Friday, April 18, 2014

MIGHT WE SOON BE RAISED ON THE LAST DAY OF THE FEAST OF UNLEAVENED BREAD?

The following rationales seems to pinpoint that the LAST DAY of the Feast of Unleavened Bread, the LAST DAY of Passover Week, may be VERY significant:

The seventh and LAST DAY of the Feast of Unleavened Bread, commemorates when Israel safely crossed the Red Sea, on dry ground, as they headed towards the Promised Land.

This imagery may parallel the designated day when the Bride of Christ will be given safe passage into the Promise of Heaven.

Note that Yeshua told us TWICE that He will "raise" those that are His, "AT THE LAST DAY":

"And this is the will of him who sent me, that I shall lose none of all that he has given me, but raise them up at THE LAST DAY."

"For my Father's will is that everyone who looks to the Son and believes in him shall have eternal life, and I will raise him up at the LAST DAY." John 6:39- 40

According to these Scriptures, the Resurrection will be on the LAST DAY. Could this be indicating The Last Day of Passover/The Seventh Day of Unleavened Bread?

Noteworthy is the the fact that The Seventh Day of Unleavened Bread is considered a holy convocation/holy assembly.

"On the first day you shall hold a holy assembly, and on the seventh day a holy assembly. No work shall be done on those days. But what everyone needs to eat, that alone may be prepared by you." Exodus 12:16


 The Hebrew word, miqra,which is used in the Scripture for the word "convocation", is defined as a calling together, convocation:an assembly called together, a sacred convocation called together.

Might the "holy convocation", on the 7th Day of Unleavened Bread, be when the Bride of Christ is called and assembled together?

In addition, did Jesus perhaps give us a clue to His coming when He told us it would be as in the days of Lot?



"Likewise, just as it was in the days of Lot—they were eating and drinking, buying and selling, planting and building,
but on the day when Lot went out from Sodom, fire and sulfur rained from heaven and destroyed them also will it be on the day when the Son of Man is revealed" Luke 17:28-30

Note that just prior to Lot and his family being rescued from the destruction of Sodom, the detail that he baked and ate UNLEAVENED BREAD is given:


"But he pressed them strongly; so they turned aside to him and entered his house. And he made them a feast and BAKED UNLEAVENED BREAD, AND THEY ATE." Genesis 19:3

The Lord may have even loving given us warning to
repent and rid ourselves of all leaven/sin each Passover season/Feast of Unleavened Bread because one day, His return would be on the Last Day of Unleavened Bread:

http://theworldisshaking.blogspot.com/2014/04/remove-leavensin-before-it-is-too-late.html
 


Important to be aware of is the fact The Song of Songs, which speaks of a Bridegroom coming to fetch His Bride, is traditionally read on the LAST DAY of the Feast of Unleavened Bread:

"My BELOVED speaks and says to me: ARISE, my love, my beautiful one, AND COME AWAY" Song of Solomon 2:10

The following 2 verses allude  to the Spring as being the time to "ARISE"!

"For behold, the winter is past, The rain is over and gone.The flowers are springing up, the season of singing birds has come, and the cooing of turtledoves fills the air."

Could this coming Spring day, the LAST DAY/7th Day of the Feast of Unleavened Bread, be the day that Yeshua beckons the readied and faithful Bride to "ARISE" and "COME AWAY"?

Very soon we shall see. It is time to ask God to reveal anything and everything in our lives that is displeasing to Him, so we can fully repent and prepare our hearts for His coming, whenever it may be.

May we all make sure our lamps are full to the brim with oil whenever our "BELOVED" returns to take us to the Marriage Supper of the Lamb!

Wednesday, April 2, 2014

REMOVE THE LEAVEN/SIN BEFORE IT IS TOO LATE!

As we approach Passover Week, may we all heed the commands God gave to us regarding this appointed Feast of His.  Imperative to note is the fact that "leaven" represents sin.

Thus, the preparations of removing and keeping the leaven out, before as well as during the entire week of Passover, cautions us to examine and ready ourselves, spiritually.



Exodus 12:19 For seven days no yeast is to be found in your houses. For seven days no leaven is to be found in your houses.

These instructions to remove the leaven/sin from our lives may have been purposeful-to prepare us for His return during a future Passover season.

It is important to note that God warned of the dire consequences given to those who retain leaven/sin in their lives:


"Seven days shall ye eat unleavened bread; even the first day ye shall put away leaven out of your houses: for whosoever eateth leavened bread from the first day until the seventh day, that soul shall be cut off from Israel." Exodus 12:15

Thus, God may have provided ample warning that only those who have repented and sought to purge the leaven from their lives will be found worthy to be removed, prior to His wrath being unleashed on the unrepentant and lost.

Those who have not removed the leaven/sin would be among the foolish, unprepared virgins. They will be cut off from the Bride of Christ and left behind when Yeshua comes.

Many professing Christians are totally unaware that by devoting most of their time, energy and resources to worldly pursuits over God, they are living in sin, as  adulteresses.

These are the foolish, lukewarm virgins who will be cut off/shut out when the Messiah comes:

http://theworldisshaking.blogspot.com/2012/09/world-changing-events-will-awaken-all.html

Scripture also warns us to be thoroughly prepared and ready to depart at Passover:


"And thus shall you eat it; with your loins girded, your shoes on your feet, and your staff in your hand; and you shall eat it in haste: it is the LORD'S passover." Exodus 12:11

Therefore, may we all honestly evaluate ourselves and seek to remove all leaven/sin from our hearts and lives, so we can be ready to leave, hastily, at a moment's notice, "in the twinkling of an eye"!


"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 Corinthians 15:5