AN OVERVIEW OF THE SEVEN FEASTS

Here below is an overview of the seven feasts as they have unfolded so far.

1. Passover              Fulfilled! (By Jesus/Yeshua at His crucifixion 
on Nisan 14 in the spring of 32 A.D.)

2. Feast of Unleavened Bread    Fulfilled! (By Jesus/Yeshua in His burial in the tomb 
on Nisan 15 in the spring of 32 A.D.)

3. Feast of Firstfruits        Fulfilled! (By Jesus/Yeshua at His Resurrection 
on Nisan 17 in the spring of 32 A.D.)

4. Feast of Pentecost        Fulfilled! (By the Holy Spirit on the Day of Pentecost on Sivan 7 in the summer of 32 A.D.)
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(A gap of 2000 years or so has allowed the Gospel, the Light of Israel
.             to go forth into the nations for the heathen Gentiles to be evangelized). (Isa.49:6) 
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. .    – – – – – – – – – – – –     WE ARE HERE     – – – – – – – – – – –

Now here come the three Fall Feasts of Israel. 
They will erupt into holy history in spectacular fashion. 
And the first of the three is probably just up ahead. 
Indeed the very next feast coming up for fulfillment will be,

5. The Feast of Trumpets       Unfulfilled ….(as of yet). 
Something BIG is going to happen here. And it will happen on the first day of the Tishrei moon, on some future Rosh Hashanah, in the Autumn season of some future year.

And as we come to the last day of this age we make this discovery. 
Yes, it is the fulfillment of . . .

6. The Day of Atonement       Unfulfilled ….(as of yet). 

The seventh and final feast, or “appointed time” is the . . .

7. The Feast of Tabernacles    Unfulfilled ….(as of yet).
The fulfillment of this feast will see the establishment 
of the long awaited glorious 1000 year long Millennium of Messiah.

SUMMARY AND PRACTICAL APPLICATION

1. The month of Elul, which is the last month before the Feast of Trumpets, is a time of preparation for the final trumpet blast which will herald the Day of Atonement when the nation of Israel is judged according to their obedience to the Law of God.
2. The Feast of Trumpets is heralded by the blowing of the shofar when the new moon is sighted on the 1^st of Tishri – a period of 48 hours called “the day of which no one knows the day or the hour.”
3. The Feast of Trumpets begins the “Ten Days of Awe” which precedes the Day of Atonement when the books are opened

During the month of Elul the Israelites were to do three things:

1. Tephilla – prayer. The essence of this prayer was to change their awareness from themselves to God and to re-attach themselves to God.
2. Teshuvah – repentance. Repentance in Hebrew thought was to think God’s thoughts rather than their own and to return to their original nature as good. .
3. Tsidaqah – righteous acts. They were to carry out their duty to God by being generous towards other people because God had been generous to them.

“By returning to one’s innermost self (teshuvah), by attaching oneself to G-d (tefillah) and by distributing one’s possessions with righteousness (tzedakah), one turns the promise of Rosh Hashanah into the abundant fulfillment of Yom Kippur: A year of sweetness and plenty.” (Teshuvah, tefilla and tzedaqah – by Johnathan Sachs).

During the period of our betrothal, it is the responsibility of God’s New Covenant people to prepare themselves for the return of the King and the Day of Judgment when the books are opened and the nations are judged according to their deeds.

“Then I saw a great white throne and Him who was seated on it. Earth and sky fled from His presence, and there was no place for them. And I saw the dead, great and small, standing before the throne, and the books were opened. Another book was opened, which is the book of life. The dead were judged according to what they had done as recorded in the books.” Revelation 20:11, 12.

The bride’s preparation consists of:

Separating herself from all other men – becoming holy;

Preparing her bridal gown – righteous deeds (Revelation 19:6-8, e.g, “Share with God’s people who are in need. Practise hospitality.” Romans 12:13; “Therefore, as we have opportunity, let us do good to all people, especially to those who belong to the family of believers.” Galatians 6:10.