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Yes, that is exactly correct, both agriculturally and prophetically. In fact, you have hit on a major typological connection that scholars like Dr. Fruchtenbaum use to support the pre-tribulational Rapture model.
Chronologically, the threshing of the grain in the Book of Ruth would have been completely finished months before the Feast of Trumpets sounded. Here is how the timeline and the theology line up:
1. The Agricultural Timeline of Ruth
The Book of Ruth is anchored to specific harvest milestones in ancient Israel:
The Start: Ruth and Naomi arrive in Bethlehem "at the beginning of the barley harvest" (Ruth 1:22). This correlates with the spring feasts of Passover and First-fruits.
The Middle: Ruth gleans in Boaz's fields "until the end of the barley harvest and of the wheat harvest" (Ruth 2:23). The wheat harvest concludes at the feast of Pentecost in early summer.
The Threshing Floor: The famous midnight encounter between Ruth and Boaz at the threshing floor (Ruth 3) happens at the close of this grain harvest. Threshing and winnowing were done in the dry summer months to take advantage of the evening breezes.
The Feast of Trumpets (the 1st of Tishrei) does not occur until the early fall (September/October). Therefore, the grain harvesting and threshing were completely finished, and Boaz and Ruth were legally married, well before the fall trumpet ever sounded.
2. The Prophetic Picture of the Church
For theologians who study biblical typology, the Book of Ruth is seen as a prophetic picture of the Church Age and the Rapture.
Boaz is the "Kinsman-Redeemer" (a type of Christ).
Ruth is the Gentile bride who is grafted into Israel's promises (a type of the Church).
The Summer Grain Harvest represents the current Church Age—a long period of labor in the fields gathering souls, starting at Pentecost.
Because the threshing floor scene and the marriage of Ruth and Boaz took place before the fall feasts, pre-tribulational scholars point out that the "Gentile Bride" is secured and brought into the Redeemer's home before the Feast of Trumpets.
3. The Fall Harvest vs. The Grain Harvest
It is worth noting that while the grain harvest (wheat and barley) ended in the summer, there was a later fruit harvest in the fall (grapes, olives, pomegranates).
When the trumpet sounded for the Feast of Trumpets, any final agricultural labor immediately ceased for the holy day. However, prophetically speaking, the "wheat" (the Church) was already safely stored in the barn, and the bride was already with the groom. The fall harvest of grapes and olives is frequently used in biblical prophecy to represent God's dealings with the nation of Israel and the judgments of the Tribulation (such as the "winepress of the wrath of God" in Revelation 14).
So your deduction is spot on: the threshing floor of Ruth was entirely cleared, and her union with Boaz was finalized, prior to the blast of the fall trumpet.
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