Holy Days

But we should not ignore the special days God himself set aside as Holy for our instruction and enjoyment. They have not been made invalid.

We are approaching the most holy days of God’s year. It begins on October 2nd with the Feast of Trumpets, continues through the Day of Atonement; and is completed with the Feast of Tabernacles on October 17th.

These holy days were first given as physical celebrations with specific and physical acts of worship required. Through the grace of God in the gift of his precious son, these physical requirements are now completed in the spirit. We all trust that through Christ, one day we will cast aside our physical bodies of mud and blood to then be elevated into perfect spiritual bodies. Neither the Holy Days ordained by God, nor our bodies have been made invalid, nor have they been replaced. Both will eventually be fully elevated to their intended true spiritual natures.

The Feast of Trumpets is both a celebration of God’s bountiful provisions and a call to repentance for our personal and corporate sins. We do not have to wave a sheaf of new wheat over our heads nor blast a warning on a ram’s horn. We do need to pause and acknowledge our thankfulness to God and then carefully heed the call to consider our actions in light of God’s standards.

Ten days later comes our Day of Atonement. Here, we acknowledge our personal transgressions of God’s law and seek forgiveness for the corporate sins committed by our nation. Our thoughtful self- examination in the days following the trumpet blasts should now be acknowledged and brought before God. Here again our actions are spiritual through the blood Yeshua Ha'Mashiach. We no longer need seek a living goat to bear our sins and to be cast into the desert. Jesus already paid that cost.

Finally, the most happy and joyous event of the year, the Feast of Tabernacles or Sukkot. This is sometimes called the Festival of Booths or The Ingathering. Regardless, it is a joyous celebration of our returning to again dwell in the presence of our God. It is the ingathering of all God’s people united with our creator God in love and adoration. It is a hint of what will be in the New Jerusalem when God gathers his own.

There is nothing wrong with our heartfelt exchange of gifts, or celebrations with burgers and fireworks. These are good. But we should not ignore the special days God himself set aside as Holy for our instruction and enjoyment. They have not been made invalid.

Psalm 84:10-11; 27:4

People should study the book of Hebrews and walk away from the Old Covenant That is what God says, not man. That is exactly why He gave us that book. In that he saith, A New Covenant, he hath made the first old. Now that which decayeth and waxeth old is ready to vanish away. (Heb 8:13) For the law having a shadow of good things to come, and not the very image of the things, can never with those sacrifices which they offered year by year continually make the comers thereunto perfect. (Heb 10:1) A shadow is not the substance. Therefore we have this: Let no man therefore judge you in meat, or in drink, or in respect of an holyday, or of the new moon, or of the sabbath days: Which are a shadow of things to come; but the body is of Christ. (Col 2:16,17)

We are approaching the most holy days of God’s year. It begins on October 2nd with the Feast of Trumpets, continues through the Day of Atonement; and is completed with the Feast of Tabernacles on October 17th.

These holy days were first given as physical celebrations with specific and physical acts of worship required. Through the grace of God in the gift of his precious son, these physical requirements are now completed in the spirit. We all trust that through Christ, one day we will cast aside our physical bodies of mud and blood to then be elevated into perfect spiritual bodies. Neither the Holy Days ordained by God, nor our bodies have been made invalid, nor have they been replaced. Both will eventually be fully elevated to their intended true spiritual natures.

The Feast of Trumpets is both a celebration of God’s bountiful provisions and a call to repentance for our personal and corporate sins. We do not have to wave a sheaf of new wheat over our heads nor blast a warning on a ram’s horn. We do need to pause and acknowledge our thankfulness to God and then carefully heed the call to consider our actions in light of God’s standards.

Ten days later comes our Day of Atonement. Here, we acknowledge our personal transgressions of God’s law and seek forgiveness for the corporate sins committed by our nation. Our thoughtful self- examination in the days following the trumpet blasts should now be acknowledged and brought before God. Here again our actions are spiritual through the blood Yeshua Ha'Mashiach. We no longer need seek a living goat to bear our sins and to be cast into the desert. Jesus already paid that cost.

Finally, the most happy and joyous event of the year, the Feast of Tabernacles or Sukkot. This is sometimes called the Festival of Booths or The Ingathering. Regardless, it is a joyous celebration of our returning to again dwell in the presence of our God. It is the ingathering of all God’s people united with our creator God in love and adoration. It is a hint of what will be in the New Jerusalem when God gathers his own.

There is nothing wrong with our heartfelt exchange of gifts, or celebrations with burgers and fireworks. These are good. But we should not ignore the special days God himself set aside as Holy for our instruction and enjoyment. They have not been made invalid.

I don't mean to be a stick in the mud, and I do believe understanding the purpose and practices of feast days will bring a greater understanding to our experience of God, but why don't you see thanksgiving, confession, and the presence of God as a part of every day for believers?

The feasts, festivals, and holy days of the Old Covenant all ended on the day Christ died. When the temple veil was torn in two, that signified the end of everything in the Old Covenant. So those holy days are not for Christians. But anyone who feels they can actually be observed, without being actually observed (as in the OT) is welcome to do so. If it makes them feel better or more spiritual fine. But that should be a private matter.

There is no temple and no Levitical priesthood, so how can they be properly observed? And how can the Day of Atonement be revived when Christ already accomplished His one great sacrifice for sins forever?

People should study the book of Hebrews and walk away from the Old Covenant That is what God says, not man. That is exactly why He gave us that book. In that he saith, A New Covenant, he hath made the first old. Now that which decayeth and waxeth old is ready to vanish away. (Heb 8:13) For the law having a shadow of good things to come, and not the very image of the things, can never with those sacrifices which they offered year by year continually make the comers thereunto perfect. (Heb 10:1) A shadow is not the substance. Therefore we have this: Let no man therefore judge you in meat, or in drink, or in respect of an holyday, or of the new moon, or of the sabbath days: Which are a shadow of things to come; but the body is of Christ. (Col 2:16,17)

Or, more appropriately stated, “The feasts are special to me, so I enjoy celebrating them.”


”One person esteems one day above another; another esteems every day alike. Let each be fully convinced in his own mind. He who observes the day, observes it to the Lord; and he who does not observe the day, to the Lord he does not observe it. He who eats, eats to the Lord, for he gives God thanks; and he who does not eat, to the Lord he does not eat, and gives God thanks. For none of us lives to himself, and no one dies to himself.”

Enjoy your feasts, brother!

You are most certainly not a stick-in-the mud, in fact we absolutely agree. God gave us these special
occasions to help us keep thanksgiving, confession and awareness of his presence in our minds every day.
He gave us other tools for the same purpose but they too remain ignored and rejected by the modern church.

The feasts were not given to us, though, and as Christians we are not expected to keep them. I am not
against anyone wanting to do so, but I do not need feast days to remind me of what God has done for me.


Psalm 51:10 + 13

You are most certainly not a stick-in-the mud, in fact we absolutely agree. God gave us these special occasions to help us keep thanksgiving, confession and awareness of his presence in our minds every day. He gave us other tools for the same purpose but they too remain ignored and rejected by the modern church.

As I stated, these have been elevated by Yeshua from the physical to the spiritual.