Rosh Hashanah, the Feast of Trumpets, has always carried deep prophetic weight. It points to the day when the trumpet will sound and Jesus will return. As the feast is observed this year, many see it as a reminder that His return could be nearer than we think.
On the Mount of Olives, where Jesus first ascended into heaven, Rabbi Kirt Schneider delivered a message about the urgency of preparing for that day. “I want you to hear me, my friends. You and I need to be ready for Jesus’s return. It is happening right now. All the signs are happening on the planet right now,” Schneider said. He reminded listeners that the angels in Acts promised Jesus would descend the same way He rose.
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Schneider pointed to Matthew 24, where Jesus said deception would mark the time before His coming. “The spiritual climate that will surround the world at the time of my return is a spirit of deception,” he said. He described how technology has blurred the lines of truth. “You watch something on YouTube now, you don’t know if you’re watching a real person or if you’re watching AI.”
For Schneider, the warning is personal. Each believer must take responsibility for what they choose to believe and follow. “You and I have a responsibility to not allow ourselves to be misled. You can’t be passive,” he said. Too many, he cautioned, only want preaching that “tickles their ears” instead of sound teaching rooted in Scripture.
He also drew from the prophet Daniel, who wrote that knowledge would multiply in the last days. Schneider connected this to the explosion of artificial intelligence. While it seems helpful, he warned it also echoes the danger of the tree of knowledge in Eden and may tie to the Antichrist system. “AI seems like such a helpful tool because it puts the knowledge of the world in the hands of every man and woman,” he said, but he warned it can easily become a counterfeit source of wisdom.
Turning to the parable of the ten virgins, Schneider reminded his audience that faith without preparation is not enough. “They all ten believed, but only five of the ten were actively preparing themselves for his return,” he said. Those who kept their lamps burning through prayer, devotion, and obedience were welcomed by the bridegroom. The others were shut out, even though they believed.
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As Rosh Hashanah is observed, Schneider’s message was clear: the call is not only to believe but to be ready. “Ask the Lord to consecrate you, to wash you and to sanctify you,” he urged. He ended by leading listeners in a declaration of faith: “Put your hand over your heart and say, ‘Jesus is coming back for me.’ He’s coming back soon and He’s coming back for those that are his. Will you be ready?”
James Lasher, a seasoned writer and editor at Charisma Media, combines faith and storytelling with a background in journalism from Otterbein University and ministry experience in Guatemala and the LA Dream Center. A Marine Corps and Air Force veteran, he is the author of The Revelation of Jesus: A Common Man’s Commentary and a contributor to Charisma magazine.
