THE TERRIBLE "EARTHQUAKE"
"At the same time there was a terrible earthquake that destroyed a tenth of the city. Seven thousand people died in that earthquake, and everyone else was terrified and gave glory to the God of heaven."
The Greek word that was translated as earthquake is the word "seismos". Believe it or not, the first definition listed is not earthquake, but commotion, and then gale, and then earthquake. Since commotion is first, let’s put it in the passage and we will get a better understanding.
"At the same time there was a terrible commotion that destroyed a tenth of the city. Seven thousand people died in that commotion, and everyone else was terrified and gave glory to the God of heaven."
This puts a whole new spin on this. In Israel’s War for Independence in 1948, there were around 6,300 casualties on Israel’s side. This is not the number 7000, but there is a connection in the passage that will bring the number to 7000.
The literal translation of the passage is "At the same hour there was a terrible commotion. . . ." Since we are dealing with prophetic days, months and years, we would also be dealing with hours as well. In the Week of Exile, a day is 360 years. What would a prophetic hour be in that time? A prophetic hour is 15 years. Notice that the literal translation does not say "In the same hour", but "At the same hour". This gives us the feeling that it is around that time and not exactly in that time. For example, if you are in the mall, then you are in the mall. BUT, if you are at the mall, you can either be in it or in the parking lot or driving around it. If you are in it then 1967 is 19 years after 1948. In prophetic time, 19 years is 1 hour and 20 minutes which is "at" or "around the same prophetic hour". This passage is not only talking about Israel’s War for Independence in 1948 but also Israel’s retrieval of Jerusalem in 1967. Israel lost 700 men in the fight for Jerusalem. 6,300 plus 700 equals 7000.
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The Greek word that was translated as earthquake is the word "seismos". Believe it or not, the first definition listed is not earthquake, but commotion, and then gale, and then earthquake. Since commotion is first, let’s put it in the passage and we will get a better understanding.
"At the same time there was a terrible commotion that destroyed a tenth of the city. Seven thousand people died in that commotion, and everyone else was terrified and gave glory to the God of heaven."
This puts a whole new spin on this. In Israel’s War for Independence in 1948, there were around 6,300 casualties on Israel’s side. This is not the number 7000, but there is a connection in the passage that will bring the number to 7000.
The literal translation of the passage is "At the same hour there was a terrible commotion. . . ." Since we are dealing with prophetic days, months and years, we would also be dealing with hours as well. In the Week of Exile, a day is 360 years. What would a prophetic hour be in that time? A prophetic hour is 15 years. Notice that the literal translation does not say "In the same hour", but "At the same hour". This gives us the feeling that it is around that time and not exactly in that time. For example, if you are in the mall, then you are in the mall. BUT, if you are at the mall, you can either be in it or in the parking lot or driving around it. If you are in it then 1967 is 19 years after 1948. In prophetic time, 19 years is 1 hour and 20 minutes which is "at" or "around the same prophetic hour". This passage is not only talking about Israel’s War for Independence in 1948 but also Israel’s retrieval of Jerusalem in 1967. Israel lost 700 men in the fight for Jerusalem. 6,300 plus 700 equals 7000.
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