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The Two are Not the Same
The Book of Ruth makes it clear that national Israel is not the church and vice versa. They are two separate entities that are both in relationship to the Israelite Kinsman Redeemer. Through His faithfulness, the Moabitess Ruth (representing the mostly gentile church) is brought into the Redeemer’s household through marriage. Through that marriage the Kinsman Redeemer restores the Israelitess Naomi (representing national Israel that is currently in unbelief as Paul said) to her birthright inheritance in the covenants of God. Both of them are brought into the Redeemer’s household (kingdom of God) but they are not the same, and one does not replace the other.
The Seventieth Week of Daniel
The 70th week of Daniel has not been fulfilled yet. The Scriptures DO designate it as divided into 2 parts of 3 1/2 years each, but not the “tribulation period of God’s wrath” as taught.
The first half is the Great Tribulation (mega thlipson in Greek) as Jesus teaches, and is for the faithful Bride to make herself ready for the Bridegroom to come for her to take her for the Marriage Supper. The unfaithful that calls herself the Bride will not be ready & will be left behind. Contrast the two brides in the Song of Solomon, and Jesus’ Parable of the Wise & Foolish Virgins.
The second half is the “Time of Jacob’s trouble” and God’s wrath on the Gentile nations (orge in Greek) as Scripture teaches. While the nations are suffering God’s wrath, currently unbelieving national Israel will be purified in order to meet their Messiah King and be restored to all the promises in the covenants, including the New Covenant for the “Day of Jubilee / Restoration” in their land serving the LORD as Jesus reigns from Jerusalem over the whole earth, with His bride reigning with Him.
The Transition from the first half of the 70th Week to the second half before the LORD Returns
The centerpieces that signify the transition from the first half to the second half of Daniel’s 70th week are:
1. The “prince who is to come” (Antichrist – the Man of Lawlessness a.k.a. The first beast) that has confirmed a covenant with the many for one week (of years – the 70th week of Daniel) will break that covenant in the middle of the week – 3 1/2 years, and stop all sacrifice in the rebuilt temple in Jerusalem.
He will then enter the temple and make an abominable sacrifice, take a seat and declare himself to be God and above all other so-called gods. Daniel the Prophet, Paul the Apostle, and the Lord Jesus call this the Abomination that causes Desolation.
Then he sets up “images” of himself for everyone to worship or be put to death, while the False Prophet becomes the head of all the world’s religions & consolidates them, demanding all to worship the Antichrist & the Dragon that he represents and to take his mark, while performing lying signs & wonders and specifically targeting for death all Jews, Israelis, the faithful Church, and anyone else that refuses to bow the knee to Antichrist and take his mark.
2. Shortly after the Antichrist does this, at the height of his persecution, the Lord Jesus gathers His bride – the faithful Church at the Resurrection & rapture, before the Wrath of the Lamb (7 shofarim) and the Wrath of God (7 bowls) are poured out on the Gentile nations & unbelieving Israel. During that time, 2/3 of unbelieving national Israel will perish (see Zechariah).
A remnant of national Israel is spared and will see the Lord Jesus when the heavens are torn open and everyone sees Him preparing to come take His kingdom on earth. They are the ones whom Jesus said will cry out “blessed is He who comes in the name of the LORD” and who mourns as they “look upon the Messiah whom they (as a nation) pierced.” They are the ones who will serve the Lord in the land of Israel & in Jerusalem when He establishes His kingdom on David’s throne over the whole earth from Jerusalem. They are not the Church, they are national Israel.
The faithful Church is the Bride of Christ Jesus and will reign with Him from Jerusalem over the nations, alongside restored national Israel.
Start at the Beginning & Set the Proper Foundation
How often have we been taught and then passed on to others, that “new believers” in Jesus Christ need to read the Gospel of John (or one of the other gospels) first?
No. In order for a “new believer” to become a proper disciple of Jesus Christ, we should be encouraging & emphasizing for them to start AT THE BEGINNING, with Genesis, then on through Ruth.
Once they read Genesis and understand the foundational fundamentals about God, His eternal existence, His creation, mankind, sin & its far-reaching consequences; and God’s merciful, loving, patient interaction with the angels & mankind FROM the beginning… and the history of Israel leading up to the beautiful story of a fulfillment of God’s Law of the Kinsman Redeemer in Ruth, THEN the gospels make proper sense!
Different “Trumpets” for Different Purposes
As Israel approaches the Holy convocation of Yom Teruah, the Feast of Trumpets also known as the Days of Awe, that culminates with Yom Kippur – the Day of Atonement, some Christians have incorrectly associated this annual God-appointed Holy convocation with the one-time-only gathering of the saints, which is the Resurrection & rapture.
The confusion comes from a misunderstanding of the two different types of “trumpets” and their specified uses by God in the Old Testament.
Two Silver Trumpets
In the book of Numbers chapter 10, God commands Moses & the children of Israel to make two silver trumpets for the specific purposes of “summoning the congregation” and “having the camps move out.”
Summoning the Congregation
God clarifies that if both silver trumpets are blown, the whole congregation is being gathered to the tent of meeting (Numbers 10:3). But, if only one silver trumpet is blown, only the leaders are being summoned to the tent of meeting (Numbers 10:4).
Having the Camps Move Out
God further clarifies that in addition to gathering the congregation, the two silver trumpets are used to sound the alarm for the camps to move out. At the sounding of the alarm of the first trumpet, the camps east of the tabernacle are to move out. At second sounding of the alarm, the camps south of the tabernacle are to move out.
So, the sounding of the two silver trumpets are used for gathering the congregation, and then to sound the alarm to have them depart, first from the east of the tabernacle and then from the south.
Why the east and then the south? To understand this, we have to move from the time of the tabernacle to the temple, and the temple mount’s fixed location in Jerusalem once David took the city, became king and then Solomon built the temple. The eastern facing gate of the temple is where the Messiah is to enter the temple (Ezekiel 43:4, 44:1-2, 46:1-2). To this day, eastward from where that gate was, lies the dead and buried. Cemeteries of Jews, muslims, and Christians are just east of where the eastern gate once stood.
The City of David is south of the temple mount. The people coming from the City of David would enter the temple through the southern gate.
This departure of the camps after the alarms of the two silver trumpets is prophetically pointing us to the Resurrection and rapture event. By the Holy Spirit, the Apostle Paul wrote that “with the trumpet of God, the dead in Christ will rise first” and then the living in Christ will be caught up with them and together will depart to be with the LORD forever.
So, the sounding of the two silver trumpets is to gather the whole congregation and then sound the alarm for the camps to depart, first the dead in Christ (Resurrection) and then immediately the living in Christ (rapture).
Also, notice that God does not specify a given month or day of the year for this to happen. The departure is not associated with the Feasts of the LORD, the Days of Awe / Feast of Trumpets (Yom Teruah), or the Day of Atonement (Yom Kippur).
“You too, be ready; for the Son of Man is coming at an hour that you do not expect.”” Luke 12:40 NASB1995
“I am coming suddenly; hold fast what you have, so that no one will take your crown.” Revelation 3:11 NASB1995
““And behold, I am coming suddenly. Blessed is he who heeds the words of the prophecy of this book.”” Revelation 22:7 NASB1995
It is however, preceded by a series of specified events.
By the Holy Spirit, the Apostle Paul wrote to the Thessalonian Church that “the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ and our gathering together with Him” will not come until “the apostasy comes first,” then “the man of lawlessness is revealed,” when he “opposes and exalts himself above every so-called god or object of worship” and “takes his seat in the temple of God, displaying himself as God.”
Jesus Himself confirmed this when He told His disciples to expect His return & the end of the age “when you see the Abomination of Desolation (see above) which was spoken of through Daniel the Prophet, standing in the Holy Place… then there will be Great Tribulation such as not occurred since the beginning of the world until now, nor ever will be… for just as the lightning comes from the east and flashes to the west, so will the coming of the Son of Man be.”
“But immediately after the tribulation of those days the sun will be darkened, and the moon will not give its light, and the stars will fall from the sky, and the powers of the heavens will be shaken. And then the sign of the Son of Man will appear in the sky, and then all the tribes of the earth will mourn, and they will see the Son of Man coming on the clouds of the sky with power and great glory. And He will send forth His angels with a great trumpet and they will gather together His elect from the four winds, from one end of the sky to the other.”
Matthew 24:15, 21, 27, 29-31 NASB1995
The Seven Rams Horns
The Holy convocation of Yom Teruah, known as the “Feast of Trumpets” begins with the sounding of ram’s horn trumpets. The ram’s horn trumpet is called a shofar, and when there are more than two they are called shofarim.
In the Book of Numbers chapter 29, God instructs Moses & the children of Israel concerning the annual observance of the Holy convocations of Yom Teruah (Feast of Trumpets) and Yom Kippur (Day of Atonement) that precede Sukkot (the Feast of Tabernacles). These are the annual autumn Holy feasts designated by God according to His prophetic calendar. The dates are based on Israel’s lunar calendar.
In the Book of Leviticus chapter 25, God instructs Moses & the children of Israel concerning the Year of Jubilee (teruah – trumpets) at the sounding ram’s horn trumpets, when the land will be released from its inhabitants, the return of all Israel to their own designated property in the land and family according to God’s covenant. All debts will be forgiven, and it will be a year of Sabbath rest for the people and the land.
That Jubilee Sabbath rest is a culmination of the previous 49 (seven times seven years) annual feasts of Trumpets & Days of Atonement observed by Israel. Leviticus 25:8.
The Year of Jubilee will begin with the Day of Atonement (Yom Kippur) in the seventh month on the tenth day of the month in the 50th year (according to Israel’s lunar calendar). “You shall sound a ram’s horn abroad on the tenth day of the seventh month.”
This “sounding of seven ram’s horn trumpets” at a specified time and date, in a pattern of repeating sevens is the exact pattern that God told Joshua & the children of Israel to use when defeating Jericho in their first battle in claiming the land of Israel according to God’s covenant.
So Jericho was a type of Jubilee where the land began to be released from it’s inhabitants and the children of Israel took hold of their God-given property in the land, and were gathered each to their own families, which eventually led to David anointed as King of Israel by God Himself, then persecuted by a king chosen by the people, finally accepted by the united nation of Israel as King of Israel, and the building of the first temple, where God dwelled among His people (Sukkot).
Do you notice the intentional pattern that God has established in His Word for Israel and the world? It is all based on His established prophetic calendar and its repeating fulfillments in Israel’s history until the final fulfillment at Christ’s return to judge Israel, deliver Israel, and dwell among His people Israel in the land of Israel from Jerusalem as King over God’s kingdom on earth!
Summary
According to God’s Word, there are two different types of trumpets, and they are used for two very different purposes.
One set, the two silver trumpets, is used for the gathering & departure of the congregation at any unspecified time. This set points prophetically to the Resurrection & rapture event that Jesus and the Apostle Paul tell us happens after the revealing of the Antichrist and before the return of the Lord to Jerusalem.
The other set, the ram’s horn trumpets (shofarim), is used at a specified time each year in the autumn to prepare Israel for the days of judgment, the Day of Atonement, the Year of Jubilee, and God dwelling with His people. This set points prophetically to national Israel’s judgment, purification, and preparation for the reign of Jesus the Messiah & King of Israel, on earth from Jerusalem.
The Book of Ruth – God’s Redemptive Plan for National Israel
The Book of Ruth best lays the overview of God’s redemptive plan for Israel. Naomi is the type of Israel, Ruth the Moabite Gentile and her daughter-in-law as a type of the Church, and Boaz the Israelite Kinsman Redeemer as a type of Jesus. Naomi is left husbandless and has no hope without a kinsman redeemer, just as unfaithful Israel is left husbandless when given a writ of divorce by God (Jer. 3:8).
But, Ruth the Gentile by faith declares to Naomi that “where you go, I will go, and where you sleep, I will sleep. Your people shall be my people, and your God, my God. Where you die, I will die, and there I will be buried. May the LORD do so to me, and worse, if anything but death separates me from you.” It is through Ruth’s faithfulness to Naomi, and Israel’s God, that God brings about Naomi’s restoration through the law of the Kinsman redeemer (Leviticus 25:25).
When Boaz, Naomi’s Israelite kinsman takes Ruth the Gentile as his bride, Boaz redeems Naomi, and restores her inheritance in God’s eternal covenants.
In the same way, national Israel has been husbandless all these years because of her unfaithfulness, and rejection of her Messianic King, Yeshua, and therefore has been subject to the curses of the Law, persecution, bitterness, and scattering.
But God’s eternal covenants to Israel have yet to be fulfilled, and the process of fulfillment has already begun with Christ Jesus’ death, resurrection, ascenscion, and coming return.
God has already begun the regathering of national Israel into the land of covenant, and through the marriage of the Israelite Kinsman Redeemer and the Church (the remnant of believing Israel & believing Gentiles), will restore national Israel to her inheritance and fulfillment of all the eternal covenants of God.
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