Quote:I agree with you regarding the rapture. More nonsense from the Christian church. In fact Hebrew versions of the Matthew make it clear the ones who are "raptured" are the evil ones who are taken away so that the righteous might inherit planet earth.
What about the harvest of Taruwah? I'm for sure going in that one if I don't die first. I think it will happen in 2023, but maybe sooner.
"And [you shall heed] (wa - and so then you shall observe the) Festival Feast (chag - celebratory gathering) of the Harvest (qatsiyr - the time of reaping what was sown, of gathering the crop) of the first fruits (bikuwrym) of your (‘atah) labors (ma’aseh - work, undertakings, pursuits, and accomplishments) which (‘asher - by way of making a connection and through relationship) you sow (zara’ - plant seeds) in the field (sadeh - the land), the celebratory Festival Feast (chag) of the Ingathering (‘aciyph - of collecting, gathering, assembling, receiving and withdrawing the harvest), at the conclusion of (yatsa’ - bringing to an end and finishing) the year (sanah - time of renewal), in which (ba - where) you are brought together, received, and removed (‘asaph - gathered in, assembled together, withdrawn, and harvested) from (min) your labors (ma’aseh - work) in the field of cultivation (sadeh)." (Exodus 23:16)
Isn't that speaking about the reaping of souls who have been born anew into His family as a result of the first four Called-Out Assemblies? The way I see it right now, I am in a relationship with Yahweh.. He has called me out of Babylon. He is fine tuning me into a useful tool, even though I still and will always have a lot to learn. Now that I'm his useful tool, what does He want me to do? For one, He wants me to expose Babylon and be ready to tell people about it in whatever way comes along. Why? Because there are people out there seeking the truth & if they find it, then they can be harvested along with me at the feast of Taruwah. Or maybe, after Taruwah comes and we're gone, some of them will find books, or posts, or websites, etc that us tools have done and they will be harvested later in the tribulation in the gleaning part.
"You shall arrive and enter (bow’ - come to and go inside) Yahuweh, your God’s (‘elohym) home, family, and household (bayith - tabernacle and dwelling place) with the first and choicest (re’shyth - the initial and most valued) of the first fruits (bikkurym) of your soil (‘adamah - earth as in the sense of ground, and also a cognate of ‘Adam, the first man created in Yahweh’s image)..." (Exodus 23:19)
"Behold (hineh - look and see), I Myself (‘anokiy - I Am will provide and) will send out and dispatch (salah - strip off an outer layer and reach out, freely giving) a supernatural messenger (mal’ak - a theophanic, or visible manifestation of God who will serve as His Spiritual Representative, as an envoy from heaven to carry His message and do His work) to (lo) appear in your presence (paneh ‘athah) to (lo) be your protector (samara - the one you should carefully observe and revere to remain safe, cared for, and protected) in (ba) the Way (darak - sent out to lead, guide, direct) and to arrive to bring you (bow’ ’athah - to come to enable you to enter and be included) into God’s (‘el - inside the Almighty’s) home (maqom - dwelling place and upright assembly, the standing place, household, and abode) which through relationship (‘asher) I have prepared and firmly established (kuwn - fashioned and formed, arranged and set in place)." (Exodus 23:20)
"Carefully observe and be secure (samar - care about, revere, and cling to Me) by means of (min) His presence (paneh - His appearance), and listen to (sama’ - receive, understand, and heed His message, His news, summons, and the call of) His voice (qowl). Do not (‘al) rebel against (marar ba - be embittered or be angry against Him, do not defy or be disobedient to His authority, or display infidelity toward) Him, for indeed (kiy - because if you do and are, if you are identified as such, and are burned by this brand) I will not lift you up or carry you away (nasa’ - respect, forgive, exalt, honor, accept, or raise you) from your rebellious transgressions (pesha’ - revolt, crimes, offences, faults, and sin), for indeed, My brand (‘ani kiy) name (shem - proper designation, renown, reputation, and glory) is in (qereb - inside His physical human body, in the midst of) Him." (Exodus 23:21)
"Thus declares and predicts (na’um - prophesy) the Upright Pillar and Foundation of the Tabernacle (‘eden), Yahuweh, who gathers and assembles (qabas - collets up together into one place) the scattered (nadah - exiled, outcast, banished, persecuted, and hunted) of Yisra’el, ‘I will also provide testimony and restoration (‘uwd/’owd - return and repeatedly bear witness and renew), gathering and collecting up (qabas - mustering) others beside those (‘alayw) already gathered.’" (Yashayahu / Isaiah 56:8)
and the best for last:
"The upright person (saddiq - innocent, guiltless, vindicated, and righteous, the judgmental and discriminating, the godly and redeemed) will disappear (‘abad - vanish, enter a state where their whereabouts are unknown), and no one (‘ayin ish) will devote any thought to it (sym leb - will take it to heart, ponder the core of the issue). Faithful and loving (hesed - devoted and favored, relationship-oriented and affectionate, merciful and favored, zealous and passionate, loyal and related) men and women (‘ish - people) will be gathered and removed, harvested and received (ne’esapym - brought together and taken away, collected and then moved from one place to another as a reward, assembled and withdrawn) while no one (‘ayin) perceives what’s happening (byn - realizes what has occurred, understands or explains accurately, is perceptive or judgmental, diligently considering or prudently discerning). For indeed (kiy - surely) from your presence (min paneh) the upright (saddiq - innocent, guiltless, and vindicated, and righteous, the judgmental and discriminating, the godly and redeemed) will be gathered together and taken (‘asap - harvested and withdrawn, reaped from the winepress and threshing floor, removed and received) away from the evil calamity (ra’a - wicked rule of man, time of perverseness, misery, crime, and destruction)." (Yashayahu / Isaiah 57:1)
Did I miss something? No rapture = no harvest, no harvest = no fulfillment of Taruwah. I am a million percent sure I will not be here for even one second of the tribulation.