Rosh Hashanah and Its Hidden Secret

I'm with you -
I'm not completely sold that the Rapture will fulfil any of the fall feasts... but I do like the typology, and studies like this one (which is pretty comprehensive) are compelling, if nothing else. I think no matter how we look at it, Israel is the key; and there are so many signs occurring right now, even just TODAY, that it's impossible for me to think anything other than that we are in the very last hours of the Last Days.

Definitely cause to look up!

I know the section you're talking about -
but I'd suggest that he's not talking about the church at large, but the lukewarm church of Laodicea - that is, those who are not "in Christ" at all. The picture given is the same in multiple places throughout Scripture - all 10 women are virgins, so what distinguishes them? Some have oil, some don't. This oil isn't 'watching', and the problem with these virgins isn't so much the fact that they're asleep, but that their sleep left them unprepared, and without oil.
What is the 'oil'? It's a synonym for the Holy Spirit. You can see this in Zechariah and Revelation, where the lampstands are fed by that oil, and kept burning according to its provision.

So... in the parable of the virgins, 5 have the Holy Spirit, 5 don't.
Some of those women simply aren't part of the Body of Christ, despite having shared in many of the blessings of the Bride - and as a result of being caught without the Holy Spirit, will not be present in the Rapture.

So... it's not a question of preparation, but of salvation.

These videos sure made a good case for feast of the trumpets. Whether the rapture is or isn't on this feast, it sure is looking like it will be soon. I am glad you posted these. I did learn some more things about the Jewish wedding ceremony.

I will tread lightly here, I don't associate the fullness of the gentiles with the Body of Christ.The reference here(my opinion) is to the nation of Israel that will be held back until the gentile nations have run their course.The last person to be saved will happen during the tribulation.(they too might not be part of the Bride or the age of Grace).After this, the only survivors of the tribulation will be the innocent.The fullness of the gentiles and the church are two distinct entities.

This is just my thoughts, so correct me if I am wrong.....

The fullness of Israel will happen at the end of the Tribulation,when the Lord sits upon the Throne.

Thanks, Morningstar.  You just saved me a lot of typing. 
I used to get those two ("the fulness of the Gentiles come in" and "until the times of the Gentiles is fulfilled") confused too until I really saw who was being addressed.
By the way, I love your avatar too!

Sorry dpr2014, I am still confused I think as to what your question is.  All I know is that only God knows the number of the fullness of the Gentiles and it could be from anywhere around the world.  I found this article in Jack Kelley's site.
This might help explain it.

The Full Number Of Gentiles  Q & A
By Jack Kelley

Q. I want to thank you for your articles and commentaries. They have been very encouraging and uplifting, as are those of many other expositors. I enjoy yours very much as they most often deal with prophecy and the end times. It is something I have had much interest in since I became a Christian in 1972. Please keep up the good work.

I would like to say that occasionally I find a doctrine that seems to not be in keeping with Scripture. And one of those being the concept that God is waiting to bring in that last slated believer to complete the right number before He takes the church off this earth.

God says He is not willing that any should perish, but that all should come to repentance (2 Ptr 3:9). I do not find any scripture that bears witness to that doctrine of the last believer. Instead I find that God is waiting for the ‘fulness of transgressions’ to come in as He did with Sodom and Gomorrah, and with the Amorites as He said He would to Abram.

The word Gentile in scripture most always applies to unbelievers, infidels, enemies of God. It was that way exclusively in the Old Testament as regards God’s commandments for Israel to destroy them when taking the land. And in the New Testament the majority of the time it applies thus as well. Strong’s Concordance defines Gentile as a non-Jew: (Greek Lexicon 1672) an inhabitant of Hellas; a Greek-speaking person. In the Greek (1481), and in the Hebrew (1471) it is defined as heathen, nation, people. There is no mention of it meaning strictly a believer in the Church.

A. You’re welcome to your opinion, but I don’t buy it. In Acts 15:13-14 James said in effect that Israel was being set aside while the Lord took a people for Himself from among the Gentiles. That’s the Church. Paul was at that meeting and that’s what He was referring to in Romans 11:25 when he said, “until the full number of the Gentiles has come in.” We know this because Paul then said that as soon as that happens God will turn his attention back to Israel, which is the same thing James said in Acts 15:15-18. Paul and James were in agreement.

The Full Number Of Gentiles

Q. I have been listening to your MP-3 study on Mark and have been greatly blessed by it. But I have been thinking about some things you said in Part 7 about the Rapture not being a “timing thing” but rather a “numbers thing”. You said that Paul revealed the mystery that the rapture would not happen until the “full number of Gentiles has come in”, and you give the nautical reference about how a ship could not sail without the “full number” of crew. I understand this and agree with you but have this question.

A ship could not sail without the full number of crew because there wouldn’t be enough men to do the work needed on the ship. In your opinion is that what God is saying regarding the rapture as well? Could the “full number” of Gentiles be based on some task required in heaven or the new earth or something like that? I say this because it seems hard to fathom that the “full number” would refer to a point when the gospel was preached to every person on earth. The earth’s population is continually turning over (if you will) so how would/could that point be reached? But likewise it is hard for me to fathom that a certain number would be reached and then “the ship would sail” so to speak and some would be left behind. True, they could still be saved during the tribulation but just without the benefit of the holy spirit or grace that the Church enjoys. I am interested in your thoughts regarding this.

A. People were saved before the Church was born and there will be people saved after we’ve gone. The Church is simply one classification of believers. And as you’ve pointed out, no matter when the Lord takes us there will be those who are left behind. We won’t be taken because there’s a job awaiting us or because we’re more worthy. We’ll be taken because there’s a predetermined number of people in the Church and when that number is reached, the church’s days on earth are over. The nautical analogy Paul used was only to establish the concept of a predetermined number. Taking it beyond that conflicts with the idea that at the Rapture, the Church’s work is finished.

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I understand what you are saying which is why I said that I'm not saying it won't happen on one of the feasts.  But who is to say that the predetermined number set for the church (that only the Lord knows) can't happen on an ordinary day?
I see Pentecost as being more for the church, simply because of what you stated.  The apostles received the Holy Spirit plus it was the beginning of the church.
As for the Jews who come to Christ as their Lord and Saviour, they are part of the church too.  As Paul explained, when one accepts Jesus as Lord and Saviour, they are no longer Jew nor Gentile but are seperate, being part of the church.
For these reasons, I believe it is impossible to even speculate or even attempt to guess the day/date of the Rapture, since we don't know what the predetermined number of the church is.
I've seen too much of that in the past only to see people get all depressed because it didn't happen on that feast day or date.
As the church, we should be looking up every moment being that we are already seeing the signs for the Tribulation and the Second Coming.  I see people doing that all the time and they only look toward feast days.

Just sayin'.