Transcript 4. Shavuot

Shavuot ....
Tabernacles
Atonement
Trumpets
Eternal Harvest
Shavuot
First Fruits
Unleavened Bread
Passover
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Feast # 4
Name: Shavuot (latter first fruits)
MEANING:
Leviticus 23: 9, 15-21
The beginning of the grain harvest was marked by the sacrifice of the
“omer” – the first sheaf of newly cut barley. 50 days later, at the end of the
first fruits harvest period 2 loaves of bread, baked from the wheat of the
new crop, were offered as a sacrifice.
The 2 loaves were a peace offering during the Temple era. A sin-offering
preceded the peace offering. The peace offering is a heart-felt thankoffering for the people WHO HAVE PEACE WITH THE LORD. The peace
offering of Shavuot was a feast of fellowship and peace BETWEEN GOD
AND HIS REDEEMED PEOPLE.
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Feast # 4
Name: Shavuot (latter first fruits)
PROPHETIC FULFILMENT:
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The Lord Jesus is the First Fruits. Judaism has traditionally marked a
thanks-giving to god for the early harvest, TRUSTING IN A LATER
HARVEST.
The first fruits has of course been offered. The implicit promise is that the
latter harvest will also be gathered – and part of this latter harvest will be a
large component of the Jewish people [ Romans 11: 25 – 36 ].
No longer will Mankind “walk” by commandments given in tablet s of
stone, but by the power of the indwelling Holy Spirit, poured out at
Shavuot. Every believer in Jesus must have their Shavuot moment, when
the Holy Spirit first indwells them.
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Feast # 4
Name: Shavuot (latter first fruits)
PRESENT JEWISH OBSERVANCE:
Since the destruction of the Temple in AD70 Shavuot has “evolved” within
the Rabbinic tradition – it is believed by Rabbinic Jews that Shavuot
coincides with the giving of the Law to Moses. Modern observance has
then become a celebration of Torah.
Spiritually, it seems, Rabbinic Judaism has retreated inwards to a
celebration of the “Law”, instead of an acknowledgement of the ONE who
has fulfilled that Law for all Mankind. This is a tragedy.
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Feast # 4
Name: Shavuot (latter first fruits)
Re: JESUS
The Lord Yeshua, having fulfilled the “type” of the Passover lamb at
Calvary, when the corn of wheat was metaphorically and literally placed in
the ground (buried) rose from the dead to become the “first fruits”, fulfilling
the “type” of the wave sheaf. Fifty days later, the Holy Spirit is poured out
on believers in a dramatic new way, underlining the inauguration of the
New Covenant [ Acts 1: 5 and Acts 2: 1-2 ]. (The institutional church
traditionally calls this Pentecost, derived from “50”). After the latter first
fruits feast (or Pentecost) God’s holy laws are written directly onto Men’s
hearts and the Spirit of Jesus – the Holy Spirit – comes to indwell all who
are His true disciples.
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The Ecclesiastical year versus
God’s Moedim
Shavuot presents a richer picture, and richer
truths, than we can easily represent in the
format above.
The real truth is that from the time of
Pentecost, the harvest of believers has grown
and grown – there is no limit to that growth –
except the willingness of people to turn to
Jesus in faith and repentance. That is the limit!
Many believe that the Shavuot period is, in
reality, the whole of history from the time of the
first incarnation of Jesus, until His second
incarnation – which is His return in glory.
Some will call this the “church age” and there
is a modicum of truth in that, however the term
may be deeply misleading and possibly
contributes (wittingly or unwittingly) to the
profound error that is dubbed “replacement
theology”.
We outline this Shavuot period, in its entirety,
in the following slides. The issues that these
slide raise are complex and need to be worked
through biblically and in prayer. However we
think they express some profound truths in a
relatively simple manner, so we hope you find
it useful as a starting point to pursue your
further study.
Remember the outline of the seven Moedim
are as follows:
(7) Tabernacles
(6) Atonement
(5) Trumpets
(4) Shavuot
(3) First Fruits
(2) Un-leavened bread
(1) Passover
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Eternal Harvest
And remember that the underlying theme
relates to the completed ministry of Yeshua ha
Massiasch (Jesus the Messiah) in this way:
Eternal home
Forgiveness and new life
Second coming
Eternal Harvest
Resurrection
Burial
Crucifixion
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Eternal Harvest
How then do we define the Shavuot (“latter first
fruits”) period? Two definitions are possible
and both are correct:
Shavuot (“latter first fruits”) definition # 1 :
Jesus is the first fruits, being the second Adam
and the initiator and the seal of the new
covenant. The “latter first fruits” are all those
Jewish believers (and others) whose story is
set out in the Acts of the Apostles, the epistles,
and the apocylptic revelation.
In this sense the Latter First Fruits are the
early church, with the full harvest yet expected.
Shavuot (“latter first fruits”) definition # 2 :
The “latter first fruits” are all those who trust in
Jesus as Lord and as Saviour, from the book
of Acts until Messiah’s second incarnation (i.e.
when Messiah returns in bodily form to this
world).
All of this period is, in effect, the Shavuot
period.
On our outline chart this can be depicted as
follows:
Leviticus 23: 22
The fields are “white
unto harvest” during
these months
Resurrection
Burial
Crucifixion
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Forgiveness / New Life
Second coming
This is the time when
the Gentiles are free
to enjoy the benefits of
the Harvest as aliens
and “poor”. The
Israelites are not to
keep all the bounty for
themselves – this
bounty is available to
all Mankind
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The book of Ruth is
emblematic of this
period
Resurrection
Burial
Crucifixion
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Forgiveness / New Life
Ruth, a Gentile, meets
her kinsmanredeemer, and
became an ancestor
of King David and of
Yeshua. She also
speaks of those
Gentiles who are
graciously given the
“right” to glean and
gain sustenance (life)
from the harvest.
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Second coming
The good
news is for
all Mankind!
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Eternal Harvest
So the amazing good news contained within
God’s Moedim, is that there will be a Harvest,
both an early harvest and a late harvest – and
it is eternal. There is much to explore, and to
marvel at, in these truths, but hopefully we
have encouraged your interest to explore this
further.
God’s Moedim – study materials
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