For the last few weeks biblical prophecy students all over the world have been anticipating the coming of this day as a possible precursor to the Rapture. This year this annular solar eclipse falls on the celebration of the feast of Ascension. The church of Christ is the Bride of Christ and this wedding ring is the LORD’S engagement to His bride. Seven days from now is the feast of Pentecost where on the year 33 AD the church (bride) was born. It has now reached maturity and the groom may be coming for His bride seven days from today.

What a magnificent ring, one of fire and brilliant light formed by the heavenly bodies that sustain live on earth, the groom sure knows how to adorn the bride in celestial splendor.

Nando

http://cosmiclog.msnbc.msn.com/_news/2012/05/20/11776075-solar-eclipse-goes-social-and-global?lite

Solar eclipse goes social and global

The sun, moon and Earth lined up today for a spectacular “Ring of Fire” annular eclipse that sparked social rites as ancient as Stonehenge and as modern as the Twitterverse.

Eclipse fans gathered in locales ranging from an astronomical observatory in Hong Kong, to the alien-hunting Allen Telescope Array in California, to the ancient Petroglyph National Monument in New Mexico. But they gathered online as well, to share the wonders of the event via webcasts and chatrooms and Twitter feeds.

Internet users got one of their first glimpses of today’s eclipse via Okinawa TV. “Is it the nerd in me that’s beyond excited to see this solar eclipse?” one tweeter wrote.

This event holds special significance for American skywatchers: It marks the first time in 18 years that an annular solar eclipse can be seen from the United States. Such eclipses occur when the moon is too far away in its elliptical orbit to cover the sun’s disk completely, as seen from Earth. As a result, a little ring of the sun remains visible around the moon’s dark disk, even at the height of the eclipse. (The term “annular” comes from “annulus,” a Latin word meaning “little ring.”)

Centuries ago, priests may have celebrated eclipses at Stonehenge with religious rites. But today, the residents of Redding, Calif., are celebrating with barbecue parties. “It’s become a very social event,” said Tim Young, a physics professor from the University of North Dakota who helped organize an eclipse webcast from Shasta College in Redding.

The event began in Asia, where the edge of the moon’s shadow touched down at dawn on Monday (on the other side of the International Date Line). The central part of the shadow, where the annular “Ring of Fire” effect was visible, started racing eastward along a roughly 200-mile-wide, 8,500-mile-long track. The annular phase can be seen from any one place along the track for just a few minutes. In contrast, the partial eclipse rises and recedes over the course of a couple of hours, and is visible from vantage points across a much wider swath of the world. (This NASA map provides the time schedule.)

Right now, the shadow is streaking across the Pacific: The first hints of a partial eclipse won’t show up on the U.S. West Coast until around 5 p.m. PT (6 p.m. MT, 7 p.m. CT, 8 p.m. ET). The annular phase is due to reach its peak for Americans after 9 p.m. ET, along a line stretching from the Oregon-California coast to around Lubbock, Texas.

Would-be watchers heeded warnings about eye safety, and snapped up thousands upon thousands of eclipse-viewing glasses in the days leading up to the event. The University of Nevada at Reno reported that it sold 17,000 of the glasses at $2 each last week, and had to order 10,000 more. Young said he brought 600 of the special spectacles with him to Redding. His supply was quickly drawn down to less than 100. There was a run on welder’s glass as well, in Redding and elsewhere in the eclipse zone. ”It’s become a mad grab for resources,” he said.

Young, who has been involved in more than a dozen webcasts since 2004, said interest in today’s eclipse picked up surprisingly quickly. ”Three days ago, it was not that big a deal, but as the news started playing it up, people got excited,” he said.

The appeal isn’t all that surprising, however. Eclipse experts say the phenomenon touches something deep in the human psyche.

“This can get people to look up from their little anthill lives, and maybe get a sense of the bigger cosmic cycles that are going on all the time over our heads,” said Alan MacRobert, a senior editor at Sky & Telescope magazine.

The experience can have a long-lasting effect, said Seth Shostak, an astronomer at the California-based SETI Institute who helped organize an eclipse-watching party at the Allen Telescope Array, 70 miles northeast of Redding.

“Eclipses are like potato chips, notable for the fact that in all recorded history nobody has eaten only one,” he joked. “Be warned.”

More about the eclipse:

Nando

The earthquakes that just occurred in Italy will have impact on populated areas. Venice will be affected and with the buildings on the water and all of them old they will probably suffer structural damage.

This has just happened and we shall know more tomorrow morning.

Is this a warning sign of the coming Apocalypse?

Nando

http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/recenteqsww/Quakes/quakes_all.php

Latest Earthquakes in the World – Past 7 days

Latest Earthquakes Magnitude 2.5 or Greater in the United States and Adjacent Areas and Magnitude 4.5 or Greater in the Rest of the World – Last 7 days

Versión en Español

This list contains all earthquakes with magnitude greater than 2.5 located by the USGS and contributing networks in the last week (168 hours). Magnitudes 4.5 and above are in bold font. Magnitudes 6 and above are in red. (Some early events may be obscured by later ones on the maps.)

The most recent earthquakes are at the top of the list. Times are in Coordinated Universal Time (UTC). Click on the word “map” to see a ten-degree tall map displaying the earthquake. Click on an event’s “DATE” to get a detailed report.

DISCLAIMER

If you cannot see the list, Click here to go to the top of the list.

Update time = Sun May 20 3:35:10 UTC 2012

	MAG	UTC DATE-TIME y/m/d h:m:s	LAT deg	LON deg	DEPTH km	Region
MAP	5.1	2012/05/20 03:02:50	44.776	11.090	10.0	NORTHERN ITALY
MAP	6.0	2012/05/20 02:03:52	44.800	11.192	5.1	NORTHERN ITALY
MAP	5.1	2012/05/20 01:55:46	17.016	147.287	7.1	MARIANA ISLANDS REGION

Nando

The article below is very good and the graphics in the link are great!

The annular solar eclipse falls on the day of Ascension May 20, 2012

Nando

http://www.fivedoves.com/letters/may2012/luisv518.htm

Luis Vega (18 May 2012)
“Tetrad Countdown to 2014-2015  – Heavenly Harbingers”

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Fibonacci Solaris
Mathematical Countdown to the Tetrad of 2014-2015

By Luis B. Vega
vegapost@hotmail.com
PDF: online chart at: www.sonoma.edu/users/v/vegalu/eschatology_files/Fibonacci.pdf

‘But in those Days, after that Tribulation, the Sun shall be darkened, and the Moon shall not give her light. And the Stars of Heaven shall fall…And then shall they see the Son of Man coming in the Clouds with great Power & Glory’. – Mark 13: 24-26

The purpose of this study & chart (see link above) is to correlate Eclipses based on the mathematical Golden Ratio or Fibonacci’s Sequence. This analysis will consider the 4 remaining Solar Eclipses that lead up to the 4 Blood Moons of the Tetrad of 2014-2015. It appears that the Eclipses leading up to the Tetrad culminate in a sequence of time & space. This correlation is primarily associated with the start & mid-point of the Tetrad -when the Fibonacci Sequence is applied. If this would be the case, one could use the Fibonacci Sequence, to possibly extrapolate the timeline based on the Golden Ratio day-counts. These counts starting from certain Eclipses could ascertain if possible end dates may occur & if there would be any significance to them.

For example, the Golden Ratio association with the Eclipses could lend a clue as to when the prophetic 70th Week of Daniel could possibly be initiated. Perhaps the Eclipses leading up to the Tetrad could be serving as ‘benchmarks’ in the Celestial Clock of Eschatology. Or they could also be associated with the Return of Christ -given such a mathematical sequence. Christ did admonish His Followers in Mark 13 to heed the Signs of the Heavens; in particular, Solar & Lunar Eclipses. Why? They were in direct association to His 2^nd Coming. Mark 13 does have multiple layers of meaning & may be difficult to discern. Yet like the Book of Revelation, it is not necessarily in chronological order. Such prophecies have an immediate fulfillment & a long-term prophetic fulfillment that is also intertwined with the Past, Present & Future events -all in the same context.

1. Past: Daniel’s Abomination of Desolations referenced within past & future fulfillments
2. Present: The Temple within past & future fulfillments
3. Future: A) The conditions to be experienced by the Followers of Christ within past & future fulfillments
B) The circumstances characterizing the 2^nd Advent of Christ related to celestial occurrences

The Eclipses, in the context of Mark 13, depend on the time at which the Prophecies where spoken. To the Disciples of Christ in Mark 13, the Prophecies that Christ spoke about were all a ‘future’ event from their reference point in time. It alluded to a future time associated with the coming of judgment, persecution, desolation, etc. From our current reference point in time, it has been the case for the past 2000 years; yet a future fulfillment is still to be realized. The End Time portions of the Prophecy are specifically associated with the 3^rd Temple, the Anti-Christ & especially the 2^nd Coming of Christ. Thus certain Eclipses, as they were then, will also be now prophetic indicators of future prophetic events yet to be fulfilled.

Christ alluded to the Prophet Daniel’s Weeks of Years Prophecy as the foundational code to End Times. Christ extrapolated from that Prophecy in Mark 13, in that certain prophetic events, especially at the end were to be corresponding directly with Solar & Lunar Eclipses. Thus certain Eclipses may be a key to discerning what is to come in our lifetime. As watchers, it behooves us to consider, at least, the mathematical analysis of such an association between the Solar Eclipses & the Fibonacci Sequence as it relates to the upcoming Tetrad. Why? For one, each of the Total Blood Red Moons of the Tetrad falls on the LORD’s Feasts. This in itself is extremely significant.

Daniel’s 70^th Week?
It may be plausible that one of the 4 Eclipses that lead up to the Tetrad could possibly be the start of Daniels 2520 Day count. What is known & verifiable is that there are 4 Solar Eclipses left until the Tetrad starts on Passover, Apr 14, 2014. Out of the 4 remaining Eclipses, 2 are Annular Eclipses. Perhaps one of the other Eclipses that is a Total & Hybrid could be the ‘benchmark’ date. The 2 Total & Hybrid Eclipses both occur on a month of November & are nearly 1 year apart. They are:

1) The Total Eclipse on Nov 13, 2012
2) The Hybrid Eclipse of Nov 03, 2013

Indulging in speculation the 2 Annular Eclipses remaining until the Tetrad will be excluded from the mathematical calculations. This study will focus & examine the dates of the Total & Hybrid Eclipses. Given these 2 Eclipse dates, it so happens that by adding to each the 2520 Day-Count of Daniel, both will take you to the Feast Day of Yom Kippur, in 2019 & 2020, precisely. Perhaps the Tetrad is somehow associated then with Daniel’s ‘countdown’ to the ‘Time of Jacob’s Tribulation’ & the LORD’s Return.

The Signs of the Times
If Christ referenced such prophetic event with Eclipses, perhaps then the Rapture or the ‘Sudden Destruction’ will be accompanied by some celestial event like an Eclipse. The Book of Revelation also synchronizes many events to specific earthquakes, Solar & Lunar Eclipses.

Thus using this precedence, the 2 specific Eclipses (Total of Nov13, 2012 & Hybrid of Nov 3, 2013) will serve as reference points for this mathematical analysis. This is not to say that the Rapture or the 2^nd Coming of Christ has to be affiliated with any type of Eclipse, but Christ Himself stated in Mark 13 that they would be. For this study, however the mathematical calculations will be speculative.

Tribulation
What is fact is that the last Prophetic Week of Daniel is a literal 7 Year period or a prophetic 1 Week or the ‘70^th Week’. This 1 Week is also constituted on the 360 Day count so it will actually be less than the modern 7 year or 356 Day calendar. As to whether the 1^st 3.5 Years have been fulfilled or that we are currently in it is for another study. For this study, it suffices to state that the Book of Revelation does give us specific Day count of several future prophetic event yet to occur:

1) 7 Years x 360 Days/year = 2520 Days / 2 = 1260 Days
2) The amount of Days that the Anti-Christ is to initially reign = 1260 Days
3) The amount of Days that the 2 Witnesses have = 1260 Days
4) As a standard of measure then we have 1260 x 2 = 2520 Prophetic Days
5) 3.5 Prophetic Years of 360 days = 360 Prophetic Days/Year divided by 1260 Days

The question that Bible Scholars have grappled with is, if the Tribulation is a single uninterrupted 7 Year time-span, then at what point will the 1260 Day count commence? Will the 2 Witnesses be on the scene at the ‘Beginning’ of the 3.5 years or at the start at the ‘Mid-Point’ which is 3.5 years into the 7 Year time-span? Will the Rapture start the count? The Tribulation does not have to immediately commence once the Rapture occurs. There will probably be a transitional period after the Rapture to give enough time for an explanation or the ‘Great Lie’ & subsequent satanic plans to be directly implemented through their New World Order that is to come.

The Tetrad
For the purposes of this study, the association of the Eclipses to the Tetrad countdown, the φ Ratio will start on the May 20, 2012 Annular Eclipse. Based on the Solar Eclipse Pattern, this illustration only seeks to ascertain if:

1) Significant dates do occur that are related to the LORD’s Feasts in regards to the Tetrad.
2) The Eclipses can be used as a function or are associated with the Fibonacci Sequence.

The Tetrad is just a series of 4 consecutive Total Lunar Eclipses that are called ‘Blood Red Moons.’ The unique attribute about a Tetrad, especially the one to occur from 2014-2015 is that they correspond to the LORD’s Feast Days –down to the very day. In this case, Passover & Sukkot or Tabernacles in alternating sequence.

Moreover, the Tetrad Blood Moons are significant because they also correspond specifically to the Nation of Israel. Given the prior historical record of what has transpired in the past during such occurrences in Israel, it can not be good for Israel.

The Fibonacci Sequence
The Sequence is based on the mathematical works of Leonard Fibonacci, who lived in the 13th century. The Fibonacci Sequence is also referred to as The Golden Ratio φ. This Ratio has been found to occur in many forms within nature, basically in all of Creation.

A) The Fibonacci Sequence seems to be the ‘signature’ of God in all things created; it is the ‘thumbprint’ of Christ. Perhaps even the very WORD of GOD & utterances could be subject to this property. Thus prophecies applied with this mathematical sequence could show a relationship between when a particular place & time of one event will relate to the other.

B) The Fibonacci Sequence takes the numbers derived from the Golden Ratio & ascribes them into a binary code. This Code has many uses & has found application in such areas from programming to market analysis.

The Hybrid Solar Eclipse of 2013
A) The Hybrid Eclipse is neither a Total or an Annular one but is in-between an Annular & a Total Eclipse in its composition; it is extremely rare.

B) The Hybrid Eclipse also is the last one of the 4 Eclipses leading up to the Tetrad -as if to announce that the coming Tetrad is to commence.

C) The Hybrid Eclipse of Nov 03, 2013 is 162 days from to the 1^st Blood Red Moon of the Tetrad or 5 Months-11 Days or a (5-1-1) number sequence. The number 511 is said to be characterized by a period of coming ‘Change’ -up-ahead.

Some Observations
1- Both Eclipses of May 20, 2012 & the Nov 13, 2012 are in φ Ratio proportions
2- Both Eclipses of May 20, 2012 & Nov 13, 2012 correspond to 1st Blood Moon of Tetrad by φ
3- Both Eclipses of Nov 13, 2012 & May 10, 2013 correspond to 1st Blood Moon of Tetrad by φ
4- May 20, 2012 Eclipse is 1st in of 3 that culminate with the Mar 20, 2015 Eclipse on Solstice
5- Mar 20, 2012 Eclipse occurs on the Spring Solstice, 15 Days from the 3rd Blood Moon of Tetrad
6- The Sep 13, 2015 Eclipse occurs on the Feast of Rosh HaShana
7- Both May 20, 2012 Eclipse & the May 10, 2013 Eclipse are in φ Ratio proportions
8- Both Eclipses of May 20, 2012 & May 10, 2013 correspond to the center of the Tetrad
9- It appears that the May 20, 2012 & May 20, 2013 also approximates Dec 21, 2012 with φ
10- On 3 separate calculations using φ factors, dates occur on the Feast of Yom Kippur

Golden Ratio Proportions ‘til 2020
A) From May 10, 2013 Eclipse to the Mar 20, 2015 Eclipse = 679 Days
= 1 Year, 10 Months, 10 Days (1-10-10) numerical sequence or (1-1-1)
679 Days x Golden Ratio = 1099 Days & 420 Days

1) 679 +   420 = 1099 Days
2) 679 + 1099 = 1778 Days

From May 20, 2015 + 1778 days = Apr 1, 2020

B) From Nov 03, 2013 Eclipse to the Sep 13, 2015 Eclipse = 679 Days
1 Year, 10 Months, 10 Days (1-10-10) numerical sequence or (1-1-1)
679 Days x Golden Ratio = 1099 Days & 420 Days

3) 679 +   420 = 1099 Days
4) 679 + 1099 = 1778 Days

From Sep 13, 2015 + 1778 days = Jul 26, 2020

SOME ASSOCIATION CALCULATIONS
A) From the May 20, 2012 Eclipse to the Mar 20, 2015 Eclipse
= 1034 Days | 2 years, 10 months, a (2-1-0) number sequence

B) From the Dec 21, 2012 Solstice to the Mar 20, 2015 Eclipse
= 819 Days | 2 years, 2 months, 27 days, a (2-2-2-7) number sequence

C) From the May 10, 2013 Eclipse to the Mar 20, 2015 Eclipse
= 679 Days | 1 year, 10 months, 10 days, a (1-10-10) number sequence

D) From the May 10, 2013 Eclipse to the Sep 13, 2015 Eclipse
= 856 Days | 2 years, 4 months, 3 days, a (2-4-3) number sequence

Yom Kippur Correlations
This LORD’s Feast is also known as Day of Atonement. Yom Kippur starts on the 10^th Day in the month of Tishrei. It is the holiest and most solemn day of the year for the Jews. Its central themes are atonement & repentance. Yom Kippur completes the period known as the ‘High Holy Days’ or Yamim Nora’im (Days of Awe).

1) From the May 20, 2012 Eclipse + 481 Days
(Golden Ratio of 1260 days (481/779)
= Sep13, 2013 = Yom Kippur

There are 4 Solar Eclipses left until the Tetrad starting in 2014. The 2 Annular Eclipses are excluded from the calculation. The other 2 Eclipses, the Total & Hybrid will hypothetically be referenced as the ‘benchmark’ dates for the start of Daniels 2520 Day count. You have:

2) From the Nov 13, 2012 Eclipse
+ 2520 days
= Oct 08, 2019 on Yom Kippur

3) Nov 03, 2013 Eclipse
+ 2520 days
= Sep 27, 2020 on Yom Kippur

The word, Kippur comes from a root word that means ‘to cover or hide’. There is also a link of Yom Kipppur to the word kapporet. Kapporet means the ‘Mercy Seat or the slab that covered the Ark of the Covenant . Perhaps one of these Eclipses will in somehow be associated with the disclosure of the literal Ark of the Covenant that is to be place in the 3^rd Temple. This would be the piece of furniture that has not been replicated by the Temple Institute. This Ark constructed by Moses will be the ‘throne’ on which the Anti-Christ will defile it by sitting on it as he proclaims himself ‘god’ & demands worship from the 3^rd Temple in Jerusalem. This is the ‘Abomination of Desolations’ that Daniel spoke about.
Solar Eclipses
If the Moon were to be in a circular orbit close enough to the Earth & in the same orbital plane, there would be Total Solar Eclipses every single month. The Earth’s orbit is called the ecliptic plane because the Moon’s orbit must cross this in order for an Eclipse -both Solar as well as Lunar to occur.

1-The Sun’s distance from the Earth is about 400 times the Moon’s distance.
2-The Sun’s diameter is about 400 times the Moon’s diameter.

Because these ratios are approximately the same, the Sun & the Moon, as seen from Earth, appear to be approximately the same size: about 0.5 degree of arc. The Moon’s orbit is angled at more than 5º to the earth’s orbit around the sun so its shadow at a New Moon often misses the Earth.

A) The Moon’s actual orbit is elliptical, often taking it too far away from the Earth so that its apparent size is not large enough to block the Sun totally.

B) The orbital planes cross each year at a line of nodes resulting in at least two, & up to 5 Solar Eclipses occurring each year. No more than 2 of the Eclipses can be Total Eclipses.

C) Total Solar Eclipses are rare at any particular location because they occur only along a narrow path of the Earth’s surface traced by the Moon’s shadow or umbra.

Ecliptic Frequencies
1) The Frequency of the 4 preceding Eclipses from the Tetrad is much lower than that of the 4 Solar Eclipses within the Tetrad.

2) The first 2 Eclipses of May 20, 2012 & Nov 13, 2012 almost mirror each other moderately above & blow the Northern to Southern Hemisphere

3) The second 2 Eclipses of 2013, on May 10, 2013 & Nov 03, 2013 are almost right on the Equatorial latitude.
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4) The Frequency of the 4 Eclipses within the Tetrad, on the other hand, are more dramatic & intense. They have a huge range -almost at the opposite Poles of the Earth.

5) The 1st & last Eclipse of Apr 28, 2014 & Sep 13, 2015 are almost identical in symmetry when projected onto the Earth. They both occur at the South Pole region of Antarctica.

6) The 2 center Eclipses of Oct 23, 2014 & Mar 20, 2015 within the Tetrad mirror thier path & both occur on the Northern Hemisphere, North America & Europe. In Europe, it will occur from England to Jerusalem. Perhaps this is when ‘Darkness’ will beset the kingdom of the Anti-Christ due to this Total Eclipse on the Spring solstice or be another ‘heavenly body’ that blocks out the Sun.

Nando

Thanks to Mathman we can see the signs in the heavens that will occur before and after the date of May 27 Pentecost.

Nando

http://www.fivedoves.com/letters/may2012/mathman54-3.htm

MathMan (4 May 2012)
“Spectacular Astronomical Signs Embrace Pentecost 2012“ 

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Dear Doves,

 

Check out the spectacular astronomical signs that will embrace Pentecost 2012 (links courtesy of Beast Watch News):

 

Annular Solar Eclipse (the “Wedding Ring” Eclipse) occurs on May 20^th, 7 days BEFORE Pentecost 2012:

FROM BELOW ARTICLE:  “Over the next several weeks, skywatchers will thrill to a couple of astronomical wonders playing out in daytime skies: a solar eclipse on May 20 — and then, on June 5, a “micro-eclipse” of the sun that involves the planet Venus.  It’ll take about three and a half hours for the moon’s shadow to race across Earth’s surface, from 6:06 to 9:39 p.m. ET.”

NOTICE that the shadow will touch the earth for EXACTLY 3 hours and 33 minutes!!  PERHAPS this a warning from God pointing to the soon-to-rise NWO, given that 33 is the NWO’s favorite number.  Also, 3 hours = 180 minutes = (6 + 6 + 6) x 10, or 666.

 

BEAST WATCH NEWS:  “Huh! Interesting! Ring of fire – NATO Summit – Ring of fire – NATO Summit… Anyone see a connection? I dunno… I’m just sayin’!… These NWO Edomite freaks just LOVE to make plans around the objects in the sky that they worship.”

 

http://cosmiclog.msnbc.msn.com/_news/2012/05/01/11489727-get-set-to-chase-a-solar-eclipse

 

FROM BELOW ARTICLE:  “Next month’s micro-eclipse, more formally known as a transit of Venus, is even rarer. The planet’s tiny black disk will march across the sun over the course of several hours (roughly from 6 p.m. ET June 5 to 12:50 a.m. ET June 6). Most of the world will get in on at least part of the show, but the best viewing will be had once again from the Asia-Pacific region. This will be the last transit of Venus most of us will ever get a chance to see: The next one is due in the year 2117!!!!”

 

http://www.stgeorgeutah.com/news/archive/2012/05/02/kanarraville-the-place-to-be-for-ring-of-fire-solar-eclipse/

 

Venus crosses the Sun on June 6^th, 7 days AFTER Pentecost 2012:

 

BEAST WATCH NEWS:  “The next cycle will then take place either105.5 or 121.5 years later. The event is astoundingly rare because the planet usually passes above or below the sun from our viewpoint. This year’s transit is the second in a pair, with the previous one taking place in 2004, making it the last one we’ll ever see unless we discover the secret to immortality in the near future. Hmmm…. I wonder what “they” are planning for June 6th? Maybe nothing, maybe something…”

 

http://www.geekosystem.com/venus-transit/

 

http://www.tecca.com/news/2012/05/02/transit-of-venus-2012/

 

Perhaps the above are just a fluke occurrence, just happening to embrace Pentecost 2012.  Or perhaps try the challenge I made to Randy in a separate post today and see if there is good reason for this occurrence “just happening” to embrace this particular Holy Day in this particular year.

 

Regardless, it is obvious that the number of days left for us on this decrepit planet shrink after every passing night.  Everything around us is screaming at the fact the Lord is about to call us to home, whisked away in the chariots He made just for us!!

 

YbiC, MathMan

Nando

Nicole has put together several videos and charts that are a must to see or read.

The importance of this years Pentecost Feast is again emphasized.

Nando

Nicole (24 Apr 2012)
“Pentecost 2012 My Next Watch“

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I am not setting dates, but I did want to show you my findings about my next watch date of Pentecost 2012.   I have already made my mind up to watch through the end of the blood moons.   But these watches help me sustain through.

I found this chart by Luis Vega, and the “Swirls” on the chart almost look to me like the Norway Spiral, or that a “stargate” is opening for the Church to escape this Earth?
http://www.sonoma.edu/users/v/vegalu/eschatology_files/Pentecost.pdf

The Norway Spiral as the Sign of the Rapture & Eclipses and the Sign of the Rapture
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9XiGZk6A0-Y
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j34ROIQjoWI&feature=relmfu

Significant Crop Circle showing May 20th eclipse and Venus Transit tied to return of aliens
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sETtD5TX1Q8&feature=related

Charts by Luis Vega of the May 20th Eclipse and Venus Transit
http://www.sonoma.edu/users/v/vegalu/eschatology_files/Pleiades.pdf
http://www.sonoma.edu/users/v/vegalu/eschatology_files/Transit.pdf

Bible Study from Christsaves888 about watching for the rapture at Pentecost this year: Not Setting Dates but high watch
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YUn_rlw5Yd8&context=C4c64325ADvjVQa1PpcFMO5b1k9EI65HLHtxdXb3lNYKS0QTWWXik=
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gda4iwt_WX0&context=C4f3d00bADvjVQa1PpcFOMxonFl8Q6mpRpS8SVNEHCTimpncvSF_s=

What is really funny about his dream about the creatures chasing him to the water and he got on a boat named PENTECOST and they sat on the beach, reminds me of the movie Where the Wild Things Are the 2nd to the last scene of the movie…
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kuiM_eqSoV0&context=C432d11bADvjVQa1PpcFOMxonFl8Q6mtoIlC1pk7e3KSxsQZcH9V8=
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pt-F93iwB_s&feature=related

Nando

VERY GOOD POST JIM
Nando

http://www.fivedoves.com/letters/apr2012/jim425-1.htm

Jim Bramlett (25 Apr 2012)
“Pentecost”

http://www.sonoma.edu/users/v/vegalu/eschatology_files/Pentecost.pdf

The Golden Ratio (Fibonacci) connection gets my attention. The Fibonacci curve is God’s signature!

Odd that this would come from an academic institution, the last place one would normally look. But God is always full of surprises.

Thanks, MathMan for the link.

Nando

There is a lot of information concerning the Mayan prophecy about Dec 21, 2012. In this post there is a link to a video that shows the alignment of our solar system with the center of the galaxies.

Nando

http://www.fivedoves.com/letters/apr2012/gerlinda49-1.htm

Gerlinda (9 Apr 2012)
“Video – The Grand Alignment – Pt. 2“ 

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Explains the position of earth and the it’s alignment in the milkway.    I can see why the author of this information says, “What amazes me is our earth hasn’t been destroyed yet.”  We are about to enter into the tail of a very nasty, counter-clock-wise vortex of nasty debri in Dec. 2012.  It is no wonder the Bible tells us if God didn’t step in, no man would survive.  No, friends, things wil not go on like it always has.  Everything has an end, then we meet our MAKER.  Notice the spiral: no wonder it is shown in the Occult symbols.  g

The Grand Alignment: Part 2

 

Nando

Today I received and e-mail from Mr. Ron Reese that has a very compelling time-line of the Mid point of the Apocalypse. As he stated his are not conclusions that he makes based on dreams and revelations, but on observable facts.

I have no doubt that his observations are true and that we should consider all these facts in reashing a conclusion.

That said I do not think that the facts nescessarilly point to his conclusion that the mid point of the Apocalypse will fall on April 11 or around that time.

I have written many times about my doubts on his conclussions and we will just have to wait for the dates to come by to see if they are right.

Nonetheless the efort put up to identify the times and his compilation of all this data is worhty of emulation and praice.

To me all the data that he has presented is 100 % correct only in the identification of Barack Hussein Obama as being the Antichrist or First Beast of Revelation 13.

This in itself is a great, great acomplishment because it anchors us to a definitive point in the end times.

Wether we are at the midpoint or about to start the Tribulations is very important, but in either case if you are a strong believer in Jesus Christ He will take you out in the Resurrection-Rapture of the church which could happen next month or even today.

Nando

Nando

This post by Luis Vega is as always full of information and the link to the graphics he generates are very interesting.

Nando

http://www.fivedoves.com/letters/feb2012/luisv221.htm

Luis Vega (21 Feb 2012)
“The New Age to Come: The Countdown Begins“

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The New Age to Come:
A General Overview of Major Celestial Occurrences
& Count-down Leading up to the Winter Solstice of December 21, 2012

By Luis B. Vega
vegapost@hotmail.com
PDF: online at: www.sonoma.edu/users/v/vegalu/eschatology_files/Age.pdf

The purpose of this timeline/chart (see link above) is to highlight several key & unique properties. These are related to dates leading up to the infamous Winter Solstice of December 21, 2012. In many communities, these highlighted occurrences are signaling the beginning of the New Age to come. It is supposed to be a new age of ‘Peace, Love & Brotherhood’. Nothing could be farther from the truth. These events nonetheless are associated with certain anticipated prophetic times. Given the amount of celestial signs in the Cosmos: Solar & Lunar Eclipses & Planet conjunctions etc., 2012 is a very unique year. Almost every month from the Spring Solstice will have some celestial occurrence that is highly significant & part of the ‘count-down’ to the culminating ‘End of the Age’. In part, some prominent celestial occurrences will be:

 

1) the Pleiades Alignment of the Spring Equinox of March 20th

2) the Transit of Venus & its loop-path through Taurus & Orion and conjunction with the Sun on June 6^th
3) the rare Annular Solar Eclipse of May 20th (320) & its accompanied Partial Blood Moon of June 4^th

4) the celestial Zodiac configuration of Ophiuchus with Mercury & Venus on the Winter Solstice at the Galactic Center

5) the possible Solar Flare intensification due to the passage of our Solar System through the Galactic Core.

 

A brief overview explaining the general principles, theories, & objects constituting the events leading up to the Winter Solstice will be presented. When appropriate, there will be some insight suggested as to its possible significance from an eschatological point of view. The analysis of these & other celestial events presented are simplistic in their explanation. The dates & occurrences are scientific fact, not based on fiction but on astronomical & mathematical calculations. The possible eschatological significance is theory & speculation. For Illustration Purposes Only. No Predictions Are Made.

 

At the outset, there is a ‘dualism’ in the interpretation of these ‘signs’. In the esoteric perspectives, the same exact symbol is ascribed an opposite meaning & significance as apposed to the Judeo-Christian one. What we are dealing with such comparison & interpretations is the ’principle’ of – hidden in plane sight type of assessments. In the Judeo-Christian context, the reference point is always Biblically Christ-centered; in the occult it is luciferian-centered. At the core of the theme of all these ‘dragons, snakes, crosses’ in the ‘Heaven,’ is the age-old struggle between the Christ & Anti-Christ; of ‘good vs. evil’. This ‘conflict’ has been on-going even before humanity come on scene according to the Book of Genesis, Enoch etc. It is a matter of which is really the ‘truth’ & what ultimately is the conclusion of humanity. To the esoteric, ‘christ’ is an idea, concept, office etc. Both offer a formula for awareness, enlightenment, transformation & immortality, i.e., ‘salvation’. Yet herein lies the crux of the matter -a dualism. We get to choose. Or do we? Do we have free will? Choose wisely because whom you will side with will affect your Eternity or Consciousness. Some examples of the same object having different interpretations are the Planets or celestial bodies. Note the following:

Object -Symbol Judeo-Christian Interpretation Esoteric/Luciferian/New Age Interpretation
Jupiter Planet of the Messiah the “King Planet” = Jesus Christ The Dark Lord’s Planet = Satan
Venus Bright & Morning Star, the Bride/Church = Jesus Christ Isis, Diana (Queen of Heaven) = Satan
Mercury The Angel of the LORD (Messenger) = Jesus Christ Messenger of the ‘gods’ = Satan
Orion The Hero, The Redeemer = Jesus Christ The Great Rebel, Nimrod = Satan
Taurus The Protector of the Maidens/Church = Jesus Christ The Destroyer, Oppressor = Satan

 

The following are some definitions of elements constituting the main events leading up to the Winter Solstice & supposedly the Dawn of the Age of Aquarius. The date itself is subject to dispute IF it is to happen. It may yet be another ‘non-event’ like Y2K.  But what is different with this date is that you have the convergence of science with prophecy. You have multiple independent sources from non-religious sources confirming a scientific prognostication of celestial proportions that IS in store to come on Dec 21, 2012. Nonetheless this date & the cosmic occurrences seem to be unique to not consider. To further complex the interpretations, the constellations are not the same as the signs of the Zodiac. You have to take into consideration that there is a 1) Sideral, 2) Circadian & 3) Tropical Zodiac. Each has its varying degrees of computation of what the sign it is referring to in reference to Earth’s positon & time.

The New Age

The current Age of Pisces is the age of the ‘Fish’. Many ascribe this Age to the influence of Christianity. Most will agree that we are in the closing stages. This transition from one ‘Age’ to the next may take anywhere from 10 to 100 years. Regardless, Dec 21, 2012 will mark the critical midpoint in the process. This is highly disputable to many. The question is when it is actually going to happen. Each age varies in time but the average ranges from around 2000 years. The age of Pieces has been the shortest so far having begun in around 26AD to end in 2012 -in some estimation. The Age of Aquarius will be the 5^th cycle to come.

The ‘New Age’ is a time used to denote a ‘time’ or epoch when humanity will move into the ‘Light’ of love, peace & brotherhood. It is a time when humanity will be aided in this transformation of humanity by the return of the ‘Ascended Masters’ or Guardians/Titans. To the esoteric, it is a restoration of the former ‘Golden Age’ when ‘Light Beings’ once ruled the Earth. These ‘Lords’ as they are also referred to are prophesied to return to Earth. When? By Dec 21, 2012.

To the Judeo-Christian mindset, this coming ‘brotherhood, peace & love’ can & will only happen when Jesus Christ likewise returns to set up a Millennial Kingdom of True Light. The parallels are striking in its mythology. For example, the coming Age of Aquarius is to be ruled by Uranus or Anu, father of Enki of the oldest non Judeo-Christian creation accounts.

What is often omitted or not highlighted is that for this coming Age to be successful, a drastic reversal of the current social order is required. This means that this count-down or ‘transformation’ involves a planned destabilization & destruction of the current established ‘old order’ to make way for the ‘new order’. In the past, these changes in ‘Ages’ have corresponded to the fall & rise of civilizations in recorded history. Will this one be no deferent? The methods? If it will be like anything in the past, it will be accomplished through the implosion of the world’s economies, religions, & social orders -through war, death & chaos. We cannot deny that we live in such times & with an intensification on a global scale never before witnessed by humanity.

 

2012 Math
What will be unique about this coming Winter Solstice is that there is a lot of cosmology happening all at the same time. There will be an approximate alignment at the Winter Solstice. This happens every year but in this time around, our Solar System will be closest to the Galactic Center and Galactic Equator. This time will also denote the end of a Solar-Planetary Cycle & the beginning of the Sun’s Solar Maximum of flare-ups.

What can help us comprehend this cosmic events is to study the technically & mechanics of this particular Winter Solstice. Why & when do they occur? Since the Earth is not a perfect sphere, it has a slow rotation of the axis in relation to the Earth’s orbit around the Sun. As the Earth wobbles on its axis, it produces a tilt. This tilt is at an angle of 23.5 degrees to the plane of the ecliptic. This phenomenon appears to produce a grand Cosmic Cycle or circle around the Zodiac symbols. One rotation is completed every ~25,920 years; in some estimations – others vary (25,626.83). Because the movement slips backwards through the Zodiac, it is called Precession as opposed to the forward movement called Progression. Thus we get ‘Precession’ (a going back) against the stars due to the gravitational effects of our Sun & Moon on the Earth’s equatorial bulge. This affect also results in having different North Pole axis. Polaris is our current ‘fixed’ North star & axis.

This Cosmic Cycle is divided into 5 periods of ’time’ equaling about 5125.36 years  called a Zodiacal Year. Thus every ~2,160 years  or 1/12 of ~25,920 the Precession of the Equinoxes appears to rotate the Spring Equinox from one House/Age or constellation Zodiac Sign to the next order. The dates in the real Zodiac advance by 1 day every 72 years.  This results in the Zodiac Signs becoming associated with completely different periods than what we might understand them to be now-depending on what type of Zodiac you are referring to. 

Ophiuchus
Oddly, on Jan 13, 2012 it officially became the 13th sign of the Zodiac. It has always been there in cosmology but as the 2^nd half of Scorpio. Out of the 25 days from Nov 21 to Dec 16 only 9 days are spent in Scorpio,16 days are spent in Ophiuchus. His symbol is a snake curled up a tree/branch/pole – a serpent coiled around a phallic rod or a Man grasping a Serpent (dragon) reaching for a crown opposite Orion . At the center of this coming Winter Solstice, this symbol of the ‘Serpent Bearer will literally be at the center of the Galactic Core. This ‘New’ Zodiac of is the only sign that is linked to a real human in history - Imhotep. Again, the esoteric, it is the Dragon supporting & uplifting his ‘Christ’. To the Christians, it is the true Christ subjecting Satan. Christ is preventing the Dragon from rising toward the Crown  (Corona Borealis) in an attempt to usurp the Throne of Heaven.

 

In mythology, his name was Imhotep aka Enki (Satan). Ophiuchus was the ‘son’ of Apollo (Prometheus) who was ‘judged’ by lighting & expelled from heaven for attempting to bestow immortality to humanity. Ophiuchus received the Elixir of Life (a Key, the Ankh) from the Serpent & restored Orion back to life. Thus Ophiuchus has the Caduceus symbol or as many refer to it as the ‘Wand of Mercury’. He is also the ‘god’ of money ($), medicine and magic. This by the way is the symbol the U.N. World Health Organization. This goes to show you who is in real control or the world’s medicine.

 

Stargates

To the occult the Galactic Core is also known to be the ‘Womb’ or the place where the dead can be resurrected & transformed –thus Ophiuchus & Scorpio come into play for a magical formula needed to resurrect something or someone. ‘Stargates’ are said to be portals from which ‘spiritual entities/guides’ use to traverse onto our physical world & dimension. Each Portal requires a sort of ‘Key’ to be opened. They are thought to be inter-dimensional that require certain energies & timing to be activated. Science calls them ‘worm-holes in time & space.’

On Earth, many pyramids act as these Keys. These keys are brought about by priestly magic, ritual & blood of human sacrifices performed at these pyramids. Many pyramids in the world are thus situated at certain lay-lines/grids. Many are aligned to stars, constellations or certain geometric angles like at the 19.5 degree Earth latitude. According to the occult, there are 3 ‘Star-Gates’ that need to be opened. The last Stargate will usher in not only the ‘Age of Aquarius’ but the return their ‘Dark Lord’ –Horus, Orion, Apollo etc., AKA lucifer dwelling amongst men. This last Stargate to be activated happens when our Solar System reaches the Galactic Center. This special place or area is known as the ‘Gate of God or Heaven.’  What is needed is the ‘Key’ of Initiation –the celestial T-Cross or Ankh. Will we have a cosmic T-Cross ‘Key’ configuration in 2012? Yes, with the planetary configurations on Dec 21, 2012 that accompanies the near alignments to the Galactic Center. This Alignment constitutes the:

 

1) Celestial Cross (by the galactic equator & ecliptic) & the

2) Terrestrial Mundane Cross (formed by the equinoxes).

Thus a sort of count-down has begun. The First Star-gate was said to be opened in Aug of 1999, the 2nd in Nov of 2011, the last in Dec of 2012. All the prior ones corresponded to a Total Solar Eclipse. The 3^rd Gate is waiting for its ‘Key’ to open it or ‘initiate’ it as the esoterics describe it. The Last Stargate is projected to occur precisely on the Winter Solstice December 21, 2012 at (11:11am) if not at one of the Total Solar Eclipses of either May 20 or Nov 13 as a prelude?! It is at this time that the anticipated Cosmic Energy rays that will be emitted from the Galactic Core. This will also be coupled with the planetary configurations of the Cosmic T-Cross (Ankh) or ‘Key’ needed to complete the formula of ‘resurrection’ & perhaps accompanied satanic/occultic world-wide sacrificial frenzy on Earth to help ‘open’ this diabolical portal. This is the time also where science does confirm that our Solar System will pass a photon belt that might exacerbate the Solar Maximum. The effects on Earth could be freighting to contemplate. According to legend & prophecy, his last Stargate & Key is to complete the ‘galactic initiation’ of the ‘Dark Lord.’ He along with his entourage are to come through a Stargate/ or portal; much like what Madonna portrayed during the Super Bowl halftime show. If you reverse the pictures upside down you can see that her grand entrance is a depiction of the Fallen Angles, Titans waiting in the ‘Heavenlies’ to funnel down through a ‘Stargate’ to Earth through the twin Obelisk pillar Gate much like a birthing canal of a womb perhaps? This Gate had a symbol: an (X) monogram of the Black Sun combined with the (M) the 13^th letter of our alphabet. She also posed as a ‘Scarab’ on the throne. The upside down lions produces skull faces, etc. Hidden in plain sight this ‘black-mass’ was one of the largest satanic rituals ever performed to over 100 million worldwide. She had 3 outfits: a Golden winged-gown as the Queen of Heaven (Isis/Ishtar), a Grey Scarab outfit –resurrection agent (Scorpio), & a Black High-Priestess garb. Through ‘art & magic’ she as the piping piper led ‘the chorus of Christians’ & the ‘world’ to kneel & bow down before ‘Pan,’ the ‘Dark Lord’. This mocks the 3 offices of Jesus Christ as Prophet, Priest & King.

Back to the cosmic occurrences leading up to the Dec 21 date. All these cosmic events are but ingredients to a culmination/climax of diabolical proportions. To the esoteric, it is not a coming to an ‘End of the World’ but a ‘transition’. Reading the current headlines, all these prerequisites may not be without major cataclysmic events. What seemingly looks like a promised transition into ‘love, peace & brotherhood’ will only birth war, pain & death. This 3^rd & final ‘Stargate’ is to usher in the Dark Lord, a ‘Super-Man’ infused by lucifer’s power that will unite the world in the New Age. It may be all the more plausible after the pending global collapse or ‘Event’, be it economic, political, social, religious, extra-terrestrial or a combination of them all. This ‘Anti-Christ’ or ‘christ’ is projected to come on the scene to finish lucifer’s ‘Great Work’ –that of enthroning lucifer in the Temple of God in Jerusalem to be worshipped by all humanity forcefully at the penalty of death. This amounts to the capstone of the All-Seeing Eye coming down to complete the unfinished truncated pyramid of old- the Tower of Babel if you will.

 

The Celestial Key
Ophiuchus is the central key figure in this magical formula needed for the Dec 21, 2012 resurrection initiation to occur as prophesized. It has to do with his mythology. He is the ‘Great Physician’ one that has the ‘Elixir of Life’. This Elixir is none other than his Caduceus. This Caduceus is the ‘Key’ or ‘Ankh’ that has the power of resurrection. The Tau Cross or TAV resembles the modern letter (T). It was the symbol of Mithras & Tammuz. This ’Key’ is a major component needed to start the ‘resurrection’ process. It so happens that on Dec 21, 2012, a ‘T’ celestial configuration occurs in our Solar System with our Sun as the oval to complete the celestial ‘Ankh’. This configuration occurs when our Sun completes this needed planetary configuration of Uranus-Mars-Earth. In mythology, Apollo was sentenced to torment in the Abyss chained up until Hercules released him from his torment but not until the Key to the Abyss was configured by Ophiuchus. In reciprocity, Apollo raised Ophiuchus up to life, thus the Phoenix symbolism & association with Scorpio. This is to come about when Venus and Mercury are to be found in Ophiuchus at the time of the Galactic Alignments. This will happen at the Dec 21, 2012 date. To have this phenomena occur in ~26,000 years simultaneously is highly significant.

This ‘initiation’ does have explicit sexual overtones. The phallic Caduceus will somehow come into play as the union of our Solar System passes the Galactic Core or ‘womb’ as many would ascribe it to actually be. At that point in time, the ‘magic formula’ will be complete. It will be a coupling of Pluto, Venus & Mercury, the Ankh, & the cosmic rays of the Galactic Core as a witches potion mixed in a hot caldron. From this ‘cosmic copulation’, it is prophesied that the ‘christ’ will descend. The ‘Man-Child’ is to rule the next World Order. This ‘Key’ or cross is the ‘Ankh’ is a phallic –the symbol needed to initiate a ‘resurrection.’ This is the esoteric Obelisk (Washington Monument) or shaft of Ba‘al that is associated with the Scarab; a 555 number associated with resurrection. Once the ‘key’ is configured, Ophiuchus’ powers will be released & somehow resurrect Orion/Apollo. Whom this ‘Orion/Apollo’ will be remains to be seen. Other speculations speak of a Cosmic Tree initiated and/or configured from all the planetary positions in relation to the Galactic alignment to the Galactic Center.

The Tree of life
As is has already been noted, what is significant on Dec 21, 2012, is that at sunrise for the 1^st time in the nearly ~26,000 years, the sun will rise to conjunct the intersection of the Milky Way with the Plain of the Ecliptic. The Equinoxes & Solstices form a ‘cross’ (Tree) in the heavens that rotates every 26,000 years. This is where we get our current Great Cross alignment. These intertwined Cosmic Crosses are to many the embodiment of the Sacred Tree or as many other refer to the ‘Tree of Life’ that lends Immortality & wisdom. To many indigenous cultures, when this Cosmic Tree is configures –which is due to occur on Dec 21, 2012 there will be a ‘great rope’ (ray of light/bean) releases. Others ascribe that the photons and x-ray particles emitted to such a degree that when it hits us, it will change our DNA of those that are ‘ready’ to be transformed (Raptured?) & will be removed to a higher level of existence.

This occurrence will bring the ‘Grand Master’ or ‘serpent gods of old’ down its path to Earth to rule once again. What is interesting is that from this ‘tree, comes the serpent.’ It is interesting how this parallels the account of the Biblical Garden of Eden. It was lucifer coiled up the tree imparting knowledge & wisdom to the first humans. It was he who lied & deceived & caused the Fall of mankind into a false awakening. Thus In the esoteric, it is this ‘Sacred Tree’ that awakens us or we awaken in the tree.

 

Planet Pluto
Pluto (God of the underworld) is associated with being the Planet of radical transformation & the death/rebirth process. Pluto began to traverse the Galactic Core in 1990 & began its conjunction with the Ophiuchus in 2001, Sept 11. Pluto will complete its journey through Ophiuchus in 2012 & end its conjunction with our Galactic Center around 2014. In the occult, like Orion, Pluto is known as the Dark Lord (Darth Vader) that taught humanity civilization & brought the light/fire of knowledge.

Who is this ‘dark lord’? To some cultures, to some it is Quetzalcoatl who reigned over this Golden Age and is set to return in 2012. Christians await for Jesus’ 2^nd Coming in the same manner the ‘mystery’ luciferian religions await the return of their Dark Lord. Their ‘dark lord’ is none other than lucifer himself. He is to come through the ‘Golden Gate’, the door to Heaven in the same manner Jesus Christ literally went through the East Gate or ‘Golden Gate’ of Jerusalem in his ‘Triumphal Entry.’ At that time, he was publically proclaimed as the Messiah of Israel. In like manner Dec 21, 2012 is set to have some proclamation on a cosmic scale of a ‘figure’ to enter our time/domain to be proclaimed as the ‘messiah’.

 

Scorpio
Scorpio in the past was actually an eagle, & a fiery one at that, the infamous Phoenix. Scorpio’s stinger happens to be at the center of our Galaxy Core. In Dec 21, 2012, the Winter Solstice will be aligned to the Cosmic Serpent’s (Milky Way) mouth. It is ascribed to be the agent of resurrection as is Pluto. It is as when a snake sheds its old skin to grow a new one. Scorpio happens to lead to the gateway portal (Stargate) that will some day usher in the ‘lords’ of old to dwell with humanity at its final conclusion. In the esoteric, it as ascribed to as Isis, the consort of Orion or Osiris (Nimrod).

 

Transit of Venus

In the past 381 years, since recorded dates has been taken down, there have only been 6 transits of Venus occurring -which is very rare. What takes place is that during this transit, Venus lies directly in front of the Sun in line with our Earth. This ‘transit’ comes in pairs, 8 years apart. The first in our new millennium already happened in June 8, 2004, the next one is on June 6, 2012. Venus happens to have an 8-year pentagonal cycle that forms as it goes around our Sun. In the series of Sun-Venus conjunctions, the 8^th one happens to occur in 2012. The number ‘8’ has resurrection meaning in a Judeo-Christian context. This cycle makes exactly 13 revolutions during this 8-years rotation. This produces a unique pentagram 5-pointed star pattern in the heavens. Because of the Venus transit to happen in 2012, 2012 is considered a ‘passage year’.

What is also unique is how it makes a “planetary retrograde loop” spanning the constellations of Taurus & Orion. If there was ever a ‘picture of the Rapture of the Christian Church’, this would be it! The imagery is startling. It is no way insinuating that this event will be the Rapture but only suggestive in that the ’picture’ is what some Christians & the Bible depicted it to be. It will be but a course with significant symbolism: Venus swings by in a conjunction to the Pleiades (the 7 Maidens or Churches of the Book of Revelation). Then it proceeds near the pierced heel of the wounded Shepherd (Auriga). He is the Shepherd that laid down His life for the Sheep. Then Venus loops into the ‘Transit’ to conjunct with the Sun in the midst of Taurus’s horns. Venus then travels over Orion’s hand. At this stage, Venus stays stationary in the Hand of Orion (ORI64) sometime in August for a while before proceeding thereafter. This cosmic scenario is exactly what has been prophetically foretold by Jesus Christ himself concerning His Church/Bride on Earth at the point of the Rapture to come –as some interpret it. Christ, the Shepherd is to come for His 7 Churches & holds them in His hand as the Redeemer (Orion)  that no one can pluck them out as in the imagery of the Book Revelation exclaims. Some notable date correlations regarding this coming Transit of Venus:

From Comet Lovejoy in Orion to Venus in Orion: Apr 19 2012 – Aug 8, 2012 = 111 days

From Venus at Orion’s Hand to Blood Moon of Nov: Aug 8 2012 – Nov 28 2012 = 111 days

Solar Flares
It is theorized that the coming Dec 21, 2012 Earth-Sun alignment with the Galactic Center will convergence on some sort of galactic energy vortex. Scientists have confirmed that our Solar System will be entering a ‘photon belt’ as our Solar System traverses through the Galactic Center. Earth’s orbit will be fully immersed in this anticipated & documented energy cloud or ‘bubble’ by Dec 21, 2012. It so happens that this same time period coincides with the next major sunspot Solar Maximum flare-up that is 11 years to a cycle.

 

This ‘energy’ bean or zone will consist of gamma & x-rays that may effect our Sun in a negative cataclysmic way. This flare up can possibly exacerbate the seismic & volcanic activity currently being experienced. This zone to be entered may also change the Earth’s polarity. It has been documented that our North Pole is moving Fast! Perhaps at this time, our Sun may expand its size for a duration of time as some scientific computer models project. Others speculate that the Sun will emit an Electromagnetic Magnetic Pulse (EMP) to cause massive worldwide blackouts. All these scenarios seem fatalistic especially when humanity is said to be entering a ‘new’ time of harmonization, yet this is exactly what is needed according to the esoteric perspective; out of the ashes of the Old Age, comes the New. Perhaps.

 

Annular Total Solar Eclipse
On Nov 20, 2013 a very rare & special Annular Total Solar eclipse will occur. It will be an unusual type of hybrid in which a total eclipse is seen along some part of the lunar shadow across the surface of our planet. Likewise, the annular eclipse (gold ring) is also seen along the other part of the eclipse path. Interestingly, this Eclipse will cross of the Earth’s equator & Greenwich Meridian line at 0 latitude 0 latitude.

 

Some Timelines of Significant Events
From Comet Lovejoy in Orion to Venus in Orion Apr 19 2012 – Aug 8, 2012 = 111 days
From Venus in Orion’s hand (ORI64) to Blood Moon August 8, 2012 – November 28, 2012 = 111 days

From Rosh HaShana to Winter Solstice September 16, 2012 – December 21, 2012 = 96 days
From Venus in Orion’s hand (ORI64) to Solar Eclipse Aug 8, 2012 – Nov 28, 2012 = 96 days

From Spring Solstice to Pentecost Mar 20 – May 26, 2012 = 66 days
From Blood Moon to Venus at Orion’s Hand June 4, 2012 – August 8, 2012 = 66 day

From Purim to Spring Solstice March 7, 2012 – March 20, 2012 = 13 days
From Spring Solstice to Venus Transit March 20, 2012 – June 5, 2012 = 77 days

From Start of Venus Transit to Fall Equinox June 6, 2012 – September 15, 2012 = 101 days
From Venus in Orion (ORI64) to Rosh HaShana August 9, 2012 – September 16, 2012 = 40 days
>From Passover to Rosh HaShana April 7, 2012 – September 6, 2012 = 153 days

Some Sources
crystallinks.org
gnosticTemplers.org

greatdrams.com

halexandria.org

mediamender.com

nasa.com

timeanddate.com

watch.pair.com

wikipedia.com
zakas.org

Nando

Pastor F.M. Riley has done an excellent study in the subject of the heavens in the Bible.

His main point is to demonstrate that it is impossible to use eclipses and other stellar position of heavenly bodies to predict dates and events in the future.

His last observation about the yearly times reverting back to 360 days by a change in the orbit of the earth is right on the money as they say.

In previous posts I have stated this fact myself.

His study takes you to the many scriptures that support the view of the changing heavens during God’s timeline and is a wonderful study of the Word.

Thanks pastor Riley!

Nando

http://www.fivedoves.com/letters/feb2012/fmriley216-1.htm

F.M. Riley (16 Feb 2012)
“The Heavens”

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Truth you need to know about…..

By Pastor F. M. Riley

February 15, 2012

“The heavens declare the glory of God; and the firmament showeth His handiwork,” Psalm 19:1.

 

“For as the new heavens and the new earth, which I will make, shall remain before Me, saith the Lord, so shall your seed and your name remain,” Isaiah 66:22. 

 

Introduction

 

    Night after night people look up into the sky and see the Moon, the planets, the myriads of stars, and the constellations stretching out across the vastness of space.  This is such a “normal” thing that most people just take it for granted that the position and movement of these heavenly bodies in the sky above the earth is just the same today as it was when the Lord God created the heavens “in the beginning.”  Isn’t this correct?   It couldn’t be more WRONG!

But what difference does this make to mankind living on the earth today?  In view of where humanity is presently at in God’s great Plan of the Ages, this subject makes a great deal of difference.  Now I want to show our readers why……..

The First (original) Heavens

 

     “In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth,” Genesis 1:1. 

 

     This inspired Scripture sets forth the exact order in which the Lord God began the creation.  The heavens [Sun, Moon, stars, planets, constellations; etc.] and all of the angelic hosts were created first.   Sometime later the earth was created.  The inspired Word does not tell us how much later, but it was after the creation of the heavens and all their hosts.  But God’s Word does make it clear that the order in which the Lord God created was exactly as set forth in Genesis 1:1.

     Notice what the Lord God explicitly said to the patriarch Job in Job 38:4-7,

     “Where wast thou when I laid the foundations of the earth?  Declare, if thou hast understanding. 

     Who hath laid the measures thereof, if thou knowest?  Or who hath stretched the line upon it?

     Whereupon are the foundations thereof fastened?  Or who laid the corner stone thereof;

     When the morning stars sang together, and all the sons of God shouted for joy?”

     These Scriptures alone [and there are others] make it clear that the heavens and all of the angelic hosts had already been created and were in existence before the Lord God created the earth and mankind upon it.  In fact, these Scriptures in the Book of Job make it clear that the creation of the earth was an event that brought great joy and rejoicing to all of the angelic hosts, for when the Lord God “laid the foundations of the earth,” the “morning stars” broke forth into singing and “all the sons of God shouted for joy.”  This indicates that the angelic hosts were aware that the Lord God was creating the earth for a special purpose.  They apparently were aware of the purpose, and rejoiced in the Lord’s  creation of the earth.

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     This passage in Job 38 also makes it obvious that “the anointed cherub” of Ezekiel 28:11-19 [one of a higher order of angels] had not yet rebelled against God at that time, and had not yet led one-third of the angelic hosts into rebellion with him becoming the one we know today as “Satan.”  Since the Scriptures here explicitly state, “all the sons of God shouted for joy,” then it is obvious that at that time “the anointed cherub” was still in allegiance to the Lord.  

The inspired Word does not tell us about the positions in space and the movements of the heavenly bodies as originally created in eternity past before the earth was created.  What the Scripture does tell us is that the Lord God “…hath made every thing beautiful in His time:…..,” Ecclesiastes 3:11.   From this statement we have Scriptural reason to believe that the heavens as originally created were beautiful, and were set in their positions in space exactly according to the purpose for which the Lord God had created them.  Glory to God!

Then at some point in “time” after the creation of the earth, and obviously before the creation of Adam and Eve, the heart of the “anointed cherub” was “lifted up” in pride in his own beauty [Ezekiel 28:17] and he instigated an insurrection against the Lord God who had created him, leading one-third of the angelic hosts into rebellion with him. His insurrection against God resulted in WAR between the one-third of the angels who followed him, and the two-thirds of the angels who remained loyal to “Elohim,” their Creator.  In the war, fought by supernatural spiritual beings possessing supernatural spiritual powers, both the earth and the heavens came into a state of “tohu wa bohu;” “waste and desolation,” Genesis 1:2.  That this was not the state in which the heavens and the earth were created is explicitly stated in Isaiah 45:18, “For thus saith the Lord that created the heavens; God Himself that formed the earth and made it; He hath established it, He created it not in vain [not in tohu…formless; waste], He formed it to be inhabited [a habitable place]: I am the Lord; and there is none else.” 

     I am aware that some readers do not want to believe this, but their unbelief won’t change what God’s Word states and teaches one iota.  Unless some reader can produce absolute Scriptural proof of the exact time and circumstances when “the anointed cherub” rebelled against the Lord God, then I will have to stay with what the inspired Word actually and literally  reveals about his past and his fall.   Carefully study the entire passage in Ezekiel 28:11-19. 

      The Hebrew word translated as “was” in Genesis 1:2 is the word, “haya.”  See Gesenius Hebrew-Chaldee Lexicon, pages 221-222, Strong’s No. 1961.  This Hebrew word can mean either “to become; to happen; to be done; change of state; the occurring of events,” or this word can also mean “a state of being; a state of existence.”  It is obvious that the King James translators chose to render the word as “was,” meaning a state of being or existence.  However, it is more than coincidence that the exact same Hebrew word occurs in Genesis 19:26 where the Scripture explicitly states, “But his wife looked back from behind him, and she became a pillar of salt.”    Being a pillar of salt certainly was not the original state of Lot’s wife.  I also seriously doubt that  the earth was originally a dead, dark, planet of waste and desolation.  Think about it!  Hello!

The point of these statements, for the purposes of this study, is that the original heavens set forth in the solar system above the earth by the Lord God were “CHANGED” and “passed away,” [Matthew 24:35] apparently during the time of the Satanic rebellion, and were  replaced by “new heavens.”  What makes me so certain about this?  I’m so glad you asked…….

 

The Second Heavens

 

     In Genesis 1:2 the Scripture explicitly states, “…and darkness was upon the face of the deep.  And the Spirit of God moved upon the face of the waters.” 

     This Scripture makes it clear that at that point in time the entire earth [likely the entire solar system] was in total darkness.  A careful study of the root word translated as “waters” in this verse suggests that it speaks of frozen water.  In other words, earth at that point in time was a

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cold, frozen, dark, dead, empty, lifeless planet.  There obviously was no land mass above the waters.  The frozen water was covering the entire surface of the earth.  The earth at that time was truly “tohu wa bohu” [waste and desolation], exactly as stated in this Scripture.

But it is also clear that “the Spirit of God” was not satisfied with that situation.  The Hebrew word translated as “moved” in Genesis 1:2 literally is the equivalent of our English word, “brooded,” referring to a mother hen “brooding” over her eggs or young chicks.  See Strong’s No. 7363.  Compare the statement of the Lord Jesus in Matthew 23:37 and Luke 13:34.  We know that a hen “broods” over her eggs or young chicks in order to bring forth or preserve new life.  So it was with the “brooding” of God’s Holy Spirit.   The “Spirit of God moved upon the face of the waters” in order to bring forth new life.  Praise the Lord!   

DAY ONE…….The very first thing done by “God” [Elohim…the Triune Godhead] on this first day of a new week [Sunday] was to introduce “light” upon this chaotic scene, and He did so in order to dispel the darkness, 1:3-5.  “Light” not only illuminates, but it is also the source of “heat” and “life.”  Read John 1:1-4 and 1 John 1:5.

      While this was an event which literally occurred approximately 6,000 years ago, any true believer should be able to discern the spiritual type set forth in this account.  The resurrection      of the dark chaotic earth on this first day of the week [Sunday] in Genesis 1:3-5 typifies the resurrection of the Lord Jesus Christ which likewise occurred on “the first day of the week” [Matthew 28:1; Mark 16:2; 16:9; Luke 24:1; John 20:1; 20:19], and it also typifies what occurs in the dark fallen heart of every lost soul when one truly begins to seek the Lord for salvation, Ephesians 2:4-6. The spiritual light of Christ illuminates the soul, enabling the repentant seeking soul to call upon and receive the Lord for salvation.   Read 2 Corinthians 4:3-6.   Praise the Lord!  Glory to God!  Hallelujah!        

      Obviously the introduction of “light” involved high temperatures accompanying the light [the Scriptures do not reveal the temperatures involved], which brought about an immediate melting of the ice.   This “light” was obviously coming from out of the heavens above the earth, exactly as   the Lord Jesus Christ [John 8:12] came down from Heaven as “the light of the world” [John 8:12]    to redeem fallen mankind out of the darkness and depravity of sin, John 1:29; 3:12-15.

     It is then obvious that the work done by God on this first day of the week in Genesis 1:3-5 originated from the heavens above the earth.   Again, the spiritual truth set forth here is that the Lord God reaches down from Heaven to bring fallen mankind to salvation.  It is never a case of fallen man lost in the darkness of sin reaching upwards to find God!  Read 1 John 4:9-10. 

     DAY TWO…….On the second day of the week [Monday] in Genesis 1:6-8 the Lord God again worked in the heavens.  This time He literally removed some of the water from off the surface of the earth and suspended it in the heavens above the earth.  This suspended water could have taken the form of “ice rings” around the earth, or even around other planets in the solar system.  Or, the suspended water could have formed a “canopy” over the whole earth.  Either method of suspension would have tempered earth’s climate, giving the whole earth an almost ideal climate for the growth of both vegetation and human and other life forms which would be created before the conclusion of the week.   To say that our God is “awesome” is an understatement!

DAY FOUR…….Yes, I am skipping over Day Three because this study is primarily concerned with the heavens.  Days three, five, six, and seven are concerned only with events on the earth.

On the fourth day of the week [Wednesday] in Genesis 1:14-19 “God made two great lights” and “set them in the firmament [expanse; space] of the heaven.”  It is obvious to any true believer that these Scriptures are speaking of the Sun around which all the heavenly bodies in the solar system revolve, and the Moon which revolves around the earth.  In spite of the dumb  theories of unbelieving evolutionary scientists, the inspired Word clearly points out that these two heavenly bodies were “made” and set in place only approximately 6,000 years ago.  I don’t hesitate to say that men [and women] living on this earth today need to make up their minds as to “what” they are going to believe; the supernaturally inspired Word of Almighty God, or the

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“willingly ignorant” utterances of some who call themselves “scientists.”  See 1 Timothy 6:20-21 and “by faith” take it to heart!   It does make a difference what one believes, Matthew 7:13-14; Romans 10:17; 1 Corinthians 1:18. 

     Notice that these two great heavenly bodies were “made” from matter already in existence.  The Hebrew word is “asa,” Strong’s No. 6213.  It is not “bara,” the Hebrew word for “create.” There was no creative act being performed on this fourth day.  Rather, the Lord God took  matter already in existence and formed, shaped, and fashioned these heavenly bodies, [the stars also, 1:16] and then set them in position in the sky above the earth exactly as He wanted them.

Notice also that the Lord explicitly stated the purposes for these heavenly bodies…….

[1]   “And God said, Let there be lights in the firmament [space; expanse] of the heaven to divide the day from the night;…..

     [2]     …and let them be for signs…..

     [3]     …and for seasons…..

[4]     …and for days…..

     [5]     …and years,” 1:14.    

     [6]    “And let them be for lights in the firmament of the heaven to give light upon the earth: and it was so,” 1:15.

     [7]      “And God made two great lights; the greater light to rule the day,

     [8]      and the lesser light to rule the night:….,” 1:16. 

These are the explicitly stated purposes for these “two great lights” which the Lord God set in the heavens above the earth.  They were quite evidently to “mark” the passing of time; that is, days and nights, seasons, certain days within a season, and years.  They were also “to rule;” the Sun “to rule the day” and the Moon “to rule the night,” Psalm 19:1-6. 

     Once again there are some wonderful spiritual types set forth in this account.  It is a Scriptural truth that the Lord Jesus Christ is typified in God’s Word by the Sun.  See Psalm 84:11, Isaiah 60:19-20, Malachi 4:2, Matthew 17:2, Revelation 1:16, 10:1, and other similar Scriptures.  It is also a historical truth that the Lord Jesus Christ came into the world as “a man” 4,000 years after the creation of Adam, in other words, on Wednesday, the fourth day of God’s great week, 2 Peter 3:8.  Concerning Christ becoming “man,” read also Hebrews 10:5-7. 

     Also notice the order set forth in Genesis 1:14-16.  The Sun was made first, then the Moon.  Just as the Moon reflects the light of the Sun upon the earth at night, so the Lord’s church was brought into existence to reflect the light of the Lord Jesus Christ [Philippians 2:15] upon the earth during this present “dispensation of grace,” Ephesians 3:2.  Typically, this present dispensation is the “night time” of human history, with humanity headed towards the “day of God,” Romans 13:11-12; 1 Thessalonians 5:1-7; 2 Peter 3:12-13.  The Moon is then a type of the Lord’s church, just as the Sun is a type of the Lord Himself.

I would also point out that in spite of what some attempt to make the Scriptures say based on their own faulty reading of them, the Sun and Moon will endure “for ever.”  The 72^nd Psalm is a prophetic Psalm looking forward to the righteous reign of the Lord Jesus Christ over the whole Kingdom of God.  Read the entire Psalm, noticing especially verses 5, 7, and 17.  Read also Psalm 89:36-37.  Then lift up your voices and give praise to the Lord!  Glory to God!

I ask our readers to keep these stated purposes for these heavenly bodies in mind as we continue this study, for I will refer to them again later in this study.          

     It should now be glaringly obvious to any reader willing to deal honestly with the Scriptures, that in Genesis 1:3-5, 1:6-8, and 1:14-19 the Lord God was working in the heavens.  Therefore the first heavens as originally created were “CHANGED,” and the second order [position and movement] of the heavens came into being.

This second order of the heavens functioned above the earth until the time of the flood in the days of Noah [a period of 1,656 years].  But preceding the flood great “signs” of the impending world disaster and God’s judgment upon wicked humanity began to appear in the heavens.  How

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do I know this to be true?  Because the Lord Jesus Christ Himself explicitly stated, “And as it was in the days of Noah, so shall it be also in the days of the Son of man,” Luke 17:26.  The context in which this passage occurs is clearly speaking of the end of this present age or dispensation, followed by the second coming of Christ.  Read it for yourself!  Notice also the Lord’s statements in Luke 21:11 and 21:25-28.    Are we who are living today seeing such “signs” appear in the heavens?   Have we seen such “signs” and “fearful sights” appear in the heavens on an ever increasing scale since Israel was re-established as a nation again in 1948?   Every truthful reader knows the answer to these questions.  Since we are seeing these “signs” appearing in the heavens today, then it is obvious from the statement of the Lord Himself, that such “signs” also appeared in the heavens above the earth preceding the flood in the days of Noah.   God’s judgment of humanity by water in the days of Noah is only a type of God’s judgment of humanity by fire during the swiftly approaching Tribulation period.

Then the flood came, Genesis 7:11-12; 7:17-24.  In that terrible flood of God’s judgment upon  wicked pre-flood humanity who had turned away from Him, both the earth and the heavens in the sky above the earth were “CHANGED” and “passed away” being replaced by a third set of  “new heavens.”  How do I know this to be so?   The inspired Word of God explicitly says so!

“For this they willingly are ignorant of, that by the Word of God the heavens were of old, and the earth standing out of the water and in the water:  Whereby the world that then was, being overflowed with water, perished:  But the heavens and the earth, which are now, by the same Word are kept in store, reserved unto fire against the day of judgment and perdition of ungodly men,” 2 Peter 3:5-7. 

     These inspired Scriptures make it clear that the heavens preceding the flood “perished” in the flood, even as did the earth and wicked humanity upon the face of the earth.  After the flood “new heavens” were set in order [position; movement] above the earth for the third time.

The Third Heavens

This third set of heavens are the same heavens which were in existence when the Lord God brought Abraham “…forth abroad, and said, Look now toward heaven, and tell [enscribe; write] the stars, if thou be able to number [enscribe; write] them: and He said unto him, So shall thy seed be,” Genesis 15:5.  What did Abraham see in “the stars” that day that was so impressive that “…he believed in the Lord; and He counted it to him for righteousness,” Genesis 15:6?  Try “the gospel” [Galatians 3:6-9] written in “the Mazzaroth,” Job 38:32.  Yes, I deliberately used that word so some “hard headed” believers will have to look it up to see what it really means, 2 Timothy 2:15.  It should be highly enlightening!

  These are also the same heavens which have remained from the time following the flood right to this present time.  These third new heavens remain right to this present hour because the Scriptures explicitly state that they are “kept in store” and “reserved.” 

     “Willingly ignorant”  evolutionary scientists [and equally ignorant “religious” scoffers] make their bold pronouncements that the heavenly bodies [planets] in the solar system have been there for umpteen billions of years never varying in their orbits and revolutions over a second or two in a thousand years or more.  Hogwash!  Balderdash!  Ignorance gone to seed!  Barf!

Why do these planets not vary in their orbits and revolutions?  Why are they so precise that mankind sets their clocks by them, and today calculates their space launches based on their precise orbits?  Let those who are truly “in the faith” believe what God’s inspired Word actually and literally says.  The planets presently in the solar system do not vary in their orbits and revolutions because they are “kept in store” and “reserved” by the Lord God of Heaven.   I urge every reader to right now read Colossians 1:16-17 and believe what it says!  Hello!

But will the present arrangement of the heavens continue to be so precise in their orbits and

 

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revolutions?  Absolutely not!   The inspired Apostle plainly states that these present heavens “are kept in store, reserved unto fire…..,” 2 Peter 3:7, and “unto fire” they will go!  God’s inspired Word proclaims it and every reader can count on it!

This same beloved Apostle Peter, just three Scriptures later explicitly wrote,

     “But 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 [in addition to the heavens] and the works that are therein shall be burned up,” 2 Peter 3:10.

     Could this be stated any plainer?  See also Isaiah 13:6-14 and 24:1-23.  Each of these Scripture portions are prophecies of the coming Tribulation period, and each explicitly point out that major upheavals will occur in the heavens, even to the extent that the earth itself will be moved out of its present orbit in the solar system.  See Isaiah 13:13-14 and 24:17-20.  Hello!

When will these terrible things occur?  During the coming “day of the Lord” [Tribulation], exactly as stated in Isaiah 13:6, 13:9, and 2 Peter 3:10.  Since these things are to occur during the coming Tribulation period, our readers should also carefully study the Tribulation passages about the heavens in Revelation 6:12-17, 8:1-5, 8:6-13, 9:1-2, 10:1, 11:6, 11:12, 11:19, 12:1-5, 12:7-12, 13:13, 14:6-17, 15:5-8, 16:8-11, 16:17-18; 16:21, 18:1, 18:5, 18:20, 19:1-2, 19:11-17, and 20:1-2.  There are also many Old Testament prophecies that give insight into what is going to occur in and to the heavens during the coming Tribulation period.

It is sufficient to say that during the next seven years of the Tribulation period the present  positions and movements of the heavens above the earth will be totally “CHANGED,” and the present order of the heavens will “pass away,” Matthew 24:35. 

     Significantly, this is exactly what is explicitly stated in Psalm 102:25-26, “Of old hast Thou laid the foundation of the earth: and the heavens are the work of Thy hands.  They shall perish, but Thou shalt endure: yea, all of them shall wax old like a garment; as a vesture shalt Thou change them, and they shall be changed.”  Thus this third arrangement of the heavens above the earth will be “CHANGED” and “pass away” just like the previous two heavens in and above the solar system above the earth did!

                  

The Fourth Heavens

After the Tribulation is concluded by the visible, bodily return of the Lord Jesus Christ in triumph and glory back to the earth, a new arrangement of the heavens above the earth will have taken place.  See Isaiah 60:1-3 and 65:17-25.  The Lord Himself will reign over redeemed Israel and all the surviving nations from the city of Jerusalem, Ezekiel 43:1-7.  The entire city of Jerusalem and much [or perhaps all] of the land of Israel [all the land promised to Abraham by an everlasting covenant…Genesis 15:18; 17:1-8] will be “lighted” by the glory [shining radiance] of the Lord Himself, Isaiah 60:19-20. 

This passage in Isaiah 60 and likewise the passage in Revelation 21:23 does not mean that there will no longer be a sun or moon in the heavens above the earth.  Such a theory totally contradicts the plain statements of the Lord set forth in Psalm 72, Psalm 89, and other passages in God’s inspired Word.  Some folks need to learn how to read the Scriptures.  The passage in Isaiah 60:19 simply says, “The sun shall be no more thy light by day; neither for brightness shall the moon give light unto thee: but the Lord shall be unto thee an everlasting light, and thy God thy glory.”  Now does this Scripture say anything about the Sun and Moon going out of existence or ceasing to exist?  Well…??  The same thing is true of Revelation 21:23.  Neither of these passages state or even imply that the Sun and Moon will cease to exist.  What both passages do make clear is that neither of these heavenly bodies will be needed to give light in the earthly Jerusalem where the Lord Jesus Christ Himself will be reigning, or in the New Jerusalem in Heaven where the glory of both the Lord and the Heavenly Father will “lighten” the city.   Is this too hard for some readers to grasp?

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     Tell me, when the Sun comes up in the morning do the planets, stars, and constellations in the heavens cease to exist?  Of course not!  They simply fade out of sight during the day because of the excessive brightness of the Sun.  Hello!   Likewise, when the Sun by day and the Moon by night pass over the land of Israel during the future Millennial Kingdom of Christ, those heavenly bodies will simply fade out of sight due to the excessive light coming forth from the glory of the Lord Himself.   Hallelujah!  Praise the Lord!  Glory to God!   Thank you Lord Jesus!

What great things the Lord will show to His people “in the ages to come,” Ephesians 2:7.  Lift up your hearts and voices and give Him praise and honor and glory!

The Fifth (and final) Heavens

This fourth set of heavens will continue in position and movement throughout the 1,000 years of the Millennial Kingdom, but at the end of the Millennial Kingdom they too will be “CHANGED” and “pass away.”  How can I be so sure of this?  The inspired Word of God says so!

I have already referred to 2 Peter 3:10 in this study, but let’s look at it again.  This inspired Scripture explicitly states, “But the day of the Lord [Tribulation] 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.”  This Scripture clearly predicts a cleansing of the heavens and the earth by fire during the coming  Tribulation period.  But now let’s keep reading…….

“Seeing then that all these things shall be dissolved, what manner of persons ought ye to be in all holy conversation [manner of life] and godliness. 

     Looking for and hasting [hastening] 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?

     Nevertheless we, according to His promise, look for new heavens and a new earth, wherein dwelleth righteousness,” 2 Peter 3:11-13. 

Now those readers who seriously study the Scriptures should easily be able to see that these inspired Scriptures plainly point out that there are TWO CLEANSINGS OF THE HEAVENS AND THE EARTH BY FIRE!  The “day of the Lord” and the “day of God” are not the same periods of time.  They are two completely different periods of time separated by a thousand years.   The “day of the Lord” refers to the seven year Tribulation period, but the “day of God” refers to the future eternal age which follows the 1,000 years Millennial Kingdom.   Hello!

Yes, I am well aware of what is traditionally taught, that the earth will be cleansed by fire only once!  Hang men’s traditional teaching!  It is time for true believers to get back to serious study of God’s Word and learn how to “rightly divide” it instead of glibly accepting what some boasted “scholar” would like to make it say.  Remember, Romans 3:4 is still in the Bible.

But why would the heavens and the earth need to be cleansed by fire a second time at the end of the Millennial Kingdom?   Yes, by the grace of God I do know the answer, but that question is a study within itself and I do not have the time or space to do justice to the subject in this present study.  I would suggest that any reader who wants to study this subject in more depth request my series of studies on The Ages to Come.  Read them and then ask all the questions you want.

In the transition period between the end of the Millennial Kingdom and the beginning of the Eternal Age the inspired Word explicitly states,

“For, behold, I create new heavens and a new earth: and the former shall not be remembered, nor come into mind,” Isaiah 65:17.

    “For as the new heavens and the new earth, which I will make, shall remain before Me, saith the Lord, so shall your seed and your name remain,” Isaiah 66:22. 

     “And I saw a new heaven and a new earth: for the first heaven and the first earth were passed away; and there was no more sea,” Revelation 21:1. 

     These Scriptures make it clear that as mankind enters into the Eternal Age following the

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Millennial Kingdom the Lord will set in place a fifth set of heavenly bodies.  These heavens [Sun, Moon, planets, stars, constellations, etc.] will be different from all four of the previous heavenly systems which served their appointed purpose for their appointed time and then “passed away.”  This fifth set of heavens above the earth will NEVER “pass away.”  Rather, they will “remain”  before the Lord forever, exactly as pointed out in Isaiah 66:22.  I urge our readers to carefully study Haggai 2:6-7 and Hebrews 12:25-29.  Glory to God!  Hallelujah!  Praise the Lord!

Obvious Truth…….

 

     In this study I have set before our readers Scriptural evidence; book, chapter, and verse, that there has never been anything stable about the heavens above the earth.  Since “the beginning” the heavens above the earth have already changed twice, and we are presently living under the third set of heavens right now.  This third set of heavens, according to the inspired Scriptures, will be totally changed during the coming Tribulation period, which is staring humanity in the face even as I write, 2 Peter 3:10.  Then the fourth set of heavens [Millennial heavens] will be followed by a final fifth set of heavens [Eternal Age heavens].    

Another Obvious Truth…….

 

     In Genesis 1:14-18 the Lord graciously told humanity the exact purposes for which He had created and made the heavens.  Their stated purposes were: [1] lights to divide day from night, [2] signs, [3] seasons, [4] days, [5] years, [6] to give light on the earth, [7] to rule the day, and [8] to rule the night.  Now turn again and read the passage for yourself.  Do you see anywhere in that passage, or anywhere else in the Scriptures that states that  the heavens are to be used to predict and “date” coming events?  Hello!

A Glaring Difference…….

 

     Folks, wake up!  There is a glaring difference between “Astronomy” and “Astrology.”

In Isaiah 47 the Lord God sternly rebuked Israel and the Jewish people for turning to “sorceries” and “enchantments” for knowledge and guidance and deliverance.  Read the whole chapter.   Notice especially verse 13.  In this verse the Lord God Himself explicitly stated, “Thou art wearied in the multitude of thy counsels.  Let now the astrologers, the stargazers, the monthly prognosticators, stand up, and save thee from these things that shall come upon thee.”  In the context, this Scripture clearly associates the “sorceries” and “enchantments” with astrology, star gazing, and monthly horoscopes. See also Leviticus 19:31, 20:27, Deuteronomy 18:9-14, Isaiah 22:1, and Zephaniah 1:4-5.   

      Studying the heavens is one thing, and is today generally referred to as “Astronomy.”  Even King David “studied” the heavens, but carefully notice why he studied them, Psalm 19:1-14.  On the other hand, using the heavens to predict the future is quite another thing.   It is in fact nothing but reverting to “pagan astrology.”  Any true believer who has carefully studied their Bible, and even secular history, knows that “astrology” has always been used by the pagan nations in an effort to predict the future.  No Scripture in all of God’s Word ever authorizes anyone to use the heavens to predict or “date” future events.   When people do such, they have already left God’s Word and are engaging in pagan astrology, a practice that the Lord God Himself explicitly stated is “an abomination unto the Lord,” Deuteronomy 18:12. 

As a young preacher, I never dreamed in my wildest imagination that I would live to see the day when pagan astrology was brought into the churches and the ranks of Christianity and “passed off” as Bible truth.  Yet it has arrived!  It is here!   May the Lord have mercy on those who are engaging in such wicked pagan practices.  I repeat!  No where in God’s Word is there any Scriptural authorization for using the heavens to predict and “date” the future!  None!

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Why such “dating” will fail…….

 

     If our readers haven’t already figured it out, then I want to make it as plain as I know how.

This present third set of heavens above the earth is already beginning to show “signs” of “CHANGING” in view of the swiftly approaching Tribulation period.   The Apostle Peter explicitly declared in his second epistle, “But 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…….,” 2 Peter 3:10.  Do our readers believe this to be true?  Will this prophecy literally come to pass?  Don’t hem or haw around!  Just give an honest, straight forward answer.  Do you really believe God’s Word or not?

By the grace of God, I KNOW God’s Word is true!   Therefore, just what makes some “professing Christians” so sure they can calculate the “dates” when events are going to occur during the Tribulation based on the present movement of the heavens above the earth?  Well…??

There are at least two factors at work which many people have failed to consider…….

[1] It is obvious that during the Tribulation the heavens as they presently exist are going to be changed.  In other words, their positions and movements in the solar system and the sky above the earth will not remain the same as they are today.  Hello!

I suggest every reader carefully review those passages dealing with the heavens in the Book of Revelation.  Won’t the heavens be effected by the opening of the sixth seal in 6:12-17?  Well…??  How about fire being cast into the earth from the heavens in 8:1-5?  Then there is the sounding of the first four Trumpets in 8:6-12.  Aren’t every one of the four Trumpets dealing with judgments coming out of the heavens?  Well…??  Then there is the first woe recorded in 9:1-11.  Doesn’t the Scripture specifically say that a star falls “from heaven unto the earth”?  Well…??  How about the “war” taking place in the heavens in 12:7-12?  Won’t it have some effect on the positions and movements of the heavens?   I think I have made my point!  There will be great “changes” in the heavens during the Tribulation, whether some want to believe it or not.

[2]   The Lord Jesus Christ Himself explicitly stated, “And except those days should be shortened, there should no flesh be saved: but for the elect’s sake those days shall be shortened,” Matthew 24:22.   No, I do not know how the Lord God is going to bring this to pass, but the Lord predicted it and that settles it!  The Lord Jesus whom I serve in truth is not a liar.  He stated that the days will be shortened, and therefore it will come to pass!  PERIOD!  I might also add that it was the Lord Himself who explicitly stated in Matthew 24:35, “Heaven and earth shall pass away, but My words shall not pass away.”

Obvious Conclusions

     Now in view of these inspired statements in the Word of God [2 Peter 3:10; Matthew 24:22; 24:35], just what Scriptural proof is there for claiming that the projected eclipses [and other prophesied events], based on the present positions and movements of the planets within the solar system, will even occur on the exact days claimed for them in 2015 and 2016?   In fact, will they occur at all?   Hello!

It is claimed by one theorist that there will be a solar eclipse on September 13, 2015, the eve of Rosh Ha-Shanah, and the next day the second coming of Christ will occur.  [Whatever happened to the seven year Tribulation?]. Then by counting backwards 1,260 days, it is also claimed that the Anti-christ will come to power on April 3, 2012.

Gee, I wish I knew as much as this fellow “thinks” he knows.   In view of both Peter’s statement and the Lord’s statement, I am made to wonder how this fellow knows that a solar eclipse will occur on the eve of Rosh Ha-Shanah in 2015?   In fact, how does he know that Rosh Ha-Shanah will even occur on the “date” during the Tribulation assigned to it based on the present positions and movements of the heavens?   The Scriptures still say the present order and movement of the heavens is going to be “CHANGED” and “pass away” during the Tribulation period.  Hello!

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     I would like to point out one more truth for our readers before concluding this study, a truth that most “prophecy students” today are either not aware of or which they simply ignore.

It is a documented historical fact that every nation and people on earth in 701 B.C. adjusted  their calendars from a calendar year of 360 days to the year to a calendar year of 365.2422 days to the year.   Obviously, this was necessary because the orbit of the earth had slightly “changed” just enough to add 5.2422 days to the length of time it takes for the earth to make one orbit around the Sun.  Well, isn’t this interesting?

Now I would like for those readers who claim to seriously study the Scriptures to tell me the length of a year based on seven years consisting of 2,520 days.   In other words, two periods back to back of 1,260 days to each period.  Now how many days would each year contain?  Hello!

Let’s make it simple!  2,520 divided by 7 equals 360.   It sure looks to me like the Lord God is going to change the orbit of the earth during the Tribulation period, bringing earth’s orbit back to a 360 day year, exactly as it was in ancient times.  Is that possible?

Look again at Isaiah 13:13, “Therefore I will shake the heavens, and the earth shall remove out of her place, in the wrath of the Lord of hosts, and in the day of His fierce anger.” 

     And again in Isaiah 24:18-20, “……the foundations of the earth do shake.  The earth is clean dissolved [broken up], the earth is moved exceedingly.  The earth shall reel to and fro like a drunkard, and shall be removed like a cottage; and the transgression thereof shall be heavy upon it; and it shall fall, and not rise again.” 

     Both of these Scripture passages plainly indicate that during [or perhaps right at the beginning of] the coming Tribulation period the earth is going to be moved out of its present orbit.   The Lord God will slightly “change” the orbit of the earth once more so that it will revert back to a 360 day year.   360 is the number of degrees in a perfect circle.  The Lord God of Heaven is perfect in all His ways, Deuteronomy 32:3-4; 2 Samuel 22:31; Psalm 18:30.  Glory to God!  Praise the Lord!  Hallelujah!  Thank you Lord Jesus!

Conclusion

 

     Dear readers, by the grace of God, I have been enabled to set before you the truth of God’s Word.   I hope this study has been enlightening and will be a blessing to every reader.  My prayer is that this study will help true believers to identify and avoid the many deceivers and “false teachers” who are sowing the seeds of confusion and division in the churches and among God’s people today.   May the Lord graciously grant His grace and mercy to every reader.

If there are readers who need spiritual help, please feel free to contact me.  I will be glad to study God’s Word with you, pray with you, and help you in any way I can to find salvation and peace, or assurance of salvation, in the Lord Jesus.   Please read John 3:16, 3:36, 5:24, 14:6, Acts 4:12, 16:30-31, 20:21, Romans 10:8-13, Ephesians 2:8-10, and 1 John 5:13. 

 

    “Even so, come, Lord Jesus,” Revelation 22:20. 

 

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