| | FEASTS
Of The LORD
ALPHA To The OMEGA - Overview
Condensed Lecture Outline Lesson Plan with
Supportive file links
Gen. 1:1 thru Rev. 22 Feasts are
God’s Calendar of Redeeming Grace
Feasts Outline God's Redemptive Plan - Eden to Tabernacles
Jesus'
1st Coming in Feasts 1 - 4 2nd coming in Feasts
5 - 7
PURPOSE: Restore Mankind relationship with God
THEME: Pursuit of Holiness
INCLUDES:
A condensed version of all 7 Feasts per Lev. 23
Mathew 24:
1-31 & Rev. Chapters 1 - 22
Dan. 9: 24-27
Prophecies related to 1st & 2nd coming of Jesus. SYLLABUS INTRODUCTION file link FEASTS PROPHETIC HERMENEUTICS * file link
HISTORICAL OVERVIEW file link Reference
“SYLLABUS” files with each Feast listed in “CAPS” on web site. |
| ELOHIM
1st
Person
TRINITY
Intro. | Elohim is used over 2500 times in Scripture
Elohim a compound word, meaning a singular
God
with a plurality of expressed majesty;
God’s redemptive plan was
first hinted at by God Himself in
Gen.1:1 “In the beginning God (Elohim) created
…”
ELOHIM file link |
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| Gen. 1:1. God
manifests Himself in 3 personifications; or persons; or “Divine Essences”.
Elohim
expresses the “Trinity" manifestation of God
as Father,
Son and Holy Spirit”;
God; as One Being with a plurality of form:
Jesus
the Person, the Holy Spirit and God the Father (Echad).
A foreshadowing of the first 4 Feasts --
completed by Jesus’ 1st coming.
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| | Scripture does say God is ‘ONE’ in Deuteronomy
6:4.
A Hebrew word Echad, which means a composite
unity.
Where Echad is used, it means 1 in unity --- not
in number. |
| Abraham
1900 BC
2nd
Person
TRINITY
Intro | From
The Abrahamic Covenant (Ge. 22: 8) promise of
“God Himself will provide a lamb” ---
2nd Person of Trinity -
Jesus
God Hints at the Feasts to come i.e. "Passover"
To
The “New Jerusalem where there is no temple ...
for the Lord God Almighty and the Lamb
are the temple” Rev. 21:22. |
| Prophecy
Fulfilled
.
2,000
Years
Later | The
Gospel of John confirmed Jesus as part of the
Trinity:
“In the beginning was
the Word, and the Word was with God (Elohim),
and the Word was God (Elohim)”.
“Behold the Lamb
Of God Who takes away sins of the world.” John 1:29
God so loved the world and that He gave his only Son, that whosoever believes
in him should not perish, but have everlasting life. John 3:16 |
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BIBLICAL FEASTS OVERVIEW file link |
| MOSES
1500
B.C. | Exodus / Passover - Pentateuch -
7 Feasts Lev. 23
THEME: Pursuit of HOLINESS
4th commandment - Sabbath / Feasts
Holy ….
Jubilee / Millennial Kingdom to Feast of Tabernacles.
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| FEASTS
&
SABBATHS | Feasts aka Solemn
Appointed Times with the Lord Lev. 23:1-4.
Feasts and Sabbaths are called
"Holy Convocations" in Scripture:
Times of meeting between God
and man for "Holy Purposes".
To fully understand
the Feasts ---- 1st understand Sabbath
A time of oneness
with God.
SABBATH file link |
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IF you call the Sabbath
a delight --- the Lord's holy day honorable --- not doing as you please or
speaking idle words, then you will find your joy in the Lord Isa. 58:13 ...
for "Holy Purposes" in preparation for an eternity dwelling with Him!
i.e. Rev. 21:1-3 |
| | DRAWINGS & PHOTOS file link
CRUCIFIXION PHOTOS file link Exodus 20:8-11 4th
Commandment
"Remember the Sabbath day by keeping it holy
The Sabbath & Feasts are profound
foreshadowings of God’s redemptive plan; exemplified in His 7 Feasts, especially the Feast of Tabernacles.
Celebrating the Sabbath 1-day out of each 7 days; 24 hours:
i.e. Saturday sundown to Sunday at sundown. (Tech. Sat.) |
| | Feast
of Tabernacles becomes the ultimate oneness of meeting
with God; to “tabernacle” / dwell with God for eternity. Ie. Rev. 21 & 22
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| Numerical
Sequencing | See
BIBLICAL MATHEMATICS file link 7 day week ending on a Sabbath
7 years culminating
in a Sabbatical year
7 Sabbatical years of 7 years culminating at the Year of Jubilee
( 7 x 7 = 49 + 1; Jubilee = 50)
7 months of 7 feasts with "ultimate" Sabbath: Feast of Tabernacles
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WEB SITE HERMENEUTICS file link 7
weeks of 7 days (49+1=50) Feast of Weeks / Shavuot / Pentecost
70 periods of 7 (Dan. 9:24-27) “End of the Age” prophecy
7 year period at the “End of
the Age” (Dan. 9:24-27’s: 70th 7 yr period)
70 years symbol of Completion;
Jer. 29:10-14 30:3,7,11,24 31:31-34, 38-40
DANIEL 9: 24-27 PROPHECY file link |
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DRAWINGS & PHOTOS file link
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| 960 BC
to
445 BC | 960 BC Israel 2 Nations after Solomon
Ezk. 37:21-22 Israel 1 Nation in Last Days prophecy 600 BC: Daniel Prophecies Captivity
70 Yr. - Coming of Messiah
530 BC: Babalonian Capitivity
- King Darius - EZRA Build TEMPLE
445 BC: NEHEMIAH - Artexerxes Restore
/ Rebuild JERUSALEM
HISTORICAL OVERVIEW file link |
| JESUS
1ST
COMING
PROPHECY
| Dan. 9:24 70
periods of 7 periods (483) are determined upon thy people and upon thy holy city (Jerusalem)
to finish the transgression, and to make an end of sins, and to make reconciliation for iniquity, and to bring in
everlasting righteousness, and to seal up the vision and prophecy, and to anoint the most Holy.” |
| | Dan. 9:25 “Know therefore and understand, that from the going forth of the commandment
to restore and to build Jerusalem unto the Messiah the Prince shall be 69 periods of 7.
69x7 = 483 yr 483 prophetic yr --- 173,880 days
476 Gregorian calendar
yr. (445+31 = 476) |
| | "King Artexerxes decreed in the month of Nissan, the order to restore and rebuild Jerusalem." (Neh. 2:1-8). This
may have been on the 1st day of the Jewish month Nissan in 445 BC.
173,880
prophetic calendar days later, the gift of the Holy Spirit was given on Sivan 6, 31 A.D.
as prophesied ( 3rd Person of Trinity ie "Elohim") |
| 31 A.D.
| JESUS
FULFILLS FEASTS #1 - 4 PROPHECIES
PASSOVER
- UNLEAVENED BREAD - FIRST FRUITS
FEASTS WEEKS |
| 2nd Person
TRINITY
Announced |
JESUS In The FEASTS file link CRUCIFIXION PHOTOS file link. The 1st “Appointed
time” with God; the Feast of Passover:
Day 10 Lamb / Triumphant entry
Day 14 Fri. Passover / Crucifixion; Passover Lamb
of God
Behold The Lamb Of God Who takes away the Sins of the world!
Jn. 1:29,
36 EMANUEL; GOD with us! |
| Sinless
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The 2nd “Appointed time”
with God; the Feast of Unleavened Bread:
The Feast
of Unleavened Bread, held for a total of 8 days - Incld.'s Feast
of Passover / Crucifixion and Feast of First Fruits / Easter.
Represents the sinless
nature of Jesus (Heb. 4:15, 9:15). Example of what God desires from us in order
to fulfill His redemptive plan. i.e. Sabbaths ect. Pursuit of Holiness.
PASSOVER / CRUCIFIXION file link
PASSOVER / Sedar & UNLEAVENED BREAD file link
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| Sacrifice
for
Sin
3rd
Person
TRINITY
Intro | The 3rd “Appointed time” with God - Feast First Fruits / Easter
Upon Jesus Ressurection, He appeared to Easter Sunday evening to His disciples, “breathed
upon them” and said to them, “Receive the Holy Spirit”, John 20:22.
FIRST FRUITS / EASTER file link
Apostles went from para to en in John 20:22 Apostles were ‘BORN
AGAIN’ of the Spirit, to a knowledge of Jesus’ deity at His Resurrection
This was
in fulfillment of His promise in John 14:15-18 to send the apostles “a Comforter” –
the Spirit of truth .... you know Him, for He dwells with you and will be in you” John 14:17.
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| 3rd Person
of TRINITY
Announced
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FEAST OF WEEKS / PENTECOST file link GIFTS OF THE SPIRIT file link FILLED vs BAPTIZED In The HOLY SPIRIT file link The 4th “appointed
time” with God; the Feast of Weeks aka Pentecost:
40 days
after Easter, at the “Day of Ascension” Jesus promised His disciples the Baptism of the Holy Spirit
Acts 1: 3-5,8:
“wait for the promise of the Father …
and you shall be baptized with the
Holy Spirit not many days hence …
and you shall receive power AFTER the Holy Spirit has come UPON
(epi) you to be witnesses of Me …”.
This promise was fulfilled on the 50th day, on Pentecost,
aka Feast
of Weeks as noted in Acts 2:1-4 “ |
| 3rd Person
of TRINITY
GIVEN | The law was given to Moses on the 3rd month - Sivan
This was also the 3rd month when Pentecost occurred.
By the law is death –
3,000 died when law given to Moses
By the spirit is life –
3,000 given life by Holy Spirit
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