John,

As you know some are saying that the rapture of the Church will occur on April 26/27, 2008 on the feast of Firstfruits or 21 Nissan. The reasons are that the Sabbath year, Jubilee year and other agricultural and cyclical events tie in with that date, as well as the date for the resurrection of Christ. The resurrection verse in 1 Cor 15:23 seems to hint that the firstfruits and those that come afterward will have a common place and time -- since the Body and the Head shouild be born in a contiguous manner.

It is interesting to note that April 26 is the 117th day of the year 2008. Of course, you examined the significance of the number 117 in great detail in a previous post
http://www.fivedoves.com/rapture/2007/234rapture.htm
in which you were thinking of another time for the rapture based on other information. It is interesting to me that I was so very impressed with your work on 117 given in that web site at the time that I printed it and kept it on file for a long time. It turned out to be a false prediction however.

Perhaps, your work on 117 was meant for this year and should be updated with that new focus in mind? Just a thought that I want to pass on for whatever worth you may see in it.

Best wishes.
Robert Belanger
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Thanks, Robert. I have yet to take a look at Apr 26 this year.
John