In Part One we examined the assertion that “There is no prophecy or event that must occur before Yeshua can return for his bride,” and found it to be a false narrative because the dead must be raised first. In Part Two we examined the rest of the assertion “Yeshua can come at any time, he could even come before you finish hearing this sentence,” and also found it to be a false narrative because the scriptures show a definite pattern of advance notices. Today we look to see if random events meet scriptural standards.
Yahweh is a God of Order
1 Corinthians 14:33 – “Yahweh is not a God of confusion but of shalom.”
1 Corinthians 14:40 – “Let all things be done decently and in order.”
Scripture declares that Yahweh is not a god of chaos, confusion, or disorder. He is a god of peace, order, and organization. In other words, Yahweh don’t do random! He establishes a pattern and in him “there is no change” (Psalm 55:19). He is the God who has determined the end from the beginning.
The Seventy Years
Jeremiah 29:10 – “Here is what Yahweh says: ‘After Babylon’s seventy years are over, I will remember you and fulfill my good promise to you by bringing you back to this place’.”
Seventy years after the Jews were exiled to Babylon, during the first year of the reign of Cyrus (Ezra 1:1), Daniel understood that those years were ended. Cyrus issued a proclamation that very year allowing the Jews to return to Jerusalem and rebuild the temple (Ezra 5:13).
The First Coming of Yeshua
Daniel 9:26 – “Then, after the sixty-two weeks, Mashiach will be cut off and have nothing.”
Gabriel gave Daniel a mathematical prophecy detailing the number of days between a decree to rebuild the walls and the declaration Messiah as Prince. The number of days declared was 173,880. According to Nehemiah 2:1, it was “in the month of Nisan, in the twentieth year of Artaxerxes the king” that the authorization to rebuild Jerusalem was issued. Thus we have the key date from which this incredible prophecy was to be calculated: Nisan 1, 445 B.C, or March 14, 445 B.C. At the end of 69 of these weeks Messiah the Prince would be made known to Israel and then be cut off, but not for himself (Daniel 9:25-26). Counting 483 years (7 x 69 = 483) of 360 days each gives us a total of 173,880 days and brings us to Sunday, April 6, A.D. 32, or Nisan 10 on the Hebrew calendar. On that very day Jesus rode into Jerusalem on a young donkey, on the colt of a donkey, and was hailed as Messiah the Prince (Zechariah 9:9). Thanks to Dr. Chuck Missler for these calculations and insights[Hidden Treasures in the Biblical Text, ©2000, pgs.41-47].
The Recapture of Jerusalem
Zechariah 1:16 – “I will return to Yerushalayim with merciful deeds. My house will be rebuilt there.”
In Daniel Chapter 5, we read the account of the writing on the wall. The inscription read: Mene, Mene, Tekel, Upharsin. The direct prophecy was that Belshazzer was to be immediately deposed, and he was that very evening. Now that is not random timing – Yahweh doesn’t do random!
But wait, there’s more! The Hebrew verbs, weighed, numbered, and divided, can also be translated as nouns, which then become units of measurement or money [A mene is 1000 garahs, a tekel is 20 garahs, and a peres, or upharsin, is 500 garahs]. When this is done, mene mene then translates two-thousand garahs. Tekel translates as twenty garahs, and upharsin translates as five-hundred garahs. These words have been interpreted to mean: there will be 2520 Biblical years between the decree of Darius (Zechariah 1:7-16, and Ezra chapters 5 & 6) granting the Jews control of the Temple Mount and a future control of the Mount. The decree is believed to have been made in August of 518 B.C. Adding 2520 Biblical years brings us to June of 1967 A.D., the month and year that Jerusalem was recaptured! Again, that is not random timing – Yahweh doesn’t do random!
The Return Of Israel To The Land
Ezekiel 4:5-6 – “You are to bear the guilt of the house of Israel for 390 days. Then . . . you are to bear the guilt of the house of Judah for forty days, each day corresponding to a year.”
Ezekiel prophesied that the Jews would finally return to the land forever, after two dispersals. This prophecy stated that the period of captivity was to be for a total of 430 Biblical Years. The seventy year period ended when a small portion of the Jews returned to Palestine and Jerusalem from Babylon, in the Spring of 536 B.C., which left a remaining period of 360 years of punishment. This period was multiplied seven times (360 x 7 =2520), for a total of 2520 Biblical years for their failure to repent of their disobedience (Leviticus 26:18, 21, 24, and 28). 2520 Biblical years from Spring of 536 6 B.C. brings us to Spring of 1948 A.D. In the afternoon of May 14, 1948, the Jews proclaimed the independence of the reborn state of Israel. Again, that is not random timing – Yahweh doesn’t do random! Thanks to Grant Jeffrey for his calculations and discovery of this important information.
The Moedim
The moed of Pesach always takes place on the 14th of Nissan. Chag Ha’Matzoh always takes place the next day, and Reishit Katzir always takes place on the following Sabbath. Shavuot follows exactly 50 days after Chag Ha’Matzoh. The moed of Yom Teruah always takes place on the 1st Day of 7th Month, Yom Kippurim always takes place on the 10th Day of 7th Month, and Sukkot always starts on the 15th Day of 7th Month. Some may imply that Yom Teruah is random, since it can only be declared when two witnesses see the edge of the moon, hence, the expression Yeshua used: “You do not know the day or the hour” (Matthew 24:36). But this two day period does not indicate a random event – not in the least. Again, Yahweh doesn’t do random!
Conclusions
The coming of Yeshua for his bride is not a random event – Yahweh doesn’t do random! It was planned before the foundations of the earth were laid. The imminent return we should be looking for is the Resurrection of the Dead in Yeshua. It is very likely, that just as Elijah, Yeshua, and Enoch received advance notice, so shall the bride. Yahweh is not a god of chaos, confusion, or disorder. He is a god of peace, order, and organization.
There is an old saying that goes something like this: “If you tell a lie long enough, it becomes the truth.” The false narrative spoken by many that “There is no prophecy or event that must occur before Yeshua can return for his bride, he can come at any time, he could even come before you finish hearing this sentence” has been stated so often that it is readily accepted as truth. However, scripture tells a different story, so once again, I am going to upset a lot of people by declaring “That statement portrays a false narrative” – it is complete hogwash, gibberish, codswallop, baloney, fiction. And once again, I say “Listen to Yeshua, not false narratives.”
Final Thought
Prophecy as foretold by the Hebrew prophets continues to unfold in an escalating pattern. The stage is nearly completely set. The great and terrible Day of Yahweh, Joseph’s Trouble, hastens forth and will not delay. Time is short – Yeshua Ha’Mashiach is coming soon – get busy reaching the lost.
Imminent Return Series
Part One
Part Two
Part Three
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