Greetings
This article provides some interesting
astronomical confirmations that we are in the Great Tribulation and that the
events of Revelation 20 verses 1 to 3 are close at hand.
Warm regards and blessings
James Robertson
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Subject: PLANETS ALIGNING - WHAT MEANS THIS?
MODERATOR: A
couple of extracts follow - giving insight into the
amazing planetary
alignment that is occurring right now. Remember,
it is God who is the author
of 'signs in the heavens'. The Bible shows
that they can have real
significance regarding spiritual events and
seasons. God
bless you all. -Andrew
Strom.
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From:
"Jeff Politte" <jpolitte@poncacity.net>
Date
sent: Mon, 29 Apr 2002 21:52:56 -0500
Here
is a copy of an interesting article from Harvard University regarding the rare
planetary alignment that will be happening over the next few
weeks:
Caution--Planetary Traffic Jam Ahead!
Comet Hale-Bopp
dazzled us for weeks. The Perseid meteor shower
thrilled us for one night.
But the world hasn't seen anything like the
planetary traffic jam that's
going to occur the last week of April and the
first two weeks in May!
Inching across the sky like bumper-to-bumper commuters on their way
to work, a rare planetary alignment will allow sky observers to see every
planet in our solar system in a single evening!.. This is truly a
once-in-a-
lifetime experience.
Even more amazing, two very special
events will occur during this
planetary line-up. On May 10, the planets Mars
and Venus will appear
to pass so close to one another that, to the naked
eye, they will seem
to become one bright heavenly object.
Earlier,
on May 5, something even more spectacular will happen. The
bright planets
Mars, Saturn and Venus will group together to form a
perfect equilateral
triangle in the western sky. This dazzling configuration will be visible
almost everywhere on Earth. In the Middle East, this pyramid-shaped specter will
hang directly above Bethlehem.
Oddly enough, more than 2,000 years ago,
this same grouping of planets
may have caught the attention of the Biblical
Magi. On April 1, 2 B.C.,
the planets Mars, Saturn and Venus came together
to form a perfect
equilateral triangle over the city of Bethlehem...
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Forwarded
by: "Rita and Paul"
<rpkg@erols.com>
Please check out the article in the website
below. It is extremely
interesting about prophetic Biblical happenings
in the heavens. Bob
Wadsworth's website is where Dale Sides has
learned these truths, and
he gives his site at the end of the article.
"Massing of Planets and Celestial Prophecy of May 6, 2002"
-by Dale
M. Sides.
We have done well to receive the office of a prophet and the
gift of
prophecy. However, neither of these carry a grain of sand in
comparison
to the prophetic knowledge given in the heavens. This is what God
used
to announce the first coming of His Son and He is doing it again. The
devil has muddied the water with his perversion of astrology in trying to
hide true Biblical astronomy. Reading the prophetic Word of God written
in the heavens is the truly valid and reliable place of prophetic prediction
with which no one can argue. God set these things in order even from
when He
created the heavens and earth. (Genesis 1:14,15).
For the past seven
years the heavens have been ablaze with end-time
prophetic information. To
understand this announcement, it will help to
have a little insight about
how to read the text in the heavens. The
constellations called the Mazzaroth
(Job 38:32) in the Bible serve as the
backdrop against which the sun, moon,
planets and comets move. Each
constellation has a meaning according to the
Hebrew star names (Psalm
147:4) and therefore has a spiritual understanding
and application when
these wandering celestial bodies move in front of them.
It really is a
simple concept, but the beauty of this is that God
pre-programmed
everything to move in His course and timing before He started
the
heavenlies spinning.
For example,
Jesus' birth was pre-planned and the announcement set
to occur right on Gods'
timing according to His foreknowledge. This is what makes this announcement
coming up in early May so amazing. It is
announcing what God has planned
since He made the heavens and earth.
A massing of planets is when a
number of planets show up in the same
constellation at the same time. This
is what is coming up on May 6.
Many of these massings and celestial
announcements over the
past seven years have taken place in the "heel"
constellations.
The Heel Constellations
are the ones that show Genesis 3:15, the
Lord's heel being bruised by Satan's
head. The massings of planets in
these have been showing the fulfillment of
the end-time promise of
crushing Satan under His feet.
The present truth that is about to be
shown and will crescendo in
early May is a massing of planets in Taurus.
Taurus, according to the
star names in the constellation, is depicted as a
bull, demonstrating the
domination of the Lord in the Kingdom coming to the
earth. What this
shows us is fantastic. It is announcing the long awaited and
prophesied
retribution of God's wrath against the
devil.
This massing of planets includes
Mars, Venus and Saturn, and they
will converge in their closest proximity in
Taurus on May 6. Mercury will
closely flank the phenomenon so, in reality,
four planets are involved in
this event. To interpret this we also need to
know that each planet has a
character it represents: Venus-Jesus, the Bright
and Morning Star;
Mars-Michael, the Warrior Prince; Saturn-Satan, the Rebel,
and
Mercury-Gabriel, the Messenger to God's People. The
closest
triangulation will occur on May 6, but on May 10 Mars and Venus will
actually touch in appearance from earth. This shows the closest possible
working between Jesus and Michael (the Prince who fights for Israel).
They will "tag-team" against Satan (Saturn) in Taurus, showing the
end-time fulfillment and defeat of Satan in the coming age. Though it is
doubtful that this is the exact timing of the fulfillment of Revelation
20:1-3, it is a close facsimile where Jesus will give the word to Michael
and he will bind Satan for a 1,000-year period. This is a preview of "coming
attractions."
This is the grand finale of
what has been announced for the past
seven years. Some Biblical astronomers
believe that these celestial events, beginning with the massing of the planets
under the heel of Ophiuchus in November of 1995 all the way through to May
2002's events, have been giving the previews of the Great Tribulation. If this
is the case, it may show that the Great Tribulation is about to begin. With the
uprisings going on in Israel and other contemporary events, it will be
interesting to see what develops.
All of
this is an amazing spectacle to behold, and yet it gets
even greater. Out of
nowhere a comet has come. It was not predicted
because no-one knew where it
was or when it would come. To top off
the massing of planets in Taurus, the
comet (named by astronomers as
Utsunomiya) will be in the head of Taurus ON
THE SAME DAY AT THE
SAME TIME. Talk about prophetic, present truth. This is
God exclamation
point at the end of the
sentence.
Even as amazing as the
appearance of this comet is, another comet
is in the heavens now too. Its
name is Ikeya-Zhang. It will be positioned
between the heel of Hercules and
the head of Drago on May 7, just as all
the events in Taurus are unfolding
simultaneously. This sounds like the Day of the Lord coming as a thief in the
night, unannounced and unnoticed, and in the mouth of two witnesses, the truth
is established.
Incidentally, these two
comets were both in the constellation of
Andromeda during Passover of this
year. Andromeda means "Israel
afflicted" and this was the day the Palestinian
homicide bomber attacked
the Passover Seder in Israel. Utsunomiya was
entering Andromeda as
Ikeya-Zhang was leaving it during the Passover
season.
These are all singularly impacting
events, but putting all of them
together is a major, major, major celestial
announcement. Even though
time and date cannot be specifically forecasted,
since no man knows the
time and hour, we should expect to see major events
unfolding around
Israel. It could mark the beginning of the Great
Tribulation since this
concludes celestial phenomena that have been
occurring for almost seven years.
Unfortunately, just as it was when Jesus was born, basically the
whole world,
including Christianity, is asleep in the light of God's brilliant
light show.
He is again announcing future events that will change the
world. He is
revealing what is coming to pass-preplanned and pre-scheduled by His
omniscience millennia ago-right on His scheduled
timetable.
To view this massing of
planets, you'll be able to see them getting
closer and closer together as the
day approaches. The closest triangulation of planets will happen in the head of
Taurus at sundown on May 6, so begin watching for it even now. Mars and Venus
will actually overlap in appearance on May 10. In addition, Venus and Mars will
be in the horns of Taurus joined by a beautiful crescent moon on May 14. To find
Taurus, face the setting sun (westward) and turn slightly to the right. At about
30 degrees off the horizon, you will see Taurus with the three planets in the
head. The comet Utsunomiya will be just below the planets in direct alignment
with Mercury, which represents Gabriel announcing the event. (You may need
binoculars to see the comet well.)
In
closing, I must give credit to my mentor and teacher of these
things and
direct you to his web site and ministry for more details.
The man responsible
for keeping so much of the Christian world up to
speed on this subject is
Bob Wadsworth. Bob is the real heart and
head of these matters and is the
interpreter of these details. His heart
for the Messiah is as big as the
sky. I would encourage you to log on
to his web site, read more details
about this celestial phenomenon, and
subscribe to his newsletter that will
keep you posted on what God is
doing in the heavenlies. His web site is
- www.atlbible.org/astronomy.htm.
Bob's latest update on this entire phenomenon is posted now
at
www.atlbible.org/astronomy/02may.htm. There is much more information along
with how to get a copy of his book if you want to know more about this. He also
has listed the events that will occur 1,260 days (3½ years) from the date of the
event.
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