God Told Moses to tell the Jews or Isrealites to celebrate 7 different feast:
You can find all of these listed in
Lev. 23 and Exodus 28 of your
Bible in the following order
Could it be? If this was true, could it mean the Rapture is closer than we think? These seven Holidays were given to Moses by God after the great escape from Egypt. Do they have another special meaning or represent events in our future today? As you read, it will be obvious, if they do, that the first 4 have already happened and the Rapture could be next in line. Interesting thought here, September 18th of this year, is the first day of the Jewish new year, the "Feast of Trumpets". Seven days prior to this date, terror struck the land of Milk and Honey, The USA. Is there any correlation? Maybe not but it gives us something to think about. If the Rapture were to happen, "Are You Ready?" I am not saying that the Rapture will be here now but when it does happen, will you be ready. What if it were this week, or today? Israel is at war with the Palestines and Arafat, the USA has now gone to war and threats are being made that retaliation will happen and to expect Israel and the US to pay for any attacks made against Bin Laden and Afghanistan.. How long will this war last? Will the Anti-Christ come on the scene and sign a 7 year peace treaty during this war? What does the future hold? I know there are lots of people that say, "It won't happen for a long time." They may be right but what if it did happen sooner than we think? Are you ready?
- Passover Feast
- Feast of Unleavened Bread
- Feast of First Fruits "Yom HaBikurim"
- Feast of Pentecost
- Feast of Trumpets "Rosh HaShana"
- Yom Kippur "Day of Atonement
- Feast of Tabernacles
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1. Passover Feast: "Could this be Representing The Crucifixion of Christ as the final sacrifice. Christ is our Lamb. In the Bible, the fathers were instructed on how to sacrifice for their families. They were too bring their lambs to the temple mound at 9 am and at 3 pm, the fathers were told to kill their lambs and the blood was gathered up and poured over altar to give them another year of forgiveness of sin. Funny that in the History books, Christ was was being nailed to the cross at 9am that same day and died at 3pm that evening to give us forgiveness of sins permanently. "
After 400 years of slavery in Egypt, Moses delivered God's message to Pharaoh that he must "Let My People Go." Each time Pharaoh refused to release the Israelites, God brought another plague upon the Egyptians. The tenth and final plague was the death of firstborn children. In executing this plague, God passed through the land of Egypt, but "passed over" Jewish homes where the blood of the Lamb was over the doorway. Thus, the holiday is called Passover. The Israelites were then released from bondage. But the Israelites only truly became free when, 50 days after the Exodus, they accepted the Torah from God at Mount Sinai. Thus, the Jewish nation was born.
2. Feast of Unleavened Bread: "Could this be Representing the burial of Christ and our sins buried and gone. Christ was buried the evening of Passover or Dawn of the next day. This is when this holiday is celebrated."
The Unleavened bread : Leaven symbolizes sin. Women had to clean their homes so that their homes had not one bit of dirt or sin in the homes. This was to be celebrated in the evening or dawn of the next day of the passover. This is when Jesus was buried..
3. Yom HaBikurim Festival of First Fruits: "Could this be Representing the Resurrection of Christ as the first fruits of Christianity and salvation. Three days later, on the Sabbath, was the beginning of the Feast of First Fruit which is celebrated for 7 days (Of Sabbath's). This could represent his resurrection. Jesus was the first fruit"
In the Bible, Shavuot was an agricultural festival. It is called "Hag HaKatsir" (feast of the harvest) or "Yom HaBikurim (day of the first fruits) because it was originally a festival of thanksgiving for the harvest.
4. Festival of Pentecost: "Could this be Representing the 50 days after Christ death and burial and resurrection, when the Holy Spirit came like tongues of fire and filled them and overwhelmed them and empowered them to do the Lords work"
Other names for Shavuot link this festival to Passover. The Bible also refers to it as "Hag HaShavuot" (feast of the weeks) because the festival takes place seven weeks (50 days) after Passover. In the Talmud, Shavuot is called "Atseret" (stop) as it was considered to be the conclusion of Passover. It is believed that while we gained our freedom from Pharaoh on Passover, we were only truly free on Shavuot when we became servants to God.
5. Rosh HaShana Festival of Trumpets: "Could this be Representing the Rapture of the Church and those saved by grace. The Lord comes with the sounds of Trumpets, the voice of the archangel and in the twinkling of the eye, we are caught up to be with the Lord in the clouds, Our new beginning."
Rosh HaShana, the Jewish New Year, begins this year on Monday night, September 17, 2001. The origin of Rosh HaShana is Biblical (Lev. 23:23-25): "a sacred occasion commemorated with loud blasts (of the Shofar, the ram's horn)." The Bible refers to the holiday as Yom Teruah (the day of the sounding of the Shofar) and Yom Zikaron Teruah (the day of remembering the sounding of the Shofar).
In Talmudic times, Rosh HaShana became a celebration of the anniversary of the world's creation and a day of self-examination, repentance and judgment. (which took 6 days and 1 to rest, 7 days in all) While the day was called Yom HaZikaron (Day of Remembrance) and Yom HaDin (Judgment Day), the name Rosh HaShana (Head of the Year) which was first used in the Mishnah has become the most prevalent.
Rosh HaShana is both a solemn and happy day. It is a time for introspection,
asking for forgiveness, giving forgiveness, resolving to do better, remembering
God is our King and Judge, and praying for a healthy and happy year to
come. We are solemn in our repentance, but happy in our confidence that
God is merciful and good.
6. Yom Kippur Day of Atonement: "Could this be Representing the return of Christ with all of the saints, after the 7 year tribulation period, to fight the "Battle of Armageddon" and the AntiChrist and throw Satan into the fiery pit. The Feast of Yom Kippor or Day of Atonement, may represent his second coming. All Israel, Their eyes will be open and they will realize Christ is their Messiah.
Yom Kippur, literally "Day of Atonement," is the holiest day of the Jewish year. This year Yom Kippur starts on Wednesday night, September 26, and ends on Thursday night, September 27. Yom Kippur is a day of "self-denial" (Lev. 23-27) so that we may be cleansed of our sins. It is observed eight days after Rosh Hashanah. It is believed that on Rosh HaShana God inscribes all of our names in the "books", and on Yom Kippur the judgment entered in these books is sealed. The days between Rosh HaShana and Yom Kippur are called the Days of Awe. Yom Kippur is, essentially, our last chance to demonstrate repentance and change the judgment.
7. Sukkoth Feast of Tabernacles: "Could this be Representing God is with us, The Feast of Tabernacles may represent His presence will be with them in the form of a cloud by day and fire by night and symbolize the 1000 years reign of Christ here on earth."
Sukkoth is described in the Bible (Lev. 23:34) as the "Feast of Tabernacles." Sukkot is a pilgrimage festival; It is one of three festivals that were celebrated until 70 CE by mass pilgrimage to the Temple in Jerusalem.
Sukkot is also a harvest festival. It is sometimes referred to as Chag Ha'Asif, the Festival of the Ingathering (harvesting). On Sukkot, we give thanks for a bountiful harvest.
Thirdly, we remember the exodus from Egypt on Sukkot. The holiday commemorates
the forty-year period during which the children of Israel were wandering
in the desert, living in temporary shelters.
