Might Jesus Christ Return On:
Saturday May 14, 2011 at 9:32 AM EST ?
"The Second Coming of Christ" pastel painting by J.Selby
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Note/disclaimer
We are reminded in scripture that no one can know for sure the exact date of the Lord's return, so I do not put this out as a prediction or a certainty, but only as a possibility or hypotheses. ("That day and hour knoweth no man, no, not the angels of heaven, but my Father only" Mat. 24: 36)God is a God of order and structure, and as sure as it is appointed unto each man once to die (on a specific date) and after that the judgment, that date will be precise and foreordained. and the Father may very well have given us a key to when this date will be IF we can read the signs.
Jonathan Selby
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The sign of The Fig Tree
"The fig tree was used as a picture of Israel often in scripture. Early as in the Old Testament, figs were identified with the nation of Israel by the prophets. Hosea wrote: ‘I found Israel like grapes in the wilderness, I saw your fathers as the first ripe in the fig tree in her first time" (Hosea 9:10). Jeremiah received the vision of two baskets of figs, which represented Israel: "Like these good figs, so will I acknowledge them that are carried away captive of Judah" (Jer. 24:5)."*
Accordingly, if indeed Christ's parables about the fig trees are likewise analogous to Israel, that may be the key to unlocking when Christ's return will be. (The parable of the barren fig tree in the vineyard (Luke 13:6-9) Jesus Curses the fig tree and it withered (Matt. 21:19)
"Now learn a parable of the fig tree: When his branch is yet tender, and putteth forth his leaves, ye know that summer is nigh. So likewise ye, when ye shall see all these things, know that it is near, even at the door". (Matt. 24:32, 33)
" As a result of the rejection of the Messiah on the part of the Jews, during his first advent, God’s favor was turned away from them, as shown in the withered tree. Whereas, the softening of the branches and the bringing forth of leaves represents the return of favor to this nation, and the establishment of the Kingdom in Christ’s second advent".
Therefore, using that criteria, for the most distinct and exact time and date (which is what we are looking for in this calculation per a God of order) relative to when Israel was restored as a nation, would clearly be:
"On the afternoon of May 14 at 4 PM in the afternoon the leaders of the Yishuv gathered in the Tel Aviv Museum and heard Ben-Gurion read the Declaration of Independence, announcing the establishment of the State of Israel. At the end of the thirty two-minute gathering, Ben-Gurion announced simply: 'The State of Israel as arisen! This meeting is over.'"
Best estimate of the exact time of that statement is May 14, 1948 4:32 PM, Israel time- and 9:32 AM here (EST).
Now here is the next factor in this simple equation, it is also written in matthew 24, (almost like he wants us to have some idea or a clue of when this will occur- IF we will pay attention and be alert.
A) Now learn a parable of the fig tree; When his branch is yet tender, and putteth forth leaves, ye know that summer is nigh: (vs 32)
So likewise ye, when ye shall see all these things, know that it is near, even at the doors.
Verily I say unto you, B) This generation shall not pass, C) till all these things be fulfilled.
Who is "THIS" generation above referring to? Obviously those that will be living and witnessing the very end time events being described in the passage- beginning with the restoration of Israel May 14,1948
(For details on the events and signs being fulfilled since 5/14/1948 follow links at bottom)
For the second factor in this simple equation, How many years then, (does our God of order), generally grant man to live before they "pass"? 70 Years "The days of our years are threescore years and ten" (Psalms 90:10)
(70 years is significant and symbolic in scripture, as in Israel's babylonian captivity, and also the number of years from when Israel's Messiah (Christ) was born till their temple was destroyed in 70 AD, effectively ending of their first kingdom, which parallels the end of the age in this case)
So far we have, A May 14, 1948, (Israel's statehood, or the blossoming of the fig tree), plus B (The life span of the generation that sees these things- 70 years max.), brings us to 2018, (A + B = 2018)
However, we have one more factor to arrive at what the right time of His second coming might be- It says that generation will not pass until ALL those things are fulfilled- which would include the "Great tribulation" or the 7 years after Christ returns.
Therefore we need to subtract that 7 years to estimate when He might return:
A + B (-) C = D
1948 + 70 (-) 7 = 2011
or we could write the equation this way, "IS" Israel's Statehood, plus the expected life of a generation, "LS" for Life Span, minus "T" the tribulation period, equals "CR" the time of Christ's Return, ( IS + LS - T = CR)
What I like about this formula is that this is not based on, or mired in any deep or obscure interpretations, complex extrapolations, or vague dates, but using a few very clear, simple and solid facts, (and a "pre-tribulation rapture" view point) when considered, give us this "Outside" date of His possible return- meaning all the more reason to be watching for His return could be at any time- for that generation (us, who are living and witnessing these things) will NOT pass before its ALL fulfilled.
nevertheless REMEMBER this,
(From: II peter 3: 10) "The day of the Lord WILL come as a thief in the night; in the which the heavens shall pass away with a great noise, and the elements shall melt with fervent heat, the earth also and the works that are therein shall be burned up.11 Seeing then that all these things shall be dissolved, what manner of persons ought ye to be in all holy conversation and godliness,12 Looking for and hasting unto the coming of the day of God, wherein the heavens being on fire shall be dissolved, and the elements shall melt with fervent heat"
THEREFORE, "Be ye also ready", for based on the above calculation from exactly when Prime Minister Ben-Gurion announced "The State of Israel as arisen!",
Jesus Christ MIGHT very well return on:
Saturday May 14, 2011 at 9:32 AM
EVEN SO COME LORD JESUS!
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Interesting side note:
St. Malachy of Armagh made a chilling prophecy in 1139
That the world would end with the death of the 112th pope
(St.Malachy: Background: Date of birth: 1095, Date of death: Nov. 2, 114 Bishop famous for writing prophecies of the popes. Tradition states that Malachy wrote them while in Rome and that they were buried in papal archives until 1597).
107 Blessed John XXIII (1958-63)
108 Paul VI (1963-78)
109 John Paul I (1978)
110 John Paul II (1978-2005)
111 CURRENT Benedict XVI (2005— 2008 or until the END of the world 2018-20?
112 "Peter of Rome" ? (The "Beast" of the Apocalypse)?
The prophesy is unclear
as to if the current Pope Benedict or his successor will be the last pope.
However, regardless according to the prophesy, this last pope will rule
during the Apocalypse and till the end of the world. St. Malachy predicts
that Pope John Paul II's successor will be an active peace-making member
of the religious hierarchy. But he will die in 2008 with his work unfinished.
However, Malachy made only 111 predictions- so according to that, John Paul
II's successor, "Gloria Olivae" (Current) should actually be the final pope
who will "Rule until the Apocalypse in 2020".(Some
teachers feel he will become, or turn into, the "Beast" of the
"Tribulation period").
This is an interesting correlation to my calculation to the end occurring 2018
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A Symbol Deciphered - The Fig Tree
The fig tree is one of the more frequently mentioned trees in the Scriptures. It was from its leaves that Adam and Eve made their first covering (Gen. 3:7). The fig tree was valued first of all for its delicious, sweet fruit (Judges 9:11). It was also a symbol of prosperity and security: "and Judah and Israel dwelt safely, every man under his vine and under his fig tree" (1 Kings 4:25). It was an enjoyable thing to rest, meditate on God’s word, and pray in the shade of the fig tree. (John 1:48)
Figs are considered characteristic fruit for the land of Palestine. The best loved and most nutritious were the spring fruits, which ripened in May and referred to as figs in the fig tree of the first time (Hosea 9:10). The main harvesting of figs occurred in the later months of the summer and in the fall. Those figs were called late figs. They were inferior in their quality. The poorest ones were even fed to cattle.
The Fig Tree as a Symbol
Some places in the Bible indicate that the fig tree also has a symbolic meaning. One of the Lord’s miracles is most intriguing when his curse of the fig tree caused it to wither. This seems to have been the only miracle in which Jesus used his power to destroy, to annihilate something. It also is the only miracle which was of no benefit to anyone. All others were done for men. The Lord multiplied bread, healed diseases, raised the dead. This miracle was as if in conflict with our Master’s disposition, who to the suggestion of destroying the wicked, answered back to his disciples: "Ye know not what manner of spirit ye are of". (Luke 9:55). All these facts imply an exceptional character of that miracle and its symbolic meaning. But to understand this symbolism, the miracle must be considered in the light of our Lord’s parable of the barren fig tree.
"A certain man had a fig tree planted in his vineyard; and he came and sought fruit thereon, and found none. Then said he unto the dresser of his vineyard, Behold, these three years I come seeking fruit on this fig tree, and find none: cut it down; why cumbereth it the ground? And he answering said unto him: let it alone this year also, till I shall dig about it and dung it. And if it shall bear fruit, well and if not then after that thou shalt cut it down." (Luke 13:6-9)
The parable was preceded by his words: "Except ye repent ye shall likewise perish". The explanation of this parable was obvious to the listeners. The owner of the vineyard is the God of Israel (Isa 5:7). The dresser is the Messiah, who, three years into his mission, would, through his digging and fertilizing, make the nation bring fruit unto God. At the time of the utterance of this parable, the fate of this nation was still not decided. Our Lord still had half a year of his dressing work before him. It seems that the cursing of the fig tree is as if it is the finishing of the unfinished parable.
After his triumphant entry into Jerusalem, the end of our Lord’s mission was fast approaching. Returning from Bethany, the Master approached the fig tree and looked for fruit in it. Having found none, he passed this sentence on the tree: "Let no fruit grow on thee henceforth for ever" (Matt. 21:19). Some interpret this event literally, as a curse on a tree which had no fruit. But such an interpretation is in conflict with a note made by the author of the Gospel of Mark, who emphasizes that "the time for figs was not yet" (Mark 11:13). Both our Lord and his disciples realized that in that season, in the early spring, no figs could ever be found on a fig tree. The lesson was manifest: his seeking the fruit had a symbolic meaning, it was a living parable, so often used by the prophets. Jesus wanted to finish the story of the barren fig tree which he had told earlier. After three and a half years of the dressing work was complete, he wanted to show that the antitypical fig tree brought no fruit. The fate of the tree was decided. On the next day it withered.
Israel
The fig tree was used as a picture of Israel not without a cause. As early as in the Old Testament, figs were identified with the nation of Israel by the prophets. Hosea wrote: ‘I found Israel like grapes in the wilderness, I saw your fathers as the first ripe in the fig tree in her first time" (Hosea 9:10). Jeremiah received the vision of two baskets of figs, which represented Israel: "Like these good figs, so will I acknowledge them that are carried away captive of Judah" (Jer. 24:5).
How soon was Christ’s prophecy fulfilled about the withering of the symbolic fig tree to be fulfilled?. In the year 70 A.D. the temple was destroyed. No longer was there a place to offer sacrifices, the opportunity to serve the Lord according to the precepts of the Law thus ended. Jerusalem fell into ruin, and the whole nation was expelled from their own land and dispersed throughout the world. Speaking about the time of his Kingdom approaching, Christ again turns his disciples’ attention to the fig tree. "Now learn a parable of the fig tree: When his branch is yet tender, and putteth forth his leaves, ye know that summer is nigh. So likewise ye, when ye shall see all these things, know that it is near, even at the door". (Matt. 24:32, 33)
It should be observed that this parable was uttered on the same day when the barren fig tree was cursed. Therefore it would be difficult to assume that when Christ told them to watch for signs taking place on that very kind of a tree, it was merely accidental. These two events constitute one whole. As a result of the rejection of the Messiah on the part of the Jews, during his first advent, God’s favor was turned away from them, as shown in the withered tree. Whereas, the softening of the branches and the bringing forth of leaves represents the return of favor to this nation during the time of the establishment of the Kingdom in Christ’s second advent. Let us, then, carefully observe this symbolic fig tree.
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Isn't it peculiar/ironic that in the last election
The candidates come down to two minorities
That most recently gained their rights?
Obama or Hillary
When I say the "Last" election...
that's exactly what I expect
"The Bush Tribunals"
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