Summary of Bible references on the Rapture

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The appointed time

Habakkuk 2:3 (NASB-95)
“For the vision is yet for the appointed time; it hastens toward the goal and it will not fail. Though it tarries, wait for it; for it will certainly come, it will not delay.

Obviously we need to know what this term "appointed time" means.
מוֹעֵד môwʻêd, mo-ade'; or מֹעֵד môʻêd; or (feminine) מוֹעָדָה môwʻâdâh; (2 Chronicles 8:13), from H3259; properly, an appointment, i.e. a fixed time or season; specifically, a festival; conventionally a year; by implication, an assembly (as convened for a definite purpose); technically the congregation; by extension, the place of meeting; also a signal (as appointed beforehand):—appointed (sign, time), (place of, solemn) assembly, congregation, (set, solemn) feast, (appointed, due) season, solemn(-ity), synogogue, (set) time (appointed).

The context of this verse is the judgement that comes at the Day of the Lord.

If we were to look on the Hebrew calendar for an appointed time designated for the judgment to come on the Jews it would clearly be the 9th of Av.

If we want an appointed time for the Sanctuary to be cleansed and ready for the coming of the King that would be the Feast of Trumpets. Daniel tells us it takes 2300 days to cleanse the Sanctuary so 2300 days prior to the Feast of trumpets would be Shavuot. This would be the ideal appointed time for the cleansing to begin.

The judgement comes to the jews when the two witnesses are killed and then three days later they rise. Since their ministry is 1,260 days if we subtract that from the 9th of Av in 2028 we would arrive at Feb 17, 2025, a very plausible time for the ministry of the two witnesses to begin.

We are told that Jesus as the greater David will reign in Hebron (heaven) for 7 1/2 years (7 years and six months) before coming to Jerusalem. The Lord coming to Jerusalem would correlate nicely with Hosea 6:2 when He raises them up. A nice day on the Jewish calendar for Jesus to raise up the Jews out of the graves and put an end to the curse is the 15th of Av, the Jewish Valentine's day. If we subtract 90 months from the 15th of Av in 2032 we arrive at Feb 14th, 2025, the Gentile's Valentine's day. This is an appointed day and would be an ideal day to let the apostate church know that the Lord has loved those that get raptured on that day.