The Coming Convergence Page #11

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[Narrator] Even today,

it would be difficult for one

to accurately predict

the state of the world

in just a few years from now,

never mind several millennia

into the future and

yet beyond all odds,

we are on the path to

complete prophetic fulfillment

as it was foretold within the

biblical prophetic timeline

over thousands of years ago.

Like the disciples

2,000 years ago,

we want to know what are the

signs of the end of the age?

What are the signs

of Jesus' return?

And Jesus replied, "The

number of signs to watch for

"including false prophets,

wars, earthquakes."

But the most important

thing he said

that a lot of people

miss is he said,

"When you see all these

things happen, then look up

for redemption draws nigh."

And the real key to that

passage is all these things.

So many people ask,

"What is the number one sign

we should be looking for to

indicate the end of the age?"

It's convergence,

convergence of the signs

that Jesus talked about.

It's not just one sign or

two signs, it's all of them.

And as we look at

the world around us,

we are seeing the signs

that Jesus talked about

coming together in

increasing frequency,

and increasing intensity.

That is what makes

our generation unique.

[Narrator] Throughout history,

there have always

been regional wars,

famines, and disasters.

However, the convergence

of prophetic events

in the last generation

make it clear

that all of these things would

not only be global in nature

but occur simultaneously,

beginning after the

rebirth of Israel,

a scenario that has

never existed before

in the history of the world.

Things have

snowballed in such a way

that frankly, I never thought

I would see it this way.

Global economic peril.

Global border issues.

Global lawlessness,

global threat of terrorism,

the things that the

Bible has warned about

is coming to pass as the exact

same time across the board.

We are living in the time of

the signs, it's quite amazing.

We've never been at a time

like this ever, ever before.

But what's exciting about

where we are right now

is this is the first

generation in 2,000 years

where you have a

modern state of Israel

that's been reborn.

All of this is converging

right now before our eyes.

None of the Bible

prophesies regarding

the second coming of Christ

really had a whole

lot of validity

in the sense of they could

be happening any time

until Israel became

a nation again

and we see the convergence

of all the other things,

earthquakes, pestilence,

famine, the convergence

of all these things

happening at the same time

and the world turning

against Israel

all at the same time,

which is also very prophetic.

All of these things

are happening

at the exact same time,

at a feverous pitch.

I find that the most

fascinating thing.

Jesus gave every

reason to believe.

I mean think about it,

what more could he

possible have done?

I mean, what more could

you possibly want?

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[Narrator] Even still,

some may be thinking

if the convergence leading

to the tribulation period

and the second coming of

Christ is happening now,

as most theologians and

eschatologists believe,

then why is it that

even many Christians

are turning a blind eye

to the coming convergence,

claiming that we can't

know the day or the hour.

A commonly repeated phrase

that actually comes

from Jesus himself.

He stated that nobody will

know the day or the hour

because of misinformation

about prophesy in general.

Most people will

interpret that to mean,

"Well, since we can't know

how much time is left,

what's the point of

looking for any signs?"

But in fact, Christ was

telling us, "Look for signs."

It's not that you don't

know the times and seasons,

you know, when Paul mentions

the times and seasons brethren,

you're not to be ignorant,

he's talking about

that prophetic pattern

of the signs, of the seasons,

the feasts of the Lord.

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[Narrator] The feasts of the

Lord, or divine appointments,

these are ancient prophetic

dates or rehearsals

that have been passed

down through generations

and the feast days

overlay perfectly

on the biblical

prophetic timeline.

(dramatic music)

The scriptures present

seven feasts in total.

The first four occur

in the in the Spring

and foretold the first

coming of the messiah.

For example, the first Spring

feast, known as Passover,

prophesied the very day

that the messiah

would be sacrificed.

These feasts

begin with Passover

but something very special

happened on Passover.

That was the day that

Jesus was crucified.

He fulfilled these

feasts to the exact day.

For example, for Passover,

they would take a blameless,

spotless lamb

and they would use that to

sacrifice for their sins.

And so all this

symbolism wrapped up

in the Passover sacrifice,

Jesus fulfilled,

even coming and presenting

himself as the lamb of God.

John the Baptist,

when he saw Jesus,

said, "Behold, the lamb of God."

He wasn't just

speaking figuratively.

There are four in the Spring

and there are three

that are in the Fall.

And what you find

is a pattern here.

That the first

four in the Spring

were all fulfilled in the

first coming of the messiah,

Jesus Christ, but we

are now on the verge

of the beginning

and the fulfillment

of the final three feasts.

[Narrator] And this is where

things become interesting.

The remaining feasts,

all taking place in the Fall,

appear to foretell the

second coming of the messiah

during the last generation.

And new ancient

cultural discoveries

surrounding the next

feasts to be fulfilled

have been shaking the

theological community.

The next feast to

be fulfilled is called

the Feast of Trumpets

or Rosh Hashanah.

What I find so amazing

about the Feast of Trumpets

is it's the day that nobody

knows the day or the hour.

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They would count from

the last new moon

until the new, new moon.

But the new moon is a tiny

little sliver in the sky

and you can only see

it from about say six

to maybe ten o'clock at night.

If you're not looking for

it, you're gonna miss it.

If it's cloudy, you're

not gonna see it.

There's all kinds of reasons

that you would not

see the new moon.

So unless you can

visually see it,

you could not

declare the new moon

but when two people

saw it, two witnesses,

they would then go

to the leadership

and once they decided,

"Yup, we really do

have the new moon."

Then they would declare the

Feast of Trumpets would begin.

So when Jesus was

answering the question,

"When are you returning?"

His answer was, "Nobody

knows the day or the hour."

He was literally saying,

"I am returning on the feast

that you have been celebrating

for 1,500 years,

that you yourselves call

"nobody knows

the day or the hour."

So I agree, we can't know

the exact day or the hour

but that phrase has been

taken way out of context.

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