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01/13/24 ~ In a Day and an Hour

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Did you know that Jesus predicted Jerusalem's destruction and the wiping off the map of the temple (not one stone left upon another, Matthew 24:2 KJV, Mark 13:2 KJV, Luke 21:6 KJV) ... FORTY YEARS ... before the actual event happened!? Oh yes He did! FORTY YEARS worth of 'He was a false prophet' - but nope, He was not a false prophet - all things happen in their correct timing even tho prophets may warn days, weeks or even years in advance! Be careful not to shoot/kill the messengers.

The Word says He'll 'come in a day' and 'in an hour' when THEY do not expect ... with THEY being those NOT watching. We should always be watching and ready for our Bridegroom! One of these days Date Watchers (not "Date Setters") will be right. Keep looking up, our redemption draws nigh! CAPS within scripture are mine for emphasis' sake ...

THOSE OF US THAT ARE WATCHING: "So Christ was once offered to bear the sins of many; and unto them that LOOK FOR HIM shall he APPEAR THE SECOND TIME without sin unto salvation." {Hebrews 9:28 KJV ... He appeared the first time after His resurrection.}

Are YOU guilty of 'smiting your fellowservants'? Be careful ...

THOSE NOT WATCHING: "But and if that evil servant shall say in his heart, My lord delayeth his coming; And shall begin to smite [his] fellowservants, and to eat and drink with the drunken; The lord of that servant shall come in a DAY when he LOOKETH NOT for [him], and in an HOUR that he is not aware of, And shall cut him asunder, and appoint [him] his portion with the hypocrites: there shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth." {Matthew 24:48-51 KJV, Luke 12:45-47 KJV}

We are NOT "setting dates" ... we ARE date watching for the rapture, as a bride watching for the Bridegroom - some dates just make more sense than others and so ... we watch and we share so all can be ready when that day & hour finally arrives.

"And what I say unto you I say unto all, Watch." {Mark 13:37 KJV}

08/10/23 ~ Revisiting Revelation: Seals, Trumpets, Vials

Here's what I have thought for the past few years now:
* The Seals are the "times of the Gentiles" - 2000 years
* The Trumpets are the first 3-1/2 years of the tribulation
* The Vials are the last 3-1/2 years of the tribulation & Jacob's (Israel's) trouble

I believe that at least the first five seals have been open since Jesus' day: false christs, false prophets, etc (white horse rider); wars and rumors of wars (red horse rider); famines, lack, etc, (black horse rider), and all of the above lead to disease, sickness, death and hades (green horse rider). These are the same horse riders as God's "four sore judgments" seen in Ezekiel 14:21 and many other places where it mentions: "the sword, and the famine, and the noisome beast, and the pestilence", also seen in Matthew 24, Mark 13, and Luke 17 & Luke 21. Those are the first four seals already open since the Lord's arrival at the throne of His Father in Heaven.

I also believe the fifth seal has been opened and many martyrs, likely thousands or millions, have died for Jesus' name since 30AD, 2000 years worth, FAR MORE than could possibly die for Him in a mere 3-1/2 or 7 years yet to come.

Next to be broken is the sixth seal - the rapture is in Revelation 7:9-17.

Then, the seventh seal leads directly into the seven trumpet judgments.

And then, the seventh trumpet leads directly into the seven vial judgments.

I'm watching for that sixth seal rapture.

We know the seals, trumpets and vials (bowls) are in CHRONOLOGICAL order if we pay attention to the little words of: "and", "and then", etc. And the THREE WOES keep the trumpets and the vials in CHRONOLOGICAL order as well.

BTW, there is no where in Revelation 4 that indicates a resurrection of the masses of dead in Christ to date, nor of the rapture of the masses (both the resurrected dead and the living that will be changed) at His appearing.

Now, some may say, why has only the first five seals been opened and not all of them? To that I also ask a question ... why did Jesus only read PART of Isaiah 61:1-2 and not all? Answer - because it wasn't time yet. He did indeed "proclaim" the "acceptable year of the Lord", but this part was not part of His 3-1/2 year ministry (27AD - 30AD) ... "the day of vengeance of our God", which didn't begin until 40 years after His death/resurrection in 30AD being the destruction of the 2nd Temple and Israel's dispursement into the nations in 70AD. {Luke 4:16-21 KJV}

My view doesn't leave out a single year, nor a single event, from Jesus' day until ours. Next up He'll break the sixth seal, and we'll be heading home. Here's to hoping that'll be sooner than later!

"For thus saith the Lord GOD; How much more when I send my four sore judgments upon Jerusalem, the sword, and the famine, and the noisome beast, and the pestilence, to cut off from it man and beast?" {Ezekiel 14:21 KJV}

https://www.blueletterbible.org/kjv/rev/6/1/s_1173005

The First Seal--Rider on White Horse
Rev 6:1-2
And I saw when the Lamb opened one of the seals, and I heard, as it were the noise of thunder, one of the four beasts saying, Come and see.

And I saw, and behold a white horse: and he that sat on him had a bow; and a crown was given unto him: and he went forth conquering, and to conquer.

The Second Seal--War
Rev 6:3-4
And when he had opened the second seal, I heard the second beast say, Come and see.

And there went out another horse that was red: and power was given to him that sat thereon to take peace from the earth, and that they should kill one another: and there was given unto him a great sword.

The Third Seal--Famine
Rev 6:5-6
And when he had opened the third seal, I heard the third beast say, Come and see. And I beheld, and lo a black horse; and he that sat on him had a pair of balances in his hand.

And I heard a voice in the midst of the four beasts say, A measure of wheat for a penny, and three measures of barley for a penny; and see thou hurt not the oil and the wine.

The Fourth Seal--Death
Rev 6:7-8
And when he had opened the fourth seal, I heard the voice of the fourth beast say, Come and see.

And I looked, and behold a pale horse: and his name that sat on him was Death, and Hell followed with him. And power was given unto them over the fourth part of the earth, to kill with sword, and with hunger, and with death, and with the beasts of the earth.

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The Fifth Seal--Martyrs
Rev 6:9-11
And when he had opened the fifth seal, I saw under the altar the souls of them that were slain for the word of God, and for the testimony which they held:

And they cried with a loud voice, saying, How long, O Lord, holy and true, dost thou not judge and avenge our blood on them that dwell on the earth?

And white robes were given unto every one of them; and it was said unto them, that they should rest yet for a little season, until their fellowservants also and their brethren, that should be killed as they were, should be fulfilled. {remember 2Peter 3:8}

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The Sixth Seal--Terror
{FIRST MENTION - FOREWARNING - OF THE "WRATH OF THE LAMB"}
Rev 6:12-17
And I beheld when he had opened the sixth seal, and, lo, there was a great earthquake; and the sun became black as sackcloth of hair, and the moon became as blood;

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.

And the heaven departed as a scroll when it is rolled together; and every mountain and island were moved out of their places.

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;

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:

For the great day of his wrath is come; and who shall be able to stand?

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An Interlude
{AKA: BUT FIRST - BEFORE THE "WRATH OF THE LAMB"}
Rev 7:1-8
And after these things I saw four angels standing on the four corners of the earth, holding the four winds of the earth, that the wind should not blow on the earth, nor on the sea, nor on any tree.

And I saw another angel ascending from the east, having the seal of the living God: and he cried with a loud voice to the four angels, to whom it was given to hurt the earth and the sea,

Saying, Hurt not the earth, neither the sea, nor the trees, till we have sealed the servants of our God in their foreheads.

The 144,000
{These are still on earth, as they are mentioned 2x more hereafter for a total of THREE MENTIONS well into mid-tribulation from Rev 7:4 through to Rev 14:1 and Rev 14:3}

And I heard the number of them which were sealed: and there were sealed an hundred and forty and four thousand of all the tribes of the children of Israel.

Of the tribe of Juda were sealed twelve thousand.
Of the tribe of Reuben were sealed twelve thousand.
Of the tribe of Gad were sealed twelve thousand.

Of the tribe of Aser were sealed twelve thousand.
Of the tribe of Nepthalim were sealed twelve thousand.
Of the tribe of Manasses were sealed twelve thousand.

Of the tribe of Simeon were sealed twelve thousand.
Of the tribe of Levi were sealed twelve thousand.
Of the tribe of Issachar were sealed twelve thousand.

Of the tribe of Zabulon were sealed twelve thousand.
Of the tribe of Joseph were sealed twelve thousand.
Of the tribe of Benjamin were sealed twelve thousand.

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Think ... Town Crier ... you cannot read the contents of a scroll until you've broken all of its seals.

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A Multitude ~~from the Tribulation~~
{^^^ INCORRECTLY LABELED ... THE FOLLOWING SCRIPTURES BELOW ARE REFERRING TO THE RESURRECTION OF THE DEAD IN CHRIST ...AND... THE LIVING WHO ARE CHANGED IN THE TWINKLING OF AN EYE ... AT THE RAPTURE OF THE CHURCH WHO HAVE BEEN THROUGH MANY AND "GREAT" "TRIBULATIONS", BUT NOT REFERRING TO THE 'SEVEN YEAR TRIBULATION' THAT COMES AFTER THE RAPTURE. IT DOESN'T SAY "THE GREAT TRIBULATION", IT SAYS THEY CAME OUT OF "GREAT TRIBULATION". Look up the words used for "great" and "tribulation", in Greek they are: "megas" (G3173) and "thlipsis" (G2347), note the scriptures in which these words are used and the various meanings, all relating to life's trials and tribulations that we all must endure and overcome.}
https://www.blueletterbible.org/lexicon/g3173/kjv/tr/0-1/
https://www.blueletterbible.org/lexicon/g2347/kjv/tr/0-1/

Rev 7:9-17
After this I beheld, and, lo, a great multitude, which no man could number, of all nations, and kindreds, and people, and tongues, stood before the throne, and before the Lamb, clothed with white robes, and palms in their hands;

And cried with a loud voice, saying, Salvation to our God which sitteth upon the throne, and unto the Lamb.

And all the angels stood round about the throne, and about the elders and the four beasts, and fell before the throne on their faces, and worshipped God,

Saying, Amen: Blessing, and glory, and wisdom, and thanksgiving, and honour, and power, and might, be unto our God for ever and ever. Amen.

And one of the elders answered, saying unto me, What are these which are arrayed in white robes? and whence came they?

And I said unto him, Sir, thou knowest. And he said to me, These are they which came out of great tribulation, and have washed their robes, and made them white in the blood of the Lamb.

Therefore are they before the throne of God, and serve him day and night in his temple: and he that sitteth on the throne shall dwell among them.

They shall hunger no more, neither thirst any more; neither shall the sun light on them, nor any heat.

For the Lamb which is in the midst of the throne shall feed them, and shall lead them unto living fountains of waters: and God shall wipe away all tears from their eyes.

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AFTER THE INTERLUDE ABOVE, THAT BEING THE RAPTURE ... THEN AND ONLY THEN DOES THE SEVEN YEAR TRIBULATION (Trumpets and Vials Judgements) BEGIN! WE ARE NOT HERE FOR ANY PART OF THE SEVEN YEAR TRIBULATION, NOR ARE WE HERE FOR ANY PART OF THE "WRATH OF THE LAMB" (Trumpet Judgments), NOR ARE WE HERE FOR ANY PART OF THE "WRATH OF GOD" (Vial Judgments)!

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Summary

vvv THE SEVEN SEALS OF THE SCROLL IN REVELATION ARE vvv
* The "times of the Gentiles" (2000 earth years = 2 heavenly days, 2Peter 3:8)
... and then, the rapture ...

"After two days will he revive us: in the third day he will raise us up, and we shall live in his sight." {Hosea 6:2 KJV}

Again I say, think ... Town Crier ... you cannot read the contents of a scroll until you've broken all of its seals.

vvv THE CONTENTS OF THE SCROLL AFTER ALL SEALS ARE BROKEN vvv
* The Trumpet judgments are the "wrath of the Lamb" (3-1/2 years)
* The Vial judgments are the "wrath of God" (3-1/2 years)

07/23/21 ~ Are we there yet?

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Why do many end-time *watchers*, including me, believe that we're near the time of the resurrection of the dead in Christ and the rapture of the saints to meet the Lord in the air (the end of the "times of the Gentiles")? Simple. The math!

Psalm 90:10 declares that a generation is between 70-80 years. Israel, the "fig tree", became an independent state (nation) on May 14, 1948, and even she knows she is the biblical "fig tree" (based on OT scriptures).

The math: 1948+80 years (the max for a generation) = 2028-7 years (tribulation period) = 2021 <=== THIS is why we believe that we have arrived at the time of our redemption ...

"The days of our years [are] threescore years and ten; and if by reason of strength [they be] fourscore years, yet [is] their strength labour and sorrow; for it is soon cut off, and we fly away." {Psalm 90:10 KJV - a "score" is twenty years: so "threescore" being 3x20 = 60 years + ten = 70 years; "fourscore" being 4x20 = 80 years}

Jesus' three biblical witnesses of His prophecy of the "fig tree" ...

"Now learn a parable of the fig tree; When his branch is yet tender, and putteth forth leaves, ye know that summer [is] nigh: So likewise ye, when ye shall see all these things, know that it is near, [even] at the doors. Verily I say unto you, This generation shall not pass, till all these things be fulfilled." {Matthew 24:32-34 KJV}

"Now learn a parable of the fig tree; When her branch is yet tender, and putteth forth leaves, ye know that summer is near: So ye in like manner, when ye shall see these things come to pass, know that it is nigh, [even] at the doors. Verily I say unto you, that this generation shall not pass, till all these things be done." {Mark 13:28-30 KJV}

"And he spake to them a parable; Behold the fig tree, and all the trees; When they now shoot forth, ye see and know of your own selves that summer is now nigh at hand. So likewise ye, when ye see these things come to pass, know ye that the kingdom of God is nigh at hand. Verily I say unto you, This generation shall not pass away, till all be fulfilled." {Luke 21:29-32 KJV}

We are that final generation. Jesus' words about Israel, still true ...

"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." {Luke 21:24 KJV}

Paul's words, read the whole chapter {"the fall of them" being Israel} ...

"Now if the fall of them [be] the riches of the world, and the diminishing of them the riches of the Gentiles; how much more their fulness? ... For I would not, brethren, that ye should be ignorant of this mystery, lest ye should be wise in your own conceits; that blindness in part is happened to Israel, until the fulness of the Gentiles be come in." {Romans 11:12, 25 KJV}

What is the "fulness of the Gentiles", elsewhere called the "times of the Gentiles"? It's these past 1991 +/- years, since the death of the Testator (Jesus, who died April 6, 30AD & resurrected April 9, 30AD) until now (2021), which also includes Israel's becoming a sovereign nation 73 years ago (2021-1948), which is exactly 7 years (tribulation period) shy of a full 80 years!

"How much more shall the blood of Christ, who through the eternal Spirit offered himself without spot to God, purge your conscience from dead works to serve the living God? And for this cause he is the mediator of the new testament, that by means of death, for the redemption of the transgressions [that were] under the first testament, they which are called might receive the promise of eternal inheritance. For where a testament [is], there must also of necessity be the death of the testator. For a testament [is] of force after men are dead: otherwise it is of no strength at all while the testator liveth." {Hebrews 9:14-17 KJV}

Jesus explains these "times of the Gentiles" as a Nobleman (Himself) being in a far country (the world) to receive a kingdom (bride). In other words, from the time of His death/resurrection until now, He's been out in the field (the world) gathering a kingdom (elsewhere called a bride) for Himself and he will come home at a full moon ...

"He said therefore, A certain nobleman went into a far country to receive for himself a kingdom, and to return." {Luke 19:12 KJV}

More on that timing in an upcoming article - hint: when is the New Moon?

And yes, IF the years 2021-2022 pass and we're still here then we've figured a generation wrong using the wrong scripture. I will continue to watch all the same. The signs are all around us, it can't be much longer in terms of years. Keep looking up, keep watching!

A BLB search link about the "fig tree", you can do your own research on this being Israel ...
https://www.blueletterbible.org/search/search.cfm?Criteria=%22fig+tree%22&t=KJV#s=s_primary_0_1

07/14/21 ~ August 22, 2021 ?Rapture?

What's so special about ... August 22, 2021? Maybe nothin', maybe somethin'. How's about a *guess* at the rapture, date watchers!? Look ... IF 2021 is the year of the rapture then this math works wonders! All dates could vary +/- a day depending on one's location in the world. Click images to enlarge ;o}

SUNDAY, August 22, 2021 Shavuot/Pentecost/Tu B'Av
===> Shavuot/Pentecost according to Mikal Shabbat's sun, moon & stars data (look him up on Youtube)
===> Full Blue Moon, 3rd full moon in a season
===> Tu B'Av - if Israel should have started their year (Nisan)
-after- the spring equinox (in April, not March)
===> Four months from the true Passover (April 25/26, 2021) to the harvest (rapture, August 22, 2021?)

Jerusalem: Full Blue Moon on August 22, 2021 @ 3:01 PM their time ... the *same* time of day that Jesus died on that blessed Passover on April 6, 30 AD (also a full moon)! Coincidence? I think not! There's no such thing as the word *coincidence* in Hebrew, or so I hear.

August Full Moon Names: Sturgeon Moon, Green Corn Moon, Barley Moon, Fruit Moon, and Grain Moon (fish and loaves anyone? harvesting!)

TRUE Passover, Nisan 14 = SUNDAY, April 25, 2021 = 120 days
or "four months" to August 22, 2021 Shavuot/Pentecost/Tu B'Av!
What's the likelihood that these dates also line up!?
"Say not ye, There are yet four months, and [then] cometh harvest? behold, I say unto you, Lift up your eyes, and look on the fields; for they are white already to harvest." -Jesus {John 4:35 KJV}
===> April 25/26 was the 1st of two SUPERMOONS
(May was the 2nd SUPERMOON)
===> April 25/26 was Israel's Sheni Pesach (2nd Passover)

The math: 2595 days of tribulation (NOT 2520, NOT 2550)
1260 + 1335 (1290+45) = 2595 days (tribulation period)
===> August 22, 2021 Shavuot/Pentecost/Tu B'Av
adding 2595 days equals
===> September 29, 2028 Erev (Eve of) Yom Kippur
Is September 29, 2028 the day we return to earth with the Bridegroom?
Yom Kippur (Tishri 10) may also be the day the Jubilee begins!

HebCal Sep 29/30, 2028 ...

BTW, Tu B'Av is 2nd only to Yom Kippur in importance! But, so so so much more, do your homework on ... Tu B'Av (15th of Av), you can search this blog for more info, here's that link https://thelambswife.blogspot.com/search?q=Tu+B%27Av ;o}

Israel will celebrate Tu B'Av a month too early (July 24, instead of August 22)
Is August 22, 2021 the day of the rapture? <=== Watching!

Links (open in a new tab) ...

HebCal 2021 https://www.hebcal.com/hebcal?v=1&maj=on&min=on&nx=on&mf=on&ss=on&mod=on&o=on&F=on&s=on&i=on&year=2021&yt=G&lg=s&d=on&c=off&geo=none&zip=&city=&geonameid=&city-typeahead=&b=18&M=on&m=#cal-2021-04

HebCal 2028 https://www.hebcal.com/hebcal?v=1&maj=on&min=on&nx=on&mf=on&ss=on&mod=on&o=on&F=on&s=on&i=on&year=2028&yt=G&lg=s&d=on&c=off&geo=none&zip=&city=&geonameid=&city-typeahead=&b=18&M=on&m=#cal-2028-09

Jerusalem Moon Phases 2021 https://www.timeanddate.com/moon/phases/israel/jerusalem

Calculate future or past dates https://keisan.casio.com/exec/system/1247127342

Duration between two dates https://keisan.casio.com/exec/system/15356745197245

Jewish Calendar Conversion (Gregorian & Julian) https://stevemorse.org/jcal/jcal.html

August Full Moon Names https://www.timeanddate.com/astronomy/moon/full-moon-names.html

August 22, 2021 @ 3PM (Jerusalem) the Sun is kissing Regulus in Leo, and the Full Moon (along with Jupiter) is in Aquarius ... as seen from my Stellarium ;o}

What does it mean? I'm not sure. Am I saying this is the date of the rapture? Nope! But it's certainly a high watch day for me IF we're still here. I'm always hoping for sooner than later tho!

I'm so ready to go ... Abba up!!!

05/09/21 ~ After the Rapture ...

Revelation 8 ~ After the Rapture

I created this letter today and left a few copies around the house. I post it here for those "left behind", you are in our prayers ...

What happened? Where did I go???

"So Christ was once offered to bear the sins of many; and unto them that look for him shall he appear the second time without sin unto salvation." {Hebrews 9:28 KJV}

If I have * dis-appeared * along with others, fear not, I have joined the love of my life (my husband, Scotty), and others in Christ, to meet our Lord in the air at His appearing (aka: the resurrection of the dead in Christ, followed by, and along with, the catching up of living believers), the rapture of His church has happened. I'm truly sorry that you missed it. And YES, Jasper is fine, he's with me, and NO we were not snatched by “aliens” LOL

"But I would not have you to be ignorant, brethren, concerning them which are asleep, that ye sorrow not, even as others which have no hope. For if we believe that Jesus died and rose again, even so them also which sleep in Jesus will God bring with him. For this we say unto you by the word of the Lord, that we which are alive [and] remain unto the coming of the Lord shall not prevent them which are asleep. 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: Then we which are alive [and] remain shall be caught up together with them in the clouds, to meet the Lord in the air: and so shall we ever be with the Lord. Wherefore comfort one another with these words." {1 Thessalonians 4:13-18 KJV}

<REDACTED> {Continuing} ... Read all you can find here of what I have saved on paper or put as favorites in my various web browsers. These things (even older stuff) will help you come to terms with where you are in HIS-story (history). Also, read my blog https://thelambswife.blogspot.com/

But of the utmost importance, READ MY BIBLES, any version thereof, I prefer the KJV <REDACTED>. Your answers are in that book, guard it with your life, read it, seek the Holy Spirit to help you understand it ===>not by your own interpretation<=== HE will show you what is to come, IF you've asked the Lord into your heart & life.

So, what happened? The rapture! Read on …

What will happen next? My best guess, you have somewhere between 3-1/2 years to 7 years of tribulation to endure. Come to Jesus, you can still do so though you may well have to die for your faith now …but... remember the early church. If Jesus is your Lord, henceforth, you are among those we call the “tribulation saints”. You now have the baton, run your race to the end. Hold the line, until death if need be. Your reward in heaven awaits you. We await you.

DO NOT TAKE “THE MARK” (in your forehead or right hand), there will be NO HOPE left for you if you do ...

"And the third angel followed them, saying with a loud voice, If any man worship the beast and his image, and receive [his] mark in his forehead, or in his hand, The same shall drink of the wine of the wrath of God, which is poured out without mixture into the cup of his indignation; and he shall be tormented with fire and brimstone in the presence of the holy angels, and in the presence of the Lamb: And the smoke of their torment ascendeth up for ever and ever: and they have no rest day nor night, who worship the beast and his image, and whosoever receiveth the mark of his name." {Revelation 14:9-11 KJV}

It is my sincere belief that the 6^th seal of the book of Revelation has occurred, the bride of Christ, the watching betrothed of the church, have been taken as promised, see Rev 7:9-17. The 7^th seal is where you are now, Rev 8, which begins the trumpet judgments. You will, at the very least, have to endure 3-1/2 years (1260 days) of tribulation, that being the 1^st half of the final 7-year period before the Lord (with His church) returns to rule & reign for 1000 years.

Endure, seek the Lord to get through this time if at all possible. Look for the two witnesses (in Jerusalem) in Rev 11, they are telling the truth. Share Jesus, even if it costs you your life … remember the first believers in Him, remember all those that spread the gospel (good news of salvation in Jesus) who were martyred for His name's sake. Stay vigilant, watch for your blessed hope …

"Here is the patience of the saints: here [are] they that keep the commandments of God, and the faith of Jesus. And I heard a voice from heaven saying unto me, Write, Blessed [are] the dead which die in the Lord from henceforth: Yea, saith the Spirit, that they may rest from their labours; and their works do follow them. And I looked, and behold a white cloud, and upon the cloud [one] sat like unto the Son of man, having on his head a golden crown, and in his hand a sharp sickle. And another angel came out of the temple, crying with a loud voice to him that sat on the cloud, Thrust in thy sickle, and reap: for the time is come for thee to reap; for the harvest of the earth is ripe. And he that sat on the cloud thrust in his sickle on the earth; and the earth was reaped." {Revelation 14:12-16 KJV}

{I have <REDACTED> a couple of places in the above letter as they do not apply to you, the internet reader.}

06/08/16 ~ Left Behind?

My walk with the Lord has been quite a journey and as time goes on my understanding of many things is becoming clearer and more settled in my mind & heart. One such understanding has been to try to figure out when and how the resurrection (yes, that's singular) will come. I went from believing what I was taught, that being a "pre-trib rapture", to studying my bible (several years worth of studying now) and then changing my mind to a pre-wrath belief.

I defended both views during the times I believed them with much scripture quoting and passion, until recently. Now I believe differently, BOTH views and pretty much all in between are true. My article, http://thelambswife.blogspot.com/2016/06/060116-three-harvests-resurrections.html, which is still a work in progress (WIP), explains my position on that. I now believe that the resurrections (yes I said it plural) of the saints is in more than one phase ... all part of ONE resurrection but in three phases or timings that align perfectly with Israel's holy feasts, or more correctly their three main harvests. Since I've already done an article on that concept I'll not repeat it here.

God clearly loves the number three (3): of His One Being, He is three parts (Father, Son, Holy Spirit); we are also three parts in one (spirit, body, soul) being made in the image and likeness of God; and He does things in threes when they represent something of the Spirit, such as the three main harvest seasons in Israel {Spring=Barley, Summer=Pentecost, Fall=Grapes & gleanings of the corners}. Those harvests are a type and shadow from ancient time that were foretelling of things to come in the future. In relation to the resurrection of the just (righteous) and it's three phases, one has already been fulfilled (barley harvest/resurrection), two are yet to be fulfilled (the summer wheat harvest at Pentecost, and then the fall grapes -n- gleanings harvest of the four corners at the Feast of Trumpets). You can read more about those from my article link above.

The idea of this present article is to challenge those that don't understand three harvests = three resurrections (aka: raptures, catching away). I don't believe we'll simply be "caught away" (raptured), I don't feel that adequately describes what will actually happen, it's only part of what occurs. Yes, many believers will be caught up to be with the Lord forever more, and where ever He is we shall be also ... but we must remember that our blessed hope also includes a new body. This is what resurrection truly is, not the raising of the dead in their current physical body only to die again at some point, or just our spirits go with Him but our bodies stay/die here on earth ... no ... resurrection is about us receiving our new body! We aren't simply caught up in the Spirit ... we are CHANGED, we receive our new resurrected bodies at the time of our departure off this earth.

Well, this article isn't about that either. Rather, it's a challenge to all the pre-trib, mid-trib, post-trib, pre-wrath, pan-trib (it'll all pan out in the end), no-trib, preterists, and amillennials, etc, to FIRST read my article above; and THEN consider these scriptures carefully. These are the scriptures that put me on the path to understand that there will be three harvests in their exact seasonal timings. The church is going up in the air to be with the Lord forevermore, in a new resurrected, glorified body like Jesus' body.

But, now for the stark warning ... some (possibly half or more of the church) will not make it in the next resurrection because they're not ready (their lamps are not lit, they have no oil)! Read and understand what Jesus Himself is saying to His people! Yes, some will be *left behind*, Matthew 25's "parable of the 10 virgins" spoken of by Jesus makes it clear that they'll be left; perhaps they'll be ready by the time of the Grape Harvest in a future fall season ...

{Mat 24:40-42 KJV} Then shall two be in the field; the one shall be taken, and the other left. Two [women shall be] grinding at the mill; the one shall be taken, and the other left. Watch therefore: for ye know not what hour your Lord doth come. {The ones taken are the Lord's ready bride, the ones left are the foolish.}

{Mat 24:48-51 KJV} But and if that evil servant shall say in his heart, My lord delayeth his coming; And shall begin to smite [his] fellowservants, and to eat and drink with the drunken; The lord of that servant shall come in a day when he looketh not for [him], and in an hour that he is not aware of, And shall cut him asunder, and appoint [him] his portion with the hypocrites: there shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth. {Those foolishly not watching will be appointed their portion with the hypocrites and there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth for those *left behind* because they will have to go through the coming wrath of their fellow man and satan.}

{Luk 12:45-48 KJV} But and if that servant say in his heart, My lord delayeth his coming; and shall begin to beat the menservants and maidens, and to eat and drink, and to be drunken; The lord of that servant will come in a day when he looketh not for [him], and at an hour when he is not aware, and will cut him in sunder, and will appoint him his portion with the unbelievers. And that servant, which knew his lord's will, and prepared not [himself], neither did according to his will, shall be beaten with many [stripes]. But he that knew not, and did commit things worthy of stripes, shall be beaten with few [stripes]. For unto whomsoever much is given, of him shall be much required: and to whom men have committed much, of him they will ask the more. {Notice the servant that is not actively watching for the Lord will be "appointed his portion with the unbelievers" (left behind). Notice also what the following terms mean: "beaten with few stripes" ends with the summer harvest, "beaten with many stripes" ends at the grape harvest.}

{Mat 25:1-13 KJV} Then shall the kingdom of heaven be likened unto ten virgins, which took their lamps, and went forth to meet the bridegroom. And five of them were wise, and five [were] foolish. They that [were] foolish took their lamps, and took no oil with them: But the wise took oil in their vessels with their lamps. While the bridegroom tarried, they all slumbered and slept. And at midnight there was a cry made, Behold, the bridegroom cometh; go ye out to meet him. Then all those virgins arose, and trimmed their lamps. {The bridegroom here is Jesus, the virgins are the waiting brides.}

And the foolish said unto the wise, Give us of your oil; for our lamps are gone out. But the wise answered, saying, [Not so]; lest there be not enough for us and you: but go ye rather to them that sell, and buy for yourselves. And while they went to buy, the bridegroom came; and they that were ready went in with him to the marriage: and the door was shut. {the door? what door??? the door in heaven where Christ the bridegroom takes His bride the ready church/believers for the marriage!}

Afterward came also the other virgins, saying, Lord, Lord, open to us. But he answered and said, Verily I say unto you, I know you not. Watch therefore, for ye know neither the day nor the hour wherein the Son of man cometh. {Jesus often used the term: "the Son of man" as referring to Himself. Jesus IS the "Son of man" (born of the virgin Mary) AND the Son of God through the Holy Spirit, and also the Bridegroom for His waiting (wise virgins) church.}

{Luk 12:35-40 KJV} Let your loins be girded about, and [your] lights burning; And ye yourselves like unto men that wait for their lord, when he will return from the wedding; that when he cometh and knocketh, they may open unto him immediately. {Notice here we get a little more info. At Jesus' 2nd coming when He actually comes to the earth (not just in the air) to rule and reign ... He is returning from a heavenly wedding ... and when He comes and knocks the next time (grapes & gleaning fall harvest) it is His wish that those at that time will open up to Him immediately ... in other words, by that time those that weren't ready at Pentecost summer wheat harvest (ready wise virgins) should be ready by the Trumpets/Tabernacles fall grapes/gleaning harvest (foolish should by then become wise).}

Blessed [are] those servants, whom the lord when he cometh shall find watching: verily I say unto you, that he shall gird himself, and make them to sit down to meat, and will come forth and serve them. And if he shall come in the second watch, or come in the third watch, and find [them] so, blessed are those servants. And this know, that if the goodman of the house had known what hour the thief would come, he would have watched, and not have suffered his house to be broken through. Be ye therefore ready also: for the Son of man cometh at an hour when ye think not.

I'm hoping you get the idea now. Some (ready virgins/bride) are taken to be with the Lord and enjoy a marriage supper, while others (foolish virgins) are left to suffer what's coming on this earth (some people call them "tribulation saints" ... time will tell whether they then pursue the Lord with their whole heart or leave Him altogether).

{Luk 21:36 KJV} Watch ye therefore, and pray always, that ye may be accounted worthy to escape all these things that shall come to pass, and to stand before the Son of man.

If you are not a believer in Jesus ... that He is the Son of God, He was born of a virgin (Mary) and lived a sinless life and died for YOUR sins (an atonement for your offenses against God), and resurrected on the third day after His death and is now seated at the right hand of God in heaven awaiting His Father's command for Him to come and get His bride ... consider giving your heart & life to Him, in faith. He is coming! Be a part of this next great summer harvest. Whether this summer, or next, or the next, He is coming, He has so promised. Don't put off until tomorrow what you should do today because where you will spend eternity is at stake.

{Jhn 14:2-3 KJV} In my Father's house are many mansions: if [it were] not [so], I would have told you. I go to prepare a place for you. And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come again, and receive you unto myself; that where I am, [there] ye may be also.

If you have strayed away from the Lord please come back now, while there's still time. It's not that He has forsaken you, but you that forsook Him, He is still with you and waiting ...

Trust me when I say, you DON'T want to miss the upcoming Pentecost summer harvest of wheat (ready & wise bride).

Maranatha Lord Jesus! I'm ready & watching!!!

{Curly bracket comments are mine. Red text is Jesus speaking.}
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06/01/16 ~ Three Harvests, Resurrections

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Whether you are pre-trib, mid-trib, post-trib or pre-wrath ... this article should be of interest to you. It is *possible* that ALL of us are correct to some degree, having some pieces of the puzzle but not all. Consider the three main Hebrew feasts (still observed by much of Israel today). Could it be that each harvest or feast period (spring, summer, and fall) represents three phases of one resurrection? Just as, for the Hebrews, there are three harvests in one year, so three resurrections are represented by those three harvests. Although I'm not the first to discover this idea, it surely sounds plausible! So I add my *voice* to the others before me. In my spin on this topic, I separate the potential (rapture) resurrections by the feast harvest season I believe they belong to.

If there is a *threefold resurrection*, and there may well be, then they likely correlate with the three feasts that all Israeli men of 20 years old and up were expected to be in Jerusalem for.

{Exo 23:14-17 KJV} Three times thou shalt keep a feast unto me in the year. Thou shalt keep the feast of unleavened bread: (thou shalt eat unleavened bread seven days, as I commanded thee, in the time appointed of the month Abib; for in it thou camest out from Egypt: and none shall appear before me empty:) And the feast of harvest, the firstfruits of thy labours, which thou hast sown in the field: and the feast of ingathering, [which is] in the end of the year, when thou hast gathered in thy labours out of the field. Three times in the year all thy males shall appear before the Lord GOD.

{Exo 34:18 KJV} The feast of unleavened bread shalt thou keep. Seven days thou shalt eat unleavened bread, as I commanded thee, in the time of the month Abib: for in the month Abib thou camest out from Egypt. ... {Exo 34:22-23 KJV} And thou shalt observe the feast of weeks, of the firstfruits of wheat harvest, and the feast of ingathering at the year's end. Thrice in the year shall all your men children appear before the Lord GOD, the God of Israel.

{Deu 16:16-17 KJV} Three times in a year shall all thy males appear before the LORD thy God in the place which he shall choose; in the feast of unleavened bread, and in the feast of weeks, and in the feast of tabernacles: and they shall not appear before the LORD empty: Every man [shall give] as he is able, according to the blessing of the LORD thy God which he hath given thee.

In fact, we see three things happening in the spring: Passover, (7) Days of Unleavened Bread, and Firstfruits (barley), these are all part of the first harvest that begins with the Passover meal and ends with the firstfruits harvest (wherein is the offering of the unleavened wave sheaf of barley). This entire festival represents Jesus' first coming (fulfilled in rapid succession) whereby He is the Passover Lamb, unleavened (without sin), and the firstfruit of them that slept. He is followed in resurrection by believing saints that lived before He died & resurrected (the wave sheaf offering). So, following His resurrection {which occurred on the third day (day one crucified, day two in the grave, day three resurrected) of the Feast of Unleavened Bread}, were those that He went into the bowels of the earth to redeem (Mat 27:51-53 quoted below under SPRING, and see also the parable of Lazarus and the rich man told by Jesus in Luk 16:19-31) who were also resurrected and were seen in the streets of Jerusalem briefly.

{Eph 4:8-10 KJV} Wherefore he saith, When he ascended up on high, he led captivity captive, and gave gifts unto men. (Now that he ascended, what is it but that he also descended first into the lower parts of the earth? He that descended is the same also that ascended up far above all heavens, that he might fill all things.)

Another interesting thing to consider is the Menorah, the seven branched candlestick that is the symbol of Israel. The first three branches represent the Spring's Feast of Firstfruits (unleavened bread wave offering); the middle "servant branch" {Jesus was Judah ben Joseph} represents the Summer's Feast of Weeks-Pentecost Harvest (two leavened loaves wave offering); and finally the last three branches represent the Fall's Feast of Trumpets through the Feast of Tabernacles (the final harvest of the year). So, without further ado, here are my thoughts on the harvests & resurrections by their seasons ...

.:: SPRING ::.
- PASSOVER (PASACH)
https://www.blueletterbible.org/search/search.cfm?Criteria=passover*&t=KJV#s=s_primary_0_1
- DAYS OF UNLEAVENED BREAD
https://www.blueletterbible.org/search/search.cfm?Criteria=unleavened+bread&t=KJV#s=s_primary_0_1
- FEAST OF FIRSTFRUITS
https://www.blueletterbible.org/search/search.cfm?Criteria=firstfruit*&t=KJV#s=s_primary_0_1

Barley Harvest ~ barley is winnowed: thrown up in the air where the wind separates the barley from it's protective covering.

Jesus is the firstfruits of many, and then
Those that came out of the opened graves after His resurrection (unleavened wave sheaf offering)

1st phase of the first resurrection: This harvest has already occurred. First Jesus, and then those people who were "the firstfruits" of all the righteous (aka: just/justified) dead that had died before Jesus' death & resurrection ...

{1Co 15:20 KJV} But now is Christ risen from the dead, [and] become the firstfruits of them that slept.

{Mat 27:51-53 KJV} And, behold, the veil of the temple was rent in twain from the top to the bottom; and the earth did quake, and the rocks rent; And the graves were opened; and many bodies of the saints which slept arose, And came out of the graves after his resurrection, and went into the holy city, and appeared unto many.

{Luk 23:39-43 KJV} And one of the malefactors which were hanged railed on him, saying, If thou be Christ, save thyself and us. But the other answering rebuked him, saying, Dost not thou fear God, seeing thou art in the same condemnation? And we indeed justly; for we receive the due reward of our deeds: but this man hath done nothing amiss. And he said unto Jesus, Lord, remember me when thou comest into thy kingdom. And Jesus said unto him, Verily I say unto thee, To day shalt thou be with me in paradise.

{Rev 6:9-11 KJV} And when he had opened the fifth seal, I saw under the altar the souls of them that were slain for the word of God, and for the testimony which they held: And they cried with a loud voice, saying, How long, O Lord, holy and true, dost thou not judge and avenge our blood on them that dwell on the earth? And white robes were given unto every one of them; and it was said unto them, that they should rest yet for a little season, until their fellowservants also and their brethren, that should be killed as they [were], should be fulfilled. {Could "a little season" refer to the -times of the Gentiles- which is the time counted between the Feast of Firstfruits on through to Pentecost?}

??? FIRSTFRUITS ???
Yes, notice that's PLURAL, as in ... more than one!!! In at least two phases: the first phase consisted of 1) Jesus death & resurrection; immediately followed by 2) the unleavened wave loaf offering (of the barley harvest). The second phase consists of the two leavened loaves (of the wheat harvest). These firstfruit harvests are separated by 50 days and, I believe, are in fact one and the same harvest to God since He joins them with a counting of days (omer). These *wave offerings* are the firstfruits among all of the righteous that will be resurrected, being the firstfruits of the barley harvest and then the firstfruits of the wheat harvest.

.:: SUMMER ::.
- COUNTING OF THE OMER
(50 days count from the FirstFruits offering after Passover)
https://www.blueletterbible.org/kjv/lev/23/9/s_113009
> which also coincides with a Jubilee (50 years count) <
https://www.blueletterbible.org/kjv/lev/25/1/s_115001
- FEAST OF WEEKS/PENTECOST (SHAVUOT)
https://www.blueletterbible.org/search/search.cfm?Criteria=feast+of+weeks&t=KJV#s=s_primary_0_1

Wheat Harvest ~ trampled over with a *tribulum* to separate the wheat from it's hard outer shell by much harsh grinding & grating under a board that had stones in the bottom: symbolic of much tribulation that every believer during the "times of the Gentiles" goes through.

2nd phase of the first resurrection: This harvest has yet to happen. It represents the awake/ready church/bride made up of both Jews & Gentiles that are saved during the "times of the Gentiles" (two leavened loaves).

The Spring & Summer feasts are ONE FEAST joined by a 50 day count (omer count) but otherwise represent the start and end of the "times of the Gentiles".

{Mat 13:30 KJV} Let both grow together until the harvest: and in the time of harvest I will say to the reapers, Gather ye together first the tares, and bind them in bundles to burn them: but gather the wheat into my barn. -Jesus/Yeshua {See also: the Parable of the 10 virgins in Mat 25, Mat 24, Mar 13, Luk 21, and parts of Luk 17, as space doesn't permit me to list those in their entirety and how they relate here. The "reapers" are His angels. The "tares" are the children of the wicked one (unrighteous) and they will be gathered together for war and God's wrath. But the "wheat" (the ready, righteous believers / bride / church) are gathered into heaven (His barn) by His holy angels (reapers).}

{Rom 8:23 KJV} And not only [they], but ourselves also, which have the firstfruits of the Spirit, even we ourselves groan within ourselves, waiting for the adoption, [to wit], the redemption of our body.

{1Th 4:13-18 KJV} But I would not have you to be ignorant, brethren, concerning them which are asleep, that ye sorrow not, even as others which have no hope. For if we believe that Jesus died and rose again, even so them also which sleep in Jesus will God bring with him. For this we say unto you by the word of the Lord, that we which are alive [and] remain unto the coming of the Lord shall not prevent them which are asleep. 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: Then we which are alive [and] remain shall be caught up together with them in the clouds, to meet the Lord in the air: and so shall we ever be with the Lord. Wherefore comfort one another with these words. {See also, 2Th 2 as space doesn't permit me to quote the whole chapter here.}

Now some might think the above scriptures are troublesome to a 2nd phase of the first resurrection but I remind you that not every believer will be meeting the Lord in the air at this time. Rather, Mat 25's parable of the 10 virgins is clear that only those that are *ready* when the bridegroom comes will get to "go in" with Him, and He will then "shut the doors", and then not long after those that weren't ready will come banging on the door to be let in and He'll say for them to "depart" because "He never knew them". The sad reality of this parable is that a good half of the church will not be ready when He comes. The good news is that for those that are ready, they will be resurrected as stated in other wheat harvest passages I've listed. Remember, only two leavened loaves are waved at this time, which will indeed be a great many people, but this is NOT the time of the full harvest (that's the 3rd phase). Please, heed the following warning and make sure you are among this summer harvest!

{Luk 21:36 KJV} Watch ye therefore, and pray always, that ye may be accounted worthy to escape all these things that shall come to pass, and to stand before the Son of man. -Jesus/Yeshua

{Rev 7:9-17 KJV} After this I beheld, and, lo, a great multitude, which no man could number, of all nations, and kindreds, and people, and tongues, stood before the throne, and before the Lamb, clothed with white robes, and palms in their hands; And cried with a loud voice, saying, Salvation to our God which sitteth upon the throne, and unto the Lamb. And all the angels stood round about the throne, and [about] the elders and the four beasts, and fell before the throne on their faces, and worshipped God, Saying, Amen: Blessing, and glory, and wisdom, and thanksgiving, and honour, and power, and might, [be] unto our God for ever and ever. Amen. And one of the elders answered, saying unto me, What are these which are arrayed in white robes? and whence came they? And I said unto him, Sir, thou knowest. And he said to me, These are they which came out of great tribulation, and have washed their robes, and made them white in the blood of the Lamb. Therefore are they before the throne of God, and serve him day and night in his temple: and he that sitteth on the throne shall dwell among them. They shall hunger no more, neither thirst any more; neither shall the sun light on them, nor any heat. For the Lamb which is in the midst of the throne shall feed them, and shall lead them unto living fountains of waters: and God shall wipe away all tears from their eyes.

.:: FALL ::.
- FEAST OF TRUMPETS
https://www.blueletterbible.org/kjv/lev/23/24/s_113024
- DAY OF ATONEMENT
https://www.blueletterbible.org/search/search.cfm?Criteria=day+atonement&t=KJV#s=s_primary_0_1
- FEAST OF TABERNACLES/TENTS/BOOTHS (SUKKOT)
https://www.blueletterbible.org/search/search.cfm?Criteria=booth*&t=KJV#s=s_primary_0_1

Grape Harvest ~ grapes are thrown into a vat (large tub) where they are literally crushed & trampled to extract the precious juice, which correlates with wars and the wrath of man against man as well as satan (who uses willing mankind as pawns against each other), and finally God's wrath when He cleanses the earth of all iniquity and unrighteousness. These are they that are resurrected -just prior- to the 1,000 years reign of Jesus at His second coming.

3rd phase of the first resurrection: These are not among "the firstfruits" but they are among those yet to be resurrected. I believe that at the close of the "church age" (aka: "times of the Gentiles") there will be a "time of tribulation" (man caused), also known as "Jacob's trouble", in particular where God turns His attention back to Israel to deal with their idolatrous, stiffnecked, rebellious hearts regarding Jesus their Messiah. He will also be dealing with the unrepentant of all the earth, those who persist in their sins & unbelief.

{Luk 12:35-40 KJV} Let your loins be girded about, and [your] lights burning; And ye yourselves like unto men that wait for their lord, when he will return from the wedding; that when he cometh and knocketh, they may open unto him immediately. Blessed [are] those servants, whom the lord when he cometh shall find watching: verily I say unto you, that he shall gird himself, and make them to sit down to meat, and will come forth and serve them. And if he shall come in the second watch, or come in the third watch, and find [them] so, blessed are those servants. And this know, that if the goodman of the house had known what hour the thief would come, he would have watched, and not have suffered his house to be broken through. Be ye therefore ready also: for the Son of man cometh at an hour when ye think not. -Jesus/Yeshua {This "when he will return from the wedding: that when he cometh and knocketh, they may open unto him immediately" implies that some believers {virgins} were not ready at a previous time {wheat harvest}, possibly referring back to the parable of the 10 virgins of Mat 25 whereby some missed His coming because they didn't have enough oil for their lamps. They are advised to be ready by the grape harvest {fall}! Read the whole chapter.}

{Rev 14:14-20 KJV} And I looked, and behold a white cloud, and upon the cloud [one] sat like unto the Son of man, having on his head a golden crown, and in his hand a sharp sickle. And another angel came out of the temple, crying with a loud voice to him that sat on the cloud, Thrust in thy sickle, and reap: for the time is come for thee to reap; for the harvest of the earth is ripe. And he that sat on the cloud thrust in his sickle on the earth; and the earth was reaped. And another angel came out of the temple which is in heaven, he also having a sharp sickle. And another angel came out from the altar, which had power over fire; and cried with a loud cry to him that had the sharp sickle, saying, Thrust in thy sharp sickle, and gather the clusters of the vine of the earth; for her grapes are fully ripe. And the angel thrust in his sickle into the earth, and gathered the vine of the earth, and cast [it] into the great winepress of the wrath of God. And the winepress was trodden without the city, and blood came out of the winepress, even unto the horse bridles, by the space of a thousand [and] six hundred furlongs.

Who are the firstfruits redeemed by Christ?

{Jas 1:18 KJV} Of his own will begat he us with the word of truth, that we should be a kind of firstfruits of his creatures.

{1Co 15:23 KJV} But every man in his own order: Christ the firstfruits; afterward they that are Christ's at his coming. {This could mean His coming in the clouds where we meet Him in the air, or it could mean His 2nd coming, or both.}

One other mention of "firstfruits" that are sealed in their foreheads are the 144,000 spoken of in Rev 7 & Rev 14 but I'm not sure if they are sealed in their mortal bodies or if they're among one of the phases of the resurrected. I'll leave that for another study perhaps. Here's that scripture for reference sake ...

{Rev 14:4 KJV} These are they which were not defiled with women; for they are virgins. These are they which follow the Lamb whithersoever he goeth. These were redeemed from among men, [being] the firstfruits unto God and to the Lamb.

.:: Jesus 2nd coming ::.
The Fall (Grape) Harvest goes hand in hand with Jesus' second coming. I separate out the scripture below to emphasize His coming but I believe any people shown as resurrected in this section are part of the section (above) ... that harvest will happen just prior to His return. His second coming is His establishment of the Kingdom of God whereby He rules and reigns as King of kings and Lord of lords for 1,000 years. When He comes it will be to *rescue* Israel at the end of "Jacob's Trouble" when Israel finally is brought to her knees and calls on Him to come. We have two NT witnesses to this statement:

{Mat 23:39 KJV} For I say unto you, Ye shall not see me henceforth, till ye shall say, Blessed [is] he that cometh in the name of the Lord. -Jesus/Yeshua

{Luk 13:35 KJV} Behold, your house is left unto you desolate: and verily I say unto you, Ye shall not see me, until [the time] come when ye shall say, Blessed [is] he that cometh in the name of the Lord. -Jesus/Yeshua

At Jesus' second coming, satan is bound in the bottomless pit (abyss). Jesus will usher in a time of peace and tranquility on earth, as God intended from the beginning! At this time, the Lord returns with ALL of His resurrected saints including any of the resurrected listed in this section, who will help Him govern the peoples of the world that yet remain.

{Zec 14:5 KJV} And ye shall flee [to] the valley of the mountains; for the valley of the mountains shall reach unto Azal: yea, ye shall flee, like as ye fled from before the earthquake in the days of Uzziah king of Judah: and the LORD my God shall come, [and] all the saints with thee.

{Jhn 5:28-29 KJV} Marvel not at this: for the hour is coming, in the which all that are in the graves shall hear his voice, And shall come forth; they that have done good, unto the resurrection of life; and they that have done evil, unto the resurrection of damnation. -Jesus/Yeshua {The resurrection of damnation is the second death of the unrighteous.}

{Act 24:15 KJV} And have hope toward God, which they themselves also allow, that there shall be a resurrection of the dead, both of the just and unjust.

{Rev 1:5-7 KJV} And from Jesus Christ, [who is] the faithful witness, [and] the first begotten of the dead, and the prince of the kings of the earth. Unto him that loved us, and washed us from our sins in his own blood, And hath made us kings and priests unto God and his Father; to him [be] glory and dominion for ever and ever. Amen. Behold, he cometh with clouds; and every eye shall see him, and they [also] which pierced him: and all kindreds of the earth shall wail because of him. Even so, Amen.

{Rev 5:9-10 KJV} And they sung a new song, saying, Thou art worthy to take the book, and to open the seals thereof: for thou wast slain, and hast redeemed us to God by thy blood out of every kindred, and tongue, and people, and nation; And hast made us unto our God kings and priests: and we shall reign on the earth. {Something to keep in mind, one must break ALL the seals before one can read the contents of the scroll!}

{Rev 20:4-6 KJV} And I saw thrones, and they sat upon them, and judgment was given unto them: and [I saw] the souls of them that were beheaded for the witness of Jesus, and for the word of God, and which had not worshipped the beast, neither his image, neither had received [his] mark upon their foreheads, or in their hands; and they lived and reigned with Christ a thousand years. But the rest of the dead lived not again until the thousand years were finished. This [is] the first resurrection. Blessed and holy [is] he that hath part in the first resurrection: on such the second death hath no power, but they shall be priests of God and of Christ, and shall reign with him a thousand years.

.:: The Second Death ::.
{Rev 20:11-15 KJV} And I saw a great white throne, and him that sat on it, from whose face the earth and the heaven fled away; and there was found no place for them. And I saw the dead, small and great, stand before God; and the books were opened: and another book was opened, which is [the book] of life: and the dead were judged out of those things which were written in the books, according to their works. And the sea gave up the dead which were in it; and death and hell delivered up the dead which were in them: and they were judged every man according to their works. And death and hell were cast into the lake of fire. This is the second death. And whosoever was not found written in the book of life was cast into the lake of fire. {The first death is the one every human has suffered since the time of Adam & Eve, due to their rebellion and fall that has affected each and every one of us ever since. The "dead" spoken of here are not the righteous but rather the unrighteous, those that chose not to believe in Jesus and died in their sins.}

Until recently, I was a staunchly convinced *pre-wrath* kinda gal. I by no means am claiming to have all the answers but I do find the possibility of three phases of one resurrection to be intriguing! As I find time, and energy, I will continue to add scriptures where I feel they fit, as well as links to other articles I've discovered over these past couple of months. I hope I have inspired you (as others have done for me) to look into this fascinating potential. Do your own research, study to show yourselves approved.

Perhaps we'll meet in the air, maybe sooner than later, during an upcoming Pentecost (Shavuot - wheat)? Perhaps this year!? I am watching intently for a potential resurrection for this upcoming Pentecost (Shavuot) from June 11-13, 2016 but if it doesn't happen then I'll continue waiting until the Fall feasts/harvest, and if necessary on to next year! ;o}

You might be interested in another article I did ...
http://thelambswife.blogspot.com/2016/01/011116-will-jesus-come-for-his-bride.html

Maranatha Lord!

{Curly bracket comments are mine. Red letter text is Jesus speaking. Article started on June 1, 2016 and is in WIP stage.}

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