So
many people seem to be confused about this book, the Book of
Revelation, written by the Apostle John. I have had clarification on it
and will now share that.
However,
I know there are some of you that will still disagree, that’s fine,
this is my page and I am going to express my views herein, you are free
to do so on your own page. And, for the record, I am simply expressing
my views after much study, I don’t claim to know it all, I am not trying
to *teach* anyone, I am not trying to solicit or sell you anything. I
am not asking you to *follow me*. If what I say so offends you by all
means UNfriend or UNfollow ... I will still love you in the Lord.
{FB-related}
Now, on to my findings ...
The Seven Churches:
I’m not going to say much about the seven churches since that’s not my
main focus here, except to say that the majority of them were destroyed
at some point in history. However, the people of those original churches
that survived took the gospel with them into all the world, as
commanded, and here we are today as a result. We are the seven churches
to this very day, all believers throughout the world. As for the
original churches in Asia Minor (Turkey), just do a web search for any
of the churches names and you will see most are no longer. That’s not to
say there aren’t Christians in those lands today, there are, but of the
original seven at their original locations ... do a web search and you
will find at best tourist attractions, ruins. There are plenty of
pictures on the web to show you how, for a fee, you can *tour* the
ancient ruins of your brethren that died for the name of Christ; sadly,
many actually died for their idolatry and backsliding just as Jesus
warned. Quite frankly, that’s not the kind of *attraction* I’d care to
spend money on. Do your own research.
The Seven Sealed Scroll:
Did you know you can’t open nor read a -sealed- scroll until AFTER
you’ve broken all of it’s seals? Think about that, really ... think.
Even if its written within and without, you can’t see much at all,
perhaps the *back of the book* at best. That being said, I believe we’re
somewhere between the fifth and sixth seal being broken right now.
These seals began to be opened when the “Lamb that was slain”, Who is
Jesus, arrived at the throne of God in heaven sometime -after- His
resurrection. Remember, in heaven a day is as a thousand years ...
what’s been almost 2000 years to us since Jesus’ death &
resurrection is only 2 days in heaven. I believe the bible is clear when
the seals began to be opened since no one could do so until He arrived
in heaven, only He (Jesus/Yeshua) was qualified to open that sealed book
(scroll). No one can deny that we’ve been having wars, rumors of wars,
famines, earthquakes, pestilences, death and hell since His departure.
No one can deny those were called “birth pangs” and that they are
increasing in intensity and frequency in these last days. No one can
deny that we’re on the cusp of the ultimate world war, a nuclear war
perhaps. So, to sum up, Jesus began to open the seven seals of the
scroll at His arrival in heaven, after His resurrection. The scroll, to
this very day is still sealed, you cannot fully read its contents (the
seven trumpets followed by the seven vials/bowls) until all seven seals
are open. The Book of Revelation IS Matthew 24 KJV & Matthew
25:1-13 KJV, Mark 13 KJV, Luke 17 KJV & Luke 21 KJV, compare
them for yourselves; as well as many of the OT prophets who also wrote
about these things.
The Times of the Gentiles:
The sealed scroll represents the “times of the Gentiles” and has been
ongoing since 70 AD when the 2nd temple was destroyed and Jerusalem
sacked. The “times of the Gentiles” has NOT yet come to its fulness, we
are still in it. It did not end when Israel became a nation in 1948, nor
did it end when Jerusalem came back under Israel’s control in 1967, nor
has it ended with Donald Trump’s decree that Jerusalem is Israel’s
capital and that the US embassy has officially moved to Jerusalem. It is
not ONLY during the last seven years of Daniel’s 70 weeks either. The
“times of the Gentiles” has been ongoing for 1918 years (70 AD to 2018
AD) and will continue to do so until the church {ready virgins of
Matthew 25:1-13 KJV} are removed at the rapture. Then, and only then,
will the final seven years culminate in the ending of the “times of the
Gentiles”. The end of the “times of the Gentiles” will continue through
Jacob’s (Israel’s) trouble, which will be trouble for the world as well
... this period at the end of the “times of the Gentiles” is Revelation's
trumpets judgments (wrath of the Lamb) followed by the vials/bowls
judgments (wrath of God).
The Seven Trumpets Judgments:
Again, I can’t stress enough that you cannot read a scroll that still
has seals on it, all seals must be broken before you can read the full
contents of the scroll. The contents of the scroll are the seven
trumpets followed by the seven vials/bowls judgments. Once all seven
seals are broken and the scroll is open, it can be read. So, the next
thing we see in Revelation is the Trumpet judgments, also called the
“wrath of the Lamb” {Revelation 6:16 KJV}. When the seventh seal is
broken then the Trumpet judgments begin. The seals are not the trumpet
judgments, nor are they the vials/bowls judgments. Separate the scroll
and it’s seals from the judgments the scroll contains. These seven
trumpet judgments are clear in Revelation so I’m not going to hash them
out here. Suffice it to say, none of them has happened as yet. I don’t
believe the church will be here to see these because we are not
appointed to wrath.
One
other thing, the seventh trumpet is NOT the trumpet Christians are
waiting to hear. We are awaiting to hear God’s voice, that sounds like a
trumpet, calling us to the wedding of His Son. We, the church, are His
bride {2 Corinthians 11:2 KJV}. We are espoused (betrothed) to Jesus
until He comes for us and consummates the wedding. Biblically, being
betrothed is to be married but not living together until the Son builds a
place for His bride at His Father’s house. Only when the Father tells
the Son to go get His bride, once the Father inspects the addition to
His home and declares it completed, will the Son come for us. This
occasion is a special trumpet sound, not one of the seven trumpets that
sound the judgments of Christ; it is akin to the trumpet (voice) of God
heard when Israel was betrothed to God at Mt Sinai back in the days of
the Exodus from Egypt under Moses. Israel said “All that the Lord has
said, we will do.” (I do). Today we take that same vow. Israel accepted
the marriage covenant but they did not keep themselves pure unto the
Lord only. We Christians are the same, we accept the betrothal by
declaring Jesus as our Lord, Savior, and in essence ... Husband (Ishi)
... and we are to remain pure and set apart, only for Him, until He comes. Do that.
The Seven Vials (Bowls) Judgments:
Again, I can’t stress enough that you cannot read a scroll that still
has seals on it, all seals must be broken before you can read the full
contents of the scroll. The Vials/Bowls judgments (so called, depending
on what translation you are reading) follow right after the wrath of
the Lamb (Trumpet judgments). These are not the same thing: the seals
are not the same as the trumpets, and the trumpets are not the same
thing as the vials/bowls. Some people try to say they’re all the same,
they are not. If you simply read the words you will see the likes of
“and then” or “and after these things” ... “and” ... “and” ... “and” and
so on. The trumpets and the vials/bowls are also tied together by the
“three woes”, so before the sixth trumpet is sounded we see that one
“woe” is past and two more are coming. We see that the sixth trumpet IS
the second woe and that before the seventh trumpet sounds the second woe
has passed and warning of the third woe to come. The third woe begins
with the blast of the seventh trumpet, which heralds the wrath of God is
about to fall. The trumpets and the vials/bowls are clearly NOT the
same events.
The
third woe is ALL of the vials/bowls judgments. We see that these woes
indicate the gradual severity of judgments that befall Israel, and the
world. We see that people don’t learn and that’s why the severity
continues and gets worse {see Revelation 9:20-21 KJV and later again in
Revelation 16:9-11 KJV}. Further, the wrath of God (vials/bowls) is NOT
the same as the wrath of the Lamb (trumpets). The wrath of the Lamb
scripture is in the trumpets section above. The wrath of God scriptures
are here in Revelation 14:19 KJV, Revelation 15:1-7 KJV, and Revelation
16:1 KJV. These are completely different events, I don’t know how anyone
can mix them together.
The
three woes not only indicates that these events are consecutive but
also that they are joined, just as the Son is joined to the Father. I
believe the seven trumpets represent the first 3-1/2 years of the
tribulation (Jacob’s trouble) and the vials/bowls represent the last
3-1/2 years of great tribulation (Jacob’s trouble, and worldwide
trouble). Again, I don’t believe the church will be here to see these
because we are not appointed to wrath.
Comments:
Finally, if you don’t agree, that’s fine ... we can agree to disagree
and still remain brethren in the Lord. Truth be known, none of us knows
for sure, we’re all just expressing our own understanding according to
our own studies. To say someone isn’t a Christian ... or worse ... not
saved, because they disagree with your conclusions is just plain mean.
There will be a time when we will all know for sure and that will be
when we meet Him in the air. Let’s not *fight* over non-salvation
issues. Am I saying I have it all down pat, nope, I don’t ... but
neither do you though you may think you do ;o}
On
these things, according to John & Paul, we must agree:
Jesus is the Son of God {1 John 4:15 KJV}; Jesus Christ is come in the
flesh {2 John 1:7 KJV}; Jesus Christ is the Lord {Philippians 2:11 KJV}.
That
if thou shalt confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus, and shalt believe
in thine heart that God hath raised him from the dead, thou shalt be
saved. {Romans 10:9 KJV}
Be blessed in Jesus ;o}
{Originally posted to my FB page today. All scripture quotes are from the KJV. This article is Firefox Reader View friendly.}
05/12/18 ~ Letter to those "Left Behind" ...
I
did not write this but you need to read it anyway! Original author
info below. I did try to warn you; I am very sorry that you have
been * left behind * to endure what is coming; but, there is hope,
please, read on! A letter to those "Left Behind" ...
~
~ ~
“My
Letter to You
This
is the most difficult letter I have ever written. It is difficult
because I don’t know if it will ever be delivered, and if it is,
then that means some very, very bad things have happened.
If
you are reading this, then I am guessing that I (among others) am
gone and that likely there has been a time of cataclysmic disruption
upon the earth. I am writing this beforehand, in case what I have
studied comes to pass as I think it could, so that I can tell you
what has happened, and why. I also know some of what will happen
next, and how you can prepare for it.
First
of all, know that my heart is aching for you. I don’t know how to
express how much I wish that you weren’t facing this time of
trouble. While I have learned what is coming someday, it is hard for
me to conceive of it actually happening. Faith is indeed a different
perspective than sight. I have tried to warn those I could, but even
my own family members aren’t listening. I understand why. It sounds
completely bizarre. But it is predicted to happen exactly when life
is seemingly continuing on “as usual”. I suppose that is how it
actually did end up happening.
What
I can tell you is that if you are reading this, then I have prayed
for you, I love you, and I have pleaded with my God to save you.
Understand that you will not be spared suffering in this life, but I
am praying for you to be saved for eternity. I can truthfully tell
you that you are eternal, and that what you choose to do with that
information matters.
What
God has told me, is that He needs witnesses during this time, and He
has prepared and elected you specifically for this purpose. While
this will be the most difficult period of time known to humanity,
have courage. There is hope in what you are about to face.
What
has happened is that God has removed all true believers in Jesus
Christ and has taken them into heaven. It includes those who died
believing in Jesus as well. I’m not sure if their opened graves
will be obvious or not. People who have Christian “religion”
won’t all go – only those who have a personal relationship with
the Jesus Christ of the Bible will be spared. There is much religious
teaching that is false, even in “Christianity”, and that will add
to the confusion of this time.
There
are likely natural disasters which have occurred before, during, or
soon after this event. These might include earthquakes, volcanic
eruptions, tsunamis, asteroids/meteors, sinkholes, and the like.
There will be some type of explanation offered for this. I can only
guess what this might be, but people have suggested some type of
collision between a “rogue planet” and Jupiter, “aliens”,
pole shifts, among other natural and supernatural explanations.
There
will be wars, violence, famines, infectious disease, and economic
collapse. {see
Matthew 24-25 KJV, Mark 21 KJV, Luke 13 & 17 KJV}
In
addition, there will be disasters which burn up the green grass, 1/3
of the trees, kill 1/3 of the creatures in the sea, capsize 1/3 of
the ships, poison 1/3 of fresh water, and dim the light of the sun,
moon, and stars. There will be a 5 month long attack on humanity from
locust-like beings that will “sting” – death will be suspended
during this time. After the 5 months are complete, death will resume
via some horrible type of demonic army. Human death tolls from all
the above will be in the billions.
Let
me tell you this. You are now involved in the ultimate battle between
good and evil. Many of the battle participants are spiritual. I’m
not sure if you will see them or not. However, there will be a great
deception played upon mankind for the next 7 years or so. It may
involve a “messiah figure” for the Jewish religion (or less
likely, Islam, or perhaps “all religions”). In about 3-4 years
someone is going to sit in the recently rebuilt Third Jewish Temple
and claim to be “god”. This is a very bad thing. If you do not
worship this “god” and take his mark you will not be allowed to
buy or sell, and will quite likely be targeted with a death penalty.
The problem is, if you take this mark or worship this “god”, you
will incur the permanent wrath of the One True God. This “antichrist”
will actively oppose the true Jesus Christ and will kill all who
believe in Jesus as the true Messiah. So, as with the Jewish
holocaust, Christians will be forced into hiding, imprisonment, and
martyrdom.
Soon
after the “mark” system is implemented, there will follow angelic
warnings from God. After this, there will be further disasters
involving painful sores on those who have taken the “mark”, the
entire sea will turn as blood and all sea creatures will die, all
rivers and springs will become as blood, the sun will scorch people,
the kingdom of the “god” will be plunged into darkness, and the
Euphrates river will be dried up. The “god” will send forth 3
spirits (very alien-ish in appearance) to deceive humanity and
collect them around the Jerusalem/Israel area for a final battle
against God (Jesus).
Jesus
will appear at this time and will defeat everyone who has gathered
against Him. There is no real “battle”. There is no comparison
between the power of God and the power of any other being that He has
created. God is all-powerful, all-knowing, and ever-present. No one
else is.
Only
those who are truly following Jesus Christ will be spared. Everyone
else will be killed at this time.
I
don’t really know what else to say. I know how crazy it sounds, but
if you are reading this, then know that it is true. God is real. He
made you, He loves you, He wants you in His family. It probably seems
that He has abandoned humanity. Indeed, God has granted certain power
and authority of the earth to satan for a time. This is to fulfill
what has been written ages ago. Humanity repeatedly yelled “Get
out!” to God, and now they are tasting a bit of what that feels
like. Satan wants nothing other than to deceive you and drag you down
to eternal torment along with him. He already knows that’s where
he’s headed. You, on the other hand, have a choice.
Jesus
paid the price for you to go to heaven, forever. It’s up to you if
you take Him up on the offer. I would love for you to join me there
someday. And so I write this letter to you, through tears, despite
how ridiculous it sounds right now. And I will pray for you and plead
with my God for your heart for eternity.
Practical
Points:
Please,
get a Bible and read it….
You’re
going to need to try to survive for 7+ years (just over 7 years from
the signing or restoring of a 7-year treaty made between Israel and
“many”).
If
you have somewhere to go to live “off the grid” that would be a
good choice. If not now, then in several years from now.
ASAP,
stock up on food and water sources as much as you can. Prepper
websites can help with this. Keep in mind that water sources will be
contaminated at some point.
Stock
up on first aid supplies and personal medications.
Plan
on how to cook with no electricity or natural gas. Suggestions might
be a fire pit, candle warmers, and portable cooking devices (stock up
on fuel).
Think
about survival through the elements with no electricity. Wood stove
or fireplace and lots of wood, warm clothes and sleeping bags etc.
Stay
away from fault lines, mountains and sea shores.
Get
ready for infectious disease. Try to obtain face masks, rubber
gloves, disposable gloves, bleach, hand sanitizer and basic
medications (advil, tylenol, antihistamines, antinausea,
anti-diarrheals etc).
Get
some multi-vitamins and protein powders to supplement your diet.
Think
about humane plans for your pets.
Consider
living/survival arrangements with others.”
Source:
August 8, 2017 / Stephanie Dawn
Instructions
Post Rapture:
https://redmoonrapture.wordpress.com/instructions-after-the-rapture-of-the-church/
~
~ ~
Well,
if you got all that read, do KEEP/PRINT/SAVE this letter as websites may or may
not be available to you. SHARE THIS PAGE HOWEVER YOU CAN!
Now ... I strongly urge you to pay
attention to the SIGNS, especially those provided by God on earth and
in the heavens.
TRUST
the Bible, we did! What's about to happen is written therein, see the
Book of Revelation Chapter 8 onward. I believe you have now entered
the Trumpet judgments (wrath of the Lamb), which will be followed by
the Vials/Bowls judgments (wrath of God).
This
is “the time of Jacob's trouble” (and the world's for that
matter), which is expected to last for about 7
years.
There will be a time of peace, but it WON'T LAST! It will culminate
in the WORST TIME in human history!
https://www.blueletterbible.org/kjv/rev/8/1/s_1175001
→ Do
NOT
take the -mark- in any form, no matter what. You'd be better
off starving to death, trust me! Don't let THIS be YOU … "And
the smoke of their torment ascendeth up for ever and ever: and they
have no rest day nor night, who worship the beast and his image, and
whosoever receiveth the mark of his name." {Revelation 14:11
KJV}
→ Do
NOT believe fake news! If your * news * contradicts the Bible,
it's FAKE NEWS.
Do I
know the day & the hour when the Lord will come for His church
(ready saints/bride) ... NO ... but I am preparing (for you) because I
believe it's sooner than later. Keep
looking up, Jesus IS coming again {with us, His risen/resurrected
saints}!!! True peace will only come with the Prince of Peace's
return. Watch for that great day! It is my sincere hope & prayer
that we'll see YOU on the the right side of eternity.
Read
my The Lamb's Wife Blog, especially from 2016 to date! It will help
you sort out the time you are in … read it soon, the sooner the
better! Print what you can while you can.
https://thelambswife.blogspot.com/
Read
my Facebook page ASAP, all my relevant-to-you posts were made Public
for this very reason! Print if you can! https://www.facebook.com/deb.murtagh
{Comments
in red text, &/or within curly brackets, are mine.}
04/28/18 ~ Can we prove Jesus' birth year?
Yes! I do think there is good evidence that we CAN prove Jesus' birth year! I believe the king planet/wandering star that we should be watching is Jupiter as a major indicator of "signs in the heavens". Read on ...
You should be able to click the pix above to see them at full size.
According to my research in Stellarium, Jesus' birth would have been on Sep 11, -3BC; add those three years to 27AD and he would have been "about thirty years old" {Luke 3:21-38 KJV} when He started His ministry, which I believe was also in either the summer or the fall months; 3-1/2 years later He would have been about 33-1/2, which would have been around April 1st, 30AD, the year of His death/resurrection; and exactly 40 years later the 2nd Temple was destroyed in 70AD. From the year of His birth in -3BC to 2018 is 2021 years. From the year of His death/resurrection in 30AD to 2018 is 1988 years.
Notice in Psalm 22, speaking of the rejection of Jesus as Messiah, followed by His agonizing crucifixion & death ... the "seed" is Jesus and "him" is God, and though Jesus earthly life was "cut off" {Daniel 9:26 KJV} in 30AD, God gave Israel another 40 years to repent. Add the year 30AD and 40 years you come to the destruction of the 2nd Temple and the disbursement of Israel in 70AD: "A seed shall serve him; it shall be accounted to the Lord for a generation." {Psalm 22:30 KJV}
Notice in Isaiah 23, "seventy years" ... "according to the days of one king", Jesus IS that King: "And it shall come to pass in that day, that Tyre shall be forgotten seventy years, according to the days of one king: after the end of seventy years shall Tyre sing as an harlot." {Isaiah 23:15 KJV} ~ It is my belief that Tyre is a cloaked reference to Jerusalem, and that this is a dual fulfillment prophecy whereby the end -in our modern time- will be the second fulfillment of that seventy years ending on May 14, 2018. I've written an article about Jerusalem being "that great city" spoken of in Revelation 14, Revelation 17, and Revelation 18; you can read it here https://thelambswife.blogspot.com/2016/12/120516-where-is-that-great-city.html
This also aligns with my article of My Revised Chronology, I don't think we can tinker with the years any differently and still come out with the same results. You can read it here https://thelambswife.blogspot.com/2018/02/022018-my-revised-biblical-chronology.html
BTW, 1988 years (30AD to 2018AD) is divisible by 7 coming out to 284 years per each of the 7 periods. I don't know what the significance of that is ... except, perhaps ... it's some sort of veiled reference to "seven times" of 284-day gestation periods. If not, then I don't know what (if anything) that could mean.
There is a *discrepancy* with Stellarium regarding the fact that there is no "year zero", therefore the year counted as zero would have actually been year -1BC, and -1BC in Stellarium should actually show as -2 BC, and therefore -2BC in Stellarium should actually be -3BC. So although Stellarium shows -2BC, Sep 11, it was actually -3BC. That is the year that the King Planet (wandering star ~ Jupiter) came into alignment with the King Star (Regulus) in the King Constellation (Leo, the Lion). Stellarium is aware of the discrepancy and say they are using "astronomical units" (AU) not BC/AD, you can read more on their FAQ page here https://github.com/Stellarium/stellarium/wiki/FAQ#There_is_no_year_0_or_BC_dates_are_a_year_out
Meanwhile, Virgo, "the woman" is "clothed with the sun" (hanging off her arm as it were) and the moon is "at her feet". The two joining stars as we can see are the planet Jupiter (the word "planet" means wandering star) and Leo's brightest star, Regulus, which, in conjunction with each other, made one gigantic star shining brightly in the near moonless night sky; this conjunction is what was over the little town of Bethlehem that the wisemen saw, telling them that THE prophesied King had been born {Micah 5:2 KJV, Matthew 2:1-12 KJV}. That King was, and is, and is to come, Jesus/Yeshua, the One and Only Son of God.
We don't know for sure whether or not the crescent moon was visible on the night of Jesus' birth but my honest opinion is that it was seen, and if it was seen by two witnesses then that would have begun the seventh month of Tishri; in other words, Sep 11, -3BC, would have been Tishri 1 (-3BC).
I believe that our current Gregorian calendar (based off of the Julian calendar before it) begins when Jesus was a toddler and the wisemen came bearing gifts (1AD), it doesn't start from his birth (-3BC) because those that set His birth date from the Julian calendar didn't know for sure when He was born ... therefore they likely guesstimated. I would think that Herod had some sort of record as to when the wisemen came since he intercepted them while attempting to find the Child {Jesus} Who by then was probably 3 years old. So, remember, Stellarium will show the year as -2BC but that is incorrect (it's short by 1 full year) as I've already pointed out.
You can d/l and use #Stellarium for free here ... http://stellarium.org/ ... current version as of this writing is 0.18.0 ... there is also a beta version for the more adventuresome stargazers. And please NOTE: Astronomy (the study of the stars) is NOT the same as astrology (attempting to tell a person's future using the stars). Astronomy is good, it's biblical, it's how the wisemen knew when the King of kings {Jesus/Yeshua} would be born ;o}
OK so, yes I could be wrong by up to 3 years but this is what my research has brought me to. In short ... keep looking up, our redemption draws nigh (near)!
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| Jerusalem sky the eve of Sep 11, -3BC |
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| Sep 11, -3BC {crescent moon} |
According to my research in Stellarium, Jesus' birth would have been on Sep 11, -3BC; add those three years to 27AD and he would have been "about thirty years old" {Luke 3:21-38 KJV} when He started His ministry, which I believe was also in either the summer or the fall months; 3-1/2 years later He would have been about 33-1/2, which would have been around April 1st, 30AD, the year of His death/resurrection; and exactly 40 years later the 2nd Temple was destroyed in 70AD. From the year of His birth in -3BC to 2018 is 2021 years. From the year of His death/resurrection in 30AD to 2018 is 1988 years.
Notice in Psalm 22, speaking of the rejection of Jesus as Messiah, followed by His agonizing crucifixion & death ... the "seed" is Jesus and "him" is God, and though Jesus earthly life was "cut off" {Daniel 9:26 KJV} in 30AD, God gave Israel another 40 years to repent. Add the year 30AD and 40 years you come to the destruction of the 2nd Temple and the disbursement of Israel in 70AD: "A seed shall serve him; it shall be accounted to the Lord for a generation." {Psalm 22:30 KJV}
Notice in Isaiah 23, "seventy years" ... "according to the days of one king", Jesus IS that King: "And it shall come to pass in that day, that Tyre shall be forgotten seventy years, according to the days of one king: after the end of seventy years shall Tyre sing as an harlot." {Isaiah 23:15 KJV} ~ It is my belief that Tyre is a cloaked reference to Jerusalem, and that this is a dual fulfillment prophecy whereby the end -in our modern time- will be the second fulfillment of that seventy years ending on May 14, 2018. I've written an article about Jerusalem being "that great city" spoken of in Revelation 14, Revelation 17, and Revelation 18; you can read it here https://thelambswife.blogspot.com/2016/12/120516-where-is-that-great-city.html
This also aligns with my article of My Revised Chronology, I don't think we can tinker with the years any differently and still come out with the same results. You can read it here https://thelambswife.blogspot.com/2018/02/022018-my-revised-biblical-chronology.html
BTW, 1988 years (30AD to 2018AD) is divisible by 7 coming out to 284 years per each of the 7 periods. I don't know what the significance of that is ... except, perhaps ... it's some sort of veiled reference to "seven times" of 284-day gestation periods. If not, then I don't know what (if anything) that could mean.
There is a *discrepancy* with Stellarium regarding the fact that there is no "year zero", therefore the year counted as zero would have actually been year -1BC, and -1BC in Stellarium should actually show as -2 BC, and therefore -2BC in Stellarium should actually be -3BC. So although Stellarium shows -2BC, Sep 11, it was actually -3BC. That is the year that the King Planet (wandering star ~ Jupiter) came into alignment with the King Star (Regulus) in the King Constellation (Leo, the Lion). Stellarium is aware of the discrepancy and say they are using "astronomical units" (AU) not BC/AD, you can read more on their FAQ page here https://github.com/Stellarium/stellarium/wiki/FAQ#There_is_no_year_0_or_BC_dates_are_a_year_out
Meanwhile, Virgo, "the woman" is "clothed with the sun" (hanging off her arm as it were) and the moon is "at her feet". The two joining stars as we can see are the planet Jupiter (the word "planet" means wandering star) and Leo's brightest star, Regulus, which, in conjunction with each other, made one gigantic star shining brightly in the near moonless night sky; this conjunction is what was over the little town of Bethlehem that the wisemen saw, telling them that THE prophesied King had been born {Micah 5:2 KJV, Matthew 2:1-12 KJV}. That King was, and is, and is to come, Jesus/Yeshua, the One and Only Son of God.
We don't know for sure whether or not the crescent moon was visible on the night of Jesus' birth but my honest opinion is that it was seen, and if it was seen by two witnesses then that would have begun the seventh month of Tishri; in other words, Sep 11, -3BC, would have been Tishri 1 (-3BC).
I believe that our current Gregorian calendar (based off of the Julian calendar before it) begins when Jesus was a toddler and the wisemen came bearing gifts (1AD), it doesn't start from his birth (-3BC) because those that set His birth date from the Julian calendar didn't know for sure when He was born ... therefore they likely guesstimated. I would think that Herod had some sort of record as to when the wisemen came since he intercepted them while attempting to find the Child {Jesus} Who by then was probably 3 years old. So, remember, Stellarium will show the year as -2BC but that is incorrect (it's short by 1 full year) as I've already pointed out.
You can d/l and use #Stellarium for free here ... http://stellarium.org/ ... current version as of this writing is 0.18.0 ... there is also a beta version for the more adventuresome stargazers. And please NOTE: Astronomy (the study of the stars) is NOT the same as astrology (attempting to tell a person's future using the stars). Astronomy is good, it's biblical, it's how the wisemen knew when the King of kings {Jesus/Yeshua} would be born ;o}
OK so, yes I could be wrong by up to 3 years but this is what my research has brought me to. In short ... keep looking up, our redemption draws nigh (near)!
04/20/18 ~ Dying in your sleep ...
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And now for some stark reality, a reality check!
I had what I can only describe as an "experience". It wasn't a dream nor a vision ... it was an experience. I felt the pain.
I went to bed and before I went to sleep I was thinking how nice it must be to just drift off and die in your sleep. My thinking was that you probably just *wake up* in the spirit, then sit up, and then stand up out of your body. And then ...
The next thing I knew, not too long later while my body slept, I felt a pressure, extreme pressure that seemed to begin in my spirit and extend out to my physical body. I felt the pain of this pressure. It was a suffocating pain. I couldn't see anything but I knew a demon was squeezing me ... trying to squeeze the life out of me ... it was trying to kill me! I kid you not. This was NO dream nor vision, it was really happening.
My only form of defense was Jesus and Him alone. I rebuked this evil spirit in Jesus' name. I told it to get off of me, leave me alone, go away ... all in Jesus' name. I seemed to be rebuking it for some 15 minutes when it finally left me. I came to myself (I can't say I awoke because this was not a dream) and I was angry that it would try to kill me while I was asleep, at my least able to defend myself. I then went back to sleep. When I awoke again a couple hours later, I asked the Lord why He allowed that to happen ... He brought back to my memory of how I thought it was probably the best way to die. Then I understood.
Dying in your sleep for most people is NOT a peaceful experience, as a matter of fact, most that die in their sleep that don't know the Lord ... this is how & why their death occurs. It's anything BUT peaceful. I'm sorry if you have loved ones that died in their sleep but I can assure you though their body seemed at peace, their spirits were in the fight of their lives, and they lost. If you don't belong to Jesus, this is the worst way to die because it happens when you have the least defense and you have NO Protector. People that die this kind of death outside of the protection of Jesus are not only killed that way but they're dragged straight into hell.
I thank the Lord for clarifying this *way of death*, I now know it's NO blessing. Beware, especially if you aren't the Lord's. If you are the Lord's, rebuke it until it leaves you. It may be that even the unsaved can at that moment ask Jesus to come and help them and submit themselves to Him, even then it's possible that He will come and save them. But if Jesus isn't your defense, you have NO defense. There's POWER IN THE NAME OF JESUS! He IS our only defense.
The fight for eternal life will continue right up until you draw your last breath. Be sure Jesus is on your heart and lips until you see Him, face to Face. I don't post this to scare or depress anyone, but to warn. Go to sleep, perchance to dream, but remember Jesus ... don't forget to repent often and THANK HIM for your many blessings!
Now this childhood prayer has much more meaning to me, as an adult!
Now I lay me down to sleep,
I pray the Lord my soul to keep,
If I should die before I 'wake,
I pray the Lord my soul to take.
-Author Unknown
Amen.
04/12/18 ~ Our Angels took the puppy to Heaven
Many years ago, in the late 90s, I put this testimony online on my angelfire page ... it's still there today (link below). I want to put it on my blog today, as a witness and a testimony that God has been very real and active in my life even from a very early age. This is just one encounter, as I remember it ...
Our
Angels
took the puppy
to Heaven
Many years ago when my sister and I were very young (about 6 and 9, she being the elder) we had a tragic occurrence...
[I tell of how the puppy came to our house mostly from my sister's account]
My sister babysat a puppy (it was about 8 weeks old) for a friend one weekend. I remember his name was "Cocoa" and like all puppies he was very cute and lively! Anyway, I don't know the time of day in which the tragedy occurred, I was simply too young to be aware of such things. To make a long story short (and not entering into how the pup was injured as it is to this day a sore spot for my sister and I, who, by the way, were NOT the source of his fatal injury) --- the puppy had met with a wall in a rather abrupt manner which in effect cracked his skull. At the time, adults in our life, who'd had too much to drink, were responsible for the injury and I remember the puppy howling in pain and whirling around in a circle in one area of the floor, reeling in agony. My sister recalls that the pup then went to her seeking refuge up the sleeve of her housecoat, to no avail.
After a few minutes the adults realized that the pup wasn't OK, his skull was fractured and he wouldn't recover from the trauma (it was an awful, careless accident that was caused by too much alcohol consumption). They decided to finish the job to put him out of his misery. Well, it wasn't enough to have wounded him ... they killed him by breaking his neck and this sent my sister and I into fits of grief! Remember, my sister was the puppy's babysitter, she was responsible for his welfare. How would she explain this to her friend??? We must have cried for hours! We were so distraught, my sister was also enraged. What would happen to Cocoa now?
We refused to go to bed until we were sure he was all right. I remember the adults put him in the garbage and we just freaked! He would get cold! It was hard in there! We insisted on making him a bed with sheet and pillow so he would be comfortable and warm in there (garbage can). We fixed his bed and laid him in it making sure to place his limp head on the pillow and laying his body on the sheet and then covering him and tucking him in, with pats and lots of tears. We then said a prayer and asked GOD to take care of Cocoa. We were careful not to put the lid on too tight because we wanted to make sure he could breath (or something?). We wanted to keep vigil over him but I soon cried myself to sleep, while my sister spent the night sitting at the end of the bed, angry and grieved. Remember, we are only 6 and 9.
[The account of the next happening is mostly mine but my sister pretty much remembers the same thing and therefore we cannot deny the existence of GOD or angels to this day as GOD has given us both the ability to remember them.
I remember waking up (my sister says it was dawn as she'd been up all night). I know I woke up because the underpart of my eyes felt crusty from having cried myself to sleep. There was a window near our bed that we could look out of and for some reason my sister and I both looked out the window. What we saw next has been forever sealed in our memories!
We saw two angels rising up high in the sky, one slightly above the other. And guess what ... they had Cocoa! They had him on a leash of all the odd things to see. In regards to the angels themselves, I remember that they were larger than a man but with manly features. They had huge wings that arched up and over their shoulders spanning all the way down to their feet. They weren't using their wings. Looking at them from the front their wings didn't protrude out past their shoulders and were really only visible above the shoulders and again down past their arms towards their feet. They were very masculine, muscular, but had an air of gentleness and compassion about them. I remember their white robes with golden sashes around their wastes. They were floating up into the heavens, with Cocoa in tow. They were beautiful!
How could I remember such detail at so great a distance? I don't remember actually meeting them so how could I know with such clarity what they looked like? I think they came to us first, before the grand finale in which they took Cocoa to heaven, to GOD!
What do I think of the whole thing now? I believe that we saw angels, they are as real as you or I, maybe more so! I believe they came to save us from the emotional damage this event would surely have caused had they not have been sent to intervene. Does GOD send his angels to 'pick up' dead animals? We know what we saw as children, HE certainly eased our worries! Glory and Praise be to GOD!!! My sister and I thank HIM for letting us see HIS magnificent works, the angels!
I tell this story as a testament to GOD and his creations, us included! If we all have the ability to see things spiritual since childhood, most forgetting that ability as they get older, it is quite possible that you have a story to tell too! Feel free to send me your inspirational story, I'd love to hear from you. GOD bless!
Originally uploaded to ... http://www.angelfire.com/nm/debshome/ourAngels.html
Thanks for reading ;o}
took the puppy
to Heaven
Many years ago when my sister and I were very young (about 6 and 9, she being the elder) we had a tragic occurrence...
[I tell of how the puppy came to our house mostly from my sister's account]
My sister babysat a puppy (it was about 8 weeks old) for a friend one weekend. I remember his name was "Cocoa" and like all puppies he was very cute and lively! Anyway, I don't know the time of day in which the tragedy occurred, I was simply too young to be aware of such things. To make a long story short (and not entering into how the pup was injured as it is to this day a sore spot for my sister and I, who, by the way, were NOT the source of his fatal injury) --- the puppy had met with a wall in a rather abrupt manner which in effect cracked his skull. At the time, adults in our life, who'd had too much to drink, were responsible for the injury and I remember the puppy howling in pain and whirling around in a circle in one area of the floor, reeling in agony. My sister recalls that the pup then went to her seeking refuge up the sleeve of her housecoat, to no avail.
After a few minutes the adults realized that the pup wasn't OK, his skull was fractured and he wouldn't recover from the trauma (it was an awful, careless accident that was caused by too much alcohol consumption). They decided to finish the job to put him out of his misery. Well, it wasn't enough to have wounded him ... they killed him by breaking his neck and this sent my sister and I into fits of grief! Remember, my sister was the puppy's babysitter, she was responsible for his welfare. How would she explain this to her friend??? We must have cried for hours! We were so distraught, my sister was also enraged. What would happen to Cocoa now?
We refused to go to bed until we were sure he was all right. I remember the adults put him in the garbage and we just freaked! He would get cold! It was hard in there! We insisted on making him a bed with sheet and pillow so he would be comfortable and warm in there (garbage can). We fixed his bed and laid him in it making sure to place his limp head on the pillow and laying his body on the sheet and then covering him and tucking him in, with pats and lots of tears. We then said a prayer and asked GOD to take care of Cocoa. We were careful not to put the lid on too tight because we wanted to make sure he could breath (or something?). We wanted to keep vigil over him but I soon cried myself to sleep, while my sister spent the night sitting at the end of the bed, angry and grieved. Remember, we are only 6 and 9.
[The account of the next happening is mostly mine but my sister pretty much remembers the same thing and therefore we cannot deny the existence of GOD or angels to this day as GOD has given us both the ability to remember them.
I remember waking up (my sister says it was dawn as she'd been up all night). I know I woke up because the underpart of my eyes felt crusty from having cried myself to sleep. There was a window near our bed that we could look out of and for some reason my sister and I both looked out the window. What we saw next has been forever sealed in our memories!
We saw two angels rising up high in the sky, one slightly above the other. And guess what ... they had Cocoa! They had him on a leash of all the odd things to see. In regards to the angels themselves, I remember that they were larger than a man but with manly features. They had huge wings that arched up and over their shoulders spanning all the way down to their feet. They weren't using their wings. Looking at them from the front their wings didn't protrude out past their shoulders and were really only visible above the shoulders and again down past their arms towards their feet. They were very masculine, muscular, but had an air of gentleness and compassion about them. I remember their white robes with golden sashes around their wastes. They were floating up into the heavens, with Cocoa in tow. They were beautiful!
How could I remember such detail at so great a distance? I don't remember actually meeting them so how could I know with such clarity what they looked like? I think they came to us first, before the grand finale in which they took Cocoa to heaven, to GOD!
What do I think of the whole thing now? I believe that we saw angels, they are as real as you or I, maybe more so! I believe they came to save us from the emotional damage this event would surely have caused had they not have been sent to intervene. Does GOD send his angels to 'pick up' dead animals? We know what we saw as children, HE certainly eased our worries! Glory and Praise be to GOD!!! My sister and I thank HIM for letting us see HIS magnificent works, the angels!
I tell this story as a testament to GOD and his creations, us included! If we all have the ability to see things spiritual since childhood, most forgetting that ability as they get older, it is quite possible that you have a story to tell too! Feel free to send me your inspirational story, I'd love to hear from you. GOD bless!
Originally uploaded to ... http://www.angelfire.com/nm/debshome/ourAngels.html
Thanks for reading ;o}
04/05/18 ~ Revelation ... which seal are we at?
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I wrote the following as a NOTE on my Facebook page on April 5, 2018. Tonight, after not even two hours sleep, I awoke to words in my mind, they were: "There are two seals left (unopened)". I guess it's about time I put that NOTE on my blog. I report, you decide ...
I believe we are already IN the fifth seal, and that the Lord is about to break the sixth seal and -after- the multitudes are taken into heaven {Revelation 7:9 KJV} He will break the seventh seal ... this is the beginning of the wrath of the Lamb (not the wrath of God, that comes at the end of the seven trumpets). Did you know that the “Lamb that was slain” began to open the seals when He entered heaven? That would be 1,988 years ago (2018 AD minus 30 AD)! NO ONE anywhere could do so until the Lion of Judah arrived in heaven. You may want to read the first five seals and ask yourselves if any of that is (or has been) happening and in fact increasing in frequency and intensity, like labor pains. Remember: a day is as a thousand years and a thousand years is as a day ... in heaven it’s only been about two days.
I can account for all things as already happened &/or have been happening right up until the multitude seen in heaven ... this could only be the rapture of the saints ... this happens just before the wrath of the Lamb (seven trumpets), which occurs prior to the wrath of God (seven vials/bowls). Christians are promised they won’t have to endure God’s wrath, Jesus is God come in the flesh to save those that are willing to come to Him.
I believe the souls under the alter {Revelation 6:9 KJV} are the dead in Christ and they are waiting for the last of their brethren, during the “times of the Gentiles”, to be killed. Notice it says they are "souls", not yet resurrected to their new bodies.
But following that when there are multitudes from all over the earth {Revelation 7:9 KJV} they are all standing before the throne, these are the church in their resurrected bodies. I believe the earthquake spoken of just prior to the multitudes seen in heaven is the ground shaking event of the dead in Christ resurrecting and being raptured, then we who are alive and remain will likewise be resurrected (receive our new bodies) and raptured (caught up) to meet the Lord in the air and forever be with Him.
There is a huge difference between the Lord *appearing* in the air to receive His ready bride, and His second coming to rule & reign WITH His saints. These two are not the same event. I am totally in the “pre-trib” camp as far as the ready church goes. There is more than one rapture/resurrection, which equates to Israel’s three main feasts & harvest cycles, and this is why folks are confused as to when the rapture will occur, because there is more than one. I’ve written about this on my blog, you can do a search there (top left) for keywords of interest http://thelambswife.blogspot.com/
Did you know that the LAST of the seven churches standing made it to about 1935-ish ... I believe it was the church at Smyrna but don’t quote me, I read about it a few years ago ... NONE of them exist today from where/when they were planted 2000 years ago. Most of the towns they were in are rubble, ruins, tourist attractions at best. Beware church, we are further into the book of Revelation than most understand.
I believe the 144,000 Israelis (from all over the world, not just Israel) are being sealed NOW {Revelation 7:1-8 KJV}. They've heard the gospel but perhaps aren't convinced yet ... it may well be that when they see the church gone they will realize who they are and what their purpose is, or perhaps they already know.
If anyone tells you that the book of Revelation is not in sequential order, they are WRONG. The seventh seal leads to the seven trumpets; the seventh trumpet leads to the seven vials/bowls; and between the the trumpets and the vials/bowls we are told of three woes that group some of the trumpets and some of the vials/bowls. The book of Revelation IS in consecutive order! If the seventh seal isn’t broken then the trumpets and the vials/bowls won’t happen. If the seventh trumpet doesn’t sound then the vials/bowls won’t happen. One set of seven leads directly to the next set.
The trumpets of Revelation are NOT -the trumpet- we’ll be hearing for the rapture/resurrection ... that trumpet is blown by an angel but it is accompanied by the voice of God (which also sounds like a trumpet) ... that’s what you should be listening for. We will *hear* the same trumpeting sound that Israel heard at the base of Mount Sinai. We will hear the voice of God!
You have to ask yourselves: In the past 1,988 years since Jesus’ death ...
- Was the “Lamb that was slain” seen in heaven?
- Are the *literal* seven churches of Asia still in existence?
- Have there been Christian martyrs {souls slain} during the “times of the Gentiles”?
- Has there been wars, rumors of wars, famines, pestilences, death (four horsemen judgments)?
- Have there been other *birth pangs* such as earthquakes, tsunamis, hurricanes, volcanoes, etc?
As I said, I can account for ALL of the above to date. But I cannot yet account for the multitudes seen in heaven worshiping before the throne of God; that will be us saints, and the time is sooner than most believe! I expect that Jacob’s trouble (Israel’s trouble) will start when the church saints {ready virgins of Matthew 25:1-13 KJV} are taken out of this world just prior to the wrath of the Lamb (seven trumpets) thereby leaving Israel with no more friends to lean upon.
That will be when the seven year tribulation period begins and Israel will be in the fight of her life. When she is near total destruction and finally calls on her true Messiah, Jesus/Yeshua, He will come and save her. And then comes His second coming whereby He begins His millennial reign, with His saints, for 1,000 years, from Jerusalem, Israel.
Whether you believe this or not, please, come to Jesus now, while there's still time. Church, keep looking up, our redemption draws nigh (near). Could I be wrong? Yes. Do I want to argue about it? NO. LOL I'm just telling you where my studies have led me. Be ready and watching or be “left behind”.
Maranatha Ishi!
"And it shall be at that day, saith the LORD, [that] thou shalt call me Ishi {Husband}; and shalt call me no more Baali {Lord}." {Hosea 2:16 KJV, curly bracket comments within scripture are mine.}
{Curly bracket comments within scripture are mine. First posted to my FB page and herein added with corrections & a few slight alterations. This article *should be* Firefox Reader View friendly -IF- that feature becomes available on blogs.IF the text doesn't *look right* in FF Reader View it's them not me, it looks fine before Publication and in Preview.}
03/21/18 ~ What is it? CHALLENGE ...
I posted this challenge on my FB page on March 3 at 6:57pm, but, I got NO replies (go figure). So now, I post it here on my blog and will share the link as the Lord leads me. Here's the challenge ...
CHALLENGE: I want you to take a good hard look at this picture and answer the following questions below. I'm interested to see your answers! It had me stumped for quite some time but I have mastered it!
Can you tell me:
1) Who makes it?
2) What is it?
3) Where is it made?
4) When is this made?
5) Why is it made?
6) Is there any significance between this and you?
ANSWERS:
1) through 4) https://www.breakingisraelnews.com/41273/jewish-priests-perform-pentecost-temple-service-fulfillment-biblical-prophecy-jerusalem/
5) Lev 23:15-22
6) Shavuot (Pentecost) is May 20-21 (sunset to sunset), keep looking up!
The Jews bake two leavened loaves of bread (according to Lev mentioned above) as a WAIVE SHEAF OFFERING for the Feast of Weeks (also called Shavuot or Pentecost). The significance here is that the loaves depict a grand harvest whereby only the four corners and gleanings are left. I believe this is a picture of the rapture of the church. The two loaves represent both saved Jews and saved Gentiles during the "times of the Gentiles" (2000+ years). Just like they didn't know what they were doing when they sacrificed the Passover lamb (that represented the Son of God) year after year after year ... and they didn't know that the barley waive sheaf offering represented those that were resurrected after Jesus' resurrection ... so even today they don't recognize what the two leavened loaves of wheat represent, that being the church age and the saved thereof. I was quite shocked when I saw the article (linked above) and it took me weeks to understand what kind of bread that was. I thought, man, a whole lot of people aren't going to get much out of those loaves! And guess what, that bread is made specifically for Shavuot and no other time of the year! If it means what I think it means then the church should be raptured during an upcoming Shavuot (Pentecost).
Here's what I think it means ... after a future Feast of Weeks (Shavuot/Pentecost) when the two waive loaves are taken to be with the Lord (His ready virgins, church bride) ... ONLY the four corners and the gleanings will be left ... this coincides with Jacob's trouble. To this very day Israel doesn't understand what is coming upon them, as so many of the prophets foretold, including Jesus.
Am I saying it’ll be *this year* (2018)? NOPE! I don’t know the day nor the hour. But -IF- it is this year then May 20-21 is a high watch time. There may also be another wheat harvest towards Autumn. So if Shavuot (Pentecost) comes & goes this year, please continue to keep looking up! One thing we can say for sure, our redemption is nearer than when we first believed!
Maranatha Ishi ;o}
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CHALLENGE: I want you to take a good hard look at this picture and answer the following questions below. I'm interested to see your answers! It had me stumped for quite some time but I have mastered it!
Can you tell me:
1) Who makes it?
2) What is it?
3) Where is it made?
4) When is this made?
5) Why is it made?
6) Is there any significance between this and you?
ANSWERS:
1) through 4) https://www.breakingisraelnews.com/41273/jewish-priests-perform-pentecost-temple-service-fulfillment-biblical-prophecy-jerusalem/
5) Lev 23:15-22
6) Shavuot (Pentecost) is May 20-21 (sunset to sunset), keep looking up!
The Jews bake two leavened loaves of bread (according to Lev mentioned above) as a WAIVE SHEAF OFFERING for the Feast of Weeks (also called Shavuot or Pentecost). The significance here is that the loaves depict a grand harvest whereby only the four corners and gleanings are left. I believe this is a picture of the rapture of the church. The two loaves represent both saved Jews and saved Gentiles during the "times of the Gentiles" (2000+ years). Just like they didn't know what they were doing when they sacrificed the Passover lamb (that represented the Son of God) year after year after year ... and they didn't know that the barley waive sheaf offering represented those that were resurrected after Jesus' resurrection ... so even today they don't recognize what the two leavened loaves of wheat represent, that being the church age and the saved thereof. I was quite shocked when I saw the article (linked above) and it took me weeks to understand what kind of bread that was. I thought, man, a whole lot of people aren't going to get much out of those loaves! And guess what, that bread is made specifically for Shavuot and no other time of the year! If it means what I think it means then the church should be raptured during an upcoming Shavuot (Pentecost).
Here's what I think it means ... after a future Feast of Weeks (Shavuot/Pentecost) when the two waive loaves are taken to be with the Lord (His ready virgins, church bride) ... ONLY the four corners and the gleanings will be left ... this coincides with Jacob's trouble. To this very day Israel doesn't understand what is coming upon them, as so many of the prophets foretold, including Jesus.
Am I saying it’ll be *this year* (2018)? NOPE! I don’t know the day nor the hour. But -IF- it is this year then May 20-21 is a high watch time. There may also be another wheat harvest towards Autumn. So if Shavuot (Pentecost) comes & goes this year, please continue to keep looking up! One thing we can say for sure, our redemption is nearer than when we first believed!
Maranatha Ishi ;o}
03/09/18 ~ Healing in His wings
Here's another person who put her faith in action, by DOING what the bible told her to do. By faith she reached out and touched her Messiah's garment and she was healed from a 12-year infirmity. Three witnesses (gospels) testify of this woman and her faith ...
"And, behold, a woman, which was diseased with an issue of blood twelve years, came behind [him], and touched the hem of his garment: For she said within herself, If I may but touch his garment, I shall be whole. But Jesus turned him about, and when he saw her, he said, Daughter, be of good comfort; thy faith hath made thee whole. And the woman was made whole from that hour." {Matthew 9:20-22 KJV}
"And a certain woman, which had an issue of blood twelve years, And had suffered many things of many physicians, and had spent all that she had, and was nothing bettered, but rather grew worse, When she had heard of Jesus, came in the press behind, and touched his garment. For she said, If I may touch but his clothes, I shall be whole. And straightway the fountain of her blood was dried up; and she felt in [her] body that she was healed of that plague. And Jesus, immediately knowing in himself that virtue had gone out of him, turned him about in the press, and said, Who touched my clothes? And his disciples said unto him, Thou seest the multitude thronging thee, and sayest thou, Who touched me? And he looked round about to see her that had done this thing. But the woman fearing and trembling, knowing what was done in her, came and fell down before him, and told him all the truth. And he said unto her, Daughter, thy faith hath made thee whole; go in peace, and be whole of thy plague." {Mark 5:25-34 KJV}
"And a woman having an issue of blood twelve years, which had spent all her living upon physicians, neither could be healed of any, Came behind [him], and touched the border of his garment: and immediately her issue of blood stanched. And Jesus said, Who touched me? When all denied, Peter and they that were with him said, Master, the multitude throng thee and press [thee], and sayest thou, Who touched me? And Jesus said, Somebody hath touched me: for I perceive that virtue is gone out of me. And when the woman saw that she was not hid, she came trembling, and falling down before him, she declared unto him before all the people for what cause she had touched him, and how she was healed immediately. And he said unto her, Daughter, be of good comfort: thy faith hath made thee whole; go in peace." {Luke 8:43-48 KJV}
Notice that the aforementioned woman was enacting the old testament scripture (and this is my epiphany) and by so doing the Lord healed her. Healing in his "wings" here is the hem of His garments. She reached out and touched the hem of His garments, as the scriptures said. How much more will He heal you if you ask by faith and believe in Him to do so? I mean, really believe, not just hope. You need to verbally speak your healing out loud, you need to declare -audibly- that you are healed, even though you may not *feel* like it for a time. He does hear you and He does care, He does not want His people sickly any more than any parent would want to see his or her child suffering.
The woman that touched Jesus did so by faith, she was demonstrating the scriptures that said ...
"But he [was] wounded for our transgressions, [he was] bruised for our iniquities: the chastisement of our peace [was] upon him; and with his stripes we are healed." {Isaiah 53:5 KJV}
"But unto you that fear my name shall the Sun of righteousness arise with healing in his wings; and ye shall go forth, and grow up as calves of the stall." {Malachi 4:2 KJV}
This is likewise confirmed in the new covenant era. Notice that both Isaiah (above) and Peter (below) are using present or past tense, meaning it was prophesied via Isaiah and was for his day, and confirmed by Peter as still valid for our day ...
"Who his own self bare our sins in his own body on the tree, that we, being dead to sins, should live unto righteousness: by whose stripes ye were healed." {1 Peter 2:24 KJV}
Where the scriptures say "his stripes", it's referring to the flogging Jesus received where the flesh was literally torn off of His body using an instrument of torture called a "Cat o'Nine Tails" ...
Both images above come from the movie: "The Passion of the Christ" by Mel Gibson (2004), and are accurate depictions of Jesus' flogging. Source: Google Images. If you haven't seen this movie, you should.
Some of the scriptures quoted on this page were prophesied hundreds of years before Jesus came into His creation to be tempted in all points as we are.
"For we have not an high priest which cannot be touched with the feeling of our infirmities; but was in all points tempted like as [we are, yet] without sin." {Hebrews 4:15 KJV}
If the woman with the issue of blood could reach out and touch Him, so can we, and we are even more blessed because we believe tho we've not seen. Reach out in faith and touch Him. Stand on that faith, believe for your healing, stand firm.
Even now, in our days: "Jesus saith unto him, Thomas, because thou hast seen me, thou hast believed: blessed [are] they that have not seen, and [yet] have believed." {John 20:29 KJV}
"Submit yourselves therefore to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you." {James 4:7 KJV}
This is why we declare with our mouths, so that all the hosts of heaven can hear. Don't go by your *feelings* because the devil will test you, just as he tested Job, and if possible he will weaken you and eventually kill you. Don't let the devil have his way with you!
Jesus said the following of the adversary, satan: "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." {John 10:10 KJV}
Remember, "And Jesus answering saith unto them, Have FAITH in God. For verily I say unto you, That whosoever shall SAY unto this mountain, Be thou removed, and be thou cast into the sea; and SHALL NOT DOUBT IN HIS HEART, but shall BELIEVE that those things which he SAITH shall come to pass; he shall have whatsoever he SAITH. Therefore I say unto you, What things soever ye desire, when ye pray, BELIEVE that ye receive [them], and ye shall have [them]." {Mark 11:22-24 KJV, CAPS mine for emphasis.}
Do you believe Him?
KEYS:
1) Have FAITH in God
2) Always pray in JESUS' name
3) SAY your request, with your mouth, out loud
4) DON'T DOUBT in your heart
5) BELIEVE and you will receive what you ask for
6) THANK & PRAISE GOD even before you receive your request
I pray healing and blessings for you in Jesus' mighty name, amen!
Thanks for reading ;o}
{Curly bracket comments &/or emphasis within or near scriptures are mine. This article is Firefox Reader View friendly if/when they have done so for blogs.}
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