we did some math in church Saturday:
1 day is like 1000 years to God. So what is 1 hour like to him? 1000 / 24 hours in a day = 42ish years. The Bible mentions 42 months too. 42x30 = 1260. Both 42 and 1260 are common in the Bible. So the point is:
42 years is equivalent to 1 hour.
Rev. 18:19 They will throw dust on their heads, and with weeping and mourning cry out:
“‘Woe! Woe to you, great city,
where all who had ships on the sea
became rich through her wealth!
In one hour she has been brought to ruin!’
9:11 One of the buildings fell in 1 hour literally, also literally dust was on everyone's heads. Also the very first person on the death list was a judge. I believe this is also the start of the 42 years on God's timeline. so we are 1/2 way through the finality of our destruction.(2021) 2043 Which matches perfectly. (Our country can not survive another 20 years of this evil).
Revelation 20:
VS 1-3: Devil locked up for 1000 years not tempting us (we are still tempted by our own selfish desires)
vs. 4-6: Mark on head and hands is sign of both good and bad. What is your beliefs, faith, knowledge in your head? What are the actions of your hands. These are the marks. Does your faith and your works match who you claim to serve? Pretty high standard for first resurrection, beheaded and or witnessing for Christ / God.
7-10 I got sucked down the rabbit hole of dates, want to focus on concepts. During 1000 year reign, could be past 2000 years or currently because our selfish temptations, and maybe devil let loose now because of deceiving temptations now. could be future after jesus comes second time.
11-15 Jesus judging those in the book of life according only to what we have done.
Take away points:
Think good, do good
current events make it impossible to be luke warm, we must pick a side
If we can't control our own temptations, how can we resist the devil.
Actions / doing matters, what is written in our book of life?
2 Peter 3: 3 Above all, you must understand that in the last days scoffers will come, scoffing and following their own evil desires. 4 They will say, “Where is this ‘coming’ he promised? Ever since our ancestors died, everything goes on as it has since the beginning of creation.” 5 But they deliberately forget that long ago by God’s word the heavens came into being and the earth was formed out of water and by water. 6 By these waters also the world of that time was deluged and destroyed. 7 By the same word the present heavens and earth are reserved for fire, being kept for the day of judgment and destruction of the ungodly.
8 But do not forget this one thing, dear friends: With the Lord a day is like a thousand years, and a thousand years are like a day. 9 The Lord is not slow in keeping his promise, as some understand slowness. Instead he is patient with you, not wanting anyone to perish, but everyone to come to repentance.
10 But the day of the Lord will come like a thief. The heavens will disappear with a roar; the elements will be destroyed by fire, and the earth and everything done in it will be laid bare.[a]
11 Since everything will be destroyed in this way, what kind of people ought you to be? You ought to live holy and godly lives 12 as you look forward to the day of God and speed its coming.[b] That day will bring about the destruction of the heavens by fire, and the elements will melt in the heat. 13 But in keeping with his promise we are looking forward to a new heaven and a new earth, where righteousness dwells.
Hosea 6: 1“Come, let us return to the Lord.
He has torn us to pieces
but he will heal us;
he has injured us
but he will bind up our wounds.
2 After two days he will revive us;
on the third day he will restore us,
that we may live in his presence.
3 Let us acknowledge the Lord;
let us press on to acknowledge him.
As surely as the sun rises,
he will appear;
he will come to us like the winter rains,
like the spring rains that water the earth.”
Hosea written by Jews for Jews. Destruction of temple 70 AD, (2 days)2000 years later 1967 (6 day war), or 2018 (US embassy in Jerusalem) or 2070 temple rebuilt??. "3rd day will restore us" things happening now for the restoration of Israel.
So what?? What do we do?? Read all the verses around these prophecies in blue.
Crazy....OT Hosea is predicting Jesus second coming (in purple) after we "press on to acknowledge him" or to know him
Old and new say the same thing over and over again.