1111, Matthew 24 and the Rapture!!
An encouragement to WATCH!! 1111 has been revealed to me as a noteworthy number and date, and the transit of Mercury took place on 11 November 2019. Since that date there has (already) been an acceleration of the signs of the Lord’s Imminent Coming across the world. Attempted Impeachment of president Trump, recognition of the West Bank by Trump, BREXIT, social chaos in several countries, corruption charges against Benjamin Netanyahu in Israel, extreme weather events such as the once in 50 year floods in Venice and unrest and rumours of war in the Middle East. Here in Australia there is a continuing drought in many regions and serious bushfires even before Summer!!
There are some important dates coming up (see my Five Doves letter of 10 November 2019, Will the Day of the Lord Start in 2020? (copied below)
1111 and Matthew 24 (page 1111 in my Amplified Bible Classic)
With my interest in 1111, I felt led to check page 1111 in my Amplified Bible (Classic). I could hardly believe my eyes when I opened to Matthew 24. The first verse on the page is Matthew 24 v 27 and the last verse on the page is Matthew 24 v 50!!! Both speak of the sudden and unexpected coming of the Son of Man.
Matthew 24 v 27 For just as the lightning flashes from the east and shines and is seen as far as the west, so will the coming of the Son of man be.
Matthew 24 v 50 The master of that servant will come on a day when he does not expect him and at an hour of which he is not aware.
There are 1503 pages in my Amplified Bible, so the chance of landing on this key eschatological page is very, very low!!! (Most Bibles, except perhaps large print editions would not have 1111 pages).
Is the Sudden and Unexpected Coming of the Son of Man the Rapture?
In my early years I generally took they will be taken to be the Rapture. I moved away somewhat from this, but have recently been challenged to re-examine key verses in Matthew 24, especially (but not only) verses 35 to 42 While it may not be wise to be dogmatic, these verses foreshadow a sudden and unexpected event wherein people are taken (vanish or go missing), or the Rapture. The sense of the word for taken is taken alongside.
This is clearly different from midway through the Tribulation (the time of Jacob’s or Israel’s trouble when the command is to flee to the mountains and not go to Jerusalem. Very much centered on Jerusalem and the timing of the Abomination that makes Desolate in the temple (see Luke 22 v 2, 21 below).
Luke 22 v 20, 21 But when you see Jerusalem surrounded by armies, then know and understand that its desolation has come near. 21 Then let those who are in Judea flee to the mountains, and let those who are inside [the city] get out of it, and let not those who are out in the country come into it.
These are some of the key verses from Matthew 24 (Amplified Classic).
35 Sky and earth will pass away, but My words will not pass away. 36 But of that [exact] day and hour no one knows, not even the angels of heaven, nor the Son, but only the Father.
37 As were the days of Noah, so will be the coming of the Son of Man. 38 For just as in those days before the flood they were eating and drinking, [men] marrying and [women] being given in marriage, until the [very] day when Noah went into the ark.
39 And they did not know or understand until the flood came and swept them all away—so will be the coming of the Son of Man.
40 At that time two men will be in the field; one will be taken and one will be left 41 Two women will be grinding at the hand mill; one will be taken and one will be left.
42 Watch therefore [give strict attention, be cautious and active], for you do not know in what kind of a day [whether a near or remote one] your Lord is coming.
It is clearly, for me, no coincidence that page 1111 of my Amplified Bible is part of a pivotal 2nd Coming chapter, warning of the Sudden and Unexpected Coming of the Son of Man. We need to WATCH (as we Doves do).
In Australian cricket today there was an outstanding performance by David WARNER!! We need to watch and warn!!
Denis in Canberra Friday, 22 November 2019
Will the Day of the Lord Start in 2020? (Five Doves 10 November 2019)
Perhaps even 1 January 2020?
I have for some time felt that 11 November (11.11) could be an important date. This is the date the Armistice was signed in 1918, a day that signals peace (11 am on the 11th day of the 11th month)!! There is a timeline from 11 November 2019 to 1 January 2020 that is noteworthy.
If you add 40 days to 11 November 2019 you arrive at 21 December 2019. A further 10 days (50 days in all) takes you to 31 December 2019 - the Eve of the Day of the Lord? I know that we cannot be exact regarding dates, but with the acceleration of events taking place across the world, we can be expectant about the year 2020. There may be many possible timelines, but they are converging!!
There are some interesting dates in this timeline and include:
29 November 1947 UN Resolution 181 establishing Jewish State (72 years) and, on the same date in 2012 (UN Resolution 67.19, recognition of non-Member observer status for Palestine (SEVEN years!!).
9 December 2019 - 70 years from UN Jerusalem resolution (details below), as noted in Jonathan Cahn’s book The Oracle (page 203). Also
9 - 11 December - liberation of Jerusalem 1917 (102 years)
12 December 2019 – United Kingdom election (in effect, a vote on Brexit). Many of Bob Ware’s insights signal the importance of this date. 12*12 is 144 and could link to the 144 000 witnesses.
Hannukah: 22 December to 30 December 2019 (unusually late in 2019 and overlapping with Christmas).
Annular solar eclipse: 26 December 2019, and starting in the Middle East (Saudi Arabia). This eclipse is in the middle of Hannukah, and 15 years to the day from the 26 December 2004 earthquake and tsunami centered on Indonesia.
Rapture and.or Revival? 1 January 2020: federation of Australia (119 years). Australia became a nation on 1 January 1901 and (reflecting the alphabetical approach) became the first nation to vote for Israel becoming a nation on 29 November 1947.
Australia is known as the Great Southland of the Holy Spirit and, and prophecies indicate that a great end--time revival will start in Australia. If so, Psalm 119 is unique and highlights the Word of God.
Our blessed hope is the Rapture! We may not know whether Joel's outpouring of the Holy Spirit takes place before the Rapture, but we are in a time of exceptionally high watching for Rapture and.or Revival? The timeline through to 2020 can be expected to have increasing birth pangs!!
Denis in Canberra
10 November 2019