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Ask anyone what Christmas is,
and you'll get an answer.
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Everybody knows
about Christmas.
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The same applies to Easter, the popular spring-time holiday.
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Even the U.S. President hosts
an Easter egg roll each year
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on the White House lawn.
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What about the dark and sinister observance of Halloween?
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That holiday is
world-renowned as well,
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even though it celebrates
evil and demon spirits.
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But ask the average person
on the street about the
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Feast of Tabernacles, and you'll get some confused looks.
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Most, unless they're
Jewish, won't even have
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a clue what you're
talking about.
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And yet, the Feast of Tabernacles is not
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just observed by Jews.
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A growing number of
Christians keep this
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annual autumn
festival every year.
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Why do they keep
these feast days?
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Maybe it's time we
peeled back the shroud
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of deception covering the
Feast of Tabernacles.
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Let's uncover the truth
about this important holy
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day season described
in the Bible.
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So, what is the Feast of
Tabernacles all about?
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And why should you care?
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I'm going to answer those questions in a few moments.
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Be sure to get ready to
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offered today, The Holy
Days: God's Master Plan.
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So, what is the
Feast of Tabernacles?
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We'll answer that today
on Tomorrow's World.
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I'll be right back.
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♪
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Welcome to Tomorrow's World, where we help you make sense
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of your world through
the pages of the Bible.
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Most people today keep
the traditional holidays
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of Christmas, Easter,
and Halloween.
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Even if people are not
religious, they may see
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these as times to gather
with friends and family.
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But if you asked them, "What
is the Feast of Tabernacles?",
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they'd probably be confused.
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If they've heard of it
at all, they might think,
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"That's one of those
old Jewish holy days
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that Christ did away
on the cross."
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But is it?
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The truth is the Bible
reveals holy days that God
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instituted for His people.
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And yes, they're found
in the Old Testament.
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But it may come as a surprise that they're found in the
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New Testament as well.
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And the New Testament
Christians understood
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and observed these days.
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Let's go through a brief overview of the biblical
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holy days.
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First comes the
Christian Passover.
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It occurs in the springtime, usually in early April.
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Passover reminds us that
Jesus fulfilled the role
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of the Lamb of God
slain for our sins.
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That's why the Passover is
important to Christians.
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As Paul said in 1
Corinthians 5:7,
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"For indeed Christ,
our Passover,
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was sacrificed for us."
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In other words, the Christian Passover is the crucial
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first step in the plan of
God, in bringing redemption
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to sinning mankind.
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The second of the annual
feasts is the Feast
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of Unleavened Bread.
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For New Testament Christians, these days teach us that we
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must change and grow.
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Christ's sacrifice sets us free but we can't continue in sin.
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We have to resist sin and
learn a new way of life,
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with God's help.
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As Paul also says in
1 Corinthians 5:8,
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"Therefore let us keep the feast, not with old leaven,
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nor with the leaven of malice and wickedness, but with
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the unleavened bread of sincerity and truth."
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The third holy day in
God's calendar is the
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Feasts of First Fruits.
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In New Testament times
it was called Pentecost,
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meaning "fiftieth."
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It was called Pentecost because the exact date of this holy day
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was calculated by counting fifty days from the starting point
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of the Sabbath in the Feast
of Unleavened Bread season.
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Pentecost occurred
in mid-to-late May.
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In the holy land, this was
the time of the beginning
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of the wheat harvest.
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For Christians in the New
Testament, Pentecost was
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the day in 31 AD when the
Holy Spirit was poured out
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on the early Church.
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And that's found
in Acts 2:1,
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"When the Day of Pentecost
had fully come, they were
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all with one accord
in one place.
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And suddenly there came a
sound from heaven, as of a
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rushing mighty wind, and
it filled the whole house
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where they were sitting."
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What we learn from this
feast day is that God
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is not calling everyone
today, only a small
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group of firstfruits,
the early harvest.
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The rest will have
their chance later.
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The next holy day, or feast day, is called the Feast of Trumpets.
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The Feast of Trumpets usually occurs in mid-to-late
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September in the Roman
calendar and prophetically
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represents the triumphant
return of Jesus Christ.
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He will come to
earth a second time.
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Only this time He will
come in power and glory.
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Find out more about it on our TomorrowsWorld.org website.
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Just look up the telecast,
What is the Feast of Trumpets.
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After the Feast of Trumpets comes the Day of Atonement.
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The Day of Atonement occurs
in the fall as well.
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It represents the source
of sin, the devil, being
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taken away and mankind
becoming "at one" with God.
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The Day of Atonement was
still held in high esteem by
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New Testament Christians,
as we find in Acts 27.
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In this passage, Luke
detailed the journeys
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of Paul and his traveling
companions as they sailed
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on the Mediterranean Sea.
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We'll read it in the New
International Version:
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"We moved along the coast
with difficulty and came to
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a place called Fair Havens,
near the town of Lasea.
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Much time had been lost, and sailing had already become
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dangerous because by now it was after the Day of Atonement."
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How are we to
understand this?
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Well, as already mentioned, the Day of Atonement took place
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usually in late September
or even early October.
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And that time of year is a
stormy season to be sailing
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on the Mediterranean.
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But the writer, Luke, used
the Day of Atonement as a
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marker of time that his
audience, even Gentile
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Christians, would
be familiar with.
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Why would they care about
the Day of Atonement,
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unless they were actually
keeping it years after the
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Church was founded in 31 AD?
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The next biblical Feast
Day is the one we're
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discussing today, the
Feast of Tabernacles.
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In short, the Feast of
Tabernacles is a seven-day
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period after the Day of Atonement, foreshadowing
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1,000 years of peace, prosperity and abundance on earth.
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This is still in the future,
but it's coming soon.
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Jesus Christ will personally reign on the earth.
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And all humanity--those who
survive the Great Tribulation
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and the Day of the Lord--
will enjoy the benefits
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and blessings of living under the rule of Jesus Christ.
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We'll touch on this holy day season in our next segment.
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That brings us to the last feast day of God's biblical Holy Days.
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This is called the
Last Great Day.
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It follows on the heels of
the Feast of Tabernacles
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and represents the time of
the general resurrection.
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This is the time when the great masses of unsaved billions
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who never had a genuine opportunity for salvation
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will be raised to life and offered that chance.
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This day is for them.
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It's after the
1,000-year millennium.
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Their understanding will be opened, God's Spirit will
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be made available to them, and they'll be offered eternal life.
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So, that's a brief
overview of the seven
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annual Holy Days as
outlined in your Bible.
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They're not the Holy
Days of the Jews.
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They're not just special
for Israelites only.
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And they're not only taught
in the Old Testament.
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These are New Testament
holy days that have
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powerful meaning for
Christians today.
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As the late Roderick C.
Meredith writes on page 11:
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"God's Holy Days are far more than just days on which we
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cease from our normal work....
understanding and observing
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these Festivals helps us keep
in mind the great master plan
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of our Creator whereby He intends to enlighten and
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In the last segment, we learned about the seven annual
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holy days that summarize
God's plan of salvation.
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But what about our original question, just what is
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the Feast of Tabernacles?
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First, let's examine
the word, "tabernacle."
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The word "tabernacle"
just means "tent."
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The book of Exodus mentions
that Moses built a "tabernacle"
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or "tent" in the wilderness
to be the place of worship
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of the true God.
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As a tent, it was only
a temporary dwelling.
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It was not the permanent
house, or temple, later built
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by Solomon in Jerusalem.
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To understand the significance of "tents" or "tabernacles"
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we have to go back to the
nation of Israel as they
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came out of Egypt.
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After suffering under the oppressive rule of Egyptian
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taskmasters, God set them
free, around 1446 BC.
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They left Egypt and headed
for the Promised Land.
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But along the way, they
dwelt in tents, as they
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journeyed through the
desolate wilderness.
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Compare this with
our life today.
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We're living a temporary,
human existence.
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We're only strangers
and pilgrims on earth,
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as Peter writes
in 1 Peter 2:11.
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We seek a better future existence in God's Kingdom,
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just like the children of Israel were seeking the Promised Land.
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In fact, the Apostle Peter
used the analogy of tents in
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describing his own life.
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Notice in 2 Peter 1:12,
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"For this reason I will
not be negligent to remind
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you always of these
things, though you know
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and are established
in the present truth.
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Yes, I think it is right, as long as I am in this tent, to
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stir you up by reminding you, knowing that shortly I must
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put off my tent, just as our Lord Jesus Christ showed me."
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Peter compared his physical
body to a tent--good for a
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temporary shelter against the rain, wind, and storms of life,
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but eventually it wears out.
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God wants us to learn and
understand that our life is just
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a short journey, and that there is something better coming.
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Why is this important?
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Well, we all have trials and struggles in this life.
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We all have pain.
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But there is a
better world coming.
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And frankly, when God's Kingdom comes, Christ is going to reign
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not up in heaven, but right
here on this troubled earth.
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This is where the healing and comforting needs to take place.
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This is where the violence, warfare and hatred have to end.
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And this is where moral
confusion will give way
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to a genuine understanding
of the right way to live.
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In other words, don't be
discouraged when you see
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bad things happen.
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The Feast of Tabernacles
teaches us that this
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physical life is temporary.
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And it teaches us that there will come a time when Christ
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will reign on this earth to bring peace and prosperity
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to everyone.
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There are many prophecies
that detail this.
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Let's read in Isaiah 2:2,
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"Now it shall come to pass
in the latter days that the
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mountain of the LORD's house shall be established on the
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top of the mountains, and shall be exalted above the hills."
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When you read of mountains
in the Bible, it's speaking
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symbolically of governments.
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So, this prophecy says that in the future, God's government
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will be set up on earth to rule over all other governments.
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That's not happened yet.
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It's still to come.
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Going back to Isaiah 2:
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"Many people shall
come and say,
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'Come, and let us go up to
the mountain of the Lord,
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to the house of the God of Jacob; He will teach us
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His ways, and we shall
walk in his paths.'
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For out of Zion shall go
forth the law, and the word
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of the LORD from Jerusalem.
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He shall judge between the nations, and rebuke many people;
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They shall beat their swords into plowshares, and their
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spears into pruning hooks;
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Nation shall not lift up sword against nation, neither shall
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they learn war anymore."
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Do you see this
happening today?
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Of course not.
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Today, in every corner of
this globe, our brothers
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and sisters cry out
for a better world.
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In Europe and Africa;
Asia and the Middle East;
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South America, North
America, the Caribbean.
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We see corruption, war, poverty, and violence on a massive scale.
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It's heartbreaking.
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This world is
coming to an end.
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Jesus Christ will personally stop the hatred and anger
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and bloodshed.
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Notice in Isaiah 11:1,
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"There shall come forth a rod from the stem of Jesse..."
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Jesse was the father of David.
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The Messiah is spoken
of as the son of David.
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So, this is referring
to Jesus Christ.
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"And a Branch shall
grow out of his roots.
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The Spirit of the Lord
shall rest upon Him,
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the spirit of wisdom and
understanding, the spirit
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of counsel and might, the
spirit of knowledge and of
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the fear of the Lord."
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This is how Jesus Christ will govern when He returns.
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With equity, with justice,
and a spiritual insight
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that is hard for us to
fathom in this world.
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Going on in verse 3:
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"...He shall not judge by
the sight of His eyes,
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nor decide by the hearing
of His ears; but with
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righteousness He shall
judge the poor, and decide
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with equity for the meek
of the earth; He shall
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strike the earth with the
rod of His mouth, and with
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the breath of His lips
He shall slay the wicked.
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Righteousness shall be
the belt of His loins,
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and faithfulness the
belt of His waist."
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Notice this summary
statement in verse 9:
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"They shall not hurt nor destroy in all My holy mountain,
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for the earth shall be
full of the knowledge of
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the Lord as the waters
cover the sea."
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Now ask yourself this:
Is the earth today full
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of the knowledge of the Lord
as the waters cover the sea?
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Any sane and rational
person would have to say,
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"No way."
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This world is not being
governed by this Book.
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But that will
dramatically change.
15:58.524 --> 16:02.895
Everyone will learn God's
way, and Jesus Christ will
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personally be on this earth
to make sure that happens.
16:06.065 --> 16:08.701
The point is the Feast of
Tabernacles--revealed in
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the Bible, which takes place
in the fall each year--
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is a seven-day period that symbolizes the millennial
16:15.941 --> 16:17.943
reign of Jesus Christ.
16:18.010 --> 16:19.712
And that is good news.
16:19.778 --> 16:23.916
And that millennial period
is just around the corner.
16:23.982 --> 16:26.585
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"Literally scores of prophecies throughout the Old and New
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Testaments speak of the
time of Christ's return...
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and of genuine peace and
safety permeating the earth
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because humanity will be learning God's righteous
16:48.507 --> 16:52.010
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Welcome back.
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In the last segment, we
discussed the prophecy of
17:23.776 --> 17:25.744
Christ's return to earth.
17:25.811 --> 17:28.180
And when He returns, the
world is going to be a
17:28.247 --> 17:29.648
very different place.
17:29.715 --> 17:32.885
Peace and abundance will
replace the violence
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and oppression of today.
17:34.586 --> 17:36.855
So, let's take it
one step further.
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What does this have
to do with you?
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Should Christians keep
the Feast of Tabernacles?
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To answer that, let's look
at what God said to the
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ancient Israelites about
the Feast of Tabernacles.
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We find it in
Deuteronomy 14:23.
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"...You shall eat before
the LORD your God, in the
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place where He chooses
to make His name abide...
17:59.311 --> 18:02.748
that you may learn to fear
the LORD your God always....
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Go to the place which
the LORD your God chooses.
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And you shall spend that money for whatever your heart desires:
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for oxen or sheep, for wine or similar drink, for whatever
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your heart desires; you shall eat there before the LORD your
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God, and you shall rejoice,
you and your household."
18:22.334 --> 18:25.204
This is describing the
Feast of Tabernacles.
18:25.270 --> 18:28.474
The Feast of Tabernacles
takes place in the autumn.
18:28.540 --> 18:31.910
And in ancient Israel, in
an agricultural society,
18:31.977 --> 18:34.580
people were intimately
connected to the land.
18:34.646 --> 18:37.115
When the time of the summer growing season was over, they
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celebrated the bountiful harvest in thankfulness to God.
18:41.019 --> 18:43.322
It's ironic that some
mistakenly portray
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the feasts of God
as a harsh burden.
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For those who think that,
maybe they haven't ever
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actually read what these
feasts were like.
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Who wouldn't want to
celebrate a bountiful
18:54.266 --> 18:57.836
harvest with abundant
food and festivities?
18:57.903 --> 19:00.038
And that, for
seven whole days.
19:00.105 --> 19:02.241
It sounds like
a wonderful time.
19:02.307 --> 19:05.611
If that's a burden,
count me in.
19:05.677 --> 19:08.647
What's more, the Feast
of Tabernacles wasn't
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all just about having fun.
19:11.016 --> 19:14.319
It was a celebration with
the backdrop of honoring
19:14.386 --> 19:18.724
God and thanking Him for
His wonderful way of life.
19:18.790 --> 19:22.461
And it was about committing to learn to honor Him and hold Him
19:22.528 --> 19:28.200
in awe, for His majesty and power; His love and His mercy.
19:28.267 --> 19:31.670
The Feast of Tabernacles
was also a foreshadowing
19:31.737 --> 19:35.874
of the coming reign of
Jesus Christ on earth.
19:35.941 --> 19:40.112
So, what does this have to
do with Christians today?
19:40.178 --> 19:44.249
The book of Revelation provides a fascinating glimpse into
19:44.316 --> 19:47.986
the 1,000-year time period
after Christ returns.
19:48.053 --> 19:53.091
Notice what it says
in Revelation 20:4,
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"And I saw thrones, and they
sat on them, and judgment
19:56.628 --> 19:58.196
was committed to them....
19:58.263 --> 20:03.135
And they lived and reigned with Christ for a thousand years."
20:03.201 --> 20:05.837
This is one of the most
straightforward passages
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in the Bible about
the future millennium.
20:08.640 --> 20:12.244
It will be 1,000 years of
Christ reigning on earth.
20:12.311 --> 20:15.213
But as we just read, the
glorified saints will
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reign with Him.
20:16.782 --> 20:19.985
Why don't you hear about
this from most churches?
20:20.052 --> 20:23.889
After all, this was the belief of the early Christians.
20:23.956 --> 20:27.492
The eminent English scholar
and historian, Edward Gibbon
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wrote The History of the
Decline and Fall of the
20:31.129 --> 20:33.599
Roman Empire in 1789.
20:33.665 --> 20:37.502
In it, he discussed how the early church looked at the
20:37.569 --> 20:40.138
doctrine of the millennial
reign of Christ:
20:40.205 --> 20:43.742
"The ancient and popular
doctrine of the Millennium was
20:43.809 --> 20:47.112
intimately connected with the second coming of Christ.
20:47.179 --> 20:51.149
As the works of the creation
had been finished in six days,
20:51.216 --> 20:55.220
their duration in their present state, according to a tradition
20:55.287 --> 20:58.857
which was attributed to the prophet Elijah, was fixed to
20:58.924 --> 21:00.359
six thousand years.
21:00.425 --> 21:02.861
By the same analogy it
was inferred, that this
21:02.928 --> 21:06.531
long period of labor and
contention, which was now
21:06.598 --> 21:10.736
almost elapsed, would be succeeded by a joyful Sabbath
21:10.802 --> 21:14.172
of a thousand years; and that Christ, with the triumphant
21:14.239 --> 21:17.275
band of the saints and the
elect who had escaped death,
21:17.342 --> 21:21.546
or who had been miraculously revived, would reign upon earth
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till the time appointed for the last and general resurrection."
21:27.085 --> 21:30.922
This is exactly what we've been reading in the Scriptures.
21:30.989 --> 21:34.593
The prophecies of Isaiah
and Micah and Revelation
21:34.660 --> 21:37.996
speak of a coming millennial reign of the Messiah.
21:38.063 --> 21:42.300
But again, why don't most
churches talk about this?
21:42.367 --> 21:45.437
Let's let Mr. Gibbon
himself explain:
21:45.504 --> 21:48.340
"It appears to have been
the reigning sentiment of
21:48.407 --> 21:51.309
the orthodox believers;
and it seems so well
21:51.376 --> 21:54.780
adapted to the desires and
apprehensions of mankind,
21:54.846 --> 21:57.916
that it must have contributed
in a very considerable
21:57.983 --> 22:01.520
degree to the progress of
the Christian faith.
22:01.586 --> 22:04.423
But when the edifice of
the church was almost
22:04.489 --> 22:08.060
completed, the temporary
support was laid aside."
22:08.126 --> 22:12.130
The doctrine of Christ's reign upon earth was at first treated
22:12.197 --> 22:16.101
as a profound allegory, was considered by degrees as a
22:16.168 --> 22:20.105
doubtful and useless opinion, and was at length rejected
22:20.172 --> 22:24.843
as the absurd invention of heresy and fanaticism."
22:24.910 --> 22:28.313
In other words, early
Christians believed in
22:28.380 --> 22:30.916
the coming millennial
reign of Christ.
22:30.982 --> 22:33.051
And it was a fundamental
part of their belief.
22:33.118 --> 22:35.087
It gave them hope
for the future.
22:35.153 --> 22:37.622
But somewhere along the
way, people were told
22:37.689 --> 22:39.825
the Kingdom was
in their hearts.
22:39.891 --> 22:43.228
They were told the Kingdom
is the church itself.
22:43.295 --> 22:46.431
And over time, the truth of Christ's millennial reign
22:46.498 --> 22:48.366
was lost to many.
22:48.433 --> 22:50.068
But not all.
22:50.135 --> 22:54.106
Today, there are still Christians who keep these days.
22:54.172 --> 22:56.475
There are still Christians
who value what the
22:56.541 --> 22:58.176
original Church taught.
22:58.243 --> 23:00.512
And are eagerly looking
forward to the triumphant
23:00.579 --> 23:03.749
return of Christ, and
His reign on earth.
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It's about the very future
of humanity on earth.
23:21.299 --> 23:24.870
Notice what we read on
page 37 of this resource:
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"During the Millennium, God's laws are to be written in
23:28.173 --> 23:31.443
the hearts and minds of His people all over the earth.
23:31.510 --> 23:35.313
God's laws express His very character--the character
23:35.380 --> 23:38.984
He demands that we develop in
order to be kings and priests
23:39.050 --> 23:41.153
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In this program, we've examined the Feast of Tabernacles,
24:57.495 --> 25:00.665
and seen why it's important
for Christians today.
25:00.732 --> 25:04.002
After all, Jesus Christ
Himself kept it.
25:04.069 --> 25:07.138
That's explained
in John 7:10.
25:07.205 --> 25:09.541
If we're following in
the footsteps of Christ,
25:09.608 --> 25:13.044
should not we walk
as He walked?
25:13.111 --> 25:16.648
Not only that, when Jesus
returns to this earth, people
25:16.715 --> 25:20.652
all around the world will be keeping the Feast days.
25:20.719 --> 25:25.323
That's found in
Zechariah 14:16...
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"And it shall come to pass
that everyone who is left of
25:28.627 --> 25:31.162
all the nations which came against Jerusalem shall go
25:31.229 --> 25:34.666
up from year to year to
worship the King, the Lord
25:34.733 --> 25:38.703
of hosts, and to keep the
Feast of Tabernacles."
25:38.770 --> 25:41.239
This prophecy follows
on the heels of the
25:41.306 --> 25:43.942
Great Tribulation, and
the Day of the LORD.
25:44.009 --> 25:47.045
And it says that all of
those who fought against
25:47.112 --> 25:50.615
Jesus Christ Himself will
be observing this Feast.
25:50.682 --> 25:51.883
Just think of it.
25:51.950 --> 25:58.089
Muslims, Hindus, Buddhists, Shintoists, agnostics, atheists,
25:58.156 --> 26:02.060
and yes, all who call
themselves Christians--all
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will be keeping these days.
26:04.829 --> 26:07.899
But what happens if
some nations resist?
26:07.966 --> 26:13.405
Well, let's read on
in Zechariah 14:17,
26:13.471 --> 26:15.573
"And it shall be that
whichever of the families
26:15.640 --> 26:19.711
of the earth do not come up to Jerusalem to worship the King,
26:19.778 --> 26:23.682
the Lord of hosts, on them
there will be no rain.
26:23.748 --> 26:26.818
If the family of Egypt will
not come up and enter in,
26:26.885 --> 26:30.956
they shall have no rain; they shall receive the plague with
26:31.022 --> 26:34.559
which the Lord strikes the nations who do not come up to
26:34.626 --> 26:37.195
keep the Feast of Tabernacles."
26:37.262 --> 26:41.599
God knows that His laws are so important, that He cannot
26:41.666 --> 26:44.703
only invite the nations of the world to keep the Feast.
26:44.769 --> 26:48.106
He must make them,
for their own good.
26:48.173 --> 26:51.676
And when they finally keep
these days, they'll begin to
26:51.743 --> 26:56.147
experience the deep satisfaction of living God's way.
26:56.214 --> 26:59.451
And the blessings from
walking in His paths.
26:59.517 --> 27:02.620
So, what is the
Feast of Tabernacles?
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It's an annual holy day season that God instituted so you
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and I could understand just
how profoundly rewarding
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His way of life is.
27:12.497 --> 27:15.834
And so we can see that there's
great hope for the future.
27:15.900 --> 27:18.937
It's not just a
theoretical issue.
27:19.004 --> 27:22.841
It's about obeying God,
observing His days, and
27:22.907 --> 27:27.412
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He intends for all mankind.
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