The DRAGON then BIRTH!

Gary of Unsealed.org pointed out something about the Revelation 12:1-2 celestial alignment that should have occurred to me before now, but here it is:

Keep in mind that the Great Sign of Revelation 12:1-2 is of a woman in labor, not the birth of the male child.  The birth doesn't occur until verse 5.  These dates, like the rest of this research, are speculative, but consider:

Conception: 12/23/16

Woman in labor (The Great Sign): 9/23/17 - 9/24/17

Birth of the male child: 10/13/17

According to Micah 5:3 the dispensational change between the Church Age and the Tribulation doesn't occur until the woman gives birth (the corporate male child), thus September 23rd didn't mark the change in dispensation - it only marked the nearness to the ultimate event: the rapture of the Church. [Excerpt from unsealed.org/shemini-atzeret]

The Dragon makes its appearance BEFORE the birth of the male child in verse 5!! IF my research and harmony of the Scriptures is correct, then we have NOT YET SEEN the second wonder of Revelation 12!

Conception

I am in agreement with Gary that the ‘conception’ of the Revelation 12 man child occurred sometime around December 23, 2016—during Hanukkah—The Season of Light! 

It makes sense that the conception of the man child (which I believe represents those who will rule the nations with the Messiah as He promised in Revelation 2:26-27) would follow the same pattern as the Head, for Scriptural and astronomical evidence indicates that Jesus was conceived around that season as well.

December 23, 2016 was also the date of the historic anti-Israel resolution 2334 that was approved by the United Nations Security Council, which demanded that God's land be divided. [Excerpt from unsealed.org/shemini-atzeret]

Woman in Labor

Originally, I and many others speculated that The Tribulation would begin when the September 23-24 celestial alignment occurred. This was not the case, obviously; but I still believe that alignment was the Revelation 12:1-2 Great Wonder and that it is still a sign that Jacob’s Trouble/The Tribulation will soon begin.

The Great Red Dragon

Cris Putnam writes on page 129 of the book On the Path of the Immortals:

Notice that this ultimate Great Red Dragon has seven heads, just like the Leviathan of the Canaanites. However, the same text sheds light on several mysteries. “And the great dragon was cast out, that old serpent, called the Devil, and Satan, which deceiveth the whole world: he was cast out into the earth, and his angels were cast out with him”( Revelation 12:9)…In one fell swoop, John has connected the dragon to the Nachash, “the shining one” who deceived Eve in the garden, to Diablos,” the slanderer,” to Satan, “the adversary,” and identifies the sum total as one being consigned to terrorize the earth during the Great Tribulation.

As we argued in chapter 1, the most consistent view with the whole counsel of God is that the angelic war culminating in Satan’s demotion to earth is a future event. Amazon.com link

According to the order presented in Revelation 12, it appears that the Dragon/Satan must first take one-third of the Stars/Fallen Angels and cast them down BEFORE the birth of the man child:

And there appeared another wonder in heaven; and behold a great red dragon, having seven heads and ten horns, and seven crowns upon his heads. - Revelation 12:3 KJV

And his tail drew the third part of the stars of heaven, and did cast them to the earth: and the dragon stood before the woman which was ready to be delivered, for to devour her child as soon as it was born. - Revelation 12:4 KJV

And she brought forth a man child, who was to rule all nations with a rod of iron: and her child was caught up unto God, and [to] his throne. - Revelation 12:5 KJV

OR the displacement of Satan and his horde may occur almost simultaneously with the birth of the man child (i.e., the rapture of the Overcomers) as I have written before with the transformed sons of God rising as the angels fall.

So where is the Dragon? Has it appeared yet or not?

I believe that many if not all of the events foretold in the Book of Revelation will unfold as spiritual AND physical manifestations. The physical manifestation of the Dragon I speculate may be Planet X/Nibiru and its orbiting system.  

Starting at about the 20-minute mark in his Red Planet with 3 Orbiting Moons video, Jeff P gives photographic evidence of Planet X and three of its orbiting bodies. He also explains how there is a lens array being used to hide Planet X and shows evidence of how it works. Steve Olson has additional evidence at WSO Proof of Planet X and System Hiding It.

David Meade's original hypothesis was that Planet X would arrive by November 2017 (Nibiru Will Pass Earth Before November 2017). I believe Nibiru is real but the date it will begin to bring real chaos to the Earth is conjecture. It is noteworthy, however, that David Meade’s timing is within the window Unsealed is referring to for the birth of the man child (October 13). The Sixth Seal is the most likely time associated with the destruction of this incoming planetary system. (For more information related to this go to Time to Save With Fear.)

Birth/Rapture

Scripture shows that the rapture does occur prior to the Tribulation. To better understand how the Church Bride will be caught up before the travail of the woman in Revelation 12, you will want to watch Alan Horvath’s two videos: The Most Comprehensive Rapture Update andKar Giver's Bonus Rapture Update 2017. He and Kar Giver explain how Scripture prophesies of TWO CORPORATE BIRTHS:

1)      First birth will be prior to the travail of the woman—“The Great Sign of Revelation 12 does not represent the rapture. The birth of the zakar (singular) mentioned in Isaiah 66:7 does refer to the rapture by referring to the birth out of Israel that occurs before labor begins—before the Tribulation in other words…We are not looking at one birth…but two corporate births that occur at different times with respect to the Tribulation.” (Quote from Kar Giver's Bonus Rapture Update 2017)

2)     Second birth will occur after the Tribulation begins. [Excerpt from By the Skin of Our Teeth]

To understand more about the events surrounding the rapture of the Church Bride read The Day of the Lord. Gary’s article points to October 13 as the possible timing of the birth of the man child:

Exactly 42 weeks to the day from December 23, 2016 is October 13, 2017 - Shemini Atzeret and the day Jupiter leaves Virgo.  Could this be the actual date of the birth of the male child and Revelation 12:5?  38 to 42 weeks is considered a perfect/normal pregnancy. [Excerpt from unsealed.org/shemini-atzeret]

We are half a year away from the 70th anniversary of the rebirth of Israel. The time of “The Fig Tree Generation” is almost up since 2017 marks anniversaries for Israel that cover the gamut of the Biblical definition of a generation.

After our Messiah meets the Overcoming Church in the air, seven years later on the Day of Atonement is when Christ will actually set foot on Earth (see the section titled Yeshua's Second Coming and Yom Kippur at hebroots.com). Watchfortheday.org made this observation based on the assumption The Tribulation begins in 2017:

If the Tribulation ends on the Day of Atonement 2024, then 2,520 [days] back from that day is November 19, 2017.  The sign of Revelation 12 then comes 57 days before the Tribulation. This gap matches the gap between the end of Daniel’s 69 weeks on Palm Sunday and the beginning of the Church on Pentecost.

The sign of Revelation 12 makes sense as a sign warning to us all that the Tribulation is coming, just as depicted in the sign itself with the virgin (Israel) about to go through tribulation. For the Church, our time is then short. The requirements of the sign make it extremely rare making 2017 the only year in which it coincides with the final generation. [Excerpt from The Great Sign of Revelation 12] [Bracketed information and highlighting added.]

Caveat: I do not necessarily agree with all the beliefs of anyone whose material I reference. I seek to be led of the Spirit of God as to the sources I use, however, even Spirit-filled Christians only 'see in part' as it says in 1 Corinthians 13:12.

The Trump of God

Rabbinical Teaching -vs- Scriptures

Many in the Body of Christ were anticipating the 1 Thessalonians 4:16 catching away this past Feast of Trumpets, including me. Thankfully, the watchmen have not stopped searching the Scriptures and further study by the guys at Unsealed revealed that our assumption of a Feast of Trumpets rapture was influenced by rabbinical teachings.

What do I mean?

Well, in a sense, every feast is a feast of trumpets because there is blowing of trumpets at all the seven festivals. If you read Leviticus 23 you will see that God never said that the shofar had to be blown specifically 100 times during Yom Teruah (Feast of Trumpets)—it is a manmade tradition:

And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying, Speak unto the children of Israel, saying, In the seventh month, in the first [day] of the month, shall ye have a sabbath, a memorial of blowing of trumpets, an holy convocation. - Leviticus 23:23-24 KJV

So that throws out what I was taught that the 100^th shofar blast was THEE last trump. Yes, ‘the last trump’ is an idiom that refers to Rosh Hashanah but it is NOT God’s last trumpet or “the trump of God” referred to in 1 Thessalonians 4:16.

For the Lord himself shall descend from heaven with a shout, with the voice of the archangel, and with the trump of God: and the dead in Christ shall rise first: - 1 Thessalonians 4:16 KJV

2017 was the first time Jews collectively celebrated the Jubilee since before Christ. 

The Jubilee

Numbers 10:10 describes how chatsotsrah (man-made trumpets) were blown over all of the offerings and sacrifices made on the moedim, thus in a certain sense every moed is a "Feast of Trumpets".  Since Tabernacles is the last appointment, you could make an argument that it is the time of the last trumpet.  However, the chatsotsrah is not the trumpet of God and these trumpets are only blown over sacrifices and offerings - they are not a general call to the people.

Is the trumpet of God ever sounded on a moed?  Yes, and in fact it's the appointment that has been most overlooked as a template for the rapture: the Day of Atonement.  According to Leviticus 25:9, the shophar is sounded "throughout all the land" on the Day of Atonement announcing the Year of Jubilee.  In the Torah itself only one moed is explicitly identified with the trumpet and it's Atonement - and only on the Year of Jubilee.  Thus at the end of every Jubilee cycle the shophar is blown throughout all the land announcing the Jubilee year.

. . . Remember that according to Leviticus 23:27, the Day of Atonement is not only a moed, but also a miqra - a sacred assembly.  God's people are gathered together.  And guess what else is significant about Atonement?  It is the only day of the year when mankind has access to the Holy of Holies, which is why Yom Kippur is considered the holiest day in Judaism.

. . . It has long been thought that Christ's visible second coming would occur on the Day of Atonement, but based on this additional evidence, perhaps the rapture will occur on that day, as well.  As the only day when Heaven is opened, it could be the day the Church enters Heaven and also the day Christ and the Church return from Heaven.  The Day of Atonement might then be a template and encapsulate the entire Tribulation period - the Day of the LORD.  [Highlighting added.] Putting the Pieces Together/Unsealed.org

The Overlooked Appointment section of the above Unsealed article gives a summary of points in favor of a Yom Kippur rapture and also gives evidence that this weekend’s Yom Kippur/Day of Atonement could mark the Jubilee!

Bible Prophecy Girl made a strong point about the Jubilee emphasizing two scriptures:

In the Year of Jubilee the field will revert to the person from whom it was bought, the one whose land it was. Leviticus 27:24

For we are co-workers in God’s service; you are God’s field, God’s building. 1 Corinthians 3:9  

Feast of Tabernacles

As I wrote beforehand, every feast includes the blowing of a trumpet. Unsealed points out that it is uncertain whether Psalm 81:3 pertains to Passover or Tabernacles:

Blow up the trumpet in the new moon, in the time appointed, on our solemn feast day. - Psalm 81:3 KJV

If instead this verse speaks about Tabernacles, then you might be able to argue that Tabernacles is actually the last trumpet.

Tabernacles has always been one of the "big three" moed to watch in regards to the rapture, along with Yom Teruah and Pentecost.  Here is further study on why Tabernacles might fit. Putting the Pieces Together/Unsealed.org

Rapture not on a Moed?

Over the years I have gone back and forth as far as whether the rapture had to be on an appointed festival or not. Gary of Unsealed states that the rapture does not have to be on a moed since Jesus’ ascension was not on one of the moedim.  The point is, of course, we should not turn back like Lot's wife but stay on our watch!

The Lord is not slack concerning his promise, as some men count slackness; but is longsuffering to us-ward, not willing that any should perish, but that all should come to repentance. But the day of the Lord will come as a thief in the night; in the which the heavens shall pass away with a great noise, and the elements shall melt with fervent heat, the earth also and the works that are therein shall be burned up. - 2 Peter 3:9-10 KJV

Wherefore, beloved, seeing that ye look for such things, be diligent that ye may be found of him in peace, without spot, and blameless. - 2 Peter 3:14 KJV

Ye therefore, beloved, seeing ye know [these things] before, beware lest ye also, being led away with the error of the wicked, fall from your own stedfastness. But grow in grace, and [in] the knowledge of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ. To him [be] glory both now and for ever. Amen. - 2 Peter 3:17-18 KJV

Caveat: I do not necessarily agree with all the beliefs of anyone whose material I reference. I seek to be led of the Spirit of God as to the sources I use, however, even Spirit-filled Christians only 'see in part' as it says in 1 Corinthians 13:12.

2017 The Final Jubilee? [edited October 2018]

Recently I was seeking the Lord asking Him if He will come for His Church Bride in 2017. He did not give me a direct “Yes” or “No” answer, but I believe He wanted me to look into the Jubilee.

Many in the Jewish community believe that 2017 does mark the beginning of a Jubilee:

Before anyone ever thought Trump could win the US election or before he even thought of saying he would move the embassy to Jerusalem something very interesting happened here in Israel. The Sanhedrin has stated a while back that 2017 would be a Jubilee Year for Israel. Now we are seeing it come to pass. The Jubilee returns the land to the rightful owners, which is the Jews. thegoldenreport.net

Wikipedia has very interesting information related to the Jubilee:

The Jubilee (Hebrew: יובל‎ yūḇāl; Yiddish: yoyvl) year is the year at the end of seven cycles of shmita (Sabbatical years), and according to Biblical regulations had a special impact on the ownership and management of land in the Land of Israel; there is some debate whether it was the 49th year (the last year of seven sabbatical cycles, referred to as the Sabbath's Sabbath), or whether it was the following (50th) year.[excerpt Wikipedia.org]

If 2017 is a Jubilee year, it most likely will be the FINAL one if Genesis 6:3 means that God has given 120 Jubilees or 6,000 years for mankind to rule earth.

And the LORD said, My spirit shall not always strive with man, for that he also [is] flesh: yet his days shall be an hundred and twenty years. Genesis 6:3 KJV

What is a Jubilee?

What exactly is a Jubilee? The Biblical Jubilee was a year-long commemoration of liberty when land and possessions went back to the rightful owners and people who had indentured themselves returned to their own families.

Liberty to be Proclaimed

And ye shall hallow the fiftieth year, and proclaim liberty throughout [all] the land unto all the inhabitants thereof: it shall be a jubile unto you; and ye shall return every man unto his possession, and ye shall return every man unto his family. - Leviticus 25:10 KJV

What does that remind you of? It reminds me of when Jesus went into the synagogue and read from Chapter 61 of the Book of Isaiah:

The Spirit of the Lord [is] upon me, because he hath anointed me to preach the gospel to the poor; he hath sent me to heal the brokenhearted, to preach deliverance to the captives, and recovering of sight to the blind, to set at liberty them that are bruised,

To preach the acceptable year of the Lord.

And he closed the book, and he gave [it] again to the minister, and sat down. And the eyes of all them that were in the synagogue were fastened on him. And he began to say unto them, This day is this scripture fulfilled in your ears. - Luke 4:18-21 KJV

Notice that Jesus did NOT read what followed:

… the day of vengeance of our God; to comfort all that mourn; - Isaiah 61:2 KJV

To appoint unto them that mourn in Zion, to give unto them beauty for ashes, the oil of joy for mourning, the garment of praise for the spirit of heaviness; that they might be called trees of righteousness, the planting of the LORD, that he might be glorified. - Isaiah 61:3 KJV

“The day of vengeance” is referring to when Christ physically returns to earth to set up His Kingdom and war with the Antichrist and his army. Jesus came as a humble servant and as the SACRIFICIAL LAMB the first time. But He will come as the reigning KING of Kings at His second coming and reclaim Jerusalem!

Redemption

Redemption is another key component to the Jubilee as outlined in Leviticus Chapter 25:

In the year of this jubile ye shall return every man unto his possession. - Leviticus 25:13 KJV

And in all the land of your possession ye shall grant a redemption for the land. - Leviticus 25:24 KJV

This redemption could not be done by just anybody—it had to be done by a kinsman (Leviticus 25:25). We see this in the story of Ruth when Naomi seeks to have Boaz marry her daughter-in-law.

There was also an unusual procedure to assure the continuation of a family in the event of the death of a husband without issue. If a widow had no son, she could request the next of kin to take her and raise children to continue the family bloodline.

It is from this background that we understand Naomi’s opportunity in Ruth Chapter 3. She realizes that Boaz is a kinsman; therefore, there was an opportunity to regain the family properties lost by her deceased husband 10 years earlier and also a chance for Ruth to have a new life. khouse.org

Just as Boaz was Naomi’s kinsman, Jesus is the Kinsman Redeemer for All Mankind.

But of him are ye in Christ Jesus, who of God is made unto us wisdom, and righteousness, and sanctification, and redemption: - 1 Corinthians 1:30 KJV

The Rapture is when The Redeemer takes home those He has ‘paid for’ with His own life.

re·demp·tion 

rəˈdem(p)SH(ə)n/

noun

1.

the action of saving or being saved from sin, error, or evil.

"God's plans for the redemption of his world"

synonyms: saving, freeing from sin, absolution

"God's redemption of his people"

2.

the action of regaining or gaining possession of something in exchange for payment, or clearing a debt.

synonyms: retrieval, recovery, reclamation, repossession, return

Restoration and Return

…and ye shall return every man unto his possession, and ye shall return every man unto his family. - Leviticus 25:10 KJV

Then let him count the years of the sale thereof, and restore the overplus unto the man to whom he sold it; that he may return unto his possession. - Leviticus 25:27 KJV

An Israelite who was forced to pay a debt by basically becoming an indentured servant was to be freed in the Jubilee year and RETURN HOME TO HIS FAMILY. God’s reasoning for this was because they were HIS SERVANTS (Leviticus 25:39-42).

What does that remind you of?

We are His servants also, and I believe we will be able to return to our Heavenly Home at the next Jubilee year!

Rest

But in the seventh year shall be a sabbath of rest unto the land, a sabbath for the LORD: thou shalt neither sow thy field, nor prune thy vineyard. - Leviticus 25:4 KJV

A jubile shall that fiftieth year be unto you: ye shall not sow, neither reap that which groweth of itself in it, nor gather [the grapes] in it of thy vine undressed. - Leviticus 25:11 KJV

The Jubilee year was like an extension of the Sabbath Year and was a time of rest for the people and the land. This reminds us of the Sabbath rest of 1,000 years that will come to us through the Millennial Reign of our Messiah King—freedom from the labor and toil as a result of man’s disobedience to God in the Garden of Eden and the malevolent effects of sin as a result of the world being “under the sway of the wicked one” (1 John 5:19).

For we which have believed do enter into rest, as he said, As I have sworn in my wrath, if they shall enter into my rest: although the works were finished from the foundation of the world. - Hebrews 4:3 KJV

There remaineth therefore a rest to the people of God. - Hebrews 4:9 KJV

And God shall wipe away all tears from their eyes; and there shall be no more death, neither sorrow, nor crying, neither shall there be any more pain: for the former things are passed away. - Revelation 21:4 KJV

 Jubilee=Day of Atonement

Assuming the Rapture occurs on the Feast of Trumpets, which is Tishri 1 on the Hebrew calendar, the Jubilee would be celebrated on the 10^th of the same month coinciding with the Day of Atonement:

Then shalt thou cause the trumpet of the jubile to sound on the tenth [day] of the seventh month, in the day of atonement shall ye make the trumpet sound throughout all your land. Leviticus 25:8-9 KJV

In Bible prophecy days can equal years [How a Day can Equal a Year]. Within the timeframe of the days between the Feast of Trumpets and the Day of Atonement, a seven-year Tribulation period could easily fit even taking into account that Rosh Hashanah is a two-day festival.

120^th Jubilee—Mind Boggling!

The year of Jubilee and the Day of Atonement speak of the fullness of the redemptive plan of God for man:

8. The year of Jubilee was the Day of Atonement (Leviticus 25:9-11).

Spiritual Application (Halacha). This was a year and day of liberty. Yeshua came to preach this liberty at His first coming (Isaiah [Yeshayahu] 61:1-3; Luke 4:17-21). From Adam, it has been almost 6,000 years and 120 Jubilees. The number 120 points to the end of the age of the flesh and the reign of the life of the spirit (Genesis (Bereishit] 6:3). The ultimate fulfillment of the year of Jubilee will take place at the second coming of Messiah. The earth will be redeemed and come into full and complete rest from the curse brought upon it by Adam's sin. Complete restoration of man's lost inheritance will take place. God's people will be totally set free -- set at liberty, from all sin, sickness and disease, death, and the curse. Satan (Ha satan), the source of all these things, will be bound and true rest will be realized. The tabernacle of God will be with men and He will dwell with them (Revelation 21:1-4). So, the year of Jubilee and the day of Atonement speak of the fullness of the redemptive plan of God for man. hebroots.org

The significance of the 120^th Jubilee is mind boggling!

This Law of Jubilee is the law that Jesus came to perform perfectly.  Jesus had to come as a “man” in order to be our “relative” which gave Him the right to redeem us according to the Law of Jubilee!  We are His brethren!...

By the same law, Jesus also will redeem ALL from the final and ultimate enemy - death - for death does not hold the right of redemption and has no choice but to turn every captive loose at Jesus Christ’s demand. goodnewsaboutgod.com

My little children, these things write I unto you, that ye sin not. And if any man sin, we have an advocate with the Father, Jesus Christ the righteous:

And he is the propitiation for our sins: and not for ours only, but also for [the sins of] the whole world. 1 John 2:1-2 KJV

All creation is waiting for that day as described in Romans Chapter 8:

For the earnest expectation of the creature waiteth for the manifestation [apokalypsis=used of events by which things or states or persons hitherto withdrawn from view are made visible to all-blb] of the sons of God.

For we know that the whole creation groaneth and travaileth in pain together until now.

And not only [they], but ourselves also, which have the firstfruits of the Spirit, even we ourselves groan within ourselves, waiting for the adoption, [to wit], the redemption of our body. Romans 8:18, 22-23 KJV

Not only do we who believe on Christ await The Day of Redemption, but ALL of creation awaits it as well for the Law of Jubilee mandates the setting free of ALL Creation. Hallelujah! How glorious will be that day! Come Lord Jesus!

Caveat: I do not necessarily agree with all the beliefs of anyone whose material I reference. I seek to be led of the Spirit of God as to the sources I use, however, even Spirit-filled Christians only 'see in part' as it says in 1 Corinthians 13:12.