Chronology of Man

According to Scripture

by Bill Bonnett


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Thanks first to the Lord for putting this into my heart.

Second, to my wife who continually helps and supports me, Gal. 2:18 & Pro. 31.

P R E F A C E

I was hesitant to attempt this study let alone put it into a book form. Part of me said it was prideful of me to write this assuming I could share a “new” thing, another part thought, “And who am I to speak on the Lord’s behalf?” I am writing this not to prove I am correct and everyone is wrong, but to challenge you to think how we got to this point in time and how many wonderful gems are in Scripture. I am a follower of Jesus the Christ, and since I have the Holy Spirit and a deep desire for the truth, He has guided me to do this work.

I saw a great movie about a bible professor that wanted to write a book. He never neglected the importance of a moral, but did not see the importance of including the Author, Jesus Christ, as the Authority, by which he spoke. Because of that, a colleague wanted to show him the consequence of this decision and the impact of teaching only morals. He sent the bible professor 100 years into the future. He was amazed not of the advancement of technology, but in how bored the church was, how acceptable sin had become, even to the point it was illegal to speak the Name of Jesus in a public school. That’s when I understood what I knew to already be true, that Jesus nor His word would require anyone to defend Them, but to speak only the truth. Therefore, the question is the same now as it was for Pilot, in John 18:38, “What is truth?” Do we hold scripture as truth? When you read that there is “…therefore now no condemnation to them which are in Christ Jesus, who walk not after the flesh, but after the Spirit,” do you believe it? When we tell our kids they should not steal or that they should not lie, by whose Authority do we speak? If you do not state the Author, then the words are meaningless. Why? Because if we are shown that there is an Authority, therefore we are held accountable. This is the very reason why people so blindly accept evolution over scripture. Because, if scripture says that there was a beginning, and the words are true, then the rest of scripture is true and therefore, we are dead in our sins, condemned, and there is NOTHING we can do about it. No one likes to be told the truth who has conviction in their heart, so if the Truth is removed, then there is no conviction to acknowledge, “having their conscience seared with a hot iron...”

Life changes all around us continually; yet, because we are a part of it, we tend not to notice. Leave for a year and come back and you will see all the changes. This is true of sin as well. A “little” sin isn’t noticed so much, and if it is not challenged, then sooner or later, more slips in until you find yourself in a quagmire of unexplainable apathy.  Psalms 139:23-24 cries out, “Search me, O God, and know my heart: try me, and know my thoughts: And see if there be any wicked way in me, and lead me in the way everlasting.” So subtle is sin, we require the Lord to point it out to us. Are you willing to listen? Are you willing to stand up against it? I’m certain you said, “Yes”, but when you witness sin, do you do anything about it? If a coworker uses the Lord’s Name in vain, do you say anything to them or are you quiet about it? What about that movie you watched last weekend that contained a murder scene, a risqué peak into a bedroom, or unbridled foul language; do you turn it off? It may seem I’m pointing fingers, but these issues are concerns I have to deal with myself. No one is immune to sin; we are commanded not to be slaves to sin. Edmund Burke is credited for writing, “All that is necessary for the triumph of evil is that good men do nothing. It is irrelevant whether he wrote this or not, the words echo truth. If you do nothing, sin will abound.

So again, I ask, do you hold Scripture as true when it contradicts history books, over what you learned in school, or even what you see, or hear, or even what you comprehend as truth? On what basis do you hold your understanding to be true? A case in point: Wikipedia, although popular, many people won't use it as a source because anyone can say anything, so by default the information is automatically suspect. As the movie stated, scripture is accurate, but when science contradicts scripture, the science is flawed. The Lord planted that in my heart many years ago and I still believe it today.

II Timothy 3:16-17All scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness: That the man of God may be perfect, throughly furnished unto all good works.

Hosea 4:6My people are destroyed for lack of knowledge: because thou hast rejected knowledge, I will also reject thee, that thou shalt be no priest to me: seeing thou hast forgotten the law of thy God, I will also forget thy children.

II Corinthians 4:3-6But if our gospel be hid, it is hid to them that are lost: In whom the god of this world hath blinded the minds of them which believe not, lest the light of the glorious gospel of Christ, who is the image of God, should shine unto them. For we preach not ourselves, but Christ Jesus the Lord; and ourselves your servants for Jesus' sake. For God, who commanded the light to shine out of darkness, hath shined in our hearts, to give the light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Jesus Christ.

Revelation 3:18I counsel thee to buy of me gold tried in the fire, that thou mayest be rich; and white raiment, that thou mayest be clothed, and that the shame of thy nakedness do not appear; and anoint thine eyes with eyesalve, that thou mayest see.

Jesus brought truth and grace and fulfilled the law in the flesh.

John 1:17 "For the law was given by Moses, but grace and truth came by Jesus Christ."

Romans 8:3-4 "For what the law could not do, in that it was weak through the flesh, God sending his own Son in the likeness of sinful flesh, and for sin, condemned sin in the flesh: That the righteousness of the law might be fulfilled in us, who walk not after the flesh, but after the Spirit."

None of us can do that. As we were prisoners of the Law, Jesus made us prisoners of Righteousness. We are transformed from the enemy of God to the sons of God through Jesus. This is reiterated in the event of the Mount of Transfiguration.

Matthew 17:1-8 "And after six days Jesus taketh Peter, James, and John his brother, and bringeth them up into an high mountain apart, And was transfigured before them: and his face did shine as the sun, and his raiment was white as the light. And, behold, there appeared unto them Moses and Elias talking with him. Then answered Peter, and said unto Jesus, Lord, it is good for us to be here: if thou wilt, let us make here three tabernacles; one for thee, and one for Moses, and one for Elias. While he yet spake, behold, a bright cloud overshadowed them: and behold a voice out of the cloud, which said, This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased; hear ye him. And when the disciples heard it, they fell on their face, and were sore afraid. And Jesus came and touched them, and said, Arise, and be not afraid. And when they had lifted up their eyes, they saw no man, save Jesus only."

Just in the name of those that attend is a great revelation:

Peter means Stone (the Law); James comes from Jacob which means the supplanter, i.e. replaces; and John means favored of God - grace. Just by their names, you can see the mission of the Lord here on earth:

Salvation comes by taking the law and replacing it with grace.

Peter, being so fearful, tried to honor the event by wanting to erect a monument to Moses, Jesus and Elijah. The problem was so severe that God the Father Himself spoke; affirming that Jesus was His Beloved and they were to listen to Him. Peter tried to lower Jesus and elevate the Law and the Prophets making them equal. But, Jesus came to fulfill the Law because the Law kills.  Jesus gave the Law to Moses to show that man cannot keep the Law, even if they so wish to. So why would the Lord give an impossible law? The single most hated thing is self-righteousness.

Isaiah 64:6 “But we are all as an unclean thing, and all our righteousnesses are as filthy rags; and we all do fade as a leaf; and our iniquities, like the wind, have taken us away.”

“Filthy rags” in the Hebrew is menstrual rags. That’s how gross self-righteousness is in the eyes of God. In Exodus 19, Moses was called up to receive the Law verbally so he could rehearse it in the ears of Israel in Exodus 20. This is what they said:

Exodus 19:8 And all the people answered together, and said, All that the LORD hath spoken we will do. And Moses returned the words of the people unto the LORD.”

Again the Lord asked if Israel would keep His Law, and they replied:

Exodus 24:3 “And Moses came and told the people all the words of the LORD, and all the judgments: and all the people answered with one voice, and said, All the words which the LORD hath said will we do.”

Pride, arrogance, ignorance and self-righteousness reverberated throughout the camp, and they accepted God’s challenge instead of humbling themselves and asked for mercy. From the first Passover to Sinai, not one Israeli died even though all they did was murmur against Moses and God. As soon as they accepted the Law, Moses went up to get the tablets. While he tarried, they broke the first commandment –

Exodus 20:2-6 “I am the LORD thy God, which have brought thee out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of bondage. Thou shalt have no other gods before me. Thou shalt not make unto thee any graven image, or any likeness of any thing that is in heaven above, or that is in the earth beneath, or that is in the water under the earth: Thou shalt not bow down thyself to them, nor serve them: for I the LORD thy God am a jealous God, visiting the iniquity of the fathers upon the children unto the third and fourth generation of them that hate me; And shewing mercy unto thousands of them that love me, and keep my commandments.”

Exodus 32:4 “And he received them at their hand, and fashioned it with a graving tool, after he had made it a molten calf: and they said, These be thy gods, O Israel, which brought thee up out of the land of Egypt.”

As soon as the Law was given, they sinned, and three thousand died! God showed their self-righteousness wasn’t enough and they died in their sins.

Knowing that not all are like those that left Egypt, the Lord would send His prophets that gave hope of another way. What is the thing that the devil and man succeeded in doing with the Law? Cheapen it and hold man hostage through condemnation and guilt. Even Christians today are filled with this same mentality as the Pharisees – knowing full well that no one can keep the Law, the Pharisees watered it down to a bunch of legalistic rituals. Where preachers are to teach grace, they teach “don’t do this” “don’t do that” “love God” – all impossibilities because it’s the Law repackaged for today’s legalistic rituals. Jesus came to change all that!

What was the first thing Jesus said after the Father said to listen to Him? "Arise, and be not afraid!"  

The Pharisees cheapened the Law by making it "manageable" for man to think righteousness was obtainable. But under the Law, the judgment exceeds the sacrifice as is illustrated when Elijah fought with the prophets of Ba'al in I Kings 18. He had water poured onto the sacrifice. When God responded, not only was the sacrifice consumed, but the wood, stone alter, water and even the dust. When Jesus taught the Law this is what He said: 

Matthew 5:27-29 "Ye have heard that it was said by them of old time, Thou shalt not commit adultery: But I say unto you, That whosoever looketh on a woman to lust after her hath committed adultery with her already in his heart. And if thy right eye offend thee, pluck it out, and cast it from thee: for it is profitable for thee that one of thy members should perish, and not that thy whole body should be cast into hell."

Jesus restored the impossibility of keeping the Law back to its original intent. God never wanted the Israelites to accept the Law. From Abraham to Mount Sinai they lived under grace! No one died despite their murmurings and complaints. Yet, as soon as they arrogantly said they could keep the Law, they built an idol of gold and worshiped it. Three thousand died that day. Yet, after the death, burial and resurrection of the Lamb (Jesus Christ), fifty days later, on the same day Israel received the Law, the day of Pentecost, they received the Holy Spirit and three thousand were saved.

Acts 2:41 “Then they that gladly received his word were baptized: and the same day there were added unto them about three thousand souls.”

The Law kills, Grace gives life!

Where the Law, written on stone, revived sin which kills us, God calls it the ministry of death. 

II Corinthians 3:6-11 "Who also hath made us able ministers of the new testament; not of the letter, but of the spirit: for the letter killeth, but the spirit giveth life. But if the ministration of death, written and engraven in stones, was glorious, so that the children of Israel could not stedfastly behold the face of Moses for the glory of his countenance; which glory was to be done away: How shall not the ministration of the spirit be rather glorious? For if the ministration of condemnation be glory, much more doth the ministration of righteousness exceed in glory. For even that which was made glorious had no glory in this respect, by reason of the glory that excelleth. For if that which is done away was glorious, much more that which remaineth is glorious."

The only thing written in stone was the Law - the Ten Commandments. If we could keep the Law, then why did Jesus have to come! Since this was one of my biggest issues with this correct thinking, I'm going to address the following:

Romans 8:1-2 "There is therefore now no condemnation to them which are in Christ Jesus, who walk not after the flesh, but after the Spirit. For the law of the Spirit of life in Christ Jesus hath made me free from the law of sin and death."

Prosperity preachers stop quoting this verse after they say "Christ Jesus", but the Spirit put it in there. I've even heard some say the next part of the verse was added by legalists. Yet, I contend that we are not the ones walking after Salvation, but the Spirit, therefore there is no condemnation which are in Christ Jesus. The Spirit wouldn't qualify that else we're back to the Law: do good get good; do bad get bad. Is it not the Spirit that quickens us?

Ephesians 2:5-7 "Even when we were dead in sins, hath quickened us together with Christ, (by grace ye are saved;) And hath raised us up together, and made us sit together in heavenly places in Christ Jesus: That in the ages to come he might shew the exceeding riches of his grace in his kindness toward us through Christ Jesus."

Since we're dead, how can we be subject to sin?

Romans 6:1-2 "What shall we say then? Shall we continue in sin, that grace may abound? God forbid. How shall we, that are dead to sin, live any longer therein?"

Understand God loves us personally, that we are dead to sin, and quickened to the life in Christ Jesus, there IS no more condemnation. There's no condition. We walk simply in faith just as we are saved by faith. Do you not understand that we are sheep and prisoners? What do they have in common? They both must be taken care of. The means to DO is not within them. They follow the Shepherd or the Warden.

Romans 4:13-16 "For the promise, that he should be the heir of the world, was not to Abraham, or to his seed, through the law, but through the righteousness of faith. For if they which are of the law be heirs, faith is made void, and the promise made of none effect: Because the law worketh wrath: for where no law is, there is no transgression. Therefore it is of faith, that it might be by grace; to the end the promise might be sure to all the seed; not to that only which is of the law, but to that also which is of the faith of Abraham; who is the father of us all,"

This is a truth: if we are heirs of the world, now can we do that sickly or poor? It's the devil that steals these promises. If you don't believe that kind of thinking, then read this verse:

I John 4:17 "Herein is our love made perfect, that we may have boldness in the day of judgment: because as he is, so are we in this world."

"...because as he is, so are we in this world"! This isn't a future promise, but one of His grace on us NOW, HERE on earth! Hallelujah! Glory to God! I have finally come to the understanding of what Paul meant in Romans seven. I wish to paraphrase first before you read the longest scripture reference of this study. The Law is righteous. But it demands righteousness from us. We don’t have it, so our punishment is death. Any offence, no matter the size, carries a minimum sentence of death! God in His love says, “Though the Law is right, there is no love.” Paul shows the war within each Christian: those things I don’t want to do, I do them, sin. The things I want to do, I don’t do them, do right. I know you’ve heard some preacher say “Love the Lord your God with all your heart mind and soul.” He was quoting Jesus. I can’t love myself that way, how can I possibly live that way towards someone I can’t see or feel or grasp!? Face it, Jesus was only elevating the Law back to its proper place – an impossibility. Yet over and over Christians become slaves to a lie that somehow if only they did this or did that they could obtain this status. If you can’t do anything to get saved, what makes you think you can do anything to live a saved life? It’s all self-righteousness and it stinks on high! The sentence Paul says shows the condition these preachers are suffering from and pass it on to their flocks: “I find then a law, that, when I would do good, evil is present with me.” And he clarifies it even one step more: “I see another law…warring against the law of my mind…bringing me into captivity to the law of sin…” Today we wake up, thank the Lord, praise Him, sing to Him in the shower, kiss the family good bye, and off to work we go. On the way to work some guy cuts you off almost causing an accident and out vomits angry profanity. All the joy you had earlier is swallowed up with a little whisper – not necessarily from the devil – but the Law within, taught in church, understood by misreading scriptures – whatever the case, you’re now devastated. You feel like a hypocrite, a phony. This is the war Paul is explaining. He finally cries out “O wretched man that I am! Who shall deliver me from the body of this death?” Thankfully he answers his own question and ends this internal war – even after reading it, I couldn’t understand exactly what to DO.

“I thank God through Jesus Christ our Lord. So then with the mind I myself serve the law of God; but with the flesh the law of sin.”

It boils down to one thing: right thinking, which leads to right doing.

You know the Law – or at least what your parents or pastors teach: don’t do this, don’t do that. What is it you want to do? Those things you’re told not to do. Why? That’s the sin within. When we’re saved, sin is not remove from our bodies, only the freedom from sin. I know, that doesn’t make sense. But it does. You see, Jesus lived in the flesh the lives He knows we cannot live in. We’re born into sin – it’s like trying to live without a heart. It cannot be done. Jesus, Who knew no sin, lived a life just like us, but without sin, and in the flesh won this conflicting war. Then He gave up His sinless life to become sin for us on the cross. He took our sin and we took His righteousness. Stop thinking of sin as a verb and see if for what it is, a noun.  If you understand that when you call on the Name of Jesus to save you, you are no longer under the Law of sin!

I once had a debt of over $110,000 in credit cards and a mortgage of over $200,000. I only made $75,000 per year and had three growing kids. There was no hope for me. I prayed, surrendered the cards (I shredded them) and lived within the extreme limits of my salary – which to some was awesome. Even still, it’d be the rest of my life before I could get out of debt. Nothing I did would work. But!!! God heard me, blessed me, and now I have no debt and more funds than I need so I use it to help others. Do I ever want to go back into debt with all the pressures and worries that come with it? No way! My right thinking NOW keeps me from falling back into debt. When you believe you must “do” to be holy, you’ll only fall deeper into sin debt. Then because you are conscience of your deeds, you condemn yourself. Then because you feel so bad, you only want relief, so you take some false “joy” in sin (name your vice here – food, drugs, shopping, porn, etc.) and the cycle repeats. When you take hold of the thought that you are free from sin (though it still resides in your mortal body, that “old” man) your spirit and soul are free from sin, you focus on the wonderful gift the Lord has given you. Faith. Grace. More Faith. More Grace. That’s the correct cycle. So do we sin so grace can fix us? NO! Why would I want to go back into debt? When you sin, you repent – which means change your mind – and move on it was paid for before you were even born let alone the moment you committed it. So now read: 

Romans 7:14-25 “For we know that the law is spiritual: but I am carnal, sold under sin. For that which I do I allow not: for what I would, that do I not; but what I hate, that do I. If then I do that which I would not, I consent unto the law that it is good. Now then it is no more I that do it, but sin that dwelleth in me. For I know that in me (that is, in my flesh,) dwelleth no good thing: for to will is present with me; but how to perform that which is good I find not. For the good that I would I do not: but the evil which I would not, that I do. Now if I do that I would not, it is no more I that do it, but sin that dwelleth in me. I find then a law, that, when I would do good, evil is present with me. For I delight in the law of God after the inward man: But I see another law in my members, warring against the law of my mind, and bringing me into captivity to the law of sin which is in my members. O wretched man that I am! who shall deliver me from the body of this death? I thank God through Jesus Christ our Lord. So then with the mind I myself serve the law of God; but with the flesh the law of sin.”

God does not want behavioral modification; He wants right thinking, so you can have right living.


 

Introduction

I had never intended to undergo a project of this size, being outside my comfort zone and what I thought was above my educational level, but, as with erecting a huge building, you have to start with the foundation. To me the foundation of anything spiritual had to be Jesus Christ and the written Word of God He left for us over the span of Earth’s history.

But, I’m getting ahead of myself. I, like many Christians, like reading about the second coming of the Lord Jesus Christ. I bought a book about the end times and how Israel became a nation exactly so many days after the order to rebuild the city as prophesied by Daniel. Not one to let others do my homework; I decided to see if such a thing existed in the Bible. At first I thought, “How hard could it be?” Well let me tell you, I had to learn about the Jewish, the Roman, the Julian, and the Gregorian calendars. Then learn how to convert from one to another. Since I liked to program, I now had a project. The only algorithm I could find on the rules for the Jewish calendar was written in C++ code. I wasn’t very good with C++ but I did understand Visual Basic, so I converted the code. After pouring over the code, I found that they had an ingenious way of converting the dates, by using the Serial Day Number – also known as the Julian Day Number, defined as noon Universal Time (UT) Monday, January 1, 4713 BC in the Julian calendar. The date given in Gregorian, Julian or Jewish would be converted to that day number. That answer would then be translated into the desired calendar and then reversed. If the final answer was correct, then the resulting conversion was correct. Here’s an example:

Gregorian day (today’s calendar) of August 10, 2008 is converted to 2454689.5 in the Julian Day Number. That number is then converted from 2454689.5 to the Jewish calendar of Av 9, 5768 at noon. That date, Av 9, 5768, is then converted back to the Julian Day Number of 2454689.5. Next, it converts it from 2454689.5 to the Gregorian date of August 10, 2008. If this date matches the date entered, it is correct and “Av 9, 5768” is presented. I put this on my web site at http://www.abdicate.net/cal.aspx.

The reason for doing it this way is to increase the level of accuracy. If the calculations are incorrect, they would show up by presenting different dates. In addition to the process above, there is another step; it includes being converted into the Julian calendar and back as well. This is like taking pounds and changing it to kilograms and then to ounces and then to troy ounces and back to pounds. Each step requires a different mathematical conversion increasing the accuracy of the final product.

After working on it for a few months, I put in the dates the book stated and the number of days since the call to rebuild the city of Jerusalem and found that they were short an entire year by their standards and the rest of the “history” books. Well, I decided to find the date of the “…that from the going forth of the commandment to restore and to build Jerusalem…” (Daniel 9:25) I needed to do some more homework. This is where the foundation thought came to mind. If I was going to undertake finding this date, I had to put scripture above any history book. Did I truly believe II Timothy 3:16-17?

All scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness: That the man of God may be perfect, throughly furnished unto all good works”?

It was then I decided that I would not eliminate any verse just because it did not “fit” into my chronology.

Finally, I wrestled with God on this project mostly because, who was I to dispute folks with PhD’s and other grandiose degrees when all I had was a two-year degree in Electrical Engineering Technology? Additionally, who was I to refute the tons of books out there on various subjects about the bible. As if the Lord was answering me directly, this verse popped into my mind:

I John 2:27But the anointing which ye have received of him abideth in you, and ye need not that any man teach you: but as the same anointing teacheth you of all things, and is truth, and is no lie, and even as it hath taught you, ye shall abide in him.

So again, which version of “scripture” do I use? I grew up and studied how the King James Bible was translated and have chosen to stick with it. Besides, I like the way it was translated, and clearly the Lord blessed it because it is still the number one book sold to date with over 6 billion in print throughout history (includes all English versions1).

I want to point out that most people just accept information that is published or quoted by a source. This is how the United States came to think of our fore fathers as oppressive rich white slave owning deists. In the 1920’s many books were written concerning the birth of America and none of them quoted original sources. As a direct result, the attacks on these men, their very deep love for Jesus Christ and for the country, and thereby attacks on the Constitution changed our legal system from rule of law to rule of precedence and judicial law making. What does all this mean? We have rejected God and His Word from anything public – schools, workplace, federal lands and parks: all of which will be the undoing of America. The accepted norm is now abortion, sex, its perversion, murder, lying and cheating2, and pornography is one of the biggest industries making over $12 billion in 20063 and worth $56 billion worldwide4. America’s motto is no longer “In God we Trust” (which is under attack in the courts as I type) to “If it feels good, just do it!” I remember when I was just about to become a teenager; I overheard my aunt speaking with her brothers and sisters that very phrase. I didn’t understand it then, but I do now.

 Porn is being downloaded, ordered, rented and tuned in at startling rates across America. And, with millions of customers spending billions of dollars on pornography, corporate America is starting to compete for a piece of that pie. In 1999 pornography sales in the United States exceeded $10 billion -- a market so lucrative that even blue-chip companies such as General Motors Corp. (GM) and AT&T Corp. have jumped into the dirty game. These two Fortune 500 companies are piping pornography by cable and satellite feeds into American homes, providing distribution that porn producers require to increase their production of smut, perversion and filth.”
Porn 500, Insight on the News, Jan 8, 2001 by James Harder4

There is no end to the citations I can make. Don’t get me wrong there are good God-fearing people in America – their prayers are the only thing keeping God’s full wrath at bay. Nevertheless, unless we change as a society we will go the way of the unicorn.

See if these verses sound familiar in regards to today:

II Timothy 3:1-7 “This know also, that in the last days perilous times shall come. For men shall be lovers of their own selves, covetous, boasters, proud, blasphemers, disobedient to parents, unthankful, unholy, Without natural affection, trucebreakers, false accusers, incontinent, fierce, despisers of those that are good, Traitors, heady, highminded, lovers of pleasures more than lovers of God; Having a form of godliness, but denying the power thereof: from such turn away. For of this sort are they which creep into houses, and lead captive silly women laden with sins, led away with divers lusts, Ever learning, and never able to come to the knowledge of the truth.”

How about these? It’s almost like listening to the news or reading it online.

Romans 1:18-32 “For the wrath of God is revealed from heaven against all ungodliness and unrighteousness of men, who hold the truth in unrighteousness; Because that which may be known of God is manifest in them; for God hath shewed it unto them. For the invisible things of him from the creation of the world are clearly seen, being understood by the things that are made, even his eternal power and Godhead; so that they are without excuse: Because that, when they knew God, they glorified him not as God, neither were thankful; but became vain in their imaginations, and their foolish heart was darkened. Professing themselves to be wise, they became fools, And changed the glory of the uncorruptible God into an image made like to corruptible man, and to birds, and fourfooted beasts, and creeping things. Wherefore God also gave them up to uncleanness through the lusts of their own hearts, to dishonour their own bodies between themselves: Who changed the truth of God into a lie, and worshipped and served the creature more than the Creator, who is blessed for ever. Amen. For this cause God gave them up unto vile affections: for even their women did change the natural use into that which is against nature: And likewise also the men, leaving the natural use of the woman, burned in their lust one toward another; men with men working that which is unseemly, and receiving in themselves that recompence of their error which was meet. And even as they did not like to retain God in their knowledge, God gave them over to a reprobate mind, to do those things which are not convenient; Being filled with all unrighteousness, fornication, wickedness, covetousness, maliciousness; full of envy, murder, debate, deceit, malignity; whisperers, Backbiters, haters of God, despiteful, proud, boasters, inventors of evil things, disobedient to parents, Without understanding, covenantbreakers, without natural affection, implacable, unmerciful: Who knowing the judgment of God, that they which commit such things are worthy of death, not only do the same, but have pleasure in them that do them.”

Psalms 9:17 “The wicked shall be turned into hell, and all the nations that forget God.”

Jeremiah 13:25 “This is thy lot, the portion of thy measures from me, saith the LORD; because thou hast forgotten me, and trusted in falsehood.”

Now I pray you see how very important it is to get the original source when gathering information. Because they don’t know better, concerning the English translated history books of old, they simply accept the data when they speak of the Julian dates of AD/BC or the Greek Olympiads. Though there is an accepted date conversion, I did not need them because I know from Scripture all the points from Adam to Jesus' ascension with the authority of Scripture. Since none of us since the 1750's experienced a change of the calendar, it would appear to be easy enough to fix points in time to another calendar. Yet, to complete accurately such a task, you must understand how the conversion was made de facto. That is where you'll run into roadblocks more than anything else. Once you find a source, you'll find another that says it's a year or two different than the other source. Even published encyclopedias cannot agree on dates. With all the technology we have today, it's harder than ever to find the original source. Once you find it, how can you translate it into English from ancient Greek, Latin, or Aramaic?

I wanted to find the conversion of an Olympiad to the Roman Julian dating system. I found a site that provided tables for the conversion. When I looked up their sources, they pointed me to another site5. Below is a fragment written in Greek translated into Latin and then into English.

519a. Diodori Sicili Bibliothecae Historicae, Lib.XX, Cap.V, 5
"th d i steraia thlikauthn ekleiyin hliou sunebh genesqai, wste oloscerwV fanhnai nukta qewroumenwn twn asterwV pantacoi."   

"[...] Agathocles etiam, quum jam ab hoste apprimeretur, nocte superveniente, quod minime sperasset, evadit. Postridie tantum fit solis eclipsis deliquum, ut stellis ubique apparentibus, omnio noctis instar esset. Quamobrem a naumine difficultatem sibi portendi Agathoclis milites rati, in majore super futuris anxietate erant."

"[...] However, Agathocles, who was already at the point of being overtaken and surrounded, gained unhoped for safety as night closed in. On the next day there occurred such an eclipse of the sun that stars appeared everywhere, it was like at a complete night. Agathocles soldiers, believing that the prodigy portended misfortune for them, fell into even greater anxiety about the future."
(Fotheringham; Newton, 1970, p.103-104; Stephenson, p.348-351)

The site that directed me to the quote above stated:

"The base synchronism is given by Diodorus Siculus, who dates his years according to the Athenian archons, the Roman consuls, and, every fourth year, by Olympiad. By this system, Diodorus 20.5.5 reports a solar eclipse in the year of the archon Hieronmenon, corresponding to Ol. 117.3, which must be that of 15 August 310. This gives us Ol. 117.3 = 310/09, from which Ol. 1.1 = 776/5. The resultant Olympic dates for well-known events, such as the death of Alexander III, dated to Ol. 114.1 = 324/3, shows strong consistency with this date."6

So now, I'm presented with the need to know if there were any other eclipses around this battle, when it was, and I need to research who "Agathocles" is and his story to find out where he was when this event happened. I could not locate the book cited in the English translation of the Latin verse from the Greek! So now, if I look up Diodorus Siculus, I find that he is a first century BC historian, but cannot find a collection of his books online. This is how researches need to work in order to get all their facts and assumptions straight. This is why it takes so long to put this in writing: it wasn't the fitting together of all the verses of Scripture, but the ability to accurately link Creation Years to a date we can understand today. It also didn't help I never lived anywhere near a major city to exploit their metropolitan libraries – not that I believe it would have helped. You'll see what I mean when you get to Herod the Great, his life and death. You have Josephus claiming a date, you find the eclipse mentioned, you determine it is visible in Jerusalem, you convert the date, and it doesn't match a lot of history books who cite the same source you used to find the dates. It's a vicious circle of just who do you believe; and if there is a consensus, how do you know the "scholars" picked the correct date to pin the conversion?

I am certainly not a scholar of Hebrew, Aramaic, or Greek, but I might use them to stress a point. Learning Castilian Spanish helped me to understand that the nuances of a language sometimes require adding supporting words. This is why the authors of the King James Bible chose to italicize those supporting words – to show they did not exist in the original language. The written Word of God is so alive that it points any human, wherever they may be in their life, to Jesus. If you are slow to learn, it guides you simply to Jesus. If you’re an intellectual, or scholar, it will provide wonderful mysteries begging you to follow them to Jesus. Are you a math wizard? It will push you to Jesus. I challenge you to check out http://www.otherbiblecode.com – even if you’re not a math wizard, you’ll be amazed!

I had to do this study. Every time I put it down, I would “think” of something else and would have to check it out. After each discovery, another question would require more investigation and prayer. As with building a brick house, each brick was given to me; guided by the Holy Spirit. I started with the math; I then wanted to find the dates of Jesus. Satisfied with those, I went on to study the Kings of Israel and Judah, then the Judges. Once I got those done, I had to work on the prophecy of Daniel. When that was all done, I just counted how many one-thousand years there where in my study, (II Peter 3:8). When the fourth “day” ended with the start of Jesus’ ministry, I was amazed! Not only did each of these studies fit into place like a puzzle, I didn’t have to do any rework. So, no, I do not believe this to be inspired in the sense the Holy Spirit did the men of old (II Peter 1:21). I look at this as if I was given a raw stone. I simply cut out the extra information that didn’t deal with dates. This gem is a gift to me from the Lord, Proverbs 17:8 “A gift is as a precious stone in the eyes of him that hath it: whithersoever it turneth, it prospereth.” The design was already there, I was just used to point it out. I wish to only know the truth and I am not out to find the end of the world or the “signs of the time” though they be right in front of me. Prophecy is just history waiting for time to catch up. Nothing I say or do will change prophecy, it will happen.

The more I learn about the world the more in awe I am at the marvelous work of the Lord. The more I read His written word, the more I learn of His marvelous work!

Job 5:9 “Which doeth great things and unsearchable; marvellous things without number:”

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

I present my findings.

 

 

 


 

The Presentation

Though the entries presented here are for your benefit, it really doesn’t show the passage of time. The best way would be something similar to this:

Note

CY

Western Year (Julian)

Creation

0

*****

 

1

 

 

2

 

 

3

 

 

4

 

 

5

 

 

6

 

Table 1

After pages and pages of empty notes, it would become boring right off. I’ve created a graphical version on my web site at http://www.abdicate.net/chrontime.aspx which looks like Figure 1. The lines show the process of time and the bubbles contain the information presented here. Since we’re talking about 6000 entries, you can use the hyperlinks to jump from year to year. If the Creation year is speculated to show continuity, it is marked with an asterisk (*). “CY” is “Creation Year” and “WY” is the “Gregorian Western Year” even though it did not exist for the British Empire and the United States before 1752 AD, when it was adopted. “JY” is the Jewish Year calendar.

Figure 1

 

 

 

 


 

Creation to Noah

One of the few constants of the world throughout the ages has been games. It’s almost as if a gene residing in all of us to want to play games, and not just any games, puzzle games. Just in my lifetime, there have been great moves of people playing Rubik’s Cube, Tetris, crossword puzzles, Cryptoquip, and Sudoku. This isn’t limited to just games, but books, movies, and television shows; mysteries, intrigue, curiosity, they call to us.

The Scriptures are no different. They present sometimes a bit more of a challenge, but in the end there are great rewards. Genesis is one of my favorite books and I love Genesis 1:1 “In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth.” These ten words say it all. Since I love science and I love Scripture, this quote is fitting:

“In verse one of the Book, we can find all the elements of Science summed up in 10 words: (1) Time – Beginning, (2) Space – Heavens, (3) Motion – created, (4)  Matter – the earth, (5) Energy – God created.” [The Book of Genesis, Bible Baptist Bookstore, copyright, 1969]

As I said, I love science and scripture. This seems to be mutually exclusive, but we are told to seek and search out wisdom. I say to you, I am an enigma. I believe that science and Scripture can mesh if science accepts Scripture!

Ecclesiastes 1:13-14And I gave my heart to seek and search out by wisdom concerning all things that are done under heaven: this sore travail hath God given to the sons of man to be exercised therewith. I have seen all the works that are done under the sun; and, behold, all is vanity and vexation of spirit.

Not one to believe what I see, feel, or read at face value, I needed to understand and meditate on it for myself. To do my own homework as it were. There are gems that are lost in translation from Hebrew. The Hebrew alphabet does not contain vowels, just placeholders. They also read from right to left. See if you can understand the English sentence below:

L-v- th- L-rd y-r G-d w-th -ll y-r h-rt.

If you read:

Love the Lord your God with all your heart.

Then you can begin to see how it is the Jews read Hebrew. Today, they have dots and dashes to help foreigners learn Hebrew, but this wasn’t until the 600 AD to 1000 AD7.

The sixth letter of their alphabet called vav. Hebrew doesn't have numbers like the West; they use the letter to denote the number. Sort of like A=1 B=2 C=3 etc. Vav stands for the number six8 and two words: Nail and Hook. Vav is used to “hook” phrases and sentences together; like when we use the words “and”, “also”, and “so”. Psalms 119 is an alphabetic Psalm, i.e. each set of six verses is dedicated to a letter of the Hebrew alphabet. Psalms 119:41-46 is dedicated to vav, so the first letter of each verse starts with the letter vav.

Hebrew is also written from right to left. The cool thing is the first time in Scripture uses vav is in the sixth Hebrew word of Genesis 1:1. Here’s the breakdown in Hebrew and highlighted in purple:

7

6

5

4

3

2

1

הָאָרֶץ

וְאֵת

הַשָׁמַיִם

אֵת

אֱלֹהִים

בָּרָא

בְּרֵאשִׁית

ha-a-retz

v-et

ha-sha-ma-yim

et

Elohim

bara

Beresheet

the earth

and

the heavens

-

God

created

In the beginning

 

The fourth word, highlighted in yellow, is pronounced “et” (אֵת), but the letters are the first and last letters of the Hebrew alphabet: א - Alef having no sound, and ת Tav, sounds like the letter "T" in time. There is no meaning for this word and is not translatable, however, it is used as the direct object to indicate Who (God) did the action (create) to what (heavens and the earth). The gem and Spiritual explanation isn’t really understood until you get to the book of Revelation when Jesus states He is the Alpha and Omega ΑΩ, being the first and last letters of the Greek alphabet, the Beginning and the End. Alef and Tav are also the first and last letters of the Hebrew alphabet. If you were in the Genesis 1:1 sentence looking at the reader, the אֵת is on the right hand of God! Who is seated on the right hand of God?a Jesus, the Alpha and Omega, the Alef and Tav!

a Mark 16:19 "So then after the Lord had spoken unto them, he was received up into heaven, and sat on the right hand of God."

 

Watch how this plays out:

·         The letter vav appears in the Scriptures the first time in the sixth word of the first sentence.

·         God created Man on the sixth day.

·         Six stands for Man in the numerology of Scripture.

·         Vav has the count value of six in Hebrew.

·         First recorded sin of man (after the fall) is murder – the sixth commandment.b

·         What Man will connect the breach between man and God – Alpha and Omega/Aleph and Tav – Jesus!

·         What connects "heavens" with "the earth" – the Man, Alef and Tav – וְאֵת – Jesus!

·         Jesus is the Word of God and through Him speaking out, created all. So all is wrapped up in אֵת.c, d

 

b Exodus 20:13 "Thou shalt not kill."

c Proverbs 30:5 "Every word of God is pure: he is a shield unto them that put their trust in him."

d John 1:1-2 "In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. The same was in the beginning with God."

 

Furthermore, in this first verse of Genesis you see that “אֵת” surrounds the word for “Heavens” and there’s that vav in the second “אֵת” and is used as translated “and” because it “hooks” Heaven and Earth together. Jesus is the “Connector”, the vav, the Man, between Heaven and Earth, even testifying to the manner in how it would be done on the cross! Since God “spoke” everything into existence it’s an amazing picture image within the written text that Jesus, the Alef and Tav (Alpha and Omega), the Beginning and the End, is the Creator. It is the hint of what was to come when the Word would become flesh, indeed the Word of God made flesh. In Genesis 1:1, the letter vav combines with Alef and Tav to show the Sign of the Lord of History, the One Mediator, the Man Christ Jesus, the Living Word – to connect Heaven and Earth in the most literal sense. The culmination of all history revealed in the Final Book prophesied in the pattern of Hebrew letters in the first verse of the First Book! Cool huh? See Appendix G for more.

Creation of Adam  - CY 0, dies CY 930

The First Adam
Creation Year:
0                                                   Western Year: 3977 BC                                                      Generation: 1

Genesis 2:7 "And the LORD God formed man of the dust of the ground, and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life; and man became a living soul."

Not knowing the age of Adam when he was created, (i.e. was he created with the age of a man being 20 years old?) For the sake of this study, these years are counted just as Scripture has it, the years Adam lived. Genesis 5:3-5 specifically states that Adam had lived 130 years when he begat Seth. This means that Adam's first year was as God had created him, a man.

Genesis 5:3-5And Adam lived an hundred and thirty years, and begat a son in his own likeness, after his image; and called his name Seth: And the days of Adam after he had begotten Seth were eight hundred years: and he begat sons and daughters: And all the days that Adam lived were nine hundred and thirty years: and he died.

For more information on Creation vs. Evolution, see appendix A. Genesis chapter one is the culmination of the beginning, the Genesis.

So now, we have a man on the earth. The seventh day God rested. Why? Was He tired? No, He was being an example to the man, who does get tired. Work six days then rest one. In chapter 2 verse 7, God then reiterates what happened by explaining how Adam came to be.

Eve is formed...  - CY 1*

*We don't know what year Eve was made, so I put her in the next year figuring that it took that time for Adam to name all the animals.

Genesis 2:19-20And out of the ground the LORD God formed every beast of the field, and every fowl of the air; and brought them unto Adam to see what he would call them: and whatsoever Adam called every living creature, that was the name thereof.  And Adam gave names to all cattle, and to the fowl of the air, and to every beast of the field; but for Adam there was not found an help meet for him.

Eve was formed from Adam's rib, not from his foot or from his head, but next to his heart – to be loved.

Genesis 2:21-23And the LORD God caused a deep sleep to fall upon Adam, and he slept: and he took one of his ribs, and closed up the flesh instead thereof; And the rib, which the LORD God had taken from man, made he a woman, and brought her unto the man.  And Adam said, This is now bone of my bones, and flesh of my flesh: she shall be called Woman, because she was taken out of Man.

Eve is tempted, Adam falls  - CY 7*

*We don't know what year she was tempted so this is just to show the passage of time.

Genesis 3:6And when the woman saw that the tree was good for food, and that it was pleasant to the eyes, and a tree to be desired to make one wise, she took of the fruit thereof, and did eat, and gave also unto her husband with her; and he did eat.

Exiled from Eden  - CY 7*

*We don't know what year they fell so this is just to show the passage of time.

Genesis 3:21-24Unto Adam also and to his wife did the LORD God make coats of skins, and clothed them. And the LORD God said, Behold, the man is become as one of us, to know good and evil: and now, lest he put forth his hand, and take also of the tree of life, and eat, and live for ever: Therefore the LORD God sent him forth from the garden of Eden, to till the ground from whence he was taken. So he drove out the man; and he placed at the east of the garden of Eden Cherubims, and a flaming sword which turned every way, to keep the way of the tree of life.

Cain and Abel are born  - CY 9*

*We don't know what year Eve gave birth so this is just to show the passage of time.

Genesis 4:1And Adam knew Eve his wife; and she conceived, and bare Cain, and said, I have gotten a man from the LORD.

Genesis 4:2And she again bare his brother Abel. And Abel was a keeper of sheep, but Cain was a tiller of the ground.

Yes, I believe they were twins. In Hebrew, the first word of Genesis 4:2 is וַתֹסֶף (ve-to-ceph) meaning, to add or augment, to continue to do a thing.

Cain kills Abel  - CY 36*

*We don't know what year this happened so this is just to show the passage of time.

Genesis 4:8  And Cain talked with Abel his brother: and it came to pass, when they were in the field, that Cain rose up against Abel his brother, and slew him.

 

Seth is born  - CY 130, dies CY 1042

Creation Year: 130                                              Western Year: 3847 BC                                                      Generation: 2

Adam's age at the birth of Seth
is 130 years from the beginning of his existence.

Genesis 5:3-5And Adam lived an hundred and thirty years, and begat a son in his own likeness, after his image; and called his name Seth: And the days of Adam after he had begotten Seth were eight hundred years: and he begat sons and daughters: And all the days that Adam lived were nine hundred and thirty years: and he died.

Seth lived 912 years.

Genesis 5:6-8And Seth lived an hundred and five years, and begat Enos:  And Seth lived after he begat Enos eight hundred and seven years, and begat sons and daughters: And all the days of Seth were nine hundred and twelve years: and he died.

Jewish Calendar Starts  - CY 216 (WY: 3761 BC)

Why the difference in the Jewish calendar and the rendering of chronology according to Scripture?

While I struggled with this over the years, I waited on the Lord to show me the truth. The entire study, started in the year 2000, has been one in pursuit of the truth. To quote Pilate, "...What is truth?...” The answer is found in
Psalms 119:160, "Thy word is true from the beginning: and every one of thy righteous judgment endureth for ever.” This is a prophecy of Jesus, "...the Word was made flesh, and dwelt among us...full of grace and truth.  John 1:14. 

So I say, can you put down your ideas, your dogma, your desires to hear truth? The more I learn about the Lord and read His word, I can only conclude what Enoch had said, "But without faith it is impossible to please him..."
Hebrews 11:6. Once in the Old Testament and twice in the New Testament it states that the Just shall live by faith.

When we are faced with a dilemma of contradictory information, where do you decide to turn to for the truth? Scientists? Archeologists? Your pastor? I emphatically decided before I even started this study that it was to find out the truth. My foundation being Scripture; that no matter how much evidence there was in history or encyclopedias, Scripture would overrule any information if it was contradictory to what is written in the word of God,
Matthew 4:4, Luke 4:4, Hebrews 4:12.

Therefore, when I came to the impossible task of explaining away why there was a difference in the Jewish calendar and the chronology presented in Scripture, I waited on the Lord. Two years after completing the study, I found the answer in Hebraic Literature. To quote Yoma, fol.9, col. 1.,

"What is the meaning where it is written (Ps. x. 27), 'The fear of the Lord prolongeth days, but the years of the wicked shall be shortened;' 'The fear of the Lord prolongeth days' alludes to the four hundred and ten years the first Temple stood, during which period the succession of high priests numbered only eighteen. But 'the years of the wicked shall be shortened' is illustrated by the fact that during the four hundred and twenty years that the second Temple stood the succession of high priests numbered more than three hundred. If we deduct the forty years during which Shimon the Righteous held office, and the eighty of Rabbi Yochanan, and the ten of Rabbi Ishmael ben Rabbi, it is evident that not one of the remaining high priests lived to hold office for a whole year."


When I read this and other online sites on this topic, I realized that in order to cover up the dates of the Messiah, the calendar had to have been surreptitiously changed by the Jewish rulers of the time. Even before this action, the New Testament said they lied about Jesus' resurrection, knowing full well Who He was (
Matthew 27:62-66) and they paid the Roman soldiers large sums of money to be quiet about what really happened (Matthew 28:11-15). These passages showed the length to which they were willing to go to hide the truth. Even today, as Scripture states, they believe Jesus' body was stolen by His disciples. They knew where and when Jesus was born (Matthew 2:1-8), they knew exactly who He was, Jesus told them (Luke 4:16-22)! Some of the rulers knew and accepted Him, (John 3) and defended Him (John 7:50) and cared for His body (John 19:38-42) after the crucifixion.

To further this, the "Tract Abuda Zara", (rules and regulations concerning transaction of business with heathens) Chapter 1, states,

"The disciples of Elijah taught: The world will continue for six thousand years, the first two thousand of which were a chaos (Tahu), the second two thousand were of Torah, and the third two thousand are the days of the Messiah, and because of our sins many years of these have elapsed, and still he has not come."

So if they believed this, then at 4000th year, the very year Jesus started His ministry they would have been on the lookout for the Messiah (Mark 1:15). They rejected Jesus, but accepted Barabbas and later Simon Bar Kokhba. The Talmud relates that Akiba ben Joseph credited Kokhba with the title "Messiah"! That is until he was killed by the Romans on the 9th of Av 135 AD. At his death they had to quickly correct themselves so they "declared Simon bar Kokhba a false messiah and renamed him Simon bar Kozeba ('Son of the lie')", TheFreeDictionary.com.

The Talmud, Sanhedrin, fol. 97, col. 1., states, "As the land of Canaan had one year of release in seven, so has the world one millennium of release in seven thousand years; for it is said (Isa. ii. 17), 'And the Lord alone will be exalted in that day;' and again (Ps. xcii. 1), 'A psalm or song for the Sabbath day,' which means a long Sabbatic period, and again (Ps. xc. 4), 'For a thousand years in Thy sight are but as the day of yesterday.'"

II Peter 3:8 "But, beloved, be not ignorant of this one thing, that one day is with the Lord as a thousand years, and a thousand years as one day."

For the sake of one righteous man the whole world is preserved in existence, as it is written (Prov. x. 25), "The righteous man is an everlasting foundation." This verse explains why the Rapture happens - that is, if you believe in one as I do. I'll speak more on this, but I believe that there are two yet to come.

The Jewish calendar is an algorithm created in 359 AD (c.) so the author "started" different than the actual start of "time" because he knew or didn’t know about the change in the calendar that happened around 136 AD. I put this information here because I wanted to show that though we count the Jewish calendar years, I worked backwards to this point to show the disparage between the “known” date and the actual passage of time according to Scripture. Until the time of Jesus, this recollection of time reflected accurately within five years of what is written in the Talmud. The large change in the date of the year does not reflect until after 135 AD. This also proves that what is written in the Talmud is not Scripture, inspired or not.
Additionally, even the Jews do not know definitively the number of years of the Jewish calendar has today. In the book, Gates of the Seasons by the Central Conference of American Rabbis, in an article written by Alexander Guttmann on pages 7-10, he explains the origin and understanding of the present Jewish calendar.

The Jewish tradition of counting years since the creation of the world has its roots in early Talmudic times, but it was not adopted authoritatively until several centuries later. In Biblical times, dates were referred to as being ‘two years before the earthquake, the year of the death of King Uzziah,’ etc. In Talmudic times, we find instances of dating from the creation of the world, but this was adopted as the Jewish method only much later as a response to Christian dating. It was in the eighth century that Christians began to date their documents generally as AD (Anno Domini, the year of the Lord), and so it is hardly a coincidence that in the eighth and ninth centuries we find more and more Jewish documents dated ‘since the creation of the world’ (sometimes referred to as AM, Anno Mundi, the year of the world). Obviously, calculating dates based on the Christian theological principles were not acceptable to Jews; nevertheless, it was not until the twelfth century that dating ‘since the creation’ was accepted by Jews universally.”

Table 1 is from A Y2K Solution to the Chronology Problem, page 77, written by Sheldon Epstein, Bernard Dickman and Yonah Wilamowsky, that shows the varying reasons for the error in the Jewish account of the chronology of time.

Also according to the August 2005 newsletter by Prophecy in the News, it shows that 154 years can be accounted for by the removal of the Persian chronology of several kings by Yose ben Halafta. “…[S]ometime between A.D. 135-160, Yose ben Halafta, student of Rabbi Akiva, and admirer of Bar Kokhbah, changed the dating so that Daniel’s seventy weeks would point to Bar Kokhbah as the predicted Messiah, rather than Jesus.”9

During this study, I will focus on the Creation Year and provide the Western Year since this is how the world currently counts. However the Jewish Year will be provided based on today’s count (12 Dec 2009=25 Kislev 5770).

Enos is born  - CY 235, dies CY 1140

Creation Year: 235                                              Western Year: 3742 BC                                                      Generation: 3

The age of Seth when he had Enos.

Genesis 5:6-8And Seth lived an hundred and five years, and begat Enos:  And Seth lived after he begat Enos eight hundred and seven years, and begat sons and daughters: And all the days of Seth were nine hundred and twelve years: and he died.

Enos lived 905 years.

Genesis 5:11And all the days of Enos were nine hundred and five years: and he died.

Cainan is born  - CY 325, dies CY 1235

Creation Year: 325                                              Western Year: 3652 BC                                                      Generation: 4

The age of Enos when he had Cainan.

Genesis 5:9-11And Enos lived ninety years, and begat Cainan:  And Enos lived after he begat Cainan eight hundred and fifteen years, and begat sons and daughters: And all the days of Enos were nine hundred and five years: and he died.

Cainan lived 910 years.

Genesis 5:14And all the days of Cainan were nine hundred and ten years: and he died.”

Mahalaleel is born  - CY 395, dies CY 1290

Creation Year: 395                                              Western Year: 3582 BC                                                      Generation: 5

The age of Cainan when he had Mahalaleel.

Genesis 5:12-14And Cainan lived seventy years, and begat Mahalaleel:  And Cainan lived after he begat Mahalaleel eight hundred and forty years, and begat sons and daughters: And all the days of Cainan were nine hundred and ten years: and he died.

Mahalaleel lived 895 years.

Genesis 5:17And all the days of Mahalaleel were eight hundred ninety and five years: and he died.

Jared is born  - CY 460, dies CY 1422

Creation Year: 460                                              Western Year: 3517 BC                                                      Generation: 6

The age of Mahalaleel when he had Jared

Genesis 5:15-17 “And Mahalaleel lived sixty and five years, and begat Jared:  And Mahalaleel lived after he begat Jared eight hundred and thirty years, and begat sons and daughters: And all the days of Mahalaleel were eight hundred ninety and five years: and he died.”

Jared lived 962 years

Genesis 5:20And all the days of Jared were nine hundred sixty and two years: and he died.

 

Enoch is born  - CY 622, translated CY 987

Creation Year: 622                                              Western Year: 3355 BC                                                      Generation: 7

The age of Jared when he had Enoch.

Genesis 5:18-20And Jared lived an hundred sixty and two years, and he begat Enoch: And Jared lived after he begat Enoch eight hundred years, and begat sons and daughters: And all the days of Jared were nine hundred sixty and two years: and he died.

Enoch lived 365 years because the Lord took him in a rapture.

Genesis 5:22-24And Enoch walked with God after he begat Methuselah three hundred years, and begat sons and daughters: And all the days of Enoch were three hundred sixty and five years: And Enoch walked with God: and he was not; for God took him.

Hebrews 11:5By faith Enoch was translated that he should not see death; and was not found, because God had translated him: for before his translation he had this testimony, that he pleased God.

Methuselah is born  - CY 687, dies CY 1656 (year of the Flood)

Creation Year: 687                                              Western Year: 3290 BC                                                      Generation: 8

The age of Enoch when he had Methuselah

Genesis 5:21And Enoch lived sixty and five years, and begat Methuselah:

Methuselah lived 969 years, the oldest in all of history, and died the year of the Flood in CY 1656.

Genesis 5:27And all the days of Methuselah were nine hundred sixty and nine years: and he died.

Lamech is born  - CY 874, dies CY 1651

Creation Year: 874                                              Western Year: 3103 BC                                                      Generation: 9

The age of Methuselah when he had Lamech.

Genesis 5:25And Methuselah lived an hundred eighty and seven years, and begat Lamech:

Lamech lived 777 years.

Genesis 5:31And all the days of Lamech were seven hundred seventy and seven years: and he died.

Adam Dies  - CY 930

Creation Year: 930                                              Western Year: 3047 BC

Adam dies within a day.

Genesis 5:5And all the days that Adam lived were nine hundred and thirty years: and he died.

Genesis 2:17But of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, thou shalt not eat of it: for in the day that thou eatest thereof thou shalt surely die.

II Peter 3:8But, beloved, be not ignorant of this one thing, that one day is with the Lord as a thousand years, and a thousand years as one day.

Enoch is Raptured  - CY 987

Creation Year: 987                                              Western Year: 2990 BC

Enoch is raptured because he pleased God and he was a prophet.

Genesis 5:23-24And all the days of Enoch were three hundred sixty and five years: And Enoch walked with God: and he was not; for God took him.

Hebrews 11:5-6By faith Enoch was translated that he should not see death; and was not found, because God had translated him: for before his translation he had this testimony, that he pleased God. But without faith it is impossible to please him: for he that cometh to God must believe that he is, and that he is a rewarder of them that diligently seek him.

Jude 1:14-15And Enoch also, the seventh from Adam, prophesied of these, saying, Behold, the Lord cometh with ten thousands of his saints, To execute judgment upon all, and to convince all that are ungodly among them of all their ungodly deeds which they have ungodly committed, and of all their hard speeches which ungodly sinners have spoken against him.

End of day one  - CY 1001

Creation Year: 1001                                            Western Year: 2976 BC

End of day one, beginning of day two.

II Peter 3:8But, beloved, be not ignorant of this one thing, that one day is with the Lord as a thousand years, and a thousand years as one day.

Seth Dies  - CY 1042

Creation Year: 1042                                            Western Year: 2935 BC

Genesis 5:8And all the days of Seth were nine hundred and twelve years: and he died.

Noah is born  - CY 1056, dies CY 2006

Creation Year: 1056                                            Western Year: 2921 BC                                                      Generation: 10

The age of Lamech when he had Noah.

Genesis 5:28-31And Lamech lived an hundred eighty and two years, and begat a son: And he called his name Noah, saying, This same shall comfort us concerning our work and toil of our hands, because of the ground which the LORD hath cursed.  And Lamech lived after he begat Noah five hundred ninety and five years, and begat sons and daughters: And all the days of Lamech were seven hundred seventy and seven years: and he died.

Noah lived 950 years. Please see Appendix C to read the Gospel in the names of Genesis 5, Adam to Noah.

Genesis 9:29And all the days of Noah were nine hundred and fifty years: and he died.

Enos dies  - CY 1140

Creation Year: 1140                                            Western Year: 2837 BC

Enos dies.

Genesis 5:11 "And all the days of Enos were nine hundred and five years: and he died."

Cainan dies  - CY 1235

Creation Year: 1235                                            Western Year: 2742 BC

Cainan dies.

Genesis 5:14 "And all the days of Cainan were nine hundred and ten years: and he died."

Mahalaleel dies  - CY 1290

Creation Year: 1290                                            Western Year: 2687 BC

Mahalaleel dies.

Genesis 5:17 "And all the days of Mahalaleel were eight hundred ninety and five years: and he died."

Jared dies  - CY 1422

Creation Year: 1422                                            Western Year: 2555 BC

Jared dies.

Genesis 5:20 "And all the days of Jared were nine hundred sixty and two years: and he died."

Shem is born  - CY 1558, dies CY 2158 

Creation Year: 1558                                            Western Year: 2419 BC                                                      Generation: 11

The age of Noah when he had Shem. This is a pitfall if not careful. In Genesis 5:32 it states that Noah was 500 years old when he had Ham, Shem and Japheth. This is a generalized statement because later in Genesis 11:10 is says that Shem had his first son 2 years after the flood at the age of 100. The flood occurred in Noah's 600th year, Genesis 7:6.

602 - 100 = 502. Shem was born when Noah was 502 years old.

Genesis 5:32And Noah was five hundred years old: and Noah begat Shem, Ham, and Japheth.

Genesis 11:10These are the generations of Shem: Shem was an hundred years old, and begat Arphaxad two years after the flood:

Genesis 7:6And Noah was six hundred years old when the flood of waters was upon the earth.

Shem lived 600 years.

Genesis 11:10-11These are the generations of Shem: Shem was an hundred years old, and begat Arphaxad two years after the flood: And Shem lived after he begat Arphaxad five hundred years, and begat sons and daughters.

Lamech dies  - CY 1651

Creation Year: 1651                                            Western Year: 2326 BC

Lamech dies.

Genesis 5:31 "And all the days of Lamech were seven hundred seventy and seven years: and he died."

The Flood  - CY 1656

Creation Year: 1656                                            Western Year: 2321 BC

Methuselah dies (Year of the Flood) Noah is 600 years old. Just over 33 Jubilees from creation.

Genesis 5:26-27And Methuselah lived after he begat Lamech seven hundred eighty and two years, and begat sons and daughters:  And all the days of Methuselah were nine hundred sixty and nine years: and he died.

Notice God is long suffering. For 120 years, Noah preached and the oldest living person is the one named “his death shall bring” – awe, but to them, bring what? What Noah preached – the flood!!!! How very merciful is our God! Glory to Him!!!

Genesis 7:6And Noah was six hundred years old when the flood of waters was upon the earth.

Noah lives another 350 years for a total of 950 years.

On 17 Heshvan 1440 Noah and his family went into the ark and that same day the floodwaters were broken up, Genesis 7:11-13, and it rained for 40 days and 40 nights, Genesis 7:17.

Another 150 days (
Genesis 7:24, 8:3) the waters increased until 19 Nisan 1440 when they abated. It was on that day the waters "abated,” that is they started to recede. According to Genesis 8:4 the ark rested 2 days earlier on the 7th month, the 17th day (17 Nisan 1440). It is Nisan because it wasn't a leap year so there was no Adar II. The waters decreased (Genesis 8:5) until the 10th month when on the 1st day of the month (1 Tammuz 1440) the mountaintops could be seen - I imagine like little islands.

Noah waited 40 days (
Genesis 8:6, 12 Av 1440) to send out the raven and the dove - the dove returned. Seven more days he sent out the dove, who had returned (19 Av 1440), and again the dove returned. Yet seven more days Noah waited and sent the dove out again, not to return (Genesis 8:12, 26 Av 1440).

Genesis 7:11-13In the six hundredth year of Noah's life, in the second month, the seventeenth day of the month, the same day were all the fountains of the great deep broken up, and the windows of heaven were opened.  And the rain was upon the earth forty days and forty nights. In the selfsame day entered Noah, and Shem, and Ham, and Japheth, the sons of Noah, and Noah's wife, and the three wives of his sons with them, into the ark;”

Genesis 7:17And the flood was forty days upon the earth; and the waters increased, and bare up the ark, and it was lift up above the earth.

Genesis 7:24And the waters prevailed upon the earth an hundred and fifty days.

Genesis 8:3-5And the waters returned from off the earth continually: and after the end of the hundred and fifty days the waters were abated. And the ark rested in the seventh month, on the seventeenth day of the month, upon the mountains of Ararat. And the waters decreased continually until the tenth month: in the tenth month, on the first day of the month, were the tops of the mountains seen.

Genesis 8:6And it came to pass at the end of forty days, that Noah opened the window of the ark which he had made:

Genesis 8:12And he stayed yet other seven days; and sent forth the dove; which returned not again unto him any more.

Waters dried up...  - CY 1657

Creation Year: 1657                                            Western Year: 2320 BC

Finally, in the 601st year of Noah's life, 1st month 1st day (Genesis 8:13, 1 Tishri 1441) the waters were dried up from off the earth: and Noah removed the covering of the ark, but it still took almost another two months to completely dry up the land.

They all possibly left the ark when the ground was dry on the 27th of Heshvan 1441 (Genesis 8:14), interestingly exactly 365 days, according to the dates provided in scripture, the serial day number, and the Jewish calendar.

Genesis 8:13-14 “And it came to pass in the six hundredth and first year, in the first month, the first day of the month, the waters were dried up from off the earth: and Noah removed the covering of the ark, and looked, and, behold, the face of the ground was dry. And in the second month, on the seven and twentieth day of the month, was the earth dried.

The Flood is one of several turning points for mankind. No longer is man allowed even close to live a full day, Genesis 2:17, Genesis 5:5, 2 Peter 3:8. I believe the Lord uses nature to fulfill His wishes. Before the Flood, there is no written evidence that it ever rained. In fact, Genesis 2:5-6 affirms there was a mist that watered the ground. If this assumption holds true all the way to Genesis 7:4 (the next mention of “rain” in scripture) when the Lord warned Noah that in seven days He would cause it to rain, then where did the rain come from?

According to an excellent book called “In the Beginning: Compelling Evidence for Creation and the Flood”, deep holes, 5.6 to 7.5 miles, drilled by the Russians and the Germans found within crushed granite “hot flowing, mineralized water (including salt water” – twice as salty as the ocean waters). A theory, called The Hydroplate Theory, asserts that the Earth’s crust sat on a thin layer of very salty water through interconnecting caverns 10 miles deep. Due to an increase in extreme pressure, a rift in the Earth formed 46,000 miles long, from the north of Iceland to Antarctica then up to India splitting off and running under Australia over and up along South America north to Alaska. The extreme pressure shot up into the air this water which then rained down all over the Earth like never before. The “fountains of the great deep” erupted causing the worldwide flood, and because of the height of the geyser, it began to freeze in the northern and southern regions of the planet and when the nearly frozen water fell back to the Earth, froze animals, rivers, and such instantly.

Though this theory helps explain where some the water came from, it doesn’t explain why people no longer live to be 900 years old, or what the “windows of heaven” where that opened. It is my belief that some other event occurred changing the conditions under which mankind lived. Whatever it was, it must have shortened the lifespan of mankind. Though scripture shows that men lived well into their 900’s, what changed in order for David to write in Psalms 90:10 that we would live only to be 70-80 years old, on average? It is conceivable that the division of the “waters from the waters” in Genesis 1:6-7 was the creation of a type of water barrier that surrounded the earth, much like the ozone layer of today. Somehow, this barrier blocked the harmful radiation of the sun. Today the holes in the ozone you hear about on the news allow more harmful rays in, burning people with extreme UV rays, causing sunburn in the short-term and skin cancer with long-term exposures. The lowering of the water barrier allowed enough of the sun’s radiation to enter the atmosphere shortening our lifespan to 70-80 years, on average worldwide. I believe that this erupting of the fountains caused the windows of heaven to open, i.e. disrupting this barrier, and together, flooded the Earth. If it were just the fountains, then why bother mentioning “windows of heaven”? If you view the graphical version of the timeline on my web site, you’ll visually notice the average age drops dramatically for those born after the Flood. Because of the breakup of the fountains of the deep, and the windows of heaven opening, the Flood occurred and shortened mankind’s lifespan. So you ask, why would God do this? Genesis 6:5 – you’re going to have to look this one up. Think about it, man lives 70-80 years and does great evil; imagine 900 years to do even greater evil? These gems are all over scripture. God means what He says and says what He means and allows novices to see what the wise cannot, 1 Corinthians 1:25-29.

Figure 2

Below is a modified graph from my web site. The top bar graph shows the lifespan from Creation (the green vertical bar on the left of the graph) to the flood (the purple vertical bar on the right of the top graph). The blue horizontal lines represent the length of a person’s life. The bottom bar graph shows the lifespan after the flood (purple vertical bar on the left). As you can see in the bottom bar, the top blue line (under the green horizontal line) is Shem and the bottom blue line (above the word WY 2001 BC) is Abram. There is a dramatic drop in the age of those born before and after the flood. Even though Arphaxad was born 2 years after the flood, he still benefited from the “strength” of his father's DNA, allowing him to live 483 years, but still dying 62 years before his father Shem’s death. Shem even outlived Abraham by 35 years who died at a “…good old age…” of 175! (Genesis 25:8) The red asterisks in the bottom graph indicate their deaths. Notice too that Abraham was born before the death of Noah and according to extra-biblical books, lived with Noah after Nimrod wanted to kill him. Scripture bears this out.

 

 

 

 

 


 

The Flood to Abraham

Arphaxad is born  - CY 1658, dies CY 2096

Creation Year: 1658                                            Western Year: 2319 BC                                                      Generation: 12

The age of Shem when he had Arphaxad.

Genesis 11:10-11These are the generations of Shem: Shem was an hundred years old, and begat Arphaxad two years after the flood: And Shem lived after he begat Arphaxad five hundred years, and begat sons and daughters.

Arphaxad lived 438 years.

Genesis 11:12-13And Arphaxad lived five and thirty years, and begat Salah: And Arphaxad lived after he begat Salah four hundred and three years, and begat sons and daughters.

Salah is born  - CY 1693, dies CY 2126

Creation Year: 1693                                            Western Year: 2284 BC                                                      Generation: 13

The age of Arphaxad when he had Salah.

Genesis 11:12And Arphaxad lived five and thirty years, and begat Salah:

Salah lived 433 years.

Genesis 11:14-15And Salah lived thirty years, and begat Eber: And Salah lived after he begat Eber four hundred and three years, and begat sons and daughters.

Eber is born  - CY 1723, dies CY 2187

Creation Year: 1723                                            Western Year: 2254 BC                                                      Generation: 14

The age of Salah when he had Eber.

Genesis 11:16And Eber lived four and thirty years, and begat Peleg:

Eber lived 464 years.

Genesis 11:16-17And Eber lived four and thirty years, and begat Peleg:  And Eber lived after he begat Peleg four hundred and thirty years, and begat sons and daughters.

Peleg is born  - CY 1757, dies CY 1996

Creation Year: 1757                                            Western Year: 2220 BC                                                      Generation: 15

The age of Eber when he had Peleg.

Genesis 11:16And Eber lived four and thirty years, and begat Peleg:

Genesis 10:25 states "...Peleg; for in his days was the earth divided..." the answer as to what was divided the following verses. I believe this was the time of the tower of Babel, Genesis 11:9.

Genesis 10:25And unto Eber were born two sons: the name of one was Peleg; for in his days was the earth divided; and his brother's name was Joktan.”

Genesis 10:32These are the families of the sons of Noah, after their generations, in their nations: and by these were the nations divided in the earth after the flood.

Deuteronomy 32:8When the most High divided to the nations their inheritance, when he separated the sons of Adam, he set the bounds of the people according to the number of the children of Israel.

Acts 17:26And hath made of one blood all nations of men for to dwell on all the face of the earth, and hath determined the times before appointed, and the bounds of their habitation;”

Genesis 11:9Therefore is the name of it called Babel; because the LORD did there confound the language of all the earth: and from thence did the LORD scatter them abroad upon the face of all the earth.

Peleg lived 239 years.

Genesis 11:18-19And Peleg lived thirty years, and begat Reu: And Peleg lived after he begat Reu two hundred and nine years, and begat sons and daughters.

Reu is born  - CY 1787, dies CY 2026

Creation Year: 1787                                            Western Year: 2190 BC                                                      Generation: 16

The age of Peleg when he had Reu.

Genesis 11:18And Peleg lived thirty years, and begat Reu:

Reu lived 239 years.

Genesis 11:20-21And Reu lived two and thirty years, and begat Serug:  And Reu lived after he begat Serug two hundred and seven years, and begat sons and daughters.

Serug is born  - CY 1819, dies CY 2049

Creation Year: 1819                                            Western Year: 2158 BC                                                      Generation: 17

The age of Reu when he had Serug.

Genesis 11:20 "And Reu lived two and thirty years, and begat Serug:"

Serug lived 230 years.

Genesis 11:22-23And Serug lived thirty years, and begat Nahor: And Serug lived after he begat Nahor two hundred years, and begat sons and daughters.

Nahor is born  - CY 1849, dies CY 1997

Creation Year: 1849                                            Western Year: 2128 BC                                                      Generation: 18

The age of Serug when he had Nahor.

Genesis 11:22And Serug lived thirty years, and begat Nahor:

Nahor lived 148 years.

Genesis 11: 24-25And Nahor lived nine and twenty years, and begat Terah: And Nahor lived after he begat Terah an hundred and nineteen years, and begat sons and daughters.

Terah is born  - CY 1878, dies CY 2083

Creation Year: 1878                                            Western Year: 2099 BC                                                      Generation: 19

The age of Nahor when he had Terah.

Genesis 11:24And Nahor lived nine and twenty years, and begat Terah:

Terah lived 205 years.

Genesis 11:26And Terah lived seventy years, and begat Abram, Nahor, and Haran.

Genesis 11:32And the days of Terah were two hundred and five years: and Terah died in Haran.”

Abram to Exodus

Abram is born  - CY 1948

Creation Year: 1948                                            Western Year: 2029 BC                                                      Generation: 20

The age of Terah when he had Abram. He is born no more than 18 months shy of the 39th Jubilee since Creation. In 78 Jubilees (less 3 years) Israel "is born in a day!"

Genesis 11:26And Terah lived seventy years, and begat Abram, Nahor, and Haran.

Acts 7:2-4And he said, Men, brethren, and fathers, hearken; The God of glory appeared unto our father Abraham, when he was in Mesopotamia, before he dwelt in Charran, And said unto him, Get thee out of thy country, and from thy kindred, and come into the land which I shall shew thee. Then came he out of the land of the Chaldaeans, and dwelt in Charran: and from thence, when his father was dead, he removed him into this land, wherein ye now dwell.

Genesis 12:4 "So Abram departed, as the LORD had spoken unto him; and Lot went with him: and Abram was seventy and five years old when he departed out of Haran."

Abram was born to Terah in Terah's 70th year. This is a touchy subject because some believe Abram was born when Terah was 130 years; deduced by Abram leaving his father after his father died and Abram was 75 years old based on Acts 7:2-4. Terah lived 205 years so subtracting 75 would have made Terah 130 when he had Abram. However, that is not what I believe. This to me is another pitfall one must be careful. Scripture is specific when it says in Genesis 12:1-3 that Abram was to leave his father. This cannot be taken lightly if we are to believe that scripture is inerrant and that every word has a specific purpose. Chapter 11 says Terah died, so how could Abram leave his father? I believe chapter 11 is a summary account because Terah is no longer mentioned by name again in scripture until Joshua 24:2 and only when talking about idol worshipers, and in I Chronicles 1:26 and Luke 3:34 when discussing Abraham’s lineage. He is mentioned in passing in Acts 7:4, which we’ll discuss in a moment. Chapter 11 of Genesis discusses how Terah took his family to Haran from Ur of the Chaldees, and he dies there in Haran at 205 years of age. I have always wondered if his family was idol worshippers, then how did Abram learn the truth. In the timeline that I am going to present, Abram would have been alive when Noah was still alive. If we bump up the age of Terah to when he had Abram at 130, Noah would have been dead. Not only would this event have changed, but also the arrival date of Jesus in 7 BC would have been much later; His death would certainly have been in 82 AD! This isn’t possible, so something else must hold the answer. I believe the passage of time written in scripture is accurate to the letter, and I hope to show you how that’s possible even with this timeline thought of Terah being 70 when he had Abram.

 

I don’t like using extra biblical books, but when scripture isn’t clear, I believe they can be a tool to help look at things from a different angle. By using them, I do not endorse their writings, nor do I elevate them to the status of Scripture. Even using a dictionary can give you a better understanding of the truth without changing the truth. Since many studies include the historian Josephus who lived from 37 AD to ~100 AD (Wikipedia.com), I’ll mention what he wrote.  He wrote several books in a collection called Antiquities of the Jews where he discusses the world’s history from a Jewish perspective. He does not match up with scripture very often for some reason, but many people use his writings almost as gospel. Nevertheless, in book 6, chapter 6, para 5, he states “…for Terah begat Abram in his seventieth year.” Sadly, this is not proof, because he goes on to say, “Arphaxad was the son of Shem, and born twelve years after the deluge.” Now you understand my hesitation when citing him as a source. We know from scripture that Arphaxad was born two years after the flood, not twelve. Since Abram was more important in Moses’ writing of Genesis, the Lord chose to put Abram first instead of Haran, his older brother. This assumption is made because in Genesis 20:12 when Abram explains why he lied about Sarai being his sister: “And yet indeed she is my sister; she is the daughter of my father, but not the daughter of my mother; and she became my wife.” In support of this, in another extra biblical book called “Jasher” (mentioned in Joshua 10:13 and II Samuel 1:18) it states in chapter 9:4 “Haran was forty-two years old when he begat Sarai, which was in the tenth year of the life of Abram. This would make Sarai Abram’s stepsister and niece. The Genesis account is of Abram, not Haran, and so when Moses states that Terah had Abram at 70, Terah had Abram at 70. Haran and Nahor’s age however are never mentioned in scripture, so this scenario is a possibility.

 

Another way to explain the account in Acts could be that the death of Terah could have been a sustained spiritual death. I mean, what if Abram was called out of Haran after his father rejected Abram’s faith and went back to idol worshipping and God called Abram to leave, knowing that there was no more hope for his father. Remember, what that one disciple that wanted to follow Jesus asked, “let me bury my father” and Jesus said, “let the dead bury their dead” even though the dead cannot really bury the dead, so Jesus conveys the meaning they are dead spiritually. (Mat 8:21-22, Luke 9:59-60, Mat 23:27). We are saved by faith, correct? Yes, Eph 2:8. That is how Abraham was saved. Wait! What do you mean, “he was saved by faith? It didn’t exist then!” Yes it did:

 

Galatians 3:6-9Even as Abraham believed God, and it was accounted to him for righteousness. Know ye therefore that they which are of faith, the same are the children of Abraham. And the scripture, foreseeing that God would justify the heathen through faith, preached before the gospel unto Abraham, saying, In thee shall all nations be blessed. So then they which be of faith are blessed with faithful Abraham.

 

Hebrews 11:8By faith Abraham, when he was called to go out into a place which he should after receive for an inheritance, obeyed; and he went out, not knowing whither he went.”

 

As Abraham was saved, looking forward to the cross (Gen 22:8) so we too look back to the cross for salvation. We are all saved by faith. (Hab 2:4; Joh 3:36; Rom 1:17, Gal 3:11; Php 3:9; Heb 10:38; 11:6-7) Though we do not have explicit scripture to help understand this one bump in the road, this would be a way of using scripture to understand scripture, as is my foundation, II Tim 2:15. I believe these pitfalls are necessary to weed out those that do not hold scripture as being inerrant. So now, bringing a New Testament principle back to the Old Testament as Galatians and Hebrews did, is it so hard to believe that Terah was 70 when he had Abram? This is why you must take into account all scripture and every word of scripture, for those seemingly insignificant words can change everything.

 

Still, Jasher also mentions that Abram was born to Terah when Terah was 70 years old (Jasher 7:51). The book goes on to say there was some celestial event that the sages of Nimrod interpreted as a sign that this newborn Abram “…will grow up and be fruitful, and multiply, and possess all the earth, he and his children for ever, and he and his seed will slay great kings, and inherit their lands.” Jasher 8:4. The next day these sages went and told the king what had happened. The king called Terah and made him surrender his newborn child to be killed. Terah took a son, born that day of one of his servants, delivered him instead, and sent his son, Abram, with his mother and nurse for 10 years into a cave for safekeeping. “And when Abram came out from the cave, he went to Noah and his son Shem, and he remained with them to learn the instruction of the Lord and his ways, and no man knew where Abram was, and Abram served Noah and Shem his son for a long time.” Jasher 9:5.

 

Additionally, in this chronology study I discovered that Jesus started His ministry at the end of day four, i.e. 4000 years from creation. I am no way usurping Acts by using the book of Jasher or because some “dates” line up to my advantage. I believe Acts 7:2-4 is 100% accurate and means what it says. So what else could it mean?

 

There is yet one more possibility to help smooth out this bump in the road. When the bible mentions that Abram left Haran when “his father was dead”, “his father” could actually have been referring to Noah. If the age of Noah is accurate in scripture, and we know it is, Abram was 58 when Noah died. Since Abram lived with Noah and learned the things of the Lord from him, it’s very conceivable that he called Noah “father”. I was shocked to find in Jasher this verse: “At that time, at the end of three years of Abram's dwelling in the land of Canaan, in that year Noah died, which was the fifty-eighth year of the life of Abram; and all the days that Noah lived were nine hundred and fifty years and he died.” Jasher 13:9. I found this after I had done the math with my study to determine Abram’s age of 58. I lean towards this thinking, because Jasher says that Terah died when Isaac was 35 years old (Jasher 22:31), which would make him 205 just as the scriptures say. In fact, Jasher even says that Shem (Noah’s son – who died several years after Abraham died), Eber (Shem’s great-grandson), Terah and Nahor came for the weaning ceremony of Isaac. In fact, there is this verse from Genesis when the Lord appeared to Jacob:

 

Genesis 28:13And, behold, the LORD stood above it, and said, I am the LORD God of Abraham thy father, and the God of Isaac: the land whereon thou liest, to thee will I give it, and to thy seed;”

 

God calls Abraham the “father” of Jacob, when Abraham is really his grandfather. In fact, it is not a mistranslation because the word ba in Hebrew means “father” or “ancestor” according to Ben-Yehuda’s Hebrew-English dictionary. In Acts 7:4, the word grandfather in Greek is pathr and can mean “father or parent, literally or figuratively, near or more remote”, according to Strong’s numbers. Besides, if there are nine “fathers” between you and your great- great- great- great- great- great- great- great-grandfather do you think it would be written that way, other than here for emphasis? Therefore, there isn’t much of a stretch in reading Acts 7:4 that Abram’s "father" was referring to Noah since we have established the chronology with Genesis.

 

The difference is only 60 years. Why is this so important? All scripture leads to Jesus and even the Jewish oral tradition says in the Babylonian Talmud: Tractate Sanhedrin Folio 97a, “…in the seven year cycle at the end of which the son of David will come-in the first year…” II Kings 19:29 states that that year was a Sabbatical Year, corresponding to CY 3270, WY 707 BC, and the (modern reckoning) Jewish year of 3055. Jesus arrived in JY 3755, exactly 700 years later, a Sabbatical Year, and the first year of the 7-year cycle. It also states “The Tanna debe Eliyyahu teaches: The world is to exist six thousand years. In the first two thousand there was desolation; two thousand years the Torah flourished; and the next two thousand years is the Messianic era, but through our many iniquities all these years have been lost.” Here is the key point to the Jews; after four thousand years, the Messiah would come. He did, those of His household rejected Him and after 135 AD had to change the calendar to hide the mistake of Rabbi Akiva10 declaring Bar Kokhbah the Messiah and to prove false the growing “Christian” movement.

I believe scripture wants us to find Jesus and there are many references that Jesus’ arrival time, was at the appointed time, you just have to put the puzzle together: every piece.

Mark 1:15And saying, The time is fulfilled, and the kingdom of God is at hand: repent ye, and believe the gospel.

Daniel 9:25-26Know therefore and understand, that from the going forth of the commandment to restore and to build Jerusalem unto the Messiah the Prince shall be seven weeks, and threescore and two weeks: the street shall be built again, and the wall, even in troublous times. And after threescore and two weeks shall Messiah be cut off, but not for himself: and the people of the prince that shall come shall destroy the city and the sanctuary; and the end thereof shall be with a flood, and unto the end of the war desolations are determined.”

Galatians 4:4-5But when the fulness of the time was come, God sent forth his Son, made of a woman, made under the law, To redeem them that were under the law, that we might receive the adoption of sons.

Ephesians 1:10  That in the dispensation of the fulness of times he might gather together in one all things in Christ, both which are in heaven, and which are on earth; even in him:

Jeremiah 33:15In those days, and at that time, will I cause the Branch of righteousness to grow up unto David; and he shall execute judgment and righteousness in the land.

Habakkuk 2:3For the vision is yet for an appointed time, but at the end it shall speak, and not lie: though it tarry, wait for it; because it will surely come, it will not tarry.

The time was set and fulfilled. This is why these 60 years are so important.

From Jesus’ own words:

Luke 19:41-44And when he was come near, he beheld the city, and wept over it, Saying, If thou hadst known, even thou, at least in this thy day, the things which belong unto thy peace! but now they are hid from thine eyes. For the days shall come upon thee, that thine enemies shall cast a trench about thee, and compass thee round, and keep thee in on every side, And shall lay thee even with the ground, and thy children within thee; and they shall not leave in thee one stone upon another; because thou knewest not the time of thy visitation.

Abram lived 175 years.

Genesis 25:7And these are the days of the years of Abraham's life which he lived, an hundred threescore and fifteen years.

Sarai is born  - CY 1958, dies CY 2085

Creation Year: 1958                                            Western Year: 2019 BC

Sarai is born (Abram's wife-to-be), deduced.

Genesis 17:15 "And God said unto Abraham, As for Sarai thy wife, thou shalt not call her name Sarai, but Sarah shall her name be."

Genesis 17:17 "Then Abraham fell upon his face, and laughed, and said in his heart, Shall a child be born unto him that is an hundred years old? and shall Sarah, that is ninety years old, bear?"

Genesis 23:1 "And Sarah was an hundred and seven and twenty years old: these were the years of the life of Sarah."

 

Peleg dies CY 1996

Creation Year: 1996                                            Western Year: 1981 BC

Peleg dies.

Genesis 11:19 "And Peleg lived after he begat Reu two hundred and nine years, and begat sons and daughters."

Nahor dies CY 1997

Creation Year: 1997                                            Western Year: 1980 BC

Nahor dies.

Genesis 11:25 "And Nahor lived after he begat Terah an hundred and nineteen years, and begat sons and daughters."

End of day two  - CY 2001

Creation Year: 2001                                            Western Year: 1976 BC

End of day two, beginning of day three.

II Peter 3:8 "But, beloved, be not ignorant of this one thing, that one day is with the Lord as a thousand years, and a thousand years as one day."

Noah Dies  - CY 2006

Creation Year: 2006                                            Western Year: 1971 BC

Noah died. He lived 12 Jubilees, then the Flood, and then lived seven more Jubilees.

Genesis 9:28-29 "And Noah lived after the flood three hundred and fifty years. And all the days of Noah were nine hundred and fifty years: and he died."

Abram leaves Haran  - CY 2023

Creation Year: 2023                                            Western Year: 1954 BC

Abram leaves the city of Haran with Lot by the call of God.

Genesis 12:4 "So Abram departed, as the LORD had spoken unto him; and Lot went with him: and Abram was seventy and five years old when he departed out of Haran."

Acts 7:4Then came he out of the land of the Chaldaeans, and dwelt in Charran: and from thence, when his father was dead, he removed him into this land, wherein ye now dwell.

As you can see, though it’s some years later, Abram left his father, who still had many years left to live. The “father” in Acts 7:4, as we determined before, was Noah.

430-year Promise  - CY 2023

Creation Year: 2023                                            Western Year: 1954 BC

Greatest promise given to Abram.

Genesis 12:1-3 "Now the LORD had said unto Abram, Get thee out of thy country, and from thy kindred, and from thy father's house, unto a land that I will shew thee: And I will make of thee a great nation, and I will bless thee, and make thy name great; and thou shalt be a blessing: And I will bless them that bless thee, and curse him that curseth thee: and in thee shall all families of the earth be blessed."

This is the time of the sacrifices to God and God promises Abram an heir.

Genesis 15:1-5After these things the word of the LORD came unto Abram in a vision, saying, Fear not, Abram: I am thy shield, and thy exceeding great reward. And Abram said, Lord GOD, what wilt thou give me, seeing I go childless, and the steward of my house is this Eliezer of Damascus? And Abram said, Behold, to me thou hast given no seed: and, lo, one born in my house is mine heir. And, behold, the word of the LORD came unto him, saying, This shall not be thine heir; but he that shall come forth out of thine own bowels shall be thine heir. And he brought him forth abroad, and said, Look now toward heaven, and tell the stars, if thou be able to number them: and he said unto him, So shall thy seed be.

Genesis 15:12-16 "And when the sun was going down, a deep sleep fell upon Abram; and, lo, an horror of great darkness fell upon him. And he said unto Abram, Know of a surety that thy seed shall be a stranger in a land that is not theirs, and shall serve them; and they shall afflict them four hundred years; And also that nation, whom they shall serve, will I judge: and afterward shall they come out with great substance. And thou shalt go to thy fathers in peace; thou shalt be buried in a good old age. But in the fourth generation they shall come hither again: for the iniquity of the Amorites is not yet full."

Galatians 3:17 "And this I say, that the covenant, that was confirmed before of God in Christ, the law, which was four hundred and thirty years after, cannot disannul, that it should make the promise of none effect."

The promise of an heir and their affliction of 400 years begins. It is here I believe that the 430 years start not only because God Himself says 400 (from Isaac, his seed), and Exodus 12:40-41 says "...this selfsame day…", the Passover, which God made at Abram's sacrifice.

Exodus 12:40-41Now the sojourning of the children of Israel, who dwelt in Egypt, was four hundred and thirty years. And it came to pass at the end of the four hundred and thirty years, even the selfsame day it came to pass, that all the hosts of the LORD went out from the land of Egypt.

Reu Dies  - CY 2026

Creation Year: 2026                                            Western Year: 1951 BC

Reu dies.

Genesis 11:21 "And Reu lived after he begat Serug two hundred and seven years, and begat sons and daughters."

Abram takes Hagar  - CY 2033

Creation Year: 2033                                            Western Year: 1944 BC

Abram takes Hagar, after 10 years in the land to be his wife and she becomes pregnant.

Genesis 16:3-4 "And Sarai Abram's wife took Hagar her maid the Egyptian, after Abram had dwelt ten years in the land of Canaan, and gave her to her husband Abram to be his wife. And he went in unto Hagar, and she conceived: and when she saw that she had conceived, her mistress was despised in her eyes."

Ishmael is born  - CY 2034, dies CY 2171

Creation Year: 2034                                            Western Year: 1943 BC

Ishmael was born.

Genesis 16:15-16 "And Hagar bare Abram a son: and Abram called his son's name, which Hagar bare, Ishmael. And Abram was fourscore and six years old, when Hagar bare Ishmael to Abram."

Genesis 25:17 "And these are the years of the life of Ishmael, an hundred and thirty and seven years: and he gave up the ghost and died; and was gathered unto his people."

Abram is made Abraham  - CY 2047

Creation Year: 2047                                            Western Year: 1930 BC

Abram's covenant with God. His name is changed to Abraham.

Genesis 17:1 "And when Abram was ninety years old and nine, the LORD appeared to Abram, and said unto him, I am the Almighty God; walk before me, and be thou perfect."

Genesis 17:5 "Neither shall thy name any more be called Abram, but thy name shall be Abraham; for a father of many nations have I made thee."

Promise of an heir by Abraham and Sarah.

Genesis 17:19 "And God said, Sarah thy wife shall bear thee a son indeed; and thou shalt call his name Isaac: and I will establish my covenant with him for an everlasting covenant, and with his seed after him."

Genesis 17:21 "But my covenant will I establish with Isaac, which Sarah shall bear unto thee at this set time in the next year."

Genesis 17:23-25 "And Abraham took Ishmael his son, and all that were born in his house, and all that were bought with his money, every male among the men of Abraham's house; and circumcised the flesh of their foreskin in the selfsame day, as God had said unto him. And Abraham was ninety years old and nine, when he was circumcised in the flesh of his foreskin. And Ishmael his son was thirteen years old, when he was circumcised in the flesh of his foreskin."

Sarah hears the promise herself.

Genesis 18:10 "And he said, I will certainly return unto thee according to the time of life; and, lo, Sarah thy wife shall have a son. And Sarah heard it in the tent door, which was behind him."

Sodom and Gomorrah are destroyed. Genesis 19.

Isaac is born  - CY 2048, dies CY 2228

Creation Year: 2048                                            Western Year: 1929 BC                                                      Generation: 21

Abraham's age at the birth of Isaac, Sarah is 90. Isaac is born two years shy of the 41st Jubilee since Creation.

Genesis 17:17 "Then Abraham fell upon his face, and laughed, and said in his heart, Shall a child be born unto him that is an hundred years old? and shall Sarah, that is ninety years old, bear?"

Genesis 21:5 "And Abraham was an hundred years old, when his son Isaac was born unto him."

Genesis 35:28And the days of Isaac were an hundred and fourscore years.”

Serug Dies  - CY 2049

Creation Year: 2049                                            Western Year: 1928 BC

Serug dies at 230.

Genesis 11:22-23 "And Serug lived thirty years, and begat Nahor: And Serug lived after he begat Nahor two hundred years, and begat sons and daughters."

Isaac is weaned  - CY 2053

Creation Year: 2053                                            Western Year: 1924 BC

Isaac is weaned. This is deduced from Genesis 15:12-16, Exodus 12:40-41, and Galatians 3:17.

Genesis 21:8 "And the child grew, and was weaned: and Abraham made a great feast the same day that Isaac was weaned."

Genesis 15:12-16 “And when the sun was going down, a deep sleep fell upon Abram; and, lo, an horror of great darkness fell upon him. And he said unto Abram, Know of a surety that thy seed shall be a stranger in a land that is not theirs, and shall serve them; and they shall afflict them four hundred years; And also that nation, whom they shall serve, will I judge: and afterward shall they come out with great substance. And thou shalt go to thy fathers in peace; thou shalt be buried in a good old age. But in the fourth generation they shall come hither again: for the iniquity of the Amorites is not yet full.”

Exodus 12:40-41 “Now the sojourning of the children of Israel, who dwelt in Egypt, was four hundred and thirty years. And it came to pass at the end of the four hundred and thirty years, even the selfsame day it came to pass, that all the hosts of the LORD went out from the land of Egypt.”

Galatians 3:17 “And this I say, that the covenant, that was confirmed before of God in Christ, the law, which was four hundred and thirty years after, cannot disannul, that it should make the promise of none effect.”

Ishmael (19 years old) and Hagar are cast out.

This very year is thirty years since Abram's call by God and the promise of his seed being afflicted for 400 years. It is here that I break from tradition. From here on, you will need to pay attention to what scripture says. From here to the Exodus, Scripture is purposefully vague to weed out any who do not wish to know the truth. I choose this year because of Scripture. If you take all the information presented in Scripture and lay the information out in a spreadsheet, you’ll find the same results I present here. Scholars won’t agree with me because they do not hold Scripture to the infallible level I do. They “find” contradictory information and use it over what Scripture tells us. We are too far removed from these events in history to believe any book other than Scripture. No encyclopedia or history book agrees entirely with one another, so who do you choose to see the whole truth without bias? Even sixteenth century books do not agree with all the events as they’re written in Scripture. With every new archeological discovery comes a “new” understanding, which either proves Scripture correct, or contradicts the erroneous de facto beliefs, so the next history book printing is rewritten. This study is but a written document of what the Spirit has shown me through Scripture. Let His words speak.

Galatians 3:17 "And this I say, that the covenant, that was confirmed before of God in Christ, the law, which was four hundred and thirty years after, cannot disannul, that it should make the promise of none effect."

Genesis 21:9-14 "And Sarah saw the son of Hagar the Egyptian, which she had born unto Abraham, mocking. Wherefore she said unto Abraham, Cast out this bondwoman and her son: for the son of this bondwoman shall not be heir with my son, even with Isaac. And the thing was very grievous in Abraham's sight because of his son. And God said unto Abraham, Let it not be grievous in thy sight because of the lad, and because of thy bondwoman; in all that Sarah hath said unto thee, hearken unto her voice; for in Isaac shall thy seed be called. And also of the son of the bondwoman will I make a nation, because he is thy seed. And Abraham rose up early in the morning, and took bread, and a bottle of water, and gave it unto Hagar, putting it on her shoulder, and the child, and sent her away: and she departed, and wandered in the wilderness of Beersheba."

Terah dies  - CY 2083

Creation Year: 2096                                            Western Year: 1894 BC

Terah dies.

Genesis 11:32 "And the days of Terah were two hundred and five years: and Terah died in Haran."

Sarah dies @ 127 years old  - CY 2085

Creation Year: 2085                                            Western Year: 1892 BC

Sarah Dies (Abraham's Wife) at 127 years old.

Genesis 23:1-2 "And Sarah was an hundred and seven and twenty years old: these were the years of the life of Sarah. And Sarah died in Kirjatharba; the same is Hebron in the land of Canaan: and Abraham came to mourn for Sarah, and to weep for her."

Isaac married Rebekah  - CY 2088

Creation Year: 2088                                            Western Year: 1889 BC

Isaac married Rebekah.

Genesis 25:20 "And Isaac was forty years old when he took Rebekah to wife, the daughter of Bethuel the Syrian of Padanaram, the sister to Laban the Syrian."

Arphaxad dies  - CY 2096

Creation Year: 2096                                            Western Year: 1881 BC

Arphaxad dies at 438 years old, (son of Shem, son of Noah).

Genesis 11:12-13And Arphaxad lived five and thirty years, and begat Salah: And Arphaxad lived after he begat Salah four hundred and three years, and begat sons and daughters.

Jacob and Esau are born  - CY 2108

Creation Year: 2108                                            Western Year: 1869 BC                                                      Generation: 22

Jacob and Esau are born.

Genesis 25:26 "And after that came his brother out, and his hand took hold on Esau's heel; and his name was called Jacob: and Isaac was threescore years old when she bare them."

Genesis 47:28 "And Jacob lived in the land of Egypt seventeen years: so the whole age of Jacob was an hundred forty and seven years."

Abraham dies  - CY 2123

Creation Year: 2123                                            Western Year: 1854 BC

Abraham dies, at 175 years old.

Genesis 25:7 "And these are the days of the years of Abraham's life which he lived, an hundred threescore and fifteen years."

Salah dies - CY 2126

Creation Year: 2126                                            Western Year: 1851 BC

Salah dies at 433 years old, (Son of Arphaxad, son of Shem, son of Noah).

Genesis 11:14-15 "And Salah lived thirty years, and begat Eber: And Salah lived after he begat Eber four hundred and three years, and begat sons and daughters."

Esau married Judith  - CY 2148

Creation Year: 2148                                            Western Year: 1829 BC

Esau married Judith.

Genesis 26:34 "And Esau was forty years old when he took to wife Judith the daughter of Beeri the Hittite, and Bashemath the daughter of Elon the Hittite:"

Shem dies  - CY 2158

Creation Year: 2158                                            Western Year: 1819 BC

Shem dies, at 600 years old (Son of Noah).

Genesis 11:10-11 "These are the generations of Shem: Shem was an hundred years old, and begat Arphaxad two years after the flood: And Shem lived after he begat Arphaxad five hundred years, and begat sons and daughters."

Ishmael dies  - CY 2171

Creation Year: 2171                                            Western Year: 1806 BC

Ishmael dies, at 137 years old.

Genesis 25:17 "And these are the years of the life of Ishmael, an hundred and thirty and seven years: and he gave up the ghost and died; and was gathered unto his people."

Jacob works for Rachel  - CY 2184

Creation Year: 2184                                            Western Year: 1793 BC

Jacob asks for Rachel's hand, but needs to work 7 years for her.

Genesis 29:18-21 "And Jacob loved Rachel; and said, I will serve thee seven years for Rachel thy younger daughter. And Laban said, It is better that I give her to thee, than that I should give her to another man: abide with me. And Jacob served seven years for Rachel; and they seemed unto him but a few days, for the love he had to her. And Jacob said unto Laban, Give me my wife, for my days are fulfilled, that I may go in unto her."

I know the following seems incredible, but if you count the age of Joseph and the age of Jacob when they went to Egypt it is amazing that Jacob was so old when he took Rachel and Leah, Jacob was 76 years old!

Genesis 37:2-3 "These are the generations of Jacob. Joseph, being seventeen years old, was feeding the flock with his brethren; and the lad was with the sons of Bilhah, and with the sons of Zilpah, his father's wives: and Joseph brought unto his father their evil report. Now Israel loved Joseph more than all his children, because he was the son of his old age: and he made him a coat of many colours."

Eber dies  - CY 2187

Creation Year: 2187                                            Western Year: 1790 BC

Eber dies, at 464 years old.

Genesis 11:16-17 "And Eber lived four and thirty years, and begat Peleg:  And Eber lived after he begat Peleg four hundred and thirty years, and begat sons and daughters."

(The last of the long lived – yet they all died within a "day".)

Jacob is tricked, marries Leah  - CY 2191

Creation Year: 2191                                            Western Year: 1786 BC

Jacob is tricked and given Leah instead of Rachel, so he works another 7 years,  Jacob marries Rachel a week later, but must work another 7 years for her, though they be married.

Genesis 29:25-30 "And it came to pass, that in the morning, behold, it was Leah: and he said to Laban, What is this thou hast done unto me? did not I serve with thee for Rachel? wherefore then hast thou beguiled me? And Laban said, It must not be so done in our country, to give the younger before the firstborn.  Fulfil her week, and we will give thee this also for the service which thou shalt serve with me yet seven other years. And Jacob did so, and fulfilled her week: and he gave him Rachel his daughter to wife also. And Laban gave to Rachel his daughter Bilhah his handmaid to be her maid. And he went in also unto Rachel, and he loved also Rachel more than Leah, and served with him yet seven other years."

During these next 7 years all 11 sons and 1 daughter are born to Jacob! The next page is a matrix of events.


 

Creation Year

Person

Jacob's Age

Notes

BC

Jewish Year

2184

76

Jacob asks for Rachel's hand, but needs to work 7 years for her.

-1793

1969

2185

77

1

1st year of work completed, 2nd year starting

-1792

1970

2186

78

2

-1791

1971

2187

79

3

-1790

1972

2188

80

4

-1789

1973

2189

81

5

-1788

1974

2190

82

6

-1787

1975

2191

83

7

Jacob is tricked and marries Leah a week later marries Rachel.

-1786

1976

2192

Reuben

84

1

Reuben is born to Leah.

-1785

1977

2193

Simeon

85

2

Simeon is born to Leah.

-1784

1978

2194

Levi

86

3

Levi is born to Leah.

-1783

1979

2195

Judah

87

4

Judah is born to Leah.

-1782

1980

2196

88

5

All the others were born during the next four years: in order, Dan to Bilhah, Naphtali to Bilhah, Gad to Zilpah, Asher to Zilpah, Issachar to Leah, Zebulun to Leah, Dinah (a daughter) to Leah, Joseph to Rachel.

-1781

1981

2197

89

6

-1780

1982

2198

90

7

-1779

1983

2199

Joseph

91

1

Joseph is born; Jacob asks to leave Laban, but stays for the cattle for 6 more years.

-1778

1984

2200

92

2

-1777

1985

2201

93

3

-1776

1986

2202

94

4

-1775

1987

2203

95

5

-1774

1988

2204

96

6

Jacob leaves Laban after completing 6 years of working for the cattle, sheep and goats, a total of 20 years.

-1773

1989

2205

97

Jacob leaves and God changes his name to Israel.

-1772

1990

 

Reuben is born to Leah  - CY 2192

Creation Year: 2192                                            Western Year: 1785 BC

Reuben is born to Leah.

Genesis 29:32And Leah conceived, and bare a son, and she called his name Reuben: for she said, Surely the LORD hath looked upon my affliction; now therefore my husband will love me.

Simeon is born to Leah  - CY 2193

Creation Year: 2193                                            Western Year: 1784 BC

Simeon is born to Leah.

Genesis 29:33 "And she conceived again, and bare a son; and said, Because the LORD hath heard that I was hated, he hath therefore given me this son also: and she called his name Simeon."

Levi is born to Leah  - CY 2194, dies CY 2331

Creation Year: 2194                                            Western Year: 1783 BC

Levi is born to Leah.

Genesis 29:34 "And she conceived again, and bare a son; and said, Now this time will my husband be joined unto me, because I have born him three sons: therefore was his name called Levi."

Judah is born to Leah  - CY 2195

Creation Year: 2195                                            Western Year: 1782 BC                                                      Generation: 23

Judah is born to Leah.

Genesis 29:35 "And she conceived again, and bare a son: and she said, Now will I praise the LORD: therefore she called his name Judah; and left bearing."

Eight more children born over next four years  - CY 2196

Creation Year: 2196                                            Western Year: 1781 BC

All the others were born during the next four years: in order, Dan to Bilhah, Naphtali to Bilhah, Gad to Zilpah, Asher to Zilpah, Issachar to Leah, Zebulun to Leah, Dinah (a daughter) to Leah, Joseph to Rachel.

Genesis 30:25 "And it came to pass, when Rachel had born Joseph, that Jacob said unto Laban, Send me away, that I may go unto mine own place, and to my country."

Genesis 30:27-28 "And Laban said unto him, I pray thee, if I have found favour in thine eyes, tarry: for I have learned by experience that the LORD hath blessed me for thy sake. And he said, Appoint me thy wages, and I will give it."

Genesis 31:41 "Thus have I been twenty years in thy house; I served thee fourteen years for thy two daughters, and six years for thy cattle: and thou hast changed my wages ten times."

Joseph is born to Rachel  - CY 2199, dies CY 2309

Creation Year: 2199                                            Western Year: 1778 BC

Joseph is born, Jacob asks to leave Laban, but stays for the cattle for 6 more years.

Genesis 30:25-34 "And it came to pass, when Rachel had born Joseph, that Jacob said unto Laban, Send me away, that I may go unto mine own place, and to my country. Give me my wives and my children, for whom I have served thee, and let me go: for thou knowest my service which I have done thee. And Laban said unto him, I pray thee, if I have found favour in thine eyes, tarry: for I have learned by experience that the LORD hath blessed me for thy sake. And he said, Appoint me thy wages, and I will give it. And he said unto him, Thou knowest how I have served thee, and how thy cattle was with me. For it was little which thou hadst before I came, and it is now increased unto a multitude; and the LORD hath blessed thee since my coming: and now when shall I provide for mine own house also?   And he said, What shall I give thee? And Jacob said, Thou shalt not give me any thing: if thou wilt do this thing for me, I will again feed and keep thy flock: I will pass through all thy flock to day, removing from thence all the speckled and spotted cattle, and all the brown cattle among the sheep, and the spotted and speckled among the goats: and of such shall be my hire. So shall my righteousness answer for me in time to come, when it shall come for my hire before thy face: every one that is not speckled and spotted among the goats, and brown among the sheep, that shall be counted stolen with me. And Laban said, Behold, I would it might be according to thy word."

Jacob stays and works for the cattle.

Genesis 31:41 "Thus have I been twenty years in thy house; I served thee fourteen years for thy two daughters, and six years for thy cattle: and thou hast changed my wages ten times."

This is the year of Joseph's birth instead of the year before because he was before Pharaoh at 30 years old (Genesis 41:46) to interpret Pharaoh’s dream. The next year was the start of the seven years of plenty, then the seven years of famine. In the second year of famine, Jacobs goes to Egypt, stays there 17 years (Genesis 47:28) and dies there at 147 years old.

147-17=130. Jacob goes it Egypt at 130 years old. Subtract 9 years (2nd year of famine to the year Joseph is before Pharaoh)

130-9=121. Jacob is 121 years old when Joseph is before Pharaoh to interpret his dream.

121-30=91. Jacob was 91 years old when Joseph was born.

Jacob leaves Laban  - CY 2204

Creation Year: 2204                                            Western Year: 1773 BC

Jacob leaves Laban after completing 6 years of working for the cattle, sheep, and goats, a total of 20 years.

Genesis 31:41 "Thus have I been twenty years in thy house; I served thee fourteen years for thy two daughters, and six years for thy cattle: and thou hast changed my wages ten times."

Jacob's name is Israel  - CY 2205

Creation Year: 2205                                            Western Year: 1772 BC

Jacob's name is changed to Israel.

Genesis 32:28 "And he said, Thy name shall be called no more Jacob, but Israel: for as a prince hast thou power with God and with men, and hast prevailed."

Benjamin is born  - CY 2212*

Creation Year: 2212*                                          Western Year: 1765* BC

*At some time, Benjamin is born and Rachel dies.

Genesis 35:17-20 "And it came to pass, when she was in hard labour, that the midwife said unto her, Fear not; thou shalt have this son also. And it came to pass, as her soul was in departing, (for she died) that she called his name Benoni: but his father called him Benjamin.   And Rachel died, and was buried in the way to Ephrath, which is Bethlehem. And Jacob set a pillar upon her grave: that is the pillar of Rachel's grave unto this day."

Joseph is sold  - CY 2216

Creation Year: 2216                                            Western Year: 1761 BC

Israel made Joseph a coat of many colors. Joseph sold into slavery by his brothers at the age of 17.

Genesis 37:2 "These are the generations of Jacob. Joseph, being seventeen years old, was feeding the flock with his brethren; and the lad was with the sons of Bilhah, and with the sons of Zilpah, his father's wives: and Joseph brought unto his father their evil report."

Genesis 37:28Then there passed by Midianites merchantmen; and they drew and lifted up Joseph out of the pit, and sold Joseph to the Ishmeelites for twenty pieces of silver: and they brought Joseph into Egypt.

God blesses Joseph  - CY 2217

Creation Year: 2217                                            Western Year: 1760 BC

God blesses Joseph and he works for Potiphar.

Genesis 39:1-6 "And Joseph was brought down to Egypt; and Potiphar, an officer of Pharaoh, captain of the guard, an Egyptian, bought him of the hands of the Ishmeelites, which had brought him down thither. And the LORD was with Joseph, and he was a prosperous man; and he was in the house of his master the Egyptian. And his master saw that the LORD was with him, and that the LORD made all that he did to prosper in his hand. And Joseph found grace in his sight, and he served him: and he made him overseer over his house, and all that he had he put into his hand. And it came to pass from the time that he had made him overseer in his house, and over all that he had, that the LORD blessed the Egyptian's house for Joseph's sake; and the blessing of the LORD was upon all that he had in the house, and in the field. And he left all that he had in Joseph's hand; and he knew not ought he had, save the bread which he did eat. And Joseph was a goodly person, and well favoured."

Joseph is made ruler of Potiphar’s House - CY 2226

Creation Year: 2226                                            Western Year: 1751 BC

Joseph is made ruler of Potiphar's house.

Genesis 39:7-10 "And it came to pass after these things, that his master's wife cast her eyes upon Joseph; and she said, Lie with me. But he refused, and said unto his master's wife, Behold, my master wotteth not what is with me in the house, and he hath committed all that he hath to my hand; There is none greater in this house than I; neither hath he kept back any thing from me but thee, because thou art his wife: how then can I do this great wickedness, and sin against God? And it came to pass, as she spake to Joseph day by day, that he hearkened not unto her, to lie by her, or to be with her."

Joseph is jailed  - CY 2227

Creation Year: 2227                                            Western Year: 1750 BC

Joseph is put into prison because of the lie of Potiphar's wife, but God is with him and helps him with interpreting dreams.

Genesis 40:5 "And they dreamed a dream both of them, each man his dream in one night, each man according to the interpretation of his dream, the butler and the baker of the king of Egypt, which were bound in the prison."

God shows Joseph the meaning of the dreams, and he asked the butler to remember him to Pharaoh.

Genesis 40:14-15 "But think on me when it shall be well with thee, and shew kindness, I pray thee, unto me, and make mention of me unto Pharaoh, and bring me out of this house:  For indeed I was stolen away out of the land of the Hebrews: and here also have I done nothing that they should put me into the dungeon."

Joseph he is forgotten of for two years until the Lord gives Pharaoh a dream that needs interpreting.

Isaac dies @ 180 years  - CY 2288

Creation Year: 2228                                            Western Year: 1749 BC

Isaac dies at 180 years old with Jacob at his side.

Genesis 35:27-28 "And Jacob came unto Isaac his father unto Mamre, unto the city of Arbah, which is Hebron, where Abraham and Isaac sojourned. And the days of Isaac were an hundred and fourscore years."

Joseph before Pharaoh  - CY 2229

Creation Year: 2229                                            Western Year: 1748 BC

Two years after being put into jail, Joseph is taken to Pharaoh to interpret his dream. Joseph is 30 years old when he stood before Pharaoh.

Genesis 41:46 "And Joseph was thirty years old when he stood before Pharaoh king of Egypt. And Joseph went out from the presence of Pharaoh, and went throughout all the land of Egypt."

Seven Years of Plenty  - CY 2230

Creation Year: 2230                                            Western Year: 1747 BC

Genesis 41:26-27 "The seven good kine are seven years; and the seven good ears are seven years: the dream is one. And the seven thin and ill favoured kine that came up after them are seven years; and the seven empty ears blasted with the east wind shall be seven years of famine."

So great did the Lord bless Joseph that he was ruler of all of Egypt save the throne of Pharaoh.

Genesis 41:39-40 "And Pharaoh said unto Joseph, Forasmuch as God hath shewed thee all this, there is none so discreet and wise as thou art: Thou shalt be over my house, and according unto thy word shall all my people be ruled: only in the throne will I be greater than thou."

Seven Years of Famine  - CY 2237

Creation Year: 2237                                            Western Year: 1740 BC

Pharaoh's dream continues.

Genesis 41:25-32And Joseph said unto Pharaoh, The dream of Pharaoh is one: God hath shewed Pharaoh what he is about to do. The seven good kine are seven years; and the seven good ears are seven years: the dream is one. And the seven thin and ill favoured kine that came up after them are seven years; and the seven empty ears blasted with the east wind shall be seven years of famine. This is the thing which I have spoken unto Pharaoh: What God is about to do he sheweth unto Pharaoh. Behold, there come seven years of great plenty throughout all the land of Egypt: And there shall arise after them seven years of famine; and all the plenty shall be forgotten in the land of Egypt; and the famine shall consume the land; And the plenty shall not be known in the land by reason of that famine following; for it shall be very grievous.  And for that the dream was doubled unto Pharaoh twice; it is because the thing is established by God, and God will shortly bring it to pass.

Jacob goes to Egypt to live  - CY 2238

Creation Year: 2238                                            Western Year: 1739 BC

Jacob goes to Egypt to live at 130 years old.

Genesis 46:6-11 "And they took their cattle, and their goods, which they had gotten in the land of Canaan, and came into Egypt, Jacob, and all his seed with him: His sons, and his sons' sons with him, his daughters, and his sons' daughters, and all his seed brought he with him into Egypt. And these are the names of the children of Israel, which came into Egypt, Jacob and his sons: Reuben, Jacob's firstborn. And the sons of Reuben; Hanoch, and Phallu, and Hezron, and Carmi. And the sons of Simeon; Jemuel, and Jamin, and Ohad, and Jachin, and Zohar, and Shaul the son of a Canaanitish woman.    And the sons of Levi; Gershon, Kohath, and Merari."

Genesis 47:9 "And Jacob said unto Pharaoh, The days of the years of my pilgrimage are an hundred and thirty years: few and evil have the days of the years of my life been, and have not attained unto the days of the years of the life of my fathers in the days of their pilgrimage."

Genesis 47:28 "And Jacob lived in the land of Egypt seventeen years: so the whole age of Jacob was an hundred forty and seven years."

Jacob dies @ 147 years old  - CY 2255

Creation Year: 2255                                            Western Year: 1722 BC

Jacob dies at 147 years old.

Genesis 47:28 "And Jacob lived in the land of Egypt seventeen years: so the whole age of Jacob was an hundred forty and seven years."

Joseph dies @ 110 years old  - CY 2309

Creation Year: 2309                                            Western Year: 1668 BC

Joseph dies at 110 years old.

Genesis 50:26 "So Joseph died, being an hundred and ten years old: and they embalmed him, and he was put in a coffin in Egypt."

Levi dies @ 137 years old  - CY 2331

Creation Year: 2331                                            Western Year: 1646 BC

Levi dies at 137 years old.

Exodus 6:16 "And these are the names of the sons of Levi according to their generations; Gershon, and Kohath, and Merari: and the years of the life of Levi were an hundred thirty and seven years."

Kohath, son of Levi, lived 133 years, but we have no reference as to how old his father was when he was born.

Exodus 6:18 "And the sons of Kohath; Amram, and Izhar, and Hebron, and Uzziel: and the years of the life of Kohath were an hundred thirty and three years."

Amram, son of Kohath, lived 137 years,  the father of Moses and Aaron, Jochabed was their mother.

Exodus 6:20 "And Amram took him Jochebed his father's sister to wife; and she bare him Aaron and Moses: and the years of the life of Amram were an hundred and thirty and seven years."

Note: Moses was 80 when the Exodus took place, fulfilling prophecy as to Moses being the 4th generation of those strangers and afflicted and 430 years.

Exodus 7:7 "And Moses was fourscore years old, and Aaron fourscore and three years old, when they spake unto Pharaoh."

Genesis 15:16 "But in the fourth generation they shall come hither again: for the iniquity of the Amorites is not yet full."

The clock started with Isaac at 5 years old, when he was weaned and everyone rejoiced except for Ishmael who mocked the event. Sarah enraged asked Abraham to remove them from the family. God okayed it and they were thrown out. This was the start of the countdown.

When Jacob went into Egypt because of the famine and God's blessing to Joseph, they were the "thy seed shall be a stranger in a land that is not theirs"  but when Joseph died, they "shall serve them; and they shall afflict them". The hard part to understand is the phrase then that follows - "four hundred years."

Genesis 15:13 "And he said unto Abram, Know of a surety that thy seed shall be a stranger in a land that is not theirs, and shall serve them; and they shall afflict them four hundred years;"

In order for all scriptures to match, including the times given and the generations mentioned this must be the solution to the puzzle. The time mentioned was an all-encompassing timeframe.

Jacob was the stranger, Levi, Kohath, Amram and Moses were the afflicted - the 4 generations - fulfilling Genesis 15:16.

Aaron is born  - CY 2370

Creation Year: 2370                                            Western Year: 1607 BC

Aaron is born. The end year of the 430-years (The Exodus) minus 83 years, as Aaron was 3 years older than Moses, comes to this year.

Exodus 7:7 "And Moses was fourscore years old, and Aaron fourscore and three years old, when they spake unto Pharaoh."

Moses is born  - CY 2373, dies CY 2493

Creation Year: 2373                                            Western Year: 1604 BC

Moses is born and hid. He lived 120 years. (42 years after the death of Levi)

Genesis 15:12-16 "And when the sun was going down, a deep sleep fell upon Abram; and, lo, an horror of great darkness fell upon him. And he said unto Abram, Know of a surety that thy seed shall be a stranger in a land that is not theirs, and shall serve them; and they shall afflict them four hundred years; And also that nation, whom they shall serve, will I judge: and afterward shall they come out with great substance. And thou shalt go to thy fathers in peace; thou shalt be buried in a good old age. But in the fourth generation they shall come hither again: for the iniquity of the Amorites is not yet full."- the promise is fulfilled.

Deuteronomy 34:7 "And Moses was an hundred and twenty years old when he died: his eye was not dim, nor his natural force abated."

Joshua is born  - CY 2413, dies CY 2523

Creation Year: 2413                                            Western Year: 1564 BC

Joshua is born, and lives 110 years, deduced by Joshua 14:7

"Forty years old was I when Moses the servant of the LORD sent me from Kadeshbarnea to espy out the land; and I brought him word again as it was in mine heart."

Judges 2:8 "And Joshua the son of Nun, the servant of the LORD, died, being an hundred and ten years old."

 

 

The Exodus  - CY 2453

Creation Year: 2453                                            Western Year: 1524 BC

·         430 Years from the Promise

·         Moses is 80

14 Nisan, that evening, the Passover. On morning of the fifteenth of Nisan they leave Egypt, 430 years after Abram's sacrifice and God's promise ("...the selfsame day..."). Please see Appendix I for a list of fast, feasts, and festivals.

Exodus 12:41 "And it came to pass at the end of the four hundred and thirty years, even the selfsame day it came to pass, that all the hosts of the LORD went out from the land of Egypt."

Exodus 7:7 "And Moses was fourscore years old, and Aaron fourscore and three years old, when they spake unto Pharaoh."

Though Josephus isn't one for accuracy, but in Book II, Chapter 15, para 2 he states: "They left Egypt in the month Xanthicus, on the fifteenth day of the lunar month; four hundred and thirty years after our forefather Abraham came into Canaan, but two hundred and fifteen years only after Jacob removed into Egypt. It was the eightieth year of the age of Moses, and of that of Aaron three more. They also carried out the bones of Joesph with them, as he had charged his sons to do." For once he's dead on.

·         6 Sivan 2237 (4 June 1524 BC, Julian) is the date it's believed the 10 Commandments were received.11

·         Joshua is 40

Joshua 14:7 "Forty years old was I when Moses the servant of the LORD sent me from Kadeshbarnea to espy out the land; and I brought him word again as it was in mine heart."

The Curse of 9 Av

The spies give an evil report and everyone is forced to wander for 40 years.

Numbers 14:33 "And your children shall wander in the wilderness forty years, and bear your whoredoms, until your carcasses be wasted in the wilderness."

The Jewish Commentary, the Mishna, records that the people believed the evil report of the spies and mourned all night in fear. They turned against Moses and the two faithful spies, Joshua and Caleb (the only two from Egypt that entered the Promised Land). Ta'anit 29a says it happened on the ninth of Av.

Numbers 14:1-10 "And all the congregation lifted up their voice, and cried; and the people wept that night. And all the children of Israel murmured against Moses and against Aaron: and the whole congregation said unto them, Would God that we had died in the land of Egypt! or would God we had died in this wilderness! And wherefore hath the LORD brought us unto this land, to fall by the sword, that our wives and our children should be a prey? were it not better for us to return into Egypt? And they said one to another, Let us make a captain, and let us return into Egypt. Then Moses and Aaron fell on their faces before all the assembly of the congregation of the children of Israel. And Joshua the son of Nun, and Caleb the son of Jephunneh, which were of them that searched the land, rent their clothes: And they spake unto all the company of the children of Israel, saying, The land, which we passed through to search it, is an exceeding good land. If the LORD delight in us, then he will bring us into this land, and give it us; a land which floweth with milk and honey. Only rebel not ye against the LORD, neither fear ye the people of the land; for they are bread for us: their defense is departed from them, and the LORD is with us: fear them not. But all the congregation bade stone them with stones. And the glory of the LORD appeared in the tabernacle of the congregation before all the children of Israel."

Numbers 14 just records the curse from the Lord and the revolt against Moses and not the date. This event started their 40-year wandering in the desert. Read about the amazing facts that happened on 9 Av throughout history in the Appendix B.

The First Passover

Exodus chapters 12 to 16 show that this day, 14 Nisan (also called Abib), was a Wednesday. The issue you must address when doing this is that you must start at the end and count back to the fourteenth of Nisan, which I’ll present in a calendar form after showing the chain of events.

Exodus 12:6 states that on the fourteenth of the month Nisan, Israel was to kill the Passover lamb, literally, “between the evenings” (הָעַרְבָּֽיִם - ha·'ar·ba·yim). In my studies, this is the time after sunset and before night – twilight in the Septuagint (Greek version of the Old Testament). I hope you will bear with me while I explain this. The importance of this will become clear when we come to the time Jesus died. You may not have ever noticed it, but nowhere in Scripture is the fifteenth of Nisan of any importance; it’s all about the Passover and the beginning of the Feast of Unleavened Bread. Let’s read the commandments concerning the Passover.

·         First, God changed the calendar so Nisan is the beginning of the year.

o    Exodus 12:2 “This month shall be unto you the beginning of months: it shall be the first month of the year to you.

·          Every man shall take a lamb for his family on the tenth of the month.

o    Exodus 12:3 “Speak ye unto all the congregation of Israel, saying, In the tenth day of this month they shall take to them every man a lamb, according to the house of their fathers, a lamb for an house:”

·         The lamb will be kept until the fourteenth when it is to be killed in the evening.

o    Exodus 12:6 “And ye shall keep it up until the fourteenth day of the same month: and the whole assembly of the congregation of Israel shall kill it in the evening.”

·         The lamb must be eaten that night, nothing remaining until morning.

o    Exodus 12:8-11 “And they shall eat the flesh in that night, roast with fire, and unleavened bread; and with bitter herbs they shall eat it. Eat not of it raw, nor sodden at all with water, but roast with fire; his head with his legs, and with the purtenance thereof. And ye shall let nothing of it remain until the morning; and that which remaineth of it until the morning ye shall burn with fire. And thus shall ye eat it; with your loins girded, your shoes on your feet, and your staff in your hand; and ye shall eat it in haste: it is the LORD'S passover.”

·         The “passing over” will take place at midnight on this night, the fourteenth.

o    Exodus 12:12 “For I will pass through the land of Egypt this night, and will smite all the firstborn in the land of Egypt, both man and beast; and against all the gods of Egypt I will execute judgment: I am the LORD.”

o    Exodus 12:29 “And it came to pass, that at midnight the LORD smote all the firstborn in the land of Egypt, from the firstborn of Pharaoh that sat on his throne unto the firstborn of the captive that was in the dungeon; and all the firstborn of cattle.”

·         This day shall be a memorial for generations

o    Exodus 12:14 “And this day shall be unto you for a memorial; and ye shall keep it a feast to the LORD throughout your generations; ye shall keep it a feast by an ordinance for ever.”

·         All leaven removed from the house and unleavened bread eaten for seven days.

o    Exodus 12:15 “Seven days shall ye eat unleavened bread; even the first day ye shall put away leaven out of your houses: for whosoever eateth leavened bread from the first day until the seventh day, that soul shall be cut off from Israel.”

·         The first and last of these seven days are Sabbaths.

o    Exodus 12:16 “And in the first day there shall be an holy convocation, and in the seventh day there shall be an holy convocation to you; no manner of work shall be done in them, save that which every man must eat, that only may be done of you.”

·         Just to be clear on this point, this will be from the fourteenth until the twenty-first of Nisan

o    Exodus 12:18 “In the first month, on the fourteenth day of the month at even, ye shall eat unleavened bread, until the one and twentieth day of the month at even.”

Now I part from tradition. They did not leave in the middle of the night of the fourteenth, but left on the morning of the fifteenth, after the Passover and the Sabbath rest. Now this sounds contrary to movies, history books, even against the entire country of Israel. The truth of the matter is that man got involved and changed His most important day. In fact, it’s so important that if someone is not ready, for very specific reasons, to celebrate the Passover in Nisan, they can keep it in the second month, Iyyar on the fourteenth day of the month. No other feast can be repeated if missed: seems like a very important feast! Hezekiah kept the Passover in the second month because they could not cleanse the temple in time for the fourteenth of Nisan.

Numbers 9:10-13 “Speak unto the children of Israel, saying, If any man of you or of your posterity shall be unclean by reason of a dead body, or be in a journey afar off, yet he shall keep the passover unto the LORD. The fourteenth day of the second month at even they shall keep it, and eat it with unleavened bread and bitter herbs. They shall leave none of it unto the morning, nor break any bone of it: according to all the ordinances of the passover they shall keep it. But the man that is clean, and is not in a journey, and forbeareth to keep the passover, even the same soul shall be cut off from among his people: because he brought not the offering of the LORD in his appointed season, that man shall bear his sin.”

II Chronicles 30:15 “Then they killed the passover on the fourteenth day of the second month: and the priests and the Levites were ashamed, and sanctified themselves, and brought in the burnt offerings into the house of the LORD.”

Numbers reiterates this date:

Numbers 28:16 “And in the fourteenth day of the first month is the passover of the LORD.”

Even later in Deuteronomy, it spells it out even clearer: Passover on the fourteenth, then six days of unleavened bread, which started on the morning of the fourteenth.

Deuteronomy 16:4 “And there shall be no leavened bread seen with thee in all thy coast seven days; neither shall there any thing of the flesh, which thou sacrificedst the first day at even, remain all night until the morning.”

Deuteronomy 16:8 “Six days thou shalt eat unleavened bread: and on the seventh day shall be a solemn assembly to the LORD thy God: thou shalt do no work therein.”

This cements the requirement to kill the lamb after the sun sets:

Deuteronomy 16:6 “But at the place which the LORD thy God shall choose to place his name in, there thou shalt sacrifice the passover at even, at the going down of the sun, at the season that thou camest forth out of Egypt.”

After Joshua entered the land of Israel, they had their first Passover and the manna stopped.

Joshua 5:10-12 “And the children of Israel encamped in Gilgal, and kept the passover on the fourteenth day of the month at even in the plains of Jericho. And they did eat of the old corn of the land on the morrow after the passover, unleavened cakes, and parched corn in the selfsame day. And the manna ceased on the morrow after they had eaten of the old corn of the land; neither had the children of Israel manna any more; but they did eat of the fruit of the land of Canaan that year.”

Ezra kept the Passover on the fourteenth of Nisan when he arrived:

Ezra 6:19 And the children of the captivity kept the passover upon the fourteenth day of the first month.”

And Ezekiel:

Ezekiel 45:21 “In the first month, in the fourteenth day of the month, ye shall have the passover, a feast of seven days; unleavened bread shall be eaten.”

The next time “Passover” is mentioned in scripture is Jesus’ last, Matthew 26:2.

All these verses show that they are to kill the lamb on the fourteenth, after sunset, which is the first day of the Feast of Unleavened Bread! The Scriptures clearly show that the Passover lamb is to be killed after the sunset on the fourteenth of Nisan. Remember the date changes at sunset. Sometime between Ezra’s time and Jesus’ visit to the earth, the leaders of Israel changed God’s day from the evening of the fourteenth – the beginning of a day – to the next beginning of a day, the fifteenth. Remember the date changes at sunset. Today, the Passover is killed before sunset on the fourteenth, and then eaten on the fifteenth! Unbelievably, Josephus has the answer:

“What I would now explain is this, that the Pharisees have delivered to the people a great many observances by succession from their fathers, which are not written in the laws of Moses; and for that reason it is that the Sadducees reject them, and say that we are to esteem those observances to be obligatory which are in the written word, but are not to observe what are derived from the tradition of our forefathers. And concerning these things it is that great disputes and differences have arisen among them, while the Sadducees are able to persuade none but the rich, and have not the populace obsequious to them, but the Pharisees have the multitude on their side.” 12

When I first read this, the first thing that came into my mind was Tevye from Fiddler on the Roof singing "Tradition!!!!! Tradition!!!" In fact, if you look up the word "tradition" in Scripture the first appearance is when the Pharisees ask Jesus why His disciples transgress the tradition of the elders (Mat 15:2).

Colossians 2:8 "Beware lest any man spoil you through philosophy and vain deceit, after the tradition of men, after the rudiments of the world, and not after Christ."

Now that we've established that the Passover is a Sabbath and the twenty-first day is a Sabbath, let’s reason this out. If the first day is a Sabbath (Passover), would God move them out of Egypt on the day of rest, breaking His own law not even a day after telling Moses what to do? Thus, I believe they rested the daylight hours after the Passover which is still the fourteenth of Nisan. After sunset, the beginning of the fifteenth, they began to pack up, the Egyptians were telling them to hurry up, and as Israel left in the morning of the fifteenth, the Egyptians saw Israel leave while Egypt buried their dead! The Egyptians even gave them spoils to Israel!

Exodus 12:33-36 “And the Egyptians were urgent upon the people, that they might send them out of the land in haste; for they said, We be all dead men. And the people took their dough before it was leavened, their kneadingtroughs being bound up in their clothes upon their shoulders. And the children of Israel did according to the word of Moses; and they borrowed of the Egyptians jewels of silver, and jewels of gold, and raiment: And the LORD gave the people favour in the sight of the Egyptians, so that they lent unto them such things as they required. And they spoiled the Egyptians.”

With 600,000 men, their children, wives, any aged that survived, flocks and herds, simply cannot be put together in five hours! Yes, they left in haste, but they still had to pack up their belongings, get the spoils of Egypt, leaving the food preparation for last. Read scripture not Hollywood movies to get the truth.

The First Passover was on a Wednesday

Now I’ll show you how this first Passover was on a Wednesday. After sunset on the fifteenth, they packed up and left by morning – the actual Exodus – exactly 430 years after the night Abraham sacrificed unto the Lord for a covenant. "Morrow" is defined as "the next day", "the following day", or "the morning". Since the date changes at sunset, the "morrow" would have been the daylight hours of the fifteenth of Nisan! If you search for "how long is the Passover" you'll find two answers: seven days or eight days. The answers you will not get are six hours or eight hours. They treat the entire Feast of Unleavened Bread as Passover, all seven days, which also isn't right. You'll even find sources stating emphatically Passover starts on the fifteenth of Nisan! Willfully ignorant of the truth!

Numbers 33:3 "And they departed from Rameses in the first month, on the fifteenth day of the first month; on the morrow after the passover the children of Israel went out with an high hand in the sight of all the Egyptians."

They went from Rameses to Succoth. The Egyptian army pursued them (the time isn’t given, but because the feast of Unleavened Bread is seven days, it’s an assumption that they are by the sea a week after the Exodus on 21 Nisan). Moses raises his hands in obedience to the Lord and the sea splits. By the next morning, Israel was in the Sinai. Moses took them three days into the wilderness where there was no water. Next, they went to the wilderness of Sin. Exodus 16:1 is our anchor day:

Exodus 16:1And they took their journey from Elim, and all the congregation of the children of Israel came unto the wilderness of Sin, which is between Elim and Sinai, on the fifteenth day of the second month after their departing out of the land of Egypt.”

On this day (15 Iyyar), Moses explains that from now on it would rain bread every morning and that each day they were to go and gather a certain amount for that day. On the sixth day, they would gather double the amount because there would not be any bread on the seventh day. So that night (16 Iyyar) they received the quail and the next morning a small round thing, they called manna, was on the ground. They repeated this for six days, and on the seventh day, they disobeyed the Lord and went looking for manna, Exodus 16:27. That means this "seventh" day is a Sabbath (22 Iyyar), which makes the fifteenth a Sabbath as well. With all this information, we now have enough to put these markers into a calendar form. In today's calendar, Nisan is 30 days and Iyyar has 29 days. As you will see, counting backwards from the first Sabbath, a Saturday, and the six gatherings of the manna to the first time quail arrived a week earlier, you arrive at another Saturday – the fifteenth of Iyyar (the second month after departing Egypt). This sets the date of Nisan 14 as Wednesday!

See the next page for the calendar.

Nisan

Sun

Mon

Tue

Wed

Thr

Fri

Sat

 

 

 

 

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10 

Lamb separated – Exo 12:3

11

12

13

14

Passover Lamb killed after sunset Exo 12:6 – Passover!!

15

Israel leaves Egypt

Exo 12:29-36

16

17

18

19

20

21

End of Feast of Unleavened Bread

Exo 12:16-17

22

Crossed the Red Sea

Exo 14:24

23

24

Three days to the wilderness

Exo 15:22

25

26

27

28

29

30

 

Iyyar

Sun

Mon

Tue

Wed

Thr

Fri

Sat

 

 

 

 

 

 

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

Israel arrives in the Wilderness of Sin  

– Anchor date

Exo 16:1

16

Quail arrive after sunset the 15th –

Morning manna arrive

Exo 16:13

17

Repeat gathering

18

Repeat gathering

19

Repeat gathering

20

Repeat gathering

21

Double gathering

Exo 16:22

22

No manna – First Sabbath

Exo 16:27

Now count backwards.

23/30

24

25

26

27

28

29

 

Now that we established that the first Passover was a Wednesday, (even with any calendar change because Nisan is always 30 days) we can see another parallel that Jesus accomplished. The only place, after taking the land, a Passover sacrifice can occur is in Jerusalem.

Deuteronomy 16:5-6Thou mayest not sacrifice the passover within any of thy gates, which the LORD thy God giveth thee: But at the place which the LORD thy God shall choose to place his name in, there thou shalt sacrifice the passover at even, at the going down of the sun, at the season that thou camest forth out of Egypt.”

I Kings 9:3And the LORD said unto him, I have heard thy prayer and thy supplication, that thou hast made before me: I have hallowed this house, which thou hast built, to put my name there for ever; and mine eyes and mine heart shall be there perpetually.”

Moses dies @ 120 years  - CY 2493

Creation Year: 2493                                            Western Year: 1484 BC

Moses dies.

Deuteronomy 34:7-9 "And Moses was an hundred and twenty years old when he died: his eye was not dim, nor his natural force abated. And the children of Israel wept for Moses in the plains of Moab thirty days: so the days of weeping and mourning for Moses were ended. And Joshua the son of Nun was full of the spirit of wisdom; for Moses had laid his hands upon him: and the children of Israel hearkened unto him, and did as the LORD commanded Moses."

And the wandering years, 40 in all, are over and Joshua takes Israel into the promised land at age 80.

Numbers 32:13 "And the LORD's anger was kindled against Israel, and he made them wander in the wilderness forty years, until all the generation, that had done evil in the sight of the LORD, was consumed."

4 days short of 40 years, Israel enters the land of milk and honey.

Joshua 4:19 "And the people came up out of Jordan on the tenth day of the first month, and encamped in Gilgal, in the east border of Jericho."


 

Joshua to Saul (The Judges)

Canaan 5-Year War  - CY 2493

Creation Year: 2493                                            Western Year: 1484 BC

Joshua leads Israel to war at 81 to age 85. These are the years of warring with the seven nations of Canaan.

Acts 13:19 "And when he had destroyed seven nations in the land of Chanaan, he divided their land to them by lot."

Joshua 14:10 "And now, behold, the LORD hath kept me alive, as he said, these forty and five years, even since the LORD spake this word unto Moses, while the children of Israel wandered in the wilderness: and now, lo, I am this day fourscore and five years old."

Joshua 14:15 "And the name of Hebron before was Kirjatharba; which Arba was a great man among the Anakims. And the land had rest from war."

The land had rest...  The Time of the Judges - CY 2498

Creation Year: 2498                                            Western Year: 1479 BC

Joshua is 85 years old, and that it's been 45 years since they went into the land to spy it out.

Joshua 14:10 "And now, behold, the LORD hath kept me alive, as he said, these forty and five years, even since the LORD spake this word unto Moses, while the children of Israel wandered in the wilderness: and now, lo, I am this day fourscore and five years old."

And the land had rest from war.

Joshua 14:15 "And the name of Hebron before was Kirjatharba; which Arba was a great man among the Anakims. And the land had rest from war."

Judge Joshua  - CY 2498

Creation Year: 2499                                            Western Year: 1478 BC

First year Joshua is a judge only, for the next 25 years, until his death at 110. This is almost (talking months here) of the 50th Jubilee from Creation.

Joshua 24:29 "And it came to pass after these things, that Joshua the son of Nun, the servant of the LORD, died, being an hundred and ten years old."

Why do I make the distinction? Because this is the end of the 1st year Joshua as a Judge and the end of their journey to the promise land, and the warring to make a home for themselves. Their journey was over and they had rest. This is the start of the next clock.

I Kings 6:1 "And it came to pass in the four hundred and eightieth year after the children of Israel were come out of the land of Egypt, in the fourth year of Solomon's reign over Israel, in the month Zif, which is the second month, that he began to build the house of the LORD."

CY 2498 (when the wars ended and the land had rest) + 480 = CY 2978

See from here to Solomon's 4th year of reign is exactly 480 years. If you read I Kings 6:1 you'll see that it doesn't say from the Exodus to Solomon's 4th year, it says "...after the children of Israel were come out of the land of Egypt...". You could take it as being from the Exodus, but when you read the chronologies of the Judges later in this study you'll see that it was closer to 590 years, again forcing you to choose to believe every word scripture or not.

 

 

Joshua dies - CY 2523

Creation Year: 2523                                            Western Year: 1454 BC

25th year of Joshua as Judge. Joshua dies at 110.

Judges 2:8 "And Joshua the son of Nun, the servant of the LORD, died, being an hundred and ten years old."

Servitude: Chushanrishathaim  - CY 2524

Creation Year: 2524                                            Western Year: 1453 BC

Servitude: Chushanrishathaim king of Mesopotamia

Until Samson, the times of the Judges is chronologically in order, but some do over lap, meaning having more than one judge at the same time. This will be pointed out when we get there.

Sadly, right after Joshua died, Israel didn't remove (utterly destroy) the inhabitants and some were found living among Israel, which lead them to going after strange gods, and to God's judgement.

Judges 2:11-12 "And the children of Israel did evil in the sight of the LORD, and served Baalim: And they forsook the LORD God of their fathers, which brought them out of the land of Egypt, and followed other gods, of the gods of the people that were round about them, and bowed themselves unto them, and provoked the LORD to anger."

Therefore, God sold them into servitude. Judges chapter two is a summary of all the judges and the evils of Israel and their cycle of destruction.

This first servitude was for eight years.

Judges 3:8 "Therefore the anger of the LORD was hot against Israel, and he sold them into the hand of Chushanrishathaim king of Mesopotamia: and the children of Israel served Chushanrishathaim eight years."

Judge Othniel  - CY 2532

Creation Year: 2532                                            Western Year: 1445 BC

Because of their cry, God raised up a judge to deliver them, the brother of Caleb. They had rest for 40 years.

Judges 3:9-11 "And when the children of Israel cried unto the LORD, the LORD raised up a deliverer to the children of Israel, who delivered them, even Othniel the son of Kenaz, Caleb's younger brother. And the Spirit of the LORD came upon him, and he judged Israel, and went out to war: and the LORD delivered Chushanrishathaim king of Mesopotamia into his hand; and his hand prevailed against Chushanrishathaim. And the land had rest forty years. And Othniel the son of Kenaz died."

Othniel dies  - CY 2571

Creation Year: 2571                                            Western Year: 1406 BC

Othniel dies.

Judges 3:11 "And the land had rest forty years. And Othniel the son of Kenaz died."

Servitude: Eglon  - CY 2572

Creation Year: 2572                                            Western Year: 1405 BC

Servitude to Eglon, king of Moab

For 18 years they served Eglon.

Judges 3:12-14 "And the children of Israel did evil again in the sight of the LORD: and the LORD strengthened Eglon the king of Moab against Israel, because they had done evil in the sight of the LORD. And he gathered unto him the children of Ammon and Amalek, and went and smote Israel, and possessed the city of palm trees. So the children of Israel served Eglon the king of Moab eighteen years."

Judge Ehud  - CY 2590

Creation Year: 2590                                            Western Year: 1387 BC

Ehud came to save Israel because they cried unto God.

Judges 3:15 "But when the children of Israel cried unto the LORD, the LORD raised them up a deliverer, Ehud the son of Gera, a Benjamite, a man lefthanded: and by him the children of Israel sent a present unto Eglon the king of Moab."

Ehud dies  - CY 2669

Creation Year: 2669                                            Western Year: 1308 BC

Ehud dies, however, Shamgar was also a deliverer at this time.

Judges 3:30-31 "So Moab was subdued that day under the hand of Israel. And the land had rest fourscore years. And after him was Shamgar the son of Anath, which slew of the Philistines six hundred men with an ox goad: and he also delivered Israel."

Servitude: Jabin  - CY 2670

Creation Year: 2670                                            Western Year: 1307 BC

Servitude to Jabin, king of Canaan

Yet again and God sold them into the hands of Jabin.

Judges 4:1-3 "And the children of Israel again did evil in the sight of the LORD, when Ehud was dead. And the LORD sold them into the hand of Jabin king of Canaan, that reigned in Hazor; the captain of whose host was Sisera, which dwelt in Harosheth of the Gentiles. And the children of Israel cried unto the LORD: for he had nine hundred chariots of iron; and twenty years he mightily oppressed the children of Israel."

Judge Deborah  - CY 2690

Creation Year: 2690                                            Western Year: 1287 BC

A prophetess and a judge. Judged 40 years.

Judges 4:4 "And Deborah, a prophetess, the wife of Lapidoth, she judged Israel at that time.", Judges 5:31 "So let all thine enemies perish, O LORD: but let them that love him be as the sun when he goeth forth in his might. And the land had rest forty years."

Judge Deborah dies  - CY 2729

Creation Year: 2729                                            Western Year: 1248 BC

Deborah dies.

Judges 5:31 "So let all thine enemies perish, O LORD: but let them that love him be as the sun when he goeth forth in his might. And the land had rest forty years."

Servitude: Medianites  - CY 2730

Creation Year: 2730                                            Western Year: 1247 BC

Judges 6:1 "And the children of Israel did evil in the sight of the LORD: and the LORD delivered them into the hand of Midian seven years."

Judge Gideon  - CY 2737

Creation Year: 2737                                            Western Year: 1240 BC

Judge Gideon, judged 40 years and had 70 sons.

Judges 6:11-16 "And there came an angel of the LORD, and sat under an oak which was in Ophrah, that pertained unto Joash the Abiezrite: and his son Gideon threshed wheat by the winepress, to hide it from the Midianites. And the angel of the LORD appeared unto him, and said unto him, The LORD is with thee, thou mighty man of valor. And Gideon said unto him, Oh my Lord, if the LORD be with us, why then is all this befallen us? and where be all his miracles which our fathers told us of, saying, Did not the LORD bring us up from Egypt? but now the LORD hath forsaken us, and delivered us into the hands of the Midianites. And the LORD looked upon him, and said, Go in this thy might, and thou shalt save Israel from the hand of the Midianites: have not I sent thee? And he said unto him, Oh my Lord, wherewith shall I save Israel? behold, my family is poor in Manasseh, and I am the least in my father's house. And the LORD said unto him, Surely I will be with thee, and thou shalt smite the Midianites as one man."

Judges 8:30 "And Gideon had threescore and ten sons of his body begotten: for he had many wives."

Israel asked Gideon (Jerubbaal) to be "ruler" as king over them, but he refused.

Judges 8:22 "Then the men of Israel said unto Gideon, Rule thou over us, both thou, and thy son, and thy son's son also: for thou hast delivered us from the hand of Midian."

Judges 8:28 "Thus was Midian subdued before the children of Israel, so that they lifted up their heads no more. And the country was in quietness forty years in the days of Gideon."

Judge Abimelech  - CY 2777

Creation Year: 2777                                            Western Year: 1200 BC

Judge Abimelech

Gideon had a son to a concubine and named him Abimelech, Judges 8:31-33. Israel went out again after other gods. Now Gideon (Jerubbabel) had another son that his 70 sons rejected because he was the son of a concubine, so Abimelech had them all killed, but not until after they chose to accept him into their house. So the men of Shechem made Abimelech king over them.

Judges 8:31-33 "And his concubine that was in Shechem, she also bare him a son, whose name he called Abimelech. And Gideon the son of Joash died in a good old age, and was buried in the sepulchre of Joash his father, in Ophrah of the Abiezrites. And it came to pass, as soon as Gideon was dead, that the children of Israel turned again, and went a whoring after Baalim, and made Baalberith their god."

Judged only 3 years.

Judges 9:22-24 "When Abimelech had reigned three years over Israel, Then God sent an evil spirit between Abimelech and the men of Shechem; and the men of Shechem dealt treacherously with Abimelech: That the cruelty done to the threescore and ten sons of Jerubbaal might come, and their blood be laid upon Abimelech their brother, which slew them; and upon the men of Shechem, which aided him in the killing of his brethren."

Judge Tola  - CY 2780

Creation Year: 2780                                            Western Year: 1197 BC

Judge Tola

Judges 10:1-2 "And after Abimelech there arose to defend Israel Tola the son of Puah, the son of Dodo, a man of Issachar; and he dwelt in Shamir in mount Ephraim. And he judged Israel twenty and three years, and died, and was buried in Shamir."

Judge Jair  - CY 2803

Creation Year: 2803                                            Western Year: 1174 BC

Judge Jair.

Judges 10:3 "And after him arose Jair, a Gileadite, and judged Israel twenty and two years."

 

Eli is born  - CY 2815, dies CY 2913

Creation Year: 2815                                            Western Year: 1162 BC

Eli is born, deduced by his age of death.

I Samuel 4:12-18 "And there ran a man of Benjamin out of the army, and came to Shiloh the same day with his clothes rent, and with earth upon his head. And when he came, lo, Eli sat upon a seat by the wayside watching: for his heart trembled for the ark of God. And when the man came into the city, and told it, all the city cried out. And when Eli heard the noise of the crying, he said, What meaneth the noise of this tumult? And the man came in hastily, and told Eli. Now Eli was ninety and eight years old; and his eyes were dim, that he could not see. And the man said unto Eli, I am he that came out of the army, and I fled to day out of the army. And he said, What is there done, my son? And the messenger answered and said, Israel is fled before the Philistines, and there hath been also a great slaughter among the people, and thy two sons also, Hophni and Phinehas, are dead, and the ark of God is taken. And it came to pass, when he made mention of the ark of God, that he fell from off the seat backward by the side of the gate, and his neck brake, and he died: for he was an old man, and heavy. And he had judged Israel forty years."

Servitude: Philistines  - CY 2825

Creation Year: 2825                                            Western Year: 1152 BC

Servitude: Philistines and Amorites for 18 years, Judges 10:6-9, but this time when they prayed for a deliverer God told them to pray to their gods for deliverance, Judges 10:10-14.

Judges 10:6-9 "And the children of Israel did evil again in the sight of the LORD, and served Baalim, and Ashtaroth, and the gods of Syria, and the gods of Zidon, and the gods of Moab, and the gods of the children of Ammon, and the gods of the Philistines, and forsook the LORD, and served not him. And the anger of the LORD was hot against Israel, and he sold them into the hands of the Philistines, and into the hands of the children of Ammon. And that year they vexed and oppressed the children of Israel: eighteen years, all the children of Israel that were on the other side Jordan in the land of the Amorites, which is in Gilead. Moreover the children of Ammon passed over Jordan to fight also against Judah, and against Benjamin, and against the house of Ephraim; so that Israel was sore distressed."

Judges 10:10-14 "And the children of Israel cried unto the LORD, saying, We have sinned against thee, both because we have forsaken our God, and also served Baalim. And the LORD said unto the children of Israel, Did not I deliver you from the Egyptians, and from the Amorites, from the children of Ammon, and from the Philistines? The Zidonians also, and the Amalekites, and the Maonites, did oppress you; and ye cried to me, and I delivered you out of their hand. Yet ye have forsaken me, and served other gods: wherefore I will deliver you no more. Go and cry unto the gods which ye have chosen; let them deliver you in the time of your tribulation."

Judge Jephthah  - CY 2843

Creation Year: 2843                                            Western Year: 1134 BC

Judge Jephthah. Judged 6 years Note: “about” 300 years since entering the promise land, Judges 11:26.

Judges 11:11 "Then Jephthah went with the elders of Gilead, and the people made him head and captain over them: and Jephthah uttered all his words before the LORD in Mizpeh."

Judges 12:7 "And Jephthah judged Israel six years. Then died Jephthah the Gileadite, and was buried in one of the cities of Gilead."

Judges 11:26 "While Israel dwelt in Heshbon and her towns, and in Aroer and her towns, and in all the cities that be along by the coasts of Arnon, three hundred years? why therefore did ye not recover them within that time?"

Moses died in CY 2793, they enter the promised land and had war for 5 years. From Moses' death to now is 350 years.

Judge Izban  - CY 2849

Creation Year: 2849                                            Western Year: 1128 BC

Judge Izban, judged 7 years, and had 30 daughters and 30 sons and sent his daughters abroad and took 30 daughter from abroad.

Judges 12:8-10 "And after him Ibzan of Bethlehem judged Israel. And he had thirty sons, and thirty daughters, whom he sent abroad, and took in thirty daughters from abroad for his sons. And he judged Israel seven years. Then died Ibzan, and was buried at Bethlehem."

Judge Elon  - CY 2856

Creation Year: 2856                                            Western Year: 1121 BC

Judge Elon, judged 10 years.

Judges 12:11-12 "And after him Elon, a Zebulonite, judged Israel; and he judged Israel ten years. And Elon the Zebulonite died, and was buried in Aijalon in the country of Zebulun."

Judge Abdon  - CY 2866

Creation Year: 2866                                            Western Year: 1111 BC

Judges 12:13-15 "And after him Abdon the son of Hillel, a Pirathonite, judged Israel. And he had forty sons and thirty nephews, that rode on threescore and ten ass colts: and he judged Israel eight years. And Abdon the son of Hillel the Pirathonite died, and was buried in Pirathon in the land of Ephraim, in the mount of the Amalekites."

Servitude: Philistines, Judge Eli, Samson, and part of Samuel ...  - CY 2874

Creation Year: 2874                                            Western Year: 1103 BC

Servitude, Philistines, Judge Eli, Judge Samson, and part of Prophet Samuel.

Judges 13:1 "And the children of Israel did evil again in the sight of the LORD; and the LORD delivered them into the hand of the Philistines forty years."

Here is another break from tradition. This is the last mention of anything concerning judges until I Samuel. From here to David, it can get rather muddy, but I believe that with the given evidence (scripture), this period matches Eli, Samson, Samuel and Saul. We've seen that judges can over lap and the fact that all these are mentioned, as well as the lack of time given leads to the idea that they are not connected to the other judges, other than Eli. What is given is that the ark is 20 years in Kirjathjearim, the age and death of Eli, the absence of the age of Saul and Samuel, and any dates linking them to David. Furthermore, I believe that to add Samson, Eli and the 40 years of the Philistines into 80 years on top of 40 years for Samuel, contradicts scripture. This method of linking them all to the same 40 years, at this time, is the only way ALL verses fit without disregard to other scriptures.

Note: Not all of Samuel's years are in with Eli's, just most. This entry is to show from Eli to David in summary.

Eli is judge for these next 40 years starting at age 58. Samson is deliverer during this timeframe for 20 years – just for your information, a deliverer and a judge are the same.

I Samuel 4:12-18 "And there ran a man of Benjamin out of the army, and came to Shiloh the same day with his clothes rent, and with earth upon his head. And when he came, lo, Eli sat upon a seat by the wayside watching: for his heart trembled for the ark of God. And when the man came into the city, and told it, all the city cried out. And when Eli heard the noise of the crying, he said, What meaneth the noise of this tumult? And the man came in hastily, and told Eli. Now Eli was ninety and eight years old; and his eyes were dim, that he could not see. And the man said unto Eli, I am he that came out of the army, and I fled to day out of the army. And he said, What is there done, my son? And the messenger answered and said, Israel is fled before the Philistines, and there hath been also a great slaughter among the people, and thy two sons also, Hophni and Phinehas, are dead, and the ark of God is taken. And it came to pass, when he made mention of the ark of God, that he fell from off the seat backward by the side of the gate, and his neck brake, and he died: for he was an old man, and heavy. And he had judged Israel forty years."

I Samuel 6:1And the ark of the LORD was in the country of the Philistines seven months.

The ark is returned to Israel for the plagues that fell on the Philistines.

I Samuel 6:14And the cart came into the field of Joshua, a Bethshemite, and stood there, where there was a great stone: and they clave the wood of the cart, and offered the kine a burnt offering unto the LORD.

Because they looked into the ark, the Lord smote 50,070 men of Bethshemesh. They called the men of Kirjathjearim where it stayed for 20 years until David called for it.

I Samuel 7:1-2And the men of Kirjathjearim came, and fetched up the ark of the LORD, and brought it into the house of Abinadab in the hill, and sanctified Eleazar his son to keep the ark of the LORD. And it came to pass, while the ark abode in Kirjathjearim, that the time was long; for it was twenty years: and all the house of Israel lamented after the LORD.”

I Samuel 7:15 “And Samuel judged Israel all the days of his life.

Samuel anoints Saul as king.

I Samuel 10:24-25And Samuel said to all the people, See ye him whom the LORD hath chosen, that there is none like him among all the people? And all the people shouted, and said, God save the king. Then Samuel told the people the manner of the kingdom, and wrote it in a book, and laid it up before the LORD. And Samuel sent all the people away, every man to his house.

Saul is made king.

I Samuel 11:15And all the people went to Gilgal; and there they made Saul king before the LORD in Gilgal; and there they sacrificed sacrifices of peace offerings before the LORD; and there Saul and all the men of Israel rejoiced greatly.

Saul didn’t last long. He sins after two years in office by not obeying the Lord and wait for Samuel to make the burnt offering.

I Samuel 13:1Saul reigned one year; and when he had reigned two years over Israel,

I Samuel 13:13-14And Samuel said to Saul, Thou hast done foolishly: thou hast not kept the commandment of the LORD thy God, which he commanded thee: for now would the LORD have established thy kingdom upon Israel for ever. But now thy kingdom shall not continue: the LORD hath sought him a man after his own heart, and the LORD hath commanded him to be captain over his people, because thou hast not kept that which the LORD commanded thee.”

Saul sinned again by being disobedient and so the Lord repented He made Saul king. The Lord called on Samuel to go and anoint David to be king.

I Samuel 16:13-14Then Samuel took the horn of oil, and anointed him in the midst of his brethren: and the Spirit of the LORD came upon David from that day forward. So Samuel rose up, and went to Ramah. But the Spirit of the LORD departed from Saul, and an evil spirit from the LORD troubled him.”

I Samuel 25:1And Samuel died; and all the Israelites were gathered together, and lamented him, and buried him in his house at Ramah. And David arose, and went down to the wilderness of Paran.”

I Samuel 31:6So Saul died, and his three sons, and his armourbearer, and all his men, that same day together.

II Samuel 2:4And the men of Judah came, and there they anointed David king over the house of Judah. And they told David, saying, That the men of Jabeshgilead were they that buried Saul.

II Samuel 2:10Ishbosheth Saul's son was forty years old when he began to reign over Israel, and reigned two years. But the house of Judah followed David.

All of this took place over twenty years. How do I know this? Remember when Eli died because the Philistines took the ark, returned it and then the ark was taken to Kirjathjearim and stayed there until David’s first year? All the years of Saul was the ark forgotten.

I Chronicles 13:3And let us bring again the ark of our God to us: for we inquired not at it in the days of Saul.

I Chronicles 13:5-6 "So David gathered all Israel together, from Shihor of Egypt even unto the entering of Hemath, to bring the ark of God from Kirjathjearim. And David went up, and all Israel, to Baalah, that is, to Kirjathjearim, which belonged to Judah, to bring up thence the ark of God the LORD, that dwelleth between the cherubim, whose name is called on it."

I Samuel 7:2 "And it came to pass, while the ark abode in Kirjathjearim, that the time was long; for it was twenty years: and all the house of Israel lamented after the LORD."

Prophet Samuel  - CY 2875*

Creation Year: 2875*                                          Western Year: 1102* BC

Samuel is recognized by the people as a prophet.

Samuel serves with Eli.

I Samuel 2:18 "But Samuel ministered before the LORD, being a child, girded with a linen ephod."

I Samuel 2:26 "And the child Samuel grew on, and was in favor both with the LORD, and also with men."

Note: this is just a mention of activities and not intended to be attributed to this year. Scripture only mentions this event and not the timeframe.

Ishbosheth is born to Saul  - CY 2894

Creation Year: 2894                                            Western Year: 1083 BC

Ishbosheth is born to Saul (Deduced by the year he took office as king of Israel.)

II Samuel 2:10 "Ishbosheth Saul's son was forty years old when he began to reign over Israel, and reigned two years. But the house of Judah followed David."

David is born  - CY 2904

Creation Year: 2904                                            Western Year: 1073 BC

David is born (Deduced by his age at becoming king of Judah.)

Eli dies, the Ark is taken...  - CY 2913

Creation Year: 2913                                            Western Year: 1064 BC

Eli dies and the ark is taken by the Philistines, at 98 years old.

I Samuel 4:12-18 "And there ran a man of Benjamin out of the army, and came to Shiloh the same day with his clothes rent, and with earth upon his head. And when he came, lo, Eli sat upon a seat by the wayside watching: for his heart trembled for the ark of God. And when the man came into the city, and told it, all the city cried out. And when Eli heard the noise of the crying, he said, What meaneth the noise of this tumult? And the man came in hastily, and told Eli. Now Eli was ninety and eight years old; and his eyes were dim, that he could not see. And the man said unto Eli, I am he that came out of the army, and I fled to day out of the army. And he said, What is there done, my son? And the messenger answered and said, Israel is fled before the Philistines, and there hath been also a great slaughter among the people, and thy two sons also, Hophni and Phinehas, are dead, and the ark of God is taken. And it came to pass, when he made mention of the ark of God, that he fell from off the seat backward by the side of the gate, and his neck brake, and he died: for he was an old man, and heavy. And he had judged Israel forty years."

This is the end of the judges. Total time: 415 years from Joshua's 5th year to this year.

End of Judges  - CY 2914

Creation Year: 2914                                            Western Year: 1063 BC

The ark is seven months in Philistines and returned to Israel and put in Kirjathjearim for twenty years after the Lord sent them plagues and destroyed their god.

I Samuel 6:1 "And the ark of the LORD was in the country of the Philistines seven months."

I Samuel 7:2 "And it came to pass, while the ark abode in Kirjathjearim, that the time was long; for it was twenty years: and all the house of Israel lamented after the LORD."

 

The Ark in Kirjathjearim  - CY 2915

Creation Year: 2915                                            Western Year: 1062 BC

Twenty years until David called for the ark from Kirjathjearim in the first year of his reign.

I Chronicles 13:5-6 "So David gathered all Israel together, from Shihor of Egypt even unto the entering of Hemath, to bring the ark of God from Kirjathjearim. And David went up, and all Israel, to Baalah, that is, to Kirjathjearim, which belonged to Judah, to bring up thence the ark of God the LORD, that dwelleth between the cherubim, whose name is called on it."

I Samuel 7:2 "And it came to pass, while the ark abode in Kirjathjearim, that the time was long; for it was twenty years: and all the house of Israel lamented after the LORD."


 

Kings to Babylon

Saul anointed as King - CY 2924*

Creation Year: 2924*                                          Western Year: 1053* BC

Note: this is just a mention of activities and not intended to be attributed to this year. Scripture only mentions this event and not the timeframe. Even Sir Isaac Newton attributes only ten years to Saul’s reign.  (The Chronology of Ancient Kingdoms Amended, Sir Isaac Newton, London, MDCCXXVIII)

At some time, Saul is anointed King, and then later becomes king, the Kingdom is taken away, and given to David, who is anointed, but not made King for a while. Like Saul, no dates are given in scripture.

Now I know of Acts 13:21, but remember Samuel's time is included and because of the ark being in Kirjathjearim for 20 years from Eli's death to David's reign, well that doesn't leave enough time for 40 years to pass to be attributed to Saul. In fact one Jewish site stated that Saul reigned only 2 years. The fact is, scripture doesn't say. Furthermore, since Josephus isn't scripture, he's not perfect, and is often wrong when dealing with numbers. I believe this is because even at his time he was influenced by the errors of Claudious Ptolomey.

I believe this because of the verse before it (Acts 13:20) states that the 450 years were "until Samuel," meaning that Samuel's years were not included in with the time of the Judges. I believe that the 40 years is attributed to Samuel, which overlaps Eli and Saul and David. I know that it's a stretch but Scripture is without error and to give Saul 40 years reign contradicts I Samuel 7:2 and I Chronicles 13:5-6 which shows that from the death of Eli to David's first year of reign were only 20 years.

Acts 13:20-21 "And after that he gave unto them judges about the space of four hundred and fifty years, until Samuel the prophet. And afterward they desired a king: and God gave unto them Saul the son of Cis, a man of the tribe of Benjamin, by the space of forty years."

I Samuel 7:2 "And it came to pass, while the ark abode in Kirjathjearim, that the time was long; for it was twenty years: and all the house of Israel lamented after the LORD."

I Chronicles 13:5-6 "So David gathered all Israel together, from Shihor of Egypt even unto the entering of Hemath, to bring the ark of God from Kirjathjearim. And David went up, and all Israel, to Baalah, that is, to Kirjathjearim, which belonged to Judah, to bring up thence the ark of God the LORD, that dwelleth between the cherubim, whose name is called on it."

David made king over Judah and gets the ark - CY 2934

Creation Year: 2934                                            Western Year: 1043 BC

Samuel dies, Saul dies, David made king over Judah at 30 years old, Ishbosheth is made king over Israel at 40.

II Samuel 2:4 "And the men of Judah came, and there they anointed David king over the house of Judah. And they told David, saying, That the men of Jabeshgilead were they that buried Saul."

II Samuel 2:8-10 "But Abner the son of Ner, captain of Saul's host, took Ishbosheth the son of Saul, and brought him over to Mahanaim; And made him king over Gilead, and over the Ashurites, and over Jezreel, and over Ephraim, and over Benjamin, and over all Israel. Ishbosheth Saul's son was forty years old when he began to reign over Israel, and reigned two years. But the house of Judah followed David."

David gets the ark out of Kirjathjearim.

I Chronicles 13:5-6 "So David gathered all Israel together, from Shihor of Egypt even unto the entering of Hemath, to bring the ark of God from Kirjathjearim. And David went up, and all Israel, to Baalah, that is, to Kirjathjearim, which belonged to Judah, to bring up thence the ark of God the LORD, that dwelleth between the cherubim, whose name is called on it."

 

 

Ishbosheth murdered, David is made king of Israel  - CY 2941

Creation Year: 2941                                            Western Year: 1036 BC

Ishbosheth is murdered and David is made King over Israel also and ruled 33 more years.

II Samuel 5:1-5 "Then came all the tribes of Israel to David unto Hebron, and spake, saying, Behold, we are thy bone and thy flesh. Also in time past, when Saul was king over us, thou wast he that leddest out and broughtest in Israel: and the LORD said to thee, Thou shalt feed my people Israel, and thou shalt be a captain over Israel. So all the elders of Israel came to the king to Hebron; and king David made a league with them in Hebron before the LORD: and they anointed David king over Israel. David was thirty years old when he began to reign, and he reigned forty years. In Hebron he reigned over Judah seven years and six months: and in Jerusalem he reigned thirty and three years over all Israel and Judah."

David dies, Solomon made king  - CY 2975

Creation Year: 2975                                            Western Year: 1003 BC

David dies and Solomon reigns in his stead. This year is count as the first year of Solomon. David’s 40th year ended in CY 2974. Since we do not know the month, we are limited to splitting by years instead of by the actual months.

I Kings 2:12 "Then sat Solomon upon the throne of David his father; and his kingdom was established greatly."

This year is the "about" 530 years from the Exodus per the summary of Paul in Acts 13. The Exodus was in Creation Year 2453 to David's death in this year, Creation Year 2975, is 522 years.

The years of "about forty years" (Acts 13:18 "And about the time of forty years suffered he their manners in the wilderness."), "about the space of four hundred and fifty years" (Acts 13:20) and "by the space of forty years" (Acts 13:21) add up to "about" 530 years. Two "abouts" and 8 years difference, works for me.

Why does this work for me? Well, it's simple, if Paul didn't know the exact dates of each event mentioned, and scripture didn't spell it all out, the "abouts" is all we're going to get. With all the dates presented here stopping and starting in January, one must keep in mind that some events happen in quick secession and others take time to change. This "wiggle room" is a given, even in scripture, hence the usage of "about".

Though you may not agree with the individual judge times, or the length of the reign of Saul, to have all these verses agree shows that this scenario is very close to actual events. So now you understand why I chose to count from Joshua's 5th year (they rested from war - Acts 13:19 and Joshua 14:10) to the fourth year of Solomon. I believe I Kings 6:1 that it was 480 years, because it was, exactly, not "about". After resting in the land from war, Creation Year 2498, to Solomon's fourth year of reign, Creation Year 2978, equals 480 years exactly.

Acts 13:18-21And about the time of forty years suffered he their manners in the wilderness. And when he had destroyed seven nations in the land of Chanaan, he divided their land to them by lot. And after that he gave unto them judges about the space of four hundred and fifty years, until Samuel the prophet. And afterward they desired a king: and God gave unto them Saul the son of Cis, a man of the tribe of Benjamin, by the space of forty years.

Be careful with the counts. The Exodus, the wanderings, the war, the judges, Samuel, Saul up to David come to 481 years (CY 2453 to CY 2934). Remember, Eli died when the ark was taken, stayed for 7 months with the Philistines, was returned to Kirjathjearim and stayed there 20 years until David was made king and he took it out. All the years of Saul it was neglected. So from the death of Eli to David’s first year was 20 years. I Kings 6:1 speaks from “out of the land of Egypt” it isn’t counting the years of wandering and the 5 years to war for the land with Joshua because from Joshua, all the judges, to Solomon’s fourth year is exactly 480 years (CY 2498 to CY 2978). From the day of the Exodus to the fourth year of Solomon is 525 years (CY 2453 to CY 2978). Scripture counts two ways: one from Exodus to Eli; the second from the end of the Joshua’s wars to Solomon’s fourth year.  

Joshua 14:10 "And now, behold, the LORD hath kept me alive, as he said, these forty and five years, even since the LORD spake this word unto Moses, while the children of Israel wandered in the wilderness: and now, lo, I am this day fourscore and five years old."

I Kings 6:1 "And it came to pass in the four hundred and eightieth year after the children of Israel were come out of the land of Egypt, in the fourth year of Solomon's reign over Israel, in the month Zif, which is the second month, that he began to build the house of the LORD."- C

Here’s the breakdown:

Exodus CY 2453 to Joshua’s fifth year CY 2498 (not counted):                                     45 years

                Joshua’s fifth year CY 2498 to Eli’s death: CY 2913:                                                      415 years
                CY 2914: 7 months with the Philistines, 20 years in
Kirjathjearim: CY 2934:              20 Years + 7 months
                David made king and rules 40 years: CY 2934 to CY 2974:                                            40 Years
                Solomon made king CY 2975 to fourth year 2978:                                                            4 Years

415 + 20 + 40 + 4 + 7months = 479 years 7 months, from the rest from war and wandering CY 2498 to Solomon’s fourth year, CY 2978. Scripture does not provide enough information to fill in the missing four months. Four unspecified months spread over 480 years does not constitute a contradiction. So, what do you know, Scripture is correct, 480 years.

Solomon’s Fourth Year  - CY 2978

Creation Year: 2978                                            Western Year: 999 BC

480 years from resting from the wars under Joshua to this year, Creation Year 2498, after the fifth year of Joshua, that year they rested from the wars.

I Kings 6:1 "And it came to pass in the four hundred and eightieth year after the children of Israel were come out of the land of Egypt, in the fourth year of Solomon's reign over Israel, in the month Zif, which is the second month, that he began to build the house of the LORD."

Joshua 14:10 "And now, behold, the LORD hath kept me alive, as he said, these forty and five years, even since the LORD spake this word unto Moses, while the children of Israel wandered in the wilderness: and now, lo, I am this day fourscore and five years old."

Solomon starts to build the temple of God in the second month, which is Iyyar (or Ziv or Zif).

I Kings 6:37-38 "In the fourth year was the foundation of the house of the LORD laid, in the month Zif: And in the eleventh year, in the month Bul, which is the eighth month, was the house finished throughout all the parts thereof, and according to all the fashion of it. So was he seven years in building it."

Temple is completed  - CY 2985

Creation Year: 2985                                            Western Year: 992 BC

The temple is completed in the month Bul, which is Heshvan, the eighth month.

I Kings 6:38 "And in the eleventh year, in the month Bul, which is the eighth month, was the house finished throughout all the parts thereof, and according to all the fashion of it. So was he seven years in building it."

Temple is dedicated  - CY 2986

Creation Year: 2986                                            Western Year: 991 BC

Solomon calls all the elders of Israel, etc., and they meet on the 9th of Tishri and celebrate the great Day of Atonement on the 10th, then Solomon dedicates the house of God on the Feast of Tabernacles, on the 15th of Tishri, the seventh month.

I Kings 8:1-2 "Then Solomon assembled the elders of Israel, and all the heads of the tribes, the chief of the fathers of the children of Israel, unto king Solomon in Jerusalem, that they might bring up the ark of the covenant of the LORD out of the city of David, which is Zion. And all the men of Israel assembled themselves unto king Solomon at the feast in the month Ethanim, which is the seventh month."

The first seven days were occupied with the dedication (9th - 15th), and the other seven devoted to the Feast of Tabernacles on the 15th, (15th-22nd) and were told they could go on until the 23rd.

I Kings 8:65-66 "And at that time Solomon held a feast, and all Israel with him, a great congregation, from the entering in of Hamath unto the river of Egypt, before the LORD our God, seven days and seven days, even fourteen days. On the eighth day he sent the people away: and they blessed the king, and went unto their tents joyful and glad of heart for all the goodness that the LORD had done for David his servant, and for Israel his people."

II Chronicles 7:9-10 "And in the eighth day they made a solemn assembly: for they kept the dedication of the altar seven days, and the feast seven days. And on the three and twentieth day of the seventh month he sent the people away into their tents, glad and merry in heart for the goodness that the LORD had showed unto David, and to Solomon, and to Israel his people."

End of day three  - CY 3001

Creation Year: 3001                                            Western Year: 976 BC

End of day three, beginning of day four.

II Peter 3:8 "But, beloved, be not ignorant of this one thing, that one day is with the Lord as a thousand years, and a thousand years as one day."

Jeroboam King of Israel, Rehoboam King of Judah    - CY 3014

Creation Year: 3014                                            Western Year: 963 BC

Jeroboam reigned 22 years.

I Kings 14:20 "And the days which Jeroboam reigned were two and twenty years: and he slept with his fathers, and Nadab his son reigned in his stead."

Rehoboam was 41 years old and reigned 17 years.

I Kings 14:21 "And Rehoboam the son of Solomon reigned in Judah. Rehoboam was forty and one years old when he began to reign, and he reigned seventeen years in Jerusalem, the city which the LORD did choose out of all the tribes of Israel, to put his name there. And his mother's name was Naamah an Ammonitess."

Understanding...  - CY 3014

These secular kings mentioned here have their year of accession added. The Jewish kings had no accession years added to their years, usually. This is very important to remember. This is seen much better in an Excel spreadsheet.

The Talmud states too in Yoma, fol. 38, col. 2, "If a king be crowned on the twenty-ninth of Adar (the last month of the sacred year), on the morrow--the first of Nissan--it is reckoned that he commences his second year, that being the new year's day for royal and ecclesiastical affairs."

Egypt takes treasures...  - CY 3018

Creation Year: 3018                                            Western Year: 959 BC

King Shishak of Egypt came and took the treasures of the Temple.

I Kings 14:25 "And it came to pass in the fifth year of king Rehoboam, that Shishak king of Egypt came up against Jerusalem:"

Abijah King of Judah  - CY 3031

Creation Year: 3031                                            Western Year: 946 BC

I Kings 15:1 "Now in the eighteenth year of king Jeroboam the son of Nebat reigned Abijam over Judah."

**Abijam (Abijah) reigned 3 years, King of Judah, had 14 wives, 22 sons, 16 daughters.

II Chronicles 13:21 "But Abijah waxed mighty, and married fourteen wives, and begat twenty and two sons, and sixteen daughters."

** Reheboam must of died just before his end of the year for Ajijah to have started to reign in Jeroboam's 18th year or some event took place that's not recorded as to why it wasn't immediate in his 17th year.

I Kings 14:25 "And it came to pass in the fifth year of king Rehoboam, that Shishak king of Egypt came up against Jerusalem:"

500,000 die in one battle  - CY 3032

Creation Year: 3032                                            Western Year: 945 BC

500,000 men of Israel died in a single battle with Abijah.

II Chronicles 13:17 "And Abijah and his people slew them with a great slaughter: so there fell down slain of Israel five hundred thousand chosen men."

Asa King of Judah  - CY 3033

Creation Year: 3033                                            Western Year: 944 BC

Asa reigned 41 years 20th year of Jeroboam.

The Jews didn't count accession years. No explanation for this count of the year, but if 2818 was the second year of Asa then Nadab would have taken the throne while Jeroboam was still king. Something not impossible, but changing this affects other scripture references below.

I Kings 15:9 "And in the twentieth year of Jeroboam king of Israel reigned Asa over Judah."

Nadab King of Israel  - CY 3035

Creation Year: 3035                                            Western Year: 942 BC

Nadab (reigned 2 years) second year of Asa.

I Kings 15:25 "And Nadab the son of Jeroboam began to reign over Israel in the second year of Asa king of Judah, and reigned over Israel two years."

Baasha King of Israel  - CY 3036

Creation Year: 3036                                            Western Year: 941 BC

Baasha killed Nadab and all the house of Jeroboam (reigned 24 years) third year of Asa.

I Kings 15:28 "Even in the third year of Asa king of Judah did Baasha slay him, and reigned in his stead."

I Kings 15:33 "In the third year of Asa king of Judah began Baasha the son of Ahijah to reign over all Israel in Tirzah, twenty and four years."

Jehu the prophet told Baasha he was evil and would end up like Jeroboam.

I Kings 16:1-7 "Then the word of the LORD came to Jehu the son of Hanani against Baasha, saying, Forasmuch as I exalted thee out of the dust, and made thee prince over my people Israel; and thou hast walked in the way of Jeroboam, and hast made my people Israel to sin, to provoke me to anger with their sins; Behold, I will take away the posterity of Baasha, and the posterity of his house; and will make thy house like the house of Jeroboam the son of Nebat. Him that dieth of Baasha in the city shall the dogs eat; and him that dieth of his in the fields shall the fowls of the air eat. Now the rest of the acts of Baasha, and what he did, and his might, are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Israel? So Baasha slept with his fathers, and was buried in Tirzah: and Elah his son reigned in his stead. And also by the hand of the prophet Jehu the son of Hanani came the word of the LORD against Baasha, and against his house, even for all the evil that he did in the sight of the LORD, in provoking him to anger with the work of his hands, in being like the house of Jeroboam; and because he killed him."

Jeroboam died in the second year of Asa; Nadab ruled 2 years; Baasha killed Nadab in the third year of Asa, yet Nadab ruled 2 years. The difference is that all events are shown from January to January instead of the more plausible May to Aug, etc.

 

Elah King of Israel  - CY 3059

Creation Year: 3059                                            Western Year: 918 BC

Elah reigned 2 years the 26th year of Asa.

I Kings 16:8 "In the twenty and sixth year of Asa king of Judah began Elah the son of Baasha to reign over Israel in Tirzah, two years."

Zimri King of Israel (7 days)  - CY 3060

Creation Year: 3060                                            Western Year: 917 BC

Zimri ruled 7 days and was killed, in the 27th year of Asa.

I Kings 16:15-20 "In the twenty and seventh year of Asa king of Judah did Zimri reign seven days in Tirzah. And the people were encamped against Gibbethon, which belonged to the Philistines. And the people that were encamped heard say, Zimri hath conspired, and hath also slain the king: wherefore all Israel made Omri, the captain of the host, king over Israel that day in the camp. And Omri went up from Gibbethon, and all Israel with him, and they besieged Tirzah. And it came to pass, when Zimri saw that the city was taken, that he went into the palace of the king's house, and burnt the king's house over him with fire, and died. For his sins which he sinned in doing evil in the sight of the LORD, in walking in the way of Jeroboam, and in his sin which he did, to make Israel to sin. Now the rest of the acts of Zimri, and his treason that he wrought, are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Israel?"

Omri King of Israel  - CY 3060

Creation Year: 3060                                            Western Year: 917 BC

Omri reigned 12 years the 27th year of Asa, but fought with Tibni for 3 years as co-King.

I Kings 16:21-23Then were the people of Israel divided into two parts: half of the people followed Tibni the son of Ginath, to make him king; and half followed Omri. But the people that followed Omri prevailed against the people that followed Tibni the son of Ginath: so Tibni died, and Omri reigned. In the thirty and first year of Asa king of Judah began Omri to reign over Israel, twelve years: six years reigned he in Tirzah.

Tibni co-King of Israel  - CY 3061

Creation Year: 3061                                            Western Year: 916 BC

Tibni and Omri fought and Israel was split between them in a battle. Omri reigned 12 years the 27th year of Asa, but fought with Tibni for 3 years as co-King.

I Kings 16:21-23 "Then were the people of Israel divided into two parts: half of the people followed Tibni the son of Ginath, to make him king; and half followed Omri. But the people that followed Omri prevailed against the people that followed Tibni the son of Ginath: so Tibni died, and Omri reigned. In the thirty and first year of Asa king of Judah began Omri to reign over Israel, twelve years: six years reigned he in Tirzah."

Omri sole ruler of Israel  - CY 3064

Creation Year: 3064                                            Western Year: 913 BC

Omri (ruler alone in Israel) reigned 12 years (6 years in Tirzah after taking it) Omri was worse than all before him.

I Kings 16:23 "In the thirty and first year of Asa king of Judah began Omri to reign over Israel, twelve years: six years reigned he in Tirzah."

Ahab King of Israel  - CY 3071

Creation Year: 3071                                            Western Year: 906 BC

Ahab reigned 22 years, worse even still than all before him and he rebuilt Jericho as prophesied according to Joshua.

Joshua 6:26 "And Joshua adjured them at that time, saying, Cursed be the man before the LORD, that riseth up and buildeth this city Jericho: he shall lay the foundation thereof in his firstborn, and in his youngest son shall he set up the gates of it."

I Kings 16:29 "And in the thirty and eighth year of Asa king of Judah began Ahab the son of Omri to reign over Israel: and Ahab the son of Omri reigned over Israel in Samaria twenty and two years."

Jehoshaphat King of Judah  - CY 3074

Creation Year: 3074                                            Western Year: 903 BC

Jehoshaphat 35 years old, ruled 25 years in fourth year of Ahab.

I Kings 22:41-42 "And Jehoshaphat the son of Asa began to reign over Judah in the fourth year of Ahab king of Israel. Jehoshaphat was thirty and five years old when he began to reign; and he reigned twenty and five years in Jerusalem. And his mother's name was Azubah the daughter of Shilhi."

Ahaziah King of Israel (co-regent)  - CY 3091

Creation Year: 3091                                            Western Year: 886 BC

Ahaziah (in the 17th year of Jehoshaphat) ruled 2 years co-regent.

I Kings 22:51 "Ahaziah the son of Ahab began to reign over Israel in Samaria the seventeenth year of Jehoshaphat king of Judah, and reigned two years over Israel."

Jehoram King of Israel  - CY 3092

Creation Year: 3092                                            Western Year: 885 BC

Jehoram (18th year of Jehoshaphat) son of Ahab ruled because Ahaziah had no sons. Also called Joram, 32 years old ruled 12 years.

II Kings 3:1 "Now Jehoram the son of Ahab began to reign over Israel in Samaria the eighteenth year of Jehoshaphat king of Judah, and reigned twelve years."

This is the 22nd year of Ahab and second year of Ahaziah co-reigning at this time.

Jehoram King of Judah (co-regent)  - CY 3096

Creation Year: 3096                                            Western Year: 881 BC

Because his father was illness in his bowels, he co-reigned until his father died 2 years later.

II Chronicles 21:9-20 "Then Jehoram went forth with his princes, and all his chariots with him: and he rose up by night, and smote the Edomites which compassed him in, and the captains of the chariots. So the Edomites revolted from under the hand of Judah unto this day. The same time also did Libnah revolt from under his hand; because he had forsaken the LORD God of his fathers. Moreover he made high places in the mountains of Judah and caused the inhabitants of Jerusalem to commit fornication, and compelled Judah thereto. And there came a writing to him from Elijah the prophet, saying, Thus saith the LORD God of David thy father, Because thou hast not walked in the ways of Jehoshaphat thy father, nor in the ways of Asa king of Judah, But hast walked in the way of the kings of Israel, and hast made Judah and the inhabitants of Jerusalem to go a whoring, like to the whoredoms of the house of Ahab, and also hast slain thy brethren of thy father's house, which were better than thyself: Behold, with a great plague will the LORD smite thy people, and thy children, and thy wives, and all thy goods: And thou shalt have great sickness by disease of thy bowels, until thy bowels fall out by reason of the sickness day by day. Moreover the LORD stirred up against Jehoram the spirit of the Philistines, and of the Arabians, that were near the Ethiopians: And they came up into Judah, and brake into it, and carried away all the substance that was found in the king's house, and his sons also, and his wives; so that there was never a son left him, save Jehoahaz, the youngest of his sons. And after all this the LORD smote him in his bowels with an incurable disease. And it came to pass, that in process of time, after the end of two years, his bowels fell out by reason of his sickness: so he died of sore diseases. And his people made no burning for him, like the burning of his fathers. Thirty and two years old was he when he began to reign, and he reigned in Jerusalem eight years, and departed without being desired. Howbeit they buried him in the city of David, but not in the sepulchres of the kings."

Jehoram, co-reigned with his father 32 years old ruled 8 years in 5th year Joram.

II Kings 8:16 "And in the fifth year of Joram the son of Ahab king of Israel, Jehoshaphat being then king of Judah, Jehoram the son of Jehoshaphat king of Judah began to reign."

Jehoram a terrible king. Killed all his house but the Lord would not kill him without child for the promise God kept to David. He was the only king not buried in David's sepulcher.

Ahaziah King of Judah  - CY 3102

Creation Year: 3102                                            Western Year: 875 BC

Eleventh year of Joram and began to rule as co-regent, Ahaziah ruled with his ill father, son-in-law of Ahab's house and his mother was daughter of Omri.

II Kings 9:20-29 "And the watchman told, saying, He came even unto them, and cometh not again: and the driving is like the driving of Jehu the son of Nimshi; for he driveth furiously. And Joram said, Make ready. And his chariot was made ready. And Joram king of Israel and Ahaziah king of Judah went out, each in his chariot, and they went out against Jehu, and met him in the portion of Naboth the Jezreelite. And it came to pass, when Joram saw Jehu, that he said, Is it peace, Jehu? And he answered, What peace, so long as the whoredoms of thy mother Jezebel and her witchcrafts are so many? And Joram turned his hands, and fled, and said to Ahaziah, There is treachery, O Ahaziah. And Jehu drew a bow with his full strength, and smote Jehoram between his arms, and the arrow went out at his heart, and he sunk down in his chariot. Then said Jehu to Bidkar his captain, Take up, and cast him in the portion of the field of Naboth the Jezreelite: for remember how that, when I and thou rode together after Ahab his father, the LORD laid this burden upon him; Surely I have seen yesterday the blood of Naboth, and the blood of his sons, saith the LORD; and I will requite thee in this plat, saith the LORD. Now therefore take and cast him into the plat of ground, according to the word of the LORD. But when Ahaziah the king of Judah saw this, he fled by the way of the garden house. And Jehu followed after him, and said, Smite him also in the chariot. And they did so at the going up to Gur, which is by Ibleam. And he fled to Megiddo, and died there. And his servants carried him in a chariot to Jerusalem, and buried him in his sepulchre with his fathers in the city of David. And in the eleventh year of Joram the son of Ahab began Ahaziah to reign over Judah."

He ruled one year in Jerusalem, was caught in Samaria the next year.

II Kings 8:25-26 "In the twelfth year of Joram the son of Ahab king of Israel did Ahaziah the son of Jehoram king of Judah begin to reign. Two and twenty years old was Ahaziah when he began to reign; and he reigned one year in Jerusalem. And his mother's name was Athaliah, the daughter of Omri king of Israel."

Jehu King of Israel, Ahaziah, King of Judah, and   Athaliah Queen of Judah   - CY 3103

Creation Year: 3103                                            Western Year: 874 BC

Jehu ruled 28 years after killing Ahab's 70 sons, including Joram and Ahaziah his son.

II Chronicles 22:7-12 "And the destruction of Ahaziah was of God by coming to Joram: for when he was come, he went out with Jehoram against Jehu the son of Nimshi, whom the LORD had anointed to cut off the house of Ahab. And it came to pass, that, when Jehu was executing judgment upon the house of Ahab, and found the princes of Judah, and the sons of the brethren of Ahaziah, that ministered to Ahaziah, he slew them. And he sought Ahaziah: and they caught him, (for he was hid in Samaria,) and brought him to Jehu: and when they had slain him, they buried him: Because, said they, he is the son of Jehoshaphat, who sought the LORD with all his heart. So the house of Ahaziah had no power to keep still the kingdom. But when Athaliah the mother of Ahaziah saw that her son was dead, she arose and destroyed all the seed royal of the house of Judah. But Jehoshabeath, the daughter of the king, took Joash the son of Ahaziah, and stole him from among the king's sons that were slain, and put him and his nurse in a bedchamber. So Jehoshabeath, the daughter of king Jehoram, the wife of Jehoiada the priest, (for she was the sister of Ahaziah,) hid him from Athaliah, so that she slew him not. And he was with them hid in the house of God six years: and Athaliah reigned over the land."  2 Kings 10:1 "And Ahab had seventy sons in Samaria. And Jehu wrote letters, and sent to Samaria, unto the rulers of Jezreel, to the elders, and to them that brought up Ahab's children, saying,"

II Kings 9:21-27 "And Joram said, Make ready. And his chariot was made ready. And Joram king of Israel and Ahaziah king of Judah went out, each in his chariot, and they went out against Jehu, and met him in the portion of Naboth the Jezreelite. And it came to pass, when Joram saw Jehu, that he said, Is it peace, Jehu? And he answered, What peace, so long as the whoredoms of thy mother Jezebel and her witchcrafts are so many? And Joram turned his hands, and fled, and said to Ahaziah, There is treachery, O Ahaziah. And Jehu drew a bow with his full strength, and smote Jehoram between his arms, and the arrow went out at his heart, and he sunk down in his chariot. Then said Jehu to Bidkar his captain, Take up, and cast him in the portion of the field of Naboth the Jezreelite: for remember how that, when I and thou rode together after Ahab his father, the LORD laid this burden upon him; Surely I have seen yesterday the blood of Naboth, and the blood of his sons, saith the LORD; and I will requite thee in this plat, saith the LORD. Now therefore take and cast him into the plat of ground, according to the word of the LORD. But when Ahaziah the king of Judah saw this, he fled by the way of the garden house. And Jehu followed after him, and said, Smite him also in the chariot. And they did so at the going up to Gur, which is by Ibleam. And he fled to Megiddo, and died there."

Because Jehu the prophet did kill them God promised his family would rule up to four generations, but he served Baal instead!

The only woman ruler of Judah, daughter of Omri King of Israel, killed everyone but one. She ruled six years.

II Kings 11:1-3And when Athaliah the mother of Ahaziah saw that her son was dead, she arose and destroyed all the seed royal. But Jehosheba, the daughter of king Joram, sister of Ahaziah, took Joash the son of Ahaziah, and stole him from among the king's sons which were slain; and they hid him, even him and his nurse, in the bedchamber from Athaliah, so that he was not slain. And he was with her hid in the house of the LORD six years. And Athaliah did reign over the land."

II Chronicles 22:10-12 "But when Athaliah the mother of Ahaziah saw that her son was dead, she arose and destroyed all the seed royal of the house of Judah. But Jehoshabeath, the daughter of the king, took Joash the son of Ahaziah, and stole him from among the king's sons that were slain, and put him and his nurse in a bedchamber. So Jehoshabeath, the daughter of king Jehoram, the wife of Jehoiada the priest, (for she was the sister of Ahaziah,) hid him from Athaliah, so that she slew him not. And he was with them hid in the house of God six years: and Athaliah reigned over the land."

Note: No matter the problems of years before this year, and you are skeptical that this chronology is correct, everything is reset here because Jehu killed both the King of Israel and Judah. Athaliah, Queen of Israel, ruled in her son's stead.

Joash King of Judah  - CY 3109

Creation Year: 3109                                            Western Year: 868 BC

Joash (Jehoash) ruled in the 7th year after the death of Athaliah by Jehoiada, 7 years old and ruled 40 years, 7th year of Jehu.

II Kings 11:4 "And the seventh year Jehoiada sent and fetched the rulers over hundreds, with the captains and the guard, and brought them to him into the house of the LORD, and made a covenant with them, and took an oath of them in the house of the LORD, and showed them the king's son."

II Kings 11:21 "Seven years old was Jehoash when he began to reign."

II Kings 12:1 "In the seventh year of Jehu Jehoash began to reign; and forty years reigned he in Jerusalem. And his mother's name was Zibiah of Beersheba."

II Chronicles 24:1 "Joash was seven years old when he began to reign, and he reigned forty years in Jerusalem. His mother's name also was Zibiah of Beersheba."

Jehoahaz King of Israel  - CY 3131

Creation Year: 3131                                            Western Year: 846 BC

Jehoahaz ruled 17 years in the 23rd year of Joash.

II Kings 13:1 "In the three and twentieth year of Joash the son of Ahaziah king of Judah Jehoahaz the son of Jehu began to reign over Israel in Samaria, and reigned seventeen years."

In addition, the priests hadn't obeyed Jehoash's command to fix the breaches of the Temple by this time.

II Kings 12:6 "But it was so, that in the three and twentieth year of king Jehoash the priests had not repaired the breaches of the house."

 

Jehoash King of Israel  - CY 3145

Creation Year: 3145                                            Western Year: 832 BC

Jehoash, King of Israel, also called Joash, ruled 16 years starting in the 37th year of Joash, King of Judah, II Kings 14:1 and was co-regent with his father Jehoahaz king of Israel, II Kings 13:10

II Kings 14:1 "In the second year of Joash son of Jehoahaz king of Israel reigned Amaziah the son of Joash king of Judah."

II Kings 13:10 "In the thirty and seventh year of Joash king of Judah began Jehoash the son of Jehoahaz to reign over Israel in Samaria, and reigned sixteen years."

Amaziah King of Judah  - CY 3146

Creation Year: 3146                                            Western Year: 831 BC

Amaziah 25 years old, ruled 29 years starting in the 2nd year of Jehoash

Joash was ill and Amaziah was co-regent

II Kings 14:1 "In the second year of Joash son of Jehoahaz king of Israel reigned Amaziah the son of Joash king of Judah."

II Chronicles 24:25 "And when they were departed from him, (for they left him in great diseases,) his own servants conspired against him for the blood of the sons of Jehoiada the priest, and slew him on his bed, and he died: and they buried him in the city of David, but they buried him not in the sepulchres of the kings."

II Chronicles 25:1 "Amaziah was twenty and five years old when he began to reign, and he reigned twenty and nine years in Jerusalem. And his mother's name was Jehoaddan of Jerusalem."

Jeroboam (II) King of Israel  - CY 3160

Creation Year: 3160                                            Western Year: 817 BC

Jeroboam II, in the 15th year of Amaziah and ruled 40 years, II Kings 14:23.

Amaziah lived 15 years after the death of Jehoash (Joash), II Kings 14:17, II Chronicales 25:25

II Kings 14:23 "In the fifteenth year of Amaziah the son of Joash king of Judah Jeroboam the son of Joash king of Israel began to reign in Samaria, and reigned forty and one years."

II Kings 14:17 "And Amaziah the son of Joash king of Judah lived after the death of Jehoash son of Jehoahaz king of Israel fifteen years."

II Chronicles 25:25 "And Amaziah the son of Joash king of Judah lived after the death of Joash son of Jehoahaz king of Israel fifteen years."

Azariah King of Judah  - CY 3175

Creation Year: 3175                                            Western Year: 802 BC

Jeroboam II, (27th year, II Kings 15:1, 11 as co-regent, 16th of solo reign) I believe this instead of an interregnum for Israel because if Azariah was too younge as some claim, why didn't he start when he was 8 years old as Josiah did? The answer, Jeroboam was consort with his father. Also to put an interregnum in Israel would have made the interregnum for Judah after Jeroboam 22 years instead of 11, which is still an amazing length of time. The problem is that scripture doesn't provide the age of Zachariah when he took the throne.

Azariah (Uzziah) being 16 years old, ruled 52 years, II Kings 14:21

This is the twenty-seventh year of Jeroboam's partnership in the kingdom with his father, who made him consort at his going to the Syrian wars. It is the sixteenth year of Jeroboam's sole monarchy.

II Kings 15:1 "In the twenty and seventh year of Jeroboam king of Israel began Azariah son of Amaziah king of Judah to reign."

Earthquake  - CY 3178*

Sometime in both kings' reign, Amos says there was an earthquake, Amos 1:1, Zechariah 14:5, which as Josephus writes, was when Uzziah would have usurped the priest's office, and therefore was smitten with leprosy, [Josephus - Antiquities, 9:10.4].

Amos 1:1 "The words of Amos, who was among the herdmen of Tekoa, which he saw concerning Israel in the days of Uzziah king of Judah, and in the days of Jeroboam the son of Joash king of Israel, two years before the earthquake."

Zechariah 14:5 "And ye shall flee to the valley of the mountains; for the valley of the mountains shall reach unto Azal: yea, ye shall flee, like as ye fled from before the earthquake in the days of Uzziah king of Judah: and the LORD my God shall come, and all the saints with thee."

Interregnum of Israel  - CY 3206

Creation Year: 3206                                            Western Year: 771 BC

Power struggle in Israel. No mention in scripture how long this went on, except II Kings 15:8-17 when three kings reigned over a period of 7 months, before Zachariah becomes king starting in the 38th year of Azariah.

II Kings 15:8-17 "In the thirty and eighth year of Azariah king of Judah did Zachariah the son of Jeroboam reign over Israel in Samaria six months. And he did that which was evil in the sight of the LORD, as his fathers had done: he departed not from the sins of Jeroboam the son of Nebat, who made Israel to sin. And Shallum the son of Jabesh conspired against him, and smote him before the people, and slew him, and reigned in his stead. And the rest of the acts of Zachariah, behold, they are written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Israel. This was the word of the LORD which he spake unto Jehu, saying, Thy sons shall sit on the throne of Israel unto the fourth generation. And so it came to pass. Shallum the son of Jabesh began to reign in the nine and thirtieth year of Uzziah king of Judah; and he reigned a full month in Samaria. For Menahem the son of Gadi went up from Tirzah, and came to Samaria, and smote Shallum the son of Jabesh in Samaria, and slew him, and reigned in his stead. And the rest of the acts of Shallum, and his conspiracy which he made, behold, they are written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Israel. Then Menahem smote Tiphsah, and all that were therein, and the coasts thereof from Tirzah: because they opened not to him, therefore he smote it; and all the women therein that were with child he ripped up. In the nine and thirtieth year of Azariah king of Judah began Menahem the son of Gadi to reign over Israel, and reigned ten years in Samaria."

Zachariah King of Israel  - CY 3212

Creation Year: 3212                                            Western Year: 765 BC

Zachariah (reigned only 6 months) in the 38th year of Azariah, II Kings 15:8. The father of Abi, who was the mother of Hezekiah (II Kings 18:2).

II Kings 15:8 "In the thirty and eighth year of Azariah king of Judah did Zachariah the son of Jeroboam reign over Israel in Samaria six months."

II Kings 18:2 "Twenty and five years old was he when he began to reign; and he reigned twenty and nine years in Jerusalem. His mother's name also was Abi, the daughter of Zachariah."

Shallum, King of Israel and Menahem, King of Israel  - CY 3213

Creation Year: 3213                                            Western Year: 764 BC

Shallum (reigned only 1 month) Menahem ruled 10 years starting in the 39th year of Azariah, II Kings 15:13, 17

Pul (or Tiglath-pileser?) king of Assyria lived during this time II Kings 15:19.

II Kings 15:13 "Shallum the son of Jabesh began to reign in the nine and thirtieth year of Uzziah king of Judah; and he reigned a full month in Samaria."

II Kings 15:17 "In the nine and thirtieth year of Azariah king of Judah began Menahem the son of Gadi to reign over Israel, and reigned ten years in Samaria."

II Kings 15:19 "And Pul the king of Assyria came against the land: and Menahem gave Pul a thousand talents of silver, that his hand might be with him to confirm the kingdom in his hand."

Note: This is a perfect example where the counting of one's reign must be explained. To say that Menahem reigned 10 years might mean that he reigned 9.5 years to 10.5 years in one convention or it might even mean that he reigned 10 to 10.9 years in another convention. Similarly, the 39th year of Azariah might mean that Azariah had been reigning for slightly more than 38 years to slightly less than 39.0 years - at least this is how we would normally interpret the English (the first year being from 0 to 1, etc.) and perhaps this is also true of the Hebrew. Similarly, the 50th year of Azariah might mean that he had been reigning between 49 and 50 years. Therefore, we can say that 38.9 + 10.5 = 49.4 which is the 50th year. This problem is unavoidable with digital/approximate information and this is perhaps compounded by the fact that the spreadsheet is digital. For example, the events between different rows on the spreadsheet would normally be taken to be spaced one year apart but in some cases (such as when a son takes over from his father) the events may only be one day apart but they nevertheless will occur is separate rows.

The Talmud states too, in Yoma, fol. 38, col. 2, "If a king be crowned on the twenty-ninth of Adar (the last month of the sacred year), on the morrow--the first of Nissan--it is reckoned that he commences his second year, that being the new year's day for royal and ecclesiastical affairs."

Pekahiah King of Israel  - CY 3224

Creation Year: 3224                                            Western Year: 753 BC

Pekahiah ruled 2 years in the 50th year of Azariah, II Kings 15:23

II Kings 15:23 "In the fiftieth year of Azariah king of Judah Pekahiah the son of Menahem began to reign over Israel in Samaria, and reigned two years."

Pekah King of Israel  - CY 3226

Creation Year: 3226                                            Western Year: 751 BC

Pekah ruled 20 year in the 52nd year of Azariah, II Kings 15:27.

II Kings 15:29 says Tiglathpileser king of Assyria came and took seven cities and all Naphtali to Assyria - the start of the various exoduses.

II Kings 15:27 "In the two and fiftieth year of Azariah king of Judah Pekah the son of Remaliah began to reign over Israel in Samaria, and reigned twenty years."

II Kings 15:29 "In the days of Pekah king of Israel came Tiglathpileser king of Assyria, and took Ijon, and Abelbethmaachah, and Janoah, and Kedesh, and Hazor, and Gilead, and Galilee, all the land of Naphtali, and carried them captive to Assyria."

Pekah killed 120,000 in one day and took 200,000 back to Samaria, II Chronicles 28:6, and Oded the prophet told him to send them home, so he did.

Isaiah foretells the destruction of Ephraim,
Isaiah 7:1, fulfilled 62 years later when Esarhaddon King of Assur put people in Israel instead of the Jews Ezra 4:2.

Josephus says this came 140 years before the destruction of the Temple, Book 11, Chap 1, para 2 (6 years off, but then Josephus is wrong about a lot of numbers - compare scripture account of the returning people from Babylon and his numbers.)

II Chronicles 28:6For Pekah the son of Remaliah slew in Judah an hundred and twenty thousand in one day, which were all valiant men; because they had forsaken the LORD God of their fathers.

Isaiah 7:1And it came to pass in the days of Ahaz the son of Jotham, the son of Uzziah, king of Judah, that Rezin the king of Syria, and Pekah the son of Remaliah, king of Israel, went up toward Jerusalem to war against it, but could not prevail against it.

Ezra 4:2Then they came to Zerubbabel, and to the chief of the fathers, and said unto them, Let us build with you: for we seek your God, as ye do; and we do sacrifice unto him since the days of Esarhaddon king of Assur, which brought us up hither.

 

Jotham King of Judah  - CY 3227

Creation Year: 3227                                            Western Year: 750 BC

Jotham, second year of Peka, 25 years old, ruled 16 years.

II Kings 15:32-33 "In the second year of Pekah the son of Remaliah king of Israel began Jotham the son of Uzziah king of Judah to reign. Five and twenty years old was he when he began to reign, and he reigned sixteen years in Jerusalem. And his mother's name was Jerusha, the daughter of Zadok."

Ahaz King of Judah  - CY 3242

Creation Year: 3242                                            Western Year: 735 BC

Ahaz 20 years old, ruled 16 years, in 17th year of Pekah II Kings 16:1-2.

II Kings 16:1-9, Isaiah 7:1, says King Rezin of Syria and Peka attacked Ahaz but couldn't overcome him, but Ahaz asked Tiglath to attack and he did killing Rezin.

II Kings 16:1-9 "In the seventeenth year of Pekah the son of Remaliah Ahaz the son of Jotham king of Judah began to reign. Twenty years old was Ahaz when he began to reign, and reigned sixteen years in Jerusalem, and did not that which was right in the sight of the LORD his God, like David his father. But he walked in the way of the kings of Israel, yea, and made his son to pass through the fire, according to the abominations of the heathen, whom the LORD cast out from before the children of Israel. And he sacrificed and burnt incense in the high places, and on the hills, and under every green tree. Then Rezin king of Syria and Pekah son of Remaliah king of Israel came up to Jerusalem to war: and they besieged Ahaz, but could not overcome him. At that time Rezin king of Syria recovered Elath to Syria, and drave the Jews from Elath: and the Syrians came to Elath, and dwelt there unto this day. So Ahaz sent messengers to Tiglathpileser king of Assyria, saying, I am thy servant and thy son: come up, and save me out of the hand of the king of Syria, and out of the hand of the king of Israel, which rise up against me. And Ahaz took the silver and gold that was found in the house of the LORD, and in the treasures of the king's house, and sent it for a present to the king of Assyria. And the king of Assyria hearkened unto him: for the king of Assyria went up against Damascus, and took it, and carried the people of it captive to Kir, and slew Rezin."

Isaiah 7:1 "And it came to pass in the days of Ahaz the son of Jotham, the son of Uzziah, king of Judah, that Rezin the king of Syria, and Pekah the son of Remaliah, king of Israel, went up toward Jerusalem to war against it, but could not prevail against it."

Interregnum of Israel  - CY 3246

Creation Year: 3246                                            Western Year: 731 BC

Hoshea plotted against Peka and killed him, but didn't have the support to reign just yet, II Kings 15:30, (20th year of since Jotham's reign).

II Kings 15:30 "And Hoshea the son of Elah made a conspiracy against Pekah the son of Remaliah, and smote him, and slew him, and reigned in his stead, in the twentieth year of Jotham the son of Uzziah."

Interregnum of Israel, due to lack of support as authority as king. This must be so because Peka ruled only 20 years and Hoshea killed him yet didn't (or couldn't) take the throne until Ahaz's 12th year.

Hoshea King of Israel  - CY 3253

Creation Year: 3253                                            Western Year: 724 BC

Hoshea gained the support and reigned 12th year of Ahaz, ruled 9 years.

II Kings 17:1 "In the twelfth year of Ahaz king of Judah began Hoshea the son of Elah to reign in Samaria over Israel nine years."

 

 

Hezekiah King of Judah  - CY 3255

Creation Year: 3255                                            Western Year: 722 BC

II Kings 18:1 must have been at the very end of his 3rd year, Hezekiah co-regent ruled 29 years at 25 years old in the third year of Hoshea, II Chronicles 29:1

Hezekiah had the priests cleanse the house of the Lord the 1st of Nisan and finished on the 16th having sanctified the Temple in his first year, II Chronicles 29:3.

II Kings 18:1 "Now it came to pass in the third year of Hoshea son of Elah king of Israel, that Hezekiah the son of Ahaz king of Judah began to reign."

II Chronicles 29:1 "Hezekiah began to reign when he was five and twenty years old, and he reigned nine and twenty years in Jerusalem. And his mother's name was Abijah, the daughter of Zechariah."

II Chronicles 29:3 "He in the first year of his reign, in the first month, opened the doors of the house of the LORD, and repaired them."

Date link  - CY 3256

Creation Year: 3256                                            Western Year: 721 BC

This year is counted as year one because of II Kings 18:10 links Hezekiah's sixth with Hoshea's ninth and last year.

II Kings 18:10 "And at the end of three years they took it: even in the sixth year of Hezekiah, that is the ninth year of Hoshea king of Israel, Samaria was taken."

Servitude to Shalmaneser  - CY 3259

Creation Year: 3259                                            Western Year: 718 BC

II Kings 17:1-6 says Shalmaneser made Hoshea servant because he had conspired with the king of Egypt.

II Kings 18:9-16 says Shalmaneser king of Assyria besieged Sameria for three years in the fourth year of Hezekiah which was the seventh year of Hoshea.

II Kings 17:1-6 "In the twelfth year of Ahaz king of Judah began Hoshea the son of Elah to reign in Samaria over Israel nine years. And he did that which was evil in the sight of the LORD, but not as the kings of Israel that were before him. Against him came up Shalmaneser king of Assyria; and Hoshea became his servant, and gave him presents. And the king of Assyria found conspiracy in Hoshea: for he had sent messengers to So king of Egypt, and brought no present to the king of Assyria, as he had done year by year: therefore the king of Assyria shut him up, and bound him in prison. Then the king of Assyria came up throughout all the land, and went up to Samaria, and besieged it three years. In the ninth year of Hoshea the king of Assyria took Samaria, and carried Israel away into Assyria, and placed them in Halah and in Habor by the river of Gozan, and in the cities of the Medes."

II Kings 18:9-16 "And it came to pass in the fourth year of king Hezekiah, which was the seventh year of Hoshea son of Elah king of Israel, that Shalmaneser king of Assyria came up against Samaria, and besieged it. And at the end of three years they took it: even in the sixth year of Hezekiah, that is the ninth year of Hoshea king of Israel, Samaria was taken. And the king of Assyria did carry away Israel unto Assyria, and put them in Halah and in Habor by the river of Gozan, and in the cities of the Medes: Because they obeyed not the voice of the LORD their God, but transgressed his covenant, and all that Moses the servant of the LORD commanded, and would not hear them, nor do them. Now in the fourteenth year of king Hezekiah did Sennacherib king of Assyria come up against all the fenced cities of Judah, and took them. And Hezekiah king of Judah sent to the king of Assyria to Lachish, saying, I have offended; return from me: that which thou puttest on me will I bear. And the king of Assyria appointed unto Hezekiah king of Judah three hundred talents of silver and thirty talents of gold. And Hezekiah gave him all the silver that was found in the house of the LORD, and in the treasures of the king's house. At that time did Hezekiah cut off the gold from the doors of the temple of the LORD, and from the pillars which Hezekiah king of Judah had overlaid, and gave it to the king of Assyria."

 

No more kings of Israel  - CY 3261

Creation Year: 3261                                            Western Year: 716 BC

II Kings 18:10 says at the end of three years they took it: even in the sixth year of Hezekiah, that is the ninth year of Hoshea king of Israel, Samaria was taken.

The last of Israel was all taken to Assyria.

No more kings of Israel until Jesus the Christ's arrival at the appointed time!

II Kings 18:10 "And at the end of three years they took it: even in the sixth year of Hezekiah, that is the ninth year of Hoshea king of Israel, Samaria was taken."

When Hezekiah calls Israel to join Judah in Jerusalem for the Passover, they came, but the priests were not ready so they kept the Passover in the 2nd month instead of Nisan, II Chronicles chapter 30, because there were too few priests, of the remnant of Israel they should come, II Chronicles 30:6, II Kings 15:29.

II Chronicles 30:16 "And they stood in their place after their manner, according to the law of Moses the man of God: the priests sprinkled the blood, which they received of the hand of the Levites."

II Kings 15:29 "In the days of Pekah king of Israel came Tiglathpileser king of Assyria, and took Ijon, and Abelbethmaachah, and Janoah, and Kedesh, and Hazor, and Gilead, and Galilee, all the land of Naphtali, and carried them captive to Assyria."

Sennacherib attacks...  - CY 3269

Creation Year: 3269                                            Western Year: 708 BC

Tirhakah king of Ethiopia ruled during this time.

II Kings 19:9 "And when he heard say of Tirhakah king of Ethiopia, Behold, he is come out to fight against thee: he sent messengers again unto Hezekiah, saying,"

Sennacherib came and took many cities of Judah in the 14th year of Hezekiah, II Kings 18:13-15, Isaiah 36:1.

Judah was in doom of that of Israel, but Hezekiah asked the king of Assyria how much not to destroy them. Then Hezekiah gave him all the silver of the house of the Lord and cut off the gold from the Temple doors or pay him

II Kings 18:13-15 "Now in the fourteenth year of king Hezekiah did Sennacherib king of Assyria come up against all the fenced cities of Judah, and took them. And Hezekiah king of Judah sent to the king of Assyria to Lachish, saying, I have offended; return from me: that which thou puttest on me will I bear. And the king of Assyria appointed unto Hezekiah king of Judah three hundred talents of silver and thirty talents of gold. And Hezekiah gave him all the silver that was found in the house of the LORD, and in the treasures of the king's house."

Isaiah 36:1 "Now it came to pass in the fourteenth year of king Hezekiah, that Sennacherib king of Assyria came up against all the defenced cities of Judah, and took them."

Sabbatical Year  - CY 3270

Creation Year: 3270                                            Western Year: 707 BC

II Kings 19 and 20 have three very important issues: God did not wish the line of kings to continue but for Hezekiah's cry, God gave him 15 more years. This was also when the sun went back ten degrees as a sign Hezekiah would be healed. The third is that God wishes the best for man, but just as a human father would, relented and changed His wishes. The consequent of this was the birth of the worst king in Judah’s history – Manasseh. It was because of the continued evil of Manasseh that God allowed them to be carried away to Babylon.

 The King of Assyria said he'd destroy Jerusalem. Hezekiah ran to the Lord and Isaiah said God would defend Jerusalem for His sake, and killed 185,000 men of Assyria with an angel. II Kings 19:35-37, Isaiah 37:36-38, Sennacherib king of Assyria then left to go home and was murdered by his sons Adrammelech and Sharezer and they escaped to Armenia and Esarhaddon his son reigned. The army was destroyed 14 Nisan (During Passover).

It is at the end of the "sign" time that I believe that the angel of the Lord killed the 185,000 men of war on 14 Nisan, Passover of Hezekiah's 15th year.

The 15th year was the year of the sun going back ten degrees and the year Hezekiah was healed by God of whatever fatal boil he had (cured by a fig paste), on the 13th of Nisan.

Note: See Appendix D for more information. I won’t get into here too much, but there is an extensive site that is attempting to take in all historical worldwide legends and myths concerning cosmology – the science of the origin and development of the universe. We know from scripture that the length of a year used to be 360 days. What caused the change? Any right thinker could easily understand that the earth was made with a 360-day orbit around the sun with 30-day months of twelve in number; seems more “pure” than 365.2524 days around the sun. What scripture provides as an explanation (Joshua’s long day, and Hezekiah’s roll back) is not enough for the novice or professional cosmologist. Since it is next to impossible to prove anything without modern scientific methodology of ancient history, scientists simple dismiss and ignore written history that does not fit their current dogma. As a result, they have skewed data and created incorrect assumptions. What I’m getting at is that there is enough non-biblical evidence which helps to explain a lot of the events in Scripture. To the student of Scripture, extra biblical ideas can assist in silencing the critics concerning false contradictions. I am not advocating the site as authentic, simply compelling; a place to help provoke the imagination through the filter of the Holy Spirit. The site is not Christian based but is fully referenced. Here is a statement about the site by the author:

“This is a cosmology. It is not the traditional handed-down narrative passed off as the history of everything. It is an alternative, but it is very extensive, quite complete, and more than accurate. My method has been to develop, in turn, a chronology, the celestial mechanics, collect myths and iconography, and then turn to a narrative. As an alternative cosmology it has remained within the accepted boundaries of physics and dating. This has continued to surprise me as the details developed. I have had no problem with the integration of the iconography, the odd events, and the obscure mythological phrasings, where other alternative cosmologies have had to resort to analogical and metaphorical readings of the past, or suggest improbable exploding bolides.” Jno Cook http://saturniancosmology.org

Sabbatical Year (II Kings 19:29) I know this because in a Sabbatical year there's no planting, but they can reap whatever comes up. Furthermore, this is a Jubilee cycle because they were not allowed to plant the 2nd year (the year of Jubilee) either.

II Kings 19:35-37 "And it came to pass that night, that the angel of the LORD went out, and smote in the camp of the Assyrians an hundred fourscore and five thousand: and when they arose early in the morning, behold, they were all dead corpses. So Sennacherib king of Assyria departed, and went and returned, and dwelt at Nineveh. And it came to pass, as he was worshipping in the house of Nisroch his god, that Adrammelech and Sharezer his sons smote him with the sword: and they escaped into the land of Armenia. And Esarhaddon his son reigned in his stead."

Isaiah 37:36-38 "Then the angel of the LORD went forth, and smote in the camp of the Assyrians a hundred and fourscore and five thousand: and when they arose early in the morning, behold, they were all dead corpses. So Sennacherib king of Assyria departed, and went and returned, and dwelt at Nineveh. And it came to pass, as he was worshipping in the house of Nisroch his god, that Adrammelech and Sharezer his sons smote him with the sword; and they escaped into the land of Armenia: and Esarhaddon his son reigned in his stead."

II Kings 19:29 "And this shall be a sign unto thee, Ye shall eat this year such things as grow of themselves, and in the second year that which springeth of the same; and in the third year sow ye, and reap, and plant vineyards, and eat the fruits thereof."

Year of Jubilee  - CY 3271

Creation Year: 3271                                            Western Year: 706 BC

Encyclopedia Britannica says 706 is the year in which for 9 months Marduk-Baladan ruled that mentioned the visitors from Babylon to Hezekiah and Isaiah's prophecy II Kings 20:16-19, Isaiah 39, Berodahbaladan son of Baladan king of Babylon heard Hezekiah was sick and sent him letters. Isaiah foretold Judah's future.

II Kings 20:16-19 "And Isaiah said unto Hezekiah, Hear the word of the LORD. Behold, the days come, that all that is in thine house, and that which thy fathers have laid up in store unto this day, shall be carried into Babylon: nothing shall be left, saith the LORD. And of thy sons that shall issue from thee, which thou shalt beget, shall they take away; and they shall be eunuchs in the palace of the king of Babylon. Then said Hezekiah unto Isaiah, Good is the word of the LORD which thou hast spoken. And he said, Is it not good, if peace and truth be in my days?"

Manasseh is born  - CY 3272

Creation Year: 3272                                            Western Year: 705 BC

In the 17th year of Hezekiah, after being healed, he had a son, Manasseh, the most evil king of all kings and God wanted to spare Judah this future mess. This is deduced by the verse found in II Kings 21:1.

II Kings 21:1Manasseh was twelve years old when he began to reign, and reigned fifty and five years in Jerusalem. And his mother's name was Hephzibah.

Manasseh King of Judah  - CY 3284

Creation Year: 3284                                            Western Year: 693 BC

Manasseh, 12 years old, ruled 55 years. (II Kings 21:1)

Shamashshumukin - Babylon  - CY 3310

Creation Year: 3310                                            Western Year: 667 BC

Shamashshumukin king of Babylon (ruled 20 years) 667-648 BC

Psammetichus I - Egypt  - CY 3313

Creation Year: 3313                                            Western Year: 664 BC

Psammetichus I rules Egypt (664-610 BC) 54 years.

Kandalanu - Babylon  - CY 3330

Creation Year: 3330                                            Western Year: 647 BC

Kandalanu king of Babylon (ruled 22 years) 647-626 BC

Manasseh taken to Babylon  - CY 3336

Creation Year: 3336                                            Western Year: 641 BC

Without details, at some time in Manasseh's life, he was taken prisoner to Babylon by the captain of the guard of the king of Assyria. Manasseh cried to the Lord, humbled himself and he was let go to return to Israel to continue as king. This so he would know Who was God.

II Chronicles 33:8-13 "Neither will I any more remove the foot of Israel from out of the land which I have appointed for your fathers; so that they will take heed to do all that I have commanded them, according to the whole law and the statutes and the ordinances by the hand of Moses. So Manasseh made Judah and the inhabitants of Jerusalem to err, and to do worse than the heathen, whom the LORD had destroyed before the children of Israel. And the LORD spake to Manasseh, and to his people: but they would not hearken. Wherefore the LORD brought upon them the captains of the host of the king of Assyria, which took Manasseh among the thorns, and bound him with fetters, and carried him to Babylon. And when he was in affliction, he besought the LORD his God, and humbled himself greatly before the God of his fathers, And prayed unto him: and he was intreated of him, and heard his supplication, and brought him again to Jerusalem into his kingdom. Then Manasseh knew that the LORD he was God."

Amon King of Judah  - CY 3338

Creation Year: 3338                                            Western Year: 639 BC

Amon was 22 years old and reigned 2 years, II Kings 21:17-19. The date is shown that even a partial year is counted as a full year which explains how Amon ruled 2 years yet only 1 calendar year passed. The Jews didn't count accession years separately.

II Kings 21:17-19 "Now the rest of the acts of Manasseh, and all that he did, and his sin that he sinned, are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Judah? And Manasseh slept with his fathers, and was buried in the garden of his own house, in the garden of Uzza: and Amon his son reigned in his stead. Amon was twenty and two years old when he began to reign, and he reigned two years in Jerusalem. And his mother's name was Meshullemeth, the daughter of Haruz of Jotbah."

Josiah King of Judah  - CY 3339

Creation Year: 3339                                            Western Year: 638 BC

Josiah, 8 years old - ruled 31 years.

II Kings 21:23-26And the servants of Amon conspired against him, and slew the king in his own house. And the people of the land slew all them that had conspired against king Amon; and the people of the land made Josiah his son king in his stead. Now the rest of the acts of Amon which he did, are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Judah? And he was buried in his sepulchre in the garden of Uzza: and Josiah his son reigned in his stead."

II Kings 22:1Josiah was eight years old when he began to reign, and he reigned thirty and one years in Jerusalem. And his mother's name was Jedidah, the daughter of Adaiah of Boscath.

Jeremiah Preaches  - CY 3351

Creation Year: 3351                                            Western Year: 626 BC

Jeremiah started preaching of the coming danger from Babylon and prophesied the 70-years exile. (Preached for 23 years)

Jeremiah 25:1-4 "The word that came to Jeremiah concerning all the people of Judah in the fourth year of Jehoiakim the son of Josiah king of Judah, that was the first year of Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon; The which Jeremiah the prophet spake unto all the people of Judah, and to all the inhabitants of Jerusalem, saying, From the thirteenth year of Josiah the son of Amon king of Judah, even unto this day, that is the three and twentieth year, the word of the LORD hath come unto me, and I have spoken unto you, rising early and speaking; but ye have not hearkened. And the LORD hath sent unto you all his servants the prophets, rising early and sending them; but ye have not hearkened, nor inclined your ear to hear."

Nabopolassar - Babylon  - CY 3352

Creation Year: 3352                                            Western Year: 625 BC

Nabopolassar (ruled 21 years) 625-605 BC defeated the Assyrians starting the Babylonian empire

Law of Moses discovered  - CY 3356

Creation Year: 3356                                            Western Year: 621 BC

The Law of Moses was discovered and a great Passover was held unlike any since the judges.

II Kings 22:3 "And it came to pass in the eighteenth year of king Josiah, that the king sent Shaphan the son of Azaliah, the son of Meshullam, the scribe, to the house of the LORD, saying,"

II Kings 23:22 "Surely there was not holden such a passover from the days of the judges that judged Israel, nor in all the days of the kings of Israel, nor of the kings of Judah;"

A great revival, but still, the wrath of the Lord was against Judah for the sins of Manasseh! See how God wanted to spare them?

II Kings 23:25-26 "And like unto him was there no king before him, that turned to the LORD with all his heart, and with all his soul, and with all his might, according to all the law of Moses; neither after him arose there any like him. Notwithstanding the LORD turned not from the fierceness of his great wrath, wherewith his anger was kindled against Judah, because of all the provocations that Manasseh had provoked him withal."

Nabopolassar and Cyaxares  - CY 3365

Creation Year: 3365                                            Western Year: 612 BC

Nabopolassar and Cyaxares destroyed Nineveh ending the Assyrian Empire

Pharoah Nechoh II - Egypt  - CY 3367

Creation Year: 3367                                            Western Year: 610 BC

Pharoah Nechoh II rules Egypt (610-595 BC) for 15 years

Jehoahaz King of Judah  - CY 3369

Creation Year: 3369                                            Western Year: 608 BC

Jehoahaz, 23 years old, reigned 3 months and taken to Egypt by Pharoah Nechoh Eliakim reigns.

Nebuchadnezzar fights the Assyrians and it is this battle that Josiah is killed in Megiddo by Pharoah Nechoh.

II Kings 23:29 "In his days Pharaohnechoh king of Egypt went up against the king of Assyria to the river Euphrates: and king Josiah went against him; and he slew him at Megiddo, when he had seen him."

II Kings 23:31-33 "Jehoahaz was twenty and three years old when he began to reign; and he reigned three months in Jerusalem. And his mother's name was Hamutal, the daughter of Jeremiah of Libnah. And he did that which was evil in the sight of the LORD, according to all that his fathers had done. And Pharaohnechoh put him in bands at Riblah in the land of Hamath, that he might not reign in Jerusalem; and put the land to a tribute of an hundred talents of silver, and a talent of gold."

Eliakim (Jehoiakim), king of Judah- CY 3370

Creation Year: 3370                                            Western Year: 607 BC

Eliakim rules (Jehoiakim 25 years old and reigned 11 years)

II Kings 23:34-37 "And Pharaohnechoh made Eliakim the son of Josiah king in the room of Josiah his father, and turned his name to Jehoiakim, and took Jehoahaz away: and he came to Egypt, and died there. And Jehoiakim gave the silver and the gold to Pharaoh; but he taxed the land to give the money according to the commandment of Pharaoh: he exacted the silver and the gold of the people of the land, of every one according to his taxation, to give it unto Pharaohnechoh. Jehoiakim was twenty and five years old when he began to reign; and he reigned eleven years in Jerusalem. And his mother's name was Zebudah, the daughter of Pedaiah of Rumah. And he did that which was evil in the sight of the LORD, according to all that his fathers had done."

Nebuchadnezzar's Accession - CY 3372

Creation Year: 3372                                            Western Year: 605 BC

Nebuchadnezzar's accession year, deduced by the following verse.

Daniel 1:1 "In the third year of the reign of Jehoiakim king of Judah came Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon unto Jerusalem, and besieged it."

Nebuchadnezzar King of Babylon  - CY 3373

Creation Year: 3373                                            Western Year: 604 BC

Nebuchadnezzar begins his reign, as we count this year as year one because he was Babylonian, and they do NOT count the accession year as year one.

Nebuchadnezzar takes Daniel and others taken to Babylon after his father's death to become king of Babylon, II Kings 24:12.

Jeremiah 25:1-3 says this is the 23rd year from Josiah's 13th year, which was Nebuchadnezzar's 1st year and Jehoiakim's 4th year.

Jeremiah 46:2 states that Nebuchadnezzar defeated Pharoah Necho at the battle of Carchemish in Jehoiakim's 4th year. Then hears of his father's death and becomes ruler of Babylon but takes many Jews with him back to Babylon.

Nebuchadnezzar (ruled 43 years) 604-562

II Kings 24:12 "And Jehoiachin the king of Judah went out to the king of Babylon, he, and his mother, and his servants, and his princes, and his officers: and the king of Babylon took him in the eighth year of his reign."

Jeremiah 25:1-3 "The word that came to Jeremiah concerning all the people of Judah in the fourth year of Jehoiakim the son of Josiah king of Judah, that was the first year of Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon; The which Jeremiah the prophet spake unto all the people of Judah, and to all the inhabitants of Jerusalem, saying, From the thirteenth year of Josiah the son of Amon king of Judah, even unto this day, that is the three and twentieth year, the word of the LORD hath come unto me, and I have spoken unto you, rising early and speaking; but ye have not hearkened."   

Jeremiah 46:2 "Against Egypt, against the army of Pharaohnecho king of Egypt, which was by the river Euphrates in Carchemish, which Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon smote in the fourth year of Jehoiakim the son of Josiah king of Judah."

Jehoiakim calls for a fast  - CY 3374

Creation Year: 3374                                            Western Year: 603 BC

Jeremiah 36:9 says Jehoiakim calls for a fast in the 9th month of his 5th year, but after Jeremiah's scroll is read, the king burned the scroll and sought after Jeremiah.

Jeremiah 36:9 "And it came to pass in the fifth year of Jehoiakim the son of Josiah king of Judah, in the ninth month, that they proclaimed a fast before the LORD to all the people in Jerusalem, and to all the people that came from the cities of Judah unto Jerusalem."

Jehoiakim serves Babylon  - CY 3378

Creation Year: 3378                                            Western Year: 599 BC

Jehoiakim becomes Nebuchadnezzar's servant.

II Kings 24:1-5 "In his days Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon came up, and Jehoiakim became his servant three years: then he turned and rebelled against him. And the LORD sent against him bands of the Chaldees, and bands of the Syrians, and bands of the Moabites, and bands of the children of Ammon, and sent them against Judah to destroy it, according to the word of the LORD, which he spake by his servants the prophets. Surely at the commandment of the LORD came this upon Judah, to remove them out of his sight, for the sins of Manasseh, according to all that he did; And also for the innocent blood that he shed: for he filled Jerusalem with innocent blood; which the LORD would not pardon. Now the rest of the acts of Jehoiakim, and all that he did, are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Judah?"

Nebuchadnezzar takes 3023  - CY 3379

Creation Year: 3379                                            Western Year: 598 BC

Nebuchadnezzar took 3023 people to Babylon Jeremiah 52:28 in the 7th year

Jeremiah 52:28 "This is the people whom Nebuchadrezzar carried away captive: in the seventh year three thousand Jews and three and twenty:"

Jehoiachin and Zedekiah king of Judah  - CY 3380

Creation Year: 3380                                            Western Year: 597 BC

II Kings 24:6-8, the first deportation to Babylon, 8th year of Nebuchadnezzar's reign. All princes and nobles when to Babylon (Daniel and Ezekiel are already in Babylon at this time), men of war, artisans, leaving only the poorest; 10,000 captives went up to Babylon.

Jehoiachin, 18 years old, reigned only 3 months and 10 days, and was taken to Babylon. Zedekiah also called Mattaniah, Jehoiachin's uncle, is made king in his stead, II Kings 24:18.

II Kings 24:6-8 "So Jehoiakim slept with his fathers: and Jehoiachin his son reigned in his stead. And the king of Egypt came not again any more out of his land: for the king of Babylon had taken from the river of Egypt unto the river Euphrates all that pertained to the king of Egypt. Jehoiachin was eighteen years old when he began to reign, and he reigned in Jerusalem three months. And his mother's name was Nehushta, the daughter of Elnathan of Jerusalem."

II Kings 24:18 "Zedekiah was twenty and one years old when he began to reign, and he reigned eleven years in Jerusalem. And his mother's name was Hamutal, the daughter of Jeremiah of Libnah."

Nebuchadnezzar took 3023 people to Babylon in his 7th year, including the new king, Jehoiachin.

Jeremiah 52:28This is the people whom Nebuchadrezzar carried away captive: in the seventh year three thousand Jews and three and twenty:

Pharoah Nechoh dies  - CY 3381

Creation Year: 3381                                            Western Year: 596 BC

Pharoah Nechoh dies and this is the accession year of Pharoah Psammetichus but because of Nebuchadnezzar, Pharoah came not again any more to Israel.

II Kings 24:7 "And the king of Egypt came not again any more out of his land: for the king of Babylon had taken from the river of Egypt unto the river Euphrates all that pertained to the king of Egypt."

Ezekiel the prophet  - CY 3384

Creation Year: 3384                                            Western Year: 593 BC

Ezekiel beings being a prophet (Ezekiel 1:1-2) Tammuz 5.

30th year from what? Maybe it's Ezekial's age. It wasn't the years of captivity, that's only been 5.

Ezekiel 1:1-2 "Now it came to pass in the thirtieth year, in the fourth month, in the fifth day of the month, as I was among the captives by the river of Chebar, that the heavens were opened, and I saw visions of God. In the fifth day of the month, which was the fifth year of king Jehoiachin's captivity,"

Nebuchadnezzar returns  - CY 3388

Creation Year: 3388                                            Western Year: 589 BC

Tenth day tenth month Nebuchadnezzar came back, Jerusalem besieged until the 11th year, for the rebellion of Zedekiah.

II Kings 25:1 "And it came to pass in the ninth year of his reign, in the tenth month, in the tenth day of the month, that Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon came, he, and all his host, against Jerusalem, and pitched against it; and they built forts against it round about."

Jeremiah's prophecy  - CY 3389

Creation Year: 3389                                            Western Year: 588 BC

Jeremiah promises that Jerusalem will serve Nebuchadnezzar from him to his grandson, which was Baltasar, son of the daughter of Nebuchadnezzar.

Jeremiah 27:6-7 "And now have I given all these lands into the hand of Nebuchadnezzar the king of Babylon, my servant; and the beasts of the field have I given him also to serve him. And all nations shall serve him, and his son, and his son's son, until the very time of his land come: and then many nations and great kings shall serve themselves of him."

First Temple Destroyed  - CY 3390

Creation Year: 3390                                            Western Year: 587 BC

II Kings 25:8-10 "...in the fifth month, on the seventh day of the month, which is the **nineteenth year of king Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon..."

** Zedekiah's eleventh year and Nebuchadnezzar's nineteenth is also his eighteenth because Nebuchadnezzar's anniversary had taken place. Nebuchadnezzar took the throne in May/June and 9 AV 3174 was July 29th, 587 BC so both 2nd Kings and Jeremiah agree. (See Appendix B on the amazing events that happened to Israel on 9 Av of various years.)

Ninth day fourth month famine prevailed. The end of the kings in Judah until Zerrubabel.

Note: The temple is destroyed (in the process of being destroyed) on 9 Av 3174 (29 July 587 BC) and the second temple was destroyed on the same day 656 years apart on 9 Av, 3830 (4 August 70 AD).

Nebuchadnezzar burned the temple eleventh year of Zedekiah and took the remnant to Babylon. Jeremiah 44:30 states that God gave Pharaoh Hophra and Zedekiah to Nebuchadnezzar.

** In eighteenth year of Nebuchadnezzar (his eighteenth year was Zedekiah's eleventh year) he took 832 people to Babylon.

Jeremiah 52:29In the eighteenth year of Nebuchadrezzar he carried away captive from Jerusalem eight hundred thirty and two persons:

Ezekiel 26:1-2 prophecy against Tyrus via Nebuchadnezzar (eleventh year, first day of the month - but the month isn't given, but possibly Tishri.)

Ezekiel 26:1-2And it came to pass in the eleventh year, in the first day of the month, that the word of the LORD came unto me, saying, Son of man, because that Tyrus hath said against Jerusalem, Aha, she is broken that was the gates of the people: she is turned unto me: I shall be replenished, now she is laid waste:

Destruction of the first temple, 29 July 587 BC (9 Av 3174) - Actually from seventh of Av to tenth because the fire continued.

II Kings 25:8-10And in the fifth month, on the seventh day of the month, which is the nineteenth year of king Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon, came Nebuzaradan, captain of the guard, a servant of the king of Babylon, unto Jerusalem: And he burnt the house of the LORD, and the king's house, and all the houses of Jerusalem, and every great man's house burnt he with fire. And all the army of the Chaldees, that were with the captain of the guard, brake down the walls of Jerusalem round about.

Jeremiah 52:12-13Now in the fifth month, in the tenth day of the month, which was the nineteenth year of Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon, came Nebuzaradan, captain of the guard, which served the king of Babylon, into Jerusalem, And burned the house of the LORD, and the king's house; and all the houses of Jerusalem, and all the houses of the great men, burned he with fire:

This year is the 377th year since Solomon's death.

So starts the 70 years.


 

Babylon to Jesus the Christ

Nebuchadnezzar takes more  - CY 3395

Creation Year: 3395                                            Western Year: 582 BC

Jeremiah 52:30 says in Nebuchadnezzar's 23rd year he takes 745 people to Babylon for a total of 4600.

Jeremiah 52:30 "In the three and twentieth year of Nebuchadrezzar Nebuzaradan the captain of the guard carried away captive of the Jews seven hundred forty and five persons: all the persons were four thousand and six hundred."

25th year of Johoiachin's captivity  - CY 3404

Creation Year: 3404                                            Western Year: 573 BC

25th year of Captivity of Johoiachin, temple destroyed 14 years now.

Ezekiel 40:1 "In the five and twentieth year of our captivity, in the beginning of the year, in the tenth day of the month, in the fourteenth year after that the city was smitten, in the selfsame day the hand of the LORD was upon me, and brought me thither."

Neubchadnezzar's 37th year  - CY 3409

Creation Year: 3409                                            Western Year: 568 BC

VAT 4956 with its data on celestial positions pinpoints the 37th year of Neubchadnezzar to 568 BC. Matches this study...

Evilmerodach king of Babylon  - CY 3415

Creation Year: 3415                                            Western Year: 562 BC

Nebuchadnezzar dies, Evilmerodach his son reigns, and this is Evilmerodach's accession year. Evilmerodach (rules 2 years) 561-560 BC

Evilmerodach frees Jehoiachin  - CY 3416

Creation Year: 3416                                            Western Year: 561 BC

Jehoiachin is released from prison at 55 years old by Evilmerodach in the 37th year of his captivity on 27 Adar, having been taken in the month Sivan.

Evilmerodach (rules 2 years) 561-560 BC Jehoiachin's 37th year of prison.

II Kings 25:27-30 "And it came to pass in the seven and thirtieth year of the captivity of Jehoiachin king of Judah, in the twelfth month, on the seven and twentieth day of the month, that Evilmerodach king of Babylon in the year that he began to reign did lift up the head of Jehoiachin king of Judah out of prison; And he spake kindly to him, and set his throne above the throne of the kings that were with him in Babylon; And changed his prison garments: and he did eat bread continually before him all the days of his life. And his allowance was a continual allowance given him of the king, a daily rate for every day, all the days of his life."

Neriglissar king of Babylon  - CY 3417

Creation Year: 3417                                            Western Year: 560 BC

Evilmerodach is murdered by Neriglissar (Nebuchadnezzar's son-in-law). This is Neriglissar's accession year. Neriglissar (rules 4 years) 559-556

Cyrus king of Persia- CY 3418

Creation Year: 3418                                            Western Year: 559 BC

Cyrus becomes King of Persia during this year.

Labashi-Marduk - Babylon  - CY 3421

Creation Year: 3421                                            Western Year: 556 BC

Accession year(!) Neriglissar dies and Labashi-Marduk his son, rules 3 to 9 months, but this year is accounted to Labashi-Marduk.

Nabonidus king of Babylon  - CY 3422

Creation Year: 3422                                            Western Year: 555 BC

Nabonidus, Nebuchadnezzar's son-in-law, rules for 17 years (555-538) after killing Neriglissar.

(Baltasar (Belshazzar) is his son, regent, and grandson of Nebuchadnezzar. Nabonidus married Nitocris the daughter of Nebuchadnezzar, which is a fulfillment of Jeremiah’s prophecy.

Jeremiah 27:6-7 "And now have I given all these lands into the hand of Nebuchadnezzar the king of Babylon, my servant; and the beasts of the field have I given him also to serve him. And all nations shall serve him, and his son, and his son's son, until the very time of his land come: and then many nations and great kings shall serve themselves of him."

In Daniel 5, Belshazzar promised to make Daniel the third ruler. Why third? Because he was co-regent with Nabonidus his father, making Belshazzar second king, like Pharaoh to Joseph.

Genesis 41:39-43 "And Pharaoh said unto Joseph, Forasmuch as God hath shewed thee all this, there is none so discreet and wise as thou art: Thou shalt be over my house, and according unto thy word shall all my people be ruled: only in the throne will I be greater than thou. And Pharaoh said unto Joseph, See, I have set thee over all the land of Egypt. And Pharaoh took off his ring from his hand, and put it upon Joseph's hand, and arrayed him in vestures of fine linen, and put a gold chain about his neck; And he made him to ride in the second chariot which he had; and they cried before him, Bow the knee: and he made him ruler over all the land of Egypt."

Cyrus takes Babylon  - CY 3439

Creation Year: 3439                                            Western Year: 538 BC

Cyrus the Persian took Babylon at 62, Daniel 5:30-31. This is his accession year for Babylon. Note: Cyrus and Darius are the same person here even though there are two "Darius" in scripture, however Darius the King's reign isn't for another few years.

Jeremiah 27:6-7 is fulfilled.

Because Cyrus read of himself in the book of Isaiah (Isaiah 44:26-45:5 - which is not only a fulfillment of prophecy, but it tells us how he got into the city of Babylon, by drying up the rivers, which is historically exactly of what they did, and walked under the city gates!)

He allowed the Jews to return home (II Chronicles 36:22-23), but according to Ezra 2:64-70 only 42,360 and 7,337 servants returned from Babylon, (Josephus has a different number which shows that he's not scripture) which isn't much considering how well they prospered.

50th year, one Jubilee, since the destruction of the Temple.

Cyrus comes and takes over Babylon and rules 9 years (538 - 529 BC) Ezra 1:1, all of Israel can return to build the house of God

Daniel 5:30-31 "In that night was Belshazzar the king of the Chaldeans slain. And Darius the Median took the kingdom, being about threescore and two years old."

Jeremiah 27:6-7 "And now have I given all these lands into the hand of Nebuchadnezzar the king of Babylon, my servant; and the beasts of the field have I given him also to serve him. And all nations shall serve him, and his son, and his son's son, until the very time of his land come: and then many nations and great kings shall serve themselves of him."

Ezra 1:1 "Now in the first year of Cyrus king of Persia, that the word of the LORD by the mouth of Jeremiah might be fulfilled, the LORD stirred up the spirit of Cyrus king of Persia, that he made a proclamation throughout all his kingdom, and put it also in writing, saying,"

Jeshua - rebuilding temple  - CY 3440

Creation Year: 3440                                            Western Year: 537 BC

Their second year of freedom, Jeshua (Yeshua in Hebrew - Jesus in English) set about to rebuild the temple! Jeshua was head of the ninth priestly order (Ezra 2:36); (I Chronicles 24:11). A Levite appointed by Hezekiah to distribute offerings in the priestly cities (II Chronicles 31:15). The son of Jozadak, and high priest of the Jews under Zerubbabel (Nehemiah 7:7; 12:1, 7, 10, 26)

From 1 Tishri on they offered burnt offerings and freewill offerings to the Lord.

Ezra 3 says they built up an alter to God in the 7th month and kept the Feast of Tabernacles - odd that this is the first feast kept, Jesus' earthly birthday.

Ezra 3:12 says that after the foundation was set, many that remember Solomon's temple wept bitterly (supposedly because it was smaller, cheap looking, and inferior.) This also shows that the length of time wasn't 70 years from destruction to rebuilding of the temple because if they were children during Solomon's temple they would not have gotten so emotional, but 60 or 70 year old men would, being 20-30 when captured.

Ezra 2:36The priests: the children of Jedaiah, of the house of Jeshua, nine hundred seventy and three.

I Chronicles 24:11The ninth to Jeshua, the tenth to Shecaniah,

II Chronicles 31:15And next him were Eden, and Miniamin, and Jeshua, and Shemaiah, Amariah, and Shecaniah, in the cities of the priests, in their set office, to give to their brethren by courses, as well to the great as to the small:”

Nehemiah 7:7Who came with Zerubbabel, Jeshua, Nehemiah, Azariah, Raamiah, Nahamani, Mordecai, Bilshan, Mispereth, Bigvai, Nehum, Baanah. The number, I say, of the men of the people of Israel was this;

Nehemiah 12:1Now these are the priests and the Levites that went up with Zerubbabel the son of Shealtiel, and Jeshua: Seraiah, Jeremiah, Ezra,

Nehemiah 12:7Sallu, Amok, Hilkiah, Jedaiah. These were the chief of the priests and of their brethren in the days of Jeshua.

Nehemiah 12:10And Jeshua begat Joiakim, Joiakim also begat Eliashib, and Eliashib begat Joiada,

Nehemiah 12:26These were in the days of Joiakim the son of Jeshua, the son of Jozadak, and in the days of Nehemiah the governor, and of Ezra the priest, the scribe.

Ezra 3:12But many of the priests and Levites and chief of the fathers, who were ancient men, that had seen the first house, when the foundation of this house was laid before their eyes, wept with a loud voice; and many shouted aloud for joy:

Cambyses accession  - CY 3447

Creation Year: 3447                                            Western Year: 530 BC

Cambyses reigned (Son of Cyrus). Cambyses (rules 8 years) 529-521 BC  

Note: The following entries come from the Encyclopedia Britannica

Cambyses king of Babylon  - CY 3448

Creation Year: 3448                                            Western Year: 529 BC

Cambyses reigned (Son of Cyrus). This is his accession year. Cambyses (rules 8 years) 529-521 BC

Pharoah Psammetichus III  - CY 3451

Creation Year: 3451                                            Western Year: 526 BC

Pharoah Psammetichus III rules Egypt 1 year and is defeated by Cambyses

Cambyses defeats Egypt May-June 525 BC

Darius king of Babylon  - CY 3456

Creation Year: 3456                                            Western Year: 521 BC

Darius rules (rules 36 years) 521 - 485 BC, this is his accession year.

Daniel understands the years...  - CY 3457

Creation Year: 3457                                            Western Year: 520 BC

In Darius' first year, Daniel understood the number of years of imprisonment to be 70 years and the next year was the 70th year.

Daniel 9:2 "In the first year of his reign I Daniel understood by books the number of the years, whereof the word of the LORD came to Jeremiah the prophet, that he would accomplish seventy years in the desolations of Jerusalem."

Darius' 2nd year...  - CY 3458

Creation Year: 3458                                            Western Year: 519 BC

On Elul 1 came the word of the Lord to Haggai, Kislev 24 the foundation is complete and God says remember this day Haggai 2:10-18

It has been 70 years since the destruction of Temple.

Zechariah 1:12-17, Av was the end of the 69th year and they were talking in the 11th month (Zechariah 1:7), the beginning of the 70th year was a month away.

Haggai 1:13-14 in the second year of Darius they were “fired up” by Haggai to continuing rebuilding the temple. Haggai 2 asks if anyone is left that remembers the former glory of Solomon's Temple.

Zechariah, in the 11th month (Av) on the 24th day (24 Kislev 3242 – 7 Dec 519 BC – Julian – a Friday) he received the word of the Lord and saw a vision of angels and the Lord Himself. The Lord was angry that the heathen were at peace with His temple in ruins. The very fact that the Lord Himself brings up this point and the fact that 70 years is specifically mentioned shows that the "70 years" started at the destruction of the place His name dwells until this year, the second year of Darius. II Samuel 7:13, I Kings 5:5, I Kings 8:16-22, I Kings 9:3-11.

Haggai 2:10-18  In the four and twentieth day of the ninth month, in the second year of Darius, came the word of the LORD by Haggai the prophet, saying, Thus saith the LORD of hosts; Ask now the priests concerning the law, saying, If one bear holy flesh in the skirt of his garment, and with his skirt do touch bread, or pottage, or wine, or oil, or any meat, shall it be holy? And the priests answered and said, No. Then said Haggai, If one that is unclean by a dead body touch any of these, shall it be unclean? And the priests answered and said, It shall be unclean. Then answered Haggai, and said, So is this people, and so is this nation before me, saith the LORD; and so is every work of their hands; and that which they offer there is unclean. And now, I pray you, consider from this day and upward, from before a stone was laid upon a stone in the temple of the LORD: Since those days were, when one came to an heap of twenty measures, there were but ten: when one came to the pressfat for to draw out fifty vessels out of the press, there were but twenty. I smote you with blasting and with mildew and with hail in all the labours of your hands; yet ye turned not to me, saith the LORD. Consider now from this day and upward, from the four and twentieth day of the ninth month, even from the day that the foundation of the LORD'S temple was laid, consider it.”

Zechariah 1:12-17Then the angel of the LORD answered and said, O LORD of hosts, how long wilt thou not have mercy on Jerusalem and on the cities of Judah, against which thou hast had indignation these threescore and ten years? And the LORD answered the angel that talked with me with good words and comfortable words. So the angel that communed with me said unto me, Cry thou, saying, Thus saith the LORD of hosts; I am jealous for Jerusalem and for Zion with a great jealousy. And I am very sore displeased with the heathen that are at ease: for I was but a little displeased, and they helped forward the affliction. Therefore thus saith the LORD; I am returned to Jerusalem with mercies: my house shall be built in it, saith the LORD of hosts, and a line shall be stretched forth upon Jerusalem. Cry yet, saying, Thus saith the LORD of hosts; My cities through prosperity shall yet be spread abroad; and the LORD shall yet comfort Zion, and shall yet choose Jerusalem.

Haggai 1:13-14Then spake Haggai the LORD'S messenger in the LORD'S message unto the people, saying, I am with you, saith the LORD. And the LORD stirred up the spirit of Zerubbabel the son of Shealtiel, governor of Judah, and the spirit of Joshua the son of Josedech, the high priest, and the spirit of all the remnant of the people; and they came and did work in the house of the LORD of hosts, their God,

II Samuel 7:13He shall build an house for my name, and I will stablish the throne of his kingdom for ever.

I Kings 5:5And, behold, I purpose to build an house unto the name of the LORD my God, as the LORD spake unto David my father, saying, Thy son, whom I will set upon thy throne in thy room, he shall build an house unto my name.

I Kings 8:16-22Since the day that I brought forth my people Israel out of Egypt, I chose no city out of all the tribes of Israel to build an house, that my name might be therein; but I chose David to be over my people Israel. And it was in the heart of David my father to build an house for the name of the LORD God of Israel. And the LORD said unto David my father, Whereas it was in thine heart to build an house unto my name, thou didst well that it was in thine heart. Nevertheless thou shalt not build the house; but thy son that shall come forth out of thy loins, he shall build the house unto my name. And the LORD hath performed his word that he spake, and I am risen up in the room of David my father, and sit on the throne of Israel, as the LORD promised, and have built an house for the name of the LORD God of Israel. And I have set there a place for the ark, wherein is the covenant of the LORD, which he made with our fathers, when he brought them out of the land of Egypt. And Solomon stood before the altar of the LORD in the presence of all the congregation of Israel, and spread forth his hands toward heaven:”

I Kings 9:3-11And the LORD said unto him, I have heard thy prayer and thy supplication, that thou hast made before me: I have hallowed this house, which thou hast built, to put my name there for ever; and mine eyes and mine heart shall be there perpetually. And if thou wilt walk before me, as David thy father walked, in integrity of heart, and in uprightness, to do according to all that I have commanded thee, and wilt keep my statutes and my judgments: Then I will establish the throne of thy kingdom upon Israel for ever, as I promised to David thy father, saying, There shall not fail thee a man upon the throne of Israel. But if ye shall at all turn from following me, ye or your children, and will not keep my commandments and my statutes which I have set before you, but go and serve other gods, and worship them: Then will I cut off Israel out of the land which I have given them; and this house, which I have hallowed for my name, will I cast out of my sight; and Israel shall be a proverb and a byword among all people: And at this house, which is high, every one that passeth by it shall be astonished, and shall hiss; and they shall say, Why hath the LORD done thus unto this land, and to this house? And they shall answer, Because they forsook the LORD their God, who brought forth their fathers out of the land of Egypt, and have taken hold upon other gods, and have worshipped them, and served them: therefore hath the LORD brought upon them all this evil. And it came to pass at the end of twenty years, when Solomon had built the two houses, the house of the LORD, and the king's house, (Now Hiram the king of Tyre had furnished Solomon with cedar trees and fir trees, and with gold, according to all his desire,) that then king Solomon gave Hiram twenty cities in the land of Galilee.

70th-Year Conversation  - CY 3459

Creation Year: 3459                                            Western Year: 518 BC

Zechariah 1:12-17, Av (11th month) was the end of the 69th year and they were talking in the 11th month, the beginning of the 70th year.

Zechariah 1:12-17Then the angel of the LORD answered and said, O LORD of hosts, how long wilt thou not have mercy on Jerusalem and on the cities of Judah, against which thou hast had indignation these threescore and ten years? And the LORD answered the angel that talked with me with good words and comfortable words. So the angel that communed with me said unto me, Cry thou, saying, Thus saith the LORD of hosts; I am jealous for Jerusalem and for Zion with a great jealousy. And I am very sore displeased with the heathen that are at ease: for I was but a little displeased, and they helped forward the affliction. Therefore thus saith the LORD; I am returned to Jerusalem with mercies: my house shall be built in it, saith the LORD of hosts, and a line shall be stretched forth upon Jerusalem. Cry yet, saying, Thus saith the LORD of hosts; My cities through prosperity shall yet be spread abroad; and the LORD shall yet comfort Zion, and shall yet choose Jerusalem.

Temple Completed  - CY 3462

Creation Year: 3462                                            Western Year: 515 BC

Ezra 6:15 "And this house was finished on the third day of the month Adar, which was in the sixth year of the reign of Darius the king."

Darius' 21st year  - CY 3477

Creation Year: 3477                                            Western Year: 500 BC

Darius' 21st year of reign according to archeologists, which fit in with scripture for a change.13

Xerxes accession  - CY 3492

Creation Year: 3492                                            Western Year: 485 BC

Xerxes (rules 21 years) 485 - 464 BC, this is his accession year14.

Xerxes' 21st year  - CY 3513

Creation Year: 3513                                            Western Year: 464 BC

Xerxes' 21st year of reign according to archeologists, Artaxerxes' accession year.15

Artaxerxes' accession  - CY 3513

Creation Year: 3513                                            Western Year: 464 BC

Artaxerxes ruled 39 years (~463 BC - ~425 BC)

Artaxerxes King of Babylon  - CY 3514

Creation Year: 3514                                            Western Year: 463 BC

Artaxerxes ruled 39 years (~463 BC - ~425 BC)

Artaxerxes' order... Daniel's Prophecy   - CY 3520

Creation Year: 3520                                            Western Year: 457 BC

The order is given to Ezra (Ezra 7:9) to rebuild the city and establish a government (Ezra 7:25) (which is different from that of Cyrus which was to rebuild only the temple), this is the year of the fulfillment of Daniel's prophecy and the start of that same prophecy concerning the Messiah, Daniel 9:25-27.

This happened 1 Nisan 3304 (Mar 26, 457 BC) (Ezra 7:9)

Daniel 9:25-27Know therefore and understand, that from the going forth of the commandment to restore and to build Jerusalem unto the Messiah the Prince shall be seven weeks, and threescore and two weeks: the street shall be built again, and the wall, even in troublous times. And after threescore and two weeks shall Messiah be cut off, but not for himself: and the people of the prince that shall come shall destroy the city and the sanctuary; and the end thereof shall be with a flood, and unto the end of the war desolations are determined. 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.

Ezra 7:9For upon the first day of the first month began he to go up from Babylon, and on the first day of the fifth month came he to Jerusalem, according to the good hand of his God upon him.

Ezra 7:25  And thou, Ezra, after the wisdom of thy God, that is in thine hand, set magistrates and judges, which may judge all the people that are beyond the river, all such as know the laws of thy God; and teach ye them that know them not.

In 483 years and 13 days, Jesus is "cut off" (Daniel 9:26) in the Jewish date of 14 Nisan 3787 (9 Apr 27AD).

Nehemiah is free to go...  - CY 3533

Creation Year: 3533                                            Western Year: 444 BC

Nehemiah is free to go back to Jerusalem to continue the rebuilding of the city and government.

Nehemiah 2:1And it came to pass in the month Nisan, in the twentieth year of Artaxerxes the king, that wine was before him: and I took up the wine, and gave it unto the king. Now I had not been beforetime sad in his presence.”

Nehemiah 5:14Moreover from the time that I was appointed to be their governor in the land of Judah, from the twentieth year even unto the two and thirtieth year of Artaxerxes the king, that is, twelve years, I and my brethren have not eaten the bread of the governor.

Finally, for those that say that Ezra and Nehemiah's time was the same, I remind them of Nehemiah 13:6 when it shows that Nehemiah had returned to Persia, nothing says that he didn't do this several times. Therefore, he could have gone with Ezra the first time, and returned. We don't know, but since he was the King's cup bearer, it may have been a condition of the continued work that Ezra was doing. Finally, if you were to count this year as Daniel's prophecy fulfillment, Jesus would have died then in 40 AD! Never does scripture hint at a 30-34AD death of Jesus.

Nehemiah asks to go...  - CY 3545

Creation Year: 3545                                            Western Year: 432 BC

Nehemiah asks to take leave of the king,

Nehemiah 13:6But in all this time was not I at Jerusalem: for in the two and thirtieth year of Artaxerxes king of Babylon came I unto the king, and after certain days obtained I leave of the king:

No more words from God until the Word comes in the flesh.

Herod is born  - CY 3921

Creation Year: 3921                                            Western Year: 56 BC

An Olympiad is a reckoning of time for the Olympic Games and didn’t rely on the passage of time of the various City States. It is believed16 to have started in 776 BC and is counted in years of four. For example:

·         776/775 BC would be the First Year of the First Olympiad.

·         775/774 BC would be the Second Year of the First Olympiad.

·         774/773 BC would be the Third Year of the First Olympiad.

·         773/772 BC would be the Fourth Year of the First Olympiad.

·         772/771 BC would be the First Year of the Second Olympiad.

·         771/770 BC would be the Second Year of the Second Olympiad.  

Josephus reports (Josephus, Antiq. 14:14:5) that Herod was made king, to his surprise, at 15 years old (Antiq. 14:9:2), in the 184th Olympiad (the year is not mentioned but deduced from his death).

This is deduced by 1BC/1AD (there is no year zero) as being the 4th year of the 194th Olympiad (OL). This is represented below as 194.4 OL.

194.4 OL - 184.4 OL = 10 OL * 4 years = 40 years + 1BC/AD = 41 BC – 15 years old = 56 BC

56 BC is the year Herod is born. See how complicated man has made things and why there never seems to be any continuity.

Herod made King  - CY 3936

Creation Year: 3936                                            Western Year: 41 BC

Josephus reports (Josephus, Antiq. 14:14:5) that Herod was made king, to his surprise, at 15 years old (Antiq. 14:9:2), in the 184th Olympiad (the year is not mentioned but deduced from his death).

This is deduced by 1BC/1AD was the 4th year of the 194th Olympiad.

194.4 OL - 184.4 OL = 10 OL * 4 = 40 years + 1 BC/AD = 41 BC.

Building of Herod's Temple  - CY 3954

Creation Year: 3954                                            Western Year: 23 BC

Josephus reports (Josephus, Antiq. 15:11:1 - 18th year of Herod’s reign) that the temple was started being built in 23 BC (3738 JY) and Antiq. 15:11:6 states that the priests finished building the temple in a year and 6 months, 22 BC (3739 JY). 3739 + 46 years = 3785 (25 AD). Perfect again! God is so wonderfully accurate in His word…

This is deduced by 1BC/1AD was the 4th year of the 194th Olympiad.

194.4 OL - 184.4 OL = 10 OL * 4 = 40 years = + 1 AD/BC = 41 BC - 18 = 23 BC.

Temple in Service  - CY 3955 - 46 year Temple count  

Creation Year: 3955                                            Western Year: 22 BC

Josephus reports (Josephus, Antiq. 15:11:6) that the temple was completed by the priests and ready for business, a year and a half later.

194 Olympiad, 4th year is year 1 BC to 1 AD17

Here's the breakdown:

·         194.4 OL (1 BC to 1 AD) - 184.4 OL (year Herod is made king) = 10 Olympiads (OL)

·         10 OL * 4 = 40 years

·         40 BC + 1 AD/BC = 41 BC

·         41 BC – 1 year for completion of temple = 40 BC

·         40 BC - 18 (18th year of Herod starts building temple) = 22 BC

·         22 BC + 46 = 24 AD

·         Year "0" doesn't exists, 1BC - 1AD is 1 year so you add one year. 24 AD + 1 = 25 AD.

This type of complication is why I use the Jewish calendar:
22 BC = 3739
3739 + 46 = 3785
3785 = 25 AD

John 2:19-21 "Jesus answered and said unto them, Destroy this temple, and in three days I will raise it up. Then said the Jews, Forty and six years was this temple in building, and wilt thou rear it up in three days? But he spake of the temple of his body."

Herod's 28th Year (192 OL)  - CY 3964

Creation Year: 3964                                            Western Year: 13 BC

Josephus reports (Josephus, Antiq. 16:5:1) that the 28th year of Herod was the 192 Olympiad, so there are months differences because if you do the math, it would have fallen on 13 BC which is the 191th Olympiad (4th year) so we're talking months.


 

Jesus, the Christ

Jesus of Nazareth  - CY 3970

Creation Year: 3970                                            Western Year: 7 BC

John 1:1-5 "In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. The same was in the beginning with God. All things were made by him; and without him was not any thing made that was made. In him was life; and the life was the light of men. And the light shineth in darkness; and the darkness comprehended it not."

John 1:14 "And the Word was made flesh, and dwelt among us, (and we beheld his glory, the glory as of the only begotten of the Father,) full of grace and truth."

Jesus the Christ is born, 15 Tishri 3755 (8 October 7 BC).

Matthew 1:23 Behold, a virgin shall be with child, and shall bring forth a son, and they shall call his name Emmanuel, which being interpreted is, God with us.”

Isaiah 7:14 Therefore the Lord himself shall give you a sign; Behold, a virgin shall conceive, and bear a son, and shall call his name Immanuel.”

Jesus the Christ is Born!

The information presented here is not one of exactness, but one of thought; it is certain when Jesus died than when He was born. We know Jesus was born and we are given a lot of information about it. In the end, no matter what theories or ideas arise, currently there is no way to pick the exact date of the Messiah’s birth. If you are given ten different pieces of the puzzle and you don’t have a picture of the puzzle, you must have faith – faith that the information is presented in a logical way. It is not my desire to present more to God’s Word, but to help us understand what the pieces can mean. I thought about leaving out this part of Jesus’ life since I believe the Spirit has given me enough information without needing to include this portion. However, God chose to add it, and just as I said about adding to the Word of God, I do not wish to subtract anything either. Any theory that cannot accept all the pieces MUST be reexamined! So let’s begin with the visit of the Angel Gabriel.

Luke 1:23-27 "And it came to pass, that, as soon as the days of his ministration were accomplished, he departed to his own house. And after those days his wife Elisabeth conceived, and hid herself five months, saying, Thus hath the Lord dealt with me in the days wherein he looked on me, to take away my reproach among men. And in the sixth month the angel Gabriel was sent from God unto a city of Galilee, named Nazareth, To a virgin espoused to a man whose name was Joseph, of the house of David; and the virgin's name was Mary. "

Clue: Here it is the sixth month of Elisabeth's gestation that Gabriel visits Mary. After explaining how the Holy Spirit would come and overshadow her and she would conceive, the Angel tells her that her cousin Elisabeth is already six months pregnant with John the Baptist. Zachariah means “God remembers”; Elisabeth means “God of promise/oath”; and John was sent to them, which mean “God’s grace”! God remembers His promise and sends His grace – a New Covenant! John is not just the fulfillment of Isaiah 40:3 but also of Jeremiah 31:31-33! John heralds the coming Grace! What a gem!! Glory to God for His mysteries (Proverbs 25:2)!

Isaiah 40:3 “The voice of him that crieth in the wilderness, Prepare ye the way of the LORD, make straight in the desert a highway for our God.”

Jeremiah 31:31-33 “Behold, the days come, saith the LORD, that I will make a new covenant with the house of Israel, and with the house of Judah: Not according to the covenant that I made with their fathers in the day that I took them by the hand to bring them out of the land of Egypt; which my covenant they brake, although I was an husband unto them, saith the LORD: But this shall be the covenant that I will make with the house of Israel; After those days, saith the LORD, I will put my law in their inward parts, and write it in their hearts; and will be their God, and they shall be my people.”

Luke 1:36 "And, behold, thy cousin Elisabeth, she hath also conceived a son in her old age: and this is the sixth month with her, who was called barren."

Clue: John is conceived after the first week in Sivan, 3753 - (May/June). How do I know this? Scripture! John's parents were Levites (of the house of Aaron - priests). In Luke 1:5 John's father Zacharias, was executing his office of the lot Abia, Greek for Abijah, which in Hebrew means “My father Yahweh”. So what is Abijah? Well King David made a division of the Levite priests into 24 (Please read Appendix C). In I Chronicles 24:10 (also Luke 1:9) it says that Abijah's lot was the eighth. What this meant was that twice a year, one week at a time, beginning and ending on the Sabbath (II Chronicles 23:8 ), one priest would execute the duties of his office. According to the Talmud (a collection of ancient Rabbinic writings – Rosh Hashanah, fol. 2, col. 2.18) it states that these started with the new Sacred year - Nisan (March/April). If you count from 3 Nisan 3753 (13 March 8 BC - Julian) - the first Sabbath that year, 8 weeks, you get 29 Iyyar 3753 (8 May 8 BC - Julian), the start of his week. During this week, specifically 6 Sivan, was the day of First Fruits (a Sabbath - Numbers 28:26, Leviticus 23:15-21 which was the 50th day from Passover - or better known by Christians as Pentecost. It's also the day Moses received the law, according to the Talmud in Shabbath 86b19, Ta'anith 28b20.

I Chronicles 24:10The seventh to Hakkoz, the eighth to Abijah”

II Chronicles 23:8 So the Levites and all Judah did according to all things that Jehoiada the priest had commanded, and took every man his men that were to come in on the sabbath, with them that were to go out on the sabbath: for Jehoiada the priest dismissed not the courses.”

Numbers 28:26Also in the day of the firstfruits, when ye bring a new meat offering unto the LORD, after your weeks be out, ye shall have an holy convocation; ye shall do no servile work:”

Leviticus 23:15-21And ye shall count unto you from the morrow after the sabbath, from the day that ye brought the sheaf of the wave offering; seven sabbaths shall be complete: Even unto the morrow after the seventh sabbath shall ye number fifty days; and ye shall offer a new meat offering unto the LORD. Ye shall bring out of your habitations two wave loaves of two tenth deals: they shall be of fine flour; they shall be baken with leaven; they are the firstfruits unto the LORD. And ye shall offer with the bread seven lambs without blemish of the first year, and one young bullock, and two rams: they shall be for a burnt offering unto the LORD, with their meat offering, and their drink offerings, even an offering made by fire, of sweet savour unto the LORD. Then ye shall sacrifice one kid of the goats for a sin offering, and two lambs of the first year for a sacrifice of peace offerings. And the priest shall wave them with the bread of the firstfruits for a wave offering before the LORD, with the two lambs: they shall be holy to the LORD for the priest. And ye shall proclaim on the selfsame day, that it may be an holy convocation unto you: ye shall do no servile work therein: it shall be a statute for ever in all your dwellings throughout your generations.”

Side note on the Dead Sea Scrolls’ Calendar

There are many theories about when Jesus was born, but I would like to address the use of the Dead Sea Scroll calendar (Essene calendar). People are using the Dead Sea Scrolls to prove their version. Let’s say, for argument sake, that the Dead Sea scrolls are correct and the priests’ courses were consecutive and didn’t break. They say that the course of Jehoiarib was on duty (Ta'anith 29a21) the night the temple was destroyed in 70 AD (JY 3830). Counting backwards from that night, using the calendar established by Hillel, we arrive at 28 Sivan – with many assumptions, a 3-week miss isn’t bad compared to the dating system I’m using. No one has enough information to use the Dead Sea Scrolls to know exactly what day is exactly what. This is because the Dead Sea Scroll calendar was 364 days long22. From 3753 to 3830 is 77 years, which means this calendar is off by 95.48 days off (77 X 1 ¼ days) just for this period time. We have no information on how they adjusted their calendar to fix this, so either way, just by lunar and solar events, the Hillel calendar is by default as accurate as we’re going to get at this point.

Even though the Essene calendar confirms my point, I choose not to use it. The Talmud says that the course of Jehoiarib was on duty night of 9 of Av 3830 (4 Aug 70 AD - Julian), using the Essene calendar, counting backwards to the year 3753 (8 BC), the course of Abijah still falls near 6 Sivan. In fact, 7 Sivan always falls on the first Sabbath of Sivan on the Essene calendar. However, this is the only year Abijah falls on this week. Why is that? Because the Essene calendar is 364 days long, and 1 Nisan always falls on Wednesday, because it was their belief that the calendar must start on Wednesday since it’s the fourth day of the week. The fourth day of the week is the day in the Genesis (1:14) account when the Sun and the Moon were formed and set to be used for signs and to count the seasons, days and years upon the Earth, which was formed on third day – so much for evolutionists’ theory. While this fits my dates from 9 Av 3830 (4 Aug 70 AD) back to Sivan 3753 (8 BC) this calendar would be off by 95.48 days because over all those years because each year is short 1 ¼ days. Therefore, I cannot use this calendar without more information on how they handled the missing day and a quarter. However, keep this thought in your mind when we come to the timing of the Last Supper.

Genesis 1:14 “And God said, Let there be lights in the firmament of the heaven to divide the day from the night; and let them be for signs, and for seasons, and for days, and years:”

The fact that Zacharias’ course had him in the Temple around the feast of First Fruits (Shavuot), you now understand why there were people who wondered why Zacharias was tarrying so long (Luke 1:21).  All the priests served three extra times a year, Passover, Shavuot, and Yom Kippur - Sukkah 55b23.

He was tarrying because Zacharias had a visit from our messenger Gabriel that Zacharias would have a son and that his name would be John, filled with the Holy Ghost even from within the womb. Because Zacharias did not believe the angel, he was made dumb until the time be fulfilled. After 7 Sivan 3753 (15 May 8 BC) a week later, at midday on the Sabbath, Zacharias was able to return home to his wife Elisabeth. Luke 1:24 says that after those days his wife conceived – we just don’t have an exact date. Since this occurred in Sivan, and Elisabeth hid herself five months, and in the sixth month the Angel Gabriel went to visit Mary: you count six months from 25 Sivan – a date I picked has Elisabeth’s pregnancy – Tammuz, Av, Elul, Tishri, Cheshvan, and to 25th of Kislev.

Luke 1:24And after those days his wife Elisabeth conceived, and hid herself five months…

After the 25th of Kislev Elisabeth would have been six months with child. So Gabriel could have visited any time after 25 Kislev, but before the 25th of Tevet (seventh month of Elisabeth). Since this study shows how amazingly the feasts of scripture point to Jesus, it's very fitting that the Lord would put "icing on the cake" having Jesus conceived during the Festival of Lights - Chanukah (25 Kislev-2 Tevet)!! Jesus is the light of men (John 1:4 ) and John was the witness of the Light (John 1:7 ). How very appropriate for Mary to go and be with John's mother Elisabeth in the sixth month and she herself being overshadowed by the Holy Spirit, conceived during the Festival of Lights! To further this wonder, this feast is also called the Feast of Dedication, where even Jesus participated by going to the temple one winter, John 10:22. Since Jesus is the Word of God, this is when God "Dedicated" His Son to us like authors do in books where they dedicate their work to the reader!

John 1:4 In him was life; and the life was the light of men.”

John 1:7 The same came for a witness, to bear witness of the Light, that all men through him might believe.”

John 10:22And it was at Jerusalem the feast of the dedication, and it was winter.”

Now, Mary stayed with Elisabeth for three months (Luke 1:56-57) and made haste to go to Elisabeth after the prophecy of Gabriel (Luke 1:39) and when Mary met Elisabeth, Elisabeth was filled with the Holy Ghost as promised by Gabriel, filling the babe even from the womb (Luke 1:15, Luke 1:44).

Luke 1:56-57 And Mary abode with her about three months, and returned to her own house. Now Elisabeth's full time came that she should be delivered; and she brought forth a son.”

Luke 1:39 And Mary arose in those days, and went into the hill country with haste, into a city of Juda;”

Luke 1:15 For he shall be great in the sight of the Lord, and shall drink neither wine nor strong drink; and he shall be filled with the Holy Ghost, even from his mother's womb.”

Luke 1:44 For, lo, as soon as the voice of thy salutation sounded in mine ears, the babe leaped in my womb for joy.”

Clue: Jesus' birthday. I believe it was 15 Tishri 3755 (8 October 7 BC - Julian). Why this year? Many things, but for one, I counted back from His death which is fixed according to Daniel’s prophecy – but we’ll talk about that later. I also chose 15 Tishri because of precedence; I always believed that Jesus was born on 15 Tishri. In John 1:14 this Spirit gives a little tip. He uses the word “dwelt” which is skhnow and according to Strong Concordance means “to tent or encamp, i.e. (figuratively) to occupy (as a mansion) or (specially), to reside (as God did in the Tabernacle of old, a symbol of protection and communion):-- dwell” – to tabernacle as in the Feast of Tabernacles – called Sukkot – on 15 Tishri. In many monarchical countries, their royalty’s birthday is celebrated. Why would the world come to Jerusalem on the Feast of Tabernacles (a festival for the Jews to remember the times spent in temporary “booths” during their travels through the desert for 40 years)? However, “Sukkot is so unreservedly joyful that it is commonly referred to in Jewish pray and literature as Z’man Simchateinu, … the Season of our Rejoicing.”24 This time of rejoicing is to thank the Lord for the harvest and His blessings. I believe that this certainly will be a time of rejoicing because during the millennium period, the world will see Jesus the Christ on the thrown!

Zechariah 14:16-17 And it shall come to pass, that every one that is left of all the nations which came against Jerusalem shall even go up from year to year to worship the King, the LORD of hosts, and to keep the feast of tabernacles. And it shall be, that whoso will not come up of all the families of the earth unto Jerusalem to worship the King, the LORD of hosts, even upon them shall be no rain.”

I believe this time is summed up in this verse:

Zephaniah 3:17The LORD thy God in the midst of thee is mighty; he will save, he will rejoice over thee with joy; he will rest in his love, he will joy over thee with singing.”

If Mary was impregnated the Feast of Dedication (24 Kislev - 2 Tevet), for Jesus to be born on 15th of Tishri, He would have had a gestation period of 308 days or 44 weeks or 11 months. This is very possible since there was no way to induce labor back then. Today, doctors do not exceed 42 weeks and they induce labor because the normal gestation period is between 266 and 280 days (37 to 42 weeks25). My own father-in-law was a "donkey baby". The gestation of a donkey is between 10 1/2 months and 14 months26. He was born after exactly 44 weeks in the womb, hence the nickname. Obviously, this trip of Mary on a donkey for about 80 miles (62 as the crow flies) influenced the induction of labor. Nothing is an accident for God and I believe this took place just so Jesus could be born on the 15th of Tishri, the Feast of Tabernacles. The beauty of this is that on the 8th day from birth of Jesus He would have been circumcised. This day is called the Simhat Torah27, meaning literally "the rejoicing of the Torah." It is on this day that the rabbis in the synagogues take the Torah scrolls out of their places and dance with them as though the Torah had come to life - as if the Word of God came alive! Oh, how close they come to the truth! (II Timothy 3:7) This would also help understand that even though the census was called, why there would still be no room in the inn - all the mandatory visitors to Jerusalem for Sukkoth!

II Timothy 3:7Ever learning, and never able to come to the knowledge of the truth.”

I know that you are a bit confused. Some Jewish calendar facts need to be established. Nisan is the beginning of the sacred calendar year – Exodus 12:2. Tishri is the beginning of the civic calendar year (or calendar of foreign kings28). You just about need a slide rule, easel and charts to understand it all. This is when I wrote my program, which shows the serial day number (used by astronomers), Jewish date, Julian date, and the Gregorian date. The Julian date was used from 45 BC to 2 September 1752 in the English-speaking world. After that date, we changed to the Gregorian calendar.

Exodus 12:2This month shall be unto you the beginning of months: it shall be the first month of the year to you.”

Josephus' Fast Eclipse as viewed from Jerusalem
CyberSky 4.0

Clue: Josephus was a historian just after the time of Christ (37 AD to c. 100 AD). He gives detailed accounts of events from Creation to his time. We all know of the story of King Herod in his immense insecurity tried to kill Jesus. So first, King Herod had to have died after Jesus was born. Josephus says that Herod died shortly after a lunar eclipse (that fell on a fast day) but before the Passover29 (14 Nisan at sundown).

I turned to NASA to get a list of all lunar eclipses during this timeframe. Of course, they gave me all the information I needed except if, in this list, the eclipses would be visible from Jerusalem. They did provide a way to find out through a complicated mathematical process, so I had to write another program to determine which eclipses would be visible from Jerusalem. (At the time I started this study, the programs like CyberSky4 didn’t exist or were way too expensive for a layman). Starting with a date of Herod's assumed death of 4 BC, I found one eclipse, 14 Adar II 3757 (13 March 4 BC). Why this one? Well because of the fast day, that Josephus mentioned. The ONLY eclipse that fell the night of a fast day was the Fast of Esther, 13 Adar II 3757 (12 March 4 BC). Dates change at sundown in a Jewish calendar instead of midnight. From this 13 Adar II 3757 to 1 Nisan 3757 (29 March 4 BC) Herod had to have died. Jesus would have been about three and-a-half years old at the time of Herod's death.

Herod's last days were very perilous for everyone. So when the Magos [wise men] came inquiring about "He who is born King of the Jews" [Herod's title by the way30], Herod lost it. The Scriptures say that Herod ordered the scribes to find out what city this Child would be born. They told him Bethlehem [House of Bread - fitting for the Bread of Life (John 6:48)]. By this time, Jesus was in a house and no longer in a manger, Matthew 2:11.

Paradigm One destroyed - no wise men at the manger.

This is why Herod ordered to have all children two years and younger killed, Matthew 2:16. However, Joseph was warned in a dream (Matthew 2:13-15) to flee to Egypt (Hosea 11:1) from the wrath of a crazed man, as were the wise men when they left Jesus. A historian, Macrobius Saturnalia, wrote of Herod, “When he heard that Herod king of the Jews had ordered boys in Syria under the age of two years to be put to death and that the king’s son was among those killed, he said: ‘I’d rather be Herod’s pig than Herod’s son.’” 31

John 6:48I am that bread of life.”

Matthew 2:11And when they were come into the house, they saw the young child with Mary his mother, and fell down, and worshipped him: and when they had opened their treasures, they presented unto him gifts; gold, and frankincense, and myrrh.”

Matthew 2:13-15And when they were departed, behold, the angel of the Lord appeareth to Joseph in a dream, saying, Arise, and take the young child and his mother, and flee into Egypt, and be thou there until I bring thee word: for Herod will seek the young child to destroy him. When he arose, he took the young child and his mother by night, and departed into Egypt: And was there until the death of Herod: that it might be fulfilled which was spoken of the Lord by the prophet, saying, Out of Egypt have I called my son.”

Hosea 11:1When Israel was a child, then I loved him, and called my son out of Egypt.”

Now I am sure you are asking, why Joseph would stay in Bethlehem when he only went there for the taxation? (Luke 2:1) First, that is where Joseph was from, Luke 2:3. When he had to go, he had to bring Mary with him because if she gave birth while he was gone, the town's folk surely would have put her to death for infidelity. Remember Mary was pregnant before she and Joseph got married. Therefore, Joseph made Mary take the long hard trip to Bethlehem. All this God planned from the foundation of the world and nothing came as a surprise to Him. Again, I am sure you are asking again, how could Mary conceal she was 11 months pregnant? They did not wear skin-tight clothes back then, and I am certain Joseph made every precaution for the reason mentioned before. Since this was a taxation decree, Bethlehem had many visitors, so the inns were full. Jesus, born into a manger, humbled Himself for us (Psalms 113:5-6). Eight days later, they went to Jerusalem to have Jesus circumcised, Luke 2:21.

Psalms 113:5-6 “Who is like unto the LORD our God, who dwelleth on high, Who humbleth himself to behold the things that are in heaven, and in the earth!”

Luke 2:21 “And when eight days were accomplished for the circumcising of the child, his name was called JESUS, which was so named of the angel before he was conceived in the womb.”

Astronomy, the scientific study of heavenly bodies, is how NASA determines when to launch their satellites to get them to meet with Mars, or a comet, or an asteroid. It is the study of the placement of the planets and the stars. This is not astrology, which is the study of the influence of the planets on humans. Think of astronomy like a 15,000-year clock. Any given position of the planets and the stars show a specific date. The combination of the stars, planets and sun gives a specific date. For instance, at the Normandy invasion museum in France they have on the ceiling the placement of the planets at the time of the invasion of Normandy in 1944. There is a monument to Albert Einstein in Washington D.C. with the placement of the planets at the time of his understanding of his theory of relativity: E=MC2. I believe the story of Jesus in the written Word is also written in the heavens. Below are a few screen shots of an animation of the sun moving through Virgo (The Virgin) showing the "birth" of the sun: a perfect example of Jesus, the Son, being born of a virgin, Mary. It’s not unique, it happens every year. This animation is set at noon. The animation starts 17 days before and run through to Jesus' birth date 15 Tishri 3755 (8 Oct 7BC) (at sunset, it'll be 15 Tishri 3755). See the animation on my web site at http://www.abdicate.net/i/theBirth.gif

 It was created using CyberSky 4 (http://www.cybersky.com).

Psalms 19:1-6 “… The heavens declare the glory of God; and the firmament sheweth his handywork. Day unto day uttereth speech, and night unto night sheweth knowledge. There is no speech nor language, where their voice is not heard. Their line is gone out through all the earth, and their words to the end of the world. In them hath he set a tabernacle for the sun, Which is as a bridegroom coming out of his chamber, and rejoiceth as a strong man to run a race. His going forth is from the end of the heaven, and his circuit unto the ends of it: and there is nothing hid from the heat thereof.”

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Virgo giving “birth” to the Sun every October

Wise Men Arrive  - CY 3972

Creation Year: 3972                                            Western Year: 5 BC

This time is estimated because we do not have a time reference except that Herod ordered the death of all children two years and younger.

Matthew 2:16Then Herod, when he saw that he was mocked of the wise men, was exceeding wroth, and sent forth, and slew all the children that were in Bethlehem, and in all the coasts thereof, from two years old and under, according to the time which he had diligently inquired of the wise men.”

As viewed from Jerusalem Oct 7 BC

As viewed from Jerusalem Dec 23 BC

As viewed from Baghdad 26 BC

I depart from the norm when it comes to the “Star of Bethlehem”. I want you to think about this for a moment with me. During this year there was a conjunction (on 15 Tishri 3755, with a full moon) of Saturn and Jupiter however, this was visible only in 7BC. Granted, it would only take a month to get from Babylon to Bethlehem by camel; there are many issues with this thought. First, Matthew 2:2 says they saw it in the east, which is fine. They took their travels from probably Babylon. They were sky watchers and were well aware of the movements of the heavens. It has been suggested that these Magis were followers of Daniel’s teaching, hence the reason for them to watch the sky for signs. Daniel knew of the prophecy written in Numbers 24:17 of a promise of a “Star out of Jacob, and a Sceptre shall rise out of Israel” which clearly refers to Jesus. Since the prophecy was so very long ago, there would have been hundreds of conjunctions; did they come to Jerusalem for all of them such as the one in 23 BC when Mars moved in front of Saturn? That would have been a greater conjunction than the one in 7BC. In fact, in April 26 BC, Mars overtook Jupiter, passed it, and moved to and passed Saturn. Then in June, Venus does the same thing! To me, that would have been more important than the 7 BC conjunction.

 

The point I’m making is I don’t believe the “star” of Bethlehem was a physical star. Granted there could have been multiple comets, we just don’t know. I believe this “star” was the Glory of God. I know in the Greek the word is “star” but in Hebrew, star is כּוֹכַב (kokab) and glory is כְּבוֹד (kbod), though not the same word, they are related in the sense that both “shine” as in a blaze. The rabbis coined the word “shechinah” for “he caused to dwell”32 as in the glory that inhabited the tabernacle. The Talmud proclaims, “Then if the sun, which is but one of the countless myriads of the servants of the Holy One, blessed be He, shines on the whole world, how much more the Shechinah of the Holy One, blessed be He, Himself!”33

 

Numbers 24:17” I shall see him, but not now: I shall behold him, but not nigh: there shall come a Star out of Jacob, and a Sceptre shall rise out of Israel, and shall smite the corners of Moab, and destroy all the children of Sheth.”

I believe that the Star of Bethlehem is the Glory of God that these Magis saw and followed it to Bethlehem. If you read Luke 2:9, it says the “glory of the Lord [the Shechinah] shone round about” the shepherds. This glory is only for the chosen. This is explicitly explained in the account of Jesus’ baptism. John was the only one to see the Shechinah.

Matthew 3:16-17 “And Jesus, when he was baptized, went up straightway out of the water: and, lo, the heavens were opened unto him, and he saw the Spirit of God descending like a dove, and lighting upon him: And lo a voice from heaven, saying, This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased.”

When you read the account in Matthew, these wise men went to see Herod to inquire where is He Who is born King of the Jews? (Matt 2:2) Why did they have to ask if they were following a physical star? As you can see from the image of the conjunction of Saturn and Jupiter, they would have still been able to “see” it, up to a couple of months after the conjunction. Since they couldn’t follow it, they asked Herod. Their inquiry troubled all of Jerusalem, because the Magi had a reputation of being kingmakers. So why did they bother to ask the sitting king if everyone could see these star? When, upon receiving the instructions from Herod to go to Bethlehem, they “saw” the star again. They followed it until “it came and stood over where the young child was”, (Matt 2:9). I’m not a ship navigator, so I cannot refute the means the Magi used to travel by night, but I cannot see a star millions of miles away standing over where a young child was in a city.

Finally, the issues with using programs like CyberSky to find events so far in the past, you run into the problem of repetition. Though the stars and planets can be used to pinpoint a time in history according to the constellations, to say that Venus in Leo is a sign of Jesus’ birth, or the various conjunctions that happen every few years, you’re left to ask, which one do you use? If I say an even will happen when Saturn and Jupiter are in conjunction in Pisces, with Pisces overhead, you might live to see it. Here’s a sample list of dates there’s a conjunction in this example: 113 AD, 53 AD (not too close), 7 BC, 66 BC (not too close), 126 BC, 742 BC. Though they are spread out, it’s still repeated. So if the Magi had instructions as explicit as I mentioned, which one would they choose? This is why I believe they saw a star, but it was the Glory of the Lord – for them alone, to bring gifts specific to the upcoming needs of Joseph and Mary when they needed to flee from Herod. God will always take care of His own.

One more thing on the Magi and where Jesus was when they visited:

Jesus is born in a manger:

Luke 2:7-16 "And she brought forth her firstborn son, and wrapped him in swaddling clothes, and laid him in a manger; because there was no room for them in the inn. And there were in the same country shepherds abiding in the field, keeping watch over their flock by night. And, lo, the angel of the Lord came upon them, and the glory of the Lord shone round about them: and they were sore afraid. And the angel said unto them, Fear not: for, behold, I bring you good tidings of great joy, which shall be to all people. For unto you is born this day in the city of David a Saviour, which is Christ the Lord. And this shall be a sign unto you; Ye shall find the babe wrapped in swaddling clothes, lying in a manger. And suddenly there was with the angel a multitude of the heavenly host praising God, and saying, Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace, good will toward men. And it came to pass, as the angels were gone away from them into heaven, the shepherds said one to another, Let us now go even unto Bethlehem, and see this thing which is come to pass, which the Lord hath made known unto us. And they came with haste, and found Mary, and Joseph, and the babe lying in a manger."

Wise men visit Jesus in His house:

Matthew 2:11 "And when they were come into the house, they saw the young child with Mary his mother, and fell down, and worshipped him: and when they had opened their treasures, they presented unto him gifts; gold, and frankincense, and myrrh."

Have you ever wondered why God would send these gifts? Because Joseph and Mary would need means to leave the country and reside in another for the duration of time until “… they are dead which sought the young child's life.” With the visit of Magi, they now had the means to survive while in Egypt.

Herod orders children killed  - CY 3972

Creation Year: 3972                                            Western Year: 5 BC

Herod order all children two years and younger killed,
Matthew 2:16.

Matthew 2:16-18Then Herod, when he saw that he was mocked of the wise men, was exceeding wroth, and sent forth, and slew all the children that were in Bethlehem, and in all the coasts thereof, from two years old and under, according to the time which he had diligently inquired of the wise men. Then was fulfilled that which was spoken by Jeremy the prophet, saying, In Rama was there a voice heard, lamentation, and weeping, and great mourning, Rachel weeping for her children, and would not be comforted, because they are not.”

Fulfilling Hosea.

Hosea 11:1 "When Israel was a child, then I loved him, and called my son out of Egypt."

Herod dies, the Son is called out of Egypt  - CY 3973

Creation Year: 3973                                            Western Year: 4 BC

Herod dies Herod Antipas rules in his stead. Joseph is told he can return home.

Matthew 2:20 "Saying, Arise, and take the young child and his mother, and go into the land of Israel: for they are dead which sought the young child's life."

Tiberius adopted by Augustus  - CY 3980

Creation Year: 3980                                            Western Year: 4 AD

Tiberius was adopted by Augustus (Octavius) and received tribunician power34 and appointed chairman of the senatorial committee.35  

Jesus found in the Temple  - CY 3983

Creation Year: 3983                                            Western Year: 7 (deduced)

Jesus goes to the temple on His own at age twelve (just over five months until His thirteenth birthday).

Luke 2:40-50 "And the child grew, and waxed strong in spirit, filled with wisdom: and the grace of God was upon him. Now his parents went to Jerusalem every year at the feast of the passover. And when he was twelve years old, they went up to Jerusalem after the custom of the feast. And when they had fulfilled the days, as they returned, the child Jesus tarried behind in Jerusalem; and Joseph and his mother knew not [of it]. But they, supposing him to have been in the company, went a day's journey; and they sought him among [their] kinsfolk and acquaintance. And when they found him not, they turned back again to Jerusalem, seeking him. And it came to pass, that after three days they found him in the temple, sitting in the midst of the doctors, both hearing them, and asking them questions. And all that heard him were astonished at his understanding and answers. And when they saw him, they were amazed: and his mother said unto him, Son, why hast thou thus dealt with us? behold, thy father and I have sought thee sorrowing. And he said unto them, How is it that ye sought me? wist ye not that I must be about my Father's business? And they understood not the saying which he spake unto them."

Rome converts the full land of Israel into a Roman province called Judea.36

Tiberius made ruler of military  - CY 3985

Creation Year: 3985                                            Western Year: 9

Tiberius won his military victory in Illyricum (Germany) in 9 AD he was made ruler over the military.
Augustus grants the title “Imperator” and commander to Tiberius which was held only by Augustus himself.37

Tiberius made co-regent  - CY 3986

Creation Year: 3986                                            Western Year: 10

In Tiberius was made co-regent with Cesar Augustus
38,39, so then when Augustus died Tiberius wouldn't be rejected as ruler not being of the blood of Augustus.

I know that this one entry will be challenged, but I say, which is more accurate, Scripture of history books? Something must give in order for all the pieces to fit together and since not all the historical facts on Tiberius are not in harmony, I'll go with the two references above.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Pontius Pilate  - CY 3998

“Pilate as Prefect”
Tablet 196144

Creation Year: 3998                                            Western Year: 22

Pontius Pilate was the sixth Roman procurator of Judea40 and under him our Lord worked, suffered and died, as we learn not from Scripture only, but from Tacitus41. According to
Josephus (Ant. XVIII 2. 2 and 4. 2), Pilate was appointed in the twelfth year of Tiberius, 22 AD, not 26 AD as reported. Even the authoritative encyclopedia's cannot agree and usually start with: "According to the traditional account of his life…".42 Since so little is known about him, it's hard to pin a date on him. Those dates presented in books are a result of someone saying "it is so" and then it becomes de facto rather than authoritative.

"We know that Pilate was prefect and not procurator thanks to a well known discovery made by Italian archaeologist Antonio Frova in 1961. In the old provincial capital of Caesarea Maritima he found a damaged dedication by Pilate of a Tiberieum, which not only named Pilate [...]TIVS PILATV[...] but gave his title as [...]ECTVS IUDA[...] (praefectus iudaeae). It is now in the Israel Museum and Jerusalem."43

"Hence, Philo, Josephus, and Tacitus are guilty of an anachronism (the title, presumably, having been changed later to procurator during the course of his administration in Judaea); and the New Testament and Josephus' 'Antiquities' (18.55), which term him 'governor' (hgemvn), are more accurate…"45

 

End of 46th year (Temple)  - CY 4001

Creation Year: 4001                                            Western Year: 25 (deduced)

Herod's 46th year of building the temple.

John 2:19-22 “Jesus answered and said unto them, Destroy this temple, and in three days I will raise it up. Then said the Jews, Forty and six years was this temple in building, and wilt thou rear it up in three days? But he spake of the temple of his body. When therefore he was risen from the dead, his disciples remembered that he had said this unto them; and they believed the scripture, and the word which Jesus had said.”

Josephus reports46 that the temple started being built in 23 BC (JY 3736) and the majority of it was completed within a year and a half, making its opening 22 BC (JY 3739). 3739 + 46 years = 3785 (25 AD). Perfect again! God is so wonderfully accurate in His word.

Here's the breakdown of 22 BC:

Creation Year: 3955
Jewish Year: 3739 (as counted today)
Western Year: 22 BC

The complicated way:

·         194 Olympiad (OL), 4th year is year 1 BC to 1 AD47.

·         194.4 OL (1 BC to 1 AD) - 184.4 OL (year Herod is made king) = 10 Olympiads (OL)

·         10 OL * 4 = 40 years

·         40 BC + 1 for AD/BC no year "0" = 41 BC

·         41 BC - 18 (18th year of Herod started building temple) = 23 BC

·         23 BC – 1 year for its completion = 22 BC

·         22 BC + 46 = 24 AD

·         Year "0" doesn't exist, 1 AD/BC is one year. 24 AD + 1 = 25 AD

The easy way:
This type of complication is why I use the Jewish calendar when crossing the 1 BC/AD year:

·         22 BC (temple open for business) = 3739 Jewish Year

·         3739 + 46 = 3785

·         3785 = 25 AD.

Jesus starts Ministry  - CY 4001

Creation Year: 4001                                            Western Year: 25

Jesus' age point: Jesus baptized and started His ministry being about 30. This is the 80th Jubilee from Creation.

Luke 3:21-23 “Now when all the people were baptized, it came to pass, that Jesus also being baptized, and praying, the heaven was opened, And the Holy Ghost descended in a bodily shape like a dove upon him, and a voice came from heaven, which said, Thou art my beloved Son; in thee I am well pleased. And Jesus himself began to be about thirty years of age, being (as was supposed) the son of Joseph, which was the son of Heli,”

The world will continue for six thousand years, the first two thousand of which were a chaos (Tahu), the second two thousand were of wisdom, and the third two thousand are the days of the Messiah…” 48

So if they were paying attention, they would have known Jesus was the Messiah. The people recognized Who He was. What kind of sign would a sign be if it were hidden?

Matthew 12:22-23 “Then was brought unto him one possessed with a devil, blind, and dumb: and he healed him, insomuch that the blind and dumb both spake and saw. And all the people were amazed, and said, Is not this the son of David?”

“Son of David” – Messiah ben David – is the title given to the Messiah. But, there was another they taught: Messiah ben Joseph who they thought would be killed. How so very close they came!

The rabbis taught: The Messiah b. David, who (as we hope) will appear in the near future, the Holy One, blessed be He, will say to him: Ask something of me and I will give it to thee, as it is written [Ps. ii. 7-8]: ‘I will announce the decree . . . Ask it of me, and I will give,’ etc. But as the Messiah b. David will have seen that the Messiah b. Joseph who preceded him was killed, he will say before the Lord: Lord of the Universe, I will ask nothing of Thee but life. And the Lord will answer: This was prophesied already for thee by thy father David [Ps. xxi. 5]: ‘Life hath he asked of thee, thou gavest it to him.’”49

John 6:42 “And they said, Is not this Jesus, the son of Joseph, whose father and mother we know? how is it then that he saith, I came down from heaven?”

Though they equated and spoke in this verse of the husband of Mary as the father of Jesus, Jesus indeed was the son of Joseph as in Messiah ben Yosef (Joseph) the suffering Messiah! (Just to clarify for those that still don’t get it, Jesus is son of Judah, son of Jacob, son of Isaac, son of Abraham – the Lion of the tribe of Judah.)

EVEN THE BLIND KNEW WHO JESUS WAS!

Matthew 20:30-31 “And, behold, two blind men sitting by the way side, when they heard that Jesus passed by, cried out, saying, Have mercy on us, O Lord, thou Son of David. And the multitude rebuked them, because they should hold their peace: but they cried the more, saying, Have mercy on us, O Lord, thou Son of David.”

15th year of Tiberius  - CY 4001

Creation Year: 4001                                            Western Year: 25

Tiberius ruled from 14-37 AD yet it is this year, year 25 AD that Luke says is his 15th year of reign, his co-reign which started in 10 AD. This is accurate as Tiberius took the co-regency in the year 10 AD + 15 = 25 AD. This fits perfectly with the almost 3-year ministry of Christ and Him dying in the year 27 AD!

Furthermore, Pontius Pilate was the sixth Roman procurator of Judea, and under him our Lord worked, suffered and died, as we learn not only from Scripture, but from Tacitus (Ann. xv. 44). Pilate was appointed in the twelfth year of Tiberius, 22 AD, not 26 AD as reported in modern books. This is shown as fact by the mention of him being the ruler of Judea in Luke 3 when Jesus was baptized by John in 25 AD.

Furthermore, according to Wikipedia, the following dates are given for those spoken of in Luke 3:

Tiberius                  14 AD – 37 AD
Pontius Pilot          26 AD – 36 AD
Herod Antipas      04 BC – 39 AD
Herod Philip II       04 BC – 34 AD
Lysanias                 40 BC – 29 AD

If this table is correct, and it is not, then Jesus could not have died any later than 32 AD because John speaks of three Passovers with Jesus dying on the third. Lysanias' death in 29 AD plus 3 years is 32 AD and 14 Nisan of 32 AD fell on a Monday as well as 31 AD; so they cannot be used. Now, if Luke were counting from Tiberius' co-regent, the correct date for Jesus' ministry start would be 25 AD as I've indicated. Everyone's date now fits perfectly with Jesus' crucifixion on 14 Nisan 3787 (9 Apr 27 AD). I will show how this is accurate when we come to Jesus’ death, burial and resurrection. 

End of day four  - CY 4001

Creation Year: 4001                                            Western Year: 25

End of day four, beginning of day five.

2 Peter 3:8 “But, beloved, be not ignorant of this one thing, that one day is with the Lord as a thousand years, and a thousand years as one day.”

This is the fourth time I’ve posted this passage, but what made me believe I had something special given to me, was after finding all the various dates, kings, judges, events, and such, I decided just to see how many “days” had actually passed. When I laid it all out, I was astounded, simply astonished, that the year Jesus started His ministry was at the very beginning of day five, after four thousand years of biblical history, Jesus started the age of the Messiah.

Hosea 6:1-3 “Come, and let us return unto the LORD: for he hath torn, and he will heal us; he hath smitten, and he will bind us up. After two days will he revive us: in the third day he will raise us up, and we shall live in his sight. Then shall we know, if we follow on to know the LORD: his going forth is prepared as the morning; and he shall come unto us as the rain, as the latter and former rain unto the earth.”

Here is a perfect example of the Lord telling us what was and will happen – to those “learned” Pharisees too – that the Lord would come, Israel would be destroyed and after two thousand years He will revive them. And He did in 1948 and expanded them in 1967. Then in the third day, He will raise them up and dwell among them!

Revelation 20:6 “Blessed and holy is he that hath part in the first resurrection: on such the second death hath no power, but they shall be priests of God and of Christ, and shall reign with him a thousand years.”

Jesus dies...  - CY 4003

Creation Year: 4003                                            Western Year: 27

The Savior died for us!

Matthew 27:50 “Jesus, when he had cried again with a loud voice, yielded up the ghost.”

14 Nisan 3787 (9 April 27 AD), Jesus Died at the age of 32 and 5 month 28 days. (He would have been 33 in another 7 months.)

We know that Jesus died on the fourteenth of Nisan regardless how they kept the feasts. If the fourteenth were a Friday (which is possible), and if Jesus had died before sundown Friday, the women (Mar 16:1-2) could not have bought spices until the following Monday because of the Saturday double Sabbath (Passover and weekly) on the fifteenth (Saturday) and the Feast of Harvest on the sixteenth (Sunday) of Nisan. That alone rules it out, no matter what anyone says. Get any calendar and you'll see that the fourteenth of Nisan only falls on a Monday, Wednesday, Friday, or Saturday only!

Mark 16:1-2 “And when the sabbath was past, Mary Magdalene, and Mary the mother of James, and Salome, had bought sweet spices, that they might come and anoint him. And very early in the morning the first day of the week, they came unto the sepulchre at the rising of the sun.”

That year was 27 AD which 14 Nisan fell on Wednesday just like the first Passover and exactly when Daniel said it would be!!! Glory to God He provides the gems!!!

With the establishment of 15 Tishri as a base period, we can also figure out and understand the events of Jesus' death. Luke 3:23 says that when Jesus started His ministry He was about 30 years old. As we can see from Luke 3:21 Jesus was baptized and went into the wilderness for 40 days where He was tempted by the devil. Having died to His flesh (as we all must - I'm not suggesting a 40 day fast, but death to self - Romans 8:8-9) Jesus returned to Galilee in the power of the Spirit, taught in the synagogues of the region. When He made it to Nazareth on a Sabbath, He entered the synagogue where He grew up (Luke 4:16) and read from the scriptures Isaiah 61:1-2, however, He stopped half way through verse two because the judgment day was not yet come. He told them concisely, Who He was, the Son of God. This was not by accident because Jesus didn't ask for the scroll, but was given to Him. (Luke 4:17)

This happened in the month of Heshvan according to the Triennial Cycle when the Haftorah (הַפְטָרָה) reading (afternoon reading of the Torah) of that passage is selected. For that year, it was 27 Heshvan 3785 (18 November 24 AD)50. This is fourth Sabbath of the month, which signifies that Isaiah 61:1-2 was be read. This shows too that before going to the wilderness Jesus had not yet reached His 30th birthday and the importance and accuracy of scripture by its use of "about" in "about 30 years of age" at His baptism. Then He preached in the synagogues of Galilee and went home to preach in His hometown were all prophets are first rejected, Luke 4:24. The Israeli newspaper HAARETZ even asked what happened to "Jesus' haftarah?"51 Basically, any quote in the New Testament of the Old Testament is removed from modern reading. Have you ever wondered why in movies and TV shows, or maybe you've experienced it yourself, that the Jews love to tell stories? Well during the time of Antiochus Epiphanies, reading the Torah was punishable by death, so they'd tell the Torah reading as a story.52 That tradition continues on to today.

Paradigm number two - Jesus died before reaching His 33rd birthday. The Bible only reveals that Jesus celebrated three Passovers after this point, and on that last one, was murdered. Here's a small time table:

·         15 Tishri 3755 + 30 years = 3785

·         Birthday: 15 Tishri 3785 Jesus was 30

·         Passover: 14 Nisan 3785 Jesus was 30 - John 2:23

·         Birthday: 15 Tishri 3786 Jesus was 31

·         Passover: 14 Nisan 3786 Jesus was 31 - John 6:4

·         Birthday: 15 Tishri 3787 Jesus was 32

·         14 Nisan 3787 (9 April 27 AD - Julian), Jesus Died at the age of 32 and 5 month 28 days. John 11:55

How can Jesus have celebrated the Passover and still be the Passover?

Exodus 12 sets the rules for the Passover. Take the lamb and set it aside on the tenth day of the first month (12:3), Nisan. On the fourteenth, at evening (12:6), the lamb is to be slaughtered, roasted whole, and then eaten in haste, with bitter herbs and unleavened bread (12:8 !). Leviticus is not so precise in its instructions, and Numbers recounts the actual activities of the first Passover. Therefore, you must understand that by Jesus following the letter of the law as He told Moses to do in Exodus 12 and Due 16, He had to have the Passover on the fourteenth – a full 23 hours before everyone else! The rabbi’s, over time, distorted the truth and they celebrated the Passover on the wrong day all the way to the days of Jesus! This is why Jesus kept the Passover a day before the Pharisees did. This is also why the accounts of the Gospels seem to be contradictory – John accounted the whole story of Jesus’ last days – that the Jews keep the Passover on the fifteenth of Nisan after sunset not the fourteenth! During my travels, I befriended a Jew from Israel. He invited my family and me to participate in the Seder Meal (Passover), and being Americans and circumcised (12:48), we accepted. I was invited because I asked my friend which day they keep the Passover – he said the fourteenth at night – and I said, “But doesn’t that make it the fifteenth?” He said “Yes”. He didn’t think anything of it.

Jesus' last Passover was precisely on the evening of Nisan 14, 3787 (9 April 27 AD), a Wednesday, they killed the Passover lamb after sunset and ate their meal by midnight as is instructed in Exodus 12. Read carefully what the Scriptures say about the Passover. It is such an important feast that it is the only one that can be made up if missed for specific reasons! (Num 9:10-13) That same night, very late, they came for Jesus, held a mock trial, and had Him sent to Pilate for judgment. As seen in John 19:14 and Matthew 27:62, that was the "day of preparation" for the Passover of the Pharisees, on the wrong night. The series of events are that Jesus had His last Passover after the sunset of the thirteenth of Nisan; (making it the fourteenth); they took Jesus around 3am, still the fourteenth of Nisan. I keep repeating this because when you've lived all your life with the West celebrating events at midnight for the date change, it makes it hard to remember days change at sundown in the Middle East. John 18:28 says they took Jesus to the hall of judgment but they did not go in because they did not want to become unclean and ineligible of partaking part in the Passover, Numbers 9:7-14. It took 29 days to become clean once one was made unclean according to Numbers, but the Pharisees twisted the truth into some ritual, which bore no resemblance to the truth. So read what Paul says:

I Corinthians 5:7-8 “Purge out therefore the old leaven, that ye may be a new lump, as ye are unleavened. For even Christ our passover is sacrificed for us: Therefore let us keep the feast, not with old leaven, neither with the leaven of malice and wickedness; but with the unleavened bread of sincerity and truth.”

The Feast of Unleavened Bread starts at Passover! Read the original account, the fourteenth to the twenty-first!

Exodus 12:18-20 “In the first month, on the fourteenth day of the month at even, ye shall eat unleavened bread, until the one and twentieth day of the month at even. Seven days shall there be no leaven found in your houses: for whosoever eateth that which is leavened, even that soul shall be cut off from the congregation of Israel, whether he be a stranger, or born in the land. Ye shall eat nothing leavened; in all your habitations shall ye eat unleavened bread.”

Here is where the Pharisees got it wrong. They misinterpret Numbers 28 and Leviticus 23:

Numbers 28:16-17 “And in the fourteenth day of the first month is the passover of the LORD. And in the fifteenth day of this month is the feast: seven days shall unleavened bread be eaten.”

Leviticus 23:5-6 “In the fourteenth day of the first month at even is the LORD'S passover. And on the fifteenth day of the same month is the feast of unleavened bread unto the LORD: seven days ye must eat unleavened bread.”

They’re reading  that the seven days start with the fifteenth, meaning they should eat the Passover (the feast) on the evening of the fifteenth because it was to happen after sunset, totally blowing off what Exodus 12 commands. The Passover meal is to be eaten with unleavened bread and this is why they lumped it into actually being eaten on the evening of the fifteenth. This isn’t a contradiction, but a misunderstanding of the truth because of tradition. This explains how the Lord can keep the Passover and yet still be the Passover Lamb on the same day!

Consequently, John shows that only Jesus and His disciples had already celebrated Passover. It's always man that changes God's commandments. Jesus kept the commandment as He had given it to Moses. Jesus was presented at 6 am, rejected by the Jews, and led away to be crucified. At 9 am, He was put on the cross, Mark 15:25. At noon all darkness fell on the whole land until around 3 pm when Jesus gave up the ghost. (This is not an eclipse of the sun because the earth was between the moon and the sun!)  Now since the Pharisees taught53 that the fourteenth of Nisan is Passover and the fifteenth is a Sabbath, the guards went along to break the legs of those crucified to expedite their death because the Sabbath (Passover) was coming. Again, these verses state that it is the day of preparation and that it was a High Day as opposed to a normal Sabbath. Paradigm three smashed - Jesus couldn't have died on a Friday and remained in the tomb for three days and then have Mary and the others come "after the Sabbath" to anoint Him, which had already been done on the eighth of Nisan, if you remember, by Mary, John 12:3!

John 19:31-37 "The Jews therefore, because it was the preparation, that the bodies should not remain upon the cross on the sabbath day, (for that sabbath day was an high day,) besought Pilate that their legs might be broken, and that they might be taken away. Then came the soldiers, and brake the legs of the first, and of the other which was crucified with him. But when they came to Jesus, and saw that he was dead already, they brake not his legs: But one of the soldiers with a spear pierced his side, and forthwith came there out blood and water. And he that saw it bare record, and his record is true: and he knoweth that he saith true, that ye might believe. For these things were done, that the Scripture should be fulfilled, A bone of him shall not be broken. And again another Scripture saith, They shall look on him whom they pierced."

Notice that John speaks of the general populace as "the Jews" so as not to include himself in that group. John is pointing out that there is a difference between the beliefs of Jesus and those of the establishment. So many wonderful prophecies fulfilled in these verses of John. Not only does it mention the ones about not a bone being broken, Psalms 34:20 , and His side being pierced, Zechariah 12:10 , but that the sacrificial lamb was NOT to have a broken bone!!! (Exodus 12:46)

The stars as shown at the time of Jesus' death55

 

This image is a view of the star map at 3pm in Jerusalem on 14 Nisan 3787. His story is written in the Heavens. In this image, notice where the sun is located! Furthermore, the sun was darkened so they would have been able to see this in the sky right above Jerusalem! Uranus would not have been visible, but the others would have.

The sun is in the constellation Aries – the Ram – the sacrifice! (Genesis 22:8) This is also the seventh of the twelve zodiac signs. In Hebrew, Aries is called Taleh meaning "The Lamb". In Syriac it’s called Amroo meaning "Lamb of God". (John 1:36) The named stars in Aries are Al Sheratan meaning "The bruised" or "The wounded" and another is El Nath meaning "wounded" or "slain" and finally Mesartim (Sharatan in Hebrew) meaning "The bound".54

Why does this matter? 

I Chronicles 16:31"Let the heavens be glad, and let the earth rejoice: and let men say among the nations, The LORD reigneth."

Psalms 8:3-4 "When I consider thy heavens, the work of thy fingers, the moon and the stars, which thou hast ordained; What is man, that thou art mindful of him? and the son of man, that thou visitest him?"

Psalms 19:1 "The heavens declare the glory of God; and the firmament sheweth his handywork."

Psalms 89:5a "And the heavens shall praise thy wonders, O LORD:"

Furthermore, Jesus also had to die in Jerusalem in order to be the Passover Lamb.

Deuteronomy 16:2 "Thou shalt therefore sacrifice the passover unto the LORD thy God, of the flock and the herd, in the place which the LORD shall choose to place his name there."

II Samuel 7:13 "He shall build an house for my name, and I will stablish the throne of his kingdom for ever."

Six days before the Passover, Jesus entered Bethany, John 12:1. Jesus was anointed by Mary, John 12:3. Five days before the Passover, Jesus enters Jerusalem, John 12:12. He then went and hid Himself, John 12:36 fulfilling Exodus 12:3! This means that Jesus entered Jerusalem on the ninth of Nisan and hid Himself on the tenth of Nisan!

Jesus died at the same time as all the Passover lambs were being killed for the Passover. At sunset their Feast of Unleavened Bread started. But why unleavened bread? They left Egypt in haste before the bread was leavened, Exodus 12:33-34. Here’s another parallel; Jesus said He is the Bread of Life, John 6:48. Unleavened bread is bread without leaven (yeast) – without life. Since Jesus died at the time of the killing of the Passover lambs, the Bread of Life was dead – unleavened!

The Lord is very meticulous and cares deeply for details so no one can say His work is not the work of God! With scripture filled with duality verses and parallels, it is not a stretch to believe that Jesus also died on a Wednesday. More on that later in the book.

“According to what attested by the Dead Sea Scrolls, Rosh hashonoh (and hence Rosh chodesh Nissan and of Pessach also) was fixed on Wednesday. According to Beraishis 1:14-19, “The Eternal created the Sun on the fourth day, and the sect’s calendar followed the great Heavenly Luminary. Naturally, this solar year is 1 and ¼ days shorter than the astronomically computed length of a solar year. However, the sect did not exist so long that this [should] have caused problems through the [declaration] of the Festivals in relation to the seasons.”56 [Emphasis added]

 

The day 14 Nisan is the day when the sacrifice for the Passover is slain. It was on this day that Jesus was presented by Pilate at 6 am [sixth hour Roman Time - not Jewish] to the crowd to free a prisoner.

 

John 19:14 "And it was the preparation of the passover, and about the sixth hour: and he saith unto the Jews, Behold your King!" [Emphasis added]

The next page is a breakdown of the events of Jesus' last week.


 

Wednesday Crucifixion – Nisan

 Jewish Day

Sunset/Sunrise1

Time of Day

Julian Day

Moon Phase

Event

 

 

12pm-~6pm

26-Mar Wednesday

 

End of Jewish Month

Nisan 1 Thursday

Set: 18:09 26-Mar

~6pm - 12am 

New Moon 57 19:57

First of Nisan
Only 1 Tishri is unknown and must be declared, the others are calculated.58

 

12am-~6am

27-Mar Thursday

Rise: 05:47 27-Mar

~6am - 12pm

 

12pm-~6pm

Nisan 2 Friday

Set: 18:10 27-Mar

~6pm - 12am

First sliver visible

First sliver of the moon should have been visible this night – but not required.58

 

12am-~6am

28-Mar Friday

Rise: 05:45 28-Mar

~6am - 12pm

 

12pm-~6pm

 

 Jewish Day

Sunset/Sunrise1

Time of Day

Julian Day

Moon Phase

Event

Nisan 8 Thursday

Set: 18:15 2-Apr

~6pm - 12am

1st Quarter 57 16:19

 

 

 

 

Jesus comes to Bethany and Mary anointed Him for His burial. (John 12:1-8)

 

12am-~6am

3-Apr Thursday

Rise: 05:37 3-Apr

~6am - 12pm

 

12pm-~6pm

Nisan 9 Friday

Set: 18:16 3-Apr

~6pm - 12am

 

 

 

The next day, Jesus makes His triumphal entry into Jerusalem. (John 12:12) Jesus departed from them and Jesus hid Himself (John 12:36) in fulfillment of the law to separate the lamb (Exodus 12:3) after being chosen (John 12:28-30)!!

 

12am-~6am

4-Apr Friday

Rise: 05:36 4-Apr

~6am - 12pm

 

12pm-~6pm

Nisan 10 Saturday

Set: 18:17 4-Apr

~6pm - 12am

 

 

 

12am-~6am

5-Apr Saturday

Rise: 05:34 5-Apr

~6am - 12pm

 

12pm-~6pm

Nisan 11 Sunday

Set: 18:17 5-Apr

~6pm - 12am

 

 

 

12am-~6am

6-Apr Sunday

Rise: 05:33 6-Apr

~6am - 12pm

 

12pm-~6pm

Nisan 12 Monday

Set: 18:18 6-Apr

~6pm - 12am

 

 

 

12am-~6am

7-Apr Monday

Rise: 05:32 7-Apr

~6am - 12pm

 

12pm-~6pm

Nisan 13 Tuesday

Set: 18:19 7-Apr

~6pm - 12am

 

 

 

 

At this point, the disciples asked where they were to prepare for the Passover – knowing that Jesus kept the correct day and not being their first Passover together. (Mat 26:17) (Mar 14:12) (Luke 22:7-8)

 

12am-~6am

8-Apr Tuesday

Rise: 05:30 8-Apr

~6am - 12pm

 

12pm-~6pm

Nisan 14 Wednesday

Set: 18:20 8-Apr

~6pm - 12am

 

~7pm-12am: Jesus' - the Last Supper – The correct Passover time (Exodus 12:6) (Mar 14:17-25) (Matt 26:20) and Feast of Unleavened Bread (Exodus 12:18-20)
~12am: They go to Gethsemane (Mar 14:26-42) (Matt 26:30)

 

12am-~6am

9-Apr Wednesday

~3am: After three hours, Jesus is arrested and is brought to the Sanhedrin and falsely judged (Mar 14:37-42) Pseudo-Day of Preparation for the pseudo-Passover - (John 18:28, 19:14) – but they should have celebrated it as a Sabbath as the 1st day of the Feast of Unleavened Bread
6am: Jesus is brought to Pilate - (Matt 27:1-2)
9am: Jesus is Crucified (Mar 15:25)

Noon: Darkness over the Earth (Luke 23:44) (Matt 27:42) (not an eclipse of the moon)

~3:30pm: Jesus yielded up the ghost (Mark 15:33-37) (Matt 27:46)
~5pm: Jesus is buried in haste (John 19:42)

Rise: 05:29 9-Apr

~6am - 12pm

 

12pm-~6pm

Nisan 15 Thursday

Set: 18:21 9-Apr

~6pm - 12am

57 Full Moon 18:27
1st Night

Incorrectly celebrated Passover – pseudo-Feast of Unleavened Bread - a Sabbath (Num 28:18)

 

12am-~6am

10-Apr Thursday

Rise: 05:27 10-Apr

~6am - 12pm

1st Day
(
John 11:9)

The morning after the pseudo-Day of Preparation and the pseudo-Passover, the Pharisees went to get Pilate to put guards at the tomb "until the third day". (Matt 27:62-66)

 

12pm-~6pm

Nisan 16 Friday

Set: 18:22 10-Apr

~6pm - 12am

2nd Night

Both Marys go and buy spices (Mar 16:1-2) also knowing it would take time to apply the spices for Jesus they had to wait until after the weekly Sabbath was over because of the Feast of Harvest. Besides, it was already dark.

 

12am-~6am

11-Apr Friday

Rise: 05:26 11-Apr

~6am - 12pm

2nd Day

Feast of Harvest (assumption: shops closed in the morning for the feast)
"...in the morrow after the Sabbath..." (Lev 23:11)

Talmud Ta;anith 17b note 12 states: " The Pharisees took the view that the ‘Omer had to be brought on the second day of Passover, while the Sadducees maintained that these words meant the morrow of the first Sabbath of the Passover week and from that day forty-nine days had to be counted to Pentecost. "
In the afternoon they need to prepare for the weekly Sabbath – still no time to prepare the spices and anoint Jesus

 

12pm-~6pm

Nisan 17 Saturday

Set: 18:22 11-Apr

~6pm - 12am

3rd Night

Weekly Sabbath

 

12am-~6am

12-Apr Saturday

Rise: 05:25 12-Apr

~6am - 12pm

3rd Day

 

12pm-~6pm

Nisan 18 Sunday

Set: 18:23 12-Apr

~6pm - 12am

Resurrection Day 59

Great Earthquake (Matt 28:1) Jesus rises after sunset and before sunrise
Mary finds the tomb empty prior to sunrise (John 20:1)
The women find Jesus is "taken" before sunrise. (Mar 16:2)

 

12am-~6am

13-Apr Sunday

Rise: 05:23 13-Apr

~6am - 12pm

~10am: This would have been the time when the guards would have left, if they hadn't witnessed the Resurrection. The Pharisees' "Third day" (Matt 27:62-66)
Jesus meets with the two walking to Emmaus. (Luke 24:13-35)
The two run back to the 11 and tell of their meeting with Jesus and Jesus appears to them all.  (Luke 24:36) (John 20:19)

 

12pm-~6pm

Nisan 19 Monday

Set: 18:24 13-Apr

~6pm - 12am

 

 



 


Summary
Thursday 8 Nisan - Jesus is anointed by Mary for His death, though she may not have known that

 

John 12:3 “Then took Mary a pound of ointment of spikenard, very costly, and anointed the feet of Jesus, and wiped his feet with her hair: and the house was filled with the odour of the ointment.”

 

Saturday 10 Nisan - Jesus has separated Himself from the people

 

John 12:36 “While ye have light, believe in the light, that ye may be the children of light. These things spake Jesus, and departed, and did hide himself from them.”

 

Exodus 12:3 “Speak ye unto all the congregation of Israel, saying, In the tenth day of this month they shall take to them every man a lamb, according to the house of their fathers, a lamb for an house:”


Tuesday 13 Nisan - Jesus tells them to prepare the Passover meal. Think about Jesus’ ministry. He didn’t have a house to lay His head. Therefore, He prophesied, the Spirit prepared and they all celebrated the correct day of the Passover.

 

Matthew 26:17Now the first day of the feast of unleavened bread the disciples came to Jesus, saying unto him, Where wilt thou that we prepare for thee to eat the passover?”

 

Wednesday 14 Nisan – The lamb is killed after sunset, and they have the Passover at the appropriate and correct time! They go to Gethsemane and Jesus is arrested. Jesus is tried early in the morning before dawn, brought before the people by Pilate at 6 am - Day of Preparation for the Pharisees' Passover. Jesus is crucified at 9 am, noon the sun is blackened until when Jesus gives up the ghost around 3 pm and is put into the tomb hastily because the sun is going to set within the next couple of hours and that starts the Passover Sabbath. The Lamb of God had been sacrificed just like all the lambs that very day for that night's Passover!

Thursday 15 Nisan - Feast of Unleavened Bread - bread without yeast [life] - because the Bread of Life had died!!! - High Sabbath according to the Pharisees; also the day the Pharisees asked to have the tomb sealed because they knew of the promise of His resurrection, but thought His disciples would steal the body.

 

Matthew 27:62-63 “Now the next day, that followed the day of the preparation, the chief priests and Pharisees came together unto Pilate, Saying, Sir, we remember that that deceiver said, while he was yet alive, After three days I will rise again.”


Friday 16 Nisan - Feast of Harvest - then with a few hours to prepare for the Sabbath that starts at sunset

 

Numbers 28:26 “Also in the day of the firstfruits, when ye bring a new meat offering unto the LORD, after your weeks be out, ye shall have an holy convocation; ye shall do no servile work:”

 

Leviticus 23:10-12 “Speak unto the children of Israel, and say unto them, When ye be come into the land which I give unto you, and shall reap the harvest thereof, then ye shall bring a sheaf of the firstfruits of your harvest unto the priest: And he shall wave the sheaf before the LORD, to be accepted for you: on the morrow after the sabbath the priest shall wave it. And ye shall offer that day when ye wave the sheaf an he lamb without blemish of the first year for a burnt offering unto the LORD.”


Saturday 17 Nisan - Typical Weekly Sabbath - from Friday sundown to Saturday sundown using Western dating system.

Sunday 18 Nisan - the day Jesus is raised from the dead any time after sundown at the end of the Sabbath on Saturday night. Three days and three nights, Matthew 12:40, in the tomb. Mary and the others go to the tomb on the first day of the week, Sunday, and realize that Jesus is risen, Matthew 28:1, Mark 16:2, Luke 24:1, John 20:1.

 

Matthew 12:40 “For as Jonas was three days and three nights in the whale's belly; so shall the Son of man be three days and three nights in the heart of the earth.”

 

Matthew 28:1 “In the end of the sabbath, as it began to dawn toward the first day of the week, came Mary Magdalene and the other Mary to see the sepulchre.”

 

Mark 16:2 “And very early in the morning the first day of the week, they came unto the sepulchre at the rising of the sun.”

 

Luke 24:1 “Now upon the first day of the week, very early in the morning, they came unto the sepulchre, bringing the spices which they had prepared, and certain others with them.”

 

John 20:1 “The first day of the week cometh Mary Magdalene early, when it was yet dark, unto the sepulchre, and seeth the stone taken away from the sepulchre.”

 

Luke 24:21 bears some attention. On the surface most erroneously count from Sunday back to Wednesday declaring “it’s four days!!” However, do not count to Wednesday, just count three days, which comes to Thursday. Since Jesus died around 3pm on Wednesday, some want to count Wednesday as part of the “three days”. Why count an entire day for just two to three hours? At sundown around 6pm, it’s Thursday. Finally, the verse states, “…since these things were done”, completed, finished, all done by sundown. I don’t see a problem adding a couple of hours.

 

Daniel's Prophecy
Ok, so you're still not convinced, that's fine. Remember, I mentioned that I went through the whole Bible to find any reference to a date. Well that study, completed after this one, gave me another confirmation of Jesus' date of His death. It comes from Daniel:

 

Daniel 9:25-26 "Know therefore and understand, that from the going forth of the commandment to restore and to build Jerusalem unto the Messiah the Prince shall be seven weeks, and threescore and two weeks: the street shall be built again, and the wall, even in troublous times. And after threescore and two weeks shall Messiah be cut off, but not for himself: and the people of the prince that shall come shall destroy the city and the sanctuary; and the end thereof shall be with a flood, and unto the end of the war desolations are determined."

 

Ezra is the source to finding this date. In Daniel's 70 weeks of 7 years (490 years), the Messiah would die 69 weeks of 7 years or 483 years later, that is clearly in scripture, as you can see. The understanding of when this series of years starts is "... going forth of the commandment to restore and to build Jerusalem..." When did this occur? Well let's start with when the first Jews from Babylon returned to Israel to "rebuild the temple". Cyrus gave a decree for the Jews to return to Jerusalem to rebuild their temple. Josephus says that Cyrus read the book of Isaiah and saw that he was mentioned as the chosen one to rebuild God's house.

 

Isaiah 44:28 “That saith of Cyrus, He is my shepherd, and shall perform all my pleasure: even saying to Jerusalem, Thou shalt be built; and to the temple, Thy foundation shall be laid.”

 

Cyrus was so moved that he made the decree in 538 B.C. [year 3223 in Jewish calendar], which was his first year of reign as King of Babylon.

 

Ezra 1:1 “Now in the first year of Cyrus king of Persia, that the word of the LORD by the mouth of Jeremiah might be fulfilled, the LORD stirred up the spirit of Cyrus king of Persia, that he made a proclamation throughout all his kingdom, and put it also in writing, saying,”

 

He was already King of Persia from 559 B.C. Ezra and Nehemiah counted the people, which came to 42,360 Jews, 7337 servants, and 245 singers, totaling 49,942 souls left Babylon

 

Ezra 2:64-65 “The whole congregation together was forty and two thousand three hundred and threescore, Beside their servants and their maids, of whom there were seven thousand three hundred thirty and seven: and there were among them two hundred singing men and singing women.”

 

Nehemiah 7:66-67 “The whole congregation together was forty and two thousand three hundred and threescore, Beside their manservants and their maidservants, of whom there were seven thousand three hundred thirty and seven: and they had two hundred forty and five singing men and singing women.”

 

Very few considering the number that went into captivity. So with the decree they went back to Jerusalem to start building the House of God - not the city, so this decree isn't the one from Daniel.

 

Ezra 1:3 “Who is there among you of all his people? his God be with him, and let him go up to Jerusalem, which is in Judah, and build the house of the LORD God of Israel, (he is the God,) which is in Jerusalem.”


The adversaries of Benjamin and Judah hindered the Jews until the second year of the reign of Darius I, 519 B.C. At this time all work ceased, Ezra 4:24 . By the leadership of Haggai and Zechariah, the work resumed and the rulers of the area wrote letters to King Darius to make them stop and to verify their claim to build the House of God by Cyrus' decree. Well it was found to be true and Darius made a decree not to hinder the work, Ezra 6:1-12. Again, this decree is for the House of God alone, so this too isn't the decree of Daniel prophecy. Finally, the temple was completed in the sixth year of Darius (515 B.C. [3246]) on the third day of the twelfth month, and in the following month they kept the Passover. Ezra 6:15 , Ezra 6:19 .

 

Ezra 4:24 “Then ceased the work of the house of God which is at Jerusalem. So it ceased unto the second year of the reign of Darius king of Persia.”

 

Ezra 6:1-12 “Then Darius the king made a decree, and search was made in the house of the rolls, where the treasures were laid up in Babylon. And there was found at Achmetha, in the palace that is in the province of the Medes, a roll, and therein was a record thus written: In the first year of Cyrus the king the same Cyrus the king made a decree concerning the house of God at Jerusalem, Let the house be builded, the place where they offered sacrifices, and let the foundations thereof be strongly laid; the height thereof threescore cubits, and the breadth thereof threescore cubits; With three rows of great stones, and a row of new timber: and let the expences be given out of the king's house: And also let the golden and silver vessels of the house of God, which Nebuchadnezzar took forth out of the temple which is at Jerusalem, and brought unto Babylon, be restored, and brought again unto the temple which is at Jerusalem, every one to his place, and place them in the house of God. Now therefore, Tatnai, governor beyond the river, Shetharboznai, and your companions the Apharsachites, which are beyond the river, be ye far from thence: Let the work of this house of God alone; let the governor of the Jews and the elders of the Jews build this house of God in his place. Moreover I make a decree what ye shall do to the elders of these Jews for the building of this house of God: that of the king's goods, even of the tribute beyond the river, forthwith expences be given unto these men, that they be not hindered. And that which they have need of, both young bullocks, and rams, and lambs, for the burnt offerings of the God of heaven, wheat, salt, wine, and oil, according to the appointment of the priests which are at Jerusalem, let it be given them day by day without fail: That they may offer sacrifices of sweet savours unto the God of heaven, and pray for the life of the king, and of his sons. Also I have made a decree, that whosoever shall alter this word, let timber be pulled down from his house, and being set up, let him be hanged thereon; and let his house be made a dunghill for this. And the God that hath caused his name to dwell there destroy all kings and people, that shall put to their hand to alter and to destroy this house of God which is at Jerusalem. I Darius have made a decree; let it be done with speed.”

 

Ezra 6:15 “And this house was finished on the third day of the month Adar, which was in the sixth year of the reign of Darius the king.”

 

Ezra 6:19 “And the children of the captivity kept the passover upon the fourteenth day of the first month.”

 

King Artaxerxes, in the seventh year of his reign (457 B.C.), authorized Ezra the priest and scribe, and all who wished to join him, to go to Jerusalem. It was Ezra's desire to instruct the Jews in the laws of God. Artaxerxes granted him large amounts of silver and gold to furnish the temple, and gave instruction that his treasurers on that side of the river should provide whatever was needed to beautify the Lord's house. In the decree, Artaxerxes commanded Ezra to "set magistrates and judges, which may judge all the people that are beyond the river, all such as know the laws of thy God; and teach ye them that know them not. And whosoever will not do the law of thy God, and the law of the king, let judgment be executed speedily upon him, whether it be unto death, or to banishment, or to confiscation of goods, or to imprisonment." Ezra 7:25-26. Ezra left on 1 Nisan 3304 (26 March 457 B.C.) to go to Jerusalem. This is the decree of Daniel's prophecy. Why? Because the next decree for Nehemiah is also to rebuild Jerusalem, but Ezra was told to set up the city and the government. The letter of Ezra's decree was not preserved, but we can see by the rulers of the area complained again and the work was stopped, Ezra 4:17-22.

Ezra 4:17-22 “Then sent the king an answer unto Rehum the chancellor, and to Shimshai the scribe, and to the rest of their companions that dwell in Samaria, and unto the rest beyond the river, Peace, and at such a time. The letter which ye sent unto us hath been plainly read before me. And I commanded, and search hath been made, and it is found that this city of old time hath made insurrection against kings, and that rebellion and sedition have been made therein. There have been mighty kings also over Jerusalem, which have ruled over all countries beyond the river; and toll, tribute, and custom, was paid unto them. Give ye now commandment to cause these men to cease, and that this city be not builded, until another commandment shall be given from me. Take heed now that ye fail not to do this: why should damage grow to the hurt of the kings?”


Nehemiah's story begins in the 20th year of Artaxerxes' reign. Nehemiah was praying that the Lord would give Nehemiah favor in the King's eyes so that Jerusalem would be restored. God granted his desire and Artaxerxes gave Nehemiah leave to go and build Jerusalem. Although the text wording would make this decree the decree of Daniel, this one really was just a reaffirmation of the one given to Ezra, which we do not have the wording to, but we know it was to not only beautify the Temple, but to build the city. This was clearly understood to be an authorization for the full reestablishment of Jerusalem and the Jewish nation. Shortly after this the enemies of the Jews wrote to the king complaining that "the Jews which came up from thee to us are come unto Jerusalem, building the rebellious and the bad city, and have set up the walls thereof, and joined the foundations", Ezra 4:12. That the walls had been completely set up was obviously an exaggeration, as verse 13 reveals. Yet this incident shows that for the first time there was actual work being done to rebuild the city. This had not been the case under the previous decrees.

King's years

Something that must be understood in understanding a statement like "in the seventh year of his reign" is that to the Jews, the first year of a king's rule isn't the completion of 12 months, but in the completion of the first calendar year. That is, if a non-Jewish king took office in April, the completion of his first year wouldn't be until 20 months later. This is why, if you decide, and you should, to verify my dates with encyclopedias and history books, you'll find that some say that Artaxerxes' reign started in 465 B.C. and others will say 464 B.C. - it depends on how the "year" was counted. Accordingly, the first year of Artaxerxes' reign is both 465 B.C. AND 464 B.C. as his accession year. That means that some books are counting from the calendar year (from April to April in our example, 12 months) and others count as the Jews and Babylonian's did (from April to the second December – 20 months).

From our decree time of 1 Nisan 3304 + 483 years = 3787, exactly 483 years, 13 days later, Jesus died on the cross for His people. Daniel 9:26 , "And after threescore and two weeks shall Messiah be cut off..." When you look at all the precedence and the facts, it is so awesome to make such a discovery like this. I am so very grateful to the Lord for this. All glory and honor are His!!!!

 

Third day since...

Luke 24:21 “But we trusted that it had been he which should have redeemed Israel: and beside all this, to day is the third day since these things were done.”

Since Jesus was crucified on Wednesdaya about 9 am to 3 pmb, c and now it was Sundayd just before sunsete. Not counting the three hours of Wednesday, at 6 pm it changed to Thursday and you have the start of day one, at 6pm Friday, the start of day two and 6 pm Saturday the start of day three. Since their conversation was before sunset Sunday, it was still "third day since these things were done."

a.    14 Nisan - day of preparation; Luke 23:54 & John 19:42

b.    Matthew 27:46 - Roman time which started at 6 am

c.     Two to three hours before sunset - remember they were trying to bury them so they all could partake in the Passover and the beginning of the "High" Sabbath - 15 Nisan

d.    Matthew 24:1 & Luke 24:13

e.    Matthew 2:11

Now you say, "What about the sign of 3 days and 3 nights" (Matthew 12:40)?

·         Thursday night

·         Thursday day        - end of day ONE

·         Friday night

·         Friday day              - end of day TWO

·         Saturday night

·         Saturday day         - end of day THREE

The hard part to remember is that the "day" changes at night, sunset. This also helps us to understand how the women could go and buy spices "after the Sabbath" (Mark 16:1) and yet go before sunrise Sunday to the grave to anoint Him (Mark 16:2). The time from 6pm to - who knows - some shops may have opened to let those folks who needed stuff buy before going to bed.

The times for sunrise and sunset for April 10 is 5:17 am and 6:04 pm. So that Jesus died Wednesday only to have the day change in 3 hours to me seems of no importance in the "day/night" count.

·         Finally, Jesus becomes our Passover Lamb!

o    John 11:55 "And the Jews' passover was nigh at hand: and many went out of the country up to Jerusalem before the passover, to purify themselves."

·         3 days and 3 nights in the heart of the Earth

o    Matthew 12:40 "For as Jonas was three days and three nights in the whale's belly; so shall the Son of man be three days and three nights in the heart of the earth."

·         On the third day He rose from the dead

o    I Corinthians 15:4-6 "And that he was buried, and that he rose again the third day according to the scriptures: And that he was seen of Cephas, then of the twelve: After that, he was seen of above five hundred brethren at once; of whom the greater part remain unto this present, but some are fallen asleep."

·         After being seen by over 500 people after His death, and telling them that the time of coming of the Kingdom was not theirs to know, He ascended to heaven

o    Acts 1:6-11 "When they therefore were come together, they asked of him, saying, Lord, wilt thou at this time restore again the kingdom to Israel? And he said unto them, It is not for you to know the times or the seasons, which the Father hath put in his own power. But ye shall receive power, after that the Holy Ghost is come upon you: and ye shall be witnesses unto me both in Jerusalem, and in all Judaea, and in Samaria, and unto the uttermost part of the earth. And when he had spoken these things, while they beheld, he was taken up; and a cloud received him out of their sight. And while they looked stedfastly toward heaven as he went up, behold, two men stood by them in white apparel; Which also said, Ye men of Galilee, why stand ye gazing up into heaven? this same Jesus, which is taken up from you into heaven, shall so come in like manner as ye have seen him go into heaven."

Jesus Raises!!!  - CY 4003

Creation Year: 4003                                            Western Year: 27

Three days later, Jesus raises from the dead!!

Matthew 12:40 "For as Jonas was three days and three nights in the whale's belly; so shall the Son of man be three days and three nights in the heart of the earth."

I Corinthians 15:4-7 “And that he was buried, and that he rose again the third day according to the scriptures: And that he was seen of Cephas, then of the twelve: After that, he was seen of above five hundred brethren at once; of whom the greater part remain unto this present, but some are fallen asleep. After that, he was seen of James; then of all the apostles.”

Acts 1:9-11 “And when he had spoken these things, while they beheld, he was taken up; and a cloud received him out of their sight. And while they looked stedfastly toward heaven as he went up, behold, two men stood by them in white apparel; Which also said, Ye men of Galilee, why stand ye gazing up into heaven? this same Jesus, which is taken up from you into heaven, shall so come in like manner as ye have seen him go into heaven.”


 

Ascension to the Ending Age of the Gentiles

Non-Biblical Events

The rest of this book simply shows events as they happened since Jesus ascended to heaven.

Second Temple Destroyed - 9 Av  - CY 4046

Judea Captured Coin61

Creation Year: 4046                                            Western Year: 70

Destruction of the second temple, 4 Aug 70 AD60 (9 Av 3830), exactly 656 years to the day since the destruction of the first temple.

The Romans minted coins at this time to “celebrate” their victory. The inscription says “Judea Captured” in Latin. During this time, the land wasn’t referred to as Israel, but Judea or Galilee, depending on if you were talking about the north or the south.  

Judea was renamed Palaestina by the Romans and Jerusalem was renamed Aelia Capitolina. After destroying the Temple, the Romans built a temple to Jupiter in its place. The Latin name for Jerusalem was the premise for the Arabic name for the city – Iliya. 

 

 

So let’s examine what the Jews really lost in 70 AD.

·         The Temple

·         The capital, Jerusalem

·         The land – haEretz

·         The biblical names to these sites

·         Being scattered for so long, the language (however, it’s accepted that before this time they most likely spoke Latin, Greek and very little Hebrew)

·         The weight of measurement – the Shekel

·         By 135 AD, the last of the army destroyed

These must be restored in order for the end to come. The beauty of this is according to scripture, they all will be restored, and the best, they all have been restored! (To be explained in the timeline they occurred).

Read these verses:

Daniel 9:26-27 “And after threescore and two weeks shall Messiah be cut off, but not for himself: and the people of the prince that shall come shall destroy the city and the sanctuary; and the end thereof shall be with a flood, and unto the end of the war desolations are determined. 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.”

We’ve already discussed the first part of verse 26, but I want to bring to you attention the importance of the second part: “…and the people of the prince that shall come shall destroy the city and the sanctuary…” Because Titus was the one in charge when the temple was destroyed, many equate this with him being the “prince” and thereby the “people” being Romans. The truth of the matter is the “prince” is the antichrist, not Titus. Therefore, where will the antichrist come from? First, Josephus states that Titus had no desire of destroying neither the city nor the temple.62 Hearing that the temple was on fire, he ran to the site with his commanders running behind him, and after them legions of Roman soldiers.63 It almost reads comical! Titus gesturing and yelling for the men to put out the flames, the soldiers completely ignored him and “neither any persuasions nor any threatenings could restrain their violence, but each one's own passion”63 Roman soldiers were renowned for their stiff obedience, yet these were blatantly disobedience. Why?

Tacitus states that Titus went to Judea and found three legions there, left by Vespasian. “To these he added the 12th from Syria, and some men belonging to the 18th and 3rd, whom he had withdrawn from Alexandria. This force was accompanied by … a strong contingent of Arabs, who hated the Jews...”64

As you can see, the real soldiers, who were uncontrollable, even to the point of beatings, were Arabs. Every word in the Scriptures is important. In these verses, we see the Holy Spirit use the word “prince” and the historian Tacitus uses the word “Prince”. They do not mean the same person and I believe that is why today, so many pastors and authors use Rome as the seat of power for the antichrist. I remember when the European Union grew to ten nations and everyone started with “this is it, Jesus is coming!” The word “prince” used by the Holy Spirit was referring to the antichrist; Tacitus used it to refer to Titus. Scripture says that “he”, the “prince”, will confirm a covenant for one week. From this, we understand that the antichrist will sign a treaty with Israel for seven years.

This is important because in order to understand the prophecies about the antichrist and the end times, you must know from where the antichrist comes from. Scriptures speak of “the Assyrian”:

Micah 5:5-6 “And this man shall be the peace, when the Assyrian shall come into our land: and when he shall tread in our palaces, then shall we raise against him seven shepherds, and eight principal men. And they shall waste the land of Assyria with the sword, and the land of Nimrod in the entrances thereof: thus shall he deliver us from the Assyrian, when he cometh into our land, and when he treadeth within our borders.”

Isaiah 10:24-25 “Therefore thus saith the Lord GOD of hosts, O my people that dwellest in Zion, be not afraid of the Assyrian: he shall smite thee with a rod, and shall lift up his staff against thee, after the manner of Egypt. For yet a very little while, and the indignation shall cease, and mine anger in their destruction.”

Kurdistan65

 

The three verses prior in Micah speak of the prophecy of the Messiah’s birth in Bethlehem. As you can see, it is the Messiah Who will fight the Assyrian and lay waste the land of Nimrod also. Since Jesus didn’t do this during His first visit, we know this will occur in the last days. The land of Nimrod was in Babylon, Iraq. The original land of Assyria was from Babylon, to southern Azerbaijan, to eastern Turkey. Today, the indigenous people called the Kurds call this land Kurdistan.

When the antichrist comes to power, it may be that the three nations that are overcome by him will become the Gog and Magog of Ezekiel 38 and 39.

Daniel 7:20 “And of the ten horns that were in his head, and of the other which came up, and before whom three fell; even of that horn that had eyes, and a mouth that spake very great things, whose look was more stout than his fellows.”

~830 BC66

Figure 3 – Midian

 

Isaiah 34 and 63 speaks of how the Messiah will take vengeance on Edom and Bozrah, the ancient capital of Edom. Today, Edom is Jordan. Ezekiel 25 speaks how the Messiah will destroy Ammon and Moab, which are also part of Jordan. Joel 3 speaks how the Messiah will deal with Zidon and Tyre, which is Lebanon today, and the coast of Palestine, which is Gaza today. Balaam, the cursing prophet, spoke on this wise in Numbers 24:14 “…come therefore, and I will advertise thee what this people (the Hebrews) shall do to thy people (The Midianites) in the latter days.” Midian is hard to point out, but it is outside of Egypt so it is my opinion that it’s the extreme western part of Arabia and southern Jordan along the eastern shore of the Sea of Aqaba (See Figure 3). Ezekiel 30 shows that Egypt, Libya, and Ethiopia will also be destroyed. These verses in Ezekiel have a dual message – past and yet future.

Now if the antichrist and the false prophet were to come from Rome, why would the Messiah devastate all the kingdoms and nations mentioned above, including all those of the dream of Nebuchadnezzar when He returns? In almost every Old Testament book, any nation marked for destruction is currently Islamic. Up until September 11, 2001, Islam was not well known to the West and sadly, most Christians are completely ignorant to their beliefs. This lack of knowledge is a direct result of why pastors 400 years ago, and still today, believed the false prophet is the Pope, and the antichrist is to be a European. A key to understanding if we are indeed in the end times is the unlocking of the book of Daniel when you read it with the eye on Islam. Christians, not patient enough in years past, have been led astray with this Roman false teaching of the end times, a tactic of the devil to deceive and misdirect the followers of Jesus Christ. Now that the West is at war with Islam – though they do not yet know this – the books have been unsealed for us to understand the truth.

Revelation 17:1-2 “… the great whore that sitteth upon many waters: With whom the kings of the earth have committed fornication, and the inhabitants of the earth have been made drunk with the wine of her fornication.”

The waters are many people and nations. What nation hasn’t adjusted their convictions for oil? In May 1908, a British investor67 succeeded in drilling for oil in Iran, and so the great whore was born. Engineers from the United States, commissioned to drill for water, ended up creating Dhahran, Saudi Arabia, because everywhere they drilled, they got oil. Dhahran was born to support the vast number of American employees and they created the American Oil Company (Aramco).68 The Middle East is not the place just for oil, but gold, precious stones, and the only place to still get natural pearls (Bahrain).

Revelation 17:3 “So he carried me away in the spirit into the wilderness: and I saw a woman sit upon a scarlet coloured beast, full of names of blasphemy, having seven heads and ten horns.”

To the Lord God of Israel, everything about Islam is blasphemous. They worship a man (Muhammad), a meteorite in Mecca they call the “Black Stone”, and their god (Allah) is clearly Satan. Muhammad took the Scriptures and turned it inside out to become the Koran. I don’t know how much more blasphemous a religion could be! As to the seven heads, they are seven kingdoms that John prophesied on later in verse ten, and the ten horns are kings: five are fallen, one is, and one is yet to come.

The fallen kingdoms that once ruled over Israel are:

·         Egypt                                      1 King – 1 Kingdom

·         Assyria                                   1 King – 1 Kingdom

·         Babylon                                  1 King – 1 Kingdom

·         Media-Persia                        1 King – 1 Kingdom

·         Greece                                   4 Kings (Alexander’s four generals) – 4 Kingdoms

One is (at the time of John’s writing):

·         Rome                                       1 King – 1 Kingdom

One is not yet come (at the time of John’s writing):

·         Islamic Caliphate                  1 King – 1 Religious System of varying Kingdoms

The ten horns were/are the leaders. When Greece’s leader died (Alexander) his kingdom was divided amongst his four generals69 so in the Lord’s count, Greece gets a count of four because the empire of Greece did not remain whole. Rome has many "kings" but they were still only one system. Islam, though a non-unified group of nations, they were the kingdom "yet to come", they came, and now they are not, but their Caliphate will re-emerge.

Revelation 17:11 “And the beast that was, and is not, even he is the eighth, and is of the seven, and goeth into perdition.”

Daniel’s Statue71

Now I’m going to deviate from the norm concerning Rome. In Daniel’s statue, the bronze belly and thighs are Greece. What people forget is that this “Roman leg” division happened at the "thighs" of Greece, with its division into the East and the West. At the knees, the body splits off into two bones – the tibia and the fibula. I believe the western leg was the political Roman system until the knees. The division into two bones became the Roman Catholic and Greek Orthodox systems. The eastern leg is Islam, and at the knees, divides into Sunni and Shia systems. All these groups “pray” on their knees.

The eighth king comes from the seventh kingdom and it is this eighth king that will go into perdition. The sixth kingdom was Rome, so the seventh to rule over Israel was Islam (Ottoman Empire), therefore the eighth kingdom will be the rise of Islam. The Caliphate is the seat of power for all Islam, a ruler who is like a president, a general, and a spiritual leader. The position is inclusive. The first Caliphate was Muhammad in Medina, Arabia around 630 AD. After his death, there were successive Caliphates, but in the end, Islam split into the Shi'a and Sunni belief systems that still thrive today.70 The Caliphate ended in March 1924 with the creation of the secular Turkish government after the abolishment of the Ottoman Empire. Hence, the feet of clay – so mixed and weakened without purity of beliefs. In fact, in Hebrew, “arab” means “mixed people”. Someday soon, the Turkish people will elect a Sharia government, which will reinstate the Caliphate. In an excellent article in the Hudson New York, Steven Simpson writes in his article Turkey: Islamism's Consequences for the West, “For now, Turkey, still a powerful member of NATO, and still presumably a friend of America, teeters between East and West. A ‘neo-Ottoman’ Empire -- like a ‘neo-Czarist’ Russia that appears in the making -- is something that America, the West, and Israel, should take seriously.

“In the Middle East, the past is never forgotten and never forgiven. The future in the Middle East often consists of the merging of the present with the past. The West might therefore be well advised to prepare for the day that a once pro-Western secular Turkey no longer exists. The once "sick man of Europe" of the 18th and 19th centuries has now become the 21st century "strongman of the Middle East." While the secularist Kemalist ship is sinking in the Straits of the Bosporus, the neo-Ottoman Islamist ship of Erdogan is docking at the port of Istanbul.”72

Revelation 17:12-13 “And the ten horns which thou sawest are ten kings, which have received no kingdom as yet; but receive power as kings one hour with the beast. These have one mind, and shall give their power and strength unto the beast.”

Now if there’s anything I learned about Scripture, it’s that many verses have a double meaning and these ten kings are not just from the statue of Daniel, but are future kings which will surrender everything to the antichrist. These kings will destroy the whore and make her desolate. Verse 18 states that this is a great city – Babylon, Iraq. It will be rebuilt. So why would these Islamic nations destroy Babylon and the Islamic system and the oil?

Daniel 11:36-38 “And the king shall do according to his will; and he shall exalt himself, and magnify himself above every god, and shall speak marvellous things against the God of gods, and shall prosper till the indignation be accomplished: for that that is determined shall be done. Neither shall he regard the God of his fathers, nor the desire of women, nor regard any god: for he shall magnify himself above all. But in his estate shall he honour the God of forces: and a god whom his fathers knew not shall he honour with gold, and silver, and with precious stones, and pleasant things.”

As you can see, the antichrist will rise to power and then do what he wants – especially when he’s fooled the world by his power. “And deceiveth them that dwell on the earth by the means of those miracles which he had power to do in the sight of the beast…” (Rev 13:14a) Notice in the verses of Daniel above, the antichrist will neither regard the God of his fathers – Abraham via Ishmael – nor regard the desire of women (won’t listen to their pleas because in Islam, women are second-class people). Who else in the entire world today beheads (Rev 20:4) their enemies? Islam! The antichrist (Satan possessed) will declare that he is God, yet he will honor the god of forces – violence, military, and terrorism. Babylon may or may not be rebuilt to the opulence it once had, but from Daniel’s statue, the starting place of Islam’s history to its very end of history, when destroyed, will come full circle.

With the birth and growth of Islam, and their pure unifying hatred of Israel, these ten kings and the antichrist, in war with the West, destroy the lifeblood of the West’s economy – oil. A great military strategy. Nevertheless, their end is destruction:

Daniel 2:34-35 “Thou sawest till that a stone was cut out without hands, which smote the image upon his feet that were of iron and clay, and brake them to pieces. Then was the iron, the clay, the brass, the silver, and the gold, broken to pieces together, and became like the chaff of the summer threshingfloors; and the wind carried them away, that no place was found for them: and the stone that smote the image became a great mountain, and filled the whole earth.”

Daniel 2:45Forasmuch as thou sawest that the stone was cut out of the mountain without hands, and that it brake in pieces the iron, the brass, the clay, the silver, and the gold; the great God hath made known to the king what shall come to pass hereafter: and the dream is certain, and the interpretation thereof sure.”

Jesus Christ comes from heaven to earth (the Stone) to destroy those who have attacked His own. Notice that the statue: the iron, clay, brass, silver and gold are broken “together”. Not only will the world marvel at the head that was wounded and brought back (the Caliphate) but the enemies throughout all of history of Israel in one new kingdom, the antichrist’s kingdom. Who is it that is destroyed? Throughout Scripture, they are all today Islamic countries. His garments will be dyed in blood of His enemies (Isaiah 63)! Jesus Christ comes to set up His one thousand-year reign! Glory to God! What a time that will be! Please see Appendix L for some discoveries concerning Revelation 13:17 “…the mark, or the name of the beast, or the number of his name.”

Jerusalem plowed - 9 Av  - CY 4047

Creation Year: 4047                                            Western Year: 71

The Roman army plowed Jerusalem with salt in 25 July 71 AD (9 Av 3831)73

Jewish revolt ends - 9 Av  - CY 4111

Creation Year: 4111                                            Western Year: 135

The destruction of Shimon Bar Kochba's army in 5 Aug 135 AD (9 Av 3895)74 The last of the Israeli army is destroyed.

End of day five  - CY 5001

Creation Year: 5001                                            Western Year: 1025

End of day five, beginning of day six.

II Peter 3:8But, beloved, be not ignorant of this one thing, that one day is with the Lord as a thousand years, and a thousand years as one day.”

First Crusade - Av  - CY 5071

Creation Year: 5071                                            Western Year: 1095

The First Crusade, declared by Pope Urban II, began when his preaching throughout France, in July 1095 (Av 4855), stirred up the populace.75 This ignited violence against the Jews and some have deemed this as the first holocaust.76 Though this evil occurred, the number of Jews killed before the Crusades reaches Jerusalem are not recorded, but accounts added up can lead one to believe that the number could reach five to ten thousand.77

England expels Jews - 9 Av  - CY 5266

Creation Year: 5266                                            Western Year: 1290

Edward I of England expelled all of the Jews in 18 July 1290 AD (9 Av 5050)78

 “Pressured by his barons, the Church and possibly his mother, he announced the expulsion of all the Jews. By November 1, approximately 4,000 had fled, mostly to France. The Jews had to pay their own passage. They were allowed to take movables (i.e. clothing). A number of Jews were robbed and cast overboard during the voyage by the ship captains. The Jews did not return to England until 165979. This was the first national expulsion of the Jews. (England was one of the only centralized and national monarchies of that time.)”80

France expels Jews - 10 Av  - CY 5282

Creation Year: 5282                                            Western Year: 1306

“1306 July 22, PHILIP THE FAIR (France) Expelled the Jews from his lands after arresting all of them (on the day after the 9th of Av) and confiscating their property. Most Jews went to the next Duchy. Gradually, they were allowed to drift back.”81

Spain expels Jews - 8 Av  - CY 5468

Creation Year: 5468                                            Western Year: 1492

Spain, by the Alhambra Decree82, expelled all of the Jews by 31 July 1492. On the 1 August 1492 AD, the day before 9th of Av (9 Av 5252), the Jews who didn’t leave were being round up and forced into Catholicism.

Ottoman Rule over Israel - CY 5493

Creation Year: 5493                                            Western Year: 1517

From 1517 to 1917 the Ottoman Empire ruled over Israel and land flourished. The Ottoman Empire was the seat of the Islam Caliphate – a form of government over the people, regardless of national boundaries. Turkey was indeed the last caliphate, and was abolished on March 3, 192483. Today, from Pakistan and India to Iran and Saudi Arabia, they wish to re-establish the Caliphate. In September 2010, the people of Turkey voted to adjust their constitution, which puts their secular government at risk of remaining secular. If you understand Scripture, you know that this is part of the end times. Turkey will increase their influence on the region.

King James enthroned  - CY 5579

Creation Year: 5579                                            Western Year: 1603

James I is crowned King of England. Contrary to slanderous charges, he was a Godly man who translated his own private versions of the books of Psalms and Revelation (not included in the King James Bible). The work of Sir Francis Bacon flourished in the court of King James. Bacon rejected84 the pagan philosophy of Aristotle, and greatly advanced science through his system of inductive methodology, thus paving the way for modern science and technology. False charges of impious behavior against James I are attributable to viscous rumors spread by his political enemies. The king survived an assassination attempt by Catholic Jesuits in the failed "Gunpowder Conspiracy".

King James commissioned Bible  - CY 5580

Creation Year: 5580                                            Western Year: 1604

King James I of England commissioned the translation of a new English Bible on July 22. The guidelines stated: "That a translation be made of the whole Bible, as consonant as can be to the original Hebrew and Greek; and this to be set out and printed, without any marginal notes, and only to be used in all churches of England in time of divine service."85

America


I am an American. This statement is an extremely privileged one. The poorest of us are still richer than the majority of the rest of the world. America grew from nothing to the sole superpower in record time. Her fall may be just as fast. That is because she is forgetting her God. I love my country and this is why society's evil grieves me so.

Psalms 9:17 “The wicked shall be turned into hell, and all the nations that forget God.”

Periodically I will present events in America that I feel are turning points in our existence. First, I believe that God brought us forth to do great and mighty things in and for the world; but it is my firmest conviction that America was born to assist in the birth of another country – Israel – to set in motion the needed events for the beginning of the end times. Still, there is another force at work, that abhors what the Almighty does, and this evil (the devil), brought two great evils to America: destruction to the American Indians and slavery to our shores. Today, the devil is busy working on removing God from our history books, and what He did for America, while maligning the founders of The United States of America.

 

Jamestown was christened  - CY 5583

Creation Year: 5583                                            Western Year: 1607

May 14, 1607, Captain John Smith christened Jamestown, Virginia.86

The Spanish had already colonized some of South America, certainly visiting it long before the English. Yet, none of the colonies really flourished in the new world until the English planted a colony at Jamestown and in Massachusetts. Much of this has to do with the way the English conducted their business practices. Landholding was an important part of English society – the more land you owned, the wealthier your standing in society. "English merchants had eclipsed their Spanish and French rivals in preparing for successful colonization through adoption of the joint-stock company as a form of business."87 Because it was a joint-stock venture, if the colony failed, the stockholder would only lose what he invested and the company would survive, which limited the loss of investments thereby lowering the risk to investors. "Stability of the state, the rule of law, and a willingness to accept new or foreign ideas … proved vital to entrepreneurship, invention, technical creativity, and innovation."2

The first year was terrible for the colonists with new infirmities and no established substance they lived off the land. Barely a third survived the first year and Capt. Smith took control in 1608 and declared, "He who will not work will not eat,"88 quoting from the Scriptures, II Thessalonians 3:10. Although this tough stance allowed many to survive, once the colony started to flourish, they tired of Smith's military reign and deposed him. With the means to support even the laziest of colonists, forced labor was no longer needed so they turned to and new activity – private land ownership. "The application of private enterprise, combined with the introduction of tobacco farming, helped Jamestown survive and prosper…"89 The marriage of the local chief's daughter, Pocahontas, to John Rolfe helped seal a permanent peace treaty with the Indians.

II Thessalonians 3:10 "For even when we were with you, this we commanded you, that if any would not work, neither should he eat."

King James Bible complete  - CY 5587

Creation Year: 5587                                            Western Year: 1611

King James (KJV) Bible published - sanctioned for Church of England worship services, although neither church nor government banned the use of other Bibles. The KJV gained immediate popularity among the common people of all fundamentalist congregations and came to be called the “Authorized Version” (AV). It was simply referred to as “the Bible” or the “common English Bible” until modern times, and powerfully spread the Gospel of Jesus Christ around the globe. It took seven years to translate.

Psalms 12:6 “The words of the LORD are pure words: as silver tried in a furnace of earth, purified seven times.”

Most English speaking people do not understand the depth of influence the King James Bible has on their everyday language. There are a lot of words and phrases and words that we use day to day that come straight out of the bible. Here are a few examples:

·         can't get blood from a turnip – God required a blood sacrifice, yet Cain offered his vegetables – Genesis 4:2-5

·         don't miss the boat – Genesis 7, the Flood of Noah

·         quit babbling – Genesis 11:7-9, the tower of Babel

·         holy cow – Exodus 32:8, the molten calf that Aaron made

·         scapegoat – Leviticus 16:6-10, when one of the goats is set free, the other is sacrificed

·         cheer up – Deuteronomy 24:5, when a man marries a woman, he’s not to go out to war for a year, so to cheer her up

·         apple of his eye – Deuteronomy 32:10; Psalms 17:8; Proverbs 7:2; Zechariah 2:8

·         don't know if he's coming or going – I Kings 3:7, Solomon’s comment to God

·         that's heavy – I Kings 14:6, bad news

·         she's gone to the dogs – I Kings 21:19-23, God’s judgment on Jezebel

·         seeing is believing - II Chronicles 9:6; John 20:25, which also comes doubting Thomas

·         postman – II Chronicles 30:6, the man carrying posts and letters throughout Israel

·         lay me down to sleep – Psalm 4:8, a children’s prayer and should be a prayer for adults too!

·         shoot off your mouth – Psalm 64:3-4, speak before you think

·         spare the rod, spoil the child – Proverbs 13:24

·         money talks – Ecclesiastes 10:19

·         a little bird told me – Ecclesiastes 10:20

·         seeing eye to eye – Isaiah 52:8, unity in idea

·         half-baked – Hosea 7:8

·         hog wild – Mark 5:13, when Jesus cast out the Legion of demons into the herd of swine

·         won't lift a finger to help – Luke 11:46, speaking of lawyers

·         he came to himself – Luke 15:17, when the prodigal son came to his senses

·         go jump in the lake – Revelation 20:15, when those that don’t believe will be cast into the lake of fire

The translators did not want to beguile people with their translation if a word did not exist in the original language, so they added them in order to make the English grammar or meaning correct and they would italicize the words. It is my personal belief that the Lord blessed England because of this book and allowed it to be spread literally around the world. At one point in Great Britain's history, the sun never set on the empire. However, because they forgot God (Psalms 9:17) they forgot the people of the Word and treated them badly after World War II. This ill treatment of the Jews is the direct reason Great Britain's empire is no more. Even within the borders of their island nation, they are divided, with Scotland re-establishing their parliament after 291 years.90 Today, they arrest pastors for preaching the Good News. Dropping off leaflets at a "gay" parade in Cardiff, England, Stephen Green was arrested and "… was held in a police station for four hours and was charged with using threatening, abusive or insulting words or behaviour likely to cause harassment, alarm or distress after he refused to accept a caution from the force's Minorities Support Unit."91 The charges were later dropped, but he was still arrested. Harry Hammond, a preacher in Bournemouth, England, was arrested and convicted of harassment for waving a sign calling homosexuality a sin.92 The sad part was that Mr. Hammond was attacked and beaten by a mob for his sign, and yet he was the only one convicted. This is clear harassment and it is starting in the United States as well.

Virginia Company offers land in the New World  - CY 5593

Creation Year: 5593                                            Western Year: 1617

"Any freeman who migrated to Virginia could obtain a grant of one hundred acres of land."93 This allowed for the great expansion of Virginia. In part thanks to the demand for tobacco back in Europe. Tobacco farming methods at the time spoiled the land so new farms had to be created and the desperate need for laborers. This started a trend of "indenture servitude". This was indiscriminant to race. After an appointed time, the servant would fulfill their debt and many where given land by the owners to use as their own land. This is a perfect example of “For the love of money is the root of all evil” (I Timothy 6:10). Their desire of money, lead to a vice (tobacco), which lead to indentured servitude, which lead to full-blown slavery! If you research any wrong, you will trace it back to the “love of money”.

Anthony Johnson – First Slave Owner – CY 5596

Creation Year: 5596                                            Western Year: 1620

One such "indentured servant" was Anthony Johnson in the Virginia Company. Anthony came to America in 1621, as a slave, and sold to a planter named Bennet to work on his Virginia tobacco farm.94 After the saving money, he bought out his contract, was set free and given his own land to work. He had approximately 250 acres of land and had indentured servants of his own. One of those servants, John Casor, also an African, ran away from Johnson. Caught, he was taken before a judge where Johnson laid out his case against Casor and won the judgment. Casor's sentence was to be Johnson's "indentured servant" for life – effectively making Casor the first true slave in Virginia and Johnson, the first documented slave owner.94 This verdict, in 1654, effectively and officially established the evil called slavery in America until Lincoln's Emancipation Proclamation in 1863, 209 year later. Even worse, it took until the Civil Rights Act of 1964 to cease the injustice on a people.

Pilgrims arrive USA  - CY 5596

Creation Year: 5596                                            Western Year: 1620

Pilgrims arrive in Plymouth, Massachusetts

Taking advantage of the joint-stock business practice, the Pilgrims allowed non-separatists to join them to Virginia. Leaving England on the Mayflower, 65 colonists and 35 Pilgrims set sail. Blown off course, they found themselves at Cape Cod Bay in an area called Plymouth by John Smith. Seeing that they were not in Virginia, 500 miles away, they remained on board until they decided on what they were going to do. Not having a charter for Plymouth and not wishing to offend the King of England should they stay, they drew up a document emphasizing their allegiance to King James, and to renounce any claim they were attempting to declare themselves independent.95 This document, known as the Mayflower Compact, spelled out that; in the Name of God, for the Glory of God, and the advancement of the Christian Faith, they "… by virtue hereof to enact, constitute and frame such just and equal Laws, Ordinances, Acts, Constitutions and Offices, from time to time, as shall be thought most meet and convenient for the general good of the Colony, unto which we promise all due submission and obedience."96

Due to their inspiration, the Massachusetts Bay colony formed, electing John Winthrop as governor, a Cambridge educated, an attorney, wealthy, and a staunch Puritan. He took his position seriously and upon arriving in America, he preached a sermon to those on the eleven ships that sailed with him, "Wee must Consider that wee shall be as a City upon a Hill, the eyes of all people are upon us."97 By 1640, they had grown to over ten thousand because of the continued restocking and funding by the stockholders in England. They succeeded keeping the labor force full where the southern colonies had failed even with indentured servants. Sadly today, the only thing people remember about the Massachusetts Bay colony, are the Salem (Anglicized word for the Hebrew word Shalom meaning Peace) witch trials. It ended as quickly as it started, yet it is the single most remembered event from the period; another example of the success in removing "God" from our history books.

The single most key to the success of the pilgrims occurred because the majority of them died the first two years in the new land. During this time they were forbidden to own land; they had to use the law of commons. The law of commons is based on the idea that everything belongs to everyone – just like communism! No one owned anything, so no one put their all into anything they did. As a result, they became lazy because why should one work if everyone is working. Some would also go out and pick the crops too early, stealing really, so they would have more than the others, which caused a shortage to both the thief – who picked smaller units without much nutrition – and the colony – because the quantity was less. This all changed when William Bradford allowed the colonists to own parcels of land and made everyone plant according to their own needs. It was so successful that the next harvest, they had so much they invited the Indians – the first thanksgiving.

This is the basis of America’s success: God’s blessings to the hard working individual and the rule of law of private property. When someone owns something that they know is theirs, they will take care of it. That’s why the colonists did so well from then on and why America became the richest nation on earth and why older countries never fared as well as America.

John Bunyan pens...  - CY 5654

Creation Year: 5654                                            Western Year: 1678

"The Pilgrim's Progress" penned by John Bunyan

This book is writ in such a dialect, As may the minds of listless men affect: It seems a novelty, and yet contains Nothing but sound and honest gospel strains.”

John Bunyan, 1678

 

“In Grace Abounding to the Chief of Sinners, Bunyan describes his conversion as coming when he heard “three or four poor women,” sitting at a door, “talking about the new birth, the work of God in their hearts, and the way by which they were convinced of their miserable state by nature. They told how God had visited their souls with his love in Christ Jesus, and with what words and promises they had been refreshed, comforted, and supported against the temptations of the devil.” From these pious women Bunyan learned to despise sin and to hunger for the Savior. Later, while passing into the fields, he recounts, “This sentence fell upon my soul, ‘Thy righteousness is in heaven’…for my righteousness was Jesus Christ Himself, the same yesterday, today, and forever.” He then said his “chains fell off,” and he went home rejoicing. In 1655, Bunyan was called to preach the Gospel of Jesus Christ. He was arrested in 1660 for preaching without a license from the Anglican Church, charged with “teaching men to worship God contrary to the law.” He was in jail more than twelve years, during which time he could have been released if he would have agreed to compromise on certain points in preaching the Gospel.

“His most well-known work, The Pilgrim’s Progress, was written in the Bedford jail. During Bunyan’s lifetime there were 100,000 copies of it circulated in the British isles, besides several editions in North America. It has been translated into more than 120 languages. Bunyan’s remarkable imagery was firmly rooted in the Reformation doctrines of man’s fallen nature, grace, imputation of righteousness, justification, and the atonement—all of which Bunyan seems to have derived directly from Scripture. He became one of the most influential authors of the seventeenth century. Few in history have left such a wealth of Christ-centered writings.”98

Final printing of AV1611  - CY 5745

Creation Year: 5745                                            Western Year: 1769

Final typographical corrections made to King James Bible for mass printing.

 

Haym Salomon  - CY 5748

From USPS.com

Creation Year: 5748                                            Western Year: 1772

Haym Salomon (1740-1785) was an astute merchant and banker and succeeded in accumulating a huge fortune, which he subsequently devoted to the use of the American Government during the American Revolution. For example, he negotiated all the war aid from France and Holland, endorsing and selling bills to American merchants.

He was the paymaster-general of the French military forces in the early times of the United States. It is asserted that more than $100,000 he advanced was never repaid. He lent the young United Sates government about $600,000, and at his death about $400,000 of this amount had not been repaid. This was irrespective of what he had lent to statesmen and others while performing public duties and trusts. Jacob Bader Marcus wrote in Early American Jewry that the sum owed to Saloman was $800,000.

Solomon came to New York in 1772 and joined the Sons of Liberty. He was a brilliant financier and one of George Washington's personal friends. In 1776 he was captured and sentenced to death by the British, but he bribed his jailer and escaped to Philadelphia. It was during this period of incarceration where he contracted tuberculosis.

During the American Revolution, Solomon went to France and raised an additional 3.5 million British pounds from the Sassoon and Rothschild banking houses and families. He spoke eight languages. When Solomon was in France, he passed himself off as a French diplomat.

In 1975, the United States Postal Service printed a stamp in his honor.

From
Wikipedia99, so please read more about this great, sadly unknown, American hero.

America is born  - CY 5752

Creation Year: 5752                                            Western Year: 1776

America is born, July 4, 1776 (17 Tammuz 5536)

FAST OF TAMMUZ 17 (17 Tammuz) - A day of fasting commemorating the breach made in the defense wall surrounding Jerusalem in 586 BC. This led to the capture of the city, the destruction of the Temple by the Babylonians under Nebuchadnezzar, and three weeks later, the exile of the Jews to Babylonia. Tradition also says that this is the day Moses destroyed the first tables of stone because of Aaron’s and Israel’s sin.100

Washington D.C. Burns  - CY 5790

Creation Year: 5790                                            Western Year: 1814

During the War of 1812, (1812-1815) the British military attacked Washington D.C. The best known of these destructive raids was the burning of public buildings, including the White House, by Admiral Sir George Cockburn and General Robert Ross. The expedition was carried out between August 19 and August 29, 1814. On the 23rd, a doctor invited the commanders in for a meal. After they left for their campaign, they were attacked. They blamed the doctor and took him to their ship as a prisoner. On the 24th, the inexperienced American militia who had collected at Bladensburg, Maryland to protect the capital were soundly defeated, opening the route to Washington. President James Madison was forced to flee to Virginia, and American morale was reduced to an all-time low. In an act of defiance, Dolly Madison, the first Lady, prepared a meal for the advancing army, complete with the best dishes. While the army feasted, she made off with the portrait of the first president, President George Washington. When they finished eating, they torched the President's home. Later the building was whitewashed to cover the scorched marks on the outer walls and pillars resulting the famous naming of the building - the White House.101

During this time of great sorrow, the Lord came to Washington's rescue. While the British where burning all the public buildings a hurricane hit extinguishing the fires. Because of the hurricane, a tornado formed right over the British army killing more than the Americans could.

The British also attempted to attack Baltimore by sea on September 13, but were unable to reduce Fort McHenry at the entrance to Baltimore Harbor. On September 12, a young lawyer went to the command ship to request the release of his doctor friend. Having secured his friend's release, he found they could not leave because they knew of their whereabouts. As a result, from the deck of the command ship, watching the defense of the fort inspired the American lawyer Francis Scott Key to write a poem that became "The Star-Spangled Banner," the national anthem of the United States. Mary Pickersgill had sewed an oversized American flag in anticipation of the British attack on the fort commissioned by the fort's commander. Today that very flag hangs in the American History Museum in Washington D.C.

I can't help but see the hand of God in all of this and the single verse that comes to mind is Isaiah 37:35 "For I will defend this city to save it for mine own sake, and for my servant David's sake." I know that this is talking about Jerusalem, but even Haym Salomon believed that the U.S. was destined to save or aid in a future Israel. He was one of the most influential financial help to the U.S. in its war of Independence.

Birth of Zionism  - CY 5873

Creation Year: 5873                                            Western Year: 1897

The birth of Zionism as a political movement began on 29 August 1897 (1 Elul 5657), a Jubilee and nine months later, Israel is born.

World War I Declared - 9 Av  - CY 5890

Creation Year: 5890                                            Western Year: 1914

World War I is declared on the ninth of Av, 1 August 1914 (9 Av 5674)

Russia mobilized for World War I and launched persecutions against the Jews in Eastern Russia three days before 9 Av 5674. Of the population, 13% were Jewish and considered traitors and spies and were taken hostage in order to prevent spying. Finally, in 1915 they were forced to leave Galicia, Austria, and banned Yiddish.102

General Allenby enters Jerusalem - CY 5893

Creation Year: 5893                                            Western Year: 1917

The Balfour Declaration signed by the British Empire. Exactly one Jubilee later, Jerusalem becomes a united city! One Jubilee later, Israel surrenders Hebron to the Palestinians in 1997.

General Allenby enters Jerusalem on 11 Dec 1917, the first day of Hanukkah. Please see the year 1948 for some amazing facts.

Eretz Israel - 10 Av  - CY 5905

Creation Year: 5905                                            Western Year: 1929

16 August 1929 (10th of Av)

“The first of the 1929 anti-Zionist riots, which prompted the British to further restrict Jewish immigration into Palestine, began on August 16 1929 -- the Tenth of Av.”103

“On August 16, 1929 Jews at the Western Wall in Jerusalem defied a rule requiring them to stand rather than sit while praying. Enraged, Arab rioters first targeted Jewish residents in Jerusalem and then in Hebron, where gruesome murders were the norm.”104

“A fateful day in August 1929 marks the birth of the modern Arab war against the Jewish people”, Edwin Black104

WWII Started - CY 5915

Creation Year: 5915                                            Western Year: 1939

 Do you really think if I stopped selling weapons, people would stop killing each other? Killing is human nature. That’s why we keep getting better and better at it.”
Numb3rs: Arm in Arms

I find it funny that a powerful truth presents itself in the form of a television show. I’m not against war, when it’s right and noble. Yet, since Abel was murdered, man has not found a way to keep from killing but has pursued ways to kill efficiently. According to the Congressional Research Service, the following information105 shows how many U.S. military deaths since the birth of America:

War

U.S. Military Death

Revolutionary War (1775-1783)

4,435

War of 1812 (1812-1815)

2,260

Mexican War (1846-1848)

13,283

Civil War (1861-1865) (Union Forces Only)

364,511

Spanish-American War (1898-1901)

2,446

World War I (1917-1918)

116,516

World War II (1941-1946)

405,399

U.S. History Soldier War Deaths

Another site106 showed that 618,000 died in the Civil War, counting all war casualties.

However, the most amazing fact is when you count all deaths, in the twentieth century alone:107

Yet the most startling statistic on VOLUNTARY death is over 46 million,108 performed since 1973 just in the United States of America – abortion!

War

Total Deaths

World War II

72 Million

World War I

65 Million

Vietnam “Conflict”

5 Million

Korean War

3.5 Million

20th Century Deaths

Scriptures state that a third of the world would die – since we have over 6.6 billion, that’ll be 2.2 billion within a 7-year period!

Revelation 9:15 “And the four angels were loosed, which were prepared for an hour, and a day, and a month, and a year, for to slay the third part of men.”

Revelation 9:18 “By these three was the third part of men killed, by the fire, and by the smoke, and by the brimstone, which issued out of their mouths.”

Warsaw Ghetto - 9 Av  - CY 5918

Creation Year: 5918                                            Western Year: 1942

On 22 July 1942, the Germans began a systematic liquidation of the Ghetto, deporting Jews to extermination camps at the rate of six to ten thousand per day. Deportation started on 8 Av. Over 64,000 Jews were transported to Treblinka in July.109 By autumn there were only 40,000 Jews left in Warsaw. Just to top it off, 500 mental patients were killed on this day in Kobierzyn (Poland).110

Warsaw Ghetto Cleansed - 9 Av  - CY 5919

Creation Year: 5919                                            Western Year: 1943

By early 1943, the Jews refused to cooperate with the Germans and the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising began. Renewed attempts to start deportations were answered with reprisals.111


 

Age of the Gentiles is Ending

Israel is Born!  - CY 5924

Creation Year: 5924                                            Western Year: 1948


Israel is born by decree of the United Nations112, fulfilling the most important end-time prophecy to start the end of days!!!

Isaiah 66:8-9 “Who hath heard such a thing? who hath seen such things? Shall the earth be made to bring forth in one day? or shall a nation be born at once? for as soon as Zion travailed, she brought forth her children. Shall I bring to the birth, and not cause to bring forth? saith the LORD: shall I cause to bring forth, and shut the womb? saith thy God.”

Ezekiel 37:4-6 “Again he said unto me, Prophesy upon these bones, and say unto them, O ye dry bones, hear the word of the LORD. Thus saith the Lord GOD unto these bones; Behold, I will cause breath to enter into you, and ye shall live: And I will lay sinews upon you, and will bring up flesh upon you, and cover you with skin, and put breath in you, and ye shall live; and ye shall know that I am the LORD.”

Not since the Resurrection Day of Jesus, the Christ, has any other day had more importance than May 14, 1948. On this day, the End Time prophecies began. Having never lived on the side of time prior to that fateful day, it is hard to believe, but people were called heretics for believing that Israel would rise up, just as Ezekiel and Isaiah prophesied so many millenniums ago. Because of this one event, we can discern other prophecies.

Fulfilled Prophecies Concerning Israel


bring your sons from afar

Isaiah 60:9 “Surely the isles shall wait for me, and the ships of Tarshish first, to bring thy sons from far, their silver and their gold with them, unto the name of the LORD thy God, and to the Holy One of Israel, because he hath glorified thee.”

Tarshish in the Scriptures is modern-day Spain. You may not see it, but this verse also has been fulfilled. Many years before the rebuilding of the walls of Jerusalem, an explorer, wanting to preach the Gospel to the heathens, set about to find a way to the Orient. This man was Christopher Columbus. Because of what he did, without knowing what he had done, what he had found, or where he had been, started the fulfillment of this prophecy. After failing to secure funds from Italy or Portugal, he looked to the Spanish. Wanting to expand and gain wealth, the Spanish Monarchs supported Columbus’ exploration. In 1492, after the Edict of Expulsion of the Jews, he set sail due west.

“Columbus was driven more by prophecy than astronomy. He compiled a collection of Biblical passages in his Libro de las Profecias, Book of Prophecies: Proverbs 8:27, which speaks of the earth's surface as being curved; Isaiah 40:22, the spherical earth; and the ocean currents in Isaiah 43:16. He would later describe his discovery of the New World as "the fulfillment of what Isaiah prophesied," from Isaiah 24:15, "...isles beyond the sea," and Isaiah 60:6.

Aside from their being Conversos, these were not ordinary Spaniards. Santangel was a member of one of the wealthiest and most influential families in Spain, as well as the King's personal advisor. Juan Cabrero was Ferdinand's intimate friend who had fought by the King against the Muslims. Gabriel Sanchez was the Chief Treasurer of Spain. They offered to finance Columbus' project and it was accepted. Some scholars believe that Santangel and his associates were willing to finance Columbus in the hope of finding a new Promised Land to which they might emigrate and escape the pressure of the Church.” 113

Because Columbus discovered America, the Lord’s timetable was set in motion for the birth of the United States, who, one day, would be instrumental in the birth of Israel! (This will be expanded on later.) This timetable is clearly understood by the first part of the verse “…the isles shall wait for me…”. After setting sail, Columbus restocked in the Canary Islands, then continued due west. Next, he landed in what is today The Bahamas. He continued on and found Cuba and then on to Hispaniola (Haiti and Dominican Republic) and finally back to Spain in March 1493. Even on his second and third voyage he discovered more islands until Venezuela. His fourth voyage finally found Central America.114 And it started in Tarshish first!

strangers shall build up the walls

Isaiah 60:10 “And the sons of strangers shall build up thy walls, and their kings shall minister unto thee: for in my wrath I smote thee, but in my favour have I had mercy on thee.”

Ottoman Sultan Suleiman I rebuilt the walls around Jerusalem from 1535-1538115 fulfilling this prophecy.

Eastern Gate will be sealed

Ezekiel 44:1-3 “Then he brought me back the way of the gate of the outward sanctuary which looketh toward the east; and it was shut. Then said the LORD unto me; This gate shall be shut, it shall not be opened, and no man shall enter in by it; because the LORD, the God of Israel, hath entered in by it, therefore it shall be shut. It is for the prince; the prince, he shall sit in it to eat bread before the LORD; he shall enter by the way of the porch of that gate, and shall go out by the way of the same.”

As prophesied, the Lord, the God of Israel, Jesus, has entered in by the eastern gate! Typical of unbelievers, in 1541 AD Ottoman Sultan Suleiman I116 sealed off the Golden Gate in to prevent the Messiah's entrance! Being ignorant of the truth, he clearly did not read the verses below.

Luke 19:35-38 “And they brought him to Jesus: and they cast their garments upon the colt, and they set Jesus thereon. And as he went, they spread their clothes in the way. And when he was come nigh, even now at the descent of the mount of Olives, the whole multitude of the disciples began to rejoice and praise God with a loud voice for all the mighty works that they had seen; Saying, Blessed be the King that cometh in the name of the Lord: peace in heaven, and glory in the highest.”

Matthew 21:8-10 “And a very great multitude spread their garments in the way; others cut down branches from the trees, and strawed them in the way. And the multitudes that went before, and that followed, cried, saying, Hosanna to the Son of David: Blessed is he that cometh in the name of the Lord; Hosanna in the highest. And when he was come into Jerusalem, all the city was moved, saying, Who is this?”

Zechariah 9:9 “Rejoice greatly, O daughter of Zion; shout, O daughter of Jerusalem: behold, thy King cometh unto thee: he is just, and having salvation; lowly, and riding upon an ass, and upon a colt the foal of an ass.”

He also built a cemetery there, in the Kidron valley to “ensure” the Jewish Messiah would not enter the gate. This too is a fulfilled prophecy.

Jeremiah 31:40 “And the whole valley of the dead bodies, and of the ashes, and all the fields unto the brook of Kidron, unto the corner of the horse gate toward the east, shall be holy unto the LORD; it shall not be plucked up, nor thrown down any more for ever.”

Jerusalem will be saved by the air

Isaiah 31:4-5 “For thus hath the LORD spoken unto me, Like as the lion and the young lion roaring on his prey, when a multitude of shepherds is called forth against him, he will not be afraid of their voice, nor abase himself for the noise of them: so shall the LORD of hosts come down to fight for mount Zion, and for the hill thereof. As birds flying, so will the LORD of hosts defend Jerusalem; defending also he will deliver it; and passing over he will preserve it.”

General Allenby119

Everyone is familiar with the Wright Brothers’ obsession with flight. They made their first successful flight on 17 December 1903, at Kitty Hawk, North Carolina. However, not many understand their required failures to fulfill the Lord’s will. For example, when they tried to get the Congress of the United States to purchase their “flyer”, Congress rejected the idea in January 1905. Undaunted, the Wright Brothers turned to Europe and by 1908 had wowed the French. Ironically, due to the threat of the German Zeppelins, both England and France were eager to put “flyers” into the air. When the time came to fight the Ottoman Empire (because they sided with the Germans in World Word I) Britain had airplanes that were unopposed in Egypt and successfully defended the Suez Canal in 1914.117 When tasked to take Palestine, as the story118 goes, that while reading his bible, he read the verse in Isaiah. Being a British subject, he knew that the symbol of the Empire is a lion120 from King Richard the Lion Heart. General Allenby, due to bad weather, flew a lone plane117 to scout out Jerusalem. Tossing a note to the awestruck Turks (having never seen a plane), told them to surrender. When they saw the signature Allenby, they read it as Allah Nebi, meaning “Prophet of God”! In 1917, not 14 years after the world’s first flight, General Allenby took the city of Jerusalem without firing a shot and walked into Jerusalem on 11 December 1917, the first day of Hanukkah, and on the same day, the Maccabee brothers entered Jerusalem in 165 BC. Clearly, Allenby’s actions of passing over Jerusalem, preserved it!! The Lord used Allenby to fulfill Isaiah 31:4-5!!! Glory to God!!

Hebrew will be spoken

Zephaniah 3:9 “For then will I turn to the people a pure language, that they may all call upon the name of the LORD, to serve him with one consent.”

Eliezer ben Yehuda was born in Lithuania on January 7, 1858. In 1877, while attending a Russian gymnast school, Russia proclaimed it stood with the Ottoman Empire in the hopes of freeing the Slavs, the Bulgarians, and gain their independence from the Turks. This intrigued Elierzer with the idea that the Jews could have their own land and their own language – Hebrew. Most Jews learned Hebrew as a written language, but hardly any spoke Hebrew. In addition, the language was limited to what was written in the Scriptures. Therefore, Hebrew lacked any of the modern words like fashion, newspaper, and soldier. He was so convinced that the written language could be used by a society that when he had children, they only spoke Hebrew.121 After years of work, he publish a dictionary and in the introduction wrote:

 “If a language which has stopped being spoken, with nothing remaining of it save what remains of our language – (if there is such a language) can return and be the spoken tongue of an individual for all necessities of his life, there is no room for doubt that it can become the spoken language of a community.”121

The article continues about the Ben-Yehuda family: “They passed on Hebrew to their children in the home, and in the kindergartens and schools they set up throughout the country. Thus, within a biblical generation, in the forty years from 1881 to 1921, a core of young, fervent Hebrew-language speakers was formed, with Hebrew as the unique symbol of their linguistic nationalism. This fact was acknowledged by the British mandate authorities, who on November 29, 1922, recognized Hebrew as the official language of the Jews in Palestine. The Hebrew revival was now complete, and Ben-Yehuda's lifelong dream had been fulfilled. Sadly, and perhaps significantly, only one month later, he succumbed to the tuberculosis which had stalked him ever since his Paris days.”121

Thanks to Ben-Yehuda, knowingly or not, he fulfilled the prophecies of the book of Revelation of Jesus Christ. John wrote in Revelation 9:11; 16:16, “whose name in the Hebrew tongue” and “a place called in the Hebrew tongue” concerning the last days. By implication, these words were prophetic, considering Hebrew was not a used language outside religious events. 

Holocaust

Deuteronomy 28:62 “And ye shall be left few in number, whereas ye were as the stars of heaven for multitude; because thou wouldest not obey the voice of the LORD thy God.”

Deuteronomy 28:66-67 “And thy life shall hang in doubt before thee; and thou shalt fear day and night, and shalt have none assurance of thy life: In the morning thou shalt say, Would God it were even! and at even thou shalt say, Would God it were morning! for the fear of thine heart wherewith thou shalt fear, and for the sight of thine eyes which thou shalt see.”

Some rabbis122 agree that these verses speak of the holocaust they endured, even some survivors described their conditions, exactly as Deuteronomy 28:67 states, in poems and stories.123 The Nuremburg trials124 convicted twelve Nazis to death, but only ten made it to the gallows. Some have made comparisons to the story of Esther where Haman used the ego of the king to trick him into making a law condemning all the Jews to death. In preparation for the day Haman could kill Mordecai, Haman made gallows 75 feet tall. The king found out the truth, and Haman was hung on his own gallows as well as his ten sons.

Esther 9:13 “Then said Esther, If it please the king, let it be granted to the Jews which are in Shushan to do to morrow also according unto this day's decree, and let Haman's ten sons be hanged upon the gallows.”

Esther 9:25 “But when Esther came before the king, he commanded by letters that his wicked device, which he devised against the Jews, should return upon his own head, and that he and his sons should be hanged on the gallows.”

Truman's Declaration of the State of Israel125

Israel is born in a day and The land would again be called “Israel”

Ezekiel 37:21 “And say unto them, Thus saith the Lord GOD; Behold, I will take the children of Israel from among the heathen, whither they be gone, and will gather them on every side, and bring them into their own land:”

Isaiah 66:8-9 “Who hath heard such a thing? who hath seen such things? Shall the earth be made to bring forth in one day? or shall a nation be born at once? for as soon as Zion travailed, she brought forth her children. Shall I bring to the birth, and not cause to bring forth? saith the LORD: shall I cause to bring forth, and shut the womb? saith thy God.”

By declaration of the United Nations on 14 May 1948, Israel became a nation, at 6:00 pm Eastern Time, and at 6:11 pm, Harry S Truman recognized the State of Israel.125 Debate on the name raged on, Palestine?, Zion?, Judea?, until Pres. Truman scratched out the pseudo name and hand wrote “State of Israel”!

Evidence of God’s Promise


Genesis 12:3 “
And I will bless them that bless thee, and curse him that curseth thee: and in thee shall all families of the earth be blessed.”

It is my firmest belief that Great Britain was blessed of God because of her integrity and faith in Jesus Christ; so much a blessing that English became the de facto language of the planet, largely due to the spread of the Gospel and the King James Bible. Thanks to Great Britain, the gospel was preached around the world and therefore the sun never set on the British Empire. Satan would not idly stand by and watch it happen without reprisals. Slowly, over 400 years he has managed to erode the fervor of obeying and following Jesus, to the point they refused to help make Israel a nation. The Israelis had to hold the Balfour Declaration over the heads. Finally, in 1947, Britain turned over the mandate to the United Nations.126 Britain would allow the Arabs to own and carry weapons, but the forbid Jews. After World War II, the British cut off the flow of immigration to Israel, and believe it or not, they put them into camps on Cypress!127 The British also ignored the daily attacks by the Arabs to a defenseless people. When Israel declared Israel a sovereign state, five Arab armies attacked (Egypt, Syria, Transjordan, Lebanon and Iraq).128 With God’s help and two French World-War-I cannons129, Israel defeated the Arabs and survived! The map130 to the left is of what the United Nations wanted to do the land pure anti-Semitism. None of the Jewish parts of the land was given to the Jews.

With their abandonment of Israel and treating the Jews with such evil by putting them in camps after the holocaust, it’s no wonder God’s blessings have been removed. Today, the island of Great Britain has all but fractured into their old states. In 1998, Scotland reinstated their parliament after 291 years to control their own fate.131 It is heart breaking that today, the United States, under President Obama, is trying to carve up Israel to allow a people who have no claim on the land to become a nation at the cost of the only truly democratic nation in the Middle East.132

Zechariah 12:3,9 “And in that day will I make Jerusalem a burdensome stone for all people; … And it shall come to pass in that day, that I will seek to destroy all the nations that come against Jerusalem.”

America, after 9/11, is not just fighting in Iraq and Afghanistan any more, but in U.S. courts. In the November elections of 2010, 70% of Oklahoma voters accepted an Oklahoma constitutional amendment that would prohibit state courts from considering international or Islamic law when deciding cases. A judge blocked the amendment as unconstitutional until a hearing is completed.133 Activist judges and unethical banks will destroy America.

Israel will be one nation – no longer two (Israel and Judah)

Ezekiel 37:22 “And I will make them one nation in the land upon the mountains of Israel; and one king shall be king to them all: and they shall be no more two nations, neither shall they be divided into two kingdoms any more at all:”

Remember they used to be “Judah” – 2 tribes and “Israel” – 10 tribes, and today it is just “Israel”.

Latter days they will have no king

Hosea 3:4-5 “For the children of Israel shall abide many days without a king, and without a prince, and without a sacrifice, and without an image, and without an ephod, and without teraphim: Afterward shall the children of Israel return, and seek the LORD their God, and David their king; and shall fear the LORD and his goodness in the latter days.”

This was written after they had returned from Babylon – so “return” from where? After WWII they returned to Israel as promised. Today they have a president and a prime minister. They have no temple, so no sacrifice, nor an image of the temple, nor the tools used by the high priest. Soon they will thanks to the Temple Institute.

Jerusalem shall no longer be divided

Zechariah 8:6-8 “Thus saith the LORD of hosts; If it be marvellous in the eyes of the remnant of this people in these days, should it also be marvellous in mine eyes? saith the LORD of hosts. Thus saith the LORD of hosts; Behold, I will save my people from the east country, and from the west country; And I will bring them, and they shall dwell in the midst of Jerusalem: and they shall be my people, and I will be their God, in truth and in righteousness.”

In 1967 Israel was attacked again by the Arabs and after six days Israel took the Sinai Peninsula, the West Bank including the rest of Jerusalem, and the Golan Heights. The “east country” and the “west country” became one just as prophesied.

streets filled with children playing

Zechariah 8:5 “And the streets of the city shall be full of boys and girls playing in the streets thereof.”

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The gates will remain open

Isaiah 60:11-12 “Therefore thy gates shall be open continually; they shall not be shut day nor night; that men may bring unto thee the forces of the Gentiles, and that their kings may be brought. For the nation and kingdom that will not serve thee shall perish; yea, those nations shall be utterly wasted.”

Since Israel took possession of Jerusalem, the gates will never shut,135 day nor night (save the Eastern Gate which was sealed by the Turks).

Desert blossom as the rose

Isaiah 35:1 “The wilderness and the solitary place shall be glad for them; and the desert shall rejoice, and blossom as the rose.”

Location of Arava from Isaiah 35:1136

Because there is a hidden understanding written within the Hebrew, below is the same verse with Strong’s words.

Isaiah 35:1 The wilderness מדבר and the solitary place ציה shall be glad שוש for them; and the desert ערבה shall rejoice גיל, and blossom פרח as the rose חבצלת.

Strong’s Definition:

Desert ערבה ‘aravah’ pronounce ‘ar-aw-vaw’

from 6150 (in the sense of sterility); a desert; especially (with the article prefix) the (generally) sterile valley of the Jordan and its continuation to the Red Sea:--Aravah, champaign, desert, evening, heaven, plain, wilderness

                

Notice on the bottom right of the map is the Arava desert. Along the border with Jordan, there runs highway 90 from northern Israel all the way to the Red Sea; Isaiah 35:8 “And an highway shall be there…“ On this highway are Ein Gedi, next to the Dead Sea, and Eilat down by the Red Sea. Using Google Maps, you’ll find many farms all along this road. Several are even fish farms.

Now read the rest of Isaiah 35. I’ll point out a few things:

Isaiah 35:7 “And the parched ground shall become a pool, and the thirsty land springs of water: in the habitation of dragons, where each lay, shall be grass with reeds and rushes.”

             

Here you have Ein Gedi, Israel, near the Dead Sea.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 These are photos137 of some of the farms from Arava region. It’s so very exciting to see the Lord bless Israel. There are great photos and information on biblical locations online at http://www.bibleplaces.com/.

Isaiah 27:6 “He shall cause them that come of Jacob to take root: Israel shall blossom and bud, and fill the face of the world with fruit.”

Today, Israel is a major exporter of fruits and vegetables. 138 Due to political and climatological reasons, the export fluctuates. Though I mention this as a fulfillment of prophecy, I truly believe this is at the least, a start. Just twenty years ago, most of farms in Arava did not exist. The issue is water. Think about it, Arava is translated in the King James as desert because that is what it is. Over time, soon, the area will transform when water becomes more abundant.

Several years ago, the USGS139 told Israel they thought that there might be oil under this area, so Israel drilled a hole 1500 feet down and they struck water. A man-made lake140 – but I believe it’s a fulfillment. Notice the reeds. From this pool, they irrigate many farms that grow everything year round because the water is 72°F year-round.

Last days two seas

The Dead Sea has become two seas…in fulfillment of prophecy:

Ezekiel 47:8-11 Then said he unto me, These waters issue out toward the east country, and go down into the desert, and go into the sea: which being brought forth into the sea, the waters shall be healed. And it shall come to pass, that every thing that liveth, which moveth, whithersoever the rivers shall come, shall live: and there shall be a very great multitude of fish, because these waters shall come thither: for they shall be healed; and every thing shall live whither the river cometh. And it shall come to pass, that the fishers shall stand upon it from Engedi even unto Eneglaim; they shall be a place to spread forth nets; their fish shall be according to their kinds, as the fish of the great sea, exceeding many. But the miry places thereof and the marishes thereof shall not be healed; they shall be given to salt.”

In order for the verse eight to be fulfilled, verse eleven needs to be in place. Over the last sixty years, this has been happening. Notice that by 2001 (even until today) the lower part of the Dead Sea has become a salt farm “… they shall be given to salt.” Even some maps141 don’t show the lower part as being part of the Dead Sea.

The top part has not yet been healed, but when the feet of Jesus touch the Mt. of Olives, it will split north and south creating an east-west valley. Perry Stone mentioned that a huge reservoir deep under Mt. Moria.

Zechariah 14:4 “And his feet shall stand in that day upon the mount of Olives, which is before Jerusalem on the east, and the mount of Olives shall cleave in the midst thereof toward the east and toward the west, and there shall be a very great valley; and half of the mountain shall remove toward the north, and half of it toward the south.”

Joel 3:18 And it shall come to pass in that day, that the mountains shall drop down new wine, and the hills shall flow with milk, and all the rivers of Judah shall flow with waters, and a fountain shall come forth of the house of the LORD, and shall water the valley of Shittim.”

Shittim142 is in Moab, which is today, Jordan. The “house of the Lord” is on the temple mount and the Mt. of Olives is just east of it.

Jerusalem will become a controversy

Zechariah 12:2-3 “Behold, I will make Jerusalem a cup of trembling unto all the people round about, when they shall be in the siege both against Judah and against Jerusalem. And in that day will I make Jerusalem a burdensome stone for all people: all that burden themselves with it shall be cut in pieces, though all the people of the earth be gathered together against it.”

There is no denying the fact that the entire world is focusing on one city - Jerusalem! Of which there is NO logic whatsoever as to why, except that it is a spiritual battle. Though this verse was written over 2500 years ago, it is only NOW being fulfilled. Read the headlines of any newspaper today and you’ll usually see something on Jerusalem.

Zechariah 12:9 “And it shall come to pass in that day, that I will seek to destroy all the nations that come against Jerusalem.”

I urge you to pay attention to cause and effect, especially concerning the United States and Israel. Here is a perfect example:

·         8 Aug 2005: U.S. pressures Israel to pull out of Gaza143

·         15 Aug 2005: Israel begins to pull out of Gaza forcing settlers out144

·         23 Aug 2005: Hurricane Katrina forms145

·         24 Aug 2005: Israel pullout completes Gaza withdrawal146

·         24 Aug 2005: U.S. pressures Israel to resume roadmap plan147

·         26 Aug 2005: Sharon faces the battle of his political life against Netanyahu148

·         26 Aug 2005: Oil hits a record high at $68/barrel149

·         29 Aug 2005: Katrina hits New Orleans150 – 28 levees fail (over 50 in the ensuing days)151

·         4 Jan 2006: Ariel Sharon has massive stroke leaving him in a permanent vegetative state152

The area devastated by hurricane Katrina totals 90,000 square miles encompassing parts of three states (164 square miles for every square mile of Gaza153). By contrast, the whole of the British Island, comprising England, Wales and Scotland, is only 84,400 square miles.154 1836 people die because of Katrina.155

Here’s another example:

·         30 Mar 2010: Netanyahu snubbed at the White House while Obama goes to dinner156, 157

·         10 Apr 2010: Israel will not attend the Obama Nuclear Arms Summit in fears the US will force Israel158

·         19 Apr 2010: Obama and Israel: Showdown at the UN (U.S. will not rubber-stamp a veto on non-Israeli friendly votes)159

·         20 Apr 2010: Israel warns of a nuclear race in the Middle East is Iran is allowed to have the bomb160

·         21 Apr 2010: US will not attack Iran on nuclear issue, leaves Israel to make a unilateral decision, which without US support will fail161

·         21 Apr 2010: US to allow a nuclear Iran162

·         21 Apr 2010: Oil Rig explodes off coast of Louisiana, 11 killed163

·         29 Apr 2010: Obama warns Israel and PA to do nothing to stop peace process164

·         29 Apr 2010: Gulf Oil slick: Businesses Brace for the worse165

·         29 Apr 2010: Oil Slick makes landfall166

Here is yet another example:

·         21 Jun 2010: US angry with the continued building in East Jerusalem167

·         22 Jun 2010: Israel's feeling of isolation is becoming more pronounced168

·         24 Jun 2010: Obama calls Gaza situation ‘unsustainable’169

·         24 Jun 2010: A 100-yard-wide tornado with winds of at least 100 mph rips through Bridgeport causing massive damage170

“Shekel” will be used

Ezekiel was being shown the end-days temple and in it, they will use the Shekel.

Ezekiel 45:12 “And the shekel shall be twenty gerahs: twenty shekels, five and twenty shekels, fifteen shekels, shall be your maneh.”

The rates on 13 Nov 2010 was 1.00 USD = 3.67250 ILS.171 When the last temple existed in 70 AD, the people didn’t use shekels, but Roman coins.

Luke 20:24-25 “Shew me a penny. Whose image and superscription hath it? They answered and said, Caesar's. And he said unto them, Render therefore unto Caesar the things which be Caesar's, and unto God the things which be God's.”

Tourist will take dust from Israel

Psalms 102:13-14 “Thou shalt arise, and have mercy upon Zion: for the time to favour her, yea, the set time, is come. For thy servants take pleasure in her stones, and favour the dust thereof.”

Perry Stone comments on his weekly television program how the people on his tours are always picking up stones, or scooping up dirt. When asked, they always reply, “To take home of course.” He has also commented how the airport security has asked him the same question about his group. He should just quote them Psalms 102:14! The tourism of Israel is about 2.7 million visitors, 54% are Christians.172

Specific Future Prophecies Concerning Israel

First things first:

II Peter 1:20 “Knowing this first, that no prophecy of the scripture is of any private interpretation.”

This means that only the result of prophecy is given, how it gets that way is anybody’s guess. For example, we don’t know exactly when or how the third Temple will be erected, but it will be built and without the outer court, which will be given to the Gentiles. The politics and construction time are not known from scripture. Therefore, when I present the prophecies below, it’s because “I” believe the stage is set for these to happen – if for no other reason, non-Christians are talking about them.

Enemies of Israel will try to destroy her

Your first response is probably more like “well duh!” but you have to understand, until Israel became a nation, this wasn’t possible. Ezekiel 38 and 39 give many specific prophecies about a multi-nation attack on Israel and Israel will win. How do we know it hasn’t happened already? Well because within these chapters, it states Israel will take seven years to burn all the weapons (Ezekiel 39:9) without cutting down the trees, and a sixth of the army will be killed and it will take seven months to bury the dead (v11).

Ezekiel 39:9-11 “And they that dwell in the cities of Israel shall go forth, and shall set on fire and burn the weapons, both the shields and the bucklers, the bows and the arrows, and the handstaves, and the spears, and they shall burn them with fire seven years: So that they shall take no wood out of the field, neither cut down any out of the forests; for they shall burn the weapons with fire: and they shall spoil those that spoiled them, and rob those that robbed them, saith the Lord GOD. And it shall come to pass in that day, that I will give unto Gog a place there of graves in Israel, the valley of the passengers on the east of the sea: and it shall stop the noses of the passengers: and there shall they bury Gog and all his multitude: and they shall call it The valley of Hamongog.”

Damascus will cease to be a city

Seeing how that Syria and Damascus are not mentioned in the group of attackers, it may be because of Isaiah 17.

Isaiah 17:1-3 “The burden of Damascus. Behold, Damascus is taken away from being a city, and it shall be a ruinous heap. The cities of Aroer are forsaken: they shall be for flocks, which shall lie down, and none shall make them afraid. The fortress also shall cease from Ephraim, and the kingdom from Damascus, and the remnant of Syria: they shall be as the glory of the children of Israel, saith the LORD of hosts.”

Seeing how Damascus is the oldest city173, and continuously inhabited city174, this specific prophecy has not yet happened. Iran supplies Syria with arms who then turn and give it to Hezbollah in Lebanon. With a recent buildup of missiles, Israel warned Syria on 18 April 2010, that if Hezbollah attacks Israel, Israel would attack Damascus175. With the open secret that Israel has nuclear weapons, imagination is no longer needed to see how this could play out.

Oil in Israel

Deuteronomy 33:24-25 “And of Asher he said, Let Asher be blessed with children; let him be acceptable to his brethren, and let him dip his foot in oil. Thy shoes shall be iron and brass; and as thy days, so shall thy strength be.”

             

 

 

 

Notice Asher is the yellow outline just below Tyre in the map above. The map to the right shows current oil and gas fields and the area that the United State Geological Survey (USGS) estimates a mean of 1.7 billion barrels of recoverable oil and 122 trillion cubic feet of recoverable gas in the Levant Basin.176 This is about 68% the size of the Saudi oil field.177

In verse 25, the word for “shoe” is מִנְעָלֶךָ, which is the only time it is used in Scripture. This word has a double meaning in that it means shoe, but also bolt. Oilrigs are made of steel. Steel is an alloy of iron and other metals.  To cap off a well, brass tools or paraffin-coated tools are used in order to prevent a catastrophic spark.178 It is my belief that the “shoes” are rigs and that oil will be found soon in that region. In fact, there is a Christian company doing just that: Zion Oil (stock quote ZN, site: http://www.zionoil.com).

Jerusalem Bus – Mar 2010179

Third Temple will be rebuilt

Ezekiel 37:27-28 “My tabernacle also shall be with them: yea, I will be their God, and they shall be my people. And the heathen shall know that I the LORD do sanctify Israel, when my sanctuary shall be in the midst of them for evermore.”

Revelation 11:1-2 “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. But the court which is without the temple leave out, and measure it not; for it is given unto the Gentiles: and the holy city shall they tread under foot forty and two months.”

In March 2010, Jerusalem buses were advertising to stir up support to pressure the government to rebuild the temple. The poster reads, “May the Bais HaMikdosh be rebuilt speedily and within our days.”179

There is a split among the religious leaders about rebuilding the temple. Some say that the Messiah comes and then it is rebuilt. Still, others believe that the temple needs to be rebuilt so that the Messiah will come. Whatever the order, it will be rebuilt and the antichrist will desecrate it.

Daniel 12:11 “And from the time that the daily sacrifice shall be taken away, and the abomination that maketh desolate set up, there shall be a thousand two hundred and ninety days.”

Mark 13:14 “But when ye shall see the abomination of desolation, spoken of by Daniel the prophet, standing where it ought not, (let him that readeth understand,) then let them that be in Judaea flee to the mountains:”

In order for the sacrifices to cease, then there must be a temple. Some say this event happened in 167 BC when Antiochus IV Epiphanes (ca. 215–164 BCE) outlawed the daily sacrifices, feasts and Sabbaths were outlawed.180 But the fact that Jesus warned when you see this happening flee to the mountains. Jesus was born 160 years after this time, so the event is still future. There is an organization already in Jerusalem called the Temple Institute.181 The institute is dedicated to every aspect of the Scriptural commandment to build the Holy Temple of God on Mount Moriah in Jerusalem. Since they are the ones dedicated to rebuilding the temple, they have many very interesting articles worth reading; such as the ashes of a red heifer. Numbers 19 describes the required sacrifice. They claim that is it not a requirement to have the ashes of the previous heifer (though it would be nice) in order to rebuild the temple. They also point out that Maimonides stated that the tenth red heifer would be accomplished by the Messiah182 – could this be the antichrist? They also state that nine red heifers have already been sacrifice since the first one completed by Moses.

War of Independence Players183

Combatant

Combatant

 Israel

 Egypt
 Anglo-Egyptian Sudan
 Syria
 Jordan
 Lebanon
 Iraq
 Saudi Arabia
 Holy War Army
 Mutawakkilite Kingdom of Yemen
 Arab Liberation Army
 Muslim Brotherhood

 

Clearly, a decisive victory thanks to the Lord’s protection especially considering that Israel didn’t have much of an army and they fought four regular (national) armies.

II Samuel 7:23-25 “And what one nation in the earth is like thy people, even like Israel, whom God went to redeem for a people to himself, and to make him a name, and to do for you great things and terrible, for thy land, before thy people, which thou redeemedst to thee from Egypt, from the nations and their gods? For thou hast confirmed to thyself thy people Israel to be a people unto thee for ever: and thou, LORD, art become their God. And now, O LORD God, the word that thou hast spoken concerning thy servant, and concerning his house, establish it for ever, and do as thou hast said.”

Prayer outlawed  - CY 5939

Creation Year: 5939                                            Western Year: 1963

The U.S. Supreme Court declares prayer in school as unconstitutional184 - the beginning of the end for the U.S.

Psalms 9:17 “The wicked shall be turned into hell, and all the nations that forget God.

 

Six Day War  - CY 5943

Creation Year: 5943                                            Western Year: 1967

Israel was attacked and within six days, God gave Israel the whole of the Sinai Peninsula, the whole of Jerusalem, the Golan Heights, and the West Bank.

Job 8:7 Though thy beginning was small, yet thy latter end should greatly increase.”

There are so many miracles it’s amazing! Here are a few:

"The Arabs were surprised; the fear of the Jews fell upon them. In Hevron, and in Shechem, in Jenin and in Jericho the Arabs were heavily armed. There was not even one small Arab village without arms. With great haste, the Arabs, however, hid their weapons and didn't consider using them. They raised their hands up, and flew white flags of surrender from every edifice. The fear of G-d fell upon hundreds of thousands of proud Arabs, who were filled with hatred and loathing for Israel. Only yesterday, they had sworn to fight until their last drop of blood."185

“In the late hours of the night, an IDF truck loaded with arms and shells parked next to a Jerusalem building. Its mission was to bring a fresh supply of ammunition to the front line outposts. The element of danger was great in that were the truck to be hit by enemy fire, the subsequent explosions of all the ammo would bring down all the buildings in the area on their inhabitants. Suddenly the whistling of an approaching enemy shell was heard, and the shell, indeed, scored a direct hit on the vehicle. 

“But the Arab shell did not explode. It remained perched atop the pile of Israeli shells in the truck.”186

A German journalist summarized: ‘Nothing like this has happened in history. A force including a 1000 tanks, hundreds of artillery cannons, many rockets and fighter jets, and a hundred thousand soldiers armed from head to toe was destroyed in two days in an area covering hundreds of kilometers filled with reinforced outposts and installations. And this victory was carried out by a force that lost many soldiers and much equipment, positions, and vehicles. No military logic or natural cause can explain this monumental occurrence.’”187 

Six-Day War Players183

Combatant

Combatant

 Israel

 Egypt
 Syria
 Jordan
Arab Expeditionary Forces:
   Iraq
 Saudi Arabia
 Morocco
 Algeria
 Tunisia
 Sudan
PLO

 

Abortion permitted  - CY 5949

Creation Year: 5949                                            Western Year: 1973

Abortion permitted in the U.S.188  With tens of millions of American babies murdered, what do you think God will permit to happen to America? This is what God said to Israel:

Leviticus 20:2 “Again, thou shalt say to the children of Israel, Whosoever he be of the children of Israel, or of the strangers that sojourn in Israel, that giveth any of his seed unto Molech; he shall surely be put to death: the people of the land shall stone him with stones.”

Deuteronomy 19:10 “That innocent blood be not shed in thy land, which the LORD thy God giveth thee for an inheritance, and so blood be upon thee.”

People sacrificed their children to Molech which was just an idol. Today, people sacrifice their children so they don’t have to take responsibility for their immoral actions. The psychological effect is devastating to a woman.

 “Studies within the first few weeks after the abortion have found that between 40 and 60 percent of women questioned report negative reactions. Within 8 weeks after their abortions, 55% expressed guilt, 44% complained of nervous disorders, 36% had experienced sleep disturbances, 31% had regrets about their decision, and 11% had been prescribed psychotropic medicine by their family doctor.”189

The arguments were presented to the U.S. Supreme Court on 13 Dec 1971, which happened to fall on 25 Kislev 5732, Hanukah. The decision was made on 22 January 1973, and Americans began killing babies ever since.

Yom Kippur War  - CY 5949

Creation Year: 5949                                            Western Year: 1973

Another provocation by the Arabs and again Israel took more land from Syria.

Yom Kippur War183

Combatant

Combatant

 Israel

 Egypt
 Syria
Arab Expeditionary Forces:
 Iraq
 Jordan
 Morocco
 Saudi Arabia
 Tunisia
 Libya
 Kuwait
 Algeria
 Sudan
 Lebanon
Other Expeditionary Forces:
 Cuba
 North Korea
 Pakistan

 

Notice that with each war, more Arabs unite against Israel, but to no avail. God is so awesome!

Comet Shoemaker-Levy collides with Jupiter  - CY 5970

Creation Year: 5970                                            Western Year: 1994

From July 16 (8 Av 5754) through July 22, 1994, pieces of an object designated as Comet P/Shoemaker-Levy 9 collided with Jupiter. This is the first collision of two solar system bodies ever to be observed, and the effects of the comet impacts on Jupiter's atmosphere have been simply spectacular and beyond expectations. Comet Shoemaker-Levy 9 consisted of at least 21 discernable fragments with diameters estimated at up to two kilometers. (9 Av 5754) 190

 

10 Commandments outlawed  - CY 5977

Creation Year: 5977                                            Western Year: 2001

The U.S. Supreme Court declares the 10 Commandments cannot be shown on Government property191, May 29, 2001 (7 Sivan 5761 – 3,524 years and one day after Moses received them from the finger of God!).

SHAVUOT (6 Sivan) - One of the three pilgrim festivals (the others being Passover and Succoth) which were marked by pilgrimages to Jerusalem to participate in the special Temple celebrations. It is known as The Feast of Weeks because it falls seven weeks after Passover. It is also called The Festival of First Fruits. Shavuot is a two-day observance (one in Israel). In Jewish tradition, it commemorates the giving of the Torah on Mt. Sinai, which took place on 6 Sivan.

Four months later, nineteen Islamic radicals attacked New York City, NY, on 11 September 2001, killing over 3000 people. During 2001, the US Federal Reserve lowered the Federal funds rate 11 times, from 6.5% to 1.75%. By 2008, the rate was lowered to .25%192 Mortgage fraud is up 1411%.193 By 2007, the bust was in full bloom with the collapse of the sub-prime lending, which lead to the banks to collapse, which lead to the full housing collapse, which caused even more banks to fail. By 2008 the market crashed and by the end of 2010 rebounded while gold hit a record high in October 2010 of $1414/troy ounce from just over $500/ounce in Feb 2006.194 I mention this because it is not normal for the price of gold to increase when the stock market also increases. It could be that the U.S. debt is over $13.8 trillion.195

Signs in the Heavens  - CY 5990

Creation Year: 5990                                            Western Year: 2014

Luke 21:25And there shall be signs in the sun, and in the moon, and in the stars…

Genesis 1:14And God said, Let there be lights in the firmament of the heaven to divide the day from the night; and let them be for signs, and for seasons, and for days, and years:”

Never prior to 1492, have these signs occurred. There are four lunar eclipses corresponding to Scriptural feasts. The word “feast” in Hebrew implies an appointment, or an appointed time, not a party with food.

Here is a breakdown of these “signs” in the heavens

Solar eclipse falls on 1 Av on the three consecutive years:

·         1 August 2008 (1st of Av – the start of 9 days of fasting until 9 Av)

·         22 July 2009 (1st of Av)

·         11 July 2010 (1st of Av)

There have been three back-to-back sets of blood-red moons corresponding to significant events, within two years, on the first day of Passover and of Tabernacle.

1.       The Spanish Inquisition’s final year 1492, when the Alhambra Decree ordered all remaining Jews who would not convert to Christianity had to leave Spain

2.       The 1948 Israeli War of Independence

3.       The 1967 Israeli Six-Day War

Here are the specific dates:

The Spanish Inquisition — 1492

·         Passover, April 2, 1493

·         Tabernacles, Sept. 25, 1493

·         Passover, March 22, 1494

·         Tabernacles, Sept. 15, 1494

The Israeli War of Independence — 1948

·         Passover, April 13, 1949

·         Tabernacles, Oct. 7, 1949

·         Passover, April 2, 1950

·         Tabernacles, Sept. 26, 1950

The Six-Day War — 1967

·         First Day of Passover, April 24, 1967

·         First Day of Tabernacles, Oct. 18, 1967

·         First Day of Passover, April 13, 1968

·         First Day of Tabernacles, Oct. 6, 1968

For 2014 and 2015, these events will occur with four extra events (never before, never after):

·         First Day of Passover, April 15, 2014 – Blood Moon eclipse

·         First Day of Tabernacles, Oct. 8, 2014 – Blood Moon eclipse

·         Total Solar eclipse Mar. 20, 2015 on the last day/first day of the scriptural new year (Adar 29/Nisan 1)

·         First Day of Passover, April 4, 2015 – Blood Moon eclipse

·         Just hours before Rosh Hashanah (The Feast of Trumpets), Sept. 13, 2015 – Solar eclipse – End of the Sabbatical Year and the Start of the Year of Jubilee (once every 50 years)

·         First Day of Tabernacles, Sept. 28, 2015 – Blood Moon eclipse

I know of “But of that day and hour knoweth no man, no, not the angels of heaven, but my Father only”, however, to the faithful, the watchmen that is ready:

I Thessalonians 5:1-6But of the times and the seasons, brethren, ye have no need that I write unto you. For yourselves know perfectly that the day of the Lord so cometh as a thief in the night. For when they shall say, Peace and safety; then sudden destruction cometh upon them, as travail upon a woman with child; and they shall not escape. But ye, brethren, are not in darkness, that that day should overtake you as a thief. Ye are all the children of light, and the children of the day: we are not of the night, nor of darkness. Therefore let us not sleep, as do others; but let us watch and be sober.”

It’s like Abraham and Lot. Abraham knew what was going to happen shortly, but Lot didn’t have a clue until it was too late.

Jesus warns us:

Luke 21:34-36And take heed to yourselves, lest at any time your hearts be overcharged with surfeiting, and drunkenness, and cares of this life, and so that day come upon you unawares. For as a snare shall it come on all them that dwell on the face of the whole earth. Watch ye therefore, and pray always, that ye may be accounted worthy to escape all these things that shall come to pass, and to stand before the Son of man.

Let us pray “…we are accounted worthy to escape all these things…”

Do you know that in old times in Jewish life, when the son was to get married, it was only after the father said the son was ready, prepared to accept his wife, and built a home suitable for the new couple? Therefore, no one knew the day or the hour until the father said it was time. The only other date that could not be known in advance was the first day of civic calendar called the Feast of Trumpets (1 Tishri) because it didn’t happened until it was declared by the high priest that the new moon had been sighted. Even in Ramadan (Islamic holy month) and even today, the start of Ramadan isn’t known until it is declared by council.

Do you know why Jesus left us here?

John 14:2-3In my Father's house are many mansions: if it were not so, I would have told you. I go to prepare a place for you. And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come again, and receive you unto myself; that where I am, there ye may be also.”

May He return tonight!

When Jesus came the first time, it involved all the feasts in spring. Revelations shows that His second coming will involve the fall feasts. The correlations of events in Jesus’ life fall right in line with the meanings of the feasts. The following is a list one should search out in scriptures because they have already been fulfilled:

·         Jesus conceived Festival of Lights (Hanukkah)

·         Jesus born Feast of Tabernacles (Sukkoth)

·         Jesus died on Passover

·         Jesus rose from the dead on Feast of First Fruits

·         Jesus gave the Holy Spirit on the Feast of Weeks (Pentecost) – and the 10 commandments to Moses

These feasts are left:

·         Feast of Trumpets – (I Cor. 15:52, I Thess. 4:16 the Rapture and/or day of return to set up His kingdom)

o    Jesus returns to defend Israel from the Antichrist (Ezekiel 40) and defeat the Muslims (Isaiah) and separates the sheep and goat nations

·         Day of Atonement – Sets up His rule, removes the curse on the Earth, and sets right what Adam forfeited.  

End of day six  - CY 6001

Creation Year: 6001                                            Western Year: 2025

End of day six, beginning of day seven.

II Peter 3:8But, beloved, be not ignorant of this one thing, that one day is with the Lord as a thousand years, and a thousand years as one day.”

 

 

 


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Appendix A

Creation

Notice two things about the world concerning Scriptures. If the first event spoken of in Scriptures is brought into question, why should the rest of it be believed? The theory of evolution, of which there are many contradictory theories, all have one common thread: there is no God. If there were a God, then they would have to answer for their sins. Plain and simple. One of the theories I used to believe is the Gap Theory, but it just doesn’t hold true according to Scripture. When God created Adam on the sixth day, He said everything was not just “good” but now “very good”. How can something be “very good” if there’s death and illness?

Genesis 1:31 And God saw every thing that he had made, and, behold, it was very good. And the evening and the morning were the sixth day.”

Before Adam there was no death.

Romans 5:14 “Nevertheless death reigned from Adam to Moses, even over them that had not sinned after the similitude of Adam's transgression, who is the figure of him that was to come.”

As we grow in knowledge, many of the instituted ideas are being questioned because reality is not matching the recognized “facts”. Let me qualify what I mean. God made the universe as if it were already 13 billion years old. Think of it like this: if I make a wall clock, antique it, when I’m done, it will look like it’s 50-years old. When God was done creating the universe, it “looked” billions of years old.

While watching the Discovery Channel one day, a show came on called “How the Universe Works: the Big Bang” and I came away with some insights. Here are my thoughts on this issue. Edwin Hubble presented proof that the universe is expanding, therefore, he surmised, if it’s expanding, then there must have been a starting point – and thus the Big Bang Theory was born. The theory does not mesh with the Creation account because Hubble believed there was a starting point, which then implies that the universe is like an ever-expanding bubble. The universe isn’t a bubble, but more like fabric according to Scripture. The term stretching the heavens appears 18 times in nine verses. Also according to the Scriptures, the heavens can be "torn" (Isa 64:1); "worn out" like a garment (Ps 102:25) "shaken" (Heb 12:26; Hag 2:6; Isa 13:13); "burnt up" (2 Pet 3:12); "split apart" like a scroll (Rev 6:14); "rolled up" like a mantle (Heb 1:12); or a scroll (Isa 34:4). Recent discoveries about what scientists are calling “Dark Matter” and “Dark Energy” (not because they’re “black” but because they’re unseen to the eye but mysterious forces pushing and pulling galaxies) are bringing into question the validity of a bubble universe.

Theory is defined as a system of rules, procedures, and assumptions used to produce a result. Whereas Law is defined as, a statement describing a relationship observed to be invariable (constant) between or among phenomena for all cases in which the specified conditions are met: the law of gravity, i.e. what goes up must come down.

Gravity was the first “property” to emerge from the Big Bang they say; Too little gravity – no galaxies; too much gravity – everything into a black hole. They cannot know this information – no human was there to witness it, yet it sounds “logical” doesn’t it? What they don’t explain is if it were an matter of “evolving” how can any experiment occur? Too much gravity – no galaxies; too much, a black hole: how then could the right amount of gravity be “discovered” through trial and error for what we have today?  Their answer is “we can observe the effects and infer the beginning”. Wow! That’s exactly what the Scriptures call FAITH!

Hebrews 11:1 “Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen.”

The earth is just the right size for life with a moon of just the right size circling at just the right speed to stir up the seas to keep life alive and maintain the paths of the seas (tidal forces). A sun just the right size to give off just enough heat, with just the right distance away so as not to freeze or burn up the earth. Finally, how can all the phenomenal divers ranges of life on earth exists through trial and error? Faith in what the Scriptures say or faith in what men say; there is no other way to look at it. It just isn’t going to “happen”. Consequently, scientists are realizing this problem of the observable awesome complexity of Creation. Therefore, what is their answer? Intelligent design, oh but not by God, remember their motto “there is no God”. So who are the intelligent designers? Aliens they say, and the question remains, “Who made the Aliens?” They cannot escape from the truth.

Scientists just cannot prevent the use of the words “creation” or “beginning” because those are the facts. The first word (one word in Hebrew – בְּרֵאשִׁית) is “in the beginning” or “in head of” like “head of the line”.

God didn’t just “create” all, He created it with Wisdom and put Wisdom into His creation!

Psalms 51:6 “Behold, thou desirest truth in the inward parts: and in the hidden part thou shalt make me to know wisdom.”

Psalms 104:24 “O LORD, how manifold are thy works! in wisdom hast thou made them all: the earth is full of thy riches.”

Psalms 136:5 “To him that by wisdom made the heavens: for his mercy endureth for ever.”

From DNA to chromosomes208

One of the most complex items in nature is the smallest of books: DNA. Deoxyribonucleic acid is defined as the material that transfers genetic characteristics in all life forms, the genetic information of DNA is encoded in the sequence of the bases and is transcribed as the strands unwind and replicate. In other words, DNA is the language of cells, and a language contains words and symbols, with auto-correction mechanisms, and boundaries. The question then becomes, Who created the language of DNA? Who ingeniously inserted thousands and thousands of pages of unbelievably complex technical information into microscopic strands of protein?

To quote the Nobel Prize site on DNA:

“What is DNA and why do we need it? DNA is like a large instruction book, approximately 800 Bibles long, written in the strange language ‘genish’, which consists of only four letters (A,C,T,G). This book of life contains everything needed to know about building and maintaining a living organism and it directs all the events performed by a cell.” 209

The human genome, made up of about 3.2 billion base pairs of DNA, is divided into 23 chromosomes. Most of our cells contain two such sets of chromosomes, one inherited from the father, the other from the mother, making 46 chromosomes. When a husband and wife come together they become one flesh, and when they come together they produce one flesh – a child!

Genesis 2:24 “Therefore shall a man leave his father and his mother, and shall cleave unto his wife: and they shall be one flesh.”

Hebrew has 22 letters, there are 22 amino acids, both building blocks of words, and Greek has 24 letters and when combined with Hebrew, makes 46 letters which are used to write the Old and New Testaments! One rotation (twist) of a DNA strand contains ten “rungs” and the sides of the “ladder” are made up of sugar-phosphate, which is a crystal, which is stone. The Ten Commandments were written on tables of stone. The size of the DNA string in an average chromosome is somewhere in the neighborhood of 150 million base pairs. There are books dedicated to just the subject of DNA. How can this just happen by trial and error? I would rather believe a tornado moves through a junk yard and produces a Boeing 747 in perfect condition! I hope you understand that the more we learn about our world or the written word of God the more complexity we discover. David wrote:

Psalms 139:16 “Thine eyes did see my substance, yet being unperfect; and in thy book all my members were written, which in continuance were fashioned, when as yet there was none of them.”

Clearly the Holy Spirit inspired him to write this unintelligible verse, but it’s a timely verse, one for us today, because it speaks of the book of life we call DNA. God saw us before the foundation of the earth, seeing our substance (dirt) yet being unperfect (not alive) all my members (body parts) were written in His book (DNA) which in continuance (long sequence DNA called genes) were fashioned (molded - connected), even when there were none of them (no atoms to form the DNA in question)! “Every cell has to contain the precious book of life, the DNA. To make this possible, a complex machinery, like a copying machine, copies the cells DNA before it divides. That way each daughter cell receives an exact copy of the dividing cell's DNA. This doubling of DNA is called replication. In addition to this ‘copying machine’ cells have … mechanisms to correct mistakes that sometimes occur during DNA replication, a DNA repair system.” 209

Randomness just cannot explain the information conveyed in DNA and how it came to be. A language that defines its own boundaries self-replicates and is self-correcting. This absolute complexity requires an Author plain and simple. I must reiterate my earlier statement: The more I learn about the world the more in amazement I am at the marvelous work of the Lord Jesus. The more I read His written word, the more I learn of His tremendous miraculous intricacies!

Job 5:9 “Which doeth great things and unsearchable; marvellous things without number:”

Jesus put this to rest before the theory of evolution was even conceived with His first recorded miracle in John 2. He turned the water in six stone pots, each containing about 2 or 3 firkins (27 gallons – Webster's 1828 Dictionary ), into the best wine – wine only tastes better over time, so He made aged wine instantly. Remember Adam was made from clay, as we are. In John 9 Jesus, coming upon a blind man, bent down, spit on the dirt and created mud. Jesus took the mud, put it onto the man’s eyes and told him to go wash himself. When he did, he could see. The Creator created new eyes for this blind man. In Mark 8, Jesus simply spit into another blind man’s eyes and he could see. In Luke 18, Jesus encountered another man and simply told him to receive his site and he did. The different encounters were a result of different states of those blind men. I believe the first did not have eyes at all, the second required a healing, and the third deliverance from a spirit (Matthew 12:22).

The question of evolution


They will attack you on three fronts: Moral, Scientific and Logic. I’m not going to get too deep in what the evolutionists believe, but I wish to point out some things from scripture.

Romans 1:18-21 “For the wrath of God is revealed from heaven against all ungodliness and unrighteousness of men, who hold the truth in unrighteousness; Because that which may be known of God is manifest in them; for God hath shewed it unto them. For the invisible things of him from the creation of the world are clearly seen, being understood by the things that are made, even his eternal power and Godhead; so that they are without excuse: Because that, when they knew God, they glorified him not as God, neither were thankful; but became vain in their imaginations, and their foolish heart was darkened.”

Moral

When they speak of anything moral, remember, that is OUR territory, so do not be intimidated. As you can see from these verses, there is no such thing as an atheist. God makes Himself known to all so that no one can say they did not know Him. They just reject the truth, suppress it, and ignore it because of either hypocrisy of the Church or a wolf in sheep’s clothing that caused them great harm and distrust of the Church. This reminds me of this verse:

James 2:19 “Thou believest that there is one God; thou doest well: the devils also believe, and tremble.”

Men don’t tremble. Even the poet Alexander Pope said, “For Fools rush in where Angels fear to tread.” In fact, Romans 1:18 can be translated: “…unrighteousness of men, the ones holding down the truth in unrighteousness.” The son of the assistant to Charles Darwin speaking on the leap they took towards evolution:

 “[I suppose the reason] we all jumped at the Origin [Origin of Species] was because the idea of God interfered with our sexual mores.”

 Sir Julian Huxley – Quoted in Henry M. Morris, The Troubled Waters of Evolution (1974), p. 58.

Who needs this quote when scripture said as much in Romans! Nevertheless, it proves the point that the very core of any atheist’s issue with God is a moral basis.  Therefore, if you come across an atheist and the subject comes up you can be armed with an answer. If the attack anything about what’s written in scripture you can respond with a moral argument; such as, “if we are nothing more than interacting atoms without meaning or purpose, and I steal your car, under whose authority do you prosecute me? If by laws, well who wrote the laws? If you say man, then I am a man and I’m changing the law that this is now my car.” If they insists on anything other than man made law, they recognize in the existence of God and you have them. Even Time Magazine states that it is in our genes to worship (http://www.time.com/time/printout/0,8816,995465,00.html). Quoting the author:

It would be easy for God simply to program us for reverence; it's more meaningful when the door is opened but you've got to walk through on your own--however hard those steps may be for some.

Scientific

There are so many battles dealing with the scientific realm that there is no way to begin to dissuade an egghead from the lie of evolution. However, you can make it unscientific by using reason:

Isaiah 1:18Come now, and let us reason together, saith the LORD:…”

When we look at a painting, we don’t think twice that there was a painter. When we look at a building, we don’t think twice about there being an architect. Why, then, when we look at nature, do we doubt a designer? Simple offspring dynamics show that for the earth to reach 7 billion people through normal growth factors, it would take almost 4350 years – WOW!, that coincides with the flood date! Even geologists no longer believe that the Colorado River made the Grand Canyon thanks to the Mt. St. Helens eruption and dam burst that occurred creating a mini-Grand Canyon in hours – not millions of years. Even the very constants of every formula of physics are being called into question because the rate of decay for radioactive materials is not constant. To quote the article:

Many fields of science depend on measuring constant decay rates. For example, to accurately date ancient artifacts, archaeologists measure the quantity of carbon-14 found inside organic samples at dig sites. This is a technique known as carbon dating.

Carbon-14 has a very defined half-life of 5730 years; i.e. it takes 5,730 years for half of a sample of carbon-14 to radioactively decay into stable nitrogen-14. Through spectroscopic analysis of the ancient organic sample, by finding out what proportion of carbon-14 remains, we can accurately calculate how old it is.

But as you can see, carbon dating makes one huge assumption: radioactive decay rates remain constant and always have been constant. If this new finding is proven to be correct, even if the impact is small, it will throw the science community into a spin.”

Discovery News, “Is the Sun Emitting a Mystery Particle?” By Ian O'Neill | Wed Aug 25, 2010 02:21 PM ET

They’ve already proven it, but you hear anything in the news? Not a chance! In fact, I’m honestly surprised a reputable science publication actually called into question this “established belief”. Therefore, the carbon dating you always hear about is now in great jeopardy of proving a young earth, just as Scripture says.

Logical

Logical is almost the same as moral, except that they’ll attack the veracity of scripture by pointing out flaws and seeming contradictions. So give them what they want – a contradiction:

Proverbs 26:4-5Answer not a fool according to his folly, lest thou also be like unto him. Answer a fool according to his folly, lest he be wise in his own conceit.”

UGH! Don’t answer them their way, but answer them with their own world view which will shut them down. Here is a very harsh example. The world of evolution states that people of darker color are closer to the apes than fair-colored people. That is their worldview, but scripture says we are all the same, from one man and one woman. Even the U.S. Declaration of Independence states that “…all men are created equal…” Now where did Thomas Jefferson get such an idea, especially during a time when slavery was permitted? He got it from scripture, for it is man who enslaves man, just as the evolutionists want to enslave the masses in ignorance. Why? They are all men wishing to live their lives without guilt:

I Timothy 4:2 “Speaking lies in hypocrisy; having their conscience seared with a hot iron;”

Romans 2:1 “Therefore thou art inexcusable, O man, whosoever thou art that judgest: for wherein thou judgest another, thou condemnest thyself; for thou that judgest doest the same things.”

Romans 5:12 “Wherefore, as by one man sin entered into the world, and death by sin; and so death passed upon all men, for that all have sinned:

Here are some great sites that will help you in your walk to help you have an answer when and if you’re confronted.

·         http://www.creationminute.com

·         http://www.drdino.com/

·         http://logosresearchassociates.org/

·         http://www.answersingenesis.org/

·         http://creationmuseum.org/

·         http://www.theveracityproject.com

·         http://dinosandhumans.org/

·         http://www.str.org

·         http://creationresearch.org/

·         http://biblicaldiscipleship.org/ - 10 hours of free videos and a free book

 

 

 

 

 


 

Appendix B

Events for Av in Biblical History

Here is a list of events that took place during the history of the world in the month of Av:

1st

9th

10th


This is a list of secular events that happened on the 9th day of the Jewish month of Av to the Jews. All these are verifiable in the history books. 

·         The First Crusade, declared by Pope Urban II, began when his preaching throughout France, in July 1095 (Av 4855), stirred up the populace.75 This ignited violence against the Jews and some have deemed this as the first holocaust.76 Though this evil occurred, the number of Jews killed before the Crusades reaches Jerusalem are not recorded, but accounts added up can lead one to believe that the number could reach five to ten thousand.77

 “Pressured by his barons, the Church and possibly his mother, he announced the expulsion of all the Jews. By November 1, approximately 4,000 had fled, mostly to France. The Jews had to pay their own passage. They were allowed to take movables (i.e. clothing). A number of Jews were robbed and cast overboard during the voyage by the ship captains. The Jews did not return to England until 165979. This was the first national expulsion of the Jews. (England was one of the only centralized and national monarchies of that time.)”80

·         10 Av 5066 “1306 July 22, PHILIP THE FAIR (France) Expelled the Jews from his lands after arresting all of them (on the day after the 9th of Av) and confiscating their property. Most Jews went to the next Duchy. Gradually, they were allowed to drift back.”81

·         Spain, by the Alhambra Decree82, expelled all of the Jews by 31 July 1492. On the 1 August 1492 AD, the day before 9th of Av (9 Av 5252), the Jews who didn’t leave were being round up and forced into Catholicism.

·         Warsaw Ghetto Cleansed - 9 Av 5703. By early 1943, the Jews refused to cooperate with the Germans and the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising began. Renewed attempts to start deportations were answered with reprisals.111

·         From July 16 (8 Av 5754) through July 22, 1994, pieces of an object designated as Comet P/Shoemaker-Levy 9 collided with Jupiter. This is the first collision of two solar system bodies ever to be observed, and the effects of the comet impacts on Jupiter's atmosphere have been simply spectacular and beyond expectations. Comet Shoemaker-Levy 9 consisted of at least 21 discernable fragments with diameters estimated at up to two kilometers. (9 Av 5754) 190 Signs in the heavens.


Two events on a given day is 1 in 365 days. 3 events on the same day is 1 X 365 X 365 = 133,225
Hence, the odds on these fourteen events happening to the same people, the same country, over the centuries on the same day is 1 chance in 15.318 billion times a billion times a billion or:
15,318,685,820,000,000,000,000,000,000!!!!!
(365 raised to the 11th power = 1.53186582 x 10 to the 28th power.)
A 1 in 20 is a notable event!!!! 

 


 

Appendix C

The Almighty’s Plan through Biblical Names

Genesis 5 Group

Name

In Hebrew

Meaning

Adam

אָדָם

ruddy, man, person, or mankind

Seth

שֵׁת

Substituted or appointed – Gen 4:25; put; who puts; fixed

Enos

אֱנוֹשׁ

mortal, sickly, despaired of; forgetful

Cainan

קֵינָן

to chant a dirge; lament – Amos 8:10; Ezekiel 27:32; 1 Samuel 1:17

Mahalaleel

מַהֲלַלְאֵל

From מַ, praise הֲלַלְ, God אֵל – literally “From Praise God” or “Praising God”

Jared

יָרֶד

a ruling; commanding; coming down

Enoch

חֲנוֹךְ

teaching

Methuselah

מְתוּשָׁלַח

dwelling-places; afflicted; his death will bring

Lamech

לָמֶךְ

poor; made low; good for nothing

Noah

נֹחַ

repose; consolation; rest

 

Man, appointed mortal [and] sorrow[ful]. From praise God coming down teaching. His death will bring [the] poor consolation.

I present some thoughts on the sentence. Because Adam sinned, and because we all come from him, we die – made mortal1. Because we sinned, we are to have our days full of sorrow2. Indeed! Praise God, He (Jesus) came down3 and taught4 us that by His death on the cross He will give us Peace5!

1Genesis 2:17 But of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, thou shalt not eat of it: for in the day that thou eatest thereof thou shalt surely die.”

2Genesis 3:17And unto Adam he said, Because thou hast hearkened unto the voice of thy wife, and hast eaten of the tree, of which I commanded thee, saying, Thou shalt not eat of it: cursed is the ground for thy sake; in sorrow shalt thou eat of it all the days of thy life;”
Genesis 3:19In the sweat of thy face shalt thou eat bread, till thou return unto the ground; for out of it wast thou taken: for dust thou art, and unto dust shalt thou return.”

3John 6:33For the bread of God is he which cometh down from heaven, and giveth life unto the world.”
John 6:48I am that bread of life.

4John 12:49For I have not spoken of myself; but the Father which sent me, he gave me a commandment, what I should say, and what I should speak.

5Colossians 1:20And, having made peace through the blood of his cross, by him to reconcile all things unto himself; by him, I say, whether they be things in earth, or things in heaven.”
Luke 4:18-21The Spirit of the Lord is upon me, because he hath anointed me to preach the gospel to the poor; he hath sent me to heal the brokenhearted, to preach deliverance to the captives, and recovering of sight to the blind, to set at liberty them that are bruised, To preach the acceptable year of the Lord. And he closed the book, and he gave it again to the minister, and sat down. And the eyes of all them that were in the synagogue were fastened on him. And he began to say unto them, This day is this scripture fulfilled in your ears.

 

You could even cut and paste the Hebrew and put it into Google’s translation and see that the meanings are still close even with the differences between modern and ancient Hebrew. You’ll have to separate Mahalale-el to get proper translation. Cainan is lost as noted and Seth has a differing meaning today.

These names mentioned in Genesis 5, that is, from Adam to Noah, present the Master’s plan. I first hear about this from Chuck Missler (http://www.khouse.org) in a YouTube video. http://www.khouse.org/articles/2000/284/#notes

 

The Almighty’s Plan through Biblical Names – Priestly Courses

Name

Hebrew

Meaning

 Jehoiarib

יהוֹיָרִיב

Jehovah contend

 Jedaiah

ידַעְיָה

Jehovah has known

 Harim

חָרִם

Dedicated, consecrated

 Seorim

שְׂעֹרִים

Barley or grain (Gate, Hair, Tempest)

 Malchijah

מַלְכִּיָה

My King is Jehovah

 Mijamin

מִיָמִן

from the right hand

 Hakkoz

הַקוֹץ

Thorn, from root meaning to clip off or harvest, Summer, an End

 Abijah

אֲבִיָה

Jehovah is my father

 Jeshua

יֵשׁוּעַ

He will save, deliverer

 Shecaniah

שְׁכַנְיָהוּ

Jehovah has dwelt, Habitation of the Lord

 Eliashib

אֶלְיָשִׁיב

God restores, The God of Conversion 

 Jakim

יָקִים

He will raise, Rising, Confirming, Establishing 

 Huppah

חֻפָּה

Canopy, from root meaning to protect

 Jeshebeab

יֶשֶׁבְאָב

Sit down with the father, seat of (his) father

 Bilgah

בִלְגָה

Invade with destruction, Ancient Countenance, Desistance, n. A ceasing to act or proceed; a stopping. 

 Immer

אִמֵר

Lamb, talkative, Saying, Speaking

 Hezir

חֵזִיר

Swine, from root meaning penned up, enclosed, protected, Swine or strong, A Bog, Converted 

 Aphses

הַפִּצֵץ

Dispersive, dissever

 Pethahiah

פְתַחְיָה

Jehovah has opened

 Jehezekel

יחֶזְקֵאל

God will strengthen

 Jachin

יָכִין

He will establish, from root meaning to set in upright position

 Gamul

גָמוּל

Rewarded

 Delaiah

דְלָיָהוּ

Jehovah has delivered

 Maaziah

מַעַזְיָהוּ

Jehovah has rescued

 

http://www.baby-names-meanings.net/meaning/jakim.html
http://www.ccel.org/ccel/hitchcock/bible_names.html

The above names, to me, can mean the following:

Jehovah challenges [us to choose life],1 and knows how to make holy2 through the tempest.3

My King is Jehovah4 and from the right hand5 to harvest.6

Jehovah is my father7 and He will save.8

Jehovah has dwelt9 and made His habitation with man.10

God restores11 and renovates man.12

He will raise the upright13 and set His canopy of protection.14

He sits down with the Father.15

He will return16 and invade with destruction and will put a stop to it all.17

The Lamb will disperse18 and separate19 and dividing into parts.20

Jehovah has opened [His ears to hear His21] and will strengthen22 and establish His23 by making a new creature.24

He is a rewarder of them that diligently seek Him.25

Jehovah my deliverer.26

Jehovah has rescued.27

 

1 Deuteronomy 30:19
2 II Timothy 3:15; John 17:17-19
3 James 1:3-4
4 Revelation 19:16
5 Mark 14:62; Hebrews 1:1-4
6 Luke 10:2; Matthew 24:31
7
Romans 8:15
8 Psalms 106:47; Romans 13:11; Revelation 19:1
9
John 1:14
10
II Chronicles 6:2
11
Psalms  23:3
12
Eph 4:24; Col 3:10
13
Psalms  3:3, Songs of Solomon 2:10
14
Psalms  18:2, 31; 140:7
15
Luke 22:69
16
John 14:3; Acts 1:11; I Thessalonians 4:17
17
Isaiah 13:9; 19:4; Nah 1:6, Mal 4:1; Psalms  104:35; Pro 2:22; Jeremiah 30:11; Revelation 22:21
18
Psalms  112:9; II Corinthians 9:8-11
19
Isaiah 59:2; Matthew 25:32
20
Mat 25:32; Luke 12:51; Hebrews 4:12
21
Psalms  34:15
22
Psalms  27:14
23
Psalms  90:17
24
II Corinthians 5:17; Galatians 6:15
25
Hebrew 11:6
26
II Timothy 4:18
27 Daniel 6:27; I Peter 5:8


 

Appendix D

Miscellaneous

Online Calendar Accuracy

I’ve been asked how accurate is the calendar I provide on my web site –  http://www.abdicate.net/cal.aspx. I can only point out other programs. I bought CyberSky 4.0 to “see” the sky and to verify claims. If you put into the online calendar 1 Tishri 1, you’ll get Oct 7, 3761 BC. Below is a screenshot of that date as seen from Jerusalem just before sundown.

The Sanhedrin would have declared the next day 1 Tishri 1 – if they had existed then…

However, there is one huge assumption everyone must deal with: these programs only regurgitate data supplied with today’s understanding of scientific data, and applies it, retroactively, to the past. In addition, you must deal with the assumption that this information is correct AND consistent in the past. Therefore, you will have to decide which facts are facts indeed, or assumptions, when it contradicts what Scripture says.

360-day Year vs. 365.2425-day Year

For example, there is ample information showing that a year used to be 360 days long and that it will become 360-day year in the last days. I know that this sentence may be hard to swallow, but if you do a little research into this fact, according to scripture, you’ll find that there are ancient, world-wide, known facts to support this. I have to point out that even though there is strong historical and mathematical evidence, not including Scriptures, the scientific community largely dismisses this information as myth or mathematical ignorance. I find this incredibly arrogant. Think of it this way: when scientists dismiss information because it doesn’t fit their dogma, then it’s like those that deny the Holocaust happened. Because these events have not been “observed” today, they cannot reconcile ancient observable data when it contradicts the current planetary orbital data. This sound like double talk so let’s delve into Scripture and then into the evidence according to some extra-biblical information. NOTE: this does not affect my study (as I write this) because we are dealing with the length of a year, not the number of years as spelled out in Scripture. Makes you wonder if Someone knew this would happen!

Let’s start with Noah and the flood – not what year, but how many days – because scripture tells us the number of days.

Activity

Scripture

Noah’s Age is 600

Month/Day

Time Summary Modern Calendar

Flood begins

Gen 7:11

Heshvan 17

0 – Start counting

Rains Ended

Gen 7:12

Kislev 27

40

Ark Rested

Gen 8:4

Nisan 17

148 or 147

Ark prevailed 150 days

Gen 7:24; 8:3

 

 

*Heshvan is the second month since the first month started in Tishri. Nisan wasn’t made the first month until after the Exodus.

Genesis 8:3 And the waters returned from off the earth continually: and after the end of the hundred and fifty days the waters were abated.”

If you count using today’s Hebrew calendar, you’ll find that the 150 days turn into 147 or 148 days. This is because the modern calendar contains a fix to accommodate the rules for feast days and Sabbaths and to synchronize to a solar year by adding the 5 ¼ days. From Heshvan 17 to Nisan 17, according to scripture, is 150 days. This is not the case in the Hebrew calendar used today. To prove scripture correct, you must assume that a year was 360 days, divided into twelve 30-day months. Assuming that from the second month (Heshvan) to the seventh month (Nisan) contains 30 days each, you get (7-2) * 30 = 150 days. What happened to make this change? Scripture answers the question:

Psalms 82:5They know not, neither will they understand; they walk on in darkness: all the foundations of the earth are out of course.”

Before the flood, there was no hint of rain or snow and that the land was watered by the mist that came up from the ground.

Genesis 2:5-6for the LORD God had not caused it to rain upon the earth…But there went up a mist from the earth, and watered the whole face of the ground.”

When the flood started, it didn’t just rain, “… the same day were all the fountains of the great deep broken up…” (Genesis 7:11), hinting that the earth also suffered great tectonic stresses. Imagine the earth was relatively smooth across the planet. In fact, the words “hill” and “mountain” are never mentioned prior to the flood. If there were an expansion of the surface of the earth due to these stresses, massive cracks would appear allowing the tectonic plates to form and slam into each other. Think of it this way. You bury your hand up to your wrist into the sand on the beach. You make it nice and smooth and then you move your fingers a little bit – cracks form and small “valleys” and “hills” develop. How would the earth expand?

Judges contain this odd verse:

Judges 5:20 “They fought from heaven; the stars in their courses fought against Sisera.”

Sisera was the captain of the army of Jabin, king of Cannan. Israel had fought for the land and again Sisera. But why would the stars fight a man on earth?  The answer in a moment.

There is another reference in scripture to a 180-day feast that Ahasuerus gave.

Esther 1:4 “When he shewed the riches of his glorious kingdom and the honour of his excellent majesty many days, even an hundred and fourscore days.”

John Gill states:

“The Persian feasts were very long, large, and sumptuous. Dr. Frye2 says, this custom of keeping an annual feast one hundred and eighty days still continues in Persia. Cheus3, a Chinese emperor, used frequently to make a feast which lasted one hundred and twenty days; though it cannot be well thought that the same individual persons here were feasted so long, but, when one company was sufficiently treated, they removed and made way for another; and so it continued successively such a number of days as here related, which was six months, or half a year; a year then in use consisting of three hundred and sixty days, as was common with the Jews, and other nations, and so the Persians4.”

2. Travels, p. 348. apud Patrick in loc.
3. In Martin. Sinic. Hist. l. 3. p. 78.
4. Prideaux's Connect. par. 1. p. 197.

The Real War of the Worlds

In an online book called “Recovering the Lost World” (2010), the author Jno Cook explains that all the ancient literature, mythologies, and legends speak the same story worldwide: that the moon, Saturn, and Mars were once much closer to the earth; enough to cause horrific chaos, including the biblical account of the Flood. As outlandish as it sounds, this would explain almost every question about ancient calendars and why they changed worldwide twice between 720 BC and 685 BC. It was during this time that the axis of the earth shifted enough to turn the land of “milk and honey” into baron rock and dust over time – “climate change”! Al Gore would be proud.

According to a book called "The Mars-Earth Wars" (1996) Mars had five “flybys” so close to the earth that it was the cause of the flood, shortening the length of the lunar month to 29 ½ days, and lengthening the solar year to 365 ¼ days. I cannot refute their claims, but it does provide an understanding to how the length of time in Scriptures of old were different than today. Immanuel Velikovsky wrote in “Worlds in Collision” that the old Babylonian, Assyrian, Persian, Egyptian, Chinese, Roman (during the time of Romulus), Hindu, and Mayan calendars contained twelve 30-day months. This fact eludes scientists today because they refuse to look at these ancient writings as true accounts and dismiss them as sloppy mathematics. Even an astounding, well-known book describes Mars’ moons (which are far too small to see with the naked eye – today that is). Gulliver's Travels, written in 1726 by Jonathan Swift, in the “Voyage to Laputa”, the astronomers discover two moons of Mars. Today, scientists credit the discovery of the moons of Mars to Asaph Hall, who discovered them in 1877, 150 year after the writings of Jonathan Swift. Because Jonathan Swift’s book is indeed fiction, they chalk it up to coincidence. However, the names were given Phobos meaning panic/fear and Deimos meaning terror/dread that, according to Greek mythology, traveled with their father Ares (Mars), the god of war, into battle. How did the ancient Greeks know what Jonathan Swift knew? All over the world, the legends, stories, and myths, depict Mars are being fearful and evil. According to these books, the closer Mars would get to the earth on its flybys, huge earthquakes would occur and massive lightning strikes between the two planets would occur. Everyone on the planet would certainly witness this kind of event. The stories, naming, and visibility of Mars’ moons were chronicled.

As shown in Psalms 82:5, the foundations of the earth are out of their courses. Because of the sins of man, God changed His perfect dance of the earth, moon, and sun into chaos for a while. He did changed it again for Hezekiah and Joshua by making the shadow on the sun dial go back ten degrees and hold the sun and the moon in place for the length of almost a day, respectively. Science cannot explain this because they reject the notion that the current placement of our solar system wasn’t always so.

Even during Jesus’ crucifixion something occurred. The “eclipse” could not have been the moon because the moon is full during Passover, which means that the earth is between the moon and the sun. So what caused the darkness?

Matthew 27:45 “Now from the sixth hour there was darkness over all the land unto the ninth hour.”

It is my belief that the darkness was God. When He visited Abram it was in a horror of great darkness and God spoke to Moses from a thick darkness.

Genesis 15:12 “And when the sun was going down, a deep sleep fell upon Abram; and, lo, an horror of great darkness fell upon him.”

Deuteronomy 5:22 “These words the LORD spake unto all your assembly in the mount out of the midst of the fire, of the cloud, and of the thick darkness, with a great voice: and he added no more. And he wrote them in two tables of stone, and delivered them unto me.”

God has promised that all the chaos would return in the last days. Here are a few verses:


Isaiah 13:9-13
Behold, the day of the LORD cometh, cruel both with wrath and fierce anger, to lay the land desolate: and he shall destroy the sinners thereof out of it. For the stars of heaven and the constellations thereof shall not give their light: the sun shall be darkened in his going forth, and the moon shall not cause her light to shine. And I will punish the world for their evil, and the wicked for their iniquity; and I will cause the arrogancy of the proud to cease, and will lay low the haughtiness of the terrible. I will make a man more precious than fine gold; even a man than the golden wedge of Ophir. Therefore I will shake the heavens, and the earth shall remove out of her place, in the wrath of the LORD of hosts, and in the day of his fierce anger.”

Joel 2:30-31 “And I will shew wonders in the heavens and in the earth, blood, and fire, and pillars of smoke. The sun shall be turned into darkness, and the moon into blood, before the great and the terrible day of the LORD come.”

Luke 21:25-26And there shall be signs in the sun, and in the moon, and in the stars; and upon the earth distress of nations, with perplexity; the sea and the waves roaring; Men's hearts failing them for fear, and for looking after those things which are coming on the earth: for the powers of heaven shall be shaken.”

Revelation 8:12 “And the fourth angel sounded, and the third part of the sun was smitten, and the third part of the moon, and the third part of the stars; so as the third part of them was darkened, and the day shone not for a third part of it, and the night likewise.”

Now if you read this last verse carefully, you’ll notice that the only way to have the sun, moon, stars, night and day shine a third less, would be if the earth’s rotation increased by eight hours. Therefore, a day would no longer be 24 hours, but 18 hours long. So horrific will the last days be that Jesus Himself states:

Matthew 24:22 “And except those days should be shortened, there should no flesh be saved: but for the elect's sake those days shall be shortened.”

If you do your own homework, you’ll come across an idea that Hezekiah was the first to increase the calendar, but if you read Scripture, Hezekiah repaired that Temple and called Israel and Judah to repent. This happened in Nisan and they did not finish sanctifying the House of the Lord nor themselves until the sixteenth of Nisan – after the date they should have had the Passover. Not having kept the Passover for so long, Hezekiah calls all of Israel and Judah to come to Jerusalem to celebrate the Passover in the second month, the month Iyyar. So many people came that they had to enlist the help of the non-priest Levites to help with the sacrifices. They kept the Feast of Unleavened Bread for seven days and when it was finished, asked to keep an additional seven days with great joy. Many claim that this is proof that the calendar changed. I do not believe this to be true because the changing of the sun’s shadow didn’t happen until many years later. Sadly, there is a lot of open debate on this topic in the Talmud (Tractate Sanhedrin), but that is because they choose their oral traditions over Scripture, or more accurately, their traditions blind them. I just want to point out that this story shows that though God commands men to keep His word, He is flexible and forgiving when it comes to the matter of the heart; whether it be humbled and repentant or not. (II Chronicles 29-32; II Kings 18-20; Isaiah 36)

Finally, Scripture implies that the calendar will revert to a 360-day year again. Daniel prophesied that when the antichrist desolates the temple, 1290 days would pass before the end. Daniel 12:7 and John in Revelation 12:14 speak of time, times, and half a time. Revelation 11:2 and 13:5 speak about the passage of 42 months before the end.  Revelation 11:3 says the two prophets will preach for 1260 days, and in 12:6, the “woman”, i.e. Israel, would be carried away and protected for 1260 days. If a “time” is a year, then a “time, times and half a time” would be 3 ½ years. 1260 days is exactly 3 ½ years in a 360-day year, as is 42 months containing 30-day months! But Daniel says from the desolation to the end is 1290 days. I’ll explain this in a bit. If you count from 1 Nisan 3 ½ years you get 1 Tishri, the day I believe Jesus will return to begin His reign on earth, at the Feast of Trumpets! I will expand on this when we reach the period dealing with Jesus’ earthly life.

Daniel 7:25 “And he shall speak great words against the most High, and shall wear out the saints of the most High, and think to change times and laws: and they shall be given into his hand until a time and times and the dividing of time.”

Daniel 12:7And I heard the man clothed in linen, which was upon the waters of the river, when he held up his right hand and his left hand unto heaven, and sware by him that liveth for ever that it shall be for a time, times, and an half; and when he shall have accomplished to scatter the power of the holy people, all these things shall be finished.”

Daniel 12:11And from the time that the daily sacrifice shall be taken away, and the abomination that maketh desolate set up, there shall be a thousand two hundred and ninety days.”

Daniel 12:12 “Blessed is he that waiteth, and cometh to the thousand three hundred and five and thirty days.

Revelation 11:1-2 “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. But the court which is without the temple leave out, and measure it not; for it is given unto the Gentiles: and the holy city shall they tread under foot forty and two months.”

Revelation 11:3 And I will give power unto my two witnesses, and they shall prophesy a thousand two hundred and threescore days, clothed in sackcloth.”

Revelation 13:5And there was given unto him a mouth speaking great things and blasphemies; and power was given unto him to continue forty and two months.”

Revelation 12:6And the woman fled into the wilderness, where she hath a place prepared of God, that they should feed her there a thousand two hundred and threescore days.”

Revelation 12:14And to the woman were given two wings of a great eagle, that she might fly into the wilderness, into her place, where she is nourished for a time, and times, and half a time, from the face of the serpent.”

Daniel 9:24-27 “Seventy weeks are determined upon thy people and upon thy holy city, to finish the transgression, and to make an end of sins, and to make reconciliation for iniquity, and to bring in everlasting righteousness, and to seal up the vision and prophecy, and to anoint the most Holy. Know therefore and understand, that from the going forth of the commandment to restore and to build Jerusalem unto the Messiah the Prince shall be seven weeks, and threescore and two weeks: the street shall be built again, and the wall, even in troublous times. And after threescore and two weeks shall Messiah be cut off, but not for himself: and the people of the prince that shall come shall destroy the city and the sanctuary; and the end thereof shall be with a flood, and unto the end of the war desolations are determined. 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.”

As you can see from reading these verses, the “time, times, and half a time”, 1260 days, and 42 months are synonymous with each other. That’s not to say they are the same “days” but the same number of days. I believe the order of events are that the two witnesses will start off preaching 1260 days, at the end of those days they’ll be overcome by the antichrist and then the antichrist will declare himself god and the Jewish Messiah and Mahdi (Muslim’s messiah). It is at this time Jesus warned that everyone was to flee to Petra for another 1260 days, completing 84 30-day months, or seven years. This is the completion of the period of Daniel’s Seventy Weeks. I will show that Jesus was indeed cut off after 69 Weeks of Seven Years or 483 years. This left one week to be completed at another period. The antichrist will sign a pact with Israel for “one week”, that is, seven years. The contrasting of days, weeks and years, as compared to each other, is not unusual in scripture; one day can equal one thousand years, so a week can be seven years.

II Peter 3:8 “But, beloved, be not ignorant of this one thing, that one day is with the Lord as a thousand years, and a thousand years as one day.”

Psalms 90:4For a thousand years in thy sight are but as yesterday when it is past, and as a watch in the night.”

Why did Daniel prophecy that from the desolation to the end would be 1290 days and why is one blessed if they make it to the 1335th day? Scripture is full of gems that require searching to reveal the answer. I’ve read so many web sites on this one issue, I just cannot accept any of them. That is not to say they are wrong, but I do not have peace in my spirit about their theories. Prophecy isn’t written in a chronological order, so like a puzzle, you need to fit the pieces together without discarding any of them, and, without a picture to go by. At some point, the third Temple will be rebuilt. Once that is done, the daily sacrifices will resume. Daniel says that the antichrist will stop these sacrifices:

Daniel 8:11-14 “Yea, he magnified himself even to the prince of the host, and by him the daily sacrifice was taken away, and the place of his sanctuary was cast down. And an host was given him against the daily sacrifice by reason of transgression, and it cast down the truth to the ground; and it practised, and prospered. Then I heard one saint speaking, and another saint said unto that certain saint which spake, How long shall be the vision concerning the daily sacrifice, and the transgression of desolation, to give both the sanctuary and the host to be trodden under foot? And he said unto me, Unto two thousand and three hundred days; then shall the sanctuary be cleansed.”

Here, we have to incorporate another period of time containing 2300 days. However, the translation of days is actually 2300 “evening morning” (עֶרֶב evening; בֹּקֶר morning). This rendering of “day” (יוֹם) is only used in the Creation account for the events of the first seven days. So what do we do with this interpretation of scripture? I believe the answer is just as important as the prophecy of Jesus being in the heart of the earth for “three days and three nights” (Matt 12:40). Do you render it three parts of “days” or do you count three “days” and three “nights”? What’s the difference? Three parts of days can be between 26 hours to 72 hours – a huge swing value. So with the different rendering of day, do we count it as 2300 full days, or is the summation of the 1150 evenings and 1150 mornings sacrifices? So is this 76 months, 20 days (6 years, 4 months, 20 days), or is it 38 months and 10 days (3 years, 2 months, 10 days)? It seems logical to me that there are two timelines in play. One from the time the daily sacrifices cease, and another from when the desolation occurs. 

Matthew 12:40 “For as Jonas was three days and three nights in the whale's belly; so shall the Son of man be three days and three nights in the heart of the earth.”

As I stated, I don’t like to use extra-Biblical information to “prove” Scripture, but let Scripture interpret Scripture. I believe that the 2300 is the number of sacrifices that will be made in the third temple. The daily sacrifices will resume as commanded in Exodus 29:38-42.

Exodus 29:38-39 “Now this is that which thou shalt offer upon the altar; two lambs of the first year day by day continually. The one lamb thou shalt offer in the morning; and the other lamb thou shalt offer at even:”

So let’s take all these numbers provided in Scripture and put them together. We know that there will be a third temple built. (Rev 11:3) We know that the sacrifices will resume and that the “little horn” a.k.a. the antichrist will stop them, desecrate the temple and destroy it. We know the Two Witnesses will preach during this time and the antichrist will overcome and kill them. They will lay in the street dead for three days while the world rejoices – Muslims do this in an act to show utter humiliation to those that do not believe as they do. After three days, they will rise from the dead and return to heaven. We have all these lengths spelled out all over Scripture. 

I’ve created the chart below to show the passage of time with the constraints of events mentioned by representing each pixel as a day. Then I placed them as I understand from Scriptures what will transpire. I admit I’m making some assumptions which I do not claim as 100% correct, but present them using all of scripture. For instance, though blocked on all sides, many in Israel wish to build the temple now (2010). The Temple Institute (http://www.templeinstitute.org) broke ground to build a mockup of the real temple so the priests can learn how to perform their duties before they build the real one. Israel could rebuild the temple tomorrow and start the sacrifices. I would then, obviously need to rethink what Scripture is stating. My chart places the 1150 days of sacrifices within the first half of the seven-year tribulation period, after signing the peace treaty for “one week” – seven years. After 80 days, the daily sacrifices will begin. I show 80 days because of the constraints of the 1150 evening and morning sacrifices, the 1290 days from the ending of the sacrifices to the time of the second coming. Thirty days after the sacrifices cease, the antichrist will prevail over the Two Witnesses, who die on day 1260 from the signing of the peace treaty, rise again and return to heaven three days later. From the day the temple is desecrated and destroyed, to the return of Christ is 1260 days. I believe that the 30-day difference mentioned by Daniel is not a mistranslation, but the truth! It is up to us to listen to the Holy Spirit to reveal the truth. If you believe Scripture is 100% accurate, there isn’t much wiggle room with the information presented.

2300 Sacrifices (1150 Days) to the Second Coming plus 45 days beyond

Let’s break this down:

·         The antichrist signs a treaty with Israel for one week – i.e. seven years

·         The temple is rebuilt and the daily sacrifices are resumed after ceasing in 70 AD

·         After 1150 days (2300 sacrifices) they are stopped again, the physical temple is destroyed (explained below), this time by the antichrist – 1290 days until the real Christ returns to the earth to rule

·         Thirty days later, the antichrist succeeds in killing the Two Witnesses – now it’s 1260 days until Christ returns

·         Three and a half days later they raise from the dead and return to heaven – probably on CNN (Rev 11:9)

·         Jesus returns on 1 Tishri, the Feast of Trumpets (specifics will be discussed later in the book)

·         The extra 45 days (1335-1290) can also be broken down to 1 Tishri to 15 Tishri (15 days):

o    warring with the antichrist and false prophet

o    casting Satan into the pit for the 1000 years

o    sanctifying the world on the Day of Atonement (10 Tishri)

o    lifting the curse

o    setting up His Kingdom on earth for 1000 years on His birthday, Feast of Tabernacles (15 Tishri) because He “dwells” with man!

·         The next 30 days,

o    Jesus takes personal vengeance on Philistines, Tyrus, Zidon, Assyria, Uz, Egypt, Edom, Moab, Ammon, Elam, Medes, Persia and Arabia (Isa 31; 34:8; 63:1-6, Jer 25) – basically all the Muslim nations that harass Israel – Lebanon (Hezbollah), Iraq, Iran, Gaza (Hamas), Saudi Arabia, Egypt – notice that Damascus is missing from this list because it was judged before the Lord’s return and ceased to be a city (Isa 17:1) probable during the Gog and Magog war.

o    Jesus sends His angels to gather the wicked from around the world (Mat 13:39-42)

Isaiah 31:1-9 “Woe to them that go down to Egypt for help; and stay on horses, and trust in chariots, because they are many; and in horsemen, because they are very strong; but they look not unto the Holy One of Israel, neither seek the LORD! Yet he also is wise, and will bring evil, and will not call back his words: but will arise against the house of the evildoers, and against the help of them that work iniquity. Now the Egyptians are men, and not God; and their horses flesh, and not spirit. When the LORD shall stretch out his hand, both he that helpeth shall fall, and he that is holpen shall fall down, and they all shall fail together. For thus hath the LORD spoken unto me, Like as the lion and the young lion roaring on his prey, when a multitude of shepherds is called forth against him, he will not be afraid of their voice, nor abase himself for the noise of them: so shall the LORD of hosts come down to fight for mount Zion, and for the hill thereof. As birds flying, so will the LORD of hosts defend Jerusalem; defending also he will deliver it; and passing over he will preserve it. Turn ye unto him from whom the children of Israel have deeply revolted. For in that day every man shall cast away his idols of silver, and his idols of gold, which your own hands have made unto you for a sin. Then shall the Assyrian fall with the sword, not of a mighty man; and the sword, not of a mean man, shall devour him: but he shall flee from the sword, and his young men shall be discomfited. And he shall pass over to his strong hold for fear, and his princes shall be afraid of the ensign, saith the LORD, whose fire is in Zion, and his furnace in Jerusalem.”

Isaiah 34:8 “For it is the day of the LORD'S vengeance, and the year of recompences for the controversy of Zion.”

Isaiah 63:1-6 “Who is this that cometh from Edom, with dyed garments from Bozrah? this that is glorious in his apparel, travelling in the greatness of his strength? I that speak in righteousness, mighty to save. Wherefore art thou red in thine apparel, and thy garments like him that treadeth in the winefat? I have trodden the winepress alone; and of the people there was none with me: for I will tread them in mine anger, and trample them in my fury; and their blood shall be sprinkled upon my garments, and I will stain all my raiment. For the day of vengeance is in mine heart, and the year of my redeemed is come. And I looked, and there was none to help; and I wondered that there was none to uphold: therefore mine own arm brought salvation unto me; and my fury, it upheld me. And I will tread down the people in mine anger, and make them drunk in my fury, and I will bring down their strength to the earth.”

Isaiah 17:1 “The burden of Damascus. Behold, Damascus is taken away from being a city, and it shall be a ruinous heap.”

Matthew 13:39-42 “The enemy that sowed them is the devil; the harvest is the end of the world; and the reapers are the angels. As therefore the tares are gathered and burned in the fire; so shall it be in the end of this world. The Son of man shall send forth his angels, and they shall gather out of his kingdom all things that offend, and them which do iniquity; And shall cast them into a furnace of fire: there shall be wailing and gnashing of teeth.”

As you can see from this last verse, the wicked are gathered and thrown into the furnace of fire in Jerusalem. (Isa 31:9) Therefore, if you’re in the tribulation period, and you make it to the end of 1335 days from the ceasing of the daily sacrifices, then you’ll live a very long life, and the child share die a hundred years old. (Isa 65:20) Indeed, blessed is he that arrives at the 1335th day.

Isaiah 31:9 “And he shall pass over to his strong hold for fear, and his princes shall be afraid of the ensign, saith the LORD, whose fire is in Zion, and his furnace in Jerusalem.”

Isaiah 65:20 “There shall be no more thence an infant of days, nor an old man that hath not filled his days: for the child shall die an hundred years old; but the sinner being an hundred years old shall be accursed.”

Daniel 12:12 “Blessed is he that waiteth, and cometh to the thousand three hundred and five and thirty days.

Now concerning the third temple, this can be tricky, but it is my firm belief that the Glory of God will not return to the third temple since, after Jesus’ death and resurrection, the temple moved from a physical building to the Body of Christ – the Church.

I Corinthians 3:16 “Know ye not that ye are the temple of God, and that the Spirit of God dwelleth in you?”

Therefore, it is an affront to Jesus that the Jews, in their ignorance, would build a third temple. It will be built as promised in Revelation 11:1-2, but nothing is said concerning God’s activity with it. In fact, 13 verses use the word “temple” in the book of Revelation; only twice is it referring to the physical temple on earth. Furthermore, after it’s all said and done, there will be no more temple anywhere.

Revelation 21:22 “And I saw no temple therein: for the Lord God Almighty and the Lamb are the temple of it.”

Daniel 8:14ff “… then shall the sanctuary be cleansed.”

The words “be cleansed” (צְדַק קֹדֶשׁ) translates today as “Holy Justice”. It is poetic justice too, that the enemy of Israel i.e. the antichrist will destroy the temple, thinking he’s showing his power over God, but God has already moved His temple to us so that we can take the Lord to the world! 


 

Appendix E

Prophecies Fulfilled in Jesus

SUBJECT

OT Prophecy

NT Fulfillment

As the Son of God

Ps 2:7

Lu 1:32,35

As the seed of the woman

Ge 3:15

Ga 4:4

As the seed of Abraham

Ge 17:7 22:18

Ga 3:16

As the seed of Isaac

Ge 21:12

Heb 11:17-19

As the seed of David

Ps 132:11 Jer 23:5

Ac 13:23 Ro 1:3

His coming at a set time

Ge 49:10 Da 9:24,25

Lu 2:1

His being born of a virgin

Isa 7:14

Mt 1:22,23 Lu 2:7

His being called Immanuel

Isa 7:14

Mt 1:22,23

His being born in Bethlehem of Judea

Mic 5:2

Mt 2:1 Lu 2:4-6

Great persons coming to adore him

Ps 72:10

Mt 2:1-11

The slaying of the children of Bethlehem

Jer 31:15

Mt 2:16-18

His being called out of Egypt

Ho 11:1

Mt 2:15

His being preceded by John the Baptist

Isa 40:3 Mal 3:1

Mt 3:1,3 Lu 1:17

His being anointed with the Spirit

Ps 45:7 Isa 11:2 61:1

Mt 3:16 Joh 3:34 Ac 10:38

His being a Prophet like to Moses

De 18:15-18

Ac 3:20-22

His being a Priest after the order of Melchizedek

Ps 110:4

Heb 5:5,6

His entering on his public ministry

Isa 61:1,2

Lu 4:16-21,43

His ministry commencing in Galilee

Isa 9:1,2

Mt 4:12-16,23

His entering publicly into Jerusalem

Zec 9:9

Mt 21:1-5

His coming into the temple

Hag 2:7,9 Mal 3:1

Mt 21:12 Lu 2:27-32 Joh 2:13-16

His poverty

Isa 53:2

Mr 6:3 Lu 9:58

His meekness and want of ostentatious

Isa 42:2

Mt 12:15,16,19

His tenderness and compassion

Isa 40:11 42:3

Mt 12:15,20 Heb 4:15

His being without guile

Isa 53:9

1Pe 2:22

His zeal

Ps 69:9

Joh 2:17

His preaching by parables

Ps 78:2

Mt 13:34,35

His working miracles

Isa 35:5,6

Mt 11:4-6 Joh 11:47

His bearing reproach

Ps 22:6 69:7,9,20

Ro 15:3

His being rejected by his brethren

Ps 69:8 Isa 63:3

Joh 1:11 7:3

His being a stone of stumbling to the Jews

Isa 8:14

Ro 9:32 1Pe 2:8

His being hated by the Jews

Ps 69:4 Isa 49:7

Joh 15:24,25

His being rejected by the Jewish rulers

Ps 118:22

Mt 21:42 Joh 7:48

That the Jews and Gentiles should combine against Him

Ps 2:1,2

Lu 23:12 Ac 4:27

His being betrayed by a friend

Ps 41:9 55:12-14

Joh 13:18,21

His disciples forsaking him

Zec 13:7

Mt 26:31,56

His being sold for thirty pieces silver

Zec 11:12

Mt 26:15

His price being given for the potter's field

Zec 11:13

Mt 27:7

The intensity of his sufferings

Ps 22:14,15

Lu 22:42,44

His sufferings being for others

Isa 53:4-6,12 Da 9:26

Mt 20:28

His patience and silence under suffering

Isa 53:7

Mt 26:63 27:12-14

His being smitten on the cheek

Mic 5:1

Mt 27:30

His visage being marred

Isa 52:14 53:3

Joh 19:5

His being spit on and scourged

Isa 50:6

Mr 14:65 Joh 19:1

His hands and feet being nailed to the cross

Ps 22:16

Joh 19:18 20:25

His being forsaken by God

Ps 22:1

Mt 27:46

His being mocked

Ps 22:7,8

Mt 27:39-44

Gall and vinegar being given him to drink

Ps 69:21

Mt 27:34

His garments being parted, and lots cast for his vesture

Ps 22:18

Mt 27:35

His being numbered with the transgressors

Isa 53:12

Mr 15:28

His intercession for His murderers

Isa 53:12

Lu 23:34

His Death

Isa 53:12

Mt 27:50

That a bone of him should not be broken

Ex 12:46 Ps 34:20

Joh 19:33,36

His being pierced

Zec 12:10

Joh 19:34,37

His being buried with the rich

Isa 53:9

Mt 27:57-60

His flesh not seeing corruption

Ps 16:10

Ac 2:31

His resurrection

Ps 16:10 Isa 26:19

Lu 24:6,31,34

His ascension

Ps 68:18

Lu 24:51 Ac 1:9

His sitting on the right hand of God

Ps 110:1

Heb 1:3

His exercising the priestly office in heaven

Zec 6:13

Ro 8:34

His being the chief corner-stone of the Church

Isa 28:16

1Pe 2:6,7

His being King in Zion

Ps 2:6

Lu 1:32 Joh 18:33-37

The conversion of the Gentiles to him

Isa 11:10 42:1

Mt 1:17,21 Joh 10:16 Ac 10:45,47

His righteous government

Ps 45:6,7

Joh 5:30 Re 19:11

His universal dominion

Ps 72:8 Da 7:14

Php 2:9,11

The perpetuity of his kingdom

Isa 9:7 Da 7:14

Lu 1:32,33

 

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Appendix F

Who is God? God Is…

God is [a] witness

Genesis 31:50

God is come to prove you

Exodus 20:20

God is not a man

Numbers 23:19

God is a consuming fire

Deuteronomy 4:24

God is a merciful God

Deuteronomy 4:31

God is one Lord

Deuteronomy 6:4

God is a jealous God

Deuteronomy 6:15

God is among you

Deuteronomy 7:21

God goes before you

Deuteronomy 9:3

God is God of gods

Deuteronomy 10:17

God is with you

Deuteronomy 20:1

God goes with you

Deuteronomy 20:4

God is thy refuge

Deuteronomy 33:27

God is He Who fought for you

Joshua 23:3

God is come into the camp

I Samuel 4:7

God is my strength and power

II Samuel 22:33

God is gracious and merciful

II Chronicles 30:9

God is greater than man

Job 33:12

God is mighty

Job 36:5

God is great

Job 36:26

God is angry with the wicked every day

Psalms  7:11

God is the Lord

Psalms  33:12

God is forever and ever

Psalms 45:6

God is our refuge and our strength

Psalms 46:1

God is King of all the Earth

Psalms 47:7

God is our God for ever and ever

Psalms 48:14

God is judge

Psalms 50:6

God is my helper

Psalms 54:4

God is for me

Psalms 56:9

God is my defense

Psalms 59:9

God is my salvation and my glory

Psalms 62:7

God is a refuge for us

Psalms 62:8

God is the God of salvation

Psalms 68:20

God is good

Psalms 73:1

God is the strength of my heart

Psalms 73:26

God is my King of old

Psalms 74:12

God is the judge

Psalms 75:7

God is a sun and shield

Psalms 84:11

God is greatly to be feared

Psalms 89:7

God is the rock of my refuge

Psalms 94:22

God is Holy

Psalms 99:9

God is in the heavens

Psalms 115:3

God is merciful

Psalms 116:5

God is the Lord

Psalms 118:27

God is pure

Proverbs 30:5

God is righteous

Daniel 9:14

God is jealous

Nahum 1:2

God is not the God of the dead, but the living

Matthew 22:32

God is at hand

Mark 1:15

God is One Lord

Mark 12:29

God is nigh at hand

Luke 21:31

God is true

John 3:33

God is a Spirit

John 4:24

God is glorified in Him [Jesus]

John 13:31

God is no respecter of persons

Acts 10:34

God is my witness

Romans 1:9

God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord

Romans 6:23

God is faithful

I Corinthians 1:9

God is wiser than men

I Corinthians 1:25

God is stronger than men

I Corinthians 1:25

God is holy

I Corinthians 3:17

God is faithful

I Corinthians 10:13

God is not the author of confusion

I Corinthians 14:33

God is true

II Corinthians 1:18

God is one

Galatians 3:20

God is not mocked

Galatians 6:7

God is my record

Philippians 1:8

God is witness

I Thessalonians 2:5

God is good

I Timothy 4:4

God is a consuming fire

Hebrews 12:29

God is light

I John 1:5

God is greater than our heart

I John 3:20

God is love

I John 4:8

God is with men

Revelations 21:3

 

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Appendix G

Early Hebrew Writing (One version)

 

The Gospel in the Paleo-Hebrew Alphabet

Ancient Hebrew used picture words to express meaning. As you can see, the chart to the left shows the ancient Hebrew script. There are many others, but most people are more familiar with the Egyptian Hieroglyphics. Online, I found many forms of these pictographs because as the years pass, the letters mutate into other forms. However, the meanings of the letters have remained relatively the same.

Having read so much on this, I learned of a great picture of the Good News within these images using God's Name, which Moses received on Mount Sinai in Exodus 3:13-15 – pronounced Yahweh.  

 

The Sacrificial Lamb of God!

 

 

Exodus 3:13-15 “And Moses said unto God, Behold, when I come unto the children of Israel, and shall say unto them, The God of your fathers hath sent me unto you; and they shall say to me, What is his name? what shall I say unto them? And God said unto Moses, I AM THAT I AM: and he said, Thus shalt thou say unto the children of Israel, I AM hath sent me unto you. And God said moreover unto Moses, Thus shalt thou say unto the children of Israel, The LORD God of your fathers, the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob, hath sent me unto you: this is my name for ever, and this is my memorial unto all generations.”

 

At the beginning of this study, do you remember about the Alef and Tav (אֵת)? Here's the pictograph form of those two letters (right to left):

ta

The ox head and a cross; a sacrifice on the cross; a strong mark; first covenant. Twice in the first verse of Scriptures, you have the plan of salvation! Scripture is replete with signs, gems, and guides to Jesus; you just have to search them out! But wait, there’s more. Covenant is (בּרית) (tyrb) and reveal is ([-ע) which when combined is עבּרית and that is the word Hebrew or Covenant Revealed!! Wait! There’s still more. Let’s look at the paleo-Hebrew letters for the word Hebrew:

t y r b [ or “See in man hand mark”

Whose hand is marked that we need to see!? Jesus – the Savior!

Gematria

In Aramaic, Hebrew and Greek, the three languages of the Bible, all use their alphabet for numbers, which means that a word contains a numeric value. This is called Gematria.

As you can see the value of God’s Name



is 26:      5 + 6 + 5 + 10 (left to right)

Some other words whose value is 26 (http://www.biblewheel.com/Gr/GR_Database.asp?SearchBy_Gematria=26) are:

great; hand; look; sin; stretch; exalt; bear; live; glory; David; hold; take; praise; despise; spoil; high

Using the words that add up to 26, we could say it like this:

Look! 1 Praise2 to the Son of David3; Who took4 away of our sins5, being despised6 of men, stretched7 out His hand8 to bear9 our iniquity so we could live10; and having spoiled11 principalities and powers, sits in great glory12 on the right hand13 of God and is exalted14 on high15.

1 John 1:29 "The next day John seeth Jesus coming unto him, and saith, Behold the Lamb of God, which taketh away the sin of the world."

2 Psalms 146:1 "Praise ye the LORD. Praise the LORD, O my soul."
 
Romans 15:11 "And again, Praise the Lord, all ye Gentiles; and laud him, all ye people."

3 Matthew 22:42 "Saying, What think ye of Christ? whose son is he? They say unto him, [The Son] of David."

4 John 1:29 "The next day John seeth Jesus coming unto him, and saith, Behold the Lamb of God, which taketh away the sin of the world."

5 I John 3:5 "And ye know that he was manifested to take away our sins; and in him is no sin."

6 Isaiah 53:3 "He is despised and rejected of men; a man of sorrows, and acquainted with grief: and we hid as it were [our] faces from him; he was despised, and we esteemed him not."

7 Psalms 136:12 "With a strong hand, and with a stretched out arm: for his mercy [endureth] for ever."

8  John 20:27   "Then saith he to Thomas, Reach hither thy finger, and behold my hands; and reach hither thy hand, and thrust [it] into my side: and be not faithless, but believing." 

9 Matthew 8:17 "That it might be fulfilled which was spoken by Esaias the prophet, saying, Himself took our infirmities, and bare [our] sicknesses."

10 John 10:10 “The thief cometh not, but for to steal, and to kill, and to destroy: I am come that they might have life, and that they might have [it] more abundantly."

11 Colossians 2:15 "[And] having spoiled principalities and powers, he made a shew of them openly, triumphing over them in it."

12 Luke 21:27 "And then shall they see the Son of man coming in a cloud with power and great glory."

13 Hebrews 8:1 "Now of the things which we have spoken [this is] the sum: We have such an high priest, who is set on the right hand of the throne of the Majesty in the heavens;"

14 Acts 5:31 "Him hath God exalted with his right hand [to be] a Prince and a Saviour, for to give repentance to Israel, and forgiveness of sins."

15 Psalms 68:18 "Thou hast ascended on high, thou hast led captivity captive: thou hast received gifts for men; yea, [for] the rebellious also, that the LORD God might dwell [among them]."

Psalms 113:1-9 "Praise ye the LORD. Praise, O ye servants of the LORD, praise the name of the LORD. Blessed be the name of the LORD from this time forth and for evermore. From the rising of the sun unto the going down of the same the LORD'S name [is] to be praised. The LORD [is] high above all nations, [and] his glory above the heavens. Who [is] like unto the LORD our God, who dwelleth on high, Who humbleth [himself] to behold [the things that are] in heaven, and in the earth! He raiseth up the poor out of the dust, [and] lifteth the needy out of the dunghill; That he may set [him] with princes, [even] with the princes of his people. He maketh the barren woman to keep house, [and to be] a joyful mother of children. Praise ye the LORD."

 

I want to express my heart right now. It is in extreme pain. If you made it this far and have not yet accepted just what God has done for you then it’s time to end the intellectual track and take that leap of faith. Everyone wants to have “proof” and it has been presented here, but that wasn’t my intent. I wanted to present the gems and joys of Scripture so you could trust what it says in the written text. Proof is useless because it cannot save you. Grace is by faith alone. You cannot understand it without the Holy Spirit. Only the Lord can explain it so you can understand what faith really is.

 


 

Appendix H

An Alphabet within its Nation’s Symbol

Even when something changes for the Jews, the Lord always puts His amazing “signature” into it to show they are HIS!

 


 

Appendix I

Biblical Feasts, Fasts, and Festivals

Passover (פּסח) (14 Nisan scripturally – 15 Nisan modern Jews) The difference is a bit of an enigma, but it’s my understanding that this changed some time after the exile of the Jews to Babylon. This is actually one for the first questions I asked a Jewish friend. He didn’t have an answer. This to me explains why John chooses repeatedly throughout his Gospel that Jesus and the apostles were not part of the Pharisees or Sadducees by saying “the Jews” this or “the Jews” that. In fact, the way he writes implies that “the Jews” were the establishment. This explains how Jesus had the Passover on Nisan 14 at sunset, as scripture states in Exodus (and explain earlier in this book), and yet the next day be called “The Day of Preparation” (John 19:42; Mat 27:62) because “the Jews” had not yet participated in the Passover because it was still Nisan 14. Thereby Jesus died at the same time the lambs were being slaughtered for the Passover. I can hear it now, “how can Jesus have Passover on 14 Nisan AND died on 14 Nisan?” This is explained earlier, but let me explain that the date changes at sunset. Jesus and His disciples killed their lamb after sunset (14 Nisan) between the “evenings” that is, the time from the sunset to darkness. They then ate their meal before midnight, and by 3am, the establishment took Him into custody, tried Him in a kangaroo court (illegal night trial), and then took Him to Pilate at 6am, crucified Him at 9am, darkness fell on the earth at noon, Jesus cries out “It is finished!” and gives up His life between 3 and 3:30pm. From this time to sunset, the Jews killed the Passover lamb. Joseph of Arimathaea begged the body of Jesus. Gaining permission, possibly by 4:30pm, took His body and placed Him in the tomb. At sunset, about 5:50pm, 15 Nisan began. The real message of Passover is that where the blood of the lambs of the first Passover stayed the Lord’s judgment for than household, the blood of the Lamb of God will stay the judgment of our sin.

This holiday is fulfilled with the death of Jesus the Messiah.

Feast of First Fruits (יום הבכורים) (day after the Sabbath Lev 23:11) Since 14 Nisan is a Sabbath (Exo 12:18), does this mean 15 Nisan, or after the weekly Sabbath on Saturday? Even the rabbis cannot agree especially since they call the fast of 14 Nisan the Fast of the Firstborn and only the firstborn keep this fast – another twisted tradition. Because they don’t keep the Passover on the correct day, they start the feast of Unleavened Bread also starts on the wrong day. It must be from 14 Nisan to 21 Nisan, first and last days are Sabbaths. They can’t really keep this because there is no temple to bring their first fruits. Instead, they follow the next command to count 50 days to the day of Shavuot (Pentecost). This time is called the Counting the Omer.

This holiday is fulfilled with the resurrection of Jesus the Messiah.

Shavuot (שבועות) (scripturally the day after the seventh Sabbath from Passover, today always 6 Sivan) This is a new grain offering of first fruits. By tradition, Moses received the Ten Commandments on this day. Three thousand Jews died because of their sins. In Greek, the fiftieth day is called Pentecost. This is also the day when the Holy Spirit was given to His followers and three thousand Jews were saved by Peter’s preaching!

This holiday is fulfilled with the giving of the Holy Spirit as the earnest of our salvation.

Rosh HaShanah (ראש השנה) (1 Tishri) Meaning the “head of the year” or “first of the year”. Leviticus 23:24-25 simply states that it is a day of remembrance, of what though, is not mentioned. Numbers 29:1-6 includes a special sacrifice. The word for blowing is teruah (תרועה) has many meanings:

clamor, i.e. acclamation of joy or a battle-cry; especially clangor of trumpets, as an alarum:--alarm, blow(- ing) (of, the) (trumpets), joy, jubile, loud noise, rejoicing, shout(-ing), (high, joyful) sound(-ing)

This word is the same as when Joshua “shouted” when by being obedient brought down the walls of Jericho. The remembrance might be the foundation of the earth because the root word for shout (rua רוע) is used in this verse in Job:

Job 38:7 “When the morning stars sang together, and all the sons of God shouted for joy?

The shofar is the ram’s horn that is used as a trumpet. There are four sounds that are used on this day when blowing the horn. They are: tekiah, a three second sustained note; shevarim, three one-second notes rising in tone, teruah, a series of short, staccato notes extending over a period of about three seconds; and tekiah gedolah (literally, "big tekiah"), the final long blast, which lasts as long as the blower can exhale. When you say to a Jew what the “last trump” is, they’ll tell you the tekiah gedolah! Is this the trump that Paul speaks of in I Corinthians 15?

I Corinthians 15:51-53 “Behold, I shew you a mystery; We shall not all sleep, but we shall all be changed, In a moment, in the twinkling of an eye, at the last trump: for the trumpet shall sound, and the dead shall be raised incorruptible, and we shall be changed. For this corruptible must put on incorruption, and this mortal must put on immortality.”

Traditionally Rosh HaShanah is the only day you cannot know when it begins. All other dates in the calendar are based on when this day is declared. Today, the mathematical calendar leaves no room for change, but now that there is a Sanhedrin, the rules of the calendar could be changed. This leads me to think about the duality of scripture, that is, at the time Jesus said no one could know the day nor the hour of His return, and the only day that cannot be known in advance (traditionally) is Rosh HaShanah. Only the Father knew the time I believe because of the Jewish tradition of marriage. When the father, son, and bride-to-be agreed they would marry, the son would go home and prepare a place for them to live. It was only after the father deemed the house acceptable, would the father then tell the son to go and get his bride.

Here’s another thought. Knowing that the Word would be preached around the world, no one could know the day or hour, even now. This is because there are twenty-seven time zones196 (thanks to some Pacific islands that wanted to be the first to welcome in the millennium) containing two days on the planet at all times, so you must include a point of reference, and calculate the information yourself based on where you are on the planet. So if I say Jesus will return on 1 Tishri, one has to ask, what time zone? Since there are now more time zones than there are hours in a day, no one can claim any date since it could no longer be calculated on the planet!

Dual Meaning

Okay, there are two ideas.

Idea One: Scripture is full of duality in verse meaning. This might be one of them. The day of 1 Tishri cannot be known (in old times) without declaration by the Sanhedrin so no one could know the day nor the hour (in the old times). Now that there is a Sanhedrin, they might go back to this practice. Might this be a clue as to when He'll return. Remember also, Jesus said this too:

Luke 21:34 "And take heed to yourselves, lest at any time your hearts be overcharged with surfeiting, and drunkenness, and cares of this life, and so that day come upon you unawares."

Sure we can say "that day" is an age in English, but in Greek it means herema (ημερα) which is from sunset to sunset - a day. Jesus at that very moment didn't know the time because the Holy Spirit had not revealed it to Him as He chose to live by the Spirit as an example to us. But certainly now Jesus knows all. I'm not saying that 1 Tishri IS the day of His return, but I always pause on that day because it is called the Feast of Trumpets. Let's go to what Paul says:

I Corinthians 15:52 "In a moment, in the twinkling of an eye, at the last trump: for the trumpet shall sound, and the dead shall be raised incorruptible, and we shall be changed."

The Feast of Trumpets, four sounds of the trumpet are made; they are called Tekiah, Shevarim, Teruah, and Tekiah Gedolah:

Tekiah: A straight trumpet blast signifying Kingship. A pure unbroken sound that calls man to search his heart, abandon his evil ways, and seek forgiveness through repentance.

 

Shevarim: Three short notes representing a man moaning in repentance. A broken, staccato, trembling sound. It typifies the sorrow that comes to man when he realizes his wrong and desires to change his ways.

Teruah: Nine staccato notes blown in rapid succession, similar to the wail of a person weeping in short bursts. A wave-like sound of alarm calling upon man to stand by the banner of God.

Tekiah Gedolah: One Long Blast. The prolonged, unbroken sound typifying a final invitation to sincere repentance and atonement.

Anyone used to the Temple and its processes would immediately understand what exactly the "last trump" meant, the Tekiah Gedolah! So I present these verses:

I Corinthians 14:8 "For if the trumpet give an uncertain sound, who shall prepare himself to the battle?"

John 10:27 "My sheep hear my voice, and I know them, and they follow me:"

Revelation 1:10-11 "I was in the Spirit on the Lord's day, and heard behind me a great voice, as of a trumpet, Saying, I am Alpha and Omega, the first and the last..."

Revelation 4:1 "...the first voice which I heard was as it were of a trumpet talking with me; which said, Come up hither, and I will shew thee things which must be hereafter."

Running with this thought: At the last trumpet sound, we hear the call to be "harpazo" (αρπϛω - found in 13 verses) "to be caught up by force" "plucked" "taken quickly out of harm’s way" because we hear His voice calling us up to heaven out of harm’s way! :)

Luke 21:36 "Watch ye therefore, and pray always, that ye may be accounted worthy to escape all these things that shall come to pass, and to stand before the Son of man."

Idea Two: The Rapture happens whenever, unknown to anyone save the Trinity. If the Feast of Trumpets is the day, in which the Lord returns to the earth to start His Kingdom, this would be a great fit as well. The first trump is a call for the King! Since John and Daniel speak of "1260 days" and "42 months" and "times, time and half a time" which if we have a calendar of twelve 30-day months as in the Old Testament days, they equal 1260 days. Counting back from 1 Tishri 1260 day you arrive at 14 Nisan - Passover! So this brings us to what Jesus said:

Matthew 24:15-22 "When ye therefore shall see the abomination of desolation, spoken of by Daniel the prophet, stand in the holy place, (whoso readeth, let him understand:) Then let them which be in Judaea flee into the mountains: Let him which is on the housetop not come down to take any thing out of his house: Neither let him which is in the field return back to take his clothes. And woe unto them that are with child, and to them that give suck in those days! But pray ye that your flight be not in the winter, neither on the sabbath day: For then shall be great tribulation, such as was not since the beginning of the world to this time, no, nor ever shall be. And except those days should be shortened, there should no flesh be saved: but for the elect's sake those days shall be shortened."

Therefore, this implies that the antichrist will declare himself God and commits the "abomination of desolation" by sacrificing to himself on the Passover night! Counting 1260 days later, you get 1 Tishri!

So here I present two viable examples of what 1 Tishri - the "Feast of Trumpets" - could mean. Furthermore, with the duality of scripture BOTH EVENTS COULD TAKE PLACE ON THAT DAY but different years! Either way, the Lord's coming and I can't wait!!

GLORY TO GOD ALMIGHTY and to JESUS, KING OF KINGS!!! HALLELUJAH! MARANATHA!!! :)

I believe this is yet to be fulfilled by the return of Jesus the Messiah to start His millennium reign.

Yom Kippur (יום כּפּור) (10 Tishri – Lev 23:26) Like those “Christians” who only attend church on Christmas or Easter, most Jews who are not necessarily “practicing” will attend their synagogue on Yom Kippur and maintain its Sabbath and a complete fast, even from water for 25 hours. One hour before sunset on 9 Tishri to after sunset on 10 Tishri. Yom Kippur means “Day of Atonement” and sums up what it all about. This is the day in which Jew reflect on their lives and repent of their sins. This repentance is for the sins between God and man, not man to man – that you have to correct yourself prior to Yom Kippur. Religiously, the High Priest would go into the temple and sprinkle the blood of the sacrificial lamb on the Mercy Seat over the Ark of the Covenant.

This has yet to be fulfilled in Jesus the Messiah. I'd like to clarify this and that is, I believe Jesus presented Himself to the Father after He told Mary not to touch Him (John 20:17) as there is an Ark in heaven (Revelation 11:19) as Moses created what he saw in heaven. The alter in heaven received Jesus' sacrifice. At that time of His sacrifice on the cross, we were spiritually reconciled with God (our position in God was set). Yet I believe the Yom Kippur event when Jesus returns will be the reconciliation of God and man physically, i.e. God dwells with man, like in the days in the Garden of Eden.  From His return on the first of Tishri to the tenth, Jesus will overcome the Muslims prophesied of in Isaiah and Ezekiel, and it will also be the time when He separates the sheep and goat nations. On the tenth, He will set right the world by lifting the curse, set up His rule on Earth, and set right what Adam forfeited.

Sukkot (סוכּות) (15 Tishri – Lev 23:33) Sukkot means “booths” which the Jews build and sleep in for seven days. It is to remind them of their forty-year desert journey from Egypt to the Promised Land. The first two days are Sabbaths. This festival is a joyous time for the Jews. It’s also the harvest time, which most people in the world celebrate as well with their own “Harvest Festivals” or “Octoberfests”. Though they may have an answer, collectively, most rabbis do not understand why the world will come to Jerusalem and keep the Feast of Tabernacles.

Zechariah 14:16-17 “And it shall come to pass, that every one that is left of all the nations which came against Jerusalem shall even go up from year to year to worship the King, the LORD of hosts, and to keep the feast of tabernacles. And it shall be, that whoso will not come up of all the families of the earth unto Jerusalem to worship the King, the LORD of hosts, even upon them shall be no rain.”

As I’ve stated within this book, I believe Jesus’ birthday is 15 Tishri, and as all monarchical countries celebrate their king or queen’s birthday, so will the world. I believe this is a logical answer to the question “why would the world keep a festival that is to remind the Jews of their journey out of Egypt?”

There are many other non-scriptural holidays, but I only wish to point out one: Purim.

Purim (פּורים) (14 Adar) Purim is the feast and day of celebration. For it was on the thirteenth day of Adar, a day chosen by lots, that Haman decreed to destroy the Jews. King Ahasuerus loved Ester more than any other woman, and made her queen, not knowing she was a Jew. Hearing of this horrible decree, Esther was instructed by her cousin Mordecai to go to the king and plead their case. By law, she could not go to the king without being summoned and live. Esther asked that her people fast with her for three days so that at the end she would approach the king and live. Accepted by the king, she requested a banquet. The king accepted and during the banquet asked what her petition was. She explained the evil of Haman and confessed to the king that she too was a Jew. The king turned on Haman and had him killed and his sons as well. The king decreed that the Jews could defend themselves and take spoil of those that attack them. Seventy five thousand died on 13 Adar, Jew and non-Jew. Having overcome their enemies, the Jews had a feast with gladness on the fourteenth of Adar. Though this feast is in the Scriptures, it is not directed by God to keep, but was of man’s choosing to celebrate the triumph of Jew over their enemies by the hand of God – He having prepared for the preservation of His people! If you can, try to rent or buy the movie One Night with the King – very well worth it.

 


Appendix J

Time Represented in the Tabernacle

Below is an artist’s rendition of the tabernacle of Moses created these items as a shadow of that which was in heaven. These are written in Exodus 25 through 39. Everything written is in shadows and types and speaks about Jesus.

Shadows and Types of things to come197

First, I want to point out the dimensions of the tabernacle. If you count the area of the walls, you get these measurements:

·         50 cubits width – front

·         50 cubits width – back

·         100 cubits length – left

·         100 cubits length – right

·         5 cubits high


300 cubits total multiplied by 5 cubits high

                1500 cubits

From the time that Moses saw the heavenly template and built the tabernacle (which was completed 1 Nisan in the second year of their Exodus) to Jesus’ birth is about 1500 years (1517 according to this study). You could also count from when Israel rested in the Land (JY 2282) to the death of Jesus Christ (JY 3787) you arrive at 1505 years. All the measurements are part of the human body for a physical tabernacle: handbreadth (closed fingers, thumb to pinky); span (extended open hand thumb to pinky); cubit is two handbreadths. This is all part of the plan of God for the day when the human body becomes the temple of the Holy Spirit!

 

The meeting tent’s measurements are:

 

·         20 cubits length

·         10 cubits wide

·         10 cubits high

20 cubits multiplied by 10 cubits is 200 cubits. 200 cubits multiplied by 10 cubits high
                2000 cubits

From the birth of the church to the end is 2000 years (Hosea 6:2).

Finally, the Holy of Holies’ measurements are:

·         10 cubit wide

·         10 cubits length

·         10 cubits high

10 multiplied by 10 is 100 cubits. 100 cubits multiplied by 10 cubits high
             1000 cubits

Jesus will return to the earth and rule for 1000 years (Revelation 20:4-7)! From Moses to the end of time!!!

The gate to the tabernacle is the only way in. Jesus is the door and the only way in.

John 10:9 “I am the door: by me if any man enter in, he shall be saved, and shall go in and out, and find pasture.

The curtain around the outer court hides the truth to those that are blind to the Gospel.

II Corinthians 4:3-4 “But if our gospel be hid, it is hid to them that are lost: In whom the god of this world hath blinded the minds of them which believe not, lest the light of the glorious gospel of Christ, who is the image of God, should shine unto them.”

Once through the gate (the blindness lifted) you are presented with the brazen alter and a decision concerning the sacrifice of Jesus. Brass is the symbol of judgment (Numbers 21:8-9). This is where the lamb is slain, as well as all the sacrifices throughout the feasts. When you meet the brazen alter you are sacrificed with Jesus and His righteousness becomes your own. Repent and be baptized, which comes next!

Romans 3:22-24 “Even the righteousness of God which is by faith of Jesus Christ unto all and upon all them that believe: for there is no difference: For all have sinned, and come short of the glory of God; Being justified freely by his grace through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus:

Once you are past the brazen alter, you arrive at the laver where the priests had to wash their hands and their feet. The image left is an inaccurate depiction because you must use running water. (Leviticus 15) You cannot dip into water what you wish to clean, you have to pour water over the item, albeit hands or feet.

Exodus 30:21 “So they shall wash their hands and their feet, that they die not: and it shall be a statute for ever to them, even to him and to his seed throughout their generations.”

Why just the hands and the feet, because after the sacrifice we are clothed in righteousness, but our hands and feet are yet uncovered (the old man – our doings and goings after salvation) so we are to die daily to our deeds in the flesh. We confess openly our salvation of Jesus through baptism, a symbolic death to self. Our sins are washed away by His sanctification through the Spirit of truth.

Webster’s 1828 definition is:

Sanctification: “The act of consecrating or of setting apart for a sacred purpose; consecration.”

Psalms 51:10 “Create in me a clean heart, O God; and renew a right spirit within me.”

Isaiah 1:16-18 “Wash you, make you clean; put away the evil of your doings from before mine eyes; cease to do evil; Learn to do well; seek judgment, relieve the oppressed, judge the fatherless, plead for the widow. Come now, and let us reason together, saith the LORD: though your sins be as scarlet, they shall be as white as snow; though they be red like crimson, they shall be as wool.”

Acts 22:16 “And now why tarriest thou? arise, and be baptized, and wash away thy sins, calling on the name of the Lord.”

Titus 3:4-7 “But after that the kindness and love of God our Saviour toward man appeared, Not by works of righteousness which we have done, but according to his mercy he saved us, by the washing of regeneration, and renewing of the Holy Ghost; Which he shed on us abundantly through Jesus Christ our Saviour; That being justified by his grace, we should be made heirs according to the hope of eternal life.”

Tent of Meeting

Now you arrive at the entrance of the tent of meeting which is covered – another veil. Again, the only way in is through Jesus: from Glory to Glory. Five pillars are the first five books of the word – the Torah. The deep parts of the word show the Word. You must start with the beginning to get to the end.

Exodus 26:31-32 “And thou shalt make a vail of blue, and purple, and scarlet, and fine twined linen of cunning work: with cherubims shall it be made: And thou shalt hang it upon four pillars of shittim wood overlaid with gold: their hooks shall be of gold, upon the four sockets of silver.”

The veil that covered the entrance to the meeting place spoke volumes of the coming Christ. Fine-twined linen from Egypt, white without spot, just as Jesus was without spot or blemish (being the sacrificial Lamb). Something had to die in order for a place to be built to bring life to mankind!

I Peter 1:19 “But with the precious blood of Christ, as of a lamb without blemish and without spot:

The tent was layered with curtains of fine linen, speaking of righteousness; curtains of goat’s hair, the sin offering; ram’s skin dyed red, the substitution sacrifice; and finally the badger’s skin, for protection.

The colors of the veil entrance spoke of the white of purity and righteousness; the blue of Jesus coming down from Heaven to do the Father’s will; scarlet of the crushing of the serpents head with the precious blood of Jesus, the Sacrifice; and the purple of Jesus’ royalty – King of the Universe. This is emphasized by the inscription above His head on the cross with the words, “King of the Jews”. Furthermore, the fact that the doorway (the veil) is the only way into the Holy of Holies; Jesus is the door. When Jesus died, there were hundreds of people in the Temple preparing for the Passover killings and witnessed the veil being torn from the top down, symbolizing Jesus being torn for our iniquity thereby allowing us access to the Holy of Holies through the blood for Jesus.

Hebrews 10:19-20 “Having therefore, brethren, boldness to enter into the holiest by the blood of Jesus, By a new and living way, which he hath consecrated for us, through the veil, that is to say, his flesh;”

The walls of the Tent of Meeting are panels made of acacia wood and they are to be made to stand upright. The wood is cut to a length of ten cubits and the width of one and a half cubits overlaid with pure gold. Each board is to be set into a silver foundation with two tenons (See the image to the left). These planks typify the Christians. We are cut from our roots of evil, shaped in image of Jesus, covered in His Righteousness (gold) and our feet (tenons) are set in the foundation of His redemption (silver). Within the tent, we reflect the His Light (menorah). Our natural state (wood) is completely covered so when God looks upon us, He only sees the work of Jesus – His righteousness and nothing but! One tenon is our death to the law and the other to our resurrection to a new life in Jesus’ redemption! Again, to support these boards, a hole is at its center for a bar to pass through, also made of acacia wood and overlaid with pure gold. To show the utter interweaving of Scripture, these boards (excluding the assumed length of one cubit for the tenon), these boards are exactly, in width and length (9 cubits X 1.5 cubits), 33.3333% the size of Noah’s ark (300 cubits X 50 cubits), which had an opening in its side – the entrance door! Whose side is pierced revealing the “heart” of the matter? Jesus!

Exodus 26:15 “And thou shalt make boards for the tabernacle of shittim wood standing up.”

All of the following furniture are made of Shittim (acacia wood) overlaid with pure gold. The gold speaks of Jesus’ deity where the wood typifies the natural life of Christ here on earth. The acacia wood is a very dense wood and is especially prized for furniture, because of its durability, lustrous finish, and varied shades. When burned it puts off nice smelling incense, which can be used to treat joint pain and prevent fever. The wood represents the humbleness of the Lord’s first coming yet strong and resistant to pests as Jesus resisted the devil having no fault in Himself; Satan had no ground in Jesus to take hold of, thereby Jesus is free.

John 14:30 “Hereafter I will not talk much with you: for the prince of this world cometh, and hath nothing in me.”

The wood is also used to create some perfumes and essential oils. It also decays very slowly. The tree has nothing especially pleasing to the eye, but when crafted into furniture produces some of the most beautiful works with a deep red hue and highly polished finish.

Isaiah 53:2 “For he shall grow up before him as a tender plant, and as a root out of a dry ground: he hath no form nor comeliness; and when we shall see him, there is no beauty that we should desire him.”

Table of Showbread

Once inside the tent of meeting, you see on the right side the table of showbread. The bread consisted of twelve loaves, signifying the Bread of Life (Jesus Christ), not only to the twelve tribes of Israel, but also to the world. They were placed on this table in two rows of six. Six signifies man, but in my opinion, the two rows of six represent the six days man is to work in a week, and the six millennia allotted to man.

John 6:48 I am that bread of life.”

Jesus was born in Bethlehem, which means “House of Bread”. The showbread was unleavened bread (no yeast) which again typified the life of the Bread of Life without sin – leaven being sin. Also pure frankincense was placed on the showbread showing how Jesus’ life would give off a sweet smell of purity (the wise men gave Him frankincense at His birth) and how Mary would anoint Him prior to His death on the cross. As He lives in us, we too are to be a sweet savour of Christ.

Exodus 12:8 “And they shall eat the flesh in that night, roast with fire, and unleavened bread; and with bitter herbs they shall eat it.”

Exodus 12:15-18 “Seven days shall ye eat unleavened bread; even the first day ye shall put away leaven out of your houses: for whosoever eateth leavened bread from the first day until the seventh day, that soul shall be cut off from Israel. And in the first day there shall be an holy convocation, and in the seventh day there shall be an holy convocation to you; no manner of work shall be done in them, save that which every man must eat, that only may be done of you. And ye shall observe the feast of unleavened bread; for in this selfsame day have I brought your armies out of the land of Egypt: therefore shall ye observe this day in your generations by an ordinance for ever. In the first month, on the fourteenth day of the month at even, ye shall eat unleavened bread, until the one and twentieth day of the month at even.”

Matthew 16:6 “Then Jesus said unto them, Take heed and beware of the leaven of the Pharisees and of the Sadducees.”

Matthew 16:11-12 “How is it that ye do not understand that I spake it not to you concerning bread, that ye should beware of the leaven of the Pharisees and of the Sadducees? Then understood they how that he bade them not beware of the leaven of bread, but of the doctrine of the Pharisees and of the Sadducees.”

II Corinthians 2:14-15 Now thanks be unto God, which always causeth us to triumph in Christ, and maketh manifest the savour of his knowledge by us in every place. For we are unto God a sweet savour of Christ, in them that are saved, and in them that perish:”

The showbread was there for the priests eat and have fellowship with God, just as Jesus broke bread with His disciples at the last supper to have fellowship with them. We too are to take part in the communion to remember what Jesus did for us.

Temple Menorah

Temple Menorah according to the Temple Institute199

To the left of entering the tent of meeting, you see the Golden Candlestick with seven branches, the Menorah.198

Constructed by the Temple Institute and based on extensive research, this golden menorah is appropriate for use in the Third Temple.  Over two meters in height and plated with 43 kg (95 lbs) of gold, this menorah is the first such constructed since the destruction of the Temple.  This menorah is on display in the Jewish Quarter.

Scripture states that it is to be made of one piece of gold – unity of God’s people (Jews and Christians)

3 knobs (a flower bud) on each branch like a bowl – the Godhead

7 lamps – 7 manifestations of the Spirit (Isa 11:1-4)

9 Ornaments –3 knops, 3 flowers, 3 bowls – 9 fruits of the Spirit (I Corinthians 12:7-10)

12 symbols – 12 tribes/12 apostles

The lamp was the source of light within the tent of meeting. With the walls overlaid with gold, the light would reflect off the walls making it very hard to have a shadow.

James 1:17 Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, and cometh down from the Father of lights, with whom is no variableness, neither shadow of turning.”

 Jesus is the Light of the world, which speaks of His pure holiness.

I John 1:5 “This then is the message which we have heard of him, and declare unto you, that God is light, and in him is no darkness at all.

John 9:5 “As long as I am in the world, I am the light of the world.”

John 8:12 Then spake Jesus again unto them, saying, I am the light of the world: he that followeth me shall not walk in darkness, but shall have the light of life.”

Proverbs 4:19 The way of the wicked is as darkness: they know not at what they stumble.”

Luke 12:2 For there is nothing covered, that shall not be revealed; neither hid, that shall not be known.”

Revelation 21:23 And the city had no need of the sun, neither of the moon, to shine in it: for the glory of God did lighten it, and the Lamb is the light thereof.”

In Revelation 2 and 3 speak of the candlestick as being the Church and Jesus is the light. What Moses saw in heaven are the things he made here on earth. The oil of the lamps is the Holy Spirit. John shows this in following verse:

Revelation 4:5 “And out of the throne proceeded lightnings and thunderings and voices: and there were seven lamps of fire burning before the throne, which are the seven Spirits of God.

Jesus by the Holy Spirit was conceived, baptized, anointed, moved, and resurrected, all to do the will of the Father. All fulfilling the seven-fold ministry of the Spirit:

Isaiah 11:1-5 “And there shall come forth a rod out of the stem of Jesse, and a Branch shall grow out of his roots: And the spirit of the LORD shall rest upon him, the spirit of wisdom and understanding, the spirit of counsel and might, the spirit of knowledge and of the fear of the LORD; And shall make him of quick understanding in the fear of the LORD: and he shall not judge after the sight of his eyes, neither reprove after the hearing of his ears: But with righteousness shall he judge the poor, and reprove with equity for the meek of the earth: and he shall smite the earth with the rod of his mouth, and with the breath of his lips shall he slay the wicked. And righteousness shall be the girdle of his loins, and faithfulness the girdle of his reins.”

As the priests would offer incense on the golden alter by the light of the lamp, so the Holy Spirit helps us when we pray so that the weakness of our understanding is properly presented to the Father.

Romans 8:26-27 Likewise the Spirit also helpeth our infirmities: for we know not what we should pray for as we ought: but the Spirit itself maketh intercession for us with groanings which cannot be uttered. And he that searcheth the hearts knoweth what is the mind of the Spirit, because he maketh intercession for the saints according to the will of God.”

Ephesians 6:18 Praying always with all prayer and supplication in the Spirit, and watching thereunto with all perseverance and supplication for all saints;”

Alter of Incense

The priest would take the coals from the brazen alter in one hand and sweet incense in the other each morning and come into the tent of meeting and place the coals on the golden alter and place the incense on top. The little room would have been filled with the smoke representing the prayers of Israel to God.  The alter of incense was right next to the veil that lead to the Holy of Holies and as close as any priest could get to God.

All these items are an example of the growth a Christian must go through in order to draw near to Him. First, we must commune with Him in fellowship by remembering what He has done for us by eating the Bread of Life. When we commune with God, His light shines on us revealing the hidden things of God to us.

Proverbs 4:18 But the path of the just is as the shining light, that shineth more and more unto the perfect day.”

Deuteronomy 29:29 “The secret things belong unto the LORD our God: but those things which are revealed belong unto us and to our children for ever, that we may do all the words of this law.”

I Corinthians 2:10 But God hath revealed them unto us by his Spirit: for the Spirit searcheth all things, yea, the deep things of God.”

Once we are enlightened with the truth, we can present sweet selfless prayers to God the Father through the Holy Spirit. As we die daily for Christ and burn off the flesh of our old selves, we are a living sacrifice to God.

II Corinthians 2:15 “For we are unto God a sweet savour of Christ, in them that are saved…”

Ephesians 5:2 “And walk in love, as Christ also hath loved us, and hath given himself for us an offering and a sacrifice to God for a sweetsmelling savour.”

Romans 8:26-27 Likewise the Spirit also helpeth our infirmities: for we know not what we should pray for as we ought: but the Spirit itself maketh intercession for us with groanings which cannot be uttered. And he that searcheth the hearts knoweth what is the mind of the Spirit, because he maketh intercession for the saints according to the will of God.”

Prayer is not just asking God for stuff, nor is it to treat God like a genie. Prayer is to surrender to God our time, our lives, to Him for the assistance of others through intercessory prayer. That is prayer offered up to God by the leading of the Holy Spirit to pray for someone else who is in need. When we pray, we confess our sins, thank the Lord for the many blessings in our lives in humbleness, and then we can be used by the Spirit for others.

Summary

James 5:16 Confess your faults one to another, and pray one for another, that ye may be healed. The effectual fervent prayer of a righteous man availeth much.”

If our prayers are not effective then we have lost fellowship with God. We must return to the table of showbread and find out where we’ve strayed. God loves us so much that He’s willing to allow us to pass through a time without His presence so we can learn how gentle, sensitive, and holy His Spirit is. We must return to the still small voice of His communion so we learn not to grieve the Holy Spirit. So why is the showbread so important?

Proverbs 4:20-22 My son, attend to my words; incline thine ear unto my sayings. Let them not depart from thine eyes; keep them in the midst of thine heart. For they are life unto those that find them, and health to all their flesh.”

We all know about the Last Supper, but what we don’t realize is that it was the Passover meal. Jesus said to keep the communion as a remembrance just as Moses told the Jews to do in remembrance. Both events point to Jesus and both speak of setting us free from bondage – one freedom from slavery and the other freedom of sin. Notice in the verse above how that the Word of God is life to our FLESH. Jesus said at the last supper that the bread He broke and passed around was His body. The cup is the New Testament with His blood.  The cup symbolizes His forgiveness towards us on the cross – His blood was mingled with water when the soldier pierced His side, showing His broken heart. The Bread gives life and Jesus is the Bread of Life born in the House of Bread (Bethlehem).

John 6:50-51 This is the bread which cometh down from heaven, that a man may eat thereof, and not die. I am the living bread which came down from heaven: if any man eat of this bread, he shall live for ever: and the bread that I will give is my flesh, which I will give for the life of the world.”

When we commune with Jesus and have fellowship then we have revelation (enlightenment) and our prayers are effective. The first people Jesus communed with after His resurrection were the two on the road to Emmaus. To understand, you need to read the whole narrative:

Luke 24:13-36 “And, behold, two of them went that same day to a village called Emmaus, which was from Jerusalem about threescore furlongs. And they talked together of all these things which had happened. And it came to pass, that, while they communed together and reasoned, Jesus himself drew near, and went with them. But their eyes were holden that they should not know him. And he said unto them, What manner of communications are these that ye have one to another, as ye walk, and are sad? And the one of them, whose name was Cleopas, answering said unto him, Art thou only a stranger in Jerusalem, and hast not known the things which are come to pass there in these days? And he said unto them, What things? And they said unto him, Concerning Jesus of Nazareth, which was a prophet mighty in deed and word before God and all the people: And how the chief priests and our rulers delivered him to be condemned to death, and have crucified him. But we trusted that it had been he which should have redeemed Israel: and beside all this, to day is the third day since these things were done. Yea, and certain women also of our company made us astonished, which were early at the sepulchre; And when they found not his body, they came, saying, that they had also seen a vision of angels, which said that he was alive. And certain of them which were with us went to the sepulchre, and found it even so as the women had said: but him they saw not. Then he said unto them, O fools, and slow of heart to believe all that the prophets have spoken: Ought not Christ to have suffered these things, and to enter into his glory? And beginning at Moses and all the prophets, he expounded unto them in all the scriptures the things concerning himself. And they drew nigh unto the village, whither they went: and he made as though he would have gone further. But they constrained him, saying, Abide with us: for it is toward evening, and the day is far spent. And he went in to tarry with them. And it came to pass, as he sat at meat with them, he took bread, and blessed it, and brake, and gave to them. And their eyes were opened, and they knew him; and he vanished out of their sight. And they said one to another, Did not our heart burn within us, while he talked with us by the way, and while he opened to us the scriptures? And they rose up the same hour, and returned to Jerusalem, and found the eleven gathered together, and them that were with them, Saying, The Lord is risen indeed, and hath appeared to Simon. And they told what things were done in the way, and how he was known of them in breaking of bread. And as they thus spake, Jesus himself stood in the midst of them, and saith unto them, Peace be unto you.”

Jesus hid Himself from them so that He could show them Himself within the written word – Scripture – starting with the Torah, the 5 pillars of meeting tent entrance, and the curtains represent the Prophets and the Psalms. Jesus expounded on Scripture to show how it all points to Him. Then they asked Him to dinner. As He prayed and broke bread (notice no cup – because they didn’t need forgiveness, and because Jesus promised He wouldn’t drink of it until we were all in Heaven with Him) and gave it to them and because they communed with Jesus, their eyes were opened. Not just “opened” but the Greek says “thoroughly opened up” as in with great detail. That is, they understood all Jesus had said about the Scriptures and concerning Himself and that it was the Lord they communed with! This is why their hearts burned within them, the Bread of Life was doing His work within them to give them the revelation of Scripture and Who He really is!

If you have ever taken part in communion, have you ever been taught this and its importance?  Paul talks about taking the bread erroneously can cause us to become sickly and even die.

I Corinthians 11:29-30 For he that eateth and drinketh unworthily, eateth and drinketh damnation to himself, not discerning the Lord's body. For this cause many are weak and sickly among you, and many sleep.”

But! When we take it properly, then it is LIFE to our FLESH!!! Just as Proverbs says there is health in the Word and Jesus is the Word made flesh and He said He is the Bread of Life, and He said that the Bread in communion is His body, then whoever shall eat of it we shall have health in our flesh!! Glory to God in the highest!

Veil to the Holy of Holies


Exodus 26:31-33 “And thou shalt make a vail of blue, and purple, and scarlet, and fine twined linen of cunning work: with cherubims shall it be made: And thou shalt hang it upon four pillars of shittim wood overlaid with gold: their hooks shall be of gold, upon the four sockets of silver. And thou shalt hang up the vail under the taches, that thou mayest bring in thither within the vail the ark of the testimony: and the vail shall divide unto you between the holy place and the most holy.”

Leviticus 16:2 “And the LORD said unto Moses, Speak unto Aaron thy brother, that he come not at all times into the holy place within the vail before the mercy seat, which is upon the ark; that he die not: for I will appear in the cloud upon the mercy seat.”

Notice this time the entrance is with four pillars. So far, the passage of one to this point has been building on the understandings of the Way. Finally, to get to the final destination, you have to pass through the completion of the plan of salvation – the Good News presented in the Four Gospels. Note even the colors shows the plan: blue – Jesus comes down from heaven; purple – for royalty as Jesus is the King of Kings; and scarlet for the blood, His blood, which was shed for our sin (defined as red; considered color of human blood and the color of flame). 200 To further grasp this example, The fine twined linen came from Egypt where even today the best cotton is still from Egypt. The pure whiteness speaks of the Messiah’s purity, and the skillful work, divinely inspired, speaks of His deity.

The cherubims were woven into the fabric to remind the High Priest that his work, and thereby his life, were being watched as well as to remind him of the very holiness of his vocation. The veil separated man from God and God from man. It is this veil that was ripped from top to bottom when Jesus died on the cross, reuniting man with God; the hidden plan of God was now revealed through the Person Jesus the Christ. No longer would the physical temple be required to “house” God, because He moved out and moved into the heart of the Believer! (Romans 5:5) Praise God! What a wonderful awesome story! Now without the veil, man has direct access to God via Jesus. Before the veil was torn from top to bottom when Jesus died, only one man could go in and only once a year – the High Priest. Moses was warned to tell Aaron he couldn’t go in whenever he wished.

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.”

Ark of the Covenant and the Mercy Seat

Exodus 25:10-22 “And they shall make an ark of shittim wood: two cubits and a half shall be the length thereof, and a cubit and a half the breadth thereof, and a cubit and a half the height thereof. And thou shalt overlay it with pure gold, within and without shalt thou overlay it, and shalt make upon it a crown of gold round about. And thou shalt cast four rings of gold for it, and put them in the four corners thereof; and two rings shall be in the one side of it, and two rings in the other side of it. And thou shalt make staves of shittim wood, and overlay them with gold. And thou shalt put the staves into the rings by the sides of the ark, that the ark may be borne with them. The staves shall be in the rings of the ark: they shall not be taken from it. And thou shalt put into the ark the testimony which I shall give thee. And thou shalt make a mercy seat of pure gold: two cubits and a half shall be the length thereof, and a cubit and a half the breadth thereof. And thou shalt make two cherubims of gold, of beaten work shalt thou make them, in the two ends of the mercy seat. And make one cherub on the one end, and the other cherub on the other end: even of the mercy seat shall ye make the cherubims on the two ends thereof. And the cherubims shall stretch forth their wings on high, covering the mercy seat with their wings, and their faces shall look one to another; toward the mercy seat shall the faces of the cherubims be. And thou shalt put the mercy seat above upon the ark; and in the ark thou shalt put the testimony that I shall give thee. And there I will meet with thee, and I will commune with thee from above the mercy seat, from between the two cherubims which are upon the ark of the testimony, of all things which I will give thee in commandment unto the children of Israel.

Of all the items, this is the most important. No one but the priests were allowed to touch it and even then only by the staves. If anyone who was not a priest touched the ark, that person would immediately die.

II Samuel 6:6-7 “And when they came to Nachon's threshingfloor, Uzzah put forth his hand to the ark of God, and took hold of it; for the oxen shook it. And the anger of the LORD was kindled against Uzzah; and God smote him there for his error; and there he died by the ark of God.”

The ark is the lower box on which the Mercy Seat rests. Within the ark are the 10 Commandments, a bowl of manna, and Aaron’s rod that budded.

Hebrews 9:4 “… the ark of the covenant overlaid round about with gold, wherein was the golden pot that had manna, and Aaron's rod that budded, and the tables of the covenant;

The whole is an example of fallen man and a renewed man. Within the ark are the stones of the immutable law of God, rigid, unyielding. The bread is there to remind man of the labor man must endure to get the ground to surrender its fruit. The rod is symbol of the sin that springs up in our hearts.

However, the Lord Jesus Christ came to free man from this. The ark becomes a Christian’s heart. In it is written the law of God by the Holy Spirit (II Corinthians 3:2-3). The bread there shows that the Bread of Life lives within us and the rod of Aaron speaks of our priestly mission here on earth until the Lord returns. The Mercy Seat seals us with the loving mercy of God sprinkled with His blood sacrificed for us. When God the Father looks down into us, He sees the blood of His Son, the chosen one (that’s you Christian) (Matthew 22:14), and that the Bread from Heaven which resides within!

II Corinthians 3:2-3 “Ye are our epistle written in our hearts, known and read of all men: Forasmuch as ye are manifestly declared to be the epistle of Christ ministered by us, written not with ink, but with the Spirit of the living God; not in tables of stone, but in fleshy tables of the heart.”

Matthew 22:14 “For many are called, but few are chosen.”

God’s throne on earth, which is an image of what Moses saw in Heaven, is the Mercy Seat.

II Samuel 6:2 … “the ark of God, whose name is called by the name of the LORD of hosts that dwelleth between the cherubims.”

Isaiah 37:16 “O LORD of hosts, God of Israel, that dwellest between the cherubims, thou art the God, even thou alone, of all the kingdoms of the earth: thou hast made heaven and earth.”

One day a year the “Throne” of God on turned from the seat of judgment to the seat of mercy – the Day of Atonement. On this day, the High Priest would bring the blood of the sacrifice and sprinkle it on the Mercy Seat and the sins of Israel would be covered. Whereas the blood of animals covered the sins of man, the Blood of Jesus Christ paid the price of that sin – death – so that we could have life. Because Adam sinned, death occurred – first by an animal to provide clothing, then death by the man, and finally death of the Creator to pay for the living soul – man. What Adam could not do in the flesh – be obedient to God – Jesus, having learned obedience, did so in the flesh (think about it, why would God need to learn obedience? He became our payment for sin).

Romans 6:23 “For the wages of sin is death; but the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord.”

Hebrews 5:8-9 “Though he were a Son, yet learned he obedience by the things which he suffered; And being made perfect, he became the author of eternal salvation unto all them that obey him;”

Having spilled His blood, He had to present Himself to the Mercy Seat in heaven that Moses saw and replicated in the tabernacle. By doing this, Jesus became our Atonement (payment) for sin to the Father making us dead to sin, being crucified with Him on the cross, through His blood and faith in Him.

Romans 6:4-6 “Therefore we are buried with him by baptism into death: that like as Christ was raised up from the dead by the glory of the Father, even so we also should walk in newness of life. For if we have been planted together in the likeness of his death, we shall be also in the likeness of his resurrection: Knowing this, that our old man is crucified with him, that the body of sin might be destroyed, that henceforth we should not serve sin.”

John 20:17Jesus saith unto her, Touch me not; for I am not yet ascended to my Father: but go to my brethren, and say unto them, I ascend unto my Father, and your Father; and to my God, and your God.”

Romans 5:10-11For if, when we were enemies, we were reconciled to God by the death of his Son, much more, being reconciled, we shall be saved by his life. And not only so, but we also joy in God through our Lord Jesus Christ, by whom we have now received the atonement.”

Before John 20:17, Jesus always referred to those that followed Him as disciples but now called them brethren!  Note in the verses in Romans 5 above how that we are saved by his life. This isn’t a mistake. Without Jesus’ sinless life, His death would have meant nothing. Since He conquered sin in the flesh (by not sinning), He is the perfect sacrifice. His death paid for our sins, and because He rose from the dead (equally as important as His death) we a reconciled (re-united) to God by His life! Our Judge became our Lawyer! Glory to God!!!

The ark parted the waters of Jordan so that Israel could cross on dry land (Joshua 3:14-17). Later they were told to march around Jericho with the ark and on the seventh day, the walls fell (Joshua 6). As man is very selfish by treating God like a genie, when Israel was fighting the Philistines, they took the ark without God’s direction, and they lost the battle and the ark was taken! This is when the Judge Eli died when he heard that the ark had been taken (I Samuel 4). When they took the ark to their house of worship, overnight, their god’s image fell before the ark of the Almighty God’s throne. They up righted the statue only to find it in pieces the next day – decapitated, both hand and feet cut off.

They treated God like genie instead of being obedient to Him and living under His guidance as sheep to the Shepherd.


 

Appendix K

Who are the Owners of the Land? הארץ

You’re going to have to do your own homework on this, but this is what I have found very easily on the Internet. The only explanation is that the devil has clearly taken control of the media; part of the great deception. For four hundred years, the Ottoman Empire ruled from Morocco to Iraq from Yemen to Greece. During this time, there were no states or countries, but provinces. There were no countries of Lebanon, Israel, Jordan, Syria, Yemen, or Iraq. This area was called Anatolia. Egypt, Arabia and Sudan were vassal states to the Ottoman Empire. When the British defeated the Ottoman Empire, it was the Europeans that segregated the land into the countries we have today, with the help of Prince Faisal of the Hashemite dynasty. Later he became the King of Greater Syria and King of Iraq. All these countries were created after World War I with the demise of the Ottoman Empire.

On 2 November 1917, the Balfour Declaration stated:

“His Majesty's government view with favour the establishment in Palestine of a national home for the Jewish people, and will use their best endeavours to facilitate the achievement of this object, it being clearly understood that nothing shall be done which may prejudice the civil and religious rights of existing non-Jewish communities in Palestine, or the rights and political status enjoyed by Jews in any other country.”

In April 1920, the post-WWI Allied Supreme Council held a conference in Sanremo, Italy, to divide the land surrendered by the defeated Ottoman Empire. On 24 July 1922, the League of Nations, the first mandate, was for the British to control the southern part of Ottoman Syria.

Palestine Mandate of 1920 to honor the Balfour Declaration of 1917

This land was later divided by the British into an autonomous Transjordan and British-ruled Palestine. However, the Jews have lived in Israel for over 3700 years continuously – despite the Romans’ best efforts. Since the beginning of the 19th century, the majority group in Jerusalem, Israel, was Jews. They have the longest claim than any other group. The Saudis drove out the Hashemites (Jordanians) out of the cities of Mecca and Medina which they had held for hundreds of years, yet no one talks about the Saudi’s being occupiers of the land. The Hashemites appealed to Winston Churchill in 1922, as the Secretary of State for the Colonies, to be rewarded for their minimal help in the fight against the Turks in World War I, and divided the Palestine mandate. The mandate was to honor the Balfour Declaration of 1917 as a homeland for the Jews, and instead, gave 77% of it to the Hashimites, creating “Transjordan, an Arab province of Palestine.”

Creation of Transjordan, Arab province of Palestine, 1920

Chaim Weizmann(on left) with King Faisal in Syria, 1918.

President of the World Zionist Organization, Chaim Weizmann, signed the Faisal–Weizmann Agreement for Arab-Jewish cooperation ceding the land of Transjordan to the Arabs with the promise that no other demands would be asked of the Jews and that they would live together in peace. Emir Faisal even wrote with his own handwriting some of the promised conditions to the Jews.

Agreement Between Emir Feisal and Dr. Weizmann

3 January, 1919

His Royal Highness the Emir Feisal, representing and acting on behalf of the Arab Kingdom of Hedjaz, and Dr. Chaim Weizmann, representing and acting on behalf of the Zionist Organization, mindful of the racial kinship and ancient bonds existing between the Arabs and the Jewish people, and realizing that the surest means of working out the consummation of their natural aspirations is through the closest possible collaboration in the development of the Arab State and Palestine, and being desirous further of confirming the good understanding which exists between them, have agreed upon the following:

Articles:

·         Article I

The Arab State and Palestine in all their relations and undertakings shall be controlled by the most cordial goodwill and understanding, and to this end Arab and Jewish duly accredited agents shall be established and maintained in the respective territories.

·         Article II

Immediately following the completion of the deliberations of the Peace Conference, the definite boundaries between the Arab State and Palestine shall be determined by a Commission to be agreed upon by the parties hereto.

·         Article III

In the establishment of the Constitution and Administration of Palestine, all such measures shall be adopted as will afford the fullest guarantees for carrying into effect the British Government’s Declaration of the 2nd of November, 1917.

·         Article IV

All necessary measures shall be taken to encourage and stimulate immigration of Jews into Palestine on a large scale, and as quickly as possible to settle Jewish immigrants upon the land through closer settlement and intensive cultivation of the soil. In taking such measures the Arab peasant and tenant farmers shall be protected in their rights and shall be assisted in forwarding their economic development.

·         Article V

No regulation or law shall be made prohibiting or interfering in any way with the free exercise of religion; and further, the free exercise and enjoyment of religious profession and worship, without discrimination or preference, shall forever be allowed. No religious test shall ever be required for the exercise of civil or political rights.

·         Article VI

The Mohammedan Holy Places shall be under Mohammedan control.

·         Article VII

The Zionist Organization proposes to send to Palestine a Commission of experts to make a survey of the economic possibilities of the country, and to report upon the best means for its development. The Zionist Organization will place the aforementioned Commission at the disposal of the Arab State for the purpose of a survey of the economic possibilities of the Arab State and to report upon the best means for its development. The Zionist Organization will use its best efforts to assist the Arab State in providing the means for developing the natural resources and economic possibilities thereof.

·         Article VIII

The parties hereto agree to act in complete accord and harmony on all matters embraced herein before the Peace Congress.

·         Article IX

Any matters of dispute which may arise between the contracting parties hall be referred to the British Government for arbitration.

Given under our hand at London, England, the third day of January, one thousand nine hundred and nineteen

Chaim Weizmann                                                                                                                 Feisal Ibn-Hussein

Reservation by the Emir Feisal

If the Arabs are established as I have asked in my manifesto of 4 January, addressed to the British Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, I will carry out what is written in this agreement. If changes are made, I cannot be answerable for failing to carry out this agreement.

Of course, the Arabs did not fulfill their agreement even though the British Secretary of State for the Colonies was Winston Churchill, who agreed to the Hashemite request in 1922. Until 1946, Britain retained mandatory authority over the region until it became independent as the Hashemite Kingdom of Transjordan.

King Ibn Saud and President Franklin D. Roosevelt, USS Quincy, Feb. 14, 1945.


President Franklin D. Roosevelt on board the USS Quincy (CA-71) meets with King Ibn Saud of Saudi Arabia in the Great Bitter Lake, Egypt, on February 14, 1945. The King is speaking to the interpreter, Colonel William A. Eddy, USMC. Fleet Admiral William D. Leahy, USN, the President’s Aide and Chief of Staff, is at left. They discussed the Jewish homeland, because the British Empire surrendered the “Palestinian Issue” to the United Nations. Roosevelt needed assurance that the flow of oil would not be disrupted because of the United States’ involvement in World War II. King Saud wanted assurance that the U.S. would not recognize a Jewish State. In Roosevelt’s own words dated 5 April 1945:

GREAT AND GOOD FRIEND:

I have received the communication which Your Majesty sent me under date of March 10, 1945, in which you refer to the question of Palestine and to the continuing interest of the Arabs in current developments affecting that country.

I am gratified that Your Majesty took this occasion to bring your views on this question to my attention and I have given the most careful attention to the statements which you make in your letter. I am also mindful of the memorable conversation which we had not so long ago and in the course of which I had an opportunity to obtain so vivid an impression of Your Majesty’s sentiments on this question.

Your Majesty will recall that on previous occasions I communicated to you the attitude of the American Government toward Palestine and made clear our desire that no decision be taken with respect to the basic situation in that country without full consultation with both Arabs and Jews. Your Majesty will also doubtless recall that during our recent conversation I assured you that I would take no action, in my capacity as Chief of the Executive Branch of this Government, which might prove hostile to the Arab people.

It gives me pleasure to renew to Your Majesty the assurances which you have previously received regarding the attitude of my Government and my own, as Chief Executive, with regard to the question of Palestine and to inform you that the policy of this Government in this respect is unchanged.

I desire also at this time to send you my best wishes for Your Majesty’s continued good health and for the welfare of your people.

Your Good Friend,

FRANKLIN D. ROOSEVELT

His Majesty

ABDUL AZIZ IBN ABDUR RAHMAN AL FAISAL AL SAUD

King of Saudi Arabia

Riyadh

Department of State Bulletin of October 21, 1945, p. 623.

Exactly a week later, Roosevelt was dead (January 30, 1882 – April 12, 1945). God had the last word on this issue. His Vice President was Harry Truman a Baptist Christian who, within six minutes of the declaration of a Jewish state in 1948, recognized the “State of Israel”, writing the name in his own handwriting.

At that moment, the Arabs warned the local Arab peasants of the land to flee so they could push the Zionist into the sea. Today, they are called “refugees” and are penned up in slums in Jordan – forever pawns in this game to rid the world of the Jews. Now the Arabs, and ignorant liberals, cry for a Palestinian state for this poor oppressed people. No matter what the State of Israel does, the Arabs will forever require more. No peace will ever come to the Middle East until Jesus Christ returns.

Study history and the truth and you’ll be able to answer, with authority, the question:

 

Whose land is it?

 

Appendix L

Mark, or Name of the beast, or the Number of his name

When I embarked on this portion of the study, I struggled with even how to start. I’ve been studying Scriptures since I was eleven. No other part of Scripture has seemingly been more elusive than Revelation 13 especially verse 18. When I learned the truth, I really had to struggle with what I’ve been taught all my life; to go against far more learned and respected men than myself.

Proverbs 22:6 “Train up a child in the way he should go: and when he is old, he will not depart from it.”

However, I have a more pressing desire to know the truth and nothing but. The Lord put within my heart discernment. I’ve grown up spiritually with the King James Bible and I’ve been very content with using it however; I began finding wonderful gems within the Old Testament’s original language of Hebrew. The more I learn from Scriptures the more awesome and clearly divine it becomes. The devil has been trying since the first scrolls to mock the written Word by creating varying versions and minor adjustments, but the Almighty has allowed for those wishing to know the truth to do so. I’ve written a lot of things in this study, but the fundamental issue is: you must do your own homework. Just as parents cannot live the lives of their children, I cannot walk in your journey to the truth. I can only pray that I can be a tool to help you get there. I am not implying that I have presented everything accurately and without error – by now you should have found several typos. I am only presenting what I feel I have been taught by the Lord to the satisfaction of my intellectual desire and yearning of spirit.  Truth has no agenda.

Since I accepted the Lord Jesus into my heart, I knew I was in the last days. Even Hollywood is a believer with all their end-time and end-of-the-world movies and TV shows. There is a doom-and-gloom over the Earth especially with what is going on over the entire planet; major earthquakes, wars, rumors of war, countries against countries, ethnic groups against ethnic groups, crime, famine, floods, plagues: one need only to scan the headlines. 2011 alone has seen a rise to all those things just mentioned, but not with just its “happening” but that everything is breaking all-time records and not just by a little. The recent tornados in the south surpassed the previous record by twice as many tornados in a single day. No month in recorded history has had as many tornados as April 2011.

But Jesus says in Matthew 24:8 “All these are the beginning of sorrows.

I’ve been taught just like everyone else a lie, not intentionally by the speakers or writers, but conceived by the devil over 400 years ago or more to hide the truth. I speak about the kingdom of the antichrist. 400 years ago the Roman Catholic Church was very powerful. They had the Spanish Inquisition and made and destroyed kings. They were indeed the most feared entity on the planet, and remained so for a very long time. So 400 years ago, stating that the kingdom of the antichrist was the Roman Catholic Church was only offensive to Catholics. However, today, they do not behead non-believers. They still hold, to some degree, that Jesus is God and that as a man He died on the cross for us, and rose from the dead and ascended to heaven. Although a mix of old pagan beliefs and New Testament teaching, they don’t diminish Jesus to mere mortal as Islam does today. In fact, if they knew Scripture well enough, no one, including me who used to be Catholic, would have been deceived by this lie.

I John 2:22 “Who is a liar but he that denieth that Jesus is the Christ? He is antichrist, that denieth the Father and the Son.”

Catholics will still admit that Jesus is the Son of God and that He is God. So by the definition laid out in Scripture, they cannot be the kingdom of the antichrist.

Matthew 12:30 “He that is not with me is against me; …

Luke 9:49-50 “And John answered and said, Master, we saw one casting out devils in thy name; and we forbad him, because he followeth not with us. And Jesus said unto him, Forbid him not: for he that is not against us is for us.

This should be a warning to all the Christian denominations that their division is not what the Lord intended for His bride. It is from all the misinterpretations of Scripture by unprepared preachers, scholars, and evangelists, and mostly the lazy believers that falsely allow others to live their spiritual lives, to be deceived resulting in division. I am most certainly not an ecumenicalist (doctrine of the ecumenical movement that promotes cooperation and better understanding among different religious denominations) but I believe if we stop judging one another, live by the Word of God, and be obedient to the Holy Spirit, the outcome can only be unity. The one thing I really despise are labels.

Psalms 133:1 Behold, how good and how pleasant it is for brethren to dwell together in unity!

Hearing this from Walid Shoebat, a former PLO terrorist who accepted Jesus as his Savior, I started doing my homework. Since I didn’t have any problems with Islam being the kingdom of the antichrist, I had a hard time fitting in the “mark of the beast” and the illusive “666”. But let’s start at the beginning.

Isaiah 14:12-14 "How art thou fallen from heaven, O Lucifer, son of the morning! how art thou cut down to the ground, which didst weaken the nations! For thou hast said in thine heart, I will ascend into heaven, I will exalt my throne above the stars of God: I will sit also upon the mount of the congregation, in the sides of the north: I will ascend above the heights of the clouds; I will be like the most High."

 

Lucifer, son of the morning = הֵילֵל בֶּן-שָׁחַר (literal meaning - Morning star son of black [as in just before the dawn]) – pronounced helel ben shahar

 

Lucifer in Hebrew is pronounced heylel.

Heylel means:

"Morning star" in Hebrew הֵילֵל

"Light Bearer" in Latin  

"Crescent Moon" in Arabic هلال (copy and paste this into Google images and you'll get a crescent moon)

If you type into Google translate, hilal bin shahar (هلال بن شر ) you'll get Crescent Moon son of Evil!

 

The crescent moon is the symbol and the image of Islam.

 

Arabic uses metathesis (vowel substitution and same consonant shuffling) to generate variations of the same theme. For example, the same is done when transliterating Hebrew word for "Festival of Lights" Hanukah, or Hanukkah, or Chanukah. In Arabic, a great example is Mohamed, Muhammad, Muhammed, and Mahomet. Metathesis first starts in pronunciation. For example in English, the proper pronunciation is "TO", but most Americans say "TA". "LATER" but most say "LADER". UK English still spells it CENTRE but is pronounced CENTER which is the American spelling.

 

·         Hilal means Crescent Moon

·         Halil means Crescent

·         Halal means [appearance of] New Moon

·         Ahillah means Crescents

·         Khalil means Friend (Kh being a hard H) (the moon being a "friend" of those at night

·         Allah is the moon-god and is the great Hilal in the sky. Ibrahim was a "friend" of Allah the moon-god, and Ibrahim pilgrimage was to Haran, the City of the Moon. (A rip off story of Abraham.)

·         Hilal - hard "h" sound - means "dwellings" and another word for the Kaaba (black cube building in Mecca) and the crescent-shaped wall on northwest side of the Kaaba is called Hatim.

·         Ihlal is the name of a ceremony around the Kaaba

·         Hilah means Ruse and is the means which one can circumvent the sharia'a law.

·         Halal meat that has been processed correctly by killing while invoking the name of Allah and killed with a crescent-shaped knife - Halal means the food is permissible to eat and is stamped with a crescent symbol. During the hajj (pilgrimage to Mecca), the sacrifice is to be made facing the crescent-shaped Hatim wall (see the layout on the next page.)201

 

Starting to sense a pattern?


 

Kaaba

Kaaba (الكعبة) in Arabic means “cube”. It is a black stone building in Mecca that is shaped like a cube and that is the most sacred Muslim pilgrim shrine; believed to have been given by Gabriel to Abraham; Muslims turn in its direction when praying.202

Kaaba, Mecca, Saudi Arabia203

 

 

 

 

Labeled elements are as follows:

1 – The Black Stone;

2 – Door of the Kaaba;

3 – Gutter to remove rainwater;

4 – Base of the Kaaba;

5 – Al-Hatim;

6 – Al-Multazam (the wall between the door of the Kaaba and black stone);

7 – The Station of Ibrahim;

8 – Angle of the Black Stone;

9 – Angle of Yemen;

10 – Angle of Syria;

11 – Angle of Iraq;

12 – Kiswa (veil covering the Kaaba);

13 – Band of marble marking the beginning and end of rounds;

14 – The Station of Gabriel. 204

 

As the Lord had a temple, the devil has a temple and is black as written in Isaiah 14:12 in Hebrew. Housed in this building is a meteor rock, and you guessed it, it’s black.

  The Black Stone203

The Black Stone – accordingly black because of the sins of man - it used to be white, it is said, when it fell from heaven. Yes, they worship a meteorite!

 

The seven trips around the Kaaba (pilgrimage - hajj) are said to represent the journeys of Ibrahim and Mohammed being guided by the seven phases of the moon!

Allah – The ancient Moon god

The word Allah is the name of the Islamic god. The world will try to persuade you to believe that this god is the same as Jehovah of the Old Testament. This is a boldface lie. The devil has always wanted to be called God.

Until the 4th century AD, Allah was spelled Hallah or Alaha both meaning "the god". In Arabic the word Al Ilah "the god" became "Allah". Without the vowels, Allah (llh) is the metathesis of hilal (hll) meaning crescent.

Allah is supposed to have 99 names. Two stand out to me:

المميت

The Destroyer, The Bringer of Death 3:156

خططوا

The Great Deceiver (schemer) 3:54

 

“Conclusion

In conclusion we can see that this objection (of context) is irrelevant because the statement in the verses is definitive (not dependent on context) and from the Quran itself we see that Allah has no problem deceiving:

         ‘Enemies of Islam’

         Muslims

         Innocent people - who lived in the 600 years that it took Allah to send the Qur'an”205

Revelation 12:9 "And the great dragon was cast out, that old serpent, called the Devil, and Satan, which deceiveth the whole world"

Revelation 20:14 “And death and hell were cast into the lake of fire. This is the second death.”

God brings life, not destruction or death. All the names of Allah are all stolen from Scriptures. Though stolen, the devil cannot stop what’s coming. Remember Daniel’s statue’s destruction? Read the rest of the story:

Daniel 2:34-35 “Thou sawest till that a stone was cut out without hands, which smote the image upon his feet that were of iron and clay, and brake them to pieces. Then was the iron, the clay, the brass, the silver, and the gold, broken to pieces together, and became like the chaff of the summer threshingfloors; and the wind carried them away, that no place was found for them: and the stone that smote the image became a great mountain, and filled the whole earth.”

“The stone became a great mountain, and filled the whole earth” – the Stone is the Messiah and His people fill the earth. A “mountain” is specific people. Watch.

Revelation 17:9 “And here is the mind which hath wisdom. The seven heads are seven mountains, on which the woman sitteth.”

 

Revelation 17:15 “And he saith unto me, The waters which thou sawest, where the whore sitteth, are peoples, and multitudes, and nations, and tongues.

 

As you can see, the waters are the people of the earth. The mountains are specific kingdoms or in this case the seven kingdoms wherein the ten kings come from. As indicated before, these are all the kingdoms that ruled over Israel in her history. When the Messiah comes and rules the earth His kingdom will “fill the earth”. Again, since every war fought by the Messiah when He comes is against an Islamic nation, the beast is Islam – and the history of it bears this out in the seven kingdoms which have always been the enemy of Israel. Again, this beast rises up out of the “sand of the sea”.

Revelation 13:1 “And I stood upon the sand of the sea, and saw a beast rise up out of the sea, having seven heads and ten horns, and upon his horns ten crowns, and upon his heads the name of blasphemy.” 

 

John was taken to the wilderness where the antichrist arises out of the beast (Islam) and causes all those that would not worship Islam to make war and overcome them. Blasphemy is written on all the heads. The second beast (the antichrist) speaks blasphemous things. The antichrist unifies Islam and causes anyone who refuses to worship Islam to die by the sword.

In Islam everything is done "in the name of Allah". This phrase is called the Bismillah (which is the pronunciation of the phrase in Arabic) and looks like this: ( بسم الله ). Every chapter of the Quran starts with Bismillah except one.

Here is a flowery way to write it.

Bismillah

      B "in" 

      Ism "Name"

      Allah "God"

The full phrase of the Bismillah is Bismillah ir-Rahman ir-Rahim

"In the name of God, most Gracious, most Compassionate".

It looks like this:

Muslims often say this phrase when embarking on any significant endeavor and the phrase is considered by some to be a major pillar of Islam. This phrase is expressed in a lot of flowery calligraphy. Here are some examples so you can recognize them for yourself.

 


 

So now we come to the meat of the matter. I’ve gone to this much detail because it’s important to understand what’s coming and if you don’t know where to look, how can you see it coming? I’m going to say something I never thought in my life I’d say this, but with the overwhelming evidence, it must be pointed out. As I stated the single most cryptic verse has been Revelation 13 specifically verse 18. Here’s the King James Version of that verse:

Revelation 13:18 “Here is wisdom. Let him that hath understanding count the number of the beast: for it is the number of a man; and his number is Six hundred threescore and six.

Right off this verse invokes the need to first have wisdom and with it understating also. We quickly skim right past this part and jump into the last part. I’ve looked up every version of this verse and in many languages, but they all same the same thing as above, with the exception of two versions: The Living Translation, and the James Moffatt New Testament. Still I’m wasn’t satisfied with what was written. I’m not a bible scholar, nor do I know Greek, yet something isn’t right. Most of my adult life, I’ve hear theory upon theory and the number is, and without fail, I never had peace about the meaning. Knowing now what I do about Islam, and my firm belief it is the end-time antichrist religion, this number must fit in some way. Walid Shoebat stated what he believed it meant and showed the West what the oldest copy of the New Testament had in place of “six hundred threescore and six”.

The image206 to the left is the Codex Vaticanus of Revelation 13:18. Note the red box: that is the “translated” 666. This is the ONLY place in scripture an untranslated set of letters exists in Scripture. Therefore, until today, the only reasonable translation would be to use Gematria, substituting letters for numerical values: A=1, B=2, C=3 etc. But what if this is an erroneous translation. John was told to “bare record” of what he saw. What if he did just that, yet, since the entire book of Revelation is written in Greek, when copies were made, they were not seeing the three Greek letters highlighted, but actually and unknown language at that time: Arabic? I’m going to break this down so you can see for yourself.

 

This is the original

 

Arabic reads right to left. This is said to be بسم Bism

A stretch I agree, in computer font.

The second “letter” is rotated 90° counter-clockwise and mirrored. This is said to be الله Allah

Reconnected the “letters” and you get

بسم الله

Bismillah

 

 

With Arabic script there is a real resemblance. The left part of the image below is the full Bismillah quote, I’ve separated the part “In the name of Allah” (center image) for comparison.

I challenge you to go to Google images and type in “Allah” and you’ll find images of every conceivable example, from your finger to fish, with the word Allah superimposed. Once you do that, you’ll understand that what I’ve presented isn’t nearly as implausible as you first thought. Jesus even warned about one coming in his own name. Please don’t just glance over these verses, but truly read them:

John 5:43 “I am come in my Father's name, and ye receive me not: if another shall come in his own name, him ye will receive.

Matthew 24:4-5 “And Jesus answered and said unto them, Take heed that no man deceive you. For many shall come in my name, saying, I am Christ; and shall deceive many.

In these next verses make much more sense when you realize that the sand of the sea are desert people, and that the beast rising up out of this sea is Islam which since the birth of Israel, seven kingdoms have ruled over Israel with ten kings with the name of blasphemy on their “foreheads” – Bismillah!

Revelation 13:1 “And I stood upon the sand of the sea, and saw a beast rise up out of the sea, having seven heads and ten horns, and upon his horns ten crowns, and upon his heads the name of blasphemy.”

Revelation 13:6 “And he opened his mouth in blasphemy against God, to blaspheme his name, and his tabernacle, and them that dwell in heaven.”

Revelation 17:3 “So he carried me away in the spirit into the wilderness: and I saw a woman sit upon a scarlet coloured beast, full of names of blasphemy, having seven heads and ten horns.”

With most the stolen 99 names of God Almighty for the false god Allah, you cannot but see the blasphemy Islam speaks even now.

Isaiah 14:14 “I will ascend above the heights of the clouds; I will be like the most High.”

While researching another meaning to Revelation 13:18, the more I began to see how hidden the truth became because of how it’s translated. The word in Greek ἀριθμός (arithmos) is really only translated as “number”, “digit” or as a reckoning. However, if you look up the etymology of the word “multitude” you will find the Greek word arithmos for a great number [of people]. So using multitude instead of number you get the following understanding:

“Here is wisdom. Let him that has understanding reckon [calculate, total, estimate, compute] the multitude of the beast [Islam] for it is the multitude of a man [antichrist, Mahdi – Islamic Messiah] and is “In the name of Allah (Bismillah) and the two swords”

I have given this image to many Arabic speakers and the only ones that notice right off that this is Bismillah were from Iraq!

Revelation 13:18 “Here is wisdom. Let him that hath understanding count the number of the beast: for it is the number of a man; and his number is Six hundred threescore and six.

Don’t think I haven’t thought about Revelation 22’s warning, but I’m not changing the Greek, but adjust the English. Anyone who knows a second language knows that there are different ways of expressing a meaning. Though the Hebrew version of this verse translates into English the same, the word for wisdom is צְפוּנָה, according to the dictionary, can be hidden, concealed, encrypted. In the verse below, the words “layeth up” in Hebrew is the word wisdom צְפוּנָה and is used twice (צְפוּנָה צְפוּנָה). When there is a double usage of a word it’s meant for emphasis; like Holy of Holies, and Song of Songs. So in the verse below the meaning is implied that the Lord hides the hidden wisdom for the righteous.

Proverbs 2:7 “He layeth up sound wisdom for the righteous: he is a buckler to them that walk uprightly.”

Colossians 2:2b-3 “…the mystery of God, and of the Father, and of Christ; In whom are hid all the treasures of wisdom and knowledge.

So “here is wisdom” is calling the reader to seek out the hidden message. Let him have understanding though. Hold on to this explanation as we continue with what the Muslims believe.

The third letter presented to John was the Greek letter Chi (χ).

Notice a pattern in the images below:

Rehals

When the Quran is displayed open, it rests in a wooded display called a Rehal. This is always the shape of the device, an X. Still not convinced? Notice the X in the images below. They are symbols of the Muslim Brotherhood.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Muslim Brotherhood

 

Boy wears Shahadah on his forehead at a U.S. Muslim Brotherhood Meeting | AP Photo


 

Below are the images of Jihad (Holy War). They even cross their arms to produce an X. Notice the image of the kids; their foreheads and what’s in their right hand.

Islamic Terrorist

Future Jihadists (Holy Warriors)

 

 

How, pray tell, can anyone after examining the facts, believe Islam is a peaceful religion. Just look how they indoctrinate their children before they can even read or write.

The creed of Islam is the Shahadah. If you wish to convert to Islam you will need to simply repeat the phrase below to an imam – Muslim cleric.

"There is no God but Allah, and Mohammed is His messenger" - "La ilaha illa Allah, Mohammed rasul Allah”

It looks like this in computer font so you can cut-and-paste it into a translation program like Google:

لا  إله  إلا  الله , محمد  رسول  الله

The left image below is the image of the Shahadah, the Islamic creed. It’s also the writing on the flags in the children’s hand above. Notices how the letters are written, in such a way as to produce X’s. The image on the right is flag of the Somali Islamic Court.

Somali Islamic Court Flag

Shahadah

 

 

 

 

 

This phrase is in the flowery calligraphy below is on the flag of Saudi Arabia.

Saudi Arabian Flag

 

A coaster you can buy in the UK

 

Headbands for sale

 

 

 

 

I want to show you a peaceful religion when it is given “freedom” to express itself.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Notice the writing on their foreheads, the Shahadah.

Granted any protest can get ugly on all sides, but did you read the signs? Freedom to them isn’t “democracy” but the right to live under Sharia’a law! Now read these verses:

Revelation 7:3Saying, Hurt not the earth, neither the sea, nor the trees, till we have sealed the servants of our God in their foreheads.

Revelation 20:4 “And I saw thrones, and they sat upon them, and judgment was given unto them: and I saw the souls of them that were beheaded for the witness of Jesus, and for the word of God, and which had not worshipped the beast, neither his image, neither had received his mark upon their foreheads, or in their hands; and they lived and reigned with Christ a thousand years.”

Their signs say death to those that mess with Islam or the “prophet”, who is Mohammed, and that Islam will rule the world. Also notice that the 144,000 are sealed by God. Did you know that Islam teaches that only the true Muslims will be sealed in their foreheads by their messiah – the Mahdi? 207 Non-Muslims will have black faces while true Muslims will have a face that glitters. Muslims also wait for Jesus to return (he’s been in suspended animation until the Mahdi comes) with the Mahdi and he will correct the Christians that they worship Judas who was crucified, not him. Furthermore, did you know the Islam says that this unedited verse in Revelation speaks of their Mahdi?

Revelation 6:2 And I saw, and behold a white horse: and he that sat on him had a bow; and a crown was given unto him: and he went forth conquering, and to conquer.”

If you search the Scriptures for the word images, you’ll find that it’s not always a physical mark, but symbol of something to believe in. In this case the image is also a name. What better example of this than in the bismillah? I highly recommend that you read “God’s War on Terror” by Walid Shoebat and Joel Richardson from which a lot of this is explained in much more detail.

Lastly, if you don’t believe we can repeat history, notice the Nazi salute of Hezbollah below.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


 


 

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56 VERMES, Géza. A qumráni közösség és a holt-tengeri tekercsek története. [The Dead Sea Scrolls. Qumran in Perspective. London: SCM Press Ltd, 1994.] Budapest: Osiris, 1998. [In Hungarian] [Emphasis added]. Quote from “A CONCISE CHRONOLOGY OF BIBLICAL HISTORY” by Balázs Fényes OR-ZSE Budapest 2008, pg. 29. Highlighted for emphasis and corrected spelling of “should” and “declaration”.
57 CyberSky 4.0 (used to be NASA, but they removed the pages with this information)
58 "The Hebrew calendar has had three forms: (1) Biblical times: the first form, dating from the time before the destruction of the Second Temple in Jerusalem in 70 C.E. by the Romans, was a calendar based on observations; (2) Talmudic times: the second form, in effect during the Talmudic period (about 10 B.C.E. to about 500 C.E.), was based on observations and calculations; and (3) Post-Talmudic times: the third form, was based solely on calculations that defined rules for a calendar initially described in full by Moses Maimonides in 1178 C.E. From 70 C.E. to 1178 C.E, there was a gradual transition from the second to the third form, with more and more calendrical rules being adopted over that period. The rules that were developed attained their final form either before 921 C.E. or before 820 C.E. However, because the modern lunisolar Hebrew calendar had to add extra months to synchronize itself with the Christian solar calendar, starting with three consecutive years that were given extra months in the 2nd century C.E. according to the Talmud, the modern Hebrew calendar cannot be used for determining Biblical dates because new moon dates may be in error up to four days and months may be in error up to four months." http://www.angelfire.com/pa2/passover/jewish-calendar-hebrew.html  
59 Eleven hours cannot be accounted for in scripture 6:23pm - 5:23am except Jesus rose during this time. Scripture does not say when He rose, only that He wasn't there prior to sunrise when Mary arrived and found the tomb empty.
60
http://www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org/jsource/Judaism/The_Temple.html
61 http://www.mfa.gov.il/MFA/Facts+About+Israel/History/HISTORY-+The+Second+Temple.htm
62
Josephus, Wars of the Jews, VI, vi, 2.
63 Josephus, Wars of the Jews, VI, iv, 6.
64 Tacitus, Book 5, 1.
65
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kurdistan
66
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ammon_(nation)
67 http://www.geoexpro.com/history/iran/
68
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/shows/saud/
69
http://www.historyofmacedonia.org/AncientMacedonia/AlexandertheGreat.html
70
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caliphate
71
http://www.johnpratt.com/items/docs/lds/meridian/2004/newton.html
72
http://www.hudson-ny.org/1537/turkey-islamism-consequences
73 http://www.biblestudy.org/basicart/greatest-day-of-disasters-for-israel.html
74 http://www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org/jsource/Judaism/revolt1.html  
75
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748704131404575118172963820014.html#printMode
76
Riley-Smith, The First Crusade and the Idea of Crusading, p. 50.
77
http://www.fordham.edu/halsall/source/1096jews.html
http://www.fordham.edu/halsall/source/1096jews-mainz.html
78 http://www.jhse.org/rsrch-chrono
http://www.britainexpress.com/History/medieval/expulson-jews.htm
79
http://www.bbc.co.uk/religion/religions/judaism/history/expulsionfromfrance.shtml
80
http://jewishhistory.org.il/history.php?search=jews
81 http://jewishhistory.org.il/history.php?search=jews
http://www.bbc.co.uk/religion/religions/judaism/history/expulsionfromfrance.shtml
82 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alhambra_decree
83
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caliphate
84
http://www.luminarium.org/renascence-editions/bacon.html#1
85
http://www.av1611.org/kjv/kjvhist.html  [Dr. Laurence M. Vance Publications]
86 http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/today/may14.html 
87 A Patriot's History of the United States, by Larry Schweikart and Michael Allen, USA, Sentinel 2007, pg 15.
88 Ibid, pg 17.
89 Ibid, pg 18.
90
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scottish_Parliament
91
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/wales/5388626.stm
92
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/england/dorset/3749804.stm
93 A Patriot's History of the United States, by Larry Schweikart and Michael Allen, USA, Sentinel 2007, pg 19.
94
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anthony_Johnson_(American_Colonial)
95 A Patriot's History of the United States, by Larry Schweikart and Michael Allen, USA, Sentinel 2007, pg 27.
96
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mayflower_compact
97 A Patriot's History of the United States, by Larry Schweikart and Michael Allen, USA, Sentinel 2007, pg 29.
98 © Copyright 2007 (this edition) by Chapel Library. Used with Permission.
99
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Haym_Salomon
100 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fast_of_tammuz
101 Some content under this section, CY 5790, is distributed under the GNU Free Documentation License from http://enc.slider.com/Enc/War_of_1812.
102
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russian_occupation_of_Eastern_Galicia,_1914-1915
103
http://www.israelnationalnews.com/Articles/Article.aspx/5429
104 http://www.worldjewishdaily.com/black-book-one.php
105 Congressional Research Service, American War and Military Operations Casualties: Lists and Statistics, February 26, 2010 (http://www.fas.org/sgp/crs/natsec/RL32492.pdf)
106
http://www.civilwarhome.com/casualties.htm
107 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_wars_and_anthropogenic_disasters_by_death_toll
108 Source: Finer LB and Henshaw SK, Estimates of U.S. Abortion Incidence in 2001 and 2002, Alan Guttmacher Institute, 2005
109
http://www.deathcamps.org/occupation/warsaw%20ghetto%20liquidation.html
110 http://www.deathcamps.org/reinhard/timeline/index.html
111
http://www.deathcamps.org/occupation/warsaw%20ghetto%20uprising.html
112 http://www.mfa.gov.il/MFA/History/Modern+History/Israel+at+50/The+State+of+Israel+Is+Born.htm
113 http://www.khouse.org/articles/2004/531/
114
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christopher_Columbus
115 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Walls_of_Jerusalem
116 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Golden_Gate_(Jerusalem)
117Angels of Armageddon: The Royal Air Force in the Battle of Megiddo”, thesis paper by Gary Morea, Maj. USA
118
http://www.nyjtimes.com/cover/03-10-03/MiraclesinTimeofWar.htm by Perry Stone
119
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edmund_Allenby,_1st_Viscount_Allenby
120
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Royal_Coat_of_Arms_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg
121 http://www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org/jsource/biography/ben_yehuda.html
122
http://www.ravkooktorah.org/orot1.pdf page 34
123
http://www.het.org.uk/docs/hmd_2011_suggested_readings_0.pdf
124
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nuremberg_Trials
125 http://www.trumanlibrary.org/whistlestop/study_collections/israel/large/documents/index.php?documentdate=1948-05-14&documentid=48&studycollectionid=ROI&pagenumber=1
126 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Balfour_Declaration_of_1917
127 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cyprus_internment_camps
128 http://www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org/jsource/History/1948_War.html
129 "Israel: Birth of a Nation" History Channel (1997)
130
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_Nations_Partition_Plan_for_Palestine
131 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scottish_Parliament
132 http://www.debka.com/article/9146/
133
http://www.foxnews.com/us/2010/11/22/order-blocking-okla-islamic-law-measure-extended/
134
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/religion/2540031/posts?page=14
135
http://www.pmo.gov.il/PMOEng/Archive/Speeches/2004/02/Speeches7759.htm
136
http://info.jpost.com/C006/Supplements/MapOfIsrael/
137
http://www.arava.co.il/english/
138
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Agriculture_in_Israel
139 http://pubs.usgs.gov/sir/2005/5294/pdf/sir5294_508.pdf
140 http://www.flickr.com/photos/jewschool/170532874/
141 http://www.mfa.gov.il/mfa/mfaarchive/2000_2009/2002/8/the%20red%20sea%20and%20the%20mediterranean%20dead%20sea%20canals
142
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abila_(Peraea)
143
http://www.nytimes.com/2005/08/07/world/africa/07iht-gaza.html?_r=1
144
http://select.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=FB0A16FC395A0C768DDDA10894DD404482
145 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hurricane_Katrina
146
http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=B_1TAAAAIBAJ&sjid=5DkNAAAAIBAJ&pg=6660,2250715&dq=bush+gaza+israel&hl=en
147
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/4179432.stm
148
http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/nypost/access/887905601.html?dids=887905601:887905601&FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&type=current&date=Aug+26,+2005&author=Uri+Dan&pub=New+York+Post&desc=ARIEL+POOPS+OUT+WITH+OWN+PARTY&pqatl=google
149
http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=newsarchive&sid=a7Y5Iwb3tDtg&refer=uk
150
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hurricane_Katrina
151
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2005_levee_failures_in_Greater_New_Orleans
152
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ariel_Sharon
153 https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/gz.html
154http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/comment/article561875.ece
155 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_retired_Atlantic_hurricane_names
156 http://www.winnipegfreepress.com/opinion/columnists/israel--gets-cool-reception-89494132.html
157 http://www.theaustralian.com.au/news/opinion/netanyahu-becomes-an-irritation/story-e6frg6zo-1225847123577
158 http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/middle_east/article7092795.ece
159 http://liveshots.blogs.foxnews.com/2010/04/19/obama-and-israel-showdown-at-the-un/
160 http://www.globalsecuritynewswire.org/gsn/nw_20100420_6304.php
161
http://www.debka.com/article/8731/printversion/
162
http://www.globalsecuritynewswire.org/siteservices/print_friendly.php?ID=nw_20100421_9183
163
http://www.breitbart.com/print.php?id=D9F7QK184&show_article=1
164
http://www.ynetnews.com/Ext/Comp/ArticleLayout/CdaArticlePrintPreview/1,2506,L-3882724,00.html
165
http://cnbc.com/36848720/print
166 AP, April 29, 2010; 9:45 pm, by Cain Burdeau and Holbrook Mohr
167
http://www.upi.com/Top_News/US/2010/06/21/E-Jerusalem-development-plan-draws-anger/UPI-80561277173849/print/
168
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/06/21/AR2010062104706_pf.html
169
http://www.lfpress.com/news/world/2010/06/09/14325436.html
170
http://www.stamfordadvocate.com/news/article/Tornado-confirmed-in-Bridgeport-536870.php
171
http://finance.yahoo.com/currency-investing 
172
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tourism_in_Israel
173
http://www.buzzle.com/articles/oldest-city-in-the-world.html
174 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_cities_by_time_of_continuous_habitation
175
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/middle_east/article7101106.ece
176
http://pubs.usgs.gov/fs/2010/3014/pdf/FS10-3014.pdf  
177
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oil_reserves_in_Saudi_Arabia
178
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oil_well_fire
179
http://www.jpost.com/Israel/Article.aspx?id=172008
180 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maccabees
181
http://templeinstitute.org/
182
http://www.templeinstitute.org/red_heifer/tenth_red_heifer.htm
183
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Israeli_wars
184
http://www.law.cornell.edu/supct/html/historics/USSC_CR_0370_0421_ZS.html
185
From HaTekufa HaGedola, Rabbi Menachem Kasher, Chap. Sichu B’chol Niflaotav, p. 452, 5761 edition
186 [ibid, p. 456]
187 [ibid, p. 446.]
188 http://www.law.cornell.edu/supct/html/historics/USSC_CR_0410_0113_ZS.html
189
http://www.abortionfacts.com/reardon/after_effects_of_abortion.asp
190
http://www2.jpl.nasa.gov/sl9/
191
http://www.law.cornell.edu/supct/html/00-1407.ZD.html
192
http://www.federalreserve.gov/monetarypolicy/openmarket_archive.htm#2001
193
http://www.fincen.gov/MortgageLoanFraud.pdf
194
http://www.monex.com/prods/gold_chart.html
195
http://usdebtclock.org/
196
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Time_zone
197 http://www.templebuilders.com/enlargement_tabernacle2.php
198 Perry Stone, Voice of Evangelists
199 http://www.templeinstitute.org/main.htm
200 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scarlet_(color)
201 Moon-o-theism, Volume II by Yoel Natan, http://books.google.com/books?id=EsNv92MuRTUC
202 http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=kaaba
203 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kaaba
204 http://forum.davidicke.com/showthread.php?t=134753
205 http://wikiislam.net/wiki/Allah_the_Best_Deceiver
206 http://images.csntm.org/Manuscripts/GA_03/GA03_150b.jpg
207 http://al-mahdi.atspace.com/isa.html
208 http://genome.crg.es/courses/laCaixa05/Genomes/index.html
209 http://www.nobelprize.org/educational/medicine/dna/b/replication/dna_base.html