Wednesday, April 10, 2024

Torah Class - Day 47: Commandment 4: Feast of Tabernacles (Part 2)

ANNOUNCEMENTS:
Our next online class will meet on Monday, May 6. In the meantime, you are cordially invited to join us online for the Feast of Passover-Unleavened Bread (April 23-30). 

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Mon & Wed, April 15 & 17 - No Torah Class... Due to our necessary Feast-prep week, there will be no classes during the week of April 15-18.

Mon & Wed, April 22 & 24 - No Torah Class... LWM is hosting the Spring Retreat for Passover/U.B. from April 23-30. You can join us online at www.lightedway.org. There will be no classes during the weeks of April 22-25 or April 29-May 3. Class will resume on Monday, May 6, following this break.


Monday, April 8, 2024

Torah Class - Day 46: Commandment 4: Feast of Tabernacles (Part 1)

Today, we continued our study on the Feast of Tabernacles. To unlock the meaning of this Feast, one must understand the Wilderness Tabernacle. The Feast and the Tabernacle of Moses are deeply connected, as we discussed in our class today.

Here are a few details about the Tabernacle, which help us form a foundation for understanding the Feast of Tabernacles:

Psalm 77:11-13 “I will remember the works of Yahweh: surely I will remember thy wonders of old.  I will meditate also of all thy work, and talk of thy doings. Thy WAY, O God, is in the Sanctuary. Who is so great a God as our God?”  

Finding Personal Meaning in the Linen Wall around the Tabernacle

We'll begin with the white, linen Wall around the Sanctuary. Part of "building" the spiritual Tabernacle in our soul-temples, so that we may be fit to Tabernacle with Yahweh is in personally coming inside the Wall. 

The walls around the Tabernacle were made from white linen, which represents the Righteousness of Christ. In coming into the Tabernacle, experientially, we are being called out of the world, and into Righteousness in Messiah.

Revelation 19:7-9 “Let us be glad and rejoice, and give honour to Him: for the marriage of the Lamb is come, and His wife hath made herself ready. And to her was granted that she should be arrayed in fine linen, clean and white: for the fine linen is the righteousness of saints.  And He saith unto me, Write, Blessed are they which are called unto the Marriage Supper of the Lamb. And He saith unto me, These are the true sayings of God.”

The white linen wall represented consecration, coming apart from the world, and entering into a holy relationship with the Living God.

· Job 29:14 “I put on righteousness, and it clothed me: my judgment was as a robe and a diadem.” 

The white linen wall represents putting on the righteousness of Yahshua and being clothed with His righteousness as you become a new person.

·   Ephesians 4:22-24 “That ye put off concerning the former conversation the old man, which is corrupt according to the deceitful lusts; And be renewed in the spirit of your mind;  And that ye put on the new man, which after God is created in righteousness and true holiness."

 The white linen wall represents being separate from the world and the evil one. It is a call to holiness and purity, in Christ.


    2 Corinthians 6:14-18 “Be ye not unequally yoked together with unbelievers: for what fellowship hath righteousness with unrighteousness? And what communion hath light with darkness? And what concord hath Christ with Belial? Or what part hath he that believeth with an infidel? And what agreement hath the Temple of God with idols? For ye are the Temple of the living God; as God hath said, I will dwell in them, and walk in them; and I will be their God, and they shall be My people. Wherefore come out from among them, and be ye separate, saith Yahweh, and touch not the unclean thing; and I will receive you, And will be a Father unto you, and ye shall be My sons and daughters, saith Yahweh Almighty.”

We'll look at the meaning and personal message found in the Tabernacle Door in our next blog...

Completed worksheets from this class are viewable and printable at the following link:


COURSE FEE FOR APRIL:
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FEAST STUDY SUMMARY:

So far, regarding the Fall Feasts of Yahweh, we have found the following:

FEAST OF TRUMPETS - this is the Feast of the blowing of the two silver trumpets. As we saw, the two trumpets represent the pure Word of Yahweh. The Trumpet blast is correlated with the voice, calling to repentance. This is the final Gospel Call and the Malachi 4 final Elijah Message.

The two silver trumpets signify the Message, Testimony and Work of the Two Witnesses (of Rev. 11) who must give testimony prior to the Judgment of Death being meted out, according to Torah:
  • Deuteronomy 17:6  "At the mouth of two witnesses, or three witnesses, shall he that is worthy of death be put to death; but at the mouth of one witness he shall not be put to death."
  • Deuteronomy 19:15  "One witness shall not rise up against a man for any iniquity, or for any sin, in any sin that he sinneth: at the mouth of two witnesses, or at the mouth of three witnesses, shall the matter be established."
The final Feast of Trumpets will be the last opportunity for Salvation, beginning the last 10 Days of Awe prior to the ultimate close of probation on the final Day of Atonement. 

Malachi 3:1-2 “Behold, I will send My messenger, and he shall prepare the Way before Me: and Yahweh, whom ye seek, shall suddenly come to His Temple, even the messenger of the Covenant, whom ye delight in: behold, he shall come, saith Yahweh of hosts.  But who may abide the Day of His coming? And who shall stand when He appeareth? For He is like a refiner's fire, and like fullers' soap.”

Mark 1:2-4 “As it is written in the prophets, Behold, I send My messenger before thy face, which shall prepare thy way before thee. The voice of one crying in the wilderness, Prepare ye the Way of Yahweh, make His Paths straight. John did baptize in the wilderness, and preach the baptism of repentance for the remission of sins.” 

The Feast of Trumpets is not the Day of the Second Coming of Messiah, as many have thought. This is the time of the forerunner (Elijah, John, the two Witnesses) who prepares the Way for the coming of the Messiah.

DAY OF ATONEMENT - The final Day of Atonement is the Day when probation will close. Like in the story of Noah (which foreshadows the End of the world) the day when Heaven shut the door of the ark is a shadow-picture of the Door to Life being shut. 

The fact that Eternal Life and access to it are symbolized in a Spiritual Door (Christ) is clearly shown in Scripture:

Luke 13:23-28 “Then said one unto him, Master, are there few that be saved? And He said unto them, Strive to enter in at the Strait Gate: for many, I say unto you, will seek to enter in, and shall not be able.  When once the master of the house is risen up, and hath shut to the door, and ye begin to stand without, and to knock at the door, saying, Master, Master, open unto us; and He shall answer and say unto you, I know you not whence ye are:  Then shall ye begin to say, We have eaten and drunk in Thy Presence, and Thou hast taught in our streets.  But He shall say, I tell you, I know you not whence ye are; depart from Me, all ye workers of iniquity. There shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth…”

The Feasts of Yahweh are prophetic. Our Heavenly Father fulfills His Feasts in order. But not only are they prophetic – the Feasts are also personal. And we experience them in order, personally, also.

We experience Passover by personally claiming Yahshua’s Sacrifice on Calvary as our own substitutionary sacrifice. He died for you and me – personally.

We experience Unleavened Bread by personally choosing to die to sin - our old man of sin is laid down in the watery grave of baptism, and we come up as a new creature in Christ.

Next we spiritually ripen as the First Fruits when we personally enter the Holy Place with Yahweh. Here we experience Sanctified Living. We Eat of His Word represented in the Table of Shewbread. We are filled with the Oil of His Spirit and shine a witness of a changed life represented in the Menorah. And we breathe the breath of Heaven and keep spiritually alive through prayer symbolized in the Altar of Incense.

Then we are called to help others find Salvation. This personal calling is the experience of the Feast of Trumpets. We lift up our voices as a Trumpet – giving the Call of the final Elijah Message and interceding for the salvation of souls.

Eventually, we are invited beyond the veil. This is what it means to personally experience Atonement. But I want you to notice something here. Atonement isn’t the end of this personal journey. Atonement is leading us up to something. What comes after Atonement?

Tabernacles is after Atonement. And Tabernacles is the end goal of the Feasts. We are being called to Tabernacle – or dwell - with Yahweh. And this experience of Tabernacling with Yahweh is the final step – the end goal – the target and focus of what all the other Feasts are about.

ANNOUNCEMENTS:
The following is our class schedule for March-April, 2024:

Mon & Wed, April 8 & 10 - Torah Class will meet, as scheduled, live on Zoom, on both these days.

Mon & Wed, April 15 & 17 - No Torah Class... Due to our necessary Feast-prep week, there will be no classes during the week of April 15-18.

Mon & Wed, April 22 & 24 - No Torah Class... LWM is hosting the Spring Retreat for Passover/U.B. from April 23-30. You can join us online at www.lightedway.org. There will be no classes during the weeks of April 22-25 or April 29-May 3. Class will resume on Monday, May 6, following this break.

Wednesday, April 3, 2024

Torah Class - Day 45: Commandment 4: Day of Atonement (Part 4 - Conclusion)


Today, we completed our study of the Feast of Atonement and we began our study of the Feast of Tabernacles. 

Completed worksheets from this class are viewable and printable at the following link:


COURSE FEE FOR APRIL:
Quick reminder... The course fee for this class, for April is now due. Please send it online through the Lighted Way Ministries' Donation center. 

For convenience, you may use the following button. If you have already sent the $100.00 for this month, please disregard this reminder and thank you so much! 


FEAST STUDY SUMMARY:

So far, regarding the Fall Feasts of Yahweh, we have found the following:

FEAST OF TRUMPETS - this is the Feast of the blowing of the two silver trumpets. As we saw, the two trumpets represent the pure Word of Yahweh. The Trumpet blast is correlated with the voice, calling to repentance. This is the final Gospel Call and the Malachi 4 final Elijah Message.

The two silver trumpets signify the Message, Testimony and Work of the Two Witnesses (of Rev. 11) who must give testimony prior to the Judgment of Death being meted out, according to Torah:
  • Deuteronomy 17:6  "At the mouth of two witnesses, or three witnesses, shall he that is worthy of death be put to death; but at the mouth of one witness he shall not be put to death."
  • Deuteronomy 19:15  "One witness shall not rise up against a man for any iniquity, or for any sin, in any sin that he sinneth: at the mouth of two witnesses, or at the mouth of three witnesses, shall the matter be established."
The final Feast of Trumpets will be the last opportunity for Salvation, beginning the last 10 Days of Awe prior to the ultimate close of probation on the final Day of Atonement. 

Malachi 3:1-2Behold, I will send My messenger, and he shall prepare the Way before Me: and Yahweh, whom ye seek, shall suddenly come to His Temple, even the messenger of the Covenant, whom ye delight in: behold, he shall come, saith Yahweh of hosts.  But who may abide the Day of His coming? And who shall stand when He appeareth? For He is like a refiner's fire, and like fullers' soap.”

Mark 1:2-4 “As it is written in the prophets, Behold, I send My messenger before thy face, which shall prepare thy way before thee. The voice of one crying in the wilderness, Prepare ye the Way of Yahweh, make His Paths straight. John did baptize in the wilderness, and preach the baptism of repentance for the remission of sins.” 

The Feast of Trumpets is not the Day of the Second Coming of Messiah, as many have thought. This is the time of the forerunner (Elijah, John, the two Witnesses) who prepares the Way for the coming of the Messiah.

DAY OF ATONEMENT - The final Day of Atonement is the Day when probation will close. Like in the story of Noah (which foreshadows the End of the world) the day when Heaven shut the door of the ark is a shadow-picture of the Door to Life being shut. 

The fact that Eternal Life and access to it are symbolized in a Spiritual Door (Christ) is clearly shown in Scripture:

Luke 13:23-28 “Then said one unto him, Master, are there few that be saved? And He said unto them, Strive to enter in at the Strait Gate: for many, I say unto you, will seek to enter in, and shall not be able.  When once the master of the house is risen up, and hath shut to the door, and ye begin to stand without, and to knock at the door, saying, Master, Master, open unto us; and He shall answer and say unto you, I know you not whence ye are:  Then shall ye begin to say, We have eaten and drunk in Thy Presence, and Thou hast taught in our streets.  But He shall say, I tell you, I know you not whence ye are; depart from Me, all ye workers of iniquity. There shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth…”

The Feasts of Yahweh are prophetic. Our Heavenly Father fulfills His Feasts in order. But not only are they prophetic – the Feasts are also personal. And we experience them in order, personally, also.

We experience Passover by personally claiming Yahshua’s Sacrifice on Calvary as our own substitutionary sacrifice. He died for you and me – personally.

We experience Unleavened Bread by personally choosing to die to sin - our old man of sin is laid down in the watery grave of baptism, and we come up as a new creature in Christ.

Next we spiritually ripen as the First Fruits when we personally enter the Holy Place with Yahweh. Here we experience Sanctified Living. We Eat of His Word represented in the Table of Shewbread. We are filled with the Oil of His Spirit and shine a witness of a changed life represented in the Menorah. And we breathe the breath of Heaven and keep spiritually alive through prayer symbolized in the Altar of Incense.

Then we are called to help others find Salvation. This personal calling is the experience of the Feast of Trumpets. We lift up our voices as a Trumpet – giving the Call of the final Elijah Message and interceding for the salvation of souls.

Eventually, we are invited beyond the veil. This is what it means to personally experience Atonement. But I want you to notice something here. Atonement isn’t the end of this personal journey. Atonement is leading us up to something. What comes after Atonement?

Tabernacles is after Atonement. And Tabernacles is the end goal of the Feasts. We are being called to Tabernacle – or dwell - with Yahweh. And this experience of Tabernacling with Yahweh is the final step – the end goal – the target and focus of what all the other Feasts are about.

ANNOUNCEMENTS:
The following is our class schedule for March-April, 2024:

Mon & Wed, April 8 & 10 - Torah Class will meet, as scheduled, live on Zoom, on both these days.

Mon & Wed, April 15 & 17 - No Torah Class... Due to our necessary Feast-prep week, there will be no classes during the week of April 15-18.

Mon & Wed, April 22 & 24 - No Torah Class... LWM is hosting the Spring Retreat for Passover/U.B. from April 23-30. You can join us online at www.lightedway.org. There will be no classes during the weeks of April 22-25 or April 29-May 3. Class will resume on Monday, May 6, following this break.

Monday, April 1, 2024

Torah Class - Day 44: Commandment 4: Day of Atonement (Part 3)

Today, we continued our study of the Statutes on the Day of Atonement (Yom Kippur). Yom Kippur is the final Day of Judgment. It is the Day when Yahweh will close the "Door" to Salvation, similar to Heaven closing the door of Noah's Ark.

Atonement is the 10th Day of the 7th Month, counting from the Feast of Trumpets.

The Feast of Trumpets is the Feast of the Watchmen. It is associated with the blowing of two silver Trumpets, which represent the Two Witnesses, as we saw in our study today.

Prior to the final Judgment Day, Torah requires that the testimony of Two Witnesses be given before a Judgment of Death to the rebels can be justly meted out. This work is represented in the two silver trumpets, which represent Voices – a testimony.


The Two Witnesses represent the Revelation 11 Witnesses…  Their testimony is fore-shadowed in the two spies who went into Jericho (during their inner-city work, the warning was happening daily for Jericho)…  


During this work (of witnesses) Rahab and her household are saved out of Jericho. The work of the Two witnesses – paralleling the call of the two silver trumpets is JUSTICE (coming Judgment) and MERCY (there is still time to get saved during the work of the two witnesses).


· Deuteronomy_17:6  “At the mouth of two witnesses, or three witnesses, shall he that is worthy of death be put to death; but at the mouth of one witness he shall not be put to death.”

· Deuteronomy_19:15  “One witness shall not rise up against a man for any iniquity, or for any sin, in any sin that he sinneth: at the mouth of two witnesses, or at the mouth of three witnesses, shall the matter be established.”

· Revelation_11:3  “And I will give power unto my two witnesses, and they shall prophesy a thousand two hundred and threescore days, clothed in sackcloth.”

The work of the two witnesses of Revelation 11 is continuing for the final 1260 days…  

During the Feast of Trumpets the two silver trumpets blast, representing the work of the Two Witnesses. So, the final fulfillment of Revelation 11 is tied to the Feast of Trumpets.

When the Feast of Trumpets transitions into the Day of Atonement, only one silver trumpet is blown on Atonement.


Completed worksheets from this class are viewable and printable at the following link:

ANNOUNCEMENTS:
The following is our class schedule for March-April, 2024:

Mon & Wed, April 1 & 3 - Torah Class will meet, as scheduled, live on Zoom, on both these days.

Mon & Wed, April 8 & 10 - Torah Class will meet, as scheduled, live on Zoom, on both these days.

Mon & Wed, April 15 & 17 - No Torah Class... Due to our necessary Feast-prep week, there will be no classes during the week of April 15-18.

Mon & Wed, April 22 & 24 - No Torah Class... LWM is hosting the Spring Retreat for Passover/U.B. from April 23-30. You can join us online at www.lightedway.org. There will be no classes during the weeks of April 22-25 or April 29-May 3. Class will resume on Monday, May 6, following this break.