Bible Prophecy Glossary

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Introduction

God told Daniel that he sealed up the meaning of his key prophecy until the end times (Dan 12:9). And even then only the righteous wise would understand it properly (Dan 12:10). So if you hear or believe teachings that have been popular or taught for many years, chances are they are in error.

A tell-tale sign that a teaching is wrong is when it allegorizes the Bible, or otherwise claims it does not mean what it plainly says. Typically the excuse given is that the passage cannot possibly be literal based on some other preconceived assumption which would be contradicted by taking the passage literally (John 10:35).

Likewise, if there if the explanations do not incorporate the prophetic feasts of God, then they are missing another key to unsealing the prophecies.

Therefore I proudly present this accurate literal and prophetic-feasts based Bible prophecy glossary.

It is unlike any other you will find, including a section on the feast days and their fulfillments With it Bible truth seekers can audit what they have been taught and come to the truth even faster than I did.

Comments and feedback are welcome as well as any suggestions for definitions to add.

The Bible Prophecy Glossary

144,000

Revelation 7 and 14 detail this mysterious group using a very confusing mixture of literal and allegorical language which causes most to incorrectly treat the 144,000 allegorically. While 144,000 is indeed a literal number of (probably) men, their virginity is metaphorical (as in free of man-made religion - 2 Cor. 11:2-3) following the metaphorical Lamb (Jesus Christ). Another stumbling block is that this relatively small group at first seems to be the sum total of all who are going to live through the end times or “go to heaven”. Later, when you understand the Woman of Revelation 12 who are saints protected in a single prepared place, you realize that the 144,000 is only an elite subset. The 144,000 have their special seal of mobile protection to fulfill the mission of preaching the Gospel of the Kingdom to all nations (Mt 24:14). While commonly thought to be drawn just from only Jews (descended from the Southern House of Judah's), the 144,000 are mostly made up of their Northern counterparts: the “Lost Ten Tribes of Israel” who today are found mixed among the Western nations (see www.BritAm.org for the astonishing proof of this). In other words, these emissaries with the testimony of Jesus are drawn from the same Western peoples today where you find the testimony of Jesus spread.

70 Weeks of Daniel

Key prophecy from Daniel 9:24-27 that predicts the reconstruction and destruction of Jerusalem, the two comings of the Messiah, the end time Antichrist takeover of Jerusalem, and the end of mankind's rebellion to God. The 70 weeks are divided into three periods of time: seven weeks, 62 weeks and one week. The seven weeks are from the decree of Artaxerxes in ~456 BC to rebuild Jerusalem until its completion 49 years later. The 62 weeks go from there until the Messiah's ministry began in 28/29 AD. The messiah was cut off as predicted “after the 62 weeks” in a gap period of about 2000 years before the final period commences. This intervening gap is also where the destruction of the temple happens. The third period or the 70^th Week is the final seven years that end with the Messiah's Second Coming to defeat the Antichrist. What few notice is that each of the 70 weeks so far have lined up with a sabbath year cycle. In other words they end with a sabbath year. This means that Jesus cannot come in just any year as most Christians imagine. Instead, there is a window for the Second Coming every seven years, not to mention that the events of the first half of the 70^th Week must happen first. Therefore we can easily rule out set dates for the rapture/Jesus' return and other false prophecies with this wisdom. The 70 Weeks also seem to have another fulfillment as 70 weeks of days spanning the time from when Jesus was baptized at the start of his ministry, through his death after 62^nd week and his glorified appearance for 40 days until he poured out the spirit in the 70^th week of his ministry.

70^th Week

The climactic final seven years of this age of man's 6000 years of self-rule. The 70^th Week ends with the Messiah's return in a sabbath year. The entire period spans a pact between the Antichrist and the Ten Rulers of Revelation 17 to remove opposition to a one world government with the Antichrist at the top. The first half contains several lead up events including a Middle East Nuclear war, the gathering of God's people to safety (Rev 12:13-17) and the catastrophic passage of star Wormwood. This sets up for the second half known as the Great Tribulation when this one world government enslaves the entire population minus the Woman and the 144,000 with the mark of the beast.

Bible Codes

Or Equidistant Letter Sequences Codes. These are secret messages that are supposed to be found in the Bible by assembling letters for words using constant skip lengths. There are a few real codes in the Bible such as the word "TORAH" appearing throughout the Torah (Genesis through Deuteronomy). However, the codes claimed to be found and used predictively have proven to be unreliable. This is similiar to how the allegorization of the plain text of the Bible has been used to "prove" all kinds of dates for the rapture and other events that have all failed. It is obvious that the codes are too easily forced and highly subjective in their interpretation (what does it mean when the words "2010" and "Death" cross?). Once a person has noted these flaws, hopefully they can be ready to embrace the literal approach to understanding the Bible that Jesus used (John 10:35).

Abomination of Desolation

This odd phrase from Daniel is impossible to decipher correctly for most Christians who are unfamiliar with the Old Testament. The Law of Moses defines idolatry as an abomination to God. Sure enough, we have an idolatrous statue predicted by Revelation 13 called the Image of the Beast. Thus, the Abomination of Desolation is the erection of an idolatrous statue or Image of the Beast (Mt 24:15; Mk 13:14) in the middle of the 70^th Week (Dan 9:27). This coincides with the interruption of daily oblation sacrifices at the start of the 1290 days by the Beast, 30 days before the Great Tribulation begins (Dan 12:11). Jesus said this signals the last moment to flee to the prepared place (Mt 24:15-21; Rev 12:13-17) so not be caught up in the Great Tribulation. As a foreshadow of this, Antiochus Epiphanes IV erected a statue of Zeus/Jupiter (Dan 11:31; 1Macc 6:1-7).

Antichrist

John's epistles describe antichrist as a spirit of opposition to Christ or the Father found in both non-believers and ex-believers (1 John 2:18, 22; 4:3; 2 John 1:7). Yet, somehow, this term has become a misnomer for “the Beast” of Revelation, “the Little Horn” of Daniel, and Paul's “Man of Sin”. These refer to the coming one world government ruler in the Great Tribulation. This man apparently will die from a deadly wound and be resurrected through Satan's power prior to claiming to be God and taking his rightful place to rule the world from the future Third Temple in Jerusalem (2The 2:4). He achieves this with the help of the False Prophet and Ten Kings (Rev 17) through their seven year pact to get rid of America and rule the world.

"Antichrist 7-Year Peace Treaty with Israel"

Although completely unsupported by Scripture, this theory somehow persists and keeps end time prophecy sealed. Scripture does not say the seven year treaty is a peace treaty,made with Israel, nor even broken in the middle! Nor does it say that the Antichrist is revealed at the start of this pact, but rather he only takes over after the pact has achieved the destruction of America (who the Ten Kings hate) and chaos and famine on earth from keeping Wormwood's approach secret.

Battle of Armageddon

Refers to the short-lived battle at Jerusalem between the world's armies and the returning Messiah (Zech 14:1-15) on the Day of the LORD (Yom Kippur). Armageddon is actually only the gathering place of armies within a day or so before at the 6^th Bowl (Rev 16:14-16). Armageddon literally means “Hill of Megiddo” which is across the Plain of Esdraelon from Nazareth.

Day of the LORD

Commonly thought to refer to a “time period”, this literally will be a single day in the future. It refers to Yom Kippur or Tishrei 10 and the apocalyptic battle that takes place that day at Jerusalem. The Seven Bowls of God's Wrath end on this day with Satan's banishment as pictured in Revelation 19-20 and Leviticus 16. It is the judgment of God on the wicked nations in rebellion to him.

Beginning of Sorrows/Birth Pains

In the Olivet Discourse, Jesus identifies a third world war, earthquakes and pestilence happening everywhere along with cosmic signs from heaven as the actual start of the end times events (Mt 24:7-8=Mk 13:8=Lk 21:11). This comes after deception wars and wars and rumors of wars increase which are not to be taken as signs of the end (Mt 24:6). This passage alone debunks the doctrine of Imminency because Jesus several delineated clear prerequisite events to the end and his coming.

The Beast

Term for the Antichrist used throughout Revelation.

The False Prophet

Head of the future one world religion who will help convince the world to worship the Beast as God (2Th 2:4; Rev 13:11-16). He will do this through the miracles, signs and wonders, the “Image of the Beast” and the “Mark of the Beast”. Scripture points to the final pope filling this role with his two horned mitre hat, claim to be the Vicar of Christ, and the clever deceptive teaching he puts out.

Elijah

Another key prophecy overlooked by Christianity. Malachi 3-4 predicts the coming of an end time prophet to precede the Second Coming of Christ, just as forerunner John the Baptist preceded the First Coming. He will show people to repent from sin, religion and man's traditions and instead turn to God's word and way of life, just as John did. It seems likely that he (or possibly the Two Witnesses) will gather God's people to safety ahead of Wormwood and the Great Tribulation, much as Moses the prophet lead the Israelites in the Exodus out of slavery to where God wanted them.

Gog and Magog War

Commonly thought to be a pretrib attack by Russia on Israel. In reality, Ezekiel 38 and 39 describe two separate wars that bookend the Millennium: first the “Battle of Armageddon” (Eze 39 = Rev 19:11-21) and after the millennium, the revolt of Satan put down with fire from heaven (Eze 38 = Rev 20:7-10). Both wars end in a single day by the power of God.

Great Tribulation

When Satan is kicked out of heaven for good, it kicks off a 3½ year time of trouble for the saints beginning with the Abomination of Desolation 30 days before the Great Tribulation (Job 1:6-7; 2:1-2; Dan 12:1=Rev 12:7-12; Mt 24:15). Despite this, people think that the entire seven years of the 70^th Week is the Great Tribulation. In reality, Jesus said the Great Tribulation would only follow the Abomination of Desolation, which Daniel said is in the middle of the 70^th Week. This means it is exactly 3½ years/1260 days/42 months as Revelation and Daniel describe in about six places (Dan 9:27; 7:25; Rev 12:14; 11:2; 13:5; 11:3). It begins at the 5^th trumpet and continues to the 7^th trumpet, or for three woes covering the last three trumpets. This is contrary to the popular view that the 1^st Seal kicks it off. God's saints will be on the earth throughout it in the place described in Revelation 12 not including the 144,000 who are scattered to provide the witness of the Gospel of the Kingdom against the wicked world.

Great White Throne Judgment

This is literally Judgment Day. It comes some time after the Millennium. (Rev 20:11-15). Unlike the Day of the LORD judgment on the nations, this is a day of individual judgment. Those few who have continually rejected God and his way of life are thrown into the Lake of Fire for the Second Death from which there is no resurrection.

Image of the Beast

A talking statue in the image of the Beast. It's not a hologram or some other technological trickery that any skeptic would eventually detect. Instead, Revelation tells us that the False Prophet gives a demonic spirit in the statue so that it talks and tells on those who do not worship it so they are put to death (Rev 13:15). The erection of this statue in the Third Temple is called the Abomination of Desolation, because idolatry is the chief abomination to God.

Innumerable Multitude

This group is described right after the 144,000 to show that the first group is not all those saved (Rev 7:9-17). The time period of this multitude is mysterious until you notice the palm branches in their hands. The Bible associates palms with the Feast of Tabernacles (Lev 23:40; Neh 8:15) which itself is a picture of the Millennium (Jn 12:13; Lk 9:28-33). Therefore this group can only be the glorified saints ruling the earth during the Millennium (Rev 20). This is why they are in white robes and never hunger, thirst, burn nor reflect sunlight yet around the Lamb's throne. They are not the raptured saints in heaven (Rev 7:16=Isa 49:10; see them instead in Rev 15).

Kingdom of God/Kingdom of Heaven

At the 7^th Trumpet or “last trump” the Great Tribulation (wrath of Satan) ends and the Kingdom of God begins on earth (Rev 11:15-19). The first orders of business is why the rapture happens and the seven bowls of God's wrath commence. The government of God made up of the glorified saints ruling the earth. (Heaven in this case is only a euphemism for God and does not denote the location.) Unlike the Kingdom of Israel with corruptible mortal kings that were always one generation away from apostasy, the leaders in this government never die or be corrupted.

Lake of Fire

Thought to be a place of eternal torment for all (based on Rev 20:10). Maybe for angels, nephilim and demons who are put there at the end of the age (Rev 19:20; Mt 13:38-42, 25:41), but for humans who are put there 1000+ years later (Rev 20:15), it is a short-lived incinerator that delivers "second" or final death punishment (Rev 20:14; Rom 6:23). The confusing part is that the Beast and False Prophet thrown in it at the end of the age appear to be human but are not, they are nephilim. If they were redeemable humans, they would be thrown in with the rest of wicked humans at the Great White Throne Judgment 1000+ years later.

Little Horn

Term for the Antichrist from Daniel 7-8.

Mark of the Beast

During the Great Tribulation, people will be forced to take this on their hand or forehead as a sign of worship of the Beast and to be able to engage in commerce in the Beast empire (Rev 13:16-18). Those who refuse will be martyred or at least starve (Rev 20:4). People speculate that it may already be here in the form of a biochip or barcode, but the truth is we will not know for sure what form it will take until it arrives. The arrival does not come until after the faithful saints are taken to the prepared place that Revelation 12 describes. Those who do take the mark are not tortured forever (Rev 14:10-11 cf. Isa 34:9-10; Rev 19:3) but they do miss the rapture and suffer through the seven bowls of God's wrath (Rev 14:10) which likely will kill them (2/3 – Zech 13:8).

The Millennium

The 1000 year reign of the Messiah and his glorified bride as kings and priests (Rev 20:3-4). This is the Kingdom of God set up on earth finally after the 6000 years of man's self rule ending with the Great Tribulation. The subjects of this kingdom will be all the survivors of the Great Tribulation and Seven Bowls of the Wrath of God (Zech 14:16-19).

Mystery Babylon the Great

Revelation 17-18 and Jeremiah 50-51 describe this economically and militarily powerful nation (“hammer of all the earth”) who keeps the Satanic beast world empire at bay. She makes shipping merchants rich and intoxicates the world with her sinful materialistic lifestyle. She will be destroyed by an enemy from the north in a single day according to the plan of the Ten Kings and Antichrist. The United States of America is the only country that fits all the literal requirements given describing Daughter Babylon and Mystery Babylon.

Nephilim or Rephaim

Genesis 6 introduces the Nephilim (Hebrew: "fallen ones") traditionally translated as giants. These nephilim are explained to be the hybrid offspring from the union of women and the "sons of God". Scripture defines them as angels (Gen 6:2=Job 1:6;2:1;38:7), fallen angels to be specific, not the "righteous line of Seth". Although their illicit offspring were wiped out with the flood, they were recreated later (Gen 6:4). This is the source of the giant Rephaim like Og and Goliath who David fought. The book of Enoch explains that the Nephilim are where the demons come from, at death. The Bible indicates all things that offend including the demons will be collected and burned up at the end of this age (Mt 13:41) The Beast and False Prophet are included in this (Rev 19:20). This indicates that the Beast and False prophet are Nephilim not human.

The Rapture

The gathering of the dead and alive saints to heaven immediately following their glorification. Contrary to common belief, this event does not happen before the Great Tribulation to save the saints from it. It happens after the Great Tribulation to reward them at the same time that the dead in Christ are likewise rewarded (Mt 24:29-31; 1Th 4:16-18; 2Th 2:1-4; 1Co 15:51-54; Dan 12:1-3). The real physical salvation/escape plan of the bulk of the saints is to bring them with miracles to the place prepared for the entire Great Tribulation (Rev 12). The gloried saints then are seen in heaven on the sea of fire and glass while the seven bowls of wrath are poured out on the earth (Rev 15-16). The marriage supper of the Lamb may take place then or when they return nine days later as Revelation 19 portrays the Battle of Armageddon as a “supper”.

Sabbath Year

(Heb: Shmittah)Part of the Torah God commanded Ancient Israel through Moses required they leave their land fallow every seventh year. Like the rest of God's calendar he gave to Israel, there is a prophetic meaning to this day beyond the local immediate meaning. This year pictures the return of the Messiah and the establishment of his kingdom.

Sabbath Year Cycle

The first sabbath year Israel kept established the sabbath year cycle. Every following seventh year is also a sabbath year, whether Israel is around keeping them anymore or not. Daniel's 70 weeks were established on this grid as you can prove out from Nehemiah's time and the Messiah's ministry beginning at the 69^th Week of Daniel. Finding the sabbath year cycle therefore helps you establish which one out of seven years in present time the Messiah can return because when he comes it will again be a sabbath year, the sabbath year at the end of the 70^th Week of Daniel.

Satan or The Devil

Hebrew: HaSatan or "The Adversary". Satan or the Devil is (probably, like Michael) an archangel who God created with all the angels before the earth (Job 38:7). He is the chief of all the fallen angels, or the one third of the angels who rebell against God (Rev 12:4). Satan wants to replace God (Isa 14) and is allowed to deceive the whole world and unleash his wrath of the Great Tribulation, even believers (Rev 12:9; 9-13). This serves God's purpose to test man and refine his people (Dan 11:35). By the way, Lucifer is not the name of Satan (Isa 14:12). It is a Latin transliteration of the Hebrew word Helel/Hillel, refering to the chief diety of the Canaanite pantheon.

Second Coming

The return of Jesus at the end of the 70^th Week of Daniel as king. Last time he came at the end of the 69^th Week of Daniel to serve and teach. His coming will be on the holy day of Yom Kippur or the Day of the LORD. Contrary to common belief, this event is not imminent nor can come at any moment but must wait for certain prerequisites overlooked by Christians(Mt 24:6). Bible prophecy when carefully understood lists many events that have not happened yet. Also, Jesus makes two other appearances on two other prophetic feast day fulfillments; Pentecost for the sealing of the 144,000 (Rev 14:1) and Trumpets for the rapture of his bride (Rev 11:15; Mt 24:29-31).

The Seven Thunders

Right before God's Kingdom begins at the 7^th Trumpet, an angel will utter the seven thunders. Remarkably, John was forbidden to write down what they said. However, we can extrapolate much of the content given the timing of this event just before the 7^th trumpet rapture (Rev 10:3-4) and seven bowls of wrath following on its heels. Psalm 29 and other verses in Revelation associated with thunders, also indicate that the thunders are the actual voice of God (which often is delivered through angels in Scripture). Given this it seems reasonable that God must be announcing his present takeover of the world, explaining the coming disapparance of his saints in the rapture, and also warning the world about the grievous punishment about to begin including of course the reasons for all the above. If these things were written down, many mysteries including the timing of the rapture would be plain and undeniable. God's plan is not to make his truth easy and obvious, but to require freewill choice to both discover it and want to obey it.

Ten Kings

Revelation 17 describes ten powerful rulers. They are not kings because they have no kingdom yet. Still they have the power needed to bring the Antichrist into world rulership which they do so they can rule openly with him. They accomplish this by keeping Wormwood's coming secret to accentuate the resulting crisis. They also specifically cause the destruction of Mystery Babylon who is pictured as keeping the Beast at bay or out of power (riding him). These ten kings may be the Bible's confirmation of the infamous Illuminati, rumored to pull the strings of all the world rulers.

Time of Jacob's Trouble

Commonly thought to be the first half of the 70^th Week. This is actually the same event as Armageddon: The Day of the LORD (Jer 30:7=Isa 13:6-9).

Two Witnesses

During the 1260 days of the Great Tribulation these two prophets witness against the Antichrist at his headquarters in the Third Temple in Jerusalem (Rev 11:1-4; Dan 11:45; 2Th 2:4). When their witness is finished they will die 3½ days before the resurrection of all the dead in Christ and the rapture of the alive in Christ on Tishrei 1. These two seem to be the two witnesses required to give the testimony of the crescent new moon of Tishrei per the ancient tradition practiced even in the First Century when Jesus kept the feasts on the correct calendar and dates. Although some think they will be Elijah and Enoch or Moses and Elijah the truth is like John the Baptist they will be two new men who come in the spirit and pattern of Moses and Elijah. (Rev 11:3-13; Mal 4:5-6). Probably like them, one will be from the Southern House of Judah, and the other from the Northern House of Israel.

The Woman

The Woman is one of the rare topics in Revelation (like the 144,000) that mixes allegory with the normal literal narrative. The result is the misunderstanding that the Woman only represents Jews who are left behind after the Church receives preferential treatment via a supposed “pretrib rapture”. However one thing is clear that like the 144,000 the Woman is made of the faithful of all Israel. This is conveyed through the literal constellation (“sign”) of Virgo, the Virgin Woman (Hebrew: Betula) in the heavens. We know it represents all twelve tribes of Israel (not just two tribes called the Jews) thanks to Genesis 37:9-10. These are the faithful or righteous of Israel from which the Messiah came (Mary was righteous). The Devil (the dragon) attempted to kill the man child at birth through Herod's Massacre of the Innocents. He failed and so we see the male child ascend to heaven until the day he will return and rule with a rod of iron (Rev 19-20=Ps 2:8-9). That all is the setup for using Woman of the literal constellation allegorically as the symbol righteous Israel on earth in the end times. We are shown through the woman how God will protect all the righteous during the Great Tribulation (3½ years or time, times and half a time).

Wormwood

Revelation 8 predicts this literal doomsday star will poison one third of the world's fresh water before the Great Tribulation. With careful analysis, it also can be shown to be responsible for all the cosmic disturbances and calamities listed from the 6^th seal to the 4^th trumpet which happen in rapid succession. It would also be responsible a literal change from our current 365¼ day year back to a 360 day year as Revelation indicates by its 1260 day/42 month/3½ year length assigned to the Great Tribulation. Wormwood will put the earth in such chaos and famine that America can be taken down by her communist enemies so the Antichrist can ride the crisis into power. Unfortunately, this key prophecy is completely missed by popular Christian eschatology, probably due to the confusing language and prevailing notion that Wormwood is only an allegorical star that predicted the 1986 Chernobyl nuclear disaster.

Feasts of the LORD

Unfamiliarity with these supposed “Jewish Holidays” is one of the chief reasons that Christians do not understand Bible prophecy. Paul said they were shadows of good things to come and Jesus stated that the Torah (that contains them) must be “fulfilled”. In other words they are prophetic templates. Without these prophetic templates overlaid over Revelation, Daniel, the Olivet Discourse and others, prophecy is sealed. These set apart days all occur in the months of Aviv (1^st), Sivan (3^rd) and Tishrei (7^th). There is one pilgrimage feast in each of those months required for all males in Ancient Israel to travel to Jerusalem to celebrate them.

To find out the schedule for the feasts each year consult my holy day feasts page or www.karaite-korner.org/holiday_dates.shtml

Passover

(Hebrew:Pesach) Aviv 14. This term actually refers to a lamb, not a day. It is the lamb sacrificed on the 14^th of Aviv. The lamb is eaten on the evening of the 15^th or the first day of Unleavened Bread. Prophetically the lamb pictures the Messiah paying the price for grace to cover all human sin.

Feast of Unleavened Bread

(Hebrew: Chag Ha Matzot) Aviv 15 through Aviv 21. This pilgrimage feast is observed by removing all leaven from Israel and eating matzahs (flat bread). Prophetically this pictures the removal of malice and deceit from the believer's heart over his lifetime (seven days pictures completion). It is fitting that this feast follows Passover given that the reconciliation to God that Jesus' sacrifice makes possible is the first step.

Beginning of the Harvest/First of Firstfruits

(Hebrew: Reishit Katzir) This festival marks the start of the count to Pentecost. It is the Sunday after the Sabbath that falls during Unleavened Bread. On this day the priests were to take the first omer of wheat to mature from Israel's fields and wave it before God on Sunday morning. Before they had done this, no one could harvest their fields. Prophetically this pictures the ascension of Jesus after his resurrection earlier that same first day of the week (sometime after Sabbath sunset and before Sunday sunrise).

Pentecost

(Hebrew: Shavuot) Always on the Sunday in Sivan that comes seven weeks after the sabbath that falls during Unleavened Bread. This pilgrimage feast day is positioned between the Spring and Fall feasts and was partially fulfilled in the First Century. It still awaits its final fulfillment some 2000 years later before the end times events represented by the Fall Feasts can happen. Peter's Pentecost Day interpretation of Joel 2:30-32 tells us this will happen at the same time as the 6^th Seal and pouring out of the spirit again on the 144,000.

Day of Trumpets

(Hebrew: Yom Teruah) Tishrei 1 or the 7^th month on the Biblical calendar. Prophetically this fall feast pictures the rapture of the saints which will happen on this day. It is the day of shouting or announcements. The Messiah was born on this day (not Tabernacles) and the seven thunders will be announced on this day as well.

Day of Atonement

Hebrew: Yom Kippur) Tishrei 10 on the Biblical calendar. This is the only fast day commanded by God. The fast is appropriate due to the solemn nature of the day prophetically. It pictures the apocalyptic events of Revelation 19 when Jesus returns to defeat the world armies under the influence of the Antichrist and Satan.

Feast of Tabernacles

(Hebrew: Sukkot) This fall feast runs from Tishrei 15 to Tishrei 21. Native born Israelites are commanded to live in booths (sukkah) during the week. Prophetically it pictures the Millennium and is associated with palm branches (Rev 7:9-17).

The Last Great Day/Eighth Day of Assembly

(Hebrew: Shemini Atzeret) This pilgrimage feast day immediately follows the seven days of tabernacles yet is a separate holiday on Tishrei 22. Prophetically it pictures the Great White Throne Judgment of Revelation 20 which similarly comes after the Millennium that the seven days of Tabernacles picture.

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