Overview
The Feast of Trumpets was instituted by our Heavenly Father (Greek Septuagint and New Testament name of God), when Moses received
the laws. This feast has not yet been
fulfilled and will be fulfilled when Jesus returns.
This feast is held on the same day of the Fall Division
festival that was instituted by Noah and is recorded in the Book of Jubilees chapter 6. It is also
the first day of the civic New Year.
According to the laws of Moses, the Feast of Trumpets is to
be held on the 1st day of the 7th month. Depending on the exact time of the spring equinox, this feast is typically on September 18th
or September 19th on our current Gregorian calendar. On the old on the Julian calendar this feast
would have been observed on September 6th or 7th which is
around the day we celebrate Labor Day in America and Canada. Just like
the Feast of Trumpets, Labor Day was a day to cease from our regular labor or
work. Traditionally Labor Day includes a
barbecue and a parade which is very similar to the Feast of Trumpets.
It was on the Feast of Trumpet that Abraham prayed to our
Father in Heaven to deliver him from evil.
Our Father in Heaven answered his prays that night and chose Abraham to
be HIS chosen people, promised him the land of Canaan and gave Abraham back the
original tongue (language) that his forefathers Adam, Enoch and Noah would have
known.
“And in the sixth week, in the fifth year thereof, Abram sat up
throughout the night on the new
moon [sic. beginning]
of the seventh
month to observe the stars from
the evening to the morning, in order to see what would be the character of the
year with regard to the rains, and he was alone as he sat and observed. And a
word came into his heart and he said: All the signs of the stars, and the signs
of the moon and of the sun are all in the hand of the Lord. Why do I search
(them) out If He desires, He causes it to rain, morning and evening; And if He
desires, He withholds it, And all things are in his hand.' And he prayed that
night and said, 'My
God, God Most High, Thou alone art my God, And Thee and Thy dominion have I
chosen. And Thou hast created all things, And all things that are the work of
thy hands. Deliver me from the hands of evil spirits who have dominion over the
thoughts of men's hearts, And let them not lead me astray from Thee, my God. And
stablish Thou me and my seed for ever That we go not astray from henceforth and
for evermore.' And he said, 'Shall I return unto Ur of the Chaldees
who seek my face that I may return to them, am I to remain here in this place
The right path before Thee prosper it in the hands of Thy servant that he may
fulfil (it) and that I may not walk in the deceitfulness of my heart, O my
God.' And he made an end of speaking and
praying, and behold
the word of the Lord was sent to him through me, saying: 'Get thee up from thy
country, and from thy kindred and from the house of thy father unto a land
which I will show thee, and I shall make thee a great and numerous nation. And
I will bless thee And I will make thy name great, And thou shalt be blessed in
the earth, And in Thee shall all families of the earth be blessed, And I will
bless them that bless thee, And curse them that curse thee. And I will be a God to thee and thy son, and
to thy son's son, and to all thy seed: fear not, from henceforth and unto all
generations of the earth I am thy God.' And the Lord God said: 'Open his mouth
and his ears, that he may hear and speak with his mouth, with the language
which has been revealed'; for it had ceased from the mouths of all
the children of men from the day of the overthrow (of Babel). And I opened his
mouth, and his ears and his lips, and I began to speak with him in Hebrew in
the tongue of the creation. And he took the books of his fathers, and these
were written in Hebrew, and he transcribed them, and he began from henceforth
to study them, and I made known to him that which he could not (understand),
and he studied them during the six rainy months. And it came to pass in the
seventh year of the sixth week that he spoke to his father and informed him,
that he would leave Haran to go into the land of Canaan to see it and return to
him. And Terah his father said unto him; Go in peace” Jub 12:16-29
The first Feast of Trumpets was a call to
Abraham to go to the ‘promised land’ of Canaan.
Exodus – Heavenly Father Voice of the Trumpet
The first time that trumpets are mentioned our in our bible
is when our Heavenly Father used the ‘voice of the trumpet’ as a signal for the
Israelites to gather together and met HIM at Mount Sina. They were told they would be hearing the
trumpets on Pentecost and three days later they did hear the trumpets:
“And the Lord said to Moses, Go down and solemnly charge the people, and
sanctify them to-day and to-morrow, and let them wash their garments. And let
them be ready against the third day, for on the third day the Lord will descend
upon mount Sina before all the people. And thou shalt separate the people round
about, saying, Take heed to yourselves that ye go not up into the mountain, nor
touch any part of it: every one that touches the mountain shall surely die. A
hand shall not touch it, for every one that touches shall be stoned with stones
or shot through with a dart, whether beast or whether man, it shall not live:
when the voices
and trumpets and cloud depart
from off the mountain, they shall come up on the mountain. And Moses went down
from the mountain to the people, and sanctified them, and they washed their
clothes. And he said to the people, Be ready: for three days come not near to a
woman. And it came to pass on the third day, as the morning drew nigh, there
were voices and lightnings and a dark cloud on mount Sina: the voice of the trumpet sounded loud,
and all the people in the camp trembled. And Moses led the people forth out of
the camp to meet God, and they stood by under the camp. The mount of Sina was
altogether on a smoke, because God had descended upon it in fire; and the smoke
went up as the smoke of a furnace, and the people were exceedingly amazed. And the sounds of
the trumpet (σάλπιγγος– war trumpet or trumpet call) were waxing very
much louder. Moses spoke,
and God answered him with a voice. And the Lord [our Father] came down upon
mount Sina on the top of the mountain; and the Lord called Moses to the top of
the mountain, and Moses went up.” Sep
Exo 19:10-20
After the 10 commandments were received the Israelites heard
the voice of the trumpets again:
“And all the people perceived the thundering, and the flashes, and the voice of the
trumpet (σάλπιγγος– war trumpet or trumpet call), and
the mountain smoking; and all the people feared and stood afar off, and said to
Moses, Speak thou to us, and let not God speak to us, lest we die. And Moses
says to them, Be of good courage, for God is come to you to try you, that his
fear may be among you, that ye sin not.” Exo 20:18-20
Therefore
our Heavenly Father used a trumpet call to signal HIS people and gather them to
him.
Leviticus – Feast of Trumpets or Bugles
In Leviticus the Israelites were instructed to have a feast
day where they are to remember the trumpets; however the actual Greek word used
could mean a ‘military bugle’.
“And the
Lord [κύριος -Cyrios] spoke to Moses, saying, Speak to the children of Israel, saying, In
the seventh month, on the first day of the month, ye shall have a rest, a memorial of
trumpets (σάλπιγγα -sálpinga- military bugle): it shall be to you a holy convocation (κλητή- klētikós - 'calling out’) [to κύριος -Cyrios]. Ye shall do no servile work,
and ye shall offer a whole-burnt-offering (ολοκαύτωμα- Olokáftoma - holocaust, whole burnt) to the Lord [κύριος
-Cyrios].” Sep Lev 23:23-25
The Latin Vulgate of 382 AD also reflects a holy calling
out; however it reflects the use of a tuba.
“loquere filiis Israhel (obsolete spelling of Israel)
mense septimo prima die mensis erit vobis sabbatum memorabile clangentibus (clanging) tubis (plural of tuba; which is a long trumpet) et
vocabitur sanctum omne opus servile non facietis in eo et offeretis holocaustum
Domino.” Latin Vulgate 23:24-25
The Israelites instructions were to not perform their normal
work or labor. They were to have a feast
and where they were to do a holy calling out to κύριος Cyrios our Heavenly
Father with the trumpet or military bugle.
They were to have a burnt offering which is very similar to having a
barbecue.
Numbers – Make Two Silver Trumpets or Bugles
Our Heavenly Father instructed the Israelites to make two
silver trumpets (or military bugles) to be used the following purposes:
·
for calling the assembly
·
removing the camps
·
to gather at the door of the tabernacle
·
to gather the rulers of Israel together
·
to sound an alarm
·
whenever they all meet together
·
whenever they went to war
·
at the start of a new month
·
on feast days
“And the Lord spoke to Moses, saying, Make to thyself two silver trumpets (σάλπιγγας - military bugles) : thou shalt make them of beaten work; and they shall be to thee for the purpose of calling the assembly, and of removing the camps. And thou shalt sound with them, and all the congregation shall be gathered to the door of the tabernacle of witness. And if they shall sound with one, all the rulers even the princes of Israel shall come to thee. And ye shall sound an alarm, and the camps pitched eastward shall begin to move. And ye shall sound a second alarm, and the camps pitched southward shall move; and ye shall sound a third alarm, and the camps pitched westward shall move forward; and ye shall sound a fourth alarm, and they that encamp toward the north shall move forward: they shall sound an alarm at their departure. And whenever ye shall gather the assembly, ye shall sound, but not an alarm. And the priests the sons of Aaron shall sound with the trumpets; and it shall be a perpetual ordinance for you throughout your generations. And if ye shall go forth to war in your land against your enemies that are opposed to you, then shall ye sound with the trumpets; and ye shall be had in remembrance before the Lord, and ye shall be saved from your enemies. And in the days of your gladness, and in your feasts, and in your new
Therefore
the trumpet or bugle was used as a signal and for Holy communication.
The bugle
was used in the American Revolutionary War and the Civil War to signal the
troops for various reasons. They used
the bugle as commanded here in Numbers 10.
America War Bugle and Trumpet History
Here are links that reflect the history of the bugles and
trumpets in America’s military history:
Bugles in
the American Revolutionary War https://fas.org/man/dod-101/sys/land/bugle.htm
US Military
Bugle Call https://youtu.be/tJLMiJoRgCA
Militia Trumpets, Bugles, & Parades
Here are old
newspaper articles that reflect that the militia had trumpets and buglers that
paraded. The militia did understand the
importance of the Numbers chapter 10 promises above.
Column 1,
1888 news: http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn90059522/1888-11-30/ed-1/seq-1.pdf
Column 1,
1870 news: http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn83016555/1870-12-08/ed-1/seq-5.pdf
Column 3,
1806 news: http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn83045242/1806-10-01/ed-1/seq-2.pdf
Our military has
forgotten the original purpose of blowing the Trumpet!
Numbers – Feast of Trumpets/Bugles Offerings
Here in the Book of Numbers we are told what the offerings
should be on the 1st day of the Seventh month which is the Feast of
Trumpets according to Leviticus above.
The words ‘blowing the trumpets’ is not actually in the Greek text, this
has been inserted as shown in the interlinear below.
“And in the seventh month, on the first day of the month, there shall be
to you a holy convocation: ye shall do no servile work: it shall be to you a
day of blowing the trumpets. And ye shall offer whole-burnt-offerings for
a sweet savour to the Lord, one calf of the herd, one ram, seven lambs of a
year old without blemish. Their meat-offering shall be fine flour mingled with
oil; three tenth deals for one calf, and two tenth deals for one ram: a tenth
deal for each several ram, for the seven lambs.
And one kid of the goats for a sin-offering, to make atonement for
you. Beside the whole-burnt-offerings
for the new moon [month], and their meat-offerings, and their
drink-offerings, and their perpetual whole-burnt-offering; and their
meat-offerings and their drink-offerings according to their ordinance for a
sweet-smelling savour to the Lord.” Sep Num 29:1-6
Above and below the Greek word νουμηνίας was translated to the word ‘new moon’. The root word is actually μηνίας
which means month. The Greek word "σελήνη
- selḗnē" which means moon is not shown in the actual text. Therefore
the text actually should say ‘new month’.
In verse one above, the Greek word "σημασίας
- sēmasíā" means to give a command or signal. The
Greek root word is “σημαία
- simaía” which means flag, banner or symbol. The root word can be further identified as "σῆμᾰ - sêma"
means a mark, sign or token that can be used to verify someone’s
identity. Therefore, this could be interrupted as a day to signal our Father
Cyrios with trumpets, bugles, and banners.
This sounds like a parade where they carry banners and flags and play
instruments.
The Latin version is
very close to the original Greek version.
The Latin words further clarify that it is a celebration of a new month
and not new moon.
“Mensis (month) etiam septimi (from septem meaning seven)
prima dies (day or daytime) venerabilis (worship or reverence)et sancta erit vobis omne opus servile non
facietis in ea quia dies clangoris (clang, blast or sound) est
et tubarum (tuba) offeretisque holocaustum in odorem suavissimum Domino vitulum (bull calf) de Armento (herd of cattle) unum (one) arietem (aries or battering ram)
unum agnos anniculos inmaculatos septem et in sacrificiis eorum similae oleo
conspersae tres decimas per singulos vitulos duas decimas per arietem (aries) unam decimam per agnum
qui simul sunt agni septem (VII or seven) et hircum pro peccato qui offertur in expiationem populi praeter
holocaustum kalendarum (pural of kalenda or calendar) (reference to first day)cum sacrificiis suis et holocaustum
sempiternum cum libationibus solitis hisdem caerimoniis offeretis in odorem
suavissimum incensum Domino.” Latin
Vulgate Num 29:1-6
The food offering prepared that day for the Feast of
Trumpets was:
Number of
|
Offering
|
Flour Portion
|
1
|
Bull calf (male)
|
3/10
|
1
|
Ram (male sheep)
|
2/10
|
7
|
Lambs a year old without blemish
|
1/10 each for a total of 7/10
|
1
|
He goat for sin offering
|
none
|
Most feast days require 7 lambs a year old each; this might
represent one lamb for every thousand years since Adam was formed until Jesus’
return.
The laws below apply to all feast days:
“And no offerings for sin, of whose
blood there shall be brought any into the tabernacle of witness to make
atonement in the holy place, shall be eaten: they shall be burned with fire.” Sep
Lev 6:30
“Every one that eats fat off the
beasts, from which he will bring a burnt-offering to the Lord--that soul shall
perish from his people.” Sep Lev 7:15
At every feast, whole burnt offerings were to include wine as
drink-offering. A hin is about a half of a quart.
“Speak to the children of Israel, and thou shalt say to them, When ye
are come into the land of your habitation, which I give to you, and thou wilt
offer whole-burnt-offerings to the Lord, a whole-burnt-offering or a
meat-offering to perform a vow, or a free-will offering, or to offer in your
feasts a sacrifice of sweet savour to the Lord, whether of the herd or the
flock: then he that offers his gift to
the Lord shall bring a meat-offering of fine flour, a tenth part of an ephah
mingled with oil, even with the fourth part of a hin. And for a drink-offering ye shall offer the fourth part of a hin on the
whole-burnt-offering, or on the meat-offering: for every lamb thou shalt offer
so much, as a sacrifice, a smell of sweet savour to the Lord. And for a ram,
when ye offer it as a whole-burnt-offering or as a sacrifice, thou shalt prepare
as a meat-offering two tenths of fine flour mingled with oil, the third part of
a hin. And ye shall offer for a smell of sweet savour to the Lord wine for a
drink-offering, the third part of a hin. And if ye sacrifice a
bullock from the herd for a whole-burnt-offering or for a sacrifice, to perform
a vow or a peace-offering to the Lord, then the worshipper shall offer upon the
calf a meat-offering, three tenth deals of fine flour mingled with oil, even
the half of a hin. And wine for a drink-offering the half of a hin, a sacrifice for a smell of
sweet savour to the Lord.” Sep Num 15:2-10
In addition to the Feast of Trumpets offering they were
required to provide a new month offerings, as follows:
“And at the new moons [months] ye shall bring a whole-burnt-offering to the
Lord, two calves of the herd, and one ram, seven lambs of a year old without
blemish. Three tenth deals of fine flour
mingled with oil for one calf, and two tenth deals of fine flour mingled with oil
for one ram. A tenth deal of fine flour mingled with oil for each lamb, as a
meat-offering, a sweet-smelling savour, a burnt-offering to the Lord. Their drink-offering shall be the half of a
hin for one calf; and the third of a hin for one ram; and the fourth part of a
hin of wine for one lamb: this is the whole-burnt-offering monthly throughout
the months of the year. And he shall
offer one kid of the goats for a sin-offering to the Lord; it shall be offered
beside the continual whole-burnt-offering and its drink-offering.” Sep Num
28:11-15
Therefore
the Feast of Trumpets would be day to gather and have a very large barbecue,
with grain (corn), oil and wine.
Joshua - The Fall of Jericho with Trumpets or Bugles
The story of the fall of Jericho is similar to the seven trumps of Revelation. Our Heavenly Father explains here how to win the city. Instead of seven angels in the Revelation it is seven priests that blow the trumpets. Trumpets used in the fall of Jericho were actually holy σάλπιγγα - sálpinga which might actually be military bugles. On the seventh day of blowing the trumpets the walls of Jericho fell.
“Now
Jericho was closely shut up and besieged, and none went out of it, and none
came in. And the Lord said to Joshua, Behold, I deliver Jericho into thy power,
and its king in it, and its mighty men.
And do thou set the men of war round about it. And it shall be that when
ye shall sound
with the trumpet [bugles], all the people shall shout together.
And when they have shouted, the walls of the city shall fall of themselves; and
all the people shall enter, each one rushing direct into the city. And Joshua
the son of Naue went in to the priests, and spoke to them, saying, And let seven priests
having seven sacred trumpets [bugles] proceed thus before the Lord, and let
them sound loudly; and let the ark of the covenant of the Lord follow. Charge
the people to go round, and encompass the city; and let your men of war pass on
armed before the Lord. And let the men of war proceed before, and the priests
bringing up the rear behind the ark of the covenant of the Lord proceed sounding the
trumpets [bugles]. And Joshua commanded the people,
saying, Cry not out, nor let any one hear your voice, until he himself declare
to you the time to cry out, and then ye shall cry out. And the ark of the
covenant of God having gone round immediately returned into the camp, and
lodged there. And on the second day Joshua rose up in the morning, and the
priests took up the ark of the covenant of the Lord. And the seven priests bearing the seven
trumpets went on before the Lord;
and afterwards the men of war went on, and the remainder of the multitude went
after the ark of the covenant of the Lord, and the priests sounded with the trumpets. And
all the rest of the multitude compassed the city six times from within a short
distance, and went back again into the camp; this they did six days. And on the
seventh day they rose up early, and
compassed the city on that day seven
times. And it came to pass at the seventh circuit the priests blew the trumpets;
and Joshua said to the children of Israel, Shout, for the Lord has given you
the city. And the city shall be devoted, it and all things that are in it, to
the Lord of Hosts: only do ye save Raab the harlot, and all things in her
house. But keep yourselves strictly from the accursed thing, lest ye set your
mind upon and take of the accursed thing, and ye make the camp of the children
of Israel and accursed thing, and destroy us. And all the silver, or gold, or brass,
or iron, shall be holy to the Lord; it shall be carried into the treasury of
the Lord. And the priests sounded with the trumpets: and when
the people heard the trumpets, all the people shouted at once with
a loud and strong shout; and all the wall fell round about, and all the people
went up into the city: and Joshua devoted it to destruction, and all things
that were in the city, man and woman, young man and old, and calf and ass, with
the edge of the sword. And Joshua said to the two young men who had acted a
spies, Go into the house of the woman, and bring her out thence, and all that
she has. And the two young men who had spied out the city entered into the
house of the woman, and brought out Raab the harlot, and her father, and her
mother, and her brethren, and her kindred, and all that she had; and they set
her without the camp of Israel. And the city
was burnt with fire with all things that were in it; only of the silver,
and gold, and brass, and iron, they gave to be brought into the treasury of the
Lord.” Sep Jos
6:1-24
Therefore we are to blow
trumpets or bugles at a time of war to signal our Father in Heaven, to our aid
against our enemies.
Sound the Trumpet for a new king of Israel
The House of Israel and Judah has had a long standing
tradition of blowing the trumpet for a new king to be anointed. At King Solomon’s coronation, the trumpet was
blown:
“And
there let Sadoc the priest and Nathan the prophet anoint him to be king over
Israel, and do
ye sound the trumpet, and ye shall say, Let king Solomon live. And
he shall sit upon my throne, and reign in my stead: and I have given charge
that he should be for a prince over Israel and Juda. And Banaeas the son of
Jodae answered the king and said, So let it be: may the Lord God of my lord the
king confirm it. As the Lord was with my lord the king, so let him be with
Solomon, and let him exalt his throne beyond the throne of my lord king David.
And Sadoc the priest went down, and Nathan the prophet, and Banaeas son of
Jodae, and the Cherethite, and the Phelethite, and they mounted Solomon upon
the mule of king David, and led him away to Gion. And Sadoc the priest took the
horn of oil out of the tabernacle, and anointed Solomon, and blew the
trumpet; and all the people said, Let king Solomon live.” 1Kings 1:34-39
When Queen Elizabeth was anointed Queen they continued the tradition and blew the trumpets. They played the song Holst Jupiter.
When
Jesus returns and formally takes HIS place as our High Priest and King the
Trumpets will sound loudly to make this announcement.
Isaiah –A Trumpet or Bugle Call to Gather HIS People to Holy Salem
Prophecy shows the trumpets will blow and HIS people will go
to HIS holy mount Zion where Jerusalem (Hierosalem
-Holy Salem) is located.
“And it shall come to pass in that day that God shall fence men off from
the channel of the river as far as Rhinocorura; but do ye gather one by one the
children of Israel. And it shall come
to pass in that day that they shall blow the great trumpet, and the lost
ones in the land of the Assyrians shall come, and the lost ones in Egypt, and
shall worship the Lord on the holy mountain in Jerusalem.” Sep Isa 27:12-13
A trumpet
or bugle will be used to call HIS people to the Holy Mountain where Holy Salem
is located.
Ezekiel – Sound the Bugle the Day of Wrath is Coming
Below Ezekiel is prophesying about the upcoming day of wrath
or judgement. Ezekiel states that the bugles
should be blown in order to signal our Father in Heaven so that HE will save
them. Ezekiel is reminding Israel of the
promise made in Numbers chapter 10 regarding the use of the bugle.
“Sound ye the
trumpet (σάλπιγγα-sálpinga, military bugle) and pass sentence on all together. There
shall be war with the sword without, and famine and pestilence within: he that
is in the field shall die by the sword; and famine and pestilence shall destroy
them that are in the city. But they that escape of them shall be delivered, and
shall be upon the mountains: and I will slay all the rest, every one for his
iniquities.” Sep Eze 7:14-16
Remember
to blow the trumpet at times of war so that you will have our Heavenly Father’s
protection.
Zephaniah – Father in Heaven Sounds the Trumpet of Judgement
Zephaniah prophesies about the day of the war-trumpet which
will be judgment against the house of Israel in the strong cities and the high
towers. Zephaniah is also referring to
the same trumpets of Revelation chapter 11.
It will be a day of judgement and wrath against the house of Israel
because of their sin. Since they agreed
to follow the laws of Moses, they will be judged first.
“For the great day of the Lord is near, it is near, and very speedy; the
sound of the day of the Lord is made bitter and harsh. A mighty day of wrath is
that day, a day of affliction and distress, a day of desolation and
destruction, a day of gloominess and darkness, a day of cloud and vapour, a day of the
trumpet (σάλπιγγος-sálpinx, war-trumpet) and cry
against the strong cities, and against the high towers. And I will greatly
afflict the men, and they shall walk as blind men, because they have sinned
against the Lord; therefore he shall pour out their blood as dust, and their
flesh as dung. And their silver and their gold shall in nowise be able to
rescue them in the day of the Lord's wrath; but the whole land shall be
devoured by the fire of his jealously; for he will bring a speedy destruction
on all them that inhabit the land.” Sep Zep 1:14-18
Zacharias – Our Father in Heaven Blows the Bugle
Zacharias also prophecies regarding the use of a trumpet;
however this is our Heavenly Father blowing the military bugle and protecting
the house of Israel against their enemies.
“And the Lord shall be over them, and his arrow shall go forth as
lightning: and the Lord Almighty shall blow with the trumpet (σάλπιγγα-sálpinga, military bugle) and shall proceed with the tumult of his
threatening. The Lord Almighty shall protect them, and they shall destroy them,
and overwhelm them with sling-stones; and they shall swallow them down as wine,
and fill the bowls as the altar. And the Lord their God shall save them in that
day, even his people as a flock; for holy stones are rolled upon his land. For
if he has anything good, and if he has anything fair, the young men shall have
corn, and there shall be fragrant wine to the virgins.” Sep Zec 9:14-17
The Gospel of Matthew – Trumpet to Gather HIS Elect
Matthew explains that after the great tribulation, Jesus will manifest himself to us in the cloud. After the Exodus, our Father in Heaven manifested himself as a cloud by day to lead the Israelites to safety and this maybe the way HE manifests himself again (Exodus 13:21). When HE manifests himself to us, the angels will sound the war-trumpet as a signal to HIS elect that HE is here on earth with us.
“For there shall be then great tribulation, such as hath not been from
the beginning of the world until now, neither shall be. And unless those days
had been shortened, no flesh should be saved: but for the sake of the elect
those days shall be shortened. Then if any man shall say to you: Lo here is
Christ, or there, do not believe him. For there shall arise false Christs and
false prophets, and shall show great signs and wonders, insomuch as to deceive
(if possible) even the elect. Behold I have told it to you, beforehand. If
therefore they shall say to you: Behold he is in the desert, go ye not out:
Behold he is in the closets, believe it not. For as lightning cometh out of the
east, and appeareth even into the west: so shall the coming of the Son of man
be. Wheresoever the body shall be, there shall the eagles also be gathered
together. And immediately after the tribulation of those days, the sun shall be
darkened and the moon shall not give her light, and the stars shall fall from
heaven, and the powers of heaven shall be moved: And then shall appear the sign
of the Son of man in heaven: and then shall all tribes of the earth mourn: and
they shall see the Son of man coming in the clouds of heaven with much power
and majesty. And he shall send his angels with a
trumpet (σάλπιγγος-sálpinx, war-trumpet), and a great voice: and they shall gather
together his elect from the four winds, from the farthest parts of the heavens
to the utmost bounds of them.” DR
Matthew 24:21-31
The Apostle Paul’s Letters – Bugle Sound to Raise the Dead
In Paul’s letters to the Corinthians and the Thessalonians
he explains that a military bugle will sound and the dead in Christ (anointed
ones) will raise first.
“Therefore as we have borne the image of the earthly, let us bear also
the image of the heavenly. Now this I say, brethren, that flesh and blood
cannot possess the kingdom of God: neither shall corruption possess
incorruption. Behold, I tell you a mystery. We shall all indeed rise again: but
we shall not all be changed. In a moment, in the twinkling of an eye, at the last
trumpet: for the trumpet (σάλπιγγα-sálpinga, military bugle) shall sound,
and the dead shall rise again incorruptible: and we shall be changed.” DR 1
Corth 15:49-52
“For the Lord himself shall come down from heaven with commandment, and
with the
voice of an archangel, and with the trumpet (σάλπιγγα-sálpinga, military bugle) of God: and the dead who are in
Christ, shall rise first. Then we who are alive, who are left, shall be taken
up together with them in the clouds to meet Christ, into the air, and so shall
we be always with the Lord.” 1 Thes 4:15-16
Revelation – Jesus’ Voice like a Trumpet
When John received the ‘revelation’ from Jesus, he said HIS voice was like a trumpet:
“I
was in the Spirit on the Lord's day, and I heard behind me a loud voice like
a trumpet (σάλπιγγος-sálpinx, war-trumpet) saying,
"Write what you see in a book and send it to the seven churches, to
Ephesus and to Smyrna and to Pergamum and to Thyatira and to Sardis and to
Philadelphia and to Laodicea." Rev 1:10
Trumpets in John’s Revelation
The angels blow trumpets in Revelation and the ‘sealed
orders’ were given by Jesus in heaven.
In other words the ‘seven seals’ are instructions for the ‘seven
trumpets’. I believe that one of the
goals of these trumps is for Jesus to gather HIS people to mount Zion since
Number chapter 10 (above) states that the trumpets are to be used to assemble
the troops and gather them to the tabernacle.
“When
the Lamb opened the seventh seal, there was silence in heaven for about half an
hour. Then I saw the seven angels who stand before God, and seven trumpets
were given to them. And
another angel came and stood at the altar with a golden censer, and he was given
much incense to offer with the prayers of all the saints on the golden altar
before the throne, and the smoke of the incense, with the prayers of the
saints, rose before God from the hand of the angel. Then the angel took the censer and filled it
with fire from the altar and threw it on the earth, and there were peals of
thunder, rumblings, flashes of lightning, and an earthquake. Now the seven angels who had the seven
trumpets prepared to blow them.” Rev 8:1-6
“The
first angel
blew his trumpet, and there followed hail and fire, mixed with
blood, and these were thrown upon the earth. And a third of the earth was
burned up, and a third of the trees were burned up, and all green grass was
burned up.” Rev 8:7
“The
second angel
blew his trumpet, and something like a great mountain, burning with
fire, was thrown into the sea, and a third of the sea became blood. A third of the living creatures in the sea
died, and a third of the ships were destroyed.” Rev 8:8-9
“The
third angel
blew his trumpet, and a great star fell from heaven, blazing like a
torch, and it fell on a third of the rivers and on the springs of water. 11 The
name of the star is Wormwood. A third of the waters became wormwood, and many
people died from the water, because it had been made bitter.” Rev 8:10
(Note: most of our water is not of good
quality today.)
“The
fourth angel
blew his trumpet, and a third of the sun was struck, and a third of
the moon, and a third of the stars, so that a third of their light might be
darkened, and a third of the day might be kept from shining, and likewise a
third of the night. Then I looked, and I heard an eagle crying with a loud
voice as it flew directly overhead, "Woe, woe, woe to those who dwell on the
earth, at the blasts of the other
trumpets that the three angels are about to blow!" Rev 8:12-13
“And
the fifth
angel blew his trumpet, and I saw a star fallen from heaven to
earth, and he was given the key to the shaft of the bottomless (“depth
of the sea”) pit (well of water).” Rev
9:1
“Then
the sixth
angel blew his trumpet, and I heard a voice from the four horns of the
golden altar before God, saying to the sixth angel who had the trumpet,
"Release the four angels who are bound at the great river Euphrates."
So the four angels, who had been prepared for the hour, the day, the month, and
the year, were released to kill a third of mankind.” Rev 9:13-15
“Then
the seventh
angel blew his trumpet, and there were loud voices in heaven,
saying, "The
kingdom of the world has become the kingdom of our Lord and of his Christ, and
he shall reign forever and ever." And the twenty- four elders who sit on
their thrones before God fell on their faces and worshiped God, saying, "We give thanks to you, Lord God
Almighty, who is and who was, for you
have taken your great power and begun to reign. The nations raged, but your wrath came, and
the time for the dead to be judged, and for rewarding your servants, the
prophets and saints, and those who fear your name, both small and great, and
for destroying the destroyers of the earth." Then God's temple in heaven was opened, and the ark of
his covenant was seen within his temple. There were flashes of lightning,
rumblings, peals of thunder, an earthquake, and heavy hail.” Rev
11:15-19
Here are the ‘sealed’ instructions given for the seventh
trumpet:
“And when he had opened the seventh seal, there was silence in
heaven, as it were for half an hour. And I saw seven angels standing in the
presence of God; and there were given to them seven trumpets. And another angel
came, and stood before the altar, having a golden censer; and there was given to him much
incense, that he should offer of the prayers of all saints upon the golden
altar, which is before the throne of God. And the smoke of the incense of the
prayers of the saints ascended up before God from the hand of the angel. And
the angel took
the censer [Lev 16:11-13, Day of
Atonement Lev 16:29], and filled it with the fire of the altar, and cast
it on the earth, and there were thunders and voices and lightnings, and a great
earthquake. And the seven angels, who had the seven trumpets, prepared
themselves to sound the trumpet.” Rev 8:1-6
The ‘seventh seal’ and ‘seventh trumpet’ are a fulfillment
of the Day of Atonement laws that have not been fulfilled yet. (Information about
the Day of Atonement here.)
“And
Aaron shall bring the calf for his sin, and he shall make atonement for himself
and for his house, and he shall kill the calf for his sin-offering. And he
shall take his censer
full of coals of fire off the altar, which is before the Lord; and
he shall fill his hands with fine compound incense, and shall bring it within
the veil. And he shall put the incense on the fire before the Lord, and the
smoke of the incense shall cover the mercy-seat over the tables of testimony,
and he shall not die.” Sep Lev 16:11-13
The
Seventh and Final Trumpet is when the dead of the house of Israel will be
judged and it will be on the Day of Atonement. Be ready at the sound of the
last trump and be sure you have repented of sin.
Trumpets for Regathering the Tribes of Israel to Zion
The trumpets of Revelation will gather us back to Zion. There are many verses that state we will be
gathered back to Mount Sion or Zion:
“And I beheld, and lo a lamb stood upon mount Sion
[Zion], and with him an hundred forty-four thousand, having his name,
and the name of his Father, written on their foreheads. And I heard a voice
from heaven, as the noise of many waters, and as the voice of great thunder;
and the voice which I heard, was as the voice of harpers, harping on their
harps. And they sung as it were a new canticle, before the throne, and before the four living creatures, and the ancients;
and no man could say the canticle, but those hundred forty-four thousand, who were purchased from the earth [purchased
at the Unleavened Bread Feast]. These were purchased from among men, the firstfruits
to God and to the Lamb: And in their mouth there was found no lie; for they
are without spot before the throne of God.
DR Rev 14:1-4
“And I saw a great white throne, and one sitting upon it, from
whose face the earth and heaven fled away, and there was no place found for
them. And I saw the dead, great and small, standing in the presence of the throne,
and the books were opened; and another book was opened, which is the book of
life; and the dead were judged by those things which were written in the books,
according to their works.” DR Rev 20:11-12
“Hear the words of the Lord, ye nations, and proclaim them to the
islands afar off; say, He that scattered Israel will
also gather him,
and keep him as one that feeds his flock. For the Lord has ransomed Jacob, he
has rescued him out of the hand of them that were stronger than he. And they shall
come, and shall rejoice in the mount of Sion,
and shall come to the good things of the Lord, even to a land of corn, and
wine, and fruits, and cattle, and sheep: and their soul shall be as a fruitful
tree; and they shall hunger no more. Then shall the virgins rejoice in the
assembly of youth, and the old men shall rejoice; and I will turn their
mourning into joy, and will make them merry.” Jer 38:10-13
“In that day, saith the Lord, I will gather her that is bruised, and
will receive her that is cast out, and those whom I rejected. And I will make
her that was bruised a remnant, and her that was rejected a mighty nation: and the Lord shall reign over them in mount Sion from henceforth,
even for ever.” Sep
Mic 4:6-7
“Blow
ye the trumpet in Sion,
sound an alarm in my holy mountain, let all the inhabitants of the
land tremble: because the day of the Lord cometh, because it is nigh at hand, A
day of darkness, and of gloominess, a day of clouds and whirlwinds: a numerous and
strong people as the morning spread upon the mountains: the like to it hath not
been from the beginning, nor shall be after it even to the years of generation
and generation.” DR Joel 2:1-2
“And I will lead forth the seed that came of Jacob and of Juda, and they shall inherit my holy
mountain: and mine elect and my servants
shall inherit it, and shall dwell there.” Sep Isa 65:9
“Then wolves and lambs shall feed together, and the lion shall eat chaff
like the ox, and the serpent earth as bread. They shall
not injure nor destroy in my holy mountain, saith the Lord.”
Sep Isa 65:25
“Thus saith the Lord of hosts: I am returned to Sion, and I will dwell in the midst of Jerusalem:
and Jerusalem shall be called The city of truth, and the mountain of the Lord
of hosts, The sanctified mountain.” Zec 8:3
“But you are come to mount Sion, and to the city of the living God, the heavenly Jerusalem,
and to the company of many thousands of angels, And to the church of the firstborn, who are written in the heavens, and to God
the judge of all, and to the spirits of the just made perfect, And to Jesus the
mediator of the new testament, and to the sprinkling of blood which speaketh
better than that of Abel.” DR Heb 12:22-24
Since HIS people will be gathered to Mount Zion it will be critical
to know which Mount Zion to go to when the call comes. There are two Mount Zions.
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Conclusion
Our Father in Heaven wants us to remember the trumpets. He gave us the law of the trumpets and bugles
in Numbers chapter 10 so that we would be prepared for HIS return. He gave us the Feast of Trumpets so that we
would remember the trumpets and so that we would be remembering to listen and
watch for the trump in Revelation. I
believe the first trump will be the signal to gather the tribes of Israel to
Mount Zion. The last trump will signal the start of the Day of Atonement.
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