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SEVEN FEASTS OF THE LORD
Posted : 20 May, 2011 04:24 PM
AN INTRODUCTION TO THE
SEVEN FEASTS OF THE LORD
The Seven Feasts of Israel are also referred to Holy Scripture as the �Feasts of the Lord�.
Here is the first major point. In the Hebrew scripture the word for 'Lord' in these passages is �YHVH�, the name of the God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. These Feasts are Key Waypoints on a Roadmap in Holy History. They tell the Story of the main Covenant events between God and His Elect people as they occur here on the earth and down through time. It is a long and epic saga, with a beginning and a conclusion. The story begins back with the people God called out to Himself in Old Testament times. And it extends right through to the Apocalyptic events John saw in vision and wrote about in the Book of Revelation. Indeed the very next feast, the Feast of Trumpet is coming up in some dark future night. Something momentous will happen on the new moon of Tishrei that year. And the upcoming feast that awaits fulfillment will express itself in its New Covenant Fulfillment. It will be a Blockbuster day in Holy History. As we shall see, the Feast of Trumpets will almost certainly be the one that will usher us into the 70th week of Daniel and the Final Seven Years of this Present Age.
At the end of those seven years the final Day of Atonement will come into its Ultimate Fulfillment as well. This will be the very last day of this age.
The Seven Feasts of the Lord will take us into the Apocalypse and beyond. The seventh feast, the joyous Feast of Tabernacles, will come into its ultimate fulfillment as the true new age dawns. This will bring in the Millennium of Messiah, that Glorious Age to Come. The deserts will bloom and streams of waters will break forth upon the dry ground. God will camp out with mankind for 1,000 years as Emmanuel, "God with us". And as a shepherd feeds and tends his sheep He will draw His people to Himself.
Is there an 8th feast ? Might the Feast of Hannukah, the festive winter season of the Eternal Light celebrate the glorification of all the saints from both this age and the 1,000 year Millennial age to come ? Our Apostle Paul gives us a glimpse of that. - 1Cor. 15:24-28.
The first four of the Seven Feasts of the Lord have already been fulfilled. They were fulfilled in spectacular fashion. They were fulfilled right on the auspicious Hebrew calendar dates on which they have been celebrated in times past, the same dates that will be celebrated forever more. Jesus our Savior fulfilled the Three Spring Feasts. And the Summer Feast of Pentecost was fulfilled as well. The Holy Spirit fulfilled it approximately 2,000 years ago. Here is the situation so far.
1. Passover ~ Fulfilled !
(By Jesus/Yashua at His crucifixion on Nisan 14 in the spring of 32 A.D.)
2. Feast of Unleavened Bread ~ Fulfilled !
(By Jesus/Yashua at His burial in the tomb on Nisan 15 in the spring of 32 A.D.)
3. Feast of Firstfruits ~ Fulfilled !
(By Jesus/Yashua at His Resurrection on Nisan 17 in the spring of 32 A.D.)
4. Feast of Pentecost ~ Fulfilled !
(By the Holy Spirit on the Day of Pentecost on Sivan 7 in the summer of 32 A.D.)
(A gap of 2000 years or so has allowed the Light of Israel to go forth into the nations for the Gentiles to be evangelized).
�. WE ARE PRESENTLY HERE�. In the 2000 Year Gap�There are some that speculate the 2000 years will be Completed or Approximated in the year 2021�Others speculate the date to be May 21st of this year at 6pm and still Others speculate December 21st of this year�No one knows for sure except the Father�Mark 13:32 ~ �But of that day and that hour knoweth no man, no, not the angels which are in heaven, neither the Son, but the Father.�
Now here come the next three Holy Days on the Hebrew Calendar. They are probably just up ahead. They are the Fall Feasts of Israel.
5. The Feast of Trumpets ~ (as of yet). Unfulfilled�
An epic event will unfold on the new moon of Tishrei on a future Jewish New Year. Trumpets and Atonement will probably erupt into holy history seven years apart. They probably mark out the introduction and the terminus to the final seven years of this age.
6. The Day of Atonement~ (as of yet). Unfulfilled�
Tishrei 10 seven years beyond that epic future Feast of Trumpets. This will be the final Day of Reckoning, for that year, for the Jubilee, and for the age. The Jewish nation and "all Israel" will be saved! - Zech.12:8-13:1, Rom. 11
And then comes the Day of the Lord. It is Doomsday for the wicked. (Mat.13:30)
The sign of the Son of Man will be seen in the heavens. (Mat.24:29-31)
He will deliver His people at Jerusalem by His action at Armageddon. (Joel 2:28-32)
And He will deliver His people in exile in the magnificent Bozrah Deliverance.
He will glorify all His Elect at the Resurrection-Rapture . (1Thes. 4:15-17)
They will be drawn out from Israel, from the Church, and from the Gentile Nations.
7. The Feast of Tabernacles~ (as of yet) Unfulfilled...
Tishrei 15 will come five days after that final epic Day of Atonement. This will mark the coming of Messiah to tabernacle with His covenant people.
Thus begins the long awaited 1000 year Millennium of Messiah.
*** Literally or Metaphorically�I find all this absolutely fascinating�being a Christian and Gentile�Grafted into the Hebrew / Israel People and Children of GOD�as I read the direction of Prayer and Warnings in�
Mat 24:20-22~ 20 [ �But pray ye that your flight be not in the winter, neither on the sabbath day: ] 21 For then shall be great tribulation, such as was not since the beginning of the world to this time, no, nor ever shall be. 22 And except those days should be shortened, there should no flesh be saved: but for the elect's sake those days shall be shortened� �and�
Mark 13:18-20~ 18 �And pray ye that your flight be not in the winter. 19 For in those days shall be affliction, such as was not from the beginning of the creation which God created unto this time, neither shall be. 20 And except that the Lord had shortened those days, no flesh should be saved: but for the elect's sake, whom he hath chosen, he hath shortened the days.� �.also�
Luke 21:24-28~ 24 �And they shall fall by the edge of the sword, and shall be led away captive into all nations: [ and Jerusalem shall be trodden down of the Gentiles, until the times of the Gentiles be fulfilled. ] 25 And there shall be signs in the sun, and in the moon, and in the stars; and upon the earth distress of nations, with perplexity; the sea and the waves roaring; 26 Men's hearts failing them for fear, and for looking after those things which are coming on the earth: for the powers of heaven shall be shaken. 27 And then shall they see the Son of man coming in a cloud with power and great glory. 28 And when these things begin to come to pass, then look up, and lift up your heads; for your redemption draweth nigh.�
*** Causes me to rejoice and not to be faint of heart but prayerful and vigilant in seeking him. Having a personal relationship with Him. Placing my life, faith & trust in Him totally. Being ever watchful, waiting in joyful expectant anticipation of the Lord�s return�Is Anyone else here on this same discovery, journey and page ???�If so�Be you Christian, Messianic or Jew�Please share�or contact me privately�I look forward to hearing your beliefs, findings, views and inspiration�May God Richly Bless you�xo
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