on human trafficking and sexual exploitation. The operation was part of Mexico’s AMBER Alert program to locate missing children.
August:
Aug 5 – Twelve-year-old Dale Ostrander drowned off the Oregon coast after he was dragged under by a rip tide. He was under the water for 25 minutes and was technically dead when brought to shore. Family and church members began praying. After CPR, Dale regained a faint heart beat, and within three days the boy was conscious and talking.
Aug 6-10 – Rioting, looting and arson spread through several London boroughs and across England after a young black man named Mark Duggan was shot to death by police on August 4. Londoners sought to protect themselves from the looters, and by August 15, 3,100 people had been arrested and 1000 charged. More than 3000 crimes were linked to the lawlessness.
Aug 21 – Tripoli fell to anti-Gaddafi forces. Revolutionary fighters gained control of one stronghold.
Aug 23 - A rare magnitude 5.8 earthquake struck Mineral, Virginia. Jokes quickly spread across the Internet as the U.S. West Coast teased Washington DC and its surrounding areas for making such a big fuss over a 5.8 quake.
September:
Sept 17 – Occupy Wall Street began in Zuccotti Park in New York City, started by the Canadian anti-capitalist group Adbusters. The protests sparked similar protests in cities across America, where demonstrators "occupied" against high unemployment and economic inequality.
Sept 26 - Israel's national museum made some of the Dead Sea Scrolls, including the book of Isaiah, available online.
October:
Oct 20 - Deposed Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi was shot to death during his capture by the Libyan National Liberation Army. He had been the leader of Libya for 41 years.
Oct 25 – Turkish rescue workers pulled 14-day-old Azra Karaduman from the rubble of an apartment building nearly 48 hours after a 7.2-magnitude earthquake devastated the country on October 23. The baby girl’s mother and grandmother also made it out of the wreckage alive.
November:
Nov 1 – The U.S. House of Representatives approved a resolution reaffirming "In God We Trust" as the official motto of the United States. It passed by a vote of 396-9.
Nov 18 – "Opera" Scientists reported that they had again clocked neutrinos moving faster than the speed of light, confirming the results of experiments revealed two months prior.
December:
Dec 20 - The U.S. federal government asked scientists not to release the methods they used to develop a version of the bird flu that could be transmitted to humans, lest bioterrorists make use of the information.
Dec 22 - Fifteen-year-old "Wati" made her way back to her home and family seven years after she was swept away by the Indian Ocean tsunami the day after Christmas in 2004. She had been "adopted" by a woman who made her beg since she was eight-years-old. After seven years, she was able to leave and try to find her way home. She arrived in the nearby city of Meulaboh on Wednesday and told staff at the Simpang Pelor cafe that she was trying to get home. "When I saw my mother," she said, "I knew it was her. I just knew."
Wednesday, December 28, 2011
Monday, December 26, 2011
2011 Recap
2011 Recap
If the birth pangs have started, 2012 should be quite interesting.
It seems like we have been in a breather since the end of September. I expect the trouble to restart soon.
Happy New Year!!!
Matthew 24:3-8 (NASB)
3 As He was sitting on the Mount of Olives, the disciples came to Him privately, saying, “Tell us, when will these things happen, and what will be the sign of Your coming, and of the end of the age?”
4 And Jesus answered and said to them, “See to it that no one misleads you. 5 For many will come in My name, saying, ‘I am the Christ,’ and will mislead many. 6 You will be hearing of wars and rumors of wars. See that you are not frightened, for those things must take place, but that is not yet the end. 7 For nation will rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom, and in various places there will be famines and earthquakes. 8 But all these things are merely the beginning of birth pangs.
If the birth pangs have started, 2012 should be quite interesting.
It seems like we have been in a breather since the end of September. I expect the trouble to restart soon.
Happy New Year!!!
Sunday, December 18, 2011
Saturday, December 17, 2011
Pope weak
Fascinating that the world is moving exactly where God's word say's it would go and that a number of other predictions are coming true as well.
For the last year I have been intrigued at the Arab Spring and protests all over the globe. From Russia to Minnesota and from London to Syria.
Many Muslims believe that their false Messiah, the "12th Imam" will arise from a hole in the ground in Qom, Iran and will unify all Islamists, in a global califate (religious government).
Interesting how many middle eastern leaders are out and the Syrian president is on the ropes.
These leaders have not been replaced or have been replaced by fractured or weak leadership. These are just waiting for a strong leader to unify.
The 4th horseman of the apocalypse rides a green horse (often translated pale "sickly"). Green is the color of Islam. (White-holy Roman empire, Red-Russia/China, Black-Commerce West/U.S.). Islam is certainly on the rise.
There was an old prediction that the next pope would be the last and that he would be a wolf in sheep's clothing. Now we see the pope in declining health - God bless him.
We know from the word of God, that a world leader will come out of one of the countries that made up Rome and will be strong and unite the world. The world is in chaos and is looking for someone other than God and Christ to solve their problems. This tower of Babel thinking (we can do it ourselves) is against (anti-) Christian. It is against following God in repentance and faith. This leader is then anti-Christ.
We are inching closer day-by-day.
Be ready.
Tell someone. Tell everyone.
Blessings.
For the last year I have been intrigued at the Arab Spring and protests all over the globe. From Russia to Minnesota and from London to Syria.
Many Muslims believe that their false Messiah, the "12th Imam" will arise from a hole in the ground in Qom, Iran and will unify all Islamists, in a global califate (religious government).
Interesting how many middle eastern leaders are out and the Syrian president is on the ropes.
These leaders have not been replaced or have been replaced by fractured or weak leadership. These are just waiting for a strong leader to unify.
The 4th horseman of the apocalypse rides a green horse (often translated pale "sickly"). Green is the color of Islam. (White-holy Roman empire, Red-Russia/China, Black-Commerce West/U.S.). Islam is certainly on the rise.
There was an old prediction that the next pope would be the last and that he would be a wolf in sheep's clothing. Now we see the pope in declining health - God bless him.
We know from the word of God, that a world leader will come out of one of the countries that made up Rome and will be strong and unite the world. The world is in chaos and is looking for someone other than God and Christ to solve their problems. This tower of Babel thinking (we can do it ourselves) is against (anti-) Christian. It is against following God in repentance and faith. This leader is then anti-Christ.
We are inching closer day-by-day.
Be ready.
Tell someone. Tell everyone.
Blessings.
Friday, December 16, 2011
Without excuse
I just received a news letter from the CEO of PepsiCo, one of the largest companies in the world. As far as I know she is not a follower of the one God.
Dear Fellow Associates,
As 2011 draws to a close, I find myself reflecting back on a year full of accomplishments, and looking forward with great anticipation to the year ahead. I want to take this opportunity to thank you for your hard work and dedication throughout the year and to encourage you to enjoy this holiday season, reconnect with family and friends (over our delicious beverages and snacks of course) and return with renewed confidence that we are the best team in the business.
This has been an unforgettable year on so many levels, but once again, we showed the power of PepsiCo when we all come together. Beyond the economic challenges and the rising costs of commodities like corn, sugar and oil, this was an unprecedented year of natural disasters and political transitions. No corner of the globe was spared as we faced a tsunami in Japan, earthquakes in New Zealand and Turkey, flooding in Australia and Thailand, wildfires, blizzards and tornados across the U.S. and famine in East Africa. At the same time, dramatic political changes were shifting the dynamics in the Middle East and North Africa. In many cases where communities were in need or government services were disrupted, …
Best wishes to you and your loved ones for a safe, restful and joyous holiday season.
Romans 1:18-20(NASB)
Unbelief and Its Consequences
For the wrath of God is revealed from heaven against all ungodliness and unrighteousness of men who suppress the truth in unrighteousness, because that which is known about God is evident within them; for God made it evident to them. For since the creation of the world His invisible attributes, His eternal power and divine nature, have been clearly seen, being understood through what has been made, so that they are without excuse.
Dear Fellow Associates,
As 2011 draws to a close, I find myself reflecting back on a year full of accomplishments, and looking forward with great anticipation to the year ahead. I want to take this opportunity to thank you for your hard work and dedication throughout the year and to encourage you to enjoy this holiday season, reconnect with family and friends (over our delicious beverages and snacks of course) and return with renewed confidence that we are the best team in the business.
This has been an unforgettable year on so many levels, but once again, we showed the power of PepsiCo when we all come together. Beyond the economic challenges and the rising costs of commodities like corn, sugar and oil, this was an unprecedented year of natural disasters and political transitions. No corner of the globe was spared as we faced a tsunami in Japan, earthquakes in New Zealand and Turkey, flooding in Australia and Thailand, wildfires, blizzards and tornados across the U.S. and famine in East Africa. At the same time, dramatic political changes were shifting the dynamics in the Middle East and North Africa. In many cases where communities were in need or government services were disrupted, …
Best wishes to you and your loved ones for a safe, restful and joyous holiday season.
Tuesday, December 13, 2011
Thursday, December 8, 2011
The Heavens Declare
Colorado valley
Rainbow
Milky Way over CaliforniaGenesis 8:21
The LORD smelled the soothing aroma; and the LORD said to Himself, “I will never again curse the ground on account of man, for the intent of man’s heart is evil from his youth; and I will never again destroy every living thing, as I have done.
Genesis 9:13-16
I set My bow in the cloud, and it shall be for a sign of a covenant between Me and the earth. It shall come about, when I bring a cloud over the earth, that the bow will be seen in the cloud, and I will remember My covenant, which is between Me and you and every living creature of all flesh; and never again shall the water become a flood to destroy all flesh. When the bow is in the cloud, then I will look upon it, to remember the everlasting covenant between God and every living creature of all flesh that is on the earth.”
Psalm 97:6
The heavens declare His righteousness,
And all the peoples have seen His glory.
Romans 1:20
For since the creation of the world His invisible attributes, His eternal power and divine nature, have been clearly seen, being understood through what has been made, so that they are without excuse
War in the Middle - Joel Rosenberg
From Joel's blog:
COVERT WAR HEATS UP IN THE MIDDLE EAST
Also, new "State of the Epicenter, 2011" video blog now posted at www.joshuafund.net.
Joel C. Rosenberg
(Washington, D.C., December 8, 2011) -- A major "hot war" in the Middle East may be coming in 2012. But evidence continues to mount of an aggressive "covert war" already being fought inside Iran and throughout the Mideast. The goal: to neutralize Tehran's nuclear weapons and ballistic missile programs before it's too late. Mysterious explosions are occurring. Iranian scientists are disappearing. Top secret U.S. stealth drones are being used -- now one has been down and captured by the Iranians.
There is little doubt that the Israeli Mossad is involved in some of these operations. The question is how extensively are the CIA and other Western intelligence agencies are involved. In my new political thriller, The Tehran Initiative, the main character -- David Shirazi -- is a CIA operative sent deep inside Iran to use "all means necessary" to pinpoint, disrupt and sabotage Iran's nuclear threat before Israel launches preemptive strikes.
We can only hope the CIA is being this aggressive. Yet at the same time the White House and State Department continue a policy of appeasement towards the wicked regime in Tehran. Now the Obama administration is even trying to water down tougher new Iran sanctions passed by the Senate last week, 100 to 0. Why? Such actions are foolish and reckless, and are making the prospect of an Israeli first strike more likely, not less. Keep praying. It may be a long, tough year ahead.
Here are the latest headlines suggesting a covert war is underway (all linked on the blog):
* Mysterious blasts, slayings suggest covert efforts in Iran -- Attacks targeting nuclear scientists and sites lead some observers to believe that the U.S. and Israel are trying to derail Iran's programs
* Drone Crash in Iran Reveals Secret U.S. Surveillance Effort
* Iran state television displays 'downed U.S. surveillance drone'
* New York Times reports "Images Show Devastation at Iran Base After Blast"
* 'Blast in Iran struck uranium enrichment facility'
* Explosion Seen as Big Setback to Iran's Missile Program
* FLASHBACK: Covert war in Iran focus of Newsweek cover story (Dec 27, 2010)
* FLASHBACK: Stuxnet computer virus used against Iran's nuclear computers was developed in Iran, reports NYT (January 16, 2011)
Two other stories posted on the blog this week:
1.) Romney, Gingrich, Santorum stand out in Republican Jewish Coalition event: Dominate discussion on Israel, Iran, epicenter issues. (analysis of the speeches, plus links to the C-SPAN speech archives)
2.) STATE OF THE EPICENTER 2011: Year end report to The Joshua Fund board on the geopolitical challenges facing Israel at the moment.
COVERT WAR HEATS UP IN THE MIDDLE EAST
Also, new "State of the Epicenter, 2011" video blog now posted at www.joshuafund.net.
Joel C. Rosenberg
(Washington, D.C., December 8, 2011) -- A major "hot war" in the Middle East may be coming in 2012. But evidence continues to mount of an aggressive "covert war" already being fought inside Iran and throughout the Mideast. The goal: to neutralize Tehran's nuclear weapons and ballistic missile programs before it's too late. Mysterious explosions are occurring. Iranian scientists are disappearing. Top secret U.S. stealth drones are being used -- now one has been down and captured by the Iranians.
There is little doubt that the Israeli Mossad is involved in some of these operations. The question is how extensively are the CIA and other Western intelligence agencies are involved. In my new political thriller, The Tehran Initiative, the main character -- David Shirazi -- is a CIA operative sent deep inside Iran to use "all means necessary" to pinpoint, disrupt and sabotage Iran's nuclear threat before Israel launches preemptive strikes.
We can only hope the CIA is being this aggressive. Yet at the same time the White House and State Department continue a policy of appeasement towards the wicked regime in Tehran. Now the Obama administration is even trying to water down tougher new Iran sanctions passed by the Senate last week, 100 to 0. Why? Such actions are foolish and reckless, and are making the prospect of an Israeli first strike more likely, not less. Keep praying. It may be a long, tough year ahead.
Here are the latest headlines suggesting a covert war is underway (all linked on the blog):
* Mysterious blasts, slayings suggest covert efforts in Iran -- Attacks targeting nuclear scientists and sites lead some observers to believe that the U.S. and Israel are trying to derail Iran's programs
* Drone Crash in Iran Reveals Secret U.S. Surveillance Effort
* Iran state television displays 'downed U.S. surveillance drone'
* New York Times reports "Images Show Devastation at Iran Base After Blast"
* 'Blast in Iran struck uranium enrichment facility'
* Explosion Seen as Big Setback to Iran's Missile Program
* FLASHBACK: Covert war in Iran focus of Newsweek cover story (Dec 27, 2010)
* FLASHBACK: Stuxnet computer virus used against Iran's nuclear computers was developed in Iran, reports NYT (January 16, 2011)
Two other stories posted on the blog this week:
1.) Romney, Gingrich, Santorum stand out in Republican Jewish Coalition event: Dominate discussion on Israel, Iran, epicenter issues. (analysis of the speeches, plus links to the C-SPAN speech archives)
2.) STATE OF THE EPICENTER 2011: Year end report to The Joshua Fund board on the geopolitical challenges facing Israel at the moment.
Financial Crisis
Documentary
I don't have any financial interest in this, but pass it along for your own review. I have no knowledge of their strategy, but their review of the true situation is fascinating.
IOUSATHEMOVIE.com
I'm in the camp, that tells us that we are spared God's wrath, but I am not so confident in this view that I have taken no preparations. Pre-trib, Mid-trib, Post-trib - this is a seemingly endless debate.
I don't have any financial interest in this, but pass it along for your own review. I have no knowledge of their strategy, but their review of the true situation is fascinating.
IOUSATHEMOVIE.com
I'm in the camp, that tells us that we are spared God's wrath, but I am not so confident in this view that I have taken no preparations. Pre-trib, Mid-trib, Post-trib - this is a seemingly endless debate.
Monday, December 5, 2011
Imminent Attack
Imminent attack predicted-Ynet news
Israel Today
Debka confirmation
War imminent between Israel, Iran and Syria.
Expect China and Russia to get involved.
Expect Lebanon, Egypt and many others as well.
In other words World War III, is right around the corner.
Isaiah 14, Psalm 83, Ezekiel 38-39
Israel Today
Debka confirmation
War imminent between Israel, Iran and Syria.
Expect China and Russia to get involved.
Expect Lebanon, Egypt and many others as well.
In other words World War III, is right around the corner.
Isaiah 14, Psalm 83, Ezekiel 38-39
Saturday, December 3, 2011
Symmetry
No one knows the day or the hour... I got that. I do. No really.
But I sure do want to leave and I seem to spend more time than I should thinking about the calendar. Before you roll your eyes and move on, spend a few minutes.
There are no great conclusions here, but just mildly interesting.
I continue to explore this angle of symmetry.
God is order, beauty, precision, grace and symmetry.
Two eyes. Two ears. Two nostrils. Two arms. Two legs. Lots of pairs of things in our world.
Male and Female. Hot and Cold. Light and Dark.
On day 1 of the Sinai covenant there were 3,000 killed (Exodus 32:28). On day 1 of the church there were 3,000 saved (Acts 2).
He came as a Lamb. He will return as a Lion.
The temple was desecrated by Antiochus IV Epiphanes and will be desecrated by the anti-Christ.
Lazarus raised / Jesus raised. Isaac & Jesus - sacrified.
Wedding feast at the beginning of His ministry. Wedding feast of the lamb at the end of the church age. His mother Mary, pulled Him into the first wedding. His Father, will tell Him when all is ready for the Wedding feast of the Lamb.
Migdel Eder was the place where the temple lambs were born and raised. This was in Bethlehem. Jesus was born there, as the once for all sacrificial sheep.
Peter denies 3 times. Jesus questions 3 times.
Lots of these to be found.
Question
So what can we learn, about events in the past, that may be replayed in the future? Have any of these started? How long did these last the first time? How long have they been underway today? What, if anything, does that say about the timing of the rapture of the church?
A couple I continue to mull over:
Silence / Loudness
There were 400 years of silence after the writing of Malachi at the conclusion of the Old Testament before Christ was born.
Malachi was written somewhere between 480 and 430 B.C. Many theologians choose dates closer to 430 than 480.
We know Christ was born in 2 B.C. (that's another topic and one that I'll repost shortly). 430 B.C. - 2 B.C. = 428 years.
These were years of silence. It strikes me that the first mechanical publication of the bible was in 1611. Exactly 400 years ago. These have been anything but silent years as the reformation and the explosion of knowledge have spread the gospel all around the world. Perhaps the 400 years of silence and the 400 years of loudness in the dissimmination of the Word are bookends to this time of the Gentiles.
Holocaust
Hitler's Holocaust 1939-1945 - 7 years long. Interesting number.
The Holocaust will have ended 67 years ago this coming April/Easter.
The 7 year tribulation will be a holocaust for the tribulation saints.
Messing with the DNA
Way back at the flood, God intervened when Angels came an intermarried with people.
God wouldn't have it and destroyed the whole world.
Some Hebrew scholars, indicate that Genesis 6:8 "God found favor with Noah", was not speaking solely about his character, but that he was the last people group not to have intermarried with fallen Angels.
Just this week, scientist blended human DNA with animal DNA. God will judge this.
Number 19
The Israelites were in the wilderness 40 years. Actually there were in the desert 2 years before they sent in the 12 spies and then turned away in fear. Subsequently condemned to die there.
They actually wandered an additional 38 years after there rejection of God's promise.
I have read other commentators that believe there was the first 2 year wandering + 40 years waiting to die. Totally 42 years. 6 x 7 = 42 - this adds up to the number of years between blocks of time for the Jubilee year.
If 38 is the number, then it is 19 x 2 = 38.
19 is an important Hebrew number. The Hebrew calendar recycles every 19 years.
Have we seen any 19 year "metonic" patterns?
* 19 years between Israel's being surrounded and the defilment of the temple, by Antiochus Epiphanes, see also Hanukkah, in 165 B.C.
* (side bar the Jewish calendar has 235 months every 19 years. There were about 235 years from the defilement of the temple, to the destruction of the temple in 70 A.D.)
8 Days
In Luke 2:21 we see that Jesus was circumcised on the 8th day and it was on this day that He was given the name Jesus.
We will have 7 years "days" of tribulation/wedding feast and at the beginning of the 8th year, Jesus will be presented to the whole world. And the whole world will know that He indeed has the name Jesus, Yeshua Ha'Meshach. King of Kings and Lord of Lords, when He touches down on the Mount of Olives and heads into Jerusalem for a show down in the temple with the anti-Christ who has defiled the temple.
Phillippians 2:9-11
Therefore God exalted him to the highest place
and gave him the name that is above every name,
that at the name of Jesus every knee should bow,
in heaven and on earth and under the earth,
and every tongue acknowledge that Jesus Christ is Lord,
to the glory of God the Father
Today:
* May 14th, 1948 Israel becomes a nation
* 1948 + 19 = June, 1967 - Israel retakes Jerusalem - 19 years later established.
* 1967 + 19 = 1986 - Chernobyl. Nearly 1 million died early because of cancer and radiation.
* 1986 + 19 = 2005 - Hurricanes Katrina and Rita (the Thailand tsunami was 12/26/2004)
1948 - 1967 - 1986 - 2005 - 2024 = 19 + 19 + 19 + 19 = 76 (not quite the "77" I'm looking for, but as I said, this is on my mind)
Another thought:
* Jesus was born in 2 B.C. and died & rose 33 A.D. This is 34 or 35 years of life in flesh. Half of 70. 70 is a perfect number.
* His ministry was 3 and a half years. Half of 7. A perfect number.
* Why was His life and ministry only half of perfect numbers? He is exceedingly perfect. How will the second half compliment and complete?
Matthew 24:32-34 (NASB)
Parable of the Fig Tree
“Now learn the parable from the fig tree: when its branch has already become tender and puts forth its leaves, you know that summer is near; so, you too, when you see all these things, recognize that He is near, right at the door. Truly I say to you, this generation will not pass away until all these things take place.
Psalm 90:10 (NASB)
As for the days of our life, they contain seventy years,
Or if due to strength, eighty years,
Yet their pride is but labor and sorrow;
For soon it is gone and we fly away.
But I sure do want to leave and I seem to spend more time than I should thinking about the calendar. Before you roll your eyes and move on, spend a few minutes.
There are no great conclusions here, but just mildly interesting.
I continue to explore this angle of symmetry.
God is order, beauty, precision, grace and symmetry.
Two eyes. Two ears. Two nostrils. Two arms. Two legs. Lots of pairs of things in our world.
Male and Female. Hot and Cold. Light and Dark.
On day 1 of the Sinai covenant there were 3,000 killed (Exodus 32:28). On day 1 of the church there were 3,000 saved (Acts 2).
He came as a Lamb. He will return as a Lion.
The temple was desecrated by Antiochus IV Epiphanes and will be desecrated by the anti-Christ.
Lazarus raised / Jesus raised. Isaac & Jesus - sacrified.
Wedding feast at the beginning of His ministry. Wedding feast of the lamb at the end of the church age. His mother Mary, pulled Him into the first wedding. His Father, will tell Him when all is ready for the Wedding feast of the Lamb.
Migdel Eder was the place where the temple lambs were born and raised. This was in Bethlehem. Jesus was born there, as the once for all sacrificial sheep.
Peter denies 3 times. Jesus questions 3 times.
Lots of these to be found.
Question
So what can we learn, about events in the past, that may be replayed in the future? Have any of these started? How long did these last the first time? How long have they been underway today? What, if anything, does that say about the timing of the rapture of the church?
A couple I continue to mull over:
Silence / Loudness
There were 400 years of silence after the writing of Malachi at the conclusion of the Old Testament before Christ was born.
Malachi was written somewhere between 480 and 430 B.C. Many theologians choose dates closer to 430 than 480.
We know Christ was born in 2 B.C. (that's another topic and one that I'll repost shortly). 430 B.C. - 2 B.C. = 428 years.
These were years of silence. It strikes me that the first mechanical publication of the bible was in 1611. Exactly 400 years ago. These have been anything but silent years as the reformation and the explosion of knowledge have spread the gospel all around the world. Perhaps the 400 years of silence and the 400 years of loudness in the dissimmination of the Word are bookends to this time of the Gentiles.
Holocaust
Hitler's Holocaust 1939-1945 - 7 years long. Interesting number.
The Holocaust will have ended 67 years ago this coming April/Easter.
The 7 year tribulation will be a holocaust for the tribulation saints.
Messing with the DNA
Way back at the flood, God intervened when Angels came an intermarried with people.
God wouldn't have it and destroyed the whole world.
Some Hebrew scholars, indicate that Genesis 6:8 "God found favor with Noah", was not speaking solely about his character, but that he was the last people group not to have intermarried with fallen Angels.
Just this week, scientist blended human DNA with animal DNA. God will judge this.
Number 19
The Israelites were in the wilderness 40 years. Actually there were in the desert 2 years before they sent in the 12 spies and then turned away in fear. Subsequently condemned to die there.
They actually wandered an additional 38 years after there rejection of God's promise.
I have read other commentators that believe there was the first 2 year wandering + 40 years waiting to die. Totally 42 years. 6 x 7 = 42 - this adds up to the number of years between blocks of time for the Jubilee year.
If 38 is the number, then it is 19 x 2 = 38.
19 is an important Hebrew number. The Hebrew calendar recycles every 19 years.
Have we seen any 19 year "metonic" patterns?
* 19 years between Israel's being surrounded and the defilment of the temple, by Antiochus Epiphanes, see also Hanukkah, in 165 B.C.
* (side bar the Jewish calendar has 235 months every 19 years. There were about 235 years from the defilement of the temple, to the destruction of the temple in 70 A.D.)
8 Days
In Luke 2:21 we see that Jesus was circumcised on the 8th day and it was on this day that He was given the name Jesus.
We will have 7 years "days" of tribulation/wedding feast and at the beginning of the 8th year, Jesus will be presented to the whole world. And the whole world will know that He indeed has the name Jesus, Yeshua Ha'Meshach. King of Kings and Lord of Lords, when He touches down on the Mount of Olives and heads into Jerusalem for a show down in the temple with the anti-Christ who has defiled the temple.
Phillippians 2:9-11
Therefore God exalted him to the highest place
and gave him the name that is above every name,
that at the name of Jesus every knee should bow,
in heaven and on earth and under the earth,
and every tongue acknowledge that Jesus Christ is Lord,
to the glory of God the Father
Today:
* May 14th, 1948 Israel becomes a nation
* 1948 + 19 = June, 1967 - Israel retakes Jerusalem - 19 years later established.
* 1967 + 19 = 1986 - Chernobyl. Nearly 1 million died early because of cancer and radiation.
* 1986 + 19 = 2005 - Hurricanes Katrina and Rita (the Thailand tsunami was 12/26/2004)
1948 - 1967 - 1986 - 2005 - 2024 = 19 + 19 + 19 + 19 = 76 (not quite the "77" I'm looking for, but as I said, this is on my mind)
Another thought:
* Jesus was born in 2 B.C. and died & rose 33 A.D. This is 34 or 35 years of life in flesh. Half of 70. 70 is a perfect number.
* His ministry was 3 and a half years. Half of 7. A perfect number.
* Why was His life and ministry only half of perfect numbers? He is exceedingly perfect. How will the second half compliment and complete?
Matthew 24:32-34 (NASB)
Parable of the Fig Tree
“Now learn the parable from the fig tree: when its branch has already become tender and puts forth its leaves, you know that summer is near; so, you too, when you see all these things, recognize that He is near, right at the door. Truly I say to you, this generation will not pass away until all these things take place.
Psalm 90:10 (NASB)
As for the days of our life, they contain seventy years,
Or if due to strength, eighty years,
Yet their pride is but labor and sorrow;
For soon it is gone and we fly away.
Thursday, December 1, 2011
Wind
97 mph winds in L.A.
This will do some damage, not to mention how these Santa Ana winds dry everything out and create severe fire danger.
This will do some damage, not to mention how these Santa Ana winds dry everything out and create severe fire danger.
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