Jerusalem's Jubilee

Today is Jerusalem day in Israel. It was 50 years ago in 1967 that Israeli forces took Jerusalem from the country of Jordan. And it was 50 years before that in 1917 that the British took Jerusalem from the Ottoman Turks.

As you may know, the 50th year in the bible is a Jubilee. The fact that Jerusalem was conquered by the British and then 50 years later (a jubilee) by the Jews indicates that God's hand was involved.

As in 1917 and in 1967, this year of 2017 (which is on the same 50 year cycle) could see some kind of major fulfillment of bible prophecy.  (1917 - 1967 - 2017)

The Flood of Noah

Today (May 14, 2017) is Mothers Day in many nations of the world. But on the biblical calendar it is the seventeenth day of the second month, the day the Flood of Noah began.

“In the six hundredth year of Noah's life, in the second month, the seventeenth day of the month, the same day were all the fountains of the great deep broken up, and the windows of heaven were opened.” (Genesis 7:11) 

It was on this day around 4350 years ago that Noah and his family entered the Ark and the rain began to fall. The day of judgment had come. Mankind had chosen to go their own way. They had rejected their creator and corrupted themselves beyond repair.