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   The Day of Trumpets

 How does Colossians demonstrate God’s Salvation Plan?

 The Salvation Plan of God was set forth before the foundation of the world Eph 1:4, 1Pet 1:20. This Salvation Plan is designed in Creation per Gen 1:14, and follows the Feasts and Harvest Seasons God established for Israel. God gave Moses Set Times of Celebration and Feasts to point to This Plan and we see The New Testament Confirms The Same Salvation Plan.

 Several Books in The New Testament confirm Jesus was sacrificed on Passover, and The Holy Spirit was poured into Believers on The Day of Pentecost. But The Fall Feasts which begin with Trumpets are not so clearly written down - unless we know what to look for....

 The Day of Trumpets is First Listed in Leviticus 23 as the First Day of The 7th Month. Trumpets then starts the Fall Feast Days which all are set within The Seventh Month (moon.) Lev 23:24, Psa 81:3.

       The trumpet was used for 2 purposes during the Old Testament.

1. To announce gatherings of Elders or Leaders for making Decisions

2. To set out the movements in the Families of Israel for traveling or for war, etc.

 Nehemiah 8 and Joel 2 give an introduction to The Activity of The Trumpet in The New Testament. Nehemiah 8 shows Israel regathered from Babylon and rebuilding the walls. They discover The Law and read it beginning on The First Day of The Seventh Month. Joel 2 warns the people to respect The Lord on His Holy Day.

 Galatians 2:18-21 refers to the separation between Jew and Gentile while eating at The Table .  Eph 2:14 and Col 2:11-15 state The Middle Wall has been torn down.... Col 2:16-17 then gives permission for Gentiles to eat and celebrate at The Feast of Trumpets. This shows Paul’s concern about The Boundaries shown in the prior Diagram. This boundary concern is one of Trumpets identifiers in The NT....

So we have two things to look for in The New Testament regarding The Day of Trumpets:

1. Calling Elders together for decision making. One Trumpet for the elders.

2. It will relate to The Body of Believers coming together. Two Trumpets for the congregation.

Both of these elements are seen in Acts 15. We know The Feast of Pentecost had been Established  and The Elders and Apostles have gathered together–  to decide how Gentiles are to be added into The Body of Believers in The New Testament. Gentiles have received The Holy Spirit from God and they have given testimony about their Salvation in Jesus Christ. So God has approved them and has become their Spiritual Father. Now The Jewish Leadership must decide how to accept these new converts as Brothers in Christ Jesus....

 What do they need to do and what don’t they need to do? After the Council in Jerusalem set out the Acceptance Letter, Paul is left with the responsibility of implementing the decision.... So we see a practical application of The Day of Trumpets. In some ways it follows the same patterns as The Old Testament, but in some ways it is different as well.

 When we look at Passover and Pentecost, the same things apply. Some things are similar and some things are different.... 1Cor 12, and Ephesians give us a list of Church Leadership and responsibilities. In 1Corinthians, we see the body is discussed right after the Giftings of The Spirit are listed earlier in Chapter 12.

 We can also look at The Day of Atonement which is set forth in The Book of Hebrews as an example. With The Day of Trumpets, we have several other books which give us more clues on what Trumpets means in The New Testament.  

 First Corinthians deals with The Passover and then directs Believers what God’s Plan is with respect to each of the Set Celebrations. In chapter 12, Paul shows how The Holy Spirit instructs and empowers believers, but in the last half of Chapter 12, Paul shows how The Body of Christ is organized and directed by gifted believers. The Book of Ephesians has a Main Theme dealing with The Membership and Design of The Body.