There is spiritual significance in each of seven Israelite festivals, which the LORD commanded
(Exo 23:14-17) and was declared by Moses unto the children of Israel
(Lev 23:44), that are very important for today's N.T.
(Mat 26:26-29) Church. Their hidden
(Mat 11:25;
13:44) meanings, which are superior to our views
(Isa 55:8-9), show our Lord's complete, finished and perfect work
(John 5:36 2), all fulfilled in His time, which are not naturally viewed
(Heb 11:3) or perceived because they are spiritually
(Rom 8:5-6) discerned
(1 Cor 2:9-14).
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Feast
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Fulfillment
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First: Passover
(Lev 23:4-5)
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(1 Cor 5:7-8 KJV)
"...For even Christ our passover is sacrificed for us...."
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Second: Unleavened Bread
(Lev 23:6-8)
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(Luke 22:15-20 KJV)
"...this do in remembrance of me...."
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Third: Sheaf of the First Fruits
(Lev 23:9-14)
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(1 Cor 15:20-23 KJV)
"...Christ risen from the dead, and become the
firstfruits of them that slept...."
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(1 Cor 15:23-24 KJV)
"...Christ the
firstfruits; afterward they that are Christ's at his
coming...."
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Fourth: Feast of Weeks
(Deu 16:9-12),
(Fifty days) Bread of the First Fruits
(Lev 23:15-21)
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(Acts 2:1-4 KJV)
"...day of Pentecost was fully come...."
(Rom 8:23 KJV)
"...firstfruits of the Spirit...."
(James 1:18 KJV)
"...a kind of first fruits...."
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Fifth: Blowing of Trumpets
(Lev 23:23-25)
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(Rev 8:1-9:21; 10:7; 11:14-15 KJV)
"...the seven angels which had the seven trumpets...."
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Sixth: Day of Atonement
( Lev 23:26-32)
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(Mat 20:28 KJV) "...to give his life a
ransom for many."
(Heb 2:17 KJV)
"...to
make
reconciliation for the sins of the people."
(Heb 9:11-12 KJV)
"...by his own blood he entered in once into the holy place, having obtained
eternal
redemption for us."
(Rom 5:10-11 KJV)
"...Through our Lord Jesus Christ, by whom we have now received the
atonement." 3
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(Rom 8:22-23 KJV)
"...waiting for the adoption, to wit, the
redemption [ransom in full] of our body."
(Rev 5:8-9 KJV)
"...hast
redeemed us to God by thy blood out of every kindred, and tongue, and people, and nation...."
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Seventh: Feast of Ingathering
(Exo 23:16;
34:22) and
Tabernacles
(Lev 23:33-44)
(Deu 16:13;
Lev 23:34)
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(Mat 24:30-31 KJV)
"...gather together his
elect...."
(Rev 14:14-16 KJV)
"...the harvest of the earth is ripe...."
(Rev 21:1-3 KJV)
"...tabernacle of God is with men...."
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Whenever a hungry soul reads more details about these feasts, and sacrifices, offerings and
washings in the Pentateuch, one should find more hidden manna.
References:
1) Lev 23
2) John 5:36; 17:4; 19:30; Heb 12:2; Rev 10:7
3) Rom 5:10-11; 2 Cor 5:18-19; Eph 2:15-16; Col 1:19-20; Heb 2:17
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