Moedim Ha Elohim: The Appointed Days of God Wednesday Night April 16, 2014 Presented by Steve Stamper Part 3: The Blood Moons and the Summary Statement of History Page 1
Acknowledgements: Pastor Ed Nelson, Executive Secretary Treasurer, South Carolina Assemblies of God (http://hebraicrootsofourfaith.blogspot.com) Pastor Mark Biltz, founder of El Shaddai Ministries (www.elshaddaiministries.us) Pastor John Haggee, Pastor of Cornerstone Church (San Antonio, TX) & CEO of John Haggee Ministries (www.jhm.org) - The Four Blood Moons NASA: http://eclipse.gsfc.nasa.gov/lecat5/lec atalog.html Page 2
RECAP (Hebraic Roots) We study Hebraic Roots, for greater understanding of The Word of God. Challenges: The Challenge of Time +2,000 Years The Challenge of Distance 6,000 Miles The Challenge of Culture Middle-East The Challenge of Language Idioms PaRDeS (or PaRaDiSe) interpretation method: 1. P shat - the plain" "simple" meaning. 2. Remez - "a hint" or the deep, allegoric, meaning. 3. Drash - to inquire" "seek" the comparative meaning, like a sermon or life application. 4. Sod (sounds like wood)- "secret" "mystery" or the hidden meaning, as given through inspiration or revelation. Page 3
RECAP (Hebraic Roots) Tonight we will finish taking a look at the Blood Moons and Sackcloth Suns related to the APPOINTED DAYS of GOD (Moedim Ha Elohim) and look at the sod of Genesis 1:1. Page 4
MOEDIM HA ELOHIM (The Appointed Days of God) Leviticus 23 - The Appointed Days of God Shabbat (Sabbath) V.3 Friday to Saturday evening Rest and Keep it Holy 1. Pesach/Passover V. 5 (Aviv 14 / Nisan 14)* 2. Pesach Matzah/Unleavened Bread V. 6-8 3. Yom ha Bikkurim/Day of First Fruits V. 10-14 4. Shavuot/Feast of Weeks/Pentecost V. 15-22 5. Yom Teruah /Day of Blowing V. 24-25 6. Yom Kippur/Day of Atonement V. 27-32 7. Sukkot/Tabernacles/Booths V.34-36 * Always a Full Moon on Pesach Page 5
MOEDIM HA ELOHIM (The Appointed Days of God) Appointed Day Established Israel Celebrates Jesus Fulfillment 1. Pesach Leviticus 23:4-5 The Passover with the lamb s blood Ex. 12:21-24 2. Pesach Matzah Leviticus 23:6-8 Delivery of Israel from slavery in Egypt. - Ex. 12:31-39 3. Yom Ha Bikkurim Leviticus 23:10-14 Thanksgiving for First [Barley] Harvest in The Promised Land 4. Shavuot Leviticus 23:15-22 Moses given the covenant in the [written] Torah - Ex. 19 Jesus Sacrificial Death as God s Lamb - Mt. 26:17-30, 27:45-50 Jesus Burial -Mt. 27:57-66; - Eph 4:7-10 Resurrection of Jesus; He is the first fruit - Matthew 28:1-10; - I Cor. 15:20-24 The Ruach Ha Kodesh (Holy Spirit) given Acts 2 - Heb. 10:10-18 Page 6
MOEDIM HA ELOHIM (The Appointed Days of God) Appointed Day Established Israel Celebrates Jesus Fulfillment 5. Yom Teruah Leviticus 23:24-25; Numbers 29:1 6. Yom Kippur Leviticus 23:27-32; Numbers 29:7 7. Sukkot Leviticus 23:34-36; Numbers 29:12,35 Entering the Promised Land - Joshua 3 & 4 Atonement for the sins of Israel - Leviticus 23:27-32 Israel wandering in the Wilderness (Temporary Housing) Jesus taking of His Bride (Rapture) I Thess. 4:16-18 Second Coming of Jesus (Armageddon) Revelation 19:11-21 Jesus Millennial Reign Revelation 20:1-6 Page 7
The Blood Moons and Sackcloth Suns Why all the excitement? Genesis 1:14 - God said, Let there be lights in the dome of the sky to divide the day from the night; let them be for signs, seasons, days and years; (CJB) Joel 2:31 31 The sun will be turned to darkness and the moon to blood before the coming of the great and dreadful day of the LORD. (NIV) Matthew 24:29, Acts 2:20 Rev. 6:12 - I watched as he opened the sixth seal. There was a great earthquake. The sun turned black like sackcloth made of goat hair, the whole moon turned blood red, (NIV) Page 8
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The Blood Moons and Sackcloth Suns Aren t Eclipses of the Sun and Moon common? During the five Millennium period -1999 to +3000 (2000 BCE to 3000 CE), Earth will experience 12,064 lunar eclipses and 11,898 solar eclipses. Only 28% of lunar (3,479) and 26% of solar (3,173) will be Total Eclipses. A Tetrad is a set of 4 consecutive total lunar eclipses within 2 years. From 500 CE through 2000, there have been only 39 Tetrads Only eight (8) have occurred on the Appointed Days since Jesus. Page 10
The Blood Moons and Sackcloth Suns Aren t Eclipses of the Sun and Moon common? Tetrads take place in 600 Year cycles lasting for 300 years. 2001-2100 (2 of 7 2003 & 2014) 1901 2000 (5) 20 th Century Page 11
The Blood Moons and Sackcloth Suns Significance of the Tetrads on the Appointed Days? (John Hagee) 1493 1494 CE: August 1, 1492 Jewish Expulsion from Spain and Columbus to America after Spanish Inquisition 1949 1950 CE: May 14, 1948 Israel declared a Nation and Egypt, Jordan, Syria, Lebanon, and Iraq invade, killing 6,000 Israelis (1%) 1967 1968 CE: June 5, 1967 Beginning of the Six-Day War resulting in the reclaiming of Jerusalem (Egypt, Syria, Jordan, Iraq). 2014 2015 CE: Be READY!! Page 12
The Blood Moons and Sackcloth Suns Significance of the Tetrads on the Appointed Days? (Potential) 162 163 CE: The Roman Parthian War (Roman Empire vs. Iran, Iraq, Syria) of 161 166 CE 795 796 CE: Charlemagne conquers the Spanish March from the Muslims (778) and Leo III becomes Pope (December 26, 795) crowns Charlemagne 842 843 CE: 842 CE Saracens (Arab Muslims) tried to take Italian island of Ponza and took Messina, Sicily. In 846 CE the Arabs sack Rome. 860 861 CE: On June 18, 860 Kievan Rus' vessels started pillaging the suburbs of Constantinople Page 13
Moedim Ha Elohim: The Appointed Days of God And the Spirit and the bride say, Come! And let him who hears say, Come! And let him who thirsts come. Whoever desires, let him take the water of life freely. - Rev. 22:17 Page 14
Genesis 1:1 The Summary Statement of all History Prepared by Steve Stamper April 16, 2014
Genesis 1:1 The Summary Statement of all History If the Bible is God s Holy word that he gives to mankind Genesis 1:1 is the very first thing God wanted us to know. In ancient times, quoting the beginning of something, made reference to the whole thing (Example: Psalm 22)
Genesis 1:1 The Summary Statement of all History Genesis 1:1 in the original Hebrew contains seven (7) words. 1. (Bereshyt) In the beginning 2. (bara) created 3. (Elohim) God 4. untranslatable mark 5. (ha shamayim) the heavens 6. (the vav is translated as and ) untranslatable mark 7. (ha eretz) the earth
Genesis 1:1 The Summary Statement of all History
Genesis 1:1 The Summary Statement of all History
Genesis 1:1 The Summary Statement of all History Genesis 1:1 in the original Hebrew contains seven (7) words. בראשית ה ארץ ואת ה שמים את אלה ים ברא
Genesis 1:1 The Summary Remez ( A Hint ) Statement of all History In the Hebrew alphabet, which has 22 letters, aleph (א) is the first and tav (ת) is the last. In the Greek alphabet, alpha (Α) is the first and omega (Ω) is the last. I am the Alpha and the Omega, says the Lord God, who is, and who was, and who is to come, the Almighty. Revelation 1:8 He said to me: It is done. I am the Alpha and the Omega, the Beginning and the End. To the thirsty I will give water without cost from the spring of the water of life. Revelation 21:6 I am the Alpha and the Omega, the First and the Last, the Beginning and the End. Revelation 22:13 Who is the Alpha and Omega (the Aleph Tav)?
Genesis 1:1 The Summary Statement of all History Sod ( The Hidden or The Mystery ) The ancient Hebrew Rabbis and Christian scholars have said that each of the seven (7) words, like the seven (7) days of creation, represent 1,000 years, based on Ps. 90:4 4 A thousand years in your sight are like a day that has just gone by, or like a watch in the night. Ps. 90:4 But do not forget this one thing, dear friends: With the Lord a day is like a thousand years, and a thousand years are like a day. 2 Peter 3:8 Rabbi Elias, (who lived 200 years before Jesus) wrote: "The world endures 6000 years: two thousand before the law, two thousand with the law and two thousand with the Messiah." (Babylonian Talmud, Sanhedrin 96b-99a). When did Jesus come to earth the first time? When will he come again?
Genesis 1:1 The Summary Statement of all History Sod ( The Hidden or The Mystery ) Now reading left to right Look where the Aleph & Tav appear in the context of time. In the beginning ה א ר ץ ו א ת ה ש מ י ם א ת א ל ה י ם ב ר א Bereshyt ברא שית created bara God Elohim the heavens ha shamayim 1,000 1,000 1,000 1,000 1,000 1,000 1,000 and the earth ha eretz 2,000 Before the Law Creation - Abraham 2,000 with the Law Abraham - Messiah 2,000 with Messiah Days of Messiah 1,000 The Millennium Shabbat (Rest) Genesis 5 Genesis 7:11 Genesis 11 Galatians 3:17 1,656 + 427 + 24 + 430 + 480 + 966
Genesis 1:1 The Summary Statement of all History Sod ( The Hidden or The Mystery ) God tells us from the very first verse of the Bible that Jesus (Yeshua) will come and when he will come. In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth. Genesis 1:1 God also reveals that he makes all things new Now I saw a new heaven and a new earth, for the first heaven and the first earth had passed away. Also there was no more sea. Revelation 21:1 (NKJV) Like Bookends of the Bible are the Heavens & Earth punctuate God s Plan for His creation From the beginning, God s plan been laid out He is in CONTROL!!
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