Feast of Trumpets: Names and Themes

Jewish tradition says that the new month begins after two witnesses see the crescent new moon, testify before the Sanhedrin who declare the beginning of the new month. This usually happens a day after the astronomical new moon. Messengers set beacon fires on hills to signal the new month. Distant communities celebrate Trumpets on two possible days. Rosh Hashanah is the beginning of the new month and new civil year. The Feast of Trumpets is the Rapture day.

1. Day of Blowing the Shofar or Ram's Horn (Yom Teruah/Feast of Trumpets)

The Feast of Trumpets the first day of the 7th month of Tishri.

In the seventh month, in the first day of the month, shall you have a sabbath, a memorial of blowing of trumpets, an holy convocation. You shall do no work: but you shall offer an offering made by fire unto the Lord (Leviticus 23:24-25).

2. Day of Rosh Hashanah, the New Year

The Feast of Trumpets is the Jewish civil year which begins on a new moon in the fall.

Blow the trumpet in the new moon, in the time appointed [full moon], on our solemn feast [sacrifice] days (Psalm 81:3).

3. Day of Creation and Birth of Adam

The Feast of Trumpets is the Jewish celebration of the creation of the world and Adam. The Hebrew name for Genesis is Beresheet but right to left (teeshereB) is the 1st of Tishri. The month of Tishri is the beginning (creation) and the end with Trumpets (Rapture), Atonement (Second Coming) and Tabernacles (Reign of Jesus Christ).

In the beginning [Alpha b'Tishri] God created the heavens and the earth (Genesis 1:1).

4. Day of the Awakening Blast and Day of Shouting

The Feast of Trumpets is the resurrection of the dead and the rapture of believers.

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 [resurrection]: Then we which are alive and remain shall be caught up [rapture] together with them in the clouds, to meet the Lord in the air: and so shall we ever be with the Lord (1 Thessalonians 4:16-17).

5. The Feast of Trumpets Is the Day of the Last Trump

On the Feast of Trumpets, the prayer service includes a hundred blasts of the shofar with four sounds: Tekiah (1 long), Shevarim (3 medium, Teruah (9 short), Tekiah Gedolah (extra long). Paul says when the last trump (Tekiah Gedolah) soundes on the Feast of Trumpets, we transform from life to eternal life.

In a moment, in the twinkling of an eye, at the last trump [Tekiah Gedolah]: for the trumpet shall sound, and the dead shall be raised incorruptible, and we shall be changed (1 Corinthians 15:52).

6. Day That No One Knows (New Moon and New Year)

The Feast of Trumpets can occur after the 29th or 30th day of Elul, so no one knows the day or hour until the cresent moon appears in the afternoon sky. Jesus Christ uses three Jewish figures of speech to describe the Rapture. The day of the Rapture is the Feast of Trumpets.

l  No one knows the day or hour: Jewish reference to the new moon on Trumpets.
l  Not the angels in heaven: Angels, demons and Satan do not know but Jesus Christ knows.
l  Not the son but the father: A father tells his son when to meet his bride.

But about that day or hour no one knows, not even the angels in heaven, nor the son but only the father. (Matthew 24:36 NIV).

7. Day of the Marriage Feast of the Lamb

The Feast of Trumpets is the traditional Jewish wedding ceremony which lasts for one week.

In my Father's house are many [rooms]: if it were not so, I would have told you. I go to prepare a place for you. And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come again, and receive you unto myself; that where I am, there you may be also (John 14:2-3).

God tells us what is going to happen before it happens. This time He tells us that the Rapture occurs on the Feast of Trumpets which is the Jewish New Year. Since God told us the day of the Rapture but not the year, the four horses, seven trumpets and other events tell us important events that occur before the Tribulation.

Rapture 2016?

On Thursday, September 30, 2016 at 7:11 PM CDT or Friday, October 1 at 3:11 AM Jerusalem time (IDT) is the astronomical new moon. It takes about eighteen hours for the crescent new moon to be visible. Since ~9:11 PM IDT is two hours into the new Jewish day, the new year begin on Sunday, October 2, 2016 at 7:01 PM IDT or 11:01 AM CDT. Rosh Hashanah is the Jewish New Year, the Feast of Trumpets and the Rapture.

Feast of Trumpets is the right day but is this the right year?

Jewish Feast Dates

The sun, moon and stars are not only used to tell time but also for prophetic signs. Those signs are linked to Jewish holy days. Key days to watch are the 9th of Av (Kadesh Barnea), Trumpets, Atonement and Tabernacles. Below is a list of possible Jewish dates. This table follows calculated dates and must be confirmed by observation. See Jewish Calendar, Tishri.

God 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, and for days, and years. (Genesis 1:14).

Religious Calendar    Nisan 2453 AM    Exodus     Exodus 12:2

First, Last and Great Trumpet
l  First Trump: Weeks/Pentecost - Exodus 19:16, 19
l  Last Trump: Trumpets/Rapture - 1 Corinthians 15:51-52
l  Great Trump: Atonement/Second Coming - Matthew 24:30-31

References: 21st Century Revelation: World Wars, Iraq Wars & End Wars Chapter 11 - The Feast of Trumpets, Chapter 12 - Fall Jewish Feasts, Appendix D - Jewish Feast Dates, Revelation 12 Sign, 2024 Eclipse, Spring Feasts, Pentecost, Fall Feasts, Calendar, Jewish Calendar, Bible Chronology, Revelation Outline, Covenant, Tribulation, Revelation, 21st Century View, Daniel, America, Timeline of the Tribulation, Rosh Hashanah, Hebrew Calendar, Time and Date, Stellarium, Seven Festivals of the Messiah