Overview
The Feast of Tabernacles is celebrated on the 15th day of the 7th
month of the biblical calendar for eight days.
This feast is also known as the Feast of Booths. When using the solar calendar documented by Enoch,the book of Jubilees and the Dead Sea Scrolls, this feast is normally
starts the first Wednesday in October. All feasts of joy are on Wednesdays and the ‘Great Last Day’ is also on a Wednesday.
Historically: They made a temporary structure out of tree
branches to live in for eight days. They read the laws of Moses during this
time. They presented food offering and
sacrifices each of the eight days. It
was a celebration of the final harvest for the year and a celebration of being
chosen by our Father in Heaven to be HIS people. Jesus was circumcised during the Feast of Tabernacles when he tabernacled with us
2020 years ago.
Today it is a celebration of being HIS
chosen people and to give thanks for the fall harvest. We are to gather together and to celebrate by
living in a temporary structure for eight days. During this time we are to read
the laws of Moses. It will prepare us
for Jesus’ return when the law will be fulfilled. We are to celebrate the final harvest of the
year (like Thanksgiving) and give thanksgiving to our Heavenly Father. We are to
remember that our bodies are our temporary dwellings known as tabernacles. The first day and the eighth day is a holy
assembly and we should not perform any work except meal preparation.
Prophecy: We are the final harvest when Jesus
returns. The eighth day of the feast is
called ‘The Last Great Day’ and it is also known as the feast of completion and
the expiration of sin. On this date when
Jesus returns, all the goats will have been burnt in the ‘lake of fire’ and
that is why it is also called the expiration of sin. It will be a day of celebrating Jesus tabernacling
with us forever.
The First Feast of Tabernacles
The book of Jasher records Abraham celebrating the first
Feast of Tabernacles:
“And in this month Abraham moved from Hebron,
and departed and dwelt between Kadesh and Shur in the mountains
of Gerar. And in the middle of the fifth month he
moved from thence, and dwelt at the Well of the Oath. And in the middle of the sixth month the
Lord visited Sarah and did unto her as He had spoken, and she conceived. And she bare a son in the third month, and in the middle of
the month, at the time of which the Lord had
spoken to Abraham, on the festival of the first-fruits of the harvest, Isaac was born. And
Abraham circumcised his son on the eighth day: he was the first that was circumcised
according to the covenant which is ordained for ever. And in the sixth year of
the fourth week we came to Abraham, to the Well of the Oath,
and we appeared unto him [as we had told Sarah that we should return to her,
and she would have conceived a son. And
we returned in the seventh month, and found Sarah with child before
us] and we blessed him, and we announced to him all the
things which had been decreed concerning him, that he should not die till he
should beget six sons more, and should see (them) before
he died; but (that) in Isaac should his name and seed be called [probably called out, invited, summoned]
And (that) all the seed of his sons should be Gentiles,
and be reckoned with the Gentiles; but from the sons of Isaac one should become a holy seed,
and should not be reckoned among the Gentiles. For he
should become the
portion of the Most High, and all his seed had
fallen into the possession of God, that it should be unto the Lord a people for
(His) possession above all nations and that it should become a kingdom and priests and a holy nation. And we went our way,
and we announced to Sarah all that we had told him, and they both rejoiced with
exceeding great joy. And he built there
an altar to the Lord who had delivered him, and who was making him rejoice in
the land of his sojourning, and he celebrated a festival of joy in this month seven days, near the altar which he had built at the Well of the Oath.
And he built booths for himself and for
his servants on this festival, and he was the first to celebrate the feast of tabernacles on the earth. And during these seven days he brought each
day to the altar a burnt-offering to the Lord, two oxen, two
rams, seven sheep, one he-goat, for a sin-offering, that
he might atone thereby for himself and for his seed. And, as a thank-offering, seven rams, seven
kids, seven sheep, and seven he-goats, and their fruit-offerings and their
drink-offerings; and he burnt all the fat thereof on the
altar, a chosen offering unto the Lord for a sweet smelling savour. And morning and evening he burnt fragrant substances, frankincense and galbanum, and stacte, and nard, and myrrh,
and spice, and costum; all these seven he offered, crushed, mixed together in
equal parts (and) pure. And he
celebrated this feast during seven days, rejoicing with all his heart and with
all his soul, he and all those who were in his house; and there was no stranger
with him, nor any that was uncircumcised. And he blessed his Creator who had created him
in his generation, for He had created him according to His good pleasure; for He
knew and perceived that from him would arise the plant of righteousness for the eternal generations, and from him a holy seed, so
that it should become like Him who had made all things. And he blessed and rejoiced, and he called the
name of this festival the festival of the Lord, a joy acceptable to the Most
High God. And we blessed him for ever, and all
his seed after him throughout all the generations of the earth, because he
celebrated this festival in its season, according to the testimony of the heavenly tables.
For this reason it is ordained on the
heavenly tables concerning Israel, that they shall celebrate the feast of tabernacles seven days
with joy, in the seventh month, acceptable before the Lord--a statute for ever
throughout their generations every year. And to this there is no limit of days; for it is
ordained for ever regarding
Israel that they
should celebrate it and dwell in booths, and set wreaths upon their heads, and take leafy boughs, and willows from the brook. And Abraham took branches of palm trees, and the fruit of
goodly trees, and every day going round the altar with the branches seven times [a day] in the morning, he praised and gave thanks to his
God for all things in joy.” http://www.sacred-texts.com/bib/jub/jub37.htm
At
this celebration they circled the altar seven times. The seven times maybe a reference to one time
per thousand years since a day to our Father in Heaven is a thousand years (2
Pet 3:8). This reminds me of the
Israelite camp that circled the tabernacle with the Ark of the Covenant in
it. This is like the Mazzaroth that
circles the sun; therefore that is why I say circle seven times represents
seven thousand years. See more
information aboutthis here.
They
held tree branches in their hand which could represent the future family tree
branches of Isaac that would be the called out ones (called out or chosen from
Adam’s seed or offspring). So it was truly a real celebration of being
our Father in Heaven’s chosen people.
Also see:
1884
Madonna Pietra degli Scrovegni
Feast of Tabernacles Law
The Feast of Tabernacles was to be observed at the temple in
Jerusalem. Here it is called the Feast
of Completion since in prophecy this is when the laws of Moses will be
fulfilled on the eighth day of this feast that is called ‘The Last Great
Day’. It says at the end of the year
since the religious and agriculture year starts on the Spring Equinox and the
civic year started at the Feast of Trumpets.
“Keep ye a feast to me three times in the year. Take heed to keep the
feast of unleavened bread: seven days ye shall eat unleavened bread, as I
charged thee at the season of the month of new corn, for in it thou camest out
of Egypt: thou shalt not appear before me empty. And thou shalt keep the feast
of the harvest of first-fruits of thy labours, whatsoever thou shalt have sown
in thy field, and the feast of completion at the end of the year in the
gathering in of thy fruits out of thy field. Three times in the year shall
all thy males appear before the Lord thy God.” Sep Exo 23:14-17
The Feast of Ingathering happens prior to the Feast of
Tabernacles since the harvest is gathered and brought to the Levites as
offering and to bless the crop. Plus a
tenth of the crop would be a tithe to bring to the festival. The Feast of Tabernacles is about being
thankful for the harvest; therefore the ingathering of the harvest must be
completed prior to the actual feast day. In prophecy, our Father in Heaven will
gather us together prior to the feast so that we can be present for the feast.
The Dead Sea Scrolls record that the last offering brought to the Levites was the
Wood Offering and that occurred about September 15th of each year on
our current day calendars. (See more about this here.)
“And thou shalt keep to me the
feast of weeks, the beginning of wheat-harvest; and the feast of ingathering in the middle of
the year. Three times in the year shall every male of thine appear
before the Lord the God of Israel.” Exo 34:22-23
The Levitical law to be followed for the Feast of
Tabernacles is explained below. I
believe the reason we are to make our tents or booths from trees is because
people are referred to as trees many times in the bible. Today we still refer to ourselves as a tree
when we call our ancestry a ‘family tree’.
“And the Lord spoke to Moses, saying, Speak to the children of Israel,
saying, On the fifteenth day of this seventh month, there shall be a feast of
tabernacles seven days to the Lord. And on the first day shall be a
holy convocation; ye shall do no servile work. Seven days shall ye offer
whole-burnt-offerings to the Lord, and the eighth-day shall be a holy
convocation to you; and ye shall offer whole-burnt-offerings to the Lord: it is
a time of release, ye shall do no servile work. These are the feasts to the
Lord, which ye shall call holy convocations, to offer burnt-offerings to the
Lord, whole-burnt-offerings and their meat-offerings, and their
drink-offerings, that for each day on its day:
besides the sabbaths of the Lord, and besides your gifts, and besides
all your vows, and besides your free-will-offerings, which ye shall give to the
Lord. And on the fifteenth day of this seventh month, when ye shall have completely gathered in the fruits of
the earth, ye shall keep a feast to the Lord seven days; on the first
day there shall be a rest, and on the eighth day a rest. And on the first day
ye shall take goodly fruit of trees [karpos:the fruit of the trees, vines, of the fields], and branches of palm
trees [phoinix: a purple-red, purple, a palm tree, the date-palm],
and thick boughs of trees [klados: a young tender shoot], and willows [itéa:willow], and branches of osiers [agnós:pure, chaste, innocent, undiluted]
from the brook, to rejoice before the Lord your God seven days in the year.
It is a perpetual statute for your generations: in the seventh month ye
shall keep it. Seven days ye shall
dwell in tabernacles: every native in Israel shall dwell in tents [skēnē: a covered place, a tent, tabernacle, abode, dwelling, cloth hut] that your posterity may see, that I made the children of Israel to dwell in
tents, when I brought them out of the land of Egypt: I am the Lord your
God.” Sep Lev 23:33-43
“And you shall take to you on the first day the fruits of the fairest tree, and branches of
palm trees, and boughs of thick trees, and willows of the
brook, and you shall rejoice before the Lord your God. And you shall keep the solemnity thereof
seven days in the year. It shall be an everlasting ordinance in your
generations. In the seventh month shall you celebrate this feast. And you shall
dwell in bowers seven days: every one
that is of the race of Israel, shall dwell in tabernacles: That your
posterity may know, that I made the children of Israel to dwell in tabernacles,
when I brought them out of the land of Egypt. I am the Lord your God.” DR
Lev 23:40-43
“sumetisque vobis [vos:
you] die [day] primo
[primo: first] fructus
[fructus: enjoyment, delight,
satisfaction, produce, product, fruit] arboris [arbor: tree, high plant]
pulcherrimae [pulcher:
beautiful, fair, pretty] spatulasque palmarum [palma: palm of hand, palm
tree, date tree] et ramos [ramus: branch] ligni [ignis: fire] densarum [densus: thick, dense,
compact] frondium [frōns:
front, foremost part of anything] et salices
[salix: Any member of the
genus Salix; a willow.] de torrente [torrens: rushing stream]
et laetabimini [laetō:
rejoice] coram[coram:
in the presence of, before] Domino [Dominus: the God of Abraham
and the Hebrew Tanakh; (Christian) God the Father] Deo [Deus: God] vestro [vester: yours]” Latin
Vulgate Lev 23:40
The law of the Feast of Tabernacles in Deuteronomy:
“Thou shalt keep for thyself the feast of tabernacles seven days, when thou
gatherest in thy produce from thy corn-floor and thy wine-press. And thou shalt
rejoice in thy feast, thou, and thy son, and thy daughter, thy man-servant, and
thy maid-servant, and the Levite, and the stranger, and the orphan, and the
widow that is in thy cities. Seven days shalt thou keep a feast to the Lord thy
God in the place which the Lord thy God shall choose for himself; and if the
Lord thy God shall bless thee in all thy fruits, and in every work of thy
hands, then thou shalt rejoice. Three times in the year shall all thy males
appear before the Lord thy God in the place which the Lord shall choose in the
feast of unleavened bread, and in the feast of weeks, and in the feast of
tabernacles: thou shalt not appear before the Lord thy God empty. Each one according
to his ability, according to the blessing of the Lord thy God which he has
given thee.” Sep Deu 16:13-17
Therefore we must all appear before our Father in Heaven at
the Feast of Tabernacles with a food offering to be eaten at the feast. Notice that his is not an invitation to
attend; it is a direct order (law) from our Father in Heaven to attend.
The Reading of the Law
According to the laws of Moses we are to read the law:
“And Moses wrote the words of this law in a book, and gave it to the
priests the sons of Levi who bear the ark of the covenant of the Lord, and to
the elders of the sons of Israel. And Moses charged them in that day, saying,
After seven years, in the time of the year of release, in the feast of
tabernacles, when all Israel come together to appear before the Lord
your God, in the place which the Lord shall choose, ye shall read this law
before all Israel in their ears, having assembled the people, the men, and the
women, and the children, and the stranger that is in your cities, that they may
hear, and that they may learn to fear the Lord your God; and they shall hearken
to do all the words of this law. And their sons who have not known shall hear,
and shall learn to fear the Lord thy God all the days that they live upon the
land, into which ye go over Jordan to inherit it.” Sep Deu 31:9-13
The book of Nehemiah reflects that the Israelites read the
laws of Moses during the Feast of Tabernacles:
“And on the second day the heads of families assembled with all the
people, also the priests and Levites, to Esdras the scribe, to attend to all
the words of the law. And they found written in the law which the Lord
commanded Moses, that the children of Israel should dwell in booths, in the
feast in the seventh month: and that they should sound with trumpets in all their cities, and in Jerusalem. And Esdras
said, Go
forth to the mountain, and bring branches of olive, and branches of cypress
trees, and branches of myrtle, and branches of palm trees, and branches of
every thick tree, to make booths, according to that which was written.
And the people went forth, and brought them, and made booths for themselves,
each one upon his roof, and in their courts, and in the courts of the house of
God, and in the streets of the city, and as far as the gate of Ephraim. And all
the congregation who had returned from the captivity, made booths, and dwelt in
booths: for the children of Israel had not done so from the days of Jesus the
son of Naue until that day: and there was great joy. And Esdras read in the book of the law of God
daily, from the first day even to the last day: and they kept the feast seven
days; and on the eighth day a solemn assembly, according to the ordinance.” Sep Neh 8:1318
Historian Josephus documents that the laws of Moses were
read during the Feast of Tabernacles.
“Now when they kept the feast of tabernacles in the seventh month, and
almost all the people were come together to it, they went up to the open part
of the temple, to the gate which looked eastward, and desired of Esdras that the laws of
Moses might be read to them. Accordingly, he stood in the midst of
the multitude and read them; and this he did from morning to noon. Now, by hearing
the laws read to them, they were instructed to be righteous men for the present
and for the future; but as for their past offenses, they were displeased at
themselves and proceeded to shed tears on their account, as considering with
themselves, that if they had kept the
law, they had endured none of these miseries which they had experienced; but
when Esdras saw them in that disposition, he bade them go home and not weep,
for that it was a festival, and that they ought not to weep thereon, for that
it was not lawful so to do. He exhorted them rather to proceed immediately to
feasting, and to do what was suitable to a feast, and what was agreeable to a day of joy;
but to let their repentance and sorrow for their former sins be a security and
a guard to them, that they fell no more into the like offenses.” Antiquities.11.5.5:154-156
Offerings at the Feast of Tabernacles
The table below shows the required food sacrifices for the
Feast of Tabernacles. The goats are
always a sin offering that must be completely burnt and never eaten. The goats being completely burnt represents
their fate in the eventual lake of fire documented in the book of Revelation. Notice
that the flour and oil is in tenths since tithes are in tenths.
“And no
offerings for sin, of whose blood there shall be brought any into
the tabernacle of witness to make atonement in the holy place, shall be eaten:
they shall be burned
with fire.” Sep Lev 6:30
“But when the Son of man shall come in his glory, and all the angels
with him, then shall he sit on the throne of his glory: and before him shall be
gathered all the nations: and he shall separate them one from another, as the
shepherd separateth
the sheep from the goats; and he shall set the sheep on his right
hand, but the goats
on the left. “ ASV Mat 25:31-33
“Then shall he say also unto them on the left hand, Depart from me, ye
cursed, into
the eternal fire which is prepared for the devil and his angels:”
ASV Mat 25:41
Your tithe was to be brought to the feast and enjoyed before
our Father in Heaven:
“Thou mayest not eat within thy gates the tithe of thy grain, or of thy
new wine, or of thine oil, or the firstlings of thy herd or of thy flock, nor
any of thy vows which thou vowest, nor thy freewill-offerings, nor the
heave-offering of thy hand; but thou shalt eat them before Jehovah thy God in the place which Jehovah thy God shall
choose, thou, and thy son, and thy daughter, and thy man-servant, and thy
maid-servant, and the Levite that is within thy gates: and thou shalt rejoice
before Jehovah thy God in all that thou puttest thy hand unto.” ASV Deu 12:17-18
“Thou shalt tithe a tenth of all the produce of thy seed, the fruit of
thy field year by year. And thou shalt eat it in
the place which the Lord thy God shall choose to have his name called there; ye shall bring the tithe of thy corn and of thy wine, and of thine oil,
the first-born of thy herd and of thy flock, that thou mayest learn to fear the
Lord thy God always. And if the journey be too far for thee, and thou art not
able to bring them, because the place is far from thee which the Lord thy God
shall choose to have his name called there, because the Lord thy God will bless
thee; then thou shalt sell them for money, and thou shalt take the money in thy
hands, and thou shalt go to the place which the Lord thy God shall choose. And thou shalt give
the money for whatsoever thy soul shall desire, for oxen or for sheep,
or for wine, or thou shalt lay it out on strong drink, or on whatsoever thy
soul may desire, and thou shalt eat there before the Lord thy God,
and thou shalt rejoice and thy house, and the Levite that is in thy cities,
because he has not a portion or inheritance with thee.” Sep Deu 14:22-27
Day One
“And on the fifteenth day of this seventh month ye shall have a holy
convocation; ye shall do no servile work; and ye shall keep it a feast to the
Lord seven days. And ye shall bring near whole-burnt-offerings, a sacrifice for
a smell of sweet savour to the Lord, on the first day thirteen calves of the
herd, two rams, fourteen lambs of a year old; they shall be without
blemish. their meat-offerings shall be
fine flour mingled with oil; there shall be three tenth deals for one calf, for
the thirteen calves; and two tenth deals for one ram, for the two rams. A tenth
deal for every lamb, for the fourteen lambs. And one kid of the
goats for a sin-offering; beside the continual whole-burnt-offering: there
shall be their meat-offerings and their drink-offerings.” Num 29:12-16
Day Two
“And on the second day
twelve calves, two rams, fourteen lambs of a year old without blemish. Their
meat-offering and their drink-offering shall be for the calves and the rams and
the lambs according to their number, according to their ordinance. And one kid
of the goats for a sin-offering; beside the perpetual whole-burnt-offering;
their meat-offerings and their drink-offerings.” Num 29:17-19
Day Three
“On the third day
eleven calves, two rams, fourteen lambs of a year old without blemish. Their meat-offering and their drink-offering
shall be to the calves and to the rams and to the lambs according to their
number, according to their ordinance. And one kid of the goats for a
sin-offering; beside the continual whole-burnt-offering; there shall be their
meat-offerings and their drink-offerings.” Num 29:20-22
Day Four
“On the fourth day ten
calves, two rams, fourteen lambs of a year old without spot. There shall be
their meat-offerings and their drink-offerings to the calves and the rams and
the lambs according to their number, according to their ordinance. And one kid
of the goats for a sin-offering; beside the continual whole-burnt-offering
there shall be their meat-offerings and their drink-offerings.” Num
29:23-25
Day Five
“On the fifth day nine
calves, two rams, fourteen lambs of a year old without spot. Their
meat-offerings and their drink-offerings shall be to the calves and the rams
and the lambs according to their number, according to their ordinance. And one
kid of the goats for a sin-offering; beside the perpetual whole-burnt-offering;
there shall be their meat-offerings and their drink-offerings.” Num
29:26-28
Day Six
“On the sixth day
eight calves, two rams, fourteen lambs of a year old without blemish. There
shall be their meat-offerings and their drink-offerings to the calves and rams
and lambs according to their number, according to their ordinance. And one kid
of the goats for a sin-offering; beside the perpetual whole-burnt-offering;
there shall be their meat-offerings and their drink-offerings.” Num
29:29-31
Day Seven
“On the seventh day
seven calves, two rams, fourteen lambs of a year old without blemish. Their
meat-offerings and their drink-offerings shall be to the calves and the rams
and the lambs according to their number, according to their ordinance. And one
kid of the goats for a sin-offering; beside the continual whole-burnt-offering;
there shall be their meat-offerings and their drink-offerings.” Num 29:32-34
Day Eight – The Last Great Day & Expiration of Sin
“And on the eighth day
there shall be to you a release: ye shall do no servile work in it. And ye
shall offer whole-burnt-offerings as sacrifices to the Lord, one calf, one ram,
seven lambs of a year old without spot. There shall be their meat-offerings and
their drink-offerings for the calf and the ram and the lambs according to their
number, according to their ordinance. And one kid of the goats for a
sin-offering; beside the continual whole-burnt-offering; there shall be their
meat-offerings and their drink-offerings. These sacrifices shall ye offer to
the Lord in your feasts, besides your vows; and ye shall offer your
free-will-offerings and your whole-burnt-offerings, and your meat-offerings and
your drink-offerings, and your peace-offerings.” Sep Num 29:35-39
Josephus Regarding the Feast of Tabernacles
First century historian Josephus documented that the Feast
of Tabernacles was still being celebrated after Jesus’ death. This does prove they thought the laws were
still in effect and that they thought they should follow the laws of Moses. He tells us that the Israelites continued the
law to carry branches in their hands.
“Upon the fifteenth day of the same month, when the season of the year
is changing for winter, the law enjoins us to pitch tabernacles in every one of
our houses, so that we preserve ourselves from the cold of that time of the
year; as also that when we should arrive at our own country, and come to that
city which we should have then for our metropolis, because of the temple
therein to be built, and keep a festival for eight days, and offer burnt
offerings, and sacrifice thank offerings, that we should then carry in our hands a branch
of myrtle, and willow, and a bough of
the palm tree, with the addition of the pomecitron. That the burnt offering on the first of those
days was to be a sacrifice of thirteen bulls, and fourteen lambs, and fifteen
rams, with the addition of a kid of the goats, as an expiation for sins: and on
the following days the same number of lambs, and of rams, with the kids of the
goats; but abating one of the bulls every day till they amounted to seven only.
On the eighth day all work was laid aside, and
then, as we said before, they sacrificed to God a bullock, a ram, and seven
lambs, with a kid of the goats, for an expiation of sins. And this in the
accustomed solemnity of the Hebrews, when they pitch their tabernacles.” Antiquities.3.10.4:244-247
Myrtle was important in Greek history. At the Veneralia, women bathed wearing
crowns woven of myrtle branches, and myrtle was used in wedding rituals.
Myrtle in a wedding bouquet is a general European custom. A sprig of myrtle from Queen Victoria's
wedding bouquet was planted as a slip, and sprigs from it have continually
been included in royal wedding bouquets.
Sources:
Used for holiday fruit cakes https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Citron
We are the Tabernacles and Final Harvest
The New Testament explains that our bodies are tabernacles
and they are our temporary dwelling place.
“For
we know that if our earthly house of this tabernacle
[Greek 4636, skénos, a tent,
tabernacle; fig: of the human body] were dissolved, we have a building of God, an house not made with hands, eternal in the
heavens. For in this we groan, earnestly desiring to be clothed upon with our
house which is from heaven: If so be that being clothed we shall not be found
naked. For we that are in this tabernacle do groan, being burdened: not for
that we would be unclothed, but clothed upon, that mortality might be swallowed
up of life.” KJV 2 Cor 5:1-4
“But
Christ being come an high priest of good things to come, by a greater and more perfect tabernacle [Greek 4633], not
made with hands, that is to say, not of this building;” KJV Hebrews 9: 11
“Wherefore
I will not be negligent to put you always in remembrance of these things,
though ye know them, and be established in the present truth. Yea, I think it
meet, as long as I am in this tabernacle [Greek 4638, skénóma, a tent
pitched, a dwelling, tabernacle] to stir you up by putting you in remembrance; Knowing that shortly I must put off this my
tabernacle, even as our Lord Jesus Christ hath shewed me”. KJV 2 Pet 1:12-14
“Now
of the things which we have spoken this is the sum: We have such an high
priest, who is set on the right hand of the throne of the Majesty in the
heavens; A minister of the sanctuary, and of the true tabernacle [Greek 4633, skéné, a tent, booth, tabernacle, abode, dwelling,
mansion, habitation], which the Lord
pitched, and not man”. KJV Hebrews 8:1-2
The Harvest of Revelation
The Book of Revelation talks of the final harvest and
ingathering. It is the prophecy of our
Heavenly Father gathering HIS tabernacles and tabernacle with us. During this time he will be eliminating
un-ruling Billy goats and throwing them in the lake of fire. The process of removing the goats starts
during the Day of Atonement and I have explained this further in this article. Once all the goats are
eliminated on the ‘The Last Great Day’ of the Feast of Tabernacles all sin will
be removed from the earth and the laws of Moses will be enforced. Our Father in Heaven’s last Will and Testament
will be executed (read more about HIS Will & Testament here).
“And
he opened his mouth in blasphemy against God, to blaspheme his name, and his tabernacle, and them that dwell in heaven.” KJV Rev 13:6
“Then
I looked, and behold, a white cloud, and seated on the cloud one like a son of
man, with a golden crown on his head, and a sharp sickle in his hand. And another angel came out of the temple,
calling with a loud voice to him who sat on the cloud, "Put in your
sickle, and reap, for the hour to reap has come, for the harvest of the earth is fully ripe."
So he who sat on the cloud swung his
sickle across the earth, and the earth was reaped”. Rev 14: 14-16
“And
after that I looked, and, behold, the temple
of the tabernacle of the testimony in heaven was opened: And the seven angels came
out of the temple, having the seven plagues, clothed in pure and white linen,
and having their breasts girded with golden girdles. And one of the four beasts
gave unto the seven angels seven golden vials full of the wrath of God, who
liveth for ever and ever”. KJV Rev 15:5-7
“And
I saw a new heaven and a new earth: for the first heaven and the first earth
were passed away; and there was no more sea. And I John saw the holy city, new Jerusalem,
coming down from God out of heaven, prepared as a bride adorned for her
husband. 3 And I heard a great voice out of heaven saying, Behold, the tabernacle [Greek
4633, skéné, a tent, booth, tabernacle, abode, dwelling,
mansion, habitation] of God is with men, and he will dwell with them, and
they shall be his people, and God himself shall be with them, and be their
God. And God shall wipe away all tears
from their eyes; and there shall be no more death, neither sorrow, nor crying,
neither shall there be any more pain: for the former things are passed away”. KJV
Rev 21:1-4
Our Father in Heaven promised that Isaac’s seed would be
invited or summoned to be HIS chosen people.
Isaac’s seed will be summoned to gather for the Feast of Tabernacles and
to the Wedding Feast.
“But God said to Abraam, Let it not be hard before thee concerning the
child, and concerning the bondwoman; in all things whatsoever Sarrha shall say
to thee, hear her voice, for in Isaac shall thy seed be called [kaleō ; I call, invite, name, summoned]. “ Sep Gen 21:12
Family Trees & Fruit Offspring
The branches used during the Feast of Tabernacles represent
family trees and their offspring of good fruit.
As stated above in Jubilees, Abraham used ‘fruit
of goodly trees’ and Leviticus (above) also states ‘goodly fruit of trees’.
There are several verses that prove this fact; here are examples:
“And God said, Behold, Adam is become as one of us, to know good and
evil, and now lest at any time he stretch forth his hand, and take of the tree
of life and eat, and so he shall live forever.” Sep Gen 3:23
“And
Jacob was angry with Rachel, and said to her, Am I in the place of God, who has
deprived thee of the fruit of the womb?” Sep Gen 30:2
“Nephthalim is a spreading stem, bestowing beauty on its fruit.”
Sep Gen 49:21
“Out of the fruit of righteousness
grows a tree of life; but the souls of
transgressors are cut off before their time.” Sep Pro 11:30
“The knowledge of the commandments of the Lord is the doctrine of life:
and they that do things that please him shall receive the fruit of the tree of immortality.”
Sep Sir 19:19
“He declared the proverbs of Solomon, who saith, He is a tree of life to all those who do His will.” 4Mac 18:16
“Beware of false prophets, who come to you in the clothing of sheep, but
inwardly they are ravening wolves. By their fruits you shall know them. Do
men gather grapes of thorns, or figs of thistles? Even so every good tree bringeth forth good fruit,
and the evil tree bringeth forth evil fruit. A good tree cannot bring forth evil fruit,
neither can an evil tree bring forth good fruit. Every tree that bringeth not
forth good fruit, shall be cut down, and shall be cast into the fire. Wherefore
by their fruits you shall know them. Not every one that saith to me, Lord,
Lord, shall enter into the kingdom of heaven: but he that doth the will of my
Father who is in heaven, he shall enter into the kingdom of heaven.” DR Mat 7:15-21
The symbol of the Tree of Life became part of our culture (more info here).
Zechariah - The Coming Day of Jesus
Zachariah documented the prophecy of Jesus’ return and he
reflects that we will be celebrating the Feast of Tabernacles in the kingdom.
“Behold, the days of the Lord [κυρίου - kurios: supremein authority, i.e. (as noun) controller; by implication, Master (as a respectful title)] come, and thy
spoils shall be divided in thee. And I will gather all the Gentiles [έθνη – ethnos: a race, people, nation] to Jerusalem to war, and the city shall be
taken, and the houses plundered, and the women ravished; and half of the city
shall go forth into captivity, but the rest of my people shall not be utterly
cut off from the city. And the Lord shall go forth, and fight with those
Gentiles [έθνη
– ethnos: a race, people,
nation] as when he fought in the day
of war. And his feet shall stand in that day on the mount of Olives, which is
before Jerusalem on the east, and the mount of Olives shall cleave asunder,
half of it toward the east and the west, a very great division; and half the
mountain shall lean to the north, and half of it to the south. And the valley
of my mountains shall be closed up, and the valley of the mountains shall be joined
on to Jasod, and shall be blocked up as it was blocked up in the days of the
earthquake, in the days of Ozias king of Juda; and the Lord my God shall come,
and all the saints with him. And it shall come to pass in that day that there
shall be no light, and there shall be for one day cold and frost, and that day
shall be known to the Lord, and it shall not be day nor night: but towards
evening it shall be light. And in that day living water shall come forth out of Jerusalem
[see John 7:37-39 below]; half of it toward the former sea, and half of it toward the latter
sea: and so shall it be in summer and spring. And the Lord shall be king over all the earth:
in that day there shall be one Lord, and his name one, compassing all the earth,
and the wilderness from Gabe unto Remmon south of Jerusalem. And Rama shall
remain in its place. From the gate of Benjamin to the place of the first gate,
to the gate of the corners, and to the tower of Anameel, as far as the king's
winepresses, they shall dwell in the city; and there shall be no more any
curse, and Jerusalem shall dwell securely. And this shall be the overthrow with
which the Lord will smite all the nations, as many as have fought against
Jerusalem; their flesh shall consume away while they are standing upon their
feet, and their eyes shall melt out of their holes, and their tongue shall
consume away in their mouth. And there shall be in that day a great panic from
the Lord upon them; and they shall lay hold every man of the hand of his
neighbour, and his hand shall be clasped with the hand of his neighbour. Juda
also shall fight in Jerusalem; and God shall gather the strength of all the
nations round about, gold, and silver, and apparel, in great abundance. And
this shall be the overthrow of the horses, and mules, and camels, and asses,
and all the beasts that are in those camps, according to this overthrow. And it shall
come to pass, that whosoever shall be left of all the nations that came against
Jerusalem, shall even come up every year to worship the king, the Lord
Almighty, and to keep the feast of tabernacles. And it
shall come to pass, that whosoever of all the families of the earth shall not
come up to Jerusalem to worship the king, the Lord Almighty, even these shall
be added to the others. And if the family of Egypt shall not go up, nor come;
then upon them shall be the overthrow with which the Lord shall smite all the nations,
whichever of them shall not come up to keep the feast of tabernacles.
This shall
be the sin of Egypt, and the sin of all the nations, whosoever shall not come
up to keep the feast of tabernacles. In that day there shall
be upon the bridle of every horse Holiness to the Lord Almighty; and the
caldrons in the house of the Lord shall be as bowls before the altar. And every
pot in Jerusalem and in Juda shall be holy to the Lord Almighty: and all that
sacrifice shall come and take of them, and shall seethe meat in them: and in that day there shall be no more the Chananite in the house of
the Lord Almighty.” Sep Zec 14:1-21
The Last Great Day
Below are verses
regarding ‘The Last Great Day’
“On the last day of the feast [of Tabernacles], the great day, Jesus stood up and cried out, "If anyone thirsts, let him come to me and
drink. Whoever believes in me, as the Scripture has said, 'Out of his heart
will flow rivers of living water. '" Now this he said about the
Spirit, whom those who believed in him were to receive, for as yet the Spirit
had not been given, because Jesus was not yet glorified. Jesus will tabernacles with us”. John 7:37-39
“Then I saw a new heaven and a
new earth, for the first heaven and the first earth had passed away, and the
sea was no more. And I saw the holy
city, new Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from God, prepared as a
bride adorned for her husband. And I
heard a loud voice from the throne saying, "Behold, the dwelling place of God is with man. He will
dwell with them, and they will be his people, and God himself will be with them
as their God. He will wipe away every
tear from their eyes, and death shall be no more, neither shall there be
mourning, nor crying, nor pain anymore, for the former things have passed
away." Rev 21:1-4
Conclusion
Jesus will return and fulfill the fall feast days. He will gather HIS tabernacles to HIM. The Day of Atonement feast is meant to prepare us for the Feast of Tabernacles
since we must repent of all sin prior to tabernacling with HIM. These are important feast days. I cannot be
sure how Jesus will fulfill these feast days; I can only share my
understanding. I share my understanding
since only by understanding the feast days will we truly know if it Jesus has
returned. Understanding the feast days
ensures we are not deceived by goats.
Just as the Mayflower Pilgrims celebrated Thanksgiving (which was the Feast of Tabernacles) here
in America to celebrate the harvest; other places in Europe also celebrated the
harvest and gave thanks to our Father in Heaven for the harvest.
Harvest Festival Information:
https://www.ukrinform.net/rubric-society/2522111-ancient-ukrainian-tradition-of-celebrating-harvest-festival-reproduced-in-kyiv-region.html
Notice that they are holding branches of good fruit and
showing they are the good branches of the family tree.
Please also see these articles regarding the Feast of Tabernacles:
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