God's Holy Days

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Introduction to God's Holy (Feast) Days

• Overview of God's Holy (Feast) Days
  How do God's Feast Days picture His awesome plan of salvation for all mankind?  What are the three harvest seasons in which all the Holy Days are celebrated?  What pivotal doctrines do each of the Holy Days teach?   How important should these days of worship be to believers?

• Are they HOLY DAYS or FEAST DAYS?
  What is a Biblical HOLY DAY? What is a FEAST DAY? Is there a DIFFERENCE? What are the THREE pilgrimage feasts in the Bible? Should believers KEEP God's Feast Days?

• Hebrew Word Studies on the Holy Days
  How many words in the Bible refer to God's HOLY DAYS? What MEANING and LESSONS about God and his plan for man can be gleaned from the Bible's Holy Day words?

• How does God's Sacred Calendar WORK?
  Why is God's calendar IMPORTANT? How does God KEEP TIME? What are the NAMES of the months used in God's calendar? What is a NINETEEN-YEAR TIME CYCLE? What is the basis for the calendar used to determine when God's Holy Days occur EACH YEAR?

The Christian Passover and Feast of Unleavened Bread

• The Passover and the Feast of Unleavened Bread
  How does Jesus' sacrifice BEGIN God's Master Plan for humanity? How was the PASSOVER kept in the Old Testament? What does the Feast of Unleavened Bread COMMEMORATE? How was UNLEAVENED BREAD used in the worship of God? WHY should the Passover and Days of Unleavened Bread be kept TODAY?

The Christian Passover and Feast of Unleavened Bread

• Did Jesus have a PASSOVER, SUPPER or COMMUNION?
  Did Jesus eat a FULL meal at his last Passover or just bread and water? What parts of the traditional Jewish keeping of the Passover did Jesus CHANGE? Did the New Testament church keep the PASSOVER? Will Jesus keep the Passover IN THE FUTURE?

• Should GRAPE JUICE or WINE be used for Passover?
  What is the CUP of BLESSING drunk from at Jesus' last Passover? What is the cup of WRATH? Where is REAL wine used in the Bible? Will Jesus allow WINE to be drunk when he returns to rule the earth?

• What is the ORDER and MEANING of Passover?
  Why does the order of the Christian Passover service MATTER? Should only our ATTITUDE be considered when taking the Passover? Did Jesus keep any JEWISH customs during his last Passover meal?

• Observing the New Testament Passover Ceremony
  Guidelines for preparing for and participating in the Christian Passover service

Day of Pentecost

• What is the MESSAGE of Pentecost?
  How do we PROPERLY keep the day of Pentecost? Was the New Testament church STARTED on this day? What does this day have to do with God's giving of the TEN COMMANDMENTS? What are FIRSTFRUITS?

• Why must we TARRY for Pentecost?
  Why did Jesus HIDE after the resurrection? Why did the disciples have to wait FIFTY DAYS? Who was the FIRST person to see Jesus alive after the crucifixion? What does it mean to TARRY? Why did Jesus tell the disciples to TARRY?

Day of Trumpets

• The Day of Trumpets
  Why are TRUMPETS blown on this day? What are the DAYS OF AWE that occur after the Feast Day ends? How does this day memorialize CREATION? What does this day teach about God's JUDGMENT DAY and the FIRST resurrection? What are the TEN TRUMPETS of Revelation?

Day of Atonement

• The Day of Atonement
  Why did God command a FAST during Atonement? What does atonement MEAN? What was the MERCY SEAT used on this Holy Day? Why is this the HOLIEST day of the Jewish year? Who was and WILL BE the REAL scapegoat symbolized on Atonement?

Feast of Tabernacles and Last Great Day

• The Feast of Tabernacles
  Why did ancient Israel live in BOOTHS during the Feast of Tabernacles? What did these booths SYMBOLIZE? What is the YEAR OF RELEASE and its relation to the Feast? What makes this Holy Day SPECIAL? Did Jesus and the Apostle Paul KEEP this Feast? Will the Feast be kept IN THE FUTURE?

• The Last Great Day
  Did JESUS keep the Last Great Day feast? What makes this Holy Day SPECIAL? How does this day SYMBOLIZE God's Great White Throne judgment and the FANTASTIC destiny of ALL man?