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2. Turkey's dictator Erdogan has just
held a historic conference of Muslim
nations in Istanbul to take back
Jerusalem from Israel, finally bringing together the
missing members of the Ezekiel 38 alliance (Sudan and Libya).
Interestingly, certain Gulf states' leaders were not in
attendance, including from Saudi Arabia (see Eze. 38:13).
4. "They were marrying and being given in
marriage." (Mt. 24:38–39; Lk. 17:27–30). Jesus' prophecy about the condition of
normalcy before the Day of the LORD couldn't have come
more clearly into focus than after the royal wedding
between Prince Harry and Meghan Markle—perhaps the most
widely witnessed and televised wedding in history—just a
week before Pentecost and roughly four months before the
Feast of Trumpets.
I'm reminded that God is sovereign over the
details of our lives (Acts 17:25–26) including the details of this wedding.
Prince Harry was 33 years old when he married Meghan
Markle. Likewise, Christ, by most accounts, was 33
years old when He pledged Himself to His bride on the
night before His crucifixion. Christ is also a
prince, though the Prince of all princes. He is taking a mixed Gentile bride like
Mrs. Markle. And most pointedly, Meghan was not
given to Prince Harry by her own biological father, but by
the groom's father—the future king. Likewise, the
bride of Christ is also given in marriage by the Groom's
Father, the King of the universe (Jn. 6:37). Last
week's royal wedding pales in comparison to the cosmic
royal wedding to come.
6. The possible dual fulfillment
of Daniel 9:25. This
ancient prophecy tells us that a period of 69 weeks of
years would begin when a decree is given to "restore and
rebuild Jerusalem." The period would end with the
arrival of the Messiah (Jesus Christ). It is already
well understood that Daniel's prophecy pinpointed
the exact day of Jesus'
Triumphal Entry (Jesus' first arrival) in either 32 or 33
AD (with the decree being given by Artaxerxes in 445 or
444 BC for Nehemiah to rebuild Jerusalem's walls).
Consider the fact that the Bible predicts two arrivals by Jesus and Daniel's prophecy
does not specify who gives the decree initiating the 69 weeks of
years. For that reason, it is at least plausible to
entertain the possibility that this prophecy could be
pointing to both of Messiah's arrivals.
So here's the kicker: There was a second
decree to restore and rebuild Jerusalem
in 1535 AD when Sultan Suleiman the Magnificent, emperor
of the Ottoman Empire, ordered that the walls of Jerusalem
be rebuilt. His walls still stand today—the Old
City's current walls were built because of this
command. 69 weeks of years is a period of 483 years
(69 x 7). 1535 AD + 483 years = 2018.
There's more. For some unknown reason, the
Angel Gabriel expressed this period of 69 weeks of years
as two parts: "62 weeks" and "7 weeks." 7 weeks of
years is 49 years. If this division was at least
partially given to explain the Messiah's second arrival
(or appearance) there is an interesting
fit: during the Six-Day War in June 1967 the Old City had
sustained significant damage, so in 1969 a third
decree was given to restore and rebuild
Jerusalem. Not much is known about this decree aside
from what can be found in a few newspaper clippings,
but 1969 + 49 = 2018.
7. Kilauea and Isaiah 26:19–21. If you're
a longtime reader of Unsealed, you'll recall that we have discussed at great
length the Bible's many "woman in labor" passages
(Revelation 12 chief among
them). The Bible contains a great many of these
passages and most are clearly connected to the Time of
Jacob's Trouble, also known as Daniel's 70th Week or the
Tribulation. In Isaiah 66 and Revelation 12we learn that the prophetic woman gives birth to
a corporate male child before the Day of the LORD
begins. This male child is the Church, which escapes to Heaven before the woman Israel begins having birth
pangs (Deut. 32:19–21; Is. 26:19–21; Is. 66:7–9; Zeph. 1:14–2:3; Mic. 5:3; Lk. 21:36; 1 Thess. 5:1–9; 2 Thess. 2:3; 7; Rev. 3:10; 4:1–2).
After the child's escape the woman goes into
labor, which is described in great detail in Matthew 24 (known as Jesus' Olivet Discourse).
The resurrection and rapture of the Church are
prophetically described in Isaiah 26 (vv. 19 and 20, respectively). Notice that in verse 19 the resurrection
is likened to the earth giving birth to the dead.
When a birth is about to occur a woman's water breaks and
her cervix dilates. When contractions begin there is
pain that often feels like a burning sensation. This
is commonly called the ring of fire and if you've been to a childbirth class you may
have heard the term.
The earth also has what's called the "Ring of
Fire"—the most seismically active area on earth, a ring of
extreme volcanism surrounding the Pacific Ocean.
Guess what's smack-dab in the middle of the Ring
of Fire? The Island of Hawaii and Mt. Kilauea, which
has been erupting for several weeks now. The volcano
has expanded past the caldera and 22 fissures have opened
up in the area. Some of these fissures are beginning
to connect and expand as liquid lava is spilling
out. Compare this to how a woman's amniotic sac
breaks shortly before labor and her cervix dilates to make
way for the baby. Fluid rushes out. Could what
we see happening in Hawaii be pointing to the prophecy in
Isaiah 26?