Timeline found in OT that puts us in the present.

by Roy Burger on 06/09/13

Here is a time-line that is found in the Old Testament. This time-line is found in the book of Hosea.  Let us go to Hosea 5:14 For I will be unto Ephraim as a lion, and as a young lion to the house of Judah: I, even I, will tear and go away; I will take away, and none shall rescue him 15 I will go and return to my place, till they acknowledge their offence, and seek my face: in their affliction they will seek me early.  God when he is speaking to Israel, would speak to the province where the Kings are from. God would hold the King responsible for Israel.  Here the Kingdom is already divided.  There is northern Israel and southern Israel.  The king would come out of Ephraim for northern Israel and from Judah for southern Israel.  He was a lion to Ephraim (Northern Israel) but remember Jesus was a young lion to the house of Judah (Southern Israel) because he was born from the tribe of Judah. He says that he will go and return to the right side of the father as in Psalms. Let us go to Psalm 110: 1 A Psalm of David. The LORD said unto my Lord, Sit thou at my right hand, until I make thine enemies thy footstool.  Here it say LORD in Hebrew translate as Jehovah in capital letters to the Lord Which in Hebrew means lord, master where the L is capitalized and rest of the word is in small letters. Let us go to Acts 2:34 For David is not ascended into the heavens: but he saith himself, The LORD said unto my Lord, Sit thou on my right hand,35 Until I make thy foes thy footstool.36 Therefore let all the house of Israel know assuredly, that God hath made that same Jesus, whom ye have crucified, both Lord and Christ.   Here in Acts 2:34 it says David did not ascend into heaven but Jehovah (God the Father) said to lord, master(Jesus) sit at my right hand, until I make your enemies your footstool.  By doing this Israel will know that Jesus that the Israelites with the Romans crucified, is Lord and Christ (anointed one). We know Jesus ascended into heaven after the death and resurrection.

       Now the word till in Hosea 5:15 is a time word.  He said he will go till meaning a condition needs to be met so he will return. Hosea 5: 15 I will go and return to my place, till they acknowledge their offence, and seek my face: in their affliction they will seek me early.   Here is say that Jesus will return until Israel acknowledges what they did wrong, that they seek the Lord and because of their afflictions they will be going through, they will seek him early. When we translate the Bible into English, we added chapters to break it up inso smaller section because in the Hebrew context there were no chapters, that is why when you end a chapter and it feels like it is continuing in next chapter is because there were no chapters. Chapter 6 I feel is a continuation from chapter 5. Here in the next verses in Hosea chapter 6 we see continue to see the conditions that need to be met in order for his return. In Hosea 6:1 Come, and let us return unto the LORD: for he hath torn, and he will heal us; he hath smitten, and he will bind us up.2 After two days will he revive us: in the third day he will raise us up, and we shall live in his sight. Hosea 6: 1 We see Israel seeking his face.  You also see the afflictions that has been brought on Israel, he hath torn and he will heal us.  They believe he is going to heal them because they are seeking his face. and 2 After approximately 2000 years he will restore Israel, Israel became a nation again in 1948.  The third day he will raise us up and we shall live in his sight I believe is referring to the 1000-year reign. This puts the 1000-year reign sometime after the year 2029 - 2033 if Jesus Christ ascend in 29 AD – 33 AD. That means the rapture will happen sometime before 2029 – 2033 AD.  This is a timeline that puts us here in the present and gives the indication that the rapture is close at hand.