Sermon: First Day...a sermon for Trumpets
by Chris Cumming
Feast of Trumpets: Trumpets were an
instrument often used to sound the alarm for war. They were also the instrument
of the watchman to arouse the sleeping populace if danger threatened. This
festival represents the preaching of the gospel to the world by God's faithful
watchmen who have the responsibility of arousing the people from their spiritual
slumber (Ezek. 33:1-16). At this point, God has ceased to let mankind go his own
way. The time has come to save not just a few in His Church, but all peoples—to
save man from himself. Otherwise, man would succeed in destroying himself.
The Day of Trumpets also symbolizes the
resurrection of all who died in Christ and the change of all who will be living
in Christ. This stunning event—the achievement of eternal life for millions
through birth into the Family of God—will occur simultaneously with the return
of Jesus Christ at the last trump. "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" (1 Cor. 15:52).
Jewish tradition adds some interesting
parallels. For example, the Day of Trumpets (Rosh Hashanah) is said to picture
the most important judgment time, when the inhabitants of the world shall be
judged by the Creator. Furthermore, Tishri I was considered by some Jewish
commentators to be the beginning of Creation—which would create a complete
parallelism, since this shall be fulfilled by the "Day of the Lord," the time of
the Creator's physical return to His creation as Jesus Christ, King of kings and
Lord and lords. ~end quote~
So Trumpets pictures
the return of Jesus Christ to earth to set up His government and rule all
nations with a rod of iron.
For the last couple of Trumpet Holy Days, we have been establishing and
reminding ourselves that Christ IS the trumpet. That is, He is represented by
the trumpet and all its tangent meanings throughout the Bible…the voice of a
trumpet, the horn of salvation, the horns on the altar and the horn that held
healing anointing oil to mention a few.
What I want to do this year is to take a look into the future that will begin on
the Day of Trumpets.
First the basics and then we will get into specifics.
JESUS CHRIST RETURNS
· 144,000 and great multitude sealed. Rev 7
· Christ returns. Matthew 24:29-31; Mark 13:24-27; Luke 21:25-28
· Saints resurrected. 1 Thessalonians 4:16
· Saints become Spirit beings. 1 Thessalonians 4:17; 1 Corinthians 15:51-53
· Jesus Christ rules all nations. Psalm 67:4
·
Saints
reign with Christ 1000 years
Revelation 3:21;
5:10;
20:6
SATAN BOUND 1000 YEARS
· Jesus Christ binds Satan 1000 years. Revelation 20:2
NO MORE WARS
· Men will beat their swords into plowshares. Isaiah 2:4; Micah 4:3
· Man learns of war no more. Isaiah 2:4
HEALTH
· All health restored and all wounds healed. Jeremiah 30:17
· People will enjoy great health. Isaiah 58:8
· Jesus Christ wipes away all tears. Revelation 7:17
· The blind see and the deaf hear. Isaiah 35:5
·
The
crippled healed and the mute shall talk.
Isaiah 35:6
THE LAND IS CHANGED
· Land becomes like the garden of Eden. Ezekiel 36:35
· All the cities and waste places rebuilt. Ezekiel 36:9-11; 33-34
· Israel shall blossom and bud. Isaiah 27:6
· Deserts will blossom as a rose. Isaiah 35:1 6-7
·
Bumper
crops and world full of fruit.
Leviticus 26:4-5;
Isaiah 27:6
LIFE IN THE KINGDOM OF JESUS CHRIST
· There will be peace throughout the land. Leviticus 26:6
· Every person has their own land. Micah 4:4
· No one will know fear. Leviticus 26:6
· Food and drink will be in abundant supply. Isaiah 25:6
· No more wild or predatory animals. Isaiah 11:6-8
·
There
shall be joy, gladness and song.
Isaiah 35:10
PROSPERITY (ECONOMICS)
· No more taxes; everyone tithes 10%. Malachi 3:8-10
· Everyone experiences prosperity. Malachi 3:10
JUSTICE
· The oppressed experience righteousness and justice. Psalm 103:6; 97:2 Isaiah 33:22
· Jesus Christ will give food to hungry and release all prisoners. Psalm 146:7
· No more crime; the methods of the wicked put down. Psalm 146:9
·
Widows
and fatherless relieved.
Psalm 146:9
ONE WORLD LANGUAGE
· Jesus will teach everyone one pure language. Zephaniah 3:9
ONE CHURCH
· Sabbath kept by everyone. Isaiah 66:23
· Feast of Tabernacles kept every year by all nations. Zechariah 14:16
· God’s knowledge covers the earth. Isaiah 11:9
· Church teaching ways of Jesus Christ. Micah 4:1-2, 5
·
Commandments kept by everyone.
Revelation 21:7;
22:14
THE SECOND RESURRECTION
· Everyone who ever lived resurrected. Revelation 20:5
· Everyone learns absolute truth of God. Psalm 19:7-10
· Everyone given opportunity at eternal life. Revelation 22:14,17; 20:12
· Death and the grave are no more. Revelation 20:14
· Jesus will deliver the Kingdom to His Father. 1 Corinthian 15:24
NEW HEAVENS AND NEW EARTH
· God provides new heavens and new earth. Revelation 21:1
· There are no more oceans. Revelation 21:1
· A new Jerusalem descends from heaven. Revelation 21:2
· Description (river of life, tree of life). Revelation 22:1-5
All this is the basic
information and we are familiar with the timeline. Now lets go through the
specifics. The reason for this is simply to excite you and have you longing for
the Kingdom.
Clearly some of what I say here will be under the heading of speculation as we
do not have a “thus saith the Lord” for everything I have on this list, but most
are here because of Spirit-driven logic.
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Government |
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No human in any government position No voting No political parties No kings, queens, prime ministers, presidents or dictators. No cabinets. No Congress, no House of Representatives, no Senate. No supreme court, no court system, no judges, no court rooms No governors or mayors or state governments No social security system or numbers No trade deficits No National debt and no deficit spending |
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Government Agencies -the numbers represent how many departments within this agency. |
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No Dept of Agriculture (57) including food safety & environment No Dept of Commerce (59) including the patent officeNo Dept of Defense (185) –army, navy, air force, missiles No Dept of Education (27) No Dept of Energy (80) –all nuclear facilities No Dept of Health & Human Services (81)—Food & Drug, Disease control No Dept of Homeland Security (21) –Border control, Coast Guard No Dept of Housing & Urban Development (26) No Dept of Justice (55) –prisons, Attorney General No Dept of Labor (28) No Dept of State (43) No Department of Transportation (26) --FAA, Federal Highway Admin No Department of Veterans Affairs (23) –no veterans or vet hospitals No Department of the Interior (85) --Indian affairs, Bureau of Land Mgt No Department of the Treasury (21) --IRS, taxes No Social Security Administration – Central Office, 10 regional offices, 8 processing centers, approximately 1300 field offices, and 37 Teleservice Centers. 65,000 people employed. No emigration No health care plans or programs |
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Military |
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No Army, Navy, Marines, Air Force No military bases No Wars No Guards No weapons of war----bombers, tanks, jeeps, PCs, artillery, rifles, etc. No Delta forces or special forces No landmines covering the earth |
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Infrastructure - The basic facilities, services, and installations needed for the functioning of a community or society, such as transportation and communications systems, water and power lines, and public institutions including schools, post offices, and prisons. |
No freeway systemsNo parking lots No giant highway and road systems---though there will be some roads. No alleys No bridges No tunnels No pipelines---oil, gas, water No telephone poles or giant power transfer structures No dams No sewer systems, no septic tanks, no sewage treatment plants No police or police stations, prisons or jails No fires or fire stations No post offices and no mail, as we know it. |
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No strip malls, shopping malls, shopping centers. No buildings over 3 or 4 stories and possibly not over 1 No parking meters No schools, colleges, universities, city libraries, trade schools No power grids or hydro-electric power systems No water systems or water towers No nuclear power plants No fences, walled neighborhoods or property markers No zoos, aquariums, sea worlds, circuses No petting zoos or anything where animals penned. No hospitals, clinics or first aid—ambulances No garbage cans, garbage collection, as we know it, no landfills. No ditches and other water drainage systems No cemeteries, funeral homes, morgues No real estate industries---buying of land as we know it. Mortgages |
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Financial systems |
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No banks, no banking systems No investment firms No money as we know it now. WT booklet feels there is some kind. No stock markets No bond markets No commodity markets No savings and loan banks No lending or borrowing No financial instruments No use of silver and
gold as money or investment commodity No interest---usury |
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City Design |
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No large cities No tall buildings—3-4 stories and possibly only 1 No block layouts as we are used to, which are based on transportation No zoning as we know it. Industrial and commercial zones GREATLY reduced. No city parks-----whole city is park-like City placement will not be based on resource or transportation necessity Bible speaks of “building the waste places” but there is no indication that we replace cities exactly as they were. More of a general statement. |
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Transportation |
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No cars, trucks, cabs, buses, motorcycles, No trains, tracks, stations No airplanes, no airports, airlines, hangers No ships, docks, cargo containers, No subways All industry that makes, repairs and maintains these things all gone. No mass transportation |
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Sports |
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No professional football, baseball, basketball, soccer, rugby No horse racing, race tracks, betting No casinos or anything like Las Vegas No car racing of any kind No motocross No professional golf, tennis, chess, rodeo, pool, billiards, fencing, body building, figure skating, swimming, martial arts, or weigh lifting. |
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Resources |
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No mines, including open-pit mines No forest industry, clear cutting, lumber mills No resource gathering as we see it today No oil or oil drilling or oil fields No fisheries as we see them today----all unclean fisheries gone. |
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Institutions |
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No labor unions No secret organizations No trade unions No exclusive clubs or fraternities --skull & bones, Bohemian Grove No research institutions No scientific institutions No Red Cross No Humanitarian institutions No Human, animal or plant’s rights institutions No Greenpeace or environmental groups |
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Industries-general |
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No insurance companies No large industries No assembly lines No food processing plants No manufacturing plants for anything No outsourcing |
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Industries—employment – which do you think will remain? |
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1. Wal-Mart 1,800,000 Employees 2. McDonald's 447,000 3. United Parcel Service 407,000 4. Sears Holdings 355,000 5. Home Depot 345,000 6. Target 337,000 7. IBM 329,373 8. General Motors 327,000 9. General Electric 316,000 10. Citigroup --investments 303,000 11. Ford Motor 300,000 12. Kroger 289,000 13. Albertson's 240,000 14. United Technologies 222,200 15. Verizon Communications 217,000 16. FedEx 215,838 17. Safeway 201,000 18. Altria Group -cigarettes 199,000 19. Aramark - food management services 195,000 20. Berkshire Hathaway -insurance 192,012 21. AT&T 189,950 22. Delphi –electrical systems for cars, boats, etc. 185,200 23. Bank of America 176,638 24. JP Morgan Chase 168,847 25. Yum Brands -restaurants 165,920 26. HCA Hospital Corporation of America 165,450 27. Lowe's 164,794 28. PepsiCo 157,000 29. Walgreen 155,200 30. Wells Fargo 153,500 31. Boeing 153,000 32. Darden Restaurants 150,100 33. Hewlett-Packard 150,000 34. Gap 150,000 35. JC Penney 150,000 36. Starwood Hotels and Resorts 145,000 37. Marriott International 143,000 38. Sara Lee 137,000 39. Lockheed Martin 135,000 40. Walt Disney 133,000 41. Alcoa aluminum 129,000 42. Northrop Grumman -airplanes, ships, subs 123,600 43. Electronic Data Systems 117,000 44. Honeywell - aircraft engines & parts, thermostats, home security 116,000 45. Johnson & Johnson pharmaceutical & medical 115,600 46. Lear – auto interiors 115,113 47. Starbucks 115,000 48. Emerson Electric 114,200 49. CVS –drug stories 114,000 50. Tyson Foods 114,000 |
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11,539,535 total jobs |
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Employment---top 25 jobs of 2005-2009 |
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Personal finance adviser Medical scientist Computer software engineer Chiropractor Environmental engineer Biochemist and biophysicist Sales manager Epidemiologist Computer system analyst Athlete Agent and business manager for artists, performers, and athletes Marketing manager Producer and director Actor Lawyer Advertising and promotions manager Management analyst Postsecondary education administrator Financial manager Actuary Airline pilot, copilot, and flight engineer Geoscientist Market research analyst Securities sales agent Medical and health services manager |
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Employment: Highest paying jobs --which do you think will be eliminated? |
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Surgeons Anesthesiologists Obstetricians and Gynecologists Oral Surgeons Doctors of all kinds Psychiatrists Chief executives Airline pilots Dentists Lawyers Engineering Air traffic controllers Computer information system managers Marketing managers Natural sciences managers Sales managers Astronomers Law Teachers Optometrists |
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Technology---technology is a state of the mind depending on where you are now. Do not apply state of the art technology to the World Tomorrow. Witness Star Trek in multiple centuries. |
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No TV, radio, computers, electronic gizmos. No NASA or space programs as we know it No video games, game boys, or other such technology |
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Communication and Information Science |
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No phones or telegraph No competing newspapers No competing news networks No Internet as we know it. No magazines No blogs No debates No mail systems No e-mail No marketing No advertising, no billboards, no junk mail, no spam |
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Socially |
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No race problems No class system No poverty No rich class---everyone is prosperous No exclusive groups or clubs or fraternities No culture wars No religion or language problems No crime, riots, causes No slaves or bondservants No retirement, rest homes, or aging, as we know it. No gangs |
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Food |
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No food plants---no food processing No food marketing No food regulation No chain food stores No super markets No organic food marts as all food will be perfect No food preparation that is unhealthy---deep fat frying, etc. No unhealthy food dishes, preparation No wholesaling, massive distribution, transportation No brand names, product names or food packaging No chemicals, colorings, additives or preservatives No agrichemicals or anything to do with hybrid plant production No slaughterhouses, rendering plants, feed lots, chicken mills. No warehousing of food as we see it today---freezing No canning plants or canned and bottled foods as we see today No high calories foods----no sodas----no junk food. |
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Pastimes |
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No dangerous situations—bungee jumping, sky diving, hang-gliding, BASE jumping No hunting No competitive endeavors for the most part No board games Nothing that is deemed a waste of time No swimming pools |
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Items I am not sure about: |
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Music: application and types Lodging: Hotels, inns Resorts Convention sites Libraries—in some form---probably paperless Audio-Visual: application and types. Visions? Recreation: types and applications—hiking, camping Exercise: type and application County Fairs---maybe some modified form without competition, sales, or wild rides. Tourism Olympics—clearly not as it is today. I am leaning toward there not being any in any form. Art—forms, composition, subjects |
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Items I am pretty sure about |
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Agrarian culture----equal distribution of land for farming
Farming has a spiritual dimension that generates many virtues, among
them self-reliance, moral integrity, and honor, because direct contact
with nature leads to a meaningful relationship with God. |
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Economy: One based on mutual giving rather than profit. |
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Education: Massively different and most direct from God through spirit
beings. |
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Craftsman culture: Everything made by hand and built to last
indefinitely. |
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Goal of world: to prepare for 2nd Resurrection.
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Everyone in Salvation Process |
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Water, air, earth and food pure and pollution free |
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Everything provided by God including energy, resources and
transportation. |
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All
land reclaimed for cultivation |
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All people healed |
So all this is just a glimpse into the Kingdom of God and what it will be like that first thousand years that will begin on this day of Trumpets.