The feasts of the Lord
Let’s take a look at the Jewish calendar
Calendar of the feasts of the Lord
IYAR
NISAN
SIVAN
AV
TAMOUZ
HECHVAN
ELUL
CHEVATH
KISLEV
TEVETH
TICHRIADAR
JANUARY
FEBRUARY
MARCH
MAY
APRIL
OCTOBER
JUNE
NOVEM-BER
JULY
SEPTEMBER
AUGUST
DECEM-BER
SPRINGFEASTS
FALLFEASTS
PASSOVERPessah
14
UNLEAVENEDBREADSHag-Hamatzot
15FIRST FRUITSHag-Habikkurim
16
Messiah comes
as a suffering Servant !
PENTECOST(Feast of Weeks)Shavuot
6-7
1
TRUMPETSRosh Hashana
TABERNACLESSuccoth
15
ATONEMENTYom Kippur
10
Messiah comes back
as a victorious
King !
Feast of DedicationChannukah
25
14
Feast of LotsPurim
CHURCHAGE
1. Pessah (Passover)
FeastActual meaning
for Israel under the Law
Future meaning for the Church
under Grace
Scripture basis Tanach = O.T B'rit Hadasha =
N.T
Event
Passover
Redemption from slavery in Egypt.
Believers in Christ are redeemed from the slavery of sin and death.
« For you know that it was not with perishable things such as silver or gold that you were redeemed from the empty way of life handed down to you from your ancestors, but with the precious blood of Christ, a lamb without blemish or defect. » (1 Peter 1:18-19)
Crucifixion
Redemption
2. Hag Hamatzot (Unleavened Breads)
FeastActual meaning
for Israel under the Law
Future meaning for the Church
under Grace
Scripture basis Tanach = O.T B'rit Hadasha =
N.T
Event
Feast of un-leavened breads
Getting rid of all leaven (symbol of sin).
All believers in Christ are washed from their sins and receive the power to walk as a new creation.
« Get rid of the old yeast, so that you may be a new unleavened batch, as you really are. For Christ, our Passover lamb, has been sacrificed.. »(1 Cor 5:7)« God made him who had no sin to be sin for us, so that in him we might become the righteousness of God. »(2 Cor 5:21)
Sanctification
Justification
3. Hag Habikurim (First Fruits)
FeastActual meaning
for Israel under the Law
Future meaning for the Church
under Grace
Scripture basis Tanach = O.T B'rit Hadasha =
N.T
Event
Feast of First Fruits
Giving thanks for the first fruits, which are the promise of the harvest to come.
Christ, the first born out of death, is the promise of ressurrection and eternal life for those who believe in Him.
« But Christ has indeed been raised from the dead, the firstfruits of those who have fallen asleep. For since death came through a man, the resurrection of the dead comes also through a man. For as in Adam all die, so in Christ all will be made alive. » (1 Cor 15:20-22)
The resurrection of Christ
4. Shavuot (Weeks, Pentecost)
FeastActual meaning
for Israel under the Law
Future meaning for the Church
under Grace
Scripture basis Tanach = O.T B'rit Hadasha =
N.T
Event
Feast of Weeks
Giving thanks for the first harvest, and commemorating the time when the Law was given on Mount Sinai (according to oral tradition).
The first harvest / ingathering of those who have been redeemed in Christ (Jews and Gentiles).
The Law of God is written in the hearts of the Redeemed.
« The day of Pentecost… they were all filled with the Holy Spirit… and about three thousand were added to their number that day. » (Acts 2:1,4,41)
« I will put my laws in their hearts, and I will write them on their minds.» (Hebrews 10:16)(Jeremiah 31:31-33)
The coming of the Holy Spirit
The birth of the Church
Then comes summer : a season of labor in the field in preparation for the final harvest (the Church age) !
“Open your eyes and look at the fields! They are ripe for harvest.” (John 4:35)
IYAR
NISAN
SIVAN
AV
TAMOUZ
HECHVAN
ELUL
CHEVATH
KISLEV
TEVETH
TICHRIADAR
JANUARY
FEBRUARY
MARCH
MAY
APRIL
OCTOBER
JUNE
NOVEM-BER
JULY
SEPTEMBER
AUGUST
DECEM-BER
SPRINGFEASTS
FALLFEASTS
PASSOVERPessah
14
UNLEAVENEDBREADSHag-Hamatzot
15FIRST FRUITSHag-Habikkurim
16
Messiah comes
as a suffering Servant !
PENTECOST(Feast of Weeks)Shavuot
6-7
1
TRUMPETSRosh Hashana
TABERNACLESSuccoth
15
ATONEMENTYom Kippur
10
Messiah comes back
as a victorious
King !
Feast of DedicationChannukah
25
14
Feast of LotsPurim
CHURCHAGE
5. Rosh Hachana (Trumpets)
Feast
Actual meaning for Israel under the
Law
Future meaning for the Church
under Grace
Scripture basis Tanach = O.T
B'rit Hadasha = N.TEvent
Feast of Trumpets
A solemn assembly.
We blow the trumpets to prepare ourselves for the day of atonement of sins.
The start of the regathering of Israel in the holy land, in preparation for the final day of atonement.
The gathering of all believers (those who died and those who are alive at the Rapture) in heaven with Christ.
« I will surely gather them from all the lands where I banish them in my furious anger and great wrath; I will bring them back to this place and let them live in safety. They will be my people, and I will be their God. » (Jérémie 32:37-38)« For the Lord himself will come down from heaven, with a loud command, with the voice of the archangel and with the trumpet call of God, and the dead in Christ will rise first. After that, we who are still alive and are left will be caught up together with them in the clouds to meet the Lord in the air. » (1 Thess 4:16-17 ; 1 Cor 15:52)
Israel regathered
Rapture of the Church and return of Christ
6. Yom Kippur (Atonement)
FeastActual meaning
for Israel under the Law
Future meaning for the Church
under Grace
Scripture basis Tanach = O.T B'rit Hadasha =
N.T
Event
Day of Atone-ment
A solemn assembly for repentance and forgiveness under the Law (has to be repeated each year).
The believers in Christ are forgiven thanks to a once-for-all atonement, valid for all times.
The remnant of Israel & the people of the Nations redeemed in Christ.
A small illustration
HumanityThe Church
of God
The Nations
Israel
Saved JewsThe true IsraelThe Israel of
God
The Gentiles who are saved
6. Yom Kippur (Atonement)
FeastActual meaning
for Israel under the Law
Future meaning for the Church
under Grace
Scripture basis Tanach = O.T B'rit Hadasha =
N.T
Event
Day of Atone-ment
A solemn assembly for repentance and forgiveness under the Law (has to be repeated each year).
The believers in Christ are forgiven thanks to a once-for-all atonement, valid for all times.
The remnant of Israel & the people of the Nations redeemed in Christ.
« Christ was sacrificed once to take away the sins of many... » (Hebrews 9:28)
« And I will pour out on the house of David and the inhabitants of Jerusalem a spirit of grace and supplication. They will look on me, the one they have pierced, and they will mourn for him as one mourns for an only child, and grieve bitterly for him as one grieves for a firstborn son. » (Zechariah 12:10)
Tribulation & Great tribulation
Israel repents and turns to her Messiah
7. Succoth (Tabernacles)
FeastActual meaning
for Israel under the Law
Future meaning for the Church
under Grace
Scripture basis Tanach = O.T B'rit Hadasha =
N.T
Event
Feast of Taber-nacles
Rejoicing during 7 days for the protection and provision of God during the time in the desert.
Celebration over the harvest.
The Church and Christ are together on Earth, as the Messiah rules from Jerusalem.
Deuteronomy 16:13-15Leviticus 23 : 33-43
« Then the survivors from all the nations that have attacked Jerusalem will go up year after year to worship the King, the Lord Almighty, and to celebrate the Festival of Tabernacles. »(Zechariah 14:16)« They came to life and reigned with Christ a thousand years. » (Revelation 20:4)
The Messiah rules in Jerusalem for 1000 years.
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is a faith-based ministry committed to seeing the Lord's purpose for the Church fulfilled as Jews and Gentiles are made one through faith in Messiah Jesus !
Who we are
We do this through evangelism, discipleship, and equipping believers for effective ministry, with the priority “to the Jew first...”
“Brothers, my heart's desire and prayer to God for Israel is that they may be saved .”
(Romans 10:1)
We share God’s heart for the Jewish people by:
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Internet outreachDiscipleship and equipping of new believers
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