Brother, I suggest that what we are doing is watching. We are observing past examples and patterns that are not just happenstance. Signs are to be taken literally. No one is dating anything, but God is. His examples for the shmita is the last day of the Jewish calendar. I know you don't believe in any of this and that is your choice. We are hoping the rapture happens in Sep only because all the signs and appointed times coincide in Sept. We all know the end chapter, we're just excited that we are witnessing it unfold. I'm not saying believe anything, I say do your own homework and you will see it for yourself. We've made it easier. Don't let the devil put the thought in your head that we are date setting. The appointed times are God's not ours. The devil has obscured the times because we don't use God's biblical calendar to put the pieces together. Don't be a naysayer until you've done your own homework and shown us what's missing. These are the facts from HIStory and the word of God. We are only asking: what do all these signs and appointed times mean? I don't know, but we will see. That's how God works. Don't choke on one verse, put it into the whole context.
If this is what you believe then so be it. God Bless you. Facts, History and anything else means nothing. God said NO amd that means no.
Lets view these threads - oh God is at least going to judge the USA in september - Oh He is coming back in sept. I am done with this thread and any like it but you are wasting your time.
God Bless