Rapture shadows
Revelations begins speaking to 7 churches. No mention of the church after Rev chapter 4 verse 1 until post tribulation..
Why? Because the Church is gone, caught-up/raptured
Rev 4:1 After this I looked, and, behold, a door was opened in heaven: and the first voice which I heard was as it were of a trumpet talking with me; which said," """Come up hither"""", and I will shew thee things which must be hereafter
(MY NOTE: The "come up hither" is the Rapture)
Rev 4:1 a door was opened in heaven:
Shadow verse
1 Thes 4:16 the Lord himself shall descend from heaven
Rev 4:1 a trumpet talking with me
Shadow verse
1 Thes 4:16 voice of the archangel, & with the trump ofGod
Rev 4:1 "come up hither":
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1 Thes 4:17 "caught up together" & so shall we ever be with the Lord
Rapture shadow 2
1st Pentecost in the the Lord gives Moses the law & the Nation of Israel is born.
1st post resurrection Pentecost the Lord gives His indwelling Holy Spirit to believers & the Christian church is born.
Ex 19:1 In the third month, when the children of Israel were gone forth out of the land of Egypt, the same day came they into the wilderness of Sinai.
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Acts 2:1 And when the day of Pentecost was fully come, they were all with one accord in one place.
Ex 19:16 (b) There were thunders and lightnings, and a thick cloud upon the mount,
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Acts 2:2 And suddenly there came a sound from heaven as of a rushing mighty wind, and it filled all the house where they were sitting.
Ex 19:11 And be ready against the third day: for the third day the LORD will come down in the sight of all the people upon mount Sinai.
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Hos 6:2 (B) In the third day he will raise us up, and we shall live in his sight.
BTW we are now early in the 3rd post resurrection day.
Ex 19:20 (A) And the LORD came down upon mount Sinai,
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1 Thes 4:16 (A) For the Lord himself shall descend from heaven with a shout,
Ex 19:20 (B) The LORD called Moses up to the top of the mount; ""and Moses went up"".
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1 Thes 1:17 Then ""we which are alive and remain shall be caught up together with them in the clouds, to meet the Lord in the air"". Amen
Soon very Soon!
Shadows:
Via the Mosaic law trumpets & shofars were blown for a variety of reasons.
assembly, announcements, time of day, time of prayer, war, celebration, new moon, full moon, new year etc.
Silver trumpet call to assemble
Num 10:
1 And the Lord spake unto Moses, saying,
2 Make thee two trumpets of silver; of a whole piece shalt thou make them: that thou mayest use them for the calling of the assembly, and for the journeying of the camps.
(MY NOTE: Vs 1: The Lord commands Moses; Vs 2; Make 2 trumpets out of 1 single piece of silver, use these trumpets to call the people to ASSEMBLY)
The trumpet VOICE commands/call to ASSEMBLE:
Ex 19:
16 And it came to pass on the third day in the morning, that there were thunders and lightnings, and a thick cloud upon the mount, and the voice of the trumpet exceeding loud; so that all the people that was in the camp trembled.
17 And Moses brought forth the people out of the camp to meet with God; and they stood at the nether part of the mount.
19 And when the voice of the trumpet sounded long, and waxed louder and louder, Moses spake, and God answered him by a voice.
20 And the Lord came down upon mount Sinai, on the top of the mount: and the Lord called Moses up to the top of the mount; and Moses went up.
(MY NOTE: Vs 16: the VOICE of the trumpet; Vs 17: calls the people to meet/assemble before/with God; Vs 19: the VOICE of the trumpet sound & waxes LOUDER & LOUDER, Moses speaks & God answers him by a VOICE, Vs 20: the Lord descended down the Mt & called Moses up to the top)
1 Thes 4:
16 For the Lord himself shall descend from heaven with a shout, with the voice of the archangel, and with the trump of God: and the dead in Christ shall rise first:
17 Then we which are alive and remain shall be caught up together with them in the clouds, to meet the Lord in the air: and so shall we ever be with the Lord.
(MY NOTE: Vs 16: The Lord himself descends down from heaven with a SHOUT, with the VOICE of the archangel, with the TRUMP of of God & the dead in Christ will be ASSEMBLED. Vs 17 believers which are alive will be caught up/ASSEMBLED together with them, to meet the Lord in the air)
1 Cor 15:52 In a moment, in the twinkling of an eye, at the last trump: for the trumpet shall sound, and the dead shall be raised incorruptible, and we shall be changed.
(MY NOTE: When this last trump sounds, the dead shall be raised/ASSEMBLED. I say the same trump of God we see in Thes 4)
Rev 11:
15 And the seventh angel sounded; and there were great voices in heaven, saying, The kingdoms of this world are become the kingdoms of our Lord, and of his Christ; and he shall reign for ever and ever.
(MY NOTE: The angel blows the 7th trump as the King is crowned).
16 And the four and twenty elders, which sat before God on their seats, fell upon their faces, and worshipped God,
(MY NOTE: The elders are already in heaven! And so is the caught-up Church)
Final thoughts
At the rapture/call to assembly trump of God. We will be gathered/assembled to witness the Kings coronation. The Father hands him the book with the seven seals/earths title deed. We will be safe from the wrath that follows.
1st Pentecost the OT law covenant is given
1st post resurrection Pentecost the NT indwelling Holy Spirit is given.
The agricultural pilgrimage harvest feasts: Passover, Pentecost & Tabernacles are Soul Harvest SHADOWS.
The Passover soul harvest already happened Matt 27:52-53.
One soon coming Pentecost (main harvest) the the rapture/call to assembly trump of God will blow (Thes 4:16), we shall be changed/raised incorruptible & so shall we forever be with the Lord. Amen