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The RaptureIs it Pre-Trib? Is it Mid-Trib?

Is it Post-Trib? All three yet only one

The ReturnThe Prophet Daniel

Why has it taken so long?When might it be?

The year 2019 - does it mean anything?

A NON-TRADITIONAL VIEW OF THE END-TIMES,REVELATIONS, THE BIRTH, CRUCIFIXTION AND

THE SECOND COMING OF CHRIST JESUS ARE YOU READY FOR THIS REALITY?

END TIMES 20xx?

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Forward

The question for two-thousand years has been, if there is a Rapture, why hasn't it happened? Why hasn't Christ Jesus returned? Is it all a fairytale? When one understands that the God of the Universe appears to be working with set times, all these questions can be answered. God appears to be giving prophecies using a 360 day year and all is on schedule. As for the Rapture God is not the author of confusion. Use all the scriptures on the rapture and the END-TIMES and the future is clearer than ever before. Though it is not quite what is being taught today. Use the book of Daniel, and think in 360 day years, you will understand that everything is working out as predicted. Use all the scriptures on the rapture of the church and you will drive away fear. Combine the two, the prophecy of Daniel, and Chapter 26 of the book of Leviticus, add them with all the scriptures pointing to the Rapture, you will understand why the heathens are raging about Jerusalem. They are very frightened. As you read this book you will understand things about prophecies as they relate to the past, the present, and the very near future. God has removed any subjectiveness about when certain events will happen. He said His words will not return void. One-hundred percent of what His prophets have written will be accomplished. Believe me when I say, the clock is ticking. Time is almost up.This book is basically in two parts. The first part exposes just about every scripture relating to the END-TIMES and the RAPTURE of the church for you to read. This allows us all to read in detail what will happen. The second part is about the prophecies written in the book of Daniel. By understanding the lengths of times we will find when this age is to end. For the Christian believers this is when the Lord Jesus will return, and indirectly points to when the RAPTURE will occur. The title of this book, ENDTIMES 20xx?, may be very prophetic.

Daniel J Hardy

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Scripture references are from The King James Version of the Bible.

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DEDICATION

This book is dedicated for everyone who has a burning desire to seek truth, understanding, and hope. For those who are jealous for the Word of God, this book is for you.

The definitions of Jealous are; suspicious, apprehensive of rivalry, envious, resentful. These definitions are about anger towards another person. Additional definitions of the word jealous are – protecting, watchful, devoted toward. This definition is very close to the definition of the word ZEAL. The word zeal is defined as – devotion, fervor, eager enthusiasm.

The word ZEAL and Jealous can be used interchangeably.See Ezekiel 5:13, Psalm 139:139, Nahum 1:2, Joel 2:18, Ezekiel 39:25All the above scriptures point to the ZEAL or JELOUSY of the Lord to perform what He has said. There are many moreThat tells of His Jealousy for His name and character.

The prophet Jeremiah tells us in chapter 1 verse 12 that the Lord God is watching to see that His word is fulfilled. (NIV)

This acknowledgment of His character, His zeal for His word, is very pertinent to what follows. He is a God of His word. What He has said He will do, He will accomplish.This book is dedicated to all who believe Yahweh, Jehovah, Christ Jesus is and the written word is His inspired words.

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Table of content PART ONE1. What is the RAPTURE?2. When did the End Times begin?3. What scriptures tell of the Rapture and the End Times?4. The Seals, Trumpets, and Vials of God's Wrath?5. What are the scenarios used today to give order to the Seals,

Trumpets, and Vials?6. What verses are used to justify the three rapture positions?7. Pre-Trib layout8. Mid-Trib layout9. Post-Trib layout10. Confusion by exclusion11. A comprehensive Rapture/End-Times arrangement of the verses12. A comprehensive Rapture/End-Times chart13. What does this imply about the Rapture? PART TWO 14. The prophesies of Daniel15 Endtimes commeth16. What can be expected next?17. Passover year and Jesus18. Birth/Death/Resurrection of CHRIST JESUS19. The Question – The summary20. Adam/Abraham/Jesus/Jerusalem

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1WHAT IS THE RAPTURE?

First let us start with this question. Is there such a thing as the Rapture? The rapture is described as the taking away in a moment, in the twinkling of an eye, the saints of God. It will be a supernatural changing of the human body from mortal to immortal. This is hoped to occur before a time of great trouble that is prophesied to come upon the world. I believe that this trouble will occur at a time revealed in the book of Daniel. Why has it taken so long may be explained in the book of Leviticus? At the moment of the Rapture those who have already died will have their souls and spirits reunited with a very healthy resurrected body. Those who are alive at that moment will be changed from mortal to immortal. This is the rapture. It will take place in a twinkle of an eye and arrive like a thief in the night – without warning. Like lightning flashing across the sky, it will be sudden and without warning.

As for the word rapture, it is not found in the Protestant Bible. It can be found in the Catholic Bible. Remember the Catholic version is all that existed for well over a thousand years.

In directly the word "rapture" does exist in the Hebrew version of what is known as The Old Testament. It cannot be found on the surface text but it shows up in those mysterious Bible Codes. For those who can read Hebrew you should begin your search in Isaiah 9:2. Counting backwards from the seventh letter, and skipping every 41 character, you will find the phrase, enter into the rapture. The surface text, beginning in verses 2, speaks of a people who walk in darkness and who will see a great light. All who live in darkness the light will shine on them. Is the surface text telling about a spiritual darkness verses the light of God? Is it also describing something much more? Is it telling us about a great light that will flash across the sky, and that light will shine like a flash upon all who are left behind? I think it is.

Is it possible that the surface text is also describing a people who have rejected the way to life? They will see this great flash of light that sweeps around the world, and go on their merry way. Then sudden destruction will explode all around them

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Whatever the possibilities, encoded within the text we clearly discover that it is telling about a coming rapture.

Scripture tells us of two great events. In one event the Lord Jesus will appear instantly. In the second event all the world will see him coming in the clouds of heaven. The first event is quick and suddenly. The second event is slow and deliberate.

The question that naturally arises is will it really occur? If it will happen, will it be in my life-time? Beginning in the first book of Thessalonians, chapter 5 verses 1-9, we read of this great mystery. The verses tell of a coming sudden destruction. Verse 4 states that the believer is not in darkness, and that day should overtake them like a thief. Then in verse 9 we read that God has not destined us (the believer) for His wrath, but to obtain salvation through Jesus Christ. Could this wrath be the troubles that will befall the world after the saints are taken out of the way? One thing is clear. The believer is not going to feel this time of great wrath from God.

Another passage pointing to this mysterious rapture can be found in 1 Corinthians chapter 15. Verses 51 and 52 tell us that we will not all sleep. Those who are still alive will be changed in a moment, in the twinkle of an eye, at the last trumpet. The bodies of those who are already dead will rise first, and we who are alive will be changed. Could this last trump be the last trumpet of the seven blown in the book of revelations? Probably the answer will be yes.

In Philippians chapter 2 verses 20-21 we read that our citizenship is in heaven, and that the Lord Jesus Christ will change our bodies from our earthly state to the conformity of His. And what is His? It is composed of flesh, bone and the spirit of God. Notice that there is no blood in the body.

The God of the Bible is full of great mysteries. When we read all other holy book in mankind's various religions we find one common thread. Every one of them is written in the four dimensions that men work and play in. They all have only the four dimensions understood by man. These are length, breadth, width, and time. In the Bible, especially the Old Testament, the books from Genesis to Malachi, the person, or being, who dictated these words tells about being in all places at the

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same time. He performs supernatural events that do not conform to the natural world. We read of a God who cannot be put in a box, and He is a God you can trust. He does not lie. His character is expressed within the Ten Commandments as written by Moses, as well as the beatitudes of Jesus. He is multi-dimensional, maybe dozen of dimensions. By His character, he cannot lie, and He goes the extra mile to help those less fortunate - that's me, that's you, that's all of us.

If you want to follow a God who is greater than all the others, follow the one who has your best interest at heart. Follow the God whose character is love, who shows mercy, who changes lives, heals, and gives hope and the freedom for a better tomorrow. Yet in all fairness, he is also a God of great judgment. He is a God so powerful that he can change you from mortal to immortal.

This God is true, faithful, and does not play around. He is faithful to His character and that character is one of lovingkindness. He is also holy, and will not tolerate evil. In Genesis 1:26 He made man in all the perfection that Man could be. Man had a perfect soul (mind, will, and emotions). He also had a perfect body, a perfect spirit, and was able to commune directly with God. The perfect man and woman were given the earth as their dwelling place. They owned it all, and they had the mental ability to handle it perfectly. Unfortunately it didn't last. The angel Lucifer deceived them, and took possession of this planet for himself. For the moment this fallen angel, now known as Satan, or the Devil, is prince of this world. Thankfully God gave mankind a promise. In Genesis 3:15, God said that the seed of the woman will crush the head of that old serpent, the Devil.

God created the world, the seen and the unseen. He gave rules to live by that bring life. He also spoke words to His prophets that will come to pass.

One thing about God is that He is a jealous God. He will not share His truth and glory with Satan the Devil. Therefore, truth demands that Satan the Devil must be dealt with. It also means that all who reject the truth of God, and knowingly, or unknowingly, follow Satan must also be dealt with. For six thousand years, Satan has ruled this planet and has continuously deceived man. Satan wants to be worshipped as God. He

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also needs this planet to live on. That is why there are so many religions. Yet his time of deception is almost over. Why has it taken this long? It is probably to wait until Satan, through man, achieved the ability to destroy the planet. When God came to earth in human form 2000 plus years ago, He was rejected by the religious leaders. When that happened the world was forced to suffer another 2000 years of increasing chaos. Historically, God has always permitted man to proceed on his way until evil runs its course.

Years ago man was able to escape to the New World when persecution became unbearable. An example is the United States of America, a nation dedicated to the gospel of Jesus Christ. No wonder so many people hate it. As the Eastern seaboard became unacceptable to these new immigrants, because of government or religious intolerance, people moved west. Governments have a hard time holding onto power when the people move away. Today, after filling the land, there are very few places to safely escape, and nowhere to escape the increasing power of government. With the ability to get away coming to an end, the proverbial Big Brother has approached. Only the power of God working through His Spirit and His people are holding back the smothering tide of oppression waiting to sweep across our nation and the world.

God is a God of love, but He is also a God of justice. He will not let His people be destroyed. Those who have rejected His lovingkindness must suffer the consequences once the saints of God are removed.

Those who are evil in thought and deed will reap the whirlwind of following the deceptive liberties of Satan. Those who would destroy the world and society will reap His judgement. Even for those who believe that controlling everything will bring true peace and safety, God will be true to Himself. The terror of His judgements are summed up in the seven Seals, seven Trumpets, and the seven Vials of God's wrath as written in the book of Revelation, as well as other passages scattered throughout the Bible.

No wonder there are those who hate the Bible. They clearly hate those who believe in it. These are the elite who feel they are their own god and have no need for the one who created all things.

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If you can accept it, there is a way for you to escape this coming wrath. It is called the Rapture of those who put their faith in Him, in Jesus Christ. These are those who have accepted the sacrifice of the great God Jehovah. Those who let Him change their lives, who want Him to lead them by the Spirit of God, will in no way be disappointed. This coming, soon approaching, mystery will be unveiled when His believers vanish as God draws this age to a close. By the book of Daniel, this time may be very close.

Satan's deception of mankind is coming to an end. He has deceived mankind into believing in false beliefs that has prevented the world from achieving peace and health. He has always wanted to be equal to the creator of this world. Some religions even have gone so far as to claim that the Word-Of-God and Satan are brothers.

A new-order of governmental control is about to be ushered into existence. Today, the most practical thing you can do is to work through government to slow it down, and to believe God. Most of all, never put God in a box, but accept every word He has dictated to His prophets. But now, time is running out. The clock is ticking. Doomsday is almost here.

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2WHEN DID THE ENDTIMES BEGIN?

The End-Times is known by many titles: The Final Days, the Latter Days, and The Time of the End. This time began when Jesus walked the earth, was crucified, and was resurrected. That places it in 31 AD, 1970 plus years ago. The date chosen, 31 AD will be explained later, the current belief is that we are now nearing the end of the end. It has been a long time coming. Soon the Rapture and the Wrath of God will be history.

In the book of Joel chapter 2 we read about the coming Day of the Lord and the End-Times. Chapter 2 is about an imminent invasion of Israel that took place around 835 BC, but there is also a duality in the prophecy. Much of what was foretold did not happen. The prophecy was for then, and it is for a time leading up to the Great and Terrible Day of the Lord. Verses 28-32 describe something about what the believers will be doing. God said, I will pour out my Spirit on all mankind; your sons and daughters will prophesy, the old men will dream dreams, and your young men will see visions.

Then read the reference to the verses in the book of Acts. Acts 2 verses 16-21 tell us that the advent of Pentecost is directly related to Joel's prophecy. When the Lord sent His spirit down upon the 120 men, women, and children in the upper room, the apostle Peter tells us that this was what the prophet Joel had prophesied. That event is known as Pentecost, and that is believed to have taken place in 31AD. We now have the beginning of the End-Times

The current year of this book is 2008. The End-Time began 1977 years ago. With the errors in our calendar ever shifting the actual years after Pentecost, we have to add or subtract four years to our current calendar. Therefore it is difficult to identify the exact year.

Almost two thousand years have passed. This world is not getting better. The wars are getting more destructive as the weaponry gets more powerful. Nations that are weak are saying they are strong. Man has lost control of creating peace. Their only hope, without doing it God's way, is to join in treaties and increase their control over their

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citizens. Yet this is just another step toward failure. Appeasement only staves off the inevitable. No one wants the house of cards they built to fall while they live. Yet governments that reject the God of the Bible are intrinsic failures. We are quickly approaching the end of time, and there is nothing that can stop the slide.

Thankfully there is a God whose word is true. He says there will be a snatching away of those who have placed their trust in Him. This will take place just before the most terrible day in human history.

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3WHAT SCRIPTURE TELL OF THE RAPTURE AND THE ENDTIMES?

This list is very extensive. Yet there are more verses hidden within the chapters of the Bible that have not been included in this list.

Note: Except for the book of Revelation, I have placed all the full chapters within a particular book at the beginning of the series. All other verses are in the order that they are revealed in scripture.

I'd suggest highlighting all these passages in your Bible.

It will be readily apparent that much of the End-Times and Rapture related scripture were not used by the three Rapture positions. Why they refused to consider everything is beyond my understanding.

A list of Rapture/End-Times scriptures are contained on this and the following page.

Leviticus 23:33-41Isaiah 2:2-5 Isaiah 9:7 Isaiah 11:1-16Isaiah 13:9-13 Isaiah 14:12-14 Isaiah 18:7 Isaiah 19:17-25

Isaiah 26:20-21 Isaiah 30:26 Isaiah 31:4-5 Isaiah 33:17-24 Isaiah 35:1-10 Isaiah 63:1 Isaiah 65:9-25

Isaiah 66:19-24Ezekiel 20:33-38 Ezekiel 38:2-23 Ezekiel 39:1-29Daniel 7:24-27 Daniel 8:11-14 Daniel 8:24-27Daniel 9:24-27 Daniel 11:40-44 Daniel 12:1-4Daniel 12:6-7 Daniel 12:11-12Joel 2:2-11 Joel 2:20 Joel 2:28-32Joel 3:1-3 Joel 3:9-15 Joel 3:18-21Amos 5:18 Amos 8:11-12 Amos 9:11-15Micah 4:1-5 Micah 5:12-15 Micah 7:11-17Zephaniah 1:14-18 Zephaniah 3:12-13Haggai 2:6-9Zechariah 2:4-5 Zechariah 2:11-12

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Zechariah 3:9 Zechariah 8:3Zechariah 9:14-16 Zechariah 10:4-12Zechariah 12:7-14 Zechariah 13:1-2 Zechariah 13:8-9 Zechariah 14:2-21Malachi 4:2-3 Malachi 4:5-6Matthew 24:5-14 Matthew 24:15-42 Matthew 25:31-46Mark 13:6-27Luke 13:35 Luke 17:24-36 Luke 21:10-19Luke 21:24-32John 12:31Roman 6:51 Corinthians 15:42-44 1 Corinthians 15:51Philippians 3:20-21Colossians 3:41 Thessalonians 1:10 1 Thessalonians 5:1-91 Thessalonians 2:2-112 Timothy 3:1-5Hebrews 1:22 Peter 3:101 John 3:1-2Jude 1:18Revelations Chapter 2,3,6,7,8, 16Revelations 3:10Revelations 9:1-5 Revelations 9:12-19Revelations 11:15 Revelations 13:1-18Revelations 14:14-20 Revelations 19:16-21Revelations 20:1-5

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4THE SEALS, TRUMPETS, AND VIALS OF GOD"S WRATH?

The seals are described in the book of Revelation (chapter 6 through 8). This book is a revelation by Jesus Christ to the Apostle John of a coming judgement. The most famous section of Revelation are seven seals (Rev 6-8), seven trumpets (Rev 8-9 and 11), and seven vials (sometimes called the bowls or plagues) of the wrath of God (Rev 16).

The first seal (Rev 6:1) is opened, and it reveals a white horse that has gone out upon the earth to conquer. Some believe this is a prophecy about religions going out to conquer. They may be right.

The second seal (Rev 6:3) is then opened, and it reveals a red horse. This red horse is to take peace from the earth. Most scholars believe the red horse represents war.

The third seal (Rev 6:5) is opened, and it reveals a black horse. The black horse represents famine.

Now we have a fourth seal (Rev 6:7) that is opened, and we see an ashen colored horse. This pale horse represents death.

Interestingly there is another horse that follows after the pale horse. His name is The Grave.

These are the popularized four horseman of the apocalypse.

Authority is given to them (the four horses plus the grave horse) to bring war, to bring famine, disease, plagues, and to kill by the wild beast. Their influence is to create great troubles over one fourth of the world. Sometimes when war covers the whole earth we find that the other problems (famine, plagues or problems with wild beast) dramatically weaken.

A somewhat current example is from the Second World War. During this global war, famines and diseases were almost non-existent, and the world experienced excellent growing weather.

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A fifth seal (Rev 6:9) is opened, and we find the martyrs of the Lord. Those who have been slain for the testimony of Jesus Christ are crying out to God for vengeance. God says for them to wait a little while until the number that is to be slain is completed. This does not sit well with the enemies of Christ, as every martyr they kill brings them one step closer to the judgement.

Now a sixth seal (Rev 6:12) is opened, and there is a great earthquake. The sun is darkened and the moon shines red. Stars fall to the earth, and the sky is split apart like a scroll when it is rolled up. My guess here is that we are having a meteor shower. During that time something very large strikes the earth. Another possibility is a rain of missile warheads, and nuclear explosions ripping the sky apart.

A seventh seal (Rev 8:1) is opened. This seal unleashes the seven trumpets and the seven plagues. It begins with something again striking the earth and more earthquakes.

Now comes the judgements carried out by seven angels who blow seven trumpets. There are different interpretations of what these trumpets are. Some feel they are represented by the Feast of Trumpets. Others believe they are some mysterious group of trumpets. Since the Bible generally explains itself, I'd err on the side of the Feast of Trumpets. This festival is also known as Rosh Hashanah. If it is this Jewish holiday, then we may find the trumpets and all that will unfold beginning on that festival.

The first trumpet (Rev 8:7) is blown, and hail and fire mixed with blood is thrown to the earth. One third of the green grass, trees and earth is burned up. Interestingly 1/3 of the earth's landmass sits above the 20th latitude. That includes North America, Japan, China, Russia, Europe, and the U.K.

The second trumpet (Rev 8:8) is sounded, and a great mountain is thrown into the sea with a third of the sea creatures being killed. A third of all the ships at sea are also destroyed.

The third angel (Rev 8:10) blows his trumpet, and a great star falls from above. One third of the rivers and springs of water is polluted.

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A fourth angel (Rev 8:12) blows his trumpet, and one third of the sunlight, moonlight, and starlight is darkened.

A fifth trumpet (Rev 9:1) is blown, and this angel releases torment upon the people of the earth who do not have a seal of protection in their forehead. Those who are harmed by this angel will suffer for five months.

The sixth angel (Rev 9:13) sounds his trumpet, and a third of all humanity is killed. The armies involved in this war number 200,000,000. The title deed to the earth is taken from Satan, and given to the Christ of God. The man who is called the Beast makes war against all who refuse to serve him. Satan has inhabited this world leader, the Beast, and given him great powers. He also makes war against the saints and overcomes them. This man who is indwelt by Satan produces great signs and wonders. He joins forces with a wonder working religious leader to deceive the world.

When taken together, the seven trumpets may represent the affects of a global nuclear war. At that time this man called the Beast, along with his religious prophet, will force as many as they can to accept a mark in the right hand or on their forehead. No other means of identification will work. Cash and credit cards will be useless, as the banking system will be in shambles. Gold will have value, but in general the Mark in the right hand or forehead will be the only way to identify those who can buy scarce commodities. Underground bartering will exist, but most people will survive only by following governmental rules.

Just before the disaster detailed in the seven trumpets of the book of Revelations, Jesus is standing in heaven with a sharp sickle in his hand, Rev 14:14. It is my belief He is reaping the earth and removing those who are His. Another angel comes out of the temple of God and he also reaps, but this time it is for the wrath of God. The affects of the seven trumpets are now felt throughout the world. The blood of those involved in this warfare measures about four feet high, up to a horse's bridle, and two hundred miles long, Rev 9:13. The Bible does not say outright how wide the blood will be, but it might be about the width of the sprout of a winepress. If it is, that makes it about 6 inches.

What I am attempting to do is to connect the size of the armies in Revelation 9:16 with the two hundred miles of blood in Rev 14:20. This

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exercise comes somewhat macabre, but it will show that chapter 14 is linked to chapter 9.

Let's do a little math. Two hundred miles of blood by four feet high, the horses bridle, times the width of the sprout, 6 inches, equals 2.1 million cubic feet of blood. If the sprout is an inch narrower the count of cubic feet will be smaller. The blood of 200,000,000 soldiers, men and women, appears to work out to 1.4 billion pints of blood. This is equal to 2.3 million cubic feet of blood. I took an average of seven pints of blood per person to account for the volume in an army composed of men and women. It might be less.

As gory as this seems, it shows that the blood foretold in chapter 14 of Revelation and the army in chapter 9 are referring to the same thing. Therefore the two reapings by the angels in Revelation chapter 14 are also referring to the destruction wrought by the seven trumpets and the rapture of the church.

The study of prophecy is truly fascinating when you link different events together to reveal a picture of what is taking place.

By chapter 11 we read of seven more angels (Rev 11:15) who are holding the seven vials of God's wrath.

These vials are also called the plagues or bowls of God wrath. This all depends on the Biblical translation you use.

The first angel (Rev 16:2) brings boils and malignant sores on those who have taken the mark and worship the beast. This event may be the same event described by the fifth trumpet. This curse may begin immediately with the seven trumpet judgment, or the nuclear war as I suppose.

The second angel (Rev 16:3) pours out his vial and the seas become blood.

The third angel (Rev 16:4) pours out his vial and the rivers and springs becomes blood.

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The fourth angel (Rev16:8) pours out his vial, and the sun heats up and scorches mankind. The book of Isaiah, chapter 30 verse 26, tells of the sunlight brightening sevenfold.

The fifth angel (Rev 16:10) pours out his vial of wrath, and the kingdom of the Beast is plunged into darkness.

The sixth angel (Rev 16:12) pours out his vial, and the river Euphrates dries up and makes it possible for armies to cross on dry ground.

The seventh angel (Rev 16:17) now pours out his vial, and there is an earthquake greater than anyone has ever seen or read about. Cities throughout the world are destroyed, Jerusalem is split into three parts, every island moves or vanishes below the oceans, mountains sink and huge hailstones fall upon the earth.

Lucky are those who survive till the end. If that time had not been shortened, no flesh would survive (Matt 24:22).

Now we shall look at the different tribulation views and what they mean. Always remember that by my interpretation of the prophecies in Daniel, this time is very close at hand. This means that whatever man does to in trying to forestall this horrible time, it will still happen.

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5WHAT ARE THE SENERIOS USED TODAY TO GIVE ORDER TO THE SEAL, TRUMPET, and VIALS?

First let us begin with the book of Daniel, chapter 9:24-27. Here is a prophecy of a seven-year period of time. These seven years are the last years before the coming of the Messiah. These seven years are also know as the Tribulation years. The scriptures tell us that a man of great wrath, indwelt by Satan himself, will come upon the world scene. This man will rule for seven years. In the middle of those seven years he will stop the temple sacrifices.

When Daniel received this prophecy the temple in Jerusalem had been destroyed. Nothing existed, yet the prophecy said that a temple will exist during these last seven years. This unnamed ruler indwelt by Satan will rule until a complete destruction is poured out on him. The Messiah will come, and bring in everlasting righteousness.

Most importantly this evil man will usher in war and desolation that begins after the desecration of the temple.

Current Pre-Tribulation prophesy teachers believe that the Rapture will take place at the beginning of these seven years.

______Seven year period described by Daniel_____Rapture 3 1/2 years | 3 1/2 years Messiahof the Temple arrivesChurch Sacrifices

are stopped

Second, in the book of Matthew chapter 24 Jesus expands on this prophecy of Daniel. Everyone expected that Jerusalem would be destroyed, the temple sacrifices halted, then Messiah would return to rule. In 70 AD, Jerusalem was destroyed. In the process of capturing the city, the temple was set on fire by Roman soldiers in an attempt to get at the inlaid gold. Yet the Messiah did not arrive.

So what happened? We know by history that there never was a seven-year peace treaty with the Romans. So that part of the prophecy did

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not happen. Finally, there never was a man who came into the temple before the war and proclaimed himself equal to the Commander of the Host. Who is this mysterious Commander of the Host? It is none other than the one we call Jesus of Nazareth, the Son of God.

In the book of Matthew (24:15), the writer refers to the prophecies of Daniel. Before that chapter ends, we have many false Christ's appearing, the desecration of the temple, the rapture of the church, the sun darkening, the signs of the Christ appearing in the heavens, and finally the coming of the Christ. Little of this took place in 70AD, but we do have another reference in time with the book of Daniel. The temple is to be desecrated three and one-half years before the return of Christ.

Now turn to the book of Revelation. We again see that about 3 1/2 years before Jesus returns the temple will be defiled, and the man of perdition will be revealed. So how does all of this reveal the Rapture of the church, and those final seven years?

First we have in Daniel 9:24-27, seven years, and in the midst of those years, the breaking of a peace treaty by a man of evil.

Second we have in Matthew 24 a number of events that end with the return of the Messiah.

Third we have the book of Revelation telling that the man called the Anti-Christ will be revealed at the mid-point of the last seven years.

By not realizing that the End-Times began in 31AD, the natural thinking was to equate the End-Times with Daniel's final seven years.

Confusion began as scholars in the church spiritualized away the writings of the End-Times. Only after the invention of the printing press did man move away from the Dark Ages. Still the church tried to squeeze all the prophecies into those final years. To compound the problem further there continued the acceptance of ignoring selected verses. If not for the revivals, propelled by the Spirit of God, Christianity would have died. Confusion and distrust grew among believers and produced division among the followers of Christ. Many walked away from the faith because of this strife and today it is no different.

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The thinking from the 1700's until the present has been that the opening of the first four seals of Revelation will bring about the death of one-forth of mankind. The blowing of the seven trumpets are expected to herald in the destruction of another one-third of the survivors left over from the first four seals. To make matters worse, we have the Great and Terrible Day of the Lord. This is predicted to be the worst day in human history. No one has attempted to describe how many people will die from that event. Finally we have the vials of God's wrath, and then the return of Christ. This is truly a bleak future for mankind.

Below is a chart of what has been explained previously to make it visually clearer.

___________THE LAST SEVEN YEARS________________Opening of the seven seals, seven trumpets, seven vials, return of Christ

The rapture of the church, because of what some scriptures tell us, has to be before the time of trouble begins. If you are a believer in what has been taught for hundreds of years, you must try and fit everything into those final seven years. Many place the Rapture just before the opening of the first seal. This is the essence of what is taught today by Pre-Tribulation prophecy teachers. Below is a layout of the traditional scenarios for arranging the seven Seals, Trumpets, and Vials. All of which have created the three rapture positions, and, if I may say so, the current confusion. Remember that this is to take place within seven years.

These arrangements have been used extensively since the eighteenth century.

First we have the sequential view.

Seals 1 2 3 4 5 6 7Trumpets 1 2 3 4 5 6 7Vials 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 --------------------------The overlap view is as follows. It came about because of the confusion of ignoring verses generated by the newly created sequential view.

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This gave scholars the impossible task of placing all the seals, trumpets, and bowls in a seven year span of time.

Seals 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Trumpets 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Vials 1 2 3 4 5 6 7

--------------------------The partial overlap view is as follows. This is a creation aimed at merging some of the excluded verses into the sequential view.

Seals 1 2 3 4 5 6 7Trumpets 1 2 3 4 5 6 7Vials 1 2 3 4 5 6 7

--------------------------The above layouts of Seals, Trumpets and Vials can only survive by ignoring anything that does not fit a particular rapture position.. Yet all scripture is God breathed. It appears that ignoring these inspired writings of God can only produce one thing - error.

The combinations of Seals, Trumpets, and Vials can become endless. Yet there is a design that permits all the scriptures to work together.

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6WHAT VERSES ARE USED TO JUSTIFY THE THREE RAPTURE BELIEFS?

This list contains the scriptures most quoted by the followers of the three rapture beliefs.

They are arranged in their order of importance.

PRE-TRIB MID-TRIB POST-TRIB

1 Thess 5:1-9 2 Thess 2 Dan 9:26-271 Cor 15 Rev 13 Ezekiel 39:9-29Phil 3:20-21 Rev 11:18 Rev 20:4-51 John 3:1-3 Dan 7:25 Rev 19:11-21John 14 Dan 9:27 Dan 12:12-131 Thess 1:10 Dan 12:6-7 1 Cor 15:511 Thess 5:9 Dan 12:11 2 Cor 5:10Rev 3:10 Matt 24:15-42 Isaiah 14:1-20Matt 25:31-46 Rev 11:2 Rev 19Ezekiel 20:33-38 Rev 4:1Isaiah 11:10-15 Lev 23:33-41Isaiah 65:9-16 Rev 16:2-15Rev 19:7-9 Matt 24:5-132 Thess 3:3 Rev 7:14Ezekiel 39:9 Dan 7:21-27

Isaiah 11:1-16Isaiah 65:17-25

You will readily notice that most of the verses are inclusive only unto their own particular column. It is very strange that no one has attempted to combine all the scriptures to form a unified rapture scenario. No one has ever attempted to use the other verses scattered throughout the Old and New Testaments. That is, no one has until now.

Later, on pages 41 and 42 you will see a list that includes the above verses plus much, much more. Soon following you will see a chart, on pages 47 and 48, that attempts to put it all together.

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7PRE-TRIB LAYOUT

Below is the traditional layout of the seven seals, trumpets, and vials of Revelation, for those accepting the Pre-Tribulation view of the rapture.

Again we see the traditional sequential view of the seven seals, trumpets, and vials. This arrangement seems to have been developed in the eighteenth century. Seal number one begins the final seven years that culminates with the return of Christ. The rapture is, by their thinking, to take place before seal number one is opened. Unprecedented trouble is about to begin with the opening of the first seal. All is completed with the seventh vial.

Seals 1 2 3 4 5 6 7Trumpets 1 2 3 4 5 6 7Vial 1 2 3 4 5 6 7

The Great and Terrible Day of the Lord is somewhere in the center. --------------------------The following overlap view came about because of the confusion generated by the sequential view. This plan is also used by the Post-Tribulationist. Each column represents one year of the last seven years.


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The Great and Terrible Day of the Lord is placed at the three and one-half year point, or the fourth year.

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8MID-TRIB LAYOUT

Now look at the Mid-Tribulation view of the rapture and what it means. They have arranged the seven seals, trumpets, and vials similar to the Pre-Tribulationist.Here there is not much to explain. The Mid-Tribulationist believe that the rapture will occur when the antichrist desecrates the temple in the middle of the seven years before the physical return of Messiah. That places the rapture with the blowing of the fourth trumpet. The separation between each seal, trumpet or vial may or may not be equally spaced.

Again seal one represents the beginning of the last seven years. The seventh vial is also the time Jesus returns.

7 SEALS 1,2,3,4,5,6,77 TRUMPETS 1,2,3,4,5,6,77 Vials 1,2,3,4,5,6,7

The following represent one seal, trumpet, and vial for each of the seven years before the physical return of Christ. The Great and terrible Day of the Lord and the rapture of the church occurs somewhere in the middle. That would be around the fourth year.


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9POST-TRIB LAYOUT

Again this is a seven-year period of time. The Great and Terrible Day of the Lord takes place in the middle of the seven years. The Vials of Wrath are compressed to fit the blowing of the seventh trumpet. With the blowing of this trumpet comes the Rapture. Seals 1 2 3 4 5 6 7Trumpets 1 2 3 4 5 6 7Vials 1 2 3 4 5 6 7

The following partial overlap view is another attempt to fit the scriptures into a view that accepts all the biblical verses. I can honestly say they were getting closer. Again the Great and Terrible Day of the Lord is placed in the middle of the seven year period of time. In this view the seventh trumpet coincides with the seventh seal and the seventh Vial of Wrath.

Seals 1 2 3 4 5 6 7Trumpets 1 2 3 4 5 6 7Vials 1 2 3 4 5 6 7

The complete overlap view follows. Each seal corresponds to one of the last seven years before the return of Christ. Again we see that the seventh trumpet is blown at the end of the seven-year period.


In Post-Tribulation thinking the rapture of the church will take place after the seven seals are opened and the seventh trumpet is blown. In other words there will be no rapture until the physical return of Christ.

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The seven Vials of God's wrath take place anywhere from seven years to only one day before the return of Christ. As for the Rapture of those protected by God, it all awaits the blowing of the seventh trumpet. By studying the Seal, Trumpet, and Vial layouts one can readily see that the Christian will go through all the troubles detailed by the trumpets. Only the Vials of Wrath are debated. I have even heard some teach that all the vials are poured out on those left behind during the last few days before Christ physically returns.

There is another Post-Tribulation belief that teaches the Christ will not return for another thousand years. They believe the church is the instrument to prepare a glorious kingdom for the Messiah to possess when He returns.

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10CONFUSION BY EXCLUSION

Why all this confusion? It can be summed up by the fact that the Messiah did not return in 70 AD. Jerusalem and the temple of God still existed in 69 AD. The Roman soldiers destroyed everything. The Apostle Paul fully expected the return of Christ after the Temple was desecrated, and so did the followers of Christ.

When it did not take place the leadership of the church must have been in confusion. Still there were many who believed in the 6,000-year theory as written by Paul's companion, Barnabas, but that placed the time of the rapture, and return of Christ, far into the future. This was not going to help them against the Romans. If it were not for the spirit of God working in people's lives, Christianity would never have survived.

With the fall of the Roman Empire, and Rome becoming Christian, influential leaders of the church spiritualized away the scriptures. The temple was gone. The Roman government was gone. All the required precursors were gone. The Western world entered the Dark Ages as those who adhered to the faith were hounded and persecuted by the central religious leadership.

By the 1500's, the Dark Ages was coming to a close. Spiritual people were beginning to interpret the scripture for themselves. It was the advent of the printing press, and the Bible was lifting the readers from the pit of ignorance.

By the 1800's, churches that had not spiritualized away the End-Times scripture were again teaching the book of Revelation. Practitioners were having visions. They drew diagrams, and wrote their interpretations with the understanding evident during their time.

A Scottish woman named Margaret Macdonald in the 1600's in John Darby's church had visions, and revealed that the antichrist would just precede the rapture of the church. What we will see later is that she was right on. But her teaching was being fitted into a biblical scenario that was flawed. They had the positions of the Seals, Trumpets, and

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Vials out of place and restricted to the last seven years. Macdonald also wrote about the separating of the sheep from the sheep. This was the separating of the believing Christians from the non-believing Christians. This point of view is also in the seven letters to the churches in chapter 2 and 3 of Revelation. Needless to say, she was not well received. In true fashion they ridiculed her into disgrace.

After a thousand plus years of twisting the character of God to suit their purpose we now have pastors, priests, rabbis who teach everything from believing the word of God to spiritualizing the hard questions away. Today one-third of the Jewish population has become agnostic, while another third study only the commentaries of their Bible. Nothing is absolute. Yet God is absolute. His character has not changed.

What exists today is a wide range of church and rabbinical beliefs. In the middle of the spectrum are those who fundamentally believe the Bible.

To clear the air we must accept that all scripture is God breathed (2 Timothy 2:2). If one starts from that vantage, a picture will unfold of the rapture that is light years ahead of anything previously taught.

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11A COMPREHENSIVE RAPTURE/END-TIMES ARANGEMENT OF VERSES.

There are at least three major viewpoints for interpreting prophetic scripture.

First there is the Pre-Millennial position. In this position it is believed that Jesus will return for a millennial, one-thousand years, rule on the earth. This position believes in a coming rapture of the believers and that event will occur when the Jerusalem is surrounded and destroyed.

1. Jerusalem is surrounded.2. The temple is desecrated.3. The rapture occurs of the believers.4. The physical return of Christ Jesus to the earth5. The one thousand year rule of Christ Jesus

Second is the Spiritualized view held by over half of Christendom – namely the Roman Catholic denomination as well as many within the Protestant churches. This view is also called the Amillenial view. That Jesus will not rule on the earth one-thousand years. Those one-thousand years are assigned to the church. Saint Augustine in the third century postulated that the prophetic scriptures pertaining to the church and the Lord's physical return must be spiritualized. Since the Lord had not returned in 70 AD with the destruction of the temple in Jerusalem, the explanation had to be that the church replaced Israel, and that the church was already in the millennium. Through the church, Christ Jesus is already ruling on the earth. Augustine also taught that Christ Jesus will return after one-thousand years.

1. Jerusalem is surrounded.2. The temple is desecrated and destroyed.3. The church now rules for a thousand years.4. Christ Jesus returns to the earth and rapture the saints.5. Gods sets up His kingdom on the earth.

This Modified viewpoint of prophetic scripture seems to have come into existent in the 1600's with John Darby. Now with a bible written in his

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language he read the scriptures and postulated that the prophetic End-Times writing are to be taken more literally. In his teaching which is widely held by most modern prophecy teachers, there will be a millennial reign of Christ Jesus. Under John Darby, the term Modified Pre-Millennial view was advanced.

1. Jerusalem is surrounded.2. The temple is destroyed yet the scriptures are partially

fulfilled.3. The seventh week prophesied in the book of Daniel is on hold.4. Someday there will be a nation called Israel.5. A seven year peace treaty by a revived Roman empire will be

signed.6. The book of Revelations pertains to that seven year period.7. At the beginning of that seven year peace treaty, the church

will be raptured.8. The seven seals of Revelation correspond to the seven year in

the peace treaty.9. In the middle of the seven years the temple which has now

been rebuilt is desecrated.10. The Great Tribulation begins and last for 3 1/2 years.11. The Lord Jesus returns to the earth and rules for a thousand

years.

In the Inclusive viewpoint of End-Times scriptures, the major difference is with the book of Revelations. The Modified viewpoint teaches that the book of Revelations only pertains to the last seven years before Christ Jesus returns to the earth. This viewpoint has led to three major interpretation of this book of prophecy. They are the pre seven years view of the rapture. The mid seven year view of the rapture, and thirdly there is the post seven year viewpoint of the rapture.

Each one of these viewpoints has its own scriptures to justify its position. Unfortunately they also generally ignore the others scriptures. Either all scripture is used or we will get only a incomplete view of what God is revealing

I propose that there is a Inclusive Premillenial viewpoint that is far more accurate. Scripture tells us that the End-Times began during the time of the apostles. The first three chapters of the book of Revelation

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were given to seven churches that existed then and that the first four seals of the seven seals were being opened by Jesus at that time.

The reason all seven seals were not opened at that time is to allow the curses written in Leviticus 26 to run their course.

What I will say next is almost heretical. The major themes behind the three rapture positions are essentially correct. At first I thought there might be three separate raptures, but that turned out to be wrong. Excluding the moment Jesus returns to the earth, there is a rapture of the church.

In the Pre-Trib thinking the rapture occurs with the blowing of the first trumpet. For those who accept the Mid-Trib position, the rapture occurs in the middle of that final seven-year peace treaty. They generally place it on the Great and Terrible Day of the Lord. The Post-Trib followers believe the rapture occurs after the seventh trumpet is blown and after the troubles begin. In the Pre-Trib thinking the world will witness the vanishing of hundreds of millions of people. In the Mid-Trib view, I don't think most will care. They will be too busy trying to survive. Only with time will those who saw a person vanish before their eyes have their story broadcast to other survivors. In the Post-Trib, the few who survive may see someone vanish.

Delightfully, in the Mid-Trib and Inclusive-Premillenial view, the name Great and Terrible Day of the Lord takes on massive implications. This day occurs in the middle of the seven years. It will also be a great day for the raptured believers. That time will also usher in a most terrible day for those left behind. It is the reaping for the winepress of God's wrath.

Today, if you are living in a war zone you probably feel life can't get any worse. If you have watched your family members die, or suffer unimaginable hardships, you will think you are in your own tribulation, If a comet smashes down around your ears, it will be a massive disaster with great human suffering. If you are killed in an auto accident, or from disease, or from any other causes, these are the life's struggles normal in a world that has rejected the truth of God. Bad things do happen to nice people. Only one thing will matter when it's

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over. Did you believe in the God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob? Did you place your faith and life in the hands of the one sent for the remission of your sins? Being a faith filled believing Christian is the best thing you can be, especially as we approach the time of trouble. It is having all the cards stacked in your favor. Why go through the fear, pain, and destruction of a terrible time when God gives a way out?

It is very possible that the seven trumpets of Revelation are portraying a global nuclear war. If this is so, it will be on the Great and Terrible Day of The Lord. No other day can fit that destruction. If so, those raptured by God will vanish as the nuclear tipped missiles are rising. Those who are raptured will be gone before the first detonation snuffs out the lives of the unfortunate.

It will not matter were you live when the Great and Terrible Day of the Lord breaks forth. You will be gone. It won't matter what city you live in. If you are currently living in relative safety, then live in safety. Once that fateful day begins, all you have worked for, everything you own will be swept away or left behind. At first this sounds depressing, and you might not want to go. What awaits you is far greater than anything you have ever known - immortality, health, great intelligence, and a mission. When you return to this world you help it become a better place.

Now let me reveal to you how this will be.

First we begin by combining the excluded verses to those used by the three Rapture scenarios.

PRE-TRIB MID-TRIB POST-TRIB

1 Thess 5:1-9 2 Thess 2 Dan 9:26-271 Corr 15 Rev 13 Ezekiel 39:9-29Phil 3:20-21 Rev 11:18 Rev 20:4-51 John 3:1-3 Dan 7:25 Rev 19:11-21John 14 Dan 9:27 Dan 12:12-131 Thess 1:10 Dan 12:6-7 1 Corr 15:511 Thess 5:9 Dan 12:11 2 Corr 5:10Rev 3:10 Matt 24:15-42 Isaiah 14:1-20Matt 25:31-46 Rev 11:2 Rev 19

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Ezekiel 20:33-38 Rev 4:1Isaiah 11:10-15 Lev 23:33-41Isaiah 65:9-16 Rev 16:2-15Rev 19:7-9 Matt 24:5-132 Thess 3:3 Rev 7:14Ezekiel 38:9 Dan 7:21-27

Isaiah 11:1-16Isaiah 65:17-25

To get a clearer picture of the End-Times and the Rapture of the church we must now add all the following scripture.

Joel 2:2-11,28-32; Acts 2:16-21; John 12:31; Hebrews 1:2; 1 John 2:18; Jude 1:18; Rev 6:1-8, 9-11, 12-14; Luke 21:10-19; 2 Tim 3:15; Amos 9:11-15; Dan 9:25; Rev 7:1-5; Ezek 38:2-23; Ezek 39:1-8; Dan 11:40-44; Malachi 4:1-3,5-6; Joel 3:1-3,9-16,18-21; Dan 12:1-4; Mark 13:6-27; Rev 8:7-13; Rev 9:1-5,12-19; 1 Thess 4:15-17; Rev 11:15; Rev 14:14-20,17-19; Rev 2&3; Heb 2:3; Rev 15:1-8; Rev 12:1-5; Luke 13:15; Colo 3:4; Rev 16:21; Zech 12:7-14; Zech 14:2-21; Rev 20:1-5; Isaiah 2:2-5; Isaiah 9:7; Isaiah 14:12-14; Isaiah 19:17-25; Isaiah 13:9-13; Isaiah 26:20-21; Isaiah 31:4-5; Isaiah 33:17-24; Isaiah 35:1-10; Isaiah 63:1; Isaiah 65:9-16; Isaiah 66:19-24; Zech 13:1-2,8-9; Micah 4:1-5; Zech 2:4-5; Zech 8:2,20-23; Zech 9:14-16; Zech 10:4-12; Amos 9:11-15; Micah 5:4,12-15; Micah 7:11-17; Malachi 4:2-3; Zeph 1:14-18; Luke 17:24-36; Amos 8:11-12; Malachi 4:5-6; Zech 4:12-14; 1 John 3:2; 2 Peter 3:10; Romans 6:5; Rev 11:2-14; Dan 12:11-12; Dan 8:1-14

As you can see a very large amount of scripture has been excluded from understanding the End-Times, and Rapture of the church.

First we begin at the time of the end (ie: the End-Times). It began nineteen plus centuries ago, Joel 2:28-32. As identified in Acts 2:16-21) the first seal was opened at that time. But I am getting ahead of myself. Following is an arrangement of the Seals, Trumpets, and Vials of God's Wrath that will clear up the confusion that the Pre-Trib, Mid-Trib, and Post-Trib positions have created.

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The first seal was opened, and the End-Times began, on Pentecost over 1900 years ago. Before the day ended I believe four more seals were opened. The four horsemen of the apocalypse have ridden ever since. The sixth and seventh seal are soon to occur.

Seals 1 2 3 4 5 6 7

The blowing of the seven trumpets will occur around the same time as the opening of the seventh seal.

Trumpet ------------1>Trumpet ------------2>Trumpet ------------3>Trumpet ------------4> (Time scale is from seconds to Trumpet ------------5> maybe minutes) Trumpet ------------6>Trumpet ------------7>

The seven Vials of Wrath will be poured out on the earth after the seventh trumpet is blown. This will take 1260 days plus 45 days to complete.

Vials 1 2 3 4 5 6 7(time scale is 1260+45 days)

The trumpets are blown either together or in succession. All the destruction written within the related verses comes together when the seventh trumpet is finished. Once the seventh trumpet ends, and just before the terrible destruction begins, the reaping by God for good (the rapture) takes place. Moments later the reaping for bad, (the wrath of the Lord) takes place. Revelation 14:14-20 points to the time of the two reapings.

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The first reaping is by one who is like the Son of God. This can only be Jesus Christ. The second reaping is for the winepress of God's wrath.

In another piece of scripture, Math 13:24-30, we read about the reaping of the wheat and the tares.

The landowner, Jesus is the owner of the earth, and tells His servants, the angels, to reap the wheat and the tares. The wheat represents the sons of the kingdom. The tares are the sons of the evil one. The harvest is at the time of the end, and the reapers are the angels of God. The tares are burned. I see this burning as the fire represented by the destruction brought in by the blowing of the seven trumpets.

Revelation 14 and Mathew 13 are describing the same event, the rapture of the church and the coming destruction. Remember the Son of God does the first reaping and nothing is further explained. If it had been clear, the current confusion created by placing the seals, trumpets, and vials of God's wrath in the earlier arrangements might have been different. The second reaping tells of the destruction of those who have rejected the great God Yahweh, or as they called Him in the modern transliteration, Jehovah. In the New Testament He is called Messiah, Wonderful, Prince of Peace, Mighty God.

The following chart shows the arrangement without all the verbiage so you can visualize the difference between this scenario and all the others. This scheme allows the rapture and End-Times related scriptures to merge without conflict. 31AD(Penticost) 3 1/2 years return of

1971 years Christ

SEALS 1,2,3,4,5 6 7 T 1R 2U 3 M 4 P 5E 6T 7 VIALS OF WRATH 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7

3 1/2 years + 45 days

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Because I am suggesting a complete use of scripture verses, I have included a chart that uses every verse clung to by the three rapture positions, plus all the others I have added. Nothing is in conflict with another verse. A few verses can be moved either from before the Great and Terrible Day of the Lord to a place after that day without any negative influence on the chart. It is entirely possible that there is duality to some verses. Unfortunately because of the limitation of these pages the chart has to be printed in a shortened version.

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12A comprehensive chart of all the End-Times scripturesPenticost Seals 30 DAYSAD31 1,2,3,4,5 1948 1967 seal 6 __ seal 7__________Joel 2 Rev6 Rev6 Hosea6 Luke21 Rev6 Dan9 Rev8 Isaiah 26:1728-32 1-8 9-11 1-2 24-32 12-14 27 1-6 Zeph 2:1-2 Psalm 81:3Acts2 Matt24 Amos9 Dan 9 Rev7 Mala Joel316-21 5-14 11-15 25 1-8 4: 5-6 1-3

John Luke 21 Ezek38 2Thes Joel312:31 10-19 2-23 2:2-11 9-16

2Timothy Ezek39 Mala 3:1-5 1-29 4:1-3

Hebrew1:2 Dan121 John 1-42:18 Matt24Jude 21-241:18 Matt24

37-42 Matt24 Mark13 _1290day+45___

15-20 6-27

Dan11 40-44 _2300days____

Joel2 2-11 Mark13 6-27

Beginning One forth of Israel Jews worldwide 7year Templeof the the earth is is regain earthquake peace isEnd-Times continuously reborn Jerusalem Iran,Iraq treaty built in war, plauge Syria, and then

drought from attack defiled this time on Israel

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THE RAPTURE VISUAL Day Of The Vials of Wrath RETURN OF LORD THE LORD_______________1,__2,__3,__4, 5______Vial 6___45days___Vial_7_____Rev 8 Rev16 Rev6 Rev167-13 1-2 12-16 17-21Rev 9 Rev16 Zech141-5 3 2-9Rev 9 Rev16 Matt24 Zech1212-19 4-7 31-35 7-141Thess4 Rev16 Luke Zech1415-17 8-9 13:35 2-211Thess5 Rev16 Colossians Rev19 3-4 8-9 3:4 16-21Rev11 Rev20__15______________1260 days + 3 1/2 days________ 1-5Rev14 Rev 11 Rev13 Isaiah14-20 2-14 1-18 2:2-51Cor15 Isaiah Zech351-54 30:26 1-2 & 8-9Rev2&3 Micah4:1-5Heb 2 Dan7 Zech 2__3____________________1290 days + 45 days__21-22_______4-5_Rev14 Dan 12 Isaiah17-19 11-12 11:10-15Rev15 Dan7 Isaiah1-8_______________Dan8_______2300_days________24-27___14:12-14 > Dan12:1 1-14 Matt 24:29 Isaiah65:9-25 Joel 3:9-15 Zech8:3,20-23Zeph1 9:14-1614-18 10:4-12Luke17 Joel324-36 18-21Amos8 Amos911-12 11-151Thess5 Micah53-4,9 4Malachi Micah54:5-6 12-15Zech4 Micah712-14 11-171John3:2 Malachi2Peter3:10 4:2-3Romans6:5 IsaiahIsaiah 66:19-2413:9-13 63:1

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Isaiah 35:1-1026:20-21 33:17-24

31:4-518:7

The Rapture 2:2-4and the 9:7Great Tribulation 19-17-25A SYNOPSIS OF THE ABOVE CHART.

You will readily notice that the End-Times began after the crucifixion, maybe around Pentecost. The first five seals of the book of Revelation are opened, and the world has suffered a growing series of crisis from that moment on. Between the first five seals and the sixth seal we have the birth of Israel in the year 1948. In 1967 the Israel regained control of Jerusalem. This is something they had lost around 586 BC. Now we come to the present time and the opening of the sixth deadly seal.

I believe the reason for there being so much time between seals 1,2,3,4,5 and number 6, is that Satan was not able to bring the world to total destruction. He never had the ability to totally eradicate the Jewish people. Today the power of the enemies of the Jewish people is rapidly increasing – especially with nuclear weapons. Also the Jewish leadership rejected their Messiah over 1900 years ago.

In the meantime diplomats, and most of the leaders of the industrialized nation, have strived to form treaties in an attempt to stop wars. Today they are banding together even stronger in an attempt to prevent a nuclear war. Nations have slowly given up their sovereignty to melt away their differences. Nations that had a high moral code of conduct have been brought lower so that all nations could fit together, and the war of words meant to destroy a nation's highly regarded heroes is relentless. But it will not forestall the inevitable.

I have placed the opening of the sixth seal with something required to neutralize America's protective hedge around the nation of Israel, and will permit the Jews to rebuild the temple. The Bible Codes reveal a possible comet hitting the earth after 2006. If this happens, the United States will reel from the economic and probable physical damage.

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Another possible instrument for bringing on the downfall of America is with a Electromagnetic attack on the East Coast of the nation. Of course there is always the economic factor. Whether it is man-made (which is very likely) or produced by some other means, the affect will be the same. America will be submerged in its own problems. From that moment a war to destroy Israel (Ezekiel 38 & 39) will commence. This war will be a different war than those that will soon follow. A careful reading of Ezekiel reveals that many nations will know it is the God of Israel, Yahweh, who saved Israel from certain defeat. With the devastation brought by the wars that are to follow, I think most people will be too frightened to care.

With the supernatural defeat of the invaders as described in Ezekiel, someone who has the political power to get it accomplished will give his approval to the building of the third temple on Mount Moriah. The Muslim community will protest, but with the humiliating defeat of their forces, their protest will have little impact.

Soon after the dedication of the temple it will be desecrated. That might take place as soon as thirty days after the dedication. Muslim terror cells may even damage the temple, possibly with a small nuclear warhead. The Middle East will plunge into a limited nuclear war. The seven trumpets of Revelation are blown, and this war quickly spreads to the whole world.

As the seven trumpets of Revelation are sounded, the saints of God vanish in a twinkle of an eye. As a flash of light sweeps around the world, God will have raptured His people. Those left behind face a fear filled future.

I believe this time will be during the Jewish festival of Rosh Hashanah. The reasoning as I see it is given in Isaiah 26:19-21. Here the Lord is telling His people about judgment, a resurrection and a hiding place for His elect. The door is shut after they arrive and His wrath falls upon all who are left behind. This is more than likely the time for the Wrath of the Lamb.

There is only one Jewish holiday that contains judgment, resurrection, and a hiding place for God's saints. That day is known as Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish New Year.

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The theme of the Jewish New Year meal contains numerous parts. First is that Rosh Hashanah is a day of judgment. One note is that the time of the new moon is linked very clearly to a time of judgment. Might this be the Great and Terrible Day of the Lord?

Second it is a day of the blowing of the Shofar. These trumpets may also be pointing to a future event. This future event may be the seven trumpets that will be blown in the book of Revelation.

Thirdly it is a day for the resurrection of the dead.

Fourthly it is a day of remembrance.

Fifthly it is a day that is called the Jewish New Year.

Sixth, it is a day that brings in the Messianic age.

Seventh, it is considered the day that the Torah was given.

Eight, it is the day for the coronation of the King.Ninth, it is a day that begins a penitential period. This may be the marriage supper of the Lamb. After the rapture of the saints of God, they are all seen in a banquet hall and the door is shut. No one can get in and no one can leave.

Tenth, it is a day that heralds the coming of the Messiah.And finally, it is a time of a New Moon. Now there are many days in a year that have new moons. Rosh Hashanah is a very special two day period that is considered one 48 hour day. No one knows which day or hour the rapture will occur. This period in also called the Feast of Trumpets.

We can sum up the Jewish New Year, Rosh Hashanah, as a day of judgment, a day for the resurrection from the dead, a day of the kingship of the Lord, and a day for the hiding of those protected by the Lord.

Let me suggest that from the day you read this the day of the Lord gets closer. During the time of Rosh Hashanah we should be prepared

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for the coming of the Lord. This may very well be the time of the Rapture and the Wrath of the Lamb.

The terrible portion of the Great and Terrible Day of the Lord is also a time preceded by the act of a very unusual man. The man is revealed when he sits in the temple of the Lord. This act is his way of showing the world that he is god. From that moment on he is biblically called the Anti-Christ.

This man who is instrumental in arranging a seven year peace treaty with Israel now precipitates a global holocaust. Now he proposes a way to manage the world's meager resources. After a global nuclear holocaust, which I believe the blowing of the seven trumpets in Revelation is describing, the world will need all the help it can get to survive. His method will be fool-proof. It will be an invisible identifier that is inscribed either in the right hand, or for those missing that hand, the forehead of a person. This will prevent millions of survivor from abusing the required rationing of food, clothing, medicine and essential utilities.

Tens of millions will turn to the God of the Bible for hope, but Satan is a jealous ruler. He must also forestall the prophecies of God. Since the newly born Christians, and the Jewish nation of Israel, stands in his way, both must be destroyed.

This man of evil will not be alone. A magic producing religious leader will join him is deluding the nations. Together they will make war on the nation of Israel, but they are not able to prevail until two very special Israeli priest of God are removed. It will take 1260 days to get these men killed.

For three and one-half years after the devastating war, the two priests of God pour out the Vials of God's wrath on the world. These curses will clearly prevent the world from recovering from the war.

Once these two protectors of Israel and problem makers are killed, the world will rejoice, but that rejoicing will last less than four days. The two priests who now lay dead on a street in Jerusalem will come to life. With television cameras watching, the world will witness this event and tremble in fear.

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In outer space the city of God appears in all its glory. It is coming closer. The world will marshal its forces to prevent this pending invasion from space.

For forty-five days the nation of Israel will be attacked. Tens of thousands of Israeli Jews will be taken away into captivity. Millions will be killed. The city of Jerusalem is partially captured. The country is on the verge of being lost, and the Jewish people are set for total destruction.

But the Messiah appears in the sky, coming from the area of Petra. Nothing can stop the Master of the Universe. Jesus, the Messiah, comes to the Mount of Olives and the mountain cleaves into. The invading armies flee in panic.

God has now taken physical possession of this world. After a period of God enforced rule, there will be a thousand years of peace and prosperity.

Let me suggest a project that you can perform during a weekend where you have nothing to do. Print all the identified scriptures, or buy a used Bible of the version you like. Then cut and paste the scriptures on a good size poster board. This will produce two things for you. One, it will enable you to read the scriptures and make your own decisions about their truthfulness. Second, review the chart and the scriptures whenever the news headline makes you nervous. Keep this book, ENDTIMES 20xx?, handy and refer to it and the chart you have produced. It will give you some peace in the midst of the approaching storms.

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13WHAT DOES THIS IMPLY ABOUT THE RAPTURE?

In summary this book is to teach the basic views of the rapture of the church. Somewhere during the last 1900+ years, after the destruction of the Jewish temple in 70AD, the leaders of the church spiritualized many parts of the scriptures away. At that time no temple existed in Jerusalem, and the world moved rapidly into the Dark Ages. With the advent of movable type, and the printing of the Bible, the few who adhered to the faith began to read the scriptures for themselves. The Second Advent of the Lord began to regain focus, and different explanations of the book of Revelation came forth. Revelation was interpreted and reinterpreted along with all the End-Times, Latter-Days, and Times-of-the-End scriptures. Whoever came up with the confusion that tried to place all the End-Times scriptures within the last seven years is anyone's guess? Needless to say it resulted in three separate camps of prophecy teaching. These three camps became known as the Pre-Tribulation, Mid-Tribulation, and the Post-Tribulation view of the Rapture.

This book, ENDTIMES 20xx?, brings all the main theories together. I believe it places the beginning of the End-Times in its proper time.

We now see where the rapture of the church fits in with all the other verses. The only missing item is the exact timing. When will the rapture of the church take place? The scripture tells us that no man will know the hour or the day. It says nothing about man not knowing the year. By studying scripture we may know the season when it arrives.

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14THE PROPHESIES OF DANIEL

When might the rapture of the church take place? This can make you sick when you understand all that will happen at that time. If anyone gives a specific day or time for the return of Christ, or the rapture of the church, take it with a grain of salt. Someday someone will be correct, but until it happens, be careful. As you will shortly see, there are plenty of dates to choose from, but there is one period of time that really stands out. You will also see that the moment for the rapture is rapidly approaching.

I begin with a prophecy written in the book of Daniel. In chapter 9, beginning with verse 25, we read that from the issuing of the decree to rebuild Jerusalem until Messiah will be 7 weeks and 62 weeks. In verse 26 we read that it will be at the completion of those 69 weeks of years that Messiah will be cut off. That accounts for 69 weeks with that strange break for 7 weeks.

There is also one more week prophesied by Daniel that is used by prophecy teachers. It is called the 70th week. Also in chapter 9, in verse 27 is a prophecy about a seven year period of time and prophecy scholars link it to the previous two verses.

Daniel 9 verse 27 reads "And he shall confirm with many for one week: and in the midst of the week he shall cause the sacrifice and the oblation to cease, and for the overspreading of abominations he shall make desolate, even until the consummation, and that determined shall be poured out upon the desolate."

What we have read can be paraphrased to say: the antichrist will cause a peace treaty to be created. In the middle of that peace treaty he will cause the Jewish sacrifices to their God to cease. In addition he will cause a great destruction to begin. The destruction will continue until it has destroyed for a given time. This prince will destroy the city (Jerusalem) and in turn will himself be destroyed. All this is to take place within those last seven years.

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Versus 25 and 26 have been fulfilled by the year 70 AD, but verse 27 has not been fulfilled. Therefore what we read in verse 25, 26, and 27 have a duality. There was a partial fulfillment in 70 AD, but there will be a complete fulfillment in the not to distant future. The 62 weeks of years have been complete with the Messiah's entry into Jerusalem and His crucifixion. The 7 weeks of years have been fulfilled once by the rebuilding of Jerusalem and the Messiah's later entry into Jerusalem. Now we are awaiting the Messiahs second entry into Jerusalem. This time the Messiah will come after a seven year peace treaty, the ceasing of the daily sacrifice, and the following great destruction.

For now let's stay with the 69 weeks. Those 69-weeks represent weeks of years, and the years are 360-day years. As a side note you are beginning to see that our compass of 360 degrees equates to the 360-day year. I believe something happened to the earth's orbit that changed the solar year to 365.242 days. But that is another story.

If we take 69 weeks of years and multiply it by 360 days (69X7X360), we arrive at 173880 days. The Persian king Artaxerxes in 445 BC or 446 BC, on the first of Nissan (March), gave his decree to permit the Jews to rebuild the city of Jerusalem. I will show later that the year 446 BC has to be correct year. Jesus of Nazareth entered Jerusalem and is proclaimed by some as Messiah and king exactly 173880 days later. A few days later in the month of April, He was arrested and crucified.

As a side note, the date 445 BC used by most scholars is also in question because of the ruler ship of King Artaxerxes. There are some who believe that his reign actually began in 554BC. His father, King Xerxes was still alive at that time. Xerxes suffered greatly from a defeat by the Greeks.

To survive the humiliation of his defeat by the Greek, Xerses threw lavish parties, became a drunk, and lived in the harems. He also gave up rule of the Persian Empire in 554 BC to his son, Artaxerxes. Both men had power and influence within the kingdom. Nineteen or twenty years later, King Xerxes died. In 445 BC King Artaxerxes became the sole ruler of the empire.

Let's first return to the 7 weeks of years that is written by Daniel. This is the much talked about 7 weeks of years and the 62 weeks of years. Why did God give the 69 weeks of years in two parts? The total weeks

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of years correspond to when King Artaxerxes gave the decree to Jeremiah and ends with the entry of Jesus into Jerusalem to be crucified. Why the separation? I believe this can be explained when we add Herod the Great to the answer. Herod the Great was so named because of his massive building programs. A great earthquake in 31 BC nearly destroyed the city. The funds became available twelve years later and he began to rebuild Jerusalem. Herod started the Temple expansion and reconstruction around the first part of 19 BC. At the same time he embarked on an extensive rebuilding program for the entire city. Incidentally, the orders to begin rebuilding the city seem to have been issued around December of 20 BC. Seven weeks of years later, or 17,640 days later, Messiah entered Jerusalem and was crucified. This clearly points to April, 31 AD.

The year 31 AD is disputed by many theologians. In all fairness, there are many who are divided in their belief as to what year Jesus entered the city. Some believe it took place in 33 AD. Others believe it occurred in 32 AD. Still some believe it happened in 30 AD. A few even believe He entered the city in 27 AD or even in 26 AD.

The reason for this variance of date comes from two sources. One, no one knows with certainty the actual date King Artaxerxes issued his decree to rebuild Jerusalem. There is also the presumption that the decree was issued on the first day of Nisan.

Nothing can be 100 % proven. Yet it can be deduced, though the answer will never contain a clear degree of certainty. On the other hand, I think we can pretty much figure out the year when it occurred.

One other area of contention is in computing date with the Julian or Gregorian calendars. The Julian calendar came into existence under the reign of Julius Caesar. It is composed of 365.25 days. To adjust for the quarter of a day error in the Julian calendar they simply added to every forth year an extra day. There were also adjustments made to every century.

Then there is the Gregorian calendar. This is the calendar that we use today. It computes the length of the year as 365.242 days long. Though it is more accurate than the Julian calendar, the atomic clocks of today have refined the length of the year precisely to the milli-second.

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Here is the crux of the problem. Many who have computed the year of the entry into Jerusalem by Jesus have started with the Julian calendar and switched over to the Gregorian calendar in their computations.

It is akin to mixing apples and oranges. Therefore the years that follow are all over the place. If we start with the Gregorian date and stay with the Gregorian date the accuracy improves dramatically. Of course the Mayan calendar is now known to be more accurate than both the Julian or Gregorian calendars. We didn't know that until the atomic clock was invented.

One other area of disagreement comes in using a Biblical year versus the Gregorian year. The question is, did God use a Biblical year of 360 days, or did God use the 365.242 day year. When we all get to heaven we can ask Him. Then we'll know for certain what He meant. Each one of these years, Biblical, Julian or Gregorian calendar, will produce a different number of days for Daniel's prophecy.

As you already noticed, I bowed to the Biblical year. The reason can be found in the book of Revelation. Chapter eleven tells about the two witnesses. In verse 2 they are given authority for 42 months. In verse 3 the number of days is given as 1260 days. That works out to forty-two 30 day months. Twelve 30 day months is known as the Biblical year. Therefore I computed the 62 weeks of years, and the 7 weeks of years all with a 360 day year. If the Biblical year is constant throughout the prophecies, and we stay with the Gregorian date for the Calendar year we may point to the exact timing of when Messiah came into Jerusalem and is praised as King of the Jews. How different the world would have been had the leadership of the Jews accepted their Messiah.

If by some chance there is duality in the 7 weeks of years prophecy can we also apply it to our present time? We may be able to see when the Messiah will once again arrive in Jerusalem. This city was captured by the Jews in the Six-Day War. That war began on June 5, 1967. A few days later the city was under the total control of the Jewish people. A rebuilding program began sometime after the capture. If we say the rebuilding program began soon after the war, June 11, 1967 and add the 49 years of 360-day years, the world might witness the Messiah

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entering the city again. First we must search the newspapers to find out when did the building program begin? Studying the December 1967 and January 1968 news reports I think I found a possible answer. At that time reports were being written of the forthcoming rebuilding program. If we begin with January 1968, the 49th Biblical years ends in the year 2016.

If we read the United Nations resolutions that were being passed in 1969 and 1970, all seem to point to the year of 1968. Yet it is a possibility that the year the government of Israel quietly decided to rebuild Jerusalem came after 1968. If I had to guess, I'd lean more to the year 1968. Yet there is always that outside chance the decision occurred in 1969. There were numerous reconstruction plans for the city. One was even produced in 1944. The one developed in July 1967 may be the one we are searching for. If we stay with January 1968 for the beginning of the rebuilding program everything points to the years 2010-2023 as being the midpoint area of those last seven years. Daniel's 70th week may have possibly begun in 1969. Though we have a couple of years to work with, everything is pointing to an approaching judgment not very far away. Woe to all who will die or have to survive in those last 3 1/2 years.

More and more the year 1967, the year the Jews recaptured Jerusalem, is more prophetic than anyone realizes. For with it came the rebuilding program and the beginning of the 7 weeks of years.

I will suggest an idea that the book of Leviticus also holds a key to answering the importance of the year 1967 and what followed.

In the first century AD it is apparent in the scriptures that all the followers of Jesus expected Him to return soon after His ascension into heaven. From my point of view, it is unfortunate for the world that He didn't. Yet the God of the universe does know what He is doing.

It is apparent in the Apostle Paul's writing that he personally believed in the imminent return of Christ Jesus. Since I believe that his letters were inspired by the Holy Spirit of God, and the God of the Bible does not lie, why did the letters indicate that Jesus would soon return? The temple in Jerusalem still stood. The prophecies of the millennial reign of God on the earth seemed ready to be fulfilled.

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The events that occurred in 70 AD did not produce the expected result. In 68 AD the city was surrounded by Roman forces. Those who understood the writings of Paul, as well as the rest of the disciples, knew the signs of the return of Jesus. They left the city. After the outer walls of the city were breached by the 10th Roman legion, and the inner wall protecting the temple overrun, the temple complex was captured and looted. Against all orders the temple itself was destroyed by fire in September of 70 AD.

In defense of the Roman leadership, they did not want the temple destroyed, but the gold, silver and precious jewels covering much of the building walls became too much of a temptation for the soldiers in the field.

Fire melted the gold and cracked the limestone and marble. The building was effectively destroyed. Soon not one stone lay on top of another as Roman solders scavenged for anything of value. In their methodical search for wealth they fulfilled the prophecy given by Jesus.

The young church of Jesus the Christ knew it would happen. Yet Jesus did not return as promised. What happened? Did the God of the Bible make a mistake? Maybe Paul misunderstood the inspirations from God?

Later, those who had copies of the scriptures tried to understand what went wrong. They were sure a miscalculation had taken place. Maybe they mistranslated what Jesus had said.

In time the official position in trying to understand the scriptures was to simply allegorized away most of the scriptures dealing with the return of Jesus. Some who spiritualized the scriptures taught that all that was supposed to happen did indeed happen. In defense of these men, they truly were searching for answers. In their spiritualizing of scriptures they logically believed that everything happened as predicted when the temple was destroyed. Yet verse 27 of Daniel (9th chapter) had not taken place. Now the church began to replace Israel by theologians. It all made some cense as there now was no nation of Israel. In their reasoning it was the church's duty to convert the world and bring in the kingdom of God. Christian believers were being led every which way but to the truth. Fortunately for those who read and believed the scriptures they could interpret the writings themselves.

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Some religious scholars, notably the monks cloistered away in seminaries - away from the political intrigue - held steadfast to studying the scriptures. They gathered together the books of the scriptures and studied the manuscripts for answers. The results being that a more literal acceptance of the scriptures never died. It exists even to this day.

During these years of turmoil some appear to have found the answer. There are writings dating back to the first century telling about a 6,000 year reign over the earth by man. The beginning of the seventh thousand years is to begin with the reign of God on this planet.

None to my knowledge looked to the Hebrew bible, "Old Testament", for the answer. If they saw the connection in the book of Leviticus they might have discovered a possible clue as to why so much time had to elapse.

Let me show you what I believe. This may be one of the missing answers to the long period that had to pass after the ascension and the absent return of Christ Jesus.

In Leviticus, chapter 26 is a description of a number of judgments. It is true these judgments were given to Moses by God during the exodus from Egypt. They applied to the nation of Israel as they began to ignore the commandments of their God. They may also apply to the Hebrew leadership's rejection of the Holy One of Israel, Jesus the Christ. He is the one who gave those commandments to Israel during the Exodus. He is the one who pointed out their errors when He was given a body by God. Both times they rejected Him, and both times they suffered for their rebellion.

These cascading judgments in Leviticus have an ever increasing amount of severity. They actually increase by a factor of seven with Israel's continuing rebellion to God's commandments.

LEVITICUS 26:14-17 I describe this as curse number one.But if ye will not hearken unto me, and will not do all these commandments; And if ye shall despise my statutes, or if your soul abhor my judgments, so that ye will not do all my commandments, but that ye break my covenant: I also will do this unto you; I will even appoint over you terror, consumption, and the burning ague, that shall

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consume the eyes, and cause sorrow of heart: and ye shall sow your seed in vain, for your enemies shall eat it. And I will set my face against you, and ye shall be slain before your enemies: they that hate you shall reign over you; and ye shall flee when none pursueth you.

Then in Leviticus 26:18-20 is added an additional curse. This curse multiplies the first curse by a factor of seven. I call this curse number two.And if ye will not yet for all this hearken unto me, then I will punish you seven times more for your sins. And I will break the pride of your power; and I will make your heaven as iron, and your earth as brass: And your strength shall be spent in vain: for your land shall not yield her increase, neither shall the trees of the land yield their fruits.

Next in Leviticus is the third curse. It too is a multiplication of the last curse by a factor of seven.

And if ye walk contrary unto me, and will not hearken unto me; I will bring seven times more plagues upon you according to your sins. I will also send wild beasts among you, which shall rob you of your children, and destroy your cattle, and make you few in number; and your high ways shall be desolate.

I must add a little here. The word "contrary" does not give the seriousness of the curse. In many more modern translations the word "contrary" is replaced with "hostility". You can't get much more hostile than being tortured and then killed. In my thinking I see the crucifixion of the Messiah as being a very hostile act. Now things go even worse. In Leviticus 26:23-27 this fourth curses brings another multiplication by another factor of seven.And if ye will not be reformed by me by these things, but will walk contrary unto me; Then will I also walk contrary unto you, and will punish you yet seven times for your sins. And I will bring a sword upon you that shall avenge the quarrel of my covenant: and when ye are gathered together within your cities, I will send the pestilence among you; and ye shall be delivered into the hand of the enemy. And when I have broken the staff of your bread, ten women shall bake your bread in one oven, and they shall deliver you your bread again by weight: and ye shall eat, and not be satisfied. And if ye will not for all this hearken unto me, but walk contrary unto me;

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To make thing even more unbearable God again multiplies the above fourth curse by a factor of seven. Curse five follows in Leviticus 26:28-39.

Then I will walk contrary unto you also in fury; and I, even I, will chastise you seven times for your sins. And ye shall eat the flesh of your sons, and the flesh of your daughters shall ye eat. And I will destroy your high places, and cut down your images, and cast your carcasses upon the carcasses of your idols, and my soul shall abhor you. And I will make your cities waste, and bring your sanctuaries unto desolation, and I will not smell the savor of your sweet odors. And I will bring the land into desolation: and your enemies which dwell therein shall be astonished at it. And I will scatter you among the heathen, and will draw out a sword after you: and your land shall be desolate, and your cities waste. Then shall the land enjoy her Sabbaths, as long as it lieth desolate, and ye be in your enemies’ land; even then shall the land rest, and enjoy her sabbaths. As long as it lieth desolate it shall rest; because it did not rest in your sabbaths, when ye dwelt upon it. And upon them that are left alive of you I will send a faintness into their hearts in the lands of their enemies; and the sound of a shaken leaf shall chase them; and they shall flee, as fleeing from a sword; and they shall fall when none pursueth. And they shall fall one upon another, as it were before a sword, when none pursueth: and ye shall have no power to stand before your enemies. And ye shall perish among the heathen, and the land of your enemies shall eat you up. And they that are left of you shall pine away in their iniquity in your enemies’ lands; and also in the iniquities of their fathers shall they pine away with them.

The Jewish people have clearly suffered the above ever increasing intense curses for their stubborn disobedience. And those who carried out their crushing attacks against the Jewish people have suffered even greater for adding to the curses. But the God of Israel and those who accept Him is a compassionate God and He shows Himself to be a God of hope.

If they shall confess their iniquity, and the iniquity of their fathers, with their trespass which they trespassed against me, and that also they have walked contrary unto me; And that I also have walked contrary unto them, and have brought them into the land of their enemies; if

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then their uncircumcised hearts be humbled, and they then accept of the punishment of their iniquity: Then will I remember my covenant with Jacob, and also my covenant with Isaac, and also my covenant with Abraham will I remember; and I will remember the land. The land also shall be left of them, and shall enjoy her Sabbaths, while she lieth desolate without them: and they shall accept of the punishment of their iniquity: because, even because they despised my judgments, and because their soul abhorred my statutes. And yet for all that, when they be in the land of their enemies, I will not cast them away, neither will I abhor them, to destroy them utterly, and to break my covenant with them: for I am the LORD their God. But I will for their sakes remember the covenant of their ancestors, whom I brought forth out of the land of Egypt in the sight of the heathen, that I might be their God: I am the LORD.

To summarize, we first read of Israel's punishment for disobedience. Their first disobedience was by not entering the Promised Land. This bought them 40 years of wondering in the desert. Their second disobedience came when they slowly drifted away from total worship of their God. Then the rejected their Messiah. Forty biblical years latter this rejection brought them national destruction and the burning of their temple. With that came the death of the nation. It seems that this length of time (40 biblical years) is the length of time decreed by God for punishment. I believe this 40 year Biblical-Year period can be used and applied to the time after they crucified their God until modern times. From the crucifixion of Jesus to the destruction of the temple there is 40 Biblical years.

Then for their continued rebellion the punishment was increased seven times longer. This is punishment number two described in Leviticus.

For their continued unwillingness to obey Him there is another seven fold increase of punishment. This is punishment number three of Leviticus.

Leviticus again adds the statement that if they act with hostility toward Him, there will be another seven fold increase of punishment. This is punishment number four and it is very severe.

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Finally there is another curse that is another seven fold increase of punishment. This curse nearly destroys them completely. This is punishment number five.

All these punishments have fallen on to the tribes that comprise the Israeli people. Throughout history there have been evil men who ravaged and killed the Jews. These men reaped their own destruction as they added more than what God proclaimed. Yet throughout all these horrendous times it seems Leviticus 26 is explaining the root cause of the persecution.

Now let us jump to the time after the tribulations of the Holy One of Israel. Jesus the Christ is crucified with intense hostility. We now can see the answer to our original question. Why has it taken so long for Jesus, the bodily image of Jehovah God, to return to the earth?

Indirectly we have determined what might be the time allotted by the God of the Bible for a judgment. Here we have to look back to the Exodus from Egypt. We've all have read about the 40 years of wandering for their rebellion. This also seems to apply to the Jewish leadership's rebellion to Jesus more than anything else. After His resurrection from the dead, it is believed that up to one-third of the Jewish population was sympathetic or believed that Jesus was their long awaited Messiah. Soon, religious persecution forced the people back in line.

If we take 40 Biblical years of 360 days we may also be seeing this as the length of time Israel wandered in the wilderness. This is also how long after the crucifixion of Jesus that their great temple was destroyed.

Now let us do a little simple math.

40 Biblical years time a 360 days gives us 14400 days.

Now divide that number by 365.242 days to get our current Gregorian calendar days for a year. This number works out to be 39.426 calendar years and is equal to 40 Biblical years. I think this can be called Judgment 1 described in Leviticus.

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Remember the first punishment in Leviticus. Let us use this length of time - 39.426 calendar years as equal to 40 years of 360 days.

Let's multiply that length of time for judgment 1 by 7, which is the second curse for disobedience. That number of years comes out to be 275.982 calendar years. We now have the length of time for judgment 2.

Thankfully we can now stop with the next curse –curse number 3.

If for the outright hostility towards Him they will receive another seven fold increases for their disobedience. You can't get much more hostile than being tortured and murdered. Let's multiply 275.983 calendar years by 7 and we get 1931.874 calendar years. This is the length of time dictated by judgment 3 of Leviticus.

As a note, most Bible translations use the phrase "with hostility" in curse number 3. Curse number 4 and 5 also use the phrase "with hostility". What we are reading is a prophecy that has two end results. One result is an ever increasing intensity of tribulation. The second result is in the duration of the tribulation.

If we add the length of God's physical judgment of life on earth to 1931.874 AD years, we need to add the 30.33 years for the AD portion of the Gregorian calendar. The Passover occurred in April 31 AD and the U.S. Naval Academy's Astronomical calculations bare that out to be true. The year that Jesus was crucified has to be 30 AD plus three more months. This lands us squarely on Wednesday, April 25, 31 AD. That year is when the Passover allows for three days and three nights in the tomb and an early First day of the week resurrection.

Following are the dates for the Passover in a number of years.

In 28 AD the Passover took place on Wed. April 28.In 29 AD the Passover took place on Monday April 7.In 30 AD the Passover took place on Friday April 7.In 31 AD the Passover took place on Wed April 25.In 32 AD the Passover took place on Friday April 14.In 33 AD the Passover took place on Sat. April 4.

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Now as we add 1931.874 to the AD portion of the Messiah’s 33 and ½ years of life of the Messiah we arrive at the year 1962.204. Now add 3.33 years. This is the BC portion of our current Gregorian calendar. It also equates to around September, 4 BC. This is the most likely time when Jesus was born. Remember that Jesus started His ministry around 30 years of age and by the book of John, He celebrated 3 Passovers. His physical birth had to be before Herod the Great died. Herod's death has to be before the end of December, in the year 4 BC. Most likely the birth of Jesus occurred around September, 4 BC possibly on one of the feast days. Leave it to the great God Jehovah to engineer the exact day for the baby's birth. He seems to take Hebrew feast days very serious.

Herod the Great tried to have the baby destroyed. Yet Herod died in December 4 BC. This means that the wise men and their entourage of maybe hundreds arrived soon after Jesus was born and before Herod died. As a side note, the wise men were from Persia, (which also included Arabia). Herod, as well as the Romans, would have been greatly distressed upon their arrival. Every time the Romans fought a major war with the Persians they lost with great lose of life.

The Persians had earlier ruled Judea. They also had soundly defeated the Romans numerous times in massive battles. As a result the Maggi most likely traveled in a great caravan with hundreds, maybe thousands, of armed soldiers. These three Maggi, or magistrates of the Persian kingdom, were powerful men and would have received a large military escort for their protection.

After the baby was born in Bethlehem Mary and Joseph with the newborn baby went back home to Nazareth, Herod sent his soldiers to kill Jesus. They went to Bethlehem - to the wrong town. The soldiers would continue searching for the baby. In a short time they'd discovered via the census who had been born in the town and where they lived. Herod also most likely had the caravan of Persians followed. It would not take long to identify where the newly born "King of The Jews" lived. That may explain why in Matthew 2:13 an angel tells Joseph to not just move away, but to flee in haste to Egypt. It is very probable that the soldiers sent to kill the child were only hours away.

So let us add 3.33 years (the length of Jesus' life in the BC portion of the Julian calendar} to 1962.204. Here we must presume that Jesus was born in or around the month of September and in the year 4 BC.

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We now arrive at the year 1965.534. This gives us the actual years that expired from His birth. Two (2) years must be added because of the lack of a zero (0) year between BC and AD. You can blame this on the math at that time. Now we have clearly arrived at the year 1967.

Actually we have arrived at a time, 1967.534, when history written in advance unfolded before our eyes and is now complete.

It is true that the Gregorian calendar when it changed from the Julian calendar has some errors. A number of years for some events were adjusted with each calendar change. During the preceding two thousand years these calendar adjustments have anywhere from 0 to 4 years of built in error.

Regardless of the potential errors we have arrive at a fateful time. The Jews regained total control of Jerusalem in June of 1967.

Another way of arriving at the birth month of Jesus is in the books of Luke and John. Chapter 3 of Luke, verse 23 it is written "And Jesus Himself is around 30 years of age when he began His ministry." In the book of John is recorded three separate times that Jesus observed the Passover during His ministry. John 2:23 – Now when He was in Jerusalem at the Passover…. And again in John 6:4 – And the Passover; the feast of the Jew was near…. And a third time in John 13:1 – Now before the feast of the Passover. When He knew that His hour had come….

By the three separate Passovers we see that Jesus was now 33 and one-half years of age at the time of His crucifixion. Working back from April, 31 AD we arrive at September, 4 BC. Remember He had to born before the death of Herod the Great in December 4 BC – not after.

This little exercise shows that Jesus lived on the earth 33½ years. It is delightful that this is a tradition most churches teach.

As you can see when we add the length of Jesus' life to the length of curse number three in Leviticus we land cleanly on the middle of the year 1967.

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Here is another way of computing why it has taken so long for the Lord to return to the earth. There has been two-thousand years from Adam to Abraham. There has been another two thousand years from Abraham to Messiah. Many believe in the six-thousand years for the rule of man. So let us add another two-thousand years to the birth of Messiah and see where it leads.

If we take two-thousand biblical years from the birth of Jesus and convert it to our Gregorian calendar years, we again come to the year 1967. To show this we take 1971.3 actual years, add 3.3 actual years for the BC portion of Jesus' life, and we get 1974.6 actual years. Now we have to add two more years. There is no zero year. We arrive at the year 1976.6 Is this scary? Is it a coincidence? I don't think so. Believe in the God of the Bible. He seems to be fulfilling His prophecies. He also seems to be doing things by the clock.

We have shown two methods pointing to the same area of time. One leads us to the year 1967.5. The other points us to 1967.6. No man may know the day or the hour, but it is clear that we have arrived at a very important year. This is a time when we can clearly say something blessed and frightening has taken place. I guess the really scary part of this is that most people are totally unaware what has occurred. To carry this out a little farther, we can see that the answer to the mysterious rapture may not be very far away.

Let's add a third hammer to nails to this exercise for the year 1967.

Another tantalizing piece of data gleamed from the scriptures has to do with the prophecies about the House of Israel and the House of Judah. The prophet Ezekiel was commanded to lay on his side to bare the sins of the House of Israel. For the House of Israel, now know as the lost ten tribes, he laid on his side for 390 days. Each day represented a year that they would be dispersed. Then there came a curse of seven fold.

Israel went into captivity by the Syrians in 723 BC. If we multiply the 390 days given by Ezekiel times 360 days (biblical year), times a seven-fold increase in judgment we arrive at 982800 days. Divide 982800 days by 365.242 (Gregorian calendar days) we arrive at 2690.8 actual calendar years. The House of Israel went into captivity in 723 BC.

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Subtract 723 years from 2690.8 years and we again point to the year 1967.

Now back to the three groups of two thousand years.

The land of Israel has since 1967 truly enjoyed tremendous increase in crop production. So much so that Europe has even told the Moslem terrorist to keep their hands off the food.

This explanation using Leviticus 26 is why I believe so much time has transpired from the time of Christ Jesus until now. I also believe that the 49 Biblical years prophesied in the book of Daniel is now in play and began sometime after the beginning of 1967. Daniel said that from the time of the decreed to rebuild Jerusalem until Messiah there will be seven weeks and sixty-two weeks.

Daniel 9:24-26Seventy weeks are determined upon thy people and upon thy holy city, to finish the transgression, and to make an end of sins, and to make reconciliation for iniquity, and to bring in everlasting righteousness, and to seal up the vision and prophecy, and to anoint the most holy. Know therefore and understand, that from the going forth of the commandment to restore and to build Jerusalem unto the Messiah the Prince shall be seven weeks, and threescore and two weeks: the streets shall be built again, and the walls, even in troublous times. And after threescore and two weeks shall Messiah be cut off, but not for himself: and the people of the prince that shall come shall destroy the city and the sanctuary; and the end thereof shall be with a flood, and unto the end of the war desolations are determined.

When these two groups of years are combined we have the time from when the first decree was issued, maybe verbally by King Artaxerxes in 446 BC. Messiah entered Jerusalem and many people proclaimed Him as king and Messiah. That year and maybe to the very day all was being fulfilled. That time points more and more to April 31 AD.

We also have the time when Herod the Great embarked on his rebuilding program for Jerusalem. This date appears to be in December 19 BC. When we use the 7 weeks of years in Daniel's prophecy (remember that God told Daniel to write the prophecy in two parts, 7

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weeks of years and 62 weeks of years) Jesus entered the city as their king in 31 AD. This year is 49 biblical years after the decree to rebuild the city by Herod.

Now we come up to current times. The curse in Leviticus 26 ended in 1967. Are the 49 biblical years now counting down? It sure seems so. Is the undisputed ruler of this world - the Messiah – Jesus the Christ – soon to return? This is a very real possibility. Another way of saying this is; TIME IS JUST ABOUT UP. You may want to watch the time Passover in the year 2016. Counting backwards 3.5 years we come to the fall of 2016. This may be when many will witness a great time or a terrible time It may be political or physical. It may be a time that we all would rather read in history book rather than have to survive. It will be great moment for those who believe in Christ Jesus, and Him alone. It will be a terrible time for those who don't.

Backing off 1260 days plus 30 days (Daniels prophesy in Chapter 12:11) we are about to observe the arrival of Jacob's trouble. The Great and Terrible Day of the Lord will arrive with a shout of happiness, and a great cry of agony.

In the book of Daniel we read of the prophecy concerning the Messiah's entry into Jerusalem. This ended with his death. Daniel wrote of the 7 week length of time and a 62 week length of time. These times started with the decree to rebuild Jerusalem by Artaxerxes, and ended with Jesus' entering Jerusalem just before His crucifixion. It is a guarantee that the great God Jehovah with His second entry into Jerusalem will not end up like the first. Instead of being crucified, this time the King of Kings, the God of the Bible, Jesus the Christ, will enter with unlimited power and the sword of His words.

The decrees to rebuild the city took place twice more - once in 19 BC and again after 1967 AD. During the Messiah's first entry into Jerusalem, through ignorance, stubbornness and fear, most of the ruler's condemned the Holy One of Israel to death. This time the second entry of the God of Israel will be with a "rod of Iron". Most of the Israelis who survive the Great Tribulation will run to Him.

When the third temple to the God of Israel is built, Daniel's last week, the 70th week, will be coming to a close. Once it is desecrated that

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mysterious event called the Rapture will be upon us and become history.

Time appears to be running out. The heathen are raging ever louder and louder as the evil ones ruling in them see their day of punishment approaching. The Great and Terrible Day of the Lord is around the corner. The Rapture of the Bride of Christ will soon to be history. That time may be in a moment after the invasion of Isreal – or soon after.

Following is my attempt to reveal what a glorious time is coming. This is a time when those who believe in Christ Jesus will be given new bodies. They will be healthy strong bodies. They will possess a superior mind with great intelligence. By my estimate, the person who is made perfect will now have an intelligence level somewhere between 900 to 3000 on the Stanford-Binae IQ scale. Even the lowest intelligent person alive today will be vastly more intelligent than the greatest genius who has ever lived. The only exclusions might be Adam, and those before the flood of Noah, and of course Jesus.

People who are in Christ Jesus will be immortal. They will be able to vanish and appear as the Spirit of God wills them. They will heal natural man and help rule the world with a rod of iron. A New-World order is really coming, but it will be different than what many politicians and anti-God of the Bible elitist expect. Every great thing you want for yourself in this life will pale into insignificance in this future world. It will be a time of great joy and happiness unlike anything we have ever experience. Nothing will compare with this New World Order that is quickly approaching.

So read on and see why I believe the time is very, very short.

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15ENDTIMES COMMETH

When we look around us we see unrelenting attacks on the belief and character of Jesus Christ. Is it possible the spirit world recognizes what is about to happen? I suggest that the evil spirits that have influence over many lives are revealing their hatred of the God of the universe. They are about to lose what they have enjoyed for thousands of years. Satan's time is very short and he and those that are his are seething with anger.

It is generally believed that six-thousand years is to pass after creation for the government of man to run its course. The Jewish Talmud teaches that after that period of time, the Messiah will reign for a thousand years. This Holy One of Israel will begin His reign around the beginning of the seventh millennium.

Two-thousand are believed to have passed from Adam to Abraham. Two-thousand more years have passed from the birth of Abraham to the birth of Christ. Finally there seems to be another two-thousand years from the birth of Christ to the time when Jerusalem was regained by the Jews. That year, 1967, seems to be more pivotal than anyone realized.

The time of Jewish control of Jerusalem, as prophesied in Luke 21:24, begins with the end of gentile rule over the city. This just happened to occur in 1967 – two-thousand years after the birth of the Messiah. The six-thousand years (biblical years of 360 days) has now run its course. To understand it clearly we must use a 360 day year and not our current 365.242 day year. Around 500 to 700 BC all known calendars were using a 360 day year. These 360 day years are now known as the biblical-year (BY). The change to 365.242 appears to have begun in the time of Joshua and ended with Hezekiah. These two biblical explanations are the only ones that even hint at a possible solar year change. For Joshua the sun stood still. For Hezekiah the sun went backward.

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3946 BC(approx) 1975 BC(approx) 9/4 BC 6/1967 AD

2,000-BY (Biblical 360 day years) = 720,000 days.These 720,000 days are equal to 1971.3 Gregorian calendar years (C.Y.). Remember that when the calendar changes from BC to AD that we must add or subtract two additional years. This is so that the actual number of years will coincide with our current calendar year. In addition there is no zero (0) year. This will be clearer later on.

An example of the BC to AD year change follows. Also you will see that the year 5 AD is actually only four physical years in length.

5BC 4BC 3BC 2BC 1 2AD 3AD 4AD 5AD--------1967AD

The Julian calendar is named after Julius Caesar. "BC" originally stood for "Before Caesar". The term "AD" stands for "Antonio Dominium". "AD" is another way of saying "Roman Domination." Once ministers and everyone else started redefining the two terms (BC and AD) the true meaning was overwhelmed by error. In addition, the solar year in the Julian calendar was calculated to be 365.25 days long. The Romans needed to the Mayans of Central America to accurately determine the true length of the solar year. Unfortunately Central America was many thousands of miles away.

One other item to note with the Julian calendar is that there is no zero (0) year This lack of a zero (0) year is attributed to Julius Caesar and his astronomers. Today we would place a zero (0) as the separating line.

Let us take June 1967 and subtract 1971.3 years. Remember June 1967 is when the Jews captured Jerusalem from the gentiles.

June 1967 is actually 1966 actual years from when Julius Caesar started the calendar. Christ Jesus is believed to have been born around September 4 BC. We must now add to the year 1966, specifically June of that year another three years and three months. What we arrive at is 1966.5 + 3.35 = 1969.85. We almost arrive at 1971.3 years. Actually we miss the date by one and one-half years. This may mean that our

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present day calendar is off by a full two years. This error is attributed to the change over from the Julian calendar to the Gregorian calendar. For some events in the past the error may be even greater.

Now we need to understand why Christ has not returned as most everyone expected. Another answer may be found in Leviticus 26 where there are five curses proclaimed for Israel's disobedience. If they reject their God verses 14-17 tell of curse number 1. Verses 18-20 tell of curse number 2. Curse number 3 is in verses 21-23. Curses number 4 and 5 are in verses 24-33.

It is possible that all five curses have already taken place. They may have begun during the time following Joshua. I do not know. But I do believe that after Christ Jesus was born they restarted again. It clearly is a curse taken on by Himself. It was to be born as a human baby. God went from holy and pure to dirty diapers a prone to human weaknesses. Yet He took on this curse to save us all even thought He was born without the curse of original sin. The blood coursing through His veins came from His Father. Which is really weird. From eternity past He, Jesus, The Word of God, Has been with the Father and is the Father. How is this for being mind blowing and multi-dimensional.

So let us confirm how long might God's ordained time span for the first curse last. We find an example when the Israeli nation rejected God during the Exodus. We all know about the 40 years of wandering. Remember to think in terms of 360 day years. This works out to 39.426 calendar years (CY).

Now multiply this 39.426 (CY) by 7 (the second curse) and we come to a length of time equal to 275.982 years. Multiply that number again by 7 gives and it comes to 1931.874 years. This is the time for completing the third curse. While He was alive the ruling religious leaders did not hearken until Jesus. Instead they had Him crucified. Thankfully the forth and fifth curse never had to come into play.

From the time Christ Jesus was killed until the temple in Jerusalem was destroyed was about 39.4 years. This again gives us 40 biblical years composed of 360 days. We see that this length of time has been used a number of times. Might this be the length of time we can use for curse number one? I think it is.

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Now add the computed time for the three curses (1931.874 years) to the time that a holy God came to earth in the form of a baby until His death. We now have 1931.874 years plus 33.5 years. That time now is in 1965.4. Now we must add two years for the change from BC to AD. The end of this third curse appears to have ended in the year 1967. In the middle of that same year the Jews recaptured Jerusalem. Now we can see the probable reason that Christ Jesus, the Holy One of Israel, had not returned before now.

Another method is to simply add 1967.5, the year the Jews regained control of Jerusalem, to 3.3 years. Now we are ignoring the assumed calendar errors. The BC portion for the length of Christ's life most likely is 3.3 years in length. Now we come to 1970.8 years. This time we must subtract 2 years so we can account for the BC to Ad change. This brings to the actual length of years to match the calendar years. This also brings us to the year 1968 around September of that year. What happened in the year 1968, I can only guess. One thing is for sure, the rebuilding of the city began in that year. By the year 1970, the United Nations was condemning Israel for their building programs.

U.N. Resolution 252 called on Israel to rescind all measures to change the status of Jerusalem. Specifically they wanted Israel to stop all the expropriation of lands and properties. Then we have U.N. Resolutions 267, 368 in 1969, 465 in 1980, 476 in the year 1980, and the list continues. So when did the rebuilding program receive the blessings and approval of the Israeli government? It sure looks like it started in 1968 (maybe as a test case) and was starting to grow in 1969 and 1970. This implies that anywhere from a half-a-year to a few years after June 1967 the Jewish powers to be determined it was safe to rebuild Jerusalem. Might this be the time when they gave their modern decree to rebuild the city? Only time will tell, but it looks like time on this old planet is running out. The clock is ticking and those famous last seven years is about to begin.

What we have found is three different method of computing why the year 1967 is important. We have three reasons for why such a long time expired before when Christ Jesus will physically return. The greatest error in my way of calculating the time is no more than two years. We also have a method that appears to point to when the time

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for those seven weeks of years in Daniel's prophecy are to begin ticking again. The worst error in all this analyzing seems to be between 1 to 2 years. I believe when the seven week of years clock hits zero Messiah will once again re-enter Jerusalem. These seven weeks of years are described in the book of Daniel. All three methods point to a very short window of time when Christ Jesus will physically take charge of this world. Time on God's clock is running out.

Let's look at the prophecy of Daniel. Chapter 9 verse 25 sets the stage. From the going forth of the decree to rebuild Jerusalem until Messiah there will be 62 weeks of years and 7 weeks of years. Remember to think in terms of a 360 day year.

In the year 445 BC or 446 BC Artaxerxes gave the decree to rebuild Jerusalem. From the time of that decree (I believe it took place in 446 BC) until Messiah was 69 weeks of years. It is really easy to show that the year has to be 446 BC. Read on for a complete explanation.

The 69 weeks of years is simply the 62 weeks of years plus the mysterious 7 weeks of years. Together they produced the 69 weeks of years. It is believed that Christ Jesus arrived in Jerusalem a few days – maybe a week - before His death. At that time He allowed Himself to be publicly proclaimed as the Messiah.

Now let us step back 49 years. A second decree to rebuild Jerusalem came around December 19 BC by Herod the Great. Here we will now understand why the prophecy of Daniel is in two parts - 62 weeks of years and the 7 weeks of years.

7 weeks of years (BY) 49 Biblical Years|________________________|12/19 BC 4/31 AD

We can start by computing the 7 weeks of years. It comes out to 17640 days. In our calendar this comes out to 39.4 years. We now have the time of Christ Jesus entering Jerusalem and being crucified. The month and year is 4/31 AD.

Now jump forward to today. History seems to be about to repeat itself. In June 1967 the Jews recaptured Jerusalem. Whether the actual years

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were after the assumed calendar errors is supposed to be 1969 is mute. We know that a rebuilding program began after the year 1967. In December of that year, and in January of 1968, another rebuilding program was being talked about. Might the 7 weeks of years prophesied by Daniel once again be in play? I think so. Was a modern decree given at that time? It appears so.

7 weeks of years (BY)|____________________________________________|Dec 1967 / Jan 1968 March or April 2016 AD

This time, the spring of 2016, might just be when the Lord Jesus will enter. This time it will be in triumph.

The rapture of the church, by my understanding, (you have to use all the scriptures) will occur in the middle of that last seven years before Christ Jesus returns. Actually the scriptures tell us that it will be 1260 days plus 45 days from the Great and Terrible Day of the Lord. Scripture sat that blessed are those who make it to that time. That day, The Terrible Day of The Lord, takes place in the middle of those famous last seven years.

We now find the very real possibility that the rapture will occur in the fall of this decade.

The last 7 years in Daniel before the Lord's return|________________________|______________________|Spring 2019 ? Fall 2023 March/April 2027 We now find that a peace treaty guaranteeing Israel's safety may occur in, or soon after, the year 2019. It happened in 2012 between the American defense department and the Israelies. That may have been the first of many to come. The next one might be very prophetic. Even the battle described by the prophet Ezekiel in chapters 38 and 39 may occur during that time. Look at all the enemies of Israel and you will see a combination of nations that never occurred before in history. Then the rapture of the church's believers will most likely take place soon - 3 and 1/2 after the peace treaty is signed?. All this could begin before the fall of 2023. The physical return of Jesus the Christ will follow 7 years later after the treaty is signed.

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The only fly in the ointment for this date setting is "when did Israel decree to rebuild Jerusalem?" Was it in December 1967 or sometime later? One thing is very clear. The city leaders, soon after the year 1967, embarked on a massive rebuilding program. The newspapers in December 1967 and January 1968 carried the reports of the intended rebuilding. It appears likely that we may be close enough to the actual event to give all the above serious consideration.

If this is true, it tells us that our time is really-really short. Now you know why the heathens rage. The dark spirits in the world have them in their grip. These spirits know that their time is short and they do not like their freedom coming to and end.

Below is an abbreviated outline attempt to describe all that I have described in a more visual/graphic form.

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Six thousand year reign of man in rebellion to God rev 4/12/2009ADAM ABRAHAM JESUS JERUSALEM|…….…………………|……….…….......…..….|…….…………...............….|3946 BC 1975 BC 9/4 BC 6/1967Now begins the 7 weeks of years in Daniel

Daniel 9:25 - 7 weeks of years (Herod the Great's decree to rebuild Jerusalem)|…………………………. ………..…………|12/19 BC 4/31 ADDaniel 9:25 – 7 weeks of years (in January 1968 the council's decision to rebuild Jerusalem)|………………………………………………|Jan 1968 to 1970 April 2017+

Leviticus 26|………1st curse…………………………| (This is a 40 biblical-years length of time)4/31 AD 9/70 AD (This is when Jerusalem and the temple were destroyed)

|…2nd & 3rd curse.………………………….|9/70 AD 1931.874 AD

ADD 33.5 years – the life span of Christ Jesus = 1965.374 actual yearsRemember to add 2 years as we move from BC to AD.This is to keep the calendar correct.|…………………………………………………..|3.3 BC 6/1967 AD

Daniel's 7 weeks of years from Herod the Great's decree|….…………………………..…..|12/19 BC 4/31 ADChrist enters Jerusalem and is slain.

Daniel's 7 weeks of years from January 1968|…………………..……………...|1/1968 4/2016 ADChrist enters Jerusalem and reigns.

Those last 7 Biblical Years plus 30 days-possible 3 ½ years 3 ½ years + 30 days|……………………..………|………………….…………|Spring 2019 9/2023 4/2027 Peace treaty The Rapture Physical Return With Israel The Wrath of of the Led by the The Lamb Christ AntiChrist 7 Trumpets The wrath of God's (expected) 7 bowl judgment begin

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Since it is prophesied that no man knows the day or the hour all we may point to is the year. But, so much seem to be aligning so that year points to be around, 2019. It is the year I suspect the Lord Jesus will spiritually return to earth. The desecration of the temple is expected about 3 1/2 years earlier. Following this desecration of the temple, or just before, the rapture of the believers will take place. This is the time that the trump of God sounds and the saints of God vanish in a twinkle of an eye. That fateful year appears to be 2019. The seven-year peace treaty, those final seven prophesied by Daniel, will have to be signed sometime during the year 2019 or soon after. A great possibility of that happening will be after the invasion of Israel predicted by the prophet Ezekiel. Chapters 38 and 39 may soon be fulfilled. This is a very short time. It is scarry. I place this all happening with the opening of the 6th seal in Revelation. See my ENT-TIME EVENT CHART. There is an expected collision with the earth of something also in the 6th seal.

What might bring about this peace treaty? It may very well be the war of Ezekiel 38 and 39? A war of this magnitude might frighten the whole world into a rush to have a peace treaty. Might the war also come about because the United States of America is militarily neutralized? It might also begin with a comet hitting the earth, or it might be a successful terrorist attack against the United States. It might be nuclear attack of high alstitude. An E.M.P. if you will. We don't know what will trigger the event, but something will bring about a desperate need for this peace treaty and may keep the United States out of the whole sordid affair.. It will have to be so severe that the Moslems will even let the Israeli nation build a temple on Mount Mariah.

A second exciting conjecture begins with the birth of Israel, on May 14, 1948, or at the latest, It was in February 14, 1949 when the Israeli Knesset finally approved their constitution. The Bible tells us that the time of man is 70 to 80 years. If we add 70 years to the birth of Israel in 1948 we come to the year 2018. Subtract the necessary days to make 360-day years and we arrive at the year 2019.

Scriptures also tell us that when you see all these things coming to pass redemption is near. The question is what things have to come to pass. The biggest thing is to find the beginning. I believe it begins with

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the birth of Israel. Following that I'd place the capture of Jerusalem by the Jews high on the list.

A third conjecture is from a non-biblical source. The Myan calendar, which is followed by a vast number of New Agers ends in December 2012. From that moment a new age is to appear and the world enters a time of well being. Might this be pointing to those final seven years and the physical return of Messiah? If it does, a new age of enlightenment will truly begin.

A forth conjecture comes from the noted prognosticator, Nostradamus. The interpretations of his quatrains indicate a great time of hardship for the latter years. The end of the End-Times is to last 40 years. Who knows what that means, but the translators of his hidden prophesies indicate a global war either in 1991, 2011, 2023, or 2031. Could this be in the 40-year time span? It sure is plausible. We may now be within those 40 years of hardship. Only time will tell.

Fifth we have the age of man himself. Given the birth of Israel in the year 1948 we simply add 70 or 80 years and arrive at a date. Now we jump to the year 2019, possibly 2028. We know that some people live to 100, even a little longer. So God could wait until the very end of those born in 1948 are about to pass away. That gives us a date in 2048, maybe a few years earlier.

In conclusion we have developed a range of dates for the rapture of the church running from 2019 (2023 minus 3.5 years), or 2019 (2016 minus 3.5 years); all the way up to 2028 (2031-3.5 years). A few people from that last generation will still be alive in 2048, but I'd say that this latter date is a distant expectation. As for me, I'll place my bet on a year 2023. At the same time I don't recommend selling your house.

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16WHAT CAN BE EXPECTED NEXT?

I suspect the next great prophetic event on God's calendar will be the attack on Israel. First the eagle's wings will have to be plucked. North Korea seems to be pre-planning its missiles to explode high above the earth. Specifically they have been exploding around 180 mile above the earth. Iran is working to get a deliverable nuclear warhead built. And I understand the U.S. Navy watch ships steam toward the east and west coast of America and then turn around. Is it possible that we are witnessing the rehearsal for a missile launch off of either of our coasts? A nuclear explosion about 180 miles above New York City would effectively plunge the Middle Atlantic States and New England states into a month long electrical blackout. One that was exploded high above southern California would easily do the same for that region.

During this time of chaos in the United States the nations of Syria, Iraq, Iran, and Muslim members of the Russian confederation, will really team up to destroy Israel. This will be their best chance. The nation of Israel will be doomed by these overwhelming forces. Yet the invading armies will lose this battle and they themselves will be nearly destroyed. After that, many nations will know that it was the God of Israel who saved the nation. As a result many Muslims will renounce Allah and turn to the God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. They will place their hope in Jesus of Nazareth. It will be during this time of military defeat and worldwide religious upheaval, the world and the Muslim nations will gladly permit a temple on Mount Moriah to be built.

In a short while, think around 3 ½ years later, the temple will be desecrated by a man that the Bible calls the Anti-Christ. The rapture will follow as every believer is taken away in the twinkle of the eye. Then the judgments of God will be unleashed. From that moment on, all who will accept Jesus as their Christ and savior will suffer intense hardship. I do not believe every nation will give their allegiance to the evil one, biblically called the Anti-Christ. Even as he and his false prophet deceive the world, much will not be well in his empire. His time will be short and his anger against those who have turned toward Jesus for salvation will be intense. He will particularly go after the Jewish nation and those who believe the Bible. If he can destroy Israel

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and the Jews, maybe he can stall God's plan. It appears that only the two witnesses described in the Book of Revelation will stand in his way.

Thankfully the appearance of the Lord in the clouds of heaven, again think 3 ½ years later, will be seen by all. Hope will revive those who are suffering. The Anti-Christ will now be desperate to change the outcome of prophecy. If he succeeds he will maintain control of the earth. If he looses and God wins, humanity wins, and Satan goes to a place he fears.

As for those who today believe in the imminent return of the Messiah, and that nothing else has to happen, the scriptures tell of a time when the temple will be desecrated and the man of evil is revealed. I think these are two important items that must occur. Two thousand years ago (actually in 70 AD) the temple was destroyed. Today there are many waiting for the third temple to be rebuilt.

Preaching of an eminent rapture may give comfort to those who are tired of the struggle and see a world slowly going mad. Evil appears to be winning, but God is not done. Never put Him in a box and say this is all that there will be.

Excluding the religious hucksters who sell the imminent return of Christ for profit, there is a possibility that the Rapture could take place today or tomorrow. So far history has proven this thinking to be wrong. Yet it is possible. The Jews are already practicing the temple ceremonies. Where are they located?

Let us suppose that the Jews already have a temple somewhere. The Bible does not specifically say that it has to be on Mount Moriah. I personally believe it will be built there, but scripturally it does not say so. It may already exist, say, in a warehouse.

Right now Jewish priests are being trained in animal sacrifices, and many of the instruments have been built. A practice altar has to already exist. If this is true then a person who is evil personified may step on that altar and stop the animal sacrifices. He might even, in a fit of Satan influenced foolishness, proclaim himself to be equal to the Commander of the Host of God. This could happen without us knowing about it for weeks. The blowing of the seven trumpets, the Rapture of

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the church, and the great holocaust to follow may be just around the corner. Are you ready?

Whether it happens today, or as I suspect a number of years from now, we need to grow closer to God. We need to honor Him for who He is, read and believe His word, and confess our sins to Him. We need to walk humbly with our God every day of our lives, and lean on His righteousness for our salvation. Let's pray that all can believe in and accept the amazing love of God. One thing appears clear. Most do not realize how precious they are in His sight. Whatever Satan tells us about ourselves is usually true. So what are we to do? We must cling to the righteousness of Jesus, not our own. Isaiah clearly tells us that the gentiles will place their hope in the Messiah. Those who do so will never be disappointed.

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17PASSOVER YEAR AND JESUS

When was the King's decree given to rebuild the city and wall of Jerusalem?

Nehemiah 2:1-6

There are three dates archeologists submit for the king issuing that decree. They are the years 446 BC, 445 BC, and 444 BC.

Most of academia agrees on the year 445 BC and for good reason. There is ample Astronomical dating that picks that year as the time Ezra the priest received the document.

There is only one problem. It is with the prophet Daniel. In the book he wrote, chapter 9 versus 24 through 26, we read of the 69 weeks of years. God gave the prophecy to Daniel apparently using a 360 day year and the number of days for those 69 weeks of years works out to 173880 days. This is a number well known by students of Bible prophecy.

Now we can compute the time of Jesus' entry into Jerusalem from the 1st of Nisan in 445 BC. The date most accept is March 14-16, 445 BC. All these date are in our current Gregorian calendar. This initial date of March 14-16, 445 BC works out to Jesus entering or being crucified in Jerusalem on April 6, 32 AD. Unfortunately in the year 32 AD the Passover occurred on a Monday April 14, 32 AD. That means the day of rest ordered by God through Mosses had to be on Tuesday. Saturday is also a Sabbath day and is also a required day of rest. Jesus was killed on Passover. He rose from the dead early on the first day of the week. This day is Sunday to us. There are far too many days from Passover that Monday on April 14, 32 AD to Sunday for the year 32 AD to be seriously considered. Yet in some translations of the Bible 32 AD is the year quoted for Passover and the crucifixion of Christ Jesus.

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These are the feast days of the Lord, even holy convocations, which you shall proclaim in there seasons. In the fourteenth day of the first month at evening is the Lord's Passover. And on the fifteenth day of the same month is the feast of unleavened bread unto the Lord: seven days you must eat unleavened bread. In the first day you shall have an holy convocation: you shall do no servile work.

Now the Church, since the fourth century, has accepted the death of Jesus as being on a Friday. His resurrection has traditionally been with the Sunday morning sunrise. It is very obvious that you cannot get three days and three nights in this short time. The best I can arrive at is 1 ½ days. Unless you figure a partial day for Friday afternoon, about an hour or less of possible sunlight for Friday evening, Saturday daytime, Saturday night, and maybe a sliver of daylight, sunrise, for Sunday morning. Even then I can only count two nights and three days. It still does not work out to three days and three nights.

I cannot speak for God, but I think when He says three days and three nights, He really means three days and three nights.

It appears that Church tradition has been in serious error for a very long time. In fact most of Christendom has accepted this error at face value. This appears to be the case for around 1700 years. I can only attribute this "New Math" arising from the Church's headlong rush to divorce itself from anything Jewish. When they did that, the true day got trampled in the rush to be only a Christian remembering.

Today, using the knowledge that now exist, we can identify the authentic date for the entry or crucifixion of Christ Jesus into Jerusalem.

We will begin with the U.S. Navy's Observatory/Astronomical Applications Department figures. With the help of the U.S. government we can get an accurate date for the Passover.

I will use four years, 30 AD, 31 AD, 32 AD, and 33 AD. We can easily identify the day and date of the Passover in each of these years. All of these four dates have been suggested for the resurrection at one time or the other. One other date 26 AD is so far removed that I have ignored it all together. What we will see is that church tradition really can get in the way of reality.

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In 30 AD the Vernal Equinox occurred on Wednesday March 22, at midnight. The Astronomical New Moon also occurred on that Wednesday (March, 22) at 8 PM. The evening of March 24 became the first observable crescent moon. The Passover that followed would have then been observed on Friday, April 7th. The High Sabbath day of rest followed coincided with the weekly Sabbath. That day is always on Saturday.

In 31 AD the Vernal Equinox occurred on Friday March 23 at 5 AM in the morning. The Astronomical new Moon took place on April the 10th at 2 PM. The observable sighting of the crescent moon came on April 11. This make Wednesday April 25 as the day of the Passover. The High Sabbath day of rest as prescribed by Mosses came the day later, on Thursday. This week contained two Sabbath days. One day is Thursday. The second Sabbath is on Saturday.

In 32 AD the Vernal Equinox occurred Saturday March 22 at 11 AM. The new moon occurred on Saturday, March 29. The first evening with a crescent moon was Monday March 31. Passover arrived on Monday April 14th. The High Sabbath day of rest followed on Tuesday. This week also contains two Sabbath days. It also has far too many days for Jesus to be in the grave, rise from the dead early on the First Day, and be scripturally accurate.

In 33 AD the Vernal Equinox occurred on Sunday, March 22. In this year the new moon that followed came on Friday, April 17. The first visible crescent moon took place on Sunday, April 19th. The Passover in this year began Sunday, May 3. Monday would have been the High Sabbath. This is another one of those years with too many days from Passover to the following Sunday to be scripturally accurate. Yet this is exactly what my Bible and most other translation quote. So what can I say for Bible scholars? Some are great. Some are not. This just proves we are all human and we all make mistakes. Even with a bunch of degrees behind our name we sometimes go along with the crowd.

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All the Passovers in 30 AD, in 32 AD and 33 AD cannot be correct. Neither of these three years have a Passover on a day that allows Jesus to rise from the grave early on the First-Day of the week and to be scriptural.

All these computations for Passover came from the U.S. Naval Observatory website at aa.sno.navy.mil/data/docs/SpringPhenom.org.

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The following may help clear up the confusion with three Hebrew days and three of our current calendar days during the week of the Passover.

The below chart represents our current midnight-to-midnight day cycle.

(12PM to 12PM) Tues Wed Thurs Fri Sat Sun nnnddddddnnnnnnddddddnnnnnnddddddnnnnnnddddddnnnnnndddnnnnndddddnn|-------------|---------------|---------------|--------------|------------|----------|This represents our current midnight to midnight day.

(6PM to 6PM) Wed Thurs Fri Sat Sun nnnnnnndddddddnnnnnnnnddddddddnnnnnnnddddddddnnnnnnddddddddnnnnnnnddddd |------------|Sabbath-----|---------------|Sabbath----|-----------| 1st night extended 1st day 2nd night 2nd day 3rd night 3rd day the first day ^^ ^^ Crucifixion Resurrection The above represents the Hebrew day cycle. The night-to-daylight day cycle reveals the three days and three nights of Jesus being in the grave. The 6 PM 6 PM daylight is the length of time cycle with the first day of Spring.

Scripture tells us that darkness cover the land from the sixth hour to the ninth hour. On Wednesday the darkness covered the land from noon to three in the afternoon. It is possible that the darkness actually blended into nightfall which began around six in the evening. Either way, scripture tells us the Jesus was in the grave three days and three nights. The first night may have been lengthened due to the unnatural darkness or Jesus was taken down from the cross just before the evening darkness.

This is interesting, but it is this date that important? The date of the crucifixion is very critical. The lengths of time in Daniel's 7 weeks and 62 weeks of years foretold the time of the Messiah's entry into Jerusalem and His crucifixion. From His crucifixion there came 40 Biblical weeks to the destruction of the temple. From His birth there are the curses of Leviticus ending with the regaining of Jewish control over Jerusalem. From the decree to rebuild Jerusalem in 446 BC to the

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crucifixion in 31 AD the 69 weeks of years were completed. The 7 weeks of years were completed as prophesied and fulfilled by Herod the Great. Now, today, the 7 weeks of years may be repeating.

The year 31 AD has now become the one and only correct year. Herod the Great died around December 4 BC. Jesus had to have been born before his death. There are internet sources that suggest Herod died much later, Yet the archaeological evidence says that the year 4 BC is accurate. Even National Geographic magazine had a great article on Herod the Great. It also used the 4 BC date for his death. Yet the accepted archeological evidence pointing to 445 BC as being the year Artaxerxes gave the written decree to rebuild Jerusalem is widely used. Where can the error be? Working back from the Passover in 31 AD we come to March 24, 446 BC. The math points to 446 BC as being the actual year of the decree. Is it possible both the years 445 BC and 446 BC are correct? The decree was given orally in 446 BC and the written document followed a year later.

By using reverse math from the date of the Passover in 31 AD, we can prove 446 BC to be so. Yet the decree is handed to Nehemiah a year later, in 445 BC. My conclusion is that the recorded year of 445 BC is correct, and so is the year 446 BC correct. Obviously something is missing that ties these two dates together. Maybe an archaeologist will identify the missing connection on some future date. Today there are a few archaeologists who are convinced that the correct date is 446 BC. In all fairness there are a few who think it had been given in 444 BC. Archaeologists seem to be having some problem agreeing on the true date. Only time will tell what is correct. Right now I'd bet on the year 446 BC.

My conclusion is that two probable errors came from Pope Gregory and the Catholic Church in general. The church seems to be guilty because they tried to standardize the Julian calendar with the supposed birth of Jesus. Then we have Pope Gregory. Our current calendar is named after him. Those who have studied calendars for accuracy have concluded that the current calendar is off by +2 years to -11 years. It all depends on what event in history we are trying to date. Therefore the one year discrepancy we have between 32 AD or 31 AD (which is derived from 445 BC or 446 BC when the decree was given by Artaxerxes), falls well inside the margin of error.

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There is one more possibility. If the error is not in the calendar adjustment created when we went from the Julian calendar to the Gregorian calendar, the error has to be, when King Artaxerxes actually issued the decree to rebuild Jerusalem.

Here is a thought that I again repeat. Artaxerxes gave an oral decree to his cup-bearer, Nehemiah, in the year 446 BC. After a careful search of the Imperial records, If no conflicts with earlier rulings were discovered, the written decree came a year later. It is possible Nehemiah had to have a written decree before anyone took him serious. With the authority of the king's decree in his hand, no one dare questioned his request.

There is reported that four decrees pertaining to the Jews, the Temple, and the rebuilding of the city walls were given. In time we will know much more of what took place in the years 446 BC and 445 BC.

We do know for sure about the Passover. The orbit of the moon around the earth has not changed. Passover did occur on Wednesday, April 25, in the year 31 AD. This is the only date that fits the scriptural claim of Jesus being in the grave three days and three nights. It certainly is not 1 and 1/2 days or 4 and 1/2 days or 6 days as the Passover in 30 AD, 32 AD, or 33 AD would indicate.

I must tell you that this exercise bares real importance to the future date of 2023 AD. As the seven weeks of years applies to the time of Jesus' crucifixion and leaving this planet, it may also apply to His return.

Passover day in 31 AD began the evening before. That makes it Tuesday evening and Wednesday daytime. The High Sabbath day following the Passover began that Wednesday evening and ended Thursday evening. This High Sabbath day required that no work be performed on that day.

Jesus observed the Passover meal on the first day of Unleavened Bread.In LUKE 22:7-8 we read and can understand more about that day.

Beginning that Tuesday evening, in our current thinking, the new day Wednesday began. The Passover meal had been observed that Hebrew

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Wednesday night. The Hebrew day began at twilight. Moved through the night, and ended at the completion of the daylight portion of the day. That day, Wednesday daytime, is also the day the Passover lamb had to be killed. I believe this took place at 3:PM in the afternoon. Jesus was very grieved as He prayed in the garden at Gethsemane that night. Around midnight He was arrested. The next morning He was tried, and later crucified at the sixth hour of the day. The sixth hour is commonly taken to represent noontime. So, at twelve o'clock on that Wednesday He was crucified. Darkness covered the land until the ninth hour of the day. This ninth hour is believed to be three in the afternoon. This is also the time of the slaying of the Passover lamb.

Jesus had to be removed from the cross because of the approaching evening (Hebrew Thursday) and the beginning of the High Sabbath. He was removed from the cross and placed in the nearby tomb of Joseph of Arimathea before High Sabbath began.

Now the Bible tells us that darkness covered the land from noon until three that Wednesday afternoon. Even the governor of Judea, Pontius Pilate commented on the darkness in a frightening letter he wrote to Rome. The darkness, or the thick black clouds, descended to the very top of the temple and covered the land. There may have been a moment when sunlight bathed the area after Jesus was removed from the cross, but scripture does not suggest such a moment.

The rush to get everyone killed and removed from the crosses must have created added urgency due to the extraordinary darkness. Most likely this unusual darkness merged into the evening of the official new day. This is around 6 PM after the vernal equinox splits the day in half with daylight and nighttime. Around 6 PM just happens to be the beginning of a high Sabbath day. That day in 31 AD happens to be Thursday.

To reiterate, the first night for Jesus to be in the grave began with Wednesday's nightfall. It lasted until Thursday morning. This gives us His first night in the grave. This is the beginning night portion part of the High Sabbath day. This was followed by twelve hours of daylight. We have complete one day and one night in the grave. The second night in the grave followed with that Thursday evening and ended with the following daylight portion of the day. With the coming sunrise, Christ Jesus was now in the grave two nights. The second day in the

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grave was Friday daytime. The third night in the grave began with Friday evening and ended with sunrise on Saturday. This is the standard weekly Sabbath. The final third full day was now Saturday daytime. Jesus fulfilled the prophecy with three days and three nights in the grave. Jesus arose from the grave early on the First Day. He rose from the grave not on Sunday morning as is traditionally believed. Instead he rose from the dead with the beginning of the Jewish first day of the week. That day began with our Saturday evening. That new day in Hebrew thinking was also Sunday the beginning of the Hebrew first day of the week.

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18Birth/Death/Resurrection of CHRIST JESUS

What we see is that Jesus was crucified and placed in a grave just before the Thursday High Sabbath began. This very special day is the day after the Passover. He also rose from the grave just after the weekly Saturday Sabbath ended.

We must always remember that Jesus rose from the grave very early on the first day of the week.

We can show more of how this happened as we read the following scriptures.

Let us read Mark 16:9.Now when Jesus was raised early the first day of the week, He appeared first to Mary Magdalene …

In Matthew 28: 2 we read about a severe earthquake.And behold, there was a great earthquake: for the angel of the Lord descended from heaven, and came and rolled the stone from the door and sat upon it. And for fear of him the keepers did shake, and became like dead men. And the angel answered and said unto the women, fear not ye: for I know that ye seek Jesus, which was crucified.

In Matthew 27:52-53 And the graves were opened; and many bodies of the saints which slept arose. And came out of the graves after His resurrection, and went into the holy city, and appeared to many.

What is revealed are three probable visits by Mary Magdalene. One was at dark, after the earthquake. The soldiers were still there and an angel talked with her. She has this visitation with Jesus just before He ascends to heaven. She ran back to tell Peter. She returns with him.

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After he leaves, Jesus appears to her a second time. Jesus then goes to heaven again. A third time she returns with the other ladies at dawn - just at sunrise. Then they returned with the disciples. The men investigate the empty tomb.

In Mark 10:9 Mary Magdalene and the Mother of Jesus arrived at dawn of the first day at the grave. This is the beginning of the Sunday daytime portion of the First Day. Jesus apparently waited for the women to arrive, showing them the reality of His resurrection. He also gave them instructions to tell the others. This exercise helps us understand that Jesus rose from the dead early on the first day of the week. And that the first day actually begins with the sunset of Saturday evening.

Even today this first day of the week is called Sunday. In the Bible a day always begins at sunset not at midnight as it does in our current calendar.

Following is a scriptural arraignment that helps to clear up the timing of events. John 20:1The first day of the week cometh Mary Magdalene early, when it was yet dark, unto the sepulcher, and seethe the stone taken away from the sepulcher.

Mark 16:1-2And when the Sabbath was past, Mary Magdalene, and Mary the mother of James, and Salome, had brought sweet spices, that they might come and anoint him. And very early in the morning the first day of the week, they came unto the sepulcher at the rising of the sun.

Matt. 28:1In the end of the Sabbath, as it began to dawn toward the first day of the week came Mary Magdalene and the other Mary to see the sepulcher.

Luke 24:1Now upon the first day of the week, very early in the morning they came to the sepulcher, bringing the spices which they had prepared,

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and certain others with them.

Let me try and sequence these scripture to simplify the events. I will place everything in chronological order and make it easier to visualize this historic moment.

1. It is now early on the first day of the week – Sunday. Remember all days began at sunset the day earlier. In this case the First Day of the week begins with sundown that Saturday evening.

2. A great earthquake occurs (Matthew 27:52-53) and an angel rolls away the stone blocking the door to the sepulcher. The Roman soldiers are terrified and frozen from fear.

3. Other graves are also opened. Saints who were dead are now resurrected and go into Jerusalem.

4. Mary Magdalene arrives in the dark (Luke 20:20). She sees that the stone is rolled away. The soldiers flee for their lives.

5. Mary runs back and gets Peter and John (John 21:1)6. The three go to the sepulcher. Peter and John are shocked and

confused. They go to their own homes and don't do anything. Mary stays at the grave site.

7. Mary looks into the sepulcher. She sees two angles sitting were Jesus once lay. They tell her that Jesus has been resurrected from the dead (John20:1-2).

8. She turns around and tells a person she presumes to be the gardener. In the dark she cannot distinguish faces. Jesus speaks her name and she recognizes His voice.

9. She wants to cling to Him. He tells her not to. That He must first go to the Father, her God and His (John 20:18).

10. In the morning, at sun-up, Mary Magdalene, Mary the mother of Jesus, and other ladies come to the sepulcher at dawn. (Mark 16:9; Matthew 28;5-8) Mary Magdalene may not have told them she had come earlier after the earthquake (Mark 16:1-2; Luke 24:1; Matt 28:1). They see an angel who tells them that Jesus has risen from the dead.

11. That Sunday evening Jesus appears to the eleven disciples, maybe more (John 19-20).

An interesting side note is that when Jesus went to Heaven, He cleansed the temple with His blood. It is at that time, I believe, that Satan was thrown out of Heaven.

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What we have read shows that Jesus rose from the dead early on the First Day of the week, and that it was still quite dark. This timing is to fulfill all the scripture that tells of Him being in the grave three days and three nights. He arose from the dead very early on this First Day. My guess is that it was immediately after nightfall that Saturday evening.

Another side note is Jesus appears to have been born in September/October of the year 4 BC. In Luke 3:23 we read that He was around 30 years old when His ministry officially began. In the book of John we also find that during His ministry He observed three Passovers. The first one is recorded in John 6:4. The second one is described in John 11:55. The third and final Passover is written in John 12:1 and John 13:1.

Finally we have the scriptures themselves. In the book of Luke is the identification of when the angel Gabriel visited Mary. Reading Luke 1 verse 26 tells us that he visited Mary in the sixth month.

Now there are two “sixth” month in a year. One is by the Roman calendar. That month is June. The other is the Hebrew calendar. In that calendar the sixth month is around August.

If the Holy Spirit impregnated Mary the moment after the angel’s visitation, and using the Roman calendar, then Jesus had to be born around the month of March the next year. No one accepts that Jesus was born in the spring time.

So, let us use the Hebrew calendar. We know that the first month in the Hebrew calendar is around the September-October time frame. Rosh Ha’Shanah is the Hebrew new years. For example the Hebrew New Year in the year 2012 is on September 17.All this shows is the New Year is always in the fall.

So let us use the month of September as month number 0ne. the sixth month is now identified as being around February. About nine month later the baby Jesus was born. That now points to a birthday around the last part of September to the first half of October.

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Now archeologist/historians have placed the death of Herod the Great in December of 4 BC.

So Jesus had to have been born before Herod died. That exclude any date, written in any bible - anywhere, that is 32 AD or older.

Now we are left with any year from 31 AD and younger.

The only year within a dozen years that had a Passover that would allow Christ Jesus to be in the grave three days and three nights, and rise early Sunday, turns out to be 31 AD.

To take it one step further. Sunday began at sundown that Saturday evening.

Let us take for example that He was born in September 4 BC. Remember that Herod the Great died around December 4 BC. Jesus would have been over 31 years old on His birthday in 28 AD. The next Passover, the first one mentioned in scripture, had to occur in the spring of 29 AD. He is now 31 and ½ years old. In September He would be 32 years old. The second Passover mentioned in scripture now takes place in 30 AD. He is now 32 and ½ years old. Finally in 30 AD Jesus celebrates, if that was the custom 2000 years ago, His observed 33rd birthday. About six months later He is crucified after His last Passover meal in 31 AD.

After the crucifixion, death, and resurrection of Jesus, the Judean governor, Pontius Pilot, wrote numerous letters to Caesar Tiberius in 31 AD. In them he described the many miracles Jesus performed and the unnerving events surrounding the crucifixion.

Tiberius had placed himself in semi-retirement on the island of Capri. He had appointed Sejanus, the head of the Praetorian Guard, six or seven years earlier to act as ruler of Rome. Emperor Tiberius wrote letters to Sejanus and the Roman senate recommending that Jesus be made one of the acceptable gods in the pantheon of Roman gods. Sejanus, who was anti-Semitic, successfully argued down this proposal.

Unfortunately for Sejanus, his six year reign of terror in Rome was about to end. During his rule, he had terrorized the ruling class and killed as many of the possible future rulers as he could. It is reported

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that he even tried to become emperor. Sejanus was assassinated in October 31 AD with the blessings of the Roman senate and also of the Praetorian Guard.

What this reveals is that Jesus was crucified before October 31 AD. This effectively rules out the accepted year of the crucifixion as being in 32 AD or beyond. It also removes the year 445 AD as being the year of the decree. When we use the U.S. Naval Observatories astronomical data, the crucifixion of Jesus apparently took place on Wednesday, April 11, 31 AD. Any day beyond 31 AD, such as 32 AD, has to be totally incorrect. The U. S Naval observatory data and the historical data reveal that any year earlier of later than 31 AD is also incorrect.

Finally, the assassination of Sejanus in October 31 AD is additional proof that the decree to rebuild Jerusalem by Artaxerxes took place before 445 BC. Either the identification of the 20th year of King Artaxerxes in our current calendar is incorrect or the king gave a decree earlier than 445 BC. The year 446 BC gets more plausible and more accurate with every new discovery.

You may wonder what does all this to do with anything important in your future and life. The date, 31 AD, is more important than you may realize. Forty Biblical years after the crucifixion of Christ, the Temple in Jerusalem is destroyed. Daniel's 69 weeks of years were fulfilled. Then we have forty-nine Biblical years earlier, Herod the Great decreed to rebuild Jerusalem. Daniel's 7 weeks of years came into play. Now we can understand the importance of rebuilding Jerusalem after the 1967 war and what may lies just ahead of us all.

By knowing exact dates for the events in the Bible we quickly see the accuracy of scripture. They all show us that the year 1967 is a very important year. No wonder the world is going mad with the need to remove the Jews from part of the city. Now we see the years 2019 and 2023 fulfilling much of mysteries in prophecy. Those who do not care for the God of the Bible have reason to fear. No mater what they do, everything is spinning out of control and they can't stop it. God has His time clock ticking and the countdown is getting closer and closer to zero hour. I have not found specific scripture that clearly says that 2000 years passed between Adam to Abraham, and from Abraham to Jesus. All I can point to is what scholars have calculated to indicate this passage

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of time. Yet it all appears to be true. So, let us calculate the dates using 2000 Biblical years. Remember that a Biblical year consist of 360 days in a year. It is very possible that the earth's solar orbit had been 360 days in length during the time of Adam up until Joshua. This opens up a slew of question. Maybe when the sun stood still for almost a day for Joshua the earth's orbit changed ever so slightly? Maybe the time the sun went backwards for Hezekiah also has something to do with five and one-quarter days being added to the solar year? Either way it will take research performed by NASA, or others, to show that these astronomical days are days that have been added to our current calendar. But, that is not the point to why this book has been written.

Most Biblical resources give the date for the computed birth/creation of Adam at 3946 BC. The number of years in the scriptures between him and the birth of Abraham is now easy to compute. There are also 2000 years from the birth of Abraham to the birth of Jesus. When we use the calendar year of 365.242 days for our year we end up with meaningless dates. But when we use the Biblical year consisting of 360 days in a year we obtain very consistent and interesting dates. Let us see what will develop.

First we take the 360 days in a Biblical year and multiply it by 2000 years. This comes out to 720,000 days. We shall then divide the 720,000 days by the current known days in a calendar year. For this purpose we will use 365.242 days for the days in a calendar year. This works out to 1971.3 calendar years.

When we add 1971.3 calendar years to the believed date for the birth/creation of Adam (3946 BC) we come to the birth of Abraham. If the creation of Adam took place on the first day of the month of Nissan, the Hebrew first month, then we'd have to adjust our figures by a few months. This month, Nissan, had been given by the God of Abraham to the Hebrew children. So this month may be the one to start with. We'll never know that answer until God Himself comes to earth to reveal it to us.

In the Gregorian calendar the date for Abraham's birth comes out to be in the year 1975 BC. This is interesting, but it gets even better as we continue.

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If we add another 2000 Biblical years of 720,000 days to Abraham's birth year we get 4 BC for the birth year of the Messiah. This is exactly what we should get. Herod the Great died in December 4 BC. Jesus was most likely born in September/October of that same year. This is astonishing.

Now let us carry this addition of 2000 Biblical years a step further. Even though this is not supported by anything in scripture, I think you will enjoy the results. For some, it will frighten.

Let us add another 2000 Biblical years to the year of Jesus' birth. This date is stunning. We now come to the year 1967. On June 11 of that year the Jewish state recaptured Jerusalem. The time of the Gentiles ended. That event is a fulfillment of the scripture as written in Luke 21:24.

Are all these dates just a coincidence? Maybe, but I think not. From the creation of Adam in 3946 BC, to the birth of Abraham in 1975 BC, to the birth of the Messiah in 4 BC, to the capture of Jerusalem in 1967 AD, all these dates are 2000 Biblical years apart. I think this reveals God's hand in bringing about a fulfillment of Bible prophecy. The end of this age, and finally a time for mankind that is greater than ever imagined, seems to be just around the corner. There is a New World Order coming, but it isn't anything like the politicians and megalomaniacs are expecting.

Let us travel back to the time of the Babylonian King Artaxerxes.

It is believed by most scholars that it was this king who permitted the Jewish captive to go back to the land of Judah to rebuild the walls of the city of Jerusalem. Basically he gave them permission to rebuild the city.

King Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon had destroyed the city and the first Temple on the 9th of Av in 586 BC. Now 70 Biblical years later a decree is given that permits them to return to the land God originally gave them.

In the Book of Daniel we read in chapter 9:25-26

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Know therefore and understand that from the going

forth of the commandment to restore and build Jerusalem until the Messiah the Prince shall be seven weeks, and threescore and two weeks: the streets will be built again, and the walls, even in troublous times. And after threescore and two weeks shall Messiah be cut off.

Daniel says that from the decree to rebuild Jerusalem until Messiah will be 62 weeks of year and 7 weeks of years. This comes out to 69 weeks of years. But why not just say 69 weeks of years? Could God be saying something about those 7 weeks of years? I believe He is.

Prophecy scholars are well aware of the number 173880. This is the number of days in the Biblical years foretold in the book of Daniel.

Multiply 69 weeks of years out and we get this number of days from the decree until Messiah.

69x360x7 = 173,880 days

When we add this number of days to the first of Nissan in 446 BC, the day I believe King Artaxerxes gave the decree to rebuild Jerusalem, and convert it to the Gregorian calendar containing 365.242 days; we arrive at a date for the Messiah to enter Jerusalem. This date is in April 31 AD. A few days later He was crucified by the Romans to please the Jewish rulers and to fulfill prophecy. Passover in that year occurred on Wednesday, April 25, 31 AD.

Incidentally, if you use the April 25, 31 AD as the date of the crucifixion of the Messiah, and accept that Jesus lived only thirty-three and one-half years, we can compute when he was born. Everything has to be at a time before Herod the Great died. Remember that appears to be in December, 4 BC.

The thirty-three and one-half years is commonly thought as the length of Emmanuel's life. It is known that Jesus began his ministry when he was around thirty years old. It is also know that three Passovers are identified during His ministry. We will now use thirty-three and one-half 365.242 calendar day years, not the 360 day biblical year.

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We do not if we can be exactly precise, but we can get close. I will not account for any possible leap year with its added day. All we have to do is subtract three full years and 182.62 days. This gives us a time somewhere in the fall of 4 BC.

Starting from April 25, 31 AD we will subtract 30 years. Remember the change from "Before Caesar" (BC) and "Antonio Domino" (AD) does not have a zero (0) year. Then we can subtract three more years. That sends us to April 25, 3 BC. Now we will subtract another 182.62 days. I will round this off to only 182 days. We arrive at time close to October 25, 4 BC. This is the approximate date for the birth of Jesus Christ. It might be a day or two earlier.

Now, I must say that the most important thing we can do is worship the Great Go Jehovah – Yahweh – Christ Jesus. He, Christ Jesus, tells us not to be so concerned about His birth, but remember His death and resurrection. Whether His birth is in December or in September, the most important celebration is to celebrate Jesus.

Understanding the time of His birth performs one great duty and that is to see that the God of Christ Jesus, who incidentally is He Himself, is working on an intricate time-table. Everything is planned to the minute detail.

When the Great and Terrible Day of The Lord arrives, it won’t be an emotional moment. It will be a time that has long been planned in advance in God’s timetable.

What is again interesting is that the Hebrew holidays of Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur are also around that time. Might it be that Jesus was actually born on one of these two dates in the year 4 BC? More research has to be performed. Or we can all wait until Jesus returns and then we'll ask Him.

As I've said before. This is too much of a coincidence to be a coincidence.

Eight days after His birth, Joseph and Mary take the newborn baby to Jerusalem to be dedicated to God. Once in the temple, they meet Simeon, Luke 2:25-39. , This elderly man had arrived at the temple,

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being led by the Lord, to see the Messiah. Mary and Joseph returned to Nazareth.

The three Magi, wise men, from the east arrived in Jerusalem soon after. Herod hears that the baby is to be born in Bethlehem. The star that the wise men are following leads them to the house that the baby and His family are living in. Jesus now resided in a house not a stable. This appears to be in the city of Nazareth. After visiting with the family the Magi and their entourage take another route back to their homeland. Herod the Great, being told that Bethlehem was were the baby was to be born sent his killers there to kill all the boy babies two years old and younger. This may have occurred a few days after the wise men left his presence. It would have been easy to determine if any other boy babies had been born in Bethlehem by studying the census that had just been taken. Also Herod probably had the caravan of Magi followed to the very city and house that Jesus now lived in. Herod would soon be sending his killers to Nazareth. God through an angel warns Joseph to flee. He had to leave immediately. With gifts of gold and precious items, the family easily paid for their journey to Egypt. In a few months after arriving in Egypt, the threat is over. Herod the Great is dead, and so is all who sought the life of the baby.

Now let us make use of the 7 weeks of years and use December 25, 4 BC as a starting point. You may ask, what is this 7 weeks of years all about? Why did God separate it from the total of 69 weeks of years?

I think I have an answer and it is very pertinent to our present day.

It is believed that the King of Judah, Herod the Great gave his decree to rebuild Jerusalem in 19BC. Now we have to guess as to when that decree was given.

Some believe it was given in September or October of that year. Others believe it was a few months later – in December.

It may have been on the Jewish festival of Hanukah that began December 25, 19 BC. This date commemorates the time of the rededication of the second temple in 165 BC

After defeating the Greeks under Antiochus the IV, the Macabeens and Jewish religious leaders only had sacrificial oil for one day's burn in the

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Temple's Menorah. Through a miracle of the God of the Bible, that one day supply of oil burned for eight days. Today that day is known as Hanukkah.

To Herod the Great, December 25th must have been politically acceptable to the Jews. For the Romans, this date commemorates and honors the Roman God Saturnalia. The celebration of Saturnalia (and the birthday of the gods) began a few days before the winter Solstice. It lasted for three more days and ended on December 25. The selection of such a date would clearly have pleased both his Jewish subjects and his Roman protectors. Each group would be satisfied but for different reasons.

So the time of Hanukkah commemorates when the God of the Bible extended the one day supply of Menorah oil and permitted it to burn eight days. This date, December 25th 19 BC, is more than likely the date decreed for rebuilding the city. We will also find that this date points us to the time Jesus entered the city of Jerusalem to be proclaimed by some as their Messiah. Unfortunately for the world, instead of bringing world peace, Jesus was crucified.

As a side note, Forty Biblical years later, after the crucifixion, on the 9th

of Av 70 AD the city and the temple were completely destroyed. In the year 70 AD that date was August 4th. That day is again he 9th of AV.When we add 40 Biblical years to April 25, 31 AD we arrive at the 9th of AV, 70 AD. Forty years is a number well used in the Bible. Sometimes it is the time before a great blessing. At other times it is a time before a great disaster.

Now back to Herod. When we add to December 25, 19 BC, the date of the rebuilding decree, 17640 days, we come to the time Jesus entered Jerusalem to be crucified for our sins. The 17640 days is the number of days derived from 7 weeks of years.

7x360x7 = 17640 days.

From the time of the decree to rebuild Jerusalem's walls, given by Artaxerxes, most likely March 446 BC, until Jesus rode into Jerusalem and was proclaimed "King of the Jew". Adding 173880 days to the decree, we arrive at April 31 AD. Then we have King Herod in December 19 BC starting his rebuilding program for Jerusalem. Adding

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7 weeks of years, 17640 days, to December 25th, 19 BC we arrive at April 31 AD. Everything, the 69 weeks of years starting in 446 BC, the 7 weeks of years starting around December 25th, 19 BC, everything points to when the Messiah entered Jerusalem.

Now the question arises, what does all this mean to me, today, right now, in the time that I am living? These dates are all interesting when Jesus entered Jerusalem nearly 2,000 years ago, but what about the here and now?

I'm glad you asked.

Remember the 2,000 Biblical years? When we added 2,000 Biblical years three times we actually arrive at the year the Jews regained control over the city of Jerusalem. The times of the Gentiles had ended; Luke 21:24

Earlier the Moslems, under Jordanian rule, owned and controlled the city. The city was nothing but a biblical foot note to them. It was going nowhere and doing it in dilapidated style. The city was falling apart. It was a city of no importance to the Moslems. Very little construction or improvement took place. The Mosque on the top of the mountain was a major piece of construction, but it too was minor.

After the Jews regained the city, the city started growing. The Moslem who stayed in the city lived in an old part of the city and rarely built anything new. While the section of the city ruled by the Jews rebuilt, grew and prospered.

Was all this growth a defacto rebuilding program? Once in control, I believe the Jewish leadership decreed to rebuild the city the very same year. If not, it was soon after.

A question that requires an answer is, was the decree in 19 BC by King Herod to rebuild the city of Jerusalem a foreshadowing of a future event?

If so, and I believe it does, we might want to add 17640 days to the June 11, 1967 date and see where it leads. This number of days is easily computed by multiplying 7 weeks of years by a 360 day year. (7 X 7 X 360 = 17640 days)

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By my calculations that day is around September 2015. If we search the newspapers in December 1967 and January 1968 we will find numerous articles about rebuilding the city. If we take January 1968 as a possible time for those in control to set forth a rebuilding program, then we arrive at a different date. This time we arrive around Passover in the year 2016.

Will this be the time Jesus again reenters the city of Jerusalem? Only this time the results will be vastly different. This time the majority of the Jews, Arabs, Moslems, Christians, and everyone else will receive Him as God and Savior.

So if Passover 2016 is the day Jesus renters Jerusalem as God and Savior, could it be that the Rapture will be about 1260 days earlier. Just before that happens something must take place that will permit the Jews to rebuild a temple of worship. The Antichrist will also be revealed when the temple is desecrated. The Great and Terrible Day of the Lord follows. It will be a day that is great for those who have their faith in Jesus. It will be terrible for all who remain.

That places the Rapture of those who are His at or in the year 2019. Could this be pointing to around September/ October of that same year? This time Jesus will stand in the heavens. He will come quickly, as a thief, and as lightning flashes from east to west. He will call for those who are His. Three and one-half years or a little later he will enter Jerusalem in triumph.

Since it is written that no man will know the day or the hour of His return, the year 2023 is only a distinct possibility. No one knows if the Jews actually made plans to rebuild Jerusalem in June 1967. It may have been a number of years later. One thing is for certain a future day of a great Biblical mystery is being revealed and is rapidly approaching. Time is running out. Those who have sold their lives to rejecting and/or ignoring Christ Jesus will continue to do so. The myriad of little antichrists will grow stronger as they are prepared for the coming days of slaughter. The demons of hell are terrified. We can see a world slowly going insane with senseless killings or imprisonments.

Two things we can clearly point to is the time Israel became a nation. That time was in 1948. The second item we can all see is when the

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Jews recaptured Jerusalem. That took place in 1967. These two events are a great embarrassment for millions, maybe billions, throughout the world. When the Jews retook Jerusalem from the Gentiles, Luke 21:24 was now history.

And they shall fall by the sword,and be led away captive into all the nations: and Jerusalem will be trodden down of the gentiles, until the time of the gentiles be fulfilled.

Again this was an embarrassment for the preachers who have rejected the descendents of Israel as being the chosen people of God. The Moslem leaders are terrified that just maybe the God of the Bible, Jehovah, Yahweh, is truly God. Maybe that is why the Egyptian press has reported 80,000 Moslems are turning to Jesus every month. The leaders see an approaching catastrophe all around them. Every thing is spinning out of control. Just as the scriptures indicate it will be in the last days.

I can't say it enough. The future day of the Great and Terrible day of the Lord is approaching. We are slowly marching toward it one day at a time. No one knows when the decree, or the agreement, to begin rebuilding Jerusalem really took place. Was it in June 1967 or in 1968? It is possible that the development began a few years later. What I do know, developmental capital, whether it began in 1967 or a few years later will only enter an area when it safely can enter. Look at the city and see that it is ever building. Jesus is coming soon and His day is drawing near. It is time to start thinking about your own welfare, and those you love. As the time of the end approaches, rejecting these prophesies will have disastrous results.

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19The Question/The SummaryThis chapter is for the question that is begging an answer. Will the Lord Jesus call His saints home in the year 2019? The answer is very simple. The seven weeks of years described in the book of Daniel appear to reveal the answer. I think the clear meanings are there, There is a high probability that He will return right on schedule. The seven weeks of years have been very accurate in the past. Jesus entered Jerusalem in the year 31 AD right on schedule. There is every reason to believe the prophecies will be accurate again for His second entering.

King Herod the Great gave his decree to rebuild Jerusalem in 19 BC. The month most probable seems to be in December. The seven weeks of years prophesied in Daniel were fulfilled. These forty-nine 360 day years works out to March/April 31 AD. If Daniel's prophesy has duplicity, and I believe it does, Jesus will again enter Jerusalem in the spring of 2023. That places the rapture of His Church around 3 ½ years earlier - in the fall of 2019.

By my thinking that places the feared Great and Terrible Day of the Lord also in the fall of 2019. This particular day is prophesied to take place in the middle of those last seven years before Christ Jesus returns. That may be the year when the third Hebrew temple is desecrated. What follows after the desecration of the temple is the feared Day of the Lord. The world will receive either a massive nuclear war or an event of cataclysmic proportions from outside the earth. One-third of the population will die. Everything foretold with the blowing of the seven trumpets (The Wrath of The Lamb) described in the book of Revelation will become history.

Conversely, if there is no duplicity in Daniel's prophesy of the seven weeks of years, we better plan for a terrible ecological or political time a head. I truly don't believe this has much of a chance of being true. But we can see the events all around us that the world and mankind is in for a rough time. We don't need a God to destroy us. We are doing just fine all by ourselves.

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Planning for the future, either way seems to be the prudent thing to do. Plan your life for the long term. Get a good education. Buy and sell. Make a good living. Never take your eyes off of current events. Realize that Bible prophesy is taking place right before your eyes. Most of all read your Bible; find a church that still believes in the Word of God. Hold on to the Lord Jesus.

As for me, I look for the Lord to call us up to meet him in the sky in the year 2019. At the same time, I am still planning for twenty more years in the future. All we can do is stay close to the Lord. Turn from the pull to do wrong. Read and take serious His words as transcribed in the Bible. Realize that the God of the Bible does not lie. Man, including me, all have feet of clay. Yet we have an advocate with the Father. We have something the old prophets never had. We have God Himself in the person of Jesus.

A massive marker to watch for may be the war described in the book of Ezekiel, Chapters 38 and 39. Here we have a great war to exterminate Israel once and for all. The chapters even tell of the confederation of nations that will attack Israel. If this war comes about between the years 2009 and 2011, then look up your redemption draws nigh. The time will be very short indeed. Get right with the God of creation. Playing church and fence straddling will not work. Rejecting Jesus the Messiah of the Hebrews and the Christians will have catastrophic results. Safety awaits those who today turn their lives around and trust mightily in the Messiah of the Bible.

As for when this war will take place. I place it a few years before the Great and Terrible Day of the Lord. That places it around the beginning of those infamous last seven years or just inside those years. I don't suspect it to occur in the middle of the last seven years. When the Great and Terrible Day of the Lord takes place, no one will care about Israel. They will be more concerned about their own lives. Again I say this places the rapture about 1260 plus another 30 or 45 days before Christ Jesus physically returns to this earth.

As for the war in Ezekiel 38 and 39 is around the beginning of the seven year peace treaty, it may be the sole reason the peace treaty has to have an iron clad guaranteed.

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We've seen that the year 1967 has been identified through different scriptures. First we see that two-thousand years from the birth of Jesus brings us to the year 1967. We see that six thousand years of human history brings us to the year 1967. We also see that the curses described in the book of Leviticus bring us to the year 1967.

Then we have the prophecies written in the book of Daniel. Specifically we looked at his prophecies of the 62 weeks of years and 7 weeks of years. In them we see when the Messiah is to enter Jerusalem and be cut off. With the 7 weeks of years we have the time when the decree by Herod the Great ordered the rebuilding of Jerusalem that also ended with the Messiah entering Jerusalem and being cut-off.

The question that begs an answer is, does the 7 weeks of years also apply today. Around January 1968 there has been an effort to rebuild Jerusalem. If the answer to the question is yes, than might we expect the Messiah to enter Jerusalem one more. This time it will be in the year 2016 and be with power and great glory.

So the question about America and bible prophesy needs to be answered.

I believe the book of Daniel points to the answer. Unfortunately it does not tell us the details. It offers only a guide. In time we will know the details.

First we have the vision and prophecy of the statue. There were four parts to this prophecy. The head of the statue was of gold and represented the Babylonian ruler, King Nebuchadnezzar. The next lower part of the statue, the upper chest and arms were made of silver and represented the Meads and Persians, the belly and thighs were made of brass and represented the Grecian empire led by Alexander the Great. The forth part of the statue was made of two legs of iron. This later is known as the Roman Empire. One leg was planted in Rome and the second leg was planted in Constantinople. The final parts of the statue are the feet. They were a mixture of iron and clay – strong yet fragile as iron and clay does not bind together. This foretells of a world empire that has yet to arise.

Then we have the description of the four beasts coming out of the sea. The sea represents the masses of people. The world and its people

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might be a good alternative. The first of these four beasts was a lion with eagle wings. The second beast resembled a bear. The third beast was like a leopard and carried four crowns. And finally there comes the forth beast. This beast is different from all the rest. It has iron teeth and it also had ten crowns on its head.

One of the emblems for the Babylonian empire was a lion with eagle wings. The second beast, the bear, became known as the Meado-Persian empire. The third beast, the leopard, appears to have been a symbol for Alexander the Great. The four crowns were his generals who ruled the empire after Alexander died. The last beast, the one with iron teeth and ten crowns is well known as the Roman Empire. All the kings that have tried to put humpty-dumpty back together again have failed. Humpty-Dumpty is another name for the Roman Empire.

This is all fine and good for history buffs, but let us place all this in modern context.

The emblem for the British Empire is the lion. The symbol for its most powerful colony had the eagle as its seal. You can guess who that is.The bear is the symbol for the Russian Empire. The leopard is sometimes used as a symbol for the European Union. And finally we come to the symbol for the beast with iron teeth and ten crowns. This is an empire that is yet to reveal itself. We can call it the New World Order. It isn't what most of the political are planning. Something will occur that will bring this terrible beast to life. The stages are set for it birth. All we need is a calamity that will require it to rule. I believe that event will be the Great and Terrible Day of the Lord.

This last beast will be required after the most terrible day in human history. It will be essential that some comes forward and take control. There will be a lot of frightened and starving people out there. Unfortunately the world is full power hungry people who would love to become the dictator of the world. There will also be a serious need to keep people alive, and the only way will be to control all the resources of the world. Through this control the distribution of scares commodities will be somewhat facilitated.

If history is any guide for us it is that this task will not work. With all the best intentions, this style of communism will not be up to the task.

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Corruption will be rampant and military force will be needed for it to have any chance to succeed. But the world is a big big place. Even after he kills off tens of millions of people, the natural outcome for those who don't toe the mark, the empire of the beast will not be well.

It always amazes me that the more liberal a national leader becomes, the more willing he of she is to kill off those who don't agree with them. I guess to save people you have to kill them. The New World Order run by such a man is waiting in the wings.

Now let us see what will become of America.

The lion symbol represents Great Britain. The eagle represents the United State of America. This eagle had his wings plucked. How this is to happen is an open question. One though is an economic collapse that neutralizes its great economic influence. Another possibility being talked about is a high altitude nuclear explosion. The effects of the blast and heat will be meaningless. The Electromagnetic pulse will be devastating. If you are paying attention to what the North Koreans and Iranians are doing with their missile programs, this appears to be exactly what they are planning. The other possibility might be in the form of a massive natural disaster. Either way, whatever the details, the affect will be a massive national heart attack. The nation, though it will still be strong, will be bed ridden for years. Its strength will be required to repair and survive. Like a bird with plucked wings, it won't be able to fly. For years, until those feathers grow back (and they will) the nation will be impudent. The New World Order will do its best to control the land and the people. This is when the second vision about the nation by George Washington will come into play.

For those who haven't read the writing of George Washington, he wrote of two civil wars in this nation. In one war he saw the nation, still young, fight a civil war and expand to the Pacific Ocean. The first civil war is history. The second civil war is coming. The nation had grown rich and powerful. This second civil war, by George Washington's vision, is to throw off foreign domination. Might all of this come to pass after the Great and Terrible Day of the Lord? If so, don't miss the Rapture. Your life does depend on it.

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20ADAM TO ABRAHAM TO JESUS TO

JERUSALEMFrom the creation of Adam to the birth of Abraham there have

been 2000 biblical years. From the birth of Abraham to the birth of Jesus 2000 years have past. And from the birth of Jesus to the completed birth of Israel there has been another 2000 years.

Everything is based on a 360 day year or the scriptures will have little meaning.

So, is there two thousand years from the creation of Adam to the birth of Abraham? The answer is yes. Unfortunately I have yet to find scripture that clearly states that fact. What I have done is really very simple, though it takes a little dedication to reveal the answer.

The chart below will clarify the answer.

Adam is created yet no date is given. It can be deduced by some presumed dates.

We can start with the most likely year that Christ Jesus was born. That is the year 4 BC.

Two-thousand years earlier Abraham is born. Remember we are using a 360 day year. We will multiply 2000 years by 360 days. Then we shall divide this number by 365.242 days. The results show that Abraham was born in 1975 BC. If we could establish the month that Jesus had been born, most likely sometime between September 4 BC and October 4 BC. And there is a chance that He was conceived around December 25, 5 BC. There is a Jewish custom that dates the birth of a person from the day of conception.

From 1975 BC we do the same process over again. Multiply 2000 Biblical 360 day years by 360 to get the total number of days. Divide that number by 365.242 to get a Gregorian date. We now arrive at 3946 BC. Adam was created around the year 3946 BC.

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Now we have to prove that from the creation of Adam to the birth of Abraham there existed 2,000 Biblical years. Let us see how close we can get.

This is the dedication I referred to earlier. Anyone can do it. All you need to have is a large sheet of graph paper, a sharp pencil, and an eraser for any potential error.

So let's begin.The first numbers are how old these men were when they gave

birth to the recorded son, their firstborn son. The second number is the length of life for these men. Noah is repeated two times so I can get everyone on the charts.

Adam -130|-------------------------930Seth --105|----------------------912Enosh -90|---------------------930Kenan -70|----------------------930Mahahalel 65|---------------------895Jared -162|----------------------962Enoch 65|-------365Methuselah --187|----------------969Lamech --182|-------------777Noah -----------500|------//-950

Noah -----------500|----------------------------------950Shem -100|------------------------------600Arpachshad 35|----------------------------438The listing for Cainan is missing (Luke 3:36) Sheiah 30|-----------------------433Eber 34|-------------------------464Peleg 30|-------------239Reu 32|-----------239Serug 30|--------230Nahor 29|------148Terah 70|--205Abraham 100|-250Issac |

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An interesting project is to arraign these ages to scale. We see very clearly that when Abram was born, most of the patriarch, even Noah, was still alive. When Issac was born a few of his ancestors were still alive.

Let's do the math. Massoretic text Septuagint text

Adam 130 years 230 yearsSeth 105 years 205 yearsEnosh 90 years 190 yearsKenan 70 years 170 yearsMahalalel 65 years 165 yearsJared 162 years 162 yearsEnoch 65 years 165 yearsMathuselah 187 years 167 yearsLamech 182 years 188 yearsNoah 500 years 500 yearsShem 100 years 100 yearsArpachshad 35 years 135 yearsCainan is missing (Luke 3:36) 130 yearsSheiah 30 years 130 yearsEber 34 years 134 yearsPeleg 30 years 130 yearsReu 32 years 132 yearsSerug 30 years 130 yearsNahor 29 years 79 yearsTerah 70 years 70 yearsAbram (A total of 1946 years) (a total of 3312 years)

We are missing 54 years . Where might it be? I don't know if anyone will ever know the answer until God Himself comes to earth.

In the Septuagint many of the ages have an additional 100 years added to the age when their first born son is born. This may be a translation error. Relative to the given ages, the times in the Septuagint are not to be trusted.

What we do find is that the Massoretic Text may be the most accurate. The missing years of Cainan's birth might account for 30 or more years. Also, very few of the descendents were born on the same month as their fathers, the shifting of birth month may account for 20 more

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years. Taken together we seem to get very close to those missing 54 years.

For all intense and purposes 2,000 Biblical years can be used. The shifting birth months and the missing ancestor (Cainan) may answer everything.

If we take the birth year of Jesus as center point we may see some interesting dates appears.

If Jesus was born in September 4 BC and we subtract 2,000 Biblical years from that date we arrive at the year 1975 BC for the birth of Abraham. Subtract another 2,000 Biblical years from 1975 BC and we arrive at 3946 BC for the creation of Adam. Conversely, if we add 2,000 Biblical years to the birth of Jesus in September 4 BC, we arrive at June 1967 AD.

This year 1967 the Jews regained control over Jerusalem. The time of the Gentiles and their rule over Jerusalem has ended. We may be very near the end of mankind's current rule over the earth. No wonder the heathen's rage is increasing.

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