Trumpet Ministries The Feast of Tabernacles
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The feast of Tabernacles is the last and greatest of the feasts of the Lord. The celebration of Tabernacles lasts for seven days followed by the climactic "Rejoicing Over the Law" on the eighth day. The joyous ceremonies of the eighth day portray the first day of the week of eternity.
It was on the eighth day of Tabernacles, that great day of the feast, that the Lord Jesus told us whoever believes in Him will have a well of water created in Him that will bring eternal life to whoever drinks thereof.
Pentecost symbolizes the rain from Heaven. Tabernacles reveals to us that God's intention is to create His Throne in us so eternal life will come forth within us. Then the Spirit and the Bride can invite whoever will choose to do so to come and drink freely of the water of eternal life.
The twelfth chapter of the Book of Isaiah was sung during the feast of Tabernacles. We know we are passing from Pentecost to Tabernacles when our testimony corresponds to the twelfth chapter of Isaiah:
We shall be found praising the Lord at all times.
We will understand what it means for God to be angry with the sin and rebellion in our personality, just prior to His comforting us. Every Christian whom God is bringing into the spiritual fulfillment of the Jewish feast of Tabernacles will pass through a season of pain and problems in order that all that is not pleasing to God can be brought into the open and removed.
If you are going through such a trial right now, do not despair. God is faithful and will bring you forth as pure gold. It is the Valley of Achor, and you yet shall sing as in the days of your youth. You will come up out of the wilderness leaning on your Beloved.
Better to pass through the Judgment Seat of Christ now rather than later.
God Himself is becoming your salvation. You will be able to trust the Lord and not be afraid, even though you may not have conquering faith right at this point.
You used to play volley ball with God: "I will do this and now You do that."
In the fulfillment of Tabernacles you find yourself on the same side of the net with God. The Lord Himself has become your Strength and your Song. It is not that He merely gives you strength and a song, He Himself is the Strength and the Song. He Himself has become your Salvation. You no longer are holding God's hand. He is holding your hand. Much safer this way!
The Throne of God is being established in you for eternity. Now you will be able to bring forth eternal Life to other people, and to do so is to experience the absolute fullness of love, joy, and peace.
No longer will you boast about your church or your religious attainments. God will be the focus of your attention. Christ will be lifted up in you and He will glorify the Father. You will urge others to give thanks to the Lord and to call on His name, just as you have done. You will exhort all who will hear you to proclaim to the nations the marvelous things God has performed and to exalt His name alone.
You will sing to the Lord continually because of the perfection of His wisdom and works, and the world will hear you. Because you have become one with Christ the world will believe Christ was sent by God Almighty; He did not come as a man seeking his own glory.
It is an occasion for shouting and singing by the people who are dwelling in the Person of God through Christ, and He in them. It is the Holy One of Israel who is in us and with us forever.
This is the spiritual fulfillment of the Jewish feast of Tabernacles. It is in order that we might enter such fullness of God that we are given the authority of the blood and the wisdom and power of the Holy Spirit.
On the last and greatest day of the Feast, 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." (John 7:37,38)
Jesus replied, "If anyone loves me, he will obey my teaching. My Father will love him, and we will come to him and make our home with him." (John 14:23)
That all of them may be one, Father, just as you are in me and I am in you. May they also be in us so the world may believe you have sent me. I have given them the glory that you gave me, that they may be one as we are one: I in them and you in me. May they be brought to complete unity to let the world know you sent me and have loved them even as you have loved me. (John 17:21-23)
To them God has chosen to make known among the Gentiles the glorious riches of this mystery, which is Christ in you, the hope of glory. (Colossians 1:27)
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