Doves - I'm not proposing that the following should be taken as absolute, however, I
found it interesting that the number 44 has such significance in this Rabbi's teachings
in light of the fact that in the Calendar Study on our current 2015.1 (April) year corresponds
to 2044.5 (September) on the 360/day calendar - (2044 having significance according to
the Rabbi's perspective).
So,
see what you think. Also, you might want to click on the following to
gain more interesting insights into the meaning of four (4):
You can click unto the site for the article or read below:
Keep looking up!
Judith
A
mystic rabbi living in southern Israel is urging all Jews to pray and
repent as the third Blood Moon of a tetrad cycle approaches.
Rabbi
Amram Vaknin, who similarly predicted the events of the Gaza flotilla
and the Carmel forest fire in 2010, and Operations Pillar of Defense
(2012) and Protective Edge (2014), warns that Israel is facing great
judgment and potential danger at this time.
One of Rabbi Vaknin’s students, Gil Nachman, spoke to Breaking Israel News and, quoting the sage, explained that the numeric value of the Hebrew word for blood, dam, which is 44, alludes to the 44th president of the United States.
Vaknin predicted that the 44th president would bring bloodshed (dam)
to the Jewish people. It should be noted that the rabbi made this
prediction before President Barack Obama’s election to office.
Vaknin believes that only 44 plus one, or 45, can counter the danger represented by the blood moons. This, he says, is Adam, or Man, which in this case refers to the Messiah.
Rabbi
Vaknin called for a day of prayer at the Western Wall this past
Wednesday to encourage the arrival of the Messiah and the redemption of
the Jewish people and the world.
According to their Facebook page, “In these critical times, Am Israel must join together to pray to Hashem to send us Mashiach Ben David!!!”
The repeated number four is also noteworthy, as in addition to the value of 44 and the four Blood Moons of the tetrad, this will be the shortest total lunar eclipse of the 21st century, lasting a mere four minutes, 44 seconds.
Rabbi
Vaknin is not alone amongst Jews in associating the current tetrad with
Jewish redemption. With the first and third Blood Moons in this
current tetrad cycle coinciding with Passover, and the second and
fourth with the Feast of Tabernacles, the connections to times of
redemption run deep.
The
Talmud states, “In [the Hebrew month of] Nisan our forefathers were
redeemed from Egypt, and in Nisan we will be redeemed.” Likewise, the
Feast of the Tabernacles is associated in Jewish tradition with the
battle of Gog and Magog, the final war that is said to precede the
final redemption and arrival of the Messiah.
Moreover, this year in Israel is a Sabbatical, or shmitta, year, a time in which the land of Israel is commanded to be left fallow. Yahadoot.net
notes a statement by the Sages in the Talmud which says, “In the sixth
[year there will be] voices [of war], in the seventh [there will be]
war, and at the end of the shmitta,
the [Messiah] son of Jesse will arrive.” Although the Talmud never
states in which seven-year cycle in history this will be fulfilled, the
website suggested that thus far, our modern period fits the
description.
The Blood Moon phenomenon has attracted much attention of late thanks to the efforts and solar discoveries by Root Source’s Bob O’Dell and Gidon Ariel. Not everyone is an agreement as to what the Blood Moons signify. According to O’Dell, “All the prior blood moon tetrads point to a pattern of blessing on the Jewish people. They are good news for the Jews. They are a great indicator of God’s love and commitment to the Jewish people to preserve them, and a warning to those who stand in opposition to Israel.”
A so-called “Blood Moon”
is a total lunar eclipse, the nickname stemming from its stellar red
color caused by the bending of the sun’s rays around the Earth.
When
four occur in succession without a partial lunar eclipse between them,
they are noted as a tetrad. These tetrads are fascinating on their own,
but the current tetrad marks only the fourth time in five hundred years that all four Blood Moons of the tetrad fall on Jewish holidays.
The Hebrew-language website yahadoot.net
delves into the Jewish perspective on this celestial phenomenon. The
Talmud discusses the significance of astronomical events in human
history, stating that a solar eclipse is a warning to the nations,
while a lunar eclipse signifies danger for the Jewish people, who are
likened to the moon.
The
Sages go on to explain that this is because God sits in judgment at
those times, and human actions and choices are being weighed. It is a
time when our mistakes may come back to haunt us.
Rabbi
Vaknin adds his voice to other religious leaders calling on their
followers to pray for peace and security in Israel. Christian leaders
Mark Biltz and Bob O’Dell have organized a prayer gathering for Christians worldwide to pray during the 4 minutes and 44 seconds of the total lunar eclipse late Friday night.