By Tonja Condray Klein©09/13/2023

Rosh Hashanah 2023 begins at sunset on Friday 09/15 and lasts until sunset on Sunday 09/17. Although this is a Jewish holiday, some Christians have proposed this might be when the Rapture of believers in Jesus Christ as Savior and Messiah (both Gentile and Jew) could happen then since it has been taught this holiday has the Jewish colloquialism that means “No man knows the day or the hour”, and Jesus said it in Matthew 24:36 when speaking of when He would return in the clouds to take all of His believers to supernatural safety from Earth. God Almighty will then send judgment in the Great Tribulation Period that will last for seven years as explained in the Old Testament books of Daniel and Ezekiel and New Testament book of Revelation. The one major thing that needs to happen before two final Prophecies is REVIVAL.

We recently dealt with the pandemic level loss of life from Covid-19. Weather-related disasters around the world have impacted various countries. A major war has affected all of us in many ways from opposite sides. All of those losses together DON’T compare to numbers lost in Revelation. IT HASN’T STARTED YET. We haven’t had actual worldwide Revival either. There were revivals through the pandemic and even this year, but I don’t think many see this as the ‘Great Awakening’ many Christians have expected in the Last Days noted. I could be wrong that recent Salvations through Faith in Jesus Christ haven’t fulfilled the final Harvest of souls, but it still doesn’t seem enough for the Christian church to earn that “Glorious” status the Bible claims the church will be BEFORE the Rapture happens. There is still something missing!

I read Sid Roth’s THE INCOMPLETE CHURCH recently and agree with his assessment of a possibly WHY the last Revival seems to be stalled. He is a Jewish believer in Christ as the Messiah, and his step-by-step explanations of how and when Christian churches seemed to have revival outbreaks in history is with when the Jewish community had spiritual revivals first. I hadn’t known of this or about how even some of those seen as fathers of Christianity through history also had various anti-Semitic teachings. THE FIRST CHRISTIANS WERE JEWS, PEOPLE! How could any actual Christian ever be against the Jewish people when we serve the SAME God of Creation? Yes, some haven’t accepted Jesus Christ as Messiah or Savior yet, but Israel didn’t take the life of Jesus Christ… JESUS CHRIST GAVE HIS LIFE FOR US ALL!

Even more ‘spiritual gifts’ denominations of Christian churches are NOT seeing Revival yet! Maybe THIS is the reason why. Hatred for race, color, creed, background, or any other characteristic seen as different should NEVER keep a person from knowing Jesus Christ as Savior! WE ALL HAVE SINNED! We are not to continue to tolerate sin, but we are not supposed to judge each other the way some seem as a way to place a bar of achievement to make them feel even more superior. Some live their lives closer to God Almighty, but there isn’t a single person who can claim to be perfect or to be without sin since the Christian Holy Bible made it clear that NO ONE can stand without JESUS CHRIST covering them with His shed blood on Calvary. WE ALL FAIL… so Judge not lest you be judged. LOVE ONE ANOTHER IN HIM!

I’m not saying we should tolerate ongoing sin, but sometimes what people say is a sin to one is NOT also a sin to another as taught by Paul the Apostle. We have to work out our own soul Salvation with fear and trembling… because IF we’re wrong then we aren’t right. It’s that simple. I have a horrible temper and have to ask God to forgive me every single day at a rate of at least once every hour – sometimes less but sometimes more. As I’ve been working on a different Op-Ed it’s been a WHOLE LOT MORE. I’m not happy with myself over that. I had a rough day yesterday. I was crying, yelling, and praying for most of the day in between trying to get normal day stuff done. It’s frustrating, and when I realized I was not getting the other Op-Ed done I began this one since Rosh Hashanah is closer by another day and it’s really important!

I have written about Rosh Hashanah for the past two years for this holiday, and Jesus Christ still hasn’t come back to get us yet, BUT… and that word means A LOT at this point… Revival hasn’t happened yet. What IF Revival begins on this Rosh Hashanah? What IF we have one more year? I know we’re not supposed to put a date on it, but WHAT IF Rosh Hashanah IS the HOLIDAY? I don’t know, but with all the craziness going on right now I really think believers in Jesus Christ need to LOOK UP, PRAY, and REACH OUT TO ALL WHO NEED JESUS! It’s not about those you want… it’s about those HE wants! We each have a ‘Harvest Field’ to be working in right NOW! WHAT field is yours? Do you even know? YOU SHOULD. If you don’t yet then pray, ask trusted believers, and then WORK YOUR FIELD! Souls wait…

Ken and I will be at the Disciple concert on Sunday 09/17 before Rosh Hashanah ends. If Jesus Christ does return Friday or Saturday then we won’t be there or anywhere on Earth. Disciple and most of those going to see them won’t be either. If we are, then maybe the Revival I’m praying for will begin there or at least soon after! I don’t know, but for now I’m trying to encourage HIS believers to REALLY examine your life, seek those that your heart leads you to witness to, and be mindful of how you share this Gospel since you might be the ONLY believer that can reach that ONE PERSON. That is a major deal. EVERY SOUL MATTERS! Why do you think I write all of these Op-eds and put them up wherever I can? I KNOW JESUS CHRIST AS MY PERSONAL SAVIOR… AND YOU ALL CAN TOO BY ASKING HIM!

If I’m still here on Monday 09/18 then I’ll simply keep writing, keep singing, keep posting, keep praying, keep sharing, and keep trying until we’re out of here. No matter how long it takes, I still believe Jesus Christ is the ONLY SON of God Almighty the Creator. I’m not ignorant, idealistic, conditioned, or insane… I’m simply SAVED by Grace through Faith in the shed blood of Christ and not in myself so I can’t boast. Am I passionate? YEP! Am I even more convinced of this? YOU BECHA! Am I prone to wanting to go away from here sooner? AT LEAST ONCE A DAY! My own physical condition of Relapsing/Remitting Multiple Sclerosis disease is in Remission, but I stay tired all of the time, so I’m limited more than I was. I want more people to be saved by Jesus Christ, but weekend Rapture might be okay with us already…