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Mark 13:32 “But of that day
and hour no one knows, not even the angels in heaven, nor the Son, but only the
Father.”
Matthew 24
37 “But as the days of Noah were,
so also will the coming of the Son of Man be.
38 “For as in the days before
the flood, they were eating and drinking, marrying and giving in marriage,
until the day that Noah entered the ark,
39 “and did not know until
the flood came and took them all away, so also will the coming of the Son of
Man be.”
1 Corinthians 15
51 Behold, I tell you a
mystery: We shall not all sleep, but we shall all be changed —
52 in a moment, in the
twinkling of an eye, at the last trumpet. For the trumpet will sound, and the
dead will be raised incorruptible, and we shall be changed.
1 Thessalonians 4
16 For the Lord Himself will
descend from heaven with a shout, with the voice of an archangel, and with the
trumpet of God. And the dead in Christ will rise first.
17 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.
There
is no doubt that Jesus will come with the shout of an archangel and with the
trumpet of God. This is a clear reference to the Feast
of Trumpets which marks the beginning of the Jewish New Year. This feast
is called the Feast of Yom Teru’ah in Hebrew, which means “Blowing the Shofar”, “Shouting loudly”, and
making a lot of noise to awaken those who are asleep and get them up and going.
This is the one picture painted from Genesis to Revelation that is undeniable
and confirmed by the Living Word.
You
can read more about this feast in Leviticus 23 where the dates are set. The
Feast of Trumpets begins on the 1st day of the Jewish month of
Tishri. We don’t know exactly which day or what hour it will be because it
takes two witnesses observing the first sliver of the new moon to blow the
trumpets and sound the alarm. This will mark the beginning of the Jewish
Biblical New Year. Tonight at sundown the witnesses will be looking and at some
point, within the coming hours, the trumpets will sound, and the celebration
begin.
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This
is known as the day that God created the heavens and the earth.
·
Jewish
Rabbis teach that God created Adam and Eve on this day.
·
They
also teach that God will send Messiah on this day.
·
Many
NT scholars teach Jesus was born during this time.
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And,
we believe He will come again during this two-day feast … we just don’t know
the exact day or the hour … but neither does Jesus.
During
the next 21 days we will celebrate the remaining unfulfilled three feasts
ordained by God. According to the scriptures, the return of Jesus could be
anytime within the next few hours to the next few days.
When
we view the feasts which God ordered in the Bible and understand them as hidden
treasures, filled with knowledge of things to come, and realize that each year
the Jews were participating in dress rehearsals for the great events they
represented, we can easily see the life of Jesus and God’s plan for mankind. So
far, we have witnessed:
The Feast of Passover -
Jesus was crucified as our sacrificial Lamb
The Feast of Unleavened Bread – Jesus body was buried with our sins
The Feast of First Fruits - Jesus was resurrected and lives
forevermore
The Feast of Pentecost - God sent the Holy Spirit to fill us with power
These
four feasts have been ultimately fulfilled in Christ first coming and in God
sending the Holy Spirit. The next feast, beginning at any minute now, will mark
the day of the return of Jesus for His Bride. This year might just be the year
He comes.
I
can easily imagine, in fact I have purposely sat down, closed my eyes and
prayerfully imagined what excitement there must be in heaven and wondered if
Jesus is sitting on the edge of His throne right now, waiting to see if God
will say, this is the year Son, go get your bride! It could be any minute now.
Why not today or tonight …
Matthew 24:14 “And this
gospel of the kingdom will be preached in all the world as a witness to all the
nations, and then the end will come.’
Mark 13
35 “Watch therefore, for you
do not know when the master of the house is coming — in the evening,
at midnight, at the crowing of the rooster, or in the morning —
36 “lest, coming suddenly, he
find you sleeping.
37 “And what I say to you, I
say to all: Watch!”
My
friends, what I say to you, I say to all … watch! Jesus is coming!!!
Offer
the plan of salvation:
1.
Recognize
you need a Savior
2.
Repent
of your sins
3.
Receive
Jesus
a. By grace
b. Through faith
c. When you call upon
His Name
