Ever since the attack on Israel by Hamas on the 7th October, the last great day of the feast of tabernacles, a cabal of self appointed prophets have emerged, claiming to understand the attack, and how it relates to the prophecies that explain the return of Jesus. So far, all that they have preached is an indication of pure ignorance of the word of God.
Where was God?
However, the question they have failed to ask is, where was God when Hamas was planning the attack? Do these deceivers believe that God was asleep, and was just as surprised by the attack as Israel was? Perish the thought. For Jesus emphasising God's knowledge and control of his creation says, "Two sparrows are sold for a penny, yet not one falls to the ground, without the knowledge of my father." And that is not only true of sparrows, it is true of every creature on earth. So God was well aware that Hamas was planning to attack Israel. Why didn't he prevent the attack?
People might be surprised to discover, I almost said to learn, that God was the cause of the attack. Note the ispired words of king Solomon thus: The Lord has made all things for himself; yes, even the wicked for the day of evil" (Pro.16:4). Why did God caused that day of evil to come upon Israel? For it could not have occurred, if it was not his will.
The Last Great Day
The last great day of the Feast of Tabernacles is a day of judgment, and it mirrors the day of Pentecost. On the last great day of the feast Jesus gave a sermon, and he said: "If any man thirst, let him come unto me, and drink. He that believes on me, as the scripture has said, out of his belly shall flow rivers of living water."(John 7:38). And John tells us, that Jesus was referring to the gift of the Holy Spirit, which was given on the day of Pentecost.
A day of judgment
Pentecost mirrors the last great day, which is the day of judgment. Hence Jesus's sermon on the last great day. Those that receive the gift of the holy spirit will be saved, to share the eternal inheritance with Christ. But the son of the bond woman, the allegory informs us, shall not be hier with the son of the free woman. The son of the bond woman was born according to the flesh, but the son of the free woman was born by promise.
Now if reports are to be believed, on the 7th October, the last great day, a large number of young people were out listing to music and reveling. The bible says that revellers will not be in the kingdom of God (Gal.5:20-21).
Jesus's betrayal
And second, the consequences of the betrayal of Jesus by Caiaphas, the high priest. Plus, the frightful curse all the people called down upon themselves, by saying, "His blood be on us, and on our children"(Matt.27:25). And it has been, and will be, until the bond woman has been completely cast out.
The prophecy of the destruction of Jerusalem, and the beginning of the casting out of the bond woman, is embedded in the dual prophecy of Matthew twenty four. The first fulfillment of the duality was the destruction of Jerusalem in 70AD by the Roman general Titus. The final destruction of Jerusalem and the casting of the bond woman will be initiated by the beast power, and brought to fulfillment by the battle of Armageddon.
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