Follow
up – 2007 Study
By Pastor F. M. Riley
“God that made the world [kosmos] and all things therein…..hath
determined the times [kairos…fixed time or season] before appointed…..,” Acts 17:24-26.
My
Questions…
In my previous study entitled “2007,” which I sent out on January
15th, I asked our readers for information on the years 1056 and
1656 of this present Christian era. Several of our readers did take the
time to reply, providing me with information that I consider very significant
in view of “the days of Noah” and the approaching end of this
present age. I want to sincerely thank those who took the time to send
me the information I needed. Now I want to share with our readers
information about the events that occurred during those two years, and hopefully,
point out the significance of it.
1056
In my previous study I pointed out that Noah was born 1056 years after the
creation of Adam. This is derived by counting the years from the creation
of Adam until the birth of Seth, and then the years until the birth of his
son, and then his son’s son, etc. as set forth in Genesis 5:3-29.
If one continues to carefully study the chronological record, it
reveals that Noah died 2006 years after the creation of Adam, Genesis
9:28. Therefore the actual “days of Noah” covered
that period of time from 1056 to 2006 [after the creation of Adam].
The most significant event that occurred during that period of time
was the flood, which occurred 1656 years after Adam’s creation.
Knowing that the Lord Himself had said, “But as the days of Noah were,
so shall also the coming of the Son of man be,” Matthew 24:37, in
my previous study I superimposed that ancient time period upon this present
time period that extends from the birth of Christ through the year, 2006.
I did this simply because I was studying and searching to see if the Lord
had a message for His people in comparing these two time periods. And,
yes, He sure does! I urge my readers to read the previous study which appeared
on Five Doves on January 15, 2007. Or, you can email me and I will send
a copy of the study directly to you.
From God’s Word we know that Noah was born 1056 years after the creation
of Adam. That year date correlates with the year 1056 A.D. when superimposed
on this present time period. Now did anything happen in the year 1056 A.D.
that would be of spiritual or prophetic significance? Let’s see…..
Signs
in the Heavens
There were a number of important events that occurred in 1056, but I will
mention only two of them for our readers.
In the year 1056 the Catholic religion split into two major factions,
the Roman Catholics retaining religious supremacy in the west and the Greek
Orthodox taking the reins of religious supremacy in the east. These two
groups had been bickering with one
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another
over their differences [the Trinity; Papal authority; Baptism; Veneration
of
saints
and relics; language used in observing the Mass] for 500 years, but
the official split occurred in 1056. This split in the ranks of Catholicism
was highly significant in view of subsequent religious and Christian history.
But what I consider the most significant of all is hardly mentioned today.
The year the Catholic religion split into two factions, the very year
that marked the beginning of “the days of Noah”
when correlated, a tremendous explosion occurred far out in space. A Chinese
astronomer was watching the heavens at the very time the explosion occurred.
That explosion created what we know today as the “Crab Nebula.” The
explosion was so bright that it could be seen by the naked eye even in
the day time. May I remind our readers that one of the purposes for
which the Lord placed the “lights in the firmament of the heaven”
was “for signs, and for seasons, and for days, and
years,” Genesis 1:14.
Now think about this! The very year that began “the
days of Noah” [when correlated] was marked by an explosion
in space that could be seen with the naked eye even in the day time. Noah
died in the 2006th year after the creation of Adam. We
who are living today have just seen the conclusion of the year, 2006, thereby
ending “the days of Noah” [when correlated].
And guess what?
There is a huge new comet in space [Comet McNaught] right now that
is so bright that it can be seen with the naked eye even in the day time.
And astronomers are telling us that this comet is possibly going to become
forty times brighter than the Planet Venus in the heavens. So in
our Christian era “the days of Noah” began with a “sign”
in the heavens, and it appears that they have ended with a “sign”
in the heavens. Is all of this just coincidence? Think about
it!
Now let’s move on and take a look at…..
1656
A number of readers also sent me information about this particular year.
1656 was the year that the flood occurred in “the days of Noah.”
When superimposed on the time period in which we live, what occurred
in 1656 A.D. that would have significance for humanity? There were numerous events that occurred that
year, but again, two events that occurred in 1656 seemed especially significant.
The major event was that the Jews, through the intervention of Oliver Cromwell,
were allowed to legally return to England
that year, after an absence of some 400 years. A book could be written
(and probably has been) on how the Jewish people shaped the destiny of both
England and America
in the years that followed. Glory!
Another event of note for that year was the death of Archbishop James
Ussher, a staunch opponent of the Roman hierarchy, and one of the most brilliant
chronologists who has ever lived. Many generations of God’s people have
been blessed, and are still being blessed today, by Ussher’s work on Bible
Chronology.
Worthy
of Note
Before concluding this follow up, I want to call our reader’s attention
again to year dates that were set forth in my first study.
Terah, the father of Abraham, was born 1878 years after the creation of
Adam. When
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the
dates are superimposed on this Christian era, it was in 1878 that Petah
Tikvah [meaning “the gate of hope”] was established in the Holy Land
by the Jews. Petah Tikvah was the very first all Jewish community
that the Turkish rulers had permitted the Jews to establish in the Holy
Land in hundreds of years. Glory!
When Terah was 70 years old his first son was born. When this is superimposed
on our history today, it correlates with the birth of Israel
in 1948. 1878 + 70 = 1948. Glory! Praise the Lord!
Haran, the first son of Terah was an unbeliever and died before
his father, Genesis 11:28. The Jewish people who established
the nation of Israel in 1948 were
unbelievers in relation to the true Messiah and Savior of Israel.
Over the years many of them have died in unbelief, and nationally
the Jews have not yet turned to their Messiah and Savior, the Lord Jesus
Christ.
Fifty nine more years in the life of Terah passed before Abraham
was conceived in the womb of Terah’s wife. Now superimpose
this on our history today. 1948 + 59 = 2007. This year, 2007,
is Israel’s 59th
year of existence as a nation. Just coincidence?
You know it isn’t! Glory! Hallelujah!
Then one more year [technically…9 months] went by. The next year
[2008], when Terah was 130 years old, Abraham was born. 1878 + 130 =
2008. Abraham was born 60 years after Haran, his elder brother.
Look at the figures! Haran was born 1948 years after the creation of Adam.
1948 + 60 = 2008. Again, superimpose this on our history today and what
does it tell God’s people?
Conclusion
It tells us to “…look up, and lift up your heads; for your redemption
draweth nigh,” Luke 21:28. Folks, the Lord is coming for His people
[those truly saved] this year [2007]. This is Israel’s
59th year. And this is the year [2007] that the “seed”
of the gospel will be sown in the hearts of the descendants of
Abraham, and at least 144,000 of them will come to spiritual birth next
year [2008]. Glory! Hallelujah! Praise the Lord!
Folks, we are nearly “HOME.” Let every true believer lift high the royal
banner and fight the good fight of faith. Stand fast! Our warfare is nearly
over. Our battle is nearly done. Very soon now we will hear our Great
Commander sound the victory trumpet, and we shall go “HOME” to glory.
“Therefore, my beloved brethren, be ye steadfast, unmovable, always
abounding in the work of the Lord, forasmuch as ye know that your labor
is not in vain in the Lord,” 1 Corinthians 15:58.
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