Jesus’s second coming. There is a sense of expectancy throughout the prophetic books of the Old Testament describing the coming of the Lord Messiah to reign on this earth. Every Jewish child was taught about the messiah to come. He was to be the glorious and mighty ruler over the whole earth, ruling with a Read More…
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7.4 The Beast was, & is not, the 8th.
The Beast of Revelation 17 (&13) (continuation of post 7.2, a mid-2023 interpretation) Not many interpretations address a clue given by the angel, who advises John in V7 that he will ‘tell him the mystery of the woman’ and the mystery of the Beast carrying the woman. Previously I had tried to understand Rev13 beast first before moving Read More…
3.9 Inside the 7-7-7 timetable (the seals, trumpets and vials)
Revelation chapter 6 to Chapter 16 gives us a timetable for 21 seemingly sequential events, namely the seven seals, seven trumpets and seven bowls. This sequence of sevens will be referred to as the 7-7-7 timetable of the seven year tribulation, the time of trouble before the return of Christ. Interspersed into this timetable Read More…
3.8 Pattern of 7000 years: The Jewish Ceremonial Calendar
The strongest Old Testament support of God’s seven millennial day construction of human history reflecting the Genesis week is to be found in the pattern of festivals God ordained for Israel in the Mosaic Law. Leviticus/Numbers/ Deuteronomy spell out the yearly system of dates and festivals ordained by God for Israel to keep. The seven feasts Read More…
4.4 Science and Evolution*
Statistics and the Origin of Life A 2009 New Scientist article stated: There is no doubt that the common ancestor (the first life form) possessed DNA, RNA and proteins, a universal genetic code, ribosomes (the protein-building factories), ATP and a proton-powered enzyme for making ATP. The detailed mechanisms for reading off DNA and converting genes Read More…
3.1 God’s patterns in scripture
Most of us growing up in Christian families or in a Christian environment will have come across the repeated occurrence of the numbers seven, twelve and forty. Who can forget Joseph’s interpretation of Pharaoh’s dream, the seven fat cows and the seven emaciated cows arising out from the Nile. How Joseph’s description of these cows, Read More…
3.7 Prophetic pattern of thirds
We have considered in the two previous sections the ‘time of the Gentiles” and the “time of Israel”, and that both biblical epochs are 2000 years. This is based on Jesus’s reference to the time of the Gentiles and the prophecy of Hosea 6:2. However, is there any further support for a theory of a Read More…
3.4 Daniel’s prophecies. (Dan 7,9,11)
Dan 7:22 “until the Ancient of Days came, and a judgment was made in favour of the saints of the Most High, and the time came for the saints to possess the kingdom. When speaking about end times, Daniel is one of the three foremost prophets in the Bible on this topic. The two other major Read More…
3.0 THE TIMING ……………….
How close is it? “But you, brethren, are not in darkness, that that day should overtake you as a thief. 1 Thessalonians 5:4 KJV “Therefore if you will not watch, I will come upon you as a thief, and you will not know what hour I will come upon you.” Revelation 3:3 NKJV After Jesus’ Read More…
6.1 My passion
The passion deficient church: Ephesus: Summary: This church is on God’s side, but lacks His heart. ““To the angel of the church of Ephesus write, ‘These things says He who holds the seven stars in His right hand, who walks in the midst of the seven golden lamp stands: “I know your works, your labor, Read More…