Welcome to our Meeting!

We welcome Ray Kelly as our speaker, and his topic is: “The Feasts of Trumpets

& Atonement”

If you can, please stay on to enjoy some refreshments, and browse the book and DVD

tables

“Messiah & The Feasts of Israel”

Prophetic Witness Movement International New Milton & Highcliffe Branch

1. Jesus is King and I will extol Him, Give Him the glory, and honour His name; He reigns on high, enthroned in the heavens, Word of the Father, exalted for us.

2. We have a hope that is steadfast and certain, Gone through the curtain and touching the throne; We have a Priest who is there interceding, Pouring His grace on our lives day by day.

3. We come to Him, our Priest and Apostle, Clothed in His glory and bearing His name; Laying our lives with gladness before Him, Filled with His Spirit, we worship the King.

4. O Holy One, our hearts do adore You; Thrilled with Your goodness we give You our praise! Angels in light with worship surround You, Jesus, our Saviour, for ever the same.

FEASTS (REHEARSALS) OF TRUMPETS AND

ATONEMENTBy Ray Kelly: Pastor of Living

Stones Bible Fellowship in Highcliffe

Why rehearsals? Colossians 2: 16 & 17

a shadow of things to come A day which is unknown – Matthew 24: 36 A day for which we must be ready –

Matthew 24: 32 & 25:1 – 13 A time that will be both glorious and

terrible depending on which part of it you experience – rehearsal will help to make us ready

Foundational Scriptures Leviticus 23 verses 23 to 32

Exodus 19

Leviticus 9

Leviticus 10

Leviticus 16

The season: Teshuvah (to return or repent)

Begins on the first of Elul Continues 40 days ending with Yom Kippur

(the feast of atonement) Season of searching the heart, returning to

God and repentance 30 days in begins a final 10 day period – the

days of awe The first day of this period is the feast of

trumpets or Rosh HaShanah Leading to The Day Of Atonement 10 days

later

Rosh HaShanah

Rosh HaShanah There are four primary types of shofar

blasts: Tekiah (תקיעה) - A long single blast (the sound

of the King's coronation) Shevarim (שברים) - Three short wail-like blasts

(signifying repentance) Teru'ah (תרועה) - Nine staccato blasts of alarm

(to awaken the soul) Tekiah ha-Gadol ( הגדול A great long - (תקיעה

blast (for as long as you can blow!)

Rosh HaShanah Preparation for the high holy days

throughout Elul The Shofar is blown every morning and

Psalm 27 recited morning and evening Shofar blown all day on Rosh HaShanah

with a long ‘last trump’ The message is clear – repent BEFORE

Rosh HaShanah, do not wait until afterwards or you will find yourself in the ‘Days of Awe’

Rosh HaShanah Idiomatic names

Teshuvah – repentence Rosh HaShanah – Head of the Year, Birthday of

the World Yom Teruah – the day of the awakening blast

[Feast of Trumpets] Yom HaDin – Day of Judgement HaMelech – The Coronation of the King

[Messiah] Yom HaZikkaron – the day of remembrance

Rosh HaShanah Idiomatic names

The time of Jacob’s trouble or the Birth-pangs of the Messiah (Chevlai shel Mashiach)

The opening of the gates Kiddushin/Nesu’in (the wedding ceremony) The resurrection of the dead (rapture, natzal) The last trump Yom Hakeseh (the hidden day)

Rosh HaShanah Traditions

The world was created on this day (Mishnah, San Hedrin 38b) – anagram of B’reshit

Adam and Eve were created on this day Now celebrated over two days – new moon

uncertainty so two-days treated as one long day

Everyone MUST hear – the blessing is to hear, not to blow it yourself (Psalm 89: 15)

Rosh HaShanah Traditions

Teruah means "an awakening blast.“ Teruah is also translated as "shout." The Book of

Isaiah , chapter 12, puts the shouting in the context of the thousand-year reign of Messiah

The Messianic era and shout is mentioned in Isaiah 42:11; 44:23; Jeremiah 31:7; and Zephaniah 3:14.

The first coming of Yeshua is associated with a shout in Zechariah 9:9.

The ultimate shout is the rapture in 1 Thessalonians 4:16-17 & I Cor 15 verses 51 - 55.

Rosh HaShanah Scriptures like

Awake, sleeper, and arise from the dead, and Christ will shine on you" (Ephesians 5:14 NAS)

Ephesians 4:30, being sealed unto the day of redemption refers to Yom Kippur – the Day of Atonement

God gave this festival to teach us that we will be judged on Rosh HaShanah (the opening of the gates) and will be sealed unto the closing of the gates (neilah) on Yom Kippur.

Rosh HaShanah Awake! Is associated with resurrection

"Your dead will live; their corpses will rise. You who lie in the dust, awake and shout for joy, for your dew is as the dew of the dawn, and the earth will give birth to the departed spirits" (Isaiah 26:19 ).

The Bible refers to dead believers as ‘asleep’ This festival prophetically celebrates the

resurrection of the dead.

Rosh HaShanah Rosh HaShanah teaches us through the

sound of the shofar To awake from spiritual slumber To remember that a day will come when the

dead will rise That those who are unrepentant will enter the

days of awe That these day will be followed by the final

judgement as taught by Yom Kippur

Rosh HaShanah Psalm 47 precedes the sounding

God’s rule over the earth and His judgement as He sits upon His throne

Ram’s horn preferred because of its link with the offering of Isaac (Genesis 22: 1 - 19)

The giving of the Torah at Mount Sinai was accompanied by the sounding of the shofar (Exodus 19:19)

Uses of the shofar The proclamation of the Jubilee was

heralded by the blast of the shofar (Leviticus 25:9-11)

The commencement of the Messianic age is to be announced by the sound of the great shofar (Isaiah 27:13).

Israel conquered in the battle of Jericho with the blast of the shofar (Joshua 6:20).

Israel will be advised of the advent of the Messiah with the sound of the shofar (Zechariah 9:14,16).

Uses of the Shofar The shofar will be blown at the time of the

ingathering of the exiles of Israel to their place (Isaiah 27:13).

The shofar was blown to signal the assembly of the Israelites during war (Judges 3:27; 2 Samuel 20:1).

The watchman who stood upon Jerusalem's walls blew the shofar (Ezekiel 33:3-6).

The shofar is a reminder that God is sovereign (Psalm 47:5).

Uses of the Shofar The ram's horn, the shofar, is a reminder

of Abraham's sacrifice of Isaac and God's provision of a ram as a substitute (Genesis 22:13).

The shofar was blown to announce the beginning of festivals (Numbers 10:10). The shofar was blown to celebrate the new moon on Rosh HaShanah (Psalm 81:1-3).

Uses of the shofar The blowing of the shofar is a signal for the call to

repentance (Isaiah 58:1). The blowing of the shofar ushers in the day of the Lord

(Joel 2:1). The blowing of the shofar is sounded at the rapture of

the believers and the resurrection of the dead (1 Thessalonians 4:16).

John was taken up to Heaven in the Book of Revelation by the sound of the shofar (Revelation 4:1).

Seven shofarim are sounded when God judges the earth during the tribulation (Revelation 8-9).

The shofar was used for the coronation of kings (1 Kings [Melachim] 1:34,39).

Yom HaDin All will pass before God

The fully righteous The fully unrighteous – fully evil The in-betweeners

The righteous will be separated and will be with God – Raptured (Natzal)

The unrighteous will never repent The in-betweeners will repent during the

7-years of tribulation – symbolically, the days of awe

Messianic understanding Coronation of the king – Revelation 5 Enthroned to judge – Daniel 7: 9-14 The opening of the gates of Heaven –

Revelation 4, Isaiah 26, Psalm 118: 19 & 20

Acclamation – Psalm 47 Acknowledgment of allegiance – Isaiah

66: 23 Memorial – we remember Him and He, us

– Romans 14: 10, 2 Corinthians 5: 10

The Feast of Atonement(s) (Yom Kippurim)

Redemption The day that bears the fruit of the repentence For some, the Great white Throne Judgement For others, the freedom from the effects of

their sin Rosh HaShanah relates to the church Yom Kippur relates to the Jews; and, The other nations depending upon how they

treat the Jews

What happens Ceremonial washing Takes off his usual garments and puts on

white linen – robes of righteousness Draws lots to establish the goat for the

Lord and the goat for the people Priest sacrifices a bull for his own sins

At the point he represents the people he is therefore sinless

What happens Priest sprinkles the blood of the bull on

the mercy seat for himself Then takes the goat for the lord and kills

it and returns to sprinkle its blood on the mercy seat for the people

Then returns to the other goat (Azazel) and lays hands on it, symbolically and prayerfully placing the sins of the people on the goat

What happens Goat is then sent away into the

wilderness never to return The sin is also never to return The shedding of innocent blood is the

only price that can pay for sins The blood of bulls and goats can never

remove sins The two goats – one offering –

prophetically speak of Messiah.

The message The gospel is contained within Yom

Kippur Primarily, though, the message is one of

national redemption It remains a personal decision whether

one enters into the redemption or not

1. How deep the father’s love for us,How vast beyond all measure,That He should give His only SonTo make a wretch His treasure.How great the pain of searing loss –The Father turns His face away,As wounds which mar the chosen oneBring many sons to glory.

2. Behold the man upon a cross, My sin upon His shoulders; Ashamed, I hear my mocking voice Call out among the scoffers. It was my sin that held Him there Until it was accomplished; His dying breath has brought me life: I know that it is finished.

3. I will not boast in anything,

No gifts, no power, no wisdom; But I will boast in Jesus Christ, His death and resurrection. Why should I gain from His

reward? I cannot give an answer; But this I know with all my heart: His wounds have paid my ransom.

THANK YOU.....for your attendance and support this evening!

The next Meeting in our series on “Messiah & The Feasts of Israel”, will be on Tuesday 15th

September, when Don Hender will be speaking on:

“The Feast of Tabernacles”.Don is the Secretary of the

Bournemouth branch of PWMI, and is well known to many of us. Any

friends or members of your church family will be welcomed warmly! We look forward to seeing you then,

and have a safe journey back home tonight! ... ... ...