Sunday, June 20, 2021

September Day of Trumpet Rapture Watch

September Day of Trumpet September 7 or 8, 2021 Ray Lee Goines Trumpet Feast Rapture Watch LE 23:24 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, a holy convocation. --- LE 23:25 Ye shall do no servile work therein: but ye shall offer an offering made by fire unto the LORD. Trumpet Feast is the English phrase for the Jewish Rosh Hashanah which means “a Blowing of Trumpets.” The information I will give in this message came from Jewish sources such as Jewish eschatology and Jewish Rabbis. Yes some came from Christian Jews and I will list the sources at the end of the message. As I present this message I will point out the similarities of the Trumpet Feast and Rapture. Before I do let us look at the Feast itself which lasts two days. There are 100 trumpets sounds blown on the days of Rosh Hashanah. The sounds are divided into four different trumpet sounds. Tekiah - a single, long blast. This is a plain, smooth, continuous note symbolizing joy and contentment. Shevarim - consisting of three short blasts or broken notes. The word literally translates to mean “broken.” The sound symbolizes the first glance within the self, an awakening, the heartbroken feeling that comes with unflinching self-evaluation. Truah - characterized by extremely short blasts comprised of nine staccato notes. This quick succession of short trills expresses trepidation and sorrow supposedly it causes repentance. Tekiah Gedolah - one long blast and this one is called “the great tekiah,” “the great blast,” or “the last trump.” This sound is blown at the end of each day and consists of ten blasts giving a total of 100 blowing of the trumpets. The first three sounds are blown in succession. By this I mean the first one is blown, than the second one and than the third one and this continues throughout the day until each sound has been blown thirty times giving us a total of ninety sounds. The last sound is blown ten times which gives us a hundred trumpet sounds for the day. The Last Trumpet in the Trumpet Feast is the same one Paul was talking about in 1 Corinthians 15:52. Some claimed Paul's Last Trumpet was the seventh Trumpet in Revelation but Revelation wasn't written for another 40 years. Paul didn't need to explain what the Last Trumpet was because the people of his age knew well what Paul meant. If Paul meant a seventh Trumpet than he will need to explain it to the people because no one knew anything about a seventh trumpet. To understand this better we need to look at the Jewish beliefs at that time. The Feast of Trumpets is the only feast they didn't know when the feast will start. All the other feast has a fixed day, but the Feast of Trumpets always started on first day of Tishri. Each Jewish month begins with the sighting of the sliver-thin new crescent moon. In Jesus times and before his time, the priest sent out people to look for the sliver-thin new crescent moon. As soon as two people came back to the priest with the news of the new crescent moon being sighted, the feast began. Fires was lighted to spread the word the sliver crescent has been sight. No one knew the day or the hour when this Feast will start as the Church will not know the day or the hour Christ will return for his Bride. The ten virgins in Matthew 25 is an example of Christ coming for his bride and those that were not watching and ready was left behind. The Jews had people watching and waiting to see when the Feast will begin as we should be waiting and watching. This feast also was called by the Jews "only the Father knows".(Matthew 24:36). The above sounds Familiar doesn’t it. Jewish rabbis in Jewish eschatology teaches "The Feast of Trumpets" is prophetically the resurrection of the dead saints. They believe the saints are resurrected and enter into a wedding chamber. At this time there is a time of trouble upon Israel for 7 years. They call this "the Birth Pangs of the Messiah". Yep; you read that right. Birth Pangs of the Messiah.(Jeremiah 30:6-7; Matthew 24:8; John 16:21-22). They also believed at the time of the last trumpet, the doors of heaven opens. (Revelation 4:1) Then the judgment book is open and those saints that was resurrected will stand before the Judgment Seat of God. The righteousness Jews still living will be put someplace on earth for safe keeping during Jacob’s trouble (Psalm 27:5; Isaiah 26:20) and those unrighteous Jews will face the wrath of God for seven years at which time on the 10th of Tishri or the day of the Atonement Feast their Messiah will come. This I will give more detail in the Atonement Feast Message. This showed the Jews believe the time of Jacob's trouble is to be for 7 years as some Christians believes there will be seven years but the last three and one-half years will be called the Great Tribulation. The righteous Jews standing before the Judgment seat of God is similar to the Church standing before the Judgment Seat of Christ. I am pointing out the similarities between their beliefs and the Church beliefs. As I stated before the Trumpet Feast lasted two days which will be the first and second day of Tishrei. The Resurrection and Rapture will take place on the first day and not the second day. Also the Passover Feast was held two days with the first day being Nisan 13 and the second day Nisan 14. References --- 7 feasts of Israel(Zola Levitt); God's appointed times(Barney Kasdan); The Gospel in the Feast of Israel(Victor Buksbazen); Fall Feast of Israel(Mike and Zhava Glaser); Jewish Holidays(Michael Strassfed); Israel's Holy Days in Pirkei Avot(Rabbi Eliezer); Festivals of the Jewish year(Theodore Gaster); The High holy Days(Herman Kieval); Unlocking prophecy-Jesus fulfills the 7 feast of Israel(Wagner); Ariel Ministries, MBS Excerpt, The feasts of Israel; Holy days, feast and festivals(Derech); Rosh Hashana and Yum Kippur(Ohr Somayach); Type and Prophecy(Daniel Fuchs); Fall Feasts of Israel(Return to God Org); Feast of trumpets (Lev. 23:23-25) – Rapture of the saints on Sept New Moon (Matt 24:31-32 Trumpet, Summer; Psalm 81:3 (Trumpet, New Moon, full moon, solemn feast day); Amos 8:5 New Moon; Amos 8:9 Sun sets at Noon; Genesis 8:5 New Moon; John 4:35 Summer). Deut 24:5; Isa 34:8, 61:1-2, 63:4; Psalm 18 (1918), 118 (2018), 120 (2020), 121 (2021- Rapture); 1 Thess. ‪2:19‬; ‪3:13‬; ‪4:13-17‬; ‪5:23‬; 1 Cor. ‪15:23‬, 51-58; Eph. 5:27; Col. 3:4; 2 Thess. 2:1,7-8; Jas. 5:7-8; 1 Jn. ‪2:28‬; Jn. 14:1-3; Lk. 21:36; Rev. 2:8-11, 25; 3:10; 4:1; 6:12 axial pole shift; 8:5 global earthquake, and 3 days of darkness. Axial Pole shift (Rev 6:12). Axial Poleshift from Nibiru system (Red Dragon/Red Hopi Star (Rev 12:3) of 7 planets, 10 moons, and meteors and asteroids (2015-2020). Sun of the Crossing, El Shaddai, the Destroyer comes around every 300-350 years since the Flood. It caused havoc with the Flood, Sodom and Gomorrah, Exod Plague 9 (New Moon of 3 days of darkness), Joshua's longest day, 140,000 Assyrians, Sun dial going backwards by 10 steps, Yeshua's/Jesus death of 3 hours of darkness, black plague period, 1054 Chinese Guest Star, 2 times more, and now the Day of the Lord in 2020. When a large planetary body suddenly changes its rotation, or undergoes a polar shift, the rapid forward movement of the surface of the earth leaves the atmosphere (the first heaven) behind and as it pushes forward into the oncoming atmosphere. It rolls the atmosphere into a huge "roll cloud" leaving a vacuum in between.  The subthermal outer atmosphere quickly (wind speeds of hundreds or thousands of miles per hour) fill in the huge vacuum with temperatures approaching absolute zero, in an instant quick freeze. Such a mechanism is suggested also just prior to the Noachian flood with the remnants of the frozen mammoths in Siberia and also a sudden change in latitude as a new north pole found a new home on this Planet Earth.  The dark sun is several times (5 to 8 times) larger than Earth and about a hundred times denser is heading our way on a trajectory that will soon take it close enough to cause global catastrophes which include: 1) increasing extreme behavior of the sun. 2) increased warming of the earth core and surface. 2016, 2017 www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-34226178. ALL THE PLANETS ARE WARMING UP TOO, NOT JUST EARTH - SO IT CAN'T BE CAR EXHAST OR SMOKE STACKS--Gill Broussard talk.  3) coronal mass ejections (CME) of the sun, blasting harmful X-rays and UV radiation in deadly doses onto the earth. 4) failure of the power grid and the entire infrastructure that relays on electricity through a interstellar electromagnetic pulse (CME), may be caused by North Korea as well. 5) terminal failure of all electrical equipment which is not shielded properly. 6) the collapse of the earth’s magnetic field which is now shielding us from cosmic and solar radiation. As a result all organisms and exposed plants without proper protection will experience. 7) extreme heat and scorching from the sun (Rev 16:8; 2 Pet 3:10). 8) severe or deadly UVA, UVB, and gamma (X) radiation. Boils on the body (Rev 16:1,2) 9) overexposure to cosmic rays. Boils on the body (Rev 16:1,2) 10) dramatic increase in meteoric/asteroid impacts on the planet (stars falling from the sky; Rev 6:12-17). 11) severe and abrupt violent climate changes. 12) wild swings in temperature. 13) torrential rains. 14) huge snowfalls. 15) record hail storms; hailstones (Ps 18:12-13; Isa 28:2, 17; Ezek 13:13; 38:22; Isa 30:30; Isa 32:19; Hag 2:7; Rev 8:7; 11:19; 16:21). Joshua 10:11-13 stones from heaven 16) increased seismic activity in number and in strength. 17) more great and catastrophic earthquakes (Isa 2:19. 21=Rev 6:12-17; Isa 22:5,9; Isa 5:25; 29:6; Ezek 38:19; Rev 16:18=Isa 2:10-22). 18) widespread volcanic eruptions that will also darken the skies (Ezek 38:22). 19) mass animal deaths (Zeph 1:3; Jer 12:40; Hos 4:3). 20) a radical tilting of the earth’s axis. 21) a tottering/wobbling of the earth in its path of revolution around the sun (Isa 24:18; Isa 13:13; Psalm 46:2-3; Josh 10:11-13) 22) a short duration stop of the rotation of the earth on its axis. Josh 10:11-13 (Joshua's longest day) Second Exodus Day of Trumpet 2016. 23) spectacular lights in our atmosphere from a hyper excitation of the magnetosphere. 2015 latter half 24) major portions of the planet that experience complete loss of aquifer waters. Ps 46:3 Roar of icecaps (Joshua's longest Day study) 25) select parts of the planet that experience a building of aquifer waters and inner aquifer pressure. Lk 21:25 (roar); Nah 1:8 (flooding over); Josh 10:11-13; Gen 7:11. 26) Change in Orbit around the Sun or Change in Polar Spin Axis (Isa 24:19-20). 27) Fires (Isa 34:9; 37:7; Isa 25:4; Ps 46:6,8; 2 Sam 16:14-16; 1-4 Trumpet judgments Rev 8; Ezek 38:22; 2 Peter 3:10; Isa 30:30; Rev 16:8-9); Nah 1:5 (burned) 28) Noise 2 Pet 3:129) Shaken Heb 12:25-27; Isa 13:13; Hag 2:6-7; Ps 46:3; Quaking Jer 4:24; Isa 5:25; Jer 10:10; Ezk 38:20; Jer 50:46 cr Jer 10:10; 49:21; Ezk 26:18; 31:16; Isa 5:7; 15:5; Jer 46:12; 51:54; Ezk 27:28; Isa 2:10-21; 13:6-13; Isa 54:10 (Mountains shall depart); Nah 1:5 30) a possible solar eclipse (Rev 6:12-17) 31) a possible lunar eclipse (Rev 6:12-17) 32) a day of darkness for the earth or even 3 days of darkness as the dwarf star blocks the sun (Exod 10:21; I Sam 2:9; 2 Sam 22:10, 12; Isa 5:30; 60:2; Amos 5:18, 20; Zeph 1:15; Rev 16:10). Dark (Ezek 32:7-8; Mic 3:6). Darken (Amos 8:9) 33) Change in the Solar System (Ps 102:25-26; Isa 51:6; 2 Pet 3:12); also the heavens shall roll up as a scroll. 34) Brimstone Gen 19:24>Deut 29:23; Job 18;15; Ps 11:6; Isa 34:9; Ezk 38:22; Rev 9:17-18; 14:10; = Rev 21:8. 35) Drought/dry ? Isa 42:15; Jer 50:12; Lev 26:32-33 36) Massive plant/tree dieoff (desolate (of people), waste?) Jer 8:13; Ezek 20:47; Hab 3:17 (Day of the Lord). 37) Pestilence 38) a shift or flip of the geographical poles (Isa 24:1, 18-20, 23; 38:8). The gravitational pull of the strange star’s mass will cause the earth to slow down and maybe bring it to a complete halt (Josh 10:11-13--Joshua's Longest Day). The tilting earth will create a "slosh" of all the ocean water that is now bulged up around the equator due to the centrifugal forces of earth’s spinning motion. As a result of these shifting and moving water masses there will be: 1) tsunamis and violently rising ocean levels up to 400 feet (120 meter); Hab 3:10--Overflowing water passed by. Amos 9:6; Amos 5:6-8; Nah 1:8 (flood) 2) flooding of all coastal areas and an eventual recessing of these oceanic waters into the earth’s crust. 3) shifting, lifting and sinking landmasses. 4) landmasses sinking into and rising out of the ocean. 5) tidal, crustal and rogue waves. 6) 200+ mph (320+ kph) winds as the jet stream is coming down to ground level affecting the entire globe. Wind: Gen 8:1; 41:6,23; Exodus 10:13, 19; Job 1:19; Psalm 148:8; Isa 41:16; Jer 4:11-12; 51:1,16; Ezk 13:11, 13; Ezk 19:12; Dan 2:35; Hos 13:15; Rev 6:13. 7) more tornadoes and regular hurricanes. Whirlwind Job 37:9; Isa 66:15; Jer 23:19; Jer 30:238) hurricanes over land. 9) shifting of the climatic regions and seasons. 10) change of the length of days and of the calender (Matt 24:21-22; Mk 13:20). A disruption in the Earth’s rotation in either speed (normally 1,000 miles per hour) or direction (a pole shift).      The records, both in geology and historical, reflect that multiple events will be occurring simultaneously i.e. melting ice in the Antarctic & Greenland, earthquakes, tsunamis (tidal waves), flooding, torrential rains, abrupt (tropical to arctic minutes!) climate change, 200 mph (320 kph) winds, volcanism, the Gulf Stream stopping and dare I say: a pole shift!" Equator moves south to Tropic of Capricorn or Cancer. 3 Days of Darkness (72 Hours). Temp 55 degrees. No electricity, no running water, batteries will not work but candles will and also oil lamps. No medical help. No Communications. Satellites will not work. Fallen Angels and demons attack if you are outdoors. If you are indoors and look out, then fallen angels and demons will attack you. Your idol worship items (Christian holiday items, window sun chasers, Cachinah dolls, occult items, etc will cause the fallen angels and demons to come into your homes so get rid of that stuff. Biblical References: Exodus 3 days of darkness (New Moon); Jesus Death to Resurrection from Passover to Feast of First Fruits; Jonas in Leviathan in 586 BC. Paul's Conversion. Dreams: 2012 Tijeras NM. Water to surface and standing still for 3 hours. Earthquake: 4.0-8.0.; 2017: Monday, 7, 11 AM Mountain Standard Time; Monday 6 Am/pm; 2018 2 Full Moons over Albuquerque, NM. 2019 April 15 to present with 2 moons in a window making a cross. 2019 December 11 dream above. 2019 Flood timeline dream stated above.

Wednesday, June 16, 2021

Summer is near

Summer is Near John Traczyk is with My Name's Johnny.   Why is 7, 70, 73, and 80 years so important? On May 14, 1948 Israel became a nation again. They just celebrated their 73rd Birthday on May 14, 2021. Jesus told us to watch the fig tree, Israel, to know when "summer" is near. Matthew 24:32 "Now learn a parable of the fig tree; When his branch is yet tender, and putteth forth leaves, ye know that summer is nigh:" It get's awfully "hot" in the summer, if you know what I mean. Summer begins June 20, 2021. Psalm 90:10 is also important because it gives us the length of a generation. 70 and 80 years. Most important, Israel's generation since they were born in 1948. Jesus says in Matthew 24:34 "Verily I say unto you, This generation shall not pass, till all these things be fulfilled." The fig tree generation of 1948. Psalm 90:10 says "The days of our years are seventy years; and if by reason of strength they be eighty years, yet is their strength labour and sorrow; for it is soon cut off, and we fly away." 80 - 73 = 7. It is "soon" "cut off" and we "fly away." Rather than at the end. From Sunday, June 20, 2021 to Sunday, May 14, 2028 (Israel's 80th Birthday) is 2520 days. That is 7 (360) day years. 360 day years are seen as prophetic years. It's the time of Jacob's Trouble the time of Daniels 70th and final week of years. 7 years. We know 2520 days is the length of the 7 Year Tribulation. Daniels 70th week. Daniel 9:24-27 speaks of 70 weeks where a covenant is confirmed or strengthened for one week or 7 years. Daniel 9:27 "Then he shall confirm a covenant with many for one week; But in the middle of the week he shall bring an end to sacrifice and offering. And on the wing of abominations shall be one who makes desolate, Even until the consummation, which is determined, Is poured out on the desolate." And the summer solstice of 2021 in the Northern Hemisphere will be at 11:32 pm EDT (right before midnight) on Saturday, June 20, 2021. And it will be 6:32 am IDT in the morning in Jerusalem on Sunday, June 21, 2021. Spring ends and summer begins. Also, Orthodox Pentecost Is Sunday, June 20, 2021 ___________________________________ And Sharing from Yvonne Ok. Leviticus 12:2 "Speak unto the children of Israel, saying, If a woman have conceived seed, and born a man child: then she shall be unclean SEVEN days; according to the days of the separation for her infirmity shall she be unclean." Woman = Israel Man Child = Church. Once the Church is caught up in Revelation 12:5 “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.” Israel will be "unclean" for 7 years ( 7 years Jacob's Trouble = 7 years tribulation ). The Harpazo has been talked to us since the Old Testament time, it was just a mystery until the End Times. Jesus did tell Daniel to shut up the book until the end times. "But thou, O Daniel, shut up the words, and seal the book, even to the time of the end: many shall run to and fro, and knowledge shall be increased." ___________________________________ We are approaching soon the fulfilment of Revelation 12:3-5 and Revelation 6:12-14. The asteroid storm. The reason for the Rapture. Revelation 12:3-5 "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." And, untimely figs fall in the spring. Revelation 6:12-14. Right before summer. I think we "might" be cutting it real close here with the spring/summer dividing line. Revelation 6:12-14 "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; 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. And the heaven departed as a scroll when it is rolled together; and every mountain and island were moved out of their places." This also happens in the spring / summer. Song of Solomon 2:10-13 "My beloved spake, and said unto me, Rise up, my love, my fair one, and come away. For, lo, the winter is past, the rain is over and gone; The flowers appear on the earth; the time of the singing of birds is come, and the voice of the turtle (dove) is heard in our land; The fig tree putteth forth her green figs, and the vines with the tender grape give a good smell. Arise, my love, my fair one, and come away." I believe Jesus is coming to evacuate his people. I believe all the signs we have seen and are seeing even today are showing us he is at the door. I've never been so on the edge of my seat.

Thursday, June 10, 2021

June 20 is Biblical Pentecost Rapture Watch

June 20 Biblical Pentecost Rapture Watch T.W. Tramm Post · JUNE 10 MARKS two important anniversaries this year: 1) Ascension Day, the anniversary of Jesus’ ascent into heaven. 2) Jerusalem Day, the anniversary of the recapture of East Jerusalem by Israeli forces in 1967. So in a rare concurrence, Ascension Day is also Jerusalem Day in 2021. Something else biblical is happening on June 10: a rare annular eclipse, a phenomenon in which the outer edge of the Sun remains visible as a bright ring around the Moon, will cut a path across the northernmost point of the globe. Understanding that God uses eclipses as “signs,” it is significant that the ring-eclipse will be visible above the spot where the longitudinal lines connecting every landmass on earth converge. So rather than being addressed to a particular nation, the June 10 eclipse-sign would seem to be addressed to the whole world. What could be the message of a “ring” eclipse on Ascension Day and Jerusalem Day? A ring is the universal symbol of betrothal and God’s faithfulness; it reminds us of His “wedding covenant” with believers. Ascension Day reminds us that Jesus ascended into the clouds and that we will, one day, meet Him there at the “wedding” we call the Rapture (1 Thess. 4:16, 17). Jerusalem Day celebrates the restoration of Israel, which in itself is a sign of the Lord’s appearing: “When the LORD shall build up Zion [Jerusalem], he shall appear in his glory” (Ps. 102:16). Therefore, an awesome celestial ring at the top of the globe on Ascension Day and Jerusalem Day could be read as a sign of the Bridegroom’s coming. PENTECOST CONCURRENCE Ten days after the ring eclipse, June 20, marks Pentecost, the festival associated with the wheat harvest, the Church, and weddings (Ex. 34:22; Acts 2; Ex. 19). Pentecost is also seeing a rare concurrence this year: the harvest festival lands on the solstice, marking the beginning of summer, which also happens to be Father’s Day. Thus, June 2021 is seeing two rare date-concurrences—one on June 10 and another on June 20—both with major eschatological overtones. A PIVOTAL DATE In addition to marking Pentecost and the beginning of summer, June 20 marks the one-year anniversary of a ring-eclipse that occurred above the Eastern Christian world on the first day of summer in 2020. Again, viewing the ring as a symbol of betrothal, the timing of the 2020 ring-eclipse is particularly striking because, according to Jewish tradition, the bridegroom comes to gather the bride on the one-year anniversary of the betrothing. A second coincidence related to June 20 is that there are exactly 2,520 days, or seven “prophetic” years, between this date and Israel’s 80th birthday in 2028. Israel’s 80th birthday is a crucial milestone because Scripture defines the upper limit of a human lifespan as 80 years, and Jesus says the generation who sees Israel reborn will see all the end-times prophecies fulfilled (Ps. 90:10; Matt. 24:32–34). A third coincidence related to June 20 is that Pentecost, a festival whose date varies from year to year, lands on the same date (June 20) in the years 28 AD and 1948, linked to Jesus’ first coming and the start of the fig-tree generation, respectively. With the years 28 AD and 1948 in view, consider Hosea’s prophecy about the Lord’s second coming: “After two days he will revive us; on the third day he will raise us up, that we may live in his presence” (Hos. 6:2). A day can represent a thousand years in Scripture (2 Pet. 3:8). Counting two (thousand-year) “days” from 28 AD, we arrive at 2028, the calculated upper limit of the fig-tree generation and a likely year for Jesus’ Second Coming—the time when He will raise up Israel so they may “live in His presence” during the Millennium. To be clear, no one knows the day of the Rapture (Matt. 24:36). However, concurrences like the ones noted here are not coincidental and should be read as “signs” that the time is indeed near and that summer is a pivotal season. So be encouraged and look up, the Bridegroom could soon be on His way! . . . NOTES: 1. Ascension Day 2021 calculation: The first new moon after the spring equinox, Nisan 1, was sighted April 13. Passover began two weeks later on the evening of April 26. Since the firstfruits offering is to be made the “day after the Sabbath” following Passover, the Day of firstfruits is the following Sunday, May 2. Counting 40 days from Sunday, May 2, we arrive at June 10 for Ascension Day. Ten days later, June 20, is Pentecost. 2. Jerusalem Day: https://www.myjewishlearning.com/.../yom-yerushalayim.../ 3. The 1967 restoration of Jerusalem occurred on the biblical calendar date Iyarr 28. Per the modern Jewish calendar, Israelis celebrate Jerusalem Day on May 10 in 2021. However, based on the biblical (post-equinox) reckoning of the Nisan 1, Jerusalem Day correctly corresponds to June 10. More on biblical calendar reckoning: https://storage.googleapis.com/.../Calendar%20Confusion... %20Summer%20Is%20Near%20-%20TW%20Tramm.pdf?fbclid=IwAR3tx5eE7V-UHJnWS1I6Mk4J2h1eUHGwFPlL3hJlDCYovKE8xz7BjmCLcs 4. June 10 annular eclipse: https://earthsky.org/?p=358463 5. Eclipses as signs: “And God said, Let there be lights (sun, moon, and stars) in the firmament … and let them be for signs” (Gen. 1:14). “The sun will be turned to darkness and the moon to blood before the coming of the great and dreadful day of the LORD” (Joel 2:31). 6. Interesting association of the Church, Pentecost, eclipses, and the Day of the Lord: On the Church’s first Pentecost, Peter, the disciple to whom Jesus declared the founding of the Church, stood up before the crowd and cited a passage about solar and lunar eclipses preceding the Day of the Lord (Matt. 16:18) Acts 2: 20, 21) Thus, Pentecost is associated with the Church, eclipse-signs, and the onset of the Day of the Lord. 7. Christianity by country (Eastern Christian World): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Protestantism_by_country https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christianity_by_country https://cartomission.com/.../christian-population-by.../ 8. Both ring-eclipses (June 20, 2020, and June 10, 2021) occur while the Sun is in Taurus, the constellation sign depicting Jesus’ return to judge the world. According to E.W. Bullinger, the Bull symbolizes Christ, the coming Judge and Ruler, rushing forward in wrath, His horns set to pierce through and destroy His enemies. Significantly, the Sun, likened to a “bridegroom” in Psalm 19, is in Taurus from May 14 (Israel’s birthday) until the first day of summer (June 20) every year. (Dates are exact per Starry Night astronomy software.) 9. The Jewish wedding tradition consists of two stages. The first stage is the betrothal, or erusin, at which time the bride and groom are considered legally married but do not dwell together. The second stage is the consummation, or nisu’in, when the groom comes to take the bride to his house and nuptials are finalized. According to the Jewish Encyclopedia, the betrothal period is traditionally 12 months: http://www.jewishencyclopedia.com/articles/3229-betrothal 10. 2,520 days represent a perfect period of seven (360-day) years in Scripture. The “prophetic” 360-day year is referenced in Daniel and Revelation where “time, times and half a time,” referring to half of a seven-year period, or 42 months, is equivalent to 1,260 days (Dan. 7:25; 9:27; 12:7; Rev. 11:2, 3; 12:6, 14; 13:5). 11. It is remarkable that there are exactly seven prophetic years, or 2,520 days, between the calculated end of the fig-tree generation, May 14, 2028, and Pentecost, June 20, 2021. However, I do not see this alignment as necessarily defining the bounds of the Tribulation; it seems more likely a numeric “sign” confirming the significance of the seven-year period between 2021 –28. 12. Another fascinating coincidence related to the number 2,520 pertains to Daniel’s 70 weeks prophecy. In Daniel 9, a 70-weeks countdown to redemption begins with a decree to “rebuild Jerusalem” (v. 25). Scholars generally agree that the decree mentioned in Daniel was given in 457 BC by Persian King Artaxerxes. Thus, the giving of the decree in 457 BC is the event that set the clock ticking to Messiah’s appearance and Israel’s ultimate redemption at the end of the age. Here is the amazing part: Counting 2,520 prophetic (360-day) years from 457 BC, we arrive at 2028, the calculated upper limit of the fig-tree generation. Understanding that God is the master of time and that every part of His plan has meaning, it makes sense that the overall timespan encompassing Daniel’s 70 weeks, including the lengthy “gap” between the 69th and 70th week, would have significance related to the fullness of time. This is why the 2,520-timespan between 457 BC and 2028 is striking—the number 2,520 perfectly symbolizes the fullness of time. . . . *For more on why 2021 could be a pivotal year in Bible prophecy, see T.W. Tramm’s latest book, ‘Summer Is Near’: https://www.amazon.com/Summer.../dp/1716163781/ref=sr_1_2... *Visit the author’s website: www.theseasonofreturn.com . . . IMPORTANT MESSAGE: No one knows the day of Jesus’ return (Matt. 24:36). However, Scripture says those who are watching will see the day approaching and will not be surprised when it arrives (Heb. 10:25; 1 Thess. 5:4). A convergence of biblical signs and timelines indicates the day is near (Luke 21:28). If you want to escape the indescribable horror of the Tribulation period, call on the name of Jesus, and believe that He is the Son of God who died for your sins and was raised from the dead (Rom. 10:13). Do it today. Time is running out.

Wednesday, May 12, 2021

Ascension Day of Jesus is June 10

T.W. Tramm ASCENSION DAY, the anniversary of Jesus’ ascent into heaven, is June 10 this year. Interestingly, Ascension Day lands on the biblical date Iyyar 28 in 2021, the anniversary of the 1967 recapture of East Jerusalem by Israeli forces. So Ascension Day is also Jerusalem Day in 2021! A theme of Jerusalem Day, based on Psalm 122, is the building up of the Holy City: “Jerusalem is built like a city that is closely compacted together” (Ps. 122:3). In Scripture, built-up Jerusalem is a sign that the Lord is about to appear: “When the LORD shall build up Zion [Jerusalem], he shall appear in his glory” (Ps. 102:16). Adjoining verses in Psalm 122, which was originally entitled “A Song of Ascents” by its author, King David, depict the people going up to Jerusalem to appear before the Lord at the harvest festivals, Unleavened Bread, Pentecost, and Tabernacles: “Let us go to the house of the LORD …That is where the tribes go up—the tribes of the LORD—to praise the name of the LORD according to the statute given to Israel. There stand the thrones for judgment” (Ps. 122:1, 4, 5). A gathering before the Lord at harvest time is a picture of the rapture–resurrection (Rev. 7:9–14; 14:15; 2 Thess. 2:1). Furthermore, at the harvest gatherings everyone was required to bring an offering proportionate to the blessings God had bestowed on them, a picture of the bema judgment at the end of the age (2 Cor. 5:10; Matt. 25:14–30; Luke 12:48). A SIGN In addition to Ascension Day coinciding with Jerusalem Day in 2021, it also coincides with an awesome sign in the heavens. On June 10, Ascension Day and Jerusalem Day, an annular solar eclipse, a phenomenon in which the outer edge of the Sun remains visible as a bright ring around the Moon, will cut a path across the northernmost point of the globe, making it the only eclipse of its type this century. Due to the path of the eclipse, the “ring” effect will occur mainly above unpopulated regions, including the North Pole, an area not owned by any nation. Because the ring appears mostly at the top of the globe, the point where the longitudinal lines connecting every landmass on earth converge, it could be interpreted as a sign for the whole world. What could be the message of the sign? Ascension Day reminds us that Jesus ascended into the clouds, and that those who belong to Him, the Bride of Christ, will one day meet Him there (1 Thess. 4:16, 17). Jerusalem Day is about the building or restoration of Israel, which in itself is a sign of the Lord’s appearing (Ps. 102:16; Dan. 9:25). A ring is the universal symbol of betrothal and God’s faithfulness. It reminds us of the Lord’s wedding covenant with Israel and the Church, both of which were sealed on Pentecost. Pentecost, which coincides with the first day of summer in 2021, is associated with the wheat harvest, the Church, and weddings (Ex. 34:22; Matt. 13; 24:32-34; Acts 2; Ruth). Thus, a spectacular ring of light at the top of the globe on Ascension Day, which is also Jerusalem Day, ten days before Pentecost and the beginning of summer, is a sign of profound eschatological significance, pointing to the gathering of the Church–Bride at Jesus’ return. It gets more interesting. Exactly one year before Pentecost and the first day of summer in 2021, another rare ring-eclipse occurred. On June 20, 2020, an annular eclipse occurred above Sub-Saharan Africa, India, China, and the Philippines, areas with the largest Christian populations in the Eastern Hemisphere. This means that on the first day of summer in 2020, exactly one year before Pentecost 2021, a dazzling ring of gold, the universal symbol of betrothal and God’s faithfulness, adorned the sky above the Eastern Christian world. The symbolism is again extraordinary as Pentecost is the Church’s betrothal day and, per Jewish tradition, the bridegroom comes to gather the bride on the one-year anniversary of the betrothing. The amazing Ascension-Day concurrence in 2021 reminds us that Jesus will one day return in the clouds: “This same Jesus, who has been taken from you into heaven, will come back in the same way you have seen him go” (Acts 1:11). If we are interpreting the signs correctly, it may be sooner rather than later. . . . NOTES: 1. Jesus was resurrected on the Day of Firstfruits and remained on earth 40 days before ascending into heaven, 10 days before Pentecost (Lev. 23:15, 16; John 20:17; 1 Cor. 15:20; Acts 1:3). 2. Ascension Day 2021 calculation: The first new moon after the spring equinox, Nisan 1, was sighted April 13. Passover began two weeks later on the evening of April 26. Since the firstfruits offering is to be made the “day after the Sabbath” following Passover, the Day of firstfruits is the following Sunday, May 2. Counting 40 days from Sunday, May 2, we arrive at June 10 for Ascension Day. Ten days later, June 20, is Pentecost. For more on the biblical calendar and festival dates for 2021, see the chapter entitled “Calendar Confusion” in my book Summer Is Near: https://storage.googleapis.com/.../Calendar%20Confusion... %20Summer%20Is%20Near%20-%20TW%20Tramm.pdf?fbclid=IwAR3tx5eE7V-UHJnWS1I6Mk4J2h1eUHGwFPlL3hJlDCYovKE8xz7BjmCLcs 3. Jerusalem Day: https://www.myjewishlearning.com/.../yom-yerushalayim.../ 4. Psalm 122 is one of four “Songs of Ascent” written by King David to be sung at the time of the goings up to the harvest festivals at Jerusalem. It is the third in the series, and was apparently intended to be sung when the people entered the gates, and their feet stood within the Holy City: https://enduringword.com/bible-commentary/psalm-122/ 5. The three harvest festivals correspond to the “order” of resurrections mentioned by Paul (1 Cor. 15:23; Deut. 16:16). The first harvest festival, Unleavened Bread, was fulfilled by Jesus’ resurrection (1 Cor. 15:20). The third harvest festival, Tabernacles, will presumably be fulfilled by a resurrection at the Second Coming (Rev. 20:4–6). This leaves the middle harvest festival, Pentecost, to possibly be fulfilled by the Church’s resurrection–rapture. 6. June 10 annular eclipse: https://earthsky.org/?p=358463 7. Both ring eclipses—June 20, 2020, and June 10, 2021—occur while the Sun is in Taurus, the constellation sign depicting Jesus’ return to judge the world. The Bull symbolizes Christ, the coming Judge and Ruler, rushing forward in wrath, His horns set to pierce through and destroy His enemies. Significantly, the Sun, which is likened to a “bridegroom” in Psalm 19, is in Taurus from May 14 (Israel’s birthday) until the first day of summer (June 20) every year. (Dates are exact per Starry Night astronomy software.) 8. Christianity by country (Eastern Christian World): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Protestantism_by_country https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christianity_by_country https://cartomission.com/.../christian-population-by.../ 9. The Jewish wedding tradition consists of two stages. The first stage is the betrothal, or erusin, at which time the bride and groom are considered legally married but do not dwell together. The second stage is the consummation, or nisu’in, when the groom comes to take the bride to his house and nuptials are finalized. According to the Jewish Encyclopedia, the betrothal period is traditionally 12 months: http://www.jewishencyclopedia.com/articles/3229-betrothal . . . *For more on why 2021 could be a pivotal year in Bible prophecy, see T.W. Tramm’s latest book, “Summer Is Near”: https://www.amazon.com/Summer.../dp/1716163781/ref=sr_1_2...

Salvation through Repentance

Ayara SegunTHE RAPTURE (Divine revelation) Post PLEASE KEEP THIS IN YOUR HEART AND ACT ON IT NOW IF YOU HAVE NOT DONE SO BEFORE. Repent, surrender your life to Christ Jesus in spirit and truth and be saved by HIS precious BLOOD, so that your names can be found written in the BOOK OF LIFE. keep watchful, prayerful and studying the scriptures always to escape the last days great deceptions with the help of the Holy Spirit by Grace through righteous faith in Christ Jesus. The greatest calamity in the history of humanity about to hit the whole world so hardly soon. Perfect peace can never reign on earth, in fact the imperfect little Peace humanity are still enjoying ever since satan had been casted down from heaven is about to be totally taken away from the world soon.....No amount of prayer can change this, instead always pray for the forgiveness of your sins and seek for genuine salvation of your soul, also for HIS divine protection over your life and your loved ones. Thus it is written, and shall be fulfilled. Matthew 10 (KJV) ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯ ³⁴ Think not that I am come to send peace on earth: I came not to send peace, but a sword. ³⁵ For I am come to set a man at variance against his father, and the daughter against her mother, and the daughter in law against her mother in law. ³⁶ And a man's foes shall be they of his own household. Jesus Christ said that for HE knew HIS enemy ( Satan ) through unbelivers will always go after the lives of HIS true followers as clearly and mysteriously explained in the book of revelation chapter 12. Go and study it yourself. Humanity should be ready for mass depopulation agenda worldwide and the reign of Antichrist and the worldwide enforcement of his mark in both technological and pharmaceutical forms in disguise for new healthcare global system and new global security system shall begin shortly aftermath. Many people shall be caused to receive it because one won't be able to buy or sell nor live a social life anymore without the MARK.....It has been planned, and shall soon be unfolded to fulfil the scriptures.....( Rev. 13 ). Whoever is of the Lord Christ Jesus in spirit and truth shall be saved by His precious BLOOD not body but SOUL. And he who is already in Christ Jesus in spirit and truth that endures it to the end without denying his/her faith with the help of the only spirit by Grace shall be saved as well, remember not body but SOUL. Matthew 10 (KJV) ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯ ³⁷ He that loveth father or mother more than me is not worthy of me: and he that loveth son or daughter more than me is not worthy of me. ³⁸ And he that taketh not his cross, and followeth after me, is not worthy of me. ³⁹ He that findeth his life shall lose it: and he that loseth his life for my sake shall find it. May GOD continue to save our souls from this very sinful, deceitful and wicked generation.....Amen. So let the scriptures be fulfilled perfectly and accordingly.... REMAIN RAPTURABLE IN CHRIST JESUS MIGHTY NAME, ....AMEN. Repentnace Be wise and Repent from all your sins and accept Jesus Christ as your Lord and personal saviour today. There is no repentance in hell fire. You will cry if you miss heaven. Hell fire is not a good place for you. Remember where you have fallen into sin and repent from all your sins today. For what is a man profited, if he shall gain the whole world, and lose his own soul? or what shall a man give in exchange for his soul? ( Matthew 16:26 ). Know ye not that the unrighteous shall not inherit the kingdom of God? Be not deceived: neither fornicators, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor effeminate, nor abusers of themselves with mankind,Nor thieves, nor covetous, nor drunkards, nor revilers, nor extortioners, shall inherit the kingdom of God ( 1 Corinthians 6:9-10). Please don't allow worldly pleasures to steal your soul. Make a good decision to repent from all your sins today and accept Jesus Christ as your Lord and personal saviour and you shall be saved. THERE'S NO REPENTANCE IN GRAVE Repent now and accept Jesus Christ into your life, because there's no repentance in the grave. Don't be deceived after repture there will be no second chance again. Repent from your sin now, because time shall come when the merciful God shall no longer be merciful again. We have been warning you about the way you dress, you keep saying my dressing does not matters, God only watches the heart and my heart is right with God. No problem on the last day you're going to know whether it matters or not, always remember that your body is the temple of God. We have been warning you about makeup, you keep saying is none of our business. But let me ask you, did you know that Jezebel was the first woman to makeup in the Bible (2 kings 9:30) All this makeup, sexual clothes and worldly things there's an evil covenant behind it. That's why you're falling at the slightest prayer because everything you're putting on has a demon attached to it. Stop inviting demons into your life, stop wearing what belongs to them. How many times do you want your pastor to deliver you. My dear help yourself out, repent now because there's no repentance in the grave, God created you in His own image, and He beautified you in His own likeness. Some guys are smoking, fornicating, and living a lifestyle that does not please God. If you're a guy here and you're gay, God is angry with you. Repent now because there's no repentance in the grave, hell fire has entrance but no exit. It's a place where mercy and grace expired. Going into hell fire is a personal decision and a choice. After death judgement follows, where are you going to spend your enternity. Repent from your sin, accept Jesus Christ as your Lord and personal saviour because there's no repentance in the grave. You still have time now to amend your ways because tomorrow maybe too late for you. Jesus Christ is coming soon Get on your knees and ask Jesus Christ into your life. Repent of your sins by confessing them. Stop sinning, go and sin no more. Stop your wickedness. Get baptized for remission of sins. Receive the Baptism of the Holy Spirit.

Tuesday, May 11, 2021

June 10 to 12 Rapture Watch

June 10 to 12 Rapture Watch Excerpt from Helena Lehman article: THE STAR GOSPEL MEANINGS OF THE MAY LUNAR ECLIPSE AND JUNE SOLAR ECLIPSE OF 2021 IN RELATION TO THE TIMING OF THE RAPTURE If the Rapture is slated to occur before the end of Spring and the beginning of Summer, it will have to occur before the time of the Summer Solstice on June 20th, 2021, which is the official start of the Summer season. But the upcoming Lunar Eclipse or Blood Moon on Wednesday, May 26th, 2021 and the Total Solar Eclipse or Sackcloth Sun of June 10th, 2021 both occur before then, and the Rapture could be shortly before, during or after these Eclipses if they are the ones that the Prophet Joel foresaw in Joel Chapter 2: Prophecy From The Book Of Joel Ch. 2, Vss. 30-32: “And I will show wonders in the heavens and in the earth: Blood and fire and pillars of smoke. 31 The sun shall be turned into darkness, And the moon into blood, Before the coming of the great and awesome day of the Lord. 32 And it shall come to pass That whoever calls on the name of the Lord Shall be saved. For in Mount Zion and in Jerusalem there shall be deliverance, As the Lord has said, Among the remnant whom the Lord calls.” This powerful passage in the Book of Joel is often cited in connection with the Signs in the Heavens because it mentions a darkened Sun or Solar Eclipse and a blood-colored Moon or Lunar Eclipse as appearing just before the arrival of the Great Tribulation - which is also known as the Day of the Lord. There's many interesting facts about these Eclipse that makes them stand out. For example, during the upcoming Lunar Eclipse, the Moon is going to be a Supermoon, meaning that it is a bit closer to the Earth than normal, and this will make it appear larger and brighter.  This Super Blood Moon will occur just 3 days after the Christian date for Pentecost on Sunday, May 23rd, 2021, and only two weeks before the Annular or "Ring of Fire" Solar Eclipse in Taurus on June 10th, 2021. Because the Moon can represent the Bride of Christ and her Virgin attendants just as Uranus can, and the Moon is going to be blood red while sitting directly within the clutches of the satanic Scorpion on May 26th, 2021, it is an evil omen suggesting an impending slaughter of those Foolish Virgins who are to be left behind from within the Church because they are not ready to go to Heaven. I therefore believe this Sign is meant to be directed at the lukewarm believers in the Church of Laodicea that will be left behind after the Rapture. It also may be a portent of an major attack on Israel in the Middle East that could take many lives, as could the affects of the vaccines being heavily pushed on the Israeli people.  Meanwhile, in the June 10th, 2021 Annular Solar Eclipse Graphic that I created and posted further down in this article, Uranus signifying the Bride and the Wise Virgins are being sheltered under Aries the Ram, a symbol for Yahshua as our Passover Lamb. This could indicate that the Wise Virgins may no longer be located on the Earth by this time. With that said, please understand that I am interpreting what I see, as the Holy Spirit moves me, and I am not trying to predict when the Rapture will occur. All I'm saying here is that this is a powerful sign that appears to be indicating that the Bride and Wise Virgins will be going up to Heaven sometime soon, and very likely before the Summer begins on June 20th, 2021, which is the Summer Solstice - also known as the longest day of the year. Nibiru Nibiru system with Revelation 6:12-17 axial pole shift: a shift or flip of the geographical poles (Isa 24:1, 18-20, 23; 38:8). The gravitational pull of the strange star’s mass will cause the earth to slow down and maybe bring it to a complete halt (Josh 10:11-13--Joshua's Longest Day). The tilting earth will create a “slosh” of all the ocean water that is now bulged up around the equator due to the centrifugal forces of earth’s spinning motion. As a result of these shifting and moving water masses there will be: Nibiru. 1) tsunamis and violently rising ocean levels up to 400 feet (120 meter); Hab 3:10--Overflowing water passed by. Amos 9:6; Amos 5:6-8; Nah 1:8 (flood) 2) flooding of all coastal areas and an eventual recessing of these oceanic waters into the earth’s crust. 3) shifting, lifting and sinking landmasses. 4) landmasses sinking into and rising out of the ocean. 5) tidal, crustal and rogue waves. 6) 200+ mph (320+ kph) winds as the jet stream is coming down to ground level affecting the entire globe. Wind: Gen 8:1; 41:6,23; Exodus 10:13, 19; Job 1:19; Psalm 148:8; Isa 41:16; Jer 4:11-12; 51:1,16; Ezk 13:11, 13; Ezk 19:12; Dan 2:35; Hos 13:15; Rev 6:13. 7) more tornadoes and regular hurricanes. Whirlwind Job 37:9; Isa 66:15; Jer 23:19; Jer 30:23   hurricanes over land. 9) shifting of the climatic regions and seasons. 10) change of the length of days and of the calendar (Matt 24:21-22; Mk 13:20). A disruption in the Earth’s rotation in either speed (normally 1,000 miles per hour) or direction (a pole shift). These are the effects of Nibiru system. T.W. Tramm Post   WITH ISRAEL’S BIRTHDAY and other key dates approaching, it’s interesting to consider what is happening in the heavens around this time. We look to the heavens around significant dates because God said He would use the sun, moon, and stars as “signs to mark sacred times”: “Let there be lights in the expanse of the heavens ... and let them serve as signs to mark sacred times’” (Gen. 1:14). The stars in the firmament comprise the constellations, or mazzaroth (Job 38:32). While the mazzaroth have been co-opted by pagan astrologers who identify them with mythological figures, they were originally designed by God to illustrate His plan of redemption for humanity. As the Sun, Moon and planets traverse the heavens during the course of days, weeks, and months, they highlight, or “declare,” various portions of the plan: “The heavens declare the glory of God … Day after day they pour forth speech; night after night they reveal knowledge” (Ps. 19:1-2). A biblical example of the stars revealing knowledge is the Sign of the Woman in Revelation 12, an astronomical alignment involving the constellation Virgo, the Sun, and the Moon, which prefigures major events on earth: “A great sign appeared in heaven: a woman [Virgo] clothed with the sun, with the moon under her feet and a crown of twelve stars on her head” (Rev. 12:1). With that brief introduction to signs in the heavens, let’s take a look at what the stars are saying in spring–summer 2021. The heavenly bodies in view are . . . • The Planet Jupiter: a symbol of the Messiah–King • The Sun: a symbol of the Lord–Bridegroom • The Moon: a symbol of the Church JUPITER From April 25 to August 18, Jupiter will be in Aquarius, the constellation depicting a man pouring forth water from a large urn into the mouth of a fish. The water being poured into the mouth of a fish is a picture of the Holy Spirit being poured out: “For I will pour out water to quench your thirst and to irrigate your parched fields. And I will pour out my Spirit on your descendants” (Isa. 44:3). That Jupiter enters Aquarius on April 25 is interesting because the following day, April 26, begins Passover and Israel’s festival season. That Jupiter departs Aquarius on August 18 is significant as this date corresponds to the “9th of Av,” a biblical date synonymous with judgment and calamity as both Temples in Jerusalem were destroyed on this day. So from the start of the festival season until “judgment day,” the 9th of Av, Jupiter, a symbol of the Messiah–King, will be in the sign depicting an outpouring of the Holy Spirit. SUN On May 14, Israel’s birthday, the Sun will enter Taurus, the sign of the Bull. Taurus belongs to the final chapter of the heavenly redemption narrative and depicts Jesus’ return to judge the world in righteousness. The Bull symbolizes Christ, the coming Judge and Ruler, rushing forward in wrath, His horns set to pierce through and destroy His enemies. Significantly, the Sun will remain in Taurus until June 20, the first day of summer, which also happens to mark Pentecost in 2021. So from Israel’s birthday (May 14) until the first day of summer and Pentecost, the Sun will be in Taurus, the sign depicting the coming Judge and Ruler. MOON On June 20, the first day of summer and Pentecost, the Moon will pass through the lower belly of the constellation Virgo. While the Moon passing through the belly of Virgo is not a particularly rare occurrence, the astronomical “birth” of the heavenly body symbolizing the Church on the first day of summer and Pentecost is interesting because . . . • The Rapture is likened to a “birth” (Isa. 26:19). • “Summer” is a metaphor for the end of the age (Matt. 24:32). • Pentecost, the festival celebrating the wheat harvest, is associated with the Church and points to the “harvest” of believers at the end of the age (Matt. 13:39). In summary, spring–summer 2021 will see three noteworthy astronomical occurrences: 1) From Passover to the 9th of Av, Jupiter will be in Aquarius, the sign depicting an outpouring of the Holy Spirit. 2) From May 14 to June 20, the Sun will be in Taurus, the sign of Jesus’ coming to judge the world. 3) On June 20, the Moon will be “birthed” from the belly of Virgo. If our reading of the signs is correct, they speak collectively of an outpouring of the Holy Spirit, the Rapture of the Church, and the Lord coming quickly to judge the world. Additionally, the sign of the Sun in Taurus establishes a link between the dates May 14 and June 20 (Israel’s birthday and first day of summer), both of which are relevant to the Fig-Tree Parable: “Now learn this lesson from the fig tree: As soon as its twigs get tender and its leaves come out, you know that summer is near” (Matt. 24:32). In view of the emphasis on the date June 20, it’s interesting to consider other concurrences related to this date: BEGINNING OF THE CHURCH AGE A compelling case can be made that Jesus was crucified on April 28, 28 AD. If this is true, the Church’s first Pentecost—the one that began the Church Age—occurred on June 20. MODERN ISRAEL’S FIRST PENTECOST Correctly calculated, Israel’s first Pentecost following the return to the Promised Land in 1948 occurred on June 20 (see notes for calculation). 2,520 CONCURRENCE When we add 2,520 days to June 20, 2021, we arrive at May 14, Israel’s 80th birthday in 2028. The number 2,520 is significant as it represents a perfect period of seven (360-day) years in Scripture. Israel’s 80th birthday is significant because the Fig-Tree Parable says the generation who sees Israel reborn will see all the end-times prophecies fulfilled (Matt. 24:32–34). Scripture defines the upper limit of a human lifespan as 80 years (Ps. 90:10). 2020 ECLIPSE SIGN On June 20, 2020, a rare solar eclipse occurred above Sub-Saharan Africa, India, China, and the Philippines. The eclipse was notable because . . . • It happened on the first day of summer. • It was visible above areas with the largest Christian populations in the Eastern Hemisphere. • It was an annular eclipse, during which the edge of the Sun remains visible as a bright ring around the Moon. This means that on the first day of summer in 2020, exactly one year before Pentecost 2021, a dazzling “ring of gold,” the universal symbol of betrothal and God’s faithfulness, adorned the sky above the Eastern Christian world. The symbolism is profound as Pentecost is the Church’s betrothal day and, according to the Jewish wedding tradition, the bridegroom comes to retrieve the bride on the one-year anniversary of the betrothing. Having highlighted this remarkable concurrence, I should make clear I am not forecasting a date for the Rapture. Jesus says no one knows the day, not even the angels (Matt. 24:36). While a heavenly sign may reveal the date of a future event, it may also be merely a marker, or milepost, that reveals we are nearing a destination but not necessarily the time of arrival. From our present vantage point, there is no way to know which type of sign we are looking at, a marker or a destination point. For this reason, it is wise to be ready always, because we may arrive sooner or later than we think! . . . NOTES: 1. That God designed the star-pictures, or constellations, is established in Job 9:9: “He is the Maker of the Bear and Orion, of the Pleiades and the constellations of the south.” 2. Jupiter as Messiah–King: Jupiter is named after the king of the Roman gods and is the largest planet in the solar system, earning it the title “King Planet.” The pronounced stripes and red spot on Jupiter’s side point to Messiah who was whipped and pierced (John 19:1, 34). 3. The Sun as Lord–Bridegroom: “The LORD God is a sun” (Ps. 84:11). “In the heavens God has pitched a tent for the sun. It is like a bridegroom coming out of his chamber” (Ps. 19:4, 5). 4. The Moon as the Church: In Song of Solomon the Gentile–Shulammite maid, representing the Church, is compared to the Moon: “Who is she that looketh forth as the morning, fair as the moon .... Return, return, O Shulamite; return, return, that we may look upon thee” (Song 6:10, 13). The spiritual parallel between the Church and the Moon is that the lunar orb creates no light on its own but relies entirely upon the Sun, a picture of Christ, for its light (Ps. 19:4, 5; 84:11). Just as the Moon has no light without the Sun, man has no light of his own without God. We were created in the image of God to reflect His brilliance and glory (Gen. 1:27). When we turn to face the majesty of God, when we surrender to Him and seek Him with all our hearts, we reflect His glory, just as the Moon reflects the glory of the Sun (Matt. 5:14). 5. All alignment dates determined by Starry Night astronomy software 6. Fish symbolize men in Scripture (Matt. 4:19). 7. Most Jewish calendars erroneously reckon Passover March 26 in 2021. This is because they begin the month of Nisan on March 14, during the winter, thus ignoring the biblical command to observe the month of “Aviv,” or ripening grain, in its proper season (Deut. 16:1). When we correctly reckon Nisan 1 the first new moon after the spring equinox, the first day of the biblical year is April 12–13 and the festival dates are as follows: Passover: April 27 Unleavened Bread: April 28 Firstfruits: May 2 Pentecost: June 20 Feast of Trumpets: October 7 Day of Atonement: October 16 Feast of Tabernacles: October 21 For more explanation, see the chapter entitled “Calendar Confusion” in my book Summer Is Near: https://storage.googleapis.com/.../Calendar%20Confusion... 8. Not only does August 18 correspond to the 9th of Av in 2021, it marks the anniversary of when the Jerusalem Planning Committee approved the master plan to rebuild the Old City of Jerusalem in 1970. As detailed in Summer Is Near, I believe the date August 18–19 is relevant to Daniel’s 70-weeks prophecy: “From the going forth of the command to restore and rebuild Jerusalem until Messiah the Prince, shall be seven weeks [or seven sabbatical cycles]…” (Dan. 9:25). 9. The 70-AD destruction of Jerusalem and the Temple occurred on the 9th of Av, the same date on which the First Temple was destroyed six centuries earlier. For this reason, the 9th of Av is a traditional day of fasting and mourning on which Jews lament both destructions of Jerusalem. 10. A major outpouring of the Holy Spirit occurred on the Church’s first Pentecost, marking the beginning of the Church Age (Acts 2). A second major outpouring is yet to occur when the 144,000 of Israel are “sealed” as the Day of the Lord begins (Rev. 7). 11. Pentecost 2021 calculation: The first new moon after the spring equinox, Nisan 1, was sighted April 13. Passover begins two weeks later on the evening of April 26. Since the firstfruits offering is to be made the “day after the Sabbath” following Passover, the day of firstfruits is the following Sunday, May 2. Counting seven weeks from Sunday, May 2, we arrive at June 20 for Pentecost. 12. The Sun enters Taurus on May 14 and exits on June 20 every year, underscoring the significance of this timeframe related to Jesus’ return. (The Sun spends about a month in each major constellation sign before it transits to the next, thus taking a year to travel through the entire “zodiac” circle.) 13. When the Sun departs Taurus on June 21 it enters Gemini. According to E.W. Bullinger, the twin figures of Gemini denote the dual nature of Messiah: suffering servant and conquering king. One figure in the constellation holds a palm branch (some images depict it as a club), while the other holds a bow and arrow. The dual nature of God (the Lamb who is slain and the triumphant Lion of the Tribe of Judah) is in view in Revelation 5 where Jesus is preparing to open the seals of judgment: “Then one of the elders said to me, ‘Do not weep! See, the Lion of the tribe of Judah, the Root of David, has triumphed. He is able to open the scroll and its seven seals.’ Then I saw a Lamb, looking as if it had been slain, standing at the center of the throne, encircled by the four living creatures and the elders” (Rev. 5:5, 6). 14. Pentecost marks the beginning of new dispensations in Scripture, i.e. the Age of Law and the Church Age (Ex. 19; Acts 2). If the pattern holds, Pentecost could mark the beginning of the next dispensation, the Day of the Lord. 15. Pentecost 1948 calculation: The first new moon after the spring equinox, Nisan 1, in 1948 was April 10. Passover thus began the evening of April 24, which was a Saturday and also the Sabbath. Since the firstfruits offering is to be made the “day after the Sabbath” following Passover, the day of firstfruits is the following Sunday, May 2. Counting seven weeks from May 2, we arrive at June 20 for Pentecost. 16. The “prophetic” 360-day year is referenced in Daniel and Revelation where “time, times and half a time,” referring to half of a 7-year period, or 42 months, is equivalent to 1,260 days (Dan. 7:25; 9:27; 12:7; Rev. 11:2, 3; 12:6, 14; 13:5). For more on the significance of the number 2,520 see my article “2,520 Concurrence – Another Reason 2021 Could Be a Pivotal Year In Bible Prophecy: https://storage.googleapis.com/.../2520%20Concurrence%20... 17. June 20, 2020 annular eclipse: https://www.timeanddate.com/eclipse/solar/2020-june-21 18. Christianity by country (Eastern Christian World): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Protestantism_by_country https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christianity_by_country https://cartomission.com/.../christian-population-by.../ *This post is dedicated to Dan Matson, a brilliant and dedicated watchman who recently went to be with the Lord.

Sunday, January 31, 2021

When is the Rapture?

When is the Rapture? Matt 24:29-33 gives us a clue. Matthew 24:29-33 29 "Immediately after the distress of those days "'the sun will be darkened, and the moon will not give its light; the stars will fall from the sky, and the heavenly bodies will be shaken.' 30 "Then will appear the sign of the Son of Man in heaven. And then all the peoples of the earth will mourn when they see the Son of Man coming on the clouds of heaven, with power and great glory. 31 And he will send his angels with a loud trumpet call (Ps 81:3; Amos 8:5; Prov 7:20), and they will gather his elect from the four winds, from one end of the heavens to the other. 32 "Now learn this lesson from the fig tree: As soon as its twigs get tender and its leaves come out, you know that summer is near. 33 Even so, when you see all these things, you know that it is near, right at the door. Sun darkened is a total solar eclipse on a New Moon. This can be caused by a planet blocking the Sun like our moon or another planet from the Nibiru system. Moon not give its light on a Full Moon. May 26, 2021 Total Lunar Eclipse. Notice that the first quarter moon is missing. Could it be that an Asteroid or Comet passes by the earth on that day? Could it be that that day is Pentecost? Helena Lehman at PillarofEnoch.com believes the rapture to be on Pentecost or near it. Helena Lehman Johnny Ash, Yahweh God doesn't do anything unless it's meaningful, and He ascribed the most important Covenants between man and God to that specific day. Pentecost marks the late Spring and the end of the Barley Harvest, and it was Barley that was offered up in the Temple on the Sunday of Passover Week, and it is Barley that is attached to Yahshua as the Firstfruits. Yahweh gave the Book of the Covenant to Moses, and all of those who love and follow Yahshua honor the Book of the Covenant as a part of the New Covenant. The Book of the Covenant only made 3 Jewish Feasts mandatory for all Israelites to keep by gathering together into one place to worship God. These were the Feast of Unleavened Bread, Shavuot or Pentecost, and The Feast of Tabernacles or Sukkot. But He put the greatest importance on Pentecost. This was the day that Israel received the Law because of their fear of the Father, and this was the day that the Apostles found freedom from the yoke of the Law because of their love for Yahshua. So, since the Rapture should have great significance because it's the Day of the Wedding of the Lamb, and Marriage is meant to be an everlasting Covenant of Joy, then it makes sense for it to be tied to Pentecost and the Barley Harvest in some way. Stars Fall from Heaven can be a reference to a meteor shower. Powers of Heaven shaken is an Axial pole shift (Rev 6:12-17; Isa 24). The Appearing of the sign of the Son of Man can be on the 3rd Quarter Moon. 31And he will send his angels with a loud trumpet call (Ps 81:3; Amos 8:5; Prov 7:20) … is on a New Moon. Psalm 81:3 Sound the ram's horn at the New Moon, and when the moon is full, on the day of our festival; Amos 8:5 5saying, "When will the New Moon be over that we may sell grain, and the Sabbath be ended that we may market wheat?"- skimping on the measure, boosting the price and cheating with dishonest scales, Proverbs 7:20 20He took his purse filled with money and will not be home till full moon." Summer is our next clue. There are four months and then the harvest. June, July, August, September, October. Joh 4:35 There are yet four months, and [then] cometh the harvest. Harvest began about the middle of April in Palestine. The time when the Savior spoke would then be about the middle of December. But the harvest of souls was ripe already. Lift up your eyes. Flood Genesis 7-9 In the Tenakh, we have to look our example on the Flood. Why do the Jews teach on the Flood every year? Could it be that the Flood has the answer to when the rapture will happen? The Flood began on the Full Moon +2 days on the 17th of Cheshvan on Nov 2nd. Our next stop is the New Moon + 2 days in December. There was a solar eclipse in 2019 and 2020 on the New Moon. Our next stop is Feast of First Fruits. Genesis 8:4 And the ark rested in the seventh month, on the seventeenth day of the month, upon the mountains of Ararat. Who knows what is going to happen then for the year 2021. Gen 8: 5 And the waters decreased continually until the tenth month: in the tenth month, on the first day of the month, were the tops of the mountains seen. Could it be that the rapture is on this day? In 2019, 2020? there was a solar eclipse on this day. Could it be the Elohim/God has been announcing for the past 2 years to telling us to look at this day? The Jewish NT Commentary teaches that the Day of Trumpet refers to Matthew 24:31 and that Yeshua comes back on this day in the Fall and the rapture is in September on the Flood first month, first day. Gen 8:13 And it came to pass in the six hundredth and first year, in the first month, the first day of the month, the waters were dried up from off the earth: and Noah removed the covering of the ark, and looked, and, behold, the face of the ground was dry. God’s appointed times (Gen. 1:14; Lev. 23). Fulfilled (1) Feast of the Passover (Lev. 23:4-5) – Jesus’ death (Jn. 19:16-37; 1 Cor. 15:1-4) Fulfilled (2) Feast of unleaven bread (Lev. 23:6-8) – Jesus’ burial (Jn. 19:38-42; 1 Cor. 15:1-4) Fulfilled (3) Feast of first fruits (Lev. 23:9-14) – Jesus’ resurrection (Matt. 27:52-53; 1 Cor. 15:1-4, 20-23) Fulfilled (4) Feast of Pentecost (Lev. 23:15-22) – Outpouring of the Holy Spirit (Acts 2:1-18) Will be fulfilled (5) Feast of trumpets (Lev. 23:23-25) – Rapture of the saints (Deut 24:5; Isa 34:8, 61:1-2, 63:4; Psalm 18 (1918), 118 (2018), 120 (2020), 121  (2021- Millennium); 1 Thess. ‪2:19‬; ‪3:13‬; ‪4:13-17‬; ‪5:23‬; 1 Cor. ‪15:23‬, 51-58; Eph. 5:27; Col. 3:4; 2 Thess. 2:1,7-8; Jas. 5:7-8; 1 Jn. ‪2:28‬; Jn. 14:1-3; Lk. 21:36; Rev. 2:8-11, 25; 3:10; 4:1; 6:12 axial pole shift; 8:5 global earthquake, and 3 days of darkness). Will be fulfilled (6) Feast of Atonement (Lev. 23:26-32) – The Second Coming (Mt. 24:3, 27-51; 25:31-46; 2 Thess. 1:7-10; Heb. 9:28; percent 1 Pt. 1:13; Jude 1:14-15; Rev. ‪19:11-21‬; Dan. 7:13-14, 18, 22, 27; Zech. 14:1-5). Will be fulfilled (7) Feast of tabernacles (Lev. 23:33-44) – Beginning of the Millennial Reign (Zech. 14:16-21; Rev. 20:1-6) Conclusion: Only you can decide what New Moon the rapture will happen on. Remember that there are only 2 New Moons mentioned in the Flood account. Many of you will argue the point that “No Man knows the Day or the Hour” found in Matt 24:36. Matthew 24:35-36 35 Heaven and earth will pass away, but my words will never pass away. 36 "But about that day or hour no one knows, not even the angels in heaven, nor the Son, but only the Father. We know Heaven and Earth will pass away at the end of the Millennium, but we do not know the Day or the Hour of that event. Others believe verse 36 refers to Day of Trumpet New Moon rapture party on Tishrei 1 (Flood 1st month, 1st day). Only you can decide. I, John Ashcraft, personally believe it will be on a New Moon and possibly on the Flood's 10th month, 1st day. I would like to hear from you what you believe. Look for PillarofEnoch.com future articles on this day near Pentecost.

Monday, January 25, 2021

They Never Knew Jesus

They Never Knew Jesus Juanita Bradshaw 4 pages THEY NEVER KNEW HIM Do you really know Yahushua / Jesus the Messiah? If put to the test will you deny Him, or will you deny that you ever knew Him, or will you discover that you actually never knew Him? I know too many who professed to be born again Christians, who even loved the Bible and hungered for Biblical truth, who were passionate about serving the Lord, laid down their lives sacrificially, were even leaders in ministry, who forsook worldliness and pagan traditions in the church, who sought after true Biblical authenticity for godly living, community life and worship, -- yet they lost Jesus, and got lost themselves. Some were carried away into error, - so far that they followed another Jesus, worshiping a figment of their imaginations, or a god like themselves, who was in fact Satan, the great rebel and master deceiver. Some abandoned the Old Testament and the fathers of the faith, studying the New Testament with guesswork, believing doctrines of demons. They despised the origins and true beginnings of God's testimony about mankind and Himself, and threw out the compass, so could not find true north to get them to the right end. They did not receive the love of the truth that they might be saved. Some had pleasure in unrighteousness, so God sent them strong delusion to believe the lie and be condemned. Such are those who will be seduced by the lawless one (the Antichrist) when he comes, and will not discern the workings of Satan's power, signs, lying wonders and unrighteous deception. Some professing Christians got so engrossed in the Old Testament that they minimized the New Testament and forgot about Yahushua. They lost sight of the Lamb of God, and were captured by devils. They came to believe that they were deceived by Paul and his "false" messiah. They call the glorious risen Son of God an idol. I have witnessed this firsthand more than once. Just last week a friend who had been a Christian for 44 years years told me these things face to face. He and his wife and two young sons have forsaken Jesus and converted to Judaism. They now await another Messiah. It is shocking beyond measure and heart-breaking. My heart pains to discover that they never knew Him! __I pray that God would open their eyes before it's too late, and those of every other blind person. I had thought they were my brothers and sisters, but now find them to be aliens and antichrists (anti Messiah). _They came under a demonic spell in idolizing the fathers of the faith, such as Moses --who spoke of the Prophet to come that would be greater than he. In digging for the roots of the faith, their learning led them down a very deep rabbit hole with its bottom in hell. They looked for the true pattern instead of searching for the true God who is a spirit Person. They became obsessed with the form and were seduced into a vain faith void of real godliness. They strayed by gazing too long at the shadows, and then the sun set on them. They looked for light, but eventually worshiped darkness, and so their god overshadowed them. Perhaps they got so busy straining out gnats that they swallowed camels, and died spiritually. Some who professed to know Yahushua /Jesus tried so hard to build God's kingdom, but got into fleshly striving and lost synch with the Holy Spirit and the Lord, who is the actual builder of all things eternal. Many became barren of the written and living Word of God, having once known it and lost their hearing, or having majored on selected portions while neglecting the full counsel of God. Others isolated themselves from wise counsel or couldn't find it although they searched. Others rejected prophets, apostles and teachers who inconvenienced them, or made no room for them. Even the Good Shepherd of God's flock, was left outside the door knocking. Others treated the Greatest Apostle, Prophet, Evangelist, Pastor, Teacher and High Priest, who is the Son of God, as their servant, and not their Master. They refused God's appointed King. If the Devil cannot get believers to sin, he tries to get them to operate in the flesh. Even tongue-talking believers can operate in the flesh. If the Devil can't get a man to become self-righteous in pride, he tries to get him to do so in false humility. If the Devil cannot get a man to believe that he is righteous by faith in Jesus/Yahushua through repentance and calling on the Saviour, then he plagues him with condemnation and constant sin-consciousness. Otherwise he gets him to believe that he can no longer sin, and is righteous even when he sins. His forgiveness from God is in the past, from the Cross or the Lamb slain before the foundation of the world. Sorrowful repentance is not needed in the present, only ignoring his sin, guilt and condemnation. Such believe that they can never lose their salvation no matter how much they sin. They get so proud of their own version of righteousness, that they forget that they ever were sinners in need of rescuing from death. Is it any wonder that so many today no longer believe in a hell? Some who do believe in hell say that it is not a place of torment for the wicked, but simply a state of not seeing truth. Their truth is not God's. There is no light in them. The Devil also gets some professing Christians to believe that they have always been innocent, but just didn't know it. They believe that Adam and Eve's death was only in believing the Serpent's lie that they were not like God. They do not see their sin as their personal choice and action in disobeying God by eating of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, but merely in their misunderstanding. They think Adam and Eve were only deceived and believed a lie and so fell into darkness, lack of understanding and perception. Their version of redemption is simply in the enlightenment of a mind in believing the truth lost, that they have always been gods, --not only made in God's image, but just like God, --and that man never lost anything more than the knowledge of God being in them. They think that God never departed from man's temple, his sanctuary of body, blood and soul, and that death is just deception. They think that this knowledge is eternal life, instead of eternal life being in knowing God and His sent Son. Theirs is another kind of life and light. Jesus/Yahushua the Messiah is merely a reference point for finding their god-hood again. His crucifixion was a marker in time, and his suffering simply indicative of man's blindness to God who came into their midst. They do not grasp the import of Messiah's physical and soul suffering. (Isaiah 53.) Theirs is a bloodless faith. They fail to understand the need for the blood sacrifice of a sinless man to pay for the soul of a sinful man. They do not grasp the fact that their sin is inherited via their blood from Adam and Eve, and that there was none but God's only begotten Son who could redeem mankind from his sinful state and death in sin. Only a man born of a virgin, with new blood from God the Father, and who lived a sinless life, could offer His human life and perfect spirit as a willing sacrifice to pay man's ransom price. Man's debt to God was too great. Only a perfect life could buy an imperfect life, and restore it to right standing with God his maker. Some believe that they need to sacrifice themselves to conquer their sinful nature and make themselves righteous and acceptable to God. They do not understand how to trust in the saving power of Yahushua /Jesus, through whom they may be justified and receive His free gift of righteousness. They do not know that the Holy Spirit can be sent to fill them with God's presence and power, so that they may live the life that God wants them to live through His Son. They do not know the power of God's Word to transform their minds and give them their inheritance. They do not understand the grace of God and His unmerited favour accessed through a living and personal relationship with His Son. They do not know that God's mercy is readily available to the repentant. They do not realize that those who enter into the new covenant through faith in the blood of Yahushua / Jesus, may escape the wrath of God immediately. They do not know the saving and keeping power of the Saviour of the world, Yahushua / Jesus the Messiah. The Devil gets some to believe that Jesus Christ has come in them, having arrived the second time, so will never return again as an individual person. Some even say they ARE Jesus Christ, and these days there are many. Some believe that they are immortal or should never die if they keep believing, even without a rapture. If they read their Bibles (1Corinthians 15) they would wake from their stupor. Some think that redemption is entirely complete since the death and resurrection of Messiah Yahushua / Jesus, failing to see the full picture. Although the kingdom of God is within all who believe in Yahushua / Jesus, the kingdom of God is still coming in all of its fullness, and we still await the redemption of our mortal bodies. The Holy Spirit in believers is their guarantee of this and of all that they will inherit. They have been purchased by God and belong to Him. (Ephesians 1:13) He has promised to raise them from the dead and bring them to Himself in heaven, where they will marry His Son. Do you know Him? Have you seen Him who alone can give a man sight to see the true nature of his condition and its remedy? If you have met Him, has He changed your life? Are you changed externally or internally, - or both? Real external change can only follow real internal change. Even after salvation there is a journey of sanctification that each believer must traverse to ensure that he makes it through this world where Satan roams. Believers are sanctified through their faith in Jesus/Yahushua, but this must be sustained. They must endure to the end and possess their souls. Many believers do not know how to add to their faith virtue, and to virtue knowledge, and to knowledge self-control, and to self-control perseverance, and to perseverance godliness, and to godliness brotherly kindness, and to brotherly kindness love. If these things were theirs and did abound, they would be fruitful in the knowledge of their Lord. (2Peter 1:5-8) Many believers also do not know how to cleanse their defiled generational foundations and need help. The Body of Messiah with its many members, is meant to help in this process, but few are equipped. Some curses continue to affect believers even when they believe that this is impossible. The remedy must be properly applied. We live in darkening days when sin abounds and Satan rages relentlessly, - capturing and killing souls to share his own bitter end. Because He cannot attack God directly, he attacks man created in God's image. Satan knows his time is short, so is angry, and ruthlessly harms and corrupts wherever he can. Worst of all those who think they know and serve God. Jesus said: Matthew 7:18 "A good tree cannot bear bad fruit, nor can a bad tree bear good fruit. 19 "Every tree that does not bear good fruit is cut down and thrown into the fire. 20 "Therefore by their fruits you will know them. 21 "Not everyone who says to Me, 'Lord, Lord,' shall enter the kingdom of heaven, but HE WHO DOES THE WILL OF THE MY FATHER IN HEAVEN. 22 "Many will say to Me in that day, 'Lord, Lord, have we not prophesied in Your name, cast out demons in Your name, and done many wonders in Your name?' 23 "And then I will declare to them, 'I NEVER KNOW YOU; depart from Me, YOU WHO PRACTICE LAWLESSNESS!' "Lord help us not to be among those." In spite of thickening darkness in this world, the light of God is shining brighter and brighter in the hearts of multitudes daily. More and more captives are being set free and delivered from the power of darkness and Satan's clutches, to find themselves in Him, in whom is no darkness at all. All around the world people are being transferred into the kingdom of God's Son of love. Where once they walked far from their creator and dwelt in darkness, now they have seen His great light and drawn near. He rescued them from perdition (eternal damnation), and so they help rescue others also, eternally gratefull for their salvation. They want everyone to join them in their new world of truth, holiness and love, and long for others to share in God's righteousness, peace and joy. Although they have only tasted a little of the world to come, they are satisfied that it will be truly glorious and blessed beyond their present comprehension. These are the saints, those sanctified through their faith in Jesus / Yahushua. They have seen Him and know Him. _But they must remain in Him to make it all the way to the final judgment. It is such a privilege to know Yahushua and believe that He is the Messiah. I understand how lost I was and that I was dead in sin, and that through my faith in Him my spirit has been raised from its death, and born again by the Spirit of God. The Great Saviour has saved me from eternal death and separation from God. I am now a child of God and am hugely grateful. I must vigilantly guard that which has been given to me until that glorious day when I will be with Him in heaven, in an incorruptible body, married to the Son of God together with all who have believed. The Father and the Lamb will be all the light and life we ever need or have. Revelation 21:22 But I saw no temple in it, for the Lord God Almighty and the Lamb are its temple. 23 The city had no need of the sun or of the moon to shine in it, for the glory of God illuminated it. The Lamb is its light. _______________________________ [...Incomplete I know, but I must race to church. I've missed most. It's Sunday 22 January 2017 at 9.03am. I wrote most of this last Saturday, and then on Sunday night the preacher at church asked if we really know the Lord. He spoke about knowing Him intimately. I was greatly encouraged to see God's guidance in the timing of this essay. It has taken me lots more hours since yesterday to finish this for posting now. I'll probably edit it again at another time. God bless you! Shalom.]