Reply to Rene: re: Giant Hand in
Space - what is it reaching for? / and Douglas: Giant Hand
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When Jesus was given an opportunity in the temple one day to read
to the congregation, He quoted from Isaiah 61:1. The reason Jesus
stopped there is because He has yet to fulfill Isaiah 61:2,
which is about His Second Coming, "the day of wrath to
Israel's enemies." This is soon to be fulfilled in our
lifetime!
Your 5 Doves post referenced this recent
photo of the hand in the sky raising what appears to be a crown:
The Bible states in
Genesis 1:14 that God put the lights in the heavens to be "for signs," and that in the 'end
times' there will be wonders in the skies:
"And I will shew wonders in heaven
above,..."
The 'end times' focus is about to change from the Gentile Bride of Christ (leaving soon in the Rapture) to the Jewish Bride, Israel. I came across the following verse regarding Israel in my devotions today from the very next chapter, Isaiah 62:3, and immediately remembered the above picture:
"He will hold you
(Israel) aloft in His hands for all to see --
a splendid crown for
the King of kings."
-- Isaiah 62:3, Living Bible
Paraphrase --
The King James version reads:
"You (the nation of Israel)
will also be a crown of glory in the Hand of the
Lord
and a royal diadem
in the Hand of your God."
Therefore, in retrospect, I suspect this
picture -- and the timing of its discovery -- is an 'end times' sign regarding
not only the Bride of Christ, but most specifically the nation of Israel,
per the above verse written by a Jew to the Jewish people. I believe God is,
among a number of things, trying to reassure them of their importance to
Him which they have doubted due to the diaspora and
holocaust.
Also of great interest is the fact that the
picture depicts they have a Savior Messiah, seen in the
reverse of the image (below), a matter of utmost significance which
they missed the first time, but will eventually get it
right at His second coming. This sign (which the Bride of
Christ already aknowledges) will remain in the sky for their Messiah to
point to as a testimony and witness to this fact at His
return:
