Here is a timely bible study for those who are comitted students of the word of God.

From time to time we read where people try to predict the ‘End Of The World’. It makes the news, dates are set and people talk. Man in his carnal reasoning continues to make unfounded predictions and dates that aren’t worth the time and attention that people give it.

In addition, there are so many Christians just waiting and expecting the rapture (catching away) as the next thing to happen. And I want to say to so many, that the rapture or ‘catching away’ cannot happen yet. I know there will be those of you who read this and will, without hesitation, think me to be a heretic. I want to make clear that I believe that a prepared people will be caught up in the air to meet the Lord. However, before this will happen, another feast of the Lord must be fulfilled first. If we are only expecting the rapture (catching away) in this day and hour, then we are leaving out or skipping over a very powerful and important part of God’s redemptive plan.

Christians belong to God. We as Christians are refered to as the children of light. Meaning, we should know the truth. More than that, God does not want any of His children ignorant.

God has a plan laid out in His word. Oftentimes people become indoctrinated with theology and things become twisted. Theology can be and has been used to teach anything man wants; but with God, only the truth counts. Let’s look at the truth of God’s redemptive purpose laid out in the shadow of the old covenant.

The book of Leviticus chapter 23 lays out a prophetic structure of God’s redemptive plan from beginning to end.

God uses Israel as puppets on the stage of history to play out His redemption story to its fullest in Christ. He gave Israel specific instructions concerning when they would stop their daily operations for the sake of worship. He called them ‘The Feasts Of The Lord”. These were holy convocations -literally ‘assemblies’

Leviticus 23:2 Speak unto the children of Israel, and say unto them, Concerning the feasts of the LORD, which ye shall proclaim to be holy convocations, even these are my feasts.

The word ‘Feasts’ means appointed or set times. These appointed times were tailored to fit in an agricultral year in Israel. The beginning of their year was April(first month). The end of their year was October(seventh month). Passover was in the first month and Tabernacles was in the seventh month.

These [Set Times] were of the Lord and for the Lord. That’s what made them holy. But concerning the very end of things, that’s a time set by God, only for God to know as Jesus stated, NO MAN KNOWS

“But of that day and hour knoweth no man, no, not the angels of heaven, but my Father only.”

(Matt 24:36)

No man knows. No angels know. Jesus even included himself in ‘not knowing’ saying,

“But of that day and [that] hour knoweth no man, no, not the angels which are in heaven, neither the Son, but the Father.”(Mark 13:32)

Jesus also tells us our part in all of this by saying, in Matthew 24:42

“Watch therefore: for ye know not what hour your Lord doth come.“

We do know that he coming! And we should know that His coming is near. But to name a day and an hour is antithetical to the scriptures. It is absolutely ridiculous and faithless to state and stand on a claim that is directly opposite of what the word of God says!

When you read thoughout Leviticus 23, you will find seven Feasts listed out. Three of them are major feasts.

When Listed, it should be look like this:

1) Passover

2) Unleavened Bread

3) Firstfruits

4) Pentecost

5) Trumpets

6) Day Of Atonement

7) Tabernacles

Each feast carried a meaning. They are prophetic emblems of spiritual realities that would be fulfilled in and through Christ and His church.

Passover = Christ’s death, Burial & Resurrection

Pentecost = The Birth Of the church / Pouring out of the Spirit

Tabernacles = The Fully glorified Christ in His prepared people / His coming

Jesus has already fulfilled the Feasts of Passover in His Death, Burial and Resurrection.

Pentecost means 50. Fifty days after Jesus’ resurrection the Feasts of Pentecost was fullfilled giving birth to the church by outpouring of the Spirit.

The church has been in PENTECOST ever since. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

There remains The Feasts of Tabernacles.

I believe that most theologians and scholars understand the structure of these feasts of the Lord. I believe that most of them perhaps know that the feast of tabernacles has not been fulfilled. But I am doubtful of the majority of them when it comes to discerning the intent and content of what tabernacles is all about. Church doctrine/man’s doctrine is birthed out of man’s reasoning. It does not come out of the Spirit of truth and revelation. Church doctrine fails to discern that God’s plan include showing this world the fulness of His glory through a prepared people here on earth.

The bible teaches us that a thousand years is as a day and a day is as a thousand years to the Lord. It has been 2000 thousand years since pentecost began. We could also say, It’s been 2 days.

It’s simple. The day that follows the second day is the THIRD DAY.

There are several prophetic scriptures that entail what happens on the Third day. The number ‘3′ is emblem or symbol of ‘Divine Manifestation‘. We know that Jesus, while in Jerusalem, was threaten that Herod would kill Him and was told to get out: (Luke 13:31)

Jesus is very talented in taking a present situation and using it as a prophetic announcement. Often Jesus would speak concerning the future while responding to the present events at hand. So Jesus responded to Herod’s threat in this manner:

Luke 13:32 “And he said unto them, Go ye, and tell that fox, Behold, I cast out devils, and I do cures to day and to morrow, and the third day I shall be perfected.”

We should all know that Jesus was already perfect. So then what is he talking about? It is (we) His body that has to be perfected – when ? On the third day (3rd one thousand-year day from the cross) a people in Christ shall be perfected to become just like Jesus. This is what the Feasts Of Tabernacles is all about.

Jesus was prophesying that His church would be casting out devils and doing cures during the (2 days) 2000 years of Pentecost. And the third day He (His body) would be perfected. This is the reason God gave gifts unto men, some apostles, some prophets, some eveangelists and some pastors and teachers . . . for the perfecting of the saints. Paul said, “when that which is perfect is come that which is in part shall be done away.” Also in Hebrews 6:1, “Let us go on unto perfection”. The object of perfection is a man’s conscience.

Hebrews 9:9 . . . perfect, as pertaining to the conscience; (Not Flesh)

Afterwards, Jesus went right on and dealt with the present situation.

Luke 13:33 Nevertheless I must walk to day, and to morrow, and the [day] following: for it cannot be that a prophet perish out of Jerusalem.

What about another prophetic picture? In John chapter 2 we see Jesus and His disciples going up to a marriage in Cana. When? On the third day.

John 2:1 And the third day there was a marriage in Cana of Galilee; and the mother of Jesus was there:

John 2:2 And both Jesus was called, and his disciples, to the marriage.

The picture demonstrates the wedding template of Eastern culture where the reception party goes on for three days and in some cases seven days. On the third day the marriage would be consummated. The Bridegroom would have full residence with his bride. He could now have tabernacle with her in the consummation.

This wedding had been going on for 2 days already. Jesus and His disciples came on the third day.

The church is really a wedding reception that has been going on for 2 days. This is Pentecost that has been going on for 2000 years(2 days)

The wine of the wedding had run out after 2 days.

The pentecost wine of the Holy Ghost is running out after 2ooo years(2 days).

But notice that the best wine was saved for last – the third day.

the best wine(tabernacles) of the Holy Spirit is about to be served from earthen vessels that were full of water.

Jesus had instructed that the six earthen vessels be filled to the brim with water. (water of the word) ‘6‘ is the emblem for ‘man‘. Man was created at the end of the sixth day. God wants man to be filled with his words of life. The word (water) filled in man shall become Christ glorified in us (best wine). This is what the ‘Feasts of Tabernacles’ is all about.

Tabernacles is the ‘Coming Of The Lord’ in His FULLNESS. He must come in His people fully before He comes for His people.

Here are few other scriptures that are descriptive of ‘Tabernacles’ :

John 14:23 Jesus answered and said unto him, If a man love me, he will keep my words: and my Father will love him, and we will come unto him, and make our abode with him.

Ephesians 3:19 And to know the love of Christ, which passeth knowledge, that ye might be filled with all the fulness of God.

Ephesians 4:13 Till we all come in the unity of the faith, and of the knowledge of the Son of God, unto a perfect man, unto the measure of the stature of the fulness of Christ:

Philippians 3:14 I press toward the mark for the prize of the high calling of God in Christ Jesus.

John 14:12 Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that believeth on me, the works that I do shall he do also; and greater works than these shall he do; because I go unto my Father

These scriptures and many more point towards what shall occur in the Feasts of Tabernacles. obviously, It is not the end of the world. If anything, the church’s limitationto demonstrate the fullness of Christ to the kingdoms of this world is coming to an end. Make way for the Feasts of Tabernacles the Lord is coming in His People (FULLY)!!!

– Le Yonn Armstrong –