Hi Jim,

 

I have also read Newton's theory about the "seven weeks" of years , and I think he has a very valid point. I also believe that it is valid to add 'seven-sevens' of years ( ie. 49 years) to the year 1967 = 2016. It is also interesting to note that in the year 2016 is when the next sacred Jubilee Year begins on Nisan 1. 

 

(Leviticus 25:13): "In this Year of Jubilee, each of you shall RETURN TO HIS POSSESSION."

 

The question is: Which "possession" is Jesus returning to in 2016 ?  Is it His Church/bride or is it His earth?

 

If He is returning (appearing) to rapture His Church/bride in the Spring of 2016, that will be at the beginning of the 3 1/2 year great tribulation which would then end at His Second Coming to claim the earth and fulfill the Fall Feasts in 2019.

 

If He is returning (2nd coming) to claim the earth and fulfill the Fall Feasts of 2016, that will be at the end of the 3 1/2 year great tribulation. Therefore, the rapture of His Church/bride, and the beginning of the great tribulation must take place 3 1/2 years earlier in the Spring of 2013.

 

THEREFORE:

 

If the Second Coming of the Lord is scheduled to fulfill the Fall Feasts in the Jubilee Year 2016, His Church/bride will be raptured 3 1/2 years earlier in the Spring of 2013.

 

If the rapture of His Church/bride is scheduled to happen in the Spring of the Jubilee Year 2016, His Second Coming will happen 3 1/2 years later in the Fall of 2019.

 

CONCLUSION:

 

If we are NOT raptured in the Spring of 2013, we can expect to be raptured in the Spring of 2016.  Everything pivots on the Jubilee Year 2016.

 

Come Lord Jesus!

 

Bruce Warner