We’re mid-stream between two of three major annual Old Testament Fall Feasts; moving away from the first toward the second. The first was the Feast of Trumpets, (which corresponds with the Jewish Civic New Year). It’s called Rosh Hashanah, began at sundown on September 25th and ended at sundown on September 27, 2022. According to the Jewish Civic Calendar we have now entered the year 5783. The next major appointed time is Yom Kippur, or the Day of Atonement, which begins on October 5, 2022. After that comes Sukkot, also called the Feast of Tabernacles. Sukkot 2022 will begin in the evening of Sunday, October 9 and ends the evening of Sunday, October 16. It has 6 plus days, and the 8th is also celebrated.
The Feast of Trumpets is the first major biblical appointed time of the Fall Season. It corresponds to the Civic New Year. According to scripture, on that day the Jewish people were to rest from work, make a food offering , shout and blast shofars, and present themselves to the Lord for his blessing; not necessarily in that order.
For Christians the Feast of Trumpets, can be considered a call to look for Jesus Christ’s return. It’s also possible the blasts and shouting specifically foreshadow the catching away of the church, with the marriage supper of the Lamb to follow. This feast reminds us to be awake, watch and live ready.
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