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A LETTER TO JOHN HAGEE

****BELOW you will find posted a letter that I sent to John Hagee, and to Jack VanImpe, also. To John Hagee Ministries', credit they did at least respond.
I have not to this day heard from Jack VanImpe.
Please feel free to give me your opinion of my letter. Peace

August 14, 2007
John Hagee Ministries

P.O. Box 1400

San Antonio, TX 78295-1400

Dear John,

You have been teaching the “Rapture”, and that the Lord will come and remove His church before the Great Tribulation. Why do the scriptures say otherwise?

In Revelation 6:1-8, when John saw the four horsemen bringing oppression, famine, war, and death, however, the church is still here, and has not been “raptured”.

If you have any understanding, you know that the opening of the seven seals is the beginning of the great tribulation. Let’s take a look at the other three seals. We see the saints that are asleep asking, how long before they are avenged, in Revelation 6: 9 And when he had opened the fifth seal, I saw under the altar the souls of them that were slain for the word of God, and for the testimony which they held: 10 And they cried with a loud voice, saying, How long, O Lord, holy and true, dost thou not judge and avenge our blood on them that dwell on the earth? 11 And white robes were given unto every one of them; and it was said unto them, that they should rest yet for a little season, until their fellowservants also and their brethren, that should be killed as they were, should be fulfilled.

Where is the church when the sixth seal is opened? It is the sign of the beginning of the end of great tribulation, Revelation 6: 12 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; 13 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. 14 And the heaven departed as a scroll when it is rolled together; and every mountain and island were moved out of their places. --These signs happen just before Jesus' return--15 And the kings of the earth, and the great men, and the rich men, and the chief captains, and the mighty men, and every bondman, and every free man, hid themselves in the dens and in the rocks of the mountains; 16 And said to the mountains and rocks, Fall on us, and hide us from the face of him that sitteth on the throne, and from the wrath of the Lamb:--The wrath of the Lamb? Not Sweet little Jesus boy? No, the Lion of the tribe of Judah!--17 For the great day of his wrath is come; and who shall be able to stand?

Matthew 24:29 "Immediately after the tribulation of those days the sun will be darkened, and the moon will not give its light; the stars will fall from heaven, and the powers of the heavens will be shaken. 30 "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. 31 "And He will send His angels with a great sound of a trumpet, and they will gather together His elect from the four winds, from one end of heaven to the other. You‘re not gone yet.

We see the Heaven rolled back as a scroll, Isaiah spoke of this same time, Isaiah 13: 6 Howl ye; for the day of the LORD is at hand; it shall come as a destruction from the Almighty. 7 Therefore shall all hands be faint, and every man's heart shall melt: 8 And they shall be afraid: pangs and sorrows shall take hold of them; they shall be in pain as a woman that travaileth: they shall be amazed one at another; their faces shall be as flames. 9 Behold, the day of the LORD cometh, cruel both with wrath and fierce anger, to lay the land desolate: and he shall destroy the sinners thereof out of it. 10 For the stars of heaven and the constellations thereof shall not give their light: the sun shall be darkened in his going forth, and the moon shall not cause her light to shine. 11 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 of the terrible, Joel also spoke of this same time, Joel 2: 10 The earth shall quake before them; the heavens shall tremble: the sun and the moon shall be dark, and the stars shall withdraw their shining:, 3:1 The sun shall be turned into darkness, and the moon into blood, before the great and the terrible day of the LORD come.; 3: 15 The sun and the moon shall be darkened, and the stars shall withdraw their shining.

Also you must have noticed by now there is no mention of any trumpet sounding so where is the church—the one waiting on the “rapture” when the last trumpet is blown.

Let’s take a look at Matthew 24: 1-22, Jesus’ disciples asked Him what would be the sign of His coming, He answered them many things. “Let no man deceive you, was the first thing that He said. But, take a look at verses “15 When ye therefore shall see the abomination of desolation, spoken of by Daniel the prophet, stand in the holy place, (whoso readeth, let him understand:) 16 Then let them which be in Judaea flee into the mountains: 17 Let him which is on the housetop not come down to take any thing out of his house: 18 Neither let him which is in the field return back to take his clothes. 19 And woe unto them that are with child, and to them that give suck in those days! 20 But pray ye that your flight be not in the winter, neither on the sabbath day: 21 For then shall be great tribulation, such as was not since the beginning of the world to this time, no, nor ever shall be. 22 And except those days should be shortened, there should no flesh be saved: but for the elect's sake those days shall be shortened.” If the Lord has raptured all the righteous (alive and dead), why would He worry about no flesh being saved--they are all sinful unrepentent individuals anyway?

Jesus tells us when great tribulation begins and when the Lord’s servants are to flee into the secret place—when the man of sin stands in the Holy place—2 Thessalonians 2: 3 Let no man deceive you by any means: for that day shall not come, except there come a falling away first, and that man of sin be revealed, the son of perdition; 4 Who opposeth and exalteth himself above all that is called God, or that is worshipped; so that he as God sitteth in the temple of God, shewing himself that he is God.—Daniel 11: 31 And arms shall stand on his part, and they shall pollute the sanctuary of strength, and shall take away the daily sacrifice, and they shall place the abomination that maketh desolate., when the man of sin is revealed. As you see no one has left the earth.

Let’s look at the seventh seal, Revelation 8:1-2, 6, we can see there, seven angels are given seven trumpets and they prepare to sound, at this same time there are seven angels given seven golden vials, full of the wrath of God, who lives forever and ever, Revelation 15:1, 5-7.

As we keep reading, have you noticed that no one has been raptured; that Jesus has not come yet? Now, let us reason together and continue reading the scriptures. For Isaiah 28 : 9 Whom shall he teach knowledge? and whom shall he make to understand doctrine? them that are weaned from the milk, and drawn from the breasts. 10 For precept must be upon precept, precept upon precept; line upon line, line upon line; here a little, and there a little—tells us how we are taught knowledge—here a little, there a little, so let’s do what the Lord says.

Back to the Angel’s sounding of the first trumpet, Revelation 8: 7 The first angel sounded, and there followed hail and fire mingled with blood, and they were cast upon the earth: and the third part of trees was burnt up, and all green grass was burnt up; now turn to Revelation 16: 1 And I heard a great voice out of the temple saying to the seven angels, Go your ways, and pour out the vials of the wrath of God upon the earth. 2 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, and upon them which worshipped his image.”, we see that the Angels with the seven vials pour them out as the trumpets are sounded. The second trumpet is sounded Revelation8: 8 And the second angel sounded, and as it were a great mountain burning with fire was cast into the sea: and the third part of the sea became blood; 9 And the third part of the creatures which were in the sea, and had life, died; and the third part of the ships were destroyed.

Revelation 16 3 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 third Angel sounds his trumpet in Revelation 8: 10 And the third angel sounded, and there fell a great star from heaven, burning as it were a lamp, and it fell upon the third part of the rivers, and upon the fountains of waters; 11 And the name of the star is called Wormwood: and the third part of the waters became wormwood; and many men died of the waters, because they were made bitter;

In Revelation 16: 4 And the third angel poured out his vial upon the rivers and fountains of waters; and they became blood. 5 And I heard the angel of the waters say, Thou art righteous, O Lord, which art, and wast, and shalt be, because thou hast judged thus. 6 For they have shed the blood of saints and prophets, and thou hast given them blood to drink; for they are worthy. 7 And I heard another out of the altar say, Even so, Lord God Almighty, true and righteous are thy judgments;

The fourth Angel sounds his trumpet and the fourth Angel pours out his vial in Revelation 8: 12 And the fourth angel sounded, and the third part of the sun was smitten, and the third part of the moon, and the third part of the stars; so as the third part of them was darkened, and the day shone not for a third part of it, and the night likewise.

Revelation

16: 8 And the fourth angel poured out his vial upon the sun; and power was given unto him to scorch men with fire. 9 And men were scorched with great heat, and blasphemed the name of God, which hath power over these plagues: and they repented not to give him glory.

Revelation 8: 13 And I beheld, and heard an angel flying through the midst of heaven, saying with a loud voice, Woe, woe, woe, to the inhabiters of the earth by reason of the other voices of the trumpet of the three angels, which are yet to sound! As you can see still no “rapture” has occurred, and “you ain’t gone yet”.

Revelation 9:1-12, tells us of war on the Earth when the fifth Angel sounds his trumpet, the Angel with the fifth vial pours out his vial on the seat of the beast and his kingdom, Revelation 16: 10 And the fifth angel poured out his vial upon the seat of the beast; and his kingdom was full of darkness; and they gnawed their tongues for pain, 11 And blasphemed the God of heaven because of their pains and their sores, and repented not of their deeds.

Now, turn to Revelation 9:13-21 as we have read, a great army is coming out of the east, Revelation 16: 12 And the sixth angel poured out his vial upon the great river Euphrates; and the water thereof was dried up, that the way of the kings of the east might be prepared. 13 And I saw three unclean spirits like frogs come out of the mouth of the dragon, and out of the mouth of the beast, and out of the mouth of the false prophet. 14 For they are the spirits of devils, working miracles, which go forth unto the kings of the earth and of the whole world, to gather them to the battle of that great day of God Almighty. 15 Behold, I come as a thief. Blessed is he that watcheth, and keepeth his garments, lest he walk naked, and they see his shame. 16 And he gathered them together into a place called in the Hebrew tongue Armageddon.

Turn to Revelation 11: 15 And the seventh angel sounded; and there were great voices in heaven, saying, The kingdoms of this world are become the kingdoms of our Lord, and of his Christ; and he shall reign for ever and ever. 16 And the four and twenty elders, which sat before God on their seats, fell upon their faces, and worshipped God, 17 Saying, We give thee thanks, O Lord God Almighty, which art, and wast, and art to come; because thou hast taken to thee thy great power, and hast reigned. 18 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 unto thy servants the prophets, and to the saints, and them that fear thy name, small and great; and shouldest destroy them which destroy the earth. The seventh Angel sounded his trumpet and the Angel poured out his vial into the air; the kingdom of man is now going to be ruled by Jesus Christ for a thousand years.

In Revelation 16: 17 And the seventh angel poured out his vial into the air; and there came a great voice out of the temple of heaven, from the throne, saying, It is done. 18 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. 19 And the great city was divided into three parts, and the cities of the nations fell: and great Babylon came in remembrance before God, to give unto her the cup of the wine of the fierceness of his wrath. 20 And every island fled away, and the mountains were not found. 21 And there fell upon men a great hail out of heaven, every stone about the weight of a talent: and men blasphemed God because of the plague of the hail; for the plague thereof was exceeding great. Still no one has left nor been “raptured” off the Earth.

These trumpets announce the coming of the King; other scriptures tell of other events that are also happening at the seventh and last trumpet—1 Corinthians 15: 51 Behold, I shew you a mystery; We shall not all sleep, but we shall all be changed, 52 In a moment, in the twinkling of an eye, at the last trump: for the trumpet shall sound, and the dead shall be raised incorruptible, and we shall be changed;

1 Thessalonians

4: 16 For the Lord himself shall descend from heaven with a shout, with the voice of the archangel, and with the trump of God: and the dead in Christ shall rise first: 17 Then we which are alive and remain shall be caught up together with them in the clouds, to meet the Lord in the air: and so shall we ever be with the Lord.

I pray that you can see that no one has left the earth or been “raptured”, as you say, before the seventh trumpet.

However, God’s elect have foreknowledge and know where the secret place is and when to flee; they are not waiting for “the rapture”.

John 4: 21 Jesus saith unto her, Woman, believe me, the hour cometh, when ye shall neither in this mountain, nor yet at Jerusalem, worship the Father. 22 Ye worship ye know not what: we know what we worship: for salvation is of the Jews. 23 But the hour cometh, and now is, when the true worshippers shall worship the Father in spirit and in truth: for the Father seeketh such to worship him. 24 God is a Spirit: and they that worship him must worship him in spirit and in truth.

Remember: salvation is of the Jew, the true Israelite, to whom Jesus is our Lord, our Savior, our King, our Kinsman Redeemer, our Salvation, the Firstfruit of many brethren. If you would like to know how God’s people will be able to make it through that great and terrible day of the Lord, write me back. I love sharing knowledge.

Sincerely
Tyrone Keelen

JESUS THE UNKNOWN GOD

I have been sitting here thinking, what I should speak/teach regarding the Holy Scriptures as I was going through my class notes I saw the title, “Jesus the Unknown God”. I concluded that this would be the perfect subject to post about.

Everyone says they know Jesus, especially church folks, however, do they really. The Jesus of the Bible did not start with Mary, but is from everlasting to everlasting, Psalms 106:48. You see, no man has ever seen Jesus, John 1:18, only the begotten Son which is in the bosom of the Father, He hath declared Him.

Moses Saw God, Exodus 33:12-23; Exodus 34:1-9, and heard His voice, because when God passed by Moses He proclaimed the name of the Lord. The scripture does not say what name He proclaimed, but we do know that Moses knew God’s name, Exodus 6:2-3. But what name did the Lord proclaim to Moses?

Turn to John 5:37, we read where Jesus the Christ is telling the Jews, “You have never heard the Father’s voice nor seen His shape. Now, Moses heard His voice and saw God’s shape, Exodus 33:23. Jesus also tells us the Father’s name, for Jesus said that He came in the Father’s name. Now, some teach that He is not saying that Jesus is the Father’s name, when He clearly says, “I come in My Father’s name”. If this line of reasoning be the case, “What name did He come in?”
First, let’s take a look at Matthew 28:19. Here we see Jesus telling His disciples to baptize in the name of the Father, and the Son and the Holy Ghost. Well, if we are to baptize in the Father’s name we must know it. Turn to Philippians 2:5-6, these scriptures say when Jesus Christ was in the form of God, He was equal to God.

Let’s find out when Jesus was in the form of God, and what His name was. Turn to Exodus 6:2-3, the Lord tells Moses that His name is Jehovah. He was the One which came down on the mountain and gave them the Ten Commandments, Exodus 19:15-25; Exodus 20:1-17.
He also followed them in the wilderness in a pillar of cloud by day and a pillar of fire by night, Exodus 13:21-22. Now, turn to 1 Corinthians 10:1-4, we read that it was Christ that followed them in the wilderness, when His name was Jehovah. Other Scriptures will tell you how a body was prepared for Him by the Father, Hebrew 10:5, so that He could die for the sins of the people. In Philippians 2:7-10 we read here that God gave him (Jehovah) a name above every name. He (the Father) gave Him (Jehovah) His name Jesus, “that every knee shall bow at the name of Jesus”.

So, we see that the Father gave Jehovah His name when He became man (flesh and blood). The Lord said in Psalms 22:1, 16-18, 22, that He will declare the Father’s name in the midst of the congregation. In Hebrews 2:9, 12, we see that it is Jehovah/Jesus that was made a little lower than the angels for the suffering of death, and that he would declare they name unto my brothers in the midst of the church (Israel). In John 17th chapter, Jesus knew when His hour was come, he prayed to the Father to give back the glory He had with the Father before the world was, John 17:5, and he also revealed the Father’s name to the men that were with Him, John 17:6. He also said that He declared the Father’s name to them (the congregation) and will declare it, John 17:26.

So, I ask, what name did Jesus declare? It is the Father that sent Jesus in His name. So many people kick against the name of Jesus or say that there are other names that are God’s name, but the Lord said that His name would be great among the Gentiles and nations, Malachi 1:11.
All we have to do is find out what name the Gentiles call on and preach about the most and you have found out God’s name. In Isaiah 12:2, we read where Jehovah has become our salvation. When did Jehovah become our salvation? Before we go read it, let’s take a quick detour. Turn to Jeremiah 15:16, the Lord Jehovah said, “I am called by Thy name Lord God of Hosts”. Now, what name would that be?

Let’s read when Jehovah became out salvation, in Acts 4:10, 12, we see that God raised Jesus Christ from the dead. Neither is there salvation in any other name under heaven whereby men might be saved but, Jesus. So what is the name of the one that sent Jehovah? It is the Father whose name is Jesus!

This is the God that no man has ever heard His voice or seen His shape, John 5:37. Jesus tells us throughout the gospel that He was sent by the Father. Jesus tell us, also, that the words that He speaks are not His, but the Father’s, John 14:24, which gave them to Him, Revelation 1:1.
Let’s turn to John 6:38-40. Jesus tells us that He came down to do the will of Him that sent Me. He also says the same thing when he was Jehovah. Turn to Isaiah 48:16, here he tells us that the Lord God hath sent Me. In Zechariah 2:7-11, the Lord tells Israel that the Lord of Host hast sent Him , read verse 8 and you see the Lord is talking about being sent, also, in verse 11, He says the same thing.

Here, if you have any understanding, you can see that Jehovah is telling us that He was sent by Jesus, who is the Father.

You know, what I really do not understand is how people can change or try to change God’s words, like the dietary laws, law of circumcision; the Sabbath day, etc., etc., etc., because these are the Father’s words that He gave to Jehovah, who gave them to us. But people have lied on His (the Father’s) words, Isaiah 24:5. Some think that they can do this and the Father (Jesus) won’t get angry.

Let’s take a look at a time when Jesus (the Father) got angry. In Matthew27:45-51, we read where the Lord Jesus was on the cross and that it god dark at noon. Now why did it get dark from the sixth hour until the ninth hour, over all the land? Then Jesus cried unto the Father and some said let him be “let’s see if Elias will save Him”. After this Jesus cried again and gave up the ghost (died). The veil in the temple ripped and the earth quaked, while they were busy crucifying the Lord, the Father became angry. Turn to Psalms 18:6-12, here we read that the Lord called unto the Father (Jesus) and He heard His voice in His temple and He came down and He was wroth (angry) He made darkness His secret place and rode upon a cherub.

So you can see the Father was angry, and He came down to see what they were doing to His son. Now, you know why it became dark at noonday. That is why Jesus told His son to sit at His right hand until He makes His enemies His footstool, Psalms 110:1.

The Father sits on a throne in Heaven, Revelation 5:1, this is where Jesus is sitting at the right hand of the Father. Jesus never promised us that we would sit with the Father on His throne, as He has, but that we would sit with Him on His throne, Revelation 3:21, the throne that the Father gave Him, Luke 1:26-27, 30-33, the throne of His father David. Let’s just find out where David’s throne is.

In 1 Chronicles 29:26-27, we read that David’s throne is in Jerusalem. So Jesus will pick up His Kingship of Israel when He returns to the Earth, the title that He had before when He was Jehovah. 1 Samuel 8:5-7, 1 Samuel 12:1, 12. We see that Jesus, the Son’s, throne will be in Jerusalem. And Jesus, whom no man has ever seen dwells in Heaven. He is waiting for His creation to become perfect, which the Word will do. Oh yes, the Word is Jehovah, who became flesh. In John 1:1-3, John 1:14, if you look closely at what verses 1-3 are really saying: In the beginning was Jehovah (the Word) and Jehovah (the Word) was with Jesus (Father God), and Jehovah was God, Jehovah has been with Jesus (Father God) from the beginning, and Jehovah (the Word) created all things. Jehovah is also the beginning of Jesus’ (the Father’s) creation, Revelation 3:14.

Now, I want to ask, when did the Father’s creation begin? I thought on the matter and was in church when we were doing a lesson and it was revealed to me. I was giving thought about the creation after reading Revelation 3:14, I was thinking about the Angels, when they were created, I also was thinking about the dinosaurs, which were on the earth and created before Adam on the other side of the first flood, (you know, the one in Genesis 1:1-2), when I realized that flesh and blood can not enter into the Father’s Kingdom, 1 Corinthians 15:50. For you see the Son has a Kingdom that the Father will give Him, Daniel 7:13-14. Now in the Son’s Kingdom there will be spirit beings and flesh and blood beings.

So, I ask, if this is Jehovah’s Kingdom, which will be on the Earth and His Kingdom really began with the creation of Adam and Eve, in Genesis 1 and 2, then when did the Father's Kingdom begin? It began when Jesus rose from the dead. That is when Jesus (who was Jehovah) became the Father’s Son, Romans 1:3-4. He received all power, like the Father has, Matthew 28:18. The Father’s Kingdom will have no flesh and blood creatures, and that is why Jesus told us in John 3:3, except a man be born again he can not see the Kingdom of God (the Father). As Jesus said in Revelation 3:14, He is the beginning of the Father’s creation, in Colossians 1:15 it tells us that Jess is the first born of every creature (Sons of God), that will be in the fathers kingdom (Paradise).

Let’s take a look at the Father’s Kingdom, which will come after Jesus has ruled on the earth for a thousand years, with His Saints, Revelation 20:4. For He must put down all rule and authority and Power, then He will deliver up the Kingdom to the Father, then the end will come,

1 Corinthians 15:24-26, and New Jerusalem, the Father’s Kingdom, will come down from Heaven.

Let us take a look at Jesus’ (the Father’s) Kingdom, in John 14:2 Jesus tells us there are many mansions in His Father’s house. Now if there are many mansions in His (the Father’s) house, who will dwell in them? The Father’s house is the Holy City, Revelation 21:2, New Jerusalem which is in heaven, that will come down to us. This is the City that comes down after the second resurrection, it has twelve gated and at the twelve gates, twelve Angels and the names of the twelve tribes of the children of Israel, Revelation 21:12. The city is laid out as a square, the length of it; the breath of it; and the height of it is the same, 15,000 miles long, 15,000 miles wide, and 15,000 miles high. Can you even imagine buildings that tall?

Paul wrote in 1 Corinthians 2:9, “eye has not seen, nor ear hear what God (the Father) has prepared for them that love Him.

Most people do not know that it is the Father (Jesus) that will burn up the earth with fire, before He brings His kingdom down. This will happen after the Son (Jesus/Jehovah) has reigned on this earth for one thousand years with His Saints, then Satan will be released from his prison, and after the thousand years to go out and deceive the nations. To go up to Jerusalem and attack the camp of the Saints, and fire will come down out of heaven and devour them. 2 Peter 3:6-7, tells us that the world that was destroyed by water; will be destroyed by fire, then comes the Judgment Day for all who cam not up in the first resurrection.

So you see it is the Father who sent fire down from heaven, because Jesus is already on the Earth. After the earth is cleansed, then New Jerusalem will come down, and the nations which are saved shall walk in the light of it, Revelation21:24. These nations are not flesh and blood, but Spirits for flesh and blood can not enter the Father’s Kingdom.

The Son, (Jehovah) come to the Earth on the seventh day. The Father (Jesus) comes to the earth on the eighth day. Yes, I said the eighth day, which the Pastors, Priests, Shepherds do not teach people. Read Leviticus 23:36-39, it tell about the Eighth Day, which represents the starting of something new; the beginning of another week. You can go The Israel of God’s website, to get the lesson on the Eighth Day, which was observed on October 21, 2008.

All things were given by the Father to Jesus (Son/Jehovah), John 12:49-50. Read 1 John 5:7, 10, as we read, we see that the Father gave Jesus the record. Turn to Revelation 1:1, here we read the same thing, that the Father gave the Son the record.

Now I do not claim to know how at the beginning Jehovah and Jesus took counsel on who would become the Father and who would become the Son, because they were equal. If you turn to Psalms 55:14 it tells us that they took sweet counsel together and walked unto the house of God in company. Have you ever wondered who it was that is sitting on a throne in Revelation 5:1, holding a Book in His right hand? We know that the Lamb took the Book out of the right hand of Him that sat upon the throne, Revelation 5:5-7, it is the Father, His name is Jesus. When we pray we pray to the Father in heaven asking Him to bring His Kingdom to Earth, Matthew 6:9-13.

In closing, I hope someone has gotten an understanding of the Godhead—Jehovah and Jesus—Jehovah became flesh and took on the name of Jesus—which is the Father’s name—the Father which NO MAN has seen or heard at any time, John 1:18.

If you have any questions, please ask!

Until the next time, Peace,
Brother Tyrone

THE MEMORIAL OF THE BLOWING OF TRUMPETS

I was talking to a neighbor about scriptures when he made a statement that “Gabriel will blow the horn when Jesus comes for us in the rapture”, I asked, “Can you read that to me?” He said it’s in Revelation somewhere and that he would find it and read it to me.

We then started talking about the Great trumpet or at least I did. I said do you know that there are seven Angels that have seven trumpets, in Revelation 8:2? He looked at me, funny, you know a puzzled look, a look that said “What are you talking about?” I said, “Well when you have time we will sit down and read the scriptures, and we will rightly divide the scriptures.
Well we have not sat down yet.

However, it got me to thinking about how many people do not know about the trumpets of God. Well, let’s go to the Holy Scriptures, and read about them. Turn to Leviticus 23:1-2, 4, we read that the Lord is telling Moses to speak to Israel concerning His (the Lord’s) Feasts. God to Leviticus 23:23-25, the Lord tells Moses to tell the children of Israel to observe the Memorial of the Blowing of Trumpets. “You shall have a Holy convocation, in the seventh month; the first day of the month.” Now this is just one of the Lord’s Sabbath Days, the one this post will be looking at. It is part of the Lord’s Plan.

Turn to Exodus 19:10-11, the Lord tells Moses to tell the people that the Lord was coming down on Mount Sinai, and the Lord came down, Exodus 19:14-19. And the trumpet sounded announcing the coming of the Lord/King.

So now we know that the trumpets announce the coming of the Lord. We will look at this further as we journey through the scriptures. Now turn to Numbers 31:1-6, we read that trumpets also are used to sound a battle. In the sixth chapter of Joshua we read that Israel is about to attack Jericho, for the Lord had given Jericho into the hands of Joshua, and that all the men of war should march around the city once a day for six days, and seven priests shall have seven trumpets and they shall march around the city for six days blowing the trumpets.

The people were commanded not to shout until the seventh day, when they would march around the city seven times and on the seventh go round the people would shout when the seven trumpets sounded and the wall fell down flat. The people went in and took the city of Jericho. Here we see seven priests given seven trumpets to sound at the fall of Jericho, which signals the beginning of the end of the Canaanite empire, Joshua 3:10.

Turn to Revelation 5:6, we read about the seven seals, which represent the beginning of the Great Tribulation. We will read more on the seven seals later, now turn to Revelation 8:1-2, and read about seven Angels being given seven Trumpets, Revelation 8:6. There was also seven Angels given seven golden vials full of the wrath of God, Revelation 15:1, 6-7. Most people do not know about the seven trumpets of the Lord, they are taught about only one trumpet, which is the seventh and last trumpet.

However there is much to happen before that trumpet is blown. They are never taught about the Angels that have the seven vials of wrath. That is why the Lord has a Sabbath called the Memorial of the Blowing of Trumpets, because this Sabbath is a part of the shadows of things to come, Colossians 2:16-17. This is what Paul was speaking of when he spoke of the Sabbath days, Trumpets that the seven Angels sound is the end of the Great Tribulation, Revelation 11:15, and man’s rule of this system of things. I could go into greater detail about the seven seals, seven trumpets, and seven golden vials of the wrath of God, but you can join us in keep this Sabbath Day on

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ISRAEL, The Woman In Revelation Chapter Twelve

Update: 7/31/08 Post Continued

Now here we see that the church in Luke 4:13-16, is still the same church that Moses was in, in the wilderness. What most people do not know is that the LORD was also in that church, and walked among the congregation of Israel, Deuteronomy 23:12-14, Leviticus 26:11-12.

And when the Lord came in the flesh, He came as an Israelite (Jew) and walked among the Jews (Israelites). He came to teach the children of Israel, only. In Matthew 15:21-28 Jesus tells the woman that He is sent unto the lost sheep of Israel, only. The Lord first has to gather and teach His people, before He gathers the rest of the children of Adam. The Israelites are to teach all the son's of Adam about God. That is why He told His disciples in Matthew 10:1, 5-6, "Go not in the way of the Gentiles, but go rather to the lost sheep of the house of Israel. He first must gather and teach and judge the House of Israel, which is the house of God, 1 Peter 4:17.

So, if you want salvation you have to become a part of Israel, because Israel is the church, Ephesians 2:11-13, 18-20. You must become a part of the Commonwealth of Israel. The foundation is built upon the Apostles and Prophets, with Jesus Christ being the Chief Cornerstone.

The true church keeps the Lord's Sabbaths; seventh day of the week; all of the Sabbath days (feasts) listed in Leviticus 23; also, keeps the dietary laws listed in Deuteronomy 14 and Leviticus 11. His church keeps His commandments, in fact, they keep the law, which is every word that proceeds out of the mouth of the Lord, Deuteronomy 8:3; Matthew 4:4.

Lastly, even when you reach the last book of the Bible, you see that Holy City, the Father's Kingdom, New Jerusalem, coming down out of Heaven having twelve gates with the names of the twelve tribes of Israel, each one written on each gate, Revelation 21:2, 10-12. So, you must be a part of Israel to live in this City.

Just a word of caution before you think or speak those suicidal words, "Jesus did away with the law" or "That was the Old Covenant, we are under the New Covenant" please, please, pay close attention when you read Leviticus 23, the Lord tells us to observe His feasts for ever!!

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Bro Tyrone

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Memorial of the Blowing of the Trumpets

Leviticus 23:23-24

JESUS said, THREE DAYS, AND THREE NIGHTS!!

Please know that I will be continuing the next installment of,

ISRAEL, The Woman In Revelation Chapter Twelve

@ Daniel Chew

I looked at the reference that you referred me to, Mike Ratliff, which was posted in March, in which he just counted backwards to falsely verify his errant understanding of Jesus’ resurrection. Well, after reading it; please know that he is also in error about what day the Lord was crucified on. I can not believe that people in these last days still try to mislead people. For example, Jesus said in Matthew 12:39-40, that the son of man would be in the heart of the earth for three days and three nights.

Turn to Jonah 1:17, it says Jonah was in the belly of the fish, three days and three nights. Now this was the sign that Jesus gave to” an adulteress generation”, and you still can not even get that right.

You keep talking about Jewish timing, but Jesus spoke of the LORD’s time. Turn to Genesis 1:3-5, 8, 13, we see that it was first dark (night/evening) and then light (day/morning), which is one day. Now if you look real close you will see three nights and three days. Now that was set in the first chapter of Genesis, you know, “in the beginning”; Genesis 1:1.

Let’s turn to Leviticus 23:1-7, we read that the Lord spoke to Moses to tell the children of Israel about His feasts, which shall be Holy convocations. The Lord said on the fourteenth day of the first month at evening is the Lord’s Passover and on the fifteenth day is the Feast of Unleavened Bread for seven days. The first and the seventh day are Sabbath days; we see that the day after the Passover was the first day of the feast of Unleavened Bread which is a Sabbath. The Passover is always held on the fourteenth day of the first month, Exodus 1:7. So, how is it that from year to year now, it is inferred that the Passover is always held on Friday, or that Jesus died on “Good Friday” and not in the middle of the week as stated in Daniel 9:27.

Yes, He was cut off in the middle of the week. This is a two-fold prophecy, meaning a literal week and a prophetic week, more on this later. Now the middle of the week is Wednesday. Let’s take a look at when Jesus died and at what hour.

Turn to Matthew 27:45-50, it states in the scriptures that it was dark over all the land from the sixth hour until the ninth hour. That is from noon until 3:00 pm. Thereby Jesus died in the ninth hour (3:00pm) on Wednesday, the middle of the week, on Passover; Luke 23:44-45.

Now, if you do not believe prophecy—“the Messiah will be cut off in the middle of the week”, and teach otherwise, you blaspheme the Holy Spirit (Matthew 12:31-32). The scriptures say that the Lord died at 3:00 pm in the afternoon.

Let’s take a look at when they got Him off the cross. Joseph of Arimathea went to Pilate and begged for the body of Jesus, Luke 23:50-54, and took Him down and wrapped His body in linen and laid it in the sepulchre as the Sabbath drew near. So Jesus was in the grave before sundown, when the Sabbath begins. Are we clear that this was not the weekly Sabbath?

Turn to John 19:31, the Jews asked Pilate for the bodies, Jesus and the two thieves, which were crucified with Him so that the bodies would not be on the cross, when the High Sabbath started which was the first night of the Feast of Unleavened Bread.

In Deuteronomy 21:22-23, we read that if a man is put to death, he shall not stay on the tree all night, but shall be buried that day. So now, we understand why the Jews had to bury Him before the next day started, so that the land would not be defiled, nor, the High Sabbath defiled, Exodus 12:15-16.

You can not do any work in the first day and the seventh day of the Feast of Unleavened Bread, which starts at sunset, when it becomes dark. They had to get them, Jesus and the two thieves off the crosses and buried before the Sabbath (High) began.

I do not understand how someone can count from Wednesday night to Saturday and come up with more than three nights and three days. However, I see some people really try to make the Word of God fit their theology, to their own destruction. The truth of the matter is that Jesus died at 3:00 pm, Wednesday and rose Saturday sometime before dark, before the weekly Sabbath began.

Now, the problem really is that no one understands God’s plan. Let us take a look at Pentecost and when it is observed. Now, this that you are about to hear is meat, not milk, in the Word. So, bear with me and keep an open mind so that you can see and hear with your spiritual eyes and ears. Even Pentecost points to the day Jesus was crucified on. The Lord does nothing in vain!

Turn to Leviticus 23rd chapter. If you understood this chapter you would understand the plan of God. Let’s start at verses :9-12, in these scriptures it talks of the first-fruits of your harvest that you shall bring to the Priest and he shall wave the sheaf before the Lord to be accepted for you: on the morrow after the Sabbath the Priest shall wave it.

After the Priest waves the first-fruit and it is accepted by the Lord, you shall count unto you on the morrow after the Sabbath; Leviticus 23:15-16. From the day that you brought the wave offering seven Sabbaths shall be complete, even the morrow after the seventh Sabbath shall you number fifty days.

Now, I know this may seem hard, right now, but bear with me and you will understand, for we must go “here a little and there a little”, Isaiah 29:9-10, 13. What we just got through reading was about how many days you must count after the Lord accepts your offering, on the day after the Sabbath, (which is the first day of the week), count fifty days and it always comes up on the first day of the week, which is called Pentecost (fifty) or the Feast of Weeks.

I know that you are wondering, “What does this have to do with Jesus’ crucifixion and resurrection?”, just keep reading. Just as the Lamb was used for the Passover to represent Jesus, so does the first fruit offering that is waved on the first day of the week, represent Jesus.

Turn to 1 Corinthians 15:20, 23, here we read that in verse 20, Jesus is risen from the dead and is become the first fruit of them that sleep (are dead). Turn to John 20: 1-2, 11-18, we read that on the first day of the week cometh Magdalene early when it was yet dark and found the sepulchre empty. Then two angels told her “He is risen”, Luke 24:2-6. After this she turned around and saw Jesus. Jesus said to her in John 20:17-18, “woman touch me not for I have not ascended to My Father and your Father, to My God and your God”. She then went and told the disciples that she had seen the Lord.

Now Jesus had risen from the grave before the sun came up on the first day of the week and had not yet ascended to the Father, which is why Mary could not touch Him because He had not yet been waved (accepted) before the Father as the First Fruit from the grave. Then later that same day at evening, being the first day of the week, Jesus appeared unto the disciples and stood in the midst of them. Other scriptures tell how they touched and handled Him when He appeared to them that same day at evening, Luke 24:36-39, 1 John 1:1.

Now, let’s count the Sabbaths after He was waved, on the first day of the week, which is Sunday. We count starting with the next Sabbath, counting seven Sabbaths, Saturday is the seventh day of the week, so count seven Saturdays and one more day which would be the first day of the week, the day of Pentecost, Acts 2:1, it also is called the Feast of Weeks, Deuteronomy 16:10, it is also called the Feast of Harvest, Exodus 23:14-16.

I know that you are wondering, “What has all this to do with the Passover?” Let’s get back to counting fifty days on the morrow after the Sabbath. You must start on the first day of the week, and you will finish on the first day of the week.

Now, let me show you how God’s plan can be fully proven: count back fifty days and you come to the first day of the week, the day the Lord was waved before the Father as the First Fruit and was accepted. The scriptures say in Matthew 12:39-40 that the Lord would be in the heart of the earth (the grave) three days and three nights, now let’s continue counting backwards from Pentecost (fifty)—we will count back tree more days.

Starting with Saturday, in the day, because He had already risen before the first day of the week, He rose at the end of the Sabbath, Matthew 28:1, 6, Mark 16:1-2, 6, Luke 24:1-3, 6-7, John 20:1-2. Jesus rose on Saturday evening just before dark. Let’s start our count from when he was in the grave –the heart of the earth. He was in the grave Saturday in the daytime ; He was in the grave Friday in the daytime; He was in the grave Thursday in the daytime. He was in the grave for three days in the daytime.

Let’s count the nights, we can’t count Saturday night because he was risen, “while it was yet dark”, John 20:1,. He was in the grave Friday night; Thursday night; Wednesday night, now we have counted the three nights. After counting backwards we find that the Passover was on Wednesday that year.

There is much more that I can share with you, such as what the eighth day signifies—the beginning of something new. However, this post is a response to Brother Sicarii’s post "It Just Doesn’t Add Up", in which my Sister was attacked and slandered because of the Word of God. I started making this a reply to a response of Daniel Chew, who referred me to a post by Mike Ratliff, who knows no more that he does.

God’s Word is rock solid, it is not vain, nor void!

I hope that those of you, who are truly seeking to understand the plan of God, will gain an understanding from this post. If you have any questions, just ask.

Peace,
Brother Tyrone

ISRAEL, The Woman In Revelation Chapter Twelve

Jesus told the woman that salvation was of the Jews, (Israelites).

Now, ask yourself, of all the different religions why none of them ever speak of the Lord's congregation? You know, the one where the Lord spoke to Moses saying, "Speak to the congregation of Israel; Exodus 12:3. As you can see the LORD called Israel His congregation, (church). Some people say the church started on Pentecost; Acts 2nd chapter, after Jesus' resurrection.

However, this is not so. The Jews (Israelites) were keeping the Feast of Weeks (Pentecost), as they had been doing since they were in the wilderness, after coming out of Egypt; Leviticus 23:15-21. Also, If you read very carefully, you will notice that there were only Jews (Israelites) at the feast spoken of in the second chapter of Acts.

Now turn to Acts 7:31-38. We read where Moses was in the church in the wilderness. So, now we can see that the churh did not start on Pentecost, right?

If Moses was in the church in the wilderness, Israel must be the church? If Israel is the church in the Old Testament, the who is the church in the New Testament? Where is the true church today? When Jesus came down out of the mountains after forty (40) days, He started teaching the people. "He went into the synagogue on the Sabbath day, (seventh day of the week), as His custom was".

Now here we see that the church in Luke 4:13-16, is still the same church that Moses was in, in the wilderness. What most people do not know is that the LORD was also in that church, and walked among the congregation of Israel.

To Be Continued

Brother Ty

ISRAEL, The Woman In Revelation Chapter Twelve

Part Three

When I last posted I was talking about the woman in the twelfth chapter of Revelation, which is the nation of Israel. Israel is the Lord’s Church and Jesus will become King of Israel as He was before (Luke 1:26-33). Jesus will sit on David’s throne and reign over the house of Jacob (Israel) for ever. For the Lord gave all His laws and statutes to Israel (Jews) and the promises, Romans 9:1-5.

God gave the job of teaching the rest of the sons of Adam about Him to the Israelites. Turn to Deuteronomy 7:6, Exodus 19:5-6. We see that the Lord told Israel: “If you obey My voice and keep My covenant, then you shall be a peculiar treasure to Me, and be above all people, and you shall be to Me a kingdom of priests, an holy nation".

So, you see Israel is called to be the priest to the rest of the sons of Adam. He gave no other nation His commandments; He only spoke to Israel. Psalms 147:19-20, tells us that He showed His word and His statutes to Israel (Jacob) and that He had not done so with any other nation.

Turn to Amos 3:1-2, which tells us that the Lord told Israel the whole family that He brought up from the land of Egypt, saying, “You only have I known of all the families of the earth. Therefore I will punish you for all your iniquities, because I raised up your sons for prophets, and of your young men for Nazarites".

So, as you can see Israel was given the word that they would teach God’s Word to the rest of the families of the earth. No one ever pays attention to what Jesus told the woman at the well:

John 9:

22Ye worship ye know not what: we know what we worship: for salvation is of the Jews.
23But the hour cometh, and now is, when the true worshippers shall worship the Father in Spirit and in truth: for the Father seeketh such to worship him.
24God is a Spirit: and they that worship him must worship him in spirit and in truth.

To be continued….

Peace,
Brother Tyrone

Who Is The Woman in Revelation 17?

Part three of the ISRAEL: The Woman In Revelation Chapter Twelve, will be forth coming, very shortly. However, I asked a question at the end of Part two, which no one has endeavored to answer. Therefore I pose the question again.


I ask once again: If this woman in Revelation 12, who christendom says is Mary,(but is actually the Lord’s Church), who is the woman in Revelation 17:1-6?


Surely someone can tell me this, one of you who says that the woman in Revelation 12 is Mary.

ISRAEL, The Woman In Revelation Chapter Twelve

Part Two

Now, let us take a close look at this “Queen of Heaven”, that people say is Mary and let’s see how long she has been around, turn to Jeremiah 7:18.

We see the children of Israel making cakes and pouring out drink offerings to the “Queen of Heaven". This was done in the days of Jeremiah. So you can see that the “Queen of Heaven” has been around even before Mary was born.

They say that Mary is in heaven, but the Scriptures say different. Turn to John 3:13, Jesus said no man has ascended up to Heaven, but He who came down from Heaven. Jesus also told us that where He is we can not come; John 7:33-34; also in John 8:21; John 13:33, that we could not go to where He is.

Now turn back to Revelation 12:6, 13-17; we see that the woman did not go to Heaven but fled into the wilderness for three and a half years. This is because she is the church, the congregation of all the children of Israel; Exodus 16:1. For Moses was in that church that was in the wilderness; Acts 7:38.

This woman that fled into the wilderness is fleeing from Great Tribulation, which has not happened yet so this is prophecy which is speaking of future events. The same events which Daniel spoke of in Daniel 12:1 and that Jesus talked about in Matthew 24:15-22. This woman is the Lord’s Church, also called the twelve tribes of Israel.

This woman that fled into the wilderness, are those that have the knowledge of what to do when the Great Tribulation comes, and those of her seed that are left behind were only lukewarm, at that time; Revelation 12:17. "These are they that keep the commandments of God and have the testimony of Jesus", whom the Dragon turns on to make war "on the remnant of her seed".

Let’s continue on about who this woman is. We know from reading Genesis 37:9-10, that this is the family of Israel. Israel gave birth to a Son, who was to rule all nations, with a rod of iron; Revelation 12:5. Even before that happened the Lord said, “My mother’s children were angry with Me”; Song of SongSolomon 1:6, “they made Me the keeper of the vineyards. But My own vineyard have I not kept”. So, here we see the Lord calling His mother a vineyard.

Let’s take a look at this vineyard that is the Lord’s. Turn to Isaiah 5:1-7, we see that the Lord’s vineyard is the house of Israel, and the men of Judah His pleasant plant. We now know who His mother’s children are, they are Israel, also, let us not forget that Jesus is an Israelite.

Turn back to Revelation 12:17, if this woman is Mary who is the remnant of her seed? Let’s take a look at some of this woman’s children, in Isaiah 66:5-8. We read where the woman brought forth not only a man child but a whole nation in one day. This will happen when Jesus returns and gathers the remnant of the woman’s seed out of all nations; Jeremiah 23:2-3, 8 and Jeremiah 29:14.

We can see that the woman is the Church (Israel) and that Jesus is the Head of the Church; Ephesians 5:23. Turn to Luke 1:26-33, we read where Mary is told that she shall have a Son and He would reign over the House of Jacob (Israel), for ever, this is the Church. So, with just a few scriptures I pray that you see that the woman in Revelation 12:1-2, is the Nation of Israel; the congregation of the Lord, and not Mary. The woman in Revelation 12 is also called the Lord’s Bride/Wife.

I ask once again: If this woman in Revelation 12, who christendom says is Mary, (but is the Lord’s Church), who is the woman in Revelation 17:1-6?

Surely someone can tell me this, one of you who says that the woman in Revelation 12 is Mary.

TO BE CONTINUED