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 Feature Article: 

Seven Years On

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It seems hard to believe, but September marks the seventh anniversary of the stellar-planetary alignment that gave stunning confirmation to the first of two great signs that the apostle John saw and describes in the opening verses of Revelation 12. Or as I like to call it, the REV12 sign.

I've written several articles related to the REV12 sign in the past, and actually had no special plan to write yet another one. I was actively considering a completely different topic, but at some point during the course of the month it suddenly just walloped me upside the head:

C'mon...seventh anniversary? This is a biggy—I gotta write this!

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 A Blast From the Past: 

JUL '22: The Good Years
Many are saying the Rapture will come in 2022. I hope they're right, but could God have given us some signs we're jumping the gun just a tad?

The Good Years

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Last month I wrote about Tisha B'Av, the ninth day of the Jewish month of Av—the day that both the First and Second Temples were destroyed. I laid out how there is a pattern surrounding both of these events that is in the process of being repeated in the end times, and that the Rapture—the removal of the temple of the Holy Spirit on earth—looks to be the event that fills the hole in that pattern this time around in lieu of the destruction of a literal, physical temple. And since both temples were destroyed on Tisha B'Av, it undeniably makes for a tantalizing connection between that day and the Rapture.

I really didn't mean to throw my hat into the ring of the current flurry of Rapture-date speculation for 2022, however, with Tisha B'Av coming right up on August 6–7. I made it clear in my article that if in fact the Rapture were to occur on Tisha B'Av, it could be Tisha B'Av of any year. I also tried to make it clear that the Rapture fills the hole in that pattern no matter what day it falls on—it's just that if it does happen to fall on the Ninth of Av, it would "dot the last 'i' and cross the last 't' of a pattern established by a God who doesn't do random," as well as be a spiritual earthquake for Israel.

If...if...if...

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 Weekly Commentary: 

10/15/2024 — From the "You-Know-What" Department...

On October 1, Iran launched a barrage of missiles at Israel in retaliation for their series of pinpoint missile strikes that successfully eliminated the entire upper echelon of terrorist group Hezbollah's command structure, including leader Hassan Nasrallah.

And so it should come as no surprise that Israel is currently mulling over an appropriate military response to that attack.

Considering how effective Iran's missiles were, however, I'm thinking Israel might respond with a dozen or so spitballs.

Israel's air defense systems intercepted nearly all of Iran's missiles, and the handful it didn't intercept plopped harmlessly into the sand away from any populated areas, causing very little if any damage. If I were Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, I'd almost feel embarrassed to even talk about retaliation. I'd be tempted to just tell Iran:

"Retaliate? Naah...forget about it. Better luck next time!

But retaliate they will...that's how war works. Israel is currently mulling over what targets to hit in response, and according to an article posted at NBC News, Israel is considering Iranian military and energy infrastructure, as U.S. officials are urging Israel to make their response proportional, and focus on military targets and avoid gas, oil, and nuclear facilities.

Speaking of which...I have a funny feeling those may come a bit later.

Israel has repeatedly and publicly declared that they will do whatever is necessary in order to prevent Iran from completing a nuclear weapon, a finish line that experts say is anywhere from a matter of weeks to a few months away. So Israel may avoid the nuclear facilities for now, but don't be surprised if they take such action at some point in the foreseeable future to set Iran's nuclear progress back enough to give themselves some breathing room.

And when they do, it just may blow the lid off things and shove the world headlong into you-know-what.

Ezekiel 38–39?! Oh, you do know what!

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