Trumpets Throughout Time

Thank you, Mr. Claw. Certainly appreciate the special music very much. And good afternoon, everyone! Great to be with you here. Sabbath services. Beautiful, warm, humid day outside. Nice and cool and refreshing in here. Good to be with you. This is Sabbath. So as we prepare for the Feast of Trumpets, which is just one week from today, do you have a memorable Feast of Trumpets that you can recall? Is there a particular time in observing the Feast of Trumpets that you have vivid memories of? Well, for me, I can't really recall one year over another. Sorry to say. Or one Feast of Trumpets that stands out particularly over the rest. However, I do believe that in the not too distant future, we will have a very memorable Day of Trumpets, which will be during the future Day of the Lord, the return of Jesus Christ as King, and our own resurrection to spirit life. That will be one to remember. But there is one Feast of Trumpets in Scripture that stood out from all the rest for the tribe of Judah. It was a pivotal time in the history of what we could call the Old Testament Church. And we'll talk about that situation in a moment, but we'll begin with the story of creation in Genesis, and you'll see why shortly.

Today we're going to look at Trumpets in Scripture at the beginning, the middle, and the end.

We'll understand more of the significance of this annual Holy Day, the Day of Trumpets. It has tremendous meaning and consequence, and I've titled the message, Trumpets Throughout Time. Trumpets Throughout Time. And I've divided it into four main sections. So as we know, today is the Sabbath before the Feast of Trumpets, which is next weekend. The Hebrew and Aramaic Scriptures have been preserved for us, primarily by the tribe of Judah. And they've also preserved a calendar that underlies it, what we could call the sacred calendar or the Hebrew calendar. So according to this God-ordained calendar, next Sabbath will be the Feast of Trumpets, or the Day of Trumpeting. And it's also the beginning of the civil year on this calendar. The beginning of a new civil year reminds us from year to year that we are to be evaluating ourselves, preparing for the new year ahead. And God is evaluating us now. This is a time of judgment for the people of God. You'll recall what's written by the Apostle Peter in 1 Peter 4 verse 17. In 1 Peter 4, 17, we're told that as God's people, we're being judged now. The world at large will have its opportunity to be judged later. But if we've made the commitment to be brothers and sisters of Jesus Christ, if we've repented, been baptized, accepted Jesus Christ as our personal Savior, our Lord and Master, our High Priest, and our soon-coming King, we are now being judged. 1 Peter 4, 17 says, So, yes, ultimately, everyone will have the opportunity to receive forgiveness and the offer of salvation, but for us, the time is now. The first fruits of being judged now. Judgment for the world will come later. So, let's go through our four points that show trumpets throughout time, and you'll see how judgment is a part of it. And number one is back at the beginning. Number one is trumpets at creation. Trumpets at creation. Let's go to Leviticus chapter 23 to begin with, where the festival is commanded, Leviticus 23, 23, which is why we will observe a special Holy Day next Sabbath. Leviticus 23 verse 23, So, on the Hebrew calendar or the sacred calendar, this is actually next Saturday, right? The first day of the seventh month, the beginning of the civil year on this calendar, you shall have a Sabbath rest, a memorial of blowing of trumpets. In the Hebrew word for trumpets there is teruah, T-E-R-U-A-H, teruah, which means blasts or loud noise or trumpeting. And it's a holy convocation. It's a holy day. So verse 25 then, so you do no customary work on it. It's not a day for going to work. And you shall offer an offering made by fire to the Lord. So Leviticus 23 here tells us it's a memorial of the blowing of trumpets. In Israel at the time, it was also felt to be a memorial of creation. Just as the weekly Sabbath is a reminder of creation for us each week, the seventh day of creation, some note the first day of the seventh month, the beginning of the civil year to be a memorial of creation. Because when God created humanity, the angels trumpeted with joy.

And God stood high as the maker of the world. He stood as king of the world in that garden of Eden. Just like the Messiah will when he returns. The shofar, the ram's horn, was blown in ancient times at the coronation of a monarch. And we find that in some cultures still today, where there's trumpeting, when a monarch is coronated. Let's go to 1 Kings chapter 1 and read just verse 39. 1 Kings chapter 1 verse 39, because here we see the coronation of King Solomon. 1 Kings 1 verse 39, then Zadok the priest, Zadok took a horn of oil from the tabernacle and anointed Solomon, and they blew the horn, the trumpet. And all the people said, Long live King Solomon. And if you ever watch any of those documentaries or history series about the coronation of Kings from the past, or King Henry or whatever, they always say, Long live King, right? Just get it right out of here, out of 1 Kings. Interestingly, Zadok the priest is a coronation anthem composed by George Friedrich Handel. And it was performed at the coronation of King Charles III on May 6 of 2023. And this anthem, based on 1 Kings chapter 1, has been sung at every British coronation since its composition in 1727. Zadok the priest is a very famous anthem now. But it's taken from this passage in 1 Kings. And so we know the horn or the trumpet often indicates a coronation. When God created the world for the habitation of Adam and Eve, there was trumpeting in heaven. He in effect stood as king over the world. Psalm chapter 24 is an interesting psalm. I just want to read the first two verses from Psalm chapter 24, because it talks about how the whole world belongs to our king, to the Lord. I'll just read the first two verses from Psalm chapter 24. The earth is the Lord's and all its fullness. He owns everything. The world and those who dwell therein. So he owns all of us too. And verse 24, he has founded it, or he has created it upon the sea, and created it upon the waters.

And as we read on, this psalm shows the significance of the king over all his creation. He's the king of glory, as several verses here state. It's all the Lord's in all its fullness. Our Lord owns everything, owns it all. And he was there at creation. Let's go back now to the beginning of the world in Scripture, to the time when the first trumpeting sounded over humankind. And the beginning is not in Genesis.

It's in John chapter 1, as you may recall. The writings of John are the latest writings of the New Testament. And they actually helped tie in some of the loose ends of Scripture. They finished their biblical account, so the apostle John expands upon the story of Genesis to tie things together for his readers in John chapter 1. So if you look at John chapter 1 verse 1, In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. So as we know, there were two beings, the Father, the Almighty, and the Word.

And he was in the beginning with God, and all things were made through him. So the earth and all its fullness was created by the Word, and without him nothing was made that was made. He did it all. In him was life, the life was the light of men, and the light shines in the darkness, and the darkness did not comprehend it.

So the Word and God were together in the beginning, and all was created by the Word. Now let's go to the end of John's writings, to Revelation chapter 22. And here in Revelation 22, we've jumped to the very end of the story. It's after the time of the New Jerusalem. It's to the time when a pure river of water of life, clear as crystal, proceeds from the throne of God and the Lamb.

The writings of John tie in the entire account from beginning to end, and wrap it up in Revelation chapter 22. Notice Revelation 22 verse 17. And the Spirit and the Bride say, Come. So this is after our resurrection, this is after the Millennium, after the Great White Throne Judgment. The Spirit and the Bride say, Come, and let him who hears say, Come, and let him who thirsts, come. Whoever desires, let him take the water of life freely. So this is a time when the water of life is now there for all. And here we have the Spirit of God and the Bride speaking over the waters of the river of life.

It's similar, actually, to what we read in Genesis chapter 1. The working of the Word of God, the Spirit of God, hovering over the waters of creation. So let's get back to Genesis chapter 1 now. So we've been from John to Revelation. Now back to Genesis chapter 1 verse 1, where the beginning of creation is mentioned again that John was elaborating on.

In the beginning, God created the heavens and the earth. The earth was without form and void, and darkness was on the face of the deep. And the Spirit of God was hovering over the face of the waters. It's similar to what we read in Revelation 22, the Spirit over the rivers of water of life speaking. Then God said, Let there be light. There was light. God saw the light that was good, and God divided the light from the darkness. God called the light day and the darkness he called night.

So the evening and the morning were the first day. And then you know the rest of the creation story. But this, in heaven, was a very exciting time. It was a time when God was preparing to create human beings, beginning with Adam and Eve. He had a great plan in mind for humanity. And his Spirit hovered over the waters of creation, just like it will speak over the waters of the river of life at the very end. And the angels who witnessed the scene were very excited about it.

As we know, God chose to give angels a part in the development of human beings. It's almost like they're our guardians. They watch over us. They protect us. They guide things. There are archangels that manage nations in the spirit world. And in a way, we could consider human beings as children of God with the angels serving as guardians for a short time, watching over us.

On our note, Job 38. Job 38, verse 7. Here's where we read, At the creation of humankind trumpeting sounded throughout the heavens, which is our first point, trumpets that creation. Job 38, verse 7. Here God asks Job, Where were you when I created the world? Where were you, Job, when the morning stars sang together and all the sons of God, which is the angels, when all the angels shouted for joy?

The Hebrew word for shouted is teruah, which we use for trumpets. The same root word as we see in Lev. 23 for the Feast of Trumpets. Yom Teruah, a day of trumpeting, a day of shouting. So the angels were trumpeting for joy at creation. Like I said, it was a very exciting time in heaven. Because of this, ancient Israel had a tradition that the creation of humankind happened on the day of trumpets. It's not specifically mentioned in Scripture that the day of creation for Adam and Eve was the day of trumpets. But there's a tradition that because of the trumpeting in heaven, maybe it was the day of trumpets on the calendar.

They felt the creation of Adam and Eve was on the same day on the calendar as the Feast of Trumpets. Right afterwards would come the first Sabbath of human existence, the Sabbath after the trumpeting of angels in heaven. Today, actually, in traditional Jewish belief, Rosh Hashanah, the festival of trumpets, is associated with the creation of the world. Particularly the creation of Adam and Eve. For example, in the Mid-rush, Leviticus, Rabbah 29, says the world itself began on the 25th of Elo, so that the sixth day, the creation of Adam, fell at the beginning of the next month on the first of Tishri. They believe Adam was created on the first of Tishri, which is Rosh Hashanah, the Feast of Trumpets.

Jewish prayers on Rosh Hashanah explicitly state, today the world was conceived. It's often called, they say, the birthday of the world. And so they believe the ram's horn blasts of the Feast of Trumpets were tied to the divine breath of the Holy Spirit hovering over the waters that brought Adam to life. So that they tie all that together with the Spirit of God, the breath of life coming to Adam, and it being on Rosh Hashanah.

Now, as I said, the belief is not explicitly found in Scripture, but there are very strong correlations for it, of course. But in any case, whether the day Adam and Eve were created was the same day on the calendar as the day of trumpets or not, trumpeting did sound in heaven as the angels shouted for joy at the creation of Adam and Eve, as we just read in Job 38.

Let's just read Genesis 1 here, beginning in verse 26 for a moment. Genesis 1 verse 26, if we go back to Genesis, and God said, let us make man in our image, which was on the sixth day of the week. According to our likeness, let them have dominion over the fish of the sea, over the birds of the air, and over the cattle, over all the earth, and over every creeping thing that creeps on the earth. So what we see here by the king of the universe is a delegation of leadership of human beings over the earth. And so, as a result, we have to be responsible how we take care of the creation. Verse 27, so God created man in his own image, in the image of God he created him. Male and female he created them. God blessed them, God said to them, be fruitful and multiply, fill the earth and subdue it, have dominion over the fish of the sea, over the birds of the air, and over every living thing that moves on the earth. So the human beings are being given leadership over our planet and expected to take care of it. And ever since Genesis chapter 1, this has been our responsibility. Human beings have been chosen as a dominant force on earth. Unfortunately, our parents rebelled against God and became under the sway of Satan and his demons. The demons play a role, unfortunately, in the influencing of world events and human events. And so, for the last 6,000 years, this world has been living under a different kind of system than what God originally intended, because of sin in the Garden of Eden. But God is the ultimate authority. God is on his throne, and eventually he is going to intervene directly in human affairs. He will ultimately take charge. Satan and his demons will be replaced by Jesus Christ and the resurrected saints. And the Day of Trumpets points to that.

We are going to be celebrating in the not-too-distant future, God willing, the Festival of Trumpeting, the Day of Trumpeting with Jesus Christ our King. And so, point number one is just a recap of Trumpeting at creation. Trumpets at creation.

Next, I'm going to go to Trumpets after the exile. Number two is Trumpets after the exile. So now, let's go way past the creation of Adam and Eve, of Genesis 1, which was approximately 6,000 years ago, to 444 BC. It's the time of the return of the Jews from Babylon and Persia back to Jerusalem, after 70 years in exile for their sins. And here we see a spiritual revival in the tribe of Judah, along with a couple of his brothers, under the direction of Nehemiah and Ezra. So let's read Nehemiah chapter 8.

Nehemiah chapter 8. This is the one feast of Trumpeting Scripture that stood out from all the others for the ancient tribes of Judah, Levi, and Benjamin. This was one to remember. This was one not to forget. It was a pivotal time in the history of what we could call the Old Testament church. So Nehemiah chapter 8 verse 1.

So you picture the scene here. The exiles returned back to Jerusalem and started to rebuild it. And all the people gathered together in Jerusalem as one man in the open square. As one man means they were very unified. In the open square that was in front of the Watergate, and they told Ezra the scribe to bring the book of the law of Moses, which they'd just found. You've got to realize they had fallen away from God so badly for the last couple of centuries.

And the book of the law was found. And the people said, read it to us. They told Ezra the scribe to bring the book of the law of Moses, which the Lord had commanded Israel. So this is Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers, and Deuteronomy, right? So Ezra the priest, verse 2, brought the law before the assembly of men and women and all who could hear with understanding on the first day of the seventh month. The Feast of Trumpets, of all things. The first of Tishri, Rosh Hashanah.

Verse 1 says, they gather together with the spirit of unity as one man in the open square. And when there's unity amongst God's people, powerful things can happen. So we read on, verse 3, then Ezra read from it, read from the book of the law of Moses in the open square that was in front of the Watergate. From morning until midday. This is a long church service, okay? From morning until midday. Before the men and women and those who could understand, and the ears of all the people who were attentive to the book of the law. So Ezra the scribe, verse 4, stood on a platform of wood which they had made for the purpose, and beside him at his right hand, stood a bunch of men with strange names.

I'm not going to attempt reading them, okay? And at his left hand were another bunch of men with strange names. And verse 5, and Ezra opened the book in the sight of all the people, for he was standing above all the people, and when he opened it, all the people stood up.

So they were very respectful. Basically stood to attention as the book of the law was read. Very respectful. Verse 6, Ezra blessed the Lord the great God, then all the people answered, Amen, Amen, by lifting up their hands, and they bowed their heads and worshipped the Lord with their faces to the ground. So that was actually a very solemn moment. The law of God had actually been lost for generations, and it had been found in the rubble in Jerusalem. And this is what was now being read to them. This is what had been forgotten for a long time. This is one of the reasons they were sent as prisoners to Babylon. Verse 7, also another whole bunch of men and the Levites helped the people to understand the law, and the people stood in their place.

So it was being expounded and explained to them what this law meant. Verse 8, so they read distinctly from the book in the law of God, and they gave the sense and helped them to understand the reading.

So the people were sobered, very sobered, by the fact they had really fallen short of God's word for so many years. It's kind of like if we just found this just now, and someone started reading it to us, and we never heard anything like this before. It's like it's all brand new again. And they came to a very deep repentance. It was a turning point in the history of God's church at the time. But the most fascinating part of the story to me is what day on the Holy Day calendar this was.

The Feast of Trumpets. It's a time of reflection. The Feast of Trumpets is a time of repentance. And it's a time of judgment. Verse 9, and Nehemiah, who was the governor now, Ezra the priest and scribe, and the Levites who taught the people, said to all the people, Actually, this day is holy to the Lord your God. Do not mourn nor weep, for the people wept when they heard the words of the law. They were repentant and realized how far short they had fallen of God's word. Verse 10, said to them, Do not sorrow, for the joy of the Lord is your strength.

So the Levites quieted all the people, saying, Be still, for the day is holy. Do not be grieved. And all the people went their way to eat and drink, to send portions and rejoice greatly, because they understood the words that were declared to them. And this all happened on the Feast of Trumpets, on a Holy Day, when God once again revealed His way to His people.

Verse 13, now on the second day, so they came back for more. Keep reading to us. We've got to hear more of this. On the second day, the heads of the fathers' houses of all the people with the priests and Levites were gathered to Ezra the scribe in order to understand the words of the law. And they found written in the law, here's what came next, which the Lord had commanded by Moses, that the children of Israel should dwell in booths during the Feast of the Seventh Month.

So now they realize, not only was yesterday the Feast of Trumpets, now they see later this month they're supposed to keep the Feast of Tabernacles. It's all new. Verse 17. Verse 17, so the whole assembly of those who returned from the captivity made booths, sat under the booths. Now notice this phrase here. For since the days of Joshua, the son of Nun, until this day, the children of Israel had not done so.

And there was very great gladness. So they had fallen short for hundreds of years. This hadn't been done in a long time, not since Joshua, in such a fashion. Verse 18, also day by day, from the first day until the last day, he read from the book of the law of God, and they kept the Feast seven days. And on the eighth day there was a sacred assembly, according to the prescribed manner.

That's where we get the term for the last great day. We also call it the eighth day. This was a very historic time of spiritual revival among God's people, and it all began on the festival of trumpets. And then as chapter 9 goes on to say, on the 24th day of the seventh month, right after the festival season was all over, they gathered together and renewed their covenant with God after hundreds of years of failure to do so.

So after the Feast of Tabernacles was over, they then renewed their covenant with God. It was a great time of spiritual renewal for the Old Testament church, and it helped set the stage so the ancient people of God would survive now until the coming of the birth of Jesus Christ. Otherwise, much would have been lost. But this set the stage for revival and led eventually to when Christ would be born. This was one feast of trumpets they would never forget. And it has been written down for us to take note of some 2,450 years later, for us to be reminded of, to take note of, to remember. So point number two, trumpets after the exile.

Point number three, take us more to the end now. So we've been at the beginning of creation, exile kind of in the middle. Now we're going to the end, trumpets at the end, with the book of Joel and the seventh seal.

Trumpets, the book of Joel, and the seventh seal. Let's look at Joel chapter 2, verse 1. The book of Joel talks about the future prophecy of the day of the Lord and the sounding of trumpets of alarm. Joel 2, verse 1. Blow the trumpet in Zion, and sound an alarm in my holy mountain, that all the inhabitants of the land tremble, for the day of the Lord is coming, for it is at hand.

We know from prophecy, from a day for a year in prophecy, there's coming a final day, which is at a final year, before the climax, before the end of history as we know it. The day of the Lord, mentioned here, is actually a year-long day of the Lord, when we look at the day-for-year principle used in prophecy. There will be two and a half years of intense oppression, great tribulation for two and a half years, and then a final year of the day of the Lord, for a total time of tribulation of three and a half years.

The last year of that three and a half years is the day, or the year, of the Lord. And it will end, the three and a half years of tribulation will end, when Jesus Christ returns. He will return and liberate humankind from intense oppression. He will deliver His people, the saints, and establish His kingdom.

And this final year of judgment, this day of the Lord, will very likely begin with the Festival of Trumpets. The Feast of Trumpets has, among its meanings, a theme of judgment. And the Day of the Lord pictures this judgment, as the prophet Joel goes on to elaborate throughout chapter 2. So now let's go to Revelation chapter 8. Go ahead in time to Revelation, the eighth chapter, and the seventh seal.

Revelation chapter 8 and verse 1. When you open the seventh seal, there was silence in heaven for about half an hour.

I'm not quite sure why, but maybe we'll find out one day. The one was just real quiet for about half an hour. Verse 2, So the seventh seal is made up of seven trumpets. You will recall the first four seals of the Four Horsemen of Revelation. The fifth seal is the Great Tribulation. The sixth seal contains the heavenly signs. And the seventh seal contains seven trumpets. And he's pictured by the Day of the Lord as elaborated on by the prophet Joel. The Messiah will then return at the time of the seventh trumpet blast. The seventh of these seven trumpet blasts. Jump ahead to Revelation chapter 11, verse 15. Let's jump ahead to the seventh trumpet. Revelation 8 was when the seventh seal was opened. Revelation 11 is the seventh trumpet. Revelation 11, verse 15. Then the seventh angel sounded, which is now the seventh trumpet. And there were loud voices in heaven, saying, The kingdoms of this world have become the kingdoms of our Lord and of His Christ, and He shall reign for ever and ever. So the seventh trumpet is when Jesus Christ takes over. Begins His rule. Verse 16, the twenty-four elders who sat before God on their thrones fell on their faces and worshipped God, saying, We give you thanks, O Lord God Almighty, the one who is and who was and who is to come, because you have taken your great power and reigned. Once again, remember, trumpet blasts also signify a coronation of a king. And right here, the trumpet blasts and He takes the throne. God has a plan for His people, the saints, to be resurrected when Christ returns and to rule under Him as kings and priests in the millennium. Ultimately, He intends actually for us to rule the whole universe, not just the earth, as we can read in Hebrews chapter 2 and Psalm chapter 8. The whole universe eventually is our inheritance. Jump ahead to Revelation 20 verse 6. Revelation 20 verse 6, which speaks of the saints at this time of Christ's return. Revelation 20 verse 6, Blessed and holy is he who has part in the first resurrection. The first resurrection happens at the time of Christ's return at the seventh trumpet. Over such the second death has no power. In other words, now these people are given eternal life. You're never going to die again. The second death has no power over us. But they shall be priests of God and of Christ and shall reign with Him a thousand years. So for a millennium, to begin with. This is the first thousand years. So point number three, a fairly quick one. Trumpets, the Book of Joel and the Seventh Seal.

The fourth point is trumpets and you and me. What does this all mean for you and me? Trumpets and you and me. We looked at the sound of trumpeting at creation. Looked at the festival of trumpets after the exile. And we've just noted the sounding of trumpets with the Day of the Lord, the seventh trumpet announcing Christ's return. So we need to utilize this festival coming out next Sabbath as a spiritual wake-up call for ourselves. Make sure you're on the right path to salvation and have a right relationship with Jesus Christ so that when the seventh trumpet sounds, you'll be counted in that number to be resurrected. Remember, the Day of Trumpets has a theme of judgment. The beginning of the new civil year on the first of Tishri has a theme of personal accountability. In Luke 21 verse 36, we're told, watch therefore and pray that you may be counted worthy to escape all these things that shall come to pass and to stand before the Son of Man. It's a capital S. To stand before Jesus Christ to his God. Watch and pray. Luke 21 verse 36. So point number four, a very quick one. Trumpets and you and me. It's all about our judgment, too. So to summarize again, number one, we have the original trumpeting, the shouting of angels at the creation of our world and Adam and Eve, the very beginning of human civilization. And secondly, we have a most memorable festival of trumpets in the fifth century BC and revival of the Old Covenant Church at the time. And thirdly, we look forward to the festival of trumpets that will begin the day of the Lord, which will climax with number four, the return of Jesus Christ at the seventh trumpet and our ultimate salvation. And it will really then be about trumpets and you and me when that happens. This upcoming festival is a pivotal day in God's plan.

We must appreciate the significance and importance of the festival next Sabbath, which happens to be, shall we say, a double Sabbath this time, a holy day. And interestingly, for us this year, it ties in with the weekly Sabbath when we remember God as our creator. God is sovereign. He decides what day is the day of rest and He's chosen the seventh day of the week. And so we honor Him from week to week every Sabbath. And so God is judging us now. The time has begun for judgment to begin at the house of God. So we read in 1 Peter 4. And later, He's going to judge the world during the seventh trumpet blast in the day of the Lord. There's an interesting correlation between the seven trumpet blasts, the day of the Lord, and judgment. Because it will be a time when this world will be judged and will be found wanting. The judgment of the world is not going to go well when Christ returns. In fact, they will resist His judgment and fight their God, fight our God. The Church of God is being judged now. Keep that in mind on the day of trumpets next Sabbath. We are being judged now and the Festival of Trumpets ties into that for us and later for the world. In addition, when the trumpeting sounded in heaven at the creation of our world, at the creation of Adam and Eve, He and Eve were found wanting. They were judged and expelled from the Garden of Eden. Those trumpet shouts in heaven also paralleled the time of judgment back at the creation of humankind, when they were expelled from the Garden of Eden and judged. So let's finish up the final passage in Revelation 19 and the return of our king, which we will be observing and picturing next Sabbath at the sound of the seventh trumpet blast. Revelation 19, verses 14 through 16. Revelation 19-14, And the armies in heaven, clothed in fine linen, white and clean, followed him on white horses. Out of his mouth goes a sharp sword, that with it he should strike the nations, which pictures his law, his word. And he himself will rule them with the rod of iron. He himself treads the winepress of the fierceness and wrath of Almighty God. And on his robe and on his sthire, a name written, King of kings and Lord of lords. Because remember, as we read in the book of Psalms, it's all his in all its fullness, everything that he has made, King of kings and Lord of lords. So let's all be in a godly frame of mind, this upcoming weekly Sabbath, for the annual holy day of the sounding of trumpets. And may we focus on the significance of the Feast of Trumpets and all of us now being a part of the family of God, waiting for that seventh trumpet blast and our resurrection. Have a wonderful autumn festival season of trumpets, atonement, tabernacles, and the eighth day of the sacred assembly.