I Kings 9: 3
The LORD said to him:
, "I have heard thy prayer and thy supplication, that thou hast made before me: I have hallowed this house, which thou hast built, to put my name there for ever; and mine eyes and mine heart shall be there perpetually."
Deuteronomy 30
Prosperity After Turning to the LORD
1 When all these blessings and curses I have set before you come upon you and you take them to heart wherever the LORD your God disperses you among the nations, 2 and when you and your children return to the LORD your God and obey him with all your heart and with all your soul according to everything I command you today, 3 then the LORD your God will restore your fortunes and have compassion on you and gather you again from all the nations where he scattered you. 4 Even if you have been banished to the most distant land under the heavens, from there the LORD your God will gather you and bring you back. 5 He will bring you to the land that belonged to your fathers, and you will take possession of it. He will make you more prosperous and numerous than your fathers. 6 The LORD your God will circumcise your hearts and the hearts of your descendants, so that you may love him with all your heart and with all your soul, and live. 7 The LORD your God will put all these curses on your enemies who hate and persecute you. 8 You will again obey the LORD and follow all his commands I am giving you today. 9 Then the LORD your God will make you most prosperous in all the work of your hands and in the fruit of your womb, the young of your livestock and the crops of your land. The LORD will again delight in you and make you prosperous, just as he delighted in your fathers, 10 if you obey the LORD your God and keep his commands and decrees that are written in this Book of the Law and turn to the LORD your God with all your heart and with all your soul.
The Offer of Life or Death
11 Now what I am commanding you today is not too difficult for you or beyond your reach. 12 It is not up in heaven, so that you have to ask, "Who will ascend into heaven to get it and proclaim it to us so we may obey it?" 13 Nor is it beyond the sea, so that you have to ask, "Who will cross the sea to get it and proclaim it to us so we may obey it?" 14 No, the word is very near you; it is in your mouth and in your heart so you may obey it.
15 See, I set before you today life and prosperity, death and destruction. 16 For I command you today to love the LORD your God, to walk in his ways, and to keep his commands, decrees and laws; then you will live and increase, and the LORD your God will bless you in the land you are entering to possess.
17 But if your heart turns away and you are not obedient, and if you are drawn away to bow down to other gods and worship them, 18 I declare to you this day that you will certainly be destroyed. You will not live long in the land you are crossing the Jordan to enter and possess.
19 This day I call heaven and earth as witnesses against you that I have set before you life and death, blessings and curses. Now choose life, so that you and your children may live 20 and that you may love the LORD your God, listen to his voice, and hold fast to him. For the LORD is your life, and he will give you many years in the land he swore to give to your fathers, Abraham, Isaac and Jacob.
Amen Dear Lord and Father in Heaven, May it be as it says in Your Word.
Saturday, September 12, 2009
Friday, August 14, 2009
Jesus has Fulfilled 4 or 7 Feasts...and counting.
The fact that Jesus has fulfilled all the feasts on the exact day so far in progression is most significant.
Passover,
Unleavened Bread,
Firstfruits,
Pentecost all happened on the exact feast day.
Based on that pattern you would expect the three yet to be fulfilled would happen in the same sequence.
Rosh Hashanah(rapture of the church),
Day of Atonement(start of tribulation, two witnesses to Jerusalem and 144,000 Jews believe in Jesus),
Feast of Tabernacles, (1000 year reign of Christ) - then the final judgment, new heaven and earth.
Passover,
Unleavened Bread,
Firstfruits,
Pentecost all happened on the exact feast day.
Based on that pattern you would expect the three yet to be fulfilled would happen in the same sequence.
Rosh Hashanah(rapture of the church),
Day of Atonement(start of tribulation, two witnesses to Jerusalem and 144,000 Jews believe in Jesus),
Feast of Tabernacles, (1000 year reign of Christ) - then the final judgment, new heaven and earth.
Thursday, August 13, 2009
Day or Hour?
August 13, 2009
Dear Pastor Byron,
Today on Christian Radio here in Sacramento I heard a group of Calvary Pastors say they did not think Rosh Hashanah would be the time of the Rapture because we “would not know the day or the hour”.
I think that is lazy thinking. What do you think?
Thank you,
Marcie Mathews
Byron MacDonald commented on your wall post:
"I think they need to study Rosh Hashanah a little more. It was actually a two day feast. It couldn't be officially declared until the high priest saw the moon, then news would go to the rest of Israel. So you could know the year but not know which hour of which day Jesus would come."
We need to Study the Bible, Watch and Pray.
Dear Pastor Byron,
Today on Christian Radio here in Sacramento I heard a group of Calvary Pastors say they did not think Rosh Hashanah would be the time of the Rapture because we “would not know the day or the hour”.
I think that is lazy thinking. What do you think?
Thank you,
Marcie Mathews
Byron MacDonald commented on your wall post:
"I think they need to study Rosh Hashanah a little more. It was actually a two day feast. It couldn't be officially declared until the high priest saw the moon, then news would go to the rest of Israel. So you could know the year but not know which hour of which day Jesus would come."
We need to Study the Bible, Watch and Pray.
Monday, April 20, 2009
Forbidden Knowledge
Forbidden Knowledge Or IS IT….. By D.A. Miller 1991 Joy Publishing
THEIF IN THE NIGHT
Chapter 10/page117-118
One of the Bible verses used to explain this uselessness of specific dating is 1 Thessalonians 5:2, “The day of the Lord so cometh as a thief in the night.” The interpretation of the Scripture has always been, “Since one does not know when a thief is coming, one also cannot know when the Rapture will occur.”
The first time I remotely considered reviewing any of these Scriptures was in 1974. My spouse asked me the intriguing question, “Why do we Christians use I Thessalonians 5:2 to prove we can’t date the Rapture, when verse four, only two verses later says, ‘But ye brethren, are not in darkness, that that day should overtake you as a thief’?” I couldn’t answer.
Another “thief” passage from Revelation 3:3, with a similar ending is “Remember therefore how thou hast received and heard, and hold fast, and repent. If therefore thou shalt not watch, I will come on thee as a thief, and thou shalt not know what hour I will come upon thee.” Again, it appeared that both of the “thief” Scriptures taught that Christians should not be surprised to see Jesus.
In 1975 we asked a noted prophetic author about the Thessalonians passage. “Why do preachers and Christian movies use the theme ‘thief in the night’ to teach a ‘surprise’ Rapture, when I Thessalonians 5:4 says believers will not be surprised?” He studied the section a moment and then replied, “I don’t know.” Although this author refers to I Thessalonians 5:4 in a book he wrote, he prefaces its use with “We don’t know when the Rapture will occur…but according to the signs, we are in the general time.”
This encounter was significant because of this man’s extensive studies of the end times. It was mystifying. Why have we all, including that dedicated prophetic teacher, applied the passage this way? This question led me to investigate further.
Interestingly, I found most scholars believe the passage in 1 Thessalonians, Chapter 5 is not a direct reference to the Rapture. They reach this conclusion because of the specific term, “the Day of the Lord.”
They feel the use of the phrase, “the Day of the Lord” describes either
(a) the whole seven-year period of judgment on the earth (along with the simultaneous seven-year preparation of the Bride in heaven)
(b) the period from the Rapture to the end of the Millennium (1007 year period)
(c) the climactic end of the seven-year Tribulation.
Also see the Day of the Lord passages in Isaiah 13:6-10, Jeremiah 30:4-8, Zephaniah 1:14-23
One truth however, can be agreed upon here. This passage does teach that this appearance of Jesus will come as unexpectedly as a thief ----to unbelievers.
Most importantly though, this particular passage does not teach that Christians cannot know the timing of future events! Based on this discovery, I decided then to reexamine the other Scriptures that prohibit exact dating of the end-time events.
Forbidden Knowledge Or IS IT….. By D.A. Miller 1991 Joy Publishing
When is the Rapture?
Chapter Conclusion /page 155
After you worked your way through all this information you didn’t find my chosen date for the Rapture, did you? That’s because I do not yet know the date. Certainly there is strong evidence from the Jewish feasts for the Rapture to occur on some Rosh Hashanah, but still we don’t know the year.
However, I hope after reading, studying, and praying about the information in this book you, too, will feel that the prohibition “to know” does not exist. When many believers begin to prayerfully search the Scriptures, I believe God will be true to His promise in John 16:13. “Howbeit when he, the Spirit of truth, is come, he will guide you into all truth: for he shall not speak of himself; but whatsoever he shall hear, that shall he speak: and He will show you things to come.”
Additional Scriptural encouragement to help you Watch and Pray
Amos 3:7
“Surely the Lord God does nothing unless He reveals His secrets to His servants the prophets”
God bless you as you study God’s word II Timothy 2:15 “Do your best to present yourself to God as one approved, a workman who has no need to be ashamed, rightly handling the word of truth. “
THEIF IN THE NIGHT
Chapter 10/page117-118
One of the Bible verses used to explain this uselessness of specific dating is 1 Thessalonians 5:2, “The day of the Lord so cometh as a thief in the night.” The interpretation of the Scripture has always been, “Since one does not know when a thief is coming, one also cannot know when the Rapture will occur.”
The first time I remotely considered reviewing any of these Scriptures was in 1974. My spouse asked me the intriguing question, “Why do we Christians use I Thessalonians 5:2 to prove we can’t date the Rapture, when verse four, only two verses later says, ‘But ye brethren, are not in darkness, that that day should overtake you as a thief’?” I couldn’t answer.
Another “thief” passage from Revelation 3:3, with a similar ending is “Remember therefore how thou hast received and heard, and hold fast, and repent. If therefore thou shalt not watch, I will come on thee as a thief, and thou shalt not know what hour I will come upon thee.” Again, it appeared that both of the “thief” Scriptures taught that Christians should not be surprised to see Jesus.
In 1975 we asked a noted prophetic author about the Thessalonians passage. “Why do preachers and Christian movies use the theme ‘thief in the night’ to teach a ‘surprise’ Rapture, when I Thessalonians 5:4 says believers will not be surprised?” He studied the section a moment and then replied, “I don’t know.” Although this author refers to I Thessalonians 5:4 in a book he wrote, he prefaces its use with “We don’t know when the Rapture will occur…but according to the signs, we are in the general time.”
This encounter was significant because of this man’s extensive studies of the end times. It was mystifying. Why have we all, including that dedicated prophetic teacher, applied the passage this way? This question led me to investigate further.
Interestingly, I found most scholars believe the passage in 1 Thessalonians, Chapter 5 is not a direct reference to the Rapture. They reach this conclusion because of the specific term, “the Day of the Lord.”
They feel the use of the phrase, “the Day of the Lord” describes either
(a) the whole seven-year period of judgment on the earth (along with the simultaneous seven-year preparation of the Bride in heaven)
(b) the period from the Rapture to the end of the Millennium (1007 year period)
(c) the climactic end of the seven-year Tribulation.
Also see the Day of the Lord passages in Isaiah 13:6-10, Jeremiah 30:4-8, Zephaniah 1:14-23
One truth however, can be agreed upon here. This passage does teach that this appearance of Jesus will come as unexpectedly as a thief ----to unbelievers.
Most importantly though, this particular passage does not teach that Christians cannot know the timing of future events! Based on this discovery, I decided then to reexamine the other Scriptures that prohibit exact dating of the end-time events.
Forbidden Knowledge Or IS IT….. By D.A. Miller 1991 Joy Publishing
When is the Rapture?
Chapter Conclusion /page 155
After you worked your way through all this information you didn’t find my chosen date for the Rapture, did you? That’s because I do not yet know the date. Certainly there is strong evidence from the Jewish feasts for the Rapture to occur on some Rosh Hashanah, but still we don’t know the year.
However, I hope after reading, studying, and praying about the information in this book you, too, will feel that the prohibition “to know” does not exist. When many believers begin to prayerfully search the Scriptures, I believe God will be true to His promise in John 16:13. “Howbeit when he, the Spirit of truth, is come, he will guide you into all truth: for he shall not speak of himself; but whatsoever he shall hear, that shall he speak: and He will show you things to come.”
Additional Scriptural encouragement to help you Watch and Pray
Amos 3:7
“Surely the Lord God does nothing unless He reveals His secrets to His servants the prophets”
God bless you as you study God’s word II Timothy 2:15 “Do your best to present yourself to God as one approved, a workman who has no need to be ashamed, rightly handling the word of truth. “
Tuesday, March 31, 2009
The Hidden Day
Rosh Hashanna is the only Jewish Festival that is a two day festival. It is the only Jewish Festival that is designated by the New Moon. The Jews needed to spy the moon before they could announce the feast had arrived. So even if we think the return of Jesus is on Rosh Hashanna, we still do not know the day or the hour.
God in His perfection took care of all the details when Jesus said in Mathew 24:36-37
"No one knows about that day or hour, not even the angels in heaven, nor the Son, but only the Father. As it was in the days of Noah, so it will be at the coming of the Son of Man.”
Also, Christ may have been born on Rosh Hashanna. This can be ascertained by looking at the Gospels.
John the Baptist was conceived in the Fall between Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kupor during the High Holy Days or (Head of the Year).
In Luke Chapter ONE.
Zacharis was serving as high priest when the angel Gabriel announced to Elizabeth she would bear a son to be called John in the spririt of Elijah. Elizabeth was hid away 5 months vs 26 when the Angel of God, Gabriel visited Mary and told her “Mary you will conceive” in vs 31. “By the Holy Spirit and the Power of the Highest, the Holy One who is to be born will be called the Son of God”, vs. 35. Elizabeth is in the 6th month when Mary goes to see her, Elizabeth confrims Mary is pregnant upon the arrival of Mary’s visit, vs 36. Mary remains about 3 months vs 56 and then John the Baptist was born. So if John was conceived on the High Holy Days, and Jesus was born 3 months later, Jesus was born on the High Holy Days, possibly on Rosh Hashanna the Head of the Year about 2000 years ago perhaps 3 years BC. It seems perfectly fitting to me that the Jewish Lord Jesus would have been born on the High Holy Days.
There are some who reason to believe that it was 9/11 that year BC 03. Perhaps now science can look back and see if that Rosh Hashanna was that date: September 11, 03BC. It also would have been about the 4000th year since Creation. That is interesting because it’s been another 2009 or 2012 years since the first visitation. Many Christians believe that the Rapture is due and will take place on a Rosh Hashanna (some year). This two day festival of Rosh Hashanna is September 18 and 19, 2009.
This would be particularly significant approaching (+/-) the 6000th year as it may be the end of the work week and the Day of Rest is aproaching: the Sabbath Rest. That is particularly significant because it seems to indicate the 1000 year Millennium is coming soon, the appointed time of God, the Messianic Kingdom .
“Rosh Hashanah encompasses many themes and teaches many doctrines” according to Joseph Good in his book “Rosh Hashanah and the Messianic Kingdom to Come”. Also information from Pastor Mark Blitz’s El Shaddai Ministeries includes many of the terms he believes are doctrines related to Rosh Hashanna shown below. As I read and re-read the Bible, these themes are profound to me and I thought it was important to share them with those who are interested in Holy Scripture.
• The Day of the Lord, Day of Wrath (mentioned throughout Scripture)
• Repentance (Teshuvah)
• The Time of Jacob’s Trouble but he will be saved out of it.(seven year tribulation) (Jacob is another name for Israel)
• The Resurrection of the Dead
• The Natzal (plucking away) aka The Rapture or Catching Away (Church is removed)
• The Beginning of the Messianic Kingdom
• The Judgment
• The Day of the Awakening Blast
• Yom HaDin/Day of Judgment/The Opening of the Books/Opening of the Gates
• Yom HaKeseh (The Hidden Day)
• Ha Kiddushin/Nesuin (Wedding of the Messiah) (or Marriage of the Lamb Revelation 19:9)
• Ha Melech (Coronation of the Messiah)
Pastor Byron McDonald (Rolling Hills Covenant Church Palos Verdes California) author of The Morning Comes and Also the Night. said of Rosh Hashanah
“ I do think the Day of the Lord is a 1007 year period of time that begins with the Great Tribulation –The Wrath of God on the nations.” And “I think the key date is Rosh Hashanna. …I definitely think Jesus will come back for the church on Rosh Hashanah, I just don’t know which one. My preference is this year. Even so Lord Jesus come!”
There is a wealth of information on the website El Shaddai Ministries: http://elshaddaiministries.us/audio/feasts/teruah.html Posted by Pastor Mark Blitz.
Colossians 2:16-17 “So let no one judge you in food or in drink, or regarding a festival or new moon or Sabbaths, which are a shadow of things to come, but the substance is Christ.”
Matthew 5:18 For assuredly, I say to you, till heaven and earth pass away, one jot or one tittle will by no means pass from the Law till all in fulfilled.
Revelation 19:9
Then he said to me, write, “Blessed are those who are called to the marriage supper of the Lamb!’”
Revelation 1:3 “Blessed is he who reads aloud the words of the prophecy, and blessed are those who hear, and who keep what is written therein: for the time is near.”
God will reveal all of His truths in His Good Time.
--
Have a great day,
Marcie Mathews
God in His perfection took care of all the details when Jesus said in Mathew 24:36-37
"No one knows about that day or hour, not even the angels in heaven, nor the Son, but only the Father. As it was in the days of Noah, so it will be at the coming of the Son of Man.”
Also, Christ may have been born on Rosh Hashanna. This can be ascertained by looking at the Gospels.
John the Baptist was conceived in the Fall between Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kupor during the High Holy Days or (Head of the Year).
In Luke Chapter ONE.
Zacharis was serving as high priest when the angel Gabriel announced to Elizabeth she would bear a son to be called John in the spririt of Elijah. Elizabeth was hid away 5 months vs 26 when the Angel of God, Gabriel visited Mary and told her “Mary you will conceive” in vs 31. “By the Holy Spirit and the Power of the Highest, the Holy One who is to be born will be called the Son of God”, vs. 35. Elizabeth is in the 6th month when Mary goes to see her, Elizabeth confrims Mary is pregnant upon the arrival of Mary’s visit, vs 36. Mary remains about 3 months vs 56 and then John the Baptist was born. So if John was conceived on the High Holy Days, and Jesus was born 3 months later, Jesus was born on the High Holy Days, possibly on Rosh Hashanna the Head of the Year about 2000 years ago perhaps 3 years BC. It seems perfectly fitting to me that the Jewish Lord Jesus would have been born on the High Holy Days.
There are some who reason to believe that it was 9/11 that year BC 03. Perhaps now science can look back and see if that Rosh Hashanna was that date: September 11, 03BC. It also would have been about the 4000th year since Creation. That is interesting because it’s been another 2009 or 2012 years since the first visitation. Many Christians believe that the Rapture is due and will take place on a Rosh Hashanna (some year). This two day festival of Rosh Hashanna is September 18 and 19, 2009.
This would be particularly significant approaching (+/-) the 6000th year as it may be the end of the work week and the Day of Rest is aproaching: the Sabbath Rest. That is particularly significant because it seems to indicate the 1000 year Millennium is coming soon, the appointed time of God, the Messianic Kingdom .
“Rosh Hashanah encompasses many themes and teaches many doctrines” according to Joseph Good in his book “Rosh Hashanah and the Messianic Kingdom to Come”. Also information from Pastor Mark Blitz’s El Shaddai Ministeries includes many of the terms he believes are doctrines related to Rosh Hashanna shown below. As I read and re-read the Bible, these themes are profound to me and I thought it was important to share them with those who are interested in Holy Scripture.
• The Day of the Lord, Day of Wrath (mentioned throughout Scripture)
• Repentance (Teshuvah)
• The Time of Jacob’s Trouble but he will be saved out of it.(seven year tribulation) (Jacob is another name for Israel)
• The Resurrection of the Dead
• The Natzal (plucking away) aka The Rapture or Catching Away (Church is removed)
• The Beginning of the Messianic Kingdom
• The Judgment
• The Day of the Awakening Blast
• Yom HaDin/Day of Judgment/The Opening of the Books/Opening of the Gates
• Yom HaKeseh (The Hidden Day)
• Ha Kiddushin/Nesuin (Wedding of the Messiah) (or Marriage of the Lamb Revelation 19:9)
• Ha Melech (Coronation of the Messiah)
Pastor Byron McDonald (Rolling Hills Covenant Church Palos Verdes California) author of The Morning Comes and Also the Night. said of Rosh Hashanah
“ I do think the Day of the Lord is a 1007 year period of time that begins with the Great Tribulation –The Wrath of God on the nations.” And “I think the key date is Rosh Hashanna. …I definitely think Jesus will come back for the church on Rosh Hashanah, I just don’t know which one. My preference is this year. Even so Lord Jesus come!”
There is a wealth of information on the website El Shaddai Ministries: http://elshaddaiministries.us/audio/feasts/teruah.html Posted by Pastor Mark Blitz.
Colossians 2:16-17 “So let no one judge you in food or in drink, or regarding a festival or new moon or Sabbaths, which are a shadow of things to come, but the substance is Christ.”
Matthew 5:18 For assuredly, I say to you, till heaven and earth pass away, one jot or one tittle will by no means pass from the Law till all in fulfilled.
Revelation 19:9
Then he said to me, write, “Blessed are those who are called to the marriage supper of the Lamb!’”
Revelation 1:3 “Blessed is he who reads aloud the words of the prophecy, and blessed are those who hear, and who keep what is written therein: for the time is near.”
God will reveal all of His truths in His Good Time.
--
Have a great day,
Marcie Mathews
Sunday, March 1, 2009
Delightfully Perfect
This is my updated study of the Jewish Feast of Rosh HaShanah and how it ties in to "Easter" or Resurrection Sunday.
God's Word is delightfully perfect with truth on every page and it has withstood the ages. Not one "jot or tittle" will be left undone.
I always believed and knew the 7 feasts of the Jews had an important role because God made them for a reason...."a shadow of things to come" Colossians 2:16-17.
It also could be next year or in 10 or 20 years from now, but with all that is going on in the world I did not want to sit on this theory without sharing it with my dear family and friends. Remember we are told by Jesus in the Bible "to Watch and Pray".
Now, if you have any comments to my conclusion (theory) concerning these scriptures or references please feel free to let me know.
I believe every word of the Bible, and I believe the Jews will soon face the time of Jacob's Trouble. "How awful that day will be! None will be like it. It will be a time of trouble for Jacob (aka The Jews), but he will be saved out of it."Jeremiah 30:7 It will lead to the Jews salvation. (see Romans chapters 9, 10, 11).
Your old Christian friend.
Written in Love,
Marcie
March 1, 2009
God's Word is delightfully perfect with truth on every page and it has withstood the ages. Not one "jot or tittle" will be left undone.
I always believed and knew the 7 feasts of the Jews had an important role because God made them for a reason...."a shadow of things to come" Colossians 2:16-17.
It also could be next year or in 10 or 20 years from now, but with all that is going on in the world I did not want to sit on this theory without sharing it with my dear family and friends. Remember we are told by Jesus in the Bible "to Watch and Pray".
Now, if you have any comments to my conclusion (theory) concerning these scriptures or references please feel free to let me know.
I believe every word of the Bible, and I believe the Jews will soon face the time of Jacob's Trouble. "How awful that day will be! None will be like it. It will be a time of trouble for Jacob (aka The Jews), but he will be saved out of it."Jeremiah 30:7 It will lead to the Jews salvation. (see Romans chapters 9, 10, 11).
Your old Christian friend.
Written in Love,
Marcie
March 1, 2009
Friday, February 27, 2009
Passover Lamb
The Marriage Supper of the Lamb
Colossians 2:8-10 See to it that no one takes you captive through hollow and deceptive philosophy, which depends on human tradition and the basic principles of this world rather than on Christ. For in Christ all the fullness of the Deity lives in bodily form, and you have been given fullness in Christ, who is the head over every power and authority.
It has been taught by: Rabbi Eliezer Rosh haShanah 10b-11a
“in the month of Tishri the world was created,…and in Tishri they will be redeemed in time to come.”
The book by Joseph Good: “Rosh HaShanah and the Messianic Kingdom to Come”
Says the following:
Rosh HaShanah emcompasses many themes and teaches many doctrines.
Repentance, (Teshuvah)
The time of Jacob’s Trouble
The Resurrection of the dead
The Natzal (plucking away) aka: The Rapture or Catching Away
The Coronation of the Messiah
The Beginning of the Messianic Kingdom
The Judgment
The Wedding of the Messiah, See Revelation 19:9
(The Marriage Supper of the Lamb)
And Re: The Day of the Lord, Time of Trouble, Day of Wrath
Joseph Good said, "The Day (or Time) of Trouble referred to here is scattered throughtout the Scriptures under various names: Birthpangs, Wrath of G-d, Tribulation, and so forth. It describes a seven year time period of judgement and cleansing on the earth "
Author of The Morning Comes and Also the Night , Pastor Byron MacDonald said of Rosh HaShanah,
“I do think the Day of the Lord is a 1007 year period of time that begins with the Great Tribulation - the wrath of God on the nations.”
And,
“I think the key date is Rosh Hashanna. … I definitely think Jesus will come back for the church on Rosh Hashana, I just don't know which one. My preference is this year. Even so Lord Jesus come!”
Colossians 2:16-17 Therefore do not let anyone judge you by what you eat or drink, or with regard to a religious festival, a New Moon celebration or a Sabbath day. These are (present tense) a shadow of the things that were to come (future tense); the reality, however, is found in Christ.
Matthew 5:18 I tell you the truth, until heaven and earth disappear, not the smallest letter, not the least stroke of a pen, will by any means disappear from the Law until everything is accomplished.
Revelation 19:9 Then the angel said to me, "Write: 'Blessed are those who are invited to the wedding supper of the Lamb!' " And he added, "These are the true words of God."
I hope and pray I am included in The Marriage Supper of the Lamb
Marcie Mathews
February 27, 2009
Colossians 2:8-10 See to it that no one takes you captive through hollow and deceptive philosophy, which depends on human tradition and the basic principles of this world rather than on Christ. For in Christ all the fullness of the Deity lives in bodily form, and you have been given fullness in Christ, who is the head over every power and authority.
It has been taught by: Rabbi Eliezer Rosh haShanah 10b-11a
“in the month of Tishri the world was created,…and in Tishri they will be redeemed in time to come.”
The book by Joseph Good: “Rosh HaShanah and the Messianic Kingdom to Come”
Says the following:
Rosh HaShanah emcompasses many themes and teaches many doctrines.
Repentance, (Teshuvah)
The time of Jacob’s Trouble
The Resurrection of the dead
The Natzal (plucking away) aka: The Rapture or Catching Away
The Coronation of the Messiah
The Beginning of the Messianic Kingdom
The Judgment
The Wedding of the Messiah, See Revelation 19:9
(The Marriage Supper of the Lamb)
And Re: The Day of the Lord, Time of Trouble, Day of Wrath
Joseph Good said, "The Day (or Time) of Trouble referred to here is scattered throughtout the Scriptures under various names: Birthpangs, Wrath of G-d, Tribulation, and so forth. It describes a seven year time period of judgement and cleansing on the earth "
Author of The Morning Comes and Also the Night , Pastor Byron MacDonald said of Rosh HaShanah,
“I do think the Day of the Lord is a 1007 year period of time that begins with the Great Tribulation - the wrath of God on the nations.”
And,
“I think the key date is Rosh Hashanna. … I definitely think Jesus will come back for the church on Rosh Hashana, I just don't know which one. My preference is this year. Even so Lord Jesus come!”
Colossians 2:16-17 Therefore do not let anyone judge you by what you eat or drink, or with regard to a religious festival, a New Moon celebration or a Sabbath day. These are (present tense) a shadow of the things that were to come (future tense); the reality, however, is found in Christ.
Matthew 5:18 I tell you the truth, until heaven and earth disappear, not the smallest letter, not the least stroke of a pen, will by any means disappear from the Law until everything is accomplished.
Revelation 19:9 Then the angel said to me, "Write: 'Blessed are those who are invited to the wedding supper of the Lamb!' " And he added, "These are the true words of God."
I hope and pray I am included in The Marriage Supper of the Lamb
Marcie Mathews
February 27, 2009
Saturday, February 14, 2009
Tishri (some year, some day)
Here are some things to consider about:
Rosh HaShanah
It has been taught: Rabbi Eliezer says, "in the month of Tishri the world was created,…and in Tishri they will be redeemed in time to come."
The book by Joseph Good: "Rosh HaShanah and the Messianic Kingdom to Come"
Says the following:
Rosh HaShanah emcompasses many themes and teaches many doctrines.
Repentance, (Teshuvah)
The time of Jacob's Trouble
The Resurrection of the dead
The Natzal, Catching Away, or Rapture
The Coronation of the Messiah
The Beginning of the Messianic Kingdom
The Judgment Start of 1007 years (Tribulation7 years, and 1000 year Reign of Christ)
The Wedding of the Messiah
Joseph Good said, "The Day (or Time) of Trouble referred to here is scattered throughtout the Scriptures under various names: Birthpangs, Wrath of G-d, Tribulation, and so forth. It describes a seven year time period of judgement and cleansing on the earth "
Pastor Byron MacDonald Author of The Morning Comes and Also the Night has also said, of Rosh HaShana,
"I do think the Day of the Lord is a 1007 year period of time that begins with the Great Tribulation - the wrath of God on the nations."
And,
"I think the key date is Rosh Hashanna. I think the dating back to Jesus' birth is pretty accurate. "
And,
"I definitely think Jesus will come back for the church on Rosh Hashana, I just don't know which one. My preference is this year. Even so Lord Jesus come!"
Rosh HaShanah
It has been taught: Rabbi Eliezer says, "in the month of Tishri the world was created,…and in Tishri they will be redeemed in time to come."
The book by Joseph Good: "Rosh HaShanah and the Messianic Kingdom to Come"
Says the following:
Rosh HaShanah emcompasses many themes and teaches many doctrines.
Repentance, (Teshuvah)
The time of Jacob's Trouble
The Resurrection of the dead
The Natzal, Catching Away, or Rapture
The Coronation of the Messiah
The Beginning of the Messianic Kingdom
The Judgment Start of 1007 years (Tribulation7 years, and 1000 year Reign of Christ)
The Wedding of the Messiah
Joseph Good said, "The Day (or Time) of Trouble referred to here is scattered throughtout the Scriptures under various names: Birthpangs, Wrath of G-d, Tribulation, and so forth. It describes a seven year time period of judgement and cleansing on the earth "
Pastor Byron MacDonald Author of The Morning Comes and Also the Night has also said, of Rosh HaShana,
"I do think the Day of the Lord is a 1007 year period of time that begins with the Great Tribulation - the wrath of God on the nations."
And,
"I think the key date is Rosh Hashanna. I think the dating back to Jesus' birth is pretty accurate. "
And,
"I definitely think Jesus will come back for the church on Rosh Hashana, I just don't know which one. My preference is this year. Even so Lord Jesus come!"
Sunday, January 4, 2009
Discouragement
Jeremiah 29:11
'For I know the thoughts that I think toward you',
says the Lord,
'thoughts of peace and not of evil, to give you a future and a hope.'
Do your ever feel tempted to give up?
Perhaps right now you feel overlooked, forgotten, mistreated, and you want to quit.
Satan's goal is to get you to do just that--throw in the towel. And call it quits. Discouragement is his favorite weapon.
But remember this: while disappointments are inevitable, discouragement is a choice.
Once we yield to the devil's debilitating whispers of doubt and fear, we quickly find ourselves trapped in a web of self-pity. Soon afterwards we try to justify our feelings of anger, envy, and jealousy. Encouragement rarely comes to those looking for ways to justify themselves.
During a very troubling time in Israel's history, God directed Jeremiah to speak words of hope and encouragement to the disheartened exiles in Babylon:
'For I know the thoughts that I think toward you',
says the Lord,
'thoughts of peace and not of evil, to give you a future and a hope.'
If we are ever going to reach our full potential, we must understand a very important truth: God is for us!
He is not against us. In Babylon, Israel sorted out her faith and rediscovered her deep need for the Lord.
God often uses trials to position us for greater blessing. Even in times of great disappointment, He has our best in mind. He knows how He wants to use the disappointment or hardship for our benefit, and He desire that we see Him as our only source of salvation and blessing.
When you feel tempted to yield to discouragement, go to God in prayer. Tell Him all your are feeling-the unkind ways you have been treated that do not seem fair to you. God has an objective view of the situation. He sees the future and knows the direction you life will take. He also wants you to totally depend on Him and not rely on the compliments or resources of others. While disappointments will come--you live in a fallen world, after all--you can live above it by focusing your heart on Jesus Christ.
If you are in an emotionally or physically difficult spot right now, refuse to become discouraged. Ask the lord to reveal His will and plan for your life.
Commit yourself full to Him and pray to obey no matter what it costs.
If you take this approach, then God will provide for you in ways that far exceed human understanding.
(Charles Stanley Study Bible)
Bless Israel in this new year 2009
Isaiah 62:7b
"You who call upon the Lord, give Him no rest, and give yourself no rest until He established Jerusalem and makes it the praise in the earth."
'For I know the thoughts that I think toward you',
says the Lord,
'thoughts of peace and not of evil, to give you a future and a hope.'
Do your ever feel tempted to give up?
Perhaps right now you feel overlooked, forgotten, mistreated, and you want to quit.
Satan's goal is to get you to do just that--throw in the towel. And call it quits. Discouragement is his favorite weapon.
But remember this: while disappointments are inevitable, discouragement is a choice.
Once we yield to the devil's debilitating whispers of doubt and fear, we quickly find ourselves trapped in a web of self-pity. Soon afterwards we try to justify our feelings of anger, envy, and jealousy. Encouragement rarely comes to those looking for ways to justify themselves.
During a very troubling time in Israel's history, God directed Jeremiah to speak words of hope and encouragement to the disheartened exiles in Babylon:
'For I know the thoughts that I think toward you',
says the Lord,
'thoughts of peace and not of evil, to give you a future and a hope.'
If we are ever going to reach our full potential, we must understand a very important truth: God is for us!
He is not against us. In Babylon, Israel sorted out her faith and rediscovered her deep need for the Lord.
God often uses trials to position us for greater blessing. Even in times of great disappointment, He has our best in mind. He knows how He wants to use the disappointment or hardship for our benefit, and He desire that we see Him as our only source of salvation and blessing.
When you feel tempted to yield to discouragement, go to God in prayer. Tell Him all your are feeling-the unkind ways you have been treated that do not seem fair to you. God has an objective view of the situation. He sees the future and knows the direction you life will take. He also wants you to totally depend on Him and not rely on the compliments or resources of others. While disappointments will come--you live in a fallen world, after all--you can live above it by focusing your heart on Jesus Christ.
If you are in an emotionally or physically difficult spot right now, refuse to become discouraged. Ask the lord to reveal His will and plan for your life.
Commit yourself full to Him and pray to obey no matter what it costs.
If you take this approach, then God will provide for you in ways that far exceed human understanding.
(Charles Stanley Study Bible)
Bless Israel in this new year 2009
Isaiah 62:7b
"You who call upon the Lord, give Him no rest, and give yourself no rest until He established Jerusalem and makes it the praise in the earth."
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