WHAT DOES THIS DAY, ”THE DAY OF ATONEMENT” MEAN TO YOU?
WHAT DOES THIS DAY, “THE DAY OF ATONEMENT”,,,,,,MEAN TO YOU????????
EVER HOW MANY PEOPLE WE HAVE HERE TODAY,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
WE PROBABLY WOULD JUST ABOUT GET THAT MANY DIFFERENT ANSWERS.
THE FIRST THING THAT WOULD POP INTO MOST EVERYONE’S MIND IS,,,,,,,,,,,,
“I’M NOT GOING TO GET ANYTHING TO EAT TODAY”………………………….
THAT CERTAINLY COMES TO MY MIND.
I HAVE OFTEN SAID,,,,,,,,,,”THIS IS NOT MY FAVORITE DAY”………………..
I AM A FULL TIME EATER,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,EVERYTHING ELSE I DO IS JUST PART TIME.
IT IS A FACT,,,,,,,,,,WE DON’T GO VERY LONG AT A TIME WITHOUT EATING.
THAT IS THE PHYSICAL PART OF THIS DAY.
BUT,,,,,,,,,,,,THE PHYSICAL PART PLAYS A BIG PART IN THIS DAY.
THIS DAY IS NOT A,,,,,,,,,,,”FEAST DAY”………………
IT IS SET ASIDE AS A “HOLY DAY”,,,,,,,,,,,,,,BUT I WOULD NOT CALL IT A FEAST DAY.
NO “FEASTING” WILL BE DONE TODAY……………..
I KNEW BASICALLY NOTHING ABOUT THE HOLY DAYS BEFORE I CAME INTO THE CHURCH.
SO EVERYTHING I KNOW ABOUT THESE DAYS ,,,,,,,,,,,, I HAVE LEARNED AFTER COMING IN TO GODS CHURCH.
THIS DAY IS A SPECIAL DAY ON GODS CALENDAR OF HOLY DAYS.
I WANT TO TALK ABOUT THAT FOR JUST A MOMENT.
AND POINT OUT SOME THINGS YOU MAY NOT HAVE REALIZED.
YOU DO UNDERSTAND NOW,,,,,,,,,,,,,,THIS CALENDAR WE GO BY WEEK TO WEEK ,,,,,,,,,,,MONTH TO MONTH,,,,,,,,,,,,,YEAR BY YEAR,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
IS NOT GODS CALENDAR!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
WE GO BY THE “GREGORIAN” CALENDAR,,,,,,,,,,,WHICH HAS SEEN QUITE A FEW REVISIONS DOWN THROUGH THE YEARS,,,,,,,,,,,,AND WAS PUT TOGETHER BY MAN.
UNITED AND MOST OF THE COG GROUPS FOLLOW THE “JEWISH CALENDAR”.
I AM NOT GOING TO GET INTO CALENDAR ISSUES.
WHICH IS A VERY VOLATILE SUBJECT IN A LOT OF CIRCLES.
I JUST WANT TO REMIND YOU THAT THE DATES WE FOLLOW DO NOT FALL ON THE CALENDAR WE USE EVERY DAY.
THEY COME FROM THE JEWISH CALENDAR AND ARE OVERLAID ON THE GREGORIAN CALENDAR.
IN THE BOOK OF GENESIS WE FIND THE ACCOUNT OF THE RE-CREATION OF THE EARTH.
GODS WORK OF CREATION WAS DONE IN SIX DAYS.
AND THEN HE RESTED THE SEVENTH DAY.
THIS IS THE SEVENTH DAY SABBATH.
IT IS AN EVERLASTING ORDINANCE ,,,,,,,,,,,,, SIX DAYS ALL YOUR LABOR SHALL BE DONE.
BUT THE SEVENTH DAY IS A DAY OF REST……………………….
ALL THE ANNUAL HOLY DAYS ARE ON SET DATES.
PASSOVER IS THE 14TH DAY OF THE FIRST MONTH.
LEV. 23:5 (READ)
ON THE 15TH DAY OF THE FIRST MONTH IS THE FEAST OF UNLEAVENED BREAD , UNTIL THE 21ST ……………
(LEV. 23:6)
THE NEXT HOLY DAY IS THE FEAST OF WEEKS OR WHAT WE CALL PENTECOST.
SEVEN FULL SABBATHS SHALL BE COUNTED AND THE FIFTIETH DAY IS PENTECOST.
(LEV 23:24)
THE FEAST OF TRUMPETS IS THE FIRST DAY OF THE SEVENTH MONTH.
LEV. 23:27 (READ)
ON THE TENTH DAY OF THE SEVENTH MONTH IS THE “DAY OF ATONEMENT”.
THE 15TH DAY OF THE SEVENTH MONTH IS THE FEAST OF TABERNACLES.
(LEV 23:34)
THE FEAST LASTS SEVEN DAYS AND THEN WE HAVE THE 8TH DAY.
THE FIFTEENTH DAY IS A SABBATH AND THE 8TH DAY IS A SABBATH.
(LEV 23:39)
MOST OF THESE DAYS ARE IN MULTIPLES OF SEVEN.
EXCEPT THE DAY OF ATONEMENT WHICH FALLS ON THE 10TH DAY OF THE SEVENTH MONTH.
I HAVE OFTEN WONDERED ABOUT THIS……………………
WHEN I LOOK AT THE 10TH DAY OF THE MONTH,,,,,,,,,,,,WHICH IS ATONEMENT.
TO ME IT SEEMS AS IF THAT DAY IS SET OFF ALL BY ITSELF………………..
I HAVE TO ASK MYSELF,,,,,,,,,WHY??????????????
AND I REALLY DON’T HAVE A GOOD ANSWER………………………..
SIMPLY BECAUSE IT IS DIFFERENT FROM ALL THE OTHER HOLY DAYS.
WE FAST,,,,,,,,,,,WE AFFLICT OUR SOULS.
IT IS NOT A DAY OF REJOICING,,,,,,,,,,,,,AFTER GOING A NUMBER OF HOURS WITHOUT FOOD OR WATER,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
I DON’T FEEL LIKE REJOICING!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
HOWEVER,,,,,,,,,,,,THIS IS A VERY POSITIVE DAY.
REMEMBER THE TWO GOATS???????? I HAVE TALKED ABOUT THEM IN THE PAST.
ONE OF THE GOATS,,,,,,,,,”THE AZAZEL” GOAT HAD ALL THE SINS OF MANKIND LAID ON HIM.
AND THEN HE WAS BANISHED INTO THE WILDERNESS.
EVENTUALLY ALL SINS WILL BE LAID ON THE HEAD OF SATAN ,,,,,,,,,,THE ONE WHO IS THE ORIGINATOR OF SIN.
THE OTHER GOAT WAS OFFERED AS A SIN OFFERING FOR ALL SIN.
WHAT DOES THIS DAY MEAN TO YOU???????????????
YOU CAN OBSERVE THIS DAY,,,,,,,,,,AND THAT IS WHAT WE ARE DOING HERE TODAY.
YOU CAN AFFLICT YOUR SOUL.
YOU CAN DO WITHOUT FOOD AND WATER FOR A WHILE.
OR YOU COULD DO IT FOR A LONG TIME………………………
EVENTUALLY YOU WILL DIE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
DO YOU THINK THAT WILL SAVE YOU?????????????
NO,,,,,,,IT WILL NOT,,,,,,,,,,,,NO AMOUNT OF FASTING WILL SAVE YOU.
WILL IT BRING YOU DOWN A NOTCH OR TWO???????????????
YOU BET IT WILL……………………………
I AM PARTICULAR ABOUT HOW AND WHEN I FAST.
IT IS VERY IMPORTANT THAT YOU HAVE AND KEEP A RIGHT ATTITUDE WHEN YOU FAST.
I PERSONALLY DO NOT FAST TO,,,,,,,,,,,”GET SOMETHING”……………………
I HAVE HEARD PEOPLE WHO SPEAK,,,,,,,,,,,SAY THAT THEY FAST BEFORE THEY SPEAK.
THAT’S OKAY,,,,,,,,,,,,,THAT’S THEIR DECISION TO MAKE.
PRAYER IS CERTAINLY ESSENTIAL,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,FASTING IS GOING A STEP FARTHER.
ASKING GOD TO HELP US THROUGH AND BY HIS HOLY SPIRIT.
ANYTIME YOU FAST,,,,,,,,,,,OTHER THAN THE DAY OF ATONEMENT,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,THAT IS A VOLUNTARY FAST.
I DO NOT LIKE TO FAST TO JUST GET SOMETHING.
IF YOU KNOW OF SOMEONE WHO IS GOING THROUGH A TRIAL OR SOME DIFFICULTLY,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
SUCH AS A SERIOUS HEALTH PROBLEM.
TO PRAY AND FAST ABOUT THEIR SITUATION IS CERTAINLY ACCEPTABLE.
BUT TO FAST ABOUT A FINANCIAL SITUATION,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
I KNOW,,,,,,,,,,,,THESE THINGS CAN BE A BIG PROBLEM.
I AM ONLY SAYING,,,,,,,,,,,,,WE NEED TO BE CAREFUL AND MINDFUL ABOUT WHAT WE FAST FOR.
KEEP IT IN THE RIGHT PERSPECTIVE,,,,,,,,,,HAVING A RIGHT ATTITUDE.
BE SURE IT IS GODS WILL………………………..
WHY ARE WE TALKING ABOUT THESE THINGS???????????
BECAUSE TODAY IS THE DAY OF ATONEMENT………………….
I AM ONE WHO BELIEVES ,,,,,,,,,,,,WHATEVER THE HOLY DAY IS,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
THAT’S WHAT YOU SHOULD BE TALKING ABOUT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
WE KNOW THAT ON THIS DAY WE ARE TO FAST AND AFFLICT OUR SOULS.
BUT,,,,,,,,,WHAT ABOUT THE RITUALISTIC LAWS OF THE OLD TESTAMENT????????
ARE THEY TO BE KEPT TODAY????????????
OR HAVE THEY BEEN FULFILLED AND DONE AWAY WITH????????????
THE PURPOSE OF THE PHYSICAL RITUALS GOD GAVE TO ANCIENT ISRAEL,,,,,,,
WERE TO REMIND THE PEOPLE OF THE NEED FOR PAYMENT OF THEIR SINS.
WE ARE MEETING HERE TODAY TO REMIND US OF WHO PAID THAT PENALTY FOR OUR SINS.
YAHSHUA THE MESSIAH,,,,,,,,,,,DIED ON THE TREE OF AFFLICTION, SUFFERED TREMENDOUS PAIN AND WAS PUT TO DEATH.
TO COVER THE SINS FOR YOU AND ME AND ALL MANKIND.
I DO NOT WANT TO FORGET THAT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
JESUS CHRIST WAS PUT TO DEATH AND WAS IN THE GRAVE FOR THREE DAYS AND NIGHTS,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
AND IF HE HAD NOT HAVE BEEN RESURRECTED ON THE THIRD DAY,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
YOU AND I WOULD HAVE NO SALVATION!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
WE WOULD BE DEAD IN OUR SINS………………..
THE ONLY HOPE THAT WE HAVE IS BY HIS RESURRECTION ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,BY HIS RESURRECTION ARE WE SAVED.
THE PURPOSE OF THE PHYSICAL RITUALS,,,,,,,,,,,WAS TO REMIND THE PEOPLE OF THE NEED FOR PAYMENT OF THEIR SINS.
I THINK WE REALIZE THAT THE BLOOD OF BULLS AND GOATS COULD NOT,,,,,,CAN NOT,,,,,,,,,, PAY THE PENALTY FOR OUR SINS.
THE HUMAN SACRIFICE OF JESUS CHRIST,,,,,,,,,,,,PAID THE PENALTY FOR THE SINS OF ALL MANKIND.
ATONED FOR OUR SINS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
THE VARIOUS SACRIFICES POINTED AHEAD TO THE SACRIFICE OF JESUS CHRIST.
WHO WOULD COME LATER AS THE SAVIOR OF ALL MANKIND……………………..
THE RITUALISTIC LAWS WERE FULFILLED BY THE EVENTS LEADING TO AND INCLUDING CHRIST’S SACRIFICIAL DEATH.
THE SACRIFICIAL SYSTEM IS NO LONGER IN PLACE TODAY, BECAUSE WE HAVE NO VISIBLE TEMPLE.
NEITHER DO WE HAVE AN “AaRONIC” PRIESTHOOD.
THE RITUALISTIC SACRIFICES ARE NO LONGER PERFORMED.
BUT THEIR VARIOUS ASPECTS STILL HAVE SYMBOLIC MEANING.
TO UNDERSTAND ALL ASPECTS OF GODS FESTIVALS,,,,,,,,,,,,,
WE STILL NEED TO KNOW AND UNDERSTAND HOW THEY WERE KEPT IN THE OLD TESTAMENT,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
TO BE ABLE TO KNOW AND UNDERSTAND HOW THEY RELATE TO OUR SALVATION.
WHAT DOES THIS DAY,,,,,,,,,,,,”THE DAY OF ATONEMENT”,,,,,,,,,,MEAN TO YOU??????????????????
I CAN’T ANSWER THAT QUESTION FOR YOU………………………….
THAT IS SOMETHING THAT YOU WILL HAVE TO ANSWER FOR YOURSELF.
ALL OF US WHO ARE HERE TODAY,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,CAN HELP ONE ANOTHER, BUT I CAN’T WORK OUT YOUR SALVATION FOR YOU.
AND YOU CAN’T WORK OUT MY SALVATION FOR ME………………………….
I THINK WE ALL LOOK FORWARD TO THE RETURN OF JESUS CHRIST.
WE KNOW THAT THE MESSIAH HIMSELF WILL RETURN TO ESTABLISH “THE KINGDOM OF GOD”,,,,,,,,,,HERE ON THIS EARTH.
LET’S READ ABOUT THAT IN,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
REV. 11:15-18 (READ)
THERE IS A REMARKABLE PROPHESY FOUND IN THE 25TH CHAPTER OF LEVITICUS.
TALKING ABOUT THE RESTITUTION OF ALL THINGS.
LEV. 25:8-10 (READ)
THE JUBILEE YEAR PICTURES THE TIME OF THE RESTITUTION OF ALL THINGS.
THIS FINAL RESTITUTION OF ALL THINGS OCCURS AT THE RETURN OF THE MESSIAH.
THE APOSTLE PAUL PROCLAIMED AT THE BEGINNING OF THE NEW TESTAMENT CHURCH,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
ACTS 3:19-20 (READ)
YOU WILL NOTICE WHEN THE JUBILEE YEAR BEGINS,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
NOT ON THE FEAST OF TRUMPETS…………………………..
IT IS ON THE 10TH DAY OF THE SEVENTH MONTH,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
WHICH IS THE DAY OF ATONEMENT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
A TRUMPET BLAST IS MADE THROUGH OUT THE LAND,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
ONE TRUMPET BLAST,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
THE TRUMPET SOUNDING THE JUBILEE YEAR OF RELEASE,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
FREEDOM AND LIBERTY THROUGH OUT THE LAND……………………..
COULD THIS DAY ALSO BE THE RETURN OF YAHSHUA THE MESSIAH???????????
THIS DAY IS A COMMANDED ASSEMBLY ON THE 10TH DAY OF THE 7TH MONTH.
NO WORK IS TO BE DONE,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,MEANS NO FOOD PREPARATION.
ABSTAIN FROM ALL FOOD AND DRINK.
IT IS A DAY OF ATONEMENT…………………………………..
ATONEMENT IS TO PURGE ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,TO COVER OR MAKE RECONCILIATION.
THE WHOLE LESSON OF THE DAY OF ATONEMENT IS TWO FOLD.
FIRST,,,,,,,,,,JUDGMENT IS COMING……………………………
AS THE APOSTLE PETER WROTE IN,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
1 PETER 4:17-19 (READ)
THOSE WHO SUFFER TO GODS WILL,,,,, SHOULD COMMIT THEMSELVES TO THEIR FAITHFUL CREATOR AND CONTINUE TO DO GOOD.
THE GREAT DAY OF JUDGMENT WILL BEGIN AT THE SECOND COMING OF JESUS CHRIST.
THE APOSTLE JOHN WROTE IN,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
REV. 14:14-16 (READ)
ALL ARE GOING TO BE JUDGED,,,,,,,,,,,,,ACCORDING TO THEIR WORKS.
ECCL.12:14 (READ)
BUT,,,,,,,,,,IN THAT COMING JUDGMENT,,,,,,,,,THERE IS FORGIVENESS AND MERCY AND GRACE………………….
THROUGH OUR LORD AND SAVIOR JESUS CHRIST.
WHO ALSO DIED FOR ALL OF US ON THE TREE OF AFFLICTION.
WHO GAVE HIS LIFE AS A RANSOM FOR US!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
ROMANS 5:1-2 (READ)
PAUL GOES ON TO SAY,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
IN VERSES ,,,,,,,,,,9-12 (READ)
SO,,,,,,,,,,,,WHAT DOES THIS DAY MEAN TO YOU???????????????
WHERE DO YOU STAND??????????
THE DAY OF ATONEMENT REPRESENTS FORGIVENESS AND PARDON ,,,,,,,,,FOR SOME………………………………
WRATH AND JUDGMENT FOR OTHERS.
WHAT DOES THIS DAY MEAN TO YOU??????????????
DO YOU STAND WITH RIGHTEOUSNESS???????????????
OR,,,,,,,,,,,,DO YOU STAND WITH WICKEDNESS????????????
WE ALL NEED TO HAVE OUR SINS COVERED BY THE BLOOD OF YAHSHUA THE MESSIAH.
WHO IS OUR REDEEMER AND SAVIOR…………………………
HAVE YOU HAD YOUR OWN PERSONAL DAY OF ATONEMENT???????????
ARE YOU READY FOR THE RETURN OUR SAVIOR,,,,,,,,,,,,REDEEMER,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
MESSIAH AND PERSONAL SAVIOR??????????????
OUR SOON COMING KING AND MASTER,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
YAHSHUA THE MESSIAH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!