The Fall Feasts of the Lord are almost upon us! The ten days between Rosh Hashanah (September 13th) and Yom Kippur are also known as "the Days of Awe". We will be exploring more about what we can do to make these ' Days of Awe' meaningful in our western spiritual lives, but for today I want to highlight how special these particular Fall Feasts are. It is likely you will never see these exact feasts again, in this way, in your lifetime! These are exciting days! These are days with spiritual realities embedded in them, and it will fuel your spiritual life to come to an understanding of these climatic events!
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| The "Joyful Sound" was the sound of the ram horns blowing the start of the year of Jubilee: release of the captives, cancellation of debts, inheritances restored! |
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The world over, but especially the Jewish people, both Messianic and those who have not yet embraced the Lord Jesus, are preparing for Rosh Hashanah (September 13th)—the beginning of the year 5776. (In Jewish thought this is the number of years since creation.)
According to Hebrew numerology, 7 signifies perfection or completion in both the spiritual and natural realms. God created all things in 7 days. There are 7 days each week and the Sabbath is on the 7th day. Likewise, the number 6 is associated with mankind and human weakness. It is “the number of man” as man was created on the 6th day.(1)
The number "5" is the number of grace - God's goodness at Christ's expense.
5776 will be a year for our weaknesses to be exposed, but also for God’s perfection to shine brightly through. This is a year to surrender our weakness for His perfection of grace—that is true Jubilee!(1)
Why is this year so special and yet so foreboding?
Let’s look at the signs and the numbers through the filter of the Holy Spirit:
2. A Jubilee year comes after 7 sabbatical cycles of 7 years… that is 7 sets of 6 years, plus a Shmita year… 49 years, and then a Jubilee release!
3. The four Blood Moons that have received so much press coincide with the Shmita year 5775, and our Jubilee year 5776.*
4. This year, the last blood moon is coinciding with the end of the Shmita year and the beginning of the Jubilee year—truly amazing!
5. At this special time of Jubilee, every 50 years, ram’s horns are blown on the Day of Atonement (Yom Kippur) to announce the beginning of Jubilee. This is important because during the days of Joshua, the land of Canaan was dispersed among the families and tribes, and the land permanently belonged to that tribe or family.
The land was a permanent inheritance that was given to the family.
You can lease it, or temporarily sell it, but ultimately the land is returned to your family during the Jubilee year. The land reverts to its original owner.
6. When the ram’s horn was blown on the Day of Atonement, debts were released, land was returned, and men and women were freed from slavery!
Has your inheritance been lost or stolen?
This is the year to spiritually move forward and claim that return!
We are no longer slaves to situations and circumstances—
this is our year of freedom!
(1) All information in italics is adapted from My Olive Tree
* If you would like to read more about the significance of 4 blood moons that each coincide with a major Jewish Feast Day, I recommend this article (links to scientific and Christian commentaries on the events are listed at the end of the article)
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