Warnings for Athens

The Olympic Torch departed Greece on June 2, 2004, for a June 4, 2004, arrival at Sydney. This is the first city in a 70 day, 33 city, world wide tour on the way to opening ceremonies in Athens on August 13, 2004. These Olympic games land on the most important cluster of prophetic dates this summer. They also land on the largest known cluster of prophetic stories from the Bible since September 11, 2001. What follows is my understanding of a disaster that awaits Athens.

Notes on the Bible Time Clock

The past 10 weeks or so I've been testing out and debugging charts and software that measure time down into the seconds. If headlines continue to hold to the clock then it will support an idea: prophetic world headlines appear to happen at predictable times of the day. This, even, across time zones and around the world.

While working through that process I found problems in the new software and some of the charts. The low precision versions were inconsistent with the high precision versions that I've been reading from. Fixing this problem has caused me to shift the high precision apparent dates for the modern repetition forward by 1 day. This causes everything to fulfill 1 day earlier than I've been stating over the past 10 weeks. For the record, this article is written using the updated software and charts.

Basic Mathematics and Timing

Nearly all of the prophetic stories that apply in the middle of August, 2004, include references to some number of days, typically 3 days, but sometimes simply several days. Because of this I cannot give a precise date for when this story is going to unfold. The best evidence is that the fulfillment headline itself will take several days (perhaps 3, maybe 5) to unfold. Those three days appear to land somewhere in the 5 days Saturday, August 14, 2004 through Wednesday, August 18, 2004, but they could be wider.

Because these stories also fulfilled with headlines in the early 1980s it is also possible to bound the prophetic window to this same modern 5 day widow, thought it may be wider. See below.

Scripture

The basic Bible Time Theory says Bible history repeats again. It does so at several different scales consistent with the Bible's own internal repetitions. Each repetition within the Bible provides stories that join together and repeat in various ways and times in modern headlines.

The charts are the best place to see this. But, before headlines actually happen all we know is the set of scriptures that match a certain modern time. We don't know which parts of those stories will fulfill in headline news this time around. Pulling together the scripture is an art, not a science, and much more difficult to do before the headlines actually happen.

Since September 11, 2001, there has never been a date like this, with as much scripture and stories linked together. 3 years ago I only knew enough to write up the event after the fact. This is the first time since that I've stared down a date like September 11, 2001, and been able to state the place as well as time. We'll see how much actually turns out to fit real headlines.

What follows is a collection of the known scriptures that appear to fulfill together in the middle of August, 2004.

John's Account

The book of John is sometimes apparently out of step with the other three Gospels. Bible scholars often ignore the book of John in written harmonies because the inconsistencies make them think John was written in time far separated from when it happened and the author of John could not remember when these things really happened.

I take a quite different view. The author of the Book of John ordered his account around a prophetic time line so he could provide modern readers with one version of a prophetic outline of headlines in the season before Jesus' return. The Book of John is consistent with the other Gospels when taken this way and has been fulfilling nicely in headline news. The story that points to mid August, 2004, is the following:

40 John 2:18-21 18ܥܢܘ ܕܝܢ ܝܗܘܕܝܐ ܘܐܡܪܘ ܠܗ ܡܢܐ ܐܬܐ ܡܚܘܐ ܐܢܬ ܠܢ ܕܗܠܝܢ ܥܒܕ ܐܢܬ ܀ 19ܥܢܐ ܝܫܘܥ ܘܐܡܪ ܠܗܘܢ ܤܬܘܪܘ ܗܝܟܠܐ ܗܢܐ ܘܠܬܠܬܐ ܝܘܡܝܢ ܐܢܐ ܡܩܝܡ ܐܢܐ ܠܗ ܀ 20ܐܡܪܝܢ ܠܗ ܝܗܘܕܝܐ ܠܐܪܒܥܝܢ ܘܫܬ ܫܢܝܢ ܐܬܒܢܝ ܗܝܟܠܐ ܗܢܐ ܘܐܢܬ ܠܬܠܬܐ ܝܘܡܝܢ ܡܩܝܡ ܐܢܬ ܠܗ ܀ 21ܗܘ ܕܝܢ ܐܡܪ ܗܘܐ ܥܠ ܗܝܟܠܐ ܕܦܓܪܗ ܀ (SYP)

40 John 2:18-21 18Then answered the Jews and said unto him, What sign shewest thou unto us, seeing that thou doest these things? 19Jesus answered and said unto them, Destroy this temple, and in three days I will raise it up. 20Then said the Jews, Forty and six years was this temple in building, and wilt thou rear it up in three days? 21But he spake of the temple of his body. (KJV)

40 John 2:18-21 18Then answered the Jews and said unto him, What sign shewest thou unto us, seeing that thou doest these things? 19Jesus answered and said unto them, Destroy this temple, and in 3 days I will raise it up. 20Then said the Jews, 46 years was this temple in building, and wilt thou rear it up in 3 days? 21But he spake of the temple of his body. (KJV/NC)

40 John 2:18-21 18The Jews therefore answered and said unto him, What sign showest thou unto us, seeing that thou doest these things? 19Jesus answered and said unto them, Destroy this temple, and in three days I will raise it up. 20The Jews therefore said, Forty and six years was this temple in building, and wilt thou raise it up in three days? 21But he spake of the temple of his body. (ASV)

40 John 2:18-21 18The Jews answered, saying to him, What sign do you show us, that you are doing these things? 19Jesus answered, saying to them, Tear down this temple and in three days I will raise it up. 20The Jews said to him, It took forty-six years to build this temple, and will you raise it up in three days? 21But he spoke concerning the temple of his body. (LAM)

40 John 2:18-21 18The Jews then said to him, "What sign have you to show us for doing this?" 19Jesus answered them, "Destroy this temple, and in three days I will raise it up." 20The Jews then said, "It has taken forty-six years to build this temple, and will you raise it up in three days?" 21But he spoke of the temple of his body. (RSV)

40 John 2:18-21 18Then the Jews demanded of him, "What miraculous sign can you show us to prove your authority to do all this?"

19Jesus answered them, "Destroy this temple, and I will raise it again in three days."

20The Jews replied, "It has taken forty-six years to build this temple, and you are going to raise it in three days?" 21But the temple he had spoken of was his body. (NIV)

40 John 2:18-21 18The Jews therefore answered him, 'What sign do you show us, seeing that you do these things?'

19Jesus answered them, 'Destroy this temple, and in three days I will raise it up.'

20The Jews therefore said, 'Forty-six years was this temple in building, and will you raise it up in three days?' 21But he spoke of the temple of his body. (WEB)

40 John 2:18-21 18The Judeans therefore answered him, 'What sign do you show us, seeing that you do these things?'

19Yeshua answered them, 'Destroy this temple, and in three days I will raise it up.'

20The Judeans therefore said, 'Forty-six years was this temple in building, and will you raise it up in three days?' 21But he spoke of the temple of his body. (WEB/HNV)

40 John 2:18-21 18The Jews answered, saying to him, What sign do you show us, that you are doing these things? 19Jesus answered, saying to them, Tear down this temple and in 3 days I will raise it up. 20The Jews said to him, It took 46 years to build this temple, will you raise it up in 3 days? 21But he spoke concerning the temple of his body. (BRB)

Timing this passage comes from the reference to 46 years.

The year of Jesus' public ministry was the year 11019 AA. If this is the 46th year in the 46 years spent building what was called Herod's Temple, then the first year of those 46 years was 10974 AA. 10974 AA replays prophetically through simple day-for-a-year prophecy on August 13, 2004.

Of course Jesus' own year of ministry is replaying at this same time. There is separate mathematics for this, but his ministry day 117, (May 11, 30 AD) also hit this day. This is also consistent with the Book of John's prophetic version of Jesus' ministry chronology, allowing this story to have happened on this same day. This forms an inflection, for readers who are familiar with the rest of the Bible Time website. There are several such inflections in Jesus' story line, itself a miracle.

The rest of John's narrative is important. 3 days are referenced here, suggesting at least 3 days to the prophetic event, with the start or opening of a temple on August 13, 2004, the known opening of the Olympic games.

The Olympic games are a temple to the body a parable on what was going on with Jesus in this account. This is the first direct reference to the Olympics themselves, not just the time.

From Genesis

The specific time reference that draws attention from Genesis is a reference from the genealogical account of Cain, Enoch, and Lamech. I've reproduced the original account in its entirety because some details of the August 13, date spring from details at Cain's generation. Here is the original account:

1 Genesis 4:8-25 8וַיֹּ֥אמֶר קַ֖יִן אֶל־ הֶ֣בֶל אָחִ֑יו וַֽיְהִי֙ בִּהְיוֹתָ֣ם בַּשָּׂדֶ֔ה וַיָּ֥קָם קַ֛יִן אֶל־ הֶ֥בֶל אָחִ֖יו וַיַּהַרְגֵֽהוּ׃ 9וַיֹּ֤אמֶר יְהוָה֙ אֶל־ קַ֔יִן אֵ֖י הֶ֣בֶל אָחִ֑יךָ וַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙ לֹ֣א יָדַ֔עְתִּי הֲשֹׁמֵ֥ר אָחִ֖י אָנֹֽכִי׃ 10וַיֹּ֖אמֶר מֶ֣ה עָשִׂ֑יתָ ק֚וֹל דְּמֵ֣י אָחִ֔יךָ צֹעֲקִ֥ים אֵלַ֖י מִן־ הָֽאֲדָמָֽה׃ 11וְעַתָּ֖ה אָר֣וּר אָ֑תָּה מִן־ הָֽאֲדָמָה֙ אֲשֶׁ֣ר פָּצְתָ֣ה אֶת־ פִּ֔יהָ לָקַ֛חַת אֶת־ דְּמֵ֥י אָחִ֖יךָ מִיָּדֶֽךָ׃ 12כִּ֤י תַֽעֲבֹד֙ אֶת־ הָ֣אֲדָמָ֔ה לֹֽא־ תֹסֵ֥ף תֵּת־ כֹּחָ֖הּ לָ֑ךְ נָ֥ע וָנָ֖ד תִּֽהְיֶ֥ה בָאָֽרֶץ׃ 13וַיֹּ֥אמֶר קַ֖יִן אֶל־ יְהוָ֑ה גָּד֥וֹל עֲוֹנִ֖י מִנְּשֹֽׂא׃ 14הֵן֩ גֵּרַ֨שְׁתָּ אֹתִ֜י הַיּ֗וֹם מֵעַל֙ פְּנֵ֣י הָֽאֲדָמָ֔ה וּמִפָּנֶ֖יךָ אֶסָּתֵ֑ר וְהָיִ֜יתִי נָ֤ע וָנָד֙ בָּאָ֔רֶץ וְהָיָ֥ה כָל־ מֹצְאִ֖י יַֽהַרְגֵֽנִי׃ 15וַיֹּ֧אמֶר ל֣וֹ יְהוָ֗ה לָכֵן֙ כָּל־ הֹרֵ֣ג קַ֔יִן שִׁבְעָתַ֖יִם יֻקָּ֑ם וַיָּ֨שֶׂם יְהוָ֤ה לְקַ֙יִן֙ א֔וֹת לְבִלְתִּ֥י הַכּוֹת־ אֹת֖וֹ כָּל־ מֹצְאֽוֹ׃ 16וַיֵּ֥צֵא קַ֖יִן מִלִּפְנֵ֣י יְהוָ֑ה וַיֵּ֥שֶׁב בְּאֶֽרֶץ־ נ֖וֹד קִדְמַת־ עֵֽדֶן׃ 17וַיֵּ֤דַע קַ֙יִן֙ אֶת־ אִשְׁתּ֔וֹ וַתַּ֖הַר וַתֵּ֣לֶד אֶת־ חֲנ֑וֹךְ וַֽיְהִי֙ בֹּ֣נֶה עִ֔יר וַיִּקְרָא֙ שֵׁ֣ם הָעִ֔יר כְּשֵׁ֖ם בְּנ֥וֹ חֲנֽוֹךְ׃ 18וַיִּוָּלֵ֤ד לַֽחֲנוֹךְ֙ אֶת־ עִירָ֔ד וְעִירָ֕ד יָלַ֖ד אֶת־ מְחֽוּיָאֵ֑ל וּמְחִיּיָאֵ֗ל יָלַד֙ אֶת־ מְת֣וּשָׁאֵ֔ל וּמְתוּשָׁאֵ֖ל יָלַ֥ד אֶת־ לָֽמֶךְ׃ 19וַיִּֽקַּֽח־ ל֥וֹ לֶ֖מֶךְ שְׁתֵּ֣י נָשִׁ֑ים שֵׁ֤ם הָֽאַחַת֙ עָדָ֔ה וְשֵׁ֥ם הַשֵּׁנִ֖ית צִלָּֽה׃ 20וַתֵּ֥לֶד עָדָ֖ה אֶת־ יָבָ֑ל ה֣וּא הָיָ֔ה אֲבִ֕י יֹשֵׁ֥ב אֹ֖הֶל וּמִקְנֶֽה׃ 21וְשֵׁ֥ם אָחִ֖יו יוּבָ֑ל ה֣וּא הָיָ֔ה אֲבִ֕י כָּל־ תֹּפֵ֥שׂ כִּנּ֖וֹר וְעוּגָֽב׃ 22וְצִלָּ֣ה גַם־ הִ֗וא יָֽלְדָה֙ אֶת־ תּ֣וּבַל קַ֔יִן לֹטֵ֕שׁ כָּל־ חֹרֵ֥שׁ נְחֹ֖שֶׁת וּבַרְזֶ֑ל וַֽאֲח֥וֹת תּֽוּבַל־ קַ֖יִן נַֽעֲמָֽה׃ 23וַיֹּ֨אמֶר לֶ֜מֶךְ לְנָשָׁ֗יו עָדָ֤ה וְצִלָּה֙ שְׁמַ֣עַן קוֹלִ֔י נְשֵׁ֣י לֶ֔מֶךְ הַאְזֵ֖נָּה אִמְרָתִ֑י כִּ֣י אִ֤ישׁ הָרַ֙גְתִּי֙ לְפִצְעִ֔י וְיֶ֖לֶד לְחַבֻּרָתִֽי׃ 24כִּ֥י שִׁבְעָתַ֖יִם יֻקַּם־ קָ֑יִן וְלֶ֖מֶךְ שִׁבְעִ֥ים וְשִׁבְעָֽה׃ 25וַיֵּ֨דַע אָדָ֥ם עוֹד֙ אֶת־ אִשְׁתּ֔וֹ וַתֵּ֣לֶד בֵּ֔ן וַתִּקְרָ֥א אֶת־ שְׁמ֖וֹ שֵׁ֑ת כִּ֣י שָֽׁת־ לִ֤י אֱלֹהִים֙ זֶ֣רַע אַחֵ֔ר תַּ֣חַת הֶ֔בֶל כִּ֥י הֲרָג֖וֹ קָֽיִן׃ (WLC)

1 Genesis 4:8-25 8And Cain talked with Abel his brother: and it came to pass, when they were in the field, that Cain rose up against Abel his brother, and slew him.

9And the LORD said unto Cain, Where is Abel thy brother? And he said, I know not: Am I my brothers keeper? 10And he said, What hast thou done? the voice of thy brothers blood crieth unto me from the ground. 11And now art thou cursed from the earth, which hath opened her mouth to receive thy brothers blood from thy hand; 12When thou tillest the ground, it shall not henceforth yield unto thee her strength; a fugitive and a vagabond shalt thou be in the earth. 13And Cain said unto the LORD, My punishment is greater than I can bear. 14Behold, thou hast driven me out this day from the face of the earth; and from thy face shall I be hid; and I shall be a fugitive and a vagabond in the earth; and it shall come to pass, that every one that findeth me shall slay me. 15And the LORD said unto him, Therefore whosoever slayeth Cain, vengeance shall be taken on him sevenfold. And the LORD set a mark upon Cain, lest any finding him should kill him.

16And Cain went out from the presence of the LORD, and dwelt in the land of Nod, on the east of Eden. 17And Cain knew his wife; and she conceived, and bare Enoch: and he builded a city, and called the name of the city, after the name of his son, Enoch. 18And unto Enoch was born Irad: and Irad begat Mehujael: and Mehujael begat Methusael: and Methusael begat Lamech.

19And Lamech took unto him two wives: the name of the one was Adah, and the name of the other Zillah. 20And Adah bare Jabal: he was the father of such as dwell in tents, and of such as have cattle. 21And his brothers name was Jubal: he was the father of all such as handle the harp and organ. 22And Zillah, she also bare Tubal- cain, an instructer of every artificer in brass and iron: and the sister of Tubal-cain was Naamah. 23And Lamech said unto his wives, Adah and Zillah, Hear my voice; ye wives of Lamech, hearken unto my speech: for I have slain a man to my wounding, and a young man to my hurt. 24If Cain shall be avenged sevenfold, truly Lamech seventy and sevenfold.

25And Adam knew his wife again; and she bare a son, and called his name Seth: For God, said she, hath appointed me another seed instead of Abel, whom Cain slew. (KJV)

1 Genesis 4:8-25 8And Cain talked with Abel his brother: and it came to pass, when they were in the field, that Cain rose up against Abel his brother, and slew him.

9And the LORD said unto Cain, Where is Abel thy brother? And he said, I know not: Am I my brother's keeper? 10And he said, What hast thou done? the voice of thy brother's blood crieth unto me from the ground. 11And now art thou cursed from the earth, which hath opened her mouth to receive thy brother's blood from thy hand; 12When thou tillest the ground, it shall not henceforth yield unto thee her strength; a fugitive and a vagabond shalt thou be in the earth. 13And Cain said unto the LORD, My punishment is greater than I can bear. 14Behold, thou hast driven me out this day from the face of the earth; and from thy face shall I be hid; and I shall be a fugitive and a vagabond in the earth; and it shall come to pass, that everyone that findeth me shall slay me. 15And the LORD said unto him, Therefore whosoever slayeth Cain, vengeance shall be taken on him 7 fold. And the LORD set a mark upon Cain, lest any finding him should kill him.

16And Cain went out from the presence of the LORD, and dwelt in the land of Nod, on the east of Eden. 17And Cain knew his wife; and she conceived, and bare Enoch: and he builded a city, and called the name of the city, after the name of his son, Enoch. 18And unto Enoch was born Irad: and Irad begat Mehujael: and Mehujael begat Methusael: and Methusael begat Lamech.

19And Lamech took unto him 2 wives: the name of the 1 was Adah, and the name of the other Zillah. 20And Adah bare Jabal: he was the father of such as dwell in tents, and of such as have cattle. 21And his brother's name was Jubal: he was the father of all such as handle the harp and organ. 22And Zillah, she also bare Tubal- cain, an instructer of every artificer in brass and iron: and the sister of Tubal-cain was Naamah. 23And Lamech said unto his wives, Adah and Zillah, Hear my voice; ye wives of Lamech, hearken unto my speech: for I have slain a man to my wounding, and a young man to my hurt. 24If Cain shall be avenged 7 fold, truly Lamech 77 fold.

25And Adam knew his wife again; and she bare a son, and called his name Seth: For God, said she, hath appointed me another seed instead of Abel, whom Cain slew. (KJV/NC)

1 Genesis 4:8-25 8And Cain told Abel his brother. And it came to pass, when they were in the field, that Cain rose up against Abel his brother, and slew him.

9And Jehovah said unto Cain, Where is Abel thy brother? And he said, I know not: am I my brother's keeper? 10And he said, What hast thou done? the voice of thy brother's blood crieth unto me from the ground. 11And now cursed art thou from the ground, which hath opened its mouth to receive thy brother's blood from thy hand; 12when thou tillest the ground, it shall not henceforth yield unto thee its strength; a fugitive and a wanderer shalt thou be in the earth. 13And Cain said unto Jehovah, My punishment is greater than I can bear. 14Behold, thou hast driven me out this day from the face of the ground; and from thy face shall I be hid; and I shall be a fugitive and a wanderer in the earth; and it will come to pass, that whosoever findeth me will slay me. 15And Jehovah said unto him, Therefore whosoever slayeth Cain, vengeance shall be taken on him sevenfold. And Jehovah appointed a sign for Cain, lest any finding him should smite him.

16And Cain went out from the presence of Jehovah, and dwelt in the land of Nod, on the east of Eden. 17And Cain knew his wife; and she conceived, and bare Enoch: and he builded a city, and called the name of the city, after the name of his son, Enoch. 18And unto Enoch was born Irad: and Irad begat Mehujael: and Mehujael begat Methushael; and Methushael begat Lamech. 19And Lamech took unto him two wives: the name of the one was Adah, and the name of the other Zillah. 20And Adah bare Jabal: he was the father of such as dwell in tents and have cattle. 21And his brother's name was Jubal: he was the father of all such as handle the harp and pipe. 22And Zillah, she also bare Tubal-cain, the forger of every cutting instrument of brass and iron: and the sister of Tubal-cain was Naamah. 23And Lamech said unto his wives:

Adah and Zillah, hear my voice;

Ye wives of Lamech, hearken unto my speech:

For I have slain a man for wounding me,

And a young man for bruising me:

24If Cain shall be avenged sevenfold,

Truly Lamech seventy and sevenfold.

25And Adam knew his wife again; and she bare a son, and called his name Seth. For, said she, God hath appointed me another seed instead of Abel; for Cain slew him. (ASV)

1 Genesis 4:8-25 8¶ And Cain said to Abel his brother, Let us go to the plain; and it came to pass, when they were in the field, that Cain rose up against Abel his brother, and slew him.

9¶ And the LORD said to Cain, Where is Abel your brother? And he said, I do not know. Am I my brother's keeper? 10And the LORD said, What have you done? The voice of your brother's blood cries to me from the ground. 11And from henceforth, you are cursed from the earth, which has opened its mouth to receive your brother's blood from your hand; 12When you till the ground, it shall no more yield to you its strength; a fugitive and a wanderer shall you be on the earth.

13¶ And Cain said to the LORD, My transgression is too great to be forgiven. 14Behold, thou hast driven me out this day from the face of the land; and from thy face shall I be hidden; and I shall be a fugitive and a wanderer on the earth; and it shall come to pass, that whoever finds me shall slay me. 15And the LORD said to him, It shall not be so; whoever slays Cain, vengeance shall be taken on him sevenfold. And the LORD set a mark upon Cain, so that anyone who may find him may not kill him.

16¶ And Cain went out from the presence of the LORD, and dwelt in the land of Nod, on the east of Eden. 17And Cain knew his wife; and she conceived, and bore Enoch; and he started to build a village, and named the village after the name of his son, Enoch. 18And to Enoch was born Irad; and Irad begot Mehujael; and Mehujael begot Methusael: and Methusael begot Lamech.

19¶ And Lamech took two wives: the name of the one was Adah, and the name of the other Zillah. 20And Adah bore Jabal, who was the father of those who dwell in tents, and are owners of cattle. 21And his brother's name was Jubal; he was the father of all those who play the guitar and harp. 22And Zillah also bore Tubal-cain, a craftsman in every work of brass and iron; and the sister of Tubal-cain was Naamah.

23¶ And Lamech said to his wives, Adah and Zillah, Hear my voice; you wives of Lamech, hearken to my speech; for I have killed a man by wounding him, and a boy by beating him. 24For if Cain is to be avenged sevenfold, then Lamech seventy and sevenfold.

25¶ And Adam knew his wife Eve again; and she conceived and bore a son, and called his name Seth; For God, she said, has given me another offspring instead of Abel, whom Cain slew. (LAM)

1 Genesis 4:8-25 8Cain said to Abel his brother, "Let us go out to the field." And when they were in the field, Cain rose up against his brother Abel, and killed him. 9Then the LORD said to Cain, "Where is Abel your brother?" He said, "I do not know; am I my brother's keeper?" 10And the LORD said, "What have you done? The voice of your brother's blood is crying to me from the ground. 11And now you are cursed from the ground, which has opened its mouth to receive your brother's blood from your hand. 12When you till the ground, it shall no longer yield to you its strength; you shall be a fugitive and a wanderer on the earth." 13Cain said to the LORD, "My punishment is greater than I can bear. 14Behold, thou hast driven me this day away from the ground; and from thy face I shall be hidden; and I shall be a fugitive and a wanderer on the earth, and whoever finds me will slay me." 15Then the LORD said to him, "Not so! If any one slays Cain, vengeance shall be taken on him sevenfold." And the LORD put a mark on Cain, lest any who came upon him should kill him. 16Then Cain went away from the presence of the LORD, and dwelt in the land of Nod, east of Eden.

17Cain knew his wife, and she conceived and bore Enoch; and he built a city, and called the name of the city after the name of his son, Enoch. 18To Enoch was born Irad; and Irad was the father of Me-hu'ja-el, and Me-hu'ja-el the father of Me-thu'sha-el, and Me-thu'sha-el the father of Lamech. 19And Lamech took two wives; the name of the one was Adah, and the name of the other Zillah. 20Adah bore Jabal; he was the father of those who dwell in tents and have cattle. 21His brother's name was Jubal; he was the father of all those who play the lyre and pipe. 22Zillah bore Tubal-cain; he was the forger of all instruments of bronze and iron. The sister of Tubal-cain was Na'amah.

23Lamech said to his wives: "Adah and Zillah, hear my voice; you wives of Lamech, hearken to what I say: I have slain a man for wounding me, a young man for striking me. 24If Cain is avenged sevenfold, truly Lamech seventy-sevenfold."

25And Adam knew his wife again, and she bore a son and called his name Seth, for she said, "God has appointed for me another child instead of Abel, for Cain slew him." (RSV)

1 Genesis 4:8-25 8Now Cain said to his brother Abel, "Let's go out to the field." And while they were in the field, Cain attacked his brother Abel and killed him.

9Then the LORD said to Cain, "Where is your brother Abel?" "I don't know," he replied. "Am I my brother's keeper?"

10The LORD said, "What have you done? Listen! Your brother's blood cries out to me from the ground. 11Now you are under a curse and driven from the ground, which opened its mouth to receive your brother's blood from your hand. 12When you work the ground, it will no longer yield its crops for you. You will be a restless wanderer on the earth."

13Cain said to the LORD, "My punishment is more than I can bear. 14Today you are driving me from the land, and I will be hidden from your presence; I will be a restless wanderer on the earth, and whoever finds me will kill me."

15But the LORD said to him, "Not so; if anyone kills Cain, he will suffer vengeance seven times over." Then the LORD put a mark on Cain so that no one who found him would kill him. 16So Cain went out from the LORD's presence and lived in the land of Nod, east of Eden.

17Cain lay with his wife, and she became pregnant and gave birth to Enoch. Cain was then building a city, and he named it after his son Enoch. 18To Enoch was born Irad, and Irad was the father of Mehujael, and Mehujael was the father of Methushael, and Methushael was the father of Lamech.

19Lamech married two women, one named Adah and the other Zillah. 20Adah gave birth to Jabal; he was the father of those who live in tents and raise livestock. 21His brother's name was Jubal; he was the father of all who play the harp and flute. 22Zillah also had a son, Tubal-Cain, who forged all kinds of tools out of bronze and iron. Tubal-Cain's sister was Naamah.

23Lamech said to his wives, "Adah and Zillah, listen to me; wives of Lamech, hear my words. I have killed a man for wounding me, a young man for injuring me. 24If Cain is avenged seven times, then Lamech seventy-seven times."

25Adam lay with his wife again, and she gave birth to a son and named him Seth, saying, "God has granted me another child in place of Abel, since Cain killed him." (NIV)

1 Genesis 4:8-25 8Cain said to Abel, his brother, 'Let's go into the field.' It happened, when they were in the field, that Cain rose up against Abel, his brother, and killed him.

9Yahweh said to Cain, 'Where is Abel, your brother?'

He said, 'I don't know. Am I my brother's keeper?'

10Yahweh said, 'What have you done? The voice of your brother's blood cries to me from the ground. 11Now you are cursed because of the ground, which has opened its mouth to receive your brother's blood from your hand. 12From now on, when you till the ground, it won't yield its strength to you. You shall be a fugitive and a wanderer in the earth.'

13Cain said to Yahweh, 'My punishment is greater than I can bear. 14Behold, you have driven me out this day from the surface of the ground. I will be hidden from your face, and I will be a fugitive and a wanderer in the earth. It will happen that whoever finds me will kill me.'

15Yahweh said to him, 'Therefore whoever slays Cain, vengeance will be taken on him sevenfold.' Yahweh appointed a sign for Cain, lest any finding him should strike him.

16Cain went out from Yahweh's presence, and dwelt in the land of Nod, on the east of Eden. 17Cain knew his wife. She conceived, and gave birth to Enoch. He built a city, and called the name of the city, after the name of his son, Enoch. 18To Enoch was born Irad. Irad became the father of Mehujael. Mehujael became the father of Methushael. Methushael became the father of Lamech. 19Lamech took two wives: the name of the one was Adah, and the name of the other Zillah. 20Adah gave birth to Jabal, who was the father of those who dwell in tents and have cattle. 21His brother's name was Jubal, who was the father of all who handle the harp and pipe. 22Zillah also gave birth to Tubal Cain, the forger of every cutting instrument of brass and iron. Tubal Cain's sister was Naamah. 23Lamech said to his wives,

'Adah and Zillah, Hear my voice,
YouP wives of Lamech, listen to my speech,

For I have slain a man for wounding me,
A young man for bruising me.

24If Cain will be avenged seven times,
Truly Lamech seventy-seven times.'

25Adam knew his wife again. She gave birth to a son, and named him Seth. For, she said, 'God has appointed me another child instead of Abel, for Cain killed him.' (WEB)

1 Genesis 4:8-25 8Cain said to Abel, his brother, 'Let's go into the field.' It happened when they were in the field, that Cain rose up against Abel, his brother, and killed him.

9The LORD said to Cain, 'Where is Abel, your brother?'

He said, 'I don't know. Am I my brother's keeper?'

10The LORD said, 'What have you done? The voice of your brother's blood cries to me from the ground. 11Now you are cursed because of the ground, which has opened its mouth to receive your brother's blood from your hand. 12From now on, when you till the ground, it won't yield its strength to you. You shall be a fugitive and a wanderer in the earth.'

13Cain said to the LORD, 'My punishment is greater than I can bear. 14Behold, you have driven me out this day from the surface of the ground. I will be hidden from your face, and I will be a fugitive and a wanderer in the earth. It will happen that whoever finds me will kill me.'

15The LORD said to him, 'Therefore whoever slays Cain, vengeance will be taken on him sevenfold.' the LORD appointed a sign for Cain, lest any finding him should strike him.

16Cain went out from the LORD's presence, and lived in the land of Nod, east of Eden. 17Cain knew his wife. She conceived, and gave birth to Enoch. He built a city, and called the name of the city, after the name of his son, Enoch. 18To Enoch was born Irad. Irad became the father of Mehujael. Mehujael became the father of Methushael. Methushael became the father of Lamech. 19Lamech took two wives: the name of the one was Adah, and the name of the other Zillah. 20Adah gave birth to Jabal, who was the father of those who dwell in tents and have livestock. 21His brother's name was Jubal, who was the father of all who handle the harp and pipe. 22Zillah also gave birth to Tubal Cain, the forger of every cutting instrument of brass and iron. Tubal Cain's sister was Naamah. 23Lamech said to his wives,

'Adah and Zillah, hear my voice.
You wives of Lamech, listen to my speech,

for I have slain a man for wounding me,
a young man for bruising me.

24If Cain will be avenged seven times,
truly Lamech seventy-seven times.'

25Adam knew his wife again. She gave birth to a son, and named him Seth, 'for God has appointed me another child instead of Abel, for Cain killed him.' (WEB/HNV)

1 Genesis 4:8-25 8And Cain said to Abel his brother, Let us go to the plain; and it came to pass, when they were in the field, that Cain rose up against Abel his brother, and slew him.

9And Yahvah said to Cain, Where is Abel your brother? And he said, I do not know. Am I my brother's keeper? 10And Yahvah said, What have you done? The voice of your brother's blood cries to me from the ground. 11And from now on, you are cursed from the earth, which has opened its mouth to receive your brother's blood from your hand; 12When you till the ground, it will not yield its strength to you any longer; a fugitive and a wanderer you will be on the earth.

13And Cain said to Yahvah, My transgression is too great to be forgiven. 14Look, you have driven me out this day from the face of the land; and from your face I will be hidden; and I will be a fugitive and a wanderer on the earth; and it will come to pass, that whoever finds me will slay me. 15And Yahvah said to him, It will not be so; whoever slays Cain, vengeance will be taken on him 7-fold. And Yahvah set a mark on Cain, so that anyone who may find him may not kill him.

16And Cain went out from the presence of Yahvah, and lived in the land of Nod, on the east of Eden. 17And Cain knew his wife; and she conceived, and bore Enoch; and he started to build a village, and named the village after the name of his son, Enoch.

18And to Enoch was born Irad; and Irad begot Mehujael; and Mehujael begot Methusael: and Methusael begot Lamech. 19And Lamech took 2 wives: the name of the one was Adah, and the name of the other Zillah.

20And Adah bore Jabal, who was the father of those who live in tents, and are owners of cattle. 21And his brother's name was Jubal; he was the father of all those who play the guitar and harp. 22And also Zillah bore Tubal-Cain, a craftsman in every work of brass and iron; and the sister of Tubal-Cain was Naamah.

23And Lamech said to his wives, Adah and Zillah, Hear my voice; you wives of Lamech, listen to my speech; for I have killed a man by wounding him, and a boy by beating him. 24For if Cain is to be avenged 7-fold, then Lamech 70 and 7-fold.

25And Adam knew his wife Eve again; and she conceived and bore a son, and called his name Seth; For God, she said, has given me another offspring instead of Abel, whom Cain slew. (BRB)

The mathematics spring from the timing of Jesus ministry. He was replaying the historical chronology across his ministry, so he replays this account from Genesis.

Three modern prophetic dates are suggested by Lamech's genealogy from Cain. The first is April 22, 2004, when Pat Tillman was killed by friendly fire in Afghanistan. Tillman played the role of noble Abel, he also prophetically played the roll of the death of David, another noble man, as the Judean Kings is itself a prophetic version of the original time line.

The second date from Cain's account was the 7 times avenging, replaying as it did on July 16, 2004. This curious date also replayed Zimri's 7 days as king of the northern kingdom of ancient Israel, when he assassinated the previous king, ruled for 7 days then died in a palace fire.

Headlines for July 16, 2004, included a fire in a school in India where 90 school children were killed. (The palace fire.) It also included a power outage in Athens, the second in 5 days, drawing our attention back to Athens and the Olympics. (My guess is that like Zimri's set fire, the substation fire and school fire were both caused by people. In Athens it was likely a test in the run up to the games.)

This same story also replayed back in October 1981, when Sadat was assassinated while viewing a military parade. He was replaced 7 days later with Hozni Mubarak, the current, but aging, leader of Egypt.

In all of these stories, including Sadat's death, the theme is being killed by friendly fire in places away from home, but which should otherwise be safe. The same will likely happen at Athens. This is not a story of outsiders attacking, but insiders, people who should be trustworthy, turning on the people near them.

Read news accounts of the first, the July 12, Athens power outage here or here. (Drudge doesn't keep an archive, of the July 16 outage, that I know of.)

Read the account of the school fire here.

More On August from Genesis

The second reference to time in the Genesis account expands on the basic expression '7 times' and becomes 70 * 7 times. The multiplication is implied by the text and not explicit. Some translations also butcher the translation, nothing I can do about that either.

With the expression '70 times 7' the math is different. The expression '7 times' at the base of the expression is expanded by 7, yielding 7 sabbath cycles or 50 years. This is also known as a Jubilee. 70 of those is 3500 years forward along the historical chronology from Cain killing Abel.

This date appears to replay around midnight on Monday morning, August 15, 2004. (Though my clocks are not yet set with certainty, the date is likely OK.)

Links to the Olympics? Yes. At least 2 already.

People at different generations in a family line are considered equivalent so this story paints a picture about Cain, Enoch, and Lamech. Cain draws his brother Abel out into the country in order to kill him. Part of his punishment is that he will become a restless wanderer on the earth.

One of the key symbolic events of the Olympic games is the restless wandering of the Olympic flame as it travels over the earth to the games. There will have been 70 days worth of wandering, beginning at Sidney, ending at Athens on August 13, 2004. Along the way it will visit 33 cities, indicating the Masons are putting on the show.

Cain was the city builder, in contrast to his brother Abel, and Lamech himself is seen building a city.1

The Olympic games, in nearly every place where they have been held, has lead to the construction of an "Olympic Village" or more in keeping with the original Bible text an Olympic City.

Headlines have been full of articles dealing with the construction of the buildings needed to host the Olympics. See the BBC article. General strikes were held in order to extort a pay raise for the workers. The roof was left off the main swimming pool. The roof of the main stadium will go up in the weeks immediately before opening. We're being told about Athens because this is a feature of the prophetic story. Athens, too, has been building a city in order to host the games.

Passion Week References

The Passion Week account of the same prophetic time line includes a reference in the Book of Mark. At the start of Monday of Passion Week, Mark records that Jesus cursed a fig tree on his way into the city. The following is the relevant text:

42 Mark 11:12-14 12ܘܠܝܘܡܐ ܐܚܪܢܐ ܟܕ ܢܦܩ ܡܢ ܒܝܬ ܥܢܝܐ ܟܦܢ ܀ 13ܘܚܙܐ ܬܬܐ ܚܕܐ ܡܢ ܪܘܚܩܐ ܕܐܝܬ ܒܗ ܛܪܦܐ ܘܐܬܐ ܠܘܬܗ ܕܐܢ ܢܫܟܚ ܒܗ ܡܕܡ ܘܟܕ ܐܬܐ ܠܐ ܐܫܟܚ ܒܗ ܐܠܐ ܐܢ ܛܪܦܐ ܙܒܢܐ ܓܝܪ ܠܐ ܗܘܐ ܗܘܐ ܕܬܐܢܐ ܀ 14ܘܐܡܪ ܠܗ ܡܟܝܠ ܘܠܥܠܡ ܐܢܫ ܡܢܟܝ ܦܐܪܐ ܠܐ ܢܐܟܘܠ ܘܫܡܥܘ ܬܠܡܝܕܘܗܝ ܘܐܬܘ ܠܐܘܪܫܠܡ ܀ (SYP)

42 Mark 11:12-14 12And on the morrow, when they were come from Bethany, he was hungry: 13And seeing a fig tree afar off having leaves, he came, if haply he might find any thing thereon: and when he came to it, he found nothing but leaves; for the time of figs was not yet. 14And Jesus answered and said unto it, No man eat fruit of thee hereafter for ever. And his disciples heard it.(KJV)

42 Mark 11:12-14 12And on the morrow, when they were come from Bethany, he was hungry: 13And seeing a fig tree afar off having leaves, he came, if haply he might find any thing thereon: and when he came to it, he found nothing but leaves; for the time of figs was not yet. 14And Jesus answered and said unto it, No man eat fruit of thee hereafter for ever. And his disciples heard it.(KJV/NC)

42 Mark 11:12-14 12And on the morrow, when they were come out from Bethany, he hungered. 13And seeing a fig tree afar off having leaves, he came, if haply he might find anything thereon: and when he came to it, he found nothing but leaves; for it was not the season of figs. 14And he answered and said unto it, No man eat fruit from thee henceforward for ever. And his disciples heard it. (ASV)

42 Mark 11:12-14 12¶ And the next day, when they went out of Bethany, he became hungry. 13And he saw a fig tree in the distance which had leaves on it. So he came to it to see if he could find anything on it; and when he came he found nothing on it except leaves; for it was not yet time for the figs. 14And he said to it, From now and forever let no man eat of your fruit. And his disciples heard it. (LAM)

42 Mark 11:12-14 12On the following day, when they came from Bethany, he was hungry. 13And seeing in the distance a fig tree in leaf, he went to see if he could find anything on it. When he came to it, he found nothing but leaves, for it was not the season for figs. 14And he said to it, "May no one ever eat fruit from you again." And his disciples heard it.(RSV)

42 Mark 11:12-14 12The next day as they were leaving Bethany, Jesus was hungry. 13Seeing in the distance a fig tree in leaf, he went to find out if it had any fruit. When he reached it, he found nothing but leaves, because it was not the season for figs. 14Then he said to the tree, "May no one ever eat fruit from you again." And his disciples heard him say it.(NIV)

42 Mark 11:12-14 12The next day, when they had come out from Bethany, he was hungry. 13Seeing a fig tree afar off having leaves, he came to see if perhaps he might find anything on it. When he came to it, he found nothing but leaves, for it was not the season for figs. 14Jesus told it, 'May no one ever eat fruit from you again!' and his disciples heard it.(WEB)

42 Mark 11:12-14 12The next day, when they had come out from Bethany, he was hungry. 13Seeing a fig tree afar off having leaves, he came to see if perhaps he might find anything on it. When he came to it, he found nothing but leaves, for it was not the season for figs. 14Yeshua told it, 'May no one ever eat fruit from you again!' and his disciples heard it.(WEB/HNV)

42 Mark 11:12-14 12And the next day, when they went out of Bethany, he became hungry. 13And he saw a fig tree in the distance which had leaves on it. So he came to it to see if he could find anything on it; and when he came he found nothing on it except leaves; for it was not yet time for the figs. 14And he said to it, From now and forever let no man eat of your fruit. And his disciples heard it. (BRB)

This quote includes a time reference that pushes Mark's narrative into the next day. This is hour 17 in the Passion Week chronology, prophetic for the date range August 9 - 15, 2004, though it could stretch later by a week or 2.

Symbol: Fig Tree

The fig, as a symbol, deals with the nations. 'Good Figs' went to the nations at the time of the Babylonian captivity.2 The fig tree symbol used here is likely also a reference to the nations, gathered at Athens beginning August 13, 2004.

Symbol: No Fruit

Compare Mark's reference back to the Genesis account of Lamech. Noah, the man who would survive the flood at the end of that age in human history, was descended from Seth, not Lamech. Cain's family history comes to an abrupt halt at Lamech. There was never any fruit from Lamech again. The very next verse after the 70 times 7 reference actually tells the story.3 Not only did Seth replace Abel, whom Cain had killed, Seth's offspring replaced Abel's essentially completely. (Noah's wives and daughters-in-law could have been from this line.) There was never any fruit again.

Does this apply to the Olympic Games? Perhaps.

The Olympic organizing committee, rather famously, took out a $170 million insurance policy on the off chance that the games cannot be held. They have never done this before because they have not been afraid themselves of a loss of continuity. The value of the policy is to allow the Olympics to continue long enough to attempt to host another set of games. The Olympic Committee is basically afraid that they will never yield any fruit again.

Prophecies from the Judean Kings

The kingly chronology from Solomon through Zechariah is also a prophetic replay and this time in mid August picks off stories from the Judean king Jehoshaphat.

Jehoshaphat, the name, first occurs in David's time as a man who was David's recorder. There is a rule of first occurrence in interpreting Bible symbols that suggests the first use of any name or symbol defines the use later on. We are, of course, looking at the Olympics and the most important officials are the time keepers, or recorders. Curious.

Jehoshaphat is present when Ahab has hidden himself and gone to war and is then killed by an arrow shot at random into the sky. This story might matter, but I'm saving space here by not reproducing the whole account.

Ahab's death by random arrow from the sky happens with great uncertainty. It could be anywhere from August 14, 2004, through August 16, 2004.

Jehoshaphat's own record in the the account of the Judean kings is this:

10 First Kings 22:41-50 41וִיהֽוֹשָׁפָט֙ בֶּן־ אָסָ֔א מָלַ֖ךְ עַל־ יְהוּדָ֑ה בִּשְׁנַ֣ת אַרְבַּ֔ע לְאַחְאָ֖ב מֶ֥לֶךְ יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ 42יְהוֹשָׁפָ֗ט בֶּן־ שְׁלֹשִׁ֨ים וְחָמֵ֤שׁ שָׁנָה֙ בְּמָלְכ֔וֹ וְעֶשְׂרִ֤ים וְחָמֵשׁ֙ שָׁנָ֔ה מָלַ֖ךְ בִּירוּשָׁלִָ֑ם וְשֵׁ֣ם אִמּ֔וֹ עֲזוּבָ֖ה בַּת־ שִׁלְחִֽי׃ 43וַיֵּ֗לֶךְ בְּכָל־ דֶּ֛רֶךְ אָסָ֥א אָבִ֖יו לֹא־ סָ֣ר מִמֶּ֑נּוּ לַעֲשׂ֥וֹת הַיָּשָׁ֖ר בְּעֵינֵ֥י יְהוָֽה׃ 44אַ֥ךְ הַבָּמ֖וֹת לֹֽא־ סָ֑רוּ ע֥וֹד הָעָ֛ם מְזַבְּחִ֥ים וּֽמְקַטְּרִ֖ים בַּבָּמֽוֹת׃ 45וַיַּשְׁלֵ֥ם יְהוֹשָׁפָ֖ט עִם־ מֶ֥לֶךְ יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ 46וְיֶ֨תֶר דִּבְרֵ֧י יְהוֹשָׁפָ֛ט וּגְבוּרָת֥וֹ אֲשֶׁר־ עָשָׂ֖ה וַאֲשֶׁ֣ר נִלְחָ֑ם הֲלֹֽא־ הֵ֣ם כְּתוּבִ֗ים עַל־ סֵ֛פֶר דִּבְרֵ֥י הַיָּמִ֖ים לְמַלְכֵ֥י יְהוּדָֽה׃ 47וְיֶ֙תֶר֙ הַקָּדֵ֔שׁ אֲשֶׁ֣ר נִשְׁאַ֔ר בִּימֵ֖י אָסָ֣א אָבִ֑יו בִּעֵ֖ר מִן־ הָאָֽרֶץ׃ 48וּמֶ֥לֶךְ אֵ֛ין בֶּאֱד֖וֹם נִצָּ֥ב מֶֽלֶךְ׃ 49יְהוֹשָׁפָ֡ט אֳנִיּ֨וֹת תַּרְשִׁ֜ישׁ לָלֶ֧כֶת אוֹפִ֛ירָה לַזָּהָ֖ב וְלֹ֣א הָלָ֑ךְ כִּֽי־ אֳנִיּ֖וֹת בְּעֶצְי֥וֹן גָּֽבֶר׃ 50אָ֠ז אָמַ֞ר אֲחַזְיָ֤הוּ בֶן־ אַחְאָב֙ אֶל־ יְה֣וֹשָׁפָ֔ט יֵלְכ֧וּ עֲבָדַ֛י עִם־ עֲבָדֶ֖יךָ בָּאֳנִיּ֑וֹת וְלֹ֥א אָבָ֖ה יְהוֹשָׁפָֽט׃ (WLC)

10 First Kings 22:41-50 41And Jehoshaphat the son of Asa began to reign over Judah in the fourth year of Ahab king of Israel. 42Jehoshaphat was thirty and five years old when he began to reign; and he reigned twenty and five years in Jerusalem. And his mothers name was Azubah the daughter of Shilhi. 43And he walked in all the ways of Asa his father; he turned not aside from it, doing that which was right in the eyes of the LORD: nevertheless the high places were not taken away; for the people offered and burnt incense yet in the high places. 44And Jehoshaphat made peace with the king of Israel. 45Now the rest of the acts of Jehoshaphat, and his might that he shewed, and how he warred, are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Judah? 46And the remnant of the sodomites, which remained in the days of his father Asa, he took out of the land. 47There was then no king in Edom: a deputy was king. 48Jehoshaphat made ships of Tharshish to go to Ophir for gold: but they went not; for the ships were broken at Ezion-geber. 49Then said Ahaziah the son of Ahab unto Jehoshaphat, Let my servants go with thy servants in the ships. But Jehoshaphat would not.

50And Jehoshaphat slept with his fathers, and was buried with his fathers in the city of David his father: and Jehoram his son reigned in his stead.(KJV)

10 First Kings 22:41-50 41And Jehoshaphat the son of Asa began to reign over Judah in year 4 of Ahab king of Israel. 42Jehoshaphat was 35 years old when he began to reign; and he reigned 25 years in Jerusalem. And his mother's name was Azubah the daughter of Shilhi. 43And he walked in all the ways of Asa his father; he turned not aside from it, doing that which was right in the eyes of the LORD: nevertheless the high places were not taken away; for the people offered and burnt incense yet in the high places. 44And Jehoshaphat made peace with the king of Israel. 45Now the rest of the acts of Jehoshaphat, and his might that he shewed, and how he warred, are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Judah? 46And the remnant of the sodomites, which remained in the days of his father Asa, he took out of the land. 47There was then no king in Edom: a deputy was king. 48Jehoshaphat made ships of Tharshish to go to Ophir for gold: but they went not; for the ships were broken at Ezion-geber. 49Then said Ahaziah the son of Ahab unto Jehoshaphat, Let my servants go with thy servants in the ships. But Jehoshaphat would not.

50And Jehoshaphat slept with his fathers, and was buried with his fathers in the city of David his father: and Jehoram his son reigned in his stead.(KJV/NC)

10 First Kings 22:41-50 41And Jehoshaphat the son of Asa began to reign over Judah in the fourth year of Ahab king of Israel. 42Jehoshaphat was thirty and five years old when he began to reign; and he reigned twenty and five years in Jerusalem. And his mother's name was Azubah the daughter of Shilhi. 43And he walked in all the way of Asa his father; He turned not aside from it, doing that which was right in the eyes of Jehovah: howbeit the high places were not taken away; the people still sacrificed and burnt incense in the high places. 44And Jehoshaphat made peace with the king of Israel.

45Now the rest of the acts of Jehoshaphat, and his might that he showed, and how he warred, are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Judah? 46And the remnant of the sodomites, that remained in the days of his father Asa, he put away out of the land. 47And there was no king in Edom: a deputy was king. 48Jehoshaphat made ships of Tarshish to go to Ophir for gold: but they went not; for the ships were broken at Ezion-geber. 49Then said Ahaziah the son of Ahab unto Jehoshaphat, Let my servants go with thy servants in the ships. But Jehoshaphat would not. 50And Jehoshaphat slept with his fathers, and was buried with his fathers in the city of David his father; And Jehoram his son reigned in his stead.(ASV)

10 First Kings 22:41-50 41¶ And Jehoshaphat the son of Asa began to reign over Judah in the fourth year of Ahab king of Israel. 42Jehoshaphat was thirty-five years old when he began to reign; and he reigned twenty-five years in Jerusalem. And his mother's name was Arubah the daughter of Shilhi. 43And he walked in all the ways of Asa his father; he did not turn aside from doing that which was right in the sight of the LORD; nevertheless he did not remove the temples of idols; for the people still offered sacrifices and burned incense on the high places. 44And Jehoshaphat made peace with the kings of Israel. 45Now the rest of the acts of Jehoshaphat and all the might that he showed and how he warred, behold, they are written in the Book of the Chronicles of the Kings of Judah. 46And the remnant of the Sodomites, which remained in the days of his father Asa, he removed from the land. 47There was then no king who reigned in Edom. 48Jehoshaphat built ships at Tarshish to go to Ophir for gold; but they did not go; for the ships were broken at Ezion-geber. 49Then Ahaziah the son of Ahab said to Jehoshaphat, Let my servants go with your servants in the ships. But Jehoshaphat would not consent. 50And Jehoshaphat slept with his fathers, and was buried with his fathers in the city of David his father; and Joran his son reigned in his stead. (LAM)

10 First Kings 22:41-50 41Jehosh'aphat the son of Asa began to reign over Judah in the fourth year of Ahab king of Israel. 42Jehosh'aphat was thirty-five years old when he began to reign, and he reigned twenty-five years in Jerusalem. His mother's name was Azu'bah the daughter of Shilhi. 43He walked in all the way of Asa his father; he did not turn aside from it, doing what was right in the sight of the LORD; yet the high places were not taken away, and the people still sacrificed and burned incense on the high places. 44Jehosh'aphat also made peace with the king of Israel.

45Now the rest of the acts of Jehosh'aphat, and his might that he showed, and how he warred, are they not written in the Book of the Chronicles of the Kings of Judah? 46And the remnant of the male cult prostitutes who remained in the days of his father Asa, he exterminated from the land.

47There was no king in Edom; a deputy was king. 48Jehosh'aphat made ships of Tarshish to go to Ophir for gold; but they did not go, for the ships were wrecked at E'zion-ge'ber. 49Then Ahazi'ah the son of Ahab said to Jehosh'aphat, "Let my servants go with your servants in the ships," but Jehosh'aphat was not willing. 50And Jehosh'aphat slept with his fathers, and was buried with his fathers in the city of David his father; and Jeho'ram his son reigned in his stead.(RSV)

10 First Kings 22:41-50 41Jehoshaphat son of Asa became king of Judah in the fourth year of Ahab king of Israel. 42Jehoshaphat was thirty-five years old when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem twenty-five years. His mother's name was Azubah daughter of Shilhi. 43In everything he walked in the ways of his father Asa and did not stray from them; he did what was right in the eyes of the LORD. The high places, however, were not removed, and the people continued to offer sacrifices and burn incense there. 44Jehoshaphat was also at peace with the king of Israel.

45As for the other events of Jehoshaphat's reign, the things he achieved and his military exploits, are they not written in the book of the annals of the kings of Judah? 46He rid the land of the rest of the male shrine prostitutes who remained there even after the reign of his father Asa. 47There was then no king in Edom; a deputy ruled.

48Now Jehoshaphat built a fleet of trading ships to go to Ophir for gold, but they never set sail -- they were wrecked at Ezion Geber. 49At that time Ahaziah son of Ahab said to Jehoshaphat, "Let my men sail with your men," but Jehoshaphat refused.

50Then Jehoshaphat rested with his fathers and was buried with them in the city of David his father. And Jehoram his son succeeded him.(NIV)

10 First Kings 22:41-50 41Jehoshaphat the son of Asa began to reign over Judah in the fourth year of Ahab king of Israel. 42Jehoshaphat was thirty-five years old when he began to reign; and he reigned twenty-five years in Jerusalem. His mother's name was Azubah the daughter of Shilhi. 43He walked in all the way of Asa his father; He didn't turn aside from it, doing that which was right in the eyes of Yahweh: however the high places were not taken away; the people still sacrificed and burnt incense in the high places. 44Jehoshaphat made peace with the king of Israel. 45Now the rest of the acts of Jehoshaphat, and his might that he shown, and how he warred, aren't they written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Judah? 46The remnant of the sodomites, that remained in the days of his father Asa, he put away out of the land. 47There was no king in Edom: a deputy was king. 48Jehoshaphat made ships of Tarshish to go to Ophir for gold: but they didn't go; for the ships were broken at Ezion Geber. 49Then said Ahaziah the son of Ahab to Jehoshaphat, Let my servants go with your servants in the ships. But Jehoshaphat would not. 50Jehoshaphat slept with his fathers, and was buried with his fathers in the city of David his father; Jehoram his son reigned in his place. (WEB)

10 First Kings 22:41-50 41Jehoshaphat the son of Asa began to reign over Judah in the fourth year of Ahab king of Israel. 42Jehoshaphat was thirty-five years old when he began to reign; and he reigned twenty-five years in Jerusalem. His mother's name was Azubah the daughter of Shilhi. 43He walked in all the way of Asa his father; He didn't turn aside from it, doing that which was right in the eyes of the LORD: however the high places were not taken away; the people still sacrificed and burnt incense in the high places. 44Jehoshaphat made peace with the king of Israel. 45Now the rest of the acts of Jehoshaphat, and his might that he showed, and how he warred, aren't they written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Judah? 46The remnant of the sodomites, that remained in the days of his father Asa, he put away out of the land. 47There was no king in Edom: a deputy was king. 48Jehoshaphat made ships of Tarshish to go to Ophir for gold: but they didn't go; for the ships were broken at Ezion Geber. 49Then said Ahaziah the son of Ahab to Jehoshaphat, Let my servants go with your servants in the ships. But Jehoshaphat would not. 50Jehoshaphat slept with his fathers, and was buried with his fathers in the city of David his father; Jehoram his son reigned in his place. (WEB/HNV)

10 First Kings 22:41-50 41And Jehoshaphat the son of Asa began to reign over Judah in the 4th year of Ahab king of Israel. 42Jehoshaphat was 35 years old when he began to reign; and he reigned 25 years in Jerusalem. And his mother's name was Arubah the daughter of Shilhi. 43And he walked in all the ways of Asa his father; he did not turn aside from doing that which was right in the sight of Yahvah; nevertheless he did not remove the temples of idols; for the people still offered sacrifices and burned incense on the high places. 44And Jehoshaphat made peace with the kings of Israel. 45Now the rest of the acts of Jehoshaphat and all the might that he showed and how he warred, look, they are written in the Book of the Chronicles of the Kings of Judah. 46And the remnant of the Sodomites, which remained in the days of his father Asa, he removed from the land. 47There was then no king who reigned in Edom. 48Jehoshaphat built ships at Tarshish to go to Ophir for gold; but they did not go; for the ships were broken at Eziongeber. 49Then Ahaziah the son of Ahab said to Jehoshaphat, Let my servants go with your servants in the ships. But Jehoshaphat would not consent. 50And Jehoshaphat slept with his fathers, and was buried with his fathers in the city of David his father; and Joran his son reigned in his place. (BRB)

This account contains several references that matter. Athens is in Greece, the ancient tribe of Zebulun.

1 Genesis 49:13 13זְבוּלֻ֕ן לְח֥וֹף יַמִּ֖ים יִשְׁכֹּ֑ן וְהוּא֙ לְח֣וֹף אֳנִיּ֔וֹת וְיַרְכָת֖וֹ עַל־ צִידֹֽן׃ (WLC)

1 Genesis 49:13 13Zebulun shall dwell at the haven of the sea; and he shall be for an haven of ships; and his border shall be unto Zidon.(KJV)

1 Genesis 49:13 13Zebulun shall dwell at the haven of the sea; and he shall be for an haven of ships; and his border shall be unto Zidon.(KJV/NC)

1 Genesis 49:13 13Zebulun shall dwell at the haven of the sea;(ASV)

1 Genesis 49:13 13¶ Zebulun shall dwell at the shore of the seas; and he shall be a haven for ships; and his border shall extend as far as Zidon. (LAM)

1 Genesis 49:13 13Zeb'ulun shall dwell at the shore of the sea; he shall become a haven for ships, and his border shall be at Sidon. (RSV)

1 Genesis 49:13 13"Zebulun will live by the seashore and become a haven for ships; his border will extend toward Sidon. (NIV)

1 Genesis 49:13 13'Zebulun will dwell at the haven of the sea.
He will be for a haven of ships.
His border will be on Sidon.(WEB)

1 Genesis 49:13 13'Zebulun will dwell at the haven of the sea.
He will be for a haven of ships.
His border will be on Sidon.(WEB/HNV)

1 Genesis 49:13 13Zebulun will live at the shore of the seas; and he will be a haven for ships; and his border will extend as far as Zidon. (BRB)

Wrecked ships, whatever it may actually be in Athens, points at Greece as a place of fulfillment. If you will, the story says there will be a wrecked ship at the place of ships, Zebulun, modern Greece.

Different translations describe the remnant that Jehoshaphat removed during his time in different ways. They are Sodomites (King James Version and friends), or male shrine prostitutes (NIV and friends).

This is actually how the Olympics started. The games were originally performed in the nude by men at a temple dedicated to Zeus. These early Olympic athletes were male shrine prostitutes, what else can I say. Though usually unsaid, the Olympics were a way to drum up business, if you know what I mean. The modern Olympics simply descend from their origins.

There is another Jehoshaphat account that might matter here. He gave warning to those specifically who live in cities, not everyone in the entire country completely. This links to Lamech, the city builder discussed earlier who's story matches prophetically. The following is the text from 2 Chronicles.

38 Second Chronicles 19:8-10 8וְגַ֣ם בִּ֠ירוּשָׁלִַם הֶעֱמִ֨יד יְהוֹשָׁפָ֜ט מִן־ הַלְוִיִּ֣ם וְהַכֹּהֲנִ֗ים וּמֵרָאשֵׁ֤י הָאָבוֹת֙ לְיִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל לְמִשְׁפַּ֥ט יְהוָ֖ה וְלָרִ֑יב וַיָּשֻׁ֖בוּ יְרוּשָׁלִָֽם׃ 9וַיְצַ֥ו עֲלֵיהֶ֖ם לֵאמֹ֑ר כֹּ֤ה תַעֲשׂוּן֙ בְּיִרְאַ֣ת יְהוָ֔ה בֶּאֱמוּנָ֖ה וּבְלֵבָ֥ב שָׁלֵֽם׃ 10וְכָל־ רִיב֩ אֲשֶׁר־ יָב֨וֹא עֲלֵיכֶ֜ם מֵאֲחֵיכֶ֣ם׀ הַיֹּשְׁבִ֣ים בְּעָרֵיהֶ֗ם בֵּֽין־ דָּ֣ם׀ לְדָם֮ בֵּין־ תּוֹרָ֣ה לְמִצְוָה֮ לְחֻקִּ֣ים וּלְמִשְׁפָּטִים֒ וְהִזְהַרְתֶּ֣ם אֹתָ֔ם וְלֹ֤א יֶאְשְׁמוּ֙ לַיהוָ֔ה וְהָֽיָה־ קֶ֥צֶף עֲלֵיכֶ֖ם וְעַל־ אֲחֵיכֶ֑ם כֹּ֥ה תַעֲשׂ֖וּן וְלֹ֥א תֶאְשָֽׁמוּ׃ (WLC)

38 Second Chronicles 19:8-10 8Moreover in Jerusalem did Jehoshaphat set of the Levites, and of the priests, and of the chief of the fathers of Israel, for the judgment of the LORD, and for controversies, when they returned to Jerusalem. 9And he charged them, saying, Thus shall ye do in the fear of the LORD, faithfully, and with a perfect heart. 10And what cause soever shall come to you of your brethren that dwell in their cities, between blood and blood, between law and commandment, statutes and judgments, ye shall even warn them that they trespass not against the LORD, and so wrath come upon you, and upon your brethren: this do, and ye shall not trespass. (KJV)

38 Second Chronicles 19:8-10 8Moreover in Jerusalem did Jehoshaphat set of the Levites, and of the priests, and of the chief of the fathers of Israel, for the judgment of the LORD, and for controversies, when they returned to Jerusalem. 9And he charged them, saying, Thus shall ye do in the fear of the LORD, faithfully, and with a perfect heart. 10And what cause soever shall come to you of your brethren that dwell in their cities, between blood and blood, between law and commandment, statutes and judgments, ye shall even warn them that they trespass not against the LORD, and so wrath come upon you, and upon your brethren: this do, and ye shall not trespass. (KJV/NC)

38 Second Chronicles 19:8-10 8Moreover in Jerusalem did Jehoshaphat set of the Levites and the priests, and of the heads of the fathers' houses of Israel, for the judgment of Jehovah, and for controversies. And they returned to Jerusalem. 9And he charged them, saying, Thus shall ye do in the fear of Jehovah, faithfully, and with a perfect heart. 10And whensoever any controversy shall come to you from your brethren that dwell in their cities, between blood and blood, between law and commandment, statutes and ordinances, ye shall warn them, that they be not guilty towards Jehovah, and so wrath come upon you and upon your brethren: this do, and ye shall not be guilty. (ASV)

38 Second Chronicles 19:8-10 8Moreover in Jerusalem also Jehoshaphat appointed men of the Levites and of the priests and of the chiefs of the fathers of the children of Israel for the judgment of the LORD; then he returned to Jerusalem. 9And he charged them, saying, Thus shall you do in reverence of the LORD, in faithfulness and with a perfect heart. 10And whatsoever case shall come to you of your brethren who dwell in your cities, between bloodshed and bloodshed, between law and commandment, between statutes and ordinances, you shall warn them so that they may not be guilty before the LORD, and thus he become angry with them and with their brethren; this do, and you shall not be guilty. (LAM)

38 Second Chronicles 19:8-10 8Moreover in Jerusalem Jehosh'aphat appointed certain Levites and priests and heads of families of Israel, to give judgment for the LORD and to decide disputed cases. They had their seat at Jerusalem. 9And he charged them: "Thus you shall do in the fear of the LORD, in faithfulness, and with your whole heart: 10whenever a case comes to you from your brethren who live in their cities, concerning bloodshed, law or commandment, statutes or ordinances, then you shall instruct them, that they may not incur guilt before the LORD and wrath may not come upon you and your brethren. Thus you shall do, and you will not incur guilt. (RSV)

38 Second Chronicles 19:8-10 8In Jerusalem also, Jehoshaphat appointed some of the Levites, priests and heads of Israelite families to administer the law of the LORD and to settle disputes. And they lived in Jerusalem. 9He gave them these orders: "You must serve faithfully and wholeheartedly in the fear of the LORD. 10In every case that comes before you from your fellow countrymen who live in the cities -- whether bloodshed or other concerns of the law, commands, decrees or ordinances -- you are to warn them not to sin against the LORD; otherwise his wrath will come on you and your brothers. Do this, and you will not sin.(NIV)

38 Second Chronicles 19:8-10 8Moreover in Jerusalem did Jehoshaphat set of the Levites and the priests, and of the heads of the fathers' houses of Israel, for the judgment of Yahweh, and for controversies. They returned to Jerusalem. 9He charged them, saying, Thus shall youP do in the fear of Yahweh, faithfully, and with a perfect heart. 10Whenever any controversy shall come to you from your brothers who dwell in their cities, between blood and blood, between law and commandment, statutes and ordinances, youP shall warn them, that they not be guilty towards Yahweh, and so wrath come on you and on your brothers: this do, and youP shall not be guilty. (WEB)

38 Second Chronicles 19:8-10 8Moreover in Jerusalem did Jehoshaphat set of the Levites and the priests, and of the heads of the fathers' houses of Israel, for the judgment of the LORD, and for controversies. They returned to Jerusalem. 9He commanded them, saying, Thus you shall do in the fear of the LORD, faithfully, and with a perfect heart. 10Whenever any controversy shall come to you from your brothers who dwell in their cities, between blood and blood, between law and commandment, statutes and ordinances, you shall warn them, that they not be guilty towards the LORD, and so wrath come on you and on your brothers: this do, and you shall not be guilty. (WEB/HNV)

38 Second Chronicles 19:8-10 8Moreover, in Jerusalem Jehoshaphat also appointed men of the Levites and of the priests and of the chiefs of the fathers of the children of Israel for the judgment of Yahvah; then he returned to Jerusalem. 9And he charged them, saying, Thus you will do in reverence of Yahvah, in faithfulness and with a perfect heart. 10And whatever case will come to you of your brothers who live in your cities, between bloodshed and bloodshed, between law and commandment, between statutes and ordinances, you will warn them so that they may not be guilty before Yahvah, and thus he become angry with them and with their brothers; this do, and you will not be guilty. (BRB)

Finally, a last fragment that fits with the other stories. Jehoshaphat's kingdom was attacked. He prayed for deliverance and what happens? The enemy eventually kills itself. This a link to how Abel was killed by Cain. The following is the account.

38 Second Chronicles 20:21-26 21וַיִּוָּעַץ֙ אֶל־ הָעָ֔ם וַיַּעֲמֵ֤ד מְשֹֽׁרֲרִים֙ לַיהוָ֔ה וּֽמְהַֽלְלִ֖ים לְהַדְרַת־ קֹ֑דֶשׁ בְּצֵאת֙ לִפְנֵ֣י הֶֽחָל֔וּץ וְאֹֽמְרִים֙ הוֹד֣וּ לַיהוָ֔ה כִּ֥י לְעוֹלָ֖ם חַסְדּֽוֹ׃ 22וּבְעֵת֩ הֵחֵ֨לּוּ בְרִנָּ֜ה וּתְהִלָּ֗ה נָתַ֣ן יְהוָ֣ה׀ מְ֠אָֽרְבִים עַל־ בְּנֵ֨י עַמּ֜וֹן מוֹאָ֧ב וְהַר־ שֵׂעִ֛יר הַבָּאִ֥ים לִֽיהוּדָ֖ה וַיִּנָּגֵֽפוּ׃ 23וַ֠יַּֽעַמְדוּ בְּנֵ֨י עַמּ֧וֹן וּמוֹאָ֛ב עַל־ יֹשְׁבֵ֥י הַר־ שֵׂעִ֖יר לְהַחֲרִ֣ים וּלְהַשְׁמִ֑יד וּכְכַלּוֹתָם֙ בְּיוֹשְׁבֵ֣י שֵׂעִ֔יר עָזְר֥וּ אִישׁ־ בְּרֵעֵ֖הוּ לְמַשְׁחִֽית׃ 24וִֽיהוּדָ֛ה בָּ֥א עַל־ הַמִּצְפֶּ֖ה לַמִּדְבָּ֑ר וַיִּפְנוּ֙ אֶל־ הֶ֣הָמ֔וֹן וְהִנָּ֧ם פְּגָרִ֛ים נֹפְלִ֥ים אַ֖רְצָה וְאֵ֥ין פְּלֵיטָֽה׃ 25וַיָּבֹ֨א יְהוֹשָׁפָ֣ט וְעַמּוֹ֮ לָבֹ֣ז אֶת־ שְׁלָלָם֒ וַיִּמְצְאוּ֩ בָהֶ֨ם לָרֹ֜ב וּרְכ֤וּשׁ וּפְגָרִים֙ וּכְלֵ֣י חֲמֻד֔וֹת וַיְנַצְּל֥וּ לָהֶ֖ם לְאֵ֣ין מַשָּׂ֑א וַיִּֽהְי֞וּ יָמִ֧ים שְׁלוֹשָׁ֛ה בֹּזְזִ֥ים אֶת־ הַשָּׁלָ֖ל כִּ֥י רַב־ הֽוּא׃ 26וּבַיּ֣וֹם הָרְבִעִ֗י נִקְהֲלוּ֙ לְעֵ֣מֶק בְּרָכָ֔ה כִּי־ שָׁ֖ם בֵּרֲכ֣וּ אֶת־ יְהוָ֑ה עַל־ כֵּ֡ן קָֽרְא֞וּ אֶת־ שֵׁ֨ם הַמָּק֥וֹם הַה֛וּא עֵ֥מֶק בְּרָכָ֖ה עַד־ הַיּֽוֹם׃ (WLC)

38 Second Chronicles 20:21-26 21And when he had consulted with the people