Ernest Nickel
(5
Oct 2004)
"Tabernacles and 4 year correction
in time"
God told Moses that Nissan ( approx. April)
would be the beginning of the year for Israel, but we see even today Israel
celebrates creation on Trumpets, a time in the fall season. But Scripture
will not support Feast of Trumpets but the Feast of Tabernacles (Booths)
15 days later for Creation. Only going to use part of scripture relevant
to the end of the year.
Deut. 16:13---You shall keep the feast of "Tabernacles"
seven days, when you make your "ingathering" from your threshing floor
and your wine press.
Exodus 23:16----You shall keep the feast of "ingathering"
at the end of the year------
Exodus 34:22----And you shall observe the feast of weeks(
Pentecost), the first fruits of the wheat harvest, and the feast of "ingathering"
at the year's end.
Scripture clearly says the end of the year is Tabernacles
and not Trumpets. The Feast of Tabernacles and the ingathering is synchronous.
When coupled with 3 very important facts Tabernacles
could be the catching up of the church. 1. God is a perfect God and his
timing is perfect. 2. All the early church fathers such as Barnabas, Irenaeus
and others were consistant in saying when the six day (6000 years) ends,
then the end would come. We know from the Bible the world is about 6000
years but we cannot assume our gregorian calendar is correct. How far can
it be off? Using history and scriptures I found a four year error. After
many years of time study, it is close as I can get------
Let's assume I am correct Tabernacles was the timing
of creation, it fits what a perfect God would do because it would take
a seven day feast to represent a seven day creation. Only Passover and
Tabernacles meet this criteria.
Exactly 4000 years later to the Day Jesus was (convieved
or born) per scripture---John 1:14--And the Word became flesh and Tabernacled
with us. Another scripture that supports this is ---Malachi 4:2----But
you who fear my name the Sun of Righteousness shall rise, with healing
in his wings. Sun of Righteousness is none other than Jesus; and why Sun
and not Son, because the 4th day of creation God made the Sun supporting
his appearing after 4000 years.
So how do we correct time if our calendar is incorrect?
In Daniel 70 X 7 prophecy we see it speaks of the future. Taking the first
part of the prophecy of 7 X 7 years, from the word to restore Jerusalem
to the coming of the Annointed One ( Messiah), a total of 49 years.
Jesus was about 30 when he started his ministry--Luke
3:23. His time of ministry I believe was 3 years and Irenaeus agrees with
that. So that is 33 years.
Scripture also supports this from John 2:20--The The
Jews than said, "It has taken us 46 years to build this temple-------
Adding 3 years of ministry gives us exactly the 49 years to their words.
Correcting Time----Taking the 49 years subtracting 33
years takes us back to 16 BC on our calendar taking into account God was
perfecly on time at 4000 years or 0 AD. History records Herod began
building Jerusalem in 19 or 20 BC showing a 4 year error in time.
If there is any other error in time I am not aware of
it, but we know the hour is almost upon us. Maranatha.