ISRAEL & JERUSALEM
“Alas!!! For that Day is great,
So that none is like it;
And it is the Time of Jacob’s (Israel’s) Trouble,
But he shall be saved out of it.”
(Jeremiah 30:7)
A Prophetic Pattern To Consider
Does “The Time of Israel’s (Jacob’s) Trouble” Draw Near??
The Bible Warns There Are TWO Coming Wars (Global Tidal Waves!)
That Will Change The World … FOREVER!!!
Could The Prophetic Russia-Iran War Against Israel Strike Soon?
There is an interesting Prophetic Pattern that appears to have developed over the past 2,500 years that could be timely and may be worth our consideration.
This ancient pattern of previously fulfilled prophecies presents the possibility there could be a prophetic tidal wave of Biblical proportions now preparing to strike ISRAEL (along with Russia, Iran, Turkey, the US, and other nations) that could change the World over the next 0 – 24 months, or sometime around a 2017 – 2020 time frame (using the Biblical calendar, the year 2020 will end on March 13/Adar 29, 2021).
IF these events do take place within the next 0-24 months or so (and we don’t know for sure), and IF this coming turmoil is following the prophetic pattern we are about to study, THEN the World will see another, and even greater, prophetic tidal wave target JERUSALEM (while engulfing and devastating the whole World) around 19 Years later, or in the 2036 – 2039 time-frame.
This second tidal wave would include what is sometimes called the “Apocalypse”.
What many call the Apocalypse (or Tribulation) is a coming 7-Year period of time and events which will begin on the day a coming World Leader (the Antichrist) will enforce a “Peace Plan” upon Israel … and will end with the coming Battle of Armageddon (when all nations will come against Jerusalem).
This prophetic 7-Year period (the final “week of years”) has been appointed by God to prepare the World for Christ’s (Messiah’s) return to rule over Israel and the whole World. At this time Jesus Christ (Messiah) will fully restore Israel (and the whole World) in peace and beauty (as in the Garden of Eden).
The question is whether this Prophetic Pattern (which began around 2,500 years ago) is just coincidental or if it is a real possibility that could soon begin its final and ultimate fulfillment.
The short answer is that it does seem possible, and please note that it does not try to set any specific “days or hours.”
Yet, (and although it is interesting), we have to simply watch, wait, and see … while faithfully drawing near to the Lord to prepare us for whatever lies ahead.
Also, this study (pattern) is very difficult to put into an easy to follow step-by-step presentation. So, this outline isn’t perfect by any means.
Overview:
Just like all of you, I am neither a prophet nor the son of a prophet, but, I do believe the Prophetic Pattern issue which we will discuss below is at least important enough to prayerfully consider.
However, there is a way we should be able to tell if this ancient “19-year + 70-year” Israel-Jerusalem prophetic pattern (which would start with the Russia-Iran War) is in fact in the process of fulfillment:
IF this 19-year/70-year prophetic pattern is in the process of fulfillment, then the next prophetic event which must take place before the Ezekiel 38-39 “Gog-Magog” War (when Russia-Iran-Turkey will launch their invasion against Israel) is that the United States must be “neutralized.”
This is because we find from the Ezekiel prophecy that Israel must stand alone … with GOD!!!
So, if the prophetic pattern we are about to consider is in fact preparing to fulfill, then sometime within the next 0 – 24 months some event (or series of events) would have to happen which will render the United States unable or unwilling to come to Israel’s defense.
This could happen militarily (such as a pre-emptive attack by Russia-China-Iran), or through a domestic political upheaval, or by a serious economic downturn, or all of the above. But, somehow the U.S. would have to experience some yet unseen turmoil or disaster (from within or without) which would cause the current pro-Israel Trump Administration to either lose power (Cyrus lost his power chasing Scythia/Russia/Magog) or to see something happen in the Middle-East which would cause them to withhold their support from Israel.
The wild-card prophecy here could be the Isaiah 17:1 prophecy which warns that one day Damascus (Syria) will suddenly cease from being a city. This is interesting because when you look at the list of Russia and Iran’s allies in Ezekiel you will find Syria (Aram) is conspicuously missing. Could a devastating attack from some “outside” source trigger this whole scenario?
It is also worth noting in Ezekiel 36 (which very well may be connected to the Ezekiel 38 Russia-Iran war against Israel) we find God warning Israel that their “enemy” will threaten and gloat about the “ancient heights” (Golan Heights?) becoming their possession.
Consider this in light of news reports warning Russia is now defending Syria’s claim to Israel’s Golan Heights, and the recent news reporting Israel has discovered a number of secret tunnels constructed by Iran (Hizbullah) leading into Israel from Lebanon for the express purpose of launching a surprise attack against neighboring Israeli towns in order to occupy Israel’s strategic Golan Heights (the area which is called “Bashan” in the Bible).
“And you, son of man, prophesy to the mountains of Israel, and say,
‘O mountains of Israel, hear the Word of the Lord!
Thus says the Lord God:
“Because the enemy has said of you,
‘Aha! The ancient heights (Golan) have become our possession’”…
(Ezekiel 36:1)
A Prophetic Pattern To Consider
A deadly serpent is now slowly and methodically coiling around the land of Israel as Russia, Iran, and now Turkey pour their weapons and troops into Syria, Lebanon, and Gaza all along the borders of Israel at an alarming and unprecedented rate.
For those of you who have spent any time studying Bible Prophecy your attention (and curiosity) is probably now being drawn to these news reports as you notice how strikingly similar these current events are to the prophetic events outlined in Ezekiel (Russia-Iran), Isaiah (Syria-Damascus), and Zephaniah (Gaza) which the Bible warns the world would see taking place “in the latter days” toward “the time of the end.”
The objective here is to present the possibility these events may represent the final phase of a prophetic “pattern” of events which began around 2,500 years ago in the tiny nation of Israel.
An earlier study by Chuck Missler (which was drawn from a larger and more detailed study by Jacob Prasch) helped explain how the ancient Jewish rabbis and early church fathers viewed prophecy through a more sophisticated lens of prophetic patterns, rather than the more simplistic linear “prediction and fulfillment” model of prophecy study which we generally find taught today (if you happen to go to one of the very few churches or synagogues who still teach and take Bible Prophecy seriously).
Biblical Patterns and Future Predictions
The following is an excerpt from a study concerning Prophetic Patterns written by Jacob Prasch (of Moriel Ministries) who teaches the Bible (both Old and New Testaments) from a Jewish perspective:
“There are different kinds of prophecy in the Bible. The two kinds that are important in understanding the Last Days are Messianic prophecies and, connected to those, eschatological (end times) prophecies.
When we come to consider biblical prophecy, this is very important. Because the Western mind, with its basis in Sixteenth Century Humanism, says that prophecy consists of a prediction and a fulfillment.
To the ancient Jewish mind, it was not a question of something being predicted and then later being fulfilled. Rather, to the ancient Jewish mind, prophecy was a pattern which is recapitulated. A prophecy having multiple fulfillments. And each fulfillment, each cycle, teaches something about the ultimate (and final) fulfillment.
The Jewish idea of prophecy is not prediction, but pattern. The ancient Jewish mind that also produced the New Testament looks at prophecy, not as prediction, but as pattern.
To understand what is going to happen in the future, you look at what did happen in the past. There are multiple fulfillments, and each successive fulfillment teaches something about the ultimate one.
You will never understand the Book of Revelation with the kind of limited approach to biblical interpretation that is taught in Protestant seminaries. The Jewish Midrash (Bible prophecy interpretation) is like a quadratic equation or a very complex second order differential equation, a thirteen or fourteen step equation.
Some people take the first step of grammatical-historical exegesis (which most Protestant and Catholic churches now use) and think the equation is solved.
There is nothing wrong with what they do, but there is plenty wrong with what they don’t do. The equation is not solved.”
Excerpted From
“The Way The New Testament Writers Handled The Old Testament”
Jacob Prasch – Moriel Ministries
https://www.moriel.org/online-sermons/23-sermons-in-english/5946-midrash.html
A Prophetic Pattern Nearing Its Final Fulfillment?
“Here a little, there a little”…
God’s Word teaches us there are some matters found in the Bible that must be “searched out” through wisdom, understanding, and knowledge.
God likens them to an “enigma” or a “riddle”
“It is the glory of God
to conceal a matter,
But the glory of kings is
to search out a matter.”
(Proverbs 25:2) (Search the Scriptures to see who God now considers “kings.”)
“A wise man will hear
and increase learning,
And a man of understanding
will attain wise counsel,
To understand a proverb
and an enigma,
The words of the wise
and their riddles.
The fear of the Lord is
the beginning of knowledge,
But fools despise wisdom and instruction.”
(Proverbs 1:5-7)
“For precept must be upon precept,
precept upon precept,
Line upon line, line upon line,
Here a little, there a little.”
(Isaiah 28:10)
Now, let’s try to objectively determine whether or not the events we are seeing today could possibly fit into a long-term pattern of prophetic events spanning across history from ancient to recent times.
Before we get started, please remember there are several ways to measure a Biblical prophetic 70 year period. The prophetic Bible year is usually based on a 360-day lunar year. So, 70 years on a lunar calendar could be calculated as:
360 x 70 = 25,200 days.
To convert to our current 365.25 day solar year:
25,200 ÷ 365.25 = 68.999 years or 69 years.
Then remember a year is not fully completed until the next year starts, so an approximate number of 71 years could still fall within an accurate prophecy range.
Since two different history books will sometimes show two different dates for the same ancient event which are a year or so apart, we should always view the historic start dates with a ± 1 year or 12-24 month accuracy range. For we don’t know if they are using the Biblical New Year of Nisan 1 (the month of Passover in the Spring) or the current Jewish civil New Year date of Tishrei 1 (Rosh Hashanah in the Fall), or our modern January 1 date as the benchmark to start the years.
The important thing to remember is that ALL of the dates below could possibly fall within a 71 year accuracy range.
A PROPHETIC PATTERN TO CONSIDER
The NATION Israel & The CITY Jerusalem
(Note: This Table May Look A Little Scrambled On Some Screens)
ISRAEL |
A 19-YEAR GAP |
JERUSALEM |
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The Desolation/Captivity 606 BC Babylon conquers the Nation Israel/Judah, ending Jewish sovereignty, but allows Jerusalem to remain under the control of a Jewish king from the line of King David. |
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The Desolations 587 BC The Jewish king in Jerusalem rebels against Babylon and the Babylonian army returns. Jerusalem is utterly destroyed and no longer remains under Jewish control. |
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606 BC
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Jeremiah’s |
587 BC
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= 536 BC King Cyrus releases the Jews from the Babylonian captivity. Cyrus’s commandment to release the Jews came exactly 70 Prophetic Years after Israel’s Babylonian captivity began, just as Jeremiah had prophesied. The Jews re-populated the villages in Israel but not Jerusalem. |
... 19 YEARS … |
King Darius’s Commandment to allow the rebuilding of the Temple to restart in Jerusalem. Jerusalem again begins to become the focus of events which is then culminated with the rebuilding of the walls at the time of Artaxerxes which triggers the starting date for Daniel’s “70 Weeks” prophecy. |
| “In the first year of Cyrus king of Persia, that the Word of the LORD by the mouth of Jeremiah might be fulfilled, the LORD stirred up the spirit of Cyrus king of Persia, so that he made a proclamation throughout all his kingdom and also put it in writing.” (Ezra 1:1)
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“In the first year of Darius the son of Ahasuerus, by descent a Mede, who was made king over the realm of the Chaldeans in the first year of his reign, I, Daniel, perceived in the books the number of years that, according to the word of the Lord given to Jeremiah the prophet, must pass before the end of the Desolations of Jerusalem, namely, seventy years.” (Daniel 9:1-2) | |
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PROPHECY of ISRAEL/JERUSALEM’S RETURN 907,200 Days = 2,520 Lunar Years ≈ 2,484 Solar Years
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ISRAEL
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JERUSALEM
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Prophecy Fulfilled:
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… 19 YEARS …
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Prophecy Fulfilled:
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Now Add + 70 YEARS≈ ± 1 Full Year or So |
Add 70 YEARS |
Now Add + 70 YEARS≈ ± 1 Full Year or So |
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Prophetic Pattern Fulfilled: 2017 – 2020 AD?? (Prophecy Range 69 – 71 Years or So)
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… 19 YEARS?? …
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Prophetic Pattern Fulfilled: 2036 – 2039 AD?? (Prophecy Range 69 – 71 Years or So)
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START ON WHICH NEW YEAR? Fall New Year – Tishrei? Biblical New Year – Nisan? Prophecy Range 69 – 71 Years?
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START ON WHICH NEW YEAR? Fall New Year – Tishrei? Biblical New Year – Nisan? Prophecy Range 69 – 71 Years?
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ISRAEL PROPHETIC WAR
RUSSIA, IRAN & ALLIES
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… 19 YEARS??? …
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ISRAEL PROPHETIC WAR
ALL NATIONS
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MESSIAH |
… 19 YEARS??? … |
MESSIAH |
Pattern Fulfilled:2017 – 2020 AD???
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… 19 YEARS??? …
It’s possible, but we will simply have to wait and see. God warns us to always be “dressed and ready” and “eagerly awaiting” our Lord’s Return so we won’t get left behind when He does return for all who wait in faith.
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Pattern Fulfilled:2036 – 2039 AD???Note: If so, this would mark the year around 2030 AD as the beginning of the 70th Week of Daniel (the “Apocalypse” or “Tribulation”) when a coming World Leader will enforce a Peace Plan (a false peace) on nation Israel, which will mark the very day on which the coming 7-Year Tribulation period will begin, which will end with the Battle of Armageddon when all nations of the World will come against the CITY of JERUSALEM.
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FAQS:
Question 1: Did anything happen in 2017-2018 that could support the Israel-Cyrus column pattern?
Answer: Yes. On December 6, 2017 U.S. President Trump recognized Jerusalem as the eternal capital of Israel. In early 2018 the new Jewish Sanhedrin then issued a special edition “70 Year Redemption Coin” engraved with an image with both King Cyrus and President Trump side-by-side to commemorate Israel’s 70th year (https://www.breakingisraelnews.com/105767/new-special-edition-temple-coin-minted-for-israels-70th-anniversary-the-end-of-the-exile/).
Question 2: Is there any other independent historic record that Cyrus released the Jews from captivity fulfilling Jeremiah’s 70-Year prophecy?
Answer: Yes. The ancient Roman/Jewish historian Josephus (who witnessed the Roman siege on Jerusalem and the destruction of the Jewish Temple) wrote the following in the Antiquities of the Jews – Book XI “Containing the Interval of 253 Years 5 Months (From the first of Cyrus to the death of Alexander the Great.)”
Chapter 1. “How Cyrus, King of the Persians, (1) delivered the Jews out of Babylon, and suffered them to return to their own country, and to build their temple: for which work he gave them money”
[An. 536.] IN THE FIRST YEAR of the reign of Cyrus; which was the seventieth from the day that our people were removed out of their own land into Babylon; (2) God commiserated the captivity and calamity of these poor people: according as he had foretold to them by Jeremiah the Prophet, before the destruction of the city; that after they had served Nebuchadnezzar, and his posterity; and after they had undergone that servitude seventy years, he would restore them again to the land of their fathers; and they should build their temple, and enjoy their ancient prosperity. And these things God did afford them. For he stirred up the mind of Cyrus, and made him write thus throughout all Asia: “Thus saith Cyrus the King: since God Almighty hath appointed me to be King of the habitable earth, I believe that He is that God, which the nation of the Israelites worship. For indeed he foretold my name by the Prophets, and that I should build him an house at Jerusalem, in the countrey of Judea.”
- This was known to Cyrus by his reading the book which Isaiah left behind him of his Prophecies. For this Prophet said, that God had spoken thus to him in a secret vision: “My will is, that Cyrus, whom I have appointed to be King over many and great nations, send back my people to their own land, and build my temple.” This was foretold by Isaiah one hundred and forty years before the temple was demolished. Accordingly when Cyrus read this, and admired the divine power, an earnest desire and an ambition seized upon him, to fulfil what was so written. So he called for the most eminent Jews that were in Babylon, and said to them, that “He gave them leave to go back to their own countrey, and to rebuild their city Jerusalem, (3) and the temple of God; for that he would be their assistant; and that he would write to the rulers and governours that were in the neighbourhood of their countrey of Judea, that they should contribute to them gold and silver, for the building of the temple; and besides that, beasts for their sacrifices.”
Question 3: Is there any other independent historic record that Darius then later issued another commandment after Cyrus’ earlier one?
Answer: Yes. The ancient Roman/Jewish historian Josephus (who witnessed the Roman siege on Jerusalem and the destruction of the Jewish Temple) wrote the following in the Antiquities of the Jews – Book XI “Containing the Interval of 253 Years 5 Months (From the first of Cyrus to the death of Alexander the Great.)”
Chapter 4. “How the Temple was built; while the Cutheans endeavoured in vain to obstruct the work.”
[An. 520.] Now in the seventh month, after they were departed out of Babylon, both Jeshua, the High Priest, and Zorobabel, the governour, sent messengers every way round about; and gathered those that were in the countrey together to Jerusalem universally: who came very gladly thither. He then built the altar, on the same place, it had formerly been built; that they might offer the appointed sacrifices upon it to God, according to the laws of Moses. But while they did this, they did not please the neighbouring nations; who all of them bear an ill will to them … They also began to build the temple … For that was what Cyrus had commanded at first; and what was now done at the command of Darius.
- [An. 519.] In the second year of their coming to Jerusalem, as the Jews were there, in the second month, the building of the temple went on apace … And when the temple was finished, the priests, adorned with their accustomed garments, stood with their trumpets; while the Levites, and the sons of Asaph, stood, and sang hymns to God, according as David had first of all appointed them to bless God.
- But when the Samaritans, who were still enemies to the tribes of Judah and Benjamin, heard the sound of the trumpets, they came running together; and desired to know what was the occasion of this tumult? And when they perceived that it was from the Jews, who had been carried captive to Babylon, and were rebuilding their temple; they came to Zorobabel, and to Jeshua, and to the heads of the families; and desired that they would give them leave to build the temple with them, and to be partners with them in building it. For they said, “We worship their God, and especially pray to him, and are desirous of their religious settlement; and this ever since Shalmanezer, the King of Assyria, transplanted us out of Cuthah (Southern Babylon/Iraq) and Media (Northern Babylon/Iraq/Kurds are modern Medes) to this place.” When they said thus, Zorobabel, and Jeshua, the High Priest, and the heads of the families of the Israelites replyed to them, that “It was impossible for them to permit them to be their partners, whilst they [only] had been appointed to build that temple at first by Cyrus, and now by Darius …
Question 4: Is there any other ancient book that records a major “end times” prophecy confirming the Ezekiel 38 prophetic war with Iran-Russia attacking Israel?
Answer: Yes. The Bible even tells us by “two or three witnesses” a matter is established:
“In the mouths of 2 or 3 witnesses
shall a thing be established.”
(Deuteronomy 17:6 & 2 Corinthians 13:1)
The Second Witness
We find the books of Ezekiel and the book of Enoch 1 both warn of an end-time prophetic Iran-Russia (Parthia, Persia-Scythia) War against Israel which will trigger an irreversible series of events which will lead to the Battle of Armageddon (and the end of this Age.)
The book of Enoch is an ancient book (Enoch was seventh from Adam and was Noah’s great-grandfather), and portions of at least 10 copies of the book were found among the Dead Sea Scrolls.
Although the book of Enoch is relatively unknown because it is in disfavor with many churches today for its detailed description of angelic interactions with mankind, many of the early church fathers such as Justin Martyr, Tatian, Irenaeus, Bishop of Lyons, Clement of Alexandria, Tertullian, Origen, Methodius of Philippi, and Ambrose of Milan also accepted the book of Enoch as worthy of study (but they did warn to stay away from the Enoch 2 and Enoch 3 books because they were never accepted by the early church or by Jewish rabbis).
Another prophecy from the book of Enoch (which concerns Christ’s Return) is found quoted directly in the New Testament (Jude 1:14-15).
Enoch 1: Second Book of Parables
(A parallel prophecy and second witness to Ezekiel 38)
56.5“And in those days, the Angels will gather together, and will throw themselves towards the east, upon the Medes and Persians (Parthians, an ancient empire which included Iran-Persia which was founded by a Scythian-Russian).
They will stir up the kings so that a disturbing spirit will come upon them, and they will drive them from their thrones; and they will come out like lions from their lairs, and like hungry wolves in the middle of their flocks.
56.6 And they will go up and trample on the Land of My Chosen Ones (Israel), and the land of My chosen ones will become before them a tramping-ground and a beaten track.
56.7 But the City of My Righteous Ones (Jerusalem) will be a hindrance to their horses, and they will stir up slaughter amongst themselves (God will turn this invading army against themselves just like we find in the book of Ezekiel), and their own right hand will be strong against them.
And a man will not admit to knowing his neighbor, or his brother, nor a son his father, or his mother, until, through their death, there are corpses enough; and their punishment – it will not be in vain. And in those days Sheol (Hell) will open its mouth and they will sink into it and their destruction; Sheol will swallow up the sinners in front of the faces of the Chosen.”
57.1 And it came to pass, AFTER this (some time after the Persia/Magog war) that I saw ANOTHER host (army) of chariots with men riding on them, and they came upon the wind from the east and from the west, to the south. (The prophecies of Armageddon in Daniel and Revelation also describe a global East-West-South gathering of the world’s armies in Israel.)
57.2 And the sound of the noise of their chariots was heard. And when this occurred the Holy Ones observed it from Heaven and the Pillars of the Earth were shaken from their foundations.
And the sound was heard from the ends of the Earth to the ends of Heaven throughout one day. (Armageddon!!)
And all will fall down and worship the Lord of Spirits
And this is the end of the second parable.”
Notes:
In the book of 1 Samuel, God tells us what “the Pillars of the Earth” are …
“He raises up the poor from the dust;
he lifts the needy from the ash heap
to make them sit with princes and inherit a seat of honor.
For the Pillars of the Earth are the Lord’s,
and on them He has set the world.”
(1 Samuel 2:8)
In the book of Job, God also warns that one day the “Pillars of the Earth” will shake and tremble during the Great Tribulation …
“Who shakes the Earth out of its place,
and its Pillars tremble;”
(Job 9:6)
Written For Our Generation?
It is interesting that the Book of Enoch begins by telling us it was NOT written for his generation, but it was written for those who will be living around the time of the Great Tribulation …
“These are the words of the blessing of Enoch,
to bless the elect and righteous
who will be living
in the Day of Tribulation, (the Great Tribulation)
when all the wicked and godless
will be destroyed …
“I (Enoch) understood that the vision I saw
was NOT for my generation,
but for a far distant one.”
(Enoch 1:1,2)
Many copies of the Book of Enoch 1 were found with the Dead Sea Scrolls, and the early church fathers quoted from it frequently. You can easily find free downloads of the book of Enoch from translations such as R.H. Charles or M. Knibb, but if you are interested in finding a thorough Biblical study and commentary, I recommend The Ancient Book of Enoch by Ken Johnson (Biblefacts.org).
As noted, this prophecy takes us to the very end of the Age of Mankind, and through the final Battle of Armageddon. This ancient prophecy may act as an independent “second witness” confirming the extremely important prophetic significance of this coming prophetic war found written in the book of Ezekiel (God spent two whole chapters warning Mankind of this coming war which will prepare the way for Armageddon).
It appears from this prophecy that the final Battle of Armageddon (which will be fought over Jerusalem and not over “spoils”), will take place sometime after the Ezekiel 38 war.
Question 5: Where do we get the 70 years for a generation”
Answer: From Matthew 24 which warns the generation which sees Israel back in her Land, and then Psalm 90 which defines the length of a generation. We find in the Bible that the “fig tree” is used as an idiom for nation Israel. Then, Psalm 90 is interesting because it’s the only Psalm written by Moses, yet its somewhat hidden the Psalms. It also confirms the One to be born in Bethlehem “from everlasting” (see MIcah 5:2) would be God …“From everlasting to everlasting, You are God.”
Generation of the ‘Fig Tree’ (Israel) Prophecy
“From the fig tree learn its lesson:
As soon as its branch becomes tender and puts out its leaves,
you know that summer is near.
So also, when you see all these things,
you know that He (or it) is near — at the doors!
Truly, I say to you,
this generation (who sees these things)
will not pass away
until all these things take place.
Heaven and earth will pass away,
but My words will not pass away.”
(Matthew 24:32-35)
The question is did “this generation” (who would see Israel return as a nation) start in 1948 with Israel becoming a nation once again, or in 1967 when nation Israel finally regained Jerusalem as her capital, or did two prophetic clocks (staggered by 19 years) start with both events as this prophetic pattern suggests could be possible?
I don’t know, but, we will know if we can eliminate options #1 and #3 within the next 24 months.
The Psalm of Moses … A Generation is 70 Years
“Lord, You have been our dwelling place in all generations.
Before the mountains were brought forth,
or ever You had formed the Earth and the World,
from everlasting to everlasting You are God.
(Also aee Micah 5:2 describing the One to be born in Bethlehem … “From of old, from Everlasting.”)
You return man to dust
and say, “Return, O children of man!”
For a thousand years in Your sight
are but as yesterday when it is past,
or as a watch in the night. (Also see 2 Peter 3:8)
You sweep them away as with a flood; they are like a dream,
like grass that is renewed in the morning:
in the morning it flourishes and is renewed;
in the evening it fades and withers.
For we are brought to an end by Your anger; (“The Day of God’s Wrath?”)
by Your wrath we are dismayed.
You have set our iniquities before You,
our secret sins in the light of Your presence.
For all our days pass away under Your wrath;
we bring our years to an end like a sigh.
The years of our life are seventy,
or even by reason of strength eighty;
(This could open the door for a 70-80 year prophetic generation)
yet their span is but toil and trouble;
they are soon gone, and we fly away.
Who considers the power of Your anger,
and Your wrath according to the fear of You?”
(Psalm 90:1-11)
Another 70-Year Prophecy
In Isaiah 23:15, as God sets a 70 YEAR judgment upon Tyre/Lebanon, He notes:
“70 years …
According to the days of one king.”
(Isaiah 23:15)
Please note there are good teachers who interpret these prophetic verses above differently. I suggest you simply lift these things up in prayer to seek God’s counsel and wisdom concerning these matters and interpretations.
Question 6: What is the Ezekiel 4 – Leviticus 26 2483 year ‘Israel back in her Land’ prophecy mentioned in the Table above?
Answer: For more on this remarkable mathematical prophecy concerning the return of Israel and Jerusalem, please click here … Math Prophecy: The Return of Israel
Question 7: Should I (or we) be frightened by these things?
Answer: Absolutely not! We are told Jesus Christ’s (Messiah’s) return is our “Blessed Hope,” and that He will shelter and comfort all those who now “eagerly await His return”… see Philippians 3:20 … 1 Corinthians 1:7 … Titus 2:13 … 1 Thessalonians 1:10 … Jude 1:21 … Romans 8:23 … 2 Peter 3:12 … 2 Peter 4:13 … Luke 12:36 … Galatians 5:5 … Romans 8:19 … and the prophecies of the coming Rapture.
This is why He has given us so many signs to watch out for in order to be prepared (Spiritually).
“Here a little, there a little”…
Also remember God’s Word teaches us there are some matters found in the Bible that must be “searched out” through wisdom, understanding, and knowledge.
God likens them to an “enigma” or a “riddle”
“It is the glory of God
to conceal a matter,
But the glory of kings is
to search out a matter.” (Find out who God now considers “kings.”)
(Proverbs 25:2)
“A wise man will hear
and increase learning,
And a man of understanding
will attain wise counsel,
To understand a proverb
and an enigma,
The words of the wise
and their riddles.
The fear of the Lord is
the beginning of knowledge,
But fools despise wisdom and instruction.”
(Proverbs 1:5-7)
“For precept must be upon precept,
precept upon precept,
Line upon line, line upon line,
Here a little, there a little.”
(Isaiah 28:10)
Well, there you have it.
Whether or not this prophetic pattern is viable for this generation, or whether or not we will live to see the fulfillment of these prophecies, we are told to ALWAYS be “Dressed and Ready” for Jesus Christ’s return (and/or our eventual bodily death if we die before His coming) … read the Bible prophecies of The Coming Rapture.
Grace and Shalom