Author: jdwvaw2

If you’re at all like me you’ve been closely following the situation in Israel/Gaza. And, like me, I’m sure you’re pondering what the prophetic implications of this war might be. One fulfillment is certain. Jesus listed “wars and rumors of wars” as one of the beginnings of birth pangs preceding Daniel’s 70th week. This clearly fits that description. But are there other prophetic implications?

While I don’t see any other fulfillment of a direct prophecy of scripture in this conflict, I do see portents of things to come. How nation-states are aligning in support of Israel or Hamas and the “Palestinians” is quite telling. The stage is being set for a multitude of last days events. Remember, a ten-nation confederacy must be formed that will be allied with the soon to be revealed antichrist. Also, a short-lived peace in this war-torn area will be achieved in a “covenant with many” allowing Israel to restart temple worship on the temple mount. Another prophecy to watch for is the Ram-Goat war of Daniel chapter 8, which will likely involve Turkey and Iran. Another is the dire certainty of WW3 described in Revelation chapter 9 starting in the area of the Euphrates River that will result in the horrific death of one third of the world’s population. Though this war will probably not happen till the second half of Daniel’s 70th week, the main players are exposing their potential alliances during this current conflict.

We know that at some point, virtually all nations on earth will abandon Israel, and align themselves with the chief deceiver, the antichrist. It seems that every nation on earth due to this war is brazenly exposing the antisemitic elements that exist in their countries. Unfortunately, before she is finally delivered, Israel will yet suffer a much greater loss of life then this war during the “great tribulation” as foretold by Jesus. Israel has suffered much in the past. Two crushing exiles, pogroms, the holocaust, worldwide antisemitism, etc., but the worst is yet to come. Israel needs to learn not to rely on any ally other than God to fight alongside her. We need to continue prayer for the peace of Jerusalem and all of Israel.

We must also remember that virtually all biblical prophecy is Israel/Jerusalem/middle east centric. Therefore, any significant news from this region of the world requires our attention. We’re quickly approaching the final events of this age and we need to be watching as prophecy is fulfilled and properly preparing as our Lord commanded.

Maranatha, Jim

A good friend of mine recently reminded me of a video I had intended to watch but had not gotten around to till now. Obviously, from the title, it has to do with eschatology, specifically the timing of Jesus’s second coming. While it doesn’t attempt to predict the exact day or hour, it does predict the year, 2030. Personally, my studies lead me to include Daniel’s 70th week (7 years) as an add-on to the 2030 date. While the commentator wanders off into many numerical coincidences that may or may not have any bearing on the scriptural case for dating Jesus’ return, he does point out some of the significant reasons for that being the season. These reasons I also elaborated on in my recent book “Last Days Events Sequence and Synchrony”. These include the millennial sabbath, the Hosea prophecy, the jubilee calendar, and the prophesied length of the 2nd Jewish exile. This book can be found here: Last Days Events: Sequence and Synchrony: Weinert, J D: 9798858723684: Amazon.com: Books

While the video is quite long and is presented in two parts, I think it is worth your listen. The producers have put a huge amount of labor into its production. Part one can be found here: Messiah 2030 ~ The Prophetic Messianic Timeline – Part 1 – YouTube

I think that messages such as these will be increasing in frequency for Christians as we approach Jesus’ return. The church is not in darkness so that His coming will be like a “thief in the night”. (1Thessalonians 5:4). That is reserved for all the unbelievers in this world. The Holy Spirit will be in communication with God’s people in these last days. Of that, we can be certain. Jesus said when the Spirit comes “He will tell you of things to come“. (John 16:13). I think He’s in the process of doing just that.

Maranatha, Jim

Christian ministers/preachers generally do a good job of presenting the gospel (good news) of salvation. That’s fine and necessary, of course, but Jesus Himself told His disciples to emphasize preaching the gospel of the kingdom. That is, that there is a coming kingdom to this earth Where Jesus as King rules the earth on the throne of David from Jerusalem, Israel, the capitol city of the world. This coming kingdom is indeed good news for a broken world. Jesus sent out the twelve: “He sent them to preach the kingdom of God and to heal the sick.” (Luke 9:2). Jesus Himself always preached the kingdom. “And Jesus went about all Galilee, teaching in their synagogues, preaching the gospel of the kingdom....” (Matthew 4:23). “Now after John was put into prison, Jesus came into Galilee preaching the gospel of the kingdom of God.” (Mark 1:14)

In virtually all of Jesus’s many parables, the kingdom of God is central. Take the time to read Matthew 13:10 thru 13:52. You’ll see what I mean. If you think that preaching the gospel of the kingdom is not important, consider this: “And this gospel of the kingdom will be preached in all the world as a witness to all the nations, and then the end will come.” (Matthew 24:14)

So, if preaching the gospel of the kingdom is of paramount importance to Jesus, why aren’t we hearing more of it from pulpits around the world? Considering this late date and nearness to Jesus second coming to set up His kingdom, preachers everywhere should be emphasizing this gospel of the kingdom. If your church leadership seems to be ignoring this critical teaching, ask them why. No excuse will ever be satisfactory. Christians need to hear this important message.

Maranatha, Jim

Our friend and Christian commentator Erick Staklebeck has produced a special dealing with artificial intelligence. Here is a link to a portion of that special that deals with AI and the Christian.

Artificial Intelligence & Bible Prophecy: A NEW Tower of Babel? | Watchman Newscast – YouTube

I’ve recently published a book that focuses on what I call “chronological eschatology”. I think you might find it helpful as we approach the end-times and Jesus’s second coming. The title is “Last Days Events- Sequence and Synchrony”. You can find it on Amazon Books here: Last Days Events: Sequence and Synchrony: Weinert, J D: 9798858723684: Amazon.com: Books

The “god of this world”, Satan, is certainly trying to establish just such an entity. Of course, he’ll use his chosen human, the antichrist, to carry out his goals. Prophecy scholars debate just how expansive his eventual empire will be by the time he sets up the abomination of desolation on Jerusalem’s temple mount. It certainly will include all of the ancient Ottoman empire and much of the surrounding territories, but just how much of what we term “western civilization” is not clear from scripture. It may be the whole globe, or something less, as hinted at by scriptures such as this from the prophet Daniel: When speaking about the king of the north (antichrist) at the appointed time (time of the end) he says the following: “For ships from Kittim (western lands) shall come against him; therefore, he shall be grieved, and return in rage against the holy covenant, and do damage.” (Daniel 11:30). He will definitely have some powerful enemies that might not align with his despotism.

Currently, the world-wide push from globalists seeking a one-world government seems uncoordinated. And that’s by design. God’s design, of course. All of the powerful players behind this effort such as the UN, WEF, WHO and many other powerful but nefarious organizations aided by most of the political leaders of nation states as well as revered “thought leaders” and billionaire businessmen thru ought the globe comprise what the bible calls “Mystery Babylon”. This loosely knit entity described in Revelation chapters 17, 18, and 19 will achieve a modicum of success in our near future with the help of AI, digital currencies, media control, and control of human resources necessary for life. Mystery Babylon is currently maturing and like the coming antichrist is also controlled by the god of this world. (See the article “Mystery Babylon” linked to below.) As Christians, we need to learn to rely on God to meet our needs, not the worlds systems. This is a tall order, but one we must master if we are to “endure to the end” as Jesus commanded. Jesus is our example. Let’s learn from Him.

Both Mystery Babylon and antichrist’s world dominating kingdoms will come to total destruction, one of them at the hand of the other. Mystery Babylon will be destroyed by the beast (antichrist) and his ten-nation alliance who hate her. The antichrist will then dominate and try to impose his economic and religious system on the world before he finally meets his demise at Jesus’s coming.

Saints, we’re heading for one evil system of world governance followed by another. There doesn’t appear to be any respite till the return of Jesus. Then, world governance will be amazing! I can’t wait!

Maranatha, Jim

This article by Olivier Melnick discusses the necessity of a kosher red heifer in preparation for a rebuilt temple in Jerusalem. He calls it the “missing piece of the prophetic puzzle”.

The Kosher Red Heifer Is The Missing Piece in the Prophetic Puzzle, And It Could Already Be Here! – The New Antisemitism

I’m going to be blunt. Christians have absolutely no excuse for remaining biblically illiterate. Unfortunately, that is the state of most Christians today. As we approach the last days of this age, it’s imperative that we have a working knowledge of the entirety of scripture. After giving them a detailed teaching about what to expect as the end times draw near, Jesus told His disciples “Take heed that no one deceives you.” (Matthew 24:4) “Take heed” here is the Greek word blepo. It means to perceive or discern, have the power of understanding. In other words, Jesus said; obtain the power of understanding My word so that you will not be deceived. This “power of understanding” comes from deep study of our bible and allowing the Holy Spirit to reveal God’s direction for our lives. Simply attending a Sunday morning service and a once a week bible study will not suffice.

Wide spread deception is already here, dominating media, governments, all sorts of social constructs, and yes, even our families and churches. We have no choice but to be individually prepared to deal with this deception even to the point of suffering intense persecution. And, its going to get worse. Much worse.

Just think about the amount of time we spend entertaining ourselves and browsing the internet and social media. If we spent equal time in God’s word, we would quickly become proficient in rightly handling scripture both to our benefit and to those in our sphere of influence. Most importantly, we would not be ignoring the primary means of communication to us directly from our Creator. We have in our possession a long love letter from our Master. We would do well to not ignore it. And, we would avoid the biblical illiteracy that leads to deception.

I hope that being this blunt doesn’t offend you. We all need to be strong in His Word.

Maranatha, Jim

A few years ago, I posted a short article on ufo’s, aliens, and the bible. Because of the renewed interest in ufo’s due to congressional hearings currently ongoing in the US I thought it might be good to repost that article. Here it is:

Et’s, UFO’s, and the Bible

You may recall news of a UFO cult called Heavens Gate, that committed mass suicide in 1997. They were following a couple who claimed to be the two witnesses of Revelation. They believed that physical death would allow them to ascend to a space ship associated with the comet Hale-Bopp. Thirty nine of them died in this incredible deception. Jesus warned us that the last days would be filled with deception. The belief in super-intelligent life forms piloting UFO’s is wide spread in our day. Various unexplained sightings, alien abductions, reports of ancient alien visitations, the popularity of sci-fi movies, government cover ups, etc. fuel this belief. Even the bible is used as a source of belief in extra-terrestrials. Following is my take on this subject.

First I’ll make a simple observation about UFO’s. They’re unidentified. Until such a time arrives that we have clear visual and mechanical details complete with inspection, even the most controversial incidents will remain just that; unidentified.

Next, lets get into the bible. All the descriptions of so-called UFO’s in the bible, such as Ezekiel chapter 1, constitute visions where the prophet is given a glimpse into the spirit realm. There is a spirit realm where God and His angels reside, but it remains outside of the physical realm we inhabit. These visions do not depict UFO’s from another place in our physical universe. Various commentators try to invoke the “fornicating angels” theory whereby the Nephilim of Genesis are making last days appearances in UFO’s. A sound rebuttal of this theory is contained in the article permanently linked below entitled “The ‘Sons of God’ and the ‘Daughters of Men'”. Yes, angels do appear in this physical realm from time to time as clearly seen in the bible, but, only as God’s messengers, not UFO pilots. And yes, we do need to be wary of Satan and his minions. They will as Jesus said “….show great signs and wonders to deceive….” (Matthew 24:24). “Satan himself transforms himself into an angel of light.” (2Corinthians 11:14)

Does the bible allow for beings from other than planet earth to exist elsewhere in the universe? Specifically, beings much more advanced than humankind in order for them to travel impossible distances to get here? In the beginning, God and Jesus created man in Their image. ” Let Us make man in Our image, according to Our likeness.” (Genesis 1: 26) “For man …. is the image and glory of God” (1Corinthians 11:7). These statement and others indicate that man as created by God was special in that he was God-like. Adam, before the fall, was the smartest being ever created with the exception being Jesus Himself. Adam was at a level where he walked and talked (communed) with his creator. If there exists in this universe advanced beings of greater intelligence than Adam, they would have to fit in between Adam and God. However, the fact that man was created in God’s likeness does not give room for such beings. IMHO, the bible does not allow for super intelligent ET’s that could pilot UFO’s across the universe.

But, you may be wondering, what about simpler life forms, plant and animal, could they exist on other planets ? Concerning this, the bible is silent. Life is only described here on earth and in the spirit realm. We can only speculate. On the third day of creation, God created the sun, moon and the stars. Then He “stretched them out” to the expanse we now see. This stretching is described in Isaiah 42:5,45:12, 51:13 and Jeremiah 10:12,and 51:15. For all you astro-physicists out there, this was the real “expansion” big-bang theorists try to describe. God doesn’t do anything without a reason. While we know He created this earth to be inhabited by His creation (Isaiah 45:18), He also had a purpose for creating the vast universe. I suspect His perfected creation after the millennial reign will be involved. Could God have designed vast Edenic real estate for His people throughout the universe to inhabit ? I’m only speculating, of course, but some sort of life may be awaiting us just as Eden was prepared for the creation of Adam. The Apostle Paul quoted Isaiah thusly; “”Eye has not seen, nor ear heard, nor have entered into the heart of man the things which God has prepared for those who love Him.” (1Corinthians 2:9). He also said this about when perfection comes; “For now we see in a mirror, dimly, but then face to face. Now I know in part, but then I shall know just as I also am known.” (1Corinthians 13:12) The implication here is that Paul (and us) will “know”(have knowledge) just as God does.

So, to sum up, the bible seems to prohibit super intelligent life elsewhere in the universe, and thus, ET UFO pilots. However, I would not be surprised if non intelligent flora and fauna were to be eventually found on other worlds, most likely after His second coming. For now, UFO’s remain unidentified. We absolutely need to be prepared for all sorts of deception in these last days. I hope you’ll spend more time reading and studying God’s word then pondering UFO mysteries.

Maranatha, Jim

The apostle Matthew recorded a mystery spoken by Jesus when He was teaching His followers about His second coming during His Olivet discourse. Jesus said this: “Then the sign of the Son of Man will appear in heaven, and then all the tribes of the earth will mourn, and they will see the Son of Man coming on the clouds of heaven with power and great glory.” (Matthew 24:30)  Jesus did not elaborate on what this “sign” was going to be, and it is only referred to once in all the bible here in Matthew. So, do we have enough info elsewhere in the scriptures to solve this mystery?

 I used to think that the sign Jesus was speaking of was simply His physical appearance in the clouds. I’ve since come to think otherwise. Here’s why.

 We know from scripture that no one has ever seen the Father. He is described as “invisible” in 1 Timothy 1:17 and Hebrews 11:27. He is called “unseen” in Colossians 1:15. John puts it this way: “No one has seen God at any time. The only begotten Son, who is in the bosom of the Father, He has declared Him.” (John 1:18)  “No one has seen God at any time.” (1 John 4:12)  Speaking of the Father, Paul says this: “Who alone has immortality, dwelling in unapproachable light, whom no man has seen or can see.” (1 Timothy 6:16)

 Knowing this leads to an inescapable conclusion. All the Old Testament appearances of God in physical form were of His messenger, that is, Jesus. Whether with Adam in Eden, Abraham in Canaan, Moses in the Sinai desert, etc, all were Jesus. Many bible readers make the mistake of associating these appearances with God, the Father.  Most of these appearances after the Jews departure from Egypt exhibited one common feature. A cloud.  It follows logically that this cloud is associated exclusively with Jesus.

 Some examples: The Lord said to Moses “Behold, I come to you in the thick cloud.  (Exodus 19:9)  When the Lord came down on Mount Sinai: “Then it came to pass….a thick cloud on the mountain” (Exodus 19:16)  “Now the glory of the Lord rested on Mount Sinai, and covered it six days. And on the seventh day He called out to Moses out of the midst of the cloud.” (Exodus 24:16)  “Now the Lord descended in the cloud and stood with him there , and proclaimed the name of the Lord.” (Exodus 34:5)  “Then the cloud covered the tabernacle of meeting, and the glory of the Lord filled the tabernacle.” (Exodus 40:34)  “Then the Lord came down in the cloud and spoke to him.’ (Numbers 11:25)  “Then the Lord came down in the pillar of cloud and stood in the door of the tabernacle.” (Numbers 12:5) “My servant Moses; he is faithful in all my house. I speak with him face to face, even plainly, and not in dark sayings; and he sees the form of the Lord.” (Numbers 12:7-8)  After Solomon completed the 1st temple: “And it came to pass when the priests came out of the holy place, that the cloud filled the house of the Lord, so that the priests could not continue ministering because of the cloud; for the glory of the Lord filled the house of the Lord” (1 Kings 8:10-11)  All of these Old Testament appearances were Jesus.

 Luke says this of Jesus concerning His ascension: “Now when He had spoken these things, while they watched, He was taken up, and a cloud received Him out of their sight.” (Acts 1:9)

 It seems this cloud is usually present when the Lord Jesus is present in a supernatural setting. It’s never the Father, as the above quoted scriptures prove He cannot be seen in this physical realm. When this cloud is present, Jesus the Son of Man is present. Jesus manifests Himself out from the cloud and vanishes into the cloud. And, back to the topic of His second coming, this appearance will also be out of a cloud. The angels told the apostles watching His ascension “This same Jesus, who was taken up from you into heaven, will so come in like manner  as you saw Him go into heaven.” (Acts 1:11)

 I’m sure you are considering by now, as I have, that the “sign” of His coming mentioned in Matthew is most likely the cloud so often mentioned in scripture, always in conjunction with the Son as the messenger of Yahweh.  

 So, as the coming of our redeemer draws near, we should be aware of this specific sign of His arrival. We do not have many adjectives describing this cloud except that it is “thick” and shaped like a “pillar”.  I’m certain that the Holy Spirit will help us recognize the cloud at that time. What a sight that will be when our Lord bursts out of this cloud in all His glory! For, it’s then we’ll go to meet our King.

Maranatha, Jim