Well, we and you both know that you're looking at this thinking, "these guys are freakin stupid religious fanatics", right? Well, much to your dismay, we aren't. We didn't even believe in organized religion a few weeks ago and still do not. We think that the orginization and commercialization of religion in general has corrupted the original plans God had layed out for all of us. So clear your minds of any ideas or hunches that we are affiliated with your favorite church to despise. If you are like we were a few short weeks ago, you looked at the Bible as a history book, nothing more, nothing less. Well, if you were that much like us, then you are sitting here hoping to find some answers in this muddled mess of lies/distorted truth/whatever you want to sugarcoat it to being around you in the world right now. Here it is. The greatest history book and what it tells us IN DETAIL about the madness happening in the world around us RIGHT NOW:
"Leave your country, your people and your father's household and go to the land I will show you. I will make you into a great nation and I will bless you; I will make your name great, and you will be a blessing. I will bless those who bless you, and whoever curses you I will curse; and all peoples on earth will be blessed through you." Genesis 12:1-3
This is where it all started. With God's 4000 year old promise to Abraham. And now you think, "Ok, so?" I say..."Hold on. It will make sense, I swear."
So Abraham packed everything he had up and bounced out. Even though Abraham never got to personally see this land, his direct blood did. Are YOU going to be the one to call God a liar? Enjoy that and see where you end up there smarty-pants. Well anyway, so God led Abraham's descendants to "a land flowing with milk honey". No, not literally...think figuratively with me here. All that means is it was MORE than abundant in resources. Anyway, yeah, you guessed it. Modern day Israel is definitely part of that land, an incredibly tiny piece of it, but part of it nonetheless. Israel was promised the land, so they WILL get it back, but that's later...It gets good in between, I swear.
So, with the promise God said, "For you to have this land, I want something in return." The story gets going here...
Check out some Leviticus 25: 2-13
All Israel had to do was on the 7th year rest themselves and the land, but could still eat whatever grew...but did they? No. What else did they blow? After 7 of these 7 year cycles, they were simply to rest another year (on the 50th) just as the 7th year of the 7th cycle (49th year). That's 8 years God was going to give them to rest AND farm his land. Alright enough history, you get the idea. Israel BLEW it.
So God played Mr. Nice Guy and let it slide TONS of times before saying, "Ok, no more of this crap." During all of this time on the promised land, God was protecting and helping the Israelites. They were feared by all of their enemies. Like hardcore whoa. Well, God said, "They ain't helping, neither am I." and BOOM, the Babylons march on in and destroy everything in 606 AD. Some lesson, huh? YOU'D learn right? Not the Jews...
So they got their act together for a little bit, then got conquered again in 70 AD by...(know your history???) THE ROMAN EMPIRE. Big shock there huh?
So since then, the Israelites kinda just hung out being under everyone else's control, being dispersed through Europe, Asia, everywhere else, and living life being hated and tormented for their race.
So to pay back this dilinquent debt, God determined that 70 years of 7 years (70x7=490) of Israel with no land would suffice. Yes. 490 years.
check out this link for more info on the prophet, Daniel (one of the major end-times prophets) and his prophecies about the rebuilding of Israel, DOWN TO THE EXACT DATE
IF YOU REALLY WANT TO SEE WHAT IS GOING ON NOW AND HOW IT CORRESPONDS WITH PROPHECY AND WHAT IS GOING TO HAPPEN NEXT...CHECK OUT THE BLOG EVERY FEW DAYS...WE WILL BE POSTING INSTALLMENTS OF WHAT PROPHECIES HAVE BEEN FULFILLED AND WHAT IS TO COME AS IT HAPPENS...
MUCH LOVE TO EVERYONE
Nate and John
