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The Seventh Trumpet, part 1

"And the 7th angel sounded" Rev.11:15 ( hear trumpet blast)

In Revelation Chapter 8 we are introduced to 7 angels with 7 trumpets to sound. In that chapter , 4 of the angels sound their trumpets and the effects of war ( a limited nuclear exchange) are shown to us with all its' devastation.

Then in Chapter 9, the 5th angel sounds his trumpet and the effects of biological-chemical warfare is unleashed. Also in that chapter, the 6th angel sounds,
( a preparatory trumpet )
and the Euphrates River BEGINS to dry up, to make way for the kings of the East who will fight in the Battle of Armageddon, at the very end of the Great Tribulation period.

So far , in both of those chapters, we have not yet seen the 7th angel sound his trumpet. That does not occur until Revelation Chapter 10:7……………

THERE SHALL BE TIME NO MORE

"But in the days of the voice of the 7th angel, when he shall begin to sound, the mystery of God should be finished, as He hath declared to His servants the prophets." Rev. 10: 7

That's it. No more is said in this 10th Chapter of Revelation concerning this sounding. We are only told that the 7th angel BEGINS to sound the 7th trumpet, and the plural word "DAYS" is used here:"but in the dayS of the voice of the 7th angel". This seems to indicate that this trumpet is one long blast, lasting more than one day.

Since this trumpet declares the beginning of the end of the Church Age
( "the mystery of God should be finished") then we can conclude that this is the trumpet of
the Midnight Rapture, when the Lord descends from heaven
(1 Thessalonians 4:13-19) to take His bride home. This is confirmed for us in
Revelation 11:15 where we again pick up on the 7th trumpet….....

THE BEGINNING OF THE END

The following scene takes place approximately 3 1/2 years before the actual victory of our Lord at Armageddon . And His victory is so assured, that even here, eight chapters earlier here in
Chapter 11, the 24 elders are rejoicing in anticipation.

And since God is now, at mid-Trib, going to deal with the nations in Judgement, He calls His ambassadors home. All kingdoms call their ambassadors home before declaring war on nations.

U.S. embassies prepare to evacuate quickly..Jan 28, 2003
The State Department told U.S. embassies that they should warn Americans living abroad to prepare for immediate evacuation in case of an attack or some other emergency.
http://www.menewsline.com/stories/2003/january/01_28_2.html

The Church, God's ambassadors, come home in the Rapture approximately 3 1/2 years ahead of the Armageddon victory.

Rev.11:15
"And the 7th angel sounded; and there were great voices in heaven, saying,
"The kingdoms of this world are become the kingdoms of our Lord, and of His Christ; and He shall reign forever and ever.

"And the 4 and 20 elders, which sat before God on their seats, fell upon their faces, and worshipped God, saying,

"We give Thee thanks, O Lord God Almighty, which art, and wast, and art to come;
because Thou hast taken to Thee Thy great power, and hast reigned."
"And the nations were angry, and Thy wrath is come, "

RESURRECTION- RAPTURE

"AND THE TIME OF THE DEAD, that they should be judged "
( by leaving , or else remaining in their graves)

" and that Thou shouldst GIVE REWARD UNTO

# 1 "THY SERVANTS the prophets", (Old Testament Believers who had the Messianic Hope.....Abraham believed, and it was counted unto him as righteousness. James 2:23

#2 "and to the saints," (New Testament believers asleep in Christ, having the Blessed Hope)

#3 "and them that fear Thy Name, small and great;"
( meaning the Rapture of "those who are alive and remain" 1 Thessalonians 4:16 ).
Only living saints fear God, meaning we are working out our salvation with fear and trembling" Philippians 2:12.
Those who have passed on need not fear, for they have arrived.

It is joyous to note that the babes, infants, toddlers and children of those who "fear His Name" are raptured too ( the "small"). The Believing- household is protected, just as in the First Exodus. (trusting in the Blood of Yeshua).

This concludes all that is said about the 7th Trumpet of Resurrection- Rapture
and we can discern that it is one long blast, lasting more than one day. Can we see from Scripture how long this blast will be?…how many days?
Well yes. You see,

"ALL Scripture is given by inspiration of God ( 2 Timothy 3:16), and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness."

CONNECTING THE VERSES

That being so, there is a clue tucked into Scripture to alert us to details of this event. The clue is given in Matthew 27:52 when at the time of Christ's crucifixion on Good Thursday,
"the graves were opened; and many bodies of the saints, which slept arose, and came out of their graves after His resurrection (on the 3rd day,) and went into the holy city and appeared unto many."

It is from this clue in Scripture that we are able to discern that this
Resurrection- Rapture event is most likely over a two-day period, with both the living and the dead having all arrived by the third day.That is why no man can possibly know the day nor the hour, since the event itself is not one day.

BUT EVERY MAN IN HIS OWN ORDER

We are told in Scripture that there is a definite ORDER to this
Resurrection-Rapture. 1 Thess. 4:13-16 says that the living saints will not precede the deceased saints…..

"But I would not have you to be ignorant, brethren, concerning them which are asleep, that ye sorrow not, even as others which have no hope.
For if we believe that Jesus died and rose again, even so
them also which sleep in Jesus (Messiah) will God bring with Him.
For this we say unto you by the Word of the Lord, that we which are alive and remain unto the coming of the Lord shall not prevent (precede…come before) them which are asleep."

THE DEAD IN CHRIST FIRST

"For the Lord Himself shall descend from heaven with a shout,
with the voice of the archangel, AND THE TRUMP OF GOD (7th trumpet);
and the dead in Christ shall arise FIRST;"

THEN THE LIVING SAINTS GO MARCHING IN
(I want to be in that number)

"THEN we which are alive and remain
shall be caught up together with them in the clouds,
to meet the Lord in the air:
so shall we ever be with the Lord.
Wherefore comfort one another with these words." ( a command )

Also, it says in 1 Corinthians 15:22
"For as in Adam all die, even so in Christ shall all be made alive
BUT EVERY MAN IN HIS OWN ORDER: Christ the Firstfruits;
afterward they that are Christ's at His coming."

BY THE THIRD DAY

There is an interesting passage in Exodus 19:10-17 where God is telling Moses how to prepare the people to meet Him. He tells them to sanctify themselves (wash their clothes and refrain from their wives) and not to come up the mountain until the "3rd day", when the long trumpet sounds. Always the ORDINAL number "3rd" is used, instead of the Cardinal number
"3 more days". This is used to connote the "3rd Day " upon which the Lord arose (Easter), thus being tied to the concept of Resurrection, where we all meet the Lord face to face.
There is no Rapture without Resurrection. As best as we can see it, we believe that we are raptured
on the second day during the long sounding of the 7th Trumpet. By the 3rd day, all of us will have arrived.

The Bible speaks in one tense: Aorist. It declares the ending from the beginning (Isaiah 46:10), as if already transacted. The Word of God is so pure and of absolute Truth
( Psalm 12:6 "The words of the Lord are pure words: as silver tried in a furnace of earth, purified seven times")
that it is enforceable, no matter the length of time…1,000 years….2,000 years. etc.
"One day with the Lord is as 1,000 years" 2 Peter 3:8
So the Word can refer to future events as if already transacted.

Now let us look again at the passage in Exodus 19………
"when the trumpet soundeth long, they shall come up to the mount" Exodus19:13
Well, the trumpet sounded long, but the people didn't come up, and you know the rest of the story. They had to pay the price of long endurance in the wilderness. But that is not the outcome for those raptured. When we hear the sound, we go up ! (as long as we have prayed to be counted worthy and have our lamps filled with oil...being submissive to the Holy Spirit ).

IN THE MIND'S EYE ... not Dogma, but a possibility ( not contradicted by Scripture)
"The commandment is to hear, rather than blow, the shofar,
and it is traditionally heard 100 times on both days of the holiday. "
http://www.jta.org/page_view_story.asp?intarticleid=11749&intcategoryid=5

Can we picture this 2 day event, finalized by the third day ?
It is perhaps a late Thursday evening ( used only as an example ) after sundown. The Long Trumpet blast sounds. Graves are opened around the world, starting with Adam and the mid-East. Adam, his family and all their generations who had the Messianic Hope come out of their graves all night long…. Throughout the mid-East, the Egyptian generation, Assyrian, Babylonian, and Persian generations.

Then it is Friday ( example ) and still the processional continues, each in his own order. Still the trumpet is sounding. Grecian and Roman generations give up their saints. All those who looked for that Blessed Hope in the Messiah come out of their graves. All the European, Asian, African nations give up their Blessed Dead.

Then all the newer generations…England, Australia, Canada and
then the Americas….the islands, the Polar territories, the seas and all that are therein surrender their beloved Messianic believers who died believing in Messiah Jesus Christ, and the hope of His return. From midnight Thursday to Midnight Friday would be one day.

THE DAY OF CHRIST JESUS ..." yoma arichta "....one long day ( 48 hours )

"Yom Teruah is always celebrated for two days, even in Israel These two days are celebrated as though it is just one long day of forty-nine hours.
These days of Yom Teruah are called “yoma arichta” (one long day) to indicate that the sanctity of both is not a doubtful sanctity, but a definite one."
http://www.thewatchman.net/teruah.html#_Toc52341276 see III "calendar arrangement' ... (scroll a bit )
also
http://members.aol.com/gkilli/home/index.html

This describes the day itself; it does not imply the season (we do not believe in date-setting)

The saints go marching in one by one in this long glorious beautiful triumphant 48 hour day. It is called "The Day of Christ ( Yeshua-Jesus Messiah- Deliverer ) " ( 2 Thessalonians Chapter 2 ) and that is the only time that that particular phrase is used. And quite possibly only the KJV-Authorized version uses that term. Philippians 1:6 refers to that same day as "the day of Jesus Christ".

What an incredible scene as graves are opened around the world. CNN, ABC, NBC, and CBS will either block out this report ,or else the New Agers will put a "body-snatchers" spin to it. So much for what the world thinks. The magnificent bouquet of Resurrected bodies keeps ascending and ascending in an array unspeakable .... hour by hour !

We do not think that the world will actually see the Rapture. We believe that only the 144,000 Messianic Jews of Rev. 7 will witness the event. We base this on 2 Kings 2. But the world will see the empty graves around the earth, and who knows if some relatives will appear unto many at that
time ? (as happened in Matthew 27).

Tekiah Gedolah …The Long Trumpet Blast
"Blessed is the people that know the joyful sound" Psalm 89:15

The 2nd day : From midnight Friday to Midnight Saturday ( example ) ...
As one day ends and the next approaches, each nation begins its' Rapture of the LIVING Saints processional. A finale to end all finales.

From "Herald" Island ( 7th angel begins to sound,herald ) to the Hawaiian Wedding Song )
Possible scenario for the Rapture-Processional ....

Beginning possibly with Herald Island and the Russian-Aleutian Islands, then Kamchatka, Japan, Okinawa, Guam, New Zealand, Australia, Taiwan, Singapore, Philippines, Indonesia, India, China, Russia,and on and on the Rapture-processional continues from East to West......
"and His train fills the temple" ( Isaiah 6:1 )

One by one, each in his own order, around the globe, the faithful bride ascends to her Beloved. And still the trumpet sounds. Throughout the Mid-East, Africa, Eastern Europe, Western Europe, England, Scotland and Ireland.....across the Atlantic Ocean, Antarctica, South America, Central America, Mexico, Canada, and finally, to" the hindermost of nations", America.

And lastly, California (city of the Angels, Los Angeles) , US-Alaska and finally Hawaii with her famous Hawaiian wedding song, now finalize this exaltation to heaven, where " eye hath not seen nor ear heard, nor has it even entered into the heart of man what is prepared for those who LOVE HIM." (1 Corinthians 2:9)

Alleluia! All singing, all praising God, all arising in majestic beauty.
Psalm 45:15 "with gladness and rejoicing they shall be brought:
They shall enter into the king's palace"
Psalm 47:5: "God is gone up with a shout, the LORD with the sound of a trumpet."

"For he that cometh to God must believe that He is, and that He is a rewarder of them that diligently seek Him." (Hebrews 11:6) All praise and glory and honor be to our God and to the Lamb. Alleluia!!
After midnight on Saturday, we are all there and it is now Sunday: the Lord's Day.
This is an example scenario only.

NEVER WITHOUT HOPE

As the processional draws to a close at the "end" of the globe, the Rapture is concluded. The doors are shut, and we continue to praise and exult and worship Our Lord. And we also give out the testimonies of our lives in the temple of "the ark of His testament." Revelation 11:19

On earth it is a different story. Those left behind must re-commit to Christ or perish.
There is no middle ground. For those left behind, their only hope will be the Cockcrowing Rapture, sometime within the Great Tribulation, before the 7 vials are poured out .....if they make it.
But if they don't :

"Write, ' Blessed are the dead which die in the Lord from HENCEFORTH.
Yea, saith the Spirit, that they may rest from their labours;
and their works do follow them"Rev. 15:13

Again the Resurrection and the Rapture are tied together as the Tribulation Saints ( Rev 7) and the remaining saints arise in order, at the Cockcrowing Rapture, near the end of the Great Tribulation.
( at the time of the Ascension of the Two Witnesses ? ) Rev. 11:11,12.

(There will be a small Jewish and Gentile Remnant spared to live on in the Millenium )Matthew 25.

ALLELUIA! Let the Marriage Supper Begin

After the Two Witnesses and all the Tribulation saints have arrived in Heaven, comes the fulfillment of the praise worship begun in Revelation 11:15.
At that time (just before Armageddon) comes the great Alleluia chorus
(Rev. 19:1-6)... after the Ascension of the Two Witnesses,
along with the Resurrection of the Great Tribulation Saints,
with the Cockcrowing Rapture saints arising at the same time. .
All 3 events happen in rapid succession, as we see it.

"And I heard as it were the voice of a great multitude, and as the voice of many waters, and as the voice of many thunderings, saying "Alleluia: for the Lord God omnipotent reigneth.
Let us be glad and rejoice, and give honor to Him, for the marriage of the Lamb is come, and His wife hath made herself ready.

And to her was granted that she should be arrayed in fine linen, clean and white: for the fine linen is the righteousness of saints.
And he saith unto me," Write 'Blessed are they which are called unto the marriage supper of the Lamb".( Yeshua- Jesus)

THEN the Marriage Supper of the Lamb takes place. We come dressed in fine linen, clean and white....our righteous deeds, our robe of righteousness.
James 2:17 "faith, if it hath not works, is dead, being alone."
Our relationship with Christ has always been twofold..... His righteousness which saved us , plus our righteous deeds (obedience) which maintain our relationship with Him. (see Matthew 22:11)

Then the wrath of God is poured out of the 7 vials, and Great wicked Babylon is eternally judged. Alleluia, Alleluia! Our God reigns!

BARUCH TIKVAH .....The Blessed Hope

To hold on to the Blessed Hope (Titus 2:13) is to keep one purified before the Lord,
I John 3:3 "And every man that hath this hope in him purifieth himself, even as He is pure." Our Lord is coming for a Bride "without spot or wrinkle"
(Ephesians 5:27)
"praying always that we be counted worthy to escape all that is coming upon the world." Luke 21: 36


KNOCKING.....


Animation by Bill Lane


Jesus is pictured knocking on the door of the Laodicean Church in Revelation 3:20.
However....
After the rapture, those left-behind will be knocking on Jesus' door.
Luke 13:23 lets us peer into that scene………

"Then said one unto Him,
'Lord, are there few that be saved?"
And He said unto them,

"Strive to enter in at the straight (narrow) gate: for many, I say unto you, will seek to enter in, and shall not be able.

When once the Master of the house is risen up, and hath shut to the door, and ye begin to stand without, and to knock at the door, saying,
Lord, Lord, open unto us;"
And He shall answer and say unto you, I know you not whence ye are".

Then shall ye begin to say,
"We have eaten and drunk in Thy presence
and Thou hast taught in our streets.

But he shall say, I tell you,
I know you not whence ye are; depart from Me, all ye workers of iniquity (double-minded)

There shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth, when ye shall see Abraham, and Isaac and Jacob, and all the prophets, in the kingdom of God, and you yourselves thrust out.

And they shall come from the East and from the West and from the North and from the South ( all around the globe) and shall sit down in the kingdom of God."

And behold, there are last which shall be first, and there are first which shall be last."

Continued in part two www.cybertime.net/~ajgood/trumpet2.html

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