Last Days, prophecy, TV preachers

Q. There is a lot of talk on television about the “last days” and prophecy. What is your opinion on this, and are we in the “last days”?

A. I have noticed that there has been many programs on television about this subject and it has raised some curiosity. Most of what I have seen are just for sensation and it gets people’s attention, but the substance is lacking.

Many books have been written recently, some bestsellers, but again it is mostly fiction and these so-called Bible prophecy experts don’t really understand the Scriptures concerning the prophetic scenario, and the errors are too many to go into here. That is not to say that everything in these books and programs is wrong, but the overall layout and premise is inaccurate, leading many people to accept these authors and writers as some sort of “prophecy experts”, appearing on talk shows and in magazines about the end times. So, with that said, let’s get into your question. People for centuries have believed that their generation was living in the last days, and obviously they were not, so what makes this any different. There is one key error nearly all of these people make, and that is they do not understand the Biblical festivals given by the L-rd in Leviticus 23.

These festivals are a blueprint for G-d’s plan through the ages. Christian theology has done away with these festivals and has redefined what the New Covenant is. The New Covenant is not what people teach it is today in Christian circles. First, it is not “new”, the word means “renewed”, relating back to the Torah, which will be written on one’s heart by the Spirit of G-d. If you don’t follow the Torah, and have no desire to, you are not being led by G-d to do that. Second, the Renewed Covenant is made with Israel and Judah, not Christianity.

Third, this covenant is not fully in force yet because not everyone knows the L-rd and people still need to be taught (see Jer. 31. 31-34). So, because of this false theology that teaches people that because Yeshua came and died on the cross, the Torah has been done away with, ignorance of G-d’s plan prevails in these end-time scenarios. There are several concepts to understand before one begins to interpret the signs of the times.

Yeshua and Paul said that the people of their day had access to the information needed to properly recognize and interpret the signs, but because they were listening to man-made doctrines, they were “in the dark” on these things. The Scriptures teach a 7000 yr plan of G-d, 6000 years are seen as a “week” followed by a 1000 year 7th day Messianic Kingdom. Since many so-called believers reject the Sabbath, they are ignorant of this blueprint. Then, there are the spring festivals which teach the 1st coming of Messiah, fulfilled to the letter, followed by the fall festivals that teach the Tribulation, false messiah, the resurrection of believers, the 2nd coming of Messiah and the judgment.

I believe we are in the last days. Eschatologically, Yeshua came at year 4000, then 2 days (2000 years) called the last days, followed by the Messianic Kingdom of 1000 years, called the Sabbath, the L-rd’s day, the day of the L-rd and so on. According to the chronologies in the Bible, history and the signs given in the Scriptures, we are very close to the year 6000. Once that comes, the Rosh Ha Shanah that begins year 6001 will begin the L-rd’s day and the catching away of the believers. Ten days later on Yom Kippur the false messiah will confirm the covenant with Israel beginning the 2,520 days of the Tribulation ending on a Yom Kippur and the coming of Yeshua to Jerusalem.

There will 5 days of judgment (Mt 25) of the nations, then the feast of Sukkot starts with Yeshua beginning His Messianic reign on earth from Jerusalem, with the Torah being the Law of the earth (Isa 2.2) and the nations submitting to it. G-d is calling His people right now. Those that will listen to His voice and come out of apostate religious systems and follow the Torah (instruction), are His sheep.

Those that don’t are not His sheep and do not know His voice. If you do not believe, it will be known by your actions. You will find any reason to convince yourself that you are free from obeying G-d, breaking the Sabbath, eating whatever you want, keeping pagan festivals( and not G-d’s) , and finding any excuse to justify disobedience to the Torah of G-d.

This is the “last call” before the Tribulation begins. There isn’t much time left to decide who you are going to believe. Your actions will reveal where you heart is. If you follow G-d, then you will keep the commandments. If you follow man, then you will keep Sunday, eat pork, celebrate Christmas and go to church. G-d gives you a choice, but don’t justify your actions with misquoting scripture and telling G-d how much you love Him with pig meat between your teeth. Man must repent of these things before it’s too late. Otherwise, the prospects of surviving the “birth pains” and the false messiah, wars and pestilence are pretty slim. True faith in Yeshua results in obedience to His word.