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Daniel 9 is one of the most difficult passages in the Bible to study. It’s quite enigmatic, and that’s why people get confused by it (the 2nd part of the chapter, that is, the first half is a beautiful prayer we use till today).
While Christian scholars believe that Daniel’s prophecy concerns a 70 week period, if you read it closely, he refers to a six week period and then a 62 week period (what confuses people more is that the term “shavuah” used here, does not refer to weeks, it’s a Torah term for a 7-year period.)
Accordingly, the prophecy addresses two events, one that was to occur 49 years after the rebulding of Jerusalem (beginning of v. 25).
Then there will be a destruction 62×7(434) years after that. These calculations lead us to understand
The first ”anointed” is Cyrus: Isaiah proclaims that Cyrus would give the actual command to rebuild Jerusalem. God declares through the prophet, ”He [Cyrus] shall build My city” (Isaiah 45:13; see also Ezra 1:1-8, 6:1-5). Indeed, it was Cyrus who issued a proclamation (ca. 537 B.C.E.) for the return, and for the rebuilding to start. This occurred forty-nine years after the destruction of Jerusalem. God declares concerning Cyrus, ”He is My shepherd, and shall perform all My pleasures; even saying of Jerusalem: ’She shall be built’; and to the Temple: ‘Your foundation shall be laid’” (Isaiah 44:28). Hence, the Scriptures teach that it was during the reign of Cyrus that the rebuilding of the city began. This was symbolized, first of all, by the start of construction on the Second Temple, which was completed ca. 516 B.C.E., seventy years after the destruction. It is with the completion of the Temple that the period of desolation officially terminates.
Isaiah 45:1 describes Cyrus as God’s ”anointed. His decree to rebuild Jerusalem comes forty-nine years after the destruction of the city and the Temple, which is the time when an ”anointed one” (Daniel 9:25) is to come to fulfill the prophecy, ”. . . until an anointed one, a prince, shall be seven weeks [forty-nine years].”
When all is said and done, the biblical record must speak for itself. That record shows that it was Cyrus (Isaiah 45:13), who is given credit by God for the rebuilding of Jerusalem. As we have seen, the initial effort to rebuild was a direct result of Cyrus’ decree. All subsequent permits were based on this decree.
The first seven weeks ends in 537 B.C.E. The second segment of the Seventy Weeks period, sixty-two weeks in length, covered by verse 26, culminates in 103 B.C.E. (586-49-434=103 B.C.E.). Verse 26 indicates that “after sixty-two weeks an anointed one shall be cut off.” This ”anointed one” is the High Priest Alexander Yannai (103-76 B.C.E.) who came to power just at the end of the sixty-two week period in 103 B.C.E. and was the last of the important Hasmonean leaders. The phrase ”after sixty-two weeks” indicates the time frame during which the ”anointed one shall be cut off,” that is, suffer karet, ”excision.” The penalty accompanying karet is here aptly described as ”to have nothing,” or ”be no more.” This punishment is given to Alexander Yannai infamous for his unjust, tyrannical, and bloody rule. He is notorious for his open violent animosity against the Pharisees and his brazen rejection of the Oral Law. For example, Josephus records that Alexander Yannai fought against the Pharisees for six years, ”and . . . slew no fewer than fifty thousand of them” (Jewish Antiquities XIII. 13. 5. [373]). He also ”ordered some eight hundred of the Jews to be crucified, and slaughtered their children and wives before the eyes of the still living wretches” (Jewish Antiquities XIII. 14. 2. [380]).
You don’t have to be a rocket scientist to realize that events are going on that are dramaticly changing our world as we know it. It very well could be these events will take us into the Messianic era. God has said through his prophets in the end of days he will return the People of Israel to their land. It looks like that events going on now may just ‘encourage’ Jews to return home. By these events , history, at least as we know it, may be wrapping up. We may be approaching life-altering events. Event are building below the surface. The pipes could start blowing all over the place. History may be coming to its Messianic end.
LETS LOOK AT WHATS BEEN AND IS GOING ON :
The World Trade Center came down in 2001. It’s as if we had been asleep until September 11, 2001. This was in spite of the fact that, until 1990, the Arab world had referred to the Americans as the ‘Great Satan’ and had threatened to attack the West after it finished with the ‘Zionist enemy.’ Before Hussein attacked Kuwait, and forced the Americans into an alliance with Saudi Arabia, who used the new relationship as leverage against Israel, the Arab world put America into the Israeli camp. For fanatical Islamic religious leaders, the war changed nothing. America was still the land of infidels, as well as a major Zionist ally. September 11, 2001 was their way of emphasizing this point.
The devastating attack on the World Trade Center changed everything. America was finally at war against Islamic terrorism.
While the Americans went off to Afghanistan to fight the terrorists, Arabs moved West to France, England, the Netherlands, America, Canada, etc., and made lots of converts everywhere they went. They brought Shariah Law with them, and with their tenacity to greatly increase the Muslim population everywhere they go, they have been threatening the national character of many Western countries.
Some are realizing that the war against the Jews is really a war against everything Western as well. However, the majority still doesn’t get it, and doesn’t want to get it either, because the problem is already too big to deal with.
The housing market burst and the money markets crashed in 2009. Arab unrest leading to Western forces intruding in Libya, which could trigger who knows what, the earth shakes more. When the earth literally shook and displaced Japan, creating a massive and destructive tsunami and a potential nuclear meltdown resulted:
Now what about this :
Alert: Nuclear (and Economic) Meltdown In Progress
Wednesday, March 16, 2011, 4:05 pm, by cmartenson
Important note:
It is with a heavy heart that I am now issuing the highest level alert to my readers that I have to date. The threshold for an alert is one or more world events that personally cause me to take action. I’m making this alert publicly available less than 36 hours after releasing it to my enrolled subscribers given its importance and the speed at which events are accelerating. The substance of this alert centers on the unknown aftershocks that may result from the world’s third largest economy, Japan, rapidly shifting from an exporter of funding to a consumer of it. In situations like these, we are by definition operating with incomplete and often confusing information, and events are developing more rapidly than they can be fully analyzed and internalized. We regret in advance any mistakes that we might make due to making calls and decisions in this highly fluid environment. This alert warns you that major, world-changing events are now underway and that your personal preparations for an uncertain future should either be completed or take on a new sense of urgency. On the basis of the information contained here and in the past two days of posts, I am personally ratcheting up my preparations, making purchases, and topping off what needs to be topped off. Important caveat: At this point in time, I cannot fully support 100% of my concerns with hard data and evidence. Some of what has tipped me into this state of urgency is data, evidence, and stories that I can point to. Some is due to the absence of data or information, the remainder results from watching market gyrations and correlations shift into new patterns, which tell me something is afoot. I have not been this concerned since October of 2008.”
The threat, as I see it, goes like this:
Stage 1: The world watches, riveted, as Japan suffers a tragic and horrible earthquake and tsunami, but as horrifying as these are, they are localized phenomenon affecting a relatively small percentage of the country. The real trouble lurks within damaged nuclear plants, which are now ruined and will never again produce electricity for Japan, creating instant shortages that will take years to remedy. Worse, a dangerous plume of radioactivity is carried south by winds. Tokyo partially empties and shuts down for all practical purposes.
Stage 2: The abrupt slow down of the world’s third largest economy alters the smooth flow of cash around the globe, and even causes reversals of some other long-standing flows. Chaotic eddies emerge in a decades-old pattern of ever-increasing flows of money into and out of the money centers, and various carry-trade and other interest-rate-sensitive strategies blow up. Manufacturing in Japan screeches to a halt, disrupting just-in-time manufacturing strategies both internally and across the globe.
Stage 3: In order to fund the rebuilding effort, Japan has to buy a lot of items from foreign suppliers at the same time that its exports plunge precipitously. At first Japan simply does not participate in US Treasury auctions, leading to a shortage of buyers. But eventually Japan has to sell some of its vast hoard of US bonds in order to pay for external items needed for its reconstruction. Further, insurance companies, huge holders of US bonds, face stiff liability claims in the wake of the worst natural disaster to hit a heavily industrialized center and are forced to redeem enormous amounts of Treasury paper. US Treasury yields begin to climb.
Stage 4: Continuing unrest in the MENA region serves to keep oil elevated and local funding needs high, while Europe’s weaker players (the PIIGS) continue to slip under the waves. Money continues to ebb away from the US Treasury market. Forced by circumstance, the Federal Reserve reverses its linguistic course and opens the monetary floodgates once again. There’s nothing like a crisis to justify more money printing, especially to a one-trick pony (the Fed) that only knows how to stamp its hoof on the ‘print’ button.
Stage 5: An increasingly chaotic monetary and fiscal situation spills over into the derivatives arena, creating a number of financial accidents. Stressed governments find themselves in more of an arguing mood than a pull-together-and-sing-Kumbaya mood, and agreements are hard to come by. Banks begin to fail again, global trade falls off, unrest continues to build, and then it happens - a currency crisis.
Stage 6: Everything changes. Faster than you think.
from
http://www.chrismartenson.com/blog/daily-digest-326/55440
May we have the intellectual and emotional strength to transition through these final birth pangs of the Messiah’s arrival.
In addition to under reporting the fires at Fukushima, the Japanese government has not told the people about the ominous fact that the nuclear plant site is a hellish repository where a staggering number of spent fuel rods have accumulated for 40 years.
A contributor to the Occupational and Environmental Medicine list who once worked on nuclear waste issues provided additional information about Fukushima’s spent fuel rod assemblies, according to a post on the FDL website.
“NIRS has a Nov 2010 powerpoint from Tokyo Electric Power Company (in english) detailing the modes and quantities of spent fuel stored at the Fukushima Daiichi plant where containment buildings #1 and #3 have exploded,” he wrote on March 14.
The Powerpoint is entitled Integrity Inspection of Dry Storage Casks and Spent Fuels at Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station and can be read in full here. The document adds a new and frightening dimension to the unfolding disaster.
The Fukushima Daiichi plant has seven pools dedicated to spent fuel rods. These are located at the top of six reactor buildings – or were until explosions and fires ravaged the plant. On the ground level there is a common pool in a separate building that was critical damaged by the tsunami. Each reactor building pool holds 3,450 fuel rod assemblies and the common pool holds 6,291 fuel rod assemblies. Each assembly holds sixty-three fuel rods. In short, the Fukushima Daiichi plant contains over 600,000 spent fuel rods – a massive amount of radiation that will soon be released into the atmosphere.
It should be obvious by now that the authorities in Japan are lying about the effort to contain the situation in order to mollify the public. It is highly likely there are no workers on the site attempting to contain the disaster.
Earlier today, a report was issued indicating that over 70% of these spent fuel rods are now damaged – in other words, they are emitting radiation or will soon. The disclosure reveals that authorities in Japan – who have consistently played down the danger and issued conflicting information – are guilty of criminal behavior and endangering the lives of countless people.
On Tuesday, it was finally admitted that meltdowns of the No. 1 and No. 2 reactor cores are responsible for the release of a massive amount of radiation.
After reporting that a fire at the No. 4 reactor was contained, the media isreporting this evening that it has resumed. The media predictably does not bother to point out why the fire is uncontainable – the fuel rods are no longer submerged in water and are exposed to the atmosphere and that is why they are burning and cannot be extinguished.
It cannot be stressed enough that the situation at Fukushima represents the greatest environmental disaster in the history of humanity, far more dangerous that Chernobyl, and the government of that country is responsible.
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Perhaps the most under reported and deadliest aspect of the three explosions and numerous fires to hit the stricken Fukushima nuclear reactor since Saturday is the fact that highly radioactive spent fuel rods which are stored outside of the active nuclear rod containment facility are likely to have been massively compromised by the blasts, an elevation in the crisis that would represent “Chernobyl on steroids,” according to nuclear engineer Arnie Gundersen.
As you can see from the NPR graphic below, the spent fuel rods are stored outside of the active nuclear rod containment casing and close to the roof of the reactor complex. Video from Saturday’s explosion and subsequent images clearly indicate that the spent fuel rods at Fukushima unit number one could easily have been compromised by the blast.
According to Arnie Gundersen, a nuclear engineer at Fairewinds Associates and a member of the public oversight panel for the Vermont Yankee nuclear plant, which is identical to the Fukushima Daiichi unit 1, the failure to maintain pools of water that keep the 20 years worth of spent fuel rods cool could cause “catastrophic fires” and turn the crisis into “Chernobyl on steroids.”
The BBC is now reporting that “spent fuel rods in reactors five and six are also now believed to be heating up,” with a new fire at reactor 4, where more spent rods are stored, causing smoke to pour from the facility.
“Japanese news agency Kyodo reports that the storage pool in reactor four – where the spent fuel rods are kept – may be boiling. Tepco says readings are showing high levels of radiation in the building, so it is inaccessible,” adds the report.
“At the 40-year-old Fukushima Daiichi unit 1, where an explosion Saturday destroyed a building housing the reactor, the spent fuel pool, in accordance with General Electric’s design, is placed above the reactor. Tokyo Electric said it was trying to figure out how to maintain water levels in the pools, indicating that the normal safety systems there had failed, too. Failure to keep adequate water levels in a pool would lead to a catastrophic fire, said nuclear experts, some of whom think that unit 1’s pool may now be outside,” reports the Washington Post.
The rods must be kept cool because otherwise they start to burn and, in the case of reactor number 3, would release plutonium and uranium in the form of vapor into the atmosphere.
“That’s bad news, because plutonium scattered into the atmosphere is even more dangerous that the combustion products of rods without plutonium,” writes Kirk James Murphy.
“We’d be lucky if we only had to worry about the spent fuel rods from a single holding pool. We’re not that lucky. The Fukushima Daiichi plant has seven pools for spent fuel rods. Six of these are (or were) located at the top of six reactor buildings. One “common pool” is at ground level in a separate building. Each “reactor top” pool holds 3450 fuel rod assemblies. The common pool holds 6291 fuel rod assemblies. [The common pool has windows on one wall which were almost certainly destroyed by the tsunami.] Each assembly holds sixty-three fuel rods. This means the Fukushima Daiichi plant may contain over 600,000 spent fuel rods.”
There have been massive design issues with the Mark 1 nuclear reactor stretching back three decades.
As ABC News reports today, “Thirty-five years ago, Dale G. Bridenbaugh and two of his colleagues at General Electric resigned from their jobs after becoming increasingly convinced that the nuclear reactor design they were reviewing — the Mark 1 — was so flawed it could lead to a devastating accident.”
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“The problems we identified in 1975 were that, in doing the design of the containment, they did not take into account the dynamic loads that could be experienced with a loss of coolant,” Bridenbaugh told ABC News in an interview. “The impact loads the containment would receive by this very rapid release of energy could tear the containment apart and create an uncontrolled release.”
RELATED: Fukushima’s Spent Fuel Rods Pose Grave Danger
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This a scary face or what ?
No sooner had US papers printed this picture than they received calls, asking if the photo had been faked to appear to show a face with horns. The answer from Associated Press was no.
Did this have any significance to Osama bin Laden’s sick mind? The Muslim high point in trying to take over Europe ended when they were turned back from Vienna on September 11, 1683 A.D.
Amos 9:11
“In that day I will restore the fallen house of David. I will repair its damaged walls. From the ruins I will rebuild it and restore its former glory.”
The Islamic terror attacks on the Twin Towers and the Pentagon in the U.S. in the end of Ellul, 5761 was the first shot in the War of Gog and Magog.
The beginning of the war was predicted in an incredible way by Rav Amnon Yitzhak, , the head of the Shofar Organization, who stubbornly claimed throughout all of 5761 that the war would start that year, and when he was confronted 2 days before the terror attack, he stubbornly said that the year was still not over, and the rest is history.
The matter was publicized in one of the newspapers at the initiative of deceased Arutz Sheva reporter Adir Zik z”l, who was one of the witnesses to the matter.
Similarly, the leader of the Shomerei Emunim Hasidic sect said about 2 weeks before the terror attacks that the U.S. will pay dearly for its denying Israel the right to respond to terror attacks against it, and the rest is history.
It’s brought down in a number of commentaries, and expanded upon in the Malbim that the War of Gog and will be between Christianity and Islam. Only in its final stage will it reach the land of Israel.
The Holy Zohar at the Parasha ’Balak’ (Numbers, Page 212) talks about many matters that are supposed to happen at the latter days there the ”Zohar” almost 2000 years ago predicts that on the 25th day of the 6th Hebrew month, the month known as Elul in the “great city of Rome” there will fall of 3 high towers and a wall., and that this WILL BE the triggering process which will lead ultimately to the coming of the Messiah. in the year 2001, the 25th day of Elul was September 13th, and NOT September 11th…. That is pretty close to when the twin towers fell, and a wall (of the pentagon). A whole side of the American ministry of defense, the Pentagon, was destroyed. Thousands of people died in these incidents.
In the 18th century (1700′s), the “Genius of Vilna” stated that the Zohar text which described the devastation in ”Rome” of the 3 towers and a wall on the 25th of Elul was “off by two” days - the Zohar was then corrected so that the most correct version (Sifra d’Tsniutha) reads the devastation will occur on the 23rd of Elul – which WAS September 11th.
The Zohar was a hand written manuscript for many years before the printing press, errors happen.
Here is the complete text from the Zohar
In the words of the Zohar it is described thus:
God will rebuild Jerusalem and there shall be a star flashing with seventy streamers and seventy flames in the midst of the firmament. It shall illuminate and flash for seventy days. It will appear on the sixth day of the week, on the twenty-fifth day of the sixth month. It shall disappear on the seventh day after seventy days. On the first day it will be seen in the powerful city of Rome. On that day, 3 high towers will fall and a wall will be destroyed. The ruler of that city shall die. Then that star shall be visible throughout the whole world. At that time great wars will be fought in the world, and no faith will be found among men. A certain king will arise who will desire dominion over all kings. He will make war on two sides and prevail against them. On the day the star disappears the Holy Land will be shaken over an area of forty-five miles around the place the Temple used to be. A cavern will then open beneath the ground. From that cave will come forth a great fire to destroy the world. From that cave shall come forth a royal branch to rule over the world and be given kingship. Mankind will suffer calamity after calamity, and the enemies of Israel shall prevail. Then the Spirit of the Messiah shall rise against them to destroy Edom, burning the land of Seir with fire.
The 3 towers are the twin towers plus WTC Building #7 , The wall is a whole side of the American ministry of defense, the Pentagon.
Seir is the land of Edom, Rome is its offspring.
The fourth and last exile of the Jews is called exile Edom. In order to completely understand what is Edom, we must go back in history.
The ascent of the Roman empire began slowly as it assumed the rulership from the Greek empire. The Roman empire sprawled from England, including all of Europe, till North Africa, as well as the Middle East and of course, Israel. That’s how powerful she was at her peak. Most of the Edom nations are descendants of Esav.
After the disintegration and fall of the Roman Empire, the nations branched out under different rulerships. In every era, there was one country that was considered powerful, once it was Russia, Spain, Great Britian, France, Germany, etc. Many countries, each with different cultures, but all with the same denominator - the character of Edom and the features of their forefather, Esav.
At some point in history many Europeans immigrated to the new country - America. They are the descendants of Esav in different bodies. The same culture, same character, same traits, and the same Edom ancient ideology. Although the world is much more advanced today, one can clearly see that in our generation, America is the most powerful country - Edom.
The SENATE ruled in Rome and the SENATE rules America.
America is Seir land of Edom.
All the “bad” things written don’t have to happen.
All the Good will come to pass.
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Israel independence day is celebrated
On the 5th of the Biblical month of Iyar
Which this year falls on the 19th of April.
My mother was born on the 19th of April
And in that year the 19th of April was the
First night of Passover, Sader night. So
Sometimes the 19th of April is was the
First night of Passover other years it is
Israel independence day. These occur in
A cycle of 19 years. This is not a chance occurrence.
This reflects the connection of the Redempion
Of the Jews from Egypt to the foundation of
The State of Israel and final redemption which is
In the process of unfolding.
“As in the days when you left Egypt”
Michah 7:15.
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Some hardcore carnivores have a hard time finding meat alternatives such as soy protein or tofu burgers to be palatable. But non-meat eaters may lose their appetite along with their carnivorous friends over this one – a meat alternative made from HUMAN EXCREMENT. Yep, you heard me correctly — Japanese scientist Mitsuyuki Ikeda has developed a “burger” made from soya, steak sauce essence, and protein extracted from human feces. Hit the break for a video explaining the process!
A document has surfaced detailing preparations for Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei’s escape from Iran is causing quite a stir regarding the future of the Islamic regime.
On Wednesday, a letter, on the official stationary of the Islamic republic’s National Security Council, detailing the preparations being made to quickly smuggle Khamenei and other top aides out of Iran.
“We would like to inform you of the inspection, check-up and preparation of the aircraft, destination Russia, for the purpose of transporting the Supreme Leader, his esteemed family and various Iranian Revolutionary Guards officials should the commanding forces lose control,” the letter stated, stamped by Dr. Saeed Jalili, current secretary of the Supreme National Security Council and the country’s chief nuclear negotiator.
The letter was reminiscent of the Shah’s escape from Iran in 1979 following violent demonstrations to overthrow his government.
Reports from Iran indicate that the Supreme National Security Council has ordered a complete check-up of the jet which is on standby to fly Ayatollah Sayyid Ali Khamenei and his family to Russia should the situation in Iran spiral out of control. The order, to the Pasdaran Revolutionary Guard Corps, was dated on Sunday, 27 December. A fax containing the order was sent to Dutch-based Shahrzad News.
Iran Global website has exposed a document that discloses information on Khamenei and various authorities of the regime’s possible escape to Russia.
The document is on the National Security Agency of the Islamic regime’s letterhead addressed from the office of the High Assembly of the Islamic Republic’s National Security official [name is redacted] to an individual [name redacted] in the revolutionary guards. The letter is dated 6th of Dey (December 27th).
It reads:
Re: Response to a letter number [redacted] written on the 5th of Dey (December 26th).
Salam Aleykom
With respect, we would like to inform you of the inspection, check up and preparation of the aircraft, destination Russia, for the purpose of transporting the Supreme Leader ….
If Khamenei does depart the country, it would be reminiscent of an historic event in Iranian history: Jan. 16, 1979, when the Iranian Shah Mohammed Reza Pahlevi fled Iran following an increase in violent protests. The anniversary of that event is coming up soon.
A document has surfaced detailing preparations for Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei’s escape from Iran is causing quite a stir regarding the future of the Islamic regime.
On Wednesday, a letter, on the official stationary of the Islamic republic’s National Security Council, detailing the preparations being made to quickly smuggle Khamenei and other top aides out of Iran.
“We would like to inform you of the inspection, check-up and preparation of the aircraft, destination Russia, for the purpose of transporting the Supreme Leader, his esteemed family and various Iranian Revolutionary Guards officials should the commanding forces lose control,” the letter stated, stamped by Dr. Saeed Jalili, current secretary of the Supreme National Security Council and the country’s chief nuclear negotiator.
The letter was reminiscent of the Shah’s escape from Iran in 1979 following violent demonstrations to overthrow his government.
Reports from Iran indicate that the Supreme National Security Council has ordered a complete check-up of the jet which is on standby to fly Ayatollah Sayyid Ali Khamenei and his family to Russia should the situation in Iran spiral out of control. The order, to the Pasdaran Revolutionary Guard Corps, was dated on Sunday, 27 December. A fax containing the order was sent to Dutch-based Shahrzad News.
Iran Global website has exposed a document that discloses information on Khamenei and various authorities of the regime’s possible escape to Russia.
The document is on the National Security Agency of the Islamic regime’s letterhead addressed from the office of the High Assembly of the Islamic Republic’s National Security official [name is redacted] to an individual [name redacted] in the revolutionary guards. The letter is dated 6th of Dey (December 27th).
It reads:
Re: Response to a letter number [redacted] written on the 5th of Dey (December 26th).
Salam Aleykom
With respect, we would like to inform you of the inspection, check up and preparation of the aircraft, destination Russia, for the purpose of transporting the Supreme Leader ….
If Khamenei does depart the country, it would be reminiscent of an historic event in Iranian history: Jan. 16, 1979, when the Iranian Shah Mohammed Reza Pahlevi fled Iran following an increase in violent protests. The anniversary of that event is coming up soon.
Isaiah speaks of these times:
“ on that day shall the glory of Jacob shall be made thin and his flesh shall become lean”
(17:4)
The Radak explains in this time will be revealed the ten tribes that were lost to us till now. The tribe of Menashah the son Of Josheph has already returned. This is the ” glory of Jacob”. But this glory will be thinned by the glory of the nation of Ashur (Iran). Israel will feel rich for a moment from the gatherings of the exiles, but the glorious feeling will not last because of the trouble of Iran. All this is said to precede the redemption.
Rabbi Hai Goan tells us A sign of the “end of days” is when Edom rules upon Yisrael for not less than 9 months, but not more than 3 years. After this period Yisrael will take the kingship from Edom. This will be after Edom removes the kingship from power that is ruling Ashur (Iran).
The are many ways these things can work out as the Rambam reveals.
AP contributed to the report.
Amazing a anti religious secular website like Haaretz published a article stating a centuries-old rabbinical prophecy that appears to be coming true, on March 16, 2010, Israel will begin construction of the Third Temple in Jerusalem.
According to the Vilna Gaon, one of the greatest sages of the 18th century on ”March 16, 2010, Israel will begin construction of the Third Temple in Jerusalem…., He said that the Hurva Synagogue in Jerusalem, which was built during his day, would be destroyed and rebuilt twice, and that when the Hurva was completed for the third time, construction on the Third Temple would begin……In 2001, Israel finally decided to rebuild the landmark, which today stands in the center of the Jewish Quarter in Jerusalem’s Old City. The building is scheduled to be completed and the Hurva Synagogue dedicated for the third time on March 15 of next year.”
Interestingly, looking at a calendar will show you that March 16 is Rosh Chodesh Nissan. We know that the gemara says in Nissan the Jews were redeemed [from Egypt] and in Nissan the Jews will again be redeemed.
The Hurva’s violent history befits its evocative name. The synagogue dates back to the year 1701, when a group of newly arrived Polish Hasidic Jews led by Rabbi Yehuda ha-Hasid began constructing a new house of worship for their small congregation. Two decades later, the building was still unfinished when the congregation ran out of money and was expelled from the city by local Arab creditors, who proceeded to tear down the incomplete structure. The ruined remnants of the building stood, untouched, for a century, giving the synagogue its name — “Hurva,” Hebrew for “ruin.” Then, in a project that began in 1836, disciples of the Vilna Gaon rebuilt the synagogue. For the next 80 years, the domed, neo-Byzantine synagogue dominated the skyline of the Jewish quarter.
But its architectural reign came to an end in 1948, when the Jordanian army destroyed the Hurva during the War of Independence as part of a larger effort to erase the Jewish presence from the Old City and prevent Jews from ever returning there.
Well it didn’t work, the Jews returned and Hurva Synagogue is almost completely rebuilt.
The Vilna Gaon believed that the ingathering of Jews from the Jewish diaspora would spark the redemption of all the Jewish people in the Land of Israel, and the world would recognize the right of the Jews to a national and spiritual life there. He believed that the return to the Holy Land was not to await the Messianic era, but to bring it about.
Elijah ben Solomon (1720 - 1797), more commonly known as the Vilna Gaon, was among most prominent leaders of European Jewry in the eigteenth century. As a talmudic prodiy, Elijah was given the appellation ”gaon” meaning genius. Yet, he was more than a brilliant talmud scholar, and he was known for his great kindness. In study, the Gaon stressed the importance of worldly knowledge in addition to Judaica, and he himself wrote on grammar and mathematics.
It once happened that the Vilna Gaon was sitting enwrapped in his Talit and encrowned with his Tefillin and studying Torah. Thieves heard that there was gold and silver in the Gaon’s apartment. They entered the apartment, and demanded the gold and silver from the Gaon’s pupils. They replied, “We have no gold or silver here.” The thieves did not know that there was Torah here, and not gold and silver. The pupils began to shout, and the Gaon came out of his room, with his Talit and Tefillin on him. When the thieves saw him, they made haste to flee.
The pupils asked the Gaon: ”We, too, are wearing Talit and Tefillin - why are they not afraid of us?”
The Vilna Gaon replied: ”It is written, ’And all the peoples of the earth shall see that the Lord’s name is proclaimed over you, and they shall stand in fear of you’ - these are the head Tefillin, not those on the head, but in the head, that a person should not be distracted as long as they are on his head.”
The Vilna Gaon teaches in Kol HaTor (1:2): It is incumbent upon each of us to learn and understand all the aspects and spiritual qualities of Mashiach ben Yosef, that they be a candle to light the way of our steps and accessible to us like a set table, to guide us in the way of action and the particular tasks that are upon us in order to assist the redemption of Yisrael, and bring it speedily.
The concept of Mashiach ben Yosef is discussed at great length in the Zohar and the writings of the AriZaL. It is also discussed in later Kabbalistic works by the RamChaL, the Vilna Gaon, and others. Upon deeper analysis of verses in Tanach and Midrashei ChaZaL, numerous references and teachings about Mashiach ben Yosef become apparent.
I was motivated by the above injunction of the Vilna Gaon to develop some of these ideas and to commit them to writing in English, in order to present an introduction to the concept of Mashiach ben Yosef, for the English speaking public and to encourage the dissemination of the teachings of the Vilna Gaon which illuminate and clarify the Redemption process, which we are witnessing the unfolding of, each day. My ideas are based on the teachings of the Vilna Gaon, which appear in “Kol HaTor”, of Rav Hillel of Shkolov; the Vilna Gaon’s primary student.
Torah for Yesterday and Today :
Parsha Shalach
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Towards the end of our parsha in discussing sitzet the Torah states “You shall not go after your eyes or your heart that lead you astray”. Meaning away from the way of GOD. As the sitzet allude to all the comandments as the numerical value of sitzet plus their 8 threads and 5 knots equals 613 (all the comandments). Do not follow your eyes astray, but contemplate the commandments which direct us in the way which is upright. Do not follow your heart astray but love GOD. As mistakes begin when one acts in a way not prescribed by the Torah. Like in our parsha the sages say GOD never told Yisreal to send spies. That is why the parsha begins with the words “send to you spies”. The people asked for this. GOD certainly did not need them to be sent. So it should not be suprising that their mission did not turn out well. This is where things begin to go wrong. Wrong for a long time as this was the 9th of Av. The day of destruction of both temples. Since GOD did not say to send out spies, the spies became filled and obsessed with excessive desires for honor. When arrogance rises upon one’s heart, the Shechinah flees. As the 2 do not dwell together. From this they were caught in their own sin. Their sin resulted in all Yisrael losing faith. As is written “our brothers have made our hearts melt”. This is much like todays false leaders who say ”there is no way to stop the rockets that hit our cities”, but this is ever so far from the truth. There is a simple solution ”overwelming military force”. After all other avenues are exausted, The sages warned us against these false leaders when they wrote almost 2000 years ago concerning these times in the ancient manuscript Signs of the Mashiach we are told that before Redemption GOD will stand up kings over his people Yisreal who will reject his Torah in their dat (knowledge). They will be liars, But they will see themselves as those who serve GOD, but they do not. They will be disgusting. They will confuse all creation. (like Israel giving up land in Gazza to terrorists so they can from there fire rockets and morters at our civilian populations) Even the transgressors among Yisrael will be further removed from the redemption by these leaders who reject GOD, and the fear of Him. This will be a generation where truth is despised. At this time Yisrael will be without a king or true leader, alter or sacrifices. This generation will suffer becouse of harsh decrees that are different, strange and tragic made by these kings who reject GOD . They will make atheistic rulings against the Temple, GOD and his Torah.
Towards the end of the parsha some men went up to the land, it says ”the ark was not with them”. They went of their own accord. GOD had not told them to take the land at that time, but they went up anyway. Like the spies their action was not in accordance with Divine will, so how could it be successful ?. Only if our actions are in accordance with the Torah, Divine will, can we succeed in the end. The people could not enter the land till they were ready and could go with the Ark. With out the Torah one just doesn’t stand a chance in the Holy land. As the verse states “The land is a land that consumes its inhabitants”. R. Ostrowicze explains ”its inhabitants” which literally in Hebrew means those who sit are consumed by the land. As the Holy land will not allow one to stay who is not moving higher and higher in Holiness. The prophets warn us concerning this as Isiah says:
” In that day shall the plant of YHVH shall be beautiful and glorious, and the fruit of the land shall be excellent and beautiful for those that remain of Israel. And it will come to pass that he that remains in Zion and He that remains in Jerusalem shall be called Holy,” (4:2)
But as we see in the parsha even after the spies bring back a bad report and GOD is very disappointed with us, and wants to bring severe judgment. The intercession of Moshe saves us. R. Yochanon states ”wherever you find greatness you find meekness”. GOD wishes the world to acknowledge him, then He will suspend justice and retribution to further this end. For this reason we must appeal to GOD for mercy upon his people as the hour is ”dark”, as enemies surround us. With Divine intervention we will find protection and Peace. With a complete redemption with our righteous Mashiach and the Holy Temple built Quickly in our days. AMEN
Shabot shalom
What follows are the instructions left to us by the Biblical Prophets on how to fix our world, and bring Redemption. They knew what would be wrong in our world from the spirit of Holiness, so lets act on their advice.
The prophet Isaiah says:
” And YHVH says they walk neck stretched forth and winking eyes, walking and raising themselves as they walk. With their feet they spout venom ”. (3:16)
What is described here are haughty arrogant people. Nothing is more destructive to man’s spiritual life than arrogance. A man’s arrogance is what causes the fall of a soul into the dark prison of materialism. A society that sets its goals on acquiring wealth, fame and glory are their own assassins. As they’re envisioned life denigrates into an unproductive life of sensual gratification. This all creates the competitive man against man we live in now. If people are not haughty and arrogant they they then will care for one and other and act accordingly. Ideas such as justice, liberty and democracy for selfish aims is disaster.
The Vilna Goan explains that individuals who live for prestige, wealth and honor from others are bound to conflict with everyone around them. A society that values such a life style directs its people to be against one another. The seeking of prestige breeds jealousy, jealousy breeds anger, anger breeds strife, enmity and the destruction of family, community and ultimately the entire society.1
From Isaiah we see that we must be very careful not to do what others call justice:
” He hoped for justice and found there was injustice for righteousness and beheld a joke ” (5:7)
Exact justice on behalf of the poor. In appearance people may appear to do righteousness and justice. There may be courts set up, but still not be justice for all. This type of righteousness is so far from satisfying the needs of the poor that God calls it a joke.
We can look to the Prophet Amos:
“Those who turn justice to wormwood, and who leave righteousness on the ground ” (5:7)
Judgement is perverted for the rich. Making judgements for the poor like wormwood, which is bitter. Concerning ” who leaves righteousness on the ground ” this means they totally disregard it, as it does not matter at all. Jeremiah says ” For I am YHVH who practices kindness, justice and righteousness on the earth. In these things I delight says YHVH ”(9:23). Thus man should follow suit and not cast kindness righteousness and justice on the earth, but should hasten to pursue these traits.
The prophet Zechariah Says:
“For these things that you do speak truth each one to his neighbor, truth and judgement of peace shall you judge in your cities. Let no one think evil of his neighbors in his heart, nor shall you love a false oath, for these are what I hate, says YHVH ” (8:16)
One must labor for all mankind’s material and spiritual welfare, because this is all involved in the positive command ” And You shall love your neighbor as yourself ”. kindness must be strengthened by every possible means. The Chofetz Chayim teaches when one has compassion for a friend and shows him kindness, the divine attribute of kindness is kindled. The sages say ” If those who need kindness act kindly to one another, then I who am full of mercy and kindness will bless them with kindness ”! The Divine force of kindness that is kindled bestows blessing on the entire world, and particularly on the one who induced it. All He does is surrounded in blessing.2
Concerning social injustice and economic oppression. Let us open with the words of Isaiah:
“Woe to those who join house to house and field to field, they draw close till there is no place, and you will be settled alone in the midst of the land ” (5:8)
They create a situation where there is no where for the poor man to live, as Rashi explains. This type of action is robbing the poor of their land. They allow themselves to act in this selfish way by denying that the land actually belongs to God, and that the poor inherently have a right to a place to live as explained by the Radak and Ibn Ezra. By joining field to field the small independent farmer is put out of business by large commercial industrial farming corporations. In safer Elijah, Elijah the Prophet says that because of interest taken on houses, and stealing fields from this there will be orphans and widows in sackcloth.3
Jeremiah warns us of the dangers of trying to become rich:
“For wicked men are found among my people, they lie in wait as a trap bites. They station an ambush, they catch people. As a cage is full so are their houses full of deceit. They have become great, they have become rich. They have become fat, they have become thick. They also transgress in deeds of wickedness, they don’t plead the cause of the orphan that they should prosper. The judgement of the poor they will not judge ” (5:26)
The Radak explains that these people take property through deceit, they acquire property without toil. They become great with riches, yet are not satisfied with their wealth but continue to rob and cheat until they surpass the deeds of the wicked.
the prophet Jeremiah as he continues to describe the degradation of greed:
“You Have turned and profaned my name, and you took back each man his man servants and maid servants, and forced them to be man and maid servants to you” (34:17)
Whats described here are the employment situations which are now being offered to the poor, and exploitation of the ” third world ” countries which are worse than slavery. As the sages teach that according to the law of the Torah even one’s own slave must be provided food and housing as an equal. If a person only has one pillow he must give it to his slave.
The prophet Amos continues showing us how greed can become one’s life:
“Who aspire on the dust of the Earth concerning the head of the poor ” (2:7)
Rashi explains ”on the dust of the earth” meaning that when they walk on the Earth all their aspirations and all their thoughts are concerning the head of the poor, how they will rob them, and take their property. This is so insane as Rabbi Hirsh teaches that bread winning is only a means to make money, and not the purpose of life.4 Yet many spend all their effort only concerning such an end. The robbing of the poor man here is not by people that we call thugs, but as it says, this robbery is well thought out. This is the exploitation of the poor by businessmen. This is taking the farms away from the poor farmers. This is cold calculated oppression.
The Vilna Goan teaches ” As the evil of atheism and greed grows, so will its suffering, even to the point that the increased evil will threaten the very existence of the world. Then God will force man into seeing that his choice of selfishness over the rule of God was a disastrous one.”5
The Prophets also speak of spiritual rebukes, but this is as icing on the cake. Whats listed here is what is needed to we may be righteous, to be Holy is a higher level we should also strive for but I will adress that elsewhere. The basic principles are here.
Universal commandments were given by God to all mankind through Adam and Noah, and are included within the Bible. These universal commandments and the details of their observance all comes from the Torah Revealed at Sinai. These universal commandments are known as the “the seven laws of Noah”.
These 7 laws include :
1.Do not worship Idols
2.Do not use the Name of God in Vain
3.Do not kill
4.Do not act in a sexually immoral manner
5.Do not steal
6.Do not eat the limb of a living animal-no animal cruelty
7.Establish courts of Justice
These seven laws of the Righteous Gentile are similar to the 613 laws of the Torah for the Jew. They have many different levels of understanding and many details of application. Most aspects of the Torah are included within them.
By that which is set forth here, if we strive for these thing the world will be fixed from the destructive path it is set on now.
- 1Gra agada
- 2Chomat Daat, Chapter 14 Chophetz Chayim
- 3Safer Eliyahu-Atzorot Midrashim p.26
- 4Chomat Daat
- 5Gra on Agada
What’s really going on in the world. What will be. Is this the time. What will be with Iran. Its is written concerning them in the end days.
Lets look at the words of Isaiah to understand the difficulty of these times:
” on that day shall the glory of Jacob shall be made thin and his flesh shall become lean”
(17:4)
The Radak explains in this time will be revealed the ten tribes that were lost to us till now. This is the ” glory of Jacob”.
This has already happened, some of the 10 tribes have returned to Isreal.
But this glory will be thinned by the glory of the nation of Ashur (Iran). Israel will feel rich for a moment from the gatherings of the exiles, but the glorious feeling will not last because of the trouble of Iran. Isaiah continues:
“ At that day shall a man look to his maker, and his eyes shall have regard to the Holy One of Israel ” (17:7)
The Metsudat David says man will come to trust in God, because there will be no place else to turn.
kindness of God becomes more wondrous and incredible:
“ It shall be for a sign and a witness to YHVH TSVAOT in the land of Egypt. They shall cry to YHVH because of their troubles, and He shall send them one Who shall plead for Them and deliver them. YHVH shall be known to Egypt and Egypt shall be know YHVH on that day. They shall do Sacrifice and Meal offerings. They shall vow a vow to YHVH and perform it. YHVH shall smite Egypt. He shall smite and heal. They shall return to YHVH . He shall be entreated of them and shall heal them. In that day there shall be a highway out of Egypt to Assur (Iran) and Iran shall come to Egypt to worship, and Egypt to Iran and Egypt will worship with Iran ” (19:20-23)
The Radak explains Egypt will recognize there is God alone after God sends them Messiah to deliver them. After God smites Them He will heal them. The Radak explains Egypt will be innovators of Divine service among the nations. Although Egypt will be the first of the nations to accept the kingdom of Heaven, The people of Asur (Iran) will surpass them in their Zeal to worship God. One must always remember that even if God Always fulfils His good word. The way it will come about is left up to us.
The redemption from Edom is joined to the redemption of the threat of conquest from “Assur” .
The Nation known as Assur is the nation of Persia, also called Iran. Concerning the identity of Edom, the sages teach that their decedents founded Rome. In the genealogy of the Torah we find that Edom is the grandfather of Amalek, a race whose inherent quality is to be the enemy of God and his people Israel. Now let us elaborate on this with the words of the prophets, concerning Edom :
The prophet Daniel states:
“ The fourth beast is exceedingly terrifying, awesome and strong, with immense iron teeth, it was eating, crumbling and trampling the rest with its feet. It was different then, all the other beasts that preceded it, as it had ten horns ”. (7:8)
The sages say this fourth beast represents the influence of Rome. This beast is different than the ones that preceded it. Its philosophy has dominated and united many nations around the world. Through their unifying interests these nations come together to form the beast of ten horns described here.
The prophet Daniel continues:
“ I was studying the horns and behold another came up, a small one among them. The three previous were uprooted before it. Behold, it had human eyes in this horn, and a mouth speaking haughty words ”. (7:8)
This small horn is the nation that rises to be the leader of this group of ten. Now back to Iran.
The prophet Michah states:
“ There will be this peace, Iran shall come into our land, he will tread down our palaces. Then we will raise against him seven shepherds and eight princes of men who shall break the land of Assur with the sword, and thus deliver us from Iran when he comes into our land, to tread within our borders. The remnant of Jacob shall be in the midst of the nations as the dew of YHVH. Your hand shall be lifted on all who trouble you, and your enemies will be cut off ”. (5:4-8)
Ibn Ezra explains that the seven shepherds will be Adam, Seth, Methuselah, Abraham, Jacob, Moses and King David. The eight princes are Joshua, Saul, Samuel, Amos, Zephaniah, Hezkiah, Elijah and the Messiah. The Shalah HaKodesh also teaches that a decedent of the tribe of Dan will conduct a great battle - assisting Messiah Ben Joseph before the coming of Messiah Ben David.1
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1Sni Luchot ha Brit
You need to read between the lines.
The time may be near to leave the countries of the exile, before the plague of DARKNESS takes hold , Last time 4 out of 5 died :
In the Talmud in tractate Magilla we learn that once Jerusalem is built, the kingdom of David will come, as the Prophet Hosea states ” The children of Israel will return and seek YHVH their God and David their King ” (3:5).1 But the jewelry, watch, houses, expensive wig, and the quicksand that is the “good life” is more powerful than the commandments. Take to heart one of the last teaching of Rabbi Shimon bar Yochi from Zohar Chadash Tikunim as there we learn In the last exile God will not send us out from the host country of our exile till we take alot of money, like we did before leaving Egypt. So it shall be in the last exile. With this money we will be required to make an offering to God. But the evil inclination will come close seeing all the things God has given them, and will wants these things for himself. The will be the time to run from the devil, the desire of your evil inclination. All who are strong with their Nashama (soul of Divine intellect) will guard to be close to God. Then God will cause him to bring these things to serve Him. So don’t die in the plague of darkness (Obama Plague) take what you have and leave you
Egypt (your host country of exile) in haste.2
1. 2Zohar Chadash Tikunim p.236
These are not the only problems as we see in the manuscript ”misa Danial” In the time before Mashiach‘s coming there will be people he calls דתי הרשע (wicked religious) they with other men will try to make peace with Yisrael’s enemies. But this path will only bring to Yisrael violence very much, and there is nothing else like this in the whole earth.1
1. 1Misa Danial-Atzarot Midrashim
David Bruser
Staff Reporter
A mysterious and “severe” respiratory illness that has surfaced in parts of Mexico is killing some and leaving others on ventilators.
The flu-like condition – health officials say some specimens have tested positive for influenzas A and B – has so far affected healthy young adults between the ages 25 and 44.
The victims were sickened in central and south Mexico and showed influenza-like symptoms that quickly progressed to “severe respiratory distress” in five days. Some health care workers have been affected.
MEXICO CITY .- At least 500 employees of the Health sector in Mexico City are infected with influenza virus, reported Antonio Sanchez Arriaga, general secretary of the National Independent Union of Health Workers.
The contagion has affected workers and employees of major public hospitals in the Capital, such as the Juarez Hospital, General Hospital, National Institute of Respiratory Diseases, and hospitals in the area of Tlalpan, where the National Institute Cardiology, the National Nutrition Institute and the Hospital Manuel Gea González, in addition to the Red Cross Polanco.
The union leader warned that the number of infections could triple this week not to take necessary health measures
“Last Friday we learned of the infection and ask our representatives in the various hospitals who send us reports of patients, and found that the focus of infection and reached 500 partners,” said Sanchez Arriaga.
The leader of the guild said that the authorities are overcome by the presence of influenza in hospitals and only palliative measures have been implemented to try to prevent further infections.
THIS COULD GET REAL SERIOUS FOLKS
