Newsletter: 2006-12 A time to Rejoice \o/

Joyous Holy Day Greetings from HomeWorship 101™

“And it shall come to pass
that everyone who is left of all the nations
which came against Jerusalem shall go up from year to year
to worship the King, the LORD of hosts,
and to keep the Feast of Tabernacles.
And it shall be that whichever of the families of the earth
do not come up to Jerusalem to worship the King, the LORD of hosts,
on them there will be no rain.
If the family of Egypt will not come up and enter in,
they shall have no rain;
they shall receive the plague
with which the LORD strikes the nations who do not come up
to keep the Feast of Tabernacles.
This shall be the punishment of Egypt
and the punishment of all the nations that do not come up
to keep the Feast of Tabernacles.” – Zechariah 14:16-19

Oftentimes when I talk about the Biblical Holy Days, many people look at me a little puzzled and ask, “aren’t those the Jewish holidays, what does it have to do with us?” It is the programmed response from most of the Christian world because their leadership teaches that the Old Testament is for the Jews and the New Testament is for the Christians - they couldn't be further from the truth. The above Bible verse clearly states that during the Millennium Kingdom of the Messiah, a-l-l the nations of the world will celebrate Tabernacles – not just the Jews. (One would think, since the Bride will be the Messiah’s helpers during the Millennium that they would know more about it – but Satan has been busy.) As a matter of fact, the Holy Day is so important to the Messiah that if they do not come to Jerusalem to honor it then there will be dire consequences. What does that mean, you might wonder. It doesn’t mean that He will send in the military jets and bombers, the Messiah has the power to control nature and He will simply stop the rain, and bring some very uncomfortable plaques on them. Then people will be unhappy and they will want their leadership to comply with the Messiah’s requests.

These last two Holy Days have such wonderful spiritual symbolism that it is a real tragedy that their meanings have been hidden all these centuries – even most of the Jewish world has forgotten their true meanings. Sometime in the future it is in these last two Holy Days that humanity will finally enjoy their Covenant rewards, and it begins on the 15th day of the 7th Biblical month (Mon., Oct. 9). In English it is known as the Holy Days of Tabernacles, called in Hebrew, Hag Ha-Sukkot (Lev.23:33-44). And, on the 8th day of the Tabernacles festival (Mon., Oct.16), called the Last Great Day, Heb. Sheimini Atzert, (Lev.23:36). They are combined to be the most joyous time of the year. It is an 8-Day festival, a time to be merry, and give thanks. Rejoice! Dance! Be Happy! HalleluYAH! We are under our FATHER'S protection and our reward is at hand!

“And behold, I am coming quickly,
and My reward is with Me,
to give to every one according to his work.”
- Revelation 22:12

It is time to rejoice because our “reward’ is near. There are many references in Scriptures on our eventual “rewards” for keeping the faith and heeding YHWH’s Commands, but did you ever stop to consider just exactly what our reward would be like? Many simply say our reward is getting into Heaven or YHWH’s Kingdom. Yes that is true but what is Heaven really like? Will we be in some heavenly place singing praises to our CREATOR for eternity? Or will we be dancing in the clouds with angels for an eternity? Reflect on it for a while, and if you are courageous enough to consider some outside-the-box ideas, log on to my web page “The Ruling Messiah” for a thought provoking, prophetic chronicle of the Messiahs Millennium Kingdom (which is also a shadow of things to come of YHWH’s Kingdom): http://www.homeworship101.com/bb-c11b_ruling_messiah.htm

Today, the Tabernacles Holy Days are a time to rejoice because it teaches us about two Kingdom rewards. Our first Kingdom reward is when the Millennium Kingdom of the Messiah begins, and the second Kingdom reward is when YHWH’s eternal Kingdom begins. The seven day Tabernacles Festival leading to the Last Great Day on the eight day, is actually a two-stage spiritual lesson, the first stage (Tabernacles) is when we are under a Divine protection for a short time while earthly preparations are being made, and the second-stage (Last Great Day) is when we physically enter our reward – our new life in the Kingdom.

My focus is intellectual honesty, not defense of tradition (Act.17:11). What I mean by that is that some traditions are good, and some are wrong and need correction. But that doesn’t mean we all must march in formation. YHWH calls HIS people to unity, not uniformity. Today, a good example can be seen at the International Christian Embassy Jerusalem. They sponsor an annual Tabernacles parade through the streets of Jerusalem in which many nations participate. To see the variety of colorful ethnic costumes, flags, and people, is a beautiful thing to behold. The idea is that we all celebrating the same Holy Day but we all bring our unique cultural style and prayers to the event.

Here in the western world, it’s not easy to follow the Holy Days when the rest of the world doesn’t even pay attention or care. I do not feel superior because I have been called to learn them, I am humbled by it and I feel sad that the rest of the world does not appreciate the spiritual wonders that these Holy Days show us. It has been a long hard road living in this evil world, but rejoice our spiritual journey is almost complete.

It has always been believed that during the fall season of Holy Days all the spiritual decisions for the following year are made. It is also believed that YHWH releases special favors, and answers prayers during this season. In the spring, the Holy Days officially began on the 15^th day of the 1^st month as YHWH supernaturally protected ancient Israel in their exodus out of the evil Egyptian empire and took them to the “new promised land.” Here on the 15^th day of the 7^th month, all our prayers are answered as the faithful finally leave this evil world behind, and take their first steps into the promised Kingdom while under YHWH’S supernatural protection – YHWH keeps HIS Covenants.

Spiritually, it is about time to let intellectual honesty prevail and agree that all the Holy Days listed in Leviticus ch.23 are universal; their spiritual depth is undeniable, and they are more then just Jewish tradition. If we watch these annual Holy Days we see their multilevel interlocking spiritual lessons pointing to YHWH’S Kingdom. We acknowledge the Holy Days out of respect to our CREATOR. And sometime in the future, almost tomorrow, Yahshua will be teaching a-l-l humanity their higher spiritual lessons. Understanding the lessons will bring humanity peace. Peace of the mind, peace of the heart, peace for the growth of the spirit, peace in our house, peace in our communities, and peace in our nations.

The faithful learn YHWH'S Heavenly designed timetable through HIS Holy Days. I call it YAHWEH’s Spiritual Opera. If we learned our Holy Day lessons correctly, the Passover season teaches us about our CREATOR’S peace and protection - if we accept it. The Holy Days of Pentecost, Trumpets, and Atonement, teaches us about our CREATOR’S knowledge and power - we should respect it. And now the prophetic season of Tabernacles teaches us about our CREATOR’S rest - if we want to keep it.

All the prophetic spiritual lessons come together in this early-fall Holy Day season. The first Covenant promise YHWH made to Adam and Eve (and a-l-l humankind), was of a future Messiah, and the Covenant prophecies are fulfilled in this early fall season of Holy Days beginning on the Day of Trumpets. It is sad the many of the faithful miss the fact that the spiritual symbolism of Yahshua/Jesus is much richer in this Holy Week then the winter Christmas season. To begin with, scholarly studies point to this time period as the actual time of Christ’s birth, and a Biblical hint is given in John 1:14. In the verse, the word dwelt is derived from the Hebrew word tabernacle. Some Bible translations will read “...and tabernacles among us.” Christ’s-mass is really during this Tabernacles week!

The prophecies of the suffering Messiah became history when they were fulfilled in the life of Yahshua during the spring season of Holy Days. On the first day of this Holy Day season, the Day of Trumpets teaches the heart that can see, to await His return as the conquering Messiah. And on the Day of Atonement, the righteous-faithful need not fear the Messiah's Judgment of the Nations, or YHWH'S Judgment of a-l-l humanity on the universal Day of 'Reckoning' at the end times (Rev.20:6).

The prophetic hope of the faithful will finally be realized during these Days of Tabernacles. Sometime in the future, almost tomorrow, humanity will be under the protection of YHWH'S Anointed One, as He renews and prepares the earth for planetary peace, protection, and rest, for 1,000 years. This is generally known as the Millennium Kingdom of the Messiah (Rev.20:4). And sometime in the future, after the 1,000 years are finished, a-l-l humanity surviving YHWH'S Great White Throne Judgment, will enter into HIS supernatural protection while the Earth is being cleansed from the curse of sin (Rev.21:1).

The Tabernacles protection is temporary while permanent arrangements are made. To symbolize this, observant Jews worship in temporary structures called Sukkots. It is something like a little “lean-to” built outside against a wall of the house, or in backyards or patios, and it looks a little like the nativity manger. The Sukkot is decorated in a fun and festive, organic atmosphere. They are built of tree branches and palm leaves. The inside is decorated party-style, with a small table and some chairs or large pillows to relax on after dancing hard in the streets.

The last act in our CREATOR’S grand spiritual opera is on the 8th day of the Tabernacles festival called the Last Great Day (Lev.23:36), (Tues., Oct. 17). Knowing that Christ had a 3½ year ministry and was put to death on Passover, it is believed that He began His ministry with His stunning proclamation on the last day of this Holy week. The Apostle John records in 7:37, “On the last day, that great day of the feast, Yahshua stood and cried out, saying, “If anyone thirsts, let him come to Me and drink.” Yahshua’s symbolism was loaded with meaning to the Jews who witnessed it. The tragedy today is that most in the church haven’t got a clue. (Log on to: http://www.homeworship101.com/fyi_two_candles.htm )

This Last Day of the feast is the day when humanity enters their Kingdom rewards. In ancient Jerusalem, the day was celebrated with the Festival of Lights emanating from the Temple - it was a stunning wonder to behold. The Holy Day pictures the ‘last day’ of this Earthly existence under the Curse of Sin. It is a ‘great day’ because we are beginning a new life. On this day, under the Messiah, the surviving nations will return to their lands and humanity will enter the Millennium Age of the Messiah. And sometime in the future, after the Millennium rule, a New Jerusalem will descend to Earth from the Heavens, bringing our FATHER'S Kingdom back to recreated Earth for eternity (Rev.ch.21-22). Our CREATOR YHWH, and our Messiah Yahshua, will finally dwell amongst the creation. We are immortal! And we are 21 again! What a Great Day it really is!!!

“ YHWH will wipe away every tear from their eyes;
there shall be no more death, nor sorrow, nor crying.
There shall be no more pain,
for the former things have passed away.” - Revelation 21:4
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Enjoy the journey of learning…
For more info log on to: http://www.homeworship101.com/holy_days_fall.htm

Please remember to pray for the peace of Jerusalem, and for all those who stand with Israel (Ps.122).

Wishing all a joyful Tabernacles blessings.
You faithful servant in Yahshua, Errol.
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Errol Mueller, chronicler extraordinaire
e-mail: errol@homeworship101.com
website: www.homeworship101.com
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Scripture quotations are from the New King James Version of the Holy Bible.
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#WSC Newsletter 2006-12, posted 10/07/06.
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A Time to rejoice \o/

Joyous Holy Day Greetings from HomeWorship 101™