Last night, at sunset, began the 15th day of the 7th month. The Lord Jesus Christ commanded his followers to observe His feast by holding a holy gathering.
United Church of God needs to read the book of Hebrews. The old covenant has passed and we are in the New Covenant. Jesus Christ has become all to the New Testament saint.
Happy Sukkot and Shmini Atzeret (Last Great Day) to all. Our loving elder brother Yahshua HaMessiah has risen and rules over His Saints.
THANKS.
WELL DONE.
You forgot to mention Zechariah 14:
16 And it shall come to pass, that every one that is left of all the nations which came against Jerusalem shall even go up from year to year to worship the King, the LORD of hosts, and to keep the feast of tabernacles.
17 And it shall be, that whoso will not come up of all the families of the earth unto Jerusalem to worship the King, the LORD of hosts, even upon them shall be no rain.
18 And if the family of Egypt go not up, and come not, that have no rain; there shall be the plague, wherewith the LORD will smite the heathen that come not up to keep the feast of tabernacles.
19 This shall be the punishment of Egypt, and the punishment of all nations that come not up to keep the feast of tabernacles.
Thank you DouglasKC.
Christ is presently reigning over the earth.
23 But each one in his own order: Christ the firstfruits, afterward those who are Christ's at His coming. 24 Then comes the end, when He delivers the kingdom to God the Father, when He puts an end to all rule and all authority and power. 25 For He must reign till He has put all enemies under His feet. 26 The last enemy that will be destroyed is death. (1 Cor. 15)Note the order, according to Paul: Christ is resurrected (a past event), and then His followers are resurrected at His coming, and then comes the end, when He delivers the kingdom to God the Father.
Note, Paul does not speak of Christ reigning physically on the earth in the future. (In fact, nowhere in the NT does it speak of Christ reigning physically on the earth. Some folks come to that conclusion by applying the same failed hermeneutical principles that got the Jews in Jesus’ day all confused, looking for a carnal king.)
There is no need to artificially insert a time period of 1000+ years between verses 23 and 24.
Christ is already reigning.
9 "Men and brethren, let me speak freely to you of the patriarch David, that he is both dead and buried, and his tomb is with us to this day. 30 Therefore, being a prophet, and knowing that God had sworn with an oath to him that of the fruit of his body, according to the flesh, He would raise up the Christ to sit on his throne, 31 he, foreseeing this, spoke concerning the resurrection of the Christ, that His soul was not left in Hades, nor did His flesh see corruption. 32 This Jesus God has raised up, of which we are all witnesses. 33 Therefore being exalted to the right hand of God, and having received from the Father the promise of the Holy Spirit, He poured out this which you now see and hear. 34 For David did not ascend into the heavens, but he says himself: 'The Lord said to my Lord, "Sit at My right hand, 35 Till I make Your enemies Your footstool." ' 36 "Therefore let all the house of Israel know assuredly that God has made this Jesus, whom you crucified, both Lord and Christ." (Acts 2)Peter is quite clear. After His resurrection from the dead, Christ was raised up to heaven and seated on the throne of David.
'The Lord said to my Lord, " Sit at My right hand, Till I make Your enemies Your footstool." ' The futurist does not understand events this way. In futurism, Christ leaves His heavenly throne to sit on a carnal, earthly throne with enemies all around. It is not until the very end of the futurists’ thousand year that Christ’s enemies are finally defeated, and that is only by heavenly intervention of God the Father (cf. any futurist interpretation of Rev. 20:9).
“For there is born to you this day in the city of David a Savior, who is Christ The Lord.” Luke 2:11.
Hi Doug and everyone else:
It has been a while since I’ve posted but your article caught my attention. I agree with the general theme of what he is saying about what the feast of Tabernacles (Sukkot) represents but he doesn’t really get to the meat. It needs a bit of polishing up to bring up the clarity and much more specific points which I’m about to bring up. For the sake of time, I’ll try to keep it as short as possible. All of the feasts (Unleavened bread, Pentecosts, Sukkot) were given in the Old as signs so that in the future when a major event on earth occurred it would be associated with a feast and Hashem’s people would recognize or associate the event with the meaning of the feast. Keep in mind that the celestial bodies in the heavens also play an important role since the true calendar for these feast days is lunar and there is much more just on this topic. The solar calendar is Roman and I think most of us know who “changed the times” in order to confuse Hashem’s people so they would not recognize the “time” of their redemption when it would arrive. Let’s continue, for example, Yeshua’s death is the event in the New that fullfils the prophetic event of the Passover and the feast of Unleavened bread of the old. It represented freedom from being a captive of Satan(sin). Just as Moses led the Israelites from the captivity of Egypt on the Passover/Feast of Unleavened bread, Yeshua died on the same date and feast so his people could recognize that he was setting them free from captivity (dispersed from their inheritance) that is spoken of so many times which refers to sin (idolatrous practices) which is from Satan. His death was not the redemption (it was the price he paid for the bride), but made it possible, provided she was obedient to his commandments, the future redemption of a remnant (not all) of his people. Reason being for not all is there are many that have fallen into apostate religions (”Come out of her my people”). How many keep the 7th day Sabbath which, by the way, is a prophetic sign of a future event.
Now let’s get to Sukkot. The feast of tabernacles is when redemption occurs and the remnant returns to their inheritance of the perpetual Abrahamic pact which was lost in the Old due to idolatry (1kings11, 2kings17). The last day is the 8th day (22nd day of the feast) and represents a day of solemnity. It is a sabbath. That prophetic day is prophetically fulfilled in the year beginning 1 Tishri 5776 (2015) which is the beginning of a Jubilee (means return to your possession or redemption in the earthly kingdom) of Jubilees (50 forty-nine year periods)since the first Jubilee (3326) after the restoration of the second temple Zorababel/Ezra/Nehemia. Another point. The following year is 5777. Three sevens in a row. The number 7 represents completion. As a good study assignment, investigate some more signs such as to eclipses of the moon and the sun around those specific dates. It may amaze you.
A little off topic, but my mother used to always make Sukkotash which is a common dish in south Louisiana. She new nothing about Scripture and much less about Sukkot. If anyone has any clue or info concerning this dish and it’s origin, please advise.
Blessings in your search for Truth.
Worldwide Church of God, the church that refused to let my grandmother visit a doctor while she had ovary cancer. I remember later about all the wives the leader had.
Sorry, some good people went there, but the leaders were hypocrites.