Enjoyed reading.
This is a great short video ....
http://www.allabouttruth.org/messianic-prophecies-video.htm
Matthew 24:36 âNow concerning that day and hour no one knowsâneither the angels in heaven, nor the Son âexcept the Father only.
It’s been predicted thousands of times over the last few thousand years.
So, sorry pastor, you are very much wrong in your assumptions that are not based on a true interpretation of biblical events.
And if someone came and proclaimed themselves the messiah...how do you think that would be received?
Wrong king. Wrong command. Wrong starting point. Wrong conclusion.
Gabriel explained the correct methodology:
Daniel 9:23 At the beginning of thy supplications the commandment came forth, and I am come to shew thee; for thou art greatly beloved: therefore understand the matter, and consider the vision.
Daniel 9:24 Seventy weeks are determined upon thy people and upon thy holy city, to finish the transgression, and to make an end of sins, and to make reconciliation for iniquity, and to bring in everlasting righteousness, and to seal up the vision and prophecy, and to anoint the most Holy.
Daniel 9:25 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.
Nehemiah 1:1 The words of Nehemiah the son of Hachaliah. And it came to pass in the month Chisleu, in the twentieth year, as I was in Shushan the palace,
Nehemiah 1:2 That Hanani, one of my brethren, came, he and certain men of Judah; and I asked them concerning the Jews that had escaped, which were left of the captivity, and concerning Jerusalem.
Nehemiah 1:3 And they said unto me, The remnant that are left of the captivity there in the province are in great affliction and reproach: the wall of Jerusalem also is broken down, and the gates thereof are burned with fire.
Nehemiah 1:4 And it came to pass, when I heard these words, that I sat down and wept, and mourned certain days, and fasted, and prayed before the God of heaven,
Nehemiah 1:5 And said, I beseech thee, O LORD God of heaven, the great and terrible God, that keepeth covenant and mercy for them that love him and observe his commandments:
Nehemiah 1:6 Let thine ear now be attentive, and thine eyes open, that thou mayest hear the prayer of thy servant, which I pray before thee now, day and night, for the children of Israel thy servants, and confess the sins of the children of Israel, which we have sinned against thee: both I and my father's house have sinned.
At the beginning of thy supplications the commandment came forth
Know therefore and understand, that from the going forth of the commandment
And it came to pass in the month Chisleu
And it came to pass, when I heard these words, that I sat down and wept, and mourned certain days, and fasted, and prayed before the God of heaven
Kislev to Kislev. Messiah shows up at the beginning of his ministry, not at the end.
Luke 4:16 And he came to Nazareth, where he had been brought up: and, as his custom was, he went into the synagogue on the sabbath day, and stood up for to read.
Luke 4:17 And there was delivered unto him the book of the prophet Esaias. And when he had opened the book, he found the place where it was written,
Luke 4:18 The Spirit of the Lord is upon me, because he hath anointed me to preach the gospel to the poor; he hath sent me to heal the brokenhearted, to preach deliverance to the captives, and recovering of sight to the blind, to set at liberty them that are bruised,
Luke 4:19 To preach the acceptable year of the Lord.
Luke 4:20 And he closed the book, and he gave it again to the minister, and sat down. And the eyes of all them that were in the synagogue were fastened on him.
Luke 4:21 And he began to say unto them, This day is this scripture fulfilled in your ears.
Luke 4:22 And all bare him witness, and wondered at the gracious words which proceeded out of his mouth. And they said, Is not this Joseph's son?
Luke 4:23 And he said unto them, Ye will surely say unto me this proverb, Physician, heal thyself: whatsoever we have heard done in Capernaum, do also here in thy country.
Luke 4:24 And he said, Verily I say unto you, No prophet is accepted in his own country.
Thanks Pastor Bill,
I wish every believer was well versed in this prophecy,
The timing really is astounding and its such a powerful witness to those with eyes to see or ears to ear,
I suspect that because it requires a level of commitment to studying scripture and historical dates and secular history that only a committed true believer already would ever take the time to look, (this is I believe related to the ‘sign of Jonas’ Jesus spoke of, if they would only bother to look for it)
And for those who try to late date the Book of Daniel because its so accurate concerning the centuries of history that followed his time. The coming of Messiah exactly on the schedule that Gabriel said he would arrive was in black and white and a matter of secular history in the Septuagint version of the scriptures translated approx 280 BC for inclusion in the Library of Alexandria.
This prophecy was so powerful and precise that Satan did everything in his power to withstand Daniel receiving it. It took Michael arriving to assist Gabriel before he could complete his assigned task, it was a legal mechanism at work, the law was being revealed as (to be) fulfilled in a detail never before witnessed in the flesh, Satan was objecting, it was straightway recording his ultimate end, as if a death row inmate was finally being given his execution date,
He knew that once Daniel recorded it, that it would then become a matter of legal scripture that God almighty in heaven would see to it that not one ‘jot or tittle’ could be undone before it would be fulfilled,
Satan can withstand even the might of an Angel sent from heaven for a time but he cannot prevent the mechanism of the Law of Moses enacted upon the Earth by the faith actions of a few righteous believers and the insertion of Messiah into that same Holy mechanism to then take the Law upon himself (in the flesh) to fulfill it by the will of the Father only, this is what is meant here:
“Then he answered and spake unto me, saying, This is the word of the LORD unto Zerubbabel, saying, Not by might, nor by power, but by my spirit, saith the LORD of hosts.” Zechariah 4:6
That timing told to Daniel meant Satan’s undoing, but it still arrived in a way that he and those witnessing it at that very moment could not perceive until after it was past,
“Which none of the princes of this world knew: for had they known it, they would not have crucified the Lord of glory.” 1 Corinthians 2:8
I have read this time line before, and yes, it is incredibly precise.
God is the master mathematician.
These verses have always intrigued me regarding Israel and His return.
"The years of our life are seventy, or even by reason of strength eighty; yet their span is but toil and trouble; they are soon gone, and we fly away."
Psalm 90:10
"From the fig tree learn its lesson: as soon as its branch becomes tender and puts out its leaves, you know that summer is near. So also, when you see all these things, you know that he is near, at the very gates. Truly, I say to you, this generation will not pass away until all these things take place."
Matthew 24: 32-34
I believe in a pre-tribulation rapture per 1 Thessalonians 4:16-18, Matthew 24:42-44, 1 Corinthians 15:52, 1 Thessalonians 5:4, and others.
We cannot set dates. That was Harold Camping's territory.
We don't know the day nor the hour.
But we can read the Bible. 1948 + 80 (the max of a generation) is 2028. Subtracting 7 years of Tribulation, Christ may (I say may for all the angry pouncers out there) return for His Bride between now and 2021. But this is the Lord's call. Did He gives us clues, the prophets, and guidance in Scripture? Well, Daniel's time-line sure was accurate. God wanted that information out there. I believe Jesus gave us strong information as well regarding the rebirth of Israel and His return for His bride and the beginning of the Tribulation. Just my opinion.
In any case, come quickly Lord Jesus.