Posted by Paul Bortolazzo on Wednesday, November 24, 2010
God spoke the Feasts of the Lord to Moses
(Lev.
23:1-44). These seven Feasts
highlight the redemptive career of the Messiah. They represent appointed times
when God will meet with man. Only by understanding the purposes of these holy
convocations can one understand the Messiah's first and second coming. During His second coming Jesus will
fulfill the three fall feasts. During the Feast of Trumpets, the Messiah will
deliver the righteous before destroying the wicked (Mat. 24:29-39, Lev.
23:24:-25). The prophets
call it the day of the Lord (Joel 2:30-31, 2 Pet 3:10). The trumpet of God will initiate these back-to-back events;
deliverance then wrath (Joel
2:1-11, Mat. 24:30-31, 37-39, 1 Thes. 4:15-17). During the
Day of Atonement the Messiah will physically return for the salvation of Israel
(Lev.
23:27-32, Rom. 11:25-27).
The Holy One is coming back to finish the mystery of God (Rev. 10:1-7). During
the Feast of Tabernacles the Lord will gather His first fruits before His wrath
destroys the wicked (Lev.
23:34-36, Rev. 14:1-4; 16:1-21). The
kingdom of Israel will be restored on the first day of Christ's reign over the
nations (Acts
1:6, Rev. 20:6) The Lamb
will descend with His bride to a new earth inside a new heaven (Rev. 21:1-10).