Post by Brother Ben on Nov 10, 2009 13:25:12 GMT -5
First we'll look at the Strong's to make sure we are getting the most accurate feel for the definition of the words.
last - eschatos, Strong's G2087, where we get our word eschatology.
1) extreme
a) last in time or in place
b) last in a series of places
c) last in a temporal succession
2) the last
a) last, referring to time
b) of space, the uttermost part, the end, of the earth
c) of rank, grade of worth, last i.e. lowest
trump - salpigx Strong's G4536
1) a trumpet
According to the Strong's there is "strong" (no pun intended,) evidence that the last is in a series, or succession because it is not the last in time, and the last in a "place," doesn't make sense with the flow of the verse. There will be other trumpets, i.e., the one that calls the Jews into the Kingdom.
Mat 24:31 And he shall send his angels with a great sound of a trumpet, and they shall gather together his elect from the four winds, from one end of heaven to the other.
Nor, is it, according to definition 2, the last of time, space, or rank. The only logical conclusion is the last in a series or succession.
External commentary states:
1Co 15:52
the last trump — at the sounding of the trumpet on the last day [Vatablus] (Mat_24:31; 1Th_4:16). Or the Spirit by Paul hints that the other trumpets mentioned subsequently in the Apocalypse shall precede, and that this shall be the last of all (compare Isa_27:13; Zec_9:14) (Jamison, Fausett, and Brown)
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In the first century, the last trump (shofar) meant a specific day in the year. In Judaism, there are three trumpets (shofarim) that have a name. They are the first trump, the last trump, and the great trump. Each one of these trumpets indicates a specific day in the Jewish year. The first trump is blown on the Feast of Shavuot (Pentecost) (Exodus [Shemot] 19:19). It proclaimed that G-d had betrothed Himself to Israel. The last trump is synonymous with Rosh HaShanah, according to Theodore Gaster in his book, Festivals of the Jewish Year, in his chapter on Rosh HaShanah. Herman Kieval also states the same thing in his book, The High Holy Days (Volume I, Rosh HaShanah, Chapter 5, Footnote 11), in the chapter on the shofar. The great trumpet is blown on Yom Kippur, which will herald the return of the Messiah Yeshua back to earth (Matthew [Mattityahu] 24:31)."
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The point I'm making with these commentaries, is that they indicate a sequence of events as opposed to a quality of signal.
last - eschatos, Strong's G2087, where we get our word eschatology.
1) extreme
a) last in time or in place
b) last in a series of places
c) last in a temporal succession
2) the last
a) last, referring to time
b) of space, the uttermost part, the end, of the earth
c) of rank, grade of worth, last i.e. lowest
trump - salpigx Strong's G4536
1) a trumpet
According to the Strong's there is "strong" (no pun intended,) evidence that the last is in a series, or succession because it is not the last in time, and the last in a "place," doesn't make sense with the flow of the verse. There will be other trumpets, i.e., the one that calls the Jews into the Kingdom.
Mat 24:31 And he shall send his angels with a great sound of a trumpet, and they shall gather together his elect from the four winds, from one end of heaven to the other.
Nor, is it, according to definition 2, the last of time, space, or rank. The only logical conclusion is the last in a series or succession.
External commentary states:
1Co 15:52
the last trump — at the sounding of the trumpet on the last day [Vatablus] (Mat_24:31; 1Th_4:16). Or the Spirit by Paul hints that the other trumpets mentioned subsequently in the Apocalypse shall precede, and that this shall be the last of all (compare Isa_27:13; Zec_9:14) (Jamison, Fausett, and Brown)
.....................more...............
In the first century, the last trump (shofar) meant a specific day in the year. In Judaism, there are three trumpets (shofarim) that have a name. They are the first trump, the last trump, and the great trump. Each one of these trumpets indicates a specific day in the Jewish year. The first trump is blown on the Feast of Shavuot (Pentecost) (Exodus [Shemot] 19:19). It proclaimed that G-d had betrothed Himself to Israel. The last trump is synonymous with Rosh HaShanah, according to Theodore Gaster in his book, Festivals of the Jewish Year, in his chapter on Rosh HaShanah. Herman Kieval also states the same thing in his book, The High Holy Days (Volume I, Rosh HaShanah, Chapter 5, Footnote 11), in the chapter on the shofar. The great trumpet is blown on Yom Kippur, which will herald the return of the Messiah Yeshua back to earth (Matthew [Mattityahu] 24:31)."
Hebraic Heritage Ministries, www.geocities.com/Heartland/2175/ [/color]
The point I'm making with these commentaries, is that they indicate a sequence of events as opposed to a quality of signal.