Hello Luis, John and Doves,
Luis pointed out that "the Feast of
the New Oil is the most overlooked of the 3 First-Fruit
Feasts."
IF the Feast of New Wine is
Pentecost AND that was fulfilled by the Holy Spirit.
(I had written a letter to Doves a few weeks ago where I
considered Jesus Himself fulfilling each of the Lord's
Feasts....thinking that Jesus Himself still needed to
fulfill the Feast of New Wine - however, rethinking this,
Jesus sent the Holy Spirit in His place on Pentecost.
So that would mean, Jesus already fulfilled that Feast of
the Lord.?
So, the next one to be fulfilled by
Jesus Himself would be the Feast of the New Oil.
It's interesting
that the Feast of the New Oil is 'so neglected', as Luis
points out. And he "noted that every Feast of YHVH
has a prophetic theme and it was a 'rehearsal'
(moed) until all of them are to be fulfilled by Jesus.
The point is that the Feast of the First Fruits of the New
Oil is no different. So, there then is one's logic
for how this 3rd First-Fruit Feast of the triad, which is
the most overlooked, could be promising as to the possible
Rapture's timing."
Luis continued with, "the Feast of
the New Oil has been deliberately 'hidden', just like the
Rapture, no? It is not even considered by the Jews of
the Church tradition in any way one is aware of. So,
to this end, one is highlighting the Feast of New Oil then."
Luis listed the three first-fruit
feasts:
1) Feast of Firstfruit of the
New Wheat/Feast of Wheat/Feast of Weeks/Shavuot 1-
corresponds to Jesus Ascension.
2) Feast of Firstfruits of
the New Wine/Shavuot 2 - corresponds to Acts 2 - the arrival
of the Holy Spirit. start of the Church Age
3) Feast of Firstfruits of
the New Oil/Shavuot 3:: corresponds to possibly the
Rapture and end of the Church Age.
So when is the Feast of the New
Oil?
Luis has noted the date of
September 11, 2024. (He commented that some believe
Jesus was born on September 11, -3BC. July 23, Feast
of New Wine, plus 50 days = September 11. (Think 9/11.)
If I use my date (and Dr. Awe's
date) August 13, Feast of New Wine, plus 50 days = October
2, 2024.
October 2 is 29 Elul - the Eve of
Rosh Hashanah. On the chabad calendar.
The Essenes have 22 Elul as
Firstfruits of New Oil. September 8.
Essene
Calendar
On the chabad calendar, 22 Elul is
September 25.
Remember the sighting of the new
moon for the new month. That may affect 22 Elul.
As Luis pointed out - there are
three Firstfruits days.
The Lord required a tithe on grain,
wine and oil. "Numbers 18 specifically
references grain, wine and oil as required gifts to the
priest; "All the best of the new oil and all the best
of the new wine and grain - the choice parts that they
present to YHWY - I give to you." Num 18:12
And Deuteronomy 14 "mentions these
three products." "You shall surely tithe all the
produce of your sowing which the field brings forth each
year....the tithe of your grain, your wine, and your
oil..." Deut 14:22
"The Essene calendar, laid out in a
number of Qumran texts...notes three bikkurim (or first
produce) festivals, for wheat, wine and oil, respectively."
"A part of the Essene agenda was
the correct interpretation of scripture...the Temple Scroll
rewrote the holiday calendar to harmonize Leviticus and
Deuteronomy and to lay out its understanding of the "county
fifty days till the bikkurim" passage. Remarkable, it
understood this as a command that needed to be fulfilled
three times, one for each of the three main agricultural
products."
The
Three Shavuot Festivals of Qumran: Wheat, Wine, and Oil -
TheTorah.com
The first 50 day cycle is for
Shavuot (Feast of Firstfruits/Wheat), the second 50 day
cycle for the Wine Festival, the third 50 day cycle is for
the Oil Festival.
The Firstfruits Resurrections:
Do these firstfruits festivals have
anything to do with what Paul told us?
1 Corinthians 15:20-23: "But
Christ has indeed been raised from the dead, the
firstfruits of those who have fallen asleep. For
since by man came death, by man also came the resurrection
of the dead. For as in Adam all die, even so in Christ
shall all be made alive. But every man in his
own order. Christ the firstfruits, afterward they
that are Christ's at His coming."
When Paul used "order" he was
referring to the Jewish festival cycle. There are
three bikkurim's (firstfruits of the produce) - grain, wine,
oil.
Jesus was 'essentially' raptured on
Feast of Firstfruits...will we be raptured on a future
bikkurim/firstfruits?
There are four Feast of Firstfruits
counting Feast of Firstfruits (or Firstfruits of Barley)
(fulfilled with Jesus' Resurrection), then Firstfruits of
Wheat (fulfilled with Jesus' Ascension), then Firstfruits of
Wine (fulfilled with the Holy Spirit arriving/start of the
Church Age), then Firstfruits of Oil.(fulfilled by Jesus
coming in the clouds/Rapture/end of the Church Age?).
Could this mean, the Rapture will
happen on a feast of firstfruits - possibly the Feast of New
Oil? It would be next on the 'list' to be fulfilled by
Jesus - Him coming in the clouds?
I am agreeing with Luis on looking
at the Feast of the New Oil as a possible Rapture
date. Paul said there is an "order" to the
resurrections - was he telling us our 'resurrection' will be
on a firstfruits.......??
Thank you for this letter, Luis!
It's very interesting that New Wine
and New Oil have been so 'hidden' in the Jewish
religion. We know the Lord's feasts are
'appointed' days - prophetic days - that tell the the story
of salvation and Jesus. These must have been
'obscured' for a reason - were these 'hidden' for Christ's
Believers? New Wine for the start of the Church Age
and New Oil for the end of the Church Age?
(New Wine, as some of us believe,
is our Pentecost when the Holy Spirit was given and the
Church age started. That's a VERY important day for
Christianity. Maybe New Oil will have a VERY
significant meaning to Christianity also...like the Rapture
- on some future date. Jesus fulfilling both days.)
Just some more dates to be
watching....
The world is in a big mess -
sigh. Hoping the Rapture is in our near future!
Pray for the peace of Jerusalem~
Maranatha~
Chance