April 6, 2023

Passover begins on the 15^th day of Nissan  ⁽Representing Israel’s escape from Slavery) and ends on the 22^nd day of Nisan.

The Mystery of the 17th

The day that Noah’s ark touched the earth again is on the 17th of the 7^th month. But you will see, in Exodus 12:1 the Lord changed the Israelite’s calendar. What had been the 7th month since creation was now to become their 1st month. To this day the Jews have these two calendars (usually known as the civil and religious calendars). So, the 17th of the 7th month (when the ark came to rest and a new life dawned for Noah and his family) is exactly the same day as the 17th of the 1st month (called Nisan) in the religious calendar. So, what is significant about this day then?

New birth and the feast of first fruits

There are a surprising number of key events in Israel’s history that occurred on this exact date. The 17th day of Nisan (the first month in the religious calendar) is a very key date associated with resurrection! Here is a list of the events that occurred on this day:

• Noah’s ark comes through the waters and rests on the earth for the first time bringing new life to Noah and his family on the 17th day of Nisan.
• The feast of firstfruits (symbolizing new life) would occur on the first Sunday after Passover (Passover was on the 14th of Nisan (Exodus 12) so any time this falls on a Thursday, the feast of firstfruits was on the 17th day of Nisan).
• Israel came through the Red Sea on the 17^th day of Nisan having left at Passover on the 14th. For them this was death to their old life (with the drowning of the Egyptians) and resurrection to a new life in God on the 17^th day of Nisan!
• The manna which had fed the nation of Israel for the 40 years in the wilderness stopped on the 16th of Nisan and from the 17th onward Israel feasted on the new grain of the promised land (Joshua 5:10-12). This again is a picture of the new life that came on the 17^th day of Nisan!
• The death sentence hung over the entire Israelite nation as their sworn enemy, Haman, had convinced the king to sign a decree to destroy them (Esther 3:1-12). The decree went out on the 13th day of Nisan (Esther 3:12). Esther then proclaimed a three day fast (Esther 4:16) for the 14th, 15th and 16th. On the 3rd day (Ester 5:1) Esther approached the king saying to herself ‘If I perish, I perish!’ (an attitude of death or resurrection… it’s in God’s hands!) On the 17th Nisan, the tables were turned on the enemy Haman and instead of the Jews being destroyed, his own life was taken!

Events leading to the greatest 17th….

Now I’m sure you will agree that God has placed some key ‘resurrection’ type events on the 17th day of Nisan. All of these were of course but a small picture of the greatest event that would occur on this day… the resurrection of Jesus Christ!

If you read the Exodus 12 passage mentioned earlier, you would have noticed that God told the Israelites to take a spotless lamb on the 10th day of Nisan and to inspect it up until the 14^th day of Nisan where it would be killed in the Passover sacrifice. The 10th day of Nisan, in the week leading up to Jesus’ crucifixion, was Palm Sunday. It was on this day that He presented Himself to the Israelites as their Messiah to be openly adored and worshiped. On Thursday the 14th day of Nisan, in direct fulfilment of the Exodus 12 passage, the true Passover lamb was slain for your sins and mine.

The greatest 17th by far!

• Before crossing the Red Sea on the 17th day of Nisan, it looked like it was all over for the Israelites. The whole Egyptian army was bearing down on them and they were utterly trapped. And yet, in the face of death, God brought resurrection life to His people and death to their enemies!
• Before going to the king unannounced, it looked to Esther and the rest of her people that Haman’s evil decree would bring the death of the Jews. And yet, it a twist of fate, the 17th day of Nisan came and it was Haman himself that faced the gallows and was defeated!
• With the death of Jesus all looked lost to His disciples and followers. Their Messiah was dead! The one they had placed all their hope in was gone. And yet strange events in the sky and in the temple at the time of His death gave a flickering hope that the end of the story had not yet come! The disciples, being Jewish, knew that God had told Moses that the first Sunday following the Sabbath after Passover would be the feast of Firstfruits. (See Leviticus 23:9-14). It was on this day that they were to offer to God the first fruits of the harvest. And yet, even the disciples didn’t see that God was starting a new ‘first fruits’ on this day, the 17^th day of Nisan. A ‘first fruits’ of those that would be raised from the dead! Read again the events that happened on that great day!

Luke 23:1-8 ‘On the first day of the week (17th day of Nisan), very early in the morning, the women took the spices they had prepared and went to the tomb. They found the stone rolled away from the tomb, but when they entered, they did not find the body of the Lord Jesus. While they were wondering about this, suddenly two men in clothes that gleamed like lightning stood beside them. In their fright the women bowed down with their faces to the ground, but the men said to them, ‘Why do you look for the living among the dead? He is not here; he has risen!  Remember how he told you, while he was still with you in Galilee:  ‘The Son of Man must be delivered into the hands of sinful men, be crucified and on the third day be raised again.” Then they remembered his words.’

 

1 Cor 15:20-23 But Christ has indeed been raised from the dead, the firstfruits of those who have fallen asleep. For since death came through a man, the resurrection of the dead comes also through a man. For as in Adam all die, so in Christ all will be made alive. But each in his own turn: Christ, the firstfruits; then, when he comes, those who belong to him.

• Like the defeat of the Egyptians and the death of Haman on this same day previously, this Sunday morning (the 17^th day of Nisan) saw the resurrection of Jesus and the defeat of Satan! Death had been turned into life and defeat into victory! (See https://jesusplusnothing.com/series/post/genesis8)

Is 17 Another Coincidence?

President Trump was Indicted on March 30^th (10^th Day of Nisan in the week leading up to Jesus’ crucifixion. Similar to Palm Sunday where the people recognized Jesus as their leader)

The Epoch Times: Trump Raises Over $4 Million in 24 Hours Since Indictment – Is this a similar acknowledgement of who the people believe their leader is?

“This is not an indictment of a crime—there was no crime—instead, this news is the indictment of a failed nation. President Trump is promising to peacefully end the war in Ukraine, dismantle the deep state, and save our country by putting America first. For that, the political elites and powerbrokers have weaponized government to try and stop him. They will fail. He will be re-elected in the greatest landslide in American history, and together we will all Make America Great Again.” …Trump Team – False accusations from the political leaders. – Sound familiar?

“This Nation Under God shall have a new birth of freedom – and government of We The People, By The People, For The People, shall not perish from the Earth.”…Trump Database, Telegram Fri. 31 March

The Entire World Economy Could Collapse at Any Moment, Gregory Mannarino: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-c3-KFvS7K8

The collapse of the Western financial system is a mathematical certainty because recent rate hikes created at least an $8 trillion loss for financial institutions. Governments have been trying to foist this on the people. Revolution will be the result. This is why unprecedented unrest is overtaking France, Germany, Pakistan, Israel and many other places.

This financial crisis will inevitably lead to the collapse of the World Bank, the IMF, the BIS and most international financial institutions as well as many governments.

The World appears to be weeks, days, or perhaps hours away from a Global Financial Collapse, Nuke Scare & activation of the Emergency Broadcast System worldwide 10 Day Lockdown & Blackout that carried with it, Diana-JFK Jr.-Caroline-Michael Jackson Come-backs. The EBS- Emergency Broadcast System will run for 72 hours (3 days) to inform the peoples of the world about these changes.

Clearly, there is a lot happening at this very moment. But I can’t help wondering what might just happen between now and the 17^th day of Nisan (April 6^th)? God has a miraculous way of turning the tables. NCSWIC – WWG1WGA

 

Tom Fairbanks
Community Health Advocate
Community Support Foundation