Kudos and Kwestions
DP and Carl W. Posts
DP – In a recent post, you pointed out that another Rapture follows the Pre-Trib Rapture of 1 Thes. 4:16,17. You showed that other Rapture in Revelation 7:13-15. Kudos! I have long considered this to be the Main Harvest Rapture which precedes the wrath of God (announced in Rev. 6:17 and implemented in Rev. 8:7). God’s positive harvest in the last days parallels a natural crop harvest which starts with the Firstfruits of the harvest, followed by the Main Harvest and ending with the Gleanings. The Firstfruits/Pre-Trib Rapture is a prize to be won by watching/believing Christians (Philippians 3:10-14). The Main Harvest Rapture collects all true believers who CANNOT taste the wrath of God (1 Thes. 5:9). And the Gleanings occur at the end of the Tribulation Week for all who were born again after Revelation 8:7 (Rev. 20:4,6).
What I don’t understand is how you can say that there is no Antichrist in Daniel 9. Verse 26 says he will destroy the city and the sanctuary and verse 27 clearly states that the “Prince who is to come” will bring an end to sacrifice and offering and on its wings shall be one who makes desolate. That doesn’t sound like the Prince of princes Jesus to me. Can you give further evidence that this is not the one who is described in Daniel 8:23-25?
Carl W. – You make a strong argument for a Rosh Hashanah Rapture, but I still believe that IF the Rapture is on a Feast day of Israel, it will be the Feast of Weeks (Leviticus 23:15-22). The first three feasts, Passover, Unleavened Bread and Firstfruits were fulfilled by Yeshua 2,000 years ago, in the early Spring. In late Spring, the fourth feast, Pentecost was partially fulfilled by the Church (the body of Christ) when it was born. I believe, like Enoch, the Church will be removed at the same feast that it came into existence – Pentecost; thus fulfilling it completely. That Feast falls 50 days after the Feast of Firstfruits, in the late Spring. The final three, Rosh Hashanah, Day of Atonement and Tabernacles will be fulfilled in the Fall, again by Jesus Christ. He could return on Rosh Hashanah (the day He was born), but His coming for His bride occurs in the late Spring. King David, according to Jewish tradition, was born and died on Shavuot/Weeks/Pentecost (3 names for the same Feast). The Feast of Weeks is the time of the Wheat Harvest, which represents born again Christians (Mat. 13:30). Another witness: https://reasonsforhopejesus.com/what-is-shavuot-prophecy-of-rapture/