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Exploring the biblical significance of the Lord’s appointed feasts, revealing the prophetic patterns of the High Holy Days and pointing towards repentance, redemption, harvest and Christ’s return.

Most nations celebrate certain special days to commemorate important historical events, such as victories.

God set apart seven festivals to be celebrated annually to remind the children of Israel of their dependence upon Him for bountiful agricultural harvests each season.

These special times are called the Feasts of the Lord. Leviticus 23:2 records:

“Speak to the children of Israel, and say to them: ‘The feasts of the LORD, which you shall proclaim to be holy convocations, these are My feasts.’” (NKJV)

The Feasts of the Lord were to be observed for the generations to come. In Leviticus 23:14, we read:

“You shall eat neither bread nor parched grain nor fresh grain until the same day that you have brought an offering to your God; it shall be a statute forever throughout your generations in all your dwellings.” (NKJV)

Spring Festivals

The northern Spring festivals, which have already been fulfilled prophetically, are:

• Pesach (Passover), which was fulfilled by the sacrifice of Jesus.
• Unleavened Bread, beginning the day after Passover, which was fulfilled by the burial of Jesus.
• First Fruits, which was fulfilled by the resurrection of Jesus.
• Shavuot/Pentecost, which was fulfilled by the outpouring of the Holy Spirit.

Autumn Festivals

The High Holy Days occur in the northern hemisphere’s autumn.

1. Feast of Trumpets (Yom Teruah/Rosh Hashanah)

This year, the Feast of Trumpets falls on 11–13 September.

Trumpets were blown to call the tribes to assemble for moving on while they were in the wilderness before they arrived at the Promised Land, to sound the alarm, or to prepare for battle.

The sound of the trumpet blasts brought down the walls of Jericho. Joshua 6:20 records:

“So the people shouted when the priests blew the trumpets. And it happened when the people heard the sound of the trumpet, and the people shouted with a great shout, that the wall fell down flat. Then the people went up into the city, every man straight before him, and they took the city.” (NKJV)

The Feast of Trumpets foreshadows the Lord’s return. It is a wake-up call to repent and return to the Lord before it is too late. Will he find his bride ready for the wedding, or will we find ourselves outside when the door is closed?

Amos 3:6 links the blast of the trumpet with a warning of coming judgement:

“If a trumpet is blown in a city, will not the people be afraid? If there is calamity in a city, will not the LORD have done it?” (NKJV)

When we read 1 Corinthians 15:51–54, we discover that Christians will all be changed in a flash, at the twinkling of an eye, at the last trumpet.

“Behold, I tell you a mystery: We shall not all sleep, but we shall all be changed — in a moment, in the twinkling of an eye, at the last trumpet. For the trumpet will sound, and the dead will be raised incorruptible, and we shall be changed. For this corruptible must put on incorruption, and this mortal must put on immortality.

“So when this corruptible has put on incorruption, and this mortal has put on immortality, then shall be brought to pass the saying that is written: ‘Death is swallowed up in victory.’” (NKJV)

We look forward to the fulfilment of these Autumn feasts, when history is brought to its climax. As heaven proclaims with loud voices when the “seventh angel [will blow] his trumpet”:

“The kingdoms of this world have become the kingdoms of our Lord and of His Christ, and He shall reign forever and ever!” (Revelation 11:15 (NKJV))

These are powerful words!

The Festival of Trumpets is followed by the “Ten Days of Awe”, when repentance for sins is made in preparation for Yom Kippur — which we know as the Day of Atonement.

2. Day of Atonement (Yom Kippur)

The Day of Atonement falls on 21 September in 2026.

For the Jewish community, this is the holiest day of the year. It is the one day when the High Priest entered the Holy of Holies to make atonement for the sins of the whole nation. The atonement was temporary, an annual event and only for the Jewish people.

Christians are blessed to understand that Jesus/Yeshua (our High Priest) has made atonement for our sins. The atonement through His blood is infinitely more effective than the blood of bulls and goats. Hebrews 10:3–4 tell us:

“But in those sacrifices there is a reminder of sins every year. For it is not possible that the blood of bulls and goats could take away sins.” (NKJV)

Those sacrifices that the Jews made annually in the Temple were a continual reminder of sin, because it is impossible for the blood of bulls and goats to take away sins. The sacrifices needed repeating year after year. But Hebrews 10:10 tells us that we have been “sanctified through the offering of the body of Jesus Christ once for all.” (NKJV)

The blood of Jesus removes every sin, so the enemy, the accuser, Satan, can find no legal right to accuse us. But if he does, he is subject to the full force of the law. So, for Christians, this is a day to rejoice. This special day becomes a true sabbath rest and a time to reflect on God’s grace while interceding for His lost sheep to find their way home.

3. The Feast of Tabernacles (Succot)

The final feast falls between 26 September to 3 October in 2026. Leviticus 23:39–40 records the following about this feast:

“Also on the fifteenth day of the seventh month, when you have gathered in the fruit of the land, you shall keep the feast of the Lord for seven days; on the first day there shall be a sabbath-rest, and on the eighth day a sabbath-rest.

“And you shall take for yourselves on the first day the fruit of beautiful trees, branches of palm trees, the boughs of leafy trees, and willows of the brook; and you shall rejoice before the Lord your God for seven days.” (NKJV)

There is great seriousness in Israel to choose the best produce, boughs, and citron (Etrog) to decorate their ‘booths’ (sukkahs) in which they remember God’s faithfulness in the 40 years in the desert.

Succot is the seventh feast of the Lord. Seven signifies completion in both spiritual and natural realms. It is celebrated for seven days. It is the most joyous of all the feasts, foretelling the return of the Messiah, and rejoicing in the harvest — both spiritual and natural.

Tabernacles foreshadows Jesus’ millennial reign, when we reign with Him for a thousand years to establish his kingdom on earth as it is in Heaven. Ezekiel 37:27–28 promises:

“My tabernacle (dwelling place) also shall be with them; indeed I will be their God, and they shall be My people. The nations also will know that I, the Lord, sanctify Israel, when My sanctuary is in their midst forevermore.” (NKJV)

The final day of the Feast of Tabernacles is called Simchat Torah — rejoicing in the word. Jesus is the Word of God, the Way, the Truth, and the Life.

Conclusion

These feasts of the Lord are Kairos times when shifts in God’s timeline often occur. Many prophets are prophesying that there is about to be a powerful outpouring of the Holy Spirit, with unprecedented signs, wonders, and miracles internationally, nationally and individually.

What a glorious time to be alive!

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