HISTORY RECYCLES IT’S SELF IN TIME !
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During the Philadelphian era of God’s Church, the ministry was invited once a year to Ambassador
Collage in Pasadena for a week to go through a Ministerial Refresher Course. It was classes on bringing the
ministry up to date on the churches latest activates and new information on Church doctrine. It was also to
refresh our thinking on subjects we may not have thought about for a while. This yearly cycle helped us keep
in tune together with the teaching and changes God gave His Philadelphian Church to accomplish!
In this “History recycles it’s self in time” article, we will have a refresher course, knowing God is the
same yesterday – today – and tomorrow.
This universe, the world and mankind all go through changes. These are cycles that govern man’s life.
They are controlling periods of prosperity and depressions. There are also cycles governing the activities of
nations and systems of government.
There has been studies done by many historians throughout the years and they all have come to about the
same conclusion: a nations life time is about two centuries, {200 years}, and they all seem to go through the same
life cycle of events.
Five years ago we heard from Barack Hussein Obama, who was running for the presidency of the United
States of America. One word stood out above others during that campaign– that word was change, “Change
we can believe in.” Barack Hussein Obama said it over and over. His minister Jeremiah Wright for 20 years
keep telling his church audience “a change is coming, I can feel it.” That is the only statement from Obama’s
minister Jeremiah Wright we can agree with.
We are now witnessing that cycle of change! Listen how Alexander Tyler, a Scottish lawyer and writer
in 1750, wrote about changing cycles: “from bondage to spiritual faith; from spiritual faith to great courage;
from courage to liberty; from liberty to abundance; from abundance to complacency; from complacency to
apathy; from apathy to dependency; from dependence back again into bondage!!”
Where are we, “the United States of America,” in this cycle of changes? We have gone from bondage
to faith; from faith to great courage which has established our treasured liberty, this liberty, in turn, has given
us unprecedented abundance that has made us the envy of the world. That abundance, however, has led to
complacency and apathy. If you ask the average person, what is the biggest problem in America? Is it ignorance
? Or is it apathy? They will probably respond, I don't know; and I don't care! This apathy will ultimately lead
to dependency and then return us to the very bondage that this nation was founded to deliver us from.
Robert Bork, who was one of the Supreme Court nominee, was right when he said "the only hope for
America is a grass roots revival." Billy graham asked the question a few years ago is America ripe for
judgment? Then said, "If God doesn't judge America he will have to apologize to Sodom and Gomorrah!"
Thomas Jefferson summed it up as well: when he said, “ I tremble for my country when I reflect that God is
just; and that His justice cannot sleep forever." These recognizable people could see history would be repeating
itself.
The heavens above us go through cycles as well We are told in Gen 1:1-5. “ In the beginning God created
the heaven and the earth. And the earth was without form, and void; and darkness was upon the face of the deep.
And the spirit of God moved upon the face of the waters. And God said, let there be light: and there was light.
And God saw the light, that it was good: and God divided the light from the darkness. And God called the light
day, and the darkness He called night. And the evening and the morning were the first day.”
Seven created days later, we can read God finished His creation week and called the seventh day “the
Sabbath,” a day of rest. It was during the middle of the creation week, God removed the vapor that diffused the
suns light so the sun, moon and stars could be seen in a un-clouded sky. Then God set these objects, the
sun, moon, and stars, in 19 year cycles for His appointed times.
Today, astronomers and mathematicians tell us we have passed the end cycle of 6000 solar years. In a
book called the “Documentary Studies,” Volume II, pages 57 and 73, we read a statement about Archbishop,
James Ussher of Ireland. The statement reads, “Archbishop Ussher’s system of chronology as given in the King
James version of the Bible is the nearest of any in its accuracy in timing events. Now time in the Bible is
measured by lunar and solar years, so there will be terminal dates for the 6000 lunar years and 6000 solar
years. The terminal of 6000 lunar years from Adam’s sin is 1821 A. D., and the terminal date for 6000 solar
years is 2001 A.D.” David Davidson of Leeds, England, a Mathematician and an Astronomer, has taken a study
of these dates and found them to match his study of astronomy and his archaeological findings. Using their
matching dates of 6000 lunar years that ended in (1821) and 6000 solar years that ended in the year 2001, we
must note these dates are astronomical dates, not prophetic dates. There are 180 years between 6000 lunar years
and 6000 solar years. The full interval between these two dates, could be called “the time of the end.”
A study of this period and its relationship to time cycles, yields some interesting results. For-instance,
Daniel was informed “To shut up the words, and seal the book, even to the time of the end: many shall run to
and fro, and knowledge shall be increased” (Dan 12:4).
These 180 transitory years has given man power and inventions undreamed of before 1800. There was
no major practical changes in man’s environment or surroundings for over 5000 years. Man labored and
accomplished things by the sweat of his brow to provide for his needs. Travel was on land by walking, or using
horses, camel or mules and travel by sea was by boat using oars or sailing by the trade winds. These conditions
prevailed until the early 18 hundreds.
During this early period man began to invent ways of harnessing the forces of nature. In 1807, the first
navigational steamboat traveled the Hudson River. In 1814,the first circular wood saw was made in the U.S.A.
1822, multi-color printing was invented. 1832, first conception of electric telegraph and first magneto-electric
machines were invented. 1851, the first round wire nails were manufactured and in 1881, the building of the
Panama Canal, that we gave away, was started by the French, with Americans endurance finishing it.
These were just a start to what we see today in this Twenty First Century. Today we have air flight
powered by jet engines. Trains that can speed down their tracks at over 100 m.p.h. Race cars and airplanes
breaking the speed of sound. Rockets that can send shuttle flights into space, and we have witnessed man sent
to the moon and back. Computers, taking away manual labor and jobs from people. We also see pictures sent
through the air on TV and cameras having instant replay. Satellites that can locate pools of oil under the earths
surface. Lazar guided missiles and bombs hit their targets. Human parts being transplanted into other human
bodies. Lazars used to correct a persons vision! You can probably think of many more things. We are truly
living what Daniel saw in a vision of many running to and fro with knowledge increasing!
Using Bishop Ussher’s system of chronology and David Davidson study on astronomy, add up to both
men suggesting to us, we have completed 6000 astronomical years of existence on earth. Using their theory, I
will preface what I am going to theorize on next by saying, only God the Father knows for sure when He is going
to send His only begotten Son, our Lord and Savior, Jesus the Christ back to the earth. We find evidence of
that in the apostles question to Christ. “When they [the Apostles] therefore were come together, They asked of
Him, saying, Lord, wilt You at this time restore again the kingdom to Israel? And He (Christ ) said unto them,
it is not for you to know the Times or the seasons, which the Father has put in His own power” (Acts 1:6-7). Two
more references on this thought, are found in Matt 24: 36, 42 and Mark 13: 32–33. Only God the Father knows
the hour and appointed time of His Son’s return, to set up His Kingdom on earth.
With that preface and foundation laid, let’s draw attention to Mr. Armstrong’s death. He died on January
16, 1986. 15 years before the terminal date of 6000 solar years. If you add 15 years to 1986, you come up with
the year 2001. A date the Twin Towers– financial center was attacked and brought down to the ground.
Why state this dated fact? Because, for those of us who believe in eras, and eras sharing character
personalities, feel Mr. Armstrong’s death ended the influence of the Philadelphia era of brotherly love.
In Revelation 3:10, there is a message left for us who are still alive today. “Because you have kept the
word of My patience, I also will keep you from the hour of temptation [testing], which shall come upon all the
world, to try them that dwell upon the earth.”
This hour of temptation [testing], is not the hour of tribulation. The hour of temptation is Strong’s #
5610 and tribulation # 2346. These are two different words in Thayer Greek-English Lexicon of the New
Testament. Using Strong’s # 5610 gives us the definition of this “hour of temptation” [testing] as, 1). a certain
definite time or season and 2). a short period of time; 3). preceding the second advent of Christ.
Spiritual Philadelphians in verse 10, are given one hour or seasons of protection, if their loyalty and
overcoming is proven to be in obeying God and His truth. One hour is identified by many Bible scholars and
astronomers as meaning, 15 days or 15 years! How and where do they find evidence of that?
In 2 Kings 20: starting with verse 1. This chapter deals with Hezekiah’s illness and his recovery, along
with one other discovery. That discovery is how biblical time is based on degrees, also called steps. “In those
days was Hezekiah sick unto death. And the prophet Isaiah the son of Amoz came to him, and said unto him, thus
saith the Lord, set your house in order; for you shalt die, and not live. Then he turned his face to the wall, and
prayed unto the Lord, saying, I beseech you, O Lord, remember now how I have walked before you in truth and
with a perfect heart, and have done that which is good in Your sight. And Hezekiah wept sore. And it came to
pass, after Isaiah was gone out into the middle court, that the word of the Lord came to him, saying, turn again,
and tell Hezekiah the captain of My people, thus saith the Lord, the God of David your father, I have heard the
prayer, I have seen the tears: behold, I will heal you: on the third day you shalt go up unto the house of the Lord.
And I will add unto your days fifteen years; and I will deliver you and this city out of the hand of the king of
Assyria; and I will defend this city for Mine own sake, and for My servant David’s sake. And Hezekiah said unto
Isaiah, what shall be the sign that the Lord will heal me, and that I shall go up into the house of the Lord the third
day? And Isaiah said, this sign shalt you have of the Lord, that the Lord will do the thing that He has spoken:
shall the shadow go forward ten degrees, or go back ten degrees? And Hezekiah answered, it is a light thing
for the shadow to go down ten degrees: nay, but let the shadow return backward Ten degrees. And Isaiah the
prophet cried unto the Lord: and He brought the shadow ten degrees backward, by which it had gone down in
the dial of Ahaz” (2 Kings 20: 1-11).
We see here evidence that the Lords biblical time is based on degrees. The Old Testament shows
there to be 29 or 30 days in a month. Not 29 and a half days in a month. Sunset to sunset makes for a full
day. God calculates mathematics of time, different than mans physical math of time. Using man’s method of
calculating time, we find there are 12, 30 and 31 day months in a year, with 365 solar days in a year.
In God’s 19 year cycle of years, using the sun, moon and stars, there are 12– 12 month years and 7, 13
month years, that are called leap years. Both 7 and 12 are Godly numbers for Perfection and completion. When looking at a World Globe, we find it is measured out in 24 degrees. 1 part of 24 is 1 degree–
converted to time is 1 hour. One hour is 1-24th part of a day and it takes 24-1 hours to make a full day. 1 part
of 360 days ( average between solar and lunar year). Looking at 15 degrees converted to time - is 15 hours. 1
part of 360 years looking at 15 degrees, converted to time - is 15 years. So an hour in Revelation 3:10, can be
interpreted to be 15 days or 15 years.
When speculating on the last 15 years, of this 6000 year period, we need to think about what was said
earlier, Mr. Armstrong who died in 1986, ended the influence of the Philadelphia era of God’s Church, and we
are all aware of what “Era” was to start next. It is called the Laodicean era because many would be influenced
with a laid back, un-serving, lukewarm attitude!
For over 50 years Mr. Armstrong warned by radio, television and in the Plain Truth magazine that unless
God’s people [house of Israel] stopped transgressing of His laws, disaster and evil would surely prevail! He
continued to say, materialistic nature of selfish get – not give, would bring a curse upon mankind and America
could be attacked by her enemies.
Some may remember when Mr. Armstrong wrote - a full page article - called “A Voice Cries Out, “Can
You Predict the State of the Nation’s Economy?” in the Wall Street Journal, dated March 30th, 1981? He wrote
in the article about the “Get and give way of life,” the “economy” and the “weapons of mass destruction.” Here
is a little bit of what he wrote. “This nation, with the whole world, is definitely not in a state of happy and
prosperous well-being! We are beset with seemingly insolvable problems, troubles and evils beyond the grasp
of human mentality! Repeatedly I have said there is a cause for every effect. The cause of the evils that beset
us is the “get” way of life— the motivation of self-centeredness– the way of “I love me– not you!” Our positively
awesome progress and achievements are all materialistic in nature. Our evils, before which we seem to stand
helpless, are spiritual in nature. There is a spiritual law that says when we are all selfishly taking from one
another, we all have less. But when we all produce, and help others we all have more.
Our competitive materialistic progress has for the first time in human history produced the weapons of
mass destruction that can blast all humanity out of existence. Our number 1 problem now is human survival.
We are in a world crisis escalating at fast-increasing momentum toward the zero hour of human extinction! And
we’re not repenting of our folly.”
The unprecedented and devastating attack on September 11, 2001, that occurred 15 years after his death,
suggests he was inspired by God to know what he was talking about. He lived to see a great increase in
knowledge, along with space and international travel. We could say he lived until what proved to be the start
of the end time fulfillment of prophecy.
The 15 years between 1986 and 2001, we all watched the inflated financial bubble grow. This next 15
year cycle Mr. Armstrong called “zero hour” will end in 2016, when a new president is to be elected. At this
point of zero hour, we are experiencing and seeing lying, cheating, stealing and “Changes you can believe in.”
Hope and change was also Hitler’s sayings!
The greedy banks, stock market and company executives, who are in bed with Obama, all draw huge
abnormal pay checks, some bonuses 8 to 10 million dollars a year, with no conscience about their lying, cheating,
and stealing, while they throw million dollar parties with our taxes. During this second 15 year period, we have
a President, his wife, and a small in house army, setting the example of lying to the American people.
With these events in mind, we know the book of Revelation unfolds end time issues. “The revelation of
Jesus Christ, which God gave unto Him, to shew unto His servants things which must shortly come to pass;
and He sent and signified it by His angel unto His servant John: who bare record of the word of God, and of the
testimony of Jesus Christ, and of all things that he saw. Blessed is he that reads, and they that hear the words
of this prophecy, and keep those things which are written therein: for the time is at hand” (Rev. 1:1-3). The
time here referred to as being “At hand.” meaning, the time for fulfillment of those things which are written.
Revelation verse 1 also said, “These things must shortly come to pass.” Since we are living in the last
moments of time, the prophecies of Revelation should be very important reading for us. We are shown in Rev
3, that Laodicean’s during this beginning inflationary era of 15 years or seasons claim to be rich and need of
nothing. “The angle of the church of the Laodicean’s write (Rev. 3:14). “I know your works, that you are neither
cold nor hot: I would you wert cold or hot. So then because you are lukewarm, and neither cold nor hot, I will
spue you out of My mouth. Because you say, I am rich, and increased with goods, and have need of nothing; and
know not that thou are wretched, and miserable, and poor, and blind, and naked: I counsel you to buy of Me gold
tried in the fire, that you may be rich; and white raiment, that you may be clothed, And that the shame of your
nakedness do not appear; and anoint your eyes with eye salve, that you may see. As many as I love, I rebuke and
chasten: be zealous therefore, and repent” (Rev 3:15-18).
The area of “Laodicea” was known as a center for banking, textiles, and medicines. They put there trust
in material wealth. Today we see wealth gathering is in the banks, the stock market, gambling in commodities
and in gold and silver. These people have no life long course of zeal for God’s laws or following His ways. They
do not have the attitude of seeing Christ returning very soon, with His bride and saints, to set up His eternal
kingdom, His government here on earth!
Most of us find our neighbors and relatives more concerned over having wealth, having money in the
stock market, than worry over nuclear bombs or missiles being unleashed on various nations.
While pleasure, money and unconcern is going on, a small hand full of called out ones are working
serving, and encouraging others to put on the whole armor of God, so they can stand against the fear tactics of
Satan who is given permission to rule the world.
We read and find many examples in the Bible of God protecting His people and at times their unconverted
families. Abraham and Lot’s families comes to mind. Noah and his family, Moses, and Daniel in the lions den,
Shadrack, Meshack, Abednigo, and Elijah.
Loading our minds up with satanic fear will not save any one of us! Only God has the power to save us
and our families from extermination-destruction and annihilation.
Satan’s materialistic world we live in, is designed and built to self destruct and crash. How? By men
who worship the vanity of pleasure and greedy wealth, just like we read in Revelation 3. The economies of this
world are built on a system Satan supports. Get and not give, greed and selfishness, self aggrandizement and lust.
Luke 11:17, enlightens us by saying, “But He [Christ ], knowing their thoughts, said unto them, every kingdom
divided against itself is brought to desolation; and a house divided against a house falls.
When 51 percent or more are righteous in their dealings with one another, good times are ahead! But
when 51 percent or more have become un-righteous in their human contacts, we are headed for economic trouble!
A house divided will not stand!!☜
James Russell