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To understand the resurrection in it’s fullness one must first understand the word from a Hebrew perspective.
Then one will begin to understand the feast of the Lord in which all scripture is based upon.
After this one will begin to understand the Parables of Jesus/Yahshus.
and will begin to see the Types and shadows of the Old Testament.
Abraham to Yahshua “Our Hebrew Roots”
How can one say they fully comprehend the Christian faith, If we Don’t have the knowledge of our Hebrew Roots. We should know that we study a Hebrew book-written by Hebrews; we serve a Hebrew Messiah-who had Hebrew disciples; we desire to follow the first century church-which was first predominately Hebrew; and through Christ, we are grafted into a Hebrew family! It makes sense to study the Hebrew culture.
This is a refreshing, new, exciting way to view the Bible! Much of the Bible is mysterious to most Americans. The perplexing phrases, puzzling actions, the sometimes difficult-to-understand words of Jesus, unconventional holy days, and parables are only understood with an awareness of the Hebrew culture. A Christian's roots are deep in Judaism through Christ, all the way back to Abraham! And if ye be Christ's, then are ye Abraham's seed, and heirs according to the promise (Gal. 3:29).
Studying Scripture from our Western/ American/ Greek view is like looking for gold in a dark mine with a dim pen light--you can see enough to stumble around but you need more light to see clearly. A good grasp of the ancient Hebraic customs and terminology would allow you to reexamine Scripture in this powerful flood light, exposing intricate details and treasures.
Lets look at an example of a familiar Bible story. Examine the light shed from Hebraic understanding.
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The Feast of the Lord are Shadows of Gods Prophetic calendar
We must ask ourselves are the Feasts the LORD only to be cultural and traditional festivities
for Israel? When we study the Feast of the Lord we see that they are Shadow pictures of
Prophetic Schedule to all nations. The world has already experienced the prophetic significance
of The Spring Feasts, fulfilled in the birth, life, death, resurrection,, first fruits and ascension of
Jesus Christ. But He is yet to fulfill the Fall Convocations. All nations, not just Israel, must face
these Scheduled Appointments that are shortly to unfold. The Schedule is clear. The Appointed
Times are set
Pessach - Passover
פרשת השבוע פסח
Passover is first of seven feasts. It falls in March or April, in the Jewish month of Nisan.
This Feast Has been completely Fulfilled By Jesus The Lamb of God that took away the
sin of all that receive him as Lord and savior So Passover has been , Tam ve’nishlam -
These are the first two words of the Hebrew phrase, "Tam ve’nishlam Shevach La’el Boreh Olam",
which means, "It is completed and fulfilled, blessed be God, the Creator of the world." The acronym
for this phrase,
These words were also used in the marketplace, indicating that a deal or transaction had been completed.
Thus Jesus declared that he had completed and fulfilled everything God had purposed for salvation,
since the creation of the world.
For much more on the fulfillment of the Passover “see the Ark Revealed and Passover
Fulfilled”
Leviticus 23 says in v5 -8, The LORD's Passover begins at twilight on the fourteenth day of the first month.
On the fifteenth day of that month the LORD's Feast of Unleavened Bread begins; for seven days you must
eat bread made without yeast. On the first day hold a sacred assembly and do no regular work. For seven days present an offering made to the LORD by fire. And on the seventh day hold a sacred assembly and do
no regular work.' "
When the feasts were instituted Nisan was the first month, Chodesh Nisan, (Exodus 12 c1-2).
This is still the start of the religious calendar. The civil new year is celebrated in the
Autumn. (Rosh Hashannah)
The word of God gives us instructions on how to make his Prophetic Calendar and Hebrew
Calendar. I have made an Exact Hebrew Calendar according to the Aviv Barley and New Moon
with the information given from the Bible We need to understand the Teachings on the Aviv,
New Moon and 360 day Hebrew Calendar.
By this Calendar we can see the Exact days of the Feast Of the Lord.This calendar is for this Year 2007
Aviv Found!
On Sunday 18 March 2007 the Aviv barley was found in Israel.
*Small fields of Aviv were found near Ein Mabua in Wadi Qelt, about
16km from Jerusalem. In two random samplings from Ein Mabua 70% and
90% of the barley were Aviv.
*A small plot of Aviv barley was found near Na'omi Junction; some of
the stalks were riper than Aviv.
*Many fields of Aviv barley were found in the central Jordan valley
several kilometers north of Marj a-Naga; the fields of Aviv
stretched for several kilometers. In two random samplings from north
of Marj a-Naja 80% and 100% of the barley was Aviv or riper than
Aviv.
Based on Leviticus 23:10 the barley must be "ancient-harvest ripe"
two weeks into the lunar month in order to declare that month as the
Month of the Aviv. There is no doubt that the barley will be ready
for harvest two weeks into the upcoming month (expected to be seen
from Jerusalem on Tuesday 20 March 2007 at sunset). In fact, much of
the barley in the Jordan valley was already "ancient-harvest ripe".
For more details about the Aviv barley and its relation to the
beginning of the biblical new year
New Moon of the Aviv Sighted!
On Tuesday March 20, 2007 the New Moon of the Aviv was sighted from
Jerusalem. The moon was first sighted at 17:55 by Henry Hodgens and
shortly thereafter by 15 other observers from the same location. The
moon remained visible for an extended period of time.
The moon was not visible from Israel on Monday March 19, 2007. With
0.49% illumination and 34 minutes lagtime visibility was impossible
even under ideal weather conditions.
Photos of the New Moon of the Aviv as seen from Jerusalem on Tue Mar
20, 2007 are posted at:
Abib Barley and New Moon information is from
http://www.karaite korner.org/abib/2007/hirez/Jerusalem20March2007_pic13.jpg -
Pessach / Passover Nissan 14 : = April 2, 2007
Feast of / Unleavened Bread Nissan 15-21 ; = April 3-10
Feast of Shavuot / Pentecost Sivan 9 ; = May 27
Feast of Yom Truach / Trumpets Tishri 1-10 = Sept.16
Yowm Kippur / Day Of Atonement Tishri 10 = Sept.16-25
Feast of Tabernacles Sukkot / Tishri 15-22; =Sept 30 Oct7,
2007 Hebrew Calendar
The Biblical year begins with the first New Moon after the barley in Israel reaches the stage in its
ripeness called Abib. The period between one year and the next is either 12 or 13 lunar months. Because
of this, it is important to check the state of the Barley crops at the end of the 12th month. If the barley is
Abib at this time, then the following New Moon is Hodesh Ha-Aviv ("New Moon of the Abib"). If the
barley is still immature, we must wait another month and then check the barley again at the end of the 13th
month.
By convention, a 12-month year is referred to as a Regular Year while a 13th month year is referred to as
a Leap Year. This should not be confused with Leap Years in the Gregorian (Christian) Calendar, which
involve the "intercalation" (addition) of a single day (Feb. 29). In contrast, the Biblical Leap Year involves the intercalation of an entire lunar month ("Thirteenth Month", also called "Adar Bet"). In general, it
can only be determined whether a year is a Leap Year a few days before the end of the 12th Month.
Where is Abib Mentioned in the Hebrew Bible?
The story of the Exodus relates "This day you are going out in the the month of the Abib." (Ex 13,4).
To commemorate that we left Egypt in the month of the Abib, we are instructed to bring the Passover
sacrifice and celebrate the Feast of Unleavened Bread (Hag HaMatzot) at this time of year. In Dt 16,1
we are commanded:
"Keep the month of the Abib and make the Passover (sacrifice) to YHWH your God at night, because in
the month of the Abib YHWH your God took you out of Egypt". [click here to hear the verse in Hebrew!]
Similarly, we are commanded in Ex 23,15:
"You will keep the Feast of Unleavened Bread; seven days you will eat unleavened bread, as I have
commanded you, at the time of the month of the Abib, because in it you went out of Egypt."
The same is commanded in Ex 34,18:
"You will keep the Feast of Unleavened Bread; seven days you will eat unleavened bread, as have I
commanded you, at the time of the month of the Abib, because in the month of the Abib you went out of
Egypt."
What is Abib?
Abib indicates a stage in the development of the barley crops. This is clear from Ex 9,31-32 which
describes the devastation caused by the plague of hail:
"And the flax and the barley were smitten, because the barley was Abib and the flax was Giv'ol. And the
wheat and the spelt were not smitten because they were dark (Afilot)."
The above passage relates that the barley crops were destroyed by the hail while the wheat and
spelt were not damaged. To understand the reason for this we must look at how grain develops.
When grains are early in their development they are flexible and have a dark green color. As they
become ripe they take on a light yellowish hue and become more brittle. The reason that the barley
was destroyed and the wheat was not is that the barley had reached the stage in its development called
Abib and as a result had become brittle enough to be damaged by the hail. In contrast, the wheat and
spelt were still early enough in their development, at a stage when they were flexible and not
susceptible to being damaged by hail. The description of the wheat and spelt as "dark" (Afilot)
indicates that they were still in the stage when they were deep green and had not yet begun to
lighten into the light yellowish hue which characterizes ripe grains. In contrast, the barley had reached
the stage of Abib at which time it was no longer "dark" and at this point it probably had begun to
develop golden streaks.
Parched Abib
We know from several passages that barley which is in the state of Abib has not completely ripened,
but has ripened enough so that its seeds can be eaten parched in fire. Parched barley was a commonly
eaten food in ancient Israel and is mentioned in numerous passages in the Hebrew Bible as either
"Abib parched (Kalui) in fire" (Lev 2,14) or in the abbreviated form "parched (Kalui/ Kali)"
(Lev 23,14; Jos 5,11; 1Sam 17,17; 1Sam 25,18; 2Sam 17,28; Ruth 2,14).
While still early in its development, barley has not yet produced large enough and firm enough seeds
to produce food through parching. This early in its development, when the "head" has just come out
of the shaft, the seeds are not substantial enough to produce any food. At a later stage, the seeds have
grown in size and have filled with liquid. At this point the seeds will shrivel up when parched and will
only produce empty skins. Over time the liquid is replaced with dry material and when enough dry
material has amassed the seeds will be able to yield "barley parched in fire".
Abib and the Harvest
The month of the Abib is the month which commences after the barley has reached the stage of Abib.
2-3 weeks after the beginning of the month the barley has moved beyond the stage of Abib and is
ready to be brought as the "wave-sheaf offering" (Hanafat HaOmer). The "wave-sheaf offering" is a
sacrifice brought from the first stalks cut in the harvest and is brought on the Sunday which falls out during Passover (Hag HaMatzot). This is described in Lev 23,10-11:
"When you come to the land which I give you, and harvest its harvest, you will bring the sheaf of the
beginning of your harvest to the priest. And he will wave the sheaf before YHWH so you will be
accepted; on the morrow after the Sabbath the priest will wave it."
From this it is clear that the barley, which was Abib at the beginning of the month, has become
harvest-ready 15-21 days later (i.e by the Sunday during Passover). Therefore, the month of the Abib
can not begin unless the barley has reached a stage where it will be harvest-ready 2-3 weeks later.
That the barley must be harvest-ready 2-3 weeks into the month of the Abib is also clear from Dt 16,9
which states:
"From when the sickle commences on the standing grain you will begin to count seven weeks."
From Lev 23,15 we know that the seven weeks between Passover (Hag Hamatzot) and Pentecost
(Shavuot) begin on the day when the wave-sheaf offering is brought (i.e. the Sunday which falls out during
Passover):
"And you shall count from the morrow after the Sabbath, from the day you bring the sheaf of waving;
they will be seven complete Sabbaths."
Therefore, the "sickle commences on the standing grain" on the Sunday during Passover, i.e. 2-3 weeks
after the beginning of the month of the Abib. If the barley is not developed enough so that it will be ready
for the sickle 2-3 weeks later, then the month of the Abib can not begin and we must wait till the following
month.
It should be noted that not all the barley ripens in the Land of Israel at the same time. The wave-sheaf
offering is a national sacrifice brought from the first fields to become harvest-ready. However, the
first-fruit offerings brought by individual farmers can vary in ripeness anywhere from "Abib parched in fire"
to fully ripe grain which may be brought "crushed" or "coarsely ground". This is what is meant in Lev 2,14:
"And when you bring a first-fruit offering to YHWH; you shall bring your first-fruit offering as Abib parched
in fire or crushed Carmel" (Carmel is grain which has hardened beyond Abib to the point where it can be
"crushed" or "coarsely ground").
All of the above passages have been translated directly from the Hebrew and it is worth noting that
the King James translators seem to have only understood the various Hebrew agricultural terms
very poorly. In Lev 2,14 they translated Carmel as "full ears" and "Abib" as "green ears" whereas in
Lev 23,14 they translated Carmel as "green ears"!
In summation, barley which is in the state of Abib has 3 characteristics:
1. It is brittle enough to be destroyed by hail and has begun to lighten in color
(it is not "dark").
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The seeds have produced enough dry material so it can be eaten parched.
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It has developed enough so that it will be harvest-ready 2-3 weeks later.
Sha Vu Ot - Pentecost - 
The Feast of Weeks - Pentecost - Firstfruits
Sha Vu Ot is the fourth feast. This second pilgrimage festival is known as
"the festival of revelation". it always falls on a Sunday. The first celebration was
on Sivan 3 in Lev.23 , “The Pentecost of Acts 2 was on Sivan 7 ” And the Pentecost
of 2007 is on Sivan 9 all being Sundays.” These dates are based on the ancient Jewish
Calander of 360 /390 day years. The true Abib/New Moon Calendar of the Bible not
the man made one. See Lev 23 v 15-21
It starts after seven weeks from first fruits of Passover. (7 weeks is 49 days so the day
after is the fiftieth - Pentecost is Greek for fifty days) This is the time of the wheat
harvest in Israel, and Sha Vu Ot is a Firstfruits feast for the harvest.
So we must count it this way
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Passover takes place then the first Sunday after Passover is first fruits of the
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Barley Harvest.
Then from the First fruits of the Barley Harvest from that Sunday then 7 weeks latter
will be Pentecost on a Sunday as Well. Pentecost will be on Sunday every year with
no exceptions. The giving of the Law (Mantan Torah ) is also celebrated at this time.
It is calculated that GOD gave the torah to his people at Mount Sinai, fifty days after
they left Egypt. ( Exodus 19 ) Devout Jews stay awake on the first night to purify
and elevate their souls and dedicate themselves to studying Torah.
It is significant that the Gift of the Holy Spirit was given on the day of celebrating the
gift of the Torah.
God told Israel that this would take place in
Jeremiah 31:31-33 (KJV)
Behold, the days come, saith the Lord, that I will make a new covenant with the house of
Israel, and with the house of Judah: [32] Not according to the covenant that I made with their
fathers in the day that I took them by the hand to bring them out of the land of Egypt; which my
covenant they brake, although I was an husband unto them, saith the Lord: [33] But this shall
be the covenant that I will make with the house of Israel; After those days, saith the Lord,
I will put my law in their inward parts, and write it in their hearts; and will be their God, and
they shall be my people.
The Jews understand that the Day God came to them on Sinai was on the Feast of Pentecost.
Leviticus 23:11 (KJV) And he shall wave the sheaf before the Lord, to be accepted
for you: on the morrow after the sabbath the priest shall wave it.
Sunday after The Sabbath”Sat.”
Leviticus 23:15-16 (KJV) And ye shall count unto you from the morrow after the
sabbath, from the day that ye brought the sheaf of the wave offering; seven sabbaths shall be complete:
“7 Sabbaths after the first fruits” [16] Even unto the morrow after the seventh
sabbath shall ye number fifty days; and ye shall offer a new meat offering unto the Lord.
Numbers 33:3 (KJV) And they departed from Rameses in the first month, on the
fifteenth day of the first month; on the morrow after the passover the children of
Israel went out with an high hand in the sight of all the Egyptians.
Their preparation consists of confessing their sins and seeking forgiveness along with a change in.
The Jews earnest prayer is that their name may be written in the Book of Life. They too believe as
Christians do, that Angels record all the actions and words of the people on the earth in a set of books,
while another book is kept by God called the Book of Life, in which are the names of those who have
eternal life with God. So, the 30 days preparation before Rosh Hashanah is to become a righteous
person and have their names written in the Book of Life.
The Christian believes basically the same as the Jew, except they may not know as much detail on
why Rosh Hashanah exists in God's prophetic plan. Rosh Hashanah will be fulfilled when the Messiah
comes on the clouds, the dead in Christ rise to meet the Lord in the air, then those who are alive are
changed in an instant in the blinking of an eye to an eternal, immortal body. All of those whose names
are in the Lamb's Book of Life have open and shut cases and are righteous, not by their own deeds,
but by the blood of the Lamb. Thus the fulfillment of Rosh Hashanah is the rapture/resurrection of
believers, all whose names are written in the Book of Life. The court process of Yowm Kippur the
Day of Atonement is shown in 1 Corinthians 3:11-15, where the works of a believer's life will be tested
by fire for the determination of rewards at the Judgment Seat of Christ..The complete fulfillment will take
place at his second coming in which all Israel will be saved and Jubilee is then fulfilled.
A Great awakening for the Elect of Yahshua body beginning in the month of Elul.-Elul is
the name of the month which we are given each year to prepare for the "Days of Awe:"
God is more accessible during the 40-day period beginning with the start of Elul and culminating
in the first ten days of the Month of Tishrei. Those days, known as the
"Ten Days of Repentance," begin with "Rosh HaShanah," and end with "Yom Kippur."
Yom Truach ( The Feast of Trumpets )
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Yom Kippur
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( The Day of Atonement )
also Rosh Hashanna 
Yom Truach ( literally The Day of Blasting ) (known as Trumpets)
Trumpets falls on the first day of Tishri (the seventh month) “Tishri 1-10”
Trumpets calls the people to prepare for Yom Kippur or the Day of Atonement.
The ten days from Trumpets to the Day of Atonement are known as "the days of awe"
and the people consider very carefully what sins will be held against them when GOD
reckons up. Jewish tradition says that on this day “Yom Kippur “ GOD enters the
righteous in the book of life and the wicked in the book of death.
During these days of fulfillment the Elect of the body of Christ will begin to repent and
turn to God in a way that has never been seen but most will continue life as usual and will
not hear the voice of God and see what he is doing with the Elect. God is coming back for a
Bride that has made herself ready.
Rev. 19:7 (KJV) Let us be glad and rejoice, and give honour to him: for the marriage of
the Lamb is come, and his wife hath made herself ready.
Without spot and Blameless
2 Peter 3:14 (KJV) Wherefore, beloved, seeing that ye look for such things, be diligent
that ye may be found of him in peace, without spot, and blameless.
There is a one day feast (two days outside Israel) but it is rather subdued , as each one
searches his conscience and prays. Trumpets call for repentance while there is still time.
God will Begin to call his Elect to repentance and Holiness
Hebrews 12:14 (KJV) Follow peace with all men, and holiness, without which no man
shall see the Lord:
Jews are well aware of the need to forgive and be forgiven by others before seeking
forgiveness from God.
We are commanded to do so as well Matthew 6:15 (KJV) But if ye forgive not men their trespasses,
neither will your Father forgive your trespasses.
In Numbers 10, GOD instructed the people to make two silver trumpets.
(Silver symbolizes redemption, and the two symbolize Jews and Gentiles.)
The two trumpets had different purposes :-
One was for breaking camp and moving out and the other to sound the alarm for warfare.
The return of Jesus will be heralded by trumpets (Rev 8 v6 & 13). In prophetic terms this
could mean one trumpet for the rapture of the church ( Rev 4&5 ) while the other trumpet
is for the Jews for warfare for the restoration of Israel and the seven year tribulation
( Rev 6v18 , Joel 2 v1, Zeph 1 v14-18 )
We must understand that the Last Trumpet to be blown will not be a Trumpet as we
know of but rather Gods Voice.
Rev. 4:1 (KJV) After this I looked, and, behold, a door was opened in heaven: and the first voice
which I heard was as it were of a trumpet talking with me; which said, Come up hither, and I will
shew thee things which must be hereafter.
God Himself will blow the Trumpet not an Angel.
Zech. 9:14 (KJV) And the Lord shall be seen over them, and his arrow shall go forth as the lightning:
and the Lord God shall blow the trumpet, and shall go with whirlwinds of the south. This is speaking about when the whole nation of Israel is Born again in an instant of time
We can se in »Exodus 19:16 (KJV) And it came to pass on the third day in the morning, that there
were thunders and lightnings, and a thick cloud upon the mount, and the voice of the trumpet
exceeding loud; so that all the people that was in the camp trembled. The voice of the Trumpet
Gods voice spoke to them. We can see Yahshua “The Lord” will decend from Heaven with a
shout of an Archangle and the Trunp of God. The trump of God not the trump of an Angle but
Gods voice. 1 Thes. 4:16-18 (KJV) For the Lord himself shall descend from heaven with a shout,
with the voice of the archangel, and with the trump of God: and the dead in Christ shall rise first:
17Then we which are alive and remain shall be caught up together with them in the clouds, to
meet the Lord in the air: and so shall we ever be with the Lord. 18Wherefore comfort one
another with these words.
Yom Kippur ( The Day of Atonement )
Yom Kippur falls on the tenth of Tishri.
The Day of Atonement is the central holy day in the Autumn season of Tabernacles.
It is the most solemn day of the year. It was instituted in Leviticus 16 see also
Lev 23 v26-32 and Num 29 v7. The people had to be prepared for Yom Kippur as it
was the day of national cleansing and repentance and is also known to the Jews as the
Day of Judgment. (Each Jubilee year ( release of captives) started on Yom Kippur. )
(see Lev 25 v8-54 & Is 61 v1-2 which Jesus quoted in Luke 4 v16-19) )
The Body of Christ will be Resurrected on Yowm Kippur and exactly 7 years latter
the tribulation saints along with the two witness will be Resurrected on Yowm Kippur
as well in which will be Jubilee. That same day all Israel will be redeemed and Jubilee
will be completely Fulfilled.
The Atonement process
Leviticus chapter 16 makes clear that GOD set up the Day of Atonement to protect
his people from coming into his holy presence in their sin and being destroyed as
Aaron's two sons had been.
This is the same meaning if one has sin in their life on this day of judgement he will receive
a eternal death sentence in the “The Lake of fire”
You will notice all the cleansing that the high priest had to go through to be able to
enter GOD'S presence. It is said that the Jews were in such awe of this occasion that
the priest went in with a rope around his waist so that they could pull him out if he
was struck down.
There were several animal offerings to deal with the sin of the priest, his family and
the people. The High Priest had to wash and put on the sacred garments.
We have to purify ourselves before we can come into the presence of God.
Even then he could not go before the Atonement cover without filling the place with
incense smoke to obscure the atonement cover so that he would not die.
Prayers and Thanksgiving.
Then one of two goats was selected by lot and sacrificed as a sin offering. The priest
had to take the blood of the sin offering behind the curtain to sprinkle it on the Atonement
cover to make atonement because of the uncleanness and rebellion of the Israelites.
The second goat became the scapegoat. The priest was to lay both hands on the goat's
head and confess over it all the wickedness and rebellion of the people. It was then
taken out into the desert and released, carrying all the sins of the people.
Note that none of the animals sacrificed on the Day of Atonement was a lamb.
Yashua's sacrifice was as the Passover lamb, although He has made Atonement for us.
The Talmud, the Jewish sacred writings second only in importance to the Tanach to the
Jews , record that one of the sacrificial animals had a scarlet cord tied around its neck,
which turned white when GOD had accepted atonement for the people. This miracle
occurred every nearly every year for around 1500 years but did not occur again
from the year Jesus was crucified until the Temple was destroyed and all Temple
worship ceased. (Talmud yoma 39a)
Yom Kippur now
Yom Kippur is the only day GOD commanded a fast. "You shall afflict your souls and
make an offering." There was to be no work or conjugal relations. Devout Jews wear a
funeral shroud ( white for purity, repentance and forgiveness )
The evening with which Yom Kippur commences is called Kol Nidre ( all vows ) and is
used to pray forgiveness for all unfulfilled promises
The last meal before the feast is a good square meal, but easily digestible.
Next day's service lasts all day ( with breaks ) and at nightfall ( the end of the day ) the
sound of the trumpet resounds around the synagogue for the last time as heaven's
gates are closing.
Jesus as fulfillment
“see the Passover Fulfilled and the Ark Revealed which is a detailed
description of the Fulfillment of Passover and Firstfruits.”
It is worth reading Leviticus 16 considering the significance of Jesus' blood and the
tearing of the curtain in the Temple.
Jesus' blood would not have been shed in significant quantities (unlike the blood of a
sacrifice) by the process of crucifixion since the soldiers were careful to avoid major
blood vessels which would allow the victim a quicker, easier death by blood loss.
Jesus' blood was poured out when the soldier, seeing he was already dead and did
not need his legs broken to speed up the process, thrust a spear into his side.
(John 19 v33-34 )
Hebrews 9 and 10 explain that Jesus "went into the Holy of Holies with his blood
and made atonement once and for all" (Heb 9 v12) When Jesus died, the veil
separating the Holy of Holies from the people was torn in two, from top to bottom,
showing that access had been made available to all men.
It would not be appropriate for us to celebrate Yom Kippur in fear. However, it can
be a good day to fast, interceding for unsaved Israel and unsaved Gentiles and
thanking GOD that atonement has been made for us by taking away our sins.
Why did It take a blood sacrifice?
To understand this we have to go back to the Garden.
Genesis 2:16-17 (KJV)
And the Lord God commanded the man, saying, Of every tree of the garden thou mayest
freely eat: [17] But of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, thou shalt not eat of it:
for in the day that thou eatest thereof thou shalt surely die.
Adam was commanded by God not to eat of the tree of knowledge of good and evil.
Romans 5:12;17-20 (KJV)
Wherefore, as by one man sin entered into the world, and death by sin; and so death
passed upon all men, for that all have sinned: “Adam was given the commandment not to
eat of the forbidden fruit and because of this he brought sin upon the whole world. Sin is passed
by the blood from seed to seed and is passed by the Man not the woman ”. [17] For if by one man's
offence death reigned by one; much more they which receive abundance of grace and of the gift
of righteousness shall reign in life by one, Jesus Christ.) [18] Therefore as by the offence of one
judgment came upon all men to condemnation; even so by the righteousness of one the free gift
c