Some have suggested that the Bible discourages the pursuit, discernment, and declaration of the “Signs of the Time”.  This is FAR from the TRUTH!  In fact just the opposite is true.  Jesus scolded the Pharisees for not knowing the Signs of the age: “When it is evening you say, ‘It will be fair weather, for the sky is red’; and in the morning, ‘It will be foul weather today, for the sky is red and threatening.’ Hypocrites! You know how to discern the face of the sky, but you cannot discern the signs of the times” (Matt. 16:2-3).   The fact is the gentile Kings or Magi who observed the Star of Bethlehem are commended as being the first to comprehend that a “King was born”.  So when is His Return?

I will discuss Signs in at least 4 “levels or layers”.  These indicate that we are entering the Prophetic Time that Jesus warned about: “For as in the days before the flood, they were eating and drinking, marrying and giving in marriage, until the day that Noah entered the ark, and did not know until the flood came and took them all away, so also will the coming of the Son of Man be” (Matthew 24:38-39).  These “layers or levels” involve: 1) The Fig Tree and other statements by Jesus, Moses,  and the prophets correlating with prophecy and the condition of the world in this day and age.*  2) The stars & constellations.  3) The Biblical Generations with the merging of Prophetic dates, numbers, and events.  4) The Rabbinic dates and testimonies. With that in mind, I will also try to help us understand Ezekiel’s vision in Ezekiel Chapters 1 and 10. **

The Book of Revelation says, “Blessed is the one who reads aloud the words of this prophecy; and blessed are those who hear, and who understand for the time is near. “. Prophecy is not hard to understand.  Jesus Christ revealed himself to John and all the prophets so that His message would be passed forward to us in His Love.  He expressly desires to reveal Himself to us before He returns!

Conversations about salvation, hope, truth and other matters of the heart have become catalysts for ideas and words that I would not have dreamed of! Recently God inspired me to encourage a new believer who had questions on prophecy and its value to us today. As I shared from my heart the parable of the fig tree I was struck by its import in a much deeper way than I had viewed it before! This along with past studies on the Biblical generations, Rabbinic culture, and the stars led me to write this book as quickly as possible.

Picture Jesus Christ and his disciples as they journeyed down the dusty road back to Jerusalem. Jesus was hungry and he knew that the leaders of Israel would soon reject him; so when he saw a fig tree on the wayside that had leaves, but no fruit he said, “May no fruit ever come from you again!” Matthew then states, “And the fig tree withered at once.” When the disciples saw it, they marveled, saying, “How did the fig tree wither at once?” And Jesus answered them, “Truly, I say to you, if you have faith and do not doubt, you will not only do what has been done to the fig tree, but even if you say to this mountain, ‘Be taken up and thrown into the sea,’ it will happen.  And whatever you ask in prayer, you will receive, if you have faith.” Mat: 21:19-22.  Just the day before, Jesus had cleansed the temple and driven out the money changers!  Did the disciples make a connection between this surprise cursing and those events? They had seen great oppression under a mix of both Roman and strict Herodian rule, especially Matthew the tax collector! They knew about the Temple tax and the history of the failures of their own kings and nation! Did they think that this was just an object lesson on faith and the ability able to throw a “mountain” into the sea? I believe they suspected there was more to it! “Yes,” Jesus was stating how important faith is, and “yes,” he was also emphasizing how Faithful God is! However, beneath the obvious there is a subtle message for the near future concerning the leaders of the nation of Israel! The disciples may only have understood it later after the destruction of Jerusalem!  There is another even deeper connection linking this curse and faith lesson to one given by Jesus later on Mount of Olives. When studied together we will unlock a mystery related to Prophecy in our time and age.

Let us first note that the “Curse of the Fig Tree” was the first and only time that Jesus cursed anything! Jesus proclaimed, “For God did not send his Son into the world to condemn the world, but in order that the world might be saved through him,” John 3:17. However, earlier in the history of Israel, God laid down blessings and curses on the nation of Israel when He said, “And when all these things come upon you, the blessing and the curse, which I have set before you ….obey his voice in all that I command you today, with all your heart and with all your soul, then the LORD your God will restore your fortunes and have mercy on you, and he will gather you again from all the peoples where the LORD your God has scattered you.” Deut. 11:19-22. God clearly made a Promise to those who obey him? God promises to “restore” their fortunes and “gather them again!” I believe that these blessings were fulfilled in 1947-48, when God restored the nation of Israel (the mountain of Zion), and drew His people out from all the nations of the world (the sea)?

Many believe that the blessing is still real today as the nation of Israel draws more and more Jews to a prosperous and fruitful land! We shall soon see how this “budding” of Israel relates to the Fig tree discussed earlier! But first we must address the elephant in parenthesis! When Jesus spoke of the “mountain” and the “sea”, was he allegorizing a soon to happen event? I believe that Jesus was making an indirect forecast of what was about to happen to the “mountain” known as “Zion” – and the nation of Israel! In years 67-70 AD, during the Nero persecution, the “nation” as it existed was cast into the “sea” of the gentile nations. Finally in the fulfillment of prophecy in 1947-48 God “cast” the displaced Jews back out onto Mount Zion from the “sea” of peoples spread throughout the gentile world!

Let’s now do a quick study some general applications in the Bible concerning the fig and the fig tree. Most people remember what Adam and Eve used to cover up their nakedness. It is interesting that fig trees have both male and female fruit with the female fruit having an “ovary” and the male a “stamina.”  God created the fig wasp to pollinate the fruit in order for them to ripen. The fig tree itself with its large leaves has a canopy effect that acts as a great shade tree. Hence figs and fig trees played a big part in life of people in that day. It is no surprise that God uses both as symbols and signs. In Jeremiah he warns about the good figs and the bad figs in Judah. The Lord told him that the good figs are the Judah exiles who would be protected and brought back to Jerusalem. “They shall be my people and I will be their God, for they shall return to me with their whole heart.” But the bad figs were those who ignored the prophets and stood by the “evil” king Zedekiah. They were to be “made a horror to all the kingdoms of the earth…and I will utterly destroy them in the land that I gave to them and their fathers,” Jer. 24:3-10.

The good figs represent people like the prophet Daniel, Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego and others like Ezra, and Nehemiah who led the restoration of the Temple & Jerusalem and eventually reestablished the nation of Israel. These “good figs” became the new Judah and eventually the nation of Israel. Throughout prophecy God did everything possible to draw the attention of His people, yet the majority ignored the warning signs! Do we want to ignore the warning signs that God is using to point out our sins and our future? We are being struck by extreme weather, irrational behavior by once ethical institutions, the breakdown of the family, the lifting up of perversion and the pushing down of Christianity. The world is seeing drug and nuclear proliferation, and an increase in violence of every kind, volcanic activity, famines, & earthquakes!

Now like a light shining onto distant skies, the Fig tree appears in a Prophecy focused on the 2nd Coming of our Lord, Jesus Christ and the Millennium. The prophecy is in Zachariah 3:8-9 and is directed to every Jew throughout the world; a Signpost that gives the actual name of the Messiah! Zachariah the prophet addresses the leader and high priest of the final expedition to sanctify the Temple. As stated earlier Jerusalem and the Temple had been rebuilt with the help of the faithful who traveled from Persia with golden Temple implements, money, tools, and craftsmen.  It is the first time and only time in history that a conquering Empire openly reached out with all its might to protect, supply, and repopulate a defeated nation’s capital city and Temple for the benefit of those it had held in servitude!  Zachariah recognized that only God could have done this. He says to the congregation,  “Hear now, O Joshua the high priest, you and your friends who sit before you, for they are men who are a sign: behold, I will bring my servant the Branch…. declares the LORD of hosts, and I will remove the iniquity of this land in a single day. In that day, declares the LORD of hosts, every one of you will invite his neighbor to come under his vine and under his fig tree.” Zec 3:8-10.

It appears that God used Joshua, the high priest as a Signature Sign of the Messiah. Joshua is the Hebrew form of “Jesus.” And just as the high Priest Joshua did, Jesus sanctified the Temple; a living temple, the body of every believer who is filled with the Holy Spirit!  As believers we are sanctified through the Blood of Jesus Christ shed for us on the Cross! He is the “Branch” and described by Isaiah 11:1 and 53:1-7!  God fulfilled His Promise and rescued his “destroyed nation” in 1947-48, and He will rescue and restore anyone who accepts His free Gift of eternal life.  He will also rescue and restore the world in just “a day” on that great Day of the Lord.  That day will mark the beginning of the Millennium.  I find it significant that this remarkable prophecy and promise is connected to a discrete “under the fig tree” allusion!  Is God using this impression of “resting under the fig tree” to shine a light on the “Grace” and “Rest” which only faith in Jesus Christ can give, for salvation is NOT of works?  Ephesians 2:8-9 states it well, “For it is by Grace through FAITH that we have been saved, it is NOT of works so that no one can boast!” Does this light also shine on the final fig tree parable stated by Jesus Christ in all 3 Synoptic Gospels?  We know that there are very few parables repeated in all three Gospels.  It would seem that God is using this End Time prophecy by Zechariah to shine His light on the final Fig Tree discourse that I am about to discuss!  This final discourse occurs on the Mount of Olives – the same Mountain upon which he will set foot when He returns as the Lion of Judah!

Isaiah 11:1, “There shall come forth a shoot from the stump of Jesse, and a branch from his roots shall bear fruit.”  A light pointing to the Davidic line & the Fig Tree.

The cursed and withered fig tree may have been on the road alongside the Mount of Olives.  That Jerusalem road encounter becomes part of a powerful parable when you realize that Jesus is linking the earlier fig tree lesson on faith to the Parable & prophecy that He shares on the Mount of Olives in Mat 24: 32-34.  After warning about “birth pains”, “wars and rumors of wars”, famines, false prophets, the Tribulation, the 2nd Coming of the Lord, and the abomination of desolation, Jesus says, “Now learn a parable of the fig tree.” By now He has gotten the attention of the disciples and continues, “When his branch is yet tender, and putteth forth leaves, ye know that summer is nigh: So likewise ye, when ye shall see all these things, know that it is near, even at the doors. Verily I say unto you, This generation shall not pass, till all these things be fulfilled.” 

What could possibly be so important about the Fig Tree that Jesus needs to share it in the same breath as His End time prophecy? First, we must understand that this Fig tree parable and prophecy was NOT fulfilled in 70 AD, nor any century since! We have Not experienced a world wide Tribulation, the Abomination of Desolation, the 2nd Coming of Christ, nor the destruction of the Earth and the Millennium! Hence this Prophecy has not been fulfilled! The first discourse in Mat.21 and the Prophecy in Zec. 3 point to the Fig Tree as being the Nation of Israel. The “cursed and withered fig tree” is the nation of Israel that “withered” at the hands of Roman persecution around AD 70! The “budding fig tree” in Matt. 24:32 is the Nation of Israel “reborn” or “reestablished” in 1947-48! Hence the “GENERATION” that will not pass until are these things are fulfilled is the Post-WWII generation that rebuilt, America, Europe, Asia, Russia, Israel and basically the whole world! That “generation” is a “70 year generation” for it takes on average in the arid Jerusalem altitude about 70 days for a “fruit bud or flower” to turn into a ripe edible fruit! This is the First Fruit that buds at the end of March and Ripens by early June! This is also the generation that experienced or lived through the Holocaust and is about to die out!

If we consider 1947-48 as the rebirth or “budding” of Israel, and we add 70 prophetic years we come to 2017! This parable spoken by Jesus in Mathew 24, Mark 13, and Luke 21 points to our present time!  God is going to fulfill His Promises soon and next I will show you how the other layers including the Biblical Generations, the Stars, and the Rabbinic testimonies also support and point to an approaching End Time event.

Jan 12, 2017 started off with a “Wolf Moon,” the first full moon of the year. Also the planet Venus was at its brightest in eight years. Both events occurred the evening before Friday 13th.  This was bracketed by many surprises including the Trump win and  three worldly  “returns” or “reversals of fortune:”  the Miss Universe contest. the Oscars, and climatic fall of the Falcons during the Super Bowl!  This is definitely a time of the unexpected and “the return or surrender” of laurels and expectations.  God has warned us very clearly to put our treasures in heaven and not in this world.  He wants us to be ready!  Do you not sense that we are approaching a Crossroad in time?  My desire is to inform you and stoke your interest so that you will focus on God’s message to us!  ” ….They were unaware until the flood came and swept them all away, so will be the coming of the Son of Man. Then two men will be in the field; one will be taken and one left. Two women will be grinding at the mill; one will be taken and one left.”

The Sign of Revelation 12 in the Constellation Virgo has many details that are common, but unique when all are put together. The first part of the sign is the woman clothed with the sun. This happens every year, but it narrows the time down to one month around the autumnal equinox. That woman is represented by Virgo–the virgin. She is clothed by the sun from mid-September to early October. September 23, 2017 meets these requirements. The next requirement is that the moon must be under the feet of Virgo. With the sun in Virgo and her feet to the east, the moon must be a few days past new moon. Since the Hebrew Calendar is lunar and the Feast of Trumpets (September 21, 2017) is on the new moon, Sept. 23 places the moon in the correct position. This happens every year on the Hebrew Calendar as long as the new moon did not occur too early or too late in relation to the equinox, which would put the sun too high or low in Virgo. Here it is perfect. The requirement of the moon and sun narrows it down to a few days of the year.  So far so good and remember God used the Bethlehem star.

On September 23, 2017 there are four planets in the vicinity that complete the sign and its ultimate uniqueness: Mercury, Venus, Mars, and Jupiter. Above the head of Virgo is the constellation Leo. Leo just happens to be the 12th major Constellation Sign in the heavens.  In Leo at this time there will be Mars, Venus, and Mercury. With Leo being a constellation of nine principle stars, the three “wandering stars” make it twelve at this time. Thus the garland of twelve stars is upon the woman. This 12 star “garland” combined with the unique movement of Jupiter and Jupiter’s length of stay in the “womb” of Virgo makes this sign difficult, if not impossible to replicate. The Star Chart students say that if you go back approximately 6000 years it does pop up. But even if it did not, does it matter?  What I am about to show you in this book will be convincing enough! Could this coming star array be the same as when Adam and Eve walked with God in the Garden of Eden, as He spoke to them, revealing his knowledge to them by sharing the names of each star and the story behind them?  Can all these Signs  be pointing to a Divine Appointment soon to occur?

“He counts the number of the stars; He gives names to all of them,” (Psalm 147:4).   “The heavens declare the Glory of God; And the firmament shows His handiwork, Day unto day utters speech, and night unto night reveals knowledge!” Psalm. 19:1-2

Jupiter is the key to this rare time-keeper sign from God. Jupiter the largest of all planets was known by the Jews as the planet of “Divine Authority”. Venus of course is the “Bright Morning Star” pointing to Jesus Christ. Jupiter enters the sign of Virgo on August 27, 2016, along with a close conjunction of Venus (making this a much brighter and Glorious entry). The next such close conjunction with these two bright planets happens 49 years later! Jupiter itself enters Virgo about every 12 years. When it enters it is usually for a much shorter length of time and without the extensive retrograde movements (the “labor pains” as noted in Rev. 12). This conjunction starts on August 27, 2016 and comes exactly 400 days before Yom Kippur 2017 (September 30-31). Note that Yom Kippur always ends Teshuvah, which is a 40 day season of repentance beginning on Aug. 21, 2017.

At the end of Teshuvah there is the 10 Days of Awe which is part of the Feast of Trumpets beginning on September 20-22. It has been suggested that this bright Jupiter and Venus conjunction marks a ten-fold application of repentance and purification (40 X 10 = 400) expected at this time due to some event to come! Therefore the #10 is the number related to purification; for the priests had to go through a 10 day period of purification to enter the Holy of Holies and likewise the 10 Days of Awe is a special period of purification that comes before Yom Kippur (The Day of Atonement).  Is God purifying his “Promised Generation” before the “Ingathering” of the saints?

Concerning our own limited knowledge & bias, Solomon wrote: “Trust in the LORD with all your heart, and do not depend on your own understanding. In all your ways acknowledge him, and he will make your paths straight. Do not be wise in your own eyes; fear the LORD and turn away from evil. This will bring healing to your body, and refreshment to your bones”, Prov. 3:5-8. So be humble and seek to open new doors – “If you seek me you will find me!” Too many leaders today are turned off by “numbers” and prophecy and will miss this End-time Sign! They will be held accountable for disparaging those who are trying the warn the lost and the elect! Do not be one of those misinformed skeptics!

Venus then moves out of Virgo and goes into position with Mars and Mercury. Note also that the United States has a Solar eclipse on August 21st that travels like a divine slash from the upper west to the lower East coast (which one must admit is just about the longest possible exposure to American soil possible by a solar eclipse).  Is this solar eclipse and its “dark path”  a warning to a carnal and rebellious America;  to the compromised Jew and the weak church?  This  triple emphasis with  the Venus/Jupiter conjunction, the solar eclipse, and the beginning of the 40 day Jewish time of repentance- are all related to the date Aug. 21! We had a similar situation with the blood moons in 2014 and 2015! God has given us 3 years of warnings!  Could the number 21 be significant due to 7 + 7 + 7 = 21 or 3 units of 7? The idea of a “blood moon” serving as an omen of the approaching end times comes from the Book of Joel, where it is written “the sun will turn into darkness, and the moon into blood, before the great and terrible day of the Lord comes”. The recent Tetrad of Blood Moons cast it’s shadow over the 4 corners of the earth.   It is as if God is trying to get the attention of both Gentile and Jew through these and other approaching stellar and world events!

On September 23rd the Comet 67P approaches the moon. This is the same comet that Europe failed to land its Rossetta probe on! Did God shake it off?  Note the number 67 and its relation to the 1967 liberation of Jerusalem. Jerusalem is celebrating the 50th “Jerusalem Day” this year on May 24th- as it has been  one Jubilee since being liberated on June 7, 1967!  Also note what happened on the Tisha B’Av of July 16, 1994:  the Shoemaker Levi Comet broke into 21 pieces, bombarding Jupiter for 7 days, each impact stronger than a nuclear bomb. As before the number 21 is 7+7+7 or 777.  At that time secret talks were going on in Oslo, Norway to exchange Israel’s land for peace (Oslo Accords).  And at that time Jupiter was in the sign of Libra, ‘The Scales,’ often referred to as ‘the light’. Another connection to number 21 is that the 21st brightest Star in our sky is the star named “Regulus” which is the star at the heart of LEO and is thus one of the 12 stars adorning the head of Virgo during the Sept. 23rd. sign.  Regulus, which can mean “Kingly Star” is the brightest star near the center of earth’s spin.  Jesus Christ is Creator of everything and holds all things together, – Col. 1:15-17

“Lift up your eyes on high and see: who created these? He who brings out their host by number, calling them all by name, by the greatness of his might, and because he is strong in power not one is missing.” (Isaiah 40:26)

Jupiter, acting as the largest planet and the one with Divine Authority, spends just over 9 1/2 months in Virgo, 294 days to be exact! The “child” of Rev. 12 will be born with the constellation Drago (The Serpent or Dragon) above seeking to devour it! READ REVELATION 12:3-4.  Then by Sept. 23rd “labor pains” (which many associate with the retrograde movements of Jupiter) have ended and the moon is in place. Jupiter, the child, exits Virgo on Sept. 9, 2017. What happens next? Is it Revival,  Tribulation and War, or the Rapture – or all THREE?  Many believe that the moon which reflects the Light of the Sun and the “child” being born are both a reflection of the church and its saints.  Could this mean that the four blood moons point to the blood of the martyrs being counted at the 5th seal?  Could the recent blood moons that appeared in America, Asia, Europe, and the Middle East also be a proclamation to the Jews who have forsaken God and their “Promised Land” to then “gather from the 4 corners of the earth” and return to Zion? Likewise, could these “blood moons” be a foreshadowing or a caution sign to the whole world marking a soon approaching time when 4 chariots or “spirits” will go throughout the earth? – Zechariah 6:1-8. ****

The Blood moons of 2014-15 were called the “Lords Perfect Sign” because there was “perfect symmetry” in their order of time each falling on one of God’s preset “Jewish Feast Days” : from Passover of 2014 & 2015 to the Feast of Tabernacles on 2014 and 2015! That last Blood Moon was a “super-moon,” and it happened over the city of Jerusalem.  As Zachariah 12:8-10 says all eyes will be on this Holy City, as this is where the Lord, “Faithful and True”, will set His feet on the Mount of Olives. Even now, Jesus Christ is the center of the World’s attention and so is the city of Jerusalem. As stated earlier the star Regulus at the center of LEO is a double star, and  the 21st brightest star, and it is also the brightest to be near the perfect ecliptic plane in relationship to the Sun! Jesus is both the Son of God and the Son of Man, and He is the King of Kings with “eyes of fire”!  The sum meaning of Leo with all its stars is: “He will rule and reign supreme throughout the universe and will soon crush the head of the Serpent (Dragon)”.

“It is like a man away on a journey, who upon leaving his house and putting his slaves in charge, assigning to each one his task, also commanded the doorkeeper to stay on the alert. Therefore, be on the alert—for you do not know when the master of the house is coming …” Mark 13:34-35

We have seen that the first lunar eclipse of the Tetrad of 2014-2015 was on Passover April 15, 2014. If you add 1260 days (3 1/2 years as Daniel foretells in the Book of Daniel) it falls exactly on Sept 23, 2017! Note also that the lunar eclipse of April 15, 2014 occurred at a specific place in the heavens that points to the sign of Revelation 12. We see that this  eclipse occurred right next to star of Spica in Virgo. “Spica” means SEED. Jesus was sacrificed for us on Passover. He was the “Seed of the Woman” from Gen. 3:15, “And I will put enmity between thee and the woman, and between thy seed and her seed; it shall bruise thy head, and thou shalt bruise his heel”  He was the ear of grain that must die that life may abound.  As Peter wrote: I Peter 2:24,  “He himself bore our sins in his body on the tree, so that we might die to those sins and live righteously. By his wounds you have been healed.” Jesus was “bruised,” but this was not a “defeat” for He conquered Death and Redeemed us of SIN: “But God demonstrates His Love in this, while we were still sinners Christ died for us,” Ro. 5:8. The 4 blood moons remind us that blood of Christ covers us and His Light is a reflection of the Father. They point to what may happen in and around Sept. 23rd, 2017!

Isaiah wrote this over 750 years before the Crucifixion: “Surely he has borne our sufferings and carried our sorrows; yet we considered him stricken, and struck down by God, and afflicted. But he was wounded for our transgressions, and he was crushed for our iniquities, and the punishment that made us whole was upon him, and by his bruises we are healed. All we like sheep have gone astray, we have turned, each of us, to his own way; and the LORD has laid on him the iniquity of us all. He was oppressed and he was afflicted, yet he didn’t open his mouth; like a lamb that is led to the slaughter, as a sheep that before its shearers is silent, so he did not open his mouth,” Isaiah, 53:4-6. Over 350 Prophecies just concerning the “birth of the child” and the 1st Coming of Jesus Christ have happened as predicted in the Word! The chances of all the prophecies being fulfilled in a random way is a number too big to imagine!

The Word “Spica” which means seed, is the same word found in the Promise of Genesis 3:15 ( “and your seed will strike his head”- the Serpent’s head) which has direct relation to Revelation 12:1-4: “A spectacular sign appeared in the sky: a woman dressed with the sun, who had the moon under her feet and a victor’s crown of twelve stars on her head. She was pregnant and was crying out from her labor pains, the agony of giving birth. Then another sign appeared in the sky: a huge red dragon with seven heads, ten horns, and seven royal crowns on its heads (the constellation Draco which is very large and covers the top of the “earth”). Its tail swept away one-third of the stars in the sky and knocked them down to the earth. Then the dragon stood in front of the woman who was about to give birth so that it could devour her child when it was born.” We can see a parallel link between Gen. 3:15 and Rev. 12: 1-4, and note that the time difference may be exactly 6000 years. In Genesis 6:3 the Lord said, “My Spirit will not contend with humans forever, for they are mortal; their days will be a hundred and twenty years.” It is interesting to see that God’s Spirit (the 3rd person of the Trinity) is active in trying to bring mankind to repentance especially through the preaching of men like Noah and Enoch! Is that not true today more than ever! Jesus forewarns us that only repentance and obedience can help this weak generation. I believe the statement, “My Spirit will not contend with humans (the flesh) forever,” relates to this last generation and to the final tick on the Jubilee Time Clock which will soon be discussed! Jesus did emphasize that our time would be a reflection of Noah’s time. One hundred and twenty years was the exact time left before mankind would face Noah’s flood. Peter said, “one year is as if 1000 years”. If the age of the earth is 6000 years with 1000 years (“the Day of Rest”) left for the Millennium, this would make the clock tick 120 Jubilee years: 120 X 50 = 6000. If we then add 1000 years, we are at the Total Age of 7000 years, or the Perfect age of the Earth and the Universe!

As noted earlier the “child” described above is both the Messiah, Jesus Christ, and the “mystery” spoken by both Jesus and Paul- the Church. They are obviously both interconnected in prophecy and in theology. A further note: next to Virgo is Leo whose feet are depicted as resting on the head of this 7 headed dragon. As stated earlier the brightest star in Leo is Regulus which means, “Royalty”. Regulus along with Leo’s other 8 stars form the garland around the head of Virgo. At Virgo’s foot appears a new moon which follows soon after the birth of this “mystery child” associated with Jupiter. Is this the Pre-tribulation church or the tribulation saints which are pursued by Satan and saved by the 2nd Coming of Jesus Christ? The timing of the rapture will determine that! Also note that 1260 days earlier we had the 1st of the four Blood moons on Passover April 15th, 2014. Placing this Cosmic sign in context with all of the other signs and calculations presented here, it would seem that this 3 1/2 year period of time is a foreshadowing of a “JACOB’S trouble” to fall upon the Jews or Israel, and therefore sets the stage throughout the world for the soon to come Seal judgments and the real pursuit of the “child” or church body on this earth. If so then this also bodes ill for carnal Israel or the “flesh of Jacob”. And if there is an early rapture, my thought is that only 20% or less of this a weak worldwide church will be gathered in the clouds! The rest could face the Tribulation!

Deu. 4:29, “But if from thence thou shalt seek the LORD thy God, thou shalt find him, if thou seek him with all thy heart and with all thy soul.”

I believe that something significant will happen between Aug. 21 and The Feast of Tabernacles, Oct 4-5, 2017. Day 5 of October comes after a 5 day period called “Time of Gathering and New Beginnings” which immediately follows the Day of Atonement. The #5 represents Grace.  The 40 day period of repentance has ended and the 10 Days of Awe are complete! Now it is time for the families to gather together, making promises and resolutions for the new year. They gather their hopes, thoughts, tools, and materials for erecting their “booths” to celebrate the Feast of Tabernacles! This is the traditional time for them to be “under the stars” with God as they were in the wilderness! Could this also be the period that God in Love & Grace has chosen to gather His church from the far reaches of the earth?

Now for the sake of curiosity let’s see where the stars will be when we add 7 years to 2017; as foretold by Daniel’s Prophecy of the final 70th week of years. The simple addition of 7 years gives us 2024.  Now based on the specific date for the Day of Atonement in 2024 (according to statements in II Thessalonians 2:3-4 related to the abomination of desolation) we then subtract 2,520 days or 3 and 1/2 years from that date we are at November 19, 2017. The sign of Revelation 12, which is Sept. 23,  comes 57 days before the Tribulation. This gap matches the gap between the end of Daniel’s 69 weeks on Palm Sunday and the beginning of the Church on Pentecost. So does the Biblical tribulation start later this year? I am not making predictions, but encourage everyone to Share the Gospel!

The sign of Revelation 12 could be a clear warning to us all that the Tribulation is coming. If you believe in the “Pre-Trib rapture,” our time could be cut short by the rapture. We have seen this in the wording of Rev. 12: The “woman” is collective Israel. The “Dragon” or Serpent is the Anti-Christ and his cronies, and the “child” is the church. The phrase “caught up” = rapture. Note that Jesus was never “caught up” to protect him from the devil. The church, however will be! While studying Jupiter’s position among the stars, there was something else that presented itself. Seven years from August, 2017, on the 9th of Av 2024, Jupiter will be in the sign of Taurus. It will sit between the horns along with Mars which is the symbol for Adam or the Son of Man. The common Hebrew name for Taurus the bull is Shur, which can mean both coming and ruling or in other words, the Coming Judge. In short, Taurus represents the Return of Jesus Christ as Judge, with His congregation, represented by the adjoining Pleiades star cluster. The King comes with His church to Judge the World. This future sign could point to a time when Jesus will return to defeat the forces of the Anti-Christ. No other Celestial signs come into view after this time. So for the near future, if we are to look up at the stars there will be few Celestial signs to match anything like what we will be seeing from Sept. 23rd to Aug., 2024!

Chapter 4    The Biblical Generations Converge:

God ordained Jubilee to be a time of Forgiveness & Reconciliation, Restoration & Return, and most of all Grace & Justice. God told Israel to forgive all debts every 50 years (an act of Amazing Grace & Forgiveness) and to return all land to the original owners (Return & Restoration). And because they did NOT do that for the approximate 10 Jubilees of their nation building, God brought their destruction and then exiled them for 70 years!  Why the 70 years and not just 10 years of punishment? It is because God forewarned them in the wilderness that if they disobeyed him, they would be punished seven-fold.  Four times in Leviticus God says, “I will strike you sevenfold for your sins“: 10 X 7 = 70! There is  one other way to calculate 70 years of judgement, if one calculates that Israel was “nation building” for 490 years instead of 465 years.  This means including the period that Samuel was Judge – a man who was chosen by God to warn the people, prepare the nation, and appoint or remove the King.  Shemitah or the Sabbath year happens every 7th year, a time which God set aside for Israel to forgive debts and leave the ground fallow, a series of 70 Sabbath years not honored by the kings and people would leave Israel again with a debt to God of at least 70 years (7 X 70 = 490 years)!   It seems clear that Israel deserved the 70 year exile that it received at the hands of the Babylonians and Persians! This shows that God does take HIS WARNINGS and Promises VERY SERIOUSLY!

Year 2017 is a Jubilee year, and is extremely critical to events in prophecy. A  Jubilee is the 50th year and obviously includes the #5 which is the number for Grace. The Jubilee year is and was God’s best example of  Grace applied in a way to temper the Law and the chaos of survival in a harsh environment full of wars, drought, and disease! Widows were thus guaranteed to have their land restored to them!  The 1st Jubilee in 1900 came right after WWI and saw Jerusalem released from the control of the Ottoman Empire.  The first Jubilee of the 2000  period is this year and it happens during a Teshuvah (40 days of repentance) that coincides exactly with a major Solar Eclipse in America!  When this type of “Repentance Solar Eclipses” happened in history they have brought periods of great revival: First and Second Great Awakenings, Azusa Street Revival, Charismatic Revival, and rise of Messianic Judaism. This year here in Dallas we commemorated the 8th year of “Time to Revive” since its birth in 2007. This nationwide Crusade event spends no money on advertizing, yet manages to launch Christian crusades that have transformed thousands of lives. This year’s 50 day Crusade involved over 400 churches and over 2000 volunteers! So are we looking at a new wave of great Revival or a time of great tribulation? Craig Laurie’s crusade in Phoenix was an incredible success and places like South Africa and Australia are having great Revivals! On the dark side this 2017 Jubilee comes after a long period of “regional wars” and now worldwide extreme terrorism.

If the Sign of September 23rd is true, then this Cosmic Clock should correlate to other signposts in history reflecting God’s Divine Authority and Justice: for instance dates marking the 40 Jubilee years since the 1st Jubilee of 17 AD! Jesus was born in B.C. 3 and the normal time for serviceability in both the military and the priesthood was the age of 20. Twenty is generally a number of completion and sufficiency. This would take us to 17 AD which I understand was a Jubilee year. We have seen how important these Jubilee dates are and how the divine combination of 20 + 50 creates a powerful prophetic seventy year generation!   We must remember that God created order in all forms of Creation, from the smallest snail or leaf to the largest spiral galaxy! We see this amazing order or sequence in the Fibonacci ratio – which is a universal mathematical sequence illustrating order in both form and structure of living and non living entities! Fractals are another example of how God has designed creation with order that follows amazing mathematical sequences that take on shapes and forms mimicking the Creation!

Concerning our own limited knowledge & bias, Solomon wrote: “Trust in the LORD with all your heart, and do not depend on your own understanding.  In all your ways acknowledge him, and he will make your paths straight.   Do not be wise in your own eyes; fear the LORD and turn away from evil.  This will bring healing to your body, and refreshment to your bones,”  Prov. 3:5-8.  So be humble and seek to open new doors – “If you seek me you will find me!”  Too many leaders today are turned off by “numbers” and failed prophecy from the past and will miss this End-time Sign! They will be held accountable for disparaging those who are trying to warn the lost and the elect! Do not be one of those misinform-ed skeptics!

Chapter 4 :   The Rabbi and the Rabbinic culture converge:

I would like to add that this is year 5777 in the Rabbinic calendar. The “777” is very important to the Jewish mind because it symbolizes total or perfect completion! The  #5 is important to us because it is a sign of Grace: David had 5 stones, the pool of Bethesda had 5 porches, and in Rev. 6 in the midst of a series of “seal judgments” is the 5th seal from which we see an appeal at the altar by the blood of Christian martyrs for vengeance!  And earlier we saw how God’s Grace is manifested in the Jubilee: 5 X 10 = 50 years.  Note also that this marks 100 years since the Balfour agreement in 1917 (the end of the Ottoman Empire’s control of Jerusalem! ) and 70 years since the formation of Israel in 1947-48. Also going back 500 years, 1517 was the year Luther nailed the 95 Thesis at Wittenberg!  Now we can clearly see how September 23rd, 2017,  lines up perfectly with both a 10 X 50 set of Jubiliee periods since 1517 and one special Jubilee from the  day of “Unification” of Jerusalem in 1967!  The year 1517, was also the date that the Ottoman Empire took over all of Palestine and Egypt. This “Assyrian-like” aggressor held Jerusalem for 400 years! You will see that most of these divine dates have both a Jewish and a Gentile impact.  The numbers 40 and 400 as indicated earlier represent a time of  “personal and national testing” with 400 being 10 X 40 or a testing to the point of national purification. It makes sense that these generation periods all point to 2017 as being a possible time of prophetic judgement, purification, or testing before a major event in 2018.

Our present Jubilee is also a Jubilee year that in 1517, Rabbi Judah Ben Samuel called the 10th and final Jubilee!  This concerns 8 Jubilees from 1517 to 1917 and then add 2 more and we have the year 2017 making a total of 10! Likewise there is a 15 year old Jewish national in Israel, named Natan, who died for 15 minutes and then “came back to life” with a message for his rabbi.  He told his rabbi that Mashiach is the one known throughout the world and that Mashiach had a message for him and others: “Israel would have to fight a big war and would win for 2 days then begin to lose!” He said that Mashiach would then save Israel by standing on the Mt. of Olives (he gave the Jewish name of the mountain) and then the mountain would split in two. He gave a lot of information that sounded like the book of Revelation- which as a young orthodox Jew is outside his knowledge base! His parents told the rabbi not to make any of this information public, but ignoring the parents, the rabbi video taped the whole testimony and then published it on You Tube!  Most people are also familiar with the rabbi Yitzhak Kaduri, who supposedly wrote the name of the Messiah on a small note in 2007 which he requested would remain sealed until his death. The name was revealed as that of Jesus Christ.  God seems to be purposing the conversion of many rabbis and also many in Islam! Running parallel to these Judaic revelations is the Vatican Revelation of the 10 last Popes given to St. Malachy who was canonized as the first Irish Saint in the Catholic Church by Pope Clement III in 1190 A.D.  Pope Francis would be the 10th Pope- the “Black Pope”- of the Jesuit Order.

Zec 12:10  And I will pour upon the house of David, and upon the inhabitants of Jerusalem, the spirit of grace and of supplications: and they shall look upon me whom they have pierced, and they shall mourn for him,…

Rev 2:18  … “These things saith the Son of God, who hath his eyes like unto a flame of fire..”

The span 2017-2018 in the title is used because the Hebraic calender runs from late summer to late summer whereas our calender starts in January. All the “wheels of time” discussed here have both a Gentile and a Jewish path! This year the Jewish calender ends September 20 to the 22nd and this multiday span is because God again has appointed a different Wheel of Time to measure the 24 hour day for the Jew! One key number that I have not discussed is the special meaning of “8”! Eight people were in the Ark to begin a new world, and 8 days of lamp oil changed the heart of the Jews seeking a sign from God and a new beginning for their faith! Eight was age of a babies circumcision.  Eight to most Jews represents a step beyond the now or a link to the supernatural of new beginnings! This is a perfect moment for the Jewish mind to be aware of God’s intervention in the affairs of man & the course of history! Also note that Sept. 23rd is the first full day into this New Year of transition & new beginnings! We seem to be at a very important “Cosmic Crossroad” in time, both astronomic and historical – linking God’s time to man’s time and joining  Judaic prophetic signs to Gentile Signs of the End Time.  Just as God used the stars to point to His 1st coming, does it not make sense that He will again use the stars and constellations to point to His 2nd Coming!

Twelve is the number of Perfection & Authority- but also of “TIME” set by God in the natural world of the moon, sun, stars, & constellations, (12 months, 12 Constellation Signs, and two sets of 12 hours). Twelve is also an interesting number combination of the perfect unit 2 found in all of creation and the number 10 of purification.  Two is both a unit as in male and female, or the Hypostatic union of God and man, but it  is also a divinely designed contrast or balance between light and darkness, and good and evil. Thus the number 12 could be looked at as a universal number for order in God’s divine creation in both space and time! By studying His Creation in the Light of His Word we can see the natural and the supernatural converging on these significant signposts! Revelation 12 takes us back in time to His original warning in Gen. 3:15. God spoke to the Serpent and told him that his head would be crushed by the “seed of the Woman”. This coming judgment will eventually bring all creation back to perfection under the Authority of the “Seed of Adam”, Jesus Christ. Genesis 3:15 and Revelation 12 seem to point to a moment in time reflected in the stars as a signpost marking the beginning of a series of events that will fulfill the Promises made by God himself in the Garden of Eden.

“And God said, Let there be lights in the firmament of the heaven to divide the day from the night; and let them be for signs, and for seasons, and for days, and years” (Genesis 1:14)

We can see that prophecies are being fulfilled as I write this. We are like horses with blinders on, going our merry way while the economy faulters, morality collapses, lies multiply, addiction spirals out of control, and ethics are ignored! Our spiritual decay, ISIS, the Turkish dictatorship, the Qatar flare-up, drought throughout Africa, the villany of North Korea, and Obama’s betrayal of Israel are all pieces in the prophetic puzzle!  The U.N. Resolution that Obama allowed to pass declares that Israel has no right to Jerusalem and basically codefies into “international law” that it and the Promised Land belong to the Palestinian State and Hamas who only wish to push Israel into the sea. These following passages help us to understand our prophetic time:

Zechariah  12:3,  And in that day will I make Jerusalem a burdensome stone for all people: all that burden themselves with it shall be cut in pieces, though all the people of the earth be gathered together against it.

Mat 24:36  But concerning that day and hour no one knows, not even the angels of heaven, nor the Son, but the Father only.  For as were the days of Noah, so will be the coming of the Son of Man.  For as in those days before the flood they were eating and drinking, marrying and giving in marriage, until the day when Noah entered the ark,  and they were unaware until the flood came and swept them all away, so will be the coming of the Son of Man.  Then two men will be in the field; one will be taken and one left. Two women will be grinding at the mill; one will be taken and one left.*****

2Cor. 3:14  But their minds were hardened. For to this day, when they read the old covenant, that same veil remains unlifted, because only through Christ is it taken away. Yes, to this day whenever Moses is read a veil lies over their hearts. But when one turns to the Lord, the veil is removed. - Hardened minds and veiled hearts!

Other Generational periods and their connection to 2017:  In 1517 the Ottoman Turks took over Palestine and Egypt.  They held on to Jerusalem until 1917: exactly 400 years.  Now 500 years later Turkey is no longer “a modern secular state” for on April 16th Erdogan removed the office of Prime Minister.  He has sacked and arrested many people in higher office including judges and all opposition leaders.  He has taken control of the media and is now a virtual dictator.  Recently he attacked our allies the Kurds who are key to our battle against ISIS.  He has been in power for 30 years and has claimed that he is a Caliph. He may soon try to claim a United State of Islam and attack our forces which are protecting the Kurds.  Many prophecy students in the Middle East believe that the West is mistaken in believing that the Anti-Christ will come out of Europe and a 10 nation Common Market to claim a Roman/Vatican throne.  They believe that it will instead be a Caliphate of 10 crowns!  Joel Richardson the author of the “Mid-East Beast” believes that we have overlooked the elephant in the room! Take careful note that the 400 year span and the 500 are ticks in that Jubilee Clock mentioned earlier. Each falls on a Jubilee year!

From all the calculations  above, we have 3 Major Generational periods pointing to an END GENERATION of 2017-18. Here is recap of the top 3 Biblical generations and the 3 dates that fulfill prophecy for the nation of Israel:  Using the birth day of the nation Israel in 1947/8, the recapture of Jerusalem in 1967, and the issuing of the Balfour Declaration in 1917, we notice that the 50 for Jubilee = Release or Return, the 70 = prophecy complete, and the 100 = a national generational period will all end at approximately the same time period in 2017/18 . Behind these generational periods are other supporting periods such as the 400, 500 and even the 1000 year Jubilee periods.

Jeremiah, 29:10  For thus saith the LORD, That after seventy years be accomplished at Babylon I will visit you, and perform my good word toward you, in causing you to return to this place.  For I know the thoughts that I think toward you, saith the LORD, thoughts of peace, and not of evil, to give you an expected end. 

The number 70 is especially associated with Israel’s bondage, captivities, exiles, return, and completion of all vision and prophecy. As we said earlier the generational numbers 50, 70, and 100 fit perfectly into this period. I do not think this is a coincidence. If this is really a true prophetic scenario, then I believe Daniel’s long awaited 70th Week will occur soon. As mentioned earlier Jerusalem was conquered by the Islamic Ottoman Empire in 1517 and this Islamic force remained in control for 8 Jubilee’s or 400 years- (similar to Israel’s Biblical captivity in Egypt, the 400 years of testing by His Judges,  and the 400 years of silence after their Babylonian exile). The Turks were finally conquered by the British Empire in 1917.  The British Empire at this time was accompanied by one of the greatest Christian mission expansions of all time! Then one Jubilee later Jerusalem was again “released” from Islamic control in the miraculous 1967 war! So 8 Jubilees + 1 Jubilee + our present Jubilee (1967 to 2017) = 10 Jubilees! **  We must also remember that it was 70 years ago that the Jews suffered severely under the Holocaust! That generation has almost died off.  Will that generation be the last generation?  We will discuss this more!

If we look at the birth of Jesus occurring around 2-3 B.C., we can see that the year 17 AD as being 20 years after the birth of Jesus Christ. The number 20 is a number related to “completion” for it was the age of 20 that men could be conscripted for the military and chosen for priesthood! So His 1st Coming begins with a prophetic 70 year generation: 20 years + 50 years (Jubilee) = 70 years and is a reflection of what is transpiring now with a 70 year generation period: 1947-8 + 70 = 2017-18.  When we add one Jubilee period to 1947 we have the year 1997 and then add 20 years and we arrive at our 2017!  So in a way one could say that 70 years  represents “God’s Grace completed or prepared” (50 years + 20 years = 70) which begins and ends our 2000 year period of God’s divine incarnation and resurrection.   In essence:  17 AD + 2000 years ( or 40 years X 50 Jubilees) = 2017!  In the Bible the 40 years is used as a “complete time of testing”! So does 2000 years reflect a complete testing of God’s Grace and Mercy in preparation for His “Return and Justice”?  We have now seen how 5, 10, 20, 40, 50, 70, 100, 400, 500 and 2000 years all play a role in the convergence of God’s Cosmic Prophetic clocks!

There is another very interesting sequence of events in Israel’s history related to a peculiar combination of numbers– all pointing to the formation of the nation: 1897–A special Zionist conference  to find a homeland for the Jews.     +20             1917–War: England capture Palestine (Israel, Jerusalem and more).     +30
1947–A special UN meeting to find a homeland for the Jews.                   +20
1967–War: Israel captured West Bank (including East Jerusalem).         +30
1997–An Arab conference was held to take the homeland of the Jews.  +20
2017–Now what?  What does God have planned for Israel? Is it a Peace Treaty? Note that this period of time from 1897 to today adds up to 120 years or the period of time mentioned in Genesis 6:3: “My Spirit will not contend with humans forever, for they are mortal; their days will be a hundred and twenty years.” Note also that those last 4 periods in sequence add up to 50 + 50 and are 2 Jubilee periods. What happened in 1867 or the beginning of that 3rd Jubilee? In 1869 during a visit to where Israel is today, author Mark Twain described the land as “barren,” “dull of color,” and “unpicturesque in shape.  Nothing seemed to be happening in this lifelesss place! But something big was beginning in England! Has anyone ever heard of Benjamin Disraeli?  Yes!  The First British Government of Benjamin Disraeli was established in the Jubilee year of 1867-68!  On the Gentile side is a famous British History book tilted: “British Political History 1867 – 2001 – Democracy and Decline” and the fact that dynamite was discovered by Nobel in 1867!  What is the highest honor bestowed upon men and women in the world today to both Gentiles and Jews- The Nobel!

We should also take special note of all the Trump signposts- such as his inauguration being on his 70th year, 7th month, and day 7  of life = 777. His inauguration happened on the 21st day of 2017, and Trump and Trump was born 700 days before Israel returned as a nation on May 14, 1948.  Also Kim Clements declared in 2007 that Trump would be God’s Trumpet. God gifted Kim with not only a powerful ability to preach, but also with a melodic voice and a beautiful talent with piano.  He was a modern day prophet challenging the world system on stage. Kim declared, “Trump will be God’s Trumpet” three times in a loud, triumphant voice!  Also in 2007, Kyle Martin began his crusade ministry here in Dallas.  Time to Revive has led many people to Christ throughout the country and has done it without asking for money, nor with any big marketing budget.  On a lighter note, I also find it interesting that in America the most obvious number sign directing us as we commute on our busy Freeway System is the 70 speed limit!

As mentioned earlier the idea of Ingathering is central to the Feast time after the Day of Atonement, to prophecy, and to the modern exodus of the Jews back into the land of Israel. This promise was repeated over and over by the prophets. Jeremiah said God would gather them back in the land just before His return (Jeremiah 23:7-8) and restore them to the land of Israel from distant lands (Jeremiah 30:2, 10). Ezekiel said God would call them from “among the nations” (Ezekiel 39:28) and welcome them home from the lands where they were scattered (Ezekiel 20:34). Isaiah said God would call them from “the farthest corners of the earth” (Isaiah 11:12).  King David said God would gather them from “north, south, east, and west” (Psalm 107:3). And Zechariah said, though “scattered among the nations,” God will bring his people back into the land of Israel (Zech. 10:9).  These great promises were fulfilled 70 years ago!  That is when the nation of Israel was established on barren land and the Dead Sea Scrolls were discovered!  Both Jew and Gentile were blessed with this prophetic and miraculous “budding” of the nation of Israel and it’s historical validation. 

The withered fig tree becomes part of a powerful parable when you realize that Jesus was linking the earlier exchange to the parable & prophecy in Mat 24: 32-34:  Now learn a parable of the fig tree; When his branch is yet tender, and putteth forth leaves, ye know that summer is nigh:  So likewise ye, when ye shall see all these things, know that it is near, even at the doors. Verily I say unto you, This generation shall not pass, till all these things be fulfilled.  Here Jesus talks of a newly budding live fig tree – a revived Israel! Israel was “reborn” or “revived’ in 1947-48.   The interesting thing is that a fully mature fig tree in a semi-arid environment such as in Jerusalem “puts forth its leaves in March with first figs ready for harvest 70 days later in June!  This is often called the “first fruit” as the fig tree will produce more fruit later in the season!  So the “first fruit” which ripens by June is this “last generation” that Jesus speaks of.  This has to be the “baby boomers” of the post WWII era. That generation has often been called the goldern generation or the generation of heroes! They rebuilt both the family & the nation in America, Israel, and throughout the world – especially for the Jew after the holocaust! That holocaust generation is just about ready to die out!  A “Prophetic generation” is equal to 70 years as implied by Daniels Prophecy of 70 weeks. Does this forewarning stated by Jesus himself point to 2017?  If we consider 1947-48 as the rebirth or “budding” of Israel, and we add 70 prophetic years we come to 2017!  This parable spoken by Jesus in Mathew 24, Mark 13, and Luke 21 points to our present time! Also note that this is one of a few parables quoted by Jesus in  ALL THREE  SYNOPTIC GOSPELS!  So we must ask, why is this simple often misunderstood parable repeated 3 Times?  Is it because this seemingly quixotic parable IS VERY PROPHETIC and significant!

Eze 33:5,  “He heard the sound of the trumpet, and took not warning; his blood shall be upon him. But he that taketh warning shall deliver his soul.”

I also pointed out to my brother other prophetic uses of 12 since Revelation 12 with its 12 stars comes into play at the center of this Sign.  Twelve is the predominate number in Revelation as it applies to the 24 elders: 12 + 12 seated before the throne in Revelation 4.  The heavenly city has 12 foundations and 12 gates and its dimension is 12000 by 12000 by 12000. The number of those sealed is 12,000 X 12,000 = 144,000.  As mentioned before, God’s Cosmic Clock starts with a 12 hour day and a 12 hour night, then 12 months in a year, &  also 12 aligned constellation Signs ( the constellation Signs are arranged in a circle like a clock!). This “12” is a number of perfection and “5” is the number for Grace added together equals 17 the key date for the Jubilee year. Also note that 1,200 years X 5 (for Grace) equals 6000 years! We will be approaching the cosmic 6000th year by the time of the 2nd Coming! As you contemplate what this means do not forget to read the questions at the end!

“It is the glory of God to conceal things, but the glory of kings is to search things out.” (Proverbs 25:2)

Some of this Study was compiled from  information shared among star watchers, prophecy advocates, and Bible students. Two thirds of this essay was inspiration given to me by the Holy Spirit linking the stars and the generations to the Word, to history, and to the present.  There is no direct copying of information.  I did read many websites and watched many YouTube videos!  Each paragraph was constructed with care and accuracy trying to stay true to facts and the simple Truth.  I pray that God will bless you and inspire you to open your mind to His leading and to leave your review and any  information that you may have.

 “I, Jesus, have sent my angel to testify to you about these things for the churches. I am the root and the descendant of David, the bright morning star.” (Rev.22:16)

North Korea and Iran are like two black holes sucking the light from their regions and the earth! The oppressive murderer Kim Jong-um, the leader of N. Korea, should be feeling like a cornered animal and he could strike. He has broken every international statute and law including state sponsored assassination and organized crime. Besides recently killing his own half brother, he has executed more than 340 people since taking power in 2011, according to a South Korean think tank. Under his father, North Korea was a rogue state with criminal, and diabolical intent and it has only gotten worse. Recently they stole millions by hacking the Bangladesh banking system. Iran on the other hand is the world’s biggest sponsor of terrorism with proxy forces all over the world, undermining governments, and killing Christians and Jews (including the massive bombing in Buenas Aires,  Argentina). Under the arm of Hezbollah, Iran has a worldwide smuggling ring dealing in vehicles, weapons of every kind, explosives, and drugs. They have hidden cells throughout America and are a huge threat to our power grid and water systems.  It is apparent that they are trying provoke us into an “accidental” or even an “intentional” war with Russia. They have pinned the recent “terrorist” attacks in Teheran, their capital, on the Kurds, who are our biggest ally in Syria and Iraq. So they want revenge!  Both countries have nuclear weapons and both seem very willing to use them.

The World is in turmoil. Instead of turning to God many countries are looking to women leaders to bring stability, compassion, and honesty to the political arena. Prime Minister May of England and Angela Merkel of Germany are under tremendous pressure. Recently we have seen Delma of Brazil, Ferdinand of Argentina and Park Geun-hye, President of South Korea fall from grace and face impeachment. Ahok, a Christian man who was governor in Indonesia was thrown in prison for blasphemy against Islam! All he did was use his political right in the election to ask Muslims to vote for a Christian, by saying that it was not against the Koran to vote for him! They charged him with blasphemy and put him prison for two years! An increase in Islamic injustice, atrocities, and terrorism is spreading throughout the world! There is also a cloud of irrationality that seems to be pervading the media and the behavior of a lot of people. The open expression of perversion, hate, disrespect to authority, and rebellion is more than just a sign of the time, it may well be a supernatural darkness that is spreading like a virus. It will not take much to create a snowball effect of disorder, anarchy, and unbending fear here in America and elsewhere! We see this to some degree in the Middle East, in some parts of Africa, and North Korea. Will God finally bring “justice” and the “fulfillment of prophetic judgment” through His last “Trump”  and the converging of both natural and supernatural prophecies and events?

2Cor. 7:10, “For godly grief produces a repentance that leads to salvation without regret, whereas worldly grief produces death.”

Jubilee also embodies Reconciliation and notice that the biggest need for reconciliation in the world is between North and South Korea- who never signed a peace treaty after the war!  This is Jubilee “the year of justice” for Korea and maybe also for Armenia – they were slaughtered in 1917 by Turkey, and have never received any justice! It was a Jubilee year when they were massacred and their land taken! We also see need for huge reconciliation here in our own nation- more so than ever before! There seems to be a supernatural rise of rebellion and sin in our nation! Our Media used to represent truth to the world, but now it is under a grand delusion!  It acts as both judge and jury determining what is right and wrong in our nation – making evil good and good evil!  These lies are reflected throughout the world with increased atrocities, terrorism, apostasy, corruption, Christian persecution, starvation, and disease. Despite all this despair, chaos, and disharmony there is prosperity in America (Israel’s benefactor) and Israel – all of which is prophetic: Isaiah 60:11, ‘Your gates will always stand open, they will never be shut, day or night, so that men may bring the wealth of the nations’. Isaiah 61:6, ‘You will feed on the wealth of nations, and in their riches you will boast’. Isaiah 66:12, ‘I will extend peace to her like a river, and the wealth of nations like a flooding stream’. If America is the “Great Babylon” then we can understand why we would be prospering at least for the short term! THIS IS A TIME TO RECONCILE WITH PEOPLE and with GOD! “Call unto me, and I will answer thee, and shew thee great and mighty things, which thou knowest not.” (Jeremiah 33:3). This is going to be your temporary “Road Map” until you find a saint to guide you. Do NOT listen nor obey any Mormon, Jehovah Witness, 7th Day Adventist, nor anyone in any fringe religion, cult, or “works based faith”. God seeks you in a quiet place and better to have a Bible to read! I found Him just by surrendering my will and asking Him into my life to take over everything including all my desires! “Confess your sins, for He is faithful and just to forgive your sins!”

I believe that the “LAST TRUMP” mentioned in I Corinthians 15:52, is a special moment in time, not related to the Trumpets during Feast of Trumpets, but after the “earthly” trumpets have been blown, God will blow his Mighty Trumpet from heaven as He has done in the past. This could be after the 10 Days of Awe & during the 5 Days of “Ingathering” for bringing mind, soul, and spirit under the authority of God in order to create the fertile soil for change and “new beginnings” as stated earlier in this essay! This is also a period of “gathering” of family members to collect the hopes and promises for the new year and the utensils and materials to construct a booth or “tabernacle” for the Feast of Tabernacles. The Jewish custom is to physically come closer to God under the STARS! It would seem fitting that God would gather His church at this time of Spiritual bonding and reconciliation! Do you know for sure that you will be raptured? It could happen on any of these days of gathering or the Feast of Trumpets or during the Feast of Tabernacles! All of these special days will fall in the Jewish New Year of 5778- which by the #8 implies a year of New Beginnings and “Spiritual Renewal”.

“Therefore you also must be ready, for the Son of Man is coming at an hour you do not expect.” Matt. 24:44. We are to live in the expectation of the arrival of Jesus Christ to draw us unto himself! But we must be wise. “Be alert and self-controlled so that you can pray.”

*II Timothy 3:1-5 “But understand this, that in the last days there will come times of difficulty. For people will be lovers of self, lovers of money, proud, arrogant, abusive, disobedient to their parents, ungrateful, unholy, heartless, unappeasable, slanderous, without self-control, brutal, not loving good, treacherous, reckless, swollen with conceit, lovers of pleasure rather than lovers of God, having the appearance of godliness, but denying its power.  Daniel 12:4 “But you, Daniel, shut up the words and seal the book, until the time of the end. Many shall run to and fro, and knowledge shall increase.” It seems as if our society is being set up for the “great delusion” that the “Man of sin” will spread over the earth.  We already see with the increasing knowledge there is irrational behavior, fear, anger, delusional thinking of every kind, slander, riots, chaos, and the blaming of Christians!  I think it is more than just coincidence that God has chosen a date that numerically matches the most popular series of verses in the world -(verses that were placed in my bedroom and in bedrooms of countless children) The 23rd Psalm!  Verse 3: “Even though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil, for you are with me; your rod and your staff, they comfort me.”  Know this Word so that you will know that Jesus Christ is the “Lord of Peace” and “King of Kings,” and so that you can know his presence.  Believe in the Trinity and the “Name of Jesus Christ” and read the other blog posts at the ToGodBtheGlory.org website. We had great heroes when I grew up, even Hollywood stars were real war heroes like James Stewart.  Your hero and Advocate is now Jesus Christ!

**The vision of the Cherubim and the wheels: The four living creatures had the likeness of man; each had four faces and four wings;  each had hoofs like a calf but hands like a man; the four faces were that of man, lion, ox, and eagle; and each had wheels that moved with them.  Eze 1:19,  “And when the living creatures went, the wheels went by them: and when the living creatures were lifted up from the earth, the wheels were lifted up.”  Many link the four faces to the four Gospels: man (Luke- “son of”), lion (Matthew “lion of Judah”), ox (Mark “the servant), and eagle (John “the Spirit”).  Even the four groupings of tribes in wilderness carried banners with these four distinctions!  This is described in Numbers 2:2 & the Talmud: the twelve tribes of Israel camped under four standards with 3 tribes in each – Reuben under “man”, Dan under “an eagle”, Ephraim under the ox (or calf), and Judah under the “lion”.

It seems obvious to me that the banners and most everything designed and orchestrated in the wilderness represents or illustrates the character, nature, and mission of our Savior Jesus Christ. There are signs in the formation of the tribes as they encamped and in the physical appearnace of the Tabernacle that point to the Cross and the Crucifixion! You can heck my detailed thesis entitled, “The Cross & the Wilderness”, on my website: ToGodBtheGlory.org. I contend that “biblical scholars” without knowledge of desert survival, military strategy and logic have erred in many ways. Numbers chapter 2 is clear in the way the groupings of 13 tribes were arranged. To ensure 4 safe zones for bivouacking their families and their animals they had to form a literal “cross” extending outward from the Levite protective encampment around the Tabernacle. These empty zones would allow for families to exercise, take potty breaks, and care for their animals. It would also allow for quick formation of troop lines for battle and a means of out flanking an enemy that tried to attack from any side! The so called “dophin skins” or “badger skins” that some linguists have interpreted for the outer layer of the Tabernacle is again another illogical conclusion! The people who first saw the Arabian Oryx over the horizon with vapor mirage covering their legs must have thought they looked like large white jumping “fish”: like a dolphin! The outer layer was made of the tough and large white Oryx hide and when it dried in the baking sun and wind, it shrank! This shrinkage opened the ties and bindings and allowed the red dyed rams skin underneath to show through as “red stripes”. “By HIS STRIPES WE ARE HEALED!” Yes God set the whole encampment up so that the angels and Himself could see the Plan for Redemption as it played out with the nation who would birth the Messiah! Otherwise why would God have demanded that the middle layer of rams skin be “Dyed Red” (which is a good play on words).

So it makes total sense that the four faces represent the character and Glory as embodied by Jesus Christ. Jesus, is God, the Alpha and the Omega, the beginning and the End. This is where the “wheels” come into play. Notice that “clocks” are arranged as wheels and represent TIME! Each “TIME Wheel” has two versions: one measures Gentile time and the other Lunar -6 to 6 TIME! There are wheels for hourly, monthly, seasonal, and celestial Time! It is my thought that these wheels represent the omniscient power of God’s supernatural creatures guarding the throne. The “eyes” that Ezekiel sees on these wheels emphasize this! These “eyes” “Go to and fro throughout the earth looking for those who love God and are called according to His Purpose” Are they gazing on you? I pray that God will not allow this essay to be seen until is perfected! We must remain faithful and not be distracted by the world and desires so as to enter into the joy of His Hope!

*** In Zechariah 6:1-8, the following is recorded:  “(1) Then I turned and raised my eyes and looked, and behold, four chariots were coming from between two mountains, and the mountains were mountains of bronze. (2) With the first chariot were red horses, with the second chariot black horses, (3) with the third chariot white horses, and with the fourth chariot dappled horses–strong steeds. (4) Then I answered and said to the angel who talked with me, ‘What are these, my lord?’ (5) And the angel answered and said to me, ‘These are four spirits of heaven, who go out from their station before the LORD of all the earth. (6) The one with the black horses is going to the north country, the white are going after them, and the dappled are going toward the south country.’ (7) Then the strong steeds went out, eager to go, that they might walk to and fro throughout the earth. And He said, ‘Go, walk to and fro throughout the earth.’ So they walked to and fro throughout the earth. (8) And He called to me, and spoke to me, saying, ‘See, those who go toward the north country have given rest to My Spirit in the north country.’” Are we the North country?

****Note that I have not dated the rapture.  There is a very important reason for this – as I do not want to make this post about predicting exact hour of the rapture! However,  I will share with you what I believe God promised us when He spoke of the rapture.  The Word states,  “Behold, I shew you a mystery; We shall not all sleep, but we shall all be changed,  In a moment, in the twinkling of an eye, at the last trump: for the trumpet shall sound, and the dead shall be raised incorruptible, and we shall be changed.  For this corruptible must put on incorruption, and this mortal must put on immortality“, 1Cor. 15:51.

Jesus warned us that there would be those in the end time that would cry out: “Lord, Lord, have we not prophesied in Your name, cast out demons in Your name, and done many wonders in Your name?”  Then Jesus said, “then I declare to them, ‘I never knew you; depart from Me, you who practice lawlesness!'” Matt. 7:22-23. There are millions of people today who think they are saved, who have a false idea that they can be a Christian and yet live in whatever manner they wish! They may even attend church on a regular basis, but they do not know God in their hearts and mind.  For instance how can a person believe in evolution and still trust in the history of Genesis along with its doctrine of Original Sin. If you choose evolution then you have no real reason to believe that Jesus Christ died for you sins! If you choose evolution then you do not believe in a literal worldwide flood and God’s Covenant and Promise! And if you choose evolution that means you are seeking man’s theory over God’s Majesty and Sovereignty! Why even claim to be a Christian if you do not believe in His Miracle powers? Seek God with ALL YOUR HEART, MIND, & SOUL & YOU WILL FIND HIM! Have faith and be willing to surrender your ego, your will, and your bias to God!

Now some Questions for you to Answer:   1) Do you think that God had more to say to us when He motivated Kim Clements to yell, “Trump will be God’s Trumpet“- Probably this means that Trump will defend Israel and Christians in the world arena.  However, maybe God was trying to tell us that Trump will be an instrument of judgment just as the Assyrians and Babylonians were?   2) If Trump initiates a peace treaty, one that will require a supernatural “art of the deal” and which will truly bring temporary “peace” and “guarantees for Israel”, Will Christians see through it and remove their support?  3) If  this happens will the “Grand delusion” truly begin: where those liberals and media turn in outright support and worship of Trump as their new leader?  4) Or will a similar scenario happen through a new young charismatic French President as he opens the doors to peace?   5) If there is a rapture, will only 25 percent or less, of “christians” be raptured?  6) Will the attitude of the media, the obstructionist Congress and a rogue Judicial Branch help launch an overthrow of the duely elected government and intiate a  “dictatorship” ?  7)  Will we soon see the type of attacks seen in Germany, Spain, France, and England, and will we cower in fear? 8) Are you ready for the rapture? Have you made Jesus Christ the Lord of your life?  “If we confess that Jesus Christ is Lord and believe in our hearts that He rose from the dead then we will be saved!” More than ever in my life- I believe that Christians as a group are at the Crossroad of the Promised Return of the Lord Coming in the Clouds. What legacy are you leaving behind?  Are you sharing the  Gospel? Are you preparing your loved ones and others for your departure or, are you the one that needs to truly repent and believe?

So this is the Warning that I have for many of you who will sooner or later read this:  at least 2 major events will happen suddenly and simultaneously that will shake the earth and it’s population both physically and mentally!  The first is a major earthquake and the 2nd is the disappearance of many people! It is interesting to note that Yellowstone National park was America’s largest volcano which blew its top centuries ago creating a deep caldera or thinning of the crust!  Recently a series of unusual earthquakes were recorded.  God will act in reaction to increased hate poured out on “Christians” by Islam, the media, the cults, the perverse and other spillers of venom and blood!  The government and other sources will try to explain this mass disappearance as being part of “global phenomena”, aliens, or just the aftermath of some strange natural disaster.  This Divine earthquake will cause massive fires, tsunamis, volcanic eruptions, and darkening of the planet and sun – with the moon turning blood red.  Do not listen to the lies of the media, “Look up! For the Lord drawth nigh“!   I say this not as a momentary solution, but as an attitude that calls one to seek the Savior with all heart, mind, and soul – and to open the Bible and pray.  “Be alert and clear minded so that you can pray!”

If you are left behind, you will be tested and everything around you will start to disintegrate including social order! There are however, many places of sanctuary that you will need to find  – these include homes, ranches, and retreat areas that Christians have owned and are now abandoned! Since Hollywood has been such a thorn to God’s message, I believe that it will be under swift judgment.  This could be the transformation that hands the prophetic clock over to Trump or other leader so that prophecy can be fulfilled.  It is also possible that both the Pacific and Atlantic oceans suffer from an asteroid that triggers a massive earthquake and a series of large volcanic eruptions that block the sun and affect worldwide weather.. The Prophet Joel says it best: “The sun shall be turned into darkness, and the moon into blood, before the great and the terrible day of the LORD come”.  Since this is a type of “mid-trib.” prophecy, it is possible that the rapture only happens after a the 5 Seal Judgments and the “blood of the martyrs is counted.”  This suggests that the trials will be severe, but not as bad the Great Tribulation and the coming “Trumpet Judgments!”  Look to Jesus Christ and remember, “that God so loved the world that He gave his only begotten Son so that no one will persih, but will have eternal life,” John 3:16.

Thy will be done on Earth as it is IN HEAVEN!  Our Hope is in God! It is by Grace through faith that we are saved -a Free Gift – so that no one can boast!