https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kakhovka_Hydroelectric_Power_Plant
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Archive for the Prophecy Category
Breaking!!! Nova Kakhovka Dam Rupture!!! Southern Ukraine, Russian Controlled
Posted in #PaulthePoke, Ezekiel 38-39, Prophecy, Trend Update with tags Dnipro River, Nova Kakhovka Dam, Russia, Ukraine on June 5, 2023 by paulthepokeThis Week in Prophecy: Israel & Egypt Border; Med Gas; Erdogan Wins; BRICS Currency; God?
Posted in #PaulthePoke, Egypt/Nile River, Ezekiel 38-39, Prophecy, Trend Update with tags BRICS, currency, God, Gog, IDF, Israel, Israel Defense Forces, Katlan Gas Field, Mediterranean Sea, natural gas, President Recep Erdogan, Turkey on June 4, 2023 by paulthepokeEzekiel 38:3-4 …and say, Thus says the Lord GOD: Behold, I am against you, O Gog, chief prince of Meshech and Tubal. And I will turn you about and put hooks into your jaws, and I will bring you out, and all your army, horses and horsemen, all of them clothed in full armor, a great host, all of them with buckler and shield, wielding swords.
Israel discovers more natural gas in the Mediterranean Sea. The Katlan gas field has an estimated 68 billion cubic meters (BCM) of natural gas. When combining the Leviathan, Tamar, Karish, and Tanin gas fields, Israel has over 1,000 BCM of natural gas reserves. Israel consumes approximately 13 BCM per year. More bait to set the hooks (plural) in Gog’s jaw.
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Turkey’s President Recep Erdogan was re elected for five more years. Kudos for the transparency!
And the Turkish Lira continues to crash against the US Dollar. 1 dollar = 22 Lira. Inflation continues in Turkey.
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The BRICS currency is gaining steam! 41 countries have expressed interest in joining the BRICS.
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Genesis 1:1 In the beginning, God created the heavens and the earth.
America is trending away from God…
Shavuot/Pentecost/Feast of Weeks, 5783/2023
Posted in #PaulthePoke, Pentecost/Shavuot/Feast of Weeks, Prophecy with tags Acts 2, Apostle Peter, church, God, Gospel, Holy Spirit, Israel, Jesus Christ, Judaism, Law, Leviticus 23, milk and honey, Moses, Mount Sinai, Pentecost, Shavuot, Temple, torah on May 23, 2023 by paulthepokeLeviticus 23:15-16 ‘You shall also count for yourselves from the day after the Sabbath, from the day when you brought in the sheaf of the wave offering; there shall be seven complete Sabbaths. You shall count fifty days to the day after the seventh Sabbath; then you shall present a new grain offering to the Lord.
On a Gregorian calendar, we are in the year of 2023, the holiday of Shavuot/Feast of Weeks/Pentecost begins at sunset on Thursday, May 25th. The God Appointed holiday ends at sunset Saturday, May 27th. The Feast takes place in the month of Sivan on the 6th and 7th of a Hebrew calendar. This is the Hebrew year 5783.
Provisions for the holiday include two loaves of bread, sacrificial lambs, a bull, two rams, a goat, and a drink offering of wine. The holiday is also a day of rest with no work (Leviticus 23:17-21).
In the Old Testament and in the Hebrew, this holiday is referred to as Shavuot. The word means: weeks.
Shavuot is one of the three holidays where Jewish men are required to come to Jerusalem (Exodus 23:14-17). The men were to make their presentation and sacrifice before God at the Temple.
As stated in the Leviticus passage, it is seven weeks after Passover. It is a celebration of the completed grain harvest. The holiday is also a celebration of God giving the Torah (instruction or law) to nation Israel. Because of this, Shavuot is considered as the beginning or birth of Judaism.
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The Law was given on Mount Sinai roughly 1,500 years before Christ. Nation Israel honored this holiday every year. Eating and drinking dairy products are part of the celebration of Shavuot. Many think the custom of dairy products is in reference to Bible verses referring to a promised land flowing with milk and honey.
Exodus 3:8a “So I have come down to deliver them from the power of the Egyptians, and to bring them up from that land to a good and spacious land, to a land flowing with milk and honey…
http://www.myjewishlearning.com/article/why-dairy-on-shavuot/
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Fast forward to 33 AD. Nation Israel is celebrating and living the holiday.
Acts 2:1 When the day of Pentecost had come, they (apostles) were all together in one place.
In the Greek New Testament, Shavuot (Hebrew) is translated as Pentekoste (Greek). Per Strong’s Concordance, it means: the fiftieth day; the second of the three great Jewish feasts, celebrated at Jerusalem yearly, the seventh week after the Passover, in grateful recognition of the completed wheat harvest. We have transliterated the word to Pentecost (English).
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Pentecost or Shavuot is the day promised by Jesus of the giving of the Holy Spirit.
John 14:26 But the Helper, the Holy Spirit, whom the Father will send in My name, He will teach you all things, and bring to your remembrance all that I said to you.
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Acts 2:4 And they were all filled with the Holy Spirit and began to speak with other tongues, as the Spirit was giving them utterance.
It is seven weeks after the death of the sacrificial lamb, Jesus. Shavuot or Pentecost is also the day God the Father gave the Holy Spirit. Because of this, Pentecost is considered the beginning or the birth of the church (believers in Jesus Christ).
http://www.hebrew4christians.com/Holidays/Spring_Holidays/Shavuot/shavuot.html
Acts 2:38 Peter said to them, “Repent, and each of you be baptized in the name of Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of your sins; and you will receive the gift of the Holy Spirit…”
This Week In Prophecy: Operation Shield & Arrow, Arab League, Zaporizhzhia
Posted in #PaulthePoke, Prophecy, Trend Update with tags al Quds Brigade, Arab League, IAEA, IDF, International Atomic Energy Agency, Islamic Jihad, Israel, Israel Defense Forces, Operation Shield and Arrow, Palestine, Syria, Zaporizhzhia on May 9, 2023 by paulthepokeEphesians 6:16 In all circumstances take up the shield of faith, with which you can extinguish all the flaming darts of the evil one.
Israel has begun Operation Shield and Arrow.
https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/israel-gaza-assassinates-islamic-jihad-commanders
Netanyahu: Israel is prepared for a multi-front war with Iran
Security Cabinet convenes; Israel is ready for “all possibilities” moving forward with Operation Shield and Arrow
https://www.jpost.com/israel-news/article-742508
The Arab world continues to reunite. Syria has been invited back into the club, The Arab League.
Here is a link to the website of the 22 member organization.
http://www.leagueofarabstates.net/ar/Pages/default.aspx
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Zechariah 14:12 And this shall be the plague with which the LORD will strike all the peoples that wage war against Jerusalem: their flesh will rot while they are still standing on their feet, their eyes will rot in their sockets, and their tongues will rot in their mouths.
Russia is evacuating about 18 settlements near the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant. The concern a “severe nuclear accident”.
The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) indicated the situation was “becoming increasingly unpredictable and potentially dangerous”.
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-65515443
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This Week in Prophecy: Gaza Strip, Israel’s 75th, Magog’s Gang, Pacific Theater
Posted in #PaulthePoke, Ezekiel 38-39, Prophecy, Trend Update with tags 75th Anniversary, Ayatollah Abbas Ali Soleimani, Bashar al Assad, china, Damascus, Ebrahim Raisi, Gog, Iran, Israel, Khader Adnan, Kremlin, Magog, Pacific, President Recep Erdogan, Putin, Russia, Sinim, Sudan, Syria, Turkey on May 3, 2023 by paulthepokeZephaniah 2:4-5 For Gaza shall be deserted, and Ashkelon shall become a desolation; Ashdod’s people shall be driven out at noon, and Ekron shall be uprooted. Woe to you inhabitants of the seacoast, you nation of the Cherethites! The word of the LORD is against you, O Canaan, land of the Philistines; and I will destroy you until no inhabitant is left.
As usual, the rocket exchange between the Palestinians and the Israelis is all about perspective.
The events appear to be initiated by the death of Palestinian Islamic Jihad’s Khader Adnan. He was on a hunger strike for 86 days. Adnan was arrested in Israel on terrorism charges. When it was announced he died, four rockets were launched from Gaza. Israel responded. Then the two sides exchanged volleys.
A cease fire is in place for now…
https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/israeli-army-carries-air-strikes-gaza-after-rocket-fire
Isaiah 66:7-8 Before she was in labor she gave birth; before her pain came upon her she delivered a son. Who has heard such a thing? Who has seen such things? Shall a land be born in one day? Shall a nation be brought forth in one moment? For as soon as Zion was in labor she brought forth her children.
See also Ezekiel 37 and the valley of the dry bones.
Israel celebrated its 75th anniversary of rebirth.
Magog’s gang from Ezekiel 38 had a busy weeek.
Meshech, Tubal, Gomer, & Beth Togarmah or modern day Turkey.
As of Wednesday, May 3rd, President Erdogan was back on the campaign trail giving a speech. Recep even performed some singing to some hip music for his followers.
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Persia or modern day Iran
Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi flew to Damascus to meet Syrian President Bashar Assad.
Syria was widely shunned by Arab governments over Assad’s brutal crackdown on protesters and the breakdown in relations culminated with Syria being ousted from the Arab League in 2011. The conflict has since killed nearly half a million people and displaced half of Syria’s pre-war population of 23 million. -Times of Israel
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Cush or modern day Sudan
Sudan army chief and RSF leader agree on seven-day truce from May 4
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Gog of Magog or the leader of modern day Russia
Somebody flew a drone into the Kremlin. Nobody is claiming is responsibility. Zelensky in Ukraine is denying responsibility. Russia is stating this is a terrorist attack and an assassination attempt on President Vladimir Putin.
Some are suggesting a false flag by the Russians.
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Isaiah 49:12 Look, they come from far away! Look, some come from the north and west, and others from the land of Sinim!
The sons of Sinim or modern day China.
This Week in Prophecy: Sudan Civil War, Russia & China Bromance, DeDollarization, Quakes in Various Places
Posted in #PaulthePoke, China, Earthquakes/Volcanoes, Ezekiel 38-39, Prophecy, Trend Update with tags dedollarization, embassy, Khartoum, kings of the east, Magog, President Joe Biden, Ruble, Russia, Sudan, Wagner, yuan on April 24, 2023 by paulthepokeOn This Week in Prophecy:
Ezekiel 38:5a Persia, Cush, and Put will accompany them…
Who is who in the Sudan conflict? Who is backing and supporting who? This is the perspective from Middle East Eye.
President Biden enacts the War Powers Resolution (Public Law 93-148).
Magog and the Revelation’s “Kings of the East” merge closer together…
- Russia plans to increase gas exports to China by 50% this year, from 15 to 22 billion cubic meters.
- This shift towards China is part of Russia’s move away from the West due to sanctions.
- The Chinese currency accounted for 23% of Russian import payments last year, up from 4% in the previous year.
“The yuan and ruble are in high demand, so that vector will continue. China already pays in yuan for gas and partially for oil, there are settlements in the ruble as well,” Alexander Novak, Russian Deputy Prime Minister.
https://oilprice.com/Energy/Natural-Gas/Russia-To-Boost-Natural-Gas-Exports-To-China-By-50.html
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Currency consolidation and DE-dollarization continue. This time, South America is looking to transact in a currency that is not the dollar. The central banks of Brazil, Argentina, Paraguay and Uruguay are looking to come together in a common currency.
https://finance.yahoo.com/news/brazil-simplifies-system-local-currency-210607014.html
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And Jesus said, “There will be quakes in various places…”
Planet Earth has experienced a couple of 7.1 to 7.3 earthquakes over the past two days. One was north of New Zealand in the Pacific Ocean. A second, off the west coast of the big island of Sumatra in Indonesia has occurred.
This Week in Prophecy: Sudan, Locusts, Putin & China, Flooding in FL, DE dollarization, Lawlessness, & COVID’s Over
Posted in #PaulthePoke, China, Culture, Ezekiel 38-39, Prophecy, Trend Update with tags Abraham Accords, Brazil, BRICS, Chicago, COVID 19, Cush, dedollarization, economy, floods, Florida, Great Mosque, Khartoum, lawlessness, locusts, Mecca, One world currency, President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, Ramadan, Rapid Support Forces, RSF, Russia, Sudan, Vladimir Putin on April 15, 2023 by paulthepokeOn This Week in Prophecy…
Ezekiel 38:5 Persia, Cush and Put with them, all of them with shield and helmet…
Ezekiel states Russia, Turkey, Iran and allies are prophesied to invade Israel (Ezekiel 38-39). Arguably, Sudan may join Magog (modern day Russia) in their invasion of Israel at some point in the future.
Fighting has broken out in the capital of Khartoum, Sudan. The Sudanese army has engaged with the Rapid Support Forces (RSF). The RSF has claimed to have captured Egyptian military forces.
Violence is spreading throughout the country.
As of this report, fifty seven civilians on the ground have been killed. Air travel to Sudan has been stopped. A passenger plane has been hit by a projectile. Two people aboard the plane have been killed.
The World Food Program has stopped services after three staff were killed.
Sudan’s Joint Chiefs of Staff says that there will be no negotiations or dialogue before the dissolution of the Rapid Support Forces (RSF). – Reuters
https://www.bbc.com/news/live/world-africa-65285254/page/2
https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/live/sudan-clashes-gunfire-explosions-khartoum
The Rapid Support Forces control 90% of the military areas in Sudan. -Sky News Arabia
Remember, Sudan is a member of the Abraham Accords with Israel.
Genesis 2:13 The name of the second river is the Gihon. It is the one that flowed around the whole land of Cush.
This is the first mention in the Bible of the land south of Egypt. The Hebrew word is Cush. It is translated as Cush or Ethiopia in the biblical text. It is a land in the southern Nile River valley. This is modern day Sudan.
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Exodus 10:4 Or else, if you refuse to let My people go, behold, tomorrow I will bring locusts into your territory.
As Ramadan comes to a close… this happened. The Great Mosque in Mecca was inundated with locusts. There may have been a few cockroaches as well.
Russian President Vladimir Putin hosted Chinese Defense Minister General Li Shangfu for a “working meeting” in Moscow. Russia and China declared “no limits” in their relationship.
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Daniel 9:26 Then after the sixty-two weeks, the Messiah will be cut off and have nothing, and the people of the prince who is to come will destroy the city and the sanctuary. And its end will come with a flood; even to the end there will be war; desolations are determined.
Fort Lauderdale, FL: This past Wednesday, 25 inches of rain fell in less than 24 hours. The airport was closed and looked like a lake.
The event is incredibly rare. It has been viewed as a 1-in-1,000-year event.
“April is still considered the dry season in southern Florida with Fort Lauderdale averaging only 3.70 inches of rain for the month of April. The rainiest time in South Florida is from June through September.” AccuWeather Meteorologist Alex DaSilva.
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One World Currency and Economy
The DE dollarization Movement has begun and effectively started at the beginning of April, 2023. The clock towards Revelation 13 has begun ticking in earnest.
Revelation 13:16-17 And he causes all, the small and the great, and the rich and the poor, and the free men and the slaves, to be given a mark on their right hand or on their forehead, and he provides that no one will be able to buy or to sell, except the one who has the mark, either the name of the beast or the number of his name.
Brazilian President Lula was speaking at the New Development Bank of Shanghai, China.
“Why can’t we do trade based on our own currencies? Who was it that decided that the dollar was the currency after the disappearance of the gold standard? Why can’t a bank like that of the BRICS have a currency to finance trade relations between Brazil and China, between Brazil and other countries? It’s difficult because we are unaccustomed. Everyone depends on just one currency.” Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, President, Brazil.
These are the 9 countries working to achieve DE dollarization: Argentina, Brazil, China, France, India, Iran, Russia, Saudi Arabia, and South Africa.
https://www.glennbeck.com/contributor/9-countries-topple-us-dollar
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2 Thessalonians 2:7 For the mystery of lawlessness is already at work; only He who now restrains will do so until He is removed.
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Luke 21:11a There will be great earthquakes, and in various places famines and pestilences. -Jesus
President Biden has declared COVID to be over…
https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/legislation/2023/04/10/bill-signed-h-j-res-7/
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The Watchmen: Passover & Easter Edition, 9th Hour, Marburg Virus, 5783/2023
Posted in #PaulthePoke, Czekmate, Prophecy, Trend Update with tags Africa, Al Aqsa Mosque, cross, Easter, golan heights, Hamas, Hemorrhagic virus, Israel, Jesus Christ, Marburg Virus, Mediterranean Sea, ninth hour, Passover, Temple Mount, US Navy, USS Florida on April 8, 2023 by paulthepokeWelcome to The Watchmen, just a couple of dudes sitting on the wall watching the world go by. Before we get started, we apologize beforehand. We experienced more difficulties than necessary to put this edition together. There may be a little bit of digital scramble and brief periods of challenges. Sorry in a advance.
That said, this broadcast is loaded with breaking news in real time on happenings in Israel, on the Temple Mount, and near the Golan Heights.
Exodus 29:38-42 Now this is what you shall offer on the altar: two one year old lambs each day, continuously. The one lamb you shall offer in the morning and the other lamb you shall offer at twilight…
Rockets and missiles were launched from southern Lebanon into Israel on Passover at approximately the ninth hour. Hamas appears to have taken responsibility.
For significance of the ninth hour and timing of the attack on Passover, click on the link below. Spoiler alert. This is the time of the evening sacrifice. This is the time Jesus would have given His last breath on the cross and died.
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The United States Navy has sent a nuclear submarine, USS Florida, in the Mediterranean Sea through the Suez Canal.
“It is capable of carrying up to 154 Tomahawk land-attack cruise missiles and is deployed to US 5th Fleet to help ensure regional maritime security and stability,” Commander Timothy Hawkins.
Questions are circulating around Israel. Will the United States support Israel? Can Israel trust the Biden Administration?
https://www.arabnews.com/node/2283296/middle-east
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Isaiah 17:1 The oracle concerning Damascus. “Behold, Damascus is about to be removed from being a city and will become a fallen ruin.
Breaking news out of Israel… 3 rockets have been fired into Israel from Syria.
Ramadan, Easter, and Passover are on the same weekend. What could possibly go wrong on the Temple Mount? Muslims have locked themselves in the Al Aqsa Mosque.
“We call on Jordan, through the Waqf guards, to immediately remove from the Al-Aqsa Mosque these extremists who are planning to riot tomorrow during Muslim prayers on the Temple Mount and the Priestly Blessing at the Western Wall.”
Shootings have taken place in Jerusalem.
Easter Sunday has begun in the city of peace…
https://www.timesofisrael.com/
Psalm 122:6 Pray for the peace of Jerusalem! May they be secure who love you!
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Keep your eyes on Africa and the possible emergence of Marburg Disease. This is a deadly hemorrhagic fever with a mortality rate of up to 90%.
Marburg virus (MVD) is initially transmitted to people from fruit bats and spreads among humans through direct contact with the bodily fluids of infected people, surfaces and materials. https://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-11949375/CDC-says-doctors-lookout-Ebola-like-symptoms.html
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This Week in Prophecy: Passover, De-dollarization, Oil, CBDC’s, Finland Joins NATO, Papua New Guinea Quake, Innocent Until Proven Guilty
Posted in #PaulthePoke, China, Ezekiel 38-39, Prophecy, Trend Update with tags Brent Sea Crude, BRICS, CBDC, Central Bank Digital Currency, currency, De-dollarization, dollars, Dubai, Dung Gate Jerusalem, earthquake, Finland, India, innocent until proven guilty, Malaysia, Nancy Pelosi, NATO, oil, Papua New Guinea, Passover, Passover Lamb, Passover Re enactment, Passover Sacrifice, Robert F Kennedy, Russia, Temple Mount on April 6, 2023 by paulthepokeExodus 12:6 You shall keep it until the fourteenth day of the same month, then the whole assembly of the congregation of Israel is to slaughter it at twilight.
The Passover Sacrifice took place near the Dung Gate in Jerusalem. The Dung Gate is located south of the Western Wall and looks over the City of David.
Rafael Morris of the Returning to the Mount movement was held by local authorities under suspicion for potentially sacrificing a Paschal Lamb on the Temple Mount. This year, the Returning to the Mount movement raised the anti to 20,000 shekels (roughly $5,600) for anyone attempting or finishing the sacrifice on the Temple Mount.
https://www.jpost.com/israel-news/article-736245
https://www.jpost.com/judaism/jewish-holidays/article-736040
The globe is looking to dump the US Dollar. The purge has begun. Malaysia has joined the exodus this week.
Revelation 6:6b “…and do not harm the oil and wine.”
OPEC and Russia agreed to cut oil production by 1.6 million barrels per day to the global supply. Oil immediately spiked 6-8% in pre market trading.
The Biblical countries in the end times scenario are involved. Israel, Russia, Libya, Saudi Arabia, Iran, Iraq, China and arguably India as a king of the east.
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Russia and India dump the Brent Crude Market and turn to the Middle East and Dubai. Dubai will now set the market price for a barrel of oil. The move indicates a shift away from the west and dollars to the east and likely the Chinese yuan.
The BRICS (Brazil, Russia, India, China, South Africa) countries are looking to develop their own currency, for trade purposes of course.
- FedNow, the Federal Reserve’s digital payments system, will debut in July.
- The system will allow bill payments, money transfers and other consumer activities to move more rapidly and at lower cost.
https://www.cnbc.com/2023/03/15/long-awaited-fed-digital-payment-system-to-launch-in-july.html
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Finland has officially joined NATO this week.
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Luke 21:11a And there will be massive earthquakes…
Papua New Guinea joined the 7.0+ club this past week.
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Isaiah 5:20 Woe to those who call evil good and good evil, who put darkness for light and light for darkness, who put bitter for sweet and sweet for bitter!
Actually… Innocent until proven guilty
Preview: God’s Spring Appointed Holidays 5783/2023
Posted in #PaulthePoke, Prophecy, Spring Feasts, Trend Update with tags Chag haMatazt, Communion, Exodus 12, First Fruits, Jesus Christ, Leviticus 23, Mosaic Law, new moon, Nisan, Passover, Pesach, Reshit Katzir, Resurrection, Sabbath, two witnesses, Unleavened Bread on April 2, 2023 by paulthepokeThere are seven God appointed holidays communicated through the Old Testament Law. The first three spring holidays were fulfilled on the appointed holiday by Jesus Himself. The names of the feasts are: Passover, Unleavened Bread, and First Fruits.
In the Hebrew year 5783 or the Gregorian calendar year of 2023, the holidays occur as follows. Passover essentially begins at sunset on Wednesday, Nisan 14th (Hebrew calendar) or April 5th on a western calendar. The first day of Unleavened Bread is the next day at sunset on Thursday, Nisan 15th or April 6th. Lastly, the feast of First Fruits starts at sunset on Friday, Nisan 16th or April 7th. The holidays culminate and end at sunset on Thursday, April 13th. These are the mathematically calculated dates 21st century calendars.
As usual, there is not consensus on these dates within various studies of Judaism and Jewish Messianic believers in Yeshua or Jesus Christ. Granted, all of these folks are making good faith efforts to be accurate. Each group has good reason(s) for the dates selected. They are not all idiots. When in doubt, search for the new moon and full moon. Humanity struggles to keep time as God has directed. No one knows the day or the hour…
The first of God’s holidays is Passover or Pesach in the Hebrew. The holiday begins on the 14th day of the Hebrew month Nisan (March or April on a Gregorian calendar). There is a play on words in the original Hebrew. A “pesach” is an unblemished lamb which was required for the sacrifice. After the “pesach” was sacrificed, the blood was to be smeared on the wooden posts of the house. When God saw the blood on the door posts, He passed over or “pasach” and the house was spared judgment.
The original directions for the Passover were given to Moses and Aaron in Egypt. The statute and happenings are noted in Exodus 12. God defines the purpose of the holiday to Israel.
Exodus 12:26-27a “And when your children say to you, ‘What does this rite mean to you?’ you shall say, ‘It is a Passover sacrifice to the LORD who passed over the houses of the sons of Israel in Egypt when He smote the Egyptians, but spared our homes.’”
The second of God’s holidays is Unleavened Bread or Chag haMatazt in the Hebrew. The holiday begins on the 15th of Nisan and runs for seven days.
The directions of Unleavened Bread are noted in Exodus 12:15-20. The focus of the week is to live a life without leaven, the symbol for sin. Leaven is not to be in the house. Leaven products are not to be consumed. Bread without yeast, matzah, is to be eaten.
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The third of God’s holidays is First Fruits or Reshit Katzir in the Hebrew. The one day holiday begins on the day after the Sabbath or Sunday on our calendar.
The directions for First Fruits are noted in Leviticus 23:9-14. The priest is to make a barley offering of the first portion of the harvest to the Lord. The priest intervenes on behalf of the people. The reality of the holiday for the people of Israel is this. The people bring their grain sheaf to the priest. They are to sacrifice a lamb without blemish. The offering is also to be presented with bread and wine.
Jesus was resurrected on First Fruits. He is the First Fruits or barley offering before God the Father. He is the High Priest who intervenes on our behalf for sin. He is the perfect offering.
In memory of Him, we participate in communion with the elements of bread and wine.
At some point in the future, as a pattern of history, will believers in Christ be resurrected on First Fruits?
Jesus Christ died. He was buried. And He was raised.
This is the gospel message of Jesus Christ, really “good news”.
