Hello, John and Doves,Here is something to think about:The exact timing of the events of the end times is set in the pages of the Torah, and is expanded upon by the neviim [prophets].Having said that, we recall the feasts of the LORD in Leviticus, chapter 23.Now, let us turn to the prophet Amos.It is written,9 “For I will give the command
and will shake Israel along with the other nations
as grain is shaken in a sieve,
yet not one true kernel will be lost.
10 But all the sinners will die by the sword—
all those who say, ‘Nothing bad will happen to us.’
A Promise of Restoration
11 “In that day I will restore the fallen housee of David.
I will repair its damaged walls.
From the ruins I will rebuild it
and restore its former glory.
12 And Israel will possess what is left of Edom
and all the nations I have called to be mine.”
The LORD has spoken,
and he will do these things.
13 “The time will come,” says the LORD,
“when the grain and grapes will grow faster
than they can be harvested.
Then the terraced vineyards on the hills of Israel
will drip with sweet wine!
14 I will bring my exiled people of Israel
back from distant lands,
and they will rebuild their ruined cities
and live in them again.
They will plant vineyards and gardens;
they will eat their crops and drink their wine.
15 I will firmly plant them there
in their own land.
They will never again be uprooted
from the land I have given them,”
says the LORD your God.
Amos 9:9-15 New Living Translation
In some sense, verse 9 points to World War 2, because Israel came back from the dead during the summer wheat harvest, on 5 Iyyar 5708--corresponding to May 14, 1948.Why is this important?When we look closely at Jeremiah 31:13, we wonder when might mourning be turned into joy.Well, as a matter of fact, Israel's Memorial Day is celebrated on 4 Iyyar, the day before Independence Day.Might the Rapture, or even the Second Coming, occur on May 11, 2016?Miracle returns from the dead happen all the time.All of the feasts are hidden in Jesus.It may take some time for Jesus to return, and for the faith of Israel to grow to maturity. What better time for that is there, besides the summer?The olive harvest is typically just before Rosh Hashanna, whereas the wheat harvest is typically in May. In times of great harvest, the wheat harvest may overtake the grape harvest in June.
Conclusion: the Rapture may happen just before, or at the same time as great judgment from the LORD.And that timing may be at the end of spring.The seven year tribulation may be confined to seven months--a month for a year in God's economy.That would put the spiritual re-awakening of Israel on Yom Teruah, the Day of the Awakening Blast [as of a shofar]. That way, our stay in Heaven could be 7 years, while on Earth the passage of time is only 7 months. There is no violation of causality or of space-time,re-cause the two exist in different parallel universes--each with its own time scale.Of course, Heaven's time is highly morphable, according to need or desire.~Blessings,Mike Colunga