In verses 1 to 9 of the Book of Haggai, the Jews who have returned to the Land, from their exile in Babylon, are told that the time has come to rebuild the Lords Temple.
Haggai 1:10-11 It is your fault that the heavens withhold their rain and the earth it’s produce. Because you have neglected the Lords House.
Haggai 1:13 so Haggai, the Lords messenger, said to the people; I am with you, says the Lord.
Haggai 2:4-5 Now, Zerubabbel, take heart, says the Lord – take heart, Joshua the High priest, take heart, you people. Begin the work, for I am with you and My spirit remains among you. Do not be afraid. [start building the 2nd Temple]
Haggai 2:6-8 For these are the words of the Lord; In a little while, I shall shake the heavens and the earth, the sea and the land. I shall shake all the nations and their treasure will come here. Mine is the silver and the gold.
Haggai 2:9 The splendour of the latter Temple will surpass that of the former. In this place I will grant prosperity and peace.
[these 2 verses are prophesy, as at that time, the shaking did not happen, the treasure of the nations did not come and the 2nd Temple did not exceed the splendour of the 1st]
Haggai 2:10-14 On the 24th day of the 9th month......The Lord says that whatever offering that this people and nation [Judah] make here, is defiled in My sight.
Haggai 2:18 On the 24th day of the 9th month....The day the foundations of the Temple were laid.
Haggai 2:19 Will your crops fail? Not so, from this day I shall bless you.
Haggai 2:20-21 On the 24th day of the 9th month.....This is the word of the Lord; Tell Zerubbabel, the governor of Judah;I shall shake the heavens and the earth; I shall overthrow Kings, break the power of heathen realms and destroy armies.
Haggai 2:23 On that Day, says the Lord, I will take you, Zerubbabel, My servant and wear you like a signet ring for it is you whom I have chosen.
[perhaps Zerubbabel is the one mentioned in Jeremiah 30:21.]
This book of Haggai, the prophet, tell how the Jews who had returned from Babylon were motivated to rebuild the Temple.
The shaking and overthrowing mentioned, describes very well the Day of the Lords vengeance, which I contend will be this next Middle East war.
What is most interesting, is the date, repeated three times; the 24th day of the 9th month. Which is the Jewish festival of Erev Chanukka (1st candle) In the Gregorian calendar, this is the 1st Dec 2010, 20th Dec 2011, 8th Dec 2012.
Reference, REB, NIV. Abridged.
Monday, November 29, 2010
Thursday, November 18, 2010
The Lords Day of vengeance and the Day of the Lord
2 Thessalonians 1:7-9 ... when the Lord Jesus is revealed from heaven with His mighty angels in blazing fire. Then he will mete out punishment to those who refuse to acknowledge God and who will not obey the gospel of our Lord Jesus. They will suffer the penalty of eternal destruction, cut off from the presence of God.
2 Thess 1:10 When, on that great Day when He comes to reveal His glory amongst His own and His majesty to all believers.
Paul describes two events in this passage;
1/ The Day of Vengeance and the wrath of God;
Isaiah 63:4 I resolved on a Day of Vengeance,the time for redeeming My own had come.
Isaiah 66:15 See, the Lord is coming in fire, His sword will test mankind.
Micah 5:15 In anger and fury, I shall wreak vengeance on the nations who disobey Me.
Habakkuk 3:12 Furiously You trample down the nations.
Malachi 4:1 The Day comes; burning like a furnace, all evildoers will be stubble.
Hebrews 10:27 A terrifying judgement of fire that will consume God’s enemies.
Isaiah 30:26 On the day that the Lord saves His people,[righteous Israel] the sun will shine with seven times its usual brightness and the moon will be as bright as the sun.
So, we see that the first event is coming in fire with the sun super hot [a solar flare]
2/ The Glorious Return of the Lord Jesus;
Matthew 24:29 As soon as this time of distress has passed [the Tribulation] the sun will be darkened and the moon will not give light, the stars will fall and all the heavenly bodies will be shaken.
Matt 24:30 Then all the peoples will see the Son of Man coming on the clouds of heaven, with power and great glory.
Matt 24:31 With a trumpet blast He will send His angels to gather His chosen from the fartherest corners of the world. [these will be the Gentile people who have kept faithful to the Lord, as His people, Israel will regather after the day of Vengeance]
Ezekiel 30:2-3 ....Wail! Alas for the day, A day is near, the day of the Lord, a Day of cloud, a Day of reckoning for the nations.
Joel 2:1-2 Blow the trumpet in Zion....Let the inhabitants tremble, for the Day of the Lord is coming – a Day of darkness..... like blackness spread over the mountains.
Ezekiel 32:7-8 [prophesy against Egypt] When I judge you, I shall veil the sun and moon with clouds, there will be total darkness over your land.
It is clear that there will be two judgements against His enemies, the first to happen soon, perhaps in conjunction with this next Middle east war, against the nations surrounding Israel. This will enable His people, righteous Israel to resettle the Land.
Then, the next judgement, just prior to the Return of Jesus. Isaiah 13:9-13
Note, that in Rev 19:13 Jesus Returns in a garment dyed in blood. In Isaiah 63:3 He tramples the nations....and their blood spattered all his clothing.
From this and the sequence in 2 Thess, we can say that the Day of Gods wrath- the sixth seal [Rev 6:12-17] will be the first event of the end time happenings.
2 Thess 1:10 When, on that great Day when He comes to reveal His glory amongst His own and His majesty to all believers.
Paul describes two events in this passage;
1/ The Day of Vengeance and the wrath of God;
Isaiah 63:4 I resolved on a Day of Vengeance,the time for redeeming My own had come.
Isaiah 66:15 See, the Lord is coming in fire, His sword will test mankind.
Micah 5:15 In anger and fury, I shall wreak vengeance on the nations who disobey Me.
Habakkuk 3:12 Furiously You trample down the nations.
Malachi 4:1 The Day comes; burning like a furnace, all evildoers will be stubble.
Hebrews 10:27 A terrifying judgement of fire that will consume God’s enemies.
Isaiah 30:26 On the day that the Lord saves His people,[righteous Israel] the sun will shine with seven times its usual brightness and the moon will be as bright as the sun.
So, we see that the first event is coming in fire with the sun super hot [a solar flare]
2/ The Glorious Return of the Lord Jesus;
Matthew 24:29 As soon as this time of distress has passed [the Tribulation] the sun will be darkened and the moon will not give light, the stars will fall and all the heavenly bodies will be shaken.
Matt 24:30 Then all the peoples will see the Son of Man coming on the clouds of heaven, with power and great glory.
Matt 24:31 With a trumpet blast He will send His angels to gather His chosen from the fartherest corners of the world. [these will be the Gentile people who have kept faithful to the Lord, as His people, Israel will regather after the day of Vengeance]
Ezekiel 30:2-3 ....Wail! Alas for the day, A day is near, the day of the Lord, a Day of cloud, a Day of reckoning for the nations.
Joel 2:1-2 Blow the trumpet in Zion....Let the inhabitants tremble, for the Day of the Lord is coming – a Day of darkness..... like blackness spread over the mountains.
Ezekiel 32:7-8 [prophesy against Egypt] When I judge you, I shall veil the sun and moon with clouds, there will be total darkness over your land.
It is clear that there will be two judgements against His enemies, the first to happen soon, perhaps in conjunction with this next Middle east war, against the nations surrounding Israel. This will enable His people, righteous Israel to resettle the Land.
Then, the next judgement, just prior to the Return of Jesus. Isaiah 13:9-13
Note, that in Rev 19:13 Jesus Returns in a garment dyed in blood. In Isaiah 63:3 He tramples the nations....and their blood spattered all his clothing.
From this and the sequence in 2 Thess, we can say that the Day of Gods wrath- the sixth seal [Rev 6:12-17] will be the first event of the end time happenings.
Wednesday, November 10, 2010
Isaiah 34 LISTEN YOU NATIONS
Isaiah 34:1 Approach, you nations and listen – attend you peoples. Let the earth listen, all the world and all that is in it.
Isaiah 34:2 For the Lords anger is against all the nations and His wrath upon all their armies. He has given them over to slaughter and destruction. [Isa 63:4 ]
Isaiah 34:3 Their slain will be flung out and their blood will cover the ground. Their dead bodies will stink.
Isaiah 34:4 All the host of heaven will fade away. The sky will roll up as a scroll.
Isaiah 34:5 For My sword appears in heaven and descends in judgement on Edom – on a people whom I have doomed for destruction.
Isaiah 34:6 The Lord has a sword covered in blood – the blood of lambs and goats.
[righteous and wicked in the Land, destroyed Eze 21:4]
For the Lord has a sacrifice in Bozrah and a great slaughter in Edom.
[Bozrah= the sheepfold, must be the land of Israel. Edom= the Islamic nations]
Isaiah 34:7 Their land will drink deep of their blood and be enriched by their fat.
Isaiah 34:8 For the Lord has a Day of vengeance, a time for retribution, to uphold Zion’s cause.
Isaiah 34:9 Edom’s rivers will be turned into pitch and it’s soil into brimstone.
Isaiah 34:10 Smoke from it will rise forever, no one will ever again pass through it.
Isaiah 34:11-17 The owl and raven will make it their home. All wild birds and beasts will have their place in that land.
Reference, Revised English Bible, some verses abridged.
From verse 4, we get the clue that this terrible Day of the Lords judgement is also the sixth seal – Rev 6:12-17 .....There was a violent earthquake; the sun turned black and the
moon red as blood, stars fell to the earth, the sky vanished like a scroll being rolled up.
The kings of the earth, the rich and powerful, and all men hid themselves in caves and under rocks: they called out for the earth to hide them from the One who sits on the throne and from the wrath of the Lamb. For the great Day of their vengeance has come and who can stand?
It fits, because continuing on, in Rev 7:1-8 After that......Do not damage anything further until we have set the seal of God upon His servants.
They are the 144,000 from all the 12 tribes of Israel. So, righteous Israel must regather into the Land after it is cleansed, in order for this to happen.
Then in Rev 7:9-17 [says again] After that....... describing the Millennial glories and blessings.
This description of “the sky rolled up like a scroll “ may be what would happen if an intense electromagnetic pulse was fired from the sun, by a giant sunspot. It would wipe out the earths magnetic field and possibly cause a pole reversal.
Isaiah 34:2 For the Lords anger is against all the nations and His wrath upon all their armies. He has given them over to slaughter and destruction. [Isa 63:4 ]
Isaiah 34:3 Their slain will be flung out and their blood will cover the ground. Their dead bodies will stink.
Isaiah 34:4 All the host of heaven will fade away. The sky will roll up as a scroll.
Isaiah 34:5 For My sword appears in heaven and descends in judgement on Edom – on a people whom I have doomed for destruction.
Isaiah 34:6 The Lord has a sword covered in blood – the blood of lambs and goats.
[righteous and wicked in the Land, destroyed Eze 21:4]
For the Lord has a sacrifice in Bozrah and a great slaughter in Edom.
[Bozrah= the sheepfold, must be the land of Israel. Edom= the Islamic nations]
Isaiah 34:7 Their land will drink deep of their blood and be enriched by their fat.
Isaiah 34:8 For the Lord has a Day of vengeance, a time for retribution, to uphold Zion’s cause.
Isaiah 34:9 Edom’s rivers will be turned into pitch and it’s soil into brimstone.
Isaiah 34:10 Smoke from it will rise forever, no one will ever again pass through it.
Isaiah 34:11-17 The owl and raven will make it their home. All wild birds and beasts will have their place in that land.
Reference, Revised English Bible, some verses abridged.
From verse 4, we get the clue that this terrible Day of the Lords judgement is also the sixth seal – Rev 6:12-17 .....There was a violent earthquake; the sun turned black and the
moon red as blood, stars fell to the earth, the sky vanished like a scroll being rolled up.
The kings of the earth, the rich and powerful, and all men hid themselves in caves and under rocks: they called out for the earth to hide them from the One who sits on the throne and from the wrath of the Lamb. For the great Day of their vengeance has come and who can stand?
It fits, because continuing on, in Rev 7:1-8 After that......Do not damage anything further until we have set the seal of God upon His servants.
They are the 144,000 from all the 12 tribes of Israel. So, righteous Israel must regather into the Land after it is cleansed, in order for this to happen.
Then in Rev 7:9-17 [says again] After that....... describing the Millennial glories and blessings.
This description of “the sky rolled up like a scroll “ may be what would happen if an intense electromagnetic pulse was fired from the sun, by a giant sunspot. It would wipe out the earths magnetic field and possibly cause a pole reversal.
Thursday, November 4, 2010
The LORDS WRATH - how it will happen
This much prophesied, still to come, Lords Day of vengeance – may happen as the same event as this next Middle East war. He Lord could use a nuclear exchange to fulfil His purposes, but what is certain is what the prophets say;
Isaiah 34:5 For My sword appears in heaven, it descends in judgement.
Psalm 11:10 The Lord is in heaven, raining fiery coals onto the wicked.
Isaiah 66:15-16 See, the Lord is coming in fire, like a whirlwind. He will judge with fire, His sword will test mankind and many will be slain by Him.
Isaiah 33:10-12 Now I shall arise, says the Lord, I will exalt Myself. You will be as chaff and stubble, a wind like fire will consume you. Whole nations will be heaps of white ash, like thorns cut down and set on fire.
Psalm 144:5-6 Lord, part the heavens. Make lightning flashes far and wide.
Isaiah 30:30 Then the Lord will make His voice heard in majesty...descending in fierce anger with devouring flames of fire amid storms and hail.
Jeremiah 30:23-24 See what a scorching wind has gone out from God, a sweeping whirlwind which whirls around the heads of the wicked. The Lords fierce anger is not to be turned aside until He has fully accomplished His purposes.
In Days to come you will understand.
Isaiah 29:5-6 Yet, the horde of Your enemies will crumble into dust, fly away like chaff. Suddenly in an instant punishment will come from the Lord, with storms, thunder, earthquakes and great noise and a flame of devouring fire.
Isaiah 9:19 The land is scorched by the Lord, the people are like fuel for the fire.
Isaiah 10:17 The Light of Israel will become a fire, its Holy One a flame, which, in one day will burn up and consume His thorns and briars.
Isaiah 30:26 On the Day that the Lord saves His people, the sun will shine with seven times its usual brightness and the moon will be as bright as the sun.
Isaiah 30:27-28 See; the Lord comes from afar, His anger blazing and His doom heavy. His lips are charged with wrath and His tongue is a devouring fire. His breath is like a torrent in spate. He sieves out the nations for destruction.
What these (and other) prophecies say, seems to me to be describing sunspot activity.
The usual, cyclical, increase of sunspots, due in 2009/10, has not eventuated. Maybe the sun is building up a really huge flare of sunspots. These can happen very rapidly and reach earth within minutes, capable of causing enormous damage and deaths worldwide.
All electrical and communications systems, industry, transport, you name it, could be destroyed, or at least severely damaged. Armies will be back to 1800’s technology.
Isaiah 30:29 But for you there will be songs and gladness of heart to the Lord, the Rock of Israel.
Isaiah 31:5 Like a hovering bird, the Lord will be a shield over Jerusalem, sparing and rescuing her.
Psalm 60:4-5 To those who fear You, You have raised a banner to which they may escape from the bow. Save with Your strong hand, so that those whom You love may be kept safe. Reference; Revised English Bible, some verses abridged
Isaiah 34:5 For My sword appears in heaven, it descends in judgement.
Psalm 11:10 The Lord is in heaven, raining fiery coals onto the wicked.
Isaiah 66:15-16 See, the Lord is coming in fire, like a whirlwind. He will judge with fire, His sword will test mankind and many will be slain by Him.
Isaiah 33:10-12 Now I shall arise, says the Lord, I will exalt Myself. You will be as chaff and stubble, a wind like fire will consume you. Whole nations will be heaps of white ash, like thorns cut down and set on fire.
Psalm 144:5-6 Lord, part the heavens. Make lightning flashes far and wide.
Isaiah 30:30 Then the Lord will make His voice heard in majesty...descending in fierce anger with devouring flames of fire amid storms and hail.
Jeremiah 30:23-24 See what a scorching wind has gone out from God, a sweeping whirlwind which whirls around the heads of the wicked. The Lords fierce anger is not to be turned aside until He has fully accomplished His purposes.
In Days to come you will understand.
Isaiah 29:5-6 Yet, the horde of Your enemies will crumble into dust, fly away like chaff. Suddenly in an instant punishment will come from the Lord, with storms, thunder, earthquakes and great noise and a flame of devouring fire.
Isaiah 9:19 The land is scorched by the Lord, the people are like fuel for the fire.
Isaiah 10:17 The Light of Israel will become a fire, its Holy One a flame, which, in one day will burn up and consume His thorns and briars.
Isaiah 30:26 On the Day that the Lord saves His people, the sun will shine with seven times its usual brightness and the moon will be as bright as the sun.
Isaiah 30:27-28 See; the Lord comes from afar, His anger blazing and His doom heavy. His lips are charged with wrath and His tongue is a devouring fire. His breath is like a torrent in spate. He sieves out the nations for destruction.
What these (and other) prophecies say, seems to me to be describing sunspot activity.
The usual, cyclical, increase of sunspots, due in 2009/10, has not eventuated. Maybe the sun is building up a really huge flare of sunspots. These can happen very rapidly and reach earth within minutes, capable of causing enormous damage and deaths worldwide.
All electrical and communications systems, industry, transport, you name it, could be destroyed, or at least severely damaged. Armies will be back to 1800’s technology.
Isaiah 30:29 But for you there will be songs and gladness of heart to the Lord, the Rock of Israel.
Isaiah 31:5 Like a hovering bird, the Lord will be a shield over Jerusalem, sparing and rescuing her.
Psalm 60:4-5 To those who fear You, You have raised a banner to which they may escape from the bow. Save with Your strong hand, so that those whom You love may be kept safe. Reference; Revised English Bible, some verses abridged
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