The Scriptures through Hebrew Eyes and not Greek eyes. Zechariah 9:13
When I have bent Judah for Me, filled the bow with Ephraim, and raised up thy sons, O Zion, against thy sons, O Greece, and made thee as the sword of a mighty man.
Hebrew block Logic - The Sons of Zion vs. The Sons of Greece, those that see the Scriptures through Greek linear thinking.
The Very Dry bones coming together, being revived. Hosea 6:2 The Sons of Zion
YHWH's Appointed Times ARE (Present Tense) a shadow of things to come. Colossians 2:16-17 Hence, Let no man Judge you on what you eat or drink when you keep His Appointed Times.
And Elohim said, Let there be lights in the firmament of the heaven to divide the day from the night; and let them be for signs, and for Seasons (Moedim), and for days, and years: Genesis 1:14
Moedim - YHWH's Appointed Times - Seasons
LXX Greek Septuagint - Genesis 1:14 Seasons (kairos)
But of the times and the Seasons (kairos) , brethren, ye have no need that I write unto you. 1 Thessalonians 5:1
He appointed the moon for seasons (Moedim): the sun knoweth his going down. Psalms 104:19
It Seems that the Thessalonians had been taught about YHWH's appointed Times (Moedim/Kairos), and they knew what was meant by different Hebrew idioms.
along with knowing the Greek language helped.
He will return on one of His Appointed Times, There are Seven of them. Leviticus 23:1-2
.....These are My set Feasts/מֹועֲדָֽי Moeday (Appointments) Leviticus 23:2
Spring Time Feasts (Filled to the full in His YESHUA's first Coming, but not done away with)
1) The Passover - Keep this Day in Remembrance of Me. Luke 22:19, 1 Corinthians 11:24-25
2) Unleavened Bread - Therefore "Let us keep the feast" 1 Corinthians 5:8
3) Shavuot ~ FirstFruits - Day One of the counting the Omer. Acts of the Apostles 20:7 Ἐν δὲ τῇ μιᾷ τῶν σαββάτων - **** In upon the first of the Sabbath. ***
4) Shavuot - Pentecost. Acts of the Apostles 2:1
Fall Time Feasts
5) YOM TERUAH - Day of Shouting (Only appointed time that the day can not be set in advance)
6) Yom Kippur - Day of Atonement/Judgement - The sheep and goat nations
7) Sukkot - Feast of Tabernacles (Season of our Joy) YESHUA was born on day one of Sukkot, circumcised on the eighth day, literally ~ Shemini Atzeret, a separate day from Sukkot but connected to YAH's Appointed Time.
Zechariah 14:16
And it shall come to pass, that every one that is left of all the nations which came against Jerusalem shall even go up from year to year to worship the King, YHWH of hosts, and to keep the feast of tabernacles.
Isaiah 2:3
And many people shall go and say, Come ye, and let us go up to the mountain of YHWH, to the house of the Elohim of Jacob; and He will teach us of His ways, and we will walk in His paths: for out of Zion shall go forth the TORAH, and The Word of YHWH from Jerusalem.
If you were in the Thessalonian Congregation, or followed His Appointed times, you would have already known these things.
**** Acts of the Apostles 20:7 Ἐν δὲ τῇ μιᾷ τῶν σαββάτων - *** (The word day is not in the Greek Text.
Luke 24:1 τῇ δὲ μιᾷ τῶν σαββάτων " The(now) upon first of the Sabbath (The word day is not in the Greek Text.
First-fruits ( YESHUA Rose from the Grave) - It is also the first - 1/7 x 7 +1 of the Counting of the Omer/The Feast of Weeks, A Holy Convocation
Greek - Ev - In / Conjunction de - upon Preposition / - ho - the / Mia - First / Sabbaton - Sabbath
In upon the First of the Sabbath. Acts of the Apostles 20:7 - Feast of weeks, The First Sabbath of Seven. Leviticus 23:15
Acts of the Apostles 20:16 Wherein Paul hopes to be in Jerusalem for Pentecost. Leviticus 23:16
The First Sabbath of the Counting of the Omer, The Feast of Weeks Acts 20:7
Which Ends at Pentecost, and Paul desires to be in Jerusalem for it Acts 20:16