PPT covering the Feasts of the Lord from the Bible. © James Willis Ministries

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Feasts of the Lord
Period of Spiritual
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2. This PSI Will Cover
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Seven Feasts of the Lord
Ceremonial Fulfillment
Prophetic Significance
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Discerning God’s Timing

3. God Moves In Seasons
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4. The Seven Feasts of the Lord
The Passover
Feasts of Unleavened Bread
First fruits
Feast of Weeks
Feast of Trumpets
Day of Atonement
Feast of Tabernacles
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5. What Is The Passover?
God declared Passover to be a
permanent celebration for all
eternity (Exodus 12:2,6,13-14).
Historically, Passover celebrates
God's deliverance of the children of
Israel from bondage in Egypt, where
they were slaves to the Egyptians
(Exodus 2:23-24; 6:5-8; 13:3,14).
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6. When Is The Passover?
Passover is celebrated on
the 14th day of the month
of Nissan. The civil
equivalent is the months
of March or April.
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7. Hebrew Definition
pecach
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1) passover
a) sacrifice of passover
b) animal victim of the passover
c) festival of the passover
Occurs 49 times in 46 verses in the
Hebrew concordance of the KJV

8. Where Is It?
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Law of the 1st Reference
And thus shall ye eat it; with your
loins girded, your shoes on your
feet, and your staff in your hand;
and ye shall eat it in haste: it is the
LORD's passover.
- Exodus 12:11

9. Beginning of the Harvest
Season
It is a Memorial
Celebration of Deliverance
from Egypt
Passover Lamb is Killed and
Eaten
Blood Applied Over Doors of
Home
Elements of the Passover
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It is the First of the Pilgrim
Festivals

10. Understanding the Passover
Natural Application
 Passover was the
beginning of months
 The lamb was hidden for
four days
 The lamb was to be
without blemish
 The lamb was of the first
year
 It is a male
 It is a lamb for a house
Spiritual Application
 Christ is our new
beginning
 Christ examined 4 days
from Palm Sunday to
Calvary
 Christ without sin
 Jesus is the firstborn
 Jesus the son of man
 Whole families can be
saved
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11. Understanding the Passover
Natural Application
 The whole assembly shall
kill it
 The lamb must be eaten in
haste
 Not a bone of the lamb
was to be broken
 The Egyptians were
spoiled at the Exodus
 No work was to be done
Spiritual Application
 A Congregation of people
was involved Christ’s
death
 Believers must be quick to
leave the world’s ways
 None of Jesus’ bones
were broken
 Satan was spoiled at the
cross of Christ
 Christ gives us rest
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12. Understanding the Passover
Natural Application
 There is healing power in
the lamb
 Passover must be killed
outside the gates of the
city
 They sang a song of
rejoicing to the Lord
 Israel is the firstborn of
God
Spiritual Application
 By the wounds of Christ
our healing is provided
 Jesus was crucified
outside the city walls of
Jerusalem
 Believer’s are to rejoice
over the enemies
 All those who accept
Jesus are called the
firstborn of God
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13. What & When Is The Feast of Unleavened Bread?
The Feast of Unleavened Bread is the
fifteenth day of the month of
Nisan, which is the day following
Passover. It is a seven-day festival to
the Lord (Leviticus 23:6-7; Exodus
12:7-8,14-17). On the fifteenth of Nisan
and for the next seven days, God
forbade the people to have any
leavened bread in their houses.
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14. Hebrew Definition
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matstsah
1) unleavened (bread, cake), without
leaven.
Occurs 53 times in 42 verses in the
Hebrew concordance of the KJV

15. Where Is It?
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Law of the 1st Reference
And he pressed upon them greatly;
and they turned in unto him, and
entered into his house; and he made
them a feast, and did bake
unleavened bread, and they did eat.
- Genesis 19:3

16. Began After the Passover
Unleavened Bread Represents
Consecration And Holiness
Lasted For Seven Days
All Unleavened Bread Had To
Be Removed From Homes
Primary Theme Of This Feast
Is The Purging Out Of Sin
Elements of the Unleavened Bread
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17. Understanding the Unleavened Bread
Natural Application
 Unleavened Bread was
eaten
 Yeast removed from the
Bread
 Unleavened Bread removed
from the home
 The Exodus journey
beginning from Egypt
Spiritual Application
 Jesus is the Bread of Life
 The bread represents
consecration
 Sin to be removed from our
body
 The burial of Jesus after His
crucifixion
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18. The leaven of Herod
The leaven of the Pharisees
The leaven of the Sadducees
The leaven at Corinth.
Four Types of Leaven to Avoid
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19. What & When Is First fruits?
The day following the sabbath during Passover is
called the Feast of First Fruits (Leviticus 23:10-
11).The observance was carried out in this
manner, when the standing ripe harvest of barley
and wheat was ready to be reaped. The celebrant
would take one sheaf from the standing harvest and
bring it to the priest. The lone sheaf was called "the
sheaf of the first fruits." The priest was then to take
this one sheaf and wave it before the Lord in His
house. This was to be done "the day after the
sabbath." Prescribed offerings were also to be
presented along with the sheaf.
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20. Feast of the Harvest - First Fruits
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bikkuwr
1) first-fruits
a) the first of the crops and fruit that
ripened, was gathered, and offered to
God according to the ritual of
Pentecost
Occurs 18 times in 16 verses in the
Hebrew concordance of the KJV

21. Feast of the Harvest - First Fruits
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Law of the 1st Reference
And the feast of harvest, the firstfruits
of thy labours, which thou hast sown in
the field: and the feast of
ingathering, which is in the end of the
year, when thou hast gathered in thy
labours out of the field.
- Exodus 23:16

22. Included The Barley & Wheat
Harvest
It Is An Agricultural Harvest
The Israelites Would Go And
Reap The Harvest
A Sheave Offering Was Waved
Before the Lord
The First fruits Belongs Unto
God
Elements of the Firstfruits
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23. Jesus Is The First Fruits
 Jesus is the firstborn of Mary (Matthew 1:23-25).
 Jesus is the first-begotten of God the Father (Hebrews
1:6).
 Jesus is the firstborn of every creature (Colossians 1:15).
 Jesus is the first-begotten from the dead (Revelation 1:5).
 Jesus is the firstborn of many brethren (Romans 8:29).
 Jesus is the first fruits of the resurrected ones (1
Corinthians 15:20,23).
 Jesus is the beginning of the creation of God (Revelation
3:14).
 Jesus is the preeminent One (Colossians 1:18).
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24. The Seventeenth of Nisan -- Resurrection and Salvation
1. Noah's ark rests on Mount Ararat (Genesis 8:4).
2. Israel crosses the Red Sea (Exodus 3:18; 5:3, 14).
3. Israel eats the first fruits of the Promised Land (Joshua
5:10-12).
4. Haman is defeated (Esther 3:1-6).
5. The resurrection of Jesus the Messiah (John 12:24; 1
Corinthians 15:16-20).
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25. The Seventeenth of Nisan -- Resurrection and Salvation
6. Hebrews entered Egypt 430 before deliverance. (Exodus
12:40-41)
7. Walls of Jericho fell down on firstfruits. (Joshua 5:10-12)
8. Hezekiah cleansed the temple. (2 Chronicles 29:1-28)
The Odds of just two of these events happening on the
same day (Hebrew Year 360) are 1 in 129,000
The Odds of all of these events happening on the same day
are 1 in 783 quadrillion. (783,000,000,000,000,000)
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26. Feasts Fulfilled Prophetically By Christ
 1 Corinthians 5:7,8
 Therefore purge out the old
leaven, that you may be a new
lump, since you truly are
unleavened. For indeed
Christ, our Passover, was
sacrificed for us. Therefore 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.
Passover – Jesus is our
Passover lamb slain for
us.
Unleavened Bread – The
leaven or sin was put into
the body of Jesus for us.
He fulfilled this feast
prophetically in his
burial.
First fruits – If the first is
holy, then the rest is holy.
Jesus is the first fruits
from the dead.
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Christ’s Fulfillment of the Spring Feasts – 1st
Coming of Jesus Christ
The Passover
Feast of Unleavened
Bread
First fruits
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28. What & When Is The Feast of Weeks (Pentecost)?
The Feast of Weeks or
Pentecost as it is known in
the Greek, began fifty days
after the first fruits
(Leviticus 23:15-17,21). It is
a celebration of the harvest.
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29. Hebrew Definition
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shabuwa`
1) seven, period of seven (days or
years), heptad, week
a) period of seven days, a week
1) Feast of Weeks
b) heptad, seven (of years)
Occurs 15 times in 13 verses in the
KJV

30. Where Is It?
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Law of the 1st Reference
And thou shalt observe the feast of
weeks, of the firstfruits of wheat
harvest, and the feast of ingathering
at the year's end.
-Exodus 34:22

31. Feast of Weeks
Old Testament
 The giving of the Ten
Commandments.
 3,000 men killed
 Commandments written
on stone
 Letter of the Law –
death
 Mount Sinai
New Testament
 The giving of the Holy
Spirit
 3,000 men saved
 Commandments written
on hearts
 Spirit of the Law – life
 Mount Zion
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32. It Is The Second of the Pilgrim
Festivals
Season Associated With New
Revelation
Occurred 50 Days After First
fruits
Celebration of the Harvest
Outpouring of God’s Spirit
Elements of the Feast of Weeks (Pentecost)
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Church’s Fulfillment of Pentecost
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34. What Is The Feast of Trumpets?
Rosh HaShanah marks the Jewish New Year
and is a part of the season of repentance.
Rosh in Hebrew means "chief or head" and
shanah means "year." Rosh HaShanah is the
head of the year on the civil calendar, and is
also known as the birthday of the world since
the world was created on this day
(Talmud, Rosh Hashanah 11a). Jewish
tradition believes that Adam was created on
this day (Mishnah, San Hedrin 38b).
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35. When Is The Feast of Trumpets?
A special season known as
Teshuvah, which in Hebrew means "to
return or repent," begins on the first day of
the month of Elul and continues 40
days, ending with Yom Kippur. Feast of
Trumpets occurs 10 days before the Day of
Atonement. Teshuvah (repentance) speaks
to all people. Those who believe in the
Jesus are called to examine their lives and
see where they have departed from God.
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36. Feast of Trumpets
chatsotsĕrah
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1) trumpet, clarion
Occurs 29 times in 27 verses in the
Hebrew concordance of the KJV

37. Feast of Trumpets
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Law of the 1st Reference
Speak unto the children of
Israel, saying, In the seventh
month, in the first day of the
month, shall ye have a sabbath, a
memorial of blowing of trumpets, an
holy convocation.
- Leviticus 23:24

38. Only Holiday Celebrated for
Two Days in Israel.
This Begins the Fall Feasts
The Shofar is Sounded Over
100 Times During This Festival
Jews Consider This Feast the
Birthday of the World
The Last Trumpet is Sounded
During This Feast
Elements of the Feast of Trumpets
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39. The Three Trumpets of God
The first trump is associated with and was blown by
God on the Feast of Shavuot (Pentecost) when God
gave the Torah to the Jewish people at Mount Sinai
(Exodus 19:19).
The last trump is associated with and is blown on
Rosh HaShanah. The rapture of believers will occur at
the blast of this trumpet according to the Bible
(I Corinthians.15:51-53
The great trump is associated with and is blown on
Yom Kippur. Jesus said that He would return at His
second coming at the sound of the great trump
(Matthew 24:30-31).
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40. What Is The Day of Atonement?
The Day of Atonement was the most solemn of
all the feast days. It was the day of cleansing
for the nation and for the sanctuary. On this
day alone, once a year, the high priest entered
into the holiest of all, the Holy of Holies in the
temple, within the veil of the temple, with the
blood of the Lord's goat, the sin offering. Here
he sprinkled the blood on the mercy seat. The
blood of the sin offering on the great Day of
Atonement brought about the cleansing of all
sin for the priesthood, the sanctuary, and Israel
as a nation (Leviticus 16:29-34).
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41. Day of Atonement
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kaphar
1) to cover over, pacify, propitiate
2) to cover over, atone for sin, make
atonement for
3) to cover over, atone for sin and
persons by legal rites
Occurs 102 times in 94 verses in the
Hebrew concordance of the KJV

42. Day of Atonement
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Law of the 1st Reference
And they shall eat those things
wherewith the atonement was
made, to consecrate and to sanctify
them: but a stranger shall not eat
thereof, because they are holy.
- Exodus 29:33

43. Holiest of all the Feasts
High Priest Could Go Into the
Holy of Holies Only Once a
Year
High Priest Would Go Beyond
the Veil
Red Heifer Sacrifice of was
Conducted on this Day
Involved the Scapegoat
Elements of the Day of Atonement
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44. Day of Atonement
Natural Application
 The priest used a golden
censer.
 High Priest intercedes on
behalf of the nation
 He went within the veil once
a year
 He washed himself in water
Spiritual Application
 Incense of the golden
censer represents the
prayers.
 Jesus is our high priest
 By the blood of Jesus we
can go beyond the veil daily
 We wash in the water of the
Word
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Significance of the Blood
It is a token of the New Covenant (Matthew 26:27-28; 1
Corinthians 11:25).
It gives eternal life (John 6:53-54).
It brings redemption (Ephesians 1:7).
It makes atonement (Romans 3:25; 1 John 2:2; 4:9-10).
It justifies before God (Romans 5:9).
It gives us forgiveness (Ephesians 1:7; 2:13; Colossians
1:14; 1 John 1:9).
It provides reconciliation (Colossians 1:19-20).
It provides cleansing (1 John 1:7).
It makes us overcomers (Revelation 12:11).

46. What Is The Feast Of Tabernacles?
Sukkot, usually translated as "Tabernacles," or the
festival of "Booths," occurs for seven days, from
Tishrei 15 to 21. There is therefore a quick
transition from the high holidays, with their somber
mood of repentance and judgment, to a holiday of
rejoicing and celebration, for which the people are
commanded to build a hut [sukkah; plural, sukkot)
and make it their home. The Torah identifies the
sukkah (booth) with the temporary dwellings in
which the Israelites lived in the wilderness after
they left Egypt on their way to the Promised Land
(Leviticus 23:42)
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47. Feast of Tabernacles
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cukkah
1) thicket, covert, booth
a) thicket
b) booth (rude or temporary shelter)
Occurs 31 times in 29 verses in the
Hebrew concordance of the KJV

48. Feast of Tabernacles
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Law of the 1st Reference
Speak unto the children of
Israel, saying, The fifteenth day of
this seventh month shall be the
feast of tabernacles for seven days
unto the LORD.
- Leviticus 23:34

49. Last of the Pilgrim Festivals
Open Booths Reminded the
Worshipper of the Glory Cloud
During the Wilderness
Wanderings
This Feast Lasted a Week
Israelites Built Booths During
This Time
Season of Rejoicing
Elements of the Feast of Tabernacles
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Understanding the Meaning of Booths/Tabernacles
1. Jesus tabernacled (sukkot) among us (John 1:14).
2. Peter spoke about his body being a tabernacle (2 Peter
1:13-14).
3. The apostle Paul told us that our earthly bodies were
earthly houses or tabernacles (2 Corinthians 5:1-5).
4. The tabernacle of Moses (Moshe) was a tent of habitation
(Acts 7:44; Hebrews 9:2-8).
5. Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob lived in tabernacles (Hebrews
11:8-9).

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Understanding the Meaning of Booths/Tabernacles
6. The tabernacle of David was a tent or dwelling place (Acts
15:16; Amos 9:11). This tabernacle was the temple of
Solomon (1 Kings 5:2-5; 8:1-21).
7. Jesus entered the temple on the Feast of Sukkot
(Tabernacles) (John 7:2,27-29).
8. The Bible speaks of a heavenly tabernacle (Hebrews 8:1-2;
Revelation 13:6; 15:5). This heavenly tabernacle will come to
earth (Revelation 21:1-3).
9. Jesus was the true tabernacle of God (Hebrews 9:11).

52. Prophetic Fulfillment of Fall Feasts – 2nd
Coming of Jesus Christ
Feast of Trumpets- Rapture of the Church
Day of Atonement- Judgment of the Nations
Feast of Tabernacles- New Heavens & New
Earth
The Lord will dwell among us forever!
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Feast of Tabernacles
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55. Hebrew Calendar
Number English Length Civil Equivalent
1 Nissan 30 days March - April
2 Iyar 29 days April - May
3 Sivan 30 days May – June
4 Tammuz 29 days June – July
5 Av 30 days July – August
6 Elul 29 days August – September
7 Tishri 30 days September – October
8 Cheshvan 29 or 30 days October – November
9 Kislev 30 or 29 days November - December
10 Tevet 29 days December – January
11 Shevat 30 days January - February
12 Adar I (leap years only) 30 days February – March
13 Adar (called Adar Beit in
leap years)
29 days February - March
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