The following chart gives a brief example of what is being said. These events occurred on the exact dates that god had set over 1400 years before Jesus was born. Keep in mind that the Jewish day begins in the evening (near dusk), on the previous day. Feasts appear in the order that god gave them (Lev 23).

It should be noted that these seven feasts were observed on specific days. When Jesus came the first time, he fulfilled the first three feasts on the precise days and in the same order that god had given them. The fourth feast was also fulfilled ten days after Jesus ascended into heaven, when he sent the Holy Spirit on Pentecost. The last three feasts are awaiting fulfillment and are associated with events surrounding his second coming.

Please note that when Jesus returns the second time, there are actually two phases to his coming: 1) before the tribulation, he comes in the clouds to rapture the saints-ref 1 Thes 4:16, 17; and 2) after the tribulation, he physically returns to the earth, and every eye shall see him-ref Mt 24:29, 30; Zech 12:10.

The next feast to be fulfilled is trumpets; the next event to be fulfilled on god’s prophetic timetable is the rapture. in the wilderness account, there were two trumpets blown, the first one and the last one. The first trumpet was for the gathering or calling of the people; the second (or last) was for the people to move out.
And the lord spake unto Moses, saying, “make thee two trumpets of silver; of a whole piece shalt thou make them: that thou mayest use them for the calling of the assembly, and for the journeying of the camps-num 10:1, 2. note, there are two.

There are two events in the rapture. it is written, for the lord himself shall descend from heaven with a shout, with the voice of the archangel, and with the trump of god. The first event is, and the dead in Christ shall rise first. The second event is, then we which are alive and remain shall be caught up together with them in the clouds to meet the lord in the air: and so shall we ever be with the lord-1 Thes 4:16,17.

It should also be noted that there is a cry made (a notification or to call aloud), alerting the virgins that the bridegroom is coming; afterward, they "move out" or are taken-ref Mt 25:6.

Did god give us the day of the year, when the rapture will happen, as he did for Jesus to be crucified, to be buried, to rise from the dead, and the coming of the fullness of the Holy Spirit? The answer is, clearly, yes. This shows clearly that the rapture does not happen after the Tribulation. The name of each feast gives us a clue to what the fulfillment of that feast would be. The feast of Passover was fulfilled on god’s exact date, when Jesus became our Passover lamb. As it is written, behold the Lamb of God, which takes away the sin of the world-jn 1:29.

The feast of unleavened bread was fulfilled, when Jesus (representing the middle loaf that is hidden) was buried on this exact date. unleavened bread represents no sin. Jesus was called the bread of life and was without sin.

The feast of first fruits was fulfilled on god’s exact date, when Jesus became the first fruits out of the grave. He rose from the dead.             

The feast of Pentecost was fulfilled on god’s exact date, when the Holy Spirit came in his fullness upon the chosen disciples. This marked the beginning of the summer wheat harvest; the first fruits of the second harvest are offered at this feast.

The next feast is the feast of trumpets. The next major event to look for is the rapture, which involves the blowing of trumpets. God has set specific dates for certain events to happen to fulfill his word. But only god knows what day or hour these dates will fall on.

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