Post by Watchman on Jul 23, 2007 10:45:42 GMT -5
This day is the most solemn event in the yearly calendar for the observant Jew, for it is the day that God destroyed the First and the Second Temple.
Wikipedia Encyclopedia:
"The fast commemorates two of the saddest events in Jewish history—the destruction of the First Temple (originally built by King Solomon), and the destruction of the Second Temple. Those two events occurred about 656 years apart, but both in the same month, Av, and, as tradition has it, both on the ninth day."
Grant Jeffrey notes that the 9th of Av "has become a day when Jews not only mourn their loss, but also look to that great day when their Messiah will finally appear to end their centuries of suffering." (Grant Jeffrey, "Armageddon: Appointment With Destiny", p. 72)
Jeffrey then notes the eight (8) days of disaster which have befallen the Jews on the 9th Day of Av, during their years, both as a nation and during the nearly 1,900 years of Diaspora.
Disaster #1 -- The twelve spies returned with their report that God cannot deliver the peoples living within the Promised Land into their hands as He had promised. Israel lost faith in God and was condemned to die in the wilderness wanderings, 40 years.
Disaster #2 -- Solomon's Temple is destroyed by the Babylonians in 587 B.C.
Disaster #3 -- The Romans destroy the Second Temple in 70 A.D., thus directly fulfilling Jesus' prophecy of Matthew 24:2.
Disaster #4 -- The Roman Army plowed Jerusalem with salt in 71 A.D.
Disaster #5 -- The Romans destroy the army of Simon Bar Cochba in 135 A.D. This victory sealed Israel's fate as a nation. Israel was effectively annihilated after this victory, with the Jewish survivors thrown out of the land and forbidden to return. The Great Diaspora was officially under way.
Disaster #6 -- England expelled all Jews in 1290 A.D. Truly, God meant what He threatened 2,000 years before Jesus Christ when He said that, if Israel did not obey His commandments, He would: "..scatter you among all peoples from one end of the earth to the other ... and among these nations you shall find no ease and there shall be no rest for the sole of your foot; but the Lord will give you there a trembling heart, failing of eyes [from disappointment of hope], fainting of mind, and languishing of spirit. Your life shall hang in doubt before you; day and night you shall be worried and have no assurance of your life." [Deuteronomy 28:64-66; Parallel Bible, KJV/Amplified Bible Commentary]
Disaster #7 -- Spain expelled the Jews in 1490 A.D. [Ditto above]
Disaster #8 -- World War I is declared on this date, 1914, bringing Russia into the war, and causing the Czarist Government to launch great Jewish persecutions in Eastern Russia. (Ibid., p. 73)
Finally, on pages 80-81, Jeffrey lists the mathematical odds against eight events occurring on the same day in a nation's history. Carefully contemplate this information, and see your faith increase dramatically, for these odds demonstrate that God is still dealing with Israel as His Covenant People, even though current leadership is actively serving Satan right now.
"In fact, if any of my readers are mathematically inclined, I would suggest that they check out the probability that these eight historical tragedies could have occurred by chance, rather than by God's foreknowledge and sovereignty."
"Because there are 365 days in a year, the chance that even a second significant historical tragedy could occur by chance alone on the anniversary date of a previous tragedy on any given day, say, the ninth of Ave ... is one chance in 365. The odds against a third similar event occurring on the exact same day, the ninth of Av, is: 1 times 365 times 365 - 133,225"
"In other words, the odds against only three of these disasters occurring by chance alone on the ninth day of Av is: 1 Chance in 133,225"
"The odds that all eight events would occur by chance alone on the ninth day of Av, rather than by God's design, is equal to:
1 x 365 x 365 x 365 x 365 x 365 x 365 x 365 x 365 = one chance in 863,078,009,300,000,000
or
1 chance in 863 zillion
As you can see, God truly has His hand upon the Jewish people. Israel came back to the land in May, 1948, "without breath", just as Ezekiel 37:, foretold; in other words, Israel was foretold to come back to her land without a belief in the Holy Spirit which testifies only of Jesus Christ. Bible-believing Christians should have expected that Israel will come back as a nation in a state of unbelief.
This unbelief then sets up the Jewish people to be deceived by Antichrist, thinking he is their Messiah (Daniel 9:27 and Matthew 24:15). After Antichrist comes back out of the Temple in fulfillment of Matthew 24:15, he will launch the greatest attempt in history to annihilate the Jews, but God will only allow him to kill two-thirds, just as Zechariah 13:8-9 foretells.
High on Antichrist's list of people to be killed are the current leaders of Israel. The Holy Spirit will enter that thought deeply into the mind of the "Son of Perdition" as he feverishly strives to kill every Jew on earth.
God's protected one-third remnant will comprise Israel when Jesus returns in the air, and they will praise Him just as Zechariah 12:10b foretells.
This future Christian Israel is the one whom I support, as should you. I have absolutely no use for the current Illuminati leadership of Israel today.
(www.cuttingedge.org)
Wikipedia Encyclopedia:
"The fast commemorates two of the saddest events in Jewish history—the destruction of the First Temple (originally built by King Solomon), and the destruction of the Second Temple. Those two events occurred about 656 years apart, but both in the same month, Av, and, as tradition has it, both on the ninth day."
Grant Jeffrey notes that the 9th of Av "has become a day when Jews not only mourn their loss, but also look to that great day when their Messiah will finally appear to end their centuries of suffering." (Grant Jeffrey, "Armageddon: Appointment With Destiny", p. 72)
Jeffrey then notes the eight (8) days of disaster which have befallen the Jews on the 9th Day of Av, during their years, both as a nation and during the nearly 1,900 years of Diaspora.
Disaster #1 -- The twelve spies returned with their report that God cannot deliver the peoples living within the Promised Land into their hands as He had promised. Israel lost faith in God and was condemned to die in the wilderness wanderings, 40 years.
Disaster #2 -- Solomon's Temple is destroyed by the Babylonians in 587 B.C.
Disaster #3 -- The Romans destroy the Second Temple in 70 A.D., thus directly fulfilling Jesus' prophecy of Matthew 24:2.
Disaster #4 -- The Roman Army plowed Jerusalem with salt in 71 A.D.
Disaster #5 -- The Romans destroy the army of Simon Bar Cochba in 135 A.D. This victory sealed Israel's fate as a nation. Israel was effectively annihilated after this victory, with the Jewish survivors thrown out of the land and forbidden to return. The Great Diaspora was officially under way.
Disaster #6 -- England expelled all Jews in 1290 A.D. Truly, God meant what He threatened 2,000 years before Jesus Christ when He said that, if Israel did not obey His commandments, He would: "..scatter you among all peoples from one end of the earth to the other ... and among these nations you shall find no ease and there shall be no rest for the sole of your foot; but the Lord will give you there a trembling heart, failing of eyes [from disappointment of hope], fainting of mind, and languishing of spirit. Your life shall hang in doubt before you; day and night you shall be worried and have no assurance of your life." [Deuteronomy 28:64-66; Parallel Bible, KJV/Amplified Bible Commentary]
Disaster #7 -- Spain expelled the Jews in 1490 A.D. [Ditto above]
Disaster #8 -- World War I is declared on this date, 1914, bringing Russia into the war, and causing the Czarist Government to launch great Jewish persecutions in Eastern Russia. (Ibid., p. 73)
Finally, on pages 80-81, Jeffrey lists the mathematical odds against eight events occurring on the same day in a nation's history. Carefully contemplate this information, and see your faith increase dramatically, for these odds demonstrate that God is still dealing with Israel as His Covenant People, even though current leadership is actively serving Satan right now.
"In fact, if any of my readers are mathematically inclined, I would suggest that they check out the probability that these eight historical tragedies could have occurred by chance, rather than by God's foreknowledge and sovereignty."
"Because there are 365 days in a year, the chance that even a second significant historical tragedy could occur by chance alone on the anniversary date of a previous tragedy on any given day, say, the ninth of Ave ... is one chance in 365. The odds against a third similar event occurring on the exact same day, the ninth of Av, is: 1 times 365 times 365 - 133,225"
"In other words, the odds against only three of these disasters occurring by chance alone on the ninth day of Av is: 1 Chance in 133,225"
"The odds that all eight events would occur by chance alone on the ninth day of Av, rather than by God's design, is equal to:
1 x 365 x 365 x 365 x 365 x 365 x 365 x 365 x 365 = one chance in 863,078,009,300,000,000
or
1 chance in 863 zillion
As you can see, God truly has His hand upon the Jewish people. Israel came back to the land in May, 1948, "without breath", just as Ezekiel 37:, foretold; in other words, Israel was foretold to come back to her land without a belief in the Holy Spirit which testifies only of Jesus Christ. Bible-believing Christians should have expected that Israel will come back as a nation in a state of unbelief.
This unbelief then sets up the Jewish people to be deceived by Antichrist, thinking he is their Messiah (Daniel 9:27 and Matthew 24:15). After Antichrist comes back out of the Temple in fulfillment of Matthew 24:15, he will launch the greatest attempt in history to annihilate the Jews, but God will only allow him to kill two-thirds, just as Zechariah 13:8-9 foretells.
High on Antichrist's list of people to be killed are the current leaders of Israel. The Holy Spirit will enter that thought deeply into the mind of the "Son of Perdition" as he feverishly strives to kill every Jew on earth.
God's protected one-third remnant will comprise Israel when Jesus returns in the air, and they will praise Him just as Zechariah 12:10b foretells.
This future Christian Israel is the one whom I support, as should you. I have absolutely no use for the current Illuminati leadership of Israel today.
(www.cuttingedge.org)