2007-01-16: Moses at the Burning Bush

This prophetic date derives from the story of the burning bush, found in the Book of Exodus.

There were at least 3 major parts to the fulfillment of this story. In the sky, and running for several weeks on either side of this date was Comet McNaught. In Washington DC, the United States Capital building was evacuated over a bomb scare. At the same time, the newly sworn in United Nations General Secretary Ban Ki-moon was holding his first formal visit with United States President George Bush.

Detailed timing and associated scripture is presented that the bottom of this article.

Part I: Comet McNaught

Comet McNaught had been discovered in August of 2006. It was a very short time between that discovery and the time when it was visible to the naked eye on earth. This short lead time suggests the scientific community is not particularly able to spot these objects with enough lead time to deflect any found pointed at earth.

Curiously, the comet was discovered at an observatory in the Australian outback, or bush in keeping with the comet’s role as the burning bush that would not burn up. It visible at first in the northern hemisphere and then later in the southern hemisphere and like all major comet this was a comet that many people simply had to go see, about like how Moses had to go see the sight of the fire of the burning bush.

The comet reached maximum visibility on January 14, 2006, after having crossed into the southern hemisphere on January 12, 2006. This is 2 days ahead of the theoretical prophetic date, well within tolerance. This maximum brightness belies the unusual feature of this comet, an exceptionally long tail that crossed much of the sky and again became visible from the northern hemisphere.

Many noted how the tail looked like a sword. Many also noted how comets are thought to portend doom...

There is some chance that this comet marks some sort of beginning, it is here at the burning bush story that the Book of Exodus settles down to the narrative of Moses’ adult life and this comet marks that time. If this is a beginning, then there is either a 50 year period that starts at this date, in keeping with the original 50 years that the Exodus took in Moses’ time. Or, the comet suggests another comet will bracket this time. If so, comet Apophis in 2029, 50 days after the exact 7000th anniversary of Noah’s flood is an excellent candidate for the other end of this same time.

Part II: US Capital Building Evacuated

The evening news across the United States was filled with strange sites from the United States capital building. Strange noises had been heard in an area around a dumpster in a parking garage connected to the capital complex. For fear of a terrorist event the building was evacuated as a precaution, ending the day’s activities.

Moses’ burning bush story includes an interesting feature. Moses is told to take of his sandals for the place where he was standing was holy ground.

The evacuation was a match to Moses removing his shoes.

This may imply that at some point later in the plague series, that in many ways begin this day, that congress will be sent home permanently as they were temporarily here. Egypt was raised up for a specific purpose, that was to deliver God's people in a great deliverance.

Part III: Visit with Bush

The highlight of the prophetic day was Ban Ki-moon’s visit to United States President George Bush at the White House in Washington DC.

As happens so often in the prophetic stories, the name of President Bush is found directly in the story. President Bush is the bush that Moses went to visit.

Of course the capital complex was evacuated before the meeting, the shoes were removed, and now it was time for the big event. The public record of the meeting is mostly pleasantries, with no obvious linkage to the prophetic stories.

The Press Release of the meeting was issued at 2:00 PM in Washington DC, less than 4 hours from the theoretical time.

Part IV: Barack Obama Announces Candidacy

At 11:00 AM Eastern Time, Obama held a telephone conference call with his financial supporters stating his plan to "formally" announce his candidacy on February 10, 2007. His statement is here. This is earlier than the public would record the event since the folks on the call would pay for the stadium rental on February 10, 2008.

This is only 20 minutes from the theoretical time for this plague date, a stunning match. It marks the man who would become the replacement Pharaoh after George Bush.

Barack Obama will become both the replacement Pharaoh and an embodiment of several of the plagues on Egypt itself.

Conclusion

This prophetic cluster of events was a home run. The day-for-a-year time line has been relatively quiet and headlines have not been this dramatic for some time.

This story, more than the earlier ones involving Ban Ki-moon, help establish him as the prophetic end-times Moses.

This single prophetic date ends with text involving Moses’ visit with the king of Egypt. This helps link George Bush to the Pharaoh figure for the rest of the plagues and it helps establish the United States as the prophetic, end-times Egypt.

Obama's timing is also remarkable. The man who would replace Pharaoh to become the next pharaoh also announces his candidacy.

Phil Stone
Revised: 2008-11-05
Updated: 2008-11-09