Randy:  I am repeating my message to John B. involving his question “Is the rapture imminent or not?

The 70-year count appears to be the most likely period which will bring on the “Time of Jacob’s Trouble or Daniel’s 70th week.  If God were going to use this 70-year pattern, His year count would begin in 1949 for reasons set out in the book title below.   The 1948 Israel declaration of independence was surely important, but Israel had to fight the war of possession which it victoriously won in 1949.  Were there not blood moons in 1949-1950 on Passover and Tabernacles, just as there were in 1967-1968 when Israel took Jerusalem?  Job, was a “type” of “remnant Israel” who suffered under satanic oppression but refused to speak ill of God. Why does Job have 42 chapters.  There are 42 months of “great tribulation”.  Job was 70 years old when he came under satanic oppression.

The Resurrection/Rapture event involves two groups: (1) the dead in Christ rising first, and (2) the living in Christ being caught out following the rising of the first group.

This event described by Paul in 1 Corinthians 15:52 and 1 Thessalonians 4:17 is not an imminent event in the sense of “it could happen at any moment”.  Imminency is described six times in the Book of Revelation, a Jewish discourse for Jews during the Time of Jacob’s Trouble, Daniel’s 70th week.  Jesus says He is “coming quickly”.  He is speaking to Tribulation Jews who are looking for their Messiah Yeshua.

The Resurrection/Rapture event is an “appointed time”.  It will be associated with the Feast of Pentecost.  Pentecost was only partially fulfilled in 30 A.D. when the Holy Spirit was given to believers.   The “deposit” of the Holy Spirit was a down payment which will be followed by the conclusion of the matter, the redemption of the body.  One feast fulfilled in two stages exactly as Paul described it.

Study 1 Corinthians 15:20-28.  You will notice that he speaks to the “three orders” of the Resurrection which is a resurrection of righteousness “in Christ”.   These three events track the three pilgrimage feasts. 

When is Pentecost.  Nobody really knows for certain.  In any year, there are at least four guesses based on the 50-day count.  It is probably in the Spring time on a Sunday in Jerusalem.

God is a God of patterns.  God expects His people to know the "times and seasons" of His appearing.

For a detailed analysis, you may check out a book which has been published on Amazon titled: “The Day of Thy Visitation: The Time of Jacob’s Trouble”.  The book covers this and other end times matters in great detail with over a thousand supporting biblical citations.  It is available in Kindle and print format.

The book suggests that the year 2019 appears as the prime candidate for this event based on a number of biblical prophecies.


https://www.amazon.com/Day-Thy-Visitation-Jacobs-Trouble/dp/1981076387