1 Cor.15:51-52 & the Resurrection

[Lehigh3]

Let's see what Paul may have meant by the "last trumpet."
The full study & article will answer many questions (ie: the interpretation of the "2 witnesses of Revelation," etc. & much of the prophetic language used.


A study in typology- OT type/ NT anti-type - you may even want to print this this article (as I did) to learn more about faith from the OT!



"We mentioned earlier that the Feast of Trumpets is the only feast day to begin when the moon is dark. This passage from Zephaniah is only one of many which speaks of the Day of the Lord as a day of darkness, and a day when the shofar sounds.
As the darkening of the moon in the night heavens announced the Feast of Trumpets, so too, the heavens were divinely darkened in as the Day of the Lord commenced:
Joel 2:31 (NKJV) The sun shall be turned into darkness, And the moon into blood, Before the coming of the great and awesome day of the LORD. In the New Testament, the trumpet was to be blown at the resurrection:

Matthew 24:31 (NKJV) "And He will send His angels with a great sound of a trumpet, and they will gather together His elect from the four winds, from one end of heaven to the other. 1 Corinthians 15:52 (NKJV) in a moment, in the twinkling of an eye, at the last trumpet. For the trumpet will sound, and the dead will be raised incorruptible, and we shall be changed. 1 Thessalonians 4:16 (NKJV) For the Lord Himself will descend from heaven with a shout, with the voice of an archangel, and with the trumpet of God. And the dead in Christ will rise first. Paul equates the resurrection with the sound of God's shofar. What are the similarities between the resurrection and the Feast of Trumpets? First, they both were to occur on an unknown and undetermined day and hour. Second, they both were be announced by the sounding of the shofar.

If we put all of these together, can we begin to see the significance of the shofaron this very special feast day? We know that the spring feasts were fulfilled with the death, burial, and resurrection of Jesus Christ.

Jesus Christ, the Lamb of God, fulfilled the Passover when He was offered as a sacrifice for our sins on the Passover. He fulfilled the Feast of Unleavened Bread when in the grave. He fulfilled Firstfruits when He was resurrected. We know that the Feast of Weeks was fulfilled with the beginning of the New Covenant, fifty days later.
The four spring feasts were fulfilled in Jesus' first coming, the three fall feasts were fulfilled at His second coming in A.D. 70.
The blast of the shofar is a type of that blast which called the faithful home to be with the Lord, but it is also a type of the shofar that was blasted to call judgment on the nation Israel who refused to come to Christ.

In short, we see the Feast of Trumpets fulfilled at the resurrection of the dead, which immediately precedes the Day of the Lord. Both are heralded by the blast of the shofar.
The Bible often speaks of men and angels blowing trumpets, yet only twice is it recorded that GOD blows a trumpet. In both instances it is the shofar. The first occasion was at Mt. Sinai when the Lord revealed Himself from Heaven and prepared to bring the nation under the Old Covenant. The Shekinah glory of the Lord descended with a fiery tempest and with the sound of the shofar (Exodus 19:18-20).
The second occasion on which the Lord blew the SHOFAR (Ram's horn) was at the Messiah's return. The Lord descended from Heaven with the whirlwind, the clouds of His glory, fire, and the SOUND OF THE TRUMPET. The prophet Zechariah declares:

Zechariah 9:14 (NKJV) Then the LORD will be seen over them, And His arrow will go forth like lightning. The Lord GOD will blow the trumpet, And go with whirlwinds from the south. The ancient rabbis repeatedly quoted this verse in connection with the coming of the Messiah:
"And it is the ram's horn that the Holy One, blessed be he, is destined to blow when the son of David, our righteous one, will reveal himself, as it is said: 'And the Lord our God will blow the horn.'" (Tanna debe Eliyahu Zutta XXII)
Here is an interesting side note: ancient Jewish tradition held that the resurrection of the dead would occur on Rosh Hashanah. Reflecting this tradition, Jewish gravestones were often engraved with a SHOFAR. God's last trump and the resurrection of the righteous are intricately connected in the New Testament:

1 Corinthians 15:51-52 (NKJV) Behold, I tell you a mystery: We shall not all sleep, but we shall all be changed; 52 in a moment, in the twinkling of an eye, at the last trumpet. For the trumpet will sound, and the dead will be raised incorruptible, and we shall be changed. Most of us recognize this event as the resurrection, but few of us identify it with the Feast of Trumpets. Paul was a highly educated man of God's Torah and understood the Messianic fulfillment's of the Feasts of the Lord. Paul understood how Messiah was a fulfillment of Passover and Firstfruits, and Paul also recognized Messiah's future fulfillments of the fall Feasts.

I think that it is also interesting that, according to Jewish tradition, the gates of Heaven are opened on Rosh HaShanah so the righteous nation may enter. Because the gates of Heaven are understood to be open on Rosh HaShanah, this is further evidence that the resurrection of the believers in Christ took place on Rosh HaShanah."


The Feasts of the Lord - Preterism.com -- English

 

[Vic C.]

Let's see what Paul may have meant by the "last trumpet."
The full study & article will answer many questions (ie: the interpretation of the "2 witnesses of Revelation," etc. & much of the prophetic language used.

I found this several years ago in my studies and research:

The Last Trump

The Last Trump

"We cannot go to the Book of Revelation and say that the voice of the seventh angel (Revelation 11:15) is the last trump. In the first century, the last trump (shofar) meant a specific day in the year. In Judaism, there are three trumpets (shofarim) that have a name. They are the first trump, the last trump, and the great trump. Each one of these trumpets indicates a specific day in the Jewish year. The first trump is blown on the Feast of Shavuot (Pentecost) (Exodus [Shemot] 19:19). It proclaimed that G-d had betrothed Himself to Israel. The last trump is synonymous with Rosh HaShanah, according to Theodore Gaster in his book, Festivals of the Jewish Year, in his chapter on Rosh HaShanah. Herman Kieval also states the same thing in his book, The High Holy Days (Volume I, Rosh HaShanah, Chapter 5, Footnote 11), in the chapter on the shofar. The great trumpet is blown on Yom Kippur, which will herald the return of the Messiah Yeshua back to earth (Matthew [Mattityahu] 24:31)."

(Hebraic Heritage Ministries, http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/2175/)

(Lev 23:24 KJV) 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.

(Num 29:1 KJV) And in the seventh month, on the first day of the month, ye shall have an holy convocation; ye shall do no servile work: it is a day of blowing the trumpets unto you.

According to Num 10:10, Israel was to blow a trumpet at the beginning of each month. Since the Mosaic festival year was seven months long, the seventh month (Tishri) was the last month for a festival trumpet. This day, the first day of Tishri, which was the start of the Jewish civil year, was known as Rosh haShanah (the Feast of Trumpets or the Day of Trumpets). "The last month in the seven months' series was always sounded on this New Moon Day. This made it the final trumpets' day." (Ernest L. Martin, The Star that Astonished the World, (c)1996, pg 95)

Martin further signifies this day by relying on the work of Theodor Gaster and his book titled "Festivals of the Jewish Year." It is stated that early Jews recognized the Day of Trumpets as a type of memorial day. More than our modern versions of the holiday, it was instead a day that was symbolic of the time "when the dead return to rejoin their descendants at the beginning of the year." Martin also quotes Gaster in saying that this was "the time that became a symbol of the Last Trump." (Martin, pg 96)

(1 Cor 15:52 KJV) 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 Th 4:16 KJV) For the Lord himself shall descend from heaven with a shout, with the voice of the archangel, and with the trump of God: and the dead in Christ shall rise first:

It is quite possible that Paul, being Jewish himself and surely knowledgeable of the Jewish feasts and customs, was making a symbolic reference to this time of year -- the Day of Trumpets. "The 'Last Trump' of the early Jews was when the dead were remembered. And to Paul the 'Last Trump' was the time for Jesus' second advent and the resurrection of the dead." (Martin, pg 96).

 

[jasoncran]

i believe that the last trump may be during the celebration of yom kippur/rosh hoshana as the hour in yet think not alludes to the idea of that feast where the congregation was ready and waiting for the two witnesss to see the moon and the rabbi to verify and blow the shofar.

then the feast would begin. that is my opinion on what the rapture may be like we are doing the things that please god and the signal is sent to remove the church out of way of the wrath of God.

 

[Lehigh3]

i believe that the last trump may be during the celebration of yom kippur/rosh hoshana as the hour in yet think not alludes to the idea of that feast where the congregation was ready and waiting for the two witnesss to see the moon and the rabbi to verify and blow the shofar.

then the feast would begin. that is my opinion on what the rapture may be like we are doing the things that please god and the signal is sent to remove the church out of way of the wrath of God.

Rosh hashana in Biblical Judaism was the feast of trumpets, the 1st of the fall feasts. It was the only feast that began on the 1st of the month. And if you recall in the article, 2 witnesses were required to confirm the moon sighting.

"The fall feasts were a prophetic foreshadowing of the second coming of Christ. So far, we have only looked at the first fall feast, which was the Feast of Trumpets. The anti-type of the Feast of Trumpets (Rosh HaShanah) was the resurrection of the Dead that took place in A.D. 70."

This corresponds with the 7th & last trumpet in Revelation. Also the allusion of the resurrection of the 2 witnesses.


"The fall feasts were a prophetic foreshadowing of the second coming of Christ.
Let's look at the sixth feast of the Lord, which is the Day of Atonement.

Leviticus 23:27 (NKJV) "Also the tenth day of this seventh month shall be the Day of Atonement. It shall be a holy convocation for you; you shall afflict your souls, and offer an offering made by fire to the LORD.​

Leviticus 16:30-31 (NKJV) "For on that day the priest shall make atonement for you, to cleanse you, that you may be clean from all your sins before the LORD. 31 "It is a Sabbath of solemn rest for you, and you shall afflict your souls. It is a statute forever.​

The Day of Atonement was Israel's sixth instituted holy day and occurs in the autumn of the year. On the Hebrew calendar, it falls on the tenth day of Tishri, the seventh Hebrew month, which roughly corresponds to September or October.
"The Day of Atonement" is the English equivalent for Yom Kippur. For many, however, the word atonement is vague and sheds no light on the meaning of the holiday. Kippur is from the Hebrew word kaphar, meaning: "to cover." Therefore, the word atonement simply means a covering. It was on Yom Kippur that an atonement (covering) was made for the previous year's sins. The atonement or covering consisted of blood sacrifice of an innocent animal.

When it says that Jesus would sprinkle the nations, it refers to what the high priest did on Yom Kippur on the mercy seat of God, so God would forgive the sins of the people. Jesus came as a prophet in His first coming; now He is the High Priest and came back as a King:

Isaiah 63:1-3 (NKJV) Who is this who comes from Edom, With dyed garments from Bozrah, This One who is glorious in His apparel, Traveling in the greatness of His strength?; "I who speak in righteousness, mighty to save." 2 Why is Your apparel red, And Your garments like one who treads in the winepress? 3 "I have trodden the winepress alone, And from the peoples no one was with Me. For I have trodden them in My anger, And trampled them in My fury; Their blood is sprinkled upon My garments, And I have stained all My robes. ​

This passage describes the second coming of Christ, and verse 3 talks about His garments being sprinkled with blood. Once again this describes Jesus, the High Priest, coming back to earth on Yom Kippur.

Joel 2:15-16 (NKJV) Blow the trumpet in Zion [the trumpet (shofar[the trumpet (shofar) spoken of here refers to the trumpet ushering in the Messianic Kingdom, the last trump that is blown on Rosh HaShanah], Consecrate a fast [this speaks of the fast associated with Yom Kippur], Call a sacred assembly; 16 Gather the people, Sanctify the congregation, Assemble the elders, Gather the children and nursing babes; Let the bridegroom go out from his chamber, And the bride from her dressing room."

In Revelation we that in Rev. 19:13, Christ wears a robe dipped in blood.
​

The last & final feast was the feast of tabernacles. This is the New Jerusalem in Revelation, where God tabernacles with men.

 

[jasoncran]

Rosh hashana in Biblical Judaism was the feast of trumpets, the 1st of the fall feasts. It was the only feast that began on the 1st of the month. And if you recall in the article, 2 witnesses were required to confirm the moon sighting.

"The fall feasts were a prophetic foreshadowing of the second coming of Christ. So far, we have only looked at the first fall feast, which was the Feast of Trumpets. The anti-type of the Feast of Trumpets (Rosh HaShanah) was the resurrection of the Dead that took place in A.D. 70."

This corresponds with the 7th & last trumpet in Revelation. Also the allusion of the resurrection of the 2 witnesses.


"The fall feasts were a prophetic foreshadowing of the second coming of Christ.
Let's look at the sixth feast of the Lord, which is the Day of Atonement.

Leviticus 23:27 (NKJV) "Also the tenth day of this seventh month shall be the Day of Atonement. It shall be a holy convocation for you; you shall afflict your souls, and offer an offering made by fire to the LORD.
​

Leviticus 16:30-31 (NKJV) "For on that day the priest shall make atonement for you, to cleanse you, that you may be clean from all your sins before the LORD. 31 "It is a Sabbath of solemn rest for you, and you shall afflict your souls. It is a statute forever.
​

The Day of Atonement was Israel's sixth instituted holy day and occurs in the autumn of the year. On the Hebrew calendar, it falls on the tenth day of Tishri, the seventh Hebrew month, which roughly corresponds to September or October.
"The Day of Atonement" is the English equivalent for Yom Kippur. For many, however, the word atonement is vague and sheds no light on the meaning of the holiday. Kippur is from the Hebrew word kaphar, meaning: "to cover." Therefore, the word atonement simply means a covering. It was on Yom Kippur that an atonement (covering) was made for the previous year's sins. The atonement or covering consisted of blood sacrifice of an innocent animal.

When it says that Jesus would sprinkle the nations, it refers to what the high priest did on Yom Kippur on the mercy seat of God, so God would forgive the sins of the people. Jesus came as a prophet in His first coming; now He is the High Priest and came back as a King:

Isaiah 63:1-3 (NKJV) Who is this who comes from Edom, With dyed garments from Bozrah, This One who is glorious in His apparel, Traveling in the greatness of His strength?; "I who speak in righteousness, mighty to save." 2 Why is Your apparel red, And Your garments like one who treads in the winepress? 3 "I have trodden the winepress alone, And from the peoples no one was with Me. For I have trodden them in My anger, And trampled them in My fury; Their blood is sprinkled upon My garments, And I have stained all My robes.
​

This passage describes the second coming of Christ, and verse 3 talks about His garments being sprinkled with blood. Once again this describes Jesus, the High Priest, coming back to earth on Yom Kippur.

Joel 2:15-16 (NKJV) Blow the trumpet in Zion [the trumpet (shofar[the trumpet (shofar) spoken of here refers to the trumpet ushering in the Messianic Kingdom, the last trump that is blown on Rosh HaShanah], Consecrate a fast [this speaks of the fast associated with Yom Kippur], Call a sacred assembly; 16 Gather the people, Sanctify the congregation, Assemble the elders, Gather the children and nursing babes; Let the bridegroom go out from his chamber, And the bride from her dressing room."

In Revelation we that in Rev. 19:13, Christ wears a robe dipped in blood.
​

The last & final feast was the feast of tabernacles. This is the New Jerusalem in Revelation, where God tabernacles with men.

the day of it was based on observation of the moon. then they didnt have calenders so the men would stay out at night looking for the moon to appear and then would call the rabbi and then he would verify it and call the feast.


that is kinda what the word hour implies by ready for the cry of the feast to come to worship.

it not an actual reference to the feast just in like manner it will happen. be ready when you see the season of his return.

 

[Lehigh3]

Uh, I won't be watching & waiting to be fulfilled.(read my signature verse)
I am complete in Him now. And I'll be enjoying the spiritual blessings that were promised now, thank you.:D

Then, I will go to Him later.
Enjoy the journey & the destination!