I definitely benefited from this article! I’m heading to Japan in two months and hoping to do a fair share of hitching while I’m there, and just reading about people’s adventures is helping me out a great deal. This is the first of your articles I’ve read, but I’ll definitely be checking out your other hitching ones! Thanks!
James I love your site and you, & devotion to Our Lord. ‘Will keep coming back–disagree on our point of eschatology however, and I will not my Brother beleaguer the points. Usually do not respond but do disagree with David Berg’s view of Israel & the ecclesia–God is merciful where we are not. Jacob’s trouble from Jeremiah and Daniel 9 I believe coincide. We are still under Rome, the last world empire, according to Daniel 2 vision of Nebuchadnezzar…”till the times of the Gentiles be fulfilled.” God will turn again to his people Israel whom He has not forsaken (Romans 9-11). ‘Contend that Premillennial view was NOT created by Rome, for many reasons, but primarily it places them in the place of the anti-Christ (which you apparently agree), and the Harlot False Church in Revelation, The Catholics did indeed invent and promote Amillennialism early on that ignored desolate Israel the true believers and places Rome and the pope in the driver’s seat of divine intentions, negating God’s covenant with Israel. Israel is not lost to God.
Mark, thank you for your love and heartfelt comments. I would just like to point out that 97 percent of people who call themselves Jews today, and even those who live in the nation called Israel, may not in fact be genetically related to the patriarchs Abraham, Isaac and Jacob. Please seehttp://christianitybeliefs.org/end-times-deceptions/who-are-jews/
Alex is a personality… I listen to him everyday. He’s fantastical, but if you check facts and think for yourself; you can take his true message of World Government and build your own facts.
Another Note: I appreciate you sharing how your friends who listen to him have changed… I get it. Im a Veteran, and I can tell you he is an expert on talking “Wartime Strategy” especially for someone who never saw combat… It’s like he was programmed to speak to us.
In establishing that the covenant of the 70th week of Daniel was Jesus New Covenant, one verse to look to is Isaiah 49:8, “Thus saith the LORD, In an acceptable time have I heard thee, and in a day of salvation have I helped thee: and I will preserve thee, and give thee for a covenant of the people, to establish the earth, to cause to inherit the desolate heritages.”
Jesus confirmed that it was He who was sent to be a covenant for the Jews, by his knowledge of the Words of God, by his teachings, by his miracles, by His shed blood, and by His resurrection.
Albert Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
And give thee for a covenant of the people – The ‘people’ (עם ‘am ) refers doubtless primarily to the Jews – the better portion of the Israelite people – the true Israel Romans 2:28-29. To them he was first sent, and his own personal work was with them (see the notes at Isaiah 49:6, as His light then shined on the Gentiles).
Matthew Poole’s Commentary on the Holy Bible
Give thee for a covenant; to be the Mediator and Surety of that covenant, which is made between me and them; as Christ is called, Hebrews 7:22; 8:6; to renew and confirm the covenant, which the Messiah is said to do, Daniel 9:27, by his own blood, by which God and men are reconciled and united one to the other. And therefore he may well be called the covenant by a known metonymy, which is very usual in such eases, as upon the same account circumcision, the sign of the covenant, is called God’s covenant, Genesis 17:10, and the paschal lamb is called the passover, Exodus 12:11, and the sacramental cup is called the new testament, Luke 22:20, and the communion of the blood of Christ, 1 Corinthians 10:16. Of the people; indefinitely of all my people, not only Jews, but also the Gentiles, as may be gathered from the context, and by comparing this place with Isaiah 42:6, where the same phrase is used; from both which places it is most manifest that the Messiah is designed, and not Isaiah, to whom this and divers other phrases here used cannot be ascribed without great force.
John Gill’s Exposition of the Entire Bible
and give thee for a covenant of the people; Jews and Gentiles, all that are given to him, and whom he redeems by his blood, whom the Spirit sanctifies, and applies the blessings and promises of the covenant to; which is to be understood of the covenant of grace: Christ is said to be given for it unto them, he being a covenantee in it; the representative of these people in it; the surety of it for them; the Mediator and messenger of it to them; and the ratifier and confirmer of it; and as he is the great blessing of it, the sum and substance of it; and as all the blessings and promises of it are in him; and this may respect the constitution of the covenant from everlasting, and the manifestation of it in time; and this is a gift of God honourable to Christ, of free grace to his people, very comprehensive and unspeakable.
NDZ, the New Covenant is everlasting, but in keeping with the promises made to the House of Judah, it was confirmed/offered to the Jews first for seven years. “For I am not ashamed of the gospel of Christ, for it is the power of God to salvation for everyone who believes, for the Jew first and also for the Greek.”
Messiah and His Disciples offered it to the Jews during Jesus 3 1/2 years ministry. For 3 1/2 years after Jesus death, His disciples continued to preach the Gospel to the Jews. Acts 2 testifies that many Jews came to believe in Jesus, through the disciples witness.
Then when Stephen presented the Gospel to the Jewish leaders, they stoned him to death, marking their final rejection of Jesus as their Messiah. After that the disciples scattered to different countries sharing the Gospel with the Gentile nations. Peter was given the vision to present the Gospel to the Gentiles, and the Samaritans received the Holy Spirit. Paul was converted to become the Apostle to the Gentiles.
So the covenant did not end after seven years, it is everlasting, and since then it has been preached to both Jews and Gentiles.
Hi again James! But wait. Daniel 9 clearly places Jesus’ crucifixion at the end of the 69 weeks.
Jesus referred to that last week and the Tribulation to follow that week in the future tense. And that there would be the abomination that maketh desolate. Does that mean the stoning of Stephen? Prophecy is never so obscure as to require such tortuous reasoning.
Jesus also gave some signs that would PRECEDE the beginning of the Tribulation half-week, adding, “the End is NOT YET”. Paul repeated this admonition, and quashed a rumor in his own time that said this very thing that this author is saying. In other words, Paul himself said that our modern “historical” interpretation for this 3.5 year period is wrong.
That last week clearly is the same “time, times and half a time” elsewhere referenced, including passages where the numbers of days are counted. God wanted this to be clear, so it’s repeated in Revelation too.
2nd Thess 2:1 Now we beseech you, brethren, by the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ, and by our gathering together unto him,
2 That ye be not soon shaken in mind, or be troubled, neither by spirit, nor by word, nor by letter as from us, as that the day of Christ is at hand.
3 Let no man deceive you by any means: for that day shall not come, except there come a falling away first, and that man of sin be revealed, the son of perdition;
Revelation clearly points to the Mark as being from this time. Other prophecies mention the alliance of 10 kings that destroy Babylon the Whore by fire as they share one hour of power with him. There are too many signs we are finally coming close to that time right now, in this time, NOT back then!
How is the belief that it refers to Jesus more obscure than the belief that it refers to a future antichrist? Nowhere in the text does it even mention the words antichrist, tribulation, or even hint that it is a peace treaty with nations. Jesus clearly says that the abomination that acuses desolation are the armies encompassing Jerusalem. And the Temple and the City were in fact made desolate. The Holy City that is trampled in Revelation 11 is the same Holy City that is mentioned in Revelation 20… the New Jerusalem, the heavenly city. There must be consistency in interpreting Scripture.
In addition, the texts does not say the crucifixion is at the end of the sixty nine, but rather AFTER the sixty nine. Regardless, nowhere is there any hint in the entire Bible that there will be a seven year tribulation. The saints will be worn down for a tome, times and half a time, the Holy City will be trampled for 1260 days, and the beast will reign for 42 months. While I believe this time of great tribulation is future, it has no connection to Daniel’s so-called seventieth week. I
Alan, Daniel 9:26 says that Messiah would be killed after the 69th week, but then verse 27 clarifies when that would occur.
“Then he shall confirm a covenant with many for one week; But in the middle of the week He shall bring an end to sacrifice and offering.”
In the middle of the week is 3 1/2 years, and we know from the Gospel of John that Messiah’s ministry lasted 3 1/2 years, so we have a perfect match.
We He rose again, He instructed His disciples to preach the Gospel to the Jews, which they did and the foundation of the Church is made up of Jews.
But at the end of that 3 1/2 years, the Jews killed Stephen for preaching the Gospel to them, which marked their final rejection of Jesus as their Messiah.
That caused the disciples to scatter to other countries, where they preached the Gospel to the Gentiles. Peter was given the vision to preach to the Gentiles, and the Samaritans received the Holy Spirit. Paul was converted and became the Apostle to the Gentiles, and established many churches.
So the everlasting New Covenant was indeed confirmed with the Jews for 7 years first, then it went to the Gentiles too. Jew first, then the Gentiles, just like Paul said.
You’re right, Jesus referred to the time of Great Tribulation, when He referred to the coming desolation of Jerusalem during the 3 1/2 years from 66-70 A.D.
The first Roman army division surrounded the city in 66 A.D., and could have taken it, but they left suddenly for no reason (other than the hand of God). That was the sign that Jesus told the disciples to look for, the abomination of desolation, as Luke 21:20 clearly defines as when the army surrounds the city.
Once the Roman army was gone, the Early Church left Judea and fled to the mountains. Shortly afterward, the next division of the Roman army surrounded Jerusalem and stayed there for a few years, causing a famine in Jerusalem, as they cut off the food supplies.
Then in 70 A.D., they flooded the city and desolated the Jews and the temple, fulfilling Jesus words in Matthew 24 and Daniel 9 that the temple would be destroyed.
1.1 million Jews died from famine, pestilence, infighting, crucifixion and by the Roman sword. Nobody buried the bodies for fear of being killed, so there were hundreds of thousands of bodies in and around the city of Jerusalem. It was a time of Great Tribulation indeed.
The whole context of the Olivet Discourse was based on Jesus statement that the temple would be destroyed. The disciples were not asking about the end times, they were asking about when the temple would be destroyed, which we know happened in 70 A.D. That ended the ‘latter days’ of the Jews, the end of that ‘age’, as the leadership of the Jews was also desolated.
You can read a Bible study that shows the fulfillment of the 1,290 and 1,335 days of Daniel 12, which occurred from 66-70 A.D., @ http://christianitybeliefs.org/end-times-deceptions/daniel-12-prophecy-deception/
“”In the middle of the week is 3 1/2 years, and we know from the Gospel of John that Messiah’s ministry lasted 3 1/2 years, so we have a perfect match.””
yet it is not a perfect match, we are taking some signs and ideas and excluding the specifity of others, did the sacrifices end ? No, but there are countless more prophecies, which of these came to pass:
For then shall be great tribulation, such as was not since the beginning of the world to this time, no, nor ever shall be.
And except those days should be shortened, there should no flesh be saved: but for the elect’s sake those days shall be shortened.
Then if any man shall say unto you, Lo, here is Christ, or there; believe it not.
For there shall arise false Christs, and false prophets, and shall shew great signs and wonders; insomuch that, if it were possible, they shall deceive the very elect.
Behold, I have told you before.
Wherefore if they shall say unto you, Behold, he is in the desert; go not forth: behold, he is in the secret chambers; believe it not.
For as the lightning cometh out of the east, and shineth even unto the west; so shall also the coming of the Son of man be.
For wheresoever the carcase is, there will the eagles be gathered together.
Immediately after the tribulation of those days shall the sun be darkened, and the moon shall not give her light, and the stars shall fall from heaven, and the powers of the heavens shall be shaken:
And then shall appear the sign of the Son of man in heaven: and then shall all the tribes of the earth mourn, and they shall see the Son of man coming in the clouds of heaven with power and great glory.
(Matthew 24:22 – 30)
these are the events that follow the Abomination and lead into the time of the Great tribulation, none of these events happened, the Abomination was not placed, there is also a much wider context than the preceding verse (Daniel 9:26), chapters 7, 8, 9, 11, and 12 of Daniel all outline the activities of the final Beast power, including the placing of the Abomination
but was the sun darkened, the moon darkened, the stars falling from heaven ? These are key prophecies that following the opening of the Sixth Seal (Revelation 6:12, Isaiah 13:10, Joel 3:15)
And I will shew wonders in the heavens and in the earth, blood, and fire, and pillars of smoke.
The sun shall be turned into darkness, and the moon into blood, before the great and the terrible day of the LORD come.
(Joel 2:30 – 31)
most of all the Messiah did not return, and more notable still, worse events have since transpired to the Jewish people, more evil has befallen them in the last century than at that time, which is to say an even worse time is yet to even begin (Matthew 24:21)
the sacrifices did not end, and the very urgency of the Abomination being placed did not match the events of 70 a.d.
this is a series of prophecies, concisely described in Matthew 24, that have not matched any apparent recognition with historical precedent, they are future prophecies, all believers have been forewarned to be spiritually and thus ethically prepared (Matthew 7:24), tribulation is yet to begin
I held your views on Matthew 24 and all the prophecies of Daniel for 40 years! I changed a little over a year ago because I learned that Daniel 9:27 is NOT about the Antichrist but was fulfilled by JESUS Christ! This is a very deep subject that most Christians who have been brainwashed like I was will immediately want to reject, but if you bear with me a bit, I can explain why I changed. About Matthew 24, please read this.
http://christianitybeliefs.org/end-times-deceptions/the-abomination-of-desolation-deception/ and tell me what you think.
Thank you for helping me answer responses, David. I am still learning about the history of that time. I was never good at remembering historical dates.
So, the new convenant under Jesus Christ is only confirmed for one week (or 7 years, or 70 or 700 or 7,000 years, take your pick)? Isn’t that, umm, just inaccurate?
This new Covenant is forever. The reason why it’s called a 7 year Covenant is because it took 7 years to make it — from the time Jesus started His ministry till the time Stephen, the first Christian martyr, was stoned. This is how I understand it now.
I agree that past popes tried to stomp out bible reading, but didn’t Pope Francis say that if you read your Bible for half an hour a day, it would count to “working your way to Heaven”? Not much, but, better than nothing. And what about the Bible in Spanish (Reina Valera edition)? Is that also “evil”? It’s Catholic-approved. Maybe they especially don’t like the KJV?
I never heard before the Pope saying if you read your Bible for half an hour a day, it would count to “working your way to Heaven”, but I am not surprised if he did say that. His religion is based on works. We don’t get to Heaven by any works of our own, just by pure faith in what the Bible says about Jesus. And what does it say?
9 That if thou shalt confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus, and shalt believe in thine heart that God hath raised him from the dead, thou shalt be saved.
10 For with the heart man believeth unto righteousness; and with the mouth confession is made unto salvation. — Romans 10:9,10
I don’t know about Spanish translation. I don’t read Spanish. But Catholic approved Bibles are not as good as those translated by Protestants from the Textus Receptus manuscript, the same manuscript that the KJV was translated from. That is why the Vatican hates the KJV.
Very interesting.
Just one question. So the Tribulation has already happened? Then where is Jesus? When’s the Rapture? And how is the US the false prophet? Where are the miracles? The image? Where is the rebuilt temple (or is that not literal now?)?
Jesus would be preparing the best course of action, The rapture may have already happened, the US’s leader is a false prophet for manipulating the fact that it must be a war between china and russia and Isreal and not simply a war, Our hope and courage is a miracle, and the temple still needs to be built ;).
When Jesus comes back the Bible very clearly says, “Every eye shall see Him”. Revelation 1:7 Behold, he cometh with clouds; and every eye shall see him, and they also which pierced him: and all kindreds of the earth shall wail because of him. Even so, Amen.
Can we say the rapture happened? No way Jose! Moreover, there is NO WHERE in the Bible where it talks about the Temple of Solomon ever being rebuilt after it was destroyed in 70 AD. I just to believe that too, but I found out later I was simply repeating a false doctrine I heard from my preacher. We need to go by what God’s Word says, not what men teach, correct? Please show me from the Bible that the Temple is ever rebuilt. It is a false doctrine based on the intentional misinterpretation of Daniel 9:27. For more on that, please see: The 70th Week of Daniel Delusion
There have already been hundreds of years of tribulation. Jesus is still coming to take us up to Heaven, but not till after the final Antichrist does his thing on us – a massive slaughter of Christians is yet to come! After that Jesus will come. The US is under the control of the Vatican and has been leading people astray with its movies, music, and ungodly education. The Miracles? Possibly American technological achievements! The Image? Perhaps yet to come.
I went to Japan last year and I will say it again, its business and normal and life as normal, I am actually looking at moving to Japan when I finish my Bachelor in Information Technology in New Zealand
Great Ammo for me… what do you think about one of America’s leading “Prophets” being a Knight of Malta? He says it’s a harmless order of knights, a Christian order to protect the faith.
There are intentional misleading strands and obfuscation written into these narratives about the Jesuits. Any re^searcher worth his salt who has been down this path knows perfectly well that once the top of the pyramid is reach he or she will find there were many Jews who were Jesuits.
Also, a lot of this Jesuit history was originally British intelligence deliberately written to mask this history. And although Britain and Israel may throw stones in public at each other, both these countries are tied at the hip and powerful Jews have moved into political and financial/banking positions in Britain who hide this fact.
The Vatican bank brought the Rothschild’s into the Vatican to manage the Catholic Church’s assets after the Rothschilds demolished the Bank of England and then bought the breeding rights to with Queen Elizabeth I.
You have to give me solid documentation to prove your points, not just statements or opinions. The Bible tells me that Rome is ruling the world today, not the Jews.
The “woman” of Revelation chapter 17 is Rome.
Revelation 17:18 And the woman which thou sawest is that great city, which reigneth over the kings of the earth.
What was the empire ruling the world in the Apostle John’s day? Rome! Daniel chapter 2 indicates that the 4th kingdom is Rome, and that kingdom continues till Jesus returns! From a Biblical perspective, I believe that Rome, now called the Vatican, is at the top of the pile of evil today. Rome inherited the false religions of Babylon that started with Nimrod who was in rebellion against God. Bottom line: I would sooner trust what the Bible teaches me than what so called researchers say today. Many are disinfo agents.
Greetings James Japan,
Yes this is well written, when you understand who the anti-christ is you understand famine, depressions, wars and the foreign policy of the United States becomes REAL clear. Now you understand why we are losing our freedoms with the PatRIOT act. The Patriot act was written at Georgetown university at a Jesuit University. Yes I have been to David’s site at End Time Deceptions, his website name tells it all!!!! Now we know who the biblical, historical, Prophetic anti-christ and know where he is located? ROME
Thanks for posting this web page.
Walt
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