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In just
a few short weeks the Church of God will once again be
keeping the Feast of Tabernacles. This year it will be
observed October 14 thru the 20th. This annual Feast
incorporates seven days of opportunity to be refreshed
in the knowledge of God’s plan as it finally culminates
in two of the most awesome events for all of humanity.
The first event involves the beginning of the millennial
reign of Jesus Christ on the earth. The Feast of
Tabernacles pictures the time when all the people of the
world will have an opportunity at last to learn about
the true God and learn the true way to salvation. For
one thousand years mankind will be blessed to have a
righteous government ruling on the earth; and as the
years pass by, more and more of the peoples of the earth
will come under that government and reap the blessings
God desires for them.
Finally, when the thousand years are ended, there will
be another Great Day to celebrate. This day, an 8th day
(this year falling on October 21st), is often
incorporated into the celebration of the Feast of
Tabernacles because it follows immediately after it, but
it is actually a separate festival called the Last Great
Day. This festival is necessary because at the end of
the millennium, there are still millions and yes, even
billions of people who have not yet learned about the
Kingdom of God. Those are all the people who ever lived
on the earth who did not have opportunity to live under
the righteous government of God. For them, the time of
entering the kingdom will come with a great resurrection
that occurs at the end of the millennium that will bring
them from their graves to life again. Yes, they will
live again, not in heaven as some think, but here on the
earth, as physical human beings being given an
opportunity to learn and to live the way of the one true
God.
These two festivals stand back to back in God’s plan
because they are the feasts that populate the kingdom of
God with citizens from every walk of life, who will
finally have opportunity to gain access to the kingdom
for all eternity. These two feasts are great
celebrations, but only a relative few know about them
today.
What do you know about these great festivals? Like so
many in the world, you may never have heard of them. If
you are a Christian, that is really very strange since
these festivals are talked about in the Bible quite a
lot. Jesus Christ even attended these festivals and
spoke to the people at the feasts, teaching them lessons
about the kingdom. Approximately one-fifth of the book
of John is about Christ’s attendance at the Feast of
Tabernacles, his last before he was crucified. In fact,
his very gospel was a gospel about the coming kingdom of
God. It was one he was eager to share because it pointed
to his return to the earth almost 2000 years from the
time he taught his disciples about it. He died on the
cross with the certain knowledge he would return again
to set up his Father’s kingdom on the earth, yet even
those people of Jewish nationality who took part in his
crucifixion had no comprehension about the meaning of
the festival they kept year after year. Only those Jesus
personally taught really understood, and it was these
people who taught these festivals and their meaning to
the church that Jesus founded.
As stated earlier, the Church of God will once again
celebrate these great feasts in October. It will be the
best Feast ever because it brings us one year closer to
the return of Jesus Christ. Members will come together
from all over the world to follow God’s admonition to
keep His feasts at the place He designates. It is a
wonderful time of focused learning about God and his
plan for man – a time of celebration, of fellowship and
new experiences. Why don’t you take some time now to
learn more about these important feasts. Visit our bible
study page and request your free copy of our bible
study, The Feast of Tabernacles & The Last Great Day.
All this and much more are explained in this study.
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