About the reset of time, yes, it's obviously still 2019. Yom Teruah came and went. Are we disappointed to still be here now? Yes. Are we crushed, disheartened or discouraged or shook? No. The Lord never told us, "thus saith the Lord, I will reset time on such and such a day," so we have no justification for being upset about it. But that day was the obvious stand out choice for a "best guess" and we have no back up plan for pitching alternate theories. We see no reason to doubt that time will be reset, and for all the many and varied reasons we've given over the past 18 months or so, we believe it will result in the doubling of this past shemitah. We are not inclined to quit or throw the baby out with the bathwater, as it were. We have no further insight to add or suggestions to offer about when time might be reset, at the present time.
So, what now? The word we got was, Rest. Be patient. We're grateful for that! We are battle-weary, still, wrung out, but the Lord has granted us to have some respite from the aggressive offensive that we've been maintaining. This is why you haven't heard from us, except in some YouTube comments. We're still maintaining the defensive perimeter, as we must because the enemy has not gone on shore leave, spiritually.
I have a personal testimony to share about this past Yom Teruah. When the new moon was sighted and the sun had set in Israel, I learned of that from an email shortly after the fact. Just before that, which must have been when the sun was setting, I had felt the sudden onset of extreme fatigue. This is not really a rare thing with me, but what was rare was the extreme degree. I was in a video chat session with Aaron so we closed that out and I went to lie down and rest.
Over the next day or so I came to understand what that meant. While it makes sense that I should have been very actively attentive as if this was a watch day, it was quite the opposite. I was so completely drained that it was obvious that I had no choice in the matter. When I learned that the Lord was granting us rest, I understood that when Yom Teruah began my work was done. The marathon was over and we had crossed the finish line. Aaron and I had completed the work and we were done. God gave His servants rest.
There's more to the story. After I had laid down to rest and a few minutes had passed, it became apparent that I just wasn't going to be sleeping, so I got up again. I was compelled to go to the store and buy a bottle of wine to celebrate, and I took my empty water jug with me to refill it with drinking water. This all did seem odd, especially for a Yom Teruah, but Aaron and I are not strangers to the Lord's engaging us in notably peculiar ways, so off I went. As I drove out of the alley by the Warp Zone ("Where past meets present"), I had a very strong impression that something was really very weird. Where were all the cars, and as I kept going, the traffic? It was Sunday, and the expected cars that would be parked along the streets were absent, nearly entirely! There was no traffic to be seen until I had gone a considerable way, and then it was only very light even when I got to the store, where hardly anyone was. The sky and everything I saw seemed to have a tint or a tinge, like nothing I can remember seeing before. It had a distinctive post-apocalyptic kind of vibe. What do I make of that? I don't know, but like so many things I don't understand, I have prayed about it and made note of it. Another curious episode.
A couple days later, Aaron went out on errands and the absence of people and the vibe in the places he visited compared closely to my experience.
Several people in the comments sections and in personal emails have been weighing in and sharing their observations, dreams and impressions. We are well aware of "confirmation bias" and how perceptions can be influenced, and we are cautious about jumping to conclusions, but I have to say, something is up. What, exactly, that might be, I expect we'll find out soon enough. Stay on the alert, friends. Be vigilant. Despite whatever trials you are facing, this is no time to be slack.
I will stand on my guard post
And station myself on the rampart;
And I will keep watch to see what He will speak to me,
And how I may reply when I am reproved.
2 Then the Lord answered me and said,
“Record the vision
And inscribe it on tablets,
That the one who reads it may run.
3 “For the vision is yet for the appointed time;
It hastens toward the goal and it will not fail.
Though it tarries, wait for it;
For it will certainly come, it will not delay.
4 “Behold, as for the proud one,
His soul is not right within him;
But the righteous will live by his faith. ~ Habakkuk 2:1-4
And station myself on the rampart;
And I will keep watch to see what He will speak to me,
And how I may reply when I am reproved.
2 Then the Lord answered me and said,
“Record the vision
And inscribe it on tablets,
That the one who reads it may run.
3 “For the vision is yet for the appointed time;
It hastens toward the goal and it will not fail.
Though it tarries, wait for it;
For it will certainly come, it will not delay.
4 “Behold, as for the proud one,
His soul is not right within him;
But the righteous will live by his faith. ~ Habakkuk 2:1-4
Is this our last video of the season?