Remembering Our Savior

The Jewish people have 7 feasts a year they celebrate in remembrance of their deliverance from the bondage of Egypt. As we remember our deliverance from the bondage of Satan and sin, we celebrate who Jesus is, we remember that He is the fulfillment of what these celebrations represent in the Old Testament.

Jesus Christ has already fulfilled 4, and is going to fulfill the other 3 in the future.

 The First Four Feasts that Jesus has already fulfilled are;
1. Pesach or Passover – This Celebrates Israel’s deliverance from Egyptian bondage by the blood of the Passover lamb, and future deliverance from the bondage of sin and Satan that Jesus, the Passover Lamb has provided by His shed blood.

2. Unleavened Bread – They eat bread without yeast which represents purity of Jesus.                                                                    

  3. First-fruits Represents Jesus’ resurrection as the first to rise from the dead.
4. Sha-vawt the Festival of Weeks or Pentecost  Represents coming of Holy Spirit 50 days after His resurrection and the beginning of the church. The three to be fulfilled are;

5. Rosh HaShanah or Feast of Trumpets To be fulfilled when Jesus returns for His church. 6. Yom Kippur or The Day of Atonement  To be fulfilled when Jesus comes to destroy Satan. Revelation 20:1-2 (NKJV) ¹ Then I saw an angel coming down from heaven, having the key to the bottomless pit and a great chain in his hand. ² He laid hold of the dragon, that serpent of old, who is the Devil and Satan, and bound him for a thousand years.
7. Sukkot or The Feast of Tabernacles This feast looks forward to Messiahs Kingdom when all His people have been gathered together under His Leadership and rule. Revelation 19:6 (NKJV) And I heard, as it were, the voice of a great multitude, as the sound of many waters and as the sound of mighty thunderings, saying, "Alleluia! For the Lord God Omnipotent reigns!

When we celebrate the Lord, we remember and celebrate the fact that Jesus has already fulfilled the first four feasts of Israel and soon He will fulfill the last three.The next to be fulfilled is “Feats of Trumpets,” when Jesus returns for His church!              

1 Thessalonians 4:16-17 (NKJV) ¹⁶ For the Lord Himself will descend from heaven with a shout, with the voice of an archangel, and with the trumpet of God. And the dead in Christ will rise first. ¹⁷ Then we who are alive and remain shall be caught up together with them in the clouds to meet the Lord in the air. And thus we shall always be with the Lord.

We want to remember who Jesus is, and what He has done for each of us and is going to do for us in the future. 

God’s word tells us more bout Jesus!

Revelation 1:4 (NKJV) John, to the seven churches which are in Asia: Grace to you and peace from Him who is and who was and who is to come, and from the seven Spirits who are before His throne,

We remember that because of Jesus we have grace & peace from Father God and the Holy Spirit, as well as Himself.

Revelation 1:5 (NKJV)  and from Jesus Christ, the faithful witness, the firstborn from the dead, and the ruler over the kings of the earth. To Him who loved us and washed us from our sins in His own blood,

We remember the truth that Jesus is the faithful witness. He is the one Person we can depend upon. We can trust what Jesus Christ tells us. Jesus Christ came from God, out of heaven itself, to reveal the truth to us—the truth about God and man and man's world. He was the first to rise from the dead. Of all the people who have arisen from the dead, Jesus Christ is Supreme. He is ruler over all the earth. All other people arise because He arose. All believers shall arise to live with God eternally because He arose and conquered death for us.

V: 5b We remember Jesus’ love for us and the fact that He has washed us from our sins by His blood.  We remember He is Ruler over the kings of the earth.  Jesus Christ has been raised from the dead and exalted to the right hand of God's throne. He and He alone has been given the seat of Sovereign rule over the earth. He "loved us and has washed us from our sins in His own blood." The word  love is in the present tense in the Greek. This means that Jesus Christ always loves us. He loves us today just as He has loved us in the past. The word "washed" means to be loosed, set free, and released from penalty of sin. We have been redeemed from the bondage of Satan.

V: 6 Revelation 1:6 (NKJV)  and has made us kings and priests to His God and Father, to Him be glory and dominion forever and ever. Amen.

We remember the truth that Jesus has made us kings and priests to His God & Father. By kings is meant a kingdom, a rule, some authority and responsibility that involves management, supervision, and governing. Believers shall rule and reign with Christ. We shall oversee and administer the affairs of the universe for Christ throughout eternity.

By priests means that we have open access into God's presence any time. Believers no longer need human priests or mediators. Believers are themselves made priests before God—all by Jesus Christ. Believers are now to offer their own prayers, praises, worship, thanksgiving, and offerings to God. As we remember these facts we ascribe to Him all the glory (honor, praise) and dominion (supremacy) forever and ever.

Revelation 1:7 (NKJV)  Behold, He is coming with clouds, and every eye will see Him, even they who pierced Him. And all the tribes of the earth will mourn because of Him. Even so, Amen.

 We also remember the truth that Jesus is coming back to this earth. Every eye shall see Him. The glory of God is so bright and so full of light that it actually shines brighter than the sun. When Jesus Christ returns, there will be a display of His glory that will surround the earth, and the reflection of the Lord's glory will be seen by every eye. Remember also there will be an innumerable host of angels and believers who are accompanying Christ back to earth. The idea is this: there will be so many that they will surround the earth. The nation of Israel and all who have rejected Him will mourn. Israel will repent and turn to Jesus as their Messiah, Savior, and King.

Revelation 1:8 (NKJV)  "I am the Alpha and the Omega, the Beginning and the End," says the Lord, "who is and who was and who is to come, the Almighty."

 We remember the truth that Jesus is the Beginning and the End of all creation.

He has always been, is now and always will be. Jesus Christ is the beginning and the ending of all there is. He began all things and He shall end all things. All things find their purpose, meaning, and significance in Him.  

We remember the truth that He is eternal.  He is, He was, and He is to come.  

 He is the Almighty, there is nothing He can’t do, nothing is impossible with Him.

He is our Savior and Lord. He is present with us right now. 

Invitation: Is Jesus your personal Savior and Lord? Have you asked Jesus to forgive your sins and wash them away? Have you invited Him into your heart?

Will heaven be your home?

If you are not 100% sure, pause and pray asking Jesus to forgive you of your sins against God and others. Invite Him into your life to take charge of you and give you eternal life. Then you can be sure you will be with God when your life on earth is over. 1 John 5:13 (NKJV)  These things I have written to you who believe in the name of the Son of God, that you may know that you have eternal life, and that you may continue to believe in the name of the Son of God.