There are some who believe that Shavuot is linked (eschatologically) with the rapture of the church, that is, the doctrine that followers of Yeshua the Messiah will be caught up (ἁρπάζω, harpazo) and taken away before the time of the Great Tribulation and the Great Day of the LORD (1 Thess. 4:17; John 14:3; 1 Cor. 15:51-52). After all, Shavuot marked the day of great and dramatic revelation, with signs of fire and the sounds of a heavenly shofar blast, an appointed time when Moses first ascended to receive revelation from Sinai and later the Holy Spirit descended upon the followers of Messiah from Zion. Shavuot therefore marks the fulfillment of Passover that culminates in the rapturous goal of our redemption... Both Jew and Gentile are waved before the LORD (as symbolized by shtei ha-lechem, the two loaves), representing the one new man of kallat Mashiach, the bride of Messiah, or the assembly of those called out from every tribe and tongue to be a part of Gods heavenly kingdom...
Posted on: Wed, 04 Jun 2014 01:58:03 +0000