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.

My threescore and ten years will arrive in about 30 months and I can honestly say that I have never seen anything like President Trump’s first week in office.

I try to keep up with the news that appears to be related to Bible prophecy, but his first week seemed to come like birth pains: faster and faster. That is one of those Biblical things.

Pres. Trump did several things that caused me to bow my head and say, “Thank you God.”

“Thank you for giving America a leader with enough courage to remove the Muslim prayer rooms from the White House.”

“Thank you for giving America a leader with enough courage to cut off the flow of money to foreign and domestic groups that fund abortion.”

“Thank you for giving America a leader with enough courage to select strong Christians and people that love Israel to help him rule over America.”

“Thank you for giving America a leader that is willing to give Christians who seek to legally immigrate to the U.S. priority.”

“Thank you for these, and all of the other, blessings that you have bestowed upon America.”

Your Word says, “The effectual fervent prayer of a righteous man availeth much” (James 5:16),  and you have answered the prayers of multitudes.”

Nevertheless, we should not overlook the fact that the election of Donald Trump is causing the temperature to rise all over the Middle East. In fact, the fulfillment of other prophecies may be appearing on the horizon.

Pres. Trump’s promise to move the U.S. Embassy from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem is causing tempers to flare. Palestinian (and several Arab) leaders have already said it will be “a declaration of war.”

These persistent haters apparently don’t believe or don’t know that dividing Jerusalem will be a declaration of war against Jesus (Joel 3:2).

Pres. Trump’s condemnation of the UN’s anti-Semitic Resolution 5334 that calls East Jerusalem and the West Bank “occupied territory,” and his statements of support for Israel, have been interpreted by the Israeli settlement movement as permission to build more housing in East Jerusalem.

In the first week of Mr. Trump’s presidency, 566 construction permits were issued for new homes in East Jerusalem. Also, Prime Minister Netanyahu promised the soon approval of wide-scale building in all of the settlement blocks.

The Palestinians and other Arabs are going to have to act soon or their much desired two-state solution will essentially be a dream that never came true. And no matter what they do, when Jesus comes it will be gone forever.

As my good friend Don McGee recently said in the January 2017 issue of his Crown and Sickle Ministries newsletter, “The city of Jerusalem is called ‘the city of the great King’ (Psalm 48:2), and that great King is Jesus, not Allah or Mohammed or any other pagan religious icon.”

Then, there is Prime Minister Netanyahu’s upcoming visit to the White House (in early February, date not announced). Mr. Netanyahu said he will discuss the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, the situation in Syria, and the Iranian threat. That is the Psa. 83 war (if there is one), the destruction of Damascus (Isa. 17) and the battle of Gog and Magog. (Ezek. 38-39).

In 1995, Congress passed the Jerusalem Embassy Act that requires the U.S. government to move the Embassy to Jerusalem unless the president of the U.S. signs a waver that is good for six months.

U.S. presidents have signed a waver every six months since then. Pres. Obama signed the current waver and it is good until June 1, 2017.

Pres. Trump will have to decide whether he is going to move the U.S. Embassy to Jerusalem or sign a waver by then.

He hasn’t said what he intends to do, but the IDF is planning for trouble on several fronts (Arabs in Israel, Arabs in Gaza, nations on Israel’s border, attacks on Israelis in other nations, etc.) in case Pres. Trump decides to move the U.S. Embassy to Jerusalem.

It is not unreasonable to believe that the situation in the Middle East could quickly turn hot, several wars could take place, cries for a peace treaty could increase, or even that “a man with a plan” could be standing on the sideline.

Pray for Pres. Trump, but know that the future is in God’s hands and all of His prophecies will be fulfilled.

Prophecy Plus Ministries
Daymond & Rachel Duck