
There
are 7 Feasts in which the Lord commanded the nation of
Israel to conduct when they entered into the promise land.
1) Passover, a one-day feast,
commemorating the last plague against Egypt and the Jews freedom from
slavery.
It also signified the Lord passing
over their sins until the perfect sacrifice was made, saving everyone from the
slave market of sin. Lev. 23:4 ff
Fulfilled
by Jesus’ Death on the Cross. 1 Co. 5:7
2) The Feast of Unleavened Bread, a
seven-day feast commemorating the removal of sin.
Seven is the number of completion
speaking to the completed work of Christ on the cross by:
a) Having no
sin, impeccability, and
b) The removal of the penalty of
sin for man. Lev 23:6
Fulfilled
by Christ’s burial and time spent in the grave. 1 Co.
5:7-8
3) The Feast of First Fruits,
another seven-day feast commemorating the harvest and logical grace blessings
from God. Lev 23:9
Fulfilled
by Christ’s resurrection. 1 Co. 15:23
4) The Feast of Pentecost,
commemorating the sin of man and the peace made between sinful man and perfect
God. Lev. 23:15
Fulfilled
by Christ’s ascension and the indwelling of the Holy Spirit.
Acts 2:1-5
5) The Feast of Trumpets (Rosh
Hashanah), a one-day ushering in the civil New Year. Lev. 23:23
Yet
to be fulfilled at the Exit Resurrection / Rapture. 1 Co. 15:52 w/
1 Thess
1:10
6) The Day of Atonement, (Yom
Kipper), a one-day feast where atonement for sins where made for the family.
Lev. 23:26
Yet to be
fulfilled at the Christ’s second coming.
1 John 2:2, Zech 12:7-14, 14:4, Mat 24:29-31, Rev 1:7, 19
7) Feast of Tabernacles, a
seven-day feast, commemorating Israel’s
release from Egypt
where they wandered in the wilderness and the Lord dwelt among them in the
tabernacle. Lev. 23:33
Yet
to be fulfilled when Christ sets up His Millennial reign on earth and
tabernacles / dwells among us once again.
Zech 14:16, John 7:8
An interesting note related to the
7 feasts is that they also are the outlines of the being of human life
A normal / average pregnancy lasts
280 days from the last menstrual cycle to the day of birth
If placed on an ideal Jewish
calendar it would begin on the first day of the new year
which falls on the spring equinox with the first day of Nisan, the new moon of
the first month or March 21st.
It would end with the child's birth
280 days later or on December 25th, Christmas day or on Kislev the accurate
date of Chanukah, the Feast of Dedication (John 10:22).
Then on the fourteenth day of the
first month the egg appears.
The day
which the Passover is to be celebrated.
An egg is commanded to be used in
the Passover supper signifying new life based on the sacrifice of the lamb.
His crucifixion on Passover gave us
each the chance for a new and everlasting life.
Within 24 hours the egg must be
fertilized or it will pass on.
So on the 15th day of Nisan the
seed must be planted, speaking to the feast of unleavened bread memorializing
the planting of our Lord in the ground, His burial.
His burial prepared for each of us
the glorious resurrection to come.
The next feast, Feast of First
Fruits occurs the on the next Sunday following the Feast of Unleavened
Bread. It can occur the next day or
seven days later.
The fertilized egg then travels
down the fallopian tube toward the uterus where it implants itself.
The fertilized egg then travels
down the fallopian tube toward the uterus where it implants itself.
This can take anywhere from 2 to 6 days.
The implantation speaks to the
planting of the spring crops which are presented to the Lord for his
acceptance.
The next step is a long wait until
the embryo becomes a human fetus. This
takes 7 Weeks or approx. 50 days - The Feast of Pentecost.
After 7 weeks the generic embryo
becomes a new creature. 2 Co. 5:17
2 Cor. 5:17 Therefore
if anyone is in Christ, he is a new
creature; the old things passed away; behold, new things have come.
The for the next 7
months the fetus basically grows in size.
At the beginning of the seventh month hearing is fully developed.
Coincidence
that this occurs on the Feast of Trumpets. The first day of Tishri
The next development is in the 2nd
week or 10 days later when the blood of the fetus now had to change and be
prepared to be self-sustaining.
This is the day
of Atonement when the blood sacrifices atoned for the sins of Israel and sustained their life
eternal.
Lev. 17:11 ‘For the
life of the flesh is in the blood, and I have given it to you on the altar to
make atonement for your souls; for it is the blood by reason of the life that
makes atonement.’
Next the Lungs develop on the 15th
day and safe delivery is now possible.
On the Feast of Tabernacles the
Lord will deliver safely the believing Jew and Gentile into the Millennial reign. And
the Tabernacle is where the Spirit (pneuma) dwells
within us.
The last stage of pregnancy is
borrowed from an additional feast, the Feast of Lights or Chanukah, an
eight-day celebration.
The eight-day Feast allows for the
timing to be fulfilled and birth to occur. As Jesus is the light of the world, a new
light enters the world by Gods divine timing and breath.
So as we each fulfilled the 7
Feasts before our birth, Christ will fulfill all 7 Feast before the birth of
His earthly Kingship.