In the previous installment of our chapter-by-chapter study of the book of John, we continued to explore chapter 1 with a third aspect of the Deity of Christ through the witness of John the Baptist. In exploring and examining the book of John, it becomes critical to first establish Christ’s deity and the demonstration that he was God manifest in the physical realm as the Son of God. This fundamental understanding lays out a proper foundation for the study and further insight of the continuing hidden treasures seen in the rest of the book of John. Now, we continue on with the peculiar mention of the six stone water pots in chapter 2 – a cryptic prophecy that points us directly to the concept of six millennial days – or six one-thousand year periods of human history that will ultimately culminate in the Rapture event, Tribulation Period and the establishment of the much anticipated seventh millennium of Paradise on Earth.
As we know from scripture, this will be a period of time that will be characterized by the rule and reign of Christ along with the Saints of all ages in a utopia of unparalleled peace much like the days of the Garden of Eden. Here, in this posting, we shall make a brief examination of a recent end times sign that has now emerged two times in the form of a number that, in my informed opinion, is telling us that sixth millennium of the Church Age is almost over and will soon culminate with the rapture and a celestial wedding as Jesus prophetically acted out in this second chapter of John.
The Apostle John gives us two stories in this chapter: the Savior’s first miracle at the marriage festival in Cana of Galilee, and the story of cleansing the Temple in Jerusalem on Passover. John places these stories in chapter two for several reasons.
First, they follow the theme of the second letter of the Hebrew alphabet – the letter beit ב. As covered numerous times in previous postings, the meanings of each letter of the Hebrew alphabet correspond with the subject matter or theme of each chapter of the book of Revelation and other books of the Bible by Divine design. The same holds true for the book of John. With that thought in mind, let’s take a look at this letter beit ב and find out why these stories appear in chapter two of the book of John.
This second Hebrew letter alludes to duality, marriage, the home and the house of God. In ancient days, the beit ב was drawn like a house in order to depict either the house of man or the house of God. In this chapter, John uses both themes. He uses the house of man, as seen in the marriage festival, and the house of God, as seen in the Savior’s cleansing the Temple.
Furthermore, just as aleph א stands for “one” – the one “Creator/God (as seen in the first chapter of John’s Gospel), beit ב stands for “two” – such as the creation of woman out of man. No longer was Adam only one individual, but out of him, God made woman as a second person. Often, in a “second” chapter (as in Genesis 2), the theme of marriage is used. Also, in a “second” book (as in Exodus), we can see the story of marriage – as in God taking Israel for His wife. Furthermore, the book of Exodus conforms to the other meaning of beit ב by telling us about the construction of the tabernacle – the house of God. Further along in this posting, you will see why this becomes significant in the “41” sign that has just emerged indicating the rapture.
Beit ב also represents duality – as in the conflict between good and evil. With the story about Jesus driving the money changers out of the Temple, John utilizes this particular concept.
Secondly, this chapter in John’s Gospel offers the same theme as that used in the second chapter of Revelation. We can see the theme of marriage in the letter to Ephesus – the church (i.e. bride) who left her “first love” (Revelation 2:4). We can see the theme of cleansing the Temple in these letters to the churches, in which Jesus says, “I have somewhat against you” (verse 4). To Ephesus, He speaks of “them which are evil … which say they are apostles, and are not” (verse 2); to Smyrna, He speaks of “them which say they are Jews and are not” (verse 9); to Pergamos, He speaks of “them that hold the doctrine of Balaam … and the doctrine of the Nicolatanes” (verses 14 and 15); and to Thyatira, He speaks of “Jezebel, which calls herself a prophetess, to teach and to seduce my servants to commit fornication …” (verse 20).
The letters to the seven churches also represent the house of God, the other distinct meaning of beit ב. As we shall see, these general themes will continue into chapter three in both the Gospel (book of John) and the book of Revelation.
What first appears to be a simple recounting of the ministry of Christ, can also be understood in terms of the Sohd or secret level of interpretation – probing the mind of God.
With this number 2 and Hebrew letter beit ב and its marriage, duality and house of God theme well established – especially seeing that the marriage of Cana is given in chapter 2, lets now take a close look at something that just occurred in the city of Philadelphia in the state of Pennsylvania in the United States of America involving the number 41. In my observation, this event is nothing less than what I see as a significant Providential sign that the Rapture event and the Tribulation is soon to commence. I’ve shared this sign in a previous prophecy update from a previous article, but not in the context and depth of what we are currently exploring in the second chapter of John and its theme of marriage, duality, the “second” Hebrew letter beit ב with its conformity to the construction of the Tabernacle in the “second” book of the Bible. Here, greater insight to this number 41 sign will be given.
But first before we do, for those who may be new to this concept already explored a few times on this site, it’s important that we start with an important fact and concept to remember – and that is that America itself holds the important role and function in biblical prophecy as being either the direct fulfillment of the Vineyard prophecy in Matthew 21 or tightly connected to it as already thoroughly demonstrated in a previous article titled AMERICA THE VINEYARD: A PROPHETIC FOUR DIMENSIONAL TRIP THROUGH THE TABERNACLE OF MOSES. As the Matthew 21 Vineyard prophecy makes clear, the Vineyard will be tasked with producing the fruits of the Kingdom of God – something that ancient Israel, the original Vineyard, was tasked with doing, but failed, and resulted in their destruction. As the Vineyard, America has since been producing those very fruits of the Kingdom of God since its inception. One could possibly say that the duties of the Vineyard have resided with the Church at large since Jesus ascended back to Heaven and the Church Age began (which is true), but some truly powerful and formidable evidence exists that America is the ultimate and end time manifestation of that assignment since her beginnings (see also the entire “America The Vineyard” series in the “America In Bible Prophecy” category heading in the side bar of this sight). She has been responsible for sending more missionaries and creating the technology needed to advance the Gospel message of Christ more than any other nation. As a result of this Providential assignment given to the Vineyard, we are seeing some rather interesting Providentially-given prophetic indicators taking place within her that tell us that the end of the Church Age and the resulting rapture/Tribulation events are fast approaching.
Now, right here, with concept of the Vineyard/America theme established, we shall dive in to the aforementioned sign of the number 41 that just appeared in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.A.
The “41” Philadelphia Rapture Sign
Recently, on April 11, 2022, the city of brotherly love, the city of Philadelphia, announced it will once again be under an indoor mask mandate.
The Department of Public Health made the announcement on Monday afternoon during a press briefing. Health Commissioner Dr. Cheryl Bettigole said mask precautions begin Monday, but in order to provide a one-week education period for businesses, masks will be required in all indoor public spaces as of Monday, April 18. Starting April 18, masks will be required in all indoor public spaces, including schools and child care settings, businesses, restaurants, and government buildings. The city had lifted its indoor mask mandate and moved to the All Clear Level 1 on Wednesday, March 2. Now, 41 days later, the city is bringing it back. At that time, residents will be asked to report any business not complying with the mandate to 311.
First of all, it is important to note that this “41” days sign first appeared in the latter part of last year (2021) when another prophetic indicator emerged in the form of a beast statue closely mimicking the beast of Daniel 7 and Revelation 13 was erected in front of the United Nations building in New York – an indicator that the world is approaching a famine and the implementation of world government (see that article here). Interestingly, after initially displaying the statue on November 9, 2021, the statue was taken down “41” days later on December 20, 2021. We find that from the time the beast statue was displayed on November 9, 2021, to the day it was taken down on December 20, 2021, allows for the passage of 40 days. It was removed on the 41st day, the same chapter number that the story of Pharaoh’s famine dream appeared in. As we all know, the Black Horse Rider of the Apocalypse from Revelation 6 represents a coming famine that will strike the earth during the Tribulation Period as one of the seal judgments. The beast system that the U.N. statue represented will have much to do with this famine as we are now seeing an alarming increase of food shortages being reported in certain nations and as groceries begin to disappear from the shelves of grocery stores due to the intentionally created supply chain breakdown, along with food production issues beginning to set in (see the full story of the blood moon tetrad and the two cows sign here).
As previously mentioned above, this “41” days sign has now appeared again for the “second” time in Philadelphia. For the student of Bible prophecy and the doctrine of the rapture, the word “Philadelphia” should be raising your prophetic senses through the roof right now. The Philadelphia Church is a favored church among the seven churches mentioned in the book of Revelation chapters 2 & 3. It is the Church Age of Philadelphia that is promised escape from the approaching seven-year period of judgment upon Earth through the rapture event …
“And to the angel of the church in Philadelphia write; These things saith he that is holy, he that is true, he that hath the key of David, he that openeth, and no man shutteth; and shutteth, and no man openeth; I know thy works: behold, I have set before thee an open door, and no man can shut it: for thou hast a little strength, and hast kept my word, and hast not denied my name. Behold, I will make them of the synagogue of Satan, which say they are Jews, and are not, but do lie; behold, I will make them to come and worship before thy feet, and to know that I have loved thee. Because thou hast kept the word of my patience, I also will keep thee from the hour of temptation, which shall come upon all the world, to try them that dwell upon the earth. Behold, I come quickly: hold that fast which thou hast, that no man take thy crown. Him that overcometh will I make a pillar in the temple of my God, and he shall go no more out: and I will write upon him the name of my God, and the name of the city of my God, which is new Jerusalem, which cometh down out of heaven from my God: and I will write upon him my new name. He that hath an ear, let him hear what the Spirit saith unto the churches” (Revelation 3:7-13).
Quoting the text above that promises “escape from the hour of temptation” (trial – the approaching Tribulation), we see that the Church will supernaturally escape into Heaven in 1 Thessalonians 4 and 1 Corinthians 15 …
“For the Lord himself shall descend from heaven with a shout, with the voice of the archangel, and with the trump of God: and the dead in Christ shall rise first: Then we which are alive and remain shall be caught up together with them in the clouds, to meet the Lord in the air: and so shall we ever be with the Lord” (1 Thessalonians 4:16-17).
“Behold, I shew you a mystery; We shall not all sleep, but we shall all be changed, In a moment, in the twinkling of an eye, at the last trump: for the trumpet shall sound, and the dead shall be raised incorruptible, and we shall be changed” (1 Corinthians 15:51-52).
To have the city of Philadelphia re-implementing the mask mandate, which is nothing more than an occultic ritual (see here) and part of the beginning stages of the implementation of the New World Order 41 days after the mandate was lifted speaks given the famine typology of Genesis 41. It is the mouth that takes in food to sustain the human body. Now, the mouth in Philadelphia is again being covered back up “41 days” after the mandate of covering was lifted – possibly indicating the closeness of an approaching famine (Revelation 6). The fact that this 41 time frame number associated with the covering up of the mouth by government decree would occur in an American city whose name is prominently associated with the pre-tribulation rapture is quite telling. Further, the city of Philadelphia symbolizes American history and its rich spiritual heritage.
As pointed out in the above-linked article, Here, the Rapture typology is also seen in a very interesting chapter and verse number in the book of Revelation …
“After this I looked, and, behold, a door was opened in heaven: and the first voice which I heard was as it were of a trumpet talking with me; which said, Come up hither, and I will shew thee things which must be hereafter” (Revelation 4:1).
Interestingly, if one puts a semi-colon in the “41” number, you’re left with the appearance of a familiar chapter and verse number from the book of Revelation that alludes to the Rapture event.
After initially revealing this “41” pattern sign in an update in a previous article, in addition to signifying the extreme closeness of a world-wide famine as I had previously pointed out in the linked article, this could also be a Providentially assigned omen that is symbolic of an approaching “famine of truth” as their desire to shut the mouth of the Body of Christ will be met with the Rapture event itself. For me, this observation makes even more sense when considering a prophecy in the book of Amos chapter 8 revealing to us that a famine of the true Gospel message will strike the earth …
“Behold, the days come, saith the Lord God, that I will send a famine in the land, not a famine of bread, nor a thirst for water, but of hearing the words of the Lord: And they shall wander from sea to sea, and from the north even to the east, they shall run to and fro to seek the word of the Lord, and shall not find it. In that day shall the fair virgins and young men faint for thirst. They that swear by the sin of Samaria, and say, Thy god, O Dan, liveth; and, The manner of Beersheba liveth; even they shall fall, and never rise up again” (Amos 8:11-14).
Physical food is meant to represent spiritual food. It seems that these subtle but profound prophetic hints are signaling both – a physical famine as well as an approaching famine of the hearing of the true Gospel message. We must keep in mind that it is the Church of Philadelphia that represents the current age before the rapture is the one group of believers that is dispensing the true Gospel message to the nations of the earth. The physical famine warning dream upon ancient Egypt (a symbol of the world) appeared in Genesis chapter “41.” So, a “second” meaning and a “second” end times indicator of this number “41” timing clue popping up a “second” time makes Providential sense – especially considering that chapter 2 of John is about the marriage ceremony at Cana, a number 2 theme seen in the “second” Hebrew letter representing duality and the theme of two.
Further, since we are looking at our study of John chapter 2 and in light of this “second appearance” of the “41” time interval sign, lets review what was said in the beginning of this posting, but this time, lets make a few eye-opening prophetic connections and visibly confirming signs of this theme of the vineyard and its connection to the timing or closeness to the rapture we are approaching to make it crystal clear what is happening here. As mentioned, chapter two of John is a chapter in which the second Hebrew letter alludes to duality, marriage, the home and the house of God. Again, in ancient days, the beit ב was drawn like a house in order to depict either the house of man or the house of God. In this chapter, John uses both themes. He uses the house of man, as seen in the marriage festival, and the house of God, as seen in the Savior’s cleansing the Temple. Beit ב stands for “two” – such as the creation of woman out of man. No longer was Adam only one individual, but out of him, God made woman as a second person. Often, in a “second” chapter (as in Genesis 2), the theme of marriage is used. Also, in a “second” book (as in Exodus), we can see the story of marriage – as in God taking Israel for His wife. Furthermore, the book of Exodus conforms to the other meaning of beit ב by telling us about the construction of the tabernacle – the house of God.
Here is where it also becomes that much more interesting. If you’ve read the above-linked article concerning America and the Vineyard, you may remember that when looking at a map of Cape Cod
starting at the tip of Provincetown where the Pilgrims first landed at America’s beginnings, if one follows it around to Plymouth, the peninsula forms the letter beit ב, which, again, carries the spiritual meaning of a “house.” It is here where God chose to begin constructing his end times “house” as it were. As mentioned, with the letter Beit ב also representing the number 2, it is also indicating duality or a splitting apart. The message of the two views of salvation are in view in this letter. We also know that Jesus stated that he came to bring a sword of division between Jews and Gentiles:
“But whosoever shall deny me before men, him will I also deny before my Father which is in heaven. Think not that I am come to send peace on earth: I came not to send peace, but a sword” (Matthew 10:33-34).
As Gentiles, we know that the Jews of Israel have rejected Christ as Messiah …
“For I would not, brethren, that ye should be ignorant of this mystery, lest ye should be wise in your own conceits; that blindness in part is happened to Israel, until the fulness of the Gentiles be come in” (Romans 11:25).
Here, we see two houses. We see a split or dichotomy between the Jews and the Gentiles. We know that in scripture, Jesus is referred to as the “Master or head of the house.” Notice the open side of this geographical letter beit is on the north side. The island discovered off the coast had vines, and thus was named “Martha’s Vineyard.” God chose this area, a vineyard, to start building his house. The Kingdom of God was taken from Israel and transplanted to the Gentiles. The prophecy of the transplanted vineyard (America) in Matthew 21: 33-43 is seen here. We now have a nation called America that has been a last days lighthouse to the world for the gospel message of salvation through Christ – a modern-day tabernacle that God has raised up for a special or uniquely particular purpose that no other nation shares. There is nowhere that this transplanting of the vineyard from Israel to the Gentiles prophecy can be seen any more dramatically and miraculously than in America and it’s peculiar history and continuing present-day purpose … right on down to its very geography.
With this observation understood, it is rather interesting that we should see that number “41” appear a “second” time, this time in a city that bears a name that is so closely aligned with the rapture of the true Church – the city of “Philadelphia.” When this Genesis “41” timing number appeared the first time in front of the U.N. building last year, it seems to have been a strong indicator of the physical famine that is approaching. But then, as it appeared yet again, this time in Philadelphia this year, it seems to confirm the concept that the famine of both physical food as well as the spiritual food of the true Gospel message is in site for the left behind world here as the Church is lifted off the earth and protected from the Tribulation and famine to come. In that sign, we can see the Lord directing our attention to John chapter 2 – our current chapter of study – and the “wedding” that took place in that chapter. After the rapture of the true Church, a “wedding” will take place in Heaven wherein the body of Christ is married to Christ himself and rewards will be either given out, or lost, for each individual in the raptured body. Further still, we also see John’s documentation of Jesus overturning the table of the money-changers in the Temple later in the very same chapter. As we take a look at the verses that tell us of this event, take note of Jesus’ use of the word “house” when he verbally begins to blast them for making his Father’s “house” a “house” of merchandise …
“And the Jews’ passover was at hand, and Jesus went up to Jerusalem. And found in the temple those that sold oxen and sheep and doves, and the changers of money sitting: And when he had made a scourge of small cords, he drove them all out of the temple, and the sheep, and the oxen; and poured out the changers’ money, and overthrew the tables; And said unto them that sold doves, Take these things hence; make not my Father’s house an house of merchandise” (verses 13-16).
As we have seen with the “house” symbology taking place at the Cape Cod Provincetown Plymouth location forming the letter beit ב, which, again, carries the spiritual meaning of a house where the Pilgrims first landed at America’s beginnings, we see the “house” theme of Jesus’ driving out the money changers. It is here where God chose to begin constructing his end times “house” as it were. For the “41” timing sign of Genesis “41” to first appear last year in front of the U.N. building symbolizing the rise of the New World Order beast of Revelation 13 being created by these “money-changers in what has long been America’s premier city speaks volumes. It says that Jesus is going to deal with these modern money changers after the rapture of the true Church takes place. Indeed, with America being the modern Tabernacle Vineyard, the modern money changers we know of as the Luciferian globalists a.k.a. creators of the New World Order, have been using it – the Divinely appointed “house” of Vineyard America – as a staging ground and tool for their nefarious purpose of creating this new order – and God will drive them out and deal with them as he did in the original Temple in John chapter 2 after allowing them a certain short time of success during the Tribulation period. It only makes perfect Providential sense that we should begin to see these astounding prophetic signs emerge in the one nation whose Divine assignment it is to shine forth the light of the Gospel and to declare the return of Christ to first rapture home the Church and then return to Earth physically with the previously raptured Church in the Second Coming event.
Additionally, America the Vineyard crossed the prophetically significant 400 year cycle mark in “2020” – thus making that year a massively significant and marked year. It is the year when this masking of the world began – hearkening back to the masking of the “Philadelphian” American city representing the masking or closing of the mouth of the Church eventually resulting in the rapture of the Church as seen in the number “41” famine signal of Genesis 41. The theme of the number 2 representing duality, marriage, the house of God and the meaning of the second Hebrew letter taking place in John chapter 2 and prophetically repeating itself in the end times signage taking place in America as the Vineyard is quite an interesting phenomenon to behold.
In what seems to be yet another dramatic confirmation of the “41” famine/rapture sign and the prophetic time we’re in, it was during the great famine of Egypt in Genesis 41 that we find out that “Joseph” was the leader over all of Egypt when the famine hit. In what is the prophetic irony of all ironies, the U.S.A. has a figurehead president named “Joseph” Biden right at the very time when the world is on the edge of a global famine due to intentionally created supply chain breakdowns, intentionally created food fertilizer distribution disruptions, extreme crop destroying weather, etc. etc. He was placed into the presidency after another president with the biblically familiar name that is the same word that describes what will happen when the rapture of the Church takes place – that word is “Trump.” The Lord is truly showing us some dramatic things here – the signs of events that are soon to occur. Again, these are signals that the departure of the true, born again Church is almost here and that the judgment of the Tribulation period is fast approaching. We are at the end of the end of the sixth dispensation – the Age of Grace.
John’s Use of Gematria
There is a prophetic concept presented in this chapter concerning the numbers 2,3 and 6. Even the verses, in which the numbers are recorded, seem to be significant – verses 1,6 and 19 …
“And the third day there was a marriage in Cana of Galilee; and the mother of Jesus was there” (verse 1). “And there were set there six waterpots of stone, after the manner of the purifying of the Jews, containing two or three firkins apiece” (verse 6). “Jesus answered and said unto them, Destroy this temple, and in three days I will raise it up” (verse 19).
I am persuaded that when John tells us about the marriage that took place on the “third” day, and that Jesus promised to rebuild the Temple on the “third” day, He was alluding to the concept of millennial days – the third millennium after His first Advent on Earth. Furthermore, the “six” water pots seem to allude to six-thousand years of human history.
In the seventh millennium, there will be a marriage – the “marriage of the Lamb” (Revelation 19); and the establishment of a new Temple, wherein Christ will reign upon the earth as King of kings and Lord of lords.
In these two stories, John alludes to the Second Advent of Christ. There are many examples of this in the Bible. In each case, it seems that we are given a view of the beginning and concluding events of this dispensation – yet, not a complete view. We can see the beginning of the Church Age with allusions to the end of the Church Age, but with few details about the intervening two thousand years.
The biblical prophets tell about the beginning of the fifth millennium and the end of the sixth millennium, without filling us in with details concerning the end of the fifth millennium or the beginning of the sixth millennium. It seems that these two millennia are so well connected to each other that they cannot be separated. The closest thing we have to a preview of the Church Age is the presentation of the seven letters in Revelation, chapters 2 & 3. There is one other exception to this statement of course – and that is the aforementioned Vineyard prophecy of Matthew 21 in which the Vineyard – temporarily taken from ancient Israel – will be tasked with producing the fruits of the Kingdom of God within the Church Age toward its end – and toward its end did rise America onto the world stage starting in 1776 proclaiming the Gospel to the nations of the earth in picking up the mantle that began under the British Empire.
As far as the Revelation 2 & 3 reference to the Church Age, we have seven brief letters. John moves us from the first Advent of Christ to the Second Advent of Christ. As we shall see, John 2 & 3, along with Revelation 2 & 3, cover a period of 2,000 years – the dispensation of Grace, commonly known and referred to as the Church Age.
Examples From The Prophets
The Bible often contains broad statements that describe the beginning and the ending of our dispensation. One of the finest and most recognized examples is the reading of Isaiah by Jesus in the synagogue at Nazareth. It is recorded in Luke 4:16. Here is the example of a prophetic passage that describes both the beginning and the ending of this dispensation, leaving out the intervening details …
“And he came to Nazareth, where he had been brought up: and, as his custom was, he went into the synagogue on the sabbath day, and stood up for to read. And there was delivered unto him the book of the prophet Esaias. And when he had opened the book, he found the place where it was written, The Spirit of the Lord is upon me, because he hath anointed me to preach the gospel to the poor; he hath sent me to heal the brokenhearted, to preach deliverance to the captives, and recovering of sight to the blind, to set at liberty them that are bruised, To preach the acceptable year of the Lord. And he closed the book, and he gave it again to the minister, and sat down.” (Luke 4:16-20).
Please note that Jesus did not finish reading the sentence. He read the part of the prophecy that declared “the acceptable year of the Lord,” but He did not read the part that told about the end of this dispensation, namely “the day of vengeance of our God” (Isaiah 61:2).
Many commentaries have suggested that the verse is a clue to the understanding of prophecy. The “acceptable year of the Lord” opens this dispensation, and the “day of the vengeance of our God” will close it. There are at least 2,000 intervening years between those two events. So, it makes total and absolute sense that he would suddenly stop there and close up the book and hand it back to the minister and then take a seat in the congregation again. This act was very prophetically significant. Nothing Jesus ever did was without meaning and calculation – and this event was certainly one of them that was full of prophetic meaning. In fact, it is one of the more talked about acts by expositors of prophecy when referring to Jesus’ ministry that have deep symbolic meaning.
The Suffering and the Glory
There are many such verses in the Bible that deal with the beginning and the ending of this era. Another is found in 1 Peter 1:10-11. Peter mentioned the ancient prophets and how they were unable to discern the time factor separating their prophecies. He wrote …
“Of which salvation the prophets have enquired and searched diligently, who prophesied of the grace that should come unto you: Searching what, or what manner of time the Spirit of Christ which was in them did signify, when it testified beforehand the sufferings of Christ, and the glory that should follow” (1 Peter 1:10-11).
Peter wrote that Old Testament prophets could not determine the difference between their prophecies about the First Advent and those concerning the Second Advent of the Messiah. They went back to their own writings and searched in an effort to separate the “sufferings” of Christ, which occurred at His First Advent, and the “glory” that will one day come at His Second Advent. The sufferings of Christ introduced this dispensation, and the glory of Christ will conclude it.
Joel’s Prophecy
Another example is found in Joel 2. It occurred on the day of Pentecost, as Peter explained the appearance of what the Bible described as “tongues of fire that sat upon each of them.” Peter quoted from Joel …
“But this is that which was spoken by the prophet Joel; And it shall come to pass in the last days, saith God, I will pour out of my Spirit upon all flesh: and your sons and your daughters shall prophesy, and your young men shall see visions, and your old men shall dream dreams: And on my servants and on my handmaidens I will pour out in those days of my Spirit; and they shall prophesy” (Acts 2:16-18).
At this point, Peter has described the beginning of this dispensation. But the rest of Joel’s prophecy speaks of those events that will conclude this dispensation. There are at least 2,000 years between the description of the Spirit being poured out upon all flesh and the following events that will occur in the future …
“And I will shew wonders in heaven above, and signs in the earth beneath; blood, and fire, and vapour of smoke: The sun shall be turned into darkness, and the moon into blood, before the great and notable day of the Lord come” (Acts 2:19-20).
That part of Joel’s prophecy was not fulfilled on the day of Pentecost. The sun did not turn into darkness, or the moon into blood. Those events will come to pass at the conclusion of this dispensation, but Peter may not have known that. He may have thought that the sun was about to go out on that very day. It seems that he did not know where to stop quoting Joel’s prophecy. But we know that the sun did not turn dark on the day of Pentecost or in the days following. The world is still awaiting the fulfillment of the last part of Joel’s prophecy.
This is another example of prophetic scriptures that allude to the beginning of the fifth millennium and the concluding events of this dispensation, without giving details about the intervening years.
Hosea’s Third Day
Hosea gives us a clear prophecy of the fifth and sixth millennia. The prophet begins with the “young lion” of “Judah” (Bethlehem and the First Advent), then moves forward “two days.” Our starting point is in Hosea 5:14 where Christ comes as the “young lion to the house of Judah.” That would be Bethlehem at Christ’s First Advent. He came the first time to “tear and go away,” a reference to the ascension and subsequent destruction of Jerusalem.
After two millennial days, (i.e., 2,000 years) Israel will be restored … “early” (Hebrew term שָׁחַר shachar, meaning “dawn” – in the dawning years of the third millennium). In the third day (i.e., third millennium), Christ will raise them up. World War 2 and the subsequent birth of Israel in 1948 in fulfillment of prophecy brings us close to the Second Advent of Christ.
Christ should soon return. Yet, Hosea wrote about these days as if nothing of significance happened between them. We are told about the beginning of the dispensation as well as the conclusion of the dispensation without any historical milestones in between – such as the fulfillment of the Matthew 21 birth of the United States of America – the nation that was appointed by the Almighty to close out the Church Age in proclaiming the Gospel and return of Christ, culminating with the rapture.
Having now understood the way the prophets wrote about the beginning of the fifth millennium and conclusion of the sixth millennium, let us note that John opens this chapter with an event that occurred at the beginning of Jesus’ earthly ministry (i.e., the marriage in Cana) and then adds the story about cleansing the Temple for the sole purpose of showing that this first-century chapter offers a secret prophecy about the Savior’s Second Advent.
We shall touch upon this again when we discuss the cleansing of the Temple in the next installment of our journey through the book of John. But first, let us review …
The Marriage at Cana of Galilee
“And the third day there was a marriage in Cana of Galilee” (John 2:1).
This marriage took place on “the third day.” John had previously told us about four special days:
- The day that the delegation from the Temple questioned the Baptist (John 1:19).
- The day John introduced the “Lamb of God” (John 1:29).
- The day John told his disciples that Jesus is the “Lamb” (John 1:36).
- The day Jesus prepared to travel north (John 1:43).
These days may not have been in sequential order, but rather in the order of the Jewish festivals of Rosh Hashanah, Yom Kippur and Sukkot. Nor does the marriage festival have to be held after two days of travel from the area of Judea around Jericho to the regions of Cana. John’s use of the term “the third day” simply means that the wedding was held on Wednesday, and that the bride was a maid. No weddings could be celebrated on Fridays, Sabbaths or Sundays. The marriages of maids took place on Wednesdays, whereas the marriages of widows and divorcees took place on Thursdays. For a wedding to take place on the “third day” simply means that the counting starts with Monday since no preparations for weddings were allowed on Sundays.
Jesus could have made the journey to Cana in two days, but that would be a difficult and tiring journey for most people. This marriage could have taken place at an extended period from the journey up from Judea. It could have been held weeks or even months later …
“And the third day there was a marriage in Cana of Galilee; and the mother of Jesus was there: And both Jesus was called, and his disciples, to the marriage. And when they wanted wine, the mother of Jesus saith unto him, They have no wine. Jesus saith unto her, Woman, what have I to do with thee? mine hour is not yet come. His mother saith unto the servants, Whatsoever he saith unto you, do it. And there were set there six waterpots of stone, after the manner of the purifying of the Jews, containing two or three firkins apiece. Jesus saith unto them, Fill the waterpots with water. And they filled them up to the brim. And he saith unto them, Draw out now, and bear unto the governor of the feast. And they bare it. When the ruler of the feast had tasted the water that was made wine, and knew not whence it was: (but the servants which drew the water knew;) the governor of the feast called the bridegroom, And saith unto him, Every man at the beginning doth set forth good wine; and when men have well drunk, then that which is worse: but thou hast kept the good wine until now. This beginning of miracles did Jesus in Cana of Galilee, and manifested forth his glory; and his disciples believed on him” (John 2:1-11).
The marriage took place on “the third day,” alluding to the “marriage of the Lamb” that will take place after two-thousand years – in the third millennium. We are told about this marriage in Revelation 19. One might think that if this story in John, chapter 2, is related to Revelation, chapter 2, then the marriage of the Lamb should be told in Revelation 2. The fact is that John alluded to the marriage in the letter to Ephesus as having “left thy first love” (Revelation 2:4), but rightly places the marriage in chapter 19 because of the timing of its fulfillment. It is a theme that is introduced in chapter 2, but actually occurs toward the end of the book of Revelation. It seems that John also does the same thing with his story about cleansing the Temple. As we shall see, Matthew, Mark and Luke place that story at the end of Jesus’ three-and-a-half-year ministry, but John places it in the second chapter of his Gospel. We shall learn more about that later.
Note that we are not given the details of the marriage ceremony, or the participants – only that they ran out of wine and needed help. It seems that Mary not only attended, but may have been in charge of the provisions. Perhaps, she was related to the groom.
When presented with the problem, Jesus told His mother that His “hour had not yet come” (verse 4). By this, He probably meant that He had not yet gone into the wilderness to experience 40 days of fasting and the temptation of the devil to turn “stones” into “bread” (Matthew 4:3). The devil may have been alluding to the fact that Jesus had recently turned water into wine when he challenged the Savior to turn stones into bread.
Somehow, Mary knew that her petition would be honored. This tells us that Jesus always pays attention to our prayers, whatever they may be. In Luke’s Gospel, the Savior tells us that He will always meet our needs. He said …
“For all these things do the nations of the world seek after: and your Father knoweth that ye have need of these things. But rather seek ye the kingdom of God; and all these things shall be added unto you. Fear not, little flock; for it is your Father’s good pleasure to give you the kingdom. Sell that ye have, and give alms; provide yourselves bags which wax not old, a treasure in the heavens that faileth not, where no thief approacheth, neither moth corrupteth. For where your treasure is, there will your heart be also” (Luke 12:30-34).
This is a wonderful promise – and a challenge for us to accept. If, in this life, we will work for the Kingdom, our temporal needs will be met and our eternal rewards will await us. Trust me, I am a personal witness to this fact – which is a story for another day. In the chapter before us, John tells us about this first miracle to let us know that Jesus will provide for our needs. All we need to do is ask.
Six Stone Water Pots and the “Vessels of Stone”
As you saw in the quoted verses 1-11 above, John mentions that there were six water pots, each capable of holding either 18 or 27 gallons. A “firkin” was equivalent to about nine gallons. We are told that these water pots were hewn out of stone, leaving us to surmise that they were not made of clay. Pottery was susceptible to becoming unclean. Even glass, made of sand, was not considered kosher, as it were. Thus, we learn that they were “six waterpots of stone, after the manner of the purifying of the Jews” (John 2:6).
Why six water pots? I believe the six water pots coincide with six thousand years of human history. If you ask how six water pots can refer to time, I would remind you that the seven cows and seven ears of corn in Pharaoh’s aforementioned famine dream in Genesis 41 represented time as well (see a previous article here). The six water pots may be indicating the water of the word being poured out upon humanity for six thousand years (Ephesians 5:25-26) before that water stops flowing in judgment at the end of the six-thousandth year when the Tribulation strikes. It is not out of character for the Lord to play upon the numbers in an effort to cryptically designate time. We see this phenomenon displayed time and time again throughout scripture in both the Old and New Testaments of the Bible.
It is here at this juncture of the six stone water pots that we should examine what is taking place in the administration of these so-called Covid-19 “vaccine” shots since we are at the end of the sixth water pot – or “stone vessel” – representing the sixth millennium. As mentioned earlier, directly above the picture, these water pots were made (hewn) of stone. That fact will now become an important feature to remember from here forward for a very good reason. As we all know, harmful and deadly DNA and blood altering shots are being administered to humanity under the guise of the Covid-19 “virus.”
First, we notice that in Exodus 7:19, we find the story of the calamitous Divine judgment poured out upon the land of ancient Egypt that would precipitate the release of the captive Jews from that nation under the wicked Pharaoh. It is correctly cited by many that the judgments that fell upon the land of ancient Egypt are a foreshadow of what will occur to the entire world during the Tribulation Period after the rapture. Now, notice that one of those judgments upon Egypt is a judgment upon the “vessels of stone” …
“When Pharaoh shall speak unto you, saying, Shew a miracle for you: then thou shalt say unto Aaron, Take thy rod, and cast it before Pharaoh, and it shall become a serpent. And Moses and Aaron went in unto Pharaoh, and they did so as the Lord had commanded: and Aaron cast down his rod before Pharaoh, and before his servants, and it became a serpent. Then Pharaoh also called the wise men and the sorcerers: now the magicians of Egypt, they also did in like manner with their enchantments. For they cast down every man his rod, and they became serpents: but Aaron’s rod swallowed up their rods. And he hardened Pharaoh’s heart, that he hearkened not unto them; as the Lord had said. And the Lord said unto Moses, Pharaoh’s heart is hardened, he refuseth to let the people go. Get thee unto Pharaoh in the morning; lo, he goeth out unto the water; and thou shalt stand by the river’s brink against he come; and the rod which was turned to a serpent shalt thou take in thine hand. And thou shalt say unto him, The Lord God of the Hebrews hath sent me unto thee, saying, Let my people go, that they may serve me in the wilderness: and, behold, hitherto thou wouldest not hear. Thus saith the Lord, In this thou shalt know that I am the Lord: behold, I will smite with the rod that is in mine hand upon the waters which are in the river, and they shall be turned to blood. And the fish that is in the river shall die, and the river shall stink; and the Egyptians shall lothe to drink of the water of the river. And the Lord spake unto Moses, Say unto Aaron, Take thy rod, and stretch out thine hand upon the waters of Egypt, upon their streams, upon their rivers, and upon their ponds, and upon all their pools of water, that they may become blood; and that there may be blood throughout all the land of Egypt, both in vessels of wood, and in vessels of stone” (Exodus 7:9-19).
Now, in addition, notice also that the body of Christ (saved, born again believers who have received Christ) are identified as “lively stones” in 1 Peter 2:3-5 …
“If so be ye have tasted that the Lord is gracious. To whom coming, as unto a living stone, disallowed indeed of men, but chosen of God, and precious, Ye also, as lively stones, are built up a spiritual house, an holy priesthood, to offer up spiritual sacrifices, acceptable to God by Jesus Christ” (1 Peter 2:5-9).
Here, we can perhaps rightly conjecture a bit and say that those without the Spirit of God dwelling on the inside of them, or those who are unsaved i.e. Christ rejectors could be viewed as “dead stones” since the reference in 1 peter seems to make an indirect distinction between lively stones and dead stones by pointing out the nature and make-up of the stones (lively), or shall we say “made alive” by the Spirit of God, who are in the body of Christ. The Greek translation of Ephesians 2:5 (συνεζωοποίησεν) is that a born again believer is “made alive.” The implication being that those who are not lively, or “made alive” in Jesus Christ, i.e. Christ rejectors and rejectors of the Gospel message, are “dead” stones.
For those who have not yet seen the interview by Dr. Ardis, there seems to be a nefarious connection between people getting sick and the pumping of snake (serpent) venom into the drinking water systems of the world. It has been said before that the symptoms of the supposed “Covid-19 virus” mimmick some of the initial symptoms of the Covid shots themselves. According to the Dr. Ardis documentary, it is the water, not the supposed Covid virus, that is making people sick – the symptoms of which many have attributed to the flu. The idea is that, perhaps, the Luciferian globalist serpent worshippers behind the New World Order is to get people sick enough through the water so that they then go and get the Covid shots, which in turn contain a DNA altering and blood destroying operating system for the kill shot. However one wants to look at this, there does now seem to be a connection between the serpent venom jab and what is being injected into the blood streams of humanity since 2021. The Dr. Ardis documentary can be seen below. A more detailed picture of this narrative with Dr. Ardis can be seen in the links in the “Recommended Reading and Viewing” section at the end of this article.
When looking at the Exodus 7:19 account of blood being poured upon the “vessels of stone,” one could logically make a connection between the six “stone” water pots and the judgment of blood upon the “vessels of stone” in Exodus 7:19. Even more so now that we have arrived at the end of the sixth millennium, or sixth millennial day represented by the 6th water pot. We may be seeing the forerunner sign of this judgment that will begin in earnest during the Tribulation Period when the blood of human beings, or DNA, is altered after taking the Mark of the Beast during the Tribulation Period. It seems as though the “blood” of humanity is now being set up for this judgment. Is it possible that the “vaccine” shots themselves (which are not really vaccines) contain the Cobra viper venom along with the other nano-technology found in the vaccines that are altering people’s DNA and causing all the blood problems – thus making this a current and future Tribulation parallel to the blood judgment seen in the “vessels of stone” in Exodus 7 at the end of the sixth stone water pot millennial day representation seen in John 2?
Taking this further in, perhaps, a bit more confirmation of this idea between the John 2 water pots and the Exodus 7 vessels of stone and connecting it to what is now beginning to take place with the vaccine “venom viper” shots, you may remember a while back during the Revelation commentary series that I pointed out the fact that in Numbers 21, God sent the vipers among the ancient Israelites to strike at them while they were wandering in the wilderness after God brought them out of Egypt. Of course, the viper strikes, or bites, killed many of them. God did so because they were complaining against Moses and against the Lord for the manna he was sending down to them from Heaven ….
“And they journeyed from mount Hor by the way of the Red sea, to compass the land of Edom: and the soul of the people was much discouraged because of the way. And the people spake against God, and against Moses, Wherefore have ye brought us up out of Egypt to die in the wilderness? for there is no bread, neither is there any water; and our soul loatheth this light bread. And the Lord sent fiery serpents among the people, and they bit the people; and much people of Israel died. Therefore the people came to Moses, and said, We have sinned, for we have spoken against the Lord, and against thee; pray unto the Lord, that he take away the serpents from us. And Moses prayed for the people. And the Lord said unto Moses, Make thee a fiery serpent, and set it upon a pole: and it shall come to pass, that every one that is bitten, when he looketh upon it, shall live. And Moses made a serpent of brass, and put it upon a pole, and it came to pass, that if a serpent had bitten any man, when he beheld the serpent of brass, he lived” (Numbers 21:4-9).
It is quite interesting that the Lord would tell Moses to put a brass serpent upon a pole for the viper-stricken Israelites to look upon for their healing from the viper venom.
The reason that God told him to do this was because the serpent upon a pole is a picture of the coming Christ that would be lifted up on a wooden cross and die for the sins of humanity. In fact, Jesus references this very fact in his mention of the Numbers 21 incident …
“And as Moses lifted up the serpent in the wilderness, even so must the Son of man be lifted up: That whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have eternal life” (John 3:14-15).
Not only is salvation guaranteed for all who receive what He did, but he paid for our healing as well. Not only that, but one cannot help but wonder that the serpent upon that pole was a picture of Jesus’ defeat of Lucifer a.k.a. Satan/the devil. Lucifer is referred to as a serpent in the book of Genesis after he tempted the first couple Adam & Eve to fall – thus bringing physical and spiritual death upon all mankind from then on to the present. Some authors have it that there is no connection between the serpent on the pole and the serpent in the Garden (Lucifer), but I’m not so sure about that. For me, a connection can be made with Dr. Ardis’ claim that they are putting cobra snake venom in the water and/or the DNA changing operating system we’re calling “vaccines and legitimately be linked to the serpent – the devil. The premise here of course is that the Lord has stepped back and, perhaps, allowed Satan’s proxies here on Earth to administer that venom jab to humanity.
Further, the linchpin for a connection between the serpent Satan and these venom so-called “vaccines” is in a most peculiar and unusual prophetic sign that I covered in a previous article regarding a Balaamic prophecy, or sign, of a song titled “Inject the Venom” by popular rock band AC/DC. The idea behind a “Balaamic prophecy” is that God can, and does, speak through everything. Scripture records that he speaks through the foolish and base things of the world to confound the wise. The concept is found in the book of Numbers when God spoke to Balaam through his donkey. With that thought and idea planted firmly in your mind, the prophetic timing of the release of that song and almost the entire album seems to point to a connection between the serpent (Satan) and the vaccine. The connection can be seen in the dating, time span between the date of the the album’s release and the subject matter contained within the lyrics of many of the album’s songs that lead straight to the year 2021 when the “vaccines” started to be administered worldwide. The story of the viper/snake attacks occurred in chapter 21 of the book of Numbers. This is certainly no accident.
Again, let me reiterate because this bears repeating, it is extremely noteworthy that this Exodus story occurs in chapter 21 of Numbers (of all books). Let that peculiar chapter number marinate in your head a bit. The vaccine viper venom jabs started to be distributed to the world in 20″21″ on a mass scale.
Now, lets take a look at something that Jesus said in Luke 16. This is a real-eye opener and [may] confirm the narrative that Dr. Ardis is putting forth about snake venom being put into the water by these serpentine Pharasaic Luciferian globalists …
“He that believeth and is baptized shall be saved; but he that believeth not shall be damned. And these signs shall follow them that believe; In my name shall they cast out devils; they shall speak with new tongues; They shall take up serpents; and if they drink any deadly thing, it shall not hurt them; they shall lay hands on the sick, and they shall recover” (Mark 16: 16-18).
Was Jesus prophesying that when believers in the end of days drink any deadly thing that they will be able negate the poison of the water and then the jab by looking to him? Notice Jesus’ “serpent” reference just before His reminder that if anyone drinks a deadly thing, it will not hurt them. We do know that, more than likely, we are looking at a DNA change for the lost and unsaved masses of humanity who take the Mark of the Beast during the Tribulation. They will not then have the opportunity for salvation after taking the mark. This seems to connect to blood contamination. Although the vaccine shots themselves are not the actual Mark of the Beast, it is now obvious that it is laying the groundwork and preparing the blood for the actual Mark of the Beast in the near future during the Tribulation. But for the saved who have taken the prep work injection shots, it seems that Jesus was [perhaps] saying that the effects of those shots can be negated by looking to Jesus for healing or total cure from the devastating effects of what is in both the water and in the shots – or something along those lines.
And now for the kicker. In the above Exodus 21 narrative, notice that the Lord told Moses to make a fiery serpent of brass and put it on a pole – and that everyone who would look to that pole who was bitten by a serpent (that the Lord himself sent among the people) would live. We do know that the globalists today who are responsible for attacking humanity with this poisonous vaccine also themselves worship Lucifer – which is why many scholars refer to them as Luciferians. So if these Luciferian vaccines can be connected to the viper bite of Numbers chapter 2 and the snake on a pole, then to me, this establishes a serpentine connection to these vaccines.
So, to perhaps put a cap on it, the judgment upon ancient Egypt and its “vessels of stone” seem to lead to the end of the sixth stone water pot that represents the end of the sixth millennial day immediately preceding the rapture and the following Tribulation Period where judgment will be poured out upon those whose blood and DNA are corrupted by taking the Mark of the Beast (again, Peter’s reference to believers as lively stones as opposed to the implication that the unsaved are dead “vessels of stone”), and thus receive the blood judgment. Admittedly, the connection between the Exodus judgment of the “vessels of stone” and the six stone water pots of John 2 are not one-hundred percent certain, but I will say it looks awfully suspicious to me given the fact that the water pots are suspiciously seen in chapter 2 of John (hearkening back to the duality Hebrew letter beit theme) and verse 6 (the end of the 6th millennium represented by the 6th water pot approaching the judgment of the foreshadowing Exodus 7:19 “vessels of stone.” We do also know that the physical water of Earth itself will be judged as humanity will be attacked with a mind-bending thirst as one of the judgments of Revelation (see the Revelation study series in the “Categories” section in the side bar of this site). If this blood and water contamination theme is showing signs of its preceding beginnings through these death shots, that means that the sixth water pot in John 2 is about to expire in judgment. We have seen a dramatic sign of this in the occurrence of the “two” appearances of the number “41” first in the front of the U.N. building in the form of the beast statue and again in the city of Philadelphia – corresponding to the Genesis 41 famine dream. The Lord is dropping some massive hints that the time is at hand. Those hints were dropped nowhere else but in the United States of America – the nation that is the fulfillment of the Matthew 21 Vineyard prophecy. In this clue, we see a picture of world government rising and the sudden disappearance of the “Philadelphian” Age true Church of Jesus Christ. The message is loud and clear.
Continuing on with the rest of John chapter 2, the “two or three firkins” (verse 6) seem to be alluding to this timed prophecy as well. The numbers “2” and “3” fit quite nicely with all the other prophecies that seem to allude to “2,000” years of the Church Age, followed by a thousand years of the Kingdom Age. If so, then we presently await the final fulfillment of the prophecy. We have entered upon the “3rd” millennium since the First Advent of Christ on Earth. Further, the mention of the “two” or “three” firkins occurs in verse 6 – corresponding to that “6th” water pot and 6,000 years of human history of the washing of the water of the word upon humanity. With each firkin being said by John to hold “two” or “three” firkins, we again see the theme of duality here in this “second” chapter of John. The great heavenly wedding festival will soon occur.
I am inclined to think that verses 1,6 and 19 may also represent clues to solving this mystery. Though the verse numbers may have been added later, they still represent individual statements or sentences. The sixth statement (i.e., verse 6) could easily be a reference to the sixth millennia that must precede the Kingdom Age. The 19th statement (i.e., verse 19) could even represent the 1900s, in which the nation of Israel was reformed in fulfillment of prophecy in 1948 and is now awaiting the Second Advent of Christ to the earth. As previously mentioned, given that a “firken” was the equivalent of about 9 gallons of water, there are a few interesting observations about the number 9 as it relates to the year 2020 when the Vineyard (America) crossed that pivotal 400 year mark i.e. the ancient Israelites being released out of Egypt by God after 400 years, and the year that the New World Order kicked into overdrive with the sudden masking and viper bite jabs upon the inhabitants of the world. The number 9 in scripture carries the meaning of finality and judgment. From the year 2020 until 2029 – the proposed final year of the fig tree generation of Israel as seen in Matthew 24 and the generation Psalm 90:10, the “we fly away” psalm, is a total of 9 years. Of course, backing up 7 years for the Tribulation, you come to 2022 for the proposed and speculative year for the rapture. As you may well know, there are a great many watchmen pointing out the prophetic significance of this year and the possible rapture. Hearkening back to a previous article, this would also seem to line up with Psalm 122 “Ascension Year.” Although saying the rapture will occur this year is, of course, speculative, the pure observation of these prophetic anomalies seems to be the general theme of where we are heading. Combine that with the fact that we have the “Joseph” pattern playing out as well – America has a Joseph Biden as president and the fact that “Joseph” was leading Egypt at the time of the Great Famine of ancient Egypt. “Joseph” Biden is in office right at the very moment we see a “9” pattern of years between 2020 and 2029 with this year (2022) being the numerically logical year for the rapture based on this pattern. It does indeed seem as though we are looking at something of prophetic significance.
Further, in the story of Joseph leading ancient Egypt during the famine, we read of an economic collapse of the “money” …
“And there was no bread in all the land; for the famine was very sore, so that the land of Egypt and all the land of Canaan fainted by reason of the famine. And Joseph gathered up all the money that was found in the land of Egypt, and in the land of Canaan, for the corn which they bought: and Joseph brought the money into Pharaoh’s house. And when money failed in the land of Egypt, and in the land of Canaan, all the Egyptians came unto Joseph, and said, Give us bread: for why should we die in thy presence? for the money faileth. And Joseph said, Give your cattle; and I will give you for your cattle, if money fail. And they brought their cattle unto Joseph: and Joseph gave them bread in exchange for horses, and for the flocks, and for the cattle of the herds, and for the asses: and he fed them with bread for all their cattle for that year” (Exodus 47:13-17).
In other words, a currency collapse. Today, under “Joseph” Biden, there is much talk of an approaching economic/currency collapse of the U.S. dollar that would have shock-wave effects to the entire world, bringing about added famine. Revelation chapter 6 describes the black horse of famine that shall stalk the earth bringing grievous death upon humanity …
“And when he had opened the third seal, I heard the third beast say, Come and see. And I beheld, and lo a black horse; and he that sat on him had a pair of balances in his hand. And I heard a voice in the midst of the four beasts say, A measure of wheat for a penny, and three measures of barley for a penny; and see thou hurt not the oil and the wine” (Revelation 6:5-6).
This is very telling under a president with the same name as one of the most well known historical figures in biblical scripture and one of the most well known passages of economic collapse and famine in all of scripture. The prophetic parallels here are uncanny – and I might add – of no coincidence. It is God orchestrating the entire scenario as judgment is being prepared for the masses of humanity that will be left behind after the rapture event takes place.
Another interesting observation that I think may hold some type of prophetic significance is that, based on the fact that God raised up and patterned America just as he did ancient Israel, we can expect the same patterns to play out in America just like they occurred in ancient Israel – and the fact that the ancient Israelites were eventually brought out of Egypt after the plagues occurred, we can probably count on the emerging of an Egypt theme in the course of the prophetic pattern. That means a likely connection between the John 2 water pots and the “vessels of stone” judgment in Exodus 7:19 eventually manifested during the Tribulation and its judgment of blood upon a lost humanity i.e. the aforementioned “dead stones.”
That said, Hoshea, who was Israel’s last king before the kingdom fell to the Assyrians in 723 B.C., reigned for just 9 years (732 to 723 B.C.). – the “9” gallon firkin.
A pretty ominous pattern is developing. It “seems” to point to this year as signalling real trouble for the world and the rapture to occur. We shall see.
PHILADELPHIA “41” VINEYARD RAPTURE SIGN UPDATE 1:
Philadelphia Officials Vote To Lift Mask Mandate “Six” Days After It Went Back Into Effect
April 21, 2022
In what can only be described as a Divine, Providential mark of further prophetic warning, health officials in Philadelphia voted Thursday evening, April 21, 2022, to drop the city’s indoor mask mandate, just days after the requirement officially went back into effect on Monday, April 18. Coincidence? I’m pretty sure it was not. We’ve been talking about “six” water pots from the story in John chapter 2 representing “six”-thousand years of human history, and now, “six” days after the official day of reinstating the mandate, the mandate itself is again lifted. What? Of all the number of days that it could have been lifted again, it was “six” days – right at the time that I have just posted this article about six water pots representing “six” thousand years before the end. Also, no coincidence.
Putting this whole thing together, it seems that we are being shown that the Revelation 6 famine foreshadowed in Genesis “41” is soon going to strike as indicated in the number “41” appearance at the United Nations building last year in the form of the beast statue, and again the number’s “second” appearance in the city of Philadelphia in an official capacity. But, before it does, the Philadelphian Church Age true believers are going to be raptured home at the end of the “6,000” years of human history – as indicated in the lifting of the mask mandate after “six” days of being reinstated. It is very interesting to observe the interplay of prophetic numbers taking place here. This is yet another demonstration among the innumerable events of history that God is indeed intimately involved in the affairs of man.
I would just say to the unsaved skeptic that God is at work and he is showing us some clear prophetic clues in the numbers. In fact, it seems to me that He is sending some ample warning that we are at the end of that “6,000th” year – and near the start of that all-important third day since the first Advent of Christ on the earth. Get right with God while you can.
GOD’S REQUIREMENT FOR YOUR INCLUSION IN THE RAPTURE AND ESCAPE FROM THE COMING WRATH
The demonstrably divinely inspired text that we call the Bible promises a coming horrendous seven-year Tribulation period of judgment upon Earth for all of mankind, no matter what your religion, belief or creed is, and even to those who don’t believe anything spiritual at all. We can now clearly see the signs of this approaching nightmare. However, as we’ve already seen, this same divinely inspired text that we call the Bible promises a dramatic escape from off the face of the earth before this horrendous time of judgment only to a certain category of people.
Put simply, an event is coming that will be so stupendous that it strains the mind to contemplate such an event happening. It is an event that will see millions upon millions of people across the globe suddenly disappear without warning. The millions of disappeared will have literally ascended into Heaven itself after instantaneously receiving a new glorified body fit for Heaven. A body that will be able to withstand the atmosphere and glory of Heaven. This event is known as the “Rapture.” But the promise of escape is only to those who are “born again” in Christ. This is why it is crucial to understand what Christ meant when he declared in no uncertain terms that only those who are “born again” in him will enter the Kingdom of God. For the explanation of this, keep reading below.
In order to accept the offer of God’s grace and his salvation, you must take the crucial three steps of …
1. Agreeing – A belief and agreeing with God in all that he says in his word, the Bible, about the fact that you are separated from God, as every man and woman on the face of the earth are before accepting his salvation. The Bible reveals that all are separated from him in a spiritual state of death, or said another way that the Bible reveals it, in a state of sin, that will result in damnation in the afterlife. Agreeing with God in your heart that you are in need of his salvation. The Bible reveals that God looks upon the heart of a man or woman, and thus, responds accordingly to the person who comes to him for salvation in recognition of his inability to save himself. The Bible makes these facts very clear – “For all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God” (Romans 3:23). “For the wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord” (Romans 6:23). The Bible describes these three kinds of death:
- physical death (the state experienced when life leaves our bodies).
- spiritual death (spiritual separation from God caused by our state of spiritual death inherited from the first man Adam – the state of sin that results in our daily outward acts of sin, whether deliberate or not, whether omissive or not; and finally …
- the second death (the fixed state entered into by the individual who dies physically while he or she is dead spiritually). This state is entered into after the death of the body which results in punishment in the afterlife until the event of the Great White Throne Judgment occurs wherein the damned are resurrected from Hades, or Hell, and are judged according to their works and finally destroyed and cease to exist after being cast into the Lake of Fire. Revelation 14 refers to this tragic end of the unsaved as the “Second Death” (verse 14). It is this state of suffering entered into after physical death and then final destruction at the Great White Throne Judgment in particular which is the horrible result of receiving the wages of sin (unforgiven due to unbelief and rejection of Christ). The Lord Jesus Christ frequently described such a death as being irrevocable in a destiny which he called Hell. He described Hell as a literal place of judgment (Matthew 13:42); a place of everlasting fire (Matthew 18:8); a place of torment (Luke 16:24,28); a place of weeping and gnashing of teeth (Matthew 13:50); a place of remorse (Mark 9:44-48); of bitter memory (Luke 16:25), and a place originally prepared for the Devil and his angels (Matthew 25:41). In fact, Jesus more often warned about Hell than he spoke about Heaven.
It is not God’s will or desire that any person should be consigned to perish in Hell (2 Peter 3:9), but rather that all should come to repentance of unbelief toward him and believe on him for the salvation of the individual’s soul. But God’s justice requires that the “soul who sins” (remains in it’s state of death or state of sin) is the one who will die a second time after a long period of torment (Ezekiel 18:4). So, agree with God, admitting that you are unable to save yourself and in a state of sin under God’s just condemnation for that sin and that you are in need of his salvation.
2. Believing – Then, believe that God does not want you to suffer this fate because of your sin. Believe that God loves you so much that he provided a way whereby he could still be a just, holy and righteous God, and yet pardon you. Believe that God did not just overlook sin, but that he sent his only begotten son, the Lord Jesus Christ, to provide salvation by personally paying the penalty for sin. Believe that Jesus Christ, whose life, death, burial and resurrection is the best-attested fact of antiquity, did come to earth to live, die, rise again and ascend to Heaven in order to provide justification and salvation for all who trust him. Believe that he, and he alone, can save you because he has fully satisfied the just demands of God. Believe that you can’t become righteous in God’s sight by your own effort. Believe that he wants to save you and that he will save you. The Bible provides a solid basis for such belief …
“The Lord is not slow in keeping his promise, he is patient with you, not wanting anyone to perish, but everyone to come to repentance (2 Peter 3:9).
“For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life. For God sent not his Son into the world to condemn the world; but that the world through him might be saved” (John 3:16-17).
“But God demonstrates his love toward us in this: while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us (Romans 5:8).
God presented him (Jesus Christ) as a sacrifice of atonement through faith in his blood. He did this to demonstrate his justice because in his forbearance he had left the sins committed beforehand unpunished – he did it to demonstrate his justice at the present time, so as to be just and the one who justifies the man or woman who has faith in Jesus (Romans 3:25-26).
“Moreover, brethren, I declare unto you the gospel which I preached unto you, which also ye have received, and wherein ye stand; By which also ye are saved, if ye keep in memory what I preached unto you, unless ye have believed in vain. For I delivered unto you first of all that which I also received, how that Christ died for our sins according to the scriptures; And that he was buried, and that he rose again the third day according to the scriptures … ” (1 Corinthians 15:1-4).
“Neither is there salvation in any other: for there is none other name under heaven given among men, whereby we must be saved” (Acts 4:12).
“Jesus answered, “Jesus saith unto him, I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by me” (John 14:6). “Come unto me, all ye that labour and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest” (Matthew 11:28).
“All that the Father giveth me shall come to me; and him that cometh to me I will in no wise cast out [drive away]” (John 6:37).
“Behold, I stand at the door, and knock: if any man hear my voice, and open the door, I will come in to him, and will sup with him, and he with me” (Revelation 3:20).
3. Calling – It is not enough to agree with God, admit your need, and believe that Christ can and will save you. You must act upon those facts. God’s requirement is that you repent of your unbelief toward him and actively call upon him for the salvation of your soul based on the fact that you cannot save yourself. It is unbelief in particular that damns the soul to its horrible fate …
“He that believeth on him is not condemned: but he that believeth not is condemned already, because he hath not believed in the name of the only begotten Son of God” (John 3:18).
“He that believeth on the Son hath everlasting life: and he that believeth not the Son shall not see life; but the wrath of God abideth on him” (John 3:36).
“And whosoever was not found written in the book of life was cast into the lake of fire” (Revelation 20:15).
You must be willing to completely turn from your own efforts to save yourself or from any other hope. You must come to Christ, calling upon him for salvation and counting on the fact that he will do what he has promised. This means simply taking the gift of pardon and eternal life which he offers. Merely believing about Jesus Christ without coming to him makes as much sense and is as effective as believing that a medication can successfully treat a fatal disease, but failing to take it. Yet again, the Bible emphatically and authoritatively provides the basis for such statements.
The word translated “believe” here means to “rest one’s entire weight and trust on the object or person in which the belief is placed.” It requires action in keeping with the intellectual assent of that belief.
“For whosoever shall call upon the name of the Lord shall be saved” (Romans 10:13).
” … but the gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord” (Romans 6:23).
The logical question you may be asking at this point is: “how do I come to Christ and call upon him?” The answer is that “calling upon the Lord” is just another term for praying, or talking to God. To talk to God is not a complicated process, dependent upon some special rituals. God has invited people to approach him through his Son in simple, straightforward terms. In fact, Jesus approved of the dishonest, despised tax collector who simply prayed, “God be merciful to me, a sinner.” While the exact words of your prayer to God are not of vital importance (since God sees and knows the attitude of your heart), the following is the kind of prayer that you could pray in calling upon God for salvation …
“Dear Lord Jesus: I realize that I need you. I admit that I have sinned and that I deserve your just, eternal punishment for that sin. But I am sorry for my sin and I am turning to you and asking for forgiveness. I believe that you died and rose again to pay sin’s penalty on my behalf. I come to you and open my heart to you. I ask you to come into my life, forgive me for all of my sin and make me your child. I invite you to take control of my life and to cause me to be the kind of person you would have me to be. I thank you for doing this because you have promised that whosoever calls upon you, as I am doing now, shall be saved. I pray this in the name of your Son, the Lord Jesus Christ. Amen.”
If this prayer expresses the desire of your heart, I urge you to sincerely and genuinely express it to God as your prayer. The Bible makes clear that when we believe on the Lord Jesus Christ in our heart, God forgives our sins and counts us righteous, and that when we openly confess with our mouth what we have done in our heart, God gives us assurance of that salvation (Romans 10:9-10). Important to note here is that although the Bible notoriously tells us that if you call upon the name of the Lord you will be saved, it is first a precondition, or requirement, that you first meet the required condition of belief upon the one who died for humanity’s sins. God is looking at the heart. The prayer prayed is the outward manifestation of the inward belief and trust upon Christ that causes one to ask him for forgiveness and salvation. In other words, if I did not believe in Christ but whispered the sinner’s prayer anyway, it does not make me suddenly saved and on my way to Heaven. It is not the prayer itself that is saving anyone. It is the belief and attitude of the heart that caused said person to pray the prayer that saved the person to begin with. This what the Apostle Paul means when he says that those who call on the name of the Lord shall be saved. This is exactly the process that transpired with the thief upon the cross who was crucified with Jesus and asked him just before death to remember him in the kingdom. It was his initial belief and trust in Christ for salvation that caused his calling on him. It is the same process with the aforementioned tax collector who called on the Lord for mercy.
“Jesus answered and said unto him, Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except a man be born again, he cannot see the kingdom of God. Nicodemus saith unto him, How can a man be born when he is old? can he enter the second time into his mother’s womb, and be born? Jesus answered, Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except a man be born of water and of the Spirit, he cannot enter into the kingdom of God. That which is born of the flesh is flesh; and that which is born of the Spirit is spirit. Marvel not that I said unto thee, Ye must be born again” (John 3:3-7).
Recommended Reading and Viewing:
The next article in the Book of John study series can be read in the link below.
THE THIRD DAY 2: THE FOUR PASSOVER CUPS AND THE EXODUS 12:41 RAPTURE CODE?
END TIMES: DARKNESS DESCENDING 
another phenomenal post !
speaking of Gematria…do you know of any Prophetic significance for the number 9 ?
thank you.
Maranatha !
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There are a few interesting observations about the number 9 as it relates to the “firkins” seen in the John 2 water pots. I’ve inserted the additional information in the article if you want to scroll back up and take a look at it. It is under the latter part of the section titled ” Six Stone Water Pots And The ‘Vessels of Stone.”
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yes, thanks…
a sense of FINALITY or completion of something…but there can be a DUALITY to it…it’s been popping up suddenly.
also…(unrelated to 9)…
FYI, this creep…
heard of him ?
Yuval Harari, Sr Adviser to K Schwab
videos at the link..
https://grandmageri422.me/2022/03/27/yuval-noah-harari-senior-advisor-to-klaus-schwab-wef-numerous-very-short-videos-which-will-give-you-a-glimpse-into-the-diabolical-mind-of-this-man-could-he-be/comment-page-1/
(I don’t think he’s the you-know-what but I point him out , as an example of the diabolical realm of what we are battling.)
Be Ready.
Look Up.
Lamps Burning.
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Indeed, the mention of the “two” or “three” firkins occurs in verse “6” – corresponding to that “6th” water pot and 6,000 years of human history of the washing of the water of the word upon humanity. With each firkin being said by John to hold “two” or “three” firkins, we again see the theme of duality here in this “second” chapter of John. Nice catch.
As far as the article link you posted about this cat “Yuval Noah Harari,” that is very interesting indeed. This is the spirit of Antichrist riding forth across the face of the earth. It is especially taking hold in Israel it would seem. As we all know, the Antichrist will sit in the newly rebuilt Temple in Israel declaring himself to be God in the Tribulation. I have a hard time seeing him specifically as the Antichrist, but most certainly, he is a sign of that spirit of Antichrist emerging in Israel and the world. Very interesting link indeed.
You may be interested in knowing that I’ve updated the posting just yesterday with prophetic update number 1. The situation in Philadelphia has changed regarding the “41” day mask mandate change. But interestingly, the change does not involve the idea that the “41” prophetic number wasn’t Providentially valid as a sign. Quite the opposite. It turns out that the mask mandate has once again been lifted “6 days” after being reinstated – corresponding to the 6th water pot. Wow, what a “coincidence” (cough! cough!). The flip flop change further confirms the idea of the 6 water pots and the 6 millenniums with us currently being at the end of the 6th one is valid and right on the mark. It also further serves to confirm the “41” sign was a very true sign. The Lord confirms in some interesting ways doesn’t he.
You can see the new information above under Update number 1 titled “Philadelphia Officials Vote To Lift Mask Mandate “Six” Days After It Went Back Into Effect.”
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thanks for your Reply…
also want to share this article with you…I think you might find it interesting…thouht of you, as I read it…
article link…
https://www.raptureready.com/2022/04/27/shemitah-agenda-2030-tribulation-timing-by-gary-w-ritter/
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Very interesting. His statement of a rapture possibly prior to 2024 falls in line with the 2024 second American eclipse, forming an “X” over the U.S.A. This would seem to correlate with the idea that Israel (the fig tree) was officially recognized as a nation in 1949 at the United Nations. This would (possibly) push the rapture into 2023, prior to 2024. Whichever the case may be, from now until 2024 looks highly likely for the rapture. Wish we could get more exacting than that for the timing of the rapture, but I’m thinking we’ve probably reached the limits of knowledge at pinning down a more specific and exacting time for the rapture – except to say in the next coming months or few more years.
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Please contact me when the beast system requires the masses to participate in a digital currency passport to buy and sell as a 1/4 of the earth is dying while the church is still here:
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reply to rlm4765…
on the other hand…
Does The Wrath of GOD Begin After The Sixth Seal Is Opened
article link…
https://www.raptureready.com/2022/02/10/does-wrath-of-god-begin-after-6th-seal-is-opened-by-mondo-gonzales/
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The author of that link you posted said this which is absolutely false!!!:
“The phrase “day of the Lord” appears five times in the NT (Acts 2:20; 1 Cor 5:5; 1 Thess 5:2; 2 Thess 2:2; 2 Peter 3:10). Only the latter 3 are in a specifically eschatological context. This is important because if we can see the way in which the NT uses this phrase eschatologically, it will help us understand the unfolding of the wrath of God in the book of Revelation.”
This passage clearly proves the “sun shall be turned into darkness” BEFORE the “day of the Lord comes”:
Acts 2:20 The sun shall be turned into darkness, And the moon into blood, Before the day of the Lord come, That great and notable day.
This passages clearly proves that AFTER the tribulation the sun shall be darkened:
Mark 13:24 But in those days, after that tribulation, the sun shall be darkened, and the moon shall not give her light,
This passage clearly proves the sun will not be darkened until the 6th seal which Jesus does not open until the end of the 7 years of tribulation:
Revelation 6:12 And I saw when he opened the sixth seal, and there was a great earthquake; and the sun became black as sackcloth of hair, and the whole moon became as blood;
I prove all this and so much more in my link I posted in my first comment that I encourage you to read! Unlike the author of the article you posted that only references passages in parenthesis, I actually give you every passages so your able to actually read what God says rather than having to look up all the passages!
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Daniel’s 70th week is the time of JACOB’S trouble…not the church.
https://www.nowtheendbegins.com/teaching-church-will-go-tribulation-antisemitic-replacement-theology/
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Had you actually studied your bible you would see that the believing Gentiles is grafted into the ONE olive tree and becomes a fellow citizen of the commonwealth of Israel who Paul calls the church who was in the wilderness with Moses:
Acts 7:37-38 This is that Moses, who said unto the children of Israel, A prophet shall God raise up unto you from among your brethren, like unto me. (38) This is he that was in the church in the wilderness with the angel that spake to him in the Mount Sinai, and with our fathers: who received living oracles to give unto us:
I prove this and so much more with hundreds of verses here:
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final Reply to rlm4765,,,
I think I’ll pass on your link…it’s your arrogance that’s so off-putting.
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It’s not arrogance sis! It is frustration at the fact that you sent me two links from two men who wrote down a bunch of opinions with a few scriptures or just references scattered in among their opinions. I sent you two links from my website which I put together myself which are both over 80% scripture by volume with at most a sentence of my own between each passage. The choice is yours! Man’s traditions or the sum of our Father’s precepts on such matters:
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Seems to be the letter of the hour.
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