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The '''feasts of God''' refer to the feasts in the [[Bible]], which [[God]] commanded His people to keep. As for a weekly feast, there is the [[Sabbath|Sabbath day]]. As for the annual feasts, there are the [[Passover]], the [[Feast of Unleavened Bread]], the [[Day of Resurrection]] [<nowiki/>[[Day of Firstfruits]]], the [[Pentecost]] [<nowiki/>[[Feast of Weeks]]], the [[Feast of Trumpets]], the [[Day of Atonement]], and the [[Feast of Tabernacles]]. The seven annual feasts are grouped into three times and are called the ''Seven Feasts in Three Times''.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Leviticus+23&OLWordSearchRange=beg&version=NIV |title=Leviticus 23 |publisher= }}</ref><ref name=":2">{{Cite web |url=https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Deuteronomy+16%3A16&version=NIV |title=Deuteronomy 16:16 |publisher= }}</ref>  

Each feast contains the meaning of commemorating the love of [[Christ]], who sacrificed Himself for the salvation of mankind, and the power of God, who leads mankind to the [[Heaven|kingdom of heaven]]. It is also a prophecy that shows God’s work of salvation.

*'''Origin:''' The Sabbath day means ''a day of rest'', which originated from the fact that God rested on the seventh day after [[Six-Day Creation|creating the heavens and the earth]] for six days. God blessed and made this day holy, and appointed it as the commemoration day of the [[Creator]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Genesis+2%3A1-3&version=NIV |title=Genesis 2:1–3}}</ref> Sabbath in Hebrew is ''Shabbat'' (שַׁבָּת) which derived from the word ''Shavat'' ([https://www.studylight.org/lexicons/eng/hebrew/7676.html שָׁבַת]), meaning “to cease” or “to rest.”

The annual feasts of God originated from the work of [[Moses]]. When the Israelites were enslaved in Egypt, God appointed Moses as their leader to free them and lead them to Canaan. Moses’ work for about a year from the time of the [[Exodus]] became the origin of each feast. This shows us Jesus’ work of salvation—how He would come as our Savior, free the people of God from the sinful world, and lead them to the kingdom of heaven, that is, the heavenly Canaan.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Deuteronomy+18%3A18&version=NIV |title=Deuteronomy 18:18|publisher=}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Acts+3%3A20-24&version=NIV |title=Acts 3:20–24|publisher=}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Hebrews+3%3A2-6&version=NIV |title=Hebrews 3:2–6 |publisher= }}</ref>  

*'''Origin:''' The word ''Passover'' means “disasters pass over.” It originated from the history of the Israelites, who were slaves in Egypt; around the 15th century [[B.C. and A.D.|B.C.]], they were protected from the plague and were set free by keeping the Passover.<ref name=":8">{{Cite web |url=https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Exodus+12&OLWordSearchRange=beg&version=NIV |title=Exodus 12 |publisher= }}</ref> Passover in Hebrew is ''pesach (פֶּסַח)'' which is derived from the word ''pasach (פָּסַח)'', meaning “to pass over.” In Greek, it is ''pascha (πασχα)''.

*'''History:''' The first Passover was celebrated at the time of the Israelites’ Exodus. They kept the Passover a second time the following year,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Numbers+9%3A1-5&version=NIV |title=Numbers 9:1–5}}</ref> in the Desert of Sinai, and a third time on the plains of [[Jericho]] at the end of their 40-year journey, then they entered Canaan that year.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Joshua+5%3A10-12&version=NIV |title=Joshua 5:10–12}}</ref> In the time of Hezekiah, which was about 800 years after the time of Moses, the Israelites kept the Passover.<ref name="히스기야 유월절">{{Cite web|url=https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=2+Chronicles+30%3A1-12&version=NIV |title=2 Chronicles 30:1–12}}</ref> It is also recorded in the Bible that King Josiah kept the Passover and God acknowledged him to have obeyed all the laws of God with all his heart, soul, and strength.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=2+Kings+23%3A21-25&version=NIV |title=2 Kings 23:21–25}}</ref>  In the New Testament times, [[Jesus Christ]] established the Passover of the [[New Covenant|new covenant]]. Keeping the Passover with bread and wine, which represent His flesh and blood, Jesus opened the way to the [[Forgiveness of Sins|forgiveness of sins]] and eternal life for mankind.<ref name="Matthew 유월절" /> The [[Apostle|apostles]] and the saints of the early Church kept the Passover of the new covenant every year on the evening of the 14th day of the first month by the sacred calendar since [[Ascension of Jesus|Jesus’ ascension]].<ref name=":9" />

<small>{{참고|Passover|New Covenant Passover|설명=}}</small>

*'''Fulfillment of the Prophecy:''' The Feast of Unleavened Bread represents [[Suffering on the Cross|the suffering of Jesus]] on the cross. After keeping the last Passover with His disciples, Jesus was arrested that night and went through all kinds of affliction.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Isaiah+53%3A3-8&version=NIV |title=Isaiah 53:3–8 |publisher= }}</ref> The following day, He suffered on the [[cross]] for hours from nine in the morning to three in the afternoon.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=matthew+26-27&OLWordSearchRange=beg&version=NIV |title=Matthew 26-27 |publisher= }}</ref> The Israelites’ entering the Red Sea represents Jesus’ entering the tomb, and their landing from the Red Sea represents [[Resurrection of Jesus|Jesus’ resurrection]]. This meaning is shown through [[baptism]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=1+Corinthians+10%3A1-2&version=NIV |title=1 Corinthians 10:1–2 |publisher= }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=1+Peter+3%3A21&version=NIV |title=1 Peter 3:21 |publisher= }}</ref>

*'''Origin:''' On the fortieth day after the Israelites crossed the Red Sea, Moses went up on Mount Sinai at the call of God.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Exodus+19%3A1-7&version=NIV |title=Exodus 19:1–7|publisher=}}</ref> Three days later, God descended on Mount Sinai, declared the covenant,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Exodus+19%3A16-23&version=NIV |title=Exodus 19:16–23:33|publisher=}}</ref> and told Moses to come up again to receive the tablets of stone with the law and commands written on them. On the fiftieth day after crossing the Red Sea, Moses went up to Mount Sinai and received the tablets of stone of the [[Ten Commandments]] from God while staying there for 40 days.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web|url=https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Exodus+24%3A12-18&version=NIV |title=Exodus 24:12–18|publisher=}}</ref> God appointed the day Moses went up Mount Sinai to receive the Ten Commandments as the Feast of Weeks and had the Israelites commemorate it.

*'''Fulfillment of the Prophecy:''' Moses went up Mount Sinai to receive the Ten Commandments on the fiftieth day after crossing the Red Sea. This represented that Jesus would enter the [[Most Holy Place]] in heaven on the fiftieth day after His resurrection (Day of Pentecost) and pour out the [[The Holy Spirit|Holy Spirit]].<ref>Chapter 2 The Seven Feasts in Three Times, ''THE MYSTERY OF GOD AND THE SPRING OF THE WATER OF LIFE'', Ahnsahnghong, pg. 17, Melchizedek Pub. Co., Ltd</ref> Just as Jesus said, “You will receive power when the Holy Spirit comes on you, and you will be my witnesses in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and [[Samaria]], and to the ends of the earth,”<ref name=":02">{{Cite web|url=https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Acts+1%3A3-9&version=NIV |title=Acts 1:3–9|publisher=}}</ref> the Holy Spirit of Pentecost became a catalyst for the spread of the [[gospel]] of Jesus Christ throughout the world. Since then, the early Church grew rapidly.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Acts+2%3A14-41&version=NIV |title=Acts 2:14–41|publisher=}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Acts+4%3A1-4&version=NIV |title=Acts 4:1–4|publisher=}}</ref> However, after the apostles died, the [[church]], having become secularized and corrupt, forsook the truth and began to practice lawlessness. This provoked God to take back the Holy Spirit which was poured on the Day of Pentecost. This was a fulfillment of the prophecy of Moses breaking the tablets of the Ten Commandments that he had received, when he saw the Israelites worshiping an idol while he was coming down the mountain.<ref name=":6">{{Cite web|url=https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Exodus+32%3A1-19%2C+27-28&OLWordSearchRange=beg&version=NIV |title=Exodus 32:1–19, 27-28|publisher=}}</ref><ref>Chapter 15 The Feasts of God, ''MY SHEEP LISTEN TO MY VOICE'', Joo-cheol Kim, pg. 172, Melchizedek Pub. Co., Ltd</ref>

*[[Feast of Unleavened Bread]]

*[[Day of Firstfruits]]