EB: Appendix F The Possible Importance of July 4th for Antichrist’s Attack

Appendix F

The Possible Importance of July 4th for Antichrist’s Attack

A) Reasons for believing Antichrist’s Attack will occur on a July 4th holiday

Once again, you are asked to not interpret the following as a certain prediction, but rather as a possibility based on biblical arguments and careful reasoning. In order to further help those obeying Christ’s Last Great Commandment, reasons are given here that Antichrist’s Attack may happen on a July 4th.

A.1) July 4th is the foremost holiday for the religion of Endtime Babylon (America)

First, July 4th is the recognized birthday of America and the foremost holiday to celebrate America’s greatness. If worshipping America could be viewed as a religion, then Independence Day would be its Christmas and Easter. It is a likely day for Endtime Babylon (America) to fulfill prophecy and boast in her heart, “I am queen on my throne. I am no helpless widow, and I have no reason to mourn” (Rev 18:7 NLT). What better day for God, the Antichrist and 10-nation Endtime Coalition to want to humble Endtime Babylon (America)?

The very holiday on which America boasts of its greatness, would be a very appropriate day for God to punish it for its arrogance and immorality. Previously the hatred and envy of nations in the SCO (e.g. Russia and China) was discussed (cf. ch. 12). They too might desire to attack America on the very day it celebrates its superiority, and Americans are especially off guard and partying.

A.2) Scripture describes Endtime Babylon’s destruction during a drunken holiday (Jer 51:37-43)

In fact, Scripture may be predicting the destruction of Endtime Babylon during a great drinking party. We read in Jeremiah another prophecy concerning Babylon that has never been fulfilled in history, but will be for Endtime Babylon:

Babylon will become a heap of ruins, haunted by jackals. She will be an object of horror and contempt, a place where no one lives…

And while they lie inflamed with all their wine [shakar], I will prepare a different kind of feast [mishteh] for them. I will make them drink that they may become jubilant [ālaz], until they fall asleep, and they will never wake up again,” says the LORD.

“I will bring them down like lambs to the slaughter, like rams and goats to be sacrificed. “How Babylon is fallen—great Babylon, praised throughout the earth! Now she has become an object of horror among the nations… Her cities now lie in ruins; she is a dry wasteland where no one lives or even passes by. (Jer 51:37, 39-41, 43 NLT ^[1])

The last verse, predicting that Babylon’s cities will lie in ruins reflects the fact that this prophecy concerns a nation beyond one city and is for the future Endtime Babylon (America), as this was never fulfilled in ancient Babylon.

In general, this is a prediction that Endtime Babylon (America) will be destroyed on a holiday when people are partying and drinking. Inflamed with all their wine translates a Hebrew word (shakar) that means to be intoxicated. According to the National Beer Wholesalers Association, American beer sales are at their highest for the entire year during the Fourth of July holiday. ^[2]

Jubilant translates a Hebrew word (ālaz) which means: “exultant, jubilant.” In addition, it “describes an emotion of joy which finds expression in singing and shouting… When applied to the wicked (Ps 94:3) and Israel’s foes (2 Sam 1:20; Isa 23:12; Jer 50:11), it depicts a kind of gloating.” ^[3] Jeremiah scholar J. A. Thompson adds that the word can mean: “to be happy… be merry… or ‘be tipsy’ as from drinking. ^[4]

The Hebrew word translated feast (mishteh) especially reflects a description of the celebrations on the 4th of July holiday:

The root word (shātâ) means: “Eating, drinking, and rejoicing” and is used to describe the feasting associated with celebrations… It may express a heedless unconcern for one’s soul as in Isa 22:13, “Eat, drink [shātâ], and be merry, for tomorrow we may die” (cf. Isa 56:12; Luke 12:19; 17:26-29). ^[5]

Regarding the specific version of shātâ used in Jeremiah 51:39 (mishteh), its general meanings are “drink, banquet, feast” and specifically: “Anything that called for a celebration might be marked by a mishteh. Yearly holidays were also called a mishteh (cf. Est 9:19, 22; Job 1:4-5).” ^[6] If the Prophets were to describe a 4th of July celebration in Endtime Babylon (America), mishteh is a word they would use, and include descriptions of feasting, getting drunk, and gloating, perhaps about America.

Accordingly, OT scholars Keil and Delitzsch wrote regarding Jeremiah 51:38ff:

This avenging judgment shall come on the inhabitants of Babylon in the midst of their revelry… The Lord will prepare for them a banquet by which they shall become intoxicated, so that they sink down, exulting (i.e., staggering while they shout), into an eternal sleep of death. ^[7]

Endtime Babylon’s destruction during a grand celebration has parallels in how ancient Babylon was first defeated by its enemies. We read in Daniel:

King Belshazzar gave a great feast for 1,000 of his nobles, and he drank wine with them. While Belshazzar was drinking the wine, he gave orders to bring in the gold and silver cups that his predecessor, Nebuchadnezzar, had taken from the Temple in Jerusalem. He wanted to drink from them with his nobles, his wives, and his concubines… While they drank from them, they praised their idols made of gold, silver, bronze, iron, wood, and stone… (Dan 5:1-2, 4 NLT)

During the celebration, the people saw the fingers of a human hand writing on the plaster wall of the king’s palace (v. 5). Daniel was called in to interpret the writing. He reminded the king that his predecessor Nebuchadnezzar was stripped of his glory when his heart and mind were puffed up with arrogance (vs. 18-20). Daniel went on to tell the king:

You have proudly defied the Lord of heaven and have had these cups from his Temple brought before you. You and your nobles and your wives and concubines have been drinking wine from them while praising gods of silver, gold, bronze, iron, wood, and stone—gods that neither see nor hear nor know anything at all. But you have not honored the God who gives you the breath of life and controls your destiny!

So God has sent this hand to write this message. “This is the message that was written: MENE, MENE, TEKEL, and PARSIN. This is what these words mean:

Mene means ‘numbered’—God has numbered the days of your reign and has brought it to an end.

Tekel means ‘weighed’—you have been weighed on the balances and have not measured up.

Parsin means ‘divided’—your kingdom has been divided and given to the Medes and Persians.”…

That very night Belshazzar, the Babylonian king, was killed. And Darius the Mede took over the kingdom at the age of sixty-two. (vs. 23-28, 30-31)

Likewise, on July 4th, America worships its false gods of wealth and superiority, giving very little, if any, recognition to the One Who has blessed it with these things. The example of ancient Babylon suggests that some day God will evaluate the leader of Endtime Babylon (America) and conclude they have not morally measured up and God has brought their reign … to an end by allowing its enemies to destroy it. All on a night of great celebration.

A.3) The probable 10-nation Endtime Coalition (SCO) has begun to schedule their annual meeting on July 4th

Therefore, so far, we have two reasons to believe Antichrist’s Attack and Alliance will occur on July 4th. One is that the very holiday that America celebrates its birth and greatness, would be a very appropriate day for both God and its enemies to attack and humble it. Second, Jeremiah 51:39 describes Endtime Babylon’s (America’s) destruction occurring on a day of celebration, drinking, feasting, and gloating.

All of this makes another fact a third reason to believe Antichrist’s Alliance and Attack will occur on July 4th. It has been demonstrated in The Beginning of Birth Pains (chs. 4-6) that the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) matches 7 biblical attributes of the prophesied 10-nation Endtime Coalition for the first time in human history. The annual Heads of State Summit is the most important meeting for the SCO. It is a meeting attended by the supreme leaders of its member nations.

In 2023 this meeting occurred on July 4th. That was a significant shift from traditionally having it in September of previous years. Evidently, this is a permanent change. In 2024 this same meeting is scheduled to occur on July 4th again. If this meeting occurs on July 4th in 2023 and 2024, this practice is likely to continue in future years.

Let us remember again that nations like Russia, China, and Iran are members of the SCO and among America’s worst enemies. Therefore, it seems more than a coincidence that they would schedule their most important annual joint meeting on July 4th. Perhaps they are attempting to “stay under the radar” of Americans and not have their meeting widely noticed. Indeed, most Americans are not even aware of the SCO’s existence. But some day, that meeting may have monumental and disastrous consequences for America.

Remember that the prophecy states that the 10-nation Endtime Coalition will for one hour receive authority … along with the beast Antichrist and will give their power and authority to the beast (Rev 17:12-13). What will happen as a result of this one hour alliance?

The ten horns that you saw, and the beast will hate the Prostitute, and these will permanently remove all people from her and strip her naked and they will devour her body and will burn her down with fire (in one hour).

This will happen because God has put a desire in the hearts of the ten kings to accomplish His purpose. They will agree to give the beast their power until God’s prophecies for the Prostitute are fulfilled. (Rev 17:16-17)

If the SCO is to be the 10-nation Endtime Coalition, the most likely way for the Antichrist’s Alliance and Attack to occur in one hour would be for him to join a SCO Heads of State annual Summit on a 4th of July. Evidently, rather immediately after the alliance was made, the attack would be implemented.

Because of the above, it is suggested there is a 75% probability that Antichrist’s Alliance & Attack against Endtime Babylon (America) will occur on a July 4th holiday. Even so, notice that there would be a 25% probability this event will occur on any other day. Again, the prophetic Scriptures simply do not tell us when Antichrist’s Attack on Endtime Babylon (America) will occur.

B) Reasons for believing Antichrist’s Attack will occur specifically on July 4th, 2026

It is argued in Appendix E of Endtime Babylon (web version only) that if fulfillments of biblical prophecy would progress into 2025, that there is a 65% probability Antichrist’s Resurrection will occur on Easter Sunday, April 20, 2025. If that occurred, then because of the above arguments, it is also suggested there is a 75% probability that Antichrist’s Attack would follow on July 4th, either in 2025 or 2026. If the Antichrist’s Resurrection occurs on Easter of 2025, and his Alliance & Attack against America occurs the following July 4th, that would only be about a 10 week gap. If it happened under the same circumstances in 2026, there would be about 14 months between Antichrist’s Resurrection and his Alliance and Attack on America.

Within the 75% probability that the Alliance & Attack occurs on July 4th, it is further suggested that 5% of that probability would apply to this attack occurring on July 4th, 2025, and 70% of that probability that it will occur on July 4th, 2026. There are at least four reasons for the greater probability in 2026.

B.1) On July 4th 2026, America will be celebrating its 250th anniversary

It was stated above that July 4th is the foremost holiday to celebrate America’s greatness. But July 4th, 2026, will be a very special day. It will mark the 250th birthday of America. Therefore, the celebration that will occur will be even more important than usual. One report notes:

[Donald] Trump already revealed his plans for the milestone a year ago [in 2023 during his presidential campaign]. They include a White House task force called “Salute to America 250” that he vowed to convene on the first day of his second term, as well as the creation of the “Great American State Fair,” a one-year exhibition that will feature exhibits from every state in the country, which Trump hopes will be hosted at the Iowa State Fairgrounds.

In a video at the time, Trump shared:

“Three years from now the United States will celebrate the biggest and most important milestone in our country’s history. 250 years of American independence. What a great country, and we have to keep it that way. But that’s why as a nation, we should be preparing for a most spectacular birthday party. We want to make it the best of all time.” ^[8]

What better day for America’s enemies to attack than when “the United States will celebrate the biggest and most important milestone in our country’s history” and enjoying “the most spectacular birthday party.” It again reminds us of how ancient Babylon was first taken by its enemies. No doubt, on July 4th, 2026, America’s President will be leading the nation in a great drunken celebration of America’s greatness, and that very night the Endtime Babylonian king will be killed (Dan 5:30) and Endtime Babylon (America) will come to an end, just as ancient Babylon did.

B.2) 10 weeks would not be enough time for even knowledgeable Christians to wisely and safely obey Christ’s Last Great Commandment and such a short time would not reflect Isaiah 52:11-12, nor God’s character to gently lead His sheep

First, as noted in section A above, such a delay would reflect God’s mercy on American Christians. Again, it is most likely that most American Christians will not even be aware the Endtimes are beginning until the Antichrist’s Resurrection. If Antichrist’s Attack is to occur after the Antichrist’s Resurrection on Easter of 2025, then July 4th, 2025, would only be about 10 weeks later.

It is unlikely this would be enough time for American Christians to gain sufficient understanding of Revelation 17-18 and Christ’s Last Great Commandment in 18:4. As noted above, we should expect God’s mercy and grace for such a difficult challenge. This would include providing significant time between Antichrist’s Resurrection and Antichrist’s Attack.

In addition, we can expect God to show mercy to even the knowledgeable Christians who will be ready to obey Christ’s Last Great Commandment when the Antichrist’s Resurrection occurs. As also noted in section A above, the prophecy in Isaiah 52:11-12 suggests those obeying the command to Depart, depart and go out from Endtime Babylon (America) will not leave in haste or go in flight. Considering all the steps necessary to leave America, this too would suggest more than 10 weeks between Antichrist’s Resurrection and Antichrist’s Attack.

Admittedly, obeying Christ’s Last Great Commandment will be a very challenging task. But remember what Jesus said about following Him?

“Come to me, all of you who are weary and carry heavy burdens, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you. Let me teach you, because I am humble and gentle at heart, and you will find rest for your souls. For my yoke is easy to bear, and the burden I give you is light” (Matt 11:28-30 NLT)

It is unlikely God will make this great task even harder by allowing only 10 weeks between Antichrist’s Resurrection and his Attack on America. Our good Shepherd will not be stampeding horses, but gently leading His sheep (cf. Isa 40:11). Sheep will die if you make them run. Accordingly, Scripture tells us:

The LORD is like a father to his children, tender and compassionate to those who fear him. For he knows how weak we are; he remembers we are only dust. (Ps 103:13-14 NLT)

Expecting Christians to accomplish all that is necessary for obeying Christ’s Last Great Commandment in a confident, wise, and safe way in a matter of only 10 weeks would not be tender and compassionate, nor reflect the loving character of our father God.

B.3) The Antichrist will desire significant time to implement his religion, distribute his idols, & establish peace

Apart from God’s desire to have grace on His people, it would seem Satan and the Antichrist will need and want some time between the 1st and 2nd Seals as well.

First, elsewhere it was argued that the Antichrist may implement his Religious Covenant on the day of Pentecost, exactly 50 days after Antichrist’s Resurrection on Easter (cf. Dan 9:27; BBP ch. 14, sec. B). It will require significant time to develop, communicate, and implement the resulting worldwide religion of the Antichrist. For example, part of this implementation will involve the False Prophet ordering all pagans to distribute idols all over the world in the image of the Antichrist to further his worship and control (cf. Rev 13:14-15; BBP ch. 14, sec. C.2). Therefore, it would seem the process of manufacturing and distributing these idols to every pagan household in the world will require some significant time.

Second, the implementation of Antichrist’s Religion will be a part of establishing peace in the world. This will include a peace treaty in Israel between the Muslims and Jews allowing the latter to build a new temple on the Temple Mount. These developments will also require considerable time after Antichrist’s Resurrection.

Third, it will take considerable time to reverse several relationships among nations for the 10-nation Endtime Coalition (SCO) to align with the Antichrist (Zelenskyy) and attack Endtime Babylon (America). Currently, America is Zelenskyy’s most valuable ally, and he is hated by the governments of Russia, Belarus, and Iran. Even after the Antichrist’s (Zelenskyy’s) Resurrection, it would seem to require some time for such governments to reverse their opinion of him.

Finally, there is something else that will occur with the implementation of Antichrist’s Religion and the distribution of his idols after Easter and Pentecost. Both the Antichrist and the world will recognize the relatively large number of real Christians in America who will reject the Antichrist. Such rejection of the world’s supernatural hero will be a reason that the world’s hatred of Christians will begin (Matt 24:9; BBP ch. 17, sec. A). All of this may help the Antichrist and world justify the destruction of Endtime Babylon (America), whether or not they know the Antichrist will be involved. In other words, the Antichrist will probably want more than 26 days to expose the real Christians in America.

B.4) There is evidence that there may be at least a year between the opening of the 1st Seal (Antichrist’s Resurrection), and the 2nd Seal (Antichrist’s Attack)

There is a third reason to believe July 4th, 2026, is more likely than 2025. Again, evidence is given in Appendix E for the Antichrist’s Resurrection to possibly occur on Easter, April 20th, 2025. As also noted, if Antichrist’s Attack occurred on July 4th of that same year, it would be only about 10 weeks later. This may mean there would only be about 10 weeks between the opening of the 1st Seal (cf. Rev 6:1-2) and the 2nd Seal (vs. 3-4). This would be a very short time in relation to the duration of the first four Seals of Preparation.

As explained elsewhere, the opening of the 1st Seal may also reflect the Antichrist’s Religious Covenant and the beginning of Daniel’s Last 7 Years (cf. The Beginning of Birth Pains, chs. 14-15). Daniel explains that in the middle of the ‘seven’ years of that covenant, the Antichrist will put an end to sacrifice and offering and at the temple he will set up an abomination that causes desolation (Dan 9:27 NIV). Jesus said this event would begin The Greatest Persecution (cf. Matt 25:15-22). The Greatest Persecution (portrayed with the opening of the 5th Seal, Rev 6:9-11) will last exactly 3.5 years until Christ’s Return (portrayed with the opening of the 6th Seal, vs. 12-17). Therefore, it can be suggested that approximately 3.5 years elapses during The Beginning of Birth Pains portrayed in Seals 1-4. If these events last for a similar duration, then we could expect a little more than a year between each of them. This then would match the suggestion that it is more likely that there will be 14 months instead of 10 weeks between the 1st and 2nd Seals. ^[9]

B.5) The Jewish “Three Weeks of Mourning”

A fourth reason to suggest the Antichrist’s Attack will occur on July 4th, 2026, is the annual Jewish observance of the “3 Weeks of Mourning.” In 2025 it begins July 17th and ends on August 3rd, and therefore does not include July 4th. ^[10] However, in 2026, the Jewish “3 Weeks of Mourning” begin on July 2nd and end July 23rd, and would include July 4th in that year. This may be significant for the following reasons.

Regarding the Jewish “3 Weeks of Mourning” we read:

The Three Weeks is an annual mourning period that falls out in the summer. This is when we mourn the destruction of the Holy Temple and our launch into a still-ongoing exile… The period begins on the 17th of the Hebrew month of Tammuz, a fast day that marks the day when the walls of Jerusalem were breached by the Romans in 69 CE. It reaches its climax and concludes with the fast of the 9th of Av, the date when both Holy Temples were set aflame. This is the saddest day of the Jewish calendar, and it is also the date that many other tragedies befell our people. ^[11]

Notice above that in Jewish history, “both Holy Temples were set aflame” on the exact same day, the 9th of Av. That’s right, both the First Temple built by Solomon, and the Second Temple built by Ezra, were destroyed by Israel’s enemies on the exact same day. ^[12] The following historical records date the destruction of both temples on the 10th of Av. But the Jews mourn their destruction a day earlier because this is when they believe the temples were set on fire and burned for a whole day completing their destruction the next day, the 10th of Av.

Regarding the First Temple of Solomon Jeremiah records:

On the tenth day of the fifth month [the 10th of Av], in the nineteenth year of Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon [423 B.C.], Nebuzaradan commander of the imperial guard, who served the king of Babylon, came to Jerusalem. He set fire to the temple of the LORD, the royal palace and all the houses of Jerusalem. Every important building he burned down. The whole Babylonian army, under the commander of the imperial guard, broke down all the walls around Jerusalem. (Jer 52:12-14). ^[13]

Therefore, the tenth day of the fifth month (Av) is the day the destruction of the First Temple was completed by the Babylonian empire. ^[14]

Likewise, Josephus wrote regarding when the Second Temple was destroyed by the Romans:

So Titus retired into the tower of Antonia, and resolved to storm the temple the next day, early in the morning, with his whole army, and to encamp round about the holy house. But as for that house, God had, for certain, long ago doomed it to the fire; and now that fatal day was come, according to the revolution of ages; it was the tenth day of the month Lous, [Av, A.D. 70] upon which it was formerly burnt by the king of Babylon. ^[15]

Therefore, both Temples apparently were destroyed on the exact same day, the “Day of Disaster” as the Jews call it, during their “3 Weeks of Mourning.” That is not a coincidence and is another indication that certain dates and even Jewish holidays are important for God’s timing of Endtime events.

Both Jewish history and tradition mark several Jewish disasters occurring on the 9th of Av:

• 1313 B.C: The spies returned from the Promised Land with alarming reports, and the Israelites rejected God’s command to enter the Promised Land. As a result, God condemned them to wander in the desert for 40 years.
• 423 B.C.: The First Temple was burned by the Babylonians.
• A.D. 70: The Second Temple was burned by the Romans.
• A.D. 133: The Bar Kochba revolt against the Romans ended in a painful defeat. At this time the Jews of Betar were butchered on the 9th of Av and the Temple Mount was plowed under one year later on the same date.
• A.D. 1290: Jews expelled from England.
• A.D. 1492: All Jews banished from Spain. ^[16]

Likewise, the destruction of America, Israel’s greatest ally in the world (and in all of history), would be another great disaster for the Jews. This would include the deaths of 6 million Jews living in America, 40% of all the Jews living in the world. ^[17] Such an event would certainly make Israel desperate for a powerful ally to replace America, which is precisely what the Antichrist will desire. It is possible that God may view America as another (a third!) idolatrous “temple” to be destroyed during the Jewish “3 Weeks of Mourning,” just like the previous two Jewish temples.

Again, if the Antichrist’s Resurrection occurs on Easter of 2025, then another reason we could expect Antichrist’s Attack on July 4th, 2026, is because the Jewish “3 Weeks of Mourning” would begin two days earlier on July 2nd of that year. ^[18]

For all of the above reasons, it is suggested there is a 70% probability of Antichrist’s Attack occurring on July 4th, 2026. But again, it must be admitted that the Bible is not clear on when the Antichrist’s Attack will occur. The clearest suggestion is that it will occur sometime after Antichrist’s Resurrection (cf. ch. 20, sec. B). This would suggest again, after Antichrist’s Resurrection, American Christians should complete the steps necessary to leave Endtime Babylon (America) as soon as possible.

1. That they may become jubilant (v. 39) is added to the NLT from the NASB. The NIV adds so that they shout with laughter. It is unknown why the NLT does not add it to the text. Thompson points out it is in the original Massoretic Text (Hebrew Bible) (761). ↑

2. https://nbwa.org/resources/fast-facts/ ↑

3. TWOT, 670. ↑

4. Thompson, 761. ↑

5. TWOT, 959. ↑

6. Ibid. ↑

7. K&D ↑

8. https://www.newsweek.com/america-250-birthday-olympics-world-cup-moon-1977998 ↑

9. In fact, there is reason to believe the time elapsing between the 1st and 2nd Seals may be significantly more than the time elapsing between the 2nd and 4th Seals. The amount of time elapsing after the opening of the 2nd Seal and catastrophic war would seem rather brief. It would not take long for the economic hardship of the 3rd Seal (cf. Rev 6:5-6) to occur after the destruction of Endtime Babylon (America) occurring in the 2nd Seal. It seems probable that those dying from famine and perhaps the sword of civilian violence portrayed in the 4th Seal would also rather quickly follow the economic hardship in the 3rd Seal. But for reasons shared in this section, it seems there will be some considerable time between Antichrist’s Resurrection and his Alliance & Attack on Endtime Babylon (America).

   It is tempting in this section to suggest the above fits Jesus’ description of the Seals as birth pains (Matt 24:8). As birth pains this suggests these events will happen rather quickly and even with increasing rapidity. But it is doubtful this aspect of the analogy is to be applied so literally. Remember that Jesus labeled the events in the 1^st through 4^th Seals as “the beginning of birth pains.” In other words, all of the Endtime events are birth pains (including The Greatest Persecution and Christ’s Wrath), leading to the birth of a New Earth. However, we know that the time between the 5th Seal (martyrs in The Greatest Persecution), and the opening of the 6th Seal (Christ’s Return) will be exactly 42 months or 1,260 days or 3.5 years (Rev 11:2-3; 12:6; BBP ch. 15). This is a relatively long duration between the opening of the 5^th Seal and the 6th. Therefore, it is unlikely that the birth pains (Matt 24:8) and the opening of the Seals will occur with increased rapidity. The real point of the birth pains analogy is that they and the Seals will bring increased intensity (cf. BBP ch. 3, sec. A). ↑

10. https://www.chabad.org/holidays/default_cdo/year/2025/jewish/holidays-2025.htm ↑

11. https://www.chabad.org/library/article_cdo/aid/144558/jewish/Tisha-BAv-and-the-3-Weeks.htm. ↑

12. https://www.chabad.org/library/article_cdo/aid/144573/jewish/The-Three-Weeks.htm ↑

13. Contrary to Jer 52:12 which says the destruction of the First Temple occurred on the tenth day of the fifth month, 2 Kings states it occurred on the seventh day of the fifth month (25:8). One explanation is that 2 Kings records the day the Temple’s destruction began, and Jeremiah records that date its destruction was completed 3 days later. ↑

14.  While Jeremiah records the destruction of the First Temple occurred on the 10th of Av, the Jews remember it on the 9th of Av. The discrepancy is explained by the belief that “The Temple was set ablaze on the afternoon of the 9th of Av, and it burned through the 10th.” https://www.chabad.org/library/article_cdo/aid/144575/jewish/What-Is-Tisha-BAv.htm ↑

15. Josephus, Jewish Wars, Book VI, ch. IV, sec. 5.

    https://avande1.sites.luc.edu/jerusalem/sources/wars6.htm ↑

16. https://www.chabad.org/library/article_cdo/aid/144575/jewish/What-Is-Tisha-BAv.htm ↑

17. https://www.jewishagency.org/jewish-population-5782/ ↑

18. Admittedly, the 9th of Av (“Day of Disaster”) will not occur until July 23rd in 2026. Perhaps if the actual attack occurs on July 4th, the 23rd will mark the day Endtime Babylon’s (America’s) destruction and depopulation is complete. ↑