IN MY VISION IN 2011, I SAW LIFE ON EARTH MANY MILLIONS OF YEARS IN THE FUTURE
(The purpose of the vision pertains to the longevity of Israel and the relationship between the Jews and Gentiles.)
(ON THE ACTUAL VISION)
In the summer of 2011, God gave me a vision on the future. The vision took place in the morning well after the sun was up, not in the middle of the night or even in the wee hours of the morning. It took place within weeks of understanding modern Israel in May of 2011 in Ezekiel 36. Further, even though this started while I was asleep, when it ended, my eyes were fully open and awake, making this a vision.
In my vision I saw a cut in time in the earth in another time. Specifically, in the vision, I saw the infrastructure in the earth in that day coming and going in a very, very high speed. The thing is, as it was happening and during the twelve years that ensured, for the likes of me, I didn’t know where I was in the vision. I did not recognize one location. Not one border, not one continent, not one land, not one island, not one city, not one seabed, I mean nothing! It was as if someone had picked up the continents and moved them, or it was as if someone had reshaped the borders of the continents. After the vision was done, I didn’t know what to do. The weeks turned into months, then years, and then a full decade passed. A full twelve years after the fact, one day on a whim, I said, “Jesus, if that was you who gave me that [vision] in 2011, can you give me some scripture on that?” Within weeks, the first passage surfaced. My body wanted to shake that this could actually be real. Months later, the second scripture showed up. In the fall of ’23, the theory of plate tectonics came to mind. The continents move! No wonder I did not recognize any of the locations. The next step was to get on Youtube and watch the movement of the continents into the distant future. I took the locations and shapes of the continents in my vision and lined them up with the locations and shapes of the continents in the video (see exhibit A), allowing me to date the time in my vision. To see the main video, uploaded in 2015, four full years after my vision, see https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bQywDr-btz4. The specific spot in the video is at the 00:41-00:42 mark. Initially, it was like, okay, click play and see what happens. As the time of the earth in the vision started approaching, the flashbacks literally went through my mind. My finger lifted up onto the screen, pointing to the exact location where I was at one point and my mouth opened up, saying, “That’s where I was, and that’s what I saw!” Obviously, this was way past the 21st century.
Exhibit A
There are striking similarities of the map I saw regarding the future location of the continents to the future map as portrayed by American Scientist Christopher Scotese, which was published in 1982. Differences between his and mine include the northwest section of Africa sticking out further for me, the eastern coast of North America being far more rugged and the northern section of North America being fuller for me. The rugged terrain in the northern section of North America most likely will come from Greenland having merged in with North America. I do not have a place for the British Isles, whereas the main video did not make any changes at all to the British Isles, other than moving its location. I did see something off the coast of Europe, even though I would highly doubt the something I saw was related to the British Isles.
Right now the African plate is moving north and will push up against Europe, which will destroy Italy, the Mediterranean Sea and move the location of Spain. North America is moving west right now but will turn around and come back to bump into Africa and Europe. The Mediterranean Sea, often discussed in Old Testament prophecies, is never brought up even once in the Apocalypse. Matter of fact, names from the ancient world, also frequently brought up in prophetic passages, are really scarce in Apocalyptic passages (Dan 12; Rev 6-19).
To see American scientist Christopher Scotese’s derivative of the locations of North America, Europe and northwest Africa, according to Youtuber Algol, see https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bQywDr-btz4 at the 00:41-00:42 mark.
Ezekiel got to see his visions twice. During round one, I did not know what was going on, so I did not know what to look for. Assuming there is going to be a round two, one of the things I would look is for more of an approximate shape of the future version of the European continent. Actually, Europe had been reduced to a strip of land times two or three, but it was not the continent that we are acquainted with today in the 21st century.
NOTE: Curvatures of the borders of the continents are approximate.
Before relating more of what was in the vision, let’s paint a picture of the setting of the continents in that day. Over forty years ago, American geologist Christopher Scotese came up with Pangaea Proxima, the model that fits the model I saw, as the direction of the continents into the next supercontinent. Here is a synopsis of the Pangaea Proxima model in the next 200 million years: right now, the tectonic plate that Africa sits on is pushing north at .2 inches a year. Give it enough time, Africa will bump into the southern border of Europe, destroying all of Italy and the Mediterranean Sea. At the same time, Africa will continue to push north and west, with its iconic, rounded, northwestern corner sticking way out into the seabed in the Atlantic Ocean. With this happening, the shape of Spain will get destroyed by having it be pushed into Europe. Scandinavia will also merge into Europe. Further, right now, even though North America is actually moving west at 1 inch a year, over time, North America will actually end up turning around and head back east, meeting Africa and Europe again. I saw Africa with its rounded, northwestern corner sticking way out in the Atlantic seabed, North America, with Greenland having long merged into its northern most tip, already heading back to meet Africa and Europe. The locations and shapes of the borders of the three main continents, North America, the future version of Europe, and the future version of the northwest section of Africa, allowed me to conjecture the time in the earth in the vision. All things considered, I would guesstimate the cut in time in the vision right at 170,000,000 years from now, plus or minus 10-20 million years. BTW, I was not allowed to see the horn of Africa, as we know it in the 21st century, the southern tip of Africa, North America in its entirety in any one scene, and water in general, including the Atlantic Ocean (more to be explained later on that.)
The opening scene took place in the northeastern section of the future version of North America. This is a far cry from the current version. I never saw the Great Lakes or even an empty seabed of the Great Lakes. The main video that allowed me to date the vision had the Great Lakes get destroyed about 20 million years from now. In the opening scene, Greenland, the currently, very rugged land, had already merged in with North America, making what I saw somewhat terraneous, but an inhabitable land. The rugged landscape was consistent with Greenland having merged in with North America. The main video in question has the eastern seaboard of that North America far smoother than the version I saw. My version seemed as if a number of spikes came out from the coast.
After the opening scene, I moved east over the northwestern section of Africa. (Just a note, the northwestern section of Africa is the easiest border that I can draw out, and the location of that land is the easiest one that I can locate on the map with the highest degree of accuracy.) When I was over Africa, I may have been around 150-200 miles up. When I was over Europe proper (in another scene), apparently in order to ensure I saw it for sure for sure, it was as if it was lit up and the surrounding areas were all darkened.
In another scene, probably a mere 15-20 miles up, I was hovering over western Europe. At the 170 million year mark, the video in question has the British Isles north of Europe, but I was facing west. Off the western coast of Europe, there was something small, and I’m not sure what it was. It was something, but not the larger British Isles. Perhaps, it was a very, small chain of islands. The reason this scene is important touches upon North America not having joined Europe and Africa yet. When facing North America in this scene, the view of North America was blocked, but I moved up into the atmosphere and then down Europe’s western seaboard, and there it was! Again! The land with the rounded corner (the future version of the northwestern section of Africa). And yes, it was sticking out significantly, not just pushing up against Europe, proving this was not just 40 or 50 million years into the future, but much farther out in the future. Actually, to accurately date the time of the vision, the locations and shapes of North America, Europe and the northwestern section of Africa all need to be taken into account. For all three to be in the proper place, the vision dates right at 170,000,000 years from now, plus or minus 10-20 million years. The iconic, rounded corner of Africa was the first marker in time, and the final marker was the approximate distance between North America and the western border of Europe and Africa.
With regards to what I was witnessing as I was touring the future version of the earth, what I saw was the infrastructure of that day coming and going in the form of black lines for roads and black rectangles as cities, and time was moving in a very, very high speed. One second in real time for me, as an estimate, may possibly have measured between 10,000 — 20,000 years on their side. Total real time for me in the vision from start to finish is estimated between 8-20 minutes. An estimated total amount of real time on their side may have been between 10-20 million years. Again, time in the vision was moving very, very fast. It should be noted as the scenes changed, it’s not guaranteed that every scene was continuous from the prior scene. Not having a legend, there was no way to tell the time in each scene. It was routine that the scenes changed completely. In one scene the emphasis may have been the shapes of the borders of the continents, and in the next scene, I was closer to the earth watching the cities coming and going. Yet, in another scene, the roads may have been the emphasis.
While large metropolitan areas lasted longer, the roads came and went what seemed like faster than the speed of lightening. In one second of real time for me, there may have been between five and eight systems roads that came and went. In one scene, it appeared as if 15-20 systems of roads in each second of real time for me were coming and going. (Once a video is made on this, with some trial and error, I should be in a better position to identify the speed of the appearances and disappearances of these roads.) There was no ticker or legend indicating how much time was passing, and there was not any narration. I’m thinking a video needs to be made after the second time of seeing the vision.
Further, when a new model of infrastructure would appear, it would appear instantaneously and completely. This was moving so fast, there was no way I could follow the building and the dismantling of the infrastructural models. A road is built from point A to point B, but the speed of time in the vision was so fast, I would only see the appearing and disappearing of the roads. Seeing 80 streaks of lightening across the night sky simultaneously would be slow motion compared to what I saw. (Lightening moves at 286,000 miles per second and may last a bit to the human eye. On a camera equipped with ultra-slow motion, you can see the lightning strike move.) Again, sometimes it seemed as if I was watching the infrastructure of five, six, fifteen or maybe 20 civilizations or sets of roads come and go in a single second in real time on my side. As said before, very large metropolitan areas would remain for longer periods of time, but those would also completely disappear from off the face of the earth. For us in the 21st century, it’s hard to imagine places like Mexico City, Beijing, or Chicago completely disappearing off the face of the earth. However, when you add huge periods of time, no matter how large or how old these cities, their use, for one reason or another, simply falls into disuse and get abandoned, or maybe they get destroyed by some disaster. Besides, this world only has 6000 years of recorded history, an obvious limitation in understanding the rise of fall of civilizations in respect of huge spans of time.
The infrastructures that I was witnessing appearing and disappearing were from the Gentile nations, with these secular cities being constantly resized. The Levitical cities and the Holy city in Ezekiel 45 and 48 respectively come with instructions not to resize them. There were times when I was watching a wider angle. Could I see the vision again, I would carefully look for the Levitical cities and the holy city, which would be fixed. A squared, holy city is mentioned in Ezekiel 48, and the holy city is mentioned in the Apocalypse. As a side note, the New Jerusalem will also come with four, fixed equal sides, making a square.
At times, it appeared as if I was only 10-30 miles up above the earth, and other times it could have been possibly between 100-200 miles above the earth. Most of the time was NOT spent carefully observing the boundaries of the continents, later found to be incredibly important, but from time to time, that aspect did show up. The borders of the continents were not present in every scene. There were numerous occasions when I just saw the infrastructure of cities and roads coming and going. Could I see the vision again, I’d most certainly be more observant. For example, I’d pay more attention to the shapes of the borders of the continents, in trying to capture the other places in the vision, and whether the roads crossed one another. In one scene, in particular, the roads, only running north and south, would not cross one another. In our limited 21st century minds, roads crossing one another is a given, but remember, this was over a 100 million years from now. Their technology is going to be far past ours. We’re living in the era of swords; shields have yet to be invented.
During the entire time, my mind was only collecting basic data. It wasn’t until I started studying the vision in 2023, a full twelve years after the fact, that I took notice that the cities were in rectangles (exhibits D-F), but when the vision was taking place, such observations were not made. The rectangular cities tell me that they lived under canopies (Isaiah 4:5-6). One view, which appeared to be from an angle and closer to the earth, confirmed the canopies. Confirming the canopies would also be noted in a second round of the vision. Living under canopies may have allowed them to blow out more oxygen in an atmosphere heavier than ours. In the scene where I was coming up from western Europe, my view of the ocean was blocked. Since the scientists, in the realm of modern science, do not have millions of years of experience studying science, they could be off by millions of years. The Apocalypse takes place when the oceans are still intact. We know this because of a giant object flying in from space slams into one of the oceans (Revelation 8:8), killing and destroying a third part of the ships and sea life. So, for the time being, we can continue to enjoy our beautiful, blue marble, but to add an extra note on that, I think we should stop wasting time with the technology we are familiar with. Effort should be made, when applicable, to put ourselves under double atmospheric pressure and blow out extra oxygen. Houses could be designed to blow out extra oxygen under double atmospheric pressure, immediately and drastically increasing the amount of health we could enjoy on this incredibly beautiful, blue marble.
Exhibit A
Exhibit B
The exhibit on the left is a 1:1, the dimension of the squared city in Ezekiel 48, while the exhibit on the right exemplifies the design of cities in the 21st century. Cities today have a city center, surrounding neighborhoods, as well as roads and streets going through the city. At some point after Israel gains global dominance, the way cities are designed will change. Electricity, the automobile, the Internet, the airplane all came out of the United States of America, no doubt contributing to the global dominance of the US. Apart from the four-sided city in Ezekiel 48, there are other four-sided designs in Ezekiel 45 and Ezekiel 48. This will influence the design of the cities throughout the world in that day. The four-squared city in Ezekiel 48 is a ministerial city, as opposed to a secular city. Obviously, there will need to be a difference in design between the ministerial and secular cities. In my vision, it’s possible that I saw a city in a 1:1 dimension, but it was not obvious. Perhaps in a wide-angle view, I saw it, but I do not remember seeing it expressly. In the opening scene in my vision, I only saw four-sided cities, and even in the vision, but most of the time, the cities had more than four sides. Rectangles and squares both have four sides. This leads me to believe that when the cities were four-sided, the Jews were leading, and when the city design totaled more than four sides, the Jews were not leading.
Exhibit D-F
Exhibits D-F
In the opening scene, all the cities were the size of exhibit E, roughly a 1:1.5-1:2 dimension. Most of the cities carried some sort of distinct shape (exhibit F), while there were those that simply had rectangular shapes (exhibits D-E). Exhibits D-F were top-down. The angular views of the cities are not displayed at present.
The holy city in Ezekiel 48 will be squared, a 1:1 dimension, and the Levitical city in Ezekiel 45 will carry a 1:1.5 dimension. You can see the influence that Israel will have across the world some time after global dominance is attained. The 21st city designs where there is the city center, surrounded by urban sprawl around the city center, will be gone with the wind.
So exactly what benefits do rectangular cities provide that the present designs do not have? It has been said that in the pre-flood era, the amount of oxygen was more than the present amount. Now, 21% of the air is comprised of oxygen, whereas before the flood, according to various sources, the amount would have been significantly more, possibly up to 30-40%, one of the factors that allowed man to live for 100s and 100s of years. Since increasing the oxygen can pose health risks, a doctor and a scientist need to be involved in the situation. Right now, the thing to do is build houses with double the oxygen. Once the cities are designed under canopies, most of a man’s lifetime can be lived under that canopy, allowing for a long life, whereas simply having a house with double the oxygen would only allow for some additional health. At the very least, we could try some of these things.
Living under canopies may sound like living in a prison, but this would not have to be done all the time, just the main part of the time.
NOTE: I’m making no claims to the exact measurements of the cities in the vision, just approximates.
Regarding the canopies, Isaiah 4:5-6 speaks of God’s glory being under a canopy. Most of the scenes were a straight look down. At this point, my conclusion is that the cities were under canopies. Seeing the vision a second time would be a help to confirm this factor.
Once, I specifically saw two city areas that still stand out in my mind. The first one remained in a single rectangle the entire time (exhibit D), with the size of it changing from time to time. After it disappeared, shortly thereafter, another city surfaced (exhibit F), also in a rectangular format, but due to a different designer or another factor, there was a main rectangle as the center of the city, with other, smaller rectangles built onto the sides of the main, center rectangle of the city.
Regarding their technology, it’s easy for my mind to measure their level of technology through the lens of our technological advancements. Imagine a man from the era of spears making a judgment call on the 21st century. It simply wouldn’t work. This is another reason that I think I was seeing very, long spans of time fly by even in one second. According to the normal course of events, it would take a long time for a huge metropolitan area to be built and then completely disappear from off of the face of the earth, and that was what I was witnessing, but it was happening in a very short amount of time. Also, their roads were far straighter than ours in the 21st century. You can go to maps dot google dot com and look at the interstate system in the United States and see how curvy the roads are from a distant viewpoint. Actually, curvy is an understatement. Their roads were way straighter. There’s no way they allowed cars and trucks on those roads! Since I was too far above the earth, and the time I was witnessing was going so fast, there’s no way for me to figure out what their traveling mechanisms were. I’m thinking they may have been able to travel across the world in a single morning. It would not shock me that once they were in place and pressed a button that within seconds, they would have moved across the land or continents.
Asphalt, with its short, two-hundred year history, has already had a negative effect on the environment. It makes you wonder what asphalt would do to the environment after millions of years of history. My guess is the age of asphalt was long gone. In one scene, where it seemed that the main purpose was for me to see just the roads, the roads spanned most of the area. Either one, they were designing the roads in a way as to give the earth some breathing room, or the time simply was so long and moving so fast that, eventually, the entire area was comprised of roads, all running in the same direction.
In the closing scene, another quite, wide-angled view, it was another massive amount of roads continuously coming and going at a very, high speed. The last scene could possibly have been over Asia, but I’m not sure about where exactly it was. In the closing scenes, it did appear that a major breakthrough had been made because life was teeming.
ON A SCENE OF A COASTAL CITY
In one scene, their structure of a coastal city manifested their advancements regarding life on Earth. After millions and millions of years of experience with life on Earth, one such factor will include managing the asteroids and comets that will hit the Earth. They had man-made land spikes sticking out into the ocean, thereby producing a safety net to protect not only the coastal city, but also the ships that docked at that coastal city. After a comet or larger asteroid hits the Earth, there will be that initial shock wave. The larger the asteroid, the larger the wave. A full explanation of the man-made land spikes is in the captions.
Exhibit G
This image captures the bare scene. In the vision, the scenes were moving, like that of a movie, but without narration and subscripts. The images below capture the interpretation of the scene.
Exhibit H
This scene took place off the coast of the future version of North America. The structure of the land would, to a certain extent, protect both the coastal city and the ships in that area. The explanations below assume that they figured out when and where the asteroids will hit, thus allowing the captains of the ships to know where to dock their ships.
When an asteroid would hit the Earth, say 2000 miles north of this coastal city, the shock wave would move south, but once the wave reached the area of the city, the shock wave would slam against the northern side of the land spikes. In such a case, the ships would dock on ports B, the southern side of the land spikes. When the asteroid would hit south of the city, the shock wave would slam against the southern side of the land spikes, with the ships docking on ports A, the northern side of the land spikes. This, of course, is assuming the scientists would be able to determine in what location the asteroid would hit.
Moreover, since this scene was in a straight look-down, it was not obvious whether these land spikes were around mountainous terrain. I personally would have chosen at least a somewhat mountainous terrain, say an area with mountains several hundred to several thousand feet into the air. So when a shock wave slammed into the land spikes, there would be a much better chance of the shock wave being deterred from destroying the city and the ships.
When the asteroid hits broadside, it’s possible that that ships would dock at another coastal city in preparation for the asteroid to hit. Could I choose which scenes to watch, which I could not, I’d view various coastal cities across the globe at a particular, said time to confirm that this strategy was being employed across the globe. Perhaps, they would have had less coastal cities, but, they would most likely have had designed coastal cities at strategic locations throughout the globe. You would not want too many coastal cities on the same coast, thereby diminishing the chances of an asteroid destroying too many cities at one time.
In addition, would I conjecture exactly where the time in my vision fits on the timeline, I’d put it between the trumpets and the bowls. In the second trumpet, a large object slams into one of the oceans and destroys everything in that part of the ocean, including all the ships. During the time of the bowls, the apostle John does not record the destruction of any of the ships in that day, leading me to believe they figured out how to protect the ships when asteroids hit the earth. The coastal cities of the 21st century are sitting ducks, but think of the amount of recorded history that we have, just around 6000 years. We lack experience, experience and more experience. Since there weren’t any subscripts or narration in the vision, it should be said that my interpretation of the land spikes is mine. Just by employing logic, I think my interpretation can be construed as accurate. Also, time was moving very, very fast in the vision, so, just this scene could have easily represented up to 50,000-100,000 years, maybe more time.
Exhibit I
In this image, I have a proposed plan on how they may have formed these man-made land spikes. Forming land spikes by moving dirt out into the ocean could be incredibly challenging, but by cutting the earth where it already exists would actually be easier. I’m obviously not saying that that is what they did, but it does seem far more efficient. With the technology available in the 21st century, it’s perhaps not possible to construct such land spikes today.
ON THE ADVANCED ROAD SYSTEM IN THAT DAY
EXHIBIT
Even though I’m using the European continent of the 21st century, I did not see Europe in the context of the 21st century. This type of road was seen in the vision only once.
ARGUMENTS FROM SCRIPTURE THAT SUPPORT THE VISION
To argue that my vision lines up with the Bible, you have to argue that the content in the vision lines up with the Bible. Since you can argue about anything in the Bible in any direction, it is imperative that multiple passages are put together to support the vision.
ON ISAIAH 4:5-6 AND THE FUTURE CITIES ON THE EARTH BEING UNDER CANOPIES
” (5) Then the LORD will create over the whole site of Mount Zion and over her assemblies a cloud by day, and smoke and the shining of a flaming fire by night; for over all the glory there will be a canopy. (6) There will be a booth for shade by day from the heat, and for a refuge and a shelter from the storm and rain (ESV, Isaiah 4:5-6).” That world, as in all the cities on the planet, living under canopies, would corroborate the Isaiah passage. The only cities I remember from the vision were in some rectangular shape, with one view in particular allowing me to see a city from an angle, thus proving their cities were under canopies. According to Ezekiel 48, there will be a square-shaped city, but I did not see those square shaped cities, which only means I did not expressly see the squared city in Israel. Further, the roads may have also been under canopies.
Let it be clear that I saw ZERO cities in the modern 21st century style.
According the Ezekiel 38:10-11, which is quite imminent, if written literally, does not have the Israeli cities in rectangles and canopies, but by Zechariah 2:2, Jerusalem is presented as having four sides, probably in a rectangle, also assuming it is in under a canopy.
In addition, reading through the Apocalypse just does not present the style of their cities in that day. Proving that the cities in the Apocalypse are rectangular in nature and under canopies would help bolster my argument, but the text is silent regarding the structure of their cities.
The Earth, according to Isaiah 4:5, will be under some sort of canopy in the future, and the following verse, 4:6, is the commentary to 4:5, explaining that the canopies most likely will be manmade and most likely localized, as in the canopies would be global, but would not actually cover the entire surface area of the Earth, just the cities. Walah! Cities under canopies would fit such a scenario. The Hebrew word חפּה in Isaiah 4:5 and the Hebrew word סכּה in Isaiah 4:6, the commentary or explanation for Isaiah 4:5, with the exception of the doors/gates/windows, can both refer to a dwelling place that is completely closed off. The commentary in verse 6 speaks of shade. A contraption with four poles and only a roof would not do that much for shade since sunlight generally comes in from the side. Protection from heat in the day would need a closed off area. A refuge or shelter from storm or danger would also demand an area that is closed off, not open. The open cities in Ezekiel 38:11 simply bolster the argument that Ezekiel 36 is right now. Ezekiel 38 obviously is somewhat imminent, like in the next 200-1000 years. Further, the city in Revelation 11:13, a city in the distant future, only had a population of 70,000 people before the earthquake. In the 21st century, there are six cities with at least 20 million people. When having cities under canopies, it’s not feasible to fit that many people under one enclosure. Isaiah 24, a chapter on the future fate of the Earth, presents cities in that day coming with gates, not the open cities of the 21st century. Further, Jerusalem, according to Zechariah 2:2, appears to be sporting a four-sided design because an angel was sent to measure the length and width of the city, a design that resembles a design coming out of Ezekiel 45, 48, and Isaiah 4:5-6. Zechariah 2:4 does not say that Jerusalem is an open city, just that it designs as an open city. The Bible presents cities of the distant future as cities in an enclosure. While I do not have revelation that they will be pumping extra oxygen into those canopies, cities under canopies would allow for such a phenomenon. Trying to redo the entire atmosphere would be a monumental task, but simply shortcutting the scenario and build cities under canopies would allow for management of what goes underneath those canopies. Moreover, Isaiah 65, the passage that speaks of life of man on Earth being extended to that of a tree, may not be referring to the millennium at all. The word create in Isaiah 65:17 & 65:18 can be used in scenarios outside of creating the material world from nothing. The term is actually quite flexible. A professor from a credible, conservative seminary even stated that Isaiah 65:17 is not referring to the destruction of the entire universe and the recreating of it from nothing. Except for the issue of not bearing children for calamity, nothing is clearly spoken of the millennium. (The passage would most likely refer to an Israel of God though.) Isaiah 65:25 would support that there would be more oxygen to be breathed in in the air because exotic animals that breath in more oxygen are not aggressive like the exotic animals in the present Earth. However, I don’t know what to do with the mountain in Isaiah 65:25, which touches upon the atmosphere of the Earth and not canopies. (Claiming Isaiah 65:17ff outside a millennial context might be a bit far out at this point.) Cities in the form of canopies would need to come with gates. Isaiah 24, Ezekiel 48, and Revelation 21, which present cities in the future, have the cities coming with gates. However, one challenge to claiming that the cities in the future will be under canopies comes out of Ezekiel 38. Ezekiel 38, a chapter that could come to fruition as soon as 500-1000 years has the cities without walls and without gates, the same style of open cities in the 21st century.
ON THE CITIES IN EZEKIEL 45 & EZEKIEL 48
In the vision, I was watching rectangular cities, constantly being resized and coming and going, in the Gentile realm. 25,000 cubits long by 10,000 cubits broad makes for a clear, rectangular shape in a 1:2.5 dimension. (See Ezekiel 45:5.) Another one, 25,000 cubits long by 5,000 cubits broad, also makes for a clear, 1:5 rectangular shape. (See Ezekiel 45:6.) While the cities in Ezekiel 45 are Levitical cities, you can see the influence Israel is going to have over the entire globe. As Israel goes, so goes the world. And it should be noted that during an Israel of God, the cities will be sporting four sides, while the cities during a non-Israel of God will be sporting all kinds of wacked out shapes, albeit still rectangular in nature. Further, not all cities in future Israel will be in the rectangular shape. (See Ezekiel 48:16.) This passage on the rectangular shapes pertain to annexes or adjacent sections onto a city, but just the concept verifies so much concerning the future. It will be clear that Israel will be the central influence in the world because as Israel begins to employ the new style city, the Gentile world will follow. What I was watching was the Gentile world or the nations. After starting to study the vision, I was thinking the shapes of the cities were due to technology, and I even researched the shapes of the cities of Israel before the coming of the Messiah, thinking that they may have been rectangular, but after seeing Ezekiel 45-48, my conclusion is that the shapes were related to religion.
Basically, the Levitical cities proper in Ezekiel 45, the squared city proper in Ezekiel 48, and the New Jerusalem proper in Revelation 21 will carry four sides, explaining the four-sided cities in my vision. The aforementioned cities come with a fixed design, whereas the cities in my vision were being constantly resized, but the four sides tell me that the Jews were leading during that time, and when the designs were wacked out with all sorts of designs, the Gentiles were leading. During Israel’s of God, the Jews were leading, and during non-Israels of God, by default, the Gentiles were leading in the Jesus religion.
The shapes of the cities were regulated by Israel world-wide. When I was watching four-sided cities, how do I know the entire globe was filled with four-sided cities? When there were four-sided cities, never were there cities with other shapes at the same time when there were four-sided cities. This proves the shapes of the cities were regulated by Israel worldwide.
ON THE DESTRUCTION OF ALL THE CITIES IN THE WORLD (JEREMIAH 4:23-29)
All of the cities in the vision were built, resized and then completely dismantled or completely destroyed. Some lasted longer than others, but all came and went. Here are the proof text verses for this point. Jeremiah 4:23, 26, & 29 say: “I looked on the earth, and behold, it was without form and void; and to the heavens, and they had no light (ESV, Jer 4:23).” “I looked, and behold, the fruitful land was a desert, and all its cities were laid in ruins before the LORD, before his fierce anger (ESV, Jer 4:26).” “At the noise of horseman and archer every city takes to flight; they enter thickets; they climb among rocks; all the cities are forsaken, and no man dwells in them (ESV, Jer 4:29).” Verse 23 lays out the context to be regarding the entire earth, with verses 29 and 26 respectively speaking of the cities being forsaken and being laid in ruins. In my vision, all of the infrastructure was coming and going, coming and going, coming and going. It makes me wonder what happened with the squared city in Ezekiel 48. Perhaps the squared city surfaced in a corner of a scene in my vision, but I did not see it expressly. It does make me wonder what was happening to the squared city when the Jews were going through a dry spell. During dry spells, it is possible the holy city went to the wayside, only to be rebuilt during a revival. Be it as it is, all the cities in my vision were built, maintained, resized and eventually completely dismantled or destroyed, as in the cities completely disappeared off the face of the earth. When there was a building, a resize or a dismantle, it was instant because time was moving way to fast for me to be able to see the actual change in status of the city.
From time to time, in my vision, there were cities that enjoyed a longer time on the earth. It makes me wonder whether I was watching Jerusalem during a non-Israel of God. It was not necessary for the apostle John to see his vision of the Apocalypse twice because he is told to write the vision in a book. In Ezekiel’s case, he did see his visions twice, and in my case, I did not have a clue as to what I was watching during the vision, leading me to believe that I’ll get to see my vision a second time. Were that the case, one of the things I’d look for is those cities that lasted longer. If one of those cities that lasted longer still existed at the end of a scene without get completely removed from the face of the earth, it’s a chance I was watching Jerusalem, a city that will last into perpetuity. (See Isaiah 33:20 & Joel 3:20.)
In the first six thousand years of recorded history, we have a number of examples of cities coming and going. Some of them have been completely forsaken, while others have been left, rebuilt, left only to be rebuilt later. Here are some of those cities: Troy, Carthage, Pripyat (associated with Chernobyl), Memphis, Babylon, Nineveh, Jerusalem, Machu Picchu, Pompeii, Sodom, amongst a host of others. It’s hard to imagine places like New York City, Beijing or Moscow to be completely abandoned or destroyed, but we also do not have millions of years of recorded history under our belts.
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The cities in green are cities that are still surviving and thriving in the 21st century, with the red representing those cities that have gone with the wind. All of the cities before the flood were completely swept away in the flood. After the flood, there have been numerous cities with tens of thousands or even hundreds of thousands in population, only to be abandoned. It’s hard for us to imagine that the large metropolitan cities of the world in the 21st century will fall into disuse, but Jeremiah says that that is what is going to happen. War, technological disasters or natural disasters are some of the reasons cities fall into disuse. Mecca, the sacred city in Islam, Rome and even the Vatican City will one day fall into disuse and get abandoned or perhaps get destroyed in a war. Even Jerusalem was extinct for a time. The upcoming wave of the salvation of the Jews will sweep over all of Israel, but at this point it is not clear how long this salvation will last. It may last tens of thousands of years. The question is what will happen to the squared city in Ezekiel 48 over millions of years. In my vision, the cities were constantly coming and going and being resized, but none remained. All were destroyed or dismantled. Perhaps, by that time in history, their building supplies will all be made of 100% biodegradable material.
MY VISION WITH REGARDS TO ISAIAH 10:22 AND ROMANS 9:27
In my vision, I saw two Israels of God, but most of the time the Gentiles were going their own way or leading if you want to put it that way. The Jews were leading only a remnant of the time, an estimated 5-20% of the time, a numerical figure that lines up with only a remnant of the Jews getting saved. “For though your people Israel be as the sand of the sea, only a remnant of them will return. Destruction is decreed, overflowing with righteousness (Isaiah 10:22).” “And Isaiah cries out concerning Israel: “Though the number of the sons of Israel be as the sand of the sea, only a remnant of them will be saved, (ESV, Romans 9:27),” The cities with a Jewish flavor, according to Ezekiel 45 and Ezekiel 48, have four sides, not fifteen or twenty or some other number. When the cities were four-sided, the Jews were leading, and when the cities had more sides, the Gentiles were leading. Again, Gentiles left to themselves do not carry an innate, Jewish mindset, as Christianity has proven. The call to the Jew is to be a light to the nations, but for this to happen, they have to be on board or be saved. Whenever, they are on board, they’ll be in the lead, having global rule, and when they are not on board, the Gentiles will be going their own way or leading with a Gentile flavor.
In the 1990s, an estimate of how many Gentiles were actually saved surfaced. Around 500 million. Today, there are 8 billion Gentiles, with an arbitrary figure of them saved. God knows what the real figure is, maybe 600 million. If any of these estimates are accurate, it would still be less than 10%. Life on earth is hard. This is true for Jews and Gentiles both. My hope is that the biggest remnant of Jews as possible will get saved. Since the ideal situation in the earth is the Jews being on board, it is in everyone’s best interest for the Jews to be saved and leading in God’s work in the earth via an Israel of God.
AS ISRAEL WENT SO WENT THE WORLD
In my vision, the nations were dependent on Israel being an Israel of God. According to Jeremiah 12:16-17, the nations that will not listen to Israel will get plucked up, meaning the nations will learn their lesson and start to listen in order to survive. When the cities were four-sided, Israel was implementing an Israel of God. When the cities had all kinds of wacked out designs, Israel was not being an Israel of God. According to Jeremiah 4:1-2, as Israel goes, so goes the world.
The nations will have to listen to Israel of else: “‘(16) And it shall come to pass, if they will diligently learn the ways of my people, to swear by my name, ‘As the LORD lives,’ even as they taught my people to swear by Baal, then they shall be built up in the midst of my people. (17) But if any nation will not listen, then I will utterly pluck it up and destroy it, declares the LORD (ESV, Jeremiah 12:16-17).’”
As Israel goes, so goes the world: “‘(1) If you return, O Israel, declares the LORD, to me you should return. If you remove your detestable things from my presence, and do not waver, (2) and if you swear, ‘As the LORD lives,’ in truth, in justice, and in righteousness, then nations shall bless themselves in him, and in him shall they glory (ESV, Jeremiah 4:1-2).’”
ON THE JEWISH FLAVOR IN THE EARTH
In the opening scene in my vision, which took place over North America, it was clear that Israel already had global domination for a long time not just in the arena of religion, but the way of living in society and politics. The was apparent by seeing the regulations of the cities. The Jewish influence spanned the globe. As Israel went, so went the world. When the Jews were asleep, the Gentiles went their own way or led in their arena in the world. When the Jews were awake, the world followed. In the world that we live in today, with regards to religion, there is not a global, universal principle in place that says, if you do A, B will happen to you. The long arm of the law does exist, but the law or government cannot control everything. There are around 1000 murders each day across the globe, but the law does not capture every murderer. What happened that Israel had attained that much influence? How did Israel gain that much influence and power? The principle in religion, if you do A, B will happen to you, will have been implemented or there’s no way that Israel could have gotten that much influence. Where in the Bible is this concept of global domination by Israel found? ” ‘(16) And it shall come to pass, if they will diligently learn the ways of my people, to swear by my name, ‘As the LORD lives,’ even as they taught my people to swear by Baal, then they shall be built up in the midst of my people. (17) But if any nation will not listen, then I will utterly pluck it up and destroy it, declares the LORD (ESV, Jeremiah 12:16-17).’ ” If will be incumbent upon the peoples of the world to adopt Jewish practices or else. There is a difference between the commandment, you shall not murder, and a commandment to observe a Jewish feast. The first example is imprinted on everyone’s mind (Rom 2:14), whereas the second one has to have the Jews in tune with God’s will and in a position to execute such commandments. For those nations who decide not to follow, according to Jeremiah 12:16-17, they will be destroyed. After a number of live examples in history, the world obviously will begin to pick up these practices.
Here are some other verses on the matter: “For the nation and kingdom that will not serve you shall perish; those nations shall be utterly laid waste (ESV, Isaiah 60:12).” “The sons of those who afflicted you shall come bending low to you, and all who despised you shall bow down at your feet; they shall call you the City of the LORD, the Zion of the Holy One of Israel (ESV, Isaiah 60:14).” “And nations shall come to your light, and kings to the brightness of your rising (ESV, Isaiah 60:3).”
The face of the earth, with all the world’s religions at the very least, will change. People are quite defiant to hold onto their religions, but Israel’s influence will change the face the Islam, if not clear it off the scene completely. So, what will be taking place in Revelation 13, where the two evil beasts cause all to worship them? Where will the world’s religions in those days have come from? It’s too far out in the future to say specifically.
My birth was in the Amish. Would they continue to grow at the present rate, by the 25th and 26th centuries, they would become a world religion, but their influence is nonexistent in the Apocalypse. It was obvious there was going to be a breach in their culture and religion, but I did not know where that breach came from. Isaiah 60:3, Isaiah 60:12, Isaiah 60:14, and Jeremiah 12:16-17 answer the question. In Israel becoming a light to the nations (Isaiah 42:6), this is not going to be a mere option for the world’s cultures, but a mandate. Those who do not follow will be punished, and that’s with the punishment that will be clear on what happened and why it happened. NOTE: Christianity is not known to be to have the discernment to link up a calamity (personal or corporate) to a sin. In the upcoming era, salvation will not be forced on anyone, but certain outward practices will be mandated.
A very important note is regarding who will be doing the punishing. God says that he will be doing the punishing, meaning the Jews will not be doing the punishing. That means that the Jews will not be turning into terrorists, taking matters into their own hands and going out the killing people. God himself will enact the punishments, whatever that is. Right now, we are stuck in the 21st century, so there is much we do not understand about the upcoming era.
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From Jeremiah 12:16-17, it’s clear that the Jewish flavor will dominate the earth. What is not clear is when Israel will begin issuing regulations. Further, knowing how Gentiles, saved and unsaved, think and operate, it’s also unclear how long it will take for the world to fully grasp the scope and power of Israel’s future influence. The Holy Land began to come alive in the 19th century, and here we are in the 21st century, and most of Israel is still lost. Step one will be for Israel to get saved, and the Messianic movement will have to take over Israel. Unless history speeds up, it will take a long time. For Israel to stand the test of time, in terms of the longevity and time span, she will have to surpass the the length of time some of the past kingdoms have enjoyed rule just to prove a number of things. And no, Israel will never lose nation status, even during a non-Israel of God.
ARGUMENTS FROM SCRIPTURE THAT THERE ARE YET VAST AMOUNTS OF TIME
To argue that my vision lines up with the Bible, you have to argue that there are yet very long stretches of time before the end of the world. Therefore, it is imperative that multiple passages are put together to support this doctrine. I’ve got the arguments in various categories: history, geology, topography, cosmology, astronomy, theology, and the use of literary work.
ARGUMENTS REGARDING HISTORY
Future history at present is not history, but lies in the category of prophecy, but there is a powerful verse in this regard.
On the Number of Jews/Angels Versus the Number of Gentile Nations
With Israel poised to be sitting in the earth, without getting toppled, for tens of millions and tens of millions of years, this raises the question on how many Gentile nations there will be before the end of the world. “When the Most High gave to the nations their inheritance, when he divided mankind, he fixed the borders of the peoples according to the number of the sons of God (Deuteronomy 32:8).” The borders of the Gentile nations will be according to the number of the children of Israel (“angels” in some versions). According to Wikipedia, most of the present countries were formed in the 20th century. Since Jacob’s day, the number of Jews has probably already reached into an estimated hundreds of millions, not including the ethnic Jews who will be born before the end of the world. The Gentiles nations will be coming and going into perpetuity. The average amount of time for a nation is 250 years, making around 800 regimes every 1000 years, and that is if at any one time, there are 200 nations. This is what Deuteronomy 32:8 refers to. Genesis 15:5; 22:17; 26:4 and Exodus 32:13 refer to the number of the children of Israel as the number of stars of heaven.
It sounds absolutely outrageous to say that there are going to be millions upon millions of Gentile nations, but going with the 800 countries every 1000, here are some figures. 800 nations at 1000 years. 8,000 nations at 10,000 years. 80,000 nations at 100,000 years. 800,000 nations at 1,000,000 years. 8,000,000 nations at 10,000,000 years. 80,000,000 nations at 100,000,000 years. You get the point. My vision takes us up to the 170,000,000 year mark , with the upcoming super continent taking us up to the 250,000,000 year mark.
“When the Most High gave to the nations their inheritance, when he divided mankind, he fixed the borders of the peoples according to the number of the sons of God (ESV, Deuteronomy 32:8).” Regarding these borders of the Gentile nations, it might be easy to think that these borders may be referring to every little stretch of land around the country. On the contrary, ancient Israel was not in four straight sides, but Ezekiel 7:2 refers to ancient Israel has having four corners, making the borders, in God’s eyes, to equal only four sides.
“Behold, the nations are like a drop from a bucket, and are accounted as the dust on the scales; behold, he takes up the coastlands like fine dust (ESV, Isaiah 40:15).” Isaiah 40:15, which has an analogy of the nations in a simile, whereas the Deut 32:8 verse presents its case literally. One million specks of dust would fit in a small square millimeter, but again, this verse is not presented as literal and not presented as the number of nations that will be in the history of the world.
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Much of the Bible was written on a higher level and not like a newspaper, which is written in vernacular terminology, making it easy for people to read it one time and understand what it means. The Bible, God’s Word, was not written like this. So, would the line, “There will be millions and millions of Gentile nations before the end of the world” be in the Bible somewhere, all those reading it would be able to grasp the line, but God presents it on a higher level.
While there are passages that which were very much written in vernacular terminology, most of the Bible was not written like that. Further, the Bible was also written like a tapestry and not like a Systematic Theology book, bringing all sorts of challenges to the table when it comes to understanding the Bible.
As it is, the wording of Deuteronomy 32:8 numbers the future Gentile nations in terms of borders. The border of a country would include the north, south, east and west sides. Just as the sons of God are, angels or the children of Israel, so will be the borders of the Gentile nations. The Gentile nations will be coming and going for millions and millions of years while Israel will sit in the earth completely unmovable. This is the message of Deuteronomy 32:8.
By the way, there is no need to assume that the circular borders of Israel in the illustration is indicative of future Israel’s borders. This is simply an illustration. The exact borders of future Israel will surface in due time. Matter of fact, Ezekiel 47:13-48:8 give us some clues as to the specifications of the borders of Israel once the nation reaches maturity. The length of the north to south are given specifically while the length from east to west are not specified in the passage. With the Mediterranean Sea eventually getting destroyed as Africa moves north, the length may likely change, but it is not necessary for Israel to become a very large nation. Matter of fact, the smaller the nation, the more of a miracle it is going to appear as because the nation will survive into perpetuity.
ARGUMENTS REGARDING GEOLOGY AND TOPOGRAPHY
Over millions and millions of years, the topography of the earth simply changes. Scientists have figured this out, and the Bible says quite a few things regarding this topic.
On the Borders of Future Israel
According to Ezekiel 47:18, Israel’s eastern border will extend to Damascus, giving Israel a mere 50 mile width according to the 21st century topography. One Jewish Rabbi has the western border of future Israel reaching out around 80 miles into the Mediterranean Sea. Either one, in terms of land mass, Israel will continue to be a small country, which would be a miracle in itself, or two, the Rabbi is correct in the fact that Israel’s western border will extend way out into what now is the Mediterranean Sea, meaning the topography that will exist does not exist today. Were Israel to remain small in terms of land mass, this would be quite the miracle. That is, though the world ganged up on Israel, she will continue to remain fixed as a nation in the world.
On the Movement of the Continents
After millions of years, the continents moving about will change the topography in the world. Scripture supports this concept. “The sky vanished like a scroll that is being rolled up, and every mountain and island was removed from its place (ESV, Revelation 6:14).” In the sixth seal in Revelation, John saw the topography, such as the mountains and land, move. Nothing will remain in the same place. All will move. Each year, all the continents move just a little bit, but after millions and millions of years, the movements will be massive, bringing about movement of all the mountains and continents throughout the whole world. While there are plenty of scripture verses regarding this concept, the sixth seal in Revelation covers this concept the best. Further, with Israel’s physical location not mentioned in the Apocalypse, it raises questions as to where Israel actually will be and the position of the continents in that day. John would have seen the position of the continents during the time of the Apocalypse in the sixth seal and possibly, the current position at the beginning of that scene in the vision.
How do we know that the Apostle John is presenting the movement of the continents and mountains in Revelation 6:14 as literal? In the second trumpet in Revelation 8:8, John clearly presents a mountain in figurative language. Revelation 6:14 is not presented as figurative, but literal.
Furthermore, Revelation 6:14, the verse discussed in the preceding paragraph comes right after Revelation 6:13. “and the stars of the sky fell to the earth as the fig tree sheds its winter fruit when shaken by a gale (ESV Rev 6:13).” The stars falling to the earth is the movement of the stars in space, signifying a huge amount of time before the constellations are completely destroyed, bringing about new constellations. What a fitting place to insert the movement of the stars, mountains and the islands, which would have signified the continents also.
Moreover, the Isaiah 42:15 verse also indicates there will be many topographical changes throughout the world. “I will lay waste mountains and hills, and dry up all their vegetation; I will turn the rivers into islands, and dry up the pools (ESV, Isaiah 42:15).” With the passing of time, the world simply changes, and God claims it is he who is instigating the changes.
It’s possible that Psalm 114, with major movements of the oceans, mountains, hills, etc, may be referring to topographical changes in the earth over long periods of time, but for the time being, let’s keep Psalm 114 as a secondary source. “(1) When Israel went out from Egypt, the house of Jacob from a people of strange language, (2) Judah became his sanctuary, Israel his dominion. (3) The sea looked and fled; Jordan turned back. (4) The mountains skipped like rams, the hills like lambs. (5) What ails you, O sea, that you flee? O Jordan, that you turn back? (6) O mountains, that you skip like rams? O hills, like lambs? (7) Tremble, O earth, at the presence of the Lord, at the presence of the God of Jacob, (8) who turns the rock into a pool of water, the flint into a spring of water (ESV, Psalm 114).“
Secondary verses on the changing of the world’s topography include Job 9:5, Job 14:18, Psalm 46:2; 97:5; 104:8; 107:33-35; 114:3-8, Isaiah 40:4; 41:18-19; 42:15-16; 54:10, Jeremiah 4:24; 51:25 and Micah 1:4. Some of these verses are in questionable contexts, but most of the said contexts dictate very clearly that the topography of the earth will change drastically and incessantly.
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All of the mountains on the Earth are moving, even at present. After millions and millions of years, the movements will completely relocate these mountains and all of the other mountains on the globe. At the same time, all the other topography will move and change. “The sky vanished like a scroll that is being rolled up, and every mountain and island was removed from its place (ESV, Revelation 6:14).”
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PHOTO CREDIT: Pixabay@Clker-Free-Vector-Images
When John saw all of the mountains and all of the islands being moved out of their places in Revelation 6:14, he may very well have seen one side of the earth as in this view. However, from this angle, the finite mind is not going to see all of the continents moving all at the same time, meaning he may have seen from one supercontinent to another supercontinent, as in he only saw one angle of the earth until all of the continents came in and out of his view. In such a case, he would have seen hundreds of millions of years just in this scene.
“The sky vanished like a scroll that is being rolled up, and every mountain and island was removed from its place (ESV, Revelation 6:14).”
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PHOTO CREDIT: Pixabay@Clker-Free-Vector-Images
Had John seen the earth from this angle, somehow he would have known that he was watching the continents of the earth, but not from a spherical angle. From this angle, its likely he would have seen a minimum of tens of millions of years.
“The sky vanished like a scroll that is being rolled up, and every mountain and island was removed from its place (ESV, Revelation 6:14).”
THE BOWLS TAKE PLACE DURING A SUPERCONTINENT
“And every island fled away, and no mountains were to be found (ESV, Rev 16:20).” When there are no islands or loose lands on the earth, it signifies that the continents have merged and formed a supercontinent. The continents are constantly moving. Each year the continents may move a quarter of an inch or more. Every 600 million years, the continents will form what is called a supercontinent, a situation where all the continents will merge into one supercontinent, leaving no islands or loose lands, after which the continents once again split apart. A supercontinent happens once every 600 million years. My vision takes us to the 170 million year mark, just around 75 million years before the next supercontinent is due. The earth without mountains makes me wonder whether John was referring to a supercontinent other than the next one, but it most certainly could be the next one.
Using Revelation 16:20 to prove that the earth is hosting a supercontinent during the bowls is the best, first step to prove this. That is to say, during a supercontinent, there are no islands. Be it as it is, there are other ways to get to a supercontinent in bowls in the Apocalypse. During the trumpets, as John describes the judgments hitting the earth, it is common for him to state how much of the earth actually gets hit. For example, in the first trumpet (Revelation 8:7), a third of the of the earth got burned up, with a third of the trees going also. In the second trumpet (Revelation 8:8), a third of the ocean got hit, and in the third trumpet (Revelation 8:9), a third of the rivers and springs got hit. It’s possible that in the sixth trumpet (Revelation 9:13-19), only a third of man dies due to logistical reasons. Maybe, most of the people on a single continent got killed. As illustrated below, when something from outer space smacks into the earth, due to the earth being a sphere, only a portion of the earth will get hit, with the back side of the earth getting protection because of bodies of water in between the continents and simply because the backside of the earth did not get hit. Therefore, trumpets 1-6 take place when the continents are split apart. That’s very clear. During a supercontinent, due to the structure of the earth’s continents, if a foreign object hits the earth broadside on the side of the continents, it is easy to hit all of the earth because all of the land is there. In a supercontinent, there is no land on the backside of the earth. Further, if an object or phenomenon hits the ocean, the ripple wave will go throughout the entire ocean because no land will stop the ripple wave. John already proved that when he states that the earth gets hit, he states how much of the earth got hit, however, in the bowls, he does not state how much of the earth will get hit. He simply states that the earth will get hit with another judgment. I’m arguing that this is due to the earth being in the form of a supercontinent during the bowls. So, whether it’s land or sea, it’s pretty much the entire thing. Bowl two, a judgment that hits the ocean, and bowl three, a judgment that hits the rivers, both work in this regard. Would the continents be split apart, John would most certainly state how much of the earth got hit. In the trumpets, both the ocean and the rivers got hit, and he stated what percentage got hit. Here he did not. Be it as it is, saying that all of the islands fled is the best line on proving that the earth is hosting a supercontinent during the bowls.
“And every island fled away, and no mountains were to be found (ESV, Revelation 16:20).” During this time, John presents the earth as having no mountains. Ironically, there are three verses that support the removal of mountains, Job 9:5, Psalm 46:2 and Isaiah 41:15-16. Since John used the word “mountain” in the second trumpet in figurative language, we can deduce that the seventh bowl speaks of the topography of the earth as literally not having mountains. Perhaps, the population of the earth had reached an amount where they needed more tillable land. Perhaps, they’ll have the technology to remove the mountains and have them put into the sea, just as Psalm 46:2 suggests.
THE TRUMPETS TAKE PLACE WHILE THE SUPERCONTINENTS ARE SPLIT UP
In Revelation 8, a “third” is mentioned eleven times, emphasizing the third. John is trying to say something! In the third trumpet, a large body from outer space slams into an ocean, only slamming a third of the oceans. In the 21st century, were this to happen to the Atlantic Ocean, it would most likely be construed as a third. Why is it a third? Because the continents are split up, which would stop the shock wave of any asteroid or comet slamming into the ocean. During a supercontinent, all the water is together, which would not stop the shock wave from only reaching a third of the ocean.
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When hitting the earth broadside during a supercontinent, it would be easy for a gamma ray or something else from space to hit the entire land area, or at least have an effect on the entire land area. Were an asteroid to hit the backside of the earth during a supercontinent, it wouldn’t be a third of the oceans getting hit. An asteroid hitting the ocean during a supercontinent would effect the entire ocean, thereby keeping John from saying that only a third of the earth got hit during the bowls.
Due to the continents moving just a little bit every year, say 1/4 of an inch annually, every 600 million years, the continents form what is called a supercontinent. The next one is due 250 million years from now. In my vision, I saw the 170 million year mark, plus/minus 10-20 million years. Deut 32:8 speaks of the Gentile nations numbering in the tens of millions, possibly more. This will take time, much time. In the sixth seal, John would have seen no less than tens upon tens of millions of years transpire right before his eyes, possibly 100s of millions of years. Of course, let’s not forget the description of a supercontinent in Revelation 16:20, possibly not the upcoming supercontinent. The above picture does not reflect any specific, future supercontinent. I simply drew a random, conjectured supercontinent and put it onto a blue circle which represents the oceans of the world.
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PHOTO CREDIT: Pixabay@Clker-Free-Vector-Images. Photo altered in Gimp.
“The second angel blew his trumpet, and something like a great mountain, burning with fire, was thrown into the sea, and a third of the sea became blood (ESV, Revelation 8:8).” With the present formation of continents, a large asteroid hitting the Atlantic Ocean at the X would possibly effect a third of the earth’s oceans. The main reason it is not the entire ocean is because the continents close by the impact location would stop the shock waves, hence only a third of the earth gets hit. In another words, during a non-Pangaeatic formation of the continents, when asteroids hit the earth, by definition, the shock wave will not span the globe because the continents will stop the shock wave. You can see the yellow line highlighting the coastlines of North and South America, Europe, and Africa, which would get hit in the event that a massive object like a comet or asteroid hits the Atlantic Ocean, but it would not have a global effect.
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PHOTO CREDIT: Pixabay@OpenClipart-Vectors
When the earth’s continents are not in a supercontinent, it will be easy for something from outer space to hit only a third of the earth as demonstrated in the picture above. Perhaps the phenomenon will hit on the northern end of the globe, hitting the Arctic area and continents in that area. In such a scenario, it would be easy to smack only a third of the land on earth.
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Here is a side view of the earth during a supercontinent. You can see how easy for any catastrophe, whether it pertains to the oceans or the continents, through the lens of science to be global.
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Pictured above is the backside of the earth during a supercontinent, which is only ocean, making it easy for any object from space that hits the ocean to hit the entire ocean, not just a third of it. John does not say that only a third of the ocean got hit in the third bowl. Admittedly, he does not say that something from outer space will hit the ocean, but this could most certainly be a plausible conclusion. In the third bowl, all of the ocean gets smacked with something, without it effecting the land. Since, according to Revelation 16:20, the earth is hosting a supercontinent, I’m arguing that an very large asteroid hitting the earth in the third bowl is a possible scenario.
THE FOURTH TRUMPET MOST LIKELY SLAMS A THIRD OF THE LAND
In the fourth trumpet, a third of the light gets struck. In the judgments in the Apocalypse, there is a judgment followed by the result of the judgment. Sometimes, both the judgment and the result are declared. In the fourth trumpet, only the result is mentioned, meaning we cannot be 100% sure what actually happened that caused a third of the light to vanish. However, it does not say that it is permanent. In the second trumpet, an asteroid or a comet slams into one of the oceans, causing all the ships and marine life in that area to perish. When a large asteroid, the likely scenario in the case of the fourth trumpet, slams into land, it will cause dirt and debris to enter into the atmosphere, blocking a portion of the sunlight from reaching the Earth for a season, sometimes for years, an obvious temporary matter. The thing is, in the second trumpet, the ocean had just gotten slammed with a large asteroid or comet. Twentieth century eschatology puts both events within a seven year time frame. Realistically, the amount of time between large asteroids is tens of millions of years, not seven years. John is very clear that the trumpets take place when the continents are split up, making for a comparison between the time of the continents and the bowls. God does work through human means and science. Realistically, the fourth trumpet is tens of millions of years away from us and that far away from the second trumpet. The main logic for the fourth trumpet being tens of millions of years of away from us is not from the projection from the scientists, but from the fact that John, the author of the Apocalypse, compares the layout of the continents of the trumpets from the time of the bowls, allowing for vast amounts of time between the trumpets and the bowls. Further, concluding that a large body from space slammed into the land in the fourth trumpet and not the ocean is consistent with the result because it didn’t just block the sunlight, but also blocked the light from the stars and the light from the moon. An asteroid slamming into an ocean in the second trumpet is easier to work with the data than the fourth trumpet, but we can reasonably conclude that a large body from space did slam into the land, but only a portion of the atmosphere was hit.
ON THE SECOND BOWL
Regarding the second bowl in Revelation 16:3, the angel for the second bowl ignites a type of colossal judgment, killing all sea life in the ocean. The supercontinent in Revelation 16:20 surfaces in the context of the seven bowls. There is a stark contrast between the nature of the trumpets and the bowls. Regarding the issue of thirds in the trumpets, it is clear that the trumpets take place when the continents are split apart, such as is the case in the 21st century, thereby causing any object from space to only strike a third of the Earth, but in the case of the bowls, it is always the entirety of it, the entire land area or the entire ocean area. From a spiritual standpoint, you can say, the situation will have deteriorated drastically, thereby causing the judgments to be more severe, but God works through the human element, including science. The scientific reason the bowls always hitting the entirety is because all the land will be together, called a supercontinent, and all the water in the ocean will be together because of the supercontinent, where all the land has congregated together. In the case of the second bowl, the entire ocean gets slammed with something, but the biblical text does not indicate clearly what that something is. One of the main differences between the second trumpet and the second bowl concerns the ships. In the second trumpet, a third of the ships in that part of the ocean get destroyed, while in the second bowl, they got it figured out, probably moving the ships to a safe area before the asteroid or comet hits. Moreover, it should be noted that there is a definite correlation between the trumpets and the bowls. For example, in the second trumpet, the ocean gets slammed, and in the second bowl, the ocean also gets slammed. In the third trumpet, the rivers and springs get struck, and in the third bowl, the rivers and springs get struck. In the fourth trumpet, the sun gets hit, and in the fourth bowl, the sun gets hit. In the sixth trumpet, the river Euphrates gets mentioned, and in the sixth bowl, the river Euphrates gets mentioned. Flashes of lightening, an earthquake, and hail are all mentioned in the seventh trumpet and in the seventh bowl. Judgments one and five most likely have some supernatural elements involved in the situation, thus evading some of the scientific aspect. The thing is in each judgment, there is a judgment and a result. Sometimes both the judgment and the result are mentioned. Other times, one is mentioned, and other is left out. Perhaps the judgment is mentioned without the result, or maybe the result is mentioned without the judgment. In the second trumpet, the ocean gets slammed, and in the second bowl, the ocean gets slammed, but in the account of the second bowl, the cause of the judgment is missing. When one element, the judgment or result of the judgment, is missing, can you draw on the corresponding judgment, the corresponding trumpet or bowl, to fill in what happened? In the case of the second bowl, it works like a charm. There is a big chance the mechanism causing all sea life to die in the second bowl is a large asteroid or comet. Whatever it will be, it will kill all sea life in the ocean. The continents having come together will allow this, just as Revelation 16:20 indicates where all the islands have come together, otherwise known as a supercontinent. According to science, the upcoming supercontinent is 250 million years away.
On the Upcoming Supercontinent via the Lens of Science
Christopher Scotese published his projections of the continents in 1982, which included projections 250 million years into the future. Most of what he put together ends up looking like a big chunk of land and then water. If there is a unique blueprint of the upcoming supercontinent, it would be the bottom portion where South America merged in with the rest of the larger land mass. Most of the unique shapes of the continents will get completely destroyed, but that South American blueprint may end up as the main marker that signifies which supercontinent the upcoming supercontinent will be. In my vision, I most likely not only saw the upcoming supercontinent, but the supercontinent in Revelation 16:20. John the apostle saw his vision of the Apocalypse only once because at the start of the vision he was told to write the content in a book. Ezekiel got to see his visions a second time. Samson’s parents got to meet with the angel a second time, leading me to believe I might get to see my vision a second time. Matter of fact, at this point in time, it is almost necessary to see my vision a second time. There is much that needs to be affirmed, and there is a huge second portion of my vision that seems quite blank. When I saw the vision the first time, there was a huge question mark as to what I was seeing. All things considered, it seems quite remarkable that I’ve remembered as much as I have, seeing that it was 12 years prior at the point when I began to understand my vision.
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PHOTO CREDIT: Scotese, C.R., 2018. Re-adapted in GIMP for the needs of New Israel. To read Dr. Scotese’s full essay with illustrations on my website, click here.
Try to find the unique blueprint of the upcoming supercontinent. Why use Christopher Scotese’s version of the future and not another one? It was his projection of the continents that allowed me to date the earlier part of my vision. Since being he hit the first part right, that goes without saying that he should hit the second part right also.
PHOTO CREDIT: Scotese, C.R., 2018. Re-adapted in GIMP for the needs of New Israel. To read Dr. Scotese’s full essay with illustrations on my website, click here.
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Upon seeing my vision a second time, and supposing the upcoming supercontinent will be in the vision, there will be two things that will be of utmost importance to check. One is to check if the South American coastline (in red) is on the bottom side and the body of water inside the supercontinent, assuming I’ll be seeing the scene right-side up. If I do not see the South American coastline on the bottom side, I’ll look for it on the top side just in case I’m coming in from the north. Two, I’d carefully scour the entire land mass to see if all the roads are distributed heavily and equally throughout. A heavy concentration of roads would indicate that the mountains had been removed. Revelation 16:20 has the earth hosting a supercontinent with no mountains. Were the South American coastline on the land mass and would the entire land mass engulfed with a heavy concentration of roads, it would be affirmation that I did, in fact, see the supercontinent in Revelation 16:20, meaning that I actually also saw the 250-260 million year mark in the vision and not just the 170,000,000 year mark. Hence, the span of time in my vision would be around 80-90 million years.
In explaining the heavy concentration of roads, those roads could not simply go over the tops of the mountains. For us living in the 21st century, roads that would go over mountains might end up feeling like a roller coaster ride. For them, it would be death. In one earlier scene, I saw inter-country roads. Imagine a curve that takes up all of France, moves straight to the Ukraine, and then, in the process of turning around, it takes up most of the Ukraine. These were roads that were traveled in an extraordinarily high speed. Moving over mountains would certainly spell death for them. Would they go under the mountains, it would mean a less concentration of roads in a mountainous region. I do remember in the last scene of the vision, a wide-angled scene, being comprised of a huge land mass covered in a heavy concentration of roads. So, a large land mass with South America’s blueprint and a heavy concentration of roads throughout would affirm that I did see Revelation 16:20.
[And every island fled away, and no mountains were to be found. ESV, Revelation 16:20] Again, the islands fleeing means that the continents have come together and formed a supercontinent.
On Psalm 114 Having Israel Landlocked in Land during the Supercontinent
[When Israel went out from Egypt, the house of Jacob from a people of strange language, (ESV, Psalm 114:1)]
Both Israel and Jacob’s names are mentioned. Jacob’s name was changed to Israel, the name of the land of the Jews. The context of Psalm 114 very clearly is on the land of Israel.
[Judah became his sanctuary, Israel his dominion (ESV, Psalm 114:2).]
Judah is another Jewish name inseparably linked to Israel.
[The sea looked and fled; Jordan turned back (ESV, Psalm 114:3).]
So first, you have the context of the land of Israel, and here in verse 3, you can see the sea fleeing. What does it mean when the sea flees? This refers to a land of Israel without any sea as its borders. In the 21st century, the Mediterranean borders Israel’s western side. The Bible also speaks of the Eastern Sea. Africa pushing up against Europe, destroying the Mediterranean Sea may take up as much as 30 million years. It will be around 250 million years before the seven continents in the 21st century form a supercontinent. Further, in 114:3, you also see movements regarding the Jordan river. Some translations have the Jordan river moving altogether, away from Israel. Millions of years of history could do just that.
Just as the author of the Apocalypse used the word “like” to exhibit figurative language, the authors of the Psalms have done the same thing. Psalm 1:3-4, 22:14-15, 58:7-8, 78:16, 102:3-4, 119:76, 126:4, and 147:16-17 are such examples. The point is Psalm 114 speaks of Israel during a time when Israel is landlocked in land, and a supercontinent would do just that.
[The mountains skipped like rams, the hills like lambs (ESV, Psalm 114:4).]
Here the mountains have moved completely. In Revelation 16:20, a time when the Earth is hosting a supercontinent, the mountains on the earth have been removed. At this point in history, it is not clear on why and how the mountains had been removed, but how interesting that Psalm 114:3-4 mention both the waters and mountains. Both have moved away from Israel, supporting that Psalm 114 speaks of the time when the Earth hosts a supercontinent.
[What ails you, O sea, that you flee? O Jordan, that you turn back (ESV, Psalm 114:5)?]
It is reiterated that the bodies of water have fled to another location.
[O mountains, that you skip like rams? O hills, like lambs (ESV, Psalm 114:6)?]
It’s reiterated that the mountains have been moved, perhaps removed in its entirety.
[Tremble, O earth, at the presence of the Lord, at the presence of the God of Jacob (ESV, Psalm 114:7),]
[who turns the rock into a pool of water, the flint into a spring of water (ESV, Psalm 114:8).]
On Mount Megiddo in the Sixth Bowl
Revelation 16:16, the passage on Mount Megiddo, has stumped the commentators for centuries. My vision clears it up. The topography at Megiddo has never included a mountain, but John states that a mountain will be at Megiddo at the time of Armageddon. There is supposed to be a mountain there, but everyone knows that there has never been a mountain there, just a hill or a mound, as it is normally called. How about this: the tectonic plate that Africa sits on is pushing north, even now, making way for the two fault lines, the one that Africa sits on and the other that runs right through Israel, to rub against each other and possibly form Mount Megiddo (Ἁρμαγεδών or הר מגדּו).
While one type of mountain takes tens or hundreds of thousands of years to form, most take tens or hundreds of millions of years, making room for huge amounts of time before the Apocalypse. If the mountain in question is not formed via this method, then God will find another route to form the mountain; however, it is very normal for God to work through the elements to achieve his will.
There are many figures of speech in Revelation, and when there are figures of speech, the inspired writer says it is a figure of speech by using a word like “like,” “as” and such. More specifically, in the second trumpet, John has an object flying in from outer space to hit one of the oceans, with that object described as a mountain, but the object is not a mountain. With John clearly using the word mountain in a simile, the other uses of the word “mountain” are meant to be interpreted literally. When Mount Megiddo is presented, it is presented as literal, and not as a figure of speech.
Here are some examples of figures of speech in Revelation: . . . like a trumpet (Rev 1:10); . . . like a flame of fire (Rev 1:14); . . . black as sackcloth (Rev 6:12); their torment was like the torment of a scorpion (Rev 9:5); . . . the beast that I saw was like a leopard (Rev 13:2); . . . like the roar of many waters (Rev 19:6); . . . as clear as crystal (Rev 21:11) to name a few. For Mount Megiddo to form, on the low end it would take tens of thousands of years and on the high end, it would take hundreds of millions of years.
My vision calls for tens of millions and tens of millions of years yet in front of us, allowing for enough time for a mountain to form.
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PHOTO CREDIT: Fault lines adapted from https://opentextbc.ca/physicalgeology2ed/chapter/1-5-fundamentals-of-plate-tectonics/; Photo made in Gimp.
Mountains form when fault lines rub against each other. Typically, this takes tens of millions or hundreds of millions of years to actualize.
There is nothing that says that forming of the mountain, Mount Megiddo, in Revelation 16:16 will form from the African and Arabian plates rubbing against each other. But think about the mass amount of territory in the earth that is not close to a major fault line, and there are 100s of millions of square kilometers of land in the earth. Then this is some coincidence that a major fault line runs right through Israel in the 21st century! No way!
On the Topography of Africa, the Sinai Peninsula, the Mediterranean Sea and the Red Sea
“And the LORD will utterly destroy the tongue of the Sea of Egypt, and will wave his hand over the River with his scorching breath, and strike it into seven channels, and he will lead people across in sandals (ESV, Isaiah 11:15).” ” (5) And the waters of the sea will be dried up, and the river will be dry and parched, (6) and its canals will become foul, and the branches of Egypt’s Nile will diminish and dry up, reeds and rushes will rot away. (7) There will be bare places by the Nile, on the brink of the Nile, and all that is sown by the Nile will be parched, will be driven away, and will be no more (ESV, Isaiah 19:5-7).” After the continents move around for millions of years, the topography, land borders, past land masses will get completely destroyed. Destroyed! Africa pushing north to bump against Europe is a scientific fact that is en route right now, not a belief. In the process, the Sinai Peninsula, the Red Sea, and the Mediterranean Sea will get completely destroyed. Isaiah 11:15 says that the LORD will completely destroy “the tongue of the Sea of Egypt,” leaving behind seven channels or streams. “The tongue of the Sea of Egypt” is the Sinai peninsula. Would a large meteor be the vessel that would destroy this, it would be a global killer, and it would not leave behind seven channels. Africa pushing up against Europe could do just such a thing. As the topography around the Egyptian area changes, the waterways and such will have to change. According to Isaiah 19:5-7, the waterways, and even the sea, as in the Mediterranean Sea and the Red Sea, around Egypt will simply dry up. When continents move around, topography gets destroyed. Destroyed! Further, it is important to recognize that God is not saying that he will destroy a nation or a people group, but topography. The tongue of the Egyptian Sea, the Mediterranean Sea and the Red Sea are topography.
Moreover, regarding the location of the crossing of the children of Israel, right now, there are two primary locations. One is on the western portion of the Red Sea, the location where it was common for 20th century commentaries to have the crossing, but the second location actually is on the western side of the Red Sea, the Gulf of Aqaba, near Nuweibaa, where they have found chariot wheels and landmarks marking the exact place where the children of Israel crossed the Red Sea. This brings up another problem. How did 2-3 million Israelites, including women and children, get all the way across the Sinai Peninsula in just three days? If you look at the maps made, say, 500 years ago and look at the Sinai Peninsula area, you can see a different topography. (When looking at Africa in the 1500s, you don’t want a map drawn out to 21st century specifications) Even the map from 1885, admittedly when cartography had gotten more accurate, has the Sinai Peninsula looking quite a bit different than today’s Sinai Peninsula. It is very possible that we are looking at different topography than what they had in Moses’ day.
Exhibit V
PHOTO CREDIT: Pexels@Andrea Piacquadio
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Africa pushing up against Europe will completely destroy the Mediterranean Sea and the Sinai Peninsula. This will take millions of years. At the same time, the borders of Israel, most likely as they run east to west, could also change in the process.
ARGUMENTS REGARDING COSMOLOGY
On the Fate of the Earth
In this passage, the earth, then in a much worse state as compared to its present, healthy state, breaks up (Isaiah 24:19) and gets hurled into the sun (Isaiah 24:20; cf 2 Peter 3:10). (Okay, a full disclosure here says that it is most likely the sun.) There is a video that shows the fate of the earth. In that video and in the frame right before the sun engulfs the earth (Isa 24:20), it has the earth literally break apart (Isa 24:19), just as Isaiah has it.
At present, the earth, due to a shrinking sun, is actually moving away from the sun. Scientists surmise once the sun reaches the red giant stage, say, 4-7.5 billion years from now, due to an ever expanding sun, the earth will simply get engulfed by that much larger sun. Even if the scientists are off by billions of years, this still will involve much, much time. In the Apocalypse in Revelation 8:8, the earth is still the beautiful blue marble because the oceans are still intact. Further, during the Apocalypse, the scriptures read as if the earth is filled with masses of people (Rev 6:8; 9:18) and as in the Millennium (Rev 20:8), but in Isaiah 24:6, the population has been reduced to a few. These time periods obviously are not the same time. Also, the overall health of the earth during the Millennium will be spectacular (Isaiah 65:17-25), but not in Isaiah 24. Time, much time is necessary for the state of the earth to undergo such changes.
Despite the fact that Isaiah’s version of the fate of the earth lines up with the scientists’ version, the final fate of the earth and the people on it will take them by surprise. “Neither their silver nor their gold shall be able to deliver them on the day of the wrath of the LORD. In the fire of his jealousy, all the earth shall be consumed; for a full and sudden end he will make of all the inhabitants of the earth (Zeph 1:18).” Even if it is just as the scientists say, it will be sudden, just as Zephaniah has it. For more context of Zeph 1:18, see Zeph 1:14-18, which clearly conveys the end of the world.
My vision, with tens of millions and tens of millions of years in front of us, allows for the scientists’ version of the fate of the earth to line up with the Old Testament’s version.
Exhibit Y
For people of the Jesus religion, just the thought of talking about times in the 100s of millions of years or billions of years is absolutely ludicrous. You can call me a modern day Galileo. We can look at it this way: The timing of modern science, Christopher Scotese’s conclusion of the future locations of the continents and my vision was perfect! Obviously, it is very plausible that the fate of the earth will be shorter from that of the timing of the scientists.
One scientist conjectures that the sun will turn into a red giant right around the year 4 billion, not the popular 5-7.5 billion year mark. Time will tell when this happens. God could shorten the time even further, but one thing is clear. There is yet much, much time in front of us.
Further, is it possible another star will enter the solar system, destroying the earth as Isaiah 24 and the scientists have it? It is possible, but earth reeling into the sun in Isaiah 24:19-20 is not an isolated passage. All of Isaiah 24 is devoted to the fate of the earth. The other sections are consistent with the scientists’ version of the fate of the earth. Job 9:7 has the sun still around after the destruction of the earth. Would a black hole or another star destroy the earth, it would be very likely that the location or state of the sun would change drastically. People in that day, as in before the actual fate of the earth, would most certainly be aware of their fate, diminishing entertainment, pleasure (Isa 24:7-11) and hope (Amos 8:9-10). Life on earth will have been on a downward spiral for quite a while before it is actually destroyed (Isa 24:3), drastically diminishing the population on the earth (Isa 24:6). Part of the twisting of the earth’s surface may be due to the oceans evaporating (Isa 24:1), which will happen before the earth reels into the sun. As the earth nears the sun, the earth obviously will be getting scorched (Isa 24:6), basically eliminating the option that its another planet or black hole inciting the earth’s fate.
Isaiah 24 presents life on earth in another time. The Apocalypse and the Millennium both have the earth in a healthy state with the population being in the masses, but here, it is a different story (Isa 24:6).
Further, by the time that the earth gets engulfed by the sun, the topography will have drastically changed. Also since the oceans will have evaporated, the earth, at that time, will not be the beautiful, blue marble floating through space. It’ll have changed shape and color.
On the Earth Losing its Orbit
Furthermore, in Amos 8:9, it appears that the earth has lost its orbit. ““And on that day,” declares the Lord GOD, “I will make the sun go down at noon and darken the earth in broad daylight (ESV, Amos 8:9).” Would the sun turn dark or would a cloud (ESV, Ezekiel 32:7) simply be covering the sunlight, it would be one thing, but Amos actually has the sun go down at another time of day, making it appear as if the earth has lost its orbit. This would be consistent with the sun having turned into a red giant, then engulfing the earth. At present, the scientists say the sun won’t turn into a red giant until about five billion years from now. This supports the fact that there are still huge amounts of time in front of us.
Exhibit Z
Could God shove the earth’s orbit out of kilter without having to go through science? Obviously, he could. He’s shown time and time again that he does go through science. Once the sun turns into a red giant, there’s going to be a struggle for earth to keep its orbit, but then the time will come when there won’t be any more resistance. The earth would begin to reel into the sun, causing it to lose it’s orbit. Amos 8:10 speaks of the people in that day being in mourning, lining up with their knowledge of the earth’s imminent fate.
ARGUMENTS REGARDING SPACE
On the Universe Wearing Out
Isaiah 51:6 has the earth wearing out like a garment, Psalm 102:25-26 has the earth and the universe wearing out like a garment, and Hebrews 1:10-12 also has the earth and the universe wearing out like a garment. According to tradition, time on the earth would equal to roughly 7000 years, 6000 of these years are with the devil loose, and 1000 years when Jesus rules and reigns in person on the earth. The problem is that 7000 years is not enough time for the universe to wear out. Matter of fact 50 million years is barely a drop in the bucket when it comes to the universe wearing out. Hundreds of millions and billions of years are needed for the universe to wear out. This argues that much time is left, lining up with the Isaiah 24 passage, which argues that the fate of the earth lines up with secular science in that the sun will engulf the earth a possible billions of years from now. Again, since scientists do not have millions of years of experience observing the universe, it is possible that their timing is off. It may be hundreds of millions of years rather than billions of years.
ARGUMENTS REGARDING ASTRONOMY
On the Constellations Getting Destroyed
All galaxies, all planets, and all stars are constantly moving. After millions and millions and tens of millions of years, the stars would have moved so much that the present constellations will actually have been completely destroyed. New constellations will have formed. “The stars will fall from heaven (Matt 24:29)” refers to the complete rearrangement of constellations in the universe. Would stars falling from heaven refer to a literal falling onto the earth? With an estimated 2 trillion galaxies and with an estimated 100 million stars in each galaxy equaling an estimated 200,000,000,000,000,000,000 stars in the present, observable universe, and only one star being able to engulf the earth completely, this aspect of the verse in question is not literal, but figurative. Matthew 24:29 is conveying the meaning that the present locations of the stars will move completely, destroying the constellations.
So, we can see that the Pleiades, Orion (Amos 5:8), and the Bear (Job 9:9) are all on a limited timeline. They have a beginning and an ending. Does this mean that the Bible will get outdated? On the contrary, since there are only a small number of constellations in the Bible, it will prove the Bible is the Word of God. Would the Bible have the constellations play a large role in our faith, it would be difficult to grapple with this aspect, but that is not the case. A small number of constellations are brought up and not much is said about them. What about the laws in the Pentateuch? Today, we have the refrigerators (Lev 3:1; Lev 19:5-7), and Jesus is our sacrifice, making the sacrifices of the old covenant for sin no longer necessary. Further, leprosy can be taken care of by modern medicine.
Furthermore, “The sky vanished like a scroll that is being rolled up, and every mountain and island was removed from its place (ESV, Revelation 6:14).” If the sky vanishing like a scroll refers to the stars dying off just as the scientists speak of, either one, there is much more time than what believers have been thinking, or two, the scientists could actually be wrong about how long a star can live, as in the life of a star might actually be shorter than 10 billion years. Right now, the night sky is only comprised of eight white dwarfs, the stage of a star as it is dying. Modern science does not have millions of years of experience with the universe. For the time being, we are stuck in the 21st century, and in my vision, I saw life on earth 170 million years from now, with plenty of proof texts to prove that the vision came from heaven.
If the sky vanishing like a scroll refers to the stars dying out one by one, it may shed light on another possible meaning of the “Israel of God” in Galatians 6:16 means. Basically, the continents will form a supercontinent, split apart, supercontinent, split apart, etc, while the original Israel, which we are very familiar with will be getting shifted around and moved constantly. At the same time, it is possible that there will be multiple countries by the name of Israel, making it quite a challenge distinguishing which Israel is of God. Do you know how many Mt Sinai’s there are right now? I’ve counted five. Do you know how many various views there are for location of the crossing of the Red Sea? Multiple. Of course, each one comes with arguments. And that was just around 3400 years ago.
Isaiah 44:24; 45:12; 48:13; 51:13 and Jeremiah 10:12 has God stretching out the light in the universe at the creation in past tense. Basically, this accounts for the billions upon billions of years that somehow magically showed up in only 6000 years of recorded history. (For man to see a galaxy 10 billion light years away, it would have taken 10 billion years for that light to reach earth, but the earth has not had that much time.) The aforementioned verses say that God stretched out that light (heavens), meaning that billions of years of history could have passed in a matter of seconds. However, in Isaiah 40:22, the text reads differently. “It is he who sits above the circle of the earth, and its inhabitants are like grasshoppers; who stretches out the heavens like a curtain, and spreads them like a tent to dwell in (ESV, Isaiah 40:22);” This is happening right now. It takes tens of millions upon tens of millions of years for the stars to be spread out like a curtain.
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PHOTO CREDIT: Pixabay@EvgeniT
The Apocalypse proper, Revelation 6-19, most likely will include what has been called the tribulation, the seven-year period of the worst torture the earth will ever endure, but the Apocalypse, Revelation 6-19, will most likely span a much longer time. The stars falling to earth refers to the constellations getting destroyed. The constellations will get destroyed before the main part of the Apocalypse (Revelation 6:13) and after the tribulation also (Matt 24:29; Mark 13:25). Without Mount Megiddo having to form before Armageddon and the other passages presented above, there is no way I’d come to these conclusions. Basically, the constellations before tribulation will get destroyed and the incoming constellations that will form will also get destroyed. Revelation 20:3 speaks of the time after the Millennium as being “a little while,” and Hebrews 10:37 also employs the same Greek word “μικρον” when describing a little time before Christ’s return.
On the Sky Vanishing
Revelation 6:13 has the sky vanishing like a scroll that is being rolled up. “The sky vanished like a scroll that is being rolled up, and every mountain and island was removed from its place (ESV, Revelation 6:14).” With the second part of the verse going through science to get to the conclusion, it hard for me to imagine that the first part of the verse does not do the same. If John is referring to the stars going from their main sequence stage to the red giant stage, followed by the white dwarf stage, only to die and become a black dwarf, there is yet much time in front of life on earth. Basically, the stars one by one turning into black dwarfs would be the sky vanishing. This is the not the only verse that hints at this. One website has the night sky filled with eight white dwarfs at present. Since there are around 5000 visible stars in the night sky, this is going to take some time. This would mean that the sun needs to be one of the last stars to die off, allowing for people on the earth to watch the stars in the sky go out one by one.
A verse in Hebrews supports the aforementioned argument. (See Hebrews 1:12) “(10) And, “You, Lord, laid the foundation of the earth in the beginning, and the heavens are the work of your hands; (11) they will perish, but you remain; they will all wear out like a garment, (12) like a robe you will roll them up, like a garment they will be changed. But you are the same, and your years will have no end (ESV, Heb 1:10-12).” Basically, the heavens, meaning the stars, are going to roll up. All the stars in the sky going from the main sequence stage to the Red Giant stage, followed by the White Dwarf and then to the Black Dwarf would do just this, have the sky roll up like a robe. At the same time, the solar system will be orbiting the center of the galaxy, thus bringing about a type of rolling up as the stars are going out.
With this said, this means the sun will be one of last stars surviving the universe, at least in this part of the universe; otherwise there would be no way for the sky to vanish. Can you find such verses in the Bible that support the sun outliving the stars? Yes. “The earth quakes before them; the heavens tremble. The sun and the moon are darkened, and the stars withdraw their shining (ESV, Joel 2:10).” “The sun and the moon are darkened, and the stars withdraw their shining (ESV, Joel 3:15).” “Who commands the sun, and it does not rise; who seals up the stars (ESV, Job 9:7);” In the verses in Joel, the sun gets darkened, meaning the sun has reached a later stage in its life, like the White Dwarf stage, but it hasn’t died out. A White Dwarf may have 1% of the luminosity of a star in its main sequence stage. The verse in Job speaks of a stage in the life of the sun where the earth has already been destroyed, hence, it ceases to rise in the morning because the earth does not have mornings anymore. Even though the sun is still around, the stars have already been sealed up or ceased to emit their light.
It should also be said that modern science does not have millions of years of experience, so it’s possible that they’ve mixed up a few issues, namely the life of a star lasting 10 billion years.
Our God is a great God in many ways.
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This illustration does not accurately depict the state of the continents when the sky disappears. The shape and location of the continents would have long changed into a completely different shape and location.
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The sky, rolling up like a robe as the universe nears its end, could very well be referring to the Solar System orbiting the center of the Milky Way galaxy. As the Solar System orbits the center of the galaxy and as the stars are going out, it will appear as a type of rolling up. (See Hebrews 1:12 and Revelation 6:14.)
ON THE PURPOSE OF ISRAEL
According to Isaiah 49:6; 51:4-5, and Acts 13:47, Israel is called to be a light to the nations, but after only 6000 years of history, Israel has not been much of a light to the nations. Before Jesus’ first advent, Israel had a very short history as a nation, with an additional burden of being split into two kingdoms. Coming into the 20th & 21st centuries, Israel holds a tiny area in the Middle East, with most of the population still unsaved. To date, Israel has not been a light to the nations. Not even close. Would you add tens of millions of years, with a nation of believers in Christ, and then, you have a completely, different situation. Israel will have plenty of opportunity to be that light to the nations. The Gentile nations will continuously come and go, come and go, come and go, and none of the Gentile nations will remain. Cultures, languages, organizations and what not will continuously come and then get wiped off the face of the earth, while Israel sits in the center of the earth unmovable into perpetuity. (See Jeremiah 31:36.) The nations should take heed and inquire into the matter concerning Israel’s longevity.
Further, apart from being a light to the nations, Israel will also be what is called a blessing (Isaiah 19:24; 27:6; Jeremiah 33:9).
The application of an Israel of God being a light to the nations includes issuing regulations on the global stage. (See Isaiah 60:12 & Jeremiah 12:16-17.)
The original Israel of God is forming in the Middle East right now, with the Jews getting saved in order to begin to fulfill their call to be a light to the nations.
ON THE FALSE RELIGIONS OF THE WORLD
Once Israel begins to rule the world, there’s not going to be room for the world’s religions. All the false religions of the earth will meet a full end (Jeremiah 10:11), including but not limited to Islam, Buddhism, Hinduism, to name some. While the modern religions in the world will eventually get removed from the face of the earth (Jeremiah 10:11; 16:19-21), new religions will most likely pop up during a dry spell among the Jews. During an Israel of God, Israel will rule the world with an iron fist, and during these times, it’s likely any false religion will hold a Jewish flavor. Christianity has already carried out it’s purpose, and with enough time, it will be done away with, with Messianic Judaism becoming the new, dominant religion.
“Thus shall you say to them: “The gods who did not make the heavens and the earth shall perish from the earth and from under the heavens (ESV, Jeremiah 10:11).’”
“(19) O LORD, my strength and my stronghold, my refuge in the day of trouble, to you shall the nations come from the ends of the earth and say: “Our fathers have inherited nothing but lies, worthless things in which there is no profit. (20) Can man make for himself gods? Such are not gods!” (21) “Therefore, behold, I will make them know, this once I will make them know my power and my might, and they shall know that my name is the LORD (ESV, Jeremiah 16:19-21).’”
ON THE NATURE AND PURPOSE OF THE MILLENNIUM
Since there are tens of millions of years left, what should we make the Millennium out to be? The Millennium, only taking up one thousand years, is consistent with the way God operates. At Sinai, only the Israelites and the mixed multitude got to participate in a formal appearance by God. Jesus, the Son of God, implemented his Messianic ministry for only three years in only one, small region of the globe. It’s obvious that he was employing methodology that we are not acquainted with. One might think that he could extend his time on the earth and widen his ministry reaches, but in terms of reaching the masses during his earthly ministry throughout the earth, there were massive limitations. Only those in Israel could see him in person. Obviously, his main objectives, dying for mankind and training the apostles, were accomplished. Would there only be seven thousand years in the creation, it almost seems unfair that myriads of people will be born in the millennium, knowing that there are myriads of people who would love to be born in the millennium, but could not. In the Millennium, Jesus will be teaching, ruling, speaking, and applying the Word of God in vernacular terminology, setting an example for all mankind in the time that follows the Millennium. My mind says that life on earth gets launched after the Millennium (Rev 20:3). Supposing there are millions upon millions of years yet left to be fulfilled, the Millennium, being only a one thousand years, is, in fact, consistent with the way God operates. So when God makes a personal appearance, only a small number get to witness the event personally. Basically, when God makes an appearance, there are major limitations on who actually is around his domain at that time. Just as a small number of those on the earth were present during the events at Sinai and Jesus’ first advent, speaking proportionately, only a small number of the history’s population will get to see the Millennium personally.
ON PSALM 105:8 AND THE NUMBER OF GENERATIONS
“He remembers his covenant forever, the word that he commanded, for a thousand generations, (Psalm 105:8)” 6000 years divided by a 90 year generation is 67 generations, and 6000 years divided by a 25 generation is 240 generations. The verse does not say that after a 1000 generations, the end of the world will come, but it does raise the question on how many generations there will be before the end of the world, thus assuming there will be many.
ON THE USE OF NAMES IN THE BIBLE
In the Ezekiel 38-39 war, including Jacob and Israel, there are eighteen names, most of which come from the ancient world, applied into the geography of that day, proving the geology is pretty much the same as in what we call the ancient world or Bible days.(It should be noted that some names are introduced for the first time.)Also, in the Psalm 83 war, the Arab-Israeli conflict, the text, Psa 83:6-8, borrows ten names from the ancient world and applies them into the modern world–20th century on.In addition, Ezekiel 25-28 is also rife with names.Rife with names!However, the Apocalypse, a time of prophecy that is set on the global, not regional stage, is not rife with names at all.How could fourteen full chapters of prophecy (Rev 6-19) on the Apocalypse not have many names?I’m arguing that the geology, topography, and the geography will have all changed so drastically due to the amount of time that has transpired, it will not be suitable to borrow that many names from the ancient world and apply them into the said time.
Revelation 6:14 has the continents moving over millions of years, and the seventh bowl (Rev 16:20) takes place during a supercontinent, so this answers the issue on why there are so few names. The world, in fact, is another world.
In terms of location, there is the Euphrates river, most likely in a different format at that time (Rev 16:12), Armageddon, the name of a mountain, Babylon, all of which are actual locations, but Sodom and Egypt are only mentioned symbolically.Israel and Jerusalem neither one are mentioned by name in the Apocalypse, but Jesus did mention Jerusalem and Judea (Luke 21:20-21).Again, the argument here is that large amounts of time will have passed since the publishing of the book of Revelation before the Apocalypse can take place, so it will not be suitable to pick up names from the ancient world and apply them in that time.
Daniel 12, arguably an apocalyptic passage, has no geographical names at all.
ARGUMENTS REGARDING THEOLOGY
ON THE ISRAEL OF GOD IN GALATIANS 6:16
There is a verse in the New Testament that has had commentators baffled for centuries—the Israel of God in Galatians 6:16.In light of the proof texts regarding much time left before the end of the world and my vision from 2011, the Israel of God makes sense now. Either, there will be multiple Israels at the same time competing to be the Israel of God, or it is referring to the times when the Jews will be in sync with God, implementing the Israel of God, versus the various dry spells, which would not be the Israel of God, even though the nation of Israel would still be there.
In this past era, the way to serve and follow God has been via church.That being the case, there were going to be cult churches, heretical churches, churches with questionable doctrines and of course, the real churches, posing the question: which church is of God?While the age of the ἐκκλησία is not coming to an end, we are most certainly upon a new era, namely Israel, which will sit in the center of the earth for at least hundreds of millions of years. Just as there is the question which church or denomination is of God, the same question will arise concerning Israel. Which Israel is the Israel of God? While the Jews are asleep, the original nation of Israel will not be enjoying an Israel of God. During the times when the Jews will be asleep, will there be nations trying to mimic an Israel of God, or will any of those Israels be claiming to be the Israel of God? Right now, it is too early to answer such questions, but there will be a way to discern which Israel is of God, and the answer pertains to the application of Isaiah 60:12 and Jeremiah 12:16-17. In this passage, the real Israel of God will issue regulations on the global level, and those nations that do not adhere will get destroyed.
If there will be multiple supercontinents, it might get increasingly difficult where and which Israel will be the original one. Again, by applying Isaiah 60:12 and Jeremiah 12:16-17. In that case, how could it be that people actually get the real Israel of God mixed up? People take the value and belief system that they were born into and then look in the mirror and say, God believes what I believe. Questioning the society that you were born and raised in is a good practice.
The Israel of God in Galatians 6:16 includes multiple salvations of the Jews (Isaiah 17:10; Romans 11:26; Revelation 7:1-8) after dry spells of the Jews. (See Isa 10:22 & Rom 9:27.) What is crystal clear is that in the upcoming era comes out of Ezekiel 36-39. The four chapter series is a straight run of the original Israel of God, with a green check mark from heaven approving of that Israel! Written revelation from heaven has the Israel of God very clearly spelled out in these four chapters. In Ezekiel 36:25, the Jews get saved, and by Ezekiel 37:24, they have made major strides in the keeping of the commandments. Hence, the Israel of God. The original Israel of God, the only one with a written, inspired record from heaven, comes out of Ezekiel 36-39. In my vision, which was way past the Ezekiel 36-39 series, I saw two eras when the Jews were leading during an Israel of God. The rest of the time, the Gentiles were leading, which obviously were during non-Israel’s of God. After the coming of the king in Ezekiel 37, it would be wise on the part of those of the Jesus religion to take careful notes on the application of the laws of God. The purpose of a commentary like this would be for both the Jews and Gentiles of the distant future.
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ON WHAT JESUS SAID ABOUT WARS AND WARNING OF THE END OF THE WORLD
“(8) And he said, “See that you are not led astray. For many will come in my name, saying, ‘I am he!’ and, ‘The time is at hand!’ Do not go after them. (9) And when you hear of wars and tumults, do not be terrified, for these things must first take place, but the end will not be at once (ESV, Luke 21:8-9).” Saying that the time is at hand is saying that the end of the world is near, which has been said for centuries and centuries. Then Jesus goes on to say that when those who are in the age of wars are not near the end of the world. This is NOT to promote heresy! This is to wake people up to what is taking place in prophecy, namely Israel and the preparation for Israel to be a light to the nations for a very, very, very long time. In this last era, the era of the Gentiles, it was shown that the gospel could operate on its own, namely in the Gentile world, and in the upcoming era, the Jews will take the lead, with the aim to make major progress in the matter of keeping the commandments and returning the Jewish flavor into God’s work in the earth.
ARGUMENTS REGARDING THE USE OF LITERARY WORK
ON REVELATION 17:9 REGARDING THE SEVEN MOUNTAINS
The seven mountains in the domain of the city of Babylon most certainly did not exist on the plain where ancient Babylon was situated. One view, commonly held by commentators, states that these are mere hills in the vicinity of Rome, Italy, obviously pointing to the Roman Catholic Church as Babylon. Well, seven hills are not seven mountains, and Mount Megiddo, presented as literal in Revelation, does have enough time to form. The problem is in the time that as Mount Megiddo forms, Africa, by pushing north, is going to destroy the seven hills near Rome, making for more confusion for the original interpretation of the seven hills or mountains. With time being on the side of a future Babylon with seven mountains, if literal, let’s just say that these seven mountains will form in time for the Apocalypse to take place.
Furthermore, while using the verse on seven mountains to prove millions of years may not exactly serve as a good proof text, it could be regarded merely as a supplemental argument. Revelation 17:9 presents the whore of Babylon as one who is seated on seven mountains. Are the mountains real? See below. When this type of figurative language in Revelation 17:9 surfaces, generally, the figurative language is in the first part of the sentence while the second part of the verse states the literal meaning. For example, the ten horns in Revelation 17:12 are ten kings. The lampstands in Revelation 1:20 are churches. The beasts in Daniel 7:17 are kings. The seven torches of fire in Revelation 4:5 are the seven spirits of God. The incense in Revelation 5:8 are the prayers of the saints. The two olive trees in Zechariah 4:12 are the two witnesses in Revelation 11. You should get the point. So the seven heads are seven mountains. The figurative language in these cases does not employ the word “like,” making this figurative language to utilize a literary style involving a literal sense. Arguing that the seven mountains, the aspect in the second part of the verse, in Revelation 17:9 are literal will take time to form. Mount Megiddo in Revelation 16:16 is far easier to argue, but arguing that the seven mountains in Revelation 17:9 is still doable. As it is, ancient Babylon is comprised of ruins at present, and it is near a major fault line. Does the present fault lines rubbing against each other have anything to do with these seven mountains? It is too early to tell. Further, the nearby Zagros mountain range has nearly 25,000 named peaks, ridges, and summits, making this area not ideal for the seven mountains. The going argument for Revelation 17:9 concerns seven hills in Rome: Quirinal Hill (Collis Quirinalis), Viminal Hill (Collis Viminalis), Capitoline Hill (Collis Capitolinus), Esquiline Hill (Collis Esquilinus), Palatine Hill (Collis Palatinus), Caelian Hill (Collis Caelius) and Aventine Hill (Collis Aventinus). Even if you redefine what a mountain is, hills are not mountains. Rome, where you can find the center of the Roman Catholic Church, is often referred to as the whore of Babylon in Revelation. Sorry to break it to you, but Rome, the Vatican City as well as all the other Gentile cities on planet Earth, even Mecca, are all on a ticking time bomb. No, I’m not claiming that all of these cities will get wiped off the face of the Earth during my lifetime because all I can prove in my lifetime is the continuation of Ezekiel 36. Returning to the original argument, admittedly, the woman being seated on the seven mountains is somewhat obscure, but you can argue that the seven mountains will form.
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It’s not clear at this point whether the seven hills are literal or not. What is clear is that Africa is pushing up, which will eventually bump into Italy and the rest of Europe, effectively poised to destroy the present topography.
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Revelation 17:9 speaks of seven mountains, not seven hills. Further, ancient Babylon was on a plain in southern Mesopotamia and not near Rome, Italy. The prophecy of future Babylon will eventually surface, enabling us to see whether the seven mountains are literal. What is clear is that Babylon in Revelation is completely unrelated to the Roman Catholic Church in Rome.
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ARGUMENT FROM THE VARIOUS USES OF PROPHECIES IN THE BIBLE
Prophets in the Bible did not just prophecy way out into the future without having any way of verifying that the prophecies came from God. They had prophecies that came to pass in their day, and they also had prophecies that reached way out into the future. Read the examples below.
Moses, a prophet of God, performed plenty of miracles and displayed many signs in his day that he was a true prophet. He displayed the signs of turning the staff into a snake and back, his hand turning into leprosy and back, and taking water from the Nile and having it turn into blood (Exodus 4:1-9). Moses also personally executed four of the ten plagues of Egypt, proving he had the power of God. Handling Korah’s rebellion presents another example (Numbers 16:29-33). In terms of long-distance prophecies, Moses prophesied on the Latter Years (Deuteronomy 4:30) and the coming of Jesus Christ (Deuteronomy 18:15).
Jeremiah had short-distance prophecies and long-distance prophecies to verify that he, in fact, was a prophet. Jeremiah prophesied that the Israelites would be carried off to Babylon (Jeremiah 25:8-11), which was fulfilled (Jeremiah 52:28-30). Jeremiah also accurately prophesied on Zedekiah’s demise (Jeremiah 36:30-31), being fulfilled later (Jeremiah 39:4-8). In terms of prophesying into the distant future, the salvation and leading the Torah Observant movement (Jeremiah 31:31-34) would serve as such an example (Ezekiel 36:25-27). Both short-term and long-term prophecies are seen.
Ezekiel comes as another example. He prophesied on the siege of Jerusalem (Ezekiel 24:1-2), with the siege of Jerusalem coming to pass on the exact day (2 Kings 25:1; Jeremiah 39:1; Jeremiah 52:4). Ezekiel also prophesied on the state of Israel, starting from the 19th century into the present century. The prophecies from Ezekiel 36 can easily spill into the next several hundred years, with the open-ended prophecies moving into perpetuity.
The apostle John’s prophetic ministry also had short-distance matters as well as long-distance prophecies. He reached way out into the future and prophesied on the Apocalypse, but at the same time, he also had the letters to the seven churches to prove that he was real. The letters to the seven churches could have been put into its own book or be given to another author of scripture, but they were given to John the Apostle. This was not only for him to verify, but also John’s generation and the generation that followed. They could go to those churches and verify the spiritual problems in the letters, thereby authenticating the whole book, including the Apocalypse.
VERY, IMPORTANT NOTE: In my case, I’m handling the prophecies in Ezekiel 36, which are present-day, live, on-going prophecies (click here) from the 19th century on the state of Israel all the way into the 21st century live with perfect accuracy right before our eyes, before handling the vision on the future of life on earth 170 million years from now. The prophecies on Israel from Ezekiel 36 are a straight run–easily shooting 100s of years into the future. God would NOT give prophecies on the far, distant future to a prophet without something in the present day that can be confirmed as something from heaven.
REGARDING THE FUTURE OF ISRAEL
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ON THE TRANSITIONS FROM ONE TIME TO ANOTHER
The wisdom of God can be seen in the different time periods. Rather than dumping the whole thing on one generation, it was given bit by bit. Had the Israel of the 21st century been introduced during the pre-flood era, it would have been super easy to confuse invisible salvation with visible Israel. Step by step God’s work in the Earth was introduced and executed. Moreover, with the onslaught of a new era a new universal absolute would also be introduced. Man can reject the work of God but He cannot deny the existence of it. Post flood brought in the existence of government. Moses brought in the law. At Jesus’ ministry, the existence of the church was introduced, and with Israel’s emergence onto the scene, the existence of Israel was introduced, with the promise of more universal absolutes to be introduced once Israel gains global control. The time will come when Israel will be ruling the globe with an iron fist, destroying any nation that will not listen.
Once a new time period has gotten established, with people being born into the new era, the easier it is for the peoples of the world to be acquainted with that new time period. With that said, it’s common for there to be blood shed when a new era is introduced just because they aren’t used to it. Had the flood not wiped out most of the world’s population, there still would have been a significant amount of blood shed at the onslaught of government. When the Torah was introduced, hundreds of thousands of the children of Israel. It does seem that they simply weren’t used to the new time period. The establishing of the ekklesia brought much blood shed known as persecution. In addition, the establishing of the state of Israel, close to 200,000 people have lost their lives. This round the Muslims are getting slammed. They can’t accept the fact that no matter the size of Israel, Israel is here to stay. Once Israel gains global power, more blood will be shed assuming the nations won’t want to listen to Israel.
(On the Near Future of Israel)
The near future of Israel would be the 2020s, 2030s, 2040s, 2050s, 2060s, etc, as well as the next several hundred years, which encompasses all of Ezekiel 36 continuing to come to fruition. See https://israelofgod.ai/prophecygentile/. For the time being, all you have to do is continue to fill in the numbers as the numbers come in. Moreover, before the figures come in, you can know, with a 100% guarantee, which overall direction the numbers will be going towards. These numbers include Israel’s GDP, the primary method in the 21st century on measuring a country’s strength, casualties from the wars in the Middle East, the number of congregations (ἐκκλησία) in the Messianic movement, with the figures on population and immigration also being very important. Even the closed prophecies in Ezekiel 36 could reach into the 1000s of years. With people of the Jesus religion, it is taboo to speak past 100 years into the future, but Ezekiel 36 will easily fill up the next several millennium. Many of these prophecies will continue in perpetuity. Modern Israel fulfilling Ezekiel 36 is not a figment of anyone’s imagination. These prophecies are real, and the fulfillment of these prophecies are real. This is in the material world that we can see, hear and touch. For the time being, all you have to do is fill in the figures as they come in. You can know the general direction of Israel for 100s of years.
Regarding Ezekiel 36, God has said, “This is now.” Ezekiel 36 is right now!
(On the Distant Future of Israel)
On a micro-level, Ezekiel 36-39 is required to understand the prophecies on Israel, the Jews and the overall direction of the Jesus religion, but on a macro-level, my vision will be required to understand the incoming age and on. Without revelation from God, this cannot be done. Israel will survive until the end of the world; the Jewish race will survive until the end; Hebrew, the language of the Old Testament, in some capacity, will survive until the end, but it’s not clear how the spoken aspect will be maintained throughout the coming ages. Koine Greek is the language of the New Testament, but Greek has developed significantly since then. The Greek language, not the Koine Greek in the first century, will obviously get destroyed.
ON A DELAYED RETURN OF JESUS
In the spring of 1991, while reading Matthew 24:48, the verse in the New Testament regarding a delayed return of Christ, I posed the question, why is this verse in the New Testament? Then, the question was, is something going to happen, at which point God spoke to me for the first time in my life. He said, “You in the Latter Years.” These were the actual words that flew through my mind. The very name, the Latter Years (Ezekiel 38:8; 38:16) are presented twice in the Ezekiel 36-39 series on Israel. I have all of Ezekiel 36 mapped out, allowing us to see very clearly into the upcoming hundreds of years. And, in my vision, I saw a cut of life on earth around 170 million years from now. God has not given me a cut of the distant future without giving me a cut of prophecy in the modern day that can be verified in the material world via sight, touch and hearing.
Regarding a delayed return of Christ, it is imperative to realize that the warning, which Jesus very clearly brought up, is not linked up with teaching on a delayed return, but rather it touches on the response of man to a delayed return. Delayed return or not a delayed return, we need to be busy serving the Lord. Apart from this ministry, were I to guess how much time would be contained in a delayed return, I might say 500 years or 5000 years, but not 200 million years. However, the Lord is the one who runs the show, not us.
What does it mean when the Bible says that time is short (I Co 7:29)? What does it mean when the Bible says that Jesus will come back soon (Rev 3:11)? What does it mean when it says the Apocalypse is near (Rev 1:1)? In a blink of an eye, I literally saw thousands of years transpire right before my eyes. Time is nothing to God. In God’s eyes, time is not an issue (2 Pet 3:8). In the eyes of God, according to Psalm 90:4, all time passed, no matter a short period of time or a long period of time, is as time already passed.
There are obvious, inherent difficulties with saying there are yet over 100 million years before the end of the world. Paul’s statement regarding the Jews, only a remnant getting saved (passage), still stands, indicating there will be dry spells in their future. Jesus said that this gospel will be preached to all nations and then the end will come. This begs the question, which end? And what does preached to all nations mean? To think this would take millions of years sounds absolutely ludicrous. No comment on this at present. Are there aspects of the future ages on the earth yet to be understood? Well, since we are not there yet, the answer would be an obvious yes.
ON THE PURPOSE OF THE VISION
ONE, the main aim of the vision pertains to the longevity of Israel. Since Israel is not going to be toppled by anyone (Jeremiah 35:36), not even their own people, you can conclude that Israel will have the responsibility to be the light to the Gentile nations for a very, very, very long time.
TWO, give it enough time and a legitimate question is going to surface: Where is Jesus? My vision answers the question. He has delayed his return. (See Matthew 24:48 and my testimony from 1991 in the section ON A DELAYED RETURN OF JESUS.) For us living in the 21st century, it is nothing that Jesus has not come back. For those living in the 3000s, they will be used to that era. At the 10,000 year and the 100,000 year marks, the question will be legitimate and not the mockery that Peter talks about.
THREE, the aim of the vision does reveal that there is yet much time in the earth for man. But, apart from that, the prophecies that are being fulfilled do not point to an imminent end, but rather the start of a new era. Just the closed-ended prophecies in Ezekiel 36 point to an obvious hundreds, if not a possible thousands of years, before completion of the closed-ended prophecies. One aim for the vision is to accept Ezekiel 36 as the beginning of another era. Another aim is to give a heads up to where things will be heading.
Further, by splitting time wide open, now it is far easier to handle prophecy. Everybody who has worked with prophecy knows how easy it is to try to put a model together, only to have the thing get ripped apart by a single verse of scripture. Fitting every judgment in the 7 year tribulation and fitting every good thing in the Millennium is forcing things that just don’t fit.
FOUR, God’s purpose for the vision, directed at both Jews and Gentiles, also touches upon his work in the earth in the last age, with the Gentiles leading in what is commonly known as the church age, and the upcoming age. Yes, it will remain as the establishing of the world-wide ekklēsia (ἐκκλησία), or what is commonly known in English as the church, but the Jews do not call their gathering places churches, but what they have still stems from the Greek word, ekklēsia (ἐκκλησία). The establishment of the world-wide ekklēsia (ἐκκλησία) will be entering the next phase, meaning the ἐκκλησία will be entering a transitional stage where the Jews will be taking the lead. What Messianic Judaism has that the Gentiles do not pertains to the keeping of the commandments. Gentiles are not known to pursue the keeping of the commandments, whereas the Jews will (Ezekiel 36:27).
FIVE, with the technology of the mark of the beast coming in before the actual mark, it is imperative that we know where we are in history.
The present salvation of the Jews (Ezekiel 36:25-26) is associated with “Torah Observant” (Ezekiel 36:27). The salvation of the Jews near the Apocalypse (Revelation 7:4-8) has a different bent on it. Since we are not in that day, it’s basically impossible to draw a definitive conclusion on that salvation of the Jews, but we can surmise in the era going into the Apocalypse, God’s people will not just try to keep the commandments, but actually succeed in the matter (Revelation 14:12). The Jew taking the lead in Ezekiel 36:27 and in the era going into the Apocalypse will both be divinely ordained by God. (The old and new covenants both having been made with the Jews puts them in the lead.)
ON THE RELIGION OF THE BIBLE
The old and new covenants were both made with the Jews (Jeremiah 31:33-33; Romans 9:4), putting them in the lead in the days of the Old Testament and in the New Testament. While the Gentiles are people just as the Jews are, these two covenants were not made with the Gentiles. This begs two questions: one, why has the Gentile been in the lead in God’s work in the earth in this last era, and two, where exactly is the origin of the Messianic Judaism?
God’s work in the earth in the last 2000 years needs to be addressed. There are Messianic Jews who emphatically claim that Messianic Judaism began in the first century. By saying this, it is implying, at least to some degree, that once the Gentiles took the lead, they basically destroyed the Messianic Judaism religion that the apostles launched in the first century. God’s work among the Gentiles began in the first century (Acts 28:28; Rom 11:11; Gal 2:2-8; Eph 3:8; Col 1:27; I Tim 2:7). At the same time, you can easily argue that the seeds of Messianic Judaism were planted in the first century (Rom 2:28; Gal 2:14; Rev 2:9; 3:9), but the religion was not named until the 1970s. Whether Messianic Judaism was officially launched in the first century or not, God’s work and purpose among the Gentiles will not change. God does work outside of your domain, which he has in the first era after the coming of the Messiah. In the first era after the coming of the Messiah, God took the gospel in its purest form and put it in the Gentile domain apart from the presence of the Jew, proving that the gospel can survive, operate and thrive without the presence of Israel or the Jew and apart from the law of Moses. Israel is going to sit in the center of the earth as a light to the nations for at least hundreds of millions of years, making it a big temptation for the peoples of the earth to look to Israel for salvation. Israel will be a visible token of God’s work in the earth, but Israel proper cannot save. On the Christian side, the temptation is to add church membership, baptism and works to the gospel and on the Jewish side, the temptation will be to add Israel, the law of Moses or other aspects to the gospel. Yes, those who get saved get added to Israel, but Israel proper, spiritual or physical cannot save the human soul. Only Jesus can save the human soul. (See Ephesians 2:12-13.) Gentile Christianity’s purpose, proving what the gospel is and how it can work, has been completed.
Christianity was not the end-goal for the religion in the Bible. It wasn’t even a stepping stone, but it was a necessary step. Moreover, with Israel poised to sit in the center of the earth for tens of millions of years, it would only make sense that the main religion would be put in the Bible, not a temporary one.
The length of time that Messianic Judaism will take up has yet to be clearly stated. The presence of the ἐκκλησία is not expressly mentioned in the Apocalypse. Even if Messianic Judaism is still around at the time of the Apocalypse, it will carry another strand or perhaps the religion will be at the next level.
With both covenants having been made with the Jews, apparently, they are supposed to be in the lead the entire time. In the upcoming era, major headway will be made with the keeping of the commandments (Eze 36:27). Paul says that only a remnant of the Jews will be saved (Rom 9:27), giving the Gentiles opportunity to take the lead again. However, Gentiles left to themselves do not carry a Jewish mindset. It makes me think that the rectangular cities, dimension found in Ezekiel 45 & Ezekiel 48, were utilized when the Jews were in the lead and the other cities were designed when the Gentiles were in the lead.
A Few Things on the First Era after Jesus’ First Advent
To many religious Jews, it is abhorrent to think that God would work among the Gentiles without the Jews present, and to many religious Gentiles, it is absurd just to think of going “Torah observant.” God’s work in the earth in the last 1900 years has been in Gentile Christianity (Acts 28:28; Rom 11:11; Gal 2:2-8; Eph 3:8; Col 1:27; I Tim 2:7), and the next leg of God’s work in the earth will be with the Jew in the lead (Isaiah 62:12; Jeremiah 12:16-17; Romans 9:5) in the original Israel of God. The earmark of Gentile Christianity in the last 1900 years is salvation by faith alone, apart from works or anything else (Rom 4:5; Gal 2:16; Eph 2:8-9). And the how to attain salvation will not change. The earmark of Messianic Judaism, the name of the religion in the upcoming era, will be being “Torah observant” (Eze 36:27; 37:24). Basically, it’s Jewish terminology for keeping the commandments. (Actually, according to Isaiah 24:5, Messianic Judaism may be, to an extent, the Jesus religion until the end of the world.)
Even though the trail in the Bible leaves off at the end of the first century, the early church, to an extent, kept the Jewish flavor for several centuries.
The English word “church,” originating from the Greek word ekklēsia (ἐκκλησία) is one word. Messianic congregations will be the next stage in the establishing of the world-wide ἐκκλησία of Jesus Christ. The first stage was when the Gentiles were in the lead, with the Jews taking over from here. It must be emphasized that this is a transition. The building of the worldwide ἐκκλησία of Jesus Christ started in the 1st century, with God’s aim that the Gentiles would have the lead in the first leg. Again, what is taking place is a transition, but it is okay, in English anyways, to go from the word “church” to the use of the word “congregation.” The original remains as one in ἐκκλησία. The English language will eventually get destroyed by time, allowing for the future translation of ἐκκλησία to be one word in the vernacular of that day. Gentiles call the first century to the present the church age. Vernacular terminology will need to rename this period in the future sometime, but that is not to say “the church age” will get trashed. It will need to be renamed to differentiate between the Christians and Messianics or between churches and congregations. Further, Messianics, the name ascribed to followers of Messianic Judaism, is the translation of Christianos (Χριστιανός), the original in the Greek in the World Messianic Bible. The word Χριστιανός is one. Messianics can separate themselves from Christians who belong to Gentile Christianity and even claim this new word for themselves, but they cannot claim that Christians in the first leg of God’s work in the earth after the first advent of Christ are not followers of Christ. Receiving the gospel and getting saved is the same for Jews and Gentiles, Messianics and Christians alike. The difference between the usage of the two terms is what happens after salvation. Messianics are known to pursue the keeping of the commandments, whereas the Christians are not known for that.
The old covenant and the new covenant (Jeremiah 31:31-33; Romans 9:4) both were made with the Jews, effectively putting them in the lead.
Pointers on what has been happening in the last 1900 years.
1. For the commandments to be kept, the Jew will need to teach them (Jeremiah 12:16-17; Ezekiel 36:27).
2. Without the presence of the Jew in God’s work in the earth, the Gentile will most likely not keep the commandments.
3. The gospel proper, unaffiliated with the keeping of the commandments, can operate outside of the Jewish domain (Acts 28:28; Rom 11:11; Gal 2:2-8; Eph 3:8; Col 1:27; I Tim 2:7), conveying what the gospel is, and what it can do, namely save people from their sins.
4. A major leg regarding the spread of the gospel has been accomplished. Existing churches needs to be channeled into the Messianic movement.
ON AUTHENTICATING A VISION
ONE: A vision from God, bringing a message regarding the near future or the distant future, will have some sort of authentication, even in the day you are living.
TWO: A vision will be able to be authenticated in the written word, the Bible.
THREE: A vision from will eventually get a platform to broadcast the message.
FOUR: A prophetic message will actually come to pass. In this case, we are tens of millions of years away from this. However, we can watch the Israeli prophecies out of Ezekiel 36 live.
FIVE: A real prophet brings benefit to the table. My vision can bring real, physical benefit to the table. In Micaiah’s day, he was a real prophet who had to take on around 400 false prophets. King Ahab knew who the real prophet was. The point is that a real prophet will bring benefit to the table. The main idea I got from them in terms of applying in the 21st century life is living in double-atmospheric pressurized houses. Basically, hook up the machine to the house and pump in double the oxygen. A doctor, a builder, a scientist, a sponsor and the time necessary would need to be involved. The first of these houses will go down in history. In the 20th century, they made such greenhouses and grew vegetables in them. These vegetables did an amazing job with the produce. So, you would live in the house with double the oxygen for maybe 10 hours a day, depending on how long you stay in your house each day. You would naturally feel the results of better health right away. I don’t think it’s ever been done, but according to various sources, the reason people lived so long before the flood was due to an atmosphere with double the oxygen. I got the idea of these houses with double the oxygen from my vision. In addition, the content from the scene regarding managing the asteroids hitting the earth is content that could be put into a science book. Also, teaching Ezekiel 36 to Israel in the 21st century would be an amazing amount of confidence and direction on handling the Arab-Israeli conflict. Yes, I’m bringing benefit to the table.
ON GOD’S WORK IN THE COMING AGES
It’s as if God has taken a proverbial ax and split time wide open. Rather than feeling stuck, stuck and more stuck with prophetic passages, prophetic passages are tons easier to deal with.
Moreover, history has shown that it is incredibly difficult to maintain anything on earth for any lengthy period of time, including language, culture, possessions, buildings, and even land. Further, it is difficult for man to be constant at anything because, apart from, say, the nature of man, life on earth is subject to an ever-changing element called change. With that said, it can be said that throughout the ages, God will be preserving his word, thereby proving his word as timeless, and revealing more of his word. With God, all this is doable because he is God.
Israel is here to stay, as in tens of millions and tens of millions of years, even hundreds of millions of years because the Apocalypse has the earth hosting a supercontinent. Therefore, Israel and the Jews will obviously play the dominant role in the upcoming era.
ON THE CAMEL’S HAIR WARDROBE
In executing this ministry, I will need to, with authority and confidence, prophesy into the future, the near future, as in 100s of years into the future and into the distant future, as in almost 200 million years into the future. A offices of pastor, a Jewish rabbi, or Bible teacher do not have the capability to do such a thing. The man in camel’s hair clothing will need to facilitate in the upcoming transition of the establishment of the ekklēsia (ἐκκλησία). The man in camel’s hair clothing will have to tell the story as it pertains to God’s work in the earth in this last era, and the upcoming era. Someone will have to tell the Jews that God’s work in the earth in this last era has been in Gentile Christianity. The Gentiles have been leading. Someone will have to tell the Gentiles that the Jews will be leading in the upcoming era. This will be the role for the man in camel’s hair clothing.
Would there be a Bible character that I would line myself up with, it would be John, the Apostle. He reached out into the far, distant future with the Apocalypse, and he also had something to confirm his revelation in his day, the letters to the seven churches. The seven letters could have been put into another book or given to another author, but they were given to John, not just to allow John to have something for his day, but those who lived in his day also had it, and the next generation also had the letters. In my case, I’ve got revelation on the far, distant future, millions of years into the future, and I’ve got something to prove in our day and pretty much the near future, hundreds of years of Israel out of Ezekiel 36, including prophecies in the upcoming decades.
If a Roman Catholic cardinal would dress up in camel’s hair clothing and start to prophecy accurately into Israel’s future, would this scare you? It would scare the living daylights out of me. The Roman Catholics? Why does he come from them? Is God approving of the Roman Catholic church? I’d prefer a prophet comes out of Protestant Christendom. Even if I would not want to give him any honor, I’d prefer he come out of Protestant Christendom, proving the Protestants have the gospel. BTW, the way to categorize churches is whether they teach and preach the gospel, not as Roman Catholic vs Protestant churches.
The camel’s hair wardrobe is necessary in this time of history. There will be a number of firsts, further exhibiting the demand for a camel’s hair wardrobe. One, this will be the first major crux in God’s work in the earth since the first advent of the Messiah. Two, this will be the first time, the true God religion will be entering a new era without new, written revelation from heaven. Three, this will be the first time the prophetic office will prophesy this far into the future with a specific display of actual figures. Four, this will be a major crux in the religion of the true God without an appearance by him in person, which may be a first. At present, I cannot tell you just how big this crux is, but generally, for example, in the giving of the law and the coming of the first advent of the Messiah, the situation was accompanied by a visit from God to earth in person.
ON SCIENCE AND THE BIBLE
Scientists have designed a probe that can go within 3.84 million miles of the sun and keep the probe at a mild 85 degrees Fahrenheit. One scientist wanted to send a bit of information from Pluto to earth in a faster time, so he hopped the bit of information onto a ray of light, speeding up the time the bit of data would reach the earth. Scientists can do these things because they have learned how the elements work together. These are facts, not things that people believe. Modern science has come a long way.
While the Bible is not first a science book, you can find all sorts of science in it. The scientists are far from perfect, but much of what they say holds ground in the Bible. So the scientists have taken their new knowledge of the changes that take place in the universe and rewinded time or fast forwarded time to see where things would be in the future. For example, scientists have figured out that the continents move. This is not a matter of faith. Over long periods of time, the earth ends up being a different earth with a different topography, different geology, etc.
Do the scientists always hit it right? Obviously not. The scientists do not have millions of years of experience studying the elements in the universe and how these elements work with or against each other. In the 19th century a new concept, evolution, took hold. Once you have books out on the market, it is difficult to pull them and reteach the material. The present generation inherited the concept of evolution. Scientists say that homo sapiens came onto the scene a mere 300,000 years ago, making way for the argument for evolution to be blown to smithereens once hundreds of thousands and millions of years transpire without the continual evolution of humanity. Evolution will be a thing of the past. Had they held off on the theory of evolution for 150 years, they probably would not have accepted evolution as a viable scientific hypothesis.
Science does play a huge role in 21st century human society, it will continue to play a huge role, and it plays a big role in lining the Word of God with the elements in the universe.
While the Bible is not first a science book, there are numerous examples of science being displayed accurately in the Bible that have already been discovered. The point is that since the Bible can easily be proven to have accurate scientific data regarding the past the present, why could the Bible not have accurate scientific data regarding the future of earth and the universe. Here are a few examples:
ONE:
“He stretches out the north over the void and hangs the earth on nothing (ESV, Job 26:7).” COMMENTARY: The earth, dependent on the gravitational pull of the sun, orbits around the sun and remains suspended in the air. This is an example of science in the Bible regarding the situation on earth. God knew this before the scientists figured it out through the lens of science.
TWO:
“It is he who sits above the circle of the earth, and its inhabitants are like grasshoppers; who stretches out the heavens like a curtain, and spreads them like a tent to dwell in (ESV, Isaiah 40:2);” COMMENTARY: The earth is a sphere or a circle, which was known in the Bible before science figured it out through the lens of science. Around two hundred years before the first coming of Jesus, a man was near the equator, making his shadow straight down around noon. He traveled north, effectively changing the length of his shadow, at which point the man realized the earth was a sphere and not flat. The Bible is not first a science book, but it has accurate scientific data.
THREE:
“(4) Where were you when I laid the foundation of the earth? Tell me, if you have understanding. (5)Who determined its measurements—surely you know! Or who stretched the line upon it (ESV, Job 38:4-5)?” COMMENTARY: Would the earth be too close or too distant from the sun, it would royally mess up the ecosystem, making the atmosphere too damp or cold for life or to hot for life on earth. The distance of the earth from the sun is just right.
FOUR:
“For thus says the Lord, who created the heavens (he is God!), who formed the earth and made it (he established it; he did not create it empty, he formed it to be inhabited!): “I am the Lord, and there is no other (ESV, Isaiah 45:18).” COMMENTARY: Yes, the earth was formed with the intent of life on earth. While studying the stars gives glory to God, man will not successfully find another planet like earth because earth was formed and designed by God to sustain life. The Apocalypse takes place on earth. From now until the end of the world, the earth, the third planet from the sun in the Solar System, will be man’s home. It would be a wise decision for man to not spend billions upon billions of dollars to search for other planets to inhabit. What would be a wise decision would be to spend money on research and development on life on earth to make it better.
FIVE:
“(27) For he draws up the drops of water; they distill his mist in rain, (28) which the skies pour down and drop on mankind abundantly (ESV, Job 37:27-28).”
“who builds his upper chambers in the heavens and founds his vault upon the earth; who calls for the waters of the sea and pours them out upon the surface of the earth— the LORD is his name (ESV, Amos 9:6).”
“All streams run to the sea, but the sea is not full; to the place where the streams flow, there they flow again (ESV, Ecc 1:7).”
“When he utters his voice, there is a tumult of waters in the heavens, and he makes the mist rise from the ends of the earth. He makes lightning for the rain, and he brings forth the wind from his storehouses (ESV, Jer 10:13).”
COMMENTARY: The rain clouds form from water evaporating up into the atmosphere (Job 37:27-28), then that water falls from the sky (Amos 9:6), after which the water falls onto the earth and runs into the oceans (Ecc 1:7), followed by the water to evaporate again up into the sky (Jer 10:13).
SIX:
“He shall remain unclean as long as he has the disease. He is unclean. He shall live alone. His dwelling shall be outside the camp (ESV, Leviticus 13:46).” COMMENTARY: The concept of quarantining was introduced thousands of years ago by the law of Moses before science figured it out. According to the book MAN, HEALTH, AND THE SEA, the concept of quarantining was first introduced in 1377, around 2800 years after quarantining was introduced by God.
SEVEN:
“For the life of the flesh is in the blood, and I have given it for you on the altar to make atonement for your souls, for it is the blood that makes atonement by the life (Leviticus 17:11).” COMMENTARY: When the heart stops beating, the life of man stops. The cells are dependent on the blood carrying vital nutrients to the cells, making the life of man dependent on the blood in the body.
EIGHT:
“You shall keep my statutes. You shall not let your cattle breed with a different kind. You shall not sow your field with two kinds of seed, nor shall you wear a garment of cloth made of two kinds of material (ESV, Leviticus 19:19).” COMMENTARY: The quality of hybrids are inferior to the original.
NINE:
“I clothe the heavens with blackness and make sackcloth their covering (ESV, Isaiah 50:3).” COMMENTARY: Space is dark. In the ancient world, they could see this at nighttime, but it was not until man reached space that this concept was, in fact, proven. Most of space is dark.
TEN:
“This is how you are to make it: the length of the ark 300 cubits, its breadth 50 cubits, and its height 30 cubits (ESV, Genesis 6:15).” COMMENTARY: The optimal size of a ship was not discovered until the 19th century, but written revelation from heaven knew this near the beginning.
Since the Bible can serve as a science and health book for the past and present, why could it not serve as a science and astronomy book for the future? Regarding the Bible serving as a book for astronomy and science in the future, there are plenty of examples on this webpage.
PRINCIPLES ON HANDLING PROPHECY
1. The pegs need to fit accurately. Do not force history into prophetic verses. Taking any verse on prophecy and forcing the verse in the present era is very deceptive. Most of the time, you are trying to take a square peg and fit it in a round hole. Nothing in Revelation 13 has come to fruition, so picking out your favorite enemy and saying he is the anti-christ is simply misleading.
2. Prophetic passages that have a timeline really add to the ease of understanding of that material. If the timeline is missing, as it is in Daniel, you ought to be aware that this will cause numerous difficulties with the passage. Forcing a verse to fit your timeline is not a wise move because the future will eventually come to fruition. The Apocalypse does come with a timeline.
3. Longer strings of prophetic scripture are easier to work through than scripture fragments. Fragments are hard to deal with because you have to tie them up with other prophetic material, making it incredibly easy to mess up. When tying up a fragment to a fragment, you should be extra cautious. Longer, continuous passages on prophecy are easier to deal with because you have an ongoing context of prophecy. Longer strings of prophecy generally come with a timeline within the longer string. The Apocalypse is a prime example in this regard. This does not mean you cannot tie up fragments, but just that you need to be extra cautious. Zechariah 14, a full chapter on prophecy, may be an exception to this rule. Zechariah 14 comes with doctrine from the Millennium, and there are multiple verses on war in the said chapter.
4. Some fragments have to be revealed by the apostolic or prophetic office. So, be careful about reaching in and grabbing an interpretation on a single verse. An inspired writer can do this without any issues. Psalm 41:9 is the verse on Judas betraying Jesus, with Zech 11:13 giving the price of Judas’ betrayal of Jesus. Without inspired commentary, how could a non-inspired author piece these two verses together and authoritatively state that they are on Judas’ actions? Some prophetic verses will need an the apostolic or prophetic office to unravel. (Regarding Matthew stating that he is quoting Jeremiah, not Zechariah, it’s possible that Jeremiah did state the prophecy, but Zechariah recorded the words, even though they were not contemporaries.) The point is that there are, no doubt, countless prophetic verses that have to be revealed. Forcing an interpretation on a fragment can be misleading and will lead people to think things about the future that are not true, then once the interpretation is proven wrong, the ones who are wrong don’t want to acknowledge that. An example of that is when Israel became a nation. Oh! It’s literal. Then there were those who would not acknowledge that Israel becoming a nation was a prophecy fulfilled because it went against their original views on prophecy.
5. If you are stuck with an interpretation, then say it. If you do not know what something means, then say it. If you are doing some conjecturing, then say it. Prophecy, by design, is hard to deal with, and it’s okay to be stuck.
6. Prophetic passages will be immersed in biblical terminology as opposed to vernacular terminology. When the passage comes to fruition, newspapers and history don’t employ the biblical terminology. What is published is in vernacular terminology. Understanding this actually helps you verify whether you are witnessing a current event or not. The Messianic Jewish movement, GDP, the economic indexes, the Arab-Israeli conflict are not defined in Ezekiel 36 in the vernacular.
7. Israel is the main timepiece for prophecy today. To understand where things are headed in prophecy, you need to follow Israel. To follow Israel, you need Ezekiel 36. See the home page of the page on prophecy and scroll towards the bottom. Further, many Christians claim that Israel is in prophecy, but won’t talk about what is actually taking place. To speak on what is actually taking place, Ezekiel 36 will be needed, where the economic indicators, the Arab-Israeli Conflict and the Messianic Jewish movement are found.
8. Some things can be figured out. When Herod asked the Jews where the Messiah will be born, they immediately knew the answer.
9. If a passage is coming to fruition, the pegs of history will fit right into that prophetic passage perfectly. No need to push, shove, and twist.
10. To an extent, the people of God should know what is taking place in prophecy. Assuming that Luke 19:43-44 refers to the destruction of Jerusalem in 70AD, Jesus said, “(43) For the days will come upon you, when your enemies will set up a barricade around you and surround you and hem you in on every side (44) and tear you down to the ground, you and your children within you. And they will not leave one stone upon another in you, because you did not know the time of your visitation (ESV, Luke 19:43-44),’ ” to an extent, blaming them for not understanding the times. Moreover, I Thessalonians 5:5-6 says, “(5) For you are all children of light, children of the day. We are not of the night or of the darkness. (6) So then let us not sleep, as others do, but let us keep awake and be sober.” Believers are supposed to know what is taking place in prophecy. What is taking place right now concerns Israel, which comes out of Ezekiel 36.
11. When studying prophecy, do not enter the situation with preconceived notions.
12. Do not skip or force verses and make them say what you want them to say. You cannot accurately call the future by twisting scripture.
13. It is easy to pick any verse regarding prophecy and try to fit it in the present. Most of the time, that’s like trying to fit a round peg in a square hole.
ON HANDLING END-TIMES PROPHECIES
1. There is no need to link all prophecy up to the end of the world. There are plenty of prophecies that are completely unaffiliated with the end of the world. There is not a verse that says that all prophetic verses need to be linked up with the end of the world.
2. Daniel 12:4 and Daniel 12:9 both speak of the words of Daniel being shut up until the time of the end. When the book of Daniel is revealed, it will be crystal clear, just as Ezekiel 36 is crystal clear right now.
3. On numerous occasions, Jesus said to watch or to stay awake. What does this mean? Did he say specifically say what to watch for? In Matthew, Mark and Rev (Matt 24:42; 25:13; Mark 13:33, 35, 37; Rev 3:3), he does clearly refer to his return, while in the Luke 21:34-36, he simply refers to prophecy coming to fruition. Whatever the case, we are supposed to stay awake and watch. Right now, the prophecies coming to fruition pertain to Israel. Should we not watch the present prophecies? Should we be ignorant about the matter? I Thess 5:4 refers to us watching prophecy in general, not just on Jesus’ return. Modern Israel fits perfectly into Ezekiel 36, and this does not paint a picture of the end of an imminent end of the world. At the very least, Ezekiel 36 would be hundreds of years into the future.
4. Matthew 24 has been largely misunderstood. Jesus mentions numerous prophecies, with verse 33 serving as the key to understanding the chapter. “So also, when you see all these things, you know that he is near, at the very gates (ESV, Matt 24:33).” So far, nothing in Matthew 24 has come to fruition. To add insult to injury, he says that when wars are still taking place, the end of the world is not near. Jesus also mentions the concept of a delayed return in this chapter. Further, Jesus does not say that the fig tree is Israel; he simply applies the ripening of a fig tree to these prophecies coming to fruition. So far, none of the prophecies in Matthew 24 have clearly been fulfilled.
5. Rather than looking for clear markers on the end of the world, how about looking for prophecies that are going to be fulfilled. The building of the temple (Eze 37), the Apocalypse (Rev 6-19), Israel’s development (Eze 36-39) could be a good start. Being aware of a possible multiple returns of Jesus could be helpful.
6. “(8) And he said, “See that you are not led astray. For many will come in my name, saying, ‘I am he!’ and, ‘The time is at hand!’ Do not go after them. (9) And when you hear of wars and tumults, do not be terrified, for these things must first take place, but the end will not be at once” (ESV, Luke 21:8-9).” Jesus himself said that when they say, “The time is at hand” to not to follow those people. He also said that during the time of wars, that the end of the world is not near. Matthew, Mark and Luke all three mention the doctrine of the age of wars as an age not being near the end of the world.
7. “(20) that times of refreshing may come from the presence of the Lord, and that he may send the Christ appointed for you, Jesus, (21) whom heaven must receive until the time for restoring all the things about which God spoke by the mouth of his holy prophets long ago (ESV, Acts 3:20-21).” This passage calls in question just how long Jesus is going to remain in heaven. “Restoring all the things” refers to what it refers to. Matthew 24:48f speaks of a delayed return of our Lord. What is at hand is the Holy Land is forming the original Israel of God to prepare the way for Israel and the Jews to be the light to the nations. At the right time, Jesus will return.
ON HANDLING THE BOOK OF DANIEL
1. Daniel 12:4 and Daniel 12:9 both state clearly the book of Daniel is shut up until the time of the end. It will take a prophet to unlock it, which has not happened.
2. Again, Daniel 12:4 and Daniel 12:9 both state clearly the book of Daniel is shut up until the time of the end. It will take a prophet to unlock it, which has not happened.
3. One more time: Daniel 12:4 and Daniel 12:9 both state clearly the book of Daniel is shut up until the time of the end. It will take a prophet to unlock it, which has not happened.
ON HANDLING INTERPRETATION AND THE STRUCTURE OF THE APOCALYPSE
1. Do not go into the Apocalypse with preconceived notions. Rather than assuming that you stuff the entire Apocalypse in seven years, let the text be your guide.
2. There is a timeline in the Apocalypse. Follow the timeline in the text and not the timeline that is in your mind.
3. The structure of the Apocalypse needs to revolve around the Woes. Due to the use of the first woe, surfacing in the time of the fifth trumpet, it proves that the woes are time periods, not judgments. Other than the fifth trumpet, the first woe does not give any wiggle room for anything else to take place during the first woe, proving the woes are time periods. So you have the pre-Woe era, Woe One, Woe Two, Woe Three, and the post-Woe era.
4. The literal needs to be kept separate from the figurative. The apostle John purposely employs terminology that communicates similes and such. For example, he uses the words “like” “as” and “appearance,” demonstrating that he is merely describing something. He also states events as literal because he does not employ any figurative language.
5. Science and the supernatural need to be separated. How can you distinguish between science and the supernatural? Hopefully, I’ll understand this better in the future. There are numerous occasions when the events in the Apocalypse will go through science to get to its end.
ON THE PURPOSE OF MY VISION
1. The main purpose concerns the longevity of Israel. The Gentile nations will come and go perpetually while Israel will remain. Without my vision, there would be no way for me to declare that the first Israel of God is in the process of being formed.
2. There is yet much time in front of us.
3. The question, where is Jesus, will eventually become a legitimate question, not the mockery that Peter talks about. My vision answers that question. His return has been delayed.
4. The technology of the mark of the beast is already here, making it available to be employed before Revelation 13. Having an understanding of the distant future is necessary to be able to employ this technology without getting siked out. For the mark of the beast to be enacted, all of Revelation 13 needs to be fulfilled. So far, nothing has happened. Even if a micro-chip gets put in the right hand without a choice to have it put on the forehead, it would not be the mark of the beast.
5. There will be a distinct difference between the time the Jews are leading and when the Gentiles are leading. This came out very clearly in my vision as it is revealed in the first and second eras after the first advent of the Messiah.
ON WHY A PROPHET IS NECESSARY
1. There are too many firsts to deal with to simply give this to a minister to teach as a new view.
2. There are too many changes that will take place in God’s work in the earth to simply give this to a minister as a new view.
3. Heresy in the Messianic movement is gaining steam, and unless something is done, it will only continue to gain steam. With there being millions of churches in the Gentile world, as a possible strategy, it’s possible to target the Gentile churches and have them hook up with the Messianic movement proper.
4. The main reason is the prophetic office is the one who brings in new revelation. New revelation includes leadership being handed to the Jews, Israel beginning to play the dominant role and the amount of time left before the end of the world.
ON DIFFICULTIES
1. There are many difficulties when trying to deal with saying that there are, at the very least, still millions upon millions of years in front of us. God does not give a long-distance prophecy without coupling it with something in the present. When reading in Ezekiel 36 in 1991, the Holy Spirit said, “This is now!” Even though there are numerous difficulties, you cannot argue against what is taking place right now. Ezekiel 36 is right now. The entire chapter is right now, and no one can argue against Ezekiel 36 being right now. To see the live prophecies out of Ezekiel 36, go to my home page and scroll down.
2. Yeshua says that when the gospel is preached to the entire world, the end will come. (See Matt 24:14.) Such a doctrine does not paint a picture of there being tens of millions of years in front of us. In Matt 24:14, Yeshua does not say specifically which era will end. The end of the world? The end of the present era? The verse is in the Bible once without a commentary attached onto it.
3. My vision takes the world up to the 170,000,000 year mark, allowing for enough time for the topography of the world to be completely changed, including the complete destruction of the Mediterranean Sea, but in Zechariah 14:8, the western sea, which is probably the Mediterranean Sea is present. My vision was not on the eternal state. Zechariah 14:9 presents the LORD as the king over the earth, possibly as in the Millennium, but concept of war is brought up on multiple occasions. Trying to put the chapter on the timeline proves a bit challenging. Since John has the earth in a supercontinent in the 7th bowl, it’s possible that this passage takes place after a supercontinent, making the Eastern and Western Sea in verse 8 other sea unrelated to the present topography. Even when employing 20th century eschatology into the chapter, trying to put all this together proves to be very challenging. It’s possible that the LORD being king over all the earth is not the literal king as in the Millennium, but the LORD comes with his holy ones, making it even more difficult to grapple with.
4. “The third angel blew his trumpet, and a great star fell from heaven, blazing like a torch, and it fell on a third of the rivers and on the springs of water (ESV, Revelation 8:10).” It’s easy to argue that the in the Apocalypse, the apostle John purposely employs figurative language and literal language as it pertains to the context. In the third trumpet, John writes about a star, and a great star at that, slamming into the earth. Even a small star, in any stage, even a black dwarf, would completely destroy the earth, whereas here in this context only the rivers and springs are hit. John even names the star. My argument is that John does employ some figurative language, saying that the star blazed “like a torch.” Perhaps, this is enough of a simile to have the entire situation be figurative.
5. “(16) Also it causes all, both small and great, both rich and poor, both free and slave, to be marked on the right hand or the forehead, (17) so that no one can buy or sell unless he has the mark, that is, the name of the beast or the number of its name (ESV, Revelation 13:16-17).” To an extent, the technology of the mark of the beast has already arrived onto the scene. That being the case, it’s hard to believe that there are at least yet tens of millions of years in front of us before the end of the world. My argument is that the technology of the mark of the beast could be in place for a long time before the actual mark of the beast arrives onto the scene. The prophecies preceding the mark of the beast have to all come to fruition perfectly before the mark of the beast. Here’s just one example: there will be a choice where to take the mark of the beast, on the right hand or on the forehead. This means that this technology could actually be in place before the real deal shows up onto the scene, but it’s just on the right hand, not on the right hand or on the forehead.
6. Regarding the timing of the end of the world and general prophecy, the term “soon” surfaces occasionally, making it challenging to say that we have tens millions upon tens of millions of years left before the end of the world. (See Rom 16:20; Rev 1:1; 3:10; 22:6, 7, 12, and Reve 22:20.) In my vision, I saw millions of years flash in front of my eyes in an incredibly short period of time. Time is nothing to God. Nothing! When man says “soon” with reference to the end of the world, I know what that means. When God says it, the end of the world will have to come to fruition to actually prove what the word “soon” means. “For a thousand years in your sight are but as yesterday when it is past, or as a watch in the night (ESV, Psalm 90:4).” In the eyes of God, time is as if the time is already past.
7. On the English side, “a little while” is mentioned twice as if it is referring to an imminent end of the world. (See Heb 10:37 and Rev 20:3.) On the humanity’s, I know what “a little while” means, but if it is God who is speaking, “a little while” obviously does not line up with our definition of the matter. It’s already been 2000 years since Jesus’ first advent, not exactly a little while for humanity.
8. “The end of all things is at hand; therefore be self-controlled and sober-minded for the sake of your prayers (ESV, I Peter 4:7).” With the way this reads in human language, it does not sound as if there are at least tens of millions of years in front of us. In God’s eyes, time is not an issue at all. In my vision, I was watching tens of thousands of years flash right before my eyes in a matter of seconds.
9. Jesus’ return or at least a return of Jesus is mentioned in Matthew 10:23. “When they persecute you in one town, flee to the next, for truly, I say to you, you will not have gone through all the towns of Israel before the Son of Man comes (ESV, Matt 10:23).” The first question pertains to which return. Jesus is returning as king, judge and possibly a teacher. Will he complete multiple roles in one return? Are there other returns? Further, written revelation has at least two salvations of the Jews (Ezekiel 36; ministry of the 144,000), possibly a third one (Isaiah 17:10). I saw two Israels of God in my vision. Another question is regarding which salvation Jesus was talking about. I cannot take Matthew 10:23 and place it into the big picture.
10. Because there are sacrifices and offerings in Ezekiel 40-46, it appears as if Rabbinic Judaism or the orthodox Jews are in the right. It does not read exactly like the law of Moses. While the sin offering is mentioned 14 times, the words “sin,” “transgression,” and “rebel” are not mentioned. The term “iniquity” in the singular and in the plural are mentioned, but the context is not clear. Further, the word “atonement” is mentioned five times, but that atonement refers to atonement for the altar, the temple and once for the house of Israel. The purpose of atonement is to atone for sin, but nowhere does it directly mention this doctrine anywhere in Ezekiel 40-46. Moreover, the house of Israel is mentioned and not the house of Judah. In the days of the Old Testament, after Solomon’s day, Israel was split in two. Since only the house of Israel is mentioned after Ezekiel 40, you can deduce that Ezekiel 40-46 does refer to the Israel presently in the Middle East. The main argument is that since we have not reached that time in the earth, what exactly this is has not been revealed yet. A further argument in favor of the Messianics says that in Ezekiel 36:25 the Jews are being saved. The Messianic movement took off in 1967, whereas Israel became a nation with Rabbinic Judaism in place.
11. Damascus is mentioned in Ezekiel 47 three times, with the appearance that the Jews have control of it, versus Isaiah 17, with the appearance that the enemy has control of it. In Isaiah 17, the Jews destroy Damascus, but something is not adding up right now. Right now, it’s not imperative that we understand what exactly is taking place.
12. The layout of the continents of the Middle East in the Old Testament generally mirrors the the present layout, not a layout from tens of millions of years from now. Reason being is the Great Sea or the Western Sea, both which represent the Mediterranean Sea, is mentioned numerous times. The Western Sea could possibly be a body of water on the west side of Israel after a future Pangaea splits apart. However, the Western Sea is also mentioned in the law of Moses, linking it to the Great Sea. Isaiah does prophecy on the destruction of the Mediterranean Sea, but as of right now, the new layout of the Middle East is not directly mentioned in the Bible that I’ve found. However, Daniel 12 and the Apocalypse do not present their days with the continents in their present layout.
13. My vision is a proponent of multiple salvations of the Jews. We have at least two salvations of the Jews in the Bible, one in Ezekiel 36 and the other as the result of the ministry of the 144,000, possibly another linked up with Isaiah 17.
14. Isaiah 24, on the fate of the earth, and Amos 8:9, on the earth losing its orbit, do not present the end of the world as coming as a thief in the night. Going through the lens of science allows us to understand why those people will be mourning and be with less fulfillment and pleasure because they know the actual fate of the world will be imminent. So, how can this be regarded as a thief in the night? It’s very probable that Jesus has multiple returns to earth, each one designed differently and with a different purpose. So, you can conclude that Jesus will return like a thief in the night for the returns that are so designed.
15. “Therefore let no one pass judgment on you in questions of food and drink, or with regard to a festival or a new moon or a Sabbath (Colossians 2:16).” It appears that Paul’s verse in Colossians negates the demand for believers to add the Jewish flavor to God’s work in the earth. On the Gentile side, unless there is a clear mandate, Gentiles simply do not naturally add the Jewish flavor to God’s work in the earth, whereas Jews, the descendants of Jacob, do. Further, in Zech 14:16-19, the Gentile nations that do not keep the Feast of Booths will get punished by God himself. Keeping the Feast of Booths is different than not bearing false witness against your neighbor. Keeping the Feast of Booths most definitely pertains to adding the Jewish flavor in God’s work in the earth. So do these two scripture texts contradict one another? I have not seen a Messianic work through the two texts. It’s possible that this is simply a timing issue.
16. In the 20th and 21st centuries, it is customary for a Bible teacher on prophecy to draw out a model of the end of the world. I cannot do that. I can prophecy where grace has been given and corroborate it with scripture.
17. Again, there are many difficulties when trying to deal with saying that there are, at the very least, still millions upon millions of years in front of us. God does not give a long-distance prophecy without coupling it with something in the present. When reading in Ezekiel 36 in 1991, the Holy Spirit said, “This is now!” Even though there are numerous difficulties, you cannot argue against what is taking place right now. Ezekiel 36 is right now. The entire chapter is right now, and no one can argue against Ezekiel 36 being right now.
18. Hebrews 9:26
ON THE PURPOSE OF THE FIRST ERA AFTER JESUS’ MINISTRY
1. In the first century, science was not ready for what is being revealed.
2. Life on earth needed an era without the presence of the state of Israel to prove that the gospel is not dependent on the physical state of Israel.
3. The Gentiles left to themselves will not implement Jewish culture and doctrine in the Jesus religion. The Jew has been called to lead in this regard, which is called being a light to the nations. Being a light to the nations obviously would start with promoting and teaching the gospel, but the real purpose refers to the life thereafter. Man is called to have the faith of Jesus and to keep the commandments thereafter. Gentiles are not big on keeping the commandments, whereas the Jew is much more inclined in this regard.
4. Before the time of the Jews started, the gospel, by definition, was separated from the Israeli domain, proving what the gospel is and what it can do, namely save people.
5. Without the history of Christianity, I would not be able to understand my vision. Ideally, the Jews will be the light to the nations perpetually, which is their call. When the Jews are having a dry spell, by definition, the Gentiles will take the lead or go their own way. Is it the responsibility for the Gentile to live as Jews when the Jews are absent in God’s work in the earth? This could be a topic up for debate. From my experience, the Gentile, when left to himself, does not carry a Jewish mindset. The call to be a light to the nations has been given to the Jew, not the Gentile.
WHAT IS CHRISTIANITY?
1. FORMAL DEFINITION: Christianity proper is a strand of the Jesus religion with the Jews absent. Further, you cannot take all of Christianity and put the entire thing in one corner. There are many denominations, and some of these denominations do not even have an accurate understanding of the gospel. For this reason, the various strands need to be explained.
2. THE FIRST STRAND OF CHRISTIANITY: The first strand includes any denomination that claims to be exclusive, meaning that they claim to be the only way to get to heaven. The Roman Catholics have made it clear that they believe that for a man to get to heaven, they have to be a member of the Roman Catholic Church. Their online doctrinal statement states this dogma, and their history has made it clear that they claim exclusivity. The Roman Catholics are not the only ones who have such a claim, but they serve as a prime example in this regard. Actually, to get to God, you have to go through the gospel of Jesus Christ. They also claim that the Apostles were establishing RC churches in the first century. With the Jews in the lead in the first century, the Jesus religion would most definitely have had a Jewish flavor, which no part of Gentile Christianity has. To get back to the original point, “(6) Jesus said to him, “I am the way, and the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me. (7) If you had known me, you would have known my Father also. From now on you do know him and have seen him (ESV, John 14:6-7).” Again, to get to God, you have to go through the gospel of Jesus Christ, not through any organization led by man.
3. THE SECOND STRAND OF CHRISTIANITY: The second strand refers to strands in Christianity that take the gospel and add something to it. That something might be baptism, some form of works, church membership or even culture. The Old Order Amish are a prime example of a domain in the Jesus religion that add their culture to the gospel. They will not acknowledge this but they are, in fact, Amish because they want to go to heaven. They have all sorts of man-made rules that have nothing to do with the Bible, and those Amish who do not adhere to those man-made rules get put in the ban, meaning, according to them, that they go to hell if they die in that state. To get to God, you have to go through the gospel of Jesus Christ, not through anything visible in seen world.
4. THE THIRD STRAND OF CHRISTIANITY: The third strand of Christianity can be construed as Christianity proper. It is not contingent on any particular denomination, but separates the gospel from anything in the seen world. To get to God, you have to go through the gospel of Jesus Christ. Denominations in this category obviously would have their own cultural nuances in their domain but would not require that those aspects be adhered to get to God. To get to God, you have to go through the gospel of Jesus Christ alone.
5. INTENDED PURPOSE AND END RESULT: Christianity was never intended to be the end result of God’s work in the earth. Not only do Christians not keep the commandments, virtually no effort is made even to figure out what this is, whereas in the upcoming era, major strides will be made with regard to keeping the commandments. However, there was a purpose for Christianity. Unique religions have a tendency to negatively influence the human mind when it comes to comparing yourselves with other people, or even when it comes to the doctrine of getting to God. Israel is going to fall into this category. For this reason, the gospel was separated from the Israeli domain to prove what the gospel is and what it does. It is common for various domains in Christianity to adopt the attitude that says to get to God, you have to come through us. It is going to be a temptation for the Jews to do the same. Actually, to get to God, you have to go through the gospel of Jesus Christ and him alone. Not only will the peoples of the Earth have to acknowledge what happened in the first era after the first advent of the Messiah, this will also have to be continually taught. The earmark of the spiritual state of the Jew and the Gentile is well embedded in the New Testament as a reminder of what the gospel proper can do. The Jew does not have to be in the lead for people to go to heaven, and you do not have to live as a Jew to get to heaven. In the upcoming eras, this aforementioned statement will be an ongoing temptation. This, however, is not to negate the call of the Jew to be a light to the nations. Being a light to the nations refers to getting saved via the gospel and the life thereafter, not just getting saved.
6. While Christianity, a time when the Gentiles execute the work of God with the Jew absent, does not get a specific portion of scripture. The state of the Gentiles and the state of the Jews will forever be branded in the New Testament as a reminder of this era called Christianity. This is not to be an eyesore to the Jews, but to remind them that the gospel was separated from their domain to show what the gospel is, and what it can do. The history in the Bible revolves around the descendants of Jacob, not the Gentiles, meaning this past, very important era, called the Christianity does not get its own chapter or book, but there are numerous verses regarding the direction of the Gentiles in this era and the spiritual state of the Jews. Here are some of those verses: Matt 13:13-15; Matt 21:42; Mark 12:10; Luke 20:17; Acts 4:11; I Peter 2:7; Matt 23:7; Luke 13:34; Luke 21:24; John 1:11; John 12:39-40; Acts 13:46; Acts 18:4-6; Acts 28:27; Acts 28:28; Rom 9:1-3; Rom 10:1-3; Rom 11:7; Rom 11:11-12; Rom 11:13-14; Rom 11:23-24; Rom 11:25-26; I Co 1:23 & II Co 3:14-16.
7. Israel is going to sit in the earth for a very, very, very long time. With such a situation, it is going to be very easy for Jews and Gentiles alike to take Israel and link it up with the gospel in the wrong way. Yes, according to Ephesians 2:12, those who get saved get added to the commonwealth of Israel, but you don’t look to Israel the nation or spiritual Israel for salvation. Salvation is only in Christ (John 14:6; Acts 4:12). Ephesians 2:12 was written when there was no Israel. “Remember that you were at that time separated from Christ, alienated from the commonwealth of Israel and strangers to the covenants of promise, having no hope and without God in the world (ESV, Eph 2:12).” In the first century, the disciples were spreading the gospel without the presence of the state of Israel. Man is obsessed with the seen world, and Israel is in the seen world, but you cannot take Israel in any capacity and link it up with the gospel. The “commonwealth of Israel” in Ephesians 2:12 was written when there was no state of Israel, meaning the “commonwealth of Israel” delved into the spiritual realm. Whatever the “commonwealth of Israel” means, it does not refer to linking it up with getting saved. The verses following Ephesians 2:12 clearly state that it is the blood of Jesus that cleanses us from sin, not Israel.
ON THE RESPONSE OF THE GENTILES
1. The relationship between the Jews and the Gentiles brings up a number of difficulties, meaning this section is an ongoing work.
2. The Gentile, who has been immersed in Christianity, is going to conclude that it is totally absurd to say that there is a spiritual difference between the races. However, the covenants, the old and the new covenants, were made with Jews. Gentile expositors, and there are many very able expositors in the Gentile world, will somehow try to say that this is a mute point, but Paul did confirm in Romans 9:4 that the covenants were, in fact, made with the Jews, the ethnic descendants of Jacob, putting them in the lead.
3. It’s not clear how many professing Messianics there are right now. The Messianic movement proper comes out of Ezekiel 36, pointing to ethnic Jews coming to Christ. There is a difference between Messianic Gentile pastors and Ethnic Jewish Rabbis. The movement is all about the Jews coming to Christ. With this said, there is heresy among them, and I’m not referring to a few wacked out doctrines. There is flat-out heresy. Assuming there are roughly 2000 Jewish Rabbis, and were you to ask the question, “Will the real Messianic Rabbis please stand up,” all 2000 would claim to be the Messianic proper. The point is for the Gentiles to have a response or be following the Messianics, the Messianic proper will have to be named, and the heresy will have to be named also.
4. In the world that the Gentiles were born into, the Gentiles go to church, and the Jews were lost. To think that the Jews are going to all get saved in the present era, and to think this is going to take up a significant amount of time, to many Gentile Christians, this is totally absurd. 19th-20th century eschatology does not need to get in the way of what is taking place in prophecy at present. Israel is a real nation; the Jews are getting saved; the Messianic movement is for real. It is time for the Gentiles to get used to this concept.
5. The call of the Jew is to be a light to the nations. (See Isaiah 49:6 and Acts 13:47.) To the present, the Jew has never been a light to the nations. In the days of the Old Testament, the Americas had not been discovered yet, and even when King David and King Solomon were reigning, there were limitations to how well Israel was doing. Isaiah 49:6 was written after King David’s reign.
6. By Zechariah 14, the Gentiles following the Jewish customs will be mandated. “(16) Then everyone who survives of all the nations that have come against Jerusalem shall go up year after year to worship the King, the LORD of hosts, and to keep the Feast of Booths. (17) And if any of the families of the earth do not go up to Jerusalem to worship the King, the LORD of hosts, there will be no rain on them (ESV, Zechariah 14:16-17).” Then, there is yet another passage: “(16) And it shall come to pass, if they will diligently learn the ways of my people, to swear by my name, ‘As the LORD lives,’ even as they taught my people to swear by Baal, then they shall be built up in the midst of my people. (17) But if any nation will not listen, then I will utterly pluck it up and destroy it, declares the LORD (Jeremiah 12:16-17).” Further, it simply makes sense that for Israel to be a light to the nations, the nations would follow.
7. By the time in my vision, Israel had long been issuing regulations throughout the entire globe. As Israel went, so went the world. When the Jews were asleep, the Gentiles went their own way or took the lead, obviously losing the Jewish flavor, and from looking at what Christianity has become, I highly doubt that when the Jews are asleep that the Gentiles will be living as Jews. If Gentiles live as Jews when the Jews are asleep, I’m guessing there would be great reward in heaven for them.
8. A full end will come to all the Gentile nations that the Jews migrated to in the Diaspora. “For I am with you to save you, declares the LORD; I will make a full end of all the nations among whom I scattered you, but of you I will not make a full end. I will discipline you in just measure, and I will by no means leave you unpunished (Jeremiah 30:11).” There is a verse that states that those nations who are nice to Israel will get a longer time in power. When I get the verse, I’ll plug it in here
9. ” ‘(16) And it shall come to pass, if they will diligently learn the ways of my people, to swear by my name, ‘As the LORD lives,’ even as they taught my people to swear by Baal, then they shall be built up in the midst of my people. (17) But if any nation will not listen, then I will utterly pluck it up and destroy it, declares the LORD (Jeremiah 12:16-17).’ ” These two verse are quite direct and clear. Need more be said?
10. “The sons of those who afflicted you shall come bending low to you, and all who despised you shall bow down at your feet; they shall call you the City of the LORD, the Zion of the Holy One of Israel (ESV, Isaiah 60:14).” “For the nation and kingdom that will not serve you shall perish; those nations shall be utterly laid waste (ESV, Isaiah 60:12).” These two verses include the malicious Arab nations that have mistreated Israel.
11. You can guess what will happen to the cultures that are purely Gentile. It will be reasonable to conjecture that future cults and factions will have a form of Jewish flavor to it.
12. Again, the relationship between the Jews and the Gentiles brings up a number of difficulties, meaning this section is an ongoing.
13. Numerous versions mention Judaism in light of the New Testament and the Old Testament alike. See Acts 13:48 and Galatians 1:14.
NECESSARY QUESTIONS FOR THE MESSIANIC JEWS
1. Any Gentile from Christianity who is told to live like a Jew will immediately gravitate to a number of verses, Colossians 2:16 being one these. “Therefore let no one pass judgment on you in questions of food and drink, or with regard to a festival or a new moon or a Sabbath (ESV, Col 2:16).” Any Messianic Rabbis out there who want to comment on this?
2. In Acts 16:3, Paul has Timothy get circumcised because of the Orthodox Jews in the area, not because they were living like Jews. Basically, the purpose of being circumcised was due to social reasons, not the law. Any Messianic Rabbis who want to comment on this?
3. In Acts 21:24, which states, “but that you yourself also live in observance of the law (ESV, Acts 21:24),” an orthodox Jew states that Paul was living in accordance to the law. Was this due to him living as a Jew or due to Paul trying to look like a Jew in order to win Jews for Jesus? “(20) To the Jews I became as a Jew, in order to win Jews. To those under the law I became as one under the law (though not being myself under the law) that I might win those under the law. (21) To those outside the law I became as one outside the law (not being outside the law of God but under the law of Christ) that I might win those outside the law (I Co 9:20-21).” Here Paul says that he lives as a Jew in order to win the Jews, not because of a mandate. How do Messianics delve through this?
4. I’ve seen straight heresy in the Messianic movement. Never have I seen any Facebook posts dealing with heresy. How does the Messianic proper handle this aspect?
5. I’d love to see a Jewish Rabbi put the shapes and dimensions of the cities in Ezekiel 45 & 48 on paper. The cities proper are four-sided, but there are other dimensions outside of the cities proper that are linked up with the main section of the city. I can’t make any sense out of the measurements, and I am not simply referring to the temple area. There are numerous other dimensions in the two chapters. In my vision, I saw four-sided cities, but there were also other types of cities there. To get an accurate drawing of all the cities in my vision, I’d have to see my vision again, which I believe I will get to do because Ezekiel saw his visions twice.
6. In Genesis 15, Abraham was promised the land that the Hittites were on. In the process of going into the promise land, the children of Israel did take land from the Hittites (Joshua 24:11), but history has the Hittite empire reaching all the way up into modern-day Turkey. Does the promise in Genesis 15 include all of modern-day Turkey?
7. How do most Messianics handle the doctrine of eternal security?
8. “(13) For even those who are circumcised do not themselves keep the law, but they desire to have you circumcised that they may boast in your flesh. (14) But far be it from me to boast except in the cross of our Lord Jesus Christ, by which the world has been crucified to me, and I to the world (ESV, Galatians 6:13-14).” How would the Messianic explain these two verses in light of living like a Jew?
9. When Jesus executed his ministry in the gospels, the gospel of the kingdom was mentioned. At that time, Jesus had not died and had not be resurrected. Does the Messianic distinguish between these two gospels? How so?
10. In the ESV, the name “Judaism” is employed when referring to new converts in Acts 13:48. Is it possible that this was actually a reference to Messianic Judaism?
11. What is the specific argument against worshiping on Sunday in the context of the time period after the first advent of the Messiah?
12. What do the topics Colossians 2:16 regarding food, drink, holy days, and sabbath days mean in light of the Messianics living as Jews? How can Messianics claim that worship needs to take place on Saturday, not Sunday, in light of Colossians 2:16?
13. What is the olive tree in Romans 11:17 & in 11:24? Israel? the church (ἐκκλησία)? Jesus? salvation? What role does the olive tree play regarding man’s salvation? Do Messianics view the interpretation of the olive tree as a matter of separation with regards to where they worship?
14. “For in Jesus Christ neither circumcision availeth any thing, nor uncircumcision; but faith which worketh by love (ESV, Galatians 5:6).” How can Gal 5:6 be explained in light of living as a Jew in the context of the New Testament? If Paul writes on circumcision and uncircumcision in light of how to get saved, then the doctrine of this verse can be explained easily, but if he is referring to living as a Jew after salvation, how can one promote living as a Jew in the context of the New Testament?
15. How is living as a Jew applied in the context of the New Testament?
16. Were Gentiles, non-descendants of Jacob, added to Israel (Eph 2:12) during the time called Christianity when they accepted Jesus as their Savior?
17. Since Israel was not enjoying nation status when Ephesians 2:12 was written, how can Israel be described in Ephesians 2:12? A spiritual Israel or the spiritual Israel? Do all Messianics agree on the doctrine of Israel in Ephesians 2:12?
18. For those Messianics who do not believe that the Gentiles were being added to Israel during the time called Christianity, do those Messianics believe that the Gentiles were all going to hell after they died?
19. Do Messianics believe a man can lose his salvation after attaining it? Are all Messianics agreed on this point?
20. In the Old Testament, God would say things like being cut off from Israel. Did this mean eternity in hell or just not being a part of Israel? How does this translate into the context of the era of the New Testament?
21. What is the gospel?
22. What is the gospel of Messianic Judaism?
23. What does the Messianic Movement think the gospel of Christianity is?
24. How does a man get to heaven?
25. Let’s say that a man gets saved for real, do you believe that he can he lose his salvation?
26. Is there a difference between the saving gospel and the full gospel?
27. Is there a difference between the gospel and the full message of the Bible?
28. How does a man get to heaven?
WHY WAS MY VISION GIVEN IN THE 21ST CENTURY AND NOT IN THE FIRST CENTURY
1. Talk about not being ready, nothing on what is being revealed right now was ready in the first century. It simply was not ready. Had the first century believers done more, things would still not have been ready.
2. An imminent end of the world has been taught from the pulpit since whenever. Jesus did say he was going to return, but did not give a date. Since whenever, it has been the general assumption that end of the world is near. With that said, a delayed return was a foreign concept 2000 years ago. Since the first century, around 2000 years have passed, making it far more feasible that the Lord has, in fact, delayed his return. Jesus has already delayed his return by 2000 years. His delayed return will get more time.
3. A major factor pertains to Israel being ready. It was a necessity that Israel becomes a nation a full era after the gospel went out into the world. The ongoing temptation will be to link the nation of Israel up to the gospel. When Ephesians chapter 2 was written, Israel was not a nation, and it would go around 1900 years before Israel became a nation. Israel is not part of the gospel, and with Israel’s absence from the scene during the first era, it helps prove that Israel is not part of the gospel. Think about all those people in the first century getting saved during Israel’s absence.
4. A full era with the Gentiles in the lead was necessary to understand my vision. Left to themselves, Gentiles do not carry a Jewish mindset, so when the Jews are absent from God’s work in the earth, the Gentiles will perform God’s work their way. In the first era after Jesus’ ministry, called Christianity, the Gentiles let go of the Jewish flavor, and it will happen again. Without a full era of the Gentiles being in the lead, I would not have been able to understand my vision. When the cities had four sides, it told me the Jews were leading, and when the cities had all kinds of wacked out designs, it told me the Gentiles were leading.
5. Science was not ready in the first century. Scientists have all sorts of things figured out these days, making many verses understandable.
ON THE FOUR MAIN CHALLENGES OF LIFE ON EARTH
1. Life on earth is hard, and no one is exempt from this principle. Some have it harder, and some have it easier, but this is life on earth. When it comes to the life of the soul, there is no exception. Jesus said that the road to destruction is broad. Matter of fact, do nothing but coast through life and you will go to hell. To add more difficulty to the matter, most people are on the road to destruction and do not know it. Below are some of the principles that make life on earth hard to deal with.
2. “Behold, I was brought forth in iniquity, and in sin did my mother conceive me (ESV, Psalm 51:5).” We were born in sin, making our default hard to deal with right from the start. There is a answer to this problem, and that is to get saved. Only Jesus can forgive you of your sins.
3. “Every way of a man is right in his own eyes, but the LORD weighs the heart (ESV, Prov 21:2).” Except for the few who are making lasting changes in their lives, when all eight billion people look in the mirror, they see someone who is going down the right road. Whether it is the right road or not, they see themselves going down the right road, opening the door for thousands upon thousands of religions. Even people of the Jesus religion see themselves going down the right road, and I say this with regards to growing in Christ after salvation. Christianity does not emphasize the keeping of the commandments, whereas in the upcoming era, this aspect will get a lot of attention. After the Messianic movement gets consolidated, it would be in the best interest of all Christians to follow these people. They are obsessed with keeping the commandments.
4. “Train up a child in the way he should go; even when he is old he will not depart from it (ESV, Prov 22:6).” Sorry about using this verse for this point, but the verse works. Children in a Muslim family end up being Muslims. Children in an Amish family end up being Amish. No matter who you are and when you lived, the prevalent value system and belief system in the time that you lived in will have a heavy influence on you. There simply is no way around it. The people of Jesus religion are no exception in this regard. You can go onto the Internet or look into history books, and simply by looking at their picture and the time they lived in, you can capture the overall mindset they had just by the time they lived in. Augustine of Hippo, the author of THE CITY OF GOD, lived around 1600 years ago. Go online and listen to the audio of his book and notice the sentences that he made. He said things we don’t say today, namely because he was living in another time. The problem is that the time you live in does not have all the truth, from God’s perspective, about every aspect of life. For those living in the 21st century, you can be saved and follow the Messianic movement. They are much close to keeping the commandments than what Christianity is. It might be wise to wait for the Messianic movement to get consolidated and let heresy get named before actually following them.
5. God lives in heaven. We live on the earth, and when reading his word, the Bible, it is possible to misunderstand it or at least come to multiple conclusions, otherwise, where would 1000s of denominations come from. It is easy for those outside of religion to look at religion as a game of chance.
6. There is not a machine where we can get in and check our spiritual stats. If you have an organ going bad, you can go to the doctor and have it screened. The doctor will print out a document on the state of your organ, and from there, you can work on your health the appropriate manner. Interestingly enough, there is a green check mark coming from heaven for life on earth, but probably not in our day. More on the green check mark from heaven later.
7. It is said that the instruction manual for life on Earth is the Bible, which is true. The challenge is that the Bible was written on a higher level and not like an instruction manual that accompanies an apparatus bought at a department store. Instruction manuals written by man generally come with pictures and may not need to be read. the Bible is up for interpretation, which obviously begs the question, “Which interpretation is the correct interpretation?” How would you prove that your interpretation is the correct interpretation? If you rate the practice of the Torah Observant Messianic believers on a scale of 1-10, some would be rated as a 1, while others would be rated as a 10, but all have scriptures to back them up. In Christianity, there are various denominations, begging the question, “Which one is the closest to what you are supposed to be?” There is no way to prove which denomination is the closest, namely due to the way the Bible was written. All of these strands can claim they have the Bible to back them up.
Israel is going to answer many of these questions.
8. As it is, life on earth is doable. God has provided a way. Get saved, read the Bible regularly and seek him your entire life. Amen.
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