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The Feasts of the LORD

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Lev 23:1 And יהוה  spoke to Mosheh, saying, 

Lev 23:2 "Speak to the children of Yisra’ĕl, and say to them, ‘The appointed times of יהוה, which you are to proclaim as set-apart gatherings, My appointed times, are these:

Listen to and/or read a comprehensive treatise on the 7 Feasts of the Lord

The following observation was taken from the book, "The Feasts of the Lord", by Kevin Howard & Marvin Rosenthal, page 26-28:

In most basic terms, the Feast of Trumpets - the first of the three fall feasts - depicts the coming of the Messiah to rapture the Church and judge the wicked.
Some balk and argue that these feasts were given to Israel, not the Church, therefore, the Feast of Trumpets cannot depict the Rapture. In response, we make the following observations, to which many more could be added:


1. The Feast of Passover was given to Israel, but it depicts the Messiah's death on Calvary for the sins of the world. Clearly, its provision goes beyond Israel.

2. The Feast of Unleavened Bread was given to Israel, but it depicts the fact that the Lord's body would not decay in the grave. Again, crucial Church doctrine.

3. The Feast of Firstfruits was given to Israel. However, it depicts the Lord's triumphant Resurrection. It is because He lives that believers will also live.

4. Feast of Weeks (Pentecost) was given to Israel, but it depicts the birth of the Church through the New
Covenant. Believing Jews and believing Gentiles become one in the Messiah.

5. The Abrahamic Covenant (Gen. 12:1-3) was made with the father of the Jewish Nation, but it is the source and wellspring of every blessing the Church possesses.

6. The Davidic Covenant ( 2 Sam. 7:8-16) was made with Israel's king, but it is the basis of the Messiah's return as the Son of David and Lion of Judah to take His rightful throne as the King of kings and Lord of lords.

7. The New Covenant was made with Israel (Jer. 31:31; Mt. 26:28), but the Church has entered into its provision for salvation.

8. The Lord's Table was initiated with the elements of the Jewish Passover table with Jewish disciples, but it is one of the ordinances of the Church.

9. The command to evangelize the world was given to eleven Jewish disciples (Mt. 28:16-20, but it is commonly known as "the Great Commission of the Church."

10. The Church is built upon the foundation of the apostles and prophets, Jesus Christ Himself being the chief cornerstone" (Eph. 2:20) The apostles were Jewish, the prophets were Jewish, and the Savior was Jewish. Excessive and forced dispensationalism has, in its attempt to defend some of its teaching, built a chasm between Israel and the Church, which the Bible never sanctions.

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HOLY DAY CALENDAR

Roman Year

First Day of Sacred Year

*Passover

Days of Unleavened Bread

Pentecost

Feast of Trumpets

Day of Atonement

Feast of Tabernacles

Last Great Day

2000

April 6

April 19

April 20-26

June 11

Sept. 30

Oct. 9

Oct. 14-20

Oct. 21

2001

March 25

April 7

April 8-14

June 3

Sept. 18

Sept. 27

Oct. 2-8

Oct. 9

2002

March 14

March 27

March 28-April 3

May 19

Sept. 7

Sept. 16

Sept. 21-27

Sept. 28

2003

April 3

April 16

April 17-23

June 8

Sept. 27

Oct. 6

Oct. 11-17

Oct. 18

2004

March 23

April 5

April 6-12

May 30

Sept. 16

Sept. 25

Sept. 30-Oct. 6

Oct. 7

2005

April 10

April 23

April 24-30

June 19

Oct. 4

Oct. 13

Oct. 18-24

Oct. 25

2006

March 30

April 12

April 13-19

June 4

Sept. 23

Oct 2

Oct. 7-13

Oct. 14

2007

March 20

April 2

April 3-9

May 27

Sept. 13

Sept. 22

Sept. 27-Oct. 3

Oct. 4

2008

April 6

April 19

April 20-26

June 15

Sept. 30

Oct. 9

Oct. 14-20

Oct. 21

2009

March 26

April 8

April 9-15

May 31

Sept. 19

Sept. 28

Oct. 3-9

Oct. 10

2010

March 16

March 29

March 30-April 5

May 23

Sept. 9

Sept. 18

Sept. 23-29

Sept. 30

*Passover observed evening before

All Holy Days begin evening before

Leviticus 23 - God's Holydays

Holyday

Duration in days

Holy Convocation

Forever

No Servile Work

No Work at all

Statute

Throughout Generations

Weekly Sabbath

1

X

X

Lev 23:3

Passover

1

X

Lev 23:5

Deu 16:1

Deu 16:5

Unleavened Bread

7

X

1st & 7th day

Lev 23:6

Deu 16:3

Deu 16:8

Firstfruits (Pentecost)

 1

X

X

X

Lev 23:10

Weeks

1

X

X

X

X

X

Lev 23:15

Deu 16:9

Trumpets

1

X

X

Lev 23:24

Atonement

1

X

X

X

X

Lev 23:27

Tabernacles

8

X

X

1st & 8th day

X

Lev 23:34

Deu 16:13

Deu 16

16 Three times in a year shall all thy males appear before the LORD thy God in

the place which he shall choose; in the feast of unleavened bread, and in the

feast of weeks, and in the feast of tabernacles: and they shall not appear before

the LORD empty:

17 Every man shall give as he is able, according to the blessing of the LORD thy

God which he hath given thee.

Convocation

(Heb. mikrah, ‘declaration’), a calling together or a summons to meet.

Servile

In service of. To do work for someone. To do income producing work for ones self.

Firstfruits =                 Pentecost