The Feast of Tabernacles. Is it for today?

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JacobMartinMertens

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The People and Nation of Israel were given the covenant through Moses. But there is a new covenant now. It is for Israel. Then, are believing Gentiles to go up to worship Yahveh (Yahweh) during the Feast of Tabernacles, or was that fulfilled in the past? See the following.

Zechariah 14:16, 18-19 NASB20 - Then it will come about that any who are left of all the nations that came against Jerusalem will go up from year to year to worship the King, the LORD of armies, and to celebrate the Feast of Booths. ... And if the family of Egypt does not go up or enter, then no [rain will fall] on them; it will be the plague with which the LORD strikes the nations that do not go up to celebrate the Feast of Booths. This will be the punishment of Egypt, and the punishment of all the nations that do not go up to celebrate the Feast of Booths.
 
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There is neither Jew nor Greek, slave nor free, male nor female, for you are all one in Christ Jesus. Galatians 3:28
 
JacobMartinMertens

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Magenta said:
There is neither Jew nor Greek, slave nor free, male nor female, for you are all one in Christ Jesus. Galatians 3:28
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You are correct.

Romans 10:12 NASB20 - For there is no distinction between Jew and Greek; for the same [Lord] is Lord of all, abounding in riches for all who call on Him;

Galatians 3:28 NASB20 - There is neither Jew nor Greek, there is neither slave nor free, there is neither male nor female; for you are all one in Christ Jesus.

Colossians 3:11 NASB20 - [a renewal] in which there is no [distinction between] Greek and Jew, circumcised and uncircumcised, barbarian, Scythian, slave, [and] free, but Christ is all, and in all.
 
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JacobMartinMertens said:
The People and Nation of Israel were given the covenant through Moses. But there is a new covenant now. It is for Israel. Then, are believing Gentiles to go up to worship Yahveh (Yahweh) during the Feast of Tabernacles, or was that fulfilled in the past? See the following.

Zechariah 14:16, 18-19 NASB20 - Then it will come about that any who are left of all the nations that came against Jerusalem will go up from year to year to worship the King, the LORD of armies, and to celebrate the Feast of Booths. ... And if the family of Egypt does not go up or enter, then no [rain will fall] on them; it will be the plague with which the LORD strikes the nations that do not go up to celebrate the Feast of Booths. This will be the punishment of Egypt, and the punishment of all the nations that do not go up to celebrate the Feast of Booths.
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Thank you JacobMartinMertens for your question about: "And it shall come to pass, that every one that is left of all the nations which came against Jerusalem shall even go up from year to year to worship the King, the LORD of hosts, and to keep the feast of tabernacles...And if the family of Egypt go not up, and come not, that have no rain; there shall be the plague, wherewith the LORD will smite the heathen that come not up to keep the feast of tabernacles. This shall be the punishment of Egypt, and the punishment of all nations that come not up to keep the feast of tabernacles. " KJV

The Bible uses parable language to describe believers and non-believers (Psalm 78:1-2, Mark 4:34). The Feast of Tabernacles is along those lines. For example, Jesus tabernacled amongst us (John 1:14). We read: "And the Word was made flesh, and dwelt among us". The word used for dwelt here is defined in the concordance as:
  1. to fix one's tabernacle, have one's tabernacle, abide (or live) in a tabernacle (or tent), tabernacle
  2. to dwell
So the feast of tabernacles is about the word dwelling among us. If we have God's word in us, if we receive Jesus in that sense, then we are living in the word, that is living in tabernacles, living in Jesus. If we do not receive the word, the gospel, then we are called heathen in parable language. In that case we would be the unsaved. Egypt is a picture of this, parable language for the unsaved, in the Zechariah verses you mention. Notice that those nations that were against Jerusalem (against saved people, in parable language) have become saved such that they go up (spiritually speaking) to worship the Lord who is now able to tabernacle or dwell amongst them. They are able to live in his words, if you will. But those who are unsaved, do not live or 'tabernacle' in his word, and so have a plague so to speak. That plague is that they are unsaved.
 
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birdie said:
Thank you JacobMartinMertens for your question about: "And it shall come to pass, that every one that is left of all the nations which came against Jerusalem shall even go up from year to year to worship the King, the LORD of hosts, and to keep the feast of tabernacles...And if the family of Egypt go not up, and come not, that have no rain; there shall be the plague, wherewith the LORD will smite the heathen that come not up to keep the feast of tabernacles. This shall be the punishment of Egypt, and the punishment of all nations that come not up to keep the feast of tabernacles. " KJV

The Bible uses parable language to describe believers and non-believers (Psalm 78:1-2, Mark 4:34). The Feast of Tabernacles is along those lines. For example, Jesus tabernacled amongst us (John 1:14). We read: "And the Word was made flesh, and dwelt among us". The word used for dwelt here is defined in the concordance as:
  1. to fix one's tabernacle, have one's tabernacle, abide (or live) in a tabernacle (or tent), tabernacle
  2. to dwell
So the feast of tabernacles is about the word dwelling among us. If we have God's word in us, if we receive Jesus in that sense, then we are living in the word, that is living in tabernacles, living in Jesus. If we do not receive the word, the gospel, then we are called heathen in parable language. In that case we would be the unsaved. Egypt is a picture of this, parable language for the unsaved, in the Zechariah verses you mention. Notice that those nations that were against Jerusalem (against saved people, in parable language) have become saved such that they go up (spiritually speaking) to worship the Lord who is now able to tabernacle or dwell amongst them. They are able to live in his words, if you will. But those who are unsaved, do not live or 'tabernacle' in his word, and so have a plague so to speak. That plague is that they are unsaved.
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I have read this so many times, however this time I understand with new Light given. What Good News this is.

Thank you both for this blessing. May you both be blessed greatly for this gift.
 
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birdie said:
Thank you JacobMartinMertens for your question about: "And it shall come to pass, that every one that is left of all the nations which came against Jerusalem shall even go up from year to year to worship the King, the LORD of hosts, and to keep the feast of tabernacles...And if the family of Egypt go not up, and come not, that have no rain; there shall be the plague, wherewith the LORD will smite the heathen that come not up to keep the feast of tabernacles. This shall be the punishment of Egypt, and the punishment of all nations that come not up to keep the feast of tabernacles. " KJV

The Bible uses parable language to describe believers and non-believers (Psalm 78:1-2, Mark 4:34). The Feast of Tabernacles is along those lines. For example, Jesus tabernacled amongst us (John 1:14). We read: "And the Word was made flesh, and dwelt among us". The word used for dwelt here is defined in the concordance as:
  1. to fix one's tabernacle, have one's tabernacle, abide (or live) in a tabernacle (or tent), tabernacle
  2. to dwell
So the feast of tabernacles is about the word dwelling among us. If we have God's word in us, if we receive Jesus in that sense, then we are living in the word, that is living in tabernacles, living in Jesus. If we do not receive the word, the gospel, then we are called heathen in parable language. In that case we would be the unsaved. Egypt is a picture of this, parable language for the unsaved, in the Zechariah verses you mention. Notice that those nations that were against Jerusalem (against saved people, in parable language) have become saved such that they go up (spiritually speaking) to worship the Lord who is now able to tabernacle or dwell amongst them. They are able to live in his words, if you will. But those who are unsaved, do not live or 'tabernacle' in his word, and so have a plague so to speak. That plague is that they are unsaved.
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The latter part of John 14 has not only Jesus tabernacling with us, but the Father as well.
 
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JacobMartinMertens

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birdie said:
Thank you JacobMartinMertens for your question about: "And it shall come to pass, that every one that is left of all the nations which came against Jerusalem shall even go up from year to year to worship the King, the LORD of hosts, and to keep the feast of tabernacles...And if the family of Egypt go not up, and come not, that have no rain; there shall be the plague, wherewith the LORD will smite the heathen that come not up to keep the feast of tabernacles. This shall be the punishment of Egypt, and the punishment of all nations that come not up to keep the feast of tabernacles. " KJV

The Bible uses parable language to describe believers and non-believers (Psalm 78:1-2, Mark 4:34). The Feast of Tabernacles is along those lines. For example, Jesus tabernacled amongst us (John 1:14). We read: "And the Word was made flesh, and dwelt among us". The word used for dwelt here is defined in the concordance as:
  1. to fix one's tabernacle, have one's tabernacle, abide (or live) in a tabernacle (or tent), tabernacle
  2. to dwell
So the feast of tabernacles is about the word dwelling among us. If we have God's word in us, if we receive Jesus in that sense, then we are living in the word, that is living in tabernacles, living in Jesus. If we do not receive the word, the gospel, then we are called heathen in parable language. In that case we would be the unsaved. Egypt is a picture of this, parable language for the unsaved, in the Zechariah verses you mention. Notice that those nations that were against Jerusalem (against saved people, in parable language) have become saved such that they go up (spiritually speaking) to worship the Lord who is now able to tabernacle or dwell amongst them. They are able to live in his words, if you will. But those who are unsaved, do not live or 'tabernacle' in his word, and so have a plague so to speak. That plague is that they are unsaved.
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Interesting. I have not thought about it like that.
 
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