The Bible is clear that no one knows the exact day or hour of Christ’s return (Matt. 24:36). Yet, Scripture also tells us to be watchful and discern “the signs of the times.” A resurfaced interview from 2020 with the late author Tom Horn on the Jim Bakker Show is now going viral, stirring conversation about whether the Jewish feast days, the year 2025 and the asteroid Apophis could all be prophetically linked.
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Horn lays out a theory—not a declaration—that intertwines biblical prophecy, astronomy and ancient Jewish tradition. He is careful to frame this as a scenario worth watching, not as a definitive timeline.
Apophis and Wormwood
Horn connects the asteroid Apophis, set for a close Earth flyby in 2029, with the “Wormwood” prophecy of Revelation 8. He explained, “If Apophis is the fulfillment of the Wormwood prophecy Revelation chapter eight, that would happen in the middle of the great tribulation period.”
If that were the case, he said, “you would count backward 3.5 years to arrive at the beginning of what is called the seven year great tribulation period.”
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The Feasts and 2025
During the interview, Horn recounted that researcher Derek Gilbert pulled up a Hebrew calendar as they discussed the possibility. “He literally turned pale because 3.5 years earlier before the impact of Apophis to the day is the middle of the feast of tabernacles,” Horn recalled.
That feast in 2025 falls on a particularly symbolic day. “It not only falls into the middle of the feast of tabernacles but literally on the seventh day of the feast of tabernacles in 2025,” Horn said. “The seventh day of the feast of tabernacles is when the ancient Hebrews … sacrificed seven bulls in commemoration of God delivering them from all of the gods of the nations but in particular delivering them from the gods of Egypt and in particular delivering them from Apophis the ancient Egyptian god of chaos.”
Trumpets and Pentecost
Horn also pointed to other feasts in that same cycle. Just 10 days before Tabernacles is the Feast of Trumpets, which Paul referenced in 1 Thessalonians: “At the last trump … the dead in Christ shall rise.” Horn said, “During the feast of trumpets the shofar has sounded 100 times. Paul says at the last trump the dead in Christ shall rise then we which are alive and remain shall be caught up together.”
Even earlier, 120 days before Tabernacles in 2025, is Pentecost, which Horn connected to the symbolic number of human completion. “In biblical numerology the number 120 is the number of the end of mankind,” he noted, citing Genesis 6:3. “Of course Moses was also a parody … of that in that he died at 120 years of age.”
The Essene Prophecies
Beyond the feasts, Horn also tied in the writings of the Essenes of Qumran, the Jewish sect known from the Dead Sea Scrolls. He explained that their ancient prophecies accurately anticipated the first coming of the Messiah, including that He would die in 32 A.D., not just for Jews but also for Gentiles.
“They also prophesied this: that mankind … will enter its final age guess when—in the year 2025,” Horn said.
A Viral Theory, Not a Timeline
Horn summarized his case by stressing that “there are a massive amount of indicators that 2025 is a pivotal year that the world needs to be paying attention to.” But he did not present this as an infallible declaration, rather as a theory piecing together ancient prophecy, biblical feasts and astronomical events.
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As videos of the interview spread online in 2025, it is easy to see why many are intrigued by how these dates appear to align. Yet Scripture warns against setting dates, even as it encourages believers to remain watchful.
Instead of giving in to fear or anxiety, Christians are called to turn to the Word of God in prayer and stay faithful to the mission Christ gave: to “go and make disciples of all nations” (Matt. 28:19).
James Lasher is staff writer for Charisma Media.
