Hello John and Doves,
A reminder for the
upcoming Israeli election this week -
September 17, 2019/17th
of Elul, 5779 - Israeli Election Day - for the 22nd
Knesset
September
17 is an interesting date in history:
On this date -
1978 Camp David Accords
Signed - Egyptian President Anwar El Sadat and Israeli PM
Menachem Begin with President Jimmy Carter.
1935 Nazi Germany passed the Nuremberg Laws -
anti-Semitic.
1394 Jews
expelled from France - per King Charles VI
We'll be watching this
election closely as Netanyahu is facing some stiff
competition.
Their election is
Tuesday so the results will be out soon after that.
And for more information
on the month of Elul and the upcoming day of Rosh
Hashanah/Feast of Trumpets....
"During the month of
Elul, from the second day of Elul to the 28th day, the
shofar is blown after morning services every
weekday. The shofar is not blown on Shabbat.
Is is also not blown on the day before Rosh Hashanah to
make a clear distinction between the rabbinical rule of
blowing the shofar in Elul and the biblical mitzvah to
blow the shofar on Rosh Hashanah....
Blowing the shofar on
Rosh Hashanah is a biblical matzvah (commandment).
Four blasts are blown: tekiah, shevarim-teruah,
tekiah. It is a call to repentance....
Many people visit
cemeteries at this time, because the awe-inspiring nature
of this time makes us think about life and death and our
own mortality."
"It is also customary to
visit the cemetery on fast days on the eves of Rosh
Hashanah and Yom Kippur....the Jewish custom is not to
bring flowers or floral wreaths to the graves.
Instead, when taking leave of the deceased, one should
place a pebble or small stone upon the grave."
I came across this list
of 11 reasons for why they blow the shofar on Rosh
Hashanah. I note a few of these below and then
compare them to blowing the shofar on the Rapture.
1) The
Return of the King: On Rosh Hashanah, the
anniversary of creation.....Once more, He is crowned
King of the universe....the shofar announces G-d's
continued kingship.
2) The Great Alarm
Clock: On Rosh Hashanah, the first day of the Ten
Days of Repentance, we awake from our spiritual slumber.
4) The Voice: The
shofar reminds us of the voice of the prophets....
5) The Tears: The
shofar's cry reminds us of the cries and tears shed for
the destruction of the Holy Temple of Jerusalem,
galvanizing us to bring Moshiach and hasten the rebuilding
of the Temple.
8) The
Introspection: The shofar will be blown on the Day
of Judgment when Moshiach comes. We thus blow the
shofar on Rosh Hashanah to remind us to examine our deeds
and contemplate how we can improve them.
9) The
Celebration: The shofar blast will signal the return
of the Jewish people when Moshiach comes.
10) The Unity: The
shofar blast when Moshiach comes will herald a time of
universal understanding and recognition of G-d's unity.
11) The Scream:
The call of the shofar on Rosh Hashanah reminds us of the
primordial scream, the eternal voiceless call of the soul
expressing its desire to return to its Creator.
IF we could apply these
to the Rapture - IF this is the day picked by G-d for such
an event, then:
1) The Return of the
King - "For the Lord himself will come down from
heaven..." 1 Thessalonians 4:16
2) The Great Alarm Clock
- the awakening of the dead: "...will certainly not
precede those who have fallen asleep..." 1
Thessalonians 4:15 "the dead will be raised
imperishable..." 1 Corinthians 15:52
4) The Voice - "with the
voice of the archangel..." 1 Thessalonians 4:16
5) The Tears - "We
do not want you to be uninformed, brothers, concerning
those who are asleep, so that you will not grieve like the
rest, who have no hope. 1 Thessalonians 4:13
8) The Introspection -
"...with the trumpet call of G-d" 1 Thessalonians
4:16 "...at the last trumpet. For the
trumpet will sound..." 1 Corinthians 15:52 The
trumpet call is for those 'in Christ'
9) The Celebration -
"...and the dead in Christ will rise first. After
that, we who are still alive and are left will be caught
up together with them in the clouds to meet the Lord in
the air. And so we will be with the Lord
forever." 1 Thessalonians 4:16-17
10) The Unity - "And so
we will be with the Lord forever." 1 Thessalonians
4:17
11) The Scream -
"Therefore encourage one another with these words."
1 Thessalonians 4:18 Those in Christ will return to
their Creator.
"When the perishable has
been clothed with the imperishable, and the mortal with
immortality, then the saying that is written will come
true: "Death has been swallowed up in
victory". "Where, O death, is your victory?
Where, O death, is you sting?" 1 Corinthians
15:54-55
Rosh
Hashanah is coming up at the end of September:
Eve of
Rosh Hashanah 29 Elul/Sept 29 sunset to 1 Tishrei/Sept
30 sunset. Date on chabad calendar without a new
moon sighting. Rosh Hashanah is also celebrated
for two days by the Jews today. (The full moon of
Elul is on the 14th at 12:33am at it's peak EDT - the
Harvest Moon...the new moon should be visible on 1
Tishrie/Sept 30. https://www.calendar-12.com/moon_calendar/2019/october
)
Keep
looking up!
Pray for
the peace of Jerusalem!
Maranatha!
Chance