“The Rapture of the Church” # 2 Leviticus 23:1-44, Revelation 3:7-13

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Date: August 22, 2021 Author: Wayne J. Edwards

The Feast of Rosh Hashana h is a picture of the Rapture of the Church. This year, Rosh Hashanah will begin at sundown on September 8 and continue until sundown on September 9. Will this be the “last trump?” “For the Lord himself shall descend from heaven with a shout, with the voice of the archangel, and with the trump of God.” 1 Thessalonians 4:16-17 “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 all be changed.” 1 Corinthians 15:52 In our third sermon in this series: God’s Unfolding Drama of Redemption, we will see where “The Rapture of the Church” fits with the seven feasts of the Lord, and the seven churches of Asia.

The Feast of Rosh Hashana h is a picture of the Rapture of the Church. This year, Rosh Hashanah will begin at sundown on September 8 and continue until sundown on September 9. Will this be the “last trump?”

In our third sermon in this series: God’s Unfolding Drama of Redemption, we will see where “The Rapture of the Church” fits with the seven feasts of the Lord, and the seven churches of Asia.

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Many Christians do not believe in Jesus’ physical return to this earth, much less in the sudden disappearance of all believers, including every child under the age of accountability.

Some Christians do not believe in the rapture of the Church, the seven years of Tribulation, or the return of Jesus Christ to the earth.

Other Christians believe the prophetic events are yet to happen, but not in the order or sequence most Christians believe they will.

According to my understanding of the Scriptures, the rapture of the Church can happen at any moment – it is always imminent.

The Apostle Paul revealed the mystery of the pre-tribulation rapture to the Christians at Thessalonica because they were concerned about their loved ones who had died before the return of Christ for His followers.

The Scriptures offer two more parallels to God’s timetable for our redemption.

The Seven Feasts of Israel are prophetic pictures of God’s plan of redemption. Each feast is a prophetic picture of the Person and work of Christ for our salvation. Jesus has already filled the first four feasts, and He will fulfill the final three feasts very soon.

God reminded the Jews about the redemptive nature of the Sabbath Day, that it was a holy convocation, a day of solemn rest, and then He instituted the seven annual feasts.

This is where we are on God’s prophetic timetable, as the gospel continues to be proclaimed and the Holy Spirit continues to be poured out upon those who express their faith in Jesus Christ as their Savior and Lord. The next feast is:

Just as Christ has already fulfilled the first four feasts, He will soon fulfill the final three, beginning with the Feasts of Trumpets.

In writing to the seven literal churches in that day, Jesus was also describing the seven different types of churches that would exist in every age and the seven stages of the Church in the total Church Age.

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