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The Feasts of God

The Passover
1. The Origin of the Passover
2. God Promised to Give Us Eternal Life through the Passover
3. Being Freed From Sin Through the Passover
4. The Last Plagues and the Passover
5. Christ Ahnsahnghong, Who Restored the Passover of the New Covenant
The Feast of Unleavened Bread
The Day of Firstfruits
The Feast of Weeks
The Feast of Trumpets
The Day of Atonement
The Feast of Tabernacles
When Christians are asked, "Have you received salvation?" they reply, "Yes," but if they are
asked, "Do you celebrate the Passover?" most of them will hesitate in answering. Actually, no one
can be said to be "saved" without knowing about the Passover.
The Church of God is the only church in the world that celebrates the Passover of the new
covenant on the fourteenth day of the first month by sacred year as was written in the Bible (Lev.
23:4). The Church of God can celebrate the Passover because the Second Coming Christ,
Ahnsahnghong, has restored the Passover that Jesus established two thousand years ago.
The Passover is one of the most important feasts that God has granted because God promised to
give us the forgiveness of our sins and eternal life through the Passover.
Also, by celebrating the Passover, we can escape from all disasters. Even in the Old Testament
times, there was a marked difference between the people who celebrated the Passover and the
people who did not. Those who did not celebrate the Passover were always destroyed.
In other words, if we do not celebrate the Passover, we cannot have the forgiveness of our sins or
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eternal life, nor can we be saved from the last disasters. The Church of God, that believes in the
prophecies of the Bible, celebrates the Passover the truth of the Early Church, following the
teachings of Christ Ahnsahnghong.
The Origin of the Passover

God chose Moses and used him to bring about the emancipation of the Israelites, who had
groaned under their Egyptian slavery for 430 years.
When Moses was eighty years old, God commanded him to ask Pharaoh to let the Israelites go;
however, Pharaoh refused and he became even more rebellious against God, afflicting the
Israelites more severely. God was enraged and brought plagues upon the whole land of Egypt: the
plagues of blood, of frogs, of flies...of darkness. The heart of Pharaoh became more hardened and
he stubbornly refused to let the Israelites go. God allowed Pharaoh's heart to become hardened
so that He could judge Egypt.
Through the tenth plague, God decided to kill every firstborn of Egypt both men and animals and
appointed the fourteenth day of the first month, by sacred year. God didn't want the firstborn of the
Israelites to die along with the firstborn of the Egyptians, so He ordered the Israelites to put the
blood of a year-old lamb on their doorframes and housetops.
Ex. 12:1-14 『. . . "The animals you choose must be year-old males without defect . . . Take
care of them until the fourteenth day of the month, when all the people of the community of
Israel must slaughter them at twilight . . . This is how you are to eat it: with your cloak tucked
into your belt, your sandals on your feet and your staff in your hand. Eat it in haste; it is the
LORD's Passover . . . The blood will be a sign for you on the houses where you are; and
when I see the blood, I will pass over you. No destructive plague will touch you when I strike
Egypt. This is a day you are to commemorate; for the generations to come you shall
celebrate it as a festival to the LORD—a lasting ordinance."』
The blood of the lamb became the sign of God's people, and the destroying angels passed over
the Israelites' houses, where the blood had been painted. This day was called the Passover,
meaning that the disaster would "pass over."
On that day, the Israelites put the lamb's blood on their doorframes, ate its roasted meat, and
prepared to go on a journey. That night, as the Israelites waited, loud wailing could be heard. All of
the firstborn of Egypt including the firstborn of Pharaoh were killed. During the night, Pharaoh
summoned Moses and Aaron and told them to leave Egypt. The Egyptians, who had suffered all
kinds of plagues, wanted the Israelites to leave quickly and gave them articles of silver and gold,
even clothing.
The Passover was the day when God freed the Israelites from the slavery of Egypt. This was a
shadow of the things to come. In the New Testament times, the Passover is the only feast through
which God's people can receive the forgiveness of their sins and can be saved from all disasters.
God Promised to Give Us Eternal Life through the Passover

All men desire to have eternal life, but men cannot give it. Just as God saved the Israelites during
the Exodus, only God is able to give us salvation and eternal life.
1 John 5: 20 『We know also that the Son of God has come and has given us understanding,
so that we may know him who is true. And we are in him who is true—even in his Son Jesus
Christ. He is the true God and eternal life.』
Then, how will God grant us eternal life? God gives us salvation through the blood of Christ (1 Cor.
5:7), represented, during the time of the Exodus, by the blood of the Passover lamb.
John 6:53-55 『Jesus said to them, "I tell you the truth, unless you eat the flesh of the Son of
Man and drink his blood, you have no life in you. Whoever eats my flesh and drinks my blood
has eternal life, and I will raise him up at the last day. For my flesh is real food and my blood
is real drink."』
Jesus promised that the bread of the Passover was His flesh, and that the wine of the Passover
was His blood.
Matt. 26:17-28 『. . . So the disciples did as Jesus had directed them and prepared the
Passover . . . While they were eating, Jesus took bread, gave thanks and broke it, and gave it
to his disciples, saying, "Take and eat; this is my body." Then he took the cup, gave thanks
and offered it to them, saying, "Drink from it, all of you. This is my blood of the covenant,
which is poured out for many for the forgiveness of sins."』
The reason why we want to receive the flesh and blood of Jesus given to us through the Passover
is because Jesus, who is life, promised that when we eat His flesh and drink His blood, we will live
forever.
Since Jesus said, "unless you eat the flesh of the Son of Man and drink his blood, you have no life
in you" (John 6:53), how can we receive eternal life unless we celebrate the Passover?
Jesus called the Passover the new covenant.
Luke 22:7-20 『Then came the day of Unleavened Bread on which the Passover lamb had to
be sacrificed . . . When the hour came, Jesus and his apostles reclined at the table. And he
said to them, "I have eagerly desired to eat this Passover with you before I suffer.". . . And he
took bread, gave thanks and broke it, and gave it to them, saying, "This is my body given for
you; do this in remembrance of me." In the same way, after the supper he took the cup,
saying, "This cup is the new covenant in my blood, which is poured out for you."』
Jesus promised to give us eternal life through the Passover of the new covenant.
Being Freed From Sin Through the Passover

In order to go back to the kingdom of heaven, lost because of our sins, we must first be forgiven
for our sins. The Passover is the truth of God, through which we can have the forgiveness of our
sins and can enter the kingdom of heaven.
Luke 4: 17-21 『The scroll of the prophet Isaiah was handed to him. . . "He has sent me to
proclaim freedom for the prisoners and recovery of sight for the blind. . . ". . . and he began
by saying to them, "Today this scripture is fulfilled in your hearing."』
Some may ask who men are captive to. Jesus freed His people from their sins and from the devil's
power through His precious blood, the blood of the Passover Lamb.
Rom 6:22 『But now that you have been set free from sin and have become slaves to God,
the benefit you reap leads to holiness, and the result is eternal life.』
The history of the Israelites—who entered the desert after being emancipated from Egypt, through
the blood of the Passover lamb—reveals that in the New Testament times, the people who eat the
flesh of Jesus, the Passover lamb, and drink His blood will enter the spiritual desert, after being
freed from their sins (1 Cor. 10:1-12).
The Last Plagues and the Passover

It is only through the Passover that we can be saved from God's last plagues.
Matt. 24:37-39 『"As it was in the days of Noah, so it will be at the coming of the Son of Man.
For in the days before the flood, people were eating and drinking, marrying and giving in
marriage, up to the day Noah entered the ark; and they knew nothing about what would
happen until the flood came and took them all away. That is how it will be at the coming of the
Son of Man."』
1 Thess. 5:1-3 『Now, brothers, about times and dates we do not need to write to you, for
you know very well that the day of the Lord will come like a thief in the night. While people are
saying, "Peace and safety," destruction will come on them suddenly, as labor pains on a
pregnant woman, and they will not escape.』
The most urgent thing now is for us to listen to the news of salvation. Let's study the verses in the
Bible that show us how we can escape the last disaster. The earth will surely meet its doomsday,
either by a world war or by God's mighty power. There are many prophecies in the Bible
concerning the end of the age. Whoever absolutely believes and follows the prophecies will be
saved.
If anyone does not believe the message of salvation, he cannot obtain eternal life, even though he
may try to seek salvation by his own means (such as making an underground shelter, going to
another planet by rocket, fleeing to a peaceful country, or hiding himself within an atomic
submarine under a North Pole iceberg). These are merely temporary methods to hide from
danger. In regard to this, some prophets prophesied as follows:
Zeph. 1:18 『Neither their silver nor their gold will be able to save them on the day of the
LORD's wrath.』
Amos 9:2-4 『"Though they dig down to the depths of the grave, from there my hand will take
them. Though they climb up to the heavens, from there I will bring them down. Though they hide
themselves on the top of Carmel, there I will hunt them down and seize them. Though they hide
from me at the bottom of the sea, there I will command the serpent to bite them. Though they are
driven into exile by their enemies, there I will command the sword to slay them. I will fix my eyes
upon them for evil and not for good."』
Now, the time has come to study and to follow the way of salvation, according to God's guidance,
displayed in the prophecies of the Bible, instead of seeking man's ways. In order to give salvation
to those who believe in the prophecies, God has allowed the history of ancient times as a shadow,
revealing what will happen in the end of the age.
Ex. 12:12-14 『"On that same night I will pass through Egypt and strike down every
firstborn―both men and animals―and I will bring judgment on all the gods of Egypt. I am the
LORD. The blood will be a sign for you on the houses where you are; and when I see the
blood, I will pass over you. No destructive plague will touch you when I strike Egypt. This is a
day you are to commemorate; for the generations to come you shall celebrate it as a festival
to the LORD―a lasting ordinance."』
In Hebrews 11:28, it is written, "By faith he kept the Passover and the sprinkling of blood, so that
the destroyer of the firstborn would not touch the firstborn of Israel." This means that no
destructive plague was brought upon the houses where the blood of the Passover lamb had been
sprinkled, because it became a sign.
God's last plagues will be brought upon this sinful world. At that moment, who on earth can
escape? Can't the people who have the blood of Jesus, who have celebrated the Passover,
escape? The power of the Passover will be revealed when the last plagues are brought upon the
earth. Those who have not celebrated the Passover will regret it, and they will face God's wrath
and punishment.
Christ Ahnsahnghong, Who Restored the Passover of the New Covenant

The Passover was abolished at the Council of Nicaea in A.D. 325. At that time, the Passover
completely disappeared from the world. Who on earth can have eternal life as the truth of life was
abolished? Therefore, Jesus said that He would come a second time to restore the Passover.
Heb. 9:28 『. . . so Christ was sacrificed once to take away the sins of many people; and he
will appear a second time, not to bear sin, but to bring salvation to those who are waiting for
him.』
Ahnsahnghong restored the Passover of the new covenant that had been abolished by Satan.
Then, who do you think Ahnsahnghong is?
Isa. 25:6-9 『On this mountain the LORD Almighty will prepare a feast of rich food for all
peoples, a banquet of aged wine—the best of meats and the finest of wines. On this
mountain he will destroy the shroud that enfolds all peoples, the sheet that covers all nations;
he will swallow up death forever. The Sovereign LORD will wipe away the tears from all
faces; he will remove the disgrace of his people from all the earth. The LORD has spoken. In
that day they will say, "Surely this is our God; we trusted in him, and he saved us. This is the
LORD, we trusted in him; let us rejoice and be glad in his salvation."』
Ahnsahnghong, who restored the Passover of the new covenant, is the Second Coming Christ—
God—who appeared in accordance with all of the prophecies of the Bible. The saints of the Early
Church had cherished and celebrated the Passover of the new covenant! Christ Ahnsahnghong
came in the flesh and restored the Passover so that we may be saved from the impending
plagues. The Passover of the new covenant is the very gospel of Christ.
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The Seven Feasts in Three Times
The Passover
1. Origin
2. Ceremony
3. Prophecy and Its Fulfillment
The Feast of Weeks
The Feast of Unleavened Bread, which is celebrated on the fifteenth day of the first month,
according to the sacred calendar, is the feast that commemorates Christ's suffering on the cross
(Lev. 23:6). The Church of God celebrates the Feast of Unleavened Bread on the fifteenth day of
the first month by the sacred calendar, following the teachings of Second Coming Christ
Ahnsahnghong.
Origin
This feast originated from the Israelites' suffering, from all the trials that they had experienced from
the time they had kept the Passover and left Egypt, until the time they had crossed the Red Sea.
Pharaoh, king of Egypt, released the Israelites from their Egyptian bondage, but immediately
changed his mind. He sent all the chariots of Egypt to chase after them including six hundred of
the country's best chariots to capture the Israelites and bring them back to Egypt. As Pharaoh's
army approached, the Israelites were terrified and cried out to the LORD. At that moment, the
LORD God divided the Red Sea by Moses' staff, revealing dry ground between the two walls of
water. It is written that God allowed six-hundred thousand men to safely cross the Red Sea. Then,
how many women and children do you think were among them? God protected the Israelites from
the Egyptian army by a pillar of cloud and a pillar of fire, delaying the Egyptians' ability to chase
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after God's people. We can only assume how hasty and nervous the fugitives' hearts were at that
time. All of the difficulties and hardships that the Israelites endured during this time period became
the origin of the Feast of Unleavened Bread (Ex. 14:1-31).
Ceremony
In the Old Testament times, God commanded His people to eat unleavened bread (made without
yeast) and bitter herbs, so that they would remember the suffering of the Israelites. The
unleavened bread was also called the "bread of affliction" (Deut. 16:3). These events were a
prophecy to reveal that Jesus would suffer, being hung on the cross. In the New Testament times,
we participate in Christ's suffering by fasting, according to God's command.
Mark 2:20 『"But the time will come when the bridegroom will be taken from them, and on
that day they will fast."』
Prophecy and Its Fulfillment

The Feast of Unleavened Bread is a feast of suffering, representing the Crucifixion of Jesus. The
Israelites' traveling into the Red Sea represented Jesus' going into the tomb. Their landing on the
other side of the Sea represented His resurrection, the significance of which is implied in the
baptism that we undergo now. On the Feast of Unleavened Bread, Moses led the natural Israelites
from Egypt into the Desert of Sinai, and on this feast Jesus led the spiritual Israelites from this
sinful world—the reality of Egypt—into the desert of faith. Whoever believes in Christ and is
baptized has symbolically crossed the Red Sea and entered the desert of faith. When we
commemorate the Feast of Unleavened Bread, we participate in Christ's suffering, and we are
given the power from God to endure the tribulations and hardships that we will be faced with (Luke
22:43-44).
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The Passover
1. Origin
2. Ceremony
The Feast of Weeks
Resurrection Day, on which Jesus rose from death, is a memorial to commemorate God’s great
power. In the Old Testament times, this day was known as the Day of Firstfruits. It is a sacred
feast of God, which is to be celebrated on the day after the Sabbath, following the Feast of
Unleavened Bread (Lev. 23:9-14). The Church of God, which faithfully obeys every teaching of the
Bible, celebrates Resurrection Day on the date that was specified in the Bible. The Church of God
breaks the bread that God promised would open our spiritual eyes, while the other churches eat
boiled eggs-following the pagan customs-on a date which was never written in the Bible.
Let’s correctly understand the Day of Resurrection as it was given in the Bible so that we can
celebrate the feast holy.
Origin
When the nervous Israelites were being chased by the Egyptian army, God allowed them to cross
the Red Sea under His protection, even though they had been so terrified. When God put the Sea
—which had been divided—back in its place, the Egyptian army that had pursued them was
buried in water. God commanded the Israelites to annually commemorate the day when they had
landed on the other side of the Red Sea, so that they might remember God's great power revealed
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on that day. This is the origin of the Day of Firstfruits (Ex. 14:26-31).
Ceremony
The word "firstfruits" reveals its meaning. On the day after the Sabbath, the Israelites brought a
sheaf of the first grain to the priest, and the priest waved the sheaf before God so that it could be
accepted on behalf of the people (Lev. 23: 9-11).
On the same day, in the New Testament times, Jesus gave bread to two disciples who were
traveling to a village named Emmaus. After the disciples broke the bread that Jesus had given to
them, their spiritual eyes were opened, and they recognized Him (Luke 24:13-35).

As God had commanded, the priests were to wave a sheaf of the first grain before the LORD on
the day after the Sabbath (Sunday) so that God would accept their offering.
Lev. 23:10-12 『"When you enter the land I am going to give you and you reap its harvest,
bring to the priest a sheaf of the first grain you harvest. He is to wave the sheaf before the
LORD so it will be accepted on your behalf; the priest is to wave it on the day after the
Sabbath."』
Here, the first grain—the firstfruits—stands for Christ, who was raised from the dead as the
firstfruits of those who had fallen asleep.
1 Cor. 15:20 『But Christ had indeed been raised from the dead, the firstfruits of those who
have fallen asleep.』
The offering to be presented on the Day of Firstfruits, a sheaf of the first grain, was to be brought
to God on the day after the Sabbath—that is, Sunday. The firstfruits stand for Christ, so it is only
logical that Resurrection Day, when Jesus rose from death, would be on Sunday, the day after the
Sabbath.
Mark 16:2-6 『Very early on the first day of the week, just after sunrise, they were on their
way to the tomb and they asked each other, "Who will roll the stone away from the entrance
of the tomb?" But when they looked up, they saw that the stone, which was very large, had
been rolled away . . . "You are looking for Jesus the Nazarene, who was crucified. He has
risen! He is not here."』
The Day of Firstfruits is the shadow of Resurrection Day. As the Day of Firstfruits was celebrated
on the day after the Sabbath, Sunday, so Resurrection Day is to be celebrated on Sunday, in
fulfillment of the prophecy. Therefore the Day of Firstfruits, Resurrection Day, is celebrated on
Sunday every year. By rising from the dead as the firstfruits of those who had fallen asleep, Jesus
became the true offering of the Day of Firstfruits, belonging to the seven feasts of three times.
Matt. 27:52-53 『The tombs broke open and the bodies of many holy people who had died
were raised to life. They came out of the tombs, and after Jesus' resurrection they went into
the holy city and appeared to many people.』
In those days, the holy people who had been saved through the gospel became the ripe grains of
the wheat harvest, and today, we have become the ripe grains of the last autumn harvest (Ex.
23:16).
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The Feast of Weeks
1. Origin
The Feast of Weeks, referred to in the New Testament as the “Pentecost,” was celebrated on the
fiftieth day from the Day of Firstfruits when the Israelites presented a sheaf of the first grain to the
LORD as a wave offering. The reason that this feast was named the "Feast of Weeks" was that
there were seven Sabbaths between the Day of Firstfruits and the Pentecost (Lev. 23:15-16). The
Church of God, established by the Second Coming Christ Ahnsahnghong, is the only church in the
world that remembers the Pentecost, keeping it holy. God's feasts, which had been abolished
during the Dark Ages, can be restored by only God. If we do not accept Christ Ahnsahnghong—
who came to restore the seven feasts in three times according to the prophecies of the Bible—we
will never be able to know God's feasts, much less celebrate them.
Origin
On the fortieth day after crossing the Red Sea, Moses went up to Mount Sinai for the first time.
God spoke to Moses, telling him all of His instructions, and when Moses came down from the
mountain he revealed God's will to the people. Ten days later—on the fiftieth day after the
Israelites had crossed the Red Sea—Moses returned to Mount Sinai to receive the Ten
Commandments. God commanded the people to commemorate the day He had given them the
Commandments, the origin of the Feast of Weeks (Ex. 24:1-18).
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The Feast of Weeks—that is, the Pentecost—is the day when God poured out His Spirit, the
motivating power that spurred the growth of the gospel of the Early Church (Acts 2:1-47).
After the Pentecost, though, the Church became increasingly secularized, and the fire of the Holy
Spirit grew cold. Eventually, God completely withdrew His Holy Spirit from the Church, but even
this was clearly disclosed through the prophecies of the feasts. When Moses came down from the
mountain, after he had received the two tablets of the Ten Commandments, he saw God's people
worshiping a golden calf. He was outraged, threw the tablets out of his hands, and they shattered
at the foot of the mountain. This event was a prophecy to reveal that the Holy Spirit, which was
given to the Apostles on the day of Pentecost, would be withdrawn because of the secularization
and the inherent corruption of the Church.
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The Passover
The Feast of Weeks
1. Origin
2. Ceremony
The harvest time, during which the autumn crops are gathered, begins with the Feast of Trumpets.
On the first day of the seventh month by sacred year (Lev. 23:24), the Israelites held a sacred
assembly, blowing their trumpets in order to prepare for the Day of Atonement.
The Church of God celebrates the Feast of Trumpets in autumn according to the teachings of
Christ Ahnsahnghong. The Church boldly preaches about the Second Coming Christ,
Ahnsahnghong, and the feasts of God, blowing the trumpet of the gospel.
Origin
God commanded the Israelites to commemorate the Day of Atonement annually—the day when
Moses had received the new stone tablets, inscribed with the Ten Commandments, and had come
down from Mount Sinai. The Day of Atonement was to be celebrated every year so that the
Israelites could remember the day and could deeply repent of their sins. They prepared for the
Day of Atonement in spirit and in truth, blowing trumpets. By this, the Israelites repented of the
sins that they had committed during the year, abstaining from all unholy things.
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Ceremony
The Israelites commemorated the Feast of Trumpets with trumpet blasts and presented an offering
of fire to God.
Lev. 23:23-25 『The LORD said to Moses, "Say to the Israelites: 'On the first day of the
seventh month you are to have a day of rest, a sacred assembly commemorated with trumpet
blasts. Do no regular work, but present an offering made to the LORD by fire.'"』

Everything written in the Old Testament is a shadow of the things which were to come. This feast
was also a shadow, testifying about the Advent Movement for Jesus' Second Coming—1834 to
1844—led by William Miller. The ten days between the Feast of Trumpets and the Day of
Atonement represented ten years, prophetically (Ezek. 4:6). This ten-year-long movement fulfilled
the prophecy of the Feast of Trumpets. It was the preparation for the Day of Atonement—October
22, 1844, the tenth day of the seventh month, by sacred year—on which Jesus entered the Most
Holy Place in heaven. As was shown through the fulfillment of the Feast of Trumpets, every
prophecy disclosed in the seven feasts of three times will be fulfilled without fail.
Just as the people had loudly blown trumpets during the Feast of Trumpets, so there was a
movement for Jesus' second coming, recognized by the loud cries of preaching—the trumpet
blasts. Beginning on the first day of the seventh month in 1844 (by sacred year), all of the brothers
and sisters prayed together more earnestly to God. Jesus answered them by entering the Most
Holy Place in heaven on October 22, 1844, the Day of Atonement—the tenth day of the seventh
month by sacred year. God allowed William Miller and the Advent Movement so that His will would
be fulfilled. Thus, God unexpectedly fulfills His will even though people do not realize or perform
His will. As it is written:
Luke 19:37-40 『"I tell you," he replied, "if they keep quiet, the stones will cry out."』
The movement was led by people who did not know of God's feasts, but their work resulted in the
fulfillment of the prophecy of the Feast of Trumpets. When we keep the Feast of Trumpets, with
one mind and purpose, and pray earnestly to God for the ten days leading up to the Day of
Atonement, our prayers will be presented before God as the smoke of incense (Rev. 8:3-4). God
will answer our prayers and lavish on us great blessings.
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The Feast of Weeks
1. Origin
2. Ceremony
The Day of Atonement is the tenth day of the seventh month according to the sacred calendar, on
which the sins that the Israelites had committed during the course of the year were atoned for
(Lev. 23:27). Today, also, we must celebrate the Day of Atonement to be forgiven for the sins that
we commit each year. Without having celebrated the Day of Atonement, we cannot say that our
sins have been forgiven. Therefore, the Church of God celebrates the Day of Atonement,
according to the teaching of the Second Coming Christ, Ahnsahnghong.
The Day of Atonement is the day when all of the sins that we have committed all year long are
handed over to the devil. Thus, the devil makes every effort to prevent God's people from
celebrating the feast. We should be able to recognize the identity of those who hinder God's
people from keeping this feast, because it has only been allowed to the true people of God.
Origin
After being released from Egypt, the Israelites lived in the desert for forty years. God called Moses
to Mount Sinai and gave him the laws through which He would rule over the people. In response
to God's calling, Moses went up Mount Sinai. After fasting for forty days and nights, Moses
received the Ten Commandments which God, Himself, had written. When Moses did not return
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from the mountain, even after forty days, the Israelites began to assume that he must have died.
They thought that they had lost their leader, and some suggested that they make a god to lead
them into the land of Canaan. Hence, the Israelites crafted a golden calf and worshipped it, eating,
drinking and dancing around it. When Moses came down from Mount Sinai, the sight shocked and
enraged him, and he threw the tablets out of his hands, shattering them at the foot of the
mountain. He set fire to the golden calf that the Israelites had worshipped so lewdly, and then he
ground the charred remains into a powder. Moses scattered the ashes on the water and made the
Israelites drink it, and about three thousand people died by the sword.
The Israelites who had sinned against God by worshipping idols thus bitterly repented of their
deeds, and, in response, God gave Moses a new set of stone tablets inscribed with the Ten
Commandments. God's allowing His laws for a second time implied that He had forgiven them for
their sins. The day on which Moses had came down from Mt. Sinai after receiving the Ten
Commandments for a second time was the Day of Atonement, which was to be commemorated
every year (Ex. 32:1-35).
Ceremony
(1) The scapegoat stands for Satan
In the Old Testament times, the priest sacrificed a bull as his sin offering, and a goat was
sacrificed on behalf of the people. Then, lots were cast to decide the destiny of two goats. One
goat was to be sacrificed for God and the other was to be named the "scapegoat," and to die after
wandering in the solitude of the desert.
The sins of the people had been temporarily held in the Most Holy Place, and on the Day of
Atonement, all of these sins were transferred to the head of the scapegoat to be sent away and
die in the desert. This process reveals that our sins are heaped onto Satan through the Feasts
(such as the Passover and the Day of Atonement) after being temporarily carried by Christ—the
reality of the Most Holy Place. Satan will be very troubled by carrying the weight of all of our sins
and will be eventually destroyed in the Abyss—the uninhabited land represented by the desert.
We come to understand this principle through celebrating the Day of Atonement (Lev. 16:6-22).
(2) Entering the Most Holy Place

The Day of Atonement is the day, once a year, when the high priest enters the Most Holy Place,
alone.
Heb. 9:7 『But only the high priest entered the inner room, and that only once a year, and never
without blood, which he offered for himself and for the sins the people had committed in
ignorance.』

The prophecy of the Day of Atonement: The people's sins were initially held in the Most Holy
Place, but on the Day of Atonement, their sins were transferred onto the scapegoat. The
scapegoat was troubled in the desert, carrying all of the people's sins on its head. Eventually, the
goat came to die.
Fulfillment of the prophecy: Our sins are initially carried by Christ, but on the Day of Atonement,
our sins are transferred onto Satan—the scapegoat. Satan will be tormented in hell, carrying all of
our sins on his head. Eventually, Satan will suffer eternal destruction.
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The Passover
The Feast of Weeks
1. Origin
2. Ceremony
4. The Promise of the Feast of Tabernacles
The Feast of Tabernacles is the last of the autumn feasts, and it is the final feast of the seven
annual feasts. It is celebrated from the 15th to the 22nd of the seventh month, by sacred year
(Lev. 23:34-36). The Feast of Tabernacles was not only celebrated in the Old Testament times, but
it was also commemorated in the New Testament times by Jesus and His apostles. In this last
age, too, the Church of God celebrates this feast, following the teachings of Second Coming
Christ Ahnsahnghong. Christ Ahnsahnghong came to this earth according to the prophecies of the
Bible, and he rebuilt the once-ruined Zion, restoring all of the feasts of God.
Origin
After Moses had come down from the mountain with the Ten Commandments, which God had
allowed for a second time, he explained the words of the covenant, as well as the work of building
the tabernacle, to the Israelites (Ex. 34:27-35). Then those who were willing presented various
kinds of materials to the Lord, including gold, silver, linen, and wood. God's people brought all of
these building materials for the tabernacle in seven days—beginning on the 15th day of the
seventh month (Ex. 35:4-29; 36:5-7). God appointed the Feast of Tabernacles and commanded
the Israelites to celebrate it for generations to come, so that they could remember the seven days
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that they had brought the building materials for constructing the tabernacle. The Feast of
Tabernacles is also referred to as the Feast of Booths.
Ceremony
The Israelites kept the Feast of Tabernacles by making tents. They used palm fronds and myrtle
trees, or willows, to build booths, which were then spread onto the courts of the house of God and
onto their own rooftops. They lived within these booths for seven days with great joy. Helping their
neighbors in need, they kept the feast holy (Neh. 8:9-18; Lev. 23:39-43; Deut. 16:11-15; Zech.
14:15-18).

In the Bible, "wood" represents people (Jer. 5:14), and the "materials for the temple" represent the
holy saints (Rev. 3:12). In the desert, the Israelites abundantly gathered materials for the holy
tabernacle for a week and completed it. Afterwards, during the Feast of Tabernacles, they
constructed booths—houses of woven grass and trees—and joyfully dwelt within them for seven
days. This history is a prophecy, the fulfillment of which is seen through the gospel work,
accomplished by the gathering of the 144,000 saints represented by the "wood" and by the
"materials for the temple." We should work for the movement announcing Jesus' coming, laying its
foundation by gathering the saints, the materials for the temple. The saints can be gathered
through preaching the gospel, just as the Israelites had gathered the physical materials for making
the tabernacle.
The Promise of the Feast of Tabernacles

The Feast of Tabernacles is the blessed day when God gives us the power of the Holy Spirit so
that we can gather the 144,000 saints, the materials of the heavenly Jerusalem temple. The
prophet Zechariah prophesied:
Zech. 14:16-19 『Then the survivors from all the nations that have attacked Jerusalem will go
up year after year to worship the King, the LORD Almighty, and to celebrate the Feast of
Tabernacles. If any of the peoples of the earth do not go up to Jerusalem to worship the King,
the LORD Almighty, they will have no rain. If the Egyptian people do not go up and take part,
they will have no rain. The LORD will bring on them the plague he inflicts on the nations that
do not go up to celebrate the Feast of Tabernacles. This will be the punishment of all the
nations that do not go up to celebrate the Feast of Tabernacles.』
The above prophecy reveals that those who do not celebrate the Feast of Tabernacles will have
no rain—they will not be given the Holy Spirit—and that plagues will be brought upon them.
Nevertheless, today some people boast, saying, "We have received the Holy Spirit," or, "We have
received God's blessing," even though they have never kept the Feast of Tabernacles. We have to
realize that these false declarations are merely the deception of Satan.
God promised to give the Holy Spirit to only those keeping the Feast of Tabernacles. Jesus
specifically addressed this matter:
John 7:37-39 『On the last and greatest day of the Feast (of Tabernacles), Jesus stood and
said in a loud voice, "If anyone is thirsty, let him come to me and drink. Whoever believes in
me, as the Scripture has said, streams of living water will flow from within him." By this he
meant the Spirit, whom those who believed in him were later to receive.』
The prophet Zechariah explained that the people who do not celebrate the Feast of Tabernacles
will have no rain, and Jesus declared that God's people could receive the Holy Spirit by
celebrating the Feast of Tabernacles. Considering the above words, we can conclude that the Holy
Spirit is only given under God's grace and can only come upon those who keep the Pentecost and
the Feast of Tabernacles. Nevertheless, even those who have never celebrated the Feast of
Tabernacles say, "We've received the Holy Spirit." Do you think that these boastful words are the
work of the Holy Spirit or the work of evil spirits? In cases such as these, different gods must be at
work, for the true God of the Bible promised to give the Holy Spirit to only those who
commemorate the Feast of Tabernacles. As God has promised, no one can receive the Holy Spirit
unless he keeps the Feast of Tabernacles.
Long ago, the Pharisees understood that the Messiah would come to the earth, but when He
came, they did not receive Him. Likewise, nowadays many Christians understand that the Holy
Spirit of the latter rain must be poured down upon God's people, but they fail to realize how they
can receive the Holy Spirit (Jer. 8:7; 3:3).
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1. The Origin of the Passover

2. God Promised to Give Us Eternal Life through the Passover

3. Being Freed From Sin Through the Passover

4. The Last Plagues and the Passover

5. Christ Ahnsahnghong, Who Restored the Passover of the New Covenant

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The Day of Firstfruits

The Feast of Weeks

The Feast of Trumpets

The Day of Atonement

The Feast of Tabernacles

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God Promised to Give Us Eternal Life through the Passover

Jesus called the Passover the new covenant.

Being Freed From Sin Through the Passover

The Last Plagues and the Passover

Christ Ahnsahnghong, Who Restored the Passover of the New Covenant

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