"The day of the breaking of the ax." When the Holy Temple stood in Jerusalem, the annual cutting of firewood for the altar was concluded on the 15th of Av. The event was celebrated with feasting and rejoicing (as is the custom upon the conclusion of a holy endeavor) and included a ceremonial breaking of the axes which gave the day its name.
Do we again have a clue from Luke 17 where Jesus said that people will be BUILDING up until the day of the Rapture?!?! Although this is talking about the cutting of firewood, axes are also used to cut wood for BUILDING. The axes were broken on Tu B'Av, meaning no more wood could be cut, ending the BUILDING of anything made by wood.
Could this be yet ANOTHER clue pointing to Tu B'Av as the last day for BUILDING, the last day for PLANTING, the last day for MARRYING, and the last day for PARTYING - all 4 of these things were a very significant part of the Tu B'Av celebrations.
Luke 17:
26 “Just as it was in the days of Noah, so also will it be in the days of the Son of Man. 27 People were eating, drinking, marrying and being given in marriage up to the day Noah entered the ark. Then the flood came and destroyed them all.
28 “It was the same in the days of Lot. People were eating and drinking, buying and selling, planting and building. 29 But the day Lot left Sodom, fire and sulfur rained down from heaven and destroyed them all.
30 “It will be just like this on the day the Son of Man is revealed. 31 On that day no one who is on the housetop, with possessions inside, should go down to get them. Likewise, no one in the field should go back for anything. 32 Remember Lot’s wife! 33 Whoever tries to keep their life will lose it, and whoever loses their life will preserve it. 34 I tell you, on that night two people will be in one bed; one will be taken and the other left. 35 Two women will be grinding grain together; one will be taken and the other left.”
Of course we know from Revelation, that soon after the Rapture, people will not be able to buy or sell either unless they take the Mark of the Beast. That's the only one on the list that I haven't found a very clear connection to Tu B'Av - yet!
This is pretty amazing stuff!
Renee