From
the desk of
Bill
Ramey
10/30/15
COMMENTARY & OPINION
SPECIAL
Urgent Warning: The Hebrew Scriptures Give Us the Exact
Day of the End
Friday, October 30, 2015 11:57
By
Israel Ben Barzle
And
Yehoshua Buen Barzle
The information
I am about to put forth has never been put into print to my knowledge. It is groundbreaking
information pulled from the pages of the Hebrew Prophets that will impact you and
your family in the days ahead. My suggestion as you read through the following paragraphs
is that you spend some time in very sincere conversation with the Creator of this
world.
On a personal
note, I am not a date-setter kind of guy. In fact, I usually go out of my way to
debunk the date-setters, as I believe when the date that has been set does not come
to pass, it harms the name of the G-d of Abraham. However, in a pure biblical sense,
it is very difficult to analytically refute what I am about to share. So please
understand dear reader—it is with earnest, G-dly fear that I impart, not what could
be, but what WILL BE, one of the most important days of our collective lives.
Israel Ben
Barzle
In recent
weeks we have seen a series of critical Hebraic dates and events converge. We have
witnessed the end of a Shemitah that did not clear our biblical debt; the final
series of Blood Moon Tetrads announcing an upcoming, final war in Israel; the blatant,
public rebellion of the Western Powers on Yom Kippur 2015; the all-important commencement
of the Seventieth Jubilee cycle; the invasion of the Middle East by Russian forces;
the beginnings of a final intifada in the land of Israel. All of these events have
come together all at once. And, if you are scripturally sensitive at all, you cannot
help but realize that something big is getting ready to happen on the prophetic
horizon.
But the big
question has always been: “so when exactly will the final shoe drop?” When
will all these prophecies actually culminate in a tangible, climactic way?
Folks, like
most things in the Hebrew Scriptures, the information is there. It is simply a matter
of us putting aside all the disinformation we have been taught by the so called
experts, and focusing in on the very plain speaking messages the Creator has provided
for all of us to see and understand for ourselves—not just from the paid professionals trying to sell books.
Think about
it. Why would the Creator of this world give us information regarding super critical
issues that could only be understood and disseminated by the overeducated, religious
elite? Last I checked, G-d chose common, ordinary people to understand and share
His truths. Moses was an adrift Levite baby who became the greatest prophet of all
time. Abraham was a lowly sheepherder who became a chosen nation. Joseph was a slave
and prisoner who ultimately ascended to Second-In-Command of a world superpower.
David was a mere shepherd who became a king, the youngest in his family, and so
insignificant he was initially overlooked.
So, as we
venture into the subject matter, please keep in mind that G-d most often uses the
small, irrelevant, everyday people like you and I to understand His great mysteries.
And most often the answers to these mysteries have been there all along, waiting
for us to put aside the preconceived ideas, and to be discovered in a humble desire
to really, actually know the One who gave us our very existence.
Hidden in Plain Sight
When it comes
to prophecy, we all want to know “when”. This is especially true as we begin to
see factors greater than ourselves coming together in a prophetic, perfect storm.
As thinking, breathing creatures that want to keep thinking and breathing, all of
us want to know when something big might happen that would potentially impact our
lives, and the lives of our loved ones. This becomes especially true when it is
on the scale of Creator versus Mankind, something warned about over and over in
the prophetic scriptures. So does the Creator give us this level of critical intel
in these Scriptures…for real? Does He give us something we really can sink our prophetic
teeth into, something so absolute that we can take it to the bank and deposit it
under our “ultimate fate” account?
Yes, He quite
literally does. And folks, it has been hidden in plain sight all along.
Haggai was
a prophet to Judah during the time shortly after Judah had returned to the land
of Israel from Babylonian captivity. Haggai was a critical player used by G-d to
prophesy during the after-exile Temple restoration process. Haggai, along with Zechariah,
and possibly Malachi, also finalized the Hebrew Scriptural Canon—the Old Testament.
Most often
overlooked, the Prophet Haggai was given some absolute key Last Day prophecies.
These prophecies are connected to five primary issues:
The Final Temple
The Redemption of the Twelve Tribes of Israel
The Final Overthrow of the Gentile Kingdoms
A Great Geophysical Shaking of the Planet
The Restoration of the Davidic King-line through a Messiah
All five of
these issues are “the” primary issues of the Last Days. These five prophetic issues
form a baseline of Old Testament prophetic understanding, elements of which are
found in every single prophetic book of the Hebrew Scriptures. The prophet Isaiah
in chapter 13 regards this time of the great shaking of the heavens and the earth,
both on a planetary and geopolitical level, as the “Day of YHWH”. The Prophet Joel
in chapter 3 connects this exact time of great geophysical shaking with the liberation
of Jerusalem, the destruction of the gentile enemy, the restoration of the children
of Israel. The Prophet Habakkuk in chapters 2-3 ties together the restoration of
the Tribes, the restoration of the Temple, the overthrow of the gentile kingdoms,
a great shaking of the earth, a pole shift, and a loud noise emanating over the
whole planet. And the list goes on and on.
But where
other prophets unfold various details and nuances of these five critical issues
in creative fashion with colorful terms and narratives, Haggai the Prophet gives
us a full course meal of meat and potatoes. His words are blunt, provocative, and
to the prophetic point.
At the conclusion
of the Book of Haggai, he summarizes his prophecies using terms that are uber-clear.
Haggai 2:18-22
Consider now from this day and upward, from the four and twentieth
day of the ninth month, even from the day that the foundation of the
Lord‘s temple was laid, consider it.
19 Is the seed yet in the barn? yea, as yet the vine,
and the fig tree, and the pomegranate, and the olive tree, hath not brought forth:
from this day will I bless you.
20 And again the word of the Lord came
unto Haggai in the four and twentieth day of the month, saying,
21 Speak to Zerubbabel, governor of Judah, saying, I will
shake the heavens and the earth;
22 And I will overthrow the throne of kingdoms, and I will destroy
the strength of the kingdoms of the heathen (gentiles); and I will overthrow
the chariots, and those that ride in them; and the horses and their riders shall
come down, everyone by the sword of his brother
23 In that day, saith the Lord of
hosts, will I take thee, O Zerubbabel, my servant, the son of Shealtiel, saith the
Lord, and will make thee as a signet: for I have chosen thee, saith
the Lord of hosts.
In the prophecy
of Haggai we see all five of these primary issues of biblical prophecy. I do not
care if you are Jew, Christian, or some derivative, any biblically seasoned person
will agree that these five issues are the core of OT prophecy, however someone may
slice and dice them together theologically.
But notice
something strange. Haggai gives us a specific day: the twenty-fourth day of the
ninth month
It gets even
more provocative when we look to the ancient Hebrew and view the first sentence
of Haggai’s summary in its literal meaning.
“Consider now from this day and upward…”
This phrase
in Hebrew is “suwmev na lebeb-com men hayom hazah vema’alah”. Unfortunately, what
we have here in these words in our English Bibles is a rather feeble translation.
This phrase incorporates a sturdy “Hebrewism”, the use of phraseology that is commonly
recognized by a Hebrew reader to have a very specific meaning when used in a sentence.
In addition, the phrase here even adds a special word meaning to implore important
attention. In other words, what it is saying here to the reader is: “PLEASE!
Take in the importance of what is being said here.”
The phrase
“suwmev na lebeb-com” means literally to “please set your heart on this”. The phrase
“men hayom hazah vema’alah” means “from the day—of this (day) –and higher”. In essence,
what it is stating here in proper Hebrew, in a comprehensible paraphrase is:
“Please! Set your heart on this day,
and even more so, to the same day later on which will have a ‘higher’ implication.”
Dear reader,
this is absolutely clear in the Hebrew. This day, the twenty-fourth day of the ninth
month, had some meaning in Zerubbabel’s time. But, according to the prophecy, it
has an even higher ultimate meaning in a prophetic sense, and this is what the Hebrew
here is telling us.
In fact, the
prophecy of Haggai is doggedly determined that the reader zero in on this specific
day. The twenty fourth day of the ninth month is stated no less than four times
in the last chapter of the Book of Haggai, and it is precisely outlined by Haggai
as “the” day to prophetically watch for.
This is astounding.
And, if we
read the entire chapter of Haggai’s prophecy double checking for context, we will
see that the Temple of which he is prophesying can only be the Latter Day Temple
(vs 7-9), a Temple that will be much greater than the original. He speaks
of the “desire of all nations to come”, a direct reference to the coming
King Messiah (vs 7). Haggai also clarifies upfront that this is no ordinary earthquake
we’re talking about—all the gentile nations will be shaken (vs 7).
Thus, we can
see why the Prophet Haggai asks us to set our hearts on this particular day. And
if we take the time to break it out, we see that Haggai gives us a time sensitive,
very well-defined summary of these five core issues using specific idioms and terms
that are very well documented as to their meaning elsewhere in the Scriptures.
The Final Temple
“Consider (set your heart on it) now from this day and upward,
from the four and twentieth day of the ninth month, even
from the day that the foundation of the Lord‘s temple
was laid, consider it (set your heart on it).”
The Redemption of the Twelve Tribes of Israel
“Is the seed (all of Abraham’s seed) yet in the barn?
yea, as yet the vine (House of Israel), and the fig tree
(the House of Judah), and the pomegranate (the Davidic King-line),
and the olive tree (the final restored Israel), hath not (yet been)
brought forth: from this day will I bless you.
A Great Geophysical Shaking of the Planet
“And again the word of the Lord came
unto Haggai in the four and twentieth day of the month, saying,
Speak to Zerubbabel, governor of Judah, saying, I will
shake the heavens and the earth;”
The Final Overthrow of the Gentile Kingdoms
“And I will overthrow the throne of kingdoms, and I will destroy
the strength of the kingdoms of the heathen (gentiles); and I will overthrow
the chariots, and those that ride in them; and the horses and their riders shall
come down, everyone by the sword of his brother”
The Restoration of the Davidic King-line
“In that day (the twenty fourth day of the ninth month), saith the Lord
of hosts, will I take thee, O Zerubbabel, my servant, the son of Shealtiel, saith
the Lord, and will make thee as a signet (the king’s ring):
for I have chosen thee, saith the Lord of hosts.”
To drive the
point home leaving absolutely no doubts, we must ask ourselves: “is Haggai speaking
Latter Day prophecy here, or is this just Old Testament history that already came
about?”
OK…did ANY
of these five issues come to pass in Zerubbabel’s time?
They did not.
None of these events in Haggai’s prophecy occurred in Zerubbabel’s time. A final
Temple, perpetually blessed, was not built. All of Israel, all of Abraham’s seed
from all Twelve Tribes, were not restored; nor are they still. The planet did not
experience a catastrophic, world-wide shaking in Zerubbabel’s time. All of the gentile
kingdoms were not overthrown, and, as of today, are still in control. Since the
fall of Jerusalem in Jeremiah’s time a descendant of King David has never held the
official title of “King of Israel” with the official royal signet—never. In fact,
Zerubbabel was merely made a vassal governor under the authority of a foreign power,
never a king of Israel. The prophet Zechariah, Haggai’s contemporary, states in
detail that Zerubbabel was not a final prophetic product, but was a foreshadowing
figure symbolic of a coming king who would be involved in the final restoration
of the Temple.
None of these
prophecies have come to pass. But we are told throughout the Scriptures that these
events WILL HAPPEN in the future—and according to Haggai’s words these prophecies
will come to conclusion on the twenty fourth day of the ninth month on the Hebrew
calendar.
The 24th of Kislev
The twenty
fourth day of the ninth month is the 24th day of the month of Kislev on the Hebrew
calendar. It is a fascinating day in history, as it is a day we are given some precise,
prophetic shadow pictures leading up to the final Great Event.
In 167 BC
a portion of the Jews in Israel revolted against Greek rule in their land. This
revolt was led by a family: the Maccabees. They were a family of rural priest-warriors
from the tribe of Levi. The Maccabean revolt was eventually successful, and it was
in 160 BC that the Jews retook Jerusalem, liberated the Temple, and threw off their
foreign conquerors in the land.
The specific
day that this occurred—the liberation of the Temple Mount from the pagan Greeks?
You guessed it—the twenty fourth day of the ninth month, the 24th of Kislev.
This great
day of liberation is memorialized in Jewish historical tradition, and is still celebrated
today, although many of us may not know some of the more fascinating circumstances.
When the Jews
and the Levitical Priesthood reclaimed the Temple on the 24th day of Kislev in 160
BC, they searched for the proper oil to burn in the Menorah lamps in the Temple.
This particular Temple oil had to go through a very specific process in order to
be pure enough to be used for G-d’s sacred service in His house, as outlined by
the Torah. Finding only one day’s worth of oil, the priests decided to go ahead
and burn what they had until proper Temple oil could be produced, a process that
took about a week. Miraculously, one day’s worth of Temple oil lasted for eight
days. These eight days are incredibly special days in the Jewish tradition. These
days are celebrated as the Jewish “Festival of Lights”, known world-wide as “Hanukah”.
Thus, the
24th of Kislev, the twenty fourth day of the ninth month, is the literal
origin of Hanukah. It is the day that signifies the release of the Temple from
foreign domination.
Flash forward
to December 9th, 1917. Prior to this date, Jerusalem had been under Turkish Muslim
domination for centuries. It was General Lord Allenby of the British Army who successfully
liberated the Holy City from Muslim control. The day the military offensive concluded,
and Jerusalem and the Temple Mount were free once more was….
…The twenty
fourth day of the ninth month, the 24th of Kislev.
Folks, there
is just way too much coincidence going on here; and coincidence is a non-kosher
word to a religious Hebrew. There is just no such thing when you are dealing with
a G-d who is a master at controlling circumstances in such a clear-cut fashion.
On both occasions, G-d liberated the Temple Mount on the 24th of Kislev.
So what we
see in these events leading up to the final Great Event are shadow pictures that
the Creator has perfectly provided to us to validate and establish the fact that
the twenty fourth day of the ninth month, the 24th of Kislev, is “the” day that
the G-d of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob will intervene permanently on the present fate
of the Temple Mount and complete the restoration of the Twelve Tribes of Israel
to their Temple. According to Him, it is on this day that He will shake the geophysics
of the planet like never before in history. It is on this day He will bring about
the end of the supremacy of the gentile nations in our world with intention. And
it is on this day that He will officially reestablish the destiny of the Davidic
King-line.
So What Does This Mean?
This is where the rubber meets the road.
There will
be spectacular events—mind-blowing prophetic events leading up to this day. Pieces
of the End-time puzzle will fall into place systematically, as the course of human
history comes to a climax. However, the Creator through His Word points to this
particular day as “the” watershed prophetic day that His Divine plan is implemented
in full measure.
For His reasons,
the Creator has chosen this day, the 24th of Kislev, the twenty fourth day of the
ninth month, to be the day that He universally shakes the heavens and earth—and
He states this in clear terms. You can biblically count on the fact that on the
24th of Kislev, at some point in the future, there will be a catastrophic, geophysical
event, across the entire planet, the likes which we have never seen before. There
will most likely be surreal, earth-shaking events leading up to this day as the
prophetic birth pangs heighten, but the result of the geophysics of this particular
day will be decisive, putting into play the final scenes of the prophetic scenario.
Does this
all sound just way too good to be true? I mean, is G-d being this forthright with
us as to give us a precise time as to when the End is to finally come about?
Yes, I know,
we are all used to hearing from the experts that we just cannot figure this whole
thing out without buying their latest book.
But the Creator
Himself puts these money-driven charlatans in their place. It states in the Hebrew
Scriptures that G-d does nothing of any prophetic magnitude without personally providing
a prophet to tell us exactly what is about to occur.
Amos 3:6-8
Shall a trumpet be blown in the city, and the people not be
afraid? shall there be evil in a city, and the Lord
hath not done it?
7 Surely the Lord God will do nothing, but he revealeth
his secret unto his servants the prophets.
8 The lion hath roared, who will not fear? the Lord
God hath spoken, who can but prophesy?
Haggai is
that Prophet, and he has given us a straight forward, concrete point of timing to
work with. And, by the way, notice Haggai
does not ask for any financial compensation.
This leads
us to the prophetic nitty-gritty. Understanding that we are in the final season
of biblical prophecy, as we have entered the Seventieth Jubilee cycle, here are
the upcoming dates of the 24th of Kislev, the twenty fourth day of the ninth month
on the Hebrew calendar:
The 24th of Kislev
in 2015 is December 6th. This is just a few short weeks away.
The 24th of Kislev
in 2016 is December 24th, on Christmas Eve.
The 24th of Kislev
in 2017 is December 12th.
In conclusion,
please hear me. This idea of a specific day is not coming from some fringe lunatic
writer telling you to sell your home and gather on a remote hillside somewhere to
await a rapture. The details we have included in this article are coming straight
from the ancient prophets themselves. The conclusion that the 24th of Kislev is
the Creator-given day that five core prophetic issues of the Old Testament are decisively
concluded comes from the data, from the analysis of what the Hebrew
language states in the prophecies of Haggai in crystal clear Hebraic terms.
So you decide….
Please take
this information and make a hard evaluation of where events are right now, and where
they are most likely going. It is getting late in the game. Many prophetic factors
are converging, and things look to accelerate in the weeks ahead. We have brought
the 24th of Kislev to our readers’ attention because we believe it is time to come
to grips with where we are at in the prophetic timeline. Reality is bearing down
on us. We are in the final cycle.
And the Creator is giving us real answers.
Ramey comments:
I could point
out a few inaccuracies in this article but all of them lumped together would not
serve to offset the weight of truth that is being set forth here. I think we should consider this article carefully.
Having said
that, however, there are some things we (those
who cultivate a love of truth), need to keep in mind: #1) Those
involved in the religions of this world neither understand the nature of God nor
His plan for the rescue of mankind and planet earth. Those who wrote the above article, as I understand
it, believe that "God is one".
And if that be true, how do they explain the scripture they, (the Jews),
have preserved in the book of Genesis, which quotes God as saying, "Let us make man in our image."? Who was God
talking to? The prophet Jeremiah has shown
us not only that the Jews have falsified the scriptures (8:8) but that our fathers
have inherited these lies (16:19).
And for those
who believe in a Messiah and His soon return, they are deceived about that return. They are looking for Him to return in blazing
light, descending on the Mt of Olives with His right hand raised in a gesture of
peace. And this, my friends, is simply not
true. Few realize that both of the Elohim
will slip in unobserved and conduct an exodus out of Babylon before being announced
to the world. You can see this expedition
in Isaiah 52:10-12 and it will be viewed by the nations, which to me suggests that
Babylon will lose a sizeable slice of it's military in an attempted blocking of
this exodus.
The religious
world will view the resettlement of Jerusalem after it's destruction, as the antichrist
and this message will be trumpeted from pulpits around the world in order to gather
the armies to be moved to the Jerusalem area in preparation for the battle of Revelation
19. This is a perfect illustration of the
"...deception of the whole world", spoken of in Revelation 12:9
Will this
information be accepted "...with all readiness of mind"? Only by those cultivating "...a love of truth"
to the point that it has reshaped their lives.
The exodus list will be predetermined and will not be taken from the top
politicians in the various churches. "Two
will be working in the field, one will be taken and the other left..." "Two women will be working in the mill,
one taken and the other left."
So, is this
the rapture? The rapture is a religious myth
concocted by religious charlatans to keep the masses anesthetized and therefore
more manageable. As with most myths, perhaps
it has a germ of truth and that truth may be found in Revelation 5 in the account
of the 24 elders. The account makes it clear
they were once flesh and blood humans but
here they are at the throne of God at the time John is transported there
in vision. Is this a pre-resurrection?
Is there a
church out there somewhere teaching the truth, the whole truth and nothing but the
truth? I spent 40 years of my life searching
for that church and have come to the conclusion that churches and religion are creations
of Satan for the purpose of "...deceiving the whole world". We can see in Revelation 12:9 how successful this
creation has been.
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