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How the third day begins the three days of darkness and what happens after: Written by Justin Koetter
As always please share this with your friends so the Lord can bring as many people to the wedding as possible.
Disclaimer: This study is not meant for scoffers or mockers so if you want to tell me I was wrong about the 4th please leave my page now in Jesus name. For those that have eyes to see and are looking for the blessed hope and glorious appearing of our great God and Savior Jesus Christ please read on and prepare to be blessed.
I believe that the third day spoken about in the scripture refers to the third day which begins on the last great day. The Last Great Day is the 8th day of the feast of tabernacles (Sukkot) and is the day of rest. There are many scriptures to cover in this study so please take the time to carefully read through this to absorb the full revelation.
Let's begin with Haggai who actually gives specific dates regarding what will take place. What I would like to mention is that there are two people Haggai the prophet is speaking to. I have mentioned this to Renee Moses who believes the rapture (barley harvest) will actually take place on January 6th. I believe the wheat harvest will be reaped on this date (the 24th day of the 9th month is the beginning of Hanukkah) because it is the priests (unwise virgins or also the guests of the bride) who Haggai is speaking to that are defiled and not Zerubbabel (wise virgins or also the bride). Something very interesting to point out is that Haggai speaks to Zerubbabel then the priests (2 months later) then to Zerubbabel again (goes back two months) almost like he is traveling through time. He seems to be speaking about a future event where two groups of people will taken (raptured) two months apart. The first group (bride) is told to be strong on the 21st day of the 7th month because of the shaking that will occur which would actually be today as I am typing this. Then if we skip down to verse 20 it says that he came to Zerubbablel again on the 24th day of the month (same month) which would be three days later (November 7th). I felt that this day could be the blessed hope as well but I didn't want to speculate on a new day until the 4th had passed. I have also stated that I believe the age of grace will end and the tribulation will begin on 11-11-15 for many reasons so I am still within the window. After this date I will look into the dates given by Kurt Juergens (the last day of the fall season on December 12th) and Renee Moses (rapture puzzle). But there will be no need for me to promote a date since my job will be complete at that time. I do need to thank these amazing watchmen as well as Norma Rodriguez, Mary Hall and finally M. Larry Perrino (Rivkah Ministries) because without their help there would not be a Just In Time Ministries as you know it today.
Haggai 2:1-23 NKJV
In the seventh month, on the twenty-first of the month, the word of the LORD came by Haggai the prophet, saying: [2] "Speak now to Zerubbabel the son of Shealtiel, governor of Judah, and to Joshua the son of Jehozadak, the high priest, and to the remnant of the people, saying: [3] 'Who is left among you who saw this temple in its former glory? And how do you see it now? In comparison with it, is this not in your eyes as nothing? [4] Yet now be strong, Zerubbabel,' says the LORD; 'and be strong, Joshua, son of Jehozadak, the high priest; and be strong, all you people of the land,' says the LORD, 'and work; for I am with you,' says the LORD of hosts. [5] 'According to the word that I covenanted with you when you came out of Egypt, so My Spirit remains among you; do not fear!' [6] "For thus says the LORD of hosts: 'Once more (it is a little while) I will shake heaven and earth, the sea and dry land; [7] and I will shake all nations, and they shall come to the Desire of All Nations, and I will fill this temple with glory,' says the LORD of hosts. [8] 'The silver is Mine, and the gold is Mine,' says the LORD of hosts. [9] 'The glory of this latter temple shall be greater than the former,' says the LORD of hosts. 'And in this place I will give peace,' says the LORD of hosts."
Here he is speaking to the second group of people that will be part of the wheat harvest.
[10] On the twenty-fourth day of the ninth month, in the second year of Darius, the word of the LORD came by Haggai the prophet, saying, [11] "Thus says the LORD of hosts: 'Now, ask the priests concerning the law, saying, [12] "If one carries holy meat in the fold of his garment, and with the edge he touches bread or stew, wine or oil, or any food, will it become holy?"'" Then the priests answered and said, "No." [13] And Haggai said, "If one who is unclean because of a dead body touches any of these, will it be unclean?" So the priests answered and said, "It shall be unclean." [14] Then Haggai answered and said, "'So is this people, and so is this nation before Me,' says the LORD, 'and so is every work of their hands; and what they offer there is unclean. [15] 'And now, carefully consider from this day forward: from before stone was laid upon stone in the temple of the LORD- [16] since those days, when one came to a heap of twenty ephahs, there were but ten; when one came to the wine vat to draw out fifty baths from the press, there were but twenty. [17] I struck you with blight and mildew and hail in all the labors of your hands; yet you did not turn to Me,' says the LORD. [18] 'Consider now from this day forward, from the twenty-fourth day of the ninth month, from the day that the foundation of the LORD's temple was laid-consider it: [19] Is the seed still in the barn? As yet the vine, the fig tree, the pomegranate, and the olive tree have not yielded fruit. But from this day I will bless you.'"
Now he is speaking to the righteous ones again who will be part of the barley harvest.
[20] And again the word of the LORD came to Haggai on the twenty-fourth day of the month, saying, [21] "Speak to Zerubbabel, governor of Judah, saying: 'I will shake heaven and earth. [22] I will overthrow the throne of kingdoms; I will destroy the strength of the Gentile kingdoms. I will overthrow the chariots And those who ride in them; The horses and their riders shall come down, Every one by the sword of his brother. [23] 'In that day,' says the LORD of hosts, 'I will take you, Zerubbabel My servant, the son of Shealtiel,' says the LORD, 'and will make you like a signet ring; for I have chosen you,' says the LORD of hosts."
Solomon had a feast that lasted for 14 days which if we add up these days starting on the beginning of Sukkot (October 28th) we ironically end on November 11th. Notice how it says on the 8th day he sent them away and they went into their tents. I believe this is a shadow of God bringing us to our tabernacle in heaven when we are raptured.
1 Kings 8:65-66 NKJV
At that time Solomon held a feast, and all Israel with him, a great assembly from the entrance of Hamath to the Brook of Egypt, before the LORD our God, seven days and seven more days-fourteen days. [66] On the eighth day he sent the people away; and they blessed the king, and went to their tents joyful and glad of heart for all the good that the LORD had done for His servant David, and for Israel His people.
So now let's look at the signifigance of the third day in this study below.
The phrase "third day" is used in Scripture as a symbol for the day of fulfillment, restoration and resurrection. Our key Scripture is Hosea 6:1-3, which promises that "on the third day, the Lord will restore us." Some of the powerful events the Scripture mentions as happening on the "third day":
As you read these scriptures put yourself in the shoes of the one being spoken of regarding the events leading up and following the rapture:
Abraham was prepared to offer Isaac and was honored by God!
Genesis 22:1, 4, 11, 15-19 NKJV
Now it came to pass after these things that God tested Abraham, and said to him, "Abraham!" And he said, "Here I am." [4] Then on the third day Abraham lifted his eyes and saw the place afar off. [11] But the Angel of the LORD called to him from heaven and said, "Abraham, Abraham!" So he said, "Here I am." [15] Then the Angel of the LORD called to Abraham a second time out of heaven, [16] and said: "By Myself I have sworn, says the LORD, because you have done this thing, and have not withheld your son, your only son- [17] blessing I will bless you, and multiplying I will multiply your descendants as the stars of the heaven and as the sand which is on the seashore; and your descendants shall possess the gate of their enemies. [18] In your seed all the nations of the earth shall be blessed, because you have obeyed My voice." [19] So Abraham returned to his young men, and they rose and went together to Beersheba; and Abraham dwelt at Beersheba.
Here we have Abraham being tested, then hearing from an angel who blessed him then returning to his men who all rose and went together.
Joshua crossed over into Promised Land!
Joshua 3:2, 5, 7, 14, 17 NKJV
So it was, after three days, that the officers went through the camp; [5] And Joshua said to the people, "Sanctify yourselves, for tomorrow the LORD will do wonders among you." [7] And the LORD said to Joshua, "This day I will begin to exalt you in the sight of all Israel, that they may know that, as I was with Moses, so I will be with you. [14] So it was, when the people set out from their camp to cross over the Jordan, with the priests bearing the ark of the covenant before the people, [17] Then the priests who bore the ark of the covenant of the LORD stood firm on dry ground in the midst of the Jordan; and all Israel crossed over on dry ground, until all the people had crossed completely over the Jordan.
Here we have Joshua being sanctified and the Lord doing wonders among the people before they crossed over into the promise land (heaven).
Hezekiah had years added to his life!
2 Kings 20:5 NKJV
"Return and tell Hezekiah the leader of My people, 'Thus says the LORD, the God of David your father: "I have heard your prayer, I have seen your tears; surely I will heal you. On the third day you shall go up to the house of the LORD.
Hezekiah was restored and went to the house of the Lord on the third day.
Esther put on her royal robes and found favor with the king!
Esther 5:1-3 NKJV
Now it happened on the third day that Esther put on her royal robes and stood in the inner court of the king's palace, across from the king's house, while the king sat on his royal throne in the royal house, facing the entrance of the house. [2] So it was, when the king saw Queen Esther standing in the court, that she found favor in his sight, and the king held out to Esther the golden scepter that was in his hand. Then Esther went near and touched the top of the scepter. [3] And the king said to her, "What do you wish, Queen Esther? What is your request? It shall be given to you-up to half the kingdom!"
Esther the queen put on her robe of righteousness and was given her request (inheritance or promise) on the the third day.
Jonah was released from the belly of the whale!
Jonah 1:17 NKJV
Now the LORD had prepared a great fish to swallow Jonah. And Jonah was in the belly of the fish three days and three nights.
When the bride is taken this is the only sign the evil generation remaining will receive.
Jesus turned water into wine!
John 2:1-4, 7-8, 11-12, 19-21 NKJV
On the third day there was a wedding in Cana of Galilee, and the mother of Jesus was there. [2] Now both Jesus and His disciples were invited to the wedding. [3] And when they ran out of wine, the mother of Jesus said to Him, "They have no wine." [4] Jesus said to her, "Woman, what does your concern have to do with Me? My hour has not yet come." [7] Jesus said to them, "Fill the waterpots with water." And they filled them up to the brim. [8] And He said to them, "Draw some out now, and take it to the master of the feast." And they took it. [11] This beginning of signs Jesus did in Cana of Galilee, and manifested His glory; and His disciples believed in Him. [12] After this He went down to Capernaum, He, His mother, His brothers, and His disciples; and they did not stay there many days. [19] Jesus answered and said to them, "Destroy this temple, and in three days I will raise it up." [20] Then the Jews said, "It has taken forty-six years to build this temple, and will You raise it up in three days?" [21] But He was speaking of the temple of His body.
Jesus fills the 6 vessels (6 represents man) with the wine (Holy Spirit) and manifested His glory before saying He would raise the temple of His body (we are the body) on the third day.
And most significantly: Jesus Christ rose literally from the dead on the third day!
Acts 10:40-43 NKJV
Him God raised up on the third day, and showed Him openly, [41] not to all the people, but to witnesses chosen before by God, even to us who ate and drank with Him after He arose from the dead. [42] And He commanded us to preach to the people, and to testify that it is He who was ordained by God to be Judge of the living and the dead. [43] To Him all the prophets witness that, through His name, whoever believes in Him will receive remission of sins."
Notice how Jesus only showed Himself to His witnesses so they could preach to the people. Just like I mentioned in my blessed hope bible study (included over 50 scriptures to put verify my claims) we will be witnessing to people in the spiritual realm during the three days of darkness.
More scriptures relating to the third day...
Hosea 6:2
After two days he will revive us; on the third day he will restore us, that we may live in his presence.
We are restored so we can be in His presence on the third day.
Genesis 42:8-9, 14-17 NKJV
So Joseph recognized his brothers, but they did not recognize him. [9] Then Joseph remembered the dreams which he had dreamed about them, and said to them, "You are spies! You have come to see the nakedness of the land!" [14] But Joseph said to them, "It is as I spoke to you, saying, 'You are spies!' [15] In this manner you shall be tested: By the life of Pharaoh, you shall not leave this place unless your youngest brother comes here. [16] Send one of you, and let him bring your brother; and you shall be kept in prison, that your words may be tested to see whether there is any truth in you; or else, by the life of Pharaoh, surely you are spies!" [17] So he put them all together in prison three days.
When the people are tested they will not be able to recognize us but we will recognize them. We will help them see the truth and rescue them so they can escape in the rapture.
Joshua 2:15-16, 22-24 NKJV
Then she let them down by a rope through the window, for her house was on the city wall; she dwelt on the wall. [16] And she said to them, "Get to the mountain, lest the pursuers meet you. Hide there three days, until the pursuers have returned. Afterward you may go your way." [22] They departed and went to the mountain, and stayed there three days until the pursuers returned. The pursuers sought them all along the way, but did not find them. [23] So the two men returned, descended from the mountain, and crossed over; and they came to Joshua the son of Nun, and told him all that had befallen them. [24] And they said to Joshua, "Truly the LORD has delivered all the land into our hands, for indeed all the inhabitants of the country are fainthearted because of us."
We will be hidden in Christ for 3 days on the earth until we cross over.
Here are the scriptures relating to the three days of darkness.
Exodus 10:21-29 NKJV
Then the LORD said to Moses, "Stretch out your hand toward heaven, that there may be darkness over the land of Egypt, darkness which may even be felt." [22] So Moses stretched out his hand toward heaven, and there was thick darkness in all the land of Egypt three days. [23] They did not see one another; nor did anyone rise from his place for three days. But all the children of Israel had light in their dwellings. [24] Then Pharaoh called to Moses and said, "Go, serve the LORD; only let your flocks and your herds be kept back. Let your little ones also go with you." [25] But Moses said, "You must also give us sacrifices and burnt offerings, that we may sacrifice to the LORD our God. [26] Our livestock also shall go with us; not a hoof shall be left behind. For we must take some of them to serve the LORD our God, and even we do not know with what we must serve the LORD until we arrive there." [27] But the LORD hardened Pharaoh's heart, and he would not let them go. [28] Then Pharaoh said to him, "Get away from me! Take heed to yourself and see my face no more! For in the day you see my face you shall die!" [29] So Moses said, "You have spoken well. I will never see your face again."
This one refers to three hours of darkness which can be translated as days. Notice that during the darkness there is a loud shout (trump of God) and an earthquake (6th seal) which woke up the saints who were asleep and then later appeared to many after being raised.
Matthew 27:45-46, 50-54, 62-64 NKJV
Now from the sixth hour until the ninth hour there was darkness over all the land. [46] And about the ninth hour Jesus cried out with a loud voice, saying, "Eli, Eli, lama sabachthani?" that is, "My God, My God, why have You forsaken Me?" [50] And Jesus cried out again with a loud voice, and yielded up His spirit. [51] Then, behold, the veil of the temple was torn in two from top to bottom; and the earth quaked, and the rocks were split, [52] and the graves were opened; and many bodies of the saints who had fallen asleep were raised; [53] and coming out of the graves after His resurrection, they went into the holy city and appeared to many. [54] So when the centurion and those with him, who were guarding Jesus, saw the earthquake and the things that had happened, they feared greatly, saying, "Truly this was the Son of God!" [62] On the next day, which followed the Day of Preparation, the chief priests and Pharisees gathered together to Pilate, [63] saying, "Sir, we remember, while He was still alive, how that deceiver said, 'After three days I will rise.' [64] Therefore command that the tomb be made secure until the third day, lest His disciples come by night and steal Him away, and say to the people, 'He has risen from the dead.' So the last deception will be worse than the first."
In these scriptures we have the Lord appearing to Moses (righteous one) in a think cloud who instructs him to sanctify and warn the people. Just like my vision we go up and come down shortly after to do His work.
Exodus 19:9-24 NKJV
And the LORD said to Moses, "Behold, I come to you in the thick cloud, that the people may hear when I speak with you, and believe you forever." So Moses told the words of the people to the LORD. [10] Then the LORD said to Moses, "Go to the people and consecrate them today and tomorrow, and let them wash their clothes. [11] And let them be ready for the third day. For on the third day the LORD will come down upon Mount Sinai in the sight of all the people. [12] You shall set bounds for the people all around, saying, 'Take heed to yourselves that you do not go up to the mountain or touch its base. Whoever touches the mountain shall surely be put to death. [13] Not a hand shall touch him, but he shall surely be stoned or shot with an arrow; whether man or beast, he shall not live.' When the trumpet sounds long, they shall come near the mountain." [14] So Moses went down from the mountain to the people and sanctified the people, and they washed their clothes. [15] And he said to the people, "Be ready for the third day; do not come near your wives." [16] Then it came to pass on the third day, in the morning, that there were thunderings and lightnings, and a thick cloud on the mountain; and the sound of the trumpet was very loud, so that all the people who were in the camp trembled. [17] And Moses brought the people out of the camp to meet with God, and they stood at the foot of the mountain. [18] Now Mount Sinai was completely in smoke, because the LORD descended upon it in fire. Its smoke ascended like the smoke of a furnace, and the whole mountain quaked greatly. [19] And when the blast of the trumpet sounded long and became louder and louder, Moses spoke, and God answered him by voice. [20] Then the LORD came down upon Mount Sinai, on the top of the mountain. And the LORD called Moses to the top of the mountain, and Moses went up. [21] And the LORD said to Moses, "Go down and warn the people, lest they break through to gaze at the LORD, and many of them perish. [22] Also let the priests who come near the LORD consecrate themselves, lest the LORD break out against them." [23] But Moses said to the LORD, "The people cannot come up to Mount Sinai; for You warned us, saying, 'Set bounds around the mountain and consecrate it.'" [24] Then the LORD said to him, "Away! Get down and then come up, you and Aaron with you. But do not let the priests and the people break through to come up to the LORD, lest He break out against them."
Lastly we have the shadow of the blessed hope and the rapture in the book of Hebrews which verifies Exodus 19.
Hebrews 12:18-29
For ye are not come unto the mount that might be touched, and that burned with fire, nor unto blackness, and darkness, and tempest,
19 And the sound of a trumpet, and the voice of words; which voice they that heard intreated that the word should not be spoken to them any more:
20 (For they could not endure that which was commanded, And if so much as a beast touch the mountain, it shall be stoned, or thrust through with a dart:
21 And so terrible was the sight, that Moses said, I exceedingly fear and quake:)
22 But ye are come unto mount Sion, and unto the city of the living God, the heavenly Jerusalem, and to an innumerable company of angels,
23 To the general assembly and church of the firstborn, which are written in heaven, and to God the Judge of all, and to the spirits of just men made perfect,
24 And to Jesus the mediator of the new covenant, and to the blood of sprinkling, that speaketh better things than that of Abel.
25 See that ye refuse not him that speaketh. For if they escaped not who refused him that spake on earth, much more shall not we escape, if we turn away from him that speaketh from heaven:
26 Whose voice then shook the earth: but now he hath promised, saying, Yet once more I shake not the earth only, but also heaven.
27 And this word, Yet once more, signifieth the removing of those things that are shaken, as of things that are made, that those things which cannot be shaken may remain.
28 Wherefore we receiving a kingdom which cannot be moved, let us have grace, whereby we may serve God acceptably with reverence and godly fear:
29 For our God is a consuming fire.
We are not going to experience the judgement during the three days of darkness but will be used to warn the people who will not escape the shaking if they turn away from us. There are many more scriptures that relate to the blessed hope, rapture, final jubilee and the importance of the feast days that I have outlined in my blessed hope bible study. To view this please scroll down my page and view the post that I have made regarding the study that I have sent to Sid Roth, Perry Stone and the presidents of prophecy in the news and hundreds of other watchmen, pastors, prophecy experts, leaders, and icons. I explain in detail how we can know that we are not only in the last days but in the last seconds of the last days and that we can know the season.
Here are some more correlations regarding the third day that I have included from an amazing bible study by Paul Sumner.
The Third Day:
Resurrection Patterns in the Hebrew Bible
“If a man dies, will he live again?”
(Job 14:14)
“The righteous has a refuge when he dies.”
(Proverbs 14:32b)
“Let us return to YHVH ... he will raise us up on the third day.”
(Hosea 6:1, 2)
by Paul Sumner
IN 1 CORINTHIANS 15, Paul makes a perplexing statement about Yeshua: "He was buried and raised on the third day [te hemera te trite] according to the Scriptures" (v. 4).
It's perplexing because there is no explicit prediction in the Hebrew Bible about the Messiah dying and rising on the third day. Where did Paul get the idea? Did he have a different version of the Tanakh than we have? Did he make it up from his own imagination in order to deceive people ignorant of the Bible?
Paul is actually alluding to comments made by Yeshua.
Then [Yeshua] opened their minds to understand the Scriptures, and he said to them, "Thus it is written, that the Messiah is to suffer and to rise from the dead on the third day [te trite hemera]" (Luke 24:46).
Yeshua repeatedly predicted he would die and lie in the earth for three days and three nights before being raised up by God (Matthew 12:40; 16:21; 17:23). [See the NT list of passages describing God Raised the Lord.]
This passage then is the source of Paul's statement. But it doesn't solve the puzzle. Where is it written in Scripture about the Messiah rising on the third day?
To Open What is Written
Since no passage literally contains this idea, we must look for other ways in which the prophecy may be "written."
Note that Yeshua "opened their minds to understand the Scriptures." He didn't merely quote chapter and verse proof-texts. He expanded their understanding of biblical truths in ways previously closed. He was interpreting the Bible to them.
That's what we must do as well. But since we don't have records of what he specifically taught his disciples on this subject, we have to proceed carefully. Our interpretations must remain proposals, nothing more. We can't be dogmatic about our puzzle solutions.
I propose a partial solution based on three observations.
The first is the pattern of events that occur on "the third day" in the Hebrew Bible. The second is the biblical declaration that Israel as a people is God's son (Exod 4:22; Deut 14:1). The third is that Yeshua identified himself with Israel. What is said about the nation can be applied to him.
Third Day Events
In the following passages, notice what occurs on Yom Shlishi, the Third Day.
1) On the third day — "the earth brought forth vegetation: seed-bearing plants of every kind, and trees of every kind bearing fruit." (Genesis 1:12)
2) On the third day — "Abraham looked up and saw the place [Mount Moriah] from afar." There he intends to offer his son Isaac as a burnt offering to God. Yet he assures his companions, "We will worship and return." (Genesis 22:4-5)
3) On the third day — Pharaoh releases his chief cupbearer from death-row. (Genesis 40:20-21)
4) On the third day — Joseph releases his brothers from prison in Egypt. (Genesis 42:17-18)
5) On the third day — The Israelites request Pharaoh's permission to make a three-day journey to offer sacrifice in the desert to God. (Exodus 3:18)
6) On the third day — Plague Nine, the Plague of Darkness, in Egypt ends, "though the Israelites enjoyed light in their dwellings." (Exodus 10:22)
7) On the third day — God descends to Mount Sinai in fire with the sound of a shofar. He then reveals The Ten Words, Israel's constitution of new life as a nation after their resurrection from the death of slavery in Egypt. (Exodus 19:16-19)
8) On the third day — Israelites are to purify themselves with water after being in contact with the dead. (Numbers 19:12)
9) On the third day — After coming to the river and preparing themselves, the Israelites cross the Jordan "to enter and possess the land that the LORD [their] God is giving to [them] as a possession." (Joshua 1:11; 3:2)
10) On the third day — Joshua's spies emerge from hiding from the Jerichoites, then return to their commander. (Joshua 2:16, 22)
11) On the third day — after asking God for release, King Hezekiah is healed of his fatal disease and offers thanks in the temple. (2 Kings 20:5)
12) On the third day — Jonah is expelled from the fish belly. (Jonah 1:17/2:1 Heb) (Matt 12:40; cf. Matt 16:21; 17:23)
13) On the third day — After fasting, Esther puts on royal apparel and enters the palace of the Persian king in order to thwart a death-plot against her people, the Jews. (Esther 4:16; 5:1)
Note also similar events in the third year:
14) In the third year [day] — a famine during David's reign ends. (2 Samuel 21:1). [Years often parallel days; 40 years = 40 days in wilderness.]
15) In the third year [day] — a famine called for by Elijah the prophet ends. (1 Kings 18:1)
Summary of Third Day Patterns
In this patterns we see the following:
The two days leading up to the third day are a time of
concealment, seclusion, "burial" (#3, 4, 6, 8, 12, 14, 15)
preparation to serve or meet God (1, 2, 5, 7, 8, 9, 13)
testing, discerning, approaching a verdict: death or acquittal (3, 4, 6, 11, 12, 14, 15)
The third day is one of
emergence from circumstances of lifelessness (prison, captivity, famine, illness, or ocean fish)
testing situations when a life is put on the line but obedience wins unexpected reversal and deliverance
appearance of new life after concealment or death
sprouting life from the new earth
revival, healing, or entry into life
Thus the third day is a transition moment of release from realms of death or emergence of new life.
God Kills His Son, Then Raises Him
There is a third day passage that can be more directly connected to Yeshua. In the Hebrew Scriptures, Israel is God's son.
Exodus 4:22 — "Thus says the LORD, 'Israel is my son, my first-born.'"
Deuteronomy 14:1 — "You are the sons of the LORD your God."
But over time, family presumption takes over. "Sons have I reared and brought up, but they have revolted against me" (Isaiah 1:2).
The prophet Hosea likewise reminds the nation of their familial identity. Speaking with God's voice, he says: "When Israel was a youth I loved him, and out of Egypt I called my son" (11:1). This reminder amplifies the pathos of the divine decision: Israel was born a son by emerging from Egypt. Now Israel, the son of God, must die.
This will occur because of his unrelenting rebellion against his Father. In blood-freezing detail, God promises ultimate chastisement of his children:
I will be like a lion to Ephraim,
And like a young lion to the house of Judah.
I, even I, will tear to pieces and go away . . .
I will go away and return to my place
Until they acknowledge their guilt and seek my face.
(Hosea 13:7-8; 5:14-15)
Such a prophecy shocks us. What could be more horrifying than death at the hands of one's parent? Fatal prophecies however often contain hope. For not even death at the terrible hands of his Father can utterly separate Israel from God.
Hosea consoles:
Come, let us return to the LORD.
For he has torn us, but he will heal us;
He has wounded us, but he will bandage us.
He will revive us after two days;
He will raise us up on the third day
That we may live before him. . . .
He will come to us like the rain,
Like the spring rain watering the [dead] earth.
(Hosea 6:1-3)
Jewish translators of the Hebrew Bible into the Aramaic targums, saw in Hosea 6:2 an allusion to future resurrection: "He will give us life in the days of consolations that will come. On the day of resurrection of the dead he will raise us up and we shall live before him" (Targum of the Minor Prophets). [Note 1]
In another passage, God explicitly promises deliverance for Son-Israel.
I will ransom them from the power of Sheol;
I will redeem them from death [mi-mavet].
O Death, where are your thorns?
O Sheol, where is your sting? (Hosea 13:14)
After his son's death, the Father will raise him from the grave (the place of separation) on the third day. God's new life will be like spring rain.
Messiah is Israel Too
In the ideology of the Tanakh, the Mashiach dwells within the defining circle of the name "Israel" [compare Isaiah 44:1-2 with 49:5-7]. There is a larger Israel and an inner Israel. Mashiach is inner Israel; he too is God's son.
As a family member, he experiences their sorrow, though not for his own sins. He suffers the chastisement due everyone else. "He was wounded because of our sins, crushed because of our iniquities . . . the LORD visited upon him the guilt of all of us" (Isaiah 53:5-6). This doesn't happen by accident: "the LORD was pleased to crush him" (v. 10).
So severe is the crushing that he dies: "He was cut off from the land of the living" (v. 8).
But even if he perishes (like his people) — being torn and crushed and murdered by the lion-God — he also basks in the life-warmth of the other, ultimate promises of God: "He will raise [me] up on the third day . . . He will ransom [me] from death" — like his people.
Repeatedly, Yeshua foretold he was destined for suffering and death. Like the prophets of old, he would be rejected by the religious and political heads of Israel. Donning the mantle of the Servant of the LORD, he would become "the Despised One [bazoh nefesh], the One Abhorred [meta'ev] by the nation" (Isaiah 49:7).
But he knew there was more beyond the rejection and killing. He knew the entire Scripture. He knew the third day was coming.
Where is it Written?
The scriptures about revival events on the Third Day and those about Son-Israel's revival on the third day all form a pattern.
God orchestrates dramatic things after two days. When the powers of tohu vavohu, chaos and void, darkness and death, seem indomitable, he disrupts them and establishes order. When all seems hopeless, he is the hope giver. The first two days don't tell the whole story. On the third, he writes the conclusion.
Is this third day pattern part of what Yeshua meant when he said "Thus it is written"? Is this what he opened the minds of his disciples to see? Perhaps.
We learn from careful study elsewhere that the spirit of prophecy breathes in ways we don't immediately comprehend. Prophecy is not mere pre-telling of events with indisputable dates and names. It's often an act of weaving patterns deep into the fabric of Scripture, only to one day see them appear in bold relief under new light.
Paul Sumner
Quoted by Craig A. Evans, in his "Introduction" to Matthew Black's, An Aramaic Approach to the Gospels and Acts (3rd ed., Peabody, Mass.: Hendrickson, 1998), p. xv. [return to text]
Here is what we will see and experience before, during and after these events occur:
Luke 21:25-28 NKJV
"And there will be signs in the sun, in the moon, and in the stars; and on the earth distress of nations, with perplexity, the sea and the waves roaring; [26] men's hearts failing them from fear and the expectation of those things which are coming on the earth, for the powers of the heavens will be shaken. [27] Then they will see the Son of Man coming in a cloud with power and great glory. [28] Now when these things begin to happen, look up and lift up your heads, because your redemption draws near."
Job 15:20-24 NKJV
The wicked man writhes with pain all his days, And the number of years is hidden from the oppressor. [21] Dreadful sounds are in his ears; In prosperity the destroyer comes upon him. [22] He does not believe that he will return from darkness, For a sword is waiting for him. [23] He wanders about for bread, saying, 'Where is it?' He knows that a day of darkness is ready at his hand. [24] Trouble and anguish make him afraid; They overpower him, like a king ready for battle.
Now lets see how this is symbolic to Passover:
Passover, or Pesach in Hebrew, the holiday commemorating the Hebrews' exodus from slavery in Egypt, lasts seven days in Israel and among Reform Jews, and eight days elsewhere around the world. It begins on the 15th day of Nisan, which is the seventh month in the Jewish calendar. It ends on the 21st of Nisan in Israel (and for Reform Jews) and on the 22nd of Nisan elsewhere. Since Hebrew days begin and end at sundown, Passover begins at sundown on the preceding day.
The eight-day festival of Passover is celebrated in the early spring, from the 15th through the 22nd of the Hebrew month of Nissan. It commemorates the emancipation of the Israelites from slavery in ancient Egypt. And, by following the rituals of Passover, we have the ability to relive and experience the true freedom that our ancestors gained.
The Story in a Nutshell
After many decades of slavery to the Egyptian pharaohs, during which time the Israelites were subjected to backbreaking labor and unbearable horrors, G‑d saw the people’s distress and sent Moses to Pharaoh with a message: “Send forth My people, so that they may serve Me.” But despite numerous warnings, Pharaoh refused to heed G‑d’s command. G‑d then sent upon Egypt ten devastating plagues, afflicting them and destroying everything from their livestock to their crops.
At the stroke of midnight of 15 Nissan in the year 2448 from creation (1313 BCE), G‑d visited the last of the ten plagues on the Egyptians, killing all their firstborn. While doing so, G‑d spared the Children of Israel, “passing over” their homes—hence the name of the holiday. Pharaoh’s resistance was broken, and he virtually chased his former slaves out of the land. The Israelites left in such a hurry, in fact, that the bread they baked as provisions for the way did not have time to rise. Six hundred thousand adult males, plus many more women and children, left Egypt on that day, and began the trek to Mount Sinai and their birth as G‑d’s chosen people.
Passover ended on the 22nd day of Nissan which is actually the 1st month in the Hebrew calendar after the exodus (Nissan was the 7th month in the Hebrew calendar in the beginning which is verified in the book of Genesis). So we have a parallel with the month of Nissan and Tishri which is very important in understanding how we are like Christ and how the feast of Passover is identical to the feast of Tabernacles which both lasted 7 days. So if we put all of this together we see that after the third day starting on the last day of Passover (Nissan 24) Jesus is raised and after the third day starting on the last great day of Sukkot (Tishri 24) we will be raised as well. So we will be raised on November 7th and there will be 3 days of darkness which is meant for the unwise virgins. Then on November 10th-11th the rapture will occur and the tribulation will start (age of grace will end).
Passover Observances
Passover is divided into two parts:
The first two days and last two days (the latter commemorating the splitting of the Red Sea) are full-fledged holidays. Holiday candles are lit at night, and kiddush and sumptuous holiday meals are enjoyed on both nights and days. We don’t go to work, drive, write or switch on or off electric devices. We are permitted to cook and to carry outdoors.
The middle four days are called chol hamoed, semi-festive “intermediate days,” when most forms of work are permitted.
NO CHAMETZ
To commemorate the unleavened bread that the Israelites ate when they left Egypt, we don’t eat—or even retain in our possession—any chametz from midday of the day before Passover until the conclusion of the holiday. Chametz means leavened grain—any food or drink that contains even a trace of wheat, barley, rye, oats, spelt or their derivatives, and which wasn’t guarded from leavening or fermentation. This includes bread, cake, cookies, cereal, pasta and most alcoholic beverages. Moreover, almost any processed food or drink can be assumed to be chametz unless certified otherwise.
Ridding our homes of chametz is an intensive process. It involves a full-out spring-cleaning search-and-destroy mission during the weeks before Passover, and culminates with a ceremonial search for chametz on the night before Passover, and then a burning of the chametz ceremony on the morning before the holiday. Chametz that cannot be disposed of can be sold to a non-Jew for the duration of the holiday.
Genesis 31:22
When it was told Laban on the third day that Jacob had fled,
1 Samuel 20:5
So David said to Jonathan, "Behold, tomorrow is the new moon, and I ought to sit down to eat with the king But let me go, that I may hide myself in the field until the third evening.
Exodus 19:15
He said to the people, "Be ready for the third day; do not go near a woman."
Hosea 6:2
"He will revive us after two days; He will raise us up on the third day, That we may live before Him.
Luke 24:21
"But we were hoping that it was He who was going to redeem Israel. Indeed, besides all this, it is the third day since these things happened.
Luke 13:32
And He said to them, "Go and tell that fox, 'Behold, I cast out demons and perform cures today and tomorrow, and the third day I reach My goal.'
Luke 24:46
and He said to them, "Thus it is written, that the Christ would suffer and rise again from the dead the third day,
Matthew 16:21
From that time Jesus began to show His disciples that He must go to Jerusalem, and suffer many things from the elders and chief priests and scribes, and be killed, and be raised up on the third day.
Matthew 17:23
and they will kill Him, and He will be raised on the third day." And they were deeply grieved.
Matthew 20:19
and will hand Him over to the Gentiles to mock and scourge and crucify Him, and on the third day He will be raised up."
Luke 9:22
saying, "The Son of Man must suffer many things and be rejected by the elders and chief priests and scribes, and be killed and be raised up on the third day."
1 Corinthians 15:4
and that He was buried, and that He was raised on the third day according to the Scriptures,
Genesis 22:4
On the third day Abraham raised his eyes and saw the place from a distance.
Genesis 34:25
Now it came about on the third day, when they were in pain, that two of Jacob's sons, Simeon and Levi, Dinah's brothers, each took his sword and came upon the city unawares, and killed every male.
Genesis 42:18
Now Joseph said to them on the third day, "Do this and live, for I fear God:
Exodus 19:11
and let them be ready for the third day, for on the third day the LORD will come down on Mount Sinai in the sight of all the people.
Numbers 7:24
On the third day it was Eliab the son of Helon, leader of the sons of Zebulun;
Numbers 29:20
'Then on the third day: eleven bulls, two rams, fourteen male lambs one year old without defect;
Joshua 9:17
Then the sons of Israel set out and came to their cities on the third day. Now their cities were Gibeon and Chephirah and Beeroth and Kiriath-jearim.
2 Samuel 1:2
On the third day, behold, a man came out of the camp from Saul, with his clothes torn and dust on his head And it came about when he came to David that he fell to the ground and prostrated himself.
1 Kings 3:18
"It happened on the third day after I gave birth, that this woman also gave birth to a child, and we were together. There was no stranger with us in the house, only the two of us in the house.
1 Kings 12:12
Then Jeroboam and all the people came to Rehoboam on the third day as the king had directed, saying, "Return to me on the third day."
2 Kings 20:5
"Return and say to Hezekiah the leader of My people, 'Thus says the LORD, the God of your father David, "I have heard your prayer, I have seen your tears; behold, I will heal you. On the third day you shall go up to the house of the LORD.
2 Kings 20:8
Now Hezekiah said to Isaiah, "What will be the sign that the LORD will heal me, and that I shall go up to the house of the LORD the third day?"
Esther 5:1
Now it came about on the third day that Esther put on her royal robes and stood in the inner court of the king's palace in front of the king's rooms, and the king was sitting on his royal throne in the throne room, opposite the entrance to the palace.
John 2:1
On the third day there was a wedding in Cana of Galilee, and the mother of Jesus was there;
Acts 27:19
and on the third day they threw the ship's tackle overboard with their own hands.
I pray that this gives you all a greater understanding of the events to soon take place. We should not put our trust in a date or a person but only in Jesus Christ. Everything that I do and all that I am is because of who He is and these dates and events I explain are only meant to be signposts to point us to Christ. Everything I have said is based on my "speculation" and is not "thus says the Lord". I am a watchman, messenger and a servant of the most high and I never claimed to be a prophet per se (I did state that I have been called to be a prophetic voice to this generation). So, please look with favor upon your fellow servant who only wants to see people come to the Lord and will do anything the Lord calls him to do even if I means losing his life. We need more people that are bold enough to take a stand and speak what God has put on their heart. This world is rushing down the downward spiral to hell and if people are being crucified for reading their bible then surely we should be able to speak the truth in love to our neighbor or share a post like this to wake people up.
I just wanted to thank you for all for reading this and encourage you to keep on pressing in to Jesus! Its obvious that others that come against Gods watchmen are being deceived by the enemy through doubt, fear, worry and pride. I would also like to invite everyone to check out my videos on my Just In TIme Ministries YouTube channel and my Facebook page at www.facebook.com/jitministries. You can also send me an email at unstopmomentum@gmail.com.
I believe that the wheat harvest could be reaped by December 12th (according to Kurt Juergens) or as late as January 6th (according to Renee Moses). However in order for the Lord to fulfill scripture, bible codes and His appointed times the rapture (barley harvest) would need to occur on the last day of Tishri (November 11th). Based on my speculation I see this coming meteor shower fulfilling the prophecy in Matthew 24:29-31 and revelation 6:12-17. Are you ready to meet your maker and receive your reward?
http://star.arm.ac.uk/~dja/taurid/swarmyears.html
http://endtimeheadlines.org/…/fireballs-will-blaze-in-the-…/
The blessed hope will occur (church will enter the ark) by the 7th (third day after the last great day of Sukkot) and after the 3 days of darkness the flood will come after the asteroid (wormwood) hits earth. The Taurid meteor shower will peak (happens every 61 years and last occurred in 1954 when CERN was founded) from November 5th - 11th. The LHC will open a time portal (they stated what they are trying to do and will be running at full power next week) to another dimension around this time to bring these extraterrestrials (first the fallen angels then the nephilim) back to earth (we are in the days of Noah when there was giants). Then the skies will be darkened and the moon will not shine (the tribulation will start after the age of grace ends) and the days of darkness will begin (NASA confirmed there will be 15 days of darkness in the middle of November). So read through these articles and pray that you may be counted worthy because: JESUS IS COMING SOON!
Matthew 24:29-31 NKJV
"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.
Revelation 6:12-17 NKJV
I looked when He opened the sixth seal, and behold, there was a great earthquake; and the sun became black as sackcloth of hair, and the moon became like blood. [13] And the stars of heaven fell to the earth as a fig tree drops its late figs when it is shaken by a mighty wind. [14] Then the sky receded as a scroll when it is rolled up, and every mountain and island was moved out of its place. [15] And the kings of the earth, the great men, the rich men, the commanders, the mighty men, every slave and every free man, hid themselves in the caves 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 who sits on the throne and from the wrath of the Lamb! [17] For the great day of His wrath has come, and who is able to stand?"
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