Summary of Bible references on the Rapture
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Colossians 2:16 Therefore do not let anyone judge you by what you eat or drink, or with regard to a religious festival, a New Moon celebration or a Sabbath day. 17 These are a shadow of the things that were to come; the reality, however, is found in Christ.
It is good to study the Old testament feasts, they are a shadow of things to come. However, the reality is found in Christ.
1. He was conceived on Hanukkah, the rededication of man as the temple of God.
2. He was born on Feast of Trumpets, that was when the angels announced the coming of the king
3. He was circumcised on day of Atonement, that is when His blood was shed in the Temple.
4. He was crucified on Passover.
5. He was laid in the tomb on the feast of unleavened bread
6. He was raised on the feast of the first first fruit.
7. He ascended on Shavuot.
8. He poured out the Holy Spirit on the Earth on Feast of Pentecost (new wine).
9. He was baptized on 9th of Av.
10. His ministry began on Feast of Trumpets which was also on Day of Atonement, a year of jubilee.
Now all of those feast days of the Lord are in the Lord's table. We celebrate His birth, His life, His death, His burial, His resurrection, His ascension, and by doing that we proclaim His coming. We examine ourselves to see that we are in the Lord, our testimony is that we have been crucified with Christ, that is our heart has been circumcised. And it is a dress rehearsal for the wedding, the Feast of Tabernacles. Since God is the same yesterday, today and forever the one day that we have been given as a Holy convocation, a dress rehearsal, is the Lord's day and the Lord's table.
However, that does not mean the rapture would be on the Lord's day. On the contrary, we need to look at the pattern of the Lord's table. It comes as a thief in the night when Judas came and betrayed the Lord. Then you have the crucifixion of the Body of Christ and that is where the rapture would be "my God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me?" would be when the Holy Spirit steps aside and the left behind saints are left on the cross. The three days of darkness would be the three days Jesus was in the tomb. Then you would have the resurrection on the Lord's day when the left behind saints would get their first glimmer of hope.
Israel was in Egypt for 400 years before leaving. Likewise the Plymouth brethren brought the Body of Christ to America in 1620 and four hundred years later in 2020 with the pandemic the Body of Christ began their exodus from this world.
The first standard Welsh Bible was also published in 1620, after leaving Egypt Moses gave the Jews the Torah.
Jesus said that no one knows the day and the hour concerning the rapture, but He didn't say that concerning other events.
For example:
1. What day would Antichrist be revealed? I would argue that would be December 25th, which is when the pagans celebrate the birth of Tammuz and the Romans celebrate the birth of the sun god. Hanukkah would be the day that Antichrist is revealed as well as that is celebrating the people of God standing against the Antichrist. This year Hanukkah and December 25th are the same day.
2. If the ministry of the two witnesses begins on December 25th then 42 months later will be in June, and that would be Shavuot, when the two loaves of bread are waved. The wave offering depicts the rapture in the wave offering of the first first fruits, so it is reasonable to conclude this would be the day the two witnesses would be raised.
3. Since Jesus ministry began on Feast of Trumpets it is reasonable that the counterfeit Christ's ministry would also begin on that day. Since Jesus began His ministry proclaiming the year of Jubilee this is the day we can expect to hear "peace and security" being proclaimed, probably a peace treaty concerning Israel by dividing their land.
Much of eschatology assumes that the rapture takes place before the start of the tribulation and the proclamation of peace and security. But that is not how the Bible reads. We are not snatched out of the way of the proclamation of peace and security, we are snatched out of the way of imminent death. Philadelphia is not kept out of the seventieth week or even out of Antichrist's reign. They are kept out of the hour of trial. Once Antichrist is in power he will then require everyone worship him and take the mark of the beast or else be beheaded. That is the hour of trial.
From that first Lord's day when Jesus rose from the dead it is seven complete sabbaths until His ascension. So then if we go 53 days back from December 25th we come to the approximate time of the rapture. This is approximate, once again we don't know the day or the hour.
However, I am looking for dress rehearsal for a thief coming in the night. This would not be a "holy convocation" as this is a dress rehearsal for Judas to betray the body of Christ. The next day would be a dress rehearsal for the "outer darkness" where the demons will walk the streets going to and fro just as the raven that Noah released. Again that is not. a dress rehearsal for the Holy Spirit but for the prince of the air. The next day would be a day where Jesus makes the synagogue of Satan to come and worship before the feet of Philadelphia, the saints that were raptured. The next day would be a day where Jesus makes the synagogue of Satan to come and worship before the feet of the dead in Christ who were also raised. That would be the three days of darkness. Then the next day would be the Lord's table.
As it so happens we have all of this in 2024:
October 30th -- Mischief Night
October 31st -- Halloween
November 1 -- All Saints day
November 2 -- Day of the dead
November 3 -- Lord's day.
It is good to study the Old testament feasts, they are a shadow of things to come. However, the reality is found in Christ.
1. He was conceived on Hanukkah, the rededication of man as the temple of God.
2. He was born on Feast of Trumpets, that was when the angels announced the coming of the king
3. He was circumcised on day of Atonement, that is when His blood was shed in the Temple.
4. He was crucified on Passover.
5. He was laid in the tomb on the feast of unleavened bread
6. He was raised on the feast of the first first fruit.
7. He ascended on Shavuot.
8. He poured out the Holy Spirit on the Earth on Feast of Pentecost (new wine).
9. He was baptized on 9th of Av.
10. His ministry began on Feast of Trumpets which was also on Day of Atonement, a year of jubilee.
Now all of those feast days of the Lord are in the Lord's table. We celebrate His birth, His life, His death, His burial, His resurrection, His ascension, and by doing that we proclaim His coming. We examine ourselves to see that we are in the Lord, our testimony is that we have been crucified with Christ, that is our heart has been circumcised. And it is a dress rehearsal for the wedding, the Feast of Tabernacles. Since God is the same yesterday, today and forever the one day that we have been given as a Holy convocation, a dress rehearsal, is the Lord's day and the Lord's table.
However, that does not mean the rapture would be on the Lord's day. On the contrary, we need to look at the pattern of the Lord's table. It comes as a thief in the night when Judas came and betrayed the Lord. Then you have the crucifixion of the Body of Christ and that is where the rapture would be "my God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me?" would be when the Holy Spirit steps aside and the left behind saints are left on the cross. The three days of darkness would be the three days Jesus was in the tomb. Then you would have the resurrection on the Lord's day when the left behind saints would get their first glimmer of hope.
Israel was in Egypt for 400 years before leaving. Likewise the Plymouth brethren brought the Body of Christ to America in 1620 and four hundred years later in 2020 with the pandemic the Body of Christ began their exodus from this world.
The first standard Welsh Bible was also published in 1620, after leaving Egypt Moses gave the Jews the Torah.
Jesus said that no one knows the day and the hour concerning the rapture, but He didn't say that concerning other events.
For example:
1. What day would Antichrist be revealed? I would argue that would be December 25th, which is when the pagans celebrate the birth of Tammuz and the Romans celebrate the birth of the sun god. Hanukkah would be the day that Antichrist is revealed as well as that is celebrating the people of God standing against the Antichrist. This year Hanukkah and December 25th are the same day.
2. If the ministry of the two witnesses begins on December 25th then 42 months later will be in June, and that would be Shavuot, when the two loaves of bread are waved. The wave offering depicts the rapture in the wave offering of the first first fruits, so it is reasonable to conclude this would be the day the two witnesses would be raised.
3. Since Jesus ministry began on Feast of Trumpets it is reasonable that the counterfeit Christ's ministry would also begin on that day. Since Jesus began His ministry proclaiming the year of Jubilee this is the day we can expect to hear "peace and security" being proclaimed, probably a peace treaty concerning Israel by dividing their land.
Much of eschatology assumes that the rapture takes place before the start of the tribulation and the proclamation of peace and security. But that is not how the Bible reads. We are not snatched out of the way of the proclamation of peace and security, we are snatched out of the way of imminent death. Philadelphia is not kept out of the seventieth week or even out of Antichrist's reign. They are kept out of the hour of trial. Once Antichrist is in power he will then require everyone worship him and take the mark of the beast or else be beheaded. That is the hour of trial.
From that first Lord's day when Jesus rose from the dead it is seven complete sabbaths until His ascension. So then if we go 53 days back from December 25th we come to the approximate time of the rapture. This is approximate, once again we don't know the day or the hour.
However, I am looking for dress rehearsal for a thief coming in the night. This would not be a "holy convocation" as this is a dress rehearsal for Judas to betray the body of Christ. The next day would be a dress rehearsal for the "outer darkness" where the demons will walk the streets going to and fro just as the raven that Noah released. Again that is not. a dress rehearsal for the Holy Spirit but for the prince of the air. The next day would be a day where Jesus makes the synagogue of Satan to come and worship before the feet of Philadelphia, the saints that were raptured. The next day would be a day where Jesus makes the synagogue of Satan to come and worship before the feet of the dead in Christ who were also raised. That would be the three days of darkness. Then the next day would be the Lord's table.
As it so happens we have all of this in 2024:
October 30th -- Mischief Night
October 31st -- Halloween
November 1 -- All Saints day
November 2 -- Day of the dead
November 3 -- Lord's day.
PROPHECY -- FALLING AWAY
II Thessalonians 2:3-4 3 Let no man deceive you by any means: for that day shall not come, except there come a falling away first, and that man of sin be revealed, the son of perdition; 4 Who opposeth and exalteth himself above all that is called God, or that is worshipped; so that he as God sitteth in the temple of God, showing himself that he is God. Matthew 24:24 For there shall arise false Christs, and false prophets, and shall shew great signs and wonders; insomuch that, if it were possible, they shall deceive the very elect.
My son, the day is fast approaching that the man of sin will reveal himself - but BEFORE he is revealed - a GREAT FALLING AWAY will come to My body. Many in My body have already been deceived by lying prophets showing signs and wonders. Many in My body are unaware that they have fallen for the deceptive practices of lying spirits. These spirits can appear as angels of light, producing false signs and fake miracles.
My son, many in My body will FALL AWAY from the faith because they follow signs and the men promoting them. Only My very elect - My Remnant - will not be deceived because they know the True Shepherd. In the world, there are many false prophets and many false teachers who deceive My body. There are false revivals led by men promoting signs and wonders. My children, not knowing My Word and only believing in what they are told, are being LED AWAY from the truth and following a lie. They are FALLING AWAY and do not see it.
My son, how many times have I said that My body is BLIND, DEAF, AND DUMB? So IT IS NOW as the man of sin is readying himself to make his appearance. His forerunner will be deceiving My children with signs and wonders, pushing them TOWARDS HIM and AWAY FROM ME. This false prophet will look like a lamb - smell like a lamb - and act like a lamb - yet he will be a WOLF. He will be holding healing crusades and be on all people's minds. He will be shown all around the world as a man of God - FOOLING all people - except My Elect, My precious Remnant. This day is fast approaching.
My son, tell My body to read My Word - prove every word, every sign, every wonder to the Truth of My Word. That is the ONLY WAY that you will not be deceived. Many will come in My Name saying I am the Christ and will show great signs of healing, limbs growing, and the dead raising. The man of sin will be raised from the dead, and many in My body will FALL AWAY - believing a lie and not knowing My Word. REPENT NOW. Read and study My Word. Pray without ceasing.
DO NOT BE DECEIVED.
I love you all. Amen. Lord Jesus Christ
II Thessalonians 2:3-4 3 Let no man deceive you by any means: for that day shall not come, except there come a falling away first, and that man of sin be revealed, the son of perdition; 4 Who opposeth and exalteth himself above all that is called God, or that is worshipped; so that he as God sitteth in the temple of God, showing himself that he is God. Matthew 24:24 For there shall arise false Christs, and false prophets, and shall shew great signs and wonders; insomuch that, if it were possible, they shall deceive the very elect.
My son, the day is fast approaching that the man of sin will reveal himself - but BEFORE he is revealed - a GREAT FALLING AWAY will come to My body. Many in My body have already been deceived by lying prophets showing signs and wonders. Many in My body are unaware that they have fallen for the deceptive practices of lying spirits. These spirits can appear as angels of light, producing false signs and fake miracles.
My son, many in My body will FALL AWAY from the faith because they follow signs and the men promoting them. Only My very elect - My Remnant - will not be deceived because they know the True Shepherd. In the world, there are many false prophets and many false teachers who deceive My body. There are false revivals led by men promoting signs and wonders. My children, not knowing My Word and only believing in what they are told, are being LED AWAY from the truth and following a lie. They are FALLING AWAY and do not see it.
My son, how many times have I said that My body is BLIND, DEAF, AND DUMB? So IT IS NOW as the man of sin is readying himself to make his appearance. His forerunner will be deceiving My children with signs and wonders, pushing them TOWARDS HIM and AWAY FROM ME. This false prophet will look like a lamb - smell like a lamb - and act like a lamb - yet he will be a WOLF. He will be holding healing crusades and be on all people's minds. He will be shown all around the world as a man of God - FOOLING all people - except My Elect, My precious Remnant. This day is fast approaching.
My son, tell My body to read My Word - prove every word, every sign, every wonder to the Truth of My Word. That is the ONLY WAY that you will not be deceived. Many will come in My Name saying I am the Christ and will show great signs of healing, limbs growing, and the dead raising. The man of sin will be raised from the dead, and many in My body will FALL AWAY - believing a lie and not knowing My Word. REPENT NOW. Read and study My Word. Pray without ceasing.
DO NOT BE DECEIVED.
I love you all. Amen. Lord Jesus Christ
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Look Up, Your Redemption draws near (volume 4)
I will be creating an index of the Bible references in all ten volumes. I will probably be able to add an index every two or three days and should be finished by October. I will have a single index for all ten volumes when I am done. As I have been doing this I have made slight modifications to the documents that could affect the page numbers. So I am also including links to the four volumes. These would be better to use if you are using the Index to search for Bible verses. I have also discovered some other issues that I will correct in the future. I will probably sort the writings by the books of the Bible to avoid duplication. It is more complicated than it seems as everything is interwoven. However, it is simply a process and I am posting this to the blog as I go through it because it is highly likely that censorship will spread to this forum and to the Bible and to those speaking the word of God.
Look Up, Your Redemption Draws Near (volume 1)
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Judges 16:23 Now the rulers of the Philistines assembled to offer a great sacrifice to Dagon their god and to celebrate, saying, “Our god has delivered Samson, our enemy, into our hands.”
Samson pushing out the pillars is a type of the rapture. It takes place during a "great sacrifice to Dagon".
It does not happen during one of the Feasts of the Lord, it happens during a feast of Dagon. He was the fish god that the Ninevites worshipped and so would be part of the sign of Jonah. Their priests wore the same hat that the Pope wears, so that would mean the Catholic church is the "synagogue of Satan" that the Lord makes to come and worship at the feet of Philadelphia, the raptured church.
BTW Catholics can and do celebrate Halloween and this is why they moved All Saints day to November 1. This means that Halloween, All Saints Day and Day of the Dead is a three day sacrifice to Dagon their god to celebrate the victory in heaven.
Samson pushing out the pillars is a type of the rapture. It takes place during a "great sacrifice to Dagon".
It does not happen during one of the Feasts of the Lord, it happens during a feast of Dagon. He was the fish god that the Ninevites worshipped and so would be part of the sign of Jonah. Their priests wore the same hat that the Pope wears, so that would mean the Catholic church is the "synagogue of Satan" that the Lord makes to come and worship at the feet of Philadelphia, the raptured church.
BTW Catholics can and do celebrate Halloween and this is why they moved All Saints day to November 1. This means that Halloween, All Saints Day and Day of the Dead is a three day sacrifice to Dagon their god to celebrate the victory in heaven.
Dagan, West Semitic god of crop fertility, worshiped extensively throughout the ancient Middle East. Dagan was the Hebrew and Ugaritic common noun for “grain,” and the god Dagan was the legendary inventor of the plow. His cult is attested as early as about 2500 bc, and, according to texts found at Ras Shamra (ancient Ugarit), he was the father of the god Baal. Dagan had an important temple at Ras Shamra, and in Palestine, where he was particularly known as a god of the Philistines, he had several sanctuaries, including those at Beth-dagon in Asher (Joshua 19:27), Gaza (Judges 16:23), and Ashdod (1 Samuel 5:2–7). At Ras Shamra, Dagan was apparently second in importance only to El, the supreme god, although his functions as a god of vegetation seem to have been transferred to Baal by about 1500 bc.
Baal is called "Son of Dagon".
Baal is called "Son of Dagon".
Numbers 25:1 While Israel was staying in Shittim, the men began to indulge in sexual immorality with Moabite women, 2 who invited them to the sacrifices to their gods. The people ate the sacrificial meal and bowed down before these gods. 3 So Israel yoked themselves to the Baal of Peor. And the Lord’s anger burned against them. 4 The Lord said to Moses, “Take all the leaders of these people, kill them and expose them in broad daylight before the Lord, so that the Lord’s fierce anger may turn away from Israel.” 5 So Moses said to Israel’s judges, “Each of you must put to death those of your people who have yoked themselves to the Baal of Peor.”
This takes place after the rapture. Those left behind discover who the apostate pastors are that have yoked themselves to Baal (they have FreeMasons on the board of directors) and they will be killed as the Christians are to go into the tribulation. The trial that the Lord refers to in Revelation 3 talking to Philadelphia.
This takes place after the rapture. Those left behind discover who the apostate pastors are that have yoked themselves to Baal (they have FreeMasons on the board of directors) and they will be killed as the Christians are to go into the tribulation. The trial that the Lord refers to in Revelation 3 talking to Philadelphia.
Now compare this with what happens when fire falls on the altar that Elijah has built
1 Kings 18
Elijah on Mount Carmel
16 So Obadiah went to meet Ahab and told him, and Ahab went to meet Elijah. 17 When he saw Elijah, he said to him, “Is that you, you troubler of Israel?”
18 “I have not made trouble for Israel,” Elijah replied. “But you and your father’s family have. You have abandoned the Lord’s commands and have followed the Baals. 19 Now summon the people from all over Israel to meet me on Mount Carmel. And bring the four hundred and fifty prophets of Baal and the four hundred prophets of Asherah, who eat at Jezebel’s table.”
Jezebel is also associated with the church in Thyatira which many understand to be the Catholic church.
20 So Ahab sent word throughout all Israel and assembled the prophets on Mount Carmel. 21 Elijah went before the people and said, “How long will you waver between two opinions? If the Lord is God, follow him; but if Baal is God, follow him.”
But the people said nothing.
Here we see a debate between the watchmen and the apostate church.
22 Then Elijah said to them, “I am the only one of the Lord’s prophets left, but Baal has four hundred and fifty prophets. 23 Get two bulls for us. Let Baal’s prophets choose one for themselves, and let them cut it into pieces and put it on the wood but not set fire to it. I will prepare the other bull and put it on the wood but not set fire to it. 24 Then you call on the name of your god, and I will call on the name of the Lord. The god who answers by fire—he is God.”
Then all the people said, “What you say is good.”
25 Elijah said to the prophets of Baal, “Choose one of the bulls and prepare it first, since there are so many of you. Call on the name of your god, but do not light the fire.” 26 So they took the bull given them and prepared it.
Then they called on the name of Baal from morning till noon. “Baal, answer us!” they shouted. But there was no response; no one answered. And they danced around the altar they had made.
Once again, a big sacrifice to Baal (son of Dagon) is when this event takes place. There is an interesting connection here to Gideon. He was given a name which meant "Baal will contend" because he destroyed the altar of Baal and when they wanted to kill him his father said that they should let Baal contend with him since he destroyed Baal's altar. So in the same way, the rapture will be the Lord contending with the apostate church for destroying His altar and this story describes the Lord contending with them.
27 At noon Elijah began to taunt them. “Shout louder!” he said. “Surely he is a god! Perhaps he is deep in thought, or busy, or traveling. Maybe he is sleeping and must be awakened.” 28 So they shouted louder and slashed themselves with swords and spears, as was their custom, until their blood flowed. 29 Midday passed, and they continued their frantic prophesying until the time for the evening sacrifice. But there was no response, no one answered, no one paid attention.
So if we put the pieces together from Samson we know that this takes place during a great sacrifice to Dagon. From Gideon we know that the Lord will contend with the apostate church for destroying His altar. From this account and Numbers we see that after the rapture the prophets of Baal and the pastors who have yoked themselves to Baal are all put to death. We can also see based on Jezebel that we have a strong connection to say that the Catholic church is the synagogue of Satan that the Lord will force to come worship at the feet of the raptured church.
Now we know that Dagon and Baal were both gods of fertility. Easter is one such feast to these gods but the harvest feast to them is Halloween. We know this is not referring to Easter because the fire falls at the time of the evening sacrifice whereas Easter is celebrated at sunrise. Halloween is celebrated at the time of the evening sacrifice.
30 Then Elijah said to all the people, “Come here to me.” They came to him, and he repaired the altar of the Lord, which had been torn down. 31 Elijah took twelve stones, one for each of the tribes descended from Jacob, to whom the word of the Lord had come, saying, “Your name shall be Israel.” 32 With the stones he built an altar in the name of the Lord, and he dug a trench around it large enough to hold two seahs[a] of seed. 33 He arranged the wood, cut the bull into pieces and laid it on the wood. Then he said to them, “Fill four large jars with water and pour it on the offering and on the wood.”
34 “Do it again,” he said, and they did it again.
“Do it a third time,” he ordered, and they did it the third time. 35 The water ran down around the altar and even filled the trench.
We are supposed to be repairing the altar of the Lord. Dealing with heretical teachings and those that have abandoned the faith. The last four years the claims of the soon rapture have been filling the internet, however, after four years it like water being poured on the altar over and over again as all the "high watch dates" have fizzled.
36 At the time of sacrifice, the prophet Elijah stepped forward and prayed: “Lord, the God of Abraham, Isaac and Israel, let it be known today that you are God in Israel and that I am your servant and have done all these things at your command. 37 Answer me, Lord, answer me, so these people will know that you, Lord, are God, and that you are turning their hearts back again.”
The rapture will make it clear to God's people who has been serving the Lord and will cause a great revival as many across the globe turn back to Him.
38 Then the fire of the Lord fell and burned up the sacrifice, the wood, the stones and the soil, and also licked up the water in the trench. 39 When all the people saw this, they fell prostrate and cried, “The Lord—he is God! The Lord—he is God!”
This is reminiscent of the sixth seal in Revelation being opened and when they all say the great day of the wrath of the Lamb has come.
40 Then Elijah commanded them, “Seize the prophets of Baal. Don’t let anyone get away!” They seized them, and Elijah had them brought down to the Kishon Valley and slaughtered there.
Again, think of Numbers 25.
41 And Elijah said to Ahab, “Go, eat and drink, for there is the sound of a heavy rain.” 42 So Ahab went off to eat and drink, but Elijah climbed to the top of Carmel, bent down to the ground and put his face between his knees.
Following the rapture there will be a "latter rain", a great revival. Prior to the rapture you have the falling away and all those who left the word of God. This will be their return.
43 “Go and look toward the sea,” he told his servant. And he went up and looked.
“There is nothing there,” he said.
Seven times Elijah said, “Go back.”
Seven times reminds us of the seven complete sabbaths from the resurrection to Shavuot. Only in this case it will be from the rapture during the harvest festival to the ministry of the two witnesses / revelation of the Antichrist.
44 The seventh time the servant reported, “A cloud as small as a man’s hand is rising from the sea.”
So Elijah said, “Go and tell Ahab, ‘Hitch up your chariot and go down before the rain stops you.’”
45 Meanwhile, the sky grew black with clouds, the wind rose, a heavy rain started falling and Ahab rode off to Jezreel. 46 The power of the Lord came on Elijah and, tucking his cloak into his belt, he ran ahead of Ahab all the way to Jezreel.
1 Kings 18
Elijah on Mount Carmel
16 So Obadiah went to meet Ahab and told him, and Ahab went to meet Elijah. 17 When he saw Elijah, he said to him, “Is that you, you troubler of Israel?”
18 “I have not made trouble for Israel,” Elijah replied. “But you and your father’s family have. You have abandoned the Lord’s commands and have followed the Baals. 19 Now summon the people from all over Israel to meet me on Mount Carmel. And bring the four hundred and fifty prophets of Baal and the four hundred prophets of Asherah, who eat at Jezebel’s table.”
Jezebel is also associated with the church in Thyatira which many understand to be the Catholic church.
20 So Ahab sent word throughout all Israel and assembled the prophets on Mount Carmel. 21 Elijah went before the people and said, “How long will you waver between two opinions? If the Lord is God, follow him; but if Baal is God, follow him.”
But the people said nothing.
Here we see a debate between the watchmen and the apostate church.
22 Then Elijah said to them, “I am the only one of the Lord’s prophets left, but Baal has four hundred and fifty prophets. 23 Get two bulls for us. Let Baal’s prophets choose one for themselves, and let them cut it into pieces and put it on the wood but not set fire to it. I will prepare the other bull and put it on the wood but not set fire to it. 24 Then you call on the name of your god, and I will call on the name of the Lord. The god who answers by fire—he is God.”
Then all the people said, “What you say is good.”
25 Elijah said to the prophets of Baal, “Choose one of the bulls and prepare it first, since there are so many of you. Call on the name of your god, but do not light the fire.” 26 So they took the bull given them and prepared it.
Then they called on the name of Baal from morning till noon. “Baal, answer us!” they shouted. But there was no response; no one answered. And they danced around the altar they had made.
Once again, a big sacrifice to Baal (son of Dagon) is when this event takes place. There is an interesting connection here to Gideon. He was given a name which meant "Baal will contend" because he destroyed the altar of Baal and when they wanted to kill him his father said that they should let Baal contend with him since he destroyed Baal's altar. So in the same way, the rapture will be the Lord contending with the apostate church for destroying His altar and this story describes the Lord contending with them.
27 At noon Elijah began to taunt them. “Shout louder!” he said. “Surely he is a god! Perhaps he is deep in thought, or busy, or traveling. Maybe he is sleeping and must be awakened.” 28 So they shouted louder and slashed themselves with swords and spears, as was their custom, until their blood flowed. 29 Midday passed, and they continued their frantic prophesying until the time for the evening sacrifice. But there was no response, no one answered, no one paid attention.
So if we put the pieces together from Samson we know that this takes place during a great sacrifice to Dagon. From Gideon we know that the Lord will contend with the apostate church for destroying His altar. From this account and Numbers we see that after the rapture the prophets of Baal and the pastors who have yoked themselves to Baal are all put to death. We can also see based on Jezebel that we have a strong connection to say that the Catholic church is the synagogue of Satan that the Lord will force to come worship at the feet of the raptured church.
Now we know that Dagon and Baal were both gods of fertility. Easter is one such feast to these gods but the harvest feast to them is Halloween. We know this is not referring to Easter because the fire falls at the time of the evening sacrifice whereas Easter is celebrated at sunrise. Halloween is celebrated at the time of the evening sacrifice.
30 Then Elijah said to all the people, “Come here to me.” They came to him, and he repaired the altar of the Lord, which had been torn down. 31 Elijah took twelve stones, one for each of the tribes descended from Jacob, to whom the word of the Lord had come, saying, “Your name shall be Israel.” 32 With the stones he built an altar in the name of the Lord, and he dug a trench around it large enough to hold two seahs[a] of seed. 33 He arranged the wood, cut the bull into pieces and laid it on the wood. Then he said to them, “Fill four large jars with water and pour it on the offering and on the wood.”
34 “Do it again,” he said, and they did it again.
“Do it a third time,” he ordered, and they did it the third time. 35 The water ran down around the altar and even filled the trench.
We are supposed to be repairing the altar of the Lord. Dealing with heretical teachings and those that have abandoned the faith. The last four years the claims of the soon rapture have been filling the internet, however, after four years it like water being poured on the altar over and over again as all the "high watch dates" have fizzled.
36 At the time of sacrifice, the prophet Elijah stepped forward and prayed: “Lord, the God of Abraham, Isaac and Israel, let it be known today that you are God in Israel and that I am your servant and have done all these things at your command. 37 Answer me, Lord, answer me, so these people will know that you, Lord, are God, and that you are turning their hearts back again.”
The rapture will make it clear to God's people who has been serving the Lord and will cause a great revival as many across the globe turn back to Him.
38 Then the fire of the Lord fell and burned up the sacrifice, the wood, the stones and the soil, and also licked up the water in the trench. 39 When all the people saw this, they fell prostrate and cried, “The Lord—he is God! The Lord—he is God!”
This is reminiscent of the sixth seal in Revelation being opened and when they all say the great day of the wrath of the Lamb has come.
40 Then Elijah commanded them, “Seize the prophets of Baal. Don’t let anyone get away!” They seized them, and Elijah had them brought down to the Kishon Valley and slaughtered there.
Again, think of Numbers 25.
41 And Elijah said to Ahab, “Go, eat and drink, for there is the sound of a heavy rain.” 42 So Ahab went off to eat and drink, but Elijah climbed to the top of Carmel, bent down to the ground and put his face between his knees.
Following the rapture there will be a "latter rain", a great revival. Prior to the rapture you have the falling away and all those who left the word of God. This will be their return.
43 “Go and look toward the sea,” he told his servant. And he went up and looked.
“There is nothing there,” he said.
Seven times Elijah said, “Go back.”
Seven times reminds us of the seven complete sabbaths from the resurrection to Shavuot. Only in this case it will be from the rapture during the harvest festival to the ministry of the two witnesses / revelation of the Antichrist.
44 The seventh time the servant reported, “A cloud as small as a man’s hand is rising from the sea.”
So Elijah said, “Go and tell Ahab, ‘Hitch up your chariot and go down before the rain stops you.’”
45 Meanwhile, the sky grew black with clouds, the wind rose, a heavy rain started falling and Ahab rode off to Jezreel. 46 The power of the Lord came on Elijah and, tucking his cloak into his belt, he ran ahead of Ahab all the way to Jezreel.
Right.
But @Omegatime is resolute in his assertion that Ussher's date for the flood of 2348 BC is correct.
But @Omegatime is resolute in his assertion that Ussher's date for the flood of 2348 BC is correct.
I think the single most instructive date that we should hang our Bible exposition on is the date that Jesus was crucified. I think the evidence is very strong that it was 31 AD. So much so that I cannot imagine any evidence coming forth at this point for another year.
I pick this date because that would mean that Jesus told the religious leaders they had committed the unforgivable sin in 30 AD, most likely on the 9th of Av, and that the sign that they would be judged by God was the sign of Jonah. Then 40 years to the day from that the temple was cast down in 70 AD.
Meanwhile true Pentecost was 8th of Av on 31 AD, and so the disciples began preaching to Jerusalem to repent for killing Jesus at that time giving them 39 years, (similar to Paul saying 40 lashes less one). During these 39 years the Jewish leaders suffered many things including the death of the high priest on day of atonement, the offering on Atonement never being accepted by God and being unable to shut the temple door.
Since 70 AD is confirmed and 31 AD fits perfectly with that as well as being considered the most likely year, it is very difficult to find a more solid nail to hang Bible exposition on.
I pick this date because that would mean that Jesus told the religious leaders they had committed the unforgivable sin in 30 AD, most likely on the 9th of Av, and that the sign that they would be judged by God was the sign of Jonah. Then 40 years to the day from that the temple was cast down in 70 AD.
Meanwhile true Pentecost was 8th of Av on 31 AD, and so the disciples began preaching to Jerusalem to repent for killing Jesus at that time giving them 39 years, (similar to Paul saying 40 lashes less one). During these 39 years the Jewish leaders suffered many things including the death of the high priest on day of atonement, the offering on Atonement never being accepted by God and being unable to shut the temple door.
Since 70 AD is confirmed and 31 AD fits perfectly with that as well as being considered the most likely year, it is very difficult to find a more solid nail to hang Bible exposition on.
The date of the siege of Jerusalem 586 BC is much better. Why?
Because God intentionally delineates that date to infallible perfection. Several times.
2Ki 25:1
And it came to pass in the ninth year of his reign, in the tenth month, in the tenth day of the month, that Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon came, he, and all his host, against Jerusalem, and pitched against it; and they built forts against it round about.
Jer 39:1
In the ninth year of Zedekiah king of Judah, in the tenth month, came Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon and all his army against Jerusalem, and they besieged it.
Jer 52:4
And it came to pass in the ninth year of his reign, in the tenth month, in the tenth day of the month, that Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon came, he and all his army, against Jerusalem, and pitched against it, and built forts against it round about.
Eze 24:1
Again in the ninth year, in the tenth month, in the tenth day of the month, the word of the LORD came unto me, saying,
Eze 24:2
Son of man, write thee the name of the day, even of this same day: the king of Babylon set himself against Jerusalem this same day.
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And appropriately, God delineated the EXACT DAY that He declares the 70 year captivity to be over.
Hag 2:10
In the four and twentieth day of the ninth month, in the second year of Darius, came the word of the LORD by Haggai the prophet, saying,
Hag 2:18
Consider now from this day and upward, from the four and twentieth day of the ninth month, even from the day that the foundation of the LORD'S temple was laid, consider it.
Because God intentionally delineates that date to infallible perfection. Several times.
2Ki 25:1
And it came to pass in the ninth year of his reign, in the tenth month, in the tenth day of the month, that Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon came, he, and all his host, against Jerusalem, and pitched against it; and they built forts against it round about.
Jer 39:1
In the ninth year of Zedekiah king of Judah, in the tenth month, came Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon and all his army against Jerusalem, and they besieged it.
Jer 52:4
And it came to pass in the ninth year of his reign, in the tenth month, in the tenth day of the month, that Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon came, he and all his army, against Jerusalem, and pitched against it, and built forts against it round about.
Eze 24:1
Again in the ninth year, in the tenth month, in the tenth day of the month, the word of the LORD came unto me, saying,
Eze 24:2
Son of man, write thee the name of the day, even of this same day: the king of Babylon set himself against Jerusalem this same day.
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And appropriately, God delineated the EXACT DAY that He declares the 70 year captivity to be over.
Hag 2:10
In the four and twentieth day of the ninth month, in the second year of Darius, came the word of the LORD by Haggai the prophet, saying,
Hag 2:18
Consider now from this day and upward, from the four and twentieth day of the ninth month, even from the day that the foundation of the LORD'S temple was laid, consider it.
Biblical Reasons I have been looking at the Rapture for the 30th of October.
1. Paul said that the day of the Lord comes as a thief in the night. This day celebrates the coming of a thief in the night.
2. Jesus on the cross said "My God, my God why hast thou forsaken me" and that sounds to me like the cry from those left behind. He is laid in the tomb for three days of darkness. This holiday would be those three days of darkness.
3. Jesus told Philadelphia He would make the synagogue of Satan to come and worship at their feet, they were the church that was to be kept out of the hour of trial. Based on the OT I believe the synagogue of Satan is a reference to Jezebel being in the church of Thyatira, and that is a reference to the Catholic church. The Catholic church celebrates All Saints day on November 1 and the Day of the Dead on November 2. So Halloween, followed by All Saints day followed by Day of the dead would celebrate the three days of darkness.
4. When the man child is caught up the fallen angels are cast down. If that were on Halloween then Halloween would be a dress rehearsal of the fallen angels walking to and fro throughout the earth.
5. In the gospels we are told that Jesus was planted in the ground as a grain of wheat and then at the end of the age we have the harvest. Halloween is a harvest festival. So the timing is right.
6. Jesus said that they would be marrying and giving in marriage when He comes. He was speaking to an all Jewish audience. According to the rabbis it is not appropriate to get married on a feast day. They are "the Lord's feasts", not yours. So even though this does not tell you the day, it does tell you the 15-22 days that are not the day. October 31 on the Jewish calendar is not any feast day.
7. Jesus said they would be eating and drinking, the implication being that the rapture would initiate a time of fasting. I would expect it to be for at least 40 days like the 40 days of fasting at the start of the Lord's ministry. This period from October 30 to December 25th in 2024 is the longest period of time on the Jewish calendar where there is no feast day. It would not be appropriate to be fasting on a feast day.
So if we take points 6 and 7 together assuming that the rapture is not on a feast day and is followed by at least forty days without a feast day it narrows down the potential dates on the calendar dramatically.
Those are the black and white prophecies of the New Testament that support this idea.
But the OT is also filled with amazing connections.
1. Ruth was married after the harvest. This makes sense in an agrarian society. You would not get married prior to or during the harvest as everyone is busy. So that aligns with the rapture taking place during a harvest festival.
2. Jeremiah says "summer is past and we are not saved". In Israel they only have two seasons, Summer and Winter. Summer would end at the harvest festival, so then this also would align to the left behind saints saying this.
3. Amos sees a basket of summer fruit depicting the end of the age, that also would align with a rapture during the harvest festival.
4. Samson pushed out the pillars during a feast to Dagon, who was a god of fertility. The two big feasts would be Easter and Halloween. However, of the two only Halloween comes like a thief in the night. Easter is always celebrated at sunrise.
5. Numbers 25 depicts all the Jewish leaders who had yoked themselves to Dagon being killed, that aligns with what will happen to the apostate pastors after the rapture.
6. In 1 Kings Elijah has 450 prophets of Baal come to make a sacrifice to Baal. They are put to an open shame and then at the time of the evening sacrifice Elijah fixes the altar (a reference back to Gideon where he broke down the altar to Baal and they said let Baal contend with him if he broke Baal's altar. This is God contending with the apostasy for braking their altar). So it begins with a sacrifice to Baal and it takes place at the evening sacrifice, the exact same time that Halloween is celebrated.
7. Leah was given 7 days for her wedding and after the fire falls Elijah then prays seven complete times for rain. It is exactly 8 weeks from October 30 to December 25th, the first day of Hanukkah.
8. There has been a lot of debate concerning the Holy days and if the calendar is correct or not. However in the OT we are given the promise that Seedtime and Harvest will remain true. So we know that a harvest festival like Halloween is accurate based on God's promise for Summer and winter.
In addition to these points the biggest point for me is the Lord's table on the Lord's day. That was the day of resurrection and it is a dress rehearsal for the church. These four days (Mischief night, Halloween, All Saints Day and the Day of the dead are Wed thru Sat, and then the next day, the day of resurrection is the Lord's day. It is also the first Lord's day of the month which is the day typically used for the Lord's table).
Also the Lord said "no one knows the day" during His earthly ministry. These holidays were not established till over a thousand years after the Lord's earthly ministry. So this does explain how He could say "no one knows the day" to them and yet to Sardis tell them if they don't pay attention they won't know the day.
1. Paul said that the day of the Lord comes as a thief in the night. This day celebrates the coming of a thief in the night.
2. Jesus on the cross said "My God, my God why hast thou forsaken me" and that sounds to me like the cry from those left behind. He is laid in the tomb for three days of darkness. This holiday would be those three days of darkness.
3. Jesus told Philadelphia He would make the synagogue of Satan to come and worship at their feet, they were the church that was to be kept out of the hour of trial. Based on the OT I believe the synagogue of Satan is a reference to Jezebel being in the church of Thyatira, and that is a reference to the Catholic church. The Catholic church celebrates All Saints day on November 1 and the Day of the Dead on November 2. So Halloween, followed by All Saints day followed by Day of the dead would celebrate the three days of darkness.
4. When the man child is caught up the fallen angels are cast down. If that were on Halloween then Halloween would be a dress rehearsal of the fallen angels walking to and fro throughout the earth.
5. In the gospels we are told that Jesus was planted in the ground as a grain of wheat and then at the end of the age we have the harvest. Halloween is a harvest festival. So the timing is right.
6. Jesus said that they would be marrying and giving in marriage when He comes. He was speaking to an all Jewish audience. According to the rabbis it is not appropriate to get married on a feast day. They are "the Lord's feasts", not yours. So even though this does not tell you the day, it does tell you the 15-22 days that are not the day. October 31 on the Jewish calendar is not any feast day.
7. Jesus said they would be eating and drinking, the implication being that the rapture would initiate a time of fasting. I would expect it to be for at least 40 days like the 40 days of fasting at the start of the Lord's ministry. This period from October 30 to December 25th in 2024 is the longest period of time on the Jewish calendar where there is no feast day. It would not be appropriate to be fasting on a feast day.
So if we take points 6 and 7 together assuming that the rapture is not on a feast day and is followed by at least forty days without a feast day it narrows down the potential dates on the calendar dramatically.
Those are the black and white prophecies of the New Testament that support this idea.
But the OT is also filled with amazing connections.
1. Ruth was married after the harvest. This makes sense in an agrarian society. You would not get married prior to or during the harvest as everyone is busy. So that aligns with the rapture taking place during a harvest festival.
2. Jeremiah says "summer is past and we are not saved". In Israel they only have two seasons, Summer and Winter. Summer would end at the harvest festival, so then this also would align to the left behind saints saying this.
3. Amos sees a basket of summer fruit depicting the end of the age, that also would align with a rapture during the harvest festival.
4. Samson pushed out the pillars during a feast to Dagon, who was a god of fertility. The two big feasts would be Easter and Halloween. However, of the two only Halloween comes like a thief in the night. Easter is always celebrated at sunrise.
5. Numbers 25 depicts all the Jewish leaders who had yoked themselves to Dagon being killed, that aligns with what will happen to the apostate pastors after the rapture.
6. In 1 Kings Elijah has 450 prophets of Baal come to make a sacrifice to Baal. They are put to an open shame and then at the time of the evening sacrifice Elijah fixes the altar (a reference back to Gideon where he broke down the altar to Baal and they said let Baal contend with him if he broke Baal's altar. This is God contending with the apostasy for braking their altar). So it begins with a sacrifice to Baal and it takes place at the evening sacrifice, the exact same time that Halloween is celebrated.
7. Leah was given 7 days for her wedding and after the fire falls Elijah then prays seven complete times for rain. It is exactly 8 weeks from October 30 to December 25th, the first day of Hanukkah.
8. There has been a lot of debate concerning the Holy days and if the calendar is correct or not. However in the OT we are given the promise that Seedtime and Harvest will remain true. So we know that a harvest festival like Halloween is accurate based on God's promise for Summer and winter.
In addition to these points the biggest point for me is the Lord's table on the Lord's day. That was the day of resurrection and it is a dress rehearsal for the church. These four days (Mischief night, Halloween, All Saints Day and the Day of the dead are Wed thru Sat, and then the next day, the day of resurrection is the Lord's day. It is also the first Lord's day of the month which is the day typically used for the Lord's table).
Also the Lord said "no one knows the day" during His earthly ministry. These holidays were not established till over a thousand years after the Lord's earthly ministry. So this does explain how He could say "no one knows the day" to them and yet to Sardis tell them if they don't pay attention they won't know the day.
Matthew 13:30 Let both grow together until the harvest: and in the time of harvest I will say to the reapers, Gather ye together first the tares, and bind them in bundles to burn them: but gather the wheat into my barn...39 The enemy that sowed them is the devil; the harvest is the end of the world; and the reapers are the angels.
The firstfruits are offered at the start so that God can bless the entire harvest. The two loaves are the two gospels, the gospel to the circumcision and the gospel to the uncircumcision that Paul refers to in Galatians. The apostles and the early church were the firstfruits at the start of this age that were offered to God so that He could bless the entire harvest. Over the last two thousand years (two days) the harvest has grown together.
Luke 10:2 Therefore said he unto them, The harvest truly is great, but the labourers are few: pray ye therefore the Lord of the harvest, that he would send forth labourers into his harvest.
This proves that the firstfruits were the church during the time of the apostles.
Exodus 23:16 And the feast of harvest, the firstfruits of thy labours, which thou hast sown in the field: and the feast of ingathering, which is in the end of the year, when thou hast gathered in thy labours out of the field.
This also proves that the feast of ingathering is the harvest that Jesus refers to in Matthew 13. The end of the year is the end of the age.
Genesis 8:22 While the earth remaineth, seedtime and harvest, and cold and heat, and summer and winter, and day and night shall not cease.
This is the first use and it proves that even though the calendar has been corrupted, seedtime and harvest are still reliable dates in the year. Seedtime is clearly referring to when Jesus was planted in the ground as a grain of wheat and harvest is clearly referring to the "end of the year" the "end of the age" which Jesus says is "the end of the world".
During Shavuot there is an offering to God, but it is not the end of the world. In Matthew 13 both the wheat and the tares are gathered up. The end of the age is the end of the world. The rapture is not simply the wheat being taken but also at the same time the tares being burned up. That is not Shavuot, that is the harvest festival at the end of the age.
The firstfruits are offered at the start so that God can bless the entire harvest. The two loaves are the two gospels, the gospel to the circumcision and the gospel to the uncircumcision that Paul refers to in Galatians. The apostles and the early church were the firstfruits at the start of this age that were offered to God so that He could bless the entire harvest. Over the last two thousand years (two days) the harvest has grown together.
Luke 10:2 Therefore said he unto them, The harvest truly is great, but the labourers are few: pray ye therefore the Lord of the harvest, that he would send forth labourers into his harvest.
This proves that the firstfruits were the church during the time of the apostles.
Exodus 23:16 And the feast of harvest, the firstfruits of thy labours, which thou hast sown in the field: and the feast of ingathering, which is in the end of the year, when thou hast gathered in thy labours out of the field.
This also proves that the feast of ingathering is the harvest that Jesus refers to in Matthew 13. The end of the year is the end of the age.
Genesis 8:22 While the earth remaineth, seedtime and harvest, and cold and heat, and summer and winter, and day and night shall not cease.
This is the first use and it proves that even though the calendar has been corrupted, seedtime and harvest are still reliable dates in the year. Seedtime is clearly referring to when Jesus was planted in the ground as a grain of wheat and harvest is clearly referring to the "end of the year" the "end of the age" which Jesus says is "the end of the world".
During Shavuot there is an offering to God, but it is not the end of the world. In Matthew 13 both the wheat and the tares are gathered up. The end of the age is the end of the world. The rapture is not simply the wheat being taken but also at the same time the tares being burned up. That is not Shavuot, that is the harvest festival at the end of the age.
Jewish Calendar Year 5785 | The Coming Burning | Teaching | Eric Burton
4 For, behold, the day cometh, that shall burn as an oven; and all the proud, yea, and all that do wickedly, shall be stubble: and the day that cometh shall burn them up, saith the Lord of hosts, that it shall leave them neither root nor branch.
2 But unto you that fear my name shall the Sun of righteousness arise with healing in his wings; and ye shall go forth, and grow up as calves of the stall.
3 And ye shall tread down the wicked; for they shall be ashes under the soles of your feet in the day that I shall do this, saith the Lord of hosts.
Compare this with the Lord's word about gathering up the tares and throwing them into the fire.
We are coming to the year 5785, the number 5 is the letter Hei and refers to the word "behold" or "manifestation". The last year was depicted by the number 4 for door, we enter the door and behold the manifestation of what is on the other side.
So if this year beginning on Rosh Hashanah we see the manifestation of all the proud and wickedly being burned up, then surely that would refer to the hour of trial that Philadelphia will be kept out of.
So then look at the current events and explain what would be burned up this coming year?
1. The US dollar is certainly a possibility with BRICS creating an alternate currency. However, we know that judgement on the economy takes place in the fall, Jonathan Cahn has done a very good job of explaining that from the Bible and world history. It doesn't take place before Tishrei 1, but after. So this burning up of the US dollar would take place in the Fall of 2024, not 2025. We have had a number of prophetic dreams from many people including Dana Coverstone and they all depict this Great Depression taking place around the time of Thanksgiving and before Christmas.
2. This burning could refer to War and the prophecies concerning a surprise attack on the US based on Revelation 18. We are currently seeing massive drone strikes on Moscow. Do you really think that if they are going to attack the US they'll wait another 12 months?
3. We see political turmoil over this upcoming election. The MSM says the polls are close, but these are the same pollsters who said Hillary had a 16 point lead on Trump. The pollsters that have been shown to be accurate in their predictions over the last 8 years are saying that Trump has a huge lead. If the powers that be would attempt to assassinate Trump, do you really think they are going to wait another 12 months after he is elected president to burn the place down? By all accounts they will burn the US down before they give up power.
4. We are seeing massive signs of the entire economy about to collapse. The loss of 1.4 million jobs, and we have 10 million mortgages and rentors that are behind in their payments. That is residential, the commercial real estate market is even worse. So the banks are on the verge of total collapse. One issue with this will be a problem with taxes. You can expect tax revenues to be down while the government's budget continues to grow. It is very hard to predict when the collapse comes because everyone always says everything is fine right up until the day they declare bankruptcy. But Saudi Arabia and China are putting sanctions on the US. So our exports will also be down.
5. Look at the illegal immigrants begin to riot, loot, and fight against the police and the authorities.
My point is that this coming year is the year of beholding this fire, and the rapture takes place at a time delivering Philadelphia from the hour of trial. I think that will have to be this fall, not next fall.
4 For, behold, the day cometh, that shall burn as an oven; and all the proud, yea, and all that do wickedly, shall be stubble: and the day that cometh shall burn them up, saith the Lord of hosts, that it shall leave them neither root nor branch.
2 But unto you that fear my name shall the Sun of righteousness arise with healing in his wings; and ye shall go forth, and grow up as calves of the stall.
3 And ye shall tread down the wicked; for they shall be ashes under the soles of your feet in the day that I shall do this, saith the Lord of hosts.
Compare this with the Lord's word about gathering up the tares and throwing them into the fire.
We are coming to the year 5785, the number 5 is the letter Hei and refers to the word "behold" or "manifestation". The last year was depicted by the number 4 for door, we enter the door and behold the manifestation of what is on the other side.
So if this year beginning on Rosh Hashanah we see the manifestation of all the proud and wickedly being burned up, then surely that would refer to the hour of trial that Philadelphia will be kept out of.
So then look at the current events and explain what would be burned up this coming year?
1. The US dollar is certainly a possibility with BRICS creating an alternate currency. However, we know that judgement on the economy takes place in the fall, Jonathan Cahn has done a very good job of explaining that from the Bible and world history. It doesn't take place before Tishrei 1, but after. So this burning up of the US dollar would take place in the Fall of 2024, not 2025. We have had a number of prophetic dreams from many people including Dana Coverstone and they all depict this Great Depression taking place around the time of Thanksgiving and before Christmas.
2. This burning could refer to War and the prophecies concerning a surprise attack on the US based on Revelation 18. We are currently seeing massive drone strikes on Moscow. Do you really think that if they are going to attack the US they'll wait another 12 months?
3. We see political turmoil over this upcoming election. The MSM says the polls are close, but these are the same pollsters who said Hillary had a 16 point lead on Trump. The pollsters that have been shown to be accurate in their predictions over the last 8 years are saying that Trump has a huge lead. If the powers that be would attempt to assassinate Trump, do you really think they are going to wait another 12 months after he is elected president to burn the place down? By all accounts they will burn the US down before they give up power.
4. We are seeing massive signs of the entire economy about to collapse. The loss of 1.4 million jobs, and we have 10 million mortgages and rentors that are behind in their payments. That is residential, the commercial real estate market is even worse. So the banks are on the verge of total collapse. One issue with this will be a problem with taxes. You can expect tax revenues to be down while the government's budget continues to grow. It is very hard to predict when the collapse comes because everyone always says everything is fine right up until the day they declare bankruptcy. But Saudi Arabia and China are putting sanctions on the US. So our exports will also be down.
5. Look at the illegal immigrants begin to riot, loot, and fight against the police and the authorities.
My point is that this coming year is the year of beholding this fire, and the rapture takes place at a time delivering Philadelphia from the hour of trial. I think that will have to be this fall, not next fall.