Sunday, June 8, 2014

The article I copied (below) from Israel Today shows an important new development as pertaining to our prophetic Timeline - specifically, that the Sabbatical Cycle which we are currently in (2008-2015) will begin its' 7th/Sabbath Year THIS YEAR on Rosh Hashanah, September 24, 2014 at sundown.                                (Sabbath Year > Sept. 24, 2014 to Sept. 13, 2015).

This article reports that the Israeli government is preparing and encouraging Israeli farmers to HONOR THE (upcoming) SABBATH YEAR, in which God commands that no crops should be planted in the Sabbath Year in order for the Land to REST. In the past, Israel failed to honor the Sabbath Year and that was the cause for their punishment > Babylonian captivity and other judgments. Neither has Israel  "honored the Sabbath" since they returned to the Land in 1948. 

NOW we see (in the article below) that the Israeli government is attempting to encourage and support farmers who will honor the Sabbath Year to keep it holy by paying them for the economic loss they would incur if they do not plant crops.  "No planting of crops" has not yet been made Israeli law, but this budget that has been set aside for those obey God's LAW is a clear SIGN that preparations are being put in place for the 70th Week - not just getting ready to rebuild the Temple, but also for reinstating THE OLD TESTAMENT COVENANT BETWEEN GOD AND HIS PEOPLE THE JEWS!!!

This new development regarding honoring the Sabbath Year is no less important than the development in 2004 when the Sanhedrin (Jewish leadership of 70 Priests) was reformed and reconvened in Tiberias before moving to Jerusalem. (Most people missed -or DISmissed) the importance and relevance of the reinstitution of the Sanhedrin after the destruction of the Temple in 70 A.D. because the Sanhedrin MUST be in existence in the last days due to Jesus' prophecy that THEY, the Sanhedrin, would not see Him again until THEY shall say "Blessed is He who comes in the name of the Lord."  The building housing the Sanhedrin (near the Knessett) is already furnished, occupied, and operating, as evidenced that the 70 Sanhedrin priests have already attempted to ascend the Temple Mount but were prevented (by Muslim authority) from going up as a group (only 10 at a time were allowed to go up on the Temple Mount.)

As we see these prophetic developments appearing, which hearken back to the Old Testament Covenant between God and Israel, we should be excited knowing the rapture will come before God turns again to His people to fulfill their 70th Week.

In Romans 11:25 ("For I would not, brethren, that ye should be ignorant of this mystery, lest ye should be wise in your own conceits; that blindness in part is happened to Israel, until the fullness of the Gentiles be come in."), Paul was building on Acts 15:13-18 where James said that first God was going to take a people for Himself from the Gentiles AND THEN He would turn again to Israel.  The Greek word translated "Take" (in verse 14) literally means "to take for oneself for the purpose of CARRYING AWAY."  It's a reference to the rapture, and indicates it will take place before the 70th Week of Daniel begins.

Therefore, Romans 11:25 is that the rapture will take place when the fullness (full number) of the Gentiles (total number of Believers who will make up the Church) has been reached. 

After that, God will turn back to Israel to complete the last week of Daniel's 70th Week prophecy (Daniel 9:24-27). The Greek phrase translated "has come in" in Romans 11:25 means "to come from one place to another"....as in "what time does the train FROM Chicago COME IN?" (Or could be said: "what time do Believers FROM earth 'come in' to Heaven on the Sea of Glass, before the Throne of God?")  

Read the news article below and see for yourself the preparations that are being implemented NOW by the Israeli government for returning to Israel's Old Testament Covenant with the God of Abraham, Isaac, & Jacob, including the fulfillment of their LAST, 70th Week.  Don't be like those who say: "...Where is the promise of his coming? for since the fathers fell asleep, all things continue as they were from the beginning of the creation. For this they willingly are ignorant..."  Instead, prepare your hearts to DEPART, friends!

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Israel Encourages Farmers to Honor Biblical Sabbatical Year

Sunday, June 08, 2014 |  Israel Today Staff  

The Israeli government has reportedly set aside NIS 100 million (~$29 million) to encourage local farmers to honor the biblical command to let their fields lie fallow for one year every seven years.

Exodus 23:10–11 reads:

You may plant your land for six years and gather its crops. But during the seventh year, you must leave it alone and withdraw from it. The needy among you will then be able to eat just as you do, and whatever is left over can be eaten by wild animals. This also applies to your vineyard and your olive grove.

The commandment is repeated in the Book of Leviticus just prior to the Children of Israel entering the Promised Land.

The next sabbatical year (known in Hebrew as shmita) will begin on Rosh Hashanah in late September. While farmers in modern Israel have rarely, if ever, honored the commandment due to the loss of income they would incur, the government and religious authorities are hoping to influence a change of heart.

The new shmita budget will go to the Religious Affairs Ministry, which will use a portion for promotional materials and educational assistance for farmers wishing to honor the commandment.

Another small portion of the budget will be used for the special ceremony that is to mark the end of the shmita:

At the end of each seven years, at a fixed time on the festival of Sukkoth, after the year of release, when all Israel comes to present themselves before God your Lord, in the place that He will choose, you must read this Torah before all Israel, so that they will be able to hear it. (Deuteronomy 31:10)

That ceremony will take place at the Western Wall in Jerusalem during the Sukkot holiday in 2015.

The bulk of the money will be used to support farmers who are unable to suffer the loss of income, but who nevertheless choose to keep the shmita.