Second Passover Rapture, no sudden disappearance, what you need to know (original) (raw)

Second Passover Rapture

No Sudden Disappearance

What you need to know

I know this is long and I have surely written better, but it is full of details that are very important if the rapture events open shortly. There is a very good chance they will this very spring, before summer solstice. God says his people perish for a lack of knowledge. Take time to absorb what is said here. In the end, I think you will be very glad you did.

Matthew 24 (also Mark 13 and Luke 21), Jesus' passage about the last days, begins by Jesus telling the disciples about the coming destruction of the temple. The disciples then come to him privately saying, vs 3, "....Tell us, when shall these things be? and what shall be the sign of thy coming, and of the end of the world?" That is 2 separate questions, the answers separated by some thousand plus years. Jesus, the gentleman he is, faithfully answered both questions.

The rest of the chapter, except for 2 verses, answers the first question...the signs of his coming. Why? Because that is not only the most near, it is the event in which we have a need to know. The second question, when shall be the end of the world, is answered in verses 35 and 36, "Heaven and earth shall pass away, but my words shall not pass away. But, of that day and hour knows no man, no not the angels of heaven, but my Father only."

Mark 13 is also this same passage about the last days before the return of Jesus. Mark adds some more that Jesus told them concerning the time before his return...in verse 23, "But take ye heed: behold, I have foretold you all things." Wow, Jesus is telling us that He has given us all the details.

The things I am going to reveal to you are nothing more than what God has already shown us in his word. It is not some vague little hidden passage, but indeed, it is elephant in the middle of the room. I think that's why Jesus said, "But take ye heed: behold,...".

Jesus once told the Pharisees, you strain at a knat and swallow a camel. I had an old commander who once put it another way. Don't get run over by a herd of elephants while looking for ants. When it comes to prophetic understanding, I find this applicable to many. That's about as close as I will come to chastising believers who are looking for the prophetic truths.

The events which I speak concern the rapture of the bride of Christ and the feast which pertains to it. It is Second Passover. Now, Second Passover (Numbers 9) has been a little celebrated and somewhat hidden feast tucked neatly in the midst of the 7 Week Feast of Weeks.

Before we get into Second Passover, we need to look at the Feast of Weeks, so we can understand how Second Passover fits in the scheme. This 7 week feast is about first fruits and it is the feast which envelops and connects all the spring feasts from Passover to Pentecost. It is where Second Passover stands in this 7 Sabbath day count of weeks that makes it stand out. It falls exactly to the day on the 4th Sabbath Omer.

This 7 Week Feast of Weeks with its associated spring feasts forms the same pattern as the 7 candle Menorrah of Exodus 25: 31-40, the candle which lit the inner and most holy chamber in the tabernacle, where the ark of the covenant was kept. The passage tells us that God told Moses to make its design after the pattern He showed him on the mount. It is a pattern of 7 candles, 6 pairs connected to a center (midpoint #4) candle, which also contained 4 almond shaped bowls which held the oil for the candles. Clearly the midpoint #4 candle is preeminent.

This same design can be seen in the 7 candles before the throne in which Jesus is seen standing in the midst, i.e. middle or #4 position (Revelations 1:12-13). Revelations 1:20 says these represent the 7 churches and there is a mystery (secret) to the design. I will tell you that creation week was of the same design. There is no greater prophetic symbol in all of scripture than this figure of 7 with the center, midpoint #4 candle preeminent.

It is why in the original Passover that the lamb was killed on a day 4. It is why Jesus died on a day 4, at the end of the day.....and not on a Friday. John 19: 31 confirms that the day following Jesus' death was a High Sabbath, i.e. the High Sabbath Feast day of Passover. Basically: It was not a regular 7th day Sabbath. Jesus was in the ground a fully complete 3 days and 3 nights, partials did not count.

It is why you can see the cross in the design of the 4. It is why in the western alphabet you can number the letters 1-26 and God = 26, but the first and last letters equal 7 and 4, i.e. the G = 7 and the d = 4. It is why Jesus adds to 74 and the vowels add to 26. It is why Joshua (who led the children into the Promised Land) adds to 74. It is why cross = 74. It is why even Lucifer adds to 74.....it is all about the battle over right to rule as established on creation day 4. It is why Jesus came to this earth at the end of the 4th milleniel day. It is why the 2 beasts of Revelations come to power at the end of the 4th Seal (following the 4th horse) and why the second beast comes to power at the end of the 4th trumpet.

It is why there are 4 corners of the earth, 4 corners of heaven, 4 winds, 4 resurrections (3 first fruit and 1 last day), even 4 parts to the rapture of the bride.

Let's take this powerful symbol a bit further....the 7 is in a sense a version of the 4 as well, for 7 is the 4th odd number. With a little imagination, the figure of 7 and 4 is in a sense a double 4. Job 11:6 says the Secrets of Wisdom are double to that which is. Now, that has several end time applications. One of these is there are 2 Passovers....the First (the original of Exodus) and the one subsequently celebrated ever since. The other is Second Passover of Numbers 9. Its celebration is recorded only once in scripture, Hezekiah's Second Passover of 2 Chronicles 30. It does though provide us with great clues to just how events will unfold.

The other application would seemingly be the double 4 or 44. While Second Passover points to the feast and therefore the general time of year, this double 4 would seemingly point to the year. We are near the end of the fully complete 44th stripe (anniversary) of the sign of the Fig Tree, i.e. the acquisition of the disputed lands by the nation man calls Israel during the June 67 war.

(This concept of fully complete comes from Acts 7, where Moses life is divided into 3 sets of 40 years....each one having to be fully complete before the next begins. In effect, one is 40 until one is 41....and in our current case, we are still in the 44th stripe of the sign of the Fig Tree until the 45th anniversary. I would think that the opening event of the rapture of the bride would occur before the next anniversary of this 67 war.)

For consideration, even grins: We discussed numerics in the alphabet above, Jesus adding to 74 etc. The words Faith and Hope both add to 44. I can think of nothing more central to the believer than faith and hope. Further, I think this no accident by the Father of languages.

The other major prophetic piece which points to the likelyhood of the rapture this very spring is the 7 year curse of Leviticus 26 (the laws of blessing and cursing) upon Ephraim (the USA), the inheritor of the birthright blessing. This 7 year curse precedes the 7 year reign of the 2 beasts. God always passes judgment on his own house, then the nations of the rest of the world. The Seals of Revelations begin after the rapture of the bride and at the halfway point of this first 7 year curse period. The first 4 seals cover the second half of the curse upon Ephraim. The 2 beasts (Death and Hell) come to power at the end of the 4th seal, following the 4th horse (Revelations 6:8). Their reign is the 5th, 6th and 7th Seals.

The important thing for us is this late spring we reach the 3.5 year (42 month) halfway point of the 7 years. In Daniel and Revelations this is another way of dividing the 7 called times, time and half a time... or... times, time and the dividing of time. Something major is going to happen here. Things are looking good for the rapture this late spring at the end of the fully complete 44th stripe of the sign of the Fig Tree.

This spring then looks promising....so let's get back to what Second Passover reveals about how this rapture will unfold. It is not very likely to be a sudden disappearance....but, a serious and sober time of spiritual warfare in which the living sweat it out waiting on their changing and ascension.

Before we get to the details of Second Passover and the all important events...over time, let's look at an overview of the Spring Feasts.

Let me quickly break down the Spring Feast as they are associated with each of the first fruits:

(1) Associated with First Passover are the OT saints who were resurrected and ascended with Jesus. They are the rye. They are the 24 elders of Revelations. They are friends of the groom at the wedding, John 3:29 testifying that John the Baptist is one of these.

(2) Associated with Second Passover is the bride of Christ. It is the next great spiritual and prophetic event. They are the barley. They are the 144,000 virgins of Revelations 14: 1-5 and those seen around the throne before the seals are opened in Revelations 5:9-10. They go to the wedding as the bride. They will be Kings and Priests and rule alongside Jesus during the milleniel kingdom of Christ on earth. John the apostle is foremost of these....and the only man shown a preview.

(3) Associated with Pentecost is the tribulation saints. It will be on a Pentecost Sunday in which they will receive an outpouring of the Holy Spirit. As well, it will be on a Pentecost Sunday in which they are resurrected and ascend with the 2 Witnesses. They are seen around the throne in Revelations 7: 9-15. Their trials are identified in Revelations 6:9-11 (just after the 2 beasts come to power at the end of the 4th seal). Their trials and rewards are identified in Revelations 20: 4-6. They are the wheat. They will attend the wedding supper (at the end of the bride and groom's honeymoon). They will serve as Priests during the milleniel kingdom of Christ on earth.

Now, Second Passover would seem fairly insignificant, but the Biblical symbols which point to it, the scripture, even the numerics associated with it....are the elephant in the room. The evidence is overwhelming, even telling us how events unfold.

I believe the rapture of the bride will without doubt be a Second Passover event. This feast is surely about the bride and groom. Note, the Lord just ups and adds (without Moses asking) the man on a far journey, i.e. He adds it for Him, who upon ascension went to get himself a kingdom.

Those defiled by the touching of the dead is the bride. This does not become clear until the Passover meal which Jesus ate with His disciples right before His death. In effect, Jesus changes the Passover meal for his followers into the Lord's Supper. Here, he gives them bread and says eat.....this is my body. Then, he commands them to drink of the cup....for it is my blood, shed for you, for the remission of sins. He speaks in a past tense as if his death has already occurred, in effect then the disciples are told to eat of a dead man and drink his blood.

For the Israelites of the OT, you could not get more defiled by the touching of the dead than to eat of a dead mans body and drink his blood. Yet, like baptism, Jesus uses it as a symbol of from death unto life. These are 2 required rituals for all believers. Jesus tells the disciples, if you do not partake of this, you have nothing to do with me.

Secondly, Second Passover falls on the 4th Sabbath Omer of the 7 Week Feast of Weeks, the preeminent cardinal midpoint of our symbolic Biblical figure of 7. This point is not only associated with the cross, but from Genesis day 4, it is associated with right to rule and divide (judge). We see the moon (representing the bride) given authority over Satan and darkness. The bride will reign with Jesus during His milleniel kingdom. Remember as well, Revelations 1: 20 says there is a mystery about this design. I tell you the secret lies in the spring feasts as they relate to the 7 Week Feast of Weeks.

Thirdly, Second Passover falls 30 days after First Passover, therefore on the 14th day of the second month of God's sacred calendar. But, it is a full replica (by all the ordinances thereof) of First Passover. Therefore, the sacrificial lamb was to be brought into the home on the 10th day of the second month. We should note that Noah was told by God to begin loading the ark on the 10th day of the second month. No, God never changed calendars, but tells us it is the enemy who changes times and laws. Simply, the Hebrews had been in captivity in Egypt for several generations and had adopted their calendars. God was getting them back on proper track.

Fourthly, from Second Passover to Pentecost is a perfect count of days to allow the midnight cry (resurrection and ascension of the dead)...then 7 days of the Feast of Unleavened bread (a feast about spiritual renewal and cleansing) leading to the "changing" of the living to immortal/incorruptible (see 1 Cor 15: 50-53)....then 7 days to the ascension of the living (involves inclusive counting)....then 10 days to a Pentecostal outpouring of the Holy Spirit on the left behind.

What can we discern by examining Second Passover about the events of the rapture of the bride:

Let's take a look at the parable of the 10 virgins in Matthew 25: 1-10. I don't care what anybody says, this passage is about the rapture of the bride. Every man, Jew and Gentile is born into sin, therefore we are all spiritual whores from God. The only way any man can be a virgin again is to be spiritually born again. Even the 144,000 of the bride of Christ are described as virgins, redeemed from the earth and redeemed of men.

What I want you to take from this passage is there is time involved....they have time to talk with each other throughout events. Further, it is divided into 2 sections of time. The passage opens with the midnight cry which alerts the virgins. They talk as they trim their lamps to go out and meet the groom. Then there is a turn in events, the unwise asking the wise about where to get oil. What has happened here is the unwise see there is a difference between them and the changed wise. As they depart to purchase their oil, the servant comes and carries away the bride....and the door to the wedding is closed. Time is involved though how much is not certain.

We can also see this elapsed time in Thessalonians 4: 12-17. It mentions first the dead, then the living and in vs 17 it mentions clouds plural, i.e. 2. I submit to you that these clouds are ascensions and they are far enough apart in time to be seen as separate clouds.

The ascensions are seen: Jesus was seen by many when he ascended into a cloud....the cloud being the OT saints which were resurrected and ascended with him. In Revelations 11:12 we see the 2 witnesses ascend into a cloud....the cloud being the tribulation saints who are resurrected with them. We note their enemies behold this sight as does the remnant. We see in Revelations 1:7 Jesus returning with clouds (pl), i.e. his immortal saints, and all eyes behold this sight. Ascensions are seen by at least many and so it will be concerning both clouds of the rapture of the bride. It is only the "changing" which happens in the twinkling of an eye.

When you read the Second Passover passage of Hezekiah in 2 Chronicles 30, you will see this exact same structure. You have the clean and unclean, sanctified and unsanctified versus the wise and unwise. You have the same set of time periods, except we have a day count included. First they celebrate the Passover and the 7 day Feast of Unleavened Bread. Then, they vote...for joy...to extend the feast for 7 more days. I submit to you this is the point of the changing. The passage ends with.....there was great joy in Jerusalem, not since the time of Solomon....and their prayers were heard all way to his holy dwelling place, even unto heaven. Simply, this is the same structure, except we have the amount of time identified between events.

I do find it interesting that in the beginning of this passage a messenger was sent out to all the tribes inviting them to the celebration. We note, many in Manasseh and Ephraim laugh the messengers to scorn. Yep, that's how it is today as well.

From the midnight cry (resurrection and ascension of the dead...which alerts the virgins), we have a 7 day period of the Feast of Unleavened Bread. This feast is about spiritual cleansing and renewal, i.e. confession and repentance, but also about song and praise. This for the living equates to the 7 days warning that Noah had to load the ark before the door was closed. At the end of the Feast of Unleavened Bread will be the changing of the living to incorruptible (immortal). This is found in 1 Corinthians 15: 50-53. It is this event which happens in the twinkling of an eye. 7 days later, on ascension day (a Thursday), at eventide (twilight after sunset) will be the ascension. See Genesis 24:63 for the foreshadow.

10 days later, on a Pentecost Sunday will be the outpouring of the Holy Spirit on the left behind. This holy spirit filled group is the white horse that rides at the first seal. It is not the antichrist coming to power. He will not arrive for another 3.5 years (times, time and the dividing of time) at the end of the 4th seal, following the 4th horse (see Revelations 6:8)....noting verses 9-11 describe the fate of the tribulation saints. The antichrist does not come to power until the 10 horns of Revelations 17 have forced the nations to give up their sovereignty and they have set up their global government. It is they who put the antichrist in charge. It is the red, black and pale horses which so terrifies the nations they are willing to submit.

Besides a time period between the rapture of the bride events, we can discern a couple more things that are likely to happen. (1) from the original Passover, we can determine that Passover events fall on a full moon or close to it. Second Passover would be the same. (2) If the killing of the lamb was on a 4th day (Wednesday), the First Passover falls on a Thursday (the midnight cry around midnight between Wednesday and Thursday). Second Passover then, being 30 days later falls 2 days later in the week....on a Sabbath, between Friday sunset and Saturday sunset. Remember to keep the Sabbath holy, grin.

Now, Jesus tells us to watch each day.....so that is the way to go about it. There might be a curveball in here somewhere. He also tells us that He might come at any hour of the watch, not just midnight....so we also keep that in mind. That said, Ecclesiastes 1:9 hints that God is a stickler for His patterns....and the days of the week (which God numbered, not named) are important. It is so important that man has never lost track of the day of the week...for Jesus recognized the Sabbath when He got here. The date though has been lost, with two major changes to the dates in the Julian and Gregorian calendars.

My main points that I would like for you to carry with you: (1) the midnight cry is the resurrection and ascension of the worthy dead in Christ.....and it will be seen, at least by many. (2) The living may not ascend until they are changed to immortal (incorruptible). This is the event which happens in the twinkling of an eye (1 Cor 15: 50-53). This event follows the 7 days of Unleavened Bread, a feast about spiritual cleansing and renewal (confession and repentance), maybe also fasting, but also about song and praise. (3) The ascension of the living wise bride will follow 7 more days (inclusive count), and will fall on ascension day, a Thursday, at eventide (twilight after sunset....see the foreshadow in Genesis 24:63).

(4) There will be a Holy Spirit outpouring of great magnitude on the left behind (who prepare themselves and ask) 10 days after the ascension of the living bride, on a Pentecost Sunday. They are the white horse who rides at the 1st Seal, leading a worldwide revival. It's why the tribulation saints are a multitude too great to number. The white horse is not the antichrist coming peaceably.

The global government will not be in place until after the red, black and pale horses ride. It is then the 10 horns put the antichrist in charge (Revelations 17) and he confirms the agreement with many. This is 3.5 years after the rapture of the bride and in the fall. The 2 Witnesses will show up about one year after the antichrist comes to power.

There is one more possibility that we need to embrace here....the events of Daniel chapter 10....involving a 21 day delay. I do not know for sure that this applies in the rapture events, but it is surely a foreshadow of something. When I look at Daniel here....he looks and sounds very much like the living virgins in the time period after the midnight cry...who are hoping and waiting for their changing. Woe be if at the end of 7 days there is no changing event....and this event is delayed by 21 days (making it either 21 or 28 total). We will have to really trust in the Lord....but like Daniel, I'm afraid we will be faint.

Christ = 77 ( a double 7). Think of this as 2 sets of 7 representing 2 sets of 7 years and 2 sets of 7 days. The vowel (i) holds the value of 9, the number of immortal man. The word trust (as in trust the Lord) seems also to hold meaning, something God showed me one night with a blazing shooting star just as I mumbled the words trust in Him. The consonants add to 77, with the vowel holding the place value of 21 (21 days?).

Back to this Daniel 10. We see that the angel which visits Daniel, sets him on his feet, gives him strength and tells him that he was delayed 21 days. There is some spiritual warfare going on in which Michael (commander of God's armies) is in it with him. They are fighting against the prince of Persia (Iran). I would take it that they are referring to a demon over the Iranian area....but, nevertheless we see the nation state of Israel and even the US marshalling forces to battle Iran as we speak.

Be not amazed nor confused nor afraid as the midnight cry unfolds. Our national leaders are in bed with the 10 horns and demonic forces to bring about their coveted global government. The fall of the US as the world power is part of their plan (the mythological great Phoenix bird which must die in order to birth a new Phoenix is their symbol).

They have prepped us mightily via history channel and discovery channel as well as other means concerning an alien invasion (with UFO's etc). It's just the fallen angels coming out of the woodwork and out of the shadows...as God allows them. Their home is in the bowels of the earth where God chased them. This delusion will be all over the news and there will probably be a lot of sightings. Our internet will probably also be interrupted, particularly patriotic and Christian websites. Hold fast to the truth...... and keep the faith.

Understanding the Division:

There is a division though, not only among believer and nonbeliever, but among believers as well. In Revelations chapters 2 and 3, we see Jesus' letter to the 7 churches. These are churches founded by the apostles and Paul, and they are churches of believers, i.e. followers of our Lord Jesus Christ. Yet, we see here Jesus tells us that some of them will be worthy (also called overcomers) and receive the reward of escaping the tribulation (the trials which come upon this earth) and some will not, i.e. they will be left behind. The last 2 churches (Philadelphia and Laodecia) offer a modern day clear picture of what it is that divides the believers.

The church at Philadelphia is described as a church of love, one that has patiently kept God's word. While that surely means loving our fellow man and brothers in Christ, it moreso means we have diligently loved Christ and His word (His commandments). I've noted that there are 2 things which God says about those who love him: (1) if you love me, keep my commandments, (2) those who love me watch, i.e. watch faithfully for my coming, keeping their garments. For sure, among the body of believers, the bride will be the ones who love Jesus the most. Whether I am worthy or not, this is equitable and just.

The church at Laodecia is described as lukewarm and obsessed with worldly things. Jesus counsels them to buy of Him, gold tried in the fire, i.e. spiritual things. To me, this passage is a pinpointed description of the mainstream Christian church today. Scripture tells us to come out of this world, to be born anew into the Spirit, i.e. to put our hope, faith and trust in God's promises.

Sadly, many believers today put their faith and trust in the material, unwilling to walk out upon the water. Further, their goals in life involve the seeking of worldly things, i.e. wealth, power, position, fame, etc., their admiration is for those who have these things. We even see the equating of the tithe as a mere financial exchange (you give him 10$ and He will return you $100....a wealth proposition).

As Israel was to come out of the world and be a peculiar people among the nations, we Christians are commanded to do these same things. In this lukewarm church, the body of believers can hardly be discerned from the nonbelievers of the rest of the world. I often see them as fence riders, hardly ever having the courage to speak out on all the sinful things seen all around them. Their great fear: simply losing status among the peoples of this world. In the most basic form, it is spirituality vs carnality.

For those left behind, there is still opportunity for great reward (see Revelations 20: 4-6). It will be however, a time of great trial. Here, their gold will be tried in the fires of the tribulation. The refiner (of both gold and silver) continues to return the metal to the fire, until he can clearly see his image in the metal. It is then considered pure.

Great gems are formed by time and pressure. While these last 2000 years has been a great period of time, for the most part there has been little pressure. The 7 years of the tribulation saints will be little time but great pressure.

There is however great danger, the danger of losing their salvation. I know there are those who say you cannot, but Jesus tells us in Revelations 3:5 that our names can be erased from the book of life....that we should be careful to not let this happen. My understanding is simple: if we hold fast to the faith and endure to the end, Jesus will do His part and our salvation is secure, however, He will not hold on to one who chooses to turn back. He will not override our free will.

I see this clearly in Revelations 14: 9-11 as the warning to not accept the mark of the beast or to worship his image. Jesus tells us plainly that those who do will suffer eternal damnation. Yet, scripture tells us that this mark is enforced by the beast on all men and if one does not accept it they cannot buy nor sell, they even face death.

For a fence rider bent on worldly things, this is a hard choice. Revelations 6: 9-11 describe the time period of these tribulation saints as does 20: 4-6. It would appear that all will die. But, may I point out, the cloud into which the 2 Witnesses ascend....is the resurrected tribulation saints. They are headed to the wedding supper and a reward of future priesthood in the milleniel reign of Christ on earth. Further, they need not worry about the great white throne judgment.

These left behind will need the Holy Spirit and Luke 11: 5-13 makes an emphatic promise to them. The last verse tells us the bread is the Holy Spirit. This outpouring will be double what the apostles and early believers received....see the foreshadow Elijah/Elisha example of 2 Kings 2 (note vs 9). This outpouring on the left behind will occur 10 days after the ascension of the living bride, and on a Pentecost Sunday. This was first foreshadowed in Genesis 24: 55 and then again by the outpouring on the apostles 10 days after Jesus' ascension. The tribulation saints will need it.

Conclusion: We need to stay alert (every day, all hours) up to the anniversary of the June 67 war, maybe even up to summer solstice, but full moon periods and Sabbath days bear particularly close watch. This coming Sabbath (Friday sundown to Saturday sundown) May 4-5 is such a time. To me this date seems most likely, but God has a tendency to delay to the last possible moment. June 1-2 and 8-9 would also be hot watch times.

Remember: Don't panic if you hear or see the resurrection and ascension of the dead in Christ....and you are still standing here mortal. It's how it is supposed to be....get busy with the Feast of Unleavened Bread. Don't fall for any earthy deceptions. As for aliens....it's the same devils that have been with us since Adam....and your government leaders are in bed with them. If after 7 days you do not get changed....and you don't see anybody else changed, then it looks like the events of Daniel 10 are in vogue. We will have to sweat it out just as did Daniel.

If however, you happen to see that there are those who are changed...and you are not one of them, whoa. Go read Luke 11: 5-13....its an emphatic promise. Prepare yourself (again confession and repentance, spiritual renewal etc.....and be sure to ask God for all 3 loaves of that Holy Spirit.

Here's hoping. Love all ya'll. Keep the watch.

Steve