I want to thank Ted Montgomery for allowing me to publish this excelent article. Like him I also do agree that the warning must get out at all cost. This article can be downloaded as an easy to print Word document HERE. And for those of you who wonder; my views is 100% the same as Ted’s. Here’s ted:
Prophecy
The esteemed Israeli prophet Daniel was visited more than once by the angel Gabriel, who provided Daniel with prophecies about the distant future, from Daniel’s perspective in time. One of these prophecies is, perhaps, the most significant prophecy in the Bible pertaining to the future of Daniel’s people, Israel:
24Seventy “sevens” are decreed for your people [Israel] and your holy city [Jerusalem] to finish transgression, to put an end to sin, to atone for wickedness, to bring in everlasting righteousness, to seal up vision and prophecy and to anoint the most holy. 25Know and understand this: From the issuing of the decree to restore and rebuild Jerusalem [Nehemiah 2:1-9; Ezra 1:1-11] until the Anointed One, the ruler, comes [Luke 19:28-44], there will be seven “sevens,” and sixty-two “sevens” [= 69 × 7 years = 483 years]. It will be rebuilt with streets and a trench, but in times of trouble. 26After the sixty-two “sevens,” the Anointed One will be cut off and will have nothing. The people of the ruler who will come will destroy the city and the sanctuary. The end will come like a flood: War will continue until the end, and desolations have been decreed. 27He will confirm a covenant with many for one “seven,” but in the middle of that “seven” he will put an end to sacrifice and offering. And one who causes desolation will place abominations on a wing of the temple until the end that is decreed is poured out on him. (Daniel 9:24-27)Most Bible scholars agree that Daniel 9:27 foretells the final seven years of this age, just prior to the return of Jesus Christ back to earth. The “he” in the prophecy generally is acknowledged to be the Antichrist, to arise near the end of the age. It was prophesied that this man would confirm or strengthen a previous covenant or agreement “with many” for one seven-year period—the 70th Week—thus commencing the final seven years. Israel never has engaged in a seven-year accord with anyone—until relatively recently.
European Neighbourhood Policy (ENP)
On 17 October 2006, more than €11 billion was allocated to fund the European Neighbourhood Policy (ENP). This was achieved via the European Neighborhood and Partnership Instrument (ENPI), specifically for a span of seven years: 2007–2013:
The Council adopted a regulation establishing, and laying down general provisions for, a European neighbourhood and partnership instrument for the 2007-13 period, following an agreement reached with the European Parliament in first reading. … The regulation will apply as from 1 January 2007. (Luxembourg, 17 October 2006)A week later, on 24 October 2006, “general provisions establishing a European Neighborhood and Partnership Interest” were laid down for the same (seven-year) period, 2007 through 2013:
This Regulation establishes for the period 2007 to 2013 a financial envelope which constitutes the prime reference amount for the budgetary authority. (Strasbourg, 24 October 2006)Here are the non-European nations included in the European Neighbourhood Policy, at least initially:
- Algeria
- Armenia
- Azerbaijan
- Belarus
- Egypt
- Georgia
- Israel
- Jordan
- Lebanon
- Libya
- Moldova
- Morocco
- Palestinian Authority of the
West Bank and Gaza Strip- Russian Federation
- Syria
- Tunisia
- Ukraine
Israel was the first non-European nation to sign on to the European Neighbourhood Policy.
ENP’s Focus on Israel and a Palestinian State
Some have felt that the prophesied seven-year agreement would be a “peace treaty” involving Israel and its enemies. Although the latter is a rather simplistic viewpoint, the ENP, in fact, does specify stipulations promoting peace and stability in the Middle East. An ENP Action Plan, initially adopted in April 2005, with subsequent meetings taking place in October 2006, strengthened bilateral relations between the European Union (EU) and Israel. In this Action Plan are contained these statements:
The EU-Israel ENP Action Plan opened up new possibilities for developing EU-Israel relations by setting out a wide range of areas for greater cooperation including: promoting peace in the Middle East; tackling racism, anti-Semitism, and xenophobia; stepping up cooperation in the fight against terrorism and proliferation of weapons of mass destruction; tackling human trafficking, organized crime and migration issues; upgrading political cooperation; encouraging the approximation of Israeli legislation to that of the EU as a means of opening the EU market to Israel; and pursuing greater liberalisation of trade, services and agriculture.In an ENP progress report for Israel, the following was included:
The European Council considers that Israel, on account of its high level of economic development, should enjoy special status in its relations with the EU on the basis of reciprocity and common interest…. On that basis, the EU and Israel concluded an Association Agreement, and developed relations further in the context of the Euro-Mediterranean Partnership. (Brussels, 29 November 2006)A few days later, these comments about the Action Plan were made:
The implementation of the Action Plan has paved the way for a significant development of EU-Israel cooperation…. The process of implementing the Action Plan has thus helped to better define the path and framework of EU-Israel relations while enabling the deepening and strengthening of cooperation…. The Action Plan was designed to provide support to Palestinian reforms and institution building in the context of preparing for a future Palestinian state. (Brussels, 4 December 2006)
Euro-Mediterranean Partnership (EuroMed)
Back in 1995, the Euro-Mediterranean Partnership (EuroMed) was initiated. It also is known as the “Barcelona Process,” since the conference was held in Barcelona, Spain. At that time, EuroMed was an agreement between the EU and a number of Mediterranean nations, including Israel (represented by Ehud Barak) and the Palestinian Authority (represented by Yassir Arafat). The following was one of the initial declarations:
The participants express their conviction that the peace, stability and security of the Mediterranean region are a common asset which they pledge to promote and strengthen by all means at their disposal. To this end they agree to conduct a strengthened political dialogue at regular intervals, based on observance of essential principles of international law, and reaffirm a number of common objectives in matters of internal and external stability. (Barcelona, 27,28 November 1995)In spite of its good intentions, EuroMed largely was unsuccessful in its efforts to attain peace and solidarity for all involved. As such, the ENP may be considered to be a confirmation or a strengthening of EuroMed. The ENP fully complements EuroMed and is a manifest fulfillment of its long-term goals, within a seven-year time frame. Thus, it may be that EuroMed was the initial “covenant” involving Israel, while the ENP “confirms” that covenant, according to Daniel 9:27. In fact, in 2005, a vice-president of the EU made this statement:
The European Neighbourhood Policy does not replace the process launched ten years ago in Barcelona. It renews it, clarifies it and breathes fresh life into it.
Third Temple
The prophecy of Daniel 9:27 makes a reference to the “temple” or, as Jesus stated (also speaking of the time of the end), the “holy place”:
15So when you see standing in the holy place “the abomination that causes desolation,” spoken of through the prophet Daniel—let the reader understand—then let those who are in Judea flee to the mountains. (Matthew 24:15)This is a direct reference by Jesus to the Daniel 9:27 prophecy. Other biblical references to this temple, in the New Testament, were made by Paul (2 Thessalonians 2:4) and by John (Revelation 11:1). They refer to the Third Temple, which evidently will stand in Jerusalem in the middle of the prophesied 7 years (that is, after the initial 3½ years), since sacrifice and offering will be made to cease at that time.
The Temple Institute, founded in Jerusalem in 1987, has been making steady, ongoing preparations for the construction of the Third Temple on Mount Moriah, where two previous temples stood in ancient times. Virtually all of the sacred vessels and vestments, including the high priest’s robe and crown, have been made and are ready to be used in the Third Temple. All that is required now is for the “holy place,” as referenced by Jesus, to be standing again in Jerusalem. Below are photos of a miniature model of the temple, along with other items, all presently located at the Temple Institute. The implements will be used in temple rituals and ceremonies.
Third Temple Model
Copper Vessel
Gold-Plated Shofar
Lottery Box
Measuring Cup
Small Mizrak
Sickle
Silver Shovel
Silver Wine Decanter
High Priest’s Robe #1High Priest’s Robe #2
High Priest’s CrownPresumably, once the temple or holy place has been built, there will be a return to the ancient observances put into practice, for the Israelites, millennia ago by Moses and the high priest Aaron. These ceremonial rituals were performed until 70 A.D., when the Second Temple was destroyed. According to Daniel 9:27, midway through the seven years, there will be a forced cessation of sacrifice and offering in the new temple.
There is no stipulation, in the prophecy, concerning how long the temple will have been standing, prior to the middle of the seven years. It is quite possible that it will be built in a relatively short period of time, since it will not be a particularly large structure. Indeed, the temple might be standing in place only a few months, or even weeks, before the middle of the 70th Week—perhaps by Passover week (Exodus 12:1-20; Leviticus 23:5-8).
Passover Week 2010
The European Neighbourhood Policy officially began on January 1, 2007. However, technically it may have commenced during the week of October 17-24, 2006. This is because, as noted before, two fundamental ENP regulations were dated 17 October and 24 October, 2006. God’s timetable would trump man’s calendar.
Considering a Jewish month to be 30 days in length, then 42 months (3½ years) would consist of:
42 months × 30 days/month = 1,260 days.From Scripture, we know that the second half of the 70th Week will last for 42 months, or 1,260 days (Revelation 11:2,3, 12:6, 13:5). It is reasonable to deduce, then, that the first half of the 70th Week also will last 1,260 days. Adding 1,260 days to October 17, 2006, takes us to March 30, 2010—which happens to be Passover (also, a “blue moon”). Thus, if the 70th Week began during the week of October 17-24, 2006, the 3½-year point would fall during Passover week, or the Feast of Unleavened Bread (Leviticus 23:5-8), of 2010.
Traditionally, during the week following Passover, many animal sacrifices and offerings were made in the Jewish temple in Jerusalem (Leviticus 23:8,12,13; Deuteronomy 16:5,6). This would seem to be an optimal time for there to be a forced termination of sacrifices and offerings in the newly-built Third Temple in Jerusalem.
Protection and Welfare of Animals
An “Action Plan on the Protection and Welfare of Animals” also was adopted, as part of the ENP, in 2006. Certain reviews and evaluations, including those pertaining to “planned specific actions to improve the protection and welfare of animals,” are to take place in the middle of that seven-year period (2010):
In a table annexed to the Action Plan, the Commission outlines planned specific actions to improve the protection and welfare of animals, some of which are already underway. These include: … the possible establishment of a European Quality Standard for products emanating from high animal welfare standards in 2010. (Brussels, 23 January 2006)It is interesting that the EU plans to have an evaluation of animal welfare standards in 2010. This could be very significant if animal sacrifices are being made in the new Jewish temple in Jerusalem at that time.
Yom Kippur (Day of Atonement) 2013
God appointed four Spring feasts and three Fall feasts—a lasting ordinance for Israel (Leviticus 23:4-44). Jesus died on Passover (1 Corinthians 5:7), lay in the tomb during the Feast of Unleavened Bread, was resurrected from the dead on the Feast of Firstfruits (15:20), and sent His Holy Spirit to indwell many on Shavuot or the Feast of Weeks: Pentecost (Acts 2:1-4). Thus, Jesus fulfilled all of the Jewish Spring feasts at His first coming.
As such, it is expected that Jesus will fulfill the Jewish Fall feasts at His second coming, beginning with the Rapture on Rosh haShanah and His second advent to earth at the Great Trumpet of Yom Kippur (Leviticus 25:9, Isaiah 18:3, 27:13; Zechariah 9:14; Revelation 11:15). Moreover, He will accept the worship of many nations, in Jerusalem, annually, on Sukkot or the Feast of Tabernacles (Zechariah 14:16), five days after Yom Kippur.
If a Jewish month is considered to be 30 days in length, then 84 months (7 Jewish years) would consist of:
84 months × 30 days/month = 2,520 days.Yom Kippur in 2013 (the final year of the ENP agreement) begins at sunset on September 13. Subtracting 2,520 days from September 13, 2013, takes us back to October 22, 2006—within a week of the dates of two fundamental regulations relating to the European Neighbourhood Policy: October 17 and October 24, 2006.
Rosh Chodesh
Biblically speaking, God has considered days of the new moon to be significant (1 Chronicles 23:31; Psalm 81:3). On a Jewish calendar, the first of each new month (also known as Rosh Chodesh), as well as the first of each new year (Rosh haShanah), commences with a new moon.
Interestingly, there was a new moon on October 22, 2006. It seems plausible, then, that we have entered the final prophesied period of this age—the 70th Week—and that God began it on a new moon. Those who embrace the notion of a “Pre-tribulation” Rapture, though, have a difficult time accepting the idea that the 70th Week may have begun, as they believe that the Rapture event must occur before the 70th Week begins.
Rosh haShanah
Speaking of His appearance in the clouds, Jesus said, “No one knows about that day or hour…” (Matthew 24:36). This statement has led many to believe there is no possible way to predict when He might manifest His visible presence again. Yet, it is quite likely that Jesus was signifying something quite specific with that statement.
Rosh haShanah, the Jewish new year, takes place on a new moon. Before methods were available to calculate the exact time of each new moon, no one knew the day or hour of the new moon until two witnesses, peering into the sky, detected the first tiny sliver of the waxing moon. Upon their announcement, Rosh haShanah, officially, would begin. Thus, when Jesus said, “No one knows about that day or hour [of His appearance in the sky]…,” He most likely was making an explicit reference to Rosh haShanah—which one, only the Father knew.
Even if we could know in which year Jesus’ aerial appearance will be, Rosh haShanah, traditionally, is observed on two consecutive days. A shofar (ram’s horn or “trumpet”—Psalm 81:3, 98:6; Joel 2:1,15) is blown on both days. So we would not know on which of those two days, nor at what hour, Jesus will materialize.
Protection from Wrath
Paul stated, “for you know very well that the day of the Lord will come like a thief in the night” and urged, “let us not be like others, who are asleep, but let us be alert and self-controlled” (1 Thessalonians 5:2,6). Also,
9For God did not appoint us to suffer wrath but to receive salvation through our Lord Jesus Christ. 10He died for us so that, whether we are awake or asleep [dead or alive at that time], we may live together with him. (1 Thessalonians 5:9,10)On the surface, these three passages, pointing to the Rapture event, seem to imply the following:
- Jesus can return at any moment, without notice;
- every second of every day, we should be disciplined and expectant of His immediate appearance; and
- following His sudden, imminent manifestation, we will be shielded (via the Rapture) from God’s impending wrath—which will be discharged suddenly, upon the rest of humanity, as the Day of the Lord begins.
However, Paul had indicated that the people for whom Jesus will appear unexpectedly are those in spiritual darkness, for whom sudden destruction will come “as labor pains on a pregnant woman, and they will not escape” (1 Thessalonians 5:3). (Incidentally, the “beginning of birth pains,” described by Jesus [Matthew 24:8], will take place years before the “labor pains on a pregnant woman,” mentioned by Paul [1 Thessalonians 5:3], and the “pain and anguish…like a woman in labor,” expressed by Isaiah [Isaiah 13:8,9].) Then Paul added this:
4But you, brothers [that is, believers in Jesus as Messiah, Lord, and Savior], are not in darkness so that this day should surprise you like a thief. 5You are all sons of the light and sons of the day. We do not belong to the night or to the darkness. (1 Thessalonians 5:4,5)
Sixth Seal, Rapture, and Wrath
Paul’s words certainly did not imply that believers should not be self-controlled or disciplined in their actions. In fact, he counseled that they should be (1 Thessalonians 5:6,8). Paul’s momentous assertions also suggest that believers would not be surprised by Jesus’ appearance at the beginning of the “Day of the Lord.” One might wonder if something will alert them to the Lord’s impending manifestation in the clouds. Indeed, there is.
John described distinct “cosmic disturbances,” which ultimately will alter our view of the sun, moon, and stars:
12I 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, 13and the stars in the sky fell to earth, as late figs drop from a fig tree when shaken by a strong wind. (Revelation 6:12,13)Besides the great earthquake, which will remove “every mountain and island” from its place (Revelation 6:14), these “cosmic disturbances” of the Sixth Seal are a direct parallel of the same events described by Jesus:
29Immediately after the distress of those days, the sun will be darkened, and the moon will not give its light; the stars will fall from the sky, and the heavenly bodies will be shaken. (Matthew 24:29)It is directly following this upheaval that the greatest intervention by God into human history will take place:
30At that time the sign of the Son of Man will appear in the sky, and all the nations of the earth will mourn. They will see the Son of Man coming on the clouds of the sky, with power and great glory. 31And he will send his angels with a loud trumpet call [shofar or ram’s horn], and they will gather his elect from the four winds, from one end of the heavens to the other. (Matthew 24:30,31)This is a depiction of the Rapture event. At that time, the trumpet will blow, and the elect believers—the bride—will be assembled to be with Jesus, the Son of Man—the Bridegroom (Joel 2:15,16). It will occur soon after the Sixth Seal of the Lamb’s scroll has been opened. Compare this with Paul’s account of the Rapture:
16For the Lord himself will come down from heaven with a loud command [or shout], with the voice of the archangel and with the trumpet call [shofar or ram’s horn] of God, and the dead in Christ will rise first. 17After that, we who are still alive and are left will be caught up with them in the clouds to meet the Lord in the air. And so we will be with the Lord forever. (1 Thessalonians 4:16,17)In John’s account, following the widespread tumult, the unbelievers of the world will be caught entirely off guard, as Jesus, the Lamb, suddenly will appear “like a thief in the night,” at the dawning of the Day of the Lord (1 Thessalonians 5:2). Consequently, they will scramble to hide from “the face of Him who sits on the throne”:
14The sky receded like a scroll, rolling up, and every mountain and island was removed from its place. 15Then the kings of the earth, the princes, the generals, the rich, the mighty, and every slave and every free man hid in caves and among the rocks of the mountains. 16They called to the mountains and the rocks, “Fall on us and hide us from the face of him who sits on the throne and from the wrath of the Lamb! 17For the great day of their wrath has come, and who can stand?” (Revelation 6:14-17)Here, in fact, are the first instances of the word “wrath” found in the book of Revelation. Lost unbelievers, at that time, will be exceedingly terrified, horror-struck, and aghast at the portending wrath of God, which will have clear and ominous signs of being imminent. His righteous wrath will ensue after the final seal—the Seventh Seal (Revelation 8:1)—is opened, bringing about the retribution of the supernatural Trumpet Judgments. However, Jesus will have removed all of those who know Him as Lord and Savior, via the pre-Seventh Seal Rapture, thus protecting them from God’s impending fury. Then His rage will be unleashed on the “day of vengeance” (Isaiah 34:8, 61:2, 63:4), as He avenges the blood of His slain saints (Revelation 6:10).
Destiny of Saints
How do we know that the Rapture occurs in Revelation 6:16? For one thing, Jesus, the Lamb, is seen on His throne—not just by believers, but by the entire unbelieving world as well. There is nothing in Scripture indicating that the Rapture will be a “silent and secret” event. Remember, the only ones that Jesus will surprise “like a thief in the night” are unbelievers, who are in spiritual darkness. On the other hand, wise and vigilant believers will see the distinct signs in the sky and recognize that Jesus’ appearance on the clouds is imminent.
Next, John described how 144,000 Israelites will be sealed for protection from God’s wrath (Revelation 7:1-8). (This is not the Church; it is literal Israelites.) I believe that, having seen Jesus coming in the clouds and removing His elect, these Israelites instantly will become believers and, presumably, will evangelize for Jesus for the remainder of the 70th Week. Then John reported how he saw a great multitude of believers in heaven:
9After this I looked and there before me was a great multitude that no one could count, from every nation, tribe, people and language, standing before the throne and in front of the Lamb. They were wearing white robes and were holding palm branches in their hands. 10And they cried out in a loud voice: “Salvation belongs to our God, who sits on the throne, and to the Lamb.” (Revelation 7:9,10)This is a picture of the raptured believers in heaven. At this time, John had the following conversation with a heavenly elder:
13Then one of the elders asked me, “These in white robes—who are they, and where did they come from?” 14I answered, “Sir, you know.” And he said, “These are they who have come out of the great tribulation; they have washed their robes and made them white in the blood of the Lamb. 15Therefore, they are before the throne of God and serve him day and night in his temple; and he who sits on the throne will spread his tent over them.” (Revelation 7:13-15)The “great multitude” of those seen by John in heaven will have been saved out of the Great Tribulation. When will the Great Tribulation take place? Jesus referred to the “abomination that causes desolation” in the holy place, as described by the prophet Daniel (Matthew 24:15). Daniel’s prophecy (Daniel 9:27) seems to indicate that this will occur in the middle of the 70th Week. Also, Jesus had a strict directive to those who will be in Judea at that time to “flee” (Matthew 24:16). (This parallels the fleeing and protection of the “woman,” a Jewish remnant, for 1,260 days [Revelation 12:6]—the final 3½ years of the 70th Week.) Then Jesus warned,
21For then there will be great distress [most translations: great tribulation], unequaled from the beginning of the world until now—and never to be equaled again [Daniel 12:1]. 22If those days had not been cut short, no one would survive, but for the sake of the elect those days will be shortened. (Matthew 24:21,22)For countless believers, the Great Tribulation will be a time of great persecution, even bloodshed and martyrdom, due to their belief in God’s word and their testimony for Jesus. Naturally, they will be desiring for Jesus to “pay back” their attackers. I believe that this parallels the Fifth Seal of the Lamb’s heavenly scroll:
9When he opened the fifth seal, I saw under the altar the souls of those who had been slain because of the word of God and the testimony they had maintained. 10They called out in a loud voice, “How long, Sovereign Lord, holy and true, until you judge the inhabitants of the earth and avenge our blood?” 11Then each of them was given a white robe, and they were told to wait a little longer, until the number of their fellow servants and brothers who were to be killed as they had been was completed. (Revelation 6:9-11)The saints who are slain during the Great Tribulation will be given “white robes,” which John later saw them wearing in heaven (Revelation 7:9,13,14). For elect believers who are able to survive, the days of the Great Tribulation will be “cut short” (Matthew 24:22) by the opening of the Sixth Seal (Matthew 24:29; Revelation 6:12,13), at which time all believers will be caught up at the Pre-wrath Rapture—to be with Jesus. Ultimately, Jesus and saints will return, to rule and reign, as the Seventh Trumpet sounds (Revelation 10:7, 11:15-17).
The 70th Week
First Half of the 70th Week Second Half of the 70th Week
(1,260 Days = 42 Months = 3½ Years)
Beginning of Birth Pains
Great Tribulation ‡ Rapture | D.O.V. Matthew 24:4-8
Matthew 24:9-11,15-29; Revelation 6:9-11 Matt. 24:30,31; Rev. 6:16,17, 8:1–10:7 Revelation 6:1-8 Revelation 6:9–10:7 The “beginning of birth pains” will consist of the appearance of false christs, volatility of nations, famines, plagues, earthquakes, hyperinflation, great storms, and shortages of common items.
Revelation 11:1-19 (Review of the Second Half) Revelation 12:6–14:20 (Another Review of the Second Half)
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mentioned above: “and the stars in the sky fell to earth, as late figs drop from a fig tree when shaken by a strong wind”
which I have read many times,, caused a thought this morning. If a Star fell to the earth there would be no more earth,,so,,they are not “Stars” but something else.
just an idea.
Satan was the Morning star that fell to earth.
Angles and Stars have been synonyms in the past.
Maybe this is some kind of fallen angle/demonic/alien thing??
Like my wife say’s.. I think to much
As a previous victim of “88 reasons Jesus is comming back in 88″ I would say to be careful with any date setting… I want/hope/pray it’s in the next 5 years..
Hi Everett
Your concern is noted. This site and Ted’s article is not intended to tell everyone that Jesus is coming back in a specific year or that we are for a fact in the last 7 years. This is to show the people the signs that might be the fulfillment of Bible prophecies. It will be a crime to not report what we see. We may be wrong with all of this, but if we are right and we did not warn our fellow brothers, we will sin as watchmen against God.
Just keep all this info in your mind and watch the signs unfolding. If there is no temple in Jerusalem by mid 2010, then we were wrong and the ENP is not the covenant. The facts is in front of us, but it needs more fulfillment.
I hope this explanation helps.
God bless.
Everett
Found your first comment in the spam. Don’t know why, but I have recovered it.
Sometimes it is good to think to much. You have a good point!
Temple Rebuilt Thought.
This is a question I have asked different “Teachers/Rabbi’s” over the past 20 years with no clear answer.
That is; Does the “Temple” need/must stand where the originals did ( do we know for certain the 2nd stood where the 1st did?).
My thought in years past was that the “TENT” used in the wilderness might be found and somehow reconstructed, put into use until a Temple could be built… That way you could have a “Holy Place” with sacrifices going on but still not have the Temple.
NOW.. I am wondering if this “Rebuilt Temple” replica which will be on Mt Moriah could actually be used as The Temple?
In the ENP, there is provision for shechita (animal sacrifices) even though no legitimate sacrifices have been carried out since 70 AD. At the midterm point of the covenant, it is possible for the ENP to disallow sacrifice and oblation regardless of whether or not there has been any sacrifices to date, or even a temple in place, for that matter. A rabbi tried to smuggle a portable altar to the Temple Mount for shechita last year and was escorted off the site.
“The Vice President assured the CER delegation that he regards attempts to restrict Jewish ritual slaughter (shechita) as contraventions of EU law and said he would be contacting the Belgian Interior Minister over the issue following attempts in the Belgian Senate to place restrictions on shechita in Belgium .” Jerusalem Post
FYI: The 84 month duration of the 70th Seven in the article does not take into account Daniel 12:11,12.
“And from the time that the daily sacrifice is taken away, and the abomination of desolation is set up, there shall be one thousand two hundred and ninety days. Blessed is he who waits, and comes to the one thousand three hundred and thirty-five days.”
Jubilee prophetic calendars like the ones Daniel would be familiar with contain 30 day months and leap months on Sabbath and Jubilee years. If one counts 1290 days from the halfway point of the Seven (1260 days), we arrive at 1 Arar II in the Jubilee year, the day the abomination that causes desolation is set up.
The reign of the beast, according to Rev. 17:12, is one prophetic hour (15 days) which Matthew 24 indicates will be cut short by our Lord. The angels will gather the elect and the blessed who wait the 1335 days will be blessed at Passover (the anniversary of the Exodus).
God’s love and grace
Hi yawl:
I have never been an advocate for the accepted version of the oft-quoted Daniel 9:27.
I wonder what the ramifications would be ‘IF’ the temple was rebuilt and animal sacrifice was reinstated.
How would God view this?
The Jews were in exile and continually persecuted for 2000 years, Jerusalem sacked, the temple destroyed and 6 million Jews were killed in Hitler’s death camps for their rejection of their Messiah,the Son of God.
I doubt seriously that God will allow His chosen people to commit such a serious offence.
This may very well be the reason God has allowed the Palestinians to retain control of the Holy mount; to prevent them from committing another ultimate insult!
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As we all know, Daniel was a prophet to Israel; John the apostle was the prophet to the church.
John’s visions deal with the 70th week almost exclusively. Daniel’s prophecies also deal with the 70th week, but they were sealed, by God, until the end times.
John’s prophecies are not sealed (except for Rev. 10:3), however, the meanings of his visions are ‘concealed’ by virtue of the symbolism in his visions. The prophecies of these two prophets do agree on certain events and confirm these events, as we all know.
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Dan. 9:27 And he shall confirm the covenant with many for one week: and in the midst of the week he shall cause the sacrifice and the oblation to cease, and for the overspreading of abominations he shall make it desolate, even until the consummation, and that determined shall be poured upon the desolate.
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The covenant that shall be confirmed is taken as a peace treaty between Israel and another nation or nations.
However, IS it possible that it is referring to a covenant God has made with the Church and all of the people on earth?
Is it possible that Daniel and John the apostle, in their visions, saw the same nation destroyed ‘even unto the consummation’ (completely)?
Is this nation that is to be destroyed engaged in sacrificing/oblations that is an abomination to God?
Is this nation Babylon the great (the U.S.A.)?
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Psalms 127:3 Lo, children are an heritage of the Lord: and the fruit of the womb is his reward.
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In the later part of 1998, sometime around September or October, as I recall, an article in the New Orleans Time-Picayune caught my eye.
The caption over the article stated that there had been a significant drop in the national abortion rate in the past two years.
Since the Roe Vs. Wade case in 1973, which led to the legalization of abortion in the Unites States, there had been an average of 1.8 MILLION abortions per year. However, in 1997 & 1998 the abortion rate dropped to an average of only 1.6 MILLION abortions per year.
This, of course, means that from 1973 until this time (2/1/00), that over 45 million living but unborn children, children being created in the image of God, have been sacrificed to ulterior motives!
Just think, the abortion rate for the past 25 years exceeds the population of New York and Florida!
((Note)) …..This a excerpt from an article I wrote in Feb. 2000.
Eight additional years of abortions would be over 55 million! And that is a very conservative estimate!
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When 1.8 million is divided by 365.25 the daily sacrifice is approximately 4,750 abortions per day!
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And he shall confirm the covenant with many for one week.
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John 3:16 For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.
John 3:17 For God sent not his Son into the world to condemn the world; but that the world through him might be saved.
John 3:18 He that believeth on him is not condemned: but he that believeth not is condemned already, because he hath not believed in the name of the only begotten Son of God.
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The rapture of the Church will confirm verses 3:16 & 318.
These verses are God’s covenant with all people living on earth and will be confirmed by the rapture of the Church in the midst of the 70th week.
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Matt. 26:61 And said, This fellow (Jesus) said, I am able to destroy the temple of God, and to build it in three days.
By His own words Jesus became the Temple of God when He walked out of the tomb.
He also became the head of the church.
He was also the crucified and resurrected Christ.
This is the temple that is referred to in Rev.11.
Rev. 11-1 And there was given me a reed like unto a rod: and the angel stood, saying, Rise, and measure the temple of God, and the altar, and them that worship therein.
Easton’s Bible Dictionary:
Reed: It is used to illustrate weakness. A “bruised reed” (Isa. 42:3; Matt. 12:20) is an emblem of a believer weak in grace. A reed was put into our Lord’s hands in derision (Matt. 27:29); and “they took the reed and smote him on the head” (30).
The Jewish people were expecting their messiah to be a warrior.
They fully expected that their messiah would lead them against the Roman Legions and free them from captivity. Jesus came as the “weeping messiah” teaching love and forgiveness.
However, He shall return and defeat the enemies of Israel and the unrighteous.
He shall rule the nations of the earth with a ROD of iron.
Thus “a reed like unto a rod” is symbolic; referring to His seeming weakness as the weeping messiah, but in reality He is like a rod of iron, a symbol of strength.
It is Jesus (the reed like unto a rod) measuring the FAITH of them who worship in the Temple (Messianics), who accepted His sacrifice on the cross (altar).
This is NOT the rebuilt temple on the Holy Mount. It is the spiritual temple, built when Jesus Christ stepped out of the tomb.
Everett: You see, it is not the thinking that gets us in trouble; it’s when we write it up and post it – that’s when the trouble starts (lol).
God bless you, my friends!
RE: The Holocaust. Jeremiah 30 explains the tribulation the Jews will go through to re-enter the promised land. First he sent fishermen, and few came. So YHWH sent hunters like Hitler. YHWH doesn’t mess around with his chosen people. Recall the Exodus when all but 2 of the people that left Egypt were scatted like garbage in the desert. He demands obedience to his LAW–or else.
Fred asks: “However, IS it possible that it is referring to a covenant God has made with the Church and all of the people on earth?”
26 “ And after the sixty-two weeks
Messiah shall be cut off, but not for Himself;
And the people of the prince who is to come
Shall destroy the city and the sanctuary.
The end of it shall be with a flood,
And till the end of the war desolations are determined.
27 Then he shall confirm a covenant with many for one week;
But in the middle of the week
He shall bring an end to sacrifice and offering.
And on the wing of abominations shall be one who makes desolate,
Even until the consummation, which is determined,
Is poured out on the desolate.”
NO. The prince of the people to come are Romans. Titus lays waste to Jerusalem during the Passover in 70 AD and the temple burnt down. “He” is the dark prince, not the Messiah.
It is the prince to come that causes sacrifice and oblation to cease and it is the the same prince that sets up an abomination that causes desolation to be set up on the wing (pinnacle) of the Temple.
Yes, the Temple Mount must be ritually cleansed by the ashes of the Red Heifer before they rebuild the Temple & I believe the Ark must be found, but realize that the Dome of the Rock sits on the Court of the Gentiles. The fact that YHWH seals 144,000 of the 12 Tribes of Israel illustrates that YHWH hasn’t completely given up on the Jews.
RE: the “holocaust” of abortion, our Lord is not blind. In many nations, if not all, murder has occurred.
As for the U.S., it is my belief that it is the Lamb/Dragon beast that arose from the earth in the presence of the Leopard/Bear/Lion beast (Islam – Syria was once part of Greece). It was the U.S. that caused fire from the sky to deceive all nations and set up an image to the LBL beast (radical Islam aka Al Qaida; OBL was CIA). The U.S. is also responsible for manufacturing the RFID chip (mark of the beast) that must be implanted in the right hand or forehead (those are the greatest sources of heat produced from the human body that power the chip).
It is GWB on the white horse who is wearing the wreath crown of competition that is bent on conquering that will meet up with the man on the red horse who will take peace from the world (Ahmadinejad) with his ‘large sword.’
“But take heed to yourselves, lest your hearts be weighed down with carousing, drunkenness, and cares of this life, and that Day come on you unexpectedly. For it will come as a snare on all those who dwell on the face of the whole earth. Watch therefore, and pray always that you may be counted worthy to escape all these things that will come to pass, and to stand before the Son of Man.” (Luke 21:34-36)
Re the covenant mentioned in Dan. 9:27.
There was a covenant created in 1992 by the Nation Israel stating that Jerusalem would be the eternal
capitol of Israel, never to be divided. It was sealed
with Psalm 137:5 & :6
Ps. 137:5 If I forget thee, O Jerusalem, let my right
hand forget her cunning
:6 If I do not remember thee, let my tongue cleave
to the roof of my mouth, If i prefer not Jerusalem
above my chief joy.
This Covenant was voted into Law by the Knesset,
and it was encased in a glass case in the
Knesset.
The reason this Covenant was made with the city of
Jerusalem was because the Jewish people
anticipated the division of Jerusalem by the Oslo
Accords and of course we now have the Road Map.
When Ariel Sharon got elected, the media did not
give much coverage due to the fact the people voted
“conservatively”. However, Sharon & the throngs of
people went up on the Temple Mt. and he repeated
with the people Psalm 137:5 & :6. From that year,
2000 when this took place, I have always asked the
question was that a “confirmation” of the covenant !
I have never seen this Covenant mentioned by any
media. Could this Covenant be a thorn in the
flesh so to speak to those who are trying to divide
God’s Holy City ?
God Bless . . .
“Jo”
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(NIV) Dan. 9:27 He will confirm a covenant with many for one “seven,” but in the middle of that “seven” he will put an end to sacrifice and offering.
And one who causes desolation will place abominations on a wing of the temple until the end that is decreed is poured out on him. ****************************************************************** (KJV) Dan. 9:27 And he shall confirm the covenant with many for one week: and in the midst of the week he shall cause the sacrifice and the oblation to cease, and for the overspreading of abominations he shall make it desolate, even until the consummation, and that determined shall be poured upon the desolate.
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(NAS) Dan. 9:27 Then he shall confirm a covenant with many for one week;
But in the middle of the week He shall bring an end to sacrifice and offering.
And on the wing of abominations shall be one who makes desolate,
Even until the consummation, which is determined,
Is poured out on the desolate.”
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1 Co 14:33 (KJV) For God is not the author of “confusion”, but of peace, as in all churches of the saints.
(emphasis is mine)
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As you can see I have posted three versions of Dan. 9:27…..the first one was used in the article by Ted Montgomery from the NIV bible…..the second one I posted in my comment on 6/17/08 from the KJV……Gordon posted the third one from the NAS in his comment on 6/18/08.
Needless to say, there is not much ground for an intelligent, Christian discussion with this “confusion” between Bibles.
Referring to the Book of Revelation: you CANNOT change the wording of the Apostle John’s visions (or anyone else’s for that matter) without changing the message/meaning of the vision.
I compared several verses in Rev. with the NIV & NAS versions and found “confusion” between them and the KJV.
This is sad since the users of these bibles (and others) will seldom agree on the interpretations of the visions, or anything else, affected by this “confusion.”
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KJV – John 14:5 Thomas saith unto him, Lord, we know not whither thou goest; and how can we know the way?
KJV – John 14:6 Jesus saith unto him, I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by me.
The 144000 from the 12 tribes will have to be Messianics or the words of Jesus, in John 14:6 ,would be nullified.
God Bless