Jews and Joes Blog
25May/080

2030 Return of Yeshua (Jesus)? Comparing John 4:40,43 with Hosea 6:2

John 4:40,43:
40 Therefore when the Samaritans came to Him, they were asking Him to stay with them, and He stayed there two days.
43 And after the two days He left there and went to Galil.

Because the Arab/Muslim Alliance (prophesied in Psalm 83) doesn't appear to be formed or forming yet (with serious Nuclear capabilities), Tim McHyde and others are beginning to think this soon to start 7 year Shmittah cycle may not be the cycle which ushers in the Great Tribulation and finally the return of Yehoshua (Jesus). And because of some insight from John 4:40,43 (admittedly speculative), it is thought that Yehoshua may not return and be accepted by Judah (the Jews) until the Shmittah cycle ending in the year 2030. This insight is deduced by adding 2,000 years (two days) from the time Yehoshua was resurrected and embraced by "the Gentiles" (about 29/30 CE).

It is intriguing that the Gospel of John references two days in such quick succession. Once would generally have been enough, but twice leads me to think that the Ruach (Spirit) was indeed conveying something John didn’t even understand himself. I do agree that John 4 could be telling us something significant, but not necessarily pointing to an exact 2,000 year period (however I admit it could be and ultimately may be). Even still, I wonder if the reference to two days could be an inexact reference similar to Hosea 6:2:

Hosea 6:2:
He will revive us after two days;
He will raise us up on the third day,
That we may live before Him.

I realize some Messianic and Christian theologians tend to see the above passage as a reference to Yehoshua’s death and resurrection, but Yehoshua was raised back to life “after” three days, not “in” the third day (Matthew 12:40). Besides, Hosea 6 is contextually referring to 10-Israel (Ephraim) being raised up (Ezekiel 37's dry bones) after being cut-off for two-plus days. We (10-Israel/Goyim/Gentiles) have been cut-off for about 2700 years (see Timeline of Israel and Judah). So we are currently “in” the third day where Hosea indicated we would be “raised up”. There is no indication that it would be at the beginning, middle, or end of the third day.

And like-wise, John 4:43 indicates that “…AFTER the two days He left there and went to Galilee.” So sometime on the third day after the 6th hour (ref. John 4:6 to see when He arrived in Samaria) Yeshua left for Galil. It is possible he left at sun down (shortly after the 6th hour), but He may have waited until the morning of the third day to travel at first light… which would be more likely, but we simply don’t know. So I don't think John 4:40,43 really implicates an "exact" two day (2,000 year) period before Yehoshua returns to Judah.

Like many others, I believe there could be a rapid escalation and major Nuclear war in the Middle East sometime between now and 2010, but much is still yet to be seen. The Great Tribulation could be upon us soon or it may be many Shmittah cycles in the future. Once Eliyahu (Elijah) appears on the seen, we will certainly know then how much time we have.

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