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The Day of Atonement, on the tenth day of the seventh month by the sacred calendar, is [[God]]’s sixth feast among the [[The Feasts of God|seven feasts in three times]]. It is held after the [[Feast of Trumpets]], which is the beginning of the Third Time Feast, and five days later, on the fifteenth day of the seventh month by the sacred calendar, the [[Feast of Tabernacles]] gets held for seven days<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Leviticus+23%3A24-34&version=NIV |title=Leviticus 23:24–34 |quote= }}</ref> around September and October by the [https://www.britannica.com/topic/Gregorian-calendar Gregorian calendar] (solar calendar). | The Day of Atonement, on the tenth day of the seventh month by the sacred calendar, is [[God]]’s sixth feast among the [[The Feasts of God|seven feasts in three times]]. It is held after the [[Feast of Trumpets]], which is the beginning of the Third Time Feast, and five days later, on the fifteenth day of the seventh month by the sacred calendar, the [[Feast of Tabernacles]] gets held for seven days<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Leviticus+23%3A24-34&version=NIV |title=Leviticus 23:24–34 |quote= }}</ref> around September and October by the [https://www.britannica.com/topic/Gregorian-calendar Gregorian calendar] (solar calendar). | ||
Atonement means removal of sins. The Day of Atonement is an important day when we can receive the forgiveness of the sins that we committed over one year before God. In Hebrew, it is called ''Yom Kippur (יוֹם כִּפֻּר)''. ''Yom'' ''(יוֹם)'' means ''day'',<ref>"[https://biblehub.com/hebrew/3117.htm yom"], 《Bible Hub》, "day"</ref> and ''Kippur'' ''(כִּפֻּר)'' means ''atonement''.<ref>[https://biblehub.com/hebrew/3725.htm "kippur"], 《Bible Hub》, "atonement"</ref> In the [[The Old Testament|Old Testament]] times, the Day of Atonement was the only day for the [[Priest|high priest]] to enter the [[Most Holy Place]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Hebrews+9%3A7&version=NIV |title=Hebrews 9:7 |publisher= |quote= }}</ref> | Atonement means removal of sins. The Day of Atonement is an important day when we can receive the forgiveness of the sins that we committed over one year before God. In Hebrew, it is called ''Yom Kippur (יוֹם כִּפֻּר)''. ''Yom'' ''(יוֹם)'' means ''day'',<ref>"[https://biblehub.com/hebrew/3117.htm yom"], 《Bible Hub》, "day"</ref> and ''Kippur'' ''(כִּפֻּר)'' means ''atonement''.<ref>[https://biblehub.com/hebrew/3725.htm "kippur"], 《Bible Hub》, "atonement"</ref> In the [[The Old Testament|Old Testament]] times, the Day of Atonement was the only day for the [[Priest|high priest]] to enter the [[The Most Holy Place|Most Holy Place]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Hebrews+9%3A7&version=NIV |title=Hebrews 9:7 |publisher= |quote= }}</ref> | ||
==The Origin of the Day of Atonement== | ==The Origin of the Day of Atonement== | ||
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==The Ceremony of the Day of Atonement== | ==The Ceremony of the Day of Atonement== | ||
===Old Testament Times=== | ===Old Testament Times=== | ||
The essence of the Day of Atonement in the Old Testament was that the high priest entered the [[Most Holy Place]] and offered a [[Sacrifice in the Old Testament|sin offering]] on behalf of the Israelites who had sinned. Access to the Most Holy Place, where the [[Ark of the Covenant|ark of the covenant]] was enshrined behind the second curtain of the [[Sanctuary (Tabernacle)|Holy Place]], was strictly controlled at ordinary times. Only once a year, on the Day of Atonement, the tenth day of the seventh month by the sacred calendar, the high priest could enter the Most Holy Place after offering a sin offering.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Leviticus+16%3A2-3&version=NIV |title=Leviticus 16:2–3 |quote= }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Exodus+30%3A1-10&version=NIV |title=Exodus 30:1–10 |quote= }}</ref> | The essence of the Day of Atonement in the Old Testament was that the high priest entered the [[The Most Holy Place|Most Holy Place]] and offered a [[Sacrifice in the Old Testament|sin offering]] on behalf of the Israelites who had sinned. Access to the Most Holy Place, where the [[Ark of the Covenant|ark of the covenant]] was enshrined behind the second curtain of the [[Sanctuary (Tabernacle)|Holy Place]], was strictly controlled at ordinary times. Only once a year, on the Day of Atonement, the tenth day of the seventh month by the sacred calendar, the high priest could enter the Most Holy Place after offering a sin offering.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Leviticus+16%3A2-3&version=NIV |title=Leviticus 16:2–3 |quote= }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Exodus+30%3A1-10&version=NIV |title=Exodus 30:1–10 |quote= }}</ref> | ||
On the Day of Atonement, the high priest offered a young bull for a sin offering and a ram for a burnt offering,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Leviticus+16%3A3&version=NIV |title=Leviticus 16:3 |quote= }}</ref> and from the Israelite community he took two male goats for a sin offering and a ram for burnt offering, and he presented them at the entrance to the [[Sanctuary (Tabernacle)|Tent of Meeting]]. The high priest cast lots for two goats, one lot for God as a sin offering and the other for the scapegoat. The high priest put all the sins of the Israelites on the scapegoat’s head. The scapegoat was sent to a solitary place and released in the desert.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Leviticus+16%3A5-10&version=NIV |title=Leviticus 16:5–10 |quote= }}</ref> According to [[Book of Leviticus|Leviticus]] 16, the detailed ceremonies and procedures held by the high priest and the people on the Day of Atonement are as follows.<ref>[https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Leviticus+16%3A3-34&OLWordSearchRange=beg&version=NIV Leviticus 16:3-34]</ref> | On the Day of Atonement, the high priest offered a young bull for a sin offering and a ram for a burnt offering,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Leviticus+16%3A3&version=NIV |title=Leviticus 16:3 |quote= }}</ref> and from the Israelite community he took two male goats for a sin offering and a ram for burnt offering, and he presented them at the entrance to the [[Sanctuary (Tabernacle)|Tent of Meeting]]. The high priest cast lots for two goats, one lot for God as a sin offering and the other for the scapegoat. The high priest put all the sins of the Israelites on the scapegoat’s head. The scapegoat was sent to a solitary place and released in the desert.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Leviticus+16%3A5-10&version=NIV |title=Leviticus 16:5–10 |quote= }}</ref> According to [[Book of Leviticus|Leviticus]] 16, the detailed ceremonies and procedures held by the high priest and the people on the Day of Atonement are as follows.<ref>[https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Leviticus+16%3A3-34&OLWordSearchRange=beg&version=NIV Leviticus 16:3-34]</ref> | ||