Excerpt #1 from Final Destination: Rest
Chapter - Feasts of Israel

   The calendar of feasts was presented to Israel in Leviticus 23.  The Lord spoke to Moses and instructed him on the festival calendar Israel was to observe yearly. The special dates were to be considered holy to the Lord and handed down generation after generation. These feasts are actually a guideline of the future events of the world in relationship to the life of Christ and His bringing salvation to mankind. Jewish tradition holds a different significance to these feasts than that of Christianity. At some point in the future, after Israel accepts Christ as their Messiah, their eyes will be opened by the Lord to His mystery revealed in the New Testament, the new covenant, of the salvation through belief in Christ. The old covenant was the law provided through Moses, where the people would always fall short.

   The order in which Israel was instructed to observe these holy days is symbolic of God’s plan for this world. Through the prophecy provided us, we can see what has occurred to date, where we are currently in this calendar and what we can expect in the coming years for both Jews and Gentiles. Of the seven feasts, four of the events have already transpired, through Christ, on earth. We are also shown the order in which the Church and Israel will be reunited with their Savior. The Lord does not want any of His people to be lost and does all He can, without removing our free will, to make His plan for us known. For those people who truly seek the truth with honesty in their hearts, the Lord will reveal His secrets for us in the Bible. He gave His people this information when He brought the calendar of feasts to them. However, Israel continued to turn from her God and her eyes were closed to the truth of what God had in store for her, the truth of the Messiah.  Christ’s answer to His apostles when they inquired about when He would return indicated the Jews already had the timeline provided by God.

     But as to the times and the seasons, brethren, you have no need to have anything written to you. For you yourselves know well that the day of the Lord will come like a thief in the night. 1 Thessalonians 5:1-2.

   Christ knew the times were provided long ago when the Father brought the Israelites out of Egypt and cared for them in the wilderness.  This was the time they were provided with the calendar feasts during their time in the wilderness.

   This section ties in directly with the sections on the Rapture, Tribulation and the Brides of the Bible. It is simply amazing how all the pieces of the puzzle provided in the Bible fit so well together. God is divine! I will be brief in areas I know will be elaborated on later in the book and leave it to the reader to review Leviticus 23 in detail.  The scripture I provide is not meant to be a complete illustration. It may be beneficial to the reader to return to the various scripture I do provide at the beginning of each feast and look at it in a new light based on what you gain from each explanation presented. I hope you find it as enlightening as I did while I was preparing this section.