| FEAST |
DATE |
Fulfillment |
Significance |
| Passover |
Nisan 14 (Spring) |
Calvary
|
Speaks of redemption. Messiah, the Passover Lamb, would
be sacrificed for us |
| Unleavened Bread |
Nisan 15-21 (Spring) |
The Tomb
|
Speaks of sanctification. Messiah’s body would not decay
in the grave. |
| Firstfruits |
Nisan 16 (Spring) |
Resurrection |
Speaks of resurrection. Messiah would rise triumphantly
from the grave on the third day |
| Weeks (Pentecost) |
50 days after Firstfruits |
Holy Ghost-Pentecost
|
Weeks/Shavuot speaks of origination. Messiah would send
the Holy Ghost to inaugurate the New Covenant and Church
Age |
| Trumpets |
Tishri 1 (Fall) |
The Rapture
|
Trumpets/Rosh Hashanah points to the future day when
the Messiah returns to rescue the righteous (Rapture)
from the wicked |
| Yom Kippur |
Tishri 10 (Fall) |
The Tribulation
|
Yom Kippur/Day of Atonement points to the future day
when Israel repents of her sins and turns to the Messiah
for Salvation. |
| Tabernacles |
Tishri 15-21 (Fall) |
The Millennium
Kingdom |
Tabernacles/Sukkot points to the future day when the
Messiah sets up the Messianic Kingdom and tabernacles/dwells
among men. |