Summary of Bible references on the Rapture
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That which has been is that which shall be.
Acts 8:5 Then Philip went down to the city of Samaria, and preached Christ unto them. 6 And the people with one accord gave heed unto those things which Philip spake, hearing and seeing the miracles which he did. 7 For unclean spirits, crying with loud voice, came out of many that were possessed with them: and many taken with palsies, and that were lame, were healed. 8 And there was great joy in that city.
There will be a great revival after the rapture, lots of miracles. It will be a great time to be preaching the gospel and teaching the word.
Acts 8:5 Then Philip went down to the city of Samaria, and preached Christ unto them. 6 And the people with one accord gave heed unto those things which Philip spake, hearing and seeing the miracles which he did. 7 For unclean spirits, crying with loud voice, came out of many that were possessed with them: and many taken with palsies, and that were lame, were healed. 8 And there was great joy in that city.
There will be a great revival after the rapture, lots of miracles. It will be a great time to be preaching the gospel and teaching the word.
We have many doctrines about the end times. What I have realized is that you cannot hold rigidly to these doctrines, rather hold to the word of God.
For example:
1. I was always told that Israel would rebuild their temple. They might, but the Bible doesn't say that. What the Bible says is that the abomination of desolation is set up in the Holy Place. People have assumed this means Israel builds a third temple. What the prophecies do say is that the Tabernacle of David will be raised again. Now if the temple were rebuilt we would expect to also have prophecies about what happens to it because when the New Jerusalem descends there is no mention of it. Anyway, the thing to hold to is the fact that there will be a holy of holies, there is no verse in the Bible telling us Israel builds a third temple or that a third temple is destroyed.
2. I was always told the tribulation is seven years long. Again, the Bible never says that. Revelation describes tribulation and even refers to a shorter period of time as "the great tribulation" and the pouring out of God's wrath. The Bible refers to the seventieth week which is a seven year period. But the Bible never says that at the start of this seven year period you get intense tribulation. All believers are to go through tribulation, we have had martyrs throughout the church age, so it is quite confusing to have this made up term the "seven year tribulation". The Bible uses specific terms like "day of the Lord" and "hour of trial" "Jacob's trouble" and "seventieth week". Many Christians have just equated these terms as though they all refer to the same thing, that is a theory I suppose, but that is all it is. Hold to the word of God, not to the doctrines of man.
3. We are told that no one knows the day or the hour and in some places you can certainly apply that to the first rapture which is a surprise to the world. Sodom and Gomorrah were clearly caught by surprise as were the people at the time of Noah. But that is not true of the start of the seventieth week. We know that would take place on the first day of a new shemitah. And we know that they will confirm the covenant with the many for seven years on that day. So we obviously do know the day that the 70th Shemitah starts.
4. Also, if the Lord was referring to the day of the rapture when He said no one knows the day or the hour then He wasn't referring to the day that the two witnesses were raised, that could easily be seen in the prophecies, nor was He referring to the day that Jesus steps down onto the Mount of Olives to rescue the Jews as a nation. Instead of being so focused on the one puzzle piece Jesus said you won't find, why not focus on all the puzzle pieces we can find. One possible answer is that when you put all the puzzle pieces together then you will see the answer.
5. We were taught that this generation shall not pass away until all these things are fulfilled. OK, but there are a lot of assumptions that have been baked into that verse that are not Biblical. Again, being an assumption does not mean it is wrong, it simply means you need to remember this is not something to hold onto firmly. So let's go through them. I always assumed that the fig tree was the national symbol of Israel, but it isn't. The olive tree is their national symbol. Jesus said to learn the parable of the fig tree and "all the trees". When Israel became a nation many other countries became nations as well, but again, none of them had a fig tree as a national symbol. Not only so but the UN came to be in 1945, three years before Israel. So the fig tree clearly is a reference to sin, as Adam and Eve covered their sin with fig leaves. So instead of Israel I understand the Fig tree to refer to human government by sinners. No doubt this includes Israel, but it also includes all those trees and especially to the UN. Second, the assumption is that a generation is 70 years and 80 if it is "strong" (or rebellious). This was from the Psalm of Moses and I subscribe to that Psalm being a definition of a generation. However, I think we have made an error in understanding 70 and 80. I used to teach Chemistry and the very first lesson you teach the students is the difference between accuracy and precision. If someone were to die when they were 73 years old and you said they were seventy. That would be an imprecise way of saying 73. From experience we know that an entire generation does not simply keel over on their birthday. Any number from 65 to 74 would be 70, and any number from 75 to 84 would be 80. So then I would say that the rebellious generation begins to pass away when they are 75, and the submissive generation passed away over the previous ten years. Israel turned 75 in 2023, the same year that Hamas invaded. Meanwhile the UN began passing away in 2020, the same year they issued shutdowns to the world's economies due to the pandemic.
For example:
1. I was always told that Israel would rebuild their temple. They might, but the Bible doesn't say that. What the Bible says is that the abomination of desolation is set up in the Holy Place. People have assumed this means Israel builds a third temple. What the prophecies do say is that the Tabernacle of David will be raised again. Now if the temple were rebuilt we would expect to also have prophecies about what happens to it because when the New Jerusalem descends there is no mention of it. Anyway, the thing to hold to is the fact that there will be a holy of holies, there is no verse in the Bible telling us Israel builds a third temple or that a third temple is destroyed.
2. I was always told the tribulation is seven years long. Again, the Bible never says that. Revelation describes tribulation and even refers to a shorter period of time as "the great tribulation" and the pouring out of God's wrath. The Bible refers to the seventieth week which is a seven year period. But the Bible never says that at the start of this seven year period you get intense tribulation. All believers are to go through tribulation, we have had martyrs throughout the church age, so it is quite confusing to have this made up term the "seven year tribulation". The Bible uses specific terms like "day of the Lord" and "hour of trial" "Jacob's trouble" and "seventieth week". Many Christians have just equated these terms as though they all refer to the same thing, that is a theory I suppose, but that is all it is. Hold to the word of God, not to the doctrines of man.
3. We are told that no one knows the day or the hour and in some places you can certainly apply that to the first rapture which is a surprise to the world. Sodom and Gomorrah were clearly caught by surprise as were the people at the time of Noah. But that is not true of the start of the seventieth week. We know that would take place on the first day of a new shemitah. And we know that they will confirm the covenant with the many for seven years on that day. So we obviously do know the day that the 70th Shemitah starts.
4. Also, if the Lord was referring to the day of the rapture when He said no one knows the day or the hour then He wasn't referring to the day that the two witnesses were raised, that could easily be seen in the prophecies, nor was He referring to the day that Jesus steps down onto the Mount of Olives to rescue the Jews as a nation. Instead of being so focused on the one puzzle piece Jesus said you won't find, why not focus on all the puzzle pieces we can find. One possible answer is that when you put all the puzzle pieces together then you will see the answer.
5. We were taught that this generation shall not pass away until all these things are fulfilled. OK, but there are a lot of assumptions that have been baked into that verse that are not Biblical. Again, being an assumption does not mean it is wrong, it simply means you need to remember this is not something to hold onto firmly. So let's go through them. I always assumed that the fig tree was the national symbol of Israel, but it isn't. The olive tree is their national symbol. Jesus said to learn the parable of the fig tree and "all the trees". When Israel became a nation many other countries became nations as well, but again, none of them had a fig tree as a national symbol. Not only so but the UN came to be in 1945, three years before Israel. So the fig tree clearly is a reference to sin, as Adam and Eve covered their sin with fig leaves. So instead of Israel I understand the Fig tree to refer to human government by sinners. No doubt this includes Israel, but it also includes all those trees and especially to the UN. Second, the assumption is that a generation is 70 years and 80 if it is "strong" (or rebellious). This was from the Psalm of Moses and I subscribe to that Psalm being a definition of a generation. However, I think we have made an error in understanding 70 and 80. I used to teach Chemistry and the very first lesson you teach the students is the difference between accuracy and precision. If someone were to die when they were 73 years old and you said they were seventy. That would be an imprecise way of saying 73. From experience we know that an entire generation does not simply keel over on their birthday. Any number from 65 to 74 would be 70, and any number from 75 to 84 would be 80. So then I would say that the rebellious generation begins to pass away when they are 75, and the submissive generation passed away over the previous ten years. Israel turned 75 in 2023, the same year that Hamas invaded. Meanwhile the UN began passing away in 2020, the same year they issued shutdowns to the world's economies due to the pandemic.
Consecration of the Priests (part 1)
Exodus 29:1 And this is the thing that thou shalt do unto them to hallow them, to minister unto me in the priest's office: Take one young bullock, and two rams without blemish, 2 And unleavened bread, and cakes unleavened tempered with oil, and wafers unleavened anointed with oil: of wheaten flour shalt thou make them.
This word “hallow” means dedicate, sanctify, appoint, purify. There are three animals sacrificed, as well as a whole lot of food made with wheat and oil. We need to understand what these things are.
3 And thou shalt put them into one basket, and bring them in the basket, with the bullock and the two rams.
So before you become a priest you come with this stuff in your basket to stand before the Lord and be sanctified. No doubt the bullock and two rams are not in the basket, but the implication is you come with them as well. So let’s be clear, this is the law, this does apply to Christians as well as Jews. Yes, the law and its ordinances have been done away, that means when you became a Christian we never followed this ordinance, however, this ordinance is a shadow of the heavenly things so anyone who is a genuine priest of the Lord will have gone through this spiritually.
4 And Aaron and his sons thou shalt bring unto the door of the tabernacle of the congregation, and shalt wash them with water.
In Ephesians we are told of the washing of water in the word. We should all agree that at the beginning of our Christian life we were washed with water in the word. 25 Husbands, love your wives, even as Christ also loved the church, and gave himself for it; 26 That he might sanctify and cleanse it with the washing of water by the word, 27 That he might present it to himself a glorious church, not having spot, or wrinkle, or any such thing; but that it should be holy and without blemish.
Now do we wait until after the rapture to be washed? We are all sinners and yet according to the book of Revelation we have washed our robes and made them white in the blood of the lamb before being raptured. Revelation 1:5 says Jesus “has washed us”, past tense. There is no basis to say that this will take place after being raptured. On the other hand there is a strong basis to say that those who are left behind are left behind because their robes are not white and have not been washed.
5 And thou shalt take the garments, and put upon Aaron the coat, and the robe of the ephod, and the ephod, and the breastplate, and gird him with the curious girdle of the ephod: 6 And thou shalt put the mitre upon his head, and put the holy crown upon the mitre.
The garments confer the authority of the priesthood the same way the garments of a policeman confers the authority of the police. In Acts Peter and Paul cast out demons, but when someone tries to do that who was not a priest the demon says “who are you?” Peter says we are a royal priesthood, not we will be. Jesus said He gave us all authority. That means we should have these priestly garments on now, prior to the rapture, not afterwards.
7 Then shalt thou take the anointing oil, and pour it upon his head, and anoint him.
Again, we are told that “we have this anointing”. This is past tense. We cannot be priests unto the Lord without this anointing. Again, this does not take place after the rapture. We are told clearly that the foolish virgins forgot to take oil with their lamps. They were short on the anointing and so they weren’t raptured.
8 And thou shalt bring his sons, and put coats upon them. 9 And thou shalt gird them with girdles, Aaron and his sons, and put the bonnets on them: and the priest's office shall be theirs for a perpetual statute: and thou shalt consecrate Aaron and his sons.
Paul in Ephesians says we are girt about with the truth. This is prior to the rapture, not afterwards.
10 And thou shalt cause a bullock to be brought before the tabernacle of the congregation: and Aaron and his sons shall put their hands upon the head of the bullock.
Putting your hands on the offering that is sacrificed means you are identifying with that offering. You are one with that offering. Jesus commanded us that if we wish to follow Him we must take up the cross and follow Him. Paul said “I have been crucified with Christ and It is no longer I that live but Christ that lives in me.” This must take place before you are raptured, not after. In Philippians 3 Paul said that we have the fellowship of His sufferings before we experience the outstanding resurrection.
11 And thou shalt kill the bullock before the Lord, by the door of the tabernacle of the congregation.
This signifies that the priests of the Lord have been crucified with Christ and it is no longer they that live but Christ that lives in them.
12 And thou shalt take of the blood of the bullock, and put it upon the horns of the altar with thy finger, and pour all the blood beside the bottom of the altar.
Pour all the blood beside the bottom of the altar? That is clearly referenced in the opening of the fifth seal in Revelation 6:9 And when he had opened the fifth seal, I saw under the altar the souls of them that were slain for the word of God, and for the testimony which they held: When you become a priest to the Lord you are fully consecrated to Him and as a result some of us will be killed for the word of God and the testimony which we hold. If you are killed as a priest then your blood will be poured at the bottom of this altar and when the fifth seal is opened it will be for judgment on this evil and adulterous age. But some of the blood is put on the horns of the altar. The words of the priest are like the horns of a bull, they can impale and kill lions and wolves. However, our words must be covered with the blood of Jesus. Yes, they will convict those of sin but at the same time they will share the message of Jesus redeeming blood. How could this possibly happen after the rapture? Once you are raptured you will not be slain and your blood poured out. First you have the cross, the blood is poured out, then you have the resurrection.
13 And thou shalt take all the fat that covereth the inwards, and the caul that is above the liver, and the two kidneys, and the fat that is upon them, and burn them upon the altar.
The fat is always for God. It depicts the riches that have been accumulated in your walk with God that others cannot appreciate. When this is offered to God there is a sweet smell that the saints can discern, but that is all you can do.
14 But the flesh of the bullock, and his skin, and his dung, shalt thou burn with fire without the camp: it is a sin offering.
We were told in Hebrews that we also must go without the camp. Hebrews 13:12 Wherefore Jesus also, that he might sanctify the people with his own blood, suffered without the gate. 13 Let us go forth therefore unto him without the camp, bearing his reproach. This is what the early church did, they went without the camp of the Jewish religion, bearing the Lord’s reproach. Everyone in the church in Philadelphia, the church that is raptured prior to the hour of trial, has also gone without the camp. This is why the Lord tells them they will not have to go out anymore. In the church in Sardis they were excommunicating these ones, that is why the Lord threatens to blot their names out of the book of life. As you have done, it will be done unto you.
Exodus 29:1 And this is the thing that thou shalt do unto them to hallow them, to minister unto me in the priest's office: Take one young bullock, and two rams without blemish, 2 And unleavened bread, and cakes unleavened tempered with oil, and wafers unleavened anointed with oil: of wheaten flour shalt thou make them.
This word “hallow” means dedicate, sanctify, appoint, purify. There are three animals sacrificed, as well as a whole lot of food made with wheat and oil. We need to understand what these things are.
3 And thou shalt put them into one basket, and bring them in the basket, with the bullock and the two rams.
So before you become a priest you come with this stuff in your basket to stand before the Lord and be sanctified. No doubt the bullock and two rams are not in the basket, but the implication is you come with them as well. So let’s be clear, this is the law, this does apply to Christians as well as Jews. Yes, the law and its ordinances have been done away, that means when you became a Christian we never followed this ordinance, however, this ordinance is a shadow of the heavenly things so anyone who is a genuine priest of the Lord will have gone through this spiritually.
4 And Aaron and his sons thou shalt bring unto the door of the tabernacle of the congregation, and shalt wash them with water.
In Ephesians we are told of the washing of water in the word. We should all agree that at the beginning of our Christian life we were washed with water in the word. 25 Husbands, love your wives, even as Christ also loved the church, and gave himself for it; 26 That he might sanctify and cleanse it with the washing of water by the word, 27 That he might present it to himself a glorious church, not having spot, or wrinkle, or any such thing; but that it should be holy and without blemish.
Now do we wait until after the rapture to be washed? We are all sinners and yet according to the book of Revelation we have washed our robes and made them white in the blood of the lamb before being raptured. Revelation 1:5 says Jesus “has washed us”, past tense. There is no basis to say that this will take place after being raptured. On the other hand there is a strong basis to say that those who are left behind are left behind because their robes are not white and have not been washed.
5 And thou shalt take the garments, and put upon Aaron the coat, and the robe of the ephod, and the ephod, and the breastplate, and gird him with the curious girdle of the ephod: 6 And thou shalt put the mitre upon his head, and put the holy crown upon the mitre.
The garments confer the authority of the priesthood the same way the garments of a policeman confers the authority of the police. In Acts Peter and Paul cast out demons, but when someone tries to do that who was not a priest the demon says “who are you?” Peter says we are a royal priesthood, not we will be. Jesus said He gave us all authority. That means we should have these priestly garments on now, prior to the rapture, not afterwards.
7 Then shalt thou take the anointing oil, and pour it upon his head, and anoint him.
Again, we are told that “we have this anointing”. This is past tense. We cannot be priests unto the Lord without this anointing. Again, this does not take place after the rapture. We are told clearly that the foolish virgins forgot to take oil with their lamps. They were short on the anointing and so they weren’t raptured.
8 And thou shalt bring his sons, and put coats upon them. 9 And thou shalt gird them with girdles, Aaron and his sons, and put the bonnets on them: and the priest's office shall be theirs for a perpetual statute: and thou shalt consecrate Aaron and his sons.
Paul in Ephesians says we are girt about with the truth. This is prior to the rapture, not afterwards.
10 And thou shalt cause a bullock to be brought before the tabernacle of the congregation: and Aaron and his sons shall put their hands upon the head of the bullock.
Putting your hands on the offering that is sacrificed means you are identifying with that offering. You are one with that offering. Jesus commanded us that if we wish to follow Him we must take up the cross and follow Him. Paul said “I have been crucified with Christ and It is no longer I that live but Christ that lives in me.” This must take place before you are raptured, not after. In Philippians 3 Paul said that we have the fellowship of His sufferings before we experience the outstanding resurrection.
11 And thou shalt kill the bullock before the Lord, by the door of the tabernacle of the congregation.
This signifies that the priests of the Lord have been crucified with Christ and it is no longer they that live but Christ that lives in them.
12 And thou shalt take of the blood of the bullock, and put it upon the horns of the altar with thy finger, and pour all the blood beside the bottom of the altar.
Pour all the blood beside the bottom of the altar? That is clearly referenced in the opening of the fifth seal in Revelation 6:9 And when he had opened the fifth seal, I saw under the altar the souls of them that were slain for the word of God, and for the testimony which they held: When you become a priest to the Lord you are fully consecrated to Him and as a result some of us will be killed for the word of God and the testimony which we hold. If you are killed as a priest then your blood will be poured at the bottom of this altar and when the fifth seal is opened it will be for judgment on this evil and adulterous age. But some of the blood is put on the horns of the altar. The words of the priest are like the horns of a bull, they can impale and kill lions and wolves. However, our words must be covered with the blood of Jesus. Yes, they will convict those of sin but at the same time they will share the message of Jesus redeeming blood. How could this possibly happen after the rapture? Once you are raptured you will not be slain and your blood poured out. First you have the cross, the blood is poured out, then you have the resurrection.
13 And thou shalt take all the fat that covereth the inwards, and the caul that is above the liver, and the two kidneys, and the fat that is upon them, and burn them upon the altar.
The fat is always for God. It depicts the riches that have been accumulated in your walk with God that others cannot appreciate. When this is offered to God there is a sweet smell that the saints can discern, but that is all you can do.
14 But the flesh of the bullock, and his skin, and his dung, shalt thou burn with fire without the camp: it is a sin offering.
We were told in Hebrews that we also must go without the camp. Hebrews 13:12 Wherefore Jesus also, that he might sanctify the people with his own blood, suffered without the gate. 13 Let us go forth therefore unto him without the camp, bearing his reproach. This is what the early church did, they went without the camp of the Jewish religion, bearing the Lord’s reproach. Everyone in the church in Philadelphia, the church that is raptured prior to the hour of trial, has also gone without the camp. This is why the Lord tells them they will not have to go out anymore. In the church in Sardis they were excommunicating these ones, that is why the Lord threatens to blot their names out of the book of life. As you have done, it will be done unto you.
Consecration of the Priests (part 2)
15 Thou shalt also take one ram; and Aaron and his sons shall put their hands upon the head of the ram.
The word also tells us this is something more. There is a whole lot of focus on that bullock that was offered up as a sin offering in Christianity with little or sometimes no reference to this ram that was also offered up. This ram is not taken without the camp.
16 And thou shalt slay the ram, and thou shalt take his blood, and sprinkle it round about upon the altar. 17 And thou shalt cut the ram in pieces, and wash the inwards of him, and his legs, and put them unto his pieces, and unto his head. 18 And thou shalt burn the whole ram upon the altar: it is a burnt offering unto the Lord: it is a sweet savour, an offering made by fire unto the Lord.
A burnt offering means the whole thing is burned up, given to God. The blood is sprinkled around the altar. It is not poured into the base of the altar. You can see these blood drops long before the fifth seal is opened. They put their hands on the ram so they are one with the ram, this indicates something that they are that is given wholly to God as a burnt offering, and as a testimony (the blood drops around the altar). When I was baptized I was a freshman in college at Rice University which in that year was a top ten university. To become a Christian and give myself to the Lord meant I was sacrificing my entire future. Everyone who is a priest of the Lord should have this testimony, that they sacrificed their hopes and dreams that they had had prior to giving themselves to the Lord.
19 And thou shalt take the other ram; and Aaron and his sons shall put their hands upon the head of the ram.
And yes, there is still one more ram that is to be sacrificed.
20 Then shalt thou kill the ram, and take of his blood, and put it upon the tip of the right ear of Aaron, and upon the tip of the right ear of his sons, and upon the thumb of their right hand, and upon the great toe of their right foot, and sprinkle the blood upon the altar round about.
It is very interesting and instructive that when Trump was shot in Pennsylvania he touched the tip of his right ear that was shot with his right thumb, he then hit the ground on his knees, his right shoe had come off and he touched the big toe of his right foot with that same thumb. When you give yourselves to the Lord, yes, you had dreams that must be sacrificed, but then you also have dreams about what your ministry will be and they too must be sacrificed.
21 And thou shalt take of the blood that is upon the altar, and of the anointing oil, and sprinkle it upon Aaron, and upon his garments, and upon his sons, and upon the garments of his sons with him: and he shall be hallowed, and his garments, and his sons, and his sons' garments with him.
So not only are you to be sanctified but your garments are too. When I first gave myself to the Lord I was a college kid in Texas while my parents home was in New York. I didn’t have very much other than clothes when I moved into corporate living in the church. However, the Lord began touching me to throw out my clothes. I had T shirts that were not sanctified, they were thrown out. I had jeans that were not sanctified they were thrown out. I didn’t wear shoes, so I began to wear shoes. Everyone who is a priest of the Lord should have prayed over their clothes that they also would be sanctified. Once again, this must happen prior to the rapture, there was someone who came into the wedding feast that was not wearing a wedding garment and they were thrown out.
22 Also thou shalt take of the ram the fat and the rump, and the fat that covereth the inwards, and the caul above the liver, and the two kidneys, and the fat that is upon them, and the right shoulder; for it is a ram of consecration: 23 And one loaf of bread, and one cake of oiled bread, and one wafer out of the basket of the unleavened bread that is before the Lord: 24 And thou shalt put all in the hands of Aaron, and in the hands of his sons; and shalt wave them for a wave offering before the Lord.
You need all of this to be a priest. Your ministry must have some fat that is not for anyone but the Lord. Your ministry is a burnt offering to the Lord and that fat is a wave offering. The wave offering depicts the rapture just as a referee putting both hands up in football depicts a score. The loaf, cake and wafer depict three kinds of speaking of the word of God. All ministries are speaking ministries. If you think you can minister to the Lord without speaking you are worshipping dumb idols. Some speaking is very light and short, we call that elevator gospel, you can minister the word in thirty seconds or less. Some are sweet and make a more substantial snack, but are very easy to eat, like cake. Others are like a substantial meal, a loaf of bread and cheese is called a “ploughman’s lunch”. As a priest of the Lord you need all three. When you think of these experiences you should visualize the referee signalling “touchdown”.
25 And thou shalt receive them of their hands, and burn them upon the altar for a burnt offering, for a sweet savour before the Lord: it is an offering made by fire unto the Lord.
Again these are burnt offerings. Remember when John said there were many other things that Jesus had done which he hadn’t written. That needs to be our experience. We are speaking, sharing, ministering, preaching and teaching. But we should never be able to share all of our experiences. Some are burnt offerings to God alone.
26 And thou shalt take the breast of the ram of Aaron's consecration, and wave it for a wave offering before the Lord: and it shall be thy part.
This is the breast of your ministry that is offered to God. That is a substantial meal. You should be fed from the ministry. You should not feel burnt out and exhausted, if you do that is an indication you are trying to do the ministry in your own strength.
27 And thou shalt sanctify the breast of the wave offering, and the shoulder of the heave offering, which is waved, and which is heaved up, of the ram of the consecration, even of that which is for Aaron, and of that which is for his sons: 28 And it shall be Aaron's and his sons' by a statute for ever from the children of Israel: for it is an heave offering: and it shall be an heave offering from the children of Israel of the sacrifice of their peace offerings, even their heave offering unto the Lord.
The priests eat the breast and the shoulder. The shoulder is the strength of that ministry. The breast is the meat of that ministry which should be all about care for others. When Jesus told Peter to feed my lambs and feed my sheep do you think that only takes place after the rapture? Of course not, this takes place during the church age.
29 And the holy garments of Aaron shall be his sons' after him, to be anointed therein, and to be consecrated in them. 30 And that son that is priest in his stead shall put them on seven days, when he cometh into the tabernacle of the congregation to minister in the holy place. 31 And thou shalt take the ram of the consecration, and seethe his flesh in the holy place. 32 And Aaron and his sons shall eat the flesh of the ram, and the bread that is in the basket by the door of the tabernacle of the congregation.
Consecration means you are dedicated to the Lord and separated unto the Lord. This should be your experience today, on earth. We are to be a holy people, a peculiar people, that are separated unto the Lord. You will need to eat, God knows that and He will provide for His priests. I have heard testimonies of some priests being given baskets of food by the door. I have my own testimonies of this and I am sure all genuine priests have their testimonies as well.
15 Thou shalt also take one ram; and Aaron and his sons shall put their hands upon the head of the ram.
The word also tells us this is something more. There is a whole lot of focus on that bullock that was offered up as a sin offering in Christianity with little or sometimes no reference to this ram that was also offered up. This ram is not taken without the camp.
16 And thou shalt slay the ram, and thou shalt take his blood, and sprinkle it round about upon the altar. 17 And thou shalt cut the ram in pieces, and wash the inwards of him, and his legs, and put them unto his pieces, and unto his head. 18 And thou shalt burn the whole ram upon the altar: it is a burnt offering unto the Lord: it is a sweet savour, an offering made by fire unto the Lord.
A burnt offering means the whole thing is burned up, given to God. The blood is sprinkled around the altar. It is not poured into the base of the altar. You can see these blood drops long before the fifth seal is opened. They put their hands on the ram so they are one with the ram, this indicates something that they are that is given wholly to God as a burnt offering, and as a testimony (the blood drops around the altar). When I was baptized I was a freshman in college at Rice University which in that year was a top ten university. To become a Christian and give myself to the Lord meant I was sacrificing my entire future. Everyone who is a priest of the Lord should have this testimony, that they sacrificed their hopes and dreams that they had had prior to giving themselves to the Lord.
19 And thou shalt take the other ram; and Aaron and his sons shall put their hands upon the head of the ram.
And yes, there is still one more ram that is to be sacrificed.
20 Then shalt thou kill the ram, and take of his blood, and put it upon the tip of the right ear of Aaron, and upon the tip of the right ear of his sons, and upon the thumb of their right hand, and upon the great toe of their right foot, and sprinkle the blood upon the altar round about.
It is very interesting and instructive that when Trump was shot in Pennsylvania he touched the tip of his right ear that was shot with his right thumb, he then hit the ground on his knees, his right shoe had come off and he touched the big toe of his right foot with that same thumb. When you give yourselves to the Lord, yes, you had dreams that must be sacrificed, but then you also have dreams about what your ministry will be and they too must be sacrificed.
21 And thou shalt take of the blood that is upon the altar, and of the anointing oil, and sprinkle it upon Aaron, and upon his garments, and upon his sons, and upon the garments of his sons with him: and he shall be hallowed, and his garments, and his sons, and his sons' garments with him.
So not only are you to be sanctified but your garments are too. When I first gave myself to the Lord I was a college kid in Texas while my parents home was in New York. I didn’t have very much other than clothes when I moved into corporate living in the church. However, the Lord began touching me to throw out my clothes. I had T shirts that were not sanctified, they were thrown out. I had jeans that were not sanctified they were thrown out. I didn’t wear shoes, so I began to wear shoes. Everyone who is a priest of the Lord should have prayed over their clothes that they also would be sanctified. Once again, this must happen prior to the rapture, there was someone who came into the wedding feast that was not wearing a wedding garment and they were thrown out.
22 Also thou shalt take of the ram the fat and the rump, and the fat that covereth the inwards, and the caul above the liver, and the two kidneys, and the fat that is upon them, and the right shoulder; for it is a ram of consecration: 23 And one loaf of bread, and one cake of oiled bread, and one wafer out of the basket of the unleavened bread that is before the Lord: 24 And thou shalt put all in the hands of Aaron, and in the hands of his sons; and shalt wave them for a wave offering before the Lord.
You need all of this to be a priest. Your ministry must have some fat that is not for anyone but the Lord. Your ministry is a burnt offering to the Lord and that fat is a wave offering. The wave offering depicts the rapture just as a referee putting both hands up in football depicts a score. The loaf, cake and wafer depict three kinds of speaking of the word of God. All ministries are speaking ministries. If you think you can minister to the Lord without speaking you are worshipping dumb idols. Some speaking is very light and short, we call that elevator gospel, you can minister the word in thirty seconds or less. Some are sweet and make a more substantial snack, but are very easy to eat, like cake. Others are like a substantial meal, a loaf of bread and cheese is called a “ploughman’s lunch”. As a priest of the Lord you need all three. When you think of these experiences you should visualize the referee signalling “touchdown”.
25 And thou shalt receive them of their hands, and burn them upon the altar for a burnt offering, for a sweet savour before the Lord: it is an offering made by fire unto the Lord.
Again these are burnt offerings. Remember when John said there were many other things that Jesus had done which he hadn’t written. That needs to be our experience. We are speaking, sharing, ministering, preaching and teaching. But we should never be able to share all of our experiences. Some are burnt offerings to God alone.
26 And thou shalt take the breast of the ram of Aaron's consecration, and wave it for a wave offering before the Lord: and it shall be thy part.
This is the breast of your ministry that is offered to God. That is a substantial meal. You should be fed from the ministry. You should not feel burnt out and exhausted, if you do that is an indication you are trying to do the ministry in your own strength.
27 And thou shalt sanctify the breast of the wave offering, and the shoulder of the heave offering, which is waved, and which is heaved up, of the ram of the consecration, even of that which is for Aaron, and of that which is for his sons: 28 And it shall be Aaron's and his sons' by a statute for ever from the children of Israel: for it is an heave offering: and it shall be an heave offering from the children of Israel of the sacrifice of their peace offerings, even their heave offering unto the Lord.
The priests eat the breast and the shoulder. The shoulder is the strength of that ministry. The breast is the meat of that ministry which should be all about care for others. When Jesus told Peter to feed my lambs and feed my sheep do you think that only takes place after the rapture? Of course not, this takes place during the church age.
29 And the holy garments of Aaron shall be his sons' after him, to be anointed therein, and to be consecrated in them. 30 And that son that is priest in his stead shall put them on seven days, when he cometh into the tabernacle of the congregation to minister in the holy place. 31 And thou shalt take the ram of the consecration, and seethe his flesh in the holy place. 32 And Aaron and his sons shall eat the flesh of the ram, and the bread that is in the basket by the door of the tabernacle of the congregation.
Consecration means you are dedicated to the Lord and separated unto the Lord. This should be your experience today, on earth. We are to be a holy people, a peculiar people, that are separated unto the Lord. You will need to eat, God knows that and He will provide for His priests. I have heard testimonies of some priests being given baskets of food by the door. I have my own testimonies of this and I am sure all genuine priests have their testimonies as well.
Consecration of the Priests (part 3)
33 And they shall eat those things wherewith the atonement was made, to consecrate and to sanctify them: but a stranger shall not eat thereof, because they are holy. 34 And if ought of the flesh of the consecrations, or of the bread, remain unto the morning, then thou shalt burn the remainder with fire: it shall not be eaten, because it is holy.
That is right, no storing up something for tomorrow. Take it to the Lord, I am not going to argue over this.
35 And thus shalt thou do unto Aaron, and to his sons, according to all things which I have commanded thee: seven days shalt thou consecrate them.
So what is this seven days? Paul talks about waiting 14 years before going up to the apostles that were before him. This may refer to a period of 7 years where he was fully sanctified, searching out the word and another period of 7 years where he tested the word, similar to “research and development”. Before he brought what he had to James and Peter and John. I do agree with Aaron that these seven years might refer to the seventieth week. But not for the raptured saints. I believe that is for the Jews. I believe anyone who is raptured will be a priest who is fully sanctified to the Lord. I believe that because if you read about those who are not taken the problem was they were not fully sanctified to the Lord. They were not wearing the wedding garment. Their garments were not washed white. They were foolish and had not taken oil with them. Or they had buried their talent in the backyard, they were not speaking, preaching, teaching, or evangelizing.
36 And thou shalt offer every day a bullock for a sin offering for atonement: and thou shalt cleanse the altar, when thou hast made an atonement for it, and thou shalt anoint it, to sanctify it.
That’s right, the “once for all” salvation is bogus. We need daily salvation. Now it may be that your understanding of “Once saved always saved” includes a daily salvation, I can see that. But if your “once saved always saved” does not include a daily salvation you have been deceived.
37 Seven days thou shalt make an atonement for the altar, and sanctify it; and it shall be an altar most holy: whatsoever toucheth the altar shall be holy.
You make an atonement for the altar! How clear does He have to be? The Jews rejected Jesus when He was crucified, hence they will need to make atonement for the altar. All of us at one time or other rejected Jesus and so we also needed to make atonement for the altar, that is what “repentance” means. But if you have never repented for the altar then you aren’t saved and you aren’t getting raptured.
38 Now this is that which thou shalt offer upon the altar; two lambs of the first year day by day continually. 39 The one lamb thou shalt offer in the morning; and the other lamb thou shalt offer at even: 40 And with the one lamb a tenth deal of flour mingled with the fourth part of an hin of beaten oil; and the fourth part of an hin of wine for a drink offering.
Oops, sorry, when I said you need daily salvation I would argue it is more like twice daily. I view this similar to eating two meals a day. If you don’t eat two meals a day you will get weak and sick. Once you are weak your body is susceptible to all kinds of viruses floating around in the air. Think of this twice daily salvation as prophylactic, if you keep up a regular habit of spending time with the Lord in the word twice a day you won’t get sick.
Now Aaron said that Revelation says we are going to be kings and priests in heaven. That is not what Revelation says.
Revelation 1:6 And hath made us kings and priests unto God and his Father; to him be glory and dominion for ever and ever. Amen.
It is very clear we have been made priests. This is prior to talking about the seven churches or any of the future events.
Revelation 5:9 And they sung a new song, saying, Thou art worthy to take the book, and to open the seals thereof: for thou wast slain, and hast redeemed us to God by thy blood out of every kindred, and tongue, and people, and nation; 10 And hast made us unto our God kings and priests: and we shall reign on the earth.
When Jesus opens the scrolls those in heaven testify they were already made priests. The seven year period erroneously called “the tribulation” begins when Jesus opens those scrolls (that is one valid way to look at this, another valid way is that this scroll was opened at the start of the church age, but there is no valid way to look at this and say Jesus opens the scrolls after the “seven year tribulation”). Therefore they are not made priests by being sanctified in heaven for seven years because at the start of the seven years they are already claiming to have been made priests.
There is one other verse in Revelation, the only one that Aaron could have been referring to:
Revelation 20:6 Blessed and holy is he that hath part in the first resurrection: on such the second death hath no power, but they shall be priests of God and of Christ, and shall reign with him a thousand years.
Now how could Jesus be “the first firstfruit” if the first resurrection refers to our rapture? If Paul in Galatians said “I have been crucified with Christ and it is no longer I that live but Christ that lives in me” then he is saying he is taking part in the first resurrection with Jesus. This is what Philippians 3 is all about, showing us how we take up the cross and follow Him.
This is what Romans 6:5 For if we have been planted together in the likeness of his death, we shall be also in the likeness of his resurrection:
Says as well. We have been given a pattern to follow. Our salvation experience means that we have part in the first resurrection.
33 And they shall eat those things wherewith the atonement was made, to consecrate and to sanctify them: but a stranger shall not eat thereof, because they are holy. 34 And if ought of the flesh of the consecrations, or of the bread, remain unto the morning, then thou shalt burn the remainder with fire: it shall not be eaten, because it is holy.
That is right, no storing up something for tomorrow. Take it to the Lord, I am not going to argue over this.
35 And thus shalt thou do unto Aaron, and to his sons, according to all things which I have commanded thee: seven days shalt thou consecrate them.
So what is this seven days? Paul talks about waiting 14 years before going up to the apostles that were before him. This may refer to a period of 7 years where he was fully sanctified, searching out the word and another period of 7 years where he tested the word, similar to “research and development”. Before he brought what he had to James and Peter and John. I do agree with Aaron that these seven years might refer to the seventieth week. But not for the raptured saints. I believe that is for the Jews. I believe anyone who is raptured will be a priest who is fully sanctified to the Lord. I believe that because if you read about those who are not taken the problem was they were not fully sanctified to the Lord. They were not wearing the wedding garment. Their garments were not washed white. They were foolish and had not taken oil with them. Or they had buried their talent in the backyard, they were not speaking, preaching, teaching, or evangelizing.
36 And thou shalt offer every day a bullock for a sin offering for atonement: and thou shalt cleanse the altar, when thou hast made an atonement for it, and thou shalt anoint it, to sanctify it.
That’s right, the “once for all” salvation is bogus. We need daily salvation. Now it may be that your understanding of “Once saved always saved” includes a daily salvation, I can see that. But if your “once saved always saved” does not include a daily salvation you have been deceived.
37 Seven days thou shalt make an atonement for the altar, and sanctify it; and it shall be an altar most holy: whatsoever toucheth the altar shall be holy.
You make an atonement for the altar! How clear does He have to be? The Jews rejected Jesus when He was crucified, hence they will need to make atonement for the altar. All of us at one time or other rejected Jesus and so we also needed to make atonement for the altar, that is what “repentance” means. But if you have never repented for the altar then you aren’t saved and you aren’t getting raptured.
38 Now this is that which thou shalt offer upon the altar; two lambs of the first year day by day continually. 39 The one lamb thou shalt offer in the morning; and the other lamb thou shalt offer at even: 40 And with the one lamb a tenth deal of flour mingled with the fourth part of an hin of beaten oil; and the fourth part of an hin of wine for a drink offering.
Oops, sorry, when I said you need daily salvation I would argue it is more like twice daily. I view this similar to eating two meals a day. If you don’t eat two meals a day you will get weak and sick. Once you are weak your body is susceptible to all kinds of viruses floating around in the air. Think of this twice daily salvation as prophylactic, if you keep up a regular habit of spending time with the Lord in the word twice a day you won’t get sick.
Now Aaron said that Revelation says we are going to be kings and priests in heaven. That is not what Revelation says.
Revelation 1:6 And hath made us kings and priests unto God and his Father; to him be glory and dominion for ever and ever. Amen.
It is very clear we have been made priests. This is prior to talking about the seven churches or any of the future events.
Revelation 5:9 And they sung a new song, saying, Thou art worthy to take the book, and to open the seals thereof: for thou wast slain, and hast redeemed us to God by thy blood out of every kindred, and tongue, and people, and nation; 10 And hast made us unto our God kings and priests: and we shall reign on the earth.
When Jesus opens the scrolls those in heaven testify they were already made priests. The seven year period erroneously called “the tribulation” begins when Jesus opens those scrolls (that is one valid way to look at this, another valid way is that this scroll was opened at the start of the church age, but there is no valid way to look at this and say Jesus opens the scrolls after the “seven year tribulation”). Therefore they are not made priests by being sanctified in heaven for seven years because at the start of the seven years they are already claiming to have been made priests.
There is one other verse in Revelation, the only one that Aaron could have been referring to:
Revelation 20:6 Blessed and holy is he that hath part in the first resurrection: on such the second death hath no power, but they shall be priests of God and of Christ, and shall reign with him a thousand years.
Now how could Jesus be “the first firstfruit” if the first resurrection refers to our rapture? If Paul in Galatians said “I have been crucified with Christ and it is no longer I that live but Christ that lives in me” then he is saying he is taking part in the first resurrection with Jesus. This is what Philippians 3 is all about, showing us how we take up the cross and follow Him.
This is what Romans 6:5 For if we have been planted together in the likeness of his death, we shall be also in the likeness of his resurrection:
Says as well. We have been given a pattern to follow. Our salvation experience means that we have part in the first resurrection.
The reason this sharing on the Consecration of the Priests is so important is because it was the main objection to the claim that the Pact for the Future adopted by the UN on Rosh Hashanah of 2024 was the fulfillment to Daniel 9:27. Some felt that the priests had to be consecrated for seven years and so the raptured saints had to be raptured seven years before the wedding of the lamb. Those three posts about the consecration of the priests is conclusive that we are sanctified while here in the church age, and we must be sanctified before we can be raptured.
Are you a chosen vessel?
Acts 9:15 But the Lord said unto him, Go thy way: for he is a chosen vessel unto me, to bear my name before the Gentiles, and kings, and the children of Israel: 16 For I will shew him how great things he must suffer for my name's sake.
We are all vessels to contain Jesus. The way this Jesus is revealed to others is when you are suffering for the name's sake.
Acts 9:15 But the Lord said unto him, Go thy way: for he is a chosen vessel unto me, to bear my name before the Gentiles, and kings, and the children of Israel: 16 For I will shew him how great things he must suffer for my name's sake.
We are all vessels to contain Jesus. The way this Jesus is revealed to others is when you are suffering for the name's sake.
- Elijah is taken before seven years of famine. Elijah represents the prophets who are taken before the tribulation. Many do not understand that a prophet does not simply mean someone who predicts the future, it means a spokesman for God. When we speak the word, preaching, teaching, evangelizing, we are prophets of God. So in that sense he represents the spirit filled saints who are raptured. Elisha represents the left behind saints. He is left behind because when he was called he turned back. Jesus said someone like that is not fit for the kingdom. That doesn’t mean he is unsaved or goes to hell, it is like being called up to the big leagues, they find out you aren’t ready, and so they send you back down to the minors. So then, Elijah being taken before seven years of famine does support Aaron’s claim. So then, what famine? We know that after the rapture there will be a famine for the word of God. Church buildings will be burned, the prophets of Baal in apostate churches will be killed, and the word of God on the internet will be changed. Meanwhile Christians will be hunted, captured, and beheaded. In this story Elisha tells this woman there will be a famine for seven years so she travels out of Israel where she dwells for seven years during this famine and when she returns the King restores all her possessions back to her. So if this is the seven year tribulation, who is this woman? Can’t be the raptured saints, there is not going to be any famine in the heavens. Can’t be the left behind Christians they are not going to be dwelling anywhere for seven years. This could refer to the Jews. But it can’t refer to the Jews that flee in the middle of the seven years. Now she appears before the king, that would be the day of judgment. Everything is restored, that would refer to the feast of tabernacles. So what does this story tell us, a seven year famine after the spirit filled saints who were speaking the word are taken. That aligns with the prophecies that God will make a famine for the word of God and so I agree that this famine does refer to what people call the seven year tribulation and a famine is certainly tribulation. But this does not say the rapture is before the seventieth week starts. That is very clear because the day of judgment and the Feast of tabernacles would be more than seven years. This brings us to the problem of precision. Sometimes the word of God is very precise. With Passover we are told what must be done each hour. Sometimes were are told how many days, sometimes we are told how many months. But seven years can refer to any period from 6.5 years to 7.4 years. Any number in that range would be “7 years” if that is the level of precision you are using. But this has really narrowed things down. Jesus said the time of intense tribulation was shortened so we can eliminate anything greater than 7.0 years. Nisan 1 is half a year from Rosh Hashanah. So this would mean the rapture must be prior to Nisan 1 if I am correct about October
- David ruled in Hebron for 7.5 years. This supports my point about precision, here is an example of a higher level of precision. David ruled in Hebron is a picture of Jesus ruling in heaven for 7.5 years before coming to Jerusalem to rule. When Jesus steps down it is on the mount of Olives and it opens a way for the Jews to escape. That is in the last year of the 70th week. If I am correct about October 2, 2024 that is a little more than 6.5 years from now. But once again, this does not in any way rule out October 2, 2024 being the start of the seventieth week. As all of these points have proven, the seventieth week (10 x 7) represents a period for Israel to be cleansed of their leprosy and rebellion. Aaron quotes Hosea 6:2 After two days will he revive us: in the third day he will raise us up, and we shall live in his sight. According to this interpretation Israel will be revived in the next 6.5 years and in 7.5 years they will be raised up. You might be tempted to conclude this means the rapture is right around Nisan 1. But even Hosea 6:2 supports a gap of time from when Israel is revived and when they are raised up. Interestingly today is the tenth of Tevet. I say this because the 15th of Av is the happiest day on the Jewish calendar, it is the day they were raised up after wandering in the wilderness for forty years, the day they realized the curse was over. The 15th of Av in 2032 would be exactly 7 ½ years from the 15th of Tevet, in 2025
Genesis 15:12 And when the sun was going down, a deep sleep fell upon Abram; and, lo, an horror of great darkness fell upon him. 13 And he said unto Abram, Know of a surety that thy seed shall be a stranger in a land that is not theirs, and shall serve them; and they shall afflict them four hundred years; 14 And also that nation, whom they shall serve, will I judge: and afterward shall they come out with great substance. 15 And thou shalt go to thy fathers in peace; thou shalt be buried in a good old age. 16 But in the fourth generation they shall come hither again: for the iniquity of the Amorites is not yet full. 17 And it came to pass, that, when the sun went down, and it was dark, behold a smoking furnace, and a burning lamp that passed between those pieces.
There is a beautiful symmetry here that we could miss. According to the history, I think it is in the book of Jubilees, Abram was thrown into a furnace of fire by Nimrod because the destroyed some pagan idols. God delivered him and so he was banished and 200 men followed him as he came into the good land. So when you read that Abram will go to his fathers in peace it doesn't mean he hasn't gone through tribulation. He has, but he went through it like a burning lamp. When God says all his descendants will also have to go through tribulation it is like Jesus saying anyone who would come after me must take up their cross and follow me.
There is a beautiful symmetry here that we could miss. According to the history, I think it is in the book of Jubilees, Abram was thrown into a furnace of fire by Nimrod because the destroyed some pagan idols. God delivered him and so he was banished and 200 men followed him as he came into the good land. So when you read that Abram will go to his fathers in peace it doesn't mean he hasn't gone through tribulation. He has, but he went through it like a burning lamp. When God says all his descendants will also have to go through tribulation it is like Jesus saying anyone who would come after me must take up their cross and follow me.
What percent of Christians get raptured?
Some think it is 50%. Yeah, only it is worse than that. There are three parables that should be viewed as referring to all Christians.
Matthew 24:45-51. This says half of the so called Christians in Christianity are the evil servant drinking with the drunkards and smiting the servants who are good servants.
Matthew 25:1-13 This tells us more about the good servants. This parable is about virgins who have their lamps lit and are awaiting the coming of Jesus. So these are all the good servants and not the evil servants. But half of them are foolish, they didn't take oil in their vessels because they thought they could simply borrow someone else's oil. This also describes many in Christianity who come to church to get their one week supply of oil instead of having a personal relationship with the Lord.
Matthew 25:14-30. This tells us more about the wise virgins. This is about the servants of the Lord. They all have talents, but only 2 out of the three have been sharing what they have with others so that the Lord would get a profit. One has buried his talent in the backyard. You can say but hold on, those five wise virgins all got to go into the feast. True, but remember the Lord cast out those who were not wearing a wedding garment. The wedding garment is the "righteousnesses of the saints". It is a reference to your ministry. James said that if you help bring someone to salvation it covers a multitude of sins. Our garment is a covering to us.
So then, do the math -- 1/2 x 1/2 x 2/3 = 2/12. That is just like Caleb and Joshua giving a good report and ten spies giving an evil report.
In conclusion it is much more likely that 1/6th of Christians will be raptured, not 1/2.
Some think it is 50%. Yeah, only it is worse than that. There are three parables that should be viewed as referring to all Christians.
Matthew 24:45-51. This says half of the so called Christians in Christianity are the evil servant drinking with the drunkards and smiting the servants who are good servants.
Matthew 25:1-13 This tells us more about the good servants. This parable is about virgins who have their lamps lit and are awaiting the coming of Jesus. So these are all the good servants and not the evil servants. But half of them are foolish, they didn't take oil in their vessels because they thought they could simply borrow someone else's oil. This also describes many in Christianity who come to church to get their one week supply of oil instead of having a personal relationship with the Lord.
Matthew 25:14-30. This tells us more about the wise virgins. This is about the servants of the Lord. They all have talents, but only 2 out of the three have been sharing what they have with others so that the Lord would get a profit. One has buried his talent in the backyard. You can say but hold on, those five wise virgins all got to go into the feast. True, but remember the Lord cast out those who were not wearing a wedding garment. The wedding garment is the "righteousnesses of the saints". It is a reference to your ministry. James said that if you help bring someone to salvation it covers a multitude of sins. Our garment is a covering to us.
So then, do the math -- 1/2 x 1/2 x 2/3 = 2/12. That is just like Caleb and Joshua giving a good report and ten spies giving an evil report.
In conclusion it is much more likely that 1/6th of Christians will be raptured, not 1/2.
How to discern Shabby Eschatology
The first thing I learned is that God is very precise. If he says 7 years He doesn't mean 7.5 years, He doesn't mean 2,520 days, He doesn't mean 84 months. He means what He says and says what He means. What is the difference between 84 months and 7 years? This used to be my first lesson when I taught Chemistry. 84 months is much more precise than 7 years. Anything from 6.5 years to 7.4 years would round off to "7 years". Sometimes God does say 2520 days, sometimes He says 84 months, sometimes He says 7.5 years and sometimes He says 7 years. They are not the same thing. Any Chemistry major should know that and God is the Chemistry major.
The second thing I learned is every word, every jot, every tittle must be fulfilled. You can't ignore verses you don't understand. Jesus said the time of extreme tribulation was shortened for the elect's sake. That is clearly a reference to the what we are talking about and so it has to fit in your eschatology.
The third thing I learned is that there is not one timeline. Instead it is like the wheel within a wheel that Ezekiel saw. The way I think of it there are three wheels inside of a watch, one controls the second hand, one controls the minute hand and one controls the hour hand. They are interconnected but they are not the same wheel.
The fourth thing is similar to the first. God is precise in His language. Jacob's trouble is not the same thing as the seventieth week and that is not the same thing as the hour of trial and that is not the same thing as the Day of the Lord and that is not the same thing as the great and awesome day of the Lord.
Shabby eschatology conflates the terms, does not understand the precision in the time periods God has given, smashes everything into one seven year timeline, and simply ignores Bible verses they don't understand.
The first thing I learned is that God is very precise. If he says 7 years He doesn't mean 7.5 years, He doesn't mean 2,520 days, He doesn't mean 84 months. He means what He says and says what He means. What is the difference between 84 months and 7 years? This used to be my first lesson when I taught Chemistry. 84 months is much more precise than 7 years. Anything from 6.5 years to 7.4 years would round off to "7 years". Sometimes God does say 2520 days, sometimes He says 84 months, sometimes He says 7.5 years and sometimes He says 7 years. They are not the same thing. Any Chemistry major should know that and God is the Chemistry major.
The second thing I learned is every word, every jot, every tittle must be fulfilled. You can't ignore verses you don't understand. Jesus said the time of extreme tribulation was shortened for the elect's sake. That is clearly a reference to the what we are talking about and so it has to fit in your eschatology.
The third thing I learned is that there is not one timeline. Instead it is like the wheel within a wheel that Ezekiel saw. The way I think of it there are three wheels inside of a watch, one controls the second hand, one controls the minute hand and one controls the hour hand. They are interconnected but they are not the same wheel.
The fourth thing is similar to the first. God is precise in His language. Jacob's trouble is not the same thing as the seventieth week and that is not the same thing as the hour of trial and that is not the same thing as the Day of the Lord and that is not the same thing as the great and awesome day of the Lord.
Shabby eschatology conflates the terms, does not understand the precision in the time periods God has given, smashes everything into one seven year timeline, and simply ignores Bible verses they don't understand.
Putting all the pieces together
The 15th of Tevet meets every single criteria of the day of the rapture.
The 15th of Tevet meets every single criteria of the day of the rapture.
- No one knows the day. It is not a special day at all on the Hebrew calendar. That means when Jesus told them no one knows the day that no one did. If the rapture were prefigured in one of the Holy convocations then everyone would have known the day.
- It is a full moon, just as Proverbs 7 said.
- It is winter time and after the harvest festivals just as Jeremiah said.
- It fits the Writing on the Wall sign. This sign took place in the heavens from August of 2017 to April of 2024. It was interpreted in 2024 and when Daniel interpreted this in Daniel it says that night Babylon was overthrown. If we consider one year to be equal to one day the night would be from September 21 to March 21.
- Shevat 13th is a pagan holiday in 2025 “Lupercalia” so it fits with Samson pushing the pillars out on a great feast to Dagon.
- It is not any of the Feasts of the Lord that the Jews were told to keep as Holy Convocations. So it fits Colossians 2 that tells us to let no man judge us for whether or not we keep the Feasts of the Lord.
- 7 ½ years later will be the 15th of Av, the happiest day of the year for the Jews when their curse was over. This will be the perfect day for the Lord to come to Jerusalem, so it fits the pattern of King David ruling in Hebron for seven and half years and then coming to Jerusalem.
- It is also 42 months before the 15th of Av, the perfect day for the two witnesses to be raised from the dead. They are killed 3 ½ days earlier, that would be the 11th of Av. I believe that the 8th of Av was the day of Pentecost when the church was born. The 9th of Av is when they began preaching the gospel to repent. That would mean the church age should also end on the 9th of Av which is why the Antichrist would have power to seize the witnesses on the 10th of Av and execute them on the 11th.
- After the rapture the left behind saints will be “baptized” into the death waters and thrust out into the wilderness where they fast and pray for 40 days. When this period of time is up we will come to Nisan 1, the first day of a new year for those left behind and their ministry like the Lord’s and the two witnesses will be for 42 months.
- There is an interesting coincidence in 2025, the 15th of Shevat occurs at Valentine’s day and then 7 ½ years later when Israel is raised up the 15th of Av is their equivalent of Valentine’s day.
- This also fits the Lord’s word that they will be eating and drinking, marrying and giving in marriage right up until the flood. Shevat 15 is February 13th. Everyone would be about to celebrate Valentine’s day and then that will all come to a screeching halt with the rapture.
- No songs after that, so that also fits Amos. They all come to a screeching halt on Valentine’s day.
- No dancing after the rapture. So that also comes to a screeching halt on Valentine’s day, so that fits Lamentation.
- The Lord told the Jews to pray that their flight would not be in winter. According to this the middle of the tribulation will be in August so that fits.
- After two days the Lord has promised to come and revive Israel. Two thousand years from a crucifixion in 31 AD would be 2031 AD. That should be the last year of the seventieth week. This means that the seventieth week began October 2, 2024 when the UN confirmed the seven year covenant known as Agenda 2023 by strengthening it with the Pact for the Future. So this fits Hosea and Daniel.
- Jesus said that the period of time for intense tribulation was shortened for the elect’s sake. That means it is less than seven years. Since the intense tribulation begins after the rapture that also fits.
- The sign of Jonah includes preaching the gospel for 40 days. With the Jews it was 40 years until Jerusalem and the temple were destroyed. For the world this preaching began in 70 AD, 40 jubilees is 1,961 years which would give us an exact date for Armageddon as the 9th of Av 2031. So that fits.
- Elijah was raptured prior to the tribulation and Elisha who is a type of the tribulation saints told the woman she would have seven years of famine when she fled into the wilderness. If the rapture is the 15th of Shevat in 2025 and Armageddon is the 15th of Av in 2031 that is exactly 6.5 years. However, if we are rounding off to a whole number that would be 7 years. This fits this word, and it fits Jesus’ word about shortening the tribulation. This is the absolute least it could have been.
- Moses said that a generation will last 70 to 80 years before it passes away. Again, these are rounded to the nearest decade. So 65 to 74 would round to 70 and 75 to 84 would round to 80. That means in May 2032 the rebellious generation of the Israelites will fully pass away. In this interpretation the wedding is Feast of Tabernacles in 2032, so that fits.
- Jesus said you need to forgive 7x70 times. That is 490 times. We have taken the gospel of repentance to the four corners of the earth. That is 4 x 490. That means that forgiveness will apply for 1960 years, or until 2030, but then in 2031, the year of Armageddon the opportunity to receive forgiveness ends.
- When Jesus said no one knows the day or the hour there is no one Bible verse, no one Prophet or no one person in the Bible who did know. The only way to know is to put multiple pieces of the puzzle together.
- The day of the Lord comes as a thief in the night. Kris Kringle was a thief in the night that came down people’s chimneys. Like the Lord said in John 10 he didn’t use the door but climbed in some other way. Christmas is celebrated on two different days, December 25th and January 7th depending if you are in the Eastern Orthodox church or in the West. January 7th is when the fires came to Los Angeles, the city of the Angels. This verse tells us how the Day of the Lord will be ushered in and this fits.
- When they say peace and security, a common phrase at Christmas, then sudden destruction comes. So it is reasonable to think that the rapture will follow on the heels of Christmas. So this fits.
22 And he cometh to Bethsaida; and they bring a blind man unto him, and besought him to touch him. 23 And he took the blind man by the hand, and led him out of the town; and when he had spit on his eyes, and put his hands upon him, he asked him if he saw ought. 24 And he looked up, and said, I see men as trees, walking. 25 After that he put his hands again upon his eyes, and made him look up: and he was restored, and saw every man clearly.
This is interesting. Mark is the gospel to those left behind. Some of them may have been left behind because they are blind and in their blindness they see those who are walking with the Lord as giants, like trees. The reason this is interesting is because Shevat 15 is a New Year of the trees. So if those who are raptured are compared to trees, then it will be the start of a new year of trees, this time the tribulation saints will be the new trees.
This is interesting. Mark is the gospel to those left behind. Some of them may have been left behind because they are blind and in their blindness they see those who are walking with the Lord as giants, like trees. The reason this is interesting is because Shevat 15 is a New Year of the trees. So if those who are raptured are compared to trees, then it will be the start of a new year of trees, this time the tribulation saints will be the new trees.
Every watchmen knows that David ruling in Hebron for 7 1/2 years before coming to Jerusalem is a type of the raptured saints being in heaven with the Lord for 7 1/2 years before He moves His kingdom to Jerusalem.
So how do they explain it? They don't. They assume there must be six months before the seven year tribulation or something. The problem with that is that in order to align your doctrine with one type, King David in Hebron you have to ignore another type of Samson pushing out the pillars and causing the temple to collapse at precisely the same time as the rapture.
But there is no verse in the Bible that says the period of tribulation is equal to seven years. Yes, the seventieth week is seven years but nothing says that the day the covenant with the many is strengthened for seven years on that same day the intense tribulation begins. So then they come up with desperate attempts to prove this. For example, one idea was that the priests must be sanctified for seven days before becoming a priest. So they say that those who were raptured were not priests, that being caught up to heaven was an opportunity for them to be sanctified for seven years. That is really heretical to say that we are not priests.
This is really important because they assume that the rapture is before the covenant is confirmed and yet we know the covenant is confirmed at the start of the seventieth week and we know that a shemitah always begins on Rosh Hashanah, so then we know that the covenant begins on Rosh Hashanah. So we know the day that starts and we even can eliminate 6 out of 7 years as Shemitahs begin every seven years. 2024 would qualify, and the next potential candidate is 2031.
We also know that the two witnesses will begin their ministry after the rapture and their ministry is for 42 months. Now even though Jesus said no man knows the day or hour of the rapture He never said that no man knows the day of the two witnesses being killed or resuscitated. We know several things about it. They lie dead in the streets of Jerusalem for 3 1/2 days and their death marks the end of the tribulation Christians and so also marks the end of the church age.
Now let's assume that after the rapture we have 3 days of darkness. It is prophesied, it mirrors Jesus being in the tomb for 3 days and those who are left behind are cast out into outer darkness. But they are also told to go to those who sell oil and buy for themselves. So then if their ministry begins on the February 17th, 1,260 days later is July 31, 2028 which is the 9th of Av. This is extremely significant as it is the day the spies gave an evil report and brought a curse on themselves. Also, the 8th of Av is the Feast of New Wine, known as Pentecost and that is the day the church was born. So it is also a fitting day for the church age to end. They rise from the dead 3 1/2 days later, that would be the 13th of Av. We are told that the Antichrist is unable to kill the two witnesses for 3 1/2 years but then is able. If they are protected during the church age and once the church age ends he is then able to kill them, that would also fit perfectly. Once the two witnesses are killed the Jews are forced to flee from Antichrist and they are told they must do it immediately, can't try and retrieve anything from their home. The 9th of Av is the perfect day for this to happen to the Jews.
Now if you go 7 1/2 years from February 13, 2025 you will arrive at the 15th of Av. Please note, we are not given a day count, so this is not precise to the day, but it is within a half month and that is as precise as that type is.
I would also point out that if you feel we must align with the type of David ruling in Hebron for 7 1/2 years then we must also align with the type of Samson pushing out two pillars on a feast to Dagon. That works for February 13, 2025, it doesn't work for Shavuot.
So how do they explain it? They don't. They assume there must be six months before the seven year tribulation or something. The problem with that is that in order to align your doctrine with one type, King David in Hebron you have to ignore another type of Samson pushing out the pillars and causing the temple to collapse at precisely the same time as the rapture.
But there is no verse in the Bible that says the period of tribulation is equal to seven years. Yes, the seventieth week is seven years but nothing says that the day the covenant with the many is strengthened for seven years on that same day the intense tribulation begins. So then they come up with desperate attempts to prove this. For example, one idea was that the priests must be sanctified for seven days before becoming a priest. So they say that those who were raptured were not priests, that being caught up to heaven was an opportunity for them to be sanctified for seven years. That is really heretical to say that we are not priests.
This is really important because they assume that the rapture is before the covenant is confirmed and yet we know the covenant is confirmed at the start of the seventieth week and we know that a shemitah always begins on Rosh Hashanah, so then we know that the covenant begins on Rosh Hashanah. So we know the day that starts and we even can eliminate 6 out of 7 years as Shemitahs begin every seven years. 2024 would qualify, and the next potential candidate is 2031.
We also know that the two witnesses will begin their ministry after the rapture and their ministry is for 42 months. Now even though Jesus said no man knows the day or hour of the rapture He never said that no man knows the day of the two witnesses being killed or resuscitated. We know several things about it. They lie dead in the streets of Jerusalem for 3 1/2 days and their death marks the end of the tribulation Christians and so also marks the end of the church age.
Now let's assume that after the rapture we have 3 days of darkness. It is prophesied, it mirrors Jesus being in the tomb for 3 days and those who are left behind are cast out into outer darkness. But they are also told to go to those who sell oil and buy for themselves. So then if their ministry begins on the February 17th, 1,260 days later is July 31, 2028 which is the 9th of Av. This is extremely significant as it is the day the spies gave an evil report and brought a curse on themselves. Also, the 8th of Av is the Feast of New Wine, known as Pentecost and that is the day the church was born. So it is also a fitting day for the church age to end. They rise from the dead 3 1/2 days later, that would be the 13th of Av. We are told that the Antichrist is unable to kill the two witnesses for 3 1/2 years but then is able. If they are protected during the church age and once the church age ends he is then able to kill them, that would also fit perfectly. Once the two witnesses are killed the Jews are forced to flee from Antichrist and they are told they must do it immediately, can't try and retrieve anything from their home. The 9th of Av is the perfect day for this to happen to the Jews.
Now if you go 7 1/2 years from February 13, 2025 you will arrive at the 15th of Av. Please note, we are not given a day count, so this is not precise to the day, but it is within a half month and that is as precise as that type is.
I would also point out that if you feel we must align with the type of David ruling in Hebron for 7 1/2 years then we must also align with the type of Samson pushing out two pillars on a feast to Dagon. That works for February 13, 2025, it doesn't work for Shavuot.