The Signs that Matter:
Do you realize how much we depend on signs? Signs tell us how fast we can drive, where to eat, how far to go, where we live, or when our plane arrives. Frankly, we take signs for granted. In ancient times there were few man-made signs, so many people depended on the stars, moon, sun, and shadows to tell them when where, and how to navigate distances and time. This may be the reason why people have failed to comprehend the convergence of 3 important signs. It involved planets, stars, our moon, the Jubilee year, Jewish Holy Festivals, & the Generations. God had promised that “A Star shall come out of Jacob; a scepter shall rise out of Israel.â€
He intends to use Heavenly Lights to announce His Promise of the Messiah. And when He puts those bright Lights in alignment and in a divine order or pattern such as placing them in the “womb” of the Constellation Virgo for 9 months then we know He is trying to get our attention. We also know that the main star in Virgo is called Spica which means Seed. This emphasizes the fact that Eve, the Seed, and the Serpent Satan in Genesis and the Woman with child under the threat of Drago in Great Sign of Revelation 12 are interconnected and therefore, point to the final battle between the Dragon or Satan and the Seed of the Woman, Jesus Christ.
Recently unusual movements of heavenly bodies were linked to special events on earth over a span of 3-and one-half years. Each event had significant meaning. For instance, the Blood moon on the feast of Passover 2014 has a significant meaning when it is connected to 3 other Blood moons within a 24-month period that also landed on special Jewish Festivals. That first blood moon happened exactly 3 ½ years before the “Great Sign†that Jesus warned the Apostle John about in Chapter 12 of His Revelation to the Church.
The Sign happened on September 22, 2017, as declared by astronomers who were amazed by how Jupiter stayed in the “womb†of Virgo for over 9 months. Prior to that Venus moved in conjunction with Jupiter across the Solar System for 400 days! Then Venus (representing Jesus as High Priest) departed the womb and moved in perfect alignment with Mars (Son of Man) and Mercury (The Messenger or the Word) to form a line of Bright Heavenly Lights pointing at the star Regulus (Jesus as the King of Kings) at the heart of the constellation Leo.
There was a time when constellations were extremely important. The Big Dipper for instance pointed out the North Star and this bright Star helped the star navigator sail in the right direction. The constellations told the story of Creation with Virgo, the Virgin Eve, leading the way, and Leo the Lion closing out the epic event. Some students of Egyptology suggest that ancient priests believed there was a special portal into the underworld at the point where Virgo and Leo joined. Ancient Egyptians thought that the sun, moon, and stars in a certain pattern provided a pathway to the supernatural and to the “Field of Reeds†where the god of the afterlife, Osiris, ruled. That is why the Sphinx had the head of the Virgin and the body of a Lion. This was their path to eternity, but God has a unique purpose His Great Sign. We will explore the possibilities and the timing of this very special event.
The Great Sign is connected to God’s promise to the Virgin Eve and the Serpent Satan in Gen. 3:15: “I will put enmity between you (speaking to the Serpent) and the woman, and between your offspring and her offspring; he shall bruise your head, and you shall bruise his heel.“ Both involve the Virgin, the Seed, a Dragon, and the Hero. Both reflect the birth of the Savior and His Resurrection with the defeat of Satan, death, and sin. Jesus’s first coming was announced with a heavenly light, the Bethlehem Star. It was a silent beacon that was not noticed by the leaders, scribes, and Pharisees. It was noticed only by the Kings of the East who were trained by the prophet Daniel.
Likewise, the Great Sign was not seen by the Spiritual leaders of today. In fact, it was virtually invisible since it appeared so low on the horizon. Plus, the minute the sun came up and positioned itself on the shoulder as described in Revelation 12:1, you could not see the sign since it would blind you! So why would God call the Sign of Revelation 12 a “Great Sign†if it would be unseen by the naked eye? Only astronomers with their telescopes and star maps knew it happened. So, what is its message? Is it to warn us of surprise unseen attacks: of both natural and supernatural invisible forces? Is it a divine Time Marker giving us a time to prepare while Satan sets up the stage for the Anti-Christ? We should expect attacks on the Church, on Christian leadership, the nuclear family, and on the unborn.
Since then, we have seen unusual increases in perversion and insane behavior. We had unseen hacking and cyber-attacks, extreme winds (a record number of hurricanes), and the Covid-19 pandemic. Will it usher in a final countdown for End Time events? It should be a warning to those who have wandered from the faith. Jesus who is the Light of the World warned religious leaders of his time that they were oblivious to the kingdom that was coming. These blind leaders feared the voice of God for it threatened their power and wealth.
Is this happening today? Are our faith leaders and those millions who are living comfortably afraid of the voice of God declaring His soon return? As suggested divine Signs do not mean much to those who do not care nor know how to read them. It would be like you or I see a sign written in a foreign alphabet. That ignorance, however, does not mean that it will not affect us. If you miss a stop sign you may suffer severe consequences. Simple signs or less visible signs might be ignored. And some signs can have different meanings to each observer. The rainbow is a sign that water vapor is in the air but according to the Bible, it is an important sign from God of His Covenant never to flood the earth again. The Great Sign seems to carry an important spiritual warning and message.
The Great Sign of Revelation 12 comes right before there is a war in heaven where Satan and his angels are cast out. Revelation 12:12 states, “Therefore rejoice O heavens, and you dwell in them! Woe to the earth and the sea, for the Devil has come down to you with great fury, because he knows he has a short time.†Have you noticed how crazy and insane things appear to be? It is because Satan and his demons are here. This is part of the shadow that covers the earth. But God and His angels are here to protect us. We can seek refuge in the Shadow of His wings and the Valley of the Shadow of death will draw us closer to God.
This sequence of two 3 ½ periods surrounding the Sign of Revelation 12 is a divine shadow of the 7-year judgment to come. This second 3 ½ year foreshadow seemed to start innocently but it did not, for we saw an attempted political coup against God’s chosen man to lead America. God put Trump in power to declare Jerusalem the legal capital of Israel. Trump has also been appointed to fight the lies of socialism and the rebellious anti-God movement. LIES are a profoundly serious offense to God. These LIES have risen to incredible heights. Many in the media, Hollywood, High Tech, and Congress have exalted the LIE and suppressed the Truth to destroy the sexual order, the family, Israel, and God’s chosen authorities. Behind this wave of darkness are supernatural forces that aim to undermine God’s people and institutions.
Many have heard the powerful story about Rahab, her faith, and the signal she would give to save herself and her family. The sign she used to alert the Israelites was a scarlet threaded rope hung from a window on the wall. The Israelite army was to march around the city one time for 6 days then on the 7th day, they marched around 7 times and blew their trumpets. God used specific numbers and actions to prepare for the divine destruction of Jericho. He used Rahab’s red rope to remind us that divine grace runs like a scarlet thread throughout “His story†tying His Promise to great events and people in history. That is why the Great Sign of Revelation 12 is so important. God uses the number 7 over and over again to set this date up. In 1897 Theodore Irzil established a Zionist movement to resettle the Holy Land. In 1917 the Balfour Agreement granted this promise by the British Government. Then 1947 the policy was set into place by the British in Palestine. In 1967 the miracle 6-Day war set Jerusalem free and in 2017 President Trump established Israel’s legal status over the great city.
In God’s mercies, Satan and his minions were cast out of heaven as the Great Sign of Revelation 12 transpired. Apparently, God does not want Satan in heaven when His church is raptured. Rahab’s status as harboring a house of prostitution would put her at the very bottom of the moral and social totem pole, especially since God had commanded that all Canaanites be killed. Yet God not only preserved her, but He also raised her up as an example of faith. God will likewise raise the Church up, the rapture, and will save her from Satan’s grasp. Rahab is mentioned in the Hall of Faith in the Book of Hebrews and in the Book of Matthew as the ancestor of Jesus Christ. Her faith and our faith are to be threads of hope and mercy woven in time, as a testimony of God’s love and Gospel of Salvation.
Now that Satan and his angels have been released on the earth we will be subject to greater “unseen forces.” So are we experiencing a greater influx of dark unseen forces and invisible agents? Covid-19, an unseen microbe, came from an unknown source. LIES and malware have been used to disrupt and corrupt.  Other invisible forces affecting our lives include the falsehoods and censorship in our Airwaves. These include High Tech, television, Hollywood, and radio. Are Satan and his minions behind this invasion of propaganda and lies? Note that Satan is the Prince of the Air. This is all part of God’s plan which connects the Seed of the Serpent in Gen. 3:15 to both the 70th-week Prophecy of Daniel and the mystery message in Revelation 12. In this mystery, God forewarns us that Satan’s angels are now cast down from heaven and that Satan is in a fury because his time is short.
These invisible dark forces will affect both America and Israel and will foreshadow the final 7 years spoken by Daniel. It will cause Jews to flee to Israel. God gives us warning Shadows including America’s recent (2017) Solar Eclipse whose shadow crossed America from coast to coast for all to see, the 4 Blood Moons that cast shadows on every continent, and now the 7-year shadow that began with the first blood moon and ends on March 15, 2121. Shadows precede actual events, like an eagle casting its shadow on the prey. What happens next is not the rapture but a more intense series of birth pains as God works to purify and strengthen the Church. A humble church will act as a Light and Salt to the lost world. This may be a time when Ezekiel’s 38-39 war occurs.
As stated earlier the first 3 ½ year shadow began with that first blood moon and ended on September 22-23, 2017, at the Great Sign of Revelation 12 and at the end of the Jubilee. The 2nd 3 ½ years began as the Trumpets were announcing the 10 days of Awe. It ends this March. This is not the rapture but suggests that there will be an intensifying of judgment against the darkness that has spread over the leadership of our nation. Evil has spread to board rooms, to offices of governors, mayors, and leaders of our nation. Read Revelation 12: 1-8 and note that the word “THEN” after the Sign of the Woman closely ties this time to an unseen attack by Satan and his angels after being cast from heaven.
“For though they knew God, they did not glorify Him as God nor show gratitude. Instead, their thinking became nonsense, their senseless minds were darkened,” Ro. 1:21. Has God abandoned our nation to a depraved mind as stated in Romans 1:21-28? Is this why everything seems so illogical and beyond belief? This appears to be a supernatural descent into apostasy. Few seek the need for repentance like the ancient Israelites who refused to listen to the warnings of the prophets. The church has given up its first love for sugary treats to promote Easter, shopping sprees in the Holy Lands, comedy shows on Alaska cruises, variety shows, and Christmas extravaganzas. Sharing the Gospel and missions are given a backseat to building projects. The church spends more money on fancy buildings than any other service.
Other evidence that the “Great Sign” is important is the fact that Daniel, John, Matthew, and Moses, saw Jesus face-to-face, and each wrote about these end-time events that interconnect with each other. Their books point forward to events happening in our time to give us Hope. This Hope is anchored to the soul. As the Word says, we have been born into a Living Hope.  In Matthew Jesus warns of lawlessness, “Because lawlessness will multiply the love of many will grow cold. But the one who endures to the end will be delivered.†He then warns of wars, rumors of wars, earthquakes, and famines as part of birth pains. These birth pains will intensify, meanwhile, the world and church are being shaken as God exposes sin and darkness to the Light. Places like N.Y. city and California may come under more extreme storms and shakings.
There are other calculations related to the 70th week of Daniel and God’s judgment upon Israel for her lack of faith. When the Israelite spies entered the Promised Land and failed to see and discern by faith God’s deliverance over the “giants in the land” they garnered God’s judgment upon the whole nation. God would punish the nation one year for every day that the spies spent in the Promise land. These chosen leaders had failed to receive in their hearts the conviction of God’s mantle of protection and had seen and judged based upon the flesh. Likewise, the elders of Israel approximately 1,500 years later failed to see the Bethlehem Star and accept the Messiah that God had sent them. They failed to receive the Kingdom that Jesus Christ offered them and had declared to Pilate, “let His blood be upon us.” For this God would judge them one year for every day in Daniel’s Prophecy concerning that final week of years. They had rejected this 70th week which has 70 X 360 = 2520 days. Therefore the judgment would be extended from the edict of Artexersis in 457 BC to 2520 years later or to the year 2021. The exact month would depend on when the edict was given and most believe that it was issued in the month of Tishrei or mid-September to October.
Through all this God will be Glorified, people will be saved, and the Church will be raptured. We can look forward to our faith being sharpened through endurance as we fix our Hope on the Grace to be brought to us through the complete Revelation of Jesus Christ. If you feel like you are being blinded by devious media and leadership in high places, and Lies coming from all directions, pray to God. The Bible declares: Be Alert and of Sound Mind so that you can pray. Pray implies an immediate connection to the supernatural. Does all this make sense to you? As believers, we must move forward against the gates of Hell and its dominion on earth. We cannot let our past successes keep us from the miracles of Today. New blessings will follow us when we Walk in the Light and by the Spirit of God as we war against the world system and those diabolical strongholds. To learn more, go to CosmicCrossroad.com, or buy Cosmic Crossroad Countdown.
