New Website

Hi, all.

Thought I would drop a quick note to say that I now have an official website, as I haven't updated this one in some time nor do I plan to update it much in the future. I do plan to leave it for archival purposes however.

If you would like to visit my new site it is available at www.fromjeremiahtojesus.com.

Thanks,
Jonn

A Shadow of Tribulation

I’m sure you have all heard the belief that physical Israel is God’s time-piece. It is a belief that has haunted me throughout my entire Christian life. Yet, after coming to the truth that Israel no longer holds the “chosen people” status, I found the time-piece argument a hard habit to break.

My flawed thinking was that Israel could still be considered the time-piece, not as the chosen people, but rather as the antichrist beast power. After all, the beast does play a prominent role during end-time events.

Still, over time my patience with the argument began to grow thinner, and with a mindset similar to the one I held while watching the Mayan calendar fraud play out, I wanted to wait and see if the theory wouldn’t sink under its own weight.

Therefore, over the last year or so I have been steadily watching a very curious calendar date. This date was curious due to several interesting reasons all of which appeared to pinpoint both the Great Tribulation and the return of Jesus under this time-piece idea.

The theory began with the understanding concerning the infamous 1260 days read about in Revelation 11:3

“And I will give power unto my two witnesses, and they shall prophesy a thousand two hundred and threescore days, clothed in sackcloth.”           Revelation 11:3

It has long been believed that 1260 days would be the length of the Great Tribulation, therefore I was shocked to find that from April 10^th 2014 until the Feast of Trumpets 2018 was exactly 1260 days.

You may ask why April the 10th would be an important day in Bible prophecy. Well this year April 10^th corresponded to Nissan 10^th on the Hebrew calendar and this was the day of Jesus’ triumphal entry into Jerusalem. Therefore the theory is that the antichrist would wish to counterfeit this with his own “triumphal” entry onto the world stage.

On the other end of this timeline waits the Feast of Trumpets 2018, this date marks not simply another year on the Hebrew calendar but in particular this feast also marks physical Israel’s 70^th year as a nation; and as you may know the number 70 has lots of Scriptural backing.

Many of you may remember during the 1980’s when a very convincing case was made that a generation was 40 years long. This was seemingly supported by a strong Scriptural foundation that referred us to the number 40; events such as 40 years in the wilderness, Noah’s 40 days and 40 nights and Jesus’ 40 day fast were brought to our attention and due to this many believed then that the Great Tribulation would correspond to Israel’s 40^th year as a nation. 

The theory today is similar but extended from 40 years to 70 years. Scriptural backing includes Israel’s 70 years of captivity, Daniel’s seventy week timeline, seventy times seven and so on. Also the fact that Israel was destroyed in 70 AD is very interesting. So, there is no doubt that the number seventy (as well as seven itself) is very popular in Scripture and seems to offer much backing to the theory.

The main area of support uses Daniel’s timeline as its basis. Daniel writes:

“Seventy weeks are determined upon thy people and upon thy holy city…”          Daniel 9:24

The word “weeks” here is translated from the Hebrew word: Shabua [Strong’s 7620] which can also mean a specific feast of Israel. That specific feast is Pentecost (known as the feast of weeks due to the counting of the weeks, or “counting of the Omer”, used to calculate its arrival) and since there is only one Pentecost each year it is easy then to surmise that 70 weeks can be translated to mean 70 years.

Now, keep in mind, this is not the accurate way to translate this passage. Daniel’s timeline has already been fulfilled by Jesus and there is no reason for further fulfillment. I won’t get into the specifics but to say that there is no need to take a time period from 2000 years ago and project it into our modern time just to shine a light on physical Israel as a “time-piece”.

However, I must admit it is striking that we would see these things line up the way they have. Including the numerous events that transpired at the same time of Israel’s formation including such entities and events as the NSA, Roswell, World Council of Churches, the baby boom etc. all pointing to something strange going on. (Not to mention the fascinating study that links ancient Babylon to this same period as well.)

In addition to all this, and just as was speculated during the 1980s, these lengths of years also must correspond to another important item from Scripture; and that is that Jesus said all these events would culminate within the span of a single generation.

“Verily I say unto you, This generation shall not pass away, till all be fulfilled.”    Luke 21:32

Since it is reasonable to believe that both 40 years and 70 years could be considered a generation, these theories both then and now appeared to support the idea that the time-piece in question was indeed the creation of the little horn state of Israel.

What is not reasonable is to continue to prolong the “length of a generation”. While 40 and 70 make convincing arguments, 71 and beyond become increasingly unbelievable. In fact, beyond 70 there is almost no Scriptural backing for any other length of years except for one exception I could find of 120 years written of in Genesis:

“And the LORD said, My spirit shall not always strive with man, for that he also is flesh: yet his days shall be an hundred and twenty years.” Genesis 6:3

Other than this one verse suggesting the life span of men will be 120 years there is no scriptural backing which would pin Israel as the time-piece and also remain consistent with Jesus’ words that said all this would conclude within a generation.

It could be argued that this added a bit of urgency to the idea of Israel being the time-piece, in other words it was now or never folks.

Even further we find that in addition to all this we see very unusual astronomical events commencing near the same time. Four so called “blood moons” interspersed with total and partial eclipses of the sun. Obviously bringing into remembrance the Scripture that says:

The sun shall be turned into darkness, and the moon into blood, before that great and notable day of the Lord come: Acts 2:20

While the “blood moons” garnered most of pop Christianity’s attention, as I have explained, there were other much deeper issues that one could have delved into to support this belief that the Lord was soon to return and that physical Israel was indeed the Lord’s “time-piece”.

Therefore with bated breath I waited for the 10^th of April to arrive. It soon did, and just like in the 1980s, absolutely nothing happened that could be said to equate to an antichrist world power taking control of everything.

So what does this mean? Is this just another failed theory? Sure, for those poor saps waiting for the pre-tribulation rapture and following John Hagee’s “blood moon” theory there will be yet another disappointment; yet another stain on Christianity!

However it would be wrong to simply toss this all aside as just another missed date and not try to learn from it. If it were simply a case of the “blood moons” we could laugh this one out of the room but as I have explained it was much more and it “seemingly” had huge Scriptural support.

So, what does this mean? The first realization we can address is that Israel is not has never been and will never be the Lord’s “time-piece”. The church has had physical Israel held over its head for nearly seventy years now, bringing with it a strong desire in Christians to forget their chosen place with God and instead give that status back to physical Israel.

Since the formation of Israel the church has seen stunning decreases across the board and have not only lost their identity but the Gospel message itself. In fact, the formation of little horn state of Israel has had such a mesmerizing effect on believers as to cause Christianity’s near destruction.

Surprisingly, what they couldn’t accomplish 2000 years ago when the Jews nearly destroyed Christianity, as they actually chased down and killed believers, in 70 short years they have all but accomplished again without firing a shot as it were.

Amazingly it has all been done right under our noses with Israel seeming to be our most trusted friend. Yes, Christianity is again reeling in the face of the little horn state of Israel and most are completely unaware and continue singing physical Israel’s song.

So understand with confidence that not only is physical Israel no longer chosen but they are also not the Lord’s time-piece either. You can stop wasting your time with those who continue to tout this belief.

While this may be the most practical lesson and one that should prove very profitable in spotting false prophets there is another deeper understanding that came out of this.

After the day came and went, it dawned on me that what I had been witnessing wasn’t the start of the Tribulation itself but something we are all becoming more and more familiar with; the idea of a spiritual signature; a prophetic ripple.

You will remember the BP oil spill and how it indicated a spiritual signature (a shadow) of the bottomless pit event written about in Revelation. The video of the oil blowing out of the ruptured piping on the bottom of the ocean certainly resembled smoke billowing out of a bottomless pit. The initials “BP” stand for British Petroleum but could also mean “Bottomless Pit”; and don’t forget the whole ordeal wrapped up nicely in exactly 5 months (just as James Lloyd of Christian Media predicted).

So, was this the event spoken of in Revelation? No, it was merely a shadow, a prophetic ripple. This is why we see such striking similarities and also why so many people are lured into believing these events are the real thing.

Again you will remember the Chernobyl nuclear accident that caused huge devastation and cast its shadow from the fallen star “Wormwood” also written of in Revelation.

 “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.” Revelation 8:11

You may already be aware that the name Chernobyl originates from a plant species known as chernobylnik (meaning black grass or black stalks). This species in question is better known to us as mugwort or common wormwood. Hence we see a direct link to the name of this star.

Further, the Chernobyl disaster did indeed pollute many waters as we read in this excerpt from Wikipedia:

The Chernobyl nuclear power plant is located next to the Pripyat River, which feeds into the Dnieper reservoir system, one of the largest surface water systems in Europe, which at the time supplied water to Kiev's 2.4 million residents, and was still in spring flood when the accident occurred. The radioactive contamination of aquatic systems therefore became a major problem in the immediate aftermath of the accident.

So, do we conclude that Chernobyl is the fulfillment of Revelation 8:11? No, it is but a mere shadow of the true event. If you have studied the idea of spiritual signatures at Christian Media this will come as no shock to you as we are literally swimming in these signatures (or ripples); and there are too many of them to mention.

The evidence we are seeing now is just another prophetic ripple cast from the Great Tribulation itself. Interestingly it is only one of many ripples emanating from it.  When you throw a stone into a body of water it forms many ripples not just one. So, you may remember several other dates that have also seemed to line up with Scripture (such as the one spoken of in this article that transpired in the 1980s).

Perhaps you have heard of 1843 and the great disappointment when William Miller had it all figured out based largely on the historicist view of a 1290 year tribulation period. Yes, Mr. Miller merely recognized another spiritual shadow. So it wasn’t so much that he was wrong (although he ultimately was), he simply mistook a shadow for the real McCoy; something we have all done.

Therefore, while the Tribulation itself did not officially begin last week, I certainly would not be surprised to see events escalating in a big way over the next few years; just as they have always gotten progressively worse after each so called “failed” prediction, each in its own time.

So, with that said I will leave you with one final thought that even though we are sure to see incredible physical manifestations during these times, whatever shape the Tribulation and the return of Christ eventually takes we can be sure that the real substance will be spiritual.

In Christ,

Jonn Mooney

Duck Dynasty Delimna

After many months of zero posts on this page I have been inspired to write a quick entry on the Duck Dynasty controversy.

First, ask yourself the obvious question of why the Robertson's were allowed to have a show on A&E in the first place when the fact is that they have always been upfront about their beliefs? If A&E feels so strongly about Phil Robertson's stance on the Bible then stoking the "politically correct" fire with this show seems somewhat fishy.

However, on a larger scale, if a world government is ever to be achieved those in powerful positions understand that we all must learn to get along with each other. All polar opposite groups MUST learn to agree with one another and find consensus. Yes, CONSENSUS is what this is all about! The people at A&E have known this from the beginning and the Robertson's of Duck Dynasty were quite likely handpicked as the perfect people to stir up the very controversy we are now watching.

So, as this plays out, if the Robertson family continues to stand firmly on the Word of God then they will be summarily attacked with every psychological, financial and social weapon the enemy has until they are seemingly destroyed. However, if they compromise (even just a little) with all eyes watching they will set the example for humankind on how we all need to learn to "get along" and "meet in the middle". The world will accept them back with open and welcoming arms and the death spiral we are in will continue.

So, the only question that remains is whether the Robertson’s compromise or not, because if they do even just a tiny bit they will undermine their entire position of claiming to stand on the Word. You see, as Christians it must be understood that WE DON'T HAVE A POSITION TO COMPROMISE in the first place. Our position comes from outside of us; it comes from God not us. We simply haven't been given the authority to change our marching orders in order to find consensus with the world.

This is the problem with Christianity today; everyone wants to soften their viewpoint in order to get along. Yes, feel free to offer all the opinions you want but make sure that is all you claim them to be, mere opinions! If you offer any uncompromising truth you will be socially crucified. So again OUR viewpoint is not the point here, God's viewpoint is! All we do is our best to simply obey; not explain, not think, not justify but OBEY!

The Christian that compromises is not a Christian at all but a liar that has deceived himself. The true Christian is an obedient child; if Dad says don't go outside then we don't go outside. Further, we don't sit around trying to parse his words in order to make them appear to say that we really can go outside. No, we simply obey our Father. He makes the rules. We are unthinking obedient children walking by faith and not by sight, doing our Father's will alone. We go outside when He tells us we can go outside; when He says come inside we come inside.

The “thinking” Christian is the disobedient child who prefers to decide for himself what he can and can't do. If God's orders do not make sense to him then the "thinking" Christian decides that particular command is unworthy and not to be followed; the "thinking" Christian only follows the commands that make sense to him. This man is a liar of the worst sort.

While we all give way to our "thinking side" from time to time we must always be quick to repent of this and further we must accept the chastisement offered for our misdeeds. The world recognizes a child's Father via the child who willingly submits to him. Since a father usually won't chastise children who aren't his, the child (by accepting chastisement) is thereby shouting to the world "THAT MAN IS MY FATHER!" and to him I willingly submit.

So, those who believe we have authority to compromise our Father's orders are fooling themselves. As of this writing the Robertson family is proving themselves to be true "witnesses" (which in the Greek translates to "martyr"). Make no mistake, they will be socially crucified if they refuse to yield and set the example of how to make a proper compromise since even their current supporters will eventually tire of their uncompromising views.

Yes, to the world it is all about the compromise; the bringing together of polar opposites comprised between group A and group B, in this case the Christians versus the homosexuals. Make no mistakes this is a test case in the art of compromise and consensus; the Dialectic on display.

Let's pray the Robertson's remain obedient and stand.

Jonn

JAIL BREAK

The book is now finished but I have decided to delay it due to certain considerations. Again, I will announce the official release as soon as I can: original post follows.

Here is another segment from the book. I am currently proofreading the printed proof copy before the main printing is done. I am taking extra time with it so I don't have as many typos and errors as I ended up with in my first book. Live and learn. Hopefully I can have it printed and ready for sale within a week or so. I'll make the announcement when I get them in hand. Blessings.

In Christ,
Jonn

INTRODUCTION 

A few years ago I wrote a short newsletter for a church that I was attending. The church taught the pre-trib rapture, so as you might expect my newsletter was full of articles on the subject of how the Jews had rejected Christ and for this reason we Gentiles were grafted in.

I remember thinking how lucky we were as Gentiles that the Jews did not accept Christ, for if they had accepted Him we would never have been invited to be heirs of God. How fortunate for us!

Well, every now and again it would dawn on me that not all of Israel had rejected Him. I mean, I remember a few Israelites that did accept Him, they were:

"The first, Simon, who is called Peter, and Andrew his brother; James the son of Zebedee, and John his brother; Philip, and Bartholomew; Thomas, and Matthew the publican; James the son of Alphaeus, and Lebbaeus, whose surname was Thaddaeus; Simon the Canaanite, and Judas Iscariot, who also betrayed him."

Well, I suppose we shouldn’t count Judas but anyway after these we see Paul, Barnabas, Stephen and three thousand at Pentecost who also believed. Not only these but others such as Nicodemus and Joseph of Arimathea who prepared the tomb and took Jesus’ body for burial.

Even at His birth we see faithful Israelites such as Anna and Simeon who, being old, waited at the Temple to see the Christ child and declare His arrival upon the earth.

So how can we then say Israel rejected Christ? Why would God toss aside those Israelites who did believe only to bring in a bunch of self-righteous, ignorant Gentiles?

The honest reader sees the logical problem that this understanding creates and this book is dedicated to showing that reader that Israel has already been redeemed and how you also are part of that saved body.

Still, tell someone today that they are God’s chosen people and they will usually show little interest in hearing more. In fact, many will be offended at the idea “How dare you blaspheme against God’s TRUE chosen people” (the modern state of Israel) many would say in protest, as they unwittingly reject their birthright.

However, Israel was already completely lost at the time of Christ’s arrival. This is attested to in Amos 7:8:

"And the LORD said unto me, Amos, what seest thou? And I said, A plumbline. Then said the Lord, Behold, I will set a plumbline in the midst of my people Israel: I will not again pass by them any more:"

Jesus shows up as the plumbline in the midst of Israel, providing a straight and narrow way that those who believe might be saved. At this time Israel had to make a choice. They could remain under the law and be lost or believe in Christ and be born again into a spiritual body.

While many physical Israelites went the wrong way, others believed and became spiritual Israel via the born again experience. Afterward, the salvation message was able to go out among the Gentiles and they too could decide whether or not to follow Jesus. If they believed in Him then they were also “born again” into that same spiritual entity known as Israel.

The fact that you must be "born again" really should be a big clue. What else could that mean other than that God has translated the body of Israel into a spiritual body? Jesus Himself explains that our spiritual birth is of the utmost importance in John 3:5-6 where we read:

“Jesus answered, Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except a man be born of water and of the Spirit, he cannot enter into the kingdom of God. That which is born of the flesh is flesh; and that which is born of the Spirit is spirit.”

When God transitioned His chosen people from a physical entity into a spiritual one He effectively created two Israels, one believing and one not believing.

This way He was able to keep all of His promises to Israel such as "all Israel shall be saved" and at the same time keep all of His curses on Israel such as "I will not pass by them any more".

Paul addresses this understanding in Romans 9:6-8:

"Not as though the word of God hath taken none effect. For they are not all Israel, which are of Israel: Neither, because they are the seed of Abraham, are they all children: but, In Isaac shall thy seed be called. That is, They which are the children of the flesh, these are not the children of God: but the children of the promise are counted for the seed."

Although clearly spelled out, many refuse to hear this truth. They reject it, if not only on blatant ignorance of the Scriptures, then almost always on the false teaching that says they will miss the Tribulation by being raptured.

If Christians were to acknowledge that they are the chosen people it would mean facing the fact that they must go through the Tribulation. It would be undeniable since Revelation speaks of Israelites being present during that time, but clearly no one wants that.

Even though God has already said that He "will not pass by them anymore" many still prefer the lie. Yes, they would prefer to be raptured out before the trouble begins, leaving the poor physical Jews down here to face the wrath.

Well, you can believe the lie of an early rapture if you want to or you can believe the uncomfortable truth which reveals that you are indeed Israel and unless you die before it starts you will be in the Tribulation!

Unfortunately modern Christians are paralleling the actions of the ancient Jews of Jesus' day which caused them to miss the Messiah. They were caught up in the love of tradition and erroneous belief systems which left them completely unprepared to see and understand the Truth.

Oh Israel, I advise you to embrace this teaching and start preparing your spiritual house for the times ahead. Read, study and pray. This book is a simple first step. So, let’s get started.

In Christ,

Jonn Mooney

March, 2013

Names in the Bible

My daughter recently made up a crossword puzzle based on names in the Bible. All answers are found in the King James Bible. She is hoping to make more in the future and produce an entire series, all based on the King James Bible. I hope you enjoy the crossword, right click the puzzle, click view image and then enlarge it to see the small print. The answers are in the left hand sidebar.