Moses Has Been Resurrected and Is In Heaven With Elijah Waiting For That Moment.

It has long been a theory that the Two Witnesses in Revelation would be Elijah and Moses. This is based on their powers listed in Revelation 11. (https://www.blueletterbible.org/kjv/rev/11/3/s_1178003)  But, I know I had some issues with this for the longest time, because Moses is dead and buried somewhere.  And, I'm not the only one, with quite a few other people suggesting the other Witness is Enoch.  

Moses is dead, isn't he?  Or is he?  Maybe he's been resurrected.  After all, according to Mathew 27: 51-53 (https://www.blueletterbible.org/kjv/mat/27/1/s_956001) the graves of the saints were opened up at the time of the earthquake from the cross, and after Jesus's resurrection, the bodies of the saints rose and appeared to a lot of people.  Dr. Barry Awe suggests that their entering the Holy City, isn't the earthly Jerusalem, but the Heavenly one.  This would back up the notion that those dead saints were translated to Heaven with Jesus during his ascension.  

But, even if Moses was resurrected, the two Witnesses are fated to be killed by the Beast at the end of 1260 days of prophesying.  And, 'It is appointed once for a man to die, and then the judgement' according to Hebrews 9:27.

(https://www.blueletterbible.org/search/search.cfm?Criteria=It+is+appointed+once&t=KJV#s=s_primary_0_1) 

 

So, it wouldn't be right for Moses to face death a second time. 

Well, what about the other people resurrected while Jesus was still alive?  The dead boy to the mother?  Lazarus?  The child of the Centurion?  Were they translated into Heaven at Jesus's ascension?  That is unclear.  They might not be considered saints, for one.  And, it's easy to assume they lived out their lives to die once again. 

How about the experiences of those who died on an operating table, or in bed, or where ever, then were brought back to life?  Some of those people have passed on again.  I can't cite any examples without any deep diving research.  However, if you can find one, then we have precedence that it's possible to die more than once.  And, having been dead, it might not be that hard for Moses to do it a second time, knowing what waits for him after faithful service to the Father. 

So, maybe there is something to the idea that Moses is the other witness.  And, right now, he's up there with the other elders, including Elijah and Enoch who haven't tasted death.  

The Shemitah of Ages?

Johnathan Cahn is a Christian Jewish Rabbi who has written books on the Shemitah (the Sabbath year), as well as how it ties to Harbingers which were once given to ancient Israel before its destruction, and have recently been given to our country, the United States of America, warning against coming judgment.

For an idea of what each is about, have a look for yourself - http://www.theharbinger-jonathancahn.com/

Now, while the notion of our nation's impending judgment is interesting to me, that is not the purpose of this writing.

While reading his Mystery of the Shemitah, he points out that the Shemitah is an example of who God is. The Shemitah year, the Sabbath year, is the seventh year in a seven-year cycle where Israel was commanded to let the land rest - ie. go fallow. The poor were to be allowed into the fallow fields and gardens to eat whatever came up there. At the end of that seventh year, all debts would be forgiven and wiped clean, resetting the economy to zero. A clean slate.

This is a pattern one can observe from the very beginning: In six days, God made the earth and rested on the seventh. Supposedly, there are seven biblical ages, the last of which is to be the 1000 years of peace under Christ's reign after the great tribulation of Revelations, at the end of which comes the release of Satan and his supporters for one final clash, and then the great white throne judgement.

However, there's one more little wrinkle - the Year of Jubilee. The year after the seventh Shemitah - that's the 50th year after 49 years of the cycle - we have the year of Jubilee which is like the year of the Shemitah, but there's something more. During the year of Jubilee, slaves and prisoners are set free, and inheritances are restored.

So, let's look at what we have:
1) We have the seven day cycle of creation.
2) We have the seven day cycle of the Sabbath.
3) We have the seven year cycle of the Shemitah.
4) We have the seven age cycle of the bible story for the Earth

I see a pattern. Don't you?

Then, there's the funky little detail of the Year of Jubilee.

This one's special. I haven't studied Leviticus to see if there is something special for every 50 days, but I can't help wondering if the 50 year Jubilee pattern doesn't have significance beyond the cycle of years.

Could there also be a Jubilee of Ages?

I almost certainly think there is a Shemitah of Ages simply by looking at what's supposed to happen at the end of Revelation. The great white throne judgement is very reminiscent of the last day of the year of the Shemitah. The last day of the Shemitah is about the wiping out and forgiving of debts. If you relied on God during the year, as you were supposed to do, then you would be blessed in the last hour of the last day and into the following year. If not, you would be subject to judgment and repercussions for your misdeeds.

That sounds like the great white throne judgement to me.

But, why the Year of Jubilee? Why the extra year of reliance on God culminating in the restoration of inheritance and the freeing of slaves and prisoners?

If God has set a pattern as a sign of who he is and what he plans, then we can definitely look at this as a pattern for something greater - a Jubilee of Ages.

There are many passages in the books of the prophets, and in psalms, which say that God will not hold his anger forever. This has to be true in all things, not just in regard to Israel, since it is God, and he established Israel as an example to the rest of all of us. They are an example. He has punished the nation in the past for its misdeeds, and eventually restored the nation to its people.

Ezekiel 16:53 goes one step further - (Amplified translation) I will restore them again from their captivity, restore the fortunes of Sodom and her daughters and the fortunes of Samaria and her daughters, and I will restore your own fortunes in the midst of them [in the day of the lord],... . 

Sodom is definitely in no position to be restored to anything. But, the prophesy is that we will see Sodom, and probably Gamorah, again.

How can they do that if their inhabitants are burning in hell for eternity? Will someone simply take up the mantle? Hard to do without a heritage going back to that city.

One possibility is that God will restore people to life - like in Zoroastrian mythology - and their sins will have been forgiven after having done time in the lake of fire, or accepting Christ as your stand-in (that gift of grace) beforehand.

The year of Jubilee is one of my many reasons for believing so. If we have a Sabbath of days, and a Sabbath of years, and a 50th year after seven of those seven-year cycles, and we have what appear to be seven ages for the duration of man's time under the curse on Earth, then there might just be a larger Jubilee planned. One for the ages.

And, like the year of Jubilee for a nation, the Jubilee of Ages will be for all mankind, and maybe beyond mankind, at the end of which all prisoners and slaves will be freed and forgiven, and their inheritances restored.

In the case of the ages, the only prisoners I can think of would be those undergoing judgement in the lake of fire.

Now, when would this Jubilee of Ages be? Well, if we follow the pattern, it would be at the millenium or age following the last of the seventh in the seven-age cycle. 50 ages! Or, approximately 50,000 years, give or take a few days. (Each age has not been specifically 1000 years exactly, as far as I can tell.) Now, keep in mind that we are near the end of a Shemitah of Ages, so that means we would be looking at 43,000 years at most once we reach the conclusion of Christ's on-earth reign.

I have no reason to believe that there has been any other age cycles before this, but it could be possible there were. We do have the creation of the angels and others of Gods servants and other things not of this Earth that could have preceded us.

If so, your time in the fire could be as little as 1000 years. Without better knowledge of what's outside our Earthly, physical realm, we can only speculate.

But, you can rest assured that God will not be angry forever. If that's the case, the lake of fire, while potentially an eternal construct (it could be a part of God, himself), will not hold its prisoners for eternity as we currently understand the term. Maybe for an age or more. But, not forever.

Melchizedek: An Immortal Among Us?

 In Matthew 24, after Jesus mentions the signs of his return, he states: 'This generation shall not pass away before [my coming]'.

It has always been assumed that he meant 'the generation which sees these signs'. Considering I'm working off of the King James translation more often than not, that very well could be what the Greek text actually says. But, having nothing more to really go off of at the time I had the thought, I couldn't help but wonder if he wasn't actually talking about somebody in that crowd, or even someone from that very day living to see the Church and the return of Christ. 

Could there be an immortal among us? 

Well, it may have nothing to do with 'this generation' or 'that generation' as intimated by Christ, but here's another curiosity that could mean just that.

 - Ben Parker

                                                             MELCHIZEDEK

By Barbara Parker

The name Melchizedek means king of right.  He was king of Salem, later called Jerusalem, at the time of Abraham, father of the Jewish nation.

In the book of Genesis, chapter 4, verses 17-20 it tells how Melchizedek brought out bread and wine to feed Abraham and his servants after they returned from rescuing Lot and the people of Sodom and Gomorrah, all of whom had been kidnapped and carted off with all their belongings.

Abraham saved all those people and brought back Lot and all his possessions. After Melchizedek fed Abraham and his servants Abraham gave him a tenth of the spoils. After all, Melchizedek was a high priest of God Most High.  Melchizedek blessed Abraham who was at the time referred to as Abram.  (Later God changed his name to Abraham.)

In Psalm110:4 we learn the Lord is a priest forever after the order of Melchizedek.  The order is a priest who will live for ever, as well as not of the line of Levi the priestly tribe.

In Hebrews 6:20 Jesus is described as being a High Priest forever after the order of Melchizedek  Chapter 7:3, (talking of Melchizedek) 'without record of father or mother or ancestral line, neither with beginning of days nor ending of life, but resembling the Son of God, he continues to be a priest without interruption and with out successor.'

Verse 8, (tithes) 'are received by one of whom it is testified that he lives perpetually.'

If I read it right, it says he lives forever with out death just like Jesus.

Does that mean he still resides among us somewhere, just blending in with the rest of us today on this earth?

I considered the thought that Christ may have taken him to Heaven when he left us, but Hebrews was written in 60 or 70 AD about 30 years later. Hebrews speaks of him as still living perpetually.

Well Mr. Melchizedek, if you’re still here I’d like to meet you.  Glory be and God bless you.

The Salvation Message

By Barbara A Parker

For those who already believe and have confessed, this is a message for those who haven't. Still, it's good to be reminded what it is we as Christians, born again under the blood of Christ, believe.

Jesus came to Earth as a baby born in a manger to a virgin girl.  This same baby created the whole universe and every one and every thing living on it.

He grew up, preached the gospel, healed the sick, lame and blind, cast out demons and was crucified for our sins, died and rose again.  He now resides at the right hand of the Father of Heaven making intercession for us before God’s throne.

If you believe this you do well. But, the devil also believes this and trembles before a righteous, holy, almighty God.

Have you repented and asked him to save your soul yet? Did you mean it? You aren't saved by the gift of grace if you haven't, even if you believe the story.

All you lack is to repent of your sins and ask Jesus to save your soul. Then you will live with him forever.  (Romans 10:9-10)

If you haven’t done this yet, you should hurry up and do so.  You see, the tribulation is coming and you don’t want to be left here to face the devil after Jesus catches away his repentant believers from off the Earth.

There may still be a chance for you to repent but circumstances will be a lot harder for you if you wait until then.  You won’t be able to stand before God on judgment day and say no one told you the truth.  I am telling it to you right now.

We forever celebrate the babe in the manger but He is the eternal Son of God who died to take away the sins of the whole world.  He will take away your sins if you just ask him.

You say you’re too bad to save?  Nonsense!  Moses, David and Paul were all murderers, yet the Lord had them write major portions of the Bible.  If He can forgive them, He most certainly can forgive you.

Just pray right now.  Tell Him you believe in Him and you desire His salvation and forgiveness.  He will in no wise turn you away.  May God open your eyes and heart to the truth of the Gospel.

                                                                        God bless you with his salvation.

                                                   

Don't Give Up!

For those wondering why nothing has been posted for a few months, it's not that I was disheartened by the lack of events surrounding the Blood Moon Tetrad. Sure, I'm disappointed, but all it means to me is that I misinterpreted signs. That happens. Also doesn't mean the moons weren't significant.

No, I haven't given up the faith or the belief that Christ is about to return. That was my head's up, so it can still be any time now.

Life got in the way, is all. Work picked up, and time disappeared on me. That's all.

I haven't given up, and neither should you. More and more people are telling me that the feel his return is close; people I haven't talked with for a long time and complete strangers alike. An Aunt on my mother's side who lives in 'nowhere' Illisnois is looking at the current Isis Crisis as the gateway to the new world order and the rise of the Anti-Christ.

The Gog-Magog war has yet to happen, and that is generally accepted to be the event that launches the tribulation and the transition to the Age of Christ's reign on Earth.

Jack Van Impe may have some questionable things to say, but about that event, I have no doubt he's correct in fingering Russia making a final land grab, since the cities in question: Magog, Tubal and Rosh are all now cities inside the Russian border.

The signs are all there. The Fig tree is ripe. Harvest is near.

Of course, He'll come when he's good and ready, and not a moment before. That is His prerogative as lord of all. 

I haven't given up, and neither should you. Hang in there.

The Four Horsemen Ride Forth - by Barbara A. Parker

No Man Knows the Day or the Hour!

By Ben Parker

Not only do we have such jewels of wisdom from history such as:

Ecclesiastes 8:7 
For he does not know what is to be, for who can tell him how it will be?

Proverbs 27:1 
Do not boast about tomorrow, for you do not know what a day may bring.

But in Mathew chapters 24 and 25, Jesus tells his followers three times that 'no man will know the hour and/or day of his return.'

Mathew 24:36 (KJV)

But of that day and hour knoweth no man, no, not the angels of heaven, but my Father only.

Mathew 24:42 (KJV)

Watch therefore: for ye know not what hour your lord doth come.

Mathew 25:13 (KJV)

Watch therefore, for ye know neither the day nor the hour wherein the Son of man cometh.

So, when I put up a post on the Feast of Trumpets (The Day That No Man Knows) being a pontential candidate for Christ's return, first to call away his elect, I am in the wrong according to all these.

People have thrown them at me a lot lately, and I know of them myself. Matthew 24:36 is especially popular.

But, if you're going to throw those last three at me, you best be familiar with the entire passage. 

Mathew 24 starts of with Jesus lamenting the destruction of the temple and segueing into signs of the future. When asked, he gives more signs to look for and then we get to 24:32 - the parable of the fig tree. Notice, it comes before all the comments of not knowing.

Mathew 24:32-33(KJV) 

Now learn a parable of the fig tree; when his branch is yet tender, and putteth forth leaves, ye know that summer is nigh: So likewise ye, when ye shall see all these things, know that it is near, even at the doors.

We have been given signs of the times. We will know when he's about to return.

And, let's not forget the helper that God sent to help the Christians in their lives and in doing their lord's bidding - the Holy Spirit, which appears in Acts, and is told about at the very beginning of that book. The Holy Spirit is responsible for all kinds of miracles, including giving insight to the thoughts of our creator and savior.

The Bible is supposed to be the inspired word of God to the world. But, why does it have to stop with Paul and John? In all actuality, it really hasn't. God's been good about giving a heads up to individuals and nations. He sent Jonah to warn a very non-Jewish Nineveh of their plight and how to escape it. Jonah didn't like it, but it was done. 

If he did it for people not in the covenant then, why would he have stopped in the last 2000+ years?

In fact, Jesus tells us the second two times to watch. 24:42 launches into the man left in charge of his master's house. 

Matthew 24:48-50 (KJV)

But and if that evil servant shall say in his heart, 'My lord delayeth his coming;' and shall begin to smite his fellowservants, and to eat and drink with the drunken; the lord of that servant shall come in a day when he looketh not for him, and in an hour that he is not aware of,...

And bad things happen.

The first portion of Matthew 25 starts with the Parable of the 10 Virgins (1-13), switches to the Parable of the men given 5, 2, and 1 talents (13-30) and finally goes into the judging of nations (31-46).

Taken in context of watching for the King's return, the first parable sounds a lot like the events that happen during the feast of trumpets when people have to race to the temple before the doors are closed. That's significant to me. And, it shows we're to be prepared.

Taken in the context of watching for the King's return, the second parable sounds a lot like what we should be doing with what has been given us while we wait for his return, knowing that he will eventually come back. We will either be rewarded or punished for our activity or inactivity.

The judging of nations is a preview of one of the things that will happen during his reign on Earth.

That's right. We will be rewarded, not just punished. 2 Timothy 4:8 says we'll get a crown:

Henceforth there is laid up for me a Crown of Righteousness, which the Lord, the righteous judge, shall give me at that day: and not to me only, but unto all them also that love his appearing.

So, yeah. I watch for the signs, and I feel the lord has given me a heads-up. But, I feel, as a watchman on the tower, I should probably warn you, too. I've found I'm not the only one who has concluded Feast of Trumpets as the time, or the tetrad blood moons lining up with the Feast of Tabernacles this year as a sign that things are going to change soon.

Don't worry. It'll only be seven years of Tribulation, and it might even start out with peace and prosperity before War, Pestilence and Death & Hell follow along.

Then he will return and reign. 1000 years of peace. I actually look forward to that, because I haven't seen anything wonderful coming out of any invention of man or his oppressor.