Precisely! Many God fearing, self proclaimed Christians do not yet know God's plan for mankind, and as such, will be taught the correct way. If you are required to take a test to achieve a certain goal....but are taught incorrectly along the way, by a well meaning instructor....then you never received a first chance.....did you? Your first chance will be when you receive God's Word....in it's correct form. Then, because of the logic involved, the history will begin to make sense and true doctrine will emerge and become very clear.
This was so interesting to me. I didn't realize that the Word was given on a day that so many years later would be when the Holy Spirit was sent to us - Pentecost. God doesn't miss a beat, does He? All one big, beautiful plan.
"Passover": This shows the deliverance of Israel from bondage in Egypt.
"Feast of Unleavened Bread": God instructed us to not eat leavened bread for seven days after the Passover. This is in remembrance of the fact that Israel did not have time for the dough to rise in their bread when they left Egypt.
"Feast of First fruits": On this day (also known as Pentecost) two loaves of bread are waved before the Lord. These are the first fruits to the Lord, and this represents the abundant harvest that is to come.
"Feast of trumpets": The beginning of the seventh month is initiated by sounding the shofar. Seven is indicative of God's completion, so the seventh month festivals indicate the completion of God's purpose. "The kingdom of the world has become the kingdom of our Lord, and of His Messiah; and He will reign forever and ever". This is the gathering of the body of Messiah, the true rapture.
"Day of Atonement": On Yom Kippur (Day of Atonement) the priest made atonement for Himself and all the house of Israel. Our Saviour was the Lamb of God and made atonement for us.
"Feast of Booths": On this day (also known as Sukkot) we remember the provision God made for us in the wilderness, how He kept us and provided for us. This feast is also called the Feast of the Ingathering.
"The Last Great Day": At the end of the Feast of Booths, on the eighth day, is a Sabbath (a holy convocation). This represents the final Sabbath.......the eternal one.
Good morning Diego,
Thank you for the information on the Feast Days.
I came across something today you may already know but I thought it so interesting. This is in keeping with my post a few days ago where I said the Feast days are named by God for a reason. They are shadows of days to come. Passover, of course, being the day our Lord would be crucified. Pentecost, the day the word was given to Moses on Mt. Sinai was the same day the Holy Spirit was sent.
In a study on parallel datings, E.W. Bullinger stated that, “It thus appears without the shadow of a doubt that the day assigned to the Birth of the Lord, viz.December 25, was the day on which He was “begotten of the Holy Ghost”...and His birth took place on the 15th of Ethanim, September 29, in the year following. He tabernacled with us on September 29.
“The 15th of Ethanim, or Tisri, was the first day of the Feast of Tabernacles. The circumcision therefore took place on the eighth day of the Feast. So that these two momentous events fall into their proper place and order, and the real reason is made clear why the 25th of December is associated with our Lord, and was set apart by the Apostolic church to commemorate the stupendous event of the “Word becoming flesh” - and not, as we have for so long been led to suppose, the commemoration of a pagan festival.”
He goes on and tells us that “Christmas was a pagan festival long before the time of our Lord is beyond doubt.” He also goes into great detail about how he came to the dates.
It certainly fits in with the information you sent about the Feast of Booths. God wanted this to be one of the three Feast Days we kept - Passover, Pentecost and Feast of Tabernacles/Booths. The day He was born, the day He was crucified and the day the Holy Spirit was sent to us.
......Ping