Rapture Notes
(Please note that this article will be updated at different times.)
NOTES on antichrist, Rapture, and Rosh Hashanah
Dan 9:27
"And he shall confirm the covenant with many for one week: and in the midst of the week he shall cause the sacrifice and the oblation to cease, and for the overspreading of abominations he shall make it desolate, even until the consummation, and that determined shall be poured upon the desolate."
So what does the word confirm mean.
1396 gabar (gaw-bar');
a primitive root; to be strong; by implication, to prevail, act insolently:
KJV-- exceed, confirm, be great, be mighty, prevail, put to more [strength], strengthen, be stronger, be valiant.
Wow! It seems to indicate that the antichrist will put to "more [strength], strengthen" the covenant. So could it be that the antichrist will after the Rapture give the covenant more strength by renewing the current Oslo accord for another 7 years, but this time he strengthens it by backing it with his name and leadership.
Marilyn McGee states that Noah had 7 days warning before they were sealed in the ark. Could this 7 year Oslo accord be the period of warning? All through scripture God uses the number 2. Also things always seem to come in 2s. If the antichrist renews the Oslo accord, it will mean it will be in 2 sections, the last half being the Tribulation period.
Also there seem to be a connection between the word bow as used for the white horse rider who strangely carries no arrows? Why is this. Why is that the word for bow is actually a take off of the word bow used in Genesis for rainbow, This rainbow was God's covenant with all mankind that He would never flood the world again. In other words could it be that the antichrist will ride forth with the new Oslo covenant in his hand. If so he does, it appears that he now goes out into the world enforcing it.
Rev 6:2
"And I saw, and behold a white horse: and he that sat on him had a bow; and a crown was given unto him: and he went forth conquering, and to conquer."
Dan 8:25
"And through his policy also he shall cause craft to prosper in his hand; and he shall magnify himself in his heart, and by peace shall destroy many."
Here is some back ground information:
Strong's listing sure seems obscure ( the simplest fabric? he makes it sound
like a cute little bow tie :-) ...... ) It is possible that Strong may be
picturing a bow as a ribbon (1st place ribbon..blue ribbon..etc) utilizing
the main idea of "to bend" ( a rainbow ) or he maybe completely off track (Missler)
as I could see no references to "bows" in the sense of ornaments.
Here is a listing from Robertson's Word Picture's of the N.T. and some uses
from the Septuigint.
{A bow} (toxon). Old word (#Zec 9:13 of a great bow), here only in N.T.
Genesis 9:13 to toxon
Genesis 9:13 I do set my bow in the cloud, and it shall be for a token of a
covenant between me and the earth.
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Rick,
Just a little added info. Chuck Missler in a conversation with John Walvoord
asked him if he had heard anything about the bow being the seal of a covenant
according to the "law of first mention". The idea is that the bow is the
seal of the covenant that antichrist makes Dan 9 and Rev 6. Since Gen 9:13
first uses the bow as a sign of the seal of the covenant......etc.
Walvoord didn't get very enthusiastic about the suggestion but didn't
discount the possibility either.....he just claimed he hadn't studied that
particular aspect.
The "bow" whether in the sky or as an instrument of war is a curved
line...therefore to bow down...a bow with no arrows describes the way
that antichrist shall conquer by meanings of flatteries and not war.
-Rick-
Tid Bits:
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> Elul
>
> The month of Elul runs from September 1-29, 2000.
>
> 1.The name of the month of Elul is an acrostic in Hebrew -- ani ledodi
> vedodi li, "I am my beloved's and My beloved is mine." (Song 6:3)
>
> 2. The shofar (known as the Last Trump) is sounded daily at the morning service (except on the
> evil report of the land.
>
> 5. Everything in the book of Haggai happens between the first of Elul
> and Kislev 24 (a three month time span ending with Hanukkah). The book
> speaks of the rebuilding of the Temple.
>
Rosh Hashanah is two days long, but it is only seen as one day. Much like the Jews and the Gentiles are seen as the one man in Christ. No one knows when it starts because the new moon has to be spotted first. And that is hard since it is low to the horizon and close to the sun. Only until the Last Trump is sounded can it begin. It is also called the Awaking and the Shout. It is also called the Unknown day since no man knows the day nor hour that it comes. Only until when the Last Trump sounds can it begin. The Last Trump only sounds when two witnesses spot the new moon which could be at any time.
Here are only two places in the entire Bible that the word Trump is used. The names of Rosh Hashanah are in capitals.
1Thes 4:16-18
"For the Lord himself shall descend from heaven with a SHOUT, with the voice of the archangel, and with the TRUMP of God: and the dead in Christ shall rise first:
17 Then we which are alive and remain shall be caught up together with them in the clouds, to meet the Lord in the air: and so shall we ever be with the Lord.
18 Wherefore comfort one another with these words."
1 Cor 15:52
"In a moment, in the twinkling of an eye, at the LAST TRUMP: for the trumpet shall SOUND, and the dead shall be raised incorruptible, and we shall be changed."
Also look at this verse:
Ps 47:5
"God is gone up with a SHOUT, the LORD with the SOUND OF A TRUMPET."
Rosh Hashanah is also referred to as being the time of the open door or gate. It is a time when all heaven has it's door open to allow people in.
Rev 4:1
"After this I looked, and, behold, a DOOR was opened in heaven: and the first voice which I heard was as it were of a TRUMPET talking with me; which said, Come up hither, and I will shew thee things which must be hereafter.
(KJV)
Rev 3:20
"Behold, I stand at the DOOR, and knock: if any man hear my voice, and open the DOOR (heaven), I will come in to him, and will sup with him, and he with me."
In Rev. 1:10 we read:
Rev 1:10
"I was in the Spirit on the Lord's day, and heard behind me a GREAT VOICE (shout), as of a TRUMPET"
Now look what it says just two chapters over and again is in verse 10:
Rev 3:10
"Because thou hast kept the word of my patience, I also will keep thee from the hour of temptation, which shall come upon all the world, to try them that dwell upon the earth."
Rosh Hashanah: Names, Themes, and Idioms
Teshuvah (repentance)
Rosh HaShanah (Head of the Year, Birthday of the World)
Yom Teruah (the Day of the Awakening Blast (The Shout) [Feast of Trumpets)
Yom HaDin (the Day of Judgment)
HaMelech (the Coronation of the Messiah)
Yom HaZikkaron (the Day of Remembrance or memorial)
The time of Jacob's (Ya'akov) trouble (the birthpangs of the Messiah, Chevlai shel
Mashiach)
The opening of the gates
Kiddushin/Nesu'in (the wedding ceremony)
The resurrection of the dead (rapture, natza1)
The last trump (shofar)
Yom Hakeseh (the hidden day)
HaMelech: The Coronation of the King
In ancient times after the new moon was confirmed by two witnesses, Rosh Hashanah could only be declared by the Temple priests and then the shofar trumpet (the Last Trump) is blown to announce that Rosh Hashanah has begun. Well today the Temple is long gone. But the Lord provides and answer to this problem.
1Thes 4:16-17
"For the Lord himself shall descend from heaven with a shout, with the voice of the archangel, and with the trump of God.
(KJV)
Isn't that something! The Lord Himself will come to the clouds and be the one to declare the beginning of Rosh Hashanah! "Then we which are alive and remain shall be caught up together with them in the clouds, to meet the Lord in the air: and so shall we ever be with the Lord."
Yes the Trump shall sound and God Himself will take us to heaven.
Ps 47:5
"God is gone up with a shout, the LORD with the sound of a trumpet."
The term (Last) Trump is only used only 2 times in scripture:
TRUMP: 1Thes 4:16-17
For the Lord himself shall descend from heaven with a shout, with the voice
of the archangel, and with the TRUMP of God: and the dead in Christ shall rise
first:
17 Then we which are alive and remain shall be caught up together with them in
the clouds, to meet the Lord in the air: and so shall we ever be with the Lord.
(KJV)
LAST TRUMP: 1 Cor 15:52
"In a moment, in the twinkling of an eye, at the last trump: for the trumpet
shall sound, and the dead shall be raised incorruptible, and we shall be
changed." (KJV)
The feast of Rosh Hashanah is called the Last Trump. Paul was a Jew writing to a
Jewish audience. He knew full well what the term Last Trump meant. AFTER the
time of the Last Trump comes the time of Yom Kippur. This is referred to as the
Day of Atonement which includes the judgements of the trumpets as seen in the
book of Revelation.
Rev 8:6 "And the seven angels which had the seven trumpets prepared themselves
to sound." (KJV)
FIRST comes the Last Trump (singular) known as Rosh Hashanah.
SECOND comes the Trumpets (plural) known as Yom Kippur.
The above list scriptures regarding the Last Trump is clearly seen as the
Rapture of the Church. The 7 trumpets of Revelation is clearly seen as the time
of God's judgements on the earth. It is very clear from scripture that the Last
Trump and the 7 trumpets are very different and at different times. One is the
Rapture followed by the 7 trumpets of judgement.
Rosh Hashanah comes every year in the fall. This year it comes Sept. 30th 2000.
The Bible says that "when they say peace and safety, then sudden destruction
with come upon them." Notice the words "they" and "them." This is a clear
reference to people outside the Church that will not be Raptured at the Last
Trump, and will then enter into the 7 trumpets of God's judgement.
Rosh Hashanah is also called the "Unknown Day" because no man knows the day nor
the hour in which it begins. In fact it is two days that come together as one.
It is also called the Shout and the Awakening. Sound familiar?
"For the Lord himself shall descend from heaven with a SHOUT, with the voice of
the archangel, and with the TRUMP of God: and the dead in Christ (the Awakening)
shall rise first."
"Finally, the Great Tribulation will fulfill the Day of Atonement, and the
Rapture of the Church will fulfill the Feast of Trumpets. And just as the Feast
of Trumpets precedes the Day of Atonement, the Rapture will in turn precede the
Tribulation." (Quote from Ariel Ministries.)
PART 2
Rosh Hashanah is two days long, but it is only seen as one day. Much like
the Jews and the Gentiles are seen as the one man in Christ. No one knows
when it starts because the new moon has to be spotted first. And that is
hard since it is low to the horizon and close to the sun. Only until the
Last Trump is sounded can it begin. It is also called the Awaking and the
Shout. It is also called the Unknown day since no man knows the day nor hour
that it comes. Only until when the Last Trump sounds can it begin. The Last
Trump only sounds when two witnesses spot the new moon which could be at any
time.
Here is the only two places in the entire Bible that the word Trump is used.
The names of Rosh Hashanah are in capitals.
1Thes 4:16-18
16 For the Lord himself shall descend from heaven with a SHOUT, with the
voice of the archangel, and with the TRUMP of God: and the dead in Christ
shall rise first:17 Then we which are alive and remain shall be caught up together with them
in the clouds, to meet the Lord in the air: and so shall we ever be with the
Lord.
18 Wherefore comfort one another with these words.
(KJV)
1 Cor 15:52
"In a moment, in the twinkling of an eye, at the LAST TRUMP: for the trumpet
shall SOUND, and the dead shall be raised incorruptible, and we shall be
changed."
(KJV)
Also look at this verse:
Ps 47:5
"God is gone up with a SHOUT, the LORD with the SOUND OF A TRUMPET."
(KJV)
Rosh Hashanah is also referred to as being the time of the open door or
gate. It is a time when all heaven has it's door open to allow people in.
Rev 4:1
"After this I looked, and, behold, a DOOR was opened in heaven: and the
first voice which I heard was as it were of a TRUMPET talking with me; which
said, Come up hither, and I will shew thee things which must be hereafter."
(KJV)
Rev 3:20
"Behold, I stand at the DOOR, and knock: if any man hear my voice, and open
the DOOR (heaven), I will come in to him, and will sup with him, and he with
me."
(KJV)
In Rev. 1:10 we read:
"I was in the Spirit on the Lord's day, and heard behind me a GREAT VOICE
(shout), as of a TRUMPET."
(KJV)
Now look what it says just two chapters over and again is in verse 10:
Rev 3:10
"Because thou hast kept the word of my patience, I also will keep thee from
the hour of temptation, which shall come upon all the world, to try them
that dwell upon the earth."
(KJV)
LETTER
Hi Rich and Group
Another name for Feast of Trumpets is the Wedding of Missiah,,,,I dont understand how anyone misses this as the Feast of the Rapture, except by anti-semitism,,Good job, well done!
Pastor Mike
The following excerpts are from Thomas Ice. Thomas Ice is the Executive Director of the Pre-Trib Research Center in Wash. D.C. The Research Center was founded a few years ago by Tim LaHaye and Mr. Ice to research, teach, proclaim, and defend pretribulationism.
From the article: ISRAEL'S FALL FEASTS AND DATE-SETTING OF THE RAPTURE
"No Signs for the Church
When the disciples ask Jesus in Acts 1:6 "Lord, is it at this time You are restoring the kingdom to Israel?," Christ had not yet revealed to them the mystery (i.e., secret) about the intervening dispensation of grace called the church. Christ's response set the tone for chronological matters in relation to the whole church age. "It is not for you to know times or epochs [seasons] which the Father has fixed by His own authority" (Acts 1:7). Notice the "times and seasons" are set having been predestined by God, but for the church we are not to know them, they are a part of God's secret counsels."
This is flat out wrong. At this time the Holy Spirit had not even been given. There was no Church. The question is not about the Rapture, it is about the "restoring the kingdom to Israel." In other words the Second Coming.They thought that the Kingdom was imitate. Little did they know that over 2000 years would have to come first.
"...No where is there even a hint that signs will relate to the rapture."
This is error as we the Church are given a sign.
1Thes 5:3
"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."
(KJV)
We have to be gone sometime before the peace accord comes because the one that enforces it is the antichrist. The sign is peace in the middle east.
"The fact of the matter is that the rapture of the church is something that could happen at any-moment, without signs or warnings. Thus a church age believer should be constantly watching and waiting for our Lord. The posture of watching and waiting for the Lord clearly implies that the rapture is what Bible teachers have called "imminent." Imminence means that Christ could come for His church at any-moment; that there are no signs relating to the rapture; that no prophecy has to be fulfilled before Christ could call us to meet Him in the air. Note some of the many passages in the Epistles that teach this truth:"
So we are taught by preachers to "be constantly watching and waiting for our Lord." If there are no signs, then what are we to be watching?
1Thes 5:1-5
1But of the times and the seasons, brethren, ye have no need that I write unto you.
Why?
2 For yourselves know perfectly that the day of the Lord so cometh as a thief in the night.
3 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.
Could it be that Paul need not write them because they already know the times and seasons (Jewish festivals).
4 But ye, brethren, are not in darkness, that that day should overtake you as a thief.
5 Ye are all the children of light, and the children of the day: we are not of the night, nor of darkness.
(KJV)
Well this confirms it. They were children of light so Paul did not need to tell them the times. What I think what Paul's says here is that I need not tell you that Rapture comes on Rosh Hashanah (times and seasons). But since Rosh Hashanah comes every year in the fall they did not know what year in the future that it would come. So here Paul gives them a sign so that we all could know what year it would be. This is the sign of Peace of Safety. This is what we are to be "watching" for! David Ice continues with Jude 21:
"Once again believers are said to be "waiting anxiously for the mercy of our Lord Jesus Christ." Looking for the Savior not for signs."
Then what is it that we are to be watching for?
"Three time in his epistles Paul declares that God's plan for the church age was not revealed in the Old Testament. Therefore, things related to God's plan for the church could not have been revealed in the Old Testament. This would exclude the possibility of seeing the church fulfill prophetically any of Israel's feasts on the basis of these statements. Further, it would exclude any rapture date-setting schemes which are built upon revelation given for God's plan for Israel."
Notice where this article says, "exclude the possibility of seeing the church fulfill prophetically any of Israel's feasts." Yet it is fact that the Rapture is the full expression of the Jewish wedding feast. Every passage relating to the Church and Rapture uses images taken directly from the Jewish feast.
I myself would say that the Rapture will come this Rosh Hashanah in September. Is this date setting. No. I could very well be wrong. Will I sit on a hill side waiting for His return. No. This is cult behaviour. Will I tell the world it could be this September? You bet! I am "watching."
Col 2:16-17
"Let no man therefore judge you in meat, or in drink, or in respect of an holyday, or of the new moon, or of the sabbath days:
17 Which are a shadow of things to come; but the body is of Christ."
Well the New Moon mentioned here is a clear reference to Rosh Hashanah since it begins with the sighting of the new moon. And what does it say about the festival of the new moon? It is a shadow of things to come!"
Richard Vizzutti
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