Subject: Double-Portion Pentecost writing
Dear Remnant Bride Inquirer, In the January 1, 2009, Remnant Bride Radio program titled, “Double-Portion Pentecost” /">http://remnantbrideradio.com>/,
I related the difficulty I went through when there was no Gihon, no “bursting forth,” at the Tabernacles Pentecost on December 26, 2008. In this written report, we will not readdress that process wherein I saw that I had to use the one gift I have—endurance—and pursue the hope that still lies before us. That hope is that this much needed Tabernacles Pentecost could well be counted on the Leviticus 23:15-16 accounting, rather than on the Deuteronomy 16:9-10 accounting. More will be said about this, but first we will examine some related matters that give us hope and understanding. By way of review, Deuteronomy 16:9-10 sets forth one accounting of Pentecost whereby a Tabernacles Pentecost would have been on December 26, 2008. This is a count of forty-nine days, culminating with Pentecost on the fiftieth. Here we read:
“You shall count seven weeks for yourself; you shall begin to count seven weeks from the time you begin to put the sickle to the standing grain. Then you shall celebrate the Feast of Weeks to Yahweh your God with a tribute of a freewill offering of your hand, which you shall give just as Yahweh your God blesses you.”Yet on the other hand, Leviticus 23:15-16 clearly sets forth another accounting to the “fiftieth” day. Here we see a double portion wait of forty-nine plus forty-nine, and then the fiftieth.
“You shall also count for yourselves from the day after the sabbath, from the day when you brought in the sheaf of the wave offering; there shall be seven complete sabbaths. You shall count fifty days to the day after the seventh sabbath; then you shall present a new grain offering to Yahweh.”These two are in clear contradiction, propounding a most important riddle. Obviously, we now know that the Deuteronomy accounting was not the fulfillment during this time. Nothing happened on December 26. But it is important to note that if the Leviticus accounting is to be fulfilled, certainly nothing could have happened. You might recall that, as demonstrated when counting Jubilees, or Jubilee waiting periods, the first day of the next count stacks on the fiftieth, thereby annulling it. (For further explanation, read The Waltz of Life, page 2, at http://www.remnantbride.com/the_Waltz/of_Life2.html
3 – 3 – 17 – 7 – 149 – 49 – 1Now, having seen this wonderful truth, here is our hope. First, very importantly, our hope is that this 49 – 49 – 1 Pentecost pattern we are in right now is in fact a vital part towards the creation of the new heavens and new earth. The Bride work is not possible without the latter rain, and the bringing forth and establishment of the Elijah. Nor was this work possible under the former rain, for it was a short-fall Deuteronomy 49 – 1 pattern, which is not a creation pattern. We have hope that this Leviticus 49 – 49 – 1 creation pattern will now be effectual. Second, there is hope for the remaining days leading up to the February 13 Pentecost. You will recall that the 3 – 3 – 1 creation pattern was a repeated 1, 2, 3 and 1, 2, 3. The first 1, 2, 3 effected the creation of trees on the third day, while the second 1, 2, 3 effected the creation of man on its third day. Like the man whom Yahshua touched twice—seeing men as trees walking, then seeing all things clearly—the first sequence is less than what needs to take place, and the second is the fulfillment. This is the same pattern we see in Jacob, Leah, and Rachel. He too experienced a 7 – 7 pattern when he labored for seven years for Rachel, only to receive Leah, then labored for another seven years in order to receive his desired bride. And, even as the blind man saw men as trees walking after the first touch, in like testimony Leah had weak eyes. This is the shortfall of the first 7. As with the Deuteronomy 7 2 – 1 pattern, the first is insufficient. What would have happened if Jacob had said after laboring the seven years to which he committed, “I paid my seven and will not labor the second seven”? Then he would have had only one wife—the undesired wife—and he would have come up short on the twelve tribes. From a personal standpoint, Yahweh has already taken me through this identical 7 – 7 – 1 pattern, with precisely the same distinctions in the two sevens. This is quite confirming and encouraging. My first seven Bride years were from 1994 to 2001. During that entire time I was like Jacob, laboring without a Bride. Until 2000, no one really believed, and I was not on the web until 1999. Other than my family, I was all alone. It was not until Passover, 2001, that we held our first Bride gathering. Then from 2001 to 2008 I labored for seven years with Bride believers. Thus, once again we see evidenced the same testimony. My first seven years were a period of lack, and the second seven years were effectual to a far greater degree. Now I wait for the fulfillment of the 1 where there is the promise that out of our innermost being will flow rivers of living water. Let us also note that we see the same thing when Solomon carried out his 7 – 7 – 1 pattern as well. The first seven days were for the dedication of the altar; but, it was the latter seven that were, once again, far more fulfilling—the creation feast of Tabernacles, followed by the great eighth day. So, whether it is the second touch, the second period of three days of creation, the second seven years of Jacob’s labors, the second seven years of my own labors, the second period of seven days at Solomon’s temple, or even the second mile that Yahshua said we must travel (Matthew 5:41), it is the addition of the second part that is fulfilling in its purpose. Here now is my hope for the days before us. We walked out the first forty-nine days leading up to December 26 with little of great significance. It was a Leah. We did indeed wait upon Yahweh, and I had a very rewarding visit from a man who, up to then, had not been able to see these truths. I hope that this second set of forty-nine days leading up to February 13 will be as different and fulfilling as we see testified in these like patterns. They need to be. The first forty-nine count to fifty in Leviticus 23 is, in a sense, a repeat of the first Remnant’s wait, the Leah. Today, we continue where they left off. That first count is like an intercessoral link, a touch point, taking up their step. They fell short, and we pick up and go forward, go the distance, completing the task, bringing forth the Elijah, going to the nations (which was first given to Peter and not Paul http://www.remnantbride.com/trumpets-2005/e-mail.htm, and preparing the way for Yahshua’s return. But we first had to walk through their period leading up to December 26, and we have done so. Now we walk out the next period, taking us to February 13. May His Spirit ever increase. Blessings to you, Gary
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