QUOTE (Zionist @ Sep 5 2008, 07:35 AM)

I am appalled at the lack of ignorance from these people who compile these websites about God’s annual Holidays not to mention other stuff. These have gross errors in them. Always be guided by what the bible says NOT people’s opinions.
God divided Israel’s holiday seasons into three stages, according to the harvest seasons. There were only three gathering during the year. Ex 23:17 “Three times a year all the men are to appear before the Sovereign LORD.
The first season: The Passover season and the feast of Unleavened bread (This is the first appearance before the Lord). The second season was the Pentecost, also called the Feast of First Fruits (This represents the small spring harvest) (This is the second gathering before the Lord). The first one ever observed was in the wilderness. There was no agricultural harvest as they, Israelite were in the wilderness. But there was a spiritual one who then represented the Levites (The tribe that God took for himself instead of every first born son) Num 8:13 “Make the Levites stand in front of Aaron and his sons and then present them as a wave offering to the LORD. In this way you are to set the Levites apart from other Israelites, and the Levites will be mine.” V16 “They are the Israelites who are given wholly to me. I have taken them in place of the firstborn, the first male offspring of every Israelite woman.” After you have purified the Levites and presented them as a wave offering, they are to come to do their work at the Tent of Meeting
The third season (or the 3th gathering) before the Lord was the Latter Harvest (This is the autumn harvest). These represent the feast of Trumpets, The day of Atonement, the Feast of Tabernacle, and the last Great day. Christ Celebrate the last one in. Jn 7:37 On the last and greatest day of the Feast, Jesus stood and said in a loud voice, “If anyone is thirsty, let him come to me and drink...
The latter harvest is the Feast of in-gathering. This depicts the redemption of the tribes of Israel. This starts with the FEAST OF TRUMPETS. This is the time of the last trump; a signal of the establishment of a new covenant with Israel and the signal for war against the nations! The covenant for Israel is, that they will have God's Laws written in their hearts. (Jeremiah 31:31-34)God will also pour out His Spirit on them. Then they will be required to live out the whole of their natural lives. The most righteous will live for hundreds of years, while those who are less righteous will live to only about 100 years: Isa 65:20-25 "Never again will there be in it an infant that lives but a few days, or an old man who does not live out his years; he who dies at a hundred will be thought a mere youth; he who fails to reach a hundred will be considered to be accursed.
It’s interesting to know that when the little horn appears he will try to change the set times and laws of the people of God. Daniel 7:25 …He will speak against the Most High and oppress his saints and try to change the set times and the laws. [for the Saints and servants of God then]
Read Exodus Chapter 23; exodus 34;18-28; Leviticus chapter 23; Deut 16:1-17 for the Festival seasons of God.
It is Rome who changed the set times of God....
The resurrection occured at firstfruits of the spring harvest (barley), Rome calls it Easter. Sabbath was changed to Sun-Day. the birth of Jesus was changed from Tabernacles to Christmas etc....
The firstfruits of the wheat represent the 120 disciples of Pentacost... And throusands were added
The firstfruits of the ingathering (tabernacles) are the 144 000 that are resurrected, and they will not know the 2nd death.
Then millions will be added...