The Great Ingathering

• The Feasts were special times, appointed by God where the covenant people of God come together for a time of spiritual renewal and celebration.
• God's foundation for understanding
• God's prophetic shadow
• There is a spiritual and prophetic sound!
• We are to prepare our hearts
• It is the sound of war!
• It is the sound of gathering!

"They shall walk after the LORD. He will roar like a lion. When He roars, Then His sons shall come trembling from the west" Hosea 11:10

"And it shall be, when you hear the sound of marching in the tops of the mulberry trees, then you shall advance quickly." II Samuel 5:24

"So I prophesied as I was commanded; and as I prophesied, there was a noise, and suddenly a rattling; and the bones came together, bone to bone." Ezekiel 37:7

• Two types of trumpets:
• Psalm 81:3
• Ram's horn -- Ram's horn = "shofar"
• Numbers 10
• Silver trumpets - Silver trumpet commanded for this day (redemption)
• First mention
• Exodus 19:13-16 at Mount Sinai entering into covenant with God
• Last mention = the final gathering "Last Trump"
• I Corinthians 15:51-52; I Thessalonians 4:13ff
• Trumpets are mentioned 117 times in the Bible
• Joshua 6:20 - Joshua's attack on the city of Jericho
• Judges 7:20-22 - Gideon's raid against the Midianites
• I Chronicles 15:28-29 - The Ark of the covenant returns to Jerusalem
• II Chronicles 5:11-14 - Dedication of Solomon's temple

• The 1st Wednesday at 11:00am!
• Leviticus 23:24 "a memorial (a reminder) of the blowing of trumpets"
• A summons to worship
• A call to war
• A time to prepare your heart

• The Tekiah:
• The "blast," one long blast with a clear tone.
• The Shevarim:
• Notes of sadness
• A "broken," sighing sound of three short calls.
• The Teruah:
• The "alarm"
• A rapid series of nine or more very short notes.
• The Tekiah Gedolah:


• "The great Tekiah," a single unbroken blast, held as long as possible. (A combination of Tekiah, Shevarim, Teruah, ending with a Tekiah Gedolah.)

• I Corinthians 15:51-58
• I Thessalonians 4:14-18, 5:1-11
• Titus 2:11-14
• I John 3:2-3

• A call to assembly (holy convocations)
• A command for Israel to 'move out'
• A call to war
• Preparation for an announcement
• A warning of judgment to come
• A call to celebration and worship