I’m sure you have all heard the belief that physical
Israel is God’s time-piece. It is a belief that has haunted me throughout my
entire Christian life. Yet, after coming to the truth that Israel no longer
holds the “chosen people” status, I found the time-piece argument a hard habit
to break.
My flawed thinking was that Israel could still be
considered the time-piece, not as the chosen people, but rather as the
antichrist beast power. After all, the beast does play a prominent role during
end-time events.
Still, over time my patience with the argument began
to grow thinner, and with a mindset similar to the one I held while watching
the Mayan calendar fraud play out, I wanted to wait and see if the theory
wouldn’t sink under its own weight.
Therefore, over the last year or so I have been
steadily watching a very curious calendar date. This date was curious due to
several interesting reasons all of which appeared to pinpoint both the Great
Tribulation and the return of Jesus under this time-piece idea.
The theory began with the understanding concerning
the infamous 1260 days read about in Revelation 11:3
“And I will give power unto my two witnesses, and they shall prophesy a thousand two hundred and threescore days, clothed in sackcloth.” Revelation 11:3
It has long been believed that 1260 days would be
the length of the Great Tribulation, therefore I was shocked to find that from
April 10th 2014 until the Feast of Trumpets 2018 was exactly 1260
days.
You may ask why April the 10th would be an important
day in Bible prophecy. Well this year April 10th corresponded to
Nissan 10th on the Hebrew calendar and this was the day of Jesus’
triumphal entry into Jerusalem. Therefore the theory is that the antichrist
would wish to counterfeit this with his own “triumphal” entry onto the world
stage.
On the other end of this timeline waits the Feast of
Trumpets 2018, this date marks not simply another year on the Hebrew calendar
but in particular this feast also marks physical Israel’s 70th year
as a nation; and as you may know the number 70 has lots of Scriptural backing.
Many of you may remember during the 1980’s when a
very convincing case was made that a generation was 40 years long. This was
seemingly supported by a strong Scriptural foundation that referred us to the
number 40; events such as 40 years in the wilderness, Noah’s 40 days and 40
nights and Jesus’ 40 day fast were brought to our attention and due to this
many believed then that the Great Tribulation would correspond to Israel’s 40th
year as a nation.
The theory today is similar but extended from 40
years to 70 years. Scriptural backing includes Israel’s 70 years of captivity,
Daniel’s seventy week timeline, seventy times seven and so on. Also the fact
that Israel was destroyed in 70 AD is very interesting. So, there is no doubt
that the number seventy (as well as seven itself) is very popular in Scripture
and seems to offer much backing to the theory.
The main area of support uses Daniel’s timeline as
its basis. Daniel writes:
“Seventy weeks are determined upon thy people and upon thy holy city…” Daniel 9:24
The word “weeks” here is translated from the Hebrew
word: Shabua [Strong’s 7620] which can also mean a specific feast of Israel.
That specific feast is Pentecost (known as the feast of weeks due to the
counting of the weeks, or “counting of the Omer”, used to calculate its
arrival) and since there is only one Pentecost each year it is easy then to
surmise that 70 weeks can be translated to mean 70 years.
Now, keep in mind, this is not the accurate way to
translate this passage. Daniel’s timeline has already been fulfilled by Jesus
and there is no reason for further fulfillment. I won’t get into the specifics
but to say that there is no need to take a time period from 2000 years ago and
project it into our modern time just to shine a light on physical Israel as a
“time-piece”.
However, I must admit it is striking that we would
see these things line up the way they have. Including the numerous events that
transpired at the same time of Israel’s formation including such entities and
events as the NSA, Roswell, World Council of Churches, the baby boom etc. all
pointing to something strange going on. (Not to mention the fascinating study
that links ancient Babylon to this same period as well.)
In addition to all this, and just as was speculated
during the 1980s, these lengths of years also must correspond to another
important item from Scripture; and that is that Jesus said all these events
would culminate within the span of a single generation.
“Verily
I say unto you, This generation shall not pass away, till all be fulfilled.” Luke 21:32
Since it is reasonable to believe that both 40 years
and 70 years could be considered a generation, these theories both then and now
appeared to support the idea that the time-piece in question was indeed the
creation of the little horn state of Israel.
What is not reasonable is to continue to prolong the
“length of a generation”. While 40 and 70 make convincing arguments, 71 and
beyond become increasingly unbelievable. In fact, beyond 70 there is almost no
Scriptural backing for any other length of years except for one exception I
could find of 120 years written of in Genesis:
“And the LORD
said, My spirit shall not always strive with man, for that he also is flesh:
yet his days shall be an hundred and twenty years.” Genesis 6:3
Other than this one verse suggesting the life span
of men will be 120 years there is no scriptural backing which would pin Israel
as the time-piece and also remain consistent with Jesus’ words that said all this
would conclude within a generation.
It could be argued that this added a bit of urgency
to the idea of Israel being the time-piece, in other words it was now or never
folks.
Even further we find that in addition to all this we
see very unusual astronomical events commencing near the same time. Four so
called “blood moons” interspersed with total and partial eclipses of the sun.
Obviously bringing into remembrance the Scripture that says:
The sun shall be
turned into darkness, and the moon into blood, before that great and notable
day of the Lord come: Acts
2:20
While the “blood moons” garnered most of pop
Christianity’s attention, as I have explained, there were other much deeper
issues that one could have delved into to support this belief that the Lord was
soon to return and that physical Israel was indeed the Lord’s “time-piece”.
Therefore with bated breath I waited for the 10th
of April to arrive. It soon did, and just like in the 1980s, absolutely nothing
happened that could be said to equate to an antichrist world power taking
control of everything.
So what does this mean? Is this just another failed
theory? Sure, for those poor saps waiting for the pre-tribulation rapture and following
John Hagee’s “blood moon” theory there will be yet another disappointment; yet
another stain on Christianity!
However it would be wrong to simply toss this all aside
as just another missed date and not try to learn from it. If it were simply a
case of the “blood moons” we could laugh this one out of the room but as I have
explained it was much more and it “seemingly” had huge Scriptural support.
So, what does this mean? The first realization we
can address is that Israel is not has never been and will never be the Lord’s
“time-piece”. The church has had physical Israel held over its head for nearly
seventy years now, bringing with it a strong desire in Christians to forget
their chosen place with God and instead give that status back to physical
Israel.
Since the formation of Israel the church has seen
stunning decreases across the board and have not only lost their identity but
the Gospel message itself. In fact, the formation of little horn state of
Israel has had such a mesmerizing effect on believers as to cause
Christianity’s near destruction.
Surprisingly, what they couldn’t accomplish 2000
years ago when the Jews nearly destroyed Christianity, as they actually chased
down and killed believers, in 70 short years they have all but accomplished again
without firing a shot as it were.
Amazingly it has all been done right under our noses
with Israel seeming to be our most trusted friend. Yes, Christianity is again
reeling in the face of the little horn state of Israel and most are completely
unaware and continue singing physical Israel’s song.
So understand with confidence that not only is
physical Israel no longer chosen but they are also not the Lord’s time-piece
either. You can stop wasting your time with those who continue to tout this
belief.
While this may be the most practical lesson and one
that should prove very profitable in spotting false prophets there is another
deeper understanding that came out of this.
After the day came and went, it dawned on me that
what I had been witnessing wasn’t the start of the Tribulation itself but
something we are all becoming more and more familiar with; the idea of a
spiritual signature; a prophetic ripple.
You will remember the BP oil spill and how it indicated
a spiritual signature (a shadow) of the bottomless pit event written about in
Revelation. The video of the oil blowing out of the ruptured piping on the
bottom of the ocean certainly resembled smoke billowing out of a bottomless
pit. The initials “BP” stand for British Petroleum but could also mean “Bottomless
Pit”; and don’t forget the whole ordeal wrapped up nicely in exactly 5 months
(just as James Lloyd of Christian Media predicted).
So, was this the event spoken of in Revelation? No,
it was merely a shadow, a prophetic ripple. This is why we see such striking
similarities and also why so many people are lured into believing these events
are the real thing.
Again you will remember the Chernobyl nuclear
accident that caused huge devastation and cast its shadow from the fallen star
“Wormwood” also written of in Revelation.
“And the name of the star is called Wormwood:
and the third part of the waters became wormwood; and many men died of the
waters, because they were made bitter.” Revelation 8:11
You may already be aware that the name Chernobyl
originates from a plant species known as chernobylnik (meaning
black grass or black stalks). This species in question is better known to us as
mugwort or common wormwood. Hence we see a direct link to the name of this
star.
Further, the Chernobyl disaster did indeed pollute
many waters as we read in this excerpt from Wikipedia:
The Chernobyl
nuclear power plant is located next to the Pripyat River, which feeds into the
Dnieper reservoir system, one of the largest surface water systems in Europe,
which at the time supplied water to Kiev's 2.4 million residents, and was still
in spring flood when the accident occurred. The radioactive contamination of
aquatic systems therefore became a major problem in the immediate aftermath of
the accident.
So, do we conclude that Chernobyl is the fulfillment
of Revelation 8:11? No, it is but a mere shadow of the true event. If you have
studied the idea of spiritual signatures at Christian Media this will come as
no shock to you as we are literally swimming in these signatures (or ripples);
and there are too many of them to mention.
The evidence we are seeing now is just another prophetic
ripple cast from the Great Tribulation itself. Interestingly it is only one of
many ripples emanating from it. When you
throw a stone into a body of water it forms many ripples not just one. So, you
may remember several other dates that have also seemed to line up with
Scripture (such as the one spoken of in this article that transpired in the 1980s).
Perhaps you have heard of 1843 and the great
disappointment when William Miller had it all figured out based largely on the
historicist view of a 1290 year tribulation period. Yes, Mr. Miller merely
recognized another spiritual shadow. So it wasn’t so much that he was wrong
(although he ultimately was), he simply mistook a shadow for the real McCoy;
something we have all done.
Therefore, while the Tribulation itself did not
officially begin last week, I certainly would not be surprised to see events
escalating in a big way over the next few years; just as they have always
gotten progressively worse after each so called “failed” prediction, each in
its own time.
So, with that said I will leave you with one final
thought that even though we are sure to see incredible physical manifestations
during these times, whatever shape the Tribulation and the return of Christ
eventually takes we can be sure that the real substance will be spiritual.
In Christ,
Jonn Mooney
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