The Feast of Tabernacles The implied perfection of Atonement is the completion of corporate maturity of the Body of Christ. The Blowing of Trumpets and the Day of Atonement are both the necessary preparation for and part of the Feast of Tabernacles. Tabernacles consists, in part, of all that Trumpets and Atonement symbolize.  Therefore, we …

The Day of Atonement We know that Christ made atonement for everyone through His death on the cross. This event, which Passover foreshadows, justifies us before God and delivers us from His judgment in this life and the next. However, justification is not the aspect of salvation that delivers us from the power of sin …

The Blowing of Trumpets The Blowing of Trumpets was an introduction to the Feast of Tabernacles or of Ingathering. Like Passover, Tabernacles was a three-fold feast. Mentioned earlier, there was a civil or agricultural calendar in Israel also, which began in the seventh month of the Sacred year (Ex 23:16; 34:22). Exo 34:22 “And you …

The Feast of Pentecost The Feast of Pentecost – also called the Feast of Harvest, Feast of Firstfruits, or Feast of Weeks. Pentecost is the New Testament name meaning fiftieth (50th). The feast began on the 50th day after the Passover: Lev 23:15-16 “And you shall count for yourselves from the day after the Sabbath, …

     “Christians often speak of our “hope of glory,” as our heavenly reward. But is being a resident of the New Jerusalem the sum total of what the Bible says is the believer’s destiny?  What are we to make of statements such as that of the Apostle Paul to the Romans that not only …

Dr. Michael K. Lake, Th.D. 19 “Repent ye therefore, and be converted, that your sins may be blotted out, when the times of refreshing shall come from the presence of the Lord; 20  And he shall send Jesus Christ, which before was preached unto you:  21 Whom the heaven must receive until the times of restitution …

Unleavened Bread The observance of Unleavened Bread was regarded as the same as the Passover: Luke 22:1 Now the Feast of Unleavened Bread drew near, which is called Passover. Mat 26:17 Now on the first day of the Feast of the Unleavened Bread the disciples came to Jesus, saying to Him, “Where do You want …

THE THREE FEASTS IN SEVEN PARTS There were three primary feasts divided into seven parts. All of Israel’s worship centered on these three feasts.  There are other worthy celebrations (e.g., Purim and Hanukkah), but they are not of Moses, not prescribed in the Torah. We see three of these in Deuteronomy 16:16: Deu 16:16 “Three …

We mentioned earlier, Luke 24:27, 44-47, when Jesus showed His apostles many (if not all!) of the Old Testament scriptures that referenced His identity and His mission: Luke 24:27, 44-47 27And beginning at Moses and all the Prophets, He expounded to them in all the Scriptures the things concerning Himself… 44Then He said to them, …

ONE SHINY PENNY Ever since the resurrection of Jesus, born-again believers who have died, have gone to heaven to be with the Lord. One day, those “sleeping” believers and the one generation of believers living on the earth at that time, will have their bodies changed. They will return to rule the earth in the …