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Imagine – Stephen Hawking, who galore have called the “Einstein of Today,” preaching in the inner city streets of London – wearing a sandwich board sign that proclaims, “Repent for the End is Near.” Does that sound improbable to happen? Well maybe, giving careful consideration to that Mr. Hawking just wrote in his new book: “The Grand Design,” – that the laws of physics genuinely don’t need a God to explain the creation (or the destruction) of the universe: “Because there is a law such as gravity, the universe may and will formulate itself from nothing. Spontaneous creation is the reason there is something rather than nothing, why the universe exists, why we exist. It is not necessary to invoke God to light the blue touch paper and set the universe going” (Stephen Hawking). However, a great deal of other scientists these days are taking more of a prophetic position when talking about 2012. There are presently 7 zealous groups (see below) preaching that the end of days will come in less than 26 months (December, 2012), and 5 of these groups – are from the scientific community. 7 Signs Predicting the End of Days in 2012 1. The Earth’s Magnetic Field – Scientists predict that the earth’s magnetic fields (north and south poles) that shield us from most of the sun’s radiation will swap places in 2012, causing sufficient ultraviolet rays to kill everything that it touches (nasa.gov). 2. Sun Storms – Solar experts from around the world who monitor the sun are reporting that solar storms have not long ago been bombarding the world with a lot of radiation energy that has been knocking out power grids and demolishing satellites. They are calculating that this action will get worse and predict that it will reach it is deadly peak in the year 2012 (nasa.gov). 3. Super Volcano – Scientists report that the Yellowstone National Park volcano in the United States is steadily building up pressure. It has a pattern of erupting each 700,000 years, and we are way overdue. Geologists are predicting it is next Big Bang in 2012, will fill the atmosphere with ash, block the sun and plunge the world into a frozen winter that could last up to 17,000 years (nasca.org). 4. The Atom Smasher – European Scientists are building the world’s biggest particle accelerator designed to smash molecules together to find out what makes the universe tick. Scientists around the world are predicting disastrous results when this machine is turned on for it is initial severe experiment in 2012. They believe that it could give rise to mini black holes that would crush the world into a super-dense blob the size of a watermelon (cbsnews.com). 5. The Physicists – Berkley University physicists have determined that the world is well overdue for a major catastrophic event, and they have calculated and prevised with a 99% certainty that we’re all going to die in 2012 (millerinstitute.berkeley.edu). 6. The Mayan Calendar – The Mayans were the initial to predict the end of the world on December 21, 2012. They were very good at building highly precise astrological instrumentation out of stone, and they managed to calculate the length of the lunar moon as 329.53020 days, only 34 seconds out – thousands of years ago. Some are saying that since they were competent to calculate the lunar cycle – their end of the world prophecy must likewise be right on target (usetoday.com). 7. The Bible – Some Christian groups are proclaiming that interpretations of the Book of Revelation predict the date for the final battle amidst good and evil (Armageddon), will be in 2012 (gnmagizine.org). Since I do not have a scientific background, I will refer you to Mr. Hawking concerning the introductory five scientific prophecies. To be fare he was cited as saying: “We’re not saying there is no God, we’re saying there is no need for God to explain the universe, and I agree with him on that. I will briefly comment on ancient religions and their apocalyptic predictions, but will save the commentary for the sixth reason for the Mayan archeologist experts. This article will principally focus on ancient religious manuscripts including biblical scriptures in an try to answer the following two questions and will be disunited into two parts: Part 1: Is there any ancient proof of a 7 – Dimensional God who will fetch in regards to the end of the world as we recognise it? and if so - PART ONE 7 Dimensional Background As a foundation or prerequisite for this article, I would give hope or courage to you to read the 7 articles beneath that help a seven dimensional theory of everything: 1. Contemplating a 7 – Dimensional Theory of Everything, As I have repeatedly noted in my former articles, I would like to apologize in advance for offending anyone’s religious sensitivities, as this is a work in progress that is very, very far from perfect, and I am completely conscious of my biases toward Christianity. I would likewise like to say that this article is intended for those that do not believe in God or are confused regarding religion (16% of our 6 Billion-plus people on planet earth). With the above disclaimer to being a Prophet of God (that even sounds foolish as I write it) or having and/ or knowing the sheer truth, I would like to present what I believe to be the roots of ancient religious cognition and ageless wisdom that give us a good deal of answers to how ancient civilizations viewed these questions. I would initial like to focus on the most substantial present day forms of religion and then consider their apocalyptic divinations with regards to the end of the world. 7 Major Expressions of Ancient Religions and their 7 Dimensional Influences “For since the creation of the world God’s invisible qualities-his eternal power and divine nature-have been distinctly seen, being understood from what has been made, so that men are without excuse,” (The Bible, Romans 1:20). It is clear from the above verse that God has revealed himself to all people all around history – even prior to the development of religions. Following are the 7 major forms of world religions that include 84% of the world’s present population (World population was 6,871,111,449 on Sep 25, 2010) with galore of their 7 Dimensional influences and apocalyptic predictions. 1. Ancient Mystery Religions: The 7 Days of Creation (Prehistory) Note: According to Adherents.com/ Religions, the “Nonreligious Group” (that includes – agnostic, atheist, secular humanist, and people answering no religious preference) make up – 16%. This is not a finish listing of all world religions as there are over 4,300 distinct faith groups covering all countries of the world. Seven (7) Major Expressions of Ancient Religions and their Apocalyptic Predictions 1. Ancient Mystery Religions: Every twenty-six thousand years our solar scheme passes through the twelve zodiac signs. Ancient civilizations such as the Egyptians, Mayan, Hopi, Cherokee, and the Apache were conscious of this great cycle and formulated calendars according to it. Mayan cultures and civilizations were conscious of this end date as December 21, 2012, and Nostradamus even prophesied regarding it (Esoteric Agenda Video). 2. Judaism: In Judaism the term “End of Days” is taken from the Tanakh, Numbers 24:4, as a reference to the Messianic era and the Jewish faith in the coming of Mashiach and the World to Come. The Dead Sea Scrolls identifies the Messiah as Melchizedek (Dead Sea Scrolls, 11Q13). 3. Hinduism: Ancient Hindus had a cyclic understanding of external history and internal 4. Buddhism: Like Hindus, Buddhists in general believe in a cycle of creation and destruction, of which the current epoch represents only the latest step. 5. Chinese Traditional Religions: The I Ching or Tao Te Ching or The Book of Change is rudimentary to Chinese Religion. Researchers have studied the arousing and attention holding numerology behind the I Ching and were astonished to find that after graphing the beginning of life on our planet and the beginning of historical time, it fit perfectly over the timeline and in doing so, the end of the graph lined up upon December 22, 2012 (Explain 2012.com). 6. Christianity: In Christianity, the End Times are ofttimes depicted as a time of tribulation that precedes the Second Coming of the Christian “savior” or a “hoped-for deliverer”, Jesus, the Christian Messiah, who will usher in the Kingdom of God and fetch an end to suffering and evil. 7. Islam: In Islam,Yawm al-Qiyamah “the Day of Resurrection” or Yawm ad-Din “the Day of Judgement”, Allah’s final assessment of humanity, is preceded by the end of the world. Note: The Judaism, Hinduism, Buddhism, Christianity, & Islam quotes are from Wikipedia. It’s interesting that all 7 major expressions of the current religions that dominate our world today have scriptural proof for the “End of Days.” Eschatology is a share of theology that studies the final events in history, or the extreme fate of humanity, commonly referred to as the end of the world. Eschatological passages are found in numerous places, in particular in the Bible’s books of: Isaiah, Daniel, Matthew, and the Book of Revelation. 7 Dimensional Interpretation and the Book of Revelation The book of Revelation is not rocket science – it is more complex. Over the centuries there have been numerous approaches to interpreting this book. Following are 7 of these views. 1. Preterist View: Holds that the contents of Revelation constitute a divination of events that were fulfilled in the original century. 2. Historicist View: Hold that the events prevised in the Bible have been taking place in history. 3. Futurist View: Assigns all or most of the prophecy to the future, shortly before the second coming of Christ; particularly when interpreted in conjunction with Daniel, Isaiah 2:11-22, 1 Thessalonians 4:15-5:11, and other eschatological subsections of the Bible. 4. Idealist View: Teaches that it is a symbolic representation of the continual struggle of good and evil. It does not refer to any peculiar historical events. It is applicable at any point in history (NIV: Commentary). 5. Eastern Orthodox View: The book is seen as a warning to be spiritually and morally ready for the end times, whenever they may come (“as a thief in the night”), but they will come at the time of God’s choosing, not something that may be precipitated nor trivially deduced by mortals. 6. Esoterist View: The book bears multiple levels of meaning, the lowest being the literal or “dead-letter.” They see the book as delivering both a series of warnings for humanity and a elaborate account of internal, spiritual processes of the person soul. 7. Multidimensional View: Just as Stephen Hawking’s conception of the universe does not have just a single existence or history, I would propose that each possible interpretive approach listed above may subsist simultaneously. 7 Directions of Prayer Ancient Cherokee Indians didn’t believe that there were just four directions (North, South, East, & West). Unlike the Abrahamic religious believers in Judaism, Christianity, and Islam, who pray with their heads facing down or up, Cherokee indians pray to the 7 directions, the four cardinal points, the sky, the earth, and the center or spirit (cherokee-nc.com). Before we jump into the book of Revelation, I would like to take this time to pray to our Creator in the seven directions for wisdom, guidance, and understanding. Considering a 7 Dimensional God The following verses from the New Testament and the Old Testament may give us galore clues to consider the 7 Dimensional God (See: The 7 Dimensional God and Ancient Mystery Religion). 7 Dimensions and the Holy Trinity: God the father (7 Spirits of God: Isaiah 11:2), God the Son (Jesus’s 7 Stars: Rev. 1:16), God the Holy Spirit (7 Gifts: Rom. 12:6-8) The 7 Dimensional Lamb of God: Then I saw a Lamb, looking as if it had been slain, standing in the center of the throne, encircled by the four living creatures and the elders. He had seven horns and seven eyes, which are the seven spirits of God sent out into all the world (Rev. 5:6). The next day John saw Jesus coming toward him and said, “Look, the Lamb of God, who takes away the sin of the world! (John 1:29). Jesus’s 7 Stars & the 7 Golden Lamp Stands: “In his right hand he (Jesus) kept 7 stars, and out of his mouth came a sharp double-edged sword. His face was like the sun shining in all it is splendor (Revelations 1:16). “The mystery of the 7 stars that you saw in my right hand and of the 7 golden lamp stands is this: The 7 stars are the angels of the 7 churches, and the 7 lamp stands are the 7 churches” (Revelations 1:20). The above verses indicate that Jesus is keeping the 7 angels who are guarding the 7 churches in his right hand. The 7 Spirits of God: The Spirit of the LORD will rest on him–the Spirit of wisdom and of understanding, the Spirit of counsel and of power, the Spirit of cognition and of the fear of the LORD (Isaiah 11:2). Zechariah’s Vision of the 7 Eyes & the 7 Lights: “See, the stone I have set in front of Joshua! There are 7 eyes on that one stone, and I will engrave an inscription on it,’ says the LORD Almighty, ‘and I will remove the sin of this land in a single day (Zechariah 3:9). “What do you see?” I answered, “I see a solid gold lamp-stand with a bowl at the top and 7 lights on it, with 7 channels to the lights…. ‘Not by might nor by power, but by my Spirit,’ says the LORD Almighty…. “(These 7 are the eyes of the LORD, which range allround the earth.)” Zechariah 4:2-10). The following verses may give us numerous more clues to disclose who the 7 – Dimensional God is: 1. God said to Moses, “I am who I am. This is what you are to say to the Israelites: ‘I AM has sent me to you,’ (Exodus 22:13). 2. Jesus: “I am the Alpha and the Omega, the First and the Last, the Beginning and the End,”(Revelation 22:13). 3. Melchizedek: “Without father or mother, without genealogy, without beginning of days or end of life, like the Son of God he remains a priest eternally (Hebrews 7:3). 4. Jesus: “I tell you the truth,” Jesus answered, “before Abraham was born, I am!” (John 8:58). 5. In John 1:1-3, “In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. He was with God in the beginning. Through him all things were made; without him not one thing was made that has been made.” 6. In John 10:30, Jesus says that to see Him is to see the Father. 7. Later in John 14:7-9, Jesus adds that to recognise Him is to recognise the Father. 7 Messages to the 7 Churches: The Apostle John begins the book of Revelation by explaining how he received this message from God. Then he records specific revelations from Jesus (God) to the 7 churches. 7 Dimensions of Revelation: Seven (7) appears to have a special signification in this book: There are 7 churches symbolized by 7 lamp-stands (1:20); the churches have 7 angels symbolized by 7 stars (1:20); there are 7 spirits before the throne of God, symbolized by 7 lamps (4:5), and also by 7 horns and 7 eyes (5:6); the judgment scroll has 7 seals (5:1) with a corresponding set of 7 “seal judgments”; the 7th seal unleashes 7 “trumpet judgments,” which are heralded by 7 angels (8:1-2); the 7th trumpet unleashes 7 “bowl judgments,” where the bowls of God’s wrath are poured out by 7 angels (15:1); there are 7 mysterious thunders regarding which John is not permitted to say anything (10:3); 7,000 persons are killed in an earthquake (11:13); the dragon has 7 heads and 7 diadems on his heads (12:3); and the beast from the sea has 7 heads (13:1). One half of 7, is likewise a conspicuous number in Revelation: two witnesses are given power to prophesy 1,260 days, or incisively 3 and 1 half years, according to the Hebrew year of 360 days (11:3); the witnesses are then killed, and their dead bodies lie in the streets of Jerusalem for 3 and 1 half days (11:9); the “woman clothed with the sun” is protected in the wilderness for 1,260 days, or 3 and 1 half years (12:6); Gentiles tread the holy city underfoot for 3 and 1 half years (11:2); and the beast is given authority to carry on for 3 and 1 half years (13:5), (WIKIPEDIA). Is there any ancient proof of a 7 – Dimensional God who will fetch when it comes to the end of the world as we recognise it? Considering the above verses, I will leave that up to you to decide, but I believe that there is sufficient proof to help that Jesus the Christ, our High Priest in the Order of Melchizedek is our 7 – Dimensional God. PART TWO So, lets move on to question two. What are the documented world conditions and time lines for the end of the world as we know it or the Second Coming of Christ? Considering this question at this point in history, we will be analyzing the “Futurist View” of interpreting the book of Revelation that assigns all or most of the divination to the future, shortly before the second coming of Christ; in particular when interpreted in conjunction with the Bible’s books of: Matthew, Daniel, Isaiah 2:11-22, 1 Thessalonians 4:15-5:11, and other eschatological divisions of the Bible. Matthew 24: 1 – 35 & the End Times World Conditions The following verses in Matthew disclose what galore of the world conditions will be at the time of Jesus’s Second Coming. Jesus answered: “Watch out that no one deceives you. For a good deal of will come in my name, claiming, ‘I am the Christ, and will deceive many. You will listen of wars and rumors of wars, but see to it that you are not alarmed. Such things ought to happen, but the end is still to come. Nation will rise versus nation, and kingdom versus kingdom. There will be famines and earthquakes in respective places. All these are the beginning of birth pains (Matthew 24: 4-8). When will all this happen? (Ancient Hebrew & Babylonian Calendars) In Hebrew Scriptures, the number 7 represents perfection and completeness; 7 X 70 equals 490-a number depicting “ultimate completion.” It ought to be remembered that the entire Jewish scheme was designed underneath a system of sevens. There were seven days in a week, the seventh day being the Sabbath. Every seventh year was to be a Sabbath year when no crops were to be planted or harvested. After seven sets of seven years (or seven Sabbath years) the Israelites were to celebrate The Year of Jubilee. Time – A Perfect Circle In contrast to our calendar, a biblical or prophetic year is made up of 12 months each comprising 30 days to make a total of 360 days – the number of degrees in a circle. This biblical time scheme represents the mechanics of a perfective solar system. The world revolves around the sun each 360 days and the moon revolves around the sun each 30 days. Biblical time is laid out for us in beauty and truth according to the mathematics and geometry of a Holy God (Genesis 7 & 8, and Revelation 12). Both the ancient Hebrews to whom Daniel was writing and the ancient Babylonians used a 360-day year calendar. Daniel’s Seventy “Sevens” & the End Time Calendar Many Bible scholars believe that the prophet Daniel envisioned the First and the Second Coming of Christ in the following verses. Daniel 9:24-27: “Seventy ‘Sevens’ are decreed for your persons and your holy city to finish transgression, to put an end to sin, to atone for wickedness, to fetch in everlasting righteousness, to seal up vision and forecasting and to anoint the most holy. Know and comprehend this: From the issuing of the decree to restore and rebuild Jerusalem until the Anointed One, the ruler, comes, there will be seven ‘sevens,’ and sixty-two ‘sevens.’ It will be rebuilt with streets and a trench, but in times of trouble. After the sixty-two ‘sevens,’ the Anointed One will be cut off and will have nothing. The persons of the ruler who will come will destruct the city and the sanctuary. The end will come like a flood: War will carry on until the end, and desolations have been decreed. He will affirm a covenant with a good deal of for one ‘seven.’ In the middle of the ‘seven’ he will put an end to sacrifice and offering. And on a wing [of the temple] he will set up an abomination that causes desolation, until the end that is decreed is poured out on him.” Some bible scholars believe that the “decree to restore and rebuild Jerusalem,” occurred in 445 B.C. when the edict decree of Artaxerxes Longimanus was issued (Nehemiah 20), and that this event started the “seven ‘sevens,’ and sixty-two ‘sevens” or 69 sevens (483 biblical years). They believe that 69 of the 70 Sevens terminated when (Jesus) the Anointed One rode into Jerusalem on a donkey in 33 A.D. (Matthew 21: 1-4), predicting the First Coming of Christ as a political leader. Many bible scholars interpret the “decree to restore and rebuild Jerusalem,” as occurring in 1948, when the progressed nation of Israel was formed, and Jerusalem could again be rebuilt. With the threat of Terrorism affecting Israel and the whole world, they believe that Daniel’s “time of trouble” has already arrived, but it will not entirely manifest itself until the 7 year amount of time of Tribulation begins (Daniel 12:1). When applied as years, the final 70 years in Daniel’s Seven Seventies – yields the date: 2011 AD: (1948 + 70 = 2018 minus the 7 years of tribulation = 2011). Some consider adding approximately 12 months for the tribulation to start out to estimate the Second Coming of Christ as a political leader as being a good deal of time in the year 2012. 7 Jewish Festivals or Feasts of Israel (Prophetic Appointed Times) The Hebrew word for “Feasts” translates into “Appointed Times” with God-at HIS Feasts (Lev. 23: 2, 4, 37 and 44). Many bible scholars believe that the following 7 annual Jewish Feasts or Holidays also represent prophetic time periods in history: 1. The Feast of Passover – represents Jesus’s Crucifixion in 32 A.D. Some believe that the End Time events of the last three feasts will be based on the prophetic nature of these Jewish holidays found in the bible. Considering this time clock, we are presently in the Fifth Feast of Trumpets (time period) – awaiting the Day of Judgment. The Year of Jubilee and the Sevens “Count off seven sabbaths of years-seven times seven years-so that the seven sabbaths of years amount to a amount of time of forty-nine years. Then have the trumpet sounded everyplace on the tenth day of the seventh month; on the Day of Atonement sound the trumpet allround your land. Consecrate the fiftieth year and proclaim liberty all around the land to all it is inhabitants. It shall be a jubilee for you; each one of you is to return to his family property and each to his own clan (Leviticus 25:8 -10). The Coming of Melchizedek as Messiah Then the “Day of Atonement” shall follow after the tenth jubilee period, when he shall atone for all the Sons of Light, and the people who are predestined to Melchizedek. (…) upon them (…) For this is the time decreed for the “Year of Melchizedek`s favor”, and by his might he will judge God’s holy ones and so establish a righteous kingdom, as it is written with regards to him in the Songs of David; “A godlike being has taken his place in the council of God; in the midst of divine beings he holds judgement” (Dead Sea Scrolls, 11Q13, Col.2). Some bible scholars believe that the Year of Jubilee is also a prophetic appointed future time for the Messiah to return and take control of the earth. Some have calculated that the Seventh Millennium or tenth Jubilee technically started out in September 1999, and that if you add 3 and 1/2 years to that – in 2012, we will be 3 & 1/2 years into the 7 Years of Great Tribulation (Daniel 9:27, Matthew 24:21). Discussion The intent in writing this article is not to stimulate foretellings and calculations with regards to dates, but to warn us to be prepared for the real possibleness of these foretellings coming true. Jesus said that, “No one knows when it comes to that day or hour, not even the angels in heaven, nor the Son, but only the Father…… “Therefore keep watch, because you do not recognise on what day your Lord will come. But perceive this: If the owner of the house had known at what time of night the thief was coming, he would have held watch and would not have let his house be broken into. So you also must be ready, because the Son of Man will come at an hour when you do not suppose him (Matthew 24:36-44). Although we will not know the precise day or hour, we must be capable to forecast the signs of the times. Most “futurist view” bible scholars would agree that the end will not come until three more “End Time” events occur: 1. The False Prophet will appear as the world religious leader (Rev.13 1-10); I believe that our Lord Jesus Christ the 7-Dimensional God will return as the messiah in the Order of Melchizedek to fill the dual offices of King of Kings and Priest of God Most High. I believe that 2012 will be a spiritual wake up call for humanity, but our God will not return until His humans have prepared themselves to be a “Priesthood of Believers,” a Holy Nation and a Royal Priesthood to receive him by practicing what he taught us concerning the “New Covenant.” The Old Testament idea of the Levitical priest being the mediator among God and man was only necessary until the death of Jesus Christ. So why do we carry on to have Levitical type church leadership structures (Priest/ Parishioner, Clergy/ Laity, and Pastor/ Congregation)? Why do we proceed to have Levitical style worship in temples, cathedrals, and mega-church buildings? Jesus came the First Time to reestablish the New Covenant in which ALL BELIEVERS are to become a Holy Nation and Royal Priesthood (1 Peter 2:9, Revelation 5:10). Christ, our High Priest has given us the ministry of mediation (Heb. 7:25) and He gives ALL BELIEVERS the right to become priests in the Order of Melchizedek. Jesus came the First Time to move us away from Levitical style (temple/ church) leadership. He came to move us into the Melchizedek Priesthood where ALL BELIEVERS from each nation, tribe, people, language, culture, religious background, and gender (Jew, Gentile, Hindu, Chinese, Buddhist, Moslem, men and women, etc.) qualify to become the priests of their families and homes. I think that Jesus will not come the Second Time until he sees proof of HIS church practicing the New Covenant. The Great Multitude in white robes (Rev. 7:9) are a Royal Priesthood of families and a Holy Nation of homes from each nation, tribe, people, and language. The question is not when will these end time foretellings occur, but will you be one of these believers that have come out of the Great Tribulation (Rev. 7:14). My intent in writing this article is not to persuade, influence, convince, or convert anybody to my personal beliefs, but to increase respect and religious tolerance for persons of all nations and cultures.
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