The Feasts of Yahweh - THE FESTIVAL OF FIRST FRUITS IS YAHSHUA MESSIAH OUR FIRSTFRUITS
Sundown April 17, 2022, which would be the 16th of Abib
April 18, before the sun sets, Yahshua Messiah is the time this year for His resurrection. Whereas on the Nisan 18th (Bondage) April 19, Tuesday, is when He ascended in the Heaven to be Judge as that righteous Lamb before Yahweh
In this 2nd Podcast of Yahweh’s Feasts; I will be discussing the Festival of the Firstfruits, the day in which the Messiah Resurrected, NOT the Church tradition of Easter
The fifteenth of Nisan begins the Feast of Unleavened Bread, which is a high Sabbath. It is a seven day feast to the Lord. The day following the Sabbath during Passover is called the Feast of First Fruits (Leviticus 23:10-14).
It is commonly supposed in Churches today that Yahshua Messiah was crucified on Friday and that the resurrection occurred about sunrise on Easter Sunday morning.
Few professing Christians have ever thought to question or to prove this “Good-Friday-Easter” tradition. Yet the Bible tells us to prove (test) all things.
We need to make this important distinction: First Fruits, the day of the Wave Sheaf, is NOT “Easter.” The day most Christians celebrate the resurrection of Yahshua Messiah is only loosely associated with the Biblical Appointed Times because of the Spring season. Easter Sunday is the first Sunday following the first full moon following the spring equinox. It may or may not be near Passover, and it may or may not coincide with the day of the Wave Sheaf.
Easter, as most of us know, is chock full of pagan customs and symbolism. And while many Christians are sincere in their celebration of the Resurrection of the Messiah, they often get caught up in these trappings.
The doubting Pharisees were asking Yahshua for a sign – supernatural evidence – in proof of His Messiahship.
Yahshua answered, “But he answered and said unto them, An evil and adulterous generation seeketh after a sign; and there shall no sign be given to it, but the sign of the prophet Jonas: For as Jonas was three days and three nights in the whale's belly; so shall the Son of man be three days and three nights in the heart of the earth.” Matthew 12:39-40.
YAHSHUA MESSIAH IS THE FIRST FRUITS OF THE BARLEY HARVEST
1. Yahshua is the firstborn of Mary (Matthew 1:23-25)
2. Yahshua is the first-begotten of Elohim the Father (Hebrews 1:6)
3. Yahshua is the firstborn of every creature (Colossians 1:15)
4. Yahshua is the first-begotten from the dead (Revelation 1:5)
5. Yahshua is the firstborn of many brethren (Romans 8:29)
6. Yahshua is the first fruits of the resurrected ones (1 Corinthians
15:20, 23)
7. Yahshua is the beginning of the creation of Elohim (Revelation 3:14)
8. Yahshua is the preeminent One (Colossians 1:18)
Clue #1 - Let us start with the stipulation in - Lev 19:23
· In this passage we see Israel was told they must not eat of the fruit of the trees for the first three years
· Now is there anything to this other then an environmental concern?
· Yahshua's ministry on earth if we look at the gospel accounts took how long? Three years! Why that specific length of time? Could it be Elohim is trying to get our attention - in pointing out the symbolic nature of the Feast of First Fruits - that possibly First Fruits is not simply about giving thanks to Elohim for the grain harvest?
Join with me as we “Unravel the Words of Yahweh” on keeping the True day of Yahshua Messiah’s Resurrection!
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