Did you know that pretty much everything God does is a prophetic picture of what is to come? He does this so we can look back and realize just how pervasive His plan is. Abraham called to sacrifice his son Isaac on the altar was a prophetic picture of God sacrificing His own Son. The very first Passover in Egypt was a prophetic picture with the lamb's blood covering the doorways for the Angel of Death to "pass over" them. It was a picture of Christ's blood atonement, the Lamb of God.
But did you know the ancient Jewish wedding AND the Jewish Feasts are also prophetic pictures? Did you know that Christ is fulfilling the Feasts? The Feast of Passover, He was killed. The Feast of Unleavened Bread, He was in the tomb. The Feast of First Fruits, He rose from the dead. And Pentacost is when He sent His Holy Spirit down to His church.
So what feasts are next? The Feast of Trumpets (Rosh Hoshanah), The Feast of Atonement, and the Feast of Tabernacles. Many scholars believe the Rapture will be the fulfillment of Rosh Hoshanah, the Feast of Trumpets.
The Feast of Atonement would be a picture of Judgment. And the Feast of Tabernacles would be living forever with the Lord. (I'm paraphrasing, I might find more videos on this.)
Here are three awesome videos on the subject if you want to really dig into it. They're by a pastor named Perry Stone, a very passionate man that I love to listen to. It's a 23 minute teaching on the Jewish wedding and Rosh Hoshanah, and how they parallel the picture of the Rapture. The first two videos are 10 minutes each. The third video is over 8 minutes, but the teaching itself ends at 3 minutes in, so only 23 minutes. I encourage you to watch the whole thing. It really opened my eyes to a lot of things. I hope it helps to open yours.
Thursday, March 10, 2011
O Death, Where is Thy Sting? O Grave, Where is Thy Victory? ~1 Corinthians 15:55
13 Brothers and sisters, we do not want you to be uninformed about those who sleep in death, so that you do not grieve like the rest of mankind, who have no hope. 14 For we believe that Jesus died and rose again, and so we believe that God will bring with Jesus those who have fallen asleep in him. 15 According to the Lord’s word, we tell you that we who are still alive, who are left until the coming of the Lord, will certainly not precede those who have fallen asleep. 16 For the Lord himself will come down from heaven, with a loud command, with the voice of the archangel and with the trumpet call of God, and the dead in Christ will rise first. 17 After that, we who are still alive and are left will be caught up together with them in the clouds to meet the Lord in the air. And so we will be with the Lord forever. 18 Therefore encourage one another with these words. ~~1 Thessalonians 4:13-18
This video is an old skool song of my favorite Christian band, Petra. It's called "Grave Robber", and it's very apropos for the Rapture. Since I've loved Petra's music for over half my life, I thought I would share this song and give you hope of the Resurrection, if someone you know and loved has passed.
~~Becka
Wednesday, March 9, 2011
"And There Will Be Signs in the Sun, Moon, and Stars..." ~Luke 21:25
A lot of people think God's heavenly signs before the Apocalypse are eclipses, since the Bible spells out "the sun will be like sackcloth and the moon will not give its light." (Isa. 13:10, Eze. 32:7, Matt. 24:29, Rev. 6:12). And I agree with that.
But I also believe there can be other signs in the heavens we may miss or DISmiss.
Such as the sun ramping up it's 11 year solar cycle at the same time earthquakes, strange weather, animal die-offs, and uprisings in the Middle East are going on. Are the X-Class flares (the largest the sun produces, by the way) meant to get our attention? We had an X-Class flare headed our way in February, and now another one just today. But the sun goes through its cycles, so perhaps there's nothing to see here.
Interestingly enough, on March 19th, we're going to have what the media is calling an "Extreme SuperMoon". What does that mean? It means the moon is going to be HUGE in the sky on that day, as it will be approximately 225,000 miles from Earth, the closest it gets.
http://www.businessinsider.com/extreme-supermoon-2011-3
Some people believe it might ramp up the craziness of weather and earthquakes and volcanic activity and ocean tides. Others believe it might not be as bad as everyone is making it out to be. Only time will tell.
And remember last year when Jupiter lost one of its atmosphere bands?
That was weird.
What about the possibility of Betelgeuse in the Orion constellation about to go supernova this year or next? Or Comet Elenin that's supposed to do a very close drive-by of Earth in Sept/Oct.?
Perhaps all these things are coincidence. Unless something major and obvious happens in the skies, I guess we won't know for sure. We always have eclipses, how can we know for sure that such-and-such eclipse is The One Christ and the prophets spoke of...? Perhaps because it happens at the very same time as the other signs?
These phenomena is by no means "proof" of Jesus' coming, however it is indeed compelling for those of us who are looking up.
~~Becka
But I also believe there can be other signs in the heavens we may miss or DISmiss.
Such as the sun ramping up it's 11 year solar cycle at the same time earthquakes, strange weather, animal die-offs, and uprisings in the Middle East are going on. Are the X-Class flares (the largest the sun produces, by the way) meant to get our attention? We had an X-Class flare headed our way in February, and now another one just today. But the sun goes through its cycles, so perhaps there's nothing to see here.
Interestingly enough, on March 19th, we're going to have what the media is calling an "Extreme SuperMoon". What does that mean? It means the moon is going to be HUGE in the sky on that day, as it will be approximately 225,000 miles from Earth, the closest it gets.
http://www.businessinsider.com/extreme-supermoon-2011-3
Some people believe it might ramp up the craziness of weather and earthquakes and volcanic activity and ocean tides. Others believe it might not be as bad as everyone is making it out to be. Only time will tell.
And remember last year when Jupiter lost one of its atmosphere bands?
That was weird.
What about the possibility of Betelgeuse in the Orion constellation about to go supernova this year or next? Or Comet Elenin that's supposed to do a very close drive-by of Earth in Sept/Oct.?
Perhaps all these things are coincidence. Unless something major and obvious happens in the skies, I guess we won't know for sure. We always have eclipses, how can we know for sure that such-and-such eclipse is The One Christ and the prophets spoke of...? Perhaps because it happens at the very same time as the other signs?
These phenomena is by no means "proof" of Jesus' coming, however it is indeed compelling for those of us who are looking up.
~~Becka
Ultra Orthodox Jews Looking for the Messiah?
Here's an interesting link I've found. I don't know much about the Ultra Orthodox Lithuanian Jews, admittedly. But one of their prominent rabbis has suggested the Arab unrest is a sign of Messiah's coming.
Quote:
"People have come to me and said that it's 'Gog and Magog'. (Ezekiel 38) We cannot know. But it's probable that any unrest that God creates shows that the Messiah is coming, and that we must begin to prepare for it and become stronger."
http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-4032909,00.html
Remember, Jews don't believe Jesus was their Messiah. They are still looking for him. If some of the super-religious Jews believe the Messiah is coming, should Christians take note as well?
~~Becka
Quote:
"People have come to me and said that it's 'Gog and Magog'. (Ezekiel 38) We cannot know. But it's probable that any unrest that God creates shows that the Messiah is coming, and that we must begin to prepare for it and become stronger."
http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-4032909,00.html
Remember, Jews don't believe Jesus was their Messiah. They are still looking for him. If some of the super-religious Jews believe the Messiah is coming, should Christians take note as well?
~~Becka
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