The prophet Jeremiah predicted the time of Jacob's trouble in Jeremiah 30:7, in which he described a period of intense tribulation and distress for the nation of Israel. It is often associated with the Great Tribulation, which the Lord Jesus prophesied about in Matthew 24:21, a coming period of hardship and persecution for both the Jewish people and all mankind before His return. This time is going to be one of intense suffering, persecution, and warfare, as God's judgments and wrath are poured out, but also a time of divine intervention and ultimate salvation for Israel.
You don't want to be here for the Great Tribulation, as this is going to be a time of hell on earth, a dystopian world, in which the antichrist will reign globally as an incarnation of satan. He will seek to control the thoughts and activities of everyone who lives upon the earth, and part of his plan to do so includes the mark of the beast that he will require everyone to take.
According to Scripture, the Great Tribulation begins immediately after the rapture of the Body of Christ, in which the saints will be caught up to meet the Lord in the air when He comes for us in the clouds (1 Thes 4:14-18). The rapture will occur at the last trumpet (1 Cor 15:51-53), which is why so many believe it will coincide with the Feast of Trumpets, as the Lord has revealed to numerous believers around the world independently. Therefore, if these revelations are truly from the Lord, then the great Tribulation would begin this fall, after the Feast of Trumpets.
According to the book of Revelation, there is a period of three and a half years or 42 months, when the antichrist will reign, as spoken of in Revelation 13:5. During this period, which is also equal to 1,260 days, the Jews will be taken care of by God in a place that He has prepared for them in the wilderness (Rev 12:6). In the book of Daniel, it speaks of 1,290 days, which some believe to refer to the other half of the Great Tribulation. When we add 1,260 to 1,290, we get 2,550 days.
Interestingly, the period between the Feast of Trumpets in September 2025 and the Jewish Day of Atonement seven years later in 2032 is exactly 2,550 days. This phenomenon only occurs in rare seven-year spans. For example, The number of days from 2026 - 2033 (7 years) between the two holidays is 2576, not 2550 (see
here). So this phenomenon will not occur again after this fall for several more years, which further lends credence to the many revelations about the rapture possibly occurring next month.
It has also been pointed out by some that 2025 is the 77th anniversary since Israel regained their statehood in 1948. The nation of Israel is named after Jacob, whom God renamed Israel. He was 77 years old when he married Leah and Rachel (see
here), who gave birth to the twelve sons of Israel, which became twelve tribes. He had to work another seven years for his father-in-law Laban after he married the two sisters, so he was 84 years old at the end of that seven years.
Coincidentally Israel will celebrate their 84th anniversary in seven years. Could the next seven years be the time of Jacob's Trouble, which would parallel the period when Jacob encountered those troubles with his father-in-law Laban? We know that during the seven years Jacob worked for his uncle, Laban changed his wages ten times (Gen 31:7), and at the end of that period, Jacob took his wives, children, and all his property, and escaped from Laban without telling him he was leaving. Certainly that was a seven-year time of trouble for Jacob, so it seems reasonable to draw the parallel between his ages at the beginning and end of it, and the anniversary dates of Israel at the beginning and end of the next seven years. If this parallel is valid, and if the time of Jacob's Trouble begins this fall, then Israel would coincidentally be 77 at the beginning of it and 84 at the end of it. This parallel will never again occur at any future point, so it is worth giving it careful consideration, especially in light of all the other signs pointing to the rapture happening next month, including the perfect fit for the 2550 days.
Divine Coincidences
The day before I wrote this article, I wrote an article called
Jacob Was 77 Years Old When He Married, which I referenced and linked to above in this present article. A few minutes after I wrote that article, I happened to watch the first part of a video on Youtube about the Feast of Trumpets in 2025, after which I was quite amazed to find the following statement in the video comments, which the channel owner left in reply to one of his viewers:
"Jacob (Israel) was 77 when he took his first bride..." That seemed to me like a divine confirmation of the article I had just written. So that occurred last evening.
Then this afternoon, after I wrote this present article about Jacob's Trouble About to Be Fulfilled, while I was praying and seeking the Lord, I glanced over at the thermometer on my desk in front of me in my office, and was amazed to see that the indoor and outdoor temperatures displayed side-by-side were 77 and 84 respectively (photo below)! I knew that was definitely a divine confirmation of this article that I had just written, in which I referenced the numbers 77 and 84 regarding Jacob's age, as well as the age of the nation of Israel.
Closing Words
I recommend that you please take all of this to the Lord in prayer, and ask Him to confirm to you whether or not it means the rapture will occur in September 2025. Let's not be like the Sadducees and Pharisees, whom Jesus criticized as hypocrites, because they could not interpret the signs of the times, even though they could discern weather patterns in the sky (Mt 16:3; Luke 12:56).
We should always be ready for Jesus' return at any time, watching, praying, and keeping our lamps burning (see
video); but I think these are certainly significant warnings that should put us all on high alert for the rapture this September. I am not saying the rapture will occur in September, although I think the probability is extremely high that He will do so. In fact, I think the chances of the rapture
not occurring this year are approaching zero. I sense in my spirit, as most of us do, that the time of the rapture is very near, and certainly hope it happens this fall.
Whether you believe it or not, one thing is for sure -- Jesus is coming back soon! You need to get your life right with Jesus right now. Give your life to Jesus before the rapture happens and before the Great Tribulation begins. Repent and return to the Lord with fasting and prayer, seeking His face with all your heart, proving your repentance by your deeds.
Attribution Notice: Scriptures takes from the Holy Bible NIV, copyright Zondervan, used by permission. The cropped image above is of the 1652 painting by Jan Victors, called Jacob Seeking the Forgiveness of Esau, which is on display in the Indianapolis Museum of Art.
Author's note: Many Revelations Concerning September 2025 Rapture,
Jacob Was 77 Years Old When He Married,
Advance Preparations for the Bride of Christ, No Man Knows the Day or the Hour - The Feast of Trumpets,
The Error of Rapture Date Setting, Mankind Will Enter Final Age in 2025,
Woman has Vision of New Jerusalem - Jesus Coming Soon!,
Dreams and Visions: Tsunamis, Asteroids, Nuclear, Earthquakes, Chaos,
Are You Rapture Ready?,
Rapture Dreams: Jesus is Coming Soon!,
God Gives Little Girl Revelations of Christ's Return,
The Timing of the Rapture,
The Great Shaking of 2025, and
Warning Dream: The Tribulation Follows Rapture, Left-Behind Christians Hunted. You may also visit our
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“Jesus came into Galilee, preaching the gospel of God, and saying, ‘The time is fulfilled, and the kingdom of God is at hand; repent and believe in the gospel.’” (Mar 1:14b-15). He preached that we must repent and believe.
Please see my explanation of this in my post called "
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Len Lacroix is the founder of
Doulos Missions International. He was based in Eastern Europe for four years, making disciples, as well as helping leaders to be more effective at making disciples who multiply, developing leaders who multiply, with the ultimate goal of planting churches that multiply. His ministry is now based in the United States with the same goal of helping fulfill the Great Commission.
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