The Church in the Old Testament? The Feast of Weeks - Chuck Missler - Koinonia House
Enoch Traditions
It is interesting that there is a rabbinical tradition that Enoch was born on the 6th of Sivan. Enoch is an extremely interesting mystery in the Old Testament. (The first prophecy by a prophet in the Bible is a prophecy of the Second Coming of Jesus Christ,16 uttered by Enoch before the flood of Noah!) There were three groups of people facing the judgment of the flood of Noah:
- Those that perished in the flood;
- Those that were preserved through the flood (in the Ark);
- Those that were removed prior to the judgment of the flood.
There are some who suggest that Enoch might be a foreshadowing of the removal prior to judgment, in contrast to Noah and his family who were protected through it.
The Trumpet of God
Paul mentions the "Trumpet of God" in connection with the Rapture. 17 It is interesting that this term appears only twice in the Bible: at the Rapture and at the giving of the Law at Sinai.18 (Don't confuse the "Trumpet of God" with the temple trumpets or the shofar. Remember these trumpets continue during the Millennium, so they aren't "the last trump.") Could both of these references to the "Trumpet of God" be connected with the 6th of Sivan?
The Feast of Harvest
Another name for the Feast of Weeks is Hag Ha Kazir , the Feast of Harvest, since it is celebrated at the time of the "first harvest." It is interesting that Jesus frequently used "the harvest" as an idiom to refer to the ingathering of believers.19
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