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Elul 29, 5772 – Teshuvah 29 (9/16/12)

Posted: September 16, 2012 in Feast of Trumpets, Holidays- Holy Days, Teshuvah 40 Day Devotional
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Rosh Hashanah (Head of the Year) begins tonight at sundown. As the sun goes down, the month. day and year will change. The year will become 5773, marking the years since the creation of man (Adam)

The Feast of Trumpets (also called Rosh Hashanah or Yom Teruah) begins by the blowing of trumpets (shofars or rams horns). There are 100 blasts of the shofar:

  • Tekiah blast“- awakening sound, one long blast (3 second)
  • Shevarim, “broken”- three shorter ones- weeping, lamenting, broken heart
  • Teruah, “alarm”, nine quick blasts in short succession (totaling 3 seconds)
  • These series are blown 11 times for a total of 99 blasts
  • After that, the final blast is knows as Tekiah Hagodolah, “great blast” or “THE LAST TRUMP”! (minimum of 10 seconds)

Rosh Hashanah begins 10 Days of Awe that will end on Yom Kippur, Day of Atonement that begins at nightfall, September 25, which begins Tishri 10 on the Hebraic calendar. Yom Kippur ends the 40 days of Teshuvah (repentance, turning back to God). For 40 days they have been reading aloud Psalm 27, as they make a Chuppah (canopy or covenant covering) over themselves and their loved one. They have also been making restitution to those who they have harmed, giving to the poor and doing acts of kindness. (things we should do daily, but neglect)

At the time of the blowing of the trumpets on Rosh Hashanah, it is believed by the observing Jewish people that these blasts are heard in heaven and 3 books are opened. Malachi 3:16, “Then those who feared the LORD spoke to one another, And the LORD listened and heard them; So a book of remembrance was written before Him For those who fear the LORD And who meditate on His name. (17) “They shall be Mine,” says the LORD of hosts, “On the day that I make them My jewels.* And I will spare them As a man spares his own son who serves him. (18) Then you shall again discern Between the righteous and the wicked, Between one who serves God And one who does not serve Him.” (Also see Revelation 20:12)

  1. Book of the Righteous sealed with the seal of God who would immediately be written for good life the next year (Revelation 3:5)
  2. Book of the Unrighteous, who would be judged during the year; the totally unrighteous whose names are blotted out.(Ps 69:28)
  3. Book of the Intermediate, those who are not completely righteous or wicked. They would have until the Day of Atonement to make restitution and get right with God or they would not be in the Book of Life. (Joel 3:14)

L’Shanah Tovah Tikatevu Literal Hebrew to English Translation: “May you be inscribed (in the Book of Life) for a good year.” This traditional Rosh HaShanah greeting wishes others a good year and is often shorted to “Shanah Tovah” (Good Year).

Years ago, the Rabbis realized that Ha’Satan (The Accuser) actually has the numberical value of the Hebrew letters of 364. They believed that there was one day that Ha’satan did not have access to them, The Day of Atonement which is the day when the blood was put on the Mercy Seat on the Holy of Holies for the sins of the nation.

As a believer, I am spending the Days of Awe praying for our nation, the nation of Israel and for the Jewish people to find Jesus as their Messiah.

Ezekiel 22:30, “And I sought for a man among them, that should make up the hedge, and stand in the gap before me for the land, that I should not destroy it: but I found none.”

How many is our LORD going to find this year? Are you one of those who stand in the gap?

Days of Awe 2011/5772

Posted: September 30, 2011 in Feast of Trumpets, Feasts of the LORD, Holidays- Holy Days
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Rosh Hashanah (Head of the Year) began this past Wednesday at sundown, September 28, 2011 which turned Tishri 1, 5772 on the Hebrew calendar. Keep in mind the Jewish day always begins at nightfall. (Gen 1:5b, “And the evening and the morning were the first day”)

The Feast of Trumpets (also called Rosh Hashanah or Yom Teruah) begins by the blowing of trumpets (shofars or rams horns). There are 100 blasts of the shofar:

  • Tekiah blast“- awakening sound, one long blast (3 second)
  • Shevarim, “broken”- three shorter ones- weeping, lamenting, broken heart
  • Teruah, “alarm”, nine quick blasts in short succession (totaling 3 seconds)
  • These series are blown 11 times for a total of 99 blasts
  • After that, the final blast is knows as Tekiah Hagodolah, “great blast” or “THE LAST TRUMP”! (minimum of 10 seconds)

Rosh Hashanah began 10 Days of Awe that will end on Yom Kippur.  Yom Kippur is also called the Day of Atonement begins at nightfall Friday evening October 8 is  Tishri 10 on the Hebraic calendar. Yom Kippur ends the 40 days of Teshuvah (repentance, turning back to God). For 40 days they have been reading aloud Psalm 27, as they make a Chuppah (canopy or covenant covering) over themselves and their loved ones. They have also been making restitution to those who they have harmed, giving to the poor and doing acts of kindness. (things we should do daily, but neglect)

At the time of the blowing of the trumpets on Rosh Hashanah, it is believed by the observing Jewish people that these blasts are heard in heaven and 3 books are opened. Malachi 3:16, “Then those who feared the LORD spoke to one another, And the LORD listened and heard them; So a book of remembrance was written before Him For those who fear the LORD And who meditate on His name. (17) “They shall be Mine,” says the LORD of hosts, “On the day that I make them My jewels and I will spare them as a man spares his own son who serves him. (18) Then you shall again discern between the righteous and the wicked, between one who serves God and one who does not serve Him.” (Also see Revelation 20:12)

  1. Book of the Righteous sealed with the seal of God who would immediately be written for good life the next year (Revelation 3:5)
  2. Book of the Unrighteous, who would be judged during the year; the totally unrighteous whose names are blotted out.(Ps 69:28)
  3. Book of the Intermediate, those who are not completely righteous or wicked. They would have until the Day of Atonement to make restitution and get right with God or they would not be in the Book of Life. (Joel 3:14)

L’Shanah Tovah Tikatevu
Literal Hebrew to English Translation: “May you be inscribed (in the Book of Life) for a good year.” This traditional Rosh HaShanah greeting wishes others a good year and is often shorted to “Shanah Tovah” (Good Year).

Years ago, the Rabbis realized that Ha’Satan (The Accuser) actually has the numberical value of the Hebrew letters of 364. They believed that there was one day that Ha’satan did not have access to them, The Day of Atonement which is the day when the atoning blood was put on the Mercy Seat on the Holy of Holies for the sins of the nation.

As a believer, I am spending the Days of Awe praying for our nation, the nation of Israel and for the Jewish people to find Jesus as their Messiah.

Ezekiel 22:30, “And I sought for a man among them, that should make up the hedge, and stand in the gap before me for the land, that I should not destroy it: but I found none.”

How many is our LORD going to find this year? Are you one of those who stand in the gap? This Sunday is the World Wide Day of Prayer For Jerusalem. Pray for the peace fo Jerusalem.

Comet Elenin Connection to Rosh Hashanah

Posted: September 26, 2011 in Comets, Feast of Trumpets, Signs In The Heavens
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Comet Elenin was discovered on 10 December 2010 by  Leonid Elenin, a Russian amateur astronomer. It will make its closet path to earth October 16, 2011 during Sukkot, the Feast of Tabernacles. The timing of the passes to earth give Elenin its significance. The first pass will be during Rosh Hashanah, September 28-29, 2011 and the second pass during Sukkot.

Astronomer Elenin wrote September 3, 2011: As many readers already know, Comet Elenin has begun the irreversible process of  breaking up.

Comets are ‘big frozen dirt balls’. Newsweek’s article of 1998 regarding Hale Bopp Comet says, “This comet was last seen in these parts 4200 years ago (before Abraham of 2213 BC). “Comets are big frozen dirtballs, an estimated 100 billion of them were created at the same time as the sun and the planets. Most of their days comets float anonymously in a halo called an ort cloud, a backwoods of space way past Pluto. But once in a while gravitational jolts from passing stars send a comet hurdling from the kingdom of ice into a trip around the sun. Comets are of the wandering children of the solar system. They were present at the creation some 4 billion years ago and living in the cold storage in the outer solar system they haven’t changed much.”

God many times will use a comet as a sign of upcoming events. Job 38:22, “Have you entered the treasury of snow, Or have you seen the treasury of hail(23) Which I have reserved for the time of trouble, For the day of battle and war?“

Comet Elenin was about 2-3 miles (3-5 km) wide, while the sun is roughly 865,000 miles  (1,392,082 km) across.  This is small compared to the ‘giant’ or larger comets seen in our atmosphere. The Comet of 1729, Comet McNaught (below), Haley’s Comet and Hale Bopp Comet were giants compared to Elenin. (see 9/25/11 blog of Significant Comets)

 

Below is a chart from Astronomy.com regarding the timing of Elenin’s pass.

The timing of the passings on the Hebrew calendar month make it very interesting. On the 28th it will be the beginning of the moon cycle (head of the month). When the moon begins a cycle and when the moon is full it always affects the earth, such as high tides and more chances of mining accidents. How this will affect the earth is still to be seen. However, all reports are that it has been breaking up and nothing will happen.

Next on the calendar is Comet Garradd……………….9/22/11 – 4/19/12

“The Days of Awe” (posted 9/2009)

Posted: August 2, 2010 in Feast of Trumpets, Feasts of the LORD
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The season we are in right now is called “The Days of Awe”. It is a 10 day period that began Friday night at sundown on the Hebrew calendar of Tishri 1, a Holy Day which is known as Rosh Hashanah or Feast of Trumpets. This is the head of the civil year and the number of years on the Jewish calendar has now changed to 5770. The Days of Awe will end on Yom Kippur, our Sunday night at sundown. The Jewish belief is when the trumpets sound on Rosh Hashanah, 3 books open in heaven:
1.    Book of the Righteous are sealed with the seal of God who will immediately be written for a good life the next year (Rev 17:3)
2.    Book of the Unrighteous who would be judged during the year (Rev 17:8)
3.    Book of the Intermediate, those who are not completely righteous or wicked. They would have until the Day of Atonement to make restitution and get right with God.
In the Hebrew language, numbers  have numerical value and the numerical value of 70 is the letter Ayin. The ancient Hebrew letters were often drawn in pictures and the picture of Ayin is an “eye”. (I suggest you go to Glory of Zion website and watch Robert Heidler’s teaching September on the numerical year.) This is a year to “see” as God sees, and to realize that He is watching over us. An eye is often a symbol of “evil eye” in the occult realm, so realize that all the eyes watching you may not be in your best interest. Ayin is also a picture of a “spring of water”. When I saw the picture of the eye with a spring of water, I saw tears gushing out of the eye. The Lord spoke to me and said that this would be a year of many tears. If the intercessors shed tears in prayer, there would not be tears of grief and anguish.
Last year on Rosh Hashanah and the Days of Awe began, the NY Stock Market took its largest dip since the Great Depression and fell 777. The number 7 is God’s number and to me it said, “Holy, Holy, Holy”. Ten days later at the end of the Days of Awe on Yom Kippur the stock market sharply fell 678.91 which to me represents the 5 commandments that deal with how we treat our fellow man. The financial system has not treated the fellow man fairly and that began a judgment on the Babylonian System which represents the financial market.
There is a time and season for every seed that has been planted. I want to state upfront that God is not judging man because Jesus has bore our sins once and for all. When a person receives His free gift they come under His blood covering.
Bill Koenig of Watch.org wrote about this coming week
Tuesday, Sept. 22: Obama will deliver an opening speech for a climate-change summit to be convened at U.N. headquarters on Sept. 22.

Fall Feast Calendar [all begin at sundown]
Elul 1     (August 21)    Begins 40 days of Teshuvah
Tishri 1   (Sept 18)       Rosh Hashana, year turns to 5770
Tishri 1   (Sept 18)       Days of Awe begin
Tishri 10  (Sept 27)      End Days of Awe
Tishri 10  (Sept 27)      Yom Kippur [Day of Atonement]
Tishri 15-21  (Oct 2-8)   Feast of Tabernacles
PRAY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
 

Wednesday, Sept. 23: Obama to hold meetings with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas and other Middle East leaders.

Thursday, Sept. 24: Obama will attempt to show a cooperative relationship between the U.S. and the U.N. when he becomes the first American president to chair its 15-member Security Council.

Friday, Sept. 24-25: G-20 communiqué says: Obama will chair this meeting of leaders from countries around the world that represent 85 percent of the world’s economy. At the Pittsburgh G-20 Summit, leaders will review the progress made since the Washington and London Summits and discuss further actions to assure a sound and sustainable recovery from the global financial and economic crisis.

Friday, Sept. 25: At 4 a.m., Muslims will be holding the first-ever prayer event at the same location of Obama’s inauguration. Up to 50,000 are expected to attend. We can thank Obama’s open door to Islam for the main catalyst behind this bold event.

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