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The Day of Atonement
The Day of Atonement is observed on the 10th day of the seventh month of
Ethanim (tishri) by abstinence from daily labour, by a holy convocation and by
fasting. It is the only commanded fast in the year and is,
doubtless, the most solemn day in the sacred calendar. (Lev. 16 also Lev.
23:27-32). On this day the high priest laid aside his official ornaments and
dressed in a white linen garment entered the Most Holy place to make atonement
for himself, the priesthood and the congregation of Israel. The Epistle to the
Hebrews (chapter 9) explains that this annual entry by the High Priest in the
Holy of Holies foreshadowed the entrance of the Messiah the High Priest of the
Melchizedek Order (Heb. 7:15-17) into Yahweh's presence to secure salvation for
His people.
Our salvation, in other words, will only by complete when we are actually
brought into the very presence of the Almighty.
The word "atonement" means to make amends for, to reconcile, to restore, to
repair, to make at-one again. And that is exactly what the Day of
Atonement prefigures. It points to a specific time in the future when the
great High Priest of the Melchizedek Order (Yeshua the Messiah) will literally
bring the redeemed host of mankind right into the very presence of His Father,
in order that we may be AT-ONE with YAHWEH.
That indeed will by a reconciliation beyond compare, when the Almighty's
estranged human family - alienated from Him by sin - will actually be brought
into His presence to be AT ONE with Him. Can you now begin to see the
plan of salvation prefigured in the feasts?
Yahweh's family of true believers:
- Ransomed at the Passover and liberated by the blood of His Son - the
Passover Lamb.
- Purged of sin, hypocrisy and false doctrine during the Days of Unleavened
Bread to become a holy Temple of God.
- Filled with the power of the Holy Ghost in order to bear fruit for all
eternity.
- Victoriously gathered and defended at the Feast of Trumpets when the
trumpets of Yahweh will sound throughout the earth.
- And finally on the Great Day of Atonement, brought into the very presence
of the Almighty by his Son the High Priest to be at-one with Him for
all eternity.
Oh what a glorious day of reconciliation that will be! Catch a glimpse of it
in these words from that famous parable of the Prodigal Son.
| Luke 15:11-32 |
"Quick, bring the best robe and put it on him. Give him a ring for
his hand and sandals for his feet. Bring the fatted calf, kill it and let us
eat and be merry. For my son here was dead and he has come to life. He
was lost and he is found." |
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will save)
would
affirm today; it's the same truth He
attested to as he walked this earth some
2000 years ago - an exclusive way to the Father (John 14:6)
and that man, as a
sinful creature, is in need of a Saviour.(John
3:16-21).
