Marriage Supper of the Lamb

Rosh Hashanna is the only Jewish Festival that is a two day festival. It is the only Jewish Festival that is designated by the New Moon. The Jews needed to spy the moon before they could announce the feast had arrived. So even if we think the return of Jesus is on Rosh Hashanna, we still do not know the day or the hour.

God in His perfection took care of all the details when Jesus said in Mathew 24:36-37

"No one knows about that day or hour, not even the angels in heaven, nor the Son, but only the Father. As it was in the days of Noah, so it will be at the coming of the Son of Man.”

Also, Christ may have been born on Rosh Hashanna. This can be ascertained by looking at the Gospels.

John the Baptist was conceived in the Fall between Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kupor during the High Holy Days or (Head of the Year).

In Luke Chapter ONE.

Zacharis was serving as high priest when the angel Gabriel announced to Elizabeth she would bear a son to be called John in the spririt of Elijah. Elizabeth was hid away 5 months vs 26 when the Angel of God, Gabriel visited Mary and told her “Mary you will conceive” in vs 31. “By the Holy Spirit and the Power of the Highest, the Holy One who is to be born will be called the Son of God”, vs. 35. Elizabeth is in the 6th month when Mary goes to see her, Elizabeth confrims Mary is pregnant upon the arrival of Mary’s visit, vs 36. Mary remains about 3 months vs 56 and then John the Baptist was born. So if John was conceived on the High Holy Days, and Jesus was born 3 months later, Jesus was born on the High Holy Days, possibly on Rosh Hashanna the Head of the Year about 2000 years ago perhaps 3 years BC. It seems perfectly fitting to me that the Jewish Lord Jesus would have been born on the High Holy Days.

There are some who reason to believe that it was 9/11 that year BC 03. Perhaps now science can look back and see if that Rosh Hashanna was that date: September 11, 03BC. It also would have been about the 4000th year since Creation. That is interesting because it’s been another 2009 or 2012 years since the first visitation. Many Christians believe that the Rapture is due and will take place on a Rosh Hashanna (some year). This two day festival of Rosh Hashanna is September 18 and 19, 2009.

This would be particularly significant approaching (+/-) the 6000th year as it may be the end of the work week and the Day of Rest is aproaching: the Sabbath Rest. That is particularly significant because it seems to indicate the 1000 year Millennium is coming soon, the appointed time of God, the Messianic Kingdom .

“Rosh Hashanah encompasses many themes and teaches many doctrines” according to Joseph Good in his book “Rosh Hashanah and the Messianic Kingdom to Come”. Also information from Pastor Mark Blitz’s El Shaddai Ministeries includes many of the terms he believes are doctrines related to Rosh Hashanna shown below. As I read and re-read the Bible, these themes are profound to me and I thought it was important to share them with those who are interested in Holy Scripture.


• The Day of the Lord, Day of Wrath (mentioned throughout Scripture)
• Repentance (Teshuvah)
• The Time of Jacob’s Trouble but he will be saved out of it.(seven year tribulation) (Jacob is another name for Israel)
• The Resurrection of the Dead
• The Natzal (plucking away) aka The Rapture or Catching Away (Church is removed)
• The Beginning of the Messianic Kingdom
• The Judgment
• The Day of the Awakening Blast
• Yom HaDin/Day of Judgment/The Opening of the Books/Opening of the Gates
• Yom HaKeseh (The Hidden Day)
• Ha Kiddushin/Nesuin (Wedding of the Messiah) (or Marriage of the Lamb Revelation 19:9)
• Ha Melech (Coronation of the Messiah)


Pastor Byron McDonald (Rolling Hills Covenant Church Palos Verdes California) author of The Morning Comes and Also the Night. said of Rosh Hashanah

“ I do think the Day of the Lord is a 1007 year period of time that begins with the Great Tribulation –The Wrath of God on the nations.” And “I think the key date is Rosh Hashanna. …I definitely think Jesus will come back for the church on Rosh Hashanah, I just don’t know which one. My preference is this year. Even so Lord Jesus come!”

There is a wealth of information on the website El Shaddai Ministries: http://elshaddaiministries.us/audio/feasts/teruah.html Posted by Pastor Mark Blitz.

Colossians 2:16-17 “So let no one judge you in food or in drink, or regarding a festival or new moon or Sabbaths, which are a shadow of things to come, but the substance is Christ.”

Matthew 5:18 For assuredly, I say to you, till heaven and earth pass away, one jot or one tittle will by no means pass from the Law till all in fulfilled.

Revelation 19:9
Then he said to me, write, “Blessed are those who are called to the marriage supper of the Lamb!’”

Revelation 1:3 “Blessed is he who reads aloud the words of the prophecy, and blessed are those who hear, and who keep what is written therein: for the time is near.”
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Have a great day,

Marcie Mathews