Monday, July 8, 2019

July 2019 Events



How lovely is your dwelling place, O Lord of Heaven’s Armies.
I long, yes, I faint with longing to enter the courts of the Lord.
With my whole being, body and soul, I will shout joyfully to the living God.

Psalm 84:1-4




Celestial Signs - Genesis 1:14, Psalm 19

Let the assembled peoples encompass You;
 take Your seat over them on high.
Psalm 7:7


7-7 - It's here! Mercury enters retrograde motion TODAY! Mercury will be in retrograde motion for the rest of 2019.  https://www.almanac.com/content/mercury-retrograde-dates

July 8- 9 - Moon and Spica
On July 8 and 9, 2019 – as the setting sun closes the curtains on the day, and the darkening skies bring out a myriad of far-off suns – let the moon introduce you to a special star. The bright star to the east of the moon on July 8 is none other than Spica, the sole 1st-magnitude star in the constellation Virgo the Maiden.
The much brighter starlike object to the east of Spica (outside the sky chart at the top of this post) is the giant planet Jupiter. Jupiter, the fifth planet outward from the sun, shines rather close to Antares, the brightest star in the constellation Scorpius the Scorpion. Looking ahead, the moon will sweep by Jupiter (and Antares) from July 12 to 14.

July 11 - THREE OF THE BRIGHTEST LIGHTS IN THE FIRMAMENT at the same spot along The Line!!  Not only that, but the Sun (Bridegroom) will be EXACTLY on the leftmost figure in Gemini (anciently understood to be a man) and Venus (feminine, Bride) will be EXACTLY over the rightmost figure (pre-Greek understood to be a woman)!! And BOTH essentially centered in the constellation that means "United" - right over Sirius, the brightest fixed star in the firmament!!!  Beautiful reminders to shine bright for our Beloved Bridegroom Redeemer– Jesus Christ!!
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCGyT0PTmJofBlTTpgW1Pp1g/community?lb=Ugzpap5AV8xG-PULuot4AaABCQ

"Their line is gone out through all the earth, and their words to the end of the world. In them hath he set a tabernacle for the sun, which is as a bridegroom coming out of his chamber, and rejoiceth as a strong man to run a race."  - Psalm 19:4-5
July 12 to 14 – the moon will sweep by Jupiter and Antares

Much of Europe, Much of Asia, Australia, Africa, South/East North America, South America, Pacific, Atlantic, Indian Ocean, Antarctica

July 17 at 12:38 am in Jerusalem - Full Buck Moon

7-17 Timeline with images

July 20, 2019 – Celestial Signs Post
We saw Jupiter pass over the Adversary's head once; then directly point to the right foot (twice; by both standing and brightness). Then, (in a sense) rear back the right foot for one more kick at the Adversary's head! Then move to the head, visually stopping for almost two weeks; then quickly moving away, down over the tail, and away from the constellation (Jupiter will be completely out of Scorpius by December of this year). Right now (July-August) is the second (and last) - distinct - celestial marker time that Jupiter will approach the heart of the Adversary.

“And I will put enmity between thee [the serpent]
and the woman, and between thy seed and her seed;
it shall bruise thy head, and thou shalt bruise his heel.”
- Genesis 3:15
The Heavens Declared
PDF book, 50 pages
Page 3 - The Garden of Eden & The First Prophecy -
The most important prophecy and theme of the Bible was given at the very beginning - and will continue throughout the entire Bible, and history of the world. When mankind sinned, God promised that He would send a Redeemer; and He gave them word pictures to remember His promise.
 Page 30 – Ophiuchus and Serpens -
Ophiuchus is considered treading on the very heart of the scorpion, marked by Antares (wounding).

THE HEAVENS DECLARED (poster PDF) 

July 6 - August 14
 - Sun, Moon, Venus & Sirus - Brightest Celestial Lights Together! 
http://www.informedchristians.com/07_21_2019.html

























Overlapping meteor showers could be quite a show in the night sky
The Alpha Capricornids and Delta Aquariid meteor showers are occurring simultaneously, according to the American Meteor Society.


Star light, star bright, our lights will shine in white tonight! #ESBright  
July 30-Aug1 - https://www.esbnyc.com/
THE EMPIRE STATE BUILDING WILL BE LIT IN ITS SIGNATURE WHITE COLOR

July 31 – August 1 - This upcoming new moon will bear the name Black Moon, and it’ll be a supermoon
You won’t see it, though. Like all new moons, it’ll cross the sky with the sun during the day.
The next new moon falls on August 1, 2019, at 03:12 UTC; that is, July 31 at 23:12 p.m. EDT. 

What's in the Sky
https://in-the-sky.org/



Fireworks are beautiful, yet they only last for a moment.
God has set a celestial show in the sky
that lasts all night long!

"And God said let there be lights in the firmament of the heavens
to divide the day from the night; and let them be for signs,
and for seasons, and days, and years:" 

Genesis 1:14

4th Month – Tammuz – Tending vines
5th  Month - July 4 – Av (Ab) 5779 – A month of ripening grapes, figs & olives
       begins after the sighting of the new moon in Jerusalem
http://torahcalendar.com (no added month – aligned with new moon and agriculture)
   Historical events by Hebrew date:
  




5th  Month - July 4 – Av (Ab)
Rabbinical calendar (leap month added in error)

I Take Refuge in You
Arise, O LORD, in Your anger; rise up against the fury of my enemies. Awake, my God, and ordain judgment. Let the assembled peoples encompass You; take Your seat over them on high. The LORD judges the peoples; vindicate me, O LORD, according to my righteousness and integrity. Put an end to the evil of the wicked, but establish the righteous, O righteous God who searches hearts and minds.
Psalm 7:6-9


June 30 – East Jerusalem - 2,000 Pilgrimage Road to Temple Mount opened - Wall torn down
Senior American and Israeli Officials attend inauguration of Second Temple Period Pilgrimage Road in the City of David
US Ambassador to Israel Tears Down Symbolic Wall to Open Pilgrimage Path to Western Wall
PA’s Erekat censures US envoys over unveiling of ‘fake’ archaeological site
Top Palestinian official says ancient Jewish pilgrimage road in East Jerusalem is ‘a settlement project’ that is ‘based on a lie that has nothing to do with history’


America, the band, still touring after 50 years - https://youtu.be/oE-SS-8KYjQ

July 1 – July 31 - American Circus  is a maximalist portrait of Times Square as an eternal carnival
September 27 – December 2019 - Rumors of War
What Is Time Square? https://youtu.be/GUixRZipoOs
Times Square is sometimes referred to as "The Crossroads of the World","The Center of the Universe", "the heart of The Great White Way", and "the heart of the world".
(See more at July 13, 2019 NYC - Manhattan blackout)

July 4 - Pope Francis received Russian President, Vladimir Putin, in audience in the Apostolic Palace.
https://www.vaticannews.va/en/pope/news/2019-07/pope-receives-russian-president-in-audience.html
Pope Francis presented Vladimir Putin several gifts with the same theme: peace. One was a medallion commemorating the end of the First World War and another his annual message for peace. 
This is the message of peace this year that I signed today for you. He also gave the president his apostolic exhortations on holiness and on young people, as well as the document he signed in Abu Dhabi on dialogue with Muslims. The pope's final gift was a copy of an etching of the Vatican by 18th century Italian artist, Giuseppe Vasi. So you don't forget Rome...
https://www.romereports.com/en/2019/07/04/putin-thanks-the-pope-for-the-substantial-and-interesting-conversation/ - https://youtu.be/t8jXgpHCvYI - https://youtu.be/6Tej9rpL9ZA
July 4 - Putin asks Italy to help restoring ties with EU, meets Pope
ROME (AP) — Russian President Vladimir Putin asked Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte on Thursday for help in improving relations between the European Union and Russia and stop sanctions on Moscow.
https://www.apnews.com/9b0829bc43c34025a89688e5c9ce5e58
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-pope-putin/putin-and-pope-hold-substantive-talks-in-shadow-of-ukraine-crisis-idUSKCN1TY2ZA

July 4 – A 6.4 M earthquake rocks Southern California and beyond
July 4 - Fourth of July in DC: President Trump spoke at a "Salute to America" celebration, held at the Lincoln Memorial. President Trump described his Fourth of July extravaganza on the Mall as the “show of a lifetime!”

July 8 - WA Monument image - D.C. flooding hits streets, metro stations, White House basement
Weather Alert: Historic Flash Flood Hits DC, Stranding Cars in High Water
Flooding led to electrical outages that closed the National Archives Building and Museum, according to a statement from the National Archives, which said the Declaration of Independence, the Constitution and the Bill of Rights were safe and not in any danger.
Two Sides, Same Satanic Coin. 777 Take Heed that No Man Deceive You!
Giant July 4 ritual! 777 Trump - https://youtu.be/iDxTt1LL7ns
THE STORM HAS ARRIVED - https://youtu.be/NkWU3lTtLsE
7/4 Earthquake-7.1. DC Flood Waters. Noe Genesis 7:4-7:11 Dan 7:11 - https://youtu.be/xV4iJ5_ynvQ


Caesar is depicted in this 1698 print sitting on a cloud. The zodiac sign of Leo is represented above him – the sign that starts in July Dutch artist Jacobus Harrewyn made a series of prints based on the months. You can see the full collection here: http://ow.ly/dLRg30p2vmQ 

July 5 – Imperial War Museums London will showcase the Lion of Mosul replica at its "What Remains" exhibit beginning Friday. The exhibit explores "why culture and heritage are attacked during war."
Assyrian lion destroyed by Isis rises again through latest tech
July 6 2019, 12:01am, The Times
The Lion of Mosul in the British Museum
 A stone beast that once guarded a goddess of love and beauty until it was smashed to pieces by Islamic State has been reconstructed through technology and put on display in London.
The Lion of Mosul was recreated in meticulous detail by computer scientists in Britain, drawing data from dozens of amateur photos of the sculpture as it was in the Mosul Museum in Iraq before its ransacking in 2015.
Using a computer program that extrapolates measurements from multiple photos, the researchers created a digital model of the lion, which has been 3D printed in gypsum. After being displayed in the city of Mosul it has come to Britain for the Culture Under Attack exhibition at the Imperial War Museum, where a curator said it… 
https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/assyrian-lion-destroyed-by-isis-rises-again-through-latest-tech-k8x08bmfd
Google Replicates 'Lion of Mosul' Statue With 3D Printing After ISIS Destroyed the Ancient Sculpture
A figure of a roaring lion, about the size of a loaf of bread, is the latest step in the fight to preserve culture from conflict.

By Associated Press | Updated: 4 July 2019 16:47 IST
Culture Under Attack opens Friday and runs to January 5. Admission is free.
A figure of a roaring lion, about the size of a loaf of bread, is the latest step in the fight to preserve culture from conflict.
The sculpture is a replica of a colossal 3,000-year-old statue from the Temple of Ishtar in Nimrud, in what's now Iraq. The stone statue was one of many artifacts from the Mosul Museum destroyed by the Islamic State group after it overran the city in 2014.
The replica Lion of Mosul, which can be viewed online , was modelled from crowd-sourced photos taken by Mosul Museum visitors in happier times and 3D printed as part of Google's digital arts and culture project.
https://www.cnn.com/style/article/lion-of-mosul-replica-trnd/index.html

July 5 - APOLLO 11 makes its world premiere on July 5th live in the LUNAR DOME

July 6 – A 7.1 quake rocked Southern California Friday evening. The quake struck at 8:21 p.m. and was centered in the same location as Thursday’s. 6.4. Largest Southern California quake in 20 years.

7-7 - Ringo Starr's 11th ‘Peace and Love’ birthday gathering draws rock-star pals, fans
7-7 - On the seventh day of the seventh month, two mythical lovers—represented by the stars Altair and Vega—find a way to come together once a year, against all odds. Today’s Doodle celebrates Tanabata, also known in Japan as the “Star Festival.”  Their separation by a mighty river, represented by the Milky Way, and eventual reunion is a timeless tale.

Women's World Cup: Record-breaking numbers
July 8, 2019 - Today, the games culminated at the Parc Olympique Lyonnais in Décines-Charpieu, a suburb of Lyon, France
Celebrating Women's World Cup 2019 Champions: the United States of America
Celebrating Women's World Cup 2019 Runner Up: Netherlands

Oh let the wickedness of the wicked come to an end;
but establish the just: for the righteous God trieth the hearts and reins.

Psalm 7:9

The world is gearing up for the largest annual gathering to evaluate global efforts to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).

July 10-28 event - Bohemian Club
The Bohemian Club has been around for 150 years in San Francisco, made up of rich and powerful men. Every summer, they go to a fancy campground called the Bohemian Grove, a few hours north of San Francisco. Nestled amongst the redwoods, they drink cocktails, put on plays to entertain each other, and network. Notable attendees have included Ronald Reagan, Richard Nixon, Henry Kissinger, and the Koch brothers. This annual retreat usually keeps a low profile, but not anymore. 


And all the angels stood round about the throne, and about the elders
and the four beasts, and
fell before the throne on their faces,
and worshipped God.

Revelation 7:11




July 12/13 – The 9th of Av, or Tisha B'Av literally means "the ninth (day) of Av" in Hebrew
2018 - July 23 - Ancient boulder dislodges from Western Wall, crashes down near woman at prayer.
Stone’s Cry Out – (see more on this event)

But some of the Pharisees in the crowd said to Him,
“Teacher, rebuke Your disciples!”
“I tell you, He answered, “if they remain silent,
the very stones will cry out.”
As Jesus approached Jerusalem and saw the city,
He wept over it and said,
“If only you had known on this day what would bring you peace!
But now it is hidden from your eyes.

Luke 19:39-42
The Triumphal Entry - Stones cry out!!

July 13 587 BC – Babylon's siege of Jerusalem ends following the destruction of Solomon's Temple.

9th / 10th of Av events -  Jerusalem / Elijah  - 5th Month of Av

7-13 - MONTANA - 4.0 earthquake recorded near Manhattan Saturday night


7-13 - ‘Manhattanhenge’ lights up New York City streets – 4 days a year
- a modern-day version of Stonehenge - https://youtu.be/SbqmriPA1ck

No power on the west side of Times Square.
Giant electronic billboards in Times Square went dark.
Very dark here at 30 Rock, but we’re safe.
1863 – New York City draft riots: In New York City, opponents of conscription begin three days of rioting which will be later regarded as the worst in United States history.

JULY 13 1895 had a big tornado outbreak in NNJ/Woodhaven ...

www.nycmetroweather.com/forums/index.php?/topic/14166-july-13-1895-had-a-big-tornado...
July 13th 1895 had a big tornado outbreak that started in Cherry Hill NJ.(which is now Hackensack)that completely destroyed homes there.ANother tornado touched down in Woodhaven Queens and went over Jamaica Bay as a waterspout.Several homes and businesses were leveled and a cow was sucked into the funnel and was never found. [Noted in the weather section of our local paper.]
1977 – New York City: Amidst a period of financial and social turmoil experiences an electrical blackout lasting nearly 24 hours that leads to widespread fires and looting.


More amazing synchronicity !!!!!

11-9-1965 - "It was 36 years before 9/11" (quote from article)

'The night the lights went out': vintage newsreel of 1965 blackout in New York – video

"Glittering Gotham - the Great White Way ablaze"
New York was still a dark, powerless city as the clock crept into a new day
Times Square is sometimes referred to as "The Crossroads of the World","The Center of the Universe", "the heart of The Great White Way", and "the heart of the world".
Washington Irving had first attached it to New York in the November 11, 1807 11-11
The village’s name derived from Old English “gat” –meaning “goat”– and ham –“home”. So the name “Gotham” literally means the “homestead where goats are kept.” 

How Broadway got the nickname ‘The Great White Way’ in 1880 - https://nypost.com/2018/07/06/how-broadway-got-the-nickname-the-great-white-way-in-1880/

Where Were You When the Lights Went Out? (1968) – NYC 1965 event / movie - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Where_Were_You_When_the_Lights_Went_Out%3F

Release date: June 19, 1968
5-13-19 - Doris Day dies at 97 - Born: April 3, 1922, Cincinnati, OH -  "Que Sera Sera" ("Whatever Will Be, Will Be") from Alfred Hitchcock's 1956 film "The Man Who Knew Too Much."
Carmel Valley, California, home.  "Sentimental Journey."
film, "Young Man with a Horn." "Secret Love" "Lover Come Back" (1961) "Midnight Lace,"1960.
Doris Day * Merv Griffin * 2017 Storm Doris in UK / Europe
Both west coasts are getting battered!!  Pacific & Atlantic storms at the time. 
At one of his nightclub performances, Griffin was discovered by Doris Day. Day arranged for a screen test at the Warner Bros. Studios for a role in By the Light of the Silvery Moon. Griffin did not get the part, but the screen test led to supporting roles in other musical films such as So This Is Love in 1953.[11] The film caused a minor controversy when Griffin shared an open mouthed kiss with Kathryn Grayson. The kiss was a first in Hollywood film history since the introduction of the Production Code in 1934.
MERV GRIFFIN BIOGRAPHY - The Doris Day Forum - The Films of Doris Day
http://www.dorisday.net/forum/viewtopic.php?t=2873 - Also Griffin / Griffith Observatory

Doris means Gift. In Greek mythology, the daughter of Oceanus and mother of the sea-nymph Nereids; also the name of a district of Greece.
[Note mulitple earthquakes in Greece 7-13/14-2019]

Angels - Taylor - Weaver - Twins - Seattle
Image:  all wearing #45 jerseys!  
The Los Angeles Angels scored seven first-inning runs [7/1] Friday night. They finished with 13. Tyler Skaggs' birthday is on the 13th day of the seventh month, which just so happens to be Saturday.  
 July 13, 1991, the day Skaggs was born. Skaggs, 27, [9] died in his hotel room in Texas 11 days earlier

July 14 - Hurricane Barry in LA 

July 14 – Bastille Day - The parade starts at the Arc de Triomphe and ends on the Place de la Concorde.

July 15 - 
 July 16, 1969 - 50th anniversary Apollo 11 launch date. Landing on the moon on July 20


July 17 - A full-scale Saturn V rocket projected on the Washington Monument (see twitter image) 
About last night. 🚀 Our has projected a full-scale, 363 foot tall Saturn V rocket on the Washington Monument. See it tonight from 9:30 to 11:30 p.m., with the full show Friday and Saturday: ⁠ ⁠


July 17 - “Apollo 11 — The Immersive Live Show” - The Lunar Dome - Rose Bowl - Pasadena
Nick Grace's production officially opens Wednesday. ‘Apollo 11’ live show brings the moon landing to life in Pasadena
July 19 - “The Lion King” roars into theaters on July 19, 2019.
The Lion King Sneak Peek | "Come Home"
https://youtu.be/hoGhxfndjpM - Published on Jun 3, 2019 - Walt Disney Studios

July 20, 1969 - 50th anniversary Apollo 11 “The Eagle has landed
7-20 - at 9 and 11 PM - CNN moon landing special


7-21 - Japan Election Day / Belgium National Day - https://www.google.com/doodles

July 21, 1939 - Sutton Hoo 80th Anniversary - a monumental date for the excavation of the Great Ship Burial but really it was only the beginning of the story..
More
And the final exciting piece discovered #OTD in 1939... the magnificent sceptre #SuttonHoo80 @britishmuseum
For ever, for everyone

July 22 - Christopher Columbus Kraft, NASA's first flight director who helped build Apollo, dies at 95
Chris Kraft scared the hell out of me — in all the right ways, yes, but still. During the Apollo program, Kraft, who died at age 95 on July 22, was NASA’s director of flight operations, and later ran the Johnson Space Center in Houston. https://time.com/5632486/chris-kraft-appreciation/
“No one can overrule me. ... They can fire me after it’s over. But while the mission is under way, I’m Flight. And Flight is God.”
NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine Monday called Kraft “a national treasure,” saying “We stand on his shoulders as we reach deeper into the solar system, and he will always be with us on those journeys.” Kraft, the creator and longtime leader of NASA’s Mission Control, died Monday in Houston, just two days after the 50th anniversary of what was his and NASA’s crowning achievement: Apollo 11′s moon landing. He was 95. https://www.apnews.com/a15059731424468db88ad400e6bdaba6
Kraft became known as “the father of Mission Control” and in 2011 NASA returned the favor by naming the Houston building that houses the nerve center after Kraft.
 – Christopher Kraft, a key architect behind several early NASA programs and the agency's first flight director, has died at 95, according to a statement released Monday.
Kraft played a significant role in the precursors to the Apollo moon missions, known as Mercury and Gemini.
Kraft's passing comes as the agency, institutions and people across the country celebrate the 50th anniversary of Apollo 11's landing on the moon, which occurred at 4:17 p.m. July 20, 1969.
Roots of an explorer
Christopher Columbus Kraft Jr. was born in Phoebus, Va., now part of the city of Hampton, on Feb. 28, 1924. His German immigrant grandparents had bestowed the ocean-crossing explorer’s name on his father because he was born in New York City on the dedication day for Columbus Circle in 1892.  
As a geographic center
Columbus Circle is the traditional municipal zero-mile point from which all official distances are measured, although Google Maps uses New York City Hall for this purpose. For decades, Hagstrom sold maps that showed the areas within 25 miles (40 km) or 75 miles (121 km) from Columbus Circle.   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Columbus_Circle
The same circle coincidentally defines the city's "film zone" that local unions operate in, a counterpart to Los Angeles' studio zone  
 The studio zone was formally first established in 1934
In the American entertainment industry, the studio zone, also known as the thirty-mile zone (TMZ), ... 30-mile (48 km) radius from the intersection of West Beverly Boulevard and North La Cienega Boulevard in Los AngelesCalifornia   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Studio_zone
1969 - Apollo 11 & Trump Tower
The Trump International Hotel and Tower is a high-rise building, located at 1 Central Park West on Columbus Circle between Broadway and Central Park West, in ManhattanNew York City. The building is 583 feet (177.6 m) tall.[1] It was formerly owned by the General Electric Pension Trust   
The building was originally the Gulf and Western Building, designed by Thomas E. Stanley and built in 1969 or 1970.  
All the world’s a stage,

And all the men and women merely players;

They have their exits and their entrances,

And one man in his time plays many parts,

His acts being seven ages.
As You Like It, Act II, Scene VII ~ William Shakespeare
THIS RUNS SO DEEP!!!
Christopher Columbus Circle - Rostral Columns * 1969 Trump Tower * Victory Rome - Greece * St Petersburg * Studio Zone - TMZ 30 mile
Rostra, the raised platforms in ancient Rome, also adorned with the beaks of captured warships, from which orations and pleadings were delivered
The emperor behind the Palmyra Arch
Septimius Severus (/səˈvɪərəs/; Latin: Lucius Septimius Severus Augustus; 11 April 145 – 4 February 211 - (aged 65) Eboracum (today York, England) - 
also known as Severus, was Roman emperor from 193 to 211. He was born in Leptis Magna in the Roman province of Africa. (LIBYA) 
Part 3 – Sept. 2018 – D.C., Columbus, Illinois and Roman Emperor Septimius Severus
YORK AND NEW YORK  

July 29, 1921 - incorporation of Council on Foreign Relations (CFR)


Some trust in chariots, and some in horses:
but we will remember the name of the Lord our God.

Psalm 20:7


Other international meetings:  http://www.iisd.ca/upcoming/  &  http://en.unesco.org

Current news with biblical connections:



July past and ongoing events: 5th Month of Av
– The 9th of Av, or Tisha B'Av literally means "the ninth (day) of Av" in Hebrew


And the kingdom and dominion, and the greatness of the kingdom under the whole heaven, shall be given to the people of the saints of the most High, whose kingdom is an everlasting kingdom, and all dominions shall serve and obey him.

Daniel 7:27


Maranatha!


https://tammyjdub.blogspot.com/2019/07/july-2019-events.html



The Way of Light 

https://youtu.be/rMGZ45yRVsc


Thursday, June 20, 2019

Watchtower



He cried like a lion:
"Lord, I stand continually on the watchtower
 in the daytime, and every night I stay at my post.

Isaiah 21:8


Stone remnants from the ancient tower. (Israel Antiquities Authority)


The God of my rock; in him will I trust:
he is my shield, and the horn of my salvation, my high tower,
and my refuge, my saviour; thou savest me from violence.


2 Samuel 22:3


Genesis 31:49 and Mizpah, for he said,

"Yahweh watch between me and you, 
when we are absent one from another.


WATCHTOWER FROM TIME OF KING HEZEKIAH UNCOVERED

A watchtower believed to date from the time of King Chezekiah in the Bais Rishon was recently uncovered during archeological excavations by IDF soldiers, together with the Israel Antiquities Authority at a paratrooper’s base in the south of the country.
The tower, whose dimensions in antiquity are estimated to have been 15 feet x 10.5 feet, was erected at a high geographic site, and as such, was an observation point to the Chevron Mountains, the Judean plain and the Ashkelon vicinity. It was built of especially large stones, some 8 tons in weight, and its height today reaches around 6 feet.
According to Sa’ar Ganor and Valdik Lifshitz, excavation directors on behalf of the Israel Antiquities Authority, “the strategic location of the tower served as a lookout and warning point against the Philistine enemy, one of whose cities was Ashkelon.”
“In that period, the Kingdom of Judah built a range of towers and fortresses as points of communication, warning and signaling, to transmit messages and field intelligence. This tower is one of the observation points connecting the large cities in the area, located in the Beit Mirsim (Mirsham), Tel Eton and Tel Lachish sites. In ancient times, to transmit messages, beacons of smoke were lit during the day and beacons of fire at night.”


mitspeh: watchtower, lookout Hebrew: מִצְפֶּה

tsaphah: to look out or about, spy, keep watch Hebrew: צָפָה

ari: a lion Hebrew: אֲרִי

yomam: daytime, by day Hebrew: יוֹמָם

mishmereth: a guard, watch, charge, function, post Hebrew: מִשְׁמֶרֶת

Ashqelon: a city of the Philistines Hebrew: אַשְׁקְלוֹן
ASH'KELON, or Askelon, on the seacoast, 30 ms. below Joppa. It has many ruins and, it is said, 37 wells of sweet water. The little village of Jura is outside of the ruins. King Herod the Great was born here.


WATCHTOWER FROM TIME OF KING HEZEKIAH



Soldiers at a paratrooper base in Southern Israel have uncovered a Biblical-era watchtower. The watchtower, which dates back to the 8th century B.C., was revealed during recent excavations by Israel Defense Forces troops working under the direction of the Israel Antiquities Authority.
The tower, which is thought to have once been about 16.5 feet high and 11.5 feet wide, would have commanded a view that included the Hebron Mountains, the Judean plain and the area around modern-day Ashkelon.
The bible itself mentions the use of beacons (or "pillars") to communicate between military forces
The use of these early warning beacons is mentioned in the Bible. 
“Blow the trumpet in Tekoa, and set up a signal-fire in Beth Haccerem; for disaster appears out of the north, and great destruction.” 
(Jeremiah 6:1, Judges 20:38, 40).

https://youtu.be/v-DSMWLBtec  (description) 

2 Kings 18:8 - He smote the Philistines, even unto Gaza, and the borders thereof, from the tower of the watchmen to the fenced city.
mitspeh: watchtower, lookout - https://biblehub.com/hebrew/4707.htm
2 Chronicles 20:24  -   Isaiah 21:8 
And he cried, A lion: My lord, I stand continually upon the watchtower in the daytime, and I am set in my ward whole nights:(KJV)


Isaiah 21:11-12 - Oracles about Edom and Arabia
11 The burden of Dumah. He calleth to me out of Seir, Watchman, what of the night? Watchman, what of the night?
12 The watchman said, The morning cometh, and also the night: if ye will enquire, enquire ye: return, come.
Dumah (Arabicدومة‎; Hebrewדּוּמָה‎ DūmāhAramaic for "silence") was the sixth son of Ishmael, the son of biblical Abraham and Hagar.  



Blessed are those servants,
whom the lord when he cometh shall find watching:
verily I say unto you, that he shall gird himself,
and make them to sit down to meat, 
and will come forth and serve them.

Luke 12:37



Previous discoveries in the Ashkelon area:

Engravings of a Seven-Branched Menorah and a Cross were Discovered by Hikers in an Ancient Water Cistern in the Judean Shephelah
The menorah engraved on the wall of the cave has a base with three feet, and it evidently portrays the menorah that stood in the Temple during the Second Temple period. A cross was engraved near the menorah. Another engraving was found on the side of the cave which seems to resemble a type of key that is characteristic of antiquity, as well as other engravings that were noted, some of which have not yet been identified. Alongside the cistern is a columbarium with dozens of niches that were used to raise doves in antiquity. During the Second Temple period doves were used as part of the sacrificial rites in the Temple.
According to Sa'ar Ganor, the District Archaeologist of Ashkelon in the Israel Antiquities Authority,
Over the weekend, during the Hanukkah holiday and the last days of 2016, Israel Caving Club members Mickey Barkal, Sefi Givoni and Ido Meroz were exploring caves in the Judean Shephelah when they noticed what appeared to be ancient carvings. They notified the Israel Antiquities Authority (IAA), who confirmed that the markings were indeed ancient in an IAA press release. Carved on the chalk wall of a water cistern were a seven-branched menorah with a three-legged base—representing the Temple menorah from the Second Temple period—as well as a cross, a Christian symbol. Near the menorah and cross were additional engravings that are still being identified.
Engravings of a Seven-Branched Menorah - https://youtu.be/tYTaBqiS96M



And what I say unto you I say unto all,

Watch.

Mark 13:37





Habakkuk 2:1
I will stand upon my watch, and set me upon the tower,
 and will watch to see what he will say unto me, and what I shall answer when I am reproved.
Are the events that are unfolding in the Middle East foretold in the book of Habakkuk?  
This is a long video as I set out to be thorough and methodical in presenting not only the relevant biblical information; but also the info regarding current events in the Middle East.
(video study - 1.41 minutes) - https://youtu.be/vhpyfafFKIQ


Habakkuk 1:1 - This is the oracle that Habakkuk the prophet received in a vision:
2How long, O LORD, must I call for help but You do not hear, or cry out to You, “Violence!”
but You do not save? (NKJV)
Habakkuk 1:1 – Hebrew: massa': burden, a load, lifting, bearing, tribute

Habakkuk 1:6 – Chaldeans – Ur - Abraham
The Chaldeans are mentioned multiple times in the Bible in both contexts. For example, Genesis 11:28 speaks of Abraham’s father Terah, who was from “Ur of the Chaldeans,” the specific tribe or people known as the Chaldeans. We know from verses such as Genesis 11:31 and Genesis 15:7 that God called Abraham, a Chaldean, out of Ur of the Chaldeans so that Abraham would follow God to the land that God had promised to him and his descendants.
[These notes are from watching this video. ~Tammy]
Abraham is stated to have originally come from "Ur of the Chaldees" (Ur Kaśdim).
The king of Chaldea was also called the king of Bit Yakin, just as the kings of Babylonia and Assyria were regularly styled simply king of Babylon or Assur, the capital city in each case. In the same way, what is now known as the Persian Gulf was sometimes called "the Sea of Bit Yakin", and sometimes "the Sea of the Land of Chaldea".
"Chaldea" came to be used in a wider sense, of Mesopotamia in general, following the ascendancy of the Chaldeans during 608–557 BCE. This is especially the case in the Hebrew Bible, which was substantially composed during this period (roughly corresponding to the period of Babylonian captivity). The Book of Jeremiah makes frequent reference to the Chaldeans (KJV Chaldees following LXX Χαλδαίοι; in Biblical Hebrew as Kasdîy(mâh) כַּשְׂדִּימָה "Kassites"). Habbakuk 1:6 calls them "that bitter and hasty nation" (הַגֹּוי הַמַּר וְהַנִּמְהָר).

Jeremiah 27:1-11
Jeremiah 38:17-18
Hebrews 10:37-38 - For yet a little while, and he that shall come will come, and will not tarry.
38 Now the just shall live by faith: but if any man draw back, my soul shall have no pleasure in him.

Numbers 11:11 – massa / burden [seeing a lot of 1's]
Isaiah 13:1 – massa - This is an oracle concerning Babylon that Isaiah son of Amoz received:
Jeremiah 23:33 – massa – oracle / burden of God

massa': burden, a load, lifting, bearing, tribute - https://biblehub.com/hebrew/4853.htm
massa: utterance, oracle / nasa - https://biblehub.com/str/hebrew/4853b.htm
nasa or nasah: to lift, carry, take - https://biblehub.com/hebrew/5375.htm (Genesis 4:13)

https://growinggodlygenerations.com/2018/01/07/where-is-god-today-habakkuk-1/

Ezekiel 33 - The Watchman and His Message

Hosanna!

https://tammyjdub.blogspot.com/2019/06/watchtower.html

Saturday, June 15, 2019

Grafted by Faith Alone



Now if some of the branches were broken off, and you, though a wild olive branch,
were grafted in among them
and have come to share in the rich root of the cultivated olive tree.

Romans 11:17


Olive tree with grafts at Nazareth Village. Photo by Ferrell Jenkins.









"Tree of Life" - Syracuse professor grows 40 different fruits on one tree
Sam Van Aken, an art professor at Syracuse University, grafted the tree over nine years into something of biblical proportions. The "Tree of 40 Fruits" contains peaches, plums, nectarines and apricots, all of which are readily edible. Jeff Glor reports.

Tree of 40 Fruit: SU sculptor's creation commemorates 9/11
Updated Mar 21, 2016; Posted Sep 10, 2011 - "It's a metaphor for a lot of things."
Van Aken chose 40 because it's a number that appears often in the Bible, he said. It rained 40 days and 40 nights, and after the rain stopped, Noah waited another 40 days before opening the ark. Moses stayed on the mountain for 40 days, the Israelites spent 40 years in the wilderness, and Christ spent 40 days on earth after the resurrection.
"Forty is a number that became significant throughout Western religion," he said. "It's a number that always seems to recur in the Bible. It's a number that represents bounty."
Most of his root stock comes from Cornell University's New York State Agricultural Experiment Station in Geneva, which has experimented and developed growing techniques for 125 years.
He works with stone fruits -- those with pits -- because they're compatible," he said.
"You can't take a pear and graft it to an apple tree. It's not very stable," he said.
“Root grows for 3 years then graft added.” - https://youtu.be/ik3l4U_17bI 






Grafted by Faith Alone - I learned a lot from the following booklet and accompanying video "The Law" (below).
“Gentile does not normally mean heathen (although in some contexts it can). A Gentile is simply someone who is not a descendant of Eber (since those are Hebrews; named after their forefather).” 
What a blessing to read, hear, ponder and partake of this teaching!




For the promise, that he should be the heir of the world,
was not to Abraham, or to his seed, through the law,
but through the righteousness of faith.”
  - Romans 4:11-13   See pages 15 & 20


But if we walk in the light, as he is in the light, we have fellowship one with another, and the blood of Jesus Christ his Son cleanses us from all sin.
 - 1 John 1:7

Loving the Lord:
The Law – New Resource




Check out the related resources at http://www.informedchristians.com:
The Law (PDF book)
The Covenants: Laws & Commandments (PDF book) 
Grafted By Faith Alone (poster)
Loving the Lord: The Laws & Commandments of God (poster)


GRAFTING OLIVES
It is most instructive to note that the fruit of the olive tree, in its wild state, is both small and worthless. It must be properly tended and cultivated to produce optimum fruit. To become truly prolific, the olive tree must be grafted, a process by which good stock is made to grow upon a wild shrub.

Olive tree with grafts at Nazareth Village (photo at top). 


Stand fast therefore in the liberty wherewith Christ hath made us free,
and be not entangled again with the yoke of bondage.

Galatians 5:1


Maranatha!