Most variants of the Biblical calendar (Hillel/Dispora/rabbinic, sighted new-moon) have the "first trump" that kicks off the countdown for all the remaining moedim for this year beginning this weekend, with "Yom Teruah," the Day of Trumpets, or shouting.
This two-part teaching and midrash includes one of the final portions of the annual cycle reading (Deuteronomy chapter 31, Vayakhel) and a look at some of the important reasons why THIS year, in particular, it makes sense to practice what He says, about seeing the "shadows of things to come," and think about "what to look for." If there was ever a time to "know the times and the seasons," so that we're not caught off-guard, as by the "thief in the night," this is probably it.
We are, of course, coming up upon the time of the real birth of the Savior, during the final "Feast of Ascension," at Sukkot (Tabernacles) and will probably have a change to be ready, "in season and out," to talk about our reason for rejoicing, in spite of tribulation.
So we'll look at Colossians 2, too. Yes, it was written to people, like all of us, in the midst of a pagan culture, dealing with attacks for any attempt to walk in faith in Him, but did you ever notice that "let know one judge you," when it comes to a "holy day," uses a word, even in the Greek, that is always and only applied properly to His Appointed Times?
We were warned that He "hid His face." So it's vital to "diligently seek Him."
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This two-part teaching and midrash includes one of the final portions of the annual cycle reading (Deuteronomy chapter 31, Vayakhel) and a look at some of the important reasons why THIS year, in particular, it makes sense to practice what He says, about seeing the "shadows of things to come," and think about "what to look for." If there was ever a time to "know the times and the seasons," so that we're not caught off-guard, as by the "thief in the night," this is probably it.
We are, of course, coming up upon the time of the real birth of the Savior, during the final "Feast of Ascension," at Sukkot (Tabernacles) and will probably have a change to be ready, "in season and out," to talk about our reason for rejoicing, in spite of tribulation.
So we'll look at Colossians 2, too. Yes, it was written to people, like all of us, in the midst of a pagan culture, dealing with attacks for any attempt to walk in faith in Him, but did you ever notice that "let know one judge you," when it comes to a "holy day," uses a word, even in the Greek, that is always and only applied properly to His Appointed Times?
We were warned that He "hid His face." So it's vital to "diligently seek Him."
Mark Call – ‘Fall Feasts begin’ teachings from Shabbat Shalom Mesa
The time of the Fall Feasts means that the “regular Torah portions” end up getting shuffled a bit, especially given the “calendar variants” many of us see. But as the Torah …
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