should Christians celebrate the Feasts?
07-30-2007, 01:52 PM
And to offer a quick note on Helena's first post and question on this thing: "Should Christians celebrate these festivals/celebrations/holy convocations, or not?"
Most of the 23rd chapter of Leviticus talks about the mechanics of the celebrations, but for each of them, there is a little phrase that sticks in my thinker: "This is to be a lasting ordinance for the generations to come, wherever you live" (NIV). One of the translations says something like, "a commandment forever, for all generations." I do like to think of myself as still within the context of "forever" and certainly as having been adopted into His family, and grafted into the lineage of Abraham. So, that would seem to imply that I am still part of the "all generations" that needs to be celebrating.
And there are interesting consequences for those called whose nations do NOT celebrate at least Tabernacles/Sukkoth. Zechariah 14:19 says: "This will be the punishment of Egypt and the punishment of all the nations that do not go up to celebrate the Feast of Tabernacles." This section does specifically say that it is the nations that had attacked Jerusalem who would be commanded to attend the Tabernacles celebrations, but I feel as though this kind of fits in with Dave's comments about even simply ignoring them! "If you're not FOR me, you're AGAINST me." Isn't that what Jesus said? (and don't EVEN bring up the "if they're not against us, they're for us" arguement. )
Most of the 23rd chapter of Leviticus talks about the mechanics of the celebrations, but for each of them, there is a little phrase that sticks in my thinker: "This is to be a lasting ordinance for the generations to come, wherever you live" (NIV). One of the translations says something like, "a commandment forever, for all generations." I do like to think of myself as still within the context of "forever" and certainly as having been adopted into His family, and grafted into the lineage of Abraham. So, that would seem to imply that I am still part of the "all generations" that needs to be celebrating.
And there are interesting consequences for those called whose nations do NOT celebrate at least Tabernacles/Sukkoth. Zechariah 14:19 says: "This will be the punishment of Egypt and the punishment of all the nations that do not go up to celebrate the Feast of Tabernacles." This section does specifically say that it is the nations that had attacked Jerusalem who would be commanded to attend the Tabernacles celebrations, but I feel as though this kind of fits in with Dave's comments about even simply ignoring them! "If you're not FOR me, you're AGAINST me." Isn't that what Jesus said? (and don't EVEN bring up the "if they're not against us, they're for us" arguement. )
Blessings!
Dean
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