Sign of the Son of Man
predictions relating to the Jewish apocalypse of 70 A.D.

By Craig Paardekooper (2023)
This is an abbreviated version “Sign of the Son of Man” by Craig Paardekooper (2007)

EZEKIEL’S VISION OF THE SON OF MAN

THE OLIVETTE DISCOURSE

THE SECOND COMINGIn Israel, each new day began at sunset with 12 hours of night, followed by 12 hours of day. On the following page I
have marked the occurrence of each event with a red line.
The diagram illustrates the uncanny parallel occurrences between the events comprising the passion of Christ in 30A.D., and the events immediately preceding the 7 year war of the Jews with the Romans, that began in 66 A.D. One isthe mirror image and reversal of the other.
The patterning of the events is around "arrival" and "departure", around "light" and "darkness", around "night" and"day". It’s an extraordinary pattern.

Jesus ARRIVED in Jerusalem on 8th Nisan

Jesus DEPARTED from Jerusalem on 14th Nisan

66 A.D. RETURN

30 A.D. PASSION

On 8th Nisan at the 9th hour super-natural LIGHT
illuminates the Temple
43 days later, on the 21st Iyyar, a heavenly army
ARRIVED in the clouds
At Pentecost, the Holy Spirit DEPARTED from theTemple
4 years later, the Temple was destroyed

On the 14th Nisan until the 9th hour there is supernatural
DARKNESS
43 days later, on the 28th Iyyar, Jesus DEPARTED in theclouds
At Pentecost, the Holy Spirit ARRIVED / was poured out
upon the disciples
40 years later, the Temple was destroyed

The duration of time between the illumination of the temple and the arrival of the heavenly host is 43 days which isalso highly significant - 3 days in the belly of the earth - then 40 days until judgement - mirroring the sign of Jonah –and mirroring the precise timing of the events of the Passion.
The first set of events - the supernatural light and supernatural darkness- relate to the Passion - to the arrival anddeparture of Jesus from Jerusalem. The second set of events - the departure on the clouds and arrival on the clouds relate to the judgement . In both cases the cloud events take place 43 days after the Passion events. 3 days in the bellyof the whale then 40 days preaching repentance .
Finally we have the arrival and departure of the Holy Spirit at Pentecost - in one case the pouring out of the Spirit
upon the disciples and in another case the departure of the spirit from the Temple, 4 years before the final destructionof the Temple in 70 A.D.
Departure of the Spirit
Christians may find it unfamiliar that the Holy Spirit departed. The departure of the spirit here is elaborated more inEzekiel where , in 590 B.C. , the Spirit also departed from the Temple, again 4 years before it's destruction in 586 B.C.
Then too we find the same series of events -opening of the Eastern Gate and the illumination of the Temple accompanied by a vision of the chariot of God in the sky. And there too, the destruction of the Temple followed on
the same date - 10th Av.
In Ezekiel, the destruction of the Temple occurs after 430 years of apostasy. Ezekiel was commanded to lie on his sidefor 430 days to represent each year of apostasy.
Sign of Jonah
When the Pharisees had asked Jesus for a sign to show he was sent from God, he replied that the only sign given
would be the Sign of Jonah - just as Jonah was 3 days in the belly of a whale, so would the Son of Man be three daysin the earth - and just as Jonah then preached to the Ninevites for 40 days to avert judgement, so would there be aperiod of 40 until judgement fell.
The ministry of Christ lasted 3 years, and the final judgement upon Israel was 40 years after the Passion. The wholething is one integrated reflective pattern.

The Passover Week
The Passover Week begins on the 8th Nisan, and lasts until the 15th Nisan.

A SIGN FOR CHRISTIANS TO FLEESEIGE OF JERUSALEM

Jesus returned in judgement for Israel. Will he also return for the Gentiles (us)?