The Hidden Prophecy in Psalm 106

Click here for Part 1 [link to www.fivedoves.com]

Dear Doves,

I want to share with you one extremely fascinating clue hidden in Psalm 106 that points to the rapture in 2006. The evidence is so powerful that it may force one to question the validity of the hidden prophecies in the Psalms if nothing of great prophetic significance happens this year.

In Part 1 we saw the concentrated distribution of the term 'HalleluYAH' in the 19th book of the Bible (the Psalms) and the 19th chapter of Revelation. This led to the discovery of the unique two-fold doxology, "Amen. Alleluia", found only in Psalm 106 and Revelation 19, which provides compelling evidence for the rapture in 2006.

The Book of Revelation is the magnum opus of the prophetic scriptures. It is interesting that a deafening silence from the Lord Jesus descends on the pages of the Holy Writ between the Gospel of John and the Book of Revelation -- the first and last books penned by John. After more than six decades of silence since the Ascension, Jesus revealed Himself to John on the Patmos Island and showed John the greatest prophecies of all time -- "the Revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave unto him" (Rev 1:1) -- "the testimony of Jesus Christ" (Rev 1:2).

Note the first words that came from the mouth of the Lord in Rev 1:8 after a six-decade hiatus: "I am Alpha and Omega." This unique declaration appears four times in the New Testament, all found in the Book of Revelation! In His second sentence to John in Rev 1:11, Jesus repeated the 'Alpha Omega' declaration before instructing John to send seven letters to the seven churches!

Why did the Lord declare Himself Alpha and Omega in His first two sentences to John upon breaking His long silence? What is the significance?

The last two occurrences of the Alpha and Omega declaration are recorded in the closing chapters of Revelation. John heard God declaring, "I am Alpha and Omega" (Rev 21:6) at the start of eternity when everything will be made new. The fourth and last declaration comes from Jesus again near the end of the Book of Revelation (22:13).

The greatest book of prophecy begins and ends with 'Alpha and Omega'!

Why?

It appears that the s are associated with the coming again of Jesus! The immediate verses before the first and last occurrences of the begin with the promise of His coming: "Behold, he cometh with clouds," (Rev 1:7) and "behold, I come quickly." (Rev 22:12) Moreover, the closing words of Jesus a few verses down after the last are "Surely I come quickly." (Rev 22:20)

Jesus returned from glory to Earth after six decades of silence to show the seven churches through John the climax of history. The first time He came He started the age of grace, the acceptable year of the Lord (Luke 4:19). The next time He comes, He will complete the church age as "he which hath begun a good work in you will perform it until the day of Jesus Christ." (Phil 1:6)

Is that why the last book of the Bible, the Book of Revelation, begins and ends with ? What Jesus began (Alpha) at the cross in His first coming will be completed (Omega) at His second coming.

Given the apocalyptic undertone and uniqueness of the declaration (four times in the Bible, only in the Book of Revelation), imagine my surprise when I found its equivalent in the Hebrew scriptures in the Book of Psalms! Not only that, the number of occurrences of the equivalent is also four!

But the most amazing thing of all is that the last occurrence of the equivalent is found precisely at the end of Psalm 106 -- the very last verse of Book IV of Psalms, the verse which also contains the enigmatic two-fold doxology, "Amen. HalleluYAH."!

The implied finality at the end of Psalm 106 is stunning and revealing! It is as if the purpose of the Revelation of Jesus Christ culminates at the end of Book IV of Psalms, at the last verse of Psalm 106!

The recipients of the Revelation of Jesus Christ are the seven churches, which represent the Church in general. The Book of Revelation is the testimony of Jesus Christ to "shew unto his servants things which must shortly come to pass." (Rev 1:1) The four s practically frame the entire apocalyptic vision of John from the time of the rapture at the start of Revelation to the endless ages to come in eternity at the end of Revelation.

The grand sweep of events contained in John's vision gives the Church a bird-eyes view of eschatology. The intent is to warn the Church and prepare her for the coming of the Lord.

In this light, the finality conveyed by Psalm 106 should not be taken lightly! The equivalent and the 'Amen-HalleluYAH' doxology found at the last verse of Psalm 106 spell the closing of a very important chapter in redemption history -- the marriage of the Lamb!


The Alpha & Omega Equivalent in the Old Testament

It is time to prove the Hebrew equivalent of the . We begin by pondering the Greek phrase, 'Alpha and Omega'. It is not hard to understand since Jesus elaborated the meaning for us in its first occurrence in Rev 1:8, "I am Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the ending, saith the Lord, which is, and which was, and which is to come, the Almighty."

Clearly, the is simply another expression for 'from everlasting to everlasting'. A search for this equivalent expression for in the KJV Bible tosses up four occurrences, all found in the Book of Psalms!

The first occurrence appears at the end of Book I of Psalms, at the end of Psalm 41, "Blessed be the LORD God of Israel from everlasting, and to everlasting. Amen, and Amen."

The three remaining occurrences are found in Book IV of Psalms, with the first occurrence appearing at the start of the first psalm of Book IV, Psalm 90:2, "Before the mountains were brought forth, or ever thou hadst formed the earth and the world, even from everlasting to everlasting, thou art God."

One more occurrence is recorded in Psalm 103:17 before Scripture presents to us the final appearance of the equivalent at the end of Book IV of Psalms, at the end of Psalm 106, verse 48.

The implication of the latter is profound if there indeed is a hidden prophecy in Psalm 106.


Olam Olam

The Hebrew for 'everlasting' is olam. Hence two olams are used to compose the phrase "from everlasting to everlasting". It should be noted that there are five more 'olam olam' scriptures in the Old Testament besides the ones mentioned above. Unlike the four scriptures in the Psalms, the double olam in I Chr 16:36, I Chr 29:10, Neh.9:5, Jer 7:7 and Jer 25:5 is rendered "for ever and ever" in the KJV Bible.

If we were to translate these five double olams as "from everlasting to everlasting" instead, only the two scriptures in 1 Chronicles might still make sense without doing violence to language. The question is, why weren't they translated as such in the KJV? Why only the four double olams in the Psalms were translated as "from everlasting to everlasting", the equivalent in the Old Testament?

Richard McGough has discovered that the Bible Wheel phenomenon is only valid with the KJV, and to a lesser extent the NKJV (see link). He discovered that the phrase 'the everlasting God' is found only in the three Spoke 1 books of the Wheel in both the KJV and NKJV Bibles (Gen 21:33, Isa 40:28 & Rom 16:26). In the Wheel terminology, this is known as a triple KeyLink, which is rare.

The mountain of evidence published on the Bible Wheel web site shows that the KJV is indeed God's Authorised Version. The fact that the equivalent is found only in the Book of Psalms cannot be attributed to chance. Furthermore, the fact that its last occurrence concludes Psalm 106 tells volumes about this psalm with regards to Jesus' coming again for the Church. Just as John's apocalyptic vision in the Book of Revelation is framed by the original declarations, the equivalent declarations act as bookends in the Psalms, between Book I and IV of Psalms.

There is another evidence that points to Psalm 106 as a 'terminus ad quem' of great import in God's redemption plan. Before we come to that, how can we not mention the intriguing connection the Hebrew root of 'olam' has with the rapture?

Examine first the word 'olam' and its root 'alam'.

OT:5769 (Strong's)
`owlam (o-lawm'); or `olam (o-lawm'); from OT:5956; properly, concealed, i.e. the vanishing point; generally, time out of mind (past or future), i.e. (practically) eternity; frequentatively, adverbial (especially with prepositional prefix) always:
OT:5956
`alam (aw-lam'); a primitive root; to veil from sight, i.e. conceal (literally or figuratively):

Note the words above: eternity, concealed, the vanishing point, and to veil from sight. Amazingly, the notion of everlastingness is connected to the hiddenness of the rapture! Think of eternity as one very long line stretching from infinity to infinity. As an observer standing at one point on the line, looking in either direction to the left and right, one sees either 'end' of the line recede into the vanishing distance! Both 'ends' of the line are veiled from sight, i.e. concealed!

That is the essence of the rapture! Believers will vanish from the face of the Earth, enter into eternity and be seen no more! The tie-in is perfect.

The excerpt below (see link) introduces another related notion that is even more interesting [emphasis added]:

However a few remarks respecting the derivation of the Hebrew word ‘olam’ are included here. This noun is derived from the verb ‘alam’, universally accepted as meaning ‘to hide’, ‘keep secret’, or ‘obscure’. Included in each occurrence of the verb is the idea of hidden-ness of inability or unwillingness to perceive or disclose something. This underlying idea is probably best expressed in English by the term ‘obscurity’.

In keeping with this basic concept there occurs in Hebrew the noun ‘almah’, (derived from alam) a young woman or virgin (Gen.24:43, Ex:2:8, Psa.68:25, Pro.30:19, Song.1:3, 6:8, Isa. 7:14) for whom Jewish modesty enjoined concealment of her feminine charms.


Both Hebrew words, 'olam' (everlasting) and 'almah' (virgin) trace their root to 'alam' (veiled). Both words share the notion of concealment, obscurity and hiddenness. Can we find a more appropriate set of related words that describe the rapture saints who are virgins waiting to be whizzed away to the marriage of the Lamb?

The bridal veil is a symbol of holiness as the bride is set apart for the groom. The word 'alam' (veiled) also hints at the secret catching away of the bride of Christ and the vanishing act she will perform at the rapture!

Surely, 'olam olam' is a huge clue to the timing of the rapture.



Psalm 106: The Terminus Ad Quem

Will the bride of Christ ride into the sun set and live happily ever after with Jesus, Prince Charming on a white horse, at the rapture in 2006 as Psalm 106 seems to indicate?

That Psalm 106 is an important 'terminus ad quem' is without question:

It is the last psalm of Book IV of Psalms.

Its unique two-fold doxology, "Amen. HalleluYAH" is the last two-fold doxology that ends a 'book' of Psalms. The first three 'books' of Psalms end with "Amen and Amen." (Ps 41:13, 72:19, 89:52) Book V of Psalms ends only with a single HalleluYAH.

The 'Amen-HalleluYAH' doxology only appears in two places in Scripture: Psalm 106 and Revelation 19, marking Psalm 106 as a psalm of finality in congruence with its intimate link with Revelation 19, barely three chapters away from the end of the Bible.

The last of the four equivalent declarations occurs at the end of Psalm 106, verse 48. The last declaration occurs at the end of the Bible, the very last chapter of the Book of Revelation.

The number 48, the last verse of Psalm 106, is very significant to the phenomenon of the hidden prophecies in the Psalms. The first hidden prophecy discovered by JR Church and associates is Psalm 48 which points to the re-establishment of Israel as a nation in 1948. The year 1948 seems to be hidden too in the book position of the Psalms: 19th from Genesis and 48th from Revelation.

An astute reader, Rene, (see link) pointed out to me that Psalm 106 is the only psalm that has exactly 48 verses in it!

More intriguingly, the and its equivalent are hidden in the number 48! This is very strong evidence supporting Psalm 106 as a watershed psalm -- a psalm that clearly divides two distinct periods of time in God's program. The equivalent of 'Alpha and Omega' in Greek is 'Aleph and Tav' in Hebrew. The sum of the ordinal values of the first and last letters of the Hebrew and Greek languages is 48 (1+22+1+24)!

Psalm 106 is truly a 'terminus ad quem' having many built-in 'bookends' enumerated above. But there is one more extremely fascinating evidence that is linked with the number 801, the Greek gematria of .

The is a divine attribute of God. Only God is everlasting, infinite and boundless. He is the ultimate Bookends of time and space, the final Reality. Interestingly the Greek gematria of 'Creator' is also 801 (see link), which confirms that God alone is the Alpha and Omega.

I discovered recently that 801 arks of the covenant can be packed into the four spaces of the Tabernacle of Moses! (see link) This is startling beyond description since it implies that the Tabernacle blueprint given to Moses from the Creator (801) is Jesus, the (801)!

Jesus embodies "all the fulness of the Godhead bodily." (Col 2:9) He is the sum total of all hidden treasures of wisdom and knowledge (Col 2:3). He is the Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the end. Nothing can be added to His fullness which "filleth all in all." (Eph 1:23)

This fact of His fullness is illustrated brilliantly in the total volume of all four spaces of the Tabernacle of Moses, which is precisely 801 times the volume of the ark!

What could possibly be the fullness pointed to by the 'terminus ad quem' hidden in Psalm 106? It seems 2006 is the year of conclusion of something very major in God's scheme of things. Let us hope it's the rapture! [link to www.fivedoves.com]