I am writing this Scripture study, first and foremost, to proclaim that Yahoshua haMashiach is coming very soon! By simply studying the whole counsel of the Scriptures, there is an unmistakable pattern of numerical prophetic themes that will help us to understand what season we are now living in. Amazingly, every one of these pattern ends in the exact same year! DISCLAIMER: I am not proclaiming that the year all these patterns conclude is the year of the Messiah’s return! However, by necessity all pre-millenial prophecies must be fulfilled by this time. This study is focused on the “Drash”, (hidden / revelation), level of the Scriptures. If you do not know what the “Drash” level of the Scriptures are, then please feel free to read my blog that teaches on the four different levels of interpretation for correctly understanding the Scriptures. THE ELOHIM AND KING OF ALL FAVOUR More than anything else, my heart’s desire is that through this Scripture study the Word of the living Elohim be exalted and that our Father in Heaven be honored, magnified and lifted up! It is also my prayer that the saints of Yahweh be edified and encouraged greatly! Example One: THE FOURSCORE PATTERN Our study starts with Mizmore (Psalm) 90:1a“[[A Prayer of Mosheh (Moses) the man of Elohim.]]” I have been reading the Tehillim (Psalms) on a regular basis since I was five years old. I was in my early thirties when I first noticed that this was a very unusual Mizmore (Psalm). What makes this Mizmore so unique? It is the only Mizmore authored by the great prophet Mosheh (Moses)! Mizmore (Psalm) 90:1b ~ “Yahweh, Thou hast been our dwelling place in all generations.” A question immediately entered into my mind when I read this Mizmore, as though I were reading it for the very first time. Question: At what point in history will all the saints of Yahweh dwell with Him? Answer: The Millennial reign of Yahoshua haMashiach (Jesus the Messiah)! With this thought in mind I proceeded to read further. Mizmore (Psalm) 90:2 ~ “Before the mountains were brought forth, or ever Thou hadst formed the earth and the world, even from everlasting to everlasting, Thou [art] Elohim.” With the Millennial Kingdom in mind, we can more easily see in the above Mizmore an allusion from the first day of creation to the first day of Yahoshua’s reign.
Mizmore (Psalm) 90:3 ~ “Thou turnest man to destruction; and sayest, Return, ye children of men.” Those of you who know the Scriptures, know there are many numerous Scriptures that teach sudden destruction will come upon all the wicked at the literal return of Yahoshua (Jesus). Mizmore (Psalm) 90:4 ~ “For a thousand years in Thy sight [are but] as yesterday when it is past, and [as] a watch in the night.” From verse four – we more fully understand from the usage of the past tense term “yesterday” that Mosheh is prophetically speaking from the time in history that directly follows after the Millennial Kingdom (i.e. Revelation 20:1-6)! With this revelation in mind we continue to read: Mizmore (Psalm) 90:5-9 “Thou carriest them away as with a flood; they are [as] a sleep: in the morning [they are] like grass [which] groweth up. In the morning it flourisheth, and groweth up; in the evening it is cut down, and withereth. For we are consumed by thine anger, and by Thy wrath are we troubled. Thou hast set our iniquities before Thee, our secret [sins] in the light of Thy countenance. For all our days are passed away in Thy wrath: we spend our years as a tale [that is told].” At the revelation level, this passage is very clearly expounding further of the “Day of the Yahweh”! This is the very day of destruction from Mizmore (Psalm) 90:3! (For further study of this day of destruction look up the phrase “The Day of the LORD” in a KJV Bible search engine. I like to use www.blueletterbible.org & www.e-sword.com .) Now that we have established the Drash (revelation) level of understanding for Mizmore (Psalm) 90 (based solely on believing what we have read) we can more fully understand the intent of the verses that follow next. Mizmore (Psalm) 90:10 ~ “The days of our years [are] threescore years and ten; and if by reason of strength [they be] fourscore years, yet [is] their strength labour and sorrow; for it is soon cut off, and we fly away. v.11 Who knoweth the power of Thine anger? even according to Thy fear, [so is] Thy wrath. v.12 So teach [us] to number our days, that we may apply [our] hearts unto wisdom. v.13 Return, O Yahweh, how long? and let it repent Thee concerning Thy servants.” In verse ten we encounter a most unusual phrase in the Scriptures, “we fly away”. A careful study of the entire counsel of the Scripture reveals this cannot possibly be a reference to the mortality table of mankind, for two very good reasons. First of all, the twentieth century generation of western civilization is the only generation since creation that has a recorded mortality of 70 – 80 years. e.g. The pre-flood generations lived for over 900 years. E.g.
Bereshith (Genesis) 5. After the flood many of the patriarchs lived to be well over 100. The prophet Mosheh lived for 120 years and he did not die from old age. Debarim (Deuteronomy) 34:7 Secondly, death in the Scriptures is always recorded as a state of sleep, with no exceptions. The only reference(s) in the Scriptures to mankind flying away is at the return of Yahoshua to establish His Kingdom! e.g. 1Thessalonians 4:16-17 ~ “For the Master Himself shall descend from heaven with a shout, with the voice of the archangel, and with the trump of Elohim: and the dead in ha MaShiach shall rise first: Then we which are alive [and] remain shall be caught up together with them in the clouds, to meet the Master in the air: and so shall we ever be with the Master.” Verse 13 asks the burning question that those who will see the return of their Master Yahoshua and inherit the Millennial Kingdom want to know the answer to. How long will it be until the Master Yahoshua returns for His people? In verse 12 this same generation is crying out in prayer for wisdom by Ruach haChodesh (the set-apart Spirit) to know how to correctly count the seventy or eighty (fourscore) years directly proceeding the Master Yahoshua’s return! Naturally, the proverbial $64,000.00 question is when does the seventy or eighty year countdown to Yahoshua’s return begin? I prayed and asked our Heavenly Father for the wisdom to know when to begin counting the days of Mizmore (Psalm) 90:10. By the inspiration of Ruah haChodesh (the set-apart Spirit), the first thought that came to my mind was the rebirth of the Yahudean (Judean) STATE OF ISRAEL on May 14th 1948.
Could this really be the date to begin counting the last years of this present world by? It all seemed too convenient. How could I possibly know for sure? Because of previously discovered knowledge, I performed an internet search for the fall “Feasts of The LORD� 2028; which would be fourscore (eighty) years from 1948! Instantaneously, I was presented with overwhelming confirmation, by two different witnesses, that 2027/2028 would prove to be a very significant year to the people of Yahweh! Here is the link to both of these two witnesses. Associates For Scriptural Knowledge Catholic Churches of God Some might wonder what is so special about the rebirth of the Yahudean STATE OF ISRAEL. Whatever your personal beliefs concerning the modern STATE OF ISRAEL, there is absolutely no denying it is at the very center of our current geo-social-politicaleconomic-religious world. I will revisit the whole 2027 / 2028 discussion a little bit later. For right now we will turn our focus on the number 80 (i.e. four score years) as it is found throughout the rest of the Scriptures.
Shemoth (Exodus) 7:7a ~ “And Mosheh (Moses) [was] fourscore years old,” This information is so critically important it is duplicated in Acts 7:23 & 30. Prophecy is much more than, “thus saith Master Yahweh.” There are deep prophetic understandings in all of the accounts retold in the Scriptures. Mosheh is, without a doubt, the premier prophet of the Scriptures. His whole life is one prophetic picture / message, after another. In reference to Yahoshua, by the inspiration of Ruach haChodesh (the setapart Spirit), he wrote, “Yahweh Thy Elohim will raise up unto thee a prophet from the midst of thee, of thy brethren, like unto me; unto Him ye shall hearken.” ~ Debarim (Deuteronomy) 18:15 From the Scriptures, we know that Mosheh was fourscore years old when the first Passover transpired. In the Shemoth (Exodus) account, the Scriptures record that Yisrael applied the blood of the unblemished lamb by faith – on the doorway to the entrances of their homes. On that same night the wicked messengers passed over all the saints of Elohim and struck dead all the first born of Mitsrayim (Egypt), as recounted in Mizmore (Psalm) 78:49. “He cast upon them the fierceness of His anger, wrath, and indignation, and trouble, by sending evil angels [among them].” This first Passover is a type and shadow of the last Passover! You can read all about it in Revelation of Yahonan (John) 19:11-21, Mattithyahu (Matthew) 13:39-42; 49-50 and many, many other passages throughout the Scriptures. At the last Passover, these wicked messengers will be sent throughout the world to kill many of those who are living at the time of Yahoshua haMashiach’s return, who have not been covered with His blood. Yahoshua haMashiach is the unblemished Passover Lamb that takes away the sins of the world. This understanding gives a much weightier meaning to Kepha’s (Peter the Apostle) words found in Acts 2:38. “Then Kepha said unto them, Repent, and be baptized every one of you in the name of Yahoshua ha MaShiach for the remission of sins, and ye shall receive the gift of Ruach haChodesh (the Set-apart Spirit).” Kepha was preaching to Yahudim, (commonly called by the unflattering slang term Jews), from all over the world at Sha-vu-ot (Pentecost). According to the Scriptures, these same Yahudim were eye witnesses to the supernatural Passover at which Yahoshua was crucified, buried and rose from the dead. Every Passover each participant was sprinkled with the blood of their own personal lamb, with a hyssop branch, by the priest that witnessed the killing of the lamb. Everyone
throughout Yahrushalayim wore blood stained clothing, signifying they had kept the Passover. Now Kepha was using a common Hebrew simile, comparing like to like. In proper context, he was preaching that all the Yahudim should no longer put their trust in the ceremonial animal sacrifices of the temple. Instead, they should put their full faith in the finished work of the sacrifice Yahweh provided, on and through the cross of Yahoshua! Kepha was directly referencing Isaiah 1:18, which reads, “Come now, and let us reason together, saith Yahweh: though your sins be as scarlet, they shall be as white as snow; though they be red like crimson, they shall be as wool.” According to the Scriptures, the color of sin is scarlet red! It is the color of shed blood. Kepha was literally preaching that everyone should agree with the Word of Elohim that the time of being the sprinkled by the blood of animals was over, and the time of being fully immersed in the blood of Yahoshua is here forever! This weightier understanding is 100% supported by the full counsel of the Scripture. “And I said unto him, Sir, thou knowest. And he said to me, these are they which came out of great tribulation, and have washed their robes, and made them white in the blood of The Lamb.” ~ Revelation 7:14 Can you see how the first Passover and the last Passover are connected? I am not saying that Yahoshua’s return will be at Passover season. This is not Scriptural! It is perfectly Scriptural that Yahoshua’s return is an exact fulfillment of “the type and shadow” of the very first Passover! Can you see the relevance of the connection of the two “fourscore” scriptures? Mizmore (Psalm) 90:10 prophesies that after a certain fourscore period we will witness the return of Yahoshua and the final Passover, which was previously alluded to by the first Passover, which occurred after fourscore years in the prophet Mosheh’s life! Our next fourscore Scripture is found in Yahoshua (Joshua) 14:10 “And now, behold, Yahweh hath kept me alive, as he said, these forty and five years, even since Yahweh spake this word unto Mosheh, while [the children of] Yisrael wandered in the wilderness: and now, lo, I [am] this day fourscore and five years old.” This fourscore scripture reveals that Caleb was exactly forty years old at the first Passover. This is confirmed in Yahoshua (Joshua) 14:7 “Forty years old [was] I when Mosheh the servant of Yahweh sent me from Kadeshbarnea to espy out the land; and I brought him word again as [it was] in mine heart.”
From additional Scriptures we know that Yisrael wandered in the wilderness for forty years and that Mosheh was 120 years when his life was taken from him. Yahoshua (Joshua) 5:6 ~ “For the children of Yisrael walked forty years in the wilderness, till all the people [that were] men of war, which came out of Mitsrayim (Egypt), were consumed, because they obeyed not the voice of Yahweh: unto whom Yahweh sware that He would not shew them the land, which Yahweh sware unto their fathers that He would give us, a land that floweth with milk and honey.” Deuteronomy (Debarim) 34:7 ~ “And Mosheh [was] an hundred and twenty years old when he died: his eye was not dim, nor his natural force abated.” This would mean that Caleb was fourscore years old when he followed Yahoshua across the Yarden river into the promised land. We know from the Scriptures that Yahoshua is yet another type of Yahoshua haMashiach. They actually share the same name in Hebrew – Yahoshua! Yahoshua means Yahweh saves! Most scholars and theologians know and teach that at His coming Yahoshua will figuratively lead the people of Yahweh to cross over the Yarden (Jordan), and into the promised land of the Millennial Kingdom! Are you beginning to see the theme of the return of Yahoshua as Sovereign of Sovereigns, from the study of the various fourscore Scriptures? Let’s take a look at the next fourscore Scripture. 2Shemuel (Samuel) 19:32-40~ “Now Barzillai was a very aged man, [even] fourscore years old: and he had provided the king of sustenance while he lay at Mahanaim; for he [was] a very great man. And the king said unto Barzillai, Come thou over with me, and I will feed thee with me in Yahrushalayim. And Barzillai said unto the king, How long have I to live, that I should go up with the king unto Yahrushalayim? I [am] this day fourscore years old: [and] can I discern between good and evil? can thy servant taste what I eat or what I drink? can I hear any more the voice of singing men and singing women? wherefore then should thy servant be yet a burden unto my lord the king? Thy servant will go a little way over Yarden with the king: and why should the king recompense it me with such a reward? Let thy servant, I pray thee, turn back again, that I may die in mine own city, [and be buried] by the grave of my father and of my mother. But behold thy servant Chimham; let him go over with my lord the king; and do to him what shall seem good unto thee. And the king answered, Chimham shall go over with me, and I will do to him that which shall seem good unto thee: and whatsoever thou shalt require of me, [that] will I do for thee. And all the people went over Yarden. And when the king was come over, the king kissed Barzillai, and blessed him; and he returned unto his own place. Then the king went on to Gilgal, and Chimham went on with him: and all the people of Yahudah conducted the king, and also half the people of Yisrael.” Here we have yet another, very vivid and detailed, picture of a type of the return of Yahoshua. David is another type of Yahoshua ha MaShiach! Just like Mosheh and
Yahoshua! The fourscore connection to this picture is so obvious I will not even bother to elaborate any further. There are other “fourscore” references in the Scriptures that I could reference in a similar, relevant way. However, I think you should have the fun of looking them up and studying them for yourself and see what they reveal to you. Example Two: THE THIRD DAY PATTERN My purpose in sharing the third day pattern ,and all the other numerical patterns, is to very simply show how all these patterns converge in the same year, culminating at the same event. First we need to return to Mizmore (Psalm) 90:4. “For a thousand years in Thy sight [are but] as yesterday when it is past, and [as] a watch in the night.” Next we will turn to 2Kepha (Peter) 3:8; “But, beloved, be not ignorant of this one thing, that one day [is] with the Lord as a thousand years, and a thousand years as one day.” In both of these verses we are very clearly taught that our Master Yahoshua reckons time as a thousand year period equaling one literal day, and vice-versa. Within the context of the whole chapter of both Mizmore 90 and 2Kepha 3, it is clearly evident that both are concerned with the second coming of our Master Yahoshua. Never forget! Do not be ignorant! 1,000 years = 1 day, and vice-versa! With this thought in mind, it is commonly known that Yahoshua began his earthly ministry as our high priest in the year 27 / 28 A.D, which was the year of Yubilee. (The Yahudim calendar year overlaps both the Julian and the Gregorian calendar year.) Two one thousand year periods will come to an end and a new one thousand year period will begin in 2027/2028 A.D. Prophetically speaking, this would equal two (one thousand year) days that Yahoshua will have performed and fulfilled His priestly duties and one (thousand year) day, which He will soon reign as King!
There are many third / three day patterns in Scripture that also reveal the one (thousand year) day principle. I will only highlight the more prominent ones and let you have the fun of searching out the rest for yourself. As a general rule, any numerical value starting with the number three is probably a Messianic “type and shadow” of some kind, and definitely a type and shadow of resurrection. For example: 30, 300, 3000 etc. Bereshith (Genesis) 22:4 ~ “Then on the third day Abraham lifted up his eyes, and saw the place afar off.” In Bereshith 22 we have the account of Abraham freely offering his son Yitshaq (Isaac) to Yahweh. Yitshaq is another “type and shadow” of Yahoshua in the Scriptures. The parallels between Yitshaq (Isaac) and Yahoshua are numerous and definitely worthy of a separate study. The place that Abraham saw afar off was Mt. Moriah, also known as Mt. Zion and Calvary. This would be the very place where King Shelomoh (Solomon) would build a temple for Yahweh. It was on this same mountain that Yahoshua would be offered up as the atoning sacrifice for the sins of all the people of Yisrael, by Caiphas the high priest. Yahonan (John) 11:50 ~ “Nor consider that it is expedient for us, that one man should die for the people, and that the whole nation perish not.”
There is a second witness to this in Yahonan 18:14. “Now Caiaphas was he, which gave counsel to the Yahudim, that it was expedient that one man should die for the people.” Traditionally, throughout Yahudim history, the day that Abraham saw afar off was the day of the Feast of Atonement (Yom Kippur), (Some say the feast of the Blowing of the Trumpets, (Yom Teruah)). Either way, both feasts are only ten day apart, in the seventh month of the year. This is a very important point, which we will consider later on in this study. Yom Teruah is the day of personal / individual judgment and Yom Kippur is the day of the corporate judgment of the nations. When we carefully observe the entirety of this passage we can see this “third” day, (which our father Abraham saw), is definitely a “type and shadow” of the resurrection of Yahoshua from the dead. We know from the Scriptures that Yahoshua rose from the dead on the third day! Prophetically, our father Abraham was also seeing the start of the third, (thousand year), day from the time when Yahoshua began His ministry as our high priest! This will be the day He begins His Millennial reign after He has resurrected all of the saints of Yahweh! Can you see it? “For he looked for a city which hath foundations, whose builder and maker is Elohim.” ~ Ibrim (Hebrews) 11:10 From Bereshith (Genesis) 40:20 we read, “Now it came to pass on the third day, [which was] Pharaoh’s birthday, that he made a feast for all his servants; and he lifted up the head of the chief butler and of the chief baker among his servants.” In the entire passage of Bereshith (Genesis) 40 we have the account of Yoseph (Joseph) (a “type and shadow” of Yahoshua) interpreting the dreams of two men, a butler and a baker. The butler represents the assemblies of Yahweh, by His favour. (The wine represents the blood of “the Lamb” and the wine of Ruach haChodesh (the set-apart Spirit). By this “new wine” we will be brought into the presence of King Yahoshua.) The baker represents the lost sinner. (The leavened bread represents sin and the devouring fowls represents the Devil and his rebellious host.) Note: In addition, the wine and the bread together represent Yahoshua haMashiach of whom Yoseph was and is a very prominent “type and shadow”. (Mattithyahu (Matthew) 26:26-28 & 1Corinthians 11:23-27) On the third one (thousand year) day of Yahoshua, the saints will be risen to life in the presence of King Yahoshua and many sinners will be condemned to death. They will be devoured by the evil messengers (angels) previously studied (Mizmore (Psalm) 78:49)!
Our next third day Scripture is found in Shemoth (Exodus) 19:10-11. “Then Yahweh said to Mosheh, “Go to the people and consecrate them today and tomorrow, and let them wash their clothes. And let them be ready for the third day. For on the third day Yahweh will come down upon Mount Sinai in the sight of all the people.” Shemoth (Exodus) 19:16-19 ~ “Then it came to pass on the third day, in the morning, that there were thunderings and lightnings, and a thick cloud on the mountain; and the sound of the trumpet was very loud, so that all the people who [were] in the camp trembled. And Mosheh brought the people out of the camp to meet with Elohim, and they stood at the foot of the mountain. Now Mount Sinai [was] completely in smoke, because Yahweh descended upon it in fire. Its smoke ascended like the smoke of a furnace, and the whole mountain quaked greatly. And when the blast of the trumpet sounded long and became louder and louder, Mosheh spoke, and Elohim answered him by voice.” In Shemoth (Exodus) 19 we have a perfect “type and shadow” of the return of Yahoshua on the third (thousand year) day! Only those who have made themselves ready during the two (thousand year) day periods, (previous to the third (thousand year) day), by consecrating themselves and washing their robes white in the blood of Yahoshua, will be ready at His appearing! At His appearing there will be darkness! (Amos 5:18 & 20) Yahoshua’s coming will be at the sounding of the last trumpet! (1Corinthians 15:52) His soon coming will be with burning fire and all the earth will quake! (Nahum 1:5, Ibrim (Hebrews) 12:26, 2Kepha (Peter) 3:7 & 10-12). Can you see the thematic importance of the third day now? Hoshea (Hosea) 6:1-2 ~ “Come, and let us return to Yahweh; For He has torn, but He will heal us; He has stricken, but He will bind us up. After two days He will revive us; On the third day He will raise us up, That we may live in His sight.” By now you should be able to clearly see the thematic connection of these verses from Hoshea without any additional commentary. Once again, there are numerous other third day Scriptures that are relevant in their context to the return of our Master Yahoshua! Anyone with a general knowledge of the Scriptures should be able to make the connections of the larger picture! Have fun searching out these priceless discoveries for yourself! Example three: THE SEVENTH DAY PATTERN On our journey through our next thematic study I want to take you to Bemidbar (Numbers) 19:12 & 19. “He shall purify himself with the water on the third day and on the seventh day; [then] he will be clean. But if he does not purify himself on the third day and on the seventh day, he will not be clean. v.19 The clean [person] shall sprinkle the unclean on the third day and on
the seventh day; and on the seventh day he shall purify himself, wash his clothes, and bathe in water; and at evening he shall be clean.” Can you see the divinely inspired connection between the third day and the seventh day? The whole of the Bemidbar (Numbers) 19 passage is concerned with a “type and shadow” of resurrection from the dead! Bemidbar 31:19 & 24 is a second witness that there is a definite connection between the third and seventh days. Therefore, our next thematic study will be the Scriptures associated with the seventh day. Seven different times in the book of Yeshayahu (Isaiah) the Master Yahweh tells us that from the very beginning He has revealed to us the end! Yeshayahu (Isaiah) 40:21, 41:4, 41:26, 46:10, 48:3, 48:5, & 48:16. So we will begin our journey discovering the seventh day theme from Bereshith (Genesis) 2:2-3. “And on the seventh day Elohim ended His work which He had done, and He rested on the seventh day from all His work which He had done. Then Elohim blessed the seventh day and sanctified it, because in it He rested from all His work which Elohim had created and made.” From the first week of creation could Elohim be declaring the end of His redemption plan, from the very beginning? Could it be so simple as reckoning six (one thousand year) day periods from the time of the first Adam’s fall to the time of his resurrection? Could the seventh day of creation, (the Sabbath day), be a “type and shadow” of the (one thousand year) day of Yahweh, when the whole world will rest from the effects of sin! The Millennial Kingdom will only begin after Yahoshua returns. Everyone who has put their trust in “the last Adam” will be resurrected and raptured at this time. (1st Corinthians 15:45) Is it possible? Could it be that the third (thousand year) day we have been studying is also the seventh (thousand year) day? The counting toward the seventh (thousand year) day began at the fall of Adam and the counting of the third (thousand year) day began at the beginning of Yahoshua’s priestly ministry of reconciliation and redemption.
From Shemoth (Exodus) 16:30 we can see that the seventh day is definitely a day of rest for the people of Yahweh. “So the people rested on the seventh day”. Next we see an astounding parallel in Shemoth (Exodus) 24 to the passage of Shemoth (Exodus) 19, which we have studied previously concerning the third day. I encourage you to study the entire passage. For the purpose of our study we will only look at verses 15-17 “Then Mosheh went up into the mountain, and a cloud covered the mountain. Now the esteem of Yahweh rested on Mount Sinai, and the cloud covered it six days. And on the seventh day He called to Mosheh out of the midst of the cloud. The sight of the esteem of Yahweh [was] like a consuming fire on the top of the mountain in the eyes of the children of Yisrael.” So, the first time Mosheh ascends the mountain of Yahweh it was the third day! The second time it is the seventh day! Are you starting to see the strikingly similar parallels between the 3rd day and the 7th day?
As with the other thematic connections we have discovered, there are numerous 7th day Scriptures with a contextually relevant meaning. I encourage you to look them up and study them. For now I will share just two more. “Assuredly, I say to you, there are some standing here who shall not taste death till they see the Son of Man coming in His kingdom.” Now after six days (i.e. the seventh day) Yahoshua took Kepha, Ya’acob (James), and Yahonan (Johan) his brother, led them up on a high mountain by themselves; and He was transfigured before them. His face shone like the sun, and His clothes became as white as the light.” ~ Mattithyahu (Matthew) 16:28-17:2 (It is of additional great value to know this event probably happened on Yom Kippur (The Feast of Atonement). This account continues on through verse nine as Kepha (Peter), Yahonan (John) and Ya’acob (James) see a vision of the resurrected Mosheh and Eliyahu, (Elijah). Kepha suggests that they build three tabernacles (Sukkah’s for The Feast of Sukkot,) by the inspiration of Ruach ha Chodesh (Mark 9:6). This is especially relevant because the feasts of Yahweh are each fulfilled in Yahoshua at the exact time ordained by Heaven, before the creation of the world. The feasts of the Tabernacles (Sukkot) will be kept with Yahoshua in Yahrushalayim, at His second coming, on the seventh (thousand year) day! (Zekaryah) Zechariah 14:16-21 For more detailed information on the Set-apart “Feasts of Yahweh” please see my blog, “THE PASSOVER FEAST, THE WHORE AND THE BEAST”. THE PASSOVER FEAST, THE WHORE AND THE BEAST For our final example of the seventh day pattern of Scripture we are going to return to Bereshith (Genesis) 2:21-24. “And Yahweh Elohim caused a deep sleep to fall upon Adam, and he slept: and he took one of his ribs, and closed up the flesh instead thereof; And the rib, which Yahweh Elohim had taken from man, made He a woman, and brought her unto the man. And Adam said, This [is] now bone of my bones, and flesh of my flesh: she shall be called Woman, because she was taken out of Man. Therefore shall a man leave his father and his mother, and shall cleave unto his wife: and they shall be one flesh.” In this passage we can see, that at the very end of the sixth day Adam is put to sleep by Elohim. Remember, sleep is very often a Scriptural euphemism for death, (Yahonan (John) 11:11-13, 1Thessalonians 5:10, etc.). Both Adam and Hawwah (Eve) are then brought to life, (a “type and shadow” of the resurrection), and united in marriage! They begin their new life together walking with Elohim in the cool of the garden on the seventh day! Can you think of a more beautiful honeymoon? In the same / similar way the saints shall rise to life at the very end of the sixth day, (6,000
years since the fall of man), and shall be united with Yahoshua in set-apart matrimony. We shall rejoice in His presence on the seventh (1,000 year) day! Yahoshua is the bridegroom and His people are the bride (Ephesians 5:22-33). Esteem! Maranatha! Come Master Yahoshua, come! Example four: THE PATTERN OF FORTY “And your children shall wander in the wilderness forty years, and bear your whoredoms, until your carcases be wasted in the wilderness. After the number of the days in which ye searched the land, [even] forty days, each day for a year, shall ye bear your iniquities, [even] forty years, and ye shall know my breach of promise.” ~ Bemidbar (Numbers) 14:3334 This Scripture is the first of two witnesses, (from “The Scriptures”), that by the mouth of the prophet of Yahweh, one literal day can also be understood as one literal year. The other witness is found in Yehezqel (Ezekiel) 4:5-6. The following are some more significant “forty” day Scriptures that, taken in context, begin to reveal something very significant at the Drash level of understanding. Yonah (Jonah) 3:4 ~ “And Yonah (Jonah) began to enter into the city a day’s journey, and he cried, and said, Yet forty days, and Nineveh shall be overthrown.” The sign of Yonah is easily one of the least understood mysteries in the entire cannon of the Scriptures! This is probably because it is the most important authenticating sign of Yahoshua’s ministry. “Then certain of the scribes and of the Pharisees answered, saying, Master, we would see a sign from Thee. But He answered and said unto them, An evil and adulterous generation seeketh after a sign; and there shall no sign be given to it, but the sign of the prophet Yonah: For as Yonah was three days and three nights in the whale’s belly; so shall the Son of Man be three days and three nights in the heart of the earth.” ~ Mattithyahu (Matthew) 12:38-40 Most doctrinal positions in the modern era of the Christian assemblies, unfortunately, are rooted in the ancient Babylonian religion. Therefore, they cannot see the fulfillment of “The Sign of Yonah”. For a very clear understanding of when Yahoshua died, was buried and rose from the grave please see the above referenced “Scripture” study, “The Passover Feast, The Whore and The Beast”. In its beautiful simplicity, I am now going to explain the sign of Yonah. The sign of Yonah has almost nothing to do with the duration of time that Yahoshua would spend in the grave, as many popularly believe and teach. Though it is extremely important, the time that Yahoshua would be in the grave was a completely separate and additional thought altogether.
By simply applying the day for a year prophetic principle, the sign of Yonah would be understood as follows. “So Yonah arose, and went unto Nineveh, according to the word of Yahweh. Now Nineveh was an exceeding great city of three days’ journey.” These three days equate to the three years of the combined preaching ministry of Yahoshua and Yahonan the Immerser, His cousin. All three prophets preached repentance at the hearing of “the Word of Yahweh.” “And Yonah began to enter into the city a day’s journey.” ~ Yonah 3:4a The first day of Yonah’s ministry equates to Yahonan the Immerser’s one year preaching ministry. The main street into Ninewah was called “Straight” street. This was a common name throughout most of the ancient world (Acts 9:11), denoting the “straight” passage way that ran north-south in every major city. It is very comparable to our modern day “Main”street, which is found in almost every city in the western world. The Scriptures reveal to us that Yahonan came to: “‘Make straight the way of יהוה,’ as the prophet Yeshayahu (Isaiah) said.” “And he cried, and said, “Yet forty days, and Nineveh shall be overthrown,”” ~ Yonah 3:4b The following two days of Yonah’s ministry equates to Yahoshua’s earthly ministry, which was no more than two years long. Note: Most scholars agree that the Gospel of Yahonan (John) is a chronologically ordered account of Yahoshua’s ministry. In Yahonan’s gospel Yahoshua begins and ends His ministry at Passover. There is only one other Passover mentioned in between these two. Thus, two years total ministry. Any other teaching/understanding is extra-Scriptural from the traditions of men. From the Feast of Atonement 30 A.D. to the 9th of Av 70 A.D. is forty years. Yahrushalayim was given forty years to repent of their wickedness, and completely trust in the finished work of Yahoshua on the cross; one year for each day that was given to Nineveh. Yahrushalayim was destroyed by the Roman army, under the direction of General Titus, for their refusal to accept Yahoshua as their atonement, propitiation and MaShiach (Messiah). This is the fulfillment of the sign of Yonah!
Ha Satan (our adversary / Satan) and all of His apostles of light know this is true and have done everything possible within their power to rob this correct understanding of Yahoshua’s Word from Yahweh’s people. However, this understanding is only the first phase of “the sign of Yonah.” It is quite possible that the second is still in effect right now. We know Yahoshua began his ministry as prophet and priest in the year of 27 / 28 A.D., in the year of Jubilee. The Jubilee sequence reveals the redemption calendar of Yahweh. Every fifty years is the Jubilee of Yisrael. If we count every fifty years from 27/28 A.D. we find that the fortieth year of Jubilee will commence on the Day of Atonement in 2027/2028 A.D. This would equal one Jubilee for the whole world to repent for every year Yahrushalayim / Yahudah (Judah) was given to repent. Nineweh (Ninevah) – Was given 40 days to repent! Yahrushalayim / Yahudah – Was given 40 years to repent! The World – Has been given 40 Jubilee years to repent!
( For a more in depth look at the sign of Yonah please see, THE SIGN OF JONAH THE SIGN OF JONAH – A 2ND WITNESS Counting backwards from 2027/2028 A.D. we can see‌ The 40th Jubilee from ha MaShiach (The Messiah) beginning His earthly ministry. ~ 27 / 28 A.D. The 48th Jubilee from Nehemyah (Nehemiah) restoring the land of Yahudah to each family. ~ 374 / 373 B.C. The 70th Jubilee from Mosheh receiving the law at Mt. Sinai. ~ 1524 / 1523 B.C. The 120th Jubilee from the time of the fall of Adam in the Garden of Eden. ~ 3974 / 3973 B.C. We can see this pattern of forty at the Drash level, all throughout the Scriptures! I encourage you to study each forty reference and see for yourself.
For example: The flood in Noah’s day destroyed the whole world in forty days and nights. In a similar fashion, just prior to the fortieth year of Jubilee the whole world will be flooded with a destroying fire. 2Kepha (Peter) 3:10 Bereshith (Genesis) 7:4 ~ “For yet seven days, and I will cause it to rain upon the earth forty days and forty nights; and every living substance that I have made will I destroy from off the face of the earth.” The whole nation of unbelieving Yisrael, twenty-one years and older, was destroyed in the wilderness after forty prophetic days! I.e. forty years. Yisrael by faith entered into the promised land after these forty years came to an end. In like manner, the assemblies (church) of favor have been wandering in the wilderness of this world (Revelation of Yahonnan 12:6) and by faith we will enter into the Millennial Kingdom, which is our promised land and inheritance. Debarim (Deuteronomy) 9:9, 18 & 25 ~ Mosheh fasted for 40 days and nights with no food or water on three separate occasions over a one year period, for a total of 120 days. 1Melakim (1Kings) 19:8 ~ Eliyahu (Elijah) fasted for 40 days and nights with no food or water. Mattithyahu (Matthew) 4:2 ~ Yahoshua fasted for 40 days and nights with no food or water. It is very interesting that these three men are the same three men that the disciples saw in the vision of transfiguration (Matt 17: 1-9). Mosheh = the Law Eliyahu = the Prophets Yahoshua = the Fulfillment and Fullest Expression of both! Acts 7:3 & 13:21 ~ King Sha’ul (Saul) ruled for exactly forty years. 2Shemu’el (Samuel) 5:4 ~ King Dawid (David) ruled for exactly forty years. 1Melakim (Kings) 11:42 & 2Qoheleth (Chronicles) 9:30 ~ King Shelomoh (Solomon) ruled for exactly forty years. These were the only three kings of united Yisrael. After king Shelomoh (Solomon) died Yisrael would soon be split into two kingdoms until Yahoshua’s return. Finally, we know from Acts 7:23, 30 & 36 that Mosheh’s life is divided up into exactly three forty year periods. Those who are discerning in spirit can readily see a pattern of three sets of forty! One in the life of Mosheh, one in Mosheh Eliyahu and Yahoshua’s days of prayer and fasting and one in the first three kings of Yisrael.
From the fall of Adam till the promise of Yahweh was given to Abraham is the first set of forty Jubilees. From the promise to Abraham to the first year of Yahoshua’s ministry is the second set of forty Jubilees. From the beginning of Yahoshua’s ministry as prophet and priest to the fulfillment of it as the King of Kings is the third set of forty Jubilees; equaling one hundred and twenty Jubilees total! If you will take the time to prayerfully consider the three patterns of forty above, you will begin to see how each set of forty specifically corresponds as a “type and shadow” to each one of the forty Jubilee periods! It cannot possibly be over-emphasized that Yahweh’s calendar of redemption is the Jubilee calendar! I urge you to look up all the Scriptures concerning the Jubilee and discover this for yourself. It seems self-evident by now that forty goes with fourscore (eighty) and one hundred twenty in full counsel of the Scriptures – in a similar way that three goes with seven. So, we will close this study with a “one hundred twenty” Scripture. At the risk of sounding like a broken record I believe there are other one hundred twenty Scriptures that are contextually relevant to the topic at hand and I encourage you to study them too. “And Yahweh said, My Ruach (Spirit) shall not always strive with man, for that he also [is] flesh: yet his days shall be an hundred and twenty years.” ~ Bereshith (Genesis) 6:3 Many well meaning people have tried to make these one hundred twenty years fit over the centuries. Some have taught that this is the number of years that it took Noah to build the ark with his three sons. However, this explanation does not fit the chronology at all. The Scriptures tell us that Noah was at least 500 years old before he had any sons and he was exactly 600 years old when the flood came. Bereshith (Genesis) 5:32 & 7:11 Others have taught that the one hundred twenty years is the length of time that Elohim intended for man’s life span to cover after the flood. You can search the whole of the Scriptures and you will not be able to find this understanding applying to even one generation of people. Mosheh and Aaron were the exception not the rule! There is only one logical explanation that fits this one hundred and twenty year prophecy. In the one hundred and twentieth Jubilee from the fall of Adam, the whole world will be destroyed in consuming fire at the return of Sovereign Yahoshua! The simple reason why we count the Jubilees from the fall of Adam, and not from the creation, is because it was not necessary for Yahweh to begin to implement His plan to redeem His creation until it was lost, due to the fall. The Jubilee calendar is the calendar of redemption and the restoration of all things!
By simply following the patterns of the Scripture we have contextually proven that the fourscore years, the two (thousand year) days, the six (thousand year) days, the forty Jubilees and the one hundred and twenty Jubilees all conclude in the year 2027 / 2028 A.D. The last trumpet is always sounded on the day of the “Feast of The Blowing of the Trumpets” each year. (Yom Teruah is also known as Rosh haShannah (Rosh Ha-Shan-nah) in modern Yahudaism). However, in the year of Jubilee the last trumpet is always sounded on Yom Kippur (The Day of Atonement)! If anyone thinks that they now know or can know the day and the hour of Yahoshua’s return with 100% certainty, from this or any other Scripture study, then let me be the first to say that you probably cannot! (Note: a day is a very narrow measurement of time and an hour is even narrower.) Personally, I am absolutely certain that Yahoshua will return to judge the earth on Yom Teruah (The Feast of the Blowing of the Shofars / Ram’s horns) 2017 / 2018. (In case you’re confused I did not learn this from studying alone, but from a prophetic revelation, which was given to me directly in the most spectacular and miraculous fashion imaginable.) THE CALL OF ABRAHAM I think that it is very possible that over the ten years from Yom Teruah 2017 / 2018 until Yom Kippur 2027 / 2028 the Scriptures found in Yehezqel (Ezekiel) 37 & 39 and Revelation 16 & 19 will be fulfilled. The ten days between Yom Teruah and Yom Kippur are known in modern Yahudaism as “The 10 Days of Awe”. Could it be possible that these 10 days represent the 10 years between 2017 & 2027, using the day for year principle of Bemidbar (Numbers) 14:34 & Yehezkel (Ezekiel) 4:6? Yehezkel 39:9 ~ “And those who inhabit the cities of Yisra’ĕl shall go out and set on fire and burn the weapons, both the shields and armour, the bows and arrows, the clubs and spears. And they shall make fires with them for seven years.” If you add these 7 years of “clean up” to the two Sabbath years of our Messiah (2026 / 27 and 2019 / 20) from the time of His return then the year of Jubilee will be the 10th year. This fits perfectly with the day for year principle of prophecy and with the “type and shadow” of, “The Ten Days of Awe” between Yom Teruah and Yom Kippur. Yoel 2:12-16 seems to indicate that the great “Marriage Supper of the Lamb” will probably commence directly after Yom Kippur 2017 / 2018. However, it is also possible that the wedding feast will last for seven years; coinciding with the seven years of clean up prophesied in Yehezkel 39, which commences on Yom Kippur 2019 / 2020. This is my personal belief. Yoel 2:12-16 ~ “Yet even now,” declares יהוה, “turn to Me with all your heart, and with fasting, and with weeping, and with mourning.” v.13 And tear your heart and not your garments, and turn back to יהוהyour Elohim, for He shows favour and is compassionate,
patient, and of great kindness, and He shall relent concerning the evil. v.14 Who knows – He might turn and relent, and leave a blessing behind Him, a grain offering and a drink offering for יהוהyour Elohim? v.15 Blow a ram’s horn in Tsiyon, set apart a fast, call an assembly. v:16 Gather the people, set the assembly apart, assemble the elders, gather the children and nursing babes. Let a bridegroom come out from his room, and a bride from her dressing room.” In closing we need to return to Mizmore (Psalm) 90:10. I promise you, I saved the best for last. “The days of our lives are seventy years; And if by reason of strength they are eighty years, Yet their boast is only labor and sorrow; For it is soon cut off, and we fly away.” According to this Scripture Yahoshua’s return can be in the 70th year or in the 80th year. As I said previously, I am 100% convinced that the Messiah will return as the Sovereign Judge Yom Teruah 2017 – in the 70th year! I know of several other witnesses that have brought forth various teachings recently that I believe are of divine origin and conclusion. That is not to say that their teachings are without human error, or even seriously flawed in some of their content. Dewey Bruton teaches, “Daniel’s Time Line”, Michael Rood teaches, “The Jonah Code” and 119 Ministries teaches “The End of the Age”. An additional witness, Thurston McCutchen, has also come to this same conclusion – from the Scriptures alone. THE FEAST OF TRUMPETS 2016 / 2017 It is interesting to note that all of these teachings have a very unique and different approach to this subject other than this teaching or each others teachings. However, we all have come to the same conclusion by studying the Scriptures at the Drash level. On or before Yom Teruah A.D. 2017 / 2018 everyone will see the prophetic fulfillment of Yahoshua’s return! Since I originally wrote and published this teaching I have received a lot more dynamic revelation from Ruah haChodesh. “The Torah” of Yahweh further confirms 2017 / 2018 A.D. as the most likely year of Yahoshua’s return. While teaching this material one day, I suddenly realized that Yahweh Elohim commanded His people not to harvest their fields in the year of Yubilee or in the Sabbath years. Way yiqra (Leviticus) 25:11 ~ “A Yubilee shall that fiftieth year be unto you: ye shall not sow, neither reap that which groweth of itself in it, nor gather [the grapes] in it of thy vine undressed.” Way yiqra (Leviticus) 25:4 ~ “But in the seventh year shall be a sabbath of rest unto the land, a sabbath for Yahweh: thou shalt neither sow thy field, nor prune thy vineyard.”
Yahoshua is returning to harvest the entire world, both the wicked and the righteous, at His second coming (Mattithyahu 13:24-30 and 38-43)! He is the Master of the harvest (Luke 10:2)! Surely, the Word of Yahweh Elohim (Yahonan 1:1) is not going to harvest the world in a non-harvest year. He watches over His Word to perform it! He exalts His Word even above His own name (Yirmeyahu / Jeremiah 1:12 and Mizmore / Psalm 138:2)! 2017 / 2018 is not a Sabbath year, nor is it a Jubilee year. This revelation gave me significant confirmation to the correct conclusion of this study. The next Sabbath year will be 2019 / 2020 A.D. and of course the next Jubilee will be 2027 / 2028 A.D.
Many will still continue to argue at this point that “No man can know the day or the hour.” Primarily from Mattithyahu (Matthew) 24:35-36 & Mark 13:31-32. First of all I would point out these Scripture passages are speaking of “The New Heaven and The New Earth”, which are over 1,000 years removed from the soon return of King Yahoshua. No one will know the day or hour of this event because in “The New Heaven and The New Earth” there will be no more time. In sequential order, the taught ones of Yahoshua asked Him three different questions, “Say to us, when shall this be, and what is the sign of Your coming, and of the end of the age?” ~ Mattithyahu (Matthew) 24:3
Yahoshua answered them according to the order of the questions. 1) When would the temple of Yahrushalayim be destroyed? 2) What would be the sign of Yahoshua’s coming again? 3) And when would the Messianic age come to an end? Here, Yahoshua is answering this third question in Mattithyahu 24:35-36. This is logically understood according to the sequence of the questions and the answer that was given in reply. Second, there are at least two Scriptures that testify (when correctly translated), at the Drash level of understanding, that Yahoshua is going to return on a Rosh haChodesh. I.e. A new moon feast! The annual Feast of Yom Teruah (The Feast of the Trumpets!) is always on a new moon! Mishle’ (Proverbs) 7:20 ~ “He took a bag of silver with Him; He comes home on the day of the new moon.” Hoshea (Hosea) 5:7-8 ~ “They have acted treacherously against Yahweh, for they have brought forth strange children. Now a new moon shall devour them with their portions. ‘Blow the ram’s horn in Gibah, the trumpet in Ramah! Shout, O Bĕyth Awen! Behind you, O Binyamin!'” Note: Both of these Scriptures were taken from the Scriptures translation. You can obtain this resource for free upon request at 7rapturesrobert@gmail.com Third, if you will carefully consider the context of every other verse that seems to say we cannot know the day and the hour of Yahoshua’s return, you will notice that they are always addressed to those who are not presently living according to covenant with Yahoshua ha MaShiach. Those who are in covenant at the time of His coming are supposed to know when He is coming. Please carefully / prayerfully consider the following Scriptures. “For the Master ( יהוהYahweh) does no matter unless He reveals His secret to His servants the prophets.” ~ Amos 3:7 “But you, brothers, are not in darkness, so that this Day should overtake you as a thief. For you are all sons of light and sons of the day. We are not of the night nor of darkness.” ~ 1Thessalonians 5:4-5 “Remember, then, how you have received, and heard. And watch and repent. If, then, you do not wake up, I shall come upon you as a thief, and you shall not know at all what hour I come upon you.” ~ Revelation 3:3
“See, I am coming as a thief. Blessed is he who is staying awake and guarding his garments, lest he walk naked and they see his shame.” ~ Revelation 16:15 More than anything, it is my fervent prayer that you now have a very real assurance that we are living in the last days and the end is closer than most people dare to think! I hope you will seek Yahweh Elohim with all your heart, mind and strength and apply wisdom to your heart. Listen and obey all that He commands you to do and you will be one of the few that will truly be ready to receive Yahoshua at His coming. The blessings of Mizmore (Psalm) 91 are reserved for people who live a life of obedience. Much love, choicest blessings and much shalom! His Servant and Yours, Robert-Arthur: McDuffie ~ Galatians 6:14 Contact – 7rapturesrobert@gmail.com, 941) 227-5433 (U.S. & International Voice Mail) Ps. For your further edification I leave you with a bonus study and scripture reference index. I will see you there or in the air! Bonus Study: First rapture: Hanok (Enoch) – Bershith (Genesis) 5:24 & Ibrim (Hebrews) 11:5 Second rapture: Noah and his family in the ark – Bereshith (Genesis) 7 Third rapture: Eliyahu (Elijah) – 2Melakim (Kings) 2 Fourth rapture: Phillip – Acts 8:39 Fifth rapture: The Bride – 1Corinthians 15:49-58 Sixth rapture: the sons of the Devil (Nephillim) – Mattithyahu (Matthew) 13:29-30, 41-42, & 47-50 Seventh rapture: the sons of Elohim (Those Who Believe On Him At His Return) Yahoshua’s return – Mattithyahu (Matthew) 13:43, ZekarYah 12:10, & 13:8-9 By the Scriptures alone I have learned to define “rapture” as any time Elohim’s power has lifted up men from the surface of the earth. It is a very interesting observation that each rapture occurrence agrees with the sequentially ordered numerical meaning in Hebrew. For example: The 6th rapture is that
of the wicked and six is the fallen nature of man, while the seventh rapture is that of the saints of Elohim and seven is the number of perfection. Only Yahweh Elohim could have possibly authored the Scriptures as they are brilliantly stunning in their simplicity and complexity, as well as their unity. No man could have possibly authored even one word, for no man is this ingenious! To Yahweh Elohim of Yisrael be all the praise, esteem and honor for all that He has revealed to our hearts! Pps ~ I have just recently received much more revelation / information / confirmation which I have posted in a separate blog. This further information is very complimentary to the study you have just finished. I hope you will take the time to study it as well. THE SIGN OF JONAH AND THE SEVENTY WEEKS OF DANIEL