Friday, May 01, 2015

WHY THE RAPTURE MAY NOT BE ON THE FEAST OF TRUMPETS!

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As the graphic above states, the Ten Commandments were given on Pentecost or Shavuot as part of God's Marriage Covenant with the Israelites. But God cut a New Marriage Covenant with mankind when His Son Yahshua or Jesus, who is our Passover Lamb, died on the Cross for our sins on the eve of Passover. This Covenant will be fulfilled at the Wedding of the Lamb of God in Heaven that is mentioned in the Book of Revelation, Chapter 19. This will occur after the Rapture of the Bride of Christ and the Five Wise Virgins, who will be caught up to Heaven after they are given their incorruptible resurrected bodies.

At that time, the once Gentile, adopted Israelite Bride of Christ will marry Yahshua and symbolically be united as One New Man with the Jews who believe in Him in Holy Matrimony. After all, a wedding is the marriage of a man and a woman to become ONE FLESH in the process of procreation! So the One New Man mentioned by Paul in Ephesians, Chapter 2 is the fulfilled God/Man Yahshua and the Jews united to His PERFECT WIFE! Due to this, the Feast of Pentecost or Shavuot can be seen as the Symbol of our Betrothal to Christ via the indwelling presence of the Holy Spirit, which is given to all who are spiritually baptized in Christ and born again.

Due to this - and several others reasons that I will go over in a moment - I do not believe the Rapture has to be on Rosh Hashanah or the Feast of Trumpets in the autumn. One of those "other reasons" is that Yahshua said that no one would know the day or hour of His return, and I do NOT believe that this is just a reference to the two days of the Feast of Trumpets, although this teaching is very popular among Messianic Jews and certain segments of the Church.

The main reasons given for thinking the Rapture, Harpazo, or Catching Away may be associated with the Feast of Trumpets alone has to do with the unpredictability of the Feast, which calls for the blowing of the shofar or ram's horn trumpet to announce a solemn assembly before God. The Feast of Trumpets, which is also known as Rosh Hashanah, falls on two days, and it is only considered to have officially arrived after the New Moon has been spotted in Jerusalem. Although these appear to be good reasons to tie the Feast of Trumpets to the Apostle Paul's reference to the "Last Trump" that will signal the time of the Rapture mentioned in 1 Corinthians, Chapter 15, the fact is that all the Jewish Feasts are considered to be more than one day, and all are connected to the cycles of the Moon. Furthermore, the priests in Jerusalem blew the shofar on all the Jewish Feasts, as well as at the New Moons, and not just on the Feast of Trumpets.

Second, Yahshua did not ascend to Heaven on Pentecost or Shavuot, but ten days prior for a REASON. I think the reason is as follows: remember that Shavuot originally commemorated the giving of the Law at Mount Sinai, when God's voice sounded like a Trumpet, and the Israelites were seen as spiritually married to God. Therefore, the Feast of Shavuot under the New Covenant could be meant to commemorate the fulfillment of the Betrothal of the Church to Christ with the Rapture to attend the Wedding Supper of the Lamb, as well as the Bride of Christ's presence at Yahshua's side during His glorious Return to conquer the wicked before His Millennial Kingdom.

Third, humanity has always viewed the month of June especially as the most auspicious Wedding month, and Shavuot or Pentecost usually falls in early to mid June. This Feast therefore ties in to the Song of Solomon's references to the Rapture. These references mention lilies and the Rose of Sharon, which begin to bloom in the late spring and early summer. Fascinatingly, the Antechamber in the Great Pyramid signifying the Tribulation period has an exit passage that opens in to the King's Chamber signifying Christ's Millennial Rule, and that exit doorway has a calendar date attached to it, which I found after being given a revelation from the Holy Spirit. This date is June 1st, 2016, which is exactly ten days before Shavuot in the Jewish Calendar year 5776 - or 2016 on the Gregorian Calendar. To find out how I came to this discovery in the Great Pyramid Antechamber, read my article linked to below:

A New Revelation Tied To The 
Great Pyramid Antechamber 

Because Pentecost or Shavuot often falls in the months when weddings are popular, it ties in to the Parable of the Ten Virgins, Yahshua's Parable that tells the story of the Bridegroom who is coming for his bride and finds her virgin attendants asleep. Despite being asleep, the Wise Virgins have enough of the oil of the Holy Spirit to have done much good for the cause of Christ, but the Foolish Virgins do not have enough oil, and this signifies their spiritual bankruptcy. Therefore, Yahshua shuts the door on the Foolish Virgins as a symbol of the fact that they will be left behind in the Rapture, while the Wise Virgins go with the Bride to Heaven for the Wedding of the Lamb.

Last year, I wrote a ministry blog article that describes more about how the Rapture is tied to Pentecost or Shavuot. Here is the title and link to it:

WHY PENTECOST IS TIED TO THE RAPTURE

There are also many clues tying the Rapture to other Jewish and Christian Feasts such as the Sunday that falls in Passover Week, which is the Christian Feast of Pascha or Easter. This is the day when Yahshua rose from the dead and ascended to Heaven to be presented before His Father as the spotless Passover Lamb and Firstfruits of the Resurrection. It is also the day that the Omer was counted for 49 days leading to the Feast of Shavuot or Pentecost, which should also always fall on a Sunday for the Jews if they counted it correctly.

I could give many more reasons why I think the Rapture could be associated with the time period between  Passover and Pentecost, but the preceding ones are probably the most compelling. So I think it is a good idea to not assume that the Rapture has to be on Rosh Hashanah, or to allow oneself to be swayed by teachers who insist it has to be. I don't believe it's right to do so. In fact, I think it is a much better idea for all believers to remain ready to meet Yahshua in the air at any time, for only God knows when the Rapture will be.

Nonetheless, if we consider that the Passover Blood Moon of April 4th, 2015 falls early in the morning on a Regular Sabbath directly before Pascha or Easter on April 5th, which is the Sunday of Passover Week that the Firstfruits Offering was made in the Temple in Jerusalem, and the SAME EXACT DAY that Yahshua rose from the dead and ascended to Heaven to be presented before the Father as the Firstfruits of the Resurrection in a Rapture-like event. Therefore, it's either an awesome coincidence or a sure Sign from Almighty God that we're going home in the Rapture very, very soon.

I personally believe it could be the latter, especially since Easter Island was discovered on April 5th, 1722, tying its discovery in to this year's celebration of Pascha or Easter on the same day - April 5th. Personally, I believe that Easter Island was a stronghold of the righteous Sethites prior to the Great Flood, and that they left monuments on the Earth like the Moai Statues on Easter Island and the Great Pyramid at Giza in Egypt prior to the Flood to commemorate their knowledge of God - knowledge that was gleaned from knowing the Gospel in the Stars.

So let's hope we'll be meeting Yahshua in the air sometime very soon - maybe even sometime between Passover and Pentecost this year - or next! After all, the Antechamber in the Great Pyramid does target the official anniversary of Yahshua's ascension ten days before Shavuot or Pentecost in 2016, and that also makes the same season between Passover and Pentecost in 2016 very compelling as a possible Rapture time!

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13 comments:

  1. Yes, I agree that the Rapture is most likely to occur on/during Pentecost, based primarily on what God says in the Book of Song of Solomon. As I type this, it's May 2015. Pentecost this year falls on May 24. I'm hoping--almost DESPERATELY--that God will see fit to call the Rapture THIS YEAR, THIS MONTH. But, if He doesn't, well: You've made a good case for Pentecost NEXT year!

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  2. Helen, can you please check your friend requests on facebook? I can't reply or interact with you and I see we agree on many things (this being one of them). Thanks ;o}

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  3. THE GREAT PYRAMID IN EGYPT IS OF THE Occult- BE CAREFUL WITH THAT?
    aLSO WE ARE not TO MAKE IMAGES of ANYTHING ABOVE OR BELOW- ESP FIGURES- ANGELS AN0 THE MESSIAH- G-D ETC
    Get rid of every Trace of BAAL- I know it's hard- but I also struggle with that- having been in the Arts my whole life!

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    1. Reply to Miriam Marla, Part1

      The Great Pyramid is NOT of the occult. In the 1800's, Charles Piazzi Smyth, who was the Christian Astronomer Royal of Scotland from 1846 to 1888, and who was intrigued by the theories about the Great Pyramid proposed by a contemporary Christian scholar named John Taylor, went to Egypt and studied the Great Pyramid. When he did, Smyth took very accurate measurements of its interior and wrote an illustrated book containing his findings, which I own and have read. But, as is to be expected considering who the ruler of the current fallen world is, many ungodly scholars with an unholy agenda tried to disprove Smyth's hypothesis, and the ungodly British Egyptologist Sir William Flinders Petrie soon successfully discounted Smyth's findings and destroyed his reputation.

      Fascinated with the idea that the Great Pyramid might have had a godly or divine origin, I was eventually led by God to read Smyth's book on the Great Pyramid and many other religiously motivated and secular modern compilations of speculations, facts and figures on the Great Pyramid. I also utilized the prophetic testimony of the Bible and other ancient Jewish manuscripts, and found support for my hypothesis there and in "The Antiquities of the Jews" written by the First Century Jewish Historian Josephus. Utilizing my knowledge of the Gospel in the Stars and Sacred Astronomy, I was also convinced of the Great Pyramid's godly origin by the fact that it is tied to the Star "Al Nitak" in Orion's Belt, and that Orion's Belt symbolizes the Crucifixion of Christ, while the whole constellation of Orion is a symbol of Christ coming as a conquering king.

      Part 2 below...

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    2. Reply to Miraim Marla Part 2

      After much study and prayer, I came to the firm conclusion that the Great Pyramid was designed by our Father God and built my men who love our God and wanted to record what they knew about Him and what He had shown them about the coming of the promised Messiah through their prophet Enoch, who called Yahshua "the Son of Man" long before the Great Flood. Furthermore, I surmised that the Great Pyramid had been built of immense stone blocks so that it would withstand the test of time, and be available as a source of wisdom and knowledge for all generations. However, like so many things in this world today, the Great Pyramid was hijacked by the Enemy and used to evil ends as a symbol associated with dark arts and sinister beliefs over the past century since poor Charles Piazzi Smyth died in despair for having dared to show that the Great Pyramid was connected to the God and people of the Bible.

      In the case of the Great Pyramid, which is full of Messianic symbolism - and which has a timetable encoded inside of it that correctly identifies the years of our Messiah Yahshua or Jesus' birth and death and resurrection, and may also indicate the date of His return (most likely in the Rapture) - this re-appropriation was done to try and redefine it as an evil monument. Satan well knew that this sinister association - along with the repression of the knowledge of the Gospel in the Stars that God wrote when He created the Universe - would frighten away all Bible believers awaiting Yahshua's return. Sadly, however, these were the very ones for whom it was primarily constructed, and had been intended to instruct!

      Unfortunately, the Devil's ploy to redefine the Great Pyramid over the last century has worked so well that few are wiling to look at it seriously today. But I have been doing my best to show that the Great Pyramid is NOT a satanic monument, but that it is, and always was devoted to revealing the truth about our Father God and His wonderful Son Yahshua, and their Plan of Redemption for all humanity.

      To see some of my hundreds of pages of findings on the godly construction and meaning of the Great Pyramid at Giza, please read these free articles on my POEM Ministry blog for a good recap:

      THE GIZA PYRAMID PROPHECIES REVEALED
      BY GOD TO ENOCH AND THE SETHITES,
      FORGOTTEN OVER TIME, AND THEN REVEALED
      TO ME AND OTHERS IN MODERN TIMES:

      Article # 1: The Witness of the Pillar of Enoch
      http://pillarofenoch.blogspot.com/2012/03/my-sixth-prophetic-gem-witness-of.html

      Article # 2: A New Revelation Tied To The Great Pyramid Antechamber
      http://pillarofenoch.blogspot.com/2012/03/new-revelation-tied-to-pillar-of-enoch.html

      Your Sister In Yahshua,
      Helena Lehman
      Pillar of Enoch Ministry
      http://pillar-of-enoch.com

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    3. Excuse me, Helena Lehman!!

      Hello, I may have a revelation, Let me get right to it, I found this site looking for answers to the short words that were spoken to me before I awoke on 25Jun16 at 1030am.

      All I heard as I awoke was this,
      "318 days 4 hours."

      My wife does not enjoy hearing my thoughts on my beliefs soo I told her yesterday, but I looked into it today, 27june16.

      I have found that that date is 14Iyyar5777.
      Pesach Sheni, second passover, or at least the day before second passover.

      As you well know, it is the day given to those who were unclean on the first passover and soo they were given one month and then they would have their own passover!

      I'm sure you can see how this relates to the church and the rapture.

      but before we go there look what is said about Iyyar,

      On the Torah's calendar, the month of Iyyar falls between the great month of redemption (i.e., Nisan) and the great month of revelation (Sivan), and is therefore primarily commemorated as a "month of passage" leading up to the awesome revelation given at Sinai (mattan Torah).

      On the 10th day of the second month, Noah got on the ARK!!
      But it did not flood until the 17th, 7 days later.

      More on Pesach Sheni,(emphasis mine)
      Same as passover - Hallel is recited during its offering, offering overrides Shabbat prohibitions, ONLY THOSE "REGISTERED" MAY PARTAKE.

      Different from passover - The only restriction concerning chametz (leavened food) is that it cannot be eaten with the Korban Pesach. It is otherwise permissible to own it, unlike on Passover.

      More generally, THE FULL SEVEN-DAY ḤAG HAMATZOT (Festival of Unleavened Bread)—the holiday now commonly referred to as Passover—IS NOT OBSERVED IN CONJUNCTION WITH PESACH SHENI.

      Pesach Sheni is relatively prominent in Chabad and other Hasidic thought. ONE THEME COMMONLY EXPRESSED FOR THIS HOLIDAY IS SECOND CHANCES.[7][10][11] In several Hasidic groups, the rebbe conducts a tish on Pesach Sheni.

      Soo the second passover is for the unclean, the GENTILES!

      the 9th of may 2017 0r 14 Iyyar 5777
      is the preperation day for second passover, meaning that 10 Iyyar 5777 is passover, the same day Noah boarded the ARK and also it happens that the FULL MOON is supposed to be ON THE SAME DAY AS Pesach Sheni,15 Iyyar 5777, at, get this, 245pm or 1445hrs, which is literally the same time as the voice told me, +4hrs from when I woke up!!

      I just thought I would share, good job with the pyramid stuff, I have always believed as you do.

      Thanks, Isaac.

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  4. I'm so happy I stumbled across your website! My gosh, all I hear today is "Rapt-ashanah...Rapt-ashanah," and it just makes no biblical sense to me at all. I was beginning to believe I was the only Rapt-ecost believer on the planet. Yay! I'm not nuts!

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  5. i was looking to solve the great Pyramids timeline after the 1914 date and i see that you've done it. Wow1. I counted prophesy dates that led me to 2010 AD for rapture and accounting for mistakes , believe that September 2015 is the time. Jesus's 1st and 2nd appearing should be – one the same days. That's how clever our God is.
    You sound like a born again sister of mine – a completed Jew. I'm an ordinary 68 year old believer that has study every myth, folk tale and mainline bible passage I could find over the years. You say rapture doesn't have to be in fall. I closely follow the 7 feast for their hidden meaning for christians. you Know. Seed is sown, grows without corruption, the shoot rises, beginning of harvest, end of harvest, the gleanings are threshed and the grain presented to the master and finally one more crop is grown. Another reason I disagree is that in 1st Thessalonians 5:1, Paul said we would know the seasons (fall). Many scriptures tell us to stay awake and pray and not be asleep. That's a message that I've heeded as a believer and God has shown me incredible secrets in my last 2 years. i know this also refers to the unwise virgins (whom I feel are the tribulation saints , the gleanings of Ruth and the cold of the church of Laodicea). If God were threatening lazy believers that would be out of character. I know feast of trumpets is a 2 trumpet feast liken to Israel in the wilderness breaking camp. They blew the 1st trump to break camp and the last trump to move out(sounds like Rev.4:1. I've studied Satans involvement with the OW government and I know our country (USA) is gone and this month terrible things will happen. Christians could be slaughted wholesale. Time to go. I checked NASAs site to see that 3 more blood moons occur in 2018 & 2019, – 31/2 years after this month (roughly) . knowing this signifies the midtrib times where the Dragon pursues israel (the Woman) – i'm sure now that the Rapture begins the 7 years of Tribulation. Surely God promised that as in Noah and Lots day He would rescue us. The Ezekiel 38 & 39 nuclear war is at the door. Jesus told the the disciples (Who at that point were Jews) that they would not know the seasons. Right? Also you can't ignore the Star of bethlehem's return. We know now that the Savior was conceived on Dec. 25th and born 9 months later in fall (see the Bethlehen star book) don't we? God is timely. i think we're out of here in days.
    I was able, by the help of Jehovah God, to publish a book proving that the Black Hole in the center of our Milky Way galaxy is the Lake of Fire. i used (unbelieving) scientists videos of information and compared them to scripture. i hope the tribulation saints will read it. I've easily led people to the Lord on the street already by opening with "Did you know we've discover Hells big brother in our universe. Isn't that wondrous? It's called "The angry eye of GOD". Go to my site hendersong.com and you'll be led to it on Amazon.com. Hurry if you'r interested because I'm convinced we don't have time.

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  6. Dear Brothers and Sisters,

    due to the HOLY BIBLES manifold dates (one’s lifetime, begetting age of the first son, coronation as king, reign as king etc.), the Bible facilitates the creation of a gapless chronology from the creation of Adam to the millennial Sabbath of Yahshua Messiah in the Biblical Calendar year 6001 B.K.
    You can download GOD’s timetable free of charge e.g. from following website: http://issuu.com/eli.yah/docs/from_adam_to_the_millennium_of_yahs

    GODS 7000 YEAR AGENDA

    Together, watching the “mysterious” signs of our days and studying the records in the Bible (e.g. Matt 24), will give insight that 2017 CE will be a year out of the ordinary!

    In 2017 CE, 6000 years will have passed since the creation of Adam, and the last 1000 years of the “7000 year Agenda of GOD” will be ushered in.

    For information regarding “GOD’S 7000 YEAR AGENDA” please go to e.g.:
    http://issuu.com/eli.yah/docs/gods_7000_year_agenda
    Executive Summary:

    The 7000 Year Plan of YHVH is not a new age concept.
    You come across this teaching, which is derived from the Bible, already in the Books of Irenaeus (Bishop of the early Church, 130 CE – 202 CE.

    GOD – who controls all things – reveals in the Scriptures that at ‘the time appointed,’ the “End Time World Order” will be destroyed and Jesus Christ (Heb.: Yahshua Messiah) will take over and establish His Millennial Kingdom.

    Revelation 11:15 And the seventh angel sounded; and there were great voices in heaven, saying, the kingdoms of this world are become the kingdoms of our GOD, and of his Messiah; and he shall reign forever and ever.

    But when will this happen? Are there any clues in the Holy Bible, which might lead to the year and maybe even to the season of His return (1.Thess 5:1, 4)? The answer is YES!

    To be able to uncover GOD’S “hidden” message, we have to start recognizing that the Bible contains accurate data. The Holy Bible is not a fairy-tale book, as some in the world try to make us believe!

    As a matter of fact, when you bring together the evidence contained in the “Old” Testament and the “New” Testament, you are able to count the years from the creation of Adam (3983 BCE ) to the Millennium of Jesus Christ (2017 CE ).

    The English e-book is a shortened version including new discernments. It contains the essence and may give you a good understanding of GOD’S plan for mankind. The unabridged original German e-book can be downloaded without charge e.g. at http://issuu.com/eli.yah/docs/gottes_7000_jahres-agenda_2015.

    Further information can be found e.g.:
    http://issuu.com/eli.yah

    May EL SHADDAI YAHWEH, Elohim of hope fill you with all joy and peace as you trust, so that you may abound with hope by the power of the Holy Spirit (Heb.: Ruach ha Kodesh). (Rom 15:13)


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  7. We have now passed your false prediction of June 1, 2016. According to the Bible, you are a false prophet. Quit setting dates and READ God's word in Revelation and Matthew 24. The time clock has not started yet, until the man of sin is revealed.

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    1. I did not set a date. Date setting means saying that God decreed that the Rapture WILL happen on such and such a date. I never said any such thing. I clearly said that I was speculating, and I also said it may be a warning date leading up to Pentecost or Shavuot, which isn't over until June 13th at dusk. I also recently said this in a post on Facebook:

      O:) Thought For This Sabbath and Shavuot or Pentecost O:) Even if the Rapture won't happen for another 100 years, don't let yourself get discouraged! Just remember to get into God's presence in prayer and worship the minute any discouragement sets in, turn it over to God, and ask Him to take away your sins and your sadness, fill you with His joy and hope, and allow the Spirit of God to recharge your spiritual batteries. Believe me, this will work to restore your faith and spirit! Maranatha! Yahshua or Jesus is coming very soon, maybe even this weekend, so keep LOOKING UP! :-D ~ Helena Lehman

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  8. Galatians 4:9-11 KJVS
    [9] But now, after that ye have known God, or rather are known of God, how turn ye again to the weak and beggarly elements, whereunto ye desire again to be in bondage? [10] Ye observe days, and months, and times, and years. [11] I am afraid of you, lest I have bestowed upon you labour in vain.

    Last time I looked the Jewish feast, harvest moons and sabbath were all a part of the law. So the significance of Sept. 23, 2017 is likely not connected to Jewish feast days as the law has passed away. It has occurred to me that the ability to know the star and planetary alignments at a future date is based on the increase of knowledge mentioned in Daniel.

    Daniel 12:1-4 KJVS
    [1] And at that time shall Michael stand up, the great prince which standeth for the children of thy people: and there shall be a time of trouble, such as never was since there was a nation even to that same time: and at that time thy people shall be delivered, every one that shall be found written in the book. [2] And many of them that sleep in the dust of the earth shall awake, some to everlasting life, and some to shame and everlasting contempt. [3] And they that be wise shall shine as the brightness of the firmament; and they that turn many to righteousness as the stars for ever and ever. [4] But thou, O Daniel, shut up the words, and seal the book, even to the time of the end: many shall run to and fro, and knowledge shall be increased.

    You also have the knowledge of the seven thunders in a small book eaten by Apostle John, Re 10:4. Could the knowledge of when the future day and year of the sign of the woman takes place, been a part of the knowledge hidden until the end times on either of those two books. This knowledge could in fact negate the statement no man knows the hour or day.

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    1. I am not sure what you are implying, Brother Luke, but thank you for sharing that. :-)

      Perhaps you could share a bit more with me to clarify what you are saying. In the meantime, as far as the Feasts are to be viewed in the New Covenant, I have been shown that Yahshua or Jesus made Three Feasts important on the Christian Calendar as part of the celebrations that believers under the New Covenant honor as special in regard to their faith. These are Passover in the early spring, Pentecost or Shavuot in the late spring, and the autumn Feast of Tabernacles or Sukkot, when Christ was born in Bethlehem. Although there is no prescribed ritual method associated with any of these Feasts in the Gospels or New Testament letters, some of them are clearly set apart and acknowledged by special events or rituals.

      For example, the Last Supper occurred at the end of a Passover Meal. In fact, it was part of a ritual associated with four cups of wine that were shared by all the guests during the Passover meal. The rite of Communion was initiated by Christ when it was time for the group ritual drinking of the Third Cup of wine, which is called the Cup of Redemption by the Jews. At that time, it was customary for the Jews to bless and pass around a communal cup of wine, and to break apart and share pieces of one large piece of unleavened bread or matzo. Furthermore, Christ asked his disciples to do this in remembrance of Him until He returns, and He can then eat the Passover meal with us again in His Millennial Kingdom. Although Christians may engage in this ritual at any time until then, it was initiated at Passover because that is when Christ was offered up as our Passover Lamb and blood sacrifice for sin, and we will be celebrating it again after Christ returns in Glory.

      In addition, Pentecost or Shavuot is when God gave the Law on Mount Sinai beginning with the Ten Commandments, which Christians and Jews honor as the basic rules of God's Moral Law. In addition, it is the precise time when Christ sent His Holy Spirit to initiate a New Covenant with mankind that would be marked by God's love, mercy and forgiveness, and populated with people that are repentant sinners that are born again, and who are being regenerated in the image of Christ in the gradual process known as sanctification. This makes Pentecost a very special day in the history of our faith that should be commemorated, although we are free to decide when and how it should be honored under Christ.

      Likewise, the Christian Feast of Christmas and the American tradition of Thanksgiving are both tied to the Feast of Tabernacles, and they are commemorated because they signify both our thanks to God for His blessings, as well as the greater miracle of the incarnation of God in human form so that He can dwell among us, and He can be our Counselor and King, and we can be His devoted and beloved people. Christ cam to accomplish that miracle, and to give birth to a whole new cloud of witnesses that are made in His image through the inner working of the Holy Spirit. So, although Pentecost sticks out in my mind as having many more tie-ins to the whole idea of the Rapture, and our deliverance from God's Wrath, it could really happen at any time, and may not be associated with any of these feasts. Until then, God bless you, and I hope to see you soon in the Rapture! :-)

      ~ Helena Lehman

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