Jim's Eschatological Info

Jesus shared a parable with His followers describing the wedding feast in His coming kingdom. It is recorded in both Matthew and Luke’s gospels. Matthew’s account records a unique incident. “But when the King came in to see the guests, He saw a man there who did not have on a wedding garment. So, He said to him, ‘friend, how did you come in here without a wedding garment?’ And he was speechless. Then the King said to the servants, ‘bind him hand and foot and take him away, and cast him into outer darkness; there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.’ ” (Matthew 22:11-13). So, just what is this garment without which admittance to the marriage supper isn’t possible? Apparently, all others in attendance were clothed with the appropriate apparel.

The apostle John was given a vision of the actual marriage supper to come in which he describes the bride’s wedding garments. “Let us be glad and rejoice and give Him glory, for the marriage of the Lamb has come, and His wife has made herself ready. And to her it was granted to be arrayed in fine linen, clean and bright, for the fine linen is the righteous acts of the saints.” (Revelation 19:7-8). Job said: “I put on righteousness and it clothed me.” (Job 29:14). The Prophet Isaiah said: “My soul shall be joyful in my God; for He has clothed me with the garments of salvation, He has covered me with the robe of righteousness.“ (Isaiah 61:10). From these verses, it’s evident that righteousness is a key characteristic of the proper garment.

The apostle Paul gives us added clarity. “But put on the Lord Jesus Christ, and make no provision for the flesh, to fulfill its lusts.” (Romans 13:14). “For as many of you as were baptized into Christ have put on Christ.” (Galatians 3:27). Being clothed with righteousness is equivalent to being clothed with Christ. He is our righteousness. Our own righteousness won’t get us very far. “For He made Him who knew no sin to be sin for us that we might become the righteousness of God in Him.” (2 Corinthians 5:21)

The proper garment that will allow us entry into the marriage supper of the Lamb is to be clothed with Christ and His righteousness. We don this garment through faith and by being baptized into Him. The “gatekeeper” for the great feast will recognize our clothing and grant us admission. Our ticket to the supper is our garment. Our garment is the righteousness of God in Christ.

Do you have your ticket yet? It’s free!

Maranatha, Jim

One primary characteristic of the last days is hatred of Christians. This was prophesied by Jesus Himself in His Olivet Discourse when teaching His disciples what to expect in the end times. He said this would happen immediately following the beginning of “birth pangs”. “Then they will deliver you up to tribulation and kill you, and you will be hated by all nations for My names sake. And then many will be offended, will betray one another, and will hate one another.” (Matthew 24:9-10). This will present itself as a huge increase in the hatred of Christians already strongly manifest in this world. The Greek word used for hate, hated, or hatred in our bibles is “misos“, which literally means to detest Christians to a point that justifies open persecution.

Earlier, Jesus warned His disciples that they would be hated. “If the world hates you, you know that it hated Me before it hated you.” (John 15:18). And here’s the reason for this hate: “The world hates Me because I testify of it that its works are evil.” (John 7:7). Jesus prayed to His Father for His disciples at the Last Supper. “I have given them Your word, and the world has hated them because they are not of this world, just as I am not of the world.” (John 17:14).

Yes, hatred and being hated is part of life for real Christians. And, depending on your situation, you may not even be aware of the hatred harbored behind your back by those opposed to your Christianity. Your very presence condemns them and makes them uncomfortable. And this will persist in increasing measure as the return of our Lord nears and the satanic agenda matures. Of course, if we hide our light under a bushel basket and live as the world lives, we can avoid this hatred. But that puts us in huge danger for ignoring such a great salvation. Living a bold outward Christian life is what the Spirit directs and is expected from us by our Lord.

So, just how should we handle this hatred which will surely become more and more prominent? Jesus’s teaching is clear.

“Do not marvel, my brethren, if the world hates you.” (1 John 3:13). “I say to you, love your enemies, bless those who curse you, do good to those who hate you, and pray for those who spitefully use you and persecute you.” (Matthew 5:44). Instead of hating back, their hate toward us should be cause for doing good, prayer, love, and even rejoicing. “Blessed are you when men hate you, and when they exclude you, and revile you, for the Son of Man’s sake. Rejoice in that day and leap for joy! For indeed your reward is great in heaven.” (Luke 6:22-23). Leap for joy?? Sounds counterintuitive, doesn’t it? But that’s our Lord. He knows that love conquers all, and in Him we are more than conquerors.

Saints, expect to be hated by the world. It comes with the territory.

Maranatha, Jim

God watches over His Word to perform it. (Isaiah 55:11)

And He is absolutely precise and exacting as He causes biblical prophecy to come to pass. Prophecy will be fulfilled at the precise time He has determined and nothing in this universe can stop it. Many, if not most, prophecies have a mathematical component built in by God Himself. His exacting math is readily apparent as we read beginning with the six days of creation in Genesis, His direction for solar and lunar calendar timekeeping, the significance of the Jewish feasts, the countdown to Messiah and Daniel’s 70th week (Daniel chapter 9), Sabbath rests for the land of Israel (both 1st and second exiles), the duration of the Great Tribulation, the 1000 year kingdom reign, etc, etc.

As an example, we only need to consider developments leading up to Jesus’s sacrifice. All the characters and situations necessary for that to happen at the exact time were meticulously engineered by God Himself. It’s no accident that characters such as Caesar Augustus, the Magi, John the Baptist, the disciples, Judas, Herod, Annas and Caiaphas, Pontius Pilot, Joseph of Arimathea, etc, were on hand doing their thing so that God’s plan would be carried out in every detail. All so that Jesus the sacrificial Lamb would be put to death at precisely the right moment, fulfilling the Passover feast at the precise time. I’m not saying these characters did not have a free will in their situation, just that God knew how they would respond, and manipulated them to accomplish His will. We can see similar acts by God thru ought the entire bible where God has a predetermined outcome predicted through His prophets.

Jesus’s second coming will be just as precise regarding timing and other prophetic fulfillment. If you are watching as Jesus commanded us to do (Mark 13:37), it’s not too hard to observe God in the process of moving men and nations into place on His chessboard. Things are rapidly developing as we approach Daniel’s 70th week, as well as all the detailed events that are contained in the related prophecies. Before He ascended into heaven, Jesus told His disciples; “It is not for you to know the times or the seasons which the Father has put in His own authority.” (Acts 1:7). The word “put” here means “fixed“. God has a precise time set in stone when His Son will return and set up His kingdom. The Father will see to it that everything that needs to happen will happen so that His prophecies will be fulfilled to the letter, at the exact time. And it shouldn’t surprise us. Jesus said, “But take heed; see, I have told you all things beforehand.” (Mark 13:23)

He watches over His Word to perform it. Keep your eye on what He’s doing.

Maranatha, Jim

This Christmas 2025 we all celebrate the greatest gift we could ever hope to receive. That would be Jesus, the babe our Creator sent into His creation to redeem lost mankind. He followed that up by giving us what is perhaps the second greatest gift to mankind, His Holy Spirit. His Spirit indwells us, leading us in all righteousness, convicting us of sin, telling us the mind of the Father, and telling us what’s to come. The third amazing gift is His Word, the book authored by the Holy Spirit containing God’s direct communication revealing His ultimate plan for those He loves and created in His image. This book, the Bible, is everything we need for guidance as we navigate life in this world and prepare for the one to come. Unfortunately, many Christians do not strive to be led by the Spirit, and most Christians have only a surface knowledge of what God has freely shared with us. I encourage you to make 2026 a year where you ask and allow the Spirit to lead you in all things. Also, commit to reading through the entire bible this year.

There are many resources to help you with a reading pattern spread out over the coming year. Many study bibles have a yearly reading guide included. Many churches have handouts. Also, there are many internet resources to help. For the last several years, my wife and I read each night from various translations on a website called: Bible Gateway – Reading Plans We usually choose a plan that includes passages from both the old and new testaments each day.

Don’t ignore these great gifts and make 2026 a year of awesome personal spiritual growth. Merry Christmas and happy new year.

Maranatha, Jim

As I write this post, it’s early December, the start of the Christmas “advent” season. Christmas is, of course, a celebration of Jesus’ first coming. But it also should be a reminder that Jesus is coming soon in a second “advent”, not as a suffering servant, but a conquering King.

Prior to Jesus’ first coming 2000 years ago, God’s chosen nation of Israel had ample evidence that their Messiah’s appearing was at hand. Angels appearing to shepherds, Zacharias, Anna, and Simeon in the temple, the star of Jacob, slaughter of the innocents, Magi from the east, and of course, John the Baptist. Note that these include fulfilled prophecy, personal testimony, ministry of a bonafide prophet, as well as cosmic signs. Of course, we can’t leave out the signs worked by Jesus Himself during His 3+ years of ministry. “Believe Me that I am in the Father and the Father in Me, or else believe Me for the sake of the works themselves.” (John 14:11). However, only a small percentage of Jews interpreted the signs accurately. The so-called lawyers (Sadducees, Pharisees, and Scribes) should have known better. In addition to ignoring the above, they ignored the direct statement in Daniel that after 69 weeks of years from Cyrus’s order to rebuild Jerusalem and the temple, Messiah would be cut off. (Daniel 9:25). This was a simple countdown to their Messiah, fulfilled to the exact date by Jesus.

Because of their abject failure to recognize Jesus when He came, severe judgement came on them. It came just as Jesus prophesied concerning Jerusalem: “For days will come upon you when your enemies will build an embankment around you, surround you and close you in on every side, and level you, and your children within you, to the ground, and they will not leave one stone upon another, because you did not know the time of your visitation.” (Luke 19:43-44). The result of that judgment is still in effect for Jews today.

The obvious conclusion from the above is that just as Jesus expected those that were His to determine the time of His first coming, He will expect us to discern the time of His second coming. And this time, the signs are and will be much more obvious, wide-spread, and pronounced, so we shouldn’t miss them. Just as the Jewish leaders should have trusted the prophecies of Daniel, so should we. In fact, Jesus instructed us to read the prophet Daniel so we could understand the timing of the AOD (abomination of desolation) in relation to its position in the 70th week. (Matthew 24:15). The appearance of this AOD is a specific time marker no Christian should miss. Also, like His first coming we will have the ministry of bonafide prophets, but two of them this time. (Revelation chapter 11). Of course, we have the witness of the entire bible with all the prophecies of the coming Messiah at our fingertips. Specifically, we have the teaching of Jesus Himself at the Mount of Olives where He laid out the whole sequence of events just prior to His coming beginning with events leading up to Daniel’s 70th week right up to the cosmic signs just before His arrival.

Jesus was very specific in His direction to us to watch for these signs so that we are prepared for His coming and the horrific events that precede it. After teaching His disciples He said this: “What I say to you, I say to all: Watch!” (Mark 13:37). This is a direct command to all who would follow Him, a command we all need to take seriously. He gave us this warning In Revelation; “Be watchful…. if you will not watch, I will come to you as a thief in the night, and you will not know what hour I will come upon you.” (Revelation 3:2-3).

Yes, just as in His first coming, Jesus expects those that are His to discern the time of His coming. If we don’t, we can expect judgment that may result in a closed door for entry into His kingdom. Let’s not make the same mistakes most of Israel made 2000 years ago. Study your bibles. Learn of all the prophecies concerning the second coming. Pay attention to all that’s happening in our world, particularly what is happening in Israel and the Middle East. Most importantly, let’s not ignore Jesus’s command to ‘Watch’!

The purpose of this website is to provide you with the help you need to keep abreast of prophetic events as they are fulfilled. Included here are many previous posts, articles and even a link to a comprehensive book detailing the sequence and synchrony of last days events. Simply scroll down to find them. Subscribe to this blog and I’ll try my best to keep you informed as we watch these end-time events unfold.

Maranatha, Jim

The prophet Isaiah in chapter 28:1-22 gives a blunt warning to Israel and the leaders in Jerusalem about entering into agreements for peace and security with foreign entities rather than simple reliance on their God.

“Hear the word of the Lord you scornful men who rule this people who are in Jerusalem, because you have said, ‘we have made a covenant with death‘, and with sheol we are in agreement. When the overflowing scourge passes through, it will not come to us, for we have made lies our refuge, and under falsehood we have hidden ourselves.” (Isaiah 28: 14-15).

Consider Israel’s current situation. They have recently concluded or are in the process of concluding several wars with an Islamic “ring of fire” including Iran, Hezbollah in Lebanon, Hamas in Gaza, and other entities in Syria, Iraq, and Yemen. Their victories can easily fill them with a pride of military power that Isaiah describes as “drunkenness” through which they err. (verses 7&8). (In reality, their results are not from their own perceived power, but power given by God). They are now signatories of a 20- point peace plan concerning Gaza that was unanimously approved by the UN security council. Several more Islamic neighbors are leaning toward shortly signing peace agreements with Israel, joining the so-called Abraham Accords. Their victories and peace accords are potentially leading to a false sense of security.

Even though they have God’s word concerning these types of covenants, Isaiah says they are like children in learning, not yet mature in knowledge “that they might fall backward and be broken and snared and caught.” (verse 13).

If they continue down this road, Isaiah says they will have “hidden themselves under falsehood” (verse 15). “Your covenant with death will be annulled, and your agreement with sheol will not stand; when the overflowing scourge passes through, you will be trampled down by it.” (verse 18). Several other places in the scriptures warn Israel about making covenants with other nations such as: “You shall make no covenant with them….” (Exodus 23:32), “You shall conquer them and utterly destroy them. You shall make no covenant with them.” (Deuteronomy 7:2), “And you shall make no covenant with the inhabitants of this land.” (Judges 2:2).

Although most bible commentators point to a fulfillment of these Isaiah prophecies in his day involving Assyria, Egypt, and Babylon, a modern-day fulfillment is more likely. This is due to the Messianic verses 16 & 21. The “scourge that passes through” will likely be the antichrist and his allies and any covenants Israel may have with their neighbors will be empty and void. Their “covenant with death” will be truly annulled. Their eventual deliverance will be from the hand of God-see Micah 5:5-6.

Israel is approaching a time in their modern history when peace and safety will be oft-spoken bywords. (See my post: “When They Say,’Peace and Safety!’Then Suddenly…” – Jim’s Eschatological Info“) However, Israeli leaders need to cease reliance on peace treaties or alliances with other countries to provide for their security and continued existence. Instead, they need to rely soley on the God of their patriarchs. Any covenants with their Islamic neighbors, because of Islamic law and doctrine, can only result in eventual hostility to their very existence and abject failure. In making these covenants they are, perhaps unknowingly, as Isaiah prophesied, making covenants with death.

Maranatha, Jim

Jesus’s parable of the ten virgins gives us a mirror of what the church will look like just before His return. That is now, at the present time! I recently wrote an article detailing this parable. Following is a link to this article for your perusal. Let me know what you think. https://docs.google.com/document/d/1QWFSnOLMCoJusK-4-Zsf6dkqjgFwnjJE8TjwYi3sZl0/edit?usp=sharing

Maranatha, Jim

Another term being bandied about in the news these days is “Christian Zionism”. We need to know what this is all about so that we can solidify our position based on the bible, not journalistic anti-Israel posturing. To simplify, Zion represents Jerusalem and a Zionist is one who recognizes the Israeli right to retain Jerusalem as their eternal capital. That, of course is biblical. Because I believe the bible that makes me a Zionist, and as I am a Christian, that makes me a “Christian Zionist”.

The publication Israel 365 News recently featured two articles that discuss this issue of Christian Zionism. Together, they do a good job of presenting why we should be aware and concerned. You can read them here: No, Tucker, Christian Zionism is NOT Christian heresy! – Israel365 News; Uncovering the Lies in Christian Discourse on Israel – Israel365 News

The wide-ranging criticism of Christian Zionism exemplifies the eschatological status of modern Israel. The prophet Zechariah says this about the last days we are living in: “Thus says the Lord of hosts: I am zealous for Jerusalem and for Zion with great zeal.” (1:14). “Behold, I will make Jerusalem a cup of drunkenness to all the surrounding peoples. I will make Jerusalem a very heavy stone for all peoples.” (12:2-3). The main-stream criticism of Christian Zionism is clear fulfillment of prophecy coming to pass increasingly as the time of our Lord’s return draws near.

Maranatha, Jim

After schooling His apostles about all the events surrounding His return to set up His kingdom, Jesus said in parabolic form “But know this; that if the master of the house had known what hour the thief would come, he would have watched and not allowed his house to be broken into.“ (Luke 12:39). The idea here is that from what Jesus told them they were to get ready for His coming by determining what “watch” of the night (season) He was coming. Otherwise, their house would indeed be broken into by the “Thief”-not a good thing to happen. (For an analysis of Jesus coming as a Thief in the night see: A Thief in the Night – Jim’s Eschatological Info).

In the last four posts, I presented four scenarios where the bible predicts this season of Jesus’s return. While individually, they may seem somewhat circumstantial, taken together they present a strong case. God requires in judicial proceedings more than one witness: “by the mouth of two or three witnesses the matter shall be established.” (Deuteronomy 19:15). Therefore, we should expect God to give us more than one way to calculate the general time of His arrival. And He has. The mathematical odds that four individual biblical scenarios would all arrive at the same general time frame are overwhelming.

I hope that reading this series of posts will make you aware of the apocalyptic time frame we are living in and will spur you on to more and deeper study of eschatological scripture as well as watching developing events in our world, particularly those concerning Israel. We need to be fully aware of what God is doing in our time. This is essential to fulfill Jesus’ command to “watch” (Mark 13:37). I’ve published a book to help you follow last days events. These four scenarios are presented in an epilogue at the end of the book. You can get a copy here: Last Days Events: Sequence and Synchrony: Weinert, J D: 9798858723684: Amazon.com: Books

Paul’s description of alert Christians is apt for us: “But you, brethren, are not in darkness, so this day should overtake you as a thief. You are all sons of light and sons of the day. We are not of the night nor of darkness. Therefore, let us not sleep as others do, but let us watch and be sober.” (1 Thessalonians: 4-6).

Maranatha, Jim

This will be the fourth consecutive post positing four scenarios that foretell the “season” of Jesus’s return. Taken together, they present a convincing chronological pattern for us to consider. This one concerns the Jubilee Calendar.

Jubilee Calendar

God’s proscribed timekeeping for the Jews includes the Jubilee Calendar, another internal biblical confirmation of a 6000- year period preceding the millennial kingdom of Jesus Christ. In Genesis 6:3 Moses records: “And the Lord said, ‘My Spirit shall not strive with man forever, for he is indeed flesh; yet his days shall be one hundred and twenty years’.” Bible expositors typically connect this verse with God limiting man’s lifespan, or the time span to the flood. Neither suffice, however, as man’s life expectancy never settled on 120 years, and God’s statement was given between Noah’s 500th and 600th year, short of 120 (Genesis 5:32, 7:6). What, then, was God stating? The word “man” in this verse is Adam in Hebrew which means “mankind”- all the human race in general. It is clear, then, that the period of time God is referring to is the span of time He continues to “strive” (contend) with mankind. He was striving with man in Noah’s day and continues to strive with man to the present. And He will continue to contend with mankind until His Son sets up His Kingdom. Therefore, the “120 years (man’s days)” must refer to something other than 120-24hr days or 120- 1000-year days discussed previously. These would be unsupportable extremes. Yet, the 120 years must cover the period from the fall to the kingdom. To understand what timing mechanism God may be referring to, we need to look at the standard for timekeeping given to Moses and the Israelites. In Leviticus 25 God commanded Israel to farm their land for 6 years, then rest on the seventh (sabbath year) and repeat this for seven cycles. After seven cycles (49 years) they were to celebrate an additional sabbath, a 50th year, or as He called it, a Jubilee year. This Jubilee year was the longest time cycle (50 years) commanded by God to be kept. Knowing that, let’s assume that back in Genesis, even though it was before His Levitical command, God was speaking of His future Jubilee cycle when He spoke of 120 years. If that was the case, 120 x 50 equals 6000 years! Fits perfectly! In fact, it fits so perfectly that use of this chronology results in: Noah’s death and Abraham’s birth in the 2000th year (40th jubilee year), the exodus on the 50th (a jubilee of jubilees), Cyrus’ decree to release the Jews from Babylon on the 70th jubilee (beginning of Daniel’s 70 weeks prophecy), along with other “coincidences”.

This chronology predicts six millennia from Adam’s fall in the garden to Christ’s second coming-a perfect fit with the three other scenarios described in previous posts. Use of this calendar may just be the key that alerts us to the season of Jesus’s return. In my next post, I’ll look at the collective significance of these four scenarios and what it likely means for us.

Maranatha, Jim