Yahweh established seven moedim (Divine Appointments, Seasons, or Feasts) which are both prophetic in nature and which are to be dress rehearsals until the actual fulfillment of each moed. The prophetical pattern represented by the Moedim of Yahweh is: death, burial, resurrection, giving of the spirit, rapture, judgment, millennial reign. The moedim pattern clearly points to a pre-tribulation rapture.
The Moedim are Appointed Times
Genesis 1:14 – “And God said, Let there be lights in the firmament of the heaven to divide the day from the night; and let them be for signs, and for appointed times of meeting, and for days, and years.”
Leviticus 23:1-ff – “Yahweh spoke to Moshe, saying, ‘Speak to the children of Israel, and tell them, The set feasts of Yahweh, which you shall proclaim to be holy convocations, even these are my set feasts, which you shall proclaim in their appointed season. They shall be a perpetual statute throughout your generations’.”
The word translated feasts (seasons) is the Hebrew word, Moed [מוֹעֵד H4150]. Moed means a divine appointment. In other words: a fixed time or season, specifically a festival. The Moedim were times when Yahweh appointed a Miqrao [ מִקְרָאH4744]. A miqrao is something called out: a public meeting, an assembly, a holy convocation, a reading, or a rehearsal. In other words, the feasts are a dress rehearsal for the coming of Yeshua. The moedim have a practical, a symbolic, and a prophetic application.
The seven moedim are: Pesach (Passover), Chag Ha’Matzot (Unleavened Bread), Reishit Katzir (Firstfruits), Shavuot (Pentecost), Yom Teruah (Rosh Hashanah / Trumpets), Yom Kippurim (Day of Atonements), and Sukkoth (Tabernacles / Booths).
The first four have already been fulfilled in the death, burial and resurrection of Yeshua, and the giving of the Ruach Ha’Kodesh (Holy Spirit). The final three will be fulfilled in Yeshua’s second coming.
The Three Final Prophetical Moedim
Yom Teruah
Date Of Moed: 1st Day of 7th Month (Tishri – September / October)
Description: Yom Teruah announces Yeshua’s wedding day, His coronation as King, & the day of the wakening blast.
Key Scripture: 1 Thessalonians 4:16 – “For Yeshua himself with a loud shout, the voice of an angel, and the sound of Yahweh’s trumpet, will descend from heaven.”
Psalm 89:15 – “Happy are those who hear the blessed sound of the Shofar, the joyful call to worship, for they will walk in the light of the presence of Yahweh.”
Key Word: Wedding Day.
Actions: Trumpets blown. No work is done. Offering by fire is presented to the Lord.
Prophetic Fulfillment: This moed will be fulfilled by Yeshua’s Return For The Bride.
Yom Kippurim
Date Of Moed: 10th Day of 7th Month (Tishri – September / October)
Description: Yom Kippurim is the feast celebrating the day when our sins of the year are covered (Older Covenant) or when all of our sins are fully taken away (Newer Covenant). Guilt and condemnation are removed (At-One-Ment with Yahweh).
Key Scripture: Romans 5:1 – “Therefore, since we are justified by faith we have peace with Yahweh through our Lord Yeshua Ha’Mashiach”
Key Word: Justification
Actions: Most solemn day of the year. Fasting and no work. Offerings by fire to the Lord. Goat sacrificed, blood
to Most Holy Place. Scapegoat driven into the wilderness.
Prophetic Fulfillment: This moed will be fulfilled by Yeshua’s Wrath Poured Out
Sukkot
Date Of Moed: 15th Day to the 22nd day of the 7th Month (Tishri, September/October)
Description: Sukkot celebrates the day of ingathering of fruit and vine crops. It is a memorial of the wilderness experience and a return to Jerusalem to celebrate Sabbath.
Key Scripture: John 14:3 – “I will come again and will take you to myself, so that where I am, there you may be.”
Key Word: Eternal Life
Actions: No hard work. Offerings by fire to the Lord. Booths constructed in fields, lived in 7 days. On eighth day, return home to worship, rest.
Prophetic Fulfillment: This moed will be fulfilled by Yeshua Setting Up His Millennium Reign
We pray that the dress rehearsals will become the actual play and their fulfillment will begin this year!
Two More Celebrations of Note
The Ten Days of Repentance
Dates Of Repentance: 1st Day to 10th day of 7th Month (Tishri, September/October)
The Days of Repentance begin at sunset Wednesday, October 2nd and end at sunset Saturday, October 12th.
Description: Aseres Yemei Teshuvah, or the Ten Days of Repentance, are the ten days starting with Yom Teruah and ending with Yom Kippurim and are commonly known as the Days of Awe (Yamim Noraim) or the Days of Repentance.
Key Scriptures: Joel 2:13, Ezekiel 14:6, 2 Peter 3:9 – “Tear your heart . . . and turn to Yahweh, your God; for he is gracious and merciful.”
Key Words: Repentance, Turn Away, Return
Actions: Beginning on the second day, the shofar is blown every day as a warning to return to Yahweh in repentance. The tenth day is the last day of Teshuvah, the day of Yom Kippurim.
Chanukah
Dates Of Celebration: Eight days In the 9th month. Starting on Kislev 25 (November/December)
Description: Chanukah celebrates the cleansing and re-dedication of the Temple during the period of the Maccabees and the miracle of the Menorah staying lit for eight days despite having only one day’s supply of oil.
Key Scripture: John 10:22-23 – “It was winter, and Yeshua was in Jerusalem at the time of the Festival of Dedication, and he was walking in the Portico of Solomon inside the Temple.”
Time Of Holiday: Kislev/Tevet (November/December) generally between Thanksgiving and New Year’s Day.
Key Words: Lampstand, Light, Menorah
Actions: The Menorah candles are lit, starting with the center Shamash (servant) candle, and each subsequent candle is lit from the center candle.
Fulfillment: Yeshua is the Servant Candle
Conclusions
Yahweh established seven moedim (Divine Appointments, Seasons, or Feasts) which are both prophetic in nature and which are to be dress rehearsals until the actual fulfillment of each moed.
• The Hebrew word Moed means a divine appointment. In other words: a fixed time or season, specifically a festival.
• The Moedim were times when Yahweh appointed a Miqrao: an assembly, a holy convocation, or a rehearsal.
• The moedim have a practical, a symbolic, and a prophetic application.
• The Moedim are dress rehearsals for the coming of Yeshua.
• The three final Moedim will be fulfilled in Yeshua’s second coming.
Again, we pray that the dress rehearsals will become the actual play and their fulfillment will begin this year!
Final Thought
Time is short – Yeshua Ha’Mashiach is coming soon. So, what are we to do while we wait for our Lord and Savior, Yeshua, to appear?
Watch And Be Ready: Matthew 24:42, 25:13; Mark 13:33; Luke 12:40, 21:36; 1 Thessalonians 5:6
Pray And Be Ready: Luke 12:40, 21:36; Matthew 24:42, 25:13; Mark 13:33; 1 Thessalonians 5:6
Purify Oneself: 1 John 3:2-3
Abide In Yeshua: 1 John 2:27-28, 3:2, 4:13-16; Jeremiah 31:34; Hebrews 8:11; Mark 8:38
Look For His Coming: Hebrews 9:28;Acts 1:11; Titus 2:11-13; Isaiah 25:9
Rapture Parallels, Patterns, Pictures, and Types 