Feast

Historical Celebration

Messianic Fulfillment

Spring Feasts

“Latter Rains”

Passover* (Pesach)

Israel delivered out of Pharaoh’s Bondage

Death of the Passover lamb (Messiah) as a perfect final sacrifice delivering us from the bondage of sin

Unleavened Bread (Hag HaMatzah)

Israel Going out of Egypt

Burial of Messiah

First Fruits (Bikkurim)

Crossing of the Red Sea

Resurrection of the Messiah [I Co 15:20]

Pentecost* (Shavuot)

Giving of the Torah at Mt Sinai

Pouring out of the Holy Spirit (Ruach HaKodesh)

Fall Feasts

“Former Rains”

Rosh HaShanah (Yom Teruah)

Jewish New Year - Blowing of the Trumpets or Shofar

The resurrection of the dead - The Rapture to meet the Messiah in the air

Day of Atonement (Yom Kippur)

Annual cleansing of the peoples sins by the priesthood

The Second Coming of Messiah

Feast of Tabernacles* (Sukkot)

Israel Entering the Promised Land

The Messianic era – dwelling in the Tabernacle

Other Festivals

Purim

Jewish people saved from those that hated them

Channukah

Festival of Lights – The miracle of the oil burning for 8 days in the cleansed temple