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Childbirth as a Sign of the
Approaching Time of Atonement
from the book YHWH Is Calling
I may have already mentioned that there are numerous verses in the Word about the mercy granted to exiled Israel and the return of the descendants of ancient Israel to their homeland in the end times. I will highlight just one verse here, from which we can delve into the connection of the donkey symbolism to current events in Finland and around the world.
“Therefore He shall give them up,
Until the time that she who is in labor
has given birth; Then the remnant of His brethren
Shall return to the children of Israel.
And He shall stand and feed His flock
In the strength of the Lord, In the majesty
of the name of the Lord His God;
And they shall abide, For now He shall
be great To the ends of the earth;”
Micah 5:3-4 (NKJV)
At first glance, one might think that the Old Testament verse about childbirth refers to the then-still-prophesied birth of Jesus. After all, Jesus also said to the Canaanite woman, who belonged to the Gentile nations (when she asked for a Spirit-driven miracle for her daughter, which she ultimately received):
“But He answered and said, ‘I was not sent
except to the lost sheep of the house of Israel.’”
Matthew 15:24 (NKJV)
At the time of Jesus' birth, the northern people of Israel had already been exiled from the Promised Land centuries earlier. In the southern kingdom of Judah, only a portion of the Jews were able to (or had the faith to) recognize that Jesus, who lived during that era, was indeed the Messiah promised in the Old Testament. The skepticism of the Jewish people was understandable, as they were expecting a great king who would take power and restore justice and peace to the ancient nation. During His first coming, Jesus caused confusion because He revealed a very different kind of future heavenly kingship than the earthly kingship that was so eagerly anticipated at the time. However, the Gospels confirm that Jesus fulfilled the prophecies of the coming Messiah in the Old Testament, though some of these prophecies are intended to be fulfilled only upon His return to the Mount of Olives, when He will begin His reign over the earth with His saints (believers).
Just like the prophecy in the book of Zechariah about Jesus arriving on a donkey’s colt to take His kingship, the above verse from the book of Micah has not yet been fully fulfilled either. The birth referred to in the aforementioned verse from Micah is hinted at in Revelation chapter 12.
“Now a great sign appeared in heaven:
a woman clothed with the sun, with the moon
under her feet, and on her head a garland of
twelve stars. Then being with child, she cried out
in labor and in pain to give birth.”
Revelation 12:1-2 (NKJV)
Although the forces of perdition have managed to partially co-opt the celestial bodies through astrology for the worship of spiritual powers and false gods, believers must remember that, according to the revelation of the Holy Word, the celestial bodies were originally given to believers as signs for night and day, months, years, and eras.
My dear friend, every believer should be aware that the constellation described in the book of Revelation appeared in the sky on September 23, 2017 (with further explanation in the additional materials provided). Yet, the congregations are largely asleep when it comes to following the signs given by the Lord. How can the congregants be awake and cleanse their garments if they are being lulled into sleep by the elders of the congregation, encouraging them to close their eyes to the Lord's signs? Worse still, in some cases, they are even urged to soil their garments further (compare this to the human decisions to permit things that God has defined as sins, as described in the Word as preaching to satisfy itching ears).
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Scriptures taken from the New King James Version:
Copyright © 1982 by Thomas Nelson, Inc.
Used by permission. All rights reserved.
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“ Give ear, O my people, to my law; Incline your ears to the words of my mouth.
I will open my mouth in a parable; I will utter dark sayings of old,
Which we have heard and known, And our fathers have told us.
We will not hide them from their children,
Telling to the generation to come the praises of the Lord,
And His strength and His wonderful works that He has done.
For He established a testimony in Jacob, And appointed a law in Israel,
Which He commanded our fathers, That they should make them known to their children;
That the generation to come might know them, The children who would be born,
That they may arise and declare them to their children,
That they may set their hope in God,
And not forget the works of God,
But keep His commandments”
(NKJV PS78:1-7)
Picture: The Church of Utsjoki, located in the far north of Finland.