The Fall Feasts

            “YHWH spoke to Moses, saying, ‘Speak to the people of Israel and say to them, These are the appointed feasts of YHWH, which you shall proclaim as times of holy convocation; they are My appointed feasts’” (Leviticus 23:1-2).

            The “Jewish Feasts,” as they’re often called, belong to God. He invented them. They were entrusted to Israel, and Israel was commanded to observe and preserve them, but God conceived them.

           The Hebrew word for feast is moed, or in the plural, moedim. It means an appointed time, a set time, an appointment. YHWH placed appointments on His calendar to meet with His people.

            Today, I am writing about the three fall feasts–Feast of Trumpets (Rosh Hashanah), Day of Atonement (Yom Kippur), and the Feast of Tabernacles (Sukkot).

         Prophetically speaking, the four spring feasts have already been fulfilled.

      Passover (Pesach) was realized by the death of Jesus on the cross as the sacrificial Lamb of God.

         The Feast of Unleavened Bread was fulfilled by the sinless life and burial of Jesus, representing the removal of sin.

        The Feast of First Fruits was fulfilled by the resurrection of Jesus from the dead, marking the first fruits of the harvest.

            The Feast of Weeks (Shavuot or Pentecost) was fulfilled when the Holy Spirit was poured out, marking the birth of the church.

            Now let’s briefly look at the three fall feasts, which are yet to be fulfilled.

THE FEAST OF TRUMPETS
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            The Feast of Trumpets–literally, a day of trumpet blast or shouting. “...On the first day of the appointed month in early autumn, you are to observe a day of complete rest. It will be an official day for holy assembly, a day commemorated with loud blasts of a trumpet” (Leviticus 23:24 NLT).

         In Scripture, trumpets gather the people, sound alarms, call people to attention, announce movement, go to battle, proclaim kings. In the New Testament, they herald the return of Messiah.

           “The Lord Himself will descend from heaven with a cry of command, with the voice of an archangel, and with the trumpet of God” (1 Thessalonians 4:16).

          “For the trumpet will sound, and the dead will be raised imperishable” (1 Corinthians 15:52).

         “He will send out his angels with a loud trumpet call, and from every direction under the sky, they will gather those whom God has chosen” (Matthew 24:31 NOG).

            The Feast of Trumpets tells us to wake up, pay attention, the King is coming.

YOM KIPPUR – THE DAY OF ATONEMENT

            This is a day of humility and repentance. The High Priest enters the Holy of Holies and atonement is made for sin. The earthly sanctuary and priestly ministry pointed to a greater High Priest–Yeshua, Jesus.

         “Day after day every priest stands and performs his religious duties...which can never take away sins. But when this priest (Jesus) had offered for all time one sacrifice for sins, he sat down at the right hand of God... (Hebrews 10: 11-12 NIV).

          In terms of future fulfillment, the Day of Atonement looks forward to a day of national recognition and repentance for Israel.

          “I, the Lord, will make the descendants of David and the people of Jerusalem feel deep sorrow and pray when they see the one they pierced with a spear. They will mourn and weep for him, as parents weep over the death of their only child or their first-born” (Zechariah 12:10 CEV).

              Israel will recognise Jesus as their Messiah, the One who atoned for sin.

SUKKOT – THE FEAST OF TABERNACLES

            After the solemnity of Yom Kippur comes the joy of the Feast of Tabernacles–booths, temporary dwellings, harvest. The Israelites lived in temporary shelters after leaving Egypt. In the desert, YHWH sustained them and lived among them in the centre of the camp.

           In the New Testament, John begins his Gospel with, “And the Word (Christ) became flesh (human, incarnate) and tabernacled (fixed His tent of flesh, lived awhile) among us; and we [actually] saw His glory (His honor, His majesty), such glory as an only begotten son receives from his father, full of grace (favor, loving-kindness) and truth” (John 1:14 AMPC).

            But the story doesn’t end there. Turn to Revelation.

           “And then I heard a loud voice from the throne, saying, “See! The tabernacle of God is among men, and He will live among them, and they will be His people, and God Himself will be with them [as their God,]” (Revelation 21:3 AMP).

           And here you have the denouement–the final part of the story.

        It is YHWH dwelling with redeemed humanity, the King with His people, the Bride with her Bridegroom. The prospect of spending eternity with God the Father, God the Son, and God the Holy Spirit forever and ever and ever and ever...

        The God who kept His promises regarding the fulfillment of the spring feasts will keep His promises regarding the fulfillment of the fall ones. As believers in Messiah, our job is to keep watch and be ready.
 
Inspiration for this article from Yael’s Letters, entitled “Whose Feasts?”, July 15, 2026