TheDayYearsandTimesareaboutonlyThreeEvents! 1.AnIslamicabominationthatmadethefootstool ofGodsfeetspirituallydesolatefor1350years. 2.TherestorationoftheNationofIsraeltothe HolyLandin1948. 3.ThefreeingofJerusalemfromGentilecontrolin 1967. SoafterJesuswascrucified,didGodforgettheeverlasting covenantHehadwiththephysicalseedofIsrael?

TheTwoWitnesses

2Corinthians 13:1

In the mouth of two or three witnessesshalleverywordbeestablished. TrueintheLeviticalera,trueintheChristianera.

Revelation11:34AndIwillgivepoweruntomytwo

witnesses,andtheyshallprophesyathousandtwo hundredandthreescoredays,clothedinsackcloth. Thesearethetwo olivetrees,andthetwocandle sticksstandingbeforetheGodoftheearth.

ItsFigurativeLanguage,Folks!
Revelation 1:20 The mystery of the seven stars

which thou sawest in my right hand, and the sevengoldencandlesticks.Thesevenstarsare theangelsofthesevenchurches:andtheseven candlestickswhichthousawestaretheseven churches. IfSevenCandlesticksinRevelation1 aresevenchurches, thentheTwoCandlesticks inRevelation11aretwochurches?

TheTwoOliveTrees

Romans 11:2425Forifthou(Gentilebelievers)wert

cutoutoftheolivetreewhichiswildbynature,and wertgraffedcontrarytonatureintoagoodolivetree (the Jewish people): how much more shall these natural branches, be graffed into their own olive tree? For I would not, brethren, that ye should be ignorant of this mystery, lest ye should be wise in yourownconceits;thatblindnessinpartishappened toIsrael(theJewishpeople),untilthefulnessofthe Gentilesbecomein(theGentileChurch).

SotheTwoWitnesses oftheChristianEraare...

The Jewish People The Gentile Church

TheyShallProphesy1260Days!
1.TwoWitnesseswitnessintheGentileworldfor1260days 2.IdentifiedbytheBibleastwocandlesticksandtwoolivetrees. 3.Rev.1:20identifiescandlesticksaschurches! 4.Rom.11:2425identifiesolivetreesasJewandGentilebelievers.

Construction of the New nation of Dome of the Israel * * *((((((((((((((((((( 1260 DAYS (YEARS) ((((((((((((((((((((* * * 688AD 1948AD

The1260daysstartedAFTER688AD.Why?BecausepriortotheconstructionoftheIslamic DomeoftheRock,bothJewsandGentilescouldfreelyworshipinJerusalem.Infact,Jerusalem wasthehomeofthegreatCopticChurch.OnlyaftertheIslamicJihadofthe7thCenturywere ChristiansandJewspreventedfromworshipingontheoldtemplesite.

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SoisOneoftheTwoWitnessesLost?
ThispassageistotheJewsofJeremiahstime andabouttheirdescendants.Itisnottoorabout theGentileChurchthathasbeengraftedin.
Jeremiah31:3537ThussaiththeLORD,whichgiveththesun

foralightbyday,andtheordinancesofthemoonandofthe starsforalightbynight,whichdivideththeseawhenthe wavesthereofroar;TheLORDofhostsishisname:Ifthose ordinancesdepartfrombeforeme,saiththeLORD,thenthe seedofIsraelalsoshallceasefrombeinganationbeforeme forever. ThussaiththeLORD;Ifheavenabovecanbemeasured, andthefoundationsoftheearthsearchedoutbeneath,Iwill alsocastoffalltheseedofIsraelforallthattheyhavedone, saiththeLORD.

GodsEverlastingCovenantwithPhysicalIsrael
Leviticus26:3345(excerpts)Iwillscatteryouamong

theheathen,andwilldrawoutaswordafteryou... andtheythatareleftofyoushallpineawayintheir iniquityinyourenemieslands...Andyetforallthat, whentheybeinthelandoftheirenemies,Iwillnot castthemaway,neitherwillIabhorthem,todestroy themutterly,andtobreakmycovenantwiththem: forIamtheLORDtheirGod...ButIwillfortheir sakes remember the covenant of their ancestors, whomIbroughtforthoutofthelandofEgyptinthe sightoftheheathen,thatImightbetheirGod:Iam theLORD.

Romans 11:8 According as it is written, God hath

given them the spirit of slumber, eyes that they shouldnotsee,andearsthattheyshouldnothear; untothisday. Sothequestionisthis: WouldGodbejustifHesentapeopletoHell afterHesovereignlyblindedthemtotheGospel? Notaccordingtothisverse!
Romans4:15Forwherenolawis,

thereisnotransgression.

VersesMostChurchesRefusetoBelieve
Romans11:11 Isaythen,Havetheystumbledthat

theyshouldfall?Godforbid:butratherthroughtheir fall salvation is come unto the Gentiles, for to provokethemtojealousy.

Romans11:2829Asconcerningthegospel,they(the

Jews)areenemiesforyoursakes:butastouchingthe election (Greek: i, eklog , defined: devine e choice),theyarebelovedforthefatherssakes.For thegiftsandcallingofGodarewithoutrepentance (Greek:g,ametamel tos,bydefinition: e irrevocable).

DeclarationoftheJewsatthePavement
Matthew27:2425WhenPilatesawthathecouldprevail

nothing,butthatratheratumultwasmade,hetook water, and washed His hands before the multitude, saying,Iaminnocentofthebloodofthisjustperson: seeyetoit.Thenansweredallthepeople,andsaid,His bloodbeonus,andonourchildren.

TheJewsthoughttheywereutteringacurse, butImnotsuretheLordsawitthatway.
Forbythywordsthoushaltbejustified.
Matthew12:37

IfwearesavedbecauseJesusbloodisuponus; doesntthatalsoapplytotheJewishpeople?

TheDryBonesofEzekielareNewIsraelin1948
Ezekiel 37:46, 12 Again he said unto me, Prophesy upon

these bones, (these bones are a figurative picture of the childrenofIsrael,sothepassageisfigurative)andsayunto them,Oyedrybones,hearthewordoftheLORD.Thus saiththeLordGODuntothesebones;Behold,Iwillcause breathtoenterintoyou,andyeshalllive:AndIwilllay sinews upon you, and will bring up flesh upon you, and coveryouwithskin,andputbreathinyou,andyeshalllive; andyeshallknowthatIamtheLORD.Thereforeprophesy andsayuntothem,ThussaiththeLordGOD;Behold,Omy people,Iwillopenyourgraves,andcauseyoutocomeup outofyourgraves,andbringyouintothelandofIsrael. SoEzekiel37wasfulfilledin1948.

TheDryBonesofDaniel
Daniel12:12AndatthattimeshallMichaelstandup,the

greatprincewhichstandethforthechildrenofthypeople: andthereshallbeatimeoftrouble(theNazideathcamps), such as never was since there was a nation even to that sametime:andatthattimethypeopleshallbedelivered, every one that shall be found written in the book. And many of them that sleep in the dust of the earth shall awake, some to everlasting life, and some to shame and everlastingcontempt(Romans2:2829).

Daniel12:12wasfulfilledin1948, Daniel12:7wasfulfilledin1967.

AbrahamMeetsMelchisedec

Hebrews7:13ForthisMelchisedec,kingofSalem,priestof

themosthighGod,whometAbrahamreturningfromthe slaughter of the kings, and blessed him; To whom also Abrahamgaveatenthpartofall;firstbeingbyinterpret ation King of righteousness, and after that also King of Salem, which is, King of peace; Without father, without mother,withoutdescent,havingneitherbeginningofdays, norendoflife;butmadelikeuntotheSonofGod;abideth apriestcontinually.

GodsCovenantRelationshipwithIsrael

Hebrews 7:910

And as I may so say, Levi also, who receivethtithes,payedtithesinAbraham.Forhewasyetin theloinsofhisfather,whenMelchisedecmethim.

1.AbrahampaidtithesforLevi. 2.LevireceivedtithesfromtherestofIsrael 3.Ergo:throughAbraham,Levipaidtithes forallIsraeltoMelchisedec.

TheFirstCommunion
Genesis 14:1820AndMelchizedekkingofSalembrought

forthbreadandwine:andhewasthepriestofthemost highGod.Andheblessedhim,andsaid,BlessedbeAbram ofthemosthighGod,possessorofheavenandearth:And blessedbethemosthighGod,whichhathdeliveredthine enemiesintothyhand.Andhegavehimtithesofall. SoasallfutureIsraelgavetithesthroughAbraham, inlikemanner,Melchizedekhadcommunion withallfuturedescendantsofIsrael.

Romans11:33Othedepthoftherichesbothofthewisdom

and knowledge of God! how unsearchable are his judgments,andhiswayspastfindingout!

ScripturesonIsrael
Gen 17:7 speaks of an unconditional everlasting covenant with the seedofAbraham. Lev 26:4445 Shows Israel's restora tionwouldnotbeconditional. Isa 11:11 speaks of a second restora tionoftheJews. Isa26:2027:1speaksofafinalhiding ofthechildrenofIsraelfollowed bySatan'scompletejudgment. Isa27:1213incontextwiththeabove, speaks of a final regathering of Israel. Jer30:48speaksofthetimeofJacob's troubleandfuturerestoration. Jer 30:1824 states that a restoration for the tents of Jacob will take placeinthelatterdays.(Notthe restorationof536BC. Jer 31:3537 speaks of the permanent nationofIsrael. Jer 33:2426 is a definitive uncon ditional covenant with Jacob's descendants. Jer 16:6063 speaks of an uncon ditional everlasting covenant withtheJews. Eze37:128speaksofanunconditional restorationofIsrael,followedby amajorwar. Hos11:910speaksofarestorationof IsraelfromtheWest. Joe 3:13 predicts the restoration of Judah,followedbywar. Amo9:1115speaksofIsraelrestored totheland.

Zec8:78speaksofapostexilicuncon ditionalrestorationoftheJewsto Jerusalemandtotheland. Zec10&12containmorepropheciesof afuturerestorationoftheJews. Zec 14 speaks of final battle with the JewsinJerusalem. Luk 21:24 speaks of a dispersion, the time of the Gentiles, and a restorationfollowing. Rom11:11statesthattheJewshavenot fallen. Rom11:17statesthatonlySOMEofthe brancheswerebrokenoff.

Rom 11:17 further states that the churchwasgraftedinAMONGthe Jews. Rom 11:28 states that the gospel age Jewsarestillelect. Rom 11:29 states that God's calling of theJewsisirrevocable. Rev 7:49 speaks of the 12 tribes of IsraelduringtheChristianEra. Rev12:16speaksofIsraelduringthe ChristianEra. Rev 15:3 there are two songs, one for the Jewish people, one for the GentileChurch.

IftheJewscannottrustthepromisesGodgavethem, thentheChurchhasnobasisfortrusting thepromisesGodGaveus!

JeremiahsPictureofJewishRestoration
THENEWNATIONOFISRAELIN1948

Jeremiah 30:3 For, lo, the days come, saith the

LORD,thatIwillbringagainthecaptivityofmy peopleIsraelandJudah,saiththeLORD:andI willcausethemtoreturntothelandthatIgave totheirfathers,andtheyshallpossessit.

TheJewswererestoredtothelandin536B.C., butthelandremainedundersomeformofGentilecontrol. Israeldidnotreallypossessthelandasanation until1948A.D.

THEHOLOCAUST

Jeremiah30:48AndthesearethewordsthattheLORD

spakeconcerningIsraelandconcerningJudah.Forthus saiththeLORD;Wehaveheardavoiceoftrembling,of fear,andnotofpeace.Askyenow,andseewhethera mandothtravailwithchild?whereforedoIseeevery manwithhishandsonhisloins,asawomanintravail, andallfacesareturnedintopaleness?Alas!forthatday is great, so that none is like it: it is even the time of Jacob'strouble;butheshallbesavedoutofit.Forit shallcometopassinthatday,saiththeLORDofhosts, thatIwillbreakhis(Satans)yokefromoffthyneck, andwillburstthybonds,andstrangersshallnomore servethemselvesofhim.(Hebrew: rn[,awbad,by definition:enslaveorkeepinbondage)

THECOMINGMESSIAH

Jeremiah 30:9 But they shall serve the LORD

their God, and David their king, whom I will raiseupuntothem(attheReturnofJesus).

JESUSFORETELLSTHEENDOFGENTILESCONTROLOFJERUSALEM

Luke21:24Andthey(theJews)shallfallbythe

edge of the sword, and shall be led away captiveintoallnations:andJerusalemshallbe troddendownoftheGentiles,untilthetimesof theGentilesbefulfilled.

TheTimeoftheGentiles?
5606BC June 6, 1967AD5 5Beginning Jerusalem5 5of the Freed of5 5Babylonian Gentile5 5Captivity Control5 5 5 5 Gentiles Rule Jerusalem 5 5 32-33AD 5 Joshua Solomon 70 Years 5NEW * David * Judah 5 * 5ISRAEL *(((((*(((*((((((((((((((((((((5- - - *- - - - - - - - 5(((((( * * * * * * * 5 1406 1006 966 *Kingdom 606* 536 * 5 BC BC BC *Divided BC * BC * * * * * * * Israel * * * * *(((((((((((* 10 tribes Dispersed into the Gentiles - - - - * * * * * *933BC 725-722BC * * * 586BC 516BC 70AD * Solomon's Temple * *2nd Temple* *----------------------* *----------*
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ACloserLookatLuke21:24
Dome of Jerusalem Fall of Judah CROSS The Rock Free T * * * * *(((((((((((((((((((( (((((((((((((( (((((((((((((((((((*(( END TIMES (( * * * * 606BC 32AD 688AD 1967AD * * * * * Time of the Gentiles, 2573 years *One Generation *S)))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))Q*S)))))))))))))Q

Luke21:24Andtheyshallfallbytheedgeofthesword,andshallbeled awaycaptiveintoallnations:andJerusalemshallbetroddendownofthe Gentiles,untilthetimesoftheGentilesbefulfilled.

GentiledominionofJerusalemendedJune6,1967!
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TheFigTree

ness;Isawyourfathersasthefirstripeinthefig treeatherfirsttime.
AlsoJeremiah24:17

Hosea9:10IfoundIsraellikegrapesinthewilder

SotheJewishpeoplearefigurativelythefigtree.

JesusattheFigTree

Mark11:1314Andseeingafigtreeafaroffhaving

leaves,he(Jesus)came,ifhaplyhemightfindany thingthereon:andwhenhecametoit,hefound nothingbutleaves.AndJesusansweredandsaid unto it, No man eat fruit of thee hereafter for ever.Andhisdisciplesheardit.
Mark11:2022Andinthemorning,astheypassed

by,theysawthefigtreedriedupfromtheroots. AndPeter...saithuntohim,Master,behold,the fig tree which thou cursedst is withered away. AndJesusansweringsaithuntothem,Havefaith inGod.

TheFigTreeduringtheChristianEra

Babylonian Captivity CROSS 32-33AD 1967AD * * * No man eat fruit of thee hereafter forever. * Judaism has not spread beyond the Jewish * Synagogues throughout the Christian Era. * *(((((((((( TIME ((( OF (((( THE ((( GENTILES ((((((((( * 606BC The End Times And what now? The Christian Era

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TheGenerationofFigLeaves

When his branch is yet tender, and putteth forth leaves,yeknowthatsummerisnigh:Solikewiseye, when ye shall see all these things, know that it is near,evenatthedoors. these thingscometopass,knowyethatthekingdomof God is nigh at hand. Verily I say unto you, This generation(ofthefigtreeputtingforthleaves,i.e.,the newnationofIsraelbeingestablishedin1948)shall notpassaway,tillallbefulfilled.
Luke 21:3132 So likewise ye, when ye see

Matthew24:3233Nowlearnaparableofthefigtree;

New Israel is the Fig Tree Generation And he spake to them a parable; Behold the fig tree (Israel), and all the trees (the surrounding nations); When they now shoot forth (leavesnotspiritualfruit),yeseeandknowofyour own selves that summer is now nigh at hand. So likewiseye,whenyeseethesethingscometopass, knowyethatthekingdom of Godisnighathand. VerilyIsayuntoyou,Thisgeneration(someofthe people who were alive and helped Israel become a nation in 1948) shall not pass away (shall still be alive), till all be fulfilled (at the return of Jesus). Heaven and earth shall pass away: but my words shallnotpassaway.
Luke 21:2933

JesusWarnsTodaysChurch

timeyourheartsbeoverchargedwithsurfeiting,and drunkenness,andcaresofthislife,andsothatday come upon you unawares. For as a snare shall it comeonallthemthatdwellonthefaceofthewhole earth.Watchyetherefore,andprayalways,thatye maybeaccountedworthytoescapeallthesethings thatshallcometopass,andtostandbeforetheSon ofman.

Luke21:3436Andtakeheedtoyourselves,lestatany