This is an interesting article. When ever I hear peace talks with Israel, my mind clicks to the Bible Prophecy concerning a peace treaty which will be signed between Israel and the Antichrist. It will be for seven years of peace and security. At the midpoint, the peace will be broken by the Antichrist, as he declares himself god in the rebuilt Jewish temple. (I am not saying we know the identity of the Antichrist, but you will know when the seven-year treaty is signed.)
Daniel 9:27 – “And he shall confirm the covenant with many for one week: and in the midst of the week he shall cause the sacrifice and the oblation to cease, and for the overspreading of abominations he shall make it desolate, even until the consummation, and that determined shall be poured upon the desolate.” (In the Bible years are often spoken of as weeks, so one week would equal 7 years.)
A couple of things that also caught my eye in this article where the fact that Peace talks will begin on September 2nd with a summit hosted by Barack Obama. The Quartet thinks it can achieve an agreement within 12 months.
The reason this is significant is that if you follow the Jewish feasts, September is the time for the Rosh Hashanah (Feast of the Trumpets). If you study the Jewish Feasts, you realize that Christ has fulfilled each feast up to Rosh Hashanah. There are four feasts remaining that are yet to be fulfilled, and are believed to be related to our current age and the end times.
God’s word when speaking of the Rapture, talks about a trumpet sounding and Christ gathering his church in the clouds. Rosh Hashanah is the Feast of Trumpets, the first fall feast, and the “Jewish New Year”. It is also, never known until the day of the Feast which day it will fall on since it is based on the new moon. (Today, Jews actually celebrate it on two days unlike any other feast because it is so hard to determine when it starts.)
Once the new moon is seen, a trumpet is sounded and all of the Jews stop what they are doing and go to worship. It was common to have Jews and non-jews working side by side in the fields, and when the trumpet sounded, the Jews would stop what they were doing and the non-jews would continue working. Sound familiar to any other scripture we have heard?
1 Thessalonians 4:16-17 – “For the Lord himself shall descend from heaven with a shout, with the voice of the archangel, and with the trump of God: and the dead in Christ shall rise first: Then we which are alive and remain shall be caught up together with them in the clouds, to meet the Lord in the air: and so shall we ever be with the Lord.”
1 Corinthians 15:51-52 – “Behold, I show you a mystery; We shall not all sleep, but we shall all be changed, In a moment, in the twinkling of an eye, at the last TRUMP: for the TRUMPET shall sound, and the dead shall be raised incorruptible, and we shall be changed.
Now I am not saying that there is a specific day known on which the Rapture will occur, but it is very interesting study that the Feast of Trumpets, some year soon, may be the time…. The key is for us to remain watchful and the timing should not matter.
Rosh Hashanah will occur on the following days of the Gregorian calendar:
- Jewish Year 5771: sunset September 8, 2010 – nightfall September 10, 2010
- Jewish Year 5772: sunset September 28, 2011 – nightfall September 30, 2011
- Jewish Year 5773: sunset September 16, 2012 – nightfall September 18, 2012
Another piece of data, if you believe in a pre-tribulation rapture, which I do, then the rapture would have to occur before the signing of the seven-year peace treaty, since that would signal the beginning of Daniel’s 70th week (the seven-year tribulation).
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Israel and Palestinians cautious on peace talk invite
Palestinian protesters hold up flags in front of Israeli soldiers during a protest in the village of Bet In near Ramallah June 11, 2010.
Credit: Reuters/Mohamad Torokman
JERUSALEM | Fri Aug 20, 2010 8:39am EDT
JERUSALEM (Reuters) – A Middle East treaty creating a Palestinian state at peace with Israel can be completed in one year of negotiations, said major powers who were due on Friday to invite both parties to start talks in two weeks.
A diplomatic source in the United States said the Quartet of world powers engaged in Middle East peace-making had agreed on the details of the invitation on Thursday and would issue it formally on Friday.
Israeli and Palestinian officials said they expected to see the statement and U.S. invitation by the end of the day.
“We are waiting to see the formulation of the American invitation draft. Our position remains that we don’t want preconditions,” an Israeli official said.
A Palestinian official, also speaking on condition of anonymity, said: “If the statement meets what we are calling for, we will say yes of course.”
The Palestinians were focused on the statement they expect from the Quartet — the United States, European Union, Russia and the United Nations — which would set out terms of reference for the talks. Negotiations would begin with a summit hosted by President Barack Obama on Sept 2.
A draft statement that was being discussed by the partners on Thursday says 12 months should be sufficient. A Quartet statement in June said a deal could be concluded in 24 months.
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Link to full article: Israel and Palestinians cautious on peace talk invite
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