Ted:   I enjoyed the depth of your post.  I have a few remarks, but it is late and I am tuckered.  Will get to it tomorrow.  As for best man and the bride member most dear, it was just a little fun exercise concerning the name John.  I can only assume this great wedding is conducted in the manner of our earthly weddings.  How one would arrange the huge bridal party and likewise groom party, I have no idea.  My main purpose is to discuss the timing and events of the period from the rapture until Jesus returns as well give some insight into Joseph and the coming 7 year curse.  I will say the selection of best man usually has nothing to do with who is greater, but who is best friends.  The same can be said of the bride.  She is not made up of those who are greatest, but of those Jesus most loves.  In turn, she will be those who love Him most.
 
Elliot:   I have a couple remarks about Elijah vs Ahab and Jezebel.  Elijah was a prophet to the northern kingdom of Samaria, the nation of Israel and the 10 tribes led by Manasseh and Ephraim.   Ahab was king of Israel.  Like you, I think this will come back into play during the seals.  The two witnesses do not appear until the middle 3.5 year period when the antichrist and false prophet come to power at the 4th seal, following the 4th horse (Rev 6:8).  As Elijah did battle with Ahab, I think he will do battle with the antichrist.  His first visit likely foreshadows the next.  Ecclesiasties 1:9 says that which has been shall be.  There is nothing new under the sun.  It may point to the antichrist coming from one of the children of Joseph whose sons inherited the name Israel.  My suspicion is Manasseh and that rich and famous throne of his.  He seems to have Davidic blood and there is much to the coat of arms and heraldry that point to him.   The rapture will probably change the nature of the election here in the US.  Hillary could be elected and become Jezebel or she could become Isis, queen of commercial Babylon.  Isis is one of the favorite gods of the Freemasons.
 
Jean:   you are on to something concerning Second Passover.  As an exact duplicate of First Passover, it is followed by 7 days Unleavened Bread.  During this feast, the people were to get all the leaven out of the house.  It is a symbol of removing sin from our body/mind, the temple of the Holy Ghost.  The trimming of lamps in the parable of the 10 virgins is a parallel to it.  Trimming the wick of the lamp is done to make the light shine more bright and efficient.  What is happening at this point in the parable is the virgins have been alerted by the midnight cry (resurrection of the dead).  They are confessing, repenting and fasting in order their light shine more brightly.  This 7 day feast of Unleavened Bread may be critical in those who get to be changed into immortal.
 
The rapture event involves 3 parts.  (1 Thes 4:13-17)  First the resurrection of the dead in Christ.  They have immortal bodies when they are resurrected.  They immediately ascend and this is the midnight cry.  Later, the living wise virgins are changed to immortal.  This is in the twinkling of an eye (1 Cor 15:51-52).   The last event is the ascension of the living wise bride.  These two ascensions are the clouds (plural).
 
You will notice in the parable of the 10 virgins (Mat 25) that the virgins have time to talk to each other through all these events until the departure of the bride.  Hezekiah's Second Passover of 2 Chron 30 gives us the foreshadow.  It is a 7 + 7 day event in which some are clean and sanctified and others are not.  It is a great read, full of details.  Vs 10 says many in Ephraim and Manasseh laughed the messengers to scorn and mocked them.  I will explain all this later, but 2nd Passover will fall on the period of 13 days between the 4th Sabbath Omer of the Feast of Weeks and a Thursday Ascension day.
 
That's right, the midnight cry should fall on a Friday evening/Saturday Sabbath.  It would then be a regular 7th day Sabbath and a High Sabbath feast day.  Ever wonder why God said to keep the Sabbath holy?  After 7 days (feast of Unleavend Bread/trimming lamps), the living wise virgins will be changed immortal.  It is at this point, Hezekiah's group voted to extend the feast another 7 days because of joy (and anticipation).  The living wise bride will depart on a Thursday Ascension Day, just as did Christ and the OT saints.  10 days later will be Pentecost Sunday and the Holy Spirit will be poured out on the left behind tribulation saints, just as it did on the apostles (Luke 11:5-13 & Elijah/Elisha example).  Ecclesiasties 1:9 says that which has been shall be.  There is nothing new under the sun.
 
There are two ways to get the 7 + 7 in what appears to be a 13 day period.  The most likely way is the bride leaves (ascends) in the evening on Thursday (the next day begins at sundown).  Notice Isaac saw Rebekah coming on the camels at even tide (Gen 24:63).  The other way is to inclusively count the day Hezekiah's group took a vote to extend the feast as the last day of the first 7 and the first day of the last 7.
 
You can figure all this out by overlaying two sets of counts.  One is from Passover to Ascension Day and the other is Resurrection Day to Ascension Day.  There are 40 days inclusive counting from Resurrection to Ascension.  From Passover Preparation day (a Wednesday, day 4), it is 44 days to Ascension day, but the way to more easily see the period from Passover to Passover is just to start your count on a Thursday Passover day.  When positioned properly, you will see Passover (15th Abib) falls on a Wednesday evening/Thursday and Second Passover (15th Zif) falls on a Friday evening/Saturday Sabbath.  When you start counting the Sabbath Omers of the Feast of Weeks, you will see Second Passover midnight cry falls on the 4th Sabbath Omer.  It allows a perfect 13-14 day period from there to Ascension day.  All the patterns which took place with Jesus and the OT saints and with the apostles at Pentecost will fall the same.
 
Hezekiah's Second Passover feast concludes in verses 26-27, there was great joy in Jerusalem, for since the time of Solomon there was not the like in Jerusalem.  Then came the priests and blessed the people and their voice was heard and their prayer came up to his holy dwelling place, even unto heaven.
 
Jean, one other tidbit.  In accordance with being an exact duplicate.  The lamb had to be brought into the home on the 10th day of the 2nd month.  That happens to be the day Noah began loading the ark.  Something may happen that day too.
 
Currently, our man calendars for 2008 are messed up.  They have Easter (Resurrection Day) in March and Passover a month later in April.  By God's design, they can be only 3 days apart.  One or both is wrong.  I am sure Easter is wrong.  The 7 days of the week I would think take precedent.  It was established first by God and the days of the week are very important.  God did not make the lunar or solar calendars with even weeks. This would call into question how man is setting up the dates for the first sacred month.  We notice man has never gotten off track with the day of the week all way from Adam.  Jesus recognized the 7th day as Sabbath.  It is another story with man's lunar and solar calendars.  The best I am willing to guess is the midnight cry will be on a Friday evening/Saturday Sabbath likely between mid May and the first week in June.
 
Steve