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The 13Th King of Israel THE 13TH KING OF ISRAEL The purpose of chart is to correlate the first 13 Kings of both the Kingdoms of Judah and Israel with that of the first 13th ‘Kings’ of modern day Israel in terms of its Prime Ministers since 1948. This study suggests that perhaps the 13th Person to rule the modern State of Israel will have a parallel destiny in terms of what the number 13 means, what the term might represent, and if it could be associated with the last Ruler of Israel before the rightful King of the Jews, Jesus returns. For the purposes of this study, the Persons holding the office of Prime Minister will be likened to that of the ancient Kings of Judah and Israel. Why the 13th King? Israel is on the verge of having a 13th Person be Prime Minister or Ruler and will pass the 70th year time marker since 1948. Many who study End Times suggest that a convergence might be underway. This theory is assuming that the current Israeli Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu will not be the 13th Person for prophetic reasons that this study will present. Whomever the next Person after Netanyahu will be, he will constitute the 13th Prime Minister or ‘King’ of Israel. The question this study will seek to consider is, would or will the 13th Person be the coming AntiChrist? This is not to say that the next Prime Minister will be the actual AntiChrist but that in some manner, the geo-political landscape of the entire Middle East and in particular, that of Israel will foster such a Ruler, or need for one. A lineup of the modern Israeli Prime Ministers will be shown how they parallel the first 13 Kings from both the Northern Kingdom called Israel to the first 13 Kings of the Southern Kingdom called Judah. Why the 13th King and 13th Prime Minister? SOMEONE ELSE COMES IN HIS OWN NAME, YOU WILL RECEIVE HIM Netanyahu, that started the 33rd Government of Israel will tie Ben-Gurion to become the longest serving Prime Minister in modern Israel's history. Approximate phi ratio in relation to Prime Ministers He will break that record for himself one day later on July 17, 2019 when elections are scheduled to be held. Herein is another clue in that the number 13 resurfaces in the lineup of Israel’s modern day Rulers of 70 AD + 1948 years = 2018 / 70th year anniversary ‘Kings’ perhaps. Blue Moon th PASSOVER This correlation is not to implicate Netanyahu as the coming 13 King of Terms of Office Israel, especially if he loses the election in 2019. Regardless, he cannot March 31, 2018 be the 13th Person based on the lineup of only Persons holding the Netanyahu - Likud office. However, it is intriguing that Israel’s modern ‘Kings’ stared with a ‘David’ and lasted 13 years. Could such a form of government also end Israeli Prime Ministers = 9 years with such a duration of also a 13-year Ruler? David Ben-Gurion Moshe Sharett Levi Eshkol Golda Meir Yitzhak Rabin Menachem Begin Yitzhak Shamir Shimon Peres Benjamin Netanyahu Ehud Barak Ariel Sharon Ehud Olmert ISRAEL 13? מָּשִ יחַ אֵ הּוד אֹולְׁמֶּ רט אֲרִ יאֵ ל שָּ רֹון אֵ הּוד בָּרָּ ק בִ נְׁיָּמִ ין נְׁתַ נְׁיָּהּו שִמְׁ עֹון פֶּרֶּ ס יִצְׁחָּ ק שָּמִ יר מְׁ נַחֵ ם בֵגִ ין יִצְׁחָּ ק רַבִ ין ּגֹולְׁדָּה מֵאִ יר לֵ וִי אֶּשְׁ ּכֹול משֶּה שָּרֵ ת דָּ וִד בֶּ ן-ּגּורִ ּיֹון May 14, 1948 (1886–1973) (1894–1965) (1895–1969) (1898–1978) (1922–1995) (1913–1992) (1915–2012) (1923–2016) (1949–) (1942–) (1928–2014) (1945–) (2520 Days) Mapai Party Mapai Party Mapai Party/Labor Party Alignment/Labor Party Alignment/Labor Party Likud Party Likud Party Labor Party Likud Party Labor Party Likud/Kadima Party Kadima Party AntiChrist Declaration of Provisional Government 26 Jan 1954 - 3 Nov 1955 26 Jun 1963 - 26 Feb 1969 17 Mar 1969 - 3 Jun 1974 1st Term: 1st Term: 1st Term: 1st Term: 1st Term: 6 Jul 1999 7 - Mar 2001 7 Mar 2001 - 14 Apr 2006 4 Jan 2006 - 14 Apr 2006 Man of Sin 1st Term: 5,6th Government 10,11,12th Governments 14,15,16th Governments 3 Jun 1974 - 20 Jun 1977 20 Jun 1977 - 5 Aug 1981 10 Oct 1983 - 13 Sep 1984 13 Sep 1984 - 20 Oct 1986 18 Jun 1996 - 6 Jul 1999 28th Government 29,30th Governments 14 Apr 2006 - 31 Mar 2009 Son of Perdition 14 May 1948 - 26 Jan 1954 ~2 years in Office 5 years in Office 5 years in Office 2nd Term: 2nd Term: 2nd Term: 2nd Term: 2nd Term: ~2 years in Office 5 years in Office 30,31 Governments False Messiah Independence 2nd Term: 13 Jul 1992 - 4 Nov 1995 5 Aug 1981 - 10 Oct 1983 20 Oct 1986 - 13 Jul 1992 22 Nov 1995 - 18 Jun 1996 31 Mar 2009 - Present 2 years in Office 3 Nov1955 - 26 June 1963 17,25th Governments 18,19th Governments 20,22,23,24th Governments 21,26th Governments 27,32,33,34th Governments 1,2,3,4,7,8,9th Government 5 years in Office 33rd Degree Mason years in Office years in Office 13 Years in Office - Longest 6 6 years in Office 6 ~13 years total in 2019 @ 70 year (Assassinated) 2nd Longest anniversary As noted, this study suggests that perhaps the coming 13th Ruler or ‘King’ of the modern State of Israel could very well be the coming Leader that to Bible-believing Christians will be the AntiChrist but to the Jews, in general will be the coming of the Messiah. In particular, as the division of ancient Israel started with Solomon, this study also suggests that a Northern Kingdom: ISRAEL mirror of such a Ruler and King will be fulfilled in the coming AntiChrist false Messiah. In what way? ISRAEL Jeroboam Nadab Baasah Elah Zimri Omri Ahab Ahaziah Jehoram Jehu Jehoahaz Jehoash Jeroboam II Saul David Solomon 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 Abijah Asa Jehoshaphat Jehoram Ahaziah Athaliah (Queen) Joash Amaziah Uzziah Jotham Ahaz This unique relationship, not bestowed to any other nation but Rehoboam Hezekiah Israel, as a nation was ratified through an unconditional Blood Covenant that started with Abraham. Mount Sinai was where the Made public entire nation of Israel entered in after they left Egypt. Later on, once Seal of in the Promised Land the Israelites rather wanted to be directly Southern Kingdom: JUDAH Seal of 6 years later ruled by YHVH through an earthly King, like the Nations and whom Prophet Isaiah YHVH warned would exploit them. King Hezekiah Made public Both Seals found during If by coincidence or not, there have been 12 People so far that have been Prime Ministers of the modern State of Israel since 1948. The lineup will only note Archeologist Mazar's 9 years later © Composition & Some Graphics by Main Sources those Persons in sequence when they first ascended to the office. It is not based on a time sequence but on only how many Persons have occupied the 2009 Ophel excavations office of Prime Minister of Israel regardless of any reconfiguration of a government or subsequent re-election at a later point in time. The parallel lineup of at the base of the Luis B. Vega PMO.gov.il BibleStudy.com the modern Rulers of a united Israel starts with the divided Kingdoms that came only after the 1st 3 Kings of Israel, that being Saul, David and then southern wall of [email protected] Solomon. Up until King Saul, Israel was a Theocracy, meaning that there was no earthly King of Israel, except YHVH Himself. His Laws for the Kingdom TimeAndDate.com Jerusalem's were communicated through the Tabernacle of Moses. This form of divine government was managed on Earth through YHVH’s Prophets and the Priests, etc. www.PostScripst.org Wikipedia.com Temple Mount. The timely discovery of the Seals of a ‘Christ’ or Messiah Kin of Judah and Prophet echo the destiny modern Israel will have with a coming ‘Anti’ Christ and FOR ILLUSTRATION PURPOSES ONLY ‘false’ Prophet as a possible signal and antithesis during the Time of Jacob’s Trouble. .
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