Jesus in the Jewish festivals

Speak to the children of Israel and say to them: The solemn feasts of the Lord, the
which you shall proclaim as holy convocations, these are:
We have conditioned our minds for so long, to believe that the
festivals celebrated in the Old Testament are exclusively Jewish, but
The truth is that these festivals are of God, and He had a purpose for them, of
revelation of events to come. These have a historical significance
(from the past) and prophetic (of the future). When God spoke to Moses, He said:
Solemn festivals = mo'ed. The word mo'ed means 'an appointment, a time.'
"marked". By understanding the Hebrew meaning of the word feast, we can see
that God is needing "a specific time or a designated time" in the
What is he doing? He is making an appointment. God has everything determined, even time in
the one who will judge the world (Acts 17:31). God does nothing by chance.

As we saw in the study of thepactsthe tabernacle was a figure and symbol of

the realities accomplished by Christ (see Hebrews 9:1,9,23 etc.). Also in
Colossians 2:16-17 says: "Therefore, let no one judge you in food or in drink, or
as for holidays, new moon or rest days, all of which is
shadow of what is to come"; And in 1 Corinthians 10:6 and 11, it speaks to us about that
What happened in the desert to the people of God is an example for us.
believers, for which these convocations (or rehearsals) had a meaning
deep. These festivities were meant to reveal to the people of God the coming of the
Messiah and His plan of redemption and restoration. There are 7 major feasts, the
which required the Jews to travel to the temple in Jerusalem (Ex. 23:14-19),
and they are: The Passover, the unleavened breads, the first fruits, festival of the
weeks, of the trumpets, the day of atonement and the feast of the
tabernacles. The first 4 feasts were fulfilled in Christ in His first
coming, during the date of the current Jewish celebration, therefore we believe in
that the remaining 3 could be fulfilled on their return, in the same way.

Easter:(Passover) Commemorates the liberation from slavery in Egypt.

(Exodus 12). When John the Baptist presents Jesus as 'The lamb of God'
que quita el pecado del mundo", el pueblo Judío tenía completo entendimiento
of the Messianic meaning, as they were celebrating Passover, for hundreds of
generations (1,500 years) and they had the writings of the Old Testament, such as
Isaiah 53:7-10, where it speaks of the Messiah and His suffering as a lamb
slaughterhouse. The Jews would take a lamb on the 10th of Nisan and sacrifice it
14, (between March and April) the high priest would choose him and then the priests
they brought this lamb to the temple of Jerusalem, while crowds with palm branches
They sang Psalm 118:25-26 'Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord'.
Jesus entered Jerusalem that same day, and was received in the same manner.
Matthew 21; the high priest then took the lamb to the temple, where it was
inspected and ensured that it had no defects. Jesus went to the temple and
he overturned the tables of the money changers and purified the temple, and they asked him questions
priests, the Pharisees, and the Sadducees, (Matt. 21:23; 22:15-46) seeking him
defect, but none was found. Easter celebrates the liberation of the
slavery in Egypt, when the paschal lamb was sacrificed; Christ is
our paschal lamb "For our Passover, which is Christ, has already been
sacrificed for us" 1 Corinthians 5:7.

Unleavened breads:On the 15th of Nisan the day after

Easter marked the festival of unleavened bread, celebrating the departure of
Egypt or the journey through the desert when God sent them the bread from heaven or manna,
to feed them. (Yeast represents sin, see I Cor. 5:7-8), Jesus was without
sin and was born in Bethlehem, which translates to 'house of bread', and he said: 'I am the bread'
of life. Your parents ate the manna in the desert and died... I am
the living bread that came down from heaven; if anyone eats of this bread, he will live forever.
always; and the bread that I will give is my flesh, which I will give for the life of the
world" John 6:48-51, Jesus was buried this day, but his body did not see
corruption; (The manna had to be consumed the same day, if someone
He kept it for another day, the manna bred worms (Exodus 16:20), but the manna
saved in the ark, which represented Jesus, was not damaged, it was kept
for the following generations.

The first fruits:Bikkurim commemorates the crossing of the Red Sea. Three days.
after Jesus was buried, the feast of the firstfruits was celebrated or
first fruit, each family would bring a bundle of barley to the temple which
they represented the first fruit of their harvests and the priests waved it
offering it to God. Jesus rose on this day, 'But now Christ has risen
of the dead; firstfruits of those who have fallen asleep is done. Because as far as the
Death entered through one man, and also through one man the resurrection of the dead.
dead" I Cor. 15:20. Romans 11:16. "And he is the head of the body which is the
church, he who is the beginning, the firstborn from among the dead, so that in
that he may have the preeminence." (Colossians 1:18; see also Revelation 1:5).
This feast always falls on a Sunday or the first day of the week (Leviticus 23:11)
Jesus rose on the third day on a Sunday (John 20:1). (This feast is no longer
celebrated in today's traditional Judaism.

Feast of the Weeks or of the Harvest (Pentecost):(Shavuot)

After the first fruits, 7 Saturdays are counted (49 days) and the following day,
On Sunday, the feast of weeks or 'Pentecost' is celebrated, which means 50.
this party commemorates the day God came down from Mount Sinai to establish the
covenant with his people, giving them the laws to Moses. (Exodus 19). A very notable fact
It's curious that I know many of us overlook, is that on that day God descended.
about Mount Sinai in fire (vs.18) and there were thunders and lightning and sound of
very loud horn, great noise (Ex.20:18), the Jewish people were
sanctifying themselves for two days and were supposed to go up to the mountain at a time
marked (Ex. 19:13), but they could not bear the presence of God and had
fear and did not ascend, Moses feared, but he went up (Hebrews 12:21), he loved God
more than their lives. On this day they were gathered in prayer around
of 120 believers in the upper room (they went up there) and suddenly there came from heaven
a roar like that of a strong wind, it doesn't say a wind but like of wind and
the noise filled the whole house and tongues appeared to them, like
fire, settling on each of them (Acts 2:1-6). God establishes a
new covenant with his people through his Son Jesus Christ and by the power
from the Holy Spirit (Ruach HaKodesh) believers receive his law in our
hearts, and that desire to do His will. (Hebrews 10:15-16). In this
the festival also commemorates the beginning of the harvest or reaping.
the first fruits of the wheat harvest and those who converted to
Christianity on this day was the first fruits of a great harvest of
souls.

The four previous festivals are celebrated in spring and were

literally fulfilled in the first coming of Christ, then between
spring and autumn there is a long period of time, the next three are
they celebrate in autumn, and could be fulfilled in the return of Our
Lord Jesus Christ.

Trumpet Festival:Rosh HaShanah = Head of the Year, Sept-Oct. God

command the people to celebrate a sublime sabbath day or day of rest, the 1st and 2nd of
my seventh, (Leviticus 23:23-25), this feast does not commemorate any event
historic, but it is acclaimed by the Jews as the day of creation; for this
they pray and prepare so that on this date they may be counted among the righteous;
the greeting they use for this party is: "May you be inscribed in the book of the
life"; In traditional synagogues, the rabbi and the cantors wear clothes
whites symbolizing purity and spiritual renewal. marks the new Jewish year.
This holiday is known by several names: Yom Teruah = Day of Awakening
by the sound of the trumpet (Trumpet = shofar (ram's horn))
the Coronation of the Messiah
remember humanity, yyom ha-Din=Day of Judgment; according to the teachings
Judgment is decreed for humanity. It is a two-day festival.
Two days are considered as unyoma arikhta, a single long day that is commemorated.
in the new moon, it was formerly known as 'the day that no man
"the day of cover (coincides with what Jesus said in Matthew 24:36)."
It is also known as the day of the opening of the doors of heaven,
according to Isaiah 26:2 and Psalms 118:10-20. And they believe it will be carried out.
resurrection of the dead (Talmud, Rosh Hashana 16b).

This feast corresponds to the rapture of the church. In the New

Testament Paul said, 'For the Lord himself with a commanding voice, with a voice
from the archangel, and with the trumpet of God, he will descend from heaven; and the dead
In Christ they will rise first. Then we who are alive, those who
we will be caught up together with them in the
clouds to meet the Lord in the air, and so we will always be with Him
Lord" 1 Thessalonians 4:16-17. The church is about to experience, the
snatching away, we believe this is the day that Jesus will come for those who are
registered in the book of life, the righteous, called to enter into their rest
(Hebrews 4:1-11). This day the last trumpet (shofar) will be sounded 1 Cor. 15:51.
Some believers immediately reject the possibility that the
seizure may occur on one of these 2 days of Rosh Hashanah, for it is not
we are supposed to know neither the day nor the hour of the coming of the Lord, (Matthew
24:36), but even here we do not know the day, nor the hour, nor even the year, only
it gives us an idea of the season of the year in which it could occur, Jesus teaches us
that we are always vigilant and prepared for His return (Matt. 24:43-44),
also see the parable of the fig tree in Matthew 24:32-35.
In Jewish festivals, there are three main trumpets or shofars: 1/
The first trumpet: On Shavuot or Pentecost, 2 / The last trumpet:
On Rosh Hashanah or the Feast of Trumpets, and 3/ The Great Trumpet: In
Yom Kippur or Day of Atonement. This is called shofar Hagadol (Isaiah)
27:13 and Matthew 24:31.

The atonement:It is a day of affliction and fasting, the last opportunity.

to reconcile with God, this is done on the 10th of the seventh month (Tishrei) of
Jewish calendar, the days following Rosh Hashanah, from the 3rd to the 9th (7 days) before
culminating on the Day of Atonement, they are known as the terrible days
of wonder, Yamim Nora'im, and it is an opportunity to change the judgment
decreed if there is genuine remorse. (and they could correspond to the 7 years.
of tribulation) the tenth day is of reconciliation. According to Jewish beliefs,
The indecisive person has until Yom Kippur to repent. In other words,
words, the indecisive person will have until the end of the seven years of
tribulation to repent and turn back to God. The indecisive people and the
the iniquitous must endure the "Terrible Days," the tribulation, until the
Day of Yom Kippur, the end of the tribulation, when your fate will be sealed by
always. The Jews have the belief that the doors of heaven remain
open from Rosh Hashanah, during the days of repentance and which are
closed on Yom Kippur after the Neilah service, when the sound is made
great trumpet or the shofar Hagadol. This day is mentioned in Zechariah 14:4,
when Jesus will set his feet on the Mount of Olives and reconciles
with his Jewish people. (For those who still believe that God has finished with Israel, for
Please read the Bible in Romans chapter 11.

Feast of Tabernacles:It is observed from the 15th to the 21st of the same.
month of Tishri, this festival teaches about the joy of the Messianic reign,
known in Hebrew as the Athid Lavoo for us as the millennium. It
It is believed that Jesus was born on this feast, among some of the reasons are that he...
he was born in a manger (Sukkot) and the angel said to the shepherds, 'Do not be afraid;
for behold, I bring you good news of great joy, which will be for all the people: that
For unto you is born this day, in the city of David, a Savior, which is Christ the Lord.
Luke 2:10-11 and this season of the year is called 'the season (or period) of
our joy

Jesus, the apostles, and the first believers were all Jews, Abraham to
who made the promise to us where we were included as heirs, and everyone
those who wrote the Bible (Old and New Testament), inspired by the
The Holy Spirit were Jews and celebrated these feasts; to the gentiles
converted, we were not forced to celebrate them, since these were only
symbols to show the coming of Jesus Christ, "So let no one judge you in
you for what you eat or drink, or regarding religious holidays, of the moon
new or of rest. All this is a shadow of the things that are to come; the
reality is found in Christ" Colossians 2:16, NIV. but rejecting the church for years
Later, to the Jews, he rejected part of his roots, let us remember that
we Christians were grafted into the olive tree (see Romans 11:17-20);
and now recognizing this important part of our roots again, we
brings more revelation of Jesus and his plans for his church and for her
people of the old covenant. These two peoples become one in Jesus, when
they accept him as their Savior (Ephesians 2:14-18).

I say then: Have they stumbled that they should fall? Certainly not.
manner; but through his transgression salvation came to the gentiles, for
to provoke jealousy. And if their transgression is the wealth of the world, and their
For if their rejection is the reconciliation of the world, what will their acceptance be but life from the dead?

Romanos 11:11-12.

Upon your walls, O Jerusalem, I have set watchmen; all day and all night.
they will never be silent. You who remember Jehovah, do not rest, nor give him...
truce, until I restore Jerusalem, and make it a praise in the land
Isaiah 62:6-7.

We ask you, Lord, for the peace of Jerusalem, that they may know your Son.
Jesus, Prince of Peace, we ask for his restoration; for salvation
from your Jewish people, we ask you Lord to remove the veil from their eyes and touch
their hearts so that they may see the light of the gospel of Jesus Christ and
may they recognize the true Messiah. In the name of Jesus, Amen.