By the Skin of Our Teeth

A Sister in Christ sent me the link to a recent article by Anne Graham Lotz—Is God's Judgment Coming on America?

The Time of Retribution

It reminded me of a rhema word that was dropped into my spirit on September 11, 2013:

The retribution of God upon the world is not retribution against His people!

ret·ri·bu·tion

ˌretrəˈbyo͞oSH(ə)n/

noun

1.            punishment inflicted on someone as vengeance for a wrong or criminal act.

I knew I had heard from my Lord and God for it paralleled His logos (His written Word). The time of RETRIBUTION is the time of PUNISHMENT, INFLICTION, VENGEANCE. For the true God YHWH it is the time of His wrath and He has promised that the overcoming Church will be saved from wrath.

In The Solar Eclipse Omen article I listed two points related to the Great American Solar Eclipse. That it will occur:

º  33 days prior to the Revelation 12 Great Sign on September 23 this year and

º  on August 21, 2017, which corresponds to Elul 1 on the Hebrew calendar

   

And that Mark Biltz explains the significance of these two facts and more in his video, Pastor Mark...the coming eclipse.

Ann Graham Lotz is one of the few mainstream ministers that is acknowledging that the August 21 eclipse is an omen of coming judgment:

The sun will be turned to darkness…before the coming of the great and dreadful day of the Lord. Joel 2:31

A few years ago I was teaching through the book of Joel when the ancient words of his prophecy came up off the page. I knew with hair-raising certainty that God’s severe judgment was coming on America! I have taught Joel several times since.  Each time has served to confirm with deep conviction that God is warning America of impending disaster and destruction. [From Is God's Judgment Coming on America?]

It is my humble opinion that this impending destruction will begin on or soon after Saturday, September 23, 2017—the day of the Revelation 12 sign of the woman. (For more information on this check out The Revelation 12 Sign Compendium.)

Rev 12 and the 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 and Kar 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.

Based on my research of the Bible, current events, and studying other researchers’ information, I believe we on Earth will see a convergence of events soon after September 23, 2017, including:

Ø  Nuclear war beginning

Ø  Catastrophes related to the nearness of the Nibiru system including worldwide earthquakes, volcanic eruptions, and meteor showers [for more info on this go to The Ark of Escape article]

Ø  The collapse of the United States of America

Ø  The catching away or rapture of the Bride of Christ

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:

Then we which are alive [and] remain shall be caught up together with them in the clouds, to meet the Lord in the air: and so shall we ever be with the Lord. Wherefore comfort one another with these words. - 1 Thessalonians 4:16-18 KJV 

The exact order of these occurrences I am not sure of because I believe they will be almost simultaneous.

In a moment [atomos], in the twinkling of an eye, at the last trump: for the trumpet shall sound, and the dead shall be raised incorruptible, and we shall be changed. - 1 Corinthians 15:52 KJV

“By the Skin of Our Teeth”

Not only do I believe the converging events will be nearly simultaneous, I also speculate that the timing of the Rapture of the Church will occur at the last possible atomos of time when we are transformed and caught up in the air just as cataclysmic events begin thereby missing them “by the skin of our teeth”.

I came to this conclusion when I noticed the context of 1 Thessalonians Chapter 5.

For when they shall say, Peace and safety; then sudden destruction cometh upon them, as travail upon a woman with child; and they shall not escape. - 1 Thessalonians 5:3 KJV

Verse 3 compares “sudden destruction” to labor pains—“as travail upon a woman with child”. This, of course, is referring to Israel’s time of travail the Scriptures call Jacob’s Trouble and is referred to as Daniel’s 70^th Week or the Tribulation. Verse 3 also mentions that “they shall not escape”. Who does not escape? Those who “shall say, Peace and safety”.

The International Day of Peace is held on September 21 and the theme for 2017 is: “Together for Peace: Respect, Safety and Dignity for All.” When “they” are saying “Peace and safety”, “sudden destruction” will be following. “They” shall not escape but we who are looking for the Lord will escape (Luke 21:28-36).

… and unto them that look for him shall he appear the second time … Hebrews 9:28 KJV

Continuing in 1 Thessalonians Chapter 5—

But ye, brethren, are not in darkness, that that day should overtake you as a thief. Ye are all the children of light, and the children of the day: we are not of the night, nor of darkness. Therefore let us not sleep, as [do] others; but let us watch and be sober. - 1 Thessalonians 5:4-6 KJV

For God hath not appointed us to wrath, but to obtain salvation by our Lord Jesus Christ, - 1 Thessalonians 5:9 KJV

Do you see it? Paul connects “sudden destruction” with “wrath”. “They shall not escape” but we are able to escape because “God hath not appointed us to wrath”! HALLELU-YAH! [For more information on this go here.]

Comfort With These Words

For this we say unto you by the word of the Lord, that we which are alive [and] remain unto the coming of the Lord shall not prevent them which are asleep.

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:

Then we which are alive [and] remain shall be caught up together with them in the clouds, to meet the Lord in the air: and so shall we ever be with the Lord.

Wherefore comfort one another with these words. 1 Thessalonians 4:15-18 KJV

Notice Paul says that these are words of comfort. For emphasis he says it again:

Wherefore comfort yourselves together, and edify one another, even as also ye do. - 1 Thessalonians 5:11 KJV

Updated 9/4/22

The Solar Eclipse Omen

On August 21, 2017, a total solar eclipse will cross the entire contiguous United States, beginning in Oregon and ending in South Carolina...It has also been noted that another total solar eclipse will cross the United States at an opposite angle seven years later in 2024...The fact that two total solar eclipses, spaced seven years apart, cross the entirety of the contiguous United States, and form an 'x' over the chief Gentile nation on earth should give you pause...

Before you continue reading, please realize that this is not an end of the world prediction.  We actually believe the world will never end.  We believe that God may be communicating a message through this eclipse about the general nearness of Christ's return.

The above excerpt is from an article by UNSEALED.org and is so very poignant I felt compelled to post it. Click on this link to read the full message: The Divine Message of the August Eclipse.   

An urgency fills me to continue to warn whoever has ears to listen because in addition to the above, another fact is that this eclipse occurs:

º  33 days prior to the Revelation 12 Great Sign on September 23 this year and

º  on August 21, 2017, which corresponds to Elul 1 on the Hebrew calendar

   

Mark Biltz explains the significance of these two facts and more in his video, Pastor Mark...the coming eclipse.

 

Events in the world in addition to the Scriptures appear to be pointing to a time of great trouble for America IF SHE AS A NATION DOES NOT REPENT! So far the best video I have heard related to the solar eclipse encompassing its significance is a Mark Correll teaching, "Where is America in Biblical Prophecy?” This is what I would say is a truly MUST SEE video!

Sign of Jonah

Did you realize that there was a solar eclipse near Nineveh around the time Jonah was sent to warn that city of coming judgment if they did not repent? America is receiving the same warning shot as Nineveh did with the upcoming August 21 total solar eclipse!

Incorporating Mark Biltz’s research, Steve Cioccolanti goes more in depth with this teaching in his new video, Is the USA in the Bible? Steve points out that at the center of the ‘X’ made by the two crossing solar eclipses over America is the New Madrid fault line. It has been prophesied that this is where a major earthquake will occur sometime in America’s future. A number of known men of God have shared their dreams and visions related to this such as John Kilpatrick, Shane Warren, John Paul Jackson and Sundar Selvaraj, but probably the first was David Wilkerson back in 1973:

The United States is going to experience, in the not-too-distant future, the most tragic earthquake in its history…I am not at all convinced that this earthquake will take place in California. In fact, I believe it is going to take place where it is least expected. (The Vision and Beyond by David Wilkerson, page 28; also available at endtimemanna.org PDF)


Whether you believe God speaks to His people in this way or not, time is running out for those who have not made Jesus Christ the Lord of their life. Jesus is the only way to escape the sudden destruction that is coming upon the earth. 

A wonderful resource that contains a summary of information related to the Revelation 12 Sign as well as the Great American Eclipse of August 21 is this PDF of The Revelation 12 Sign of September 23, 2017.

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 Four Heavenly Signs of 2017

The Name “YaHWeH” written in Hebrew appears as 777  (source link)

5777 The Year of Signs Following the Year of Signs

2017, or actually the Hebrew year 5777, is proving to be The Year of Signs Following the Year of Signs. The previous year of 5776 showcased the blood moon tetrad (see The Year of the Blood Moons) and now this year many are talking, blogging, and Youtubing about September 23 possibly being the Revelation 12:1-2 Sign. BUT there are THREE MORE celestial events that I believe could be in the category of Genesis 1:14 signs as well!

And God said, Let there be lights in the firmament of the heaven to divide the day from the night; and let them be for signs, and for seasons, and for days, and years: - Genesis 1:14 KJV

From the very beginning God designed the sky above us to be for SIGNS and for SEASONS. The word ‘seasons’ is translated from the Hebrew word mow`ed which means “appointed place, appointed time, meeting” BLB-Blue Letter Bible. He then set up seven specific meeting times with His people referred to as The Seven Festivals of the Messiah. They are ‘of the Messiah’ because they are appointments that Jesus Christ, Y’shua Ha Moshiach, was to fulfill. If you are not familiar with these, the best source I have found for understanding the significance of these feasts is from a book by the same title written by Ed Chumney which he has generously posted on his website hebroots.com.

SIGN #1—Passover, April 10, 2017

Did you realize that Passover (on the secular calendar) began last night? (See chabad.org) Passover is one of the moedim or feasts that was fulfilled by the Messiah when He was crucified. Scott Clarke, of ERF Ministries, points out what feasts have been fulfilled by Messiah and which are yet to be fulfilled in his video  No Man Knows The Day or Hour-OH REALLY? He produced this back in 2013 so his understanding of the end times is more enriched in his recent videos.

His most recent video explains the first sign I am referring to and is called Passover Sign Tonight! 

In that video Scottie mentions the second sign I wanted to point out to you:

SIGN #2—Great American Eclipse—August 21, 2017

In my March 2, 2017, article I wrote about this upcoming solar eclipse. If you want to find out more details about where and how to view this celestial event (do not view it with the naked eye!), you will find the links therein. The Divine Message of the August Eclipse can be found at Unsealed.org.

SIGN #3—‘Most Probable’ Revelation 12:1-2 Sign—September 23, 2017

And there appeared a great wonder in heaven; a woman clothed with the sun, and the moon under her feet, and upon her head a crown of twelve stars:

And she being with child cried, travailing in birth, and pained to be delivered. - Revelation 12:1-2 KJV

When the first sliver of the crescent moon appears to the naked eye this coming September (go to moonconnection.com to check this yourself) it announces the beginning of the Hebrew New Year—Rosh Hashanah—an event that will occur this year on September 21 when the Hebrew Year 5777 will become 5778. This holiday, also known as Yom Teruah or the Feast of Trumpets, is celebrated for two days and will be concluded on September 23, 2017—the same day the celestial event being called the Revelation 12 Sign is to occur. I use the phrase ‘most probable’ in my subtitle because humans are fallible, yet all the evidence is pointing to it being the actual date of the Revelation 12 Sign.

What is this Sign and what will be seen in the heavens on September 23? Scott Clarke was the first to discover this celestial event back in 2011 while using the Stellarium program and shares his view that the Revelation 12 Sign will occur on September 23 and is referring to the Pre-Tribulation Rapture of the Church Body.

In more recent videos Scottie shares that the Church was not born on the Feast of Pentecost (as we have been traditionally taught) but was conceived on that day and to be born on the Feast of Trumpets!

Rosh Hashanah = Rapture? Why would the Rapture or Catching Away of the Church be on The Feast of Trumpets? Rosh Hashanah is also known as “the day no man knows” and is the festival on which the Church Bride will be raptured:

Yet another name for Rosh Ha Shanah is Yom HaKeseh, "The Day of the Hiding" or "the Hidden Day."…Satan, the accuser, is not to be given notice about the arrival of Rosh HaShanah, the Day of Judgment. ...It is symbolically hidden from satan (satan did not know and understand the plan of the cross [tree], First Corinthians 2:7-8). This was hidden from him as well.

One of the reasons most often given to disclaim that the resurrection of the dead and the catching away of the believers is on Rosh HaShanah is the statement given by Yeshua in Matthew (Mattityahu) 24:36, as it is written, "But of that day and hour knoweth no man, no, not the angels of heaven, but My Father only." Because Rosh HaShanah was understood to be the hidden day, this statement by Yeshua is actually an idiom for Rosh Hashanah. Thus it should be given as proof that He was speaking of RoshHaShanah because Rosh HaShanah is the only day in the whole year that was referred to as the hidden day or the day that no man knew. hebroots.com/chap 7

In some of my past posts I wrote that I believed the Revelation 12 Sign was the Sign of the Son of Man in Matthew 24. I realize now that the scripture does NOT tell us WHAT the Sign of the Son of Man actually is so I cannot make that assumption. I also used to think that the Revelation 12 Sign referred to the rapture of the 144,000 who are seen in heavenly Mount Zion in Revelation Chapter 14, but do not believe that is the case now.

My understanding of the significance of Rosh Hashanah (see my blog article Jesus' Appearing and the Fall Festivals) has me expectant that this may very well be when the Lord of Glory, the Bridegroom of the Beloved, Jesus Christ gathers His Church Bride.

Sign to be Seen with the Naked Eye? There are those who surmise that although the Revelation 12 Sign is to occur in the daytime over Jerusalem (making it not possible to be seen with the naked eye), it will be seen due to an eclipse darkening the sun and allowing the stars to be seen. Is it possible that Nibiru or Planet X will cause an eclipse on the same day the Revelation 12 Sign occurs?

David Meade’s research of Nibiru indicates a pole shift will occur and points to Amos 8:9. 

And it shall come to pass in that day, saith the Lord GOD, that I will cause the sun to go down at noon, and I will darken the earth in the clear day: - Amos 8:9 KJV

In fact he attributes most of the catastrophes in the Book of Revelation to this incoming planetary system. Scott Clarke explains 2017 Heavenly Signs with more recent revelation related to this sign.

Sign #4—Revelation 12:3-5—The Great Red Dragon Sign

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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.

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.

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 12:3-5

Scott Clarke gives a succinct overview of how a celestial object known as Nibiru or Planet X might relate to the prophecy in a video entitled Planet X the Red Dragon September 23, 2017.

Multiple sources are warning that an exoplanet, known as Planet X (and known by many other names—Planet Nine, Nibiru, Red Kachina, Nemesis, and even Wormwood), will be coming near enough to Earth to be seen in September 2017. I believe that Wormwood (Revelation 8) is actually a large asteroid being dragged by Planet X in its debris field and that Planet X itself may be the Great Red Dragon of Revelation 12.

[My remark: Notice the size of the dwarf star versus the earth-sized planets orbiting it!] To read more go to nasa.gov.

NASA is giving soft disclosure of this incoming planetary disaster by, I believe, referring to it as the Trappist-1 System:

At about 40 light-years (235 trillion miles) from Earth, the system of planets is relatively close to us, in the constellation Aquarius. Because they are located outside of our solar system, these planets are scientifically known as exoplanets.

The TRAPPIST-1 star, an ultra-cool dwarf, has seven Earth-size planets orbiting it. nasa.gov

This system may be closer than NASA is admitting, however. David Meade, author of Planet X--The 2017 Arrival during his interview by Steve Olson of the WSO Youtube Channel said (referring to Planet X), “This is coming like a freight train.”

On his writer’s website, David wrote:

If you want absolute proof of the existence of Planet X, aka Nibiru or The Destroyer, here it is – from the Book of Revelation, Chapter 6.

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

13 And the stars of heaven fell unto the earth, even as a fig tree casteth her untimely figs, when she is shaken of a mighty wind.

14 And the heaven departed as a scroll when it is rolled together; and every mountain and island were moved out of their places.

15 And the kings of the earth, and the great men, and the rich men, and the chief captains, and the mighty men, and every bondman, and every free man, hid themselves in the dens and in the rocks of the mountains.

Think on these matters – a great earthquake, the sun darkened, the moon changed to the color of blood, and stars falling.  The atmosphere splits open while every mountain is moved.  That’s when the underground bunkers prepared for the elite are operational.

Only a Planet X passage could split open the atmosphere making the sky “depart as a scroll” and create these phenomena via its physical interactions with Earth.  It could cause a worldwide earthquake moving every mountain and island via a pole shift.  Therefore, to me the description of Seal 6 in the Bible is the single greatest proof of Planet X. The timing of its appearance is immediately in sequence with the rapture.  To understand this concept, let’s go over some Biblical principles. [To continue reading go to: Planet X  The 2017 Arrival]

Not in Darkness

What if I am wrong and the Church is not raptured by September 23? Even if I am wrong (and I will admit it if I am), 2017 is still a very significant year!

*"There are at least six significant Israel-related anniversaries approaching in 2017: the first Zionist Congress (120th), the Balfour Declaration (100th), the UN General Assembly Partition Resolution (70th), the Six-Day War (50th), Anwar Sadat’s visit to Jerusalem (40th), and the first intifada (30th)." (Source: timesofisrael.com)

*It will be the end of the 120^th Jubilee Year thus marking the end of the Sixth Millennium. (There are 50 years between Jubilees, so 50 X 120= 6,000 years.) Christ the Messiah must return to Earth as KING of Kings and LORD of Lords to set up His 1,000 year reign when the Sixth Millennium ends!

One of my favorite authors, Dr. Michael S. Heiser, once pointed out that all the scriptural puzzle pieces pertaining to Messiah’s first coming did not come together until Jesus actually came. So it will be with His second coming which will be preceded by the Rapture, the gathering of the Church Bride.

Exactly what will happen is yet to be seen. But know this! We are the last generation since the replanting of Israel (Matthew 24:34)! As believers in the Messiah, our Jesus, we recognize the appointed seasons and are not in darkness. 

But ye, brethren, are not in darkness, that that day should overtake you as a thief. I Thessalonians 5:4

Maranatha! 

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.