• When Jesus Returns

    Many people say you can't know when Jesus returns, but is that fair? We were able to know when Jesus would be cut off to the day (Friday, Nisan 14, Passover, April 1, 33 AD Gregorian, April Fool's Day) centuries before He died on the cross by Daniel's prophecy. We were able to know the month and year when Israel would become a nation again (May, 1948) because of Ezekiel's prophecy on his side. Similarly, we can know the day Jesus steps down on the mount of olives by the prophecy of the Tetrads, Daniel's final seven and partial rapture combined. I thought I would try a post without getting into as much details as I normally do so you can appreciate the basic working proof and not get bogged down by too much data.

    When people say you can't know the day or hour of when Jesus returns, I concede we can't know the hour like when your friend is to come over today but you don't know the hour. We can't know the day the Bible says if we are carnal Christians. The world can't know for they don't love Lord. We couldn't know before the time Israel became a nation again. And we shouldn't confuse the end of the world which we can't know with when Jesus returns which we can "know" even the very day "right at the door" (Matt. 24.33) once Israel is a nation again (v.32).

    Jesus would certainly return within a lifetime "right at the door." Rev. 6.12 occurs just before the Tribulation starts, before the great and terrible day of the Lord which spans Daniel's final seven. What then must occur?

    Three events must occur: A great earthquake. The earthquake in Haiti in 2010 had the second most deaths of any earthquake in history at 320,000 souls. The 4th greatest earthquake in history in terms of magnitude occurred in Japan, 2011. All 50+ nuclear power plants were shut down and it was the greatest financial loss in history.

    We know the feast Total Lunar Tetrad that occurs on passover and tabernacles, and again on passover and tabernacles, is 2014/15, the 8th since Christ. The 6th was when Israel became a nation and the 7th was when Israel entered Jerusalem. It won't happen again till 2582/83. 2014/15 will be the time of when the 3rd Temple construction begins to remain consistent with the 1949/50 and 1967/68 Tetrads, and it will also be the time the Tribulation starts, because the 3 events in Rev. 6.12 (Joel 2.31, Acts 2.20) occur right before the Tribulation starts with its first trumpet (8.7).

    If there is no major solar eclipse between 2010/11 and 2014/15 according to Rev. 6.12 then the whole proof falls on its head. The rarest of all solar eclipses of which there are 4 kinds occurs about 5% of the time, called the Hybrid. And there are three kinds of Hybrids, the rarest which is the H3 also occurring about 5% of the time. An H3 starts off as a partial and completes itself as a total eclipse to produce that black sackcloth effect. As it turns to my amazement on Nov. 3, 2013 we will witness an H3 solar eclipse. And they are even more rare when they are considered long-dated which means according to NASA they last more than 1 minute and 30 seconds. The H3 on this date is just such an eclipse. This one will be the 4th since Christ. It won't happen again till 2172/73.

    If it wasn't for the necessity of these events to take place and in exact order I would think nothing of it, but they do happen in the precise order as required by Rev. 6.12 before the Tribulation starts. Logically, therefore, the Tribulation can't start before 2015.

    If it were to start in 2015 it would need to be completed in 2022 to span a full 2,520 days (7 x 360) according to Dan. 9.27 to remain consistent with Daniel's 69 sevens. Incidentally, 2520 is the smallest number divisible by all numbers from 2 to 10. 2022 would also be the year the sign of the Son of Man takes place (Matt. 24.30). Nobody really knows what the sign of the Son of Man is so let's just look at 2022 and see if any special cosmic events take place. Two things will occur. In 2022 Jupiter will the be the closest to earth in hundreds of years, visible with the naked eye and apparently, it will be hit by many comets and asteroids which will cause its surface to sparkle in 2022. It will be a sight to behold! Additionally, in 2022 the planets of our solar system will be united in a one third section of the solar system which is also very rare. The last time this happened that I know of was during WWI and WWII. Uncanny!

    Should the 2,520 days of the Tribulation fall on special days? Of course, because that is what occurred in the past. Since the last 3 feasts pertain to when Jesus returns and the first of the last 3 feasts deals with rapture, the Tribulation must begin on Feast of Trumpets. Therefore, the 2,520th day must land on a special day. Again, if there is no special day on the 2,520th day then the whole proof is destroyed and falls on its face. The 2,520th day from Feast of Trumpets Sept. 14, 2015 comes to Sunday, Aug. 7, 2022. Unfortunately, there is no special holiday on this Sunday. However, to my amazement, Tisha B'Av is Aug. 6 (Av 9), but according to the Jews whenever it is dated on a Sabbath it is held the day after instead which is of course Av 10, Aug. 7, 2022. There you have it. It's a miracle! The 2,520th day in 2014-21 and 2016-23 does not land on Tisha B'Av. But is Tisha B'Av very important? It is the day the 1st and 2nd temples were destroyed. We underestimate the significance of this day, not appreciating it is the day Jesus returns to reign in the 3rd Temple on earth in person for 1000 years. Praise the Lord!

    Now that we know when the Tribulation starts and when Jesus returns, what should we do about it? All this knowledge God affords us in these latter days is to spiritually motivate us so that if we are watchful (Matt. 24.40-42), prayerful (Luke 21.36) and keep the word of His patience (Rev. 3.10) we can escape the hour of trial that is to come upon the whole world to be first raptured to 3rd heaven "before the throne" (7.9) before the 1st trumpet of the Tribulation (8.7) begins. This is God's promise to Christians who are overcomers. All Christians overcometh but not at the same time: firstfruits (Rev. 14.1-5) then a later harvest (vv.14-16). There are advanced parties and harbingers in every sphere. Not only will overcomers be raptured alive, but they will get to return with Christ (Jude 14,15) to reign over the nations (Rev. 2.26) for 1000 years like the 5 wise virgins (Matt. 25.1-13), whereas the 5 unwise virgins though saved and have eternal life which can never be lost (John 10.28) do not get to receive this reward.

    Thank you Lord Jesus for blessing us with this spiritual knowledge so that we may abide in your word daily and be accounted worthy to escape all these things that are about to happen. Amen.