Happy New Year! Rosh HaShanah, the Jewish New Year, begins at sundown, Wednesday, September 28. According to Jewish tradition, this is the day on which God created the earth. It has vastly more significance than an arbitrary date such as January 1. Besides, if prophesy continues to be literally fulfilled, Jesus will return on a Rosh HaShanah, the Feast of Trumpets, when "the last trumpet" is sounded (1 Cor. 15:52). My prayer / ministry partner and I will be attending the Rosh HaShanah praise and worship celebration at Sar Shalom Messianic Congregation in Mansfield (Jewish and gentile Pentecostal believers who confess Jesus as Messiah and observe the Jewish festivals which Jesus celebrated). The article below explains the significance for Christians:
ROSH HASHANNAH / FEAST OF TRUMPETS : As Jews all over the globe sound the shofar and celebrate Rosh Hashanah (the Feast of Trumpets) yearly, the vast majority of Christians have absolutely no idea that the Feast of Trumpets, called Rosh Hashanah in Hebrew, is actually a Christian holiday, too.
It is a holiday that was created by YHWH : it is a holiday that Y’shua (Jesus) celebrated; it is a holiday that the first Believers celebrated; it is a holiday that foreshadows the return of Y’shua; and it is a holiday that the entire world will celebrate during the 1,000 year reign of Y’shua on earth.
Sadly, most Christians don't know the first thing about this amazing festival—but they should learn about it. The truth is that YHWH has always had His most important events foreshadowed by His festivals and has always had His most important events actually fall on the dates of these festivals. In other words, YHWH’s redemption plan for mankind is encoded in the seven main feasts of Leviticus chapter 23. Passover (Pesach) foreshadowed the sacrifice of Y’shua on the crucifixion stake and it was fulfilled on that day. Unleavened Bread (Hag HaMatzah) represents Y’shua’s three days in the grave. Firstfruits (Bikkurim) represent Y’shua’s resurrection after three days. Pentecost (Shavuot) foreshadowed the giving of the Ruach HaKodesh (Holy Spirit) and it was fulfilled on that day. The first four festivals were fulfilled not only to the day, but the hour! Why will the last three, which deals with Y’shua’s Second Coming, not be fulfilled—also to the hour?
... So what does the Feast of Trumpets foreshadow? It foreshadows the last trumpet before the return of Messiah Y’shua, and it is a certainty that it will be fulfilled on that day as well! Most Christians have never learned any of this . . .
-- Hebrew Roots Teaching Institute (a Facebook group)
The traditional food, by the way, is apples dipped in honey for a sweet and fruitful new year.
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