Facts About Feast Of Trumpets

By Shirley Mitchell


This is one of the holidays that are celebrated by the Jews up to date. It is known as Rosh Hashanah loosely translated to first of the year. The day appears on the first day of the seventh month in the Jewish calendar. The Feast Of Trumpets is a very significant aspect of the Christians lives because it creates a picture of what happened and what is to come. The following are some of the facts of that special day.

The day is associated with the biblical times when God ordered Moses to assemble all the Israelites in the foot of Mount Sinai. The trumpets were used to convey the message. The book of Exodus 19: 16-19 records that as the trumpets got louder the Israelites assembled near the mountain. They were terrified and trembled due to the lightening, thunder, and huge billows of smoke that came from the mountain. This is an important event as it indicates the establishment of covenant between mankind and God.

All the Israelites are commanded to observe this important day that took place. The Moses passed the message from God to the Israelites that they were required to abandon everything and observe the day of blowing the trumpet. Leviticus 23: 1-25 records the special events and some practices that were forbidden during the celebrations.

The fulfillment of the covenant is established by Jesus Christ. He descends on the earth and offers a new covenant as seen in Luke 22:20. The cruel death and resurrection is the constant reminder that his blood covered all and we entered into a new covenant. The partaking of Holy Communion reminds the Christians of their duty to observe Gods command as they wait for the second coming of Jesus.

The feast reminds Christians of the second coming of Jesus Christ. The bible describes the events that will take place when Jesus will descend on the earth. The blowing of the trumpets from all the four corners of the world will signify the end times and the trumpets will be blown seven times. It shows that all the dead will be resurrected and the Kingdom of earth will be ruled by Jesus forever as shown in Matthew 24:31 and 1 Corinthians 15:52.

Most of these celebrations were hold in the wilderness as per the ancient traditions. The final celebrations were later to be held in the temple of Jerusalem. However the exact meaning of the feast is to remind Christians of the covenant and the future that is to come. It can therefore happen in any location even in the local churches.

This is a day that the God ordered all Christian to stop the normal activities and concentrate on him. It is an important feast for Christian to meditate on the greater things that are to come. The sounds of the trumpets show that God had a purpose for the day to be celebrated as it reveals on the second coming of Jesus Christ, the resurrection and the establishment of the kingdom of God.

The feasts of trumpets are a special way of commemorating the important events that took place. The events range from the first covenant between God and Man through Moses, Renewal of the covenant through Jesus Christ and the importance of the second coming of Jesus Christ. The feast should be observed by every Christian that professes that Jesus is Lord.




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