26 April 2015 Burmah Road Gospel Hall Part I …in the Past (The Shadows, Heb. 10:1, NRSV) The Passover The Unleavened Bread The Firstfruits Part II The Weeks (Pentecost) T HE P OST -P ROPHETICAL P ARENTHETICAL F EASTS T HE P ROPHETICAL P RE - P ARENTHESIS F EASTS The Future… (The Substance) The C HRIST – His Holy Walk, Death, Burial, His Resurrection The C HURCH – Her Revelation I SRAEL / C HURCH Since the law has only a shadow of the good things to come and not the true form of these realities, it can never, by the same sacrifices that are continually offered year after year, make perfect those who approach.

Recapitulation and Continuation: C. THE FEAST OF FIRSTFRUITS. Lev. 23:9-14; Deut. 26: THE CONNECTION; 2.THE CONDITIONS 3.THE “COMPANION” OFFERINGS a. The Burnt Offering. Lev. 23:12 b. The Meal Offering. Lev. 23:13 cf. 2:1, 2; See 2:12 ct i. The “IT” Meal Offering of Firstfruits – And thou shalt put oil upon it, and lay frankincense thereon: it is a meat offering. And the priest shall burn the memorial of it… Lev. 2:14-16 ii.The “THEM” Meal Offering of Firstfruits. ye shall offer them to the Lord, but they shall not be burnt on the altar for a sweet savour. Lev. 2:12 cf. Jas. 1:18b c.The Drink Offering.Lev. 23:13cf. Phil. 2:17

C. THE FEAST OF FIRSTFRUITS. Lev. 23:9-14;Deut. 26: THE CONNECTION2.THE CONDITIONS 3. THE “COMPANION” OFFERINGS 4. THE CONCLUDING PROHIBITION. Lev. 23:14 And ye shall eat neither bread, nor parched corn, nor green ears, until the selfsame day that ye have brought an offering unto your God: it shall be a statute for ever throughout your generations… Cf. Josh. 5:10-12…Israel encamped in Gilgal, and kept the passover on the fourteenth day of the month at even in the plains of Jericho. And they did eat of the old corn of the land on the morrow after the passover, unleavened cakes, and parched corn in the selfsame day…the manna ceased on the morrow after they had eaten of the old corn of the land; neither had…Israel manna any more; but they did eat of the fruit of the land of Canaan that year.

Introduction: Known as… "The Feast of Weeks" (Lev. 23:15; Deut. 16: 9-10, 16); "Pentecost" (Lev. 23:16; Acts 2:1) "The Feast of Harvest" (Exo. 23:16); “The Day of the Firstfruits" (Num. 28:26);

THE ASSOCIATION AND APPLICATION OF THE FEASTS (Firstfruits and Weeks) Both Come under the same Division. - "The Lord spake unto Moses, saying..." Lev. 23: 9 cf. 23 Both Called "Firstfruits" Lev. 23:10, 17 cf. I Cor. 15:20, 23 cf. Jas. 1:18 Both Committed to God by the act of Waving. Lev. 23:11, 20 cf. Rom. 8:11 Both Celebrated on the “same” Day - on the morrow after the sabbath Lev. 23:11, 16; Col. 2:16f Christ rose again on the First Day of the Week; Church founded on the Fiftieth Day.Mt. 28:1; Acts 2:1 James 1:18 Of His own will begat He us with the word of truth, that we should be a kind of firstfruits of His creatures Colossians 2:16-17 (NRSV) Therefore do not let anyone condemn you in matters of food and drink or of observing festivals, new moons, or sabbaths. These are only a shadow of what is to come, but the substance belongs to Christ.

1. THE ASSOCIATION AND APPLICATION OF THE FEASTS 2. THE ATTRIBUTES OF THE FEAST a.The Loaves were of “fine flour “ Lev. 23:17 cf. I Pet. 1:18, 19 b.There were "two loaves" Lev. 23:17 cf. Eph. 2:17; Acts 15:8, 9 c.The two loaves were one "bread" Lev. 23:18, 20 cf. Eph. 2:14, 15; I Cor. 10:16, 17 d.The two loaves were "waved". Lev. 23:20 cf. Eph. 2:16, 18 e.The two loaves offered with other offerings. Lev. 23:18-20* f.The loaves were baked with "leaven"(*See next slide) Lev. 23:17 cf. I Cor. 5:6-8

e. The loaves were baked with "leaven" Lev. 23:17 cf. I Cor. 5:6-8 i.The Absence of Leaven in the Passover and Meal Offering Exo. 12:18; Lev. 2:11 ii. The Presence of Leaven in the New Meal Offering! Lev. 23:16, 17 ct. 2:11 Sin in the Christian.I Jn. 1:8 Sin in the Church. Mt. 13:33; Acts 5:1-11; I Cor. 5:1ff Note: The bread of the firstfruits offered with the burnt, meal, drink, sin, peace offerings…and two lambs waved before the Lord. Lev. 23:18-20 They are a sacred offering to the LORD for the priest. Lev. 23:20, NIV

Pt. II – THE FUTURE IN THE PAST (The Post-Prophetical Parenthesis Feasts) Introduction: THE INTERVAL IN THE FEASTS OF THE LORD Two Principal Principles in Interpreting Prophecy: Consider the Context in view… (1) Of God’s Programme for the three Ethnic Peoples: I Cor. 10:32 …to the Jews…to the Gentiles…to the church of God. Each has its Commencement, Continuation and Consummation (2) Of the OT Perspective of Prophecy with the Parenthesis in mind:Eph. 3:4-6

The Parenthesis in the Feasts Pre-shadowed the Fulness of the Body of Christ – The Church. The Proofs as Follows: T HE F ACT OF THE P ARENTHESIS (T HE I NTERVAL ) A. The Mystery of he Church. Eph. 3:3-7; cf. Mt. 16:18; Acts 2:47b; 20 occ. in Rev. (cf. 13:9, 22:16) B. The Missing Periods…(I Pet. 1:11) 1. In the Mission of the Messiah - Isa. 61:1-3 cf. Lk. 4:17-19, 20, In the “Missing” Parts of God’s Panoramic Programme. - Dan. 9:24-27; 12:2; Rev. 20:6, 14; Cf. Jn. 5:20; Rev. 20:5, In the Intervening Interval between the Feasts of Weeks (Pentecost) and Trumpets – 1 st day of 7 mth. For details see

THE INTERVAL IN THE FEASTS OF THE LORD. Recapitulation: The Feast and the Feast Days. The Programme: DatesFeast Type of Christ 14 th, 1 st mthPassoverRedemption (I Cor. 5:7) 15 th – 21 st.UnleavenedRighteous life. (I Cor. 5:6-8) 1 st. Sun. }FirstfruitsResurrection (I Cor. 15:20) in the Land } 1 st. Sun (after}Type of the Church 7 weeks -}WeeksRevelation and 3 rd month}Inauguration (Acts 2:1-4) 3 rd to 6 th mth.INTERVAL Dispensation of the Church (Eph. 3:1-12) Is rael Observa- tion and Celebra- tion of the Feasts Set Aside

THE INTERVAL IN THE FEASTS OF THE LORD. The Period between Pentecost and Trumpets. DatesFeastType of the Church 3 rd to 6 th mth. INTERVAL Dispensation of the Church (Eph. 3:1-12) 1 st, 7 th mth.TrumpetsRapture (I Thes ) 10 th, 7 th mth. AtonementReview and Reward - Judgment Seat (II Cor. 5:8-10) 15 th – 22 nd, TabernaclesReign (Rev. 20:1-6) 7 th mth …and… Israel Set aside Regathering Retribution (Great Tribulation) Rest in Millennium

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