There is a whole bunch of meaty stew in that title and it all revolves around the number 188 pattern in Scripture!!

We know for a fact that the 188 day pattern is associated with the bible when it comes to how the chapters and verses are arranged and sometimes what the subject matter is talking about on the 188th verses--that being large earthquakes!!

But did you know that we can find scriptual evidence for this number just by using the strong's concordance-no need to look it up yourself; I did the homework for you!!! What no thanks??!!! Hee! Hee!!

Genesis 8:3!!! Do you folks see what I see!! Remember the Psalm 83 War!!! Genesis 8(3)!!!!!

The first reference to a 188 day period is in the book of Esther-that is the story that has a parallel to the Church, or Bride of Christ!
The king in this book of Esther decided to have a seven day feast starting after 180 days!!!

If we add the 180 days + 7 day feast we get 187 days!!!

During this feast the king of Persia calls this Queen Vashti forward to become his bride but she is found not worthy!!

So the next day or the 188th day there is a search called throughout this kings kingdom to find a virgin that will become the Queen for the day--the 188th day!! Not exactly! It may just have started the prtocess going to search out this virgin who will be acceptible to the King; in the parallel of the Bride of Christ; the Lord is now persuing for Himself a virgin among the gentiles who will soon become His Bride!!!

The Book of Genesis has the flood of Noah's day lasting until the Seventh Month and 17th day of the year and then the ARK rested which would have made it rest on the feast of firstfruits using the original calendar before it was changed over!! I forgot my papers on this one but I figured that it was 188 days from one date until this seventh month and 17th day-believe me I did not make it up-I will post it once I find it!!

Those are the two scriptural references of this number 188 days!!

Now I also found the 188 pattern with the books of the bible both in the Old and New Testaments!
The first deals with the Ark coming over the Jordan into the promise land again on this Passover and Feast of Firstfruits time period!!
The the second 188 pattern is about the promise land of rest which we as believers will soon enter when we here the rapture call taking place-although the rest we are given is for now and forever from our toil and strain-His burden is Light and His yoke is Easy!!

From the Genesis Chapter 1 book to Joshus Chapter 1 we have a total of 188 Chapters!! This is the 188th chapter in Joshua 1 where Joshua(Jesus) is leading the children of Israel into the promise land on the Passover Feast and that is completed by the time of the feast of firstfruits!!!

The second 188 pattern:

From Matthew Chapter 1 book to II Thessilonians 1 we have a total of 188 Chapters! This is the 188th chapter in II Thess. 1
where we as Christian are told by the Lord to wait until we have our REST when the Lord return in a fiery vengence to give us payback for those who trouble us when we were on the earth!
Vengence is the Lord's! God will punish the enemies of His people!!

So using this 188 day pattern we have the Lord seeking His Bride in the book of Esther; and we have to arks both coming down and resting on dry land and the other resing on the promise land on the same jewish spring feasts(Passover and Feast of Firstfruits); and then we have the two rest of God that come to the final end of the Church age on----> we have to stop here because we only have clues but not actual days for this final conclusion!!

But it is clear to see that we are moving into the final period of Church History as the Lord drops these interesting cycles and signs into the age of our enlightenment!!!

We are almost there! Do not turn back now or you will lose your full reward!!! Notice that if you slack off you will still receive a reward but not your full reward--I'm not sure where this scripture is located but I think it is in the book of Hebrews!!! Read on!!!

Oh Yeah!!! I found that missing clue!!! The 188th verse of the bible in Genesis The ARK rested on the Seventh Month and 17th dasy of the Month (Nisan 17)--again I have to find where the verse is--be right back!!!

Gensis 8:3!! Wow! I am just noticing this number 83!! Do you folks remember the Psalm 83 War! Gensis 8(3)!!!

Lisa thanks for doing those corrections for me before I send it off to the Publishing House--Hee! Hee! Yep you got it right on all three counts!!

The 188th verse in the bible is then Genesis 8:4!! I am not sure the date on the calendar! It just says in my Bible Dictionary that the month of Nisan is both the 1st month; and then the Old Testament name is Abib and it was the 7th month before the switch over after the jews came out of Egypt under Moses!!

Lisa I think I am finished with this 188 day pattern seeking in the Bible!! The clues all lead to around this time of year or the jewish spring feasts!!! I hope the 2,000 year church cycle ends soon also!!!

Scott » It just says in my Bible Dictionary that the month of Nisan is both the 1st month; and then the Old Testament name is Abib and it was the 7th month before the switch over after the jews came out of Egypt under Moses!!

Oh, okay, thanks, Scott! I wasn't aware that the Biblical months were changed after the Jews were delivered out of Egypt! This is the first time that I heard that. I was just remembering that in Numbers 29:1, the Bible talks about the seventh month and the first day for the Feast of Trumpets, which is in the month of Tishri.

And in the seventh month, on the first day of the month, you shall have a holy convocation. You shall do no customary work. For you it is a day of blowing the trumpets.

Of course, the Book of Numbers is after the book of Exodus, so what you said makes sense!!

Lisa the coat tail you are hanging onto---you must remember that was the coat you made for me last Christmas!

I wonder how that slogan came into being!!

If you examine it on face value I get a picture of someone holding on to the tail end of a coat while the person in front is flying like the wind!!! There must be something more to this slogan!! Maybe some older member knows where this slogan came from!!

On another subject! Where is our favorite youtube minister called 311 Revelation!! It's been over a month since his last video--I pray he hasn't fallen into dispair!! It's easy to become discouraged and shortsighted!!!

Lisa if you get a bible dictionary and look up jewish calendar and months it will tell you all about the names of the jewish months before the Exodus!!

Nisan was called Abib before the Exodus!! It was the seventh month before the jews came out of Egypt!! When they walked out of Egypt it was the beginning of the year or first month!!

I can't tell ya how much I have learned just by having a good bible dictionary on my bookshelf!!