November 1, 2012
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17 Cheshvan
I’ve been thinking a lot about the ark/salvation out of destruction of Noach’s time, lately. My first thoughts were for the people who didn’t heed his warnings. How. Is. That. Possible? Yes, a crazy dude building a boat for over a hundred years. That’s really, REALLY odd, highly questionable, but easily dismissed (much like my blog). But when the animals started showing up… from polar bear to elephant for pity’s sake?! They HAD to have known, by then, that something outside of Noah was orchestrating it, that something/someone bigger was involved, that there might be a modicum of Truth to his claims. How could they not? Brian says it’s probably because the ark was in a remote location and they just didn’t care, by then, but… all of those animals????And Noach. After a century of building, warning, working, preparing, praying, knowing, anticipating… The man had to be SOOOOO ready to just get in the dadgum boat, already don’tcha think? I so would be! Wait… I soooo am! It’s 17 Cheshvan, and I’m so expectant, so alive with hope, so persistently praying that this be the time!! ((It is, you know, the most likely time, if the SMS is correct. And for the record, 17 Cheshvan begins in Israel at 10am this morning, so anytime after that…!!))
If the ‘one shall be taken and the other left’ is to happen in our time, but occur ‘as in the days of Noach’… then is it a reference to the ‘eating, drinking, marrying’ thing, or is it a reference to the time that it happened, or BOTH?! Because I have never read about a more ignorant, deluded time in history that the one we’re in – we’re completely self-absorbed and oblivious to times as the scriptures reveal. It’s almost staggering.Which brings me to another thing: we always a
ssumed that the fall feasts were ‘the Rapture’, but I’ve been thinking… the three spring feasts that are a group all were fulfilled by Messiah in one short, flowing, connected chain of events, one period of time. Having said, would it not follow that the three fall feasts would also be fulfilled by Messiah in one short, flowing, connected chain of events? If so, then the rapture (which happens separately and some YEARS before Armegeddon) would not fit within, unless it were a different manifestation, a different flowing, connected chain of events. But if not, then we’re looking at something OUTSIDE of the fall feasts. As in, 17 Cheshvan or Chanukkah. And there I am, musing out loud...As I’ve recently said, I don’t CARE when He chooses to do it. I’m just READY. And today? MOST likely day to be taken out of the world and into ‘protective and divine custody’. Very much watching, waiting, ready, praying, impatient… not unlike Noach, who was also considered crazy by his peers, as I am. I’m good with that… I figure I’m in good company, LoL!!
Anyhow… Happy Ark Day!
Comments (2)
I agree with Brian – they just didn’t care.
First off if some guy in the middle of Bolivia was building a space ship – who would even know? Only people that were close enough to see him – or close enough to hear from people who saw him.
And if people came up and said ‘hey there is a guy building a spaceship over there!’ eh? So what? I am all busy eating and drinking and getting married – why do I care?
I had a dream…Last Thursday? That my sister ane I were standing on a pipe corral fence watching these HUGE waves build up and when they crested we could see the shadows of huge animals in them – giraffes, sharks, horses…so they must have been 20 or 30 feet at least- we were above a group of people and tried to warn them – but they were oblivious – when the wave finally reached them it was just a foot high or so. They were checking out the animals that were washing up. Then a wave came from the south instead of the west and was much bigger – we tried to tell them…but we were ignored and it wiped the people out.
Sorry that is kinda long – but the point is – some people can see huge important things ahead, but if it doesn’t strongly impact the people – they just ignore it. Poor Noah with his extended life span – 100 years of watching people ignore him and he just kept building.
I personally think the fall feasts are still the most likely time – as far as fitting the pattern… even though the idea of hanging around another year is not very appealing. However- today, tomorrow, next week – any one of those times would be fine too.
Not just that they don’t care – we’ve been so INUNDATED with “storm of the century” this and “Blizzard of the Ages” that…that we (generic “we”) tend to tune out when someone starts in on it yet Again. (All I’ve heard on the news lately is “Storm of the Century”…..and I’m tired of it. Yes, it was BAD……but don’t drive it into the ground, y’know? Katrina was WORSE (larger storm, aimed at a smaller area)…and yet I’m not hearing comparisons – which is weird.
I’m with you – I don’t care WHEN, exactly. I’m OK with not knowing…but let’s get this show on the road!
(You know what I mean…..not so much the “fire and brimstone” thing, but the “take me home and protect me” thing.)