Wow, my whitestone that was a pen full :mdrmdr: according to Acts 17:31 “because he has fixed a day on which he will judge the world in righteousness by a man whom he has appointed; and of this he has given assurance to all by raising him from the dead.” I bring this up, not that it speaks to the rapture of the church but it states that God fixed the day.... He has everything perfectly planned out.... Having given birth a few times, I knew the baby would, eventually come as soon as the nine months came, but I did not have the exact day available to me, I could feel and see the physical preparation of my body (the convergence of signs), to allow the birth process....when the time did come, it came suddenly, without warning, the birth pains started and I knew, it was different from the preparation labor pains and they did not stop, but intensified until the baby was born. I say all that to say, even though I hold to an imminent return, God has fixed that day! The convergence of preparation is upon us, soon. Nothing new here, my two cents. :prayer-hands: TR, I understand your questioning Jesus and the rapture of the church having a connection to a "Jewish" feast day, but I still don't think they can be separated based on Jesus' past actions. Jesus died hours before the feast of Passover, thus fulfilling the requirement of being our Passover lamb. He fulfilled the feast of unleavened bread (see: http://nct-blog.ptstn.org/2015/10/14/how-did-christ-jesus-fulfill-the-feast-of-unleavened-bread-feasts-4/ ). Jesus rose to life again on the feast of First-fruits. And he sent the Holy Spirit to the church on the feast of Pentecost. I still see the connection, not just between God and the feasts (thus the Jews being the "bride of God"), but also between Jesus and the church. His death, burial, and resurrection plus his promised gift of the Holy Spirit all happened on feast days. Why then would we say the last three feasts don't have a connection to Jesus, the rapture of the church, and other unfulfilled prophecy? Mywhitestone... I know!!!! I don't want to wait until Sept 2020 either... I would love to be way off in my thinking and see us going up during Hanukkah because that's less than two weeks away. I would love to see us going up in the spring of 2020 if not during Hanukkah... but if FoT is following the pattern of feast fulfillment, then I am praying that we all hang on until Sept 2020 and hoping that it is the rapture! I love everyone's input and speculations... not a theologian here, but still trying to discern what I study... thanks for reading and responding... even if you think I'm bonkers! :rose: :heart: Indeed good points you bring up. Following that line of thinking then, Pentecost would most certainly be the most likely as it is only a partial fulfillment. And being the middle candle in the Menorah! Again, many days stand as likely candidates. As such, I refuse to be dogmatic about picking only one! Point is, I'm trying to default to God's sovereign will. Whatever day He chooses I'm good with. I can just imagine the Rapture occurring on a non Feast day and seeing bewilderment and disappoint mixed with unspeakable joy! I'm with you, I'm no theologian either. God didn't make me smart, just one of many believers. The fact that we have been given that Blessed Hope to begin with is reason for thanksgiving! TR With all that being said, I'm excited by the prospect for this Christmas because of the overlapping of Hanukkah and Christmas! God could be killing two birds with one stone, as it were! Pardon the analogy. TR Definitely okay with Hanukkah being a rapture watch date, plus Pentecost... these both come well before feast of trumpets... and don't get me wrong, I would LOVE the rapture to be today and tomorrow at the latest... I wish it truly was and would happily be bewildered and then completely overjoyed at being wrong in my personal interpretation... because it would mean being in heaven with Jesus 9-10 months sooner! I just keep praying for the strength to continue each day I wake up still on earth. :wacko: :scratch:
