Christian hope

The Jewish Menorah candle holder is a symbol of the nation Israel with the mission to be "a light unto the nations" (Isaiah 42:6).   ש I ש When we look carefully at a Jewish Menorah we see two Hebrew letter Shins made of 3 lights on each side of a  single light in the middle.  

The Priestly Blessing using the hand sign The blessing used by Rabbis is found in Numbers 6:23-27. The priestly blessing is given by rabbis upon the congregation with their arms raised and the fingers of each hand separated into 3 parts forming the Letter Shin, a symbol of fire, which the scriptures declare "... our God is a consuming fire." With the fingers of the hand separated into three parts we again find the divine of the Hebrew letter Shin. (This is the same hand sign popularized on the Star Trek TV show by Commander Spock).

The Letter Shin is carved upon the small box placed on the head. The  small box worn on the head during special prayers, (see Numbers 8:23-27), has the letter “shin” engraved on each side. It is interesting that we have another sign that fell on upon the head, real flames that came down on the heads of the 3000 (10x300), who were gathered together in prayer at Pentecost. These flames, one a carving of a symbol of fire ( ש ) and the other real flames of fire that came from heaven.

" Understand therefor this day, that the Lord thy God is he which goeth over before thee; as a consuming fire he shall destroy them… ” (Deut. 9:3). “For our God is a consuming fire” ( Hebrews 12 : 29). The letter Shin which has the numerical value of 300. Shin has become a sacred symbol among Jews. Jewish rabbis encourage the wearing of Tefillin when parying. A strap is wrapped around the hand and around the head. The head piece has a small box with the letter Shin engraved on it. Wearing this wrrapping is a commandement: See Deuteronomy 6;6-8.

Why did God tell Gideon to cut the number of soldiers in his army from 30,000 to10,000 and finally down to 300 soldiers? Why 300? Is there something special about that number? The story of Gideon can be seen as a prophetic allegory for our day. The Medianites were asleep to the danger.  The nations of the West are like the Medianites, who are asleep to the dangers surrounding them.  In the Hebrew alphabet are 22 letters, each has a number  attached to it. The 21st letter is the letter "Shin" which is also the number 300. Shin looks like 3 flames of fire as in this drawing.  

These two sons are come unto thee; they shall be sorry for thee, thy desolation, and destruction, and the famine, and the sword; and by whom shall I comfort thee? (Isaiah 51:19).  Vice President Pence and President Trumpare true friends of Israel. President trump has even prayed at the Wailing Wall in Jerusalem.  This couldn't be them could it?

On August 21st, 2017 there will be an eclipse of the sun crossing the United States beginning in the Northwest following a path across the Midwest to the Carolinas on the East coast. A strip about 80 miles wide will experience the full darkness of the eclipse, while the States north and south of this path will experience a partial eclipse. Be sure to wear eye protection of some very dark glasses if you plan on viewing it. Eclipses have often been considered as prophetic warnings of judgment. After an eclipse on August 14, 1914 over Eastern Europe and the Ottoman empire many feel it was a warning of coming destruction. The Ottoman Empire, ruled by Turkey for many years, was destroyed in WW1.