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The Day of Atonement – When is it?

Many of us who keep the feasts were taught that the Feast of Tabernacles looks forward to the thousand years. But that teaching is misguided; it hides that the Kingdom of God grows in three stages. It limits our understanding of what the Day of Atonement means for us now and for the world in the future.

For those of us who still hold the common belief that the thousand year reign of Christ will be a complete utopia, they should ask these questions: If the time of Christ’s rule is going to be a perfect utopia, then why must Christ rule with a rod of iron and rebuke many people (Isa 2:4; Mic 4:3); if it is a time when everyone will want to learn God’s ways, then why must some nations be forced to keep the Feast of Tabernacles under the threat of withholding rain on their country? (Zec 14:17)

What follows are scriptures that support the understanding that the thousand year reign of Christ is described by the Day of Atonement and not by the Feast of Tabernacles. We will be comparing Leviticus, Ezekiel, and Revelation. Read the Day of Atonement is the Millennium

Will the Return of Christ be in 2027 or 2031?

There are many prophetic signs left to be fulfilled before Christ’s return, including the two witnesses. There are people who are certain that Christ’s return will be in the year 2027, two-thousand years after his ministry began. And there are those who are certain that Christ’s return will be in the year 2031, two-thousand years after his death. But those predictions are based on a misunderstanding of the “7,000” year plan of God. See the newest article Pentecost, the End of the Age and Christ’s Return

The Eighth Day: a day of sadness or a day of rejoicing?

Most of those who do recognize and keep the feasts of the LORD believe that the Eighth Day, which comes right after the Feast of Tabernacles, is a day of sadness and personal emotional restraint. Many speculative reasons are given for having this understanding. However, this couldn’t be further from the truth. To find out why it’s a day of great rejoicing, read the article Eighth Day: a solemn assembly or a day of rejoicing?

The Fall of Man – Often repeated but . . .

The phrase is not found in the Bible. That’s because man didn’t fall from perfection or anything else; Adam was made from the dust of the earth, and Adam simply sinned when he disobeyed God. Adam was sent out to the east of the garden of Eden to till the ground; the same thing he did while in the garden of Eden (Gen 3:23,24). No falling mentioned. If the garden had been absolutely perfect, a Utopia, there would not have been a need for Adam to subdue, to till, and to maintain it (Gen 1:28; 2:5,15). The so-called “fall of man” (a.k.a, the fall of Adam) is just not there. Contrary to Joni Mitchell, God is not trying to get us back to the garden. The garden was just the starting point in God’s plan to bring mankind to perfection (Luke 6:40; John 17:23; Matt 5:48) and into His Family (1 Corinthians 15:28). What Adam did was to break the everlasting covenant: Romans 5:14; Leviticus 26:12; Jeremiah 7:23; 11:4; 30:22; Isaiah 24:5; Ezekiel 36:28; Hosea 6:7 (Darby, DRC, CPDV, LITV, YLT)

How to Overcome Temptation

image: overcome temptation at the bakery.
Temptation at the bakery!

Have you ever found yourself wanting to overcome a particular temptation or to improve yourself in one area or another? However, in the process you became confused about how to proceed or kept failing to reach your goal. You became discouraged, so you quit. There is encouragement in the Bible which I want to share with you. These lessons helped me when I was young and I hope my openness in sharing these with you will give you the encouragement you may need to overcome the sin you see in yourself. Continue reading

Millennium Will Be a Utopia – Often repeated but . . .

It is not found in the Bible. If the Millennium is going to be a perfect utopia with no problems whatsoever, then there is no need for Christ to rule; or to judge among the nations and rebuke many people (Is 2:4; Micah 4:3); or for the Church to be priests and rule with him making judgments (Ps 9:8; 67:4; 149:9; 1 Cor 6:3). Yes, during the Millennium the nations will not be allowed to make war, but there will still be problems to solve, disputes to settle, crimes (sins) to judge, decisions to execute. It’s most definitely going to be a whole lot better with Satan bound for a thousand years, but it won’t be a utopia. Read the article: Day of Atonement is the Millennium.

Jesus Paid the Penalty for Our Sins

Often repeated but—

It is not found in the Bible. Because death is not the penalty for sin. As Paul clearly states in Romans 6:23, “For the wages of sin is death.” And he says in 2 Thessalonians 1:9, “For these will be recompensed . . .”(Murdock). A recompense is the reward or payment for something done. Our paycheck at the end of the week is our just recompense for the work we have done, and death is the just recompense for the work that one does in the flesh—sin (Romans 4:4). As the Young’s Literal Translation of 2 Thessalonians 1:9 puts it, “who shall suffer justice . . .” (2 Pet 2:12,13) Death is what one reaps as a result of what has been sown (Gal 6:8); it is a stored up treasure (James 5:3). The false notion that YHWH needs some sort of payment for our sin shows a lack of understanding of the true nature of YHWH and His plan for mankind.

There is nothing one owns that one can give to YHWH in payment for anything, not even one’s life, because our life is not our own. YHWH owns our life. It is He who gives mankind everything. Everything already belongs to YHWH (Exod 19:5; Job 34:13-15; Ecc 12:7; Ps 50:10-13; Hag 2:7,8). We can rightly say the wages of sin is death, and Jesus paid the redemption price to free us from our bondage to sin, and Jesus’ blood provides forgiveness for sins (Rom 6:16 & 6:23; Heb 2:15 & 9:12; Eph 1:7; 2 Pet 2:15 (Murdock). But we cannot rightly say Jesus paid the penalty for our sins.