It
is simply mind boggling the number of times the number 7 is used in the
scriptures. 735 times to be precise. 54 times in the book of Revelation alone.
The number 7 is the foundation of God's word. If we include with this count how
many times 'seven fold' (6) and 'seventh' (119) is used, our total jumps to 860
references. There are at least seven men
in the Old Testament who are specifically mentioned as a man of God. They are
Moses (Joshua 14:6), David (2 Chronicles 8:14), Samuel (1 Samuel 9:6, 14), Shemaiah
(1 Kings 12:22), Elijah (1 Kings 17:18), Elisha (2 Kings 5:8) and Igdaliah
(Jeremiah 35:4).
It
would then make a great deal of sense to not only assume, but to be a first-hand
witness to, God using the number 7 when it came to end times events. The end of
the age starts with the 70th week of Daniel the prophet. The newly elected
president of the United States, Donald Trump is 70 years old. He will come to
power in 201(7). He is the prince of the covenant and will confirm a seven year
treaty in the Middle East. There are seven years until Christ returns after the
signing of the Middle East peace treaty.
There
is yet another number in the scriptures that is of real significance. The
number 10. In the Bible, the number 10 is used 242 times. The designation
"10th" is used 79 times. Ten is also viewed as a complete and perfect
number, as is 3, 7 and 12. It is made up of 4, the number of the physical
creation, and 6, the number of man. As such, it signifies testimony, law,
responsibility and the completeness of order.
In Genesis 1 we find the phrase "God said" 10 times, which is
a testimony of His creative power. God gave the 10 Commandments to man. Ten
therefore represents man's responsibility to keep the commandments. A tithe is
a 10th of our earnings and is a testimony of our faith in the Lord. The first
Beast of Revelation Chapter 13 had 10 horns and ten crowns. In this instance
the horns and crowns refers to the family members of the Antichrist and in
particular his 10 year old son. On the other hand, the 10 crowns of the
Antichrist refers to his global business empire. The prophetic clock has now
struck midnight. Once the treaty has been signed be ready to meet the Lord in
the air. God bless.
WHY I AM NOT A DISPENSATIONALIST John Nelson Darby is recognized as the father of dispensationalism later made popular in the United States by Cyrus Scofield's Scofield Reference Bible. Charles Henry Mackintosh, 1820–1896, with his popular style spread Darby's teachings to humbler elements in society and may be regarded as the journalist of the Brethren Movement. CHM popularised Darby more than any other Brethren author. As there was no Christian teaching of a “rapture” before Darby began preaching about it in the 1830s, he is sometimes credited with originating the "secret rapture" theory wherein Christ will suddenly remove His bride, the Church, from this world before the judgments of the tribulation. Dispensationalist beliefs about the fate of the Jews and the re-establishment of the Kingdom of Israel put dispensationalists at the forefront of Christian Zionism, because "God is able to graft them in again," and they believe that in His grace he will do so according to their understanding of Old Testament prophecy. They believe that, while the methodologies of God may change, His purposes to bless Israel will never be forgotten, just as He has shown unmerited favour to the Church, He will do so to a remnant of Israel to fulfill all the promises made to the genetic seed of Abraham. I am not a dispensationalist; it is unbiblical.
