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YomTeruahandtheCoronationofourKing
Daniel7
CoronationofourKing
• Manypropheciesweregiven,aboutthedayandreturnofourKing– let‘slookatthesescripturesandseehowimportantthisseasonisinpreparingforHisreturn:• Luke1:31 Behold,youwillbecomepregnantandgivebirthtoason,andyoushallcallHisnameYeshua.[g]32 HewillbegreatandwillbecalledBen-Elyon.AdonaiElohim willgiveHimthethroneofDavid,Hisfather.33 HeshallreignoverthehouseofJacobforalleternity,andHiskingdomwillbewithoutend.• Isaiah2:2 ItwillcometopassinthelastdaysthatthemountainofAdonai’sHousewillstandfirmasheadofthemountainsandwillbeexaltedabovethehills.Soallnationswillflowtoit.3 Thenmanypeopleswillgoandsay:“Come,letusgouptothemountainofAdonai, totheHouseoftheGodofJacob!ThenHewillteachusHisways, andwewillwalk inHispaths.” ForTorah willgoforthfromZion andthewordofAdonai fromJerusalem.
CoronationofourKing• Micah4:1 ButattheendofdaysthemountainofAdonai’sHousewillbeestablishedaschiefofthemountains,andwillberaisedabovethehills.Peopleswillflowuptoit.2 Thenmanynationswillgoandsay:“Come,letusgouptothemountainofAdonai,totheHouseoftheGodofJacob!ThenHewilldirectusinHisways, andwewillwalkinHispaths.” ForTorah willgoforthfromZion,andthewordofAdonai fromJerusalem.ØThetermtowalk- Halach orHalacha
ØWhydowebringupthesethreescriptures– YomTeruah,ontheevebeforethereturnofourMessiahwillmarkthebeginningofYeshua’sreignoverallofIsrael.
ØYomTeruahistheCoronationCeremonyofourKing,beforeHisreturn– LetsgotoDanielandreadaboutHisCoronation:
CoronationofourKing
• Daniel7:9 “WhileIwaswatching, thronesweresetup,andtheAncientofDaystookhisseat. Hisgarmentwasaswhiteassnow,andthehairofHisheadlikepurewool.Histhronewasablazewithflames,itswheelsaburningfire.10 AriveroffirewasflowingandcomingoutfrombeforeHim.ThousandsofthousandsattendedHimandtenthousandtimestenthousandstoodbeforeHim.Thecourtwasseated,andthebookswereopened. ….• “Iwaswatchinginthenightvisions.Behold,OnelikeaSonofMan,comingwiththecloudsofheaven.HeapproachedtheAncientofDays,andwasbroughtintoHispresence.14 Dominion,gloryandsovereigntyweregiventoHimthatallpeoples,nations,andlanguagesshouldserveHim.Hisdominionisaneverlastingdominionthatwillneverpassaway,andHiskingdomisonethatwillnotbedestroyed.
YHVHCalendarØTogetanideaofwhenthiswillbe,wehavetolookatHowourElohimsee’stime.• Psalm90:4 ForathousandyearsinYoursightarelikeadayjustpassingby,orlikeawatchinthenight.
ØWeunderstandthatinGenesis,creationwasexplainedtocometogetherinaSevendayperiod– withthatinmind– thetimeofman,willalsobelikeasevendayperiod.
ØYeshua’sfirstcomingtookplaceafter4000yearsfromtheFallofAdam.Hisreturn,shouldfollowthesamepattern:• Hosea6:1 Come,letusreturntoAdonai.ForHehastorn,butHewillhealus.Hehassmitten,butHewillbindusup.2 AftertwodaysHewillreviveus.OnthethirddayHewillraiseusup,andwewillliveinHispresence.[a]3 Soletusknow,letusstrivetoknowAdonai.LikedawnHisgoingforthiscertain.Hewillcometousliketherain, likethelatterrainwateringtheearth.
ØThisisadirectreferencethataftertwodaysHewillreturn,andonthethirdday,attheendoftheMillennialkingdom– there willbetheresurrectionofthedead.
TwoCalendars• So,after6daysHewillreturn– andreignforathousandyears.Thenextquestion,iswhenwillthishappen?• InHosea,theprophetspeaksoftheformerandlatterrains:1. Formerrainsarerainsofthefall–2. Latterrainsaretherainsofthespring.• Tocompleteunderstandthis,wemustunderstandthatourElohimhastwoCalendars– bothcomplementeachother–• Exodus12:2 “Thismonthwillmarkthebeginning(Rosh)ofmonths(chodesh)foryou;itistobethefirstmonthoftheyear(Shana) foryou.• ThisiscalledAviv,ornowNissan– thebeginningofSpringmarksthebeginningoftheyear.RememberPassoveriscelebratedonthe14th ofNissan.
TwoCalendars
• Leviticus23:23 TheLordspoketoMoses,saying:24 SpeaktothepeopleofIsrael,saying:Intheseventhmonth,onthefirstdayofthemonth,youshallobserveadayofcompleterest,aholyconvocationcommemoratedwithtrumpetblasts.• TheFormerrainsareconnectedtotheFallFeast,andinparticulartheFeastofTrumpets.Yeshua’ssecondcomingwillbefulfilledduringthisseason.• ThelatterrainswereconnectedtotheSpringFeast,andinparticular–theFeastofPassoverwhichwasHisfirstcoming,wasmarkedbyHisResurrection.• Howdoweknowthis,let’slookatJoel2:
TwoCalendars• Joel2:23 Beglad,peopleofTziyon!rejoiceinADONAI yourGod!Forheisgivingyoutherightamountofraininthefall,hemakestheraincomedownforyou,thefallandspringrains—thisiswhathedoesfirst.24 Thenthefloorswillbefullofgrainandthevatsoverflowwithwineandoliveoil.• 25 “Iwillrestoretoyoutheyearsthatthelocustsate,thegrasshoppers,shearer-wormsandcutter-worms,mygreatarmythatIsentagainstyou.26 YouwilleatuntilyouaresatisfiedandwillpraisethenameofADONAIyourGod,whohasdonewithyousuchwonders.Thenmypeoplewillneveragainbeshamed.27 YouwillknowthatIamwithIsra’el andthatIamADONAI yourGod,andthatthereisnoother.Thenmypeoplewillneveragainbeshamed.
ØHereinJoel,weseethattheRestorationofIsraelwillhappenintheformerrains.
TwoCalendars
• SothecalendaryearismarkedbythebeginningofAviv(Nissan),buttheAdministrativeyearbeginsonthe1st dayoftheSeventhmonth–let’slookatacouplescripturestoshowhowthisisestablished:• 1Kings8:1 ThenSolomonassembledtheeldersofIsrael—alltheheadsofthetribesandtheancestralchieftainsofthechildrenofIsrael—toKingSolomoninJerusalem,tobringthearkofthecovenantofAdonai upfromthecityofDavid,whichisZion.2 AllthemenofIsraelassembledthemselvestoKingSolomonattheFeastinthemonthofEthanim,whichistheseventhmonth.• Biblicallythenameofthefirstmonthis Aviv,nowcalledNissan,whiletheSeventhmonthiscalledEthanim – nowcalledTishrei.
TwoCalendars
ØInLeviticus25,theestablishmentoftheSabbaticalyear,andtheJubileebeganinthemonthofEthanim – theformalestablishmentofthisbeganonthe10th dayofEthanim.
ØItwaswhileinEgypt,thebeginningoftheplaguesbeganatthistime,andforsevenmonths,Egyptwaspunisheduntilthedeathofthefirstborn,whichtookplaceonthe14th ofAviv.
ØTosumthisup,thefirstofEthanim (nowcalledTishrei),markstheHeadofthenewadministrativeyear,withtheFormerrains.Thefreeingofcaptives,andtherestorationofIsraelwillcoincidewiththeFormerrainsasmentionedinJoelchapter2.
ModernJewishCalendar1. FirstmonthisthemonthofNissan(Aviv)2. Iyar3. Sivan4. Tammuz5. Av6. Elul7. Tishrei (Ethanim)8. Cheshvan9. Kislev10. Tevet11. Shevat12. Adar
CalendarControversy• AtMt.Sinai,YHVHestablishedanorderofleadership.Eldershipof70menwasputintoplacetolifttheburdenofMosesinalljudicialmanners.• Thisbodyof70plus1– iscalledtheSanhedrin.• Inthebeginning,Mosesactedastheplusone,thenitwaspassedontothesonsofAaron,inparticularthroughthelineofPinchas.WiththeriseofKingship,theKingsofIsraeltookofthisposition.• WhenthePriesthoodwascorruptedduringtheHasmoneanperiod–theplusonewentbacktosomeonewhowasappointed,andgenerallyitcamefromthesonsofAaron,untilitwascompletelydismantledinthe4th century.
CalendarControversy
• InExodus12:1– allappointedtimesandfeastmustbemarkedaccordingtothecelestialbodies,ie theMoonandtheSun.
• SinceaccordingtoYHVH’scalendar,NewMoons-- thefirstvisiblecrescentoftheNewMoon-- isthebeginningofanewBiblicalmonth,andmustbesightedfromJerusalem,
• Themonthsaresetbythesightingofthemoon,whilethedayissetbythesun.Upuntilthe4th century,asystemofwitnesseswasestablished, andoncetwotothreewitnessesgavetheexacttimeofthesighting- theNassi ortheHeadoftheSanhedrinwouldmarkthenewmoon,andthebeginningofthemonth.
• By350AD(CE)98percentofmostJewish,orExiles,hadbeendispersedtothefourcornersoftheEarth.ItbecameimpossibletokeepthefeastatthesettimesprescribedinTorah.
• ThelastSanhedrinestablishedasetcalendaruntilthetimethattheywouldreturnandgobacktothesystemofwitnesses.- Thiswillmostlikelycomebacksometimenextyear.- Thiswouldbringunitybetweenthecurrentrabbinicalorder,andtheKaraite's.
• Untilthen– wehereatShiloh,havechosentokeepinorderwithourbrotherJudah,inwhat90percentofuswhochoosetokeepYah’s feastonthelastsetCalendar.
NamesoftheFeast
NamesoftheFeast
• Asmanyofyouknow,ourbrotherJudahprimarilyreferstothefeastofRoshHashana.Scripturehoweverhasseveralnamesforthefeast.• Numbers29:1 “Onthefirstdayoftheseventhmonthyouaretohaveasacredassembly.Youaretodonolaboriouswork.Itisforyouadayforsoundingtheshofar(YOMTERUAH).(TLV)• Numbers29:1 ‘Andintheseventhmonth,onthefirstday ofthemonth,youshallhaveaholyconvocation.Youshalldonocustomarywork.Foryouitisadayofblowingthetrumpets.(NKJV)• Ineithertranslation,wegetthenamedayofTeruahorsoundings.
NamesoftheFeast
• AnothernameforthisFeastisYomHaKiseh (dayofconcealment).• WhenYeshuaspokeofHisreturn– HeusesauniqueHebrewidiom,thatHisApostleswouldhaveunderstood:
• Matthew24:36 Butofthatdayandhourknoweth noman,no,nottheangelsofheaven,butmyFatheronly.(KJV)
• - Whensomeonesay’snooneknowsthehourortheday– thisistheonlyotherfeastmarkedmythenewmoon.Requiringthewitnesses,whichwespokeofearlier.
• For2300years,wehaveusedasetcalendar.Karaites andRabbi’shavearguedoverthecalendar.Millionsofbelievers,don’tunderstandaboutYah’s feast.Tocomplicateitevenmore,theAnti-Messiahisgoingtoestablishhisowncalendar.
• “notknowingthedayorthehour”isaHebrewidiomreferringtotheFeastoftheNewMoons,andspecificallytoYomTeruah,nowalsocalledYomHaKiseh – theDayofConcealment.
• OurMessiahgaveusacluetoHisreturn!
NamesoftheFeast
• Psalms81:4 Blowtheshofar attheNewMoon,atthefullmoonforthedayofourfestival.5 ForitisadecreeforIsrael,anordinanceoftheGodofJacob.• InHebrewitsaysblowtheshofaronthedayofrenewal andconcealment.• Itusesatermcalled“Ba-keseh”– looselytranslatedasonthechairinmodernHebrew– biblicalHebrewthewordforchairorKeseh isareferencetothethrone,andthecanopythatcovers,orconcealsthethroneoftheKingsofDavid.• Thisgivesaspecificmeaningtothisseason,sinceallKingsofJudahwereinauguratedonYomTeruahorthedayofConcealment.• Remember,themoonisconcealeduntilawitnessseesthesliver– andthenbringstheirtestimonybeforethe70plus1.
NamesoftheFeast
• Exodus19:9 Adonai saidtoMoses,“Iamabouttocometoyouinathickcloud,sothatthepeoplewillhearwhenIspeakwithyou,andbelieveyouforever.”ThenMosestoldthewordsofthepeopletoAdonai…. 16 Inthemorningofthethirdday,therewasthundering[a]andlightning,athickcloudonthemountain,andtheblastofanexceedinglyloudshofar.Allthepeopleinthecamptrembled.17 ThenMosesbroughtthepeopleoutofthecamptomeetGod,andtheystoodatthelowestpartofthemountain.18 NowtheentireMountSinaiwasinsmoke,becauseAdonai haddescendeduponitinfire.Thesmokeascendedlikethesmokeofafurnace.Thewholemountainquakedgreatly.19Whenthesoundoftheshofar grewlouderandlouder,Mosesspoke,andGodansweredhimwithathunderoussound.
ØThepeopleofIsraelspokeCovenantbeforeYHVH– withthesoundingofShofars,hecamedownoutoftheconealment ofthecloud– andYHVHbecametheKingoverallofIsrael.
ØThiseventmentionedhereisashadowofthefutureenthronementceremonyofYeshua.
FeastofNewMoons
FeastofNewMoons
• TheFeastofTrumpets,andtheFeastoftheNewMoons(YomChodesh)intheSeventhmonthfallonthesameday.• Ofalltheappointedfeast,toincludetheSabbath,allFeastshavebeenobservedforcenturiesexcepttheFeastoftheNewMoon.• DidyouknowthatthisFeast,isashadowofaFeastbetweenaKingandHisBride.• IntheBookofGenesis,wehaveaveryinterestingdream,whichJosephtellshisFather.
FeastofNewMoons
• Genesis37:9 Butthenhedreamedanotherdreamandtoldittohisbrothers,saying,“Ihavejustdreamedanotherdream.Suddenly,therewasthesunandthemoonandtheelevenstarsbowingdowntome!”10 Hetoldittohisfatheraswellashisbrothers.• Thenhisfatherrebukedhimandsaidtohim,“What’sthisdreamyoudreamed?Willwereallycome— yourmotherandIwithyourbrothers—tobowdowntothegroundtoyou?”11 Sohisbrotherswerejealousofhim,buthisfatherkeptthespeechinmind.• Josephkepthisthoughtstohimself,clearlyseeingthepropheticmeaningbehindthedream– however,Rachelwhohadpassedonyearsagowasassociatedwiththemoon.• Fromthenon,theFeastoftheNewMoon,andthewomenofIsraelbecameassociatedwiththisfeast.ThiswouldbecomeashadowofIsraelasthebride,waitingforthereturnofherKingandgroomonYomTeruah(announcingHiscoming)– andTabernaclesbeingtheweddingceremony.
FeastofNewMoons
• Psalms45:2 Myheartisstirredwithagoodword.Ispeakmyversestotheking.Mytongueisthepenofaskillfulwriter.3 Youarethemosthandsomeofthesonsofmen.Gracepoursfromyourlips.ThereforeGodhasblessedyouforever.4 Girdyourswordonyourthigh,Omightyone,Inyoursplendorandyourmajesty.5 Inyourmajestyridevictoriously,onbehalfoftruth,meeknessandjustice.Letyourrighthanddisplayawesomethings…..• 14 Allgloriousistheking’sdaughterwithinthepalace—hergownisinterwovenwithgold.15 Shewillbeledtothekinginembroideredgarments.Hervirgins,hercompanionsfollowingher,arecomingintoyou.16 Theyareledinwithjoyandgladness— theyenterintothepalaceoftheking.• ThisisKingDavidspeakingofafutureceremonyofIsraelthebride,andtheirKingcomingtotakethethroneandHisbride.
FeastofNewMoons
• OneofthereasonsforHisbridetogobacktokeepingtheNewMoons,isthesearedressrehearsalsforthebride.WeHonorourfutureKing,inpreparingourselvesforHisArrival.• AdaywillcomewhereourKingwillbeCoronated– andnolongerwillHebeconcealedfromus.
BrideandtheBridegroom
• Matthew25:1 “Thenthekingdomofheavenwillbeliketenvirginswhotooktheirlampsandwentouttomeetthebridegroom.[a]2 Fiveofthemwerefoolish,andfivewerewise.3 Forwhenthefoolishonestooktheirlamps,theytooknooilwiththem.4 Butthewiseonestookoilinjarsalongwiththeirlamps.• 5 “Nowwhilethebridegroomwastakingalongtime,theyallgotdrowsyandstartedfallingasleep.6 Butinthemiddleofthenighttherewasashout,‘Look,thebridegroom!Comeouttomeethim!’
• 7 Thenallthosevirginsgotupandtrimmedtheirlamps.8 Nowthefoolishonessaidtothewise,‘Giveussomeofyouroil,sinceourlampsaregoingout.’9 Butthewiseonesreplied,‘No,therewon’tbeenoughforusandforyou.Instead,gotothosewhosell,andbuysomeforyourselves.’
BrideandtheBridegroom
• 10 “Butwhiletheyweregoingofftobuy,thebridegroomcame.Andthosewhowerereadywentinwithhimtotheweddingfeast,andthedoorwasshut.11 Nowlater,theothervirginscame,saying,‘Sir,Sir,openupforus!’• 12 “Buthereplied,‘Amen,Itellyou,Idonotknowyou.’13 Thereforestayalert,foryouknowneitherthedaynorthehour.”
ØNowafterunderstandingtheHebrewidiom,doesn’titchangethewayyoulookatthisverse.
ØSohowdoIhaveenoughoil,forthegreatweddingfeast?
BrideandtheBridegroom
• 2Corinthians11:2 ForIamjealousoveryouwithagodlyjealousy.ForIbetrothedyoutoonehusband,topresentyoutoMessiahasapurevirgin.[a]3 ButIamafraidthatsomehow,astheserpentdeceivedEvebyhiscunning,yourmindsmightbeledastrayfromasincereandpuredevotionandpuritytotheMessiah.4 ForifsomeonecomesandproclaimsanotherYeshua whomwedidnotproclaim,orifyoureceiveadifferentspiritthatyoudidnotreceive,oradifferent“goodnews”thatyoudidnotaccept,youputupwiththatwellenough!
ØIt’smorethankeepingtheFeast.TherewillbemanywhowillkeepthefeastandtheShabbat’s.ButifyouturnfromMessiah,theBridegroom,thedoorwillbeshut.
ØAsweendtoday,Iwanttotalkaboutthe”BooksinHeaven”:
TheBooksinHeaven
TheBooksinHeaven
• Daniel7:9 “WhileIwaswatching, thronesweresetup, andtheAncientofDaystookhisseat. Hisgarmentwasaswhiteassnow, andthehairofHisheadlikepurewool. Histhronewasablazewithflames, itswheelsaburningfire.[c]10 AriveroffirewasflowingandcomingoutfrombeforeHim.ThousandsofthousandsattendedHimandtenthousandtimestenthousandstoodbeforeHim.Thecourtwasseated,andthebookswereopened.• I’vereadthismanytimes,rightbeforethefollowingeventtakesplace:
TheBooksinHeaven
• 1Thessalonians4:14 ForifwebelievethatYeshua diedandroseagain,sowithHimGodwillalsobringthosewhohavefallenasleepinYeshua.[e]15 Forthiswetellyou,bythewordoftheLord,thatwewhoarealiveandremainuntilthecomingoftheLordshallinnowayprecedethosewhoareasleep.16 FortheLordHimselfshallcomedownfromheavenwithacommandingshout,withthevoiceofthearchangelandwiththeblastofGod’sshofar, andthedeadinMessiahshallrisefirst.17 Thenwewhoarealive,whoareleftbehind,willbecaughtuptogetherwiththemintheclouds,tomeettheLordintheair—andsoweshallalwaysbewiththeLord.
TheBooksinHeaven• AttheCoronationceremonyontheFeastofTrumpets– Bookswillbeopened.• ThefirstbookiscalledtheBookoftheRemembranceorYomhaZikaron –• Malachi4:6 ThenthosewhorevereAdonai spokewitheachother,andAdonaitooknoticeandheard,andascrollofremembrance[f]waswrittenbeforeHim,forthosewhorevereAdonai,eventhosewhoesteemHisName.• 17 “SotheyshallbeMine,”—saysAdonai-Tzva’ot—“inthedayImakeMyownspecialpossession.SoIwillsparethem,asonespareshissonservinghim.18 Thenyouwillreturnanddistinguishbetweentherighteousandthewicked,betweenonewhoservesGodandonewhodoesnotserveHim.”• ThisistheBride– thisisthe5virginswhowereprepared.AsApostlePaulsaysinThessalonians– youdidn’tdenyMessiah,andheldfirmthroughoutalltimeforYeshua.ThisincludesthedeadinMessiah,andtheonesalive,whowillbecaughtup.• Thisleavestwootherbooks,thosewhoarerighteous,andthosewhoarewicked.
TheBooksinHeaven
• ThenextbookisreferredinJudaismasTheSeferBainonim (thoseinbetween).IfthosefromtheBookofRemembrancearegoingtodistinguishbetweentherighteousandthewicked– theywillplacedintoanotherbook.
• Psalm69:28 Letthembeblottedoutofthebookoftheliving;letthemnotbeenrolledamongtherighteous.• Atsomepoint,allwillbeplacedinthisbook.InTorahwefinditalsocalledthefollowing:• Exodus32:32 Butnow,ifyouwillforgivetheirsin—butifnot,pleaseblotmeoutofyourbookthatyouhavewritten.”• WhatbookwasMosesreferringto?
TheBooksinHeaven
• Revelation13:8 andallwhodwellonearthwillworshipit,everyonewhosenamehasnotbeenwrittenbeforethefoundationoftheworldinthebookoflifeoftheLambwhowasslain.• Revelation20:5 Andifanyone’snamewasnotfoundwritteninthebookoflife,hewasthrownintothelakeoffire.
ØAtsomepoint,onlythosewrittenintheBookoftheLiving,orBookofLifewillspendeternitywithourKing.
ØAnemailwassenttometoday– isthereeternalpunishment,andaLakeofFire?Eventhoughthisissermonalltoitself– therewillbeaseparationbetweentherighteousandtheWicked.
ØThewickedwillbeblottedoutoftheBookofthelivingandplacedinabookthatinJudaismtheyrefertoas– SeferRashi orBookoftheEvilones.
TheBooksinHeaven
• Matthew10:14 Andwhoeverwillnotreceiveyouorlistentoyourwords,asyouleavethathouseorthattown,shakethedustoffyourfeet.15 Amen,Itellyou,itwillbemoretolerableforSodomandGomorrahontheDayofJudgmentthanforthattown.• 2Peter2:9 ThereforetheLordcertainlyknowshowtorescuethegodlyfromtrials,andhowtokeeptheunrighteousbeingpunisheduntiltheDayofJudgment—….
TheBooksinHeaven
• Matthew25:31 “NowwhentheSonofMancomesinHisglory,andalltheangelswithHim,thenHewillsitonHisgloriousthrone.32 AllthenationswillbegatheredbeforeHim,andHewillseparatethemfromoneanother, justastheshepherdseparatesthesheepfromthegoats.[c]33 AndHewillputthesheeponHisright,butthegoatsonHisleft. …. 41 ThenHewillalsosaytothoseontheleft,‘GoawayfromMe,youcursedones,intotheeverlastingfirewhichhasbeenpreparedforthedevilandhisangels.
Conclusion
ØOurKingiscomingsoon.HehasgivenusHisMoedim (appointedtimes)tobepreparedforHisreturn.
ØHeshowedusapathonhowtobecomeHisBride,andbeinHisBookofRemembrance.
ØTherewillbeamassivecoronationceremonyintheHeavenlyrealm,somedayontheFeastofTrumpets.Everyyearweprepareourselves,andrehearseasifwearepartofthatCeremony.ThensomedayHewillsay:• “34 ThentheKingwillsaytothoseonHisright,‘Come,youwhoareblessedbyMyFather,inheritthekingdompreparedforyoufromthefoundationoftheworld.“