The Biblical Fall Feasts

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The three fall feasts of Leviticus 23, (1) The Feast of Trumpets (Yom Teruah), (2) The Day of Atonement (Yom Kippur), and (3) The Feast of Tabernacles (Sukkot) have already been partially fulfilled by Messiah. These three Fall Feasts are the conclusion of what began with Passover and exemplify and foreshadow Yahshua (Jesus) our Lamb and Yahveh’s (the LORD’s) plan of redemption. The first of these three is the Feast of Trumpets. It begins at sundown on September 18th.  This holy time is commonly known to the Jewish community as Rosh Hashanah (Head of the Year) but biblically as the Feast of Trumpets (Yom Teruah) or the Day of the Awakening Blast. An integral part of this holy time is the blowing of the ram’s horn-shofar (trumpet), to alert the people that they must repent before a holy Creator who will judge sin and all who fall short of His righteousness. The shofar was made from a ram’s horn reminding the people that Abraham obediently put Isaac on the altar and Yahveh mercifully provided a substitute, a ram caught in a thicket. The sounding of the ram’s horn is an awakening and a warning for Yahveh’s people to come to Him in humility and repentance.  He has provided a substitutionary sacrifice, His only begotten Son, Yahshua our Lamb, to forgive and cleanse us of all sin and unrighteousness. 

We live in perilous times and the loud sounding of the shofar is as the Hebrew prophet’s words urging the people to escape, to get out of harm’s way. We are told by Peter “to pay attention to the prophet’s words as to a lamp shining in a dark place” (2Peter 1:19)  The Almighty longs to bless us with a deeper knowledge of His love, purpose and plans as He calls us to, “Come out of the darkness and into the Light.”  A loud shofar is sounding from heaven to earth beseeching the people to repent and flee from the judgments that are coming into a place of safety under the canopy of Yahveh’s protection-the blood of Yahshua.  “Repent, Repent, Repent, for the kingdom of Yahveh is at hand!” 

As the upcoming prophetic events unfold in these last days, we will see the further fulfillment of the fall feasts when the Almighty Creator, the Holy One of Israel through YAHshua (Jesus) the Messiah, pours out His sovereign judgment on all the rebellious inhabitants of the earth; the multitudes who walk in arrogance, defiance and rebellion blaspheming His existence, His holy rulership and His holy Commandments.  Rebellion against YAHveh is blasphemy and those who blaspheme against His Holy Spirit, continually despise Him and they will never enter His kingdom (see Mark 3:29).

Where is your soul going to be for eternity, will your name be written in the book of life? The scripture says, “The wages of sin is death but the gift of Yahveh is eternal life in Messiah Yahshua…” (Ro 6:23) and “without the shedding of blood there is no forgiveness of sins.” (Lev 17:11 and Heb 9:22) This year the most holy day of Yom Kippur begins at sundown October 8th.  It is the Day of Atonement, a day reminding us that our repentant sins are covered and removed by the atoning blood of our Messiah’s ultimate and final sacrifice. Yahveh says, “Now is the day of salvation if you hear His voice do not harden your heart.”

The final holy day as outlined in Leviticus 23:34 is Sukkot, the Feast of Tabernacles.  This year it begins at sundown on October 13th and finishes sundown October 20th .  This time reminds us of Yahveh’s provision of shelter for Israel as He led them during her wilderness journeys.  We are pilgrims on this earth, just passing through, as we long to enter the Promised Land - the Messianic kingdom of Yahveh the Father and Yahshua the Son-our Lamb.

This last great Biblical Feast points to Messiah’s first coming when He came to dwell (tabernacle) among His people. (Jn 1:14)  The fulfillment of this Feast is the “blessed hope” of the redeemed which will ultimately be fulfilled and eternally enjoyed by a consecrated remnant of Jews and Gentiles –“one new man” (Eph 2:15) who will experience Yahveh’s kingship and holy presence forever. This time is also called the feast of “great rejoicing” that can only be experienced by those who have repented of their sins and have been cleansed by the blood of Yahshua.

May you open your ears and hear the sound of the shofar.  May your heart be pierced with true repentance as you confess your sins and are cleansed with the blood of our Yom Kippur sacrifice, Yahshua.  Let us continue to behold our Lamb and uphold His precious blood by glorifying Him in word and deed as we “work out our salvation with fear and trembling.”  May you rejoice that your names are written in the Lamb’s book of life as you prepare by His spirit, to enter His soon coming kingdom.

The book of Revelation describes this glorious fulfillment of the Feast of Tabernacles-Sukkot.   “I saw the holy city, new Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from Yahveh … and I heard a loud voice from the throne saying, Behold, the tabernacle of Yahveh is among men, and He shall dwell among them, and they shall be His people, and Yahveh Himself shall be among them…the first things have passed away.  And He who sits on the throne said, “Behold, I am making all things new.” And He said, “Write, for these words are faithful and true.”  …  I am…the beginning and the end.  I will give to the one who thirsts from the spring of the water of life without cost.  He who overcomes shall inherit these things, and I will be His Elohim (God) and he will be My son.”  (Rev 21:2-7) “To Him who loves us, and released us from our sins by His blood…to Him be the glory and the dominion forever and ever.” (Rev 1:5)

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