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Feast of Tabernacles (Sukkot) - Fulfilled in and by Christ Jesus and in The Kingdom
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A day I will never forget - last Friday.
For the first time, I'm going to disclose something that I haven't told a single soul ... not one. I doubt many will believe me, and that is fine, but this is remarkable enough that I can't quite keep it a secret. So, what happened the night after the Day of Atonement this most recent Friday that has me at such a loss for words?
This is the first year that I have been interested in observing the feasts and so really I entered these fall feasts as a blank slate ... having to read on the internet what they were, when they were and how they are commemorated. The only person around that had any interest in experimenting with celebrating these feasts was a good friend named James. It was James that found a congregation of believers that celebrated the Day of Atonement in Dallas, and boy were we in for a treat but not because of the service or place but something totally unexpected!
By the time the 7 pm service was about to start, James and I weren't feeling tip-top. We had begun a fast from sundown the night before and so as sundown was around 7 ... we wound up snarfing a Cliff-bar and Coke zero before stumbling into the service just as it kicked off. There were about 5 others when we showed up and about 5-7 more showed up just after we got started. It was a low-key meeting without music and the speaker, Todd Baker of B’rit Hadashah Ministries, was introducing a new study on Isaiah ... and we mostly got alot of background and context. In short the meeting was not much to write home about even though we got to see someone blow a shofar and we took bread and wine and experienced the lighting of the Sabbath candles, etc. No, I would not be wasting my time writing this note had something extraordinary not happened immediately after the service.
As soon as it was over, a couple of guys came right over and started telling James and I that YahShua (Jesus) spoke to them and told them that they should tell us something that they seldom tell anyone. Now, before I get into what they told us, or who these guys were, remember that we are in a strange place we have never been before and have no intentions of going back. It was an out of the way place and as it turns out, these guys don't make a practice of going to this fellowship either. What is more peculiar is that in the last few months these guys are not the only strangers that have come up to me and revealed exactly the same thing that these two people told us just as we were shaking hands for the first time.
"Hi, I'm Charles," he says, "this is Lonnie, and YahShua shined what looked like a spot light on you guys and told me that you two would understand that we are chosen to stay behind during the tribulation as servants of the second harvest."
James and I know just what Charles is talking about ... like I said, there are more than one stranger that we have met in the last few months with the same exact claim.
It is God's providence that Charles and Lonnie met us, because they felt isolated, not knowing any of the other 144,000 that God is raising up for the Day of the Lord that is soon to be upon us. They were lonely. But James and I know at least 3 others and we think that a fourth fella, Jay. Altogether that is potentially 5-6 that we know of. In short, we are able to fellowship with Charles and Lonnie, now that God has arranged for us to meet and to introduce them to some of the other 144,000 servants that we have had the pleasure of already meeting.
What makes this even more interesting is that Tim, one of the other servants that James and I have met, delivered a message not 30 hours earlier to James from the Lord that He would send those that belong to Him to James so that James could feed them. Here is the exact quote: ""I will bring them, says the Lord. Trumpet to every living creature and wait on the Lord... for I Myself shall bring them to you, says Your Redeemer, and you shall surely feed them even according to all I shall give you..." It wasn't 30 hours before we saw this fulfilled when we least expected it.
James and I went to LaMadeline with Charles and Lonnie and got better aquainted. I can't believe how similar these two fellas are to the other 4 that we know with the same calling. They are all very simple men, with tender hearts and all of them are riddled with weaknesses. Their training was through broken marriages, handicaps, rejections, and so forth. There is nothing remarkable about any of them as the world would say is remarkable. They are all poor, having hardly any possessions, and few friends. Most of them are sent packing by their families. They are rejected by the world because the world is jealous of their relationship to God ... which is so personal they can recount conversation after conversation on a word-for-word recall as long as anyone will listen to them.
James and I, sat there and asked a few questions and answered a few, as well. We could all sense that Jesus was right there with us grinning as He sat there invisibly and silently at the table with us.
Anytime you discover new friends it is special, but this was something extra special that I thought I would share ... I'm sure many of you will think I am crazy, and like I said before ... that is fine. Time will tell, whether there is anything to this. Search your heart. Search your scriptures. See with eyes wide open, and hear with crooked necks and cupped ears.
In the lesser times, God used great men ... men of power and influence and royal lineage. However, we live in the greatest time, and I see that this is the day of the lesser man ... men that come from prison, cancer-wards, and broken families ... men who have been trained by hardships to lean unwaveringly upon God.
Ripening,
Trent
Let All in the Earth Partake of My Word, and Be Brought Into Deep and Profound Silence. And Let the Obstinate Stay Silent, Let Him Open Not His Mouth to Speak... Let Him Be Quiet and Consider, Says the Lord.
From Letters From God and His Christ, Volume 7.
4/24/08, From God the Father and Our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ.
A Letter Given to Timothy, For Timothy, and For All Those Who Blow the Trumpet.
[God the Father speaking.] Timothy, lift up your pen, and write these words I speak to you this day, and give them to My servants who blow this trumpet I have placed in your hand.
Thus says the Lord of Glory:
I shall not share My glory. Neither shall any, who speak against Me, be given a voice. Neither shall any, who mock My name and My voice, be given any voice at all...
For the Day is at hand, when they shall be struck dumb,
and crumble in fear for those things coming upon the earth.
Therefore, My Word stands, and shall not be moved. Whether they will hear or forebear, it shall stand, even to the slaying of their hearts... this is but the beginning. Soon, all shall be brought to fruition, soon shall all be brought forth... it shall be completed, it shall surely come to pass... it shall be done. Therefore, let those, who do wickedly, continue therein; and let those, who do and seek righteousness, continue to walk therein.
Yet I tell you this, My servants: When it is within your power to silence the scoffers, do so... give no voice to the wicked. For to do so is to enable satan. Know you not what the Scriptures say?.... If anyone comes and does not hold to this teaching, do not invite him in. Neither give them place, nor part, in that set forth for the Lord and His proclamation. This would be to give him platform to perpetuate his evil ways, which is to enter into partnership with him. To allow their comments is to welcome them in.
Let them shout to the Lord their controversy,
let their outcry enter into the ears of the Lord of Sabaoth...
He shall repay, He shall surely give a punishment and a harsh correction.
And if they choose to stand until the end, beating their chests, shaking their fists toward Heaven, even with a stretched-out arm and a stiff neck, I will destroy them... they will be consumed and blotted out, says the Holy One of Israel. For the Word of God is quick and powerful, sharper than any two-edged sword, even to the dividing of flesh and sinew, even to the destruction of both soul and body. For all creation was brought forth of the Word... and by His Word and with My word, it shall be finished, it shall be completed.
Yet you ask, ‘What of those in agreement and those who are not against you, Lord? Even all on our part?’ I say to you, what of yourselves? For whose glory do you write? Is My Word in need of supports to prop it up?...
Let all behold My Word.
Let them look upon it as an ensign and waving banner,
brought forth, even as it were, a trumpet,
blown continually upon the wall.
Let its sound rush through the streets of the cities.
Let its noise be carried into the wilderness,
even to the outermost isles.
And let those, who have ears to hear, listen, and be silent before their God, and pray...
even to the taking up of a quiet lamentation, the putting on of sackcloth and ashes,
even to the great wailing and many tears, over that which I am about to do and bring upon the earth,
and even because of that brought forth already.
Let all the world be put under My feet.
Let all things be put into subjection to the Son,
your King, the Holy One!
Let all, in the Earth, partake of My Word, and be brought into deep and profound silence.
[Jesus speaking.] For what can one add to, or take away from, the Word of the Most High? Let My beloved say, “Amen” ... Even, “Amen and amen. Your will be done, oh Lord”.
And to the rest, let them flee and hide themselves from He who sits on His throne. Let them scurry about, neighing as they go. Let them speak against you by the walls, both open and in secret. For what is it to you, My servants? For against whom do they speak? Whose voice is it they withstand?... Your own?! Rather, count it all joy, that you have suffered scorn on My account, for likewise have their fathers done to all My servants, the prophets, throughout the generations...
I am the Lord!... Vengeance is Mine! I shall repay!
Servants, trust and obey. How can one blow any trumpet while talking? How can one behold My form, when caught up in all these perverse disputings of the heart and mind, soon brought forth in speech, leading into more ungodliness? Give the adversary no occasion to speak, when it is within your power to do so... you are My body. Neither give the wicked man and the scoffer any voice at all, when you are able, for in this you have blessed him in the shutting of his mouth. For a man is defiled, by what is brought forth from the heart and given voice by his mouth. And those sins, not covered by the Lamb, shall be weighed in the balances.
Beloved, give nothing to them... honor Me. Let them eat silence and abide in the same, until, per chance, they turn from their turmoil and repent, in where I shall free them. Beloved, pray for your adversaries. For they fight not against you, they contend with Me... they have hated Me first. And if they hate Me, they will hate My body also, of which you are. And how much more shall they reject and persecute My mouthpiece, even of all these who are sent and speak for Me?
Therefore, beloved servants, trust and obey.
Run not ahead, nor lag behind...
take My hand, going only where I lead you, and do only as I command you...
I am the Lord... even I have bought you.
I am the One who has loved you from the beginning,
who remains with you until the end, and even forever after.
I am He who stays, and I am also He who shall let....
Trust in Me.
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The Day of Atonement(Yom Kippur) IS, and WILL BE, fulfilled through Jesus Christ, Yahshua HaMashiach!
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Remembering the Sabbath Day... To Keep It Holy.
2/15/07, From Timothy, with understanding received from Jesus Christ, Our Lord and Savior.
For All Those Who Have Ears to Hear.
Regarding those who seek to honor the Lord, though they be in ignorance.
Remembering the Sabbath Day... To Keep It Holy.
[Timothy speaking.] If such an one, called beloved of the Lord and in whom He dwells, comes before God and dedicates any day of which the Lord did not command, yet dedicates it to the Lord in ignorance or because of false teaching... to the Lord it is dedicated. For this is acceptable and well pleasing to the Lord. And to this same one shall it be credited unto righteousness according to their heart, though they be in error according to which day shall be kept holy unto the Lord.
Yet if another, who has full knowledge, come and say, 'I also dedicate this certain day to the Lord', and it be the correct day, the seventh, according to the Father's commandment, proclaiming his righteousness before men, casting judgment against those he perceives as less worthy because of their error... to this man shall it be credited unto shame, though he be not in error according to the commandment. Though he has kept this day by his mouth, he did not keep it in his heart, nor unto God, but to himself has he kept it... having not kept it at all. To this man, he shall be abased.
And to the one who is erred, who yet remains humble with a sincere heart, they shall be exalted. And from this place shall they come into the correct knowledge in keeping the seventh day holy, according to the Word of the Lord, for they have already kept it in their heart, though they have lacked knowledge of which day should be dedicated. So then, in their sincere striving toward righteousness, and by the intent of their heart, shall their faith come to completion in the keeping of the fourth command of the Father, when they come into the true knowledge of the Sabbath Day, to keep it holy, being the seventh as it was written.
It is far easier to move a man, whose heart is in the right place, to a new day, than to move a man, with a wrong heart, to a place that is right, if he feels he already abides there.
Yet, remember this: All, who come into the true knowledge of the Word, must then walk in its ways and no longer in their own way, nor in man's ways.
[Jesus speaking.] Walk uprightly in Me, in My footsteps, abiding in My doctrine...
according to the faith and knowledge you have received.
Progress toward perfection, seeking on by faith,
not according to tradition or the commandments of men.
Seek and you shall surely find,
for all you need is written for your edification in the Scriptures of Truth.
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Jesus Fulfills Passover, Unleavened Bread, First Fruits and the Sign of Jonah.
Chronology of Jesus' Crucifixion:
The chronology of Jesus' crucifixion and resurrection is critically important because the first three Holy Days, commanded by God that we keep forever, are fulfilled through these events. He was crucified on Passover, "slept" in His tomb during the Feast of Unleavened Bread, and was resurrected on First Fruits.
Jesus "slept" in His tomb three days and three nights as He, Himself, spoke of in Matthew 12:40, saying,..."the Son of man will be three days and three nights in the heart of the earth". The "heart of the earth" refers to His tomb, or grave, not the man-made "hell" most churches proclaim. To say that One such as Jesus, being completely sinless and pure, being the Son of God, would descend into the lake of fire, which is saved for the wicked, or worse yet, He somehow descended into a fictitious pit of torment*... this is blasphemy! "Hell", is the grave. Jesus descended into His grave for three nights and three days. (*To better understand the truth about "hell" click here--> Regarding the FALSE Teaching of "Hell").
The crucifixion transpired on Passover.
Scripture, very clearly, shows that Jesus Christ was crucified on Passover. This is especially important to note because Jesus, is, our Passover, solidifying further that He is, indeed, our Messiah.
Now the first day of the Feast of Unleavened Bread, the disciples came to Jesus, saying unto Him, Where wilt thou that we prepare for thee to eat the Passover? And He said, Go into the city to such a man, and say unto Him, The Master saith, My time is at hand. I will keep the Passover at thy house with My disciples. And the disciples did as Jesus had appointed them; and they made ready the Passover. ~ Matthew 26:17-19.
But ye have a custom, that I should release unto you one at the Passover. Will ye therefore that I release unto you the King of the Jews? ~ John 18:39.
Chronology of Jesus' Crucifixion:
Please note: The Hebrew calendar observes Holy days from the evening of one day to the evening of the next. Therefore, Passover occurred from sundown on Nisan 15 to sundown on Nisan 16, and so on. The Feast of Unleavened Bread began at sundown on Nisan 16 and lasted seven days, ending at sundown on Nisan 23.
Evening of Nisan 15 (Tuesday evening): Jesus ate an evening Passover meal with His disciples and instituted the New Covenant symbols..."And as they were eating, Jesus took bread, and blessed it, and brake it, and gave it to the disciples, and said, Take, eat. This is My body. And He took the cup, and gave thanks, and gave it to them, saying, Drink ye all of it; for this is My blood of the New Testament, which is shed for many for the remission of sins" (Matthew 26:26-28).
Tuesday night, after their meal, Jesus was betrayed by Judas, and arrested in the Garden of Gethsamane. During the night, Jesus was brought before the high priest (John 18, Luke 22, Matthew 26, Mark 14.)
Early Morning of Nisan 16 to evening of Nisan 17 (Wednesday morning to Thursday evening): Jesus was brought before Pilate early in the morning on Wednesday (Mark 14:2 & 15:1). After enduring scourging, mocking and severe beatings during the day on Wednesday, Jesus was crucified and died around 3 p.m..."And about the ninth hour Jesus cried with a loud voice, saying, Eli, Eli, Lama Sabachthani? That is to say, My God, My God, why hast Thou forsaken Me? Some of them that stood there, when they heard that, said, This man calleth for Elias. And straightway one of them ran, and took a sponge, and filled it with vinegar, and put it on a reed, and gave Him to drink. The rest said, Let be, let us see whether Elias will come to save Him. Jesus, when He had cried again with a loud voice, yielded up the ghost" (Matthew 27:46-50). This was the preparation day for the annual Sabbath, not the weekly Sabbath...(Mark 15:42, Luke 23:54).
The bodies could not remain upon the cross on the Sabbath day..."for that sabbath day was a high day" (John 19:31), so Pilate besought that their legs be broken. The legs of the two criminals, crucified with Jesus, were broken, but Jesus' legs were not broken because He was already dead (John 19:31-33). Jesus' body was then placed in the tomb just before sunset..."When the even was come, there came a rich man of Arimathea, named Joseph, who also himself was Jesus' disciple. He went to Pilate, and begged the body of Jesus. Then Pilate commanded the body to be delivered. And when Joseph had taken the body, he wrapped it in a clean linen cloth, and laid it in his own new tomb, which he had hewn out of the rock. And he rolled a great stone to the door of the sepulchre, and departed" (Matthew 27:57-60).
In Matthew 12:40, Jesus tells us..."As Jonah was three days and three nights in the whale's belly, so shall the Son of man be three days and three nights in the heart of the earth". Wednesday night was the first night and Thursday was the first day that Jesus slept in the tomb.
Evening of Nisan 17 to evening of Nisan 18 (Thursday evening to Friday evening): This was the "high day" Sabbath, the first day of Unleavened Bread (John 19:31 & Leviticus 23:4-7). (The Feast of Unleavened Bread began the night before at sundown). It is described as the day after the "Day of Preparation"..."Now the next day, that followed the day of the preparation, the chief priests and Pharisees came together unto Pilate" (Matthew 27:62). Thursday night was the second night and Friday was the second day that Jesus slept in the tomb.
Evening of Nisan 18 to evening of Nisan 19 (Friday evening to Saturday evening): The high-day Sabbath now past, the women bought and prepared spices for anointing Jesus' body before resting on the weekly Sabbath day, which began at sunset on Friday..."And when the Sabbath was past, Mary Magdalene, and Mary the mother of James, and Salome, had bought spices, that they might come and anoint Him" (Mark 16:1)...and "And they returned, and prepared spices and ointments; and rested the Sabbath day according to the commandment" (Luke 23:56). Friday night was the third night and Saturday was the third day that Jesus slept in the tomb. He arose at the end of the Sabbath, on Saturday, at sunset.
Evening of Nisan 19 (Saturday evening): The women rested on the weekly Sabbath (Luke 23:56), according to the Fourth Commandment (Exodus 20:8-11). Jesus rose at the end of the Sabbath, exactly three days and three nights after His burial..."Then certain of the scribes and of the Pharisees answered, saying, Master, we would see a sign from Thee. But He answered and said to them, An evil and adulterous generation seeketh after a sign; and there shall no sign be given to it, but the sign of the prophet Jonas. For as Jonas was three days and three nights in the whale's belly; so shall the Son of man be three days and three nights in the heart of the earth"
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