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| The source of the Rabbinic Tradition of the last trump of 1 Corinthians 15:52 is Pirkei Rabbi Eliezer - a compilation of traditions which serve as a commentary on the Five Books of Moses. Here is a quote from the Midrash: "The two horns of that ram have become Shofarim: the left one was used by the Holy One on Mount Sinai, and the right one - larger still - will be used by the Holy One to gather the exiles of Israel to their home..." (Pirkei Rabbi Eliezer 31). The horn that practicing Jews blow on Yom Teruah serves to remind G-d (so to speak) of the merit of Abraham passing the test with his son Yitzchak which actually occurred on the same day of the Hebrew calendar. The festival of Shavuot is the commemoration of the day the Jewish Nation received the Torah on Mount Sinai - the time that the left horn was blown. This is the day that Israel was betrothed to the Lord God. For Christians everywhere this should have significance when read alongside the holy scripture, especially 1 Corinthians 15:52: "Behold, I shew you a mystery: We shall not all sleep, but we shall all be changed, In a moment, in the twinkling of an eye, at the last trump: for the trumpet shall sound, and the dead shall be raised, and we shall be changed..." Remember that Paul was trained as a pharisee for his whole life before his subsequent life-changing experience when he met Christ on the road to Damascus. He was also more zealous than others for the "traditions of his fathers". It is almost certain that Paul knew of this rabbinical tradition. Was this what he was referring to? God leaves that up to us to decide on our own, but I pray that the Holy Spirit will guide all of us to the truth on this matter, and all truth. May God bless you, and may his Son Christ Jesus come SOON! AMEN What are your thoughts on this subject? -- kevinskinner@netscape.net Return to Christian Links Home Page |
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