The feasts of the Lord

Let’s take a look at the Jewish calendar

Calendar of the feasts of the Lord

IYAR

NISAN

SIVAN

AV

TAMOUZ

HECHVAN

ELUL

CHEVATH

KISLEV

TEVETH

TICHRIADAR

JANUARY

FEBRUARY

MARCH

MAY

APRIL

OCTOBER

JUNE

NOVEM-BER

JULY

SEPTEMBER

AUGUST

DECEM-BER

SPRINGFEASTS

FALLFEASTS

PASSOVERPessah

14

UNLEAVENEDBREADSHag-Hamatzot

15FIRST FRUITSHag-Habikkurim

16

Messiah comes

as a suffering Servant !

PENTECOST(Feast of Weeks)Shavuot

6-7

1

TRUMPETSRosh Hashana

TABERNACLESSuccoth

15

ATONEMENTYom Kippur

10

Messiah comes back

as a victorious

King !

Feast of DedicationChannukah

25

14

Feast of LotsPurim

CHURCHAGE

1. Pessah (Passover)

FeastActual meaning

for Israel under the Law

Future meaning for the Church

under Grace

Scripture basis Tanach = O.T B'rit Hadasha =

N.T

Event

Passover

Redemption from slavery in Egypt.

Believers in Christ are redeemed from the slavery of sin and death.

« For you know that it was not with perishable things such as silver or gold that you were redeemed from the empty way of life handed down to you from your ancestors, but with the precious blood of Christ, a lamb without blemish or defect. » (1 Peter 1:18-19)

Crucifixion

Redemption

2. Hag Hamatzot (Unleavened Breads)

FeastActual meaning

for Israel under the Law

Future meaning for the Church

under Grace

Scripture basis Tanach = O.T B'rit Hadasha =

N.T

Event

Feast of un-leavened breads

Getting rid of all leaven (symbol of sin).

All believers in Christ are washed from their sins and receive the power to walk as a new creation.

« Get rid of the old yeast, so that you may be a new unleavened batch, as you really are. For Christ, our Passover lamb, has been sacrificed.. »(1 Cor 5:7)« God made him who had no sin to be sin for us, so that in him we might become the righteousness of God. »(2 Cor 5:21)

Sanctification

Justification

3. Hag Habikurim (First Fruits)

FeastActual meaning

for Israel under the Law

Future meaning for the Church

under Grace

Scripture basis Tanach = O.T B'rit Hadasha =

N.T

Event

Feast of First Fruits

Giving thanks for the first fruits, which are the promise of the harvest to come.

Christ, the first born out of death, is the promise of ressurrection and eternal life for those who believe in Him.

« But Christ has indeed been raised from the dead, the firstfruits of those who have fallen asleep. For since death came through a man, the resurrection of the dead comes also through a man. For as in Adam all die, so in Christ all will be made alive.  » (1 Cor 15:20-22)

The resurrection of Christ

4. Shavuot (Weeks, Pentecost)

FeastActual meaning

for Israel under the Law

Future meaning for the Church

under Grace

Scripture basis Tanach = O.T B'rit Hadasha =

N.T

Event

Feast of Weeks

Giving thanks for the first harvest, and commemorating the time when the Law was given on Mount Sinai (according to oral tradition).

The first harvest / ingathering of those who have been redeemed in Christ (Jews and Gentiles).

The Law of God is written in the hearts of the Redeemed.

« The day of Pentecost… they were all filled with the Holy Spirit… and about three thousand were added to their number that day. » (Acts 2:1,4,41)

« I will put my laws in their hearts, and I will write them on their minds.» (Hebrews 10:16)(Jeremiah 31:31-33)

The coming of the Holy Spirit

The birth of the Church

Then comes summer : a season of labor in the field in preparation for the final harvest (the Church age) !

“Open your eyes and look at the fields! They are ripe for harvest.” (John 4:35)

IYAR

NISAN

SIVAN

AV

TAMOUZ

HECHVAN

ELUL

CHEVATH

KISLEV

TEVETH

TICHRIADAR

JANUARY

FEBRUARY

MARCH

MAY

APRIL

OCTOBER

JUNE

NOVEM-BER

JULY

SEPTEMBER

AUGUST

DECEM-BER

SPRINGFEASTS

FALLFEASTS

PASSOVERPessah

14

UNLEAVENEDBREADSHag-Hamatzot

15FIRST FRUITSHag-Habikkurim

16

Messiah comes

as a suffering Servant !

PENTECOST(Feast of Weeks)Shavuot

6-7

1

TRUMPETSRosh Hashana

TABERNACLESSuccoth

15

ATONEMENTYom Kippur

10

Messiah comes back

as a victorious

King !

Feast of DedicationChannukah

25

14

Feast of LotsPurim

CHURCHAGE

5. Rosh Hachana (Trumpets)

Feast

Actual meaning for Israel under the

Law

Future meaning for the Church

under Grace

Scripture basis Tanach = O.T

B'rit Hadasha = N.TEvent

Feast of Trumpets

A solemn assembly.

We blow the trumpets to prepare ourselves for the day of atonement of sins.

The start of the regathering of Israel in the holy land, in preparation for the final day of atonement.

The gathering of all believers (those who died and those who are alive at the Rapture) in heaven with Christ.

« I will surely gather them from all the lands where I banish them in my furious anger and great wrath; I will bring them back to this place and let them live in safety. They will be my people, and I will be their God.  » (Jérémie 32:37-38)« For the Lord himself will come down from heaven, with a loud command, with the voice of the archangel and with the trumpet call of God, and the dead in Christ will rise first. After that, we who are still alive and are left will be caught up together with them in the clouds to meet the Lord in the air. » (1 Thess 4:16-17 ; 1 Cor 15:52)

Israel regathered

Rapture of the Church and return of Christ

6. Yom Kippur (Atonement)

FeastActual meaning

for Israel under the Law

Future meaning for the Church

under Grace

Scripture basis Tanach = O.T B'rit Hadasha =

N.T

Event

Day of Atone-ment

A solemn assembly for repentance and forgiveness under the Law (has to be repeated each year).

The believers in Christ are forgiven thanks to a once-for-all atonement, valid for all times.

The remnant of Israel & the people of the Nations redeemed in Christ.

A small illustration

HumanityThe Church

of God

The Nations

Israel

Saved JewsThe true IsraelThe Israel of

God

The Gentiles who are saved

6. Yom Kippur (Atonement)

FeastActual meaning

for Israel under the Law

Future meaning for the Church

under Grace

Scripture basis Tanach = O.T B'rit Hadasha =

N.T

Event

Day of Atone-ment

A solemn assembly for repentance and forgiveness under the Law (has to be repeated each year).

The believers in Christ are forgiven thanks to a once-for-all atonement, valid for all times.

The remnant of Israel & the people of the Nations redeemed in Christ.

« Christ was sacrificed once to take away the sins of many... » (Hebrews 9:28)

« And I will pour out on the house of David and the inhabitants of Jerusalem a spirit of grace and supplication. They will look on me, the one they have pierced, and they will mourn for him as one mourns for an only child, and grieve bitterly for him as one grieves for a firstborn son. » (Zechariah 12:10)

Tribulation & Great tribulation

Israel repents and turns to her Messiah

7. Succoth (Tabernacles)

FeastActual meaning

for Israel under the Law

Future meaning for the Church

under Grace

Scripture basis Tanach = O.T B'rit Hadasha =

N.T

Event

Feast of Taber-nacles

Rejoicing during 7 days for the protection and provision of God during the time in the desert.

Celebration over the harvest.

The Church and Christ are together on Earth, as the Messiah rules from Jerusalem.

Deuteronomy 16:13-15Leviticus 23 : 33-43

« Then the survivors from all the nations that have attacked Jerusalem will go up year after year to worship the King, the Lord Almighty, and to celebrate the Festival of Tabernacles. »(Zechariah 14:16)« They came to life and reigned with Christ a thousand years. » (Revelation 20:4)

The Messiah rules in Jerusalem for 1000 years.

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is a faith-based ministry committed to seeing the Lord's purpose for the Church fulfilled as Jews and Gentiles are made one through faith in Messiah Jesus !

Who we are

We do this through evangelism, discipleship, and equipping believers for effective ministry, with the priority “to the Jew first...”

“Brothers, my heart's desire and prayer to God for Israel is that they may be saved .”

(Romans 10:1)

We share God’s heart for the Jewish people by:

1) Telling unsaved Jewish people who their Messiah is

2) Equipping French Jewish and Gentile believers to do so

What we do

Relational evangelism

Internet outreachDiscipleship and equipping of new believers

Home Bible studiesCongregation planting soon in ParisSummer mission trips to IsraelOutreaches in french cities with our volunteers

Literature distribution

More specifically, we do:

Where the Lord is leading the ministryRecruiting more long-term missionaries

in Israel and other international fields where many Jewish people live (Europe & America)Recruiting more short-term workers to help us share the Gospel in Israel each summer

Seeking more committed prayer and financial partners with a heart for Jewish ministry

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The workers in the field

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