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The greatest love story ever told

The Bible in its essence is a story about the never ending love of a groom (Jesus) for His bride (you). It spans across a seven thousand year earthly timeline that includes specific events at specific times and also makes clear that you were chosen and known before the foundations of the earth were formed. Throughout the entire Bible marriage is a central theme, which is consecrated by a blood covenant, sometimes symbolized by wine (fruit of the vine). However, the marriage to God is not physical it is spiritual and has nothing to do with sex and gender but is rather about an intimate eternal union where you become part of a godly royal family with all its privileges.

It was in the Garden of Eden where God instituted marriage Himself when He said that it was not good that Adam was alone, which led Him to form Eve out of Adam as a companion. Afterwards, upon meeting Eve, Adam made a ratifying oath when he said "This at last is bone of my bones and flesh of my flesh" (Genesis 2:23), which signifies a bonding covenant of loyalty seen in other scriptures (Genesis 29:14, 2 Samuel 5:1-2, 19:12-13). Subsequently, in Genesis 2:24, God provides the substance of marriage when He says "Therefore a man shall leave his father and his mother and hold fast to his wife, and they shall become one flesh." This statement implies heterosexual monogamy, exclusivity, permanence and intimacy.

On a spiritual level God's intention was for Adam and Eve to eat of the fruits of the Tree of Life (most likely a vine) offered by Jesus to seal an eternal covenant relationship with Him (John 14:6, 15:1) . However, when Eve fell for Satan's deception and first ate of the fruit of the forbidden Tree of Knowledge of Good and Evil before they could get to the Tree of Life, Adam must have seen her change, fall and spiritually die, and because he loved her so much he took the fruit from her and chose to fall from grace with her. That is why God then sent them both out of the Garden of Eden and placed a Cherubim with a flaming sword at the Tree of Life to guard it and prevent them from eating from it in their fallen state, which would have rendered them in darkness forever (Genesis 3:22-24).

Marriage is sacred and, like all covenants, is sealed with the giving of ones life, which since after the fall is in the blood. That is why there is blood when the "veil" is torn when a man and woman (virgin bride) first come together as one like they are suppose to on their wedding night. Jesus's body was pierced for us on the cross and He poured out His blood and gave His life so that we could be in an eternal covenant relationship with Him. What is even more incredible is that He described and mapped out the entire sequence of events of mankind's redemption in the Scriptures by comparing it to a Galilean wedding. This is because nearly two thirds of the Gospel took place in the area of Galilea and both Jesus and His disciples were all Galileans. From these parallels it is clear that we as believers still have much to look forward to, including a marriage supper with our groom in heaven (see description below).

Signs in the stars, moon and sun

Astrology is an occult perversion of the true science of Astronomy. Astrology is strictly forbidden by the Scriptures (2 Kings 17:16-17 & 23:5, Psalm 81:12, Isaiah 47:13, Jeremiah 10:1-2, Daniel 1:20, 2:27, 4:7 & 5:7). However, the Bible does say that the lights in the heavens were to be used for signs and seasons (Genesis 1:14), and that God, who created them, calls the stars by name (Isaiah 40:26, Psalm 147:4).

The stars that make up what is commonly referred to as the zodiac is a band of the heavens within 8 degrees on either side of the ecliptic. The Hebrew equivalent is Mazzaroth, which is translated as “constellations” (Job 38:32) and signifies the twelve constellations of the zodiac through which the sun appears to pass in the course of the year. In Job 38:31, God asks Job if he can bind the cluster of the Pleiades or loose the belt of Orion, which is again a supernatural statement made many years before science could show that these are the only visible eye constellations in our heavens in direct gravitational bondage.

Birth of the Messiah

Although the Bible does not explicitly state the day of Jesus's birth, many of the events described around the time in the Scriptures can help us narrow down the dates. These include:

• the time of Herod the Great's rule (37-4 BC) as he commanded that all babies under the age of two be killed when he heard from the Magi that the King of the Jews might have been born.

• at the time of Messiah's birth, the shepherds tended their flocks in the fields at night. “Now there were in the same country shepherds living out in the fields,” wrote one Gospel writer, “keeping watch over their flock by night” (Luke 2:8). A common practice of shepherds was keeping their flocks in the field from April to October, but in the cold and rainy winter months they took their flocks back home and sheltered them.

• Mary and Joseph were forced to go to Bethlehem for a census at the time Jesus was born (Luke 2:1-2). Tertullian had written in Adversus Marcion, 4.19.10, that Jesus was born when Saturninus was governor of Syria and that a census had then been taken in Judaea (9–6 BC per Finegan, Handbook, rev. ed., §519). Caesar Augustus’ own epitaph-cum-autobiography, the Res Gestae Divi Augusti [8], states: "With consular imperium I conducted a lustrum (census) alone when Gaius Censorinus and Gaius Asinius were consuls [i.e. 8 BC], in which lustrum were counted 4,233,000 heads of Roman citizens."

• The Roman and Judean rulers knew that taking a census in winter would have been impractical and unpopular. Generally a census would take place after the harvest season, around September or October, when it would not seriously affect the economy, the weather was good and the roads were still dry enough to allow easy travel (http://messianicfellowship.50webs.com/yeshuabirth1.html)

From the above we can see that Jesus was most likely born around September 6 BC. From the section below on the feasts of God it is clear that the seven feasts instituted by God in the Book of Exodus and Leviticus are in the process of being fulfilled by Jesus. Therefore, if we take the most likely feast day that falls around September and look up the corresponding date on the Hebrew calendar for the year 6 BC, we get 13 September 6 BC, which falls on the 1st of Tishri (Feast of Trumpets) (Dates derived from http://www.cgsf.org/dbeattie/calendar/?roman=6bc).

According to Matthew 2:1-12 wise men from the East came to Jerusalem, saying to King Herod, “Where is He who has been born King of the Jews? For we have seen His star in the East and have come to worship Him.” The chief priest and scribes then explained to the King that there is a prophecy that says: But you, Behtlehem, in the land of Judah, Are not the least among the rulers of Judah; For out of you shall come a Ruler who will shepherd My people Israel (originally in Micha 5:2). From Jerusalem, the wise men then followed the star which they originally saw in the East until it guided them to the Child (Jesus).

When looking at the skies from Jerusalem on 13 September 6 BC using the software program Stellarium, a conjunction between Jupiter and Saturn is starting to become visible in the East just after sunset. This conjunction lasts until mid-December 6 BC and it is very plausible that by the time the wise men reached Jerusalem, this conjunction has moved and was visible in the South after sunset pointing to Bethlehem. Moreover, the alignment of the the planets on the 13th of September 6 BC seem to be telling a story. Mercury, which is visible at the feet of Virgo (Virgin Mary) during this time is known to represent the Saviour and Redeemer God according to Sumerian, Akkadian and Babylonian beliefs (http://haldjas.fo7lklore.ee/folklore/vol16/planets.pdf). Together with the Sun on Virgo's hand and the conjunction of Jupiter and Saturn in the right line of the fish Pisces, this could all point to the virgin birth of a Redeemer out of the line of Israel. Further, the Moon on Taurus the bull's head and Venus at the base of Libra (the Scales) on the same day could symbolize the rise of a righteous and just Ruler just as predicted by the prophets years before.

We realise that the above includes many assumptions and speculations but it is a plausible proposition derived from historical facts and the process is very similar to what many evolutionary scientists currently use ;-)

The role of Israel

Israel is God's time clock and prophecies in the Bible that were specifically about Israel have come true one by one during the last few millennia. Some of the most prominent ones include:

• Babylon will rule over Judah for 70 Years (Jeremiah 25:11-12, Prophesied: sometime between 626 & 586 BC, Fulfilled: approx. 50 years later)

• Babylon's Kingdom will be permanently overthrown (Isaiah 13:19, Prophesied: between 701 & 681 BC, Fulfilled: 539 BC)

• Destruction of Jerusalem and dispersion of the Jews (Luke 21:20,24, Prophesied: around 29 AD by Jesus, Fulfilled: 70 AD)

Needless to say, when seeing prophecies such as the above as well as the ones about Jesus being fulfilled, the logical assumption is that the rest will also come into fulfillment. However, after more than 1500 years after the destruction of the second temple, it is understandable that many people, including believers, thought that this assumption is not true as it seemed impossible given the fact that the Jews left Israel and were scattered across the earth.

But God is faithful. On 14 May 1948, against all odds Israel was proclaimed as a nation in the promised land. ("Can a country be born in a day or a nation be brought forth in a moment? Yet no sooner is Zion in labor than she gives birth to her children." Isaiah 66:8, “I will plant Israel in their own land, never again to be uprooted from the land I have given them, says the LORD your God.” Amos 9:15, also see Ezekiel 37:12-14). Moreover, in 1967, Israel repossessed Jerusalem after the Six-Day War with Egypt, Syria and Jordan ("and Jerusalem shall be trodden down of the Gentiles, until the time of the Gentiles be fulfilled." Luke 21:24).

In order to better understand how Israel function as God's time clock, we attempted to build a timeline starting with year one as the year Adam and Eve left the Garden of Eden. We then used all the genealogies listed in Genesis and the years the different Kings ruled over Judah and Israel (Chronicles) as well as verses such as 1 Kings 6:1, which states that King Solomon built the Temple 480 years after the Exodus. We also included the earliest date with the most historical support as a benchmark, which is the year 586 BC when Nebuchadnezzar and his forces destroyed the Temple (Wiseman 1956). In Leviticus 25 in the Old Testament the Lord commands Israel to declare each 7th year as a sabbath year (a Shmita year) during which time they are not allowed to work the land but leave it to rest. Moreover, after every 7 sabbath years, on the 50th year, a Jubilee year had to be instituted and celebrated. Once we had all the main events mapped out on our Calendar we added the Shmita and Jubilee years to the Biblical Year count starting from year 1 when Adam and Eve left the garden. When matching our Calendar up with the modern Gregorian Calendar we find that 2022 AD equals the Biblical Year 5991 and the Biblical Year 1 equals 3970 BC.

After some assumptions had to be made about when, for example, the 400 year Egyptian captivity count starts, when the promised land were completely conquered and which year the 1st temple was inaugurated based on information in the Bible, a pattern emerged whereby many of the round numbered Jubilee years matched major events in Israel's history like the covenant God made with Abraham, the Exodus and the building of the 1st and 2nd temple (keeping in mind that the official Jubilee year count only started after Israel entered the promised land). Moreover, the 70x week prophecies in the book of Daniel also matches the dates between the Babylonian capture and the crucifixion of Jesus Christ perfectly.

The 7 Appointed Feasts of God

Currently the whole world celebrates Christmas and Easter, including all sorts of pagan traditions as part of the festivities. However, God hates these feasts as it is not in line with what He originally instituted (Amos 5:21, Isaiah 1:14, Lamentations 1:4). In Leviticus 23 the Lord describes the Sabbath together with seven feasts that He wanted the Israelites to keep, namely (1) the Feast of Passover (Pesach), (2) the Feast of Unleavened Bread (Chag Hamotz), (3) the Feast of First fruits (Yom habikkurim), (4) the Feast of the Harvest (Shavuot), (5) the Feast of Trumpets (Yom Teruah), (6) the Day of Atonement (Yom Kippur) and (7) the Feast of Tabernacles (Sukkot).

These feasts had very specific stipulations and were synchronized with the Lunar and Solar cycles to match the harvest times of different types of grains and fruits. The first day of the biblical month is called Rosh Chodesh, which literally means 'a new head' and is understood to mean the 'first of the New Month.' A Rosh Chodesh occurs when the first crescent of the New Moon appears in the sky. Note that the biblical Rosh Chodesh is not the same as the English "New Moon." Rather the Rosh Chodesh moon is ordinarily the first visible crescent of the new lunar cycle. The middle of the biblical month is a full moon. The end of the biblical month occurs when the moon disappears completely from the sky. Hence, the true Biblical new year, which not even the modern Hebrew Calendar complies to, has to occur on the first new moon after the Spring Equinox when the harvest time starts. This matches what God commanded in Exodus 12:2 "This month shall be your beginning of months; it shall be the first month of the year to you." and in Exodus 13:4 "On this day you are going out, in the month Abib/Aviv (later called Nisan).

In Exodus 12 the Lord gives specific instructions to the Israelites, who were still held captive in Egypt by the Pharaoh, on how a lamb needed to be selected on the 10th of Nisan, slaughtered on the 14th of Nisan and the blood applied to the doorposts of every Jewish house so that the tenth plague, which was the death of all the firstborn humans and animals in Egypt, would Pass over the marked houses leaving their inhabitants unaffected. Interestingly, the Lord also commanded the Israelites to eat unleavened bread for a week after Passover. In Scripture leaven often represents sin (Luke 12:1, Matthew 16:6, Mark 8:15).

In 1 Corinthians 5:7-8 Paul explains the meaning of this seemingly bizarre practice and metaphor: "Therefore purge out the old leaven, that you may be a new lump, since you truly are unleavened. For indeed Christ, our Passover, was sacrificed for us. Therefore let us keep the feast, not with old leaven, nor with the leaven of malice and wickedness, but with the unleavened bread of sincerity and truth." NKJV

Dear reader, the awe inspiring revelation of the 7 feasts of God is that they are all about Jesus and His masterplan for redemption of mankind.

It is absolutely mind blowing to see how every little detail of every feast described in the Old Testament and the coinciding historical events are actually prophecies that matches what Jesus has already done and is still going to do. Many false practices have crept into the church that all undermine this divine revelation. One of these, is the fact that Christians celebrate the crucifixion of Jesus on Good Friday. However, this does not make sense as His death on Friday and resurrection on Sunday does not add up to three days and three nights as promised in Scripture (Matthew 12:40). This is because Jesus was not Crucified on a Friday! (see below)

Yahweh (the Hebrew name of our triune God) is a God of order, design and pattern. Therefore, we believe that there is a high probability that Jesus's fulfillment of the Spring feasts, which were originally instituted by God during the Exodus of Israel from Egypt, will follow the same pattern with the remainder of the feasts and parallel events described in the Bible. Below is a diagram we developed to explain and visualize the parallels between the 7 feasts, the first year of Israel's history after the Exodus and the crucifixion, resurrection, ascension and future coming of Jesus Christ.

End Time Prophecy

There are many versions and interpretations of what the Bible says about the end of time. We will cover the chronology of these events in terms of our current understanding in more detail in future teachings but here we simply want to show where we are on the broad timeline and the main prophecies which is in the process or will soon come into fulfillment. The Biblical Calendar we developed and explained in The Role of Israel Section above, ends its 120th Jubilee cycle in the Biblical year 6000, which corresponds to AD 2031 on the modern Gregorian Calendar. We realise that many of the assumptions we made during development of our calendar can affect the outcome of the corresponding Gregorian years, but broadly speaking, it is clear that we are in the final hour and last season before Jesus's predicted return.

On the 23rd of September 2017 a very rare alignment of the sun, moon and planets appeared in the sky, which closely resembled what is described in the first verses of Revelation 12. Moreover, on the 6th of December 2017 former US President Trump formally recognized Jerusalem as the capital of Israel and stated that the American embassy would be moved from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem, exactly 50 years after Jerusalem was seized by Israel. Could these events have triggered the spiritual announcement of mankind's last season before the return of our Creator? Only time will tell.

The final "week" of mankind's rule before the return of Jesus Christ is described by the prophet Daniel in Scripture as a seven year period of Tribulation (Daniel 9:26-27) (also referred to in Matthew 24:21, Revelation 7:14 & 13:1-18 and in Jeremiah 30 as Jacobs trouble). This period will be initiated with the rise of a charismatic world leader, referred to as the Anti-Christ powered by Satan, who will sign a seven year covenant of peace with Israel. However, in order for these dark forces to completely take over the world, the Christian resistance needs to be removed. This will be partly achieved through physical persecution of Christians on earth and finally by removal of what is described as the restrainer, which is the Holy Spirit which dwells in all true Christians. In other words, God will remove and rapture all the true Christians to Himself (2 Thessalonians 2:3-7).

Not all Christians believe in the rapture of the Church, which symbolizes the bride of Christ being caught up to heaven with Christ for the wedding, before His 2nd coming to earth. Some argue that the word "rapture" does not occur in the Bible and that there is no explicit description of this event in the Bible. However, the word "rapture" is derived from the greek word "harpazo" and as it appears in places like Revelation 12 and 1 Thessalonians 4:17 it always means a sudden removal or a snatching away.

The reason God allows for the Tribulation to occur is so that God can keep His promise and Israel can be redeemed and meet their true Messiah (Jeremiah 30). The reason the church will be removed before the Tribulation is because of the marriage supper of the Lamb (the wedding with Jesus for those who chose Him before it was too late).

Finally, we have listed a few End Time Bible Prophecies that we expect to come in fulfillment soon and that we encourage you to keep an eye on, including:

• The destruction of Damascus (Isaiah 17)

• The Gog of Magog War. The Soviet-Union collapsed in 1991, which means that Russia is once again an independent country. The Bible predicts that Russia (called the land of Magog "Prince of Rosh" in Biblical times) will lead a war together with other eastern countries such as Iran, Turkey, Sudan and Libya against Israel in the time of the end (Ezekiel 38 & 39). To initiate this, it is prophesied in Ezekiel 38:4 that God will turn Russia around, put hooks into their jaws (in other words lure them) and lead them out from the north. Is Russia's current war on Ukraine the first signs of this hook mentioned in the Bible? We need to wait and see.

• Development of a one world government with one unified religion and financial system (Revelation 13:1-4 & 16-17, Daniel 2:41-42 & 7:16-24)

• The imminent (any minute) rapture of the Church