ARTICLE ON SEPTEMBER AND THE PEACE TREATY This is some interesting facts and time lines that point to possible occurrence of something big in the third week of September. My son asked me an off the cuff question if I knew when Obama was going to present the peace treaty, this article is the result of that question. It is merely to cause followers to watch. I don’t know if anything will happen, but I believe this will be a crucial time period. The rapture may still occur near the middle of the 7 years, or anytime. It could Possibly be the Rapture, or the beginning of the Tribulation period or maybe another beginning. Obama is about to sign a peace treaty in September and some important feasts are also in September. Please read this with interest and a “watch and be ready” belief as the Lord instructed. The most important information is near the end, so please read the entire article. I hope it makes you think and get back some of the passion when you were first a Christian. Although it is important not to become obsessed with date-setting about when this “catching away” may occur, Jesus also instructed His followers to “watch” (Mt. 24:42), and to “be ready” (Mt. 24:44) and not to allow “that day [to] come upon you suddenly like a trap” (Luke 23:34). The apostle Paul also foretold that believers would be able to “see the day approaching” (Hebrews 10:25). Jesus was teaching that the signs that would signal His return would be like the time of labor pains in a woman, that there would be events that would start out as mild pangs and over a period of decades, become more intense until this time of suffering and divine judgment would peak in the return of the Messiah. In the Scriptures, the fig tree always symbolizes the nation of Israel (Hosea 9:10 and Joel 1:7). Jesus taught, “Now learn a parable of the fig tree: As soon as its branch becomes tender and puts forth leaves, you know that summer is near. So also, when you see all these things [the signs], know that it is near, even at the doors. Truly I say to you, this generation will not pass away until all these things take place.” (Mt. 24:32-34). In other words, the generation that would see the rebirth of the nation of Israel would live to see the second coming of Christ. Since the Scriptures tell us that “the days of a man are threescore and ten years”—that is, 70 years (Psalm 90:10), this would indicate that if the generation that saw the reestablishment of Israel in 1948 is to witness the return of Christ, then the 70-year clock counting down to the second coming of Christ began ticking on May 14, 1948 and must end by May 14, 2018—70 years later. So anytime during this period must be the Second Coming, to comply with the Lord’s statement. Matthew 25 has a parable where Jesus likens His kingdom to ten virgins all waiting for the arrival of their bridegroom. Jesus said in the story, "ye know neither the day nor the hour wherein the Son of man cometh." (Matthew 25:13) You need to examine the quote in its proper context. "When He says you don't know the day or the hour, He's speaking to the foolish virgins, not the wise virgins”. There is also the statement in Matthew 24:36 when Jesus was discussing the signs of His "coming, and of the end of the world": "But of that day and hour knoweth no man, no, not the angels of heaven, but my Father only (Matthew 24:36).” I’ll explain this further in the article. Bare with me, for now we need to examine further that there was a pattern emerging in the Feasts that follows the steps of the Messiah. There is an accurate pattern of the life of Jesus Christ to that of the first three feasts. The gift of the Holy Spirit was the fulfillment of Pentecost in the 4th feast. What I’ve noticed is that many anticipate the rapture to be on Pentecost because of the two loaves presented at Pentecost as an offering. But if we kept with the pattern of the Feasts with the eyes of a bride prepared for her wedding we will keep the correct order of the feasts. Here are some reasons to believe that the rapture will happen on the Feast of Trumpets. After a bridegroom gave his bride a contract and made a covenant with her he would give her gifts (mattan) and the father would give her gifts as well (shiluhhim). These gifts sustained his bride for the duration of their separation till their wedding day. The gift given by Jesus Christ and the Father was clearly the gift of the Holy Spirit to sustain us till Jesus returns for His bride. This was fulfilled at Pentecost fifty days after the resurrection of the Messiah. So His gifts were given then, now the bride waits. The Feast of Trumpets is the best fit for the rapture of the bride and is consistent with Jewish marriage customs. We need to look at the Feast through Jewish eyes. The Jews had several idioms for the Feast of Trumpets that are significant in identifying the nature of this feast. The feast was referred as “No one knows the day or hour” by the Jews. It was referred to this because it was celebrated by the first appearing of the moon. No one literally knew the day or hour it would be celebrated. If it could not be seen because of weather, then after two days it was celebrated. The two days were considered one. You can refer to the annual Feast of Trumpets holiday, saying Israelites never knew the precise moment it began, "because it was based on the sighting of the new moon." When Jesus says you won't know the day or the hour, He's telling you it's the Feast of Trumpets, again because that was known as the “feast where no one knew the day or the hour that it would begin.” This feast was also referred to as the “Last Trumpet”. It got this name because tradition has it that the trump or rams horn was blown for thirty days up till the feast and then the last trump was blown signaling the celebration of the feast. These two idioms for the Feast of Trumpets give us insight into the Jewish mind. This is reflected in Paul’s letter to the Corinthians, “Behold, I tell you a mystery; we shall not all sleep, but we shall all be changed, in a moment, in the twinkling of an eye, at the last trumpet ; for the trumpet will sound, and the dead will be raised imperishable, and we shall be changed (1 Cor. 15:51-52). The last trumpet is referring to the Feast of Trumpets and reveals the day of the resurrection of the Saints and catching away or rapture. The idiom “No one knows the day or hour” spoken by Jesus was also the Jewish idiom for the “Feast of Trumpets”, “But of that day and hour no one knows (Matt 24:36). Just before Jesus said this He said, “So, you too, when you see all these things, recognize that He is near, right at the door” (Matt 24:33-34). How close the final Feast of Trumpet could be. President Obama is ready and gearing up to have Israel sign a peace treaty in September 2009. Obama has drawn up this treaty. On Aug 18 Egyptian Suleiman Awaad said “Obama indicated the U.S. would offer a plan on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly meeting in New York or the summit of the Group of 20 nations in Pittsburgh, both during the third week in September.”T Here is what is being reported as being in the peace treaty that Obama is having Israel sign: Egyptian sources reported that, Suleiman Awwad, spokesperson of Mubarak, said that the U.S. Administration intends to officially announce the new plan during the opening session of the United Nations’ General Assembly next September. According to Khreisha, the draft includes ten main points detailed as follows; 1. International presence in the Jordan Valley, Palestinian Plaines area, and other areas in the West Bank. 2. Annexing some parts of East Jerusalem to remain under Israeli control, while Muslim holy site would be under Arab control. (was the temple to be rebuilt given as the concession?) 3. All Palestinian factions would be dissolved and transformed into political parties. 4. Large settlement blocs in the West Bank would remain under Israeli control, while negotiations would be conducted within three months of the plan, to discuss the future of smaller settlements. 5. Several areas in the West Bank would be disarmed, and Israeli would maintain aerial control. 6. Intensifying the Palestinian-Israeli security coordination. 7. The Palestinian Authority would not be allowed to have military alliances with regional countries. 8. The United States would guarantee the establishment of a Palestinian State in the summer of 2011. 9. Allowing an agreed upon number of refugees to return, and to be settled in the Plaines area and other areas in the West Bank, particularly in the cities of Ramallah and Nablus. A special fund for supporting the refugees would also be established. 10. Israel starts releasing the Palestinian political detainees immediately after the peace deal is signed. Three years would be allocated for the release of the detainees. We are reminded that the Scriptures teach that there will be a comprehensive seven-year peace treaty signed between Israel and her enemies (Daniel 9:27), and that this treaty will be confirmed by the man the Bible refers to as the Antichrist (1 John 2:18). A Jewish Sabbatical cycle began on September 29, 2008. Another fact that some forget, is In order to fall within the framework of the seventieth week, the peace treaty must begin in the first year of a sabbatical cycle and conclude in a Sabbatical Year, seven years later.” In other words, the peace treaty must be signed sometime in September 2009 at the latest to fall within the first year of the seven-year sabbatical cycle in order to maintain the hypothesis that the sabbatical cycle that began on September 29, 2008 is in fact the beginning of the seventieth week of Daniel, if it is the right sabbatical year. And because the Scriptures might indicate that the rapture of the Church will occur prior to the revealing of the Antichrist (2 Thess. 3-6), which presumably would occur at the time the treaty is publicly signed, the Rapture might happen around this time. This coming Feast of Trumpets Day, September 19, 2009, which would have the Lord Return exactly 7 years later on the Feast of Trumpets 2016, the year of the 120th Jubilee would be a possible time of interest. Now, I have always been a mid-tribulation believer, but left open the possibility of the Rapture happening in the beginning of the tribulation period. I am beginning to believe I may have been wrong and I’m glad I have always been open to the Pre-Trib belief. I’ve always said that if the rapture happened at the beginning of the tribulation period, I would just be happier early! Something I need to study more is that, Paul taught, “God has not destined us for wrath but to obtain salvation by our Lord Jesus Christ (1 Thess. 5:9). This passage may indicate that Christians will be removed from the time of judgment. This echoes Jesus’ promise to believers that, “Because you have kept My word about patient endurance, I will keep you from the hour of trial that is coming on the whole world, to try those who dwell on the earth” (Rev. 3:10). On another note that points to this year, a minister who promotes the Old Testament roots of Christianity suggests a rare string of lunar and solar eclipses said to fall on God's annual holy days seven years from now could be the "Second Coming" of Jesus. He says during this century, tetrads occur at least six times, but what's interesting is that the only string of four consecutive blood moons that coincide with God's holy days of Passover in the spring and the autumn's Feast of Tabernacles (also called Succoth) occurs between 2014 and 2015 on today's Gregorian calendar. The last time that four blood red moons occurred together was in 1967 and 1968 tied to Jerusalem recaptured by Israel." The next time that you had four blood red moons again was right after Israel became a nation in '48, it happened again in 1949 and 1950 ... on Passover and Succoth. You didn't have any astronomical tetrads in the 1800s, the 1700s, the 1600s, and there are no more of these for the rest of the century. Here’s information on the “peace treaty or covenant in Daniel 9:27: “And he shall confirm the covenant with many for one week: and in the midst of the week he shall cause the sacrifice and the oblation to cease,” Excerpted from http://www.blueletterbible.org "Covenant" Hebrew = "Beriyth" 1) covenant, alliance, pledge a) between men 1) treaty, alliance, league (man to man) 2) constitution, ordinance (monarch to subjects) 3) agreement, pledge (man to man) 4) alliance (of friendship) 5) alliance (of marriage) b) between God and man 1) alliance (of friendship) 2) covenant (divine ordinance with signs or pledges) Notice the context of the verse is related to Temple sacrifice. Nothing suggests that this is a “peace treaty” among nations. "Peace Treaty" may not be the best description for the covenant; however, in order for a temple to be rebuilt, some concessions must be made with the Muslims in order to be allowed to do that. That is what the agreement or treaty will do. I don’t think it has to be a signed treaty more than just a guaranteed covenant by the Antichrist to start the 7 years. Thus, Obama’s plan will have Israel give up land for peace, possible rebuild of the temple and the US (meaning Obama) will “guarantee” the peace by guaranteeing the establish of the Palestinian state possibly in the third week of September 2009, just when the Feast of Trumpets is…..interesting. Also, if you remember, there was an article that showed the corner stone being formed by the Temple Mount society to rebuild the temple very soon. They must know something. Also mix in all the pestilence that is occurring, earthquakes in South Carolina, 10 in Oklahoma, 3 in Colorado recently, alignment of Syria, Iran and Russia and so much more illustrated on this site recently. There is talk that the agreement was actually done on July 9, 2009 (17th of Tammuz), but is being kept quiet until September and the tribulation period actually started then. I can find no support for this date. The signs are too numerous for 2009 not to be a year of extreme interest. Obama has been the first president to successfully push Israel into agreeing to divide their land. It is all happening the third week of September 2009! A time period to closely watch what type of covenant or treaty is actually offered! I just am not smart enough to truly predict what may happen, but definitely a time to watch! It’s what my site is all about. May this information bless you and yours, EBACPROPHECY.COM Thoughts on how rapture might be explained by those that are left: With the new strain of flu that hits the lungs quick, it just might be how the Rapture will be explained. Nothing in the Bible says the body is not left behind. That has always been more folklore than Biblical fact. Two in a field, One taken can mean the body is left. A severe flu strain would be a way for the AC to explain so many gone at one time, he could cover it up with controlling the Internet, news and the "flu." Quarantine and internment camps may be for those Religious that were left and figure it out. Be watchful UPDATE: September seemed like a time of change with the way Obama treated Israel and a major shift in policy. What happened behind the scenes is not known |