Tom, Miriam and the Dove's,
 
  Yesterday I had a letter posted that mentioned the menorah design in Mrs. Agee's Pro and Con 1110where she states "I think I can translate the untranslatable."    http://www.fivedoves.com/letters/apr2004/samo41.htmThe bible seems to be loaded with menorah designs as noted by J.R. Church in his book "The mystryof the menorah and the Hebrew Alphebet."   Tom and Miriam both pointed to the middle of the "7 days"of Passover and the middle of Tabernacles.  Miriam states that she believes that the "70th week ofDaniel" ends at the middle  of the "7" years of tribulation.
 
  I find it interesting that if you look at Revelation 1:12 it says:
 
  Rev. 1:12......"And I turned to see the voice that spake with me.  And being turned,
                      I saw seven golden candlesticks:
         1:13......"And in the midst (middle) of the seven candlesticks one like unto the
                       Son of man, clothed with garment down to the foot, and girt about the
                        paps with a golden girdle.
          1:17......."And when I saw him, I fell at his feet as dead.  And he laid his right
                        hand upon me, saying unto me, " Fear not; I am the First and the Last."    (KJV)
 
  Notice he is walking in the midst of the "7" golden candle sticks and he also says in verse "17""I am the First and the Last."  Here we have the Menorah and the "aleph tau" which Mrs. Ageementions in her Pro and Con 1110.  Maybe this is a clue that Tom and Mariam are correct aboutthe "middle" of the "7" days of passover being important.
 
 Another thing of note:  Notice that the verses above are numbers "12 and 13".  The number twelvebeing the number for "governmental perfection" and the number "13"  being the number of rebellion,apostacy,  corruption, etc.  To me this could point to the beginning of our life in Heaven (#12) and thebeginning of the tribulation for the others. (#13).
 
 Also Mrs. Agee mentioned that in the Antiquities of the Jews  by Josephus,  he states that the "7"candlesticks on the Menorah in the tabernacle stood for the 6 terestrial planets and the sun.The middle planet just happens to be the "earth".  So maybe when Jesus is in the midst of thecandlesticks it signifies he is in the "midst" of Passover and  over the "earth", which is themiddle or "midst"  of the "7" candlesticks.  Being over the earth is when he will say "Come uphither"
 
 From Revelation 1:12 mentioned above to Revelation chapter 4:1 where Jesus is talking to the"7" church's,  to me is the time of our space to repent.  Immediatly after this is chapter 4:1and the words, " After this I looked, and, behold, a door was opened in heaven: and the first voicewhich I heard was as it were of a Trumpet  talking with me; which said, Come up Hither, and i willshew thee things which must be hereafter."
 
 This is the Rapture!I am not sure why the menorah is so important that there was one in Heaven and in the earthly tabernacleand why the bible is one giant menorah design or why the first sentence Genisis 1:1 is a menorah designbut it is.  Since it so important maybe the "middle"  or "midst" of a "7" day feast would be something weshould watch closely.   If not then maybe Ascencion day or Pentecost. 
 
  Keep looking up!
 
  Sam Orlando
 sorlando@academicplanet.com