Zechariah
1 The 70-Years of Indignation
Zechariah 1
speaks about another 70-year period preceding Temple
construction in Jerusalem. Zechariah’s prophecy
speaks about the Temple referred to in Daniel 9 and
Matthew 24. This is the 70th year
counting from the first Sabbatical cycle following the
formation of the State of Israel in 1948. Israel was
formed in the middle of the Sabbatical cycle 1945-1952.
Zechariah’s 70-year count commences with the 1952/1953
Sabbatical cycle.
Zechariah’s
prophecy will follow the Resurrection/Rapture event which
will likely occur on, or about Pentecost 2023, on a day
and hour known to the LORD. The Temple two- loaf wave
offering on Pentecost will represent the resurrection of
the dead in Christ and the rapture of the living in
Christ. Just as Jesus was resurrected on First
Fruits and the wave sheaf offering of grain, we, his fruit
of the harvest, will meet Him in the air to ever be with
HIM.
Attached to this
letter is the PDF article analyzing Zechariah 1 in great
detail. The following is the article’s
introductory paragraph.
I AM Jealous
for Jerusalem and Zion:
I AM Returned
to Jerusalem [2023]?
By
Gregory M. Wilson
In the first month of Hebrew Year 5783, I
understood by the books the number of the years, whereof the
word of the Lord came to Zechariah the prophet, that He
would accomplish seventy years of indignation against
Jerusalem and the cities of Judah.
Following the six blood moons
which appeared on Jewish pilgrimage feasts associated with
Passover and Tabernacles in 2014, 2015 and 2016,
Israel has been warned of the approaching Apocalypse,
Daniel’s 70th Week.
Daniel's 70th Week, a 7-year period
initiating the final sabbatical cycle, is scheduled to
commence with Israel's Fall festivals this year 2023.
It is the prelude to the Second Coming of Messiah
Jesus. This is the principal conclusion of the
following article.
Zechariah and Jesus date Daniel's event
describing it as following a 70-year period. This 70-year
period is the sabbatical cycle which began in the years
1952/1953 and ends in 2023. Zechariah describes this
70-years as one of indignation. Jesus describes it as
the generation which sees Israel become an independent
Jewish nation. Israel became a nation in 1948 in the middle
of the preceding sabbatical cycle running 1945-1952.
Daniel’s 70th week must begin in synchronization
with the Lord’s sabbatical counting cycles. This is
why we must commence the 70-year countdown from the
beginning of the 1952-1953 sabbatical cycle.
This 70-year period will end in 2023,
then Daniel’s 7-year period, referred to by Jeremiah as the
Time of Jacob’s Trouble, will commence.
This is the 70 years referred to in Zechariah 1:12 and
we are the generation Jesus spoke about in the Matthew 24.
Seventy years is age of the generation
before the return of the Messiah.
During the past 70 years, God's indignation has shadowed the
Jewish inhabitants of God's Holy Land because His wrath
abides on them for their national rejection of their Messiah
at His First Coming.
They rejected their Messiah for their own self-righteousness
and envy.
Nevertheless, the Jews are beloved for the Fathers' sakes.
God will keep His promises to Abraham, Isaac and Jacob.
This article is divided into five
sections which includes a brief introduction, a review of
the outlines of Zechariah 1's divisions, a discussion and
analysis of Zechariah 1 based on the chronologic divisions,
a conclusion and an Appendix. The Appendix is
comprised of a series of papers covering topics which
support positions in this thesis.
The claims asserted are based on
Scriptures alone. Scripture interprets
scripture. All Scriptural references are based
exclusively on the authority of the King James Bible,
Authorized Version.
We are instructed to "prove all things"
in the context of prophecy.
Prophecy is no matter of private interpretation.
The prophetic conclusions reached in this article are
supported alone by Scripture. Zechariah's 70 years
ends in 2023, the terminus from which Daniel's 70th
week proceeds.
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