The feasts of Jehovah are very important in a number of ways. First, they are His feasts, not just the feasts of Moses or the nation of Israel. Secondly, they all point to our Messiah, High Priest, and King. Thirdly, they give us one more important bit of information in regard to the end times and the coming tribulation. Let us begin.
Leviticus 23:1-8 The LORD spoke again to Moses, saying, 23:2 "Speak to the sons of Israel and say to them, 'The LORD'S appointed times which you shall proclaim as holy convocations—My appointed times are these:
As you can clearly understand, these are Jehovah’s appointed times. Times He has declared should be celebrated and commemorated. These feasts carry the same weight at His commandments and the same judgments and penalties for those who forsake them.
23:3 'For six days work may be done, but on the seventh day there is a sabbath of complete rest, a holy convocation. You shall not do any work; it is a sabbath to the LORD in all your dwellings.
Many people mistakenly believe that the Sabbath commandment was nailed to the cross. They add to this heresy when they also proclaim that the Law was similarly nailed to the cross and done away with by Jehovah. They are deceived, as Jehovah does not change nor does His word. Jesus made this very clear early in His ministry.So who or what changed the Sabbath, which was instituted by GOD in Genesis 2.
Genesis 2:1 Thus the heavens and the earth were completed, and all their hosts. 2:2 By the seventh day God completed His work which He had done, and He rested on the seventh day from all His work which He had done. 2:3 Then God blessed the seventh day and sanctified it, because in it He rested from all His work which God had created and made.
Quite clearly, the Sabbath is not just for the Jews as the nation of Israel was not present in the Garden.
Matthew 5:17 "Do not think that I came to abolish the Law or the Prophets; I did not come to abolish but to fulfill. 5:18 "For truly I say to you, until heaven and earth pass away, not the smallest letter or stroke shall pass from the Law until all is accomplished.
Jesus did not teach that the Sabbath was done away with, He actually taught on the Sabbath. So who changed it? The Roman Church aka. the Synagogue of Satan changed it as it has changed many times and seasons to accommodate their pagan/demonic practices.
You are all free to look this up for yourselves.
23:4 'These are the appointed times of the LORD, holy convocations which you shall proclaim at the times appointed for them.
23:5 'In the first month, on the fourteenth day of the month at twilight is the LORD'S Passover.
Passover can be confusing because it is referred to as a day as well as a meal. Adding to this confusion is that the Feast of Unleavened Bread is the very next night. So actually, the Passover meal is eaten on the first day of this feast. Remember that GOD starts each day in the evening not at midnight.
23:6 'Then on the fifteenth day of the same month there is the Feast of Unleavened Bread to the LORD; for seven days you shall eat unleavened bread.
23:7 'On the first day you shall have a holy convocation; you shall not do any laborious work.
23:8 'But for seven days you shall present an offering by fire to the LORD. On the seventh day is a holy convocation; you shall not do any laborious work.'"
This is a seven day feast with the first and last days all being High Holy days or Sabbaths. Of course, the search for leaven is in realty a sincere search within everyone’s hearts to expose the sin which lies hidden in the hearts deepest recesses.
Matthew 16:6 And Jesus said to them, "Watch out and beware of the leaven of the Pharisees and Sadducees."
Matthew 16:12 Then they understood that He did not say to beware of the leaven of bread, but of the teaching of the Pharisees and Sadducees.
Luke 12:1 Under these circumstances, after so many thousands of people had gathered together that they were stepping on one another, He began saying to His disciples first of all, "Beware of the leaven of the Pharisees, which is hypocrisy.
Is GOD asking too much of us to spend time searching our own hearts for the sin that remains un-conffessed within each of us? When was the last time you gave serious thought and time to your sin?