As a candidate for president of the U.S., one of Donald Trump’s signature promises was to build a wall/fence on the U.S.-Mexico border.

Critics quickly said it won’t happen. Mr. Trump won’t get elected, walls don’t work, there will be engineering problems, construction problems, damage to the environment, the wall will violate the endangered species act, it will be too expensive, ranchers twill sue the U.S. for taking their land, it is immoral, and more.

These critics didn’t know or care that at the same time they were saying these things the U.S. military was building a wall/fence on Jordan’s border with Iraq and Syria to protect Jordan from terrorists.

They didn’t know or care that Pres. Obama (who so strongly opposes the wall/fence) would rent a swanky house (probably at tax payer expense) in Washington, DC. and build a wall around it.

They didn’t know that people would claim that the wall is needed because Pres. Obama and his family need to be protected and the house he intends to live in, at least until Sasha graduates, needs more fortification.

I have to ask, “Why would the U.S. military build a wall/fence 535 kilometers long to keep terrorists out of Jordan, if it won’t work?”

Or, “Why would a wall/fence work in Jordan if a wall/fence won’t work in the U.S.?”

“Why is it okay to build a wall to protect Pres. Obama’s wife and children, but wrong to build a wall/fence to protect the average citizen’s children?”

Let’s go a step further. Hundreds of Israelis were wounded and/or killed by Palestinian suicide bombers in the five year period prior to Israel building a security fence. But the suicide bombings stopped after Israel built a security fence. Why did the suicide bombings stop if a security fence doesn’t work?

The critics were wrong about Pres. Trump’s chances of getting elected and they are just as wrong about the wall/fence getting built, protecting people, being immoral, being too expensive, etc. It took only 5 days for Pres. Trump to issue an Executive Order to deploy all lawful means to get it done.

John recorded that Jesus said He was going to prepare a place for His disciples (John 14:2) and he described that prepared (Rev. 21:2) place in Revelation chapter 21.

He called it the Holy City, the New Jerusalem (Rev. 21:2).

He said it will have a wall great and high, and twelve gates, and at the gates 12 angels (Rev. 21:12).

The New Jerusalem will be foursquare, 12,000 furlongs on each side (about 1500 miles on each side or about 6,000 miles all the way around it), the walls will be 144 cubits thick (about 216 feet thick), they will be made with a very expensive stone called jasper, they will sit on 12 foundations that will be decorated with precious stones, they will have 3 gates on each side, and each gate will be one pearl (Rev. 21:16-21)

Only those whose names have been written in the Lamb’s Book of Life will be allowed into the Holy City. The unsaved (bad hombres) will be kept out (Rev. 21:27).

How does one get their name written in the Lamb’s Book of Life? It is by doing what God will accept (not by being good, getting baptized, joining the church, etc.). And the only thing that He will accept is faith in Jesus (John 14:6).

People should put their faith in Jesus first (get saved first), get baptized second, and join the church third.

I have recently seen some very interesting videos about an event that some are calling “The Revelation-12 Sign.” These videos are about the sun-clothed woman in Rev. 12:1-2.  But I want to begin in Genesis chapter 1 which says the sun, moon and stars are for signs.

“And God said, Let there be lights in the firmament of the heaven to divide the day from the night; and let them be for signs, and for seasons, and for days, and years:

And let them be for lights in the firmament of the heaven to give light upon the earth: and it was so. And God made two great lights; the greater light to rule the day [sun] and the lesser light to rule the night [moon]: he made the stars also” (Genesis 1:14-16).

This brings to mind something Jesus said about His return.

“And there shall be signs in the sun, and in the moon, and in the stars; and upon the earth distress of nations, with perplexity . . . And when these things begin to come to pass, then look up, and lift up your heads; for your redemption draweth nigh” (Luke 21:25, 28).

When the return of Jesus is close there will be signs in the sun, moon and stars, but He didn’t reveal what these signs are, or did He?

In the Revelation of Jesus Christ (Rev. 1:1), commonly called the book of Revelation, it is written:

“And there appeared a great wonder (a great sign) in heaven; a woman clothed with the sun, and the moon under her feet, and upon her head a crown of twelve stars” (Rev. 12:1-2).

This woman is Israel (see Gen. 37:9-11) and John called her a great wonder (a great sign) in heaven with the sun, moon and stars.

This is the only thing that is called a “great wonder” or a “great sign” in the Bible. Could this be what God meant when He said, “Let there be lights in the firmament of the heaven to divide the day from the night; and let them be for signs?” I can’t say for sure, but it could be too important to overlook.

In 2012, someone noticed that a very rare event will occur in 2017. Two constellations (Virgo and  Leo) will line up in a way that seems to create this sign in heaven.

Some say they come close to lining-up quite often (there may be 10 stars in the crown or 11 stars in the crown, or all of them may present with the moon out of line, etc.). But this may be the first time the sun, moon and all 12 stars have been in this position in thousands of years (perhaps since God created Adam and  Eve).

Notice the names of the constellations; Virgo is Latin for virgin. Leo is Latin for lion.

And notice that Jesus is the virgin born Son of God who will come back as the Lion of the Tribe of Judah (Rev. 5:5).

These constellations will be lined-up like the sun-clothed woman in Revelation 12:1-2 on Sept. 23, 2017.

Some believe the Rapture of the Church will be on the Jewish Feast day called Rosh Hoshanah (the Feast of Trumpets; sundown to sundown Sept. 21-22). So according to that view this great sign will appear on the first day after Rosh Hoshanah which is the first Sabbath after the Feast of Trumpets.

2017 is the year 5777 on the Hebrew calendar. It is 50 years from 1967.

At the Second Coming, natural disasters will be like a woman in travail (birth pangs). Concerning this great sign in heaven, John said, “And she being with child cried, travailing in birth, and pained to be delivered” (Rev. 12:2).

John added, “And she brought forth a man child [Jesus], who was to rule all nations with a rod of iron (second coming): and her child was caught up [raptured] unto God, and to his throne.” (The First Coming cited in  Revelation 12:5.)

Is this astrology? It would be if it was about humans, their horoscopes, etc. But it is not about that.

It is about what some have noticed about a great sign in the Bible. It could be very important and there is more to it than this article covers.

It is recommended that everyone take a look at Revelation 12 and decide for themselves.