The Handwriting in the Heavens. Daniel W. Matson

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1 The Handwriting in the Heavens JOY PUBLISHING FOUNTAIN VALLEY, CA 92708

2 The Handwriting in the Heavens COPYRIGHT 2015 DANIEL W. MATSON Follow up to: Israel: The Handwriting on the World Appendices added April 2017 ISBN PUBLISHED BY: JOY PUBLISHING P.O. BOX 9901 FOUNTAIN VALLEY, CA NO PORTION OF THIS BOOK MAY BE COPIED OR REPRINTED WITHOUT THE EXPRESS PERMISSION OF JOY PUBLISHING, WITH THE EXCEPTION OF A REVIEW OF THIS BOOK WHEREBY THE REVIEWER WITH PROPER CREDIT LINE MAY QUOTE BRIEF PASSAGES. ALL SCRIPTURE IS FROM THE NEW KING JAMES VERSION, 1979, 1980, 1982, THOMAS NELSON INC. ALSO WHERE NOTED (KJV), KING JAMES VERSION. PRINTED IN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA ALL RIGHTS RESERVED

3 3 INDEX Preface 5 Introduction 9 CHAPTERS 1 The Lunar Tetrads 17 2 The Tetrad of Tetrads 25 3 The Great Sign 29 4 The Solar Eclipses 39 5 The Pisces Events 47 6 Jupiter and Venus 51 7 The Next Beehive Conjunction 57 8 Tetrads, Solar Eclipses, and Conjunctions Recap 61 9 God s Partition Plan The Micah Prophecy The Sequence of Events Phenomenal Phi Conclusion 89 APPENDICES A Birth before Labor 92 B The Sign for Israel 99 C Defining the New Moon 102

4 4 This book is dedicated to those who are watching and expecting our Lord Jesus Christ s soon return But you, brethren, are not in darkness, so that this Day should overtake you as a thief. You are all sons of light and sons of the day. We are not of the night nor of darkness. Therefore let us not sleep, as others do, but let us watch and be sober. 1 Thessalonians 5:4-6

5 5 Preface After completing Israel: The Handwriting on the World, it became time to first revisit the tetrad theory of lunar eclipses that coincide with the Feasts of the Lord. Through that study it then led to other signs of interest such as solar eclipses, planetary conjunctions, and other signs in the heavens that were spoken of in Scripture. The results were astounding and needed to be documented because it was information missing from other presentations of this subject largely being popularized. The documentation that follows is taken from the web site articles 1 and has been reassembled into this book as a follow up to Israel: The Handwriting on the World. When Mark Biltz's tetrad theory first came to light, it was about seven years ago. The prevailing thought in 2008 was that the tetrad of possibly pointed to the 70th Week, or also known as the seven year Tribulation, as occurring from 2008 to This is now clearly not the case because we are not in the Tribulation and the Church is still here. Even now, the significance of the tetrad of has still been somewhat of a mystery in its application as to what and when something related to Israel might occur. Previously, the tetrads had not been given much time in this author s research because there did not seem to be any direct connection to the events of Israel. The events of Israel's independence ( ) preceded the tetrad of Usually signs precede events. The tetrad of also seemed ambiguous and not directly connected to the Six-Day-War. It was just close, but not directly on target, or so it seemed. The theory was also ignored for the most part since it did not fit the various scenarios developed by this author that pointed to the significance of No connection of the timing stood out as 1 Watchfortheday.org

6 6 being exactly significant. The fact that many of the eclipses could not even be seen from Israel (when presented as such) also did not help. Now that the eclipses are occurring, many people have begun to wonder about their validity. People wonder if there will really be a significant event concerning Israel at around this time and they may also be fearing more naysaying from the mockers even within the Church. But God s ways are not man s ways and even this author missed the boat on the significance of the tetrads. By applying none other than the principles found in Israel: The Handwriting on the World, the significance of the tetrads would be exposed. If applied earlier, that book would have increased in size in proportion to what will follow. The beauty of all this was that once one piece of the puzzle was determined, an avalanche quickly ensued as the pieces came together and the picture became clearer leading to more discoveries. What followed then was not only discoveries about the tetrads, but also discoveries about the associated solar eclipses and planetary conjunctions. Instead of vague signs, what is occurring in the heavens today are calculated events pointing towards the coming Day of the Lord. As has been said before in the last book, there is no way this could be made up from one s own ingenuity. One problem in prophetic studies is the wide range of biblical interpretations regarding the Second Coming. Often these have changed or adjusted to fit the sign as interpreted by the theorists. It is hard for one to even keep up with the many theories being espoused today. The belief held here is in a future seven year period as defined by the 70 th Week of Daniel. The Church is still present on earth as of today and awaits her Rapture or taking to heaven to escape the Day of the Lord. After the Church has departed, then Israel becomes God s way of communicating His truth to the world. In the middle of those seven years, the Antichrist commits the Abomination of Desolation in the coming rebuilt temple. Those living in Israel who heed the warnings of Christ will then flee to the wilderness for preservation. At the end of the seven years, Jesus returns to earth. In short these writings believe in a Pre-tribulation (or Pre-70 th week) Rapture that

7 7 precedes a seven year period for the Jews. This is the foundation and framework. As this examination unfolds, it is believed that the data coincides with the seven years of 2017 to This was also the conclusion in Israel: The Handwriting on the World. This author is not aware when so much has been shown to coincide with this time. This analysis tries to be straightforward and consider only signs that are apparently significant. The conclusion must be cohesive and encompass all of the important points. Hopefully, fewer rocks are left unturned as this research has progressed. It must be inserted here that some chapters are easier to understand than others. This book follows the flow and order the discoveries were made. It has been said that if one can make it through chapter 3 without shelving the book, then it will start to become more cohesive and rewarding. As we focus in on the nearness of the Lord s return and study these things we must consider what to do with that knowledge. To some, this may be more speculation, but the Bible is clear that believers are not to be in the dark on the matter. By seeing the Day approach, we are to be fervently using our gifts to prepare ourselves and others for what is about to come. Even without knowing the discoveries that follow, one should be able to understand that the Day of the Lord is about here as world events match the biblical prophecies. However, God has given these signs and clues to show that His plan is unfolding now. This is all then a powerful witness to the accuracy of the Bible and the accuracy of its message. That message should be used for the purposes of salvation before the Rapture and also after when people may recollect and observe the fulfillment. Hopefully this study conveys what God has revealed and its testimony that points to the return of the Messiah Jesus Christ. God is not willing that any should perish, but yet many will elect to not choose the gift Jesus has provided. The choice is clear, simple, and yet profound as spoken of by Jesus himself. And as Moses lifted up the serpent in the wilderness, even so must the Son of Man be lifted up, that whoever believes in Him

8 8 should not perish but have eternal life. For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him should not perish but have everlasting life. For God did not send His Son into the world to condemn the world, but that the world through Him might be saved. John 3: Do you believe it? Do you trust your life s destiny to Jesus Christ alone? God s grace is freely given to those who believe.

9 9 Introduction Then God said, Let there be lights in the firmament of the heavens to divide the day from the night; and let them be for signs and seasons, and for days and years Genesis 1: 14 Can you bind the cluster of the Pleiades, or loose the belt of Orion? Can you bring out Mazzaroth in its season? Or can you guide the Great Bear with its cubs? Do you know the ordinances of the heavens? Can you set their dominion over the Earth? Job 38: He counts the number of the stars; He calls them all by name. Psalms 147:4 Lift up your eyes on high, and see who has created these things, Who brings out their host by number; He calls them all by name, By the greatness of His might And the strength of His power; Not one is missing. Isaiah 40:26 When most people look to the heavens today for inspiration, it is mostly in awe of its expanse and perhaps order. To suggest that God has also used the heavens to communicate His truth is often greeted with some form of disbelief or puzzlement. However, this is the case, as is evident in the Scriptures and the history handed

10 10 down to us. Right at the onset, the Bible tells us in Genesis that all of the lights in heaven were made to be signs for us and also for the use of time measurement. We later find that the stars were named by God and that it was all done according to His plan. What may seem random is not and heavenly signs are the first thing mentioned to give us an indicator when significant things in history are about to occur. But here we approach dangerous territory. This may begin to sound to many people like something akin to modern astrology, but that is not the case. What most people know as astrology today is merely a corruption of God s original intent. Modern astrology does not do what follows in this book. Modern astrology is like a corrupt biblical theology where its read is not in line with Scripture s original intent and meaning of its words. So it is also with the heavens. God has made everything for a legitimate reason, but leave it to fallen men with the aid of Satan to corrupt and hide what was clearly written or designed. When Jesus was born there was a clear sign made in the heavens that the Magi understood. They knew the king of promise was born in Israel. The Magi were from the Parthian Empire, which was a rival to the Roman Empire and why Herod was so shaken by their visit. These Magi were descendants from the court of the Magi over which Daniel ruled after he correctly interpreted Nebuchadnezzar s dream and hence saved the Magi. With Daniel given such insight into Bible Prophecy, it is not surprising that these Magi knew what to look for in the heavens. There are different theories on what this may have been, but the bottom line is that God gave a sign in the heavens just like He said He would do in Genesis. This was undefiled astrology. It was then enlightened astrology biblical astrology. It drove the Magi all those miles through foreign territory to worship Jesus. Biblical astrology is consistent with the Bible and its intent to show signs in the heavens. Modern astrology fits the desires and plans of people and runs contrary to Scripture. Biblical astrology fits the original design of the stars and heavens as indicators of God s plan. There would then be these signs before the coming of

11 11 the King. The Magi were not kings, but known as the kingmakers. The testimony of the Magi is that biblical astrology done right will see and witness God s plan. By watching and understanding, they were able to know the time of the Messiah s birth and see him. Biblical astrology examines the names of the constellations and its stars to find the message contained therein. E.W. Bullinger s, The Witness of the Stars, or Joseph Seiss, The Gospel in the Stars, are two such books that lay out God s plan, as reflected in the stars, to redeem the human race. Virgo, the Virgin, is the first sign and it contains stars that signify the coming promise of the Messiah. The most visible star is Spica, which means an ear of grain. The Hebrew word for this star is Zerah and is the same Hebrew word used in Genesis 3:15 meaning seed. The beta star Zavijava means the beautiful or desirable Lord. Tsemech is the gamma star and its Hebrew meaning is branch, but this word in Hebrew is only used in the Bible with reference to the Messiah. Another star, Vindemiatrix, in Chaldean means the branch who comes or the son and in the Arabic it is Al Mureddin, which means who shall come down or who shall have dominion. Virgo is a picture of the promise of the seed of the woman. This is a portion of the constellations that represent important truths in line with those of the Bible. That is biblical astrology. The fixed stars were named and tell the biblical story from Virgo the Virgin until Leo the Lion of Judah, the last of the twelve constellations of the Zodiac. The next important items on the list are the planets, which were also known as wandering stars. The wandering stars that are visible are Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter, and Saturn. If we add the sun and moon, that gives us seven lights. Those seven lights also give us the names for the days of the week. The order of the week is the following: Sun, Moon, Mars, Mercury, Jupiter, Venus, and Saturn. Each light also has its meaning to the Hebrews. The Sun refers to holiness, the Moon to renewal, Mars to atonement or war, Mercury to a scribe, Jupiter to the Messiah, Venus to glory or splendor, and Saturn to rest. These lights of meaning then travel through the twelve constellations of the Mazzeroth or Zodiac. The keys to taking the signs of the heavens further than what is mostly available on this topic today revolved around two things.

12 12 The first item was to do simple day counts from the heavenly events to the actual events that occurred in history. Patterns were then observed to show that these were not random events. These patterns were then observed to occur in standard ratios of mathematics. One such ratio observed multiple times was the use of pi or known as the ratio of the circle to its diameter. This phenomenon was also observed in the previous book. These numbers may get overwhelming to the reader and may take time to process. Sometimes it takes diagramming them out to get a handle of what is going on and it is quite likely there may be more to these observations that has been overlooked even here. As more of these ratios and counts have been found, the likelihood that they are by chance is extremely small. Yet, no matter how conclusive, it will still take faith to believe that we are at the verge of the Day of the Lord. This then gets to the elephant on the page and that is the idea of knowing the day or the hour of our Lord s return. A major portion of Christians do not watch for the signs or indicators since they believe they cannot know. The texts appealed to the most are Jesus statements that no one knows the day or hour, not even the Son of Man, but the Father only (Matthew 24:36, Mark 13:32). This then seems like an open and shut case with no further inquiry needed. However, that is a mistake. In the above Gospel accounts, Jesus never referred to the Rapture. He only talks about the coming Tribulation and his Second Coming at the end. Right after describing his Second Coming he says no one knows that time. Then he mentions that the days are like the days of Noah where one is taken and one is left, but this is not the Rapture. Instead it is the separation of the wicked from the saved with the wicked being taken to where the birds are gathered for feasting on flesh (Luke 17:34-37). This is then also consistent with the Apostle Paul who is the first to reveal the mystery of the Rapture of the Church, meaning it was not revealed earlier by Christ. It is interesting that in the Gospel of Luke (Paul) that instead of mentioning not knowing the day or hour, it records the words of Jesus that the people should watch and pray that they be counted worthy to escape all of these things pre-mysterion code for the Pre-Tribulation Rapture (Luke 21:36).

13 13 When Jesus gives the Olivet Discourse to his disciples, they do not know when the Second Coming will be. However, Jesus gave them the sign of Daniel, which gives the 1,260 day countdown from the Abomination of Desolation until Christ s physical return to earth to set up the Millennial Kingdom. The point is that Christ is speaking of not knowing the time of his return at the Second Coming at the end of the seven years. But when the Abomination of Desolation occurs, the people at that time will be held accountable to understand the time. This is why Jesus then gives the command to watch, but we as the Church are also commanded to watch in order that we might also actually know. For the Christian, we look forward to when Christ returns to receive us in the heavens to go where he is to escape the coming judgment (John 14:1-4, Isaiah 26:19-21, Luke 21:36, 1 Corinthians 15:50-54, I Thessalonians 4:16-18, Revelation 3:10). We are also commanded to watch for that coming day and we are told that if we do not watch, the Lord will come to us as a thief in the night and we will not know the day or hour (Revelation 3:3). When people say the Lord comes as a thief in the night that is only for the people in darkness (1 Thessalonians 5:4). Unfortunately, that is not the predominant understanding of these passages, though it is quite clear we watch to know. The thief in the night picture is of the High Priest or Captain of the guard returning to see if the people on watch are watching. Jesus comes as a thief to those who are sleeping on watch and the custom was that those found sleeping had their garments taken so that they would be found naked and ashamed (Matthew 24:43, 2 Timothy 2:15, Revelation 16:15). The bottom line is that we as believers in Christ should be looking for his return. This may be a difficult thing to overcome and realize that we are to watch in order that we might know. Revelation 3:3 seems pretty clear that we don't know only because we have failed to watch and see what God is showing us through His Word, His historical revelation, and the signs in the heavens. But why would God not reveal the most important time that is coming when He has warned previous generations of their coming times? Has God changed? The faithful have always been able to discern the time.

14 14 A final key to the prophetic puzzle is the Feasts of the Lord. The feasts are called rehearsals for what is to come. A proper understanding of the feasts will lead to understanding that these rehearsals were fulfilled to the day and hour of the events concerning our Lord s First Coming. On Palm Sunday, Jesus rode the donkey into Jerusalem on the same day the lamb was to be selected for Passover. Indeed, Jesus became our Passover Lamb and was raised from the dead on Firstfruits. Jesus then ascended to heaven 40 days later and on Pentecost Sunday the Holy Spirit was given to the Church. The rehearsals were fulfilled and the remaining three feasts await fulfillment on their exact days as well. Indeed, God has laid out His plan that we might know. Jesus wept over Jerusalem on Palm Sunday because Israel did not know the time and importance of that day. What will Jesus find when he returns soon on the next scheduled feast day? As we then hurdle towards the most talked about time of the Bible, it should be expected that similar signs as in the past will herald these coming events. Signs in the heavens have been given before, so it stands that they will be given again at the most critical time of human history. The Scriptures are clear that heavenly signs will occur at the time of the end. We should be looking up to see what God is showing us. He is showing us right now. In our time now we have seen tetrads of lunar eclipses, solar eclipses, comets, and planetary conjunctions. Though we do not find the much talked about blood moon tetrads specifically in the Bible, their rarity and timing should lead believers to become more aware of the time in which they live. To neglect what has been shown to be rare and significant in the past would be folly. The believer should be watching and discerning. And then when we are actually given a sign of the heavens laid out in the Book of Revelation itself, it is really time to pay attention. It is surprising how many have glossed over this sign and reduced it to mere symbolism. Instead it should be seen as a neon flashing sign with arrows, but it has become obscured by a traditional shortsighted understanding of that book. What follows then is a look into what the heavens are showing us. With a bit of persistence, and following previously found

15 15 patterns, the significance of these events look to point to the very near future. We look to be on the verge of the Day of the Lord. From the standpoint of the stars alone, God has set another witness to this coming time. We have been warned repeatedly.

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17 17 Chapter 1 The Lunar Tetrads The first lunar eclipse of the current tetrad of occurred on April 15, For those who do not know, a tetrad is four total lunar eclipses on the Feasts of Passover and Tabernacles spanning two years. April 15, 2014 was Passover, so the next eclipse is on the next Feast of Tabernacles and then it repeats. Many people have been wondering what the prophetic significance may be. Only eight tetrads have occurred since the time of Christ. The current tetrad has even captured the attention of the mainstream media. What causes people to wonder about the significance of the tetrads is for the fact that the last two tetrads came near the time Israel was reestablished in 1948 and then also the time Israel won Jerusalem in the Six-Day-War in Going further back in history, the next nearest tetrad occurred in and at the time of the Spanish Inquisition. After 2015, the next tetrad is over 500 years away. The issue with the tetrads of and is that they are claimed to be significant to the events concerning Israel, though they did not directly coincide on the days of those events. However, are there any significant day counts between the eclipses and the events? None have been demonstrated seemingly to date by other Lunar Tetrad/Blood Moon proponents. With that in mind, let us take a closer look at the rebirth of Israel. On November 29, 1947 the UN passed the Partition Plan making the way for the foundation of Israel. On May 14, 1948 Israel was declared an independent nation. War immediately ensued with its Arab neighbors for exactly 300 days until the raising of the Ink Flag on March 10, 1949 and the end of the war. This day was found to be very significant in Israel: The

18 18 Handwriting on the World. 2 However, are signs not there to show a coming event and not follow the events themselves? This had been a problem with accepting the whole tetrad theory. Not only do the eclipses not coincide, but the eclipses of came after the events. Before the tetrad even began, Israel gained their independence and won the war. But maybe there is something more here than meets the eye and usually there is. Let us look again at November 29, 1947 when the UN voted in the Partition Plan to allow for the establishment of Israel. Between this date and the first lunar eclipse of the tetrad is 500 days or a duration of 501 days. This is intriguing, but there is more. When Israel gained its independence on May 14, 1948, 333 days later was this same lunar eclipse. And remember, 300 days later, the war ended on March 10, days before that eclipse. This is all intriguing and similar to other discoveries that have been made with regards to peculiar day counts. These day counts then provide an important pattern for the remaining tetrads that does get replicated. As we consider these day counts of 501, 333, and 33 days, it had previously been discovered that from the raising of the Ink Flag on March 10, 1949 until the end of the Six-Day-War on June 10, 1967 was exactly 6,666 days. That is 6,666 days from the end of one war to the end of another. Peculiar indeed! The time frame of the three tetrads is also 66 years from 1949 to This then brings us to the next tetrad of In the previous book it was found that from the end of the Independence War (Ink Flag March 10, 1949) until the seventh day of the Six-Day-War was sandwiched 6,666 days. That amount of time from the seventh day times pi ( ) will end at the Day of Atonement That calculation can also be reversed so that from the raising of the Ink Flag, 6,666 times pi days later is the final day of the Hezbollah- Israeli War of Thus, from the end of that war it is 6,666 days until the Day of Atonement 2024.

19 19 The first eclipse was on Passover of 1967 on April 24. This eclipse came exactly six weeks before the start of the Six-Day-War. From the start of the Six-Day-War until the last eclipse of the tetrad it was exactly 70 weeks or 490 days. This is also another provocative number of days between an eclipse and an event of Israel. However, there is also another interesting coincidence to this tetrad. As far as the tetrads are concerned, each period of four eclipses covers 532 days. From eclipse to eclipse it is usually 177 days. On April 1, 1969 another significant event occurred when Israel established the Jerusalem Quarter Development Company to rebuild war torn Jerusalem. April 1, 1969 was the first Passover after the completion of the tetrad. If we count the days from the start of the Six-Day-War until Passover of 1969, it will equal 666 days. April 1, 1969 was also significant as it was also 62 weeks of years (434 years) from the decree given by Suleiman the Magnificent in AD 1535 to rebuild Jerusalem and those walls standing today. This is like a redux of the 70 Weeks of Daniel with a twist. Seven more weeks of years (49 years) from 1969 until the last week of seven years would mean 2017 s fall festivals may likely be the beginning of the 70th Week, if we are following a similar pattern of Daniel 9.

20 20 So the tetrad of and its 490 days seems to bear witness of this connection to the future 70th Week and completion of another 490 year cycle. It must also be noted that from the last eclipse of 1968 on Tabernacles October 6th that the Yom Kippur War started exactly five solar years later on October 6, So the tetrad of links all of the significant dates of that time in an observable noncoincidental pattern. But again, none of the events occurred directly on the days of the eclipses themselves. This may be important to note as we consider the possibilities of the next tetrad that is upon us. We then advance 47 years from the start of the last tetrad until the year of Are there or will there be any coincidences with the current tetrad? The next tetrad landing on the feast days will not occur again for hundreds of years, so any further significance comes down to the one we are presently witnessing. It must be interjected here that while the tetrads demonstrate significance of a divine order, that is not to say that these are a fulfillment of Joel 2:31 or Revelation 6:12. That future event is one of a cataclysmic nature during the Tribulation. The tetrads have shown significance and it should be safe to say that there will be future significant events counting from this tetrad, but until then, we

21 21 only have speculation until another pattern can be proven after the event has occurred. However, some interesting finds may be significant. In the tetrad of , the day counts of 501 and 333 seemed significant. If 501 days are used from the last eclipse of 2015, it will arrive on Shevat 15 (February 11) in 2017 and this is the day known as Rosh Hashanah for Trees Tu B Shevat. This day may become even more significant in 2017 when one considers the following concerning the meaning of the holiday with regards to the almond tree. "The almond tree has special significance for Tu B'Shevat. The word for "almond" is shakeid, which comes from a root that means to "watch" or "wake" (i.e., shakad). The almond tree is among the first trees to "awaken" from its winter sleep... We therefore eat almonds on Tu B'Shevat to celebrate the return of spring. In the Scriptures there is a play on words regarding the use of "almond" and God's "watchfulness" (i.e., faithfulness): "And the word of the LORD came to me, saying, 'Jeremiah, what do you see?' And I said, 'I see an almond branch.' Then the LORD said to me, ' You have seen well, for I am watching over my word to perform it'" (Jeremiah 1:11-12)." 3 Even if no event occurs on Tu B'Shevat, it is still significant in its timing. If Daniel's 70th Week does begin 40 weeks later, hopefully the watchful see what is soon coming. But even if many are still not awake, God is ultimately watchful and faithful to His own Word and will soon perform it. As Israel was partitioned 501 days before the first eclipse of 's tetrad, a day of watchfulness comes 501 days after the last eclipse of 's tetrad. However, there is more to this final eclipse of 2015 and the only one that can be seen from Israel. On November 3, 1878 Petah Tikva (a door of hope) was established as Israel s first agricultural settlement. The shocking thing is that this day has 50,001 days between it and the last lunar eclipse of Is this purely coincidence? One should not easily 3 _shevat/almond_tree/almond_tree.html

22 22 dismiss this coincidence. The establishment of Israel and their return is a work of God. The eclipses are miraculously timed and spaced from such events. There is then another day stemming from this Tabernacles eclipse of As we have seen 501 or 50,001 days come into play, we have also seen 33 and 333. What about 3,333? Is it possible to find another day of significance? If we count 3,333 days from the Tabernacles eclipse of September 28, 2015 we will arrive at November 11, the anniversary of the end of World War 1. This day comes 30 days after the Day of Atonement in 2024 and is therefore Day 1290, if 2024 is the ending year of Daniel's 70th Week. There is then a final number not on the below diagram. If we count the days from 2013 s 66th anniversary of the UN Partition Plan of 1947, we will find that it is then 666 days until the Tabernacles eclipse of It can also be counted as 4,000 days until Day 1290 in These are but a few examples of coincidences being found with regards to the Tetrads, but there is always more. It was also found that 3,333 days back from 2015 s Tabernacle eclipse came to August 14, August 14 is the anniversary day of the end of World War 2, but in 2006 it was the day that the Hezbollah-Israeli War ended. That war lasted 33 days (This find helped complete the other finds that have been found in the previous book concerning the war of All of those finds hinged off of that war s start date of July 12, 2006). Here we have the only lunar eclipse of the tetrad that can be seen from Israel exactly between Israel s end of their last big war and the end date of 1290 days and therefore the end of the final war. Two periods of 3,333 days then equates to 6,666 days. Those days times pi ( ) is also the exact span of days from the first eclipse of s tetrad until the end of the Hezbollah-Israeli War of 2006! This similar timeline was also demonstrated in the previous book to exist between the raising of the Ink Flag, the start of the Hezbollah War, and the Day of Atonement Essentially it is an equation where the radius of the circle that is used is 3,333. (2pr) + 2r.

23 23 By the way, between May 14, 2014 (66th anniversary) and the Tabernacles Eclipse of 2015 is also 501 days. The pattern of 501 repeats. The patterns then seem clear at this point. The tetrads are offset at significant day count intervals from the events themselves. However, there is yet another tetrad to consider and apply the same principles found here. Even a tetrad from the time of Columbus has bearing on our time. It brings even more order to the final equation.

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25 25 Chapter 2 The Tetrad of Tetrads In the previous chapter, attention was brought to significant day counts involving Israel and the three tetrads of lunar eclipses that have occurred on the Feasts of the Lord. The tetrads of concern were , , and the current one of Instead of being signs with mere relative nearness to the events, day counts demonstrated what looks to be a divine order of a precise nature. As with any discovery, there is always room for more to find. Hence, we move to the other tetrad given significance in the blood moon narrative that occurred in In 1492 Columbus discovered America for Spain, but in 1492 the Spanish Inquisition also began, which started a national purge of those unacceptable to the state religion. Concerning those from Israel, they were no longer welcome, unless they converted to Catholicism. The Spanish Inquisition also began on the 9th of Av, which is the anniversary day of both Jerusalem Temples being destroyed in 587 BC and 70 AD. Interestingly, 600 days after the start of the Inquisition was the third eclipse of the tetrad on March 22, Thus, it was also 777 days until the final eclipse of the tetrad on September 15, The day count pattern is similar to the other recent tetrads and that makes this tetrad of apparently significant. Is it any wonder that the Inquisition is regarded as one of the most significant moments of Jewish history of the Diaspora? The important fact was that the tetrad of , though remote, was also significant with regards to Israel. But was that the end of its significance? The span of time involved in a tetrad is

26 26 three sets of 177 days between eclipses. This totals 531 days for the duration of the tetrad. What happens if each day is representative of one year? If we add 531 years to 1493 the resulting year is As has been demonstrated, 2024 looks to be the final seventh year that fulfills the majority of prophecy in the Bible. Amazingly, two of the other tetrads' eclipses were also linked to November 11, 2024 by specific day counts. The first eclipse of the tetrad of was exactly 6,666 x pi + 6,666 days before that date. The last eclipse of s tetrad is exactly 3,333 days before that very date. This date of November 11, 2024 looks to be Day 1290 spoken of by Daniel. That is 1,290 days after the midpoint of the 70th Week of Daniel. That day is 30 days after the Day of Atonement, which looks to mark the end of the Tribulation with the return of Christ. Maybe we should consider the following verse with regards to the final sign of the sun and moon: Immediately after the tribulation of those days the sun will be darkened, and the moon will not give its light; the stars will fall from heaven, and the powers of the heaven will be shaken. Then the sign of the Son of Man will appear in heaven, and then all the tribes of the Earth will mourn, and they will see the Son of Man coming on the clouds of heaven with power and great glory. Matthew 24:29-30

27 27 However, there is still one other tetrad that has not been linked to 2024 the tetrad of The lunar eclipse that occurred on the Feast of Tabernacles 1968 occurred exactly 490 days after the Six-Day-War began, which brought to mind Daniel s 70 Weeks. What is odd is that 20, days after this eclipse is the date of November 11, ,490 days seemed a bit suspicious in itself, but when tied to a previous period of 490 days, it seemed highly significant especially since the 3,333 days of the current tetrad also has a significant number of days before that eclipse s Lebanon-Israeli War ended 3,333 days before the eclipse of September 28, 2015 and that war lasted 33 days. This can be seen in the diagram below. In the end, it looks like the tetrads are in themselves a Tetrad Quartet that points to significant events of Israel concurrent with each tetrad, but that overall, all four of the tetrads narrow in on the time that is the zenith of biblical prophecy the establishment of the Messianic Kingdom on earth. Is this what the numbers are revealing? To this author it would seem so. Each person will have to decide the likelihood of these claims. Even for those who remain suspicious of this, it would be wise to consider the possibility that we are at the very door. Consider the matter carefully. Extra note: 2006 s war involving Israel began (120 x ) days from the day Israel gained the Temple Mount on June 7, The war started 120 days before Heshvan 17, 2006, which was the anniversary day that the Flood of Noah began. That day can also be expressed as day years from June 7, ,000 days from Heshvan 17, 2006 comes to Heshvan 1, 2017, which looks to be 30 days after the Feast of Trumpets 2017, but 30 days before the possible start of the 70th Week of 2520 days.

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29 29 Chapter 3 The Great Sign Now a great sign appeared in heaven: a woman clothed with the sun, with the moon under her feet, and on her head a garland of twelve stars. Then being with child, she cried out in labor and in pain to give birth. Revelation 12:1-2 Some months ago it was circulating that the first eclipse of s lunar tetrad demonstrated the possible start of the Tribulation. This is because the first eclipse came nearly 1,260 days before the coming appearance of a sign that looks to be the fulfillment of Revelation 12. It was concluded that this sign on September 23, 2017 was the possible mid-point of the Tribulation with the Tribulation running from April 2014 to April of This theory did not seem right since the midpoint of the seven year Tribulation should be the opposite season to allow for a fall festival conclusion of the 70th Week to fulfill the Feasts of the Lord. Further, it can be discounted now since we are not in the Tribulation and the eclipse has passed. However, the heavenly sign itself on September 23, 2017 does look to be the sign of Revelation 12. It is, therefore, time to address this sign as to how it fits the coming time of the end.

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31 31 Revelation 12 comes right after the conclusion of the seventh trumpet and what is the end of the seven year tribulation. With chapter 12, we cut away from that time to a picture of the overall war of Satan upon Israel and the Messiah. The woman is Israel and the twelve stars are the twelve tribes of Israel. Paralleling Joseph s dream, the moon and sun also represented his mother and father (Genesis 37:10), and as we later learn in Revelation 12, the child is the Messiah. This sign plays out in the heavens on September 23, 2017 when the sun goes down in Israel. That day is Tishri 3 and the Fast of Gedaliah. While the sign of Revelation 12 pictures Israel and the Messiah, it is still a great sign in heaven a literal sign. It should be treated as a sign of major significance. The problem is that some have viewed this sign as relating to the middle of the Tribulation. The reason that is done is because of its context with the dragon (Satan) who is thrown down from heaven to persecute Israel for 1,260 days (3.5 years) until the conclusion of the 70th Week. However, this sign is broader in scope since it also refers to the birth of Jesus over 2,000 years ago. Some have even tried to say this sign played out at the time of Christ s birth, but the planetary alignments put forward of that time do not match what occurs in 2017 and what is spoken of in Revelation 12. For those who have been following this work here, there was an important discovery made eight years ago regarding the Great Pyramid and its heavenly alignment just three days earlier on September 20, It almost seems comical now that the great sign of Revelation 12 was missed at that time while focusing in on 4 The discoveries of the Great Pyramid where documented in chapter 21, The Oracle in Stone, in the book, Israel: The Handwriting on the World. This chapter looks at the Christ Angle of 26.3 degrees from the Great Pyramid to the town of Bethlehem and expands on that angle. That angle is also the angle of Regulus and Venus in conjunction on September 20, 2017 above the horizon when the Orion star, Al-Nitak, is at meridian at sunrise. The Great Pyramid represents the star of Al- Nitak. This alignment occurs at Giza the morning before the start of the Feast of Trumpets and no replication has been found. The angle of 26.3 degrees is also the angle of the ascending and descending passageways inside of the Great Pyramid.

32 32 three days earlier. However, that find, along with this sign of Revelation 12, frame what seems now to become one of the most significant days in future history. That day is known as the Feast of Trumpets, Yom Teruah (the awakening blast), the Day of Shouting, the Day of the Resurrection, Coronation Day, and the Last Trump. It is believed this day is the day of the transformation of the dead and living saints at the time known as the Rapture. The Feast of Trumpets or Rosh Hashanah is in the middle of these signs of The sign of Revelation 12 has many details that are common occurrences, but uncommon when all 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 around the autumnal equinox at this time in history. 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, September 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 couple days in certain years. The rest of the parts of the sign must then coincide with this time if we are able to observe this sign. On September 23, 2017 there are four planets in the vicinity that complete the sign and its ultimate uniqueness. Mercury, Venus, Mars, and Jupiter play their parts. Above the head of Virgo is the constellation Leo. 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 (planets) make it twelve at this time. Thus the garland of twelve stars is upon the woman. For three planets to be in Leo at this time with all of the other preconditions makes this rare. Combined with the final piece of the picture below is what makes this sign difficult of not nearly

33 33 impossible to replicate anywhere close to the time in which we live. How rare? A search 150 years before and 150 years after September 23, 2017 produced no other results 5. Mark Chiswell searched 7,000 years of history, 6,000 back and 1,000 forward, to find only this occurrence in The final piece of the sign is Jupiter. Jupiter was known by the Jews as the planet of the Messiah. Jupiter enters the sign of Virgo on August 27, 2016, which coincides with a close conjunction of Venus. The next such close conjunction with these two brightest planets is 49 years later. Jupiter itself enters Virgo about every 12 years. The August 27, 2016 conjunction comes exactly 400 days before Yom Kippur Yom Kippur always ends Teshuvah, which is a 40 day season of repentance. Does Jupiter and Venus mark a ten-fold application needed at that time? Jupiter then spends those 400 days in Virgo. As the sign of Revelation 12 forms on September 23, 2017, Jupiter is in the womb of Virgo and is about to be born. Remember, the meaning of Tribulation refers to the period of labor pains before birth. The world is going to go through a period of delivery to result in the Messianic Kingdom. This sign speaks to those coming seven years the worst in human history. However, we have been warned and God will deliver those who have put their trust in Christ by taking them to heaven before the seven years begins. For those who will miss that opportunity, God s grace will still abound for those who change and believe that Jesus Christ is the Savior of the world, but they will have to endure the Tribulation. Jupiter, though spends more than 400 days in Virgo. It is provocative that six days before what looks to be the start of the 2,520 days of the Tribulation, Venus and Jupiter make another conjunction (but not visible because of the sun) on November 13, This is 444 days from the conjunction of August 27, Is it any accident then that Jupiter leaves Virgo when the Tribulation 5 Mark Chiswell wrote s to this author sharing his finds with regards to this sign. Mark Chiswell constructed a spread sheet to examine history and future alignments that could fit Revelation He also made a video of his discoveries.

34 34 will begin? The next sign in the Mazzaroth (Zodiac) is the scales of Libra judgment. It all lines up at the right time. However, let us go back from the sign of Revelation 12 to the day of the first lunar eclipse of the Tetrad of The eclipse of April 15, 2014 occurred at a specific place in the heavens. As a time marker that points to the sign of Revelation 12, it should also have some significance. This eclipse on Passover 2014 occurred right next to the star of Spica in Virgo. Jesus own body was sacrificed for us on Passover. He was the Seed of the Woman. He was the ear of grain that must die that life may abound. Spica in Hebrew is Zerah meaning seed the Seed of the Woman. It is the same word as found in the promises of Genesis. It is fitting then that this sign of the lunar eclipse points to the sign of Revelation 12, which speaks of Messiah s birth, but also to the necessary second part of Jesus coming back to earth. With an interval of 1260 days between the signs (inclusive count of April 15, 2014 to September 25, 2017), it would seem logical that the day count represented a leg of the Tribulation. But it cannot anymore unless one is to believe we are in the Tribulation, but we are NOT. However, this sign straight from Revelation 12 that appears in the sky from September 23 to September 25 cannot be ignored. Placing this sign in context with all of the other signs and calculations presented here, it would seem that this sign is better understood as a warning of the Tribulation that will soon begin. The conclusions in the ongoing research is that it looks like the Rapture will occur on the Feast of Trumpets 2017, which would be on September 21. That day is sandwiched between the sign involving the Great Pyramid and Revelation 12. If the Tribulation ends on the Day of Atonement 2024, then 2,520 days back from that day is November 19, The sign of Revelation 12 then 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. The sign of Revelation 12 makes sense as a sign warning us all that the Tribulation is coming, just as depicted in the sign itself with the virgin (Israel) about to go through tribulation. For the

35 35 Church, our time is then short. The requirements of the sign make it extremely rare making 2017 the only year in which it coincides with the final generation. By default, it must be a sign that precedes the Tribulation and signs should be a warning of what is soon coming. But all too often, the heavenly sign of Revelation 12 is glossed over and not looked at as an actual visible sign that can be observed. It happens in just over two years. It s time to get ready... Additional Note While perusing through Jupiter s position among the stars, there was something else that presented itself. On the 9th of Av 2024, Jupiter will be in the sign of Taurus. It will be between the horns. The common Hebrew name for Taurus is Shur, which can mean both coming and ruling or in other words, the coming judge. In short, Taurus represents the coming governor, Jesus Christ, with his congregation (meaning of the Pleiades, which is in Taurus). On the day known for Jewish sorrow due to the number of calamities that have fallen on this day, Mars comes into conjunction with Jupiter between the horns. Mars, in Hebrew Ma adim, meaning the Adam, the Red One or the Son of Man. On this day it is believed there will be 60 days left of the Tribulation. This sign looks to speak of that time when Jesus will shortly return to end the Tribulation with the Church accompanying him. There will be the final signs of the stars falling from the sky, and the moon and sun being darkened simultaneously. It must also be remembered here that on the 9th of Av 1994, Comet Shoemaker- Levy struck Jupiter causing much fear when the effects of such a collision were observed and then imagined upon earth. The 9th of Av 2024 will be the 110th anniversary from the beginning of World

36 36 War 1 and 30 years from Shoemaker-Levy. Immediately after the tribulation of those days shall the sun be darkened, and the moon shall not give her light, and the stars shall fall from heaven, and the powers of the heavens shall be shaken: And then shall appear the sign of the Son of Man in heaven: and then shall all the tribes of the Earth mourn, and they shall see the Son of Man coming in the clouds of heaven with power and great glory. Matthew 24: 29-30

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39 39 Chapter 4 The Solar Eclipses In the previous article concerning the Great Sign of Revelation 12, a 400 day connection was found to Yom Kippur 2017 via a conjunction of Venus and Jupiter on August 27, However, there is another sign to note. It is the solar eclipse of August 21, From this eclipse it is 40 days until Yom Kippur 2017, which is on September 30. Before the modern Hebrew calendar, from Elul 1 until the Day of Atonement (Yom Kippur) it was 40 days and known as the Season of Repentance. The Modern Hebrew Calendar gives us 39 days from Elul 1 to Yom Kippur. The total solar eclipse of August 21, 2017 essentially begins this traditional 40 day Season of Repentance. The diagram on the right depicts the moment of the eclipse of the sun at the heart of Leo next to Regulus. Thirty days later Venus will conjunct with Regulus just before the Feast of Trumpets. A total solar eclipse just before Elul 1 last occurred on August 11, The next total solar eclipse after 2017 at the time of Elul 1 is August 12, However, only the eclipse of 2017 is next to Regulus. Since the rebirth of Israel in 1948, no other total solar eclipse occurs next to Regulus (star of the King) kicking off the Season of Repentance. This sign then adds to the matrix of signs at this time.

40 40 One of the problems in initially including this sign was the fact that it will not be visible in the lands of the Bible. As shown on the map below, it is largely limited to the Americas. However, the eclipse s location near Regulus seems to be one of the more significant details of the sign. However, after the release of Jonathan Cahn s, The Harbinger, too often the significance of America has been dismissed. America was a nation founded by Christians for religious liberty that has benefited the world through missionary outreach. Is it not appropriate that at the close of the Church Age that this eclipse be a sign impacting the area that has been important to the Church at its end? After all, it would appear that after the Rapture of the Church, the weak or negligent allies of Israel are judged by God in Ezekiel For those in America, it may be an especially critical time to repent as it looks like it will be just days away from receiving judgment even before the 2,520 days of the 70th Week begins. Those alive at this present time who have not believed in the Lord Jesus Christ would do well to repent and believe in Him. Otherwise they will be left behind to endure the coming Day of the Lord. The Season of Repentance is the call to repent before the Day of the Lord. Jewish tradition says those who are written in the Book of Life (the saved) will be resurrected on the Feast of Trumpets. The undecided and evil ones will then have time to repent during the time of judgment that ends at the Day of Atonement. The period of time between the Feast of Trumpets and the Day of Atonement is representative of the seven years of the Tribulation. It is fitting then that an eclipse of such significance occurs at the time of the Season of Repentance. It looks to be another sign pointing towards the significance of 2017, as the time to begin the seven years before Christ establishes his kingdom on earth.

41 41 In the diagram below, the periods of 444, 400, and 40 days are displayed. The period of 40 days have just been discussed. The period of 400 days provides a tenfold countdown to Yom Kippur It is also interesting that here we see the number 444. Other duplicates have also been encountered such as those with 3 and 6 in the discoveries involving the lunar tetrads. Here it is the number 4. It is even then more shocking to find the duplicates of 8. This involves another future solar eclipse. There is another total solar eclipse on the horizon that occurs on March 20, Sandwiched between the lunar eclipses of the current tetrad, it occurs just before the religious new year begins on Nisan 1 (March 21). This eclipse will be visible in the North Atlantic (the Faroe Islands-a fishing economy) and will occur in the constellation of Pisces. Pisces speaks of the Redeemer s People or us. Here there is a solar eclipse that occurs 888 days before the Season of Repentance is the number of our Redeemer s name in Greek Jesus ( ). Consistent with the other patterns seen with these signs, is it not a surprise that another 88 days after the 888 days will come to the day that looks to begin the count of 2,520 days?

42 42 The eclipse of 2015 is also significant in that it will be seen from the North Pole as its six months of darkness ends on the Equinox. Those conditions make this a very rare event. Not only does this eclipse occur in Pisces, but as viewed from the North Pole, one would be able to see the King Star, Regulus, crossing meridian with the solar eclipse 153 degrees away. Likewise, that makes the next solar eclipse in 2017 next to Regulus 153 degrees away as well. Yes, that is the fish number from John 21. But the rarity of this eclipse at this time and at that location brings another shocking find. A day consists of a period of light and darkness, which is usually 24 hours. However, at the North Pole, one day of light and darkness is one year. This is because it has six months of darkness and then six months of light. Years then become days in this sense of the definition. As we count down to the period of seven years that make up the 70 th Week of Daniel, it appears that those seven years begin in Here then is an interesting parallel. How many of these year for a day periods exist from Daniel s Prophecy of the 70 Weeks in 539 BC until AD 2017? That time is 2,555 years, but if converted to 2,555 days that makes seven years (7 x 365) from the perspective of the North Pole. It is then seven years until the final seven years of Daniel. The solar eclipse of 2015 points to the key elements and days of However, that is not all with this eclipse and From March 20, 2015 it is 918 days until the Sign of Revelation 12 on 6 Charles Saffell contributed the research through correspondence concerning the view and perspective from the North Pole involving the 153 degrees and period of seven years. His findings can be found at Joybysurprise.com.

43 43 September 23, That can be broken down to six periods of 153 days. This seems significant since this eclipse also occurs 153 degrees from Regulus the star of the King. There is also another interesting number tied to the eclipse of March 20, 2015 that will be covered later that relates to 153. The year 2015 has another date of interest. Yom Kippur 2015 proves to be 2,520 exact weeks from June 7, 1967 when Israel won the Temple Mount. This can also be expressed as day years. The original tetrad theory thought Yom Kippur 2015 may be the Tribulation endpoint. That is now impossible. However, in counting these days, Yom Kippur 2015 is an exact 700 days before Elul 1, 2017 and the Season of Repentance. What Yom Kippur 2015 might involve, if anything, is open for discussion, but it has no conclusion in some truncated version of the 70 th Week. On another note, there is also another total eclipse on March 9, days from this eclipse is the 17th of Tammuz Are all of these alignments an accident? The solar eclipses, along with the lunar eclipses, all seem to point towards the same year This year possesses unique signs that would appear to highlight the beginning of the seven year Tribulation. The patterns seem clear, but it still takes faith to believe. As this is being written and discovered it is also the 17th of Tammuz today (2014). How provocative. Israel has just finished one intense week of rocket attacks with miraculously having no deaths until today. One of the final tests of the Church will probably be the Church s handling and blessing of Israel. Will we hand off the torch properly or not? A lot depends on whether the Church rightly understands its place in God s Plan and is watching for the Day. Additional Note The 2017 eclipse across America at the possible close of the Church is provocative. When 9-11 occurred, it seemed as if God s protection on this nation was being removed. The fact that the location of 9-11 was next to the church where our founding fathers prayed after their first meeting was profoundly shown in The Harbinger. Jonathan Cahn thinks something of economic

44 44 significance may occur to America on Elul 29, 2015, which is September 13th. On this day there will also be a partial solar eclipse, but not visible from the United States. However, June 7, 1967 has proven to have significant day counts that emanate from it. On September 11, 2017, it will be 18,360 days from June 7, This is day years or 153 x 120 days. This has been discussed previously in the first book. That September 11th also comes up at this time may be another clue to the further demise of the United States right about the time the Church will end. According to the War in Ezekiel 38-39, if the United States is one of Tarshish s lions, then at that time it will do nothing substantial to help Israel. However, Israel will get help from someone much better. Israel will be victorious through God alone and many in Israel will begin to see the light. Israel will have it Gideon moment much like it did in its wars since being reestablished.

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47 47 Chapter 5 The Pisces Events It had been previously noted that the total solar eclipse on March 20, 2015 occurs 888 days before the Season of Repentance 2017 (Elul 1 August 23). This eclipse is in the middle of the ongoing lunar tetrad that is occurring on the Lord s Feast Days in 2014 and This solar eclipse also occurs in Pisces just before the religious new year begins on Nisan 1 (March 21). However, there is another event in the heavens that repeats the Pisces theme and follows a similar countdown. On February 22, 2015 there will be a conjunction of Mars and Venus in the constellation of Pisces. This conjunction will occur in nearly the same place as the solar eclipse of March 20th just twenty-six days later. The computer models to the right show the similarity. But does this event reveal another peculiar day count? From the total solar eclipse of March 20, 2015 it was found that not only was it 888 days until the Season of Repentance, it was then another 88 days until what looks to be the starting day of Daniel s 70th Week. This is because November 19, 2017 comes 2,520 days prior to the Day of Atonement If we

48 48 count the days from the other Pisces event of the Mars and Venus conjunction, that day surprisingly comes 1,000 days prior to the start of the 2,520 days. Is that just another interesting coincidence? Or is it another piece of awe in a building puzzle that points to 2017? Pisces speaks of the Redeemer s People. 888 is the number of our Redeemer s name in Greek Jesus. Then there is this conjunction of Mars (judgment) and Venus (Messianic splendor) 1,000 days before the start of the 2,520 days of the 70th Week of Daniel. Could these 1,000 days be pointing to the fact that the Day of the Lord will then begin at this time, a day that is equivalent to none other than 1,000 years? After all, the Tribulation and the reign of Messianic peace are all part of the Day of the Lord. This was viewed as the seventh day of the sabbatical week of 7,000 years. These unique day counts then focus on what looks to be the start of the 70th Week of Daniel. It is this author s conclusion that this time is not begun with a peace treaty confirmed by the Antichrist. Instead, the Abrahamic Covenant is confirmed by our Lord when He delivers Israel from the war described in Psalm 83 and Ezekiel When God delivers Israel, their eyes will be opened and then many in Israel will be saved. The 144,000 Jewish male virgin witnesses attest to that fact. Even a broader scope of Israelites will believe and follow what our Lord has revealed to aid in their protection through the worst period of human history. However, it will not be until the end of the seven years that all the Israelites alive then will believe in their Messiah. With the timing of all of these events and the escalation of others, time is drawing to a close on the Church Age. In the end, we should be able to have seen the end, and the heavens seem to be a factor in this. Keep looking up literally!

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51 51 Chapter 6 Jupiter and Venus On August 18, 2014, Jupiter and Venus came within 0.3 degrees of each other in the constellation of Cancer. This author witnessed the event without being aware that it was going to occur. Sometimes getting up and out of the house early has its payoffs. Just before the sun came up, the planets were close to the horizon and it took a double take to ensure that it was not an oncoming plane. Being attuned recently to the Jupiter-Venus conjunction of 2016 meant it was time to look and see if there could possibly be a tie into the prophetic scenario. The previous study of a Jupiter-Venus conjunction was centered on August 27, This coming conjunction will have a rare separation of just 0.06 degrees. It was found that it will occur 360 days before the total solar eclipse in Leo on August 21, The day count from the August 18, 2014 conjunction until the August 27, 2016 conjunction will be 740 days. Therefore, the day count from August 18, 2014 until the solar eclipse in Leo is exactly 1100 days. It will then be another 30 days until the sign of

52 52 the Great Pyramid and one more day until the Feast of Trumpets That brings the count to 1131 days, which may seem like an obscure number, but maybe not days was curious since it was similar to another number used before involving the ratio of pi (1113 divided by pi equals the length of the Lunar Year). It was found that 1131 days divided by pi ( ) is equal to 360 ( ). Not only is 360 the length of the year found in Bible prophecy, but it was also the time between the close conjunction of Venus and Jupiter in 2016 and the total solar eclipse in Leo in The significance of these signs was established earlier. The Cancer sign of 2014 numerically ties into the other signs and the Feast of Trumpets 2017 by pi. Was there any other significance to the conjunction of 2014? This conjunction occurred right next to the star formation known today as the Beehive. It is a mass of stars that makes sense of the name, but it was given other names in ancient times. It was called Praesepe, which means a multitude, offspring. In ancient Egypt, Cancer was known as Scarabeus, which was the sacred beetle that depicted the coming resurrection. It was also called Klaria, which meant the cattle folds. In the Arabic it was Al Sarian, which meant the one who holds or binds. The Syriac Sartano meant the same thing. The Greek for Cancer was Karkinos, which meant holding or encircling. The Latin Cancer means the same as the Greek. The stars of Cancer also bear the overall message of the constellation. There are 83 stars in Cancer. The brightest star Tegmine means holding. The star Acubene means sheltering or hiding place. The star Ma'alaph meaning assembled thousands. The star Al Himarein meaning the kids or lambs. The meaning of the constellation and its stars has thus been stated by E.W. Bullinger as Messiah s redeemed possession held fast. Cancer is then a picture of Messiah s redeemed who are resurrected and then protected depicting a still future event the Rapture. With Cancer having 83 stars it seems striking that Psalm 83 also speaks of the hidden ones who are now protected before the war to destroy Israel begins at the onset of the Day of the Lord. In that Psalm the enemies of Israel have also plotted against those

53 53 who have but now been delivered to safety via the resurrection. This would seem to be a clue that all is not well before the Rapture. Indeed we are witnessing that very thing escalate today in the Middle East. This should not be a surprise, if we are just a few years away from that event. Could it be that the planets that represent the Messiah (Jupiter) and His glory (Venus, the morning star) gathered at the promise of our resurrection to protection (Cancer) signaled the actual coming Rapture in a mere 1,131 days or pi times the prophetic year of 360 days? The fact that the most significant conjunction of the same planets comes 360 days before a total solar eclipse at the start of the Season of Repentance is also beyond coincidence. It would be interesting to see when such an alignment of events would ever occur again. Even within this final generation, it is probably impossible. If God will show us signs in the heavens, and He has, then with these, we should take note and take a moment of consideration. The Jupiter and Venus Conjunction on July 1, 2015 The next conjunction of Jupiter and Venus is slated for July 1, This conjunction will be at 0.3 degrees of separation like the last one 317 days previously on August 18, This conjunction

54 54 will be seen in the evening after sunset in the constellation of Leo. At first there seemed no obvious day counts of significance. However, a key factor was the use of pi, just like the previous conjunction. The day count from the conjunction of July 1, 2015 will be 814 days until the Feast of Trumpets In the previous conjunction, this end date of the Feast of Trumpets 2017 was also significant from the time of that conjunction. What was the possible significance of 814 days from July 1, 2015? 814 divided by pi equals 259 which produces no matches. 814 times pi equals 2,557, which also might seem inconclusive. However, 2,557 days is the length of seven solar years. Of course seven years is the length of the upcoming Tribulation that essentially begins with the Rapture. This is important, since the 70th Week of Daniel is to be 2,520 days, which looks to begin two months after the Rapture. It is interesting that in both conjunctions and calculations, different years are used. First was the prophetic year of 360 days and then seven solar years of days. It should be fairly straightforward that these calculations are not an accident or coincidence. It is by design. Clearly, two conjunctions involving both uses of a year and pi, narrowing in on the Feast of Trumpets 2017, cannot be overlooked or dismissed as coincidental. With God, all things are possible, even aligning the planets and the stars.

55 55 The Jupiter and Venus Conjunction on October 25, 2015 With the findings of the last two conjunctions, it seemed best to press on with any others between now and Technically, there is a conjunction between Venus and Jupiter on August 4, 2015, but it has a very large separation and did not make some lists of coming conjunctions. More on that in a bit. However, on October 25, 2015 there is another conjunction with one degree of separation in the hind section of Leo with Mars nearby. Was there anything that seemed significant with this conjunction? If we count the days from this conjunction, it will be found that 666 days later is the total solar eclipse of August 21, 2017 in Leo. Continuing the count on towards the Fall Feasts of the Lord, it will then be 700 days until September 23, 2017, which is the day of the Sign of Revelation 12! Two periods of day counts that are not arbitrary then coincide with other signs of importance. We must then go back to the conjunction of Jupiter and Venus that seems too far apart to be significant on August 4, If we run the time through the star programs, a much closer grouping occurs between Mercury, Jupiter, and Regulus on August 7, This occurs 777 days before the Feast of Trumpets 2017, which is the first day of the seventh Hebrew month. This is interesting since from the end of the Lebanon War of 2006 (August 14, 2006) it was also 777 days until the Stock Market drop of 777 points on September 29, 2008 just before the Feast of Trumpets, or on it, if one was in Jerusalem. This is just some more food for thought. The grouping of Mercury (Messenger or Scribe) with Jupiter (Messiah) at Regulus (King of Judah) 777 days before the Feast of Trumpets (Day of Resurrection or coronation of the King) is most remarkable. How often will a sign like this occur 777 days before the Feast of Trumpets? And this is just one sign among many pointing to the year of This all comes as one big impossible package that is in synch. Here then is the counts of 666 and 777 days. Such numbers have appeared in the discoveries with regards to the other

56 56 conjunctions or blood moons. For example, there are also 444 and 888 days. Then there is 3,333 days. The 3,333 days repeats and also we have seen 333, 666, and 6,666 days. Some involve the same dates but use the different counts listed here. It is nothing short of amazing and demands all of these things be placed in one comprehensive diagram (in a later chapter). To do so would probably lead to other finds and conclusions that help solidify God s unveiling plan of these last days. It is not an accident.

57 57 Chapter 7 The Next Beehive Conjunction Purely by chance, another conjunction was found among the Beehive of Cancer. On July 17, 2016, 40 days before the very near conjunction of Venus and Jupiter on August 27, 2016, comes this conjunction of Mercury and Venus in the constellation of Cancer. Forty days is interesting enough, but this also means that the prior conjunction of Venus and Jupiter in Cancer on August 18, 2014 was exactly 700 days earlier. 700 days was also found to exist between the October 25, 2015 conjunction of Venus and Jupiter and the apparent fulfillment of the Revelation 12 sign on September 23-25, This also means that this conjunction on July 17, 2016 is also 400 days before the solar eclipse in Leo on August 21, It seems apparent then that this conjunction in the Beehive is important in the countdown to One fascinating aspect of the previous conjunction of Jupiter and Venus in the Beehive on August 18, 2014 was that it came 1131 days before the Feast of Trumpets That number divided by

58 58 pi equals 360 days which not only is a certain unit of time used in the Bible, but also that the close conjunction of Venus and Jupiter on August 27, 2016 will come 360 days before the total solar eclipse in Leo on August 21, It also must be remembered that another pi number was found to have occurred before the Feast of Trumpets days before that feast there is a conjunction of Venus and Jupiter on July 1, Those number of days multiplied by pi are equal to 7 solar years of 2,556.7 days. The key here is that pi was found in two calculations. And now with this second Beehive conjunction discovery, a third use of pi unfolds. The Beehive conjunction on July 17, 2016 completes a 700 day count from the Beehive conjunction of August 18, That first conjunction in the Beehive also comes 1100 days before the total solar eclipse in Leo on August 21, The numbers of 700 and 1100 form a half pi ratio. Pi is often represented as 22/7 in fractional form. Therefore, 2 x 1100/700 is also equal to pi. If day counts of 1100, 700, and 400 were not enough, now another similar ratio of a circle of pi is involved. Are these coincidences then as easy as pi? However, there is always more pi in this case. All of the day counts in these calculations of pi are inclusive day counts that is to count the start and end days. The period of 400 days is by inclusive count actually 401 days from the second Beehive conjunction until the total solar eclipse in Leo on August 21, If we take 401 days and multiply it by pi, we will find that it equals 1,260 days. Of course, 1,260 is the portion of each half of the seven year Tribulation, but it was also the number of days from the first eclipse of the current tetrad (April 15, 2014) until the fulfillment of the Revelation 12 sign on September 23-25, The inclusive count of 1,260 days ends at September 25th. The math and astronomy involved are one thing, but when these things also line up with significant locations such as the Beehive in Cancer, it is another. These Beehive signs point to the gathering of thousands upon thousands to the sheltering place the rooms (mansions) that have been prepared for us. Will we be protected on the day the ratio of the circle or encircling (the Greek meaning of Cancer) points us towards the Feast of Trumpets

59 ? That all depends on whether we have believed and accepted the gift of God, which is salvation through Jesus the Messiah. For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him should not perish but have everlasting life. For God did not send His Son into the world to condemn the world, but that the world through Him might be saved. John 3:16-17 Let not your heart be troubled; you believe in God, believe also in Me. In My Father s house are many mansions; if it were not so, I would have told you. I go to prepare a place for you. And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come again and receive you to Myself; that where I am, there you may be also. And where I go you know, and the way you know. Thomas said to Him, Lord, we do not know where You are going, and how can we know the way? Jesus said to him, I am the way, the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through Me. John 14:1-6

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61 61 Chapter 8 Tetrads, Solar Eclipses, and Conjunctions Recap Over the past year, many peculiarities have been found that add credibility to the significance of the tetrad of blood moons and their associated solar eclipses. Even planetary conjunctions lend their support of the last days scenario. It is truly remarkable and beyond human ingenuity. While the sun and moon turning to darkness concurrently is reserved for the time at the end of the Tribulation of seven years, these events point ahead or back to the significant events of our era. Our appointment draws close. The Blood Moons In review, the first tetrad of blood moons of our era occurred in Israel was reborn in 1948, but this rare event of blood moons on four days of the Feasts of the Lord tie into the events of Israel s rebirth. Here is a list of those days and what has been found so far: 1. Passover 1949 (April 13): Came at an interval of 500 days after the UN partition Plan for Israel It was also 333 days after Israel was made a nation on May 14, Still it was 33 days after Israel won its 300 day war for independence with the raising of the Ink Flag on March 10, This was incredible. It is also noteworthy that from the raising of the Ink Flag until the end of the Six-Day-War it was also 6,666 days. But as detailed in the previous book, an additional 6,666 days multiplied by pi will come exactly to the Day of Atonement This eclipse also came 6,666 days times pi plus 6,666 days

62 62 before another important day Day 1290 from the middle of the 70 th Week. 2. Tabernacles 1949 (October 7) 3. Passover 1950 (April 2) 4. Tabernacles 1950 (September 26) The second tetrad of blood moons occurred from 1967 to Shortly after the first eclipse, the momentous Six-Day-War occurred. All significant events at that time hinged off of this tetrad as well. Here is the list of those days: 1. Passover 1967 (April 24) This eclipse occurred exactly 6 weeks before the Six-Day-War. 666 days after the war began, the Knesset established the JQDC to rebuild war torn Jerusalem on Passover of This also occurred 62 weeks of years after Suleiman the Magnificent decreed the rebuilding of Jerusalem and its walls in AD 1535 a possible secondary application of Daniel Tabernacles 1967 (October 18) 3. Passover 1968 (April 13) 4. Tabernacles 1968 (October 6) This eclipse occurred 490 days after the beginning of the Six-Day War. This eclipse also occurred exactly 5 solar years before 1973 s Yom Kippur War. This eclipse also comes 20,490 days before what looks to be Day 1290 on November 11, The current set of blood moons is occurring from 2014 to Many people have wondered what this may bring next in the prophetic scenario. Here are the mathematical connections of significance or potential significance: 1. Passover 2014 (April 15) This eclipse comes 1260 days before the sign of Revelation 12 on September The eclipse occurred next to the star Spica the Seed a rare event in itself. 2. Tabernacles 2014 (October 8) 3. Passover 2015 (April 4) 4. Tabernacles 2015 (September 28) This eclipse comes 3,333 days after the end of Israel s 33-day war with

63 63 Hezbollah on August 14, 2006 (Anniversary of the end of WWII). This eclipse also comes at 50,001 days after the founding of Petah Tikva on November 3, In a similar vein, this eclipse comes 501 days after the 66th anniversary of Israel s reestablishment on May 14, This eclipse is also 501 days before Rosh Hashanah for Trees (known as a day for watching) on February 11, The eclipse of September 28 is also 666 days after the 66th anniversary of the UN Partition Plan of November 29, ,333 days after this eclipse will arrive at November 11, 2024, which looks to be the day of 1290 days from the 70th Week mid-point. November 11, 2024 is also 6,666 days plus 6,666 days times pi from the first blood moon of This eclipse also comes 333 days before August 27, 2016, which will be a spectacular conjunction between Venus and Jupiter. Are the tetrads significant? Absolutely. The intervening total solar eclipses and then the conjunctions of Venus and Jupiter come next in this list. Total Solar Eclipses These total solar eclipses occur from the start of the tetrad of blood moons until the summer of March 20, days until the Season of Repentance 2017 with another 88 days until the possible start of the 70th Week of Daniel. This eclipse also comes 153 degrees away from the location of the August 21, 2017 eclipse. March 20, 2015 is also 918 days (153 x 6) before the Sign of Revelation 12 on September 23, This eclipse is also 969 days (think Methuselah) before the final conjunction of Jupiter and Venus on November 13, is a related number to 153. (A two dimensional pyramid of 17 units per side would consist of 153 units, where a three dimensional pyramid of the same 17 units would consist of a total of 969 units). 2. March 9, days until the 17 th of Tammuz August 21, Two days before the Season of

64 64 Repentance days after Jupiter-Venus conjunction on August 18, days after Jupiter- Venus conjunction on October 25, days after Mercury-Venus conjunction in the Beehive on July 17, 2016 (1260/pi). 360 days after Jupiter-Venus conjunction on August 27, Jupiter-Venus Conjunctions It wasn t until the first conjunction on August 18, 2014 that this was developed. Here is the sequential conjunctions of Jupiter and Venus since the start of the Tetrad of August 18, Conjunction occurred next to the Beehive in Cancer days until the total eclipse on August 21, days until the Feast of Trumpets days divided by pi equals 360 days. 2. July 1, Conjunction occurs 814 days before the Feast of Trumpets Seven solar years divided by pi equals 814 days. 3. October 25, Conjunction occurs 666 days before solar eclipse of August 21, Conjunction occurs 700 days before Revelation 12 Sign on September 23, August 27, Superior conjunction occurs 360 days before solar eclipse of August 21, This conjunction occurs 333 days after the last blood moon of September 28, days after this conjunction comes the next Venus-Jupiter conjunction. 5. November 13, Last conjunction, six days before the potential 70th Week of Daniel. 444 days after last conjunction. 777 days after the last blood moon on September 28, Interestingly it is then another 2,556 days (7 solar years) until November 11, 2024 that looks to be Day That day is 3,333 days after the last blood moon of September 28, This last conjunction is also 969 days after March 20, 2015 s solar eclipse.

65 65 Mars-Venus Conjunction This conjunction on February 22, 2015 seemed noteworthy. This conjunction comes 1,000 days before the possible start date of the 70th Week of Daniel on November 19, That day is 2,520 days before the Day of Atonement This conjunction occurs in nearly the same place in Pisces as the total solar eclipse a few weeks later. Jupiter-Mercury-Regulus Conjunction On August 7, 2015 there is this conjunction between Jupiter (Messiah) and Mercury (Messenger) next to Regulus (the star of the King). This event occurs 777 days before the Feast of Trumpets In an interesting similarity, 777 days before the Feast of Trumpets 2008, the war between Hezbollah and Israel had ended on August 14, Just as the Feast of Trumpets began in Israel in 2008, the stock market in the USA collapsed points. The day before the Feast of Trumpets 2017, Venus (the Morning Star) will also be in conjunction with Regulus (the star of the King). One Last Tetrad The tetrad of has also come to be seen now as relative to the end. The third eclipse was 600 days after the Spanish Inquisition was enacted on July 30, The fourth eclipse was then 777 days after the enactment. The length of any tetrad is 531 days to cover all 4 eclipses. 531 years after 1493 is Numbers such as these cannot be made out of thin air. At every turn, there is coincidence. We have been warned...

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67 67 Chapter 9 God s Partition Plan On the same day the Lord made a covenant with Abram, saying: To your descendants I have given this land, from the river of Egypt to the great river the River Euphrates. Genesis 15:18 For behold, in those days and at that time, When I bring back the captives of Judah and Jerusalem, I will also gather all nations, And bring them down to the Valley of Jehoshaphat; And I will enter into judgment with them there On account of My people, My heritage Israel, Whom they have scattered among the nations; They have also divided up My land. Joel 3:1-2 On November 29, 1947 the United Nations passed the Partition Plan by a vote of 33 to 13 with 10 nations abstaining. The Plan was that when the British Mandate ended the land would be divided between Israeli and Arab. The United Kingdom had until October 1, 1948 to withdraw and they did so on May 14, It has now been over 67 years since the Partition Plan was passed.

68 68 Recently much attention has been drawn to the tetrad of blood moons of , as well as the associated total solar eclipses. However, there appears to be another item of four of glaring importance. Pieces of that puzzle were shared with this author by Charles Saffell who runs the web site JoybySurprise. What struck this author was the path of the four total solar eclipses that came or will come near Israel in this era. The first total solar eclipse on August 11, 1999 came at the onset of the Season of Repentance. The second total solar eclipse near the land of Israel occurred on March 29, 2006 at the onset of the New Year. The next total solar eclipse near Israel will occur on August 2, 2027 with the following one occurring on March 20, By looking at NASA s web site, the paths of totality can be traced across the continents. The results show a diamond marked out on the globe that not only encompasses Israel, but also the land promised to Abraham that was never fully realized in its history. It is as if God uses these paths to mark out the true Promised Land His Partition Plan. The span in time from 1999 s to 2034 s eclipse is 12,640 days. By dividing those days in half, one will find that the mid-point is exactly November 29, This marks the 69th anniversary of the UN s Partition Plan. That seems to point the way to the start of the important 70th year from the events at the rebirth of Israel and concluding the period of one generation. The 70th year from the Partition Plan in this case would span from November 29, 2016 to November 29, This places 2017 s Fall Feasts of the Lord in the 70th year. Does the 70th Week begin in the 70th year?

69 69 Based on the many finds here on this web site, it would seem highly likely. Another item to notice here is that we are considering 70 years from Half of 70 years is essentially represented by the duration that occurs between these eclipses from The significant date of November 29, 2016 is then half of the half of 70 represented by these eclipses. There is also another calculation of 70 years. If day years are counted, it is equal to 25,200 days. These are the number of days from November 29, 1947 to November 25, 2016 just four days before November 29, 2016 ( day years are nearly equal to 69 solar years). What proves fascinating is that counting back 5,555 days from November 25, 2016 will end up exactly on September 11, Incidentally, the height of the Washington Monument is feet. As Jonathan Cahn has suggested, the attack on the World Trade Center was at the site of the USA s beginning, right next to the cathedral where our founding fathers went to pray. The seeming connection of 9-11 to the UN Partition Plan in 1947 is New York. It was at the UN in New York that the Partition Plan was voted into international law. While that plan helped establish Israel as an independent state, the UN has also stepped erroneously into the territory of the Abrahamic Covenant by dividing up the land of Israel. Seventy years later, 2017 may be

70 70 the limit to these partitions when Israel wakes up at the beginning of the 70th Week, as they see the hand of God s protection in his defeat of their enemies, as described in Ezekiel and Psalm 83. And then the seven years of the 70th Week will begin. God has already set the partition and it is not the partitions in place today. At the end of the 70th Week or Tribulation, God will keep His promise as found in Joel and other prophetic passages. Their fulfillment is sure. Hopefully those who read this will follow Jesus the Messiah by accepting and trusting what he did for us by paying our debt at Calvary. Jesus is coming back and it only makes sense to be on the winning team.

71 71 Chapter 10 The Micah Prophecy But you, Bethlehem Ephrathah, Though you are little among the thousands of Judah, Yet out of you shall come forth to Me The One to be Ruler in Israel, Whose goings forth are from old, From everlasting. Therefore He shall give them up, Until the time that she who is in labor has given birth; Then the remnant of His brethren shall return to the children of Israel. Micah 5:2-3 Now a great sign appeared in heaven: a woman clothed with the sun, with the moon under her feet, and on her head a garland of twelve stars. Then being with child, she cried out in labor and in pain to give birth. Revelation 12:1-2 On September 23, 2017 a sign will form in the heavens that fits the requirements of Revelation 12. As far as can be determined from computer models, this is the only time this sign will occur in history. Therefore, this would literally be the Great Sign of Revelation that is to appear in heaven. The woman in heaven is Virgo the Virgin. The sun is the sun clothing Virgo and the moon is actually under her feet. The garland of twelve stars are the nine stars of Leo with three wandering stars that have been situated within Leo at that time to make twelve. Those wandering

72 72 stars are: Mercury, Mars, and Venus. The last element of the sign is that the Virgin must be with child. The planet or star of the Messiah is Jupiter. Jupiter at this time is in the womb of Virgo. Again, no replication of this sign has yet to be found. This sign is all too often taken only as a symbol for what it represents and is not considered an actual sign placed in the heavens by God. The sign represents the birth of the Messiah from the virgin of Israel. However, it is to be taken as an actual sign to be seen in the future and point to the time of a significant event. The problem then is to determine where it will occur within the timeline of the end of days. That is, where does it occur in relation to the 70th Week of Daniel the final period of seven years before Messiah comes to rule the planet. The solution lies within Micah 5. In Micah 5 the timeline of the Messiah is given. First he will be born in Bethlehem and he is to be known as the one who will be ruler in Israel. When Jesus came he presented himself as the Prince on Palm Sunday, but then he was later crucified that week on Passover. He did not become a world ruler from Jerusalem at that time. Micah then says that Messiah will give them up until the time that she who is in labor has given birth. Forty days after the resurrection, Jesus ascended into heaven and ten days later the Church Age began and continues to this day. According to Micah, Israel s remnant will return to the children of Israel only after she has given birth.

73 73 The sign of Revelation 12 marks this time. It marks the transition from the Church Age to Daniel s 70th Week. This sign appears in the heavens just two days after the Feast of Trumpets, which is likely the Rapture of the Church in All the qualifiers are there from September 23-25, 2017 for this sign, which comes 1,260 days after the first tetrad of April 15, However, the woman must give birth and Jupiter remains in the womb a few more weeks before emerging. On November 13, 2017, Jupiter emerges and is joined in conjunction with Venus. This day also comes 444 days after Venus and Jupiter s prior conjunction on August 27, 2016 that marks Jupiter s entry into Virgo. If November 13, 2017 marks the beginning of the significant spiritual return of Israel, then six days later marks what appears to be the beginning of the 70th Week of Daniel. This is done by counting 2,520 (7 x 360) days back from the Day of Atonement Now most prophecy students believe Israel signs the covenant with the Antichrist to begin the 70th Week per their understanding of Daniel 9:27. This author instead believes that this is Israel s Covenant with God, which is strengthened by God himself showing the Israelis that all is back on track. During the transition from the Rapture to the beginning of the 2,520 days would be sixty days. It is believed within that time there is the fulfillment of Psalm 83 and Ezekiel Only God rescues Israel from the war and Israel will recognize that fact. With the Rapture occurring on the Feast of Trumpets and war coming from the north, many Jews will clearly understand what has happened. 7 With an understanding of the Old Testament, it should be obvious. Of course, that is why this information is in Scripture. Paul speaks of the Gentiles provoking the Jews to jealousy. If there were a time to be jealous, to see a sizable segment of Gentiles, and some believing Jews, taken in the Rapture to safety before the coming Day of the Lord, this would be it. It will mean that many Jews will get on track and believe. Since 144,000 Jewish male witnesses are found in the book of Revelation, it is clear that many in Israel will believe and preach the Gospel of the Kingdom. The seven years begin at a time of Israeli spiritual 7 Micah 7.

74 74 renewal. This is why Jesus warns Israel of the Antichrist by identifying the time of the Abomination of Desolation, which occurs in the middle of the 70th Week. That will be the true moment that the Antichrist can be identified. It will also be the time the Antichrist will control the land of Israel. One roadblock in understanding the sign of Revelation 12 is to not understand the layout of the book of Revelation. Chapter 11 takes the reader to the end of the seven years at the seventh trumpet when the earth fully becomes under Jesus Christ our Lord. Chapter 12 begins further detail on this coming time and starts back at the beginning. We therefore begin at this sign that represents Israel and the bringing forth of the Messiah. But the point is that this is a heavenly sign placed in heaven to show us when these things will begin. That is, the continuation of the salvation story through the nation of Israel. Therefore, the sign of Micah 5 and Revelation 12 is an actual sign in the heavens that can be documented and it is yet future. It marks the time at which a true return of Israel will occur. It is not an accident that it comes right after the Feast of Trumpets the time of the last Trump for the Church. This then means, along with everything else documented here, that time is short for the Church. Will believers pay attention and do what must be done and make sure that they are sharing the gospel? The doors to the Church are still open for those who might believe in our Savior Jesus Christ. Only by believing and putting our trust in Christ will we escape what is soon coming upon the world. That impending judgment is quickly becoming apparent. If one does not believe until after the Rapture, God s grace will be sufficient, but it will not be without many perilous trials.

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77 77 Chapter 11 The Sequence of Events There are many differing views on where to place the major events of the end times. Here is a quick synopsis of what looks to be the order of coming events. Signs As has been detailed, there will be signs in the heavens before the time. These signs, along with history, should catch a watcher s attention so that one may see the Day approaching. The Rapture Feast of Trumpets The first event on the horizon that begins the end time events is the removal of all believers in the Lord Jesus Christ. Christ returns at the Last Trump of the Feast of Trumpets (1 Corinthians 15:52) to gather his people and take them to their rooms as he promised in John 14. The believers are removed from the earth (Revelation 3:10) so that the rest of the inhabitants of the earth can go through the coming time of trial (Isaiah 26:20-21). This event is before the 70th Week (2,520 days) begins. The Feast of Trumpets 2017 looks to be the most probable time. The sign that precedes this day is the sign modeled by the Great Pyramid on sunrise the day before the Feast of Trumpets September 20 th at dawn. Here the Orion star of Al-Nitak that is associated with the Great Pyramid is at meridian. The Sphinx (Leo) is to the east, specifically Regulus the King star, is at the ascending passageway angle (the Christ Angle) above the horizon. Venus at this time is also in conjunction with Regulus making the

78 78 Morning Star and the King one at the Christ Angle also associated with Bethlehem. A whole chapter in the last book explains this more thoroughly or it can be found in most part on the web site. 8 After Two Days Two days after the Rapture there is then the sign of Revelation 12. This sign is plainly pointed out in Revelation 12. With the Church gone and this sign of Israel giving birth, it aptly depicts this transition. Revelation 12 starts as another beginning in the apocalyptic narrative. With believers gone and then this sign, Israel will be confronted that the Tribulation of seven years is about to begin. Hosea 6 also speaks of two days and then revival of Israel. Could this sign be depicting Israel s spiritual rebirth? Though many in Israel may not still believe, a good portion will be saved throughout the first half of the seven years. That portion must be at least 144,002 men. Truly there will be others then and at the end of the seven years, all Jews alive at that time will be saved. The War to Eradicate Israel After the Rapture, the storm clouds of war gather to wipe Israel off the face of the globe (and the storm clouds are already beginning to gather and may intensify before the Rapture). Those nations who want Israel gone in this first war are found in Psalm 83 and Ezekiel Psalm 83 records the nations immediately surrounding Israel, where Ezekiel focuses on the periphery. The attackers in Psalm 83 had issues with those now hidden via the Rapture, but still have issues with Israel. The attackers found in Ezekiel see Israel as a nation that has been gathered back to the land that also has many things they want to gain. Israel is also living at peace at that time, which can also mean that they are dwelling over confidentially. However, this war ends because of the protective hand of God. Israel is spared, but her enemies suffer heavy losses. Even Israel s allies identified in name only (i.e. the 8 Watchfortheday.org/signsoftheend/giza2024.html

79 79 USA, probably being the coastlands ) suffer at the hand of God. This end of this war will have a seven month burial period dealing with what looks to be contaminated bodies being buried by professionals. 9 This war will also provide Israel with enough fuel from the enemy s weapons by burning them for seven years. 10 This seems to be a parallel to the seven years of the Tribulation as such burning would not likely be needed in the Millennium. Confirmation of the Covenant with Israel When God judges the attackers of Israel, the whole world, including Israel, will know this judgment was an act of God. God has essentially confirmed His covenant with Israel. This is more likely the confirmation of the Covenant with many that initiates the 70th Week of Daniel. This parallels Israel spending the next seven years burning the weapons of war. For the day counts of Daniel and Revelation to work this confirmation should occur two months after the Rapture of the Church. This looks to be the first day of the ninth month on the Hebrew Calendar However, the predominant view is that it is the Antichrist who enforces a peace treaty for seven years and he is the one who permits the Temple to be rebuilt. The problem with this is that it is referring to the Covenant with many referring to God s covenant with Israel. Why or how would the Antichrist do that? However, we know he commits the Abomination of a Desolation in the middle of the seven years, which would violate his covenant of seven years, if that were the case. And why would Satan make his doom sure by initiating this through the Antichrist? The context of Daniel 9 is the Messiah and his covenant with Israel. That covenant will be confirmed through Israel s victory over her enemies that was only made possible by the hand of God. 9 Ezekiel 39: Ezekiel 39:9-10.

80 80 The Rise of the Ten Kings With the destabilization and destruction of Russia, America, and many of the Islamic countries, that destruction will create the vacuum in which the peoples of the former Roman Empire gain power to form ten kingdoms that rule the world. This is a necessary step between the war to eradicate Israel and the revelation of the Antichrist. If the Antichrist were to be the confirmer of the Covenant at the start of the seven years, then this step becomes hard pressed to happen in such a short period of time. But since the Antichrist cannot be the confirmer of the Abrahamic Covenant, this means the Antichrist does not have to appear on the scene until sometime before the Abomination of Desolation. These ten kingdoms from the area of the former Roman Empire must come before the Antichrist comes on the scene as the supreme dictator. It may also be possible that the ten kingdoms follow the ten regions delineated by the Club of Rome. Their ten regions cover the entire globe. These ten kings must precede the Antichrist. This kingdom will need some time to develop in the first half of the seven years. There is much debate lately on whether this new revived empire will be a Roman one or an Islamic Caliphate. Often the Roman view believes Catholicism will be the driving force. The Roman Catholic Church is aptly described in the period of the Seven Churches of Revelation. Even though much of it will be cast into the Tribulation, the description of the Woman who rides the Beast is not the same woman as Jezebel in Revelation 2. Islam might be a better fit, but that also falls short since the Antichrist is indwelt by Satan and wants worship of himself. The Antichrist is also known as the Assyrian, likely of Islamic origin. He will take that one step further into some hybrid worship of himself. The point though is that this coming kingdom will encompass the former land areas of the empires that existed, as described in the Book of Daniel. It doesn't exist now, but soon it will appear once the current political structures are shaken through the coming war. The coming empire will, at a minimum, cover the area of the Mediterranean and the Ancient Near East. Rome was characterized by iron in Nebuchadnezzar s Dream in Daniel 2. However, there is another element introduced in the dream at the

81 81 fulfillment of that empire. That element is clay. It will exist with the iron but not cleave to it. The Aramaic word for mixed is essentially Arab. Can there be a better description of the status of the former empire today? Since World War II there has been a great migration of Arabs to the former Roman Empire and they have not mingled or cleaved to the others of that kingdom. The current road of the former Roman Empire is then currently on the biblical trajectory to the end. So then ten kingdoms will form the revived empire and it is projected this will occur after the dust settles from the War to Eradicate Israel. More than likely, Islam will still remain a force after its defeat and be an influence in this kingdom that will give rise to the Antichrist. Rebuilding the Temple In order for the Antichrist to defile the Temple, it must be rebuilt again. The Earthquake that hits Israel during the war to eradicate it will knock everything down in Jerusalem. This would naturally include the Dome of the Rock and the Al-Aqsa Mosque. Only after this will the Temple be rebuilt, otherwise it would have also fell. Since the Abomination of Desolation occurs in the middle of the seven years, at some point in the first half, the Temple will be rebuilt. With Islam at least partially defeated, and the thanksgiving of the Jews for being spared, it seems natural that the Temple will be rebuilt after those events. The King from the former Northern Kingdom of Greece To fulfill Daniel 11, the Antichrist will come from the area of the king of the North, which as part of Alexander the Great s Empire was the region of Syria. It was the area ruled by Antiochus Epiphanes. The Antichrist picks up and overlaps where Antiochus left off in Daniel 11. The Antichrist will subdue three of the kingdoms of the ten and these ten kings will give their power to the Antichrist. At this point it would seem that the first seal would be broken in Revelation 6.

82 82 The Abomination of Desolation Halfway through the period of 2,520 days, the Abomination of Desolation occurs. At this point the Antichrist halts the sacrifices and defiles the Temple in Israel and demands to be worshipped as God. Now begins his 1,260 days of trampling Jerusalem until the return of Jesus Christ. The world will follow the Beast and all who buy or sell must have his identification. Those who do so will put their souls in jeopardy. It would appear that the Antichrist suffers an assassination attempt and receives a deadly head wound, but Satan resurrects the Antichrist by dwelling in him. Once this happens, the Antichrist demands worship of himself and defiles the Temple. This day comes 1,260 days after Kislev 1, 2017 and 1,260 days before the Day of Atonement Fleeing to the wilderness Upon seeing the Abomination of Desolation, those in Judea are to immediately flee to the wilderness of present day Jordan (Matthew 24:15-21). Only this area will escape the control of the Antichrist (Daniel 11:41, Revelation 12:6). God will provide in the wilderness as He did in the Exodus. Christ focused on this point to stress the importance of fleeing and that it will be the sure identifier of the Antichrist. The Temple is brought low In Daniel 8, it is 2300 evenings and mornings from the time the Temple is cast down or is brought low days will fit between the 9th of Av and the Day of Atonement ( ). As both Temples were destroyed on the 9th of Av, it is likely that something significant happens to the Temple 110 days after the Abomination of Desolation. Babylon is rebuilt and becomes the commerce capital The center of world commerce will make its way back to the plains of Shinar (Zechariah 5:5-11, Revelation 17-18). While the

83 83 center of world commerce has changed, ultimately it will be back in Babylon at the return of Jesus Christ. Mystery Babylon is worldly thinking and enslavement, which is the force putting together globalism. World commerce controls the final empire, but the leaders will turn on it (Revelation 17:16). Babylon will then be destroyed. Armageddon The armies of the world gather at Israel to not only destroy the Jews, but to also destroy the King of the Jews who is returning. This will be an exercise of futility (Revelation 19:19). Jesus returns and sets up the Kingdom On the Day of Atonement, Jesus redeems his people from the Antichrist and establishes His Kingdom. It will take 75 days to fully establish the Kingdom. Those who are mortal and make it to day 1335 will physically enter that kingdom. All of the resurrected saints will find their respective places in the reign of the Messiah for 1,000 years (Daniel 12, Revelation 20). At the end of these 1000 years, there will be a final rebellion that will be stopped leading to the final resurrection and Great White Throne Judgment for the lost. Then comes the New Heaven and New Earth for the redeemed.

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85 85 Chapter 12 Phenomenal Phi As the first version of this book was being printed, the conjunction of Jupiter-Mercury-Regulus approached on August 7, As was noted in chapter 6, this conjunction was 777 inclusive days before the Feast of Trumpets It was then realized after going to print that August 7, 2015 was also one lunar year (354 days) after the first significant conjunction of Jupiter-Venus on August 18, days and 354 days added together are 1131 days, which is equal to 360 x pi days before the Feast. To refresh, there was also another calculation of pi concerning the Feast of Trumpets The second significant conjunction of Jupiter- Venus on July 1, 2015 until Trumpets 2017 was 814 days. That time is equal to seven solar years (2,556 days) divided by pi. This was a fair amount of pi! However, there is another constant that is found in nature and that number is phi. It is a Fibonacci number. Phi is equal to or It is the ratio of the golden rectangle and the ratio found throughout the human body and nature. It is also called the golden proportion. One s elbow lands at the phi ratio of one s arm from fingertip to shoulder. The wrist then falls at phi between the elbow and fingertip. Even the finger joints are at a phi proportion to each other. This ratio spans creation. That ratio has also been found many other times in this ongoing work and now it has been found here among the conjunctions. The 777 days before the Feast of Trumpets 2017 are unique among themselves. Those days figured through the phi calculation (777 x 0.618) are reduced to 480 days. Those 480 days inclusively applied before August 7, 2015 will go back to April 15, This happened to be the day of the first eclipse of the lunar tetrad. It is indeed amazing how that works so nicely.

86 86 To get more precise in the equation, the lunar eclipse on April 15, 2014 was at 7:44 UTC. August 7, 2015 s meeting of the three looks to be closest at about 17:44 UTC. At that time the three form an equilateral triangle. The duration from the eclipse to the trio then comes to 479 days and 10 hours. To continue from the formation of the trio on August 7th to noon (10:00 UTC) in Jerusalem on the Feast of Trumpets 2017, it would then be another 775 days and 16 hours. This comes to 11,506 hours to be divided by 18,616 hours to see if there is an accuracy of phi in proportion. This results in Plus or minus a few minutes, the calculation of the conjunction of the trio is at the precise phi ratio of the time from the first lunar eclipse of the tetrad until the Feast of Trumpets Adding 42 minutes after noon local time in Jerusalem on the Feast of Trumpets would make it at Is this a random chance? Those who fail to believe will think that it is, but it is not just the golden proportion, it is all of it factored together. The odds are literally astronomical, but it happens because of the One who is in control of that astronomy. God is warning us and we have many witnesses that we are on the precipice of the Day of the Lord. Now is the time to make sure you have put your trust in Jesus the Messiah, the Savior of the world.

87 87 Two more sets of phi One day after the previous discovery another ratio of phi was found among these signs. Then a day after that another ratio of phi was found. Sometimes sorting through all the data, things do get missed. This, however, adds credibility since the significant dates and signs were already found as documented in this book. Therefore, the other ratios of phi make it impossible to have been manipulated by the author. The proportionality clearly exists. The second use of phi was to begin with the first conjunction of Jupiter-Venus on August 18, That day was initially found to be 1131 days before the Feast of Trumpets This also calculated to 360 times pi. The next sign in the phi calculation turns out to be the third conjunction of Jupiter-Venus on October 25, This day is 700 days before the Sign of the Woman of Revelation 12 on September 23, The 700 days was curious since the previous phi calculation involved 777 days. So it was then time to hit the calculator. The phi calculation then discovered stretches from the first Jupiter-Venus conjunction on August 18, 2014 until the Sign of the Woman on September 23, That span of time is 1133 days. The third conjunction of Jupiter-Venus is then 700 days until the Sign of the Woman days multiplied by phi (0.618) equals 700 days! For that to exist between three signs is nothing short of incredible. It cannot be random or by chance and yet, this is only part of the equation. This is said because this calculation of phi can then be flipped making the third use of phi here absolutely phenomenal. The third instance of phi is to keep the start and end dates of the last calculation. Again we are looking at the 1133 days from the first conjunction to the Sign of the Woman. However, this time instead of 433 and 700 days, it is reversed to 700 and 433 days. Therefore, there must be a sign 700 days after the first conjunction of Jupiter-Venus in Cancer on August 18, This would seem to be a tall order, but wait. What if the sign were to also occur in virtually the same spot in Cancer as the first Jupiter-Venus conjunction did? Right next to the Beehive? Well, that is what will happen.

88 88 On July 17, 2016 Venus and Mercury have a conjunction in Cancer next to the Beehive. This conjunction was first discussed on November 8, 2014 on the web site. There were other factors in seeing the July 17th conjunction as significant 11, but with the factor of phi, it makes it even more significant. A double use of phi in the same parameters has been seen before among other signs. The Venus-Mercury conjunction of July 17, 2016 will come 433 days or 700 times phi days before the Sign of the Woman. It is believed here that the Sign of the Woman (Israel) comes two days after the Rapture as a sign for Israel that the woman will now go through travail, delivery, and hence, the Tribulation. It really could not be clearer that we must look to the Messiah now and believe that Jesus died for us and that we trust he is able to save us, for we cannot save ourselves. Two of the conjunctions here are in the sign of Cancer that speaks of the multitudes protected in heaven just as in the Jesus said he would come for us to be with him before the Day of the Lord arrives. Now is the time to secure that promise, if one has not already days since the first conjunction of Jupiter-Venus on August 18, days before the total solar eclipse in Leo on August 21, 2017.

89 89 Chapter 13 The Conclusion As the world continues its obvious collision course with God and now increasingly with Israel, many people wonder how close we are to the end times. Surprisingly, many churches have ignored this subject to a greater extant even while it becomes clearer that this prophesied time is fast approaching. With the Bible being one hundred percent accurate in the arena of prophecy, it is amazing how many barriers there are to obtaining that knowledge. We see this right now and people are looking for answers. However, there is mostly silence from the Church and hence ignorance of what will clearly happen. This should not be the case, but it was foretold as well. This confusion has also given rise to a wide range of viewpoints. Even before the Age of the Internet, there were many theories. Hopefully this book has not added to the confusion, but has demonstrated concise conclusions of where the signs in the heavens are pointing. They are pointing to the fulfillment of history as the Messiah prepares to conclude it through his nation of Israel. Jesus told us to watch that we might know the time of his return (Revelation 3:3). These signs in the heavens, along with their relation to history and each other, seem to make an airtight case that 2017 is the year that begins the final seven years of judgment. This is just over two years away. The Blood Moons have captured many people's attention and here we have seen that they do provide a mathematical marker to the days ahead, which shows a higher level of accuracy, and hence planning, required by God. This proved equally true regarding the solar eclipses and planetary conjunctions. With precision and accuracy, they focus in on the time surrounding the sign of Revelation 12 and the beginning of the Tribulation the Day of the Lord. The bottom line is that these events in the heavens are not

90 90 random, but were set in motion from the beginning of time. Their timing was calculated by God who knew the end from the beginning. When one particular sign demonstrated in the book of Revelation only occurs in 2017, there can really be no other conclusion than it must be THE sign that heralds the near beginning of Daniel s 70 th Week. By watching for the Day of the Lord, that Day has come into view. Since that Day has come into view, what should we do? As people who are watching, we should let others know. For believers so that they might be alerted and for the unbeliever so that they might be saved. This should be the outcome of our faith as we become invigorated knowing that we are that generation of the end time. When one realizes we are that generation talked about long ago, we should be spreading that news. Though we know the times will grow more perilous, we also should be getting bolder and be ready to give answers. The time coming upon the world will be like no other, and being confused on this subject will not lead to a good outcome. With the rise of Anti-Semitism within the past year, the time is quickly coming into view. Maybe the final test of the Church will be its love for the Jewish people. Through Bible prophecy we know the Church will depart to be with the Lord and then the remaining time is for Israel. Israel will be the source of light to the world. An untold number on earth will be saved and also martyred at that time. A Church that opposes Israel is playing for the wrong team. A Church that forgets where it came from fits these words of Paul, as he looks forward to Israel coming back into the fold being grafted back into the Olive Tree. You will say then, Branches were broken off that I might be grafted in. Well said. Because of unbelief they were broken off, and you stand by faith. Do not be haughty, but fear. For if God did not spare the natural branches, He may not spare you either. Therefore consider the goodness and severity of God: on those who fell, severity; but toward you, goodness, if you continue in His goodness. Otherwise you also will be cut off. And they also, if they do not continue in unbelief, will be grafted in, for God is able to graft them in again. For if you were cut out of the olive tree which is wild by nature, and were grafted contrary to nature into

91 91 a cultivated olive tree, how much more will these, who are natural branches, be grafted into their own olive tree? Romans 11: Israel will be grafted back into the Olive Tree. As Micah 5 and Revelation 12 indicate, the handwriting is in the heavens and the day is coming when Israel will be born again. This has been made known to those who are watching for that Day. For the Church, will we lose our boasting and fulfill our proper mission? For the lost, now is the time to believe that Jesus is the Messiah the Savior of the World. He died so that all could have eternal life and he is coming back to rule the world. Our Father in heaven, Hallowed be Your name. Your kingdom come. Your will be done On earth as it is in heaven. Matthew 6:9-10 We can look forward to the day the kingdom comes and God s will will be done on earth as it is in heaven. This life is but a vapor and eternity is at hand. Knowing all of these things and signs should cause us to live rightly for that day so we might bear light in a darkening world.

92 92 Appendix A Birth before Labor? I think I may say without exaggeration that I have read or carefully examined several hundred books purporting to expound the Revelation. I have learned to view this twelfth chapter as the crucial test in regard to the correct prophetic outline. If the interpreters are wrong as to the woman and the man-child, it necessarily follows that they will be wrong as to many things connected with them. Therefore I ask your particular attention as we endeavor to see what light Scripture itself throws on this remarkable vision. H.A. Ironside Revelation 12 contains the Sign of the Woman and the Male- Child. The Sign of the Woman physically appears in the heavens on September 23, 2017 and it won t appear again for at least a thousand years. Attempts have been made to dismiss the significant elements of this sign, but to do so reduces this sign to the ordinary. But the Sign cannot be ordinary, if it is to be great as the Apostle John described it. Since it hasn t happened in nearly 6,000 years and it will not occur again for another 1,000 in the least that would seem to be pretty great. Here on this site, focus has been placed on the timing of this sign and the deduction that the 70th Week of Daniel or the Day of the Lord must soon begin. But let us get to the core of this sign that has even eluded this author for some time. The core being what these signs represent, especially the Man-Child. Let us look closer at this crucial chapter that H.A. Ironside knew it was decades ago.

93 93 Revelation 12:1-5 Now a great sign appeared in heaven: a woman clothed with the sun, with the moon under her feet, and on her head a garland of twelve stars. Then being with child, she cried out in labor and in pain to give birth. And another sign appeared in heaven: behold, a great, fiery red dragon having seven heads and ten horns, and seven diadems on his heads. His tail drew a third of the stars of heaven and threw them to the earth. And the dragon stood before the woman who was ready to give birth, to devour her Child as soon as it was born. She bore a male Child who was to rule all nations with a rod of iron. And her Child was caught up to God and His throne. Then the woman fled into the wilderness, where she has a place prepared by God, that they should feed her there one thousand two hundred and sixty days. It is first of all crucial that we understand where Revelation 12 fits into the order of events. Revelation 12 comes after Revelation 11, which concludes the Tribulation or time of judgment. Therefore, the Book of Revelation is not totally linear. Revelation 12 is part of a parenthesis that lays out the unfolding players and plan of God and goes back to the beginning. This has confused many people who think Revelation 12 occurs chronologically after Revelation 11. Understanding this correctly will of course help alleviate some of the confusion. The Woman with the sun, moon, and twelve stars is a reference back to Joseph and his dream that equated it to his family. This sign is therefore representative of the Nation of Israel. The Sign of the Dragon is Satan and his world system that will persecute the Woman after she gives birth to the Man-Child. The Dragon waits to devour the Man-Child, but the Man-Child is taken or seized to the throne of God. So instead the Dragon goes after the Woman in an attempt to persecute her or more accurately to purge her from the earth. The crux of the passage is the identity of the Male-Child. Naturally, it is obvious to most readers that this speaks of Christ.

94 94 Christ was the promised seed of the woman. Here the Woman is Israel and the Messiah came from Israel and more specifically He came through the line of David through Nathan to Mary. The Messiah, Jesus the Christ, was born but did not rule the nations since he instead suffered on our behalf the death of the cross. He then ascended to heaven. However, one day He will rule from Jerusalem as was anticipated by Psalm 2:6-9. Yet I have set My King On My holy hill of Zion. I will declare the decree: The Lord has said to Me, You are My Son, Today I have begotten You. Ask of Me, and I will give You The nations for Your inheritance, And the ends of the earth for Your possession. You shall break them with a rod of iron; You shall dash them to pieces like a potter s vessel. One day Jesus the Son of God will reign from Jerusalem and the Book of Revelation describes that final step. John is referring back to the Psalm to make his point that Jesus will rule the nations. In Revelation 12:5, the Greek uses the word huios for child in Man-Child. Huios is the word used for the Son through the whole New Testament. Only once was Jesus not referred to with huios (Son) and the word teknon was used. In 91 verses teknon is used 99 times and only once for Christ. Teknon is the word used for natural offspring where huios speaks of a mature son and heir. Teknon was used by Mary in her quote of erroneously rebuking Jesus for being about His Father s business when he was thirteen at the Temple. Her use of teknon shows her diminutive treatment of Jesus and forgetting who He really was. So when John penned Revelation 12:5 he rightly used huios to refer to the Son of God, but in the second half he used teknon. That

95 95 would appear almost scandalous, but that only means we are missing the idea of what John has communicated. Who then does this Male-Child represent in The Revelation? When John uses huios with male (arsen) in verse 5, he is guilty of bad grammar. Huios is masculine and arsen is in the neuter, but this is not a mistake in the least. John is basically copying the Greek from the LXX in Isaiah 66:7. He is using an Old Testament reference that he wants the reader to understand and see the parallel. This will then unlock why he used huios first with teknon at the end of Revelation 12:5. Isaiah 66:7-8 Before she was in labor, she gave birth; Before her pain came, She delivered a male child. Who has heard such a thing? Who has seen such things? Shall the earth be made to give birth in one day? Or shall a nation be born at once? For as soon as Zion was in labor, She gave birth to her children. Isaiah 66 coupled with Revelation 12 is amazing. First we see that the Woman delivers the Male-Child before the pain of childbirth. Isaiah makes it clear that this is not natural that the Child comes before the labor. This fits the scenario of Revelation 12:5 where the Child is born and taken to God before the Woman (Israel) goes into the Tribulation (labor). Isaiah then makes clear that this birth happens in one day and that the earth gives this birth (Isaiah 26:19-21). Furthermore, this is the birth of a nation. This male child is thus a corporate body. Therefore, the Male- Child of Revelation is a corporate body and this agrees with the similar corporate imagery of the Woman and Dragon. The Woman is the Nation of Israel and the Dragon is Satan heading up his whole world system. The Male-Child is then the corporate Body of Christ with Christ as its head and the Church as its body. The

96 96 consistent New Testament picture of Christ and the Church is of one body (1 Corinthians 12, Romans 12:4-6, Ephesians 5:23). The Church is also called His bride, but this is the same concept since a man and woman are to be unified in one unit the two shall be one flesh. This unity is strengthened by the Book of Revelation 2: And he who overcomes, and keeps My works until the end, to him I will give power over the nations He shall rule them with a rod of iron; They shall be dashed to pieces like the potter s vessels as I also have received from My Father; and I will give him the morning star. Christ s coming rule over the nations will include the Church as part of His administration. One great theologian who believed this way was John Nelson Darby. The following words from him best summarize Christ and the Church s rule as one body: If the mighty man, the mystic man, the man-child of Revelation xii. is to act, He must first be complete.... For not until then until the Church, the body, is united to the Head, Christ, in heaven is the mystic man in that sense complete; and therefore, the Church must be taken up before Christ can come in judgment. John Nelson Darby, Seven Lectures on the Prophetical Addresses to the Seven Churches, 3d rev. ed. (London: G. Morrish, c. 1855), To John Darby, Revelation 12:5 was a cornerstone passage for the Pre-Tribulation Rapture of the Church. It is most interesting that teknon is the word used when used with the Church. Here in Revelation the teknon child is taken or seized to the throne of God. The word used here for taking the child is harpazo. Harpazo is the word used in 1 Thessalonians 4:17. Then we who are alive and remain shall be caught (harpazo)

97 97 up together with them in the clouds to meet the Lord in the air. And thus we shall always be with the Lord. Here then we see the same scenario. The Body of Christ, the Church, is caught up to Heaven to join the Lord. The corporate body is unified before it can conduct its judgement and rule. As Isaiah 66 says, this nation will be born in one day. In one day, in the twinkling of an eye, the Church will be born again through its promised resurrection and rapture to the Lord. Before Jesus Christ breaks the seals of Revelation, the Church will be there at God s throne as the corporate body. This fits the scene of Revelation 4-5. It must also be noted that harpazo is the word reserved for the Rapture and it refers to the snatching away by a thief. This word was not used in the Ascension of Christ. The thief imagery is also consistent with the fact that the Day of the Lord comes as a thief in the night (1 Thessalonians 5). But be careful, Paul explains further that those in the light should not be caught by surprise. Those caught in the world system will be. It is also important in understanding the Man-Child concept to consider Micah 5:2-3. But you, Bethlehem Ephrathah, Though you are little among the thousands of Judah, Yet out of you shall come forth to Me The One to be Ruler in Israel, Whose goings forth are from of old, From everlasting. Therefore He shall give them up, Until the time that she who is in labor has given birth; Then the remnant of His brethren Shall return to the children of Israel. Jesus was born in Bethlehem and He was to be ruler, but instead was rejected, died, and ascended to heaven. Jesus then gave up Israel and called out a people for His name (Acts 15:4).

98 98 Jesus gives Israel up until the time the Woman gives birth. That birth then is the birth of the Man-Child the Church, the Body of Christ when it is transformed and taken to heaven. After that birth, the remnant of the Nation of Israel will return. The remaining entire Nation of Israel will be saved after the seven years. Clearly then, Revelation 12:5 is the description of the Rapture of the Body of Christ to the throne of God. With the Sign of the Woman this September 23, 2017, it is time to be Rapture ready. The Church will soon put on what is incorruptible via the Rapture and then the rest of the world will face the Tribulation of seven years. These final seven years are for Israel (Daniel 9:24, 27) who will become the primary source for evangelism in a world under judgement. Christ will be preparing the way to rule the planet and will rid the earth of the wicked, then the Messianic Kingdom will exist with the ruling of the Man-Child. Thy kingdom come, Thy will be done, on earth as it is in heaven! Maranatha!

99 99 Appendix B The Sign for Israel In the last article concerning the birth of the Male-Child, it was determined that the Male-Child of Revelation 12:5 was to be born before the Woman goes into labor as referenced in Isaiah 66:7. The Male-Child is the corporate body of Christ. Christ is the head and the Church is the body. So the Male-Child is raptured, seized, or taken to heaven before the Woman (Israel) goes into labor (Tribulation). There is, however, an apparent issue that must be resolved once we read again Revelation 12:1-2 with Isaiah 66:7. Now a great sign appeared in heaven: a woman clothed with the sun, with the moon under her feet, and on her head a garland of twelve stars. Then being with child, she cried out in labor and in pain to give birth. Revelation 12:1-2 NKJV Before she was in labor, she gave birth; Before her pain came, She delivered a male child. Isaiah 66:7 NKJV This then is the paradox. The Male-Child born and taken in Revelation 12:5 was understood in the light of Isaiah 66:7 since John referred to it. The huios-arsen and teknon (the corporate body) in Revelation 12:5 are to be born before pain and labor. However, according to Revelation 12:1-2, the child there will be born after the labor and pain felt by the Woman. Therefore, they cannot be one and the same. One child is born before labor and one is born after. Clearly John knows the context of Isaiah 66 and knowing it sheds light on this disparity. Before she was in labor, she gave birth; Before her pain came, She delivered a male child. Who has heard such a thing? Who

100 100 has seen such things? Shall the earth be made to give birth in one day? Or shall a nation be born at once? For as soon as Zion was in labor, She gave birth to her children. --Isaiah 66:7-8 NKJV The key here is at the very end, she gave birth to her children. In Isaiah 66 there is the plurality of children and not just one child. For the Woman in Revelation 12:1 to be in labor and in pain and still pregnant means the Male-Child must have been born already before the pain and labor began. The first child born is the Male- Child whose birth started with Christ and ends with the Rapture (harpazo) of the completed Body of Christ before the Tribulation. The child of Revelation 12:1-2 is the child to be born with the pain of labor (Tribulation). The Male-Child is not alone because there were children according to Isaiah 66, but even Revelation 12 makes this clear. Now when the dragon saw that he had been cast to the earth, he persecuted the woman who gave birth to the male Child and the dragon was enraged with the woman, and he went to make war with the rest of her offspring, who keep the commandments of God and have the testimony of Jesus Christ. --Revelation 12:13, 17 NKJV In other words, after the first birth which involved the Male- Child, the dragon will make war with the Woman (Israel) and her offspring. The Male-Child came before the labor (Tribulation) and taken to the throne of God (Revelation 4-5) and then there is offspring born under the pain of labor. Therefore, the Sign of the Woman in the Heavens under duress (Revelation 12:1-2) is a sign of Israel pregnant with her ensuing offspring that are born in labor (saved Gentiles from the Tribulation). This seems to be the only way to harmonize Revelation 12 and Isaiah 66 by keeping the illustration consistent. The Sign of the Woman on September 23, 2017 is therefore a sign to Israel. This means the birth of the Male-Child (Body of Christ) and its harpazo to heaven must come before this time as

101 101 the Church and Israel are separate dispensations. With the Feast of Trumpets two days before the Sign of the Woman, it would seem appropriate timing for the Rapture of the Church at this time of the Last Trump. Therefore, Israel gave birth to the Body of Christ and then the Body of Christ departs to heaven with the resumption of Israel and her tribulation yielding more offspring (Gentiles) they both will be saved except for those who have sided with the Dragon. Many have asked if seeing the Sign of the Woman will be possible because of the sun. The truth is we cannot see the whole sign because the sun and the atmosphere will not allow it. However, if we are raptured before this sign, then it is a moot point unless we will be like John who observed the sign from heaven without the glow of the interfering atmosphere. That would be an incredible sight and maybe we will see it. The Sign of the Woman also coincides with the Sabbath of Return Shabbat Shuvah. This special Sabbath is observed since it falls between Rosh Hashanah (Trumpets) and Yom Kippur (Day of Atonement). How fitting for this sign to coincide for the need of Israel to return and repent. Scripture readings for the Jews on September 23, 2017 will be: Hosea 14:2-10; Micah 7:18-20; Joel 2:15-27, & Deuteronomy 32. If the Rapture of the Church has just occurred a few days before, the world will be plunged into darkness and it will be Israel who will be looking for the light. This coming Sabbath of Return will probably be a turning point indeed and the Sign of the Woman is the icing on the cake.

102 102 Appendix C Defining the New Moon This article is to fine tune the coming week of September 23rd. Does the Feast of Trumpets occur two days before the Sign of the Woman on September 21st or does the Feast of Trumpets coincide with the Sign of the Woman on September 23rd? According to Paul, the Rapture of the Church will occur at the Last Trump on the Feast of Trumpets at the time of the new moon. So when is the new moon? The observed calendar that Israel follows at this time is the one developed by Hillel II in the 4th century. Under Hillel s calendar there is no sighting of the moon it is calculated and corresponds to the dark moon as the new moon. However, there is also Jewish tradition that speaks of observing the first sliver of the moon when it first becomes visible to the naked eye. So when we are trying to determine when the new moon is, we are faced with the decision of what calendar is most representative of the explanations in Scripture. What we will soon find out though is there are not many Bible passages that define the new moon! Yet, if we limit our understanding to them, our view should be correct. The Feast of Trumpets is the only festival day on the new moon. When we find the applicable passages, it only says to observe the feast on the new moon. There is no description readily available of how that is determined in the context. There are no explanations of sighting procedures like that given in Jewish tradition, but let us see only what the Bible has revealed and whether or not it supports that tradition. Concerning the Feast of Trumpets: Speak unto the children of Israel, saying, in the seventh month, in the first day of the month, shall you have a Sabbath, a

103 103 memorial of blowing of trumpets, a holy convocation. Leviticus 23:24 And in the seventh month, on the first day of the month, you shall have a holy convocation. You shall do no customary work. For you it is a day of blowing the trumpets. Numbers 29:1 Surprisingly, the Bible simply states to blow the trumpet on the first day of the month with no further instructions on the new moon. Any tradition of sighting the crescent moon is not to be found in the Scriptures. It comes down to two passages that shed light on the new moon and the principle one is Psalm 81:3. However, there are English translation issues as can be seen below. Blow the trumpet at the time of the New Moon, at the full moon, on our solemn feast day. Psalms 81:3 NKJV Blow up the trumpet in the new moon, in the time appointed, on our solemn feast day. Psalms 81:3 KJV Here the KJV is better, but it is still lacking in the proper definition. The Hebrew word in question is kece which is from the root kacah, which means concealment. Kece is used twice in the Bible (Psalm 81:3, Proverbs 7:20) as appointed in the KJV and NKJV with the exception being the full moon in Psalm 81:3 in the NKJV. All other modern translations have kece reading as the full moon. The full moon is not a possible translation as the new month begins with the new moon. The root kacah is found translated in the KJV as: cover (135x), hide (6x), conceal (4x), covering (2x), overwhelmed (2x), clad (1x), closed (1x), clothed (1x). This is why the Feast of Trumpets was known to the Jews as the Day of our Concealment and why the Jewish Bible is correct here in its rendering of Psalm 81:3 (It is verse 4 in the Jewish Bible). Sound the shofar to mark the new month, the time of concealment

104 104 of our Festival day. Psalm 81:4 Jewish Bible A concealed moon would then be the hidden moon. According to Scripture the new moon is when it is not seen. This seems to contradict the tradition of looking for the first observable crescent, for if we declare the moon visible it is no longer concealed! With the Feast of Trumpets being known by tradition as the day no one knows the day of hour, that description of the day fits the concealed moon model, otherwise, if that day is by sight, that day would be known. A concealed moon makes sense of Israel s observance of the feast for two days to ensure that they had not selected the wrong day to cover their bases. The story that sheds light on this is that of David and Jonathan. And David said to Jonathan, Indeed tomorrow is the New Moon, and I should not fail to sit with the king to eat. But let me go, that I may hide in the field until the third day at evening. 1 Samuel 20:5 Here David does not want to sit with Saul for the two days of the festival. He will hide until the evening of the third day and in Israel the day begins with the sun going down. This not only illustrates the two-day custom of the feast, but David also knows that the next day is the day of the new moon. If the new moon was to be declared by sight, then it wasn t declared that way here because David knows beforehand. This would suggest the current method of the calendar by Hillel II is more in line with Scripture. Maybe there are no biblical new moon sightings in Scripture because the new moon is not to be visible! Another problem by shifting the new moon from the current day of concealment to one where the first sliver is observed is that it shifts the whole calendar by one or two days. The first of the month decided by first seeing the crescent moon places the observable full moon before the feasts that occur on the 15th of the month. The blood moons on Passover and Tabernacles would not have occurred on those respective feast days. This would be a problem and there would be more problems by shifting the

105 105 calendar. To the day coincidences under the Hillel II calendar with the 9th of Av 1095 (the first Crusade), the 9th of Av 1290 (England expels Jews), the 9th of Av 1492 (Spanish Inquisition), the 9th of Av 1914 (WW1), Hanukkah 1917 (Jerusalem), Passover 1933 (Hitler's Jewish laws passed), the 9th of Av 1942 (Warsaw Ghetto deportations), Yom Kippur 1973 (the War), 9th of Av 1994 (Comet Shoemaker-Levy strikes Jupiter & Hezbollah bombing AIMA in Buenos Aires), and Trumpets 2008 (stock market crash) have all coincided using the observed Jewish calendar that calculates the new concealed moon. Under a visible crescent system, those tothe-day coincidences would be lost. Therefore, based on the evidence from the Bible and historical events alone, the current observed calendar of Israel looks to be the correct model. This then leads to the following conclusions about the week that ends on the seventh day of the week September 23, September 20 Wednesday: At dawn at Giza there is the alignment of Regulus-Venus at the Christ Angle above the horizon in the east. This is the Sign of the Great Pyramid. About two hours after this alignment, the moon will reach conjunction. September 21 Thursday: The new moon and Feast of Trumpets according to the observed calendar. This day of the concealed moon looks to be the day of our concealment and hiding. The day of the Harpazo/Rapture of the Church to the throne of God to be one complete ruling body with the Man-Child. This happens before the labor of the Tribulation. September 22 Friday: The Autumn Equinox. The potential first day without the Restrainer. All who were righteous through believing in the work of Jesus Christ are gone and the unrighteous will now be unhindered for forming what they think will be their utopia. September 23 Saturday: The Sabbath of Return. The Sign of the Woman in Revelation 12:1-2 fulfilled in heaven. The woman is pictured in pain to deliver a child. This is a sign

106 106 for Israel and Israel will now be the torch bearer with the Church body gone. With the disappearance of the righteous on the Feast of Trumpets and this sign, Israel will begin their return to Jesus the Messiah. From this day it is 2,576 days to the Day of Atonement 2024 on October 12th. Counting 2,520 inclusive days from November 19, 2017 will land on October 12, 2024 the Day of Atonement. 2,550 days (1290 days from the mid-point) will come to November 11, 2024 and 2,595 days (1335 days from the mid-point) will come December 26, 2024 and Hanukkah. From September 23rd to what appears to be the beginning of the Tribulation would be 8 weeks. It was also 8 weeks from the end of the 69 weeks of Daniel on Palm Sunday until the Conception of the Church (thanks to Scott Clarke) on Pentecost Sunday. This is the layout according to this author of the coming week of anticipation. It is understood here that many who espouse the Sign of the Woman in Revelation 12 hold to a different view on how to place the events associated with this sign. The reality is that we all have put the events within a few days of each other. Whatever happens, we will all be paying attention to each of the days and remaining alert. While this author at this time does not see how we can make it past this coming week in September, we must be prepared for whatever may come. Our faith should hold and remain firm in the clear teaching of the Bible and act accordingly.