Bible TimeI am working on a replacement article for this entire story. This hurricane was a prophetically based in modern replays of the Book of Jonah. The Superdome was his whale. There is as much material on the timing, causes and consequences as there was for 9/11, perhaps more.
As with Jonah, 40 days of national warning has begun, up around October 3, 2005. There may be another 10 days of mercy after the 40 days are over. Bush must call national repentance and fasting, as the leaders of Nineveh did in Jonah's day, to prevent more...
Hurricane Katrina
Katrina follows some interesting historical headlines related to Tsunami and water. It also turns out to be related to the Book of Jonah in a host of ways. A replacement article will be online by September 7.
Background
For the past several days Hurricane Katrina has been slowly churning across Florida and then into Mississippi.
In the process one of the main New Orleans levies broke and much of the city is is flooded with water.
There were no clear timed prophetic stories for Katrina's land fall on the gulf coast. But, the story maps against several other known headlines all related to major flooding. There is also a hint of the flooding referenced in a related psalm.
Timing
The most important time line that matters to modern headlines now is the standard "day-for-a-year" replay of the Bible's historical time line. This series of prophetic stories has been running since 1974 and will continue to run for many more years.
Roughly speaking the year 365 AD was a match to Sunday, August 28, 2005 using that standard day-for-a-year math.
The most important historical event in 365 AD was a major Tsunami, and other related events, in the eastern Mediterranean.
Historian Ammianus Marcellinus recorded the details of a Tsunami that struck on July 21, 365 AD.
Marcellinus's account accurately details the outflow of water, the people who ventured into the now exposed sea floor and how they were killed by the the mighty in rush that went in land by 2 miles. His account records that 50,000 people perished.
The entire eastern section of the Roman empire was impacted by this event and the empire held a candlelight memorial every year for many years there after.
Unlike a regular tsunami, Marcellinus also reports that there were astronomical effects, like a storm or something similar. This is inconsistent with a simple undersea earthquake, and usually ignored by scientists studying the account.
The time of the replay of that Tsunami was around 9:00 PM central time in the United States on Saturday, August 27, 2005.
Of course the prophetic replay of that event was hurricane Katrina. At about the exact time of the replay there had been a full evacuation ordered for the city of New Orleans.
Unlike Alexandria, which was not evacuated, this time there was mercy, as people fled the destruction.
Related Events
The time line is structured in a way that reveals the patterns of what God has been doing in history. In this case the time of that Tsunami, and of Katrina itself, maps to several other important water related events.
Those events come from October, November and December in 1913. They are "prophetic matches" to hurricane Katrina. By studying these other events the full range of possible fulfillment can be seen.
The Panama Canal opened in October of 1913. Ships could now travel between the oceans. It was a fulfillment related to water and the seas.
The Los Angeles Aqueduct opened in November of 1913, providing "flood" waters to the thirsty city of Los Angles.
The Ambrym Volcano erupted in December of 1913, providing events in the sky and minor tidal waves in its immediate vicinity.
Related Scripture
I normally put scripture first in these reports, but in this case the related stories are unclear, unrelated, or perhaps badly translated.
The closest known scripture to all of these events is Psalm 123 that prophetic "hit" in October of 1913. The following is the text:
26 Psalms 123:1-4
26 Psalms 123:1-4
2Behold, as the eyes of servants look unto the hand of their masters, and as the eyes of a maiden unto the hand of her mistress; so our eyes wait upon the LORD our God, until that he have mercy upon us.
3Have mercy upon us, O LORD, have mercy upon us: for we are exceedingly filled with contempt.
4Our soul is exceedingly filled with the scorning of those that are at ease, and with the contempt of the proud.(KJV)
26 Psalms 123:1-4
2Behold, as the eyes of servants look unto the hand of their masters, and as the eyes of a maiden unto the hand of her mistress; so our eyes wait upon the LORD our God, until that he have mercy upon us.
3Have mercy upon us, O LORD, have mercy upon us: for we are exceedingly filled with contempt.
4Our soul is exceedingly filled with the scorning of those that are at ease, and with the contempt of the proud.(KJV/NC)
26 Psalms 123:1-4
O thou that sittest in the heavens.
2Behold, as the eyes of servants look unto the hand of their master,
As the eyes of a maid unto the hand of her mistress;
So our eyes look unto Jehovah our God,
Until he have mercy upon us.
3Have mercy upon us, O Jehovah, have mercy upon us;
For we are exceedingly filled with contempt.
4Our soul is exceedingly filled(ASV)
26 Psalms 123:1-4
26 Psalms 123:1-4
26 Psalms 123:1-4
3Have mercy on us, O LORD, have mercy on us, for we have endured much contempt.
4We have endured much ridicule from the proud, much contempt from the arrogant.(NIV)
26 Psalms 123:1-4
You who sit in the heavens.
2Behold, as the eyes of servants look to the hand of their master,
As the eyes of a maid to the hand of her mistress;
So our eyes look to Yahweh, our God,
Until he has mercy on us.
3Have mercy on us, Yahwehf , have mercy on us,
For we have endured much contempt.
4Our soul is exceedingly filled with the scoffing of those who are at ease,
With the contempt of the proud.(WEB)
26 Psalms 123:1-4
you who sit in the heavens.
2Behold, as the eyes of servants look to the hand of their master,
as the eyes of a maid to the hand of her mistress;
so our eyes look to the LORD, our God,
until he has mercy on us.
3Have mercy on us, LORDf , have mercy on us,
for we have endured much contempt.
4Our soul is exceedingly filled with the scoffing of those who are at ease,
with the contempt of the proud.(WEB/HNV)
26 Psalms 123:1-4
The only clear reference to headlines is verse 2, which in some translations uses the word "slaves" instead of the more politically correct, "servants."
Also interesting to note is the following psalm 124, which has more affinity to September 12, 2005, but which might have an aspect here.
26 Psalms 124:1-8
26 Psalms 124:1-8
2If it had not been the LORD who was on our side, when men rose up against us:
3Then they had swallowed us up quick, when their wrath was kindled against us:
4Then the waters had overwhelmed us, the stream had gone over our soul:
5Then the proud waters had gone over our soul.
6Blessed be the LORD, who hath not given us as a prey to their teeth.
7Our soul is escaped as a bird out of the snare of the fowlers: the snare is broken, and we are escaped.
8Our help is in the name of the LORD, who made heaven and earth.(KJV)
26 Psalms 124:1-8
2If it had not been the LORD who was on our side, when men rose up against us:
3Then they had swallowed us up quick, when their wrath was kindled against us:
4Then the waters had overwhelmed us, the stream had gone over our soul:
5Then the proud waters had gone over our soul.
6Blessed be the LORD, who hath not given us as a prey to their teeth.
7Our soul is escaped as a bird out of the snare of the fowlers: the snare is broken, and we are escaped.
8Our help is in the name of the LORD, who made heaven and earth.(KJV/NC)
26 Psalms 124:1-8
Let Israel now say,
2If it had not been Jehovah who was on our side,
When men rose up against us;
3Then they had swallowed us up alive,
When their wrath was kindled against us;
4Then the waters had overwhelmed us,
The stream had gone over our soul;
5Then the proud waters had gone over our soul.
6Blessed be Jehovah,
Who hath not given us as a prey to their teeth.
7Our soul is escaped as a bird out of the snare of the fowlers:
The snare is broken, and we are escaped.
8Our help is in the name of Jehovah,(ASV)
26 Psalms 124:1-8
6¶ Blessed be the LORD, who has not given us as a prey to their teeth. 7Our soul has escaped as a bird out of the snare of the fowlers; the snare is broken, and we are delivered. 8Our help is in the name of the LORD, who made heaven and earth. (LAM)
26 Psalms 124:1-8
26 Psalms 124:1-8
2if the LORD had not been on our side when men attacked us,
3when their anger flared against us, they would have swallowed us alive;
4the flood would have engulfed us, the torrent would have swept over us,
5the raging waters would have swept us away.
6Praise be to the LORD, who has not let us be torn by their teeth.
7We have escaped like a bird out of the fowler's snare; the snare has been broken, and we have escaped. 8Our help is in the name of the LORD, the Maker of heaven and earth.(NIV)
26 Psalms 124:1-8
Let Israel now say,
2If it had not been Yahweh who was on our side,
When men rose up against us;
3Then they would have swallowed us up alive,
When their wrath was kindled against us;
4Then the waters would have overwhelmed us,
The stream would have gone over our soul;
5Then the proud waters would have gone over our soul.
6Blessed be Yahweh,
Who has not given us as a prey to their teeth.
7Our soul has escaped like a bird out of the fowler's snare.
The snare is broken, and we have escaped.
8Our help is in the name of Yahweh,
Who made heaven and earth.(WEB)
26 Psalms 124:1-8
let Israel now say,
2if it had not been the LORD who was on our side,
when men rose up against us;
3then they would have swallowed us up alive,
when their wrath was kindled against us;
4then the waters would have overwhelmed us,
the stream would have gone over our soul;
5then the proud waters would have gone over our soul.
6Blessed be the LORD,
who has not given us as a prey to their teeth.
7Our soul has escaped like a bird out of the fowler's snare.
The snare is broken, and we have escaped.
8Our help is in the name of the LORD,
who made heaven and earth.(WEB/HNV)
26 Psalms 124:1-8
6Blessed be Yahvah, who has not given us as a prey to their teeth. 7Our soul has escaped as a bird out of the snare of the fowlers; the snare is broken, and we are delivered. 8Our help is in the name of Yahvah, who made heaven and earth. (BRB)
Here there is praise for surviving the flood.
Of course there is still time for another hurricane before September, so we should remain watching for further fulfillment until then.
Mercy or Judgment
I remain convinced that there will eventually be a massive Tsunami in the Gulf Coast and Florida areas. Storms like this serve a redemptive purpose, they scare people into getting out of harms way.
Even in the case of Rome in 365 AD, the Tsunami caused people to turn back to God. Maybe some will turn this time too.
Dear heavenly father, we pray you would use this to turn hearts back to Jesus. In his name, Amen.
Phil Stone
August 30, 2005, 11:30 AM, Pacific Time
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