Before when we wrote Rosh haShanahand the Messianic Kingdom to Come, we gave
an overview of the 7,000 year plan of G-d and a synopsis of each of the
festivals and how they relate to either the first or second coming of the
Messiah. We presented how scripture taught beyond doubt that the Messiahs coming
was prophesied to occur on the festivals. True to this, the spring festivals of
Passover, Unleavened Bread, Firstfruits of the Barley Harvest and Shavuot were
the exact dates of Yeshuas death, burial, resurrection and the coming of the
Kingdom of Heaven into the heart of the believers, respectively. This is the
summation of Messiahs first coming. Likewise, it is prophesied that the fall
festivals are the dates of the impotant events of the second coming. These
festivals, Rosh haShanah, Yom Kippur and Sukkot are the dates of the following
events.
On Rosh haShanah in the year 6001 from creation, a shofar will blow
resurrecting the dead believers in the Messiah who are immediately followed by
the living Righteous. They are snatched from the earth and assembled in heaven
for the Messsiahs coronation and wedding. On earth, 144,000 Jews realize that
Yeshua is the Messiah and receive an anointing from G-d to carry the redemption
message first to the Jews and then to the Gentile nations. Meanwhile in
Jerusalem the Jews begin to perform the Temple services on Mount Moriah. This is
the onset of a seven-year period known as the birthpains of the Messiah, which
in Christianity is known as the tribulation.
Yom Kippur, in the span of the book, covers that the Messiah will arrive on
this festival in Jerusalem on the Mount of Olives at the end of the seventh
year. In addition to the Messiahs coming in power, the False Messiah will be
judged and slain on this day.
Sukkot is the festival of the celebration of the coming of the Messiah and
the defeat of the False Messiah. An interesting side event of Sukkot is that
there is much evidence showing that this festival was the birthdate of Yeshua in
His first coming.
When writing the book we centered on that first Rosh haShanah and did not
develope in detail Yom Kippur and Sukkot. The book did not elaborate on the
dramatic happenings of the birthpains or on what happens following Messiahs
coming. Over the past several years we have produced a number of teachings on
these subjects. Several features of our teachings have set them apart from other
prophecy studies. First, the study of eschatology must be studied in the context
of the festivals and also the Temple. Secondly, a realization that all of the
Tanach teaches on the Messiahs coming is incorporated. G-ds kingdom is the focal
point of the entire scriptures.
Each year as Rosh haShanah approaches our office receives a number of
questions on how to prepare for the festivals and also where can information be
obtained on what happens prophetically. I thought I would try to list three of
the most often asked questions from our entire mailing list. Hopefully this will
give you the answer to some of these questions as well as a guide of where to
look for information. These questions require much more space to answer than is
possible in newsletter format so it is highly recommended that you seek out the
specific tape sets for each topic.
Question:
How close are we to the Rosh haShanah when everything begins and what must
happen before this time.
To start with, we are still apparently a few years away from the blowing
of the resurrection shofar. This is evident from the following reasons:
· A red heifer must be sacrificed and the purification ceremony
prescribed with its ashes is required in order to have a functioning priesthood
in Israel. There is no red heifer yet in Israel. The red heifer must be born and
raised in the land; therefore, this will require a few years for the heifer to
reach the age required in scripture.
· Israel must divide into two separate states, one religious and the
other secular. This may seem radical, however it is prophesied in scripture and
almost became a reality within the past year.
· The Temple mount must be in the hands of Israel. There is a prophecy
giving the date on the Jewish calendar as to when this will occur. Israel cannot
begin the Temple services until she regains this sacred area.
· The politics must change in Russia with a new regime. This new
goverment will seek to stabilize Russia by controling middle eastern oil.
Recommended Materials: Tape Sets – Before the Birthpains, ST II,
The Isaiah Project, Timeline Chart
Question:
This of course begins with Rosh haShanah, year 6001 and continues through
the first ten days of that year. The events that occur within this short span of
time are astounding and many take hours to discuss, considering the amount of
Biblical information. These events are:
Rosh haShanah The Resurrection and Natzal
· Tishri 1-7 Jewish population leaves USA following 144,000, heading
to Israel. A mixed multitude of non-Jews leaves the country with this group and
heads to several different countries.
· Tishri 8 Russia destoys the USA in a surprise nuclear attack. Europe
is in a state of panic.
· Tishri 9 The False Messiah takes over Europe in 1 hour. Ten Kings
are sub-rulers under him. He also has a Religious leader who is known as the
False Prophet. The religion that supports him is a false Christianity.
· Tishri 10 The False Messiah makes a military treaty with Israel.
The Two Witnesses begin their service in Israel. Russia attacks Europe
with convential warfare.
Recommended Materials: Books – Rosh haShanah &
the Messianic Kingdom to Come, Index, Timeline Chart, Gates I; Tapes – Rosh
haShanah & the Messianic Kingdom to Come, Babylon is Fallen, is Fallen,
The Isaiah Project, The High Holy Days 1 & 2, The First Ten Days, The Two
Witnesses and the Abomination of Desolations.
What are the events of the tribulation period and how can I learn about them
accurately?
There are a number of dramatic events that occur during this time. Many
events are frequently taught by prophecy teachers but several major happenings,
to our knowledge, are not being taught anywhere else. *Several years ago we
realized that the last ten kings of Judah related to the seven years of the
birthpains. This was a major discovery. It opened up a tremendous amount of
information to study and chart out this all important prophetic era. We tested
this theory every way possible and found that without a doubt the study of the
ten kings was a major discovery that revolutionized prophetic study. We also
discovered that the eighth century BCE prophets taught the detail of the first 3
& 1/2 years while the seventh century BCE prophets taught the last 3 &
1/2 years. It is also absolutely necessary to understand the festivals in order
to understand the messages of the prophets. Here are the events and where you
can go to study them:
· The First 3 & 1/2 YearsThe war between Europe and Russia.
· The Russians are fighting and winning a conventional war in
Europe. The two witnesses are ministering in Israel. The 144,000 are
working in Israel. The Temple services are beiing conducted in Jerusalem.
The Russians are fighting and winning a conventional war in Europe.
The Arab countries of Syria and Saudia Arabia, along with the Palestinians,
attack and defeat the 2nd Jewish state. Israel is cut in half and about to fall.
Russia comes to Israels aid. Damascus is destroyed by the Russians.
At the turn of the year, Rosh haShanah, Year 6004, Russia and her allies
attack Israel in a surprise attack. Many Jews flee to Europe and seek safety
from the advancing Russian armies. The Israeli army is defeated by the
overwhelming alliance in the north.Even though this is technically the following
year, it is still considered the third year (something that is peculiar to the
festivals of Rosh haShanah and Sukkot). Chizkiyau is the king who teaches the
detail of this invasion known as the Invasion of Gog and Magog.
+Russia is defeated on Yom Kippur, year 6004. All of Israel realizes and
accepts that Yeshua is their Messiah and the agent of G-d sent to redeem them.
*+Many Jordanians also accept Yeshua as their Messiah. These ten days are the
second significant Rosh haShanah and Yom Kippur during the birthpains.
Suggested materials: Tapes Gog and Magog, The Isaiah Project, Micah,
Hosea, Joel
European armies under the False Messiah invade and defeat a weakened
Russia.
Adar 10 – The False Prophet sets up the Abomination of Desolations in the
Temple. *+Actually there are two statues erected. One (a crucifix) and the other
a Madonna. Jews begin to flee toward the valleys of Jordan.
Nisan 10 – The False Messiah enters Jerusalem and goes into the Temple.
*He claims to be Jesus.
Nisan 10 – The False Messiah slays the two witnesses and their bodies lay
in the streets of Jerusalem.
Nisan 10 – *+Jews flee in mass to Jordan where they are aided by the
believing Jordanians. A large group goes to Petra with the Mishkan that was
constructed sometime during the first years of the birthpains. The other valleys
that the Jews will flee to are known at this time.
Nisan 14, noon, – the two witnesses are resurrected by G-d in plain sight
of everyone. They ascend into heaven.
An army is sent against the fleeing Jews by the False Messiah. The army
is destroyed by an earthquake. More armies are sent, but they are unable to
penetrate the protection of G-d upon Israelis.
The False Messiah has now re-located his armies and headquarters in
Israel.
Jews that fled to Europe when the Russians invaded have become believers
in Yeshua and are taken to death camps by the False Messiah.
Suggested Materials: Tapes The Two Witnesses and the Abomination of
Desolations, Jeremiah, Revelation 1 and 2, The Isaiah Project, Enoch
+A European army is maintained by the False Messiah in Jordan trying to
get to the Jews in hiding.
Somewhere during this period the False Messiah institutes laws concerning
the following: times and seasons, buying and selling, the mark* of the False
Messiah (6,6,6).
+The Oriental armies march out of the East to attack the False Messiah in
the Middle East.
+The African armies march out of the South to attack the False Messiah in
the Middle East.
+A European army is maintained by the False Messiah in Jordan trying to
get to the Jews in hiding.
+A great move among many non-Jews as they turn away from the False
Messiah and believe in Yeshua. These non-Jewish believers are Torah observant
and anti-idolatry.
+The battle of Armegeddon where a non-Jewish army of believers in Yeshua
(probably due in a large part to efforts of the 144,000) goes to fight the False
Messiah, who is on his way to aid the Russians, now his subjects, who are
attacked by the oriental armies.
· The seventh year – the reigns of Yehoiahaz (Jehoiahaz), Jehoiakim
(Jehoiakim), Yehoiachin (Jehoiachin), and Zedekiah.
A European army is maintained by the False Messiah in Jordan trying to
get to the Jews in hiding.
+A great move among many non-Jews as they turn away from the False
Messiah and believe in Yeshua. These non-Jewish believers are Torah observant
and anti-idolatry.
+The battle of Haran between the Russian forces under the False Messiah
and the armies of the Orient. The armies of the Orient are victorious.
+The battle of Carchemish between the False Messiah and the armies of the
Orient. The armies of the Orient are victorious.
+Military campaigns in Jordan between the armies of the Orient against
those of the False Messiah. These are the False Messiahs troops that are trying
to get to the Jews in hiding in the Jordanian valleys.
+The seige of Jerusalem begins. The African armies and the armies of the
Orient attack the False Messiah within the city.
Suggested materials: Tapes Jeremiah, Revelation 1 and 2, The Isaiah
Project, Enoch
· Rosh haShanah – The end of the seven years.
The Messiah comes with His army of glorified saints out of the Southeast.
He arrives first at Petra where a great celebration takes place.
+The Messiah and His army sing The New Song. This song is based on a new
10-note musical scale that will only be possible when Messiah arrives.
Suggested materials: Tapes The Harp in Scripture, Video The Return
of the Biblical Harp
· Yamin Noraim (The Awesome Days) – The end of the seven years.
+Yeshua engages in battle and destroys the armies of the False Messiah
and the armies of the Orient as He advances on Jerusalem.
+Believers from Jordanian refuge valleys start making their way to
Jerusalem.
Suggested materials: Recent Chavurah studies, or the Sequel to Rosh
HaShanah book, now under development.
· Yom Kippur – The end of the seven years.
As Yeshua comes to Jerusalem, the Shofar haGadol (the Great Shofar)
sounds.
He stands on the Mount of Olives at the site where the red heifer is
slain.
An earthquake occurs splitting the Mount of Olives to the north and
south. *+The Hinnon Valley is made large by this earthquake. The new valley (not
the Hinnon) created by the earthquake runs southeast to Azal*+, the location
where the Azazel goat was slain during Temple ceremonies on Yom Kippur. The
non-Jewish believers around Jerusalem take refuge in this valley. *+The Dead Sea
erupts in fire as the oil and flammable gasses trapped beneath are released by
the earthquake.
The armies beseiging Jerusalem and those of the False Messiah are slain
as they battle Messiah and His army. Their efforts prove futile.
+The False Messiah and False Prophet flee Jerusalem and are captured in
the plain of Jericho. They are taken to Azal. The coastline of the Sea of Fire
(Dead Sea) now*+ reaches up to this point. The False Messiah and False Prophet
are cast off into the sea alive and the Shani cloth turns white*+. Great
rejoicing breaks out in Jerusalem among the believers.
+Angels are sent throughout the world to gather the unrighteous to the
Tophet at Jerusalem for the judgment of the nations.
Angels are sent throughout the world to gather the believers (both Jewish
and Non-Jewish) to Jerusalem for the upcoming Sukkot celebration.
Suggested materials: Tapes The High Holy Days 1 and 2, Jeremiah,
Enoch Series, Revelation, The Isaiah Project, Magazine Gates 2
· The days between Yom Kippur and Sukkot at the end of the seven years.
The judgment of the nations. The unrighteous are slain and left for the
birds and animals to eat. The Tophet becomes the trash dump of Jerusalem.
Suggested materials: Recent Chavurah studies or the sequel to the
Rosh HaShanah book, now under development
· Sukkot at the end of the seven years.
+Coronation of Yeshua on earth and establishment of Kingdom on earth.
The Mishkan (Tabernacle) is set up in Jerusalem and used for the Sukkot
festivites as the Temple must be cleansed before use.
During this period the administration of the kingdom will be instituted.
Suggested materials for overall study of the times of the
Birthpains: Tapes Chavlai Shel Mashiach, Jeremiah, Revelation 1 and 2, The
Isaiah Project, Enoch Nehemiah, ST III, Ezra, Books Rosh HaShanah and the
Messianic Kingdom to Come, Timeline Chart, Prophecies in the Book of Esther,
Videos: Fall of Babylon I, The False Messiah I, A Walk-Through of Yom Kippur.
Many Footsteps of the Messiah videos and Promise of the Father videos also
include material regarding these subjects. Please check our catalog for a
complete listing of video tapes.
Our prayer at Hatikva Ministries is that your new year, with all of its
festivals and events, will especially be prosperous. May these festivals and
prophetic studies greatly enrich your life. Remember that you cannot understand
prophecy without first comprehending the festivals. As you can see from the
above listing of the events of the birthpains, the important eschatological
events of the birthpains occur on these fall festival dates.
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