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The Day‐Years and Times are about only Three Events!
1. An Islamic abomination that made the footstoolof God’s feet spiritually desolate for 1350 years.
2. The restoration of the Nation of Israel to theHoly Land in 1948.
3. The freeing of Jerusalem from Gentile control in1967.
So after Jesus was crucified, did God forget the “everlastingcovenant” He had with the physical seed of Israel?
The Two Witnesses
2Corinthians 13:1 “In the mouth of two or threewitnesses shall every word be established.”
True in the Levitical era, true in the Christian era.
Revelation 11:34 “And I will give power unto my twowitnesses, and they shall prophesy a thousand twohundred and threescore days, clothed in sackcloth.These are the two olive trees, and the two candle‐sticks standing before the God of the earth.”
It’s Figurative Language, Folks!
Revelation 1:20 “The mystery of the seven starswhich thou sawest in my right hand, and theseven golden candlesticks. The seven stars arethe angels of the seven churches: and the sevencandlesticks which thou sawest are the sevenchurches.”
If Seven Candlesticks in Revelation 1are seven churches,
then the Two Candlesticksin Revelation 11 are two churches?
The Two Olive Trees
Romans 11:2425 “For if thou (Gentile believers) wertcut out of the olive tree which is wild by nature, andwert graffed contrary to nature into a good olive tree(the Jewish people): how much more shall thesenatural branches, be graffed into their own olivetree? For I would not, brethren, that ye should beignorant of this mystery, lest ye should be wise inyour own conceits; that blindness in part is happenedto Israel (the Jewish people), until the fulness of theGentiles be come in (the Gentile Church).”
So the Two Witnesses of the Christian Era are . . .
The Jewish PeopleThe Gentile Church
“They Shall Prophesy 1260 Days!”
1. Two Witnesses witness in the Gentile world for 1260 days2. Identified by the Bible as two candlesticks and two olive trees.3. Rev.1:20 identifies candlesticks as churches!4. Rom.11:24‐25 identifies olive trees as Jew and Gentile believers.
Construction of the New nation of Dome of the Israel * * *((((((((((((((((((( 1260 DAYS (YEARS) ((((((((((((((((((((* * * 688AD 1948AD
The 1260 days started AFTER 688AD. Why? Because prior to the construction of the IslamicDome of the Rock, both Jews and Gentiles could freely worship in Jerusalem. In fact, Jerusalemwas the home of the great Coptic Church. Only after the Islamic Jihad of the 7th Century wereChristians and Jews prevented from worshiping on the old temple site.
© Copyrighted 2004, Ellis Skolfield
So is One of the Two Witnesses Lost?
This passage is to the Jews of Jeremiah’s timeand about their descendants. It is not to or aboutthe Gentile Church that has been grafted in.
Jeremiah 31:3537 “Thus saith the LORD, which giveth the sunfor a light by day, and the ordinances of the moon and of thestars for a light by night, which divideth the sea when thewaves thereof roar; The LORD of hosts is his name: If thoseordinances depart from before me, saith the LORD, then theseed of Israel also shall cease from being a nation before mefor ever. Thus saith the LORD; If heaven above can be measured,
and the foundations of the earth searched out beneath, I willalso cast off all the seed of Israel for all that they have done,saith the LORD.”
God’s Everlasting Covenant with Physical Israel
Leviticus 26:3345 (excerpts) “I will scatter you amongthe heathen, and will draw out a sword after you . . .and they that are left of you shall pine away in theiriniquity in your enemies’ lands . . . And yet for all that,when they be in the land of their enemies, I will notcast them away, neither will I abhor them, to destroythem utterly, and to break my covenant with them:for I am the LORD their God . . . But I will for theirsakes remember the covenant of their ancestors,whom I brought forth out of the land of Egypt in thesight of the heathen, that I might be their God: I amthe LORD.”
Romans 11:8 “According as it is written, God hathgiven them the spirit of slumber, eyes that theyshould not see, and ears that they should not hear;unto this day.”
So the question is this:Would God be just if He sent a people to Hell
after He sovereignly blinded them to the Gospel?
Not according to this verse!
Romans 4:15 “For where no law is, there is no transgression.”
Verses Most Churches Refuse to Believe
Romans 11:11 “I say then, Have they stumbled thatthey should fall? God forbid: but rather through theirfall salvation is come unto the Gentiles, for toprovoke them to jealousy.”
Romans 11:2829 “As concerning the gospel, they (theJews) are enemies for your sakes: but as touching theelection (Greek: ¦iλογήν, ekloge, defined: devinechoice) , they are beloved for the fathers’ sakes. Forthe gifts and calling of God are without repentance(Greek: •μgταμέλητος, ametameletos, by definition:irrevocable).”
Declaration of the Jews at the Pavement
Matthew 27:2425 “When Pilate saw that he could prevailnothing, but that rather a tumult was made, he tookwater, and washed His hands before the multitude,saying, I am innocent of the blood of this just person:see ye to it. Then answered all the people, and said, ‘Hisblood be on us, and on our children.’”
The Jews thought they were uttering a curse, but I’m not sure the Lord saw it that way.
“For by thy words thou shalt be justified.”Matthew 12:37
If we are saved because Jesus’ blood is upon us;doesn’t that also apply to the Jewish people?
The Dry Bones of Ezekiel are New Israel in 1948
Ezekiel 37:46, 12 “Again he said unto me, Prophesy uponthese bones, (these bones are a figurative picture of thechildren of Israel, so the passage is figurative) and say untothem, O ye dry bones, hear the word of the LORD. Thussaith the Lord GOD unto these bones; Behold, I will causebreath to enter into you, and ye shall live: And I will laysinews upon you, and will bring up flesh upon you, andcover you with skin, and put breath in you, and ye shall live;and ye shall know that I am the LORD. Therefore prophesyand say unto them, Thus saith the Lord GOD; Behold, O mypeople, I will open your graves, and cause you to come upout of your graves, and bring you into the land of Israel.”
So Ezekiel 37 was fulfilled in 1948.
The Dry Bones of Daniel
Daniel 12:12 “And at that time shall Michael stand up, thegreat prince which standeth for the children of thy people:and there shall be a time of trouble (the Nazi death camps),such as never was since there was a nation even to thatsame time: and at that time thy people shall be delivered,every one that shall be found written in the book. Andmany of them that sleep in the dust of the earth shallawake, some to everlasting life, and some to shame andeverlasting contempt (Romans 2:2829).”
Daniel 12: 12 was fulfilled in 1948,Daniel 12:7 was fulfilled in 1967.
Abraham Meets Melchisedec
Hebrews 7:13 “For this Melchisedec, king of Salem, priest ofthe most high God, who met Abraham returning from theslaughter of the kings, and blessed him; To whom alsoAbraham gave a tenth part of all; first being by interpret‐ation King of righteousness, and after that also King ofSalem, which is, King of peace; Without father, withoutmother, without descent, having neither beginning of days,nor end of life; but made like unto the Son of God; abidetha priest continually.”
God’s Covenant Relationship with Israel
Hebrews 7:910 “And as I may so say, Levi also, whoreceiveth tithes, payed tithes in Abraham. For he was yet inthe loins of his father, when Melchisedec met him.”
1. Abraham paid tithes for Levi.
2. Levi received tithes from the rest of Israel
3. Ergo: through Abraham, Levi paid tithes for all Israel to Melchisedec.
The First Communion
Genesis 14:1820 “And Melchizedek king of Salem broughtforth bread and wine: and he was the priest of the mosthigh God. And he blessed him, and said, Blessed be Abramof the most high God, possessor of heaven and earth: Andblessed be the most high God, which hath delivered thineenemies into thy hand. And he gave him tithes of all.”
So as all future Israel gave tithes through Abraham,in like manner, Melchizedek had communion
with all future descendants of Israel.
Romans 11:33 “O the depth of the riches both of the wisdomand knowledge of God! how unsearchable are hisjudgments, and his ways past finding out!”
Scriptures on Israel
Gen 17:7 speaks of an unconditionaleverlasting covenant with theseed of Abraham.
Lev 26:44‐45 Shows Israel's restora‐tion would not be conditional.
Isa 11:11 speaks of a second restora‐tion of the Jews.
Isa 26:20‐27:1 speaks of a final hidingof the children of Israel followedby Satan's complete judgment.
Isa 27:12‐13 in context with the above,speaks of a final regathering ofIsrael.
Jer 30:4‐8 speaks of the time of Jacob'strouble and future restoration.
Jer 30:18‐24 states that a restorationfor the tents of Jacob will takeplace in the latter days. (Not therestoration of 536BC.
Jer 31:35‐37 speaks of the permanentnation of Israel.
Jer 33:24‐26 is a definitive uncon‐ditional covenant with Jacob'sdescendants.
Jer 16:60‐63 speaks of an uncon‐ditional everlasting covenantwith the Jews.
Eze37:1‐28 speaks of an unconditionalrestoration of Israel, followed bya major war.
Hos 11:9‐10 speaks of a restoration ofIsrael from the West.
Joe 3:1‐3 predicts the restoration ofJudah, followed by war.
Amo 9:11‐15 speaks of Israel restoredto the land.
Zec 8:7‐8 speaks of a post‐exilic uncon‐ditional restoration of the Jews toJerusalem and to the land.
Zec 10 & 12 contain more prophecies ofa future restoration of the Jews.
Zec 14 speaks of final battle with theJews in Jerusalem.
Luk 21:24 speaks of a dispersion, thetime of the Gentiles, and arestoration following.
Rom 11:11 states that the Jews have notfallen.
Rom 11:17 states that only SOME of thebranches were broken off.
Rom 11:17 further states that thechurch was grafted in AMONG theJews.
Rom 11:28 states that the gospel ageJews are still elect.
Rom 11:29 states that God's calling ofthe Jews is irrevocable.
Rev 7:4‐9 speaks of the 12 tribes ofIsrael during the Christian Era.
Rev 12:1‐6 speaks of Israel during theChristian Era.
Rev 15:3 there are two songs, one forthe Jewish people, one for theGentile Church.
If the Jews cannot trust the promises God gave them,then the Church has no basis for trusting
the promises God Gave us!
Jeremiah’s Picture of Jewish Restoration
THE NEW NATION OF ISRAEL IN 1948
Jeremiah 30:3 “For, lo, the days come, saith theLORD, that I will bring again the captivity of mypeople Israel and Judah, saith the LORD: and Iwill cause them to return to the land that I gaveto their fathers, and they shall possess it.”
The Jews were restored to the land in 536 B.C.,but the land remained under some form of Gentile control.
Israel did not really “possess” the land as a nationuntil 1948 A.D.
THE HOLOCAUST
Jeremiah 30:48 “And these are the words that the LORDspake concerning Israel and concerning Judah. For thussaith the LORD; We have heard a voice of trembling, offear, and not of peace. Ask ye now, and see whether aman doth travail with child? wherefore do I see everyman with his hands on his loins, as a woman in travail,and all faces are turned into paleness? Alas! for that dayis great, so that none is like it: it is even the time ofJacob's trouble; but he shall be saved out of it. For itshall come to pass in that day, saith the LORD of hosts,that I will break his (Satan’s) yoke from off thy neck,and will burst thy bonds, and strangers shall no moreserve themselves of him.” (Hebrew: rn[, awbad’, bydefinition: enslave or keep in bondage)
THE COMING MESSIAH
Jeremiah 30:9 “But they shall serve the LORDtheir God, and David their king, whom I willraise up unto them (at the Return of Jesus).”
JESUS FORETELLS THE END OF GENTILES CONTROL OF JERUSALEM
Luke 21:24 “And they (the Jews) shall fall by theedge of the sword, and shall be led awaycaptive into all nations: and Jerusalem shall betrodden down of the Gentiles, until the times ofthe Gentiles be fulfilled.”
The Time of the Gentiles?
5606BC June 6, 1967AD5 5Beginning Jerusalem5 5of the Freed of5 5Babylonian Gentile5 5Captivity Control5 5 5 5 Gentiles Rule Jerusalem 5 5 32-33AD 5Joshua Solomon 70 Years 5NEW * David * Judah 5 * 5ISRAEL *(((((*(((*((((((((((((((((((((5- - - *- - - - - - - - - - 5(((((( * * * * * * * 51406 1006 966 *Kingdom 606* 536 * 5 BC BC BC *Divided BC * BC * * * * * * * Israel * * * * *(((((((((((* 10 tribes Dispersed into the Gentiles - - - - º * * * * * *933BC 725-722BC * * * 586BC 516BC 70AD * Solomon's Temple * *2nd Temple* *----------------------* *----------*
© Copyrighted 2005, Ellis Skolfield
A Closer Look at Luke 21:24
Dome of JerusalemFall of Judah CROSS The Rock Free T * * * * *(((((((((((((((((((( (((((((((((((( (((((((((((((((((((*(( END TIMES (( * * * * 606BC 32AD 688AD 1967AD * * * * * Time of the Gentiles, 2573 years *One Generation *S)))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))Q*S)))))))))))))Q
Luke 21:24 “And they shall fall by the edge of the sword, and shall be ledaway captive into all nations: and Jerusalem shall be trodden down of theGentiles, until the times of the Gentiles be fulfilled.”
Gentile dominion of Jerusalem ended June 6, 1967!
© Copyrighted 2004, Ellis Skolfield
The Fig Tree
Hosea 9:10 “I found Israel like grapes in the wilder‐ness; I saw your fathers as the firstripe in the figtree at her first time.”
Also Jeremiah 24:1‐7
So the Jewish people are figuratively the fig tree.
Jesus at the Fig Tree
Mark 11:1314 “And seeing a fig tree afar off havingleaves, he (Jesus) came, if haply he might find anything thereon: and when he came to it, he foundnothing but leaves. And Jesus answered and saidunto it, ‘No man eat fruit of thee hereafter forever.’ And his disciples heard it.”
Mark 11:2022 “And in the morning, as they passedby, they saw the fig tree dried up from the roots. And Peter . . . saith unto him, ‘Master, behold, thefig tree which thou cursedst is withered away.’And Jesus answering saith unto them, ‘Have faithin God.’”
The Fig Tree during the Christian Era
Babylonian Captivity CROSS 32-33AD 1967AD
* * * “No man eat fruit of thee hereafter forever.” * Judaism has not spread beyond the Jewish * Synagogues throughout the Christian Era. * *(((((((((( TIME ((( OF (((( THE ((( GENTILES ((((((((( * 606BC
The End Times
And what now?
The Christian Era
© Copyrighted 2005, Ellis Skolfield
The Generation of Fig Leaves
Matthew 24:3233 “Now learn a parable of the fig tree;When his branch is yet tender, and putteth forthleaves, ye know that summer is nigh: So likewise ye,when ye shall see all these things, know that it isnear, even at the doors.” Luke 21:3132 “So likewise ye, when ye see thesethings come to pass, know ye that the kingdom ofGod is nigh at hand. Verily I say unto you, Thisgeneration (of the fig tree putting forth leaves, i.e., thenew nation of Israel being established in 1948) shallnot pass away, till all be fulfilled.”
New Israel is the Fig Tree Generation
Luke 21:2933 “And he spake to them a parable;Behold the fig tree (Israel), and all the trees (thesurrounding nations); When they now shoot forth(leaves not spiritual fruit), ye see and know of yourown selves that summer is now nigh at hand. Solikewise ye, when ye see these things come to pass,know ye that the kingdom of God is nigh at hand.Verily I say unto you, This generation (some of thepeople who were alive and helped Israel become anation in 1948) shall not pass away (shall still bealive), till all be fulfilled (at the return of Jesus).Heaven and earth shall pass away: but my wordsshall not pass away.”
Jesus Warns Today’s Church
Luke 21:3436 “And take heed to yourselves, lest at anytime your hearts be overcharged with surfeiting, anddrunkenness, and cares of this life, and so that daycome upon you unawares. For as a snare shall itcome on all them that dwell on the face of the wholeearth. Watch ye therefore, and pray always, that yemay be accounted worthy to escape all these thingsthat shall come to pass, and to stand before the Sonof man.”