UPDATE: Instead of reading this article, please read: Erasing the Line in the Sand for a September Rapture. I have gone from believing the Rapture would occur no later than September 2019 to now knowing by His Spirit that first will come certain catastrophic events that will catapult us into the final leg of our time on earth. _____________________________________ This article might be me simply making notes to myself once
again, but the Two-Year Warning pointed out recently by two Youtubers has me very excited, so here goes some brief
notes. . .
On July 2nd a total eclipse of the
sun will blanket a large swath of South America in darkness. This will be
the first total solar eclipse since the Great American Eclipse on August 21,
2017, which occurred the very day the U.S. government began its peace plan push
in the Middle East—the diplomatic bargain soon to be unveiled, now known as
"The Deal of the Century."
Then this morning I caught Barry Scarbrough’s video The Great South American Eclipse and Two
Year Rapture Sign. Barry pointed out various two-year warnings contained in
Scripture and related them to the two Americas’ eclipses being close to two
years apart.
The pièce de
résistance was when I was able to watch Jaco Prinsloo’s latest video (The Real End Game and the Final Signs to
Watch for as it Approaches) just this afternoon as I was folding a pile of
laundry. I hurriedly finished my chore and got on my computer because Jaco’s
video was a confirmation to what Barry pointed out!
Jaco shares how the
Star of Bethlehem was the heavenly sign of Christ’s First Coming. He then asks
a very pertinent question—Why did Herod ask when the Star of Bethlehem first
appeared?
Then Herod, when he had privily
called the wise men, enquired of them diligently what time the star appeared.
- Matthew 2:7 KJV
Herod knew it was
the sign of Jesus’ birth; so, to be sure the Christ child would be destroyed,
he then ordered all two-year olds and under to be slain:
Then Herod, when he saw that he
was mocked of the wise men, was exceeding wroth, and sent forth, and slew all
the children that were in Bethlehem, and in all the coasts thereof, from two
years old and under, according to the time which he had diligently enquired
of the wise men. - Matthew 2:16 KJV
Then Jaco asks an even more pertinent and thrilling question:
If the Star of Bethlehem was the sign given of Christ’s
First Coming, is the September 23, 2017, Revelation 12 Sign of the Woman the
Two-Year Warning before His Second Coming?
Yes! Yes! YES! My hopeful heart cries out!
If this is the case, just as Jesus was born sometime within
the two-year period of the appearing of the Star of Bethlehem, the birth of the
Man Child (Revelation 12:5) a.k.a. the Resurrection/Rapture of the Overcoming
Church, must happen no later than two years from the 2017 appearing of the
Revelation 12 Sign of the Woman. This draws a line in the sand (as Brother Jaco
so aptly put it) for September 2019!!!
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)
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'abadwhich 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 'acaphwhich 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 chaciydmeans “saints; godly men” and gamar means “come to an end; complete; perfect”
while pacactranslates into “disappear; vanish”.
When are the godly perfected and vanish from among men? At
the resurrection and harpazōof 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.
As I write this I am not sure whether I will bother posting
it or not. I am not going to keep posting my speculations on the timing of the
Rapture. As I wrote before, we are fallible humans and do not know the whole
mind of YHWH but only know in part (1 Corinthians 13:12). Like Scottie Clarke
and other watchmen, I don’t mind being proved wrong—I am simply seeking
the truth!
According to Hebrew wedding customs only the father of the
groom knows the day of his son’s wedding (see #9 under the section titled Rosh Hashanah: The
Wedding of the Messiah). The
Bride knows it is the season of her wedding, but does not know the exact
day and hour.
Because of the idioms and themes
associated with The Feast of Trumpets (one of which is “The Wedding
Celebration”), many looked with great anticipation for our Heavenly Bridegroom
to whisk us away this past Feast of Trumpets!
So what did we miss in our understanding?
WHEN IS THE FEAST OF TRUMPETS FULFILLED?
There are two special appointments or moedim to look at in
seeking to answer the question of when Rosh Hashanah, The Feast of Trumpets,
will be fulfilled—Rosh Hashanah itself and the Jubilee.
Since the spring and summer festivals were fulfilled in
Israel, for a time I wondered whether the catching away of the overcoming
Church was the fulfillment of the next fall festival—The Feast of Trumpets—or if
it was to be fulfilled by the resurrection of the 144,000 in Revelation Chapter
14.
As I studied this I realized the 144,000 would not be in the
same category as the Body of Christ nor would their rapture fit the 7-day
wedding feast timeline.
The Apostle
Paul told the church of Corinth, “I have espoused you to one husband, that I
may present you as a chaste virgin to Christ.” As a result, many of us
understand that the Church is the bride of Christ just as the New Jerusalem is
said to be. Does Christ have two brides? Absolutely not, because that would go
against the order that God forever established in His word. Thus we comprehend
that the Church is the great multitude and the New Jerusalem.endtime.com
When will God turn to Israel?
The timing of the rapture of the Church Bride then must be just prior to the time when God turns His attention back to Israel. Chapter 5 of the Book of Micah holds the key to this time. It is my understanding of Micah 5:3 that the time of Jacob’s
Trouble will be when God turns His attention back to Israel:
Therefore will he give
them up, until the time [that] she which
travaileth hath brought forth . . .-
Micah 5:3a KJV
Throughout Scripture the prophecy of the travailing woman
representing Israel is seen. The following verse, along with Micah 5:3, is just
a sample:
Ask ye now, and see whether a man doth travail with child? wherefore do I
see every man with his hands on his loins, as a woman in travail,
and all faces are turned into paleness? Alas! for that day [is] great, so that
none [is] like it: it [is] even the time of Jacob's trouble; but he shall be
saved out of it. - Jeremiah 30:6-7 KJV
These verses are referring to a time of travail for the
nation of Israel that is future. It is my belief, along with many others, that
this time of ‘Jacob’s trouble’ is nearly upon us! The September Revelation 12
Sign of the Woman and The International Day of Peace both are proclaiming this!
For yourselves know perfectly that the day of the Lord so cometh as a thief in the night. 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. But ye, brethren, are not in darkness, that that day
should overtake you as a thief. For God hath not appointed us to wrath, but to
obtain salvation by our Lord Jesus Christ, - 1 Thessalonians 5:2-4, 9 KJV
A second possibility of when The Feast of Trumpets (also called
Rosh Hashanah and Yom Teruah) will be fulfilled is when the Jubilee is
observed.
Rapture at Jubilee?
Back in May I posted an article sharing that when I asked
the Lord whether He was coming to catch us away this year He pointed me to the
Jubilee: 2017
The Final Jubilee? In that post I shared that the Jubilee is celebrated on
the Day of Atonement. The Day of Atonement is 7 days after The Feast of Trumpets
which is sunset on September 30 in Jerusalem (See Torah Calendar).
This reminds us of the 7-day period when God told Noah to enter the ark before the flood rains came (Genesis
7:4).
Research
has surfaced that it is possible Rosh Hashanah occurs simultaneously with the
Day of Atonement in a Jubilee year! Could the recent Revelation 12:1-2 Sign, therefore, be
marking a similar 7-days warning period with both Rosh Hashanah and the Jubilee
being observed on the same day?
Even many of the Brethren who do not believe in a pre-Tribulation/Jacob’s Trouble rapture, DO
believe that the September celestial event is the Revelation 12:1-2 wonder and
that it signals the coming Tribulation. Obviously, the Tribulation did not
begin September 23 but that does not mean we are not on its cusp! In fact, the
wonder or sign continues and a second wonder is to follow the first one! A careful reading of Revelation
12:1-5 reveals that the second wonder—the Dragon—appears while the first wonder
is still in progress!
Daniel Valles gives an excellent picture of what is occurring now in the heavens in his video Visible Moon Labour. He points out that there are constellations surrounding Virgo that could fit the description of the Great Red Dragon which is the second wonder of Revelation 12. However, I do not want to discount the possibility that Planet X will be a manifestation of Revelation 12:3-4 that causes the Sixth Seal sudden destruction. Steve Olson of the WSO YT Channel poses an interesting scenario in his 4-minute video THEY ARE HIDING THE SECOND SIGN! THE DRAGON. Brethren, let us continue to look up!
That if thou shalt confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus, and shalt believe in thine heart that God hath raised him from the dead, thou shalt be saved. - Romans 10:9 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.
While chatting with my husband about the things of God this
past Saturday, out of my mouth came, “Jesus said, ‘Remember Lot’s wife’.” As
soon as I spoke that I felt the Holy Spirit emphasizing those words to me.
“Jesus said that?” Tom queried.
“Yes, I’m pretty sure that is who said it,” I answered, “But
I will go look it up.”
As soon as I sat down to pray and seek the Spirit of the
Lord I felt as though He led me on a special path through His Word. I
remembered from the Book of Genesis that:
Lot and his family were plucked out
of the Sodom and Gomorrah area to save them from coming ‘sudden destruction’:
And
when the morning arose, then the angels hastened Lot, saying, Arise, take thy
wife, and thy two daughters, which are here; lest thou be consumed in the
iniquity of the city. And while he lingered, the men laid hold upon his hand,
and upon the hand of his wife, and upon the hand of his two daughters; the LORD
being merciful unto him: and they brought him forth, and set him without the
city. - Genesis 19:15-16 KJV
Haste
thee, escape thither; for I cannot do any thing till thou be come thither.
Therefore the name of the city was called Zoar. - Genesis 19:22 KJV
Notice that the angel said sudden
destruction could not come until Lot and his family were escaped! [Excerpt from
Saved
from Wrath]
In the Book of Luke Jesus reminded His disciples of this
account:
But the same day that Lot went out of Sodom it
rained fire and brimstone from heaven, and destroyed [them] all.
Even thus shall it be in the day when the Son of man is revealed.
In that day, he which
shall be upon the housetop, and his stuff in the house, let him not come down
to take it away: and he that is in the field, let him likewise not return back.
Remember Lot's wife.
Whosoever shall seek
to save his life shall lose it; and whosoever shall lose his life shall
preserve it. Luke 17:29-33 KJV
What we are to remember is that Lot’s wife looked back at
the city after being warned not to:
And it came to pass,
when they had brought them forth abroad, that he said, Escape for thy life; look not behind thee, neither stay thou
in all the plain; escape to the mountain, lest thou be consumed. - Genesis
19:17 KJV
Lot’s wife looking back was an indication of two things—of disregard
for the angel sent to them by God and of her heart’s desire to not leave Sodom!
We are living in the days of Lot. Is our heart’s desire to
leave with the Lord, our Heavenly Bridegroom, should He appear this Feast of Trumpets or is our desire
for the things of this world? If you were a Groom looking forward to your
wedding day, but your Bride did not desire to go with you, would you want to
marry her?
The Hidden Wedding Day
Holy Spirit led me to look up what ‘Lot’ meant. I was
stunned when I found out that one of the meanings for that name is “concealed”
(Youngs Analytical Concordance p. 622).
It reminded me that one of the names for The Feast of
Trumpets is Yom Hakeseh—“The Hidden Day”—the
time many believe Christ will come to catch away His Bride. In fact, another
name for The Feast of Trumpets is Kiddushin/Nesu'in or “The Wedding Ceremony”!
Isaiah Chapter 26
Next thing I knew I
was in the Book of Isaiah.
With my soul have I
desired thee in the night; yea, with my spirit within me will I seek thee
early: for when thy judgments [are] in the earth, the inhabitants of the world
will learn righteousness. - Isaiah 26:9 KJV
This verse reminded me again of how our desire must be for
our Bridegroom for He desires us! I continued to look at the entire chapter and
realized there were many parallels to the last days and the wedding of the
Messiah.
Verse 1—In that Day
In that day shall this
song be sung in the land of Judah; We have a strong city; salvation will [God]
appoint [for] walls and bulwarks. - Isaiah 26:1 KJV
The Book of Micah prophesied that though national Israel
rejected Jesus as their Messiah, His attention would turn back to her at an
appointed time:
Therefore will he give
them up, until the time [that] she which
travaileth hath brought forth: then the remnant of his brethren shall
return unto the children of Israel. - Micah 5:3 KJV
This, of course, points to the time of September 23, 2017,
when the Great Sign will appear of the woman in travail (Revelation 12:1-2)!
Verse 2—The Opening
of the Gates
Open ye the gates,
that the righteous nation which keepeth the truth may enter in. - Isaiah 26:2
KJV
The gates of Heaven are opened on
Rosh HaShanah so the righteous nation may enter (Isaiah [Yeshayahu] 26:2; Psalm [Tehillim]
118:19-20). Because the gates of Heaven
are understood to be open on Rosh HaShanah, this is further evidence that the
rapture (natzal) of the believers in
the Messiah Yeshua will take place on Rosh HaShanah.The Seven Festivals of the Messiah
First Thessalonians
chapter 5 illustrates the day of the Lord and how “they shall not escape” but those who are looking for Him will escape (Hebrews 9:28) (to learn
more read By the Skin of Our Teeth).
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
The festivals will, beyond a shadow of a
doubt, tell you that the resurrection of the dead precedes the time of Jacob's
trouble (the tribulation). Sharing Biblical Truth
Verse 17—As a Woman
with Child
Like as a woman with
child, [that] draweth near the time of her delivery, is in pain, [and] crieth
out in her pangs; so have we been in thy sight, O LORD. - Isaiah 26:17 KJV
Here again we are given the picture of the woman in labor as
is depicted in Revelation 12:1-2 and being fulfilled on September 23, this
Saturday. This time of travail is referred to as Chevlai shel Mashiach—The Birthpangs of the Messiah—and is yet
another reference to The Feast of Trumpets!
Verse 19—Resurrection
in Christ
Thy dead [men] shall
live, [together with] my dead body shall they arise. Awake and sing, ye that
dwell in dust: for thy dew [is as] the dew of herbs, and the earth shall cast
out the dead. - Isaiah 26:19 KJV
This, of course, speaks of resurrection. Notice the phrase “together
with my dead body shall they arise”—this reminded me of how Christ as the Head
of the Body has already arisen but one day the “dead in Christ” (His Body) will
arise!
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. - 1
Thessalonians 4:15-17 KJV
From the rib of Adam, G-d made Eve.
Likewise, by the death of Yeshua and faith (emunah)
in Him, G-d established the assembly of believers known in Hebrew as the kehilat. The believers in the Messiah,
His bride, become wedded to Him by faith (emunah)
…
Adam is a type of the Messiah
Yeshua. Adam was made after the likeness of Yeshua (Romans 5:14) …
G-d gave the wedding customs,
service, and ceremonies to the Jewish people (Romans 3:2; 9:4) to teach us
about the Messiah Yeshua (Colossians 2:16-17) …
In the mind of the bride, the
bridegroom could come at any time, even in the middle of the night or at
midnight. Therefore, she had to be ready at all times. Yeshua referred to this
in Mark 13:32-37 and Matthew 25:1-13. The Seven Festivals of
the Messiah
It is my belief that the Bride of Christ is represented by His
rib. Just as Eve was formed from Adam’s rib, so does the Bride come from Christ’s
Body. The Bride of Christ is the overcoming remnant of the Church Body who is
caught up by the Bridegroom.
Verse 20—The Shout, the
Trump, the Chamber
Come, my people, enter
thou into thy chambers, and shut thy doors about thee: hide thyself as it were
for a little moment, until the indignation be overpast. - Isaiah 26:20 KJV
The time of the return of the
bridegroom was usually at midnight. When the bridegroom did come, he came with
a shout (Matthew 25:6) and with the blowing of a shofar (trumpet) (1 Thessalonians 4:16-17; Revelation 4:1)
… He would abduct his bride,
usually in the middle of the night, to go to the bridal chamber where the
marriage would be consummated. This is the full marriage, known in Hebrew as nesu'in …
The marriage between the bride and
the groom will take place under the chupah
or wedding canopy. Since Heaven is a type of chupah, we can see that when Yeshua gives a shout for His bride,
accompanied by the blowing of a shofar
(trumpet), the marriage between Yeshua and His bride will take place in Heaven …
… The bride and groom will go to
the wedding chamber, or chadar in
Hebrew, where the marriage will be consummated. They will stay in that wedding
chamber for seven days, or a week …
The word week in Hebrew is shavuah. It means a "seven."
It can mean seven days or seven years. An example of the Hebrew word for week (shavuah) meaning seven years can be
found in Daniel 9:24 … The week referred to in Daniel 9:27 is known to Bible
believers as the tribulation period. The Seven Festivals of
the Messiah
The abduction of the Bride reminds us of the harpazo of 1 Thessalonians 4 or the
snatching out of the path of danger which is to occur “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).
Verse 21—Indignation to
Inhabitants of Earth
For, behold, the LORD
cometh out of his place to punish the inhabitants of the earth for their
iniquity: the earth also shall disclose her blood, and shall no more cover her
slain. - Isaiah 26:21 KJV
The end of verse 20 reads “until the indignation be overpast”. The word “indignation” is
translated from the Hebrew word zaam.
It is the same word as used in Psalm 78:49 referring to God’s punishment to
Egypt when their pharaoh refused to free God’s people!
It appears to me that God is indicating in this chapter of
Isaiah that those who are hidden in Christ will be taken out of harm’s way
before God punishes the inhabitants of the earth just as Lot and his family
were taken out of harm’s way before the sudden destruction of Sodom!
Verse 8—We Wait for
Him
IF WE REMEMBER LOT’S WIFE AND NOT LOOK BACK, BUT LOOK FOR
HIM (Hebrews 9:28), HE WILL REMEMBER US on Yom
HaZikkaron, the Day of Remembrance—yet another name for The Feast of
Trumpets!
Yea, in the way of thy
judgments, O LORD, have we waited for thee; the desire of [our] soul [is] to
thy name, and to the remembrance of thee. - Isaiah 26:8 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.
In my studies over the past couple of years I could not help
noticing all the sevens!
5777—the Hebrew year
we are in. Biblically, three represents ‘completeness’ and seven
represents ‘spiritual perfection’ according to Appendix 10
of the Companion Bible. The number 5 represents grace, so the year 5777 could indicate "the completed work and perfection of God’s grace".
70th Anniversary of Israel’s ‘replanting’ (Ezekiel
36 and 37). jpost.com
Now
learn a parable of the fig tree; When his branch is yet tender, and putteth
forth leaves, ye know that summer [is] nigh. So likewise ye, when ye shall see
all these things, know that it is near, [even] at the doors. Verily I say unto
you, This generation shall not pass, till all these things be fulfilled. -
Matthew 24:32-34 KJV
And
thou shalt number seven sabbaths of years unto thee, seven times seven years;
and the space of the seven sabbaths of years shall be unto thee forty and nine
years. - Leviticus 25:8 KJV
7 mysteries (Galatians 4:7) one of which announces the resurrection
of the ‘dead in Christ’ and the ‘catching
away’ of those who are “alive and remain” in 1 Corinthians 15:51-52
and 1 Thessalonians 4:16-17. Seven
Mysteries Revealed to Paul
Notice that it is ONLY those who
are ‘IN CHRIST’—New Testament believers that are part of the
first harvest! The Old Testament believers are gathered after the Millennial
Reign in Revelation 20.
7th Day of the week is a sabbath and there is a
sabbath week's rest (7 years) for the Overcoming
Church (Hebrews 4:1-11).
7th month is the most sacred (Leviticus 23:24).
The Feast of Trumpets is celebrated the
first two days of the 7th month which is called Tishri.
7th Sign to occur on a Biblical Feast Day is the
September 23, 2017, Great Sign of Revelation 12 to happen on the
second day of Rosh Hashanah.
The
sun shall be turned into darkness, and the moon into blood, before the great
and the terrible day of the LORD come. - Joel 2:31 KJV
67P—The number of the
JUPITER FAMILY comet to appear in conjunction withthe moon at
the woman’s feet on September 23, 2017. (sci.esa.int andfivedoves.com)
Isaiah 66:7—Before she travailed, she brought forth;
before her pain came, she was
delivered of a man child.
Isaiah is speaking of a birth before labor pains even begin. Alan
Horvath teaches of there being TWO BIRTHS
prophesied in Revelation 12—one before travail and one after
travail!
7th Day is when the newly-wed Bride of Christ is
revealed.
During the seven days of the wedding feast, the bride and
groom remained hidden in the bridal chamber (Cf. Genesis 29:21-23, 27-28) for
the seven days of the huppah. Afterwards, the groom came out of hiding,
bringing his bride with him, but with her veil removed so that everyone could
see her. khouse.org
7th Millennium soon to begin?
There are likely more 7s
associated with this year. Let me know if you can think of any others!
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.
