The Father’s Love

A Story of Watching and Waiting

A True Love Story Between the Father and His Children

This is the story of Craig and Wendy, and every faithful follower of Jesus Christ who loves His appearance. This story goes beyond the mockery, finding peace through truth regarding what some refer to as “The Delay.”

This love story involves dying to self and truly living IN CHRIST. This story reveals the Father’s true intentions for the JUBILEES. For now, today, with all focus on watching, waiting, and seeking God’s perfect timing, because after it happens everyone will see THAT IT WAS PERFECT TIMING.

There is no delay for those watching, waiting, in HOPE.

Let’s build upon THE ROCK.

Before the Foundation of the World

Before time began, before the stars were hung in space, before the first word was spoken into the void—there was love.

The Father looked forward through all of time and saw His children. Not just as they were in their brokenness, but as they would be: clothed in robes of righteousness, transformed into the image of His Son, dwelling with Him forever.

Ephesians 1:4-6 “He chose us in Him before the foundation of the world, that we would be holy and blameless before Him. In love He predestined us to adoption as sons through Jesus Christ to Himself, according to the kind intention of His will, to the praise of the glory of His grace.”

This is not a story about escape. This is not a story about mankind’s comfort.

This is the story of a Father reclaiming His children.

This is the story of a Bridegroom coming for His Bride.

This is the story of the ultimate Jubilee—everything returning to its rightful owner.

And like every great love story, there is waiting, testing, refining, and perfect timing.

Two People in Faith

Craig and Wendy didn’t grow up together. They met at college, brought together by the most important thing two people can share: faith in Jesus Christ, and to produce children.

Craig was a marketing guru—successful by worldly standards, but empty until he met Wendy and soon thereafter encountered the living God. When Jesus saved him, everything changed. He didn’t just believe intellectually; he died to self. His old life, his reputation, his plans—all crucified with Christ. But that was the tip of the iceberg, because the refiner's fire and death to all forms of SELF was to follow.

Galatians 2:20 became his life verse: “I have been crucified with Christ; and it is no longer I who live, but Christ lives in me; and the life which I now live in the flesh I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave Himself up for me.”

Wendy the best human on earth, according to Craig, as she spent her entire life serving others. When she came to faith, it was like coming home. She’d always felt like something was beautiful, but missing, and when she discovered Jesus, she found TRUTH in what she’d been searching for her entire life. She became like a child again—trusting, simple, joyful, and it only got better from there.

Matthew 18:3 captured her heart: “Truly I say to you, unless you are converted and become like children, you will not enter the kingdom of heaven.”

Both Craig and Wendy, individually, had died to themselves. Now, dead to self, dying to self daily, neither care about reputation, status, or what the world thought. They, we, (I will be honest, Craig and Wendy are us, lol) cared about one thing: Jesus and His return.

Something beautiful happened to Craig and Wendy over the last few years, something beyond imagination, so beautiful words cannot capture it. It is their focus on the soon coming appearance of Jesus Christ, Lord of Lords and King of Kings to gather His Bride, the Harpazo. They are not obsessed with dates. They are not building bunkers or hoarding supplies. They are simply watching, as Jesus commanded.

Mark 13:37 “What I say to you I say to all, ‘Be on the alert!’”

And here is a re-enactment of their story “condensed for time”…

The Discovery of the Feasts

It started with a simple question Wendy asked one Sunday after church: “Why did God establish seven feasts if they don’t matter anymore?”

Craig had never thought about it. Together, they dove into Leviticus 23.

What they discovered changed everything.

The seven Feasts weren’t just Old Testament rituals. They were God’s prophetic timeline, His appointed times for redemption:

The Spring Feasts (Already Fulfilled)

Passover - Jesus crucified, the Lamb slain

Unleavened Bread - Jesus buried, sinless in the tomb

First Fruits - Jesus resurrected, the first to rise

Pentecost - The Holy Spirit poured out on the Church

Jesus fulfilled these to the exact day. Not approximately. Not symbolically. Exactly.

The Fall Feasts (Still Awaiting Fulfillment)

Feast of Trumpets - The Harpazo, the ultimate Jubilee proclaimed

Day of Atonement - Christ’s Second Coming in judgment

Feast of Tabernacles - The Millennial Kingdom, God dwelling with man

“If He fulfilled the first four exactly,” Wendy said quietly, “He’ll fulfill the last three exactly.”

Craig nodded. “We should be watching.”

The Jubilee Connection

The deeper they dug, the more they found. The Jubilee system in Leviticus 25 wasn’t just about land and debt—it was a prophetic framework pointing to ultimate freedom.

Every 50 years:

All debts cancelled
All slaves freed
All property returned to original owners
The trumpet sounds
Freedom proclaimed

Genesis 6:3 “My Spirit shall not strive with man forever, because he also is flesh; nevertheless his days shall be one hundred and twenty years.”

“It’s not about human lifespan,” Wendy realized one evening. “It’s 120 Jubilees.”

Craig did the math: “120 times 50 equals 6,000 years.”

Six thousand years—six days—given to humanity. Then the seventh day, the Sabbath rest, the Millennial Kingdom.

And the Harpazo is when the final Jubilee trumpet sounds:

All sin debt cancelled forever
All slaves freed from bondage to death
All inheritance restored
God’s children returned to their Father
Complete freedom proclaimed

“The Harpazo isn’t an escape plan,” Craig said. “It’s the ultimate Jubilee. Everything returning to its rightful owner—the Father.”

The Pattern of Delay

They studied Jesus’ life and found a pattern they’d never noticed before.

Lazarus

When Jesus heard His friend was sick, He deliberately stayed two more days before going. Lazarus died. Everyone was confused, disappointed. But Jesus knew exactly what He was doing—raising Lazarus revealed greater glory and tested faith.

The Wedding at Cana

“My hour has not yet come,” Jesus said—but then performed the miracle anyway. His timing, not theirs.

The Feast of Booths (John 7)

Jesus’ brothers told Him to go to the feast publicly. Jesus said, “I’m not going to this feast.” They left without Him. Then He went anyway—at His timing, not theirs. He appeared to delay, but He was perfectly on time according to the Father’s plan.

The Parable of the Ten Virgins

“Now while the bridegroom was delaying, they all got drowsy and began to sleep.” The delay was intentional—to separate the wise from the foolish.

The Parable of the Talents

“After a long time the master of those slaves came.” The delay tested faithfulness.

The Good Samaritan

Jesus paid for the wounded man’s care for two days and said, “When I return, I will repay you.” Two days—two thousand years. Not a delay. Planned from the beginning.

“There’s always an appearance of delay,” Wendy said. “But it’s not really delay. It’s testing. It’s refining. It’s separating those who truly love His appearing from those who just want escape.”

Craig agreed. “And it brings out the mockers—2 Peter 3 says so. The delay is part of the prophecy.”

Living Dead to Self

The world thought Craig and Wendy were strange.

They didn’t chase wealth. They didn’t seek status. They talked about Jesus’ return with joy, not fear. They lived with open hands, ready to release everything at any moment.

Because SELF was dead.

When you’ve died to self:

You don’t need to defend your reputation

You don’t demand God operate on your timeline

You don’t get offended when mocked

You don’t measure your life by comfort or success

You don’t need validation from anyone but Him

Philippians 1:21 “For to me, to live is Christ and to die is gain.”

Either way—whether they died tomorrow or were alive at the Harpazo—their next moment in glorified bodies would be the same event.

“We could die today,” Wendy often said. “And if we do, our next conscious moment in these bodies will be at the Harpazo. The dead in Christ rise first.”

“So every day is Harpazo day,” Craig added. “Every single day could be our last. We should live like it.”

And they did.

They shared the Gospel urgently—not in fear, but in love. They served their neighbors. They encouraged other believers. They studied Scripture constantly. They prayed without ceasing.

They watched.

Not anxiously. Not obsessively. But faithfully, joyfully, expectantly.

Like children waiting for their Father to come home.

The Global Expectation

In the summer of 2025, something unprecedented happened.

A pastor in South Africa claimed to have a vision: Jesus would return on the Feast of Trumpets, September 23-24, 2025.

The message went viral. TikTok exploded. YouTube filled with videos. Millions around the world began watching, waiting, expecting.

Craig and Wendy watched with great interest but also caution. They sought the Lord in prayer, and the Bible.

“We don’t know the day or hour,” Craig reminded Wendy, quoting Matthew 24:36.

“But that phrase is about the Feast of Trumpets itself,” Wendy countered. “It’s the feast determined by spotting the new moon—it could be one of two days. That’s why it’s called ‘the day no one knows the day or hour.’ It’s not saying we can’t know the season, or the week of the feast.”

“True,” Craig agreed. “And Jesus commanded us to watch, to recognize the season, to be ready. If this wakes people up, that’s good.”

They continued watching. But they didn’t put all their hope in a single date. They’d learned too much about God’s perfect timing to assume they had it all figured out.

Hope in Christ. Watch always. But hold dates loosely. BUT HOPE WITH ALL YOUR HEART!

The Day That Passed

September 23, 2025 arrived.

Around the world, believers gathered. Some prayed. Some worshiped. Some simply waited, looking up.

The day passed. Then the 24th. Nothing visible happened.

Then came the mockery.

Social media exploded with ridicule. News outlets ran stories about “failed prophecies.” Christians were humiliated publicly. Memes flooded the internet.

“Where is the promise of His coming?” they laughed.

2 Peter 3:3-4 fulfilled perfectly: “Know this first of all, that in the last days mockers will come with their mocking, following after their own lusts, and saying, ‘Where is the promise of His coming? For ever since the fathers fell asleep, all continues just as it was from the beginning of creation.’”

Craig and Wendy watched the mockery spread. They felt the sting of it—friends, family members, even fellow believers joining in the ridicule.

But they didn’t respond with anger or defensiveness.

Because SELF was dead.

“This is exactly what Peter said would happen,” Wendy noted quietly.

“The mockers revealed themselves,” Craig agreed. “Now we know who they are.”

But many believers gave up. The foolish virgins stopped watching. They were embarrassed, discouraged, done.

“I can’t handle being made fun of anymore,” one friend told Craig. “I’m moving on.”

Craig understood. “I’m not,” he said simply. “I’m called to watch, noting has changed, so, therefore I will watch, and keep watching AND MY FAITH WILL BUILD, because it is HIS FAITH, and HIS FAITHFULNESS. Jesus commanded me to watch, not to stop when people mock.”

The Refining Fire

The days after September 24 were difficult—not because Craig and Wendy doubted, but because the fire was hot.

Friends and family distanced themselves. “You’re in a cult,” some said. “You’re delusional.”

Online, Craig was mocked openly. “Still waiting for your spaceship?” a friend laughed.

This was the refining fire.

1 Peter 1:6-7 “In this you greatly rejoice, even though now for a little while, if necessary, you have been distressed by various trials, so that the proof of your faith, being more precious than gold which is perishable, even though tested by fire, may be found to result in praise and glory and honor at the revelation of Jesus Christ.”

What was being burned away? SELF.

Any remaining desire for respect, reputation, comfort—the fire consumed it.

What remained? Pure faith. Pure love for Christ. Pure hope in His appearing.

“I don’t care what they think of me,” Craig said one evening. “I only care what He thinks of me.”

“I’d rather be mocked for watching than caught off guard by not watching,” Wendy added.

They chose Christ over SELF.

And in that choice, they died more. The old self, any remaining attachment to this world, any lingering need for validation—it all burned away.

What survived the fire was gold.

The Revelation

While some gave up in disappointment to self, Craig and Wendy dug deeper.

“Something doesn’t add up,” Craig said a few days after September 24. “Jesus fulfilled the Spring Feasts exactly. Why would the Fall Feasts be any different?”

“What if we missed something?” Craig wondered.

Craig went back to Scripture. They studied the biblical calendar—the 360-day prophetic year used by Abraham, Moses, and the prophets.

“The calendar changed,” Wendy discovered. “Multiple times. The Julian calendar, then the Gregorian.”

“How far off is the Gregorian from the biblical calendar?” Wendy asked.

Craig did the research. His eyes widened.

“Thirteen days.”

They stared at each other.

“September 23-24 on the biblical/Julian calendar…”

“…is October 6-7 on the Gregorian calendar.”

The real Feast of Trumpets hadn’t happened yet.

The mockers had mocked too early. They were using the wrong calendar—the world’s calendar, not God’s calendar.

Sons of the Night (lunar/Gregorian) vs. Sons of the Day (solar/biblical).

“The wise virgins are still watching,” Craig said quietly. “Because they know the real feast hasn’t passed.”

“And the foolish virgins stopped watching,” Wendy added, “because they were looking at the wrong calendar.”

It was never a delay. It was a revelation.

The “failure” on September 23-24 (Gregorian) had accomplished exactly what God intended:

Exposed the mockers (they fulfilled prophecy)

Separated the wise from the foolish (who kept watching vs. who gave up)

Refined true believers (burning away SELF)

Revealed truth to seekers (the calendar discrepancy)

Extended mercy (showing people their hearts before it’s too late)

Sons of the Day

Craig and Wendy shared their discovery quietly with a few close friends who were still watching.

Some received it with joy. “That makes perfect sense! We’ve been using the wrong calendar!”

Others were skeptical. “How do we know which calendar is right?”

“The biblical calendar,” Craig explained. “The 360-day year. The calendar used when the Feasts were established. The calendar used by the prophets.”

1 Thessalonians 5:4-5 “But you, brethren, are not in darkness, that the day would overtake you like a thief; for you are all sons of light and sons of day. We are not of night nor of darkness.”

“Sons of the Day,” Craig said. “We follow the sun—the solar/biblical calendar. Those in darkness follow the moon—the lunar calendar, rabbinic traditions, the world’s system.”

“But we don’t know for certain that October 6-7 is the day,” someone cautioned.

“You’re right,” Craig agreed. “We don’t. Only the Father knows. But we know the real biblical Feast of Trumpets is October 6-7. And we know Jesus fulfilled the Spring Feasts exactly. So we watch. We’re ready every day, but we pay attention to the appointed times.”

“What if nothing happens on October 6-7?” another friend asked.

Wendy smiled. “Then we keep watching. We’re not watching because we need to be proven right. We’re watching because Jesus commanded us to watch. Our joy isn’t dependent on when He comes. Our joy is in Him.”

SELF was dying. Christ was becoming all.

Living in the Wait

The days between the discovery and October 6 were some of the most peaceful of Craig and Wendy’s lives.

They had died to SELF. They had nothing left to lose.

They didn’t need to convince anyone. They didn’t need to defend themselves. They didn’t need to be proven right.

They simply lived in readiness, joy, and expectation.

Every morning, they woke up thinking: “Could this be the day?”

Every evening, they went to sleep thinking: “If I die tonight, my next moment is the Harpazo.”

They worked faithfully living their lives for Jesus. They loved their families well. They shared the Gospel with urgency and compassion. They encouraged other believers who were struggling.

They lived like people who could leave at any moment.

Because they could.

Colossians 3:1-4 “Therefore if you have been raised up with Christ, keep seeking the things above, where Christ is, seated at the right hand of God. Set your mind on the things above, not on the things that are on earth. For you have died and your life is hidden with Christ in God. When Christ, who is our life, is revealed, then you also will be revealed with Him in glory.”

“Whether He comes October 6, next year, or in 50 years,” Craig said, “I’m living the same way. Ready. Watching. Joyful.”

“And if I die before then,” Wendy added, “my next conscious moment in this body is still the Harpazo. So either way, I’m going home soon.”

There will be more dead people resurrected at the Rapture than there will be alive people who remain. Those who have died are waiting, and they rise first. Waiting means more people are included in the Harpazo, so how can we lose and why would we ever stop watching, waiting, and looking. What are we taking with us when we die?

Time collapsed into a singular focus: Christ and His return.

The Father’s Perspective

While Craig and Wendy watched and waited on earth, what was happening in heaven?

The Father looked down at His children—all of them, scattered across the globe.

He saw the mockers: He knew. But now we all know. Their hearts revealed, full of pride and love of self, yet still within reach of His mercy. Many would come to faith when the undeniable happened.

He saw the foolish virgins: disappointed, embarrassed, no longer watching. HE IS MERCY. The door wasn’t closed yet. They could return. They could repent. They could start watching again.

He saw the wise virgins: still watching, still faithful, oil in their lamps. They’d been refined by the fire. They’d died to self. They loved His Son’s appearing.

He saw Craig and Wendy and millions like them around the world—ordinary people with extraordinary faith. Childlike. Simple. Trusting.

And He smiled.

This was what He’d planned from before the foundation of the world:

A Bride refined by fire

Children who loved Him more than reputation

Believers who watched not out of fear, but out of love

Followers who died to self and lived for Christ alone

John 17:24 “Father, I desire that they also, whom You have given Me, be with Me where I am, so that they may see My glory which You have given Me, for You loved Me before the foundation of the world.”

The Son desired His Bride. The Father desired His children home.

The ultimate Jubilee was approaching:

All debts cancelled
All slaves freed
All property returned
All children coming home

Everything restored to its rightful owner

Not for the children’s sake—though they would benefit beyond measure.

For the Father’s glory. For the Son’s joy. For the completion of the plan established before time began.

October 6-7

Craig and Wendy do not know what will happen on October 6-7, 2025 (Gregorian) / September 23-24, 2025 (Julian).

They didn’t claim to be prophets. They didn’t set dates dogmatically. They simply understood:

The biblical calendar vs. the world’s calendar

The pattern of the Feasts

The command to watch

The 120 Jubilees pointing to completion

The “delay” that wasn’t really a delay

Whether the Harpazo happens on this specific date, the principles remain the same:

Every day could be your last.

Every day, you should be ready.

The dead in Christ will rise first, then the living will be transformed.

Either way—death or Harpazo—your next moment in your glorified body is the same event.

So Craig and Wendy will live October 6-7 the same way they’d lived every day since dying to self:

Watching. Waiting. Working. Loving. Serving. Joyful. Ready.

If the trumpet sounds, they’ll hear it with joy: “Finally! We’re going home!”

If the days pass and they’re still here, they’ll keep watching with the same joy: “Still watching, Lord. Still ready. Come quickly!” We can share the Gospel with more people before the door is shut.

And if they die before the Harpazo—whether on October 8 or decades later—they know their next conscious moment will be glorious:

The trumpet will sound. The dead in Christ will rise. They’ll receive their glorified bodies. They’ll see Him face to face.

Either way, they win. Because SELF is dead and Christ is all.

HIS Love Story Fulfilled

This is the story the Father has been writing since before time began.

Not a story about humans escaping tribulation.

Not a story about date-setting or being proven right.

Not a story about fear or anxiety.

A story about LOVE:

The Father’s love for His children—so great that He sent His Son to die for them, that He might bring them home transformed, glorified, perfect.

The Son’s love for His Bride—so deep that He’s preparing a place for her, waiting for the Father’s signal to go receive her.

The Spirit’s love for believers—so faithful that He seals them, guides them, refines them, prepares them for that glorious day.

The believer’s love for Christ’s appearing—so pure that they watch not out of obligation but out of desperate longing to see Him face to face.

This is the ultimate Jubilee:

All sin debt cancelled forever

All slaves freed from the bondage of death

All inheritance restored

All children brought home

Everything returning to its rightful owner—the Father

Romans 8:18-23 “For I consider that the sufferings of this present time are not worthy to be compared with the glory that is to be revealed to us. For the anxious longing of the creation waits eagerly for the revealing of the sons of God… And not only this, but also we ourselves, having the first fruits of the Spirit, even we ourselves groan within ourselves, waiting eagerly for our adoption as sons, the redemption of our body.”

Craig and Wendy—and every faithful believer throughout history—are part of this grand love story.

They’ve died to SELF.
They’ve lived for CHRIST.
They’ve watched faithfully.
They’ve endured the refining fire.
They’ve loved His appearing.

And when the trumpet sounds—whether on October 6-7, 2025, or years from now—they’ll be ready.

Not because they predicted the right date.
Not because they were smarter than others.
Not because they deserved it more.

But because BY HIS GRACE ALONE they have childlike faith in Jesus Christ, and they’ve died to SELF, and they’ve loved His appearing above all else. The ultimate FREE gift, eternal life IN CHRIST.

1 Corinthians 15:51-57 “Behold, I tell you a mystery; we will not all sleep, but we will all be changed, in a moment, in the twinkling of an eye, at the last trumpet; for the trumpet will sound, and the dead will be raised imperishable, and we will be changed. For this perishable must put on the imperishable, and this mortal must put on immortality… then will come about the saying that is written, ‘DEATH IS SWALLOWED UP IN VICTORY. O DEATH, WHERE IS YOUR VICTORY? O DEATH, WHERE IS YOUR STING?’… but thanks be to God, who gives us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ.”

For Every Reader: Your Part in the Story

This isn’t just Craig and Wendy’s story.

It’s YOUR story—if you’ll make it so.

The question facing you right now:

Will you be a mocker, fulfilling prophecy by ridiculing what you don’t understand?

Will you be a foolish virgin, giving up after disappointment, no longer watching because SELF was wounded?

Or will you be a wise virgin, keeping oil in your lamp, watching faithfully, dying to SELF, living for CHRIST alone?

The Father is calling His children home.
The Bridegroom is coming for His Bride.
The ultimate Jubilee is approaching.

Every day could be your last.

Whether through death or the Harpazo, your next moment in your glorified body is the same glorious event.

So the question isn’t “when will the Harpazo happen?”

The question is: “Am I ready RIGHT NOW?”

Do you have childlike faith in Jesus Christ?

Have you died to SELF?

Do you love His appearing more than your reputation, comfort, or this world?

Are you watching as He commanded?

If not, today is the day.

Romans 10:9 “If you confess with your mouth Jesus as Lord, and believe in your heart that God raised Him from the dead, you will be saved.”

That’s it. Simple. Childlike. True.

And then live like someone who could leave at any moment. Because you could.

Watch. Wait. Work. Love. Serve. Be ready.

The trumpet will sound.

The dead in Christ will rise first.

Then we who are alive and remain will be caught up together with them.

And so we will always be with the Lord.

1 Thessalonians 4:18 “Therefore comfort one another with these words.”

A Final Word from the Father’s Heart

“My beloved children, I have loved you with an everlasting love. Before the foundation of the world, I chose you. I called you. I drew you to Myself through My Son.

You are not accidents. You are not afterthoughts. You are My purpose, My joy, My delight.

I gave My Son for you. I sent My Spirit to you. I have prepared a place for you.

And I am coming to bring you home.

Do not be troubled by delays that are not delays. Do not be shaken by mockery. Do not be moved by the opinions of those who do not know Me.

Die to self. Live in My Son. Love His appearing. Watch faithfully.

And when the trumpet sounds—whether today or decades from now—you will know that every moment of waiting was worth it.

You will see My glory. You will be transformed into the image of My Son. You will dwell with Me forever.

This is My love for you—complete, unchanging, eternal.

Even so, come quickly, My children. I am waiting to bring you home.”

“Even so, come, Lord Jesus.” — Revelation 22:20

THE END… AND THE BEGINNING