"AS IN THE DAYS OF NOAH" -

NOAH'S FLOOD AND THE 1ST AND 2ND PASSOVER CONNECTION

　

The following will demonstrate the various patterns and cycles that we find established
in God's word:



The account in Genesis tells us that beginning on the 10th day of the 2nd month Noah
began loading all the animals into the ark. God told Noah that on the 7th day he was to
enter the ark for on that day the flood was to begin. That would bring the date of the
flood to APRIL 17th - (see Genesis 7:4; 7:11. NOTE: There is debate as to when the
2nd month actually began. Some say it was in April while others have determined it to
be in October. For this study, and because I don't believe the case argued for the month
of October is absolute evidence, the most obvious to me is for the month of April being the
2nd month. Remember......."April showers bring May flowers". With the rain occurring
for the first time as demonstrated in Genesis, and to be consistant with scripture, it seems
obvious that the 2nd month for the flood would be in April. To say that with God's calendar
instructions to Israel at Sinai was being established for the first time, and was to become
their year for recognizing their first calendar date to begin in March, wasn't/isn't to say that
God had reinstituted a new calendar year start date, rather it's very likely that the known
world at that time, somewhat similiar to our world now, had established their own
calendar system which Israel followed as a matter of course. Like our present calendar, which
incorrectly begins in January, the calendar at that time was off and God was introducing
to them the actual calendar that He had instituted from the beginning, which calendar
is recorded for us in Genesis. So the argument for the October month as
being the pre-established flood month in Genesis doesn't "hold water" - excuse the pun!
In addition, the first month, IMO, doesn't begin on the 14th of March, but rather the 1st and
counting forward a full 29 days on the Hebrew calendar making it a 30/day month. This
discounts the March/April Nisan teaching that has developed over the years.

　

According to Numbers 9:6-13 God established a "2nd Passover" (2nd month) for those
who didn't celebrate the 1st Passover (1st month). Accordingly, this was an obvious
second chance for those who genuinely wanted to participate in the Passover Celebration.
This 2nd Passover was celebrated in the 2nd month on the 14th day of the month. If we
were to follow the pattern as established during the 1st Passover (1st month), then 3 days
following the 2nd Passover would be APRIL 17 for the Resurrection. So now we have two
significant appointed events happening on April 17 - the Resurrection date and the start
of Noah's flood - April 17.



Note that it was on the "10th day" (2nd month) when God instructed Noah to begin loading
the animals into the ark. Similarily, and continuing to follow a specific date pattern, it was the
"10th day" (1st month) when Israel "went up from the Jordan and camped at Gilgal" (see
Joshua 4:19) and then celebrated their 1st Passover in the Promise Land on the 14th day
of the 1st month (Joshua 5:10). NOTE: The 10th day of the month is a common occurrence on
God's calendar, i.e. September 10 - Leviticus 23:10 - day of atonement and also a speculated
date for the birth of Jesus; December 10 - 2nd Kings 25:1 - Nebuchadnezzar Marched against
Jerusalem.


Furthermore, if we continue following the pattern established in God's word, we can count
forward 40 days from the March 17 Resurrection date which would bring us to April 27 which
is the date for the Ascension and also the same date that Noah descended from the Ark with his
family and all of the animals - April 27 - (see Genesis 8:14-15). So now we have another
established date with two significant historical events - the Ascension date being the same
date as when Noah came out of the Ark on top of Mt. Aarat.



Moving forward to more discoveries with significant dates we will find that when counting
10 days from the April 27 Ascension date which is also the time of Noah's exit from the Ark ,
we come to May 7 which would be the date for Pentecost. NOTE: When calculating on the
365.25 calendar rather than the 360/day calendar, the May 7 would be May 6/7. The April 27
date would be April 26/27 - this is being calculated from the March 14/15 Passover date.
Now, if we want to consider a 2nd Ascension date and a 2nd Pentecost from the 2nd Passover,
then the date would be May 27/28 for the 2nd Ascension date and June 6/7 for the 2nd Pentecost
date.



RAPTURE AND TRIBULATION POSSIBILITIES:



We could very well have a Pentecost Rapture - May 6/7 which, according to my 360/day calendar
study beginning from Adam thru to our current year would bring the 360/day date to September
10/11. The calendar study is based on the 360/day alongside the 365.25/day. It's quite amazing
that our May 6/7 Pentecost date would coincide with Jesus' birth (if that be the case) and the day
of Atonement - September 10/11.


Another strong Rapture possibility is the traditional May 17 day with the occurrence of the
"FIRST TRUMP" - when God came down to Mt. Sinai on the 3rd day - see Exodus 19:1; 19:10-11;
19:16.


Finally, there is the Ascension date from the 2nd Passover - May 27 as another possible Rapture
date.

 

I see the Tribulation date of June 6/7 as a strong possibility. Time will tell.


Happy watching!

Judith