"The Feast of Tabernacles lasted eight days, with a special reference to the Incarnation (John 1:14)."

We're still here today, Sept. 9th, perhaps the Feast of Tabernacles is the (season of the Rapture) since it lasts for 8 days, and the number 8 means new beginnings, resurrection, new order, etc. Any one of the 8 days the Rapture could take place, and we certainly don't know the "exact day or hour" which only God knows. I believe this feast is called the feast of Booths as well. The Feast of Tabernacles, will be celebrated by everyone on Earth, as they will have to travel to Jerusalem, once a year, to worship the Lord Jesus, in person, when He finally sets up His kingdom here on Earth.



By the way, I think I seen it posted some where that it falls on Sept.21, 2013, this year...could be a Heavenly Skyblue 21, within those 8 days...keep watching.

Feast of Tabernacles begins..

http://www.hebcal.com/holidays/sukkot

Wed, 18 September 2013 at sundown (15th of Tishrei, 5774)
and ends on September 26th.

THEREFORE, SEPTEMBER 21ST, 2013, WILL BE THE 3RD DAY OF THIS FEAST.


THE LORD WILL RAISE US UP ON 3RD DAY, OH WHAT JOY!!!!


Maranatha!



Valerie




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Bible Feasts:


Paul said in Colossians 2:16-17 that the Jewish feasts and celebrations were a shadow of the things to come through Jesus Christ. And though as Christians we may not commemorate these holidays in the traditional biblical sense, as we discover the significance of each, we will certainly gain a greater knowledge of God's Word, an improved understanding of the Bible, and a deeper relationship with the Lord.

Sukkot - Feast of Tabernacles or Feast of Booths:


Sukkot or the Feast of Tabernacles is a week-long fall festival commemorating the 40-year journey of the Israelites in the wilderness. It is one of the three great pilgrimage feasts recorded in the Bible when all Jewish males were required to appear before the Lord in the Temple in Jerusalem. The word Sukkot means "booths." Throughout the holiday, Jews continue to observe this time by building and dwelling in temporary shelters, just like the Hebrew people did while wandering in the desert. This joyous celebration is a reminder of God's protection, provision, and faithfulness.

Time of Observance:


Sukkot begins five days after Yom Kippur, from the 15-21 day of the Hebrew month of Tishri (September or October).

Scripture Reference:


The observance of the Feast of Tabernacles is recorded in Exodus 23:16, 34:22; Leviticus 23:34-43; Numbers 29:12-40; Deuteronomy 16:13-15; Ezra 3:4; and Nehemiah 8:13-18.

About Sukkot or the Feast of Tabernacles:


The Bible reveals dual significance in the Feast of Tabernacles. Agriculturally, Sukkot is Israel's "thanksgiving," a joyous harvest festival to celebrate the ingathering of grain and wine. As an historical feast, it's main characteristic is the requirement to dwell in temporary shelters or booths in remembrance of God's protection, provision and care during their 40 years in the wilderness. There are many interesting customs associated with the celebration of Sukkot. These are explained in detail by About.com's Judaism Guide, Ariela Pelaia.

Jesus and Sukkot:


During Sukkot, two important ceremonies took place. The Hebrew people carried torches around the temple, illuminating bright candelabrum along the walls of the temple to demonstrate that the Messiah would be a light to the Gentiles. Also, the priest would draw water from the pool of Siloam and carry it to the temple where it was poured into a silver basin beside the altar. The priest would call upon the Lord to provide heavenly water in the form of rain for their supply. During this ceremony the people looked forward to the pouring out of the Holy Spirit. Some records reference the day spoken of by the prophet Joel.


In the New Testament, Jesus attended the Feast of Tabernacles and spoke these amazing words on the last and greatest day of the Feast: "If anyone is thirsty, let him come to me and drink. Whoever believes in me, as the Scripture has said, streams of living water will flow from within him." (John 7:37-38 NIV) The next morning, while the torches were still burning Jesus said, "I am the light of the world. Whoever follows me will never walk in darkness, but will have the light of life." (John 8:12 NIV)

More Facts About Sukkot:

•The booth of Sukkot is called a sukkah. These shelters consist of at least three walls and are framed with wood and canvas. The roof or covering is made from cut branches and leaves, placed loosely atop, leaving open space for the stars to be viewed and rain to enter.
•It is common to decorate the sukkah with flowers, leaves and fruits.
•Today, the requirement to dwell in the booth can be met by eating at least one meal a day in it. However, some Jews still sleep in the sukkah.
•Since Sukkot is a harvest celebration, typical foods include lots of fresh fruits and vegetables.
•More about Sukkot.

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http://christianity.about.com/od/biblefeastsandholidays/p/feastofbooths.htm

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THE FEAST OF TABERNACLES


The seven-day Feast of Tabernacles pictures the 1,000 year reign of
Jesus Christ over the earth after His second coming (Revelation 20:4).

This Feast also reflects the "rest" symbolized by the weekly Sabbath
(Hebrews 4:1-11) that celebrates the great harvest of humanity when all
living people will learn God's ways. Humanity will at last be restored
to a right relationship with God (Isaiah 11:9-10).

The name of the Feast of Tabernacles derives from God's command to
ancient Israel to build temporary "tabernacles," sometimes called
"booths," to live in during the festival.

The Bible emphasizes that, as with booths or temporary dwellings, our
physical life is transitory.

"For we know that if our earthly house of this tabernacle were
dissolved, we have a building of God, an house not made with hands,
eternal in the heavens. For in this we groan, earnestly desiring to be
clothed upon with our house which is from heaven." -2 Corinthians 5:1-2


"Speak unto the children of Israel, saying, the fifteenth day of this
seventh month shall be the feast of tabernacles for seven days unto the
Lord." -Leviticus 23:34

"Thou shalt observe the feast of tabernacles seven days, after that thou
hast gathered in thy corn and thy wine." -Deuteronomy 16:13

The Feast of Tabernacles or the festival of "Booths," occurs for seven
days, from Tishrei 15 to 21. There is therefore a quick transition from
the high holidays, with their somber mood of repentance and judgment, to
a holiday of rejoicing and celebration, for which the people are
commanded to build a hut and make it their home. The Bible identifies
the booth with the temporary dwellings in which the Israelites lived in
the wilderness after they left Egypt on their way to the Promised Land
(Leviticus 23:42).

God desired that the tabernacle in the wilderness be built because He
wanted to dwell with his people (Exodus 29:44-45). Spiritually
speaking, this physical tabernacle was given by God to teach and
instruct us that He desires to live and dwell with His people by means
of the Holy Spirit (1 Corinthians 6:19, 2 Corinthians 6:1).

UNDERSTANDING THE FEAST OF TABERNACLES

The Feast of Tabernacles completes the sacred festivals of the seventh
month. In contrast to the somber tone of Rosh HaShanah and the Day of
Atonement, the third feast of Tishrei was a time of joy. Israel had
passed through the season of repentance and redemption.

The Feast of Tabernacles is called the "Season of Our Joy." One reason
the Feast of Tabernacles was a time of joy was that after the season of
repentance and the redemption of Yom Kippur came the joy of knowing your
sins were forgiven and the joy of walking with God, knowing God, and
being obedient to God. Historically, the Feast of Tabernacles
commemorates the days in the wilderness of Sinai after coming out of
Egypt. According to all natural laws, the Israelites should have
perished, but were instead divinely protected by God. Prophetically,
the Feast of Tabernacles is the festival that teaches on the Messianic
Kingdom and the joy of that Kingdom.

The word tabernacle refers to a temporary dwelling place, which is the
purpose of the booth. The booth symbolizes man's need to depend upon
God for his provision of food, water, and shelter. This is true in the
spiritual realm as well. The booth is the physical body, which is a
temporary dwelling place for our souls and spirits (1 Corinthians
6:19-20). We need the food that the Word of God provides (Matthew 6:11,
4:4, John 6:33-35), the cleansing, rinsing, and washing that the Word of
God brings to our lives (Ephesians 5:26), and the shelter of God's
protection over our lives from the evil one (Matthew 6:13, Psalm 91).
Our physical needs will be provided for by God if we seek Him
spiritually (Matthew 6:31-33).

The observance of the Feast of Tabernacles described in Leviticus
23:40-41 can be seen in Nehemiah chapter 8. The temporary dwellings or
booths are described as a part of the festival. This is in remembrance
of when the children of Israel dwelled in booths during their time in
the wilderness (Leviticus 23:43).

Isaiah talked about the tabernacle in Isaiah 4:4-6. The divine order
declares that after judgment, the Day of Atonement (Isaiah 4:4), comes a
tabernacle for a place of refuge (Isaiah 4:5-6). The command to rejoice
at this time is given in Deuteronomy 16:13-15.

A tabernacle is a temporary dwelling place. In First Kings 8:27, at the
dedication of Solomon's temple during the festival of Tabernacles,
Solomon asks, "Will God indeed dwell on the earth?"

The Scriptures say that Jesus became flesh and dwelt (tabernacled) among
us (John 1:14). He came to earth at His first coming and temporarily
dwelt among men.

UNDERSTANDING THE MEANING OF BOOTHS OR TABERNACLES

The Hebrew word for tabernacle is 'sukkah'. It means "a booth, a hut, a
covering, a pavilion or tent." The Greek word for tabernacle is
'sk'en'e', which also means "a tent, hut, or habitation."

With this in mind, let's look at the context by which the word
tabernacle is used in the New Testament.

1. Jesus tabernacled among us (John 1:14)

2. Peter spoke about his body being a tabernacle (2 Peter 1:13-14)

3. The apostle Paul told us that our earthly bodies were earthly houses
or tabernacles (2 Corinthians 5:1-5)

4. The tabernacle of Moses was a tent of habitation (Acts 7:44, Hebrews
9:2-8)

5. Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob lived in tabernacles (tents) (Hebrews
11:8-9)

6. The tabernacle of David was a tent or dwelling place (Acts 15:16,
Amos 9:11). This tabernacle was the temple of Solomon (1 Kings 5:2-5,
8:1-21)

7. Jesus entered the temple on the Feast of Tabernacles (John 7:2,27-29)

8. The Bible speaks of a heavenly tabernacle (Hebrews 8:1-2, Revelation
13:6, 15:5). This heavenly tabernacle will come to earth (Revelation
21:1-3)

9. Jesus was the true tabernacle of God (Hebrews 9:11)

So, the booth or tabernacle was a temporary dwelling place.
Historically, it was to remind the people of their exodus from Egypt as
described in Leviticus 23:42-43. Prophetically, the tabernacle points
toward the future to the Messianic age, the Millennium. Spiritually, a
tabernacle is supposed to remind us that we are but strangers and
pilgrims on the earth, this being a temporary dwelling place. So the
believer in Christ is but a stranger and pilgrim on this earth (Hebrews
11:8-10,13-16, Genesis 23:3-4,47:9, 1 Peter 1:17, 2:11).

The Feast of Tabernacles is the fall harvest festival. It begins on the
fifteenth of the Hebrew month of Tishrei. Like the other pilgrimage
festivals, the Feast of Tabernacles has an agricultural element. It
marks the time of the harvest, the final ingathering of produce before
the oncoming winter. Hence, it is also called the festival of
Ingathering. "And the feast of harvest, the firstfruits of thy labours,
which thou hast sown in the field: and the feast of ingathering, which
is in the end of the year, when thou hast gathered in thy labours out of
the field." -Exodus 23:16

As just stated, the Feast of Tabernacles is called the Feast of
Ingathering. Jesus told us that the harvest represents the end of the
age. This is found in Matthew 13:39, Revelation 14:15 and Joel 3:13.
The harvest refers more specifically to people who choose to accept
Christ into their hearts and lives (Matthew 9:35-38, Luke 10:1-2, John
4:35-38 and Revelation 14:14-18).

SPIRITUAL SIGNIFICANCE OF THE FEAST OF TABERNACLES

One of the most outstanding truths of the Feast of Tabernacles involves
the seasonal rains in Israel. The prophet Joel tells us that the former
and latter rain would come in the first month (Joel 2:23). This is
because Passover is the first month in the religious or sacred calendar,
and the Feast of Tabernacles is the first month in the civil calendar.
So Israel has two first months in the same year because of the special
calendar that God set up in Exodus 12:2.

Hosea 6:3 tells us that the coming of the Messiah will be as the former
and latter rain on the earth. His second coming will also be in the
first month of the civil calendar, Tishrei. Jesus will return to earth
during the fall of the year.

The fullness of this feast in the seventh month will be experienced at
the coming of the Messiah when He will rule and reign on the earth
during the Messianic age, the Millennium. This will be a time of joy
for all believers in Christ and will be the age of Israel's glory.

THE SPIRITUAL SIGNIFICANCE OF THE FESTIVALS TO THE INDIVIDUAL BELIEVER
IN THE LORD JESUS AND HOW THEY RELATE TO HIS LIFE

God designed the agricultural and weather seasons in Israel to parallel
the life of every believer in Christ who seeks to love Him and serve Him
with all his heart. With this in mind, let us examine how this is true.

Every time a person receives the Lord Jesus as his own Savior, he
spiritually experiences Passover. He is to flee Egypt, the world's evil
system and ways, trust in the Lord, the Lamb of God, and allow Christ to
be the doorpost of his heart. As believers, we are then to seek to live
holy lives before God and experience Unleavened Bread. Just as Jesus
rose from the dead, we are to consider our former ways dead to us and
experience the newness of life in the Lord. Once we do this, we can be
immersed (baptized) in the Holy Spirit and have the power of God (the
anointing) in our lives. Spiritually, we have experienced the spring
harvest of Israel in our lives. When we accept Jesus into our hearts
and lives, He begins to teach us the Bible and show us how much He loves
us, and we begin to grow in the knowledge of Him.

At that time, God will begin to take us on a spiritual journey through
the wilderness of life. Spiritually, we will begin to experience the
dry summer season of Israel. Many things in our lives will not go the
way we expect them to or how we trust God for them to go. In the
process of experiencing life's bitter disappointments and struggles, if
we keep our eyes upon God, He will take us from Passover to Pentecost.
There He will reveal His ways and his Word, the Bible, in a deeper and
more progressive way. By keeping our eyes on the Messiah through life's
struggles, God will not only reveal His Word, the Bible, to us in a
greater way, but He also will refine our faith like fine flour, just as
was done to the wheat during the days of counting the omer between
Passover and Pentecost. Meanshile, if we put our entire trust in Jesus
while on our spiritual journey in the wilderness of life as God refines
our faith and reveals Himself to us in a greater way, then our spiritual
journey will not end in the wilderness of life. Instead God will take
us forward to spiritually experience the fall festivals and our
spiritual promised land.

It is when we spiritually experience the fall festivals -- especially
the Feast of Tabernacles, and enter into our spiritual promised land
that God will anoint our lives for Him in an awesome way, as we live and
serve Him, and we will then experience the greatest joy in our entire
lives. Joy unspeakable! But we will experience not only joy, but also
dancing, praise, victory, peace, and the power of God in our lives.
Spiritually, we will be experiencing the fall harvest of Israel. The
rain in the bible speaks of two things: the great outpouring of the Holy
Spirit and an in-depth understanding of Jesus and his Word, the Bible,
in our lives. Both the anointing of the Holy Spirit and great knowledge
of spiritual truths will be present in our lives in order that we may
accomplish the purpose God has for every one of our lives. Therefore,
we have the anointing of God upon our lives so we may help to do our
part to build up the Body of Christ to full maturity and to establish
the Kingdom of God on earth until we come to that day when we will rule
and reign with the Jesus Christ, the King of kings and Lord of lords on
earth during the Messianic age, the Millennium, and for all eternity.

---Study taken from "The Seven Festivals Of The Messiah"
by Eddie Chumney


http://www.bibleprophesy.org/feasts8.htm

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The Feast of Tabernacles

the Season of Our Joy

The Festivals

The Feast of Tabernacles (or Booths, as the name implies) is one of the three "pilgramige" festivals mandated by God in the Old Testament. Leviticus 23 teaches that along with the weekly Sabbath day, the Israelites are to observe the festival of Pesach (Passover as well as the 7 days of unleavened bread), Shavuot (Penitcost), and Sukkot (Yom Teruah (Trumpets)), Yom Kippur (Atonement), and Tabernacles or Booths along with the one day festival call 'Shemini Atzoreth', the 'Eighth Day'). Each of the festivals (except for the weekly sabbath) are centered around an agricultural harvest, and as such, illustrate God's plan of salvation for all mankind. Without a good understanding of the festivals, a person simply can not have a biblically based understanding of how God intends to bring salvation to His people.

In spite of the fact that today the Jewish people are the most visible people observing these festivals, the festivals are not necessarily Jewish. The text shows that these are 'Feasts of the Lord', given to all twelve tribes of Israel, not just the Jews. Because of a person's belief in Yeshua (Jesus), the observance of these festivals is extended to him, since . . .

. . . if you are Christ's, then you are Abraham's seed, and heirs according to the promise. NKJ Galatians 3:29

In verse 2 of Leviticus 23, the Hebrew word for 'feast' is 'moed'. In Hebrew thought, a moed is likened unto an appointment. It's as if God Himself was taking time off from His duties to meet with us. It's sort of like a date - a special time between God and His people. For those of us who are married, we know how important it is to be there when you've "got a date", and we would do practically anything not to miss it. A study of Biblical history will show that many major events took place on one or more of the 'moedim' (the plural form of 'moed').

Also in verse 2, we find the word 'convocation' which is translated from the Hebrew word 'mikrah'. This Hebrew word implies a reading, presumably of a historical event. It comes from another word that can mean 'rehearsal'. The Biblical text is very clear that the Sabbath is a rehearsal of the seventh day of creation - when God rested from His work. The moedim are likewise rehearsals of God's 7000 year plan, culminating with the marriage of The Messiah to His bride.

Leviticus 23:6 uses the word 'feast' for the translation of another Hebrew word "chag". This word implies an assembly. This word is derived from another Hebrew word which means "to be giddy and to dance". Thus, God's festivals are to be happy occasions, a time for rejoicing in song, dance, good food, etc..

Each year, more and more Christians are coming to the understanding that there is value in observing the festivals. In doing so, they see the scriptures begin to open up and make greater sense. We invite you to share in the JOY of observing the Festivals of God.

The Festival of Sukkot

Leviticus 23:33 discusses the festival of Sukkot (additional information is found in Deuteronomy 16 and elsewhere). This fall festival takes place just after the fall harvest in Jerusalem. It was a yearly reminder of how God provided for the Israelites during their forty years in the wilderness - a time when God dwelled in their midst, fed them daily with bread from Heaven, caused their clothes to not wear out, and provided them with righteous judges. This temporary time in the wilderness was a picture of the millennial kingdom to come.

http://season-of-our-joy.com/Festivals.html

I'm not claiming to know the day or hour of the Lord's Coming. However,
are we the harvest that comes in the fall, which has to be gathered together and taken in, or in our case taken up? Could the feast of Tabernacles be the Season of the Rapture?

With all that is occurring, and changing day by day, especially with Syria, whether or not the U.S. will strike or not, it's a little tricky to tell, which way the ball will roll, or will it move at all? Sooner or later, the prophecy on Damascus being left as a ruinous heap will come to pass, it's not if, it will happen, it's a matter of when.

Since the Holy Spirit lives within our tabernacle/our human body a temporary abode for our soul within, and the Holy Spirit will change us in a twinkle of an eye, what perfect timing for this joyous festival should the Rapture take place on the Feast of Tabernacles .

It's a time to gather together unto Jesus our Lord and Savior, and celebrate, what a homecoming that would be, praise the Lord, singing, dancing, rejoicing in the Lord and in His kingdom.

For this corrupt temporary body or tabernacle would be changed liken unto the Lord's Jesus, to incorruptible...oh death where is your sting, where is your victory? Wouldn't this give occasion to celebrate, the fact that Jesus won the battle over death, hell and the grave; therefore, so will we? So the old is changed and a new body, and a new beginning, for those in Christ.

I believe we must watch daily, as the Rapture is imminent. Who would really care if it happened earlier than during that time period; not me,
I'd be glad we got there, even sooner; thanks be to God.

Hoping we'll all be celebrating very soon, via the Rapture in God's Heavenly Kingdom.

Maranatha!

Valerie


P.S. I always associated, the Feast of Tabernacles, as the time of Jesus Second Coming to Earth, not with the Rapture. However, maybe, just maybe, it relates to the Rapture instead. Better still, perhaps to both, the Rapture and the Second Coming; just a thought. After all during the reign of Jesus on Earth in Jerusalem, everyone will have to come up for that Festival to Jerusalem, to worship the Lord at least once a year.

I'm hopeful too Valerie, to get to share a dwelling place with God. How awesome is that, to be at home with God.
Here is a site you might enjoy about Sukkot
It is at sunset Sept 18- sunset Sept 25 this year.

God's grace and peace and comfort by the Holy Spirit be with you.
Maranatha