Sharon Gilbert
(30 June 2008)
"Re: Sabbath Rest, Tabernacles and Rosh Hoshanah"
A while back I wrote "Sabbath Rest, Rosh Hoshannah & Tabernacles" (see below
link). There was some discussion back then as to whether the Feast of
Tabernacles could be the time of the catching up of the Rapture.
http://www.fivedoves.com/letters/may2008/sharong55.htm
According
to Clarence Larkins', "Dispensational Truth" book written in 1917, there is some
significance to Feast of Tabernacles and the rapture:
Note "A" The
Mountain Peaks of Prophecy Chart, "Dispensational Truth" :
"At the "Feast
of Tabernacles" 2 silver trumpets were used to summon the people, Numbers
10:1-10, Lev. 23:24. So a trumpet shall be used to summon the "Saints" at the
"Rapture", and the "Elect of Israel" at the "Revelation". As Jesus was
crucified on the date of the "Passover Feast" and the Holy Spirit was given at
the "Feast of Pentecost", it is probable that the "Rapture" will occur on the
date of the "Feast of Tabernacles", and 7 years later on the same date the
"Elect of Israel" be summoned."
According to Daniel 9:27, the peace
treaty is confirmed for seven 360 day Jewish or prophetic years; this adds up to
2520 days. This time period is taken to be the time of the Tribulation, as well
as the time of the Christian Believer's "Sabbath Rest" after being caught up in
the Rapture by Christ.
Daniel 9:27 (New King James Version)
New King
James Version (NKJV)
27 Then he shall confirm a covenant with many for
one week;
But in the middle of the week
He shall bring an
end to sacrifice and offering.
And on the wing of abominations shall
be one who makes desolate,
Even until the consummation, which is
determined,
Is poured out on the desolate.”
I have checked
the series of years 2008 - 2015 at www.hebcal.com and www.timeanddate.com to see how common a
2520-day gap is between the end of Tabernacles and a future Rosh Hoshanah. This
year is the only year through 2015 where there is exactly 2520 days between the
last day of Succoth (Feast of Tabernacles) and Rosh Hoshanah seven years later.
From and including: Monday, October 20, 2008
To, but not
including : Monday, September 14, 2015
It is 2520 days from the start
date to the end date, but not including the end date
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From and
including: Friday, October 9, 2009
To, but not including : Monday, October 3,
2016
It is 2551 days from the start date to the end date, but not
including the end date
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From and including: Wednesday, September
29, 2010
To, but not including : Thursday, September 21, 2017
It is
2549 days from the start date to the end date, but not including the end
date
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From and including: Wednesday, October 19, 2011
To, but
not including : Monday, September 10, 2018
It is 2518 days from the start
date to the end date, but not including the end date
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From and
including: Sunday, October 7, 2012
To, but not including : Monday, September
30, 2019
It is 2549 days from the start date to the end date, but not
including the end date
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From and including: Wednesday, September
25, 2013
To, but not including : Saturday, September 19, 2020
It is
2551 days from the start date to the end date, but not including the end
date
******
From and including: Wednesday, October 15, 2014
To, but
not including : Tuesday, September 7, 2021
It is 2519 days from the start
date to the end date, but not including the end date
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From and
including: Sunday, October 4, 2015
To, but not including : Monday, September
26, 2022
It is 2549 days from the start date to the end date, but not
including the end date
2011 and 2014 are the only other years that
come close to the 2520 days (seven prophetic or Jewish year number, 7 x 360).
Their seven-year gap numbers 2518 and 2519 days, respectively.