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Cosmic signs of Lord Jesus

I have done independent research into signs of our Lord in the Cosmos... and I assure you, it is full of Him!

There are no competitors to our God. If you want to believe in cosmic signs, they will be very clear and easy to interpret. They are based, if you are receptive to the good meanings.

This is the result of several years self-study and education... I stole fundamentals of astronomy, numbers, calendars, scriptures, etc. to realize this vision. Of course the Bible is not only represented... the Stars confirm that the King James Version is indeed the inspired Word.

Many have hated on me, for reading the numbers and stars. So I must make a distinction, this is not for purposes of reading fortunes and communing with spirits, ever. It is seeing clearly the ripples of our Creator in the Universe... in a fantastic revelation that is impossible to ignore.

Buffalo Bills player Damar Hamlin recovering from cardiac arrest

It is often said that "no news is good news": because most news stories are bad (or believed to be bad from a Christian perspective). Many people assume they will hear or read something bad when they turn on the TV to watch news shows. Why? Because it usually is.

But what if the news story is about the power of God's love and prayers on display? What if a story that started as terrible news became international news about people worldwide showing their support through faith, hope, and charity?

Well, finally such news, in case you are not aware, does exist. The main character is Damar Hamlin, a 24-year old defensive player for the National Football League's Buffalo Bills. This is how it began:

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“He’s certainly on what we consider a very normal to even accelerated trajectory from the life-threatening event that he underwent,” (Dr. Timothy) Pritts said, “but he’s making great progress.”

More Proof That Nancy Pelosi Was More Responsible for J6 Riot Than Trump

On Monday night, December 12, senators unanimously passed a measure to remove authority for calling out the National Guard from politicians like Nancy Pelosi and gave it over to the Capitol Police. . .

Pelosi’s office “was heavily involved in planning and decision-making before and during the events of Jan. 6, 2021, and micromanaged the Sergeant at Arms,” according to texts and other communications that came to light after January 6.

Nancy and her staff need to testify under oath.

Suffering is For Our Good

Psalms 119:92-94 ESV

“If your law had not been my delight,
I would have perished in my affliction.
I will never forget your precepts,
for by them you have given me life.
I am yours; save me,
for I have sought your precepts.”

We all go through stuff. None of us are immune from sickness, injury, heartache, pain, sadness and suffering in general. And if we follow Jesus Christ with our lives, we will also be hated and persecuted, despised and rejected by other humans. And not everyone is going to understand us. Even many professing Christians will not understand why we do what we do and why we choose not to participate in things that we shouldn’t.

And we all have our own personal convictions about some things, and others may not share the same convictions, and so others may not understand some of our decisions. Like for example, I have a bad history with medications and very bad reactions to them, so the Lord led me to stop taking all medications 14 years ago. I don’t even take anything for pain. Some people have a hard time with this, but prayer works. Jesus is still in the healing business. But it doesn’t mean we will never have to suffer.

For God allows us to go through trials and tribulations to test our faith. For suffering produces endurance, provided that we respond to the suffering with faith. And endurance produces character, and character produces hope. So our suffering involves character building. So we are not to be surprised at the fiery trials that come to test us, as though something strange is happening to us, for we are sharing in Christ’s sufferings.

So, we are to count it all joy when we meet trials of various kinds, for the testing of our faith produces steadfastness, again provided that we respond to the suffering with faith. And steadfastness must have its full effect, that we may be perfect and complete, lacking in nothing. So, we are to rejoice, though now for a little while, if necessary, we have been grieved by various trials, so that the tested genuineness of our faith—more precious than gold that perishes though it is tested by fire—may be found to result in praise and glory and honor at the revelation of Jesus Christ.

[Matt 5:10-12; Matt 10:16-25; Matt 24:9-14; Lu 6:22-23; Lu 21:12-19; John 15:1-21; Jn 16:33; Ac 14:22; Rom 5:3-5; Phil 3:7-11; 1 Pet 1:6-7; 1 Pet 4:12-17; 1 Thess 3:1-5; Jas 1:2-4; 2 Co 1:3-11; Heb 12:3-12]

Now, I can speak with confidence when I tell you that if God’s Word was not my delight, I would have never made it through the trials I have gone through in my life. The Lord sustained me and he carried me through them. Though there was a period in my life when I caved to my circumstances, and I didn’t put my trust solely in the Lord and in his word, and it is amazing that I did not perish. But thank the Lord he brought me back.

The Word of the Lord breathes life into us. It teaches us so much about our Lord and about his will and purpose for our lives. We are instructed in the ways that we should go and we are warned regarding where we should not go. And we receive encouragement and hope and healing from God’s Word. And as we take in more of his word into our lives we draw closer to our Lord in sweet fellowship with him.

The Lord is our healer. He is our great physician. He is our comforter in sorrow and our helper in times of weakness. But, again, he takes us through trials, and he does allow us to suffer, because suffering produces good things in our lives, and suffering humbles us, and it teaches us to rely on God and not on ourselves. And when we go through times of suffering we then become more compassionate toward others in their suffering.

Come, Ye Disconsolate

Lyrics by Thomas Moore, 1816
Arr. by Thomas Hastings, 1831
Music by Samuel Webbe, Sr, 1792


Come, ye disconsolate, where’er ye languish,
Come to the mercy seat, fervently kneel.
Here bring your wounded hearts, here tell your anguish;
Earth has no sorrow that heav’n cannot heal.

Joy of the desolate, light of the straying,
Hope of the penitent, fadeless and pure!
Here speaks the Comforter, tenderly saying,
“Earth has no sorrow that heav’n cannot cure.”

Here see the bread of life, see waters flowing
Forth from the throne of God, pure from above.
Come to the feast of love; come, ever knowing
Earth has no sorrow but heav’n can remove.

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What are you eating?

This year I am pushing myself to try to find new recipes that I can add to my staples. Especially recipes that aren’t too fussy to make, taste great, and heat up well as leftovers.

Let’s share pictures of our meals we really enjoy here! If somebody else wants to make it, we can share the recipe!

This was my dinner last night: lemon caper pasta. I subbed vegan heavy cream, cashew Parmesan and lentil pasta to make it vegan and add a little extra protein. Couldn’t recommend more! So good and easy!

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Please pray

【Simon Peter replied, “You are the Christ, the Son of the living God.” And Jesus answered him, “Blessed are you, Simon Bar-Jonah! For flesh and blood has not revealed this to you, but my Father who is in heaven. 】Matthew 16:16~17

Please pray for me(sangeun) and all of my family members(junghee dohan jieun hochul jeolja nosun zzomi jusik) to know the Jesus and Gospel and the truth by Spirit of God and accept the Gospel and Jesus christ and believe in Jesus christ. and worship Father God in the Spirit and in truth not according to a person’s will but solely by the will intended by Jesus. and not to give up on Jesus christ and faith at any situation and repent of all our sins and be free from all our sins and be forgiven all our sins by Jesus and go to heaven surely.

Please pray for me(sangeun) and all of my family members(junghee dohan jieun hochul jeolja nosun zzomi jusik) to believe that the Father is in the Son Jesus and that Jesus is in the Father. And to know the true father God. And Jesus Christ directly reveal the name of God the Father to all of us. And that God fulfil the Bible verses above for all of us. May God make impossible to make possible for all of us.

GREAT SERMONS..PLEASE LISTEN

SOAK IN SCRIPTURE

Chinese Government Targets Church Leaders

Bob Faulkner | Persecution 21st century

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Extreme Devotion, Pastor Wang

Bob Faulkner | Extreme Devotion

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Extreme Devotion, Pastor Li

Bob Faulkner | Extreme Devotion

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These last three sermons are in English and Chinese

揭发虚假的布道法 (一) - False Evangelism Exposed, Part 1

Paul Washer | Chinese Missionary Training

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揭发虚假的布道法 (二) - False Evangelism Exposed, Part 2

Paul Washer | Chinese Missionary Training

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复活与我们的信心 - The Resurrection and Our Faith

Paul Washer | Chinese Missionary Training




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Biden Awards Infamous 2020 Georgia Election Workers With Presidential Citizens Medal

Former President Trump, who shared some of the Ruby Freeman tapes on Truth Social, offered his thoughts on the new revelations: “At first she thought that they had been caught, got VERY nervous, and wanted to “spill the beans” on everyone. Then the SOS, GBI, FBI, calmed her down, helped CLEAN her social media, took her away (for two months!). SHE THEN CHANGED HER STORY!”

Among other things, Freeman disclosed that she had met with representatives from the Georgia Secretary of State’s office, Georgia Bureau of Investigation, Federal Bureau of Investigation, and the Department of Justice in an apparent attempt to blow the whistle on the sketchy election-night activity at State Farm arena.

That activity included election workers apparently re-scanning absentee ballots and having improper access to voting computers via USB ports.

1/2 of Revelation 20 Will be fulfilled in 4 years MAX!

Revelation 20
1And I saw an angel come down from heaven, having the key of the bottomless pit and a great chain in his hand.
-----Zelensky-----
2And he laid hold on the dragon, that old serpent, which is the Devil, and Satan, and bound him a thousand years,
----Putin/Devil (SATAN 2 MISSILES) ----
3And cast him into the bottomless pit, and shut him up, and set a seal upon him, that he should deceive the nations no more, till the thousand years should be fulfilled: and after that he must be loosed a little season.
----Putin is Defeated ----
4And I saw thrones, and they sat upon them, and judgment was given unto them: and I saw the souls of them that were beheaded for the witness of Jesus, and for the word of God, and which had not worshipped the beast, neither his image, neither had received his mark upon their foreheads, or in their hands; and they lived and reigned with Christ a thousand years.

----1000 year Christian kingdom begins-----
5But the rest of the dead lived not again until the thousand years were finished. This is the first resurrection.
----After 1000 years, the secular world begins again----
6Blessed and holy is he that hath part in the first resurrection: on such the second death hath no power, but they shall be priests of God and of Christ, and shall reign with him a thousand years.
----new eternal bodies will be provided----
7And when the thousand years are expired, Satan shall be loosed out of his prison,
----Secular world begins----
8And shall go out to deceive the nations which are in the four quarters of the earth, Gog and Magog, to gather them together to battle: the number of whom is as the sand of the sea.
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9And they went up on the breadth of the earth, and compassed the camp of the saints about, and the beloved city: and fire came down from God out of heaven, and devoured them.
----secular world ends, again----
10And the devil that deceived them was cast into the lake of fire and brimstone, where the beast and the false prophet are, and shall be tormented day and night for ever and ever.
----secular world ends forever----
11And I saw a great white throne, and him that sat on it, from whose face the earth and the heaven fled away; and there was found no place for them.
---- New Jerusalem (est.1875)----
12And I saw the dead, small and great, stand before God; and the books were opened: and another book was opened, which is the book of life: and the dead were judged out of those things which were written in the books, according to their works.
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13And the sea gave up the dead which were in it; and death and hell delivered up the dead which were in them: and they were judged every man according to their works.
---- audit ----
14And death and hell were cast into the lake of fire. This is the second death.
---- punishment/resolve ----
15And whosoever was not found written in the book of life was cast into the lake of fire.
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McCarthy gets rid of three


House Speaker Kevin McCarthy confirmed late Monday that he will make good on his pre-midterm pledge to remove three high-profile Democrats — Reps. Adam Schiff, Eric Swalwell and Ilhan Omar — from their House committees. Schiff and Swalwell, both from California, would be removed from the House Intelligence Committee while Minnesota’s Omar would be kicked off the House Foreign Affairs Committee.​
Schiff lied to the American public for two and a half years.​
Swalwell cannot get a security clearance​
Omar has a history of saying anti Semitic statements.​

Is fallout a game that a Christian can play?

Hi everyone!

This is my first time posting to the video game community of CF.And I’m here to ask something that I’ve been thinking about.
So I’m a fan of a game series called FALLOUT,it’s a game based in a 1950s futuristic world that is destroyed by nuclear bombs and you play in post-apocalyptic world.

So I’ve been having some conscience issues about the game.Basically a player can choose to be a moral and good person or a bad and evil person.My character whom I play as,in all the versions I’ve played has always been good and all my in game choices have been based on biblical principles.I’ve always sided with allied factions that benefit the post apocalyptic nuclear society.

There are some shady things in the current version I play.Such as alcohol,Addictive/But beneficial chemicals that help your health and combat,combat situations with very evil people and monsters,Choices(which I’ve never chosen and never will) for players to be a homosexual or fornicator,cussing in some parts,choices to steal or rob,etc.

Needless to say,I don’t drink in the game,I don’t get my character addicted to the drugs,and when I accidentally do,I use a chemical that removes addictions,and I never steal or partake in sexual immorality.I even downloaded a mod that allows you to marry a companion of your choice.

I’m just curious as to what a Christian perspective on this matter would be.I don’t want to be playing a game that God doesn’t approve of.In the Fallout game I’m playing,but avoiding because of conscience warnings,FALLOUT 4,I’ve allied with the kindest and most supportive faction called the minutemen who aim to support and help people of the wasteland and fight for democracy and justice.

Wife is distant

My wife works with me but isn't around me at all at the actual job, and then when i come home she barely talks to me and then goes and works a second job. She claims she spends time with me at home but really all she does is attend to herself or her grandma or her mom. I feel like i'm going crazy with all the alone time i get and it's hard enough not having a vehicle and having to live with her whole family in the same house. This is toxic for me but i won't give up because i don't believe in divorce. I've talked to her multiple times about this and she says she is listening but then just keeps on doing the same thing: working one job and the coming home for 2 seconds and then working the second job and coming back at 12:00AM-5:00AM when i'm going to bed. Nothing more depressing than feeling like i'm single in a marriage and feeling ignored. I have to pray hard for things to get better. I pray for her to want to spend time with me and it works for a day and then just back to "normal" which is not normal.

Allen Weisselberg, former Trump Org. CFO, sentenced to 5 months in jail


Allen Weisselberg, former President Donald Trump’s long-time chief financial officer, was sentenced by a New York judge to five months in jail for his role in a decade-long tax fraud scheme after testifying as the state’s witness against the Trump Organization.

Following the court hearing, Weisselberg, 75, is expected to report to Rikers Island, the notorious New York City jail, to begin serving his sentence immediately. He will be placed in an infirmary unit and not be part of the general population, a person familiar with the matter told CNN.

He pleaded guilty last August to 15 felonies in a deal with prosecutors. As part of the deal, he was required to testify truthfully at the trial of the Trump Organization, pay $2 million in back taxes, interest and penalties, and waive any right to appeal.

Weisselberg admitted he should have paid taxes on off-the-books compensation, totaling roughly $200,000 in one year, which included a luxury Manhattan apartment overlooking the Hudson River, two Mercedes Benz car leases, parking, utilities, furniture and private school tuition for his grandchildren.

  • Poll
Is it Biblically correct to ask God to avenge for you when you have been wronged?

Is it Biblically correct, on earth, to ask God to avenge for you when you have been wronged?

  • No

    Votes: 12 66.7%
  • Not now but it will be in the future

    Votes: 0 0.0%
  • Yes it is now but will not be in the future

    Votes: 0 0.0%
  • Yes

    Votes: 3 16.7%
  • Other, please explain

    Votes: 3 16.7%

This question came up on another thread in regards to Revelation 6:10 where the souls are asking the question of how long till their blood is avenged for. I’m specifically asking about praying for this on earth, not in heaven. Regardless of any end time position, I would like to see what others think.

Is it true that bad things cannot happen to a righteous Christian?

I'm not talking about salvation.

I'm talking about while we are alive on this Earth.

For example shark attacks or diseases are rare, is it true God won't let either of that happen to a Christian that is living a good enough life?

And if a Christian is disobedient to God, does God allow bad things to happen to teach them to be more obedient?

Still learning here.

I am trying to understand why bad stuff happens, and come up with a reason.

There are some obvious reasons for example. You let someone immoral into your life because you find that particular person attractive enough that you overlook, and that person ends up turning on you.

I was told to be careful who I let very close into my personal life.

Im actually at my wits end.

Disclaimer: just a rant of mine.

Ive posted about this before, but its not getting better. I dont want to go to hell (duh) but heaven really doesnt look much better. All I see are Christians going on about how they cant wait to worship forever at God's feet and I feel like crap cause tbh, that sounds horrible to me. Dont get me wrong, I have no problem worshipping att God's feet. In fact I look forward to it, but forever? Thats all we do? And its biblically backed as well that thats all we do?! I just dont know anymore. I dont want eternal pain, but I also dont want to be stripped of everything that makes me, me, and forced to do one thing forever. I just wanna stop existing at this point after death, cause neither option looks very good. Maybe im just not spiritual enough?! Idk, I just dont see why I should be excited about loosing all variety in life. Why should I be excited knowing that the things I love doing now (non sinful of course) will be squashed in the end?! Nothing matters! Cause everything I do will become useless, as im stuck in perpetual bowing and singing...idk man, whats the point? Why did God give me these desires to create, just to be like "yeahhhh nope, imma take that now". I dont understand!

Everyone will be resurrected, regardless of their faith in Christ - but Ultimate Reconciliation is a lie

Some believe that Christ’s sacrifice and redemption was limited, or only for those with faith. It is said that Christ only died for those who would have faith in Him. But allow me to offer another model. I believe that Christ’s redemption on the cross and subsequent resurrection was for all, but only those who are of faith will inherit life in the resurrection. In other words, because of Christ, all humans will be resurrected from Adam’s universal, corporate judgement, but not all will enter the kingdom of heaven. That is only for those who believe the gospel and obtain the righteousness of Christ through the inheritance by kinship with Abraham.

Acts 24:15
having a hope in God, which these men cherish themselves, that there shall certainly be a resurrection of both the righteous and the wicked.
John 5:28
“Do not marvel at this; for an hour is coming, in which all who are in the tombs will hear His voice,
29 and will come forth; those who did the good deeds to a resurrection of life, those who committed the evil deeds to a resurrection of judgment.
Revelation 21:8
“But for the cowardly and unbelieving and abominable and murderers and immoral persons and sorcerers and idolaters and all liars, their part will be in the lake that burns with fire and brimstone, which is the second death.”
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 time; and at that time your people, everyone who is found written in the book, will be rescued.
2 Many of those who sleep in the dust of the ground will awake, these to everlasting life, but the others to disgrace and everlasting contempt
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So Christ’s righteousness entering the world resurrects each and every human being from Adam’s corporate judgment, but then they are judged as individuals (by Christ). Those who do not have Christ’s righteousness by faith in the gospel then have a second death and are thrown into the lake of fire.

Additionally, try to make sense of this apparent contradiction without this knowledge on resurrection:

Numbers 14:18
The LORD is slow to anger and abundant in lovingkindness, forgiving iniquity and transgression; but He will by no means clear the guilty, visiting the iniquity of the fathers on the children to the third and the fourth generations.
Ezekiel 18:20
The person who sins will die. The son will not bear the punishment for the father's iniquity, nor will the father bear the punishment for the son's iniquity; the righteousness of the righteous will be upon himself, and the wickedness of the wicked will be upon himself.

This seems at first to be contradiction, but then you realize that Ezekiel is future prophecy. Numbers describes the law, and what now is. Because of Christ, that original universal judgment of death will be repealed in lieu of individual judgments. Then, as John 5:28 says, there will be a resurrection of all – the good to a resurrection of life, and the evil to a resurrection of a second judgment and a second death.

2 Timothy 1:10
10 but now has been revealed by the appearing of our Savior Christ Jesus, who abolished death and brought life and immortality to light through the gospel,

Notice how death (Adam’s death judgment) is abolished by Christ’s appearing, not by his sacrificial death and resurrection. The very presence of a single person without sin into the world necessitates a repeal (abolishing) of Adam’s death judgment… a vacating of the universal judgment in lieu of individual judgments at the Great White Throne.

Unlike Adam’s corporate, universal judgment, we will one day have individual judgments. That is what the Great White Throne judgement is; it is an individual judgement. It is the individual judgement where Christ’s sacrifice covers our sins. So obtaining salvation does not resurrect us from the dead... Christ appearing as a single, righteous person on earth accomplished that.

Revelation 20:11
Then I saw a great white throne and Him who sat upon it, from whose presence earth and heaven fled away, and no place was found for them. 12 And I saw the dead, the great and the small, standing before the throne, and books were opened; and another book was opened, which is [the book] of life; and the dead were judged from the things which were written in the books, according to their deeds. 13 And the sea gave up the dead which were in it, and death and Hades gave up the dead which were in them; and they were judged, every one [of them] according to their deeds.

Consider that Adam committed a SINGLE SIN for which the curse and judgement of death fell upon the whole world. To resurrect every human being (and probably animal) who has ever died as a result of that single sin, ONLY THE ONE SIN has to be undone/forgiven/re-adjudicated. In other words, vacating the corporate judgement of the one sin of Adam reverses its affect on every living and dead person WITHOUT RESPECT WHATSOEVER TO THEIR INDIVIDUAL SIN. Then they can be judged individually for their own sin.

Foreign police coming to America

My view of countries purchasing business or going to schools in the U.S. allows them more rights to insert their laws eventually upon us. Communist leadership being compatible with socialist ideas, such as control voices of opinion being blocked. The American dream of a great America, cannot progress with taking away the icons of American history. In other words we are being challenged to change to suit their NWO agenda. Far worse we little by little are being forced to give up our bible beliefs and practices. Forbidden to call sin wrong because God says so. Our youth are needing roots planted in good ethics, because we live in a world if it feels good and I like it, it is okay with God. Gal. 2:20 I am crucified with Christ. He lives in us as we stand like the past saints who refused to compromise. If you find yourself alone remember Jesus is a friend who sticks closer than a brother. Proverbs 18:24

GOP energized by discovery of Biden classified documents


The revelation of classified documents found in a private office belonging to Joe Biden in between his time as vice president and president has energized the new House Republican majority, which was already poised to launch a multitude of Biden administration-related investigations.

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"I plan to launch an oversight committee pertaining to people drinking too much"

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"I'm hosting a kegger at my club house, first 5 beers are free!"

Why the Earth Is 7,000 Years Old

Most Biblical scholars say the Earth is about 6,000 years old. However, they use the Masoretic Text for the genealogy of Abraham, which subtracts a hundred years before childbirth from each descendant of Shem. The Masoretic Text was copied, edited, and distributed by a group of Jews known as the Masoretes between the 7th and 10th centuries AD. Doing this implies that Shem's descendants died well before each of their fathers, and places the great flood after the settlement of the four earliest-known civilizations: Mesopotamia, Ancient Egypt, the Aegean Civilization, and the Indus Valley Civilization. A better approach is to use the Septuagint (a Koine Greek translation made in the 3rd and 2nd centuries BC) for this genealogy. This has implications when trying to determine a year for the rapture: the 7th millennium has already come and gone.

According to Ptolemy's Canon of Kings:

Tiberius reigned from AD 14 to 37.
Going all the way up to Nebuchadnezzar, reigning from 605 to 562 BC.

Solomon's Temple was destroyed in 586 BC. The wrongdoing of the house of Israel lasted 390 years (Eze. 4:5). This places Jeroboam's idolatry and the division of the monarchy in 976 BC (1 Ki. 12:25–33).

Solomon reigned 40 years (1 Ki. 11:42).
David reigned 40 years (1 Ki. 2:11).
Saul reigned 40 years (Acts 13:21).

However, inclusive numbering is appropriate (hence minus one) so their reigns were closer to 39 calendar years, not 40 regnal years.
A regnal year is a year of the reign of a sovereign, from the Latin regnum meaning kingdom, rule. Regnal years considered the date as an ordinal, not a cardinal number. For example, a monarch could have a first year of rule, a second year of rule, a third year of rule, and so on, but not a zeroth year of rule.

Jeroboam's idolatry (976 BC) + 3(39) years = Saul's accession (1093 BC)

God gave the Israelites judges about the space of 450 years, until Samuel the prophet (Acts 13:20 KJV). This places the conquest of Canaan at 1543 BC.

The time that it took for the spies to come from Kadesh-barnea until they crossed over the Wadi Zered was 38 years (Deut. 2:14).

The conquest of Canaan was considered complete 7 years later (Josh. 14:7–10). This places the arrival at the promised land in 1550 BC.

The sons of Israel walked 40 years in the wilderness, until all the nation, that is, the men of war who came out of Egypt, perished (Josh. 5:6). This places the exodus in 1590 BC.

The Masoretic Text and Septuagint differ on Ex. 12:40, which, in the Masoretic Text, states that "the sojourning of the children of Israel, who dwelt in Egypt, was 430 years," while the Septuagint states that "the sojourning of the children of Israel, while they sojourned in the land of Egypt and the land of Canaan, was 430 years." If the Masoretic Text is used, the 430 years (Ex. 12:40) would begin when Jacob reunited with Jospeh in Egypt, but noting the lifespans of Levi (Ex. 6:16), Kohath (Ex. 6:18), and Amram (Ex. 6:20), each of them would have had to begotten their sons an average of four years before dying at ripe, old ages of about 136. Since it was difficult for Abraham to beget a child when he was 100 years old (Gen. 17:17), it is highly unlikely that Levi, Kohath, and Amram all begot children at about age 132. Using the Septuagint, the 430 years began when Abraham entered Canaan with Lot. This makes the sojourn in Egypt only 215 years, which agrees with Gal. 3:17, and the enslavement of the Israelites about 125 years (Ex. 1:6–11), which agrees with Josephus' account of the Hyksos.

"Now the promises were spoken to Abraham and to his seed. He does not say, 'And to seeds,' as one would in referring to many, but rather as in referring to one, 'And to your seed,' that is, Christ. What I am saying is this: the Law, which came 430 years later, does not invalidate a covenant previously ratified by God, so as to nullify the promise (Gal. 3:17)."

Exodus (1590 BC) + 215 years = Jacob moves to Egypt (1805 BC)

Jacob left Canaan and came to Egypt when he was 130 years old (Gen. 47:9).
Isaac was sixty years old when Rebekah gave birth to Jacob and Esau (Gen. 25:26).
Abraham was a hundred years old when his son Isaac was born to him (Gen. 21:5).

Jacob moves to Egypt (1805 BC) + 130 years (Gen. 47:9) + 60 years (Gen. 25:26) + 100 years (Gen. 21:5) = Abraham's birth (2095 BC)

Then Abraham left the land of the Chaldeans and settled in Haran. And from there, after his father (Terah) died, God had him move to this country in which you are now living (Acts 7:4).

Abraham was 75 years old when he departed from Haran (Gen. 12:4). This places Terah's death at 2020 BC.

The days of Terah were 205 years; and Terah died in Haran (Gen. 11:32). This places Terah's birth at 2225 BC.

And Nahor lived 179 years, and begot Terah (Gen. 11:24 LXX).
And Serug lived 130 years, and begot Nahor (Gen. 11:22 LXX).
And Reu lived 132 years, and begot Serug (Gen. 11:20 LXX).
And Peleg lived 130 years, and begot Reu (Gen. 11:18 LXX).
And Eber lived 134 years, and begot Peleg (Gen. 11:16 LXX).
And Salah lived 130 years, and begot Eber (Gen. 11:14 LXX).
And Cainan lived 130 years and begot Salah (Gen. 11:13 LXX).
And Arphaxad lived 135 years, and begot Cainan (Gen. 11:12 LXX).
And Shem was 100 years old when he begot Arphaxad, the second year after the flood (Gen. 11:10 LXX).

This places the flood at 3327 BC.

Noah was 600 years old when the flood of water came upon the earth (Gen. 7:6). This places Noah's birth at 3927 BC.

Now Lamech lived 182 years, and fathered Noah (Gen. 5:28).
Now Methuselah lived 187 years, and fathered Lamech (Gen. 5:25).
Now Enoch lived 65 years, and fathered Methuselah (Gen. 5:21).
Now Jared lived 162 years, and fathered Enoch (Gen. 5:18).
Now Mahalalel lived 65 years, and fathered Jared (Gen. 5:15).
Now Cainan lived 70 years, and fathered Mahalalel (Gen. 5:12).
Now Enosh lived 90 years, and fathered Cainan (Gen. 5:9).
Now Seth lived 105 years, and fathered Enosh (Gen. 5:6).
When Adam had lived 130 years, he fathered a son in his own likeness, according to his image, and named him Seth (Gen. 5:3).

This places the creation of Adam at 4983 BC. And since time is the observation of motion, time began to be observed in 4983 BC by Adam and Eve. Yet there were 5 unobserved days before their creation, and we put these in the previous year, 4984 BC.

Now on September 23, 2017, the sign of the Son of Man appeared in heaven: Virgo, clothed with the sun, with the moon under her feet, with a crown of 12 stars (Leo plus Mercury, Venus, and Mars) on her head, about to give birth (to Jupiter). And they said this sign has not appeared for 7,000 years.

Sign of the Son of Man (AD 2017) – 7,000 years – 1 year (BC to AD) = creation (4984 BC)

This places the year AD 2023 in the 7,006th year from creation.

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