Greg Wilson
“I Hope I’m Wrong”
I do not believe that the Festival of Trumpets (its not a
pilgrimage “chag” feast) will be associated with the pilgrimage
departure of the Church in the Resurrection/Catching out event
(the “Event”). I hope I’m wrong, however.
For so many
prophetic pattern reasons the prophecy watching community of
believers have anticipated the end of the age Event earnestly
for the past few years. We have studied the
festivals of the Lord (moed and chag), noted their prophetic
symbolism, their first coming fulfillments in Christ and
speculated about the “manner of time” for the Event. Yes,
we too, as the prophets of old, have inquired about the manner
of time that the glory of Christ should appear. (1 Peter
1:11) The Shemitah year patterns really looked
amazing and promising. It would appear that we can confirm
their accuracy given the first century notation that the temple
destruction (AD 70) occurred in a Shemitah year. Fast
forward Year 2021/2022 another Shemitah year suggesting that
Daniel’s 70th week of years should follow this Fall
in order to align with prophetic patterns and the Fig Tree/Psalm
90:10 prophecies. I am fully convinced for multiple
biblical reasons previously posted on Fivedoves, that the
Festival of Trumpets, or Yom Hadin, or Yom Teruah, or the
Memorial Day for Blowing Trumpets (man blows the trumpets, not
the Lord) , will not be associated with the Event.
What does all of
this mean? Does it mean God is doing something different
and unexpected? Does it mean that the Shemitah
cycles are wrong or not even in play? I believe the
Lord does not have to follow the Psalm 90:10 70/80 years, if He
did not intend it to apply to the end of the Church Age.
He, alone decides the duration of this generation.
We must be close. Surely the 7,000-year speculated plan is
true. We must be nearing the end of 6,000 years of man’s
rule.
So, let’s say the
Event does not happen this Fall? Then what? I
would say the Shemitah cycles are not in play. I would say
that they were suspended with the Jewish nation’s rejection of
their Messiah Yeshua. I would say that following the first
Pentecost/Shavuot on, or about AD 30 or perhaps earlier, the
Shemitah cycles may have been suspended. This is
completely plausible. Some years ago, I wrote an
essay titled “ Covenant Time”. The last time I posted it
was September 2020. https://www.fivedoves.com › letters
› sep2020 › Covenant Time 4 22 17.pdf
The general proposition was that God has historically taken
“timeouts” in His counting of time. I am persuaded that
this period of time, first Pentecost until now, represents a
single divine day…a Divine Timeout. I am not sure that the
Lord is counting time now because the “Kingdom of God” is
present on Earth in “mystery form”. (Mark 4:11; Matthew 21:43;
John 3:5; Colossians 1:26-27) I would speculate that
the Kingdom of God is outside of time. Are we not now
“seated in heavenly places” while being physically on Earth?
(Ephesians 2:6) That concept is classical Quantum
Electrodynamics/Entanglement or what Einstein termed “spooky
action at a distance” or being in two places at the same
time. Think about this: Everyday, in this
Pentecostal Age, the Holy Spirit is actively indwelling
believers. That suggests to me what began at the first
Pentecost has never ended. We live in a time suspended age
where the Kingdom of God is active and alive when all who call
on the Lord for salvation may be saved. It is a timeless
period until the “fullness of the Gentiles” arrives. (Romans
11:25) Then comes the Event. (1 Cor. 15:52; 1 Thess. 4:17) Then
perhaps God’s sabbatical count will commence and Daniel’s 70th
week will begin. Then, God will confirm His covenant with
Abraham, Isaac and Jacob for one last time. (Daniel 9:27)
He confirmed that covenant three times in the past.
(Genesis 22:16-17; 1 Chronicles 16:16-17; Psalm 105:9-11) It
should be known as “the confirmed covenant” based on the Lord’s
frequency of confirmation! Yes, the confirmed covenant is
the same covenant which the Lord suspended following Israel’s
national rejection of their Messiah! The smoting of the fig tree
is proof that the Lord cut off Israel, albeit temporarily. (Mark
11:13, 20) The Lord has established Israel, in these last days,
for correction and judgment. (Habbakuk 1:12) That
covenant, God’s unilateral covenant upon His Oath (super
covenant) will prevail and initiate Daniel’s 70th
Shemitah week of years. And so, all Israel, which
appropriates the faith and testimony of Yeshua, shall be saved.
(Romans 9:6, 27, 11:26-33, Revelation 12:17, 14:12)
Is God doing the unexpected? The Lord seems to have
tarried, but we know He is NEVER late. For me, I always
look expectantly for the Event on a future Pentecost……..on a day
and hour known only to our Lord and Savior.
Covenant Time 4 22 17.pdf
Blessings, Greg
P.S. I really hope I am wrong and we
fly away in September, but if not we who aspire to 1 Peter 1:11
must refine our diligent searching and studying of the
Scriptures of Truth.