Jacob's Trouble and the Seven-Year Tribulation

The first event is the "time of Jacob's trouble," also known as the seven-year tribulation period, which is the last seven years of the age before Messiah's second coming. Since Yeshua is returning at the last trumpet, which will occur on the Feast of Trumpets, the seven-year tribulation period will begin and end on this divine appointment. If He is returning on the Feast of Trumpets, then seven years prior will also be on the Feast of Trumpets. Thus, the tribulation will start on the Feast of Trumpets and end on the Feast of Trumpets when He returns for His second coming.

The last day of the seven-year tribulation period is the last day of the 6,000th year, or the sixth day, which will transition into the 7,000th year, or the seventh day, the Day of the Lord. The prophet Jeremiah provides great insight into the time of Jacob's trouble: "For thus says the Lord, we have heard a voice of trembling, of fear, and not of peace. Ask now and see whether a man is ever in labor with a child. So why do I see every man with his hands on his loins like a woman in labor, and all of his faces turn pale. Alas, for that day is great, and there is none like it. And it is the time of Jacob's trouble, but he shall be saved out of it."

"For it shall come to pass in that day, which is the Day of the Lord, that I will break his yoke from your neck, and your bonds I will burst. Foreigners shall no more enslave them, but they shall serve the Lord their God and David their king, whom I will raise up for them." This is very important for those who love the Jewish people. Our brothers and sisters over there believe this is the time of redemption and restoration, but that is false. We have trouble coming, the time of Jacob's trouble. He says He will deliver them out of it. We also have the covenant with death coming (Isaiah 28).

We must do our part to educate both Jews and Christians to understand this properly. This is not the final redemption; we have a time of trouble coming very soon. It could be in 2029 on the Feast of Trumpets. We must realize this will be very serious, and many people believe it is the redemption now, looking for the Messiah now, but it is not the time. We have a bad time coming for Jews and Christians with the time of Jacob's trouble, the seven-year tribulation.

Jeremiah 30:5-9 confirms this: "For thus says the Lord, the people who survived the sword found grace in the wilderness when they fled to the mountains for three and a half years. Israel when I went to give him rest." These scriptures point to the time of Jacob's trouble beginning on the Feast of Trumpets. Jeremiah 30 and 31 should be read as one prophecy. Jeremiah 30 speaks of the time of Jacob's trouble, and Jeremiah 31 speaks of the new covenant, a new heart, and a new spirit. This new covenant will be lived in the millennial kingdom when He is ruling with us.