Elul 27, 5778

Elul 27, 5778

Today is the 27th day of the 6th month, called Elul, of the Hebrew calendar. And counting up to 30, which will be the 1st day of the 7th month of Tishrei, will be Yom Teruah or the Feast of Trumpets. That'll be on Monday, September 10th, 2018. But the Hebrew day is from sundown to sundown.

The Torah for Yom Teruah are written in Leviticus 23: 23-25 which are:

1.You have a rest. You do no servile work.
So this day is a Shabbat day, a high Shabbat as compared to the weekly Shabbat day. So we cease from works.
2.A remembrance of blowing of Trumpets.
We are all obligated to blow the Trumpets but not all of us are skillful in blowing the Trumpets. But we can all shout with the voices of triumph.
3.A set apart gathering.
Its a day to gather together, to assemble. This is a set apart, a holy assembly because it is to assemble on a set apart and a holy day. This day is not a common or ordinary day.  And our Master Yeshua said that where 2 or 3 are gathered together in His Name, He will be with them.
4. You shall bring an offering made by fire to יהוה YHWH.
But there is no Temple since 70CE, and the 3rd Temple is not yet built. But our great High Priest, Yeshua the Messiah, has offered the ultimate sacrifice for us. So in Hebrew 13: 15-16 it is written for us that:
"Through Him than, let us continually offer up a slaughter offering of praise to Elohim, that is, the fruit of our lips, giving thanks to His Name. And do not forget to do good and to share, for with such slaughter offerings Elohim is well pleased." ISR 1998.

So we offer to Yahweh our Elohim, through Yeshua our great High Priest, the following "slaughter offerings " of:
1.Praise to Elohim. The high praises of Elohim are to be in our mouths. Psalms 47 is traditionally be recited and chanted at this time, before the blowing of the trumpets.
2.Giving thanks to His Name.  This is a time of giving thanks to His Name, to the Name of Yahweh our Elohim. Our mouths are to be full of thankfullness, overflowing from a thankful heart.
3. Do not forget to do good. Its a time to positively do good. We are to do, yes do, something good to others. This is a positive instruction.
4. Do not forget to share. This is also a positive  instruction. We share out of what we have. Don't wait until you're rich to share.

These are the "slaughter offering " that we offer to Yahweh our Elohim through Yeshua our great High Priest.

And the Feast of Trumpets tells us that at the sound of the "last shofar", His Majesty the King, Yeshua Ben Elohim, will descend down from heaven. He will arrive at Mount Olive, which is opposite of Mount Zion. O what a glorious day that'll be!