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The Ancient Egyptians & Israelites

Ethnic Makeup of the Ancient Egyptians, Israelites, and Hyksos Ethnic Makeup of the Ancient Egyptians, Israelites, and Hyksos A comparative look at the peoples of the Nile and the Levant in the New Kingdom period (18th–19th Dynasties). Ethnic Makeup of the Ancient Egyptians The Egyptians of the New Kingdom (ca. 1550–1189 BC) were primarily a Northeast African population rooted in the Nile Valley. Their features reflected a mixture of indigenous Saharan, Nubian, and Nile Delta ancestry. Genetic studies of royal mummies and skeletal remains reveal a population connected to both Sub-Saharan Africa and the ancient Near East, consistent with Egypt’s geographic position as a crossroads of Africa and Asia. Royal families often intermarried with foreign princesses to cement alliances. For example, Amenhotep III married women from Mitanni and later Ramesses II married Hittite royalty. This resulted in foreign admixture at the highest levels of society, though the g...
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The End Is Near Part 3: Rapture

Rapture Date Theories — Flood, Hanukkah & Yom Teruah
Three feast- and event-based theories people use to line prophecy up with the calendar. In End Times circles these are known as "high watch times"--seasons where significant prophetic events are expected to take place in the world.



Flood Date Rapture

  • Core: Tied to Genesis 7:11 — the 17th day of the 2nd month (Cheschvan) of the Hebrew civil year (Usually in November on our calendar).
  • Why: Jesus said His coming will be like the “days of Noah” (Matt 24:37) — so some match the date.
  • Typology: Noah entered the ark before judgment → church enters safety before tribulation.
⚠ Calendar matching is speculative; Hebrew calendar cycles make exact repeating dates problematic.

Hanukkah Rapture

  • Core: Linked to Hanukkah (Feast of Dedication) — usually in December.
  • Why: Hanukkah = rededication of the Temple; believers are “God’s temple” (1 Cor 6:19).
  • Symbol: Festival of lights → Jesus as Light of the World; John 10:22 notes Jesus at the Temple during Hanukkah.
⚠ Not a Levitical feast (Lev 23); prophetic linkage is more typological than prescriptive.

Yom Teruah (Feast of Trumpets)

  • Core: Matches the Feast of Trumpets — shofar blasts & trumpet symbolism.
  • Why: Paul connects the rapture to a trumpet (“the last trumpet”) in 1 Thess. 4:16 and 1 Cor. 15:52.
  • Rabbinic link: Yom Teruah is called the “day of hiddenness” — evocative of believers hidden in Christ.
⚠ Debate exists whether Paul’s “last trumpet” is the feast-shofar or a distinct eschatological/heavenly trumpet.
🌊 Flood Date
Genesis 7:11 | Days of Noah | Escape before wrath
🕎 Hanukkah
Dedication | Light → Christ | Temple symbolism (1 Cor. 6:19)
📯 Yom Teruah
Shofar blasts | Paul’s “last trumpet” | Day of hiddenness

Final word: These theories are symbolic attempts to read biblical signals into the calendar. None are guaranteed dates — but each points to a single practical call: watchfulness, readiness, and faith. ✨

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