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Harvestime Books

BY

VANCE FERRELL

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FFFFFeast Dayseast Dayseast Dayseast Dayseast DaysThe most complete coverage of the

subject available anywhere.

386 Bible and Spirit of Prophecy

quotations or references.

The Statutes, Feast Days, and other

ceremonies: Which ones are still

valid?

Here is the information you have been

looking for!

What are we permitted to do? What are

we required to do? What are we

forbidden to do?

The answers are in this book.

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HB907

The Feast Days

by Vance FerrellPublished by Harvestime Books

Altamont, TN 37301 USA

Printed in the United States of America

Cover: Joe Maniscalco

Cover and Text Copyright 2006

About the cover:A major event occurred at the mo-

ment that Christ died on the cross.Jesus, when He had cried again with a loud voice,

yielded up the ghost. And, behold, the veil of the temple

was rent in twain from the top to the bottom; and the earth

did quake, and the rocks rent.Matthew 27:50-51 (Mark

15:38, Luke 23:45).

The entire ceremonial system of types had suddenly,

dramatically ended. God Himself drew near and clearly

showed His decision in the matter.

In the midst of the week He shall cause the sacrifice

and the oblation to cease. Dan. 9:27. In the spring of A.D.31, Christ the true sacrifice was offered on Calvary. Then

the veil of the temple was rent in twain, showing that the

sacredness and significance of the sacrificial service had

departed.Desire of Ages, 233.

When Christ upon the cross cried out, It is finished

(John 19:30), and the veil of the temple was rent in twain,

the Holy Watcher declared that the Jewish people had re-

jected Him who was the antitype of all their types, the sub-

stance of all their shadows.Desire of Ages, 709.

No longer was the earthly ceremonial ordinances

needed, for now there is a living way into the holy place, in

heaven where Jesus is (Hebrews 10:20).

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--- PART ONE ---

LAWS GIVEN THROUGH MOSES

WHICH ARE REQUIRED TODAY

The Ten Commandments 5The Moral Statutes and Judgments 7

The Tithe Law 13

The Health Laws 14

The Agriculture Laws 16

Our Covenant with God 18

--- PART TWO ---

ATTENDANCE AT

CAMP MEETINGS

OF REJOICING

A Recommendation 22

--- PART THREE ---

LAWS GIVEN THROUGH MOSES

WHICH WERE ABOLISHED

AT THE CROSS

The Sacrificial Services Ended

at Calvary 28

The Feast Days: 21 Facts 29

The Ceremonies Abolished

at the Cross 38

The Civil Laws 49Other Jewish Ordinances 50

The Whole System 51

Circumcision 52

Contents

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--- PART FOUR ---

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

The Council at Jerusalem 55

Can We Keep the Ceremonial Laws Spiri-

tually? 60

Can We Keep the Feast Days

Spiritually? 62Preparing to Keep the Feast Days 63

A Basic Requirement at Each Feast 64

The Importance of Exact Obedience 65

25 Errors Which Are Being Taught ! 67

The Feasts in Type and Antitype 87

Identity of the 144,000 91

Beware of Speculation 98

The Rituals Replaced

by the Lords Supper 99

Ceremonial Laws Were National Laws 100

Which Laws Are Mosaic? 102

Paul Speaks to the Galatians 103

Judaizing Christians 104

Ceremonialism 114

Paul and the Ceremonial Law 116

This is Our Feast Today 120

Conclusion 121

Postscript: Under Attack 124

For Further Study 127

It was therefore necessary that the patterns of

things in the heavens should be purified with

these; but the heavenly things themselves with

better sacrifices than these. For Christ is not

entered into the holy places made with hands,

which are the figures of the true; but into heaven

itself, now to appear in the presence of God for

us. Hebrews 9:23-24

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Adam and Eve, at their creation, had a knowl-

edge of the law of God. It was printed on theirhearts, and they understood its claims uponthem.1 Bible Commentary, 1104.

The law of God existed before man was cre-ated. It was adapted to the condition of holy beings;even angels were governed by it. After the fall, theprinciples of righteousness were unchanged. Noth-ing was taken from the law; not one of its holy

precepts could be improved. And as it has ex-isted from the beginning, so will it continue toexist throughout the ceaseless ages of eternity.Concerning thy testimonies, says the psalmist, Ihave known of old that Thou hast founded themforever. 1 Bible Commentary, 1104.

The ten commandments, Thou shalt, and Thoushalt not, are ten promises, assured to us if we

render obedience to the law governing the universe.If ye love Me, keep My commandments. Here is thesum and substance of the law of God. The terms ofsalvation for every son and daughter of Adam arehere outlined.1 Bible Commentary, 1105.

The ten holy precepts spoken by Christ uponSinais mount were the revelation of the charac-ter of God, and made known to the world the fact

that He had jurisdiction over the whole human heri-tage. That law of ten precepts ofthe greatest lovethat can be presented to man is the voice of Godfrom heaven speaking to the soul in promise, Thisdo, and you will not come under the dominion andcontrol of Satan. There is not a negative in that law,although it may appear thus. It is DO, and Live.1Bible Commentary, 1105.

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THE MORAL STATUTES

AND JUDGMENTS

There are very, very few instances in whichthe Spirit of Prophecy says we should obey otherlaws given through Moses. But there are somewhich we must obey. We will try to quote most of

these statements here.The Statutes and Judgments are special

moral rules of conduct, which explain in moredetail some of the principles of the Ten Command-ments. Most of these regulations concern our re-lations with one another.

They are also called judgments because the

judge was to decide the punishment for offenses ofthis sort.

These laws were called judgments, both becausethey were framed in infinite wisdom and equityandbecause the magistrates were to give judgmentaccording to them. Unlike the Ten Commandments,they were delivered privately to Moses, who was tocommunicate them to the people.Patriarchs and

Prophets, 310.In the following passage, we are told exactly

what kind of regulations these are.Notice that the following statements are about

moral conduct statutes. None of them are com-mandments requiring the observance of feast

days.

In consequence of continual transgression, themoral law [the Ten Commandments] was repeatedin awful grandeur from Sinai.

Laws Required Today

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Christ[also] gave to Moses religious precepts

which were to govern the everyday life. These stat-utes were explicitly given to guard the Ten Com-mandments. They were not shadowy types to passaway with the death of Christ. They were to be bind-ing upon men in every age as long as time shouldlast. These commands were enforced by the powerof the moral law, and they clearly and definitelyexplained that law . .

The statutes and judgments specifying theduty of man to his fellow men were full of impor-tant instruction, defining and simplifying the prin-ciples of the moral law, for the purpose of increas-ing religious knowledge, and of preserving Godschosen people distinct and separate from idolatrousnations. The statutes concerning marriage, inher-itance, and strict justice in dealing with one an-

other were peculiar and contrary to the customsand manners of other nations, and were designedof God to keep His people separate from other na-tions.

The necessity of this, to preserve the peopleof God from becoming like the nations who hadnot the love and fear of God, is the same in this[present] corrupt age, when the transgression of

Gods law prevails and idolatry exists to a fearfulextent. If ancient Israel needed such security, weneed it more, to keep us from being utterly con-founded with the transgressors of Gods law. Thehearts of men are so prone to depart from God thatthere is a necessity for restraint and discipline.Review and Herald, May 6, 1875.

In the complete article from which the above

excerpt is taken, the first two paragraphs are aboutthe importance of the moral law of Ten Command-ments. Next is introduced the ceremonial laws

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of sacrifices, and it is pointed out that this is

separate from the moral law. (Elsewhere, the Sp