Feast of Trumpets: The Christian’s Rapture or Something Different?

Today is the Jewish Feast of Trumpets. Yesterday we noted that Israel celebrates Rosh Hashanah, the civil new year, rather than the Biblical commemoration of the Feast of Trumpets. If only they knew the substance (Jesus) rather than the shadow. (Colossians 2:17) Also mentioned in yesterday's post was a potentially controversial statement regarding the fulfillment …

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Celebrating the Feast of Trumpets

Hi friends! If you are familiar with the Jewish calendar, you know that sundown tonight marks the beginning of the Feast of Trumpets. But did you know that in Israel, you are more likely to hear it mentioned as Rosh Hashanah? Meaning "head of the year," Israelis look at the day as New Year's Day. …

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Keep Your Eyes on Israel!

Hi friends! Did you know that Israel is God's calendar and time piece? Since the time of Abraham, when God called him out of pagan idol worship in the land of Ur (modern-day Iraq) to a new land (Canaan), God put forth a specific nation and a specific people group to carry out a very …

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Bible Prophecy Being Fulfilled: Record Number of Jews Making Aliyah

Sunset this evening marks Rosh HaShanah...head of the year. It is Israel's civic (not Biblical) new year, and it also marks the end of a record-setting year of aliyah. "Aliyah" is a Hebrew word meaning to return to the Jewish homeland. After being dispersed by Roman destruction of Jerusalem in 70 AD, Jews scattered around …

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