Do you know?
You know, for about a year now, I've been telling folks that I don't think we have much time left for this world. Based on my layman's reading of the Holy Bible, the front page of the newspapers are looking a lot like the last pages of the New Testament. The more I research, the more evidence I find that the prophetic clock is still steadily ticking away.
There will be "wars and rumors of wars," Jesus said. Famine, pestilence, natural calamities are kicking our doors in. Apostasy is rampant. Israel's enemies are in constant preparation to attack. The "mark of the beast" is being completed and has been tested for quite some time.
Then a few weeks ago (I don't remember the exact night), I had a dream that I can only label as strange. I want to recount what I remember of it for you now:
THE DREAM
I was exiting some bushes to where my church house was located. I could see the church as I cleared the bushes, and I remember being surprised to find out that a childhood friend, we'll call him Alan, of mine was the pastor there. I was a little dismayed because I always felt that Alan was not a very good influence on my life when we were kids, and I wondered if he had changed. As I approached the church house, someone (I don't know who) stopped me and pointed to the sky and said, "look." So I looked in the direction that this person was pointing, and I saw a blimp hovering in the sky. On the side of the blimp was written:
"Announcing:
The U.N.'s Messiah!
May 23, 2009!"
After reading that, I remember thinking to myself, "A messiah for the United Nations? That would have to be the anti-christ".
AFTER MY DREAM
I marked that date on my calendar so I would remember it. Then I started searching for events that are planned on or around May 23, 2009, and I found a few interesting things:
1) Astronomers and astrologers are closely watching this date because it is the beginning of the conjunctions of Jupiter, Neptune, and Chiron. Now, I personally don't put faith in New Age Astrology, but wise men in the past knew how to interpret these types of things.
2) May 23, 2009 falls on a "Sabbath Day" just after "Ascension Day" (May 21, 2009) and "Jerusalem Day" (May 22, 2009).
3) There is a new moon on May 24, 2009.
4) Pentecost (the birth of the church) is celebrated on May 31, 2009.
Now, I am not so cavalier to proclaim that "God gave me a dream and this is what it means". Why? Because I don't know that God gave me this dream, and I don't know what the exact meaning is. Of course, had God, or one of His angels (Gabriel perhaps) had come to me and said, "Martin, the dream you had is about events that will soon happen and this is what it means..." then I would have no problem telling you that "God gave me a dream and this is what it means".
But that didn't happen! Believe me, I have prayed to God many times about this one dream. It has been over a month since I had the dream, and it just sticks with me. More times than I can remember, I have asked God to let me know if this dream is from Him or not and what I should do with it. I can't stop thinking about it. The more I research on it, the more I find. The more I find, the more I am perplexed. There's really only two possibilities: either it's true or it's not. However, determining which possibility is correct has become highly elusive.
Joseph had two dreams, and they came true (Genesis 37:5-11). The cup-bearer and the baker had dreams (Genesis 40:5-23), and they came true. Pharaoh had a dream (Genesis 41:1-8), and it came true. Nebuchadnezzar had a dream, and it came true (Daniel 2:1-49).
Does that mean that my dream will come true? No.
So, since I don't have an option to tell you whether it is true or not, then I figured that I would share my research with you and allow you to decide for yourself.
THE CONJUNCTION
On May 23, 2009, Jupiter, Neptune, and a "planetoid" named Chiron will conjunct. You can go to any search engine like Google or Yahoo and type in the words "May 23 2009 Jupiter Neptune Chiron" and they will find you many articles (most secular...I do not recommend that you take their interpretations seriously) stating that this conjunction will occur.
About two thousand years ago, another conjunction occurred. J.R. Church tells an amazing story (Read the full article here) of this conjunction:
"Some years ago, I had tracked Jupiter's movements around the time of the birth of Christ and saw the first of a triple conjunction between Jupiter and Regulus, beginning on Rosh Hashanah, the new moon of September 11, 3 B.C. Jupiter continued its forward movement for a few months, then returned in a retrograde movement for a second conjunction on February 13, 2 B.C. Jupiter continued backing up for a few months, then started forward again and encountered its third conjunction with Regulus on May 8, 2 B.C...This convinced me that Jesus was born on Rosh Hashanah, 3 B.C."
So, we can say that conjunction in the heavens do have significance.
WHAT DO WE KNOW ABOUT JUPITER?
Well, "earlier civilizations considered Jupiter to be a 'sign of the messiah.'"
WHAT DO WE KNOW ABOUT NEPTUNE?
Unfortunately, I haven't been able to find much about what the ancients had to say about Neptune, but some suggest that Neptune represents illusion, "divine amnesia," and inspiration. I won't claim any of these yet as being true concerning Neptune as it does not come from biblical-based sources.
WHAT DO WE KNOW ABOUT CHIRON (CHEIRON)?
According to E.W. Bullinger, Chiron (Cheiron) is the Greek name for Centaurus. Below is a sample of his research:
"It is the figure of a being with two natures. Jamieson, in his Celestial Atlas, 1822, says, 'On the authority of the most accomplished Orientalist of our own times, the Arabic and Chaldaic name of this constellation is Bezeh.' Now this Hebrew word Bezeh (and the Arabic Al Beze) means the despised. It is the very word used of this Divine sufferer in Isaiah 53:3, 'He is DESPISED and rejected of men.'
The constellation contains thirty-five stars. Two of the 1st magnitude, one of the 2nd, six of the 3rd, nine of the 4th, etc., which, together with the four bright stars in the CROSS make a brilliant show in southern latitudes.
The brightest star, a (in the horse's fore-foot), has come down to us with the ancient name of Toliman, which means the heretofore and hereafter, marking Him as the one 'which is, and which was, and which is to come--the Almighty' (Rev 1:8). Sir John Herschell observed this star to be growing rapidly brighter. It may be, therefore, one of the changeable stars, and its name may be taken as an indication of the fact that it was known to the ancients.
Another name for the constellation was in Hebrew, Asmeath, which means a sin-offering (as in Isaiah 53:10).
The Greek name was Cheiron, which means the pierced, or who pierces. In the Greek fables Cheiron was renowned for his skill in hunting, medicine, music, athletics, and prophecy. All the most distinguished heroes of Greece are described as his pupils. He was supposed to be immortal, but he voluntarily agreed to die; and, wounded by a poisoned arrow (not intended for him) while in conflict with a wild boar, he transferred his immortality to Prometheus; whereupon he was placed amongst the stars.
We can easily see how this fable is the ignorant perversion of the primitive Revelation. The true tradition can be seen dimly through it, and we can discern Him of whom it spoke,--the all-wise, all-powerful Teacher and Prophet, who 'went about doing good,' yet 'despised and rejected of men,' laying down His life that others might live.
It is one of the lowest of the constellations, i.e. the farthest south from the northern centre. It is situated immediately over the CROSS, which bespeaks His own death; He is seen in the act of destroying the enemy.
Thus these star-pictures tell us that it would be as a child that the Promised Seed should come forth and grow and wax strong in spirit and be filled with wisdom (Luke 2:40); and that as a man having two natures He should suffer and die. Then the third and last section in this first chapter of this First Book goes on to tell of His second coming in glory."
HAVE THESE STARS BEEN IN CONJUNCTION BEFORE?
Yes. The last time Jupiter, Neptune, and Chiron were in conjunction was in 1945.
Two historic atomic bombs were detonated that year, one on Hiroshima on August 6 and again 3 days later in Nagasaki, which brought World War II to an end.
The most obvious events are the evacuation of Auschwitz and the other concentration camps--not only in Europe but in the Philippines, Japan, and others.
Franklin D. Roosevelt's unprecedented 4th term inauguration in office, and then his unexpected death in April. Mussolini tried to escape and got assassinated. Hitler, Eva Brown, and friends commit suicide in Hitler's bunker. Prime Minister Winston Churchill of Britain resigns.
Paraguay, Chile, Peru, and Ecuador get memberships in the United Nations, which was being organized in San Francisco, CA, and in France, women get to vote for the first time.
There were so many fascinating events that year, that I can't list them all here. Just go to Google or Wikipedia and check out 1945 and see for yourself, or you can go here for a quick run down of the events of 1945.
ASCENSION DAY
This day occurs 40 days after Jesus was resurrected from the dead. 40 days is how long Jesus stayed on the earth after His resurrection, and then He ascended into the clouds. Now, He sits at the right hand of the Father until His enemies are made as His footstool.
THE DAY OF PENTECOST
We don't celebrate this holiday in Christian circles much, but we should. This is the day that the church was born (Book of Acts 2:1-47). The Day of Pentecost coincides with the Jewish holiday of "Hag Shavuot".
According to Chuck Missler in his lecture on the rapture, Enoch was born on "Hag Shavuot", a Jewish holiday, which means "Feast of Weeks" and He was also translated (a form of rapture?) on the same day 65 years later. Could the same happen to the church?
Here are Chuck's lectures on the rapture:
The Rapture -- part 1
The Rapture -- part 2
Don't get me wrong, I am not date-setting here. I have no idea when the rapture of the church will come, and I caution anyone who tries to set a day and time for the rapture of the church. Jesus said it best in Matthew 24:36-42:
"But of that day and hour knoweth no [man], no, not the angels of heaven, but my Father only. But as the days of Noe [were], so shall also the coming of the Son of man be. For as in the days that were before the flood they were eating and drinking, marrying and giving in marriage, until the day that Noe entered into the ark, and knew not until the flood came, and took them all away; so shall also the coming of the Son of man be. Then shall two be in the field; the one shall be taken, and the other left. Two [women shall be] grinding at the mill; the one shall be taken, and the other left. Watch therefore: for ye know not what hour your Lord doth come."
WHAT CAN I MAKE OF THIS?
1) I had a dream that announced: "U.N.'s Messiah...May 23, 2009".
2) "Ascension Day" happens on May 21, 2009. This day commemorates the ascension of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ into the Heavens after 40 days of His being resurrected.
3) "Jerusalem Day" happens on May 22, 2009. This day is celebrated by Israel to remember the reunification of Jerusalem in 1967.
4) Two "stars" (Jupiter and Chiron) that are supposed to represent the Messiah, and I have a loose interpretation on Neptune that could mean "divine illusion" that will form a conjunction and not just one time. There are supposed to be several conjunctions of these three throughout 2009 and in the beginning of 2010. The first conjunction occurs on May 23, 2009.
5) May 23, 2009 falls on the Sabbath Day (Saturday).
6) There is a New Moon on May 24, 2009.
7) "Hag Shavuot" and "The Day of Pentecost" happen one week after May 23, 2009.
Even with all of this I cannot say with certainty what any of this means, if it means anything at all. Without clarification from the Lord, I am stuck with either my dream just being thoughts of my imagination while I slept, or a glimpse of the future. I have either wasted a lot of time and energy foolishly pursuing a vision of my own creation or this thing has a real purpose.
WHAT I DO KNOW FOR SURE!
1) The day of the rapture is coming. Look around, friend. We are living in the days of Noe (Noah). If you don't believe me, then take a look at my news blog at Watchman Rayburn's Report. Things are getting tough, folks.
2) If anyone comes presenting himself as a "world teacher" or as a supreme leader, then he is NOT the Messiah. Jesus will rapture the church prior to that. He will return to the earth with all of His saints and destroy the anti-christ. So, if I cannot be found on the earth, and someone claims that they are God, then you know that I am writing the truth about the rapture.
3) If you have not believed in Jesus as the Messiah/Son of God and prayed to God to forgive you of your sins in Jesus' name, then I urge you to do so now. Do not wait. No one but the Father knows of the day and hour when the Lord will rapture His church, and I want you to be a part of that.
Send me an email at watchman.rayburn@gmail.com if you need help. I will be more than happy to help you.
In Christ,
Watchman Rayburn
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