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The Psalms Timepiece

Discovered in 1983 and popularized through the ministry of J.R. Church, (Prophecy in the News) this remarkable timepiece is a very useful aide to interpreting the times and seasons. The Psalms are 150 in number. The 19th book of the Bible is Psalms and there is a level on which each Psalm corresponds to a Gregorian calendar year. (e.g. Psalm 1 - 1901, Psalm 99 - 1999, Psalm 100 - 2000, etc.) J.R. Church has adequately documented this truth, and there will be further evidence forthcoming in this presentation.

Because Psalms is the 19th book from the front of the Bible and the 48th from the back, the number 19-48 is the most promenent year suggested by the very placement of the book within structural context of the whole Bible. In the year 1948, one of the most recognizable signs of the end times was fulfilled! On May 14th, Israel became a recognized nation, a national home for God's people Israel who had been exiled and dispersed since 70 AD.

This national return to the land was long ago prophesied by Ezekiel.

An accurate description of this very focal event in history is found in Psalm 48. (19 - 48)

The fig tree had to be replanted in the land. And so it was - right on schedule!

Another important prophecy concerning Israel that was fulfilled in recent years was prophesied in Matthew 24.

The fig tree replanted in the land had its "leaves come out" in 1967. In what is known as the Six Day War, (June 5-10, 1967) Israel, against all odds, took posession of the Sinai Peninsula and the Gaza Strip from Egypt, the West Bank and the eastern sector of Jerusalem (including even the Temple mount for a brief season) from Jordan, and the Golan Heights from Syria. These areas were almost immediately repopulated by Jewish settlers. The celebration is reflected in the following Psalm., which had been written as a priestly blessing of thanksgiving in the context of a miraculous triumph over the assyrians in the time of Hezekiah's reign over Israel.

Is it too incredible that the creator of all things might do such a thing as encrypt His schedule into the structure of His testimony? Is it hard to believe that Yahweh has overseen the divisions of the scriptures? Consider that the shortest "chapter" in the Bible is Psalms 117 and the longest, Psalms 119. And consider that the chapter in the center of the Bible is Psalms 118, with 594 chapters before it and 594 chapters after it. The center verse in the Bible is Psalms 118:8. That is the number (1188) of chapters in the Bible less one, excluding Psalm 118 itself in the count to avoid uneven division. This verse reads, (NASB) "It is better to take refuge in the Lord Than to trust in man." Amen!

The Torah Timepiece

As with the Psalms, the ordering of the structural elements is the key. The verses of the masoretic texts of the Torah have been appointed by the Creator to conceal and reveal the events of corresponding years. The Verses correspond to the years on the Jewish calendar, not the gregorian "Western" calendar. I’d like to acknowledge J.R. Church again for introducing me to this concept of dating by the Torah verses.

In this verse, the Hebrew word for law is torah, (Strongs #8451. towrah, to-raw'; or torah, to-raw'; from H3384; a precept or statute, espec. the Decalogue or pentateuch:--law.) referring specifically to the first 5 books, the books of Moses that contain the set of verses tied to the years. In the Septuagint translation, the Greek word for see or perceive is Strongs #2657. katanoeo, kat-an-o-eh'-o; from G2596 and G3539; to observe fully:--behold, consider, discover, perceive. let us observe fully wonderful things out of the torah, Lord, unveil our eyes.

May of 1948, when Israel was resurrected as a nation, was, in the Jewish accounting of years, 5708. The masoretic Verse numbered 5708 is Deuteronomy 30:5, which reads:

Think about this for a while, compare it to the historical record and to Psalm 48. The bringing back into the land is called aliyah. This was happening since Petah Tikvah in Judea and Rosh Pinnah in galilee, the first Jewish settlements in modern day Palestine, were settled in 1878.

The Infinity Code

There is a principle discovered by Al Neal that he calls the Infinity code. It involves the chapter divisions of the Bible. (counting individual Psalms as chapters) If they are numbered in sequence from 1 (Genesis 1) to 1189, (Revelation 22) certain relationships may be found to exist between a chapter and other things marked by its number. One facet of this principle is related to gematria. Each letter of the hebrew alphabet has been assigned a numerical value. The assignment of the value is not arbitrary but, so far as we can tell, is what has been from long ago. each word has a value that is the sum of the values of its letters. Now, the most fundamental phenomenon of the Infinity Code Al promotes is the relationship between the numerical value of a Hebrew word used in the Bible and the appearance of the word (or a translation of it, or its meaning) in the very chapter with that value. One example is the word for "pure gold." (zayin pe) pe = 80 zayin = 7 The value of "pure gold" is 80+7. The chapter numbered 87 (counted from Genesis 1) is exodus 37. click this link and discover "pure gold" in Exodus 37.

The word for "congregation" (heh dalet ayin) has a value of 79, which corresponds to the 79th chapter: Exodus 29. You will find the word "congregation" seven times in this chapter.

Here's an interesting discovery. I kings 18 is a chapter I have addressed at length in the study called Elijah's god Answers by Fire. it is the three hundred nineth chapter division. There are several words with the value of 309. Almost all of them appear in the account in some significant way!

Chapter 309: I Kings 18 word Meanings spelling & Values comment witness dalet heh shin 300+5+4=309 The focal event's main theme is a contest that is for a witness. See verses 21-39. to sacrifice, burn sacrifice, make sacrifice smoke resh tet qof 100+9+200=309 The sign in the contest that gave the witness was the supernatural burning of the sacrifice. field, land heh dalet shin 300+4+5=309 The location of the contest is Carmel, which means "fruitful field." A primary theme of chapter is that this will address the famine in the land by bringing rain to the "face of the ground." (Youngs literal translation) See also Verses 5, 6 and 42. to move, go, turn back, turn away gimel vav shin 300+6+3=309 The result of the contest was that the people would know that their God had turned back their hearts to Him. See verse 37. There is an almost incredible abundance of "going" in the chapter, seen as the prominent activity both preceeding and following the contest! to fence it carefully about gimel vav shin 300+6+3=309 This is what was done with the object of everyone's attention in verses 30-38 as the altar and sacrifice was fenced carefully about with the trench that was a significant part of the sign. to shut in, enclose, join resh tet qof 100+9+200=309 See above. 1) knot, joint, problem 1a) joints (of the hip) 1b) difficulties, doubts (fig) The Aramaic word pronounced ket-ar' has a value of 309 It is a reference to Jacob. See verse 31, which points like a neon sign to Genesis 32:24-31 where we see the joint problem become one of Jacob's defining characteristics in the account where he has a contest with God and is renamed. This contest in I Kings shows Jacob/Israel struggling with the difficulties resulting from doubt. to deliver The Aramaic word pronounced shez-ab' has a value of 309 The result of the contest was that the wicked false prophets were delivered to death, the land was delivered from famine, and Israel was delivered from the doubt and confusion as to which God was truly God in Israel. evil, bad, be evil The Aramaic word pronounced be-oosh' has a value of 309 What we see in the contest is that the evil is exposed for what it is. The contrast between the characters is dramatized. On the Evil/bad side we have Ahab and Jezebel, shown by their deeds to be evil in verses 4, 13 and 18. swerver, revolter, rebel, deeds that swerve tet shin 300+9=309 Ahab is a swerver, doing deeds that swerve because he had forsaken the commandments of the Lord and had followed the Baals. (verse 18) He and his wife Jezebel revolted or rebelled against the God of Israel. concubine, wife, harem heh dalet shin 300+4+5=309 Jezebel is Ahab's wife, a dominant force of evil who plays a crucial role. She is perhaps the one who is confronted and suffers most as a result of the contest. The prophets who are destroyed are hers, who, herself, had killed the Lord's prophets. (verses 13, 19, 40) roaring - of lion, the wicked, distress cry heh gimel aleph shin 5+3+1+300=309 The wicked prophets roared, crying out loudly in their distress as seen in verses 27-29.

One example of this principle's application is where the prophetic importance of a word can be found in the chapter that corresponds to the gematria of that word. For example, the Value of Bride or, kallah, (heh lamed kof) is 55. The 55th chapter is exodus 5. The word "Bride" is not found in this chapter, but the Bride is clearly in view for those with a seeing eye!

The people of the God of Israel going a three days journey into the wilderness (where Yahweh is sought and found) to celebrate a feast to him (Pesah) and avoiding being fallen upon with pestilence or the sword (left behind to endure the great tribulation) is a vivid picture of the Bride Theft!

The words "Bride Theft" are "kallah genebah," which may be spelled (heh bet yod nun gimel - heh lamed kof) These words have the Value of 55 + 70 = 125, which corresponds to chapter number 125: Numbers 8.

It seems to me that this chapter is a veiled prophecy about the what will happen to the Bride once she is ushered into the Heavenlies. She is made into the heavenly menorah by the High Priest, being a hammered work of gold whose role is to give light before the lampstand. The 144k sons of Israel are seen in an awesome picture, just as presented in the Exodus Archetype. (coming soon, Lord willing)

There is no trick, no manipulation with intent to deceive. It is beyond chance. The sovereign Lord watches over His Word and every division thereof. All the "tools" required to mine the pure gold of the truth hidden below the surface of the scriptures are being graciously provided by the holy spirit in our day! this messaging system that is the whole Bible divided into a sequentially numbered divisions speaks about time, too, as we will see in an upcoming study.

Closing Comments

Do you see how events described in a particular location in the Bible are identified with a particular period of time? This is a form of absolute dating that tells us something about the time of an event. We learn these code languages that link times and events by first being led to the concept where the Lord opens our eyes to a striking example. Then we search out events of the past and look for their image in the comparable division. As we become convinced of the concept's validity, the skill developed in understanding the language becomes useful in peering beyond the veil of time, looking into what we are assured is the future. Although the events are generally recorded in shadowy figures, because we have access to manifold testimonies from many witnesses and we have an assurance that the holy spirit is our guide and that the Lord will reveal all things to His servants the prophets in advance, we have sufficient help.

As the keys to understanding these mysteries are granted those with ears to hear, we learn how the sovereign Lord confirms His own testimony by two or three witnesses, repeating the same messages through different messengers.

In a court of law, the evidence offered by only one witness doesn't carry much weight. But, when several independent witnesses agree, the evidence is clear and a verdict can be reached. If there comes a testimony from a single witness the evidence is insufficient for conviction. However, when two or more of them agree, well, only a fool would deny the authenticity and accuracy of the message! Once the reliability of these witnesses has been established in your mind, you can peer through the veil and see the prophesied events with ever increasing clarity and confidence. We in this season have come to the long anticipated day of opened revelation! What a thrill!

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