Posted on 10/18/2021 10:02:39 AM PDT by Mount Athos
Bkmrk
That is silly.
Help me out, please. Maybe I missed something.
How so?
You can’t leave Daniel 8 out of this. The beast that appears last is plainly the same one in Revelation 13. If it was prophesied that early, and the prior beasts were identified specifically in scripture, looking back in history it is not hard to determine when this beast first arose—and the mark of an extant Beast was therefore revealed to John (if not known already).
Withered arm and eye?
Help me out, please. Maybe I missed something.
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That’s from one of the only physical description of the a/c in the old Testament.
If you want chapter and verse
mail me and let me know , I’ll go chase it down, don’t have the address off the top of my head ,, probably was book of Daniel.
Zechariah 11:15-17
Where does Scripture mention the Antichrist as having “a withered arm and eye”?
Zechariah
11:17 -
“Woe to the worthless shepherd, who deserts the flock! May the sword strike his arm and his right eye! May his arm be completely withered, his right eye totally blinded
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It sure is.
Unlike, say, 1 = 3. Now there's something totally serious. So serious that to deny it is to ask for big trouble from all the believers in its veracity. It's just the nature of the beast..
The actual Jesus of the Bible was the target of the religious authorities. Settled doctrines, compliance, and conformity was the accepted norm, like with these covid jabbers. :-(
CVID
Here's bonus info that coordinates with your globalism graphic:
606:
rotation of the Earth [סיבוב כדור הארץ]
map of the world [מפה של העולם]
Just add 60:
Modern uses for the sexagesimal system include measuring angles, geographic coordinates, electronic navigation, and time.
The letter samech (= 60):
ס
:)
Which would make such a man subject to the same dangers from wolves and lions and thieves as the flock he abandoned! Yes I know there is spiritual context to this verse too! Which is my point...the Shepherd will suffer the same fates as the flock he abandoned!
Some call the Book of Zechariah, “The Apocalypse of the Old Testament.” The book is particularly timely today as it focuses on the siege of Jerusalem by the collective Gentile powers on Planet Earth - a circumstance that is shaping up as you are reading this article! (It also seems to suggest the use of neutron bombs1 and gives us the only physical description of the Antichrist found in Scripture.2)
Many feel that Zechariah is the most Messianic book of the Old Testament. Among its many precious passages we find the Messiah presented as the Branch who will remove iniquity; the Shepherd; the Stone; the Coming King; the Triumphal Entry on a donkey; One betrayed for 30 pieces of silver; His Crucifixion, and His Second Coming, “looking upon me whom they pierced.”
This most challenging little book is second only to Isaiah in its distinctiveness and importance as a Messianic prophet. Zechariah contains more Messianic prophecies than all of the other “Minor” prophets put together.3
The book focuses on the Day of YHWH, the return of Israel in unbelief, their passing through the Great Tribulation, and their deliverance by King Messiah. It also may hold the key to resolving the enigma of “Mystery Babylon” and its relation to literal Babylon in prophecy.4
The Prophet Zechariah was a Levite born in a priestly family in Babylon5 who returned to Jerusalem with almost 50,000 other Jewish exiles. [Both Jeremiah (Jer 1:1) and Ezekiel (Ezek 1:3) were also priests.6]
He was probably a relatively young man at the beginning of his prophetic ministry. Zechariah was a contemporary of Haggai the prophet, Zerubbabel the governor, and Joshua the high priest.7
Historical Background
The fall of Jerusalem to the armies of Nebuchadnezzar in 586 b.c. marked the finale of the Southern Kingdom of Judah, much as the earlier defeat at the hands of the Assyrians in 722 b.c. brought to an end the Northern Kingdom of Israel. Most of Jerusalem’s inhabitants were deported to Babylon for a period of 70 years, as prophesied by the Prophet Jeremiah. 8
During this exile, the Prophet Daniel received the revelation that Gentile kingdoms would be dominant over Judah and Israel until God set up His kingdom on the earth under the rule of the Messiah. 9 This period was referred to by Jesus Christ as “the times of the Gentiles”.10
When the Babylonian Empire fell to the Persian Empire (539 b.c.), Cyrus the Great decreed that the Jews could return to Jerusalem to rebuild their Temple.11 However, only a small minority of about 50,000 Jews (including Haggai and Zechariah) returned under the leadership of Zerubbabel the governor and Joshua the high priest.12
Levitical sacrifices were soon reinstituted on a rebuilt altar of burnt offering,13 and in the second year of their return the foundation of the Temple was laid.14 However, external oppression and internal depression halted the rebuilding of the Temple for about 16 more years of spiritual apathy until the rule of Persian King Darius Hystaspis (522-486 b.c.).
In the second regnal year of Darius (520 b.c.), God raised up Haggai the prophet to encourage the Jews in rebuilding.15 Haggai preached four sermons in four months and then disappeared from the scene. Two months after Haggai delivered his first sermon, Zechariah began his prophetic ministry,16 encouraging the people to spiritual renewal and motivating them to rebuild the Temple by revealing to them God’s plans for Israel’s future. With this prophetic encouragement the people completed the Temple reconstruction in 515 b.c.17
The dated portions of Zechariah’s prophecy fall within the period of the rebuilding of the Temple. The undated prophecies of Zechariah 9-14 were probably written much later in his ministry. According to Jewish tradition, Zechariah was a member of the Great Synagogue, a council originated by Nehemiah and composed of 120 members. Ezra is said to have been the president of this council, which was later succeeded by the Sanhedrin.
An Enriching Adventure
Zechariah, in a sense, closes the Old Testament. Luke opens with the account of another priest named Zechariah (”Yahweh Remembers”) and his wife Elisabeth (”His Oath”). An angelic visit ends 400 years of silence with the announcement of the forthcoming birth of John the Baptist.
This astonishing book is full of surprises - both Messianic and many apparently on our near horizon
Yes....for those who’ll still be hanging around when the man of the hour shows up.
But it sure is interesting how it is following “history” or some would believe “prophesy.”
Very conceivable in modern times of a “mark” that you must have in order to buy and sell. A mark can be an RFID under the skin like some dogs and cats have under their skin. And your “mark” will be registered in massive tracking system and officials will be able to track where you go, what you buy and sell, etc.
And who or what will control this massive tracking system?
That’s too obvious, though. The mark won’t seem like one to the majority of people, and it has a quasi-religious connotation since it involves worship of the Beast and not seeming so due to deception on an unimaginable scale.
Does the Vax pass work at the US / Mexico boarder?
We shall see. But to my simple mind, it sure seems like a very good possibility.
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