The Jewish Feasts That Will be Fulfilled When Christ Returns

 Most of my readers likely understand that God gave Israel 7 feasts that they were supposed to commemorate.  4 happened in the spring and 3 happened in the fall.  Of course everything God does has meaning and these feasts were to remind the Jews of where they had been but also were a foreshadowing of the coming Messiah.  

When Jesus came the first time he fulfilled the 4 spring feasts.  When he comes again he will fulfill the 3 fall feasts.  

An interesting side note;  when Jesus spoke of his return he said “no man knows the day or the hour”.  His Jewish listeners would have recognized that phrase because it is linked with the Feast of Trumpets called Rosh Hashanah.  This feast is to commemorate the Jewish New Year and they used a lunar calendar to track time. Two witnesses stood on top of the wall and when they could see the first sliver of the new moon they would blow their trumpets to announce that the new year had come. But of course they didn’t know the day or the hour they would actually see the new moon and blow the trumpets.  So all Israel would watch and wait while looking to the sky and listening for the trumpet blasts. It could be Monday or Tuesday or Wednesday and it could happen anytime you can see the moon in the sky starting at sunset on Monday.

Most watchers understand that this feast will be fulfilled at the rapture.  Paul tells us that those who are watching “won’t be surprised”.

This year the Feast of Trumpets starts at Sunset on September 22 and goes through September 24…we don’t know the hour or the day but just maybe we should spend those days lifting up our heads because “our redemption is near”.  Certainly we are seeing “all these things beginning to happen.”

Below is a brief summary of the 7 Feasts.

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Jesus fulfilled four spring feasts during his first coming: Passover, Unleavened Bread, First Fruits, and Pentecost.These feasts were strategically timed to coincide with specific events in Jesus's life, death, and resurrection. 

Here's a breakdown of how Jesus fulfilled each feast: 

1. 1. Passover (Pesach):

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   Jesus was crucified on the day of Passover, fulfilling the symbolism of the Passover lamb sacrificed to atone for sins.
2. 2. Feast of Unleavened Bread:

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   Jesus's sinless body was buried during this feast, which symbolized the removal of sin and corruption.
3. 3. Feast of First Fruits:

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   Jesus rose from the dead on this feast, which celebrated the first harvest of the year, symbolizing Jesus as the firstfruits of the resurrection.
4. 4. Pentecost (Shavuot):

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   Fifty days after First Fruits, the Holy Spirit descended upon the disciples, marking the start of the Church Age.

   
   

   At his return, Jesus will fulfill the three fall feasts: Trumpets (Rosh Hashanah), Day of Atonement (Yom Kippur), and Tabernacles (Sukkot). These feasts, described in Leviticus 23, are seen as foreshadowing events related to Christ's second coming and the establishment of his kingdom. 

   Here's a more detailed look:

   • Feast of Trumpets (Rosh Hashanah):

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     This feast, marking the beginning of the Jewish New Year, is associated with the blowing of trumpets and is seen as a prophetic picture of the rapture and Jesus' return in glory. 
   • Day of Atonement (Yom Kippur):

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     This solemn day of atonement for sin is linked to the cleansing of sin and the restoration of Israel, pointing to the ultimate reconciliation and forgiveness that will be experienced when Christ returns. 
   • Feast of Tabernacles (Sukkot):

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     This joyful festival celebrating God's provision and dwelling with his people in the wilderness is seen as a picture of the millennial reign of Christ on earth when he will dwell with his people in a new heaven and a new earth.