The world cannot understand the things of God to them it is nonsense. God has given them over to a reprobate mind. All they can think or do is evil. Only the Spirit of GOD can reveal TRUTH to anyone. Anyone who is without GOD is without hope, and subject to sin and death.
We all look at the world and are filled with questions. His ways are not our ways and his thoughts are not our thoughts. His thoughts are so much higher than ours. He saw the end from the beginning. He has been working all things together for the good of those who choose to love HIM.
When all things have played out according to His plan we will all see HIM as He is and we will understand because we will know as we are known.
One thing we can be sure of right now is that the world is fast approaching its expiration date. The State of Israel exists today because that is the WILL OF GOD. There will be a TEMPLE and THE MESSIAH WILL COME very soon.
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CHOSEN OF GOD
CHOSEN OF GOD Originally Posted 9/5/15; updated 9/10; Updated 9/24/18 This article has been on my heart for a long time. It breaks my heart as I know it breaks God’s heart to see the anti-Semitism that is still raging around the world and getting worse every day. Hear me, believe me, it is imperative … Click Here to Read More
THIRD TEMPLE
For centuries there have been those who hoped, dreamed and prayed for the Third Temple to be built. For generations there have been people and groups laboring to raise the money and build political support for the Temple. For decades now artisans have been creating the articles, the furniture and the decorations for the Temple … Click Here to Read More
Ready for the 3rd TEMPLE
Let me ask you a question: If the plan of REDEMPTION was God’s plan from the beginning (and it was) and as the Bible reveals in the book of Isaiah the Redeemer was to be crucified… then there had to be a Rome, there had to be a Sanhedrin, there had to be a Pontius … Click Here to Read More
TIME TO WATCH THE TEMPLE MOUNT
YOU CANNOT LOVE GOD and hate his Chosen People. There is no such thing as REPLACEMENT THEOLOGY. If you believe that somehow the Jews have been rejected and replaced, than you do not understand GOD and His WORD. If you do not understand the WORD, than you do not know JESUS CHRIST/Yashuah HaMaschiach, because HE … Click Here to Read More
RED HEIFER UPDATES April 2024
UPDATED ADDED 4/5/24; 4/23/24 Folks we know that for many years now, the Kohanim have been preparing for the Temple Service and the builders have been working beneath the Temple mount constructing parts of the Temple. Everything has been moving forward and the current events have increased the pace. The signs are everywhere that we … Click Here to Read More
WILDFIRE RED HEIFER?
UPDATE ADDED 3/4/24 FOLKS, This is a very short post. I just felt compelled to share it. I really believe GOD is speaking a special message to us. The first thing I saw today when I opened my Youtube feed was the following video Thumbnail. I was immediately struck with the blood splat visual. I … Click Here to Read More
YEAR OF REDEMPTION?
We are in the time of the Appointed Feast called Rosh Hashanah. Rosh Hashanah is generally known as the Jewish New year, but is the Feast of Trumpets according to Scripture. In Israel it is known as the Jewish New Year. The most exciting thing about this Holiday is that it is the beginning of … Click Here to Read More
Could be the most important Resurrection weekend ever!
Greetings guests, readers, friends and family in Christ. I did not want to fail to bring to your attention the things that may occur this weekend. Remember that though the Jew in control in Israel are of the Pharisees and Sadducees.. those who follow the RABBINIC law which arose out of Babylon… they are still … Click Here to Read More
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What Does the Parable of the Fig Tree Have to Do with Israel?
In the Bible, the fig tree is a representation of Israel. The olive tree also represents Israel, but Jesus specifically speaks of the change in the fig tree in Matthew 24 as a sign of the end-times.
Why does Jesus talk about a fig tree in Matthew 24?
A fig tree has a regular pattern that it follows for budding and producing a harvest. It reveals a sign that the seasons are changing to all those who are around and pay attention. The branches become tender and shoot forth leaves. This is the sign that summer is near.
The fig tree is the last of the trees to bud; therefore, when it starts to change, we can expect a rapid shift in the atmosphere.
Summer is the precursor to the harvest season of autumn. Summer is a time when idols can often impact our worship and time with the Lord. We frequently get “out of routine,” and our focus drifts elsewhere.
As a result, when harvest season approaches, there can be a lack of “good crops.”
Here is the problem. When we fail to open our eyes to what the fig tree is doing, we can miss out on the patterns God wants to reveal to us so we can see His timeline.
This is why it’s so important to watch the fig tree!
Matthew 24 | The Parable of the Fig Tree
“‘Now learn this parable from the fig tree: When its branch has already become tender and puts forth leaves, you know that summer is near. So you also, when you see all these things, know that it is near—at the doors! Assuredly, I say to you, this generation will by no means pass away till all these things take place. Heaven and earth will pass away, but My words will by no means pass away.’”—Matthew 24:32-35
The Parable of the Fig Tree and Israel
The Bible often uses the fig tree to describe the abundance of the land in Israel. The Lord showed the prophet Jeremiah that the “good figs” would be brought back to their land and He would plant them there for good, never to be pulled up again.
- “The Lord showed me, and there were two baskets of figs set before the temple of the Lord… One basket had very good figs, like the figs that are first ripe; and the other basket had very bad figs which could not be eaten, they were so bad. Then the Lord said to me, ‘What do you see, Jeremiah?’“And I said, ‘Figs, the good figs, very good; and the bad, very bad, which cannot be eaten, they are so bad.’“Again the word of the Lord came to me, saying, ‘Thus says the Lord, the God of Israel: “Like these good figs, so will I acknowledge those who are carried away captive from Judah, whom I have sent out of this place for their own good, into the land of the Chaldeans. For I will set My eyes on them for good, and I will bring them back to this land; I will build them and not pull them down, and I will plant them and not pluck them up.”’”—Jeremiah 24:1, 2-6
- “I found Israel like grapes in the wilderness; I saw your fathers as the firstfruits on the fig tree in its first season.”—Hosea 9:10
When you look at these two passages through the lens of Matthew 24, you begin to see how God is preparing the land of Israel for a physical and spiritual harvest.
The Parable of the Fig Tree and World Events
There’s something else about the parable of the fig tree that helps us gain insight and knowledge when it comes to world events.
The fig tree reveals what is happening in regard to the change in seasons. It naturally responds to God’s patterns on His calendar. The same can be said for Israel as the fig tree and how it responds to the prophetic and political seasons. When you see the “branches become tender and put forth leaves,” it is a picture of preparation, restoration, and abundance.
If you want to understand the events of the world and God’s timeline for restoration, then look at Israel.
Just as Jesus said, “… you will know it is near—at the doors!”
How Is God Restoring Israel?
God is restoring Israel and fulfilling biblical prophecy in many ways…
- Israel’s statehood on May 14, 1948
- Trump’s opening of the United States Embassy in Jerusalem on May 14, 2018
- The ongoing transformation of the once barren land into a blooming dessert, according to Isaiah 35:1
These events beg the question: What is next?
Though we do not know the details, we can rest in the fact that God has Israel’s destiny written in the books of Heaven.
When we understand God’s Word and see how He is faithful in fulfilling all of His promises, it stirs our spirits to get involved.
When we understand the importance of Israel, seeing her as the “fig tree” and a sign that summer is near, we have a choice to put roots in the same soil that is creating an abundant crop in her.
When we do, we get to take part in God’s prophetic restoration that leads to the return of the King!
What Blinds Us from Seeing the Prophetic Significance of the Parable of the Fig Tree?
That which can blind us from seeing the tender branch and budding leaves is when we become consumed with our own affairs and fail to see God’s bigger picture as it relates to the nations. Once we start to look for His signs and seasons, we will “see all these things.”
What Should We Do When We See the Leaves of the Fig Tree?
We should prepare, but we should also rejoice in the coming restoration of all things. We prepare by sowing seeds into Israel and by giving our faith tangible roots in the Holy Land.
We have nothing to fear. We can look forward in expectation to be blessed as we bless Israel. Let us surrender and follow God’s plan of restoration.
“Now I saw a new heaven and a new earth, for the first heaven and the first earth had passed away. Also there was no more sea. Then I, John, saw the holy city, New Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from God, prepared as a bride adorned for her husband… Then He who sat on the throne said, ‘Behold, I make all things new.’ And He said to me, ‘Write, for these words are true and faithful.’”—Revelation 21:1-2, 5
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What is the fig tree prophecy?
The fig tree prophecy is a reference to part of Jesus’ Olivet Discourse recorded in Matthew 24, Mark 13, and Luke 21. Below is what Jesus said:
“Now learn this lesson from the fig tree: As soon as its twigs get tender and its leaves come out, you know that summer is near. Even so, when you see all these things, you know that it is near, right at the door. Truly I tell you, this generation will certainly not pass away until all these things have happened. Heaven and earth will pass away, but my words will never pass away” (Matthew 24:32–35).
Fig trees were common in Israel, and it could be that there was a fig tree nearby as Jesus used this illustration of the signs of the end times. The appearance of leaves on the fig tree heralded the onset of summer; similarly, the appearance of all the things Jesus had just described would herald the second coming and the end of the age.
Note the wording of the fig tree prophecy: Jesus says that, when people see all the signs, then the end is near. What are all the signs? Here’s what Jesus had mentioned up to that point:
• many false messiahs will come (Matthew 24:5)• there will be wars and rumors of wars (verse 6)
• nations will rise against each other (verse 7)
• there will be famines and earthquakes around the world (verse 7)
• Christians will face persecution and death (verse 9)
• many professed believers will turn away from the faith and betray each other (verse 10)
• many false prophets will deceive masses of people (verses 11, 24)
• wickedness will increase (verse 12)
• the love of most will grow cold (verse 12)
• the gospel will be preached to the whole world (verse 14)
• the abomination of desolation will stand in the holy place of the temple (verse 15; cf. Daniel 9:27)
• there will be a time of great distress, unequaled in the history of the world (verse 21)
• there will be signs in the heavens affecting the sun, moon, and stars (verse 29)
• the sign of the Son of Man will appear in heaven (verse 30)
According to the fig tree prophecy, “when you see all these things, you can know his return is very near, right at the door” (Matthew 24:33, NLT). There were some present when Jesus spoke this that saw some of the things Jesus prophesied (false teachers and persecution, for example), but His return will not occur until all of those things are seen. We consider the events Jesus lists as corresponding to the seal judgments of Revelation 6.
Jesus goes on to say, “Truly I tell you, this generation will certainly not pass away until all these things have happened” (Matthew 24:34). The generation that Jesus speaks of “not passing” until He returns is a future generation, namely, the people living when the predicted events occur. They are the people alive in the future when all the events of Matthew 24—25 take place.
In other words, the people who will see the start of those events will be the same people who see the end of those events. As one scholar puts it, “The generation that sees the beginning of the end, also sees its end. When the signs come, they will proceed quickly; they will not drag on for many generations. It will happen within a generation” (Bock, D., Luke 9:51—24:53, Baker Academic, 1996, pp. 1691–92).
This sequence of events hasn’t happened yet. To use Jesus’ illustration, the leaves of the fig tree have not yet emerged. When they do, the world can know that Jesus is coming soon.
We should distinguish between the rapture of the church and the second coming of Christ. The fig tree prophecy concerns the second coming, not the rapture. The second coming is preceded by signs, just as summer is preceded by the fig leaves. But the rapture of the church could occur at any moment. There are no signs that must precede it.
Also, we don’t know when the events of Matthew 24 will occur. “About that day or hour no one knows,” Jesus said (Matthew 24:36). So we don’t know if anyone alive today will see all these signs. We believe we are getting closer to that time—we certainly aren’t getting farther away—and we pray, “Thy kingdom come” (Matthew 6:10, KJV). As we wait and pray and observe the “birth pains“ (Matthew 24:8), we remember the fig tree prophecy.
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Time to Build the Third Temple
The building of the Third Temple on the Temple Mount in Jerusalem
by Rick Brinegar & Dave Robbins
Many of the events prophesied to occur in the end time will be recognizable. These will include the catastrophic Sixth Trumpet War, a peace agreement in the Middle East, the establishment of a world government and one-world religious system, and the implementation of the global-numbering system commonly referred to as the Mark of the Beast.
For those who follow Bible prophecy, once these events occur there will be no denying that we are living in the last days. But most people will view them as a natural progression of current affairs in today’s society since some of these prophecies will take years to culminate.
Whether an individual understands prophecy or not, nothing will compare to one particular prophecy—the building of the Third Temple on the Temple Mount in Jerusalem. Some deny that a Jewish temple ever stood on the Temple Mount, but the Bible and history easily prove that theory wrong.
Antonio Guterres, the new Secretary General of the United Nations, raised quite a ruckus among the Palestinians when on January 21, he stated that it is “completely clear that the temple the Romans destroyed in Jerusalem (in 70 AD) was a Jewish temple.”
Throughout time, two Jewish temples have stood atop the Temple Mount in Jerusalem. With the fulfillment of many of the end time prophecies converging at the same time, and with current efforts calling for the building of the Third Temple, it is very likely that we will see construction begin before too long.
Historical Proof of the Temples
Many articles, history books, and encyclopedias state that, “Jewish tradition says…” or, “The Bible says…” that throughout time two Jewish temples have stood on the Temple Mount—thus denoting a hint of skepticism. However, all one has to do is look up the historical invasions and conquests of Jewish history to find proof of the first two Jewish temples.
The World Book Encyclopedia, Copyright 1982, Volume 11 describes it in this manor:
Invasions and Conquests – “In 587 B.C. the Babylonians conquered the southern kingdom of Judah, destroyed the temple (First Temple) in Jerusalem, and took many Jews to Babylonia as prisoners. In 539 B.C. King Cyrus of Persia conquered Babylonia, and he allowed the Jewish exiles to return to Judah the next year. The Jews then rebuilt their temple (Second Temple).”
Roman Rule – “In 63 B.C., the Romans conquered Judah, also called Judea, and made it a Roman province. Roman rule was so harsh that many Jews left Judea to escape its domination. The Jews revolted in 66 A.D. and drove out the Romans for a brief time. But in 70 A.D., the Roman General Titus conquered Jerusalem, destroyed the Second Temple, and took many Jewish captives to Rome. A memorial called the Arch of Titus in Rome symbolizes the Roman victory over the Jews. The Western Wall in Jerusalem (Wailing Wall) is all that remains of the ancient temple.”
The Bible, which is the greatest history book ever written, records the building and destruction of both the First and Second Temples. Historical accounts of the Babylonian invasion of Judea and the First Jewish Revolt against the Romans, provide even further proof of those two Jewish structures.
The accuracy of the Bible, both historically and prophetically, is amazing. Just as we can prove the first two temples existed, the same certainty can then be applied to the building of the prophesied Third Temple.
Third Temple
The Bible prophesies, in many places, that a Third Temple will be built in the near future. In Matthew 24:1-2, Jesus tells His disciples that the Second Temple would be utterly destroyed.
From Matthew 24:3 throughout the rest of the chapter, Jesus sat on the Mount of Olives overlooking the Second Temple, while He prophesied of events that would occur near the time of His Second Coming.
In Matthew 24:15, Jesus described an event known as the Abomination of Desolation. The Abomination of Desolation is when the Antichrist stands in the temple claiming to be God. Jesus told His disciples that the Abomination of Desolation would transpire in the “holy place”.
Matthew 24:15, “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)…”
The disciples knew Jesus was talking about a future event that would take place in a future temple because (1) He had just told them that the current temple was going to be destroyed (2) His prophecy of the Abomination of Desolation was foretold to occur at the end of the age, not during their era.
In II Thessalonians 2, Paul describes the Abomination of Desolation, but states that the Antichrist will actually sit in the “Temple of God”.
II Thessalonians 2:3-4, “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; 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.”
Both Jesus and the Apostle Paul prophesied that the Abomination of Desolation would occur in a future Jewish Temple near the time of Jesus’ Second Coming.
In Revelation 11:1-2, John was given a snapshot of the status of the Temple Mount during the final three and one half years immediately preceding the Second Coming of Jesus and the Battle of Armageddon.
Revelation 11:1-2, “And there was given me a reed like unto a rod: and the angel stood, saying, Rise, and measure the temple of God, and the altar, and them that worship therein. But the court which is without the temple leave out, and measure it not; for it is given unto the Gentiles: and the holy city shall they tread under foot forty and two months.”
John was told to measure the Jewish Temple, but not to measure the outer court of the temple because it would be under Gentile control. This shows us the Temple Mount will be under an internationally supervised sharing arrangement during the final forty-two months immediately preceding the Second Coming. This sharing arrangement will allow the Jews to build their Third Temple without having to tear down the Dome of the Rock and the Al Aksa Mosque.
Calling for the Third Temple
Prominent leaders appear to be joining forces to promote the construction of the Jewish Third Temple. U.S.-born Rabbi Yehuda Glick, who survived an assassination attempt in 2014, entered the Israeli Knesset in May 2016. He attended President Trump’s inauguration on January 20, 2017. Until he joined the Knesset, Rabbi Glick was chairman of the Temple Mount Heritage Foundation and had previously worked as the executive director of The Temple Institute, which wants to see the Third Temple built on the Temple Mount. “A place of prayer for all people,” was a phrase frequently used by Glick when he showed visitors around the Temple Institute, explaining the significance of the utensils and furnishings recreated to restore temple service.
Adnan Oktar Urges Jews and Muslims to Build the Third Jewish Temple
Rabbi Glick has been in Turkey twice for live, televised meetings with Turkey’s most prolific Islamic author and TV personality, Adnan Oktar. Oktar, who also goes by the pen name Harun Yahya, has more than 65 million books in circulation. Oktar’s live broadcasts have often expressed his desire for Jews and Muslims to build the Jewish Third Temple together on the Temple Mount next to the Dome of the Rock. Three members of the re-established Sanhedrin met with Oktar on live television in Turkey in 2009, and then again in 2012. The Sanhedrin delegation and the Muslim author/TV personality generally agreed that there is not much difference between the Islamic Mahdi and the Jewish Messiah.
Sanhedrin Asks Trump and Putin to Build Third Temple
In late January 2017, the reestablished Sanhedrin, which was reborn in 2005, sent a letter to U.S. President Trump, blessing him and challenging him to take the lead in restoring America and the world. The Sanhedrin urged Trump to bring back family values and to lead the war against radical Islamic terror. It also sent letters in mid-November 2016, to both Vladimir Putin of Russia and then-President-elect Donald Trump, asking them to take up their Cyrus-like roles to help build the Third Temple.
Cyrus the Great, King of Persia in the 6th Century B.C., announced in the first year of his reign that he was prompted by God to make a decree that the Temple in Jerusalem should be rebuilt. (Ezra 1:2) Cyrus sent the Jews under his rule back to Israel with a considerable sum of money with which to rebuild the Temple.
The re-established Sanhedrin has charged two non-Jewish world leaders, Putin and President Trump, to take up this ancient Biblical decree, to fulfill their Cyrus-like roles, recognize the importance of Israel and support the Jewish people in rebuilding the Jewish Temple
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