7 Feasts Of The Lord per Leviticus 23

FEASTS OF THE LORD

OVERVIEW

Leviticus 23

"God orders Feast Celebrated Forever" Ex. 12:14

The 7 Feasts of the Lord are to celebrated in light of the New Testament. Leviticus 23 lays out the principles of God’s redemptive plan for mankind, and is the foundation upon which ALL of scripture is based. These 7 Feasts are also the prophecies related to God’s calendar of redeeming grace for all mankind. Just as Jesus fulfilled the prophecies related to His first coming in the first 4 four feasts, Jesus is about to fulfill the 5^th & 6^th feasts of Trumpets and Atonement. The 7^th and last feast, called the Feast of Tabernacles, will be fulfilled at a later time after the Millennial Kingdom.

Jesus rebuked the Pharisees saying:

“O you hypocrites, you can discern the face of the sky, but you can not discern the signs of the times” Mat. 16:16:3.

Paul also writes:

“ … in respect to the holy days, … or the Sabbath days: which are a shadow of things to come” Col. 2:16-17.

FEASTS OVERVIEW:

Refer. Lev. 23:2,4, 37,44 & Ex. 12:14

Three 7 day feasts of all 7 feasts in Spring, Summer & Fall.

Ex 23:14-17, De. 16:16, De. 16 ALL

OLD TESTAMENT:

NEW TESTAMENT:

NISAN *ABIB*	The Biblical New Year Ex. 12:2 vs. Secular New Year in 7th month; Tishri.	Month By Lunar 354 day (Biblical) Calendar Ex. 12:2 Psm. 113 - 118 at New moons and Festivals
Day 1 - Sat	Sabbath - April or May - 1st. Month of the Year - starts at the new crescent moon in the spring - Biblical New Year Lev. 23:7	Babylonian / Hebrew Biblical month names. Day starts on the evening of the previous day:
Day 8 - Sat.	Sabbath aka Shabbat - Isa. 58:13-14 Ezek 46:1 Jer.17:22-24
Day 10 - Tues. Selection of the Lamb to be Sacrificed Ex. 12:2-3
Day 10 - Tues. Jesus Triumphant Entry at east gate; Beautiful Zec 9:9-11 aka PALM SUNDAY. Mt. 21:9 & Psm.118:25

Day 14 - Fri. PASSOVER Dinner ; aka Sedar / Last Supper Ex. 12:2-6
	(Held on previous evening of the feast day)
Day 14 - Fri. PASSOVER - aka Pesach aka CRUCIFIXION - Redemption
Day 15 - Sat. High Sabbath – Feast of Unleavened Bread & a Sabbath		High Sabbath John 19:31
Day 15 - 21 UNLEAVENED BREAD ( 7 days) aka Hag HaMatzoh		aka LAMB WITHOUT SIN
Day 22 HagHaMatzoh - ( 8th day to be kept holy)
Day 16 - Sun. FIRST FRUITS; aka Yom HaBikkurim aka EASTER - Resurrection
Day 16 - Sun. Start the "Counting of the Omar "
	aka Counting of the Omar (1 day's portion of manna) Ex 16:4
	7 Sabbaths plus 1 day following Passover - 50 Days to Pentecost
	Note 7 Sabbaths or 49 days. Refer. Jubilee

SIVAN May or June; 3rd. Month of the Biblical Year
Day 6 FEAST OF WEEKS Summer Harvest of First Fruits aka PENTECOST - Origination
	Note Law received by Moses in 3rd. Month. Ex.19 & 20:1-1	aka Church Age / New Covenant John 4:35
	Aka. Shavuot
TISHRI Sept. or Oct. - 7th Month of the Year
*ETHANIM*	I Kings 8:2 1st day of Tishri is Jewish Secular New Year
Day 1 TRUMPETS aka Yom Teruah (Sounding of the Shofar) aka TRIBULATION PERIOD
	aka Rosh Hashana (New Year)	Rapture Period - See "End of the Age" file.
	Beginning of Jewish Secular New Year	Days of Awe / Repentance
Day 1-10 Days of Awe - aka Yamim Noraim		have appointed you each day for a year. Ezk. 4:6 Tribulation for 10 days Rev. 2:10
Day 4-10	Start of 7^th Sabbatical Year of 7 Years	Start of 7 Year Tribulation Period
Day 10 ATONEMENT aka Yom Kippur aka JUDGMENT / Bride Selection
	aka Latter or Fall Harvest	Of true believers to reign with Jesus 1,000 years
Day 11	Sabbatical & Jubilee years begin Lev. 25:8-10 1 day = 1,000 Years II Peter 3:8	aka MILLENNIAL KINGDOM (Premillennial) 1 day = 1,000 Years II Peter 3:8
	Post Jubilee	Final Great White Throne Judgment Rev. 20
Day 15 - 21 TABERNACLES (7 day Feast)		aka NEW HEAVENS & EARTH
	aka INGATHERING or BOOTHS, aka Succot or Sukkot	aka NEW JERUSALEM

CALENDARING OF FEASTS METHODOLOGY

A Biblical year is a Lunar (moon) Calendar 354 days long. The Biblical Calendar for feasts is initiated by the first sliver of a new moon, and marks the beginning of a month, which is always a sabbath, and the 1^st day of the month (even when a leap month is added) ; thereby determining when the feasts will be held per Leviticus Chapter 23. Consequently, the feasts always fall on the same day of the week every year. See “Feasts Calendars” file.

In contrast to the Jewish Calendar year averages 363.3 days per year; comprised of 12 lunar months with 29.530573496 astronomical days per month; for a 354 day year; except on leap years where an extra month is added in to adjust to solar reckoning: To approximately adjust to a solar calendar, a leap month called Adar II comprised of 29 days, is added on the 3^rd, 6^th, 8^th, 11^th, 14^th and 17^th year based upon a 19 year cycle.

In contrast to a Solar Calendar of 365.2422 days per year (Today’s Gregorian Calendar) 30.43685 astronomical days, per month, average.

Jewish Calendaring of Feasts today: Today’s Jewish calendars superimpose a 354 day lunar calendar (Including a leap month Adar II) onto the Gregorian calendar of 365.2422 days per year. Consequently the feasts then fall on a different day each year; rather than on the same day when based on a lunar calendar; as God had ordained in Leviticus 23.

Christian Calendaring of feasts, such as the “Feast of Passover”; aka Crucifixion of Jesus”, or the “Feast of Weeks”; aka “Easter, or the “Feast of Weeks”; aka Pentecost. The Christian calendaring of these feasts is also inaccurate; this is due to the overlaying of a lunar calendar, on top of a modern Gregorian calendar, then purposefully adjusting the feasts to fall on predetermined days; i.e. the Crucifixion on Passover to be on a Friday.

In contrast to the Biblical Prophetic Calendar of 360 days per year. See Rev. 11:2-3, 12:6, 13:5 and Dan. 12:7-12 which indicate 42 months as equivalent to 3.5 years or 1260 days; 360 days per year (also used by Babylonians) This is the calendar used in prophecy of Jesus 1^st coming in Daniel 9:24-26, then reconciled with the other calendaring methods mentioned:

Consequently, the feasts always fall on the same day of the week every year.

See Feasts Calendars at: http://www.feastsofthelord.net/id19.html

In contrast to Jewish calendars of today: Instead of adding a leap month (Adar II), today’s Jewish calendars superimpose a 354 day lunar calendar onto the Gregorian calendar of 365.2422 days per year (30.43685 astronomical days, per month, average).

Consequently the feasts then fall on a different day each year.

This is not to be confused with the biblical prophetic calendar of years of 360 days long. See Rev. 11:2-3, 12:6, 13:5 and Dan. 12:7-12 which indicate 42 months as equivalent to 3.5 years or 1260 days; 360 days per year.

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Sacrificial Offerings at Feasts:

Primary purpose: to draw us closer to God, but can not atone for deliberate sin.

New Testament: Mth. 5:23-24 (Go to brother for forgiveness first, then offer sacrifice)

Burnt Offerings: Represents complete submission to God's will. Ezek. 46:1-2, 12 See also Lev. 1:3-5 (ie. Jesus)

New Testament: John 1:29 (Behold the Lamb Of God Who takes away sins of the world)

Peace Offering: Expresses gratitude to God & has nothing to do with sin.

Lev. 7:11-12, 15

Sin Offering: Sorrow for unintentional sin. Lev. 4:13

Trespass or Guilt Offering: Atone for breach of trust. Lev.: 5 & 6

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By Bill Miller wmrmiller@everestkc.net www.feastsofthelord.net Updated Oct. 25, 2008

High Sabbath John 19:31