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I was flying once to a National Gardening Conference held in Arizona. We made a quick flight change in Las Vegas...I was thankful it was quick. We walked through an airport filled with party lights and slot machines. Now, I have never played one of these, but I investigated how they work. A slot machine reel corresponds to a computerized or virtual reel with stops, which is what determines the chances of hitting a particular symbol combination, and consequently, the big jackpot. The size of the jackpot will depend on the number of combination variations on each reel.

The odds of all three jackpot images lining up on all three reels (with all three reels set up in the same manner) would be 32x32x32 = 1 in 32,768. Those are some amazing odds!

When I began to explore the prophetic words I have received about 2011, I realized there were many things lining up about the return to kingly rule. Actually, it was over-the-top as to the number of dots that were beginning to connect for this year. As I began to look at all the various combinations of words and signs I had to ask myself, “Is it possible that 2011 is the jackpot of heavenly alignments concerning the King of kings?”

Let’s look at 3 symbols occurring in this amazing year and how they line up...


1. Festival signs
The concept of appointed times in scripture and Jewish festivals are very connected. Both the phrase “appointed times” and “festivals” can be used interchangeably. They are used as landmarks of what God is doing prophetically. God has always displayed His glory at appointed times. As scripture says, Jesus came in the “fullness of time.” For many, this is clear reference to the festival season and a move of God.

And God said, Let there be lights in the firmament of the heaven to divide the day from the night; and let them be for signs, and for festivals, and for days, and years.
Genesis 1:14

And the LORD spoke to Moses, saying, “Speak to the children of Israel, and say to them: ‘The feasts of the LORD, which you shall proclaim to be holy convocations, these are My feasts. Leviticus 23:1-2

You shall keep the Feast of Unleavened Bread (you shall eat unleavened bread seven days, as I commanded you, at the time appointed in the month of Abib, for in it you came out of Egypt; none shall appear before Me empty). Exodus 23:15

But when the fullness of the time had come, God sent forth His Son. Galatians 4:4

“The festivals allow us to actively prepare for something that can happen this year or the next! Therefore these appointments with God place us at the right place, at the right time, doing the right things. Festivals are symbolic of a ‘type’ of future event.” Gregg Killian

As we eat this (matza) bread and drink of the third cup (during the Passover royal banquet) we do announce the Master’s death until he comes (again). Corinthians 11:26

“The Biblical festivals are rehearsals, set by God. We rehearse certain events in time in order to be prepared for, and prophesy about, future events.” G. Killian

Let no man therefore judge you in meat, or in drink, or in respect of a festival, or of the new moon, or of the Sabbath days: Which are a shadow (prophecy) of things to come; but the substance is of Christ. Colossians 2:16-17

The 2011 festival season began with an unusual occurrence that holds many prophetic and cosmic implications. It is the feast that falls on the Biblical calendar month of Adar and is known as Purim. The holiday of Purim celebrates the salvation of the Jews from Haman, an advisor to the king, through the leadership of Queen Esther and her cousin Mordecai. Purim is called the Feast of Lots because the villain of the story, Haman, cast the "pur" (the lot) against the Jews yet failed to destroy them. Unlike other Jewish festivals, Purim is the one festival that has no requirements for fasting or mourning because it is the festival of joy.

And behold, an angel of the Lord stood before them, and the glory of the Lord shone around them, and they were greatly afraid. Then the angel said to them, “Do not be afraid, for behold, I bring you good tidings of great joy which will be to all people. For there is born to you this day in the city of David a Savior, who is Christ the Lord. Luke 2:9-11

“All festivals will one day cease, but the days of Purim will never cease. Since Purim contains within it the major themes and influences of all the other festivals, the influence of Purim is a concentrated culmination of them all.” G. Killian

And these days of Purim shall never pass from among the Jews nor shall their commemoration ever cease from among their seed. Esther 9:28

What is especially unusual about this year’s festival is that it falls on a leap year. That means there are two Purims in one month! The first Purim, known as “Little Katan”, is an important marker for us. This special and unique sign tells us that the smaller symbol is a reflection of the bigger one that follows. Both are similar and of great value, but the one is a type of the other. Little Katan literally means,” little king.” It is the same word Samuel used when he anointed David. Jesus was from David’s line. In essence, David was a reflection or type of the one to come as we read in scripture:

And David was the smallest (katan): and the three eldest followed Saul. 1Samuel 17:14

The term small (katan) with regard to Purim Katan, has an amazing association to “this small one will be great,” (alluding to Purim Katan and King David) with the true and complete Redemption in the one to come, which is Christ the King.

“Purim Katan is the only time we have a minor festival preceding the actual festival. This suggests that there is something special about a leap year, which demands a Purim Katan. Since Purim Katan is a time to prepare for Purim, we learn that Purim is an extremely important festival.” From The Watchman

2. Earth Signs
The Hebrew word, "sign", is defined in Strong's as “a flag, beacon, monument, omen, prodigy, evidence, mark, miracle, or token.” As a sign connects to an appointed time, we begin to see the prophetic significance of the moment. Earth signs are expressed in a variety of ways that portray a deeper picture in the heavenly realm. As spoken of in prophetic circles, “What is true in the natural is true in the supernatural” or “as above, so below.” When we observe the shaking of the earth’s plates and the shifting of poles we can begin to understand how metaphorically they apply to the heavens and how literally things are transitioning in the spirit. We can look at collapsing governments, currencies and the talk of a new world order and know that a new day is dawning for us in history that will reestablish earthly kingdoms and draw us closer to the kingdom of God. Earth signs then are shadows or facsimiles of the unseen realm of the spirit and draw us into thinking that is above our understanding.

...Who serve the copy and shadow of the heavenly things, as Moses was divinely instructed when he was about to make the tabernacle. Hebrews 8:5

For the law, having a shadow of the good things to come, and not the very image of the things, can never with these same sacrifices, which they offer continually year by year, make those who approach perfect. Hebrews 10:1

“For thus says the LORD of hosts: ‘Once more (it is a little while) I will shake heaven and earth, the sea and dry land; and I will shake all nations, and they shall come to the Desire of All Nations, and I will fill this temple with glory,’ says the LORD of hosts. Haggai 2:6-7

“Yet once more I shake not only the earth, but also heaven.” Now this, “Yet once more,” indicates the removal of those things that are being shaken, as of things that are made, that the things which cannot be shaken may remain. Hebrews 12:27

Lift up your eyes to the heavens, and look on the earth beneath. Isaiah 51:6

We see these earth signs all around us, but as we talk about connecting the dots, millions will see the most prevalent place these types of signs can be observed this month. As we approach a royal wedding on April 29, 2011, there is symbolic application of a type of rule that is about to shift. Kingly rule is on the horizon, and so many things are pointing to the return of the king. Prophetically, this is a time marker of huge impact. Christ’s return will play out in the shadows of earthly rule.

Your kingdom come. Your will be done on earth as it is in heaven. Matthew 6:10

3.Celestial Signs
At the end of last year and the beginning of 2011, there have been several astronomical signs. The Israelites followed a strict understanding of the lunar calendar as it applied to feasts and heavenly signs. Throughout scripture there are many references of watching and waiting for prophetic events as they relate to the moon.

The sun shall be turned into darkness, and the moon into blood, before the coming of the great and awesome day of the LORD. Joel 2:31

“And there will be signs in the sun, in the moon, and in the stars; and on the earth distress of nations, with perplexity, the sea and the waves roaring; men’s hearts failing them from fear and the expectation of those things which are coming on the earth, for the powers of the heavens will be shaken. Luke 21:25-26

There have been three moon signs that have led up to the appointed time of Purim. The first was in December of 2010. It was a complete, blood-red moon, lunar eclipse that fell on the winter solstice. The unusual circumstances of this alignment has not happened since1638, and it was only the second time in history since the time of Christ over 2,000 years ago.

The second sign was what is known as a lunar pedigree. Pedigree means, “the point in any orbit nearest to the body being orbited.” As a full moon, this “super moon” was not only 90% greater in appearance, but on March 19, 2011, the moon made its closest appearance to the earth in 18 years! Finally, a strange occurrence happened on March 17, 2011 that connects quite clearly to the festival of Purim. There was an occultation event with the moon. Occultation, according to Wikipedia, is an event that occurs when one object is hidden by another object that passes between it and the observer. Essentially, the moon eclipsed or occultated a star...but not just any star. Out of the constellation, Leo, there was a star that the moon passed between it and its observer, REGULUS (Alpha Leonis). This star appears in the heart of Leo and has a second name, the Latin name means "the little king,"(Katan) and is a reference to a kingly star going back to ancient times. Regulus outlines the head of the celestial Lion. The star is almost exactly on the ecliptic, the path of the Sun, and is regularly occulted, or covered over, by the moon according to astronomy journals.

Vibrational shifts affect all things on some level, which has been scientifically proven in the concept of a “butterfly effect: “the more the shift, the more the affect.” Consequently, when time markers align with an occultation, the shift is greater. The reason? This is an appointed time; it is more than a seasonal shift. It is the revealing of things aligning in the heavens. It is the combination of the time marker of the appointed time with the vibrational shift. It is the ebb and flow of the spirit and a prophetic combination that is a jackpot of revelation.

To everything there is a season, and time for every purpose under heaven. Ecclesiastes 3:1

God is bringing about the sky signs that will correspond to the earth signs and appointed times according to His divine will because, "the heavens declare the glory of God; the skies proclaim the work of His hands." (Psalm 19:1).

When we look at these different signs, it is clear that there is a common thread, the coming of a king. It is also evident that these signs express that a smaller image represents and is associated with a larger image. The one is the reflection of the other. The macrocosm can be seen in the microcosm. These things bear witness to a major change on earth and in the heavens.

“Every matter must be established by the testimony of two or three witnesses.”1 Corinthians 13:1

As we witness the many events, signs and symbols of this year, we can watch in amazement at the alignment that has already come. As the year unfolds, God will continue to reveal how the dots connect, how the coordinates of the signs align and how the heavens will declare His glory as the King of Glory establishes His throne.