Blessed Hope

Isn’t Feast of Trumpets in the Fall?

September 16, 2018 By Trumpeter Leave a Comment

Yom Teruah 2018

Looking at the calendar for the Fall Feasts, Yom Teruah, which is Hebrew for Feast of Trumpets, fell on September 9th-11th in 2018. There’s only one problem… that date is still in Summer, not Fall. Fall doesn’t begin until September 22nd. So if Yom Teruah is supposed to coincide with the sighting of the crescent of the first new moon in the Fall then the date would have to be October 8th-9th, not September 9th-11th. Is it possible that the Jews made such a mistake when reinstituting their calendar?

What do we know for sure? From Exodus 12:2 we know that God told Moses and Aaron that Nissan is the first month when Passover would be recognized. We also know from Leviticus 23:23 that the Feast of Trumpets would be in Tishrei which is the seventh month. Simple, right? Not really.

Another possibility of how the calendar could be off is related to the Jewish leap year which adds a 13th month called Adar II or Adar Bet which occurs every 19 years to account for the difference between the Jewish 360-day lunar calendar and the Gregorian 365.25 day Solar calendar. This is the Jewish year 5779 which happens to be just such a leap year. Adar and Adar Bet roughy correspond to March and April. So can you now see how adding a thirteenth month can push dates on the calendar out thirty days?

To reiterate, while many of us believe that the Rapture of the Church will take place on Feast of Trumpets, and while many of the pre-tribulation indicators are flashing red, this is not an attempt to set a date and never has been. Someday soon there will be a trumpet blast and shout from above calling all true believers to ‘come up here’. Until then, we will continue watching, warning and waiting for our Blessed Hope. Maranatha!

When the Rapture takes place

September 22, 2001 By Trumpeter Leave a Comment

The question of when the Rapture takes place is one of the most divisive and controversial subjects of Christian debate today. The tone of this debate has gradually deteriorated to the base level of insults and character assassination. Proponents of both sides are accusing the other of heresy. Sadly, this is what it has come to.

After much reading and studying I have decided for myself that the greatest likelihood is that the Rapture will occur before the 7 year Tribulation spoken of in the Book of Revelation. I have to insist that you give careful consideration to arguments from both sides before drawing any of your own conclusions.

Regardless of who is right we should agree that Jesus is righteous and that salvation can only come through acceptance of the final atoning sacrifice of Jesus dying on the cross for our sins. Our salvation is not at all tied to when the Rapture will occur. If we all lived our lives as if the Rapture could happen at any moment then the world would be a better place and we wouldn’t have this debate.

The content of this web site is both original and borrowed. Although much of the content is original I prefer to not take any authorship credit since I borrow so much. When it comes to the Gospel whats most important is sharing The Word, rather than who wrote what.

One piece of advice for all is to shy away from the date-setters who preoccupy themselves with trying to determine the ‘day and the hour’ of our Lord’s return. It is clear that we will be witness to many signs in the Last Days that the hour is approaching, but the Bible says “nobody, not even the angels” know what that hour is.

My prayer is that the information shared on this web site will be a blessing to those who need reasurrance that our Blessed Hope is that Jesus Christ is returning for his loved ones very soon.