The Feast of Tabernacles (Leviticus 23: 27,34) is a seven day festival commanded in Scriptures to be celebrated for which no servile work is to be carried out. This festival is celebrated by looking forward to 'when the times of refreshing shall come from the presence of the Lord ' - Acts 3:19. God's plan for mankind involves restoration, and this Feast symbolises the restoration process when Jesus Christ will return to earth - represented by the Feast of Trumpets - and the banishment of Satan - represented by the Day of Atonement. Once all these have taken place, the foundation is set for the 'restitution of all things' (Acts 3:21), including the restoration of peace and harmony with God for the whole earth - with Jesus Christ reigning as the King of kings and Lord of lords!
The Feast celebrates the Good News of the coming Kingdom of God which Christ came to preach as the Gospel at His first advent. It also reflects the weekly Sabbath 'rest' (Hebrews 4: 1-11) when all of humanity will be resurrected to be given the opportunity to learn of God's truth and perfect laws and be reconciled back to God. It was meant to be so at the beginning of creation, but Satan's deception and man's disobedience led to sin and depravation of mankind.
Christ's return will begin the one-thousand year rule - the millennium reign (Rev 20:4) - with God's law as the foundation of His Messianic rule. 'For out of Zion shall go forth the law, and the word of the Lord from Jerusalem' - Isaiah 2:3. King David echoed this in Psalm 119:165, 'Great peace have they which love thy law: and nothing shall offend them'. By then, even the nature of wild animals will be changed, 'The wolf also shall dwell with the lamb, and the leopard shall lie down with the kid; and the calf and the young lion and the fatling together, and a little child shall lead them' - Isaiah 11:6.
Deserts will bloom and great physical healing will take place during the Millennial reign of Christ.
'The wilderness and the solitary place shall be glad for them; and the desert shall rejoice, and blossom as the rose.' - Isiaah 35:1. 'Then the eyes of the blind shall be opened, and the ears of the deaf shall be unstopped. Then shall the lame man leap as an hart, and the tongue of the dumb sing: for in the wilderness shall waters break out, and streams in the desert.' - verses 5-6. Of even greater miracles will be spiritual healings, with six thousand years of human sufferings and injustices reversed. The Lord Christ and His saints (those resurrected from the First Resurrection) will become rulers and priests to help minister to all in need. Christ promised all true disciples 'that overcometh, and keepeth my works unto the end, to him will I give power over the nations' - Rev 2:26. In the church age, they are being trained by the true church for times such as these!
The Feast of Tabernacles is also known as the Feast of Ingathering (Exodus 23:16). This Feast is a time of celebration of abundance which God has given. In type of the spiritual harvest, the former rain spring harvest is moderate (before Christ's return), while the latter rain fall harvest will be an abundant spiritual harvest during the Millennium - Joel 2:23-24. It will be the time when 'every tongue shall confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father.' - Philippians 2:11 and 'The earth shall be full of the knowledge of the Lord, as the waters cover the sea' - Isaiah 11:9.
In the New Testament, Christ kept the Feast (John 7:8-14), despite threats to His life as the Jewish religious leaders sought to kill Him. It was only in the middle of the Feast that His presence became known. Similarly, the Apostle Paul kept the Feast of Tabernacles as it was celebrated in the fall (Acts 18:21). The Millennial rule of Christ will be the time of peace, happiness and prosperity that mankind has been waiting for after six thousand years of wars, conflicts and misrule that plagued mankind with no lasting solutions to all the problems of humanity. Indeed, it is the Good News of the 'world to come' - Hebrews 2:5 - that Christ came to proclaim for all mankind. Christ said to His hearers -'know the truth, and the truth shall make you free (John 8:32) - free from the bondage and deception of Satan. Let all who have ears hear the Gospel truth!
The Feast celebrates the Good News of the coming Kingdom of God which Christ came to preach as the Gospel at His first advent. It also reflects the weekly Sabbath 'rest' (Hebrews 4: 1-11) when all of humanity will be resurrected to be given the opportunity to learn of God's truth and perfect laws and be reconciled back to God. It was meant to be so at the beginning of creation, but Satan's deception and man's disobedience led to sin and depravation of mankind.
Christ's return will begin the one-thousand year rule - the millennium reign (Rev 20:4) - with God's law as the foundation of His Messianic rule. 'For out of Zion shall go forth the law, and the word of the Lord from Jerusalem' - Isaiah 2:3. King David echoed this in Psalm 119:165, 'Great peace have they which love thy law: and nothing shall offend them'. By then, even the nature of wild animals will be changed, 'The wolf also shall dwell with the lamb, and the leopard shall lie down with the kid; and the calf and the young lion and the fatling together, and a little child shall lead them' - Isaiah 11:6.
Deserts will bloom and great physical healing will take place during the Millennial reign of Christ.
'The wilderness and the solitary place shall be glad for them; and the desert shall rejoice, and blossom as the rose.' - Isiaah 35:1. 'Then the eyes of the blind shall be opened, and the ears of the deaf shall be unstopped. Then shall the lame man leap as an hart, and the tongue of the dumb sing: for in the wilderness shall waters break out, and streams in the desert.' - verses 5-6. Of even greater miracles will be spiritual healings, with six thousand years of human sufferings and injustices reversed. The Lord Christ and His saints (those resurrected from the First Resurrection) will become rulers and priests to help minister to all in need. Christ promised all true disciples 'that overcometh, and keepeth my works unto the end, to him will I give power over the nations' - Rev 2:26. In the church age, they are being trained by the true church for times such as these!
The Feast of Tabernacles is also known as the Feast of Ingathering (Exodus 23:16). This Feast is a time of celebration of abundance which God has given. In type of the spiritual harvest, the former rain spring harvest is moderate (before Christ's return), while the latter rain fall harvest will be an abundant spiritual harvest during the Millennium - Joel 2:23-24. It will be the time when 'every tongue shall confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father.' - Philippians 2:11 and 'The earth shall be full of the knowledge of the Lord, as the waters cover the sea' - Isaiah 11:9.
In the New Testament, Christ kept the Feast (John 7:8-14), despite threats to His life as the Jewish religious leaders sought to kill Him. It was only in the middle of the Feast that His presence became known. Similarly, the Apostle Paul kept the Feast of Tabernacles as it was celebrated in the fall (Acts 18:21). The Millennial rule of Christ will be the time of peace, happiness and prosperity that mankind has been waiting for after six thousand years of wars, conflicts and misrule that plagued mankind with no lasting solutions to all the problems of humanity. Indeed, it is the Good News of the 'world to come' - Hebrews 2:5 - that Christ came to proclaim for all mankind. Christ said to His hearers -'know the truth, and the truth shall make you free (John 8:32) - free from the bondage and deception of Satan. Let all who have ears hear the Gospel truth!
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