Ezekiel 38.........................
Thanks for the ping.
Just as a point of observation: the trouble with the end-times themes is that the sure knowledge of truth is based upon the repetitious narratives that everybody has decided are true already. I'm a 'start from scratch' kind of person.
At least there are a few solid facts in the mix:
1. Chapter 38 follows Chapter 37
2. The day called "October 7" is known as the founding date in the entire History of the World*
3. I'm awaiting the sequel that will complete all sequels. I've already been there, while the rest of the world is still waiting! 😉
*Calculating the Birth of the WorldThe Tannaim (sages of the late Second Temple Period and the century after the destruction) calculated the date of Creation. They did so by basing their work upon the Bible’s account of lifetimes and kingdoms, thereby determining the period of time from Creation to a known date, in this case, the destruction of the Second Temple in 70 C.E.
Many rabbis attempted this task, but the method attributed to Rabbi Yossi ben Halafta, a second century C.E. sage, is the one which gained popularity. He calculated “molad tohu”–“birth from nothing”–to be in the fourth hour of Monday, October 7, 3761 B.C.E. (according to the Gregorian calendar used in the secular world today). In Hebrew, this moment has the mnemonic acronym “BeHaRD”, which stands for:
Bet: the second day of the week, Monday (since the letter bet often represents the number two);
Hei: the fifth hour (since hei represents five);
Reish-Daled: 204 halakim (“parts,” a smaller measure of time, based on the idea that reish=200, daled=4).
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Listen to the rhythm of the falling rain...
(There's a flood of Jewish traditions in just that one song alone! From The Cascades, no less. Nobody except the great God of Abraham could make this stuff up. There's NO competition.)