AUTHOR: William Miller Personal Introduction
Greetings in the Lord Jesus, our Messiah … Prepare Ye The
Way Of The Lord.
The “Feasts Of The Lord” web site started initially as preparation
to teach a class at my church. However it has grown exponentially, to the point that my classroom has become
the world, via the web, with a change of emphasis from teaching, to empowering others; to both
learn, and to teach. My primary emphasis is not to provide any more opinions,
or interpretations than absolutely necessary. Rather, the emphasis is to
provide related scriptures of each feast, and let scripture speak more clearly than I ever could.
Referrals are
a great way to spread the word, so if beneficial to you, please pass on the web site to others: www.feastsofthelord.net All files are established as public domain; for your use as the Lord would lead you to republish.
I grew up a devote Catholic until my teenage years. In 1979
I became a “Born Again” believer, with my initial 5 years as a new believer attending the original Calvary Chapel
in Costa Mesa, California, USA; a charismatic church pastored by Chuck Smith (where Maranatha Music started).
The next 10 years were spent in a conservative evangelical church, pastored by Chuck Swindoll, a similar church since
then. So be assured that I am basically a very conservative evangelical / charismatic. I
hold two B.S. degrees; one in Science and one in Business Management and some 30 years of business experience.
I might
mention, that my lovely wife also grew-up under Chuck Swindoll’s conservative teachings, studied Hermeneutics during
her Masters degree at Trinity Evangelical Divinity School, worked on staff with Chuck Swindoll, and then served as a missionary
with the Evangelical Free Church for four years. She has been a great help in grammatical checking.
Furthermore, she would also readily and gently argue the point, if she felt my hermeneutics were adrift.
In fact she has been a great helpmate. In addition, I have very actively sought reviews and comments,
from many pastors and elders, for their wisdom by collective counsel, including review of the web site, by Calvary Chapel
school of ministry, and welcome any other ministry review. To God be the glory.
In 2005 I felt the Lord call me to a deeper study on the feasts, and prepared a Bible study on the 7
Feasts of the Lord, according to Leviticus 23. Due to the vast amount of material gathered, and the
profound nature of the last 3 feasts relative to Jesus return, I felt further led to share these resources, in
order that others could also study / teach the subject with ready reference to pertinent scriptures associated with each feast.
These studies also try to provide a depth of both a theological, and cultural understanding to our Judaic
/ Christian roots; as rooted in the prophecies related to each feast.
The feasts are literally God’s calendar of redeeming grace; as proven in Jesus fulfillment of
the first 4 feasts, with the last 3 are soon to also be fulfilled!
The
objective is to gather all scriptures from Genesis to Revelation, in syllabus format (ALL CAPS in left column),
that may pertain to each of the seven feasts. This led to developing an assortment of handout files;
to further explore in greater depth each topic, as the study progressed (lower case in left column). See "Home"
& "Course Files" pages for further info).
For example, “Feasts of the Lord”:
An in-depth study on the words “Feast” and “Lord” add
an enriched understanding even to the main topic.:
FEASTS: aka: Solemn Appointed Times with the Lord Lev. 23:4
The Hebrew word translated
"Feasts" means Appointed Times. The sequencing and timing of these feasts are orchestrated by God himself as part
of a comprehensive whole picture of His promises and providence.
Collectively, they tell a story.
These
feasts are also called "Holy Convocations" in Scripture; that is, they are intended to be times of meeting between
God and man for "Holy Purposes" (as is the Sabbath –
the 4th commandment !).
LORD:
Yahweh / Jehovah:
Self-Existent One - "I AM THAT I AM"
Ex.3:14
Isa.44:6 John 10:30
Ye Shua - Yeshuah
- Jesus - Joshua:
God is Salvation John 8:58
Christ:
Anointed One - Promised One - Messiah
Jehovah Jireh: The Lord will
provide (Abraham’s response to Isaac Gen. 22:11)
Elohim:
A compound word meaning a singular God with a plurality of expressed majesty i.e. Jesus, the Holy Spirit and God the
Father; aka a Triune, but singular God. Elohim is used over 2500 times in Scripture starting at Gen. 1:1. God manifests Himself
in three personifications; or persons; or “Divine Essences”. Therefore, when we refer to “Jesus in the Feasts”
we are referring to God; as One Being with a plurality of form: Jesus the Person, the Holy Spirit and God
the Father;
For expanded details see the “Elohim Etymology” handout file.
My prayer is that this work is to God’s Glory and will be an encouragement for others to dig deeper into Scripture
on these feasts.
I do not claim to be any
sort of great Bible scholar; I only try to be obedient to what God has led me to do, and amazed at what He has done through
me. I have purposely made my emphasis, primarily a gathering and organizing of related scripture;
“For the word of God is quick, and powerful, and sharper than any two edged sword, piercing even to the
dividing asunder of soul and spirit, and of the joints and marrow, and is a discerner of the thoughts and intents of the heart.
Heb. 4:12
As a caveat, always be a good Berean and search the Scriptures to seek out your own salvation with
fear and trembling:
“And
the brethren immediately sent away Paul and Silas by night unto Berea: who coming there went into the synagogue of the Jews.
These were more noble than those in Thessalonica, in that they received the word with all readiness of mind, and
searched the scriptures daily, whether those things were so”. Acts 17:1-11
As A Watchman that sees the storm arriving and blows the trumpet alarm …. …
Prepare Ye The Way Of The Lord.
PRAISE YE THE LORD
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