FEAST OF TRUMPETS

In the last two days, we celebrated the Feast of Trumpets (Heb. Yom Teruah).

(Leviticus 23:23-25) And the LORD spoke to Moses, saying, (24) “Speak to the people of Israel, saying, In the seventh month, on the first day of the month, you shall observe a day of solemn rest, a memorial proclaimed with blast of trumpets, a holy convocation. (25) You shall not do any ordinary work, and you shall present a food offering to the LORD.”

It is the day to blow the trumpets, and it is related to the Return of the Messiah.

(1 Thessalonians 4:16-17) For the Lord himself will descend from heaven with a cry of command, with the voice of an archangel, and with the sound of the trumpet of God. And the dead in Christ will rise first. (17) Then we who are alive, who are left, will be caught up together with them in the clouds to meet the Lord in the air, and so we will always be with the Lord.

(Revelation 10:7) …but that in the days of the trumpet call to be sounded by the seventh angel, the mystery of God would be fulfilled, just as he announced to his servants the prophets.

(1 Corinthians 15:51-52) Behold! I tell you a mystery. We shall not all sleep, but we shall all be changed, (52) in a moment, in the twinkling of an eye, at the last trumpet. For the trumpet will sound, and the dead will be raised imperishable, and we shall be changed.

This feast is better known as Rosh Hashanah (lit. head of the year). It is considered the “Jewish new year” because according to Jewish tradition, on this day, Adam was created. In a certain way, it is humanity’s birthday.

For those of you who are interested in more information, we recommend you visit this site:  http://www.hebroots.org/sevenfestivals_chap7.htm