By Rev. 5782 / 2022 SHEMITAH Year - What lies ahead? All she had to do was to be ready in her wedding attire as the bride wouldnt know ahead of time that he was coming but she would be waiting expectantly, fully prepared with some of her maidens. Moody - 393 Pages of anecdotes, incidents, and illustrations. July 6, 2022. The despised element is always a noticeable element in the purpose of God. In actuality the Rapture correlates to a Galilean-Jewish wedding. 5:1-11, SIGNS THAT GODS JUDGMENT HAS ALREADY BEGUN IN AMERICA, 10 Signs of the Looming Seven-Year Tribulation Page, BE READY, ITS CLOSE TO THE END! 3:10:14, The Need of This Hour by Dr. Lee Roberson. God's Hebrew Alphabet & Prophetic Meaning. At the sound of TRUMPET, the Bride and her bridesmaids wake up and execute their preparedness. PEH/BET/TAV - Shemitah Biblical Year 5782 (2022). With Shalom to you and your family always. In the Old Testament the brides price was negotiable, but it raised her status, and it set her free of her current household. ( OMEGA =FIRST) "It's the middle of the night. This means that the couple even sleeps in their wedding clothes. Many will be left behind in the Rapture and shut out of the Marriage Supper and destined to Gods wrath on the world. - YouTube A wonderful illustration of the plan of God from the beginning, to have a wife for Himself, The Jewish. In the same way when Yeshua (Jesus) returns at midnight hour for His Bride and when least expected the Bride of Christ MUST be ready always and NOT asleep! This is one of the most amazing revelations ever given to the Church an opportunity to do something that carries the highest priority in the heart of God. Timothy S. Morton, LARA LOGAN: FACTS VS. (see also Matthew 25:13). Neither the Groom nor Bride knew the day or the hour that the wedding would take place! The Father makes the announcement the day and the hour; Son, go get your Bride. The Father makes the final inspection if all is ready for the bride. - Pastor Paul Fedena - Psalm 91:1-10, WHERE WAS GOD? So, what was involved in a Galilean wedding, and how can we glean incite from this event that will help us understand Bible prophecy better? The Fathers house in the Ancient Galilean Wedding is where the marriage supper banquet takes place with all that have heard and beckoned to the call in the darkness of night. Many will be left behind and the door will shut them out of the Feast (Isaiah 26:19-21). 1:8-10, A SONG TO SING ON THE WAY TO CHURCH - Dr. Paul Fedena - Psalm 100, 5 Bible Facts To Defend The Resurrection Of Jesus Christ, I Love My Attorney - Jesus Christ Advocate - Paid In Full, THE WHOLE TRUTH AND NOTHING BUT THE TRUTH - Dr. Paul Fedena - Acts 1:3, BLEST BE THE TIE THAT BINDS PASTOR & PEOPLE! - Dr. Paul Fedena - Acts 20:28, IS THAT YOUR FINAL ANSWER? - Dr. Paul Fedena - Matthew 21:1-11, STAY AWAY FROM THE EDGE! TEXT: Deut. I believe the Galilean wedding customs that Jesus alluded to in the Upper Room help us understand the grief of the Thessalonians (1 Thess. And the Bride is to be pure and vigilant as she waited for her Groom - regardless of how long it took for His return. Alfred Edersheim M.A. Fast forward to about a year after the agreement, everything is in place. What do you know now that you didnt realize before this Reading Plan? Read the Bible, discover plans, and seek God every day. But, if she rejects the cup, the betrothal cannot be completed! The New Covenant is our contract is sealed with the Blood of Yeshua - Jesus Christ. Bible scholars continue to debate the timing of the Rapture, but why is such a mysterious event prophesied to happen in the first place? From that moment on, we will always be with the Lord just like the bride and groom will be together forever. Your eyes are doves behind your veil" - Song of Solomon 4:7. (Oxon. Synthetic Bible Studies of the Books of the Old Testament Containing an outline study of every book of the Bible with suggestions for Sermons, Addresses and Bible Expositions By James M. Gray, D.D. Unfortunately, many people and even some believers today DONT believe that the Lord WILL return soonand even among those who DO believe that He will return, there is NO consensus on whether the Rapture "Catching Away" - will happen; prior to, during, or after a 7-Year period of the Great Tribulation. Need A Great Wed. Or Sun. They understood (as we should) that the New Covenant was not the casting off of the Jews but a seal between husband and wife with a promise to later return to collect His Bride. for many are called, but few are chosen!" John Bunyan once said, "You have never lived successfully until you have done something for someone who canNEVER repay you!". But I say to you, I will not drink of this fruit of the vine from now on until that day when I drink it new with you in My Fathers kingdom. ~Matthew 26:27-29. Stick with the Bible. Parallels Between the Galilean Wedding and Jesus' Return Examine the parallels between the Galilean wedding feast rituals and Jesus' return. What are some of the similarities between a Galilean wedding ceremony and the rapture? Weddings are among the most exciting events of our lives! The Galilean wedding model is the template that Jesus uses to describe the Rapture of the Church. THE SILENT GENERATION--- THE BEST OF TIMES, SPIRITUAL PERFECTION IN 2022? Though you do not see him now, you trust him" 1 Peter 1:8. . Does the symbolism behind the ancient Galilean wedding prove a Pre-Tribulation Rapture of the Church? "Then they called Rebekah and said to her, "Will you go with this man?" According to Dr. Arnold Fruchtenbaum in his must-read book The Footsteps of the Messiah, there are four steps involved with such a wedding: 1 .The father of the groom makes the arrangements. For more information, please visit: http://collidemediagroup.com, Everyday Life in Revelation: Part 1 the Christ, Hope From Israel: The Power of God's Word, Everyday Life in Revelation: Part 2 the Church. Bride of Christ The Church is the Bride of Christ. Gods Word is true! WHAT IS AN ABOMINATION? - Genesis 24:57-58. A NATION IN CRISIS - Dr. Paul Fedena - THE STATE OF THE UNION 2021, A Whole Generation of Kids Are Being Brainwashed, I never dreamed that I would have to face the prospect of not living in the United States of America, A Message on Christian Integrity - I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE Dr. Paul Fedena, We waged a war on poverty and poverty won. President Ronald Reagan, 1988 State of the Union Address, ABORTION - THOU SHALT NOT KILL! The New Jerusalem Coming Millennium Kingdom, The Three Tree of Israel: Olive; Fig & Vine (Judge, Significance of the Twelve Tribes of Israel. This period of preparation during an Ancient Galilean wedding traditions of a long period wait and aligns with another statement Yeshua (the Bridegroom) told His Disciples (His Bride) during the Last Supper; I go to prepare a place for you. The Bible is the "document" that states Gods promises to us, and our rights as "His Son Yeshuas Bride the true Church." . The 10 Bridesmaids in the night were to be prepared with OIL in their lamps kept burning and waiting for the arrival of the Groom. The disciples would have understood this as an agreement to be married to Christ through the price of the dowery his blood at the cross. Bible prophecy and the rapture of the church. We learned SO MUCH! The servant is nameless, thus typifies the Holy Spirit. (6) Eyrusin- The betrothal. We MUST watch and pray! - Gender Confusion - Dr. Paul Fedena. Jesus legally contracted with the church as a groom betrothed . ! Moodys Stories (Vol. But unlike todays modern wedding, the 1st century Galilean wedding ceremony had very different customs, traditions, and rituals. - 1 Corinthians 12:4. It demonstrates that we the bride will be lifted (raptured) and taken to the Fathers House in Heaven to avoid the 7-year tribulation that will be visited upon the Earth. When the father gives the okay, the groom would arise immediately at what could be midnight to fetch his bride and the wait was finally over! Only Galilean weddings had these customs. 2 Corinthians 11:1-2; Revelation 19:7-8 The wedding pattern has been followed by Galilean Jews for centuries. How many times have weve been afraid to show love because of the hostility of others? Are there any new discoveries? This article seeks to address the timing of the seven-year marriage consummation period (seven days in the traditional Jewish-Galilean wedding) between our Lord and His bride - the church - in heaven after the rapture and how this will correlate to the seven-year Tribulation. The bridegroom then takes a sip from the cup, solidifying their Covenant. - The Feasts of the LORD - GOD'S Appointed Times, Series On The Lord's Supper - Dr. Paul Fedena - 1 Corinthians 11:26, MAN: THE REMARKABLE REFLECTION OF GOD - Dr. Paul Fedena - Genesis 1;26-27, The Process of copying the Old Testament by Jewish Scribes - Dr. Paul Fedena, NIGHT SONGS - Dr. Paul Fedena - Psalm 77:6, CHOOSE A BLESSING TODAY! The Lord promises that He WILL return and take His Bride (the true believers) to where He is so we WLL also be! The joy was in his marriage: in the public and permanent union of his bride with himself. - Dr. Paul Fedena - 1 Corinthians 12-14, THE PRECIOUS BLOOD OF CHRIST - Dr. Paul Fedena - 1 Peter 1:18-19, ARE YOU THE PREACHER'S FRIEND? or THE PRODIGAL WHO STAYED HOME - Dr. Paul Fedena - Luke 15:24-32, When you need a promiseopen your Bible - Dr. Paul Fedena, TOUCHING THE UNTOUCHABLE - Dr. Paul Fedena - Mark 1:40-45, DWELL DEEP! - 1 CORINTHIANS 15:29 MEAN? (DID WE MISS THE RAPTURE?) Yeshua (Jesus) promises that, There is excitement as the bridegroom is preparing and as the bride awaits always prepared for her Groom, Here are some extracts from the Bible that tell us what that Ancient wedding was like, , at King Solomon, at the crown with which his mother crowned him on the day of his wedding - Song of Solomon. The groom would purchase costly materials to build on his fathers house. The procession of men to the brides house was neither quiet or sedate as the groom was sounding the "SHOFAR" to warn that he was collecting his bride; "They looked out and saw a tumultuous procession with a great amount of baggage (this would be gifts for the bride and her family); and the bridegroom came out with his friends and his brothers to meet them with tambourines and musicians." 15:13-37, Make A Wish - Dr. Paul Fedena - 1 Kings 3, GO AHEAD, MAKE MY DAY! I've authored several Christian books as well as a children's book, which can be found on Amazon. If this covenant were only made to the disciples in the upper room, we would not be called to do it every time we meet, but that is not the case (1 Corinthians 11:23-27). The Mikveh In the Old Testament times the bride and groom is immersed in a cleansing bath a "Mikveh." At this moment, in front of witnesses, the bride would either reject or accept his proposal. The Bible is the "document" that states Gods promises to us, and our rights as "His Son Yeshuas Bride the true Church." - Genesis 24:4. " "Though you have not seen him, you love him. Seven Tests to See If I Truly Do, Commentaries - Old Testament - Conservative Viewpoint, Commentaries - New Testament - Conservative Viewpoint. The brides consent - Mohar . COURT IS NOW IN SESSION! TEXT: Romans 1:17-21 - Dr. Paul Fedena, THE TRIAL RESUMES - GODS CASE AGAINST HUMANITY - Dr. Paul Fedena - Romans 1:21-27, CASE CLOSED: VERDICT-GUILTY - Dr. Paul Fedena - Romans 1:28-2:1, Dr. Paul Fedena Sermons - WHATS IN A NAME - LORD, DO IT AGAIN - ITS TIME TO CALL 911, Revelation: A Complete Commentary By William R. Newell, Paul Fedena's Studies With A Brief Description, Broken Hearts and Broken Home Series. - Frequently Asked Questions and their brief answers, and answers to specific criticisms of verses in the. Yeshua (Jesus) will marry His Bride at the time of the Rapture. Matthew 24 - The American Dream has ended, THE BEGINNING OF BIRTH PAINS - Matthew 24:3-8, TWO DISTINCT PHASES OF THE SECOND COMING OF CHRIST - This Could Be The Dawning Of That Day, WHY ARE WE STILL HERE?! A Galilean wedding was a special thing. ), D.D., Ph.D. A Glorious Institution: The Church in History - (Part One and Two) - Stanford E. Murrell, Im Saved but Struggling with Sin! Find out with guest Brent Miller Jr and Nathan Jones of. This meant that many of the parables, sayings, and customs that Jesus spoke to His disciples would have to have Galilean roots. - This Sin of Abortion and the Cross of Jesus Christ, ARE YOU A FUNDAMENTALIST OR AN EVANGELICAL? or THE PRICE OF REVIVAL- Dr. Paul Fedena - 2 Chron.7:14, FROM NOTHING TO NOWHERE? This is symbolic of the return of the groom in the Ancient Galilean wedding when he went to fetch his bride some bridesmaids were found WITHOUT oil in their lamps and fast asleep and so they were SHUT OUT from the Wedding Banquet even as the DOORS closed and locked from inside so nobody could get in. Is Luke 16:19-31 a Parable? 1:9-10, "AN OLD NAME FOR A NEW YEAR - (JEHOVAH-SHAMMAH - THE LORD IS THERE) Dr. Paul Fedena - Ezekiel 48:35, YOUR FUTURE UNDER CONSTRUCTION Or WHAT ON EARTH ARE YOU DOING FOR YOUR FUTURE IN HEAVEN? Dr. Paul Fedena - Prov. Perpetual Generations In Eternity - Compiled By Rob Madden, FUTURE WORLD or And They Lived Happily Ever After By Pastor Paul Fedena. By Dr. Paul Fedena. 1:22 Show more The Galilean. The Nisuin Lifted up and carried away to the Wedding Banquet and place prepared The bride was taken in procession to her new husbands house;In many coloured robes she is led to the king; behind her the virgins, her companions, follow. Then the Groom would come for His bride in the night. Wedding tradition, scholars have found that the hour of the wedding would be, That is why they needed OIL in their lamps and always to be lit and the Bride and Bridesmaids are to be dressed and ready. or WITH ETERNITYS VALUES IN VIEW - Dr. Paul Fedena - TEXT: 2 Cor.4:18, THE WORLD VS. ISRAEL - Psalm 2 -Dr. Paul Fedena, Climate Change - Global Catastrophe !? The groom would hand his bride a cup of wine at this point. There is one "sign" though - before our Messiah Yeshua (Jesus) does return to "catch away" the true believers with Him, there will be "a great falling away" from faith! After reading a couple of well-written discussions on this subject, I figured I might as well accept the challenge and weigh . I am a Christian, Husband, Father, Author, and Singer. 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. - John 14.2-30. There is excitement as the bridegroom is preparing and as the bride awaits always prepared for her Groom Here are some extracts from the Bible that tell us what that Ancient wedding was like; the bridegroom wore a crown or garland on his head; Go forth, O daughters of Zion, at King Solomon, at the crown with which his mother crowned him on the day of his wedding - Song of Solomon 3:11. The bride is then carried in "a canopy" to the Grooms house "lifted into the air," off the ground and escorted back to the fathers place. Once the door is closed, no one can come in or out until the feast is completed. So, we see that in the New Testament the Holy Spirit goes out to choose the bride for Christ; "for many are called, but few are chosen!" A. Seiss, C. H. Spurgeon - Commentaries, Articles, and Lectures, Oliver B. Greene Books, Sermons, Audio, Tracts, Booklets, and Listen Online, John F. Walvoord - Books, Commentaries, and Writings, Parables of Christ Series (8 Sermons) - Dr. Paul Fedena, King James Bible Outlines For Every Book of the BIBLE, Articles and Books by Louis T. Talbot - BIOLA UNIVERSITY. Narrated by Kevin Sorbo (God's Not Dead). or SELAH- Dr. Paul Fedena - Isa 30:7, THE ARCH-TERRORIST & HIS TARGETS Dr. Paul Fedena - Job 1:6-2:7, WHAT DO YOU SEE ON CALVARY? In the New Testament - the Church belongs to Christ even though we dont live together yet, we belong to Him; "For I am jealous over you with godly jealousy: for I have espoused you to one husband that I may present you as a chaste virgin to Christ. One of the main topics of parables involved a wedding. Dr. Paul Fedena - Jeremiah 49:8, A NEW COMMITMENT FOR THE NEW YEAR Dr. Paul Fedena 2 Chronicles 34:31, MIDNIGHT MADNESS - Dr. Paul Fedena - Acts 16:22-26.