The Hebrews called the feasts of Israel "the Appointed Times,"
Each feast has a prophetic role and a pattern for ourunderstanding.
Not only are the feasts prophetic, but each gets fulfilled at its appointed time on the very day it is observed.
The first three feasts are in the spring; the Passover Feast, the Feast of Unleavened Bread, and the Feast of Firstfruits.
They all occur in the first month of the religious year, Nisan. Shavuot,
The Feast of Weeks, is celebrated 50 days after the Feast of Firstfruits.
The first three are associated with the First Coming of Jesus Christ.
The last three, with His Second Coming.
The remaining feast, in between is prophetic of the Church.
This appears to have been fulfilled with the "birth" of the Church on the day the Feast of Pentecost was being celebrated in Acts Chapter 2.
Also.
The Feast of Pentecost is the only feast which uses leavened bread!
Leaven is a type, or Levitical symbol, for sin!
Some say that it is a prophetic anticipation of the false doctrine and tares in the Church and some say it is a prophetic anticipation of the doors opening up to the Gentiles.
Either way this is a very relevant study for a deeper understanding of much of scripture.
You can read about these feasts in Leviticus and in Numbers ad Deuteronomy to find out what they were about for the Israelite nation. What they mean is kind of a big question to ask here. I would suggest you try to find any cross references in the NT that explain these feasts from a NT perspective. You can also check out online this topic and get some information. There are varied understandings of what these feasts represent in NT terms. But if you really want a thorough answer to this question that covers so many aspects of each feast, what I suggest would be a good way to start.
The Seven feast is a very interesting study!
The Hebrews called the feasts of Israel "the Appointed Times,"
Each feast has a prophetic role and a pattern for ourunderstanding.
Not only are the feasts prophetic, but each gets fulfilled at its appointed time on the very day it is observed.
The first three feasts are in the spring; the Passover Feast, the Feast of Unleavened Bread, and the Feast of Firstfruits.
They all occur in the first month of the religious year, Nisan. Shavuot,
The Feast of Weeks, is celebrated 50 days after the Feast of Firstfruits.
The first three are associated with the First Coming of Jesus Christ.
The last three, with His Second Coming.
The remaining feast, in between is prophetic of the Church.
This appears to have been fulfilled with the "birth" of the Church on the day the Feast of Pentecost was being celebrated in Acts Chapter 2.
Also.
The Feast of Pentecost is the only feast which uses leavened bread!
Leaven is a type, or Levitical symbol, for sin!
Some say that it is a prophetic anticipation of the false doctrine and tares in the Church and some say it is a prophetic anticipation of the doors opening up to the Gentiles.
Either way this is a very relevant study for a deeper understanding of much of scripture.
Blessings
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