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8/14/2019 Feast of Tabernacles - Sukkot

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This Feast is held on the 15th day of 7th Month, after Yom Teruah and Yom Kippur.Trumpets or Yom Teruah is a prophetic foreshadow of the gathering of YHVHspeople during the Tribulation prior to the Judgment of YHVH depicted by Yom Kippuror Day of Atonement.The Feast is celebrated for 7 days of which the first day is a Sabbath. It looks like thereverse of the seven-day week and this depicts the restoration process or reversal ofthe things that went wrong during the 6000 years, to let those things work out for thegood and where YHVH restored everything as He intended it in the Garden of Eden.The New Jerusalem is the restored Garden of Eden state where YHVH will dwell withman again.

The 8th day is a Sabbath. 8th day means 'new beginnings' and this depicts thestarting of the 8th millennium, where we will live with YHVH forever after thewickedness and Satan has been removed from the earth. Sin came into the world

through the lies of Satan and the restoration process is to remove Satan, His lies andthe wicked from His creation so that everything will be perfect again. Satan and hisfollowers (fallen angels and men) will be cast in the lake of fire and his lies will beremoved (false teachings, false religions (Babylon) and all forms of Satan and idolworship. Note that he will not remove His Torah, only the attached truths or oraltraditions of men.

The seven days living in Booths depicts the 7000 years of man living in a fallen statein a fallen world. the 8th day (millennium) will be the beginning of living in a newworld, or as Scripture puts it, 'a new heaven and a new earth'.

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Sukkot is a Celebration of remembrance where we think back onwhat our fathers had experienced and what we can learn fromthem. We stay in booths or tents for seven days to reflect of thetime they travelled in the Wilderness as they proceeded up to the

Promised Land. Our Wilderness will be the Tribulation and ourPromised Land will be the New Jerusalem. We use this time toprepare spiritually of what is coming so that our hearts wouldntfaint and cause us to fall away.

There were many offerings brought during these 8 days, but whatdoes it mean to us, living outside of the Land with no physicalAltar to do these sacrifices? We will look at every one of thesesacrifices and offerings to see what it means to us and how wecan apply it to our lives during these 8 days of celebration.


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Burnt Offering- "olah" - Gen_8:20 - [Noah build an altar after the water resided

and made a burnt offering unto YHVH of every clean animal that was in the Ark.This word is also associated with "olam" which means eternal and it also relatesto eternal life for the people of Elohim after the world is Judged] Our offering untoYHVH is our praises that He will save us at the time of Judgment.

Meat offering- "minchah" Gen_4:3 - [Cain and Able brought meat or foodofferings unto YHVH, Cain brought the fruit of the ground and Able the firstlingsof his livestock. YHVH accepted Ables offering but rejected Cain's offering. Ablebrought of his first fruits, the first and best of his livestock and it looks like Caindid not. The gift you bring unto YHVH should be your first and your best to beaccepted. This also shows the sequence of offerings, first the unacceptedoffering and then the accepted offering. This shows our growth into spiritualmaturity where we have learned to live our lives as gifts of worship unto Him] Ouroffering unto YHVH is our aim to be more Set-Apart so that our lives may beacceptable living sacrifices unto Him. Continual offering.

Sacrifice- "zebach" - Gen_31:54 - [This sacrifice was made by Jacob after he

and Laban made a vow not to harm one another and not to see one another anymore. Laban kissed his grandchildren and left to his place. Laban was the fatherof Rebecca, and idol worshipper and his name means 'white'. This is the religioussystem that looks ok but they swear on the name of YHVH and other gods, this isthe system called Babylon (mixing and confusion). We are to sacrifice, get rid ofthe things that are from our past that is contrary to YHVH's Torah.] Our offeringunto YHVH is to cleanse our selves from all idolatry and any form of falsereligion. We praise YHVH for revealing these things to us so that we can rid ourlives from it by His grace.

Drink offering- "nehsek" - Gen_35:14 - [This is the story where Jacob wrestledwith YHVH and where YHVH changed Jacob's name and his walk. Israel then setup a pillar of stone and poured out a drink offering and oil upon it to seal this

event.] Our offering unto YHVH is to change your walk (halechaha) and yourname (character) and to become part of Israel. Thanking YHVH that you may bepart of His people and be part of His Kingdom.

Gifts- "mattanah" - offerings - Gen_25:6 - [Abraham took a wife again, Keturah(incense and to make it to fume), and she bore him 6 sons. He gave all hispossessions to Isaac but he gave gifts to these 6 sons and their children andsend them away - These 6 sons of Abraham are 6 nations in the world that has achance of coming in because they were in the loins of Abraham when YHVHmade the promise to Him] These gifts are the nations that will come into theKingdom and become part of Israel. You might be one of these who came fromKeturah and we thank YHVH if it is the case.

Vows- "neder" - a promise Gen_28:20-21[Jacob saw the ladder, gate to heavenand afterwards made a promise to YHVH that He would be his Elohim if He keephim on this path, give him bread to eat and return him to his fathers House inpeace - At the time of Jacob's Trouble, he will return to his father's House,Ephraim and Judah will be reunited in the time of Jacob's Trouble, prior to theSecond Coming of Messiah] The vow represents the restoration of the TwoHouses and that there will be peace in Jerusalem. Peace means completion ofthe building process and Jerusalem will be complete when the Temple is rebuild.This will signal the end of the Exile of YHVH's people and that the time is ready


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for the return of our King, the Messiah. We are grateful for this to happen as wesee it unfolding in our generation.

Freewill offerings- "nedabah" - voluntary, spontaneous - Gen_35:29 - [YHVHcommanded Moses to build the Tabernacle and the people brought freewillofferings in the form of gold, silver, precious stones and different kinds ofmaterials.] This is the prophetic shadow of the rebuilding of the Temple inJerusalem so that the last of the prophecies may come into fulfillment and pavethe way for the coming of our Messiah. Our freewill offerings to YHVH is ourprayers for the Peace of completion of Jerusalem and the rebuilding of theTemple and the reuniting of the Two Houses and the Nations prior to the comingof our Messiah.

!!!!!!!!The Hour arm: All these offerings are there to prepare us forthe things, which are to come at the end of time. YHVH saidthat there will be a generation where all these things willhappen and I believe we are that generation which started atthe event where Israel became a nation again in 1948.Seventy years from 1948 is 2018. All of this (I believe) willhappen between 1948 & 2018, within the time of thegeneration that was born close to 1948.

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The Minute Arm: We have seen the generation counts the hours and the Festivalscounts the minutes or months in which these events will unfold.

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Seasons is the Hebrew word mo-ed that means Appointed Times or Festivals thatYHVH had put in place to reveal to us when the Messiah will meet with man on the

earth. He fulfilled the first four Festivals during His First Coming and will fulfil the lastthree during His Second and Final Coming. The purpose of the Festivals of YHVH isto reveal to us the True Messiah and this is very important especially in the last dayswhere the Anti-Messiah will come and deceive even the elect. Those who are awareand follow His Appointed Times will not be caught off guard or be misled by thedeceiving power of the Anti-Messiah and they shall escape.

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The Seconds Arm: As we get closer, we will see prophecies fulfilledand this will be the arm on the clock that counts the seconds or days.

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Daniel repeats the seizing of the sacrifices three times and this makes it veryimportant. The sacrifices will seize during the week of the covenant that will beset up by (I believe) the Antichrist. This will be a seven year period and in themidst of this seven year period, the Altar will be set up and daily sacrifices willstart again. He will then come and stop the daily sacrifices and put theAbomination of Desolation in the holy place. In the time of the Maccabees, theAbomination of Desolation was a statue of Zeus and it may well be the same forthe time of the end. It may also be a statue of the Antichrist, whoever that may beat that time.

The things to look out for is this seven year covenant ordeal and the rebuilding of the Altar (already started 9 Av2009) and the image that will be set up. These events willsignal the last 3,5 years and the beginning of the GreatTribulation prior to the Second Coming of Messiah.

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When we see these things happening, we should leave the system and Sukkotfor the 3,5 years. These events follow the pattern of the Exodus and this will bethe Greater Exodus where YHVH will lead His people out of Egypt (Sin and


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bondage) into the Wilderness (away from the System) unto the Promised Land(where He will come to gather us to be with Him at His Second Coming).

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The Four Species were referred to as the Lulav becausethe Lulav, from the date palm, was the most prominent ofthe four species.

Now on the first day (of the Feast of Tabernacles) youshall take for yourselves (Heb. - pri etz hadar) the fruit ofbeautiful trees, palm branches, and boughs of braided(Myrtle) trees and willows of the brook; and you shallrejoice before YHVH your ELohim for seven days Leviticus 23:40.

You shall take for yourself The common understanding of the meaning of youshall take for yourself ... Each person was to have their own Lulav to rejoice with

1. Etrog Taste & Scent - Bride

The Etrog is a citrus fruit that grows on a broadleaf evergreen tree.

It is known for its taste and fragrance; other fruits fall from their trees inone season after ripening; the Etrog continues to hold on more tightly,it dwells on the tree, taking years to ripen and bear fruit during several

years There are fruit at various stages of ripening that hangs on a tree at one time,each fruit ripening in its own season. This shows a mature Believer that is at differentstages in different areas in his/her life. The Etrog has both flavor and fragrance, likeone who is both learned and observant of the mitzvoth/commandments, who bearfruit and attract others with their fragrance of peace, love, joy, patience, kindness and

goodness.

2. Date Palm Taste but no Scent - Jews

The Date Palm Frond represents the Date, which has a taste but noscent. It is likened to one who is learned in the Torah, apply it andbear fruit, but lack people skills and the fruit of the Spirit of YHVH toeffectively convey the Truth to others.

3. The Myrtle Scent but no fruit/taste - Christians

A Myrtle (hadasim) has a pleasant odor but has no fruit, and it is likeone who has little Torah but live out a life of love and peace andgrace. This is typically people in the Christian Church who follow theCommandment to love but rejects the Torah. The normally alsoadhere to the Fruit of the Spirit of YHVH and this fragrance isevident in their lives.


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4. The Willow No Taste and no Scent Non observant Israel

Finally the Willow (aravot) lacks both fragrance and fruit, just likeone who neither studies the Torah nor keeps themitzvoth/commandments and lacks the Fruit of the Spirit of YHVH.These are the people who are born into Israel but they are notobservant of YHVHs Torah or His fragrance of His Spirit and Life in

their lives.

At Sukkot we bind all of these species together to emphasize that all who are Israelare united and interdependent. Within the family called Israel, you will find peoplewho have a beautiful scent as well as tasty fruit, right down to people who knowabout YHVH but do not follow His Commandments or adhere to His Spirit. YHVH hasput us all together so that those who lack something, so that they may be elevated tobearing fruit and having and a lovely fragrance. You will find these four types ofpeople within a Fellowship and you must have room and understanding for eachother so that you may learn from one another and grow up into the Image YHVHwants us all to be.

Blessings

The Waving of the Lulav "bensching (saying the blessing for) lulav"

Baruch atah Adonai eloheynu melech ha-olam, ash-er kid'shanu b'mitzvotav,v'tzi-vanu al n'tilat lulav.

Blessed are You, Eternal our ELohim, Ruler of the Universe, who makes us holythrough Your commandments and has commanded us concerning the waving of thelulav.

May YHVH help us all to grow to become YHVHs people and become part of the

Bride and of Israel. May YHVH help us to prepare our hearts and be ready for theDay of His Coming.

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