Trumpets and the Days of Awe
God’s people are told to hold several “feasts” or “festivals” for all times. The Hebrew word moadim for “feasts” literally means "appointed times." These are gatherings of God’s people to remember what He has done in the past. The feasts occurring in the spring were fulfilled by the first coming of Jesus:
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Passover (Pesach) – Leviticus 23:5 – Jesus is our Passover lamb (1
Corinthians 5:7) whose blood would be shed for our sins. Jesus was crucified
during the time that the Passover was observed (Mark 14:12). Christ is a “lamb
without blemish or defect” (1 Peter 1:19) because His life was completely free
from sin (Hebrews 4:15). As the first Passover marked the Hebrews’ release from
Egyptian slavery, so the death of Christ marks our release from the slavery to
sin (Romans 8:2).
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Unleavened Bread (Ḥag haMatzot) – Leviticus 23:6 – Pointed
to the Messiah’s sinless life (as leaven is a picture of sin in the Bible),
making Him the perfect sacrifice for our sins.
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First Fruits (Bikkurim) – Leviticus 23:10 – Pointed to the Messiah’s resurrection
as the first fruits of the righteous. Jesus was resurrected on this very day,
which is one of the reasons that Paul refers to him in 1 Corinthians 15:20 as
the “first fruits from the dead.”
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Weeks or Pentecost (Shavuot)
– Leviticus 23:16 – Occurred fifty (pente)
days after the beginning of the Feast of Unleavened Bread. Shavuot also means “oaths,” for on this day G‑d swore eternal devotion to us, and we in turn pledged everlasting loyalty to Him. Jesus fulfilled the Law so that the Holy Spirit could
come and dwell in man instead of upon a few individuals. When the disciples
were gathered in an upper room, the first outpouring of the Holy Spirit
occurred on this feast day.
The first coming of Jesus fulfilled these
feasts, His second coming will fulfill the final fall feasts. These feasts are
in the order they will occur are:
- Rosh Hashanah (Feast of Trumpets)
- 10 Days of
Awe
- Yom Kippur
(Day of Atonement)
- Tabernacles (Feast of Booths)
The first two of the spring feasts: Passover
and Unleavened Bread were locked together in their meaning. Likewise, the first
two events since they are locked together in their meaning.
Rosh HaShanah
The very first feast is Rosh HaShanah which
means Feast of Trumpets. Many believe that the this is about the rapture or
“catching away” of God’s people because of two things:
- The final
day of the feast is held on one of two days, so the exact day is unknown.
Let’s take a quick look at those scriptures:
Matthew 24
The disciples asked
about when He will come to Earth to rule and reign which would be the end of
this age. This is when He defeats Satan and locks Him away as Jesus comes with
the armies of Heaven, not the rapture.
2 Peter 3
Peter is clearly
talking about the final second coming when the whole Earth shall be changed,
not a rapture or catching way of the saints.
1 Thessalonians 5
This is the first
letter written by Paul. In every chapter of this book, Paul talks about the
return of the Lord. Many people quote verse two, “For you yourselves are fully
aware that the day of the Lord will come like a thief in the night…” however,
if they continued to read just two more verses, Paul clarifies, “But you are
not in darkness, brothers, for that day to surprise you like a thief. For you
are all children of light…” It only comes like a thief if you are in darkness!
When we look at the context of these
scriptures we can see that they are all speaking about the Second Coming where
Jesus rules and reigns or that Christians should know when the day is
approaching.
- It is about
blowing a shofar and the Bible states that when the “last trumpet” sounds
the dead shall rise first then we shall rise to meet Jesus (1 Corinthians
15:52). This is stated again in 1 Thessalonians 4:16 which says that those
alive in Jesus will be “caught up together,” which is where we get the
Latin word “rapture” meaning “to carry off.”
In order to see if this can be applied to the
rapture, we must understand what this feast means!
The Festival of Trumpets
Say to the
Israelites, On the first day of the seventh month [almost October], you shall
observe a day of solemn [sabbatical] rest, a memorial day announced by blowing
of trumpets, a holy [called] assembly. (Leviticus 23:24)
Notice it is trumpets, not a final single
trumpet. On this day the trumpets were blown as a memorial (to remember) the
giving of the Law of Moses. This was God’s system of justice before Jesus came.
It was also when God made His ways known to His people.
When referring to Trumpets, most people are
only aware of the actions that happen on the actual day of the feast: the
shofar is blown 100 times then the last blast is blown at sunset on the new
moon. Because of the difficulty in pinpointing which day the new moon would arrive
on, they celebrated trumpets on two days, though the original intention was to
celebrate it only on one day. These blasts are said to be blown to arouse God’s
compassion and to confuse Satan so that the feasts can occur without
persecution from the enemy.
For orthodox Jews, this feast actually starts
on the first day of the month of Elul: the days most people know as the Feast
of Trumpets occurs on the first day of the next month. For thirty days prior to
this, a trumpet is blown every day to remind Israelites to wake up to God and
make right any sins against their brothers to avoid judgement.
Just like the Spring feasts, these Fall feasts
are intertwined in their meaning. “The Complete Story of Tishrei” tells us that
the 40 days before the Jewish Feast, Yom Kippur (Feast of Atonement), are a
special time of Divine grace and forgiveness culminating on that day. This
means three of the feasts are linked in their meaning:
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Feast of Trumpets - 1st of Elul
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Days of Awe - 1st - 10th of Tishri
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Feast of Atonement - 10th of
Tishri:
These 40 days represent the days Moses spent
on Mount Sinai receiving God’s Law. The sounding of the trumpet on the days
preceding Yom Kippur are telling us to return to God and His ways. It is a time
of repentance and preparation. It is a time of growing close to God through
prayer and finding mercy, “Like a new-born innocent child.”
According to the Jewish website Chabad.org,
“The shofar calls unto us: Wake up! Wake up! There's work to be done! You have
been lulled into mental lethargy by unimportant earthly things; you have
neglected your spiritual needs! Wake up now! Give your soul a chance, too!” And
it also states: “The shofar was sounded when war was waged against a dangerous
enemy… it is a call to arms like war drums.” One of the idioms for this day is,
“The Day of the Awakening Blast.”
This makes it clear that the blowing of the
shofar for the Feast of trumpets is about waking up, not a “final trumpet” to
call us home. It represents the Awakening is past and the Outpouring has begun.
Ten Days of Awe
The first ten days of the month of Tishrei are
known as the Ten Days of Repentance. The Feast of Trumpets occur on the first
two of these ten days. During this time, God is known for being especially
close to the Earth so it is easy to receive forgiveness for our sins. To make
sure they escape judgement, God’s people spend more time in the Torah and less
time focused on worldly endeavors in order to escape the judgments of the coming
year.
The recent revelation of God as the Judge of
Heaven and Earth and our rightful place in the Courts of Heaven through Jesus
will be greatly used during the Ten Days of Awe. When the Outpouring of God’s
Glory begins, He is close to the Earth and we can quickly receive mercy from
our sins. This is a critical piece that needs to happen before the Tribulation
can begin. In the book of Revelation it clearly states that:
“...they overcame him
by the blood of the Lamb and by the word of their testimony, and they did not
love their lives to the death…” (Revelation 12:11)
Overcome is the Greek word nikaō which may mean when one is
arraigned or goes to law, to win the case, maintain one's cause. Because the
legal term, “testimony,” is also used in the same sentence we know this is the
right definition for these words. We must know about and overcome the enemy in
the Courts of Heaven before the end comes. Every time we go into the courts and
give testimony, the enemy loses ground. As this revelation spreads, so will the
victory of the Body of Christ until Satan is truly overcome!
Many scriptures are read in the first few days
and the last part of this time period is when “it is a time for doing what we
have learned.” The sabbath during the between Trumpets and Atonement has an
interesting name: Shabbat Shuvah (Sabbath of Return). According to Hebrew
tradition (Chabad.org):
It is customary in
almost all Jewish communities for the rabbi of the city or congregation to
expound on teshuvah, (repentance,
return to a Jew’s true essence) and to emphasize the severity of transgression
so that the people turn their hearts toward repentance.
If we had left during Trumpets, why would we
need to return to God’s ways? The message on this sabbath could easily be seen
as the two witnesses who give testimony and urge God’s people to repent, to
turn away from sin and turn back to God’s ways. Everything about this time
period speaks of events that take place before the rapture, so it is looking
unlikely that the Feast of Trumpets will be removal of God’s faithful from the
earth.
Next time we will cover the Feast of Atonement
and Tabernacles.
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