Rosh HaShanah: One of God's Appointed Feasts

If you know me very well, you know that I like to keep Christians informed of their Jewish roots and the fulfillment of the High Holy Days, "the festivals of the Lord", by Yeshua/ Jesus.



Rosh HaShanah ("Head of the Year") (also known as Yom Teruah - "Day of the Trumpet") begins at sundown today, Wed., Sept. 4, by tradition the 5774 th anniversary of the Creation of Adam and Eve. It continues through Friday. This is the Jewish New Year.



Traditional foods are apples and honey, or anything sweet (for sweetness in the new year). It is also a time of personal introspection, culminating on Yom Kippur next week.



Here's the application for Christians:





Hebrew for Christians (Facebook group)



... Moreover there is a prophetic aspect to this season, as Yom Teruah (i.e., Rosh Hashanah) represents the "Day of the LORD" (יוֹם יְהוָה) and the imminent apocalyptic judgment of the present world... Just as the spring festivals foretold Messiah's first advent, so the fall festivals foretell his second coming... Moreover, "teruah" (תְּרוּעָה) is the blast of a shofar, the "calling up" signal for those who belong to Messiah; the opening of the gate to the wedding of the Lamb! May God help us be ready to soon see our King!