The Hebrew word for “feast” is a reference to a divine appointment. In the ancient language, its implication is similar to that of DRESS REHEARSAL. God instructed the Jewish people in Leviticus 23 to keep SEVEN FEASTS—FOUR IN THE SPRING and THREE IN THE FALL—and these were considered PROPHETIC DRESS REHEARSALS FOR FUTURE EVENTS, which became clear in the life of Jesus.
HERE IS A LIST OF THE SEVEN FEASTS.
- FEAST OF PASSOVER: Jesus was crucified on this day.
- FEAST OF UNLEAVENED BREAD: Jesus was buried during this feast.
- FEAST OF FIRSTFRUITS: Jesus was resurrected in this day.
- FEAST OF PENTECOST: The Holy Spirit descended upon the people of God on this day.
- THE FEAST OF TRUMPETS: ROSH HASHANAH translates to “head of the year.” It’s the start of a new year, a common greeting among Jewish people is “Shanah Tovah,” which means “good year” in Hebrew. It is considered a period in which everything begins anew. ROSH HASHANAH has many alternative names, but the best-known of them is the Feast of Trumpets. During Rosh Hashanah, according to tradition, the priest would blow the shofar—a ram’s horn that is often translated “trumpet” in the Bible—one hundred times as a call to repentance. Over nine different sessions, the priest will blow the trumpet 11 times. That’s 99 soundings of the shofar, which leaves a final trumpet blast for the end. The last trumpet, the 100th blast, is the LOUDEST AND LONGEST—the FINAL TRUMPET of the Feast of Trumpets. Here is one way Paul described the Rapture: “Behold, I tell you a mystery: We shall not all sleep, but we shall ALL BE CHANGED— in a moment, in the twinkling of an eye, at THE LAST TRUMPET. For the trumpet will sound, and the dead will be raised incorruptible, and we shall be changed.” (1 Corinthians 15:51-52) Also related to the blowing of the shofar, Rosh Hashanah is sometimes known by the name YOM TERUAH. It means “a day of blowing” or “the day of the awakening blasts.” When the trumpet sounds during the Rapture, it is not just a noise to get our attention. It is an AWAKENING BLAST for those who are in their graves: “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. Then we who are alive and remain shall be CAUGHT UP (raptured) together with them in the clouds to meet the Lord in the air. And thus we shall ALWAYS BE WITH THE LORD.” (1 Thessalonians 4:16-17) YOM HA–DIN (another name for the feast of trumpets) is a reference to the day of judgment. The Jewish prayers during this feast emphasize it as a time during which the world is judged or put on trial. In Hebrew, Din means judgment. The Jews believe Rosh Hashanah represents a period during which God weighs our rights and wrongs from the previous year. Of course, let’s understand why this ties in so closely to the Rapture and the events of the end times. “…behold, I am coming quickly, and My reward is with Me, TO GIVE TO EVERYONE ACCORDING TO HIS WORK. I am the Alpha and the Omega, the Beginning, and the End, the First and the Last.” (Revelation 22:12-13) The Rapture will be a day when Jesus judges the church. THE DAY WHICH NO ONE KNOWS, Another phrase the Jews use to describe Rosh Hashanah is “THE DAY WHICH NO ONE KNOWS.” That’s one reason this “holy day” actually SPANS TWO DAYS on the calendar. It has everything to do with the new moon. The ancient Jewish calendar was a lunar calendar, based on the cycles of the moon, back before people understood the movements of the planets and the cycles of the solar system. All the other Jewish holidays were timed to occur on the full moon, but Rosh Hashanah fell during the NEW MOON. It was at the first of the month at the beginning of a new year.
- THE FEAST OF THE DAY OF ATONEMENT: The Day of Atonement was a yearly feast instituted by God to completely cover (pay the penalty) for all the sins of the people of Israel.
- THE FEAST OF BOOTHS: Also known as Sukkot or the Feast of Tabernacles. The Hebrew word sukkah means a temporary dwelling…
The four spring feasts have found prophetic fulfillment in the past, and I believe the three fall feasts will be fulfilled in the future. From Jimmy Evans, the Tipping Point YouTube Channel.
THE FEAST OF ROSH HASHANAH IS COMING UP THIS WEEKEND, I’M NOT SAYING THE LORD IS COMING BACK THEN BUT IT SURE IS GETTING CLOSE…
-Bill Stockham