Hello John and Doves,
The next month coming up
is Av - 1 Av starts at sunset 29 Tammuz (July 21) and ends
sunset 1 Av (July 22). The new moon is 1% visible on
July 21, and 5% visible on July 22. So, the new moon
starting the month of Av should probably be sighted on
July 22.
3 Av is the Firstfruits
of the New Wine according to the Temple Scroll (Dead Sea
Scrolls); sunset July 23 to sunset July 24.
The infamous 9 Av, Tisha
B'Av, starts sunset July 29 and ends sunset July 30.
These dates are from the chabad.org calendar. On
this day, the Talmud has listed "five national tragedies"
- 1) after the spies returned from the Promised Land with
a bad report, the people decided they'd rather return to
Egypt than trust G-d - so that generation was to wander in
the desert for 40 years until that generation had died
off, 2) the first Temple was destroyed by the Babylonians,
3) the second Temple was destroyed by the Romans, 4) the
fall of Betar (the Jews had revolted against the
Romans and were 'butchered' on 9 Av), and 5) the plowing
over of Jerusalem and the Temple Mount. More info on
these at: https://www.chabad.org/calendar/view/day.asp?tdate=7/30/2020
Thursday,
July 30, 2020 / Av 9, 5780 - Jewish Calendar - Hebrew
Calendar
9 Av has continued
through history to be a bad day for the Jewish people and
is a Day of Mourning. It is considered the saddest
day of the year; a day of fasting.
I know many
believe that "when the bombs come down, we go up", as in
the Gog war will start immediately following the Rapture -
it may happen that way.
Or, there could be a
short delay of a few days. The Rapture could happen on one
of the new calculated Pentecost dates (New Wine
Festival/Firstfruits of the New Wine) this coming week,
and then on 9 Av - yet another national tragedy could
happen - the Gog War, for example.
Or, there could be a
longer delay between the Rapture and the start of the Gog
War. (This is with the assumption that the Gog War
occurs before the Tribulation and not during.)
We don't know for sure.
But we do know we are
approaching a great day of mourning for the Jewish nation.
"There is a Jewish
tradition that the Messiah will be born on this day and
that God Himself will build a Temple that will stand for
eternity. In fact, every day millions of Orthodox
Jewish men recite prayers from the Siddur (Jewish prayer
book) that petition God for the coming of the Messiah and
the re-establishment of the Temple."
https://free.messianicbible.com/holiday/tisha-bav-the-greatest-tragedy-in-jewish-history/
Tisha
B'Av: The Greatest Tragedy in Jewish History | Messianic
Bible
Maybe it is not that the "Messiah"
will be born on Tisha B'Av, but maybe he will arrive
on Tisha B'Av??
Having mentioned that -
I found this article/incident interesting - "On Saturday
night, a broadcast radio station from Jerusalem
interrupted its regular programming for a special
newsflash: The Messiah had arrived. The
announcement took place from the Western Wall of
Jerusalem, where thousands were gathered to mark
the ending of the somber day of Tisha B'Av, a holiday of
mourning which commemorates the destruction of both
Jewish Temples." This was a "cleave
studio creation, and not an actual news report."
The hoax news reported
"Everyone here is excited for the arrival of the Messiah
at the gates of Jerusalem...It is still unclear whether he
will be riding on a donkey or descent on a cloud from
heaven...The emotion is at a peak and we are especially
high. All types of representatives from many
different nations are waiting here as an honor guard, and
they are here, bringing about the prophetic vision....The
procession is approaching and the singing of the crowd is
deafening. Here it is, exactly 1,946 years after the
destruction of the Second Temple, the end of the bitter
exile, and the Messiah is arriving in Jerusalem."
The reporter even recited part of a blessing invoked
upon special occasions, called the shechiyanu, which is
listed by the rabbis as one that should be recited upon
witnessing the arrival of the Messiah: "Blessed art thou,
Eternal our God, who has kept us alive and sustained us to
arrive at this moment." "There are no words to
describe this...What can you say? We've waited for
this moment for so long!" "The prophet Zechariah
predicted that the Messianic era, the ninth day of Av will
be transformed from the saddest day of the year into one
of joy and celebration."
The date of the above
article is Aug 17, 2016.
Maybe this radio hoax of
the arrival of their "Messiah" on the 9th of Av was
prophetic!
They are awaiting the
arrival of their messiah (the Antichrist) and Zechariah
predicted the 9th of Av would be changed from sadness to
joy and celebration....
"Thus says the Lord of
hosts: "The fast of the fourth month, the fast of
the fifth, the fast of the seventh, and the fast of the
tenth, shall be joy and gladness and cheerful feasts for
the house of Judah...." Zechariah: 8:19
Will the Antichrist
arrive THIS 9 Av?
Pray for the peace of
Jerusalem!
Maranatha!
Chance