Consider the Heavens

PINPOINTING THE END OF THE AGE

Part 1--Consider the Heavens

The Wise Seek Him

Just as the wise men (or magi) followed the signs in the heavens for approximately two years to meet the Messiah at His First Coming, so we see the indicators of His Second Coming. The Second Coming, of course, referring to Christ’s actual return to earth NOT our meeting Him in the air at the harpazō which occurs beforehand.

Suffice it to say, that during those two years, the planets and stars told a story that was absolutely incredible, so incredible that the Great Magi of Babylon felt compelled to take a long journey at great expense to see the One to Whom the whole heavens appeared to be pointing. tentmaker.org

The wise men only “knew in part” just as we do, but they went forward with what they knew and succeeded in meeting the Messiah some months after His birth.

We also know from the writer of Matthew that when the Wisemen came Jesus was no longer in a stable. He was in a house whereas when the shepherds of Israel came, He was "lying in a manger" in a stable. (Matt. 2:11) ("To the Jews first" and then to the Gentiles.) tentmaker.org

So too those of us who are looking up and watching the signs of Christ’s Second Coming see the nearness of the close of the Age of Grace and anticipate meeting the Lord in the air—our blessed hope. Personally, it has been almost three years I have been in this journey since the Spirit of the Lord spoke to me that His Coming was close at hand.

Looking for that blessed hope, and the glorious appearing of the great God and our Saviour Jesus Christ; - Titus 2:13 KJV

The Holy Spirit is revealing MUCH to His people related to the nearness of the Resurrection and Rapture of His Overcoming Church, however, I find it difficult to believe that God would give the actual date of His Son’s gathering of the Bride. Gary from unsealed.org recently did an interesting article listing the mounting earthly and heavenly signs and giving possible Rapture dates (admitting it is speculation and not prediction)-- unsealed.org/2018/07/did-key-events-preceding-day-of-lord.

No one knew the precise timing of Christ’s birth until it was announced to the shepherds and no one will know the precise time of the Resurrection/Rapture of the Overcoming Church until it happens.

The Heavens Declare

Although I do not believe we can pinpoint the day of the Resurrection/Rapture of the Bride of Christ, I do believe the Gospel Story is written in the stars.

The heavens declare the glory of God; and the firmament sheweth his handywork. Day unto day uttereth speech, and night unto night sheweth knowledge.

[There is] no speech nor language, [where] their voice is not heard. Their line is gone out through all the earth, and their words to the end of the world.

- Psalm 19:1-4a KJV

The Heavens, the constellations spell out the Gospel message of Jesus Christ. And that is what David is referring to in this Psalm.

The most important story ever told… the Gospel message was and is told by the stars written in the Heavens in plain sight and nothing man nor Satan could do could or would ever take it away . . .

So it should come as no surprise that Satan, from earliest times, has set out to obscure and deny the witness that is the Gospel told by the stars. Satan knew that man would see the stars you can’t hide them. And the message would be passed down through time using these memory aids. Satan knew he had to offer an alternate story…a counterfeit of the true heavenly message. So Satan offered astrology . . . gbible.org

The End of His Story will be written in the stars just as The Beginning was. E. W. Bullinger expresses this beautifully in his book, The Witness of the Stars. Below is an excerpt from its Preface:

It is the possession of "that blessed hope" of Christ's speedy return from heaven which will give true interest in the great subject of this book.

No one can dispute the antiquity of the signs of the Zodiac, or of the constellations. No one can question the accuracy of the ancient star names which have come down to us, for they are still preserved in every good celestial atlas. And we hope that no one will be able to resist the cumulative evidence that, apart from God's grace in Christ there is no hope for sinners now; and apart from God's glory, as it will be manifested in the return of Christ from heaven, there is no hope for Israel, no hope for the world, no hope for a groaning creaton. In spite of all the vaunted promises of a religious world, and of a worldly church, to remove the effects of the curse by a social gospel of sanitation, we are more and more shut up to the prophecy of Genesis 3:15, which we wait and long to see fulfilled in Christ as our only hope.

Psalm 19 further exhorts us to look to the heavens for our Bridegroom:

Their line is gone out through all the earth, and their words to the end of the world. In them hath he set a tabernacle for the sun, - Psalm 19:4 KJV

Which [is] as a bridegroom coming out of his chamber, [and] rejoiceth as a strong man to run a race. - Psalm 19:5 KJV

The Sign of the Woman that appeared in the constellation Virgo on September 23, 2017, is part of His Story and THE STORY IS CONTINUING!

Libra/The Altar

The YouTube Channel clearlywrittendotnet calls our attention to Jupiter arriving in the constellation Libra which in ancient times was referred to as The Altar. He believes this, along with other related planetary movements, is indicating an October 17, 2018 Rapture (5 Major Rapture Signs Are Being Ignored (continued).

The Summer Morning Star

Other watchers believe the heavens are declaring a summer Rapture such as Daniel Valles of informedchristians:  

Jesus used the pattern of summer drawing nigh, as a comparison to His coming - and that preceding signs would show something was nigh. We are now at the time of the arrival mark (summer) - that the signs were pointing to. It is here that we see several celestial events that remind us of the prophetic next chapter, and other celestial time pictures that Jesus used in the Book of Revelation - written for the churches. Right NOW is the time for hearing what He said, looking for Him to appear, and shining bright for Him! Maranatha!! The Bright and Morning Star

In this video Daniel shares that in ancient times the star Sirius was referred to as “the morning star” and how it may be the key to understanding how close the Rapture is. He surmises Sirius might be what God’s Word is referring to in Revelation Chapter 2—

And he that overcometh, and keepeth my works unto the end, to him will I give power over the nations: And he shall rule them with a rod of iron; as the vessels of a potter shall they be broken to shivers: even as I received of my Father.

And I will give him the morning star. - Revelation 2:26-28 KJV

Jubilee Indicator

Sandy Armstrong, Soldiers for Christ YT, also believes the Scriptures point to the summertime for the Great Harvest and that we are currently in the 120th Jubilee Year which will end sometime in September 2018.

(The Great Harvest has a double meaning, I believe. It is speaking of the end time harvest of souls AND it is speaking of the 3-PART HARVEST before the Messiah’s Second Coming to earth. That is why in the above rhema He said, “LOOK UP!” SEASON OF THE OVERCOMER)

Beginning at around the 20-minute mark of his July 18th The 9th Of Av Curse And The Rapture video, Brother Sandy shares this insight:

Woe is me! for I am as when they have gathered the summer fruits, as the grapegleanings of the vintage: [there is] no cluster to eat: my soul desired the firstripe fruit. - Micah 7:1 KJV

Here in Micah 7:1 it is HARVEST TIME and God is going out to gather the summer fruit and finds there are NO grapes of the first-ripened fruits. This refers to Him seeking to harvest from Israel; however, God finds none who are qualified at this time. (Remember during this Age of Grace the chosen ekklēsia is NOT identified as Jew or Greek, only as those who are one in Christ—Galatians 3:28.)

The good [man] [chaciyd] is perished ['abad] out of the earth: and [there is] none upright among men: they all lie in wait for blood; they hunt every man his brother with a net. - Micah 7:2 KJV

Brother Sandy shares that these verses are referring to the time of the Resurrection/Rapture when all the saints have disappeared from the face of the earth and evil runs rampant so much so that you cannot trust the one you go to bed with. Other supporting Scriptures are:

The righteous perish ['abad] and no one takes it to heart; devout men are swept away ['acaph]  , with none considering that the righteous are guided from the presence of evil. Isaiah 57:1 Berean Study Bible

The word “perish” is translated from the Hebrew word 'abad which is most commonly translated into English as “perish” but is more accurately translated as “vanish” and can also mean “ESCAPE”. And the phrase “swept away” is translated from the Hebrew word 'acaph which means “gather; together; assemble; rereward”.

Help, O LORD, for the godly [chaciyd] are no more [gamar]; the faithful have vanished [pacac] from among men. Psalm 12:1b Berean Study Bible

The Hebrew word chaciyd means “saints; godly men” and gamar  means “come to an end; complete; perfect” while pacac translates into “disappear; vanish”.

When are the godly perfected and vanish from among men? At the resurrection and harpazō of the Overcoming Church.

In a moment, 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

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 [harpazō] together with them in the clouds, to meet the Lord in the air: and so shall we ever be with the Lord. - 1 Thessalonians 4:16-17 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 [harpazō] unto God, and [to] his throne. - Revelation 12:5 KJV

It did my heart good to hear at the end of Brother Sandy’s video what someone told him over the phone:

“If the Rapture happens before Yom Kippur 2018 all this crazy study you did was right. . . so we understand you must be hearing from God.”

“I’m glad you called, ’cause I thought I was crazy,” Sandy responded.

“Hold on, you might still be,” the man said while laughing, “if we don’t have a Rapture before Yom Kippur 2018!”

Whether our Heavenly Father chooses to send His Son to catch us away in 2018 or not, we are right to have great anticipation in the coming autumn as we look for our blessed hope!

May the God of all grace accept and bless this effort to show forth His glory, and use it to strengthen His people in waiting for His Son from Heaven, even Jesus which delivered us from the wrath to come.

Ethelbert W. Bullinger

The Two-Part Second Coming of the Messiah

Just as an expectant mother begins to have Braxton-Hicks contractions or signs of labor and knows it won’t be long until the birth of her child, so does the Overcoming Man Child see the end time signs and know it won’t be long until the harpazo occurs. The Old Testament prophesies of this coming time of travail/labor. It also prophesies of a gathering that is to occur before the travail comes upon the world:

            Gather yourselves together; gather together, undesirable nation, before the decree takes effect and the day passes like chaff, before the burning of the LORD's anger overtakes you, before the day of the LORD's anger overtakes you. Seek the LORD, all you humble of the earth, who carry out what He commands. Seek righteousness, seek humility; perhaps you will be concealed on the day of the LORD's anger" (Zeph. 2:1–3, HCSB, emphasis mine).

All right, so a nation not longed for, or undesired, is told to gather together—and this is when we are hit with a barrage of before's:

1) Before the decree takes effect...
2) Before the burning of the LORD's anger...
3) Before the Day of the LORD's anger...

Whenever you see repetition in Scripture, pay attention! The purpose of repetition is to emphasize something very strongly, especially a three-fold usage of a term like terem (Heb. "before") in Zephaniah 2:2 (note also the three-fold repetition of "seek, seek, seek" in 2:3). Unsealed.com/Zephaniah2

When exactly this day is only the Father of the Heavenly Groom knows, but as J. D. Farag points out in his latest Mid-East Prophecy Update February 25, 2018, things are not slowing down but speeding up! It is possible that the peace plan the Trump Administration is working on that is "nearly completed" according to U.N. Ambassador Nikki Haley may be the decree referred to in Zephaniah 2:2.

The event known as the Rapture--that is to occur before the decree takes effect and before the Day of the Lord’s anger--is only the first part of the Messiah’s coming in the last days. Robert Breaker explains The Two Comings of Jesus Christ and takes you through the Scriptures to show how His first coming was in two parts and that His second coming will be in two parts!

Credit: fountainoflifetm.com

For a 15-minute description of this, check out Chuck Missler's teaching on the Rapture versus the Second Coming of Christ.

My point is—the “baby” is coming and there is nothing that is going to stop it from coming.

Braxton-Hicks contractions subside in the expectant mother, but they do not go away until true labor pains begin. The signs and natural disasters are not going to lessen—they will only increase! May we glorify our Lord as we patiently endure whatever pre-labor pains we may have to face before He catches us away!

Be ye also patient; stablish your hearts: for the coming of the Lord draweth nigh. - James 5:8 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.

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.