Feast of Trumpets Study
The Jewish Rabbis have associated the Resurrection with the Feast of Trumpets. Could this Feast also be God's Appointed Time for the SHOUT of Revelation 5:13??
This Study will look at both the Rabbis 7 explanations for the Feast of Trumpets as the Day of the Ressurection at Seal #6 and also its possible connection to the SHOUT at the beginning of Daniel's 70 Week.
1. The Day of the Awakening Blast
The Feast of Trumpets is first of all Biblically called Yom Teruah, which can be translated as "The Day of the 'Awakening' Blast" because they believe it will be the day of the Resurrection. Jewish Tombstones are decorated with Shofar Trumpets because the Rabbis taught that the Resurrection would happen on the Feast of Trumpets. Job saw that he would rise again. Job 19:25. Isaiah saw it. Isaiah 26:19 Paul wrote, "For the Lord himself will come down from heaven, …with the trumpet call of God, and the dead in Messiah will rise." What a day of trumpet blast that will be!
THE SHOUT too will be an "Awakening Blast" See Rev 5:13 Every created thing will SHOUT: "To Him who sits on the Throne and to the Lamb..." This will certainly awaken the lost world to His soon coming.
2. The Hidden Day
The Feast of Trumpets is called Yom HaKeseh "The Hidden Day." The only Feast that is celebrated on the first day of a month. The Biblical months always begin with a new moon. In ancient times they watched the heavens to look for the first sign of the new moon. It is the darkest days of the month. They were not certain when it would be until it happened. Jesus said about the day of his coming, "No one knows about that day or hour, not even the angels in heaven, nor the Son, but only the Father. …Therefore keep watch, because you do not know on what day your Lord will come." (Matt 24:36,42) Today, the Feast of Trumpets is called Rosh Hashanah, (post Babylon) which means "the head of the year" effectively hiding its true meaning from most Jewish people. 1Thess 5:1-5
The SHOUT too will take the world by surprise and is hidden it seems even from the Saints on earth. We, therefore are called to watch for all the events of the Last Days, including the SHOUT.
3. Day of Remembrance
The Feast of Trumpets is called Yom HaZikaron, a "Day of Remembrance." This is a day to remind ourselves of the day when our Messiah will come. Paul wrote concerning the truth that Yeshua is coming back, "Therefore encourage each other with these words." We need to celebrate the Feast of Trumpets to remind ourselves of this great day. It is to be a consecrated day before the Lord, set apart for Him as a day of remembrance, "a sacred assembly commemorated with trumpet blasts." Rev 3:3
The SHOUT will call EVERYONE to Remember God. To Him Who Sit on the Throne and to the Lamb....
4. Day of Judgment
4. The Feast of Trumpets is called Yom HaDin, the "Day of Judgment." Ten days after Trumpets comes the "Day of Atonement" when God Judges the Nation of Israel. Those ten days are called the "Days of Awe" when all are called to repent and turn back to God. Paul said in Acts 17:31, "For he has set a day when he will judge the world with justice by the man he has appointed." We too will see “the Judge”. 2 Cor 5:10. He explained further in 2 Thess 1:6-7, "God is just: He will pay back trouble to those who trouble you and give relief to you who are troubled, and to us as well. This will happen when the Lord Yeshua is revealed from heaven in blazing fire with his powerful angels. (at the Rapture)"
The Day of the Shout forewarns of the dividing out and THE coming Judgment 6 years later. God gives the World ample time to repent. The 7 years of Daniel's 70th Week are God's gracious wakeup call to the world that the JUDGE is coming.
5. The Last Trumpet
The Rabbis call the Feast of Trumpets the Last Trumpet. The Feast is called the last trumpet, or the last shofar, for two reasons. First of all, during the sixth month, Elul, the shofar has been blown every morning in the synagogues to wake people up and prepare them. Then the final shofar is blown on the Feast of Trumpets. There will be no more shofar blown until the Day of Atonement. (This tradition too seems to foreshadow the SHOUT coming ahead of the Rapture)
Paul wrote concerning the Rapture, in 1 Corinthians 15:51-52, "Listen, I tell you a mystery: We will not all sleep, but we will all be changed— in a flash, in the twinkling of an eye, at the last trumpet. For the trumpet will sound, the dead will be raised imperishable, and we will be changed."
Secondly, the Rabbis teach that there are only two times in the Scriptures when the Lord Himself blows the shofar. The first time was on Mount Sinai during Shavuot, when the Torah was given. Ex 19:16-19 The second and last time will be when Messiah comes according to Zechariah 9:14-15, "Then the LORD will appear over them; his arrow will flash like lightning. The Sovereign LORD will sound the trumpet (Shofar); He will march in the storms of the south, and the LORD Almighty will shield them."
. In between these two ‘God Blasts’ it is creations work to Worship Him and to SHOUT His praise. See Ps 96+98
6. The Wedding of the Messiah
Sixthly, the Feast of Trumpets is called the Wedding of the Messiah. It is the final part of the wedding ceremony, the consummation of the marriage called "the Lakach" when the Bridegroom takes us to his side to be with him forever. We know that this is also in line with the teaching of the New Covenant writings. "And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come back and take you to be with me that you also may be where I am." (Jn 14:3) All the Fall Feasts are connected with the second coming of the Lord. Beginning at the Feast of Tabernacles we will then celebrate the wedding supper of the Lamb for a thousand years in Jerusalem. Revelation 21:1-2
The SHOUT will alert the Church of Jesus, His Bride, that He is coming soon for His Beloved. "When you see all these things Look up... I am right at the door", Jesus promised His disciples. He urges us to long for His arrival.
7. The Return of the King
Seventhly, The Return of the King: For two thousand years the Jewish liturgy for Rosh Hashanah (Feast of Trumpets) has revolved around three specific themes and they dominate the worship in synagogues during this holiday: The Shofar, Remembering God’s Covenant and God's Kingship and sovereignty--His authority over creation (Rosh Hashanah is thought to commemorate the creation of the world or the birthday of the world). The Malkhiyot, a benediction honoring God's Kingship says, in part, "May all the inhabitants of the world realize and know that to thee every knee must bend, every tongue must vow allegiance. . . The Lord shall be King forever and ever." (Howard, p. 111) Psalms 93-100 are directly associated with Yom Teruah each year.
These are the very Words of the Rev 5:13 Shout,
“To Him who sits on the THRONE and to the Lamb, be blessing and honor and power and DOMINION forever…” From the SHOUT to His Return, it is all about King Jesus.
This mystery Feast starts on the 1st Day of the 7th Month. By the 21st day of that month all is finished. This speaks to the completion of God's plan for this Age. It is likely that the Feast of Trumpets is the "Beginning and the End" of God's work to rid the earth of evil and to bring back the King of kings, Jesus Christ our Lord. So let us seek Him for Wisdom and Understanding. We are certainly "closer now than when we first believed".