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Assessment of the Prophecy
of the Lord Coming in October 2025

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Dear Church,

Last Sabbath, I shared with the Church a message entitled “Assessment and Conclusions Regarding the Prophecy of the Lord’s Coming in 2025” [1]. That sermon was based on the Word of God to assess and summarize the prophecy given by Joshua Mhlakela. He is the one who publicly proclaimed to the whole world that the Lord Jesus Christ appeared to him and told him that He would come to take the Church out of the world during the Feast of Trumpets in 2025, on September 23–24, 2025.

That proclamation quickly received confirmation from thousands of people everywhere, across social media platforms. They declared that the dreams and visions they had received were evidence proving that Joshua’s prophecy would be fulfilled. Never before in human history has there been a case in which someone declared the day the Christ would come to take the Church, and so many people received dreams and visions confirming it. Therefore, Joshua’s prophecy has been supported by many.

Of course, there are also those who do not believe, because they base their view on two verses in Matthew 24:36 and Mark 13:32. These are the two verses of the Bible affirming that only God knows the hour and the day when the Christ will return to take the Church. The angels, human beings, and even the Lord Jesus do not know.

However, who can confidently assert that now, the Christ—who has been restored to the divine state, the One to whom “all authority in heaven and on earth has been given” (Matthew 28:18)—does not know the day He will return to take the Church? If, after His resurrection, the Christ still did not know the hour and the day He would return to take the Church, then He could not be God.

In His divine person, after His resurrection, the Christ certainly knows the exact time of His return to take the Church. Therefore, the words spoken in Matthew 24:36 and Mark 13:32 about “only the Father knows” truly applied only during the time before His resurrection, when He had set aside His divine state to be entirely in the form of a man. In fact, this is not an exception, because the Bible records many commands of God that are valid only for a specific period. A prime example is the entire system of laws concerning the rituals of worshiping God and making atonement for humankind in the Old Testament—they were applicable only for that time frame.

Therefore, if the Lord Jesus appeared and spoke to one of His people about the time of His coming to take the Church, there would be nothing contrary to the Bible; rather, it would align with the following two verses:

“I no longer call you servants, for a servant does not know what his master is doing; but I have called you friends, for all things that I have heard from My Father I have made known to you.” (John 15:15)

“Surely the Lord God will do nothing, unless He reveals His secret to His servants the prophets.” (Amos 3:7)

Every child of God in the Church age is a prophet of God. The Lord Jesus can appear to anyone in the Church to cause them to proclaim His word.

I believe that the Bible has recorded everything that mankind and the Church need to know. Therefore, I do not believe that the Lord would appear to speak of an event that is not recorded in the Bible as about to happen or command the proclamation of something new that is not found in the Bible. However, I do believe that the case in which the Lord appears to tell His people the day He will come to take the Church out of the world—shortly before that day—is possible, because John 15:15 and Amos 3:7 allow for such a thing to occur.

In fact, the Bible has recorded many instances where the Lord spoke beforehand to His people about the time when He was about to do something important:

• The Lord commanded Noah and his family to enter the ark seven days before the Great Flood.

• The Lord told Abraham that He was about to destroy Sodom and Gomorrah, just one or two days beforehand.

• The Lord’s angel warned Lot about His impending destruction of Sodom and Gomorrah only one day before and then brought Lot’s family out of Sodom.

• The Lord sent the Prophet Jonah to proclaim to the people of Nineveh that in forty days He would destroy the city.

• The Lord sent the Prophet Jeremiah to declare to the Kingdom of Judah about the seventy-year exile.

Moreover, countless other instances in the Bible record the Lord warning in advance about things He would do or allow to happen. Thus, the principle that “God warns His people beforehand about important events” is a principle that runs throughout Scripture.

The question is whether the Lord Jesus truly appeared and spoke to Joshua as he claimed. If not, then only two possibilities remain:

1. Joshua lied intentionally for some purpose.

2. Joshua was deceived by the devil, who impersonated the Lord Jesus to mislead him.

I tend to lean toward the second hypothesis—that Joshua was deceived—if his prophecy does not come to pass. The reason is that I do not see any motive for him to lie deliberately, especially since he knew the truth would be exposed in just about three months.

After September 23–24, 2025, passed and Joshua’s prophecy did not come to fruition, I shared with the Church my conclusion that he had been deceived by Satan. Yet, in God’s mysterious providence, He used this very event to bring about a revival for many of His people and for local Churches, and to increase the number of those who accepted the Gospel.

However, one day after sharing that sermon with the Church, I came across a video interview with Joshua, conducted after his prophecy did not come to pass on September 23–24, 2025 [2]. Below are the main points that Joshua presented in the interview:

• He emphasized that his main purpose is to point people to the Lord Jesus Christ, not to focus on the end of the world, and he called on everyone to believe in the Lord’s sacrifice for salvation.

• He affirmed that he saw the Lord Jesus face-to-face in 2018 and that the message he conveys is true and unchanged, even though the Rapture has not yet occurred.

• He predicted that the Rapture would still take place on September 23–24, 2025, according to the Julian calendar (i.e., October 7–8, 2025, in the Gregorian calendar), based on a revelation from the Lord to a friend of his.

• He rejected accusations that he had seen a “false Jesus.” He criticized those who made such accusations as judging without basis and affirmed that he had examined his own soul and found it aligned with the Word of God.

• He encouraged those who believe in his message to maintain their faith, not despair, and to prepare their hearts, comparing the current situation to the story of Noah and the Great Flood.

• He did not apologize for his previous message but expressed sympathy for those who suffered or gave away possessions because they believed in the end-time prediction, emphasizing that he never advised anyone to abandon their assets.

• He called on the Church and leaders in local congregations to serve the Lord with a pure heart, warning of the risk of being left behind when the Rapture occurs, and encouraged God’s people to maintain a close relationship with the Lord.

• He explained that proclaiming the day of the Lord Christ’s coming is an act of God’s love, helping people to prepare and avoid judgment, citing Scripture to support the importance of knowing the timing of Christ’s return.

• He described himself as the “final arrow” in God’s plan, tasked with declaring the day of Christ’s coming, together with preaching and directing people’s hearts toward the Lord Jesus.

However, he also raised the following two points that I found unconvincing:

• He stated that September 23–24, 2025, according to the Julian calendar (equivalent to October 7–8, 2025, in the Gregorian calendar), is the actual Feast of Trumpets. He explained this calendar conversion and linked it directly to his message about the Rapture. He emphasized that the Lord revealed this timing to him based on the Julian calendar to align with the festivals recorded in Scripture.

• He also mentioned that after the Lord’s coming did not occur on September 23–24, 2025, Gregorian calendar, a friend of his (referred to as “this man” in the video) fasted and prayed. The Lord quickly answered him, guiding him to look at the Julian calendar and revealing that this was the calendar God uses (connected to the calendar in use during the earthly ministry of the Lord Jesus). This friend converted September 23–24, 2025, from the Julian to the Gregorian calendar, finding it equivalent to October 7–8, 2025, and concluded that this was the true timing of the Feast of Trumpets. He then sent a detailed explanatory video to Joshua, who accepted it as confirmation from the Lord for his message. Joshua emphasized that initially, the Lord had not specified the dates according to the Gregorian calendar, and now the revelation through his friend clarified this point.

I understand and believe the following three points, and therefore I reject the two points raised by Joshua and his friend:

• The Feast of Trumpets is on the first day of the month according to the Hebrew calendar, and it is a new moon, not a full moon. October 7–8, 2025, corresponds to 15–16 Tishrei 5786 in the Hebrew calendar, also called the Jewish calendar or the Biblical calendar. This is the calendar God gave to the people of Israel just before leading them out of Egypt (Exodus 12:1–2).

The Word of God clearly specifies the timing of the Feast of Trumpets as follows:

“Speak unto the children of Israel, saying, In the seventh month, in the first day of the month, shall ye have a sabbath, a memorial of blowing of trumpets, an holy convocation.” (Leviticus 23:24)

“In the seventh month, in the first day of the month, ye shall have a holy convocation; ye shall do no servile work: it is a day of blowing the trumpets unto you.” (Numbers 29:1)

The first day of the month in the Hebrew calendar, given by God to Israel, is always a new moon.

• Although the Lord Jesus walked on earth during the Roman Empire, when the Julian calendar was in use, both He and the people of Israel used the Hebrew calendar, because it was the calendar God had given to Israel. Throughout the New Testament, whenever the feasts are mentioned, they are based on the Hebrew calendar. Galatians 4:10 and Colossians 2:16 show that Israel strictly observed the Hebrew calendar. The only exception is Luke 3:1, which refers to the 15th year of Tiberius Caesar, counted according to the Julian calendar.

• The feasts in Scripture are all determined according to the Hebrew calendar, a principle established from Exodus 12:1–19. Therefore, when converting to other calendar systems, the conversion must be done from the dates in the Hebrew calendar. For example, the Feast of Trumpets this year (5786) falls on the 1st and 2nd of Tishrei. Converted to the Gregorian calendar, these dates correspond to September 23–24, 2025. Converted to the Julian calendar, the feast falls on September 10–11, 2025.

I think that if the Lord Jesus truly revealed to Joshua’s friend that the September 23–24, 2025, date He had given to Joshua was according to the Julian calendar, He did not say that those days were the Feast of Trumpets. The labeling of those two days as the Feast of Trumpets was an unreasonable inference made by Joshua and his supporters, not consistent with reality.

Joshua and his supporters claimed that throughout history the people of Israel had observed the Feast of Trumpets on the wrong day. According to them, Psalm 81:3 proves that the Feast of Trumpets falls on a full moon. This belief arose because they relied on certain English translations that used the phrase “full moon” in Psalm 81:3, as follows:

“Blow the trumpet at the new moon, at the full moon, on our solemn feast day.”

Some translations render it as:

“Blow the trumpet at the new moon, at the appointed time, on our solemn feast day.”

This was also my choice previously for the 2012 Revised Vietnamese Bible, based on the definitions in Hebrew-English dictionaries. I believe the dictionary compilers were heavily influenced by English Bible translations.

All Hebrew and Greek Bible dictionaries in English were compiled after many English Bible translations already existed. The oldest of these dictionaries is Strong’s Concordance (1890), while the earliest English Bible translations date from 1380–1611, with the King James Version published in 1611. Therefore, I have often encountered cases where certain words, beyond their original meaning, were given additional definitions influenced by interpretive translation in English Bibles.

In the case of Psalm 81:3, I chose “appointed time” rather than “full moon” to prevent readers from misunderstanding that the new moon is the full moon, as Joshua and his supporters have interpreted it.

In my view, any translation that renders the Hebrew noun “כֶּסֶא” (kese’ – H3677) /keh’-seh/ in Psalm 81:3 as either “full moon” or “appointed time” is following the translator’s interpretation, based on the original verb “כָּסָה” (kāsâ – H3680) /kaw-saw’/, which means: “to cover, conceal, or envelop.”

Those who translate it as “full moon” do so because they believe it refers to the day when the moon is fully covered with sunlight. Those who translate it as “appointed time” understand it as the day that is covered by God’s will, designated by God as the beginning-of-the-month festival.

However, I believe that Bible translators must adhere closely to the original meaning of each word in the biblical language, choosing translations that accurately reflect the sense of the terms in order to preserve the integrity of God’s Word, rather than translating according to personal interpretation. For this reason, I revised Psalm 81:3 in the 2012 Revised Vietnamese Bible, with the following footnote:

“Blow the trumpet at the new moon, on the covered day, for our solemn feast day.”

{The new moon is the first day of the month, when the moon shines faintly for a few hours before setting, leaving the sky covered in darkness—hence it is also called the “covered day.” The noun “כֶּסֶא” (H3677) is translated as “covered day,” derived from the verb כָּסָה (H3680), whose original meaning is: “to cover, conceal, or envelop.”}

Proverbs 7:20 should also be translated closely to the original Hebrew, as follows:

“He took a bag of silver with him; on the covered day he will come home.” (Proverbs 7:20)

{That is, the first day of the month, the new moon. See the footnote on Psalm 81:3.}

God likely appointed each new moon, the first day of the month, as a feast day for the following spiritual reasons:

• God’s people need humility and readiness to hear His voice: By observing the New Moon Feast, the people of Israel acknowledged God as the One who reigns over them through their obedience. Each month, they set apart the first day to worship God and prepare their spirit to receive what He would speak or reveal to them.

• Preparation before full glory arrives: The new moon does not shine fully, symbolizing spiritual preparation before encountering the full glory of God, which is represented by the two major festivals on the full moon. These are the Feast of Unleavened Bread and the Feast of Tabernacles. The Feast of Unleavened Bread represents the holy, sin-free life of God’s people, reflecting the full glory of God (1 Corinthians 5:7–8). The Feast of Tabernacles represents God dwelling in human flesh among His people, being the light of God’s people (Revelation 22:5).

• God’s protection in every circumstance: Although the moon is not full and darkness covers the sky, God’s providence remains over His people. He cares for and preserves them as the apple of His eye (Deuteronomy 32:10). Indeed, God is the Creator of darkness (Isaiah 45:7), so when He allows darkness—whether physically or spiritually—it ultimately brings benefit to those who love Him (Romans 8:28).

• An opportunity for a new beginning: The new moon, the first day of the month, begins a new cycle of the lunar calendar, reminding the people of Israel to start anew in worship and thanksgiving to God, even when circumstances are difficult.

In fact, there has been a movement attempting to prove that the first day of the month in the Hebrew calendar—the new moon—is actually the full moon, based on Psalm 81:3 as interpreted in English. However, if the new moon of the Hebrew calendar were a full moon, the timing of all seven feasts would be completely disrupted.

History shows that the people of Israel observed the seven feasts according to the Hebrew calendar, with the first day of the month being the new moon. The Lord Jesus attended the feasts observed in this way and never indicated that the people of Israel were observing the New Moon or any other feasts incorrectly when they based them on the first day of the month as the new moon. This fact alone is sufficient to refute the argument that the Feast of Trumpets falls not on the first day but on the 15th of Tishrei.

Returning to Joshua’s statement that the Lord Jesus would come on September 23–24, 2025, according to the Julian calendar: when I compared September 23, 2025, Julian, with the Hebrew calendar, I found that it falls on the first day of the Feast of Tabernacles, corresponding to October 7, 2025, Gregorian. A new day in the Hebrew calendar begins immediately after sunset of the previous day, so the Feast of Tabernacles in 2025 officially begins at sunset, 6:18 PM in Jerusalem on October 6, 2025. This led me to reflect on whether the Feast of Tabernacles is related to the coming of Christ to take the Church out of the world.

While preparing a sermon on the Day of Atonement, I also realized that the Lord could come on that day. The Day of Atonement has the spiritual significance of the complete redemption of the fleshly body of God’s people—that is, resurrection or transformation. The day when the body of God’s people is resurrected or transformed is the day the Lord comes. Therefore, the Lord could also come on the Day of Atonement.

This led me to further reflection on whether the Lord could come during the four spring feasts, in preparation for a sermon on Passover 2026. Praise the Lord! I realized that all four spring feasts are suitable for the fulfillment of the Lord taking the Church out of the world.

1. Passover: Deliverance from judgment. The Rapture is understood as the rescue of the Church from the coming wrath of the End Times upon the world.

“For God did not appoint us to wrath, but to obtain salvation through our Lord Jesus Christ, who died for us, so that whether we are awake or asleep, we may live together with Him.” (1 Thessalonians 5:9–10)

2. Feast of Unleavened Bread: Complete sanctification and readiness. The Church must remove “the leaven of sin” from its life. This feast reminds those who have received redemption to live a holy and sinless life, ready to welcome the Lord’s return. The Lord could come on the seventh day of this feast, symbolizing His coming when the Church is fully sanctified.

“Therefore you also must be ready, for the Son of Man is coming at an hour you do not expect.” (Matthew 24:44)

“Therefore purge out the old leaven, that you may be a new lump, as you are unleavened. For indeed Christ our Passover was sacrificed for us.” (1 Corinthians 5:7)

3. Feast of Firstfruits: The Church is the Greater Firstfruits (the Rapture). Jesus is the first and singular Firstfruits, resurrected to eternal life before everyone else. The Church, faithful believers, will be raptured, regarded as the “firstfruits” of the coming harvest. The Rapture signals that a greater harvest (the saints in the End Times) will follow.

“He of His own will brought us forth by the word of truth, that we should be a kind of firstfruits of His creatures.” (James 1:18)

4. Pentecost: The day Jesus established the Church in the world may also be the day He takes the Church out of the world. The Rapture is the completion and conclusion of the Pentecostal age, when the Holy Spirit brings the “Bride” home to the “Bridegroom,” as promised.

“While they looked steadfastly toward heaven as He went up, behold, two men stood by them in white apparel, who also said, “Men of Galilee, why do you stand gazing up into heaven? This same Jesus, who was taken up from you into heaven, will so come in like manner as you saw Him go into heaven.”” (Acts 1:10–11)

Thus, all seven of God’s feasts are connected to the coming of Christ to take the Church out of the world. This means that Christ could come during any of the feasts. Therefore, even though God’s people in the New Testament era are not obligated to observe the seven feasts, the Church should commemorate them with a heartfelt longing for Christ.

Praise the Lord for inspiring us to begin doing this, starting with the recent Feast of Trumpets, marking the beginning of the civil year 5786 according to the Hebrew calendar—which is also the Biblical calendar given by God to humanity. Praise the Lord that through this, He has granted us a great and comprehensive revival. From now on, we will commemorate God’s feasts until the day Christ takes us out of this world.

I believe the Hebrew calendar will continue to be used during the Millennial Kingdom. At that time, God will harmonize the movement of the earth and the moon so that a year will have exactly 360 days and each month exactly 30 days. This perfection is symbolized by the circle and its 360 degrees.

Returning to Joshua’s prophecy about the Lord’s coming: when September 23–24, 2025, passed without the Lord appearing, I initially thought that Joshua had been deceived by Satan impersonating the Lord Jesus, and I did not believe he intentionally prophesied falsely. However, after watching his interview in which he explained that the date was according to the Julian calendar, I have withdrawn that assessment. He has his reasoning, and since that date had not yet arrived according to his calculation, I could not claim that his prophecy had failed.

However, I see that Joshua and his friend were mistaken in asserting that the Lord Jesus used the Julian calendar to mark His coming and in calling October 7–8, 2025—the full moon days—the Feast of Trumpets. I understand and believe that the Lord could come on October 7, 2025, because that day coincides with the first day of the Feast of Tabernacles.

The Feast of Tabernacles symbolizes God dwelling among humanity, in a human body, as described in Scripture as “Emmanuel,” meaning: “God with us.”

• God incarnated as a human, named Jesus, dwelling among humanity to reveal God to mankind and to grant the gift of salvation.

• God, in human form and named Jesus, will establish the Millennial Kingdom on earth after the End Times. At that time, He will live among humanity and reign over all nations on earth.

• God, in human form, named Jesus and bearing the title of the Lamb, will establish the Eternal Kingdom on earth, in the new heavens and new earth, so that God and He will dwell together on earth among humanity forever.

But if we understand the Feast of Tabernacles as also symbolizing the event of the Lord Jesus’ actual presence among the Church for all eternity—by bringing the Church into heaven with Him—then the Lord could come to take the Church during a Feast of Tabernacles.

This understanding raises a question: Does the fulfillment of the Feast of Tabernacles occur before the fulfillment of the Feast of Trumpets and the Day of Atonement, even though both of those feasts are listed before the Feast of Tabernacles?

The answer is: Over 2,000 years ago, the fulfillment of the Feast of Tabernacles already occurred before all the other feasts, even though it is listed last among the seven feasts. Perhaps this also illustrates a spiritual truth: the last becomes first.

The first fulfillment of the Feast of Tabernacles in the New Testament era was when the Lord Jesus was born into the world:

“And the Word became flesh and dwelt among us, and we have seen His glory, glory as of the only Son from the Father, full of grace and truth.” (John 1:14)

Thus, for the Church, the Feast of Tabernacles had its first fulfillment when God entered the world, walking among humanity to accomplish the salvation of mankind. And when the Lord comes during a Feast of Tabernacles to take the Church out of the world so that the Church may be with Him forever, that will be the second fulfillment.

The third fulfillment of the Feast of Tabernacles will be for God’s people during the End Times, when He establishes the Millennial Kingdom.

The fourth fulfillment of the Feast of Tabernacles will be for God’s people during the Millennial Kingdom, when He establishes the Eternal Kingdom.

If the Lord comes during this year’s Feast of Tabernacles, it will be a miraculous event. He uses five of the seven feasts to fulfill what He accomplishes for the Church, beginning with the Feast of Tabernacles and ending with the Feast of Tabernacles. This act serves as a declaration of the Lord’s love for the Church:

“Because I love you, I came to you, walked among you, taught you, and redeemed you. Because I love you, I will come to you again, taking you out of the coming trial over the whole world so that you may be with Me forever. Wherever I am, there you will be (Revelation 3:10; John 14:3).”

For the Church, the seven feasts are fulfilled as follows:

1. Feast of Tabernacles (Sukkot) – 08/10/7 BCE Julian (06/10/7 BCE Gregorian): Fulfilled in the birth of the Lord Jesus into the world to bring salvation to the Church [3].

2. Passover – 09/04/27 Julian (07/04/27 Gregorian): Fulfilled in the death of the Lord Jesus to atone for the sins of the Church [4].

3. Feast of Unleavened Bread – 10/04/27 Julian (08/04/27 Gregorian): Fulfilled in the removal of sin from the Church and the granting of a completely holy new life.

4. Feast of Firstfruits – 11/04/27 Julian (09/04/27 Gregorian): Fulfilled in the rebirth of God’s people within the Church.

5. Pentecost (Feast of Weeks) – 30/05/27 Julian (28/05/27 Gregorian): Fulfilled in the establishment of the Church, with the descent of the Holy Spirit who remains with the Church.

And here is what could happen with a fairly high probability:

On September 23, 2025, according to the Julian calendar (corresponding to October 7, 2025, according to the Gregorian calendar), the Feast of Tabernacles will once again be fulfilled with the coming of the Lord Jesus. This time, He will come to take the Church out of the world, avoiding the Great Tribulation. From then on, the Lord Jesus will dwell among the Church forever. Wherever He is, the Church will be there. Wherever He tabernacles, the Church will tabernacle.

First, the Church will tabernacle in heaven with Him. Next, the Church will follow Him back to the earth, tabernacling with Him on earth during the Millennium Kingdom. Finally, the Church will tabernacle with Him on the new earth in the Eternal Kingdom.

The verb “tabernacle” literally means to make a dwelling, like setting up a tent or building a house. But in John 1:14, when this verb is followed by the preposition “among” and the object “us,” it figuratively means to dwell in the same place as the subject referred to by the object. This also means that after the Lord Jesus takes the Church out of the world, He will always be with the Church, in His physical body, whether in heaven or on earth. The Lord Jesus’ statement: “I will come again and will take you to Myself, that where I am, there you may be also” (John 14:3), implies that once the Church is taken out of the world by the Lord, it will always move together with Him.

Dear Church,

On October 1, 2025, I had a very short dream as follows:

I saw God’s people everywhere excitedly waiting for the Lord’s return, and I seemed to hear a voice saying that the Lord’s coming is real.

I saw God’s people in Vietnam, in the hills and highlands, earnestly gathering and awaiting the Lord’s return.

I seemed to hear a voice saying that the sermon I am about to deliver this Sabbath is true.

I suddenly woke up, looked at the clock, and saw it was 4:22 a.m.

The strange thing is that I have not yet prepared the sermon for this Sabbath; I only have the title: “Assessment of the Prophecy of the Lord’s Coming in October 2025.”

Now, as I prepare the conclusion of this sermon, I am reminded that the message I shared with the Church in the Telegram room “@Hội Thánh tại Việt Nam” (The Church in Vietnam) on September 29, 2025, needs to be included in the sermon. I understand that:

• The Lord can come during any of the feasts is true.

• The Lord coming during this year’s Feast of Tabernacles is true.

• The proclamation that “The spirit appearing to Mr. Joshua is not the Lord Jesus, but Satan” is true if the Lord has still not come after October 7–8, 2025.

• The new moon and the Feast of Trumpets occur on the first day of the month; the new moon, not the full moon, is true.

I thank the Holy Spirit because He continues to guide me while I prepare sermons, write hymns, or respond to the questions of God’s people. But more importantly, He constantly comforts, teaches, directs, convicts of sin, bears witness, intercedes, and grants gifts to me personally. May all glory, honor, and authority forever belong to Him. Amen!

Dear Church,

During this year’s Feast of Tabernacles, let us come together to gather in worship of the Lord, fellowship with one another, and together anticipate the return of the Christ.

O Lord Jesus, please come! Amen!

May the Word of God sanctify us and strengthen us. May we all stand firm in faith and remain faithful to the Lord until the day Christ returns. May the love, grace, and fellowship of the Triune God—God the Father, God the Son, and God the Holy Spirit—cover all of you. Amen!

Timothy Christian Huynh
10/04/2025

Notes:

[1] https://preachingfromthebible.net/assessment-and-conclusions-regarding-the-prophecy-of-the-lords-coming-in-2025/

[2] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GJ4ewrTvOyY

[3] https://preachingfromthebible.net/the-birth-date-of-the-lord-jesus/

[4] https://preachingfromthebible.net/the-day-of-the-lords-death-and-the-day-of-the-lords-resurrection/

About Using “God” or “the God” and “holy spirit”

Wherever the Hebrew, Aramaic, and Greek texts of the Bible use a definite article with a noun to denote GOD, we translate it into English as “*God” or “the God” to refer to God the Father. We understand that “God,” without a definite article, was used as a collective noun for all and any of the three Persons of the Godhead. And “God,” with a definite article, was used to refer to God the Father.

In the Greek manuscripts of the New Testament, the term “holy spirit” (πνευματι αγιω) without the definite article “the” (το) is used to denote the power of God, which is given by God the Holy Spirit. “The Holy Spirit” (το πνευματι το αγιω) is God, and “holy spirit” (πνευματι αγιω) is the power that comes from God.