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12/13/13 THE TENTH DAY OF THE TENTH MONTH
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Hello all,
This date was brought to my attention recently by a man named John Cobb, on this site, that mentioned it twice in response to my post entitled WHO IS ZION? Both times he mentions this date it has been in regard to the Antichrist. I have never looked into this particular date before, and was very intrigued by what I found out. The following is a brief look at the 10th month, and then the 10th day.
I hope John will add what his take on this date is, and how he sees it, in regards to the revealing of the Antichrist. I have asked him about this on the thread about Zion, but thought I would open the door to his explanation by starting a new thread, so more people will see it.
First we will look at the significance of the 10th Month on the Hebrew Calendar, and then the 10th Day. It is interesting that this 10th month relates to Nimrod and pagan worship of the planet Saturn.
THE MONTH
God's holy seasons-The Hebrew calendar-Tevet the 10th month
Tevet, the 10th month on the Hebrew (God's) calendar
This month of Tevet, which falls around December and January, is known to stir up many evil desires into peoples lives,
The Hebrew word Tevet means: The tenth attribute that enables a human being to be able to exchange or trade the gifts or talents of his natural strength into the spiritual realm that designs the purpose of his life.
The physical act of Giving ones tithe to God, being generous, sharing, the buying and selling or trading of things which promotes God's reality in the earth,is also part of the spiritual energies which are released by God during the the tenth month called "Tevet" on God's Hebrew calendar.
But on the other hand "Tevet" is also the season when the negative energies of selfishness, evil eye, love of money, evil trading, slavery, the buying and selling of idols becomes evident in this season.
The origin of evil trade:
The tenth month on the Hebrew calendar is the season when the forces of evil which opposes God's authority in the earth begins to warfare and to contend against God's chosen ones.
Nimrod, the founder of the Babylonian system of trading (selling, making & buying of idols) established a law of opposing God through trading, where his stock market sold items of sorcery, witchcraft and magic.
And later on in time the Roman Empire (catholic church) transformed Nimrod's law of trading into a season called saturnalia and the selling of the commodities that exalted their small god called janus and saturn.
Trading of the gifts that go under the tree:
The ancient readings said that Nimrod killed his father and married his mother.
After the death of Nimrod, his mother continued to be the queen over his kingdom.
She had a dream and in that dream she saw Nimrod bringing presents (stolen goods), that he had plundered from the people that refused to exalt him and serve him as king,
And when he brought these treasures he put them under a tree. When the queen woke up from her dream, she commanded that her kingdom should continue to put presents under the green tree, in honor of Nimrod's birthday which falls on the (25th of December, Christmas).
In this month Ezra & Nehemiah died.
It is said; that people being born in this month, has a strong connection to the physical and material world, which denies God's existence, but it is also said that; if those same people are able to find a spiritual & godly leadership that can help them to shift their energies, and invest or trade them in God, they also can become so zealous for God, and turn out to be strong leaders for God.
Tevet means "ten" in Hebrew; Tevet shares the same root as the Hebrew word "tov", which means "good." However, in this month, we commemorate many sad events, including the Tenth of Tevet.
The letter ayin means "eye" in Hebrew. The month of Tevet is the month of the rectification and nullification of the "evil eye".
The word Tevet itself is referring to "tov ayin", "the goodly eye" (the source of the power of blessing, as it is said: "the goodly eye shall bless").
Tevet begins its cycle with the last days of Hanukah welcoming it in and gazing at the Chanukah candles, and God planned it this way.
This day is the climax, really its the culminating day of Hanukah, the "eighth day" which is called "Zot Chanukah" by the Rabbis. The meaning of Zot Hanukah or 8th Dedication, literally means: "this is Hanukkah!"
All destructive process begins with the "evil eye" of hatred, the hatred of the profane to the holy (the secret of ten, the holy number).
The month of contending for your faith in God.
Remember this day, the "eighth day" is called "Zot Hanukah" as we said before, but why is it so named? Zot means, "this" and Zot Hanukah is also called the "final seal."
"And Abraham received the sign of circumcision, a seal of the righteousness of the faith, and it was "this" (zot) "eighth day" circumcision given to Abraham that would reveal the Spiritual. (Roman 4:11)
This month falls in December or January.
(THIS YEAR 2013 IT FALLS ON DECEMBER 13)
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THE TENTH DAY
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Tenth of Tevet
Hebrew: עשרה בטבת
Commemorate: the siege of Jerusalem by Nebuchadnezzar II of Babylonia
Observances: Fasting
Tenth of Tevet (Hebrew: עשרה בטבת, Asarah BeTevet), the tenth day of the Hebrew month of Tevet, is a fast day in Judaism. It is one of the minor fasts observed from before dawn to nightfall. The fast commemorates the siege of Jerusalem by Nebuchadnezzar II of Babylonia—an event that began on that date and ultimately culminated in the destruction of Solomon's Temple (the First Temple) and the conquest of the Kingdom of Judah (today southern Israel).
The day has no relationship to Chanukka, but it happens to follow that festival by a week. Whether the 10th of Tevet falls 7 or 8 days after Chanukka depends on whether the preceding Hebrew month of Kislev has 29 or 30 days in the relevant year.
According to II Kings (25:1–25:4), on the 10th day of the 10th month (which is Tevet when counted from Nisan, the "first month" according to Exodus 12:1–2), in the ninth year of Zedekiah's reign (588 BCE), Nebuchadnezzar, the Babylonian king, began the siege of Jerusalem.
A year and a half later, on the 17th of Tammuz in the eleventh year of Zedekiah's reign(586 BCE) (Jeremiah 52.6–7), he broke through the city walls. The siege ended with the destruction of the Temple three weeks later, on the 9th of Av, the end of the first Kingdoms and the exile of the Jewish people to Babylon. The Tenth of Tevet is thus considered part of the cycle of fasts connected with these events, which includes: Shivah Asar B'Tammuz (17th of Tammuz) and Tisha B'Av (9th of Av).
The first reference to the Tenth of Tevet as a fast appears in Zechariah (8:19) where it is called the "fast of the tenth month." One opinion in the Talmud (b. Rosh Hashana 18b) states that the "fast of the tenth month" refers to the fifth of Tevet, when, according to Ezekiel (33:21), news of the destruction of the Temple reached those already in exile in Babylon. However, the tenth is the date observed today, according to the other opinion presented in the Talmud. Other references to the fast and the affliction can be found in Ezekiel 24:1–24:2 (the siege) and Jeremiah (52:4–52:6}.
The Ninth of Tevet was a Tragic Day
On the ninth of Tevet, "something happened, but we do not know what it was..." (Shulchan Aruch). The selichot liturgy for the day states that Ezra the Scribe, the great leader who brought some Jews back to the Holy Land from the Babylonian exile and who ushered in the era of the Second Temple, died on this day, and this is verified by the Kol Bo.
But according to the earlier sources (the Geonim as recorded by Bahag and cited in Tur Orach Chaim 580), the specific tragedy of 9 Tevet is unknown. Some manuscripts of Bahag (obviously not those available to the Tur) add that Ezra and Nechemiah died on this day—but only after first stating that the Rabbis have given no reason for why the day is tragic. Other suggestions are given as to why the ninth of Tevet is notable as well.
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I now can understand why John is mentioning this day in his responses to my posts. It seems to have a great deal of historical significance to the Hebrew people, and is also important to end times events, and how and when certain conditions are ripe for manifestation.
I would greatly like to hear John’s take on why he has mentioned this date in regards to the Antichrist, as he has a wonderful way with words and exposing the truth in the Scriptures.
Thanks ahead of time, John, for helping us all to understand this better.
JESUS IS ALL AND EVERYTHING!!
Patti C.
John Cobb
Nov 17, 2013 - 1:57PM
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Re: 12/13/13 THE TENTH DAY OF THE TENTH MONTH
Patti, being unsure of where you're at on the proverbial road of understanding, it's difficult for me to respond to things as I'm not sure if a foundation needs laid, so to speak: I'm not sure what you know and what you're yet to know, if you understand me. So I'm just going to respond, and if there's something you don't follow, we back up and start in a earlier place of understanding.
http://528491apocalypse.blogspot.com/
^this blog is mine and I put here maybe 10 small articles- I know many don't like to have to read a lot, so I try here to keep the info to the bare minimum that I feel is a good foundation for which to build upon. If you feel lead to read, do so and if there are any misunderstandings, the info there should create a little more clarity on the issue.
Having said that:
You'll see that I do focus on the Tevet 10 date; and will be doing so for the forseeable future. Most times I will not even discuss scripture, but just relay the Tevet 10 warning, over and again, to burn it into people's minds. The times and seasons will be crucial to understanding. Many of the propheies look difficult to us, and we differ on a great many understandings of what they mean, and who they signify, etc. But there is no way to misunderstand a date on a calendar, so I simply give the timing and let it work from there.
I'm going to presume you understand what the Lev 23 festivals of the Lord signify; so we see here that the times and seasons of the Lord's advents are appointed by the Lord; thus Jesus is crucified as our Passover on the appointed day, rises to become the first fruits on the appointed day, and baptizes with the Holy Spirit, the baptism of fire appointed to Pentecost. Now we await the fulfilling of the fall festivals at the second advent, in the 7th month. So we have here the appointed times of the coming of the King of Israel. The Word actually reveals to us the exact day of the month on which the King of Israel would appear.
Mr 13:34 For the Son of man is as a man taking a far journey, who left his house, and gave authority to his servants, and to every man his work, and commanded the porter to watch.
Prov 7:19 For the goodman is not at home, he is gone a long journey:
20 He hath taken a bag of money with him, and will come home at the day appointed.
So the day of the coming of the King of Israel is appointed by the very Word of God, you see?
Now of all the other kings in all of the bible; all of the other people- not a peep is given ever about the time of their coming. The Assyrian did to Israel what Nebuchadnezzar did to Judah but not a peep about when the Assyrian came into the land. Nothing for anyone. Except the King of Babylon. Of all of the kings in scripture, there are only two- count them TWO- that have exact day-month timing attached to their coming. Two kings; two comings; two dates. King of Israel and King of Babylon.
Now not only did God record this date of the coming of the lawless one (for the King of Babylon is called King of the Nations- and the nations have not the torah- the law- they are LAWLESS/TORAHLESS; and this King if the LAWLESS ONE; called also the Destroyer:
Jer 4:7 The lion is come up from his thicket, and the destroyer of the Gentiles(lawless) is on his way; he is gone forth from his place to make thy land desolate; and thy cities shall be laid waste, without an inhabitant.) but the Lord straight out COMMANDED Ezkiel to "Write down the name of the day: this very day: this same day: this day the King of Babylon came to attack Jerusalem: WRITE IT DOWN!
Now it should be apparent that the Revelation is about Babylon vs. Israel. Now of all of the kings of the scripture, why do we think the Lord is so very adamant about thrice recording the precise day of the coming of this "lawless king" who was to overcome the saints, take them captive, demand the earth worship his image or die? Why does Rev 12 show the exact same thing happening again?
I assure anyone reading this with utmost certainty that the "coming of the lawless one" with "all power and authority" to cause "apostacy" and sit in the seat of God, will happen precisely on Tevet 10. Because it is appointed him by the Word of God.
I'm confident that if I can burn into your minds that TEVET 10 IS THE COMING OF THE KING OF CONFUSION; then that is all anyone really needs to know for now. I don't think many are expecting a false second coming with a false Jesus and lying angels, and such: most seem to expect, Barak Obama, or Assad of Syria, perhaps a Muslim cleric of some sort- but few expect what will really come to pass. Now I can sit all day and talk about these things, and people will respond, some will say "not so, it must be Obama" or "It is Prince Charles" or some other flesh man; and as much as I may say "I feel you are mistaken, and this is the devil himself with all his angels deceiving everyone, and the dead church specifically, into worship of him."
But if I just simply say TEVET 10, and show you the passages clearly stating this; then when this event occurs on Tevet 10, you'll recognize who he really is. This way one may disagree with me and have in his mind a false understanding he is expecting to come to pass: but as long as I can say TEVET 10 = King of Babylon: then they will begin to understand and believe on that day. And I am sure that anyone I am talking to about this, when Tevet 10 comes with the parousia of the lawless; this person will be understanding "had not God intervened and gave me this knowledge; I would surely be on my knees in worship of the false Christ right now"
because he will be completely irresistable to anyone who doesn't know the timing of the coming of the two kings, and who they really are.
For instance, I have talked with many people who do not understand as I do; they believe the common teachings of a pre-trib rapture, a fleshly Israel of promise, a Islamic beast-body, etc. and I talk to many and do not speak against there understanding; but only say "Tevet 10 is the king of confusion" and many of them have come to agree with me, and believe they will be raptured out on Tevet 10 when the great Tribulation begins, and the third temple, etc. but I have burned into their minds this day, and so when they see the false Christ- they will know who he is, and begin to come into understanding of the prophets. As now they are waiting for stuff like, Assad to invade Israel on Tevet 10, and then the rapture etc.
But as long as they know TEVET 10 KING OF CONFUSION- then when they see a "catholic apocalypse" with "Jesus" taking over the catholic church and beginning the "kingdom of peace" they will first maybe have a bit of joy in their heart because it's Jesus? But they will be in winter, and they will begin to understand the prophets- because they will be thinking "this has not going according to my expectations; but this cannot be Jesus this is Tevet 10!"
This is why I mainly just focus on the calendar appointments in the bible (flood/exodus/king of babylon/purim/temple restoration) because no one can misunderstand a date on a calendar that is aligned with the seasons and such. If you have yet to understand the biblical appointments- look at the gen 6 flood again. Seem odd to you that the Lord puts a day-month timeline in there? This is God we're talking about so if He is writing it in his book, it must be very important.
So why tell us specifically the flood began on the 17th day of the 2nd month? Why tell us the tops of the mountains were seen on the 1st day of the 10th month? It turns out that the bible is like the DNA of the creation: what's written in the book is what comes to pass. Always and exactly at the appointed time.
Two kings; two dates; two comings- one evil, one good. Only the elect will be able to tell the difference, and this only by the Word of God.
Most assuredly the antichrist will come to the seige of Jerusalem on Tevet 10 as suredly as the Messiah Jesus will come in the 7th month afterward: much to the dismay of a GREAT number of lukewarm Christians. Weeping and gnashing of teeth is the perfect analogue.
Believe me when I tell you that you are going to be brought before people to answer why you do not make supplication to the "King of Israel" and the only answer you'll find is "because he came on Tevet 10- this is the devil, and not the Christ" and you are going to be leaving a trail of devastated people in your wake as you proceed toward the gathering at armageddon: which is interpreted: the mountain of the gathering.
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John Cobb
Nov 17, 2013 - 2:20PM
Re: 12/13/13 THE TENTH DAY OF THE TENTH MONTH
If you want to watch the first half of the apocalypse:
http://vimeo.com/63049887
understand that you are Jeremiah; the Israelites are Christians; Nebuchadnezzar is the antichrist; Jerusalem is the church; etc.
In a like vein, Tevet 10 this year is December 13 (friday the 13th tio boot) and this movie the Hobbit releases then: watch this trailer and you will also see the apocalypse: you are Bilbo and you will certainly be facing the Red Dragon himself so this is like a preview of your journey to come, into the desolation of the Dragon, to reclaim the lost homeland, and the rightful King of the Mountain:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pUC8gDTI9qg
by the way you know how you would say "let's watch a movie?" if you were in ancient Israel? Only one word will suffice: "let's watch a VISION"
Jer 21:10 For I have set my face against this city for evil, and not for good, saith the LORD: it shall be given into the hand of the king of Babylon, and he shall burn it with fire.
Jer 34:3 And thou shalt not escape out of his hand, but shalt surely be taken, and delivered into his hand; and thine eyes shall behold the eyes of the king of Babylon, and he shall speak with thee mouth to mouth, and thou shalt go to Babylon.
Jer 42:11 Be not afraid of the king of Babylon, of whom ye are afraid; be not afraid of him, saith the LORD: for I am with you to save you, and to deliver you from his hand.
Hi Patti,
Thanks for the post.
With all due respect.
I can assure you that for several years ON THIS SITE we have been posting many article especially recently all the points you are NOW discovering.
I really appreciate your enthusiasm and urgency to share and I do NOT want to slow you down in any manner.
However you and John Cobb are not the only ones discussing the rapture timing , the anti Christ and the WRATH of the LORD.
All of us have a little different IDEA how it may unfold but you are not the ONLY TWO with a sense of the times.
Keep Posting and Sharing JESUS while you still are able.
Respectfully,
God Bless
Steven
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Hi Steven,
I know this site is a treasure trove of discussion on all the issues you mentioned as I read and view as many as I can and am blessed by them. I am sorry if I made it sound like John and I were the only ones doing so, as in that regard nothing could be further from the truth!
What I was trying to say, and obvious not doing a very good job of it, was the timing of the 10th day of the 10 month is happening really soon and with everything else that is happening in the world, it would be a time to look at for this major deception to occur. It just seems that so many are looking for the rapture of the church at a time when it could be just the opposite. I am not saying that those on this site are, as much as what I see on other sites.
Also, I have not seen many articles about the coming of the False Messiah recently, and have never seen one that gave a good date in which to expect it in regards to what is revealed in Scripture. It is news to me, and it seemed important to share. It does worry me that millions may deceived by this, but as you seemed to point out, it is all in the Lord's hands, and He has it all under control.
Thanks for you input. I enjoyed the Elijah story.
God Bless,
Patti C.
Hi Patti, just have a question and a speculation, if the false messiah is coming on Tevet 10 then in order for the world to embrace such a person wouldn't they need a reason to embrace him? True believers believe that the rapture will take place before our messiah sets foot on earth so anyone claiming that status in my mind would immediately seem to be the false messiah. In other words, if we're going to meet Jesus in the air 1 Thess 4:13-18 then why would I believe this would be Him on Tevet 10 here on earth? I would also speculate that this false messiah is going to rescue the world out of some seemingly impossible mess which to me would be the only way the WHOLE world would embrace someone, because if things are as they are right now why would people have need to embrace him? It is true there are many now who are in dire situations but the majority at the moment really have no need for a messiah in their worldly thinking. So my theory is if this person or deception is coming on Tevet 10 then something drastic or disastrous is going to happen prior to that and if we're still here we'll know it's not Jesus because that's not how He said He would rescue us. I've seen some dates popping up about 11/21-22 and 11/28 about a possible EMP attack shutting down all the power grids maybe this could be the disaster the false messiah is going rescue the world out of in order for everyone to embrace him?
Dear walknbyfaith,
Great questions and insightful speculations! Thank you for joining this discussion. Actually, I am still working on finding out what could take place to make the world believe this strong delusion. Right now I strongly feel that it is tied in with Comet Ison, and will be presenting more about that shortly. Plus, even though I feel strongly that it will be this year that does not mean it will be. The date of the 10th day of the 10th month is one that gives us the time of year to expect the False Messiah, in whatever form that “coming” may take and whatever year it may fall on. Much like the Last Great Day gives us the timing and season that Christ will return.
As to meeting the Lord in the air, if the “being” that is coming is extra dimensional, it certainly would be possible for many of his followers to be caught up in some way, as in a fake rapture. I just don’t know how that will play out, but I do think there are many possibilities, as this has been planned for centuries. Another real possibility is that this “glorious being” is so convincing that millions of modern day Christians who are not grounded in the Truth, will be taken with this deception, as Christianity has become so mixed in with Islam and New Age doctrine, which believe that their Messiah is coming to earth.
I agree with your speculation that many things could happen between now and then, either having to do with Ison, or something planned by the Illuminati, and their time and weather manipulation, that could possibly lead to such destruction that the world will be longing to be saved. I strongly agree that it will have to be a situation of chaos that this False Messiah will bring order to, and as such, right now, we have many possibilities in almost every regard. Either Ison, or major earthquakes, or financial collapse, we are ripe for major disasters on all fronts.
Mainly, I wanted to alert Christians to the date when the False Messiah most likely will come, as it is one that is Biblically supported, and one that I had never seen or heard about, until John Cobb presented his findings. Other than that, I can only speculate and research into what it all means. I will continue to do that, not just as to it being a false rapture, but other possible great deceptions that could take place, that Christians not grounded in Christ and the true Gospel, could be taken in.
Thank you again, and bless you for joining in this conversation. I am sorry if I could only answer your questions with more questions, but as to exactly what and how this will all come about I really cannot answer at this time. I am still looking into it and will hopefully present more puzzle pieces and points to ponder in the near future.
We have to remember that God is allowing this to take place, and therefore it is in His hands. He is the one sending this Strong Delusion, so anything is possible.
JESUS IS ALL AND EVERYTHING!!
Your sister in Christ,
Patti C.
John, point taken, so what would say about the skeptics and atheist in order for them to embrace him? Seeing is not necessarily believing if it were there wouldn't be any skeptics. My point was there are a lot of NON religious folk out there who don't give a second thought about God or allah or buddah, secular minded people who will embrace this guy. At no point in history has everyone embraced one individual even God Himself which is why in my opinion, in order for an atheist to make that leap, this person would have to rescue them out of something. I'm not being dogmatic about it but I'd think it would be a pretty hard sell otherwise.
Hi Walknbyfaith,
You brought up some really good points, and I hope John Cobb will see this post and answer, as I have already put in my take on it. I think you are right about many secular people who have no thoughts about spiritual matters and therefore are rather neutral on this issue. Personally, I think they have a better chance of being saved during the tribulation then the ones who have been fooled by false religions and false doctrines. But, the Lord tells us He is the One sending the Strong Delusion, so maybe because they never considered these things, and His existence, they will be overtaken by it.
I am more convinced than ever that ISON has a major role in all of this. I hope you are keeping up on all the insightful information being presented here on this forum, everyday on this subject. If you have read my studies about the 144,000 and the sealing that will happen before the Great Tribulation, you will see that I believe that this is what so many are seeing as a rapture. Yet, the meeting takes place in the air and they will return to earth in resurrected bodies and protect the church and evangelize the rest of the world. None of us goes to heaven and stays there, until the very end. There is a difference between Satan's wrath and God's wrath, the 144,000 are sealed right before Satan's wrath and the rest of the Church is raptured before God's wrath at the pouring out of the vials.
I won't go into that all here, but have a study that I am preparing and hopefully will begin posting tomorrow that explains this in a most biblically supported way. I hope it will help you understand how all these pieces fit into the whole puzzle of the awesome mystery of God's plan for His people.
Again, thanks for your input, and hopefully John will be able to shed more light on all of this.
God Bless you,
JESUS IS ALL AND EVERYTHING!!
Patti C.
John, I imagine that scenario might play out for some, but, there are people who don't even know who Jesus or Muhammad is. I just look at all the households with teens and the youth of today and what they're being taught in school, who weren't raised in any kind of spiritual upbringing, they only now what their science teacher has taught them or how about career oriented people, successful just enjoying life. There are people who are completely oblivious and apathetic to anything spiritual. I remember overhearing a conversation in the mall with two teenage girls around Christmas, one girl said to the other "Did you know Christmas is Jesus' birthday? She replied, "What? Huh uh?". I've read how some are speculating it might come in the form of alien contact and they're going to tell us we are just beings of their watered down DNA. There are some who might buy that if that went down but I'm also guessing there are a lot who would not. However this plays out it will be unprecedented, and compelling enough for most all to embrace,that we can be sure of.
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