Jopie Rattu - The Rapture Part I: Fullfillment of: The Signs in The Sky, The Festivals in Summer, and The Parables of The End Times

The Rapture
Part I Fulfillment of: The Signs in The Sky,
The Festivals in Summer,
and The Parables of The End Times Rev. Jopie Rattu, Ph.D.
Sridadi Atiyanto, Ph.D.
Yunus Ciptawilangga, M.B.A.

2020 Rev. Jopie Rattu, Ph.D.; Sridadi Atiyanto, Ph.D.;
Yunus Ciptawilangga, M.B.A.

The Rapture
Part I

Fulfillment of: The Signs in The Sky,
The Festivals in Summer, and The Parables of The End Times

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T he main theme of this book is Rapture, with subthemes Fulfillment of the Signs in the Sky, Fulfillment of the Festivals in Summer, and Fulfillment of the Parable of the End Times. The main theme is very closely related with the subthemes because the subthemes presented very strong facts that seem to lead or are conical to the main theme, namely, the fact that the rapture is expected to occur at the time as set out in the subthemes.

In this first part of the book, the authors present very basic things that should be known by Christians, namely, things relating to the end times which include:

Signs and marks 666 which must not be accepted by Christians

The importance of knowing the last world ruler

Characteristics of the four prominent end times figures, who are they

Rapture: what and when

The difference between the tribulation period and Gods wrath period

Tribulation period: when it starts and ends

The events that occurred related to the opening of each seal of the seven seals in the Book of Revelation

Emergence and duties of two witnesses of God

Christian preparations and attitudes in the end times

In addition, at the end of this book, the estimated The Book of Revelation in a New Structure is included.

Many Christians have difficulty understanding the contents of the Book of Revelation. This happened, for one thing, because the contents and events in the Book of Revelation were not sequential from beginning to endthere are several events that were repeated in other sections. Why do some repetitions occur? Because the Apostle John wrote the Book of Revelation from two visions, where some of the two visions are related to the same things, for example, seven trumpets are the same as seven vials of the wrath, the appointment of 144,000 people from the tribes of the descendants of Israel is explained twice (Rev 7:4 and Rev 14:1), and the people in heaven is also explained twice (Rev 7:1314 and Rev 15:2). If all the same events are put together so that the contents of the Book of Revelation are sequential in time from beginning to end, then the Book of Revelation becomes easy to understand and even the meaning of the seven seals is easier to understand, without needing to be interpreted, because the meaning of the first to the third seal is found in another chapter of the Book of Revelation.

On the other hand, the second part of the book explains about the signs of heaven that are related to the second coming of the Lord Jesus.

The first coming of the Lord Jesus is marked by a sign in the sky in the form of a star in the east, and it is this star that guides the wise men so that they can meet the Lord Jesus as explained in Matthew 2:2,9:

Mt 2:2 Saying, Where is he that is born King of the Jews? for we have seen hisstar in the east, and are come to worship him.

9 When they had heard the king, they departed; and, lo,the star, which they sawin the east, went before them, till it came and stood over where the young child was.

God also gave signs in the sky relating to the second coming of the Lord Jesus as recorded in the following:

Acts 2:20The sun shall be turned into darkness, andthe moon into blood, before that great and notable day of the Lord come:

From 2014 to 2019, there were sixteen sky signs referred to the verse, in the form of nine solar eclipses and seven total lunar eclipses (moons like blood), all of which occur right on the feast days of the people of Israel or the days that we interpret related to end-time events.

In addition, the book also explains the Israelite festivals and their meanings and prophecies. The Israelites have seven main feasts which are divided into two, namely, the festivals of rainy season and the festival of summer. The three festivals of the rainy season were fulfilled at the time of the first coming of the Lord Jesus. The Lord Jesus died on the feast of Passover as the Lamb of God sacrificed for the salvation of mankind. He rose on the feast of the Firstfruits, as the first to rise from the dead. And finally the Holy Spirit was poured out on the day of Pentecost, where previously the word of God was engraved on tablets of stone, now carved into the hearts of men.

The four summer festivals in the form of the feast of the Trumpet, the Day of Atonement, the feast of Tabernacles, and the day of Hanukkah have not yet been fulfilled. Many theologians believe that the holidays will be fulfilled in connection with the second coming of the Lord Jesus.

Surprisingly, when we interpreted end-time events based on data of solar eclipses and total lunar eclipses, Israels feasts, and Bible verses, it turns out that our interpretation of the end-time events occurred precisely in the days the summer feast is in accordance with the prophecies of these feast days so that if this really happens, then the second coming of the Lord Jesus will be the fulfillment of the Israels summer festivals.

Signs of heaven that are so real that God gave us would spur us to better prepare ourselves to welcome His coming.

Soli Deo Gloria,

Authors

T he end of times is a topic that always attracts the attention of the Lords congregation since the beginning, because in the last days, the believers who have been redeemed by the blood of Jesus will be raised into the clouds on the way to the glorious heaven. However, Jesus also stated that in the last days, there will be a severe persecution. That is why although the congregation of believers will be happy because they will soon meet the Lord face-to-face in heaven, they also need to prepare themselves to face this severe persecution.