Time to Trim the wicks
The Feast of Trumpets has 100 Trumpet blasts, so obviously when the first trumpet blast occurs it is not "the last trumpet". So why would anyone still hold to Feast of trumpets being a day for the rapture?
Second, the "day of the Lord" refers to a time period that is very clearly longer than a day. Many would say it is seven years. I don't think that is true, but it is a certainly true in my opinion that the Day of the Lord is a large circle and within that circle is the seventieth week of Daniel. I would argue that the Day of the Lord refers to the ten year period from the Feast of Trumpets to the Day of judgement. I say this because 25% of the Bible gives us a picture of this day and all the things that take place. My point is that the Feast of Trumpets is known as the "longest day" because it can often stretch over a two day period. When we get to the Day of the Lord I believe it stretched over a two year period (2020-2021).
According to Rabbinic tradition the High priest is taken to the chamber in the temple to be kept safe during the last seven days leading up to the day of judgment. If you want to compare the Feast of Trumpets to the rapture, that is your pre-tribulation rapture shadow. That means the last trumpet would come three years after the Feast of Trumpets announces the coming of the Lord.
The seventieth week is a seven year period. That is what the term means. It also begins on Rosh Hashanah when many world representatives confirm the seven year covenant. Therefore if 2021 was the start of the ten year period known as Jacob's trouble we would expect to have a seven year covenant with the UN and we do. It is called Agenda 2030 that was confirmed in Rosh Hashanah 2023. However, in Rosh Hashanah 2024 it was strengthened with the Pact for the Future. The seven year covenant is bringing about the Antichrist one world government and one world digital currency over the seven year period. But, the Pact for the Future says in the event of a crisis they will bring it about immediately.
So then saying that based on the prophet Joel Feast of Trumpets 2021 was the start of this ten year period is further supported by Daniel's prophecy and the UN's seven year covenant that they confirmed in 2024 on Feast of Trumpets. That would be the start of the seven year period known as the seventieth week and which concludes in 2031.
But if 2031 is the day of Judgment we would expect Jesus to return in the clouds in great glory in the Spring of 2031 exactly 2,000 years after His ascension. That would place His ascension in 31 AD and the prophet Jonah confirms that Jesus was indeed crucified, rose and ascended in 31 AD. That is our third witness.
If all this were true we can then explain the rapture not having taken place yet with the Lord's words that the days of tribulation were shortened for the elects sake. Yes, the rapture will be before the hour of trial, but there is nothing that says the tribulation that is worse than anything seen in human history will be seven years long. People assume "the hour of trial" equals "the seventieth week" and that assumption is foolish.
Still if all these things are taking place now we expect to see the fifth human empire that is unlike all others, the Beast system, rising out of the sea (the nations). With AI and robots and even the technology for cyborgs we are seeing exactly that. This means that the book of Revelation is also a witness.
Psalm 83 is also a witness.
Jesus said that all these things will take place prior to this fig tree generation passing away. The fig tree points to the sin in the garden of Eden. It could refer to the nation of Israel and it also could refer to the UN. Instead of either or, I find the Bible often refers to both. The word of God is a two edged sword. I use Psalms to define a generation as 70 years or 80. 70 would refer to those who were submissive and obedient to the Lord and 80 to those who were rebellious and obstinate. They also refer to decades, so 70 is technically 65 to 74 years, and 80 is 75 to 84 years. That is how I interpret this. So then, the UN was formed in 1945. 2019 would be when those submissive to God perished from the UN. 2029 would be when the UN itself would fully perish. That would put us into the second half of the seven year period after Antichrist indwelt by Satan has taken full control of the world. Israel came into being in 1948. That means that 2022 would be when those submissive to God would lose control of Israel and 2023 when this Psalm 83 war began would be when the rebellious and obstinate Israel begins to perish. 2032, after the day of judgment, would be when the fully rebellious elements of this Fig tree generation for both the UN and Israel would perish. So then Jesus is also a witness.
That means that this latest celebration of Hanukkah was time to trim the wicks, review our eschatology and make some adjustments to our interpretations of scripture.