Hello World:
I want to make some comments about the symbol of the six-pointed star. When discussing the six-pointed star I want to bring out some related information to the Mark of the Beast that I did not mention in my previous follow-ups. Then I want to focus alot of attention on the Jews and the nation of Israel, because on Israel's flag is the six-pointed star.
As you all may recall awhile back I was examining theories of what the mark of the beast might be. One of the theories that is out there and I mentioned was that some believe the mark of the beast could be the six-pointed star. In some of my past posts called "Chip Implant Or Mark Of The Beast" and "Examining The Mark Of The Beast" I made slight references to the six-pointed star and it being on the U. S. dollar. In those posts, I mentioned I would talk about the star later. Well, here I am at this later point.
As, many of you who read my earlier posts know, I did not say that the six-pointed star is the Mark of the Beast, nor did I say that it is not. I left the door open that it is possible it could be the Mark of the Beast. People, everybody please listen up. The six-pointed star is a symbol to beware of.
If you look at the symbol of the six-pointed star with all it triangle cross sections, it has 666 or alot of 6s all in it and over it. You have to count each side of the main triangles. Count the triangle going up and the one going down inside and out.
A triangle has 3-sides, but if you count both inside and outside you get 6-sides, then if you count the inner side of the hexagon merging the two triangles you get another six. So between the three formations of the six-pointed star you get 666.
Now, if you look further at all triangle formations in the star which includes the main two, the hexagon link and the small outer point triangles you get more 6s. That is why I said that star symbol has alot of 6s all over and in it.
Apparently this symbol has been used as a "mark" by King Solomon, son of King David. As I progress in this series I will explain some of how king Solomon got caught up in this symbol and just how he used it. Most of the information I have found about the six-pointed star is bad news.
Another issue involving the six-pointed star is that it is also honored by the nation of Israel, and has been since 1948. Many Jews and non Jews believe that the six-pointed star is the star of David or king David, or the shield of David. However, when I researched the history of the six-pointed star, I found that it is NOT the star of David or the shield of David. As a matter of fact, the six-pointed star has no original Jewish roots.
There is nothing in the Bible about a star of David. David said that God is his shield. Scripture Reference Psalm Chapter 3: Verse 3; "But thou, O Lord, art a shield for me; my glory and the lifter of my head." David wrote that Psalm. There are several other Psalms that refer to God as a shield to His people.
Also in the book of Genesis Chapter 15: Verse 1 God speaks to Abram, who would be renamed Abraham. "After these things the word of the Lord came unto Abram in a vision, saying, Fear not, Abram: I am thy shield, and thy exceeding great reward."
Referring back to David, when he prepared to fight Goliath in the book of 1 Samuel chapter 17, it says nothing about David having a shield. David verses Goliath is one of the most famous Bible stories and battles in Bible history.
The David and Goliath battle really made David famous before he became king of Israel. I want to point out that Goliath was not an ordinary human. Goliath was literally a monstrous giant. According to my Bible, Goliath was 13 ft., 4 inches tall.
At that time king Saul offered David some armour, but did not mention a shield. David refused the armour because he had not tested it. Also, when David faced the monstrous giant Goliath, he acknowledged that Goliath had a shield, but David, himself, had the Lord of hosts.
Scripture reference 1 samuel chapter 17: Verse 45; "Then David said to the Philistine, thou comest to me with a sword, and with a spear, and with a shield: but I come to thee in the name of the Lord of hosts, the God of the armies of Israel, whom thou defied."
I do not want to post all the scriptures here, but as many should know, David put his trust in God, he was led by God to take some smooth stones and a sling, and he miraculously defeated and killed the mighty giant Goliath.
As big and powerful as Goliath was, especially in those days with the kind of weapons they had back then; Goliath was not supposed to be beat by any man, less known a boy with a sling and some small stones, like David was at that time. That was no ordinary accomplishment of war by David. Again, it was by a miracle of God that David defeated the giant.
So, if there is no star of David or shield of David, then where did this idea of the six-pointed star as a national symbol in Israel and on their flag come from? I have two reports from my research on how the star was embraced by Israel. Next time, I will go into those reports and on how I show or do not show references to information in many of my posts.
Saturday, March 28, 2009
Wednesday, March 18, 2009
144,000 Sealed Servants And 6 Known Raptures
Hello World:
As I mentioned before I wanted to explain the 144,000 people mentioned in the book of Revelation. Scripture Reference, Revelation Chapter 7: Verse 3; "Saying, Hurt not the earth, neither the sea, nor the trees, till we have sealed the servants of our God in their foreheads."
Verse 4; "And I heard the number of them which were sealed: and there were sealed an hundred and forty and four thousand of all the tribes of Israel."
I would also ask people to refer to Revelation Chapter 12: Verse 5; and especially Revelation Chapter 14: Verses 1 through 5. Now I am going to skip over typing those scriptures out, and skip over other scriptures in chapter 7 which goes into the twelve tribes of Israel.
It can be seen from chapter 7, that the 144,000 are Jews. It is believed by some including the author of my Bible that the man-child taking up to Heaven in chapter 12 is the 144,000 Jews. Also, that same man-child group is the same as the 144,000 in Chapter 14, verses 1-5. Now chapter 12 does not specifically say that is the 144,000, so I am not. However, I do believe this is the case. I have several reasons for mentioning all that.
During the time of chapter 7 of the book of Revelation and really at chapter 6, it is believed by many Bible scholars to be the start of the tribulation period on earth. Also, there can be an argument made that the tribulation period actually begins after chapter 4. I believe this. The reason why I believe this is because in verse 1 of chapter 4, I believe as do many others, that the Rapture of Believers in Jesus Christ takes place. In other words that verse of scripture is symbolic and synonymous with 1 Thessalonians chapter 4: verses 16-17.
Going into chapter 6 of Revelation it can be seen that hell is starting to break loose on earth. Henceforth, this all falls in line with my theory and other scholars theory of a PRE-TRIBULATION RAPTURE for God's believers to escape to Heaven. The theory as I previously pointed out is possible and has successfully been worked by God in delivering His people before in the scriptures. So, this theory is a working operational theory.
Now with all of that said, in reference to the 144,000 Jews; this group gets saved after the main Rapture. This 144,000 will go through part of the tribulation period. Although they are sealed by God for protection, they have to first come to recognize Jesus as the Savior.
They, the 144,000 will not accept Jesus as Savior, until the time of the tribulation, before the second half or what is considered the Great Tribulation, when the Antichrist goes berserk and comes after Israel. That is when it is believed according to scriptures I referenced, here, that the 144,000 will be Raptured to Heaven.
In the meantime, there are Believers who previously accepted Jesus and who already escaped to Heaven in the group Rapture. There are some people who are claiming to be part of this 144,000. I mentioned before, although this is a highly esteemed group of people by God, they have not previously accepted Jesus like the Believers Raptured before them. They, the 144,000, will have some major problems during the tribulation.
Again, the Antichrist will literally come after them and the rest of Israel. So being a part of this 144,000 group of people is not the greatest thing. I will have to say based on scriptures, it is better to be in the first group of Raptured believers. I would prefer to be in the group of believers who are Raptured before the tribulation.
The reason being those Pre-Trib Raptured believers are also highly esteemed by God, because if they were not, God would not have Raptured them first to escape the hell on earth. So, it makes sense to me to, at all cost, be a part of the first group Raptured. I have to call it like I see it. I am not trying to add or take away from the book of Revelation or any part of God's Word. However, those 144,000 Jews would be smarter to already have accepted Jesus.
The reason why God seals them for protection and then afterwards Raptures them is because He will wants to save a portion or a remnant of the Jewish people to keep His covenants with Abraham, Israel and David. There are some Jews even from Biblical times who accepted Jesus and went to Heaven. However, it is also necessary for God to spare an additional number of 144,000 Jews as equally divisible by the original twelve tribes of Israel from the Old Testament.
Now in studying in my Bible, my Bible list 5 Raptures that when all is completed will have taken place. The 5 Raptures that my Dake Bible list are the following:
1)Christ and the resurrected Old Testament saints during Christ ascension to Heaven.
2)The dead and living in Christ for those saved after Christ left the earth.
3)The Rapture of the 144,000 Jews in Revelation
4)The Rapture of Martyred Tribulation Saints
5)The Rapture of the Two Witnesses in Revelations
My Bible does not list Enoch and Elijah's experiences of being taken to Heaven "ALIVE" as Raptures. However, I would have to add those 2 as Raptures as I previously mentioned. I have to disagree about the martyres in Revelation. The martyres are caught by the Antichrist and killed by being beheaded. I believe when they die they go to Heaven, like a normal believer before the Rapture will go to Heaven if they die.
My belief throughout my previous posts to being Raptured primarily means that you escape the trouble and the hell on earth of the Tribulation period. In the process of escaping your body is supernaturally transformed by God to be immortal and suitable for the level of Heaven.
To me you have to both escape and be transformed in euphoric fashion. That does not fit the martyres. Although I do agree they do go to Heaven and get transformed bodies, it is not by a Rapture. If God Raptures them, He would do it before they are beheaded. That only makes sense.
God is not going to Rapture you after the Antichrist and the Tribulation did a number on you. Again the purpose of a Rapture is to escape, and to escape in euphoric fashion. Also, I believe in many cases the purpose of a Rapture is to also escape physical death or to defeat or overcome death of the body.
I believe you can die or be killed, but there is something extraordinary that God does for you that enables you supernaturally overcome being physically dead.
The only exceptions to my theory are Jesus, of course, and the future two witnesses; but even with them, they are resurrected by God and taken to Heaven in euphoric fashion. It is also believed that Enoch and Elijah are two of three possible candidates, Moses being the other, to come back as the two witnesses.
Based on what the scriptures say and what God has showed me if you count "known" Raptures, take out the martyres and add Enoch and Elijah's first experiences there would be 6 "known" Raptures. However, as I previously mentioned before, I believe there are other Raptures that have taken place in history that we do not know about.
As I mentioned before I wanted to explain the 144,000 people mentioned in the book of Revelation. Scripture Reference, Revelation Chapter 7: Verse 3; "Saying, Hurt not the earth, neither the sea, nor the trees, till we have sealed the servants of our God in their foreheads."
Verse 4; "And I heard the number of them which were sealed: and there were sealed an hundred and forty and four thousand of all the tribes of Israel."
I would also ask people to refer to Revelation Chapter 12: Verse 5; and especially Revelation Chapter 14: Verses 1 through 5. Now I am going to skip over typing those scriptures out, and skip over other scriptures in chapter 7 which goes into the twelve tribes of Israel.
It can be seen from chapter 7, that the 144,000 are Jews. It is believed by some including the author of my Bible that the man-child taking up to Heaven in chapter 12 is the 144,000 Jews. Also, that same man-child group is the same as the 144,000 in Chapter 14, verses 1-5. Now chapter 12 does not specifically say that is the 144,000, so I am not. However, I do believe this is the case. I have several reasons for mentioning all that.
During the time of chapter 7 of the book of Revelation and really at chapter 6, it is believed by many Bible scholars to be the start of the tribulation period on earth. Also, there can be an argument made that the tribulation period actually begins after chapter 4. I believe this. The reason why I believe this is because in verse 1 of chapter 4, I believe as do many others, that the Rapture of Believers in Jesus Christ takes place. In other words that verse of scripture is symbolic and synonymous with 1 Thessalonians chapter 4: verses 16-17.
Going into chapter 6 of Revelation it can be seen that hell is starting to break loose on earth. Henceforth, this all falls in line with my theory and other scholars theory of a PRE-TRIBULATION RAPTURE for God's believers to escape to Heaven. The theory as I previously pointed out is possible and has successfully been worked by God in delivering His people before in the scriptures. So, this theory is a working operational theory.
Now with all of that said, in reference to the 144,000 Jews; this group gets saved after the main Rapture. This 144,000 will go through part of the tribulation period. Although they are sealed by God for protection, they have to first come to recognize Jesus as the Savior.
They, the 144,000 will not accept Jesus as Savior, until the time of the tribulation, before the second half or what is considered the Great Tribulation, when the Antichrist goes berserk and comes after Israel. That is when it is believed according to scriptures I referenced, here, that the 144,000 will be Raptured to Heaven.
In the meantime, there are Believers who previously accepted Jesus and who already escaped to Heaven in the group Rapture. There are some people who are claiming to be part of this 144,000. I mentioned before, although this is a highly esteemed group of people by God, they have not previously accepted Jesus like the Believers Raptured before them. They, the 144,000, will have some major problems during the tribulation.
Again, the Antichrist will literally come after them and the rest of Israel. So being a part of this 144,000 group of people is not the greatest thing. I will have to say based on scriptures, it is better to be in the first group of Raptured believers. I would prefer to be in the group of believers who are Raptured before the tribulation.
The reason being those Pre-Trib Raptured believers are also highly esteemed by God, because if they were not, God would not have Raptured them first to escape the hell on earth. So, it makes sense to me to, at all cost, be a part of the first group Raptured. I have to call it like I see it. I am not trying to add or take away from the book of Revelation or any part of God's Word. However, those 144,000 Jews would be smarter to already have accepted Jesus.
The reason why God seals them for protection and then afterwards Raptures them is because He will wants to save a portion or a remnant of the Jewish people to keep His covenants with Abraham, Israel and David. There are some Jews even from Biblical times who accepted Jesus and went to Heaven. However, it is also necessary for God to spare an additional number of 144,000 Jews as equally divisible by the original twelve tribes of Israel from the Old Testament.
Now in studying in my Bible, my Bible list 5 Raptures that when all is completed will have taken place. The 5 Raptures that my Dake Bible list are the following:
1)Christ and the resurrected Old Testament saints during Christ ascension to Heaven.
2)The dead and living in Christ for those saved after Christ left the earth.
3)The Rapture of the 144,000 Jews in Revelation
4)The Rapture of Martyred Tribulation Saints
5)The Rapture of the Two Witnesses in Revelations
My Bible does not list Enoch and Elijah's experiences of being taken to Heaven "ALIVE" as Raptures. However, I would have to add those 2 as Raptures as I previously mentioned. I have to disagree about the martyres in Revelation. The martyres are caught by the Antichrist and killed by being beheaded. I believe when they die they go to Heaven, like a normal believer before the Rapture will go to Heaven if they die.
My belief throughout my previous posts to being Raptured primarily means that you escape the trouble and the hell on earth of the Tribulation period. In the process of escaping your body is supernaturally transformed by God to be immortal and suitable for the level of Heaven.
To me you have to both escape and be transformed in euphoric fashion. That does not fit the martyres. Although I do agree they do go to Heaven and get transformed bodies, it is not by a Rapture. If God Raptures them, He would do it before they are beheaded. That only makes sense.
God is not going to Rapture you after the Antichrist and the Tribulation did a number on you. Again the purpose of a Rapture is to escape, and to escape in euphoric fashion. Also, I believe in many cases the purpose of a Rapture is to also escape physical death or to defeat or overcome death of the body.
I believe you can die or be killed, but there is something extraordinary that God does for you that enables you supernaturally overcome being physically dead.
The only exceptions to my theory are Jesus, of course, and the future two witnesses; but even with them, they are resurrected by God and taken to Heaven in euphoric fashion. It is also believed that Enoch and Elijah are two of three possible candidates, Moses being the other, to come back as the two witnesses.
Based on what the scriptures say and what God has showed me if you count "known" Raptures, take out the martyres and add Enoch and Elijah's first experiences there would be 6 "known" Raptures. However, as I previously mentioned before, I believe there are other Raptures that have taken place in history that we do not know about.
Monday, March 09, 2009
Enoch and Elijah
Hello World:
I want to follow-up quickly, in regards to a couple of things I said in the last post, when I was talking at the end about God speaking to me and the nation of Israel not being Raptured. I was not meaning to brag. Please know, I did not mean to hurt anybody's feelings in that regard.
I wanted to merely state a little of what it is like when God speaks. God can speak like that to you as well if you want Him to. so, it is not just me, but can be for others seeking God as well. I still do not hear enough from God, and can learn from others who "truly" hear from God as well. Believe me I will know, sooner or later, if you heard from God.
Also, in regards to what I said about the nation of Israel not being Raptured. there will be NO NATION of people as a whole who will be Raptured. There just are not that many people who have it together with God anywhere. So, in that sense, I do not mean to beat up Israel on that one, because that, not being Raptured, goes for other nations. At least you can tell I am not being politically in favor of anybody.
Based on FACTUAL BIBLICAL EVIDENCE, Enoch and Elijah, as I mentioned several times before, were Raptured by God to Heaven. God Raptured them in completely different timeframes. Based upon those biblical facts, it can be said that God is not on anybody's timing, and that includes Israel, when it comes to the Rapture.
Also, it can be clearly seen based upon the experiences of Enoch and Elijah that God is very capable of Rapturing or catching away individual believers to Heaven at any place and at any time, when He feels it is necessary. In other words, God can Rapture up a single person, just like He can a group of people, at various times.
If you believe, and is ready to receive, God can Rapture you. Remember that Enoch and Elijah were the only persons that was recorded or that we know about, who were Raptured to Heaven and did NOT physically die. I want to add that there is another record in the Bible of a Rapture. That particular Rapture was a little different from Enoch and Elijah. I will be discussing that information, I believe, in the next post.
Just because we do not have other recorded Raptures like Enoch and Elijah, does not mean that God has stopped doing that. Again throughout history from Noah to Lot to Daniel, God has intervened or came in and rescued His people when they were in trouble. Again, there is nothing in the scripture that said God has stopped.
God's people still go through problem situations where they need His help. Some preachers and teachers have no idea of what many supposedly "ordinary" or "unknown" Christians go through or are going through, suffering in life. It is very possible at any given moment one such Christian believer will call out to God, and God will deliver them.
Everyody that comes up missing or disappear all of a sudden, did not become missing due to foul play or something bad happening to them. Rather it could POSSIBLY be that God caught them up out of a bad situation or to prevent a bad thing from falling upon them. We, many times, do not know what really happened to some people. When you gotta go, you gotta go, so more power to you if you escape by God's intervention.
We can not or should not try to limit what God can do with our limited thinking. Regardless of what man thinks or believes, he can not stop God from doing what He wants to do. Yes, I believe in a group Rapture, but I also believe in other possibilities with God.
I know and believe that more than one Rapture has happened and continues to be possible. No man, preacher, church, country, military, terrorist or anybody can stop God from Rapturing a single believer or many believers based on ANYTHING(emphasis)!
I want to follow-up quickly, in regards to a couple of things I said in the last post, when I was talking at the end about God speaking to me and the nation of Israel not being Raptured. I was not meaning to brag. Please know, I did not mean to hurt anybody's feelings in that regard.
I wanted to merely state a little of what it is like when God speaks. God can speak like that to you as well if you want Him to. so, it is not just me, but can be for others seeking God as well. I still do not hear enough from God, and can learn from others who "truly" hear from God as well. Believe me I will know, sooner or later, if you heard from God.
Also, in regards to what I said about the nation of Israel not being Raptured. there will be NO NATION of people as a whole who will be Raptured. There just are not that many people who have it together with God anywhere. So, in that sense, I do not mean to beat up Israel on that one, because that, not being Raptured, goes for other nations. At least you can tell I am not being politically in favor of anybody.
Based on FACTUAL BIBLICAL EVIDENCE, Enoch and Elijah, as I mentioned several times before, were Raptured by God to Heaven. God Raptured them in completely different timeframes. Based upon those biblical facts, it can be said that God is not on anybody's timing, and that includes Israel, when it comes to the Rapture.
Also, it can be clearly seen based upon the experiences of Enoch and Elijah that God is very capable of Rapturing or catching away individual believers to Heaven at any place and at any time, when He feels it is necessary. In other words, God can Rapture up a single person, just like He can a group of people, at various times.
If you believe, and is ready to receive, God can Rapture you. Remember that Enoch and Elijah were the only persons that was recorded or that we know about, who were Raptured to Heaven and did NOT physically die. I want to add that there is another record in the Bible of a Rapture. That particular Rapture was a little different from Enoch and Elijah. I will be discussing that information, I believe, in the next post.
Just because we do not have other recorded Raptures like Enoch and Elijah, does not mean that God has stopped doing that. Again throughout history from Noah to Lot to Daniel, God has intervened or came in and rescued His people when they were in trouble. Again, there is nothing in the scripture that said God has stopped.
God's people still go through problem situations where they need His help. Some preachers and teachers have no idea of what many supposedly "ordinary" or "unknown" Christians go through or are going through, suffering in life. It is very possible at any given moment one such Christian believer will call out to God, and God will deliver them.
Everyody that comes up missing or disappear all of a sudden, did not become missing due to foul play or something bad happening to them. Rather it could POSSIBLY be that God caught them up out of a bad situation or to prevent a bad thing from falling upon them. We, many times, do not know what really happened to some people. When you gotta go, you gotta go, so more power to you if you escape by God's intervention.
We can not or should not try to limit what God can do with our limited thinking. Regardless of what man thinks or believes, he can not stop God from doing what He wants to do. Yes, I believe in a group Rapture, but I also believe in other possibilities with God.
I know and believe that more than one Rapture has happened and continues to be possible. No man, preacher, church, country, military, terrorist or anybody can stop God from Rapturing a single believer or many believers based on ANYTHING(emphasis)!
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