Hello, John and Doves,

 

As we all know, Einstein Bros. Bagels serves "darn good coffee."

 

And Jesus bar Joseph (as it was assumed) of Nazareth, born in Bethlehem of Judah, was a darn good carpenter.

 

As such, Jesus knew that if you are making something of laminated wood (like a floor), you ALWAYS stagger the seams.

 

What does this mean to us?

 

The New Testament saw the fulfillment of the seven feasts of the LORD up to and including Pentecost, or Shavuot--the Feast of Weeks.  But since Daniel 9:24 speaks of Seventy weeks, and they aren't over yet, it seems premature to celebrate Shavuot as having already been fulfilled.

 

Therefore, it is no stretch to see if Firstfruits begs for a fulfillment in our day.  I believe it does.

I could be wrong, but I hope not.

 

The mid-point of Daniel's 70th week, using day calculations for 490 prophetic years, with a hiccup for the Church Age, should be April 11, 2012.

 

If the Rapture must occur on a Feast Day, why not Firstfruits, as a sort of guarantee of Israel's complete spiritual resurrection?

 

Baruch HaShem Yeshua Ha Mashiach,

Mike C.