Where in the world is Azal?
One of the most powerful end time prophecies predicts that the Lord will split the Mount of Olives on his return to Zion, and the valley created by this massive earthquake will reach all the way to Azal. So where is that?
Other spellings: Azal, Atsel, Asael
Zec 14:3 Then shall the LORD go forth, and fight against those nations, as when he fought in the day of battle.
Zec 14:4 And his feet shall stand in that day upon the mount of Olives, which [is] before Jerusalem on the east, and the mount of Olives shall cleave in the midst thereof toward the east and toward the west, [and there shall be] a very great valley; and half of the mountain shall remove toward the north, and half of it toward the south.
Zec 14:5 And ye shall flee [to] the valley of the mountains; for the valley of the mountains shall reach unto Azal: yea, ye shall flee, like as ye fled from before the earthquake in the days of Uzziah king of Judah: and the LORD my God shall come, [and] all the saints with thee.
Since the valley reaches to Azal, it would be nice to know where they are going. Remember, they can only flee on foot or by car, and most likely by foot. So it is not far from Israel, wherever it is.
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As a location, in the entire world, I only found 3 possibilities:
Azerbaijan
Azal Khel, Afghanistan
Debdabet el Atsel , Tunesia. (North Africa)
Somewhere near the Mount of Olives, in the Western Bank?
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One thing that is known now, is that this famous geological split in the land described in the bible, is now along what known as the fault line of the African-Syrian rift.
This shows the bible knew about geology before scientists did.
So, if the earthquake occurred, and the land mass spilt, which way would the land mass split, and would that help us find Azal?
Options:
Land movement makes a way to Jordan
Some think that the people in Jerusalem would flee to Petra, or another place in Jordan.
If the plate east of the fault slid northward, then this would bring the dead sea more north too, and prevent a crossing.
If the plate east of the fault slid southward, then this would drop the dead sea more south, and create a land bridge to Jordan.
Land movement creates a valley to south Israel.
However, it may not be necessary to flee to Jordan…there is the valley on the west side of the Dead Sea that would open up. People could travel south from Jerusalem.
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The Dead Sea, because of the “tear” in the land mass might be opened up to the Red Sea, and be refilled with better water.
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The new Jerusalem which is to descend will take up 1400 x 1400 x 1400 cubic miles.
This means that the land masses would have to move and converge enough to form a large area for the new city after the Lord’s victory, and the valley would allow for east – west water flow from Jerusalem to both the Mediterranean Sea and the Dead Sea.
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So I wonder where Azal is…….
It seems like Azal would have to be a safe distance away from Jerusalem, to provide a place of safety for the inhabitants.
Does anyone know more than I do about this?
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Hi Marianne,
I think Azal is underground.
RASHI commentaries on Zech. 14:5
“And you shall flee to the valley of the mountains”: Jonathan renders. And the valley of the mountains shall be stopped up. Since Jerusalem is surrounded by mountains, and there is a valley between the mountains in the north and the Mount of Olives, and [this is also] so in the south, when half of the Mount of Olives draws toward the mountain in the north, the valley between them will be stopped up. [This will also be] so in the south. :
“shall reach”: The height of the valley that will be between the mountains. :
“to Azal”: To the height of the mountaintops that are from either side. So did Menahem classify this (Machbereth p. 32), with (Isa. 41:9) “and from its nobles I called you.” Its meaning is an expression of height.
dear Gavriel,
You completely lost me.
Can you explain that a different way?
I do not know what you mean.
Zech 14 A day of the LORD is coming when your plunder will be divided among you. 2 I will gather all the nations to Jerusalem to fight against it; the city will be captured, the houses ransacked, and the women raped. Half of the city will go into exile, but the rest of the people will not be taken from the city. The question here is what is the day of the Lord? Is it at the end only? One possibility is that the day of the Lord is in two stages: one when the antichrist invades at the 3 1/2 point oif Daniel’s final 7. Jesus like many prophets said that the people of Israel would have to flee when they see the antichrist. Why? Becuse the armies of the antichrist will rape even pregnant women and loot the houses-just like Zechariah says here. That is why Jesus tells the people to flee out of town FAST!. When the prophets spoke, the saw pictures, and those pictures were not order always. I believe that the fleeing here is referring to the antichist’s invasion. then the Lord will come 3 and 1/2 years later
Hi Alan,
It seems like to me that if the Lord has shown up to defend Israel, and he splits the Mount of Olives in half, then this is the end of the 3 1/2 years.
The people are fleeing now because it is the battle of Armageddon, and they have gone to hide while the Lord “takes care of business” on their behalf.
At Tribulation End Jesus and those with him are ALL on horses:
Rev 19:11a And I saw the heaven opened; and behold, a white horse, and he that sat thereon called Faithful and True;…
Rev 19:14 And the armies which are in heaven followed him upon white horses, clothed in fine linen, white and pure.
Act 7:55 But he (Stephen), being full of the Holy Spirit, looked up stedfastly into heaven, and saw the glory of God, and Jesus STANDING on the right hand of God, Act 7:59A And they stoned Stephen…
At Mid-Tribulation Jesus is “spiritually” standing on the ground with those 144,000 firstfruit Jews who are marked by him unto the laying down of their lives for Jerusalem from the antichrist.
Zec 14:4a And his feet shall STAND in that day upon the mount of Olives, …
Rev 14:1 And I saw, and behold, the Lamb STANDING on the mount Zion, and with him a hundred and forty and four thousand, having his name, and the name of his Father, written on their foreheads.
The longing for the sons of Israel to stand in purity before their God is finally fulfilled which moves the heart of God so much that the mountain literally rips apart, much like the veil in the temple ripped apart when Jesus died.
This becomes a fulfillment of Lev16:8-10 where one goat (firstfruit for the Lord) is imediately killed, but the other goat is banished to Azazel. Its a kind of an unusual scriptural atonement picture, but the use of the word Azal is a HUGE clue as to what is going on. In this scenerio, the people would be allowed to flee Judea for a very short period of time, kind of like a short-term get-out-jail-free card God has forced the Devil to agree to.
RIGHT ON!
That was directed @ alan brooks.
@Marianne, Rev.12:6:
“And the woman fled into the wilderness, where she hath a place prepared of God, that they should feed her there a thousand two hundred and threescore days.” – 3 1/2 years.
glad to see you excited about the word of God.
I simply quoted Rashi’s commentaries on Zech 14:5. Rashi is classical rabbinical commentator from 10th century. Well, according to Rashi Azal is not a place but expression of height of the mountaintops that are from either side.
Also, according to Jewish tradition Jerusalem will move some 45 miles south, though Temple Mount will remain in the same place, this explains why Ezekiel locates Temple Mount seperate from the city of Jerusalem (which will move south).
Also, land of Israel is called “Eretz Ha Tzvi” – “land of the deer” meaning it is like skin of the deer which can stretch, or like a scroll – it can open like a scroll and become much larger.
hi Gavriel
I know who Rashi is, I never read what he wrote.
I do not see how Jerusalem will move south, but the Temple Mount remain in the same place. The split occurs in the Mount of Olives, which is east of both Jerusalem and the Temple Mount.
Everything west of the Mount of Olives would have to move south.
So, how high is high? How does Azal describe how “high” a valley is, or how far it reaches?
This makes little sense to me.
The word azal is used in reference to the valley, not the mountain.
Is the valley that is created as deep as the mountains are high?
“The word azal is used in reference to the valley, not the mountain. ”
Not really for it says: “for the valley of the mountains shall reach Azal.” – namely, the valley formed by the mountains will reach the peak – which now moved away.
“Everything west of the Mount of Olives would have to move south.”
Except for Temple mount, Temple Mount would remain closer to northern half of the Mount of Olives. Remember that historical Jerusalem was much smaller and Mount of Olives was considered outside of the city. Prophet describes exactly which parts of the city will move south:
Zech 14:10:
“but it [Jerusalem] will be elevated high and remain in its old place; from the gate of Benjamin to the place of the first gate, until the corner gate, and from the tower of Hananel until the king’s wine-cellars.”
Gavriel
I think we have different concepts of how the land will split and move.
For me, there is first a split from east to west…
then
the entire east side would slide north
and the entire west side would slide south
or the other way around….
My impression is that you are imagining just a split from east to west…..dividing Israel into a north area and a south area, with a big valley in the middle
How can a valley reach a peak of a mountain?
Not really for it says: “for the valley of the mountains shall reach Azal.” – namely, the valley formed by the mountains will reach the peak – which now moved away.
“Everything west of the Mount of Olives would have to move south.”
Except for Temple mount, Temple Mount would remain closer to northern half of the Mount of Olives. Remember that historical Jerusalem was much smaller and Mount of Olives was considered outside of the city. Prophet describes exactly which parts of the city will move south:
Zech 14:10:
“but it [Jerusalem] will be elevated high and remain in its old place; from the gate of Benjamin to the place of the first gate, until the corner gate, and from the tower of Hananel until the king’s wine-cellars.”
“My impression is that you are imagining just a split from east to west…..dividing Israel into a north area and a south area, with a big valley in the middle”
True. Unfourtunately, I have no further sources right now beside me.
“How can a valley reach a peak of a mountain?”
Sorry, I didn’t put that right, I simply meant mountains from both side of the valley.
Gavriel
I still do not see how the word azal relates the valley to the mountain height….
Maybe you mean if the mountain was 500 feet high, then the valley would be 500 feet wide, and reach to the same place where the mountain peak used to be, before it got moved.
I was assuming the split would occur along the Syrian- African rift that divides Israel from Jordan.
“If the plate east of the fault slid northward, then this would bring the dead sea more north too, and prevent a crossing. ”
I think the plate east of the fault COULD ONLY slid northward, because its part of Arabian plate which progresses northward, while land west of Jordan progresses southward towards African plate. Dead Sea wouldn’t have to move north, after such a geological shift it would alter in many possible ways – it could become large sea, if the land between Dead Sea and Red Sea splits, or it could dissappear at all, as it was during Soddom and Gommorah. Geologists say that Jordan Valley once was much higher than it is today and is supported by the Bible, after Jordan changed its course during time of Joshua (this had to involve topographic shift).
If we imagine land of Israel as a scroll, then we could assume that the Jordan valley would enlarge considerably and elevate at the same time.
“I still do not see how the word azal relates the valley to the mountain height….”
Well, my picture is this: Mount of Olives split, one half moving remaining closer to the temple mount and the other half moving southward together with large portion of Jerusalem, thus valley reaching Azal, or extending to the two newly formed split parts of the terrain, which beforehand couldn’t be considered height as the was no valley between them.
Gavriel
I think I will only understand what you say about azal is if you could draw me a picture. I do not see why the Lord would split Jerusalem in half, and have a valley between the 2 halves. We do not know how deep this valley is that is going to form.
Do you have the “paint” program on your computer? You can draw a picture and send it to my email.
“I do not see why the Lord would split Jerusalem in half, and have a valley between the 2 halves.”
In order to isolate Temple Mount maybe? This way Temple Mount will become the highest peak on the horizon, and also hidden wells would open up, in order to fulfill the prophesy of rivers flowing from the Temple Mount.
Also, have you considered Ezekiel’s vision of Holy Portion alluded to Prince? It locates Temple in the middle of Priests’ portion, while the city itself is far south, here’s the map:
http://www.truthofland.co.il/masaot/israel_gilgal.gif
White square is Priest’s portion with the Temple withing, yellow square southwards is Levites portion, and red square further south is portion where the city of Jerusalem stand, this would be logical if in the future there is a considerable split between the Temple Mount and the city.
Well, I’ll try to paint, but I shall not promise.
Gavriel
I thought the priests were located on the east side. Where does it say they relocate to the north?
I thought the original arrangement looked like this:
http://www.bible-history.com/tabernacle/TAB4The_Encampment.htm
Where does it describe this new arrangement of priests to the north, levites south of them, and then the city below them?
I know Ezechiel says that the Prince will enter and exit by the east, that worshipers will enter by the north gate, and leave by the south, but how does this translate into a portion for the priests on the north side?
Is it because everyone enters from the north, so the priests have to be on that side?
But then, according to your picture, the levite portion would obstruct the path of the Prince?
I am confused between portions of land for the priests, levites, and people, and where the temple will sit.
Marianne,
the new Jerusalem will be on the new earth! Right now the top would be way out in space!
If I remember correctly there will be a major landscape remodeling done and only Jerusalem will stay exalted.
Hi GYOD
Very true. Somehow, the landscape has to change to allow for 1400 square miles in every direction. It seems like the Dead Sea would have to be removed, maybe even the Sea of Galilee. New waters would proceed out of Jerusalem.
Hi Marianne,
I didn’t mean the Temple itself, but large land strip called Prince’s or Holy Portion (Ezekiel 48:8-22) located between future portion’s of Judah and Benjamin: here’s the map:
http://www.truthofland.co.il/english/images/israelcom.gif
Pay attention to the square in the Prince’s portion – the city is in small yellow square;
Gavriel
Ok. You are referring to the re-portioning of the land for the different tribes.
It seems like here, the land is divided based on the current map of Israel
Israel originally was given much more land than that. Wouldn’t it expect to have all land restored to it in the Messianic reign?
Still, using the term “azal” as a measurement of distance or height still eludes me.
It still sounds like a location to me. From what I found, the word azal means :
to lay aside, reserve, withdraw, withhold
a) (Qal) to reserve, set apart, withhold
b) (Niphal) to be withdrawn
c) (Hiphil) to withdraw
Maybe it really means that the location is secret and will not be revealed until the time comes. This might be to protect the inhabitants, and their location, as they flee to it for refuge.
Hi,
Maybe this would help …
Now, where is Azal? The word comes from the Hebrew name ‘Atsel which means, “proximity: he has reserved”
Marianne;
I never noticed the reference to Azal before. I only know about Petra, Jordan. But for those new to your web site, I wonder if they have heard about Petra-Israel’s secret hiding place during the last 3 1/2 years of the GREAT TRIBULATION. In case they haven’t I hope you don’t mind me sharing it with those who maybe are not familiar with these things.
Kittii
Hi Kitti
Maybe Azal might turn out to be Petra.
Azal runs along the same area as the Mount of Olives.
From Scripture, it is obvious that those who do the running, will be able to get there by foot, so the distance is not a long one!
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Hi Marianne
I was looking for Azal in Zech 14. I chanced upon this site listing the 10 lowest places on earth http://geology.com/below-sea-level/
After the Dead Sea region, there is a Lake Assal (Azal???) in Djibouti (across the sea from Yemen. Could this be it???
hi AngCP
Yes, that might be it.
The scriptures are talking about a huge earthquake along the Syrian African rift, and the fault line does extend to that area.
thank you.
I found a couple of links, one of which would support a latitudinal valley, the other longitudinal. I’m not going to do any more searching for now, since the mere existence of more of one or the other would be inconclusive.
The links:
http://maps.google.com/?q=31.77809503341373,35.2471976093501%20%28Azal%29&t=k&z=9
If you click on “search nearby” and type “Jerusalem”, the result should come up marked as “A”, with the proposed site of Azal marked with a green arrow. This corresponds to the valley running east to west.
http://weseds.blogspot.com/2008/02/earthquake-rocks-temple-mount.html
This is just a blog with who knows what as the source of information, but it places Azal more or less south of Jerusalem, supporting a north/south valley.
Here’s one more link:
http://www.jewishencyclopedia.com/view.jsp?letter=A&artid=2193
It cites Beth Ezel(way west of Jerusalem) as a possibilty, also Wadi Yasul which is purportedly in East Jerusalem. Both would point to a latitudinal split and a valley east/west.
I’ll go ahead and give my two cents:
The army coming against her will be so massive, furious and proud that they’re not going to be concerned with tactics. They’ll come straight down from the north, perhaps sending a smaller expeditionary force of some sort to take the city, or at least be drawn out as a whole from north to south to some extent. I say this because I’m under the impression that Megiddo is where the armies will gather for slaughter, filling the plain with blood to the height of horses’ bridles, etc. Also, from a logistical standpoint, such a force would be extremely difficult to move in any strict formation through such rough terrain. I haven’t figured out the particulars and I suppose the whole multitude could actually reach Jerusalem’s general area and their blood flow north, or wherever(1600 furlongs/200 miles, distance is given but it doesn’t really say where, maybe all around).
Anyway, we know they only get far enough to take half the city and they start out at Megiddo. It would make sense that, regardless of the size of the force that reaches Jerusalem, the valley, better yet the power of the one who will create it, going north would utterly annihilate them all the way up to Megiddo, if they’re staggered ,as I tend to believe(I relate the power that splits a mountain to that which wipes out the army of the nations). This while allowing the survivors to flee south.
I, until stumbling on your blog and doing this research, was under the impression that the flight would be eastward. I think the fault line confirms the direction of the valley, and it says to flee by the valley itself. So, since the armies come from the north, and the opposite direction would be the logical way to run, Azal must be somewhere to the south.
At any rate, when it happens, those who at least know to look for it will see which way it runs and follow it. It’s sure to be hard to miss!
thanks Jesse
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I had seen that one spot east of the temple mount, labeled as “azal” but as I got closer to check it, it appeared to be a local neighborhood, and the reason it was labeled that way was because of the Azal scripture that popped up. It referenced to the temple mount and Jerusalem. I am not sure if that is it, or just a tourist spot., but maybe it is. It seems that Azal would have been mentioned more in scripture.
I agree that most likely the split will be along the syrian-african fault, which runs NS, but the movement will be from east to west, or west to east.
Okay, what remains to be clarified is this:
“…the mount…shall cleave…toward the east and…west…”
Does east and west refer to the valley or the halves of the mountain?
Also:
“…half…shall remove toward the north, and half…south.”
Does this refer to the halves moving apart in diametric opposition, or parallel opposition? The answer to one seems to depend on the other. Like I said though, whomever needs to know will have no doubt about it when they see it with their own eyes!
hi jesse
If you look at this post
http://heavenawaits.wordpress.com/the-garden-of-eden-and-the-%E2%80%9Cpit%E2%80%9D-%E2%80%93-tioran-land-drift-theory/
it is about a different topic, but it shows the syrian-african rift (dead sea transform)….it is the geologic fault along which the earthquake will split the land of Israel and surrounding areas.
pictures 6 & 17 …….from the top of the page.
it runs north south, but would split from east west.
the east half is expected to move south….and the west side of the split is expected to move north.
I’d like to amend my post about latitudinal vs. longitudinal split/valley through the Mt. of Olives. It says very clearly that half of the MOUNTAIN will go north and half south, making the actual split/valley run from east to west. Dunno what I was thinking there.
hi jesse
I had seen that on google…but was not sure if it was real, or if it was a posted scripture reference for the site.
I was hoping you knew. If you find out before I do please let me know. Where Azal is. please email me at tcaurand@aol.com
Hi Tom
these might be clues:
in Jordan?
http://www.jstor.org/pss/20066651
http://www.jstor.org/pss/20066669
http://74.125.47.132/search?q=cache:vDQ0M4ZsK7MJ:www.christian-forum.net/lofiversion/index.php%3Ft31359.html+azal+jordan&cd=4&hl=en&ct=clnk&gl=us
http://74.125.47.132/search?q=cache:WPabYSSf9FwJ:www.bibleprophecyupdate.com/%3Fp%3D1284+azal+jordan&cd=19&hl=en&ct=clnk&gl=us
Beit She’ an valley?
just check back occasionally, and see if anything new develops.
Verse one and two of Zechariah 14 indicates that the Lord is not going to come in His Second Coming on the first day of the Battle of Armageddon [Revelation 16:16]. The conflict at Armageddon will not be a one day war and there will be slaughter of Jews much like Titus did in 70 A.D. But when much death and destruction happens and the Lord is tired of Islamic and Russian pummeling of Jews, then our Lord will appear with the splitting of the land mass area around Jerusalem. The Lord is not working through a ‘fault line’ in order to make this earthquake. The brightness of His coming will kill thousands of His enemies and the earthquake will be by His providence [Revelation 19:15-21]. I think you remember that the Bible says that no man can see God or they die as in the true story of Moses and in John 1:18a.
At the Rapture Jesus comes for His saints as duly explained in I Thessalonians 4:16-17.
In Zechariah 14:5 at the Second Coming of Christ He comes with we His saints [Revelation 19:14], after the Judgment Seat of Christ when Christians from all times will be evaluated as to what they have done for Jesus our Lord. Our position in Heaven will be determined at this tribunal as noted in I Corinthians chapter three.
Apparently there was an earthquake in Isaiah chapter 6 as corroborated in Zechariah 14:5e.
The earthquake will rearrange the land mass around Jerusalem providing water for irregation during the Theocratic Millennial Kingdom Age on this earth [Zechariah 14:8]. There may be something similar to a river or fresh water canal from Azal or Jerusalem toward the Mediterranean Sea and in the dirction of the Sea of Galilee, as the Bible says the ‘hinder sea.’
The Rev. Dr. I. Ray Berrian, Th.D. & Ph.D. Summa Cum Laude
http://www.spreadthewordministries.org & then to Berrian Bible Institute. rayberrian@rcn.com
Dear Dr. Berrian,
Thank you for commenting. I thought it interesting that Jesus would stand on the Mount of Olives, which happens to be on top of a fault line. It would be interesting that the creator of science would use what he created to serve his divine purpose.
See here:
http://heavenawaits.wordpress.com/earthquake-pattern-increasing-for-jerusalem-%E2%80%93-end-times/
I would think that his coming is enough to defeat the enemies present, and the surrounding landscape would accommodate his design for a new Jerusalem.
will fault width 444 meters
http://www.dodaj.rs/f/i/3q/1TYXuoxj/ff.jpg
Azal is a valley south of Jerusalem.
http://zechariahfourteenfive.wordpress.com
Azal is about four miles south of Jerusalem. It has two names: Government House, and Hill of Evil Counsel. It is also the location of the main headquarters of the United Nations in Israel! U.S. Bible “scholars” do not have a clue about Azal because they spend too much time in their libraries instead of actually being “on-site”. I’ve always said that travel is one of the best ways to learn.
hi Wesley
Thanks for sharing that.. It seemed strange that he bible indicated somewhere that did not exist, unless it did, but was not significant enough to be mentioned in other scripture.
How do you know that this place is Azal?
Not sure from what point in Jerusalem Wesley is computing distance from, but Azal can’t be more than a half mile as the crow flies from Mt Zion. He’s close saying that Azal is near Government House. Azal is actually the valley to the north just below that ridge. If he’s on-site he should know it as Nahal Etsel. Azal is the first valley due south of the Hinnom Valley with the Hill of Evil Council betwixt it and the Hinnom Valley. The Jerusalem Peace Forest is on its western slopes. Abu Tor is on the northern slope. The torrent of Azal flows into the Kidron at the base of the Mount of Olives, which is an about 2.5 mile-long mountain running from north Jerusalem to Mount Zion. There’s a large landslide on the Mount of Olives near where Azal intersects Kidron.
Atzal is more than likely a high mountain place of refuge. The earthquake will split from east to west forcing the plates to move north and south. Water will run from east to west igniting the volatile sulfer from the Dead Sea with the minerals from the Mediterranean Sea. This will create a fire running east to west along the ridge of the north and south sides and sulfer oxide or hydrogen oxide will develope, even possibly phosphorus may occur stripping the flesh off the invaders. The people will flee through the valley created by the earthquake to the place called Atzal or high place. Also Radak has interpretated the separation or earthquake as the routing of the invaders from the north [ Esav-Gog ] and from the south [ Islam ] both being divided and wiped out. They were essentially together with one mind when they invaded Jerusalem. It is a known military strategy to divide the enemy and conquer it. Both can occur together, a place created to hide when invaded and also the routing of the invaders.
hi Jay
Imaging that earthquake and what happens next is quite an event.
God’s judgments are awesome.
You’re delusional Jay. Go work for Hollywood, or something, and quit spamming the kingdom of God with your lying fantasies. Azal is Wady Yasul. The evidence proves it. There will be no splitting of the Mount of Olives, and no people fleeing to Azal. It’s all a lie based on a mistranslation.
zechariahfourteenfive,
I have just finished reading your commentary, (linked off of your name above.) Thank you for the time and effort that you have put into compliling this information, it is a very thought provoking read.
alienated,
You’re welcome and thanks for taking the time to give me some feedback. People like you make the effort seem worthwhile. Hope you derive some blessing from it.
Hey Jay, I apologize for my harshness. I was having a bad day.
In the bible dictionary “Azal” is defined as, “very near” = “the way of escape shall be made easy.”
It is not a place but the way the 144,000 will come to Jesus for their safty, when He returns to establish His kingdom. They will be the only survivors of the tribulation.
Hi Marianne,
Anyway, I tend to agree with Abigail and somewhat with 45squared.
I was just doing some research on Zech 14 and Matt 16:27; I’m a little late on the discussion thread I guess
I believe “Azal” is underground as Abigail mentioned. I think it may refer to the fallen angel Azazel mentioned in the Book of Enoch and referenced as the “scape goat” to Azazel in Leviticus as 45squared pointed out. In the Book of Enoch, a high ranking angel named Uriel at the command of Yahweh bound Azazel by opening up a place in the ground and casting him into a dark pit until he awaits judgment on the “Last Day” which we true believers know is fast approaching!!! When the great earthquake (a.k.a. 6th seal opens), it looks like it will be the start of the judgment period for everybody- the angels that sinned (II Peter 2:4) and us humans.
There is so much hidden knowledge that is being uncovered now. You may not believe all of the apocryphal works and the targums, but they are worth a look just from an historical perspective. I’m just praying that Yahweh will have mercy on my soul!