Rosh Hashanah
Tomorrow is the Jewish holiday Rosh Hashanah. Actually, because the Jewish day begins at sunset the night before, it starts this evening.
Those of you who know me well, know that I have a passion for the Biblical feasts and festivals. Rosh Hashanah is one of my favorites (along with Passover, Pentacost, Yom Kippur...oh well).
Rosh Hashanah marks the beginning of the Jewish New Year (the legal one as opposed to the religious one). It is called the "Day of the Blowing of the Shofar," the Feast of Trumpets. It begins the Days of Awe...the 10 days leading up to Yom Kippur (which is the holiest of the Jewish holidays, the Day of Atonement).
There is a reason this is one of my favorites. If you study the New Testament in light of the Biblical festivals, you see Jesus as the fulfillment of them. He was sacrificed at Passover, He rose again on the Feast of Early Firstfruits, His church was established on Pentacost (the Feast of Weeks or the Feast of Latter Firstfruits).
Paul speaks to us in I Cor. 15:20-23:
"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. But each in his own turn: Christ, the firstfruits; then, when He comes, those who belong to Him."
If you follow the religious year, Passover is the first festival. The Feast of Early Firsfruits and Pentacost come next. All three, as we have already discussed have huge New Testament significance. That means that the next one in Messianic fulfillment that has not yet come to fruition, would be the Feast of Trumpets. Following very shortly after that will be the Day of Judgement (or Day of Atonement).
In I Thess. 4:13-18, Paul talks about the second coming of Christ. He says that Christ will come down with the trumpet call of God. Beth Moore, in one of her studies, says that she believes Christ will come on a a bright Jerusalem morning on Rosh Hashanah. Whether or not this will be the case, this holiday fills me with longing for the return of my King.
My life here is good. This is a good day, and I will rejoice and be glad in it. But there's a better day coming. Maybe it will be tomorrow.
Those of you who know me well, know that I have a passion for the Biblical feasts and festivals. Rosh Hashanah is one of my favorites (along with Passover, Pentacost, Yom Kippur...oh well).
Rosh Hashanah marks the beginning of the Jewish New Year (the legal one as opposed to the religious one). It is called the "Day of the Blowing of the Shofar," the Feast of Trumpets. It begins the Days of Awe...the 10 days leading up to Yom Kippur (which is the holiest of the Jewish holidays, the Day of Atonement).
There is a reason this is one of my favorites. If you study the New Testament in light of the Biblical festivals, you see Jesus as the fulfillment of them. He was sacrificed at Passover, He rose again on the Feast of Early Firstfruits, His church was established on Pentacost (the Feast of Weeks or the Feast of Latter Firstfruits).
Paul speaks to us in I Cor. 15:20-23:
"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. But each in his own turn: Christ, the firstfruits; then, when He comes, those who belong to Him."
If you follow the religious year, Passover is the first festival. The Feast of Early Firsfruits and Pentacost come next. All three, as we have already discussed have huge New Testament significance. That means that the next one in Messianic fulfillment that has not yet come to fruition, would be the Feast of Trumpets. Following very shortly after that will be the Day of Judgement (or Day of Atonement).
In I Thess. 4:13-18, Paul talks about the second coming of Christ. He says that Christ will come down with the trumpet call of God. Beth Moore, in one of her studies, says that she believes Christ will come on a a bright Jerusalem morning on Rosh Hashanah. Whether or not this will be the case, this holiday fills me with longing for the return of my King.
My life here is good. This is a good day, and I will rejoice and be glad in it. But there's a better day coming. Maybe it will be tomorrow.
posted by Kaye @ 7:17 AM
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