October 14, 2000
This is unedited, exactly as it appeared when sent from the Listbot mailing system
Subject: Revelatory prayer, biblical prophecy; dissertation
| October Update; Prayer for divine revelation. Dissertations on Biblical prophecy, fulfilled and future #### Greetings readers of http://finalbookofdaniel.com (non-profit, non-partisan site devoted to seeking the divine, prophetic truth concerning the future of the earth) You signed up for this free newsletter list; to unsubscribe, see instructions at bottom. #### What's new Notice there is a chat room on the site for those who wish to take part, all night long on Saturday evenings; the URL is: http://finalbookofdaniel.com/chat.html . Daniel will be present most times, but if no one shows up, oh well. Also, note that the site is still being moved over to http://finalbookofdaniel.com from the old Angelfire address, but the old pages will remain for the record, frozen in time. The content is generally the same for now, but new economic analyses will come in a few weeks, along with a wholesale editing of existing pages. The site is generally dormant at present, being prepared for prime-time once the book and is published and actively promoted next year. This has to be a full-time endeavor. Do you want to listen to Daniel's first, one-hour radio show, taped in September 2000 with a fellow named Robert Burgess/Caligastia? If you have speakers on your computer, it can be done right now. He has a site at http://www.planetaryhq.com we both knew little of each other before hand, or of our sites. To go straight to the show, available 24 hours/day with a Real Audio Player, click: http://www.planetaryhq.com/phq092200.ram. Or to read first who this person is and his story, see above site. The program is called "Interview with prophet Daniel" and discusses my angelic experiences. It's not the best quality, it's rough being the first, but it's a start. ##############1111111111111 PART ONE: Request for prayer for prophetic future knowledge, prophecies that have come true. ##############1111111111111 This edition contains some assorted additions to site, along with an opportunity to serve God by soliciting assistance from readers in the form of meditative prayer, with the desire for divine revelation concerning the future. The second part following consists of Biblical prophecy, and its relationship to Daniel. But the prayer portion applies only to those of religious or spiritual faith; faith not in me, but the awesome Living God of Creation, the Holy Spirit; the God of miracles and revealer of mysteries. Thus, this will appeal only the select consisting of strong conviction, and those doubting of the power of prayer may not wish to collude or read further. One of the significant claims made of those prophets who were deemed worthy to be included in Biblical scriptures was such that their divine prophecies and visions had to be 100% correct as a qualifier. To classify at such a prophet of God, according to this method, it was necessary to first give short-term prophecies based on the Word given, or through visions, as only God could ever know the future with such accuracy. It was only then that the longer-term visions given by the prophet could be taken seriously enough to take heed. However, a prophet was not primarily a fortune teller as many incorrectly surmise, but primarily a preacher of righteousness for his day. That is why the world views true prophets as crazy. He is not primarily a fore-teller but rather a forth-teller or a speaker for God to rebuke, instruct, and correct. It is not about "making a string of predictions, then hoping they come true." There would never be any way to achieve anything close to 100% accuracy rate by doing so. So, knowledge of the future is only one characteristic of a true prophet of God, yet it is deemed by many to rank highly (or the "only" means) as a qualifier. Yet some would also presume that EVERYTHING a prophet/angel speaks of to be "coming directly from God," but it does not work in that fashion. Therefore most misunderstand what a prophet truly is, or is not. To presume this limits what Daniel can discuss in general, then preceived in the mind of others; but he is not omniscient, nor does he know everything about the future. For instance, do I know who will be elected president? The mortal mind does not know this, and that would be mere speculation. My "hunch" would be G. W. Bush, but the only way I would ever say "Bush WILL be president, a 100% certainty, 'thus saith the Lord'" is if I received direct word from God that this outcome would happen, as in a clear vision. But I haven't, therefore will not "predict" as such. Notice that Biblical prophets also did not delve into minute details of exact dates etc. They were vague. In fact more vague than Daniel's prophecies. So does Daniel qualify as a divine messenger, sent to deliver the Word? If one has been following closely, one will see that Daniel, since 1999, around the time of angelic transfiguration, has had several visions. If this test as described above is applied, then Daniel of old passed it with flying colors. And most importantly, 21st century Daniel's prophetic visions so far received in the past year or so, from God have all come true--with a success rate of 100%, with the exception of the distant Second Coming vision, which has yet to occur. These were documented well before hand and sent out to hundreds of subscribers and can be verified by going through the (unalterable) listbot archives. ( http://www.listbot.com/archive/collapse ). Specifically, these are the July 1999 prophetic dream concerning the outcome of y2k (see edition #72 or 73), and the March 2000 vision of the interest rate rise and stock market crashes (see #85) which occurred shortly after. The next vision occurred this summer, when out-of body, in the Federal Reserve, and overheard Alan Greenspan's conversations with colleagues about engineering a 2001/2002 recession, or their fear that the previous, successive 6 rises in rates would do so. This is a future event (see # 89). The most recent fulfillment of a projection made in March was a sideways or rising market through the summer, with crashes before or during the elections; this is coming to pass as this is written, with the Dow losing nearly 800 points in the previous week, and crashing 379 points on Thursday, the 12th. It's not over. The first was the Doomsday Clock in 1997 before knowing the author's identity as Daniel, which was actually a longer-term prophecy with many generalities, which have yet to come fully into fruition. The minor visions within its framework to be seen was then the vision of the y2k rollover which was seen in July. That vision came true, despite its seeming implausibility; it was a non-event, even though I was saying otherwise before hand. (remember that y2k was about giving a warning). The next vision from God concerning a future event came in March 2000 whereupon I based an economic analysis on, which involved a near-term market crash and half-point rise in interest rates, which both came to pass within the next thirty days--another 100% correct prophecy. The Second Coming vision was the ultimate end to the mystery of the Doomsday Clock vision. Understanding then that these short-term visions have been coming true with 100% accuracy, Daniel wishes for your assistance in glorifying God even further, in the same spirit as the April 23/Easter prayer where we caused Daniel to witness Christ in a vision in order to clarify the truth about Jesus. In a sense this was prophecy in its purest form. Obviously these visions should be sufficient to establish Daniel's legitimacy as one of God's true prophets (as well as everything else so far written and the angelic experiences) but not all will yet find this convincing enough. Naturally, there are people who believe the future can never be known with certainty. How about showing them that God is alive and well (thereby glorifying the Lord) by praying to God for accurate series of worldly events of the near term to be revealed to Daniel? That is what this prayer session involves. It was the same spirit of prophecy that I employed in the previous incarnation as Biblical Daniel when under the threat of death from King Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon because the wise men could not tell him and interpret his troubling dream; in requesting for the prayerful aid of my companions, God gave the dream to me in a vision by night, thereby saving the lives of all the wise men doomed to destruction. The April 23 incident was identical in that it was an all-or nothing ultimatum to see Christ, which I did, on the exact day expected. See Daniel chapter 2 for whole story. After the dream was revealed, I said, "he gives wisdom to the wise and knowledge to those who have understanding. 22 He reveals deep and hidden things; he knows what is in the darkness, and light dwells with him. 23 To you, O God of my ancestors, I give thanks and praise, for you have given me wisdom and power, and have now revealed to me what what we asked of you, for you have revealed to us what the king ordered." This time our request to God will be slightly less specific. Our request has to be a 100% accurate revelation to Daniel of any future events God has deemed fit for Daniel to see at this time which are to occur between now and 2005, then until 2012, and will settle for nothing less, because the Bible is not my authority, but God is. Employing the promise of the reward of TOTAL faith in the Holy Spirit, it will be done. God has already pre-arranged this, and knows who are going to be praying. Daniel would only conduct such an organized prayer if he knew God would follow through and something would be seen. It was seen last time, and it will again. But do not know what. It takes wisdom to discern the difference between a true vision from God, and one that is just a regular dream, and God has allowed Daniel to differentiate these differences, and only these are mentioned in the book of Daniel. Furthermore, I suggest that whatever vision occurs, to pray to God for YOU to see the same vision I observe, then if so, mention it to me after it is inscribed via e-mail. It will take some weeks before it is written, for the proper words take thought and contemplation to duplicate any vision in writing. It would be nice if I could simply snap the fingers and tell God to give me all information in immediate form, but it does not work this way, and God has a set procedure and time-frame such information is administered. Remember that Daniel is not just a servant of God, but also a servant of YOU the reader, and those that take part will be blessed. Through your help--our prayers--during this time, will be accomplished. This message you are reading is a solicitation that shall be pleasing and profitable to both you and God. I hold no esteem in this work or that to come, and will merely be a sacrificial middle-man, bridging the gap between the realms of mortal and divine. Aren't you anxious about what the future holds? We can find out, but we need your help. As before, I will be praying mightily to you in return, so that your prayers are answered. Rather than repeating the standard "how-to pray" guideline, let's simply give a URL were it is available for a re-read if one wishes: click here. But here, I will give a recommendation for a simple yet effective method. One is the "jogger's pace meditation" where you simply think hard and concentrate on the topic at hand for at least 20 or 30 minutes, with the intent of revealing something about the future, between now and 2004. The other method is a "power prayer" equivalent to a hyper-intense, all-you've-got sprint, as though it is the last thing you will ever do, by taking a 5 or 10 minute break somewhere in order to concentrate. Make it as intense a prayer as possible. Here is a sample prayer one may express: Blessed Father-God in Heaven, I humbly beseech your assistance on this day. From the bottom of my heart, with wholesome sincerity, may your power and omniscient mind, knowing all that is hidden, be shown. For the sake of us mortals, Lord God, incline your ear, and hear the supplication we so strongly wish, and thank you for revealing the mysteries of the future. You, great and awesome God, Creator of all things, surely know all things, and may we glorify your name by divulging to your servant, Daniel, what is to take place, between now and 2005. For your prophetic plan for the earth is righteous, and that plan, should you deem it worthy, be disclosed during this most holy time, of October 15, to the 26th. With gratitude, Amen. So when is this time of revelation to occur, and when should we pray? As a determined sacrifice, Daniel is taking a 10-day vacation from work, and will be up in the local foothills constantly in fasting and prayer. Day and night. This will happen between October 15 to 25. Because this is just a preliminary message sent out the weekend just prior to this time, I will again send out a duplicate copy for the next weekend as a reminder This message is being sent now in order to bring the message beforehand and encourage thought on the subject; remember that it is you all and your thought that are causing me to have these visions! Therefore contemplate on these dates and Daniel's message given here and on the site, then once I send the duplicate message in mid October, pray with me and hundreds of other for God to reveal what is hidden in the darkness; of future events which are to take place between now and 2004, then 2005 to 2012. There is plenty to contemplate in the writings bleow in part 2. I wish to briefly share a very important prophetic word which came to me on October 1, 2000 from the Most High God concerning a future city that is utterly destroyed. After praying with all the might I could muster up for a couple days straight, the word came to me that 1.6 million people are going to perish in a nuclear explosion in Bagdad, Iraq in April 2005! It came as distinct words and was a solid prophecy from God. Apparently this stems from a crisis that began in October, 2004, which coincides with the dates of these thus far unknown catastrophes. This number is exactly one third Bagdad's population of 4.8 million, which until this time I did not know. This means it is a limited detonation which does not annihilate the entire city. I was not at the time given anymore details, but it probably was a retaliation (a BIG one) for something the leader of Iraq perpetrated. Now, I need to confirm this through further word from God to confirm and fill in more details, before I can say, "thus saith the Lord." Obviously the ramifications, globally, would be unprecedented, initiating a long era of world crisis from then on. It should come as no surprise that Howe & Strauss' book The Fourth Turning also expects America (and therefore the world) to enter a multi-decade change beginning with such a crisis around 2005. Seven years later is the end of the Mayan calendar, 2012. So with your help and determined prayers, we shall know the answer to this mystery. Focus on worldly events, strategic or economic, natural disasters, or anything you think God wishes for His prophet-servant to see! Because, Amos 3:7: "Surely the Lord God does nothing unless He reveals His secret counsel to His servants the prophets." Luke 8:17: "For nothing is hidden that shall not become evident, nor anything secret that shall not be known and come to light." You are co-creating this reality--and it you readers who will the credit in the acknowledgements in the book when completed. You and God are creating this book! Isn't that remarkable? ##############22222222222222 PART TWO: Some short dissertations on prophecies of Daniel, Biblical and recent, and how they coincide. ##############22222222222222 One may have noticed that little has been written concerning Biblical prophecies, even though I've read virtually every book on the subject in the past year, and even though it is Daniel himself who has returned to give the correct word! This is because these are saved for last, and I could not rely simply on material inscribed in the Bible, nor deal with the endless speculations made by thousands of Biblical prophecy scholars. Daniel is not here to speculate, but to find the truth once and for all. There are portions of the picture missing and the only way to complete the picture to receive the truth directly from God, and these take precedent over written word, speculation or opinion. This was a reason I would not discuss the Second Coming until I saw it for myself, for instance, as the whole concept seemed a little too farfetched considering my extensive knowledge of rational science and physics; then to witness the entire world as we know it dissolve before my eyes of course radically alters my previous perspective on this issue. As anyone into studying Biblical prophecies knows, there are many controversies, and little agreement on many issues, such as the so-called "rapture" and "7-year tribulation," or how much prophecy is yet to fulfilled and when, and how. Well, I can tell you this much: it was largely fulfilled during the 7-year period leading up to the desolation of Jerusalem in 70 A.D., as well as the 7-year period straddling the period of 27 A.D. and 34 A.D. with the life and death of Jesus Christ. The vast bulk of them have already been fulfilled, and are ancient history, including that of Revelation--almost two millennia ago--except some of the very last portions of Daniel12, and some sections of the New Testament, which I am here to witness, and are finally being fulfilled at the present, the real End of Days. This is of course contrary to the falsities MOST Biblical prophecy students are currently being taught, but the truth concerning these matters will be discussed here. The errors many make originate from misunderstandings of certain prophetic dates in Daniel, and others such as the "rapture" from a few misunderstood Biblical quotes scattered throughout the New Testament. Whenever the phrase "at the time of the end" is mentioned in Daniel (as well as John's apocalypse), it is referring not to the end of the world in our time, but the end of the age leading up to the arrival of Jesus Christ as the prophesied Mesiah the first time and the destruction of the temple and Jerusalem in 70 A.D. By Titus and his armies. When you here the term "last days," it did not refer to our time, but 70 A.D. The END of days are the times we are about to enter, also sometimes called "in those days" and "at that time." The "last days" mentioned 5 times in the new testament referred to that particular generation, and consequently knew the destruction of the temple which culminated in the destruction of the Jewish nation in 70 A.D. One of the most universally accepted facts of the Bible is that Jesus and the apostles were living in the "last days". There are so many Bible verses that state how they were living in the "last days" that there is no misunderstanding. Jesus and the apostles were living in the "last days"-- of the Jewish nation, and of their age. For instance, from Acts 2:16-17: But this is that which was spoken by the prophet Joel; And it shall come to pass in the last days, saith God, I will pour out of my Spirit upon all flesh: and your sons and your daughters shall prophesy, and your young men shall see visions, and your old men shall dream dreams." This was partially fulfilled at Pentecost. And Jesus says in Luke 17:20-21: And when he was demanded of the Pharisees, when the kingdom of God should come, he answered them and said, The kingdom of God cometh not with observation: [21] Neither shall they say, Lo here! or, lo there! for, behold, the kingdom of God is within you." Therefore the First AND Second Coming really began almost 2000 years ago, as a "New Age," but the ultimate culmination of our present age that began back then, is this dimensional shift Daniel witnessed, which is to occur during his current lifetime. And this too will be a "New Age," or the real End Times. The collapse and thrusting of the world into an entirely different dimension. Almost all of Biblical Daniel has come to pass, and all the military conflicts discussed therein are simply history, irrelevant to the modern era. Further details of these conflicts continue into Daniel 12, but no longer deal with this time of the 21st century. It is instead interspersed with further prophecies of this present time. The prophetic method is such that details are filled in later, even while seemingly prophesying about another time altogether. The Olivet discourse in Matthew is similar. The prophesies dealt with in Daniel was the time of the end of the age of the Jews, of the Old Covenant, which resulted in world-wide dispersal, and the beginning of the 2000-year church age, and the shift from the age of Aries to Pisces. The covenant here is the new covenant that God had promised to make "with the house of Israel and with the house of Judah," saying, "For I will be merciful to their unrighteousness, and their sins and their lawless deeds I will remember no more" [Jeremiah 31:3 If.; Hebrews 8:7-13] Christ taketh away sin! This prophetic passage from Daniel 9:25-27 concerning the "seventy weeks" is illustrative of this fulfillment in the coming of Christ, and where there is disagreement: "Seventy weeks are decreed for your people and your holy city: to finish the transgression, to put an end to sin, and to atone for iniquity, to bring in everlasting righteousness, to seal both vision and prophet, and to anoint a most holy one. Know therefore and understand: from the time that the word went out to restore and rebuild Jerusalem until the time of the anointed prince, there shall be seven weeks; and for sixty-two weeks it shall be built again with streets and moat, and a wall, but in a troubled time. "26 After the sixty-two weeks, an anointed one shall be cut off and have nothing, and the troops of the prince who is to come shall destroy the city and the sanctuary. Its end shall come with a flood, and to the end there shall be war. Desolations are decreed. 27 He shall make a covenant with many for one week, and for half the week he shall make sacrifice and offering cease; and in their place shall be an abomination that desolates, until the decreed end is poured out upon the desolater." (Daniel 9:24-27) These seventy weeks means 70 times 7 or 490 days which are symbolic of years--each day representing a year--that is, 490 years. This whole passage is dealing with the coming of the Messiah, or Christ. The anointing of the most holy was Jesus Christ. Jerusalem was destroyed and under siege beginning in 606 B.C. for a period of seventy years, which was prophesied earlier by Jeremiah. However, there are two super-imposed 70-year times lines; the ultimate fall of Jerusalem came in 586 B.C., 20 years after the beginning (of the siege). 70 years after the first date came in 536 B.C. under a decree of king Cyrus, and the final return, 70 years after the second date, many of the Jews continued back to Jerusalem until about 516 B.C. This 490 years until the coming of Christ were not to start until the "word (that) went out to restore and rebuild Jerusalem," but this did not begin in the above dates, but rather around 457 B.C according to Ezra 1:2 The rebuilding of the "street and wall" was completed 49 years later in 408 B.C. So we see that 490 years from 457 B.C. fall around the date of about 27 A.D. But taking into consideration that there is no year between 1 A.D. and 1 B.C., and taking into consideration that Jesus was actually born in 4 B.C., the end of the 490 years ends up at roughly 27 A.D.--the approximate time of His baptism, which began a 3 1/2 year period of ministry, His 'cutting off' with the crucifixion in 30 A.D. and the 3 1/2 period of evangelizing by the apostles in Jerusalem, ending in 34 A.D. with the stoning of Stephen. (These dates are only a matter of approximation and this is said to demonstrate the futility of nitpicking with exact dates, there will always be disagreements; no one knows for sure, but the closeness is to be stressed), which is the fulfillment of this next verse: The 'anointed one' was Christ, and contrary to what most believe, the remaining or final "week" does not deal with the so-called Satanic "antichrist," who is to come along and reestablish a temple in Jerusalem with animal sacrifices during some future 7-year tribulation period. And if one wishes to believe the symbolic "Satan was cast down into the lake of fire and chained," mentioned in Revelation, that has been fulfilled as well; there is no "Satan" on the loose, and Jesus said so at the end of Luke, "The term years of Satan HAS BEEN FULFILLED." Meaning 2000 years ago. I don't comment or mention the rapture for instance, because it is an absurd concept, which is a theory that has only been thrown around since the 1800's. The "rapture" is never mentioned in the Bible, and is a new concept originating in the 1800's based on some mis-read Biblical quotes taken highly literally. I actually experienced the "rapture" in a vision where I was "caught up in the clouds of heaven;" the one where I entered my pure spirit form, ascending through the void, to "meet the Lord in the clouds of heaven...and the air." and was greeted by actually merging into his body, and the experience was rapturous. (see listbot archive #89) I Corinthians 15:52. 4:17 Then we which are alive and remain shall be caught up together with them in the clouds, to meet the Lord in the air: and so shall we ever be with the Lord. The above quote is not to mean we physically float up to meet Christ in the clouds of our atmosphere. In the spiritual context, the meaning become clear when read in this light: "Then we which are alive and remain shall be 'changed in a twinkling of an eye' together with them in the 'masses of fellow Christians', to meet the Lord in the spirit body, and so shall we ever be with the Lord." - Sorry to burst the bubble, but everyone has sorely misunderstood this incorrect concept. In other words, the concepts being thrown around in these days are speaking of fulfilled prophecy is interpreted as if it is unfulfilled prophecy. Don't worry then, about the "antichrist," or 666, or the "mark of the beast," or Satan on the loose, or a 10-nation confederacy ruled by the devil, or Gog and Magog, or the Rapture, or Armageddon. etc. Also in the spirit of prophecy fulfilled, let's briefly mention the so-called battle of Armageddon in the Book of Revelation (John's Apocalypse) Sorry to those who believe it involves sometime in the future, but it does not. Daniel's vision of the Doomsday Clock and World War Three is actually not related to his apocalypse. The word "Armageddon" is properly translated "Mount of Megiddo." If read properly, one sees that the kings of the earth would assemble at Armageddon but that was not the location of the battle. The Bible text never uses the phrase "the battle of Armageddon." Revelation 16, when the sixth bowl was poured out, the Euphrates River dried up. Thus, the remaining resistance for the path of invasion was removed, leaving Jerusalem completely vulnerable. The A.D. 70 Roman invasion of Palestine was referred to as the great day of God Almighty (16:14). The Roman forces from all nations assembled at Armageddon to make war on Jerusalem (16:16), and there is no reference to a battle being fought at Armageddon. What Jesus called "great tribulation" referred to the judgement that fell upon the Jewish nation, city, and temple in 70 A. D. Titus, the Roman general, led his troops out of Egypt up along the Mediterranean Sea, bypassing Jerusalem, and how he came to the area of Caesarea, which borders Mount Megiddo. He waited there for other troops to arrive from beyond the Euphrates River to the northeast and from Rome to the northwest. Once the troops were assembled, he marched on Jerusalem. The kings of the earth (made up of all nations) assembled at Mount Megiddo for battle against Jerusalem. This is in agreement with the prophecy of Zechariah who wrote, "I will gather all the nations to Jerusalem to fight against it" (Zech. 14:2). And Jerusalem will be "surrounded by armies." The book of Revelation was a highly symbolic prophetic book and many relationships to the Daniel prophecies, but God in His omniscience, proved the ability to accurately prophecy the future in these fulfillments. Beast imagery in Revelation shifts between the generic and the specific. This is important to grasp: sometimes the Beast represents a kingdom, sometimes a particular, individual leader of that kingdom. The "Beast" mentioned frequently in both Daniel 7 and throughout Revelation is Nero. Rome is alluded to in this vision of the seven-headed Beast. The original recipients of Revelation lived under the rule of Rome, which was universally distinguished by its seven hills. We learn further that the seven heads also have a political referent: "And there are seven kings: five are fallen, and one is, and the other is not yet come; and when he cometh, he must continue a short space" (Rev. 17:10). It is surely no accident that Nero was the sixth emperor of Rome. Flavius Josephus, the Jewish contemporary of John, clearly points out that Julius Caesar was the first emperor of Rome and that he was followed in succession by Augustus, Tiberius, Caius, Claudius, and, sixthly, Nero (Antiquities, books 18 and 19). The matter is confirmed just a little later in the writings of Roman historians: Suetonius, Lives of the Twelve Caesars and Dio Cassius, Roman History 5. The text of Revelation says that of the seven kings "five have fallen." These emperors are dead, when John writes. So, much confusion arises in modern day Biblical scholars, and it comes from illogically taking the "70th week" (seven years), and cutting it of from the other 69 weeks, then moving centuries ahead. But the 70 weeks occurred consecutively, in one continuous chunk of time. This "futurism" or Premillennialism concept of cutting off the final week, as well as the "rapture" concept, where Christian believers are to be miraculously whisked away into the clouds beforehand is wishful thinking. They both originated in the 1800's and has been perpetuated even today with the likes of Hal Lindsey in books like The Late Great Planet Earth. It may sell books in setting dates for the 7-year "tribulation" period, then keep moving them forward when they don't materialize, but don't hold your breath; all of this has already been fulfilled two millennia ago. What Jesus called "great tribulation" --the deceivers, wars, earthquakes, famines, and pestilences-- referred to the judgement that fell upon the Jewish nation, city, and temple in 70 A. D. All this came upon the Jewish nation before its "end" in 70 A.D. In another example used by some to give warnings about "false prophets in the last days" comes Luke (21:8): "And he said, Take heed that ye be not deceived; for many shall come in my name saying, I am Christ, and the time draweth near; go ye not therefore after them." But Luke's account explains WHEN these things would happen. Jesus said: "And the time DRAWETH NEAR: go ye not therefore after them." Was Jesus speaking of something to take place hundreds or thousands of years later? Jesus was warning his disciples about something that was drawing near in their time! And in fact there were many, many impostors leading up to 70 A.D. were being put to death on a daily basis for claiming to be the Christ. When Jesus spoke the following, it meant a tribulation that never occurred UP UNTIL THAT TIME: "For then shall be great tribulation, such as was not since the beginning of the world to this time, no, nor ever shall be." Matthew 24:21 Most speak of John's Revelation as though it is for this time, but do these passages in Revelation imply imminence of his prophecy, or for some time 2000 years into the future?: "The Revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave unto him, to shew unto his servants things which must shortly come to pass; and he sent and signified it by his angel unto his servant John:" (Rev. 1:1) "Blessed is he that readeth, and they that hear the words of this prophecy, and keep those things which are written therein: for the time is at hand." (Rev. 1:3) "And he said unto me, These sayings are faithful and true: and the Lord God of the holy prophets sent his angel to shew unto his servants the things which must shortly be done." (Rev. 22:6) "And he saith unto me, seal not the sayings of the prophecy of this book: for the time is at hand." (Rev. 22:10) Also, I Peter 4:7 "But the end of all things is at hand: be ye therefore sober, and watch.." James 5:8 "Be ye also patient; stablish your hearts: for the coming of the Lord draweth nigh." Romans 16:20 "And the God of peace shall bruise Satan under your feet shortly." Matthew 24:30,34 "they (the tribes of the land) shall see the Son of man coming in the clouds of heaven with power and great glory. Verily I say unto you, this generation shall not pass, till all these things be fulfilled." Luke 21:32 "This generation shall not pass, till all be fulfilled." I John 2:18 "Little children, it is the last time:.. whereby we know that it is the last time." Matthew 16:27,28 "For the Son of man shall come in the glory of his Father with his angels; and then he shall reward every man according to his works. Verily I say unto you, There be some standing here, which shall not taste of death, till they see the Son of man coming in his kingdom." Jesus, in that last quote, was speaking to His apostles, and He meant what they would experience after death; Jesus said to pilate, "My kingdom is not of this earth." It is a heavenly kingdom, and Christ became the Light seen in NDE's! He said, "When I am lifted up, I will draw all men unto me." The reward according to his works is determined in the life review. Does this mean we will not have a tribulation period in the future which resembles that described in scriptures? No, but to continually set future dates based on a flawed and unbiblical concept is wrong. The prince was Titus (under Nero) who came in the years before 70 A.D. and destroyed the nation of Israel, and the temple. Its end came through the armies (flood) which trampled on the city. Christ mentions this prophecy in Matthew 24:15-16: "So when you see the desolating sacrilege standing in the holy place, as was spoken of by the prophet Daniel (let the reader understand) then those in Judea must flee to the mountains." This took place in 66-70 A.D. and is prophesied at length in Daniel 8:1-27. The wars and desolations that continued for the next 1888 years, until the re-establishment of Israel. The one making the covenant here is not the prince (or "antichrist" as some would say) but Jesus Himself. This covenant was the forgiveness of sins for all men, and proclaim universal salvation for all men, so they would no longer need to sacrifice animals on altars, thereby ushering in the New Covenant which lasted for two millennia, and that era is closing. The covenant He was making during the first have of this week (7 years) during His 3 1/2 year ministry, where sacrifice would no longer be necessary. He was then "cut-off" and had nothing by the crucifixion in the middle of the week. So by going to the cross and saying "It is finished!" the following were fulfilled in dates which are considered standard by scholars: Resurrection - A.D. 30. Ascension - A.D. 30. Holy Spirit given - A.D. 30. Church established - A.D. 30. Gospel first preached to the Jews - A.D. 30. (Acts 2:14 ff.) Gospel first preached to the Gentiles - A.D. 40. (Acts 10:34 ff.) Gospel preached to all nations - A.D. 54. (Col. 1:6, 23) Jesus' return in judgment imminent - A.D. 64. (Heb. 10:37) Temple sacrifices ceased - A.D. 67-70. Temple destroyed - A.D. 70. Jerusalem destroyed - A.D.70. With the statement given to His disciples, "This generation shall not pass away until all these things come to pass" meant, all promises, prophecies, and/or judgments were finally fulfilled by AD. 70. All the conditions of the old covenant Jewish law were then satisfied and the old covenant then passed away in fulfillment as Jesus promised. Then in the place of the altar and sacrifice came a destruction and desolation of that altar which continues to this day. But the finalcoming of the Son of Man is yet to come. That is what is upon us at the end of THIS age, the Second Coming. Let's go through these last fulfillments given to 21st Daniel, correlating with these final promises in Daniel 12. But first reverse to Daniel 11:35 where it is said, "Some of the wise shall fall, so that they may be refined, purified and made white, until the time of the end, for there is still an interval until the time appointed." This segment follows a lengthy discourse involving military conflicts discussed at length in several visions. All those conflicts mentioned have been fulfilled, prior to that passage, even though details of it are carried over into Daniel 12. This interval was period the 2000-year period involving the Dispensation of Grace through the building of the Church worldwide. The refining period was for the wise to continually reincarnate in order to purify themselves, and most of such people are here now at the end of this age, of the Gentiles, of Pisces, and Grace, and are to enter the Second Coming, an event of unprecedented, epic proportions. Some of these wise holy people will be cleansing themselves, and will be made white as an angel. The next relationship to the previous quote comes in Daniel 12:2, "Many of those who sleep in the dust of the earth shall awake, some to everlasting shame and contempt. Those who are wise shall shine like the brightness of the sky, and those who lead many to righteousness, like the stars forever and ever" Again this refers to the awakening of the wise who fell to be cleansed purified and refined. That time is upon us, and the angelification of Daniel is such an example; I was asleep in the dust of the earth (dead) but have returned--resurrected. Daniel in his angelification by conquering self is literally shining like the brightness of the sky, with divine light and wings, like the stars. In hebrew literature, "stars" often implied angels. So Daniel is just a precursor to a much more universal angelification of the human race, and in the years ahead will become much more common. This awakening is sometimes designated as the New Age movement, which some frequently misunderstand as linked to occultism and witchcraft, which is not what it is about, save for a few on the fringes who give it a bad name. It is actually the beginnings of the new age astrologically called the age of Aquarius. It is a mass spiritual awakening happening around the globe of a search for internal truth, to shortly culminate in the Second Coming. Then it goes on to Daniel 12:4 where I was told, "But you Daniel, keep the words secret and the book sealed until the time of the end. Many shall be running to and fro, and knowledge shall increase." Well, the secret is this process of awakening to the Second Coming, of which I'm a part of. In a sense the Coming has already begun, and will continue to accelerate exponentially until we reach the climax of zero point, which is the vision I witnessed, of the earth entering the dimensional shift and God descends to earth. It is also a precursor catastrophe such as World War Three which is based on the revealed Doomsday Clock, and this can conceivably be an altered event through mass prayer. The details are presently unknown to Daniel which is why he needs your help in revelatory prayer. The next quote continuing from the last changes the subject again and backtracks to already fulfilled prophecy, so does not need to be mentioned, and is omitted. (Daniel 12:7) Then in Daniel 12:8-9 I say, "I heard but could not understand; so I said, "My lord, what shall be the outcome of these things?" He said, "Go your way Daniel, for the words are to remain secret and sealed until the time of the end. Many shall be purified, cleansed and refined, but the wicked shall continue to act wickedly. None of the wicked shall understand, but those who are wise shall understand." The verse following this again backtracks to already fulfilled prophecy, so does not need mentioning. The outcome promised to be given at Daniel's return, has been given; that of the Second Coming, so the secret has been unsealed. Daniel is attempting to spread this message and help people to awake spiritually, but the wicked will not listen, therefore am appealing to the wise, and hope you are one of them. The concluding sentence of Daniel 12 says, "But you, go your way to the end, and rest; you shall rise for your reward at the end of days." Well, Daniel is back at the end; is rising with his reward of angelification, and no doubt will receive unknown others in the future, as events and duties progress. We are at the true end, which culminates in the end of the world as we know it, the collapse of our system and civilization with the Second Coming of Christ. These times of the year--mid April and mid October are highly significant to Biblical prophecies and the events scheduled for Daniel of the life of 21st century, and these will all be discussed in future articles. The Passover of the feast days of Israel were set by God to portend literal future events. They symbolize God's design for salvation and were placed in sequence to correspond with their literal fulfillment in the future. (Leviticus 25:8-55 NIV) "Count off seven Sabbaths of years--seven times seven years-- so that the seven Sabbaths of years amount to a period of forty-nine years. Then have the trumpet sounded everywhere on the tenth day of the seventh month on the Day of Atonement sound the trumpet throughout your land. Consecrate the fiftieth year and proclaim liberty throughout the land to all its inhabitants." April is the first month of the Jewish Calendar. The seventh month mentioned here is October. If one studies the past events that have already occurred on the feast days of Israel, there are many clues that point to the feast days as dates for future prophetic fulfillment. This Passover period (non-specifically) April 14 to 25 was when the angel of God passed over the sons of Israel and smote the first born of the Egyptians. It was also the week Jesus was killed, on Good Friday, who then rose three days later on Sunday. Daniel of old witnessed the pre-incarnate version of Christ in Daniel 12 on the 24th of April. Think it was any coincidence it again occurred on April 23 2000 in a vision! (I did not even realize this uncanny concurrence until a couple months AFTER this vision!) Was it also a coincidence I was born on April 23? For anyone interested, I was born more than two months premature. This was because God deemed it necessary to be born on that particular day in order to align to these prophetic dates. It is also theorized by some that Christ was born in April as well (but we simply celebrate His birth on Christmas). Also, didn't Hitler die on the 24th of April? He certainly was "anti-christlike." Throughout Biblical prophecy and in Daniel the phrase "time, times and a half time" were mentioned. This means a period of 31/2 years, or 1260 days. The period of 7 years is significant to God and so is 70 years. 70 years was the period of time Jerusalem and Judea were under siege of the Babylonians. But if one takes this 7 year period, one sees the number of days therein is 2520. Why is 2520 years also significant? There are many parallel prophecies in other scriptures with regard to this time period, the dispersion of the Jews, and the times we now live. Recall the 70-week prophecies of Daniel 9 which includes a 490-year period of dispersion. Ezekiel also has a 430 year period divided into two parts; 390 + 40 years. These are actually two separate timelines of history and prophecy; one for those who returned in 536 B.C., and one for the worldwide dispersion which has continued to this day, who have yet to return to Palestine. The Daniel prophecy concerned those who returned. Moving to Ezekiel's prophecy (4: 1-8) we see the following: "For I have laid upon you the years of their iniquity, according to the number of the days, three hundred and ninety days: so shall you bear the iniquity of the house of Israel. And when you have accomplished them, lie again on your right side, and you shall bear the iniquity of the house of Judah forty days: I have appointed you each day for a year." These years were to begin with the siege of Jerusalem, and the purpose to show how long the Jews would be dispersed among nations; 430 years. But because there is specific parallel to these dates on the surface to the beginning of the dispersion, we must look for another variable in the equation, which is found in Leviticus 26: 18: "If you will not yet during this time harken unto me, then I will punish you seven times for your sins." Obviously God made good on His promise, for Israel did not listen during this time of captivity (70 years from the final fall of Jerusalem of 586 B.C. is 516 B.C. the end of the return). If we subtract then, 70 years from Ezekiel's 430 years, we arrive at 360 years. Since God made good on His promise to multiply this number by 7, we arrive at 2520 years! Converting that number to years, we find that the year 2004 is exactly 2520 years after the final return of exiled Jews to Israel in 516 B.C.! 7 times 7 is 49 years, precisely when I witnessed the doomsday clock in 1997--49 years after the re-establishment of Israel on May 14th, 1948, and this Clock had 49 reels. 70 years from the re-establishment of Israel then is 2018. But in between these dates are other significant 7-year spans from 1997, pivoting on 2004-ish, then going further to 2012-ish, then 2018. Repeating the quote from Leviticus above, it says, "Consecrate the fiftieth year and proclaim liberty throughout the land to all its inhabitants." This was 1998, when Israel celebrated their 50th anniversary, symbolically. Could this mean Jerusalem is destroyed in October 2004 by Iraq, with a nuclear retaliation in 2005, initiating several year tribulation and global catastrophe until 2012, when the Mayan calendar ends, which is based upon the cycles of all of the observable planets, which brings in the Second Coming? Don't mark my words for it...yet. But it could be. If looks carefully, there are impossible congruences to the present, as well as in relation to Daniel's life of old, and of now. These 3 1/2 year periods are falling on mid-October and mid-April with regard to events and vision Daniel is experiencing. (April and October being six-months apart). As has already been determined, October of 2004 is a date of significance, and it is exactly 31/2 years after April 2001. The recent word of the Lord Given of the destruction of Bagdad for April 2005 is important. Another note of importance to my age and that of Jesus' death; I'll be about 34 years old in that time! Obviously Daniel will be doing a climax prayer and God has something in store for next year, and I'll be ready. It was about 7 years after my Near-Death Experience that I began seeing these angelic wings on my back and started writing the website. I was angelically awakened at the age of 28, which is a multiple of 7 (that is, 7 times 4=28). ************* This was a response from Neil, a reader, concerning the last prayer: Thank you. I felt a sense of peace and calmness from the prayer that I haven't felt for a long time. I found something in a pamphlet printed by the Witnesses about why the Trinity is a mistaken concept: It took centuries from the time of Christ for the Trinity to become widely accepted in Christianity. And in all of this, what guided the decisions? Was it the Word of God, or was it clerical and political considerations? In Origin and Evolution of Religion, E. W. Hopkins answers: "The final orthodox definition of the trinity was largely a matter of church politics." This disreputable history of the Trinity fits in with what Jesus and his apostles foretold would follow their time. They said that there would be an apostasy, a deviation, a falling away from true worship until Christ's return, when true worship would be restored before God's day of destruction of this system of things. I hope all is well. God bless you Daniel." Daniel's reply to Todd about Trinity; I should not comment on this issue right now, but I commend your willingness to question established doctrines created through the ages which has a propensity to build falsities upon falsities until the movement barely resembles that originally intended. For instance, Christ never preached fire and brimstone, yet that is what modern Christianity teaches. 2000 years is a long time to allow the message to be lost or skewed unrecognizably, or subject to religious politics, oppression, money and control. A shame. Few take the time to research and "find out why" things have arrived at their present state, to think for themselves, and would prefer to let others' beliefs/opinions become theirs, blindly. "It is a wise Christian who will question what the preacher tells them not to question." Ted Brooks Author/Pastor P.S. Since many of you (or the vast majority) hold this "pre-millennium/rapture" view of the coming of Christ, why don't do a little research at the following site, http://www.preteristarchive.com and check the facts and arguments, and see the viewpoint hardly anyone pays heed to? You will be in the minority group, not very popular, who accept the Bible's fulfillment as largely history, but does that mean you are wrong? Make up your mind for yourself. At least you will be better informed. I do know for certain all of the Bible has not been fulfilled, as I actually saw The End, or the second coming with my own eyes. However, As the author for preteristarchive.com says, "Preterism teaches that the eternal presence of Christ is "within" us, and that we walk in the presence of Christ at all times. The theological implications of teaching that the perfect is now here, forces one to look inward, and address their spiritual inadequacies." "Nearly every Preterist testifies of a closer relationship with God. One of my most common testimonies is that love for the Bible and the Lord is kindled like never before. Another common testimony is that through Preterism, one can begin to understand books like Hebrews, Numbers, Deuteronomy, etc. (In fact, most Christians have never read the whole Bible, limiting their ability to understand the Bible, as the NT is believed to be the explanation of the OT), let alone Revelation." "We are able to communicate with God as freely now as Adam and Eve were in the Garden of Eden. We have full fellowship with God, so that we can do as the Israelites could not - call him Abba, Father. Blessed are the pure in heart, for they shall see God." Todd. ########### P.S. 2: Because of the prophetic nature of visions made on this site, I need a few of you print out copies of these updates for future reference just in case; seal it in an envelope and mail it to yourself, then store it away in a safe place. The Listbot archives work just as well, because they are unalterable once sent, but something on paper holds a little more credibility in the eyes of some. Also store these updates in a folder, or on a disc. Thanks. So for the time being Daniel must not assemble any theories and keep an open and objective mind on all issues, until shown unequivocally by God. Next message comes in about a month, and will cover the economy, and whatever visions God allots to Daniel, according to your desire to see it....... Daniel |