What Is the Feast of Trumpets (Rosh Hashanah) — Meaning Explained
The Feast of Trumpets is a day of rest and trumpet blowing that marks the beginning of the Jewish civil new year and is associated with the future rapture or second coming.
The Feast of Trumpets is a day of rest and trumpet blowing that marks the beginning of the Jewish civil new year and is associated with the future rapture or second coming.
"Speak unto the children of Israel, saying, In the seventh month, in the first day of the month, shall ye have a sabbath, a memorial of blowing of trumpets, an holy convocation." — Leviticus 23:24 (KJV)
What "What Is the Feast of Trumpets (Rosh Hashanah)?" Actually Means
The Feast of Trumpets (Yom Teruah) in Leviticus 23:23-25 is the first of the fall feasts. It was marked by rest and the blowing of the shofar (ram's horn). Unlike the spring feasts, which were fulfilled at Christ's first coming, the fall feasts are generally seen as awaiting fulfillment at His second coming. Many connect the Feast of Trumpets to the rapture, since Paul describes believers being caught up 'at the last trump' (1 Corinthians 15:52) and 'with the trump of God' (1 Thessalonians 4:16). The trumpets served as a wake-up call, a call to repentance, and an announcement of God's coming. This feast teaches watchfulness and readiness for Christ's return.
Anchor Verses (KJV)
Leviticus 23:24
"Speak unto the children of Israel, saying, In the seventh month, in the first day of the month, shall ye have a sabbath, a memorial of blowing of trumpets, an holy convocation."
1 Corinthians 15:52
"In a moment, in the twinkling of an eye, at the last trump: for the trumpet shall sound, and the dead shall be raised incorruptible, and we shall be changed."
1 Thessalonians 4:16
"For the Lord himself shall descend from heaven with a shout, with the voice of the archangel, and with the trump of God."
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