Fullness of the Gentiles - Romans 11:1-27 Times of the Gentiles - Luke 21:24
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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.
Luke 21:36
We
should be following the Bible's advice to be constantly
and faithfully watching for the Rapture and to pray that
we may be accounted worthy to escape the times of great
tribulation that will follow the Rapture. To fulfill
this command to watch, stay current, and be encouraged by
others, consider daily reading and becoming a part of a
Rapture Watch online group such as 5 Doves. But be
sure to read all things with discernment.
Behold, I send you forth as
sheep in the midst of wolves: be ye therefore wise as
serpents, and harmless as doves. Matthew 10:16
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But the natural man receiveth not the things of
the Spirit of God: for they are foolishness unto him:
neither can he know them, because they are spiritually
discerned. I
Corinthians 2:14
EndOfAge.com has
been online now for over a decade. Its main purpose,
as the name implies, has been to watch for the end of this
current age. This has involved examining current
events and matching them up with prophecies found
throughout the Holy Bible. The objective has been to
watch and determine which ones have been fulfilled, are
being fulfilled, and are about to be fulfilled.
While on the surface it may seem ridiculous that such an
exact date for the end of this age could be determined
from Bible prophecy, this date should not be dismissed out
of hand without first examining all of the evidence. An article reporting and
explaining these findings was posted on the end-times
website 5 Doves on October 8,
2003. That article is available below:
Passion, Power
& Glory - Watching for the Return of the King
of Kings
For those who do not click on the link to read the
article, the date September 23, 2015, was arrived at
simply by adding a total of 49 years to Jersusalem
Unification day in understanding to fulfill part of
Daniel's 70-week prophecy. (These are explained
in the article as being prophetic or 360-day years, not
Gregorian or solar years. The current
Gregorian calendar did not exist 2,500 years ago during
the days of Daniel.) For those who did read the
article, the following sentence will be found near the end
of this article:
I will also leave it to others to subtract 7 years
from September 23, 2015 if so desired.
Now we know from the book of Revelation that there will be
three principal players, the dragon, the beast, and the
false prophet:
And I saw three unclean
spirits like frogs come out of the mouth of the dragon,
and out of the mouth of the beast, and out of the mouth
of the false prophet. Revelation 16:13
We
also know that the dragon goes by three other names as
well within Revelation, the serpent, the devil, and satan:
And the great dragon was
cast out, that old serpent, called the Devil, and Satan,
which deceiveth the whole world: he was cast out into
the earth, and his angels were cast out with him.
Revelation 12:9
We
also know in the end they will all be defeated:
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.
Revelation 20:10
Revelation "reveals" there
will be three main actors on the world stage at the time
of the end of this age when Jesus Christ returns. It
also reveals there will be four main actors that will ride
one after another, taking us to the end of this age.
Their story can be found in Revelation 6. The story
of the four horsemen. The first horseman, for many
reasons believed to be Napoleon Bonaparte, has already
ridden. The second horseman, Adolph Hitler, has also
already ridden. That leaves the third and fourth
horsemen. These two deserve special attention.
They appear to be the main two of the three final players,
namely the beast as the third horseman, followed by the
dragon, the fourth horseman. The false prophet's
role may have only been to prepare the way for the
beast. Just as John the Baptist said that he must
decrease so Jesus Christ could increase.
John answered and said, A
man can receive nothing, except it be given him from
heaven. Ye yourselves bear me witness, that I
said, I am not the Christ, but that I am sent before
him. He that hath the bride is the bridegroom: but
the friend of the bridegroom, which standeth and heareth
him, rejoiceth greatly because of the bridegroom's
voice: this my joy therefore is fulfilled. He must
increase, but I must decrease. John 3:27-30
Now
let's examine the timeline from the end of the times of
the Gentiles on June 7, 1967, as marked by Jerusalem no
longer trodden under foot by the Gentiles, to September
23, 2015, the expected end of the current age when Jesus
Christ returns to the Mount of Olives to establish His
1,000 year reign.
The
Bible talks about a "beast" who will be given power for
3.5 prophetic (360-day) years which translates to 42
prophetic (30-day) months which translates to 1260 days.
And 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 13:5
Revelation,
Chapter 13, describes two beasts and one dragon, the
unholy trinity. One of these beasts is THE BEAST,
spoken of later, and one of these beasts is revealed later
in Revelation as the false prophet. This false
prophet plays the false "John the Baptist" role, preparing
the way for the anti-Messiah. Which leaves us the
other beast who will be the anti-messiah and play the
false "saviour of the world" role.
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. And then shall they see the Son of man
coming in a cloud with power and great glory. And
when these things begin to come to pass, then look up,
and lift up your heads; for your redemption draweth
nigh. Luke
12:26-28
Also,
consider if the first beast of Revelation 13:5 is the one
who is given power to continue
for 42 months, then hasn't he already received
power? Consider the players on the World Stage
today. Who are those that can be described in
asking, who is able to make war against him?
And they worshipped the
dragon which gave power unto the beast: and they
worshipped the beast, saying, Who is like unto the
beast? who is able to make war with him? Revelation 13:4
When Joseph is 30 years old, he is put in
charge of Egypt, 2nd only to Pharaoh. There were to be
seven plentiful years followed by seven famine years for
a total of 14 years. Now for the application to
the present. Counting back from September 23,
2015, 14 years, we arrive in September, 2001 starting
really with the pivotal event on 9/11 which woke
America. The following 7 years were plentiful
years with America rallying and even attacking and
subduing what it perceived as its greatest terrorist
threat.
Now what would we expect out of the false Christ? Well, the main thing we would expect is that he would want to upstage the true christ! And what is the next event event to happen regarding the true christ, Jesus Christ? Well, of course, the Rapture, when Jesus Christ returns for His Bride, to take her back for the Marriage of the Lamb!
Then shall
the kingdom of heaven be likened unto ten virgins,
which took their lamps, and went forth to meet the
bridegroom. Matthew 25:1
Let us be
glad and rejoice, and give honour to him: for the
marriage of the Lamb is come, and his wife hath made
herself ready. Revelation 19:7
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, Luke 3:22-23
And Joseph was 30 years of age when he began
his "ministry".
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. Genesis 41:45
Passion, Power, &
Glory - Watching for the Prince of Peace
Although
further research since that time points to instead of the
death of Jesus Christ for the timing of a generation and
subsequently 42 generations, but to the birth of
Christ. And instead of focusing on the week before
the death of Christ for the ending of the 7+62 weeks of
Daniel based on Sir Robert Anderson, the focus again
should be on the 62 weeks of Daniel and the birth of
Christ. A focus that the Magi understood.
At
this point, we should probably define better what we mean
by the end of this age. It is nothing less than the
Second Coming of Jesus Christ when He touches down upon
the
And they shall fall by the edge of the sword, and shall
be led away captive into all nations: and Jerusalem
shall be trodden down of the Gentiles, until the times
of the Gentiles be fulfilled. Luke 21:24
For a brief overview on how September 23, 2015 can be
deduced from a Bible prophecy well over 2500 years old,
let us first bring up the relevant verse found in Daniel,
the 27th book of the Christian Old Testament.
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. Daniel 9:25
We know there was a first
coming of Jesus Christ. He is believed to have have
been conceived and born around 5 BC, This is based on
current research that Herod the Great died either the
last part of March or the first part of April in 4 BC and
that the decree of Caesar Augustus for taxation and census
appears to have been in 6 BC. Regardless of the
actual date though, there was a first coming of Jesus
Christ. And the wise men from Persia/Babylon, the
Magi, familiar and learned in the prophecies of Daniel, as
Daniel lived in
Going back to scripture, we have two time periods
mentioned in Daniel 9:25, 7 weeks, and 62 weeks.
Daniel 9:25 may have implicitly hid that there
would be two comings of the Messiah the Prince if you add
the 7 weeks and 62 weeks together. However, the Magi
properly understood the separation as they showed up at
the birth of Jesus Christ. They showed up 62 weeks
after Nehemiah was given permission by the King of
Persia/Babylon to permanently leave and rebuild
“Know therefore and understand, that from the going forth
of the commandment to RESTORE
“Know therefore and understand, that from the going forth
of the commandment to BUILD Jerusalem unto the Messiah the
Prince shall be THREESCORE AND TWO WEEKS.”
The word translated "week" comes from a Hebrew/Chaldean
word that literally meaning "sevened". The generally
accepted "sevened" in this particular verse is that of a
period of time of a "year". And it is believed the
Persian / Chaldean calendar at the time of Daniel
contained 360 days per "year". That this is the
proper definition of a "year" is born witness by the 27th
book of the New Testament, in previous times known as "The
Apocalypse of John the Disciple" but in modern times
simply by the name, "Revelation". In
"Revelation", we see time, times, and half a time, or 3
1/2 "years", equated with 42 "months", which is equated
with 1260 days. Doing the math, a "year" comes out
to 360 days while a "month" comes out to 30 days.
But continuing:
The command to RESTORE Jerusalem to Israel was given to
the Israeli troops early on the morning of June 7, 1967
after Israel had been attacked the previous day.
Israel was able to secure Jerusalem on June 7, 1967,
and restore it to herself. That self-same day,
according to Luke 21:24, the "Times of the Gentiles" was
fulfilled.
Now adding SEVEN WEEKS or 49 "years" of 360 days to
6/7/1967 we arrive at exactly September 23, 2015.
This date just happens to fall on the Jewish
calendar on the most sacred day of the year, the 10th day
of the 7th month, what is called the Head of the Year, Yom
Kippur. This most sacred day is naturally when the
Messiah is expected to return, regardless of year.
So we have a confirmation arriving at exactly the
right day, the most sacred day of the whole year!
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