Will our Lord Jesus Christ come
for
His Saints in 2005...?
(JUST A THOUGHT.)
Updated: 08 Sept. '04
The appointed Feasts of Yahweh (in Deuteronomy 16) for Israel were God's joy.
The first 4 Feasts were fulfilled
exactly to the day chosen for each of them.
The last 3 Feasts are yet to
be fulfilled.
Questions: If the Lord dealt with Israel
within a
fixed number of years,
beginning with the calling out of Abraham to the Death of
Jesus Christ,
will the Lord also deal with the Gentile Church with the same number
of years?
If so, the year 2005 will mark the end of that fixed number of years, and...
will the Lord Jesus Christ come for His Bride
before He takes the Gospel
back to the Jews at evening time
on the 3rd October, 2005 (which is 1 Tishrei, Rosh Hashanah)
so as to fulfill the
Feast of Trumpets?
(JUST A THOUGHT.)
Selah.
Because of the lateness of the hour we are living in, I feel led to relate a dream that I had on the 16 May, 2000. I pray that I would not be misunderstood in what I am sharing as you read this. You might ask why I did not share this earlier. I have my reasons for not doing so, one of which is the fanaticism that exists among those that oppose my ministry and seek to discredit me by twisting my words to create fear in their people from understanding the plan and purpose of God for the Bride in the present hour.
After considering how the prophet, Bro. Branham, had shared his opinions concerning dreams, visions and prophecies, I have decided to bring the dream out on this webpage.
In the late 1998 I taught a series of messages on the Feasts of Jehovah. During that time, my thought had been on the return of our Lord and Saviour, Jesus Christ – how and when He would return. The study of the Feasts of Jehovah has been a constant reminder to me of the Almighty God fulfilling His joy with His people, Israel. Each of those seven feasts depict events that God will fulfill as He deals with Israel. The first four have been fulfilled beginning in the first month of the Jewish calendar. And they were fulfilled according to the days and times set for the festivals. The other remaining three feasts have yet to be fulfilled and they will be fulfilled in the beginning of the seventh month which is the beginning of the second half of the calendar year. But which year no one can really say.
I thought of those early years of the '70s when many believers were taken up with the statements of Bro. Branham concerning the Lord's return in the year 1977. I still remember very clearly an incident in which a believer (from Germany) had a talk with me some time in 1976. He asked if I believed in the words of the prophet regarding "1977" – that in 1977 the Lord Jesus will return to take His Bride. I said that I believed the prophet but that those statements of Branham were only his opinion based upon certain prophetic visions he had. Also, I reminded him that Branham said, "I predict" and not that he had prophesied. However, this German brother did not believe so. Like many Branhamites and anti-Branham people, he equated Bro. Branham's "prediction" to a "prophecy", a "Thus saith the Lord".
I asked, "Let's say that today is the 30 December, 1977 and Christ has not come. Tomorrow is the last day of the year 1977. You would mean to say that Christ must come, by all means, tomorrow?"
He replied affirmatively that Christ would have to come by then.
Then I said, "No. Christ will not come by 1977." But he insisted that Christ would. And our conversation ended with me saying, "We shall see about it."
Sometime late in 1978 I received a letter from this German brother in which he apologized for his mistaken idea about the year 1977. I know many followers of Branham have had also a mistaken notion of the various statements regarding "1977". Many have even twisted the words of the prophet to mean that the age of Laodicea had ended in that year. And out of that so-called revelation came forth several strange teachings, such as the Blood of Christ is off the mercy seat; the Bride is now in the 8th day or 8th Church Age (as if there is such an age); and/or the Bride has already been "raptured spiritually" and is now in the "millenium age".
In June 1980, on the way to the USA for a convention in Bro. Raymond Jackson's church, my family and I stopped by in Hong Kong where we met with a believer who was pastoring just two believers – an Oklahoma sister and a Quangdong sister. If I remember correctly (but I might be wrong) he is an Australian of Irish descent (now living in Australia). During a discussion, the brother showed me some newspaper cuttings which showed advertisements of the soon coming rapture of the Bride that he had put out in the local newspapers for several past months. He had in fact mailed me those cuttings each time he put them out in the newspapers. The advertisements were small and precise in stating that the Lord would return to earth sometime in the month of July 1980. He based his "calculation" on his prophetic studies of certain passages of the books of the O.T. prophets. But how he arrived at a date was beyond my comprehension. The only thing I knew to say to him was, "Brother, your calculation is scripturally wrong. The rapture will not take place according to the date as you have 'figured out'. No one knows the day of Christ's coming."
He was somewhat offended by what I said, and retorted, "If the Lord does not come as I believe, I will throw this Bible into the waste basket" gesturing with his Bible in his hand in the direction where a waste basket was in a corner of the room.
I said, "Brother, don't say that. Take back your words because Christ is surely not going to come. My family and I are going to the United States for a convention. And after that we will fly home. And the date will come and go and we will surely enter into another year."
"What made you say so?"
"Because the Bride has not made herself ready. Because there are all 'these confusions' around."
It was several years later that I received a letter from this man. The envelope was postmarked "Ohio". His letter contained a straight forward instruction to me to study closely the QUOTES of Bro. Branham which he believed was a teaching of the prophet on the doctrine of THE TWO SOULS. He stated that if I could not see the revelation of it, then I was to circulate those pages of QUOTES to my congregation who just might have the revelation of that doctrine. Nothing was mentioned about his prophecy that did not take place. I have no idea what had happened to those two sisters.
Well, this man later rejected the (so-called) doctrine of THE TWO SOULS and moved on to some other doctrines and even from one strange doctrine to another.
Now, as I thought on those events, my understanding of the message and my study of the prophetic Word, several things came into my mind. I recalled a remark made by Bro. Branham in which he mentioned that if God dealt with Israel for a certain number of years, would He also deal with the Gentiles for the same number of years. That number of years is 1950 years, from the call of Abram to the death and resurrection of our Lord Jesus Christ. Adding 1950 years to the year when the Gentile Church began (about 53A.D.), would take us to beyond the year 2000, the new millennium, the 21st Century.
Back in 1994, I read a book entitled "Times of the Signs" by George T. Curle, in which he revealed several patterns of chronological prophecy that point to 2005 as the possible year for the end of the Gentile age. Also, Pastor Raymond Jackson (of Faith Assembly, Jeffersonville, Indiana) demonstrated in one of his message that the Gentile Age will terminate after 2004.5 years, which is about the middle of the year 2005.
Would the year 2005 be the year of the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ to take His Bride? No one can say. It's just a thought, but it's a beautiful thought.
Now, about the dream that I had on the 16 May, 2000, it came to me like this:
I heard a voice calling and I looked up into the sky above. The sky was white with clouds moving and swirling. Then a number suddenly brightened up right in the white clouds. It was brilliantly clear. The number was "1965". As suddenly as the number appeared, I started crying and saying these words, "No, Lord, not more than 5 years to go before You come. Why can't you come now? Just come now. No, not another more than 5 years to go. Lord, just come. Why can't you come now?" All that time I kept looking up.
I kept crying and kept repeating those words like a child throwing temper tantrum. I was filled with anguish. This went on for quite a good while before I woke up shaking and crying – on the edge of my bed. I was quite shaken where I lied. My eyes were filled with tears. As I wiped them away with my hand, I asked myself these questions: why did I cry the way I cried and said what I said, and why these words, "not (another) more than 5 years to go"?
In the dream I did no calculation when the number popped up. I was not even figuring out with anyone or anything in the dream as to why that number and what it represented. I was not thinking about anything at all – like it being the year of Branham's death or trying to figure out the number for whatever the reason.Why still lying in bed, I thought to myself that the number "1965" must be number of days – more than 5 years? I did a mental calculation: 365 x 5 = 1825. Yes, it's more than 5 years. Then I thought, would the number of days ends the day before the Feast of Trumpet as it would definitely be around the month of October?
Well, I never thought much about it and just let that passed until last year (2003) that I decided to look up on the Internet on the timing. True enough, the number 1965, from 16 May, 2000 ends on the 2 October, 2005. And 3 October, 2005 is TISHRI 1, which is Rosh Hashanah, the Feast of Trumpet! [Note: Some Christians and Jews believe in sighting the New moon to determine the day of the sacred feast. It is believed that the Feast of Trumpet could begin on the 5 September, 2005. Read about it in this link: http://atschool.eduweb.co.uk/sbs777/saccal/cal00-05.html]
I believe the dream was from the Lord because I could not have known that the number "1965" was "more than 5 years" (I did no calculation in the dream) and also why did I cry when I saw that number and related it to the Lord's coming back?
The question remains, "Would Christ come on the 3 October, 2005 for the Jews?" I do not know.
I wish I do.Or would He come any day after that number of days has expired for the Gentile Bride, not necessarily immediately the day after it expires? I do not know. I wish I do.
In 2001, I predicted to my assembly that the year 2003 would be an interesting year to watch. It was. Now, with all the prophetic signs fulfilling around the world, 2004 might just be the year the USA dollar goes bust and turn the eyes of the world toward Europe. Will 2004 see great earthquakes shaking nations as never before? Will the American nation be destroyed? Will Israel be invaded?Will...., well... all be fulfilled by the end of 2004 or at the beginning of 2005? (JUST A THOUGHT.)
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While sharing my dream with some believers, two brothers emailed me and called my attention to an annular solar eclipse that will take place on the 3 October, 2005. I was surprised to hear of it and my joy heightened. Check out this link: http://members.aol.com/eclsat3/oct2005.htm. There are websites on the Internet where you may find some 'Christian' articles interpreting the eclipse along with the positions of the stars. Are they accurate? I have no idea. But one thing is sure, Christians are looking for the second coming of the Lord.
Surely, the year 2005 would be an interesting year, I believe.
Maranatha! Even so, come quickly, Lord Jesus!
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Updated: 08 Sept. 2004A Branhamite spoke to me saying, "You are an irresponsible person for telling people about your dream. What if Christ does not come by the 3 October 2005? You are going to cause people to lose their faith."
My answer to this fellow was: "Well, did you lose your faith because Christ did not return in 1977 according to the prediction of Bro. Branham?"
"Oh, but he was a prophet of God. You are not!"
Well, how does one talk to a Branhamite whose mind is set as concrete on a pavement? Bro. Branham made a prediction that failed. I have no problem with that because it was a prediction, not a prophecy. On the other hand, I made no prediction, only to share a dream yet I am accused of trying to destroy people's faith. If any one has a spiritual mind he will know when a person is prophesying, predicting and sharing.
In these last days, the Spirit of God is giving dreams and visions to His children concerning things about their life, the Church, the conditions of the world and the Coming of Christ. But there will be none that can say he/she has a dream or a vision about a definite fixed date that Christ will return. That much I am certain.
So, take heed what you hear and how you hear.
