Famine in Ancient and Modern Egypt 2015 / Val Brinkerhoff

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1 Famine in Ancient and Modern Egypt 2015 / Val Brinkerhoff Judgment is coming on our once great nation. Isaiah addresses it repeatedly. Modern researchers understand that America is modern "Egypt" in Isaiah, a book of prophecy for our day in which judgment comes upon "Egypt" again. In matters of judgment in the Old Testament there were to be 2 or 3 witnesses against the accused. This is apparent in Deuteronomy 19. It states, "One witness shall not rise up against a man for any iniquity, or for any sin, in any sin that he sinneth: at the mouth of two witnesses, or at the mouth of three witnesses, shall the matter be established" (Deut. 19:15, see also Matt. 18:16; 2 Cor. 13:1; D&C 6:28; 2 Ne. 11:3). In the same chapter we read of three cities of refuge that were to be established for those who accidentily slew another man, cities set apart for the "slayers." Two chapters later in Deuteronomy 21 we read of a red heifer that was to be sacrificed for such men, so that guilt could be put away and forgiveness given (see Deut. 21:1-9). For believers today, Christ is seen as the young red heifer, slayed for those needing redemption. He was covered in his own red blood in Gethsemane. It was also sprinkled on the ground there, coming from each of His pores (Luke 22:44; Mosiah 3:7; D&C 19:18). His was a merciful freewill offering, an act of love on behalf of His people. Judgment in 2 Cows In the book of Genesis we read of 2 witnesses against ancient Egypt in 2 sets of 7 cows in Pharoah's dream (Gen. 41:25-28). It featured 7 fat cows, representing 7 years of plenty, followed by 7 lean cows, representing 7 years of famine thereafter - or 14 total cows representing 14 years (2-7s). Joseph who was sold into Egypt by his brothers served as their eventual deliverer, as well as all the family of Israel (Jacob). Joseph had prepared for the 7 coming lean years with much food storage. Famine most always follows drought. Isaiah speaks of this lack of water for modern Egypt in Isaiah 3:1 and 19:5-8. The western U.S. is in a drought. California has had 4 straight years with little water, receiving only 6% of normal snowpack in its mountains this year. Utah is at 48% of normal. Speaking of California and the west s current water situation, professor Lynn Ingram of the University of California-Berkeley, told an audience at Utah State University's 2015 Spring Runoff 1 Conference, The current drought is the driest in 1,200 years for a three-year period." The Lord gets our attention when He withholds water. He has also provided 2 witnesses that appear to address our 3 great sins as a nation; idolatry, injustice, and covenant-breaking, all apparent in modern-day "Egypt." The new sign for our day involves 2 cows and the number 7 once again, signaling coming judgment or a sealing against us. Significantly, this sign came on the day of the king's judgment, which is Sept. 25th or Rosh Hashanah (of 2014). This was the first day opening the Sabbatical Year of release in This day is also the ancient Hebrew civil New Year's Day, signaled in the heavens by both the New Moon and the fall Equinox [sun]). The Sabbatical Year of release ends one year later on Rosh Hashanah once again - September 13th of 2015, the day of a partial solar eclipse. Rather than 2 sets of 7 cows in this warning, there were only 2 cows this time, specifically 2 different calves coming forth with the number 7 on their foreheads, the place of "sealing" or judgment in Ezekiel 9 and Revelation 7:3, 9:4 and 22:4 (see also D&C 77:9). A black male calf was born on Sept. 20th (5 days prior to 1 Left, "Benjamin," a black male cow with a number 7 on its forehead, was born on Sept. 20, 2014, in Loretto, Pennsylvania, but announced by the press to the public on Sept. 25th that year. This was Rosh Hashanah, the Hebrew New Year's Day and the start day for the 7th Sabbatical Year of Release. This special year ends on Rosh Hashanah of 2015 (Sept. 13th). Right, a young red heifer (female) cow with a white number 7 was born on Sept. 25th of 2014 in Gatesville, Texas. The black one is tied to judgment and Satan, the red one to Christ and redemption.

2 Rosh Hashanah of 2014) - apparently at the end of the first 7-year period of prosperity or "fatness." It features a more refined number 7 on its forehead with a "seraph" on the upper end of the number (a typography term for a small extension at the end of the number), where a simpler number 7 without the seraph appeared on a second cow, a red heifer. It was born on Rosh Hashanah, Sept. 25 of This is the start day for the Sabbatical Year of release in ancient Israel - and the potential coming period of 7 years of judgment - in drought and famine following it, beginning Sept. 13, The different colors of the animals appear to represent sin and Satan in the black cow, and redemption and deliverance in the cleansing power of the red heifer and its blood. This is confirmed in the book of Enoch, where we read of the birth of 2 cows, one right after the other; a black older cow first (tied to Satan) and a younger red cow (tied to Christ). Enoch states, The black heifer struck the red one, and pursued it over the earth (1 Enoch 84:5-6). The two different cows coincide with ancient Egyptian story of the elder brother Set (a type for Satan) who slayed the younger brother Osiris (a type for Christ). Numerous descriptions of our Savior suggest He has reddish-brown hair. We know He will come again in red robes of judgment at the Second Coming, the blood coming from those judged. In the meridian of time, His robes were soaked in his own red blood in Gethsemane, in an act of mercy. Note too that males are tied to judgment, females to mercy. The sex of the modern cows, their color, the seraphs on the numbers - which are found on the foreheads of the animals, and their birth order and birthdates, all provide relevant meaning in connection with our Lord and His perfect mercy and judgment in the coming drought and famine. It is a reminder to return and repent. For clarity, the black male calf was born on Sept. 20th of 2015 in the city of Loretto Pennsylvania. It was announced by the American press 5 days later on September 25th of 2014 (Rosh Hashanah of that year). Many football fans in Pennsylvania believed it was a positive omen that the Pittsburgh Steelers would win the Superbowl that year, a game played on Sunday, the Sabbath for millions of Christians. Jonathan Cahn (leader of the largest Messianic Jewish congregation in America) spoke of the birth of the black cow on the Jim and Tammy Bakker show. A man in Gatesville Texas viewing the program called in to reveal that a new calf had been born at his ranch earlier - also with a number 7 on its forehead (gates were places of judgment in ancient Israel). It was a young red heifer (female cow), born on September 25th, 2014, the important start day for the Sabbatical Year of release in 2014 (it ends at Rosh Hashanah of 2015). All Red Heifer It should be noted that the many white hairs of the number 7 on this particular animal's red forehead disqualifies it to be the much sought after all-red heifer tied to the building of a new temple in Jerusalem (more than 1 hair of another color disqualifies it). A rare all-red heifer was born, however, in the United States in January of 2014, a 3rd important cow also born in this same year. At maturity (2 or 3 years old), the animal may be used to produce ash, after it is sacrificed and burned, the ash then mixed with living water from the Gihon Spring, for use in cleansing the setting for the new temple built in Jerusalem, or one built in this Promised Land. The ash and water mixture will also be used to cleanse temple priests.2 According to the Law Jehovah (Christ) gave Moses and all Israel, every 7th Sabbatical or Shemitah year at Rosh Hashanah - there was to be a great "release" for the people, one patterned after the great "release" of our Savior Jesus Christ. In ancient Israel it was designed to release the people periodically from oppression, that present in debt and slavery. Christ willingly performed the Atonement that man might be liberated from sin, death, and hell. He has asked us love one another and not oppress each other. It was on the civil New Year's Day or Rosh Hashanah (meaning "head of the year"), every 7th year, that righteous Davidic kings in Israel saw to it that all debt was canceled or released, and all slaves sent away free (also a release) on this very special day. And significantly, the earth was also given a release from agriculture for a full year. It too rested. Every 7 of these special 7-year periods was a 2

3 Jubilee Year, a year of "liberty." In the 49 to 50th year, there was a complete "restoration" for Israel, lands returned to rightful owners, etc. The 7th Sabbath day of each week provides "rest," the 7th Sabbatical Year provides release, and the 7 x 7 Jubilee Year provides restoration. Each provides relief. Note the "re" words tied to each of these 3 Hebrew "Sabbaths," signaling a renewal or start-over period. Christ makes "all things new" (Rev. 21:5). The renewal date in ancient Israel's calendar was Rosh Hashanah, the civil New Year's Day for kings and their kingdom. This day is our fall equinox, signaled by both the sun (the beginning of the fall season) and the New Moon (the first day of the month and the first day of the civil year in the Hebrew Calendar). It immediately follows judgment day (Elul 29, New Year's Eve when judgment actually occurs at sundown). The next day, Rosh Hashanah, is the day of the coming of the king in ancient Israel, when trumpeting announced his arrival at the Gihon Spring. The coming fall equinox for 2015 is Sept. 13 (marked by a partial solar eclipse). It should be noted that the living water of the Gihon Spring was the site of Israel's temples, the setting where the new king was privately washed and anointed to become king in the royal Davidic line. Then, 14 days later, he participated in the ancient Kingship drama during the Feast of Tabernacles. On the 7th day of this fall festival he was publically enthroned and acclaimed by his people as King (day 21, the 3rd week of 7 days). He was to care for his people Israel, in the pattern established by Christ, the father of our salvation. In addition, note also that Rosh Hashanah is the only Hebrew Holy Day tied to trumpeting, a signal for the coming of the king! In the book of Revelation, trumpeting accompanies each new judgment upon the earth in the last-days by the King of kings (Jesus Christ). Consistent with John's latter-day prophecy, the king's arrival in our day will first be by His coming quickly in judgment, not His coming soon. This judgment will be upon modern "Egypt" as presented in Isaiah chapter 19. Isaiah tells us there that the trouble begins with drought and famine once again, just like ancient Egypt. Modern "Egypt" is America in this prophetic book. Prideful America will be rocked, as the 2 modern cow witnesses with 7's on their foreheads suggest. The black cow represents the previous 7 years of plenty, the red cow, the coming 7 lean years. The drought and famine is followed by civil war (neighbor, city and state against neighbor, city and state), with invasion by foreign powers therafter (see also Isaiah 1:1-8 & chapters 22-29). Many believe the U.S. economic system may collapse on or after this same day of judgment (sundown of Elul 29, New Year's Eve, our Sept. 13). In it, all of us may be released from massive debt - and slavery to spiritual Egypt and Babylon - the hard way. The last major economic crash occurred on Elul 29 of 2008, the largest in U.S. history. It featured a drop of 7% of the market and a 777 point drop on the Dow-Jones index on this very day. It should come as no surprise that 7 years earlier, another economic crash occurred, also on the day before Rosh Hashanah, this one in It was also a 7% drop in the market, the largest decline in U.S. history to that point in time. The end of the 3rd consecutive Sabbatical Year of release in 2015 may indeed be "the charm." Note all the previous 7's, the most common symbolic number in scripture - tied to a cycle of time leading to spiritual completion. 3 The 2 cows (double witness) and their 7's give us 14. The 14th letter of the Hebrew alphabet is near its chiastic center. It is tied to Nun,with associated meaning being angel, messenger, or new government. The number 14 is symbolically tied to the establishment of a new kingdom - a new millennial kingdom in the last days in our case, coming forth after the old corrupt government is destroyed. 4 Rosh Hashanah of 2015 will mark the 14th year since the 9/11 attack of 2001, a first initial warning for us to repent and return to the Lord. Two weeks later at full moon, after judgment day on Elul 29 / Rosh Hashanah of 2015 (the end of the Sabbatical Year of Release), there will be a large, red or blood-supermoon. It becomes visible on Tabernacles following judgment day. Many believe it may signal the start of a 7-year countdown of tribulation and judgment (each lasting 3.5 years) prior to our Lord's return in glory. The Tabernacles blood-moon is a supermoon. It is 14% larger than normal as it is 14% closer to earth. Scripture tells us that Christ's "coming quickly" will be His coming first in judgment, not glory. He does so as the Lion of Judah, the King of kings - on "swift clouds" (Isaiah 19:1). The resulting trouble will necessitate a sent servant once again, like Joseph who saved Israel by bringing them to Egypt, and Moses who later saved Israel by removing them from Egypt. With the Lord's help, this special servant will release the oppressed, those who have prepared themselves for our Lord's final entrance at the great wedding feast as the Bridegroom. The 3

4 Bride and her prepared friends will go out to meet him at 12 midnight, when the cry or trumpeting is heard (see Matt. 25). The five righteous and wise virgins have been eagerly looking for the Bridegroom. They recognize the signs of His coming and go out to meet Him, prepared with a "wedding garment" and oil in their lamps to light the way. They have heeded to the call to "awake and arise" (see Moroni 10:31; Isaiah 52:1). As expressed earlier, the fall equinox of 2015 is Rosh Hashanah. It is signaled by 2 heavenly witnesses, the sun (signaling the coming of fall), and the New Moon (signaling the first day of the month and the first day of the New Year - a time of renewal). The New Moon features a night of total blackness - no light at all. Two weeks later (or 14 days) a very special blood-colored supermoon follows it at full moon. This will be Sept. 28th and is the first day of the ancient Hebrew Holy Days period known as the Feast of Tabernacles, an important 8-day celebration tied to the ancient Davidic kings of Israel. The great feast following the king's enthronement on day 7 is day 22 in the 7th month, the 8th or "Great Day of the Feast." Special guests, those with a wedding garment and oil in their lamps enter into a joyous reunion with the King. This was day 22 of the 7th month. Note that there are 22 letters in the Hebrew alphabet, thought to be a timeline for Israel on this earth, and the potential end of time as we know it - the start of the new Millennium around 2022 (see endnote 1). In Matthew 25 there were 5 other righteous virgins. They were not wise, however. They did not recognize the signs and were unprepared with no oil in their lamps. The Bridegroom came as "a thief in night" upon them. They were thus shut out in the darkness and cold of the night. They were not allowed to "enter in" with the Bridegroom even though they were righteous virgins. Entrance into the wedding feast with our Lord was denied them because He did not recognize their knock. The 5 virgins had not come to "know" Him. They did not heed the wise council to "come to Christ." Summary The message of the cows in ancient and modern Egypt is judgment and redemption. We bring the king's judgment upon ourselves when we turn away from God and turn to idolatry instead. As we return to God and repent, there is redemption. Isaiah chapter 19 features coming judgment on modern "Egypt" or America, with drought, famine, civil war, and invasion by the evil king of Assryia from the north. This oppression and captivity once again necessitates the need for a modern deliverer, a sent one serving as an "Elias" for Christ preparing the way before Him. This servant also "gathers all Israel" and "restores all things," all in preparation for the return of Jesus Christ in great glory (see D&C 77:9 and 14). He is the one of the main themes of Isaiah, unknown to most, "a savior" (with a small "s") and a "great one" in Isaiah chapter 19. Note verses of this chapter. "In that day shall there be an altar to the Lord in the midst of the land of Egypt, and a pillar at the border thereof to the Lord [the New Jerusalem Temple]. And it shall be for a sign and for a witness unto the Lord of hosts in the land of Egypt [America]: for they [the oppressed] shall cry unto the Lord because of the oppressors [the foreign invaders], and he [the Lord of hosts] shall send them a saviour, and a great one, [the Davidic Servant ] and he shall deliver them" (Isaiah 19:19-20). This special Servant, the 144,000, and others will help deliver the righteous in the last-days with the help of the Lord of hosts (see Isaiah 66:6-8). In this message Isaiah provides a sliver of light and hope in an otherwise dark prophecy for this land. Let us be prepared and go out to meet the Bridegroom in sincere repentance, as signaled by trumpeting on the first day of the 7th month of Tishri. It is Rosh Hashanah - the day of the coming of the King of kings. It will be a great or a dreadful day, depending on the direction we are facing, and whether we wear the wedding garment of greater light. Isaiah's call to "awake and arise" is a call to the Davidic Servant at the start of His mission in Isaiah 51:9. It is followed by the same call to the 144,000 and to us in Isaiah 52:1. Moroni repeats this phrase in the very last chapter of the Book of Mormon, a book containing 21 of Isaiah's chapters. Like Christ's command to diligently search Isaiah (3 Nephi 23:1-3), Moroni also encourages us to "search the prophesies of Isaiah" (Mormon 8:23). Seeing our day, he states that the holy church of God has become polluted because of the desire to receive the praise of the world (verse 38). He concludes stating that the sword of vengeance hangs over us (verse 41). Our only hope is Jesus Christ, the Great Deliverer. The arm of flesh cannot save us (see Psalm 118:8; Jer. 17:5; 2 Nephi 4:34). Come Lord Jesus, come. 4

5 End Notes 1 See California Professor Warns Utahns of Fallout from Drought, Brett Prettyman, Salt Lake Tribune, April 1, The Red Heifer without White Hairs Numbers 19 provides details for the red heifer sacrifice. Genesis 15 may stipulate that it be 3 years old, as Abram offerred there a 3-year old heifer as a divided sacrifice, along with a she-goat and ram, both also 3 years old. Abraham was the father of the Covenant people of Israel. Some suggest the animal should be 2 years old. Regardless of its age, the burned complete body of this animal, turned to grayish-white ash, will be mixed with living water to cleanse the area the temple will be built and the priests who will officiate at it. Will it be the area around the Gihon Spring where the new temple in Old Jerusalem will be built, or will it be set apart land here at the center of North America? Signs in the heavens indicate a potential rising up date for the Davidic Servant into his latter-day mission on Rosh Hashanah of 2017, 30 days after a total solar eclipse covers all of North America. The significance of Rosh Hashanah of 2017 date is not only that it is the day of the coming of the king, with trumpets blowing, but it is the only time in the history of the earth when the heavens align to reveal John's Revelation 12 sign in the heavens. It does so in connection with additional supportive witnesses tied to the Great Pyramid (Isaiah 19:19-20) on this same exact date (see Appendix B, Seven Heavenly Witnesses of the Coming of Jesus Christ, by the author, The all-red heifer born in January of 2014 will be 3 years and 9 months old at Rosh Hashanah of 2017, whereas on the previous Rosh Hashanah of 2016 it will be 2 years and 9 months old. The Davidic Servant is believed to the be "the Branch" of Zech. 3:8 that builds the new temple in old Jerusalem. He will need the ashes of this animal to cleanse the setting of the temple and its priests (see Ezek. 36:24-26). The timing of the animal's birth appears to be appropriate for this important ritual. Some believe the all-red heifer currently be carefully raised in North America may be the one offered up in Jerusalem for this very purpose, the 10th of all red heifers ever offered - a messianic offering tied to the coming of Messiah. Others believe Christ was the 10th red heifer sacrifice, covered in his own red blood in Gethsemane, the scourging, and the cross. The number 10 is tied to spiritual perfection, whereas 7 is tied to spiritual completion (in a full and complete time cycle).. For more on the red heifer sacrifice, see The Original Setting for the Temple and the Atonement, by the author, 3 Hebrew Alphabet Number Symbolism Many believe the sequence from letter 1 to letter 22 of the Hebrew alphabet (next page) expresses a complete history of the earth in regard to time. Note especially day 15 to day 22, potentially the last seven years of the 6th Seal, coinciding with the time of Jacob s Trouble, and the final seven days of the Feast of Tabernacles temple drama prior to the Great and final feast between the Bridegroom (the King) and the Bride (His queen, the church). The King was enthroned on the last regular day of the feast, the 7 th day. On the eighth day of this feast (new beginning), also called the Great Day, a joyous feast was held, the wedding feast of the Bridegroom Christ and His Bride, the church. We have all been invited to this great event. Those with a "wedding garment" and "oil" will "enter in." #/Gematria Hebrew Letter Meaning/Graphic #/Gematria Hebrew Letter Meaning/Graphic 1 Aleph A God 12 (30) Lamed L Justice / Governance 2 Beth B Mother [house, creation] 13 (40) Mem M Messiah 3 Gimal G Cycle 14 (50) Nun N Angel / new government 4 Daleth D Mortality 15 (60) Samekh S Resurrection 5 Hei H Life / Covenant 16 (70) Ayin - Deliverance [gentiles] 6 Vav O Nail [structure] 17 (80) Peh P Voice 7 Zayin Z Time [spiritual perfection] 18 (90) Tzadhe Ts Devotion 8 Cheth CH Gate [renewal] - life 19 (100) Koph K, Q Mercy 9 Tet T Serpent (judgment & creation) 20 (200) Resh R Scythe 10 Yod Y Spirit [complete] 21 (300) Shin S, Sh Womb 11 (20) Kaph K Palm 22 (400) Tav T, Th Judgment [at the end] - Sealing Anciently there were no written numbers in Hebrew. Letters were assigned numerical values. Thus A was 1, B was 2 and so on - every letter carrying numerical and symbolic value. Numbers in scripture and sacred architecture have symbolic meaning beyond simple computation. The chart represents the author s condensed number and letter symbolism tied to Joe Sampson s research on Joseph Smith s Egyptian Alphabet and Grammar. Much of it was created by W. W. Phelps and Joseph Smith as an aid in decoding the Book of Joseph, part of early translation work for the Book of Abraham. The first letter aleph in this alphabet (Gematria 1) points to God as the origin of creation; the 13 th and middle letter mem (Gematria 40) is representative of the wise owl (representing Messiah in the meridian of time); and the 22 nd letter tav (Gematria 400) is representative of scales of justice in Christ s return in final judgment at the end of time - as we know it (prior to the Millennium). According to Sampson, the number 22 appears to have connection to the final judgment and 5

6 end times, since Tav (the last letter of the modified Hebrew alphabet) is the 22 nd letter (400 in Gematria / 400 years [judgment] was the time the Children of Israel were held captive in Egypt, and the time between Christ s personal visit in 3 Nephi and their eventual destruction as a people.) According to Sampson, By shape, Tav in its earliest form is the cross and is considered as the sign, mark or token [tied to a "sealing" in the forehead]. In the Book of Ezekiel the angels of heaven in judgment, fly through the streets of Jerusalem and mark the righteous with the cross [or Tau mark] on the forehead. These will be spared from destruction It is the token that they have passed their judgment and are not found wanting. It is also an ideographic motif of the scales of justice and mercy, symbolized by its cross design, implying division. The cross of Christ may have been a T shape, not a traditional Roman cross, with center post extending upward. See Joe Sampson, Written by the Finger of God, Wellspring Publishing. The Number 22 & Judgment at the End The 22-letter Hebrew alphabet chart has ties to judgment in connection with the number 22. The number 22 in scripture is repeatedly tied to judgment, at the end. We are in the end times, the dispensation of fullness of times, when the Lord will return in judgment. The Lord comes quickly in judgment. It does not mean He is coming soon. Isaiah, John the Revelator, and Daniel (along with Jeremiah and other prophets) address the latter-days and the coming judgment in their prophecies. Note the ties to the number 22 hereafter: 1. The number 22 is connected to the Gematria of 400; both tied to Judgment. There were some 400 years of captivity for Israel in Egypt, and 400 years from the time of Christ s visit to this land in 3 Nephi, to the entire destruction of the Nephite civilization. 2. Both Jeroboam and Ahab were wicked Kings in Israel, both ruling for 22 years. Both kings were visited with extreme judgment in their 22nd year. Jeroboam, for example, reigned for 22 years after Solomon's death. The Prophet Ahijah prophesied that because of Jeroboam's great sin in turning Israel away from God, his son was going to die, and that God was going to bring great troubles upon his house, destroying every male in his family, including slaves. Ahijah prophesied that dogs would eat every member of his family that died in the city, and birds would eat those that died in the country. The son did die, the rest of the prophecy fulfilled when Baasha later killed every male member of Jeroboam's family (see 3. Israel waged two major battles against Syria. David s armies killed 22,000 Syrians from Damascus in 2 Samuel 8:5-8. See also 1 Chronicles 18: In Numbers 3:39 a total of 22,000 Levites were numbered to serve in the Priestly work of the Tabernacle. The Levites were responsible for all animal sacrifice at the temple, carried out at the Altar of Sacrifice, just east or at the gate or entrance to the temple the place of judgment anciently (Ex. 32:26; Psalm 24; Heb. 13:12; 2 Ne. 33:9). 5. A total of 22,000 oxen were sacrificed at the Feast of Tabernacles dedication of Solomon s Temple in 7 Chron. 7:5. Sacrifice is made for atonement of sin. Israel was being reconciled to God, the Great Judge. 6. Solomon was washed and anointed king at Rosh Hashanah (civil New Year s Day, Tishri 1) and then enthroned at Tabernacles the 21 st day the same 7 th sacred month. This was also day 7 of the Feast of Tabernacles, the same day the Ark was returned to the Holy of Holies of the temple. The king was the judge over his people, providing them a feast on day 22, the last or 8 th day of the Feast the Great Day of the Feast of Tabernacles. 7. The Angel Moroni came to Joseph Smith on September 22 nd of 1823, doing so again on the fall equinox every year thereafter for 7 consecutive years (see endnote 133). This is Rosh Hashanah, or head of the year, the civil New Year s Day (also called the day of judgment, one of 8 names for this special day, page 164), also tied to repentance, as judgment occurred on the Day of Atonement [there were 40 days of repentance prior to the Day of Atonement; 30 days prior to the Trumpets and a 10-day countdown after it to the Day of Atonement]). Five days later was the joyous Feast of Tabernacles, the enthronement of the king and the renewal of his kingship thereafter at the civil New Year. The trumpeting of Moroni atop LDS temples signals all to repent prior to the Lord s return in judgment. 8. It was exactly 22 days from the start of the War with Iraq, on March 19, 2003, to the pulling down of the statue of Saddam Hussein on April 9, On September 11 th of 2001 the Twin Towers of U.S. capitalism were destroyed. Many believe our own corrupt government orchestrated this destruction, blaming it on Middle East Islamic terrorists so that a war could be waged against Saddam Hussein and others for the purpose of corporate making money, and so the government could enact laws taking away more of our liberty in trade for supposed security from terrorism. Many modern wars have been fought for similar purposes, enriching the pockets of world bankers and corporations, and bringing people under more oppression and bondage (debt and loss of personal freedoms). One month after this tragedy on October 11, 2001, President Bush released the photographs of the 22 Most Wanted Terrorists, and in his speech he stated,..these 22 terrorists hide in the darkness, but we are exposing them with the light of justice. 10. The City Creek Center (huge shopping mall) in Salt Lake City (directly across from Temple Square) was built by the LDS church and dedicated on 3/22 of 2012, three and one-half years prior to the partial solar eclipse of Rosh Hashanah of 2015, followed by the last of the four blood-moons on Tabernacles. The number 3.5 (half 7) has ties to limitation of the powers of Satan in the books of Revelation and Daniel. Note that it is exactly 3 years to a total solar eclipse or black sun on the spring equinox of 2015 (March 20). This is the sacred New Year, New Moon, and the chiastic center of the last 6

7 Sabbatical Year, the "year of release" - the end of which is tied to judgment. This equinox eclipse date brings together 5 things (5 is a covenant number). 11. In Revelation 8:1 and D&C 88:95 we read of the half hour of silence following the judgments and the fall of Babylon, prior to the Lord s return and immediately after shall the curtain of heaven be unfolded and the face of the Lord shall be unveiled. If a day is a 1000 years to the Lord, then one half hour is about years (1/48 th of a day ). This is the period of great judgments for some 22 years, the second wave of the seven Angels in Revelation where the earth is totally cleansed. 12. Numbers have corresponding colors, shapes, etc. The shape for 1 is the circle, 3 the triangle, 4 the square, 8 the octagon, etc. The shape for 22 is T for Tav in the Hebrew alphabet - and the ancient Tau mark a sealing sign placed on the forehead of the righteous, that they might not be destroyed by the Angel of the Lord when he comes in judgment (Ezek. 9:4). Christ, the merciful and just judge was crucified on a T-shaped tree for our release in the Atonement. 13. The 8 th or Great Day of the Feast of Tabernacles started at full moon on the 15 th of Tishri, and ended on the 22 nd. The last Tetrad of this century is marked by a super-moon, seen clearly over Jerusalem on Tabernacles of It appears to mark the beginning of a seven-year countdown to Christ s return, the seven years of Jacob s Trouble. The eighth or Great Day of the Feast of Tabernacles occurred on day This special Holy Day featured the ancient temple drama in Israel and was centered on the enthronement of the Davidic kings. Our Savior may return at this time and be enthroned as the King of kings. A great feast then held the next day, the wedding feast of the Bridegroom and His Bride. For more on the number 3.5 and others, see Seven Heavenly Witnesses of the Coming of Jesus Christ, by the author, 4 Number 14 Symbolism The number 7 represents a full or complete time cycle leading to spiritual completion. The number 10 has ties to spiritual perfection. Two 7's = 14. The number 14 appears to have symbolic ties to the establishment of a new kingdom. Matthew points out that there were 14 generations from Abraham to David, 14 generations from David to the Babylonian exile, and 14 generations from the exile to the Messiah. The 14 th letter of the Hebrew alphabet is Nun with a Gematria of 50, tied to the concepts of Angel, messenger, Spirit, and new governance. Solar eclipses in 2014 and 2015 precede blood-red full-moon eclipses in both years by 14 days, all four eclipses occurring on the two most important Hebrew Holy Days. Full moon occurs two weeks of 7 days each after the New Moon at mid-month (the New Moon is a conjunctive moon [alignment of sun, moon and earth] and is not visible). Passover and Tabernacles begin on the full moon marker (on the 14 th or 15 th day of the month), just after the sun marker of the fall and spring equinoxes. The fall Holy Days are tied to renewal of the civil or governmental leadership of the divine appointed king. The symbolism of the number 14 may thus be tied to the establishment of a new just kingdom (and its renewal thereafter). Note the examples below that may be part of the setting up of a new kingdom tied to the number 14: 1. The night of the 14 th is the full moon, a marker preceding the first day of Tabernacles on the 15 th. The fall Holy Days (especially Tabernacles) are tied to kingship, the set up and renewal thereafter of the king's just kingdom. 2. Two solar eclipses precede two blood-red moon eclipses in 2015 by 14 days (New Moon to full Super-moon) 3. From the first Shemitah (& fall in the U.S. stock market) to the third is 14 years; Joseph Smith s First Vision occurred at age 14 in preparation for the last gospel dispensation (the Lord's kingdom). 5. King Benjamin in the Book of Mormon crowned his son Mosiah as the new king at Tabernacles in the New World (Mosiah 1:10). Later the sons of Mosiah each rejected becoming king over a worldly kingdom in favor of establishing the Lord s kingdom among the Lamanites. It was 14 years after the establishment of the Reign of the Judges (rather than kings), they all had a joyous reunion in the land of the Lamanites, the Lord s kingdom was established 14 years after teaching the word among them (see Alma 17:4-7). 6. Some believe Mary the Mother of Christ was brought up in the Temple (part of the Nazarite vow of her mother) and then sent away from it once she became of age at 14 (marriage age, menstruation blood would defile the temple). This was potentially the time Joseph was espoused to her in preparation for the new kingdom instituted by Christ, her son in the meridian of time. 7. We know John the Beloved was the youngest Apostle. Was he called to the Apostleship at age 14? We know he was part of early church leadership, translated later (D&C 7). He may be the prince preceding the Savior as His Elias in the last-days (D&C 77:9 & 14; Ezek. 44:1-3), where he sets up the kingdom of God for Christ, a part of the restoration of all things in the last days prior to the Lord s glorious return. Is he the prince winning the kingdom for his father (Psalm 98:1). 8. Was Joseph (son of Jacob) 14 when he was sold into Egypt by his brothers? 9. Was David 14 when he was chosen and anointed king in Israel (1 Sam. 16:12)? 10. Was Nephi 14 when he came to this Promised Land, becoming king at some later point? 7