John:Isaiah 46 (KJV)Bel boweth down, Nebo stoopeth, their idols were upon the beasts, and upon the cattle: your carriages were heavy loaden; they are a burden to the weary beast.They stoop, they bow down together; they could not deliver the burden, but themselves are gone into captivity.
Hearken unto me, O house of Jacob, and all the remnant of the house of Israel, which are borne by me from the belly, which are carried from the womb:
And even to your old age I am he; and even to hoar hairs will I carry you: I have made, and I will bear; even I will carry, and will deliver you.
To whom will ye liken me, and make me equal, and compare me, that we may be like?
They lavish gold out of the bag, and weigh silver in the balance, and hire a goldsmith; and he maketh it a god: they fall down, yea, they worship.
They bear him upon the shoulder, they carry him, and set him in his place, and he standeth; from his place shall he not remove: yea, one shall cry unto him, yet can he not answer, nor save him out of his trouble.
Remember this, and shew yourselves men: bring it again to mind, O ye transgressors.
Remember the former things of old: for I am God, and there is none else; I am God, and there is none like me,
Declaring the end from the beginning, and from ancient times the things that are not yet done, saying, My counsel shall stand, and I will do all my pleasure:
Calling a ravenous bird from the east, the man that executeth my counsel from a far country: yea, I have spoken it, I will also bring it to pass; I have purposed it, I will also do it.
Hearken unto me, ye stouthearted, that are far from righteousness:
I bring near my righteousness; it shall not be far off, and my salvation shall not tarry: and I will place salvation in Zion for Israel my glory.
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Where did He declare the end? From the beginning - Genesis 1:1
In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth.
Volumes have been written by astute scholars about this single verse. I am not a scholar but I think the truth of the end lies herein. The Hebrew Gematria count of this verse is 2701 or 37 X 73 (37*73).
It is generally accepted by most people that the Jewish Calendar is off by about 240 or so years. We are currently in the Jewish year 5772 and yet most people who are watching at all are expecting the Millennium Reign of Christ to begin shortly. This reign will be from year of the world 6,000 to 7,000, represented by the seven days of creation. It appears from just the Jewish numbers there may be 228 remaining years before Millennium. Not true at all.
What about the Jewish Year 3773? This year started on Tishri 1, 3773. In checking two different calendars, that date comes up as 3 September AD12 Gregorian. (That is close enough for my purposes.) What happened in the year AD12, i.e. Jewish Year 3773? Jesus came of age at his Bar Mitzvah - he became a man. I, and many others, believe he was born at the beginning of Jewish Year 3760, i.e. September of 1BCE Gregorian. That would make his Bar Mitzvah fall out in September AD12 at the beginning of Jewish Year 3773. He had to grow up as a tender plant. 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. Basically, Jesus came of age in the Jewish Year 3773 which should closely correlate to the year of the world 4,000.
So let us extrapolate this out to 6,000 and then 7,000 Jewish Years:
3773 = AD12 = 4,000 years
5773 = 2012 = 6,000 years
6773 = 3012 = 7,000 years
Tishri 1 5773 (Feast of Trumpets) falls out on September 17-18, 2012. September 17 is O's 1335th day. Might there be another clue in the numbers 37 and 73? We know the Third Day is important. 37 can be interpreted as 3 Tishri. Tishri 3 can also be interpreted as 1-3 or 13. So what we have here are the numbers 13, 37 & 73. These are the 2-3-4th Star Numbers including unity (one). Hosea 6:2 reads After two days will he revive us: in the third day he will raise us up, and we shall live in his sight.
"Israel" is to be raised up (resurrected) and to live again in His sight on Day 3. This could be nothing less than 1st Resurrection. I fully understand the 2,000 year (2 day) scenario but might it have a deeper meaning related to Tishri 3 (1-3)? It is not outside the realm of possibilities. 3 Tishri 5773 will be September 18-19, 2012. The world was created on 25 Elul and Ussher said the year was 4004BCE Julian. Elul 25 of that year fell on September 19, 4004BCE Julian, per calendarhome.com/converter/. (Due to calendars being out of sync, this also shows as August 18, 4003BCE Gregorian.)
Let us assume (yes assume) that 1st Resurrection is 3 Tishri, i.e. September 18-19, 2012. When is 2nd Resurrection?
Revelations 20:
But the rest of the dead lived not again until the thousand years were finished. This is the first resurrection.
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.
7 And when the thousand years are expired, Satan shall be loosed out of his prison,
8 And shall go out to deceive the nations which are in the four quarters of the earth, Gog, and Magog, to gather them together to battle: the number of whom is as the sand of the sea.
9 And they went up on the breadth of the earth, and compassed the camp of the saints about, and the beloved city: and fire came down from God out of heaven, and devoured them.
10 And the devil that deceived them was cast into the lake of fire and brimstone, where the beast and the false prophet are, and shall be tormented day and night for ever and ever.
11 And I saw a great white throne, and him that sat on it, from whose face the earth and the heaven fled away; and there was found no place for them.
12 And I saw the dead, small and great, stand before God; and the books were opened: and another book was opened, which is the book of life: and the dead were judged out of those things which were written in the books, according to their works.
13 And the sea gave up the dead which were in it; and death and hell delivered up the dead which were in them: and they were judged every man according to their works.
14 And death and hell were cast into the lake of fire. This is the second death.
15 And whosoever was not found written in the book of life was cast into the lake of fire.
There are 1,000 Jewish Years between 1st Resurrection (September 18-19, 2012) and 2nd Resurrection. Based entirely on the assumption that 1st Resurrection is 3 Tishri 5773, 2nd Resurrection and Great White Throne would occur on 3 Tishri 6773. That is my 7,000 year point. 2nd Resurrection and Great White Throne would fall out on September 18-19, 3012 JULIAN... BUT... due to calendars being out of sync this will be October 9-10, 3012, Gregorian, i.e. 3 Tishri 6773.
It is ironic, to say the least, that a combination of Ussher's 4004 year combined with 25 Elul yields
September 18-19 4004BCE Julian and Great White Throne (by these calculations) falls out on
September 18-19 3012 Julian.
Year 4004BCE Julian was 4003 Gregorian.
4003 plus 3012 = 7015
Hezekiah was given an additional 15 years.
Are we there yet? We are close !!!
I think the Gentile House may close on 3 Tishri 18-19 Sept 2012.
(This is not offered as prophecy, it is interesting - nothing more and nothing less)
9-14-2012