From The Coming Epiphany, Chapter 12.
Rabbi Judah
Ben Samuel Prophecy
The following is the
write up of a prophecy made by Rabbi Judah Ben Samuel that I believe is
significant in regards to answering the question when, and may point to a
possible year of the Second Coming. The original article appeared in Israel Today,
March 2008[1]
In 1217 the Jewish Rabbi Judah Ben Samuel prophesied
that the Ottoman Turks would rule over the holy city of Jerusalem for eight Jubilees. A Jubilee is a
period of 50 years according to Leviticus 25:8-13. Eight Jubilees would then be
400 years. Sure enough, 300 years later in 1517 the Ottoman Turks seized
control of the city of Jerusalem
and ruled over it for the next 400 years. They were finally driven out of the
city and the holy land in 1917 by the Allied forces under the command of
General George Allenby. The Rabbi's prophecy about the 400 years was fulfilled
exactly to the year.
The Rabbi had also prophesied that during the ninth
Jubilee Jerusalem would be a "no-man's land." This is exactly what
happened from 1917 to 1967, due to the fact that the holy land was placed under
British Mandate in 1917 by the League of Nations
and literally "belonged" to no nation. Even after Israel 's war of independence in 1948-49 Jerusalem was still divided by a strip of land running
right through the heart of the city, with Jordan
controlling the eastern part of the city and Israel controlling the western part
of the city. That strip of land was considered and even called "no-man's
land" by both the Israelis and the Jordanians. Anyone even stepping into
that strip would be shot down. I lived during that period of time and well
remember the reports in the newspapers and shown on TV about the division of Jerusalem . It was not
until the Six Day War in 1967 when the entire west bank of the holy land was
conquered by the Israeli army that the whole city of Jerusalem
passed back into the possession of Israel . So once again the prophecy
made by the Rabbi 750 years previously was fulfilled to the letter.
But that is still not the end of the matter. The Rabbi
also prophesied that during the 10th Jubilee Jerusalem would be under the
control of the Jews and the Messianic "end times" would begin. The
10th Jubilee began in 1967 and will be concluded in 2017.[2]
Let's
consider the data;
Jubilees
1-8 (1517 to 1917): Turks will rule.
Jubilee
9 (1917 to 1967): Jerusalem
a “no man’s land.”
Jubilee
10 (1967 to 2017): Jerusalem
under Jewish control, Messianic end times will begin.
Jubilee
11: Begins at Yom Kippur 9/30/17.
Jubilees
1-8 and 9 were fulfilled as his prophecy stated. His prophecy also states
“during the 10th Jubilee Jerusalem would be under the control of the Jews and
the Messianic "end times" would begin.” Therefore if the prophecy is
to be trusted, then the Messianic “end times” would have to start within the
time of the 10th jubilee, before the 11th Jubilee starts at Yom Kippur on
9/30/17. Thus if the Messianic “end times” refers to the beginning of the 70th
Week, then the prophecy implies the Second Coming will be no later than 2024.
If the Messianic “end times” refers to Jacob’s trouble—the second half of the
70th Week—then the prophecy implies the Second Coming will be no
later than 2021.