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seen in them. It was clear to them that a King of Kings was to be born. God was to take on flesh and become a
man on this earth. Many of these interpretations have been corrupted over time. The Romans and Greeks turned
them into gods and goddess. Orion known in Babylonian times as the “True Shepherd” has turned into the
“Hunter.” The shepherd’s staff has been turned into a “Hunter’s” club. Therefore, we will need to go back to
history to get the proper interpretation of the constellations and planets that are in the heavens. It is extremely
disturbing to look at the heavens and see the beautiful blue skies missing after existing for centuries. During the
End Times, the sky has been replaced with darkness. Evil in the world, with wickedness ruling on it, seems to
need darkness and not light. God provided darkness during the End Times for evil to dwell upon the earth. For
if you remember, it was Christ’s birth that led us on the journey of the End Times and the Rapture. Nevertheless,
what was found was month after month of darkness on the earth due to planetary and solar eclipses.

The Time Known through Heavenly
Prophet Joel and the Apostle Peter said there will be “wonders in the sky” as signs. Heavenly signs will provide an
accurate date of these heavenly events which are unique in the skies. God set the rules of the heavens during
creation, which is demonstrated through the fulfillment of His Word. In Job 38:33, God asked him “Do you know
the ordinances of the heaven or fix their rule over the earth”? The Disciples asked Christ what would be the “sign of Your
coming, and of the end....” Christ answered them with a long list of events that must occur prior to His return.
Christ understood in detail the order of events prior and during the Tribulation period. Many believe in the fact
that neither the day nor the hour is known. How could this be? In John 1:3, it states the “All things came into being
through Him.” This includes the creation of the heavens with its signs. This belief comes from quoting scripture
out of context. Matthew 24:34 uses “generation” that is the time from creation until the universe is destroyed.

Matthew 24:35-36 “Heaven and earth will pass away, but My words will not pass away. But of that day
and hour no one knows, not even the angels of heaven, nor the Son, but the Father alone.”

2 Peter 3:7 “But by His word the present heavens and earth are being reserved for fire, kept for the day
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of judgment and destruction of ungodly men.”
Only God the Father knows when this earth will pass away. It doesn’t say Christ will not know when He will
come again. There will be no signs in the heavens when the present heavens and earth will pass away with fire.
The angels in heaven do understand the End Times; that is why the Archangel Michael, described those events to
Daniel over 500 years before Christ’s birth. Christ, the creator, must understand the timing. It is because “the
ordinances of the heavens” were determined at the time of creation. He knows everything relative to this “generation.”

Daniel 12:1 “Now at that time Michael, the great prince who stands guard over the sons of your people,
will arise. And there will be a time of distress such as never occurred since there was a nation until that
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time; and at that time your people, everyone who is found written in the book, will be rescued.”
Michael, the archangel, describes a “time of distress” which has “never occurred” in time. It says all who are found
written in the “Book” (Rev. 20-12) will be rescued. The Apostle Paul states we should be aware of the time of His
coming so we would not be overtaken as a thief in the night. Paul warns us to not sleep as others do, but let us
be alert and sober. This is referring to the Rapture of being “caught up together….in the clouds to meet the Lord.” This
is the Rapture of His Bride in Christ. We shall learn why the statement about staying “alert” is made.

1 Thessalonians 5:4-6 “But you, brethren, are not in darkness, that the day would overtake you like a
thief; for you are all sons of light and sons of day. We are not of night, nor of darkness; so then let us not
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sleep as others do, but let us be alert and sober.”

8 New American Standard Bible : 1995 update. 1995 (Mt 24:35–36; 2 Peter 3:7). LaHabra, CA: The Lockman Foundation.

9 New American Standard Bible : 1995 update. 1995 (Da 12:1, 1 Thess 5:4-6). LaHabra, CA: The Lockman Foundation.