#A121: ZECHARIAH 9 RAPTURE

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by Luis B. Vega
vegapost@hotmail.com
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For the LORD Himself will descend from Heaven with a Loud Command, with the Voice of an Archangel, and with the Trumpet of God, and the Dead in Christ will be the 1st to rise. -1 Thessalonians 4:16

Is there any Biblical references that corroborate one’s ‘723’ July 23 Rapture Theory? Based on one’s Research, the highest Rapture Watch Date personally only comes once a Year. So, the question is, will 2025 be the Rapture Year? One has presented numerous studies as to why 2025, up to now in all of one’s years of study, is the greatest candidate for the Rapture Year thus far. The following are several Passages from Romans, Zechariah and other Scripture that one has been meditating on in terms of when the Rapture could possibly be hinted at, and even as to the specific timing.
 

And yes, it is tied to an Agricultural Cycle. One argues that even the types of Grain and Fruit used in Scripture mimic the convergence of the Groom and the Bride, i.e., Jesus and His Disciples, etc. And in this case, you all know that my Theory has been that the highest Rapture Watch Time is when the Wheat meets the Wine, or rather when the ‘Wheat is to marry the Wine’. 

One is rhetorically interpreting this as to when the end of the Summer Wheat Harvest is to ‘cleave’ to the New Wine. And that Date is July 23. So, to that end, one is just sharing what one is coming across in my Learning Curve. To be sure, these are just pieces of the Rapture Puzzle of information and how my Meditations in Scripture Studies become Data Points in the overall argument of why one is convinced the Rapture is to take place on a First Fruit Feast.
 

Recalling that in Acts 2, it is where Pentecost converged with the New Wine. It was where the Wheat married the Wine, sort of speaking. How so? Consider how the Holy Spirit, that was ‘produced’ figuratively speaking from this ‘Union’ in Acts 2 was a ‘Divine Synthesis’ It is something new or birthed that a Follower of Jesus now has that had never existed before. 

‘We know that the whole Creation has been groaning together in the Pains of Childbirth until the present time. Not only that, but we ourselves, who have the First Fruits of the Spirit, groan inwardly as we wait eagerly for our Adoption as Sons, the Redemption of our Bodies. For in this Hope we were saved; but Hope that is seen is no Hope at all. Who hopes for what he can already see?' -Romans 8: 22-24
 

First Fruit Marriage
And that the Holy Spirit in a follower of Jesus is described as being a ‘type of First Fruits of the Spirit’, etc. This is huge in terms of one’s interpretation of when the Rapture is to occur then. Why? It is all about the First-Fruits and what is left of our Redemption to be actualized; the Glorification of the Body, etc. 

And how his, along with Jesus’ Appearing is our Blessed Hope, i.e., the Rapture. This 'Appearance' of Jesus is the Epiphaneia, Strong's G2015. So, about the timing of the First Fruit Rapture? Consider that the context of Romans 8 is about the Redemption of the Bodies. And when exactly does that take place or will? It will precisely occur on the Day of the Resurrection and Rapture. And?

One’s point is that just as the Holy Spirit indwelling in a Believer and Follower of Jesus is explained in terms of being a First Fruit, would it not be logical and rational to also then presume that the Body is to be redeemed at such a similar time? And will that also coincide with a First Fruit Feast? And is that not what one has argued about what converged during that Acts 2 Pentecost Event? It was the time when the Grain met the Grape. Consider the following ‘Rapture Skit’. 

FATHER IN HEAVEN: ‘Mr. Grain?’ (Jesus)
 

MR. GRAIN: ‘Yes?’
 

FATHER IN HEAVEN: ‘Do you want to marry Ms. Grape?’ (Bride of Christ)
 

MR. GRAIN: ‘Yes’. 

FATHER IN HEAVEN: ‘Ms. Grape?’ (Bride of Christ)
 

MS. GRAPE: ‘Yes?’ 

FATHER IN HEAVEN: ‘Do you want to marry Mr. Grain?’ (Jesus) 

MS. GRAPE: ‘I do’
 

FATHER IN HEAVEN TO MR. GRAIN: She said, ‘I do’.
 

MR. GRAIN TO MS. GRAPE: ‘Great. 

I will come back at the same time in 2 Prophetic Days to take you then, minus 7 Days to account for our Honeymoon’. 

MS. GRAPE: Nice. ‘Hopefully I will see you then. I cannot wait!’
 

MR. GRAIN: ‘I will leave the light on. Promise’.
 

MS. GRAPE: Great. ‘I will be on the Look-Out’. 

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A Marriage made in Heaven
Thus, the last Day of the Agricultural Summer Wheat Harvest ended on what is now the Gregorian Day of July 23. And this Day also coincided with the Feast of New Wine in one’s calculation. It is not on the 9th of Av, etc. Below will be some other Scripture Portions that one believes also lend credence as to the timing of the Rapture. How so? Let us consider the basic tenets of what the Rapture Event is about and what is the Biblical Language that is wrapped around it. 

As New Testament Believers in Jesus, we know that the Mystery of the Rapture was given to the Apostle Paul to reveal it directly to the Church Body. But the Rapture and the Rapture Language and Prophetic Typologies do exist within the text of the Old Testament as well. The following is 1 such example from the Old Testament Book of Zechariah. Many Bible Students consider this book to be a sort of Book of Revelation of the Old Testament, and one will see why.
 

This will be specifically the case for how the theme of what is stated in Zechariah 9:14-17 appears to be synchronized with the Rapture's Typology in the New Testament, etc. But more importantly, the issue will be the timing of the Rapture, in one’s assessment. This will be one’s Theory and argument but read for yourself. The Passage of Zechariah 9, starting with verse 19 speaks about the ‘Appearance’ of the LORD. This portion of Zechariah 9 is a cross-reference to the Rapture verse of 1 Thessalonians 4:8. The word for ‘Appearance’ in Zechariah 9:14 is Strong's H720. In Hebrew it is רָאָה, which is pronounced Ra’a. 

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ZECHARIAH 9

14: Then the LORD will appear over them;  his Arrow will flash like lightning. The Sovereign Lord will sound the Trumpet; he will march in the Storms of the South,

15: and the Lord Almighty will shield them. They will destroy and overcome with slingstones.

They will drink and roar as with Wine; they will be full like a bowl used for sprinkling the corners of the Altar.

16: The LORD their GOD will save his People on that day as a Shepherd saves his Flock. They will sparkle in his Land like Jewels in a Crown.

17: How attractive and beautiful they will be! Grain will make the Young Men thrive, and new Wine the Young Women.
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Notice how the Passage starts out with the same connotation as that of the Epiphaneia Event tied to the Rapture Event in 2 Timothy 4:8. It is not the Parousia where all eyes will see Jesus at His 2nd coming, etc. Thus, the typology is that of the Rapture. Then consider how the LORD GOD, YHVH, i.e., Jesus will appear with a ‘Sound of a Trumpet’. And here again, is where one gets the connection to the type of ‘Appearing’. It is not in reference to the 2nd Coming, the Parousia but as it states how the Crowns will bestowed at the Rapture, at the Strong's G2015 – Epiphaneia.

Hidden Rapture Inference 

Then the Scripture speaks about YHVH ‘shielding’ His People as a covering from what is to come thereafter. Is this that 1 Hour of Testing for those left behind inhabitants of the entire Earth? One is reminded of the Isaiah 26:20 Chamber verse that calls the Faithful to enter and be shielded from the Judgment that occurs thereafter.

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From now on there is laid up for me the Crown of Righteousness, which the Lord, the Righteous Judge, will award to me on that Day--and not only to me, but to all who crave His Appearing’. 2 Timothy 4:8

Then consider how the timing of this Shielding or Covering coincide with the timing of when the Wine is ready or drunk. Could this be alluding to the New Wine Season? Then notice how the Wine is connected to the sprinkling of the Altar. And? That is what occurred on the precise day of the New Wine. The Priests would take the First Fruits of the New Wine and sprinkle it on the Altar of Sacrifice. 

Next, take note of how the Shielding or Covering is likened to protecting a Flock of Sheep. As it is understood and believed, it was and is Jesus who is the Great Shepherd of the Flock. It is He who gave His life for that 99th Lamb, etc. And the outcome is how that Flock is fashioned like unto being Jewels in a Crown. This is reminiscent of the verse that states the following.

‘And they shall be Mine, saith the LORD of Hosts, in that Day when I make up My Jewels; and I will spare them as a man spares his own son who serves him’. -Malachi 3:17

Then lastly, for the ‘Grand Finale’, notice that this event, this ‘Appearing’, this ‘Shielding’ or ‘Covering’ that is linked to a Rescue and Reward of Crowns. It is when the timing of the Grain, as a Man and the New Wine as a Woman meet. And one dare say, get married in a prophetic sense? Thus, could Zechariah 9:14-17 be a hidden Rapture inference that echoes in 1 Thessalonians 4:17 and other Rapture verses to precisely hint at the timing of its First Fruit ‘Union’ or Birth? 

If so, then one just loves the Romantic inclination. Clearly we see in Zechariah 9: 17 the Holy Spirit tying the Grain that one is presuming to be Wheat, granted, with the Masculine and then the Feminine with the New Wine. One cannot help but to consider the Love Story of King Solomon and the Shulamite Shepherdess and then that of Boaz and Ruth, the Gentile Bride, etc. 

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