Jesus spoke of a time when His sign would appear in heaven, and all the earth would know it:
And then shall appear the sign of the Son of man in heaven: and then shall all the tribes of the earth mourn, and they shall see the Son of man coming in the clouds of heaven with power and great glory. (Matthew 24:30)
It is one of the most compelling signs mentioned in the Bible, because it leads the lost of the whole earth to mourn when they see it, yet it gives strength and hope to the righteous who have been waiting for it. In the end, both classes believe it, but only one class benefits from it. The sign that Jesus spoke of is not an arbitrary and hitherto unknown sign, but a sign that He Himself used as a signature to literally “sign” the message of His return in the book of Revelation, as well as His covenant promises in the Old Testament.
The book of Revelation opens with the following words:
The Revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave unto him, to shew unto his servants things which must shortly come to pass; and he sent and signified it by his angel unto his servant John: Who bare record of the word of God, and of the testimony of Jesus Christ, and of all things that he saw. (Revelation 1:1-2)
To put this in layman’s terms, this book contains a “revelation” from Jesus Christ. God gave it to Him, so it is a revelation known from God the Father, that Christ is conveying to “His servants” (i.e. all Christians). What revelation is this? A survey of the entire book can only conclude one thing: the Revelation is a comprehensive prophecy of the return of Jesus Christ, which when understood, tells His servants the “when” of His return.
He which testifieth these things saith, Surely I come quickly. Amen. Even so, come, Lord Jesus. (Revelation 22:20)
Compare this to what Jesus said in the gospels:
But of that day and hour knoweth [properly: maketh known][1] no man, no, not the angels of heaven, but my Father only. (Matthew 24:36)
Jesus indicated that the Father alone would make known the day and the hour of His return. When one claims to understand that mystery, therefore, It is important, to ascertain who revealed it. Man is warned against venturing to pry open the mystery themselves before God reveals it:
But the day and the hour of His coming Christ has not revealed. He stated plainly to His disciples that He Himself could not make known the day or the hour of His second appearing. Had He been at liberty to reveal this, why need He have exhorted them to maintain an attitude of constant expectancy? There are those who claim to know the very day and hour of our Lord’s appearing. Very earnest are they in mapping out the future. But the Lord has warned them off the ground they occupy. The exact time of the second coming of the Son of man is God’s mystery. {DA 632.4}
This is in perfect agreement with the introduction of the book of Revelation, “which God gave” first to His Son, who in turn sent it to His servant John via His angel/messenger. That is to say: all important information connected with the “day of the Lord” (including the much-desired day and hour of Christ’s return) was given by God to Jesus, sent by Jesus through an angel messenger to John, who in turn showed it to the church(es).
There is just one problem… the book of Revelation includes so many and such difficult riddles that it could not be fully deciphered for two millennia. Or, to put it another way, it could not be deciphered until the events it foretold had come to pass. Jesus indicated that when the sign of the Son of man would appear in heaven, then all the earth would know and see the return of Jesus in power and glory. In other words, the time would come when the book of Revelation would be understood. That time has come, and soon the following words will be fulfilled:[2]
But in the days of the voice of the seventh angel, when he shall begin to sound, the mystery of God should be finished, as he hath declared to his servants the prophets. (Revelation 10:7)
As truly as the sign of the Son of man has appeared, God’s mystery—the exact time of the second coming of the Son of man among other related things—is now declared to His servants! In the face of the end of the church age, this is what the church has been longing for in recent years: the proof that despite all the tribulation, Jesus is really coming—and of WHEN—so His faithful can have the assurance that He won’t let them die the eternal death at the hands of the wicked. The assurance that God wants to give you through this message is something to be highly desired—and is in fact, essential—to strengthen your faith for the final events of earth’s history as we know it.
A perusal of the references to the sign of the Son of man in the Bible will turn up only a few basic facts:
It is a sign in heaven (i.e., not on the earth or in its atmosphere, but in the stars).[3]
The appearance of the sign of the Son of man indicates that Jesus is returning in glory and power, but he hasn’t arrived yet (because the nations lament after it is seen, and then they see Him coming).[4]
Jesus Himself, the Son of man, (specifically His betrayal and crucifixion) was a sign (the sign of the Son of man) to His generation, comparable to the sign of Jonah being in the belly of the whale for three days and nights.[5] (It was said to be the ONLY sign given to that adulterous generation,[6] even though Jesus worked many other miracles.)
If you search the Internet for answers, there are many theories but very little consensus as to what the sign of the Son of man should actually be. However, it is not difficult to understand, when you realize that a person’s sign is simply their signature. The sign of Elijah, for example, is fire from heaven. That is his “signature” miracle that distinguishes him. What is the signature of Jesus? What is the miracle that distinguishes Him? It is—as the sign of Jonah implies—His resurrection from the dead, which proved that He is the Son of God.
As a hint to finding the sign of the Son of man, consider that His death and resurrection is expressed in the staurogram[7] (see image) which symbolizes Christ’s victory through the cross. The staurogram is the sign of life, like the Egyptian ankh. While the staurogram does not appear in any modern translation, it was historically connected to the letters Alpha and Omega, which were written on either side of the staurogram to remove any ambiguity as to who it was meant to be associated with. Why so? Because Alpha and Omega are known as the sign or signature of Jesus Christ, with which He identified Himself as the Son of God in the introduction to the book of Revelation:
I am Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the ending, saith the Lord, which is, and which was, and which is to come, the Almighty. (Revelation 1:8)
And,
Saying, I am Alpha and Omega, the first and the last: and, What thou seest, write in a book, and send it unto the seven churches which are in Asia; unto Ephesus, and unto Smyrna, and unto Pergamos, and unto Thyatira, and unto Sardis, and unto Philadelphia, and unto Laodicea. (Revelation 1:11)
As noted in our prior writings,[8] the Alpha and Omega signature has its Old Testament counterpart in the Aleph Tav, the Hebrew signature of the Lord. It is this signature that Christ used to certify His covenant dealings with mankind before the cross, pointing to the cross.[9]
In the New Testament, instead of using the first and last letters of the Hebrew alphabet (Aleph and Tav), Jesus used the first and last letters of the Greek alphabet (Alpha and Omega), again sealing His New Covenant to bring His people into the heavenly Canaan, as we presently expect. Do you want to be part of the delivery of the promises of the New Testament? It would behoove all who seek the eternal reward to know the signature of their Lord on the testament they are heir to!
The Greek letters Alpha and Omega appear as follows:
These two letters constitute the signature that is used to certify the book of Revelation. Jesus uses this signature twice at the beginning of the book (as quoted above) and twice at the end, as follows:
And he said unto me, It is done. I am Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the end. I will give unto him that is athirst of the fountain of the water of life freely. (Revelation 21:6)
I am Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the end, the first and the last. (Revelation 22:13)
All of these verses emphasize the idea that Christ’s signature represents the beginning and the end, the first and the last.
Are you beginning to put the pieces together? When Jesus said that the sign of the Son of man would be seen in heaven, and when Jesus puts His characteristic “first and last” signature on the book of Revelation (a book which speaks of many signs in heaven), then what could it mean to see the sign of the Son of man in heaven? Should we not look for a literal sign in heaven that can be clearly recognized as the Alpha and Omega signature, and which embraces and sums up the book of Revelation and the message of Christ’s return to deliver the promises made under His covenant with mankind?
Where would God reveal that sign, and how would He draw it? Should we expect a sudden event to splash it on the night sky or one that represents a period of time? What message would it carry? These questions and more can now be answered, because precisely that sign has been revealed from the Father’s hand in a now-familiar region of the sky:
Do you see the stylized signature of our Lord, with elegantly beautiful curves rendering His initials as the overlapping Alpha (blue) and Omega (red)? Do you recognize the mark of your Great Physician, who comes with healing in His wings to give eternal life to His patients (the patient saints[10])? In a world of reckless DNA hacks, are you waiting for the right (righteous) Doctor, and do you recognize the pen strokes with which He signs the only prescription that can guarantee eternal life?
The sign in the picture above is literally “drawn” by the motion of two newsworthy comets: comet C/2022 E3 (ZTF), which is anticipated to become visible to the naked eye this month; and comet C/2017 K2 (PanSTARRS), which held the title of the largest comet ever discovered for several years. These comets are headed through the Horologium clock in heaven, frequently making news headlines on their way.[11] This alone should pique the interest of all those Christians who have been dreaming or studying about “two moons” or a clock in connection with the rapture.[12] But to draw such a sign, one must trace the comets’ paths over a specific period of time. There is a well-defined starting date and ending date to the comet trajectories, and the image that is formed is the result of tracing both trajectories at the same time, over the same date range. You can imagine that the likelihood of a meaningful shape emerging from trajectories traced over a specific date range is something that points only to God who alone can orchestrate such things.
So, what is the starting date for the comet trajectories in the sign of the Son of man? In The Procession of the Kings, the date was already studied: it is March 12, 2023, the date when all three comet-kings[13] will have crossed the constellation lines of the Eridanus river, and seven days after comet K2 strikes the midnight hour on the Horologium clock face, giving the signal for the midnight cry[14] to begin.
And when is the ending date? Naturally, it should be at the Second Coming,[15] when comet E3 strikes the pendulum of the same clock twice. (One could also draw it up to June 4, 2024, the end of the saints’ seven-day travel to the Orion Nebula.) The beginning and end of this sign are marked by the heavenly clock, from the time one comet passes the clock to the time the other comet passes the clock.
Digest that for a moment: what this means is that the sign of the Son of man is related to the period of the midnight cry. This makes perfect sense, considering what the midnight cry is:
And at midnight there was a cry made, Behold, the bridegroom cometh; go ye out to meet him. (Matthew 25:6)
If the comet paths were to be drawn starting or ending much earlier or later, the sign would not be formed in such a way as to trace the Alpha and Omega! It is this “beginning and ending” that Christ expresses with His signature in heaven, as the assurance to His people that when the midnight cry begins on March 5, 2023, when tribulation intensifies, they can know with certainty that His promise stands, and He will return to give retribution to the wicked and to rescue His children.
In the book of Revelation, it is the Lord who makes the midnight-hour call to action:
And I heard another voice from heaven [comet K2 when it strikes the midnight hour, giving voice to Jesus as the Horologium], saying, Come out of her [to meet Me], my people, that ye be not partakers of her sins, and that ye receive not of her plagues. (Revelation 18:4)
The Lord directs all who eagerly await His return to cut ties with organized churches and institutions that urge vaccination for their members. Go out to meet Him, having undefiled DNA so that He will know you as His child, lest He shut you out to receive the plagues of Babylon, not recognizing your genetic identity.
But he answered and said, Verily I say unto you, I know you not. (Matthew 25:12)
It is not your church building or membership that makes you part of the church. Paul often addressed “the church in thy house,” referring to a gathering of Christians in one’s home.[16] Renouncing membership in a church organization (especially one that has apostatized against the Lord by using their influence to lead their parishioners to defile their bodies with genetic vaccines) does not mean you “leave the church”. The biblical teaching on the church has been nicely summed up as follows:
God has a church. It is not the great cathedral, neither is it the national establishment, neither is it the various denominations; it is the people who love God and keep His commandments. “Where two or three are gathered together in my name, there am I in the midst of them” (Matthew 18:20). Where Christ is even among the humble few, this is Christ’s church, for the presence of the High and Holy One who inhabiteth eternity can alone constitute a church. {UL 315.5}
The midnight cry is a message of readiness, for the time is at hand—it is a message that Jesus is coming, NOW. It is about how much tribulation time must be endured by the saints, while keeping their DNA untainted from vaccination for the honor of God. But it also provides the assurance that as they heed His call to come out of Babylon, He will protect them from her plagues.
The Lord’s signature across this timeframe certifies to the church that the message of the midnight cry (which explains how the events of recent years fulfill prophecy) is His message. It comes from Him. It is the message of the book of Revelation, double-initialed at its beginning and end. He does not leave His faithful children to wonder if these studies are correct and if He is really coming for their deliverance at the indicated time. If the times were not correct, the sign of the Son of man would not be formed. The church is getting desperate, but the Lord loves her and is doing everything to assure her of His favor, if she will just be faithful to the end.
Jesus’ seal on the book of Revelation is a big seal. It spans from the beginning of the book to the end of the book. This alludes to the fact that Christ is—as Revelation puts it—the Lamb slain from the foundation of the world.[17] As John wrote at the opening of his gospel:
In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. (John 1:1)
Jesus Christ was the Word of creation who spoke the first man into existence following the world, when…
In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth. (Genesis 1:1)
By emphasizing in His signature that He is the beginning and the end, Jesus is calling to mind the creation of the world and the impending destruction of it. This beginning includes the way He created it—with humans being male and female,[18] as designed into their DNA. Thus, the Lord alludes to the destruction of creation at the end of the world, both by Himself and through genetic modification by humans. He is the Great Healer who alone can offer eternal life and who can remedy the degeneration of our DNA through six millennia of sin-induced abuses to the human nature.
Neither is there salvation in any other: for there is none other name under heaven given among men, whereby we must be saved. (Acts 4:12)
Many times, the book of Revelation speaks about the patience of the saints who wait for their God. They trust in Him as their Healer, not in money-seeking corporations and government-issued mandates to keep them healthy, or the advice of doctors who are constrained to practice according to decree rather than according to their own professional judgment.
The sign of the Son of man indicates that the entire history of humanity is coming to a close. The God who created mankind and the world will also destroy what is left of it when He rescues His children.
And the nations were angry, and thy wrath is come, and the time of the dead, that they should be judged, and that thou shouldest give reward unto thy servants the prophets, and to the saints, and them that fear thy name, small and great; and shouldest destroy them which destroy the earth. (Revelation 11:18)
The flood of Noah’s day is the example that shows that although God is love, He is also capable of killing those who have so set their heart on evil that there is no possible way to save them from their moral downfall anymore. Or, to put it another way: honoring the freewill He gave to human beings, He ultimately will not stop the obstinate from following the path to self-destruction despite His many warnings.
But those who are faithful, He will save as He saved Noah. That is why it is so important to recognize the sign of the Son of man in heaven. The ship formed by the constellations of Carina, Vela, and Puppis—alluding to Noah’s Ark—is even touched by the sign, as if it is riding upon it.
Those who hope to be saved today from the destruction of the world that Noah’s flood was a type for, must rest upon the Son of man, looking up to Him and assimilating the instruction He provides in the heavens as He approaches.
In His first signature verse in the book of Revelation, Jesus describes Himself in reference to time:
Jesus is present, past, and future. He transcends the human notion of linear time because He is Time Himself. Jesus “is” (in the present) because He is alive in heaven as John testified in his Gospel. Jesus “was” (in the past tense), because He laid aside heaven, became a man, and died on the cross. And Jesus “is to come” (future) as one who promised to come back from heaven to save His people, which is the theme of Revelation, to live forevermore with Him in heaven.
So, with all His emphasis on time—being the beginning and the end from creation to destruction of the earth,[19] being past, present, and future—where else would one search for His Alpha and Omega sign in heaven than where the symbols of time are to be found: surrounding the Orion “hourglass” and the pendulum clock.
Together, these two constellations are themselves the symbols of times old and new, representing ancient and modern methods of measuring time. From the Great Cycle[20] of the Orion clock that started ticking at creation to the pendulum of the Horologium that heralds the end of the world, the heavenly clocks tell the history of this world that the Son of man came to save, and therefore His sign is to be found in the presence of both of those “timekeeper” constellations.
Another indicator as to the location comes from Jesus’ second signature in Revelation:
The seven stars of the hourglass of Orion are the seven fixed candlesticks in the heavens, which represent the seven churches.
The mystery of the seven stars which thou sawest in my right hand, and the seven golden candlesticks. The seven stars are the angels of the seven churches: and the seven candlesticks which thou sawest are the seven churches. (Revelation 1:20)
In the third signature of our Lord in Revelation comes yet another indicator of where in the heavens His sign should be found:
Isn’t it fitting that He links His signature with the water of life, shown flowing in the river Eridanus, where His sacrifice is depicted? The cleansing fountain of His blood, seen flowing between the two clocks, spanning from the beginning to the end of time as the river of time, is where His sign belongs.
In Elijah and the Way to Heaven, the comets spoke of the three sanctuary doors in conjunction with the Horologium clock, which are the doors one must enter through in order to be saved. The seal of the Son of man corroborates this too, as the fourth signature verse in Revelation indicates:
I am Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the end, the first and the last. Blessed are they that do his commandments, that they may have right to the tree of life, and may enter in through the gates into the city. (Revelation 22:13-14)
The tree of life has been amply described with the “leaves” of comet BB traced upon the branches and trunk of the Horologium “tree,”[21] and in the previous article we saw the three gates: the Way, the Truth, and the Life in the Horologium clock.[22] Those doors indicated three decisive dates at which your decisions (whether to “do His commandments”) represent passing through those gates to the heavenly city or not. This is shown visually with comet BB in connection with the reticle (constellation Reticulum) as was detailed in The Winepress of Divine Wrath and emphasized in the movement of comet E3 as it passes directly through the reticle. All this is comprehended in the sign of the Son of man, as corroborated by His Alpha and Omega signature in the book of Revelation, from beginning to end.
The sign shows the Greek letter forms of Alpha and Omega as described in the Bible, which form Christ’s signature. A signature is written on a contract—especially at the end as a seal of the agreement. In Bible times, it would be in the form of a personalized seal on a band around a scroll. This means the message—the testament—of Jesus Christ as symbolized in the book of Revelation is being sealed and finished. Now, Jesus Christ, from whom the Revelation came, is applying the seal with His signature to the testament heretofore produced,[23] certifying His ratification of it to the court of heaven.
And what message is depicted in His seal? Many signets from ancient kings (like the pictured seal from King Hezekiah’s signet) were not just engraved with letters, but images representing characteristics that the ruler wanted to emphasize.
And he said unto me, It is done. I am Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the end. I will give unto him that is athirst of the fountain of the water of life freely. He that overcometh shall inherit all things; and I will be his God, and he shall be my son. But the fearful, and unbelieving, and the abominable, and murderers, and whoremongers, and sorcerers, and idolaters, and all liars, shall have their part in the lake which burneth with fire and brimstone: which is the second death. (Revelation 21:6-8)
The two comets (E3 and K2) that trace the letter forms do so beginning at the specific date of March 12, 2023, when E3 is crossing the river of the water of life which Jesus will give to those who are athirst. Are you thirsting today for the pure water of life, which is such a scarce resource in the world today? Then this message is for you. His seal is for you.
Comet K2, on the other hand, will be in the Horologium constellation that represents the tree of life on the bank of the river. The comet exits the clockface on that date after striking the midnight hour. Jesus’ signature beginning at that time shows that this message is the midnight cry message: “Behold! The Bridegroom cometh! Go ye out to meet Him!” The sign’s spanning to May 27, 2024, represents that this stretch of time is all that separates His people from the blessings of the testament that His signature promises.
Are you party to the testament? Have you met the conditions to be counted heir to salvation? If you are not sure, then keep studying this sign with us, because it is the seal of God to be on your forehead, in your heart and mind, because of all that it signifies. Do you see the dove of the constellation Columba encircled by our Lord’s signature? It represents the Holy Spirit who imbues the midnight cry message with power. We are mere instruments bringing the message from the Holy Spirit to you.
He that hath an ear, let him hear what the Spirit saith unto the churches. (Revelation 3:22)
What does God want you to know and share with others as the midnight cry awakens the sleeping virgins (both wise and foolish)? He wants to “make known” the time, giving His seal of approval to the Orion clock and the Horologium clock, with the two comets E3 (green) and K2 (orange) that describe the Alpha and Omega—one beginning in Orion and ending in the Horologium, and the other beginning in the Horologium and ending in Orion. He wants to make known that He so loved you that He sent His only begotten Son, who came like you and me to a river called Jordan where He was baptized into His ministry and the Holy Spirit descended upon Him like a dove.
And straightway coming up out of the water, he saw the heavens opened, and the Spirit like a dove descending upon him: (Mark 1:10)
Do you feel the Lord calling you to service, too? Do you find yourself approaching a river—represented by Eridanus, in which a person is submerged in death to sin and self? Do you see the heavens opened and the dove of the Spirit lighting upon you, as you recognize the work you can do to convey the hope of eternal life to the hearts of others?
If so, then the sacrifice of Christ depicted in the heavens can be yours, too. It is not only Christ who is represented by Phaethon[24] in the river Eridanus, having overcome death; it also represents the sacrifice of Philadelphia into which you can also be baptized to overcome the death that is overspreading the world today.
And I saw as it were a sea of glass mingled with fire: and them that had gotten the victory over the beast, and over his image, and over his mark, and over the number of his name, stand on the sea of glass, having the harps of God. (Revelation 15:2)
When the Holy Spirit comes down upon you as depicted by the dove of the constellation Columba, there is the chisel Caelum, poised to inscribe the seal of God—the sign of the Son of man—on the forehead of the fish, the Christian, represented by Dorado.
There is so much depth here—it cannot be expounded in a single article—but is the Holy Spirit moving on your heart? Do you recognize that this is indeed the sign of the Son of man, and that it signifies the time of the Lord’s return?
Him that overcometh will I make a pillar in the temple of my God, and he shall go no more out: and I will write upon him the name of my God, and the name of the city of my God, which is new Jerusalem, which cometh down out of heaven from my God: and I will write upon him my new name. (Revelation 3:12)
The date of Jesus’ baptism was deciphered in The Mystery of the Holy City – Part II when its central and foundational role began to become clear. It was a pivotal day when He, in His human form recognizing His mission, was baptized as a public confession of His obedience to the calling God had placed on His heart.
And it came to pass in those days, that Jesus came from Nazareth of Galilee, and was baptized of John in Jordan. And straightway coming up out of the water, he saw the heavens opened, and the Spirit like a dove descending upon him: And there came a voice from heaven, saying, Thou art my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased. (Mark 1:9-11)
These words of confirmation were given to inspire faith in those who witnessed the scene, and to strengthen the Saviour for His mission. Notwithstanding that the sins of a guilty world were laid upon Christ, notwithstanding the humiliation of taking upon Himself our fallen nature, the voice from heaven declared Him to be the Son of the Eternal. {DA 112.3}
And the word that was spoken to Jesus at the Jordan, “This is My beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased,” embraces humanity. God spoke to Jesus as our representative. With all our sins and weaknesses, we are not cast aside as worthless. “He hath made us accepted in the Beloved.” Ephesians 1:6. The glory that rested upon Christ is a pledge of the love of God for us. It tells us of the power of prayer, how the human voice may reach the ear of God, and our petitions find acceptance in the courts of heaven. By sin, earth was cut off from heaven, and alienated from its communion; but Jesus has connected it again with the sphere of glory. His love has encircled man, and reached the highest heaven. The light which fell from the open portals upon the head of our Saviour will fall upon us as we pray for help to resist temptation. The voice which spoke to Jesus says to every believing soul, This is My beloved child, in whom I am well pleased. {DA 113.1}
Those who read The Comet of Time and the Meaning of Life should remember that we could identify a “signature” of the Alpha and Omega back in 2021 and again in 2022, albeit partially relying on the imaginary constellation lines, rather than the path of a celestial object. Furthermore, It was done with a capital Omega (Ω). This begs the question: Is it correct to understand the signature of our Lord in the lowercase Greek letters instead of capitals, as is normally used for initials? Brother John pursued this question and reported his research to the study group as follows. This research gives a great deal of insight into the journey that this very signature has taken from the time John recorded it until we now read the words “Alpha and Omega” in our Bibles:
It is by Providence, who alone knows the end from the beginning, that the word of God has been preserved for us through human hands as it has. But to see this sign in the heavens written directly by the finger of the Creator in heaven takes the preservation of truth to a new height; what we see (and what you do not yet see) in the picture of our Lord’s signature has great significance! We urge you to subscribe to our newsletter and follow our publications as we reveal more in the coming days.
The time has almost come for the midnight cry to be heard, and for the virgins to awake and trim their lamps. If you have made the decision to be baptized with the baptism wherewith Jesus was baptized with,[25] then there is plenty of oil for you to be prepared for the midnight cry. Time is scarce, but the oil is plentiful.
Did you notice that the sign of the Son of man also resembles a great fish? This is a fitting expansion upon the ichthys of old—a term borrowed from the Greek, which means “fish”, signifying that Jesus is not only the One slain from the beginning of time (the “Alpha” which the ichthys resembles) but He is also one with the Everlasting Father (the “Omega”) who holds eternal life in store for His servants.
This sign is thus shown to be the counterpart to the sign of Jonah that Jesus spoke about to His generation. In the waters of the heavens, “Jonah” floating in the waters has been swallowed by the “whale” (biblically, a “great fish”), which saved his life to do a work for the Lord that He didn’t previously want to do. Does that describe you in any way? Have you been reluctant to preach to your “Ninevites” the word that the Lord has given in the time of destruction and deliverance? Have you come to the point that Jonah had to come to?
And said, I cried by reason of mine affliction unto the Lord, and he heard me; out of the belly of hell cried I, and thou heardest my voice. (Jonah 2:2)
If your tribulation has reached the point where you are willing to go out as Jonah went, then you have a sign to accompany your preaching, as Jonah did. It was the miracle of the great fish that saved Jonah’s life that made his testimony to the Ninevites so powerful. As the Holy Spirit anoints you through the sign of the Son of man, you, too, can go forth in faith and power to finish the work of reaching the lost before the sign of the Son of man gives way to the appearance of Jesus Christ.
Whales, incidentally, are an abundant source of oil. And now you understand why the ship is depicted as it is; it is as though carried by a whale. The abundant “whale oil” of the Holy Spirit is to power the church ship through the present storm.
This is the miracle oil of Hanukkah. This light came to us from the Lord on Sunday, December 25, 2022, which on the Jewish calendar fell within the week of Hanukkah (and on the last day of the Jewish month). Our backlog of publications did not make it possible to release this knowledge publicly until now, which happens to be the second possibility for Hanukkah (when the year would start a month later[26]). God has His hand over all our doings, and we strive to do everything according to His time, His clocks. Have you also recognized that your time has come?
But when they deliver you up, take no thought how or what ye shall speak: for it shall be given you in that same hour what ye shall speak. (Matthew 10:19)
The day on which this sign was revealed to us also happened to be the pagan Christmas, marking the celebration of the coming—not of Jesus but of Tammuz, supposed to be Nimrod reincarnate. After Nimrod’s death, his wife then married her own son Tammuz.[27] God makes an amazing statement by revealing the sign of the Son of man on the very day that the paganized Christians of today mock the birth of Jesus with a celebration of incest. God debunks the paganization and the worship of false gods, and on the same day, He reveals His signature and begins to seal His children with the seal of the living God on their foreheads. We know the true date of Christ’s birth,[28] and we did not participate in any pagan rituals or “festivities” on December 25, because we honor our Lord according to the knowledge we have, with respect to all He has revealed—past, present, and future—through His clocks. Our Christmas celebration was a couple of months earlier, according to God’s calendar.
The miracle of the oil that Hanukkah in part commemorates is also about time. The oil would not have lasted for enough time without divine intervention. And so today, this Hanukkah oil will continue to deliver until the miracle has run its course—that is, until the holy oil that was lacking among the church could be resupplied, and the holy unction of God’s people is accomplished. The sign of the Son of man is rich with significance; one can hardly fathom the depth, relevance, and creative beauty that the Master Artist has imbued it with. But as His wonders are contemplated with the Spirit, He leads into understanding, and our next article will present more from this theme that is worthy of our closest attention.
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