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"YOM TERUAH - DAY OF TRUMPETS"
(Weekly Reading>>"Genesis 21:1-34, Numbers 29:1-6, 1 Samuel 1:1-2:10, 1 Thessalonians 4: 16-17, 1 Corinthians 15:50-57, Revelation 11:15-19:10")
The Fruit of Another
Unbeknownst to the bride, someone had been watching and waiting for the opportune time to make his move. While her guard was down, the maiden removed her veil and fell into the enemy’s trap.
During the first few months after her bridegroom’s departure, the ancient bride didn’t have any difficulty remembering her love by all the wonderful gifts he had left her. However, as time passed, and he delayed in returning, she may have been tempted.
In one way or another, we have all betrayed our love to Yeshua. Whether it is following false teachers with unsound doctrines or living sinful lives, we all struggle with doing things we know we shouldn’t do. Though our Bridegroom tarries, we should remain faithful and ready for His return.
As the bride, we must fast and pray to keep ourselves from falling into temptation. Try committing a time each week to fasting. If you have never fasted before, try skipping one meal, and spend that time with Yahweh. Pray and ask the Father to strengthen you and help you to resist the schemes of the enemy (Matthew 9:15).
I Stand at the Door
What does your heart say to your beloved Bridegroom? Yeshua said in Matthew 22:14,
Many followers have entered in through the door of salvation and are part of the Body of Yeshua but have turned away from the Holy Spirit/Ruach Ha Kodesh’s invitation to enter into a deeper intimacy with the Messiah. Yahweh calls those followers His concubines, queens, and virgins, as seen in Song of Songs 6:8.
Our Heavenly Bridegroom refers to His beloved bride as the only one who has said yes to His request, ‘Open to me,’ and has entered into a deeper relationship, identifying with the full mystery of His death and resurrected life. It is we who will determine how close we want to be with our Savior. We must not ignore His voice but answer His call.
Clothed In Splendor
It was customary in ancient Israel for the hosts of the marriage ceremony to provide their wedding guests with suitable apparel. By not wearing the garments provided by the groom’s father, the guests showed a lack of appreciation and respect for him. No real excuse could be given for not wearing the proper wedding garments.
In the parable of the guest improperly attired in Matthew 22:11-14, Yeshua described the king’s furious reaction to the guest who insulted him by not wearing the wedding garments. For guests who attempt to attend the Messiah’s wedding in apparel of their own, they will be cast into outer darkness, where there is weeping and gnashing of teeth.
As His bride, we must not seek apparel of our own choosing, such as trying to obtain salvation based upon our own good works or without true faith or repentance. We must be willing to clothe ourselves with Yeshua by putting on the new man and adorning ourselves with righteous deeds. By being ever ready to do good works (walking in the realms of life), we bring glory to Yahweh. Are we doing all we can to be clothed in splendor?
Embraced by Love
YOM TERUAH – The Day of Blowing(Trumpets)
“Once the groom’s father gave his final approval to the inspection of the bridal chamber, the bridegroom would leave his father’s house with his best man or friend (Moses) to gather his bride. These men, along with many other companions, would travel to the bride’s home, typically at night, carrying torches to light the dark streets, as mentioned in Jeremiah 25:10. Another reason for this custom is that the candles or torches represent light and joy, which was present at Mount Sinai at the wedding between Yahweh and Israel. In Exodus 19:16-18, it tells us the Israelites were accompanied by lightning, and Yahweh was accompanied by fire. Couples today still use candles at weddings for enhancing their joy.
“As they drew close to the bride’s home, the men would blow trumpets (sound the shofar on the year of Jubilee) and shout, announcing the soon arrival of the bridegroom, sometimes even calling out the name of the bride. The bride, with her attendants, would come out to meet the groom and in the joyous procession filled with musicians, singers, and dancers, back to the prepared place where she and her beloved would enjoy the marriage supper together.” (R. Booker)
Yom Teruah is the day of the sounding of the trumpet and the opening of the doors for the Bride. Doors represent a passage from one realm into another realm as in the Covenants. On Yom Teruah it is the wise virgin, the one who has prepared for her wedding, whom the door opens to receive. As the Bride enters she transforms or passes through the veil/door of the Tabernacle from the Holy Place as a priest, into the Most Holy Place as a High Priest in her marriage with The King. On their wedding day (Yom Kippur) the doors will close, so it is vital the Bride understands her identity and prepares for the season she is entering (1 Corinthians 15:52; Revelation 11:15).
For centuries, the best man at a Jewish wedding has spoken these same words before the Bridegroom appears at the wedding ceremony. It is for this reason that Yeshua told us,
Yeshua – the Lord of the Sabbath/Yom Kippur - was talking to His Bride, encouraging her to prepare His return. He desires to enter with her into the Wedding Supper of the Lamb.
Those who keep this Feast are rehearsing for the return of the Messiah, the Bridegroom, the King of Kings!
continues tomorrow...
"YOM TERUAH - DAY OF TRUMPETS"
(Weekly Reading>>"Genesis 21:1-34, Numbers 29:1-6, 1 Samuel 1:1-2:10, 1 Thessalonians 4: 16-17, 1 Corinthians 15:50-57, Revelation 11:15-19:10")
The Fruit of Another
“‘Knowing this first, that there shall come in the last days scoffers, walking after their won lusts. And saying, “Where is the promise of His coming?”(2 Peter 3:3-4)
Unbeknownst to the bride, someone had been watching and waiting for the opportune time to make his move. While her guard was down, the maiden removed her veil and fell into the enemy’s trap.
During the first few months after her bridegroom’s departure, the ancient bride didn’t have any difficulty remembering her love by all the wonderful gifts he had left her. However, as time passed, and he delayed in returning, she may have been tempted.
In one way or another, we have all betrayed our love to Yeshua. Whether it is following false teachers with unsound doctrines or living sinful lives, we all struggle with doing things we know we shouldn’t do. Though our Bridegroom tarries, we should remain faithful and ready for His return.
As the bride, we must fast and pray to keep ourselves from falling into temptation. Try committing a time each week to fasting. If you have never fasted before, try skipping one meal, and spend that time with Yahweh. Pray and ask the Father to strengthen you and help you to resist the schemes of the enemy (Matthew 9:15).
I Stand at the Door
Revelation 3:20 “Behold, I stand at the door, and knock: if any man hear my voice, and open the door, I will come in to him, and will sup with him, and he with me.”
What does your heart say to your beloved Bridegroom? Yeshua said in Matthew 22:14,
“For many are called, but few are chosen.”
John 15:16 You did not choose me, but I chose you and appointed you that you should go and bear fruit and that your fruit should abide, so that whatever you ask the Father in my name, he may give it to you.
Many followers have entered in through the door of salvation and are part of the Body of Yeshua but have turned away from the Holy Spirit/Ruach Ha Kodesh’s invitation to enter into a deeper intimacy with the Messiah. Yahweh calls those followers His concubines, queens, and virgins, as seen in Song of Songs 6:8.
Our Heavenly Bridegroom refers to His beloved bride as the only one who has said yes to His request, ‘Open to me,’ and has entered into a deeper relationship, identifying with the full mystery of His death and resurrected life. It is we who will determine how close we want to be with our Savior. We must not ignore His voice but answer His call.
Clothed In Splendor
Isaiah 61:10 “I will greatly rejoice in Yahweh, my soul shall be joyful in my El; for he hath clothed me with the garments of salvation, he hath covered me with the robe of righteousness, as a bridegroom decketh himself with ornaments, and as a bride adorneth herself with her jewels.”
It was customary in ancient Israel for the hosts of the marriage ceremony to provide their wedding guests with suitable apparel. By not wearing the garments provided by the groom’s father, the guests showed a lack of appreciation and respect for him. No real excuse could be given for not wearing the proper wedding garments.
In the parable of the guest improperly attired in Matthew 22:11-14, Yeshua described the king’s furious reaction to the guest who insulted him by not wearing the wedding garments. For guests who attempt to attend the Messiah’s wedding in apparel of their own, they will be cast into outer darkness, where there is weeping and gnashing of teeth.
As His bride, we must not seek apparel of our own choosing, such as trying to obtain salvation based upon our own good works or without true faith or repentance. We must be willing to clothe ourselves with Yeshua by putting on the new man and adorning ourselves with righteous deeds. By being ever ready to do good works (walking in the realms of life), we bring glory to Yahweh. Are we doing all we can to be clothed in splendor?
Jeremiah 2:32 “Can a maid forget her ornaments, or a bride her attire? Yet my people have forgotten me days without number.”
Embraced by Love
Matthew 25:6 “At midnight the cry rang out: ‘Here’s the bridegroom! Come out to meet him!’”
YOM TERUAH – The Day of Blowing(Trumpets)
Leviticus 23:23 “Yahweh said to Moses, Say to the Israelites: On the first day of the seventh month you are to have a day of rest (Sabbath), a sacred assembly commemorated with trumpet blasts. Do no regular work, but present an offering made to Yahweh by fire (a sacrificial gift).”
“Once the groom’s father gave his final approval to the inspection of the bridal chamber, the bridegroom would leave his father’s house with his best man or friend (Moses) to gather his bride. These men, along with many other companions, would travel to the bride’s home, typically at night, carrying torches to light the dark streets, as mentioned in Jeremiah 25:10. Another reason for this custom is that the candles or torches represent light and joy, which was present at Mount Sinai at the wedding between Yahweh and Israel. In Exodus 19:16-18, it tells us the Israelites were accompanied by lightning, and Yahweh was accompanied by fire. Couples today still use candles at weddings for enhancing their joy.
“As they drew close to the bride’s home, the men would blow trumpets (sound the shofar on the year of Jubilee) and shout, announcing the soon arrival of the bridegroom, sometimes even calling out the name of the bride. The bride, with her attendants, would come out to meet the groom and in the joyous procession filled with musicians, singers, and dancers, back to the prepared place where she and her beloved would enjoy the marriage supper together.” (R. Booker)
Yom Teruah is the day of the sounding of the trumpet and the opening of the doors for the Bride. Doors represent a passage from one realm into another realm as in the Covenants. On Yom Teruah it is the wise virgin, the one who has prepared for her wedding, whom the door opens to receive. As the Bride enters she transforms or passes through the veil/door of the Tabernacle from the Holy Place as a priest, into the Most Holy Place as a High Priest in her marriage with The King. On their wedding day (Yom Kippur) the doors will close, so it is vital the Bride understands her identity and prepares for the season she is entering (1 Corinthians 15:52; Revelation 11:15).
John 12:13 “Hosanna! Blessed is He who comes in the name of the LORD! The King of Israel!”
For centuries, the best man at a Jewish wedding has spoken these same words before the Bridegroom appears at the wedding ceremony. It is for this reason that Yeshua told us,
“For I tell you [believer], you will not see me [the Bridegroom] again until you say, ‘Blessed is he [the wise virgin] who comes in the name of the Lord’” (Matthew 23:39).
Yeshua – the Lord of the Sabbath/Yom Kippur - was talking to His Bride, encouraging her to prepare His return. He desires to enter with her into the Wedding Supper of the Lamb.
Those who keep this Feast are rehearsing for the return of the Messiah, the Bridegroom, the King of Kings!
1 Thessalonians 5:1-2 concerning the times and the seasons[set times, appointed times, feast days(Gen 1:14, Lev 23)], brethren, you have no need that I should write to you. For you yourselves know perfectly that the day of the Lord[Yom Kippur/Day of Atonement(Isa 58)] so comes as a thief in the night.
1 Thessalonians 5:4 But you[those keeping the Feast Days of Yahweh], brethren, are not in darkness, so that this Day should overtake you as a thief.
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