Season of our joy

Feast of Tabernacles

12 October 2011

Leviticus 23:33-44

"Also on the fifteenth day of the seventh month, when you have gathered in the fruit of the land, you shall keep the feast of the Lord for seven days..."

When God set up the pattern on His feasts, He really meant for us to feast! Both physically and spiritually of course. In Israel, temporary "sukkots" would be set up as part of remembrance that God is our covering. Every sukkot had an "open door" meaning anyone could come in and fellowship and enjoy that same covering. It was God's pattern to include the Gentiles into His family!

Let the Feast begin!

With 7 blasts of the shofar around the chupah, we entered the Feast of Tabernacles! The chupah in the centre is a prophetic symbol to remind the Bride of her marriage to Jesus Christ. We celebrate yearly to remind ourselves to get our wedding garments ready for He's returning SOON!

"...and you shall rejoice before the Lord your God for seven days." Leviticus 23:40b

Dancers arrayed in white to symbolise the wedding garment of the Bride. Celebration, dancing, shouting, rejoicing before the Father!

Glory covering

During Passover, we entered a Blood covering which speaks of our salvation. At Pentecost, the Fire of God covers us just like in Zechariah 2:5 and the fire sanctifies us. Finally at Tabernacles, we enter the GLORY COVERING! The "sukkot" or tabernacle is a symbol of His glory covering over our lives. This final step is GLORIFICATION!

Isaiah 4:5

"...then the Lord will create above every dwelling place of Mount Zion, and above her assemblies, a cloud and smoke by day and the shining of a flaming fire by night. For over all the glory there will be a covering."

It's the Season of our Joy!

The joy of the Lord is our strength! We celebrate vibrantly and worship violently that the Heavens break into the Earth! Gain your strength now for the next season!

Dancing around the chupah "a wedding chamber". It's not only time to dance around but to also enter into the King's chambers! (Song of Solomon 1:4)

A feast brings all generations together to worship

Soaking in His Presence under the chupah

Fruitfulness!

Come up to the Feast

"You go up to this feast... for My time has not yet fully come." John 7:8

The Feast of Tabernacles found in Leviticus 23 is a prophetic feast of the Marriage Supper of the Lamb. It is a feast which looks forward to His coming in Glory. In John 7:8, the prophetic voice is still the same - His time is not yet come but we are to still honour this feast. Till He comes again, we wait anxiously and expectantly for our Bridegroom, Yeshua!

Feast of Tabernacles

at Holy Fire Creations

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Building His house

We're in the year 5772, known as "ayin bet" in hebrew. Every hebrew number is linked with an alphabet in the hebrew language. Every word paints a picture.

As we enter this new year with Yah, the word "ayin bet" suggests that "His eye is on the House". The letter "ayin" (on the right in the picture above because in hebrew you read from right to left) means "the eye". The eye is to see, observe, to watch like how Jesus said "Watch & pray". It is also a time where our seers anointing is awaken to see with God. There is an illegal or legal entry. The legal entry is through the Holy Spirit, the illegal entry is through divination or occultic methods such as meditation of "emptying your mind".

The letter "bet" means house like in Bet-hlehem meaning 'house of bread'. In this prophetic season, Jesus will return as the Master of the House (Luke 12, Mark 13). He will be coming to inspect on our spiritual "building". Making sure our foundations are laid properly (see Eph. 2:19-22). We are also to set our house in order like Hezekiah in 2 Kings 20:1. Most importantly, we are to be 'planted in the House of the Lord' in order to "flourish, bear fruit, to grow". The days of "church hopping" are over - find yourself in a church where you grow in the Lord and flourish your giftings. Seek God for the Holy Spirit's leading like in Romans 8:14.

We are also to take care of God's house, not only spiritual but the physical as well. The physical building and ministries all need care and funds. In Haggai 1:4, the Lord rebuked Israel for neglecting the building of the Temple. Because of this neglect, Israel would sow but would only reap less than what they sowed. They were not making a profit in whatever they did. Yet in Haggai 2:8-9, He says to them that all "gold & silver" belongs to Him and should be found in His House! Our God, our Father is a very RICH FATHER! and we His children have access to His house. In Haggai 2:19, He expressly says that from the moment we choose to build God's house, He will BLESS US! God is so good! Because of Jesus' blood we are now His children and part of His family.

Praise the Lord!

"...from the day the foundation of the Lord's temple was laid... from this day I WILL BLESS YOU" Haggai 2:18,19 (emphasis added)

Feast of Trumpets

The Opening of the Gates!

Every year we celebrate the Feasts of the Lord (Leviticus 23), we receive a Word from Him. We celebrate with knowledge and revelation. And this year at the turning of a new Hebrew Year 5772, we entered His gates with shouts of joy & thanksgiving (Psalm 100)!

Rosh Hashana, meaning "new year", also means "the opening of the gates". As God unfolds a new year and opens the books of heaven, He reveals that there are open gates for His children to possess and enter!

In Psalm 118: 20, we'll walk through the gates of righteousness! In Genesis 24:60, we'll POSSESS the gates of our enemies! In Isaiah 28:6, we'll turn back the battle at the gates (meaning to send them back to where they came from)!

Jesus declared in Matthew 16:18, He's building a church which the gates of hell cannot prevail against. And don't forget the 'ancient gates' in Psalm 24 will open for the King of Glory!

In this new year, we not only enter through the gates but also possess the areas of our lives back for Jesus! Shana T'ova and have a blessed year ahead!

From East to East

Team to China (L to R): Ps Chris, Stephanie, Melinda, Jacqueline, Esther Lee, Chewie, Samuel, Lay Choo, Devorah, Ps Grace Glory, Esther Dan.

"But you shall receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you; and you shall be witnesses to Me in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the end of the earth."

Acts 1:8

We are not called to sit in the Church. We were called out. We are the 'sent out' ones. But many wait for a prophet to prophesy them to the Nations except that The Prophet Himself already commissioned us out. The gospel doesn't stop with us, we're only the beginning and we're to take it to the "ends of the earth". So if you're wondering "Am I called to the Nations?". The answer is in the verse above - you were called to the "ends of the earth".

Holy Fire Creations, on 11-17 September 2011, sent a team of 12 to China to minister to the underground churches. We are unable to show any other photos to protect our brothers & sisters in China. It was easy to see that the team sent there came back changed.

An army in the East is rising. Their passion and hunger for Jesus surpasses their circumstances. Their tenacity is something to be admired. Their prayers can shake all religious structures to the ground! Doesn't matter if there are no chairs, we'll sit and learn. Doesn't matter if there are no instruments, we'll sing even more vibrantly. Doesn't matter if we have to hide, we'll still preach His Kingdom! In the end, we had something to learn from them as much as they learned from us. Amen.