When the Last Trumpet Blows

 When the Last Trumpet Blows – Bill Perkins - https://compass.org/when-the-last-trumpet-blows/ According to Leviticus 23, one of the holiest days of the year, next to Yom Kippur, is Yom Teruah—also referred to as the Feast of Trumpets. It's one of the seven Jewish feastsGod commanded the Jews to celebrate each year. Again the LORD [Yahweh] spoke to Moses, saying, “Speak to the sons of Israel, saying, ‘In the seventh month on the first of the month you shall have a rest, a reminder byblowing of trumpets, a holy convocation. You shall not do any laborious work, but you shall present an offering by fire to the LORD.’” Lev. 23:23-25 So the Feast of Trumpets is a day of blowing trumpets. This feast is also referred to as Rosh Hashanah. In the Hebrew, Rosh means “Head” and Hashanah means “the year.” The Israelis call it this because they believe it was at this time that the Lord began creating the world and all that is in it. So they celebrate this feast as the beginningof the Jewish New Year. But God says to celebrate this feast in the seventh month as the 5th of 7 feasts. So the Jews celebrate the new year twice… once on the first day of the first month of Aviv,and again on the first day of the seventh month of Tishri. 10 Days of Awe The Jews also celebrate Rosh Hashanah as being the beginning of the “10 Days of Awe.” This declaration is quite interesting and tells us that as a whole, they take their Old Testament scriptures literally. Here’s why… Between Yom Teruah and Yom Kippur there are 10 days. They refer to them as “Days of Awe” because Jewish people know the Holiest day of the year— Yom Kippur, the Day of Atonement— is now only 10 days away. All Jews know that when the Temple was on Mt. Moriah, once a year on Yom Kippur the blood of a sacrificed bull and goat was brought into the Holy of Holies by the High Priestof Israel. The High Priest was the only one who could go into the Holy of Holies, and he would pour the animals' blood onto the Mercy Seat which contained the two stone tablets withthe 10 commandments written by the finger of God. So on Yom Kippur the blood from innocent animals would be shed to cleanse the nation’s transgressions against those 10 commandments. For the life of the flesh is in the blood, and I have given it to you on the altar to make atonement for your souls; for it is the blood by reason of the life that makes atonement.Lev. 17:11 …all things are cleansed with blood, and without shedding of blood there is no forgiveness. Heb. 9:22b So these 10 Days of Awe were the time for Israel to be aware of the solemn time that was just ahead. It was time to repent of any known sin as the Day of Atonement approached. This was the time for the Jews to humbly admit they were sinners who needed atonement for their sins. God was providing atonement, and humility was what was expected in theDays of Awe: If there is any person who will not humble himself on this same day, he shall be cut off from his people. Lev. 23:29 The Days of Awe were also a reminder of Israel's need for a Savior. When the Savior finally came, the Day of Atonement would no longer be necessary. 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." Lev. 23:24 Therefore the Feast of Trumpets was a reminder that the day was approaching when God would cover all their sin. Having their sins taken away was incredible and only bestowedon those Jews participating in Yom Kippur. They were in awe of that fact. Jewish scribes have long associated the Feast of Trumpets with the arrival of their Messiah. So this "reminder" is both for the Jews to prepare for Yom Kippur AND the futurearrival of their Messiah. (Well, OK, they missed Him the first time, and now most will miss Him again at the Rapture! But they will welcome Him at the 2nd Coming. All part of God's plan for the ages.Also, you can see why they want to rebuild their Temple as currently they have no sacrifice. This WILL happen in the Tribulation—Dan. 9:27.) Believers should also associate this feast with the arrival of Jesus. We can easily see the Rapture in Exodus 20 when the Lord came down from the top of Mt. Sinai on the thirdday. Israelites were at the bottom of the mountain and were greeted with a very loud trumpet sound. So it came about on the third day, when it was morning, that there were thunder and lightning flashes and a thick cloud upon the mountain and a very loud trumpet sound, sothat all the people who were in the camp trembled. Ex. 19:16 The people of Israel had gathered in the desert at the bottom of Mount Sinai to meet God. And Moses brought the people out of the camp to meet God, and they stood at the foot of the mountain. Ex. 19:17 Here we see a fascinating foreshadowing of the Rapture. Paul describes the Rapture this way in his very first letter he ever wrote to the churches he planted. 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 will rise first. 1Th. 4:16 Just as God descended on Mt. Sinai with the sound of the trumpet, Jesus will also have his angels call us with the heavenly trumpet to meet our Lord Jesus in the air. And just like when the Holy Spirit came to the earth in Acts 2, the Holy Spirit departing at the Rapture will also be quite loud. And suddenly there came from heaven a noise like a violent rushing wind, Acts 2:2 The Holy Spirit was loud coming at Pentecost to just a few men. Imagine how loud it will be when He leaves the earth with millions in tow. The entire earth will know somethingjust happened and that this mind-blowing noise was supernatural in origin. So the yearly Jewish celebration of the Feast of Trumpets points to the Rapture…but few Jews understand this…at least they don’t understand today. But a lot of Jews WILL understand after the Rapture because Jesus Himself will train 144,000 Rabbinical Jews to evangelize and teach the truth about Jesus the Messiah, YeshuaHaMashiach.(1) With that background, this next verse makes a lot more sense: The Last Trumpet Behold, I tell you a mystery; we will not all sleep, but we will 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 will be changed. 1Cor. 15:51-52 The word “mystery” in the Greek is "mysterion," and it means "truth undiscoverable except by divine revelation.” This "mystery" parallels the prophetic book of Daniel that deemed what was being recorded would not to be understood until the latter days. “But as for you, Daniel, conceal these words and seal up the book until the end of time;" Dan. 12:4 Today any grounded Bible Believer understands Daniel 2 and 7 are about events that are occurring today. God is revealing this mystery in the last days in which we live. He [God] has made known to King Nebuchadnezzar what will take place in the latter days. Dan.2:28 But even more interesting is that Rosh Hashanah is celebrated by blowing trumpets for two days. There’s that two day period again! And at the end of the two days, technically the third day, the Jews end the Feast of Trumpets celebration with a special blowing of the trumpet seven times. And the 7th blowis one very long and loud blast. So when Paul said the Rapture will happen “at the last trumpet,” he’s referring to the last trumpet blowing at the Feast of Trumpets. I believe God has revealed this truthto us! This year the Feast of Trumpets/Rosh Hashanah begins on September 16 and ends on September 17. We, of course, start and end our day at midnight. But in Israel, the day ends and begins at sunset. So Rosh Hashanah begins on Friday night at sunset, and ends two days/48 hours later at sunset. Sunset in Israel Sunday, September 17, is at 6:42 PM. So here in the United States the time the Israelis will be blowing the long last trump on Sunday morning is: 8:42 AM Pacific Time 9:42 AM Mountain Time 10:42 AM Central Time 11:42 AM Eastern Time If the Rapture happens this year, I personally believe it will have been disclosed in scripture that it will happen at the end of the Feast of Trumpets, which in the USA isthis Sunday morning. Obviously I could be wrong. Or the calendar could be wrong. Or I've got the wrong year. Or maybe the mid-trib Rapture position could be right...nah, not a snowball’s chancefor that one! Anyway, there are other reasons to think it could be this year. We all can see what looks like “the writing on the wall” going on all over the world. The list is ridiculouslylong! I'll bet everyone reading this could easily name 10 reasons the Rapture's close off the top of their head. But there are three major reasons to think Rapture won’t happen this year. 1.The vast $100 trillion temple treasures of gold and silver have not been discovered.(2) 2.Israel doesn’t seem to yet be the burdensome stone to the world.(3) 3.The Believers didn’t receive a 7-day warning direct from God.(4) But I could be wrong about that warning too. All things considered, no doubt it sure SEEMS like it could be this year. Hey, we think it’s so doggone possible that we sent out 100,000 Millions Missing? booklets all overthe world last month—made possible by our donors. And we sent another 10,000 Millions Missing? booklets to people who speak and read Spanish. Hey, we’re not taking any chances this late in the game. It's possible! However, if I take out my emotion, I honestly have to say “not likely.” But it’s the closest we’ve come so far! 🙂 CQLJ! BP Let us hold fast the confession of our hope without wavering, for He who promised is faithful; Heb. 10:23 References: 1- https://compass.org/article-who-are-the-144000-in-revelation/ 2- https://compass.org/israels-coming-mind-blowing-gold-riches/ 3- Zech. 12:3 4- https://compass.org/gods-2-minute-warning/