Guest guest Posted April 22, 2005 Report Share Posted April 22, 2005 During our recent radio discussion, Dr. Hayes comments reminded me of this study. There have not been any postings to the Daniel List for several days while I updated this Bible study that I prepared a few years ago. I call it like I see it! Though I do not have any ill intent toward any of the people or religions organizations identified below, I do not attempt to soft pedal truth. Truth will withstand scrutiny! If anything here is offensive to you, pray that I made a mistake. BUT don't discount the content of this study until you have studied it carefully and made it a matter of heartfelt prayer. Because if this study is correct, We are on the verge of a great awakening and the coming events will be rapid ones. Prepared by Henry Hills Author of Defying Destiny revised 04-09-05 The_Daniel_List www.defyingdestiny.com The angels of Revelation that were holding the 4 winds of strife let them blow for a moment on the United States of America on 9-11-01. In New York City, the terrorists struck the Trade Center's NORTH and SOUTH towers. The Pentagon is to the EAST and Pennsylvania to the WEST of the White House, which is the suspected fourth target. Is it just coincidental that the four plane crashes correlate to the NORTH, SOUTH, EAST, and WEST? And after these things I saw four angels standing on the four corners of the earth, holding the four winds of the earth, that the wind should not blow on the earth, nor on the sea, nor on any tree (Revelation 7:1). What does the wind symbolize? In my distress I called upon the LORD, and cried to my God.... He rode upon a cherub, and did fly: and He was seen upon the wings of the wind (2 Samuel 22:7-11; Psalms 18:6-10). A cherub is an angel, which is also a messenger in the Bible. Cherubs are depicted as the "wings of the wind." Could the "four angels standing on the four corners of the earth, holding the four winds of the earth" (Revelation 7:1) depict four good angels holding the four evil angels in check? Evil angels cause strife. The wind also symbolizes strife! Thus saith the LORD... I bring the four winds from the four quarters of heaven, and will scatter them [the people of Elam] toward all those winds; and there shall be no nation whither the outcasts...shall not come. For I will cause Elam to be dismayed before their enemies, and before them that seek their life: and I will bring evil upon them, even My fierce anger, saith the LORD; and I will send the sword after them, till I have consumed them (Jeremiah 49:35-37). Note: The four winds explained in this Scripture are in terms relating to Elam, an area just east of ancient Babylon. America retaliated principally against warlords in Afghanistan and then she turned her attention to Iraq (an area adjacent to Elam / Iran). The sea is composed of water. What does water symbolizing? "The waters which thou sawest...are peoples, and multitudes, and nations, and tongues" (Revelation 17:15). In Daniel 7, the prophet saw four beasts arise from the Great Sea (see Daniel 7:2-3). The Great Sea boarders Lebanon: "and in all the coasts of the great sea over against Lebanon " (Joshua 9:1), the Mediterranean Sea. Many Bible scholars ascribe to the traditional view that the four beasts symbolize the great empires bordering the Mediterranean Sea. Daniel's Babylon was replaced by Medo-Persia, Greece, and Rome. Though these nations did not literally come out of the Great Sea, they used the Mediterranean extensively for trade. And they all ruled vast portions of the land bordering the Mediterranean Sea. It was possible to to travel anywhere in Europe, Africa, the Mideast, and Asia by land because it was all connected. What does the earth symbolize? Since the sea, as water, symbolizes populated areas, could the symbolic value of the earth be the uninhabited areas when it is not meaning the "whole earth" / the entire planet? "And God blessed Noah and his sons, and said unto them, Be fruitful, and multiply, and replenish the earth" (Genesis 9:1). Noah's posterity was to both replenish the depopulated / uninhabited earth as well as the entire planet. In the Bible, is the earth the entire planet (whole earth) or is the "earth" symbolic of a distinct area? For information on the earth in Bible prophecy click on this link: http://www.amazingfacts.org/items/Read_Media.asp?ID=668 then scroll down to IV. THE UNITED STATES IN PROPHECY. Amazing Facts also provides free on-line Bible studies at http://www.amazingfacts.org/items/storacle_lessons.asp .. One of those studies has the information about America in Bible prophecy. If the continuous land mass surrounding the Mediterranean Sea (linking Europe, Africa, the Mideast, and Asia) is symbolically referred to as the "sea", the "peoples, and multitudes, and nations, and tongues," the only sparsely populated areas remaining of any consequence that are not physically attached to the land bordering the Mediterranean Sea are the Americas and Australia. If the earth is used symbolically in Bible prophecy to depict a scarcely populated area, it must depict an area in the Americas or Australia. Note: An uninhabited or sparsely populated area during Bible times for prophetic identification when the prophecy was made may now be populated (see Bible Readings for the Home online http://www.preparingforeternity.com/br/br53.htm or Defying Destiny vol. I ). Since the Scriptures use the sea as a symbol, it follows that the Scriptures use the earth as a symbol too. Since 9-11-01 involved the United States of America, the USA application will be examined as the symbolic value of the earth in this study . Is there a symbolic value for the trees? "The tree that thou sawest...It is thou" (see Daniel 4:20-22) "I see men as trees, walking" (Mark 8:24). Review Revelation 7:1 with the suggested symbolism inserted: And after these things I saw four angels standing on the four corners (north, south, east, west) of the earth (America), holding the four winds (strife caused by evil angels) of the earth (America), that the wind (strife) should not blow on the earth (America until 9-11-01), nor on the sea (26 December 2004 Tsunami stuck populated areas adjacent to those ruled by Babylon, Medo-Persia, Greece, and Rome), nor on any tree (men) (Revelation 7:1). How long were the 4 angels to hold the winds of strife in check? I saw another angel ascending from the east, having the seal of the living God: and he cried with a loud voice to the four angels, to whom it was given to hurt the earth (America on 9-11-01) and the sea (inhabited areas affected by the Tsunami on 12-26-04), Saying, Hurt not the earth (America), neither the sea (inhabited areas), nor the trees (men/people), till we have sealed the servants of our God in their foreheads (Revelation 7:2-3). The 4 winds were to be held in check until the command came to loose them when God's people were sealed in their foreheads. Note: The angel commanding that the 4 winds be kept in check had the seal of the living God. Jerusalem is in the Mideast. China is in the Fareast. When prophecy speaks of the angel ascending from the EAST (Revelation 7) is it the Mideast, the Fareast, or somewhere between? Is it a coincidence that most of the terrorists descending on the USA on 9-11-01 were from the EAST, Saudi Arabia? America retaliated principally against warlords in the EAST, Afghanistan. America's attention then turned to Iraq (another country in the EAST). Is there an angel mentioned in the Bible that is in the EAST near Iraq? Saying to the sixth angel which had the trumpet, Loose the four angels which are bound in the great river Euphrates. And the four angels were loosed, which were prepared for an hour, and a day, and a month, and a year, for to slay the third part of men (Revelation 9:14-15). Could the four angels that were to be released from the Euphrates River in Revelation 9 be the same four "winds" (evil angels bringing strife) that were being kept in check in chapter 7, the four angels bound in the Euphrates River, which is located in the East flowing through Iraq? Were the four angels (messengers) that were bound in the River Euphrates (a river is composed of water - as mentioned, water prophetically depicts people - the people of the area around the Euphrates are primarily Islamic) let loose for a specific hour with a message of sudden destruction? Is it just a coincidence that the planes involved road upon the wind on 9-11-01 and they all crashed within about an hour? They all crashed in a day (9-11 / the daylight hours), in a specific month (September). The seventh month in the Hebrew calendar is the Judgment month (September-October on the Gregorian Calendar). 9-11-01 was six days before the Hebrew New Year, Rosh Hashanah, which is the first day of the Judgment month. Thus according to the Jewish Calendar, the events of 9-11 marked the closing days of the old year. Is it significant that 9-11-01 happened in the Hebrew month of Elul, six days before the New Year commenced? "The month of Elul is the final month in the Jewish year. This month is a particularly propitious time for prayer, self introspection, and repentance. It is a time of intense spiritual preparation for the coming year and the upcoming holiday of Rosh Hashanah." http://www.torah.org/learning/yomtov/roshhashanah/ "Elul is the name of the month which we are given each year to prepare for the "Days of Awe:" http://www.ou.org/chagim/elul/introelul.htm "The ten days starting with Rosh Hashanah and ending with Yom Kippur are commonly known as the Days of Awe (Yamim Noraim) or the Days of Repentance. This is a time for serious introspection, a time to consider the sins of the previous year and repent before Yom Kippur." http://www.jewfaq.org/holiday3.htm Yom Kippur (The Day of Atonement - a type of the JUDGMENT DAY) came on September 27, 2001 (16 days after 9-11). The tragedies of 9-11-01 were 6-days before Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish New Year. Because of the 9-11-01 catastrophes, the world was awakened to the uncertainty of life in time to repent during the closing days of the month of prayer - before the Jewish calendar cycle came to The Day of Atonement / Judgment Day. With these facts in mind, is Revelation 7:2-3 explained by Revelation 9:14-15? I saw another angel (messenger) ascending from the east [Euphrates River area], having the seal of the living God: and he cried with a loud voice to the four angels [(evil angels ready to release the winds of strife) bound in the Euphrates River] , to whom it was given [which were prepared for an hour, and a day, and a month, and a year (9-11-01)] to hurt the earth (USA) and the sea (12-26-04 Tsunami ravished inhabited areas), Saying, Hurt not the earth (America), neither the sea (inhabited areas), nor the trees (people), till we have sealed the servants of our God in their foreheads [then slay the third part of men] (Revelation 7:2-3 [Revelation 9:14-15] ). Note: Does the phrase "slay the third part of men" have to mean that the parts are exactly equal as in one third of the male inhabitants of the entire planet or 1/3rd of the people in America? Ezekiel prophesied against the hair shaved from his body. He weighed them in the balance to ensure that the amounts were equal. On the other hand, Noah's three sons laid the foundation for all the generations that now exist and the world is divided according to the sons of Noah. Does each branch of Noah's family (each third) now have exactly the same number of people in it? In the Bible, judgments often come in three's also. The city of Jerusalem was captured 3 times by King Nebuchadnezzar. "Thou shalt burn with fire a third part in the midst of the city , when the days of the siege are fulfilled: and thou shalt take a third part , and smite about it with a knife : and a third part thou shalt scatter in the wind; and I will draw out a sword after them " (Ezekiel 5:2). Is there still a Judgment to come upon the trees / men? One woe is past (9-11-01); and, behold, there come two woes more hereafter (Revelation 9:12) The second woe is past (12-26-04); and, behold, the third woe cometh quickly (Revelation 11:14) The threefold judgment against Jerusalem symbolized in Ezekiel - parallels the Final Judgment process: (1) the judgment of the dead in Christ, (2) the judgment (sealing) of those living for Christ prior to His Second Advent, and (3) the judgment of the wicked during the millennium (see Defying Destiny vol. I for an in-depth study of the Judgment). Can a significant happening in heaven be correlated with events transpiring on earth? In my distress I called upon the LORD, and cried to my God: and He did hear my voice out of His temple, and my cry did enter into His ears. Then the earth shook and trembled; the foundations of heaven moved and shook , because He was wroth. There went up a smoke out of His nostrils, and fire out of His mouth devoured: coals were kindled by it. He bowed the heavens also, and came down; and darkness was under His feet. And He rode upon a cherub, and did fly: and He was seen upon the wings of the wind (2 Samuel 22:7-11; Psalms 18:6-10). The events of 9-11-01 shook the earth (USA) and the events of 9-11-01 correlate with "an hour, and a day, and a month, and a year" when men were slain. Loose the four angels which are bound in the great river Euphrates. And the four angels were loosed, which were prepared for an hour (8 AM), and a day (the 11th), and a month (Elul), and a year (2001), for to slay the third part of men. And the number of the army of the horsemen were two hundred thousand thousand (200,000,000): and I heard the number of them (Revelation 9:14-16). How many people inhabited America on September 11, 2001? "The population of the U.S. on April 1, 2000 was 281,421,906." US Census Bureau Could America have mustered a 200,000,000 person militia (army) from a population greater than 281,421,906 on 9-11-01 "by their generations, after their families, by the house of their fathers, according to the number of the names, from twenty years old and upward, all that were able to go forth to war (Numbers 1:26)? (America's military accepts males and females.) The "angel ascending from the east, having the seal of the living God" started sealing God's people just prior to releasing "the four angels, to whom it was given to hurt the earth and the sea, Saying, Hurt not the earth (America), neither the sea (inhabited areas affected by the tsunami), nor the trees (people), till we have sealed the servants of our God in their foreheads" (Revelation 7:2-3). Did the sealing angel reach a point in the process of sealing God's people that allowed him to make this announcement? Since the sealing process began before the 4 angels were to be released, were the angels to hold the winds (strife caused by evil angels) in check until the process was completely finished? And the LORD said unto him [an angel], Go...and set a mark upon the foreheads of the men that sigh and that cry for all the abominations that be done.... And to the others he said in mine hearing, Go ye after him through the city, and smite: let not your eye spare...but come not near any man upon whom is the mark; and begin at My sanctuary (Ezekiel 9:4-6). From Ezekiel's account, the angel doing the sealing was dispatched BUT before he returned to announce that the sealing process had been completed the destroying angels were dispatched. After the destroying angels began their work, the sealing angel returned to announce that he had finished his task (see verse 11). Note: In Ezekiel, the sealing process began at God's Sanctuary. God's Sanctuary had once been established in Jerusalem. The Dome of the Rock now stands where the Sanctuary / Temple is thought to have once stood. This command to begin at My Sanctuary might be understood to imply that the sealing should start at Jerusalem and continue from there around the world. God's Sanctuary is also in heaven and the Scriptures also teach that the Judgment starts with God's people. When the sealing angel arrived at the area of the Euphrates River, did he give the command to loose the four angels (strife caused by evil angels) that were bound? Was 9-11-01 the actual time when the four destroying angels were loosed? If the reference to "My sanctuary" were to relate to the Lord's Temple established by the Mosaic blueprint, there is no Temple in Jerusalem at this time that fits. Nor has there been a Temple after the Mosaic similitude in Jerusalem since 70 AD. Thus if 9-11-01 is related to a Judgment of God as evidenced by the beginning of the sealing of God's people, it must relate to the Temple that is in Heaven, which was the original pattern shown to Moses or to another type of SANCTUARY. "According to all that I show thee, after the pattern of the tabernacle...even so shall ye make it.And look that thou make them after their pattern, which was showed thee in the mount" (Exodus 25:9 and 40). "We have such an high priest, who is set on the right hand of the throne of the Majesty in the heavens; a minister of the sanctuary , and of the true tabernacle, which the Lord pitched, and not man " (Hebrews 8:1-2). What is now transpiring in the Temple in heaven? "Unto two thousand and three hundred days; then shall the sanctuary be cleansed" (Daniel 8:14). Without making this study longer than necessary: (1) Jerusalem fell three times to King Nebuchadnezzar. (2) Three Persian kings decreed that it would be rebuilt and the final Persian decree took effect in 457 BC. (3) In Bible prophecy a day can be a year ["I have appointed thee each day for a year" Ezekiel 4:6]. (4) If the 2300-days/years of Daniel 8:14 began in 457 BC with the third Persian decree to restore the temple and Jerusalem, the time period announced would have ended in 1843/44. (5) As is the case now, there was no Temple in Jerusalem to be cleansed in 1843/44, therefore for an 1843/44 cleansing of the Sanctuary to transpire, it must relate in someway to the only Temple in existence that year, the Temple in heaven where God dwells. Is there a cleansing of the Temple in heaven cited in Scriptures? The Ancient of days did sit, whose garment was white as snow, and the hair of his head like the pure wool: his throne was like the fiery flame, and his wheels as burning fire. A fiery stream issued and came forth from before him: thousand thousands ministered unto him, and ten thousand times ten thousand stood before him: the judgment was set, and the books were opened (Daniel 7:9-10). 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 (Revelation 20:12). For the sake of illustration, in the American judicial system, a case that has been decided is often review by judges upon appeal. The plaintiff and the defendants are not required to be present as the lawyers / advocates present the transcripts to the judges. "We have an Advocate with the Father, Jesus Christ the righteous" (1 John 2:1). "He that overcometh...I will not blot out his name out of the book of life , but I will confess his name before My Father, and before His angels" (Revelation 3:5). "Behold, I come quickly; and My reward is with Me, to give every man according as his work shall be" (Revelation 22:12). Is there also a correlation between cleansing the temple and man's relationship to his Creator? If any man defile the temple of God, him shall God destroy; for the temple of God is holy, which temple ye are (1 Corinthians 3:17). Thus a judgment beginning at the Temple could also be viewed as a comparison of man (people are God's temple) to Christ rather than to a building in Jerusalem (see Defying Destiny vol. I for a complete study). "He which was ordained of God to be the Judge of quick and dead" (Acts 10:42). "In the day when God shall judge the secrets of men by Jesus Christ according to my gospel" (Romans 2:16). "Behold, the judge standeth before the door" (James 5:9). "For if we would judge ourselves, we should not be judged" (1 Corinthians 11:31). Nations will be judged! "And the nation to whom they shall be in bondage will I judge, said God: and after that shall they come forth, and serve Me in this place" (Acts 7:7). Is there any possible link to America as a SANCTUARY or a judged nation? And the serpent (devil) cast out of his mouth water (people) as a flood after the woman (church), that he might cause her to be carried away of the flood (people). And the earth (United States of America [before she had that name] ) helped the woman (church), and the earth (USA) opened her mouth (gave SANCTUARY to God's people), and swallowed up the flood (Christian people fleeing persecution) which the dragon (devil) cast out of his mouth (Revelation 12:15-16). America has acted as a sanctuary (a place of safety that has protected the church that fled from European religious persecution and intolerance) for God's people. Does that qualify America to be considered in a sense as "My sanctuary"? (See Defying Destiny vol. I .) If the Judgment of the dead were to begin in 1843/44 with the dead in Christ having their lives reviewed when the books were opened in heaven, does it reach a point where the Judgment changes from the dead to the living? I saw another angel (messenger) ascending from the east [Euphrates River area], having the seal of the living God: and he cried with a loud voice to the four angels [(winds) bound in the Euphrates River], to whom it was given [which were prepared for an hour, and a day, and a month, and a year (9-11-01)] to hurt the earth (USA) and the sea (inhabited areas 12-26-04), Saying, Hurt not the earth (USA), neither the sea (inhabited areas 12-26-04), nor the trees (people), till we have sealed the servants of our God in their foreheads [then slay the third part of men] (Revelation 7:2-3 [Revelation 9:14-15] ). Since the comparison of Revelation 7:2-3 to Revelation 9:14-15 suggests that the events of 9-11-01 occurred at a specific "hour, and a day, and a month, and a year" foretold in prophecy, does that mean that the sealing of the living, which is to precede Christ's Second Coming has begun? "Hurt not the earth (America), neither the sea (inhabited areas), nor the trees (people), till we have sealed the servants of our God in their foreheads [then slay?]." Could 9-11-01 mark the transition from the Judgment of the dead to the Judgment of the living, which can also be thought of as the start of the final time of probation? If 9-11-01 as an event on earth is correlated with events in Heaven, is it definitely related to the transition of the Judgment of the dead to the Judgment of the living? "How long shall be the vision concerning the daily, and the transgression of desolation, to give both the sanctuary and the appointed time [margin] to be trodden under foot? Unto two thousand and three hundred days; then shall the sanctuary be cleansed" (Daniel 8:13-14). This passage indicates that there is a definite 2300-day period that precedes the cleansing of the Sanctuary (the Judgment of the dead in heaven where the books are opened). There was a decree issued to begin the countdown. With a day in prophecy equaling a year, it can be calculated that from the 457 BC decree to rebuild the Sanctuary to the start of the Investigative Judgment (Judging the dead in Christ), there is a 2300-year timeframe that ended in 1843/44. As a day in prophecy can be a prophetic year, can a day in prophecy also be a literal day (see Defying Destiny vol. I)? If the events of 9-11-01 mark a transition in the Judgment process underway in heaven from judging the dead to the Judgment of the living, or the beginning of the sealing of God's people in their foreheads, is such a transition also a part of the cleansing of the Sanctuary? If 09-11-01 is the time when the sins of the living began to be reviewed in the heavenly Judgment process as God's people are receiving their seal in their foreheads on earth, is it possible to count back 2300-days to an identifiable event that forewarns in some way of the events of 9-11-01? Since there was no Sanctuary on earth to be cleansed on 9-11-01, is the decree to cleanse the Sanctuary a decree that is declared by an earthly king or President? Or is the decree to cleanse the Sanctuary issued from the throne in heaven - where God's Sanctuary is? Does an event in heaven like the issuing of a decree have corresponding events on earth? He did hear my voice out of His temple, and my cry did enter into His ears. Then the earth shook and trembled (2 Samuel 22:7-8). And I heard a great voice out of the temple saying to the seven angels, Go your ways, and pour out the vials of the wrath of God upon the earth (Revelation 16:1). And there came a great voice out of the temple of heaven, from the throne, saying, It is done. And there were voices, and thunders, and lightnings; and there was a great earthquake, such as was not since men were upon the earth, so mighty an earthquake, and so great. And the great city was divided into three parts, and the cities of the nations fell: and great Babylon came in remembrance before God, to give unto her the cup of the wine of the fierceness of his wrath (Revelation 16:17 -19). Was there a decree on earth that forewarned of 9-11-01 that occurred 2300-days before 9-11-01? Counting back exactly 2300-days before 9-11-01 takes us to May 26, 1995. Since Israel is the only place on earth that had a Sanctuary as a permanent dwelling according to the Mosaic laws and President Clinton (the leader of the world's only superpower in 1995) was publicly attempting to bring peace to Israel, could his activities on May 26, 1995 in any way fit the 2300-day scenario that culminated in the events of 9-11-01? President William Jefferson Clinton taped his weekly radio address on that day. The President’s Radio Address taped Friday, May 26, 1995 and aired May 27, 1995: Good morning. It has now been over 5 weeks since the tragic bombing in Oklahoma City. In the days immediately after that tragedy, congressional leaders pledged to have the legislation I proposed to crack down on terrorism on my desk by Memorial Day. The Senate is now considering the antiterrorism bill. I’m glad they’re working on it. At the same time, I disagree with the position of some Senators from both parties that three crucial weapons in the fight against terrorism should be stripped from the bill. ... We should protect citizens’ privacy rights. But we shouldn’t force law enforcement to lose valuable time by making them get a court to agree that a terrorist is trying to knowingly evade us. Have you ever heard of a terrorist who wasn’t trying to evade the police? I don’t care whether a terrorist is trying to knowingly evade the police. I care that he or she may be trying to plan another Oklahoma City bombing. And I want the police to stop those people cold. The restrictive view taken by some people in Congress would handicap our ability to track terrorists down, follow them when they move, and prevent their attacks on innocent people. ... The speech in its entirety was located on the following two consecutive web pages but these links no longer work: http://frwebgate.access.gpo.gov/cgi-bin/getpage.cgi?position=all page=757 dbname=1995_public_papers_vol1_misc http://frwebg ate.access.gpo.gov/cgi-bin/getpage.cgi?position=all page=758 dbname=1995_public_papers_vol1_misc The Speech can now be located at: http://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/showdoc.php?id=330 & type=3 & president=42 It is certainly an eerie coincidence (if not a direct fulfillment of prophecy) that Mr. Clinton's speech that was recorded exactly 2300-days prior to 9-11-01 and that it comments on PREVENTING TERRORIST ATTACKS ON INNOCENT PEOPLE. Then exactly 2300-days later, 3,000 innocent people died in America's worst terrorist attack. Remember: Daniel's 2300-days were 2300-years from 457 BC to 1843/44 - from the earthly decree to rebuild the sanctuary to the cleansing of the Sanctuary. The cleansing of the Sanctuary that began in 1844 was the opening of the books in heaven when Christ began to confess the dead saints before His father and the angels. But the Judgment of the dead gives way to the sealing of the living that will meet Christ when He comes to earth to redeem His own. After 9-11-01 we are able to look back on the horrible events of that day and see that the Judgment has gone to phase 2: to the beginning of the judgment of the living. President Clinton's fear that America could not "prevent their [terrorist's] attacks on innocent people" was confirmed exactly 2300-days later on 9-11-01 when America helplessly stood by as the four planes swooped down on the wings of the wind to hurt the north tower, the south tower, the pentagon (east of the White House), and the field in Pennsylvania (west of the White House). If there is no prophetic connection, it is a awesome coincidence. It is written: And first I will recompense their iniquity and their sin double; because they have defiled my land, they have filled mine inheritance with the carcases of their detestable and abominable things (Jeremiah 16:18) It appears that the 2300-days prophesied in Daniel 8:14 was doubled. It extended from 457 BC to 1844 as 2300-years. When the alloted time ended, the Judgment of the dead in Christ began when the books were opened. When 2300-days ended the second time on 9-11-01, the judgment of the living began. Was 9-11-01 what Jesus called: All these are the beginning of sorrows For then shall be great tribulation, such as was not since the beginning of the world to this time, no, nor ever shall be (Matthew 24:8, 21). If 9-11-01 is the beginning of the sealing time of God's people and the beginning of the time of trouble (also known as the little time of trouble that will give way to the time of Jacob's Trouble) is there anything more said about it in Scripture? And I heard, but I understood not: then said I, O my Lord, what shall be the end of these things? And he said, Go thy way, Daniel: for the words are closed up and sealed till the time of the end. Many shall be purified, and made white, and tried; but the wicked shall do wickedly: and none of the wicked shall understand; but the wise shall understand. And from the time that the daily sacrifice shall be taken away, and the abomination that maketh desolate set up, there shall be a thousand two hundred and ninety days. Blessed is he that waiteth, and cometh to the thousand three hundred and five and thirty days. Daniel 12:8-12 When the sealing of God's people started, the living are deciding their eternity. They are either yielding to God and being sealed by His Holy Spirit or they are rejecting the Sacrifice of Christ for them in preparation of the establishment of the abomination that makes desolate - the MARK OF THE BEAST - 666. If 9-11-01 is the BEGINNING point, do the 1290 and the 1335-days start there? In the 2300-year prophecy that began in 457 BC, the first horn that opposed elevating the Bishop of Rome to the position of head of ALL the churches was plucked up by the French King Clovis in 508 AD. The ascension of the papacy continued for 1290-years until the French invaded Rome on February 10, 1798 and took the pope to France. 45-years later (508 to 1843 or 1335-years after 508 AD) the judgment began in heaven. It was a blessed revelation to some and nonsense to others. From 9-11-01 (the beginning of sorrows when the sealing of the living began) 1290-days counts down to: March 23, 2005. This fell on the Wednesday before Easter Sunday. And THERE IS A BLESSING OFFERED: "Blessed is he that waiteth, and cometh to the thousand three hundred and five and thirty days" What is that special blessing offered only to those that make it to 1335-days after 9-01-01, which will be Sabbath May 7, 2005? In the original fulfillment the French helped to establish the papacy and take it down - 508 AD to 1798 AD. Does the pope fit into the prophecy? Pope John-Paul II died on Sabbath, April 2, 2005. He did not make it to May 7, 2005 to receive the promised blessing. Remember the 1290-day prophecy starting 9-11-01 ended March 23, 2005, a Wednesday. If that day begins the final 45-day countdown identified in Daniel 12; the weekly cycle of this prophecy could begin on that Wednesday. Thus the pope died in the middle of the second week. How does that fit with Scripture? And he shall confirm the covenant with many for one week: and in the midst of the week he shall cause the sacrifice and the oblation to cease, and for the overspreading of abominations he shall make it desolate, even until the consummation, and that determined shall be poured upon the desolate (Daniel 9:27) In the book Defying Destiny vol. I (published in 2001), other amazing facts are revealed about the prophecy of Daniel impacting our time. Is the book of Daniel intended to outline world history from the days in which Daniel lived to the end of time as it appears in Daniel chapter 2? Or is the book of Daniel written to forewarn of events that are to transpire in the last days? O my Lord, what shall be the end of these things? And he said, Go thy way, Daniel: for the words are closed up and sealed until the time of the end (Daniel 12:8-9). When Daniel sees four beasts arise from the sea in Daniel chapter 7, is he seeing the rise of four kingdoms that relate to his time, kingdoms that outline the world's history until the end of time? Or are these kingdoms symbolic of 4 rulers that reign just prior to Christ's Second advent? "These great beasts, which are four, are four kings (Presidents), which shall arise out of the earth (USA)" (Daniel 7:17) If this passage is simply a clarification of the symbolic beasts arising from the sea that Daniel described earlier in chapter 7, it is well documented throughout traditional Christian literature and history that four great empires ruled the earth. But if the nations arising from the area around the Mediterranean Sea: the kingdoms of Babylon, Medo-Persia, Greece, and Rome, are not the primary focus of Daniel's vision, the beasts in question would have to be symbolic of "four kings, which shall arise out of the earth ." Is there an application that fits these beasts if the entire planet is not the earth to which the prophecy is referring? In other words, if Daniel is saying that "These great beasts, which are four, are four kings , which shall arise out of the earth " is this a reference to the whole earth or is it a reference to the symbolic earth / America? Is the focus of the prophecy shifting from how to get to the lastdays to events that transpire in the last days when the Antichrist rules? In Defying Destiny vol. I, the following passage is explained in detail with the American application explained: And I stood upon the sand of the sea, and saw a beast rise up out of the sea, having seven heads and ten horns, and upon his horns ten crowns, and upon his heads the name of blasphemy. And the beast which I saw was like unto a leopard, and his feet were as the feet of a bear, and his mouth as the mouth of a lion: and the dragon gave him his power, and his seat, and great authority. And I saw one of his heads as it were wounded to death; and his deadly wound was healed: and all the world wondered after the beast. 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 13:1-4.) Has an American President ever exhibited the leopard-like features, the bear-like features, or the mouth of the lion? Who has the deadly wound? Has the wound been healed or is the healing of the wound still a future event? Does the number 666 pertain to the first beast in Revelation 13 or the second beast? Why does the beast from the earth have 2 lamblike horns? When these questions are answered the following passage is explained: Wherefore didst thou marvel? I will tell thee the mystery of the woman, and of the beast that carrieth her, which hath the seven heads and ten horns. The beast that thou sawest was, and is not; and shall ascend out of the bottomless pit, and go into perdition: and they that dwell on the earth shall wonder, whose names were not written in the book of life from the foundation of the world, when they behold the beast that was, and is not, and yet is. And here is the mind which hath wisdom. The seven heads are seven mountains, on which the woman sitteth. And there are seven kings: five are fallen, and one is, and the other is not yet come; and when he cometh, he must continue a short space. And the beast that was, and is not, even he is the eighth, and is of the seven, and goeth into perdition (Revelation 17:7-11). Some caution me that I should not read God's Judgment into the events of 9-11-01. Is their advise something that a Bible student should heed? Let's not read something into Bible prophecy that is not there! BUT let's study the prophecies and know what the Lord has revealed to His children through the prophets. Can we afford to ignore that which the Lord gives to us to prepare us for the last day in which we live? Who are the beasts that had their dominion prolonged? Are they Babylon, Medo-Persia, Greece, and the Roman power? What is the meaning of the timeframe cited in Daniel 7:12? Did Babylon, Medo-Persia, Greece, or the Roman power have their kingdoms or lives prolonged when they were uprooted by their conquerors? As concerning the rest of the beasts, they had their dominion taken away: yet their lives were prolonged for as season and time (Daniel 7:12). A "season and time" can be calculated as (3 months or 1/4 of a year: 360-days for a prophetic year) 90-days (a day for a year) 90-years and a time (King Nebuchadnezzar was crazy for seven times = 7-years - see Daniel 4). Did you know that 9-11-01 is exactly 91-years after...? "Not by might, nor by power, but by My Spirit, saith the LORD of hosts" (Zechariah 4:6). Our Lord asked, "For if they do these things in a green tree, what shall be done in the dry?" (Luke 23:31.) When the pieces are put together, the events of 9-11-01 are more than a terrorist attack. 9-11-01 ties Daniel 7 to Revelation 13 and makes the transition and identification of these lastdays powers very clear. After 9-11-01 Revelation 14 takes on a new significance. Saying with a loud voice, Fear God, and give glory to Him; for the hour of his judgment is come: 9-11-01 is not a message to dead people that are being Judged in the Judgment that started in 1843/44: It is a message to the living! and worship Him that made heaven, and earth, and the sea, and the fountains of waters. And there followed another angel, saying, Babylon is fallen, is fallen, that great city, because she made all nations drink of the wine of the wrath of her fornication. How is the cry that Babylon is fallen, is fallen is doubled? (1) After the events of 9-11-01, Iraq the traditional home of the literal Babylon fell to American military might. President Bush II declared Iraq a fallen foe in April 2003. (2) The Catholic Church that has been identified by other Christians as Babylon also fell from her place of high esteem when her scandals were laid bare in April 2003. Many of the priests that were supposed to be the moral fiber of the Church (THE Church that claimed the higher ground and professed an abhorrence of the homosexual lifestyle) were exposed as homosexual pedophiles. Though the Catholic Church in Rome openly condemns homosexual behavior, many of her priests were exposed as practitioners of this behavior and it was revealed that the Catholic Church did nothing to stop them. They seduced children while the hierarchy knew what they were doing and turned a blind eye - Babylon is fallen, is fallen. And the third angel followed them, saying with a loud voice, If any man worship the beast and his image This is the final warning that is about to overtake us. The beast of Revelation 13 that deceives the world is identifiable NOW and he will soon make an image that will cause many to bring the wrath of God upon themselves who will receive his mark in his forehead, or in his hand, The same shall drink of the wine of the wrath of God, which is poured out without mixture into the cup of his indignation; and he shall be tormented with fire and brimstone in the presence of the holy angels, and in the presence of the Lamb: (Revelation 14:7-10) There's more in Defying Destiny vol. I May the Lord bless you in His service, Henry Hills www.defyingdestiny.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 16, 2007 Report Share Posted December 16, 2007 Dear Semira, That is why we are here - to ensure that Her Identity, Mission and Message are not trapped in the 'deadweight' of the SY Organisation. Don't worry - it will break free and rise unencumbered to the surface. This may require time, given all the forces that are working against Her Identity, Mission and Message. But remember that the Devi is leading this spiritual battle, and things will happen in Her Divine Timing. We just have to do our part, and be patient, and do the best we can. regards, violet , " caraleen98 " <caraleen98 wrote: > > Dear Friends, > Is the Divine Message to sink to the bottom of the ocean trapped in > the deadweight of the SYorganisation or is it to break free and rise > uncumbered to the surface? What is going to be done to ensure this? > Love, Semira > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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