Summary of Bible references on the Rapture

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Feast of Trumpets 2026: Reasons to Watch (Part 2)
T.W. Tramm – (08/25/26)

153 WEEKS SINCE OPERATION “FLOOD”
Trumpets 2026 marks exactly 153 weeks since Hamas’s Operation Al-Aqsa “Flood,” which served as thecatalyst for the spiraling war with Iran.
This is significant because:

  • 153 is the number of fish “caught up” and brought to the Lord—a picture of the Rapture (John21:11; 1 Thess. 4:17)
  • 153 evokes 1 Thessalonians 5:3 and the onset of the Day of the Lord.
  • “Like a flood” characterizes the onset of the Day of the Lord (Dan. 9:25; Matt. 24:38, 39).
    9 YEARS SINCE THE “BIRTH” SIGN
Trumpets 2026 marks exactly nine years since Jupiter, the planet associated with kingship, was birthedfrom the belly area of Virgo on September 12, 2017—a rare alignment that has not happened since.
This is significant because:

The number 9 denotes a complete pregnancy term.
The saints will reign as kings post-Rapture (Dan. 7:27; Rev. 2:26).
25 YEARS SINCE 9/11
Trumpets 2026 marks the 25th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks that ushered in a heightened era of threatand a fundamental shift in American foreign policy, characterized as the “War on Terror.”
Since the number 25 (5 x 5) signifies an extended period of grace, Trumpets 2026 could mark the end ofAmerica’s grace period.
TIMELINE CONVERGENCE
Trumpets 2026 occurs amid a convergence of eschatological timelines.This year marks:

  • The 70th Jubilee since Israel entered the Promised Land in 1406 BC.
  • Seven weeks since the modern rebuilding of Jerusalem began, circa 1970 (Dan. 9:25).And more: https://tinyurl.com/mr34spts
    SUMMARY AND CONCLUSION
    The Feast of Trumpets is marked by numerous Rapture themes:
  • shouting and trumpeting
  • the hidden moon (Church)
  • not knowing the “day or hour”
  • astronomical “birth”
  • “peace and security” at the UN
  • wheat gathering
1,335 years since an “abomination” was set up on the Temple Mount in 691 AD (Dan. 12:12).
The start of the 70th week since Jerusalem’s wall was rebuilt in 1542 AD (Dan. 9:24).
 
Two really important lessons

Luke 21:1 And he looked up, and saw the rich men casting their gifts into the treasury. 2 And he saw also a certain poor widow casting in thither two mites. 3 And he said, Of a truth I say unto you, that this poor widow hath cast in more than they all: 4 For all these have of their abundance cast in unto the offerings of God: but she of her penury hath cast in all the living that she had. 5 And as some spake of the temple, how it was adorned with goodly stones and gifts, he said, 6 As for these things which ye behold, the days will come, in the which there shall not be left one stone upon another, that shall not be thrown down. 7 And they asked him, saying, Master, but when shall these things be? and what sign will there be when these things shall come to pass?


In verse 7 the disciples ask to see or to know the sign they'll see prior to seeing the stones thrown down. But unlike Matthew and Mark Luke gives us a context to this question which is very interesting. The context is we see what Jesus is focused on and what the disciples are focused on.

Jesus is focused on seeing who, if anyone, is casting all the living that she hath into the treasury while the disciples are looking at the temple and the "goodly stones".

This blog is about the rapture and so I spend quite a bit of time focused on the signs we will see and their significance. So we should understand that while that is what we are focused on, what Jesus is focused on is who is truly pouring out all their living that they have.

We should also be aware of what most believers are focused on which are the "goodly stones". According to Peter the believers are living stones which are being built up a spiritual house. Some of these stones are truly great. Just last night my prayer began by realizing how far short I am of some of the goodly stones I have seen while doing this blog. The Lord doesn't dispute that they are "goodly stones", only that if they are standing directly on Him but on other stones they will be thrown down.

So those are two really important lessons: make sure you are standing directly on the Lord and not on the teaching and doctrine of some "goodly stone". Second, what matters to the Lord is how much are you pouring out. Do you give out of your abundance, or do you give all the living that you have?
 
The Best verse in the New Testament warning about "date setters"

Luke 21:8 And he said, Take heed that ye be not deceived: for many shall come in my name, saying, I am Christ; and the time draweth near: go ye not therefore after them.


It seems to me that this is the single best warning against date setters and those who say "the time is near". But let's deconstruct this. They will come in the name of Jesus Christ, so don't be deceived just because someone is a pastor, preacher, or teacher of the word of God. The claim is "I am Christ". The word Christ means anointed. To say "I have the anointing" is not contrary to the Bible, John said we all have the anointing and Jesus said "receive ye the Holy Spirit". So if you dispute with them they will attack you and make you feel small. But they don't say "we all have an anointing" they say "I am anointed". The problem is how it is perceived by the people listening. If they think this one has "a special anointing" or is "the anointed one" or "has more anointing than the rest of us" that is the deceit. Did they actually say that? No, they are like someone trained by a lawyer, they don't say it, they let others infer it. They also say "the time draweth near". Now many assume that is what you can't say. Similar to "you can't yell fire in a movie theater". But what about when there is a fire? Jesus doesn't prohibit saying the time is drawing near, nor does He prohibit you saying that you have an anointing. The deceit is someone using those two points to gather a following to follow them. John the Baptist should be our example here. He had an anointing, and he said the time was near, the kingdom of God is at hand. But he did not use that to get people to go after him, rather he said "He must increase and I must decrease" and that he was the "friend of the bridegroom". The reason people follow cult leaders and join a cult is they think it makes them special, it makes them part of an elite group that knows a truth no one else knows. John's preaching was opposite to that, he was rebuking people for their sins that they would repent, not telling them how special they are. He even told them that God could raise up children from these stones, saying that Abraham was their father would not give them any advantage.

The best way to identify when the woman is going into labor


9 But when ye shall hear of wars and commotions, be not terrified: for these things must first come to pass; but the end is not by and by.


This reminds me of Paul's word "in nothing be afraid". Paul says that instead of being afraid you should take all of it to God in prayer and supplication. Put that word and this word together. The war "must first come to pass". Don't pray that it not come to pass, you are to pray that the Lord's will would be done and He just told you that according to His will this war must come to pass. We are praying "thy kingdom come" and for the Lord's kingdom to come Satan's kingdom must be defeated. So then, these wars must come to pass. However, in this spiritual war Jesus wants to save people alive. War is a great time to preach the gospel, people realize they could die at any moment and so are much more attentive to the immediacy of the gospel.

10 Then said he unto them, Nation shall rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom:

These are not simply national conflicts over some scarce resource. They are also kingdom conflicts. During the world wars you have the "allies" against the "axis" powers. They aligned according to ideology.

11 And great earthquakes shall be in divers places, and famines, and pestilences; and fearful sights and great signs shall there be from heaven.

This second verse is actually the "conclusion"! The next verse turns to the apostles and lets them know before any of this they would be arrested, tried, convicted and put to death as a testimony.

Now consider this, we have had great earthquakes in the past. There is that famous Japanese painting of a Tsunami, there are the stories about Krakatoa, and we have seen many famines. Think of the concert for Bangladesh, or the famine in Ethiopia, or the famine in China, and we have also seen pestilences. We had the Black plague, and we had the 1918 flu. We have had fearful sights like Haley's comet.

But here is the thing, the great sign of the Revelation 12 sign was a sign we had not seen for the entire church age and likely the first time we had seen it in six thousand years of human history. That sign overlapped with the writing on the wall sign, three solar eclipses over the USA where the path of total eclipse wrote out the letters "Aleph Tav" over the US, that is "Alpha and Omega" if you translate to Greek. Those were two great signs from heaven that corresponded with the Covid19 pandemic, the first pandemic in human history to shut down global travel and trade. We have also seen fearful sights like water being turned to blood and locusts plagues. We had a mega Tsunami in 2011 and we just had Krakatoa explode again. Last time it took a couple of months before we had the biggest and loudest explosion in human history from that volcano. In the past we saw these things one at a time, separated by decades so that we could identify and define each one. Now we are seeing them all take place at the same time. In fact from 9/11, the last 25 years, has seen everything that the Lord said we would see in these two verses. Everything that we had seen in the previous 1,969 years we saw in the last 25 years, that is an exponential growth in frequency of events. This is similar to what happens to a woman who is pregnant. She'll have birth pangs, but when the baby is ready to come out she goes into labor and then the frequency increases exponentially. Also, this is not a gradual process, she can go nine months with a random birth pang, but when they all start happening at the same time she is going into labor.
 
Read this carefully, many bogus doctrines result by reading this carelessly

Luke 21:12 But before all these, they shall lay their hands on you, and persecute you, delivering you up to the synagogues, and into prisons, being brought before kings and rulers for my name's sake. 13 And it shall turn to you for a testimony.

"Before all these things" means before all the things mentioned in the previous verses, the world wars, the great signs, the woman going into labor, before all that, the apostles would be arrested, imprisoned, persecuted and become martyrs.

14 Settle it therefore in your hearts, not to meditate before what ye shall answer: 15 For I will give you a mouth and wisdom, which all your adversaries shall not be able to gainsay nor resist.

Jesus gave Matthew, Peter, James, John, Jude and Paul the New Testament. No one has been able to gainsay or resist the wisdom in the New Testament.

16 And ye shall be betrayed both by parents, and brethren, and kinsfolks, and friends; and some of you shall they cause to be put to death.

Not all, Jesus wasn't only speaking to the apostles, he was also speaking to the disciples.

17 And ye shall be hated of all men for my name's sake.

"Hated of all men" sounds like the entire church age. In other words, yes, "before all these things" can refer to before World War 1.

18 But there shall not an hair of your head perish.

Think about how many people live, die, and are forgotten. Out of the billions and billions of people who have lived during the church age how many are actually still remembered? It seems every single martyr for Christ is remembered. How many people from 2,000 years ago can you name besides Peter, James, John, Paul, Luke, Matthew, Mark, Jude, Stephen, etc?

19 In your patience possess ye your souls.

This chapter begins with the disciples asking the Lord about the sign of His second coming and here He is telling them to be patient. Instead of focusing on when the Lord will return, focus on possessing ye your souls. I used to teach high school science and at the end of the year there was a big, statewide exam which you had to pass in order to graduate. Some teachers would have a countdown, so that the kids would see how many days until that big exam. I never did that. My feeling was the focus needs to be on passing the exam. Knowing what day the exam is doesn't mean you will pass it and I felt that emphasis on when the exam was gave the kids the wrong focus, as though knowing that somehow would help them to pass.

20 And when ye shall see Jerusalem compassed with armies, then know that the desolation thereof is nigh.

I believe this verse has caused all kinds of erroneous doctrines. It is easy to see that this refers to 70 AD. It is easy to see that after talking about world wars Jesus turned and told the apostles "before all these things happen you will be martyred". But when Jesus said "you will be hated of all men" that was not fulfilled by the apostles but by all the martyrs during the church age. The Apostles did go to Africa and get martyred there, but not by all the people in Africa. They also went to India and got martyred there, but again not by all the people in Asia. They went to Europe and got martyred there, but not by all the people in Europe. To see that fulfilled you have to wait, be patient and see the entire church age. So then does this verse refer to 70 AD? Of course, yes it does. But does it refer to the end of the church age? Yes, again, this will be confirmed in verse 24.

21 Then let them which are in Judaea flee to the mountains; and let them which are in the midst of it depart out; and let not them that are in the countries enter thereinto.

Think of this event as bookends, this happened at 70 AD and it happens during the tribulation when the Antichrist sets the abomination of desolation in the Holy Sanctuary.

22 For these be the days of vengeance, that all things which are written may be fulfilled.

We have two terms here: in this verse we have "the days of vengeance" and in verse 24 we have "the times of the Gentiles". The days of vengeance are because they rejected Jesus Christ as Messiah. These days did not begin when Jesus was crucified, they began on the 9th of Av in 70 AD and they will end on the 15th of Av after Armageddon. Why didn't this begin at the time of the crucifixion and even more important, why would it begin on the 9th of Av? The reason for the "days of vengeance" is that they rejected Jesus Christ as the Messiah. This refers to an official rejection by the religious leaders in Jerusalem. This is recorded in the gospels when they declared that Jesus was not the Messiah but rather was casting out demons by Beelzebub. At that time Jesus told them that rejecting Him was the unforgivable sin. They in turn asked for a sign, not that different from what the disciples are doing in this chapter. When God proclaims a judgment He will provide a sign to confirm that the judgement has been determined. They asked for a sign and Jesus gave them the sign of Jonah. The death and resurrection was the sign of Jonah being swallowed up by the earth for three days and nights. However, the sign of Jonah includes 40 days going throughout the city telling them to repent. We know from temple records that the atoning sacrifice was not accepted for 40 years from 30 AD to 69 AD and by the day of atonement in 70 AD the temple was destroyed. This is because the day they officially rejected Jesus was the 9th of Av, the day of the evil report by the spies, the leaders of the ten tribes of Israel. So then Israel was given this 40 year warning as a sign that rejecting Jesus was the unforgivable sin. But beginning in 70 AD, the 9th of Av, it was the "days of vengeance". You are supposed to forgive 70x7 times, or 70 weeks. Now according to the law of Moses when God is dealing with the sin of Israel it will be in four stages. They get punished, they have an opportunity to repent, they don't repent then you start stage two, and then stage three and then stage four. So then, 70x7x4 = 1960 years. If we subtract 1,960 years from 2026 we get 66 AD, this is the year the Great Jewish revolt began which started the first Jewish-Roman war against the Roman empire. Nero seized gold from the temple, the Jews revolted and stopped the daily sacrifices made in honor of Nero. At first there were some victories by the Jews, but Nero sent Vespasian to crush them and this set the stage for the destruction of Jerusalem and the temple in 70 AD by Titus (Vespasians son).

23 But woe unto them that are with child, and to them that give suck, in those days! for there shall be great distress in the land, and wrath upon this people.

This is referring directly to 70 AD, but it began in 66 AD, just as the tribulation at the end of the age is also a time of great distress on the land and wrath upon the people who rejected the gospel of Jesus Christ, and it will be carried out over years.

24 And they shall fall by the edge of the sword, and shall be led away captive into all nations: and Jerusalem shall be trodden down of the Gentiles, until the times of the Gentiles be fulfilled.

But the "times of the Gentiles refers to the period from Jerusalem being trodden down by the Gentiles. They began to trod down Jerusalem in 70 AD and 1,960 years later is 2030 AD. The times of the Gentiles concludes with the two witnesses in Jerusalem being caught up to heaven while their dead bodies were being live streamed to the whole earth. This causes many Jews to turn to the Lord and repent and say "blessed is He that comes in the name of the Lord". At the same time they must flee from Antichrist, a great earthquake splits the mount of Olives, they flee through that fault and Jesus appears in glory and defeats their enemies. The seven year tribulation is slightly shorter than seven years because it is actually 84 months of 30 days.
 

The 1st Six Seals — What I Never Saw Before​


Great job, he ties the first seal with the Antichrist having a bow to the Noahide covenant. Brilliant.
 
Quick question

When are the seven seals opened?


There are two equally plausible and equally valid interpretations based on the Bible.

1. According to Ephesians Jesus is crowned king and is Lord of lord and He has opened the title deed, our inheritance so that this mystery which was hidden from ages and generations has been revealed to Paul and to the Holy Apostles including John. This means right after the ascension we saw false Christs ride out with phony covenants. We saw war, we saw famine and we saw plague throughout the entire church age. And we have seen martyrs as well who souls are now beneath the altar. That is the first five seals. The sixth seal depicts the rapture and the seventh seal depicts the seven year tribulation.

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2. You can also closely tie these seven seals into eschatology of the final seven years. John hearing the trumpet and being called up depicts the rapture. The antichrist revealed is the first seal, the war and the sword refers to the covenant giving the Antichrist regime the legal right to kill Christians for worshipping Jesus, the famine depicts the situation when the mark of the beast is implemented for those who reject worshipping Jesus and the plague falls on those who are there with a third of mankind dying and the tribulation saints who are martyred are depicted by the fifth seal and the sixth seal is the two witnesses being caught up which leads us to the second half of these 7 years and the wrath of God being poured out.

So then, which of these two is right?

Let's change the question around. I used to teach science to high school kids and we had a specific curriculum, you could say we had seven major topics and I opened them up like seals. I do that during the school year, then we take a final, statewide exam. Some pass and some fail. Those that fail have to go to summer school and study these same topics again, in an abbreviated form. So lessons that were given over a month are now given over a matter of a couple of days.

So change the way you look at this. Instead consider these seven seals the things that the joint heirs of Jesus Christ must know. If you did not learn this during the church age then the tribulation is "summer school". It is your second chance to learn it, but God is serious, you must learn these things before you can enter the heavens.
 
Six judgments take place at the time of the rapture

Each of these judgements will result in people dying, but I want to look at these judgements through the eyes of someone who survives.

Revelation 6:12 And I beheld when he had opened the sixth seal, and, lo, there was a great earthquake;

The great earthquake is this first judgment. Now we have had earthquakes all the way up to 9 on the Richter scale and none of them have been called "a great earthquake" by the Bible. Those were "earthquakes in diverse places". So this earthquake is significantly greater than that, so great that everyone on earth feels it. Now if you survive an earthquake of this magnitude what do you see? Buildings are destroyed, that includes your home and your place of work. Roads are destroyed, making it impossible to drive places because bridges are out and roads have collapsed. You want to dig people out but you feel totally helpless because all you have are your hands, no tools, no big machinery, no rescue dogs, none of the things you normally have. All the things we associate with our modern civilization have collapsed. Water mains are ruptured, power lines are down.

and the sun became black as sackcloth of hair,

The sun is the source of life. We can survive with a day of darkness. But not for long. If you have huge volcanic eruptions and the ash blocks the sun for months then you will have a year without the summer, and a very bad harvest and famine. Meanwhile the winter will be so cold it will spark a mini ice age.

and the moon became as blood;

According to typology the sun becoming dark is judgment on the nations and the moon becoming blood is judgement on Israel. Right now the world is all too eager to blame Israel for everything. Imagine if there is a rapture, confirming that Jesus is the Christ, the nutty Christians were telling the truth. Those who are left behind know that means it will be the tribulation and they see already the situation as a result of this great earthquake and all the volcanic eruptions is dire. Who are you gonna blame? Think about it, did the pastor lie to you? Did your church lie to you? Do you want to blame this on the Jews for not recognizing that Jesus was the Christ? After the rapture there will be a judgement on the false prophets just as there was when Elijah called down fire.

13 And the stars of heaven fell unto the earth, even as a fig tree casteth her untimely figs, when she is shaken of a mighty wind.

The word of God is a two edged sword. Yes, this can refer to the satellites orbiting the earth. It can also refer to FreeMasons who have been put into places of authority. The attack will not simply be on Pastors and preachers who lied. The attack will also be on Jezebel. Think of her being thrown from the tower as an illustration of the "stars of heaven falling to the earth".

14 And the heaven departed as a scroll when it is rolled together;

Let me return to my illustration of teaching High school science. Kids would come to me for help at all times, every day, right up until five minutes before the final exam. But then they must go in, take the exam, we collect them and grade them. The heaven departed means the raptured saints have departed. The scroll is rolled up means the exam is over. If you are still on earth you "failed". You are now going to go through summer school.

and every mountain and island were moved out of their places.

Think about all the great men and women, especially those who have taken the lead in the church and in defining doctrine. Everyone of us has an opinion about what is true and what is not. But if you are left behind after the rapture everything has moved out of its place for you. The people you trusted to tell you the truth, you no longer trust. The people you insulted and ridiculed have just been raptured. You were so sure you were going but you are left. Your whole world has shifted and is now out of place.

15 And the kings of the earth, and the great men, and the rich men, and the chief captains, and the mighty men, and every bondman, and every free man, hid themselves in the dens and in the rocks of the mountains;

This is everyone, but John is specific in identifying them. He doesn't say "everyone". He doesn't even say every freeman and every bond man. But he makes it clear even the kings and the mighty men are cowering in those caves.

16 And said to the mountains and rocks, Fall on us, and hide us from the face of him that sitteth on the throne, and from the wrath of the Lamb:

There is only one God who is called "the lamb" that is Jesus Christ. Jesus was enthroned in Revelation 4, but now at the rapture all these ones who mocked and ridiculed the gospel are now confessing they knew it was all true all along. They admit they were warned of the coming wrath and simply ignored or rejected those warnings.

17 For the great day of his wrath is come; and who shall be able to stand?
 
I felt that if September 11th was going to be the start of the seventieth week we would have a great earthquake as a sign prior to this. I felt this based on a prophecy saying the sun would be turned to darkness and the moon to blood. This of course can refer to the solar eclipse followed by a blood moon earlier this month. However, when you have a great volcanic eruption this will also happen. The dust in the air blocks the light and make the moon look like blood and the sun like it is shining through sack cloth. To have a great volcanic eruption after the solar eclipse and blood moon would confirm this word. Hence I was looking for a great volcanic eruption as a sign warning of the day of the Lord coming, the warning comes before hand, and the volcanic eruption comes after the blood moon.


The Pacific Just Broke Its Scariest Volcano Record Ever — And It's Still Erupting​


When you talk about a warning with a volcanic eruption there is no bigger volcano to do this than Krakatoa.

But not only so there are six volcanoes in Indonesia that are erupting and the entire ring of fire has lit up.

For those not familiar with Krakatoa, when it erupted in the 1800s it was the loudest noise ever made on earth.
 
Luke 21:25 And there shall be signs in the sun, and in the moon, and in the stars; and upon the earth distress of nations, with perplexity; the sea and the waves roaring; 26 Men's hearts failing them for fear, and for looking after those things which are coming on the earth: for the powers of heaven shall be shaken.

This takes place after the times of the Gentiles are over. So yes, we have seen hurricanes, we have seen distress of nations with perplexity, that is true. But it is much more obvious or in your face during the tribulation. There is this teaching that since believers must go through tribulation that means they must go through "the tribulation". This is false, there has been tribulation for the entire church age. We have had martyrs, we have had persecution, we have had arrests, imprisonments, slander, ridicule and mocking. The difference is that during the church age you can choose to go through tribulation or to not go through it. During the seven years tribulation you have no choice. Either you reject the mark of the beast even if you are martyred for the name of Jesus or you do not get saved at all.

27 And then shall they see the Son of man coming in a cloud with power and great glory.

This takes place after all the tribulation saints are gone and now we just have the Jews as a nation being saved.
 
Luke 21:28 And when these things begin to come to pass, then look up, and lift up your heads; for your redemption draweth nigh.

You don't wait until everything has come to pass, as soon as they begin to come to pass then you lift up your heads. Too many are waiting until they see this or that prophecy fulfilled despite having seen these things begin to come to pass.
 
The escalation in this war yesterday is proof positive that the upcoming election in the US is not the primary motivation in actions by the US.

Some people had been suggesting that the US would claim the few concessions were a victory and ease up until after the election, but that is not the case. Instead we see something else is driving the US to act as though it were more imminent and requires this war to escalate. If Iran is able to make a major strike on a US naval vessel that would prompt a major escalation from the US and with all the talk of tactical nukes that could be the event that is used as justification.

Meanwhile Jared Kushner is flying all over the place.

So here is what I think is truly motivating Trump. If Israel is going to rebuild the temple it will begin on Rosh Hashanah with the dedication of the altar. This event would take place in a matter of hours, it would be a huge event, and they would want to celebrate by blowing shofars. There have been very notable legal rulings by the Sanhedrin in the last six months pointing to this event taking place.

1. Change the ruling about blowing the shofar on the temple mount on Rosh Hashanah during a sabbath (which applies to this Rosh Hashanah).

2. They appealed to heaven to reveal the Messiah. According to Jewish doctrine the Messiah builds the third temple and the first act is to dedicate the altar.

3. The ruling concerning prayer and worship on the mount has changed dramatically in the last few months.

4. The Mosque is not on the spot the altar would be placed. Yes, there is a claim that the Mosque is on the spot the temple would be built, but the altar could be raised without any issue with the Mosque.

5. If the Jews announce they are going to rebuild the temple it would be a major tourist attraction helping with raising interest in Kushners plan to rebuild Gaza as a modern, gleaming seaside resort.

6. Yes, the first step is to dedicate the altar but during the building of the Temple (which took 40 years the last time) they would raise the tabernacle nearby so that the priests could operate during those forty years. We know they have the tabernacle because they said they burned the "practice" red heifer according to the Torah. In order to do that they need a functioning priesthood and they need to have raised the Tabernacle.

7. In order to dedicate the altar they need to appoint a high priest because dedicating the altar is his function and part of his consecration. The Sanhedrin has appointed a high priest already, prior to the burning of the red heifer.

8. We know that the Hamas, Houthis, IRGC and Hezbollah are taking this threat seriously enough that it was mentioned as the reason they attacked in 2023.

9. Finally I believe that Trump wants this as his legacy and it is more important to him than the midterm election. Losing that election could derail this project so the urgency to act now is more intense because of the election, not less. Once they dedicate the altar they have crossed the rubicon.
 
Luke 22:1 Now the feast of unleavened bread drew nigh, which is called the Passover.

Right now the Feast of Trumpets is drawing nigh, which is the beginning of the days of Awe, a yearly dress rehearsal for "The day of the Lord".

2 And the chief priests and scribes sought how they might kill him; for they feared the people.

This is what is going on right now. World leaders are seeking how they might put a stop to the gospel of Jesus Christ and snuff out Evangelical churches. That is the point of the Noahide convention that is coming up in October. The problem is that there are many Christians in Iran, many Christians in Russia, and Ukraine, and even Asia. As a result people are becoming more bold to demand justice in their government and that threatens Putin, Xi, the IRGC and the US government. If you look at the wars fought in Ukraine, Israel and the Middle East you should reconcile how they are being fought with the objective. I believe the only way to explain these wars is to realize that the major enemy they are all fighting against is the gospel of Jesus Christ, and the approach they are taking was laid out for us in the Godfather, "give them an offer they can't refuse". Cause a shortage in grain exported from both Ukraine and Russia and at the same time eliminate a large percentage of refined products, causing massive inflation and famine. Then you can give them the offer they can't refuse, take the mark of the beast or die. A digital currency gives them much more power and control over the people than they have now. The die is already cast for this. The damage done to the exports from Russia and Ukraine have already taken place and the damage to the refineries in Russia, Iran and the Middle East have already taken place. The inflation and famine is no longer theoretical, it is baked into 2027, and that year begins at Rosh Hashanah. The Abraham accords and the house of Abraham and the ecumenical movement between the Catholic church, Islam and Judaism have already taken place. They want to strengthen the Noahide covenant in October. The antichrist is a counterfeit Christ. He gives you a counterfeit of the real thing. So that would include the Jewish temple. Think of the Islamic leaders as being just like the chief priests and scribes. They fear the people who are represented by Hamas, Hezbollah, Houthis, and IRGC. Same with the Jewish leaders and same with Catholic leaders.

3 Then entered Satan into Judas surnamed Iscariot, being of the number of the twelve.

Kushner is a Jew. His plan is a plan to give them this counterfeit. They know Evangelical Christians will see this as the Antichrist, but they are the minority. Yes, they will be a problem to Catholics just as Islamic terrorists are a problem to the Islamic leaders. So they get this war going to wipe out Hamas, Hezbollah, Houthis and IRGC. Again it is like the Godfather, Sonny was a "bad don" and so when he died the father was willing to forgive and forget if he can make Michael the new don.

4 And he went his way, and communed with the chief priests and captains, how he might betray him unto them.

How would you betray all these people? Like I said, make the situation dire so that if you want to eat you must submit to the government, that would take care of the majority of people. You will still have the "fanatics". Have a war that kills off the Islamic terrorists and then strengthen the Noahide laws so that proclaiming Jesus Christ is God is punishable by death. If being able to eat is not enough motivation for you, how about the threat of cutting your head off?

5 And they were glad, and covenanted to give him money.

This is why Kushner is flying all over the place, these leaders are glad and have covenanted with him to give him money. They like the plan to build a gleaming Riviera on the bombed out ruins of Gaza, they are glad to turn the Temple into a Tourist destination, converting the house of prayer into a den of thieves and robbers.

6 And he promised, and sought opportunity to betray him unto them in the absence of the multitude. 7 Then came the day of unleavened bread, when the passover must be killed.

It is incredible to me that virtually all Christians know how big a deal it is for the oblations and sacrifices to resume on the temple mount as a sign of the end of the age and yet they don't know that the day on which that must begin is Rosh Hashanah. It is in the Bible, you would have thought the Christian eschatology would have mentioned that.
 
Luke 22:8 And he sent Peter and John, saying, Go and prepare us the passover, that we may eat.

Peter and John represent the two groups of believers. Peter denied the Lord, he was left behind, but he repented and he was one of the two witnesses during the book of Acts, the persecution of the church that mirrors the persecution that takes place during the tribulation. John was the disciple that loved the Lord. They are like Mary and Martha. John depicts the raptured saints. These are two apostles that wrote much of the Bible. The gospel of Mark is considered the gospel of Peter. We have two gospels, Peter is a major component in the book of Acts, five epistles and the book of Revelation from these two. Those books have "prepared for the second coming of the Lord".

9 And they said unto him, Where wilt thou that we prepare?

The Vatican, the Temple mount and Mecca are the places these earthly religions have set up as the place to prepare.

10 And he said unto them, Behold, when ye are entered into the city, there shall a man meet you, bearing a pitcher of water; follow him into the house where he entereth in.

Follow the man with a pitcher of water. The Catholic church built the Vatican in Rome because that is the burial place of Peter. They built their religion on a man. Likewise with Islam picking Mecca. The picked that location because it is the birthplace of Mohammed. Both of those religions are built on their religious leaders. Jesus Christ is the living water, that is what the believers were taught to seek out.

11 And ye shall say unto the goodman of the house, The Master saith unto thee, Where is the guestchamber, where I shall eat the passover with my disciples? 12 And he shall shew you a large upper room furnished: there make ready.

The raptured saints go to a large upper room according to Isaiah 26:20 Come, my people, enter thou into thy chambers, and shut thy doors about thee: hide thyself as it were for a little moment, until the indignation be overpast.

This is a reference to the High Priest being taken three days before the day of Judgment, Yom Kippur, to a chamber in the temple to be kept safe. At the beginning of the age they eat this meal before the crucifixion and three days before the resurrection. At the end of the age they eat this meal before the tribulation (Days of Awe) and the day of judgment (Yom Kippur).
 
Luke 22:13 And they went, and found as he had said unto them: and they made ready the passover.

This is what these two ministries have done during the church age, they have made ready for the wedding feast.

14 And when the hour was come, he sat down, and the twelve apostles with him. 15 And he said unto them, With desire I have desired to eat this passover with you before I suffer: 16 For I say unto you, I will not any more eat thereof, until it be fulfilled in the kingdom of God.

Think of this, the church age began with this Passover feast and it ends with the Feast of Tabernacles.

In this portion of the word we have seen references to The Feast of Trumpets, the Days of Awe, the High Priest being taken into a chamber in the temple prior to the day of judgment, the day of judgment and now the Feast of Tabernacles.
 
Luke 22:17 And he took the cup, and gave thanks, and said, Take this, and divide it among yourselves: 18 For I say unto you, I will not drink of the fruit of the vine, until the kingdom of God shall come.

This is a reference to the Galilean wedding. The bride and groom share a cup of wine at the betrothal and then again at the wedding. So "I will not drink of the fruit of the vine, until the kingdom of God shall come" is a reference to the wedding Feast, the Feast of Tabernacles.
 
Luke 22:19 And he took bread, and gave thanks, and brake it, and gave unto them, saying, This is my body which is given for you: this do in remembrance of me. 20 Likewise also the cup after supper, saying, This cup is the new testament in my blood, which is shed for you. 21 But, behold, the hand of him that betrayeth me is with me on the table.

In Matthew and Mark Jesus says that the person who is going to betray Him is there prior to mentioning the blood of the New Testament, here in Luke He mentions the hand of the one betraying Him after mentioning the blood of the New Testament. Before the rapture the traitor is already in the church. They are like spies who secretly have snuck in to figure out how to bring the church into subjection. But after the rapture the persecution against anyone standing for Christ will be severe and so the traitors will still be with the believers. They'll be betrayed by friends, family, neighbors, etc. But they won't be partaking of the Lord's table. During the tribulation being there during the Lord's table would be punishable by death.

This is the apostasy which must come first. The Lord knows who the spies are but they don't get unmasked until after the rapture.
 
Convergence with 9/11/2026

1st -- One interpretation of Daniel 9:25 is that the 70 weeks of years, 490 years, began the count from the Suleiman Wall and its completion in 1541. He ordered the wall in 1535 and completed it in 1541, six years later. 1542 would be the "sabbath year". Then you would begin counting 483 years from 1543. This would mean the 69th week ends during Rosh Hashanah in 2026 and the 70th week begins.

2nd -- In 2014 two calves were born right around the Feast of Trumpets, both were born with the number 7 on their foreheads. This reminds us of Pharaoh's dream of 7 kine that were well fed and 7 kine that were from a famine. A kine is a full grown cow. A cow is full grown when it is 5 years old. So you go forward 5 years from 2014 to 2019 and the seven years of plenty begin then. That takes us to 2026 and then beginning in Rosh Hashanah in 2026 the seven bad years begin. We have been told by every analyst that the harvest this coming year will be terrible for many reasons, meanwhile data proves the harvests for the last seven years have been very good.

3rd -- The writing on the wall sign is three solar eclipses that went across the US from 2017 to 2024 and wrote out Aleph Tav (Alpha and Omega), the Lord's initials. In this sign in Daniel the ruler of Babylon is deposed the same night that Daniel interprets this sign. The Writing on the Wall sign was interpreted in the Spring of 2024 and in the fall of 2024 Biden was removed from office. So this confirms this sign. In the 2017 eclipse it went over seven cities named Salem, meaning peace. The interpretation was the US would have seven years of peace. This is also true, we did not begin to go to war with Iran until 2025. The first and Second eclipses left the US at the place where the Civil war began and then ended. This indicates six years of strife and division in the US. I think that became clear in 2023 when the country was extremely divided over Israel and then over ICE. The sign had a very clear reference to the rapture. X marked the spot in the middle of the country called "Little Egypt" where each year the vultures gather together for a festival celebrating them. That third eclipse also went over the only place in America called "Rapture". But the three key points on the sign were where two of the eclipses intersect. One was Little Egypt pointing to the Exodus and the rapture, one was in Oregon at the Columbia gorge, the single clearest piece of evidence in the US of Noah's flood. When that gorge was formed as much water was flowing through it as in all the water flowing in all the rivers on earth today. The third place was "Uvalde, Texas". So then what is special about Uvalde, Texas? That is where there was a school shooting in an elementary school in 2024, and 2 years later on that same day the Memorandum of Understanding that was presented to us as a "peace agreement" in the making was made. Trump told us repeatedly (more than 30 different times) that we were about to have peace despite us having "sudden destruction each time". This was a two year warning. This reminds me of when Jesus was born and the "Antichrist" figure who was king killed all the boys who were two years and younger hoping to kill Jesus. This is a third independent timeline that brings us to this year for the 70th week in Daniel, the Tribulation, to begin.

4th -- A shemitah is a week of years. It always begins on Rosh Hashanah. The previous 69 weeks that we are counting from this wall having been built all began on Rosh Hashanah. Therefore it is very logical to conclude that the 70th week will also begin on Rosh Hashanah.
 
Convergence with 9/11/2026 Feast of Trumpets (part 2)

The first timeline is based on something that happened in 1541 and a prophecy in Daniel converging on Rosh Hashanah 2026. The second timeline is based on two calves born in 2014 and a prophetic dream in Genesis, and converging on the Feast of Trumpets in 2026. The third timeline refers to three solar eclipses over the US spelling out Aleph Tav (Alpha Omega) over the US and a prophecy in Daniel, perhaps the first time in human history and that sign is confirmed by Biden/Kamala Harris losing the election, and also by seven years of peace in the US ending in 2025 with hostilities in Iran. For all three of these to converge on 2026 is quite amazing.

But there is a fourth timeline that began in 2017 with the Revelation 12 sign. Every year around the Feast of Trumpets the Sun is in Virgo and the moon will be at her feet. However, in 2017 she was also crowned with 12 stars (9 stars from Leo and three "wandering stars" (i.e. planets). In addition Jupiter was in her womb. Now if you simply look for that you will find it has happened around 4 times or more in the last two thousand years. But that is not all, Jupiter was in Virgo's womb for nine months and then came out on September 23rd. When you add that fact, it has never happened previously in the last two thousand years. Jupiter has to go into retrograde motion at a very specific time to spend the full nine months in Virgo's womb. So this is a remarkable sign in the heavens.

But if you count from 2017, we now have our "tenth" virgin in 2026. So then, consider the parable of the ten virgins. But it gets even more interesting because five of those years when the sun was in Virgo Venus was the "morning star" and five of those years Venus was the evening star. So just like the parable for five of those virgins the lamb was lit at night, shining the way, and for five the lamp was not lit at night.

But it gets more remarkable because even though we have had 10 virgins, we have only had 9 years, and Jupiter, which depicts the manchild being born in 2017 on September 23rd, is still 8 years old on Feast of Trumpets. Why is that important? Josiah is a shadow of the Manchild, Josiah was crowned when he was 8 years old and the crowning ceremony for the kings in the line of David is always on Feast of Trumpets. When you combine this sign with the previous three timelines we have four absolutely incredible timelines all converging on Feast of Trumpets in 2026.
 
Convergence with 9/11/2026 Feast of Trumpets (part 3)

Now there is another sign given to us by the Lord.

Joel 2:31 The sun shall be turned into darkness, and the moon into blood, before the great and terrible day of the Lord come.

According to this prophecy in the month prior to the Lord's return you have a solar eclipse followed by a blood moon. That is not that rare, it happens roughly once every two years and for it it happen the month prior to Feast of Trumpets, that would probably be once every 24 years. However, since Israel became a nation in 1948 this is the first time this has happened in the month prior to Feast of Trumpets.

But it gets even more incredible.

Joel 2:10 The earth shall quake before them; the heavens shall tremble: the sun and the moon shall be dark, and the stars shall withdraw their shining:

We have had a lot of earthquakes recently and we now have ten volcanoes erupting with two huge ones, Krakatoa and another one in Indonesia, both spewing ash up over 50,000 feet into the Stratosphere. This ash and dust will block out the light of the sun, and moon and stars. The last time Krakatoa erupted it caused a year without summer.