A QUARTET OF END TIMES ISSUES [FAITH N SCHOOL, JERUSALEM, BIRD FLU]

NOTE: THE FIRST article came via the GLADRAGS newsletter. I couldn't find it on the net. The second article came from his website at the Source URL.

Here in the end times, it's tempting to just sit back and watch the world spiral out of control, but Wendy Kinnear isn't that kind of Christian. Not at all!

Recently, as documented in an American Family Association article, Christian mom Wendy Kinnear prompted an entire California school district to begin promoting religious freedom among its 26,000 students.

What led to Wendy stepping up for the Lord? Wendy's heart was broken one day last year when she heard her first-grade daughter, Lauren, comment she could not pray at her Placentia elementary school. It's a comment many Christian parents have heard. Why?

Because, as Wendy Kinnear realized, children are beginning to think their faith isn't welcome, in any manner whatsoever, in public schools.

What did Wendy do, as a result of coming to that realization, that affected positive change in an entire school district? She addressed the Yorba Linda/Placentia school board to express her fears children in the school district were being led to question their religious liberties.

According to the article, Wendy left the school board meeting far from convinced she had made a convincing argument. Why? Because at the end of her speech, no one clapped, cheered, or offered her any encouragement whatsoever.

Why was Wendy's speech met with utter silence? Because Wendy's words had scored a direct hit on the school board's collective heart and broken it! Shortly after Wendy's speech, the school board responded by encouraging all of its schools to celebrate "Religious Freedom Day." Praise the Lord!

What can we learn from Wendy Kinnear? To stand up for what's right, even at the risk of walking away, as Wendy did, wondering if it was of any benefit whatsoever! We can take a stand for the Lord and, occasionally, even in this sin-ridden world, win!

Matthew 5:14-16: Ye are the light of the world. A city that is set on an hill cannot be hid. Neither do men light a candle, and put it under a bushel, but on a candlestick; and it giveth light unto all that are in the house. Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father which is in heaven.

For some time now, we've been hearing that bird flu, if it should mutate to become a disease passable from human to human, could create a quick-spreading global pandemic, potentially resulting in millions upon millions of human deaths.

Has the unthinkable started to happen? While I pray not, there is definitely, as of today, cause for concern.

According to a Reuters report, a Vietnamese nurse who tended a bird flu patient with a colleague who has since tested positive for the deadly virus has been hospitalized after showing symptoms of the disease. Plainly spoken, two nurses who contracted the sickness contracted it while caring for one patient!

While it is entirely possible both of these nurses made errors that led to them becoming infected with bird flu, another possibility is the unthinkable has started to happen.

Matthew 24:7: For nation shall rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom: and there shall be famines, and pestilences, and earthquakes, in divers places.

A Middle East Newsline report suggests Israel's military is preparing for war with Syria, Hizbullah, and, quite possibly, Iran as a result of what the report calls an "emerging threat from Syria and Hizbullah over the next year."

Major Gen. Benny Gantz, chief of Israel's Northern Command, is quoted in the article as saying, "We might have to fight those countries, which could drive them back a dozen years. We can drive Lebanon and Syria 50 years back. It's an option."

I find Gantz' comments interesting on several fronts. Bible prophecy, as seen in Isaiah 17:1, seems to indicate Damascus, Syria is going to be utterly destroyed in the prophetic future - to the extent it will be taken from being a city.

Gantz is saying, as I read it, Israel can drive "those countries" back a dozen years OR drive them back 50 years. Interestingly, when the Gog-Magog invasion of Ezekiel 38-39 takes place, one nation which is currently stirring up trouble in the Middle East, namely Syria, is nowhere to be found among the list of nations aligned with Russia in attacking Israel.

According to a WorldNetDaily article, the United States has quietly approved a plan to relocate its consulate from the eastern section of Jerusalem to a western Jerusalem neighborhood, with construction of the new facility already beginning. What does this mean?

Quite possibly, it means the United States is looking ahead to a time when East Jerusalem will be in Palestinian hands!

Thought of the United States doing this, according to the article, initially started when the seven-year the Oslo peace process was moving forward and Israel had agreed to give the eastern section of Jerusalem to the PLO to create its future state's capital. Suddenly, at this moment when both sides of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict are somewhat dedicated to seeing peace efforts move forward, the United States, in my opinion, is making ready to move to the side of a divided Jerusalem it would be safest in calling home. God help us if this is true!

While there are many issues in our world today that seem to send mixed signals concerning how close we may be to the return of our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, the one constant of late is the world's determination to divide Israel's covenant lands! I believe that trend is going to continue until, ultimately, the Antichrist of Daniel 9:26-27 finds his way into the spotlight of international diplomacy by confirming a seven-year peace covenant in the Middle East, setting the stage for the visible, physical, bodily return of Jesus Christ to take place.

Joel 3:2: I will also gather all nations, and will bring them down into the valley of Jehoshaphat, and will plead with them there for my people and for my heritage Israel, whom they have scattered among the nations, and parted my land.

Israel is God's prophetic timeclock. What does the timeclock say? As I look at it, it says to me, in no uncertain terms, Jesus Christ is coming ---- and soon! Mighty soon!

-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- What will the Quartet come up with next? by Michael G. Mickey

Tomorrow, on 3-1-05, the international Quartet of Russia, the United Nations, the United States, and the European Union will meet in London to discuss ongoing efforts to bring peace to the Middle East.

An EUBusiness.com article quotes the spokeswoman of Dr. Javier Solana, foreign policy chief of the European Union, as saying, in advance of the meeting, the Quartet aims to "give momentum to the peace process", just as the region is seeing important developments. What, if anything, will the Quartet come up with next to achieve that lofty goal? It's hard to say.

While no one can deny progress has seemingly been made in the troubled region, there was a suicide bombing in Tel Aviv on 2-25-05 which Israel is now suggesting shows Damascus, Syria's guilt, which Damascus, of course, is denying - in spite of the fact Islamic Jihad, being given safe harbor in Damascus, is proudly proclaiming its involvement in the matter.

Although no new initiatives are anticipated as a result of the Quartet's meeting, one thing the Quartet is eventually going to have to come up with, if it truly hopes to see peace come to the Middle East, as illustrated by the latest suicide bomber to strike in Israel, is a way to insure the two sides of the conflict, as well as outside influences like Islamic Jihad, the Iranians and the Syrians, don't do anything to sabotage the progress made along the way as was done in Tel Aviv, threatening what is most assuredly a fragile ceasefire between the long-standing rivals.

Left to their own devices, the Israelis and Palestinians are never going to live side by side in peace. We've seen enough stories on the news concerning these two parties to understand that. As such, third party involvement, on some level, is going to be a required element of any effective peace plan in the region - precisely what Bible prophecy envisions taking place in the future, when a seemingly effective seven-year peace plan will be confirmed by a leader of Roman descent "with many", as seen in Daniel 9:26-27.

As I've stated on many occasions in the past, I believe the Quartet could be representative of the "many" Daniel prophesied or, perhaps, a precursor to the "many" the Antichrist will confirm a covenant of peace in the Middle East with. I say that because Zechariah 12:2-3 makes it clear Jerusalem will be a cup of trembling "unto all the people round about" and a burdensome stone "for all people" in the last days. Friends, we're there! Not only are we there conditionally, the international community is unified in its desire to resolve the conflict, potentially paving the way for the Roman prince of Daniel 9:26 to rise to prominence on the world's diplomatic stage - an event which will be preceded by the Rapture of the Church.

What will the Quartet come up with next? Hopefully, tomorrow's meeting will yield some hints.

http://www.fivedoves.com/letters/jan2005/chrism16.htm

Chris Mulder (6 Jan 2005)
"RE: tsunami, the beast rises out of the waters "

Frank, thank you for reiterating the likely importance of this prophecy. We all know that natural disasters will continue to increase in both frequency and intensity as we near the end of the age, just as Yeshua HaMashiach said it would. But when considering this disaster in the context of this prophecy, there may be more to it then just one in a series of escalating disasters. This prophecy from Susan Cummings is striking in my opinion. The description of the tsunami in this prophecy is an exact description one would give based upon personal experience or by watching all the video recorded by various people who did experience it. The context of the prophecy itself appears to be more spiritual in nature, related to the rise of the antichrist, yet we cannot deny the prediction in the physical. It appears that this disaster may be a warning in the physical world of the soon rise of the antichrist. Moreover, this is not the only prophecy speaking of the soon rise of antichrist. There are several others that I have come across in the past several months.

To me, this is just further confirmation of what I see on the near horizon. Following is a re-post of some thoughts I have concerning 2005 and the many signs that are associated with this year. In it is a link to a previous timeline letter I posted which includes one of the other antichrist prophecies by Stephen Hanson. There are also links to an explanation of the 2005 signs, my thoughts about the political climate, and a scriptural view of the end of the age. Regardless of what ones specific expectations are, we must be cognizant of what the signs are, what the Spirit speaks to us, and what God says in His Word. May we all pray for greater understanding in these most important times.

"More Signs & 2005 Thoughts"

There are more interesting heavenly events connected with the signs of the October 10/27/04 eclipse which I pointed out in my Election Connections Follow Up letter, as if these eclipse signs were not striking enough! Click Here to read the follow up letter.

Last year, on 8/27/03 at 5:51 AM EDT, Mars came the closest to earth that it has come in 59,619 years. Keep in mind that the Hebrew/Biblical meaning of Mars is Michael the warrior angel, the personification of war, or war itself. Approximately a few hours, day, month and year later [minus leap day 2/29/2004], on 9/29/04 at 9:35 AM EDT, the asteroid Toutatis made it's closest approach to earth since the 12th century. This asteroid is named after the Celtic/Gallic war god. The time frame between these two close approaches of hours, day, month and year closely resemble a similar timeframe found in the bible. The only instance of this timeframe is found in Rev. 9:15 "So the four angels, who had been prepared for the hour and day and month and year, were released to kill a third of mankind." [NKJV]. It is a part of the sixth trumpet. Here we have 2 celestial objects that represent war, with Mars also representing Michael, separated by a timeframe that represents judgment. Then a month later on 10/27/04 we had the amazing eclipse signs which also represent war, judgment, and Michael. I find this very interesting.

Then there are all the amazing signs of 2005 to consider. Click Here to read about these signs.

I also wrote of a possible timeline for the last 3 1/2 years of the 70 weeks [the great tribulation], which might run from spring 2006 through fall 2009. This timeline hypothesis can be read by clicking Here. As part of this hypothesis, I pointed out how scripture appears to be indicating that the covenant with many from Daniel chapter 9 could be made by Yeshua Himself, of which 3 1/2 years were completed at His first coming, with the balance to be completed at His second coming. Since then, several others have written letters expressing the same interpretation of this passage. I have also come across others who believe this as well. Studying this further, I am now of the opinion that it is in fact Yeshua HaMashiach that confirms the covenant for a 7. While this timeline could still be a possibility, there are indications that it might be sooner. Again, consider the signs and world events that just passed, and the signs that are to occur in 2005.

As I considered the possibility that the last 3 1/2 years before the end of the age might start as early as 2005, the following came into focus. On 2/23/05 [14th of Adar 1] there is an additional Purim known as Purim Katan. This minor Purim is only found in years when a second month of Adar is added, but it still represents being saved from the hands of Haman. It is interesting that 1260 days from 9/11/01 is 2/22/05, the day before Purim Katan. Moreover, from Purim Katan to the last day of Sukkot in 2008 [10/20/08] is 1335 days. If an earlier timeline proves to be true, I would expect something negative in Israel to occur related to the peace process [I.E. an opposite to what Purim represents] around Purim Katan, or perhaps Purim itself.

Then there were the letters from Miriam Howard about the Sabbatical cycles which led me to review some studying I had done on this in the past. These cycles are known as shmittahs. There are 2 generally accepted timelines of shmittah cycles, one of which is most likely correct. These two different timelines are only separated by one year. There is historical and biblical evidence that the 70 weeks of Daniel line up with the shmittah cycles that Israel should have been following at the time. If this is the case, then Yeshua's 3 1/2 years of ministry occurred during the first 3 1/2 years of a shmittah; the first half of the 70th week. Miriam reached this conclusion as well. One can then surmise that the completion of the 70th week would begin in the middle of a shmittah.

Based upon the two timelines of shmittah cycles, Yeshua would have begun His ministry in the fall of 27 AD or 28 AD depending upon which timeline is correct. His ministry would then have ended in the spring of 31 AD or 32 AD. Extending these shmittah cycles forward to our time results in shmittahs that would run either fall 2001 to fall 2008, or fall 2002 to fall 2009. Either one of these are very interesting. The spring 2006 to fall 2009 timeline I presented ends up lining up with the last 3 1/2 years of the 2002-2009 shmittah. I did not see this when I came up with this timeline hypothesis. But we must also consider that historically, there is more evidence that the earlier shmittah timeline is correct. With this in mind more interesting possibilities regarding 2005 come into focus.

Using the earlier shmittah timeline, Yeshua's 3 1/2 years of ministry would have ended at Passover 31 AD. Now apply the Hosea 6:2 prophesy "After two days He will revive us; On the third day He will raise us up, That we may live in His sight." [NKJV] The 2 days end up working out to approximately 1971.25 years [360 x 2000 = 720,000 / 365.25 = 1971.25]. Add this to 31 AD and it brings you to 2002, within the first year of this earlier shmittah cycle [fall 2001 to fall 2002]. This Hosea prophesy could be pointing to this earlier shmittah of 2001-2008. If you now apply the possibility that it will be the last 3 1/2 years of a shmittah to complete the 70th week, you would have a period that would run from spring 2005 to fall 2008. So besides looking at Purim, I would expect prophetic events around the spring feasts as well.

If this earlier shmittah is when the balance of the 3 1/2 years are completed, then 911 becomes even more pronounced. 911 is what caused the US to go to war to reshape the Middle East, and you know my thoughts about our involvement there. 911 was also 7 days before the beginning of the 2001-2008 shmittah if the earlier timeline is correct. Remember the 1260 & 1335 day counts I pointed out earlier?

So 2005 could be the year that the final 3 1/2 years of the 70 weeks commences. We may only have a little less then 4 years before the end of the age. See the picture of the end of the age Here. I guess we will know if this earlier timeline is correct by the end of spring.

YBIC, Chris aka Prophbuff

http://www.fivedoves.com/letters/may2004/prophbuff515.htm

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Prophbuff (15 May 2004)
"Incredible Heavenly Signs in 2005"

Much has been said over the past several years regarding the sign of Revelation 12. There have been excellent articles explaining how this sign has appeared in the heavens, primarily on Sept. 12, 1999 which was the end of Rosh Hashanah of that year. Many of us, myself included, believe this was an awesome sign of how near the time of the end is. The following link is a great article by Greg Killian explaining this sign of 1999. It is also noteworthy that this sign has been appearing each fall from 1996 through 2000 due to the precession of the earth. The current trajectory of the moon through the heavens follows a lower, more WSW path then it did from 1996-2000 due to precession, so this sign no longer appears each fall.

Link to article: http://www.betemunah.org/watchman//rev121.html

Revelation 12:1 Now a great sign appeared in heaven: a woman clothed with the sun, with the moon under her feet, and on her head a garland of twelve stars. 2 Then being with child, she cried out in labor and in pain to give birth. 3 And another sign appeared in heaven: behold, a great, fiery red dragon having seven heads and ten horns, and seven diadems on his heads. 4 His tail drew a third of the stars of heaven and threw them to the earth. And the dragon stood before the woman who was ready to give birth, to devour her Child as soon as it was born. 5 She bore a male Child who was to rule all nations with a rod of iron. And her Child was caught up to God and His throne. [NKJV]

Here is a chart of the sign as it appeared on Sept. 12, 1999 from Jerusalem @ 6:40PM:

Virgo represents the woman about to give birth. She is clothed with the sun because it is at dusk. The moon represents the child. The moon is in a position of "birth" within Virgo. The next night the moon moves to a position higher and more WSW in the sky, so it is positioned "under her feet." The moon is moving towards Scorpio [representing the dragon/Satan] each successive evening. Scorpio is located where Mars is on the chart above. So the dragon is about to devour the child that was just born.

It seems like an amazing sign. That it occurred on Rosh Hashanah makes it very significant. But this is nothing in comparison to what is going to occur in 2005!

From the time of the Pentecost sign in the heavens this Shavuot, May 25-27, 2004, to the time of the start of the unbelievable 2005 sign in August, Jupiter will be approaching and enter Virgo from the direction of Leo. Jupiter just enters Virgo on 9/11/2004, but it will not be visible because it will be too close to the sun and the horizon at sunset as viewed from Jerusalem. 9/11 is an interesting date for this to happen I would say. Jupiter continues to travel deeper into Virgo from 9/11/2004 through Aug. 2005. See the following link illustrating the Shavuot 2004 sign:

http://www.fivedoves.com/letters/may2004/prophbuff57.htm

Then, the awesome sign of 2005 begins at dusk Aug. 13, 2005. On this day, Jupiter "the man child / Messiah" will be in the center of Virgo, Virgo will be "clothed with the sun" because it is dusk, and the moon will be "under her feet." Venus will also just enter Virgo on this day. Here is a chart of the sign from Jerusalem @ 8:30PM:

This sign appearing after sunset on Aug. 13, 2005 is very significant because it occurs the 9th of Av which starts that very evening! Also keep in mind that the number 13 means rebellion. Jupiter [Hebrew: Tzedek] means the King star; the Lord our righteousness [I.E. the Messiah]. It is towards the "center or womb" of Virgo. Virgo [Hebrew: Bethulah] means the virgin; promised seed of the woman. Venus [Hebrew: Nogah] means the bright and morning star; it can represent either the Messiah or the bride depending on the context of surrounding celestial events. In this context it represents the Messiah as well.

This sign is a much better depiction of Revelation 12 then the event of Sept. 12, 1999 in my humble opinion. The 1999 event required the moon to represent the man child on the 12th, and then the next day later it had to be the moon under Virgo's feet. Moreover, the moon [Hebrew: Lavanah] really means Messianic hope rather than the Messiah Himself. On Aug. 13, 2005 we have a more complete picture of Rev. 12 on a significant date, the 9th of Av. Virgo is higher in the sky at dusk so this will be easier to see, and you can see Virgo's head. On Sept. 12, 1999 the Virgin's head was already descending below the horizon when the sign became visible in the evening sky. That this sign occurs on a 13 & the 9th of Av could be very significant. I will expand upon this later.

Incredibly, this is not the end of this celestial story. The context of this sign, and associated story of Rev. 12, continues from the 9th of Av 2005 to the end of Succoth 2005 & it's subsequent feasts. Jupiter and Venus continue to travel down through the body of the virgin Virgo through early September 2005, as visible in the early evening sky in Jerusalem. This represents the progression of the birthing process. On Sept. 1, 2005 there is a conjunction of Jupiter and Venus within Virgo; a strong sign of the Messiah in this continuing progression of the Revelation 12 story. Here is the chart of this event as seen from Jerusalem @ 8:10PM:

Then on Sept. 6-7, 2005 Venus representing the Messiah is "born." This is the day after Rosh Chodesh Elul; meaning the new moon starting the month of Elul. The actual sighting of the new moon will likely not be until the evening of either the 6th or 7th because the new moon will be too low on the horizon and too close to the sun at sundown to be visible on the actual Rosh Chodesh which is Sept. 4-5 on the calendar. This new moon will also be in conjunction with Venus and Jupiter within Virgo. The conjunction will be on opposite sides of Venus & Jupiter on these 2 days; the moon moving in the direction of birth through Virgo. Again, a strong sign of the "birth" of Messiah in our story. The following 2 charts show this "birth" of Venus as seen from Jerusalem @ 7:00PM each day:

Sept. 6, 2005:

Sept. 7, 2005:

While all these celestial signs are dominating the evening hours, another part of the story is being told in the predawn hours. From approximately Aug. 16, 2005 through Aug. 26, 2005 Mercury and Saturn will be visible in the ENE at early dawn. Specifically, on Aug. 20-21, 2005 there will be a conjunction of Mercury and Saturn in Cancer. Here is the chart of this event as seen from Jerusalem @ 5:00AM:

Saturn [Hebrew: Shabbtai] generally represents Satan. Mercury [Hebrew: Kokah] can represent the angel Gabriel; it also means the messenger. Cancer [Hebrew: Sartan] means the sheepfold; to bind together; Messiah's redeemed; His possessions held fast. This sign pictures the battle occurring over the redeemed between Satan and God and His angels. With Mercury representing both "the messenger" and the angel Gabriel; the angels warring with Satan in the heavens. If we look at the balance of Revelation 12, we see this being portrayed.

Revelation 12:6 Then the woman fled into the wilderness, where she has a place prepared by God, that they should feed her there one thousand two hundred and sixty days. 7 And war broke out in heaven: Michael and his angels fought with the dragon; and the dragon and his angels fought, 8 but they did not prevail, nor was a place found for them in heaven any longer. 9 So the great dragon was cast out, that serpent of old, called the Devil and Satan, who deceives the whole world; he was cast to the earth, and his angels were cast out with him. 10 Then I heard a loud voice saying in heaven, "Now salvation, and strength, and the kingdom of our God, and the power of His Christ have come, for the accuser of our brethren, who accused them before our God day and night, has been cast down. 11 And they overcame him by the blood of the Lamb and by the word of their testimony, and they did not love their lives to the death. [NKJV]

While the battle is over the fate of mankind in general, it is also focused on the redeemed in particular because they will be the overcomers by the blood of the Lamb. This sign clearly pictures this focused battle over these people, while at the same time, we have the developing representation of the rest of the story occurring at dusk at the same time! And the messenger star is visible at magnitude 0.7 [Mercury is not usually this bright]. A few days later on Aug. 25, there is a conjunction of the Moon and Mars [I.E. War] high in the night sky which further reinforces this sign of the battle.

Another very interesting fact about the time leading up to the beginning of these celestial signs is that on Nov. 5, 2004 Jupiter & Venus will be in conjunction in Virgo, and Mars will also be in Virgo at this time. This is one full revolution of Venus through the Mazzaroth prior to it's entering Virgo on the Aug. 13, 2005 sign presented above. It is also exactly 280 days/40 weeks prior to the Aug. 13, 2005 sign! The exact average gestation period for a baby. The only problem is that this Nov. 5, 2004 conjunction occurs in the middle of the day so it will not be visible, but it is interesting none the less.

Back to Dusk. From Sept.6-7, 2005 through approximately Sept. 25, Jupiter will also be moving towards the birthing position in Virgo, and will be just disappearing below the horizon when it becomes visible after sunset. Venus will be moving towards Scorpio as well. Here is the view of this on Sept. 25 from Jerusalem @ 6:10PM:

The Virgin "Israel" bringing forth the "Man Child" Yeshua, is for the purpose of redemption of his people, both old and new covenant. In the Sept 25 chart above, you will also see that Venus, also representing the Messiah Yeshua, is just entering into the constellation of Libra. Libra [Hebrew: Mozanaim] means the scales weighing; purchase; redemption. This sign represents the price which is deficient / verdict against man on the one side of the scale, and the price which covers on the other side of the scale showing His payment of redemption for mankind. The bringing forth of the man child was for the purpose of a final everlasting atonement for sin. This sign further picturing the story of Rev. 12 is awesome indeed, but it is not the only thing happening on this day! On this very night the moon will also be in Gemini. This will be visible from approximately midnight until dawn as the moon and Gemini transverse the night sky. The moon [Lavanah] represents messianic hope, while Gemini [Teomaim] the twins sometimes represents His two peoples, Israel and the church. This contextual meaning is gloriously harmonious with the dusk sign occurring the very same night. Simply incredible.

For the next several days, Virgo will be disappearing into the sunset horizon and will no longer be visible. This fulfills Rev.12:6 "Then the woman fled into the wilderness". Venus will continue to move directly towards the mouth of Scorpio. This moves us to the next amazing event in the heavens.

On Oct. 3, 2005, the day of the eve of Rosh Hashanah, there will be a solar eclipse as seen from Jerusalem. Although it is an annular eclipse, it's significance cannot be neglected. Especially since it occurs on a significant date and within the context of all the other signs of this season of warning. Here is a chart of this eclipse from Jerusalem @ 12:00 noon:

I think you will notice some striking features in this chart. This eclipse occurs within Virgo the virgin. Jupiter has now been "born". The woman is "still clothed with the sun" during this eclipse. Mercury has moved from Cancer and is conjoined to Jupiter in Virgo. Saturn and Venus have not yet moved from their current constellations on this day. This is yet another example of a heavenly fulfillment of the words sign of Rev. 12, within the context of another sign itself, an eclipse, on a very significant date the beginning of Rosh Hashanah.

If you are like me, I'll bet your saying 'NO WAY" right now, but your head is going to zoom because the signs are still not done!! A few days after this eclipse, on Oct. 7,2005 the moon and Venus will be in conjunction at the mouth of Scorpio. Here is the chart from Jerusalem @ 6:10PM:

This is a fulfillment of Rev. 12:4 "And the dragon stood before the woman who was ready to give birth, to devour her Child as soon as it was born." Scorpio/Scorpius [Hebrew: Akrab/Aqurav] means wounding him that cometh; the conflict. Is your head zooming now? There is more.

Each evening Venus will transverse Scorpio moving towards the feet of Ophiuchus. On Oct. 17-18, 2005 there is a conjunction of Mars and the Moon while Venus is about to move out of Scorpio. Oct. 17-18 is the start of Sukkoth! Again we there is a representation of conflict in a sign that is on a significant date in a season of significant signs and dates. Moreover, each evening during Sukkoth, Scorpio will be diving towards the earth at dusk, while at the same time Venus moves into Ophiuchus. Following is the chart for the last day of Sukkoth Oct. 24, 2005 @ 6:10PM:

This fulfills Rev. 12:9 "So the great dragon was cast out, that serpent of old, called the Devil and Satan, who deceives the whole world; he was cast to the earth." In this sign we also have Ophiuchus [the serpent holder] standing on Scorpio with Venus [Messiah] moving into Ophiuchus. Within this context, Ophiuchus represents Christ ultimately defeating Satan / Scorpio; and ruling in power with His enemies trampled under His feet. This is also harmonious with our Rev. 12 story.

And thus our great signs of the 2005 fall season have ended. In my humble opinion this is utterly unbelievable!!

Now I am going to speculate a little and come back to the point of the 9th of Av sign I put on hold earlier. I have recently written several letters explaining my current hypothesis that the final 7 years could run from Fall 2005 to Fall 2012. If this were to be correct, then these signs we just examined seem to point to the exact start of this period. The 9th of Av is the day of the destruction of the first and second temples, and other tragic events for Jews. If the confirming of the covenant were to occur during or at the conclusion of these signs, this could tie into the theme of the 9th of Av. Based upon my hypothesis, the 9th of Av is the very day that the Abomination of Desolation might occur 4 years later in 2009. The number 13 also relates to the rebellion of Israel by the act of entering into the covenant with death. Here is a link to my hypothesis for those how have not seen it yet:

http://www.fivedoves.com/letters/apr2004/prophbuff424-2.htm

Regardless of whether my hypothesis is correct or not, I think these are truly the most direct celestial signs of the times we will see to date. This find also confirms my conviction that we have yet a way to go before we see our Savior. I am relatively certain that there will be no rapture this spring, or this year at all. There is a good chance of major events in this world prior to the start the final years though. We must continue to keep our faith in Him and follow where He leads us. He will reveal to us what is happening according to His perfect timing. The signs in the heavens this spring and fall 2005 might be a part of this.

YBIC, Chris AKA Prophbuff

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