Prophecies and Celestial Markers Pointing to the Time of Sorrow Starting in November 2016

Rev 12:1  And there appeared a great wonder in heaven; a woman clothed with the sun, and the moon under her feet, and upon her head a crown of twelve stars: 2  And she being with child cried, travailing in birth, and pained to be delivered. 3 And there appeared another wonder in heaven; and behold a great red dragon, having seven heads and ten horns, and seven crowns upon his heads. 4 And his tail drew the third part of the stars of heaven, and did cast them to the earth: and the dragon stood before the woman which was ready to be delivered, for to devour her child as soon as it was born. 5 And she brought forth a man child, who was to rule all nations with a rod of iron: and her child was caught up unto God, and to his throne.

I have been studying prophecy for more than 25 years and one of the intriguing passages in God’s Word, is the one that is given above. It is a yet future prophecy, but with very little time left before its fulfilment at the time of writing this document. Little did I know the depth of the revelation that would be revealed to me when I set out to investigate this in depth. I believe, as I will also demonstrate, that what we have before us is something incredible, probably one of the most significant periods of time that will change the course of life on earth as we know it now and issue in a new and terrible dispensation for the world.

If you have given your life to the Lord Jesus or if you belong to the nation of Israel, I urge you to consider reading the Bible and to see whether the statements made in this study is in fact true. Also, compare what is written in the Bible to what has been written and prophesied in the Tanakh and find out for yourself whether what is said is true or not. Do not blindly accept my or anybody else’s opinion on issues that could have an eternal impact on your soul, without investigating it for yourself. Also, if you are Jewish, remember that the entire New Testament was written by people of the nation Israel and this portion of God’s Word to the world, was also inspired by God, letter-for-letter precisely in the same manner as with the Tanakh, and this can be proven. I believe that when you bring the Old and New Testament together, you unlock the secrets hidden by God in both and the Word of God becomes alive before your eyes and within your spirit.

Pro_25:2 It is the glory of God to conceal a thing: but the honour of kings is to search out a matter.

The focus of this study concerns the vision of the “Great Wonder” of Revelation 12 that John received from Jesus Christ on the Island of Patmos when he wrote the Book of Revelation. We will specifically consider how this vision relates to our world today and the times that we live in as well as how this fits into history and how both the Old and New Testaments focus on this time period. We will consider the symbolism that is mentioned in this passage as well as the literal aspects of celestial bodies in the heavens that has only been revealed to us through technology, recently available to us. We will also look at the following aspects: The importance and purpose of this sign, the timing of the sign and how other prophecies and the Jewish Feasts (also, known as The Lord’s Feasts) relate to this event and provide more insight. Finally, we will also look at some of the implications for those living at the time when this sign occurs.

If you believe that God inspired his Word and kept it unchanged over the course of history and also believe that his Word is the Truth (if not, you are welcome to download my e-book: “Factual Faith – Belief Founded on Truth” to see why God’s Word, The Bible that includes both Old and New Testaments, can be trusted with 100% confidence. Please download the e-book from this Link), you will know that God created the sun and the moon with very specific purposes stated in Genesis 1. Firstly, the sun and the moon were created to divide day from night, but this is not stated as being their primary purpose. What is in fact stated in the passage below, indicates that the primary purpose assigned to the celestial bodies is to act as God’s timepiece in signalling and marking God’s appointed times according to Genesis 1:14:

And God said, Let there be lights in the firmament of the heaven to divide the day from the night; and let them be for signs, and for seasons, and for days, and years:

The function of establishing days and years, as can be seen above, only comes as a secondary function. In Hebrew, the words for signs and seasons are translated as “markers” or “signals” that point to God’s “mo’edim” or “appointed times” or “scheduled visitations”, also described in the Bible as holy convocations or holy assemblies that are to be kept by Israel as a nation.

As we continue, it is of paramount importance to know and keep in mind, that God has set the heavens in motion like an alarm clock to sound an alarm at specific points in times. God does this by using unusual celestial alignments that can be observed from earth to mark a specific time. This was built into the fabric of the universe for man to observe from earth’s perspective. These appointed times are also described in finer detail in the Book of Leviticus and are given in the following order:

1.Passover – Lev 23:5 In the fourteenth day of the first month at even is the LORD’S passover. (Nisan 14-15)

2.Unleavened Bread – Lev 23:6 And on the fifteenth day of the same month is the feast of unleavened bread unto the LORD: seven days ye must eat unleavened bread. (Nisan 15-22)

3.First Fruits – Lev 23:11 And he shall wave the sheaf before the LORD, to be accepted for you: on the morrow after the sabbath the priest shall wave it. (Nisan 16-17)

4.Pentecost  – Lev 23:15  And ye shall count unto you from the morrow after the sabbath, from the day that ye brought the sheaf of the wave offering; seven sabbaths shall be complete: 16  Even unto the morrow after the seventh sabbath shall ye number fifty days; and ye shall offer a new meat offering unto the LORD. (Sivan 6-7)

5.Trumpets – Lev 23:24  Speak unto the children of Israel, saying, In the seventh month, in the first day of the month, shall ye have a sabbath, a memorial of blowing of trumpets, an holy convocation.

6.Atonement – Lev 23:27  Also on the tenth day of this seventh month there shall be a day of atonement: it shall be an holy convocation unto you; and ye shall afflict your souls, and offer an offering made by fire unto the LORD. (Tishri 10)

7.Tabernacles – Lev 23:34  Speak unto the children of Israel, saying, The fifteenth day of this seventh month shall be the feast of tabernacles for seven days unto the LORD. (Tishri 15)

For those who study eschatology, “The Feasts of the Lord” is a well known and understood subject with lots of information and commentaries available in bookstores and on the Internet. I will refer to these and how they relate to Israel and their Messiah, where it will provide additional insight in expounding on the sign of Revelation 12.

Combining the knowledge of the primary purpose of celestial bodies, that mark out special days that have been set out by our Creator, and the knowledge of what these days are and on what dates they occur, immediately affects the way in which we approach the sign given in Revelation 12. It should immediately put an emphasis on the importance of this sign, as it is the only detailed description of a specific celestial alignment that is provided in God’s Word. This is the first key to unlocking this mystery.

When we now read what John writes in Revelation 12 and apply the knowledge gained in Genesis and Leviticus, our perspective of the sign should immediately have us asking new questions that we may not have considered before. There are three questions that immediately come to my mind. The first is:

“Is the sign of the woman in travail in Revelation 12 just symbolic, or does it in fact have a physical form in the heavens as well?”

The second question is:

“If the sign has a literal application does it also match a date for one of God’s appointed times?”

Thirdly, we also need to ask:

“If this is an important marker given by God to point out a special appointed time, does it point to a specific Feast Day?”

The answer to all three questions is “YES”. For me this was an incredible discovery and it is now obvious to me that this elaborate sign is pointing to and marking a very special appointed time set out by God that He has allowed us to uncover, as the time approaches for its fulfilment…

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