In the Season of the Returning King

 A reader sent me this today.  No man knows the day or the hour when the bridegroom will come but if we are watching, studying, praying and anticipating we should NOT be surprised.  A crown of righteousness awaits those who are not caught off guard and who are actually anticipating His return.

The Jewish months, dates and calendar can offer us deeper meaning to scripture.  There are 13 months in the Hebrew calendar (a lunar calendar) and today is the first day of the month of Elul.  The year is 5785 which counts the number of years since Adam was created.

Also remember that Israel is 77 years old this year.  Seven is a number used many times by God to indicate completeness.

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Blessings to you on 1 Elul, 5785,  Rosh Chodesh Elul, the new moon and the opening of the season of return.

Elul is the time when the King is in the field, walking among the workers before the harvest. The rabbis captured the picture, but scripture confirms it:

“The field is the world” (Matthew 13:38).

“Lift up your eyes, the fields are white already to harvest” (John 4:35).

“And let them make me a sanctuary; that I may dwell among them” (Exodus 25:8).

“The Word became flesh and tabernacled among us” (John 1:14).

This is the pattern:

The King leaves His palace and comes into the field (Philippians 2:6–7).

He sets His tabernacle among His people, dwelling in their midst (Ezekiel 37:27).

At the trumpet, the harvest is gathered (1 Thessalonians 4:16–17).

At the end, the King dwells permanently with His people (Revelation 21:3).

Elul is preparation. The Feast of Trumpets is the awakening blast, the day no man knows, the gathering and the hiding of His own. Tabernacles is the dwelling forever.

We stand between the field and the trumpet. The King is near, merciful, calling to repentance before the harvest.

“Blow up the trumpet in the new moon, in the time appointed, on our solemn feast day” (Psalm 81:3).

We watch, we warn, and we wait.

Worthy is the Lamb.