Seven - Spiritual perfection. Seven is the number which regulates every period of incubation and gestation. To swear an oath of completion. (Bullinger) I tend to see 7 (spiritual perfection) as a melding of God (1) with man (6).
Eight - Re-generation; a new beginning or commencement. The 8th is a new "first", e.g. octave in music, days of the week, etc. Eight and its multiples are associated with all that has to do with the names of God. By Gematria Jesus makes 888.
Given the above - 2005 resolves to 7 and 2006 resolves to 8. If 2006 is the Octave then 2005 is the Major 7th. The major 7th is a dissonant interval and I happen to love it. It unleashes a lot of energy. So if we’re doing this by the numbers there was (is) a lot of energy being unleshed in 2005. So when is "First Fruits"? Was it last month? Is it this month? Is it the day after the weekly sabbath? Is it the day after the yearly sabbath of "Unleavened Bread"? We sound like the authors of confusion (yours truly included). This is Major 7th energy folks. Whenever it is 40 days later is Acension Day.
Although I could be wrong I think the Rapture season is over for this year. The major 7th has to resolve to the octave - an interval of consonance. So we have about 8 months of this left. Then beginning in January of 2006 overtures of peace should be wafting through the air in earnest.
Pineman 