As for whether Jerusalem is still being trampled by gentiles, am I right in saying that the truth of that hinges on the definition of the word ‘trampled’? No doubt the Jews still don’t have full control over all Jerusalem, but it may be that the sense of the word is actual ownership of the city and not necessarily full control of it. If that’s the case then the times of gentiles have been fulfilled. So which is it?

I was just wondering what the relevance of Lot’s wife turning into a pillar of salt is in Gen 19:26? I know Lot was an example of the Church, but what was she? She was escaping with ‘the Church’ but then didn’t make it.

Concerning the so-called blood moon eclipses that are coming in 2014-2015. Could it be that these eclipses mark(signify) the start of the second half of the tribulation? Are they the Blood Moons spoken of in Joel 2:31 and Rev. 6:12 ?

Re: Synagogue of Satan (Rev. 3:9) Would you help me understand this phrase in the context of what a Jew should understand? What is the meaning?

In the past you’ve said the earliest date for the Second Coming is 2018 and the latest 2037 . However, in light of the discovery of the coming lunar and solar eclipses, do you think that it’s more likely to be 2018? If the last two times the phenomenon of multiple eclipses occurred was during Israel’s independence and the recapture of Jerusalem, I am inclined to think that the third time it happens it would be Israel meeting their Messiah. Furthermore, this heavenly phenomenon will not happen again for the rest of this century. I’d really be glad to hear your thoughts on this matter.

Re: Rev. 5:8-10. I really appreciate you taking your time to answer my questions. In your last reply you mentioned that the Church is in Heaven in Revelation 5 based on verses 9 and 10. Don’t these verses refer to the 4 living creatures and the elders mentioned in verse 8 and not the redeemed from the rapture?

Rev 5:8 And when he had taken the book, the four living creatures and the four and twenty elders fell down before the Lamb, having each one a harp, and golden bowls full of incense, which are the prayers of the saints. Rev 5:9 And they sing a new song, saying, Worthy art thou to take the book, and to open the seals thereof: for thou was slain, and didst purchase unto God with thy blood men of every tribe, and tongue, and people, and nation, Rev 5:10 and madest them to be unto our God a kingdom and priests; and they reign upon earth.

I wonder if you subscribe to the view that the Psalms may well correlate with major Israel-related events numerically? i.e. Psalm 48 corresponds to 1948 etc. A look at Psalm 110 raises the possibility that the Psalm 83 and Isaiah 17 war might occur this year, all the more likely looking at the developments in that region now. Also, a reading of Psalm 118 tells me that it describes the war of Armageddon and the coming of Jesus to rescue Israel – there is simply no other psalm like it. Could this point to the 7th year of the tribulation being 2018?

In regards to A Cashless Society, in North Carolina we now have to put our hand on a scanner when we go to a clinic at the hospital to prove who we are. Is this going to lead to us putting our hand on a scanner when we want to buy food, etc? Sounds to me like ‘666’! Could this be a sign?

Have just been reading your article re the rapture of the church. Enjoyed it very much and am just waiting, day by day for the Lord to come. A question. I have been to Israel a number of times, and am interested just where you would put the Messianic Jews. Their numbers are quite large now, and they are increasing daily. Do you think they are considered as Jews or as the church? What a witness that would/will be to the rest of the Israelis if they are raptured with the rest of us. Thanks for your help.

How important is it to accurately know when the next jubilee year is? According to Josephus, the last Jubilee celebrated in the land was in the fall of 27