Haggai 2 and Hebrews 12
Haggai 2 and Hebrews 12: On the LAST DAY of
the Feast of Tabernacles, the Lord spoke
these words to Haggai: “This is what the
Lord Almighty says: ‘In a little
while I will once more shake the heavens and the
earth, the sea and the dry land. I
will shake all nations, and THE DESIRED OF ALL
NATIONS WILL COME, and I will fill this house with
glory,’ says the Lord Almighty. ‘The silver
is mine and the gold is mine,’ declares the Lord
Almighty. ‘The glory of this present house will be
greater than the glory of the former house,’ says the
Lord Almighty. ‘And in this place I will grant peace,’
declares the Lord Almighty.”
Hebrews
12:18-29: You have not come to a mountain that can be
touched and that is burning with fire; to darkness,
gloom and storm; to a trumpet blast or to such a
voice speaking words that those who heard it begged that
no further word be spoken to them, because they could
not bear what was commanded: “If even an animal touches
the mountain, it must be stoned to death.” The sight was
so terrifying that Moses said, “I am trembling with
fear.” But you have come to Mount Zion, to the city
of the living God, the heavenly Jerusalem. You have
come to thousands upon thousands of angels in joyful
assembly, to the church of the firstborn,
whose names are written in heaven. You have come to God,
the Judge of all, to the spirits of the righteous made
perfect, to Jesus the mediator of a new
covenant, and to the sprinkled blood that speaks a
better word than the blood of Abel. See to it that you
do not refuse him who speaks. If they did not escape
when they refused him who warned them on earth, how
much less will we, if we turn away from him who warns us
from heaven? At that time his voice shook the earth, but
now he has promised, “Once more I will shake not only
the earth but also the heavens.” The
words “once more” indicate the removing of what can be
shaken—that is, created things—so that what cannot be
shaken may remain.Therefore, since we are 
receiving a kingdom that cannot be shaken, let
us be thankful, and so worship God acceptably with
reverence and awe, for our “God is a
consuming fire.”
The Lord is pointing us to the 7th DAY of Tabernacles as the fulfillment of these verses as that was the day He spoke the words to Haggai, whose name actually means "Feasts of the Lord". Since that is the meaning of his name, we can see that the Lord is teaching us what the fulfillment of these Feasts will be through Haggai. The Lord chose to speak these words to Haggai on the LAST DAY of Tabernacles, which Haggai thought was significant and recorded for us exactly when these words were spoken to him by the Lord. The verses in Haggai point to the Lord shaking the heavens and the earth, that the desired of all the nations will come to this new tabernacle and the glory will be great. Paul expounds on these verses by adding the mention of a trumpet blast, the heavenly Jerusalem, joyful assembly (the last day of Tabernacles is the most joyous of assemblies of all the Feasts), he mentions the word escape, and the shaking of the heavens (the fallen angels/UFO deception at the time of the Rapture), and consuming fire.
Hanukkah was instituted as a second Feast of Tabernacles. Just as the Jews who were ceremonially unclean were unable to celebrate Passover until a later date, so God instituted a second Feast of Tabernacles. Haggai 2 tells us that the Lord spoke to him that He would shake the earth and the desired of all nations would come to Him. He spoke this on the 7th day of the Feast of Tabernacles. But then the Lord again speaks to Haggai that from the 24th day of the 9th month (Hanukkah), “‘From this day on I will bless you.’” He again speaks of shaking the heavens and the earth. Three times He mentions this date and tells us to give careful thought to it. He mentions the exact same thing that would disqualify someone from celebrating Passover on the correct date – touching a dead body and being defiled – and cause them to have to celebrate the Passover during the time allotted for the second Passover.
Verse 19
says: “Give careful thought: Is the seed yet in the
barn? Yes, as yet the vine, and the fig-tree, and the
pomegranate, and the olive-tree, hath not brought
forth.” The word used here from bringing forth is
“nasa” and means, “to lift up, to be taken away,
be carried off, be swept away.” The Lord is telling us
that we have not yet been raptured on the 7th
day of Tabernacles, but that we should give careful
thought to the next verse: From this day on I will
bless you. From which day? From the Feast of
Hanukkah!
DID JESUS TELL US THE TIMING OF THE RAPTURE?
“So when you see standing in the holy place ‘the abomination that causes desolation,’ spoken of through the prophet Daniel—let the reader understand— then let those who are in Judea flee to the mountains. Let no one on the housetop go down to take anything out of the house. Let no one in the field go back to get their cloak. How dreadful it will be in those days for pregnant women and nursing mothers! Pray that your flight will not take place in winter or on the Sabbath. For then there will be great distress, unequaled from the beginning of the world until now—and never to be equaled again. If those days had not been cut short, no one would survive, but for the sake of the elect those days will be shortened.” Matthew 24:15-22
2
Maccabees 10:1-8
Maccabaeus and his companions, under the Lord's
guidance, restored the Temple and the city, and
pulled down the altars erected by the foreigners in the
market place, as well as the sacred enclosures. They purified
the sanctuary and built another altar; then
striking fire from flints and using this fire, they
offered the first sacrifice for two years, burning
incense, lighting the lamps and setting out the loaves.
When they had done this they threw themselves flat on
the ground, and implored the Lord never again to let
them fall into such adversity, but if they should ever
sin, to correct them with moderation and not to deliver
them over to blasphemous and barbarous nations. This
day of the purification of the Temple FELL ON THE VERY
DAY ON WHICH THE TEMPLE HAD BEEN PROFANED BY THE
FOREIGNERS, the twenty-fifth of the same month,
Chislev. They kept eight festal days with
rejoicing, in the manner of the feast of Tabernacles,
remembering how, not long before at the time of the
feast of Tabernacles, they had been living in the
mountains and caverns like wild beasts.
A revolt started in Modein where Mattathias killed a Jew making a profaned sacrifice and then killed the king's official who enforced such sacrifices. Mattathias fled to the hills with his sons. Seleucid troops from Jerusalem pursued the rebels and slaughtered a group of women and children on the Sabbath. His successor, Judas Maccabee, along with many pious Jews - called the “Chasidim” (pious ones) - joined the revolt. They would descend from the mountains and would strike the Syrians with swift unexpected attacks (Maccabee - “Battle hammer”). After three years of fighting against overwhelming odds, the Maccabees regained control of the Temple.
During the time of the Maccabees, the arrogant murderous ruler Antiochus IV had defiled the Temple and set up an image of himself demanding that he be worshiped. After three years, his army was defeated and he was overthrown. The Temple was cleansed and rededicated to the worship of the God of Israel.
What has been will be again, what has been done will be done again; there is nothing new under the sun. Ecclesiastes 1:9
So, when did Mattathias kill a Jew who was making a profaned sacrifice? On what day was this abominable sacrifice being made? 2 Maccabees 10 tells us that it happened on the 25th day of Chislev, the first day of Hanukkah. When did they flee to the mountains? When did they kill a group of women and children on the Sabbath? Jesus is telling us that we have to understand the history of the Jews to get what He is saying here: “Let the reader understand.” He makes very obvious reference to 2 Maccabees 10 when he says, “Flee to the mountains”, “How dreadful it will be in those days for pregnant women and nursing mothers!” “Pray that your flight will not take place in winter or on the Sabbath.”
So, if Jesus pointed to Hanukkah, and Haggai 2 pointed to Hanukkah, why did the Rapture not happen on the Feast of Hanukkah? Jesus told us to pray that it would NOT take place in winter or the Sabbath. Why would He tell us to pray this if it was appointed to happen during the winter? I think He is telling us that this event will be transferred to the Spring season, and pointing us to the day after the Sabbath. I believe the Lord is transferring the Jewish Feast days onto the Gentile calendar to show the Jews that they have rejected His prophets and His Son for thousands of years, and He has also rejected them. But the Gentiles have been grafted into His family because they accepted Him. So, the Lord is taking the Jewish calendar and transferring it right onto the Gentile calendar. The Feast of Hanukkah takes place from the 25th day of the third month after the Jewish New Year and lasts for 8 days. The 25th day of the third month from the Gentile New Year is March 25, 2013. Eight days later is the first day of the fourth month. King Xerxes married Queen Ester on the first day of the fourth month, counting from the Jewish New Year.
ESTHER MADE QUEEN
"And Esther was taken to King Achashverosh, to his palace, in the tenth month, which is the month of Tevet, in the seventh year of his reign. This is the first day of the fourth month counting from the Jewish New Year. And the king loved Esther more than all the women, and she won his favor and kindness more than all the virgins; he placed the royal crown on her head and made her queen in Vashti's stead".
Esther 1: This is what happened during the time of Xerxes…for a full 180 days he displayed the vast wealth of his kingdom and the splendor and glory of his majesty. When these days were over, the king gave a banquet, lasting seven days, in the enclosed garden of the king’s palace, for all the people from the least to the greatest who were in the citadel of Susa. The garden had hangings of white and blue linen, fastened with cords of white linen and purple material to silver rings on marble pillars. There were couches of gold and silver on a mosaic pavement of porphyry, marble, mother-of-pearl and other costly stones. Wine was served in goblets of gold, each one different from the other, and the royal wine was abundant, in keeping with the king’s liberality. By the king’s command each guest was allowed to drink with no restrictions, for the king instructed all the wine stewards to serve each man what he wished.
Queen Vashti also gave a banquet for the women in the royal palace of King Xerxes.
On the
seventh day, 
when King Xerxes was in high spirits from wine,
he commanded the seven eunuchs who served him to bring
before him Queen Vashti, wearing her royal crown, in
order to display her beauty to the people and nobles,
for she was lovely to look at. But when the
attendants delivered the king’s command, Queen Vashti refused
to come. Then the king became furious and
burned with anger.
Since it was customary for the king to consult experts in matters of law and justice, he spoke with the wise men who understood the times and were closest to the king—Karshena, Shethar, Admatha, Tarshish, Meres, Marsena and Memukan, the seven nobles of Persia and Media who had special access to the king and were highest in the kingdom.
“According to law, what must be done to Queen Vashti?” he asked. “She has not obeyed the command of King Xerxes that the eunuchs have taken to her.”
Then Memukan replied in the presence of the king and the nobles, “Queen Vashti has done wrong, not only against the king but also against all the nobles and the peoples of all the provinces of King Xerxes. For the queen’s conduct will become known to all the women, and so they will despise their husbands and say, ‘King Xerxes commanded Queen Vashti to be brought before him, but she would not come.’ This very day the Persian and Median women of the nobility who have heard about the queen’s conduct will respond to all the king’s nobles in the same way. There will be no end of disrespect and discord.
“Therefore, if it pleases the king, let him issue a royal decree and let it be written in the laws of Persia and Media, which cannot be repealed, that Vashti is never again to enter the presence of King Xerxes. Also let the king give her royal position to someone else who is better than she. Then when the king’s edict is proclaimed throughout all his vast realm, all the women will respect their husbands, from the least to the greatest.”
Luke 14: Jesus replied: “A certain man was preparing a great banquet and invited many guests. At the time of the banquet he sent his servant to tell those who had been invited, ‘Come, for everything is now ready.’
“But they all alike began to make excuses. The first said, ‘I have just bought a field, and I must go and see it. Please excuse me.’
“Another said, ‘I have just bought five yoke of oxen, and I’m on my way to try them out. Please excuse me.’
“Still another said, ‘I just got married, so I can’t come.’
“The servant came back and reported this to his
master. Then the owner of the house became angry
and ordered his servant, ‘Go out quickly into the
streets and alleys of the town and bring in the poor,
the crippled, the blind and the lame.’
“‘Sir,’ the servant said, ‘what you ordered has been done, but there is still room.’
“Then the master told his servant, ‘Go out to the roads and country lanes and compel them to come in, so that my house will be full. I tell you, not one of those who were invited will get a taste of my banquet.’”
Matthew 22: Jesus spoke to them again in parables, saying: “The kingdom of heaven is like a king who prepared a wedding banquet for his son. He sent his servants to those who had been invited to the banquet to tell them to come, but they refused to come.
“Then he sent some more servants and said, ‘Tell those who have been invited that I have prepared my dinner: My oxen and fattened cattle have been butchered, and everything is ready. Come to the wedding banquet.’
“But they paid no attention and went off—one to his field, another to his business. The rest seized his servants, mistreated them and killed them. The king was enraged. He sent his army and destroyed those murderers and burned their city.
“Then he said to his servants, ‘The wedding banquet is ready, but those I invited did not deserve to come. So go to the street corners and invite to the banquet anyone you find.’ So the servants went out into the streets and gathered all the people they could find, the bad as well as the good, and the wedding hall was filled with guests.
Through these stories, we can clearly see that Jesus invited His Bride (Israel) to come to His Wedding Feast of the 7th day of Tabernacles. She refused to come. She rejected the Messiah. Then on the 7th day of the “Gentile Feast of Tabernacles”, January 21, 2013, America the Beautiful, rejected her Savior and crowned Obama, the Antichrist, to be their leader on this day. Both Israel and America have turned away from the Lord and refused to come to the Lord. They are defiled.
So, Esther
was chosen to replace Queen Vashti. And what day
was she crowned? According to Jewish custom, it was on
the 7th day of Hannukah, the
first day of the fourth month counting from the Jewish
New Year. The first day of the fourth month
on the Gentile calendar counting from our New Year is April
1, 2013, which is also the 7th day of
Passover. This date is a representation of the 7th day
of the "Gentile Feast of Hanukkah".
Hanukkah
was meant to show that the Lord was establishing a
second Feast of Tabernacles for when the first Feast
of Tabernacles could not be celebrated because the
people or the tabernacle were defiled. That's also
why Jesus was pointing us to Hanukkah when the disciples
asked Him what the sign of His coming would be.
The Bride of Christ is more than 99% Gentile. The number
of Messianic Jews are very few in comparison with
Gentile believers. I believe the Lord may be making an
entirely new “Feast of Hanukkah” just for the Gentiles.
And it just so happens to fall right on the 7th
day of Passover, and the true Feast of Firstfruits
(Resurrection Sunday) in the US.
http://jesusiscoming2015.webs.com/whenistherapture.htm
March 31 / April 1, 2013 Rapture? A look at the 7th day of Passover (parts 1-3)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f1rJcN7jlzU
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Ci6DG0NdTg
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6OXPYH_A9sM