RUSSELL SANDERS

9-8-2025

THE FALL FEASTS PART 1

FEAST OF TRUMPETS/ROSH HASHANAH PART 1

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Tuesday, September 23, at sundown (or 6:00 p.m.) marks the start of the God-given (Biblical) Feast of Trumpets. The Jews also call it Rosh Ha Shanah or Yom Teruah.

·        Rosh (Head or Beginning) Ha (the) Shanah (year)

·        Yom (Day) Teruah (Trumpets)

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It is on the first day of the civil new year, the month of Tishri, which falls mid-September to early October on our Gregorian Calendar (or Julian Calendar). It is also the first day of the seventh month on the Jewish religious calendar that was established by God at the original Passover (Exodus 13:4), the month of Abib, better known today as the month Nisan.

Rosh Ha Shanah is their “New Year’s Day,” but it is not a gleeful celebration like our New Year Day. It is a very somber day which begins a period of introspection, repentance, restitution, and good deeds. It is a holy convocation, set aside for God’s purposes.

Convocation:

·        A calling together; an assembly by a summons

·        An assembly; a number of persons met in answer to a summons.

Certain offerings and sacrifices were to be made above and beyond the usual ones. They were to sacrifice by burnt offerings a bullock, a ram, and seven lambs, along with meals (bread) for each of the animal sacrifices. Then they were to sacrifice a kid of the goats as a sin offering to make atonement for their sins.

The trumpets used were ram’s horns, known as a shofar. They were to be blown throughout the day in a series of specific blast patterns. Shofars (a/k/a/ trumpets) were used at various times of the year and for specific communication messages or signals, including battle signals at war. There were a few occasions where silver trumpets were used, but the shofar is the most commonly used trumpet.

Rosh Ha Shanah according to the Jews is not only the first month of the civil calendar and seventh month of the religious calendar, but they regard Rosh Ha Shanah as being the first day of creation from Genesis. Some Christians (but not all) think that prophetically it links to a pre-tribulation rapture of the church. I am not one of them.

Rosh Ha Shanah is the first day of Tishri based on the new moon. That is why the date on our calendar varies so greatly from early September to early October. The tenth day of Tishri is the Day of Atonement. The eight days in between are rather unique in Jewish custom. 

HELEN SANDERS

9-8-2027

SETTING DATES

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In the bible when there was a Jewish wedding, the groom would be told by his father when to get His bride. It was the father’s place to make that decision, and the son did not know the day or the hour.

In Matthew 24 the disciples had asked Jesus about the end times. In verse 36 Jesus is speaking and said, “But of that day and hour knoweth no man, no, not the angels of heaven, but my Father only.”

This is plain to understand when you understand the Jewish wedding. Jesus will come back when the Father says, “Go.” It will not be one day sooner or one day later than our heavenly Father’s plan. Verse 42 says, “Watch therefore: for ye know not what hour your Lord doth come.”

When someone sets dates, and there are a lot of speculations out there about September 23 being the date of the rapture, you can be sure that they are wrong. We will not know the exact day or hour when Jesus will come for “his bride.” 

We can know the season because verses 32-35 tells us about the fig tree, which represents Israel, will begin to put forth leaves. This indicates that Israel would once again be a nation, which happened in May,1948. In verse 34 we learn that the generation that witnesses this event [the blossoming of the fig tree [Israel] will not pass away before the Lord returns. 

Depending upon what a generation is, whether it is 40, 70 or 100 years, we know Jesus’ return will happen sometime during that generation.

When someone sets an “exact date” you can be sure that they are in error, since the Son does not even know when His Father will send Him.

The important fact in all this is that you must be prepared for His return. Verse 44 says, “Therefore be ye also ready: for in such an hour as ye think not the Son of man cometh.”  We know that the world will be like it was in the days of Noah [verse 37] with life going on as usual. The days of Noah were so evil that God flooded the world and only 8 people escaped. 

So, in conclusion, be prepared, but do not take to heart anyone that sets dates as to the Lord’s return.