Happy Yom Teruah! Rosh Ha Shana!

Happy Yom Teruah! Last night (Sep was the start of The Feast of Yahweh known as day of Trumpets/Shouting -Leviticus 23:24. יום מאושר התרועה

I meant to get this post on Wednesday, but didn’t get home until sunset. But as many of you already know, sunset yesterday (Wednesday Sep was the first of Tishri and thereby the first day of Yom Teruah. This is the fifth of the seven feast of Yahweh. They are erroneously referred to as Jewish Feast, predominantly because they are only celebrated by Jews, but they are in fact Yahweh’s Feast.

I know many of you are anxiously looking for Yeshua to call us home during this time, that is after all the fulfillment of this Feast. However, the point of this Feast is not for us to be looking to escape the world. Adonai (the Lord) wants you in the world, that’s why you’re still here. If He wanted you home, you’d be home. Keep in mind that this Feast was established by Yahweh almost 3500 years ago. As recorded in Leviticus 23:23-25 – Yahweh (the LORD) spake unto Moses saying, speak unto the children of Israel, saying, in the seventh month (Tishri), and the first day of the month, show you have a Sabbath, a memorial of blowing of trumpets (shofar), and holy convocation. You shall do no servile work therein: but you shall offer an offering made by fire unto Yahweh (LORD).

Over the centuries this Feast has grown to be considered the holiest time of the year and is often referred to as Rosh Hashanah (head of the year), or New Year’s Day. You’ll find that typically most Jews look at this as a very solemn time which proceeds the holiest day of all – Yom Kippur-The Day of Atonement. This is a time when atonement (forgiveness) from Yahweh is sought. Indeed for uncompleted Jews it is a solemn time. For Leviticus 17:11 states – For the life of the flesh is in the blood: and I have given it to you upon the altar to make an atonement for your souls: for it is the blood that maketh an atonement for the soul.

There is no temple in Jerusalem. There is no Cohen Gadol (High Priest) to offer sacrifice to atone for sins. So indeed it is a solemn time. But for a completed Jew, such as I, and many of you, as well as my goyim brother and sisters… it is a joyous day! It is indeed a time for blowing the shofar and shouting! For we have been atoned! Our debt has been paid!

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