ENGRAFT INTO ISRAEL BY

THE SEVEN FESTIVAL SABBATHS MESSIANIC SHADOWS

FOLLOWING THE “WAY” OF
THE REDEEMER,
YAHUAH’S REDEMPTION PLAN FOR HIS WIFE, YISRAEL YAHUSHA HA’MASHIACH.
THE HEBREW CALENDAR SHADOWS
Moed’im for 5771AM / 2011AD/CE - Shadows of things to come HIS REDEMPTION PLAN
“COME” . . . REV. 22:17

Moed’im: This Hebrew word means “appointed Shabuoth (Hebrew, “weeks”) 50th day (REST DAY)
times”. Many of them are “festivals” or feasts, and
commemorate or “shadow” how Mashiach Yahusha Sunset June 11 to sunset June 12, 2011
redeems His wife, Israel. THE SHADOWS PICTURE REDEMPTION. Calculated from the weekly Sabbath during
They are given at Lev. 23, and again at Dt. 16. Matsah, counting 7 Sabbaths to the morrow
MANY BEGIN THE MOON AT THE SIGHTING OF THE CRESCENT, HOWEVER THIS IS
AN ISLAMIC PRACTICE. THE TRUE RENEWED MOON IS DARK AND CANNOT BE after the 7th Sabbath, being the 50th day.
SEEN IN THE BRILLIANCE OF THE SUN. THE FIRST DAY IT “BUILDS” FROM THE THE YAHUDIM WRONGLY CALCULATE FROM ABIB 16 IN THEIR COUNT TO
ZERO-POINT, WHEN THE MOON IS CENTERED BETWEEN THE EARTH & SUN. IF SHABUOTH, YET WE KNOW YAHUSHA WAS IN THE TOMB ON ABIB 16, AND WAS
YOU DON’T BEGIN AT “ZERO”, THE MOON WILL BE WANING ON YOUR COUNT TO NOT YET RESURRECTED AS FIRST-FRUITS (WAVE-SHEAF OFFERING).
THE FEASTS, WHICH OCCUR ON THE 15TH DAY OF THE 1ST AND 7TH MOONS.
Shabuoth commemorates the giving of Torah at
"Let no man therefore judge you in meat, or in
Sinai, the wedding anniversary of Yahuah and
drink, or in respect of a festival, or of the new
Yisrael. Torah means “instructions”.
moon, or of the Sabbath days which are a
The “Covenant” is a marriage. TRADITIONALLY CALLED
shadow of things to come for the body of “PENTECOST”, GREEK FOR “COUNT 50”. FULFILLED AS RECORDED AT ACTS 2,
WHEN TORAH WAS WRITTEN ON HEARTS OF NATSARIM, RENEWING THE COVE-
Mashiach." Col 2:16-17 NANT, RESTORING YISRAEL TO YAHUAH THROUGH INDWELLING OF YAHUSHA’S
SPIRIT. IT IS NOT A “BIRTHDAY”, IT IS A WEDDING ANNIVERSARY.
2011 APPOINTED TIMES:
ABIB (means “grain”) 1st moon of year Yom Teruah (REST DAY) 1st day of 7th moon:
Sunset Apr 4 through sunset Apr 5 Sunset Sept. 28 through sunset Sept 29
YOM TERUAH (DAY OF SHOUT) - WE HEAR A SHOFAR BLOWN, REMINDING US OF
This is not a day of rest, but only the 1st day of the 1st THE COMING DAY OF THE RESURRECTION OF THE DEAD WHEN THE VOICE OF A
GREAT MESSENGER WILL “SHOUT” LIKE A TRUMPET—THE “LAST TRUMP”. STILL
moon, in SPRING of the new year. it’s during the equi- UNFULFILLED, A FORE-SHADOW OF THINGS TO COME, THE DAY OF YAHUAH.
nox, (TEKUFAH). Winter has ended.
Yom Kaphar (REST DAY) 10th day of 7th moon:
PESACH - Memorial of Yahusha’s death Sunset Oct 7 through sunset Oct 8 (THE FAST, ACT 27:9)
(Passover Lamb) 14th day at evening of 1st YOM KAPHAR, DAY OF COVERING; REMINDS US OF SCROLL OF LIFE, AND THE
REDEMPTION OF THE LIVING FOLLOWING THE RAISING OF THE DEAD. THE
moon: sunset Apr 17. APR 18 IS A PREPARATION DAY FIRST-FRUITS GROUP WHO ARE ALIVE WILL BE CHANGED IN THE WINK OF AN
EYE, CLOTHED WITH IMMORTALITY.
FOR THE ANNUAL SABBATH (ON THE 15TH DAY) OF THE FIRST MOON.
Yahusha was impaled during the “day” part Sukkoth (REST DAY) 15th day of 7th moon:
of the 14th of the first moon, but He observed Sunset Oct 12 through sunset Oct 13
TENTS OR BOOTHS - REMINDS US OF ISRAEL LIVING IN TENTS 40 YEARS, THE
Pesach with His talmidim the evening before, ACTUAL TIME OF YAHUSHA’S BIRTH, BORN ON THIS DAY, CIRCUMCISED ON THE
8TH DAY. LOOKS FORWARD (FORESHADOWS) THE WEDDING FEAST, AND RE-
at the arrival (beginning) of the 14th. TURN OF YAHUSHA HA’MASHIACH ON THE DAY OF YAHUAH, FOLLOWING THE
GREAT TRIBULATION AND JUDGMENT OF THE UNRIGHTEOUS.
Matsah Unleavened Bread (REST DAYS ON 15TH & 21ST DAY)
THIS SHADOW-PICTURE DEPICTS CLEANING OUT THE “LEAVEN” FROM OUR Sukkoth Closing day of festival (REST DAY)
HEARTS, PREPARING US TO RECEIVE THE “GOOD SEED” OF TORAH, 50 DAYS
LATER AT SHABUOTH. COMMEMORATES YISRAEL BEING DELIVERED FROM 22nd day of 7th moon:
EGYPTIAN SLAVERY AFTER JUDGMENT OF ALL FIRST-BORN MALES IN LAND. Last Great Day, SIMCHAT TORAH, “JOY OF TORAH”
15th day of 1st moon (full moon, see Ps 81:3) 8TH DAY; TIME OF YAHUSHA’S CIRCUMCISION (PAST), WEDDING FEAST TO COME

Sunset Apr 18 through sunset Apr 19 Sunset Oct 19 through sunset Oct 20
For 7 days, all Yisrael is to abstain from leav- Hanukkah: An 8-day national (secular) commemoration of de-
liverance from the Greek ruler Antiochus Epiphanes in 168 BCE,
ened bread. This applies to all believers. mentioned at “John” 10:22. The Roman dates for Hanukkah will be:
The Wave-sheaf (omer, bundle) offering is tradition- sunset Dec 19 through sunset Dec 20, 2011
ally thought of as being Abib 16, however Yahusha IS
the omer, and ascended to perform this on the morrow HEBREW CALENDARS
after the weekly Sabbath. The count to Shabuoth (7 x Traditional Hebrew calendars using the familiar Roman calen-
7 complete weeks) is determined by real weeks. This dar as a framework may be ordered from:
wave-offering, called the first-fruits, was fulfilled by
Yahusha when He resurrected. During the festival of
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(REST DAY) LAST DAY OF MATSAH COMMEMORATES THE PASSING THROUGH For complete details and further in-depth study on this subject of the 7
WATER OF ISRAEL (IMMERSION INTO MOSHEH), AND DROWNING OF THE ARMIES High Sabbaths, see Lev. 23 & Dt. 16.
OF PHARAOH. ALL OBEDIENT & IMMERSED ENTER THE COMMONWEALTH OF These festivals are a model of the Redemption plan for His bride,
YISRAEL, WHILE THOSE NOT REPENTANT WILL PERISH.
Israel - All Gentiles must engraft into Israel through the Covenant,
and become Yisrael. (see Acts 15, Romans 11, Eph. 2:8-13).