The Sounding of the New
Tomorrow is Rosh Hashanah. The feasts and celebrations of Israel were established by God and have significance not only for Jews, but for Christians as well. Currently, we are headed into the fall feasts, which starts with Rosh Hashanah, or the Jewish New Year. The Hebrew word Rosh Hashanah literally means head of the year. It begins the Jewish year with the sounding of the trumpet and leads into the Feast of Trumpets. It is a time of rest.
Speak unto the children of Israel, saying, In the seventh month, in the first day of the month, shall ye have a sabbath, a memorial of blowing of trumpets, an holy convocation. Leviticus 23:24 (KJV)
The feast begins with the blowing of the ram’s horn, or shofar. It is a time of repentance to escape judgment. Failure to repent meant they would be judged for sin. This has significance for believers as well. Today, as we repent, we stay prepared for the rapture, since the feast of trumpets is a picture of the rapture of the church. For those who aren’t familiar with the promise of the rapture, it is the time when Jesus will catch those who have received Him as Savior up to heaven.
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. I Thessalonians 4:16-17 (KJV)
In a moment, in the twinkling of an eye, at the last trump: for the trumpet shall sound, and the dead shall be raised incorruptible, and we shall be changed. I Corinthians 15:52 (KJV)
The rapture will catch believers up to heaven, where we will rest for seven years while the earth goes through the seven year tribulation period described in the book of Revelation. The last trump mentioned in these verses is the blowing of the shofar to activate the rapture.
Currently, Rosh Hashanah and the Feast of Trumpets has significance for us and for world events. The Bible says a lot about numbers and they often carry important meaning. For example, the date of this Rosh Hashanah is 9-25-2022. If you add up 9+2+5+2+2+2, it equals 22, or the number of this year on the world’s calendar. In Bible numerology, 22 is said to represent light, discern, see. I believe we’re going to start to see significant changes at Rosh Hashanah, the head of the Jewish New Year. As we sound the shofar, we will see new things in our lives. According to Isaiah 58:1, we can also lift up our voices like a trumpet, or shofar. Therefore, if you don’t own a shofar, you can lift you voice in a shout of praise like a trumpet.
It is a time of repentance. If we judge ourselves, we won’t be judged. We must confess and repent of sin and declare our deliverance from oppression. We are to prepare our hearts to see God move in our lives. When we do, we will see walls fall down that previously stood in our way. We will see enemies fall. Yes, this Fall is bringing great falls, and God will raise up the righteous. God will raise up new things; better things. We will celebrate, worship, and enjoy victory, freedom, and God’s presence. And we will look forward to the eventual appearing of Christ to take us home.
Keep sounding the trumpet. We have much to look forward to. Don’t look backward, but look forward. God is doing great things; new things in the Earth and in our lives. As the Jewish New Year begins tomorrow, let’s all celebrate together the good things of the Lord!
