The Feast of Trumpets： A Rehearsal for What's Coming

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Brian walked Tribe through the three fall feasts described in Leviticus 23, arguing that these are not just ancient Jewish rituals but God's own family traditions, and that each one is a rehearsal for something Jesus has not yet done but will do. The message landed in the middle of a broader conversation Tribe has been having since COVID about getting back onto God's rhythm rather than the...

Read together

1. Acts 2 cited as the origin of revival after Jesus' crucifixion, when believers came together in one mind and one accord and the Spirit came like a rushing mighty wind
2. Leviticus 23:23-44 read aloud by the congregation as the primary text, covering the feast of trumpets, day of atonement, and feast of shelters
3. Numbers 29 mentioned alongside Leviticus 23 as an Old Testament reference for the feast of trumpets
4. 1 Corinthians 15:51-52 quoted to describe the transformation of believers at the last trumpet, connecting the feast of trumpets to the rapture
5. 1 Thessalonians 4:16 quoted to describe the Lord descending with a shout, the voice of the archangel, and the trumpet call, with the dead rising first
6. Zechariah 12 read to describe God watching over Judah and the clans finding strength in the Lord, connected to Jesus leading Israel to retake Jerusalem
7. Zechariah 12:10 quoted to describe Israel looking on the one they have pierced and mourning, connected to national repentance at the day of atonement
8. Zephaniah 3:17 quoted to show Jesus rejoicing over Israel with gladness and calming their fears after their recognition of him
9. Daniel 9, 10, 11 referenced briefly as scriptural basis for the seven-year tribulation timeline
10. Jeremiah 30 referenced alongside Daniel and Ezekiel as prophetic basis for the tribulation period
11. Ezekiel referenced alongside Daniel and Jeremiah as prophetic basis for the tribulation period
12. Matthew 24 cited as Jesus' own words about his return at the last trumpet
13. Micah 4:1-3 quoted as the closing verse describing nations streaming to the Lord's house, swords beaten into plowshares, and the Lord settling disputes, connected to the feast of Sukkot and the millennial reign
14. Revelation mentioned in connection with the seven trumpets and the prophetic picture of Jesus returning

What was said

• Show up to the Town Square at 5PM today to stand with the Jewish community at their monthly gathering marking two years since October 7.
• Build or look up what a sukkah is, and spend a few minutes outside this week sitting under the night sky thinking about what it means that God himself wants to be your shelter.
• Take ten minutes in your quiet time this week to sit with one of the fall feast passages from Leviticus 23 and ask the Lord to recalibrate your rhythm away from the world's pace.
• If you have been carrying sin, shame, or bondage you have not named out loud, find someone you trust this week and say it out, the way Lissa invited the congregation to do during worship.
• Fill out the connect card in your seat and check the young adult box if you want to get plugged into what that community has going on.

Talk about it

1. Brian talked about how, after COVID, many people rushed back to normal without stopping to grieve or process what had happened. Have you experienced that kind of skipping-over in your own life, and what did it cost you?
2. Brian described God's feasts as family traditions meant to help us remember, recalibrate, and rehearse. Which of those three feels most foreign or most needed in your life right now, and why?
3. During worship, someone shared that it is God's loving kindness that leads us to repentance. Brian also said revival starts inwardly with personal repentance before it shows up outwardly. What does that progression actually look like in your day-to-day life?
4. Brian described a man who spent twenty-three years in prison and is now leading a church of redeemed people, saying his testimony is exactly what God uses. What does that story stir up in you about your own story or the stories of people you tend to write off?
5. Brian said that how you stand with and support Israel today is exactly how you would have stood with Israel during World War Two, and that your stance today is the least expensive it will ever be. What did that land like for you, and what does standing with someone actually cost in your own context?