A reference to the beginning of the Rapture, taken from 1 Corinthians 15:52;
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.
This is sometimes interpreted to mean that a trumpet will sound, from heaven, to signal the Rapture to start, as in 1 Thessalonians 4:16...
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:
...and in Revelation 11:15, when the 7th and final trumpet sounds:
And the seventh angel sounded; and there were great voices in heaven, saying, The kingdoms of this world are become the kingdoms of our Lord, and of his Christ; and he shall reign for ever and ever.
Another interpretation of the Last Trump, is that the Rapture will occur when a trumpet sounds on Earth, such as a shofar blown for Rosh Hashanah or Yom Kippur, the Day of Atonement (Leviticus 23:27)
Also on the tenth day of this seventh month there shall be a day of atonement: it shall be an holy convocation unto you; and ye shall afflict your souls, and offer an offering made by fire unto the Lord.
It should be noted that when asked about the end, Jesus stated (as chronicled in Matthew 24:36,
During Jesus' time, the beginning of Rosh Hasahnah was also unknown--requiring a sighting of the new moon, rather than a fixed calendar date. The start of this Holy Day was often described as the "Day and Hour no man knows". This has led some to conclude that The Rapture will take place after a shofar (trumpet) blast made for Rosh Hashanah or Yom Kippur, while others stick to a literal interpretation that no one but the Father will know when Jesus is sent to gather the church.
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