Mark Copfer (30
Aug 2007)
"Re: Very Soons Post"
Hope this helps 1 Cor 10:31
- Day of Atonement: The Second Coming of the LORD Jesus Christ
The sixth of the Seven Feasts of Israel is the Day
of Atonement (known also as Yom Kippur). The day is designated
as the 10th of Tishri. It is the fifth of the seven high days of Leviticus 23. It
is designated as a fast-- no feasting as in the other six feasts. It is found in
Leviticus 23: "Also on the tenth day of
this seventh month there shall be a day of atonement: it shall be an holy convocation
unto you; and ye shall afflict your souls, and offer an offering made by fire unto
the LORD. And ye shall do no work in that same day: for it is a day of atonement,
to make an atonement for you before the LORD your God. For whatsoever soul it be
that shall not be afflicted in that same day, he shall be cut off from among his
people. And whatsoever soul it be that doeth any work in that same day, the same
soul will I destroy from among his people. Ye shall do no manner of work: it shall
be a statute for ever throughout your generations in all your dwellings. It shall
be unto you a sabbath of rest, and ye shall afflict your souls: in the ninth day
of the month at even, from even unto even, shall ye celebrate your sabbath" (Leviticus 23:27-32).
The Day of Atonement (Yom Kippur) is considered the most holy of all of Israel's
feast days. It signified the LORD's acceptance of His people by virtue of His cleansing
of them from their sin. "For on that day
shall the priest make an atonement for you, to cleanse you, that ye may be clean
from all your sins before the LORD. It shall be a sabbath of rest unto you, and ye
shall afflict your souls, by a statute for ever" (Leviticus 16:30-31). As the high priest, Aaron was instructed by God to enter into
the Holy of Holies once each year. "And
Aaron shall make an atonement upon the horns of it once in a year with the blood
of the sin offering of atonements: once in the year shall he make atonement upon
it throughout your generations: it is most holy unto the LORD" (Exodus 30:10). The high priest entered into the second and innermost
sanctum once each year to make atonement for himself and for the people of Israel. "But into the second went the high priest
alone once every year, not without blood, which he offered for himself, and for the
errors of the people" (Hebrews 9:7).
The great trump was blown on this feast day. By tradition, the two horns of the ram
caught in the thicket by its horns (when Abraham was tested by the LORD on Mount
Moriah-- present day Temple Mount in Jerusalem) represent the first trump of Pentecost
(the ram's left horn) and the last trump of Rosh HaShanah (the ram's right horn). "And Abraham lifted up his eyes, and looked,
and behold behind him a ram caught in a thicket by his horns: and Abraham went and
took the ram, and offered him up for a burnt offering in the stead of his son" (Genesis 22:13). Jesus foretold the blowing of the great
trump at His Second Coming. "And then
shall appear the sign of the Son of man in heaven: and then shall all the tribes
of the earth mourn, and they shall see the Son of man coming in the clouds of heaven
with power and great glory. And He shall send His angels with a great sound of a
trumpet, and they shall gather together His elect from the four winds, from one end
of heaven to the other" (Matthew 24:30-31).
Scripture teaches us of a nation born in a day. "And
so all Israel shall be saved: as it is written, There shall come out of Sion the
Deliverer, and shall turn away ungodliness from Jacob" (Romans 11:26). This refers specifically to Israel, but will also
include the Gentiles as well. "Who hath
heard such a thing? who hath seen such things? Shall the earth be made to bring forth
in one day? or shall a nation be born at once? for as soon as Zion travailed, she
brought forth her children... For thus saith the LORD, Behold, I will extend peace
to her like a river, and the glory of the Gentiles like a flowing stream: then shall
ye suck, ye shall be borne upon her sides, and be dandled upon her knees" (Isaiah 66:8,12). This will occur at the Second Coming
of the LORD Jesus Christ. "And I will
pour upon the house of David, and upon the inhabitants of Jerusalem, the spirit of
grace and of supplications: and they shall look upon Me Whom they have pierced, and
they shall mourn for Him, as one mourneth for his only son, and shall be in bitterness
for Him, as one that is in bitterness for his firstborn" (Zechariah 12:10). 1/3 of all the Jews will come through "the time of Jacob's trouble" (Jeremiah 30:7). These will all be reconciled to God, as prophesied
by Zechariah. "And it shall come to pass,
that in all the land, saith the LORD, two parts therein shall be cut off and die;
but the third shall be left therein. And I will bring the third part through the
fire, and will refine them as silver is refined, and will try them as gold is tried:
they shall call on My name, and I will hear them: I will say, It is My people: and
they shall say, The LORD is my God" (Zechariah
13:8-9).
The "hour of temptation" (Revelation 3:10) is equivalent to 15 days, if Daniel's
Seventieth Week (1 week) equals 2,520 days. One hour would be 1/168 of a week or
.0059523 of a week, which is 15 days. This would be the time equivalent to Tishri
1 to Tishri 15. If the Pre-Wrath Rapture
of the Church occurs at perhaps the midnight hour on Tishri 1 ,
then approximately 8 to 9 days (depending on how you count it) would be left in the
Tribulation Week, which would then extend through Tishri 9 .
This would allow for the pouring out of about one vial a day during the Seven Vial
Judgments. Armageddon lasts 5 days from Tishri 10 (the Second Coming of the LORD Jesus
Christ) to Tishri 14-- the day before Tishri
15 (the Inauguration of the Millennial Reign of the LORD Jesus Christ on Earth).
9 days (for the Vial Judgments) plus 5 days (for Armageddon) equals 14 days, which
lacks only one day to complete the "hour
of temptation" (Revelation 3:10). That
one day lacking is Tishri 15.
The first day of the Millennial Reign of the LORD Jesus Christ on Earth begins on
Tishri 15 (the Feast of Tabernacles-- or, Sukkot). The first act of the KING of Kings
would be to judge the nations of the world-- the ones who are still alive. This is
what many have called separating the sheep from the goats-- a trial, which would
be the theme for this last moment of the "hour
of temptation, which shall come upon all the world, to try them that dwell upon the
earth" (Revelation 3:10). This judgment
is described by the LORD Jesus: "When
the Son of man shall come in His glory, and all the holy angels with Him, then shall
He sit upon the throne of His glory: And before Him shall be gathered all nations:
and He shall separate them one from another, as a shepherd divideth his sheep from
the goats: And He shall set the sheep on His right hand, but the goats on the left.
Then shall the King say unto them on His right hand, Come, ye blessed of My Father,
inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world: For I was
an hungred, and ye gave Me meat: I was thirsty, and ye gave Me drink: I was a stranger,
and ye took Me in: Naked, and ye clothed Me: I was sick, and ye visited Me: I was
in prison, and ye came unto Me. Then shall the righteous answer Him, saying, LORD,
when saw we Thee an hungred, and fed Thee? or thirsty, and gave Thee drink? When
saw we Thee a stranger, and took Thee in? or naked, and clothed Thee? Or when saw
we Thee sick, or in prison, and came unto Thee? And the King shall answer and say
unto them, Verily I say unto you, Inasmuch as ye have done it unto one of the least
of these My brethren, ye have done it unto Me. Then shall He say also unto them on
the left hand, Depart from Me, ye cursed, into everlasting fire, prepared for the
devil and his angels: For I was an hungred, and ye gave Me no meat: I was thirsty,
and ye gave Me no drink: I was a stranger, and ye took Me not in: naked, and ye clothed
Me not: sick, and in prison, and ye visited Me not. Then shall they also answer Him,
saying, LORD, when saw we Thee an hungred, or athirst, or a stranger, or naked, or
sick, or in prison, and did not minister unto Thee? Then shall He answer them, saying,
Verily I say unto you, Inasmuch as ye did it not to one of the least of these, ye
did it not to Me. And these shall go away into everlasting punishment: but the righteous
into life eternal" (Matthew 25:31-46).
The LORD Jesus Christ is the fulfillment of the Day of Atonement, in that He, as
High Priest, makes application of the "once
for all" (Hebrews 10:10) sacrifice of
Himself to His wayward people, Israel-- as well as to the Gentiles-- to whom He gives
great and glorious "repentance to the
acknowledging of the truth" (2Timothy
2:25) at His Second Coming. "But Christ
being come an high priest of good things to come..." (Hebrews 9:11).