We have already seen that Jesus' first coming fulfilled the first four feasts of God exactly on the days when those feasts were being celebrated. What a miracle and certainly a sign from God that we should expect the last three feasts to be fulfilled in a similar fashion.
The next feast that we should expect to be fulfilled is the Feast of Trumpets, which is always celebrated in the fall on the seventh new moon of the Hebrew calendar. "Speak to the sons of Israel, saying, 'In the seventh month on the first of the month, you shall have a rest, a reminder by blowing of trumpets, a holy convocation.'" Leviticus 23:24 The period of time between the Feast of Pentecost and the Feast of Trumpets appears to represent the Church Age, the time between the coming of the Holy Spirit and the Rapture of the Church. When God determines that it is time to call the Bride of Christ to her wedding feast with Jesus, her Bridegroom, the trumpet will sound, and the Church will leave this Earth to attend the Marriage Supper of the Lamb. Revelation 19:9
Why do I believe that the Feast of Trumpets predicts the Rapture of the Church? There are two New Testament passages of scripture that speak very plainly of the Rapture, and they both refer to the blowing of trumpets!
"Behold, I tell you a mystery; we shall not all sleep, but we shall all be changed, in a moment, in the twinkling of an eye, at the last trumpet; for the trumpet will sound, and the dead will be raised imperishable, and we shall be changed." I Corinthians 15:51-52
"For the Lord Himself will descend from heaven with a shout, with the voice of the archangel, and with the trumpet of God; and the dead in Christ shall rise first. Then we who are alive and remain shall be caught up together with them in the clouds to meet the Lord in the air, and thus we shall always be with the Lord." I Thessalonians 4:16-17
Many believe that the story of the conquest of Jericho in the Old Testament is also a picture of the Rapture. A key part of that story was the blowing of trumpets.
Whenever the time of year comes around for the Feast of Trumpets, I always wonder if this will be the year of the Rapture. I'm not date setting, and, of course, we should all be ready to meet the Lord at any moment because we never know when our last breath will be, but I do believe that when the Rapture occurs it will be on the Feast of Trumpets. What year it will be, I can't say, but the signs of Jesus' soon return are all around us.
The Feast of Trumpets for 2013 is on September 5th. I just thought you might want to mark your calendar. :)
"Beloved, now we are children of God, and it has not appeared as yet what we shall be. We know that, when He appears, we shall be like Him, because we shall see Him just as He is. And everyone who has this hope fixed on Him purifies himself, just as He is pure. I John 3:2-3
"But when these things begin to take place, straighten up and lift up your heads, because your redemption is drawing near." Luke 21:28
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