tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-45590346159738686582024-02-20T06:16:53.729-08:00Joel Blackford | War of the Unseen Worldsjoelblackford.blogspot.comhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05499147797155426920noreply@blogger.comBlogger373125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4559034615973868658.post-34435890548074918632022-08-30T19:44:00.003-07:002022-08-30T19:44:36.441-07:00Rev. David Wilkerson's 1973 "The Vision" Prophecy Seems To Be Appearing Today<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjIiF-RJVQpW2fIKEIdGeymyafGDwKyozYHOT8w2y2xo2N6tLfhPFOsVYj9P1pxUse3kSl-GG3bDttOpDjwA2hLja15tB-5Q2ECQRVkShkZn0-qvETHFnx48n3mTO_zsUFDDwHFrW5pUXMLifXTYMLq67JqKJ7f_-_Tiqlz_Qc4NKzkI9Wk1bXsg8J0" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="948" data-original-width="896" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjIiF-RJVQpW2fIKEIdGeymyafGDwKyozYHOT8w2y2xo2N6tLfhPFOsVYj9P1pxUse3kSl-GG3bDttOpDjwA2hLja15tB-5Q2ECQRVkShkZn0-qvETHFnx48n3mTO_zsUFDDwHFrW5pUXMLifXTYMLq67JqKJ7f_-_Tiqlz_Qc4NKzkI9Wk1bXsg8J0" width="227" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p class="MsoNormal">In 1973, Rev. David Wilkerson prophesied about a vision he
had seen. It was ominous. It was nearly a Jubilee timeframe ago. <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Are these prophecies occurring in 2022-2023? You be the
judge. <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Germany seems to be falling...<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">1. Worldwide economic recession that will effect the
lifestyle of every wage earner in the world. He said, “It’s going to start in
Germany, spread to Japan, and finally to the United States. Large and trusted
corporations are going to bankrupt. Many churches are going to go into
bankruptcy.”<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">2. Nature having labor pains, supernatural signs that cannot
be explained by men, worldwide natural disasters, including major earthquakes
in the United States. He saw worldwide famine, especially in China, India and
Russia. He saw the world’s food supplies completely dwindled and millions
starving.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">3. Flood of pornographic filth in America’s media broadcasts
and print that will be like it was in the days of Lot, vexing the souls of
God’s most devout saints.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">4. Rebellion in the homes with children hating their
parents. A man’s worst enemies will be those in his own household.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">5. Persecution madness against truly spirit-filled
Christians who love Jesus Christ.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Economic Crash Coming<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">There is worldwide economic confusion just ahead. In my
vision this is the clearest thing I have seen. Not only is the American Dollar
headed for deep trouble, but so are all other world currencies. I see total
economic confusion striking Europe first and then affecting Japan, the United
States, Canada and all other nations shortly thereafter.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Everyone Will Be Affected<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">A recession of such magnitude that it will affect the
lifestyle of nearly every wage earner in America and around the world.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Owners of Western Currency in Trouble<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Countries that now control huge amounts of Western currency
are going to be in very deep trouble also without a doubt, there are lean years
ahead full of monetary confusion and despair. How soon is not clear, but it is
not far away.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">New World Monetary System<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">There will develop a call for revamping all world monetary
systems into one uniform system. And even though the dollar will appear to be
gaining strength just before the coming major recession, a new crisis will
develop that will shake the entire financial world.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Economists Confused<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">The world‘s greatest economists will be at a loss to explain
the confusion and an international crisis of fear will develop.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">False Boom<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">A false economic boom will precede the recession but it will
be short lived.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">A Few Good Years to Prepare<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">The next few years will be among the most prosperous in the
history of mankind. Sales will continue to break records and people will spend
more than ever in modern history.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Uncontrolled Credit Debt<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Credit debt will become nearly uncontrollable. I see, very
clearly, just a few years of tremendous affluence and continued economic
prosperity. Inflation, costs and wages will spiral higher and higher.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Gold Will Not Provide Security<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">The price of gold is going to rise astronomically but it
will not be sustained over a long period of time neither silver nor gold will
offer real security. Gold hoarders are going to get hurt badly. This is one of
the most significant predictions in this book.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Suicide by Overdose<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Economic setbacks and confusion will catch many unprepared
for the consequences. Suicide will follow. Some very well-known people in the
business world are going to commit suicide through overdoses of narcotics.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Confusion for the Positive Thinking Preachers<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Great losses, confusion, and reverses will shatter the
thinking processes of many well meaning people who falsely believe that their
successes and economic well-being are the result of their own positive
thinking. Jesus Christ Himself was an advocate of right thinking. But many good
men have become worshippers of the power of the mind.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">The United States to Be Blamed<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Although economic actions in Europe will trigger the coming
recession, the United States will be blamed by most nations for what happens.
France will become one of the most vicious anti-American nations in the world.
Politicians and businessmen in Europe and Japan will place the blame on
Washington and the American bankers.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Recovery From Recession<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">There may be a full recovery but the world economy will
continue in confusion until the time of the Antichrist. There will come a time
in the future when men will be obsessed with buying, selling, planting,
marrying, and divorcing but it will be a time of false prosperity<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Outbreaks of Epidemics<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">In the aftermath of famine, floods and earthquakes, mankind
faces the threat of new epidemics. There will a major cholera epidemic sweeping
through various underdeveloped countries. India and Pakistan face the threat of
untold thousands dying from epidemic and starvation.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Famine<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Famine is coming to the world in our generation and millions
will die of starvation.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Depletion of Relief Funds<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Relief and disaster funds will become nearly depleted.
Insurance companies will face huge losses.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Triple-X-Rated Movies on TV After Midnight<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Be warned. In the not-too-distant future, the most wicked,
X-rated porno movies will be shown on select cable networks after midnight.
People will pay to have these erotic movies piped directly into their living
rooms. If left unguarded, little children can switch on a knob and be exposed
to the vilest kind of sexual perversion. R-rated movies will be showing in
prime time on network television. Porno movies on cable television will become
so popular and so much in demand that the major networks will try to compete by
showing films with as much sex and violence as they can show within legal
limits.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Sex Education to Get In on the Act<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Students will be told that homosexual love is normal and
that sex acts between unmarried is desirable if each has a high regard for the
other.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">A Homosexual Epidemic<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">When society no longer rejects their sin as abnormal and
fully accepts them and encourages them in their abnormality, and when the
church no longer preaches against it as sin and consoles them in their sexual
activities there no longer exist any hindering forces. The floodgates are open,
and homosexuals are encouraged to continue in their sin. In my vision, I have
seen these two roadblocks being swept away. You can expect more than one
homosexual scandal in very high places. The homosexual community will become so
militant and brazen that they will flaunt their sin on network talk shows very
shortly.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">A Falling Away<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Moral standards among many church people will be shattered.
Husband - and wife-swapping will be on the increase, and great numbers of young
people will simply live together without getting married. A constant barrage of
sex and nudity by all the media will vex the minds and souls of the most devout
children of Christ. It will cause the love of many to grow cold. It will lead
to carelessness and faithlessness. It will be the major cause of a great
falling away. Those who stand against this flood of filth will be few, and they
will be looked upon as out of step with an enlightened society and a more relevant
church. Easy abortion, the pill, and agrowing sexual permissiveness will
contribute to a revolution of immorality.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">A Last-Ditch Attempt to Deceive God‘s Chosen<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">The number one temptation for the last Christian will be
prosperity. I see millions of Christians being deceived by prosperity. The last
Christian is going to be afflicted by prosperity and tested by it more than
through poverty. I see automobiles, clothes, motorcycles, and all kinds of
materialism becoming a bigger hindrance to the Christian than drugs, sex, or
alcohol. I see thousands of Christians attached to and obsessed by
things. <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"> An Increase of False Doctrines<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Men will prefer false doctrines and new ideas rather than
the truth of God‘s Holy Word. They will crowd around teachers who will give new
thoughts and revelations. Men and women will turn to the prophecies and
teachings of men rather than giving heed to the doctrines of truth. They will
give heed to seducing spirits and doctrines of devils. “I hate my parents” The
number one problem in the future will be hatred of parents. The world is soon
going to be shocked by thousands upon thousands of teenagers who confess, “I
hate my parents.”<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Sex Drug<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">I believe a new sex drug will be concocted and distributed
by the black market to teenagers and students. It will break down moral
restraint and lead thousands of teenagers into promiscuous sex activity.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">A Spirit of Persecution Is Coming<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">I see an hour of persecution coming such as mankind has
never before witnessed. An antichrist spirit will enter the hearts of certain
men in high places, in government, and in the judicial system, causing these
officials to engage in legal maneuvers designed to harass independent churches,
missionaries, and ministers. There is already much evidence that this
harassment has now started. I see a time coming when nearly all evangelical
missionary projects, all religious radio and TV programming, and all incorporated
missionary societies will be so closely monitored, questioned, and badgered
that they will be cautious of expanding in any area<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">The rise of a Super World Church<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">I see the formation of a super world church consisting of a
union between liberal ecumenical Protestants and the Roman Catholic church
joining politically hand in hand, creating one of the most powerful religious
forces on earth.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Persecution From Hollywood<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Look for Hollywood to step up its attack against true
religion with more expos-type movies. More and more moviemakers will attempt to
debunk puritanical moral values. Gospel preaching churches and ministers will
come under special attack, while at the same time the occult and witchcraft
will be glorified and sensationalized. TV comedy shows will become bolder and
bolder in poking fun at Christ and true Christians.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">The rise of a Supernatural Church<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">I see a great and supernatural union of all the true
followers of Jesus Christ, bound together through the Holy Spirit and mutual
confidence in Christ and His Word.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Persecution Through Taxation of Churches<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">There is coming an attempt to tax churches and
church-related organizations. Atheistic forces, with the help of the American
Civil Liberties Union, will push this matter all the way to the Supreme Court.
A temporary setback will not stop them from pushing forCongressional action. A
legal setback by the courts will not stop their long-range action.
Church-related businesses will be taxed first. The IRS may, one day, become one
of the most powerful weapons against the church.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Satan Ministers<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">There will be Satan evangelists, mostly young people who
will actually preach about the power of Satan and who will zealously work at
making converts. Ouija boards, tarot cards, horoscopes, and occult books will
be passed around and devoured by young people seeking truth.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Killer Diseases<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Jesus said that in these days of tribulation, Men‘s hearts
will fail them for fear of watching what is happening upon the earth. In
America, the number one killer disease is already heart failure. Medical
authorities say venereal disease is no longer just an epidemic it is an
uncontrollable pandemic of frightening proportions. Scientists warn of new
strains of germs, viruses, and vermin that are resistant to poisons and
chemicals and threaten to upset the balance of nature.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Burning Oil Fields<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Before the great holocaust, there will be smaller
holocausts. The oil fields of the Middle East will be ablaze, and the smoke
will rise night and day as a warning of the greater holocaust yet to come.
There will be bombs falling on oil fields, shipping docks and storage tanks.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Governmental Bankruptcy<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">New York City faces economic and social disaster. The sword
of judgment hanging over the city will fall suddenly. Overnight, changes will
happen, changes never before known to the American mind. Bankruptcy will
happen. A temporary reprieve will falter. Short-range encouraging signs will be
swallowed up in lightning-like events that will bring on bankruptcy. America‘s
queen city will declare bankruptcy.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Rising Unemployment<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">What God did to the city of Jerusalem in the time of the
prophet Zechariah, he will do again to the cities of America. When building the
temple, the inhabitants were reminded what God did when judgment was upon them:
There were no jobs, no wages, no security and crime was rampant. (Zechariah
8:10).<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Shalom! <o:p></o:p></p>joelblackford.blogspot.comhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05499147797155426920noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4559034615973868658.post-56719920335630158322021-11-15T18:59:00.006-08:002021-11-15T19:01:37.443-08:00"If the Antichrist will use the revitalized Roman empire during the tribulation, is it possible that the mark of the beast will also originate out of there?"<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvwQTjgxyFHbMfzYGwi9KE8CGSer6yYRyaC53ssuyeBLiExy4Rtz4OyjdMD04N8W2DgwdGPGefKQEaxN83o9Q2wDvBB980Db7ub6nZAwcndiNqaXxPyk6G6hxPvbJ-Ftd0ixUQmMhRRak/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="280" data-original-width="314" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvwQTjgxyFHbMfzYGwi9KE8CGSer6yYRyaC53ssuyeBLiExy4Rtz4OyjdMD04N8W2DgwdGPGefKQEaxN83o9Q2wDvBB980Db7ub6nZAwcndiNqaXxPyk6G6hxPvbJ-Ftd0ixUQmMhRRak/" width="269" /></a></div><br />Eschatology is known as the study of the end times.<p></p><p>Most people didn’t study eschatology until the Reformers, like John Wycliffe and Jan Hus, started translating the Bibles into people’s native languages in the fourteenth century and speculation started. </p><p>Most Reformers believed the pope was the Antichrist. That was most of their eschatology. </p><p>In the 1830’s many groups witnessed the 1833 Meteor Shower in upstate New York and assumed the end of days was going to happen soon. They were wrong. </p><p>Since the 1830’s the concept of a Pre-Tribulation Rapture has become a dominant viewpoint within competing eschatologies. Most of these eschatologists have believed and taught that Rome will become the dominant power working closely with European Kings and the Antichrist. </p><p>The first problem with this theory is the Greek word hora, or hour. The word hora occurs four times in Rev. 17–18. Transferal of power from the Ten to the Antichrist needs to occur in one hour. </p><p>That means a bunch of European Kings need to gather power quickly and hand it over to the Antichrist in exactly one hour. That’s a silly thought! </p><p>The next problem is who has the power. </p><p>Look around you for who is persecuting the world. Is it Rome or a consortium of Big Tech and Big Governments? </p><p>My opinion is that the Ten Horns of Daniel 7–8 and Revelation 13–17 are Big Tech. Think of Bill Gates, Jeff Bezos, Mark Zuckerberg, Elon Musk, Google, and others as your tech overlords. They monitor and report on everything you do. They have the power to control you, make you take the Mark of the Beast and turn over power to the Antichrist in one hour. </p><p>Let’s apply this to scripture: </p><p>9 This calls for a mind with wisdom: the seven heads are seven hills on which the woman is sitting; also they are seven kings — </p><p>10 five have fallen, one is living now and the other is yet to come; and when he does come, he must remain only a little while. </p><p>11 The beast which once was and now is not is an eighth king; it comes from the seven and is on its way to destruction. </p><p>12 The ten horns you saw are ten kings who have not yet begun to rule, but they receive power as kings for one hour [hora], along with the beast [Antichrist]. Rev. 17 (CJB)</p><p>In the 1990’s, if you requested a domain name, you would need to apply to Seven Kings. Your approval would come from Seven Gods. Those were the mysterious seven kings. </p><p>At present there are thirteen DNS (Domain Name Servers) worldwide. They control the internet. Mark my words, they will collapse down to ten in a few years. The ten DNS will work with Big Tech to control all activities worldwide. </p><p>Watch Berlin for strange activities. Watch Pope Francis for False Prophet Activities. But, ignore sleepy old European Kings because they won’t factor into the end times. Big Tech will be your worst enemy in the near future. </p><p>Shalom! </p>joelblackford.blogspot.comhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05499147797155426920noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4559034615973868658.post-6088802988658447082021-09-14T19:18:00.004-07:002021-09-14T19:18:53.376-07:00Do you believe a future one-world government, as implied in the Bible, is a good or a bad thing?<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzEnRzAzK1wzkk6fi29ExsLB68fpr3HN2AwmmYKlWdrEfCw_ELloYuBB_aQnr5d71s6roCUZ-jhg9myD6GvJkSGX03ZcZDlA-2pBMFkB_XP4bZCBh4Ti48WzOaPq6SdTHyAkrrh7VtnNE/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="686" data-original-width="495" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzEnRzAzK1wzkk6fi29ExsLB68fpr3HN2AwmmYKlWdrEfCw_ELloYuBB_aQnr5d71s6roCUZ-jhg9myD6GvJkSGX03ZcZDlA-2pBMFkB_XP4bZCBh4Ti48WzOaPq6SdTHyAkrrh7VtnNE/" width="173" /></a></div><p></p><p class="MsoNormal">"Do you believe a future one-world government, as implied in
the Bible, is a good or a bad thing?"<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Bad. No, horrible. No, it will be time of distress
unparalleled in human history.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Imagine a world where every place you go your face or ID
will be scanned. Every purchase will be scrutinized. Your money will become
digital and then vanish via errors, taxes or charges with no recourse.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Imagine Big Tech becoming Big Brother as the manipulate you
into sheep-like behaviors. Imagine Big Tech implanting thoughts in your brains
that seem like your own thoughts but they’re not.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Imagine watching loved ones die from various reasons, while
millions or billions die worldwide.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">People can sense the times sound like the Bible, even if
they don’t believe in God.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">This is what he said: ‘The fourth animal will be a fourth
kingdom on earth. It will be different from the other kingdoms; it will devour
the whole earth, trample it down and crush it. As for the ten horns [10 Big
Tech Horns of Power], out of this kingdom ten kings will arise; and yet another
will arise after them. Now he will be different from the earlier ones, and he
will put down three kings. He will speak words against the Most High and try to
exhaust the holy ones of the Most High. He will attempt to alter the seasons
and the law; and [the holy ones] will be handed over to him for a time, times
and half a time. Daniel 7:23–25 (CJB)<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">The beast which once was and now is not is an eighth king;
it comes from the seven and is on its way to destruction. The ten horns [10 Big
Tech Horns of Power] you saw are ten kings who have not yet begun to rule, but
they receive power as kings for one hour, along with the beast. They have one
mind, and they hand over their power and authority to the beast. Revelation
17:11–13 (CJB)<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Here are the biblical players that are emerging:<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">False Prophet (some believe its Pope Francis?) brings in a
new hybrid religion<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Gog (some believe its Barak Obama?) eventually buried in
Israel<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">12 ft. tall King Angel of the Abyss (5th Trumpet, 1st Woe,
Rev 9)<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">9 foot tall Horse-like locusts from the Abyss, outfitted for
battle with gold crowns and human faces, women’s hair, lion’s teeth, chests
like iron breastplates, roaring wing sounds, and scorpion tails with stingers.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">200,000,000 Cavalry soldiers (6th Trumpet, 2nd Woe, Rev 9)<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Illuminati<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Wicked humans wearing Mark of the Beast 666 (Rev 13)<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">10 Big Tech Horns in one hour hand the world to:<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Beast AKA the Antichrist<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Image of the Beast<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Satan & His Fallen Angels!<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">We will witness these players come to the earth and cause
mayhem and death.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Whether you believe in God or not, pleased consider comparing
the news to what the Bible says. It’s getting more similar every day!<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Shalom! <o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal">https://www.quora.com/Do-you-believe-a-future-one-world-government-as-implied-in-the-Bible-is-a-good-or-a-bad-thing/answer/Joel-Blackford?prompt_topic_bio=1</p><p class="MsoNormal"><br /></p>joelblackford.blogspot.comhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05499147797155426920noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4559034615973868658.post-24541630674594726562021-09-07T20:30:00.005-07:002021-09-07T20:30:30.170-07:00In 2 Corinthians we are warned that Satan is so deceptive he can even appear to us as a what?<p><span style="background-color: white; color: #282829; font-family: -apple-system, system-ui, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Oxygen-Sans, Ubuntu, Cantarell, "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif; font-size: 21px; font-weight: 700;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSIjYCPOnO9IzYPYa3Usl5A0xvLR58dDBq1LvWE9dWz02SQKFCXmjgmG9zjHHjsK3mkheh9Kr7AKlXbKVP8Rby6WUCnM8N6tQdHBehvyoeXmFQ4a9UIADucY8RWb550z5OjEgynINSPJY/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="209" data-original-width="400" height="167" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSIjYCPOnO9IzYPYa3Usl5A0xvLR58dDBq1LvWE9dWz02SQKFCXmjgmG9zjHHjsK3mkheh9Kr7AKlXbKVP8Rby6WUCnM8N6tQdHBehvyoeXmFQ4a9UIADucY8RWb550z5OjEgynINSPJY/" width="320" /></a></div>In 2 Corinthians we are warned that Satan is so deceptive he can even appear to us as a what? “<b>Angel of Light</b>.” Let’s look at the answer in context.<p></p><p>No, I do it — and will go on doing it — in order to cut the ground from under those who want an excuse to boast that they work the same way we do. The fact is that such men are pseudo-emissaries: they tell lies about their work and masquerade as emissaries of the Messiah. There is nothing surprising in that, for the Adversary himself masquerades as an <b>angel of light</b>; so it’s no great thing if his workers masquerade as servants of righteousness. They will meet the end their deeds deserve. 2 Corinthians 11:12–15 (CJB)</p><p>Let’s look at the types of angels, their ranks and their tasks. </p><p>Per Moses ben Maimon<b> </b>(1138–1204), commonly known as<b> </b>Maimonides, Angels are called and ranked:</p><p>1 <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Living_creatures_(Bible)"><i>Chayoth Ha Kadesh</i></a><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Angels_in_Judaism#cite_note-21">[21]</a> See <a href="https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Ezekiel+1&version=NRSV">Ezekiel 1</a> and <a href="https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Ezekiel+10&version=NASB">Ezekiel 10</a></p><p>2 <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ophanim"><i>Ophanim</i></a><i> </i>See <a href="https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Ezekiel+1&version=NRSV">Ezekiel 1</a> and <a href="https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Ezekiel+10&version=NASB">Ezekiel 10</a> [Ophanim-Wheels]</p><p>3 <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Er%27el"><i>Erelim</i></a><i> </i>See <a href="https://www.biblica.com/bible/?osis=nasb:Isaiah%2033:7">Isaiah 33:7</a></p><p>4 <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hashmal"><i>Hashmallim</i></a><i> </i>See <a href="https://www.biblica.com/bible/?osis=nasb:Ezekiel%201:4">Ezekiel 1:4</a></p><p>5 <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seraph"><i>Seraphim</i></a><i> </i>See <a href="https://www.biblica.com/bible/?osis=nasb:Isaiah%206">Isaiah 6</a> [Seraphim-Burning ones]</p><p>6 <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Malakim"><i>Malakim</i></a><i> </i>Messengers, angels</p><p>7 <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elohim"><i>Elohim</i></a><i> </i>"<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deity">Godly beings</a>"</p><p>8 <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sons_of_God"><i>Bene Elohim</i></a><i> </i>"<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Demigod">Sons of Godly beings</a>"</p><p>9 <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cherub"><i>Cherubim </i></a>See <a href="http://halakhah.com/pdf/moed/Chagigah.pdf">Hagigah</a> 13b [Keruvim-Close ones]</p><p>10 <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ishim_(angel)"><i>Ishim</i></a><i> </i>"manlike beings", see <a href="https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Genesis+18:2&version=nasb,">Genesis 18:2</a> <a href="https://www.biblica.com/bible/?osis=nasb:Daniel%2010:5">Daniel 10:5</a> (Wikipedia)</p><p>Angels in the Hebrew or Greek are messengers. They deliver messages to humans. Sometimes humans are messengers delivering messages from God. Sometimes we call those people angels as in Revelation 2–3 in the seven churches and sometimes we call them prophets. </p><p>Real heavenly angels have a hierarchy. Michael is often referred to as the top angel, but there could be others at his rank or above him. Michael is a Cherubim, a close angel to God. </p><p>The Satan was a heavenly Cherubim too. Once a long time ago, he stood in the face of God. Then, he fell. </p><p>Although the Satan remains nameless throughout the Bible, we know his job title is being our adversary after he fell, yet he retained some of his former brilliance from formerly being so close to God. </p><p>“How did you come to fall from the heavens, morning star [KJV-Lucifer, Hebrew-Heylel-a name? a shiny one], son of the dawn [ben shachar]? How did you come to be cut to the ground, conqueror of nations? You thought to yourself, ‘I will scale the heavens, I will raise my throne above God’s stars. I will sit on the Mount of Assembly far away in the north. Isaiah 14:12–13 (CJB)</p><p>The Satan fell:</p><p><i>Adonai Elohim</i> says:</p><p>‘You put the seal on perfection; you were full of wisdom and perfect in beauty; you were in ‘Eden, the garden of God; covered with all kinds of precious stones — carnelians, topaz, diamonds, beryl, onyx, jasper, sapphires, green feldspar, emeralds; your pendants and jewels were made of gold, prepared the day you were created. You were a <i>keruv</i>, protecting a large region; I placed you on God’s holy mountain. You walked back and forth among stones of fire. You were perfect in your ways from the day you were created, until unrighteousness was found in you…But I have thrown you on the ground. Ezekiel 28:12–15, 17b (CJB)</p><p>It is my contention that the Satan accuses us day and night. He’s a snitch. Snitches belong in ditches. He retains his beauty and brightness even after his fall. </p><p>The Satan, also called the dragon and the serpent, will be permanently cast out of heaven sometime in the future: </p><p>When the dragon saw that he had been hurled down to the earth, he went in pursuit of the woman who had given birth to the male child. But the woman was given the two wings of the great eagle, so that she could fly to her place in the desert, where she is taken care of for <b>a season and two seasons and half a season</b>, away from the serpent’s presence. The serpent spewed water like a river out of its mouth after the woman, in order to sweep her away in the flood; but the land came to her rescue — it opened its mouth and swallowed up the river which the dragon had spewed out of its mouth. The dragon was infuriated over the woman and went off to fight the rest of her children, those who obey God’s commands and bear witness to Yeshua. Then the dragon stood on the seashore; Revelation 12:13–18 (CJB)</p><p>By that time, let’s hope your faith in God is as solid as a rock. It will be a very horrific time. </p><p>Shalom!</p><p>https://www.quora.com/In-2-Corinthians-we-are-warned-that-Satan-is-so-deceptive-he-can-even-appear-to-us-as-a-what/answer/Joel-Blackford?prompt_topic_bio=1</p><p><br /></p>joelblackford.blogspot.comhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05499147797155426920noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4559034615973868658.post-5981941861370540282021-08-28T14:05:00.005-07:002021-08-28T14:07:31.247-07:00If the asteroid Apophis is wormwood spoken about in Revelations 8-11, does that mean the nations of the world will be converging around a one world government soon?<p><span face="-apple-system, system-ui, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Oxygen-Sans, Ubuntu, Cantarell, "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #282829; font-size: 21px; font-weight: 700;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghDadOd9PXY6AKOAef4spIhXGU08ocra3L3iKVY70dhSvOqngjiwhWW1lxJ7umMW4oxX3w-Ni5bLrQDD8swujbyuqz6DwLSlDM9DJd2tDJfrsap5UIZnPhyphenhyphen5Rgaz7qZDEfyyR9jWZp2D0/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="259" data-original-width="300" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghDadOd9PXY6AKOAef4spIhXGU08ocra3L3iKVY70dhSvOqngjiwhWW1lxJ7umMW4oxX3w-Ni5bLrQDD8swujbyuqz6DwLSlDM9DJd2tDJfrsap5UIZnPhyphenhyphen5Rgaz7qZDEfyyR9jWZp2D0/" width="278" /></a></div><p></p><p><span face="-apple-system, system-ui, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Oxygen-Sans, Ubuntu, Cantarell, "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #282829; font-size: 21px; font-weight: 700;">"If the asteroid Apophis is wormwood spoken about in Revelation 8-11, does that mean the nations of the world will be converging around a one world government soon?"</span></p><p>If you read the “Left Behind” books or watch the movies, you’ll notice there is a secret Rapture and then the Antichrist suddenly ascend to power ready to assail you. That’s not how it works.</p><p>The “Left Behind” books were written by a fiction author named Jerry B. Jenkins. Jenkins doesn’t claim to know the Bible very well. </p><p>The Bible and the world work differently. </p><p>The Evil End Time's Players: </p><p>Beast AKA Antichrist </p><p>False Prophet (Pope Francis?) </p><p>Gog (Barak Obama?) <i>buried</i> in Israel (earth born)</p><p>12 ft. King Angel of the Abyss (5th Trumpet, 1st Woe, Rev 9)</p><p>9 foot tall Horse-like locusts from Abyss, outfitted for battle with gold crowns and human faces, women’s hair, lion’s teeth, chests like iron breastplates, roaring wing sounds, and scorpion tails with stingers.</p><p>200,000,000 Cavalry soldiers (6th Trumpet, 2nd Woe, Rev 9)</p><p>Illuminati (the unseen human leaders) Wicked humans wearing Mark 666 (Rev 13) </p><p>10 Big Tech Horns, Satan & His Fallen Angels!</p><p>The progression: </p><p>The Four Horsemen come first, resembling Birth Pangs from Matthew 24. Look around you. The world is convulsing like its getting ready for a birth. The Four Horsemen are part of the Seven Seals, the first judgments in Revelation. </p><p>If my biblical theories are correct, the first Seal of Revelation opened years ago in 1967, as the Spirit of a Destroyer was unleashed against Western civilization. The first Seal sign was White and a Bow, a symbol of man's strength, being bent(!) like Jeremiah 51:1-3 states, with no arrows, as in no prodigy, and a cheap stephanos crown. (Revelation 6:1-2) </p><p>The Second seal opened 9-11-2001, and commenced with the Afghanistan and Iraq Wars, east of Jerusalem, in 2001–3. The Second Seal Sign is Red and War, with a standard Machaira (Greek-Strong’s #3162) short sword. This begat a never-ending war against Muslim tribes. Only the Messiah can end it.</p><p>When he broke the second seal [9-11-2001], I heard the second living being say, “Go!” Another horse went out, a red one; and its rider was given the power to take peace away from the earth and make people slaughter each other [commencing in 2003]. He was given a great sword [Greek: Makh-ahee-rah, for close-quarter killing]. Revelation 6:3-4 (CJB)</p><p>The Third Seal of Revelation opened during the summer of 2012, just prior to Hurricane Sandy, the divided election, and a second storm on the eighth day of a False Jewish Festival resembling Sukkot (prophesied by one man, and another man interpreted 1 Kings 12 as the meaning-Two Witnesses). The Third Seal sign will be high food prices—beginning north of Jerusalem—which should skyrocket this year for poor people’s food, wheat and barley (for animals). However, the wealthy will only be concerned about their oil and wine prices, because they don’t care about the poor.</p><p>When he broke the third seal [summer 2012], I heard the third living being say, “Go!” I looked, and there in front of me was a black horse, and its rider held in his hand a pair of scales. Then I heard what sounded like a voice from among the four living beings say, “Two pounds of wheat for a day’s wages! Six pounds of barley for the same price! But don’t damage the oil or the wine!” Revelation 5-6 (CJB) (expect 33% food inflation this fall)</p><p>The Fourth Seal seems to have opened, warning us that a Green (death) southern horde will bring us 1.94 billion deaths via War by a Supernatural Rhomphaia (Greek-Strong’s #4501) long sword, disease, famine, and beastly microscopic animal (Therion-Biological Warfare) attacks.</p><p>When he broke the fourth seal [coming soon], I heard the voice of the fourth living being say, “Go!” I looked, and there in front of me was a pallid [green], sickly-looking horse. Its rider’s name was Death, and Sh’ol followed behind him. They were given authority to kill [(by the Sword) Greek: Rhomphaia, long discerning sword used by a horseman] one-quarter [1.75 billion people will die] of the world by war, by famine, by plagues and with the wild [microbes inciting people] animals [Read: Biological Warfare/Zombies] of the earth. Revelation 6:7-8 (CJB)</p><p>The next player to assault us is the False Prophet. Most think he is Pope Francis. He will foment creating a totalitarian state with ten Big Tech Kings enforcing his edicts. Increasing asteroid devastation will occur during his reign as we convulse toward a one world government. Apophis is due just after the mid-point of the False Prophet’s reign.</p><p>You won’t notice the final one world government and the Antichrist until the mid-point of the final seven years. </p><p>We are over seven years away from most of this mess. It could be ten to twenty years away too.</p><p>Shalom! </p>joelblackford.blogspot.comhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05499147797155426920noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4559034615973868658.post-71545669874707142682021-08-24T18:25:00.001-07:002021-08-24T18:25:29.666-07:00Is the Book of Daniel a book of folk tales?<div class="q-click-wrapper qu-display--block qu-tapHighlight--white qu-cursor--pointer qu-hover--textDecoration--underline ClickWrapper___StyledClickWrapperBox-zoqi4f-0 bARCkM" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.6); box-sizing: border-box; color: inherit; cursor: pointer; display: inline !important; font: inherit; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: inherit;" tabindex="0"><div class="q-flex qu-flexDirection--row" style="box-sizing: border-box; display: inline !important; flex-direction: row;"><div class="q-inline qu-flexWrap--wrap" style="box-sizing: border-box; display: inline !important; flex-wrap: wrap; max-width: 100%;"><div class="q-text puppeteer_test_question_title" style="box-sizing: border-box; display: inline !important;"><span class="q-box qu-userSelect--text" style="box-sizing: border-box; user-select: text;"><span style="background: none;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCcBHpJLAcG18FwyFhpqWMqUY-s5kEMQfiaF6NohHzGhdm86A_mZhyphenhyphenCeIDHJA-_3Qb3q1_2iaZKNK7U-TaLuRn-W2o722rteLt7JeqMYbmvpa35fl-rvZgcpqCtXTAln-UGAYWyEHQTc0/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="812" data-original-width="1446" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCcBHpJLAcG18FwyFhpqWMqUY-s5kEMQfiaF6NohHzGhdm86A_mZhyphenhyphenCeIDHJA-_3Qb3q1_2iaZKNK7U-TaLuRn-W2o722rteLt7JeqMYbmvpa35fl-rvZgcpqCtXTAln-UGAYWyEHQTc0/" width="320" /></a></div><br />"Is the Book of Daniel a book of folk tales?"</span></span></div></div></div></div><p><a class="q-box qu-display--block qu-cursor--pointer qu-hover--textDecoration--underline Link___StyledBox-t2xg9c-0 roKEj" href="https://www.quora.com/Is-the-Book-of-Daniel-a-book-of-folk-tales" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.6); background: rgb(255, 255, 255); border-radius: inherit; box-sizing: border-box; cursor: pointer; display: inline !important; font-family: -apple-system, system-ui, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Oxygen-Sans, Ubuntu, Cantarell, "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-weight: 700; outline-offset: 0px; outline: 0px;" target="_blank"></a>It depends. Personally, I love the Book of Daniel!</p><p>Caveat: Most Christians don’t read their Bibles. Only a few read Revelation, and that list includes most Roman Catholics, Eastern Orthodox, Lutheran and mainline churches. </p><p>I have Orthodox Jewish friends that have memorized vast sections of the Torah (Books of Moses), but they don’t read the Book of Daniel. Some Rabbis cite it, but most don’t read it. Why? </p><p>Rabbis realize there is a timeline built into Daniel 9:24-27 that starts during the second edict of Artaxerxes on Passover Saturday, April 2, 446 BCE (14 Nisan 3315) that ends exactly on April 8, 30 CE (17 Nisan 3790). Daniel’s count works perfectly. If you reject that Messiah, it’s troublesome, so the book must be overlooked. </p><p>I have friends that are eschatologists (study of the end of days), and they believe understanding Daniel is the foundation of their research. Revelation sounds like a folk tale without Daniel. </p><p>Only a few of us read English, Hebrew and Greek, and understand that the Septuagint (LXX) can be used a a tool to unite the whole Bible, if used properly. </p><p>Why do I love the Book of Daniel? </p><p>Daniel holds amazing prophecy and there is a chiastic structure linking Daniel with Revelation. </p><p>Daniel is the only book that accurately prophesied the kingdoms of Babylon, Medo-Persia, Greece and Rome rising and falling in order during the supposed quiet period between the prophets and the fall of the Second Temple. Daniel has two recitations in chapters 2 and 7 that paint wonderful pictures that can be applied to the pictorial language used in Revelation. It is the foundation for understanding Revelation better. </p><p>Daniel 7:7–8, 24–25 describes ten horns rising out of the fourth beast. Revelation 13:1–2, 12–13 describe the same ten horns. </p><p>If you look around you, you’ll notice ten pervasive tech giants that enforce our behavior and discipline us when we stray. Those are the ten horns of Daniel and Revelation. </p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-pt7hT0ZmVA&t=542s">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-pt7hT0ZmVA&t=542s</a><p>Many may dismiss Daniel as poetry, but its playing out as we speak. Things are getting more biblical every day.</p><p>Shalom! </p>joelblackford.blogspot.comhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05499147797155426920noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4559034615973868658.post-48717976897663009582021-07-13T21:15:00.001-07:002021-07-13T21:15:14.092-07:00"What did the walls of Jerusalem look like before Suleiman rebuilt them?" <p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghgw0B53ocbGsF6Z534zXm0bp2Rl1z6q-OWgczGr4IIcwa29BUmx-ij8FC2QlL0Tbs1S-Ea3y23BR5PEUnM_m1oxQ-cAlHnffbYEevMMxhZNVJX8ObyK3CB8_NVKgc5ZVQNvDPRvVLPSg/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="200" data-original-width="300" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghgw0B53ocbGsF6Z534zXm0bp2Rl1z6q-OWgczGr4IIcwa29BUmx-ij8FC2QlL0Tbs1S-Ea3y23BR5PEUnM_m1oxQ-cAlHnffbYEevMMxhZNVJX8ObyK3CB8_NVKgc5ZVQNvDPRvVLPSg/" width="320" /></a></div><br />"What did the walls of Jerusalem look like before Suleiman rebuilt them?" <p></p><p>I’d like you to consider the location, significance and the timing of Suleiman the Magnificent’s efforts to rebuilt Jerusalem’s walls.</p><p>Location: According to Dr. James Fleming, he was walking near the Eastern Gate in 1969. </p><p>“[he]…was inspecting the gate when it happened to start raining. The ground gave way and he found himself in a pit of bones beneath the gate. He saw the top of another gate beneath the surface. He photographed his discovery, but when he returned the next day, the Arab custodians of the cemetery had sealed it with a cement slab.” </p><p><a href="https://unitedwithisrael.org/the-golden-gate-a-door-of-promise-for-the-future/">Jerusalem's Golden Gate: A Door of Promise for the Future | United with Israel</a></p><p>This means Suleiman the Magnificent built the new gate over the old gate. This proves where the Temples were located. </p><p>Significance: Suleiman the Magnificent was winning battles up near Vienna in 1536–1537 and had no interest in returning to the Middle East. Then, lions chased him in his dreams for a long period of time. A friend told him to ask the lions what they wanted. He was told to send men and money to rebuild the walls of Jerusalem and other Muslim cities. </p><p>Timing: If you believe in the pattern of Daniel 9:24–27 of seventy times seven, which is four hundred and ninety years, then observe this pattern. </p><p>70 CE (fall of Jerusalem) plus four hundred and ninety years brings us to Justinian 1, the Last Roman in 560–565 CE as his Byzantine Nation is faltering and he is dying. </p><p>560 CE plus four hundred and ninety years brings us to 1050–1053 CE when the Eastern Orthodox Church split from the Roman Catholic Church. </p><p>1050 CE plus four hundred and ninety years brings us to 1540 CE when Suleiman’s troops worked under a Pesach-Sukkot-Pesach-Sukkot Lunar Tetrad Eclipse Pattern sealing the gate so that only the Messiah could enter: </p><p>Then he brought me back by way of the outer gate of the sanctuary, the one facing east; and it was shut. ADONAI said to me, "This gate will remain shut; it will not be opened, and no one will go through it; because ADONAI, the God of Isra'el, has gone through it. Therefore, it is to be kept shut. Only the prince, since he is a prince, is to sit there to eat his meal before ADONAI; he is to enter through the vestibule of the gate and leave the same way." Ezekiel 44:1–3 (CJB)</p><p>1540 CE plus four hundred and ninety years brings us to 2030 CE. 2023 CE is seven years before 2030 CE. </p>joelblackford.blogspot.comhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05499147797155426920noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4559034615973868658.post-68403800278480792162021-07-11T11:46:00.003-07:002021-07-11T11:47:56.983-07:00What is the most accurate translation of Anti-Christ in your own native frameworks? How do you tell God overcoming anti-Christ stories without quoting from English Bibles?<p><span face="-apple-system, system-ui, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Oxygen-Sans, Ubuntu, Cantarell, "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #282829; font-size: 21px; font-weight: 700;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDzqH5NiBPUuO2N_oYOMM7VfLluGYh6Gcb1W__Qd1OTngn3rvwaaU_qqwi7cLVfQbwFjrFa0n1WWG7Jxe2I3Y1PKYzLwwy-B0_zJ-oYOM8RLyGgz8FU7WRF-mIagpf4H-7EEXS1gQrQaE/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="304" data-original-width="409" height="238" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDzqH5NiBPUuO2N_oYOMM7VfLluGYh6Gcb1W__Qd1OTngn3rvwaaU_qqwi7cLVfQbwFjrFa0n1WWG7Jxe2I3Y1PKYzLwwy-B0_zJ-oYOM8RLyGgz8FU7WRF-mIagpf4H-7EEXS1gQrQaE/" width="320" /></a></div><br />"What is the most accurate translation of Anti-Christ in your own native frameworks? How do you tell God overcoming anti-Christ stories without quoting from English Bibles?"<p></p><p>I’m assuming you would like me to explain the Antichrist and his system in a secular way?</p><p>The first secular source would be George Orwell. “<b>Written more than 70 years ago, </b><b><i>1984</i></b><b> was George Orwell’s chilling prophecy about the future. And while 1984 has come and gone, his dystopian vision of a government that will do anything to control the narrative is timelier than ever...”</b></p><a href="https://www.amazon.com/1984-Signet-Classics-George-Orwell/dp/0451524934">https://www.amazon.com/1984-Signet-Classics-George-Orwell/dp/0451524934</a><p>My second secular source would be all the Post-Apocalyptic Hollywood Movies and books being marketed today. There are too many to cite. </p><a href="https://culturedvultures.com/best-post-apocalyptic-movies/">https://culturedvultures.com/best-post-apocalyptic-movies/</a><p>What I’m telling you is that multiple systems are failing across the world and many are realizing that something horrible is going to happen and change our lives forever.</p><p>Let’s address the systems: </p><p>Big Tech: Working to stifle freedom of speech and turn you into sheep</p><p>Big Satellites: Watching your every move like bytes of data</p><p>Big Pharma: Profits from turning people into zombies</p><p>Big Media: Government controlled brainwashing </p><p>Big Woke: Dismantling Western Civilization until it’s extinct</p><p>Big Banks: They win, you lose on every transaction as you go broke </p><p>Big Church: Corporate Churchianity, dead like kindling</p><p>Big Slavery: We’re slipping into a slave mentality </p><p>Big China: Totalitarianism for all as they spread their plagues</p><p>Big Cosmos: Solar cycles and space debris affect us personally </p><p>I’m arguing that every major system is crashing at an alarmingly increasing rate. </p><p>Systematic failures will feed Globalists until they fail. Then, the world will search for one man and his system to save them. This is essentially Antichrist and his system. </p><p>I believe he will be anti-your conscience. You know right from wrong. He and his system will beguile you into believing wrong is right and he has all the answers. </p><p>Shalom!</p><p>https://www.quora.com/What-is-the-most-accurate-translation-of-Anti-Christ-in-your-own-native-frameworks-How-do-you-tell-God-overcoming-anti-Christ-stories-without-quoting-from-English-Bibles/answer/Joel-Blackford?prompt_topic_bio=1</p>joelblackford.blogspot.comhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05499147797155426920noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4559034615973868658.post-47299977817370137472021-07-10T10:55:00.006-07:002021-07-10T10:56:26.024-07:00Is Idolatry and Heresy the same?<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgghLf6IEdd9dv6lqHf8qUv6TslMrVl4rUJb4HZV5AkMOYBTdayvMhhoGbh09LwIoJtCiQcn_8sYtyGW3XDjwVMHcqi_sKtpEh23yaAYncZO4jGqz-x-RdpYgiZL8RhHxPC-jqtnCthCv8/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="311" data-original-width="220" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgghLf6IEdd9dv6lqHf8qUv6TslMrVl4rUJb4HZV5AkMOYBTdayvMhhoGbh09LwIoJtCiQcn_8sYtyGW3XDjwVMHcqi_sKtpEh23yaAYncZO4jGqz-x-RdpYgiZL8RhHxPC-jqtnCthCv8/" width="170" /></a></div><p></p><p class="MsoNormal">Yes.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">We should define heresy:<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Heresy, theological doctrine or system rejected as false by
ecclesiastical <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>authority. The Greek word
hairesis (from which heresy is derived) was originally a neutral term that
signified merely the holding of a particular set of philosophical opinions.
(Brittanica)<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">I’m arguing that most societies view marriage as a lifelong
commitment involving monogamy. Both parties and their families agree to these
terms and then the couple is married.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Let's say you marry someone and commit to them forever. You
establish a contract between you two that you will be monogamous. Then, one of
you has an affair. That’s heresy in regards to your contract and public
promises that are contrary to your society’s philosophical opinions.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Per idolatry, I’m arguing that everyone, including islanders
or isolated groups without a written code, have a knowledge of right and wrong.
Universally, everyone realizes that if you marry your sister, your children
will be deformed. There are other caveats generally accepted. Every competent
civilization has some level of morality.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">In the Bible, Paul explains it this way:<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">For God does not show favoritism. All who have sinned
outside the framework of Torah will die outside the framework of Torah; and all
who have sinned within the framework of Torah will be judged by Torah. For it
is not merely the hearers of Torah whom God considers righteous; rather, it is
the doers of what Torah says who will be made righteous in God’s sight. For
whenever Gentiles, who have no Torah, do naturally what the Torahrequires, then
these, even though they don’t have Torah, for themselves are Torah! For their
lives show that the conduct the Torah dictates is written in their hearts.[b<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">] Their consciences also bear witness to this, for their
conflicting thoughts sometimes accuse them and sometimes defend them on a day
when God passes judgment on people’s inmost secrets. (According to the Good
News as I proclaim it, he does this through the Messiah Yeshua.) Romans 2:11–16
(CJB)<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Although most modern civilizations don’t understand ancient
idolatry, it is prevalent in many tribal circumstances.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">In all cases, people realize figurines of wood and stone
can’t create the heavens and the earth, but some people worship these figurines
anyway.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Replacing an all powerful God with one that is formed out of
wood and stone is the same thing as replacing the one you promised to be
faithful to for your whole life.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Some call it guilt. Some call it conscience. Whatever it is,
we all have it.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Remote islanders have an ethical code, and they will be
judged by that code. We, who read the Bible will be held to a higher code. <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Shalom!<o:p></o:p></p>joelblackford.blogspot.comhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05499147797155426920noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4559034615973868658.post-16828231922357131472021-07-04T15:40:00.004-07:002021-07-04T15:45:10.051-07:00<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3m5ddQcmi7AxHvu6bR7q5sjY1W1a7czZTfRnPuw8VT3oBw70cL-dw8mB3etmULpQ-nJqlZVfGx6aejqruDdUrjaJ3RLzrCXVlmUDTKypVmFZcfm0OKOzOrMeJZNUtDrOmJzsjqAnwUSM/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="200" data-original-width="252" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3m5ddQcmi7AxHvu6bR7q5sjY1W1a7czZTfRnPuw8VT3oBw70cL-dw8mB3etmULpQ-nJqlZVfGx6aejqruDdUrjaJ3RLzrCXVlmUDTKypVmFZcfm0OKOzOrMeJZNUtDrOmJzsjqAnwUSM/" width="302" /></a></div><br />Everyone has an eschatology (study of end days). Even a-millennial adherents have an eschatology. Please note, most Roman Catholics and Lutherans teach an a-Millennial eschatology, meaning they believe we’re in the one thousand year millennium right now (I don’t believe them either).<p></p><p>Most Christians across the world ignore Revelation. Most Lutherans and Roman Catholics impugn it. </p><p>I find it interesting that two of the experts that have posted answers are Lutherans. Luther loathed Revelation and Jews. His followers have regarded it as unreadable Chiastic Poetry. Luther wanted Revelation banned from the Bible. </p><p>Luther regarded the Book of James (a Jew named Ya’akov) as an: “<i>epistle of straw,</i>” because it sounded too Jewish. </p><p>Germans celebrated Luther’s Birthday by burning Jew’s home and synagogues in Germany on Nov. 10, 1938. Luther wrote, “<i>Jews</i> are a serpent's brood and one should <i>burn</i> down their synagogues and destroy them.” </p><p><a href="https://www.thegospelcoalition.org/article/luthers-jewish-problem/">Luther’s Jewish Problem</a></p><p>Another Jew named Yochanon wrote a few Bible Books, including Revelation. </p><p>Revelation begins with a description of Yochanon being called to heaven for a meeting. Then, it describes seven Messianic Fellowships. Afterward, the storyline reverts to heaven where the Seven Seals need to be opened to release the Seven Trumpet (judgements) and the Seven Bowls (judgements). At the end, the good and the bad are judged and everyone receives what they deserve as they move into a new age. </p><p>There are no exact biblical descriptions of when these events occurred or will occur. </p><p>Most modern eschatologists regard a time where nothing needs to occur (Doctrine of Imminence) and then the Pre-Tribulation Rapture, followed by the Seven Seals, Seven Trumpets and Seven Bowls opening during the final seven years of this present age, preferably during the Time of God’s Wrath, that in their estimation is close to the end of the final seven years. </p><p>There are many Pre-Wrath adherents. They believe in a Rapture before the Wrath of God hits the earth. </p><p>According to Post-Tribulation Rapture-adherent Irvin Baxter, “The book of Revelation is not in chronological order. The seals are the long story, the trumpets are the short story, and the vials are the real short story.”</p><p>My feeling is that Yochanon wrote the Book of Revelation as mostly chronological with narrative breaks. It reads like Moses wrote Torah. </p><p>Six of the Seven Seals open like the Matthew 24 Birth Pangs before the final seven years. The 144,000 are sealed and set aside and consecrated like First Fruits are in the Bible. Then, the Seven Trumpets open with a narrative break from Revelation 10 to 11:14–19 and resume from chapter 12 to 15. Chapter 16 releases the Seven Bowls and chapters 18–22 describe the final details. </p><p>Why does any of this matter? Because the world has been falling apart for over fifty years, but our implosion seems to be hastening. Rather than preaching that Revelation is silly Jewish poetry, we should be aware the Bible is becoming very real and personal. </p><p>I believe its time to wake up and smell the coffee. The Third Seal of Revelation seems to be increasing and the Forth Seal is set to open soon. </p><p>What has been regarded as chiastic fairy tales may drop like burning asteroids into your laps. What happened to Sodom and Egypt could occur again. </p><p>Shalom!</p><p>https://www.quora.com/How-could-you-compare-and-contrast-the-7-Seals-7-Trumpets-and-the-7-Bowls-of-the-Book-of-Revelation</p><p><br /></p>joelblackford.blogspot.comhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05499147797155426920noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4559034615973868658.post-76896886792315500442021-07-01T17:15:00.005-07:002021-07-01T17:22:17.642-07:00"Why do people say that Jesus Christ is returning in 2030?"<p><span color="inherit" style="font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-weight: inherit; text-align: inherit;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span color="inherit" style="font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-weight: inherit; text-align: inherit;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkjtaBeOFKHTQ4VLO4u0mGVZaog3ITS8GNs5Mj6QvzXIyORoEC2A5ABqFJ5vSmwtmmTQgZfXCTG4BI-HNYbgnxbO0ZusXZohb90W35mAHqZxWQYIHFhCwnChwKOndxQKlG0oknaZ_U7Qw/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="355" data-original-width="474" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkjtaBeOFKHTQ4VLO4u0mGVZaog3ITS8GNs5Mj6QvzXIyORoEC2A5ABqFJ5vSmwtmmTQgZfXCTG4BI-HNYbgnxbO0ZusXZohb90W35mAHqZxWQYIHFhCwnChwKOndxQKlG0oknaZ_U7Qw/" width="320" /></a><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-weight: inherit; text-align: inherit;">"Why do people say that Jesus Christ is returning in 2030?"</span></span></div><a class="q-box qu-display--block qu-cursor--pointer qu-hover--textDecoration--underline Link___StyledBox-t2xg9c-0 roKEj" href="https://www.quora.com/Why-do-people-say-that-Jesus-Christ-is-returning-in-2030" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.6); background: rgb(255, 255, 255); border-radius: inherit; box-sizing: border-box; cursor: pointer; display: inline; font-family: -apple-system, system-ui, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Oxygen-Sans, Ubuntu, Cantarell, "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-weight: 700; outline-offset: 0px; outline: 0px;" target="_blank"></a><p></p><p>Assuming His death and resurrection in 30 CE, then two thousand years later would be 2030 CE.</p><p>Come, let us return to ADONAI; for he has torn, and he will heal us; he has struck, and he will bind our wounds. <b>After two days </b>(the Hebrew letter aleph can mean 1 or 1,000), he will revive us; on the <b>third day [millennium?] </b>he will raise us up; and we will live in his presence. Let us know, let us strive to know ADONAI. That he will come is as certain as morning; he will come to us like the rain, like the spring rains that water the earth. Hosea 6:1–3 (CJB) </p><p>You bring frail mortals to the point of being crushed, then say, "People, repent!" For from<b> your viewpoint a thousand years are merely like yesterday</b> or a night watch. When you sweep them away, they become like sleep; by morning they are like growing grass, Psalm 90:3–5 (CJB)</p><p>It is by that same Word that the present heavens and earth, having been preserved, are being kept for fire until the Day of Judgment, when ungodly people will be destroyed. Moreover, dear friends, do not ignore this: with the Lord, one day is like a thousand years and <b>a thousand years like</b> one <b>day. </b>The Lord is not slow in keeping his promise, as some people think of slowness; on the contrary, he is patient with you; for it is not his purpose that anyone should be destroyed, but that everyone should turn from his sins. 2 Peter 3:7–9 (CJB)</p><p>“The New Covenant Scriptures record that Yahushua was sentenced to death on the charge of his claiming to be Yahueh on Passover Eve 3790, Hebrew Calendar [or 30 CE]</p><p>The year 3790 fell within range of the most recent Shnat Shmitah=Year of Release, Sabbatical Year 3787]: It is truly amazing that Yahushua's final year fell within a 45-month range of the most recent Shnat Shmitah=Year of Release, Sabbatical Year] on 10th Tishrei [Yom Kippur] 3787 (Monday, 29th September 26 CE) and was preceded by the Shabbath Shuva [Sabbath of Return]. Yahushua was “about” 30 years old (Luke 3:23) at this time and it is probable that the Scripture passage He read was chosen to synchronize with the Shnat Shmitah (Yeshayahu 61:1, 2a, Luke 4:16-22). Thus the commencement of His ministry at Rosh Ha Shanah in the year 3787 would place the ministry of Yahushua as occurring within a historical time-frame to synchronize with the terminus ad quem of the final 69th week of Daniel 9:24-27 within which the unique Pesach-HaMatzah week would fall.” Merlin Houzet </p><a href="https://www.facebook.com/iamthatiamsabbathkeppersassembly/posts/1223831044348331">https://www.facebook.com/iamthatiamsabbathkeppersassembly/posts/1223831044348331</a><p>Shalom! </p><p>https://www.quora.com/Why-do-people-say-that-Jesus-Christ-is-returning-in-2030/answer/Joel-Blackford?prompt_topic_bio=1</p>joelblackford.blogspot.comhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05499147797155426920noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4559034615973868658.post-58080625773080875512021-07-01T16:35:00.010-07:002021-07-01T17:21:04.524-07:00"Why is this person Jenni Jones saying the rapture is in 2021?"<p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjg8oeVil28C4Besx1vf-_zaFctOxpYZvyp6ZQqemWi4tbFE2QRWL4BAxib6ThDOg_MetIzOxFrtvSmPSdzZIq8MCDyk9J7YYEkiqY1eb63aUYzw0SC43kyJH3IecbnupqCNRYKI6AJu1A/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="321" data-original-width="559" height="184" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjg8oeVil28C4Besx1vf-_zaFctOxpYZvyp6ZQqemWi4tbFE2QRWL4BAxib6ThDOg_MetIzOxFrtvSmPSdzZIq8MCDyk9J7YYEkiqY1eb63aUYzw0SC43kyJH3IecbnupqCNRYKI6AJu1A/" width="320" /></a><span color="inherit" style="font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-weight: inherit; text-align: inherit;">"</span><span color="inherit" style="font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-weight: inherit; text-align: inherit;">Why is this person Jenni Jones saying the rapture is in 2021?"</span></div><p>In 1833 a pastor named John Nelson Darby fell off his horse, hit his head, and created the Doctrine of the Pre-Tribulation Rapture of the Saints. </p><p>According to theologian John MacArthur, there are no verses that directly state a Pre-Tribulation Rapture, but he fervently believes it will occur that way. </p><p>Since 1833, many groups have predicted Rapture dates to no avail. </p><p>In 1843 and 1844 a group called the Millerites determined the biblical Rapture would occur. They waited patiently and nothing happened. That group disbanded, but some kept up the end time’s postulating becoming known as the Seventh Day Adventists (SDA’s). Their prophet was Ellen White. </p><p>The term “Investigative Judgment” is the SDA’s way of blaming God for missing their prediction. </p><p>The Jehovah’s Witnesses have many failed predictions, including 1874, 1914, 1925, 1938, 1942, 1975, 1984 and before 2000. They were wrong each time. </p><p>Edgar Whisenant predicted the rapture would occur in 1988, based on forty years from 1948 (when Israel was founded), sometime between September 11 and the 13th. Edgar doubled down in 1989, but was wrong again. </p><p>I saw billboards paid for by Harold Camping that the Rapture would occur May 21, <i>2011. </i></p><p>There are many predicting a Pre-Tribulation Rapture will occur nearly every day of the year. They drive us to distraction. Please don't give these errant date setters any money. </p><p>When things get bad, please don’t listen to those people, and take this advice: </p><p>Your dead will live, my corpses will rise; awake and sing, you who dwell in the dust; for your dew is like the morning dew, and the earth will bring the ghosts to life. Come, my people, enter your rooms, and shut your doors behind you. Hide yourselves for a little while until the wrath is past. For see! ADONAI emerges from his place to punish those on earth for their sin. Then the earth will reveal the blood shed on it and no longer conceal its slain. Isaiah 26:19–21 (CJB)</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidHqbCMVtBhBuBUPeWUVd4KPjLrlhevR5cNjOGOhQXmb2C83Lc-LMw4j1_L-g3VKwirAwuTkZFymUhzJQ8AAAaAsaqrYbyz3iIZJZhzT7jRoXtEykoEov8JVhKZuPFloIhWDxEjKDIqsM/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="221" data-original-width="375" height="189" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidHqbCMVtBhBuBUPeWUVd4KPjLrlhevR5cNjOGOhQXmb2C83Lc-LMw4j1_L-g3VKwirAwuTkZFymUhzJQ8AAAaAsaqrYbyz3iIZJZhzT7jRoXtEykoEov8JVhKZuPFloIhWDxEjKDIqsM/" width="320" /></a><span style="font-size: 12pt; text-align: left;">The picture
on the top shows ancient Jewish graves designed like the ancient altar because
they believed their souls were kept under the Altar of Heaven. The picture
above shows how modern Jews are buried on the Mount of Olives to await the
resurrection.</span></div>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;">When the
Lamb broke the fifth seal, I saw underneath the altar the souls of those who
had been put to death for proclaiming the Word of God, that is, for bearing
witness. They cried out in a loud voice, “Sovereign Ruler, HaKadosh, the True
One, how long will it be before you judge the people living on earth and avenge
our blood?” Each of them was given a white robe; and they were told to wait a
little longer, until the full number of their fellow-servants should be
reached, of their brothers who would be killed, just as they had been.
Revelation 6:9-12 (CJB)</span></p>https://www.quora.com/Why-is-this-person-Jenni-Jones-saying-the-rapture-is-in-2021/answer/Joel-Blackford?prompt_topic_bio=1<div>Shalom!<br /><div> <p></p></div></div>joelblackford.blogspot.comhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05499147797155426920noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4559034615973868658.post-87093318121056090522021-07-01T15:24:00.011-07:002021-07-01T15:42:39.133-07:00"Is it also possible that the two witnesses will also be appearing soon?"<p><span face="-apple-system, system-ui, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Oxygen-Sans, Ubuntu, Cantarell, "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #282829; font-size: 21px; font-weight: 700;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p><span face="-apple-system, system-ui, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Oxygen-Sans, Ubuntu, Cantarell, "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #282829; font-size: 21px; font-weight: 700;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUxN1GVN7rj-zWLjvMq_wZbM4K7yOdOdZ5gXfRv2R-xKNP4JvAFjvddwhpIwhMhM-UjPPMh7D684J3XAaAW-Ltpk9hCHbucgaEfXPr456QtCEtnyR4fW-jpy11_rB7tElQt12Krx6QDzc/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="356" data-original-width="570" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUxN1GVN7rj-zWLjvMq_wZbM4K7yOdOdZ5gXfRv2R-xKNP4JvAFjvddwhpIwhMhM-UjPPMh7D684J3XAaAW-Ltpk9hCHbucgaEfXPr456QtCEtnyR4fW-jpy11_rB7tElQt12Krx6QDzc/" width="320" /></a></div><br />"If the time of the Antichrist is drawing near, is it also possible that the two witnesses will also be appearing soon, or is there time for only after the beginning of the Great Tribulation?"<p></p><p>Everyone has an eschatology (study of end times); whether their version of death is a dirt nap, some celestial consciousness or a biblical explanation. I cite biblical eschatology like an ancient Jew would view it, but I could be wrong too.</p><p>Most Jews refuse to read Daniel and most Christians refuse to read Revelation as scripture, so both miss the mark. Some people overly spiritualize Daniel or Revelation or consider them to be chiastic poetry. That’s sad. </p><p>Let’s start out with the Christian version of the Antichrist. He’s anti-nomos (man of sin) in the scriptures, which means he loathes God’s Torah (Moses’ Writings). Christians don’t understand that. Most Christians don’t read the Tanakh, their Old Testament. That’s like building a building without a proper foundation. They tend to dwell on him and omit other key end time’s players. The supposed Antichrist is described vaguely in the Bible, and is listed as a Beast, a man of sin or a Little Horn in Daniel. </p><p>At times, the Bible is referring to the Beast or Little Horn as a man, but he seems to rule a system too. We should always consider that the language is purposely vague, so it could be either. </p><p>“While I was considering the horns, another horn sprang up among them, a little one, before which three of the first horns were plucked up by the roots. In this horn were eyes like human eyes and a mouth speaking arrogantly. “As I watched, thrones were set in place; and the Ancient One [God] took his seat…</p><p>…Then the court was convened, and the books were opened. “I kept watching. Then, because of the arrogant words which the horn was speaking, I watched as the animal was killed; its body was destroyed; and it was given over to be burned up completely. As for the other animals, their rulership was taken away; but their lives were prolonged for a time and a season. Daniel 7:8–9a, 10b-12 (CJB)</p><p>Daniel’s other version of the Little Horn: </p><p>Out of one of them came a little horn which grew extremely big in the directions of the south and east, and in the direction of the Glory. It grew so great that it reached the army of heaven; it hurled some of the army and the stars to the ground and trampled on them. The first said to me, “Two thousand three hundred evenings and mornings, after which the sanctuary will be restored to its rightful state.”</p><p>Yes, it even considered itself as great as the prince of the army; the regular burnt offering was taken away from him, and the place of his sanctuary was thrown down. Through sin, the army was put in its power, along with the regular burnt offering. It flung truth on the ground as it acted and prospered. </p><p>The first said to me, “Two thousand three hundred evenings and mornings, after which the sanctuary will be restored to its rightful state.” </p><p>The vision of the evenings and mornings which has been told is true; but you are to keep the vision secret, because it is about days in the distant future [today?].” Daniel 8:9–10, 11–12, 14, 26 (CJB)</p><p>It is my opinion that the Beast or Little Horn will arrive during the last three and one-half years of the final seven years, and that the False Prophet will arrive and coalesce the peoples years before his arrival. The Two Witnesses arrive before the final seven years and exit just prior to the Seventh Trumpet blast close to the mid-point of the seven years in Revelation 11:14 The second woe has passed; see, the third woe is coming quickly. They will verbally joust with the False Prophet, but not overlap with the Beast. </p><p>Who are the Two Witnesses? I would say they are literal or figurative Moses and Eliyahu (Elijah). They are mentioned first as two pillars and two olive trees:</p><p>As for the capitals on the two columns, there were 200 pomegranates in rows around each capital near the molding by the netting. He erected the columns in the hall of the temple; on erecting the right column he gave it the name “Yakhin,” and on erecting the left column he named it “Bo‘az.” On the tops of the columns were shapes like lilies; thus the work of the columns was finished. 1 Kings 21:20–22 (CJB)</p><p>In front of the house he made two columns sixty-one-and-a-quarter feet high, with a capital of eight-and-three-quarters feet on top of each. He made chains in the sanctuary and added them to the tops of the columns, and he made a hundred pomegranates and attached them to the chains. He erected the columns in front of the temple, one on the right and the other on the left; the one on the right he called Yakhin, and the one on the left he called Bo‘az. 2 Chronicles 3:15–17 (CJB)</p><p>Next to it are two olive trees, one on the right side of the bowl and the other on its left.” I then asked the angel speaking with me, “What are these, my Lord?” The angel speaking with me said, “Don’t you know what these are?” I said, “No, my Lord.” Then he answered me, “This is the word of <i>Adonai</i> to Z’rubavel: ‘Not by force, and not by power, but by my Spirit,’ says <i>Adonai-Tzva’ot</i>. ‘What are you, you big mountain? Before Z’rubavel you will become a plain; and he will put the capstone in place, as everyone shouts, “It’s beautiful! Beautiful!” Zechariah 4:3–7 (CJB)</p><p>The Bible requires two or three credible witnesses testify in a court. Since no one on earth is biblically Tahor (ritually pure), we need two men that have no corpse contamination or other issues to restart the Temple Mount prayers and other end time’s requirements. They must arrive before the final seven years. </p><p>It is my belief that the Abrahamic Accords will strengthen over time and become a major diplomatic force. The Two Witnesses should arrive just a few days or months before the Abrahamic Accords are finalized. They will preach for 1,260 days until just prior to the mid-point of the seven years.</p><p>“Also I will give power to my two witnesses; and they will prophesy for 1,260 days, dressed in sackcloth.” These are the two olive trees and the two <i>menorah</i>s standing before the Lord of the earth. If anyone tries to do them harm, fire comes out of their mouth and consumes their enemies — yes, if anyone tries to harm them, that is how he must die. They have the authority to shut up the sky, so that no rain falls during the period of their prophesying; also they have the authority to turn the waters into blood and to strike the earth with every kind of plague as often as they want. Revelation 11:3–6 (CJB)</p><p>Just as we aren’t sure of when the actual decree was given by Medo-Persia to rebuild the “streets and walls of Jerusalem,” (Daniel 9:25) because there were three decrees, we may not realize which Abrahamic Accord kicks off the final seven years.</p><p>https://www.quora.com/If-the-time-of-the-Antichrist-is-drawing-near-is-it-also-possible-that-the-two-witnesses-will-also-be-appearing-soon-or-is-there-time-for-only-after-the-beginning-of-the-Great-Tribulation</p><p>Shalom! </p>joelblackford.blogspot.comhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05499147797155426920noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4559034615973868658.post-84818111149948699752021-01-31T20:43:00.004-08:002021-01-31T20:44:53.138-08:00Will Israel rebuild the temple in Jerusalem now that it's the capital again?<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6yiHE6WEsicuaBvl2ikY1NIHv8E-6C78Sc6Bw_j7r_9vrHi-UQfLfoPz55L6fAiqBIw7y58TwMxJcbD3o1mhZRbJq1vxFDGn53qyN2yp3NecXA-rrnjhdqybjazmEKSdCxLIrzq2wezw/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="408" data-original-width="625" height="209" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6yiHE6WEsicuaBvl2ikY1NIHv8E-6C78Sc6Bw_j7r_9vrHi-UQfLfoPz55L6fAiqBIw7y58TwMxJcbD3o1mhZRbJq1vxFDGn53qyN2yp3NecXA-rrnjhdqybjazmEKSdCxLIrzq2wezw/" width="320" /></a></div><br />"Will Israel rebuild the temple in Jerusalem now that it's the capital again?"<p></p><p>My answer won’t be what you expect.</p><p>As I read the Bible in both Greek and Hebrew, I see strong evidence for sacrifices or offerings starting again, but I see no Third Temple until after the Messiah arrives. </p><p>Let’s analyze the Hebrew and Greek words used in key passages to determine what we will see. </p><p>Beit is the Hebrew word for house or temple. Prophetically the Temple is referred to as the Lebanon because of the cedar wood needed to build it. In key Bible passages the Hebrew word Heikhal, which could mean tent, wedding chuppah (covering), or palace. </p><p>Sound of tumult from the Ir, a sound from the Heikhal [most mistranslations use Temple], a sound of Hashem that rendereth gemul (retribution) to His enemies. Isaiah 66:6 (OJB)</p><p>Hineni, I will send malachi, and he shall prepare the Derech before me: and HaAdon (the L-rd [Moshiach] <a href="https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Zech.4.14&version=OJB">Zech 4:14</a>), whom ye seek, shall suddenly come to His Heikhal [most mistranslations use Temple], even the Malach HaBrit, in whom ye have chafetz (delight): hinei, He is coming, saith Hashem Tzva’os. Malachi 3:1 (OJB) </p><p>And speak unto him, saying, Thus saith Hashem Tzva’os: Hinei Ish, TZEMACH Shmo ; [<i>Yehoshua is said to be the namesake of the coming Moshiach Ben Dovid; see </i><a href="https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Ezra.3.8-Ezra.3.13&version=OJB"><i>Ezra 3:8 f</i></a><i>or the Aramaic translation of Yehoshua’s name, Yeshua; see </i><a href="https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Jer.23.5&version=OJB"><i>Jer 23:5</i></a><i>; </i><a href="https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Jer.30.9&version=OJB"><i>30:9</i></a><i>; </i><a href="https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Jer.33.15&version=OJB"><i>33:15</i></a><i>; </i><a href="https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Ezra.3.8&version=OJB"><i>Ezra 3:8</i></a><i>; </i><a href="https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Zech.3.8&version=OJB"><i>Zech 3:8</i></a><i>; </i><a href="https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Matt.2.23&version=OJB"><i>Mt 2:23</i></a><i>; </i><a href="https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Isa.4.2&version=OJB"><i>Isa 4:2</i></a><i>; </i><a href="https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Isa.9.2-Isa.9.7&version=OJB"><i>9:2-7</i></a><i>; </i><a href="https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Isa.11.1-Isa.11.12&version=OJB"><i>11:1-12</i></a><i>; </i><a href="https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Isa.53.2&version=OJB"><i>53:2</i></a><i>, </i><a href="https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Isa.53.11&version=OJB"><i>11</i></a><i>; Moshiach the new “Joshua” </i><a href="https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Isa.49.8&version=OJB"><i>Isa 49:8</i></a>].]; and out of his place yitzmach (he [Moshiach] shall sprout up, <a href="https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Isa.53.2&version=OJB"><i>Yeshayah 53:2</i></a>), and he shall build the Heikhal Hashem. It is he who shall build the Heikhal Hashem; and he shall carry hod (majesty), and shall sit and rule upon his throne; and he shall be a kohen [<a href="https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Ps.110.4&version=OJB"><i>Tehillim 110:4</i></a>] upon his throne; and the atzat shalom (counsel of peace) shall be between them both. And the atarot (crowns) shall be to Chelem, and to Toviyah, and to Yedayah, and to Chen ben Tzephanyah, for a memorial in the Heikhal Hashem. And they that are far off shall come and build the Heikhal Hashem, and ye shall know that Hashem Tzva’os hath sent me unto you. And this shall come to pass, if ye will diligently obey the kol (voice) Hashem Eloheichem. Zechariah 6:12–15 (OJB) </p><p>In the Messianic Scriptures, the two Greek words used are Heiron for Temple or Temple buildings on the Temple Mount and Naos for the Holy of Holies, whether in Heaven or on the earth. </p><p>Heiron is used frequently in many books, but only Naos is used in 2 Thessalonians 2 and ALL of Revelation. This means we’re not talking about a building during the final seven years of tribulation. We’re talking about a reserved Holy area where only the High Priest goes into and only on Yom Kippur. </p><p>Let no one in any way lead you astray, because, unless the Merid (Rebellion, Revolt, the [Anti-Moshiach] Shmad Betrayal Defection of Apostasy, the Azivah Abandonment) Desertion comes rishonah (first), and the Apocalypse of the Ish HaMufkarut (Man of Lawlessness), the Ish HaChatta’ah Ben HaAvaddon (Man of Sin, Son of Destruction Anti-Moshiach) is unveiled. I’m referring to the one setting himself against and exalting himself AL KOL EL (above every G-d, <a href="https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Dan.11.36&version=OJB">DANIEL 11:36</a>), above all that is given the appellation "G-d" or object of worship, with the result that in the Beis Hamikdash Heikhal he sits down on the MOSHAV ELOHIM (throne of G-d, <a href="https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Ezek.28.2&version=OJB">YECHEZKEL 28:2</a>), proclaiming that he himself is Elohim... 2 Thessalonians 2:3–4 (OJB) </p><p>Please notice how Dr. Phillip Goble, the author of the “Orthodox Jewish Bible” translated Naos for Heikhal above? Brilliant! </p><p>Shalom! </p><p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;"><a href="https://www.quora.com/Will-Israel-rebuild-the-temple-in-Jerusalem-now-that-its-the-capital-again/answer/Joel-Blackford?prompt_topic_bio=1">https://www.quora.com/Will-Israel-rebuild-the-temple-in-Jerusalem-now-that-its-the-capital-again/answer/Joel-Blackford?prompt_topic_bio=1</a><o:p></o:p></span></p><br /><p></p>joelblackford.blogspot.comhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05499147797155426920noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4559034615973868658.post-1343259938808653682021-01-31T19:23:00.004-08:002021-01-31T19:23:57.088-08:00Is it possible that God has two pairs of fallen angels that have been chained in everlasting chains because of them creating the Nephilim in early Genesis and later in the land of Canaan?<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpdfwopL9pK8-QP6aZAwqG8pQH9I5hALMG3qGH-fGmnwCuHSYEXdeFFhPoyPs2FSF7G6PpI5rwbvd2X1FlOICBscCGbtnt7u-GbJs4O3iCG9siKK-nskm-pyHkatcn98FrjDzJbVkHSeM/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="487" data-original-width="502" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpdfwopL9pK8-QP6aZAwqG8pQH9I5hALMG3qGH-fGmnwCuHSYEXdeFFhPoyPs2FSF7G6PpI5rwbvd2X1FlOICBscCGbtnt7u-GbJs4O3iCG9siKK-nskm-pyHkatcn98FrjDzJbVkHSeM/" width="247" /></a></div><br />"<span style="font-size: 12pt;">Is it
possible that God has two pairs of fallen angels that have been chained in
everlasting chains because of them creating the Nephilim in early Genesis and
later in the land of Canaan?"</span><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">There are
multiple Bible passages that are problematic concerning fallen angels and their
fates. We know they fell and are chained in Tartarus, deep beneath the earth.
We don’t know an exact count of how many fallen angels are imprisoned beneath
the earth. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">We have the
whole Book of 1 Enoch. And…<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">And the
angels who did not keep their positions of authority but abandoned their proper
dwelling—these he has kept in darkness, bound with everlasting chains for
judgment on the great Day. Jude 1:6<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">This is why
it says, "After he went up into the heights, he led captivity captive and
he gave gifts to mankind." Now this phrase, "he went up," what
can it mean if not that he first went down into the lower parts, that is, the
earth? The one who went down is himself the one who also went up, far above all
of heaven, in order to fill all things. Ephesians 4:8–10 (CJB)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">For the
Messiah himself died for sins, once and for all, a righteous person on behalf
of unrighteous people, so that he might bring you to God. He was put to death
in the flesh but brought to life by the Spirit; and in this form he went and
made a proclamation to the imprisoned spirits, to those who were disobedient
long ago, in the days of Noach, when God waited patiently during the building
of the ark, in which a few people — to be specific, eight — were delivered by
means of water. This also prefigures what delivers us now, the water of
immersion, which is not the removal of dirt from the body, but one’s pledge to
keep a good conscience toward God, through the resurrection of Yeshua the
Messiah. 2 Peter 3:18–21 (CJB)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">Their
punishment, decreed long ago, is not idle; their destruction is not asleep! For
God did not spare the angels who sinned; on the contrary, he put them in gloomy
dungeons lower than Sh’ol to be held for judgment. And he did not spare the
ancient world; on the contrary, he preserved Noach, a herald of righteousness,
with seven others, and brought the Flood upon a world of ungodly people. And he
condemned the cities of S’dom and ‘Amora, reducing them to ashes and ruin, as a
warning to those in the future who would live ungodly lives; but he rescued
Lot, a righteous man who was distressed by the debauchery of those unprincipled
people; for the wicked deeds which that righteous man saw and heard, as he
lived among them, tormented his righteous heart day after day. So the Lord
knows how to rescue the godly from trials and how to hold the wicked until the
Day of Judgment while continuing to punish them, 2 Peter 2:3b-9 (CJB)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">According to
1 Enoch, these fallen angels will be released for a short time at the end of
the age. Here is that time: <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">The fifth
angel sounded his trumpet, and I saw a star that had fallen from the sky to the
earth. The star was given the key to the shaft of the Abyss. When he opened the
Abyss, smoke rose from it like the smoke from a gigantic furnace. The sun and
sky were darkened by the smoke from the Abyss. And out of the smoke locusts
came down on the earth and were given power like that of scorpions of the
earth. They were told not to harm the grass of the earth or any plant or tree,
but only those people who did not have the seal of God on their foreheads. They
were not allowed to kill them but only to torture them for five months. And the
agony they suffered was like that of the sting of a scorpion when it strikes.
During those days people will seek death but will not find it; they will long
to die, but death will elude them. The locusts looked like horses prepared for
battle. On their heads they wore something like crowns of gold, and their faces
resembled human faces. Their hair was like women’s hair, and their teeth were
like lions’ teeth. They had breastplates like breastplates of iron, and the
sound of their wings was like the thundering of many horses and chariots
rushing into battle. They had tails with stingers, like scorpions, and in their
tails they had power to torment people for five months. They had as king over
them the angel of the Abyss, whose name in Hebrew is Abaddon and in Greek is
Apollyon (that is, Destroyer). Revelation 9:1–11 (CJB)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<span style="font-family: "Calibri",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">You’ll find most Christians can’t comprehend
this ever occurring. they spiritualize the verses above. That’s sad and shortsighted. </span><div><span style="font-family: "Calibri",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: "Calibri",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">Shalom! </span></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;"><a href="https://www.quora.com/Is-it-possible-that-God-has-two-pairs-of-fallen-angels-that-have-been-chained-in-everlasting-chains-because-of-them-creating-the-Nephilim-in-early-Genesis-and-later-in-the-land-of-Canaan/answer/Joel-Blackford?prompt_topic_bio=1">https://www.quora.com/Is-it-possible-that-God-has-two-pairs-of-fallen-angels-that-have-been-chained-in-everlasting-chains-because-of-them-creating-the-Nephilim-in-early-Genesis-and-later-in-the-land-of-Canaan/answer/Joel-Blackford?prompt_topic_bio=1</a><o:p></o:p></span></p><br /></div>joelblackford.blogspot.comhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05499147797155426920noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4559034615973868658.post-83556758979549086472021-01-17T08:45:00.002-08:002021-01-17T08:46:47.557-08:00How do you feel about churches mixing Old Testament with New Testament? It makes little sense to me.<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmwQWpnf-K_Qlz-8Hdirz8CTs2co05CtFfM5uAxsHe68KXV2qZPOHLCdyaV1WplCQLDkMVfpBkFa6niOUvarsD_VHVv229eWvD14ATDtqFXTl89hdW3ydnMi0Va4rsuvN5ixMY4VpH7B0/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="552" data-original-width="1054" height="168" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmwQWpnf-K_Qlz-8Hdirz8CTs2co05CtFfM5uAxsHe68KXV2qZPOHLCdyaV1WplCQLDkMVfpBkFa6niOUvarsD_VHVv229eWvD14ATDtqFXTl89hdW3ydnMi0Va4rsuvN5ixMY4VpH7B0/" width="320" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-size: 12pt;">“How do you
feel about churches mixing Old Testament with New Testament? It makes little
sense to me.”</span><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;">The Bible is
one coherent message from multiple authors. It is meant to be mixed.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;">Most
Christians regard their Messiah as a great Hippie Philosopher. Most Orthodox
Jews regard their Messiah as an imperative end times savior and one that walks
and preaches pure Torah. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;">What does
the Bible say? Let’s examine two traditional (Orthodox) Jewish Sabbaths from
the first century (this pattern occurs the same way today).<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;">but the
others went on from Perga to Pisidian Antioch, and on Shabbat they went into
the synagogue and sat down. After the reading from the Torah [five books of
Moses] and from the Prophets [called the haftorah reading], the synagogue
leaders sent them a message, “Brothers, if any of you has a word of exhortation
for the people, speak!” So Sha’ul stood, motioned with his hand, and said: Acts
13:14–16 (CJB)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;">Now when he
went to Natzeret, where he had been brought up, on *Shabbat* he went to the
synagogue as usual.</span> <span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;">[After
the Torah readings concluded] He stood up to read [the haftorah], and he was
given the scroll of the prophet Yesha‘yahu. Unrolling the scroll, he found the
place where it was written,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;"><b>“The Spirit
of Adonai is upon me;<o:p></o:p></b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;"><b>therefore he
has anointed me<o:p></o:p></b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;"><b>to announce
Good News to the poor;<o:p></o:p></b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;"><b>he has sent
me to proclaim freedom for the imprisoned<o:p></o:p></b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;"><b>and renewed
sight for the blind,<o:p></o:p></b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;"><b>to release
those who have been crushed,<o:p></o:p></b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;"><b>to proclaim
a year of the favor of Adonai.”</b><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;">After
closing the scroll and returning it to the shammash, he sat down; and the eyes
of everyone in the synagogue were fixed on him. He started to speak to them:
“Today, as you heard it read, this passage of the Tanakh was fulfilled!” Luke
4:16–21 (CJB)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;">These two
examples highlight how scriptures illuminate scriptures. There is a sequence of
a Torah reading from Moses that cites the Law, then a haftorah reading that
illuminates the Torah reading and then everybody discusses the readings until
the Sabbath ends. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;">Without
multiple references, most Bible discussions are out of context and create new
doctrines never intended by God. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;">If you
destroy or impugn the foundation, what happens when the winds and waves buffet
you? Your house will crumble. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;">We will then
no longer be infants tossed about by the waves and blown along by every wind of
teaching, at the mercy of people clever in devising ways to deceive. Ephesians
4:14 (CJB)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;">This is why
unstable pastors twist God’s word so often. Once a modern pastor disconnects
the older writings from the newer writings, they destabilize the whole body and
building. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;">And think of
our Lord’s patience as deliverance, just as our dear brother Sha’ul also wrote
you, following the wisdom God gave him. Indeed, he speaks about these things in
all his letters. They contain some things that are hard to understand, things
which the uninstructed and unstable distort, to their own destruction, as they
do the other Scriptures. 2 Peter 3:15–16 (CJB)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;">Trust me,
people aren’t stupid. They can smell dogma. They can discern when pastors are
twisting scriptures and making stuff up. Many of them lose their faith or walk
out when pastors make dogmatic sand castles.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;">Shalom!<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;"><a href="https://www.quora.com/How-do-you-feel-about-churches-mixing-Old-Testament-with-New-Testament-It-makes-little-sense-to-me">https://www.quora.com/How-do-you-feel-about-churches-mixing-Old-Testament-with-New-Testament-It-makes-little-sense-to-me</a><o:p></o:p></span></p><br /><p></p>joelblackford.blogspot.comhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05499147797155426920noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4559034615973868658.post-91356574857453628112021-01-14T20:42:00.005-08:002021-01-14T20:42:47.288-08:00Is it true that the three days of darkness mentioned in Revelations will be so that it will feel like it’s taken on a life of its own?<p><span style="font-size: 12pt;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAZXH_xakj5F86PHIHufxBawj24F8LhMQnLDNsso4qMIMx6zyEm-eSCodGKJs-fKSrvSMV3RdQ-TQho4AUyU4DFdG6Efy5pX8l0ox0C_HHi5DorGalnLwHZATIJkS08pGHimtqpZ6oPUc/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="416" data-original-width="429" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAZXH_xakj5F86PHIHufxBawj24F8LhMQnLDNsso4qMIMx6zyEm-eSCodGKJs-fKSrvSMV3RdQ-TQho4AUyU4DFdG6Efy5pX8l0ox0C_HHi5DorGalnLwHZATIJkS08pGHimtqpZ6oPUc/" width="248" /></a></div><br />“Is it true
that the three days of darkness mentioned in Revelations will be so that it
will feel like it’s taken on a life of its own?”<p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">Everyone has
an eschatology (opinion of the end of days). That could vary from believing
you’ll be taking a dirt nap, which is being buried and there is no afterlife,
or believing in reincarnation. Many Christian Churches shun reading the Book of
Revelation because it’s so difficult to understand. While others believe they
will be Raptured before any of Revelation’s Plagues are meted out on humanity.
About 90% of the Christian world is A-millennial, which means we’re in the
golden age, the glorious one thousand years referenced here: <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">Next I saw
an angel coming down from heaven, who had the key to the Abyss and a great
chain in his hand. He seized the dragon, that ancient serpent, who is the Devil
and Satan [the Adversary], and chained him up for a thousand years. He threw
him into the Abyss, locked it and sealed it over him; so that he could not
deceive the nations any more until the thousand years were over. After that, he
has to be set free for a little while. Then I saw thrones, and those seated on
them received authority to judge. And I saw the souls of those who had been
beheaded for testifying about Yeshua and proclaiming the Word of God, also
those who had not worshipped the beast or its image and had not received the
mark on their foreheads and on their hands. They came to life and ruled with
the Messiah for a thousand years. (The rest of the dead did not come to life
until the thousand years were over.) This is the first resurrection. Revelation
20:1–6 (CJB)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">It’s
peculiar to have reviewed world history and come to the conclusion that all the
events of Revelation, known as the end of days, have occurred and we’re in the
Millennium, but it is a stubborn belief that’s been around for over one
thousand years. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">Most Roman
Catholics and Lutherans are A-millennialists. Luther, a former Catholic Monk,
strongly dissuaded believers from reading Revelation. Many other reformers
believed the pope was the Antichrist. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">There have
been good and bad popes, but none have or ever will be the Antichrist.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">Within Roman
Catholicism, there are some that cite the end of days will resemble the Plagues
of Egypt, where during the Ninth Plague:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">ADONAI said
to Moshe, "Reach out your hand toward the sky, and there will be darkness
over the land of Egypt, darkness so thick it can be felt!" Moshe reached
out his hand toward the sky, and there was a thick darkness in the entire land
of Egypt for three days. People couldn't see each other, and no one went
anywhere for three days. But all the people of Isra'el had light in their
homes. Exodus 10:21–23 (CJB)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">Most of
those arguing for three days of darkness cite many age-old mystics from up to
one thousand five hundred years ago. There is no way to verify these old
prophecies. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">Within
Protestant Christianity there is a belief in the three days of darkness too.
Are these Protestants referencing Catholic Mystics or sharing a personal
prophecy? We’ll never know. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">In my
opinion, the Seven Seals are the Birth Pangs preceding the final seven years of
tribulations. The Seven Trumpets blow during the first three and a half years
and the Seven Bowls are poured out during the final three and a half years. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">In the fifth
of seven bowl judgements, darkness covers the land. Is it three days of darkness?
We don’t know. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">The fifth
one poured out his bowl on the throne of the beast, and its kingdom grew dark.
People gnawed on their tongues from the pain, yet they cursed the God of heaven
because of their pains and sores, and did not turn from their sinful deeds.
Revelation 16:10-11 (CJB)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">I think it’s
best to say there will be darkness during the end of days and not limit it to
exactly three days. I choose not to cite any of the ancient Roman Catholic
Mystics because their testimonies are vague.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">My problem
with the prophecy is that the Protestants are constantly predicting three days
of darkness for every year since 2017. It is tiresome to refute the claim every
year.<o:p></o:p></span></p>Shalom! <p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;"><a href="https://www.quora.com/Is-it-true-that-the-three-days-of-darkness-mentioned-in-Revelations-will-be-so-that-it-will-feel-like-it-s-taken-on-a-life-of-its-own/answer/Joel-Blackford?prompt_topic_bio=1">https://www.quora.com/Is-it-true-that-the-three-days-of-darkness-mentioned-in-Revelations-will-be-so-that-it-will-feel-like-it-s-taken-on-a-life-of-its-own/answer/Joel-Blackford?prompt_topic_bio=1</a><o:p></o:p></span></p><br /><p></p>joelblackford.blogspot.comhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05499147797155426920noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4559034615973868658.post-64083433448913548712021-01-07T20:42:00.000-08:002021-01-07T20:42:05.653-08:00“Are there standards for Biblical scholars? Scholars from Israel seem to be highly knowledgeable about archaeology, ancient history and languages, and linguistic analysis. Some US scholars sound like glorified televangelists.”<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgX0vHMaE844fFi0U5zavggehDMbWGXMu1R6QSSG2RIqE2p79all-OyIR_XVgRhMruYz8hSakNeutJJDmaSxWm9p4tLLESzBcITpBwKCzyDrGUDpTIYWTeeTK-DGbgGwSw_sFDaTXuUyco/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="204" data-original-width="303" height="215" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgX0vHMaE844fFi0U5zavggehDMbWGXMu1R6QSSG2RIqE2p79all-OyIR_XVgRhMruYz8hSakNeutJJDmaSxWm9p4tLLESzBcITpBwKCzyDrGUDpTIYWTeeTK-DGbgGwSw_sFDaTXuUyco/" width="320" /></a><span style="font-size: 12pt; text-align: left;">“Are there
standards for Biblical scholars? Scholars from Israel seem to be highly
knowledgeable about archaeology, ancient history and languages, and linguistic
analysis. Some US scholars sound like glorified televangelists.”</span></div><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">Let’s say
you want a PhD in Theology from a marginal Christian University. By the time
you’re awarded a degree you may know more dogma, but will it enhance your
career outside of unlearned churchgoers? No. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">I study with
Rabbis, Messianic Scholars and Christian Scholars. Even the lowest Rabbi knows
Hebrew, Greek, and Aramaic. They know history, archeology and geography. They
have memorized vast sections of scripture and midrash. Their knowledge of Torah
and commentaries is overwhelming. Whereas, other than a few of them, my limited
knowledge of the prophets exceeds them because they’re not expected to read books
like Daniel or certain other books. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">Most
supposed Christian Bible Scholars aren’t scholars. They know Greek…barely, and
they struggle with anything other than denominational dogma. Some have PhD’s on
the Pre-Tribulation Rapture. That’s like giving a dog a PhD for burying a bone.
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">I’ve watched
these Christian PhD’s on TV and you can tell they have an honorary degree or
the degree is from a lousy university. They have no standards. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">The rule: If
your Christian PhD only knows Greek, he doesn’t know much. Keep on shopping. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">Let’s give
you an example of a typical Christian TV Scholar: Perry Stone. Perry studies
hard and talks your ear off, but he’s a preacher with tons of dogma. Perry
doesn’t know Greek, Hebrew or Aramaic. He’s 62, and shows no ability to learn
languages, so he’s limited to preach to and fleece church folks but most
scholars would ignore him. I have a scholarly friend that counsels Perry, but
Perry’s head is thick with dogma. Nothing scholarly penetrates it. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">There are
Christian Scholars working in history, archeology, geography and languages that
are brilliant. Dr. Michael Heiser is one of them. He’s brilliant.
Comparatively, Dr. Heiser couldn’t crack the top 1,000, maybe 10,000, of
Rabbinic Scholars. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">Based on
interviewing many scholars, the greatest are Jewish, Messianic or Hebrew Roots
Scholars. They know Torah, the rest of the Bible in various languages and
commentaries. They know prophecy, archeology and geography. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">The top
scholars tend to live in Israel or visit regularly. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">My top
scholars are:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">R. Alon Anava <a href="https://www.alonanava.com/">Rabbi Alon Anava - Near Death Experience</a></p><p>D. Thomas Lancaster <a href="https://ffoz.org/discover/author/daniel-lancaster/">Discover</a></p><p>R. Yitzhak Shapira <a href="https://ahavatammi.org/">Ahavat Ammi Ministries | For the love of my people</a></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">Shalom!<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;"><a href="https://www.quora.com/Are-there-standards-for-Biblical-scholars-Scholars-from-Israel-seem-to-be-highly-knowledgeable-about-archaeology-ancient-history-and-languages-and-linguistic-analysis-Some-US-scholars-sound-like-glorified/answer/Joel-Blackford">https://www.quora.com/Are-there-standards-for-Biblical-scholars-Scholars-from-Israel-seem-to-be-highly-knowledgeable-about-archaeology-ancient-history-and-languages-and-linguistic-analysis-Some-US-scholars-sound-like-glorified/answer/Joel-Blackford</a><o:p></o:p></span></p><br /><p></p>joelblackford.blogspot.comhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05499147797155426920noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4559034615973868658.post-52690856291749133202020-12-27T19:14:00.001-08:002020-12-27T19:14:18.918-08:00Which character of the Bible is the most pitiable?<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPTm289xfHToT3eTFiVKWt8XLRNva_xhiTimhmurhyphenhyphensiCxnav-MJnqIGV7Wia6v-6zOb6bf32fBu_cR-eGYWLm-_RMPgQ1wb1eZNvNJCL2GkHnNoo3uphcpToPwu2jUW3ozGR0dOL5vtU/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="252" data-original-width="474" height="170" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPTm289xfHToT3eTFiVKWt8XLRNva_xhiTimhmurhyphenhyphensiCxnav-MJnqIGV7Wia6v-6zOb6bf32fBu_cR-eGYWLm-_RMPgQ1wb1eZNvNJCL2GkHnNoo3uphcpToPwu2jUW3ozGR0dOL5vtU/" width="320" /></a></div><p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">"Which
character of the Bible is the most pitiable?"<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">My choices
are the seven Sons of Benjamin that were handed over to the Gibeonites to end a
three-year drought. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">The
Gibeonites lied to seal a covenant with Joshua, but a covenant is a man’s word,
and in this case, God’s word. It must stand. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">But when the
inhabitants of Giv‘ah heard what Y’hoshua had done to Yericho and ‘Ai, they
developed a clever deception: they made themselves look as if they had been on
a long journey by putting old sacks on their donkeys and taking used wineskins
that had burst and been mended back together. They put old, patched sandals on
their feet and dressed in worn-out clothes; and took as provisions nothing but
dried-up bread that was crumbling to pieces. Then they went to Y’hoshua in the
camp at Gilgal and said to him and the men of Isra’el, “We have come from a
country far away. Now, make a covenant with us.” The men of Isra’el said to the
Hivi, “How do we know that you don’t live here among us? If you do, we don’t
want to make a covenant with you.” Joshua 9:3–7 (CJB)<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">King Saul
zealously attacked and murdered the Gibeonites. Their spilt blood had to be
avenged to keep God’s word undefiled. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">In David’s
time there was a famine that lasted three years, and David consulted Adonai. Adonai said, “It is because of Sha’ul and his bloodstained house, because he
put to death the people of Giv‘on.” The king summoned the Giv‘onim and said to
them — these Giv‘onim were not part of the people of Isra’el but from the
remnant of the Emori; and the people of Isra’el had sworn to them; but Sha’ul,
in his zeal for the people of Isra’el and Y’hudah, had sought to exterminate
them — David said to the Giv‘onim, “What should I do for you? With what should
I make atonement, so that you will be able to bless Adonai’s heritage?” The
Giv‘onim said to him, “Our dispute with Sha’ul can’t be resolved with silver or
gold; and we don’t have the right to put anyone in Isra’el to death.” He said,
“So, what do you say that I should do for you?” They answered the king, “The
man who ruined us, who schemed against us so that we would cease to exist
anywhere in Isra’el’s territory — have seven of his male descendants handed over
to us, and we will put them to death by hanging before Adonai in Giv‘ah of
Sha’ul, whom Adonai chose.” The king said, “I will hand them over.” But the
king spared M’fivoshet, the son of Y’honatan the son of Sha’ul, because of the
oath before Adonai between David and Y’honatan the son of Sha’ul. The king
took the two sons of Ritzpah the daughter of Ayah, whom she bore to Sha’ul,
Armoni and M’fivoshet; and the five sons of Mikhal the daughter of Sha’ul, whom
she bore to Adri’el the son of Barzillai the Mecholati. 2 Samuel 21:1–8 (CJB)<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">In the
Bible, its very rare to execute the sons for the sins of their fathers.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">"Fathers
are not to be executed for the children, nor are children to be executed for
the fathers; every person will be executed for his own sin. Deuteronomy 24:16 (CJB)<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">The person
who sins is the one that will die - a son is not to bear his father's guilt
with him, nor is the father to bear his son's guilt with him; but the
righteousness of the righteous will be his own, and the wickedness of the
wicked will be his own. Ezekiel 18:20 (CJB)<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">The seven
Benjamites had to die because King Saul broke a covenant that God had
instituted. </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">God’s word must be kept sanctified.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">and handed
them over to the Giv‘onim, who hanged them on the hill before Adonai. All
seven died; they were put to death during the first days of the harvest season,
at the beginning of the barley harvest [just before Passover]. 2 Samuel 21:9
(CJB)<o:p></o:p></span></p><p>
</p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">Shalom! <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;"><a href="https://www.quora.com/Which-character-of-the-Bible-is-the-most-pitiable/answer/Joel-Blackford">https://www.quora.com/Which-character-of-the-Bible-is-the-most-pitiable/answer/Joel-Blackford</a><o:p></o:p></span></p><br /><p></p>joelblackford.blogspot.comhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05499147797155426920noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4559034615973868658.post-39850522729322468322020-12-26T11:39:00.007-08:002020-12-27T19:16:55.629-08:00If you accept the Noah and the ark story, are all of us descended from Noah and his family inbreeding?<p><span style="font-size: 12pt;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXDaAjVCyo-VxfOAsea7Fbb29PIR1mkM9bAmPFg6hWG2rFFHmVcethxB5nHNH84PPc9XS1v5ReiEopiMt6LlEYvF7G5zZH96xNrxU1hNvFiD_ZUlk7yrOmV69tEDL_Ops4Hv_HaizVX5M/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="224" data-original-width="345" height="208" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXDaAjVCyo-VxfOAsea7Fbb29PIR1mkM9bAmPFg6hWG2rFFHmVcethxB5nHNH84PPc9XS1v5ReiEopiMt6LlEYvF7G5zZH96xNrxU1hNvFiD_ZUlk7yrOmV69tEDL_Ops4Hv_HaizVX5M/" width="320" /></a></div><span style="text-align: left;">"If you
accept the Noah and the ark story, are all of us descended from Noah and his
family inbreeding?"</span></div><p></p><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">I accept the narrative from the Bible about the
generations and ages at death because it is logical pertaining to mutations and
the shortening of life for plant life or animals. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">First, we need to agree that mutations occur in
plants and animals, and that the mutations are similar when studied over a
timeline, okay? <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">Let’s assume Adam and Eve were created in God’s
image (Genesis 1:27) with a flawless genetic code, which means they could live
forever potentially. Then, the Satan fell on the second day (Genesis 1:6–8) and
came to the garden to tempt them to fall. Once they fell, they would
die…eventually. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">This introduced corruption or mutation into a
perfect genetic code. Thus, the age of death would shorten each generation,
very gradually. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">Let’s examine the age of death in proceeding
generations: <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">Adam-930, Seth-912, Enosh-905, Kenan-910,
Mahalalel-895, Jared-962, Enoch-365 (he didn’t die), Methuselah-969
(aberrations occur), Lamech-777, and Noah-950 (a genetic bottleneck). <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">Noah was the last of the pre-flood fathers with
long lifespans. Afterward, the maximum lifespan gradually shortens from nearly
1,000 years to Moses, who lived 120 years. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">The first fall was when the Satan fell and it
occurred on the second day of creation, because it wasn’t a good day. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">God said, “Let there be a dome in the middle of
the water; let it divide the water from the water.” God made the dome and
divided the water under the dome from the water above the dome; that is how it
was, and God called the dome Sky. So there was evening, and there was morning,
a second day. Genesis 1:6–8 (CJB)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">The second fall was when the sons of God, the
angels, fell and began breeding with human women. This produced Nephilim, or
giants, which were hybrid creatures that needed to be destroyed by the flood.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">In time, when men began to multiply on earth, and
daughters were born to them, the sons of God saw that the daughters of men were
attractive; and they took wives for themselves, whomever they chose. <i>Adonai</i>
said, “My Spirit will not live in human beings forever, for they too are flesh;
therefore their life span is to be 120 years.” The N’filim were on the earth in
those days, and also afterwards, when the sons of God came in to the daughters
of men, and they bore children to them; these were the ancient heroes, men of
renown. Genesis 6:1–4 (CJB)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">Noah was perfect in his generation, which means
he had no hybrid angelic DNA. The flood eliminated most of the angelic DNA, but
inbreeding caused a dramatic shortening of humanity’s lifespan. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">Here is the history of Noach. In his generation,
Noach was a man righteous and wholehearted; Noach walked with God. Genesis 6:9
(CJB) <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">After Noah, there was a genetic bottleneck which
lowered human’s life expectancy dramatically. Noah fathered Shem:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">Shem-600, Arphaxad-438, Salah-433, Eber-464,
Peleg-239, Reu-239, Serug-230, Nahor-148, Terah-205, Abram/Abraham-175,
Isaac-180, Jacob-130, Joseph-110, Moses-120, and Joshua-110. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">The Nephilim and the falls are my opinions, but
the genetic mutation evidence is presented here:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;"><span style="color: blue;"><a href="https://www.mendelsaccountant.info/">About Mendel | mendel</a></span><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">Shalom!</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;"><a href="https://www.quora.com/If-you-accept-the-Noah-and-the-ark-story-are-all-of-us-descended-from-Noah-and-his-family-inbreeding/answer/Joel-Blackford">https://www.quora.com/If-you-accept-the-Noah-and-the-ark-story-are-all-of-us-descended-from-Noah-and-his-family-inbreeding/answer/Joel-Blackford</a><o:p></o:p></span></p><span style="font-size: 12pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;"></span><p></p>joelblackford.blogspot.comhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05499147797155426920noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4559034615973868658.post-22900284211645964802020-12-25T19:28:00.000-08:002020-12-25T19:28:00.038-08:00What is the strangest archaeological object ever found?<p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmZ7t_DiEXXqqMTnVCtx2xyyC8NpAxLozBXL1vyh02RgJctjhDqdaa2w4j_AQ-Wfmu_8Pezz0ReEBkXDWQO1h9xu_8sG1hrYN9VSrqmp5xfXeZfijXeGSGdccUHUr-f2NWttm5ovD8fSc/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img alt="" data-original-height="278" data-original-width="491" height="181" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmZ7t_DiEXXqqMTnVCtx2xyyC8NpAxLozBXL1vyh02RgJctjhDqdaa2w4j_AQ-Wfmu_8Pezz0ReEBkXDWQO1h9xu_8sG1hrYN9VSrqmp5xfXeZfijXeGSGdccUHUr-f2NWttm5ovD8fSc/" width="320" /></a></div><br />“What is the
strangest archaeological object ever found?”<p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">In my
opinion, it’s the Shroud of Turin.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">If the
Shroud of Turin is a forgery, it’s an interesting deception. Why would someone
create such a fake? Why didn’t the owners use it to win battles, or make money,
like other scoundrels?<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">I’ve studied
the Shroud for years and I think its a fake. However, there is someone else
with a different opinion of the Shroud.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">I review
many prophetic messages and I interview many modern day prophets. I would say
95% of them are frauds.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">I have
interviewed a woman named Rebecca Sterling from Nashville twice in 2015 and 2020
about her visions from 1999. Her visions sounded preposterous in 2015–2019.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">According to
Rebecca, in a few years the pope will call a conference in Rome to announce the
crowning of the Antichrist. He will use DNA from the Shroud of Turin to match
the Antichrist’s DNA to prove he’s a descendant of Jesus.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">Matching the
DNA from the Shroud to the Antichrist to establish a Messianic lineage sounds
preposterous, doesn’t it? After surviving 2020, I believe anything can happen.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">I doubt what
I just presented, but I’m watching the world for news anyway.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">For the
curious, here’s her video:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;"><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G5sAyz_bUJk">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G5sAyz_bUJk</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">Shalom!<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;"><a href="https://www.quora.com/What-is-the-strangest-archaeological-object-ever-found/answer/Joel-Blackford?prompt_topic_bio=1">https://www.quora.com/What-is-the-strangest-archaeological-object-ever-found/answer/Joel-Blackford?prompt_topic_bio=1</a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p></p>joelblackford.blogspot.comhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05499147797155426920noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4559034615973868658.post-3408269735442466482020-12-24T21:39:00.013-08:002020-12-25T19:37:35.307-08:00I keep seeing videos on YouTube about the rapture & people saying that Jesus is coming now. How true is this?<p><span style="font-size: 12pt;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="font-size: 12pt; text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgy846qW0dnaX6Rku9zsbyUi9PicvkXCk53OYjD4FSxzeUuhjsfSC458EEECpjYA7_LxG0m29zmyawO7SxcSft4AB_Wkdb3Xwvc2WnQfdTKsOM8A8FmTGqgmqEsjYEXH5bjrC7F9TX8-WU/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="172" data-original-width="293" height="188" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgy846qW0dnaX6Rku9zsbyUi9PicvkXCk53OYjD4FSxzeUuhjsfSC458EEECpjYA7_LxG0m29zmyawO7SxcSft4AB_Wkdb3Xwvc2WnQfdTKsOM8A8FmTGqgmqEsjYEXH5bjrC7F9TX8-WU/" width="320" /></a></div><br />“I keep
seeing videos on YouTube about the rapture & people saying that Jesus is
coming now. How true is this?”</span></div></div></div></div></div></span></div><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;">One of the
problems with early Christianity was Gentiles wanted to create their own
religion, completely separate from Judaism. This has been called Replacement
Theology, where the Gentile Church replaced Israel. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;">Replacement
Theology reached it’s peak prior to 1948, when Israel was birthed in one day
(Isaiah 66:8). Then, those pesky Jews ruined the Gentile’s belief system and
their (no Jews allowed) Pre-Tribulation Rapture Party. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;">The
Pre-Tribulation Rapture Doctrine was created by a Pastor named John Nelson Darby
in 1830 after he fell off his horse and hurt his head. Also, Darby created
Dispensationalism, which is a lie from the pit of hell, describing fictitious
ages where God changes His mind and breaks old covenants and makes new ones
with only Gentiles. Jews and Israel are spiritualized because no one could
fathom a rebirthed Israel after Mark Twain cursed it as “…A desolate country...
a silent mournful expanse....” in 1867. Israel was that bad in 1867, but the
rains retuned as the Jews returned after (Herzl) November 10, 1895, after
666,000 days of no rain dating exactly from Av 9, 70 CE. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;">The
Pre-Tribulation Rapture was added to the CI Scofield Study Bible in 1909 by
Oxford University Press. Nearly every American Pastor from 1909 learned his
Bible commentaries from CI Scofield during seminary. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;">After
Revelation chapter 3, due to the lack of finding the Greek word ekklesia, which
means congregation (but King James in 1611 foisted the word “church” on us
forever), Darby and Scofield believed the Church was raptured out before God’s
wrath plagued the earth in the form of Seven Seals, Trumpets and Bowls. This is
preposterous. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;">Honest Bible
scholars agree, there are no verses that state an exact timing of the
resurrection and the coming of the Messiah. It is assumed that these events
will occur after the final seven years of tribulation because many verses state
a Post-Tribulation resurrection.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;">But, the
Pre-Tribulation Rapture sells books, movies and conferences because its
escapism and people love the concept of good Christians being raptured and the
bad Jews getting the hell kicked out of them by the Antichrist for rejecting
and killing Jesus. That sells! <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;">The truth is
that Pre-Tribulation Rapture Christians are getting nervous because Trump is
their Messiah and he may leave the presidency soon. Covid-19 lock-downs have
them scared. And, the world is changing for the worse. Wars are expected. They
are publishing all kinds of silly prophesies that sell like hotcakes. They want
their Pre-Tribulation Rapture now! That’s not how it works.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;">There will
be a Melo haGoyim, Fullness of the Gentiles moment at the end of days, where
God returns his focus on Jerusalem and His people. We will all be tested. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;">It will
sound like this:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;">“When that
time comes, Mikha’el, the great prince who champions your people, will stand
up; and there will be a time of distress unparalleled between the time they
became a nation and that moment. At that time, your people [read: Jews] will be
delivered, everyone whose name is found written in the book. Many of those
sleeping in the dust of the earth will awaken, some to everlasting life and
some to everlasting shame and abhorrence. But those who can discern will shine
like the brightness of heaven’s dome, and those who turn many to righteousness
like the stars forever and ever. Daniel 12:1–3 (CJB)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;">Shalom! <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;"><a href="https://www.quora.com/I-keep-seeing-videos-on-YouTube-about-the-rapture-people-saying-that-Jesus-is-coming-now-How-true-is-this/answer/Joel-Blackford">https://www.quora.com/I-keep-seeing-videos-on-YouTube-about-the-rapture-people-saying-that-Jesus-is-coming-now-How-true-is-this/answer/Joel-Blackford</a><o:p></o:p></span></p><br /><p></p>joelblackford.blogspot.comhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05499147797155426920noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4559034615973868658.post-85830908500761571162020-12-24T20:21:00.008-08:002020-12-24T20:23:38.224-08:00Has the Antichrist finally arrived in 2020?<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2cY6HnZMdIsSuEeK1do2iXPWrppP11CWMaiLHf0FblvGEwzCpjyWGdSulQJ8ADQWX4UcflDeJ-H5xpT0uWVptMKYxKybzotdGzZxYvHAtHzGidD2_shkrC2r6NW4oMfshiV-n_U_VZic/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="500" data-original-width="1007" height="159" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2cY6HnZMdIsSuEeK1do2iXPWrppP11CWMaiLHf0FblvGEwzCpjyWGdSulQJ8ADQWX4UcflDeJ-H5xpT0uWVptMKYxKybzotdGzZxYvHAtHzGidD2_shkrC2r6NW4oMfshiV-n_U_VZic/" width="320" /></a></div><p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">“Has the
Antichrist finally arrived in 2020?”<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">Yes, it’s
possible to read the Bible in the Hebrew, looking for the right clues, and
discern who he is. I know who he is. He’s a busy man selling peace. It’s better
to discuss the other players first because he will arrive last and finish the
age.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">I’ve
interviewed a few people that either saw him is a vision, or discerned his
presence in prayer, and all of us concur: It’s not the time or the forum to
reveal him.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">Daniel 7
describes the four kingdoms (Babylon, Medo-Persia, Greece and Rome) to come into
power until Jerusalem is destroyed and the diaspora begins in 70 CE. Also, it
describes the Little Horn that speaks boastfully. That is the Antichrist. He
will persecute the saints, those of us with the greatest faith.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">Daniel 8
describes the two leaders of Medo-Persia and Greece, but it also describes the
end of days pertaining to two men vying for the throne of power. One will be a
ram, which is a religious leader, the False Prophet, with two horns and the
other is a shaggy goat, the Antichrist, with one horn that will conquer the
world and be the final leader before Messiah arrives.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">The scenes
in Daniel 7 and 8 are set in ancient days and quickly morph into modern times, which
the Bible calls the eschatos in the Greek, and the achareith hayomim in the Hebrew.
Both terms refer to the final days.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">Ezekiel
38–39 describes Gog from Magog when he marshals the seventy nations to invade
and destroy all the remaining sons of Abraham on the planet. He will nearly
succeed.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">There will
be other players on the world’s stage during the end of days, but these three
are the most brutal to humanity. Did you notice that I didn’t cite Revelation
to posit any of my claims? My friends the Rabbis know these men are due soon.
They know their plans too.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">The False
Prophet and Gog will soon be our greatest problems. The False Prophet, Rabbis
call Edom, will gather all peoples into one false faith via signs, wonders and
miracles. Then, he will hand off the peoples to the Antichrist. Gog will work
to subvert and destabilize the governments and the economies of the world until
they beg for a leader that will solve all their problems.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal">
</p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">Shalom!</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span face=""Calibri",sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><a href="https://www.quora.com/Has-the-Antichrist-finally-arrived-in-2020/answer/Joel-Blackford">https://www.quora.com/Has-the-Antichrist-finally-arrived-in-2020/answer/Joel-Blackford</a></span></p>joelblackford.blogspot.comhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05499147797155426920noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4559034615973868658.post-44571671539970689152020-12-23T21:50:00.013-08:002020-12-27T18:02:58.913-08:00The conjunction between Saturn and Jupiter is supposed to be a repeat of the biblical star. Does this mean we can expect some kind of miracle or coming?<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwLZp0onP-KEam3gxRdfbQ7xA2-Uv_btNlfnOAueZXFy4OGEwfFjVKzSJmiZsxti-EJargpT4mmr2r0HqT3dmVyW3CbONThnjBs-rgoChT2lMEzpqWHZrbpVnjOsE3PDRXRldxuv5aSTI/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="458" data-original-width="783" height="187" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwLZp0onP-KEam3gxRdfbQ7xA2-Uv_btNlfnOAueZXFy4OGEwfFjVKzSJmiZsxti-EJargpT4mmr2r0HqT3dmVyW3CbONThnjBs-rgoChT2lMEzpqWHZrbpVnjOsE3PDRXRldxuv5aSTI/" width="320" /></a></div><p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;">"The
conjunction between Saturn and Jupiter is supposed to be a repeat of the
biblical star. Does this mean we can expect some kind of miracle or coming?"<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;">I follow the
news, ancient and modern prophets (most are highly questionable) and the Bible
very closely. The December 2020 Saturn Jupiter Conjunction is amazing to view,
but it’s not That Star. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;">Based on my
research, biblical stars could have been planets or stars in the Hebrew and the
Greek. Here’s the problem: The ancients knew the difference between planets and
stars because they kept detailed records of everything. The Jews, Babylonians
and Chinese all have ancient records of the stars, planets and comets. The
Bible clearly recorded constellations of stars and planets as being separate
entities, listing many by name. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;">I would
argue that the ancients observed and recorded the planets, stars and asteroid’s
movements better than today because everyone used the stars for travels and
geographic locations. Accurately analyzing the night skies was life or death
for them on land or water. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;">There are a
few instances of asteroids hanging in the skies, like a Rhomphaia Judgment
Sword (Greek long sword used by a horseman or a charioteer) when God was
messaging them. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;">In the
Septuagint (LXX-Greek Old Testament), when King David sinned by taking a
census, God offered him three options. King David chose the third option, which
was the Rhomphaia of God killing 70,000 of his people.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;">David raised
his eyes and saw the angel of *Adonai* standing between the earth and the sky,
and in his hand was a drawn sword [LXX Gr. Rhomphaia-long sword] stretched out
over Yerushalayim. Then David and the leaders, wearing sackcloth, fell on their
faces. David said to God, “Wasn’t it I who ordered the census of the people?
Yes, I am the one who has sinned and done something very wicked. But these
sheep, what have they done? Please! Let your hand be against me and my father’s
family, but not against your people, striking them with this plague!” 1
Chronicles 21:16–17 (CJB)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;">Josephus in
his Book “of the War” "Thus it was that the wretched people were deluded
at that time by charlatans and pretended messengers of the deity; while they
neither heeded nor believed in the manifest portents that foretold the coming
desolation, but, as if thunderstruck and bereft of eyes and mind, disregarded
the plain warnings of God. So it was when a star [Gr. Astarte], resembling a
sword [Gr. Rhomphaia-long sword], stood over the city, and a comet which
continued for a year." (War 6.5.4 288-289)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;">I argue that
these incidents, and others, were comets or asteroids. I argue that the
Bethlehem Star was a comet or an asteroid. They were rare and horrifying. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;">The timing
of the conjunction of Jupiter and Saturn would’ve occurred in 7 BCE, based on
data available. That’s too early for the birth. And the conjunction is too
insignificant.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;">The recent conjunction
was never frightening in bygone days. They knew when the planets would conjoin
with accurate precision. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;">The only
people frightened by the 2017 Revelation Sign during Rosh Hashanah or the
recent conjunction were end time’s date setters. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;">It’s best to
ignore date-setters.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;">Shalom! </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;"><a href="https://www.quora.com/The-conjunction-between-Saturn-and-Jupiter-is-supposed-to-be-a-repeat-of-the-biblical-star-Does-this-mean-we-can-expect-some-kind-of-miracle-or-coming/answer/Joel-Blackford?prompt_topic_bio=1">https://www.quora.com/The-conjunction-between-Saturn-and-Jupiter-is-supposed-to-be-a-repeat-of-the-biblical-star-Does-this-mean-we-can-expect-some-kind-of-miracle-or-coming/answer/Joel-Blackford?prompt_topic_bio=1</a><o:p></o:p></span></p><h1 class="title style-scope ytd-video-primary-info-renderer" style="background: rgb(249, 249, 249); border: 0px; color: var(--ytd-video-primary-info-renderer-title-color, var(--yt-spec-text-primary)); font-family: Roboto, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: var(--ytd-video-primary-info-renderer-title-font-size, var(--yt-navbar-title-font-size, inherit)); font-weight: 400; line-height: var(--yt-navbar-title-line-height, 2.4rem); margin: 0px; max-height: calc(2 * var(--yt-navbar-title-line-height, 2.4rem)); overflow: hidden; padding: 0px; text-shadow: var(--ytd-video-primary-info-renderer-title-text-shadow, none); transform: var(--ytd-video-primary-info-renderer-title-transform, none);"><yt-formatted-string class="style-scope ytd-video-primary-info-renderer" force-default-style="" style="word-break: break-word;">Author Colin Nicholl Reveals The Christmas Star Was A Comet In His Book "The Great Christ Comet'. Start at 26 minutes: </yt-formatted-string><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8TLnZ0yqJxg" style="background-color: transparent;">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8TLnZ0yqJxg</a></h1><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p></o:p></p><div><yt-formatted-string class="style-scope ytd-video-primary-info-renderer" force-default-style="" style="word-break: break-word;"><br /></yt-formatted-string></div><p></p>joelblackford.blogspot.comhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05499147797155426920noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4559034615973868658.post-55291466064929088512020-12-23T20:58:00.003-08:002020-12-23T20:58:45.867-08:00What would reverse Judaism look like? <p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhe3o4AGICC99tURx26R3XUVguxohIQ4vkFnPxamL3Yq3kqITNLdV_4y92AaxwPB5ODm5ojWZWEpCQANyXXJ1ktLh_2BpQc8HHfmO7hFUwuhgATtO4dpVH7tSa8eHi7FamI_Qu8WHYQuz8/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="145" data-original-width="254" height="183" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhe3o4AGICC99tURx26R3XUVguxohIQ4vkFnPxamL3Yq3kqITNLdV_4y92AaxwPB5ODm5ojWZWEpCQANyXXJ1ktLh_2BpQc8HHfmO7hFUwuhgATtO4dpVH7tSa8eHi7FamI_Qu8WHYQuz8/" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">"What would
reverse Judaism look like?"<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">In my
estimation, being a Good Jew is living according to the Torah. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">Every
morning and every night Orthodox Jews pray the Shema, which is from Deuteronomy
6, 11 and Numbers 15, found in the Torah. The prayer defines a healthy
relationship between God and Jews. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">This passage
defines Judaism and the seventy nation’s relationship to God and His people. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">Now Adonai
said to Avram, “Get yourself out of your country, away from your kinsmen and
away from your father’s house, and go to the land that I will show you. I will
make of you a great nation, I will bless you, and I will make your name great;
and you are to be a blessing. I will bless those who bless you, but I will
curse anyone who curses you; and by you all the families of the earth will be
blessed.” Genesis 12:1-3<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">The reverse
of this comes from Ezekiel 38–39 about Gog marshalling the seventy nations
against Israel at the end of days, and Paul in the New Testament, as he defines
anomia, which describes how the antichrist will be anti-Torah. Anything that
comes against God, His Torah or Judaism is the reverse of Judaism regardless if
the Jews are living by Torah or not.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">But in
connection with the coming of our Lord Yeshua the Messiah and our gathering
together to meet him, we ask you, brothers, not to be easily shaken in your
thinking or anxious because of a spirit or a spoken message or a letter
supposedly from us claiming that the Day of the Lord has already come. Don’t
let anyone deceive you in any way.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">For the Day
will not come until after the Apostasy has come and the man who separates
himself from Torah has been revealed, the one destined for doom. He will oppose
himself to everything that people call a god or make an object of worship; he
will put himself above them all, so that he will sit in the Temple of God and
proclaim that he himself is God.[a] <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">Don’t you
remember that when I was still with you, I used to tell you these things? And
now you know what is restraining, so that he may be revealed in his own time.
For already this separating from Torah is at work secretly, but it will be
secretly only until he who is restraining is out of the way. Then the one who
embodies separation from Torah will be revealed, the one whom the Lord Yeshua will
slay with the breath of his mouth[b] and destroy by the glory of his coming. 2 Thessalonians
2:1–8 (CJB) <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">Paul is
warning us that someday the Beast, we call the Antichrist will operate against
the Torah in conniving ways as he betrays those Jews he claims to love. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">Another end
times anti-hero is Gog from Ezekiel 38–39. These verses are read during Sukkot
every year as we envision the seventy nations being led by God to wipe out
Israel while Israel is slaughtering seventy bulls to represent the seventy
nations. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">The word of Adonai
came to me: “Human being, turn your face toward Gog (of the land of Magog),
chief prince of Meshekh and Tuval; and prophesy against him. Say that Adonai
Elohim says, ‘I am against you, Gog, chief prince of Meshekh and Tuval. I will
turn you around, put hooks in your jaws and bring you out with all your army,
horses and horsemen, all completely equipped, a great horde with breastplates
and shields, all wielding swords. Paras, Ethiopia and Put are with them, all
with breastplates and helmets; Gomer with all its troops; the house of Togarmah
in the far reaches of the north, with all its troops — many peoples are with
you. Prepare yourself, get ready, you and all your crowd gathered around you;
and take charge of them. After many days have passed, you will be mustered for
service; in later years you will invade the land which has been brought back
from the sword, gathered out of many peoples, the mountains of Isra’el. They
had been lying in ruins for a long time, but now Isra’el has been extracted
from the peoples and all of them are living there securely. You will come up
like a storm, you will be like a cloud covering the land — you and all your
troops, and many other peoples with you.’ Ezekiel 38:1–9 (CJB)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">It’s my
opinion that all of the end time’s players are alive and ready to assemble on
the world’s stage. They will sell us “Peace and Safety” while drastically
reducing our freedoms and fomenting war against Israel.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">The False
Prophet is a worldwide religious leader at war with his church’s
traditions.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">Gog is a
recovering US Politician that loathes Israel.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">The
antichrist is alive and active, but will remain unnamed for a few years. (I
won’t reveal him.)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">Shalom!<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;"><a href="https://www.quora.com/What-would-reverse-Judaism-look-like/answer/Joel-Blackford?prompt_topic_bio=1">https://www.quora.com/What-would-reverse-Judaism-look-like/answer/Joel-Blackford?prompt_topic_bio=1</a><o:p></o:p></span></p><br /><p></p>joelblackford.blogspot.comhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05499147797155426920noreply@blogger.com0