Shemini Atzeret
Part Three
Premillennial Events
Transition to Early Millennium
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Shemini Atzeret
Part Three
Premillennial Events
Transition to Early Millennium
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If any man thirst, let him come unto me and drink. He that believeth on me, as the scripture hath said, out of his belly shall flow rivers of living water. (Joh 7:37-38)
Continuing on in the series on the fall festival days the last presentation that I gave in these series was on the Eighth Day. It was in Part 2 that Yahushua went to the Feast of Tabernacles on the Eighth Day. What we have discovered is that the Eighth Day is called Shemini Atzeret. Shemini is the Hebrew word for eight, and Atzeret is for assembly, or solemn assembly as it is mentioned in several places. I started to ask myself from my previous background and study that I have done, where do all of the events fit that have to do with the millennium and the time after the millennium and the Eighth Day?
I discovered there is really quite a controversy of how this all fits. I wanted to do the research and in order to understand what the Eighth Day is all about, the events and activities that fall on the Eighth Day, I decided to go backwards to the time of the millennium and before that, the time of entering into the millennium. Even though the presentation series is about the Eighth Day this presentation today will be about the events that precede the millennium. We will look at the events that are a part of the millennium next time.
Our focus today in Part 3 of this series is the prophetic timeline and the events associated with the pre-millennium and the transition to the early millennium. As I started to look at this, there are a number of events that we see in the scriptures prophetically that are provided of what will happen. We know some of the major ones such as the time that the devil is going to be placed into a bottomless pit. Yahushua returns, that is clear and evident. There is a scripture in Matthew 25 that talks about the judgment of sheep and goats, when does that happen? Is that in the early part of the pre-millennium? Is it during or after? Where does it fit? Ezekiel 37 has a prophecy about the dry bones of all of those that have died that are Israelites. Those very dry bones that Ezekiel talks about are going to be given life again. When does that happen?
The heavens and the earth are going to be burned up and Revelation 21 says that there are no more sea, when does that happen? It also talks about a new heaven and new earth. Revelation 20 talks about a white throne judgment, when does that happen? Is that part of an early resurrection or first resurrection when Yahushua returns, or a different event? There certainly is a first resurrection because we see that clearly mentioned in the scriptures. Death is abolished, when does that happen? What about the deserts that are going to blossom as a rose as it says in Isaiah? These are just a few of the highlights of the events that happen yet in the future from where we are today, so where do they fit? It’s been somewhat surprising to me, some of them are obvious and I think easy to anchor into a timeline but where do the many others fit? I tried to do a survey of all I could find of the events and included them in the next couple of presentations as well as this one.
This map will become somewhat of an anchor for us for where we are and you see that we are going to start with the pre-millennium and go into the millennium and then the post millennium. When we get to the post millennium you will see that there is even a time after that called eternity. I will jump ahead to the end and tell you that eternity is probably what the Eighth Day is really all about. In order to get there though, let’s take a look at all the events that lead up to it.
The first order of business is to start with the pre-millennial events just to make sure we are on the same page as we start. This is not about the Eighth Day yet and we won’t actually get to the Eighth Day until we get to the end of this continuum of time. I think it will make sense that we plug in chronologically the events that one event leads to another. When we get to the Eighth Day it will be evident what the Eighth Day is all about.
We will start with the pre-millennial events. If we sum it all up, what we see is a disaster. The time of the tribulation and events that are part of the tribulation are nothing short of catastrophic. Looking through this has given me a different perspective. I have read these scriptures in the past and particularly during the Memorial of Trumpets during that Holy Day rehearsing what is about to happen. We’ve talked about the Day of YHWH and the time when He returns and the events surrounding it. Some of this was covered then, but I’ve put it into an order to try to capture the essence of what goes on before the millennium starts. This would be during the tribulation particularly toward the end.
Smoke envelopes the atmosphere – Revelation 9:2
And the fifth angel sounded, and I saw a star fall from heaven unto the earth: and to him was given the key of the bottomless pit. And he opened the bottomless pit; and there arose a smoke out of the pit, as the smoke of a great (mega) furnace; and the sun and the air were darkened by reason of the smoke of the pit. (Rev 9:1-2 KJV)
When I’ve read this in the past, now I understand what it says that smoke will come up out of the pit, but this is going to be a great furnace. A great amount of smoke and the sun and the air are darkened. I don’t think that means just a local event. We have lived through a number of forest fires in the part of the country where we live in Montana and it seems like it’s pretty much a late summer event that there are forest fires in the Pacific Northwest. We get a lot of that smoke sometimes, but sometimes the fires are only twenty miles or so away. We had days when we went outside it was like a description of this. Smoke as a great furnace. The sun and the air are darkened; the sun becomes blood red from the burning. Of course it’s not a pleasant environment to be in, but it’s a local event. The seasons change, the fires get put out and the air clears.
The sun and the air will be darkened by the reason of this smoke so when I read this now I see global disaster, a global catastrophe.
The land laid desolate, celestial darkness – Isaiah 13:9-13
Behold, the day of YHWH cometh, cruel both with wrath and fierce anger, to lay the land desolate: and he shall destroy the sinners thereof out of it. For the stars of heaven and the constellations thereof shall not give their light: (It’s going to be obscured so perhaps it’s because of the smoke, perhaps some other phenomena, certainly the wars that go on will create a lot of dust and smoke in the environment.) the sun shall be darkened in his going forth, and the moon shall not cause her light to shine. And I will punish the world for their evil, and the wicked for their iniquity; and I will cause the arrogancy of the proud to cease, and will lay low the haughtiness H1346=arrogance of the terrible H6184=tyrannical, in great power (this would be the global elites, the aristocracy, the beast power and all his rulers that lead the world at this point in time. They are arrogant ruling with terrible tyranny and they will be brought down). I will make a man more precious than fine gold (I see this it means a righteous man and it will be hard to find a righteous man); even a man than the golden wedge of Ophir. Therefore I will shake the heavens, and the earth shall remove H7493=undulate (smooth wavelike motion out of her place, in the wrath of YHWH of hosts, and in the day of his fierce anger. (Isa 13:9-13 KJV)
The earth is going to remove out of her place and remove in Hebrew means undulate. The word undulate is a smooth wave like motion. Perhaps you’ve been in an earthquake. I have but not a large one, but the earth seems to have a rolling sense. The land rolls under your feet and this will be the whole earth. I want to stress the global nature that these prophecies are talking about. The earth is going to undulate out of her place. I see that as being rocked on her axis.
Today things are pretty smooth, we can stand on flat ground and we don’t have a sense that we are going to be thrown off the earth. Gravity is still in effect but it looks to me like when this event happens, it’s going to be a pretty amazing place to be on the earth when it rolls under your feet and the feeling of it being thrown off its axis.
Adversary army ravages Earth – Joel 2:2-3
A day of darkness and of gloominess, a day of clouds and of thick darkness, as the morning spread upon the mountains: a great people and a strong; there hath not been ever the like, neither shall be any more after it, (It’s talking about a great people although when you read the description through here, these look more like not just pure humans they act like cyborgs. They have extra strength and capabilities so it seems like this is maybe some type of robot army) even to the years of many generations. A fire devoureth before them; and behind them a flame burneth: the land is as the garden of Eden before them, and behind them a desolate wilderness; yea, and nothing shall escape them. (Joe 2:2-3 KJV)
As they march through the land everything before them is pretty and green, but after they go through and roll over it is nothing but desolate, it’s all burned. The earth will be ravaged by this army and the other events going on of course.
Oceans, lakes and rivers turned to blood Revelation 16:3-4
And the first went, and poured out his vial upon the earth; and there fell a noisome and grievous sore upon the men which had the mark of the beast, (this is definitely an end time event because there really hasn’t been an image or icon of a beast like this is being talked about, so this is an end time scripture) and upon them which worshipped his image. And the second angel poured out his vial upon the sea; and it became as the blood of a dead man: and every living soul died in the sea. (The oceans are going to be turned as blood) And the third angel poured out his vial upon the rivers and fountains of waters; and they became blood. (Rev 16:2-4 KJV)
And I heard the angel of the waters say, Thou art righteous, O YHWH, which art, and wast, and shalt be, because thou hast judged thus. (Rev 16:5 KJV)
It is going to be quite an event. Take a look at any of the major river systems and go to the beach and its blood red just as the time when the Israelites were leaving Egypt. Moses and Aaron performed the miracles that they did and turned the Nile River into blood. It will happen again but on a global basis.
The earth is broken (each word is twice) – Isaiah 24:6,19 this is really quite a great discovery in researching this and I will make mention of it when we get to the second part of this how each word in the later part of Isaiah is actually the Hebrew word is mentioned twice. Let me start with this reading the first part how the earth is broken in Isaiah 24:5-6.
The earth also is defiled H2610=to soil, especially morally (You would have to say that’s what is going on today. It’s defiled morally) under the inhabitants thereof; because they have transgressed the laws, changed the ordinance, broken the everlasting covenant. Therefore hath the curse devoured the earth, and they that dwell therein are desolate: therefore the inhabitants of the earth are burned, and few men left. (Isa 24:5-6 KJV)
I don’t know what your view of this scripture is, but let me maybe parse this a little closer with a magnifying glass. The inhabitants of the earth have transgressed the laws and have changed the ordinance. What is that talking about? I’d say transgressing the laws are certainly talking about the Ten Commandments but what about changing the ordinances and broken the everlasting covenant. What is the everlasting covenant? I think you can see clearly when you examine it. The first part of the everlasting covenant, I would plant as a starter is the covenant that YHWH and Abraham established. It goes back to Genesis chapters 12-15 and so forth.
Now YHWH had said unto Abram, Get thee out of thy country, and from thy kindred, and from thy father’s house, unto a land that I will shew thee: (Perhaps you’ve heard me say in the past that the covenant is comprised of three main components. I refer to them as race, space, and grace just because that is an easy way to put it together. The land is the space part of the equation.) And I will make of thee a great nation, and I will bless thee, and make thy name great; and thou shalt be a blessing: (so you and your offspring are the race part of the equation. They are going to be a blessing) And I will bless them that bless thee, and curse him that curseth thee: and in thee shall all families of the earth be blessed. (That’s the grace part of the equation. Grace coming through Yahushua Messiah who is our only salvation and it obviously comes through the loins of Abraham.) (Gen 12:1-3 KJV)
It doesn’t say that it’s the everlasting covenant but look what it does say in Psalms 105 because it points directly to this.
He hath remembered his covenant for ever, the word which he commanded to a thousand generations. Which covenant he made with Abraham, and his oath unto Isaac; And confirmed the same unto Jacob for a law, and to Israel for an everlasting covenant: Saying, Unto thee will I give the land of Canaan, the lot of your inheritance:
(Psa 105:8-11 KJV)
Here is the everlasting covenant, the land of Canaan, the Promised Land that’s going to go to the offspring and the inheritors through Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. It should be pretty clear by reading these scriptures that this is getting at. So then what does Isaiah 24 say? It says they are changing the ordinance of the everlasting covenant and actually breaking it.
Of interest, two years ago on December 23, 2016 a UN resolution number 2334 was passed. You can look it up on your own to see what the specifics of it are, but in a nutshell, that resolution said that the land of Israel as we know it today and the Jews primarily which are the ones that are inhabiting that land, have no right to the land that they took after the 1967 war. The Jews and the Israelites living in the land we call Israel today started to build settlements and places to live for the Jewish people on the land that they had an overwhelming victory in 1967. The United Nations has been on this issue for years and is somewhat one of the main parts in the heart of the Palestinian problem that goes along with the two-state solution that you hear about.
Resolution 2334 was a resolution to condemn Israel today and to take all of those structures out and give that land back to the Palestinians. That’s breaking the everlasting covenant because UN 2334 is directly against what YHWH’s plan is for the offspring of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. It won’t work out well when it’s all said and done. UN 2334 is interesting to look at, like I said, it was two years ago, that the previous administration went to the UN. The politics of it is interesting to look at. The United Nations Security Council is made up of 14 members. Of those 14 there are 5 veto members. They are China, Russia, France, Great Britain and the United States. Any one of those 5 can veto a UN resolution, and that resolution will fail. Turns out that everybody voted positive for this UN 2334 two years ago, the only outstanding vote was the United States. The United States didn’t vote against it, they abstained. Their right to veto was capitalized on by an abstention of the vote so effectively it was a unanimous vote with one abstention. The administration that did that didn’t understand this scripture. They broke the everlasting covenant and Isaiah 24 is really an insightful scripture.
In terms of background, Isaiah wrote and lived around 725 BCE. You can see him on the timeline of the prophets below or on page 8. Isaiah lived in the Southern Kingdom which was of course Judah, but he wrote against the Northern Kingdom that was still in existence during the first part of Isaiah’s life. The Northern Kingdom had a couple of kings during this period of time called Pekah and Hoshea. Hoshea was the last king of the Northern Kingdom, or the house of Israel. Then of course the Syrians came and took them into exile. Isaiah wrote against what was going on in this period of time in the North, but also what was going on in the time from Uzziah down through Hezekiah basically. He actually appears to be a counselor and prophet during the time of Hezekiah.
What is maybe somewhat interesting about this is a few years ago, there was a book out called the Harbinger by Johnathan Cahn. The Harbinger was about Isaiah 9:10, the bricks are fallen. If you have read the book you will know what I’m talking about. It was actually one of Rabbi Cahn’s best works. It had a lot of good research in it and it turned out to be pretty accurate at least from my opinion.
This period of time of the bricks are fallen, was the time of Pekah and Hoshea because Pekah, the Northern King lined up with a Syrian king called Rezin so that part of history was highlighted in the Harbinger. Isaiah lived some 2700 years ago and when we are reading these prophecies today we realize that only the hand of YHWH could put this down on paper as he did and look how it jumps off the page today when we look at how the ordinances are changed and the everlasting covenant is broken. What happens after this continues on in Isaiah 24.
The earth is utterly broken down, H7489/H7489=to spoil, make good for nothing (twice in text). the earth is clean dissolved, H6565/H6565=to break up, violate (twice in text) the earth is moved exceedingly. H4131/H4131=to waver, shake, fallen in decay (twice in text) The earth shall reel to and fro H5128/H5128=waver, go up and down (twice in text) like a drunkard, and shall be removed like a cottage; and the transgression thereof shall be heavy upon it; and it shall fall, and not rise again. And it shall come to pass in that day, that YHWH shall punish the host of the high ones H4791=altitude that are on high, and the kings of the earth upon the earth.
(Isa 24:19-21 KJV)
This is a scripture that if you take a concordance or an interlinear you will find that some of these Hebrew words are doubled. They are doubled for emphasis. Some translations don’t capture this but some do. If you read it the way the Hebrew is saying you would read it: The earth is utterly broken down, broken down. The earth is clean dissolved, clean dissolved. The earth is moved exceedingly, moved exceedingly. In other words this is all being done for emphasis. The earth shall reel to and fro, to and fro like a drunkard. , and shall be removed like a cottage; and the transgression thereof shall be heavy upon it; and it shall fall, and not rise again. And it shall come to pass in that day, that YHWH shall punish the host of the high ones that are on high, and the kings of the earth upon the earth. Metaphorically the “host of the high ones” is those of high mind and high worldly spirit. The King James Version of this doesn’t show the doubling of these words. One translation that I found that does show this doubling of these words is King James Version 3, commonly called the Literal Translation done by J. P. Greene.
The earth is breaking, breaking! The earth is crashing, crashing! The earth is tottering, tottering. Like a drunken one, the earth is staggering, staggering! And it rocks to and fro like a hut. And its transgression is heavy on it; and it shall fall, and not rise again.
(Isa 24:19-20 KJ3)
This is no local event. Yes, even Isaiah was writing at the point in time that the Northern Kingdom was about to go into captivity with the Assyrians. The Southern Kingdom was going to go into captivity some 100 years later at the hand of the Babylonians. Isaiah wrote about that and yes, he’s referencing that but he’s also looking much farther. These are prophetic words of dual purpose. They go into our day today some 2700 years later. It’s exciting to see this in the scriptures.
Heavens and Earth are shaken and split apart (pitch H2203=asphalt and brimstone H1614=analogous to sulfur) – Revelation 6:12-14
And I beheld when he had opened the sixth seal, and, lo, there was a great earthquake; and the sun became black as sackcloth of hair, and the moon became as blood; And the stars of heaven fell unto the earth, even as a fig tree casteth her untimely figs, when she is shaken of a mighty wind. And the heaven departed G673=opokhordizo=to rend apart, separate as a scroll when it is rolled together; and every mountain and island were moved out of their places. (Rev 6:12-14 KJV)
I always have this reminder of this scroll that’s rolling together like a blind on a window. You let loose of it too early and it flips up to the top and rolls around the top. It’s the image that I get in my own mind. When the heavens departed as a scroll when it’s rolled together, you see that in what is being talked about. Departed means to rend apart or to separate. Opokhoridzo is the Greek word that is used, and it means apocalypse and horrible together.
Isaiah 34 continues the same theme of this pre-millennial event and continues on about the pitch and brimstone. The word pitch means asphalt or asphalt like in Hebrew. Brimstone is analogous to sulfur in Hebrew.
And all the host of heaven shall be dissolved H4743=melt, vanish, (I think the host of heaven is talking about stars, planets and the sun) and the heavens shall be rolled together as a scroll: (Revelation 6 talks about rolling together as a scroll and then way back here 2700 years ago in Isaiah rolling together as a scroll) and all their host shall fall down, as the leaf falleth off from the vine, and as a falling fig from the fig tree. For my sword shall be bathed in heaven: behold, it shall come down upon Idumea, (Idumaea means red, and it comes from the word in Hebrew meaning Edom or Esau. It’s the land Esau settled in and the Nabateans pushed them westward into the southern part of the Promised Land and when this was translated into the Septuagint they knew it as Idumaea. It means the same thing though, Idumaea in Greek means red or Edom.) and upon the people of my curse, to judgment. The sword of YHWH is filled with blood, it is made fat with fatness, and with the blood of lambs and goats, with the fat of the kidneys of rams: for YHWH hath a sacrifice in Bozrah, Jordan and a great slaughter in the land of Idumea . H123=red, Edom (Esau) And the unicorns H7214=wild bull (LXX=mighty ones) shall come down with them, and the bullocks with the bulls; and their land shall be soaked with blood, and their dust made fat with fatness. For it is the day of YHWH’S vengeance, and the year of recompences H7966=requital, retribution (punishment for a criminal act) for the controversy H7379=personal or legal contest (this is about the everlasting covenant) of Zion. And the streams thereof shall be turned into pitch, (asphalt) and the dust thereof into brimstone, (sulfur) and the land thereof shall become burning pitch. (Isa 34:4-9 KJV)
I want to mention the word unicorn that actually means wild bull. The Septuagint it’s translated as mighty ones. It seems to be an analogy of a wild bull with a demonic character. Commentaries that you might pick up and read on this will talk about the demon aspects of the unicorn but the root of it is a wild bull. A wild bull is a mean animal and that is what this is getting at. They are going to come down with them and the bullocks with the bulls, there will be a lot of them and this will be a terrible place of war.
For it is the day of YHWH’S vengeance, and the year of recompences, recompenses here means requital, retribution or punishment for a criminal act why? For the controversy of Zion, controversy means personal or legal contest. This is about the everlasting covenant. The everlasting covenant is going to be broken and abolished perhaps under the control of the United Nations, I don’t know that for sure nor am I prophesying anything about that other than watch this event in the Middle East and in Jerusalem. Watch what’s unfolding with the two state solution is something that YHWH would not be happy with according to prophesies, at least what I see here some of them being in Isaiah.
And the streams thereof shall be turned into pitch, (here is that word for asphalt) and the dust thereof into brimstone, (that means sulfur) and the land thereof shall become burning asphalt, or burning pitch.
It will be a catastrophic time and it’s interesting to see some of the reasons, certainly the sin of mankind and the breaking of YHWH’s commandments, but this everlasting covenant seems to have a lot of influence on it being broken and what YHWH thinks about that and what he will do.
Physical forces disrupted – Matthew 24:29; Hebrews 12:26-27
The physical universe and the laws of physics are going to be disrupted in this. We see it here in Matthew, and it’s not only the physical laws but the spiritual powers also.
Immediately after the tribulation of those days shall the sun be darkened, and the moon shall not give her light, and the stars shall fall from heaven, and the powers G1411=forces, specifically miraculous of the heavens shall be shaken: G4531=agitate, waver, stir up (Mat 24:29 KJV)
The powers are the forces. In the Greek it means specifically miraculous so it might be a combination of physical and spiritual powers and forces. I would take this, given everything we have seen here is some of the natural laws that we know are in effect. We count on gravity working all the time. We don’t have any question that gravity will always be there. Looks to me like these forces are going to be shaken. The laws of thermodynamics, the laws of electricity, and the laws of physics are going to be shaken, let alone the spiritual forces. The miraculous forces are going to be shaken by miracles that will be provided through false sources. Hebrews 12 is a stunning scripture on this subject how the physical forces are going to be disrupted.
Whose voice then shook G4531=agitate, waver, stir up the earth: but now he hath promised, saying, Yet once more I shake G4570=rock, vibrate,agitate not the earth only, but also heaven. And this word, Yet once more, signifieth the removing of those things that are shaken, G4531=same as of things that are made, that those things which cannot be shaken G4531=same may remain. Wherefore we receiving a kingdom which cannot be moved, let us have grace, whereby we may serve YHWH acceptably with reverence and piety
(Heb 12:26-28 KJV)
But also heaven, heaven being the sky that we see above, and the stars, the sun and the moon, all these things are being shaken to the core. It’s because what man has done and his rejection of YHWH. This word, yet once more signifies the removing of those things that are shaken as of things that are made that those things which cannot be shaken may remain. The whole universe is going to get shaken up and everything will fall out the bottom except that which YHWH wants to remain. Wherefore we receiving a kingdom which cannot be moved, if the kingdom to come cannot be moved or shaken out of place let us have grace, whereby we may serve YHWH acceptably with reverence and piety
Earth scorched with Fire – Revelation 16:8 is pretty straightforward.
And the fourth angel poured out his vial upon the sun; and power was given unto him to scorch men with fire. And men were scorched with great heat, and blasphemed the name of YHWH, which hath power over these plagues: and they repented not to give him glory. (Rev 16:8-9 KJV)
Even under the trials and catastrophe that will go on in the earth, men will not repent. They will shake their fists at YHWH for allowing this to happen. They will say they deserve better than what they are getting and we see the early evidence of this in society today.
Islands and mountains disappear, major geological upheaval – Revelation 16:15-21- It is done
Behold, I come as a thief. Blessed is he that watcheth, and keepeth his garments, lest he walk naked, and they see his shame. And he gathered them together into a place called in the Hebrew tongue Armageddon. And the seventh angel poured out his vial into the air; and there came a great G3173=mega voice G5456=phone out of the temple of heaven, from the throne, saying, It is done. 1st completion (cf. Rev 21:6 all things new =2nd completion) And there were voices, and thunders, and lightnings; and there was a great earthquake, such as was not since men were upon the earth, so mighty an earthquake, and so great. And the great city was divided into three parts, and the cities of the nations fell: and great Babylon came in remembrance before YHWH, to give unto her the cup of the wine of the fierceness of his wrath. And every island fled away, and the mountains were not found. CF.Rev 6:12-14 above (Rev 16:15-20 KJV)
Notice that he says I come as a thief, how does a thief come? He will come incognito, as a surprise. He will surprise most everyone on this earth that Yahushua is going to return and will come with Great is mega and voice is phone so he will come with a great megaphone. He’s not whispering. We see the phrase it is done in several places or something like it. We certainly see it is finished when Yahushua died during his crucifixion. He said it is finished meaning he has finished his work as a mortal human and he’s died and given his life for mankind. It is finished. This time he says it is done and I have labeled the first completion. It is done because heaven and earth are going to be so destroyed he’s getting to a point and he says it is done making it the first completion. There is another completion that says it is done and I labeled it the second completion. That is in Revelation 21:6 and it’s talking about a new heaven and a new earth and a heavenly Jerusalem in that scripture. I think these are two separate events. The fact that it is done at the end of the tribulation going into the millennium, and then it is done at the end of the millennium going on into the time after the millennium, and eventually to the Eighth Day. We will keep that in mind as we move forward. We will get to the second completion in the final part of this series and that will be Part 5 that we talk about eternity. And there were voices, and thunders, and lightnings; and there was a great earthquake, such as was not since men were upon the earth, so mighty an earthquake, and so great. And the great city was divided into three parts, I take this to be Jerusalem and the cities of the nations fell: and great Babylon came in remembrance before YHWH, to give unto her the cup of the wine of the fierceness of his wrath. And every island fled away, and the mountains were not found. We see a similar scripture in Revelation 6 and 16 that says the same thing, the heavens and earth were shaken every island fled away and the mountains were not found.
Now when we see the beautiful earth today, at least it’s beautiful at a distance. Linda and I just last night as the Sabbath was coming on, our tradition has become to take a little walk. To bring in the Sabbath we rejoice that
we get to Shabbat for twenty-four hours. We turn it into a verb and praise YHWH and honor him. It’s a beautiful walk. At this time of the year even if it’s cloudy we see the snow that is covering the trees, the air is clear and the sky is beautiful. The earth has a real beauty about it today until you get under the covers. When you get to ground level the view isn’t so good but the earth from space is really quite a beautiful place. Look what has happened during this period of time. As I said, I don’t think this is going to be a local event.
This is going to be universal, global and the items that have happened are going to shake the earth at its core and foundation. I have to say I really didn’t know this to this degree until I really put this together of how universal it will be. We think we live in a remote place, maybe it will pass over us. I don’t think there will be any place on the
earth that this cataclysmic series of events won’t be. You are going to know there are serious problems. The smoke is going to envelope the atmosphere; the land is going to be desolate, there will be darkness and major geological upheaval and the mountains are going to disappear. Physical forces are going to be disrupted let alone the spiritual forces. Heaven and earth are going to split apart according to what we just read. Oceans and lakes are going to turn into blood and an adversary army that will ravage the earth. Heaven and earth will be destroyed with fire and global seismic events are going to occur. When we see this at the end of mankind’s rule on this earth before we enter into the millennial period and looking at this from a global perspective with these scriptures in mind, it shows us the extent of what’s about to happen.
Ezekiel has a description of this. Ezekiel was another prophet that lived during the time of the Southern Kingdom’s demise and downfall. He was already in captivity when he brought this word from YHWH and wrote it. He was specifically talking about the pending Babylonian conquer of Jerusalem. He was also talking about a future time, just as Isaiah did.
So says YHWH Elohim: An evil! An only evil! Behold, it has come! An end has come, the end has come! It has awakened against you, behold, it has come! The crown has come to you, you living in the land. (You might think a crown is a good thing, but he is talking about a crown of destruction that’s coming to you. Ezekiel is hitting the nail on the head here and what’s about to transpire in this period of tribulation as it ends.) The time has come, the day of tumult is near, and not a shout of the hills. (It’s not like someone shouting from a soap box saying to repent or you are going be judged. The prophecy that Ezekiel is putting here is that this is eminent) Now I will soon pour out My fury on you and fulfill My anger on you. And I will judge you according to your ways and will put on you all your disgusting things. And My eye shall not spare, and I will not have pity; I will put on you according to your ways and your disgusting things that are in your midst. And you shall know that I am YHWH who strikes. (Eze 7:5-9 KJ3)
Ezekiel is hitting the nail on the head here and what is about to transpire in this period of tribulation as it ends.
Physical Heaven and Earth destroyed – Polluted Earth – Worthless space junk – obsolete infrastructure – Antiquated buildings – A New Heaven and New Earth needed
With all of that in mind, all of this destruction, the final scripture in this particular part of the timeline is one in 2 Peter. I have to say that I previously saw this scripture in 2 Peter as something that applied after the millennium because of its reference to a new heaven and a new earth. What I’m suggesting is that there are two times that there will be new heavens and new earth. The first time at this point in history yet to come when the physical heavens and earth are going to be decimated and destroyed as a result of this period of time of tribulation. There is nothing that will be left worth having in the millennium that is currently in place today. The earth is already polluted and will become worse.
There are thousands of pieces of space junk orbiting this planet. Just the debris from satellites and stuff orbiting around, they have to be kept track of so they don’t collide with the space station and cause a disaster there. The worthless space junk that has to be gotten rid of.
All of the infrastructure that we have today will become obsolete. The high rise buildings, many are of poor construction and that isn’t the way things will be done in the millennium. All of this will have to be destroyed so a new heaven and a new earth will be needed when Yahushua returns. This is not going to be a remodel project here on this earth. Effectively it’s going to be torn down with all of the events that happened and will need to be rebuilt.
Now when I see 2 Peter talking about a new heaven and a new earth I think he’s showing us that there will be a physical rebuilding of this earth that will be in contrast to a spiritual rebuilding when we get to the Eighth Day events and eternity.
That new heaven and new earth coming down with Jerusalem also says it’s a new heaven and earth; I used to see these as the same thing. I don’t see that anymore as a result of doing this analysis.
But the day of YHWH will come as a thief in the night; (cf. Rev 16:15-21 above) in the which the heavens shall pass away with a great noise, G4500=whizzingly, with a crash-only occurrence (disappear with a roar – CJB , and the elements G4747=orderly arrangement (physical world) shall melt with fervent heat, the earth also and the works that are therein shall be burned up. Seeing then that all these things shall be dissolved, what manner of persons ought ye to be in all holy conversation (or conduct) and righteousness, Looking for and hasting unto the coming of the day of God, wherein the heavens being on fire shall be dissolved, and the elements shall melt with fervent heat? Nevertheless we, according to his promise, look for new heavens and a new earth, wherein dwelleth righteousness. (2Pe 3:10-13 KJV)
The heavens will pass away with a great noise, whzzingly with a crash and it’s the only occurrence of this word G4500 and the Complete Jewish Bible translates this as disappear with a roar. So as this whole physical environment that we have is crashing and being destroyed and it will disappear with a roar.
Elements means the orderly arrangement and I think the orderly arrangement that is being talked about in the Greek is the physical world. And in looking at the elements melting with fervent heat, you can see going through this with the explanation how this is probably not related to new heaven and new earth in the time of Revelation 21, this is relating to the time of Yahushua’s return. It even says so because he says he’s coming as a thief in the night. Nevertheless we, according to his promise, look for new heavens and a new earth, wherein dwelleth righteousness. This is how we start the millennium. This section ends on a harsh note. Everything is destroyed.
The next section I want to go into starts to be the period of good news. Yahushua is going to return, but it’s a transition period. There is going to be some catastrophic events that are described but the transition as we start the millennium, so it’s this time in between two blocks of the pre-millennium and the millennium.
The elect are gathered – Matthew 24:30-35
Immediately after G3326=meta=accompaniment, amid the tribulation of those days shall the sun be darkened, and the moon shall not give her light, and the stars shall fall from heaven, (a continuation of the same series of events that we have just been talking about) and the powers of the heavens shall be shaken: And then shall appear the sign of the Son of man in heaven: and then shall all the tribes of the earth mourn, and they shall see the Son of man coming in the clouds of heaven with power and great glory. And he shall send his angels with a great sound of a trumpet, and they shall gather together his elect from the four winds, from one end of heaven to the other. Now learn a parable of the fig tree; When his branch is yet tender, and putteth forth leaves, ye know that summer is nigh: So likewise ye, when ye shall see all these things, know that it is near, even at the doors. Verily I say unto you, This generation shall not pass, till all these things be fulfilled. Heaven and earth shall pass away, but my words shall not pass away.
(Mat 24:29-35 KJV)
I want to highlight how this starts immediately after, several translations that I have looked at translate it this way, immediately after the tribulation, so you would think that the tribulation is complete, and after the tribulation those days the sun shall be darkened. Well, the fact that the sun is darkened and the moon shall not give her light doesn’t mean the tribulation is over, but at the end of it.
The word after in the Greek is the word meta, it’s like the term meta data; it’s information amongst other data. It means to accompany or to be in the midst of. Immediately amid the tribulation, in other words, at the very end of it is probably still considered the tribulation, it’s at the end of it and is accompanying the tribulation. The sun will be darkened and the moon shall not give her light and the stars are going to fall.
What happens? And then (after that) shall appear the sign of the Son of Man in heaven, and then (after that) I see these “as thens” as very short periods. It might be only a one day event of these “and thens”.
And he shall send his angels with a great sound of a trumpet (megaphone) and they shall gather together his elect from the four winds, from one end of heaven to another. We will hear this megaphone trumpet. Now learn a parable of the fig tree; When his branch is yet tender, and putteth forth leaves, ye know that summer is nigh: Just like in the springtime when our orchard starts to have little buds of leaves and the turgor pressure starts to make the stalks green and we know that summer is near when we see that. So likewise ye when ye shall see all these things know that it is near even at the doors. Verily I say unto you, This generation shall not pass, till all these things be fulfilled. Heaven and earth shall pass away, but my words shall not pass away.
The word for trumpet is useful to examine in light of the return of Yahushua, and it also is talking about the time of the resurrection of the saints and the destruction of the wicked. And we see that somewhat in parallel in Revelation 11.
And the seventh angel sounded; and there were great G3173=megas=great, large, loud voices G5456=phone=the idea of disclosure, tone, sound (mega phones) in heaven, saying, The kingdoms of this world are become the kingdoms of our Elohim, and of his Messiah; and he shall reign for ever and ever. And the four and twenty elders, which sat before YHWH on their seats, fell upon their faces, and worshipped YHWH, Saying, We give thee thanks, O Sovereign YHWH Almighty, which art, and wast, and art to come; because thou hast taken to thee thy great power, and hast reigned. And the nations were angry, and thy wrath is come, and the time of the dead, that they should be judged, and that thou shouldest give reward G3408=figuratively pay for service, wages unto thy (1) servants the prophets, and to (2) the saints, and (3) them that fear thy name, small and great; and shouldest destroy G1311=rot thoroughly, ruin, waste them which destroy G1311=same the earth. (Rev 11:15-18 KJV)
Your servants, prophets and saints and they that fear him are those that are going to be part of this first resurrection. That is a topic on its own of course. The trumpet is key here, when the trumpet blows particularly if referred to as a great trumpet or a last trumpet, that’s going to be the signal that everyone will hear it because it will be reverberating through the atmosphere of the universe. They shall gather together, his elect from the four winds, from one end of heaven to the other. It is where everybody has been scattered either scattered by the plagues and tribulation or in captivity, or perhaps in a place of safety, if there is such a place physically on the earth.
Yahushua returns to Earth with saints – man’s government is overthrown
Revelation 19:11-14 and Revelation 19:15-18
Obviously he has to gather them first, which he just did
And I saw heaven opened, and behold a white horse; and he that sat upon him was called Faithful and True, and in righteousness he doth judge and make war. His eyes were as a flame of fire, and on his head were many crowns; and he had a name written, that no man knew, but he himself. And he was clothed with a vesture dipped in blood: and his name is called The Word of Elohim. And the armies which were in heaven followed him upon white horses, clothed in fine linen, white and clean.
(Rev 19:11-14 KJV)
I would argue that the armies that follow him are the resurrected saints, the ones that are clothed in fine linen. Fine linen, white and clean being the prayers and the righteousness of the saints that have now been gathered together in the previous verse that we read in Matthew 24.
In the process of this man’s government is going to be thrown down.
And out of his mouth goeth a sharp sword, that with it he should smite the nations: and he shall rule them with a rod of iron: and he treadeth the winepress of the fierceness and wrath of Almighty YHWH (obviously this imagery talking about the winepress, where you press out the grapes and the blood of the grapes. The blood of men is what will come out of this). And he hath on his vesture and on his thigh a name written, KING OF KINGS, AND MASTER OF MASTER’S. And I saw an angel standing in the sun; and he cried with a loud voice, saying to all the fowls that fly in the midst of heaven, Come and gather yourselves together unto the supper of the great Elohim; (this will be quite a supper here because it’s) That ye may eat the flesh of kings, and the flesh of captains, and the flesh of mighty men, and the flesh of horses, and of them that sit on them, and the flesh of all men, both free and bond, both small and great. (Those that were part of the beast system at the end) (Rev 19:15-18 KJV)
As Yahushua comes and takes them out with a sword out of his mouth and smites all the nations. We see reference to this event and time in Daniel.
Your people delivered – those in book –Daniel stand in your lot – end of days
Daniel 12:1; Daniel 12:13
And at that time shall Michael stand up, the great prince which standeth for the children of thy people: and there shall be a time of trouble, such as never was since there was a nation even to that same time: and at that time thy people shall be delivered, every one that shall be found written in the book. (Dan 12:1 KJV)
All your people Daniel shall be delivered that are found written in the book. Daniel would like to know a little bit more about this, but the end of the book of Daniel says:
But go thou thy way till the end be: for thou shalt rest, and stand in thy lot at the end of the days. (Dan 12:13 KJV)
YHWH tells Daniel that he’s going to have to wait this one out until YHWH’s plan comes to fruition, and it is at this point in time.
1st resurrection – those that rejected the beast – the dead rise first, then the living and the first resurrection is something that we certainly want to highlight. Insinuated in a first resurrection is that there will be at least a second and maybe a third or more. Insinuated in a first resurrection is just that and that there is more to come.
Revelation 20:4; Thessalonians 4:16-17
And I saw thrones, and they sat upon them, and judgment was given unto them: and I saw the souls of them that were beheaded for the witness of Yahushua, and for the word of YHWH, and which had not worshipped the beast, neither his image, G1504=ikone=likeness, statue, profile, representation neither had received his mark upon their foreheads, or in their hands; and they lived and reigned with Messiah a thousand years. (Rev 20:4 KJV)
The word image is ikone and it should sound phonetically to icon. Ikone as well as icon means the same thing, likeness, statue, profile and representation. This scripture is a reference to a thousand years; this thousand year reference occurs in three or four places, we don’t have a scripture that says there will be a millennial time of peace. We put this together because prophecy shows us that this time of a thousand years is a time generally of peace and Yahushua is going to reign there a thousand years is what this says.
For the Master himself shall descend from heaven with a shout, with the voice of the archangel, and with the trump of Elohim: (I would argue that this is the megaphone again) and the dead in Messiah shall rise first: Then we which are alive and remain shall be caught up together with them in the clouds, to meet the Master in the air: and so shall we ever be with the Master. (1Th 4:16-17 KJV)
Notice though, Revelation 20 is talking about those that are brought into Yahushua’s kingdom on this earth that were from the tribulation period. All those in Revelation 20 are the souls that were beheaded during this beast period and they did not worship the beast. This scripture in Revelation 20 is talking about those that lived through the tribulation period and had rejected the worship of the beast which the rest of the earth, most people, will embrace. This scripture in Revelation 20 is specifically talking about that group of people.
1 Thessalonians 4 is talking about those that are dead in Messiah. They don’t have the limitation of enduring the tribulation and worshiping the beast; this very likely are those that are dead in Messiah going back to the first century. That would be when this would start, being dead in Messiah because there were people that announced their worship of Yahushua after he gave his life for us and that he’s the only name by which we must be saved. It goes back to that being the group that is talked about in 1 Thessalonians 4.
Marriage supper – we shall be like him Revelation 19:7-9; 1 John 2:2
Is the marriage supper a literal event? I suspect there will be a supper like a marriage supper, but there has been some that have tried to put so much emphasis on the marriage of this that it goes beyond logic to me. There is a marriage supper and it’s referred to is symbolic or figurative as I would see this.
Let us be glad and rejoice, and give honour to him: for the marriage of the Lamb is come, and his wife hath made herself ready. And to her was granted that she should be arrayed in fine linen, clean and white: for the fine linen is the righteousness of saints. And he saith unto me, Write, Blessed are they which are called unto the marriage supper of the Lamb. And he saith unto me, These are the true sayings of YHWH. (Rev 19:7-9 KJV)
This marriage supper is something that happens early on in this transition period between the tribulation and the millennium. It is happening at the early on stage.
Beloved, now are we the sons of YHWH, and it doth not yet appear what we shall be: but we know that, when he shall appear, we shall be like G3664=similar in appearance or character him; for we shall see him as he is. (1Jn 3:2 KJV)
John didn’t know what we shall be, but here is what we do know, we shall be like him. What does it mean to be like him? It means to be similar in appearance or character. We are going to be like him and that’s the best that John could see. I think that’s the best that I can see but we do know that we will see him as he is. A reference is in 2 Corinthians that has always amazed me. It’s one of those stunning conclusions to a particular chapter. 2 Corinthians 3 talks about the veil of Moses, and we are not wearing the veil if we are called in Messiah and in The Way.
But we all, with open face beholding as in a glass the glory of YHWH, are changed into the same image from glory to glory, even as by the Spirit of the YHWH. (2Co 3:18 KJV)
Perhaps that gives a little more meaning to what that scripture says here when it’s in context of 1 John chapter 3. We are changed into that same image and it’s like we are looking through a glass and the reflection is coming back to us today and we see the face of YHWH and Yahushua coming back through the reflection in this glass. But we are going to be changed into that image. Even as by the Spirit of YHWH. It’s exciting that we have been called to this way of life.
Saints receive the kingdom – Daniel 7:18
These great beasts, which are four, are four kings, which shall arise out of the earth. (Daniel goes into what they are, the lion, bear, leopard and the fourth beast which is not like any of the others, will arise out of the earth) But the saints of the most High shall take H6902=to acquire the kingdom, and possess H2631=hold in occupancy the kingdom for ever, even for ever and ever. (Dan 7:17-18 KJV)
I joke about how do you translate forever in Hebrew? It’s forever. The kingdom is forever and it’s forever. The saints of the most high are going to take it. They are going to acquire and possess it, hold it in occupancy.
Beast and false prophet into the lake of fire – Revelation 19:20
Only the beast and the false prophet, Satan isn’t going to be thrown in until later.
And the beast was taken, and with him the false prophet that wrought (or made) miracles before him, with which he deceived them that had received the mark of the beast, and them that worshipped his image G848=Ikone=likeness, statue, representation. These both were cast alive into a lake of fire burning with brimstone. (Rev 19:20 KJV)
This false prophet is going to have the capability of miracles and it’s going to be no wonder that a lot of the people are going to think that he in fact, God come to this earth. He will perform miracles but the thing is that he will be a false Messiah. He’s going to fool and trick a lot of people. That’s why the scriptures tell us to be careful and watch closely and examine and test the spirits whether they be of YHWH. Both the false prophet and the beast are going to be tossed into the lake of fire at the early stage of the transition into the millennium.
Satan bound a thousand years in the bottomless pit Revelation 20:1-3
Have you ever wondered where the bottomless pit is? Is that someplace out in the universe? There could be but if you think about it, where is the only place on this earth that is bottomless? Yes, there is a place, and it’s in the center of the earth. You go to the center from any direction and sit on the center point, there is no bottom anymore when you are at the center point. I don’t know if that is what this is talking about for sure; it’s just an interesting thought.
And I saw an angel come down from heaven, having the key of the bottomless pit and a great chain in his hand. And he laid hold on the dragon, that old serpent, which is the Devil, and Satan, and bound him a thousand years, And cast him into the bottomless pit, and shut him up, and set a seal upon him, that he should deceive the nations no more, till the thousand years should be fulfilled: and after that he must be loosed a little season. (Rev 20:1-3 KJV)
We will address the loosing of this after the millennium because that’s what it says. Satan will be loosed after the millennium period. Here is an event that happens now just before the millennium or just as the millennium starts and then there will be a loosening of Satan’s chains for a period of time afterwards. Why will he be loosened? We will talk about that in Part 4.
New heaven and new physical earth – Earth cleansed with fire – restoration
Isaiah 65:17-20; Isaiah 66:22-23 these scriptures in Isaiah are a new view to me, and we will come back to this section of Isaiah in the next series, the events during the millennium but some of the material here is pointing at an early part of the millennium.
For, behold, I create new heavens and a new earth: (I used to think this was a reference to Revelation 21, I no longer think that, I think the new heavens and new earth talked about are new physical heavens and new earth for several reasons. You may disagree with that and it’s all fine and well, you have to do your own research. Don’t believe what I say, go check it out) and the former shall not be remembered, nor come into mind. (Because it was evil, it was the old way, it was man’s government. If you took this and put this after the millennium this statement probably wouldn’t be true. The time during the millennium is a time of peace and plenty. That wouldn’t be a time that you wouldn’t want to look back on and say you didn’t want to remember that but what this is saying that you won’t want to remember the parts and time that were evil and corrupt and all the destruction occurred . Nor will they come to mind.) But be ye glad and rejoice for ever in that which I create: for, behold, I create Jerusalem (Notice it doesn’t say a New Jerusalem or a heavenly rejoicing. Yes Jerusalem will still be during the millennium, which is the center of the earth.) a rejoicing, and her people a joy. And I will rejoice in Jerusalem, and joy in my people: and the voice of weeping shall be no more heard in her, nor the voice of crying. (Like it was before this time) There shall be no more thence an infant of days, nor an old man that hath not filled his days: for the child shall die an hundred years old death not yet abolished; but the sinner being an hundred years old shall be accursed. (Isa 65:17-20 KJV)
People are going to live for a hundred years and yes, there will be sin in the millennium and some people are not going to ultimately make it into YHWH’s kingdom but people are going to physically live during the millennium. It says they will live a hundred years before they die. This will be a period of time during the millennium that there will still be death. We haven’t gotten to Revelation 21 when there is not death. Death has been abolished and overcome when we get to eternity, and we will get to Shemini Atzaret or the Eighth Day yet to come in this series.
For, behold, YHWH will come with fire, and with his chariots like a whirlwind, to render his anger with fury, (It’s what we read about in the pre-millennial events, the end of the tribulation he’s going to return) and his rebuke with flames of fire. For by fire and by his sword will YHWH plead with all flesh: and the slain of YHWH shall be many.
(Isa 66:15-16 KJV)
For as the new heavens and the new earth, which I will make, shall remain before me, saith YHWH, so shall your seed and your name remain. (Here is a reference to a new heaven and new earth and I see that there are two times when there are new heavens and new earth. One physically as a result of the destruction and then a spiritual new heaven and new earth, the heavenly Jerusalem that comes down in Revelation 21, so I’m seeing this a separate whereas before, dating back to the 70’s and 80’s I saw that and was taught that this was combined. I don’t think that is correct anymore) And it shall come to pass, that from one new moon to another, and from one sabbath to another, shall all flesh come to worship before me, saith YHWH. (Isa 66:22-23 KJV)
Former not remembered Heaven and Earth wax old – cf. Message
Isaiah 43:18-20; Hebrews 1:10-14 We don’t want to remember when it was an evil time.
Remember ye not the former things, neither consider the things of old. Behold, I will do a new thing; now it shall spring forth; shall ye not know it? I will even make a way in the wilderness, and rivers in the desert. The beast of the field shall honour me, the dragons and the owls: because I give waters in the wilderness, and rivers in the desert, to give drink to my people, my chosen. (Isa 43:18-20 KJV)
There is still going to be water on the new earth, it doesn’t say oceans but it insinuates there are rivers in the desert, that they would be going someplace. This appears to be classic prophecy from Isaiah talking about the time of the millennium. Hebrews 1 has jumped out during this preparation.
And, Thou, YHWH, in the beginning hast laid the foundation of the earth; and the heavens are the works of thine hands: They shall perish; but thou remainest; and they all shall wax old as doth a garment; And as a vesture shalt thou fold them up, and they shall be changed: G236=to make different (made different) but thou art the same, and thy years shall not fail.cf. Psalms 102:25-27 But to which of the angels said he at any time, Sit on my right hand, until I make thine enemies thy footstool? (He didn’t do that of course, YHWH did that with Yahushua) Are they not all ministering spirits, (the angels) sent forth to minister for them who shall be heirs of salvation? (Heb 1:10-14 KJV)
That’s what the angels are for, to minister to those who are heirs of salvation. We call to YHWH to bless us and protect us and put his angels about us in Yahushua’s name. This scripture is interesting from a couple of perspectives. One is that it is talking about that which is perishing. The old physical earth and world are going to perish, this physical universe particularly the earth and the heavens are going to be remade into a new physical universe that will be extant during the millennium.
Where it says thou art the same, and thy years shall not fail, it turns out that if you look this up in Hebrews 1:10-14 these first couple of verses are a quote from Psalms 102 this is another side-bench discussion because I’ve said a number of times the New Testament quotes that are from the Old Testament are from the Septuagint. They can’t be from the Masoretic text because it wasn’t even available at this point. They can’t be from some other Hebrew source because they don’t match up. Here is another perfect example of how the quotes are quoted from the Greek translation in the time of Hebrews, whoever wrote Hebrews. I’ve given you many examples in the past of how this is the case and here is another one. If you look up Psalms 102 in the Masoretic Text version of your Bible, which what most have, and if you look it up in the King James Version it is close but the Septuagint Version is nearly identical.
In the beginning thou, O YHWH, didst lay the foundation of the earth; and the heavens are the works of thine hands. They shall perish, but thou remainest: and they all shall wax old as a garment; and as a vesture shalt thou fold them, and they shall be changed. G236 make different (Same Greek word if you look it up in the Septuagint it’s G236, the same G236 that’s in Hebrews 1.) But thou art the same, and thy years shall not fail.
(Psa 102:25-27 Brenton)
The interesting side bar that this is quoted in Hebrews from the Septuagint not from some Hebrew text source that nobody seems to know about. They just say that there must have been that.
When we make this transition and jump to the millennium, we are not going to be looking back on the former. We don’t want to look back on all of the corruption man developed. Another comparison to this is in the Message translation. It’s an interesting way of stating the same thing.
And again to the Son, You, Master, started it all, laid earth’s foundations, then crafted the stars in the sky. Earth and sky will wear out, but not you; they become threadbare like an old coat; You’ll fold them up like a worn-out cloak, and lay them away on the shelf. But you’ll stay the same, year after year; you’ll never fade, you’ll never wear out. And did he ever say anything like this to an angel? Sit alongside me here on my throne Until I make your enemies a stool for your feet. Isn’t it obvious that all angels are sent to help out with those lined up to receive salvation? (Heb 1:10-14 MSG)
No more resurrections until 1000 years completed – Revelation 20:5
To complete this section, it’s evident in Revelation 20 that there will be no more resurrections until the thousand years are completed. That’s a significant statement if you think about it. What will happen during the millennium? I’ve heard commentaries or write that people will be resurrection events during the millennium. This scripture says no. Revelation 20 says
But the rest of the dead lived not again until the thousand years were finished. This is the first resurrection. Blessed and holy is he that hath part in the first resurrection: on such the second death hath no power, but they shall be priests of YHWH and of Yahushua, and shall reign with him a thousand years. (Rev 20:5-6 KJV)
The rest of the dead lived not again until the thousand years were finished. Who are they? There was a group that was dead and was resurrected, there was also a group that lived through the tribulation and was resurrected. I call that twinkling, people that twinkling at the last trump, they are changed into the family of Yahushua. It appears to me that there is going to be a small handful that will twinkle, but there is before that be the resurrection of the dead that were in Messiah. (1 Thessalonians 4) The scripture says the rest of the dead live not again until the thousand years were finished. What that tells us is there is going to be another resurrection of some kind. But it’s not going to be during the thousand year period. This is the first resurrection. (the one that happens at the front end of the millennium.) Blessed and holy is he that hath part in the first resurrection; on such the second death has no power. But they shall be priests of YHWH and of Yahushua, and shall reign with him a thousand years. Here is that terminology for a thousand years where we get the millennial idea that there will be a thousand year period of time, which there will be.
The question that you might ask is what about Ezekiel 37 and all these dry bones? Clearly those dry bones, very dry bones are going to be resurrected; they are going to be given the breath of life it says when you read through Ezekiel 37. This is the whole house of Israel by the way. It doesn’t look to me like the dry bones resurrection occurs until after the millennium. How could it? It says that there is no more resurrections during this period of time. Also, there is the event called the Great White Throne Judgment. Probably the same as the sheep and the goats, but the Great White Throne Judgment occurs after the millennium also. We will get to that in the next sections of this presentation. The Great White Throne Judgment says:
And I saw the dead, small and great, stand before YHWH; and the books were opened: and another book was opened, which is the book of life: and the dead were judged out of those things which were written in the books, according to their works. And the sea gave up the dead which were in it; and death and hell delivered up the dead which were in them: and they were judged every man according to their works. And death and hell were cast into the lake of fire. This is the second death. (Rev 20:12-14 KJV)
The small and great standing before YHWH would obviously would have had to be resurrected before they could stand. This is probably a big clue of when this happens. It happens after the millennial period so we will take a look at that. What it appears is that there is a period after the thousand years, I don’t know just how long it is, we are going to look at that next time, but that is before eternity is really in place with a spiritual universe. No more physical attributes as we have today.
What is key here is that the scripture in Revelation 20 shows us that there is a resurrection at the beginning, but there are no more until after the thousand years are finished.
Do your own homework
I always like the default which is Act 17:11 put that at the top of your page if you take notes or just write it on a sticky note. It’s a good principal to have. Go study the scripture whether these things be so.
Prove G1381=test, discern, examine all things; hold fast that which is good. (1Thess 5:21 KJV)
These were more noble than those in Thessalonica, in that they received the word with all readiness of mind, and searched G350=scrutinize, examine the scriptures daily, whether those things were so. (Act 17:11 KJV)
For ye were sometimes darkness, but now are ye light in the Master; walk as children of light: for the fruit of the Spirit is in all goodness and righteousness and truth; proving G1381=test, examine what is acceptable G2101=fully agreeable, well pleasing unto the Master. (Eph 5:8-10 KJV)
Study to shew thyself approved unto YHWH, a workman that needeth not to be ashamed, rightly dividing G3718=make a straight cut the word of truth. (2Tim 2:15 KJV)
Next time we will be on the same continuum of prophecy, but we are going to go to the period of time during the millennium and the time after. I was just talking about the period of time after the millennium and that’s probably not yet to the day of Shemini Atzaret. Shemini Atzaret is a stand- alone day, a separate day from the Feast of Tabernacles.
The Feast of Tabernacles is about the time of harvest, it is just before the time of the millennium, apparently there isn’t a harvest during the millennium, but the period after it appears there is going to be a harvest because of the judgment that is going to occur after the millennium.
If you recall Part 2 in this series, it showed that the seventh day of the Feast of Tabernacles is a day called Rabbah Shanna, and the Great Salvation. We saw how that was highlighted during the time in John 7-8 and 9. The next time we will go into the millennium and the post millennial events, and then there will be a time not seen on this chart yet, a time called eternity.
Until next time may YHWH bless you and keep you.
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