Tu BiShvat, otherwise known as
the Rosh Hashanah of Trees begins at sunset on Sunday,
February 5 and ends in the evening of Tuesday,
February 6 Jerusalem time. (2) The full moon is on
Sunday February 5, 8:28 PM Jerusalem time. (3)
Trees have a special
significance considering that Jesus mentioned "all the
trees" in Luke 21 verse 29 when talking about the Fig
Tree Generation. It was on May 11, 1949 that the
United Nations accepted Israel as a member with all
the other "trees". (4)
Does 153 remind you of
anything? It should. There were 153 fish caught in the
net according to John Chapter 21 Verse 11. "The number
153 represented every possible, known people group in
the world at that time, in other words, the whole
world." (For more in depth discussions of 153 see
footnotes 5 & 6)
As to Tu BiShvat itself it is a
"line in the sand" referring to fruit from trees under
3 years of age that can't be eaten and fruit from
trees 3 years of age and over that can be eaten. (7)
Does that mean all children under the age of 3,
including those in the womb, plus the Redeemed 3 and
over will be resurrected, transformed and raptured?
So perhaps it is the Rosh
Hashanah of Trees that will be our R & R Day;
considering the significance of all the above
correlations.