God's Holy Days, October 2024

On Thursday, October 3, 2024, people around the world will gather together to celebrate the biblical Feast of Trumpets.

This day represents the 1-year period called the “Day of the Lord,” when God will judge the world with the seven trumpet plagues described in Revelation 8-9.

When the last trumpet is blown, Jesus Christ will appear in the sky, and the prophets, apostles, and many other righteous people will rise from their graves to meet Him in the air (1 Corinthians 15:51-53). This will mark the beginning of the Kingdom of God, which is the good news that Jesus preached when He was on earth (Revelation 11:15; Mark 1:14-15).

Next, on October 12, is the Day of Atonement. God commands everyone to humble themselves with fasting on this day (Leviticus 23:27-32).

Leviticus 16 describes a ceremony that was performed on the Day of Atonement with two goats. One goat represented Jesus Christ, and the other one represented Azazel (Satan). The goat representing Jesus Christ was sacrificed for the sins of the people, and on this day (when Christ returns), the way to forgiveness will be opened to everyone (Zechariah 13:1-2).

The goat representing Satan was sent away into the wilderness, just like Satan will be banished for 1,000 years after the “Battle of Armageddon,” which will also occur on the Day of Atonement (Revelation 20:1-3).

From October 17-23 is the Feast of Tabernacles. This feast represents the 1,000-year rule of Jesus Christ on earth (Revelation 20:4-6).

Then on October 24 will be the “Eighth Day” (Leviticus 23:36), which is the greatest of all, and if you want to know what it means, you should keep it, because the Bible says, “A good understanding have all those who do His commandments” (Psalm 111:10).

God says the purpose for keeping His feasts is to “learn to fear the LORD your God always” (Deuteronomy 14:23). God also commands us to rejoice at these feasts, and what a joy they are! (Deuteronomy 14:26; Nehemiah 8:10-12).

Do you want to learn more about about God’s feasts, what they mean, and how to keep them?

Did you know that when Jesus Christ returns, He will require everyone to keep “the Feasts of the LORD”?

Read it for yourself: “And it shall come to pass that everyone who is left of all the nations which came against Jerusalem shall go up from year to year to worship the King, the Lord of hosts, and to keep the Feast of Tabernacles. And it shall be that whichever of the families of the earth do not come up to Jerusalem to worship the King, the Lord of hosts, on them there will be no rain. If the family of Egypt will not come up and enter in, they shall have no rain; they shall receive the plague with which the Lord strikes the nations who do not come up to keep the Feast of Tabernacles.” – Zechariah 14:16-18, NKJV

Did you know that Jesus kept God’s feasts?

“Now when He was in Jerusalem at the Passover, during the feast, many believed in His name when they saw the signs which He did.” – John 2:23, NKJV

“Now about the middle of the feast Jesus went up into the temple and taught.” – John 7:14, NKJV

“On the last day, that great day of the feast, Jesus stood and cried out, saying, ‘If anyone thirsts, let him come to Me and drink.’” – John 7:37, NKJV

Did you know that the original Church of God kept the biblical feasts?

“When the Day of Pentecost had fully come, they were all with one accord in one place.” – Acts 2:1, NKJV

(Paul) “I must by all means keep this coming feast in Jerusalem; but I will return again to you, God willing.” – Acts 18:21, NKJV

“But we sailed away from Philippi after the Days of Unleavened Bread, and in five days joined them at Troas, where we stayed seven days….Paul had decided to sail past Ephesus, so that he would not have to spend time in Asia; for he was hurrying to be at Jerusalem, if possible, on the Day of Pentecost.” – Acts 20:6, 16, NKJV

Did you know that the apostles taught Gentiles to keep God’s feasts?

“Let us keep the feast, not with old leaven, nor with the leaven of malice and wickedness, but with the unleavened bread of sincerity and truth.” – 1 Corinthians 5:8, NKJV

Did you know that Jesus never authorized any change to God’s feasts?

“Do not think that I came to destroy the Law or the Prophets. I did not come to destroy but to fulfill…. Whoever therefore breaks one of the least of these commandments, and teaches men so, shall be called least in the kingdom of heaven; but whoever does and teaches them, he shall be called great in the kingdom of heaven.” – Matthew 5:17, 19, NKJV

“For laying aside the commandment of God, you hold the tradition of men… All too well you reject the commandment of God, that you may keep your tradition.” – Mark 7:8-9, NKJV

Did you know that those who follow the teachings of Jesus and the apostles still keep God’s feasts?

Find out WHY God wants everyone to celebrate His feasts here:

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Scriptures in this article were quoted from the New King James Version.