

Prophecies of

Genesis and Revelation

by Runar Gudmundur

Copyright 2012 Runar Gudmundur

Smashwords Edition

Table of Contents:

Prophecies of Genesis and Revelation

1:The beginning of nations

2:The Beginning of the world's biggest religions

3:In the beginning the end was decided.

Genealogy of Adam to Abraham and Isaac,

4:The Story of Abram to Abraham, Isaac and Jacob.

5:The Story of Joseph is a prophecy about Jesus Christ.

The story of Judah and Tamar is a story about

the beginning of Islam.

6: Joshua

7:Revelation

The 7 churches

Opening of the seals

The 7 Trumpets and the 7 Bowls of wrath

The Two Witnesses

The woman and the dragon

Beast from the sea, beast from the earth

The number of the beast

The scarlet woman, scarlet beast, the great harlot

8:The Book of Jonah

9:Prophecies of the book of Daniel

10:The Tower of Babel and The Spirit of Babylon

11:Bibliography and prophetic keys

12:Pictures and maps.

The Beginning of Nations

Matthew chapter 13.

10 And the disciples came, and said unto him, Why speakest thou unto them in parables?11 He (Jesus) answered and said unto them, Because it is given unto you to know the mysteries of the kingdom of heaven, but to them it is not given.

13 Therefore speak I to them in parables: because they seeing see not; and hearing they hear not, neither do they understand.14 And in them is fulfilled the prophecy of Jesaja, which saith, By hearing ye shall hear, and shall not understand; and seeing ye shall see, and shall not perceive:

Jesus Christ spoke to the people in parables as is written in the Gospels. This book is written on the assumption that just as Jesus Christ spoke in parables so does most of the Bible.

Genesis, the first book of the Bible is according to the my interpretations a fourfold story that explains the beginning of mankind, the beginning of religion in the world, the work of Christ's Spirit among men, and finally a prophecy regarding the end of humankind on earth. Even though I will discuss briefly the significance of other religions in the world, other than Judaism and Christianity, I will however put greatest emphasis on these two religions, because they are the pillars of the Bible. The first two chapters in this book may be regarded by some readers as a bit strange but they are however vital peaces of the puzzle as the reader will find out when reading the remaining chapters in this book.

All pictures and maps in this book are found at the end the book and all **Bible quotations are in bold font**.

First I would like to start with what the Bible says about the beginning of nations and their distribution around our planet.

If we start with the history of humankind we run into a huge problem, namely we know almost nothing about the beginning of mankind and our civilization. Written sources cover only a few thousand years of our ancient history and some of the written history is wrong, often written by the victors in wars and by the ruling classes. We also know that the story of mankind has a much longer beginning. In Mankind's journey throughout the ages there have been some remarkable changes due to natural disasters where entire countries have sunk into the sea and other disasters, like volcanoes, earthquakes, floods and manmade disasters like wars that have laid desolate various communities. Significant changes in climate have caused enormous changes in human habitat, such as ice ages, where glaciers have bulldozed over large areas and almost polished the land, leaving almost no remains or evidence of any human activity.

Another problem is that languages change over time or die out resulting in names of nations (peoples), regions, rivers and mountains have changed over time or disappeared entirely from history. Because of this we find it hard to equate or find correlations with names in the Bible regarding names of nations, rivers, religions, regions and so on when we compare them to what is written in our history books. The names God gives don't change but unfortunately ours do, meaning that it is very difficult for us to fully understand the Bible.

Even though our history books are lacking regarding mankind's beginnings, we fortunately still have the Holy Bible where God mainly in the Book of Genesis helps us to understand our beginning.

Another thing that is different between God and us is our understanding of time and the calendar we us to keep track of time. It is for instance difficult to understand or guess how long a year is in the Book of Genesis compared to our understanding of time. But as I will discuss in more detail later and especially in the history of Jacob and Joseph, the author of this book interprets a year relating to prophecy written in Genesis to equate to 1 thousand human years and also a day in Bible prophecy to equate to one human year.

It is also the opinion of the author that all the names of people mentioned in Genesis are in fact names of nations or religious groups and that all women mentioned are actually symbols for faith / church. This statement will be explained in this chapter and subsequent chapters.

The first and second chapters in Genesis tell of the creation of the world and later the creation of Adam and Eve in the Garden of Eden. In the story of Eden we find a description of the territory where Adam and Eve lived in paradise. But because how much time has passed since and also because of huge geological changes to our earth, it is impossible to say with great certainty exactly where Eden was located.

It is though my speculation that the Garden of Eden was located somewhere in Anatolia, where modern Turkey is found today. The name Anatolia means when translated to English both "sunrise" and "east". Over the centuries the territory of Anatolia has been called by many different names and the home of many ancient empires. It has been called Asia Minor, it was where the Ottoman Empire had its roots and today it is called Turkey. It is where the Christian faith was able to take root and later become the largest religious movement in the world. There we also find the locations of the 7 churches mentioned in Revelation. The Apostle Paul came from Anatolia and as I will explain later, Anatolia is also the birthplace of Esau the brother of Jacob, and the birthplace of Abram and Lot.

It is also my understanding that Noah's ark was located there and after the Great Flood the people of Noah made a new beginning in Anatolia. All these statements will be explained later in this book.

In the description of Eden found in the Bible there were 4 rivers in Eden called : Pishon, Gihon, Kiddekel (Tigris) a river flowing west of Assyria and lastly the river Euphrates. The Assyrian Empire covered an area in the eastern part of Anatolia and reached to lands in the south and east in an area called the Fertile Crescent. The only way in my opinion that the river Kiddekel can be west of Assyria and flow through Eden is by placing Eden in Anatolia.

After the fall of Adam and Eve, they were cast out from Eden ( **Gen.3rd chapter** ). From the nation of Adam sprang 2 nations, namely Cain and Abel.

Disunion arose between the brother nations that ended with a war were the nation of Cain killed and annihilated the nation of Abel.

God does not eliminate the nation of Cain but makes them an outcast and orders them to go away, where they settle in the territory east of Eden in the land of Nod. ( **Gen.4:16** ).

This author believes that this land to be east of the Ural Mountains, in eastern Asia. Like with other nations over time the nation of Cain begot other nations and religions. The Bible mentions a number of Cain's descendants like Jubal who maybe over time became the people who crossed the Bering Strait and became the forefathers of Inuits and Indians in North and South America. The nation Tubal-Cain is also mentioned that may be the ancestors of the Mongols and the oriental people (Chinese, Koreans and the Japanese). Later a well-known descendant of this family became Ghengis Khan of the Mongol people who ruled east Asia for a while. ( **Gen.4 :13-22** ).

The Sign of Cain is twofold, firstly, the eyes are not as open as in other races of man (representing obscured vision in seeing God), secondly, that Cain and his descendants would follow many false religious teachings instead of following God. I will explain this better when I talk about the religions of the world.

It is not my believe that the Chinese, Mongols, Japanese or Korean people are somehow worse than other people on earth, only that the purest faith in God that is Judaism and Christianity have been very unsuccessful in bringing the message of God to convert these nations to the faith in God. I will explain this better in the next chapter.

Adam begot one more nation after Cain and Abel and that was Seth who is the ancestor of all the other races/nations who have similar features regarding the appearance of the eyes. The skin color may be different due to the different living conditions and adaptation to sunlight.

Descendants of Seth begot more nations and religious faiths, which dispersed west to Europe, to the Middle East, south to Africa and southeast all the way to India.

Regarding faith and how it begins to become corrupt is described in the **sixth chapter** of Genesis when the Bible tells the story about when the sons of God, namely the people who believe in God, began to lust after and take other women (man made religions) and have sons (nations) with them who inherited contaminated teachings and therefore contaminated the one true religion in God. From almost the beginning mankind has created all kinds of different religions associated with animals, nature, man-made images (Icons) and heavenly objects. All these are false religions that have and are still polluting the one true faith in God as proclaimed in the Bible. The author explains this in more detail when interpreting the story of Jacob, which according to author is a story about the beginning of religion in the world with a primary focus on Judaism and Christianity.

In the same chapter of Genesis we learn that at the same time of Adam and his descendants there lived also on Earth giants. ( **Gen.6:4** ). It is known that modern man was not the only humanoid being that evolved from apes. Others included the Neanderthal who is believed to have died out around 24 thousand years ago and the Cro-Magnon man who was more muscular and probably taller than the Homo-Sapiens (modern man), he is believed to have died out ca 64 thousand years ago. Maybe these are the giants the Bible refers to that lived at the same time as Homo-Sapiens (Adam, the first man).

Before the great flood God changes the concept of time when he says **:"My Spirit shall not abide with man forever, because he also is flesh; nevertheless his days shall be one hundred and twenty years." Gen.6: 3** ,previously in the Bible it is told that Adam lived for 930 years and his descendants also lived way past 120 years.

This change in time I believe is God's way in conveying the message to us that our interpretation of time given in the Bible changes after this. This change to 120 years can not relate to the lifespan of human beings or nations because Abraham for example who is born after this change lives for 175 years. ( **Gen.25** )

So I think the reason for this peculiar time change is actually God's way to inform us that events after the great flood are times much closer to our current time unlike before the Flood that presumably represented a period of time spanning a few hundred thousand years.

**"My Spirit shall not abide with man forever, because he also is flesh; nevertheless his days shall be one hundred and twenty years." Gen.6: 3)** This sentence is also a prophecy as I have mentioned before, 1 year in prophecy equates to 1 thousand human years.

God is referring to the years of man as soul and spirit in the flesh. Mankind is given a further 120 thousand years to live in mortal bodies until all flesh on earth is destroyed, and at that point, all the souls of men will have reached the desired maturity and ascended into Christ's Heaven. I will discuss in detail these statements in the section about Jacob and Joseph.

The Great Flood I think happened during the last Ice Age, when climate change caused the ice sheets of North America, Europe and Asia to give way and melt which caused huge water reservoirs to accumulate under the glaciers. During some point the great lakes under the glaciers burst trough and rushed over most of the lowland settlements of man with tremendous destruction. This is why we find legends of a great flood in most ancient civilizations.

The last Ice Age lasted around 100 thousand years and ended c.a. 12.5 thousand years ago. The ice-sheet was not constant but expanded and shrunk in cycles. The last so called Glacial Maximum ended 18 thousand years ago. (see illustration at the back of the book)

Before the flood the nation of Noah and his sons gained favor with God and were told to build an ark, three floors deep/high with windows on top. In **Gen 6:9-22** the Bible tells the story of the ark's construction. Scholars have claimed that the ark is a ship made of gopher wood. This I believe to be an incorrect assumption. The word scholars have translated as gopher wood is pure guesswork, since it is not really known what the word means and it only appears once in the Bible. I believe the word to mean a "soft volcanic stone" as I will explain next.

I believe God directed Noah up to the mountains, more specifically to the high mountainous plateau of Cappadocia in the center of Anatolia. Other human settlements, for obvious reasons, would have been in the valleys, lowlands or by the seaside. When lakes under the glacial ice sheets burst they flooded the low-lying settlements with enormous destructive power wiping out almost all the people living in the path of the flood.

I think the ark Noah built was a city (ship in prophecy symbolizes a city) that was actually built under ground, into the soft volcanic stone and evidence of this may have been discovered in the middle of the last century in Cappadocia. In 1963 the underground cities of Derinkuyu and Kaymaklı were discovered by accident. These cities are also known as the Underground Cities of Turkey.

These cities are so vast that it is believed that they may have been able to accommodate up to 20 thousand people along with livestock and food storage.

Archeological scholars are not unanimous about when these cities were built, because no historical artifacts have been discovered and no written sources have been found that conclusively tells us who built these cities and when. It was by pure coincidence that they were found by a local farmer.

These underground cities have ventilation tunnels / water collection channels reaching to the surface, which may allude to the windows on top of Noah's ark, described in the Bible.

(see pictures and a map at the end of the book)

After the Great Flood and the destruction that came with it, whole nations had been erased from history. This gave the people of Noah and his sons the opportunity to rebuild a new society.

**Chapters 9 and 10 in Genesis** tell the story of Noah´s sons and how they dispersed and gradually yielded other nations.

I believe that the nation of Noah moved south from the Cappadocian high plateau and settled in the vicinity of the city known today as Sanliurfa, Urfa or Ur as the city has also been called in ancient times. I also believe this city to be the hometown of Abram but I will explain this statement later.

These new communities that sprang up from Noah probably began a few tens of thousand years ago.

The **10th chapter of Genesis** tells us about the nations that descended from Noah.

Noah's nations (sons) were: Japheth, Ham and Shem. According to the narrative of the Bible, the purest form of God's faith accompanied the nation of Shem. This assumption is made because his family linage is the one that is traced to Abraham.

Japheth went west from Anatolia and became the nations of the European continent, settled also on the islands of the Mediterranean sea, the British islands and reached all the way to North America and met up and blended with the descendants of Cain who had reached America much earlier by crossing the Bering Strait. In the genealogy of Japheth we find Magog who in the book of Ezekiel is connected to a great war before Judgement day. I will discuss later in detail the role of Europe and USA in my interpretation of Revelation. Magog is a nation in Europe. Gog of Magog are the people of U.S.A that emigrated from Europe (Magog).

Ham and the nations/people related to him traveled south from Anatolia and became the nations of Canaan, Sumer (Mesopotamia), Babylon and they emigrated southeast all the way to India.

Shem the ancestor of the nation of Abram settled mostly in Anatolia but also migrated east to the mountain regions of Armenia, the Caucasus and even all the way to the Ural Mountains.

In **chapter 11** the Bible informs us about the above mentioned dispersion of nations when God dispersed the nations of man and confused their language, because they all originated from Anatolia.

According to language experts, it is possible to compare different languages by studying and comparing similar words, grammar and etc. to categorize them into groups of languages with a common origin. The languages of China, Mongolia, Korea and Japan are to a certain extent similar, all of them use complex symbols as means to convey written language, very different from Western languages. These Asian languages have a very different origin compared to other western languages, as they are the descendants of Cain.

But all other languages in Europe and as far southeast to India are related and have a common origin. As with all the sciences there are different language theories about the origins of the Indo-European languages. The theory that I belief in is called The Anatolian Theory. It states that all the primary Indo-European languages have a common origin in Anatolia (see map at the end of the book) and the separation of these languages took place around 10200 BC (I don't agree however with this timeframe). At the same time period the first farming communities are being established in an area called the Fertile Crescent. (see map at the end of the book)

Now begins a new era of progress for humanity with all three descendants of Noah.

As the descendants of Noah are completing their migration to all corners on earth around 12 thousand years ago, the first farming communities begin. This time is also the time period in which humanity is leaving the Stone Age and starting the Bronze Age.

Then a few thousand years pass until the Iron Age begins, unclear exactly when but sometime between 1200 BC and 3000 B.C. The Iron Age presumably started in Anatolia, the cradle of human civilization and religion. The earliest iron objects known to men were discovered in Anatolia. One of the oldest objects made from iron is a knife from around 2500 BC, it was found in a tomb from the time of Hattian Empire in Anatolia.

Another fact that gives support to the notion that Anatolia and the city of Ur (Urfa) in the southern part of the country is the beginning of modern history after Noah's Flood is associated with a remarkable archeological finding made in 1964. Archaeologists discovered on a hill called Göpekli Tepe located near the city of Ur some remarkable stone structures that are the oldest manmade structures that have ever been found. It is believed that these stone made structures were built around 11 thousand years before Christ. These stone structures predate the previous oldest stone structures by several thousand years. It is uncertain who built these structures, or what purpose they served. It is believed that they were religious in nature. The striking thing about this discovery is that it puts a big question mark regarding our understanding about modern history because before this finding it was thought that man did not gain the technical capability to build something so complex until several thousand years later. (see picture of Göpekli Tepe at the end of the book)

In **Genesis chapter 12** the Bible God tells Abram to leave his home city of Ur accompanied by Lot (cousin nation to Abram) and travel south to Canaan (where the descendants of Ham went).

Abram who is from Ur had two brothers, Nahor and Harran. Lot the son of Harran, Abram's brother came from the city of Harran.

Since Abram and Lot are descendants of Shem who remained in Anatolia after the Flood, one can conclude that Abram came from Ur a city situated in Anatolia. Most Biblical scholars claim that the city of Ur mentioned in Genesis is a city in southern Mesopotamia. I do not agree with that assumption and claim that the true city of Ur is in Anatolia.

Therefore I believe that Abram came from the city of Sanliurfa as she is called today. The city is located in south-east Anatolia just north of the border with Syria. The city lies between the rivers Euphrates to the west and Tigris to the east. (See map of Anatolia at the end of the book)

Just east of the city lies the ancient city of Harran that I believe is named after Abram's brother and the home-city of Lot.

Sanliurfa has not always been called by that name. In the times of the Macedonian empire it was called Edessa. She has also gone under the names of Ur and Urfa. During the times of the Assyrian Empire she was called Adma, which is pretty similar to Adam. According to the Turkish folklore Ur (Urfa) is Abram´s home city.

Recorded history regarding the city of Harran dates back to the year 2300 BC. The city was the central hub for the worship of the moon-god named Sin, which is pretty symbolic for the fact that Lot is a symbol for Muslims and the Palestinians (I will explain this statement later). The symbol for Muslims and Islam is the crescent moon, as seen on their mosques and on many national flags of Muslim countries. The word Lot in Hebrew means "a veil", or "someone who is covered". Islam is the only religion in the world that requires some women to cover themselves almost from head to toe.

Abram and Lot according to the Bible traveled from Ur and Harran south to Canaan, to the cities of Shechem, Bethel and then all the way to Egypt. After an undetermined stay in Egypt they traveled back north into Canaan. In Canaan a discord arose between the sheepherders of Abram and Lot that led to a split between these nations. Lot settled on a land in eastern Canaan and on land east of the river Jordan, on the plains of Jordan. Abram resided on the western side of Canaan. This is very symbolic as I will explain later in the history of Abram becoming Abraham.

In the next chapter I shall turn my attention to explaining the beginning of the major religions of the world.

The Beginning of the world's biggest religions.

In this section, I will discuss how Genesis explains the beginning of the major religions on earth, as we know them today. Although the Bible is a religious book for Christians and the Old Testament the religious part for the Jewish faith, it also discusses how other religions were formed and how Christ's Spirit has worked throughout the ages with all the major religions of the world.

The story in Genesis that refers to the beginning of the world's religions is the story of Jacob and his sons. The story has a dual significance, mainly it applies to the work of Christ's Spirit among Jews and Christians, but it also explains the genesis of all the major religions of the world, which I will try to explain briefly in this chapter. In the chapter regarding the story of Jacob in this book I will explain in detail its connection to Judaism and Christianity. When it comes to the story of Joseph that I will also explain in detail later in this book, I examine and explain the work of Christ's Spirit from the time of Jesus to our time and beyond.

Regarding Abraham and Isaac, I will also discuss their religious and prophetic significance later, but in this section I will only explain the genesis of the world's religions.

It is important however to remember the story and journey of Abram when he traveled south from Anatolia to Canaan (modern day Israel) and all the way south to Egypt, where he stayed for a while before turning back to Canaan. On his journey he sowed the seeds of faith that originates back to Anatolia. See **Chapter 12 in Genesis** , where God tells Abram to travel from his country and God's promise to make the descendants of Abram a great nation.

As I've mentioned before and explain later in greater detail all the women in Genesis are symbols for faith / church. The sons of Jacob symbolize different religious groups. The father of the so-called 12 tribes of Israel is Jacob. He is a symbol of Christ's Spirit working among men, but I will explain this statement better in the story of Jacob.

According to the story of Jacob in Genesis, Jacob had 12 sons with 4 different women. ( **Gen.29 :31-24** )

According to **Gen.27: 43** Jacob's mother, Rebekah said to him to go to her brother Laban in Harran. As I've mentioned, Harran is in southern Anatolia. He first married Leah and then Rachel. He had children with them, but he also had children with their maidservants, Zilpah who was Leah's maid and Bilah who was Rachel's maid.

Again, by linking Jacob to Harran, the Bible is pointing to the beginning where Adam, Noah and Abram came from. Anatolia is the cradle of humanity and religion.

But lets examine Jacob's family closer.

His first son was born to Leah and most of Jacob's sons had Leah as their mother. In **Gen.46:15** the Bible gives us another clue about the origin of all the sons of Leah, they all were born in Mesopotamia.

Description of women in Genesis describes the purity of God's faith and sometimes also its origin. Descriptions of Leah and Rachel are given in **Gen.29: 17, "Leah's eyes were delicate, but Rachel was beautiful of form and appearance."** this description describes the purity of faith. Rachel is a pure and beautiful religion but Leah is a religion that does not see the whole truth.

Jacob had 12 sons with 4 women.

By Leah he had: **Reuben, Simeon, Levi, Judah, Issachar and Zebulon**.

With Zilpah maid to Leah he had: **Gad and Asher**.

With Bilhah Rachel's maid, he had: **Dan and Napthali**

With Rachel, whom he loved, he had his last 2 sons: **Joseph and Benjamin**.

Joseph later had two sons: **Manasseh and Ephraim** , and according to Genesis, they are considered in place of their father as one of the 12 tribes of Jacob (Israel). Joseph does not count as one of the 12 tribes, and neither does Levi because he represents a priestly nation that serves the other 12 tribes of Jacob.

Lets start explaining the meaning of Leah's sons. Named in order of birth we have: Reuben, Simeon, Levi, Judah, Issachar and Zebulon. A total of six sons and all born in Mesopotamia, which helps slightly in telling us which religious groups they could be. Lastly Leah begat a daughter named Dinah, her significance I will discuss in more detail in the story of Jacob.

Let's start first with the territory of Mesopotamia. According to historical sources, Mesopotamia outlined in a map found at the end of this book, covered an area stretching from southern Anatolia, south over parts of Syria, Iraq, Iran, and even covered a small part of Egypt and Saudi Arabia.

In identifying these religious groups we also have to use the division of the land of Israel by Joshua, Ezekiel and Moses. As I will explain later, Joshua is a symbol for Jesus Christ and Christ's Spirit. With the death of Jesus Christ, Christ had finished laying the groundwork for his house, the Tabernacle, the Temple of God. The division of Israel is a symbol for all the major religions of the world.

Israel's division under Joshua is shown in a map of Israel shown at the end the book. The map shows the ratio of the number of souls that Christ will reap on Judgment Day from the sons of Jacob. I will discuss this statement better later in this book.

As we see on the map, the biggest areas belong to Manasseh and then Judah. Manasseh is split into a western and eastern Manasseh because Manasseh represents Catholicism, which is split between Roman and Orthodox Catholicism, as I will explain later in the story of Joseph. Judah represent Judaism and his descendants represent also Islam, explained in the story of Joseph. This means that most of the souls of people who go to heaven on Judgment day belong to these two religions. But as we see on the map, they are not the only souls that reach Heaven on the Day of Judgment.

Then comes the division of the land according to Ezekiel, which shows visually how true and close to the truth of God a religion is. God's true religion is indicated in Ezekiel with the Holy Temple. Ezekiel's vision of the temple is also about Judgment Day. (see map of Israel according to Ezekiel at the end of the book)

As can be seen in Ezekiel's division of Israel the religious groups of Benjamin and Judah are closest to the sanctuary of God. Judah as I mentioned is a symbol for Jews and the descendants of Judah later give birth to Islam, but I will discuss that further in the story of Judah and Tamar. Benjamin represents Jesus Christ's Apostles, that is Messianic Jews (see the story of Joseph). Farthest from the truth of God are Gad and Dan.

Then finally what is important is how Moses distributed the tribes around the Ark of the Covenant. He placed them around the ark according to the four compass headings, north, south, east and west. See second chapter of the fourth book of Moses.

North

Dan

Asher

Naphtali

West:Ephraim,Manasseh, Benjamin Ark East:Judah, Issachar, Zebulon

Reuben

Simeon

Gad

South

Moses´ distribution indicates the relationship between religious groups and the geographical location where the religion was able to take root. Here again, it is Judah and Benjamin, who are closest to the ark based on the sun rising from the east and setting in the west. As I explain in detail in the story of Joseph, Benjamin is the religious movement of the Apostles of Jesus Christ who were Jewish Christians and they will be rewarded the most on the Day of Judgment.

Manasseh is symbolic for Catholics and Ephraim is symbolic for Lutherans (explained in the story of Joseph). All these religious groups that is Manasseh, Ephraim and Benjamin took root in the western part of the earth.

If we then take the population numbers of people belonging to the major religious groups on earth we see below their ranking according to religious followers. (See below and a map at the end of this book.) These numbers are taken from www.wikipedia.org. Of course these numbers are incorrect, as we know the majority of the people in the so-called Christian countries do not live by the Law or believe in God or the Bible. The same principle probably applies to the other religions.

Christianity: 2.4 billion, Islam 1.65 billion, Non-believers 1.12 billion, Hinduism 900 million , Chinese religion 400 million, Buddism 376 million , Nature Religions 306 million, African religions 110 million, Sikism 30 million, Spiritism 15.2 million

Judaism 14.5 million, Bahai 7 million , Janism 4.2 million, Shinto 4 million, Cao Dai 4 million Zoroastranism 2.5 million

I will now begin to dissect better which religious groups are related to the sons of Jacob. Many scholars of the Bible have written about the so-called 10 lost tribes of Israel, because according historical sources they can't be found so the assumption is that they somehow disappeared from history after the Assyrian invasion of Israel. If one assumes that the tribes belonged to the Jewish faith then one can say that they have disappeared. But according to my assumption most of the sons/tribes of Jacob belong to other religious groups other than Judaism and the only religious group truly linked to Judaism is the tribe of Judah.

Let's now look more closely at the sons of Jacob. What they all have in common is that they have the same father. As I discuss later in the story of Jacob, Jacob is a symbol of the Spirit of Christ working among men.

When comparing different religions one can find many similarities. Examples of this are stories about the great flood mentioned in the Bible. Stories of a great flood are found in many other religions such as in the story of Gilgamesh, a story found in ancient Sumerian and Babylonian religious texts. Both of these civilizations had their beginnings in Mesopotamia. In the Gilgamesh story the god Ea (Enki) appoints Utnapishtim to build a ship to save his people and cattle from a great flood that will destroy humanity. The flood transformed every human being into clay but Utnapishtim and those on board his ship survived the flood.

In Hindu folklore like in the Hindu scriptures known as Satapatha Brahman tell of a cleansing flood that came about because of the evil of people. In the Hindu flood story it is the god Matsya Avatar Vishnu that warns a man called Manu to expect a flood and advises him to build a huge boat.

Similar flood stories are found in legends of vastly different civilizations like China, Native Americans and in Plato's Atlantis.

One additional story I would like to mention is a story of the creation of man by the god Enki. Similar versions of the story can be found among the Sumerians, Hittites, Assyrians and Babylonians. In the story the god Enki wanted to create mankind to serve the gods. He creates man from clay and blood and calls him Adapa.

Thus one can see that the stories in the Bible have filtrated and distributed to other religions.

All of Leah's sons were born in Mesopotamia. These are all religious groups of Abrahamic origin and therefore not unlikely to conclude that they would share a common language. If we look at the journey of Abraham in the Bible, it is not unlikely that, as well as distributing the seeds of faith he also distributed his language.

For example, Hebrew and Arabic and related languages and are classified as Semitic languages. But apart from these two above-mentioned languages, one may wonder whether any other religious groups have a related language and a religion related to Judaism.

In northern Africa, in the region of Ethiopia and Eritrea we find spoken languages called Amharic and Tigrinya. They are both related to other Semitic languages. In these areas we find ancient records of peoples connected to the Jewish faith. Today, these people are called Beta Israel, or Ethiopian Jews and most of them have emigrated to Israel in recent decades. In past centuries, they were more numerous but gradually decreased in numbers as many converted to Christianity and later others to Islam. (see map at the end of the book regarding the distribution of the Semitic languages)

Since Reuben has roots south of Jerusalem according to Moses (see distribution according to Moses) and lies next after Judah to the Temple of the God according to Ezekiel, then I think it very likely that the initial Abrahamic faiths had their beginnings with the forefathers of Ethiopians. (remember Abram's journey to Egypt)

Next I will explain Levi, Leah's third son. In the Bible Levi is not considered as one of the tribes of Israel, because they are clergy who trough their priestly service are distributed among the other tribes of Israel. The Hebrew meaning of the word Levi is "to connect", a fitting translation because their job is to help people connect to God. Levi, as I explain in the story of Jacob is also used as a symbol for Jewish priests.

Judah was the fourth son of Leah and is the easiest to explain because he is a symbol for Jews. How Judah is also connected to Muslims I will explain in the story of Judah and Tamar. It is also said in the blessing of Jacob to his sons in **Gen.49** that a descendant of Judah will be the Messiah, as we well know, Jesus Christ was born as a Jew.

Regarding Simeon (Shimon) who was the second son of Leah, I suspect he is symbolic for so-called Jewish mysticism, as is found in Jewish Gnosticism and Kabbalah. The Hebrew translation of the name Simeon is not certain, could mean "to listen". So his name does not give a conclusive clue about which religious movement he is supposed to symbolize. In the blessings given by Jacob in **Gen.49** mentions that Simeon and Levi are brothers. Why the Bible states that these two are brothers even though they have other brothers tells us that they have more in common with each other than with their other brothers. Levi is symbolic for priests among Jews and other religious groups so that means that Simeon is symbolic for religious groups that resemble priests. This is why I relate them to Jewish mysticism like Gnostics and Kabbalah. Simeon had 6 sons, and the two that stand out is Jachin and Zohar. In the Bible we find three others named Jachin in addition to the son of Simeon. One is a descendant of Aaron ( **1.Cronincles.24:17** ) and Aaron is the primary biblical priest and brother of Moses. Then there is Jachin a priest during the times of Nehemiah and finally the right column in the temple of Solomon is named Jachin ( **1.Kings. 7:21** )

The fifth son of Simeon is named Zohar, which is the same name as the main religious text associated with Kabbalah.

So one could say that Simeon is symbolic for the mystical part of faith and is based largely on Jewish scripture.

Simeon is also rooted to the south of Jerusalem, same as Reuben according to Moses. In 1945, near the city called Nag Hammadi in northern Egypt old Jewish religious texts were found, commonly called the Nag Hammadi Library. They were written in Coptic and most scholars associate them with a religious group related to Gnosticism. Maybe they were the descendants of Simeon that adhered to Jewish Gnosticism but later became a Christian Gnostic movement, which could explain why Ezekiel categorizes Simeon immediately below Benjamin and why Joshua puts Simeon inside the territory belonging to Judah.

It is very difficult to state exactly when the ancient religions started, both because of the lack of reliable sources and because the languages and civilizations have changed enormously over a period spanning several thousand years. Also as I have iterated earlier the names given by God in the Bible are not the same to the ones people have used. It not possible for me or anyone else to prove anything regarding the Bible, everything is theory and interpretations. Only God can prove what is written in the Bible.

Next, Leah bore Issachar and Zebulon. Under the arrangement by Moses they are situated east of Judah. Since Judah stands for Jews means that these two religious groups have their origins in areas somewhere in the lands of Iraq (Babylon) and Iran (Persia). Both were part of Mesopotamia.

Several theories exist regarding the origin of the name Issachar. It may have been drawn from the words of "Ish Soka" which means "a man linked to Soka". Soka was a falcon god and on hieroglyphics found in Egypt depict him as a god in ancient Egypt. That does not mean that he originated in Egypt. The symbol of the falcon is found in other cultures, for example the symbol for Cyrus the Great, king of Persia was a falcon. In ancient times kings were often thought of as gods. Cyrus the Great is named in the Bible and it was he who gave the Jews permission to return to their homeland after their exile in Babylon.

A religious movements associated with Persia and bares a similar symbol is the faith of Zoroaster (Zarathustra). It is believed to originate from Persia so it is possible that the religious movement known as Issachar in the Bible is the Zoroaster faith. Symbol of Zoroastrianism is quite similar to the falcon but instead of a falcon head we have a man's head. See illustration of the symbols of Zoroaster and Cyrus at the end of the book.

In Jacob's blessing of his sons in **Gen.49: 14** Issachar is likened to a **"strong donkey lying between two burdens"**. The Persian Empire reached westward all the way to Greece but their army was defeated by the Greeks in the battle at Marathon, thereby stopping their march into Europe. Their empire reached as far as to India and therefore one may say that Issachar lies now between two burdens, that is between two very different religious movements. The Persian Empire which today is dominated by Islam lies between the western Christian world and eastern Asia where religious movements of Hinduism and Buddhism rule.

The Zoroaster religion is an Abrahamic religion because it can be grouped with other monotheistic religions like the Jewish faith and has many religious concepts that are similar to Judaism. Today c.a. 2.5 million people belong to the Zoroaster faith.

Zebulon was the last son of Leah and his name is thought to be from the root of the name "zbl" found in ancient Ugarit texts from around 2000 BC meaning the god Baal. Archeological findings from the Ugarit civilization located where Lebanon and Syria are today have uncovered relics related to the god Baal. Baal is also said to be the son of El. The word El is associated with gods of various cultures in the Mesopotamian region. El in Hebrew, for instance can be found in the Bible as a root in the word Elohim, which is a singular and a plural noun used for God. El is also associated with the god Elki a god found in the Sumerian religion and others extinct cultures of Mesopotamia. According to Jewish legends the tomb of Zebulon can be found in the city of Sidon in Lebanon.

The ancient kingdom of Phoenicia was at the height of its powers around 1000 years before Christ and it was located in territory that belongs to Lebanon today.

Baal is also found in the Bible and the most famous story regarding him is when the prophet Elijah in **1.King.18** challenges the priests of Baal to a duel to prove to the king that there is only one God.

Due to the forced exile of the Jews to Babylon the religious traditions of Baal contaminated Judaism as well as Christianity later. The religion of Baal in its various forms spread from the Middle East, through trading routes by the Phoenicians to other countries in the Mediterranean.

The symbol of Baal was the bull often used as a symbol for strength and fertility. As I discuss in more detail in the story of Jacob and Joseph, Judaism and Christianity have both inherited many false-teachings. I don't mean that the Bible is corrupt, what I mean is that religious practices were corrupted. I believe the Bible to be a pure and uncontaminated word of God

So who or what religious group is Zebulon then?

What modern religion is connected to the symbol of the bull and fertility? Hard to say.

According to Moses, Zebulon is a religious group that had its beginnings in the most eastern part of Mesopotamia and to root east in Asia. Might be that Zebulon is the symbol for Hinduism where the cow is sacred and fertility rituals play a big part. (see also the oldest religious text of Hinduism, the RigVeda)

Next are the sons Zilpah who was Leah's maid.

She had only two sons, Gad (Gath) and Asher. Unlike Leah's sons, whose sons are born in Mesopotamia, the Bible does not mention where Zilpah's sons were born. Therefore one can assume that Gad and Asher are religious groups who do not have roots in Mesopotamia.

According to Moses Asher lies north of Jerusalem, but is still not the northernmost. Gad lies south to Jerusalem, the most southern tribe of all the tribes.

Both religious movements have strayed quite a distance from the true message of God according to Ezekiel.

Gad and Asher were born after Dan and Naphtali who were themselves born after Judah. Therefore Gad and Asher are religious movements who arose later in time than Judah (Jews) but are older than Issachar and Zebulon who were born before Joseph and Benjamin.

It is uncertain what the name Zilpah means and no description is given about her in the Bible. Even though according to Moses these brothers lie far apart geographically they do however have many things in common, because they are grouped together as brother religions.

The Hebrew word Gad means "to be divided or distributed". Gad was also a name of a god of wealth (God of Fortune) and can be found among gods in the Babylonian culture.

Also a god named Ptah who also went under the name Lord of Gath, the god of creation can be traced to Memphis in ancient Egypt.

Gath was also the hometown of Goliath in the story of David and Goliath.

Again it is hard to say which religious groups Gad describes. My guess is that Gad is a representation and composition of African, Jewish and later Christian faiths found south of Ethiopia (Reuben). African shamanism and naturalistic faiths is and has always been strong among Africans even though they have taken up Judaism, Islam or Christianity. The religious practices of Voodoo are an example of this. As is in many so-called Christian countries in sub-Saharan Africa people have blended all kinds of natural phenomena and animalistic faiths into God's faith. All this has polluted the message of God so much that according to Ezekiel Gad is furthest from the truth of God along with Dan.

In regards to Ashur (Asher) he is grouped north of Jerusalem according to Moses and according to Ezekiel this is a religious movement that has strayed quite far from the true faith of God.

Ashur is a religion based on God and many gods linked with natural phenomena and animals, similar to his brother Gad.

The origin of the word Asher is very vague, but according to linguists the name probably is related to Asherah, or Ashur. In ancient cultures like the Hittites and Akkadians we find a mother goddess named Asherah and according to ancient texts, El was the father of mankind, and his wife was the goddess Asherah. In the oldest Hindu religious texts named RigVeda we find a god called Asura or Usha, which is pretty similar to the root name of Asher. In Hindu texts we also find a god called Mitra, who many consider related to the god Mithra found in the Zoroaster faith.

So who is Asher? Again very hard to say, like I said before maybe Zebulon was a symbol of Hinduism but maybe Hinduism is a combination of both. There are many subgroups of Hinduism and other similar faiths like Jainism have many things in common with both Hinduism and Buddhism. So Asher and/or Zebulon could be the faiths of Hinduism and/or Jainism.

Then we have Bilah who was Rachel's maid. She had two sons with Jacob.

They are Dan and Naphtali.

Lets begin to find out who Dan could be.

According to Moses Dan lies furthest north compared to all the tribes of Israel. And according to Ezekiel Dan has drifted the farthest from God's truth.

The Hebrew name of Bilah means to "stumble" and the name of Dan means "judgment". According to **the Book of Revelation in chapter 7** Dan´s tribe is not mentioned among the 12 thousand of each tribe of Israel who receive the seal of God. How ever in Jacob's blessing in **Gen.49: 16 it is said that "Dan shall judge his people As one of the tribes of israel.17 Dan shall be a serpent by the way, A viper by the path,That bites the horse's heels So that its rider shall fall backward"**.

This passage in the Bible is not very flattering regarding Dan. As I discuss in the book of Revelation the rider on the white horse is Christ. I connect Dan with the faith or better described as the philosophical teachings found among of the people of Mongolian and Chinese descent. The main religions connected to God, Judaism, Christianity and Islam have hardly achieved any foothold among them. Chinese beliefs more accurately described as a philosophy can be found in Confucianism and Taoism. In these philosophies there is no place for God.

Then comes Naphtali, which means "my struggle". This religion according to Moses is also located north of Jerusalem and according to Ezekiel Naphtali lies between Manasseh and Asher in terms of distance from the true message of God.

I believe that Naphtali is a reference to the religious group associated with Buddhism. Naphtali is described as a **"deer let loose, he uses beautiful words." Gen.49: 21**

With Ezekiel placing Naphtali between Manasseh and Asher, could represent that he is a religion somewhere in between.

Much uncertainty exists regarding the origin of Buddhism, but the religious message of Buddhism is in some respects not unlike the message of Jesus Christ. In Buddhism one can also find religious currents similar to Hinduism on karma and reincarnation of the soul.

The faith is traced back to Siddhartha Gautama, better known as the Buddha. Considerable uncertainty exists about when he was born, suggestions about when he may have lived range between the fourth and sixth century BC. According to legend, he was born into the royal family of Nepal and his mother was Queen Maha (Maya).

According to legends Buddha received enlightenment under a Bodhi tree (Fig tree). As I discuss later, it is my interpretation that the fig tree in the Bible is a symbol for the prophets of God.

Buddhism is a peaceful religion and contains a wholesome message regarding ethics, spiritual growth and the development and liberation of the soul from the body when it reaches sufficient maturity.

Like other religions Buddhism has separated into different religious groups that all have their origins in Buddhism. One of the sons of Naphtali is Shiller, which means "peace" in Hebrew. Possibly it is connected to Korean Buddhism related to a period called the Shilla period when the Korean peoples found peace and united as a nation under the faith of Buddhism.

Finally we have Rachel the most important woman and the one Jacob loved the most.

Her name means "a female shepherd or a lamb, sheep". Jesus Christ for example is represented as a lamb in the beginning of Revelation. The lamb is a symbol for Christ. She is described as well built and beautiful which also describes the characteristics of the faith that she stands for. ( **Gen.29:17-18** )

She had two sons **Joseph and Benjamin**. She gave birth to Benjamin in Bethlehem, where she died in childbirth. In the same chapter the Bible tells of the death of Isaac, but as I discuss in the story of Isaac, he has the important significance as a symbol of Christ and a symbol for Christ's return on Judgment Day.

Jesus who was the fulfillment of the Law was born in Bethlehem, like Benjamin. After the death of Rachel Jacob had no more sons so Christ's mission reaches its fulfillment by his life and death of Jesus Christ and thereby establishing God's true and pure message which we can read in the Bible. Jesus chose the apostles to be his torchbearers after his death to preach the Gospel to the entire world.

As I will discuss in more detail in the story of Jacob and especially in the story of Joseph, Joseph stands for Jesus Christ and the Spirit of Christ in his work spreading the Christian faith around the world. Joseph is not considered as one of the 12 tribes of Israel, which is understandable because he is Jesus Christ our Lord. He however is the older brother of Benjamin who himself is a symbol for the religious group of the Apostles. The sons of Joseph are Manasseh and Ephraim, which are a symbol for Catholicism and Lutheranism. I will not go deeper in the explanations regarding this section concerning the sons of Rachel, but refer to the chapter of Jacob and Joseph for a more thorough explanation.

So in summary it can be said that Israel (Jacob) is a symbol for all the major religions of the world in which Christ the Lord of the world has established. This is described symbolically in the New Testament, especially in the Gospel of Matthew when he tells us about the cities and regions in Israel Jesus traveled to. He traveled to all the regions of the sons of Israel, according to the division of the land by Joshua, except the land that belonged to Dan. (See map according to Joshua). This is pretty symbolic by the fact that religious groups linked to Dan contain no notion of God.

All religions have their origins in Anatolia and though the people dispersed around the world the major religions of the world do have a common foundation.

They have much in common, but because of the length of time that has passed and because of pollution in terms of religious practices and interpretations they have grown apart.

When the Bible tells us about the sons of the original 12 sons of Israel at the end of Genesis, it is referring to other religious groups of the world that belong to one of the 12 original religious groups. Examples of this are the Shia and Sunni religious groups of Islam that are the sons of Judah, as I explain in the story of Judah and Tamar. One could also mention the different branches of Hinduism, Buddhism, Judaism and Christianity.

In terms of what all these religious groups have in common is a belief in some higher power, except Dan. Most of them believe in karma, which means that man later in his life or in the next life will reap the rewards or punishment for all the good or bad things that he has done. Also, reincarnation or the rebirth of the soul in a new body after death is rich among all of these religious groups.

Most Christian priests would say that neither karma nor reincarnation applies to Christianity, Judaism or Islam, but I disagree. It is my opinion that you can find clear examples in Scripture that supports reincarnation and karma.

In the New Testament of the Bible it is made clear that the apostles believed in the rebirth of the soul when Jesus asked them who the people considered him to be. The apostles said the people thought Jesus was a re-born prophet, maybe Elijah, Jeremiah or one of the other prophets. ( **Matt :16:13-14** )

Jesus himself confirmed the rebirth of the soul when he said that John the Baptist was Elijah the prophet reborn. ( **Matt.11 :11-15** ), ( **Matt.17 :12-13** )

Jesus also said that if man was not re-born, he would never get into heaven. This statement applies to being born in the Spirit, that is the Holy Spirit, but also to the rebirth of the soul in the body so that it eventually reaches sufficient maturity to be able to finally accept the Holy Spirit fully and being born into eternal life as an eternal soul fully connected with the Spirit. ( **John.3:3-7** )

In terms of karma Jesus´ apostles also wondered about that when they asked Jesus about the sick and the blind regarding what sins they had committed, that let them to be born disabled. ( **John.9:1-5** )

Thus one can state that the apostles believed in karma and if people believe in karma they also belief in the reincarnation of the soul.

But the reason that karma and reincarnation is not given a higher profile in the Bible is probably because God and Christ want people to try with all their might in the life they live at any given time to understand the meaning of God's purpose for the soul and to give oneself to God and his message completely to liberate the soul from the cycle of death were men are born again and again in the mortal body that always ends in the grave. The soul is eternal, but she has no true life while living in the body.

Regarding Christians, who do not believe in reincarnation of the soul, one can ask them, is God fair? Do the souls of people get a fair and equal chance to get to Heaven?

If one answers yes to these questions then one has to belief in the reincarnation of the soul, because not all men are born equal, in terms of being born into a good family that gives a child a solid foundation for life in terms of religion, the ability to grow spirituality, or being offered a good education and etc.. If people believe that one only lives once then the chances for the soul to enter into the kingdom of Heaven is subject to a lottery, chance, in terms of where you are born and the circumstances in which a person grows up in. And what about those who die young and never get the chance to develop their personality, never get a chance to mature, compared to those who live a long live, how can you compare so vastly uneven opportunities in life to follow the message of God? It is not possible if you just believe in just one lifespan.

Where does man's need to believe in something that is higher than him self come from? Simple, It came when God breathed his Spirit into Adam's nostrils in the beginning to connect man's soul to God through the Holy Spirit.

Now, I have discussed the first two parts of the message of Genesis. In my opinion the first book of the Bible is the most important book of the Bible, and is a guide and a manual to better understand the message of God found in the rest of the Bible.

In the next chapter I will discuss in detail the meaning of the story of Jacob and Joseph.

In the Beginning the end was decided.

In this part of my explanations of Genesis, I will explain how the book of Genesis is the most important prophecy book of the Bible and how it focuses on the work of Christ among men from the beginning of humankind and to its end.

I will explain that the purpose of Christ's work and the Holy Spirit among men is to save all souls from sin and bring them back to God.

In my explanations of the prophecies in the book of Genesis, Daniel and Revelation I suggest the date 2048 to be the year of Judgment Day.

But before explaining in further detail the date 2048 one has to start at creation where the foundation of all human history is set. As before, all bold fonts are biblical quotations and standard fonts are my interpretations of the relevant biblical prophecy.

Interpretation of creation

Genesis: 1

1 In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth. 2 The earth was without form, and void; and darkness was[a] on the face of the deep. And the Spirit of God was hovering over the face of the waters.

**3 Then God said, "Let there be light"; and there was light. 4 And God saw the light, that it was good; and God divided the light from the darkness. 5 God called the light Day, and the darkness He called Night. So the evening and the morning were the first day"**.

The first thing God created was the holy ministry presided over by the Spirit of Christ.( **Gen.1:3** ). The light is a symbol of Christ's ministry among men, the Light of life. To distinguish light from darkness is making a difference between the faith through Christ represented as the light and the darkness that is a symbol for sin. Christ is the light that lights the way for human souls to heaven.

In **1M.1 :6-13** God creates land and the sea on earth.

1M.14 Then 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 seasons, and for days and years; 15 and let them be for lights in the firmament of the heavens to give light on the earth"; and it was so. 16 Then God made two great lights: the greater light to rule the day, and the lesser light to rule the night. He made the stars also. 17 God set them in the firmament of the heavens to give light on the earth, 18 and to rule over the day and over the night, and to divide the light from the darkness. And God saw that it was good. 19 So the evening and the morning were the fourth day."

Here God creates the sky as a symbol for heaven and the sun. The sun represents the light of Christ that guides humanity. The moon is a symbol for faith / church which reflects the light of Christ to lead and guide men through the darkness. The stars are symbols for the souls of men.

**1M.1 :20-26** God creates all the animals and plants on earth.

God created humankind on the sixth day.

27 So God created man in His own image; in the image of God He created him; male and female He created them. 28 Then God blessed them, and God said to them, "Be fruitful and multiply; fill the earth and subdue it; have dominion over the fish of the sea, over the birds of the air, and over every living thing that moves on the earth."

God creates man, that later multiplies and fills the earth. At this point God has not given man the gift of the Holy Spirit. The Holy Spirit is the connection between the soul and God. Christ and His Church have not started work among human beings. The first humans are heathens.

29 And God said, "See, I have given you every herb that yields seed which is on the face of all the earth, and every tree whose fruit yields seed; to you it shall be for food. 30 Also, to every beast of the earth, to every bird of the air, and to everything that creeps on the earth, in which there is life, I have given every green herb for food"; and it was so. 31 Then God saw everything that He had made, and indeed it was very good. So the evening and the morning were the sixth day."

God finished his work on the seventh day and rested. He blessed the day and made it holy.

The seventh day is the Sabbath (Saturday) and God's holy day. Therefore the number 7 is a sacred number.

Eden

Gen.2:4 This is the history of the heavens and the earth when they were created, in the day that the Lord God made the earth and the heavens, 5 before any plant of the field was in the earth and before any herb of the field had grown. For the Lord God had not caused it to rain on the earth, and there was no man to till the ground; 6 but a mist went up from the earth and watered the whole face of the ground.

7 And the Lord God formed man of the dust of the ground, and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life; and man became a living being."

Eden is a symbol for the kingdom of Christ. When scripture talks about that no herbs had sprouted for God had not let it rain is a sign that the Holy Spirit had not begun its work with mankind. Faith in God has not started, Christ as the light of life has not begun sowing the word of God or the Holy Spirit to the human race.

The breath of life that God breathed into man's nostrils is a symbol of the Holy Spirit. Souls of men, the people of God at this time became called Adam (homo sapiens) and this happens after God connects men to Him through the Holy Spirit.

Gen.2:8 The Lord God planted a garden eastward in Eden, and there He put the man whom He had formed. 9 And out of the ground the Lord God made every tree grow that is pleasant to the sight and good for food. The tree of life was also in the midst of the garden, and the tree of the knowledge of good and evil.

10 Now a river went out of Eden to water the garden, and from there it parted and became four riverheads. 11 The name of the first is Pishon; it is the one which skirts the whole land of Havilah, where there is gold. 12 And the gold of that land is good. Bdellium and the onyx stone are there. 13 The name of the second river is Gihon; it is the one which goes around the whole land of Cush. 14 The name of the third river is Hiddekel;it is the one which goes toward the east of Assyria. The fourth river is the Euphrates.

15 Then the Lord God took the man and put him in the garden of Eden to tend and keep it.16 And the Lord God commanded the man, saying, "Of every tree of the garden you may freely eat; 17 but of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil you shall not eat, for in the day that you eat of it you shall surely die."

18 And the Lord God said, "It is not good that man should be alone; I will make him a helper comparable to him." 19 Out of the ground the Lord God formed every beast of the field and every bird of the air, and brought them to Adam to see what he would call them. And whatever Adam called each living creature, that was its name. 20 So Adam gave names to all cattle, to the birds of the air, and to every beast of the field. But for Adam there was not found a helper comparable to him.

21 And the Lord God caused a deep sleep to fall on Adam, and he slept; and He took one of his ribs, and closed up the flesh in its place. 22 Then the rib which the Lord God had taken from man He made into a woman, and He brought her to the man.

23 And Adam said:

"This is now bone of my bones

And flesh of my flesh;

She shall be called Woman,

Because she was taken out of Man."

24 Therefore a man shall leave his father and mother and be joined to his wife, and they shall become one flesh.

25 And they were both naked, the man and his wife, and were not ashamed."

God has given the Holy Spirit to the first nation in the shape of Adam to take the message of Christ. God then creates a woman who comes from the ribs of Adam. The woman is a symbol for faith / church. Similar to what we find in the Bible, when people who believe in Christ are in the role of a bride of Christ and he as the bridegroom. Since they were both naked and were not ashamed is a symbol of purity and that they were without sin. Adam and Eve were supposed to follow the message of God.

The tree of life is Christ and the fruit of the tree is eternal life. From this tree just the souls of people get to eat that are judged worthy to inherit the kingdom of Christ at Judgment Day. The tree of knowledge of good and evil is a symbol for free will and awareness. Unlike other animals, the human consciousness has an understanding of what is good and evil. Other animals have no understanding of what is good and evil and man is the only animal that can make a conscious decision to choose between being good or evil. He has free will.

Disobedience of man

Gen.3:1 Now the serpent was more cunning than any beast of the field which the Lord God had made. And he said to the woman, "Has God indeed said, 'You shall not eat of every tree of the garden'?"

2 And the woman said to the serpent, "We may eat the fruit of the trees of the garden;

3 but of the fruit of the tree which is in the midst of the garden, God has said, 'You shall not eat it, nor shall you touch it, lest you die.'"

To eat good fruit is a symbol of accepting God's religious message. The serpent is a symbol for false doctrine, temptation and sin. Sin and temptation is man's most devious adversary.

Gen.3:4 Then the serpent said to the woman, "You will not surely die. 5 For God knows that in the day you eat of it your eyes will be opened, and you will be like God, knowing good and evil."

6 So when the woman saw that the tree was good for food, that it was pleasant to the eyes, and a tree desirable to make one wise, she took of its fruit and ate. She also gave to her husband with her, and he ate. 7 Then the eyes of both of them were opened, and they knew that they were naked; and they sewed fig leaves together and made themselves coverings."

When they ate from the tree of knowledge their souls transformed and they were given free will, the knowledge about the difference between good and evil. Before this event the souls of people just knew how to follow God. As soon as this happens human souls acquired free will and can therefore make a conscious decision to do good things or not, to accept God or reject Him.

The serpent is a symbol for temptation, sin and false religion. To disobey God's commandments is a sin and to eat other fruit than God's fruit is to receive the doctrine of false religion. The woman who is a symbol for faith (the church), takes the message (fruit) of false religion and is the first to fall into temptation and sin and because she is part of Adam and is his faith, the nation of Adam consequently accepted false doctrine. Their eyes became opened, that is they became aware and understood free will and realized that they had disobeyed God and therefore no longer sinless. They then took a conscious decision by their own free will to hide their sin by covering their bodies. They realized that they were naked, felt ashamed of themselves because they had lost their purity. They were deceived by temptation (Satan).

Gen.3:8 And they heard the sound of the Lord God walking in the garden in the cool of the day, and Adam and his wife hid themselves from the presence of the Lord God among the trees of the garden.

9 Then the Lord God called to Adam and said to him, "Where are you?"

10 So he said, "I heard Your voice in the garden, and I was afraid because I was naked; and I hid myself."

11 And He said, "Who told you that you were naked? Have you eaten from the tree of which I commanded you that you should not eat?"

12 Then the man said, "The woman whom You gave to be with me, she gave me of the tree, and I ate."

13 And the Lord God said to the woman, "What is this you have done?"

The woman said, "The serpent deceived me, and I ate."

14 So the Lord God said to the serpent:

"Because you have done this, You are cursed more than all cattle, And more than every beast of the field;

On your belly you shall go, And you shall eat dust All the days of your life.

15 And I will put enmity Between you and the woman, And between your seed and her Seed;

He shall bruise your head, And you shall bruise His heel."

16 To the woman He said: "I will greatly multiply your sorrow and your conception;

In pain you shall bring forth children; Your desire shall be for your husband,

And he shall rule over you."

17 Then to Adam He said, "Because you have heeded the voice of your wife, and have eaten from the tree of which I commanded you, saying, 'You shall not eat of it':

"Cursed is the ground for your sake; In toil you shall eat of it

All the days of your life.

18 Both thorns and thistles it shall bring forth for you,

And you shall eat the herb of the field.

19 In the sweat of your face you shall eat bread

Till you return to the ground, For out of it you were taken;

For dust you are, And to dust you shall return."

20 And Adam called his wife's name Eve, because she was the mother of all living.

21 Also for Adam and his wife the Lord God made tunics of skin, and clothed them.

22 Then the Lord God said, "Behold, the man has become like one of Us, to know good and evil. And now, lest he put out his hand and take also of the tree of life, and eat, and live forever"— 23 therefore the Lord God sent him out of the garden of Eden to till the ground from which he was taken. 24 So He drove out the man; and He placed cherubim at the east of the garden of Eden, and a flaming sword which turned every way, to guard the way to the tree of life." Gen.3-24

The Lord who walks around the garden is a symbol for Christ, who is visiting his flock.

At this time religion / church and the nation of Adam have disobeyed God by accepting false religious doctrine and become sinners. Rewards of sin is death, as God had said, if they ate the fruit from the tree of good and evil they would die. Death then becomes a cycle of reincarnation of the soul in the human body, which always eventually dies. The soul can only reach full maturity by following the message of Christ and faith in God, but until that happens it is trapped in death.

God allows the serpent, the spirit of false religion to follow mankind, all the days of its life. But God curses the serpent by making it crawl (the symbol for low position) and to eat dust the remaining days of its life. Eating is a sign of receiving doctrine, can be either good or bad. Eating dirt is a sign of accepting dry doctrine that fails to nourish the soul, because it is only God's doctrine through Christ and the Holy Spirit that can nourish the soul.

A curse will follow all who follow false religious teachings. All those who follow false doctrines and false religion will not reap the blessing of eternal life from God. But God wants men to choose Him with their own free will therefore all those who follow God throughout the ages will be tempted by the serpent (false religion, sin). There is no choice if we only have one option. Only those who are worthy and accept God, who resist and reject sin will be saved and live in His Kingdom throughout eternity, as promised in Revelation.

Throughout history there will be animosity between the followers of God and the followers of the serpent (false beliefs) and within each man in his struggle to follow God and reject Satan. Between these factions there will exist animosity, between the seed of Eve (followers of the true church and its message) and the seed of the serpent (followers of false idols and false faith).

Followers of false religion will only be able to bruise the heel of true believers, however true believers will eventually crush the serpent's head. Meaning that followers of God will finally achieve victory over sin.

God said to the woman: **"I will greatly multiply your sorrow and your conception;**

In pain you shall bring forth children; Your desire shall be for your husband,

**And he shall rule over you."(** followers of the faith).

As we have seen throughout history for example the trials and persecutions against the Jewish nation and their faith. The same can be seen with the persecutions against Jesus Christ and his apostles and later against all those who followed Christ. Despite all these sufferings people who lust after the kingdom of Christ, the true followers of God will have an inner desire to follow Christ and he shall rule over them.

Because Adam also ate the fruit of sin (false beliefs), the earth was cursed and with toil shall the followers of God reap from it all their life. Faith in God and Christ has never been easy and many have fallen into temptation and abandoned God.

Adam named his wife Eve, because she's the Faith and his Church. Faith is the mother of all living souls, only through faith will the soul be saved and live in the kingdom of Christ when he comes back to reap the souls of people who have followed him. Without faith in God there is no possibility of eternal life. Hence the name Eve means "life".

When the Lord says that man has become as one of us in **Gen.3:22** means that the soul of man now knows the difference between good and evil. At this time in the Bible the followers of Christ have not eaten from the tree of life and therefore are not part of the Kingdom of God, it happened later through the sinless life of Jesus Christ and his sacrifice and death to inherit the kingdom of God for all who believe in him and follow his example.

This parable repeats itself many times later in the Bible, for example when Jezebel who symbolizes false religion entices Ahab king of Israel and the Jewish people to worship Baal. Also when Catholicism contaminates Christ's religion with many false doctrines like sun-god worship and the worship of idols and thereby deceives Christians to accept false religious teachings. They eat the same fruit as Adam and Eve.

Because of sin man fell (nation of Adam) and also his religion / church (Eve) so they were cast out from Eden. The flaming sword is a symbol of conflict and war that will accompany mankind on its journey back to the tree of life. The road back to the tree of life was then made possible later by Jesus Christ, the sinless lamb who died to save our souls and show humanity the way home. Just like the serpent in Eden who was able to tempt Adam and Eve to fall for false gods as did Satan try to tempt Jesus Christ by tempting him to worship him. Jesus Christ rejected Satan (sin) and thus showed humanity the way to heaven.

But the church given by Jesus Christ to his apostles, later fell just like Eve, by taking in false doctrine and idolatry and became the great harlot of Revelation. I will explain this statement in more detail in my interpretation of Revelation.

Genealogy of Adam to Abraham.

Like I have explained previously the family history of Adams relatives is both a history of various nations who are descendants of the first chosen people and a prophecy of Christ's return.

The reason that I believe that the names of all from Adam to Abraham are nations is because God says in several places in the Bible that this and that man is the father of nations, see the first chapter in which I discuss the origins of nations.

Also, the life expectancy of Adam and his descendants until Abraham were ridiculously long, for example Adam lived for 930 years, Noah for 950 years and Abraham for 175 years. The average lifespan of ordinary people has never been close to this and even most of the longest living empires in history lasted less than 1000 years.

Soon after Adam loses the grace of God and is cast from Eden almost immediately a disagreement arose among his descendants. Conflict arose between the brother nations of Cain and Abel where Cain prevailed. Abel was a follower of God, but Cain belonged to idol worship and false doctrine, this is clearly illustrated in the Bible by the difference in the sacrifices they made to God. Abel's offering is the blood of the firstborn of his flock, like the covenant between God and men symbolized by the blood sacrifice of the firstborn of the flock, a flawless lamb as described in more detail in the second to fourth books of Moses. This covenant reaches fulfillment when the blood of Jesus Christ as the flawless lamb is shed to fulfill the covenant and for the salvation of the souls of men. Cain brought to God only the fruit of the earth meaning that Cain's nation did not adhere to the doctrine of God. After slaying the nation of Abel, Cain's nation is removed by God from the fellowship of Adam's nation and becomes a symbol in the world for the worship of false gods and false doctrine. The mark of Cain is not following the covenant with God.

In **Genesis 6.1** the sons of God also begin to pollute God's faith by taking the daughters of men. Like I have mentioned before, all women in Genesis represent faith. By taking the daughters of men, man begins to make up his own religion and religious doctrine and thereby begins to contaminate God's faith. God's faith among men is therefore no longer pure and unpolluted.

Similar things happened among Jews when they settled in their land, even though God had forbidden them to take women from other nations. Similar event happened again to the Christian faith after the death of Jesus and his apostles. This is described in detail in the Bible in times of Moses, the prophets and then in the New Testament.

Despite this, one of the descendant nations of Adam walks with God and is taken up to heaven by God long before the great flood. This is the nation of Enoch. Enoch died 987 years after the birth of Adam. The Great Flood did not start until 1656 years after the birth of Adam. The Great Flood is the first Tribulation and Judgment (apocalypse) mentioned in the Bible. That Enoch was taken up to heaven long before the flood and Judgment Day means the souls among Enoch's people became priests to serve God and had a special purpose in God's plan in the salvation of the rest of the souls of men.

In the genealogy of Adam to Noah in **Genesis 5:1-32** states that Enoch was a nation conceived by Jared.

Enoch then begat Methuselah who begat Lamech who was the father of the nation of Noah. The nation of Lamech reaches perfection because his lifetime is 777 years.

Noah is born 1056 years after the birth of Adam and the flood begins when Noah is 600 years old: (1056 +600 = 1656).

The great flood is God's first Tribulation and Judgment of the human race.

A similar event will happen again in the year 2048 AD when Christ returns to harvest the souls of men who have their names written in the book of life. (The year 2048 will be explained later in this chapter and in Revelation).

A Great Tribulation will happen before the next Judgment day just like during Noah's flood. Unlike the destruction with water that happened during Noah's time the next destruction will come by means of fire. Fire in the Bible is a symbol of war. Most of the world's population will be destroyed again, but not all. Several elect people similar to Noah will be spared and will survive the disaster. This is because God's purpose is for all human souls to be saved and returned to heaven.

God instructed the nation of Noah to build an ark, which I believe to be both a sign of the Law of the covenant with God and an underground city, not a ship as I have previously explained in the first chapter. (see Derinkuyu in the highland plateau in Cappadocia)

1M.6: 18 "18 But I will establish My covenant with you; and you shall go into the ark—you, your sons, your wife, and your sons' wives with you."

The walls of the ark were 30 cubits high, and in **Gen 7:20** states that the floods height was 15 cubits **."20 The waters prevailed fifteen cubits upward, and the mountains were covered"**. Since the walls of the ark were higher than the height of the flood and floods height was high enough to cover the mountains, it is clear that the mountains in this case is a metaphor for cities, that is man made mountains.

When it started to rain from the sky the fountains of the great deep were broken up. ( **1M.7: 11** ). Rain from the sky is a symbol for the outpouring of the Holy Spirit. The fountains of the abyss are a symbol for the destruction that starts at the same time. Outpouring of the Holy Spirit is for the souls of people who are saved on Judgment Day. It rained for 40 days, which means 40 years. Meaning that the Holy Spirit pours over the souls of men who will be saved and marked with the seal of God for 40 years. At the same time, Tribulation, the destruction on earth is in process. The rain lasted 40 days that is 40 years. Remember 1 day in prophecy equates to 1 human year.

The water lifted the ark, which rose high above the earth. To rise above the earth after the rain means to be saved from the destruction on earth.

It started to rain on the 17th day of the second month when Noah was 600 years old. Noah departed from the ark on the 27th day in the 2nd month when he was 601 years old. So the flood time in total until everything was dry was 370 days (that is 370 years). (See **Gen. 8:1-14)** Meaning that the destruction on earth continued after the Day of Judgment.

Noah was given 7 days to gather all the animals and supplies before the rain would start.( **Gen 7:4 and 7:10** ).

Like I have mentioned before regarding prophecies of the Bible, 1 day represents 1 human year. There is no way for people to build a city and prepare for this kind of an event in just 7 days. Consequently, these are 7 preparation years before the start of 40 years of rain.

Most of the destruction lasted for 40 years, but at the same time there are 40 year of outpouring of the Holy Spirit. After the earth had recovered there was a new beginning for the descendants of Noah.

The same 40-year period will later befall mankind before the coming of the next Judgment Day, with Tribulation and outpouring of the Holy Spirit starting in the year 2008. (2048-40=2008 ,see also my interpretation of Revelation)

Just as Enoch walked with God, so did Noah. ( **Gen 6:9** ).

God made a covenant with Noah and his descendants in **Gen 9:13 " I set My rainbow in the cloud, and it shall be for the sign of the covenant between Me and the earth."**

We see the same sign of the covenant, that is the bow (rainbow) in the story of Joseph when Israel blesses Joseph in **Gen 49:24 "But his bow remained in strength,**

And the arms of his hands were made strong

By the hands of the Mighty God of Jacob

**(From there is the Shepherd, the Stone of Israel)"(** See also my interpretation of the story of Joseph, were Joseph is a symbol for Jesus Christ).

Then in **Revelation 6.1** where Christ described as sitting on a white horse. **"He was given a bow and crown."**

The bow (rainbow) is a symbol for Christ and his covenant with men.

Out from Noah came 3 nations. First was Japheth, then Ham who begat the nations of Canaan and also Nimrod who was the founder of Babel where people tried to build the Tower of Babel to challenge God. I discuss the meaning of this tower in the chapter about the Tower of Babel.

And the youngest son of Noah was Shem.

In **Gen 9:18-28** states that Noah planted a vineyard. Wine is a symbol of the Holy Spirit, which gives true faith and connection to God. Noah became drunk with wine, which is a sign that he is filled with the Holy Spirit. He lay naked in his tent, meaning to be without sin, like Adam and Eve before they sinned.

Ham saw his father naked and was ashamed and got his brothers Japheth and Shem to cover their father with a fur. Meaning they tried to cover a sinless man. Japheth and Shem did not look at their father's naked body when they covered him. Noah cursed Ham because it was he who felt ashamed of his father's faith to God so he cursed him but praised Japheth and Shem.( **Gen.9:18-28** )

In the genealogy of Noah only Shem and his descendants are traced to Abram. This means that Gods grace accompanies the descendants of Shem. Shem was the youngest, and was born when Noah was 502 years old. The Bible does not make this obvious but one can calculate how old Noah was when he had Shem by the fact the Bible tells us that Shem was 100 years old when he had Arphaxad, two years after the flood ( **Gen. 11:10** ).

Also the Bible states in **Gen.5: 32** that Noah was 500 years old when he begot his sons. But as stated in the Bible, Noah went into the ark with his sons when he was 600 years old. If Noah had all his sons when he was 500 years old that would make Shem 100 years old when he accompanied his father into the ark when Noah was 600. This does not add up because the Bible tells us that Shem was 100 years old when he begat his son who was born 2 years after the flood. Therefore, I believe that Japheth was eldest and was born when Noah was 500, Ham was born when Noah was 501 and Shem when Noah was 502 years old. In support of this the Bible states in **Gen.9: 24** that Noah called Ham his younger son. He does not call him the oldest or his youngest son. So Ham is the middle son. In the family tree of the brothers in **Gen.10 :1-32** it is the family of Japheth that is mentioned first, then the family of Ham and finally Shem. According to tradition in the Bible the oldest son is always named first when families are traced.

With this information, one can calculate all the genealogy from Adam to the birth of Abram and Isaac.

Now I have completed my review of the importance of the story of creation and the beginning of religion and nations.

Now comes the prophecy part of Genesis.

When the genealogy of Adam is traced the Bible always informs us how old every person is when he has a son.

In the Bible the most important nation is Abram and his descendants. I believe the family tree from Adam to Abraham and Isaac to be also a prophecy about the beginning and end of the modern state of Israel and a timeline to Judgment Day.

By adding together the birth date of all the nations since the birth of Adam until the birth of Abram we find out that Abram is born 1948 years after the birth of Adam.

This fits with the time of the establishment of the state of Israel in 1948, when the Jews were allowed to return to their homeland in accordance with UN resolutions. In the same year a precursor of NATO was established and thereby the two beasts of Revelation became one.(See interpretation of Revelation and the Tower of Babel)

Abram becomes Abraham the father of nations 2047 years after the birth of Adam, when he is circumcised.

Isaac Abraham's promised son whom God blessed is born 1 year after God had renamed Abram to Abraham when he and his son Ishmael and all the people associated with Abraham were circumcised. Isaac is born when Abraham is 100 years old. Isaac is therefore born 2048 years after the birth of Adam.

see the genealogy of Adam to Abraham at the end of this chapter

Isaac who is a symbol for Christ is circumcised when he is eight days old, a sign that he is without sin. (See later about the purpose and significance of circumcision)

In the Bible, Isaac and Jesus are mentioned by name for being circumcised on the 8th day. **1.M.21: 4** and **Luke.2: 21**

Also, John the Baptist was circumcised on the 8th day ( **Luke.1: 59** ), but John the Baptist was Elijah the prophet, and without sin ( **Matt.17 :11-13** ).

That's why Jesus said about the children, **"Let the little children come to me, and forbid them not, for of such is the kingdom of heaven" Matt.19: 14**

Symbolic for the souls of men must be as innocent and without sin as children to be able to enter the kingdom of heaven. The body of young children is without sin, sin resides in the flesh and the children can't sin until their body reaches maturity, which occurs after puberty.

The date 2047 related to the circumcision of Abram and Ishmael matches with the same date in my interpretation of Revelation.

I will give further substantiation of this date when I explain the story of Abram to Abraham and Isaac.

The Second Coming of Christ will be sometime in the year 2048, represented by the birth of Isaac. The promised son of Abraham is the Messiah, Christ. (See interpretation of Revelation).

Like in the times of Noah's Flood, where it rained for 40 years with the outpouring of the Holy Spirit at the same time the destruction of most of humankind began as will the Holy Spirit begin to mark the souls of God's people in a 40-year period before Christ's second coming. Outpouring of the Holy Spirit began in the year 2008. (2048-40 years)

In the next chapter I will explain in greater detail the prophecies of the First Book of Moses.

Genealogy of Adam to Abraham and Isaac.

Adam is 130 years old when he begat Seth.

Black numbers after each name represent the age of the father when he has a son. The red numbers that follow are a cumulative number of years counting from the birth of Adam. Each red number in each line belongs to the person named below the number. For example Enosh is born 235 years after Adam.

Adam 130 130

Seth 105 235

Enosh 90 325

Cainan 70 395

Mahalalel 65 460

Jared 162 622

Enoch 65 687

Methuselah 187 874

Lamech 182 1056

Noah 502 1558

Shem 100 1658

Arphaxad 35 1693

Salah 30 1723

Eber 34 1757

Peleg 30 1787

Reu 32 1819

Serug 30 1849

Nahor 29 1878

Terah 70 1948

Abram the son of Terah is born 1948 years after the birth of Adam

Ishmael is born 2034 after Adam when Abram is 86.

Abram becomes Abraham when he is 99 2047

Isaac is born when Abraham is 100 years old 2048

Abram is born 1948 years after the birth of Adam. The state of Israel was established in 1948, exactly 1948 years after the birth of Jesus Christ. With his death Jesus Christ undid the sin of Adam.

Abram at the age of 99 becomes the father of nations when he becomes Abraham and receives the blessing of God 2047 years after the birth of Adam.

Isaac is born when Abraham is 100 years old. Modern state of Israel is a symbol for the life of Abram to Abraham. Abraham is 100 years old when Isaac is born which will match the lifetime given to the state of Israel and the world. Lets remember that Israel also represents all the major religions in the world.

The story of Abram to Abraham, Isaac and Jacob

Story of Abram to Abraham .

Abram's story in Genesis is a story of the origins of the Abrahamic religions but also a prophecy about the birth and demise of the modern state of Israel that was founded in 1948.

Important before reading further is to remember that prophecies of the Bible do not happen in chronological order. God purposely confuses chronological order of prophecies otherwise it would be too easy for humans to solve them. It is important to read the Bible and know its contents to understand the following interpretations. It is good to have a Bible at hand to compare with my interpretations.

Abram and Lot are cousin nations that settled in Canaan, now called Israel or Palestine.

Abram being a symbol for the Jews and Lot for Palestinian Arabs (Muslims), both inhabiting the same country. In **Gen 12:7** division arose between Abram's herdsmen and the herdsmen of Lot so they parted ways. The land was divided, same happened when Palestine was divided between Jews and Palestinian Arabs (Muslims). Before the birth of Israel there was already considerable unrest in the country that escalated sharply after the United Nations (UN) resolution in 1947 to divide Palestine. Jews declared independence on the 14th of May 1948. The next day started the first war between Israel and the Arab nations, called the 1948 Arab-Israeli war.

The Bible describes this war in **Gen 14:1** where it tells of a war in Canaan, where 4 kings fought against 5 kings.

The Arab armies (4 kings in the Bible) were:

1: Syria, 2: Jordan, 3: Iraq and 4:Egypt. Mercenaries from other Arab countries also fought with armies of these four states, but the countries that the mercenaries came from like Lebanon, Saudi-Arabia and other Muslim states did not officially declare war on Israel.

A formal Jewish army was not established when the 1948 war broke out, but its army consisted of 5 different units (5 kings) who fought for the independence of Israel.

The military groups of the Jews were 1: Haganah (Jewish paramilitary founded 1920), 2: Palmach (Jewish paramilitary unit founded 1941), 3: Irgun (Zionist paramilitary group founded in 1931) 4: Lehi (Fighters for the Freedom of Israel, founded in 1940) and 5 : Arab Bedouins in the Negev desert.

It should be noted that before the division of Israel by the U.N. the British ruled Palestine. In the UN resolution regarding the division of Palestine, Jerusalem and Bethlehem would become neutral zones, controlled by the UN.

The Bible describes when these forces came together to battle at the Valley of Siddim (that is the salt sea). **Gen.14:1-**

In this war the kings of Sodom (symbol for Jerusalem) and Gomorrah (symbol for Bethlehem) fled, and Lot was captured.

The Jordanian army in 1948 war captured both Jerusalem and Bethlehem. All Jewish fighters fled after the capture of these cities by the Jordanians. The Jordanians later expelled the remaining Jews from these cites and also most of the Christians decided to leave. Although Israel had won the war it lost the old city of Jerusalem and Bethlehem. Sodom where Lot lived is a symbol for the old city of Jerusalem.

Lot is a symbol for the Palestinians who were taken captive by the armies of Jordan, when they reached Jerusalem.

In **Gen 14:13** the Bible describes when Abram decided to attack the above mentioned nations. This happened in 1967 when the Israelis made a surprise attack on the armies of Syria, Jordan and Egypt. The Jews (Abram) took back all of the city of Jerusalem including East Jerusalem and the old city.

According to **Gen 14:24** Abram decided not to take control of Sodom, but decides to divide her between the king of Sodom, Aner, Eshcol and Mamre.

King of Sodom: are the Palestinians, because they rule the so-called sacred part of the old city, the Temple Mount.

Aner: He is symbolic for the Roman Catholic section of the old city. Aner according **Chronicles 6:55** is a city in West Manasseh. In the Story of Joseph I will explain

that Manasseh stands for Catholicism)

Eshcol: hard to find the origin of the word, but he is probably linked to the Armenian Christian part of the old city of Jerusalem.)

Mamre : Is symbolic for the Jewish section of the old city of Jerusalem. The connection is seen in the Bible were it states that Abram dwelt by the terebinth trees of Mamre ( **1M.13.18** )

I believe this to be a reference to the division of the old part of Jerusalem into 4 sections. The old city of Jerusalem is divided into the Muslim east section where the Temple Mount is situated, Muslims have full control there, the Armenian Christian section, the Catholic Christian section and the Jewish section.

Although the Israelis and the Arabs fought again later in the Yom Kippur War in 1973, it did not affect or change how Jerusalem is controlled.

In **Gen 15:2** we learn about Abram's worries that he had not fathered a son to inherit him, according to his own words: **"Lord God, what will You give me, seeing I go childless, and the heir of my house is Eliezer of Damascus?"**

In **Gen 15:4** says the Lord: **"This one shall not be your heir, but one who will come from your own body shall be your heir." "Look now toward heaven, and count the stars if you are able to number them."**

Here, the Lord is promising Abram the coming of the Messiah, who will inherit the souls of all who belong to Abraham. The stars in the sky represent souls of men who will ascend to heaven to become part of the Kingdom of Christ.

**Gen 16** tells the story of Hagar the Egyptian servant (who is pagan) who bears Abram a son, Ishmael. Ishmael is a symbol for nations that have roots in Judaism but do not belong to the Jewish Faith, but will nevertheless inherit along with Jews the Kingdom of Christ. This was made possible when Jesus Christ sent his apostles into the world to Christen heathen nations. The apostles were Jews (that belonged to Abraham) but transformed heathen nations (symbol for Ishmael) into Christian nations.

Sarai is a symbol for the church of the Jews that had not bore Abram a son at this time.

After Hagar had conceived a son she despised Sarai, which is a sign that Christians and other religions belonging to Israel have fed on anti-Semitism and looked down on Jews and Judaism over the centuries. The Christian Church argued in its early days that the New Testament was God's new covenant with the people and therefore replacing the Old Testament covenant with the Jews. This is one of the reasons that the Christian Church according to Revelation became the great harlot. (See interpretations of Revelation)

Sarai said to Abram, **""My wrong be upon you!" Gen 16:5**

Throughout the centuries, mainly Jews not necessarily their religion suffered persecution, especially of so-called Christians but also Muslims.

An angel of the Lord told Hagar that she should be submissive to Sarai, something the Christian Church did not do, it did not follow the Law of the Old Testament.

The Lord said to Hagar about Ishmael : **"He shall be a wild man;His hand shall be against every man, And every man's hand against him.**

And he shall dwell in the presence of all his brethren."Gen.16:12

Christian nations of Europe and later other nations who became Christians have over the centuries ruled most of the world and been the source of endless wars and inequality in the world.

When Abram is 99 years old ( **Gen 17:1** ), that is 2047 years after the birth of Adam, God makes a covenant with him. God gives him the land of Canaan for an everlasting possession, a sign that the Day of Judgment is coming. I interpret this so because the Jews have never possessed their land for a long time. They were exiled and occupied by other nations often throughout the centuries.

The covenant between God and Abram is made symbolic with the circumcision. Circumcision involves the removal of the foreskin from the Glans-Penis. Making the Glans-penis naked is a symbol of sin being removed and forgiven. Similar to the nudity of Adam and Noah, who were sinless. They were dressed to cover sin.

As stated in **Gen 17:14 "And the uncircumcised male child, who is not circumcised in the flesh of his foreskin, that person shall be cut off from his people; he has broken My covenant."**

This proves that circumcision means to be without sin, to receive forgiveness and an eternal life. Anyone who does not receive forgiveness of sin is cut off from the sons of God.

When Abram is 99 years old or 2047 years after Adam, he is circumcised, his sin is forgiven and removed and he becomes Abraham, the father of many nations. Here ends the state of Israel and Judaism. In the past, faith lived on through Abram's descendants, but in this case the Bible is referring to the end of the Jewish people in Israel and the harvest of the souls by Christ.

In **Gen 17:24** states that Abraham circumcised at the same time, Ishmael, and all his servants, both those who were born and those who were bought from foreigners.

This means that the Gentiles who accepted the message of God will reap forgiveness of sin just as the Jews.

In **Gen. 17:15** God gives the promise for the coming of the Messiah. The name of Abraham's wife is changed from Sarai to Sarah and the Lord says, **"I will bless her and give her a son."**

Faith that has lived in the church reaches fulfillment by God's promise of Messiah's return. The name Sarah means: "a woman of high status or a princess" and therefore she becomes ready to accept the return of the King of kings, the Messiah. Whenever God changes the names of men or women, it is a sign that they have completed a task assigned by God.

Ishmael who was the son of Abram but also Hagar's son was a gentile that became part of the kingdom of Christ. I will explain this further in the story of Joseph, who is a symbol of Jesus Christ and was sold by his brothers to the Ishmaelites and to Egypt.

In **Gen 18:1-12** God announces to Abraham that within a year Sarah would give birth to a son, Isaac. Sarah laughs in secret and says, **"After I have grown old, shall I have pleasure, my lord being old also?** ".

Her statement is consistent with the times in which we live today. A long time has passed since Jesus. Most of the people in the world have lost faith in God and make fun of those who still believe. Jews have tired after the arrival of their Messiah and many Jews have lost their faith and make fun of others who keep the faith.

Isaac is born 2048 years after Adam. Isaac is the Jewish Messiah and the Second Coming of Jesus Christ.

This is consistent with the date of the destruction of the church and the beast in my interpretation of Revelation.

This is the second Judgment Day, the first one was at the time of Noah's flood. Despite of this, humankind will continue to live on earth, as God wants all the souls of men to be saved. (See also the story of Joseph)

This is also reflected in **1M.18** when the Lord visits Abraham and tells him about the destruction of Sodom and Gomorrah , which are symbols for the world, Sodom being Jerusalem a holy place for the 3 major religions in the world, Gomorrah a symbol for the nations of the Gentiles who became Christian.

God spared Lot and his two daughters from the destruction of Sodom. God let rain fire and brimstone upon Sodom and Gomorrah. Fire in the Bible is a metaphor for war. Water (Noah's Flood) destroyed the first world and the second will be destroyed by fire. Just as before when Noah and his family were saved to build a new world after the flood, there will be a small group of people, symbolized by Lot and his family who will be saved after the second destruction of the world to rebuild.

As Jesus himself said in **Matthew 24:21-22 "For then there will be great tribulation, such as has not been since the beginning of the world until this time, no, nor ever shall be. 22 And unless those days were shortened, no flesh would be saved; but for the elect's sake those days will be shortened"**. Here Jesus speaks about people who survive the destruction and will continue to live on the earth after the second Judgment Day. Jesus is not referring to the souls of men in the passage above, only the flesh.

Lot's wife dies and is transformed into a pillar of salt, meaning the death of the church of Islam (the foundation of Islam is based on Judaism and Christianity, see later in the story of Judah and Tamar).

Lot is Abram's cousin nation and both trace their origins back to Anatolia. Lot's descendants ultimately became Muslims and Palestinian Arabs and belonged to the religion of Islam. Church of the false prophet Muhammad is Islam. (see Judah and Tamar and revelation)

As I have mentioned before, and discuss in detail in Revelation, the full moon is a symbol for the true church of Christ. Since Islam's symbol is the crescent moon, means that the church of Islam contains only half the truth about God and Christ. But false doctrine and false religion (Satan, serpent) will accompany humankind after Judgment Day, just like before and after Noah's flood. Lot's daughters are a symbol of false religion and after the destruction of the second world (Sodom and Gomorrah) they sleep with their own father and give birth to sons, so the cycle of false religion continues. Consistent with the words of God to Adam, that the serpent would follow man all the days of his life.

The souls not saved on Judgment Day will continue a cycle of reincarnation in the bodies of the descendants of Lot. The soul is released from the body only when it has reached sufficient maturity in faith and good works.

The body is the garment of the soul. While the soul lives in the body, it will sin. For the soul to do away with sin it must be naked, become free from the flesh.

Therefore, it is symbolic that Jesus Christ let his body be crucified, as a symbol for absolution of sin for humanity. Christ lived and died without sin in the body of Jesus. We as sinners however need God's forgiveness in order for our soul to become free when the body dies. A sinless life is not possible because of the sins of the flesh.

This is made symbolic when Lord clothed Adam and Eve with animal skin, after they sinned. Similar thing happened when the sons of Noah covered him with animal skin, as he lay naked. Again God emphasize this point by making the circumcision an essential part of faith. Removal of the foreskin is then used as a symbol for the removal of sinful and salvation of the soul.

The Story of Isaac and Jacob.

Sara drives away Hagar and Ishmael the son of Abram, which is symbolic for the separation of the faith among Jews and Christians (and other religious groups). God said to Abraham, who was hurt by this to not take it to badly, because the descendants of Ishmael would become part of Isaac's nation ( **Gen. 22:11** ). In **Gen 22:20** states that Ishmael lived in the wilderness and became an archer. (Bow/Arch is a symbol for Christ) That he became an archer means that the descendants of Ishmael would become Christians and follow the covenant of God with men.

Isaac who is a symbol of Christ is said to be the only son of Abraham. Therefore, it is so important for Abraham that the bride to his son Isaac was a descendant of Abraham's kin. The bride of Christ can only be the souls of people who follow the true faith in God. Rebekah became the bride of Isaac and she was a descendant of Abraham's brother Nahor. ( **Gen 24** ) Rebekah is described as a virgin, a symbol for pure faith. She met with Abraham's servant at a water-well (fountain of the Holy Spirit). She invited the servant of Abraham to drink from the spring and serviced him by tending to his camels. She therefore shows humility and service to God, the souls of the faithful are ready for the coming of Christ. Abraham's servant is a symbol for the angels of the Lord who are sent to harvest the souls of men before Judgment. The servant gave her a nose ring of gold and put 2 bracelets on her arms a symbol of marriage, the bride of Christ being chosen and made ready for Christ, the bridegroom.

Abraham said to his servant **"You shall not take a wife for my son from the daughters of the Canaanites, in whose land I dwell; 38 but you shall go to my father's house and to my family, and take a wife for my son.' 39 And I said to my master, 'Perhaps the woman will not follow me.' 40 But he said to me, 'The Lord, before whom I walk, will send His angel with you and prosper your way; and you shall take a wife for my son from my family and from my father's house."Gen.24:37**

As always, the people have free will and the choice to accept or reject Christ. Therefore, Abraham's servant asked the father of Rebekah: **"Now if you will deal kindly and truly with my master, tell me. And if not, tell me, that I may turn to the right hand or to the left."Gen.24:49-51**

50 Then Laban and Bethuel answered and said, "The thing comes from the Lord; we cannot speak to you either bad or good. 51 Here is Rebekah before you; take her and go, and let her be your master's son's wife, as the Lord has spoken."

Rebekah was also asked: **"Will you go with this man?" She said, "I want to go." Gen 24:58**

Isaac brought her into the tent of his mother Sarah and took Rebekah, and she became his wife and he loved her, a symbol for the wedding of Christ to his followers (his church). It is also quite symbolic that he married her in the tent of Sarah, who is a symbol of the religion that accompanied the nation of Abram.

**This concludes the prophecy of Judgment, when Christ comes back, the Savior. The name Rebekah means "to unite or join together"**.

The following is a prophetic history of the Jewish people and its division after the coming of Jesus Christ.

Christ is the connection between men and God. Christ works by allocating the Holy Spirit, first, mostly to the Jews but after the birth of Jesus, the message of God through Christ is also distributed to the Gentiles. Christ has sent no more prophets to the Jews after the birth of Jesus. Jacob in the story of Jacob is a symbol for the Spirit of Christ. After the birth of Joseph, Jacob becomes Israel, the father of all the major religions of the world who have roots in southern Anatolia. Laban (son of Nahor who was Abram's brother) is a symbol of the Jewish nation in the following narrative.

The following is an interpretation of the work of Christ as Isaac and Jacob.

**Because these events happen after the wedding of Isaac and Rebekah (a symbol for Judgment Day) indicates that the story of Jacob applies to the historic part when God's chosen nation is on its journey to become the Jewish nation. All events after the wedding of Isaac and Rebekah in the Bible are about the beginning of Judaism and Christianity. Isaac is not just a symbol for Christ's return on Judgment Day, but also a symbol of the spirit of Christ's work among his people**.

The story of Abraham and Abimelech told in **1M.20** deals with the relationship between Jews and the Arabs / Muslims who coveted the Jewish faith when Jews lived in Arabia. This is illustrated in the Bible with Abimelech coveting the wife (faith) of Abraham. Abimelech comes from Gerar and Ger is a symbol for Muhammad and his followers, see the story of Judah and Tamar. They eventually reach a settlement and Abraham planted a Tamarisk tree ( **1M.21: 33** ) that symbolizes that the roots of Islam came from Judaism. In **1M.26 :1-32** the Bible tells us about a similar encounter between Isaac and Abimelech. Isaac is also like Abraham before located in Gerar (Arabia) and Abimelech covets his wife (faith). Christians and Jewish congregations lived in Arabia when Muhammad's faith that is Islam is being molded. A great deal of disagreement existed between the Christian congregations and the Arabs in Arabia as is told in **1M.26:19-22 "Also Isaac's servants dug in the valley, and found a well of running water there. 20 But the herdsmen of Gerar quarreled with Isaac's herdsmen, saying, "The water is ours." So he called the name of the well Esek, (means quarrel) because they quarreled with him. 21 Then they dug another well, and they quarreled over that one also. So he called its name Sitnah (means Enmity) 22 And he moved from there and dug another well, and they did not quarrel over it. So he called its name Rehoboth, (means spaciousness) because he said, "For now the Lord has made room for us, and we shall be fruitful in the land."**

Christians and Jews were expelled from Arabia during the times of Abu Bakr (see the story of Judah and Tamar), because of strife about faith. But as with Abraham and Abimelech, Abimelech and Isaac reach a reconciliation when Abimelech realizes that God is with Isaac (Christ) so he seeks to make a covenant with Isaac. Abimelech says to Isaac: **"We have certainly seen that the Lord is with you. So we said, 'Let there now be an oath between us, between you and us; and let us make a covenant with you," 1M.26: 28**. Muslims will eventually see the error of their ways and recognize Christ as their Savior.

Rebekah as a symbol for the faith in God and Christ, had two sons Esau whom Isaac loved more and Jacob whom Rebekah loved more.

Esau was a hunter and carried a bow (symbolizing Christianity). Esau is a sign of a nation that became Christian later after the death of Jesus Christ. Jacob however is not symbol for a nation, he is a symbol for the Spirit of Christ working among all nations. Jacob who lived in tents which is symbolic for the Jewish nation and other faiths rooted in Abraham.

The Bible tells us that Esau sold his birthright to Jacob, which means that Esau is linked to Anatolia, where God first started to work with the human race. But the people of Anatolia forsake God so God chose the nation of Abram and instructed him to leave Ur in Anatolia and travel south to the land of Canaan. He was accompanied by his cousin Lot who came from Harran, which lies just east of Ur in Anatolia.

Jacob with the help of Rebekah his mother deceives Isaac to receive the blessing of the firstborn. Of course, Christ's spirit does not deceive himself. This is set out like this to hide the prophetic significance of the story.

The work of Christ began again with the nation of Abram so they became the chosen people. God's blessing rests on the descendants Jacob as we can see in the blessing by Isaac. **" may God give you**

Of the dew of heaven,

Of the fatness of the earth,

And plenty of grain and wine.

29 Let peoples serve you,

And nations bow down to you.

Be master over your brethren,

And let your mother's sons bow down to you.

Cursed be everyone who curses you,

And blessed be those who bless you!" Gen.27:29

Isaacs did also make a prophetic blessing for the nation of Esau. Esau would not get the same kind of a blessing in the beginning. He would be a servant of his brother and live by the sword. But later he would by much effort be set free, as the Bible tells it:

"Behold, your dwelling shall be of the fatness of the earth,

And of the dew of heaven from above.

40 By your sword you shall live,

And you shall serve your brother;

And it shall come to pass, when you become restless,

That you shall break his yoke from your neck."Gen 39:40

God makes true these prophetic blessings by sending his prophets to guide mainly the Jews. God did not set other nations free until after the sacrifice and death of his son Jesus Christ. He also did not send more prophets to guide the people after Jesus' death and the death of his apostles. Jesus makes this statement symbolic in the New Testament when he rebuked at the fig tree so that it withered so it would yield no more fruit. The fig tree symbolizes the tree of the prophets of God. This act meant that after Jesus (and the apostles) God would not send more prophets to any descendant of Israel (Jacob). See, **Matt 21:19** : Jesus said to the fig tree **"Let no fruit grow on you forever."** Jesus was the spirit of all the prophets, the Son of God and the last one to guide the human race. He first appeared to the nation of Adam and finally as the man we know as Jesus.

Isaac is used as a symbol of Christ and his return on Judgment Day, the Messiah for all.

Esau hated Jacob and planed to kill him after the death of their father Isaac. Similar event happened after the death of Jesus when disagreement and hatred arose between Jews and Christians.

Esau took many women, a sign that his nation became guilty of taking in many false religious teachings. Women are a symbol for religious doctrines as I have mentioned before. After Esau had taken in pagan women, he then marries Mahalath the daughter of Ishmael the son of Abraham **Gen.28:8**. Ishmael was an archer (symbolizing Christianity), his daughter is therefore a symbol for the Christian religion based on the Jewish faith. One could call this a marriage of two religions.

Both the Christian churches and Jews (and all the other sons of Israel) became guilty of polluting their religion by adopting false doctrine like sun god worship, false religion from the Babylonians and idolatry. (See later in Revelation and the story of Joseph)

The Bible first tells the story of Jacob. His story is the story of the Spirit of Christ working among the nation of Abram and his descendants and later the transference of his spirit to nations who became Christians, at that point Jacob becomes Israel (see later in this chapter).

In Jacob's dream told of in **Gen.28:10** Jacob set a stone under his head and dreamt a dream. In the dream, God blesses Jacob and his descendants. When Jacob awoke he lifted up the stone that was under his head and pored oil over it.

The stone that Jacob lifted is a symbol for Christ and by pouring oil on the stone is a symbol of Jacob crowning Christ as King. In the Bible we read that the kings of Israel were crowned by poring oil over their heads, as was the case regarding Jesus when he was anointed as the King of kings. Jacob named the place that this happened Bethel, which means the "house of God". The House of God is the kingdom of Christ.

In **Gen.28:20-22** Jacob confirms the above statement with the words, **"If God will be with me, and keep me in this way that I am going, and give me bread to eat and clothing to put on, 21 so that I come back to my father's house in peace, then the Lord shall be my God.22 And this stone (Christ) which I have set as a pillar shall be God's house, and of all that You give me I will surely give a tenth to You."**

Jacob first married Leah and later in the story he married Rachel, both were daughters of Laban the son of Nahor (Nahor was Abrahams brother). He also had children with the maids of his wives but he did not marry them. The religious groups that Zilpah and Bilah had with Jacob are therefore not as connected to Christ´s Spirit as the sons (religious groups) of Leah and Rachel.

In **Gen 29:1-3** tells of when **"Jacob went on his journey and came to the land of the people of the East. 2 And he looked, and saw a well in the field; and behold, there were three flocks of sheep lying by it; for out of that well they watered the flocks. A large stone was on the well's mouth. 3 Now all the flocks would be gathered there; and they would roll the stone from the well's mouth, water the sheep, and put the stone back in its place on the well's mouth. "**

The stone as before is a symbol for Christ. No one can reach the spring of life, the living water, but for the sake of Christ. The three flocks of sheep at the well are a symbol for the followers of God. These 3 herds refer to the descendants of Noah, Japheth, Ham and Shem. God used these three nations to rebuild the earth and to become the recipients of his message.

Those men who Jacob meets at the well are the angels of God, as they stand at the well and had the power to remove the stone from the well's mouth.

They say to Jacob when he asked them about Laban **: "He (Laban) is well. And look, his daughter Rachel is coming with the sheep." Gen. 29:6**

Woman as a symbol for the faith (the church) is also the shepherd of the flock along with Christ.

Then Jacob said to them: **"Look, it is still high day; it is not time for the cattle to be gathered together. Water the sheep, and go and feed them."**

But the angels replied:, **"We cannot until all the flocks are gathered together, and they have rolled the stone from the well's mouth; then we water the sheep." Gen.29:6-8**

They refused to water all the flock because not all of God's followers had been gathered to Christ. That only happens at Judgement Day with Christ's returns along with his angels to gather all his flock to the water of everlasting life.

Before Jacob had finished speaking with them, Rachel came with the sheep that belonged to her father (Laban).

Jacob the symbol of Christ´s spirit removed the stone and tended to Rachel's flock. **"Jacob went near and rolled the stone from the well's mouth, and watered the flock of Laban his mother's brother."Gen.29:10**

Only Christ can pour out the Holy Spirit, meaning that Jacob is the Spirit of Christ.

This is also a sign that Christ first pours out the Holy Spirit to the Jews. Laban who is the nephew of Abraham is the symbol for the original people of God, the Jewish faith.

Jacob undertakes to care for the flock of Laban, Christ begins to tend to the flock of the Jewish people.

Jacob had to work hard for 7 years (7000 years, see further explanation in the story of Joseph) for Laban to get his approval to marry Rachel who is described as well built and beautiful. (Symbolizing the purity of faith). Rachel is a symbol for the faith that Moses preached to the Jews in the desert. Rachel is the faith in the Law (Torah), a church that follows the Law. Leah and Rachel are sisters and therefore sister religions.

Happened in Arabia, after Moses came down from the holy mountain. But before God's Law was given to the people Christ had already a long time before chosen the people who would receive it. This is underlined by the fact Jacob married Leah first.

After 7 year (7000 years) of labour, Jacob was deceived by Laban to marry Leah first, who the Bible describes having sensitive eyes (representing a church, faith, not seeing the whole truth). **"Leah's eyes were delicate, but Rachel was beautiful of form and appearance."Gen.29:17**

Of course the Spirit of Christ is not deceived, but the nation of Abram and his descendants were fooled and fell for false teachings of other gods. Jews have roots going back to Mesopotamia. This is reflected in **1M.46: 8** when the Bible tells us that all the sons (religious groups) of Leah were born in Mesopotamia. They all became contaminated by man-made religions that flourished in that region.

The nation of Abraham and his descendants were led out of Egypt by Moses in the second book of Moses. (Egypt is symbolic for all heathen nations)

All the time in the wilderness, a total of 40 years and even after arrival to the Canaan there flourished in the Jewish community both the true faith, God's Law that is Rachel and other false religious beliefs and customs. In accordance with God's promise to Adam and Eve that the serpent's seed (sin, false belief) would follow them all the days of their life.

Leah's sons were more numerous and yielded more religious groups, who also inherited their mother delicate eyes regarding faith. This is indicated by the fact Leah bore Jacob his first son and she also bore him most sons, six in total. **1M.46: 8**

Rachel was jealous of Leah because she had not bore her husband any son. **1M. 30.** Rachel, who is the symbol of the purest faith in God, had to wait a long time until she had Joseph, who is a symbol for Jesus Christ.

Leah and Rachel gave their husband Jacob their maids, Zilpah and Bilah. Jacob also had sons with them. Symbolizing that Jacob was the father of many different religious groups. (As I have explained in the second chapter)

During their wandering with Moses in the wilderness for 40 years the Jews and other religious groups belonging to Jacob adopted many false doctrines and customs from other false religions. Let's remember from previous chapter that Judah representing Judaism and Benjamin who represents the church of the Apostles of Jesus (Messianic Jews) are closer to the temple of God according to Ezekiel compared to other religions.

The contamination of the faith is hated by God as the Bible reveals to us especially in the prophetic books of the Old Testament where God through his prophets tries to steer his people back to the one true faith and give up their false religious customs and idolatry. The prophets tried but often without success and most of them were killed by the Jews because of their message. Thanks to God we still have their testimony, which is found in the Bible.

Finally, after the Jewish people had rejected all the prophets, God sent his son Jesus Christ, who also was rejected by the majority of Jewish people.

Reuben who was the first son of Jacob and Leah is a symbol for the first nation that accepted the message of God in Mesopotamia.

In **1M. 30:14-18** the Bible reveals how Reuben finds mandrakes in the field and brought them to his mother Leah.

Mandrakes are a fruit called "Mandragola Officinalis" believed by men at time to inspire love and fertility. This act is a symbol that right from the start people began to pollute the faith with false doctrines. As I explained about the fruit that Eve ate, eating fruit is the act of consuming and accepting religious doctrine, can be either good or bad fruit.

This tradition has continued ever since with all the principal religions of the world. Jews for example consumed and became contaminated by the beliefs of the Babylonians regarding Ishtar the goddess of fertility and her son Tammus. This act was the inheritance of the Jewish exile to Babylon.

Rachel asked Leah to give her also some of Reuben's mandrakes. Rachel, who later gave birth to Joseph (Jesus Christ), also received the false doctrine that would follow the Christian faith.

The Christian Easter is also an inheritance from Babylon. The name Easter is derived from Ishtar the goddess of fertility and the egg is a symbol of her fertility. The custom of decorating eggs and eating chocolate eggs during Easter time is symbolic for carrying on the traditions of Ishtar.

After the exile to Babylon a few centuries pass until God forgives his people and Rachel gives birth to Jesus. He is born to the Virgin Mary. Rachel became Mary, a religion / church that had cleansed herself of false religious doctrine and became pure and uncontaminated, a virgin.

We see this act in **1M. 30:22** when God remembered Rachel and opened her womb. She said, **"God has taken away my reproach"** meaning that God had forgiven her sins. She had stumbled by receiving mandrakes from Leah.

Her son was Joseph (Jesus Christ). Even though Joseph is the son of Jacob, he is not counted as one of the 12 tribes of Israel (Jacob), this is because he is Christ our King, our living Stone and Savior.

After Rachel had given birth to Joseph (Jesus Christ) Jacob and Laban parted ways. **Gen.30:25**

Laban is a symbol for the Jewish flock. After the birth of Jesus a split developed among the Jewish flock with those who accepted Jesus as Christ and those who rejected him.

While Jacob lived with Laban he tended to the flock of Laban. The Spirit of Christ never stopped working among the Jews or other religious groups that belonged to Jacob.

Jacob said to Laban: **"Let me pass through all your flock today, removing from there all the speckled and spotted sheep, and all the brown ones among the lambs, and the spotted and speckled among the goats; and these shall be my wages. 33 So my righteousness will answer for me in time to come, when the subject of my wages comes before you: every one that is not speckled and spotted among the goats, and brown among the lambs, will be considered stolen, if it is with me." Gen.30:32-33**

Here begins the division of the Jews and Jacob separated the flocks by a three days journey.

"Then he put three days' journey between himself and Jacob, and Jacob fed the rest of Laban's flocks." Gen.30:36

These 3 days are very significant as we read in the New Testament.

After 3 years of Jesus spreading Gods message among the Jews he was crucified and killed and after 3 days his resurrection took place.

Separation of the Jewish Christians that is the church of the apostles from Judaism did not happen in one day. Christian Jews belonged to Judaism all the days of the apostles. It was not until after their death that a real separation happened and a new faith was born, Christianity.

Jacob used a trick to receive the biggest part of Laban's flock as told in **Gen.30:37-42 "37 Now Jacob took for himself rods of green poplar and of the almond and chestnut trees, peeled white strips in them, and exposed the white which was in the rods. 38 And the rods which he had peeled, he set before the flocks in the gutters, in the watering troughs where the flocks came to drink, so that they should conceive when they came to drink. 39 So the flocks conceived before the rods, and the flocks brought forth streaked, speckled, and spotted. 40 Then Jacob separated the lambs, and made the flocks face toward the streaked and all the brown in the flock of Laban; but he put his own flocks by themselves and did not put them with Laban's flock.**

41 And it came to pass, whenever the stronger livestock conceived, that Jacob placed the rods before the eyes of the livestock in the gutters, that they might conceive among the rods.42 But when the flocks were feeble, he did not put them in; so the feebler were Laban's and the stronger Jacob's."

Because of this Laban became angry with Jacob so he had to flee from Laban (the Jewish people) **Gen 31:1**.

The apostles of Jesus Christ and the first Jews who accept Christ endured a lot of persecutions from the senior priests of the Jews. The message of Jesus Christ was first delivered to the Jews, first in Palestine and then in Anatolia (Asia Minor), which had numerous Jewish communities. It is not until the arrival of the Apostle Paul that the message is preached to the Gentiles. Paul the Apostle came from the city of Tarsus in Anatolia. The flock that Jacob separated from the Jews became more numerous and stronger meant that that Gentiles who received Jesus Christ as their savior would become more numerous and stronger than the Jews, and would receive more of the Holy Spirit.

In a dream God said to Jacob : **"I am the God of Bethel, where you anointed the pillar and where you made a vow to Me. Now arise, get out of this land, and return to the land of your family.'" 1M.31:13**

Bethel means "House of God" and "the kingdom of Christ". God is the Father of Christ. The anointed pillar is Christ. After Jesus Christ was anointed the message of God to the Jews reached its fulfillment. Next came the salvation of the souls of people who lived in darkness that is people who live without the light of Christ. Therefore God directed Jacob to leave and go back to the land of his family.

The land of his family that God refers to is Anatolia, Asia Minor (now Turkey), where the 7 churches according to Revelation are situated. Christ's Spirit began again his work through the nation of Noah after the great flood. Paul the Apostle came from Tarsus in Anatolia and the nation of Esau the brother of Jacob was situated in Anatolia. By coming back to Anatolia Christ by means of Jacob returns the faith whence it began.

Jews and other religious groups associated with Jacob need not fear that the Holy Spirit and Christ has moved to the gentiles, as noted by the concerns of Rachel and Leah in **1M. 31:14 "Is there still any portion or inheritance for us in our father's house? 15 Are we not considered strangers by him? For he has sold us"**

" For all these riches which God has taken from our father are really ours and our children's; now then, whatever God has said to you, do it."

17 Then Jacob rose and set his sons and his wives on camels. 18 And he carried away all his livestock and all his possessions which he had gained, his acquired livestock which he had gained in Padan Aram, to go to his father Isaac in the land of Canaan." Gen.31:16

Isaac is a symbol for Christ's Spirit. This trip is a symbol of the Jewish church of the apostles on its way to become a Christian church. Here began the transformation of Jewish Christianity to become solely Christianity.

Jacob and his family fled Laban. Laban was told on the third day. He took his kinsmen and pursued Jacob for seven days and caught him on the mountains of Gilead. **Gen.31:20-23**

Probably means that the first 7 years (7 days) of their missionary work, the Apostles endured the most hardship and persecution by the Jews in Canaan.

God then appears to Laban in a dream and warned him and said, " **Take heed that you speak to Jacob neither good or bad." 1M. 31:24.**

When Jacob fled from Laban Rachel stole some of her fathers idols. A symbol that the Christian faith would also be contaminated with idolatry, see the interpretation of Revelation.

Laban asked Jacob, **"Why did you steal my gods?" 1M. 31.30**

Jacob, who did not know that Rachel had stolen the idols said, **"With whomever you find your gods, do not let him live".1M.31:32**

Rachel hid the idols so they were not found which means that idolatry was not eliminated from the community of Christ´s followers.

Jacob and Laban made a covenant with each other. **1M. 31:43-47**.

They both put stones in a heap, which is a sign of God's testimony to mankind (found in the Old and New Testament). This testimony comes from the Jews and Christians, that is why they christened the heap Galeed that means "testimony".

Laban also said to Jacob: **"Here is this heap and here is this pillar, which I have placed between you and me. 52 This heap is a witness, and this pillar is a witness, that I will not pass beyond this heap to you, and you will not pass beyond this heap and this pillar to me, for harm." Gen 31:51-52**.

Jesus Christ is the pillar that separates Christians and Jews who do not believe that Jesus is Christ.

Laban confirmed the covenant by swearing by **the "God of Abraham and the God of Nahor, the God of their fathers."**

But Jacob **" swore by the Fear of his father Isaac."**. Both swear, one to God and the other one to Christ. **1M. 31:53**

At this point Christ's mission among the Jews has reached its fulfillment so the Spirit of Christ directs its activities towards the gentiles who would receive his message given by Jesus Christ. This is represented by Jacob's journey from Laban to his brother Esau (symbol for the first nation to receive Jesus Christ). **1M. 32:1**

Jacob (Spirit of Christ) worked for 20 years for Laban ( **1M.31: 41** ), meaning 20 thousand years (see the story of Joseph), of which 6 thousand years (6 years) He worked for the flock of Laban and 7 thousand years (7 years) for Leah (in Mesopotamia) and then finally 7 thousand years (7 years) for Rachel, a faith / church based on the Law as seen in the Torah. Jacob and Rachel's time came to an end with the arrival of Jesus Christ and his apostles.

Jacob sent before him his servants to prepare his way and arrival to Esau. **1M.32: 3**

Jacob said: **"I have dwelt with Laban and stayed there until now. 5 I have oxen, donkeys, flocks, and male and female servants; and I have sent to tell my lord, that I may find favor in your sight."'1M. 32:4-5.**

Jesus Christ had chosen from the Jews his apostles and their followers to deliver His message to the Gentiles. Isaac in the beginning chose Esau to be the brother of Jacob.

The Church of the apostles resided in Jerusalem and from Jerusalem the apostles of Jesus and other followers were sent out to preach the gospel to the Jewish communities in Anatolia (Asia Minor) and also to the gentiles.

In Jacob's wrestle with God described in **1M.32: 22** we see how

God was not able to defeat Jacob but in the end God struck Jacob in the hip so the hip jumped out of its socket and Jacob became limp afterwards.

This story is a sign of the difficulties and struggles the Spirit of Christ had to overcome in delivering the message of God to men. Jacob's limp also represent that the Christian faith stands on wobbly legs, it has lost its footing by deserting Judaism and also would become contaminated by false religious teachings.

God said to His Son and the Spirit of Christ **: "Your name shall no longer be called Jacob, but Israel;for you have struggled with God and with men, and have prevailed."" 1M.32: 28**

Christ asked God to bless him on his journey in delivering the gospel of Jesus to the Gentiles, which God did and Jacob named the place where he had wrestled God, Peniel which means "Face of God" and then Jacob said: **"For I have seen God face to face, and my life is preserved."**

No man has ever looked upon the face of God so the above passage in the Bible is clearly indicating that Jacob is the Spirit of Christ.

Whenever God changes the names of people it is of great significance. It represents a fulfillment and completion of some task set by God. Changing the name of Jacob to Israel means the completion of Christ's Spirit in laying the groundwork for all the major religious movements on earth and Judaism reached its full maturity with the coming of Jesus Christ. After the death of Jesus the Spirit of Christ began preaching to all the Gentile nations of the world.

Israel is the Spirit of Christ and the father of the 12 tribes of faith. Israel is the father of all religious groups, Jews, Christians and Muslims and so on. But His true and pure message is found in the Bible and in the religions of Judaism and Christianity.

In **1M.33** Israel (Jacob) and Esau reconcile. Esau rejoices the arrival of Jacob and his family. Everyone in Jacob's family bowed down to Esau, but of all the sons of Israel only Joseph is mentioned, Joseph being the symbol for Jesus Christ. Joseph bowed before Esau ( **1M. 33:7** ), which means that the Spirit of Christ had arrived to serve the Jews and Gentiles living in Anatolia.

That Esau should be so welcoming of Israel and his family is a symbol of the success Christianity had among the Gentiles living in Anatolia, in spite of great difficulties (as described by Jacob's limp after wrestling with God).

In **1M.34** the Bible tells the story of Dinah the daughter of Leah. Dinah represents a daughter church of Leah. Since she is the daughter of Jacob and Leah's last baby means that she is Jewish, but since she's not Jacobs wife, she represents a Jewish faith that is drifting away from its roots. She is only Joseph's half sister meaning that she is partially Christian but not wholly. Dinah is clearly a description of the original church in Jerusalem, a combination of Judaism and the teachings of Jesus Christ.

This story takes place after Israel (Jacob) had made peace with Esau and arrived back home and settled in Shechem in Canaan.

When the apostles and their followers who were all Jews were spreading the message of Jesus to their countrymen in Canaan many Gentiles who lived in the Holy Land became inspired and wanted to join this new religion. It is worth noting that in the time of Jesus the Romans ruled Canaan. Among the Jews lived many people from other Gentile nations that Rome ruled. These nations/people are represented as the man Shechem in Genesis. These gentiles became inspired by Dinah and had intercourse with her. ( **1M.34: 2)**. These Gentiles wanted to become part of this new religion of Jesus Christ without becoming Jewish, that is they did not want to follow the law of the Torah. Also they did not want to give up their heathen religious practices. This is represented in the Bible when Shechem had intercourse with Dinah without marrying her.

"And the sons of Jacob (Jews) came in from the field when they heard it; and the men were grieved and very angry, because he had done a disgraceful thing in Israel by lying with Jacob's daughter, a thing which ought not to be done." 1M.34: 7

Many of the Jews in the early church in Jerusalem were less than willing to take Gentiles (heathens) into the new congregation.

Shechem's father asked Jacob to give Dinah to his son as wife. **1M.34: 8**.

Gentiles wanted to belong to the new congregation.

In **1M.34: 13** the sons of Jacob, Israel's name not mentioned, means that Jews within the community were dishonest in their dealings with the Gentiles (Shechem).

They did not want to give Dinah to uncircumcised men.

They insisted that the Gentiles should be circumcised and accept the Jewish Torah in order to become members of this newly created congregation. (for further reading see Acts and Galatians in the New Testament)

Jews of Christ's original church did not in the beginning want to take in Gentiles as is described in Acts in the Bible regarding the debate about circumcision in the early church.

The first Gentiles agreed to this and were circumcised, because they had been inspired by the teachings of Jesus. They thought that by doing so they would be accepted fully by the congregation, as is related to us in the Bible by the speech Shechem gave to his countrymen **"These men are at peace with us. Therefore let them dwell in the land and trade in it. For indeed the land is large enough for them. Let us take their daughters to us as wives, and let us give them our daughters. 22 Only on this condition will the men consent to dwell with us, to be one people: if every male among us is circumcised as they are circumcised. 23 Will not their livestock, their property, and every animal of theirs be ours? Only let us consent to them, and they will dwell with us." 24 And all who went out of the gate of his city heeded Hamor and Shechem his son; every male was circumcised, all who went out of the gate of his city." Gen.34:21-24**

This narrative describes unfortunately also the thinking of the heathens. They wanted to join the church of Jesus Christ but they also wanted to keep their false gods , indicated by the sentence "giving them our daughters".

This thinking did not work as discussed later in this chapter of the Bible, were it says that Simeon and Levi slew all the males in Shechem. This means that the Gentiles who were circumcised but did not give up their former idol worship were eliminated from the congregation. But unfortunately it became the very people in the congregation who got rid of these fake believers who contaminated the faith. The Bible relates that story thus: **"The sons of Jacob came upon the slain, and plundered the city, because their sister had been defiled. 28 They took their sheep, their oxen, and their donkeys, what was in the city and what was in the field, 29 and all their wealth. All their little ones and their wives they took captive; and they plundered even all that was in the houses. " Gen.34:27-29**

As always, women are symbols of religion and here are pagan women and their offspring taken by Simeon and Levi to become included in the original church.

Many Jews in the original church did not agree with this act and feared that by rejecting the Gentiles who wanted to become circumcised and therefore part of the congregation would result in the congregation remaining small and even die out. **1M.34: 30**

The newly formed congregation tried to get rid of false ideology and idolatry, which is reflected in **1M.35** when Jacob commands everyone to throw away their foreign gods which they had kept with them and cleanse themselves.

God in **1M.35 :9-13** blesses the new congregation and commanded it be fruitful and multiply.

God also gives the followers of this new congregation a share in the Promised Land which he gave to Abraham and Isaac.

Benjamin is the only son of Jacob and Rachel who is born after Jacob becomes Israel. Rachel dies in labor. She dies in Bethlehem. **Gen.35:14-19**

Which is symbolic for the fact that after the birth of Jesus in Bethlehem and death in Jerusalem, Rachel the symbol for faith in the Law, the Torah was fulfilled with the birth and death of Jesus Christ. It should also be noted that the tribe of Benjamin was given the area around Jerusalem by Joshua when he divided the Holy Land between the 12 tribes. Benjamin is the younger brother of Joseph (Jesus Christ) and his only true brother because they share the same mother and father. Benjamin is a symbol for the apostles of Jesus Christ. Jesus Christ gave to the apostles his true church a clean religion, a church that was clean of idolatry and false religion.

To emphasize this fact the Bible informs us about the death of Isaac at the same time when Rachel dies. **Gen.35:14-29**

The church of the apostles had its headquarters in Jerusalem. This was the true religion, where people followed the Law (Torah, which is a symbol for Rachel) and the message of Jesus Christ. In the story of Joseph, which follows in the next chapter, the Bible tells us that Benjamin's portion at the dinner table with Christ is five times more plenty compared to his brothers at the Day of Judgment. Meaning that all those who belonged to the original church of the apostles and all those who follow their example will reap a greater blessing from Christ.

Israel (Jacob) did not have more sons after the birth of Benjamin, which means that God's message to the human race was completed with the arrival of Jesus and Benjamin (apostles of Jesus).

God did not send more prophets to any religious groups after Jesus. The fig tree did not give more fruit after the death of his apostles.

In the end of Jacob's story all of his 12 children who belong to Israel are named again. I have already discussed the significance of the sons of Jacob in the chapter on the beginning of the world's religions and in this chapter. I will conclude my explanations about Jacob's sons in the next chapter when I will interpret the story of Joseph.

The 12 tribes of Israel are:

The sons of Leah: all the sons of Leah were born in Mesopotamia.

**Reuben** (Jacob's firstborn).

**Simeon** ,

**Levi** (representing God's priests)

**Judah** : Jews from whom Jesus came. Judah is also the father of Islam. (See the story of Judah and Tamar)

I **ssachar** and

**Zebulon**.

Dinah (daughter of Leah, the original Jewish Christian church)

The sons of Rachel: Rachel is the faith in the Law of God, the Torah. It should also be noted that the finger of God wrote the law on tablets of stone, which Moses then brought to the people. As previously mentioned, stone is a symbol for Christ. The name Rachel means: "a female shepherd", symbolic because Christ is the main shepherd along with God's Law (Rachel).

**Joseph** (who is Jesus Christ and the fulfillment of the Law)

Joseph's sons replace Joseph as two of the 12 tribes of Israel.

Joseph's sons are:

**Manasseh** , which stands for Catholicism (peoples in southern and eastern Europe)

**Ephraim** stands for Lutheranism that spread among the German and Anglo-Saxon nations.

**Benjamin** (the congregation of Christ's Apostles).

Sons of Bilhah, Rachel's maid: Dan and Naphtali

The sons of Zilpah, Leah's maid: **Gad** and **Asher**

Finally in the story of Jacob we read about the genealogy of Esau who lived in Mount Seir. **1M.36**.

Mount Seir, I think are the cities near the Taurus mountains of Anatolia. Esau lived there and from Anatolia Christianity spread throughout the Roman Empire. Paul the apostle a Benjaminite by his own account belonged to the nation of Esau. He was born in Tarsus a city in Anatolia. So that faith in God, which began in Anatolia came back to its birthplace to complete the cycle with God's final and uncorrupted message to the human race as found in the Holy Bible, to be preached all over the world to the end of times.

The story of Joseph, which I discuss next tells the story about the birth of Jesus and the work of Christ's Spirit among men in spreading his message until Judgment Day and beyond.

In the genealogy of Jesus Christ in the New Testament it is once again underlined the connections of Jacob and Joseph to Jesus. Jesus was conceived by the Holy Spirit and therefore has no biological father. He neither has a biological mother because the Virgin Mary is a description of the faith, not his biological mother.

In the genealogy of Jesus, Joseph is said to be the son of Jacob. Jacob became Israel according to the Old Testament. Jesus was born of the Jewish nation of Israel. Since Jesus had no earthly father, it is obvious that Joseph is a symbol of Christ's Spirit in connection to Jesus. Jesus is the culmination of the work made by the Spirit of Christ as described with Jacob (Israel) and in the next chapter with Joseph. Jesus was made flesh by Christ trough the Holy Spirit. As I have mentioned before, Christ is the only one who can give the Holy Spirit.

Story of Joseph is a prophecy about Jesus Christ

Joseph's story is a story of Jesus Christ and focuses mainly on the work of Christ's Spirit among Gentile nations. As I've mentioned before, every 1year in prophecy equates to 1000 human years.

**"Joseph, being seventeen years old, was feeding the flock with his brothers. And the lad was with the** sons of Bilhah **and the** sons of Zilpah **, his father's wives; and Joseph brought a bad report of them to his father.**

3 Now Israel loved Joseph more than all his children, because he was the son of his old age". 1M.37:1-3

When Jesus Christ came, he was not satisfied with how the chief priests of Israel interpreted God's message and how they treated the people. Jesus Christ therefore brought bad report about them to his Father, God. Jesus's home territory was in Nazareth and the area around Galilee. Nazareth and Galilee are located in the lands of Naphtali son of Bilhah and Asher the son of Zilpah according to their geographical distribution made by Joshua.

The name Joseph means: "what God wants to expand, add to" because the role of Joseph (Jesus Christ) was to liberate nations and add them to his family tree. His name was changed by Pharaoh to Zaphnath-Paaneah. Much uncertainty exists about its origin but scholars believe that it means: " to the man whom mystery is revealed to".

His mother was Rachel and her name means:" a female shepherd" as she was the symbol of the faith in God's Law, the Torah. A church based on the Law.

As always when God changes names, it has great significance like I explained in previous chapters.

Pharaoh in the story of Joseph is a symbol for God, YHWH (Yahweh). When God changed the name of Joseph to Zaphnath-Paaneah signified that the work of Christ had begun among the Gentiles.

In **1M.37: 4-11** we read:

"4 But when his brothers saw that their father loved him more than all his brothers, they hated him and could not speak peaceably to him.

5 Now Joseph had a dream, and he told it to his brothers; and they hated him even more.6 So he said to them, "Please hear this dream which I have dreamed: 7 There we were, binding sheaves in the field. Then behold, my sheaf arose and also stood upright; and indeed your sheaves stood all around and bowed down to my sheaf."

8 And his brothers said to him, "Shall you indeed reign over us? Or shall you indeed have dominion over us?" So they hated him even more for his dreams and for his words.

9 Then he dreamed still another dream and told it to his brothers, and said, "Look, I have dreamed another dream. And this time, the sun, the moon, and the eleven stars bowed down to me."

10 So he told it to his father and his brothers; and his father rebuked him and said to him, "What is this dream that you have dreamed? Shall your mother and I and your brothers indeed come to bow down to the earth before you?" 11 And his brothers envied him, but his father kept the matter in mind"

Jesus was hated by the chief priests of Israel, because he claimed to be the son of God and because a large proportion of Jews were impressed by the message of Jesus and wanted to follow Jesus. This is made clear in the Gospels.

Joseph's dream means that Christ is the King of all people and of all faiths connected to Israel.

Christ is the sun, the light of life for men to follow in order to have eternal life. The moon is a symbol for religion/church and the 11 stars signify the souls of men belonging to the tribes of Israel.

Israel said to Joseph: **"Please go and see if it is well with your brothers and well with the flocks, and bring back word to me." So he sent him out of the Valley of Hebron, and he went to Shechem".1M.37:14**

Israel (Jacob) is a symbol for the spirit of Christ. Christ through Jesus went to the Jews. Shechem is located halfway between Nazareth and Bethlehem.

1M.37:15-20

"15 Now a certain man found him, and there he was, wandering in the field. And the man asked him, saying, "What are you seeking?"

16 So he said, "I am seeking my brothers. Please tell me where they are feeding their flocks."

17 And the man said, "They have departed from here, for I heard them say, 'Let us go to Dothan.'" So Joseph went after his brothers and found them in Dothan.

18 Now when they saw him afar off, even before he came near them, they conspired against him to kill him. 19 Then they said to one another, "Look, this dreamer is coming! 20 Come therefore, let us now kill him and cast him into some pit; and we shall say, 'Some wild beast has devoured him.' We shall see what will become of his dreams!"

The herd was not at the place she was supposed to be, meaning that the chief priests of Israel had led its members astray. Joseph/Jesus found his brothers in Dothan instead of Shechem. The chief priests of Israel planed to kill Jesus, which they managed in the end and He was placed in a tomb.(Cast into the pit). This is shown symbolically in the Bible where it is said that is was Judah (symbolizing Jews) who said to his brothers: **"What profit is there if we kill our brother and conceal his blood? 27 Come and let us sell him to the Ishmaelites, and let not our hand be upon him, for he is our brother and our flesh." And his brothers listened. , "Gen.37: 26-27**

At this stage Christ's work among the Jews was fulfilled and God directed the Spirit of Christ to work among the Gentiles. (As has been reviewed in the previous chapter).

Ishmaelites are descendants of Ishmael (Lets remember that Esau was connected to Ishmael when he married Mahalat the daughter of Ishmael see Gen.28: 9) . They took Joseph and sold him to Potiphar in Egypt. **1M.37 :18-26**.

The same thing happened to Jesus Christ, the chief Jewish priests rejected Jesus Christ.

As I've discussed before, Ishmael is a symbol for Christian nations. Egypt in prophecy is always a symbol of heathen nations.

In the book of Acts Christ sent the Holy Spirit to his apostles and instructed them to preach the Gospel to every nation. Christ also sent the Holy Spirit to the Gentiles (Ishmaelites). See Peter's speech in **Acts.10: 34**

In **1M.37.26-29** states that Midianite merchants pulled Joseph out of the pit and sold him to the Ishmaelites. Moses who came from the land of Midian gave the Jews the Torah. The Midianite merchants are therefore a symbol for those who follow the Law, the apostles. It was the apostles who preached the message (sold Joseph to the Ishmaelites) of Jesus Christ to the Gentiles.

The brothers of Joseph tried to deceive their father, Israel that Joseph had died due to an animal attack. They even showed Israel Joseph´s tunic covered in goat blood.

1M.37:31-32

After the resurrection of Jesus Christ when the rumor of his resurrection started to spread, the chief priests of the Jews tried to deceive the Jewish people by blaming the followers of Jesus of steeling his body. See **Matt.28 :11-15**

They may even have used Jesus' bloody clothes to demonstrate to the people that Jesus was in fact dead, not resurrected.

At this time in Genesis the Bible leaves the story of Joseph for a short while to tell us a short story of Judah and Tamar.

The story of Judah and Tamar is a story about the beginning of Islam. Gen38

**Gen.38:1-30** tells the story of Judah when he traveled to Hira an Adullamite. Since this event happens after Joseph is sold into Egypt, then this is an event that occurs after the death of Jesus. Judah, as previously mentioned is a symbol for Judaism (Jews).

Judah takes the pagan woman (faith) named Shua. She had 3 sons (nations) who had Jewish roots but were contaminated with false religious and customs of Arabs in Arabia. These nations were (G)Er, Onan and Shelah (Sela) (Sela is also an abandoned Jewish city in Saudi Arabia). Shua (Sua) is an Arabic/Muslim name for a woman and means "a distant star" (a star as always a symbol for the soul). This is the beginning of Islam as a religion that has roots in Judaism and Christianity but is also a blend of customs and false doctrine from the surrounding Arab communities. I also gave a brief explanation of this fact in the stories of Abraham and Isaac, when they met Abimelech.

According to history, Muhammad's father was named Abdullah (Adullam) and died before Muhammad was born. His mother died when he was 6 years old. Muhammad then grew up with a foster family. Little is known about his earlier years. Maybe the foster family was Jewish and therefore belonged to the tribe of Judah. It is a historical fact that Jewish communities and to a lesser extend Christian communities thrived in Arabia during Muhammad's lifetime. Meaning that Muhammad would have come into contact with Jewish and Christian teachings.

According to Mohammed the angel Gabriel appeared to him in a cave on Mount Hira near Mecca.

Er (also called Ger) is therefore a symbol for Muhammad and the people who followed the false prophet Muhammad. He is a false prophet because the Lord says so in **Gen 38:7** **"And Er, Judah's firstborn, was wicked in the sight of the Lord, and the Lord put him to death."**

But before his death Judah had given him a wife named Tamar (Tamar is the symbol for Islam).

Muhammad died before he had designated an heir to maintain the faith (Islam) and also before the Qur'an came into existence.

It should be noted that if the name Er in Hebrew is read backwards, it means evil. The Crescent moon, which is a symbol for Islam is also symbolic because a full moon represents the true church. Therefore it can be said that in Islam only half the truth of God's message can be found.

Dispute soon arose between Mohammad's followers about who was his rightful heir. The choice was between Abu Bakr and his followers, represented in the Bible as Onan and Ali Ibn Abi Talib and his followers, represented in the Bible as Shelah.

According to the Bible Judah commanded his son Onan to marry Tamar the widow of Er to conceive an heir to his brother Er. Onan did not like this and emitted his seed on the ground. Onan the brother of Er (Muhammad) is named in human history as Abu Bakr and he became the first caliph after Muhammad's death in 632 A.D.

Abu Bakr then died just 2 years later in 634 A.D.

**Gen38:10** tells of the dislike God had for Onan for doing this and killed him also. Semen (Seed) is a symbol for a religious doctrine. Good seed spreads true doctrine and yields good fruit. A seed that one lets go to waste against the will of God is a symbol of not following the will of God.

Abu Bakr did not follow God's will and intentionally obstructed the message of God. The following deeds of Abu Bakr are an evidence of his defiance to the will of God.

According to historical records, it was because of Abu Bakr that Muhammad's oral stories were collected and later became the Qur'an. Instead of following the Bible and spreading the seeds of the Torah he was instrumental in creating a new religion.

Also he drove away Jewish communities who lived in Medina and Mecca and all those who did not want to convert to Islam. He made it a crime of blasphemy if one did not follow the teachings of Muhammad and to all those who criticized Muhammad. Then he started a war against the Christian Byzantine Empire, which eventually led to its downfall a few centuries later by the Muslim Ottoman Empire.

Since Tamar did not want to die childless she deceived Judah to sleep with her, and gave birth to twin sons. Her sons were **Perez** a symbolic name for Sunni Muslims who were supporters of Abu Bakr (Onan)) and **Zerah** a symbolic name for Shia Muslims who were supporters of Ali (Shelah).

According to the Ummah, which means an assembly of Islamic nations, it states explicitly that in documents from the Constitution of Medina that was held in 622 AD by Muhammad that Jewish and pagan citizens took part in the creation of Islam. Therefore, the Bible mentions Judah as the father-in-law of Tamar and the father of her sons.

Tamar is the Islamic faith a combination of Jewish, Christian and pagan Arabic customs and religious beliefs.

Onan and Shelah´s name were changed to Perez and Zerah because before they were tribes that were followers of Muhammad but after the death of Muhammad and the birth of Islam and the Qur'an they became religious groups, Sunni and Shia Muslims.

After impregnating Tamar Judah did not sleep with her again, nor did he marry her.( **Gen38: 26** ) By not marrying her signifies that Islam did not become part of Judaism, instead they split and Islam became a separate religion rooted in Judaism. See also the story of Abimelech, Abraham and Isaac.

According to **Gen38: 28** when Tamar was in labor, one of her sons put out his hand through the birth canal so the midwife tied a scarlet thread around his hand, as a sign of the firstborn. But he then pulled back his hand and the other twin Perez was born first and then came Zerah with the thread tied round his hand.

This story is consistent with the strife between Sunni and Shia Muslims about who is the rightful successor and heir to Muhammad.

According to Shia tradition they claim that Muhammad had designated Ali ibn Abi Talib to be his heir after his death. (the scarlet thread on Zerah´s hand)

Sunni Muslims however claim that Abu Bakr was the real heir and it was he who eventually prevailed and became the first caliph. (the firstborn was Perez ).

In chapter 39 in Genesis the story turns back to Joseph.

1M.39 :1-8

Joseph is taken to Egypt and was purchased by Potiphar an officer of Pharaoh. Because the Lord was with Joseph, he became successful. When Joseph's master saw that God was with him, he found favor in his eyes and he put him in charge of his household and everything he owned.

Potiphar is a symbol for the Jewish congregations in Anatolia that received the message of Jesus Christ (Joseph). Since Potiphar is an officer of Pharaoh means that he represents the Jewish people in Anatolia. Pharaoh is a symbol for God, only applies to the story of Joseph, as I have mentioned. Great blessing was upon them in the beginning, when the apostles, especially the Apostle Paul was their shepherd.

All the time that Joseph is in Egypt is a symbol for the work of Christ among heathen nations.

**1M.39 :1-20** deals with the temptation of Joseph.

Joseph is described as a handsome man. This description applies the nature of Jesus´ message, a beautiful message.

Potiphar´s wife represents the faith of the Jewish congregations in Anatolia. She tried to seduce Joseph, but he refused to sleep with her. She lied to her husband and accused Joseph of trying to have intercourse with her. Joseph's master took him and put in prison.

The Jewish congregation in Anatolia eventually tried to entice Jesus' followers to stop preaching this new faith and return to the Jewish faith.

Followers of Jesus Christ refused and continued to preach the faith and were consequently rejected by the Jewish congregations in Anatolia ( described in Acts with Jewish persecution against the Apostle Paul and co.).

**1M39-40**.

Joseph was put in prison because he would not submit to Potiphar's wife and because of her false testimony. But the Lord blessed Joseph and gave him authority over all the men (Gentiles) who were in prison.

Although the message of Jesus Christ was rejected by the Jewish congregations in Anatolia, Christ's Spirit shifted his work altogether to concentrate on the Gentiles. As described in the Bible when it shows that Joseph enjoyed admiration by the men who were in prison and was given power over all those who were there. The message of Jesus Christ continued and enjoyed great popularity and became extremely successful among the Gentiles, with those who before lived in darkness, but now were shown the light. All pagan nations of Europe accepted Christianity and later the message of Christ spread around the world.

Prison here refers to those who lived in darkness and whose souls are prisoners of the body.

1M.40

In prison Joseph interprets the dream of two men, Pharaoh's chief baker and chief butler who Pharaoh had sent to prison because he was angry with them.

The chief butler dreamed a vine with 3 branches with clusters of ripe grapes. The grapes were pressed into Pharaohs cup and placed in Pharaohs hand.

The chief baker dreamed 3 baskets of bread that were supposed to be brought to Pharaoh but birds came and ate them all out of the basket.

Joseph interpreted these dreams to mean that the chief butler would be set free after 3 days and would continue to serve Pharaoh (God), but the chief baker would be killed after 3 days, beheaded and hanged upon a tree. Joseph's interpretation came true.

These dreams have a dual meaning, first:

The bread is a symbol of a church. Because the chief baker had three baskets of bread on his head symbolized that the original Christian church would be split into three major church denominations, the Roman Catholic Church, the Orthodox-Catholic Church and the Lutheran Church. But God would not be pleased with none of these churches because they would all become guilty of taking in false teachings and pollute the message of Jesus Christ. At Judgement they will all be destroyed. (see Revelation)

The vine with 3 branches is Christ and the 3 branches represent people who belonged to the three above-mentioned churches. Wine is a symbol of the Holy Spirit that Christ will continue to shed among men and to those who belong to these churches despite the sinful fall of the churches.

Secondly the dreams represent the death and resurrection of Jesus Christ on the 3rd day. Jesus' body is a symbol for the bread (the church) that died and the vine is the Holy Spirit which continues to serve God (Pharaoh) to be poured out by Christ to all those who believe in Him.

1M.40 :12-23

Joseph asked the chief butler to remember him after the butler is released from prison, but he forgot all about Joseph after his release.

This is a sign that despite the sacrifice of Jesus Christ and salvation for those who believe in Him, the priests and the people will forget the true message of Jesus Christ which will be kept with God until it is revealed on the Day of Judgment, as described in Revelation.

1M.41

After 2 years the chief butler remembered Joseph after Pharaoh had dreamed two dreams. Joseph is quickly released from prison and placed in new clothes. This is done because no one could interpret Pharaohs dreams.

These 2 years represent 2 thousand human years, the time the Spirit of Christ (Joseph) operates among the Gentiles.

This story corresponds to chapter 5 in Revelation where only Christ is worthy to open the seals.

1M.41 :39-40

Because Joseph was able to solve Pharaoh's dreams (open the seals of the book in Revelation chapter 5) he is made a supervisor of all the people. Pharaoh said: **"You shall be over my house, and all my people shall be ruled according to your word; only in regard to the throne will I be greater than you." 1M.41: 40**

Here the Bible is referring to that God made Christ his son a ruler over all the souls of people who believe in Him. See also Revelation.

Joseph was 30 years old when he stood before Pharaoh, Joseph then went out from the presence of Pharaoh and traveled throughout the land of Egypt. **1M.41: 46**.

Jesus Christ was 30 years old when he was baptized and received a blessing from God **Luke.3:23** As before Egypt in prophecy symbolizes heathen nations.

Pharaoh's dreams that he dreamed twice, tell of the beginning and end of Christ's work among men. Therefore, it is only Christ who could interpret and understand Pharaoh's dreams. **1M.41**

My interpretation of the dreams

The 7 fine looking and fat cows that came from the river (water) signify that they had an abundance of the Holy Spirit. The 7 ugly and gaunt cows that also came from the river are poor in the Holy Spirit and the Word of God.

The same happens in Pharaoh's second dream were he dreams 7 heads of plump and good grain. (Corn is a symbol of the Word of God and the Holy Spirit, will explain later)

The 7 thin and blighted heads of grain represent a lack of the Holy Spirit.

Joseph interprets these dreams as 7 continuous years of plenty followed by 7 years of famine.

As always in prophecies, a day does not represent a day and a year does not represent a year. One day in prophecy always represents one human year.

That these 7 years are uninterrupted means that they are not ordinary years in our understanding, because that would violate God's Law regarding the Sabbath year ( **3M.25** ), which states that one can only harvest the land for 6 years and the 7th year was a Sabbath year, dedicated to God.

These 7 years represent 7000 human years and coincide with the 7 years Jacob (the Spirit of Christ) had to work for Rachel, the faith in the Law (Torah), that is the Word of God.

Jesus Christ who was the fulfillment of the Torah and with his crucifixion the 7 years of harvest ended. This time period coincides with the fact that before Jesus´ arrival the Spirit of Christ had sent many prophets inspired by the Holy Spirit to guide the human race. After the death of Jesus, the Spirit of Christ has not sent any more prophets inspired by the Holy Spirit to deliver his message to us. As noted in the Gospels when Jesus made the fig tree shrivel and yield no more fruit. No more chapters have been added to the Bible after Jesus´ death and the death of his apostles.

The 7 years of famine started after the death of Jesus, and since then the Holy Spirit has been allocated scarcely and no additional Word of God has been added to the BIble. These 7 years also equate to 7000 human years.

"Then that food shall be as a reserve for the land for the seven years of famine which shall be in the land of Egypt, that the land may not perish during the famine." 1M.41:36

Pharaoh changed the name of Joseph to Zaphnath-Paaneah and gave to him a wife named Asenath. **1M.41: 45**

As I have mentioned before, whenever God changes the name it has great significance and women as always symbolize a religion / church.

Zaphnath-Paaneah means: "to whom secrets/mystery is revealed to". Symbolic by the fact that it was only Christ (Joseph) who could interpret Pharaoh's (God's) dream and the only one able to open the book of prophecy that was sealed in **Revelation, chapter 5**.

Joseph married Asenath the daughter of Poti-Pherah, a priest from On. Joseph fathered two sons.

First came **Manasseh** and then **Ephraim**. **1M.41: 50**

According to established practice, names in prophecies of the Bible have a great meaning.

The name Poti-Pherah means: " to whom Ra is given". Since he was a priest means he worshiped the god Ra. Ra was a sun god, also known as Horus. The city of On is also known as Heliopolis, that means: "City of the sun".

The name Asenath has an unclear meaning, the most likely translation is: "she who belongs to her father".

This marriage between Joseph and Asenath gave birth to two religious groups that were mostly Christian but were also contaminated by sun-god worship and idolatry. I will discuss in detail how false doctrine like sun god worship and idolatry are rife among all the biggest Christian church denominations when I explain the Book of Revelation and the Spirit of Babylon.

Joseph had two sons, or rather two religious groups. They became part of the 12 tribes of Israel instead of their father, even though they are not the sons of Jacob. This is because the Spirit of Christ is both Jacob (Israel) and Joseph.

Manasseh, means "God has made me forget all my hardship and all my father's house".

Manasseh is a symbol for Catholicism which is mainly represented by people of Slavic and Roman origin who lived in eastern Europe, Anatolia and southern Europe. The 7 churches in Revelation are in Anatolia. Regarding the significance of the name, it is a indication to the fact that the church in Anatolia and later in Rome, forgot the hardship of its beginning and its origins in the Jewish faith (my father's house). The church in Rome separated itself entirely from Judaism. The Roman Catholic Church came first therefore Manasseh is the firstborn of Joseph.

Ephraim means: "God has made me fruitful in the land of my affliction". Here is a reference to Lutheranism to which people of Germanic and Anglo-Saxon origin in western and northern Europe belonged to. The message of Jesus Christ became fruitful despite being situated in the center of the beast. (See Revelation).

Later in the story of Joseph the Bible tells of when Israel blesses Joseph's sons and makes them a part of his family. **1M.47.21**

He blessed Ephraim with his right hand and Manasseh with his left, meaning that a greater blessing would rest upon the younger son.

United States of America was later born because of migration from these two religious groups. Western Europe adopted Christianity later than the eastern part and the people of Germanic and Anglo-Saxon origins mostly became Lutheran (Ephraim). Throughout the centuries a greater wealth, prosperity and power has resided in western-and northern Europe compared to the eastern- and southern part of the continent. As noted before when Ephraim received a greater blessing.

Lets turn our attention back to Joseph's work during the famine. After Joseph had collected and stored grain for seven years, the famine started.

Famine covered the whole land of Egypt and the rest of the world. Famine is a sign for the lack of the Holy Spirit. The human soul can only be nourished with the word of God and the Holy Spirit, given by Christ and that only happens by faith in God and Christ.

"So when all the land of Egypt was famished, the people cried to Pharaoh for bread. Then Pharaoh said to all the Egyptians, "Go to Joseph; whatever he says to you, do." 1M.41: 55

Here once again the Bible reveals that only through Christ can man be saved. He alone can give the Holy Spirit.

The famine (lack of the Holy Spirit) also affected Jacob and his sons. They sought grace with Joseph when they heard that in Egypt there was corn to be had. **1M.42: 1**. During the last 20 centuries the Jews have mostly found refuge among Christian nations.

10 of Joseph's brothers except for Benjamin sought favor and assistance from Joseph. They do not recognize him when they met him and try to buy with silver some corn from Joseph. Because Benjamin was not with them, he sends them back into famine with just a small portion of grain to survive and he returns to them their silver without their knowledge. You cannot buy grace from Christ with money. Christ will gladly give his Word, grace and Holy Spirit to you, but only if you are willing to follow him. Joseph kept Simeon and told the other brothers to return again, all of them including Benjamin.

That Joseph should keep Simeon with him is pretty symbolic. The Christian Church in Rome and later all of her daughter churches are considered to be built upon Simon (the Apostle Peter). The Catholic Church regards Peter as its first pope, hence the name of St. Peter's Basilica in Rome.

That his brothers did not recognize him, including Simeon is a reference to the fact that Jews rejected Jesus Christ, Muslims regard Jesus as just another prophet and not the son of God, Christians don't see the whole meaning behind Christ and the rest of the major religions of the world which I discussed in chapter two don't believe in Jesus Christ . **1M.42:20- 24**

Joseph said to them, " **Ye shall not see my face, unless your brother is with you" 1M.43: 3**

Referring to that Jesus Christ will not reveal himself (the second coming) until all of his brothers are gathered before Joseph, including Benjamin (followers of all the Torah and Jesus Christ, just like the apostles). The missionary work started by the apostles had not reached its fulfillment at this stage in time.

The significance that it is only Joseph who controls and assigns the corn means that the corn is sacred, something that only Christ can give and decide to whom he gives it. Corn is therefore a symbol of the Holy Spirit and the word of God. Corn Is the main ingredient of bread, that is the church.

In **1M.43-44** all of Joseph's brothers came to him and he throws them a feast. They still don't recognize him when they sit down at the table to eat. Benjamin's portion is 5 times greater than the portion allocated to the others. They drank wine (Holy Spirit) and became intoxicated with it. At this dinner all the brothers sat before Joseph, the firstborn according to his birthright and the youngest according to his youth.

This is a sign of what is to come later. People of different faiths will be invited to the wedding of Christ (as presented in the Gospels with the last supper). Benjamin's portion will be five times bigger than everyone else's because those who belong to Benjamin follow all the law (Torah) and recognize Jesus as Christ, just like his Apostles.

As Jesus himself said: **"Do not think that I came to destroy the Law or the Prophets. I did not come to destroy but to fulfill. 18 For assuredly, I say to you, till heaven and earth pass away, one jot or one tittle will by no means pass from the law till all is fulfilled. " Matthew 5:17-18**

Joseph then sends all his brothers away with supplies but places his silver cup into Benjamin's sack.

When the brothers had traveled just a short distance from the city Joseph sent his steward to pursue them and accuse them of stealing his silver cup. **1M.44 :1-10**

Joseph had them brought back to his house.

The cup of Christ contains wine, the Holy Spirit. That Joseph (Christ) should accuse his brothers of stealing his cup fits with what has happened to religion. Jews, Christians and Muslims and other religious groups claim to enjoy the most blessing and favor with God.

That Joseph should put his cup inside Benjamin's sack is a statement that Benjamin is the only one truly worthy of Christ's cup, meaning that all those people who like Jesus´ Apostles (Benjamin) who follow the Torah and believe that Jesus is the Messiah are the most worthy of Christ's cup.

In **1M.45.3-8** Joseph tells his brothers who he is and says: **"I am Joseph your brother, whom you sold into Egypt. 5 But now, do not therefore be grieved or angry with yourselves because you sold me here; for God sent me before you to preserve life."**

**6** For these two years the famine has been in the land, and there are still five years in which there will be neither plowing nor harvesting **. 7 And God sent me before you to preserve a posterity for you in the earth, and to save your lives by a great deliverance. 8 So now it was not you who sent me here, but God; and He has made me a father to Pharaoh, and lord of all his house, and a ruler throughout all the land of Egypt"**

Pharaoh (God in this prophetic history) said to Joseph (Christ):

"Say to your brothers, 'Do this: Load your animals and depart; go to the land of Canaan. 18 Bring your father and your households and come to me; I will give you the best of the land of Egypt, and you will eat the fat of the land. 19 Now you are commanded—do this: Take carts out of the land of Egypt for your little ones and your wives; bring your father and come. 20 Also do not be concerned about your goods, for the best of all the land of Egypt is yours.'" 1M.45-16-20

**"Israel offered sacrifices to the God of his father Isaac." 1M.46**.

Jacob is in the land of Canaan when (Joseph) Christ summons him and his family to come to him. Canaan is the land we know as Israel today and therefore for this prophecy to come true it was necessary that the Jews came back to their homeland and established the modern state of Israel before Judgment Day.

After the above-mentioned event in the Bible we are informed about all of Israel's family that accompanies him to Joseph. See Israel's genealogy in **1M.46: 8**

There we learn of many religious groups and sub groups who are connected in their faith in God, who will be saved on the Day of Judgment. Revelation explains this in greater detail

In **1M.47:1** Joseph (Christ) leads his brothers to Pharaoh (God). Pharaoh gives them the land of Goshen, Goshen being a symbol for the kingdom of Christ.

Then his brothers also went and fell down before his face, and they said, "Behold, we are your servants."

19 Joseph said to them, "Do not be afraid, for am I in the place of God? 20 But as for you, you meant evil against me; but God meant it for good, in order to bring it about as it is this day, to save many people alive. 21 Now therefore, do not be afraid; I will provide for you and your little ones." And he comforted them and spoke kindly to them" 1M.50:18-21

All the people will acknowledge that Jesus Christ is the son of God and they will serve him.

All the souls of the house of Israel, 70 in number, came to Egypt after 2 years of famine. Joseph tended to all their needs and let them live in the land of Goshen.

Joseph's brothers and their families came into shelter after 2 years of famine.(see **1M.45:6** ) But during those 2 years Joseph had nourished them with corn, the Holy Spirit.

These 2 years represent 2000 human years that the Spirit of Christ has worked among the Gentiles. The same number of years as Joseph dwelled in prison.

The start of these 2 thousand years began when Christ appointed the Apostle Paul and others to deliver the Gospel of Jesus Christ to the Gentiles. This happened around 47-48 A.D. with the first Apostolic Council of Jerusalem that was held around 48 AD. The first few years after Jesus´ death, the apostles only preached to the Jewish community until they were directed to bring the Gospel of Jesus Christ to the Gentiles.

As before in prophecy one year is equivalent to 1000 human years. There is no need to give his brothers and their families more corn after the year 2048, as they have reached Heaven. (See also regarding the year 2048 in the genealogy of Adam to Abraham and Isaac and also in my explanations of Revelation)

As I have mentioned before, it is God's will that all the souls He created to find their way back home to Him. That is why Christ's work is not completed in the year 2048.

This is described in **1M.47 :13-27** , when the Bible tells us about Joseph's work during the next 5 years of famine. Christ's Spirit (Joseph) will therefore continue to do God's work for another 5 thousand years. Every 1000 years or as the Bible tells it, after a years time the people came to Joseph and said: **"Why should we die before your eyes, both we and our land? Buy us and our land for bread, and we and our land will be servants of Pharaoh; give us seed, that we may live and not die, that the land may not be desolate."**

(See also Revelation chapter 20 regarding the 1000 years)

Joseph gives the seed (the Holy Spirit and the Word of God) to sow in their land. **"Indeed I have bought you and your land this day for Pharaoh. Look, here is seed for you, and you shall sow the land. 24 And it shall come to pass in the harvest that you shall give one-fifth to Pharaoh"**

Every 1000 years a Day of Judgment will come and 1/5 of the people left after the Judgment in 2048 will judged worthy and their souls will live with God.

"20 Then Joseph bought all the land of Egypt for Pharaoh; for every man of the Egyptians sold his field, because the famine was severe upon them. So the land became Pharaoh's. 21 And as for the people, he moved them into the cities, from one end of the borders of Egypt to the other end. 22 Only the land of the priests he did not buy; for the priests had rations allotted to them by Pharaoh, and they ate their rations which Pharaoh gave them; therefore they did not sell their lands." Gen.47;20-22

The land the seed is sown into represent the human race. The harvest represents

Christ's harvest of souls. The priests are souls that Christ had already harvested to the kingdom of Heaven were they dwell with God and receive their nourishment from God. The souls of people who reach the Kingdom of Heaven will become priests of God and will serve Christ in his task in saving the rest of human souls that dwell in the body. We see this in the Bible with the prophets, especially the soul of the priest who served as Elijah and later as John the Baptist. Those souls who will be saved in c.a. 2048 are not the first human souls to become priests, as noted earlier in the Bible regarding the nation of Enoch and later the souls of men who were saved on Judgment Day around the time of Noah's Flood.

After the famine, Joseph had made all the people his servants, from one end of Egypt to the other. **1M.47: 21**. Which means that 5000 years after the Judgment Day in 2048 all human souls will have become servants to Christ. However, during these 5000 years, every 1000 years Satan is unleashed and defeated at Judgment, as seen in Revelation. Satan is a symbol for sin, temptation, false belief and the disobedience to God.

This event will happen 5 times after 2048 meaning that the total number of God's Judgment Days will be 7(the first was Noah's Flood). Satan in the end of these 7 Judgments will finally be defeated and so ends the cycle of reincarnation of souls on earth. (See end of Revelation)

In the end of the book of Genesis Israel blesses his sons and in his blessing of Joseph one can clearly see that he is implying that Joseph is Jesus Christ.

1M.49 :22-26

"Joseph is a fruitful bough,

**A fruitful bough by a well;(** Well= spring of the Holy Spirit)

His branches run over the wall.

23 The archers have bitterly grieved him,

Shot at him and hated him.

**24 But his bow remained in strength, (** Bow is the sign of Christ **.)**

And the arms of his hands were made strong

By the hands of the Mighty God of Jacob

(From there is the Shepherd, the Stone of Israel),

25 By the God of your father who will help you,

And by the Almighty who will bless you

With blessings of heaven above,

Blessings of the deep that lies beneath,

Blessings of the breasts and of the womb.

26 The blessings of your father

Have excelled the blessings of my ancestors,

Up to the utmost bound of the everlasting hills.

They shall be on the head of Joseph,

And on the crown of the head of him who was separate from his brothers."

Further connection is seen in **: Psalm 105:16**

"Moreover He called for a famine in the land;

He destroyed all the provision of bread.

17 He sent a man before them—

Joseph—who was sold as a slave.

18 They hurt his feet with fetters,

He was laid in irons.

19 Until the time that his word came to pass,

The word of the Lord tested him.

20 The king sent and released him,

The ruler of the people let him go free.

21 He made him lord of his house,

And ruler of all his possessions,

22 To bind his princes at his pleasure,

And teach his elders wisdom."

And in **Matthew 1:16**

**"And Jacob begot Joseph the husband of Mary, of whom was born Jesus who is called Christ"**.

Here again is the connection between Joseph, Jesus Christ and Jacob (Israel).

Blessing of the brothers also gives further evidence of what I've already discussed. **1M.49**.

Judah: From the tribe of Judah came Jesus Christ and later Muhammad the false prophet. " **Jacob's sons will bow down to you."**

"The scepter shall not depart from Judah, nor a lawgiver from between his feet,

Until Shiloh comes; And to Him shall be the obedience of the people.

11 Binding his donkey to the vine,

And his donkey's colt to the choice vine,

He washed his garments in wine,

And his clothes in the blood of grapes." Gen.49:8-12

Jesus Christ is the vine that came from the tribe of Judah. The donkey tied to the vine is the Christian faith and the donkey's colt is the Islamic faith. He washed his garment with the Holy Spirit (wine) and the blood of Jesus Christ.

Benjamin. "" **Benjamin is a ravenous wolf;**

In the morning he shall devour the prey,

And at night he shall divide the spoil." Gen.49:27

Benjamin is likened to a wolf that eats flesh. Like Jesus said in **John: 6:53 : "Most assuredly, I say to you, unless you eat the flesh of the Son of Man and drink His blood, you have no life in you."**

Benjamin is therefore likened to people who eat the flesh of Jesus (meaning that they consume his teachings, Gospel) and they do so in the light of the sun. The sun represents the light of Christ. And when the light of Jesus Christ was no longer among us after his death it was his Apostles who spread His Gospel among men who lived in the dark. ( **and at night he shall divide the spoil)**

Benjamin is a symbol for the Apostles of Jesus Christ and their followers. They are the connection between Judaism and Christianity. This statement is made symbolic with the division of the land of Israel by Joshua were the land of Benjamin lies between the sons of Judah and the sons of Joseph. **Joshua 18:11**

Genesis and Revelation are Alpha and Omega, prophetic books about the beginning and end of Christ's work among men. All the books between them contain God's message regarding true faith and how human beings should worship Him and live their lives according to the Law of God.

The Spirit of Christ is the High priest of God and in Bible goes by many names. They are:

Isaac, Melchizedek, Jacob, Israel, Joseph (Zapnath-Paaneah), Joshua and Jesus. (See also in the book of Revelation, where we hear of the 7 spirits of Christ)

The development of the soul is like the development of every man. At the beginning of creation the soul was like a newborn baby, innocent and did not know the difference between good or evil. Over time the soul matures through accumulated life experience similar to the child that gains experience and wisdom when it is growing up to become an adult. Throughout the lifespan of any adult some become good people others bad. Some fall into temptation, make mistakes, do harm to themselves and even to others. Some people stumble and fall but manage to rise up and become better human beings, others do not. When man becomes old he has accumulated a lifetime of experience that is made up by all the decisions he has made throughout his life, then he dies. Some die young and therefore have a greater effect on the learning of those who are closest to them. One can die as a good person having done good things in life others die as a bad people with a bad conscience. This is where karma comes into play. Souls of men can only achieve full maturity with guidance of The Holy Spirit given by Christ and this can only be achieved by following God's Law as given in its pure form in the Bible. If the soul has not reached full maturity at Judgment then it will continue in its cycle of reincarnation in the body on its journey in achieving its goal. Sin lives in the flesh and the soul of man can never become sinless while it resides in the body. But the soul of man will be forgiven for its sins made possible by the sacrifice of Jesus Christ, but this forgiveness will only be given if one lives by the Law of God.

The Spirit of Christ has worked for tens of thousands of years, before and since Adam and then after Noah to guide the souls of men to reach full maturity and with the coming of Jesus Christ, God's message reaches fulfillment. The Bible is Christ's legacy and guidance to us and is the pure and true Gospel of God.

Joshua

When the Spirits of Christ are mentioned in the previous chapters I also included Joshua. The reason for this is multifaceted. The story of Joshua is the story of how Christ divided the world between the major religious groups of Israel but also a prophecy about the work of Christ through Jesus Christ, and also after his death. It was Joshua who led Israel across the Jordan to the Promised Land. **Joshua 3:1** Crossing the river Jordan is a symbol for Christ's deliverance of his promise of leading the human race back to God.

When Jesus is baptized in the river Jordan he is 30 years old and after this event the ministry of Christ begins through Jesus. **Luke.3:21**

This time point corresponds to the same time when Joseph at the age of 30 stands before Pharaoh, and this same point in time corresponds to the time when Joshua prepares to lead Israel across the Jordan River.

From the river Jordan Joshua chooses 12 stones a symbol for the 12 tribes of Israel, but also consistent with the selection of the 12 apostles Jesus chose to be a symbolic representative for each tribe. **Joshua 4:1-5**

Joshua circumcised all the people of Israel after crossing the river Jordan, as told in **Joshua 5:3**. This circumcision occurs at the time of Passover. The Israelites where led by Joshua across the river Jordan on the 10th day in the first month ( **Joshua 4:10** ). The 10th day in the first month is the first day of Passover. As we know Jesus was indeed a sin offering when he was crucified on Passover. Circumcision as I have mentioned before is a symbol of forgiveness and absolution from sin that only Christ can provide. The fact that Joshua circumcised all of Israel is a sign that Joshua is a symbol for the Spirit of Jesus Christ. Through the work of Jesus Christ and his fulfillment of the Law he became a sin offering for all the tribes of Israel. They were uncircumcised, because they were all coming from Egypt. ( **Joshua 5:4-5** )

As I mentioned in the story of Joseph Egypt stands for paganism. Joshua is here circumcising in heart all the nations (belonging to the 12 tribes) that through the work of Christ's Spirit belonged to him. At this point in history Jesus Christ was crucified. But as in the story of Joseph the Spirit of Christ continued his ministry among men.

The Ark of the Covenant contains God's Law given to the people through Moses. It is because of the ark and Joshua that the Israelites are able to cross the Jordan River. That the river Jordan should stop at its source in Adam and stop its flow and dry up all the way to the Dead Sea is truly symbolic. As the sins of Adam and his descendants led people to death (symbolized with the Dead sea), then because of Joshua's (Jesus Christ) crossing the river Jordan, Christ broke this cycle of death that began with Adam. **Joshua 3:14-17**

Adam's legacy was death, the cycle of reincarnation and entrapment of the soul in a mortal body is broken with the arrival of Jesus Christ. See also the story of Noah, which tells us that Noah and his family entered the ark, the ark representing God's Law (Torah). To enter the ark is to make a covenant with God. Thus said God to Noah: **"But to you I will make a covenant, you shall go into the ark." 1M.18**

Jericho and her walls symbolize the separation of men from God with their false beliefs and sinful ways. Men have constructed walls to separate themselves from the true faith in God. It is because of Christ (Joshua) and the Law of God that caused the walls of Jericho to fall. It took 7 days walking round the city by 7 priests carrying the ark along with Joshua and the people of Israel to cause the walls of Jericho to fall. **Joshua 6:12-17**

Never again should men try to build barriers between God and men, but as Joshua put it: **"Cursed be the man before the Lord who rises up and builds this city Jericho;" Joshua 6:26**

The Bible tells us that Rahab the harlot helped them to seize power of Jericho, her home city. And because of this act she and her family became part of Israel. **" And the young men who had been spies went in and brought out Rahab, her father, her mother, her brothers, and all that she had. So they brought out all her relatives and left them outside the camp of Israel. 24 But they burned the city and all that was in it with fire. Only the silver and gold, and the vessels of bronze and iron, they put into the treasury of the house of the Lord." Joshua 6:23-24**

Here is a pagan woman and her family taken into the house of Israel. Woman as I've mentioned before is a symbol for faith (religious belief). Since the Bible describes her as a harlot means she represents false religion. She is representative of what happened to all the major religions of the world and also the Christian faith. They have all taken in false religious beliefs and contaminated the true faith of God.

Joshua divided the land between the tribes of Israel. **Joshua 13th chapter**

The division of the land is a symbolic division of the world between religious groups and also the spread of religion by the 12 tribes of Israel. The size each of the 12 tribes receives represents the number ratio of souls from each tribe that Christ will harvest at Judgment.

The Bible gives more indications to the fact that Joshua and Joseph represent the same Spirit of Christ as both lived for 110 years, see **1M.50:26** and **Joshua 24:29**.

Also at the end of the book of Joshua we are told that Joshua brought with him the bones of Joseph out of Egypt. They buried the bones of Joseph in Shechem, (see also Shechem in the story of Jacob and Joseph). At the same time the bones of Joseph are buried, Joshua dies.

Both the names of Jesus or Yeshua as written in Hebrew and Joshua or Yehoshua as written in Hebrew are of the same root. The name Joshua even appears in some Hebrew Scripture written as Yeshua, written exactly the same as the name of Jesus, Yeshua.

Joshua is also said to be the son of Nun, Nun means fish in Aramaic. The fish was an early symbol for Jesus Christ and was used in the first century by followers of Jesus. (see also my explanation of the book of Jonah)

Joshua wrote on stones a copy of the Law given by Moses, and read it before all the congregation of Israel.( **Joshua 8:32.)** Christ is the living stone but the stones Joshua is referring to are the 12 rocks he picked up from the river Jordan. Joshua is symbolically writing the Law of God into the hearts of his Apostles and the 12 tribes of Israel.

" And afterward he read all the words of the law, the blessings and the cursings, according to all that is written in the Book of the Law. 35 There was not a word of all that Moses had commanded which Joshua did not read before all the assembly of Israel, with the women, the little ones, and the strangers who were living among them." Joshua 8:34-35

The Law applies until God's plan is accomplished for the souls of men. The Law was not abolished with the arrival of Jesus, but fulfilled. As said by Jesus: " **Do not think that I came to destroy the Law or the Prophets. I did not come to destroy but to fulfill. 18 For assuredly, I say to you, till heaven and earth pass away, one jot or one tittle will by no means pass from the law till all is fulfilled" Matt.5 :17-18**

It was the duty of the apostles and all those who follow Jesus Christ to spread the message of Christ among all the people. Jesus said after his resurrection to his disciples: " **All authority has been given to Me in heaven and on earth. 19 Go therefore and make disciples of all the nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, 20 teaching them to observe all things that I have commanded you; and lo, I am with you always, even to the end of the age."Matt.28:18-19**

In the book of Joshua another truly amazing thing happened.

**"The sun stood still, and the moon stopped" Joshua 10:13**. The sun and the moon obeyed Joshua. As I've explained before and again in Revelation, the sun is a sign of Christ's Light of Life and His Ministry and the moon represents the church, Christ's light reflected during nighttime.

"So the sun stood still in the midst of heaven, and did not hasten to go down for about a whole day. 14 And there has been no day like that, before it or after it, that the Lord heeded the voice of a man; for the Lord fought for Israel" Joshua 10:13-14

In Joshua's final speech given just before his death, he makes a covenant with the people.

"The Lord our God we will serve, and His voice we will obey!"

25 So Joshua made a covenant with the people that day, and made for them a statute and an ordinance in Shechem.

**26 Then Joshua wrote these words in the Book of the Law of God. And he took a large stone, and set it up there under the oak that was by the sanctuary of the Lord. 27 And Joshua said to all the people, "Behold, this** stone **shall be a witness to us, for it has heard all the words of the Lord which He spoke to us. It shall therefore be a witness to you, lest you deny your God." 28 So Joshua let the people depart, each to his own inheritance.**

"Joshua 24:24-28

That Joshua has the authority to add commandments to the Law of God signifies that he symbolizes Christ. The Stone he refers to as a witness to this covenant is Jesus Christ himself. Jesus Christ bore witness to the words of our Father, God.

Joshua was buried at Timnath-Serah that belonged to the mountains of Ephraim. **Joshua 24:29**

Ephraim the son of Joseph as I have explained represents Christianity.

The word Timnath Serah has two meanings. It means: "to add to or increase ", the same meaning as the name of Joseph which means: "God will increase or add to".

Timnath Serah can also mean: "part of the sun". As always the sun represents the light of Christ.

In conclusion, Joshua and Joseph represent the same Spirit of Christ. And lastly,

since Joshua is mentioned accompanying Moses in the desert means that the Spirit of Christ is the one who led Moses and the people of Israel to the Promised Land. Moses spent 40 years in the desert representing 40 thousand years, see previous chapter. As I mentioned in the story of Jacob who was a representative of the Spirit of Christ, that worked for 20 thousand years that began with Abram and ended with the arrival of his son Joseph (Jesus). This means that the story of Moses began in the year 40000 BC, when Christ resumed with his divine ministry for God in Anatolia, after Noah's Flood.
Revelation

It is the author's interpretation that Revelation is a prophetic book about the beginning and end of Christ's work among the Gentiles after the death of Jesus. Genesis however is a prophetic book about Christ's work from the beginning of creation and to the end of mankind, when all the souls have returned to God.

The 7 Churches in Anatolia, Asia Minor

The 7 churches in Anatolia are located where Turkey is today. As stated in the Revelation John the Apostle sent the book of Revelation to these 7 churches. It is worth noting that all of these churches at that time were under Roman occupation and later ruled by the Byzantine Empire.

The last of these churches to fall into the hands of Muslims was Philadelphia, which fell into the hands of the Ottoman Empire in 1388 AD. Since then the 7 churches have belonged to Muslims, first with the Ottoman Empire and later by the Turks who coincidently joined the military alliance NATO. (see later the significance of NATO )

The reason that these 7 churches of Revelation were given the book of Revelation is because they are situated in Anatolia, the cradle of God's Faith and because they were well placed in the center of the Roman Empire, a perfect place to spread the message of Jesus throughout the pagan world.

All the 7 churches received praise, criticism and encouragement. During these years the message of Jesus Christ is in its early infancy and most of the original Apostles had died. Discord had begun to arise regarding the message of Jesus Christ, conflict escalated between those who believed in Jesus Christ and the Jewish communities that were numerous in Anatolia at that time and of course there was conflict with pagan Romans and Greeks.

Ephesus was well known at the time for the temple of Artemis, which was later destroyed by the Goths in 263 AD. The church received criticism for its connection to the Nicolaitans. It is unclear what the Nicolaitian movement was but according to Thomas Aquinas a scholar who lived at the same time, the movement refers to people in the church who continued with idolatry, false worship and general excess. Author agrees with the assumption given by Aquinas regarding what the Nicolaitians stood for.

Smyrna was home to a thriving Jewish community. Smyrna is also known for the martyr's death of Polycarp in 155 A. He was burnt to death because of his religious opinions.

Pergamon was best known for the Pergamon altar, now housed in the Pergamon Museum in Berlin along with the Ishtar Gate. The Pergamon Altar was dedicated to Zeus, chief god of the Greeks. Revelation tells us that the Pergamon Altar is where Satan's seat is. Revelation also mentions the martyr's death of Antipas in 92 A.D., he was burnt to death because of his faith in Jesus Christ.

Again the Bible mentions the Nicolaitans who blended the Gospel of Jesus Christ with false gods and idolatry just like Balaam who deceived the Jews and got them to worship idols and false gods.

Thyatira, regarding her Revelation mentions Jezebel, daughter to the king of Tyre. (Tyre was the capital city of Phoenicia, Tyre was located where Lebanon is today). Jezebel married Ahab then king of Israel and got him to allow the worship of the god Baal. Here Jezebel is used as a symbol for the original church given to the apostles by Jesus that is falling into adultery. Adultery in the Bible is always a sign of faith/church that defiles itself with the worship of other gods and false teachings. It should also be noted that Tyre means "stone", and is yet another reference to the original church in Rome. The Catholic Church in Rome bases its beginning on the Apostle Peter, the name Peter means "stone". As we know, the true church is built on Christ, the living stone, as noted with the words of the Apostle Peter: " **come to him, the living stone" First Peter 2:4**

Phoenicia was a huge commercial power in 1200-539 BC. They were known for the production of a purple color named Tyrean Purple also called in English Imperial or Royal Purple. The color purple has always been associated with kings and emperors. Clothes with this color represented authority and power.

Since Revelation uses Jezebel to describe the church/faith means that it is falling into adultery by accepting false doctrine just as Eve the first church in Genesis.

Sardis in historical context is not particularly known. Her meaning is told in Revelation.

Philadelphia was the last church to fall into the hands of Muslims in 1388 AD, the last stronghold of the Byzantine Empire in Asia Minor. Revelation gives the highest praise to this congregation. Philadelphia means "brotherly love". These brothers are Judaism (Old Testament) and Christianity (New Testament). A sign that to be a true believer one must follow both the Law (Torah) and the Gospel of Jesus Christ. The church received encouragement and praise for following the whole Word of God found in the Bible.

Laodicea was previously called the city of Zeus. This church received condemnation for being neither hot nor cold, being neither true believers nor disbelievers, somewhere in between. They are called wretched and miserable in the Bible. Because there is some faith in them, Christ still stands outside their door and knocks and the only thing needed to do is letting Christ in by opening the door. The obvious explanation is that it is not sufficient to be lukewarm in faith. Receive Christ with all your heart everything else is not enough.

It should be noted that Laodicea is known for the dishonor that happened in the city at a bishop's assembly in 363-364 AD. This council decided to move God's holy day from Saturday (Sabbath) to Sunday, this decision was first proposed at the First Council at Nicaea in 325 AD. Sunday takes its name from the sun and sun god worship. Relevance of this change is made ever more significant a few years later, when I will discuss the fall of the church.

In **Revelation 4:5** , when John looks over the sanctuary of God, he sees next to the throne of God a lamb that symbolizes Jesus Christ. Around the throne John sees 24 elders, dressed in white and on their heads they have 24 gold crowns. These are the priests of God who have been sent as prophets to guide the human kind. Around the throne are 4 beasts, with 6 wings covered with eyes. Wings in the Bible symbolize armies. Eyes represent the gift of prophecy. The wings in this case because they are covered with eyes represent the souls of people who belong to the nations of the original 12 tribes of Israel. These 4 beasts comprise each of 3 tribes of Israel. These 4 beasts have 6 wings which gives them the number of 3x4x6 = **72** In the story of Joseph we are told of 70 souls associated with Jacob who came to Egypt. **1M.46 :26-27**. Is there a discrepancy here?, are 2 souls missing from the genealogy of Jacob in Genesis compared to here?, And why are the 12 tribes described as 4 beasts ? The answer to these questions is that there is no discrepancy because these numbers are not describing the same thing. As with all beasts in prophecy found in the Bible, as in Daniel and Revelation, they are all given a specific lifetime. What then is the lifetime of these four beasts? Their lifetime is calculated from the number 144000 that we hear of in Revelation. As Revelation tells it, Judgment Day can't come until this number is reached. If we divide the number 144000 by the number 72, the collective number of the 4 beasts, is: 144000/72 equals: **2000**. The number 2000 is exactly the same number of years Joseph spent in prison and the time that Israel and his family spent in famine (see the story of Joseph). The numbers 72 and 144000 therefore signify the lifetime given to the 12 tribes of Israel. This number 2000 does not begin to count down until the last two tribes of Israel come into existence, Manasseh and Ephraim. It takes 2000 years from the time that Christianity starts to be preached to the Gentiles until the number is reached. At the Apostolic Council in Jerusalem held in the year 48 AD a final permission was given to the Apostle Paul and others to start their missionary work to preach the Gospel to the Gentiles. 48+2000 = 2048 the year of Judgment. The number 2000 also makes 40 Jubilee years. **3M.25:8-17** (see explanation in Jonah)

The 4 beast are: Revelation.4: 7

To the east is a beast like a lion, a symbol for Judah.

To the south is a beast like a man, a symbol for Reuben

To the west is a beast like a calf, a symbol for Ephraim

To the north is a beast like an eagle, a symbol for Dan.

According to the Bible, the Israelites set up camp around the house of God where the ark was kept . **4M.2 :1-32**. The 12 tribes of Israel were organized as follows:

North:

Dan, Asher, Naphtali

West: Efraim,Manasseh, Benjamin The Ark East: Judah,Issachar,Zebulon

South:

Reuben, Simeon, Gad

That Manasseh, Ephraim and Benjamin face west is symbolic because these tribes are related to Christianity. (See explanations in the story of Joseph).

According to **Rev.7:4-8** the tribe of Dan is not sealed with the mark of God. The reason is given in **1M.49.17 "Dan shall be a serpent by the way, A viper by the path,**

That bites the horse's heels So that its rider shall fall backward"

Also the reason is that Dan represents the religious system of eastern Asian tribes, who bore the mark of Cain, as I explained in the first and second chapter of this book. Some souls of people from Dan's tribe will however be among those who will go to Heaven as stated in the genealogy of Jacob, see **1M.46: 23**. The tribe of Levi, which is traditionally not named as one of the 12, since they are priests of God who serve him among the 12 tribes are mentioned among those who receive the seal of God, that is among the 12 thousand of each tribe which makes up the number 144000. Joseph's name is also mentioned in place of Ephraim in **Rev.7:4-8**. This is to remind us that Joseph is connected to Ephraim and the tribes in west, Christianity.

Opening of the Seals.

The lamb, Christ is the only one worthy in opening the seals. In the same chapter it is said that the Lamb has 7 spirits **"which are the seven Spirits of God sent out into all the earth". Rev.5:6-7**

As I've explained regarding Genesis the Spirit of Christ has appeared under many names in the Bible : Melchizedek, Isaac, Jacob, Israel, Joshua, Jesus, Joseph (Zaphnath-Paneah).

Christ alone is worthy to open the book, **"You are worthy to take the scroll, And to open its seals; For You were slain, And have redeemed us to God by Your blood**

Out of every tribe and tongue and people and nation,10 And have made us kings and priests to our God; And we shall reign on the earth." Rev.5:9-10

All human souls in Heaven are priests of God, Christ being the High Priest.

According to my interpretation the seals represent the time from the death and resurrection of Jesus Christ until the Day of Judgment. The 7 seals deal with the Spirit of Christ, since the establishment of the Christian church at the apostolic age to the fall of the church and her turning into the Great Harlot as described later in Revelation and ultimately to her destruction on the Day of Judgment.

Seals opened, Revelation 6:1-16

First Seal. Rev.6:1-2 a White Horse.

White is a color and a symbol of purity. On the white horse sits the Spirit of Christ. He was given a bow (symbolizing Christ) and a crown and " **he went out conquering and to conquer** "

The crown is a symbol that Christ is the King over all the souls of men. During the first years of the church established by Jesus, it was the Apostles that Christ had chosen who presided over the church and brought the Gospel of Jesus to all mankind. During the apostolic age the message of Jesus Christ was still pure and uncontaminated, white

Second seal Rev.6:3-4 a Red Horse:

Red is a color and a symbol for blood. Its rider was a spirit to take away peace. Even during the apostolic age but especially after the death of the apostles a conflict began among the followers of Jesus, peace is taken from the church. The spirit was given a sword as a symbol of conflict and war. Here began the real persecutions against those who follow Jesus Christ. According to anecdotal sources, the Apostle Peter was crucified and Paul the Apostle was beheaded, both in Rome. Rome increased its persecutions against the followers of Christ with emperor Nero being the most famous for his persecutions of Christians. Discord increased with the Jews who denied that Jesus was the Messiah. With time a rift began to grow among the followers of Christ. Arguments arose about who Jesus was and what his purpose was. Was he a prophet, the son of God or God himself? During this time period the formal church among the Gentiles was in its infancy but on its way in becoming a formal institution. (see for example in history books the conflict between followers of the so called holy trinity doctrine and Origen and company who apposed it.)

Third seal Rev.6 :5-6 a Black Horse:

Black is the color of sorrow and darkness. The rider's spirit holds a scale in his hand. A scale is often used as a symbol of justice but in this instance it represents to weigh the worth of something. The Apostle John hears a voice that says: **"A quart of wheat for a denarius, and three quarts of barley for a denarius; and do not harm the oil and the wine." Rev.6:6**

Oil is used to light the lamps in the temple of God. Without oil, there is no light. Wine is a symbol of the Holy Spirit and the blood of Jesus Christ, atoning for the sins of mankind. Since the spirit is said to not harm the oil or the wine means that despite the sins of the church the light of Christ (oil), faith and the Holy Spirit (wine) will thrive in the world and continue to measure the worth of peoples souls, who follow God and those who do not. The spirit of Jesus Christ continues to work in the world until the number of the beasts is reached. The number is 144000 as explained earlier.

Christ is the light of the world. During this time the church has fallen into darkness (black horse). Christ's purpose is being spoiled by false doctrines by priests of the church. The Light of Christ no longer resides in the church. The church is transforming and becoming a formal institution, the Catholic Church.

A little historical explanation in support of the above mentioned statements:

In 325 AD a church council was held in Nicaea by Constantine the Great, the first so-called Christian emperor of the Roman Empire. Although according to contemporary sources, he was a lifelong sun god worshiper to the god Apollo. At this council senior officers of many different denominations and congregations gathered to establish a universal church doctrine and laws because of disunion that existed regarding Jesus Christ and interpretations of his message. Constantine the Emperor wanted a unified faith across the Roman Empire to stop religious conflicts that threatened the very existence of the Empire.

At this council agreement is reached regarding the doctrine of the Holy Trinity, that later became also an accepted doctrine with the Orthodox Catholic Church and the Lutheran Church and among many other smaller denominations. The cross at this time became a formal idol, a symbol for the Christian religion. The cross is a symbol already known among many ancient pagan civilizations for example in ancient Egypt. The cross was also a symbol of torture and had been the main execution device used by the Romans in order to intimidate and warn other citizens of the Empire of the consequence of disobedience to Rome. A strange fact that these men of the church should choose such a symbol to represent the religious beliefs in Jesus Christ and that this symbol is still being used, don't you think? The symbol of Christ is and always has been the Rain(bow).

The doctrine of the Holy Trinity states that Jesus is God, Christ and the Holy Spirit, all as one. This is a false doctrine, as I have explained previously. There is just one God and Jesus is his son.

After the First Council of Nicaea in 325 AD the church has held many other councils were the church has gradually continued to insert more of their false religious doctrines into Christianity. Thereby eroding the foundations of the church.

The fall of the Church is completed at the Second Council of Nicaea. The reasons for this claim are given briefly below. At this time in history the church becomes the great harlot as I will discuss later. A harlot is used by the Bible to describe a woman, faith that commits adultery against God by accepting false religious doctrine and thereby contaminating the one true faith.

The Second Council of Nicaea was held in 787 AD and is the first Church Council which is recognized by all the three biggest church denominations, the Roman Catholic Church, the Orthodox Catholic Church and the Protestant Church. At this council it was approved as church doctrine the veneration and worship of so-called holy relics, idols in violation of the first and second Commandments of God.

The Church had previously broken the 4th commandment at the Council of Laodicea and at the First Council of Nicaea in 325 AD when it was decided to move the Sabbath from Saturday till Sunday. Sunday is a day of sun god worship.

At the council in 787 the worship of images of Jesus Christ, the Virgin Mary, angels and human saints is approved and that every altar dedicated to God should contain a sacred idol (relic), in the form of a cross, a statue or a picture of Jesus, the Virgin Mary or some saint of the Church, a violation of the 1st and 2nd Commandments.

It is also agreed that the New Testament is a new covenant between God and men, replacing the old covenant found in the Old Testament. Because of all these false doctrines accepted by the church it had fulfilled its sin by breaking all the

10 commandments. The 10 Commandments are not just for men to follow, but they are first and foremost commandments for the church to follow.

1st commandment: **"Thou shalt have no other gods before me".** Broken in 787

2nd commandment: **"Thou shalt not make unto thee any graven image, or any likeness of any thing that is in heaven above, or that is in the earth beneath, or that is in the water under the earth:"** broken in 787

3rd commandment: " **Thou shalt not take the name of the Lord thy God in vain".** Always been broken

4th commandment: **"Remember the Sabbath day, to keep it holy"** broken in 325

5th commandment: **"Honor thy father** (God) **and your mother** (Faith) **"**

6th commandment: **"Thou shalt not kill".** Both officers and men of the Church have been instrumental in causing many wars. Read the history of the Pope and the Catholic Church.

7. **"You shall not commit adultery".** To commit adultery is to accept false religious doctrine. It also applies to cheating on one's spouse.

8. **"Thou shalt not steal."** The church, especially the Catholic Church has engaged in all kinds of exploitation, especially in the early centuries of its existence.

9: **"Thou shalt not bear false witness against your neighbor."** This Commandment has often been broken by the church. Especially during the Spanish Inquisition and also in the first few centuries AD with its persecution against their fellow-believers who did not comply with false doctrines approved at the Church Councils.

10." **thou shalt not covet thy neighbor's wife, nor his manservant, nor his maidservant, nor his ox, nor his ass, nor any thing that is thy neighbor's."** This refers to covet the possessions of others, but also women, that is the religious beliefs of others.

The Fourth Seal. Rev.6 :7-8 Pale (Pink) Horse.

The spirit of death sat upon the horse and hell followed him. This spirit is connected to false religious doctrine. Death is the cycle of reincarnation of the soul and hell represents the souls existence outside the Kingdom of Christ and the presence of God. All those who follow the pale horse follow false religious doctrine.

Pink is a color that is a mixture of red and white. Here, the white color of purity has been contaminated by red the color of blood. This spirit is given power over a 1/4 of the earth to kill by sword, famine and plague.

The arrival of the pale horse corresponds to the time when the Catholic Church became part of the Holy Roman Empire in 800 AD.

The church sinks ever deeper in its sin. As the power and influence of the church grew the more it increased its persecution of those she believed apposed her, like those who did not believe in the doctrine of Holy Trinity, those who disagreed with other church doctrine and the Jews who became ever more persecuted. The church gradually achieves almost total control of all religious matters in Europe. Throughout the centuries the Catholic and Lutheran churches have carried the message of the Church throughout the whole world. Of course not all the people in the church are bad, many have done a great deal of good and done God's work as related in the 3rd seal with the oil and wine.

In the year 800 Pope Leo III crowns Charlemagne (Charles the Great) as emperor. This coronation took place on the 25th of December at St.Peter's Basilica in Rome. The Roman Catholic Church had become the great harlot in 787 AD but at this junction she is given wings by the eagle and becomes a part of a military alliance. I will discuss this later in this chapter. Pink is a color in the same color spectrum as purple. Purple color has always been associated with imperial or royal rank among men.

The fifth seal. Rev.6 :9-11

"I saw under the altar the souls of those who had been slain for the word of God and for the testimony which they held. 10 And they cried with a loud voice, saying, "How long, O Lord, holy and true, until You judge and avenge our blood on those who dwell on the earth?" 11 Then a white robe was given to each of them; and it was said to them that they should rest a little while longer, until both the number of their fellow servants and their brethren, who would be killed as they were, was completed."

Here the Bible is referring to all those who have died for their belief in God from the beginning of the church. The number that is being referred to is 144000. Souls of people who have been saved need to wait and rest a little while longer until the number is reached at Judgment Day.

The sixth seal. Rev.6 :12-17

" I looked when He opened the sixth seal, and behold, there was a great earthquake; and the sun became black as sackcloth of hair, and the moon became like blood. 13 And the stars of heaven fell to the earth, as a fig tree drops its late figs when it is shaken by a mighty wind. 14 Then the sky receded as a scroll when it is rolled up, and every mountain and island was moved out of its place. 15 And the kings of the earth, the great men, the rich men, the commanders, he mighty men, every slave and every free man, hid themselves in the caves and in the rocks of the mountains, 16 and said to the mountains and rocks, "Fall on us and hide us from the face of Him who sits on the throne and from the wrath of the Lamb!17 For the great day of His wrath has come, and who is able to stand? "

Regarding the symbols in the above passage. The earthquake represents great changes, upheaval and turmoil. The sun becoming black means that the light of Christ ceases to shine in the church. The moon has no light of its own, can only reflect the light from the sun, Christ. The moon represents the church that has become like blood because of all her inequities, persecutions and wars she has caused. Stars are symbols for the souls of people fooled by the fallen church and her false religious doctrine. Heaven is a symbol of holiness and to fall from heaven to earth is to fall from God's grace and loose His blessing. The souls of people fall for all kinds of false doctrine and false gods. Mountains and islands are symbols of cities and city-states. Their movement out of their place is a sign of great change, shift in power between nations and cities, reminiscence of the great conflicts and power struggles in Europe during the centuries.

In the light (Christ) the sin is visible and exposed, but when people try hiding in caves and in the rocks of the mountains symbolizes the efforts of people seeking darkness and to live in sin by forsaking Christ. In darkness (sin) and by not believing in God or Christ one does not need to think about sin and being judged. Faith in God has steadily declined in the past centuries, not least because of the actions of a corrupt church.

The church became connected with the crowning of emperors and kings and she became part of the Holy Roman Emperor that began in spirit with the coronation of Charlemagne in the year 800 and formally became a united empire of many nations in 962 and lasted until 1806.

Since the year 800 a great deal of disasters and misery has fallen upon Europe with endless wars, plagues and religious persecutions. With the church playing an active part in many of these disasters.

The church was behind the Crusades, sales of indulgences from sin to finance the construction of St. Peter's Basilica that was among other sins of the Catholic Church that led to the Protestant Reformation in 1517.

Earlier a rift had occurred within the Catholic Church when it split into the Roman and Orthodox Catholic Churches. The Catholic Church then split again after the assembly called Diet of Worms 1521 which was held in Germany, were Luther was condemned as a heretic because of his criticism of the Catholic church and so came into being the Protestant Church. And lets not forget the Spanish Inquisition and the 30-year war in 1618-1648 between Catholics and Protestants. This is but a small list of all the sins and misery that has been associated with the church throughout the centuries.

In our era faith in God has diminished fast, as people leave God in great numbers and prefer to live in darkness and sin. The time period of the sixth seal has just recently ended.

Between the end of the sixth seal and the opening of the seventh is: Rev.7 :1-8

The four angels who stood on the 4 corners of the earth are said to not blow their trumpets until the number of the people belonging to God has been reached and have received a seal on the forehead as servants of God. The number of those who were sealed God is 144,000 belonging to all the 12 tribes of Israel. A time of prayer and praise is held in Heaven before the seventh seal is opened. The time of Tribulation and disaster on earth is about to begin with great labor pains. The Day of Judgment is fast approaching.

Wind is a symbol of destruction and war. The number of souls that go to heaven has nothing to do with the number 144 000 (the number is associated with the lifetime of the four beast as already explained.), as noted in **Rev.7: 9 "After these things I looked, and behold, a great multitude which no one could number, of all nations, tribes, peoples, and tongues, standing before the throne and before the Lamb, clothed with white robes, with palm branches in their hands, 10 and crying out with a loud voice, saying, "Salvation belongs to our God who sits on the throne, and to the Lamb!"**

The Seventh Seal: Rev.8 :1-5

**"When He opened the seventh seal, there was silence in heaven for about half an hour.2 And I saw the seven angels who stand before God, and to them were given seven trumpets.3 Then another angel, having a golden censer, came and stood at the altar. He was given much incense, that he should offer it with the prayers of all the saints upon the golden altar which was before the throne. 4 And the smoke of the incense, with the prayers of the saints, ascended before God from the angel's hand. 5 Then the angel took the censer, filled it with fire from the altar, and threw it to the earth. And there were noises, thunderings, lightnings, and an** earthquake **."**

First a prayer is held in Heaven for about half an hour. I do not know the length of time a half an hour in Heaven represents in our calendar of time. But my guess is around 4 human years so the c.a. 35-year period of the Trumpets plus the year of Christ's return equates to the 40 years of rain in the story of Noah. (I will explain this statement later)

This Holy Smoke represents the Holy Spirit and is poured from Heaven down to earth thereby commencing the 40 years of Tribulation. This Holy Spirit is poured for the souls on earth that will receive the seal of God on their foreheads. The pouring of the Holy Smoke induces noises, thunderings, lightning and an earthquake. These are warnings to the humankind informing us that Tribulation has started. As I have explained about the prophecy regarding Adam´s genealogy to Isaac, Judgment will happen around the year 2048. So in 2008, 2048 minus 40 years similar to the rain during Noah´s flood, the outpouring of the Holy Spirit started and with it started Tribulation. Tribulation starts with the gradual destruction of the economic and financial power of the beast in 2008 and then wars will escalate to become a global world war.(Explained later in Revelation and the Spirit of Babylon)

Just as the rain and flood destruction in Noah's time lasted 40 years, so will Tribulation last for 40 years.

The above-mentioned earthquake will be very symbolic. I think this earthquake was the Virginia earthquake near Washington DC that happened on the 23rd of August 2011. (Discussed in detail its significance in the chapter on Tower of Babel.)

After this has happened the first Trumpet is blown. The trumpet has a great importance relating to the feasts of the Lord according to **3M.23-25**. The Seventh month, Tishri begins with the blowing of trumpets on a day called Day of Trumpets. **3M.23: 23**

Furthermore the first day of Tishri is also New Year's Day according to Biblical calendar. As always the number 7 is holy making the seventh month the most sacred month of all.

Day of Atonement (Yom Kippur) is held on the 10th day of the seventh month just before Feast of Tabernacles, which begins on the 15th of the same month. The month of Tishri according to our calendar begins in late September and ends 30 days later in the month of October. Ancient Jewish calendar did not start on January 1 but was linked to Equinoxes in spring and fall when the length of the day is equal in the northern and southern hemisphere. According to our calendar fall equinox is around the 23rd September. The blowing of trumpets is also associated with the Day of Atonement when it is celebrated in the year of Jubilee that is held every fiftieth year. **3M.25: 8**. (7x7=49 years)

On the Day of Atonement one should fast in preparation for the Feast of Tabernacles that happened 5 days later. Fasting does not just mean food. Fasting signifies to deny the body of all temptation and sin.

This day is to atone for ones sins before God, as explained in the Bible: **" For any person who is not afflicted in soul on that same day shall be cut off from his people. 3M.23: 29.** Clearly implying that without atoning for ones sins before God, one is cut from his people.

Jesus Christ was crucified on the spring Feast of Passover and He will return on the Feast of Tabernacles as Isaac, the Messiah. For more detailed description regarding the Feasts of the Lord I refer to the Bible.

Feast of Tabernacles is held on the 15th day of the 7the month, 5 days after the Day of Atonement. This is a 7 day festival in honor of the Lord were one should make offerings to the Lord on each day of the seven days and on the 8th day to hold a holy gathering and meeting with the Lord. It should be noted that the Bible instructs circumcision to be held on the 8th day after the birth of a son. Isaac, as I have previously mentioned is a symbol for Christ and he was the first baby mentioned in the Bible to be circumcised on the 8th day by his father Abraham. So probably on the 8th day on the Feast of Tabernacles around the year 2048 the Day of Judgment will take place with the second coming of Christ (Isaac). According to Biblical calendar the year 2048 begins on the first day of Tishri in the year 2047.

After the prayer that followed the opening of the seventh seal is completed the first Trumpet is blown. **Rev.8: 6**

The first trumpet is blown in autumn, in association with the seventh month of Tishri.

All the Trumpets in combination represent a period of time in relations to Tribulation that lasts until Judgment Day.

They also represent the last period of time the Lord gives human souls to atone for their sins.

The prophecy of the Trumpets does not relate to any given day, but a period of years.

That God places 5 days between the start of The Day of Atonement and beginning of the Feast of Tabernacles, I believe to be of great importance in my calculations. As always in prophecy, 1 day equates to 1 human year. I figure that these 7 Trumpets multiplied with 5 years (5 days) equate to 35 years, the length of the 7 Trumpet periods.

Since the year 2048 is sacred connected to the coming of Christ I figure that the Trumpet period will end on the last day of the sixth month in 2047. This same date is seen in the story of Abram when he is circumcised and becomes Abraham, 2047 years after the birth of Adam and also in relations to the fall of the church in 787 AD at the Second Council of Nicaea. I will explain this further in the coming sections in this chapter. 2047-35 = 2012 is the year when the 7 Trumpet Periods begins. So in the coming years we will see the total collapse of the financial system and escalation of war that will end in a global world war.

The following descriptions are in relations to the 7 Trumpet periods. It is my opinion that the Bowls of wrath described in **Rev.16 :1-21** occur at the same time as the description of the events in connection with them are very similar to events related to the Trumpets.

The First Trumpet: Rev.8: 7

Describes hail and fire mixed with blood that is thrown from the sky down to earth. Since this destruction comes from above, not from Heaven signifies that it is caused by the human race. It kills 1/3 of mankind, men being represented as trees and all grass is consumed in flames.

This is a symbol for war because fire represents war and conflict in the Bible. This destruction comes from the sky by means of airplanes and missiles bringing a hale of death and destruction to the inhabitants of earth. Not unlikely that nuclear weapons will be used causing a tremendous loss of life. This war does not end when the next Trumpet is blown, because they symbolize a combination of periods of time.

The first bowl of wrath Rev.16: 2: describes when the souls of people who have followed the beast are marked. The beast explained later.

The Second Trumpet: Rev.8 :8-9

Describes when a great mountain, burning with fire is thrown into the sea. A third of the sea became as blood, 1/3 of the living organisms that lived in the sea died and 1/3 of the ships perished.

The mountain is a symbol for a great city, destroyed by war. The sea represents many nations. This event describes the death of third of humans who are associated with this sea and a third of the cities (ships) are destroyed. The beast that came out of the sea, which I will explain later in this chapter, was a symbol for the Holy Roman Empire. The Great city mentioned here is probably Rome and the Vatican and the nations represented by the sea are the nations of Europe.

This Trumpet is clearly related to the war described in the First Trumpet. The death of 1/3 of the people here is a description of the same war and its consequences that began with the First Trumpet period. At this point in the war 1/3 of all the people in Europe have died.

The second Bowl of wrath Rev.16: 3:

The second Bowl is poured into the sea, the same sea as described in the Second Trumpet. The sea became as blood and every living soul in the sea died. The first beast that came from the sea is the nations of Europe. Probably the fate of Europe will be worst.

The Third Trumpet: Rev.8 :10-11

Tells of a big star named Wormwood that falls from heaven, burning as a torch as it fell on the 1/3 of the rivers and on the springs of water. Many were killed by the water, because it had become bitter.

This is no ordinary star, because she is burning signifies that she is connected to war and destruction. Here 1/3 of the rivers and springs of water will be affected. The sea is a symbol for the nations of Europe so these rivers and springs of water represent all the other nations on earth. Meaning that this war and its destruction is global, no one will be unaffected. The word Wormwood probably symbolizes nuclear destruction and radiation. Connected to the war described in Trumpets one and two. Even after a nuclear blast one can die later because of radiation poisoning left in the food and drinking supply.

The third Bowl of wrath Rev.16 :4-7:

Is poured into the rivers and springs of water that became blood. Signifies the same event as above. Blood in the water, river or sea is always associated with death.

The Fourth trumpet: Rev.8: 12

It describes when 1/3 of the sun is struck together with 1/3 of the moon and 1/3 stars leading to 1/3 of the light of day and 1/3 of the light of night losing their brightness.

As before, the light of the sun represents the light of Christ, the moon represents the church/faith and the stars are the souls of men. This is a symbol for the significant loss of faith among the people when these disasters happen. This also symbolizes that the blessing and light of Christ for the humans that are still alive has diminished greatly leading many of those who believe to lose hope and even start to curse God for all the misery inflicted on them.

After this the eagle flies and announces more woes. **Rev.8: 13**

The eagle with its wings represents a military alliance similar to when the eagle gave the woman wings, as explained later in this chapter. The military conflict continues.

The fourth Bowl of wrath Rev.16 :8-9:

"Then the fourth angel poured out his bowl on the sun, and power was given to him to scorch men with fire. 9 And men were scorched with great heat, and they blasphemed the name of God who has power over these plagues; and they did not repent and give Him glory."

Sun in prophecy represents the light of Christ. Christ does not protect people anymore but allows them to be scorched by war. Despite this misery people continue to blaspheme against the name of God and do not repent and turn towards God's glory.

The Fifth Trumpet: Rev.9 :1-12

The star that fell in The Third Trumpet is given the key to the pit of the abyss." **And I saw a star fallen from heaven to the earth. To him was given the key to the bottomless pit. 2 And he opened the bottomless pit, and smoke arose out of the pit like the smoke of a great furnace. So the sun and the air were darkened because of the smoke of the pit. 3 Then out of the smoke locusts came upon the earth. And to them was given power, as the scorpions of the earth have power. 4 They were commanded not to harm the grass of the earth, or any green thing, or any tree, but only those men who do not have the seal of God on their foreheads."**

Smoke from the pit represents armies of war. This will be a global war, fought by people who do not belief in God or Christ. The light of Christ has nothing to do with these people.(sun becoming dark) Locusts that came out of the smoke represent military vehicles like tanks, helicopters and so on. This war will be fought by people who don't have the seal of God on their foreheads.

"And they had as king over them the angel of the bottomless pit, whose name in Hebrew is Abaddon, but in Greek he has the name Apollyon."

Apollyon is the god of all those who do not believe in the one true God. He represents all those who belief in false gods like the god Mammon, those who follow idolatry and those who are atheists.

The fifth Bowl of wrath Rev.16 :10-11:

The Bowl is poured on the throne of the beast. And darkness befell on it. People continue to blaspheme God for all these miseries, but do not repent. As I will discuss later in this chapter and the chapter about the "Tower of Babel" and the "spirit of Babylon", it is my opinion that the throne of the beast now resides in Washington DC. This is a description that the U.S will be devastated by war and natural disasters. Darkness describes people who live in sin and do not belief in God.

The Sixth Trumpet: Rev.9 :13-21

The 4 angels who are bound at the river Euphrates are released. These angels are the same as described earlier in **Rev.7.1**. They hold back the 4 winds of the earth.

Wind is a symbol for destruction and with their release 1/3 of mankind dies. Relating them to the war and natural destruction that started with The First Trumpet. The total number of military troops that are involved in the war that began with the First Trumpet is mentioned, 200 million. The military hard-wear used in this war is described by the Bible thus:

**"the heads of the horses were like the heads of lions; and out of their mouths came fire, smoke, and brimstone. From the mouths of those who sat on the horse came fire, smoke and sulfur."** These horses with head of lions blasting out destruction represent tanks and other military equipments.

Since these are the 4 winds of the earth means that this is a World War that covers the entire planet.

Despite all this disaster that has been detailed **"the rest of mankind, who were not killed by these plagues, did not repent of the works of their hands, that they should not worship demons, and idols of gold, silver, brass, stone, and wood, which can neither see nor hear nor walk. 21 And they did not repent of their murders or their sorceries or their sexual immorality or their thefts." Rev.9: 20**

In **Rev.10 John sees " another mighty angel coming down from heaven, clothed with a cloud. And a rainbow was on his head, his face was like the sun, and his feet like pillars of fire. 2 He had a little book open in his hand."**

This angel is Christ, because his sign the rainbow is on his head and also his face is like the sun, the sun representing Christ's Light. The open book in his hand is the Book of Revelation. The book is open because Christ has revealed all its mysteries.

He then announces that men will not be given more time to repent and turn to God.

"and (Christ) swore by Him who lives forever and ever, who created heaven and the things that are in it, the earth and the things that are in it, and the sea and the things that are in it, that there should be delay no longer, 7 but in the days of the sounding of the seventh angel, when he is about to sound, the mystery of God would be finished, as He declared to His servants the prophets." Rev.10 :6-7

The sixth Bowl of wrath Rev.16 :12-16:

This Bowl is poured on the river Euphrates. **"and its water was dried up, so that the way of the kings from the east might be prepared. 13 And I saw three unclean spirits like frogs coming out of the mouth of the dragon, out of the mouth of the beast, and out of the mouth of the false prophet. 14 For they are spirits of demons, performing signs, which go out to the kings of the earth and of the whole world, to gather them to the battle of that great day of God Almighty."**

And they gathered them together to the place called in Hebrew, Armageddon."

The Kings of east are the armies belonging to nations east of the river like Iran, Pakistan, China, India, Korea and Japan. Meaning that the war is truly global, mostly a battle between western powers and thinking and eastern and Muslim nations. The dragon represents false religion, the beast represents armies of NATO and the false prophet represents armies of Muslim nations. These armies will use religious and other kinds of propaganda and lies represented as unclean spirits like frogs coming out of their mouths to entice people to take part in this world war.

Between the Sixth and Seventh Trumpet.

Revelation **chapter 11** describes the joy of humanity over the death of the faithful. The bodies of the faithful will be allowed to lie for the 31/2 day (3 and 1/2 years). God will then blow the spirit of life into the bodies and they will ascend up to heaven in a cloud and all their enemies will witness this event. The Resurrection of Jesus Christ is made symbolic for all those people who are still alive on earth to see so that they will realize that God's words are true. Then a great earthquake will strike the city of Jerusalem and a tenth of the city fell, seven thousand of its inhabitants die. People all over the world will see with their own eyes the error of their ways for rejecting Christ as their Savior. They will become afraid and will give glory to the God of Heaven. **Rev.11:11-13**

The second woe is past. Behold, the third woe is coming quickly with the blowing of the Seventh Trumpet.

The Seventh Trumpet: Rev.11:15-19

After this final battle the Seventh Trumpet is blown when all the souls of people who belong to Christ and God have entered into his kingdom.

""The kingdoms of this world have become the kingdoms of our Lord and of His Christ, and He shall reign forever and ever!" 16 And the twenty-four elders who sat before God on their thrones fell on their faces and worshiped God, 17 saying:

"We give You thanks, O Lord God Almighty,

The One who is and who was and who is to come,

Because You have taken Your great power and reigned.

18 The nations were angry, and Your wrath has come,

And the time of the dead, that they should be judged,

And that You should reward Your servants the prophets and the saints,

And those who fear Your name, small and great,

And should destroy those who destroy the earth."

19 Then the temple of God was opened in heaven, and the ark of His covenant was seen in His temple. And there were lightnings, noises, thunderings, an earthquake, and great hail"

Those people who remain on earth will be subject to further destruction with lightning, thundering, an earthquake and much hail. These are the last days of Tribulation.

The souls of people who were not judged to be worthy of Heaven will be left behind on earth to continue the cycle of reincarnation. See also the story of Joseph.

The Seventh Bowl of wrath: Rev.16 :17-21:

Lightning, thunder and great earthquake will shake the earth.

**"a loud voice came out of the temple of heaven, from the throne, saying,** "It is done! **" 18 And there were noises and thunderings and lightnings; and there was a great earthquake, such a mighty and great earthquake as had not occurred since men were on the earth. 19 Now the great city was divided into three parts, and the cities of the nations fell. And great Babylon was remembered before God, to give her the cup of the wine of the fierceness of His wrath. 20 Then every island fled away, and the mountains were not found. 21 And great hail from heaven fell upon men, each hailstone about the weight of a talent. Men blasphemed God because of the plague of the hail, since that plague was exceedingly great.."**

The great city Jerusalem will be split into 3 parts because of the earthquake. A symbolic gesture because the old city of Jerusalem is split between the 3 great religions of the world, Judaism, Christianity and Islam.

All the cities on earth will collapse. Destruction also comes from above by means of a hailstorm, which could symbolize a meteor shower.

The Book of Revelation is given to Apostle John in chapter 10.

The little open book in the right hand of Christ is the Book of Revelation. Christ said to the Apostle John: **"Take and eat it; and it will make your stomach bitter, but it will be as sweet as honey in your mouth." Rev.10: 9.**

This is a sign that the Apostle John is given the Book of Revelation to write down and deliver its message, which he later did when he sent it to the 7 Churches in Anatolia. Eating the book is a symbol consuming its content and meaning.

The Two Witnesses

**Revelation 11** is about the two Witnesses. They are the Old Testament and the New Testament who together make up the Holy Bible. The Gentiles who tread the holy city for 42 months are those who were given the Bible. But they will trample on the teachings of Christ. The 42 months represent a prophecy of time. They stand for 42 months multiplied by 30 days per month, making the prophecy last for 1260 days. As always in prophecy a day equates to one human year. Meaning that the 42 months represent 1260 years. These 1260 years correspond to the years given to the Church after its fall, explained in the section about the woman and the dragon later in Revelation. After the fall of the church in 787 AD the only true word of God preaching to mankind is found in the Bible.

A further description of the Bible is given in **Revelation, chapter 11** , were the Bible is likened to **" two olive trees and the two lampstands that stand before the Lord of the earth."Rev.11:4**

The olive trees are Judaism and Christianity. The lampstands that give of the Light of Christ are the two Testaments in the Bible. The Lord of the earth is Christ.

Authority of Christ and his message is described in **Rev.11:4-7.**

"the great city which spiritually is called Sodom and Egypt, where also our Lord was crucified." Rev.11:8

Jesus Christ was crucified in Jerusalem, therefore Sodom is Jerusalem. (see also in the chapter of Abram to Abraham)

Jerusalem represents the unholy division of the old city between Judaism, Christianity and Islam.

On the Day of Judgment the word of God will bare witness against our souls. The Law found in the Old Testament will testify and bare witness against us. Because the Law is perfect and we as imperfect beings will all be found guilty of breaking the Law. However because of Christ we have a chance through our faith and his grace to be pardoned from breaking the Law. Because Christ is also the judge on the Day of Judgment he can bare witness on our behalf and free us of our guilt and grant us forgiveness and an everlasting life.

The woman and the dragon. Revelation chapter 12

"12 Now a great sign appeared in heaven: a woman clothed with the sun, with the moon under her feet, and on her head a garland of twelve stars. 2 Then being with child, she cried out in labor and in pain to give birth.

3 And another sign appeared in heaven: behold, a great, fiery red dragon having seven heads and ten horns, and seven diadems on his heads. 4 His tail drew a third of the stars of heaven and threw them to the earth. And the dragon stood before the woman who was ready to give birth, to devour her Child as soon as it was born. 5 She bore a male Child who was to rule all nations with a rod of iron. And her Child was caught up to God and His throne. 6 Then the woman fled into the wilderness, where she has a place prepared by God, that they should feed her there one thousand two hundred and sixty days.

7 And war broke out in heaven: Michael and his angels fought with the dragon; and the dragon and his angels fought, 8 but they did not prevail, nor was a place found for them in heaven any longer. 9 So the great dragon was cast out, that serpent of old, called the Devil and Satan, who deceives the whole world; he was cast to the earth, and his angels were cast out with him.

10 Then I heard a loud voice saying in heaven, "Now salvation, and strength, and the kingdom of our God, and the power of His Christ have come, for the accuser of our brethren, who accused them before our God day and night, has been cast down. 11 And they overcame him by the blood of the Lamb and by the word of their testimony, and they did not love their lives to the death. 12 Therefore rejoice, O heavens, and you who dwell in them! Woe to the inhabitants of the earth and the sea! For the devil has come down to you, having great wrath, because he knows that he has a short time."

The woman clothed with the sun is a symbol for the true church and faith dressed in the glory of Christ. As before the light of Christ is represented by the sun. The moon reflects the light of the sun and guides humanity during the night. The moon is a symbol for the church/faith ruled by man. Without the light of Christ (the sun) there is no reflection from the church (the moon). The Moon (faith based on the Bible) is whole because the whole Gospel of Christ is found in the Bible. That is why the symbol of Islam is the Crescent Moon. In Islam only half the truth of God and Christ is found. (See the story of Joseph).

The Crown on the woman's head is a symbol of Christ's kingship over the 12 tribes of Israel, represented by the 12 stars in the crown **." Then being with child, she cried out in labor and in pain to give birth."**

The labor pains of the church represent the hardship and persecution which the church of Jesus Christ and his Apostles will have to endure throughout the centuries until the true church gives birth to the second coming of Christ.

The red dragon with seven heads represents the city of Rome that sits on 7 hills. The dragon represents the spirit of false religion. In the first centuries after Christ it was the Roman Empire that persecuted the Apostles and early Christians. The 10 horns are 10 smaller kingdoms that came into being after the collapse of the Roman Empire into the Western and Eastern Roman Empires and later after the total collapse of the Western Roman Empire. After the collapse of the Western Empire great turmoil arose which later led to a formation of 10 smaller kingdoms that later united to become the Holy Roman Empire. (See also in the Book of Daniel)

The Catholic Church with its headquarters in Rome became part of the Holy Roman Empire in the year 800 when Pope Leo III crowned Charlemagne as emperor. (See more explanation in the prophecy of Daniel). The Roman Catholic Church had already become part of the dragon when it became a religious institution of the Roman Empire.

With its tail the dragon dragged 1/3 of the stars of heaven and cast them down to earth. This passage refers to the fall of the Catholic Church, the stars are the souls of people who follow the false doctrine of the Catholic Church and therefore fall from the grace of God in Heaven down to earth.

The child that the woman gave birth to is the Spirit of the second coming of Jesus Christ which was taken to Heaven to become the ruler of all nations when he returns. The dragon representing Satan and false religion wanted to get rid of the true Gospel of Jesus Christ.

The woman that fled into the wilderness/desert represents the church that later became the Catholic Church. That she fled by her own free will means that she chose to flee from Christ and his true message. Wilderness/desert is a symbol of a place where almost no vegetation grows and therefore gives almost no fruit. The church is almost spiritually dead, being starved of lack of The Holy Spirit (rain).

But she will not die, because she is given a place by God and given a further 1260 days to continue to exist. Days in prophecy signify human years meaning that the church will live for a further 1260 years. As I have explained earlier, these 1260 years began in 787 at the Second Council of Nicaea. A few years later she became part of the Holy Roman Empire and was given wings by the eagle. She became part of a military alliance.

The church was originally in the glory of God, symbolized by being in Heaven but she rebelled against God. Michael and his angels, Michael (Christ) being the guardian angel of the tribes of Israel, fights the dragon (fallen church, false religion) and throws her out of the glory of God down to the ground. Which means the fall of the church from the glory of God. The dragon was defeated by the blood of Jesus Christ but the dragon was given a short time to persecute the faithful until the second coming of Christ.

Woe to the earth and sea (sea is a symbol for the nations of men), firstly because of the Roman Empire and later the Holy Roman Empire. Religious persecution has been rife and these two Empires along with the Catholic Church, and later the Orthodox and Lutheran Churches have caused a great deal of tragedy, wars and suffering among the people of earth.

"But the woman was given two wings of a great eagle, that she might fly into the wilderness to her place, where she is nourished for a time and times and half a time, from the presence of the serpent. 15 So the serpent spewed water out of his mouth like a flood after the woman, that he might cause her to be carried away by the flood. 16 But the earth helped the woman, and the earth opened its mouth and swallowed up the flood which the dragon had spewed out of his mouth. 17 And the dragon was enraged with the woman, and he went to make war with the rest of her offspring, who keep the commandments of God and have the testimony of Jesus Christ. Rev 12:12-18

The dragon began its persecution of the woman but she was given two wings by the eagle to escape.

Woman being the church escaped persecution by joining firstly the Roman Empire and became the state religion of the Roman Empire. But she truly became a part of a military alliance when she joined the Holy Roman Empire a few centuries later. She fled with the assistance of the great eagle into the wilderness. Wilderness in prophecy is a symbol for the place where there is a shortage of rain (the Holy Spirit), and where almost no fruit grows. She will spend 31/2 years in the wilderness. This is clearly the same woman (church) as described earlier. Since these are years that end in six months, they equate to 42 months. According to the Jewish calendar, according to the Bible, every month has 30 days, being lunar months. So these 42 months give us: 30 days x 42 months = 1260 days or 1260 years, the same number of years and the same time period as the Two Witnesses in **Revelation chapter 11**.

The great eagle and its wings is a symbol for a military alliance. In this case it applies to the military alliance of the Holy Roman Empire that had in its emblem the symbol of the eagle. When the woman accepted the two wings from the eagle she, the church accepted to become part of a military alliance.

The eagle has been a national emblem for most of the so-called Christian nations and an emblem of all the countries that have protected the church throughout the centuries. First was the pagan Roman Empire that later took up Christianity and then the following empires: the Byzantine Empire (Eastern Roman Empire), The Holy Roman Empire, Germany, Poland, Russia and the USA. (Egypt's emblem is also the eagle)

The serpent is the dragon (sin, temptations and false religion) and their followers are people who govern and support the Catholic Church. That the serpent is given a mouth to spew water after the woman is a symbol of blasphemy by the Catholic Church and Pope against the true religion of Christ and its followers. (See in history books the religious persecution by the Catholic Church)

The dragon / Catholic Church then in earnest began to persecute and make war with the rest of the true followers of Jesus Christ, those who keep the commandments of God and the testimony of Jesus.

Eventually all of Europe became Christian, Roman Catholic, Orthodox Catholic or Protestant. Although being different, they are all contaminated by false doctrine and the Orthodox Roman Church and the Lutheran Church are daughter churches of the Roman Catholic Church.

To fully understand the dragon and later in Revelation the beasts, one needs to use and understand the prophecies in the book of Daniel. (See chapter regarding the interpretation of Daniel's prophecies).

The Beast from the sea and the Beast from the earth. Revelation chapter 13.

The Beast from the sea:

"Then I stood on the sand of the sea. And I saw a beast rising up out of the sea, having seven heads and ten horns, and on his horns ten crowns, and on his heads a blasphemous name. 2 Now the beast which I saw was like a leopard, his feet were like the feet of a bear, and his mouth like the mouth of a lion. The dragon gave him his power, his throne, and great authority. 3 And I saw one of his heads as if it had been mortally wounded, and his deadly wound was healed. And all the world marveled and followed the beast. 4 So they worshiped the dragon who gave authority to the beast; and they worshiped the beast, saying, "Who is like the beast? Who is able to make war with him?"

5 And he was given a mouth speaking great things and blasphemies, and he was given authority to continue for forty-two months. 6 Then he opened his mouth in blasphemy against God, to blaspheme His name, His tabernacle, and those who dwell in heaven. 7 It was granted to him to make war with the saints and to overcome them. And authority was given him over every tribe, tongue, and nation. 8 All who dwell on the earth will worship him, whose names have not been written in the Book of Life of the Lamb slain from the foundation of the world.

9 If anyone has an ear, let him hear. 10 He who leads into captivity shall go into captivity; he who kills with the sword must be killed with the sword. Here is the patience and the faith of the saints." Revelation 13:1-12

To understand the prophecies of the first beast one has to use Daniel's prophecy about the same beast. See detailed explanations regarding the prophecies of Daniel and the Spirit of Babylon later in this book.

The beast that rose from the sea represents a union made up of many nations. The seven heads are the foundation of the beast, meaning the Roman Empire. Rome sat on seven hills. The 10 horns represent 10 smaller kingdoms that later united but had in common that they all had belonged to the 7 heads. (See also Daniel)

This animal possesses the spirit and power of the beasts mentioned in the prophecy of Daniel. It was like a leopard (representing Alexander the Great), Bear feet (Persian Empire) and its mouth like a lion's mouth (Lion the symbol for Babylon, see Ishtar Gate.) The lions mouth also means that this beast speaks blasphemy **." he opened his mouth in blasphemy against God, to blaspheme His name, His tabernacle, and those who dwell in heaven"**

The dragon is a symbol for the fallen Church (Catholic Church) that gave the beast its power, throne and authority. The Catholic Church became a dragon in 787 AD at the Second Council of Nicaea. In the year 800 the Catholic Church gave the beast its power, throne and authority with the crowning of Charlemagne as emperor in St. Peter's Basilica in Rome in exchange for his military protection. This is why people worshiped the dragon and the beast. The 1260 years are calculated from the year 787, as mentioned earlier.

**"One of its heads seemed mortally wounded but his deadly wound healed"**. The Catholic Church was often about to disintegrate in the early centuries of the Empire. Her almost fatal wound was first associated with her split into the Roman Catholic and Eastern Orthodox Churches and later when the Roman Catholic Church split during the Protestant Reformation in the 16th century when the Lutheran Protestant Church was established. But the Catholic Church survived all this turmoil and today she is the strongest, richest and most powerful church in the world. Her daughter churches also survived after splitting off from her. Therefore one can say that her mortal wound was healed.

The earth followed the beast and worshiped the dragon (Fallen Church). Europe has been the main influence around the world ever since. To worship the dragon is to worship false doctrine, an ungodly church.

The beast was given a mouth (the mouth came from the Catholic Church) and spoke with authority and blasphemed against God. This beast was given authority to continue for 42 months. The same number as the woman mentioned earlier. These 42 months equate as before to 1260 days, or 1260 years. Meaning that the dragon, beast and the woman are the same.

The Beast / Church has since blasphemed against God by distorting the message of the Bible and using religion as a weapon to gain power over the people. It blasphemed against his Tabernacle, and since the Tabernacle is associated with the Jewish faith means that the Catholic Church was anti-Semitic. The church and the beast managed to win against the saints, meaning that the Catholic Church along with the Beast managed to quell all religious rebellion throughout Europe, won against all who did not approve of her religious doctrine.

Those who have supported the Catholic Churched throughout the centuries and who support and take part in all her inequities do not have their names written in the book of life.

The Beast from the earth.

"Then I saw another beast coming up out of the earth, and he had two horns like a lamb and spoke like a dragon. 12 And he exercises all the authority of the first beast in his presence, and causes the earth and those who dwell in it to worship the first beast, whose deadly wound was healed. 13 He performs great signs, so that he even makes fire come down from heaven on the earth in the sight of men. 14 And he deceives those who dwell on the earth by those signs which he was granted to do in the sight of the beast, telling those who dwell on the earth to make an image to the beast who was wounded by the sword and lived. 15 He was granted power to give breath to the image of the beast, that the image of the beast should both speak and cause as many as would not worship the image of the beast to be killed. 16 He causes all, both small and great, rich and poor, free and slave, to receive a mark on their right hand or on their foreheads, 17 and that no one may buy or sell except one who has the mark or the name of the beast, or the number of his name.

18 Here is wisdom. Let him who has understanding calculate the number of the beast, for it is the number of a man: His number is 666." Rev.13:11-18

When John sees another beast rising out of the earth not the sea (sea symbols nations), means that there will arise a new state from a land were no previous nation-state has ever existed before. This beast had two horns like a lamb and spoke like a dragon. This refers to a nation-state (country) that is built upon two Christian tribes (horns like a lamb, lamb represents Christ) but spoke like a dragon, meaning that this new country (beast) follows the same religious churches as the previous beast. These two lamb horns are peoples represented by the Catholic and Protestant churches.

These two religious groups are Protestants of Anglo-Saxons and German origin from western and northern Europe (Ephraim) and Catholics of Slavic and Roman origin from southern and eastern Europe (Manasseh).

This new beast and country is the United States of America. Although North-America was populated by Indians before the arrival of Europeans they had never established a unified state or a country. It was not until after the American Independence War against the rule of the British that North America became for the first time in history an independent state made up of many nationalities from the former beast.

This new beast **" exercises all the authority of the first beast in his presence, and causes the earth and those who dwell in it to worship the first beast, whose deadly wound was healed."** This passage means that these two beasts are living at the same time in history. This new beast is very similar to the former beast, has the same religion and imposes all the people in this new country to worship the first beast whose deadly wound was healed, meaning the churches of Catholics and Protestants.

This new beast even makes fire come down from heaven to earth before the people. This refers to the nuclear bomb. USA was first country to develop a nuclear bomb and the first and only country thus far to use it in warfare. The atomic bombs that exploded over Hiroshima and Nagasaki exploded in the sky above the cities.

USA has since become a global empire, ruling the world by means of its military, political and economical power. And together with the former beast (the united nations of Europe) these two beast have ruled the earth by means of their combined economical and political power but also through NATO a military alliance established in spirit in the year 1948.

"Makes people make an image of the beast who had the wounded and lived."

The Image of the beast is the Catholic and Protestant churches and the cross.

Causes all its citizens **"to receive a mark on their right hand or on their foreheads put the sign in the right hand or forehead."** Right hand is used to take an oath or to make a contract by a handshake. Forehead is a sign to receive something in mind to accept and follow some doctrine. The pledge of Allegiance is an agreement between the citizens of the U.S to the state.

The name of the beast is the churches of the so-called holy trinity (Catholic and Protestant Churches)

The name and number of the beast is also a name for a man, and the number is 666.

The number of the Beast.

The Holy Trinity is a religious doctrine first adopted by the Roman Catholic Church and states that God the father, Jesus Christ the son and the Holy Spirit are three as one. The Catholic Church adopted the cross as a symbol for Christianity.

The mark of the beast is 3 crosses, representing The Holy Trinity and the three dominant churches, The Roman Catholic-, The Orthodox Catholic- and the Protestant Church.

The Three Cross is called the Papal Cross. (Image of the papal cross at the end of this book)

In Latin the original language of the Catholic Church the name of the cross is written as: Cruci Fixus.

In Latin the letter u does not exist and therefore the letter v is used in its place in written language. Crucis fixus then becomes: Crvci Fixvs.

In roman numerals letters also represent numbers:

D=500 C=100 L=50 X=10 V=5 I=1

If we replace the letters in Crvci Fixvs with their numerical equivalents we get:

C R V C I

100+ 0+ 5+ 100+ 1+

F I X V S

0+ 1+ 10+ 5+ 0 = 222 (2+2+2=6)

Because the number of the beast represents the three church denominations, the Holy Trinity and the Pope whose cross is shown at the end of this book:

222x3 =666 the number 222 is multiplied by three for the holy trinity and/or for the 3 Christian churches (mentioned above) and/or for the three cross representing the Papacy.

Number of the beast is also a number of a man, which is the Pope. The Pope has used countless titles over the centuries. One title that he stopped using a few centuries ago because some individuals calculated that this title could stand for 666. The title Pope stopped using was: Vicarius Filii Dei.

The title Vicarius Filii Dei means "Vicar to the son of God". If we do the same calculations as before, Vicarius Filii Dei becomes in Latin as: Vicarivs Filii Dei

Now we substitute the letters for their numerical equivalents in roman numerals.

V I C A R I V S

5+ 1+ 100+ 0+ 0+ 1 + 5+ 0 +

F I L I I

0+ 1+ 50 + 1+ 1 +

D E I

500+ 0+ 1 = 666

The Scarlet Woman and the Scarlet Beast. The Great harlot

"Then one of the seven angels who had the seven bowls came and talked with me, saying to me, "Come, I will show you the judgment of the great harlot who sits on many waters,2 with whom the kings of the earth committed fornication, and the inhabitants of the earth were made drunk with the wine of her fornication."

3 So he carried me away in the Spirit into the wilderness. And I saw a woman sitting on a scarlet beast which was full of names of blasphemy, having seven heads and ten horns. 4 The woman was arrayed in purple and scarlet, and adorned with gold and precious stones and pearls, having in her hand a golden cup full of abominations and the filthiness of her fornication.5 And on her forehead a name was written:

MYSTERY, BABYLON THE GREAT,

THE MOTHER OF HARLOTS

AND OF THE ABOMINATIONS

OF THE EARTH.

6 _I saw the woman, drunk with the blood of the saints and with the blood of the martyrs of Jesus. And when I saw her, I marveled with great amazement_ _._

7 But the angel said to me, "Why did you marvel? I will tell you the mystery of the woman and of the beast that carries her, which has the seven heads and the ten horns. 8 The beast that you saw was, and is not, and will ascend out of the bottomless pit and go to perdition. And those who dwell on the earth will marvel, whose names are not written in the Book of Life from the foundation of the world, when they see the beast that was, and is not, and yet is.

9 "Here is the mind which has wisdom: The seven heads are seven mountains on which the woman sits. 10 There are also seven kings. Five have fallen, one is, and the other has not yet come. And when he comes, he must continue a short time. 11 The beast that was, and is not, is himself also the eighth, and is of the seven, and is going to perdition.

12 "The ten horns which you saw are ten kings who have received no kingdom as yet, but they receive authority for one hour as kings with the beast. 13 These are of one mind, and they will give their power and authority to the beast. 14 These will make war with the Lamb, and the Lamb will overcome them, for He is Lord of lords and King of kings; and those who are with Him are called, chosen, and faithful."

15 Then he said to me, "The waters which you saw, where the harlot sits, are peoples, multitudes, nations, and tongues. 16 And the ten horns which you saw on the beast, these will hate the harlot, make her desolate and naked, eat her flesh and burn her with fire. 17 For God has put it into their hearts to fulfill His purpose, to be of one mind, and to give their kingdom to the beast, until the words of God are fulfilled. 18 And the woman whom you saw is that great city which reigns over the kings of the earth." Rev.17:1-18

This great harlot is the same woman as described earlier in Revelation. She is the Roman Catholic Church who sits on many waters (nations of Europe). Kings have committed fornication with her and they and people on earth have been intoxicated by her false teachings.

Her spirit is found in the wilderness just like the previous woman described in Revelation. The wilderness representing that she is almost devoid of The Holy Spirit. She sits on a scarlet beast (purple) covered with names of blasphemy. The scarlet (purple) color has throughout the centuries been associated with rulers and kings. By sitting on the beast means she is part of it and the beast had seven heads and ten horns. The same beast as described earlier in Revelation, The Holy Roman Empire that had its foundation in Rome and the old Roman Empire.

The woman is dressed in purple adorned with gold and precious stones meaning that she has anointed herself ruler and taken up a status similar to royalty. This is a description of the Catholic Church and the pope. The gold and precious stones represent wealth. Those who have seen the Vatican and St.Peter's Basilica can be in no doubt about all the wealth possessed by the Catholic Church. In wealth comparison St.Peter's Basilica would put to shame most royal palaces in the world.

She had in her hand a gold cup full of abominations. Gold cup with wine is a symbol of the Holy Spirit, the true religion but a cup full of abomination is symbolic for being contaminated with false religion and abominations.

Her name is a mystery (Catholic Church), Babylon the great, mother of harlots. The Catholic Church is the mother church of the Orthodox Catholic and Protestant churches and other smaller denominations associated with them.

She is drunk with the blood of the saints, is a symbol of the persecution instigated by the Catholic Church against other religious beliefs, may they be Jewish, Christian or of other religious groups. These persecutions resulted often in the death of those persecuted (being drunk with their blood)

The reason I underlined one line in the text above, **Rev..17: 6** where John the Apostle becomes amazed when he sees the great harlot is because of explanations given by some priests of the church who imply that Revelation is describing Rome, as in the Roman Empire. But my question to those who believe this assumption is why is John the Apostle then amazed when he looks upon her? In the first centuries A.D. Rome persecuted the apostles and their followers with great vigor and in their minds. Rome and the Roman Empire would have represented everything that was evil and unholy. So why then would John be surprised if he is shown by Christ the city of Rome as a symbol for the great harlot?

"The beast that you saw was, and is not, and will ascend out of the bottomless pit and go to perdition"

The beast that was is The Holy Roman Empire built on the foundations of Rome and the Roman Empire, **"and is not "** because this Empire disintegrated in the Napoleonic wars in 1806 but will rise again and become united once more in the form of the European Union.

When it is declared that the beast will hate the harlot and will make her desolate and naked, means that the beast will eventually turn against the church and make her naked (powerless and without dignity).

Conforms well to what has been happening in the last centuries and especially in recent decades. Faith in God is rapidly dwindling and church attendance has collapsed worldwide. Many people have begun to hate the church because of all the scandals that have been associated with her, especially the Catholic Church. People insist that the church should adapt to modern attitude. What is sin according to the Law is now considered standard practice. Today we can say that the Church is powerless and without respect. State legislature belonging to the beast has made faith and outcast, some thing that should not be allowed to influence modern society. In accordance with E.U legislature the notion of God does not exist.

"The seven heads are seven mountains on which the woman sits. 10 There are also seven kings. Five have fallen, one is, and the other has not yet come. And when he comes, he must continue a short time. 11 The beast that was, and is not, is himself also the eighth, and is of the seven, and is going to perdition." Rev.17:9-11

Here we learn of the numbers of the beasts. When John is given this Revelation the time he is witnessing is the end of the reign of The Holy Roman Empire. The beasts stated in Revelation are: 1st the Babylonian Empire, 2nd the Persian Empire, 3rd Alexander the Great and the four Greek Empires that were established after his death, 4th The Roman Empire, 5 The Holy Roman Empire, which collapsed in the Napoleonic wars in 1806, the British Empire became number 6, the next empire which took the throne after the British Empire was the United States of America which is number 7 **. "And the beast that was"** The Holy Roman Empire, **"and is not "** because it collapsed but would arise again to become the 8th beast, the European Union.

To those of you who get offended by my interpretations regarding the Christian Church, I would recommend you to read about the history of the Catholic Church and European history.

**Revelation chapter 14** then tells us about the souls of people who follow Christ wherever he goes. **"These are the ones who were not defiled with women, for they are virgins. These are the ones who follow the Lamb wherever He goes. These were redeemed from among men, being first fruits to God and to the Lamb. 5 And in their mouth was found no deceit,for they are without fault before the throne of God." Rev.14:4-5**

We also hear of an angel who has power over fire (war) and his harvest is the souls of all people who do not belong to harvest of Christ at Judgment. These people are cast into the winepress of God's wrath and trampled outside the city (the kingdom of Christ), and blood came out of the winepress (death, bloodshed). After Judgment the desolation of people will continue as it did during Noah's Flood. (see story of Noah in this book)

**Revelation 17 and 18** I have discussed earlier in connection with the Church.

**Revelation 19 :5-21** Covers the Wedding of the Lamb (Christ) to the souls who go to Heaven.

The victor on a white horse in **Rev.19: 13** is Christ. He will finally destroy the power of the beast and the harlot. Throwing both into the lake of fire (representing war). And their followers those who follow the beast and the false prophet (followers of Islam) will be killed.

But sin and false religion will not yet be destroyed because Revelation tells of the dragon the old serpent, Satan (sin, false belief) continuing. This is because Christ has not at this point in time reaped all the souls of men. (See also the story of Eden and Joseph).

Satan is kept in chains for 1000 years and then again unleashed for a short time. **Rev.20 :1-5.**

This process will happen 5 more times and in the end of each 1000 year cycle Satan will be defeated on a Day of Judgment were Christ will reap more souls to the Kingdom of Heaven. The total number of Judgment Days will amount to 7 and after the final Judgment all the souls of men created by God in the beginning will have reached Heaven. (See the story of Noah and Joseph).

Or as Revelation tells it:

"And they lived and reigned with Christ for a thousand years.5 But the rest of the dead did not live again until the thousand years were finished. This is the first resurrection. 6 Blessed and holy is he who has part in the first resurrection. Over such the second death has no power, but they shall be priests of God and of Christ, and shall reign with Him a thousand years."Rev.20-4-5

Souls of men who are saved at Judgment Day will live and reign with Christ for a thousand years. Living with Christ means that the soul lives forever.

By being dead for 1000 years and not living again until the 1000 years were finished is a symbol for the souls of people who continue the cycle of reincarnation in mortal bodies, trapping the soul in death. Their souls will not have a chance to be set free, live until after 1000 years at the time of next Judgment.

Those who are resurrected to Life will become priests of God and Christ and will work with Christ for the salvation of the souls of people remaining on earth. **Rev.20: 6**

When all the souls of all men have been saved then finally the symbol of Satan, sin and false religion will be destroyed forever. Then God will create a new heaven and a new earth. **Rev.21**

In the New Jerusalem there was no temple **"for the Lord God Almighty and the Lamb are its temple. 23 The city had no need of the sun** (the ministry of Christ) **or of the moon (** the church **) to shine in it, for the glory of God illuminated it. The Lamb is its light. 24 And the nations of those who are saved shall walk in its light, and the kings of the earth bring their glory and honor into it." Rev.21:22-24**

At the end of the Book of Revelation after Christ had shown to John the Apostles all the mysteries and prophecies regarding the future and the Kingdom of Christ, He says to John: **"Do not seal the words of the prophecy of this book, for the time is at hand." Rev.22.10** Meaning that true believers should be able to understand the prophecies given in Revelation.

Finally, Christ urges us to thirst for the Holy Spirit and God with these words **: "Come!" And let him who hears say, "Come!" And let him who thirsts come. Whoever desires, let him take the water of life freely." Rev.21.17.**

Amen

Jonah

Jesus said, **"A wicked and adulterous generation seeks after a sign, and no sign shall be given to it except the sign of the prophet Jonah." Matt.16: 4**

Jesus said, **"For as Jonah was three days and three nights in the belly of the great fish, so will the Son of Man be three days and three nights in the heart of the earth. 41 The men of Nineveh will rise up in the judgment with this generation and condemn it, because they repented at the preaching of Jonah; and indeed a greater than Jonah is here."Matt.12 :39-41**

These words of Jesus are directed to an adulterous generation. Adultery is a symbol for accepting false gods and false religious beliefs. Most have interpreted the sign of Jonah when he spent 3 days in the great fish to correspond to the resurrection of Jesus on the 3rd day.

But is that what Jesus is referring to?

The name Jonah means "dove". Which is quite symbolic because the Gospels tell about the Spirit of God descending on Jesus like a dove when he was baptized. **Matt.3: 16**

It is also remarkable that a large fish swallowed Jonah because the fish was a symbol for Jesus Christ in the first century. Also, the word Nun means "fish" in Aramaic which is of great importance as Joshua a symbol for the Spirit of Jesus Christ is called Joshua the son of Nun, see the chapter on Joshua.

At the beginning of the book of Jonah, God commands Jonah to go to Nineveh and preach against it, because of their evil ways. **Jn.1: 2**

Nineveh was the capital of the Assyrian empire and was located in the south-eastern part of Anatolia. Jonah is therefore commanded to go to Anatolia to preach the word of God.

Jesus only preached to Jews so one can't extrapolate the story of Jonah with Jesus.

Also, Jonah tried to disobey God by trying to flee to Tarshish. **Jn.1: 3**

Jesus did not disobey God, so Jonah can't be Jesus.

It is not exactly known what city Tarshish is. Theories have suggested it may be a city in Spain, other theories suggest it is the city Tarsus, a city in Anatolia the hometown of the Apostle Paul. In old texts, this city of Tarsus has been written as Tarshish or Tarshush. Flavius Josephius probably one of the most famous Roman-Jewish historian of the first century, argued that the city mentioned in Jonah was Tarsus in Anatolia.

The Christian Faith began in Anatolia mostly through the missionary work of the Apostle Paul and fellow believers.

Paul is also the only apostle who was born outside Palestine. He was a Jew who lived in a pagan country and the only one mentioned in the Bible who came from Tarsus. He is also the only apostle that in the early days of Christianity that disobeyed God by his persecution the church of Jesus Christ. He is also the known as the apostle to the Gentiles.

Jonah is said to be the son of Amittai, which could be a reference to a king named Anitta, who established the Hittite Empire that was located in Anatolia. Their empire preceded the emergence of the Assyrian empire.

Paul also went under the name of Paul of Tarsus. So you might say the surname of Jonah is an indication of his origin, meaning that Jonah represents the Christian Ministry to the Gentiles established by the Apostle Paul in Anatolia.

So what is the meaning of the story of Jonah?.

Jonah preached to the Gentiles and Jesus only to the Jews, but still Jesus said that **:"The men of Nineveh will rise up in the judgment with this generation and condemn it, because they repented at the preaching of Jonah; and indeed a greater than Jonah is here."Matt.12 :39-41**

Gentiles (Nineveh) in Anatolia accepted the preaching of Jesus Christ that the chief priests of the Jews rejected. When Jesus says: **"a greater than Jonah is here"** he is referring to that he is Christ and the preaching given by Jesus Christ is greater than those given by Jonah to Nineveh. Even though Christ himself preached to the Jews, they rejected Him. Jesus Christ sent his inferior apostles to deliver His preaching to the pagans of Anatolia who accepted Him, even though He was not the one preaching. This fact makes all those who accept Jesus Christ as their savior greater in His eyes than those who rejected Him on the Day of Judgment.

Just as Jesus was dead for 3 days and was resurrected on the 3rd day, a similar symbolic event happened to the Apostle Paul. The Book of Acts tells of how Paul had rejected Jesus and persecuted his followers. On a journey to Damascus Saul (Paul) encountered Jesus in flash of light. **"suddenly a light shone around him from heaven. 4 Then he fell to the ground, and heard a voice saying to him, "Saul, Saul, why are you persecuting Me?" Acts.9 :3-4**

"For three days he was blind and he neither ate nor drank" Acts.9: 9

Paul fasted for 3 days, which means that he repented and sought forgiveness for his sins.

When Jonah is in the belly of the fish he recites a prayer of Atonement. **Jonah 2:3-10**

Jesus said: **"Go, for he is a chosen vessel of Mine to bear My name before Gentiles, kings, and the children of Israel. 16 For I will show him how many things he must suffer for My name's sake."Acts.9 :15-16**

Paul spent 3 days in the dark just as Jonah spent 3 days in the dark inside the great fish. Fish as s symbol for Christ swallowed Paul into the darkness, to show him the error of his ways, and then delivered him after 3 days into the light. Christ baptizes Paul with the Holy Spirit that came upon him like a dove (Jonah meaning dove). After Saul became the Apostle Paul he was full of the Holy Spirit an he and his followers spread Christ's teachings among the Gentiles with vigor and suffered a great deal of persecutions for the name of Jesus Christ.

Jonah went to Nineveh, as the Lord had instructed him. **Jn.3: 3**

Jonah proclaimed: **"Yet forty days, and Nineveh shall be overthrown!"Jn.3: 4**

The people of Nineveh did repent and accepted the word of God, and proclaimed a fast. **Jn.3: 5**

With their repentance and acceptance of the word Jesus Christ they would receive God's forgiveness.

According to the festivals of the Lord the Day of Atonement is very important. This day is also known as Yom Kippur, and is held on the 10th day of the seventh month of Tishri.

1M.24: 26

According to Jewish tradition, the book of Jonah is read every year in their synagogues on the day of Yom Kippur.

Jonah is a symbol for the Christian Ministry to the Gentiles that was established when the Holy Spirit was given by Christ to Apostle Paul to begin preaching in the name of Jesus Christ. The ministry given to the Apostle Paul to preach to the gentiles began in around 47-48 A.D. and his missionary work is confirmed at the Apostolic Council held in Jerusalem in c.a. 48 A.D.

Then the question becomes about the length of time these 40 days Jonah preached to Nineveh represent. These 40 days apply to the time that is given to the Gentiles to repent and receive forgiveness from God. As always in the prophecy a day does not represent a day. In this instance these 40 days represent 40 years and also 40 Jubilee years. The holiest Day of Atonement was the one that occurred on the Jubilee year. In **3M.25: 8** the Bible explains the significance of Jubilee. Every 50 years a Jubilee year should be celebrated with the blowing of a trumpet on the Day of Atonement. **3M.25 :12-13** (See also the remarks of Joshua to the 12 tribes of Israel **Joshua.24: 28** )

These 40 years will represent the time of Tribulations, as explained in Revelations. But they also represent a period of 40 Atonement Days falling on a Jubilee year.

This period is therefore 40 Days of Atonement times 50 Jubilee years that equates to 2000 years (40x50=2000). This is the same number of years Joseph spent in prison, the same time Israel and his family spent in famine, and the same number of years given to the four beasts in the beginning of Revelation.

The time-period of the Gentiles began to count down when the Apostle Paul and his co-workers began spreading the word of Jesus Christ to the peoples of Anatolia and Europe. Christianity began to take root among the peoples of Slavic and Roman origins in eastern and southern European countries and then among Anglo-Saxons and Germans in western and northern Europe, thereby completing the 12 tribes of Israel. Manasseh and Ephraim being the last to be incorporated into the family of Israel.

Christianity began to take root in around 47-48 A.D. as has been mentioned before.

Thereby one can add 2000 years to the year 48 making 2048 the year of Judgement.

Prophecies of the Book of Daniel

In **Daniel 2:36-44** the Bible gives a description of the image Nebuchadnezzar dreamed. (see the image at the end of this book)

The interpretation of Nebuchadnezzar's dream is precisely the one that many people have given throughout the ages. The gold head is the empire and spirit of Babylon. Silver represents the empire of Media-Persia, which took over the Babylonian empire and its spirit. Then came the bronze that represents Greece/Macedonia in the form of the empire of Alexander the Great that defeated the Persians.

Iron is the Roman Empire with its heart in Rome. It split into the Western and Eastern Roman Empires, represented by the two legs.

Finally comes an empire that is a mixture of iron and clay. This empire is therefore a loosely bound federation of nations that previously were part of the Roman Empire (the iron) held together by clay, making it a union of nations, a weak empire because iron and clay do not mix well together. This was The Holy Roman Empire, a federation of nations that later fell apart but just over a century later united again as the European Union.

The image applies to the time of Babylon and all the way to Judgment day as described in the Book of Daniel, were it says in **Daniel 2:44** a stone, a symbol of Jesus Christ will destroy all these kingdoms and nations, and replace them with the kingdom of Christ that will then last forever.

Daniel's dream of the four Beasts.

Daniel chapters 7-9

The first beast was like a lion, and had eagle's wings. The wings were plucked from the beast, it was lifted up from the earth and placed on its feet like a man and given a human heart. The first beast was the Babylonian empire. When the wings are plucked from it means it will disappear as a military power but because it was raised on its feet and given a human heart means that its spirit will survive to the end of times, passing to all subsequent beasts until Judgment Day. This is why the beast in Revelation is described as having a lion head, meaning that it possesses the spirit of Babylon.

The second beast was like a bear and had 3 ribs between its teeth, it was told to eat much meat. This refers to the Persian Empire, which took over Media, Lydia and Babylon, represented as the 3 ribs in the mouth of the beast. Persians, though cruel and their empire vast were quite tolerant towards the nations they occupied. They allowed a great deal of autonomy and were tolerant to religious practices of others. For example they allowed the Jews to practice their religion in Babylon and Cyrus the Great, king of Persia granted the Jews permission to return home after their exile in Babylon and rebuild the temple in Jerusalem.

The third beast was like a leopard, which had 4 wings. This beast also had four heads. This description applies to the Macedonian empire ruled by Alexander the Great that conquered the Persian Empire with the speed of a leopard. Was initially led by Alexander the Great but after his death in 323 BC in the palace of Nebuchadnezzar in Babylon, his empire broke into 4 different military powers (4 wings) controlled by 4 different kings. (4 heads).

These were the kingdom of Macedonia, Kingdom of Pergamon (282-133 BC), The Seleucid Kingdom (312-63 BC) and the Ptolemaic Kingdom (305-30 BC).

The fourth beast was unlike all the previous beasts. Exceedingly strong and had 10 horns. A further description of the beast is also given in **Daniel 7:23 -**

"'The fourth beast shall be

A fourth kingdom on earth,

Which shall be different from all other kingdoms,

And shall devour the whole earth,

Trample it and break it in pieces.

24 The ten horns are ten kings

Who shall arise from this kingdom.

And another shall rise after them;

He shall be different from the first ones,

And shall subdue three kings.

25 He shall speak pompous words against the Most High,

Shall persecute the saints of the Most High,

And shall intend to change times and law.

Then the saints shall be given into his hand

For a time and times and half a time"

The fourth beast had 10 horns on its head. Then grew a little horn different from the others. This horn had eyes and a mouth that spoke great things. Waged war against the saints. It even changed times and laws.

This beast would last for a time (1 year), times (2 years) and half a time (1/2 year). But on the Day of Judgment this beast will be destroyed forever. This is clearly a description of the same beast given in Revelations that also had 10 horns.

The little horn describes the emergence of the Catholic Church that became later a part of the Holy Roman Empire.

Holy Roman Empire was formed from:

Kingdom of Germany made of :1: Saxon , 2: Bavaria, 3: Merovingian, 4: Franconia, 5: Swabia

Kingdom of Italy made of 6: Kingdom of Lombardi, 7: Carolingian Empire

Kingdom of Burgundy. made of :, 8: Upper Burgundy, 9: Lower Burgundy and 10: Dutchy of Burgundy)

Total of 10 states (horns) which became 3 which united to form the Holy Roman Empire, united by the Catholic faith and church in Rome. Even though the Byzantine Empire was never a part of this empire, it was however connected to it in spirit by common faith in Catholicism.

The first emperor of this Empire was the king of the Franks that belonged to the Kingdom of Germany. He was Charlemagne (Charles the Great) who was crowned by Pope Leo III on 25th of December in the year 800 AD in St.Peter's Basilica in Rome.

The Roman Empire later fell and was divided between the Western Roman Empire which only after a few decades collapsed in 476 AD and the Easter Roman Empire which was also known as the Byzantine Empire. After much turmoil for a few centuries after the fall of the Western Empire emerged the 10 above mentioned kingdoms or states.

After the fall of The Holy Roman Empire emerged again 10 smaller kingdoms (10 horns):

1: Old Swiss Confederacy, 2: The Dutch Republic, 3: Confederation of the Rhine,

4: Austrian Empire, 5: First French Empire, 6: Kingdom of Italy, 7: Kingdom of Prussia

8: United States of Belgium, 9: Principality of Liechtenstein, 10: Country of East Frisia.

The little horn that replaced the 3 was different from the others. It had eyes and a mouth. Eye is a symbol for seer (The Catholic Church is also called the Holy See). The mouth is a symbol of a spirit. But this horn spoke blasphemy as it did in Revelation and made war against the saints. It was given a total time of 31/2 years that equate to 42 months or 1260 days (years).

Daniel is clearly talking about the same beast as in Revelation.

The Holy Roman Empire became a formal state in 962 AD and lasted until 1806 AD. It fell apart during the Napoleonic Wars in 1806.

Even though the spiritual power of the empire was with the Catholic Church in Rome, its military and political power resided in Berlin, Germany. The governing power was in the Reichstag, which means "Imperial Diet ", Diet meaning "Assembly". The word Kaiser is a German word for emperor.

The Reichstag today is a modern building that was built in 1894 and houses the German government.

If The Holy Roman Empire existed today it would be made up by 12 nations.

Germany, Austria, Czech Republic, Switzerland, Lichtenstein, Netherlands, Belgium, Luxembourg, Slovenia, France, Italy and Poland.

The flag of the European Union has 12 stars on a blue background (blue is a symbol for water, sea). The European Union is a continuation of The Holy Roman Empire, now and as before a federation of iron and clay. The Vatican in Rome is not a member of the E.U., but since 1999 the Euro has been its currency. By that fact the Vatican is economically and spiritually connected to the E.U. Actually, even though independent the Vatican is not a formal state, it has no formal language and people are just citizens while officially working for the Vatican.

The Papacy and the Catholic Church have over the centuries changed the laws of God. The Catholic Church has not kept the feasts of the Lord as described by the Bible in Leviticus chapter 23. For example the Feast of Unleavened Bread (Passover), Pentecost, Day of Trumpets, Day of Atonement and the Feast of Tabernacles.

The church moved God's holy day of Sabbath (Saturday) to Sunday. Changed the date of Easter so it no longer coincides with Passover, happened at the Council of Nicaea in 325 AD. Easter is the English name for Passover and traces its roots to the goddess Ishtar a goddess of fertility, hence the egg tradition connected to Easter celebrations. The egg of course symbolizes fertility. The Catholic Church has also allowed the worship of the image of Jesus, the cross, the Virgin Mary and other saints (hence violating the second commandment). And to top off all these sins of the church, it made up some birth-date for Jesus Christ and placed it on the day of winter solstice, December 25th. Winter solstice fell on December 25th according to the Julian calendar, but in our calendar called the Gregorian calendar winter solstice happens around the 20th of December. Winter solstice is the time when in our northern hemisphere the sun begins to rise and the days become longer. Winter solstice has always been connected to sun god worship that was rife in the Roman Empire when the church was transforming into the Catholic Church. The church did not stop there for it also created a religious doctrine called the Holy Trinity.

In 1870 at the first Vatican Council it confirmed that Pope is the successor of the Apostle Peter and infallible regarding religious matters. The pope has highest authority regarding all matters relating to the Christian faith in the world and everything Pope decrees regarding religious matters is to be taken as equivalent as it came from Christ himself.

The Coat of Arms of the Holy See also indicates the above-mentioned statements. The seal has a hat with 3 crowns, said to be a symbol for the pope being, supreme teacher, priest and shepherd. It also includes 2 keys. The keys refer to the promise of Christ to Peter **, "I will entrust to you the keys of the kingdom of heaven. Whatever you declare bound on earth shall be bound in heaven; whatever you declare loosed on earth shall be loosed in heaven."** (This statement by Jesus only applied to his apostles.) The keys are a symbol of the power the Catholic Church believes that Christ gave to Saint Peter and his successors, with the gold key signifying that its power reaches to heaven and the silver key that it extends to all the faithful on earth, the interlacing indicating the linking between the two aspects of the power, and the handles of the key being at the base to symbolize the power being in the hands of the pope.

What arrogance on the part of the Catholic Church to claim that it has the power to decide in the matters of the Christian faith which will apply both on earth and in heaven.

(see the Coats of arms of the Holy See at the end of this book)

The Tower of Babel and the spirit of Babylon.

As mentioned in Daniel the first beast that arose and was likened to a lion was Babylon.

The Spirit and Power of Babylon has subsequently been taken over by the Persians, the empire built by Alexander the Great, the Roman Empire and the Holy Roman Empire. The first beast of Revelation that came out of the sea relates to The Holy Roman Empire.

Finally, the last beast of Revelation with 2 horns like a lamb's horn is the United States of America.

United States of America and the European Union are connected militarily. This connection is the military alliance named NATO. NATO was established in 1948 the same year as the modern state Israel was established. Turkey (Anatolia) is also a member of NATO. Even though NATO was formally established in 1949 it began in spirit in 1948 with the Treaty of Brussels, considered a precursor to the NATO agreement. It led to the creation of the Western European Union's Defence Organization in September 1948. With the inclusion of United States of America in 1949 NATO was formed. Turkey is where previously the Byzantine Empire was and later the Ottoman Empire. It should also be noted that the 7 churches in Revelation were in Asia Minor another name for Turkey.

This military alliance has stretched its tentacles to Iraq (formerly Babylon) and all the way to Afghanistan were the empire of Alexander the Great reached. The only thing missing so all the beasts according to Daniel and Revelation are connected is the Persian Empire, namely modern Iran. Maybe that will change soon?

The center of power for this military alliance is in Washington D.C. were the Pentagon is located. NATO headquarters are however in Brussels, the same city where the E.U. parliament is located.

Today it is clear that the seat of power of these united beasts is in Washington D.C. and the seat of power for the E.U. is in the Reichstag, the German parliament.

Even though the E.U. parliaments are in Brussels and Strasbourg it is Germany that has the political and economical power being the largest, most populous and richest country in Europe. Just as the power of The Holy Roman Empire resided in Germany. It should also be noted that in Berlin, namely the Pergamon Museum we find the Pergamon Altar, which is called the seat of Satan in **Revelation 1:12**. In the same museum is the Gate of Ishtar, dedicated to the goddess Ishtar. This gate came from Babylon and even existed in the days of the Jewish exile to Babylon. The European Union was established with the Treaty of Rome in 1957 with the establishment of EEC (European Economic Community). Thus the roots and foundation of the E.U. is in Rome just as the Roman Empire and The Holy Roman Empire.

These two unions of states, the U.S.A and the E.U. also have very similar national flags. The E.U. flag contains 12 stars on a blue background and the U.S.A. that began as a union of 13 states had in its beginning a flag with 13 stars on a blue background and 13 red and white stripes.

(see the flags at the end of this book)

Tower of Babel:

The Bible states that God became angry with men when they built the Babel Tower. The tower was supposed to rise to heaven, but God decided to divide humanity and confuse their languages. **1M.11.1-9** The Bible does not explain why God was angry, but I believe this has to do with the worship of false gods. Sun god worship has been common among different societies throughout the ages. The sun gods have gone under different names by different nations, such as Ra in Egypt who was also known as Horus.

In the book of Daniel, the Bible states the following:

**"Nebuchadnezzar the king made an image of gold, whose height was** sixty **cubits and its width** six **cubits. He set it up in the plain of Dura, in the province of Babylon. 2 And King Nebuchadnezzar sent word to gather together the satraps, the administrators, the governors, the counselors, the treasurers, the judges, the magistrates, and all the officials of the provinces, to come to the dedication of the image which King Nebuchadnezzar had set up.3 So the satraps, the administrators, the governors, the counselors, the treasurers, the judges, the magistrates, and all the officials of the provinces gathered together for the dedication of the image that King Nebuchadnezzar had set up; and they stood before the image that Nebuchadnezzar had set up. 4 Then a herald cried aloud: "To you it is commanded, O peoples, nations, and languages, 5 that at the time you hear the sound of the horn, flute, harp, lyre, and psaltery, in symphony with all kinds of music,** you shall fall down and worship the gold image **that King Nebuchadnezzar has set up;" Daniel 3:1-5**

This image was 60 cubits high and 6 cubits wide, clearly a measurement describing a tower in the ratio of 10:1. (height : width)

The only ones who did not worship this idol were Daniel and his companions.

Here Nebuchadnezzar has made an image of the Babel Tower and since people were instructed to worship the image (tower), clearly means that the tower is an idol representing some god. I believe this tower to be connected to sun god worship and the reasons for this assumption is explained next.

This Image, tower I believe to be an Obelisk, which means "a column". In ancient Egypt during the times of the pyramids the main god was the sun god Ra (Horus). The strongest roots of sun god worship were in the city On, as the city is called in the Bible. It is also known as Heliopolis meaning "the city of the sun" and is found in the province called Goshen in Egypt. (See also in the story of Joseph explaining the significance of this)

Sun-god worship was strongly associated with winter solstice. Winter solstice happens around the 20th to 21st of December in the northern hemisphere according to our Gregorian calendar. But during the first centuries A.D., winter solstice was on the 25th of December according to the Julian calendar. So Christmas Day the day the church decided to be an imaginary birth date for Jesus was in fact an effort by the church to connect Christianity with the sun gods and their customs. This fact was made evident when the Catholic Church placed in the middle of St. Peter's Square an image and idol to sun god worship, that is an Obelisk. (Image of an Obelisk at the end of this book)

The Spirit of Babylon represented by the image of the Babel Tower has since traveled westwards as the power of the beast and the dragon has moved from Babylon all the way to the U.S.A.

During the time of the Roman Empire many Obelisks were transported from Egypt to Rome. Today many Obelisks are still found in many sites in Rome.

The main Obelisk in Rome was erected in 30 A.D. and stood in the middle of Circus Nero. Nero was most known for persecuting Christians and many martyrs died because of him.

St.Peter´s Basilica in Rome was later built on the same site were Circus Nero and surrounding cemeteries were located. The Pope in 1586 re-erected in the center of St. Peter´s Square the same Obelisk that once stood in the Circus Nero. It is now used as a sundial. On top of the Obelisk rests a cross, which is quite appropriate since the Catholic faith is contaminated throughout by false teachings, idolatry and impregnated by customs related to sun god worship. (See Picture of the Vatican at the end of this book)

The spirit of Babylon continued westwards. In 1836 the Obelisk of Luxor was erected at the center of Place de la Concorde in Paris, France.

The spirit continued westward and in 1878 an Obelisk was erected in Westminister in London called Cleopatra´s Needle. This Obelisk came all the way from Heliopolis in Egypt and its twin Obelisk was later erected in New York in 1881. New York was the first capital of the U.S.A. The Obelisk brought to N.Y. is now in Central Park.

Unlike the Obelisk in the Vatican, which also comes from Heliopolis the twin Cleopatra's Needle Obelisks contain Egyptian hieroglyphs. These hieroglyphs are found on all 4 sides and are in honor of the sun god Horus (Ra).

United States, the beast with two lamb´s horns was established with lofty and good ideals. Unfortunately that lasted only for a short time.

In 1848 a decision is taken to build the tallest Obelisk in the world called the Washington Monument. It was completed in 1884 and formally inaugurated a year later. The word Monument means "to remember or to warn". When completed it became the tallest building in the world, passing the previous tallest building, the Cologne Cathedral in Germany. Pretty symbolic that an image and symbol to the Babel Tower should rise higher than all other buildings in the world and higher than all the churches of the world. Unlike all the previous Obelisks the Washington Monument Obelisk is also a tower that you can take an elevator or stairs to the top of the tower. (See picture at the end of book)

Here ends the spirit of Babylon in the U.S.A with a rebuilt Babel Tower. It can't travel further west without returning to East Asia. The spirit of Babylon has become global.

Like the Tower of Babel, which Nebuchadnezzar built which had the ratio 10:1 the same ratio applies to the Washington Monument which is 169.294 feet tall and 16.802 in width, making the same ratio, 10:1. (Ratio between height and width)

Even today, the Washington Monument Obelisk is the tallest brick building in the world and the tallest building in the capital of the United States. By law no building in Washington D.C. can be taller.

In the Monument are 193 stones from all over the globe and from every nation dedicated to this tower including a stone given by Pope Pius IX, who gave a stone inscribed by the Vatican in dedication to the building of the tower. This stone was later stolen and thrown into the Potomac River, but the Vatican issued a new stone in 1982.

On top of the Monument is a pyramid and on its east side, written in Latin it has an inscription saying "Laus Deo" which translates in English to "Praise be to god". But the question is which god is being praised?

This is a rebuilt Babel Tower in the image of the sun god Ra with its shape as an Obelisk with a pyramid on top. East is symbolic in connection with sun god worship because the sun always rises in the east.

On top of the pyramid is a smaller aluminum pyramid. When the Monument was built in the 19th century, aluminum was a very expensive metal being as expensive as silver weight wise. Aluminum has an atomic number of 13 the same number as the stars and stripes in the first flag of the USA.

The word for aluminum means " a bitter taste".

The Washington Monument Obelisk stands in the center of Washington DC with the Capitol building to its east.

Washington D.C. has been the capital of U.S.A. since 1790 and is located on land that was given by the states of Maryland and Virginia but the land given by Virginia was returned by Congress in 1846. The word Virginia means "a virgin". Appropriate that the beast with two lamb's horns (lamb a symbol for Christ) should have its capital built on a land given by the states of Mary(land) and Virginia. Also a symbolic fact, that Congress returned the land given by Virginia. Around the same time U.S.A. is taking over the spirit and power of Babylon from Europe and begins a few years later to build a replica of the Babel Tower.

The city of Washington D.C. is not unlike the cities of Rome and the Vatican, in a geographical sense. Just as Washington D.C. which has an Obelisk (Washington Monument) in front of the Capitol the Vatican has an Obelisk in front of St.Peter´s Basilica. A river flows through both cities. The rivers flowing through each city are from the streams of two rivers. The Potomac River runs through Washington from its sources, the Anacostia River and Rock Creek. Rock like the meaning of the Apostle Peter´s name. Before a small creek ran from the Potomac River and flowed towards Capitol Hill but it was decided to build over it in 1870 because it was unsanitary. This stream still flows to the Capital, but now only underground and it is called Tiber Creek. The river that runs through Rome and the Vatican is the river Tiber.

The parliament building in Washington D.C. is called the Capitol and stands on Capitol Hill. The word Capitol is derived from Capitoline Hill in Rome.

Design and inspiration for the parliament building comes from Persepolis (the ancient capital of Persia), St.Peter´s Basilica and St.Paul´s Cathedral in London. The Capitol therefore resembles a cathedral in appearance. (see pictures of Washington D.C and Vatican city at the end of this book)

The United States of America is the final beast described in Revelation. In the U.S we find all the symbols of the beasts described in Revelation and the Book of Daniel. These symbols can even be seen on the one Dollar bill.

On the 23rd of August 2011 an earthquake struck in the state of Virginia in the U.S.A. This earthquake caused little damage but did however cause damage to the Washington Monument. It caused cracks in several places, especially at the top of the tower. Since then the tower has been closed. This is the time I believe that is related to the opening of the seventh seal in Revelation. This earthquake is the final warning and a sign that the labor pains of Tribulations have begun. Appropriate that this event happened in Washington D.C. which is now the capital of the final beast of Revelation and also the pinnacle of both the military and economic power of the world. In the state of Virginia, next to Washington D.C. we find the Pentagon the military headquarters but also the headquarters of the IMF (International Monetary Fund) and the World Bank, two economic institutions that manage the financial stability in the world. In New York the first capitol of U.S.A we find the center of the banking and financial industry in the world.

The great eagle

Finally, I will discuss briefly the eagle that gave the woman its wings in Revelation.

"But the woman was given two wings of a great eagle, that she might fly into the wilderness to her place, where she is nourished for a time and times and half a time, from the presence of the serpent." Rev.12:14

In my interpretation of Revelations I explained that when the woman was given wings by the great eagle it indicated a union of a military state and the church. Wings in the Bible are a symbol for a military. Several countries and states have or have had an eagle in its coat of arms. Of the 4 beasts in the Book of Daniel only the Roman Empire had the eagle as its coat of arms. Roman armies carried the symbol of the eagle in all battles either on their shields or on top of a flagpole.

The Roman Empire later collapsed and disintegrated into the Western- and Eastern- Roman Empires in 395 AD. The Western Roman Empire collapsed in 476 AD but the Eastern Roman Empire also known as the Byzantine Empire with its capital Constantinople (Istanbul today) survived until 1453 when it was conquered by the Ottoman Empire.

The coat of arms for Byzantine was the eagle.

The Seven churches of Revelation were all in Anatolia, where Turkey is now. The seven churches were first part of the Roman Empire and later under the rule of Byzantine. Despite the protection of the eagle of Byzantine and its Emperor Constantine the church was still evolving in relation to religious doctrine and transforming into a formal central governed church known as the Catholic Church. This process ended in 787 AD at the Second Council of Nicaea.

After a few centuries of chaos in the old Western Roman Empire with the establishment and later union of smaller kingdoms emerged the Holy Roman Empire. It began in spirit in 800 AD with the coronation of Charlemagne as emperor by Pope Leo III. This event as previously noted happened in St.Peter´s Basilica on December 25th. And by so doing the Catholic Church united with the eagle and became a formal member of a military alliance under the protection of Charlemagne. This empire became a formal state in 962 AD and lasted until 1806, when it fell during the Napoleonic wars.

The political and military powers of the newly created Holy Roman Empire was located in the Reichstag, Germany but the spiritual power was in Rome. The coat of arms for this newly formed empire was the eagle. Also the coat of arms for Germany then and now is the eagle.

The final beast in Revelation is the U.S.A again with the eagle as a symbol in its coat of arms. The USA has the most powerful military in the world and is in a military alliance with Europe and Turkey in NATO. NATO therefore makes these countries as one and the biggest military alliance in history.

In the book of Daniel the image that Nebuchadnezzar dreamed stands on two feet made of iron a symbol of the Roman Empire and clay symbolizing a union of nations that once belonged to the Roman Empire. Symbolic with one foot representing the United States of America and the other the European Union (Europe).

In conclusion:

"He causes all, both small and great, rich and poor, free and slave, to receive a mark on their right hand or on their foreheads, 17 and that no one may buy or sell except one who has the mark or the name of the beast, or the number of his name." Rev.13:16-17

The above passage about the second beast with two lamb's horns is found in Revelation chapter 13. As I have explained this beast represents the U.S.A and it is quite appropriate that the description of this beast is found in chapter 13 as 13 is the number of the U.S.A. The number of states in the beginning of the union were 13, corresponding to the number of stars and stripes in the first U.S flag.

Part of the mark of the beast is the eagle the military wing of the beast. The name and number of the beast is 666 and represents the Catholic Church and its daughter churches, the Orthodox Catholic- and Protestant Churches. Then comes the Obelisk with the pyramid head stone. The Obelisk is a symbol of the worship of false gods for example the sun god. Then comes the Washington Monument a symbol of a resurrected Tower of Babel and the tallest Obelisk in the world. It should finally be noted that the Obelisk a symbol of false god worship is found on all continents of the earth except Antarctica.

The power of the beast is no less connected to its economic power than to its military power. Therefore it is appropriate that the mark of the beast can be seen on the currencies of the two countries and two unions were the power of both the beasts in Revelation lies. That is the E.U. with its power center in Germany and the U.S.A. (see pictures of currencies at the end of this book)

On the U.S. one dollar bill we find the eagle, the head pyramid stone of the Obelisk with an eye in the middle a symbol for the sun god Ra (Eye of Ra). On the bill is written, "In God We Trust" which refers to the connection between the state and the Church (Catholic and Protestant)

We also find the written motto of U.S.A. "E pluribus unum" meaning "Out of Many, One".

An appropriate statement because in the U.S.A we find the resurrected Tower of Babel, which God destroyed and subsequently scattered the human race and separated their languages because of man's defiance to God and his worship of false gods. This act of God has now been undone by the human race. We are now all connected because of globalization, integrated economies and the ease of travel. The language of the last beast is English and it is the dominant language of communication in the world and the language of commerce. Because of man's love for the god Mammon who is the god of greed, money and wealth it is quite appropriate that Tribulation started with the destruction of the world's economy. This event began in around September 2008 with the fall of the investment bank of Lehman Brothers.

I will conclude this book with the words of Jesus Christ:

"No one can serve two masters; for either he will hate the one and love the other, or else he will be loyal to the one and despise the other. You cannot serve God and mammon." Matt.6:24

Bibliography

1: The Holy Bible

2: www.wikipedia.org

All historical sources author used in the writing of this book come from www.wikipedia.org. Historical sources are not always reliable therefore can author not guarantee that all historical sources quoted in this book to be 100% reliable.

Prophecy Keys used to interpret the prophecies of the Bible. Not an exhaustive list.

Sun: Represents Christ´s ministry and his work among men. Christ being the light that guides humanity.

Isaac, Jacob, Joshua, Israel, Jesus, Joseph (Zaphnath-Panea), Melchizedek:

Are all names of Christ´s Spirit

Stone: Christ (including sometimes a rock, stone tablet)

Vine: is Christ

Branches connected to the vine: Represent religions related to Christ.

The Bow, Rainbow, Arch: Symbol of Christ, Christian nations.

Wine: The Holy Spirit

Drink wine: Be influenced by the Holy Spirit

Corn: Corn given by Christ is a symbol of the Holy Spirit and the Word of God.

Fountain or water from a well: If connected to Christ then it represents living water, the Holy Spirit.

Hunger and famine: Lack of the Holy Spirit and the Word of God.

Rain: the outpouring of the Holy Spirit.

Smoke: If it comes from heaven then it means the outpouring of the Holy Spirit, but if it comes from the earth or underground it represent war and destruction.

Water that comes from the depths: a description of a destruction

Pharaoh: Pharaoh is only a symbol for God in the story of Joseph. Elsewhere he represents pagan gods and religion.

Egypt: Egypt in prophecy stands for pagan nations.

Woman: All women in Genesis and Revelation represent faith and church

The name of the woman often describes the faith she represents.

The physical description of the woman´s appearance describes the characteristics of faith she represents. A beautiful woman is a good faith, a virgin woman is a pure faith.

Moon: The true faith, church that reflects the light of Christ (sun).

Marriage: Adopting the religious beliefs of the woman.

Sons that the marriage produces represents nations with religious beliefs coming both from the father and the mother.

To not marry a woman but still produce a son means that the nation produced will have a religion that separates it self from the religion of the father.

Adultery and harlots: Committing adultery means to accept false religious beliefs. A harlot is a church that has been contaminated with false religious beliefs.

Men, sons and their names: symbolize nations, tribes of men.

Name Change: If God changes the name of a man or a woman it's a symbol of fulfillment and completion a the job set by God..

Stars: Represents the souls of men.

Kings: Represents nations mostly associated with warfare.

Naked: without sin. If one is ashamed of nudity, it is a symbol of having sinned. To cover nakedness with clothes is to try to hide sin.

Heaven: Something holy or Heaven

Wind: War

Wing(s): Military wings. Related to warfare.

Fire: War, strife, conflict.

Sheep: religious followers.

Shepherd: He who guides religion and its followers.

Satan, serpent: false religion, temptation, sin

The False prophet: Mohammad and his followers

Tree of life: eternal life for the soul.

Tree of knowledge of good and evil: The soul gaining free will to choose between good and evil.

Death: The soul trapped in the cycle of reincarnation in mortal bodies.

Circumcision: A symbol for absolution and forgiveness of sins.

A Day: A day in prophecy equates to 1 human year.

A Year: 1 year in prophecy equates to 1000 human years.

A Month: A month is counted as 30 days in prophecy, based on a lunar month. Therefore a month equates to 30 human years.

A Time: Equates to 12 months, 12x30 days = 360 years. Half a time equates to 6 months or 6x30=180 days, meaning 180 years in prophecy.

Darkness: The absence or lack of faith and the Holy Spirit. Seeking darkness is to want to live in sin, and a denial of the faith to God.

Daylight: a sign of a blessing from Christ and the Holy Spirit.

Colors: Used to describe the qualities of faith and church.

To live in tents,tabernacles: Represents Jews and Judaism or the city of Christ.

Wilderness: spiritual death, an almost complete lack of the Holy Spirit.

Beast(s): Symbols of military empires.

Horn(s): nations, states related to a military empire.

Sea: A collection of many nations.

Mountain: a city

Ship: a city

Tree(s): Man/men

Earthquake: Either stands for a real earthquake or major changes. Depending on the context.

Sodom: Represents the old city in Jerusalem, which is divided between the 3 major religions of the world, Judaism, Christianity and Islam.

Gomorrah: Symbol of Bethlehem, Christian nations. Related to Judgement Day

Eat: to eat something is to accept some religious doctrine and beliefs. The religious doctrine depends on what one eats.

Fruit: Stands for religious doctrine and beliefs, can be a good or a bad fruit.

Seed: Religious message. To sow a seed is to spread a religious message.

Bread: Church, Faith

Glacial Maximum c.a. 18 thousand B.C. Illustrated picture of the last Iceage.

Anatolia, Turkey.

A picture and a map of Derinkuyu. Anatolia.

Indo-European Languages, shaded areas.

Fertile Crescent, light green shaded area.

A picture and a map showing Göpekli Tepe and its locaction in Anatolia

Ancient Mesopotamia, green shaded area.

Division of Israel according to Ezekiel.

Division of Israel according to Joshua.

Map showing the distribution of major religions of the world.

Distribution of the Semitic Languages.

Emblem of Cyrus the Great, king og Persia.

Symbol of the Zoroaster Faith.

Region of Galilee during the time of Jesus.

The Papal Cross.

The Vatican flag and coats of armour.

Symbol of Babylon, the lion as seen on the Gate of Ishstar.

Image dreamed by king Nebuchadnezzar.

The Betsy Ross flag of the U.S.A.

The European Union flag.

The NATO flag.

An Obelisk.

Washington Monument. The Tower of Babel.

Washington D.C. with the Capitol building nearest, with the Washington Monument in the distance.

St. Peter´s Basilica, and St.Peter´s Square with an Obelisk in the center.

A German Euro coin.

The U.S.A. one dollar bill

The Roman Empire coats of armour.

The Byzantine Empire, coats of armour.

Holy Roman Empire, coats of armour.

Germany, coats of armour.

The U.S.A.coats of armour.

