The Jewish feasts in the Old Testament pointed to aspects of Christ’s ministry. The first three, The Passover, the Feast of Unleavened Bread, and the Feast of Firstfruits, all pertained to Christ’s First Coming. The Feast of Trumpets, the Feast of Atonement, and the Feast of Tabernacles related to Christ’s Second Coming.
The Feast of Trumpets
During the Feast of Trumpets, God’s people gathered in a sacred assembly, commemorated by blasts of the trumpet. This feast points to the announcement of the pre-advent judgment. This judgment was represented by the Feast of Atonement, and was set to take place at the end of the 2,300-day prophecy. The symbols in this feast were fulfilled in the events just prior to 1844.
The Feast of Tabernacles
This feast was a joyous celebration of the harvest. The Jews built booths, or tabernacles, of olive, palm, pine, and myrtle branches, and lived in those booths for seven days (Nehemiah 8:15). This was to remind the Israelites of the time they spent living in booths when God brought them out of Egypt. This feast reminded God’s people of His goodness to them.
The harvest the Jews celebrated on that day represented the final harvest of the redeemed. The feasting represented the joy that the redeemed will experience when Christ returns.
The third feast that represented Christ’s Second Coming is the Day of Atonement.
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