The Feast of Trumpets is nearly here (Sept 22), and across social media the anticipation is electric. Thousands of believers are posting videos, writing articles, and filling comment sections with one burning thought: Could this be the year the trumpet sounds and the church is caught up in the air?
It's not hard to see why excitement is high. The convergence of world events, the prophetic timeline of Israel, and the mounting chaos in global politics all stir the sense that time is running short. Many point to prophetic dreams, others to hidden codes in Scripture, and still others to the obvious pattern: Jesus fulfilled the spring feasts with exact precision at His first coming--so why wouldn't He fulfill the fall feasts with the same accuracy at His return?
It's a compelling case. And yet, while the anticipation is healthy, the declarations of certainty are not. God calls us to watch--but He does not call us to set dates. This Feast of Trumpets is an opportunity to learn, to expect, and to wait with patience--
not to speak where God has spoken.
Why So Many Expect the Rapture Now
Those proclaiming that the Rapture might occur on the Feast of Trumpets point to several arguments: The Feast's very name. It is the only feast associated with the blowing of trumpets, and Paul said we would be caught up "at the last trumpet" (1 Corinthians 15:52). The imagery is powerful.
The Jewish idiom. Ancient rabbis called the Feast of Trumpets "the day that no man knows the day or the hour," because the new moon had to be sighted before it began. Jesus used the same phrase in Matthew 24:36 when describing His return. Coincidence? Perhaps not.
The prophetic calendar. Jesus died on Passover, was buried on Unleavened Bread, rose on Firstfruits, and sent the Spirit on Pentecost--all on the exact feast days. If the first four feasts were fulfilled literally, why wouldn't the next three follow the same pattern?
The urgency of the times. From the rise of globalism to the technological systems that could enable the "mark of the beast," from Israel's wars to the worldwide push for peace treaties, the prophetic puzzle seems close to complete. It's not hard to see why people are excited. The case for a Feast of Trumpets Rapture is deeply rooted in both biblical imagery and prophetic expectation.
The Pattern of the Feasts
But here is where we must pause and turn to Scripture. The biblical feasts, outlined in Leviticus 23, were not just Jewish traditions; they were God's prophetic calendar.
Passover - Jesus, the Lamb of God, was crucified at the very hour Passover lambs were slain.
Unleavened Bread - His sinless body was buried, fulfilling the picture of bread without leaven. Firstfruits - He rose from the dead on the feast of firstfruits, the "firstfruits of those who have fallen asleep" (1 Corinthians 15:20). Pentecost (Shavuot) - Fifty days later, the Holy Spirit was poured out, beginning the harvest of the church. Fulfilled to the letter. Not symbolically, not vaguely--exactly.
That leaves the final three:
Feast of Trumpets (Rosh Hashanah) - A day of blowing trumpets, signaling gathering, repentance, and kingship. Many see this as pointing to the Rapture.
Day of Atonement (Yom Kippur) - A day of judgment, fulfilled when Christ returns to judge the nations and deliver Israel.
Feast of Tabernacles (Sukkot) - A joyous feast of God dwelling with His people, pointing to the Millennial reign. The precedent is clear: Jesus fulfilled the first four feasts perfectly, and He will fulfill the final three with the same accuracy. The only question is--when?
not to speak where God has not spoken.
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