Long before modern maps, people used creative methods to represent their world. For example, the Marshall Islanders crafted stick charts to depict winds and wave patterns, while Eskimos carved coastal maps from ivory, and early Europeans sketched maps on cave walls. The concept of mapping is deeply human, representing a form of communication and understanding. Even today, we use the term “map” to describe plans…
Story Category: Holy Days
The Biblical Festivals That Teach Us About Jesus Christ – Mario Seiglie ucg.org
Ryan Welsh
2 years ago in Holy Days
Within the books of the law we are introduced to seven specific Holy Convocations that God calls My feasts. (Leviticus 23:2) Though most Christians today view them as only relevant to ancient Israel, they each specifically point directly to Jesus Christ. The original symbolism of the days has been expanded by how these days were kept by Christ and the New Testament Church. Passover, Days…
Does Paul Condemn Observing God’s Holy Days? – Earl L. Henn cgg.org
Ryan Welsh
2 years ago in Holy Days
For most that grew up within ‘Christian’ traditions, one taught belief is that Paul condemned the observing of God’s Holy days. The verse most often used to support this is Galatians 4:9-10 in which Paul say’s ‘(9) But now after you have known God, or rather are known by God, how is it that you turn again to the weak and beggarly elements, to which…
The Feast of Trumpets: Alarm of War, Announcement of Peace – Mike Bennett lifehopeandtruth.com
Amanda Stiver
3 years ago in Holy Days
The Fall festivals of the yearly biblical holyday cycle begin with the Feast of Trumpets. In Leviticus 23:24 we find the command for this festival, which begins on the first day of the seventh month in the Hebrew calendar. The book of Nehemiah puts special emphasis on this feast as a day where God’s Law was read. It is a holy and joyful day of…
Mysterious Festival Days – David Treybig ucg.org
Amanda Stiver
3 years ago in Holy Days
As a young child the author experienced a shift in his family’s religious observances, they stopped keeping Christmas and started keeping the biblical festivals of God. God’s way of life, as delineated in the Bible can be mysterious, contrary to what is taught in mainstream Christianity. Christ, Himself, called the Kingdom of God a mystery in Mark 4:10-12. Mystery is used several times in the…
The Greatest Story Never Told – Jim Franks lifehopeandtruth.com
Ryan Welsh
3 years ago in Holy Days
Christian norms dictate a passive if not negative view of God’s festivals. Days kept by Jesus and the New Testament Christians that followed His example. One consequence to these modern views is the loss of this powerful and true story that these days layout. Complete with setting, plot, hero or main characters, conflict, point of view, overall theme, and conclusion this story contains the answers…
Pride, Humility, and the Day of Atonement – John W. Ritenbaugh cgg.org
Ryan Welsh
3 years ago in Holy Days, Atonement
The Day of Atonement and fasting – God devotes one Feast Day, picturing being at one with Him. A day in which He commanding us to go through an exercise in self-affliction designed to promote humility. This is done to impress upon us that the root of all that is wrong in this world is the result of pride. This also foreshadows the great humbling…
The Feast of Pentecost and Its Meaning For All Mankind – Arthur Suckling ucg.org
John Grabara
4 years ago in Holy Days, Pentecost
Among Jews, the most popular name for Pentecost is the Feast of Weeks, or Shavuot in Hebrew. When celebrating this festival, many Jewish people recall one of the greatest events in history, God’s revealing of the law at Mount Sinai. That said, Pentecost doesn’t just picture the giving of the law; it also shows (through a great miracle that occurred on the first Pentecost, within…
God’s Days of Worship ucg.org
Julie Modad
4 years ago in Plan of Salvation, Holy Days, Weekly Sabbath
God has given us seven annual festivals, or feasts, on which to worship and honor Him. By observing them according to His instruction, we can understand His ultimate plan for humanity. It starts with the first commanded day of worship, the Sabbath, a day set aside to commune with Him. The plan of salvation continues to unfold through seven annual festivals endowed with profound purpose. Passover…
Does Paul Condemn the Holy Days? – Earl Henn cgg.org
David Grabbe
4 years ago in Holy Days
Galatians 4:9-10 is a favorite crutch of those who claim Christians no longer need to observe God’s holy days. Many believe that Paul reprimands the Galatians for returning to Old Testament observances that were a form of ‘bondage.’ However, Paul would never refer to instructions coming from the holy God as ‘weak and beggarly.’ In addition, the Galatians were Gentiles; they did not come from…
Timeline of Easter / Passover tomorrowsworld.org
Ryan Welsh
4 years ago in Holy Days, Passover, Easter
This is one of those subjects that becomes clearer with a visual aid. There is a lot of confusion around Good Friday, Easter, and Jesus being dead 3 days and 3 nights. As one will see in this 7 min video, the only sign given that Jesus is the Christ did happen as described without the verbal gymnastics required to make the pagan traditions work….
What Are the Meanings of God’s Festivals? – David Treybig lifehopeandtruth.com
Steven Orchard
4 years ago in Plan of Salvation, Holy Days
The world is becoming an increasingly dark place. Many struggle to find purpose and joy given a seemingly dismal future, however there is much encouragement to be gained from learning of God’s plan. His holy days perfectly map out the plan of salvation that God has been executing since the beginning of time. He has a plan for this world and He has a plan…