The 29th of Elul, the Year of the Shemitah and the Four Blood Moons

Thanks to all who have recently viewed this site, particularly those ten page views on November 8.

I apologize for a long absence. Also, please understand that the following was written largely before the recent Paris attacks, which make our world economic woes seem somewhat insignificant by comparison.

Nonetheless, I feel led to submit this message with which God has burdened my heart.

Well, the 29th of Elul at the end of the year of the Shemitah has come and gone and  nothing happened.

The fourth super blood moon has also come and gone, and aside from the fact that it was an awesome and a beautiful sight, it too was uneventful.

Although  Russia carried out an airstrike against Isis in Syria, which may be prophetically significant, this past year on the Jewish calendar has been rather uneventful from a prophetic standpoint.

The Shemitah and the four blood moons and all the other speculation of this last Jewish calendar year is not strictly phenomena that was being predicted by Jonathan Cahn, and others as prophetically significant. There were many of us that jumped on the bandwagon. As Mr. Cahn pointed out, there is a history of prophetically significant events that have occurred in past Shemitah years, and blood moon occurrences. The prospect of all these things occurring together was just too good to refrain from speculating about! And as we all waited in anticipation, nothing happened!

I think it is safe to say that our God does not lend Himself to our speculative predictability. It is also safe to say that we are now in search of understanding about what did (or did not) happen. I would like to reflect on three possible interpretations:

First; perhaps God's people did sufficiently repent and the judgment of the third Shemitah was averted. I would refer you to a my recent post, Repentance in an Unrepentant World, for the applicable definition of repentance in this circumstance. There has truly been evidence in the last couple of years that many of God's people have drawn closer to Him and have sought to follow him more obediently. At the same time, I cannot help but observe that those who are not His people have made an even more radical departure from His ways. The contrast between the true Church and the world has not been this great in my lifetime, and perhaps not even since the days of the apostles. I am grateful for all of His people who are following Him more truly, yet I doubt that this interpretation is correct.

Second; perhaps God has given up on us. While this may sound a bit drastic, it has not escaped my notice that in the originally cited history of Israel in the novel, The Harbinger, there were only two Shemitah  years in which the warnings were given to Israel before the judgment came down on them. Our two occurrences (that we  are aware of) were, of course, the 9-11 attacks, and the 2008 market crash. Perhaps we had our last warning in 2008. While this scenario is certainly possible, I would like to focus on a third possibility.

Perhaps what is happening in our world has nothing to do with the Shemitah, or anything else related to The Harbinger. I read recently in an article by Jerry Robinson, author of the book Bankruptcy of our Nation,  that made the following statement:

"America could end all abortions, put prayer back in school, have a national revival, etc., and the U.S. economic system will still implode." (Prophecy in the News magazine, August, 2015, P.38.)

While I don't fully agree with all that he says, this reflects what has been said by others that I cited in my previous post, The Economic Crisis (January 21, 2014) regarding the trouble that our economy is currently experiencing.

Newsmax magazine ran an article in the October, 2015 issue with the title: The Coming Financial Crash, authored by David Stockman and corresponding to the cover title: The Great Debt Bomb. The basic thesis being that our nation's debt "bubble" is about to burst, and with great financial consequence to us all, both as a nation and as individuals within this nation.

Author James Rickards in his book: The Death of Money, makes a similar case, pointing out that the same basic thing is happening in the economies of all the world's major nations.

The leaders of the current administration, and their allies in Congress deny that there is anything wrong. They try to tell us that recovery is underway, and are disingenuously representing that everything is improving by the day. This reminds me of the words of Jeremiah's prophecy in 6:14; and 8:11:

                They have healed the wound of My people lightly, saying 'peace, peace' when there is no peace"               (Jeremiah 6:14 ESV)

Our  economic troubles do exist, and in spite of the statements of denial by our government, are putting us in jeopardy for what may be the biggest financial crash in our history, or perhaps even in the history of the world! In addition to this fact, the authors above cited seem to all feel that we have reached a point of no return, and that these, the results of our economic recklessness and stupidity cannot be reversed.

If there is any good news or any hope that I can find for optimism, it is in my belief that my God can rescue all of His children and protect us, and use us as His instruments of good in the perilous times that lie ahead for us. Let us listen to His voice. Let us let Him lead us and prepare us physically, mentally, emotionally and above all, spiritually for the times that lie ahead.

Thanks for sharing this moment with me today.