The Feasts of the Lord.
As we study the Tribulation Calendar (and beyond) will see the Lord fulfilling Israel`s final Feast days. The Lord`s Feasts are mainly to do with God`s purpose for Israel.
`The Lord spoke to Moses, saying, “Speak to the children of Israel, and say to them: The feasts of the Lord which you shall proclaim to be holy convocations, these are my Feasts.” (Lev. 23: 1 & 2)
The Feasts are –
The Sabbath, the Passover and Unleavened bread, the Feast of First-fruits, the Feast of Weeks, the Feast of Trumpets, the Day of Atonement, and the Feast of Tabernacles.
Each year Israel`s calendar revolved around the harvests and their appointed times, God`s Feast times. Some were a special day, and some were a week or more. Most months of the calendar had a Feast and a reminder of something in Israel`s history.
Then looking forward to their fulfillment we see that God`s timing is so accurate, from a special day to days. All the Feasts will be fulfilled by the Lord.
Further Feast days were added to the main festivals, and these are related to Israel’s final chastisement.
We know these Feasts have been fulfilled –
The Passover - Jesus sacrifice on the cross. (John 19: 14) (Nisan - March/April)
Unleavened bread - The pure life of the Lord and for us to live in the outworking of that. (1 Cor. 5: 7 & 8)
First-fruits – Christ rising from the dead. (1 Cor. 15: 23)
Feast of weeks – 49 days after First-fruits leads to Pentecost (50th day) Jesus fulfilled the law and now the promise to all who believe in Jesus, God`s Holy Spirit within our hearts. (Acts 2: 1 – 3) (Sivan – May/June)
The other Feast Days yet to be fulfilled are –
The Feast of Trumpets
The Feast of Trumpets fulfillment is Israel`s dark day. It occurs at the New Moon when the primary night light of the heavens is darkened. Israel`s prophets repeatedly warned of a coming dark day of judgment. They knew it as `the Day of the Lord,` that terrible period of time at the end of the age when the Lord will pour out His fiery judgment not only upon Israel`s enemies, but upon Israel herself to bring her to repentance and into the New Covenant. (Tishri – September/October)
The Day of Atonement
Yom Kippur events prophetically point to Messiah`s future work with the nation of Israel. They will occur at Messiah`s coming to establish His ruler through Israel. As a nation Israel will come face to face in repentance with their Messiah - Israel`s national Day of repentance. (Zech. 12: 7 - 14) (Tishri – September/October)
The Feast of Tabernacles
When the Messiah sets up His millennial kingdom rule, He will gather the remnant of Israel back to her land. The righteous among the Gentiles, too, will be gathered to the Lord. They will go up from year to year to celebrate the Feast of Tabernacles - God is with us. (Zech. 14: 16 - 21) (Tishri – September/October)
As we study the Tribulation Calendar (and beyond) will see the Lord fulfilling Israel`s final Feast days. The Lord`s Feasts are mainly to do with God`s purpose for Israel.
`The Lord spoke to Moses, saying, “Speak to the children of Israel, and say to them: The feasts of the Lord which you shall proclaim to be holy convocations, these are my Feasts.” (Lev. 23: 1 & 2)
The Feasts are –
The Sabbath, the Passover and Unleavened bread, the Feast of First-fruits, the Feast of Weeks, the Feast of Trumpets, the Day of Atonement, and the Feast of Tabernacles.
Each year Israel`s calendar revolved around the harvests and their appointed times, God`s Feast times. Some were a special day, and some were a week or more. Most months of the calendar had a Feast and a reminder of something in Israel`s history.
Then looking forward to their fulfillment we see that God`s timing is so accurate, from a special day to days. All the Feasts will be fulfilled by the Lord.
Further Feast days were added to the main festivals, and these are related to Israel’s final chastisement.
We know these Feasts have been fulfilled –
The Passover - Jesus sacrifice on the cross. (John 19: 14) (Nisan - March/April)
Unleavened bread - The pure life of the Lord and for us to live in the outworking of that. (1 Cor. 5: 7 & 8)
First-fruits – Christ rising from the dead. (1 Cor. 15: 23)
Feast of weeks – 49 days after First-fruits leads to Pentecost (50th day) Jesus fulfilled the law and now the promise to all who believe in Jesus, God`s Holy Spirit within our hearts. (Acts 2: 1 – 3) (Sivan – May/June)
The other Feast Days yet to be fulfilled are –
The Feast of Trumpets
The Feast of Trumpets fulfillment is Israel`s dark day. It occurs at the New Moon when the primary night light of the heavens is darkened. Israel`s prophets repeatedly warned of a coming dark day of judgment. They knew it as `the Day of the Lord,` that terrible period of time at the end of the age when the Lord will pour out His fiery judgment not only upon Israel`s enemies, but upon Israel herself to bring her to repentance and into the New Covenant. (Tishri – September/October)
The Day of Atonement
Yom Kippur events prophetically point to Messiah`s future work with the nation of Israel. They will occur at Messiah`s coming to establish His ruler through Israel. As a nation Israel will come face to face in repentance with their Messiah - Israel`s national Day of repentance. (Zech. 12: 7 - 14) (Tishri – September/October)
The Feast of Tabernacles
When the Messiah sets up His millennial kingdom rule, He will gather the remnant of Israel back to her land. The righteous among the Gentiles, too, will be gathered to the Lord. They will go up from year to year to celebrate the Feast of Tabernacles - God is with us. (Zech. 14: 16 - 21) (Tishri – September/October)
