The Missing Dimension in World History
Doug Stehling
The Timeline in Leviticus 23
Are we missing something as we look back on the panorama of world
history? Is there a timeline, which, if we overlay the events of the
last 2,000 years, that would reveal an astounding pattern, and also
project amazing events that are about to occur on this planet?
Perhaps you remember seeing the movie named "Contact". As I recall, it
was about a scientific research project searching the heavens for
signals of extraterrestrial life.
During the course of events in the movie, they end up finding some
coded writings that appear to be instructions on building some sort of
space vehicle. No one could understand the writings, UNTIL they
realized that the instructions were three-dimensional.
This appears to be a message for us today. Most of the world today
cannot understand the coded writings of the annual holydays of
Leviticus 23. However, just like in the movie "Contact", we cannot SEE
their significance UNTIL we wrap these holydays around in an octagonal
shape, like the "Stop Sign" figure located on the home page of this
website, and then also add another dimension - a spiritual dimension
that can only come from the indwelling presence of the "Holy Spirit",
an essence coming from a begettal by the Creator of the Universe, whom
the Messiah revealed as "The Father".
But, just as in the movie "Contact", even after they succeeded in
constructing the space vehicle, and launching it, when they did not
believe the message that was given to the one lady passenger, who
apparently had a time-travel experience, that there is life in outer
space, neither will most of us believe in "supernatural" messages. Only
one other person believed the lady - a minister, who, when asked by
reporters if he believed her story, said: "I for one, believe her!".
This incident also appears to be a message for us today. Even if there
is physical evidence of a tremendous supernatural "miracle" happening
(in the movie, there was a 20-minute gap on the headset recorder the
lady was wearing, even though the trip on earth apparently only took a
few seconds), most people will not accept it because of an
unwillingness to believe that there is life in outer space - at least
not a life so powerful and so intelligent that it could, in fact, be
the Creator of the entire Universe!
For those who are willing to believe, these seven annual holydays of
Leviticus 23 comprise a message to us that there is a Universe-making
Creator. These holydays are His Will, His PLAN, for mankind, revealing
the milestone events in world history that change the course of history
as each holyday progressively shows the reality of a Life in outer
space who is controlling the timeline that is unfolding His plan for
mankind.
The first holyday, Passover, when it was fulfilled 2,000 years ago with
the death and resurrection of "The Messiah", revealed that there is
life in outer space, a Divine Family, composed currently of a Father
and a Son. This holyday began a period of about 2,000 years covering
the eras of the seven churches of Revelation 2 and 3.
The second holyday, the Last Day of Unleavened Bread, is fullfilled
when the Creator miraculously transforms a desert wilderness into an
oasis, and thereby proving that the holydays are THE PLAN, the
schematic, that the Creator is following for mankind's
"transformation". This event proves that there truly is a "Creator",
since there could be no other explanation for this miraculous
transformation - the "everlasting sign" prophesied in Isaiah 55.13 (see
footnote F768 -- "the transformation of the desert"). This event is
about to occur on planet earth... most likely in the desert region of
southwestern USA. It also signals the end of the seven church eras, the
miraculous deliverance and calling of another special group of people
worldwide (Isaiah 55.5), and the place where they are to gather.
The third holyday, the Feast of Firstfruits/Pentecost, is fulfilled by
a worldwide gathering together of those who are willing to believe the
message of the holydays, and results in the "Pentecost Nation" - the
first "Spring" harvest of mankind into becoming members of the Divine
Family. This first harvest of mankind, living in wondrous health and
prosperity and peace, will serve as a type of a later more extensive
"Fall" harvest to occur after the Messiah returns to rule the entire
world personally from Jerusalem.
The fourth holyday, the Feast of Trumpets, is fulfilled when the
Messiah "trumpets" His intervention in world history in the only way
remaining mankind will understand - by FORCE. He comes to destroy those
who are destroying the earth through usury, war, commerce, pollution
and genetic engineering (terminator seeds!).
The fifth holyday, the Day of Atonement, is fulfilled when mankind as a
whole, after a tremendous battle against Jerusalem, finally
acknowledges that the person ruling the world from Jerusalem is the
Messiah, and is willing to accept His way of life and laws.
The sixth holyday, the Feast of Tabernacles, is fulfilled when mankind
finally is living in a world of love, service and cooperation. It is a
tremendously healthy and prosperous period lasting 1,000 years. Many
people are added to the Divine Family during this time known as the
"Fall" harvest of the Creator's plan.
The seventh holyday, the Last Great Day, is fulfilled when the Creator
resurrects everyone who ever lived and never had an opportunity to know
the truth about the Creator's PLAN, to a second physical life. This
period of life will last about 100 years, during which will be added
billions of mankind to the Divine Family. After this period, the entire
physical universe will be destroyed and be replaced with a new heaven
and new earth composed of spirit.
This is the Missing Dimension of World History - the timeline of the
seven earth-changing events of Leviticus 23 that the Creator has
planned for the transformation of mankind into spirit beings as members
of His own Divine Family, living happily ever after in a Universe of
love, respect, sharing, creativity and cooperation.