There is a deep reservoir of knowledge built into
the feast days of ancient Israel. They reenact the story of the Jewish people
brought from slavery in Egypt, through the establishment of a covenant between
God and Israel, through the wanderings in the desert, to the ultimate goal of
life in the Promised Land. Jews and Christians have believed that these annual
holy days symbolize and teach man's journey from slavery to Satan sin, and evil,
toward the goal of forgiveness of sins and the promise of eternal life. Yet
there is another aspect to the feast days of ancient Israel, that of a
prophetic object lesson given by God to show mankind the ultimate outworking
for His plan of salvation, and the soon coming of Messiah to establish the
kingdom of God on the earth. We will look at those specific aspects of the
feasts fulfilled by Jesus in His earthly ministry, and those to be fulfilled at
or near the Second Coming. The unfulfilled feast days reveal the key to an
accurate analysis of prophetic events and the key to the end times.
The spring feasts are Passover which tells the story of the lamb’s blood being shed and placed on the door posts to allow the Angel of death to pass by, and was fulfilled by Jesus when He died on the cross for our sins. If we believe and are born-again, His shed blood allows us to pass from death to life with our names written in the Lamb's Book of Life. The Feast of Unleavened Bread is a picture of Christ’s holiness, sinlessness and purity.
Firstfruits is the wave offering of a sheaf of the spring grain harvest before God, and fulfilled the prophecy of the resurrection of Jesus who ascended to heaven as an offering for both Jew and Gentile, bringing the two together as one body in Him. Finally, Pentecost which was celebrated as the loaves of the spring harvest were waved as an offering was fulfilled when the Holy Spirit was poured out on the early church as a mighty rushing wind bringing forth a mighty harvest of souls known as the church. We can all easily recognize that Passover, Unleavened Bread, Firstfruits, and Pentecost were prophetic in that they foretold specific events that would take place in the early spring harvest. And not only that, but they were fulfilled on the exact days of the year on which they were celebrated by the Jews. Therefore, doesn't it make sense that the main harvest feasts are themselves prophecies of specific end time events, and that they will be fulfilled on the exact day of the year as celebrated by the Jews according to the Jewish calendar!!
Most Christians are entirely ignorant of the fall feasts of ancient Israel, Trumpets (Rosh Hashanah), Day of Atonement (Yom Kippur), and Booths (Sukkot). They don’t know the way in which these feast days are celebrated, which reveals specific information on the way in which they will be prophetically fulfilled. The Jews start the celebration of the fall feasts 30 days prior to Rosh Hashanah which falls on the 1st day of the 7th month. For 30 days the shofar is blown every morning in the Synagogue to remind the people that the holy days are approaching, in order that they may prepare themselves. Their preparation consists of confessing their sins and seeking forgiveness along with a change in life as needed. The Jews earnest prayer is that their name may be written in the Book of Life. They too believe as Christians do, that Angels record all the actions and words of the people on the earth in a set of books, while another book is kept by God called the Book of Life, in which are the names of those who have eternal life with God. So, the 30 days preparation before Rosh Hashanah is to become a righteous person and have their names written in the Book of Life. Revelation 20:12 &15 (NKJV) 12 And I saw the dead, small and great, standing before God, and books were opened. And another book was opened, which is the Book of Life. And the dead were judged according to their works, by the things which were written in the books. 15 And anyone not found written in the Book of Life was cast into the lake of fire. On Rosh Hashanah, a series of 100 trumpet blasts are sounded for a specific reason. They are to awakening God’s people from spiritual slumber and announce the setting up of the eternal court, with the trumpets heralding God as the all-seeing, all-knowing Judge of the Universe. Built in the court proceedings, is the knowledge that this court date is only open for those who desire to live righteous and have their names in the Book of Life. This is a day of prayer that God would forgive them and place their names in the Book of Life. For us Christians, the blowing of the shofar on Rosh Hashanah is prophetic of the rapture of the church and reminds us to be ready for the soon appearance of the Lord Jesus Christ. Though we don’t know the exact day or hour of His return to call us home, we are commanded to watch and be ready for His soon appearance for His church. We ought to be in a constant state of repentance as we seek to humble ourselves and walk with our God.
Rosh Hashanah will be fulfilled according to 1 Thessalonians 4:13-18 (NLT)
13 And now, dear brothers and sisters, we want you to know what will happen to the believers who have died so you will not grieve like people who have no hope. 14 For since we believe that Jesus died and was raised to life again, we also believe that when Jesus returns, God will bring back with him the believers who have died. 15 We tell you this directly from the Lord: We who are still living when the Lord returns will not meet him ahead of those who have died.
16 For the Lord himself will come down from heaven with a commanding shout, with the voice of the archangel, and with the trumpet call of God. First, the Christians who have died will rise from their graves. 17 Then, together with them, we who are still alive and remain on the earth will be caught up in the clouds to meet the Lord in the air. Then we will be with the Lord forever.
18 So encourage each other with these words. The Messiah comes on the clouds; the dead in Christ rise to meet the Lord in the air, then those who are alive are changed in an instant, in the twinkling of an eye to new immortal bodies. All of those whose names are in the Lamb's Book of Life are righteous, not by their own deeds, but by the blood of the Lamb. Thus the fulfillment of Rosh Hashanah is the rapture of all believers, all whose names are written in the Book of Life. The court process of Rosh Hashanah for the Christian is where the works of a believer's life will be tested by fire for determining of rewards at the Judgment Seat of Christ as spoken of in 1 Corinthians 3:11-15 (NLT) 11 For no one can lay any foundation other than the one we already have—Jesus Christ. 12 Anyone who builds on that foundation may use a variety of materials—gold, silver, jewels, wood, hay, or straw. 13 But on the judgment day, fire will reveal what kind of work each builder has done. The fire will show if a person’s work has any value. 14 If the work survives, that builder will receive a reward. 15 But if the work is burned up, the builder will suffer great loss. The builder will be saved, but like someone barely escaping through a wall of flames. The other people left behind at the time of the rapture are a mixture of good and bad, whose names are not in the Book of Life and God in His mercy will delay their court date for a 7 years to allow them call on the name of Jesus and be saved. The second court date is on the next festival which is Yom Kippur. All left on the earth will remain for court on Yom Kippur, the Day of Atonement. However, between Rosh Hashanah on the 1st day of the 7th month, and Yom Kippur which falls on the 10th day of 7th month, are the Days of Awe or also known as the 10 Days of Repentance. The fulfillment of Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur will occur in a different year in the prophetic calendar. The rapture of believers ends the “age of the church.” Between the end of the age of the church and Jesus’ 2nd coming, The Days of Awe correspond to the period of time that the people of the earth are tested in the Day of the Lord during the “Great Tribulation.” God in His mercy allows a period of time when people can still be saved by “the blood of the Lamb and the word of their testimony.’ (Rev.12:11)
After the Second Coming, after the conquering of the armies of the earth by Jesus on the Great Day of God the Almighty, all the people of the earth will be summoned to Israel for judgment. This judgment will be the fulfillment of Yom Kippur, the Day of Atonement. First, all Israel will be judged in the trumpet judgment of Matthew 24:29-31 (NLT) 29 “Immediately after the anguish of those days, the sun will be darkened, the moon will give no light, the stars will fall from the sky, and the powers in the heavens will be shaken. 30 And then at last, the sign that the Son of Man is coming will appear in the heavens, and there will be deep mourning among all the peoples of the earth. And they will see the Son of Man coming on the clouds of heaven with power and great glory. 31 And he will send out his angels with the mighty blast of a trumpet, and they will gather his chosen ones from all over the world—from the farthest ends of the earth and heaven. Their sins will be forgiven. This judgment will be a merciful judgment as the people of Israel acknowledge their sin, confess their guilt, and fall on the mercy of the court.
After the judgment of Israel on Yom Kippur, then the Messiah will judge all the people of the nations in the Sheep and Goats judgment shown in Matthew 25:31-45. (Be sure and read these scriptures) Finally, on the 15th day of the 7th month, the Feast of Booths or the Feast of Ingathering (Sukkot) will be celebrated by all alive on the earth judged worthy to live on in the millennium. This first celebration of Sukkot will be fulfilled in the same year as Yom Kippur is fulfilled. Messiah will celebrate with all people of the earth and there will be joy and gladness and no tears. The Lord will pour out the Spirit of Gladness and spread His tabernacle of peace over them beginning the millennial reign of Jesus Christ who is “Lord of lords and King of kings.” Invitation: Are you ready for the coming of Christ for His church? If not you will be left behind to go through the tribulation period. Search your heart before God and make sure you know Jesus as your personal Savior and Lord. Be 100% sure you have asked Jesus to forgive your sins and invited Him to take charge of your life and save your soul for Heaven.
The spring feasts are Passover which tells the story of the lamb’s blood being shed and placed on the door posts to allow the Angel of death to pass by, and was fulfilled by Jesus when He died on the cross for our sins. If we believe and are born-again, His shed blood allows us to pass from death to life with our names written in the Lamb's Book of Life. The Feast of Unleavened Bread is a picture of Christ’s holiness, sinlessness and purity.
Firstfruits is the wave offering of a sheaf of the spring grain harvest before God, and fulfilled the prophecy of the resurrection of Jesus who ascended to heaven as an offering for both Jew and Gentile, bringing the two together as one body in Him. Finally, Pentecost which was celebrated as the loaves of the spring harvest were waved as an offering was fulfilled when the Holy Spirit was poured out on the early church as a mighty rushing wind bringing forth a mighty harvest of souls known as the church. We can all easily recognize that Passover, Unleavened Bread, Firstfruits, and Pentecost were prophetic in that they foretold specific events that would take place in the early spring harvest. And not only that, but they were fulfilled on the exact days of the year on which they were celebrated by the Jews. Therefore, doesn't it make sense that the main harvest feasts are themselves prophecies of specific end time events, and that they will be fulfilled on the exact day of the year as celebrated by the Jews according to the Jewish calendar!!
Most Christians are entirely ignorant of the fall feasts of ancient Israel, Trumpets (Rosh Hashanah), Day of Atonement (Yom Kippur), and Booths (Sukkot). They don’t know the way in which these feast days are celebrated, which reveals specific information on the way in which they will be prophetically fulfilled. The Jews start the celebration of the fall feasts 30 days prior to Rosh Hashanah which falls on the 1st day of the 7th month. For 30 days the shofar is blown every morning in the Synagogue to remind the people that the holy days are approaching, in order that they may prepare themselves. Their preparation consists of confessing their sins and seeking forgiveness along with a change in life as needed. The Jews earnest prayer is that their name may be written in the Book of Life. They too believe as Christians do, that Angels record all the actions and words of the people on the earth in a set of books, while another book is kept by God called the Book of Life, in which are the names of those who have eternal life with God. So, the 30 days preparation before Rosh Hashanah is to become a righteous person and have their names written in the Book of Life. Revelation 20:12 &15 (NKJV) 12 And I saw the dead, small and great, standing before God, and books were opened. And another book was opened, which is the Book of Life. And the dead were judged according to their works, by the things which were written in the books. 15 And anyone not found written in the Book of Life was cast into the lake of fire. On Rosh Hashanah, a series of 100 trumpet blasts are sounded for a specific reason. They are to awakening God’s people from spiritual slumber and announce the setting up of the eternal court, with the trumpets heralding God as the all-seeing, all-knowing Judge of the Universe. Built in the court proceedings, is the knowledge that this court date is only open for those who desire to live righteous and have their names in the Book of Life. This is a day of prayer that God would forgive them and place their names in the Book of Life. For us Christians, the blowing of the shofar on Rosh Hashanah is prophetic of the rapture of the church and reminds us to be ready for the soon appearance of the Lord Jesus Christ. Though we don’t know the exact day or hour of His return to call us home, we are commanded to watch and be ready for His soon appearance for His church. We ought to be in a constant state of repentance as we seek to humble ourselves and walk with our God.
Rosh Hashanah will be fulfilled according to 1 Thessalonians 4:13-18 (NLT)
13 And now, dear brothers and sisters, we want you to know what will happen to the believers who have died so you will not grieve like people who have no hope. 14 For since we believe that Jesus died and was raised to life again, we also believe that when Jesus returns, God will bring back with him the believers who have died. 15 We tell you this directly from the Lord: We who are still living when the Lord returns will not meet him ahead of those who have died.
16 For the Lord himself will come down from heaven with a commanding shout, with the voice of the archangel, and with the trumpet call of God. First, the Christians who have died will rise from their graves. 17 Then, together with them, we who are still alive and remain on the earth will be caught up in the clouds to meet the Lord in the air. Then we will be with the Lord forever.
18 So encourage each other with these words. The Messiah comes on the clouds; the dead in Christ rise to meet the Lord in the air, then those who are alive are changed in an instant, in the twinkling of an eye to new immortal bodies. All of those whose names are in the Lamb's Book of Life are righteous, not by their own deeds, but by the blood of the Lamb. Thus the fulfillment of Rosh Hashanah is the rapture of all believers, all whose names are written in the Book of Life. The court process of Rosh Hashanah for the Christian is where the works of a believer's life will be tested by fire for determining of rewards at the Judgment Seat of Christ as spoken of in 1 Corinthians 3:11-15 (NLT) 11 For no one can lay any foundation other than the one we already have—Jesus Christ. 12 Anyone who builds on that foundation may use a variety of materials—gold, silver, jewels, wood, hay, or straw. 13 But on the judgment day, fire will reveal what kind of work each builder has done. The fire will show if a person’s work has any value. 14 If the work survives, that builder will receive a reward. 15 But if the work is burned up, the builder will suffer great loss. The builder will be saved, but like someone barely escaping through a wall of flames. The other people left behind at the time of the rapture are a mixture of good and bad, whose names are not in the Book of Life and God in His mercy will delay their court date for a 7 years to allow them call on the name of Jesus and be saved. The second court date is on the next festival which is Yom Kippur. All left on the earth will remain for court on Yom Kippur, the Day of Atonement. However, between Rosh Hashanah on the 1st day of the 7th month, and Yom Kippur which falls on the 10th day of 7th month, are the Days of Awe or also known as the 10 Days of Repentance. The fulfillment of Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur will occur in a different year in the prophetic calendar. The rapture of believers ends the “age of the church.” Between the end of the age of the church and Jesus’ 2nd coming, The Days of Awe correspond to the period of time that the people of the earth are tested in the Day of the Lord during the “Great Tribulation.” God in His mercy allows a period of time when people can still be saved by “the blood of the Lamb and the word of their testimony.’ (Rev.12:11)
After the Second Coming, after the conquering of the armies of the earth by Jesus on the Great Day of God the Almighty, all the people of the earth will be summoned to Israel for judgment. This judgment will be the fulfillment of Yom Kippur, the Day of Atonement. First, all Israel will be judged in the trumpet judgment of Matthew 24:29-31 (NLT) 29 “Immediately after the anguish of those days, the sun will be darkened, the moon will give no light, the stars will fall from the sky, and the powers in the heavens will be shaken. 30 And then at last, the sign that the Son of Man is coming will appear in the heavens, and there will be deep mourning among all the peoples of the earth. And they will see the Son of Man coming on the clouds of heaven with power and great glory. 31 And he will send out his angels with the mighty blast of a trumpet, and they will gather his chosen ones from all over the world—from the farthest ends of the earth and heaven. Their sins will be forgiven. This judgment will be a merciful judgment as the people of Israel acknowledge their sin, confess their guilt, and fall on the mercy of the court.
After the judgment of Israel on Yom Kippur, then the Messiah will judge all the people of the nations in the Sheep and Goats judgment shown in Matthew 25:31-45. (Be sure and read these scriptures) Finally, on the 15th day of the 7th month, the Feast of Booths or the Feast of Ingathering (Sukkot) will be celebrated by all alive on the earth judged worthy to live on in the millennium. This first celebration of Sukkot will be fulfilled in the same year as Yom Kippur is fulfilled. Messiah will celebrate with all people of the earth and there will be joy and gladness and no tears. The Lord will pour out the Spirit of Gladness and spread His tabernacle of peace over them beginning the millennial reign of Jesus Christ who is “Lord of lords and King of kings.” Invitation: Are you ready for the coming of Christ for His church? If not you will be left behind to go through the tribulation period. Search your heart before God and make sure you know Jesus as your personal Savior and Lord. Be 100% sure you have asked Jesus to forgive your sins and invited Him to take charge of your life and save your soul for Heaven.
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