The completion of seven and the soon return of Jesus Christ  Part Two
 
The number 7 is mentioned over 700 times in the Bible. There is only one number in Scripture that is mentioned more than seven and that would be one; however, the tone of 7 seems to be more explicit or detailed as God brings His point across so clear. I used to ask myself all the time - why would God use the number 7 so many times in the book of Revelation (54 to be exact) to surround this writing by the Apostle John? There are many reasons and little by little I will attempt to make some points that perhaps you have never seen before.
One of the obvious reasons would be that after Revelation 4:2 the "seventh" dispensation starts on planet earth, which will be (future tense) the kingdom or millennial age. Also there will be a "7" year tribulation right around the "seventh" millennium. Do you remember when the" 7" years of famine took place in Joseph's day in the book of Genesis? That was the judgment of God.
 
Another point I would like to make is as of the printing of this article there are almost  6.9 billion people in the world. Some people may be asking, "Are you saying that when the population of the world reaches 7 billion people God will start His redemptive plan as spoken of in the book of Revelation? What I am trying to portray is there are so many sevens that surround not only this book but end time prophecy which is spoken of in several accounts of the Bible. I don't find it coincidental that as all these warning signs are taking place around this planet, we are almost at the 7 billion person mark.God is Sovereign and He is very much in perfect control of everything.I always had a hard time believing this part of the power of God but the more I study biblical subjects such as this, the less I doubt that Jesus Christ is above time and controls it from beginning to end.
 
In one of my recent articles I wrote about the 6000th verse in the Old Testament of the King James Version which says, "Then Joshua called the twelve men, whom he had prepared of the children of Israel, out of every tribe a man." I showed the readers that Joshua is a type of Jesus Christ and this verse was a foreshadowing of Jesus Christ choosing the 144,000 Jewish people from the twelve tribes of Israel right around the end of 6000 years of the chronology of the history of the Bible from Adam moving forward into the redemptive plan of God for planet earth. I am not saying this will be exact but I am not saying it won't. Please understand I do not believe this world is 6000 years old because fallen angels were cast out of Paradise and inhabited planet earth before Genesis chapter one. My writing on the "division of two" explains all the verses for this logic that the Scripture so clearly explain in a very simple way.
 
Would you like to know what the 7000th verse of the Old Testament in the King James Version says? In the book of Judges which is the "7th" book of the Bible, I came across something so incredible because we serve a God (Jesus Christ) who is so exact. "And they said, Arise, that we may go up against them: For we have seen the land, and, behold, it is very good: and are ye still? be not slothful to go, and to enter to possess the land." Judges 18:9.This is amazing! The Word of God is so perfect. In the 6000th verse of the Bible,Joshua (a type of Jesus Christ) preludes what Jesus Christ will do at the end of 6000 years (maybe exact or perhaps approximate) inside the perimeters of the 7 year tribulation period. The 7000th verse of the Bible is in the "seventh" book. In the 7000th verse (Joshua 18:9) Israel is entering the promised land.From a pivotal role in the 6000th verse (the calling of the 144,000 Jewish men) to the hope and promise of rest for Israel in the millennium.
 
There are so many tones of Armageddon and God giving Israel the victory in this verse that I actually felt like I was reading Revelation chapter 19.It is interesting to me that when Melchizedek is first introduced in the Bible it is in Genesis 14:18. Fourteen means deliverance. In Judges 18:9 which is the 7000th verse of the Bible, Israel is under the canopy of chapter 18 which is the number for bondage. That is exactly what Jesus Christ is going to do. He is going to deliver Israel out of bondage so they can enter the promised land in peace. Remember Melchizedek is spoken of in Psalm 110:4 which is the servant candle Psalm (middle) of Psalms 107 through 113 describing the 7 year tribulation period. I know I mentioned this before but I think it is worth repeating.  There are "7" verses in Psalm 110 and Melchizedek is mentioned in the 4th verse. Not only is Psalm 110 a servant candle chapter (Psalms 107-113) but verse 4 is a servant candle verse out of "7" in Psalm 110. Only God Himself could design a servant candle within a servant candle. No human being could do that. This is the signature of God juxtapostioned in Scripture.
 
Since there are 54 "sevens" in the book of Revelation, it is almost as if God is saying that He is going to perfect this world through His Son Jesus Christ. Remember 7 means perfection and completion.
 
Regardless as to what your opinion is on this (if you even have one) sabbatical cycles are in sets of "7". We are fast approaching the beginning in a series of "7" this fall/spring depending upon which calendar you believe. I am amazed that prophecy students who follow the signs of the times for the return of Jesus Christ are not talking about this important point. Israel must start or should I say restart the prophetic prophecy in the remaining time left of 490 years for Israel to be fulfilled at the "beginning" of a cycle. This just happens to match the prophetic Psalms from 107 through 113 overlapping this particular sabbatical cycle coming upon Israel in the form of a "7" candlestick menorah design visible in these "7" Psalms.These "7" Psalms (107-113) could represent 2007 through 2013 (Fall/Spring).The beginning of the current sabbatical cycle may be the fall of 2007 to the spring of 2008. This is not dogma but it does seem to be the standard opinion among those that understand cycles for Israel.
 
This is just a pivotal point for us to understand that the Bible is certainly speaking of the seven year tribulation period in these "7" Psalms. Psalm 110 is obviously right in the middle of this whole cluster of "seven." Psalm 110 describes Jesus Christ taking control of the nations of this world in the middle of the 7 year tribulation period. This matches what the book of Revelation teaches specifically in chapters 10,11 and 12.
 
Psalm 107 starts the fifth book of the Psalms which speaks of grace and the Kingdom. The theme of this Psalm is "Oh that men would praise the Lord." According to Dr.J.R.Church this particular Psalm is giving a panorama of the history of Israel from A.D. 70 to the second advent of Jesus Christ. Verses 1-8 talk about the destruction of Jerusalem by the Romans and the Diaspora of the Jews. Verses 9 through 15 talk about the suffering from the late eighteen hundreds until 1948 when God delivered Israel unto their land. Verses 16 through 21 take the reader from 1948 to the beginning of the 7 year tribulation period.Verses 22 through 31 take the reader into the second half of the tribulation period. This is the section of Psalm 107 that has 6 inverted Hebrew Nuns with the "seventh" being bracketed before verse 40.The last fifth section (grace) of Psalm 107 describes Israel at the end of the 7 year tribulation period and moving into a victory at the start of the reign and rule of Jesus Christ. Psalm 107 gives an overview of the history of Israel from 70 A.D. to the end of the 7 year tribulation period. Psalms 107 through 113 give the design and evidence of this soon coming testing for Israel better known as Jacob's trouble. Jeremiah 30:7. Do you think God is trying to make a point?
 
Most prophecy students believe that Israel has "7" more years yet to be fulfilled in the 490 years of Daniel 9::24-27.There are other slight variations to this interpretation but for purposes of what I am talking about, it just does not matter who is right or who is wrong. We are fast approaching the beginning of a 7 year sabbatical cycle for Israel and there is no doubt in my mind that Daniel 9:24-27 is speaking of sabbatical weeks. This is the passage of Scripture that is talking about the 490 years allotted for Israel. These cycles run 1,2,3,4,5,6, and 7.The next cycle goes back to year 1 just like there are seven notes on a musical scale. How could all of these facts mixed into one be a coincidence? The prophetic Psalms describing the tribulation period, a "7" candlestick menorah design pattern (Psalms 107 through 113) with a servant candle (Psalm 110) and a brand new sabbatical cycle. Notice I am not setting a date for the rapture but we must be very near to the Blessed Hope at this point. How much more time could we have?
 
We are now probably in the 1,2,3,4,5,6,"7th year" of a sabbatical cycle for Israel. The "7" is about to advance to a "1" to start a whole new cycle. Once again at the risk of repeating myself, this coming sabbatical cycle could not just be another sabbatical primarily because it is matching the prophetic Psalms describing the 7 year tribulation period (Psalms 107 through 113). Psalm 107 is starting out with 7 reverse Hebrews Nuns which look like upside down bowls of wrath and ending with Psalm 113 which is a prelude to the 1000 year millennial kingdom on planet earth.I hope you understand what I am trying to say. All these pieces of the jigsaw puzzle are coming together as one.
 
A 7 candlestick menorah design is Jewish and speaks of a sabbatical cycle for Israel in the context relative to end time Bible prophecy. These coming 7 years are for the primary purpose of bringing Israel back to their true Messiah Jesus Christ.This is why in my opinion these particular Psalms overlapping this coming 7 year sabbatical cycle are referring to the 7 year tribulation period. I could be wrong but what if I am right? Remember prophetically these Psalms correspond to the years 2007 through 2013. I am not saying this will be exact but we would have to be in that general area.
 
I am excited because in my "opinion" I don't believe I am seeing or imagining things.When it comes to end time Bible prophecy I tend to deal in facts. I check them out and recheck information. I ask many questions such as what,why,or does this match what the Bible is saying? As you consider all of these facts that I just presented, think about it in light of the pieces of the puzzle coming together as one.Part Three will come out tomorrow so I can fully present my case from the backdrop of the completion of seven and the soon return of Jesus Christ.I don't write with dogmatism but in strong conviction of the evidence that stands before us. I do believe that Jesus Christ could come at any moment.
Bob D.