Is Somebody Going to Shoot a Missile at Yellowstone?

 

Is some entity going to shoot a missile at Yellowstone? That is what a Russian 'Doctor of Military Sciences' says Moscow should do, just nuke Yellowstone if tensions boil over. 

Earlier this week, the Russian president of the Academy of Geopolitical Problems outlined two geophysically weak US regions to attack in order to combat NATO's aggression toward Russia. 

In his article, Konstantin Sivkov justifies the option of "complete destruction of the enemy" because NATO has been "moving to the borders or Russia." 

Sivkov, listed as a "Docter of Military Sciences," described scenarios that involved dropping a nuclear weapon near Yellowstone's supervolcano or the San Andreas Fault. 

Now consider this post dated 10/11/2022 

Did They Shoot a Missile at Yellowstone? 

I am a firm believer that the evil forces aligned with satan communicate their plans through predictive programming. If you have ever researched it, you know the evidence is overwhelming. 

I believe one such piece of predictive programming involves the infamous Batman map. I won’t go into all the details, you can read about them in this post; The Revealing of the Batman Map Strike Zones, but I believe strike zone 2 involves Yellowstone. 

And why and how could an enemy bring a strike against Yellowstone? By causing it to erupt via nuclear explosion.

Dr Joseph Zimmerman, head of the Washington DC-based US Counter-Terrorism Group, aassesses terrorists have nuking Yellowstone in mind. Said Dr Zimmerman (2004) that terrorists could use natural disasters as “terrorist weapons”. In his view the “black wind of death” described by Al Qaeda in a claim of responsibility released after the Madrid bombings (2004) refers to the eruption of the “super volcano” at Yellowstone.

Dr Zimmerman then went into how terrorists might cause a super-eruption at Yellowstone. “As I pointed out in a recently published document [2003] terrorists could easily infiltrate the park with a nuclear device enclosed in a sealed drum.” Dr Zimmerman also indicated a good location: underneath Lake Yellowstone.

The explosion “would rupture the magma chamber underneath Yellowstone”, so “the entire Yellowstone area would first implode and then explode in a massive eruption”. The terrorist aim being, according to the counter terrorism chief, that it “would kill millions of Americans and destroy the agricultural capacity of the United States”.
http://www.supereruption-defence.com/yellowstone_supereruption.pdf 

Now let’s do a little connecting the dots. Hal turner recently reported a possible missile intercept over the Yukon, and the possible missile was headed for the USA. BTW, the nearest location to the intercept was a body of water called Destruction Bay.

There are reports that today, Thursday, October 6, 2022, there was a mid-air intercept of an incoming missile, over the Yukon Territory of Canada. 

Locals in Silver City, Yukon claim that about 8:30 AM local time: 

" . . .  2 objects collided mid air high altitude. 

The first object looked like it came from the north and the second object came from the west. 

There was a notable boom that shook the windows in the shack I was working in. 

The one coming from the north wasn't moving that fast but the one from the west was hauling ass. 

There's no mention on the news about a plane crash or anything but there's been a bunch of military helicopters most of the day in the area." 

If a Russian vessel in the Arctic, fired a missile at the US, the trajectory could send it over that part of the Yukon Territory, "from the north." 

If US Missile Defenses in Alaska tracked it, they could have fired a missile interceptor, "from the west."

Source: https://halturnerradioshow.com/index.php/en/news-page/world/reports-of-mid-air-missile-intercept-over-silver-city-yukon 

Hmm…let’s draw a line from Yellowstone to the possible missile intercept location and extend it to see where it goes.

Could it be? Was a missile shot at the USA? If so, was it directed at Yellowstone? Did the enemy want to test our defenses or was it a warning? And if so, who did it? 

Drawing a line from Yellowstone to the possible missile intercept goes right to Russia, or was the possible missile launched from a sub in the Bering Strait? And if it was a warning, will the next one be a hypersonic missile that cannot be stopped? 

I do not know the answer to those questions, but someone does.

Watch ye therefore, and pray always, that ye may be accounted worthy to escape all these things that shall come to pass, and to stand before the Son of man. Luke 21:36 

Have you had your epiphany? You need to be prepared for the end times! Read The Coming Epiphany;—Your Guide to Understanding End Times Bible Prophecy. 

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About the Author: My name is William Frederick and my book entitled “The Coming Epiphany” is available on Amazon.com.  

When you purchase this book you help to support the work that I am doing, and one way that you can really help is by sending digital copies as gifts through Amazon to family and friends.  

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 I always freely and happily allow others to republish my articles on their own websites, but I also ask that they include this “About the Author” section with each article. 

The material contained in this article is for general information purposes only, and readers should consult licensed professionals before making any legal, business, financial, or health decisions. 

Prophecy Watch: Hanukkah 2022, Will it be Nuclear, Antichrist, or a Time Marker?

 

Screenshot Sum of All Fears

I picked up on some chatter about Hanukkah/Chanukah 2022. So, I felt led to investigate it to see what I could find out. So, here we go... 

According to Jewish tradition Hanukkah starts at sundown on 12/18/2022.

 

That is also the day of the 22nd World Cup final in Qatar. 

Now check this out. 

 

Note: he mentions Brazil, at present they are out of the world cup competition. And take note of this. 

Intel chief: Iran could attack World Cup, protests may lead to more aggression 

And now check this out. (Note: there are some unwholesome cheerleader scenes from the 30 to 38 second mark.)

The movie is called “The Sum of all Fears.” So, let’s do what they say and find the sum of “all fears.” The English Gematria sum of “all fears” is 444, notice also the 223.

 

Here are some interesting matching 444 words. 

Jesus

Lucifer

Messiah

Muhammad

Nuclear

Killing

Masonic

Occult

I am Batman

A sacrifice

Menorah 

Here is something else; the football teams depicted in the movie clip are in yellow and black and the other in blue and white. 

On 12/18/2022, the Steelers that are a team that wears yellow and black, play the Panthers, that are a team that wears blue and white, and they will play in The Bank of America Stadium in Charlotte, NC at 13:00 EST. Remember, “the secret lies with Charlotte.”

I assume you took note of the Camel cigarettes in the clip, which can be an obvious signal to the Mid-East desert area where of course camels are from. And here is another connection. 

Camel Virus becomes cause of concern as World Cup 2022 kicks off in Qatar 

Are you getting the picture? Let’s do a little calculating; the Camel cigarettes were shown with selection codes of A3, A4, and A5. 

Why would a movie take time to focus in on a vending machine with Camel cigarettes and show those letters and numbers? Maybe this is part of the reason; 3 + 4 + 5 = 12 and in English gematria A=6.

 

So, there is our infamous 666 and 6+6+6=18. Putting the two together yields 18/12 which is the European date for 12/18.

 

A    3

A    4

+A  +5

18 - 12 

 

And then there is this interesting date calculation, involving 1,111,111 and 66,666,666.

And what is so special about 11/7/2020? That is the hypothesized date of the start of the last 7 years, that is if it began in 2020. (Note: Other 70th Week start dates are possible--time will tell which one is the correct one.)

 

And if day number 1 was 11/7/2020 then day number 770 is 11/18/2022 and day number 777 is Christmas day—12/25/2022, which at sunset that night, the last day of Hanukkah begins.

Here is another piece of data to consider, do you remember the football stadium bomb scene in the Batman movie “The Dark Knight Rises?” The movie also featured a team wearing yellow and black, and the other team “just by coincidence” was wearing, you guessed it, blue and white? BTW, and who is the dark knight that rises?

 

Think about it, why would 2 movies that featured a bomb in a stadium made 10 years apart feature teams with the same color uniforms? What are the odds?

BTW, the Dark Knight Rises stadium bomb scene was filmed at Heinz field in Pittsburgh. You may remember that in 2014 I found some interesting shapes in the area near the stadium, like among a few other things one of the 4 horseman of the apocalypse, a batman head, and a pyramid. 

Woe, I Found One of the 4 Horsemen of the Apocalypse on Google Earth

 

Now let me show you another synchronicity. The teams had the city names of Rapid City and Gotham. 

There is a Rapid City in South Dakota, and Gotham City is a mythical city from the Batman stories located in Southern New Jersey. Guess what, if you draw a line from Rapid City, SD to the tip of South Jersey it goes right through Pittsburgh.

Here is another sync; the SD NJ line is approx. 1500 Miles long or 1300 NM long. On 12/18/2022 there are 13 days left in the year, which also matches the start time of the game of 13:00. 

And if you draw a line from the Bank of America stadium in Charlotte to the world cup stadium in Qatar it also goes through South Jersey and is 6223 NM long. The two lines intersect in Biden's home state of DE

 

And another sync; the last Jersey shown in the movie scene had the number 86, 8 x 6 = 48. The Qatar and Pittsburgh or Charlotte time zones are 8 hours apart. 8 hours is equal to 480 minutes.

 

In the movie clip box 322 was blown up. While it is 12/17/22 in the West it can be 12/18/22 in the East. From 12/17/22 to 11/3/23—our date of interest—is 322 days.

And here are a few more interesting pieces of data from The Big the One.

Analysis

So, that is the data; now, let me also mention that some are presenting data to indicate that 12/18/2022 is a possible rapture date. Since I firmly believe from my study of scripture that the rapture will not occur until after the 'dark knight' antichrist has risen, takes over the world, and Seal 6 has been opened. I do not see 12/18/2022 as a possible rapture date. As you can see below God has told us about our gathering together unto Him--the rapture--that it will not occur until after the man of sin sits in the temple--the abomination of desolation.

1 Now we beseech you, brethren, by the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ, and by our gathering together unto him, 

2 That ye be not soon shaken in mind, or be troubled, neither by spirit, nor by word, nor by letter as from us, as that the day of Christ is at hand. 

3 Let no man deceive you by any means: for that day shall not come, except there come a falling away first, and that man of sin be revealed, the son of perdition; 

4 Who opposeth and exalteth himself above all that is called God, or that is worshipped; so that he as God sitteth in the temple of God, shewing himself that he is God. 

5 Remember ye not, that, when I was yet with you, I told you these things? 2 Thes 2

However, I do see that the data may be pointing to a possible “terrorist attack(s)” on 12/18/2022 at the World cup and or the football game in the USA—you can figure where. And or all the data could be pointing to some type of an antichrist event. And or I also see that the data may be pointing to no event on 12/18/22, but a possible 11-month warning to a much greater event. 

For if you noticed in the first video they said, “…we have 11 months left…” that fits right in with our Cracking the 231134421 Code; a Hypothesis for the Date of the East Coast USA Tsunami post and the theory that the last 7 years began on 11/7/2020.

 

Also, if there is an event(s) on 12/18/2022 in Qatar and or the USA, since there is a Bank of America connection and a rider on a horse connection, if an event happens it may be the event that lets the black horse out of the gate to go galloping upon the earth. BTW, the first 2 seals may already be opened; Has Seal 1 and 2 Been Opened, Is Seal 3 Next? 

Conclusion

As usual I cannot tell you what if anything will happen on Hanukkah 12/18/2022, I cannot predict the future; all I can do is show you the data. And just because there are synchronicities does not mean that something will happen, only that it may.

But realize if a bomb does go off at the World Cup soccer game and or at an American football game it could be the start of the Iran war and Seal 3. And if this happens, it would be another confirmation that we are in the last 7 years. And if nothing happens on 12/18/22, I will view the date as a time marker and will look to 2023 and November 2023 as a greater time to watch for major events.

BTW, I have had some watches come to fruition.

Update: I woke up today and started my devotions and this is the first verse that came up on a random verse generator.

For thou hast been a strength to the poor, a strength to the needy in his distress, a refuge from the storm, a shadow from the heat, when the blast of the terrible ones is as a storm against the wall. Is 25:4

BTW, "the secret lies with Charlotte" was a line out of the movie National Treasure. The Charlotte was a ship, and it was blown up.

Watch ye therefore, and pray always, that ye may be accounted worthy to escape all these things that shall come to pass, and to stand before the Son of man. Luke 21:36 

Have you had your epiphany? You need to be prepared for the end times! Read The Coming Epiphany;—Your Guide to Understanding End Times Bible Prophecy. 

Not sure that you will go to heaven? The end times are knocking on the door and so is Jesus. He wants to save you; will you let him in? Find out what you must do to be saved, click here. 

About the Author: My name is William Frederick and my book entitled “The Coming Epiphany” is available on Amazon.com.  

When you purchase this book you help to support the work that I am doing, and one way that you can really help is by sending digital copies as gifts through Amazon to family and friends.  

Time is short, and I need help getting these warnings into the hands of as many people as possible.  I have published thousands of articles on The End Times Forecaster Blog which are read all over the world. 

 I always freely and happily allow others to republish my articles on their own websites, but I also ask that they include this “About the Author” section with each article. 

The material contained in this article is for general information purposes only, and readers should consult licensed professionals before making any legal, business, financial, or health decisions.

The Number 23 and the End of the World

 

What’s in a number? Why do some people almost worship certain numbers? Do numbers contain power, do numbers contain coded information, and can numbers foretell events? 

One of the numbers I have seen people idolize is the number 23. Just last week I observed someone wearing a shirt with little number 23s all over it. 

If you want to see for yourself how the number 23 is idolized, click on the Google search link for 23 below. 

https://www.google.com/search?q=23&source=lmns&bih=937&biw=1873&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjx1LKV8uL7AhWWu3IEHUtJAI4Q_AUoAHoECAEQAA 

I was surprised at what I saw, apparently 23 is an important number to a lot of infamous people. There were 2 movies by that number.

 

There are a lot of ungodly songs and albums associated with 23.

 

Even Disney jumped on the 23 bandwagon supposedly to represent 1923 when Walt moved to CA.

Why, what’s the fascination with these illuminati types with the number 23? I guess we could have asked ourselves the same question of the number 911, which was another signaled number. And if we had asked ourselves that question before the 911 events, we would have gotten our answer on 9/11/01. 

Does the number 23 contain an encoded date as 911 obviously did? First off it can easily be seen that 23 can be a reference to the year 2023. So, does all the fascination with the number 23 from the illuminati/occult world indicate that the year 2023 will be an important year in the establishment of the New World Order and the bringing forth of their false messiah—the antichrist? 

Let’s consider that possibility a little more deeply. Bullinger has done some great work with Biblical meanings of numbers that appear in scripture. However, he has not made any reference to the number 23, but I would like to put forth my own explanation of the Biblical meaning of the number 23. 

First let’s consider what Bullinger says about the number 11. 

If ten is the number which marks the perfection of Divine order, then eleven is an addition to it, subversive of and undoing that order. If twelve is the number which marks the perfection of Divine government, then eleven falls short of it. So that whether we regard it as being 10 + 1, or 12 - 1, it is the number which marks, disorder, disorganization, imperfection, and disintegration. 

Now keep those principles in mind and let’s consider the number 23 by first considering what Bullinger says about the number 24 which is associated with God’s heavenly kingdom. 

Twenty-four being a multiple of twelve, expresses in a higher form the same signification (as 22 does of 11). It is the number associated with the heavenly government and worship, of which the earthly form in Israel was only a copy. We are told that both Moses and David ordered all things connected with the Tabernacle and Temple worship by direct revelation from God, and as a copy of things in the heavens, Hebrews 8:5; 1 Chronicles 28:12, 19. And the sevenfold phrase (in Exo 40) "as the LORD commanded Moses" witnesses to the Divine ordering of all. It was so with the twenty-four courses of priests in the earthly Temple; these were formed on the "pattern of things in the heavens." In Revelation 4, we read of the twenty-four heavenly elders, who are the twelve Patriarchs from the Old Testament and the twelve Apostles from the New. 

Not only is the number 24 associated with heavenly government and worship but the number 24 is also associated with Jesus. According to Ron Wyatt, Jesus only had 24 chromosomes. 

According to the lectures given by Ron Wyatt, the blood that he discovered and had analysed had only 24 chromosomes. The full text of one of his many sermons may be read on www.arkdiscovery.com/talk_1-9-99.htm 

Ron Wyatt actually stated, "We tested it to make sure it was blood. It is unique blood. I will quickly state this, I know that there are some doctors here, and nurses, and people who are familiar with blood. All of us have 46 chromosomes, unless we have Downs Syndrome. Christ had 24. Each parent supplies 23 chromosomes to a new infant. Christ got 23 from His mother, He got one from His Father, and it was a Y, which made Him a male. He got it not from an earthly Father, or He would have had 46 like the rest of us." 

According to his account, Ron Wyatt had the Blood analysed in a laboratory in Tel Aviv. Ron Wyatt has shown these results to only a few trusted friends. The technicians in the laboratory were amazed at the analysis this unique human Blood. They found that this Blood did not contain the normal complement of 46 chromosomes, but in fact contained only 24 chromosomes. 

In the sample of blood there was a full complement of 22 autosomal chromosomes and one X chromosome from the mother, but only one Y chromosome, the sex determining chromosome from the father. The other 22 autosomal chromosomes from the father, the paternal chromosomes, were missing. 

The technicians from the laboratory in Tel Aviv asked Ron Wyatt where he had obtained this blood. He replied, "It is the blood of your Messiah." 

So, putting the concepts together; if 24 is the number associated with the heavenly government, worship, Jesus, and the coming Millennium kingdom with Jesus as the King of the World, then the number 23 falls short of it and I contend it represents the antichrist and his government—the new world order—and the worship involved with the same. 

(Note: maybe I should make up a t-shirt with the number 24 all over it.) 

Doing a search for the number 23 in the Bible reveals some interesting results. 

31 Jehoahaz was twenty and three years old when he began to reign; and he reigned three months in Jerusalem. And his mother's name was Hamutal, the daughter of Jeremiah of Libnah. 

32 And he did that which was evil in the sight of the Lord, according to all that his fathers had done. 2 Kings 23. 

So, we can see the number 23 is associated with an evil ruler. And here is the only occurrence of 23 in the New Testament. 

8 Neither let us commit fornication, as some of them committed, and fell in one day three and twenty thousand. 1 Cor 10:8 

Thus, further we can see that 23 is associated with sexual sin and death. And what is the New World Order all about? An evil ruler, sin, and death. 

So, I contend that all the occultic fascination with the number 23 is paying homage to the coming man of sin false messiah antichrist and his New World Order. And I also contend that 23 may be a signal to the year 2023 in which major prophetic events associated with the same may occur. 

This may be a confirmation; I am sure you are aware of the infamous number 322—the illuminati death number. 

The number in reverse—as they love to do—is 223 and adding a zero, that they drop, gives us 2023. Thus, the number 322 may be another signal and confirmation to 2023 as a year of major prophetic events involving the antichrist. 

And let’s not forget that they love to put encoded clues on USA money. And on the back of the new hundred-dollar bill is the time of 10:30. 

In military time 10:30 PM is 2230, which can be another reference to 223 and 2023. And here is what the folding the hundred in the esoteric way looks like—a nuclear missile strike causing a tsunami, which the other side shows. Source: Jonathan Kleck

 

Let’s take it a little farther; does the number 23 contain an encoded month and day? How about this? 

2 = 1 + 1, which is a 1 and 1, which makes an 11, and with the 3, that makes an 11/3. And adding in the year 23, that makes 11/3/23, which is a date that we are watching. See the post; Cracking the 231134421 Code; a Hypothesis for the Date of the East Coast USA Tsunami. 

So, is all the fascination with the number 23 pointing to 2023 as a year of major prophetic events involving the antichrist, and further pointing to the date of 11/3/23? As always, time will tell. 

Check this out; did you know that 11/3/23 is day number 307 in 2023 with 58 days left in the year? Did you know that the satanic rock group Iron Maiden came out with a song entitled “2 Minutes to Midnight," which is about the doomsday clock and nuclear destruction? Did you know that two minutes to midnight is the time of 23:58? Here is a pic of some of the merch inspired by the song.

 

Did you know that satan sometimes communicates the future to his followers? So, is 23:58 a signal to 58 days left in the year 2023, which is 11/3/23? Hmm…

Regardless of what 2023 holds, I am convinced that the number 23 represents the antichrist and his government—the new world order—and the worship involved with the same. 

Watch ye therefore, and pray always, that ye may be accounted worthy to escape all these things that shall come to pass, and to stand before the Son of man. Luke 21:36 

Have you had your epiphany? You need to be prepared for the end times! Read The Coming Epiphany;—Your Guide to Understanding End Times Bible Prophecy. 

Not sure that you will go to heaven? The end times are knocking on the door and so is Jesus. He wants to save you; will you let him in? Find out what you must do to be saved, click here. 

About the Author: My name is William Frederick and my book entitled “The Coming Epiphany” is available on Amazon.com.  

When you purchase this book you help to support the work that I am doing, and one way that you can really help is by sending digital copies as gifts through Amazon to family and friends.  

Time is short, and I need help getting these warnings into the hands of as many people as possible.  I have published thousands of articles on The End Times Forecaster Blog which are read all over the world. 

 I always freely and happily allow others to republish my articles on their own websites, but I also ask that they include this “About the Author” section with each article. 

The material contained in this article is for general information purposes only, and readers should consult licensed professionals before making any legal, business, financial, or health decisions.

Super Mega Earthquake on the Way!

 

A super mega earthquake is on the way!!! That is the claim being made by a man that goes by the name of Canadian Earthquake Researcher, which has been featured before on this site. He has come out with his latest forecast for the Super Mega earthquake. As pictured above he believes it will happen between now and June of 2023. 

His research has led him to believe that the plates are locking up and have extreme pressure against them and will one day result in a super mega earthquake event(s). 

It is interesting to note that his theory coincides nicely with the researcher who is monitoring the magnetic pole shift and believes earth effecting events, including earthquakes will greatly increase after the pole reaches the 40 degree mark, which he believes will occur in about 4 months. 

Regardless of when the mega earthquake he is predicting will occur we know that earthquakes will be on the increase in the end times. 

For nation shall rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom: and there shall be earthquakes in divers places, and there shall be famines and troubles: these are the beginnings of sorrows. Mark 13:8 

And since it is highly possible that we are in the last 7 years—the end times—his theory gains more credence, especially in light of the fact that verse above is referring to events in the end times before the rapture. 

And after the midpoint of the last 7 years when Seal 6 is opened, there will be a worldwide earthquake so large that every island and mountain will be moved! 

12 And I beheld when he had opened the sixth seal, and, lo, there was a great earthquake; and the sun became black as sackcloth of hair, and the moon became as blood; 

13 And the stars of heaven fell unto the earth, even as a fig tree casteth her untimely figs, when she is shaken of a mighty wind. 

14 And the heaven departed as a scroll when it is rolled together; and every mountain and island were moved out of their places. 

After the sixth seal is opened is also the time of the rapture, as the verses below indicate by the fact that people see Jesus in the sky after which God’s wrath begins. 

15 And the kings of the earth, and the great men, and the rich men, and the chief captains, and the mighty men, and every bondman, and every free man, hid themselves in the dens 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 that sitteth on the throne, and from the wrath of the Lamb: 

17 For the great day of his wrath is come; and who shall be able to stand? 

Yes, it is at the rapture that people will see Jesus in the clouds in the sky. 

Then we which are alive and remain shall be caught up together with them in the clouds, to meet the Lord in the air: and so shall we ever be with the Lord. 1 Thes 4:17 

So, if we see the super mega earthquake that the researcher is predicting take place in the near future, I believe it will be another evidence that we are in the end times. Whether it occurs by June of 2023 or not I do not know, but I do know there are big super mega earthquakes coming in the end times.

Are you ready, have you prepared spiritually, mentally, and physically for the major events of the end times that are transpiring before our eyes? 

Watch ye therefore, and pray always, that ye may be accounted worthy to escape all these things that shall come to pass, and to stand before the Son of man. Luke 21:36 

Have you had your epiphany? You need to be prepared for the end times! Read The Coming Epiphany;—Your Guide to Understanding End Times Bible Prophecy. 

Not sure that you will go to heaven? The end times are knocking on the door and so is Jesus. He wants to save you; will you let him in? Find out what you must do to be saved, click here. 

About the Author: My name is William Frederick and my book entitled “The Coming Epiphany” is available on Amazon.com.  

When you purchase this book you help to support the work that I am doing, and one way that you can really help is by sending digital copies as gifts through Amazon to family and friends.  

Time is short, and I need help getting these warnings into the hands of as many people as possible.  I have published thousands of articles on The End Times Forecaster Blog which are read all over the world. 

 I always freely and happily allow others to republish my articles on their own websites, but I also ask that they include this “About the Author” section with each article. 

The material contained in this article is for general information purposes only, and readers should consult licensed professionals before making any legal, business, financial, or health decisions.