Come
Up Here and Come Away!
Clues to the Timing of
the Rapture in Scripture and the Star
Gospel surrounding the
Jupiter-Uranus Conjunction of 2010
By Helena Lehman of
Pillar of Enoch Ministry
One of the most beautiful passages in the Bible is found in the Song of Solomon, which is a love poem written, at least in part, by King Solomon. Though it may have been written to woo a young noble woman betrothed to him, some claim it was meant to woo the Queen of Sheba. As a poem between a king and his bride-to-be, the Song of Solomon has many allegorical implications alluding to the imminent Wedding Supper of the Lamb with His Bride: the Two-House Church of Judah (Jewish believers) and Ephraim (Gentile believers). Upon re-reading a portion of this lovely poem recently, I noted a peculiarity that really held my attention. Note the two identical passages that are repeated in the following section:
“My beloved spoke, and said to me: ‘Rise up, my love, my fair one, and come away. For lo, the winter is past, the rain is over and gone. The flowers appear on the earth; the time of singing has come, and the voice of the turtledove is heard in our land. The fig tree puts forth her green figs, and the vines with the tender grapes give a good smell. Rise up, my love, my fair one, and come away!” - Song of Solomon 2:10-13 (NKJ)
In this Scripture that alludes to the flowers of late spring
and the Feast of Pentecost or Shavuot, the fair Lady that the King desires is
told to “come away,” where the King is - not just once - but two times. Since
the Song of Solomon is an allegory of Christ’s love for His Bride the
Indeed, though many passages in Scripture hint at a “Rapture” or catching up of the Church, many naysayers within the Body of Christ argue that belief in a Rapture will leave many unprepared for any disaster, as well as the Great Tribulation to come when Yahweh will pour out His wrath on mankind. Many of these naysayers also think it would be a great honor to be called to fight for the cause of the righteous during the coming time of Jacob’s Trouble. However, though it may be a privilege for hardened warriors who have been specifically called to this task, or who are called to be evangelists like the 144,000 Witnesses, it is by no means meant to be the fate of all believers in Yahshua!
But because there are so many believers today who either believe they will have to live through the Tribulation or actually want to stay on the Earth throughout the Tribulation period and fight, it may be that Yahweh always intended to make it a CHOICE. In other words, it may truly be up to the individual believer to decide whether they want to attend the Wedding in Heaven or stay to fight the Antichrist here on Earth.
As a case in point, one day while I was in deep prayer, I
was specifically asked by God if I would be willing to stay on Earth during the
Tribulation to be a witness for Him. At that time, I knew I had a right to
refuse because God knew how much I wanted to attend the Wedding Supper of the
Lamb in Heaven, and He had already promised that I would be a part of it.
Nonetheless, after some deep contemplation of the severe suffering I might have
to experience first hand and the loss I might find from not being part of the
Rapture, I told God that I would stay if it would help further His kingdom. But
I also asked that He take away my fear, and He did by promising me that those
who would willingly stay behind to be witnesses would be protected and unable
to be harmed. I realized then that God was trying to show me two things. First,
that Revelation’s 144,000 chosen ones of
Whether or not one chooses to believe that what I just described was a bonafide supernatural encounter with the Living God of Abraham, Scripture makes it clear that our God Yahweh loves to present paradoxes and mysteries for His human children to ponder, and, with the aid of the Holy Spirit, to eventually help them to understand and embrace these paradoxes. I believe that this is one of those paradoxes: that while to go to be with Yahshua is the desire of every spiritually baptized believers’ heart, the desire to stay and serve God may override that desire in certain people because they want to win souls for Christ by taking part in the enormous spiritual harvest that will take place during the Tribulation! I believe that these sorts of individuals are destined to become the 144,000 Witnesses.
Nonetheless, whether or not one takes part in the Pre-Tribulation Rapture is also based on how one chooses to live their lives. If the believer in question is an intellectual Christian that is not baptized with the Holy Spirit, they will pay little or no heed to Yahshua’s commandments. These are to love one another as we love ourselves, and to love God the Father with our whole heart, body, mind and spirit (See Matthew 22:36-40). Those who don’t trust our Father Yahweh on a daily basis and care deeply about the welfare of other believers are consciously or unconsciously choosing to stay and will be left behind by default unless they receive the spiritual baptism of the Holy Spirit and change for the better beforehand as I and countless other redeemed believers have done.
Scriptural Clues Pointing to Two Raptures
In this article, I am going to show that those naysaying the Rapture for whatever reason are wrong to deny the many hints in Scripture of the reality of both a Pre-Tribulation Rapture and a second Mid-Tribulation (or Pre-Wrath Rapture) of the saints. In order to do so, I am going to overlook many of the more familiar passages concerning the Rapture and focus on a few obscure ones, like the passage quoted from the Song of Solomon earlier. In addition, I am going to point to the signs in the heavens that Yahshua warned His disciples to look for when His coming draws near. The most important of these signs is the Jupiter-Uranus conjunction of 2010. But before we explore its implications, let’s take a look at another Scripture relating to the Rapture that is tied to the passage quoted from the Song. It is found in Proverbs, portions of which have also been attributed to Solomon:
“Do not exalt yourself in the presence of the king, and do not stand in the place of the great; For it is better that he say to you, ‘Come up here,’ than that you should be put lower in the presence of the prince, whom your eyes have seen.” - Proverbs 25:6-7 (NKJ)
Note that in this passage, we are instructed not to be haughty or proud in the presence of the King, which alludes to our Heavenly Father. This is followed by a warning that we will not be invited to “Come up here” into the King and Prince’s presence unless we are humble and worshipful before them both! It is obvious that the Prince being referred to allegorically here is none other than Yahshua the Messiah, the great Bridegroom who asks his betrothed to “Come away!” in the Song of Solomon. It is therefore no coincidence that an expression that is nearly identical to the “Come away!” references in the Song of Solomon is found not once, but twice in the Book of Revelation. The first occurrence is as follows:
“After these things I looked, and behold, a door standing open in heaven. And the first voice which I heard was like a trumpet speaking with me, saying, ‘Come up here, and I will show you things which must take place after this.’ Immediately I was in the Spirit; and behold, a throne set in heaven, and One sat on the throne.” - Revelation 4:1-2 (NKJ)
In the preceding Scripture, the command “Come up here!” is
found in reference to an open door that allows a person to visit the throne
room of Yahweh in Heaven, where the Wedding of the Lamb will no doubt take
place. This command to enter through that open door is made at the beginning of
the Tribulation period, before the Seals, Trumpets, and Bowls of God’s Wrath
are unleashed. Prophetically, this open door is an allusion to Christ’s Cross,
whose shed blood cleanses those who are covered by it of sin. It is also the
door given to the
“I know your works. See, I have set before you an open door, and no one can shut it; for you have a little strength, have kept My word, and have not denied My name.” - “Because you have kept My command to persevere, I also will keep you from the hour of trial which shall come upon the whole world, to test those who dwell on the earth. Behold, I am coming quickly! Hold fast what you have, that no one may take your crown.” - Revelation 3:8, 10-11 (NKJ)
These passages are clearly referring to a supernaturally led Exodus of God’s servants to a heavenly place of refuge from God’s Wrath. Anyone who argues that they do not refer to the coming Rapture of the saints are not seeing the prophetic Language of God correctly and are giving a carnal rather than Holy Spirit led interpretation of these passages. Interestingly, this command to “Come up here!” appears again in reference to the resurrection of the Two Witnesses of Revelation:
“Now after the three-and-a-half days the breath of life from God entered them (i.e. the Two Witnesses), and they stood on their feet, and great fear fell on those who saw them. And they heard a loud voice from heaven saying to them, ‘Come up here.’ And they ascended to heaven in a cloud, and their enemies saw them. In the same hour there was a great earthquake, and a tenth of the city fell. In the earthquake seven thousand men were killed, and the rest were afraid and gave glory to the God of heaven.” - Revelation 11:11-13 (NKJ)
This resurrection and subsequent translation of the Two Witnesses occurs at exactly the mid-point of the seven-year Tribulation period that is identified in Scripture as Daniel’s Seventieth Week. At the time that the Two Witnesses are caught up to Heaven with the command “Come up here!”, it is my contention that a final wave of attendees to the Wedding of the Lamb will be snatched away with them. This miraculous translation and snatching up of perhaps billions of new believers may actually release an enormous amount of supernatural energy that may trigger the massive earthquake that Scripture indicates will accompany their ascension into Heaven. In this way, the world may easily be duped into thinking those who are missing were merely lost in the quake rather then saved by Yahweh’s Grace and mercy. Interestingly, this is also when the last of the Seven Trumpets of judgment are sounded:
“The second woe is past. Behold, the third woe is coming quickly. Then the seventh angel sounded: And there were loud voices in heaven, saying, "The kingdoms of this world have become the kingdoms of our Lord and of His Christ, and He shall reign forever and ever!” - Revelation 11:14-15 (NKJ)
Could this be the Last Trumpet that the Apostle Paul spoke about in his description of the Rapture in 1 Thessalonians as shown in the following Scripture?
“Behold, I tell you a mystery: We shall not all sleep, but we shall all be changed - 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 Corinthians 15:51-52 (NKJ)
I believe it is the last or Seventh Trumpet of God’s Wrath that Paul was referring to. I also think the 144,000 Witnesses will be snatched up to Heaven at this time, as shown in the article about the 144,000 Witnesses that I wrote and linked to here:
Who Are the 144,000 Witnesses of Revelation?:
http://pillar-of-enoch.com/essays/144000-Witnesses-of-Revelation.pdf
The Rapture Revealed in the Parable of the Ten Virgins
In my book “The Language of God in Humanity,” it is shown that the Parable of the Ten Virgins in Matthew, Chapter 25 is an amazing allegorical picture of the events that will precede the seven-year Tribulation period on Earth. In fact, this parable literally refers to the Wedding of the Lamb mentioned in the Book of Revelation. In this heavenly wedding, Yahshua will be the Groom coming to take His Bride to the Wedding Supper in His Father’s House in Heaven. Here is a portion of this amazing Parable:
“And at midnight a cry was heard: ‘Behold, the bridegroom is coming; go out to meet him!’ Then all those virgins arose and trimmed their lamps. And the foolish said to the wise, ‘Give us some of your oil, for our lamps are going out.’ But the wise answered, saying, ‘No, lest there should not be enough for us and you; but go rather to those who sell, and buy for yourselves.’ And while they went to buy, the bridegroom came, and those who were ready went in with him to the wedding; and the door was shut.” - Matthew 25:6-10 (NKJ)
This parable is filled with allegorical references that can be interpreted as follows. The door that was shut is referring to the open door in Revelation 3:8. This door will be opened to admit the Raptured saints and then it will be shut. The Groom, of course, is Yahshua Ha Mashiach. However, the Groom also signifies all literal Jewish Believers, while the Bride is the allegorical Tribe of Ephraim, which signifies the elect among the Seven Churches of Gentile believers, which also include the elect among the Lost Israelites. Meanwhile, the Ten Virgins signify those who are saved among the Ten Lost Tribes of Israel, but whose spiritual walk with God left something to be desired. The Ten Tribes appear to be Gentiles but usually have Israelite blood in their heritage. However, some saved souls among the Ten Tribes are also purely Gentile believers that have married or been adopted into the Ten Lost Tribes of Israel.
In the parable, five of the virgin attendants of the Gentile Bride are ready to leave with her when the Jewish Bridegroom arrives to take her to His Father’s House in Heaven for the wedding. However, the five other virgins who were meant to attend the Bride do not get to join the procession of the bridal party because they have to go out and buy more oil for their lamps. This oil is referring to the anointing of the Holy Spirit, as all anointing that set people and objects apart for holy service in Israel was once done with a special blend of olive oil that was scented with aromatic plant extracts including spikenard, frankincense, aloe, and/or myrrh.
Since five of the Ten Virgins have no oil or Holy Spirit
power as the seal guaranteeing their inheritance in the
Understanding the Heavenly Signs Announcing the Rapture
Now that we have examined the Scriptures, let’s look at the heavenly signs that may be announcing the coming of the first or Pre-Tribulation phase of the Rapture and the imminent onslaught of the Tribulation. In my book “The Language of God in Prophecy,” I explore many heavenly signs that have or will occur between 1995 and the year 2017. I also show that the Tribulation may begin in 2011. If this is true - as the exhaustive findings in my book strongly suggest - then the Pre-Tribulation phase of the Rapture must occur sometime in 2010.
There are three major signs that occur in 2010. These are
the Solar Eclipse in the sign of Gemini that is best seen over
The connection of these heavenly signs with Bible prophecy cannot be clearly seen unless one has the baptism of the Holy Spirit and knows the spiritual meaning behind each planet’s and star sign’s physical and allegorical characteristics. For example, Uranus is the third largest planet in our Solar System next to Jupiter and Saturn. Now - according to the Gospel in the Stars and the Language of God that are a part of Sacred Astronomy - both Jupiter and Saturn represent Yahshua the Messiah in his differing roles. Utilizing these spiritual disciplines that righteous Sethites like Enoch and Noah understood, Jupiter can be seen to signify Yahshua as a Shepherd King, Kinsman Redeemer and Avenger of Blood while Saturn represents Yahshua as the Crowned King and Judge of a peaceful Universe finally and forever under His absolute and loving control.
Meanwhile, the planet Uranus and its near-twin
Now, in my book “The Language of God in History,” I examine Classical Mythology to show its amazing ties with the characters and events in the Old Testament historical narratives. Interestingly, the gods connected to the planets Uranus and Neptune are both likely deified perversions of the righteous man Noah. In keeping with the hidden aspect of Uranus and Neptune, my book also shows that Noah was likely a hermit like his great grandfather Enoch. Like Enoch, Noah may have remained righteous by keeping himself separate from the affairs of mankind and hidden from them so that only a few knew where he dwelled or how to find him.
Amazingly, many more of the physical characteristics of Uranus have strong biblical connections. For example, Uranus has 11 faint rings and 27 known moons, but only five of its moons are truly prominent. Likewise, the Bible tells us that there were only 11 faithful apostles of Christ and there are exactly 27 books in the New Testament, with five - the 4 Gospels and the Book of Revelation - that are more significant than the rest. In addition, the Hebrew alphabet has 22 letters - with five of those letters having an additional finial form that are shown to be tied to the Tribulation period in my book “The Language of God in Prophecy.”
Oddly, Uranus is also the only planet in the Solar System whose poles point nearly directly toward the Sun. In other words, Uranus appears as if it was knocked over onto its side long ago in some kind of massive cosmic collision. Allegorically, however, it appears as if Uranus were bowing toward the Sun, which signifies God the Father and the Preincarnate Christ. This, in turn, suggests that Uranus signifies true believers - those who are fully humble and repentant before God and His Son and not proud of their sins like the rest of unrepentant humanity.
Now, when pairing up the planets with the Zodiac signs and
Tribes of Israel in my book “The Language of God in the Universe,” the Holy
Spirit revealed to me that - as a large planet that is adjacent to Saturn but too
distant to be seen with the naked eye - Uranus signifies the Bride of Christ.
Because it is invisible without a telescope, Uranus also represents the mystery
of the
As revealed in the Parable of the Ten Virgins, only five of the Bride’s virgin handmaids are taken with her to the Wedding. The five handmaids that accompany the Bride because they have enough “oil” in their lamps signify groups of believers that live under Grace and actively utilize their spiritual gifts to give light to others who are in spiritual darkness. Meanwhile, the other five virgins without enough oil that are left behind signify spiritually lazy people who do not share their faith in Yahshua or actively seek to draw nearer to God. Likewise, Uranus’ five prominent moons signify the Bride’s five virgin handmaids that have plenty of lamp oil while its 22 other moons likely signify all the people on the Earth today who love Christ.
As expounded in my books, the planet Jupiter also has much
allegorical meaning. Since ancient times, Jupiter has been considered the
“king” planet in association with the “king” star Regulus in Leo, as both of
these celestial bodies are often found to be prominent in the sky at the births
of great personages like kings. Jupiter is therefore associated with greatness
and is second only to Venus and the star Sirius in brilliance. Likewise,
according to the Jewish sages, Jupiter signifies their coming Messiah and King.
Not surprisingly, Jupiter was extremely prominent in the heavens at the most
likely time of Christ’s birth, which was between the summer of 3 BC and the
winter of 2 BC. As explained in my book “The Language of God in the Universe,”
the retrograde movements of the planet Jupiter may have been partly behind the biblical
description of the miraculous Star that the Magi followed to
Now, due to the Judeo-Christian allegorical meanings behind
the planets Uranus and Jupiter, any conjunction between them is quite
significant. Not only are they a symbol for the future Wedding of the Lamb, but
of Christ’s great love for His Bride the
Amazingly, the Zodiac signs that these two prominent
celestial events of 2010 will occur in are directly connected to both the
Wedding of the Lamb and His Bride the
Meanwhile, the other fish of Pisces that is swimming along the path of the Sun called the ecliptic signifies those who are following the righteous Way of Yahweh. These redeemed souls are depicted as a fish following the literal path of the Sun as a symbol of righteousness. These are the fish caught in the harvest who are saved by Yahshua’s blood and are living under His Grace. Meanwhile, in its simplest sense, Gemini the Twins signifies a bond of love and a covenant union that ends the animosity between two warring family groups. In the Bible, Gemini can therefore signify the end of the antagonism between Cain and Abel, Ishmael and Isaac, Esau and Jacob, and Reuben and Joseph via acts of forgiveness and love.
In modern times, Gemini still signifies the now ancient war
between Ishmael or Islam, and Isaac or Judeo-Christianity. However, though it
is the resurrected Yahshua who will bring these opposing factions together one
day in a truly lasting peace, the Antichrist must first appear to offer these
warring parties a temporary peace that will lead to the most oppressive
government and massive war in human history. This war has been dubbed the
Battle of Armageddon after the word used to name the valley in the Book of
Revelation where the Antichrist’s multinational armies gather (Rev. 16:16).
This valley can be identified with modern
Now, the most amazing thing about the conjunctions of
Jupiter and Uranus in Pisces in 2010 is that they will occur near to the center
of the fish on the ecliptic, and this fish is the one that signifies the
So, on Sunday, June 6th, 2010, a conjunction will occur
between Jupiter signifying the Messiah and
Bridegroom and the planet Uranus representing the Bride of Christ and five of
her handmaids. This conjunction will appear directly over the celestial fish
that is allegorically riding the celestial horse that carries our Messiah
between Heaven and Earth! Meanwhile, the Sun will be centered between the horns
of Taurus signifying the Tribe of Joseph, the Ten Lost Tribes of Israel and the
Amazingly, at the same time as the Jupiter-Uranus conjunction, there will be another conjunction between the planet Mars signifying war and blood atonement and the king star Regulus in Leo that represents Yahshua our Messiah crowned as king and coming to defeat Satan and reign victoriously over the whole Earth. This Mars-Regulus conjunction therefore indicates that the Jupiter-Uranus conjunction in Pisces marks an event that will escalate the war between the righteous and the wicked and lead to the Second Coming of Christ. Isn’t it wonderful that Yahweh always likes to provide a dual sign or witness to announce any major prophetic event? But this is not the only additional witness, for this amazing double conjunction on June 6th will be closely followed by another prophetically significant celestial sign.
An Amazing Solar Eclipse on the 1st of Av in 2010
On Sunday, July 11th, 2010, the Moon will completely cover
the Sun in a total Solar Eclipse. Intriguingly, July 11th is also the 1st of Av
on the Jewish Calendar. Fascinatingly, the 1st of Av marks the beginning of the
nine days of awe leading up to the traditional 9th of Av Jewish day of mourning
over the destruction of the First and
Start of Excerpt from pages
555 through 557 in “The Language of God in Prophecy,”
with color illustrations
substituted for the black and white ones in the book:
Two major signs of the coming Tribulation’s imminence are
the Solar Eclipses of 2009 and 2010 on the 1st of Av or nine days before the
Jewish day of lamentation and fasting on the 9th of Av. These may mark the
onset of a war or time of great strife for
Jupiter & Uranus over Pegasus & Pisces Fish: July 11, 2010
The Star Gospel surrounding the Easter Island Eclipse ties
in well with the symbolism of Psalm 110, and the prophecies in the Hallel
Psalms indicate that Psalm 110 is tied to 2010 - the
year before the Tribulation begins. In Psalm 110, we are told that Yahshua
will sit at His Father’s right hand to watch upcoming events on Earth and that
He will extend His scepter from
Solar Eclipse Over Easter Island - July 11th, 2010
Now, at the time of
the 1st of Av Solar Eclipse on July 11th, 2010 heralding unprecedented trouble
for the nation of
Lunar Eclipse Over Orion’s Sword - December 21, 2010
Later in 2010, on the evening just before the Sun rises on
the Winter Solstice, there will be a total Lunar Eclipse between Gemini and
Taurus - as shown in the illustration on page 11. Taurus signifies both God’s
mercy on believers and His terrible wrath on the Gentiles who reject Him, while
the sign of Gemini depicts the
As an eerie sign of the terrible wars and subsequent Wrath
of God to come, this Lunar Eclipse will occur directly over the tip of the
constellation Orion’s upraised sword. Since Orion depicts
Christ, the sword that the Lunar Eclipse occurs over is the sword of Christ,
and also represents His scepter! Likewise, in Psalm 110, Yahshua is seen
extending His scepter from “
End of Excerpt from “The
Language of God in Prophecy.”
In the same book that this excerpt came from, I hint that - since Rosh Hashanah or the Feast of Trumpets is tied to the Second Coming of Christ, and the Rapture is accompanied by a shout like a trumpet blast, it is possible that Yahshua will come for His Bride in the Rapture sometime during the two days of Rosh Hashanah in 2010, which will occur on September 9th and 10th. However, the second conjunction of Jupiter and Uranus over the fish of Pisces and back of Pegasus will occur on September 22nd, 2010, which will be the thirteenth day of the Jewish year 5771 and the spiritual beginning of the Gregorian year 2011. This suggests that the Rapture of the saints could also occur AFTER Rosh Hashanah in 2010, when many disappointed believers that are familiar with the prophetic nature of the Jewish feasts will definitely not be expecting it! This would explain Yahshua’s comment that He will initially return when people least suspect it (Matthew 24:44, Luke 12:40).
Now, if the fist Rapture of the saints will occur before the Tribulation begins, then it should occur before the Lunar Eclipse over the sword of Orion on the Winter Solstice of 2010, which may be the celestial marker for the beginning of the Tribulation period. As such, it is highly unlikely that the first Rapture will occur after that date. This means that the third conjunction of Jupiter and Uranus on January 2nd, 2011 may only serve as a final reminder to the people that are left behind that Yahshua has come for His Bride. Nonetheless, though it is unlikely, it is remotely possible that the first Rapture will not occur before the Tribulation, but sometime not long afterward. If it does, it will likely be before the Antichrist takes control of the world, and it is almost certain that the Antichrist will be in control of a world government and global military by the end of 2012.
In my book “The Language of God in Prophecy,” it is shown that the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse are symbolically connected to the Gospel in the Stars. In fact, four of the twelve major Zodiac signs represent these four horsemen that are part of the first four Seal judgments against unrepentant mankind. Ominously, on the Mayan date for the end of the world, which falls on the Winter Solstice on December 21st, 2012, these signs will house all the major planets and will form a giant upside down Peace sign in the heavens! My illustration showing this upside down or Anti-Peace sign and the Zodiac signs and planets that will be lined up in them on that date is on page 13.
As shown in my book “The Language of God in History,” the Mayan calendar may have an Enochian or Noahide origin. This would explain why the Mayan date for the end of the world is identified in the Book of Revelation via the symbolism behind the Four Horsemen! However, since the Four Horsemen are released AFTER God’s command to “Come up here!” is uttered for the first time in the Book of Revelation, it is highly unlikely that the first Rapture will occur after the first four Seals are opened. Therefore, it is my strong belief that the first Rapture will occur BEFORE the Seal Judgments that will come upon the unsuspecting inhabitants of the Earth at that time.
The Heavenly Anti-Peace Sign of December 21st, 2012
Before closing this section of the article, I wanted to mention the fact that, while searching for more information about the Jupiter-Uranus conjunction of 2010 on the Internet, I came across quite a few web sites with articles explaining the New Age and Occult point of view that unsaved Astrologers have of this conjunction. In the process of sifting through this material, I was shocked to discover how much they had written that gives this important heavenly sign a positive spiritual and carnal slant and seems to anticipate the Rapture in a twisted light.
In the minds of Occult practitioners and Astrologers, the Jupiter-Uranus conjunction is a sign that the New Age of Enlightenment and Harmony that they think they are meditating and speaking into existence is going to take a big leap forward into reality this year. They think that this conjunction will have many positive spiritual and material affects, including helping those who embrace the dark side to generate more wealth, increase their sensual pleasure and find a deeper connection to the divine within themselves. Some even suspect that it may be a sign that Mother Earth is about to dispose of millions of supposedly spiritually retarded people in order to bring the New Age fully into existence.
Of course, this is undoubtedly Satan’s fictitious but cunningly compelling explanation for the reason behind and nature of the Rapture of the saints. There is also no doubt that many already deceived people believe this explanation and are awaiting this great sweeping away of degenerate souls. Unfortunately, in their spiritually blind eyes, all those who believe in the one true God and His Son are the ones supposedly holding back the transformation of planet Earth into a place filled with the New Age version of peace, love and harmony that not only tolerates sin, but encourages and celebrates it. Sadly, this New Age viewpoint has taken hold in every area of society today. In most places in the West, the Judeo-Christian view that we are all degenerate sinners that are ripe for an eternity spent in Hell unless we repent is seen as backward and defective. But the Bible makes it clear that the New Agers who reject this biblical view are the ones who are being deceived, and they are the ones who will perish when they accept the Great Deception of the Antichrist and follow him into perdition.
In the meantime, as believers await Yahshua’s return to Rapture His saints, they need to take advantage of their authority, duty and privilege in Christ and pray that all these lost souls will find the light of Yahshua and the Holy Spirit before it is too late. In addition, they need to pray that they and all their fellow professing Messianics and Christians will be ready when Yahshua comes for them.
To that, I say: “Amen and Maranatha!”
How Do We Know We Are Baptized with the Holy Spirit?
Before we examine the seasons when the Rapture may occur, I want to make something perfectly clear. I am not infallible, and I make mistakes. Therefore, if the Rapture does not come when I suspect that it might, this doesn’t mean that God’s prophecies are false! What it means is that my interpretation of the evidence may be faulty. Though I am being guided by the Holy Spirit to make certain deductions from God’s Word and the celestial signs, sometimes I have to make calculated guesses that may or may not be correct. Therefore, I must admonish everyone to not let your faith in God be swayed if the teachings of godly men or women occasionally prove to be false. I also want to admonish everyone that if your faith is based solely on the fulfillment of prophecy as it is interpreted by any human teacher, then you really don’t have a living, breathing faith in the Lamb of God - Yahshua Ha Mashiach. In order to have a true and saving relationship with Yahshua, there must be a supernatural element to it.
At its most mundane level, this supernatural element of our walk with Yahshua includes having occasionally vivid prophetic dreams that we may not necessarily understand at first, but that will always agree with what is taught in Scripture when it is analyzed and understood. At this same spiritual “beginners” level, believers also often have frequently strong impressions of conscience that lead us to make good moral choices. These are the clearest evidence that any believer has an active and saving relationship with God. Without a Spirit-led conscience that leads to remorse, repentance, changed behavior and righteousness, a person who says they believe in Yahshua as their Savior does not have the baptism of the Holy Spirit, which is the seal that guarantees our salvation:
“Now it is God who makes both us and you stand firm in Christ. He anointed us, set his seal of ownership on us, and put his Spirit in our hearts as a deposit, guaranteeing what is to come.” - 2 Corinthians 1:21-22 (NIV)
Once we have the Holy Spirit as a seal, we must deepen our walk with God by seeking His wisdom and love through His Spirit. In this way, a believer’s dreams and spiritual impressions should eventually lead them to experience waking visions that communicate truths as they contemplate God’s Word. Finally, those who have the deepest sort of relationship with God will begin to literally hear and understand the quiet inner voice of the Holy Spirit that indwells and guides them in all truth. At this point, believers will discover that they have a place where they can withdraw to in their hearts - a living tabernacle of the Spirit of God within - where they can find truth, conviction, love and comfort in the all-encompassing embrace of God’s Spirit.
Since I have experienced all of these manifestations of the Holy Spirit being active in one’s life, I know that I am saved and that Yahshua will always be with me, even if my intellectual deductions based on Scripture might fail to materialize. I also know that my faith will not end if I am wrong in these deductions because I have an active and real relationship with God, and I also know that I occasionally don’t hear Yah correctly or I am unwilling to accept what He has shown me. Nonetheless, when I am open and willing, I can feel Yah’s presence and hear His voice! I can commune with God within myself in my waking moments without having to be satisfied merely with dreams and visions! Though dreams and visions from the Spirit of God are profound and beautiful when they happen, having a real ability to communicate with God and to hear His voice on a personal and intimate level is far more wonderful.
It is this type of intimate relationship with God that every
believer should strive to reach. Without this type of relationship with
Yahshua, a person’s faith is like chaff in the wind! It has no strength, and
when calamity strikes, it will be destroyed! As John the Baptist clearly
admonished, those who are like chaff are without the Holy Spirit and risk being
burned in the fire of Hell or the
“I indeed baptize you with water unto repentance, but He who is coming after me is mightier than I… He will baptize you with the Holy Spirit and fire. His winnowing fan is in His hand, and He will thoroughly clean out His threshing floor, and gather His wheat into the barn; but He will burn up the chaff with unquenchable fire.” - Matthew 3:11-12 (NKJ)
Do not base your faith on experience alone! Base it on your relationship with God. Can you hear Him? Do you know Yahweh through the Word of God and Yahshua’s Spirit? Do you trust God’s Word and God’s Spirit to lead you and to help you make sense of your experiences? If you diligently seek God, you should eventually experience a supernatural relationship with Him. But if not, then your faith may be carnal and weak. This means it is based on one’s flesh or intellect, but not on a manifestation of the Spirit of God in one’s life.
Pinpointing the Seasons of the Rapture by the Feasts of Israel
Now that we have determined that there may be two distinct Rapture events - one at the beginning and one at the midpoint of the Tribulation, it leads us to ponder the season when these events may occur. In my book “The Language of God in Humanity,” I carefully explained that the Rapture can be tied to both Pentecost and the Feast of Trumpets. Could it be that I made that deduction in the past so that I would be able to see how these two Feasts of Israel may be tied directly to the two Rapture events that are revealed in Scripture? Before I go further, let me share what I said about these feasts and the Rapture in Book Two:
Start of Excerpt with illustrations
from pages 99 through 101 in
Chapter Two of “The Language of God in Humanity:”
The
Prophetic Themes of the Feasts of Israel
Another essential element in our walk with Yahweh is
understanding the meaning of the seven religious Feasts of Israel that Yah ordained on
In this section, we will focus on how the seven feast days ordained by Yahweh and the two feasts instated by the Jews are prophetically connected to both the seven and nine-branched versions of the Menorah. Using the illustration on page 16, which was taken from an even more in depth discussion of Menorah patterns in Book Four, we can see how the seven biblical feast days correspond to a seven-branched Menorah. In the illustration, note that Pentecost falls over the fourth or Servant Lamp, which corresponds to Christ.
This is highly significant, showing that each dispensation
of Truth that God has given or will give to mankind was or will be delivered to
us on Pentecost through His Son, as the preincarnate Word of
God (
In reality, when Christ told His disciples that they would not be able to predict the exact day or hour in which Christ would come again (Mat. 24:36), He may have been referring to the unpredictability of Pentecost, which depends on when Passover officially begins and when the Sunday of Passover Week falls. So, though Christ could come at any time, the Scriptures hint that it may be around Pentecost. Since the autumn Feast of Trumpets is a two day feast and Christ’s return is associated with trumpets, it could also occur around that time too. But, though we may not be able to predict the exact day of Christ’s return, we may be able to predict the year and the season. This is shown conclusively in Book Four, “The Language of God in Prophecy.”
Though it is interesting that the Servant Lamp in a seven-branched Menorah serves as the light representing Pentecost, however, it omits two feast days that were added to the Jewish liturgical year after the Mosaic Law was given: Purim and Chanukah. Fascinatingly, if we place the feasts of Purim and Chanukah at the end of a Chanukiah or nine-branched Menorah, then the center or Servant Lamp becomes the fifth lamp. This would then correspond to the Feast of Trumpets, which is a day that heralds Christ’s Second Coming at the Last Trumpet. So, the seven-branched Menorah’s central lamp marked Christ’s First Advent, while the central lamp in a Chanukiah marks Christ’s Second Advent. This has led some prophecy teachers to assume that Yahshua will come again on Rosh Hashanah or the Feast of Trumpets. But since no one can predict the exact day or hour of that glorious moment in history except God Himself, anyone who sets exact dates is acting foolishly. Even so, Rosh Hashanah symbolizes Christ’s return and is also connected to the Rapture.
End of Excerpt from Chapter
Two in “The Language of God in Humanity.”
Taking my cue from all of my Language of God Series books, I want to stress that I am not attempting to set exact dates for the Rapture or Tribulation, but am presenting believers with the evidence that God has shown me that suggests that we are living within sight of the season for these events, and which strongly suggest that the Rapture and Tribulation must be imminent. Since I cannot provide all the evidence that I have amassed that proves this point in an article of this nature, I want to encourage everyone reading this to purchase my Language of God Series books, which are available at online bookstores like Amazon.com or through my POEM ministry web site. At the very least, every seeker of truth concerning the End Times should own a copy of my book “The Language of God in Prophecy.” For those who cannot afford to purchase a copy, however, many excerpts of this book are available to read free online at my Pillar of Enoch Ministry web site at http://pillar-of-enoch.com, and the books can also be purchased at the same web site.
That being said, doesn’t it seem obvious from my reasoning in the preceding book excerpt that, if there are to be two Raptures, that the Pre-Tribulation Rapture should be tied to the late spring Feast of Weeks or Pentecost, while the Mid-Tribulation Rapture should be tied to the early autumn feast of Rosh Hashanah or the Feast of Trumpets? To add fuel to the fire of this hypothesis, the Apostle Paul spoke of the Rapture and First Resurrection occurring in relation to the Last Trumpet, which is likely the trumpet of God’s Wrath that is sounded in Revelation 11:15, immediately after or at the same time as the Two Witnesses are resurrected and taken up to Heaven.
In regard to the first Rapture around Pentecost, consider
the fact that ancient Jewish writings indicate that the prophet Enoch was both
born and translated on Pentecost, and Enoch’s translation was a type of
Rapture. In addition, consider the fact that Yahshua ascended to Heaven twice
during His First Advent. Yahshua ascended the first time immediately after His
resurrection on the Sunday of the
Mysteriously, however, Yahshua did not ascend to Heaven on
Pentecost, but ten days prior to this, on the 40th day from the Firstfruits
offering in the
If Pentecost is indeed tied to the first Rapture event, could it be that the Rapture may occur sometime near to Pentecost in 2010, while the second Rapture may occur near to Rosh Hashanah on September 25th and 26th in 2014? In my book “The Language of God in Prophecy,” I discovered that the Tribulation may be tied to Psalms 111 though 117, which are tied to the years 2011 through 2017. In addition, I discovered that Hallel Psalms 110 and 118 serve as a type of frame around the other Hallel Psalms, and these psalms are tied to the years 2010 through 2018. By examining the liturgical use and wording of Hallel Psalms 110 through 118 as well as the powerful signs in the heavens in the year 2014 that fall on Jewish Feasts, I deduced that the year 2010 may fall before the Tribulation while the year 2014 may fall in the middle of the Tribulation week.
Now, since 2010 may be the year before the Tribulation, it would make sense for the Rapture to occur sometime during this year, which ends by Jewish reckoning on the Feast of Trumpets on September 9th and 10th, 2010. Meanwhile, Pentecost falls on Sunday, May 23rd in 2010, and this could mean that the seven-year Tribulation period will begin on Rosh Hashanah this year. So, though no one is certain when Yahshua’s return to steal us away to His Father’s House in the Rapture will be, we need to prayerfully consider that it could be soon and we should therefore strive to be worthy to be taken. In closing, I want to point out that Yahshua was alluding to the Rapture when He said:
“’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 to Myself; that
where I am, there you may be also. And where I go you know, and the way you
know.’ Thomas said to Him, ‘Lord, we do not know where You are going, and how
can we know the way?’ Jesus (Yahshua) said to him, ‘I am the way, the truth,
and the life. No one comes to the Father except through
Though some have said that these words of Yahshua do not pertain to the Rapture, I wholeheartedly disagree. Indeed, they can only pertain directly to the Rapture since our final everlasting habitation will not be in Heaven with the Father but on the Earth in the New Jerusalem with Christ. Both Yahshua and the Apostle John, who wrote the Book of Revelation mentioned that the New Jerusalem would come down out of Heaven and rest on the Earth forever after the Millennial Rule of Christ:
“He who overcomes, I will make him a pillar in the temple of My God, and he shall go out no more. And I will write on him the name of My God and the name of the city of My God, the New Jerusalem, which comes down out of heaven from My God. And I will write on him My new name.” - Rev. 3:12 (NKJ)
“Then I, John, saw the holy city, New Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from God, prepared as a bride adorned for her husband. And I heard a loud voice from heaven saying, ‘Behold, the tabernacle of God is with men, and He will dwell with them, and they shall be His people. God Himself will be with them and be their God.’” - Revelation 21:2-3 (NKJ)
There you have it! The beautiful city called the New Jerusalem, which was built by God for mankind to dwell in forever, will one day rest on the Earth. These Scriptures serve as a potent indication that the Earth will one day be re-created to be mankind’s and Yahshua’s perfect and everlasting habitation for all eternity. What a glorious point beyond time that will be! Thank you Yahshua, and Maranatha!
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