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Items of Interest in the Eleventh Hour

By Bob Schlenker (Prints about 20 pages) updated 4/11/01

"What I say to you I say to everyone - Watch!"

Deuteronomy 19:15: One witness is not enough to convict a man accused of any crime or offense he may have committed. A matter must be established by the testimony of two or three witnesses.

These items are of interest to those who are awake and watching for the coming of the Lord Jesus to gather His Bride - who are already educated in the recognition of and interpretation of signs. Each piece of evidence presented here bears specific testimony that relates to a sign of Jesus' coming. The many witnesses come forward and offer their concerted testimony.

Matthew 16:1-4: The Pharisees and Sadducees came to Jesus and tested him by asking him to show them a sign from heaven. 2 He replied, 'When evening comes, you say, `It will be fair weather, for the sky is red,' 3 and in the morning, `Today it will be stormy, for the sky is red and overcast.' You know how to interpret the appearance of the sky, but you cannot interpret the signs of the times. 4 A wicked and adulterous generation looks for a miraculous sign, but none will be given it except the sign of Jonah.' Jesus then left them and went away.

Signs had been given in abundance, and everyone with eyes to see recognized them. The religious leaders being addressed were blind and could not interpret the signs of the times. It's common knowledge that the sign of Jonah relates to the three days and nights Jesus was in the grave according to the pattern of Jonah being in the belly of the fish. The sign is not just the being in the fish belly grave but from being spit out on dry land - resurrected. It is the resurrection that limited the time in the fish belly grave to three days and that is the sign.

I believe the sign of Jonah will again be given to those who cannot interpret the signs of the present times. These are the religious leaders who compare in the present day context to the (Luke 12:39) 'owners of the house' church authorities and those who accept their doctrine. The name Jonah means 'dove' and is a symbol of the Bride. (See Song of Songs 2:14, 5:2, 6:9) When Noah was looking for dry ground to appear (a resurrection symbol) he employed a dove that gave him the sign he needed. After 7 days, a complete cycle of appointed time, (like the Pesah feast?) the dove returned to him in the evening with a freshly plucked olive leaf. The Bride will shortly return from this mission with the olive leaf. The 144k of Israel will accept Y'shua as their Messiah! '... Then Noah knew that the water had receded from the earth.' (Genesis 8:11) The Sign of Jonah / dove is the appearance of dry ground, new life, Roman's 11:15 acceptance of Y'shua and attendant resurrection. I believe there is more insight into the sign of Jonah in considering the holy spirit dove that descended during Y'shua's baptism in the Jordan; a pattern of resurrection in the coming up out of the water. (I've written at length on these symbols in various articles on my site.) Prior to sending a dove, a raven was sent. This unclean bird was sent as a symbol of a similar sign we now seek, the unholy spirit revelation sign of the Unclean Bird. The upcoming Bride Theft sign of Jonah will be the sign given to those Christians who have not interpreted this present time.

Convincing evidence is given in the verses that follow the above passage. The lesson about the teaching of the Pharisees and Sadducees should now be plain. Their teaching that no one will know the time, etc, will be exposed as a lie intended to cover their own wickedness. The point Jesus makes about the bread is made by reference to understanding the feeding of the 5000 and the 4000. I have exposited the feeding of the 5000 scenario at length, showing it to be a Bride Theft prophecy. This explanation took place as they had gone across the lake, a symbol of being in the week of years I call the famine week. Again, the upcoming Bride Theft sign of Jonah will be the sign given to those Christians who have not interpreted this present time.

Most recently added items are at the top. Maranatha!

Wednesday April 11:

Many watchers are very excited! Here's an example from Lyn Mize's email on the evening of April 10th.
"I have this feeling that we are all going to be shouting the Midnight Cry very soon, perhaps in days or maybe weeks. I am definitely keeping my eye on this weekend with it being the Feast of Firstfruits. Also, it is the last quarter moon, and a friend of mine had a dream several years ago that the Bridegroom came on the last quarter moon."

Israel News:
Israeli Protesters Banned From Site
Turning Back the Faithful

Israel begins ground war in Gaza
PLO Structures Destroyed in Overnight Operation

The US offered the Chinese the diplomatic language it found sufficient to release the hostages but not sufficient to release the spy plane and the surveillance equipment stripped from it.

Text of U.S. Letter to Chinese
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Text of letter released by the White House from U.S. Ambassador Joseph W. Prueher to Chinese Minister of Foreign Affairs Tang.

Dear Mr. Minister:

On behalf of the United States Government, I now outline steps to resolve this issue.

Both President Bush and Secretary of State Powell have expressed their sincere regret over your missing pilot and aircraft. Please convey to the Chinese people and to the family of pilot Wang Wei that we are very sorry for their loss.

Although the full picture of what transpired is still unclear, according to our information, our severely crippled aircraft made an emergency landing after following international emergency procedures. We are very sorry the entering of China's airspace and the landing did not have verbal clearance, but very pleased the crew landed safely. We appreciate China's efforts to see to the well-being of our crew.

In view of the tragic incident and based on my discussions with your representative, we have agreed to the following actions:

Both sides agree to hold a meeting to discuss the incident. My government understands and expects that our aircrew will be permitted to depart China as soon as possible.

The meeting would start April 18, 2001.

The meeting agenda would include discussion of the causes of the incident, possible recommendations whereby such collisions could be avoided in the future, development of a plan for prompt return of the EP-3 aircraft, and other related issues. We acknowledge your government's intention to raise U.S. reconnaissance missions near China in the meeting.

Sincerely,

Joseph W. Prueher

China statement on resolution of spy plane crisis
Excerpt: "...China's Foreign Minister Tang Jiaxuan pointed out that the US side must take full responsibility for the incident, provide convincing explanations to the Chinese people, stop its reconnaissance activities above the Chinese coastand take measures to stop the recurrence of such incidents."

China To Release U.S. Plane Crew
Excerpt: "U.S. officials had resisted using the term "daoqian." Linguists have suggested that could have carried legal or diplomatic obligations, such as acquiescing to demands by China to stop surveillance flights near its coast."

An important news article from April 9:
Chinese Pilot Sought Permission to Shoot Down U.S. Plane, Says Hong Kong Newspaper

My Comment. China is demanding that US cease flying spy planes in international airspace off its coast and US has not agreed to discontinue this activity. Current activities taking place at the Chinese Navy base in Hainan are obviously perceived by the US as being very important. The behavior of the Chinese fighter jet escorts of late, as reported by certain US sources indicate that the Chinese have been attempting to discourage the spy missions with increasingly aggressive maneuvers. It seems obvious that the Chinese are not comfortable with continued probing of their military secrets at this time. This seems to be all about China saying to the US. Stop spying on our Navy Base with spy planes. Is the US going to stop? That seems to be the big question. Perhaps this incident has already allowed China to accomplish their goals, having limited spy activity during this time. What are are they hiding that was so important as to take such a risk? Risk, you say? Anyone who operates a craft on water or in the air knows the rules for yielding right of way. Any judge considering the two aircraft involved in the incident knows who had right of way. To suggest that it was an accident that was the slower and less manueverable aircraft's fault is absurd, is it not? I am a US citizen. My allegience is to God and to the truth. The US is a Babylon and her former president is apparently being revealed as the lawless one, so I'm not defending or justifying the US by making these observations I'm just making a logical assessment of the situation. The truth needs to be voiced. Where is it heard?

Pig cloning advance
Excerpt: "They are not the first cloned pigs - a previous litter was born last year. But they are the first pig clones to have a foreign gene added to the cells from which they were developed.

The success, so far, of this procedure is encouraging the researchers to believe they may eventually be able to engineer pigs whose organs will not be rejected if they are transplanted into human patients."

The Bible makes it clear that genetic manipulations / cross breeding is prohibited. Man has ignored that for a long long time. Now, five cloned pigs have been brought forth in a litter. The pig is an unclean animal that also symbolizes the Gentile. Five is the number that symbolizes this present largely 'Gentile' age. Implants of pig organs into people has already been done with some success. Before the great flood of Noah's day, there was genetic mixing between the 'sons of God' and the 'daughters of men.' This was one of the major factors that necessitated the cleansing of the earth of its mixed inhabitants. How long before God intervenes again? II Peter 3 promises that He will.

Tuesday April 10: My anticipation grows. Is the pot beginning to boil over? Maranatha!

U.S. Shies Away From Threats in Plane Standoff With China
Excerpt: "President Bush's advisers have concluded that the most severe acts of retaliation they could threaten would not bring a swift end to the spy plane standoff with China."
My Comment: What's left after negotiation and threats fail and the ransom will not be paid (no apology given)? Two choices. Forget about it - or take action. What's next? An Entebbe Raid style offensive? Then what?

Jackson offers to go to China to negotiate
Exerpt: "Jackson also called on the United States to apologize to China, saying it would not be a sign of weakness. "
My Comment: Yeah, right. Sorry Jesse. Although you're like Bill Clinton, this appears to be his hour. Ahhh, if only Bill were in China. He could fix things up real good.

Israel begins ground war in Gaza Israel launches deadly strikes in Gaza, Palestinians call it "declared war"
My Comment: Hot. Hotter...

Israeli rabbi calls on God to annihilate Arabs
My Comment: Greater boldness to express this sentiment so openly shows greater confidence that God is helping. This man is not an obscure man-on-the-street. Though his political party diplomats scramble to diffuse the message, the point has been made and everyone has made note of it.

From Barbara Richmond's Special Jerusalem Report of 4/9/01:
"In the process of adjusting the calendar to the Biblical year, they also discovered that Sept. 13, 1993, the day the Oslo accord was signed in Washington by Rabin and Arafat was truly Tishri 1 and the day the recent violence began in Jerusalem, Sept. 28, 2001(Ed. 2000), was also Tishri 1, providing what Jewish commentators consider an EXACT seven year period which they suggest fulfills the prophecy in Isaiah 28 about a "covenant of death" which Is. 28: 18 says will be annulled. In this context, reading the entire 28th chapter of Isaiah is very interesting and thought provoking."
My Comment: Was this not The covenant? Was Wye River's affirmation not foretold in Daniel 9:27? Is this not a time of Ya'acov's trouble?

Since there was no current news about Clinton yet today, I thought I'd offer this older item.
Liberal Pimps For Clintonism (Ann Coulter)
Excerpt: "President Bill Clinton was recently voted the second most popular politician in Russia, edged out by former KGB agent and Russian president Vladimir Putin. But the American entry was tied for second place with Communist Party leader Gennady Zyuganov, who still pines for totalitarianism. (By sheer coincidence, Clinton also came in second in last year's "Most Evil Person of the Millennium" poll in the New York Post, narrowly bested by Adolf Hitler.)"

In all of this, what I really want to hear is a resounding cry of Baruch Haba b'shem Adonai" (Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord - Psalm 118:26 / Matthew 23:39 ) from the heart of 144k Jews. According to the first fulfillment of Romans 11:15 (For if their rejection is the reconciliation of the world, what will their acceptance be but life from the dead?) and according to the pattern of John's (the 144k) expression to Peter (the Bride) of his recognition of Y'shua in John 21, this is the sound that will immediately precede the Bridegroom's coming to receive His Bride unto Himself. Oh, what a glorious day that will be!!!

If you haven't yet, I highly recommend you read Joseph Herrin's online book The Remnant Bride at your earliest opportunity.

Monday April 9: Has the spirit of antichrist broken out and is it beginning to reign?

Muslim Masses Salute Hardline Islam
Excerpt from above article: PESHAWAR, Pakistan (AP) -- In the largest ever gathering of its kind, hundreds of thousands of radical Muslim men poured into a Peshawar suburb on Monday to celebrate hardline Islam and shout slogans against what they see as the corrupting influence of the United States.

The giant conference was called to pay tribute to the Deoband Dar-ul-Uloom brand of Islam, which inspired the fundamentalist Taliban militia that controls most of neighboring Afghanistan. Followers of the 143-year-old seminary in Deoband, India arrived from all over the Islamic world, many in brightly colored buses so crammed they had to sit on rooftop luggage racks.

Participants chanted religious slogans as they passed Coca-Cola signs obliterated with globs of black paint. Vendors boycotted U.S. products and sold posters depicting burning U.S. and Israeli flags.

''We want to send the message that only Islam has the capability of bringing peace and stability in the world. The West has failed,'' said Mohammed Rahim Haqqani, a conference organizer.

And a counter-move: Voice Of America To Reach Out To Arabs

Clinton Once Again Casts Spell Over Indian Village
AP News

Violence flares in West Bank as Palestinians say no security talks planned

Bush Cautions China Over Standoff

Spy photos show Beijing set for underground test

UN body backs Palestinian state

Did the sign for the church occur on Nisan 13? By watching the news being reported on the internet, so far I'm not fully convinced that the signal event has happened, though it may be that day on the Lord's calendar has not yet come and gone. The news articles referenced below show what I believe to be the right man at the right time with people around him acting like I would expect them to act if he were the lawless one. On top of that, news reporters are using language that compares his arrival in India to Jesus' second coming! I don't believe for one moment that this is all coincidence, but I'm not yet convinced it is the sign. It may be the prelude. Or, it may be the sign.

I expect more drama. I hope for reports of spiritual phenomena attending the events - news that would dominate the headlines. I would like to hear about a baptism ceremony in a "holy" river. I don't know what might have gone on thus far that went unreported, all I know about what transpired in India I have reported here. I'd like to think there was an anointing with power that has gone unreported because it must remain hidden from public view for a short season - but there's no factual basis for such wishful thinking. We may yet hear such a report! As I reflect upon the reported activity surrounding Bill's visit to Mother Teresa's tomb, I can't help but think back to how subtle and yet how important the Wye River fulfillment of Daniel 9:27 was back in 1998. Could this event which is the revelation of the lawless one be as subtle and difficult to discern? Perhaps. Who is to say? If we didn't have the abundant and forceful evidence that these were the very times and seasons appointed for these critical events, who among us would seriously consider their potential for prophetic fulfillment? Are these not the times? Are these not the prophesied events? Oh, what a high level of discernment is required! Who is qualified to bear testimony that these events are what we, who have our eyes upon the soon returning Bridegroom, want them to be? Maybe the eagerly anticipated evidence of the revelation of the lawless one will shortly come to our attention - oh, how hopeful I am!

I continue to watch, hoping to see some fruit patterned after Haman, Herod and Judas. I don't know exactly what to expect, as far as specifics go. I have presented the basis for my expectations for several years now so those of you who are watchers with me can read everything online, seek the Lord's insight, and form your own opinions. I feel like asking a question that is kind of a twist on what John the Baptist had asked about Jesus, "Are you the one who was to come, or should we expect someone else?" (Matthew 11, Luke 7) Is Bill the other one who was to come? He has stated openly that he is the repairer of the breach, quoted from Isaiah 58:12. Many fellow students have documented his qualifications extensively and even openly state that he is the one, even though the one had not yet been revealed. I have had my eyes open to see whether others some suggest as candidates for the role might have arisen to fulfill the call, but nothing of the kind was noted. I remain on alert status.

I am thoroughly and absolutely convinced that the Lord has sovereignly orchestrated this season's circumstances because of my personal life situation (patterned after 10 years ago) and what I see going on in the lives of others close to me. I believe the Bride people have been brought to a high alert status, with a robe about as white as it's going to get without some further imputus. Many are expecting war to break out. Israel and secondarily the US seem to be the ones to watch, who stand out from among most other nations of the world as those most hated. Will war break out? Will sacrifice be made openly on the temple mount this week? I cannot say for sure. I can say that the Lord has provided evidence that even the kingdom of the lawless one is no more knowledgeable of the timing than we are, and is similarly depending upon the promised signs to be brought forth openly.

Yesterday, I had laid down for a nap and was beginning to doze off when I heard a loud roaring thunder that rolled for a good half a minute. I opened my eyes, immediately focusing on the digtal alarm clock. 210 was displayed. This was the second time in two days my attention has been drawn to the clock to see 210 displayed. I recognize this as the Lord pointing out the significance of 21 once again. Yesterday, another rolling thunder came at 213. Another came at 2:15, followed shortly after by heavy hail that sent the chickens in my yard comically scrambling for the hen house. Over the next 2 1/2 yours there came two more waves of heavy hail. This is very strange weather for where I live. I've been here around 18 years and don't remember but maybe at the most half a dozen scattered brief hail storms. Perhaps the Bride is not yet ready, and the 144k are not yet ready. Perhaps the "ball is in our court," so to speak. Let's pray to be accounted worthy. Humble-up! Holy-up! Do what he told you to do! Stay awake and watch. Behold - He comes!

What's Bill up to?

4/8/01:

AP Top News
Clinton Inaugurates India School

Excerpt from the above article: "Former President Clinton, on a weeklong trip to India, dedicated a girl's polytechnic school in his wife's name Sunday at the end of a long, dusty road where screaming villagers lined up by the thousands to see him."

4/7/01:

AP International
Clinton Visits Mother Teresa Tomb

by FARID HOSSAIN
Associated Press Writer

CALCUTTA, India (AP) -- Former President Clinton sang a hymn at the tomb of Mother Teresa on Saturday, then cuddled babies and danced with children at the orphanage she founded.

Towering over Sister Nirmala, who succeeded Mother Teresa as head of the Missionaries of Charity after her death in 1997, Clinton waved at a crowd of 1,000 people who chanted his name.

Clinton, surrounded by 300 children, said he didn't mind the 90-degree temperature in the eastern Indian city of Calcultta: ''It's like Florida.''

Sister Nirmala said Clinton placed a bouquet of white gladiolas at the tomb and joined several nuns in singing the hymn, ''Make me a channel of your peace.''

''Mr. Clinton is a very good man with a very good heart,'' she was quoted as saying by The Press Trust of India.

Roads and shops were closed and lime was sprinkled around to cut down on the stench of garbage when Clinton arrived at Mother House. Shouts of ''Clinton, Clinton'' broke out from the crowd held back by police on the other side of the wide avenue.

''I promised my wife I would come here,'' Clinton told reporters outside the orphanage. His wife, Sen. Hillary Clinton, attended Mother Teresa's funeral.

Clinton is traveling with a delegation of 40 Americans of Indian descent who have raised millions of dollars to rebuild Gujarat state in western India.

His seven-day visit to Gujarat state and the cities of Bombay, New Delhi, Jaipur and Calcutta is sponsored by the American India Foundation, which aims to raise $20 million to rebuild 40 villages. An estimated 30,000 people were killed and 1 million left homeless in Gujarat by the magnitude-7.7 temblor.

Clinton was to leave the country on Tuesday.

AP International
Clinton To Speak for British Charity

LONDON (AP) -- Former President Clinton will speak at three gala events in Britain later this year to raise money for a Jewish charity, organizers said Saturday.

Stanley Lovatt, vice president of the Jewish National Fund said the events will be held in Glasgow, Manchester and London on December 10, 11, and 12 respectively.

''He will be speaking for an hour followed by a half-hour question-and-answer session,'' said Lovatt, a Glasgow-based businessman who clinched the deal to bring the former president to Britain.

''I don't know what Mr. Clinton is going to talk about -- that will be up to him.''

The former president's visit marks the centenary year of the JNF, which was established in Switzerland in 1901 to raise funds for the Jewish community. Money raised from Clinton's visit will be used to fund a community project in Israel.

Lovatt said Clinton will receive an ''honorarium'' payment for the tour, but the amount was confidential.

Clinton is due to visit Belfast next month to receive an honorary degree for his services to peace in Northern Ireland. He made three trips to Northern Ireland in his efforts to push the peace process forward, the first serving U.S. president to visit the province.

BusinessWeek Online DAILY BRIEFING -- Bubba's Triumphant Return to Bombay
Excerpt from the above article: "In the U.S., he may be a political pariah. But in India, former President Bill Clinton has returned to the subcontinent with all the excitement and flair of the Second Coming."
Also, further down in the article: "NEW CAREER. Nice work for a former President if you can get it: Handing out checks written by others and getting some friendly press coverage for yourself. Truth is, the trip looks to be a launching pad for Clinton in a new career as informal U.S. ambassador-at-large. But some Indians fear the trip could backfire on the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party, already tottering because of a series of recent political scandals. Some think the BJP could alienate the new Bush Administration if it treats Clinton too royally."

Bill Clinton packs work and pleasure into India trip
Excerpt from the above article: "Clinton leaves Bombay on Saturday for Calcutta to visit an orphanage set up by the late Mother Teresa and later travels to New Delhi for a dinner meeting with Prime Minister Atal Behari Vajpayee."

Clinton maps out battle plan for India quake victims

John 13:29: Since Judas had charge of the money, some thought Jesus was telling him to buy what was needed for the Feast, or to give something to the poor.

Temple Mount Faithful - News: Pesach Pilgrimage and Omer Offering to the G�d of Israel on the Temple Mount

Another watchman sounds the trumpet!
RAPTURE ALERT--APRIL 6TH THRU APRIL 17TH by Ron Reese
Novel material bends light the wrong way
"Technically scientists say that this is the first demonstration of any material which has a negative index of refraction. "

Arutz Sheva News Service
Two items from Thursday, April 5, 2001 / Nissan 12, 5761

8. NO JEWISH PRAYER ON TEMPLE MOUNT THIS PASSOVER (AS OF NOW)
The Supreme Court today rejected a request by the Temple Mount Faithful to be allowed to pray on the Temple Mount during this coming Passover holiday. The judges accepted the government position that allowing the Jews to pray there could cause riots. The Prime Minister's Office announced today that Sharon has instructed the security forces to "find the way to allow Jews to enter the site."

9. CHECKING FOR CHAMETZ AROUND THE COUNTRY
Interior Minister Eli Yeshai has asked cities and towns around Israel to make sure to enforce the Holiday of Matzot Law of 1986. The law forbids the public display of chametz (leaven) - products such as bread, pita, cakes, and anything else comprising "chametz flour" - during and immediately before the holiday of Passover, from midday Passover eve (or 24 hours earlier this year, because Passover eve falls on Shabbat) until sundown of the last day of the holiday (this year: Saturday night, Apr. 14). Some eight Druze citizens have been already been hired to patrol city streets and ensure that no store owners violate the law, which is punishable by a fine.

THE BARLEY IS RIPE! The first fruits may soon be presented to the God of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob!
See the documentation of the status of the barley crop, symbolic of both the Bridegroom and His Bride.
Abib Report 2001

Because the barley has been abib already this season, the beginning of the month and year by biblical accounting and according to my best reckoning began the month of Nisan (Abib) on the evening of the 26th of March. Because the barley was not abib until later in the season, last year, the accounting of that year's beginning was delayed. The resultant situation is that there were only 11 months in last years calendar, causing the Feast of Purim which is customarily observed in the twelfth month Adar to observed in conjunction with Passover!

Excerpted from the web page subtitled: UPDATE: The Astronomically and Agriculturally Corrected Biblical Hebrew Calendar (AACBHC) and the current state of the barley crop in Israel. By Michael Rood

For the last sixteen hundred years there has never been an occasion in which there has not been at least twelve months because it was always calculated into the equation. But how do we reckon the Feast of Purim in a year that the barley matures at the end of the eleventh month?

No Feast of Purim?

Shivers ran down my spine. No, Purim would not go uncelebrated; it would be celebrated in conjunction with the Feast of Passover! This could only happen if the calendar reckoning was kept according to the �Ancient Paths� and �Living Oracles� given to our Fathers. Only in a year in which the barley matures early, could we have the coincidence of these two prophetic events: the Feast of Purim, �which is a shadow picture of good things to come,� and the Feast of Passover � the most vivid rehearsal of God�s deliverance in all of history. Let us consider the possibilities of this synchronicity as a double witness for an intermediate fulfillment of the doubled Feasts of Purim and Passover.

The Feast of Purim is the remembrance of when the Jews made a pre-emptive strike against their enemies. Haaman, an anti-Torah tyrant in league with the world empire, had long plotted to destroy the Jews and planned the attack well in advance. The leading spokesman of the world government turned a blind eye to Haaman�s overt plan to exterminate the Jewish peoples. When this world leader read the historical records of the kingdom, he discovered that a Jew was instrumental in saving his life. He later realized that he was married to a Jew. His heart was turned and he permitted the Jews to defend themselves by launching a pre-emptive strike against their enemies.

According to the pattern in the scroll of Esther, the plan and resources for the attack against the Jews were made out of Shushan (currently - Tehran, Iran). The pre-emptive strike was launched on the 13th day of the month. The battle culminated on the fourteenth of the month in the city of Shushan. Haaman, was taken out first, before the pre-emptive strike, and then the sons of Haaman were hung on their own devious device on the fourteenth of the month. Sunset began the victory party on the fifteenth day of the month.

If the first of the month began March 26, the thirteenth begins on April 7. The thirteenth of Nisan is the date to watch for the baptism / revealing of the lawless one - the sign for the church that will precede her gathering to the Lord. Important Purim dates are the Nisan 13-15. The important Passover dates are Nisan 10; (selection of the lamb) Nisan 14 slaying of lamb and preparation of house and family; (lamb's blood painted on doorposts and lintel with hyssop - removing leaven (sin) from house) and the seven days 15-21, of which several days stand out as more significant than the others. The overlap of the Feasts I had not anticipated, but since the prophetic themes overlap, it has been cause for rejoicing around here to see that the season of their observance this year is coincident!

As I write this on the afternoon of April 4th (Pacific time - 9 or 10 hours ahead of Israel time), the 10th of Nisan has already begun, which is the day appointed for the selection of the Paschal Lamb. Have you read my articles about the Mount of Olives and Gethsemane? Are you willing to be a sacrificial lamb? Jesus didn't suffer and die so you won't have to, contrary to the skim milk traditions of the apostate church. He prepared the way for all who are willing to follow his example of obedience, even unto the ultimate sacrifice, to enter into his glory!

Esther, the scroll which relates the basis for Purim is a MAJOR Bride type book. The Passover / Feast of Unleavened Bread scroll of Song of Songs is all about the Bride and her Groom as well! The basis of those feasts comes from the time of the exodus from Egypt, whose primary event was the deliverance of Israel out of bondage at the crossing of the Sea of Reeds. That is the event that occurred at the point of two and a half sevenths in the millennial week and established the pattern for the Bride Theft Resurrection we now expect at the point of two and a half sevenths in the Famine week.

I have been really enjoying the Song of Songs lately. Haven't you read it lately with more insight and passion than ever before? Read the following and see if there is some insight from this Jewish mailing list into what this upcoming Feast is about.

From the Aish.com mailing list: PASSOVER: A LOVE STORY by Dina Coopersmith

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The special love relationship, which the Jewish people share with God, was forged on this night of Passover, the night of leaving Egypt.

The Hebrew word Pesach means "skipping over," rather than "passing over" as it is commonly translated. A deeper meaning for this term becomes evident from this Midrash:

The voice of my beloved, here it comes skipping over the mountains, jumping over the hills.(Song of Songs 2:8)

When Moses came to the Jewish people and said, "This month you will be redeemed," they said to him, "How can we leave when all of Egypt is filled with our idol-worship?" Moses answered, "Since God desires to redeem you, He will not look at your idol worship. Rather, He is skipping over the mountains." They said to him, "How can we be redeemed when only 210 years have passed out of the 400 years of the decree of slavery?" He said, "Since God desires to redeem you He will not look at your calculations. Rather, He is skipping over the mountains." (Midrash Shir Hashirim Raba 2)

On this night, the natural order of things was reversed. Instead of the Jewish people calling out to God to redeem them, God came to them at a time when they were least prepared, when they were at their lowest spiritual low, when they were completely undeserving of a change of fate.

Yet, it is at this juncture that God tells Moses:

"Israel is my firstborn." (Exodus 4:22)

God, our Father, relates to us as His children. A father doesn't wait for his children to deserve to be saved from the lion's den.

This is the founding element of our entry into nationhood, the loving unconditional relationship between God and His people. God skipped over our deeds, like an infatuated lover who overlooks his beloved's faults.

"Love covers all crimes." (Proverbs 10:12)

(It seems like this is the original source for the clich� "Love is blind.")

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THE LOVE STORY BEGINS HERE

The holiday of Passover provides us with the initial jumpstart to the Jewish calendar. God initiates the relationship -- one-sided and unconditional at first -- with the fledgling Jewish nation. His love gives us the security and the strength we need to respond in kind and to take the responsibility at Mount Sinai.

This explains why we read the "Song of Songs" -- that ultimate love story -- on Shabbat during Passover. It also explains an interesting point regarding the names of the holidays.

We call this holiday Pesach to remember the "passing over" of God of the Jewish homes during the last plague. Whereas in the Torah, this name isn't mentioned. Instead, God calls it the "holiday of matzot" to remember our willingness to leave Egypt in such haste, putting aside our concerns about our dough and instead trusting in God.

Each of us -- God and Israel -- appreciates and chooses to remember the other's kindness and contribution to the relationship.

Love, trust and appreciation are the main ingredients of any close relationship, be it between husband and wife, between parent and child, or between two friends. Here, through the story of Passover, the foundation is set for our unique relationship with God -- not a relationship of servant to master, subject to king, but a relationship of lover and beloved.

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IT WILL HAPPEN AGAIN

Again, this year we will experience the first night of Passover, which is called Leil Shimurim -- the night of God's watching.

This is the point in time when, again, God desires our redemption and demands nothing in return.

It is an opportunity to feel God's loving presence, as He envelops us in a secure cocoon, protecting us from any danger.

Let's allow ourselves to trust Him in return and take the risks involved in love and commitment.

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So, did you notice the occurrence of 210 (10 x 21) years in the above? The occurrence of 21 in the timing is no coincidence! Please read Why Twenty-One? if you haven't yet.

The woman who had the vision of the sky blue number 21 read the Why Twenty-One? page I recently posted and replied back to me. Here's our correspondence.

Hi:

I am watching and praying to be found worthy to escape all that is coming upon this earth, very very very soon!

Do you remember me? I am the woman that the Lord revealed sometime ago, the SKY BLUE # 21.

Maybe you are right that it has something to do with
Nisan 21. Time will tell.

Maranatha!
In the Love of our Lord & Savior, Jesus Christ,
Shalom!

Hi Bob:
I just read your 4 page article on the #21,IT IS TRULY,
EXCELLENT, AND SPEAKS VOLUMES OF TRUTH. AMEN!

I THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR OPENING MY EYES TO FINALLY UNDERSTAND WHAT THE LORD HAD SHOWN ME WHILE I WAS IN PRAYER, I SAW A SKY BLUE NUMBER 21. IT WAS NOT A DREAM, I WAS WIDE AWAKE, JUST LIKE THE BRIDE OF CHRIST WILL HAVE TO BE AWAKE WHEN JESUS COMES IN THE CLOUDS FOR HIS BRIDE.

SPEAKING OF WEDDINGS MY SON IS GETTING MARRIED ON THE
04/21/2001. WELL, I THINK THAT WE WILL ALL BE INVITED
TO THE MARRIAGE SUPPER, TO MEET OUR BRIDEGROOM, VERY, VERY, VERY, SOON. EVEN SO, COME LORD JESUS, COME SOON!

MARANATHA,
SHALOM,
Valerie
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On Mon, 2 Apr 2001
Bob Schlenker wrote:
Hi Valerie,

I'm really glad to write again. Thanks for staying awake and watching with
me! I'll correct the inaccuracy. Can I put your mail in there too?

Bob
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Hi Bob:

Please do put my mail in there if you wish to do so.

Again, thank you very much. You wrote an awesome and spirit lifting piece. It speaks volumes to the heart and soul. My heart is soaring in anticipation of the Lord's soon return!

See you soon, on Rapture Ground.

MARANATHA!
Valerie
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A gentleman sent me an email a couple days ago writing the following. "The Lord directed me to these scriptures and the date Nisan 14. I feel that I should share this with you." The scriptures were Micah 2:12 and Micah 2:1-8 from the NAS version. In looking into it, I found in verse 3 a reference to the time of evil, the evil day, the time of calamity, bringing Ephesians 6:13 to mind. "Therefore put on the full armor of God, so that when the day of evil comes, you may be able to stand your ground, and after you have done everything, to stand". The flock of sheep in the midst of its pasture in verse 12 speaks to me of the 144k. The breaker of verse 13, the one who breaks open or through is said by scholars like Bullinger to relate to The Assyrian, also prophesied about by Isaiah, Micah's contemporary. The Assyrian is a widely recognized type of the lawless one, who will likely have just been revealed in a major breaking out by Nisan 14!

The following report I received on the 22nd of March but I didn't want to post it until I could confirm it. I have seen reports that confirm that it is accurate, so here it is. A formal declaration that Israel's religious leaders acknowledge this as a time of Jacob's trouble. It seems odd to me that they should have done this several days before the new moon, but nonetheless, here is the report. (Jeremiah 30:7 How awful that day will be! None will be like it. It will be a time of trouble for Jacob, but he will be saved out of it.) In my opinion, this extends the window of watching for the revealing of the lawless one on Nisan 13 to possibly as soon as April 3 (today as I write) although I think April 6 and 7 are the most likely candidates.

BULLETIN: Orthodox and Hassidic Rabbonim Declare "Time of Jacob's Trouble" - Reported by ben Yosef - March 22, 2001.

At the Western Wall today and in yeshivas and synagogues and religious schools throughout Israel the sound of shofar blasts, the singing of Hebrew Psalms and cries and tears and wails of repentance were heard in response to a declaration by the Gedolei Yisrael (Great Ones of Israel) formally recognizing the beginning of the "time of Jacob's trouble."

What is unusual about this year's Yom Kippur Katan is that in light of the 6-month-old Palestinian uprising which has claimed the lives of many Israelis, the rabbis have added the designation as "a time of Jacob's trouble."

Further it is signed by ALL 27 of the leading Orthodox and Chassidic sages, both the "maranan verabonon" (masters and teachers) and the "gedolei ha-Torah vehaChassidus (Torah sages among the Chassidut)."

The declaration begins and is formally designated: "IT IS A TROUBLED TIME FOR YA'ACOV BUT HE WILL BE SAVED."

4/2/01
Relations between China and the US are strained because of the collision between a Chinese F-8 fighter jet and a US spy plane. The jet was one of two that were 'escorting' a US EP-3E spy plane during a mission collecting information on a Russian-made Sovremenny-class destroyer off the Hainan Island in China. After the apparently accidental collision, the F-8 crashed into the sea. The other F-8 fired its guns to signal the high tech spy plane to land instead of leaving the area. Since landing, no word about the 24 crew members or the status of the plane and its secret information and technologies has been received.

The exodus, the great type of the salvation I call the Bride Theft is associated with the last day of Pesach. I found the following tonight on 3/29/01.

Excerpt from Last Days of Pesach by Rabbi Yehudah Prero
YomTov, vol. 2 # 6

We find no association in the Torah between the last day of Pesach and any event or occurrence in our nation's history. In truth, a miraculous event occurred on the seventh day of Pesach. After the Jews left Egypt, Pharaoh had a change of heart. He started pursuing the nation of Israel. The nation had reached the shores of the Yam Suf (popularly translated as Red Sea, more accurately translated Reed Sea) and could travel no further. On the day that we celebrate the seventh day of Pesach, G-d split the Yam Suf, so that the Jews were able to cross the sea on what was miraculously dry land. After the Jews crossed the sea, the waters came tumbling down upon the Egyptians, who were still in hot pursuit of the Jews. The Egyptians were drowned, and the entire nation of Israel was saved. This event would seem fitting for commemorating with a holiday such as the seventh day of Pesach. Yet, not only is this event not celebrated, but the day that it occurred on is not event mentioned in the Torah! Why is such a monumentous day in our history passed over?

The Sefer HaToda'ah writes that the Jews were only given holidays by G-d that celebrated the salvation of the Jews. They were never given holidays that commemorated the downfall of their enemies. G-d does not celebrate the downfall and destruction of the wicked, as they are His creations. Therefore, the Jewish nation as well does not celebrate the downfall and destruction of the wicked. It is for this reason that there is no connection made between the splitting of the Yam Suf and the seventh day of Pesach. We cannot celebrate the downfall of the Egyptians. However, the Jews indeed were saved on this day, and sang songs of praise and thanks, Hallel, to G-d for their salvation. We too sing Hallel to G-d on this day, just as our forefathers did. We can and do mark the occasion of our salvation. We cannot and do not, however, mark the occasion of our enemies' demise.

The downfall of the enemy is the defeat of death. I Corinthians 15:26, 54-57:
26 The last enemy to be destroyed is death.
54 When the perishable has been clothed with the imperishable, and the mortal with immortality, then the saying that is written will come true: "Death has been swallowed up in victory." 55 "Where, O death, is your victory? Where, O death, is your sting?" 56 The sting of death is sin, and the power of sin is the law. 57 But thanks be to God! He gives us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ

I believe a far more likely explanation as to why the Yom Tov of Pesach is not celebrated popularly and openly (beyond the scope of a few orthadox sects of Judaism) is that the greater antitypical event has not yet occurred, which is the Bride Theft. It remains a very well hidden mystery, though I write openly and plainly about it now. But that's how it is with prophetic truth - the great truths are all hidden in plain site. Oh, to have eyes that see beyond the veil!

Will you be wearing a white robe at the finish line? I doubt there will be a righteousness average taken over an unspecified sampling period when the time comes for the Bride to be stolen away. Will yesterdays white robe clean today's spots? I bet not. This was on my mind the other day when I came to read the following passage.

Son of man, say to the house of Israel, `This is what you are saying: "Our offenses and sins weigh us down, and we are wasting away because of them. How then can we live?"' 11 Say to them, `As surely as I live, declares the Sovereign LORD, I take no pleasure in the death of the wicked, but rather that they turn from their ways and live. Turn! Turn from your evil ways! Why will you die, O house of Israel?' 12 "Therefore, son of man, say to your countrymen, `The righteousness of the righteous man will not save him when he disobeys, and the wickedness of the wicked man will not cause him to fall when he turns from it. The righteous man, if he sins, will not be allowed to live because of his former righteousness.' 13 If I tell the righteous man that he will surely live, but then he trusts in his righteousness and does evil, none of the righteous things he has done will be remembered; he will die for the evil he has done. 14 And if I say to the wicked man, `You will surely die,' but he then turns away from his sin and does what is just and right-- 15 if he gives back what he took in pledge for a loan, returns what he has stolen, follows the decrees that give life, and does no evil, he will surely live; he will not die. 16 None of the sins he has committed will be remembered against him. He has done what is just and right; he will surely live. 17 "Yet your countrymen say, `The way of the Lord is not just.' But it is their way that is not just. 18 If a righteous man turns from his righteousness and does evil, he will die for it. 19 And if a wicked man turns away from his wickedness and does what is just and right, he will live by doing so. 20 Yet, O house of Israel, you say, `The way of the Lord is not just.' But I will judge each of you according to his own ways. Ezekiel 33:10-20

To the weak I became weak, to win the weak. I have become all things to all men so that by all possible means I might save some. 23 I do all this for the sake of the gospel, that I may share in its blessings. 24 Do you not know that in a race all the runners run, but only one gets the prize? Run in such a way as to get the prize. 25 Everyone who competes in the games goes into strict training. They do it to get a crown that will not last; but we do it to get a crown that will last forever. 26 Therefore I do not run like a man running aimlessly; I do not fight like a man beating the air. 27 No, I beat my body and make it my slave so that after I have preached to others, I myself will not be disqualified for the prize. I Corinthians 9:22-27

Received 3/20/01 from Dr. Gary Collett in Jerusalem (Through Barbara DiGilio)
An excerpt
After Sharon took the office of Prime Minister he ordered the IDF to tighten existing closures, including a major closure around Ramallah, just north of Jerusalem. Certainly with the bulldozed trenches and fortifications shown on English Broadcasted news the area(s) began to look like a "fortress" as the area is described in Isaiah 17, "the fortress of Ephraim". The street word in Bethlehem is that if the "War" does not happen by this April 14th then it will happen "soon". The "Closures" of "Palestinian Arab" areas have gotten tighter due to the increased security risks to Israel.

(Dr. GR Collett) gcollett@netvision.net.il
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( The following is an email I received from Jim Bramlett on 3/16/01, Bob )

Here is an e-mail I received tonight from a fellow who wants to remain anonymous.

Jim
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Hi to all,

Any of you may use this to distribute to others, I only have one request, I don't want my name published with this. The reason, is that I have chosen to share this with my Brothers and Sisters in Christ. These visions I have mean nothing to the unsaved. These visions are dangerous for those who mock and discredit me, because when they attack me, they attack the Church, and hence they attack the LORD.

Today, on Friday March 16th, I had a vision just as I have had them many times in the past. I saw a landscape that was burned up, as if fire and destruction had occured. There was death everywhere. All the trees and vegetation were burned up. There was no food for anyone and there was great suffering. I saw one woman of middle age walking along in great sadness, and I knew she was Jewish. The whole scene was frightening, terrible and very very sad. I was not there in a body of flesh. The Jewish woman could not see me, only I could see her. A voice then spoke to me in German of all things. I have German ancestry, but I neither speak or read German. The voice said to me "Scheiden Welt." I will let you look up the translation, it can be found by using http://dictionaries.travlang.com/GermanEnglish/dict.cgi?. I will let you experience the joy and astonishment I felt when I saw the definition! Notice it is unique, and not ambigous.

Now this is not going to be "dream interpretation". That is almost always an occult practice, and I know all about it, because I have examined the subject thoroughly many many times. This vision is another in a series of dreams and visions given to me by the HOLY SPIRIT. This is not a new thing to me, and I am like an "Amos Chapter 7". I don't deserve any of this in my own merit. The only thing I don't have with this vision is a verse of scripture given, as I have had during several visions previously. But I always ask myself the same question of myself each time this occurs. Is there any profit to an unclean spirit if that is what showed me this. No there is not, NONE of my visions would ever be of profit to our adversary, that old serpent.

Here is my discernment of this event. I saw persecution of Jewish People, which has happened many times in history, and is going to occur in the Tribulation. I was in a redeemed body, just as I was in the vision I had of the destruction of the temple mount, that was posted by me on Marilyn Agee's site around last May, and was picked up on by Frank Molver.

Where I live, near Vancouver Canada, the last quarter moon occurred today at 12:36 pm PST. Lyn Mize shared with me some time ago about a person he knew who saw a vision of the Redemption of the Church taking place on a last quarter moon. Here is something extremely curious. I look up the moon phases on www.sunrisesunset.com and EXACTLY when I saw the time 12:36 on the chart, my computer time in the bottom right hand quarter said 12:36! As a matter of fact, I felt myself urged to look down at the time in the corner of the screen.

Here are the "clues" that I accept by Faith. We are in the third year of the parable of Luke 13:6-9. The seven bad years of Joseph started on Rosh Hashannah of 5761. The Song of Solomon 2:10 places our Redemption in the spring. Our redemption is on the "Lord's day", which INCLUDES but is not limited to Sunday. Our redemption will be on a last quarter moon. As I said back around February of 2001, there is one day that satisfies all these criteria. Nisan 22 of 5761 in Jerusalem, which is April 14/15, 2001 in most of "America", the 8th day of the Passover triple feasts, which is like a "Shemini Atzeret/Simchat Torah" of the feasts, equivalent to what is celebrated during Sukkot or Tabernacles. I accept that our Father is reckoning events on the Sacred Jewish Calendar, not the Civil Jewish Calendar. The first month is Nisan on the sacred calendar. Bob Schlenker has a great article on the 21st day of the first month on his web site.

In conclusion, I am not predicting, but rather putting together all the clues I currently have, which have an unmistakeable fingerprint to them. Let's watch with zeal on April 14/15 for our Blessed Hope!

God Bless Everyone,

The Lord is opening the eyes and calling people out of the mainstream of denominational and Roman Catholic Christianity, from The Way International, the LDS "Mormon" church, the Worldwide Church of God and its many branches, Seventh Day Adventists, Jehovah's Witnesses - out from every organization sprung from a move of God in his man or woman to bring some new light and life to his church. Invariably, every move eventually becomes an institution in the striving to maintain the form and substance of the glory that was. Even from such as the Azusa Street Revival, the trend is that a religious organization is left behind as a carnal shell, a memorial or a shrine to pay tribute and homage to the founding move of God. These religious instutions become Babylon and trap the foolish but the wise may receive instruction through knowledge of their history about the way of the Lord with those upon whom his favor rests. I have learned to appreciate the light I've seen in diverse places and peoples, noting the hand of God as he has moved with great grace to maintain a remnant in the earth.

A few days ago, through the faithful watching of Ron Reese and Jim Bramlett, my attention was turned to the website of Gordon Ritchie, under the name of "Lord's Witnesses". The website has been made available (by way of advertising in a major newspaper and from their website) as a book that may be obtained for free. You may read it online (Caveat: Eat the fish, spit out the bones!) at www.truebiblecode.com. The Ad was apparently titled: Sir Isaac Newton and Armageddon, and some of the copy read like this: What Newton did see clearly was that the Bible was indeed written in a code, and that there would be a final decoding of it, a final revelation as it were to mankind. He believed that this revelation would include the very date of Armageddon. We know today that Newton was very rarely wrong. His thought processes have been proven over time to be second to none. Recently another Cambridge Mathematician form England has picked up where Newton left off. He has attempted to decode the Bible using the same logical thought processes that Newton applied 300 years ago. Clear thinking, hard work, and a belief that the Bible is perfect when properly understood were sufficient for him and for his associates to deduce the following:

The United Nations takes overall political control of the world between March 26 and April 24, 2001
The United Nations takes financial control of the world, 666 months of the biblical calendar after its birthday of Oct 24, 1945. This puts it between Apr. 25 and May 24, 2001
The United Nations itself will be controlled by 10 leaders from 10 nations starting between Apr. 25 and June 23, 2001

These dates have been ascertained entirely independently of my personal research, thus offering something of a validation of what I have concluded. The lawless one will be revealed before the Bride is stolen away by her Bridegroom as a thief in the night. The appointed day for the revealing appears to be Nisan 13 and the appointed year - 5761. Timeframe: Probably April 6 or 7, 2001. The lawless one will become the global leader, and the organization that has been prepared for global leadership is the United Nations. That leader's identity will be known absolutely to the watchful and wise when he is revealed, but prior to that unveiling, he can be recognized among those on a short list of candidates. In my opinion, the outstanding candidate is none other than William Jefferson Clinton, but, until he is revealed, the identity of the lawless one is simply not yet revealed.

I was led to check several books out of the library back in 1993 or 4 about Sir Isaac Newton, the Lord showing me how he had been led in a similar way and how the world's cold reception to the revealed truth hasn't changed. I have many times since expressed my desire to know what he knew, to have access to his works. I'm excited about the recognition given the value of his methods and reasoning. I count him among the heroes of the Lord's remnant church for his dedication and wisdom.

Venus in Pisces

Venus is the subject of an item below relating John Pratt's account of what he calls the Venus resurrection. His claim is that this rare and very significant sign will happen on Easter Sunday, which may well be Nisan 21 this year. At that time, Venus will be seen in the constellation Pisces, within the specific region of the sky where the westerly of the two fish depicted by the sign is pictured. This is the fish some charts picture receiving water into its mouth poured out from Aquarius' urn. This activity is a symbol of resurrection, where the living water is poured out for the redeemed. Although Venus' appearance in Pisces is not rare, its appearance there at this time in particular is being brought to our attention as important and significant. I believe Venus bears the meaning of birthing, and Pisces is generally about the redemption of the body. See (Witness of the Stars for Bullinger's notes) I have written briefly about Pisces over the last few years, having been given some insight in preparation for this time. I made mention of it in the Bride Theft scenario The Feeding of the Five Thousand as Pisces is alluded to by the two fish in Matthew 14:17. Another relevant mention was made when I wrote about a celestial sign that occurred in April of 1997 on Holocaust Rembrance Day in a sign that involved Venus. The birthing into new life at the redemption of the body certainly applies to the Bride when she is stolen away. The other significant event I'm expecting at that time is the sealing and commissioning of the 144k. Avi Ben Mordecai's perspective on the meaning of Pisces seems insightful and relevant. In his book Signs in the Heavens, he notes that Pisces is linked to the tribe of Simeon and generally to Israel as a nation. I have learned that the name Simeon means hearing and signifies those with ears to hear, spiritually. Both the Bride and the 144k will each be Simeon, or hearing, compared to all others at that time who will not be able to hear and understand the truth. Avi says the theme of Pisces is the scattering, dividing and reuniting of Israel. This theme is perfectly appropriate for what transpires when the Bride is stolen away and the 144k of Israel are sealed and commissioned. When the 144k are sealed, they are in effect separated out by being joined together into this numbered group. Their commission is to reunite all Israel to their God, which will finally be accomplished through their ministry. To this end, the Bride, too, will have been poured out!

Excerpted from Bob Wadsworth's Biblical Astronomy February 2001 newsletter
VENUS PERFORMS A RETROGRADE LOOP
Charts 195 and 196 display the path of Venus from January 23, 2001 to June 10, 2001. Venus (the bright and morning star) was, is, and will be in the constellation Pisces (the nation of Israel) between the above given dates. Throughout February, Venus shone with great brilliancy in the early evening skies. Venus is in the midst of a retrograde loop and will be at its eastern stationary position (on the left side of the loop as seen in the charts) on March 9. Venus will be at its western stationary position (right side of loop) on April 20. Venus will disappear from the evening sky in late March and will reappear in the morning sky in early April.

I received an email last week from a woman who received a vision a few years ago that was all about the date Friday, April 17th at 7 pm. The time she was given was supernaturally confirmed to her twice, when she was sleeping on April 17, 1996 and was awakened at precisely 7 P.M. and then again on that date and at that precise time in 1997. At the time of the first awakening, she was given a vision of a countdown clock (like a NASA rocket launch countdown clock) with exactly 2 hours to go. I believe the countdown clock vision on that day in 1996 was related to the vision about that date in 1998 and a signal to count down to it to emphasize its importance. That date in 1998 (which did indeed fall on a Friday) probably marked the beginning of the sacred prophetic cycle beginning the seven year end time famine. She was also shown and had confirmed to her the importance of a three day count (14th - 17th) in the scriptures where something great always happened on the third day. As those of you familiar with my studies may know, I have written extensively about the third day being a resurrection day, and about how we know the transition from the abundance week to the famine week happened in 1998, according to the accounting of the civil calendar / Jubilee calendar. Here now is evidence of the sacred calendar cycle pivoting about Passover of 1998. Our Lord was in the grave for three days, as Jonah, a Bride type, was in the belly of the fish for three days. This upcoming Passover is three years from Passover 1998 at which time this most significant seven year period began. So very many cryptic prophetic scenarios about the Bride Theft time point to this April, one month from now. If you correlate the Gregorian calendar date of Friday, April 17th at 7 pm, you will find, as I did, that in 1998 the Shabbat had just begun - and it was the Hebrew calendar date of Nisan 21! This is the Hebrew date singled out from all others time and again in Bride Theft typology! So, this being very interesting to me, though I hadn't personally noted any particular sign in April 1998, when I did a search today (3/12/01) I "inadvertently" came across the following comment on a biblical astronomy page pulled up in the search.

Trumpeter Newsletter #10 Copyright 1999
Bible-Student Resources
"On Passover of 1998 I saw a star do something that a star shouldn't do. I was looking to the south east and suddenly a certain star's brightness increased dramatically, and then it began to move. It was in the constellation of Leo, and moved eastward toward Virgo, and then disappeared. Hence this study about the stars."

This gentleman, (who has no email address or phone number or name associated with the site, so I'm mailing off a letter) doesn't seem to be aware of the significance of that time, but he was so moved that it prompted him to begin a special study. Because I have already learned the significance of that time through various other means, the interpretation of this sign seems rather obvious. Virgo is the first sign in the cycle of the Zodiac and Leo is the last. That his attention was drawn to the motion from Leo to Virgo, the point made is that a related cycle was marked as beginning anew. The cycle began anew when the sign was seen - on Passover in 1998. What cycle? The sacred calendar accounting of the seven year famine, or the watches in the night!

The following was brought to my attention by Jim Bramlett. John is a "Mormon" student of the scriptures and of astronomy and has also studied the traditions of the American Indian cultures. I usually guage the validity of people's claims who write about dates by comparing their conclusions to what the Lord has shown me. Because I am convinced of the validity of certain dates for certain events and I know that people don't find them by accident, when I see people have got certain events dated correctly, I pay attention to see what else they know. As you can see: John's dates based upon the astronomical facts and the historical evidence from Indian tradition match mine pretty well. Certainly close enough for me to pay attention attention. After reading his article, it seems to me that he has genuine insight. His conclusion about the Venus Resurrection date is most noteworthy because it is right on target with the Bride Theft resurrection date. If this or any of the other items of interest presented here were to stand on their own, not much would or perhaps should be made of it. However, in concert with everything else, this should cause those of you watching for signs of our Lord Jesus' coming to be on full alert status! Behold - He comes!

Event:	Bob Schlenker:	John Pratt:
Birth	Tishri 1 / September 29, 2 B.C.	Passover / Thursday, 6 April, 1 B.C.
Baptism	Tishri 10 / Saturday, October 7, 29 A.D.	Tishri 10 / Saturday, October 6, 29 A.D.
Resurrection	Nisan 17 / Saturday, April 6 33 A.D	Sunday, 3 April A.D. 33
What I call the Bride Theft resurrection event. John associates no spiritual event with this date, but just the "resurrection of Venus."	Nisan 21, which may be April 14 or 15.	Easter Sunday, 15 April 2001

Venus Resurrects This Easter Sunday by John P. Pratt

Excerpt: "Just how rare is this alignment? Only one day of every 584 days is the day on which Venus resurrects, which can occur on any day of our year. Thus, we would expect about one Easter Sunday every 584 years to have this alignment. I checked to see when it will happen again, and it turns out that the next 1,500 years are not average, because it will not occur for more than another 1,500 years. So this is an event of a millennium to witness."

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According to Bob Wadsworth: Venus will actually reappear in the morning sky in early April (somewhere between April 4 and April 7), depending on your view of the horizon. Easter is on April 15 this year. It is not that rare of an event for Venus to appear as the morning star on Easter. How rare? I will have to do a research project (about 3 or so hours) when I get the time.

By some estimates, Nisan (Abib) will most likely begin at sunset March 26, but possibly March 27. Nisan 13 will probably begin on April 7 or 8 this year. Provision has been made by biblical precident for a second Passover, or for delay by a month due to barley crop readiness, so there are several potential "Nisan 13 watch days" coming up. Stay awake (in the spirit) and watch. The dates and times are very important to the running of a race. (I Co. 9:24-27)

(Below is an email I received on 3/7 from Jim Bramlett. It was sent to him and three others. Is your spirit stirring too? Bob)

FYI. Interesting insight from friend Bill Koenig of Koenig's International News. Bill is also part of the White House press corps. The reference to "Yacov" near the end is Yacov Rambsel, a Messianic rabbi mutual friend, author and Bible codes expert in San Antonio.

Jim

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Kathy, Robert, Jim and Phil,

I have a word from two very close friends who are deeply rooted in the word and very sensitive to the Lord's revelation. One of them told his Tuesday lunch group that the Lord has put on his heart that the major "birth-signs" have begun. The other friend told me today this was a confirmation to what He has sensed the last few months.

Both men are very active in inner-city ministries and don't watch the Middle East news frequently, but they are beginning to now because of the Lord's revelation to both them.

Kathy, you know both of them, they are Smoky John Reaves and Herschel Sanders. Herschel told me today we are going to go through the pain of the birth-signs then the birth when we come into Jesus' presence. Both John and Herschel are pre-trib. Herschel, for those who don't know Him, has had an enormous impact on me the seven months before I moved to Washington. He stands totally on receiving through submission and obedience. Everything He has told me is playing out in my life right now. This man hears the Lord loud and clear.

That is in contrast to the message we are hearing out of large part of the Charismatic Camp that says the Kingdom and its principles are being reestablished and this will be facilitated by the new administration here in Washington. Jim, you and I discussed this last week. The Kingdom camp troubles my spirit, I have been praying for the Lord's confirmation and I think I received it today from my dear friend Herschel and John, and from Yacov Friday when he says this is not in prophecy.

The Lord's time clock remains Israel.

In Him,

Bill

Arutz Sheva News Service
Sunday, Mar. 4, 2001 / Adar 9, 5761

6. THREAT OF WAR
Military historian Dr. Aryeh Yitzchaki was asked today how he reads the reported Egyptian decision to call up its reserves for "exercises." His response: "All the classic warning signs are there, and it is clear that we are poised for war, possibly within two months. I don't want to scare anyone, but as opposed to IDF Military Intelligence, my opinion for the last two years has been that war will erupt in the spring of 2001, and it will involve not only the Palestinian Authority and Hizbullah, but also Egypt, Syria, and Iraq. The Egyptian Army does not need reserves - it's an army built on its standing force, and therefore Israel's denials of the Egyptian call-up are not relevant. The Egyptian Army is poised for war; it has created new regiments, has been training intensively, and has acquired the most up-to-date American equipment... I am happy that despite the IDF's denials of my prognosis, Intelligence Chief Head Maj.-Gen. Amos Malka is beginning to agree with me." Yitzchaki said that despite reports that Iraq and Iran will have nuclear weapons only three and five years from now, respectively, "I have reliable information that Iraq already has one nuclear bomb - and this explains his recent 'chutzpah' vis-a-vis the Americans - and that Iran will have one ready by the end of this year."

From the PropheZine Newsletter #114, March 1, 2001

GREETINGS FROM BOB LALLY

Hi Everyone:

This month we take a look at God's vision for the last days church, Replacement Theology and the New Age. I hope you enjoy this issue.

One year ago I would have said that the Rapture and the beginning of the 70th week of Daniel was 5 - 10 years away. Things seemed to have settled down a bit in the Middle East and a treaty was right around the corner. It just did not seem like His return was immediate. Now, with Sharon at the helm, the PA falling apart, violence out-of-hand, Middle East nations openly gearing up militarily for war (alliances between China, Russia and most of the Arab nations), I am more convinced of an imminent rapture.

This past weekend I read that Israel is expecting a limited war with Egypt, Syria and Iraq beginning this April. Israel has said that Damascus will become a wasteland. I can only believe that this time Israel, which has recently threatened the use of Neutron Bombs, may actually go nuclear early in the fighting.

Pray for the Peace of Jerusalem and the soon return of our Lord!

Thank you.

Bob Lally and the staff of PropheZine
bob@prophezine.com

Excerpts from February 2001 Focus On The Family letter: Family News from Dr. James Dobson

There can be no doubt that Bill Clinton is a lifelong philanderer and womanizer who consumes and then discards his playthings. Nevertheless, this is the man who inexplicably garnered a majority of women�s votes in two elections,²⁵ and who consistently charmed and mesmerized evangelical pastors at White House gatherings.²⁶

The Scripture tells us that our sins will eventually come to light (Luke 12:2-3). So it has been for the president. He has a way of contradicting himself at the point of previous lies, leaving him exposed to the truth. For example, he was a recent guest at Willow Creek Church before an audience of 4,500 religious leaders, with 6,300 more watching via a closed-circuit television hookup in the United States and Canada.²⁷ Clinton was interviewed informally on that occasion by the Rev. Bill Hybels who, after promising a no-holds-barred interview, tossed softballs that permitted the president to sound mildly contrite over the Lewinsky matter. It was just four days before the Democratic National Convention, when he needed "cover" to shield him from those who might bring up the Lewinsky affair. Hybels did not ask the president, nor did the president volunteer, to repent for his infidelity with the other women or to express regret for his shameful support for partial-birth abortion. His confession, if that is what it was, dealt only with the instance when he was caught red-handed. Nevertheless, I�m told that many of the pastors in the viewing audience that day nodded in approval as Bill Clinton tearfully "came clean."

Unfortunately, that moment of candor was apparently forgotten a few months later when the president granted an interview with Esquire. He was pictured on the cover of that issue in a most unpresidential pose, spread eagle and sporting an arrogant grin.

The comparison between the two interviews is striking. Clinton told Hybels that he needed to acknowledge and apologize for what he did and begin a process of atonement.²⁸ But then he told Esquire two months later that the congressional charges against him were about politics and power, and "not about morality or truth or the law."²⁹ He said the accusers should apologize to the country. Will the real Bill Clinton please stand up?

(And from page 3 paragraph 7:)

These developments, and others, reflect the views of a man who reportedly told Mexican novelist Carlos Fuentes in August 1995: "My only enemy is right-wing religious fundamentalism."⁴⁹

Endnotes:

25: "Clinton Benefits from Largest Gender Gap in History; According to Exit Polls, The President Won Overwhelming Approval From Women This Time," Minneapolis Star Tribune, 6 November 1996, p. 8A.
26: Andrew Ferguson, "Christianity, Clinton Style; The Confessor in Chief Wows an Audience of Evangelicals," The Weekly Standard, 11 September 2000, p. 14.
27: Teresa Mask, "Willow Creek Ready to Receive the President; Officials Expect Traffic, Excitement From Clinton Interview," Chicago Daily-Herald, 10 August 2000, p. 10.
28: "Interview with President Bill Clinton at the Ministers� Leadership Conference," Federal News Service, 10 August 2000.
29: Esquire, op.cit.

49: "His Only Enemy," The Washington Times, 3 February 1999, p. A2.