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A lot of thoughts during these early morning hour. I’m so glad I spent the time to do some summer cleaning earlier today because I just discovered that this date could be a historic (infamous) one before it’s through.

I simply had to share this email I found that was sent to be my Chris G way back in March because it could prove to be quite relevant in the next few days especially now with the latest news coming out of Israel.

In case you missed it, I saw two potential harbingers of doom in the news reports from Israel yesterday. First, Israel announced that no option is off the table when it comes to preventing Iran from going nuclear. Second, I just learned that the first confirmed fatality from the Swine Flu in Israel was reported as well.

Here’s the email I received 4 months ago:

My head is spinning a bit, so I’ll try to keep this as brief as possible while still getting the point clearly across.

I have been reading up quite a bit lately on prophetic theories about the tribulation mentioned in Scripture and the return of the Lord (which of course will be coupled with his judgment of those upon the earth). I have seen three different explanations that are VERY plausible, and all three suggest a mid-point of the tribulation some where between early 2012 and spring of 2013. If the earliest midpoint is say January, 2012, then we would have to back up 3.5 years (or more specifically, 1290 days), That would put something big possibly happening as soon as July, 2009.

God is very interesting (to say the least) in that he often uses the same date in the Hebrew calendar to do certain things. One example is that He commanded Israel to kill the lamb on Passover, and Jesus (the Lamb of God) was crucified on a Passover. So, the question becomes – Is there any significant date in Jewish history that is significant in around this time of July, 2009. Interestingly, yes.

July 30th, 2009 is the month and day called 9 Av. This day of this month has been VERY significant in the past. Here is a list of events that have occurred on this day in history:

(I intended to include the link to where I got this from but can’t find it again)

This is a list of secular events that happened on the 9th day of the Jewish month of Av to the Jews. All these are verifiable in the history books.

* The Jewish Commentary, the Mishna, records that the people believed the evil report of the spies and mourned all night in fear. They turned against Moses and the two faithful spies, Joshua and Caleb (the only two from Egypt that entered the promised land). (Ta’anit 29a says it happened on the 9th of Av, Numbers 14:1-10 just records the curse from the Lord and the revolt against Moses and not the date.) This event started their 40 year wandering in the desert.

* Destruction of the 1st temple, 29 July 587 BC (9 Av 3174)
* Destruction of the 2nd temple, 4 Aug 70 AD (9 Av 3830)
* The Roman army plowed Jerusalem with salt in 25 July 71 AD (9 Av 3831)
* The destruction of Simeon Bar Cochba’s army in 5 Aug 135 AD (9 Av 3895)
* First Crusade declared by Pope Urban II. 10,000 Jews killed in first month of Crusade. Crusades bring death and destruction to thousands of Jews, totally obliterate many communities in Rhineland and France. 14 July 1095 (9 Av 4855)

* The Martyrs of York – 500 Jews died as a result of the rich storming a castle in York England, killing them all on 14 July 1190. (9 Av 4950)

* England expelled all of the Jews in 18 July 1290 AD (9 Av 5050)
* Spain expelled all of the Jews in 2 August 1492 AD (9 Av 5252)
* World War I is declared on the ninth of Av, 1 August 1914 (9 Av 5674)
* Russia mobilized for World War I and launched persecutions against the Jews in Eastern Russia on this day too. 1 August 1914 (9 Av 5674)

* On the 10th of July 1942, the Germans began a systematic liquidation of the Ghetto, deporting Jews to extermination camps at the rate of six to ten thousand per day. Deportation started on 9th Av. By the Autumn there were only 40,000 Jews left in Warsaw. By early 1943, the Jews refused to cooperate with the Germans and the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising began. Renewed attempts to start deportations were answered with reprisals. (9 Av 5702)

Two events on a given day is 1 in 365 days. 3 events on the same day is 1 X 365 X 365 = 133,225 Hence, the odds on these 12 events happening to the same people, the same country, over the centuries on the same day is 1 chance in 15.318 billion times a billion times a billion or:
15,318,685,820,000,000,000,000,000,000!!!!!
(365 raised to the 11th power = 1.53186582 x 10 to the 28th power.) A 1 in 20 is a notable event!!!!

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Now, I’m not saying for certain that July, 2009 will be the start of the last seven years, but it is very much in the realm of possibility, and July 30th will be a date to watch. Whether this is a significant one or not, you can bet that 9 Av plays an important role in the last 7 years, and will be related to the nation of Israel and possibly the Temple (which is not yet rebuilt).

Wow! What an incredible piece of discernment, huh? And to think this email sat in my Temporary Folder all this time and today was the day I decided to finally clean it out! That blows my mind. Thanks be to God and the Holy Spirit for burdening me with the need to do that. Remember that there are no coincidences in the Christian lifestyle.

In addition, I came across yet another email about 1-2 months old on the same subject. It added that this date is the end of the 21 day period of mourning which begins for the Jews on the 17th day of Tammuz. This date is commonly referred to as “Destruction Day” by the Jewish people because of all the terrible things which have happened to the Jewish people on the 9th day of Av throughout history:

> Both the first and second Temples were destroyed on the 9th day of Av in past history by the armies of Babylon and Rome .

> It was also on the 9th day of Av that the Jews were expelled from Great Britain in the 1200’s, and from Spain in the 1400’s.

> It was on the 9th day of Av that Adolph Hitler’s “Final Solution” to commit the Jews to genocide by gassing and burning them was approved in 1938.

> This date is exactly 60 days past Pentecost, which occurred on May 31st. “60″ is the Bible number associated with “pride; the pride of the Gentiles; boasting of the Gentiles; times of the Gentiles.” Is it possible that the Rapture of God’s people could occur, and the terrible Tribulation period could begin on the earth on this 9th day of Av? I do not know! But I do know the 9th day of Av has been a highly significant date in the past, and therefore it could be a very significant date this year. Watch this date!

As significant as all of that is to us students of Bible prophecy there’s something else that’s even more incredible that I feel needs to be included in this column. It involves the ministry of the Two Witnesses. First, another email from a reader. This time it’s Kurt H:

Before I kick things off, let’s remember that
we are just entering Av, and that the day of note is
usually Av 9. That is when destruction befalls
the Jewish people. We had the whole Jupiter smackdown
and solar eclipse right around Av 1, so the Lord only knows
what is around the bend…It may yet be a harbinger of things to come.

I believe he may have stumbled on something HUGE especially given a story I just read today. Kurt wrote: “We had the whole Jupiter smackdown and solar eclipse right around Av 1, so the Lord only knows what it around the bend…It may be a harbinger of things to come.” I believe it’s “a harbinger of things to come” indeed Kurt!

Let me just cut to the chase. There were two unprecedented, and oddly similar, cosmic events — that happened (or at least were reported I should say) on the same day! Here’s what I’m asking myself for some inexplicable reason: Are the following two stories prophetically symbolic in any way? If so, how? Why do I keep thinking about the ministry of the Two Witnesses being at hand after reading them? Here are those two stories I’m referring to:

Deep Impact: Jupiter Hit By Comet Or Meteoroid

A New Bright Spot On Venus

Regardless of whether or not any of that is related to this discussion, let’s all keep our eyes on Israel in the coming hours and days because this may be it. By “it” I mean that we may see the Psalm 83 War and/or Gog-Magog War as prophesied, along with perhaps the destruction of Damascus, Syria. Then again, the “it” might be something else entirely like the “unveiling” of the Ark of the Covenant, the announcement that a covenant has been confirmed, or the news that the Temple will be rebuilt. Let’s put it this way…I wouldn’t be surprised in the least bit if we did see either of those events in the news today.

Draw near to the Lord and be as spiritually ready as you can because you’ll need the full armor of God and the spiritual weapons of warfare should a similar international event occur. Fight any fear with faith.