Hello brothers & sisters, I felt the need to share this with you all, it's quite interesting if you'd ask me... Daniel 9:24-27 "Seventy weeks are determined upon thy people and upon thy holy city ... from the going forth of the commandment to restore and to build Jerusalem unto the Messiah the Prince shall be seven weeks, and threescore and two weeks ... And after threescore and two weeks shall Messiah be cut off, but not for himself: and the people of the prince that shall come shall destroy the city and the sanctuary; and the end thereof shall be with a flood, and unto the end of the war desolations are determined. And he shall confirm the covenant with many for one week: and in the midst of the week he shall cause the sacrifice and the oblation to cease..." 7 weeks 7 x 360 years = 2520 years 2520 (years) x 360 (days) = 907200 days Ezra comes to Jerusalem (Ezra 7:9) King Artaxerxes' Letter to Ezra (Ezra 7:13) First day of the fith month = 1 Av = July 22 according to the Hebrew calendar. The year is 457 BC; multiple sources confirm this. July 22, 457 BC + 907200 days = ... May 15, 2028 (!) May 14, 1948 "Israel reborn" + 80 years = May 14, 2028 May 14/15 2028 - 2520 days = June 20/21, 2021 ...Just a heads up. (No pun intended.) (By the way Strong's 620: 'to leave', 'to leave behind'. A minor detail, but hopefully exactly what it is.) --- Credits to RockIslandBooks YT Channel for finding the 2520 year count. He didn't mention Ezra being in Jerusalem on 1 Av / July 22 though. He mentioned (sort of guessed) the 10th of Tishri / September 28, which funny enough lands on July 22, 2028. He 'ended' with 'the fall of 2028 probably being the season of Jesus' return and subtracted 7 years to mention the season of the Rapture. (He didn't mention June 20/21.) Disclaimer: I'm not setting a date but thought this might be another piece of the puzzle. Most of us know that June 20 is an interesting day: Pentecost, Father's Day, last day of Spring, Kaduri prophecy and Israel government, as in the days of Noah, pride (comes before the fall) month, rainbow (flag), Jonah and the whale version 2021, giants statues, Strong's 620, etc. If this was already known then apologies for mentioning it again. Best regards, It’s all very exciting! :yahoo: :prayer-hands: :flyup: on June 19, 2021: The waxing moon appears with Spica in the southwestern sky during the early evening hours. on June 20, 2021 {20/21}: The summer solstice begins; The sun reaches the summer solstice mark in the sky, to signal the beginning of astronomical summer in the northern hemisphere. Mercury is out of retrograde. The Daniel 2025 End Times video Tammie, you said, "on June 19, 2021: The waxing moon appears with Spica in the southwestern sky during the early evening hours." Can you explain the significance of this, please? (Spica). Thanks. also....Mercury is out of retrograde....? I’ll do my best, but I am not an expert on this by any stretch of the imagination. Spica (The Branch), is a bright binary star, the brightest in Earth's night sky, visible in the northern constellation Virgo (Virgin). It is visible not only because of its size, but also because of its relatively close distance ... (The Branch), reminds us that Jesus was called The Branch by the prophets Isaiah, Jeremiah, and Zechariah (Jer 33:15 , Is 11:1 and Zech 3:8 and 6:12 ). The name of his hometown, Nazareth, also means “Branch” and explains the prophecy quoted in Mathew (Matt 2:23 ) that Jesus would be a Nazarene. As this is the bright Morning star - it’s alignment at this time is exciting. So on June 19th look to the Southwest and find Virgo, the Woman in the Sky. Its bright Star Spica (The Branch) lines up with the bright star Arcturus (The Coming One). Mercury retrograde is when the planet Mercury appears to be moving backwards in the sky from our perspective. This time is related to a “slowing down” of everything on planet earth and when you align that with Gemini it is significant for the potential appearing of the Bridegroom. The Mercury retrograde will be complete on June 23. :prayer-hands: :flyup: :flyup: :flyup: Hope that helps clear the mud a bit. There is so much more that I do not know … :unsure: Fair and educational use….. Youtuber Return of the King said he is making a new star chart video about the signs this week. Been waiting for him to post it. Wow, thank you Tammie, for sharing that info about Spica (the Branch) etc. very informative! Just a few minutes ago my dog was barking up a storm and I looked out my back windows and everything was glowing pink and orangey … I thought … is this it? The rapture??! But instead … I was able to quickly capture this amazing sunset with my iPad … much prettier in person … here is a glimpse of the sky tonight. Thank you, Tammie! Awesome explanation. We'll keep looking up :prayer-hands: Geri - that is gorgeous! Thank you for sharing! :thankyou The going forth of the commandment was given in the month of Nisan in Nehemiah 2. I haven't heard the 457 BC part much, but I did see it mentioned one other time. The command was given in 445BC. 445 BC to 32 AD = 69 Weeks of years The prophecy didn't regard day counts, although you can get to those if you use 360 days x 69 weeks x 7 years per Week. But the prophecy specifically states Weeks of years. If you count the periods of 7 years between those two dates above, you get 69 between command and first presentation of the Kingdom which is what Daniel states - from the going forth of the commandment to restore and to build Jerusalem unto the Messiah the Prince. As the final Week is still outstanding, there is definitely a gap. Daniel, Ezekiel, and Revelation point to the start of this final Week. Joel points to the end of it. Nisan to Nisan is necessary since that's how Weeks of years work per their establishment in Joshua. That's why we see the Weeks also begin in the month of Nisan in Nehemiah 2 and end in Nisan in Matthew 21 at the Triumphal Entry. That's how they are designed to work and when they are designed to start. Nisan to Nisan, and specifically Nisan 10 to Nisan 10.
1 week = 7 days
1 day = 1 year
1 year = 360 days
"He had begun his journey from Babylon on the first day of the first month, and he arrived in Jerusalem on the first day of the fifth month, for the gracious hand of his God was on him."
"Now I decree that any of the Israelites in my kingdom, including priests and Levites, who volunteer to go to Jerusalem with you, may go."
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