Sukkot: What’s the Big Deal Anyway?

Tonight at sundown closes out the final major annual feast of Israel: Sukkot (Feast of Tabernacles). I've written often about the feasts, explaining that Jesus the Messiah is the fulfillment of every single one of the seven feasts. (Here, for example) Sukkot is a time of rejoicing, and it correlates to the Millennial Kingdom, when …

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A Messianic View of Sukkot

The feasts of the Lord, described in Leviticus 23, are very significant. Not only do they tell us much about the history and foundation of Judaism, but they are also God's calendar for end times! When we understand the prophetic implications of the feasts, we have a rich resevoir of knowledge pertaining to what lies …

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Yom Kippur: Before and After COVID

Anyone who doubts the spiritual toll COVID has taken on Israel and around the world needs only to look at this comparison. (Top: Western Wall on Yom Kippur 2020, bottom: Western Wall on Yom Kippur 2019) Yom Kippur is the holiest, most solemn day of the year on the Hebrew calendar. It is a time …

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Remembering Yom Kippur

Yom Kippur, the most somber day on the Jewish calendar, commences tonight at sundown. In fact, Israel is 10 hours ahead of us here in Arizona, so technically speaking, Yom Kippur is underway. The sixth of seven major feasts of the Lord, Yom Kippur is the Day of Atonement. Prophetically speaking, it is the day …

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