Epic Mistake Made in the Interpretation the Bible’s Greatest Prophecy

The Incredible Interpretation of Daniel’s 70-Weeks Prophecy:

Peter hofmann

Darby’s ideas never did fit the picture that God gave us. God’s inherent message was always about the Anointed One who would Redeem mankind, yet Darby and others were was willing to flip the obvious “God Standard” or Scarlet Thread and replace Christ with the Anti-Christ in the key pivotal verse in the Book of Daniel – this is verse 9:27 which defines the “He” in verse 26 and thus the main subject in Daniel’s 70-Weeks Prophecy given to him by Gabriel who was God’s messenger to announce the Coming of the Messiah? So why did Darby and others flip the “he” to the “ruler” or the Anti-Christ? This is an inferior translation that requires a misuse of Hebrew translation and exegetic interpretation. The formula below is simple Math given to us by God –part of His Cosmic Order. A dark cosmic change was forced upon Gabriel’s message when man twisted the meaning of Hebrew Words such as Gabar from “Firm, Strong, or Prevail” to confirm. It demotes the action from one between God and man to one a convenant made between two failed humans- one the Anti-Christ and the other Israel’s deceived leader.

Underlying this problem is the numbers. After digging deep into theology and all the nuances of flipping Hebrew. switching nouns, pronouns, singular and plural; and interpreting a “wing of abomination” & “the desolator or being made desolate,” it comes down to a simple calculation and not just words. the wrong Numbers tell the story of why people sought to change the Hebrew and remove Ezra and Jesus’s 3.5 year ministry to Nehemia and a 7-year Wrath of God.

This is probably why theologians and scholars were baffled and were convinced that this “ruse” was the answer. The numbers dictated their reasoning as to why Christ was not the one “made desolate”, nor the one who made a firm (strong) convenant (the New Covenant). Ironically Jesus was also the “desolator” because He willingly made Himself desolate on the Cross and in the eyes of God as He took upon himself the sins of the World. Christ was made desolate on the “wings of abomination.” This is the true translation of the Hebrew while He was made desolate. What Have They Done? Note the #1 equals the need to add one year when crossing over from 1 B.C. to 1 A.D. —this is one year of time that is not in simple added time from B.C. to A.D. – for instance B.C 5 to 5 A.D. is not 10 years — it is actually 11 years of time.

THE GOD FACTOR = 1 + x = PROPHECY CONSTANT 483 – Z (B.C.)

G = 1 + X (A.D.) = 483 – Z (YEAR in B.C.) for instance, if Z = 457 B.C.

G = 1 + 26 (A.D.) = 1 + 483 – 457 = 1 + 26 = 27A.D. = The God Factor = G

The God Factor is the date in which the Anointed One Appears in 27 A.D. and was Baptized in public by John the Baptizer, the son of one of the “High Priests” of Israel. God declares from heaven that Jesus is “His beloved Son for whom He is well-pleased.” And the Holy Spirit come upon Him after John declared Him the Lamb of God to the many faithful gathered at the Jordan.

This Glorious Moment begins the 70th Week of Daniel and ends the 483 years as shown in the formula above. This Solution is the whole Mystery Puzzle that has baffled theologians for over two centuries. There was no need for conversions nor multiplication. God made it all simple for us – the 490 years are measured in solar years not 360-day years as was promoted by Darby. God told us to use 360-day years only during the Wrath and during Noah’s Flood Judgement.

This was God’s way of saying “I AM in control of time during the Judgment–no need for recording history perfectly accurate according to man’s perspective. The sun He created sets the day, month, & year for historical purposes and during the rest of the 490 years . The last 3.5 years will mark His 2nd Coming and His Judgment. End will be at hand and God takes control.

AS STATED: The correct calculation shows that the date of the Appearance of the “Anointed One” is 27 A.D. when Jesus was Baptized and John the Baptizer called Him the Lamb of God, the Holy Spirit descended in the form of a dove, and God spoke from heaven, “This is my Beloved Son in whom I AM well pleased.” This is the Scarlet Thread for Christ is at the center and links the entire 7 years with the Church Age becoming part of the last 7-years.

By knowing this, all the translations and interpretations fall into place, and the stats and facts start making sense as this book and study on the Dark Sky of Prophecy has proven. The First Law of Prophecy Dynamics is KISS: or Keep It Simple Student. By doing all the conversions eschatology has been thrown for a loop and now needs to regain its proper footing in the halls of Christendom. The equation below shows what happens when a conversion is forced (Chapter 8). It creates 476 years when God’s design was for 483 years *(7 weeks + 62 weeks= 483 years and not 476 years):

X = 1 + 32 (A.D.) = 476 – 444 + 1 = 1 + 32 A.D. = 33 A.D. = Futurist view which led to choosing Nehemiah, the Triumphal Entry, and a 7-year Wrath. This erroneous calculation says that The Appearance came after Jesus’ Ministry and thus the full 7 years is appropriated for the Wrath of God sometime in a disconnected future. Why would Gabriel waste God’s time announcing the danger of a future “ruler” 2,500 years later ignoring their immediate need for Hope in the soon come Messiah during the trials ahead and 400 years of silence?

The Book will tie everything together and answer the mysteries and loose ends that are left when one ignores Jesus Christ in Daniel 9:27; His Ministry and the blessings that Israel received when the nation was birthed in 1947-48, (which was a great Blessings — one that Darby says will not come to Israel until the Wrath.}

Dark Sky of Prophecy: What Have They Done (quick summary)

Spotlight 1: Did Darby’s Theory Fail?

Darby’s most famous teaching concerns Daniel’s first “69 Weeks” being totally separated in time from the 70th week. Darby’s view is: 1) Weeks 1–69 ended with Christ’s entry into Jerusalem. 2) At this key point prophecy concerning Israel ends until the final 7 years. 3) A new dispensation called the Church Age begins. 4) The end of the Church Age was unknown to Daniel and to us today. 5) Only after the Church is raptured does God resume His dealings with Israel in the seventieth week.

However, history did not happen the way he predicted. Israel was reborn in 1948 and his interpretation ignored Christ’s ministry. His gap theory between the sixty-ninth and seventieth weeks was a defining feature of classic dispensationalism which has failed. Like the great idol to Dagon it fell flat on its face. God has continued to Bless the nation of Israel and the Jewish people. Darby was wrong.

Darby noted that Israel was sanctified by God with earthly promises, an earthly kingdom, literal land, and the Davidic kingdom. What he did not see was its rebirth, the regathering of the people, and Israel’s permanent ownership of the land and Jerusalem. Nor did he see that God would bless Israel outside the last 7-years. This was in Ezekiel’s prophecy of the dried bones 35:11- 14: “I will bring you back to the land of Israel….to your own land.” He failed to realize that Israel and Jerusalem “will be a heavy stone for the whole world.” We can see how Israel is a burden for the whole world. The wars we see now are a burden. And these trials along with the nation Israel will probably last longer than even America.

The Church has a heavenly inheritance, composed of the Body of Christ on earth, and in heaven the Bride of Christ. However, Darby described this “Body” as two distinct peoples with different destinies, though both are saved by grace through faith. His Dispensationalism leaves out the promises of God and His steadfast love for His Chosen people. The fact is God blesses many Jews in Israel with the 3.5-year Ministry of Jesus Christ and the Great Commission. Darby witnessed the persistent persecution and defamation of the Jewish people in his time and may have seen that as God’s judgment. Most futurists agree that Darby’s dispensational theololgy as it stands failed to account for God’s blessings for Israel that occurred: 1) The rebirth of Israel, 2) Israel’s prosperity 3) The power of the Holy Spirit in bringing thousands of Jews into the kingdom in the last two centuries, 4) And the Church working alongside the nation of Israel. But there is another much bigger problem.

Spotlight #2

Darby helped convince Moody and others to accept the 7-year Great Tribulation (Wrath of God) as an outlier event that requires the raptured Saints to appear in Revelation Chapter 4 and a Temple to be rebuilt in Jerusalem along with an Abomination of Desolation. This has become the standard taught in most non-Catholic/Preterist pulpits throughout America. It is so ingrained that few have thought to investigate its foundational weaknesses.

There are 3 KEY problems: 1) In how it originated–did someone or some committee decide that when God told us to count the 1260 days in the Wrath of God –that He intended to apply the same count to every day in the 490 years given in the epic 70-Weeks Prophecy? God HOWEVER told us 7 TIMES (4 times in the book of Revelation and 3 TIMES in the book of Daniel) to only count 1260 days or 42 months, or “a Time, Times, Half-a-time” in that unique 360 day/year count. This is very important—and it makes sense—since this short period is a time a chaos under God’s control for judgment—HIstory or a calendar-measured time is NOT necessary since it will be quickly followed by the Millennium. This is also the reason why God counted the months during Noah’s Flood in the same 30-day/month count. History was not being recorded day by day—-And it was a time of God’s divine Judgment.

Spotlight #3

By ignoring God’s command and counting all 490 years as 360-day years they converted God’s direct prophetic directive given to Daniel as 483 years into a 476 period. What they did was not only count the 3.5 years but also all the other 479.5 years in the shorter day count. This upended the timeline to where they agreed to choose Nehemiah over Ezra. Ezra was a descendant of the Aaronic Priesthood – a scribe- and an anointed leader who trusted in God and not on an armed guard “in a time of trouble”- to rebuild homes for priests, singers, servants among those thousands who traveled with him 13 years earlier than Nehemiah. Nehemiah was decreed to rebuild only the city walls.

This change in time span also forced them to discount the earlier Appearance of Jesus at this Baptism where 1) Jesus had the Holy Spirit come upon him, 2) John the Baptizer declare him the Lamb of God, and 3) God from Heaven declare ” This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased (Matt. 3:17).” By discounting this earlier Appearance they had to discount the 3.5 years of Jesus ministry which fulfilled the first half the 70th year of the Daniel 70-weeks prophecy. Hence they had to extended God’s 3.5 year Wrath prophecy to a 7-year prophecy, change Christ’s Appearance from His Baptism to his Triumphal Entrance and then flip the meaning of Daniel of 9:27 to where the “covenant” is not the New Covenant given to us as He conquered death, sin and Satan on the Cross–when He was made “desolate” on the “wing of abomination.” HERE is the saddest translation mistake—-as it flipped Gabriel’s announcement to the exiled nation –that there Messiah was about to appear —a message of HOPE for them during the coming 400 years of silence! Darby inserted the obscure “ruler” in place of the Messiah. This ruler would be interpreted as the Anti-Christ —and KEY Hebrew words meaning “DESOLATE OR MADE DESOLATE” were flipped to “destroy”or “destruction” and “wing of abomination” flipped to “overspreading…..”

Spotlight #4

ALL of this is a quick summary of what happened in history– to throw off the Prophetic Calendar—-and therefore the study and teaching of Revelation—-no where in Chapter 4 do you see the billions of raptured saints but you do see it in Chapter 7 which fits the 3.5 year Wrath of God that God directed. Nowhere is Revelation do you see a literal Temple—-you would think it would be mentioned as being a place that the 2 Witnesses would be preaching—and where they would have died and resurrected. But there is NO TEMPLE because Daniel 9:27 was adjusted with different Hebrew interpretation to compensate a change from Jesus Christ—-to the Anti-Christ (which should have sent up all kinds of alarms—since Gabriel was sent to announce the Coming of Messiah not the future coming 2,500 years later of an obscure ruler who would receive the title of Anti-Christ. God has warned us that if we add or subract from His last prophetic declaration and panoramic visual presentation of what is to come —we will receive the curses “in this book.”

The book of Revelation is a clear visual explanation of events—–and JOHN sees a number too big to count of saints from every tribe, nation, language and people in Chapter 7 of Revelation—–the book goes into detail to explain why this cannot be those killed prior to the Trumpet judgments as the Darby/futurist system claims. I will say that I do believe in the general futurist viewpoint as it holds to a pre-trib rapture…this is true but the timing and length of that Wrath has to follow what the Word says –as stated 7 times in Daniel and Revelation and not as construed by Darby and those who followed his theory.

Did Darby Discriminate against Israel?

Darby’s most famous teaching concerns Daniel’s first “69 Weeks” being totally separated in time from the 70^th week. Darby’s view is: 1) Weeks 1–69 ended with Christ’s entry into Jerusalem. 2) At this key point prophecy concerning Israel ends. 3) A new dispensation called the Church Age begins. 4) The end of the Church Age is unknown to Daniel and to us. 5) Only after the Church is raptured does God resume His dealings with Israel in the seventieth week.

The Church has a heavenly inheritance, composed of the Body of Christ on earth, and in heaven the Bride of Christ. However, Darby described this “Body” as two distinct peoples with different destinies, though both are saved by grace through faith. His Dispensationalism leaves out the promises of God and His steadfast love for His Chosen people. The fact is God blesses many Jews in Israel with the 3.5-year Ministry of Jesus Christ and the Great Commission. Darby witnessed the persistent persecution and defamation of the Jewish people in his time and may have seen that as God’s judgment. He and DL Moody failed to see God’s blessings to come: 1) The rebirth of Israel, 2) Israel’s prosperity 3) The power of the Holy Spirit in bringing thousands of Jews into the kingdom in the last two centuries, 4) And the Church working alongside the nation of Israel.

Should we Call This The 2nd Law of Prophecy Dynamics:

Spotlight #1 The 2^nd Law of Prophecy Dynamics:

Einstein of Theology but not E = MC²

Darby’s ideas never did fit the picture that God gave us. God’s inherent message was always about the Anointed One who would Redeem mankind, yet Darby and others were willing to flip the obvious “God Standard” and switch everything to an inferior translation or to the opposite subject—and what could get more opposite than choosing an Anti-Christ over Jesus Christ?

It is all in the numbers. After digging deep into theology and all the nuances of flipping Hebrew. switching nouns, pronouns, singular and plural; and interpreting a “wing of abomination” and “the desolator or being made desolate,” it all came down to a simple calculation and not the language. In the end it is Numbers that tell the story not the Hebrew nor the Greek. This is probably why theologians and scholars were baffled and never figured out the simple answer as to why Christ is Daniel’s Desolator, the one who was made desolate on the wing of abomination. What Have They Done?

THE GOD FACTOR = 1 + x = PROPHECY CONSTANT ( Y) – Z (B.C.)

E = 1 + X(A.D.) = 483 – Z (YEAR in B.C.) for instance, if Z=457 B.C.

E = 1 + 26 (A.D.) = 1 + 483 – 457 = 1 + 26 = 27A.D. = The God Factor

The God Factor is the date in which the Anointed One Appears and is the Solution to the whole Mystery Puzzle that has baffled theologians for over two centuries. There was no need for conversions nor multiplication. God made it all simple for us – the sun He created sets the day, month, & year. The reason He uses 360-day years is to accent His Judgment- a time when He is controlling the clock and the knocks. Just as in Noah’s flood there is no purpose for mankind to record events, the end of time is at hand.

By knowing this, all the translations and interpretations fall into place, and the stats and facts start making sense as this book and study on the Dark Sky of Prophecy has proven. The First Law of Prophecy Dynamics is KISS: or Keep It Simple Student. By doing all the conversions eschatology has been thrown for a loop and now needs to regain its proper footing in the halls of Christendom. Below is how the mistake happened as shown in Chapter 8.

The conversion created 476 years when God’s design was for 483 years:

X = 1 + 32 (A.D.) = 476 – 444 + 1 = 1 + 32 A.D. = 33 A.D. = Man’s Mistake

which led to choosing Nehemiah, the Triumphal Entry, and a 7-year Wrath.

Draw Near to God & He will Draw Near to You

If you study the Word of God, obey God, turn from your sin, and run from temptation you will come close to God or better yet God will be able to reason with you-and you will be blessed –for God is great at solving puzzles….and revealing the truth behind the biggest puzzles. “Draw near to God, and he will draw near to you. Cleanse your hands… and purify your hearts.” (James 4:8)

What Happend in History to allow the Great Darby Blunder?

Gabriel first appeared to Daniel in Chapter 9 to share a Glorious messsage with Daniel and the entire world that the Messiah was coming and He would Appear on an exact date not too far in the future (Dan. 9:24-27). His ministry and mission would end the need forTemple offerings and sacrifices and would usher in a New Covenant of Grace:

The book focuses on 3 epic moments in history: 1) The Prophet Daniel on his knees in sackcloth being visited by Archangel Gabriel—“you are greatly beloved, Daniel.”2) The Appearance of the Messiah 483 years later at his Baptism: 3.5 years earlier than what has become accepted dogma in most seminaries – due to tainted calculations done by an obscure man named Harold Darby in mid-19th century and probably by many other scholars at his time. God, however, declared that a 360-day year count must be used to define only His 3.5 “Wrath.”

Could this be the Proverbial Apple from the Tree of Knowledge of Good and Evil? Have we consumed a lie and ignored God’s method to define time in exchange for man’s desire to impose his own erroneous timeline? God instituted the 365-Day year for a reason; and it might be because it goes with His natural order for Signs and Seasons. God never said to start with 360-day prophetic years, then convert to 365. He just told us see His Wrath as lasting 1260-days. Knowing this requires seeing God’s prophetic purpose in announcing the Coming of the Messiah. The timeline that follows this understanding emphasizes Ezra’s decree, the Baptism of Jesus Christ, and in Daniel 9:27 Christ making the New Covenant and ending sacrifices and offerings—and He was the one made desolate on the wing of Abomination.

When Darby forced the conversion of four hundred and ninety 360-day years to 365-day years, he changed both the starting point and the end point of Daniel’s 70-weeks Prophecy. The conversion was not necessary since all 490 years were already in solar years. But the scholars in his day determined that God ordained 360-day prophetic years for the entire 490 years. “The world through its wisdom did not know God,” Cor. 1:21. On one hand they honored the ideal of “holy” 360-day years but on the other hand they would dishonor God by failing to see with eyes that see.

In making this conversion Darby and others shortened the 483-year span to 476 years and thus had to demote Ezra’s decree and replace it with Nehemiah’s which would occur 13 years later. He also eliminated Jesus’ ministry from the timeline and added those 3.5 years to the Wrath of God. God’s 483-year span had fit perfectly with 457 B.C. and 27 A.D. (plus 1 year for the 0 year) to equal the time of Jesus’ Baptism. The wrong thinking reigned over God’s directive to only count the last 3.5 years in 360-day years.

Ezra’s decree and noble mission to rebuild the spiritual nature and buildings in Jerusalem was replaced by Nehemiah who journeyed 13 years later and who rebuilt the walls around the city. Ezra acted as a scribe, priest, and leader of the Torah reading during the dedication ceremony. Nehemiah on the other hand was an enforcer who commanded the armed men and builders of the wall and who beat up those who did not obey the commands of the Law. Darby flipped the significance of these two men and their missions and declared that the prophetic 388 years began with Nehemiah and not Ezra. He also switched the end date from the Baptism of Jesus Christ to the Triumphal entrance. This allowed him to separate a 7 year period which he called the Wrath of God that would bring an end to his Church Age dispensation. The truth is Jesus Christ fulfilled the first 3.5 years and according to the Word of God the Wrath of God is only 3.5 years measured in 360-Day years and therefore separate from the first 3.5 years that are measured in solar years and occur at the beginning of the Church Age. God told us in the books of Revelation and Daniel 7 different times that time measured in the Wrath only is to be counted as 1250 days, 42 months, and Time-Times-Half-a-time or as half a week separated by Christ’s supernatural ending of sacrifices and offerings.

All this “discovery” by Darby happened during an enlightenment period in his area of Europe that also saw the rise of Marxism, Materialism and Evolution. After those first 3.5 years of ministry, the Messiah fulfills the Message given to Daniel by Gabriel as recorded in Daniel 9:27. Darby retranslated 9:27 to mean a time when the Anti-christ deceives Israel and places an Abomination of Desolation in a Temple that is not mentioned even once in Revelation. Original Hebrew shows that “He” from verse 26 is the “Anointed One” and not the plural “people of the commander” which Darby insists is a future Anti-Christ who makes a covenant with Israel.

Helping God Push Back Darkness and Evil—The Dark Sky of Prophecy

“For the Lord sees not as man sees: man looks on the outward appearance, but the Lord looks on the heart.” I Sam. 16:7

Helping God’s Light Push Back Darkness:

The book of Revelation does not support Darby’s supposition concerning the Temple, the Abomination and the timing of the Rapture; and the correct translation of the book of Daniel does not support his re-interpretation of 9:27. Why has most of the Church concluded that Darby & Futurism are right?

Is this the Proverbial Apple from the Tree of Knowledge of Good and Evil? Have we surrendered God’s divine tool to measure time in exchange for man’s scientific need to comprehend and measure time at a different prophetic level? God instituted the 360-Day year for a reason, and He does not have to tell us why. We should trust that during the prophetic 3.5 years God, is going to measure time differently for a special reason. Maybe to purposefully confuse us.

The Jew was told to add one month every 8 years. Maybe the key 3.5-year period occurs within those 8 years. We are arrogant to think that Christians today are superior to those long ago who trusted in the purity of God’s Word. Seven times in Daniel and Revelation God defines 3.5 years as being 1260 days. This means that His Prophecy is to be measured based on a 360-Day Year and not on our human based man-directed system of measuring the 3.5 year time span. The major prophecies in both Daniel and Revelation are based upon the dynamics and application of this divine measurement and timeline.

When Darby forced the switch away from the God directed 360-day year to the man directed 365-day year, he changed both the starting point and the end point of Daniel’s 70-weeks Prophecy. To make this switch he had to demote Ezra’s decree, replacing it with Nehemiah’s which came 13 years later. He also had to eliminate Jesus’ ministry from the timeline and add the 3.5 years to the Wrath of God. He switched the 483 years measured in 360-day years to a new timespan of 476 years measured in solar years, Darby changed Gabriel’s message to focus on a dark figure to appear 2500 years in the future instead of on the fast-approaching appearance of the Messiah. He linked the 476 years to the Triumphal Entrance in 33 A.D. In doing this he ignored Christ’s supernatural and Glorious Baptism and the ministry that followed.

How was Darby able to switch Jesus Christ to Satan’s main-man the Anti-Christ and get away with it? This may say a lot about the effect that industrialism, the new wealth class, and intellectualism had on the minds of educated Americans and Europeans. The doubts planted by the Darwinian evolutionists helped to propel Darby’s redefinition and reinterpretation. It motivated leaders of the Church such as DL Moody and Scofield to rethink the awkward use of 360-day years. For the sake of pragmatism and “New-think” they surrendered the Glory of Jesus Christ’s Baptism, mission, and ministry. The focus was on science and social pragmatism. They severed the Scarlet Chord and replaced it with the serpent tongue from the Garden of Eden.

The evidence has been presented. We must now correct one of the biggest blunders ever in history of the Church. It will not be easy for 90% of Prophecy books, lectures, sermons, media tools, and lesson plans are anchored on Darby’s errors. Eccl.10:5: “There is an evil which I have seen under the sun, as an error which proceedeth from the ruler.” Let’s correct it before it is too late!

Has Darby’s re-interpretation of God’s Word led to failures we see in the Church? Most Evangelical, Charismatic and Baptist pastors follow his theory. Churches have a flood of entertainment but a drought in heart strengthening studies. They ignore diving deep into God’s Word to uplift the heart; and completely ignore studies related to Eschatology. The Church is not aware how this failure has negatively impacted the image the Church projects. Darby’s lies may have led to the death of missionaries in Islamic countries. Could this also be one reason for the breakdown in the longevity of pastorships, marriages and families? Could this feed the collapse of morality and stability among single adults and teenagers in general?

The Book of Revelation reveals who the real Jesus Christ is. He speaks and the enemies of the entire world are defeated in a Word (from Revelation). Cults do not dare read Revelation for in this book he is declared King of Kings, the Lord of Lords, and the Alpha and Omega. By changing Revelation we are grieving the Holy Spirit and the King of Kings. Note that the Author of this Article is a scientist who practiced in the medical sciences for 44 years and whose heart was changed by God in 1983–saving his soul and life. “Keep thy heart with all diligence; for out of it are the issues of life.” Prov. 4:23. “But those things which proceed out of the mouth come forth from the heart… For out of the heart proceed evil thoughts…” Matthew 15:18-19. “A new heart also will I give you, and a new spirit will I put within you…” Ezekiel 36:28-29.

Misinterpretation means Bad Translation– in the Mainline Church!

SECTION 1

DO YOU TRUST THAT GOD’S WORD IS INNERANT? It is! Now open YOUR BIBLE to the book of REVELATION:

This is the only book in the Bible where God promises a Blessing if you “read or hear it and understand it.” That means GOD wants us to know that everything in THIS BOOK is IMPORTANT !
Please open Revelation before continuing this important study.
Turn to Chapter 4 and read it. Do you see any evidence of the Christian Church in Heaven? Any millions upon millions upon millions of saints dressed in white? Not angels, but only saints.
Turn to Chapter 5 and read it. Do you see any evidence of the raptured Church in Heaven here? The fact is someone has lied to us.
Nelson Darby & the futurists are the largest Biblical prophecy movement in America. They insist the rapture happens in Chapter 5 and others say 4. But John the Apostle does not see nor record any sign of the rapture here. Many detailed visions are given to him by Jesus Christ for the Apostle to record as an account of the future.
Paul the Apostle says the rapture happens in the “blink of an eye.” The dead and living saints will appear in Heaven very quickly.
Now turn to Chapter 7 and read about the incredibly large group of saints dressed in white that John sees in heaven. The Word states that these are the raptured saints. Darby and futurists disagree because it does not fit their 7-year Wrath timing. BUT what if these futurists have their “timing” off? What if a mistake was made in translation? Who do you believe God Almighty or Nelson Darby?

Darby’s Hebrew Translation of Daniel 9:27 is a misinterpretation. He and others altered the original Hebrew to fit a false narrative to use solar year calculations and Nehemiah’s decree instead of Ezra’s. This book will show evidence of this gross misconception and others which affect all modern Darby-Futurist prophecies and the prevalent view today.

God is Near but so can be the Dragon

This was a copy taken from my new book not yet published called the Dark Sky of Prophecy- but transferring the formatting changed the structure in one area

Are you struggling with your writing or with taking captive your thoughts?

Writing is very interesting… I feel like I am trying to expose the dragon for what it is – sometimes the dragon that is in the air, but other times the dragon that seems to hide in our minds. That brings up the best struggle that is actually a blessing — the defeat of the dragon that wants to seek us out like that roaring lion. That is why we must take captive every thought to the Glory of God.

The following is a copy of Chapter 1 in my new book “The Dark Sky of Prophecy: What Have They Done?“

Chapter 1: God is Near

In the sixty-six books of the Bible, God gives more than 8,000 promises and over 3,000 prophecies. Seven hundred passages reveal who God is through His Name. For instance, the Word reveals that Jesus is Creator of everything:

“For by Him all things in the heaven and on earth were created, things visible and invisible, whether they are kings, lords, rulers or powers. All things have been created through him and for him. He himself existed before anything else did, and he holds all things together,” Col. 1:16-17.

Since Jesus Christ created everything, it would make sense that he has control over the deep mysteries of both science and non-science. Does this include control of time and events? The Word has two good examples: When King Hezekiah was sick, God gave him 15 extra years of life and at the battle in Gibeon, Joshua needed more daylight to secure the victory and so after he boldly prayed, God commanded the sun to stand still.

These miraculous responses, divine proclamations, and other deeply profound messages in the living Word portrays a broad and beautiful picture of who God is. He is beyond words and knowledge, for we still cannot fully explain the Trinity and the idea that God is three persons in one. Jesus said, “I and the Father are One.” He is Sovereign and our Creator, who is full of Grace, steadfast in Love, eager to uphold justice, abundant in forgiveness, merciful, and open to fellowship and dialogue as he takes interest in us.

When Adam and Eve ate from the Tree of Knowledge of Good and Evil, they were cast out of the Garden of Eden. God did not want them to live forever in their state of sin. Tempted by the Serpent they doubted God’s Word choosing to follow the Serpent’s lie and their own will and desires.

In Genesis 3:15, God tells the Serpent and Eve that their seed will be at war, and the seed of the Serpent will strike her Seed, but her Seed will crush the head of the seed of the Serpent. This first prophecy introduces the central theme of God’s Word: War between good and evil, redemption through Jesus Christ, the defeat of Satan, and God’s final judgment upon sin and rebellion, the Anti-Christ (an evil seed), and the false Prophet.

Genesis continues by revealing a series of covenants and promises that God made through Noah, Abraham, Isaac, Jacob and Joseph. Then eight hundred years later during the fall of Israel God’s prophets receive more detail about God’s plan to save the Jewish nation and the world. Eight hundred years later Jesus Christ fulfills almost all those promises and covenants. On the Cross, He defeats the “seed of the serpent.” He declares, “It is finished.” The Temple veil is torn from top to bottom and Heaven’s Door is opened to all who place their trust in Him. Jesus the “Door,” is the Lamb of God that gives access to God’s throne at any time, Hebrews 4:16.

John the Apostle, adds to Jesus Christ’s divine biography by stating, “In the beginning the Word existed, the Word was with God, and the Word was God. He existed in the beginning with God,” John 1:1-2. Yes, this boggles the mind but in essence the Word of God which “is living and active” is Jesus Christ. Jesus, the Word, was with God the Father in the beginning. This powerful verse illustrates why the Bible is hard for the unbelieving mind and heart to grasp. Jehovah’s Witnesses change this verse to say, “In the beginning the Word existed, the Word was with God, and the Word was a god.” They have changed it because they do not believe Jesus is God.

Jesus Christ is not just a “divine recording” of the past but is living and active now in both the Word and in us through the Holy Spirit. In the prophetic book of Revelation 1:8, he declares, “I AM the Alpha and Omega, who is, who was, and who is coming, the Almighty.” In the Gospels Jesus states, “The Father and I are One,” and comforts his disciples by promising that the Holy Spirit, the “Helper,” will come upon them when he leaves.

The mystery and power of the Holy Spirit points back to the Baptism of Jesus by John. Jesus “emptied himself of the Godhead by making himself a servant,” and “He humbled himself by becoming obedient to the point of death,” Phil. 2:7-8. Jesus set the example for the 2000-year long Church Age and what it means to be a humble servant of the Lord. We will see how all this fits into the dynamic of Daniel’s divided 70^th week prophecy.

Genesis 1:2 reminds us that from the beginning the Trinity involves the Father, the Son Jesus, and “the Spirit of God who hovered over the waters of the earth”- while the “earth was desolate, unformed, and shrouded in darkness. God’s Spirit generated life that formed in water and later the land. A divine parallel is Jesus who was made desolate and shrouded in darkness on the Cross. Ironically, He is the Author of Life” who conquered death and sin so that we might live. He, the Father and Spirit existed before time began, before the sun, moon and star. He is three persons-in-one being of one divine nature dwelling together in eternal love, joy and fellowship.

The mystery of the Trinity is the mystery of the Church and what separates Christianity from all the gods, cults, and religions of the world. History clearly shows that the Bible or Word of God is the only book that gives a trustworthy account of historical events, people, and places in the past, present, and future. And it reveals an incredible cosmic rescue plan:

“God has rescued us from the power of darkness and has brought us into the kingdom of the Son whom he loves, through whom we have redemption, the forgiveness of sins,” Col. 1:13.

Sin condemns mankind and death is its consequence. God created man and gave him the opportunity to choose good from evil and placed a spirit, soul, and conscience in his heart. Adam, however, chose to disobey God opening the pathway to the Knowledge of Good and Evil and a permanent separation from God called “sin.” So, God became “man” to reverse what Adam did and Redeem humanity. This is a true Cosmic rescue story.

The seven-day Creation message reveals a historic event, a wonder of science, and a series of promises from God’s heart. Those promises are both physical and spiritual and involve both Laws of Thermodynamics and the “law” that God placed in the heart of all Creation. God’s power holds atoms together and each layer above or beyond was divinely designed for life and our enjoyment. Despite our great progress in biology, physics, and astronomy we are still unable to generate the “spark of life.” And we still do not know how light from distant stars fits the constraints of the historical Creation timeline. But God can do anything including project or expand time, space, and light. On Day 4 of Genesis the Word reveals the purpose of God’s design for the heavenly lights was:

“To separate day from night and as signs (Mo’adim) for appointed times.” The same word mo’adim is used in Levitus for “appointed festivals.”

Mo’adim means “Signs” and not seasons, yet most Bibles prefer “seasons” instead of “signs.” Yes, the sun was used for seasons, but most lights, the stars and planets, were set in place as Signs for appointed times. The light from stars, moon, and wandering planets would announce the birth of Christ and the Great Sign of Revelation 12. This is Prophecy Alert #1

This alert is of critical importance because most Bibles include the word “seasons” but omit “Signs for appointed times.” This is an example of omitting the correct Hebrew translation and it blinds people to the fact that God puts signs in our path to get out attention and “rescue us.”

The sun and moon have been used for Signs in the sky during eclipses, blood moons, and dark suns. The Great Sign of Revelation 12 is a warning sign of a time or paradigm when Satan is permanently cast down from heaven and will then try to destroy the “Woman” or Jewish nation. He will fail as God provides the “wings of an eagle” to carry Jews to safety in the wilderness of Jordan. God protects these “saved Jews” during the entire 3.5 years of His Wrath. Again, this is a reminder that God still loves and cares for Israel’s people. This fact is a centerpiece of God’s Promise. Meanwhile Satan is doing all he can to destroy the Church and Jews around the world.

God declares Day 7 a “day of rest” reserved for worship and to recharge the soul. Those 7 Creation days also reflect seven thousand years of His cosmic timeline fulfilling 2 Peter 3:8, “With the Lord one day is as one thousand years.” Each Day of Creation is declared “good” by God, sealing His stamp of approval. It is a sampling of his sovereign power and will help us know that he has a “Good” plan for both the nation of Israel and for the Church. His promises and prophecies are Good for all time and for situations.

“The Resurrection and the Life. The person who believes in him, even though he dies, will live,” John 11:25.

God appointed faithful people to record, teach, and declare His promises and prophecy. This included scribes, priests, soldiers, and even zealots, fishermen, and a tax collector. At Pentecost the fire of God’s Spirit came alive in believers. This Holy Spirit acts as our guide, helper, revealer and convicts us of our sin. He reminds us that Jesus is:

“The Resurrection and the Life. The person who believes in him, even though he dies, will live,” John 11:25.

To find Truth one must go to God for he is our Rest and Refuge and is Near to those who love him. God promised Abraham that his seed would bless all the nations; and that seed is being sown in hearts with the Word recorded in Ram drives, remote projection, television, radio and Apps. His promise echoes throughout time and in scripture from Abel’s sacrifice to Isaac who was a type of Christ 2000 years later, and then another 2000 years beyond that to the Cross. Noah’s Ark and the Cross “were and are” God’s provision and promise for eternal rescue or Salvation. Figure # 1 below explains this historical timeline with the 70^th week of Daniel and the Millennium also illustrated:

The illustration here cannot be transfered (sorry) you will need to read the book

After the 2000-year Church Age, the rapture will happen, ushering in a three-and-a-half-year period of Wrath followed by the Millennium. Jesus will return in all His Glory at the end of the Wrath to defeat Satan and the Anti-Christ. Our present “Church Age” is the mystery sealed for our time as stated to Daniel in 12:4: “roll up your scroll and seal your words until the time of the end. Many will rush around while knowledge increases.”

The Church Age is sandwiched between two 3.5-year periods that add up to Daniel’s 70^th week: 3.5 + Church Age + 3.5 years = 7 years. It is a time of sanctification like the 10 Days of Awe in the Temple when a “divine window” outside ordinary time was opened. The 10-Days-of-Awe were only 7 twenty-four hour days. The Church Age surrounded by a special “7-year Spiritual Week” reflects the supernatural quality of the 7-day spiritual week in the Temple that was 10 days long! Both act to purify God’s “priesthood” The “10” days of Awe were for purification primarily and the 2000-year Church Age is for sanctification of believers; the priesthood of God.

A Christian also has a supernatural quality in that he or she is the Temple of the Holy Spirit. All believers are part of the “priesthood of God” and are being purified by God, under constraints of time yet anchored eternally.

Because God is faithful and just, this author believes Scripture teaches that Christians will be removed before the outpouring of God’s Wrath. From Genesis to Revelation, from Enoch’s life to the “obedient Church of Philadelphia,” God declares that He will “snatch away” his own before the Wrath of God comes. God’s Wrath is half the length that Futurism promotes. Below is just one of at least ten powerful “rapture” scriptures in the Bible:

“With a shout of command, with the archangel’s call, and with the sound of God’s trumpet, the Lord himself will come down from heaven, and the dead who belong to the Messiah will rise first. Then we who are alive and remain will be caught up in the clouds together with them to meet the Lord in the air. And so we will be with the Lord forever,” I Thess. 4:16-17.

In the Second Coming, when Jesus Christ defeats the forces of the Anti-Christ, he sets foot on the Mount of Olives and parts it in half so that those in Jerusalem can flee to the Jordan River. In the rapture the saints “meet the Lord in the air,” and return with Jesus later. Those are clearly two separate events. If you do not believe in God’s Rapture, how can you explain that difference? Jesus Christ’s return with the raptured saints to rescue millions of Jews in Jerusalem and Judea is described in Zechariah 14:4:

“On that day his feet shall stand on the Mount of Olives that lies before Jerusalem on the east, and the Mount of Olives shall be split in two from east to west by a very wide valley, so that one half of the Mount shall move northward, and the other half southward.”

There is no massacre of Jews. Jesus gathers the refugees from Jerusalem and leads them south towards Bosra in Jordan. This is the 2^nd Coming of the Lord when the Jews see the Lord and declare, “Blessed is He who comes in the name of the Lord.” They Believe in their Messiah and then He defeats all the enemy forces. Note this great victory and rescue by the LORD, as this is key to the debate on whether extreme “suffering” happens in the future city of Jerusalem. Jesus says to all who believe in Him,

The Word and the Holy Spirit are our divine connection to the Lord.

“Lo, I am with you always, even to the end of the age,” Matthew 28:20.

Jesus may be in Heaven but there really is no separation. The book of Joshua 1:8 reminds us to meditate in God’s Word “day and night, that you may observe to do according to all that is written in it.” God does not want us to ignore the writings of the prophets and especially the Books of Daniel and Revelation. These are key books revealing history and the world’s condition, God’s plan for us, and details of events that will soon happen. The Word says that if you seek Jesus with all your heart you will find Him.

Misrepresenting and misinterpreting the Word of God has set the Church on a wrong trajectory concerning prophecy. God warns, “He who loves money will not be satisfied with money.” Prophecy speakers and authors have invested their reputation on publications or programs predicting wars or events based on incorrect analysis of scripture. Are they willing to admit their errors and maybe lose some credibility and prestige? Are they willing to admit that some of their past sermons or writings were incorrect and warn others? God wants us to be 100% truthful, honest and humble. Store your treasure in heaven, the rewards are much greater. God exhorts:

“Do not be conformed to this world but continuously be transformed by the renewing of your minds so that you may be able to determine what God’s will is—what is proper, pleasing, and perfect,” Romans 12:2.

The Evangelist Greg Laurie has stated:

“The Bible is a package deal, it does not change, and it is not a salad bar for you to pick and choose what you like or don’t like.”

God gives us a choice to follow him and His Spirit or to follow the world and its darkness. Jesus said, “I have come that you might have Life and have it more abundantly,” John 10:10. Darkness and the world says, “My body, my Choice!” or “I feel different, I am no longer a man.” Jesus Christ says, “You were fearfully and wonderfully made by me.” Craig Laurie sums it up:

If you ignore prophecy because you do not understand it, keep reading, invite the Holy Spirit to guide you, and you will be blessed as the fog in your mind disappears. This author remembers when he could not “see” what a certain pastor or a book was teaching until he studied it, prayed about it, and asked the Holy Spirit to give him discernment. Be an astute consumer.

God is not distant. He wants to meet with you and interact with your thoughts and ideas. He is not merely the God of prophecy, history, and Creation. He is near to those who seek Him. The same God who created the stars, fulfilled thousands of promises, and revealed the future through His prophets invite us into a personal relationship through Jesus Christ. Jesus

The Word became flesh and lived among us. John 1:14

Christ is the eternal Word that will not return void:

The Word became flesh and lived among us. John 1:14

He walked with us, talked to us, healed hundreds just by his touch or a word, calmed the storm, multiplied food, set captives free, and defeated death and the supernatural all for us. His Word is near. His Spirit is near. His promises are near. And soon, He will return.

In the next Chapter we will delve into the biggest controversy in Prophecy. To start we should introduce the man who announced Jesus’ arrival since he plays a pivotal role. Jesus says that “among men born of a woman there is no one greater than John the Baptist.” God points to John the Baptist because He wants us to see the key role he plays in Prophecy! Yet his God directed role is completely diminished in the futurist’s prophetic scheme. We will see that this is the same error made in choosing Nehemiah over Ezra when determining the Appearance of the Messiah, Jesus Christ. This is Prophecy Alert #2 and will be expanded more in this discourse.

The futurist and all the millions who follow them like pied pipers are led to believe that the historical “appearance of the anointed One” occurs near Christ’s death on the Cross. They believe and teach that the “Triumphal Entrance” represents His first “appearance,” and not Christ’s super-natural baptismal announcement by the Holy Spirit and God’s voice from Heaven.

“Abstain from every form of evil. Now may the God of peace himself sanctify you completely and may your whole spirit and soul and body be kept blameless at the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ. He who calls you is faithful; he will surely do it,” I Thessalonians 5:22-24.

So, the author asks you to digest and measure the entire message of the Gospels. Why would God diminish 98% of Christ’s ministry and mission to leap forward into His final four days? Why would God ignore the Words and Testimony shared by Jesus Christ during his 3.5 year walk and face-to-face ministry and mission among the people. He met the needs of the people and answered their deep theological questions; He does the same for us. Are you now ready for a true adventure into His Word? One of hundreds of Christ’s life’s lessons shared through Paul is written below:

So What Will Soon Happen? X

The backlash against Trump may usher in the Anti-Christ. The President has built up so much angst that irrational behavior follows in his wake. When truth impacts society so greatly with change and hope there will be ever stronger forces attempting to push against it. Every year these forces have grown darker and deeper and more irrational. We now have an Islamist, a Pope and a Jew in seats of great power opposing the effort by one man to stop nuclear holocaust. The Jew represents the fallen materialistic Jew in America and the worldly flesh who have sold their soul to Baal and idol worship. The Pope represents a false works-based Babylonian religion, and his background is no less antithetical. Ironically both are heavily Anti-Israel and Anti-God. The Islamist is ole Hakime Jeffries who loves calling Trump names and threatening him at every turn. This guy is a real nut case and pure anti-God, anti-Israel, and anti-goodness. He is probably the most irrational and toxic of the three. This evil trinity represents seats of power full of pride and corruption seeking self glory and the destruction of the American system of checks and balances for a dictatorship of a few.

As Cardinal the Pope represented one of the most corrupt cities in America, Chicago. It has the highest murder rate and the most corrupt political machine in the world. The city and the man represent the darkened heart of America. The Jew is the past leader of the Senate that tried to incarcerate the present President of the United States. He represents all the lies and deceits that have been concocted from the dark corners of Washington D.C. He and his cohort in the House of Representatives organized a nest of corruption that controlled the weakest President in the history of the nation. Jeffries is true disrupter with little virtue or character, a man willing to destroy the people who truely make this nation great.

They almost destroyed the nation by opening all our borders and boundaries, inviting our greatest enemies in infiltrate every section and level of society. Like a virus it affected the soul and spirit of our nation to where we were no longer respected around the world. This invited Russia to attack Ukraine, China to threaten Taiwan and the Philippines, Islamic forces of ISIS to take over nations all over Africa, and the Ayatollah to coerce and control the nations of the Middle East. Europe was weakened by loss of will power and infiltration of Islam. The Western powers were at the brink of an economic collapse while the power and influence of the BRIC nations and their growing coalition were filling the void.

The leaders of the Islamic Republic of Iran have promised to destroy America which they call the “Great Satan.” And they promise to “push Israel into the Sea” after calling it the “Little Satan.” Yet the blind and corrupted media ignores the “Death to America” chants coming out of those Islamic cults and their leaders. Their eschatology calls for chaos which they believe will welcome in the 12^th Imaan who will then destroy all the “Satanic powers.” Ironically all three of this “crackpots” have chosen this Islamic cult over the leader of the free world!

Flying Dark – Part II (for new book- Cosmic Crossroad Countdown: God is Near

Cosmic Crossroad Recount: God is Near: Hallelujah!

The Son of God gave up Heaven’s throne and breathed his first breath in a dusty feeding troth in Bethlehem. As Creator, the Beginning and End, He had made man from the dust of the earth. Could that be why He used mud to heal the man born blind? Why would he step down from Heaven to experience our frailty? He knows that we are weak and easily tempted. Obviously, He knew how much we need Him, so he became one of us and paid for our sins. That is the greatest Gift ever given. The Life, Death, Resurrection and Return of Jesus Christ are God’s plan for eternal redemption for all who believe and trust in Him.

Jesus declared himself “Living Water” and said that “anyone can drink of it.” He declared, “I am the light of the world; he who follows Me shall not walk in the darkness, but shall have the light of life,” John 8:12. He gave us the Holy Spirit so that we will not walk in darkness. The Great Mystery is that God’s Spirit is sealed in all who believe in Him, guaranteeing eternal fellowship and life with Him. And Jesus Christ who is the Word (John 1:1) is “living and effective and sharper than any double-edged sword, penetrating as far as the separation of soul and spirit, joints and marrow. It is able to judge the ideas and thoughts of the heart,” Heb. 4:12. God moves in us through the Holy Spirit which helps us understand everything including prophecy and other profound Truths in the Word.

It is important to comprehend what is true or false and to never give up seeking the Truth. Jesus called Satan the Father of Lies and warned us concerning the last days that “no one deceive you.” Deception comes in many forms including saying that Jesus Christ is just an angel. There are other more subtle ways to deceive and that is why adding or subtracting to God’s Word or changing its translation and interpretation is dangerous. Since the Church was formed there have been heresies, false Christs, and misplaced prophecy. We must see with eyes that see.

Ephesians 1:13-14 states, “You, too, have heard the word of truth, the gospel of your salvation. When you believed in Jesus Christ, you were sealed with the promised Holy Spirit, who is the guarantee of our inheritance until God redeems his own possession for his praise and glory.” Spreading the Gospel of salvation to every nation and tribe is the commission given by Jesus Christ just before He ascended into Heaven. Satan wants to stop it and will do anything to deceive those seeking God or who are lost in sin. As Jesus said, he has come to set the captives free and give sight to the blind. Jesus accused the Pharisee’s of not seeing with eyes that see and failing to see the Signs of the time. Ironically, we are now in an era where a prevailing system of prophecy is dictating the truth while not having eyes that see. They have failed to see the Signs of the time while blindly suppressing all other viewpoints.

The Apostle John who wrote Revelation states, “In the beginning, the Word existed. The Word was with God, and the Word was God. ²He existed in the beginning with God. ³Through him all things were made, and apart from him nothing was made that has been made. ⁴In him was life, and that life brought light to humanity. And the light shines on in the darkness, and the darkness has never put it out,” John 1:1-4. This not only sums up the Gospel but also the Character of Jesus Christ, Creator and Sustainer despite darkness. Satan can deceive and lie but God’s steadfast love and truth will prevail. This is why God established a 2000-year Church Age prior to completing His Plan for the Ages. He has been and will be near us during this wilderness period where the Church is tested and strengthened.

Presently God is near to all those seeking Him. In the book of Revelation John declares, “He is coming with the clouds, and every eye will see Him-even those who pierced Him. And all the tribes of the earth will mourn because of Him. So shall it be. Amen,” Revelation 1:7. People will mourn because of past unbelief and failure to see with eyes that see and hear with ears that hear. It is important to understand prophecy so that you will see the signs and know how God intends to fulfill His promises and prophecies. You do not want to be like the blind guides who give false knowledge and views dependent on false interpretation of key prophecies such as Daniel 9:24-27. Listen and see the God that is near you. To the believer He is in you guiding you and sustaining you. Seek Him out.

John ends his Gospel by saying, “these are written so that you may believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God, and that by believing you may have life in his name.” Jesus says, “I am the Way, the Truth, and the Life, no one comes to the Father except through me,” John 14:3. Throughout His ministry beginning with His Baptism we discover that “his name” is “Wonderful Counselor, Bread of Life, the Living Water, Resurrection and the Life, Great Physician, The Lamb of God, and dozens of others. They reveal the Heart of God and why He wants to have a relationship with you. He was also called “Good Teacher” and He greatly desires for you to know the Truth so that you can grow close to Him. Hell is the only place in the Universe where God is not Near. Presently Jesus is very near to all those seeking Him. Psalm 108, tells us that He is “slow to anger” and does not deal with us “according to our sins, nor repay us according to our inequities.” His anger falls on Jesus. “The steadfast love of the Lord is from everlasting to everlasting on those who fear Him,” Ps. 103:17.

His “Name” proclaims who He is and how He upholds and protects us. The incredible Truth is Jesus Christ is not only near but is literally in our heart. The Word gives us clear hard Truth to guide us, comfort us and most of all fulfill our greatest needs. He is the Beginning and the End and therefore gives us a look into the future. He is the Author of Life and of the Future and therefore the time he gave us, the 3.5 years of His ministry, is the foundation of the Prophetic 7-year Timeline that completes history and crowns God’s mission to save mankind. Unfortunately, this is not what you will hear from the typical pulpit. The worse thing that you can do is to stop seeking Truth.

God protects us with His prophetic commands: 1.) “Come and let us reason together, says the Lord: though your sins be as scarlet, they shall be as white as snow; though they be red like crimson, they shall be as wool,” Isaiah 1:18. This fatherly command requires both faith and trust- a willingness to reason and walk with God in obedience. 2.) “Go ye into all the world and preach the gospel to every creature,” Mark 16:15.” Again, have faith and trust to share the Gospel. 3.) Concerning the Book of Daniel Jesus commands, “whosoever reads it, let him understand.” God wants us to study and discern the truth so that we can prepare for His Return. 4.) In that walk to Emanus Jesus scolded them “Oh fools, slow of heart to believe all that the prophets have spoken.” God wants us to see with eyes that see. 5.) In the book of Revelation, Jesus declares, “Blessed is the one who reads this message, and they that hear the words of this prophecy, and keep those things that are written in it; for the time is at hand,” Rev. 1:3. God will bless those who commit to reading and understanding His Promises, His Signs, and His Warnings because the “time is at hand.” He wants us to understand and decipher the signs of the time and the profound Truth in the Word so that we can pray in the Spirit for direction and discernment.

During Israel’s 70-year captivity God spoke to and through the Prophet Daniel. Some say he was a type of Christ, because his prophecies had a direct connection to the coming Messiah. In prayer and fasting Daniel interceded for the nation and received visions and a powerful message from the Archangel Gabriel. The most consequential is recorded in Daniel 9:24-26:“Seventy sevens are decreed for your people and your holy city to finish transgression, to put an end to sin, to atone for wickedness, to bring in everlasting righteousness, to seal up vision and prophecy and to anoint the Most Holy Place.” Verse 25:“Know and understand this: From the time the word goes out to restore and rebuild Jerusalem until the Anointed One, the ruler comes, there will be seven ‘sevens,’ and sixty-two ‘sevens.’ It will be rebuilt with streets and a trench, but in times of trouble. Verse 26: “After the sixty-two ‘sevens,’ the Anointed One will be put to death and will have nothing. The people of the ruler who will come will destroy the city and the sanctuary. The end will come like a flood: War will continue until the end, and desolations have been decreed.” The puzzle of words and phrases above is God’s prophetic timeline for the Ages. Verse 27 is not quoted because it will be discussed in the next Chapter because it is even more confusing.

This announcement by Gabriel points to more than birth but also the Life, Resurrection and Return of Jesus Christ. The timeline spans over 2500 years from 457 B.C. to the Millenium period. The first period involves 49 years (7 weeks) to rebuild Jerusalem, then 434 years (62 weeks) until the Anointed Prince, Jesus Christ appears. The last Week or 7 years begins with the Baptism of Jesus by John the Baptist. The first half ends with Jesus putting “an end to sin, atoning for wickedness and bringing in everlasting life.” The 2^nd half of the 7 years begins with the Wrath of God and ends with the Millenium. Between the two halves of the Week is the Covenant period of Grace given to mankind for Salvation to all who believe. The Rapture of the Church will rescue believers before the final 3.5-year Wrath begins. There is no 7-year Wrath of God. One must keep seeking the Truth to be prepared.

Unfortunately, as time has passed some key verses such as those in Daniel have been reinterpreted and poorly applied. What was accepted by early Church fathers has been twisted into one 7-year Wrath of God that omits the severe trials that the disciples were about to go through. It seems clear that Jesus was giving them the warning in the Olivett Discourse, after all He mentions “them” and “you” twenty-four times in that discourse.

This book will give an accurate, biblically centered explanation that fits the spirit of the Word. It recognizes that the nation of Israel was formed in 1948 fulfilling God’s Promise. Knowing this will help you understand prophecy and thus discern truth. The Holy Spirit will reveal to you God’s heart for Israel. In Jeremiah 31:3, God states, “I have loved you with an everlasting love; Therefore, with lovingkindness I have drawn you.” This is just one of dozens of promises that God has made to Israel. God is drawing both Jew and Gentile to Him and declares, “All those led by the Spirit of God are Sons of God,” Romans 8:14. Jesus Christ wants us to know that He is not only God’s Son but also Lord and Lord of Lord’s. Our faith will grow as our understanding grows and as we share this Gospel to both Jew and Gentile. He helps, guides, and protects us and declares: “I will never leave you nor forsake you,” Heb. 13:5.

God literally walked with Adam and Eve in the Garden of Eden. And He warned them and the Serpent about a future battle between their ancestor (Jesus Christ) and the Serpent’s seed (the Anti-Christ). Throughout His Word he reveals thousands of prophecies that light up our past and illuminate our future. They expose darkness, for He is a “lamp unto my feet, a light unto my path,” Ps. 119:105. Below is a simple outline of one of the most important unanswered prophecies in the Word of God. This is Daniel’s 70-Weeks Prophecy quoted earlier and spoken by Gabriel. Sixty-nine and a half of the 70 weeks have been fulfilled but the last portion of the final week carries with it the prophetic era of Salvation and rebirth that was spoken of by the prophets.

The 70 Weeks (v. 24): A set timeframe established by God for the Jewish people and those of the “anointed one” to conclude sin and bring in righteousness.
The 1^st stage (v. 25): From the decree to rebuild Jerusalem until the “Messiah the Prince,”
Begins with Rebuilding (v. 25): Jerusalem will be rebuilt with streets and a moat, but in “troublesome” or “perilous” times.
Then a Mysterious Death (v. 26): After the 62 weeks, the Anointed One (Messiah) will be “cut off” (killed) and have nothing.
Destruction of What and When? (v. 26): The people of the “prince who is to come” will destroy the city and the sanctuary (Temple) in 70 A.D. or sometime in the distant future?
Desolation and Sacrifice (v. 27): Points to Jesus Christ and not to the Anti-Christ as is often taught. And it means that the “covenant” is granted by Jesus Christ in the middle of the week. Those who receive Christ as their Savior will be born again. Jews are included and Jerusalem is now part of the Jewish nation fulfilling prophecy. But evil and rebellion will grow until the end comes with both the rapture and the 3.5-year Wrath of God. It is during this time that the first and second beasts will appear.

As we walk with Him through time we will see and experience His Steadfast Love. We will see a unity of Spirit and Truth that holds the message together and carries God’s Spirit into our heart and not just our mind. This is not an Academic study but is a dive into the heart of God and the trust and obedience that comes through Him.

There is no confusion nor doubt when one discovers God’s profound Truth and Love for us. In His steadfast love we find hope for our present predicament and future trials. God restores us and reverses our circumstance. His steadfast love endures forever and is expressed in redemption, sanctification and by His “great wonders” (like parting the Red Sea). He is our daily Good Shepherd that will help us learn and grow in Him (sanctification). There are other profound truths mentioned in the outline that will be discussed. So, hang tight and allow the Spirit of God to touch and teach your heart and mind as you read the next Chapter.

Note that now more than ever the “weeds or tares are growing ever bigger along the fruitful grain,” Matt. 13:30. North Africa, Constantinople, and Egypt were completely Chrisian until the 7^th Century. Revelation’s 7-Churches were Christian and now they do not exist, The Sancta Sophia was the largest Christian Church in the world – now it does not exist. In England girls are gang-raped and not prosecuted maybe because it has over 85 Sharia courts.

Do you remember what Jesus said concerning his execution: Jesus declared that he had 12 legions of angels at His disposal to rescue him? However, His plan was much greater, to be a sacrifice for the sins of the world. So where are those angels? Revelation states that thousands surround Heaven’s throne. However, Hebrews 1:13-14 states, “But to which of the angels did he ever say, “Sit at my right hand until I make your enemies a footstool for your feet? All of them are spirits on a divine mission, sent to serve those who are about to inherit salvation, aren’t they?” It is possible that those angels have been reassigned to protect Christ who is us. Therefore, they are helping those “inheriting” salvation. They play a part in the great 2000 year era of the Church. And prophecy concurs that the Church is upheld by God’s hand until the rapture. We can have hope even in a hopeless world.

In the Next Chapter we will delve into the center of a deep prophetic debate that will reveal profound Truth and shades of falsehood that have grown within Christian theology. We will see how the mistranslation of just a few words changes prophecy and creates a fog of confusion. These Prophecies are central to God’s heart and His promise to both Israel and the Church. The danger comes when we ignore the Spirit and heart in which certain words are used and override it with an Academic matrix of uninspired ideas to fit preconceived notions.

One notion is that Israel was permanently rejected by God when Jerusalem was destroyed in 70 A.D. by the Roman Empire. These “enlightened authors” and others within the last few centuries concluded that the New Covenant replaced the Covenant given to Israel, overriding key Promises made to Moses and other prophets. This rejection of Biblical truth and other dogma helped birth Nazism and the popularity of Islam in the West. Agnosticism and rejection of good theological truth has grown in popularity with each generation feeding antisemitism, transgenderism, homosexuality, angel worship, witchcraft, and very bad Eschatology (the study of Prophecy). These philosophers, often under the guise of Christianity, undermined the heart of God’s message to our generation. It has become an intellectual trap like a modern-day “Tree of knowledge of Good and Evil.”

We are witnessing how bad dogma affects political movements and policy throughout the world. People do not realize that it is setting the stage for the Anti-Christ and the coming Wrath of God. Just remember that Christ is Near and promises, “My Grace is sufficient for you, My Strength is made perfect in weakness,” II Cor. 12:9.

As we jump into the next Chapter remember that God often speaks to us through prophets like Daniel, Ezekiel, Isaiah and many more including King David. “Surely the Lord God does nothing, unless He reveals His secret to His servants the prophets,” Amos 3:7. Therefore, we must take care to accurately translate and understand truth that God conveys in His Word. He loves us and wants to strengthen us. This Psalm is for persecuted people under trial as Iranian Christians are and was sung by Priestly Sons of Korah. It reminds us that we are a Royal Priesthood (II Peter 2:9) and that we can approach Christ’s throne of Grace at any time, (Heb. 4:16). “God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble.
Therefore we will not fear though the earth give way,
though the mountains be moved into the heart of the sea,” Psalm 36:1-2.