Feast of Tabernacles 2005: Day 1-Part 2

…than we even know about. And God does not view his church, in the way of a business corporation. God views His church, as we have seen, according to the way that He has listed it out of the seven churches in Revelation 2 and 3.

Now Ephesians 2:14, referring to Jesus: “For He is our peace, Who has made both one [that is Jew and Gentile], and has broken down the middle wall of partition, having annulled in His flesh the enmity, the law of commandments contained in the decrees of men, so that in Himself He might create both into one new man [the body of Christ, which is His church], making peace; and that He might reconcile both to God in one body through the cross, having slain the enmity by it. Now when He came, He preached the gospel—peace to you who were far off and to those who were near. For through Him we both have direct access by one Spirit to the Father. So then, you are no longer aliens and foreigners; but you are fellow citizens with the saints, and are of the household of God.” Now God likens it to a temple: “You are being built up on the foundation of the apostles and prophets…” Now this doesn’t necessarily mean Old Testament prophets because it doesn’t say the Law and the Prophets, it says apostles and prophets, so these are the New Testament prophets, or preachers, the ones who are telling forth the Word of God. “…Jesus Christ Himself being the chief Cornerstone…”, which we have seen that there is no other foundation that anyone can lay than that which has been laid, which is Christ Jesus. And that’s upon which we are to build gold, silver, and precious stone.

Now notice: “…In Whom all the building, being conjointly fitted together…” So God is doing the work, and God is doing the molding, and God is taking His dwelling within us and bringing that together piece by piece, block by block, brick by brick, as it were referring to us, and is building His family, and is building those who are going to rule and reign with Him. Now notice: “…is increasing into a holy temple in the Lord; in Whom you also are being built together for a habitation of God in the Spirit” (Eph. 2:14-22, FV). That’s quite a thing, isn’t it?

Now let’s notice how Paul said this to the Colossians, because this is the whole hope of it, and yes we need to go back and look at these Scriptures and know and understand them, though we’ve heard them before, to understand with a greater and more profound meaning through God’s Spirit of what this means because Christ is dwelling in us.

Now Colossians 1:26. Again the mystery of God is the secret of God, which is the plan of God, which God has revealed to you as we have seen: “…even the mystery that has been hidden from ages and from generations…” Now stop and think about it. All of the great philosophers of the world – Plato, Aristotle, Socrates, all of the other great writers and philosophers and readers who sat around and said, “I wonder why we’re here? What is man all about? Is there any purpose in life? Does anybody know?” And as one man when it was proposed there was a purpose of life, he said, “Well if there’s a purpose of life, no one knows it.” Yes, we know it. God knows it. God has revealed it to us and so therefore that is a greater knowledge and understanding and intelligence than all of the great and intellectuals of the world. Do you understand that brethren? Do you grasp that, what God has done? Hidden from the ages and from generations. “…But has now been revealed to His saints [it is the revealed knowledge of God]; to whom God did will…” What you know is by the will of God. What you understand is by the will of God. What you believe is by the will of God. And that’s why God wants us to prepare for the fulfillment of the Feast of Tabernacles that we rule and reign with Christ.

“…Did will to make known what is the riches of the glory of this mystery [it’s going to be indescribable] among the Gentiles; which is Christ in you, the hope of glory…” (Col. 1:26-27, FV). Christ dwelling in you, the Father dwelling in you, because remember the promise that Jesus gave that “If you love Me and keep My commandments, and the one who loves Me and is keeping My commandments him will My Father love and We will come and make Our abode with him” (John 14:23, paraphrased). God and Christ tabernacling in you through the power of the Holy Spirit. God delights that He made you a habitation for His Spirit. That’s why we are to yield to Him, to love Him, to serve Him, and to let everything in this world just fall off of us, as it were, like so much water off of a ducks back.

Now let’s come to II Timothy 2, and here is another promise. Now many times we talk about the trials, talk about the difficulties that we go through and so forth, but let’s understand something that is also important to realize which is this: I guarantee you that especially here in the United States of America, in that which we would call the societies of the western world (Europe, Australia, Canada, New Zealand, and other places in the world) we do no even comprehend what suffering is. So the trials and the difficulties that we go through, let’s look at them in perspective and realize that these are all opportunities for growth and growing and overcoming.

Now, II Timothy 2:7. Now he’s writing to Timothy. Paul knows he’s going to die. He knows that he’s come to the end of the race. He says, “I’ve run the race, I’ve finished the course and now there lays up for me a crown of life that God is going to give to me and all of those who love Him.” So he’s writing to Timothy and he’s giving him the final instructions here on how to conduct his ministry after he’s gone.

Verse 7: “Give careful consideration to the things that I am telling you, and may the Lord give you understanding in all things.” And that’s what it has to be. All understanding must come from God. “Remember that Jesus Christ, of the seed of David, was raised from among the dead according to my gospel; for which I am suffering hardship, even to the point of being imprisoned like a criminal; but the Word of God has not been chained. Because of this, I endure all things for the sake of the elect in order that they may obtain the salvation that is in Christ Jesus with eternal glory.” That’s the whole purpose of it, see. “This is a faithful saying: If we have died together with Him [that’s through baptism and also coming to the end of our physical life], we shall also live together with Him; if we endure, we shall also reign together with Him [tremendous promise, isn’t it?]; if we deny Him, He will also deny us; if we are unfaithful, He remains faithful—He cannot deny Himself” (II Tim 2:7-13, FV).

Now let’s come to Psalm 15. Let’s see a tremendous promise. Let’s ask the question: Who is going to make it? Who is going to be there? Well, this was asked back here in Psalm 15. Who’s going to dwell in the tabernacle of God? And it gives us some parameters here. And this also shows us that it has to be spiritual. Now notice verse 1, part of the meaning of the Feast of Tabernacles: “LORD, who shall abide in Thy tabernacle? who shall dwell in Thy holy hill?” Now notice: “He that walketh uprightly, and worketh righteousness, and speaketh the truth in his heart.” Now that’s conversion, isn’t it? Now think of this: God is a true God, right, and He cannot lie? Yes. Christ is the way, the truth, and the life. Isn’t that true? Yes. The Holy Spirit is called the Spirit of Truth, isn’t it? Yes. And between the power of the Holy Spirit through Jesus Christ and God the Father dwelling in us, then our hearts are changed. Yes, we overcome and bring every thought into the captivity to Christ, but then we speak truth in our hearts. And because out of the abundance of the heart the mouth speaks then what we speak is true.

Verse 3: “He that backbiteth not with his tongue, nor doeth evil to his neighbour, nor taketh up a reproach against his neighbour. In whose eyes a vile person is contemned [that means you don’t agree with vile people]; but he honoureth them that fear the LORD. He that sweareth to his own hurt, and changeth not. He that putteth not out his money to usury, nor taketh reward against the innocent. He that doeth these things shall never be moved” (Psa. 15:1-5, KJV). And brethren, guess what? Every one of these things is New Testament doctrine and amplified and expanded in the New Testament.

Now let’s come to Galatians 5 and let’s see the character that we need to have, because we’re going to learn that we must now develop the character so that we can be in the Kingdom of God. That’s why we’re here. That’s why Christ is in us – to bring us the character of God because in order to rule and reign with Christ you must have the character of God, and you must be God as God is through the power of the resurrection.

Now here, Galatians 5:22, this is what we are to build, which verifies and backs up everything that we have just read in Psalm 15. Notice verse 22: “But the fruit of the Spirit is love…” And that’s the whole goal: Love God with all your heart, and mind, and soul, and being; love your neighbor as yourself; and love the brethren as Christ has loved us. And that’s the whole purpose that we have at the Feast of Tabernacles – to love one another, to help one another, to fellowship with one another, to be with one another, to share meals with one another, to share our lives and our experiences with one another, to draw closer to God through this time of the Feast of Tabernacles and the Last Great Day that we can be filled with the Spirit of God, we can be uplifted and inspired and taught of God that we can develop the love of God. And the love of God transcends everything, you see. “…Joy, peace, long-suffering, kindness, goodness, faith, meekness, self-control; against such things there is no law” (Gal. 5:22-23, FV). So that’s quite an amazing thing. Those are the character traits that God wants us to build.

Now then, let’s see when it comes time for the resurrection what it’s going to be like and what we are going to do. So let’s begin. Let’s understand this. Let’s come to Revelation 2. Now we’re going to look at some things in the book of Revelation. Now here’s part of the reward for those who overcome. Now let’s pick it up here in verse 25. This is part of the message to the church at Thyatira: “ ‘But hold fast what you have until I come.’ ” Now “holding fast” doesn’t mean just taking it and wrapping it up in a napkin and going and burying it. “Holding fast” means to hold fast to it, but obviously the implication is to also grow and overcome, as we will see in the next couple of verses here.

Verse 26: “ ‘And to the one who overcomes, and keeps My works unto the end, I will give authority over the nations…’ ” That’s why we have to have the mind of Christ. That’s why we have to have the growth in character and the building of the character qualities of God because He’s going to give us authority over the nations. Think about it. You watch world news. You see all these things that are going on and you see everything that is wrong. Well understand this: They are never going to solve it in the world, but God is preparing you to help solve it. Isn’t that amazing?

Now notice verse 27: “ ‘…And he [the one who has authority over the nations which is under the authority of Christ] shall shepherd them with an iron rod…’ ” You’re going to have power. But without the character qualities of God you’re not going to use power in the right way. “ ‘…He shall shepherd them with an iron rod, as vessels of pottery are broken in pieces [we’re going to have to do some correcting, too, and we’ll see that]; as I have also received from My Father; and I will give him the morning star.’ ” That is the glory to shine as the stars of heaven. Now notice verse 29: “ ‘The one who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches’ ” (Rev. 2:25-29, FV). So it’s to all of the churches.

Now over here in Revelation 5:9. Now here’s the song that the twenty-four elders sang, but this is a song relating to our destiny. This is a song showing that God has a plan for us through Christ. Verse 9: “And they sang a new song, saying, ‘Worthy are You to take the book, and to open its seals because You were slain, and did redeem us to God by Your own blood, out of every tribe and language and people and nation, and did make us unto our God kings and priests; and we shall reign on the earth.’ ” (Rev. 5:9-10, FV). And that’s where we are going to reign. It’s not going to be in heaven. No one’s in heaven, and no one’s going to heaven. Heaven in fact, as we will see by the Last Great Day, is coming to the earth. Let’s understand that. That’s important for us to realize.

No let’s see when that’s going to take place. We are going to reign as kings and priests. When will that take place? You see, God is not going to give us that authority until the resurrection when our bodies have been changed from flesh to Spirit, when we will have glory and power and authority that Christ gives us.

Now here, Revelation 11:15 is when it takes place. That’s when the last trumpet is blown and the resurrection occurs on Pentecost: “Then the seventh angel sounded his Trumpet [which is the last trump]; and there were great voices in heaven, saying, ‘The kingdoms of this world have become the kingdoms of our Lord and His Christ, and He shall reign into the ages of eternity.’ ” Well, we are going to reign under Christ as kings and priests. Now notice: “And the twenty-four elders, who sit before God on their thrones, fell on their faces and worshiped God, saying, ‘We give You thanks, O Lord God Almighty, Who is, and Who was, and Who is to come; for You have taken to Yourself Your great power, and have reigned.’ ” Remember the promise? We will reign with Him. “ ‘For the nations were angry, and Your wrath has come, and the time for the dead to be judged, and to give reward to Your servants the prophets, and to the saints, and to all those who fear Your name, the small and the great; and to destroy those who destroy the earth’ ” (Rev. 11:15-18, FV). That’s when we receive the blessing from the resurrection, our reward, our assignment, and what we are going to do. And it’s going to be a tremendous and absolute marvelous thing that’s going to happen.

Now Zechariah prophesied of this. Now all the things that take place on the sea of glass: receiving our new names, the marriage of the Lamb, the marriage supper of the Lamb, our assignments and which cities we’re going to rule over and etc., all of that is going to be all settled on the sea of glass before we come back to the earth on Trumpets. But when we come back to the earth it is going to establish and set-up the Kingdom of God. And we are going to usher in, under Jesus Christ as kings and priests, the Kingdom of God, the government of God, the truth of God, the worship of God for the whole world. And it will be the only kingdom to stand for a thousand years.

Zechariah 14 – this is a tremendous thing to look forward to. Now verse 4: “And His feet shall stand in that day upon the mount of Olives, which is before Jerusalem on the east, and the mount of Olives shall cleave in the midst thereof toward the east and toward the west, and there shall be a very great valley; and half of the mountain shall remove toward the north, and half of it toward the south.” God is going to totally change the surface of the earth, and we have to go out and help rebuild it. And those human beings who survive through it, which there will be some who will, we’re going to have to show them how to live God’s way. We’ll see that in just a little bit.

Now the last sentence in verse 5: “…and the LORD my God shall come…” And who is the “LORD my God”? Jesus Christ. “…And all the saints with Thee.” That’s us – resurrected. Now not only prepared but also equipped to rule and reign with Christ. Now verse 9: “And the LORD shall be king over all the earth…”, because that’s why Christ came. And He’s going to bring peace to the whole world. “…In that day shall there be one LORD, and His name one.” They’re going to teach them God’s way. And one of the things that they are going to do is keep the Feast of Tabernacles. Right here, verse 16: “And it shall come to pass, that every one that is left of all the nations which came against Jerusalem…” Now they came up to fight against Jerusalem. Now what’s going to happen? If you’re still living, you’re going to have to come back to Jerusalem, only in a different way. Those people are going to come to Jerusalem to worship God. Now notice: “…shall even go up from year to year to worship the King, the LORD of hosts, and to keep the feast of tabernacles.” There it is right there. You know the old saying: If they kept it back here in the Old Testament, if they kept it in the New Testament, which they did because we see in John 7 that Christ kept the Feast of Tabernacles. And we see also in the book of Acts that Paul kept the Feast of Tabernacles. And if they’re going to keep the Feast of Tabernacles in the Millennium, then guess what – they need to keep it today regardless of all the arguments that people bring up, you see. Now how important is it? Now you think about how important it is to keep the Feast of Tabernacles today when you understand how important it is for them to keep the Feast of Tabernacles when the Millennium begins.

“And it shall be, that whoso will not come up of all the families of the earth unto Jerusalem to worship the King, the LORD of hosts, even upon them shall be no rain.” Now that’s a serious matter, isn’t it? That’s how important it is. Let’s ask the question: Does God mean business? Absolutely, without a doubt. And the Egyptians are going to have a nice little surprise for them because you know they live in a desert where there is no rain. “And if the family of Egypt go not up, and come not, that have no rain…” Now think about this for a minute. Think of the hatred that is between the Jews and the Egyptians and all the Arabs today. Just think how their hearts are going to have to be changed, and God is going to have to force the choice, isn’t He, in the beginning? Yes, indeed. But just think what a change that is going to be for Egyptians, and Arabians, and Palestinians, and Iraqi’s, and Iranians, and all of the Arab nations as well as all of the nations of the earth that come up and send their representatives to keep the Feast of Tabernacles at Jerusalem. That’s a fantastic thing that’s going to happen.

Now if they don’t go up, come not up: “…that have no rain; there shall be the plague, wherewith the LORD will smite the heathen that come not up to keep the feast of tabernacles.” That’s the second time it’s mentioned here, isn’t it? “This shall be the punishment of Egypt, and the punishment of all nations [that God means business, doesn’t He? Yes.] that come not up to keep the feast of tabernacles” (Zech. 14:4-5, 9, 16-19, KJV). That’s quite a thing.

Now, the Feast of Tabernacles pictures what? It pictures our ruling and reigning with Christ. Now let’s come back to the book of Revelation again. Now let’s see something which has confused some people, and some have thought, “Well, there are different aspects of the different timing of the first resurrection. The first resurrection doesn’t take place all at once.” Well, that is not true. But let’s come here to Revelation 15 and let’s see something. After we’re resurrected we come to the sea of glass and we meet Christ. We covered that during Pentecost. But I want to cover one thing because this ties in with Revelation 20 where we’re going next.

Verse 2: “And I saw a sea of glass mingled with fire, [now notice] and those who had gotten the victory over the beast…” Now this beast, as you read in Revelation 12, was the great dragon – seven heads and ten horns, which comes from the very beginning, doesn’t it? So this just doesn’t mean those who overcome the mark of the beast. This means from the time of the beginning of the world on down to now because everyone has to overcome the beast, don’t they? You have to have victory over the beast, over Satan. “…And over his image [and he’s the one who brings idolatry], and over his mark [that’s coming at the end time], and over the number of his name…” See because those who have the number of his name say they belong to the beast. But we have the Spirit of God and the name of God upon us. Now they were: “…standing on the sea of glass, having the harps of God. And they were singing the song of Moses, the servant of God, and the song of the Lamb, saying, ‘Great and awesome are Your works, Lord God Almighty; righteous and true are Your ways, King of the saints’ ” (Rev. 15:2-3, FV).

Now then let’s come to Revelation 20. This is when they’re resurrected – Revelation 15. Now over in Revelation 20 is when we enter in to our assignments and our reward. That’s the difference. It’s not a different part of the first resurrection, and that the first resurrection didn’t occur at the seventh trump, because I Corinthians 15 and I Thessalonians 4 show that it does, at Christ’s return.

Now after Satan is bound, as we saw on the Day of Atonement, now then the next thing that happens, Revelation 20:4: “And I saw thrones [so here are the thrones – we’ll talk about the thrones a little bit here in a minute because we are all going to receive some kind of throne because that’s a seat of authority]; and they that sat upon them, and judgment was given to them [so this is when we’re given our responsibility when we are given our jobs]; and I saw the souls of those who had been beheaded for the testimony of Jesus, and for the Word of God, and those who did not worship the beast, or his image…”, because you go back and you read The Two Babylon’s and they were worshipping the beast, who is Satan the devil, clear back there. And of course that goes back before the flood because Satan was right there in the Garden of Eden and misled Adam and Eve, didn’t he? And also, he is the one who inspired and caused all the world before the flood to become corrupt and evil. So this includes everyone beginning with Abel and all of the righteous patriarchs before the flood, then Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob and all of the righteous kings and prophets that are going to be in the Kingdom of God – they all had to overcome the beast of the world, which is Satan the devil.

“…And did not receive the mark in their foreheads or in their hands; and they lived and reigned with Christ a thousand years.” Now that’s just a start, because we’re going to live into the ages of eternity. But there’s going to be the thousand year rule and reign of Christ which is pictured by the Feast of Tabernacles. Now it is alluded to in the weekly Sabbath, but the weekly Sabbath does not have the same force and power of picturing the Millennium as the Feast of Tabernacles does.

Now notice: “…(But the rest of the dead did not live again until the thousand years were completed.)” Now that’s a parenthetical statement because the question always comes up: “Well, if these are in the first resurrection and they are raised when Christ comes back, what about all the other people who have died?” So that’s why this parenthetical statement is here. Notice: “This is the first resurrection”, referring back to those who receive their rewards, not the time of the resurrection. This is only saying about those who are in the first resurrection, not when the resurrection occurs because that is told to us in Revelation 11, Revelation 14, and Revelation 15.

Now notice verse 6: “Blessed and holy is the one who has part in the first resurrection…” Blessed and holy – names of God. Attributes from God to us that now we are blessed of God and we are holy because we are now the spirit sons and daughters of God. “…Over these the second death has no power. But they shall be priests of God and of Christ, and [they] shall reign with Him a thousand years” (Rev. 20:4-6, FV). That’s a tremendous thing to look forward to.

Now let’s look at some other prophecies of this. Let’s come back to the book of Daniel and see how this was prophesied back then talking about this very time. And let’s see also how the Bible agrees when you properly put it together. There are no contradictions in the Bible. There are some apparent contradictions when first read, or hard to understand because we don’t understand the Scriptures. But in reality and in truth there are no contradictions simply because of this: If the Word of God is true, which it is, if the Word of God cannot tell a lie, which it doesn’t, then it must all agree because it’s given by the God of truth, inspired by His Spirit of Truth, given to His servants who are dedicated to the truth, which has been recorded as the God-breathed Word of God. So it all agrees.

Now let’s begin in Daniel 7:9: “I beheld till the thrones were cast down…” That means “placed down” and we saw that in Revelation 20, didn’t we? Yes. “…And the Ancient of days did sit, whose garment was white as snow, and the hair of His head like the pure wool: His throne was like the fiery flame, and His wheels as burning fire. A fiery stream issued and came forth from before Him: thousand thousands ministered unto Him, and ten thousand times ten thousand stood before Him: the judgment was set, and the books were opened.” Now this is talking about the whole process of the Millennium and on into the White Throne Judgment of the Last Great Day.

Now notice verse 13: “I saw in the night visions, and, behold, one like the Son of man came with the clouds of heaven, and came to the Ancient of days, and they brought Him near before Him. And there was given Him dominion, and glory, and a kingdom, that all people, nations, and languages, should serve Him: His dominion is an everlasting dominion, which shall not pass away, and His kingdom that which shall not be destroyed.” Tremendous, isn’t it? What a fantastic portrayal of this. What a prophecy of Revelation 20. And then we put this all together with the other Scriptures, as we will see during the Feast of Tabernacles.

Now let’s come to verse 26 and let’s understand that God is going to share this fantastic thing that we just saw – the glory of the prophecy of it: “But the judgment shall sit, and they shall take away his dominion [that is the dominion of the beast and the kings of the earth], to consume and to destroy it unto the end. And the kingdom and dominion, and the greatness [it’s talking about the Kingdom of God] of the kingdom under the whole heaven, shall be given to the people of the saints of the most High…” Now stop and think about that. Here is a parallel: In the beginning what did God do? He created the heavens and the earth, and He made man in His image – male and female, and He gave them dominion over all of the earth, didn’t He? Yes. Now then, we are born into His family, through the power of the resurrection, we receive our reward, we receive our assignments, we are given our responsibilities, and God gives us the rule of the Kingdom under Christ. Now that’s a marvelous thing, isn’t it? I mean think about that. What is the old saying as Christ told the disciples one time? “Let these things sink deep into your ears.” In other words let it register in your brain and heart of hearts.

Notice, repeat that again: “And the kingdom and dominion [that means the rulership], and the greatness of the kingdom [and all that that is going to produce] under the whole heaven [all during the Millennium], shall be given to the people of the saints of the most High, whose kingdom is an everlasting kingdom, and all dominions shall serve and obey Him” (Dan. 7:9-10, 13-14, 26-27, KJV). Just like we saw in Zechariah 14 – if they don’t keep the Feast of Tabernacles they are soon going to be encouraged, aren’t they? Yes indeed, they will keep it.

Let’s look at this again. Come over here to Psalm 122, speaking about thrones and what’s going to happen. Begin in verse 1: “I was glad when they said unto me, Let us go into the house of the LORD.” We’re going to be there, and we’re going to live there, and we’re going to have access to God. So regardless of whatever our assignments are on the earth and we go tend to those the way that we need to, time to time we’re going to come back to Jerusalem. We’re going to go up to the house of the Lord. “Our feet shall stand within thy gates, O Jerusalem.” Not only, though I want you to understand this in relationship to Jerusalem, but I also want you to also understand this in relationship to the New Jerusalem, what it’s going to be like that we go on up to New Jerusalem and our feet stand within the gates of New Jerusalem.

Verse 3: “Jerusalem is builded as a city that is compact together: whither the tribes go up, the tribes of the LORD…” Read about New Jerusalem. What does it say? What are the foundation – the apostles and the names of the twelve tribes of Israel, right? Yes. “…Unto the testimony of Israel, to give thanks unto the name of the LORD. For there are set thrones of judgment [that’s what we just read, isn’t it: Revelation 20; Daniel 7 – thrones of judgment], the thrones of the house of David” (Psa. 122:1-5, KJV). Those include the twelve thrones given to the twelve apostles to rule over the house of Israel during the Millennium. I tell you there is so much in the Bible about this, it’s an amazing and fantastic and wonderful thing, brethren. The Feast of Tabernacles pictures the coming of the greatest civilization that this world has ever seen.

Let’s come to Micah 4 and we’ll finish here. And we are going to have opportunities and rule and serving and helping to bring about the happiness, the joy, the blessing, the fulfillment that all mankind yearns to have but cannot achieve in this world because this is not God’s world. Then in the Millennium it will be God’s world and we will be the sons and daughters of God and we will rule and reign, and we will bring the peace, the happiness, the joy, the understanding, the true worship of God to the whole world. There can be no greater calling, there could be no greater reward.

Now verse 1: “But in the last days it shall come to pass, that the mountain of the house of the LORD shall be established in the top of the mountains, and it shall be exalted above the hills; and people shall flow unto it. And many nations shall come, and say, Come, and let us go up to the mountain of the LORD [Let’s go to Jerusalem], and to the house of the God of Jacob; and He will teach us of His ways [and that’s what we are going to do], and we will walk in His paths: for the law…” The time when Christ is ruling on the earth – guess what is going to be the guide for the people? The laws and commandments of God. Guess what days are listed in the laws and commandments of God? The Sabbath, the Passover, Unleavened Bread, Pentecost, Trumpets, Atonement, Tabernacles, the Last Great Day. And it’s all pictured right here. “…And the word of the LORD from Jerusalem. And He shall judge among many people, and rebuke strong nations afar off…” He’s going to have to do that to bring them in line at first like we saw there in Zechariah 14. “…And they shall beat their swords into plowshares, and their spears into pruninghooks: nation shall not lift up a sword against nation, neither shall they learn war any more” (Micah 4:1-3, KJV). Beginning with the toys of the children – no more war. That is something. The peace of God through Jesus Christ and the saints will rule on this earth. That’s what God has called you to.

Feast of Tabernacles – Day 1 – 2005

Scriptural References

Mark 13:31
Matthew 5:17
Exodus 23:14-17
Leviticus 23:33-38
Deuteronomy 16:16-17
Ephesians1:3-14
John 1:1-4, 9-14
II Corinthians 6:14-18
I Corinthians 3:16-17
II Corinthians 4:5-18
II Corinthians 5:1-5
John 14:2-3
Ephesians 2:14-22
Colossians 1:26-27
II Timothy 2:7-13
Psalm 15:1-5
Galatians 5:22-23
Revelation 2:25-29
Revelation 5:9-10
Revelation 11:15-18
Zechariah 14:4-5, 9, 16-19
Revelation 15:2-3
Revelation 20:4-6
Daniel 7:9-10, 13-14, 26-27
Psalm 122:1-5
Micah 4:1-3