sorry...i got distracted looking at supermen....um..i mean uh - looking for my favorite super Batman chara.....tsk...
lol!
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yes the death of Adam is interesting, but certainly doesn't establish any principle.
there are so many places the Lord says: in that day; in the day; on that day; that day I; and so on....it should be easy to see if he meant a thousand years.
or, like the psalmists using a thousand this and thats.
k....more witnesses would be good.
particularly concerning the thousand years of Rev 20 - need to see that.
sooner or later.
A case has to be built, a little here; a little there...but I'll switch up and give the full bible study version and summarize through, and if any gaps appear you can point them out and I'll try to fill them in.
Principle: "To God, 1000 of man's years = 1 day"
I propose that the Plan of God is summed up in Creation week (Genesis Ch 1). Creation week indeed DID occur as recorded in scripture, but it was also a prophecy of the overall plan of God.
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[TD="align: center"]Day 1[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]Day 2[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]Day 3[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]Day 4[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]Day 5[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]Day 6[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]Day 7[/TD]
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[TD](Gen 1:3-5)
…God saw that the light WAS good, and he separated light from darkness …the first Day.[/TD]
[TD](Gen 1:6-8)
God made the firmament, divided waters from waters …Heaven [Sky]
…the second day[/TD]
[TD] (Gen 1:11-13)
Seed-bearing plants and trees … bear fruit with …various kinds.
…the third day[/TD]
[TD](Gen 1:14-19)
… And God made two great lights; greater light [sun] to rule day, [moon & stars also]
…the fourth day[/TD]
[TD](Gen 1:20-23)
… Let the water teem with living creatures… fill the waters in the seas & fowls of air
…the fifth day[/TD]
[TD](Gen 1:24-31)
…cattle, and creeping thing, and beast of the earth…[also] Let’s make man in our image
…the sixth day[/TD]
[TD]
(Gen 2:1-2) …heavens, earth and all hosts were finished.
God finished his work and then he rested on the seventh day.[/TD]
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Day 1: Light is separated from darkness.
Day 2: Water is divided from water.
Day 3: Seeds and Trees of various fruit are created & multiply.
Day 4 : The Sun, Moon & Stars are created to Rule from heavens.
Day 5: Creatures born of Sea, and then Fouls of the Air are made.
Day 6: Beasts of the Earth, and then Mankind in God's Image, are made.
Day 7: God
finishes his creative work, blesses this day as HOLY, and
rests.
So of course, the 7th day of the week is the Sabbath...
Through the prophet Ezekiel God said,
“Also I gave them my Sabbaths as a sign between us, so they would know that I Yah made them holy.” (Ezekiel 20:12)
And God said,
“Keep my Sabbaths holy, that they may be a sign between us. Then you will know that I am Yah your God.”(Ezekiel 20:20)
And through Isaiah he said,
“If you keep your feet from breaking the Sabbath and from doing as you please on my holy day, if you call the Sabbath a delight and the LORD'S holy day [i.e. “The holy Day of the LORD”] honorable, and if you honor it by not going your own way and not doing as you please or speaking idle words,…”(Isaiah 58:13)
So this scripture proves that the Sabbath day IS "The Day of The Lord".
START: Now what I was leading up to in my previous post was the following outline that proves the 7th 1000 years of mankind IS "The Day of The Lord", and is consequently the Millennium/Thousand year reign.
In Day 1: Light is separated from
darkness.
In Years 1-1000 of Man: Sinful Man is separated from God
Proof: Adam sins and dies in year 930, within the 1st 1000 years of man. He is also separated from god's garden.
So the 1st day was fulfilled in the 1st millennium of man.
In Day 2: Water is separated from
water.
In Years 1001-2000 of Man: After the flood, water once again separates from water to give Noah dry ground
Proof: Noah is born in year 1049 from Adam (Gen 5)...when he was 600 it was
year 1648 and this was the time of the flood (Gen 6). It rained for 40 days/nights, and after 150 days
water divided from water again to reveal dry ground; within the 2nd 1000 years of man.
So the 2nd day was fulfilled in the 2nd millennium of man.
In Day 3: Seeds and
Trees of
various fruit are created & multiply.
In Years 2001-3000 of Man: Abraham is made a father of many nations; given promised seed
Proof: Genesis 17:5-6
“…your name will be Abraham, for I have made you a father of many nations. I will make you very fruitful.”
Abram is born
year 1992 from Adam (Gen 9-11), but is reborn "Abraham"
year 2090 from Adam (approx 98 yrs later) and is given Isaac (promised
SEED). He also had sons Ishmael, Medan and Midian which became
nations. Isaac had twins (Jacob & Esau) who both had 12 sons. A total of 900 years then passes in scripture from Jacob's labors to Joseph slavery to Israel in Egypt to wilderness wandering, through to the time of the Judges (year 2990). All of this happened within the 3rd 1000 years of man.
In scripture, men are called "
trees" and sons are called "
branches".
So the 3rd day was fulfilled in the 3rd millennium of man.
In Day 4 : The
Sun, Moon & Stars are created
to rule from the heavens.
In Years 3001-4000 of Man: Prophets & Kings of Israel reign during time of rebellion (darkness), then Christ (the light) is born.
Proof: "
First the evening [darkness with moons & stars], then the morning (with the sun) is the ___ day" (Genesis)...and this is the order of these "rulers" are introduced.
Moon = The prophets, reflecting the light of God's word (Psalm 119:104-105)
Stars = Angels/Princes & Kings (Psalm 148:2-3; Daniel 10:13)
Both of these elements are introduced after the time of the Judges, when King Saul first appears. Construction of Solomon's temple begins 480 years after the exodus (which was 10 years after he was crowned). In this time Saul, Ish-Bosheth (son of Saul) and David reigned for a combined 91 years before Solomon. Then the kingdom is split, which resulted in the many kings and prophets until Israel & Judah's exile...so we are roughly between the
years 3013-3593 from Adam.
- In
year 3544 from Adam (or 457 BC) Persian King Artaxerxes "commands" to rebuild Jerusalem for 49 years (7 sevens; Daniel 9:25).
- In
year 3593 from Adam (or 408 BC) Ezra & Nehemiah begin rebuilding the streets of Judah for 434 years (62 sevens; Daniel 9:25; Nehemiah 2:8-17; 4:17).
- In year 4028 from Adam (or 27-28 AD/CE) the Messiah is *cut off* (AFTER 62 sevens; Daniel 9:26). He was 30 years old...this makes his birth in
year 3998 from Adam (or 3 BC); born just before the end of the 4th 1000 years of man. I can go into more scriptural detail with this proof if required.
Sun = Christ.
John 9:5,
“While I am in the world, I am the light of the world” [also read John 3:19; 8:12; 12:35]. So Christ is The Great Light! We also know that he had all authority.
Malachi 4:2,
“But unto you that fear my name shall the Sun of righteousness arise with healing in his wings…” fulfilled in Matthew 9:20-22.
In the middle of the last seven (last 7 years) Christ sentences the temple to destruction for rejecting him and causes all animal sacrifices to end (wars are also determined in the land until the end; Daniel 9:27). All of this happened within the 4th 1000 years of man.
So the 4th day was fulfilled in the 4th millennium of man.
>>>
The Great Tribulation begins<<<
- Desolation of Jerusalem &
Punishment of people (Daniel 9:26-27; Matthew 24:15-16)
- Saints are persecuted (Daniel 7:25; Matthew 24)
- Christ in heaven receives the title deed of earth and begins loosing the seals. (Daniel 7:13-14; Revelation 5:1-11:19)
- Satan is cast to earth and establishes his "The Kingdom of Darkness" (since the light left; Revelation 12-13)
- The body of Christ suffers for the next
2000 years (Zechariah 13:8) or 40 Jubilees, like the trial of Israel in the desert was 40 years (Numbers 32:13), and the trial of Christ was 40 days (Matthew 4).
>>>The following
2 days are within this time frame<<<
In Day 5: Creatures of Sea, and then Fouls of the Air are made.
In Years 4001-5000 of Man: Revelation 13's
Beast of the Sea is born approx. 1-1000 AD (...we no longer follow God's time at this point)
Proof 1: It has been approx 2000 years since Christ walked the earth. This is not disputed. So if God has been fulfilling his plan of Creation Week - in each millennium - we must conclude he has continued the same pattern.
Proof 2: The Papacy (The Seat of The Bishop of Rome) is Born 67 AD (or approx.
year 4067 from Adam).
- In 312 AD (or
approx 4312 from Adam), Rome adopts Christianity as official religion. The Church then changes the 10 commandments, adopts pagan customs, outlaws Sabbath-keeping on pain of death, develops new doctrines, purges everything Hebrew out of the faith = "Mystery Babylon, the Mother of Harlots" (God's unfaithful), who starts riding this beast.
- In 533 AD, Emperor Justinian's Decree made The Papacy Supreme Head of all churches
- In 538 AD (or
4538 from Adam),
The Papacy is given Supreme Authority in matters of faith (
6th head of the beast; Rev 13:3-7; Little horn of Daniel 7:8). The "Holy" Roman Empire (a "name of blasphemy") persecutes the saints (as heretics) for 42 prophetic months...exactly 1,260 years from 538 AD to 1798 AD (Rev 13:5) before being removed by Napoleon. The 6th head cut off...but healed later
Lateran Concordat of 1929 - Papal Wound Healed!
- From The Catholic Church "Mother" was born daughter harlots like Islam and other religions, including "movements" from The Renaissance, like Secularism/Humanism (due to corruption of the true gospel & severe persecution lay people began denying there was even being a God and reasoned that it was all a lie fabricated to control the masses).
I can go into more scriptural detail with this proof if required. The
beasts of the sea were commanded in Genesis to multiply, and so this beast has since it was born. All of this happened within the 5th 1000 years of man.
So the 5th day was fulfilled in the 5th millennium of man.
In Day 6: Beasts of the Earth are made.
In Years 4001-5000 of Man: Revelation 13's
Beast of the Earth is born approx. 1001-2000 AD (give or take a few dozen years because we don't follow God's calendar anymore).
Proof 1: It has been approx 2000 years since Christ walked the earth. This is not disputed. So if God has been fulfilling his plan of Creation Week - in each millennium - we must conclude he has continued the same pattern.
Proof 2: Matching Revelation 13:11-18...
- Has 2 Horns (Rev 13:11) = 2 Extremities of its power
- Looks like a lamb = It appears righteous and pure
- Speaks like a dragon = Speaks completely contrary to The Scriptures
- Exercises all power of the Beast of the Sea = Assumes the old empire's former leadership authority
- Causes all people on earth to worship the Beast = Causes everyone to love the old empire; melting pot
- Makes fire come down from heaven = Created fire (power) that can rain down from the sky; atomic bomb.
- Deceives those on earth to make an image of the beast = Convinces many to copy/imitate their image, and by extension the old empire's
- Power to give life to the image of the beast = Developed the ability to animate/move the image/picture to spread ideals of the old empire: Democracy (of the people), Not Theocracy (of God)
- That the image should both speak = Later developed the sound for its "Motion Pictures" to spread its message (indoctrinate?)
- Cause many who don't worship the image should be killed = Propagandizes to make enemies of those who don't conform to the idea (of Democracy?) [Iraq; Libya; Syria; Iran?]
- Causes all to receive a mark in hand or forehead in order to buy & sell = Forces world to be bound to (and work for) a global financial system whether they believe in it or not
- Here is wisdom; the number of a man; 666 = The global financial/banking system was created by one family who's name was changed to represent a "Red Hexagram" (6 sides; 6 points; 6 triangles); "Red Shield" (German. Rothschild).
The
United States of America is the only beast (i.e. kingdom) that has perfectly matched all of these characteristics...even being "born" in 1776 AD (or approx 4776 from Adam) within this 6th millennium.
The
beasts of the earth were commanded in Genesis to multiply, and this beast has indeed multiplied nation by nation in it's short 238 year lifespan. And all of this has happened within THIS 6th 1000 years of man...but that's not all that was made on the 6th day.
In Day 6: Man in God's Image is made.
In Years 4001-5000 of Man: True Israel is born. The "Elijah" work that corrects the path; The Great Multitude & 144,000 first fruits (approx 1001 AD -2000 AD give or take a few dozen years because we don't follow God's calendar anymore).
This is the time frame we're currently in. Most of us were born after the most severe trials of the Great Tribulation (Dark Ages, The Inquisition, Crusades, 2 World Wars, etc..), but we were also born from within Mystery Babylon (i.e. we are "Zerubabbel" = "seed of Babylon" commissioned to finish the house of God; Zech 4). So the 7th day (Sabbath day) is upon us NOW.
So the 6th day IS just about finished in this millennium.
CONCLUSION: So I think by showing the fulfillment of each of the days of Creation Week, I've shown that indeed that 2 Peter 3:8 and Psalm 90:4 establishes "1000 years = 1 day" as a principle to follow, and that "The Day of The Lord" is The Sabbath and the next 1000 years of man to follow. Accordingly, we can take note of the following verses to understand what happens during that millennium.
In Day 7: God
finishes his creative work, blesses this day as HOLY, and
rests.
In Years 5001-6000 of Man: The Day of The Lord; The 1000 year reign of the saints, starting with the 1st Resurrection.
Zechariah 13:9
And I will bring the third part through the fire, Refine them as silver is refined [the first 2 parts died during the first 2000 years after Christ left], And test them as gold is tested. They will call on My name, And I will answer them; I will say, 'They are My people,' And they will say, 'Yah is my God.'
This passage ties to Malachi 3:2 in relation to the last 2000 years of the body of Christ. Truly Christians have died for 2000 years but this third part (Christians of
the next 1000 years) will be purified and will live.
Hosea 6:1-2
"Come, let us return to the LORD. For He has torn us [Punishment], but He will heal us; He has wounded us [Punishment], but He will bandage us. "He will revive us after two days; He will raise us up on the third day, That we may live before Him."
John 6:45
No one can come to Me unless the Father who sent Me draws him; and I will raise him up on the last day.
Notice that Hosea and John both use the same language...both are speaking about the last day of the week; the Sabbath; The Day of the Lord. And if God has been fulfilling creation week during each millennium of man, this means the 7th millennium is uniquely marked by the resurrection of the righteous of God.
Zechariah 3:9
For behold the stone that I have laid before Joshua; upon one stone shall be seven eyes: behold, I will engrave the graving thereof, saith the LORD of hosts, and I will remove the iniquity of that land in one day.
This stone is a repeat prophecy of the uncut stone from Daniel 2:45 that smashes the Nebuchadnezzar statue at its feet. The reign of Christ with his saints will correct the practices of the nations that "remain" (Daniel 7:12) and teach them the truth about God. This will take 1000 years. Death still exists at this point.
Zechariah 14:16
Then it will come about that any who are left of all the nations that went against Jerusalem will go up from year to year to worship the King, the LORD of hosts, and to celebrate the Feast of Tabernacle. 17 And it will be that whichever of the families of the earth does not go up to Jerusalem to worship the King, the LORD of hosts, there will be no rain on them
This passage proves two things: 1) there will be other nations that still exist during the reign of the Lord (Daniel 7:12), and 2) when the Lord reigns
**all MUST celebrate the Feast of Tabernacles** or there will NOT be any rain for that nation...this hasn't happened yet (because the world at large doesn't even know about this feast, let alone celebrate it), so the Lord is not currently reigning *on earth* (though he now reigns in heaven).
So the 7th day will be fulfilled in the 7th millennium of man.
(Which is now at the door)