The Hidden Wedding Day
As I write this I am not sure whether I will bother posting
it or not. I am not going to keep posting my speculations on the timing of the
Rapture. As I wrote before, we are fallible humans and do not know the whole
mind of YHWH but only know in part (1 Corinthians 13:12). Like Scottie Clarke
and other watchmen, I don’t mind being proved wrong—I am simply seeking
the truth!
According to Hebrew wedding customs only the father of the
groom knows the day of his son’s wedding (see #9 under the section titled Rosh Hashanah: The
Wedding of the Messiah). The
Bride knows it is the season of her wedding, but does not know the exact
day and hour.
So what did we miss in our understanding?
WHEN IS THE FEAST OF TRUMPETS FULFILLED?
There are two special appointments or moedim to look at in
seeking to answer the question of when Rosh Hashanah, The Feast of Trumpets,
will be fulfilled—Rosh Hashanah itself and the Jubilee.
Since the spring and summer festivals were fulfilled in
Israel, for a time I wondered whether the catching away of the overcoming
Church was the fulfillment of the next fall festival—The Feast of Trumpets—or if
it was to be fulfilled by the resurrection of the 144,000 in Revelation Chapter
14.
As I studied this I realized the 144,000 would not be in the
same category as the Body of Christ nor would their rapture fit the 7-day
wedding feast timeline.
The Apostle
Paul told the church of Corinth, “I have espoused you to one husband, that I
may present you as a chaste virgin to Christ.” As a result, many of us
understand that the Church is the bride of Christ just as the New Jerusalem is
said to be. Does Christ have two brides? Absolutely not, because that would go
against the order that God forever established in His word. Thus we comprehend
that the Church is the great multitude and the New Jerusalem. endtime.com
When will God turn to Israel?
The timing of the rapture of the Church Bride then must be just prior to the time when God turns His attention back to Israel. Chapter 5 of the Book of Micah holds the key to this time. It is my understanding of Micah 5:3 that the time of Jacob’s
Trouble will be when God turns His attention back to Israel:
Therefore will he give
them up, until the time [that] she which
travaileth hath brought forth . . . -
Micah 5:3a KJV
Throughout Scripture the prophecy of the travailing woman
representing Israel is seen. The following verse, along with Micah 5:3, is just
a sample:
Ask ye now, and see whether a man doth travail with child? wherefore do I see every man with his hands on his loins, as a woman in travail, and all faces are turned into paleness? Alas! for that day [is] great, so that none [is] like it: it [is] even the time of Jacob's trouble; but he shall be saved out of it. - Jeremiah 30:6-7 KJV
These verses are referring to a time of travail for the
nation of Israel that is future. It is my belief, along with many others, that
this time of ‘Jacob’s trouble’ is nearly upon us! The September Revelation 12
Sign of the Woman and The International Day of Peace both are proclaiming this!
For yourselves know perfectly that the day of the Lord so cometh as a thief in the night. For when they shall say, Peace and safety; then sudden
destruction cometh upon them, as travail upon a woman with child; and
they shall not escape. But ye, brethren, are not in darkness, that that day
should overtake you as a thief. For God hath not appointed us to wrath, but to
obtain salvation by our Lord Jesus Christ, - 1 Thessalonians 5:2-4, 9 KJV
A second possibility of when The Feast of Trumpets (also called
Rosh Hashanah and Yom Teruah) will be fulfilled is when the Jubilee is
observed.
Rapture at Jubilee?
Back in May I posted an article sharing that when I asked
the Lord whether He was coming to catch us away this year He pointed me to the
Jubilee: 2017
The Final Jubilee? In that post I shared that the Jubilee is celebrated on
the Day of Atonement. The Day of Atonement is 7 days after The Feast of Trumpets
which is sunset on September 30 in Jerusalem (See Torah Calendar).
This reminds us of the 7-day period when God told Noah to enter the ark before the flood rains came (Genesis
7:4).
Research
has surfaced that it is possible Rosh Hashanah occurs simultaneously with the
Day of Atonement in a Jubilee year! Could the recent Revelation 12:1-2 Sign, therefore, be
marking a similar 7-days warning period with both Rosh Hashanah and the Jubilee
being observed on the same day?
The Wonders Continue
Even many of the Brethren who do not believe in a pre-Tribulation/Jacob’s Trouble rapture, DO
believe that the September celestial event is the Revelation 12:1-2 wonder and
that it signals the coming Tribulation. Obviously, the Tribulation did not
begin September 23 but that does not mean we are not on its cusp! In fact, the
wonder or sign continues and a second wonder is to follow the first one! A careful reading of Revelation
12:1-5 reveals that the second wonder—the Dragon—appears while the first wonder
is still in progress!
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Daniel Valles gives an excellent picture of what is occurring now in the heavens in his video Visible Moon Labour. He points out that there are constellations surrounding Virgo that could fit the description of the Great Red Dragon which is the second wonder of Revelation 12. However, I do not want to discount the possibility that Planet X will be a manifestation of Revelation 12:3-4 that causes the Sixth Seal sudden destruction. Steve Olson of the WSO YT Channel poses an interesting scenario in his 4-minute video THEY ARE HIDING THE SECOND SIGN! THE DRAGON.
Brethren, let us continue to look up!
Brethren, let us continue to look up!
That if thou shalt confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus, and shalt believe in thine heart that God hath raised him from the dead, thou shalt be saved. - Romans 10:9 KJV
Caveat: I do not necessarily agree
with all the beliefs of anyone whose material I reference. I seek to be led of
the Spirit of God as to the sources I use, however, even Spirit-filled Christians
only 'see in part' as it says in 1 Corinthians 13:12.
2 comments:
Yes, we continue to look up. Jesus is coming and it seems very soon at that. Love your blog.
me too, i'm with Kim on that! Love your blog!....tony in vt. Hi Lyn, Bless you! \o/
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