Shalom Beloved,
Today is known as Tu’B’Shevat, or the 15th of
Shevat – the 11th month of the Hebrew calendar. In Judaism it is
known as the “New Year for Trees”, like an arbor day. The sap begins to run particularly in the
Almond tree, as it is the first to bloom in Israel. I am not going to talk about the traditional
view of this, but I would like to bring a prophetic view for us to
consider.
Luke 21:29 Then Yeshua told them a parable: “Look at the fig tree and all the trees. 1:30 As soon as they sprout their leaves, you see it and you know at once that summer is near. 21:31 So also, when you see these all these things happening, know that the kingdom of God is near. 21:32 Amen, I tell you, this generation will not pass away until all these things happen. 21:33 Heaven and earth will pass away, but My words will never pass away.
Let us first look at the Almond tree in the Holy Scriptures. In Numbers
16-17, Korah, a Levite incites a rebellion over Aaron being chosen as High Priest. There is a jealousy, and they challenge Moses
and Aaron with the accusation that they presume too much, they are just as good
as they are. The result is the earth swallowing Korah, his household and 250
men who rebelled with him are burned up with fire from YHWH. But that is not enough, the people still murmur
against them and they anger Yah... He is ready to destroy them all, yet Moses
and Aaron intercede and Moses tells Aaron to take and run into the midst of the
people and offer incense (a sweet savor) ...Num 16:47 And Aaron did as
Moses commanded and ran into the midst of the congregation. And behold! The
plague had begun among the people. And he put on incense and made an atonement
for the people. 16:48 And he stood between the dead and the living, and the
plague was stayed.
Aaron is a type of the Messiah Yeshua who came into
the midst of us (Immanuel) and tabernacled with us; He took His place between
the living and the dead and made atonement for us upon the cross. (Heb 2:17) Therefore
He had to be made like His brothers in all things, so He might become a
merciful and faithful Kohen Gadol in matters relating to God, to make atonement
for the sins of the people.
(1 Jn 2:2) He is the atonement for our sins,
and not only for our sins but also for the whole world.
The next day YHWH commands Moses to bring the rod of every
tribal head, 12 in all and lay them before Adonai in the Tent of witness; Num 17:8 And it happened on
the next day Moses went into the tabernacle of witness. And behold! The rod
of Aaron for the house of Levi had budded and had brought forth buds, and had
bloomed blossoms, and had yielded almonds.
So, Yah validated the call upon Aaron and his sons by
using a sign of the Almond tree.
“The seven-branch
menorah (candelabra) in the Holy Temple was meant to resemble an almond blossom
as described in Exodus: “Three cups, shaped like almond blossoms, were on one
branch, with a knob and a flower; and three cups, shaped like almond blossoms,
were on the other… on the candlestick itself were four cups, shaped like almond
blossoms, with its knobs and flowers.” A total of 22 cups. https://www.israel21c.org/11-amazing-things-you-didnt-know-about-almonds/
The
month of Shevat has everything to do with two words - watching and awakening! For it is
during the month of Shevat, that the almond tree first
begins to blossom. And, the almond tree is the first tree in Israel
to bloom or awaken,
while, the other trees are still dormant or sleeping (could this be connected to the parable of 10 virgins all
asleep while they were waiting for the Bridegroom?) and is the last to lose its leaves. In
fact, the Hebrew words for almond tree and watch are
almost the same word.
Shaqad: Hebrew word # H8245 שׁקד Strong’s
Concordance – “to awake, watch, be alert”, and, to “keep watch of, be wakeful
over”.
Shaqeid: Hebrew word # H8247 שׁקד Strong’s Concordance – “almond tree,
almonds”
So,
with that in mind, consider the verse from Jeremiah 1:11-12 – “The
word of the LORD came to me, What do you see, Jeremiah? I see
the branch of a “shaqed”/almond tree, I replied. The
LORD said to me, You have seen correctly, for I am “shaqad”/watching to
see that my word is fulfilled”.
Therefore,
we can see that the almond tree and the concept of watching are inextricably
tied together. Messiah is the Lampstand in the Holy Place, He is
the Light of Life, and the Light of the World.
Those who belong to Him, become like Him, for we also have become the
light of the world while we are in it.
The Hebrew month Shevat is quite interesting in itself. H7627 שׁבט shevâṭ - “a rod”; so, we have Aaron’s “shevat” that
produced “Shaqeid” and the month Shevat produces Shaqeid. Let’s look deeper into the month.
Every Hebrew month is associated
with one of the twelve tribes. Shevat is
associated with the star sign Dli/Aquarius. The tribe of Reuben is connected to
water. Gen 49:3 Reuben, thou art my firstborn, my might, and the beginning of my strength, the excellency of dignity,
and the excellency of power: 49:4 Unstable as water...Reuben means “see a son”
In the camp in the wilderness, the company on the South was head up by
the tribe of Reuben. It is believed the
symbol on the ensign was a man. Taking
the symbolism from the 4 living creatures, “a man’s face, that of an ox, an
eagle and a Lion”
We are looking for a man
with a water jar...Aquarius. Mar 14:13 He sent two of His disciples and told them, “Go into the city, and a man carrying a
jar of water will meet you. Follow him, 14:14 and wherever he enters,
tell the homeowner, ‘The Teacher says, “Where is My guest room, where I may eat the
Passover with My disciples?”’
It is here
I will share a few connected dreams from several years ago that I am still
deciphering.
1 Dream: went to visit someone
named “D’li”/Aquarius; gloomy sky, yet
warm…summery. I held out a baby boy to
D’li…”see a son/sun?”… next scene: in a small kitchen (small space of preparation) her “husband” walks in.. ( it is Yeshua) lifts her hands up; an extremely passionate look came upon her face;
instantly transformed, dressed as a kingdom bride, new eye makeup
(the “make-up” of her eyes had changed-like the eagle) still holding her hands,
He backed her out the door (precession of mazerot/zodiac goes backward – Age
of Aquarius)
Interpretation: when we
see the sun in Aquarius,(sign in the heavens) it will be a short space of
preparation before we (His Bride) are lifted up and transformed...the end of
the age (of Pisces).
I was looking for information about today’s
Blue-Blood, Super-moon on Stellarium. I
accidently noticed how close the sun was to Aquarius. So, I advanced it day by day to see when it
would actually be in Aquarius/D’li. It
seems to fully enter the star sign on February 15 / Shevat 30 and leaves it on February
22 /Adar 7 the day Moses died. (Deut.
34:5-8): “So Moses the
servant of the Lord died there,” and it is written, “And the Israelites
bewailed Moses in the steppes of Moab for thirty days.” And it is also
written, “After the death of Moses the servant of the Lord” (Josh. 1:1), as
well as, “My servant Moses is dead. Prepare to cross
the Jordan,”(The Jordan floods its banks throughout the harvest
and Yah pushed the flood waters back in a heap all the way to the City of Adam;
Jordan means descent) and, “Go through the camp and charge the
people thus: Get provisions
ready, for in three days’ time you are to cross the Jordan,” (Short space of preparation)(v. 11),
and, “The people came up from the Jordan on the 10th of the first
month.” Subtract
thirty-three days, and you arrive at the seventh of Adar as the date of
Moses’ death.
In keeping with shaqad/watching; we must keep watch at this time, from the
15-22nd of February/ 7th of Adar for the next 30/3
days... or just in the coming season...beloved, remember, you who love
Torah, Moses Torah/works could not bring them into the promised land. It was Y’hoshua/Yeshua alone who can bring us
across and only those who believed were able to enter.
It is possible we are seeing the preparation for our
departure. In Rev 12 we see a war in the
heavens between the fallen angels and the devil and Michael and Yah’s Holy
Angels. The fallen ones are cast to the
earth, thrust out of the heavens (yardan – descend- as in the days of Noach)
and the overcomers/man-child who will rule with a rod of iron (Rev 2:26-27) is caught up, out of
the flood ‘of evil’. The Flood comes
from the mouth of the serpent/Devil.
2 A dream
shared by someone else I knew… his name means John/Jeanne Dark..‘Joan of Arc” he
came to “world harvest church” was asked to go with “rod (shevat)-parsley
(Passover)”(possible time frame?) got into a limo and the vehicle began to
ascend. It flew over New Orleans (had the dream in 2010 - Superbowl –“Saints Win”) and then went
upwards to the UPPER ROOM… heaven! (New Orleans Saints means “New Golden Saints”)
3 My first rapture dream - I was
in a large room with high arches and pillars… (later discovering it was the Upper
Room in Jerusalem) I was with a lady named Macel Anderson…(Hebrew Mazel, aka:
sign/ Anderson -Son of man) we heard the sound of the Shofar, we grabbed
each other and said, “this is it”! Sign
of the Son of Man.
Recap: the
Almond tree, the first to bloom – play on words almond/watching, or watchful over
Yah’s Word. Shevat – means “rod”; the
Babylonian name of the month- the letters spell Shabbat as well, we must find
HIS rest - Heb 4. If we are to be saved.
We are saved by grace through faith alone...no fine print or
addendum...we rest in the finished work of Messiah Yeshua on the cross. Only trust in His death, burial and
resurrection provides salvation. As in
the days of Noach the fallen ones descended and polluted the world and the DNA...as
it is, and will be today. But Noach was perfect in
his genetic composition, untainted by Genetic Modification. Noach is spelled Nun-chet it means “rest”,
spelled backward Chet-nun means Grace.
Very plainly our Abba Father has told us the Truth. Let us watch for the sign of the Son of Man
in the coming days... may it be soon and in our day... Next time in Heavenly Yerushalayim!
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