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Sukkot

The Prophetic Fulfillment

As we have seen, there are many striking lessons to be learned from Sukkot. God's provision, his dwelling with his people, the joy of the holy spirit, are all themes that draw attention to the plan written in Scripture. Yet there is still a future element remaining to be fulfilled by the Feast of Tabernacles. The apostle John tells us in his vision of final things that the reality of Sukkot will be obvious to all:

Then I saw a new heaven and a new earth, for the old heaven and the old earth had passed away, and there was no longer any sea. Also I saw the holy city, New Yerushalayim, coming down out of heaven from God, prepared like a bride beautifully dressed for her husband. I heard a loud voice from the throne say, "See! God's Sh'khinah is with mankind, and he will live with them. They will be his peoples, and he himself, God-with-them, will be their God" (Revelation 21:1-3).

Sukkot was always known as the holy day that commemorates God dwelling with his people. How fitting for the Kingdom of God, when it fully comes to the redeemed earth, to be considered the ultimate fulfillment of this holy day. God himself will finally dwell with his people in all his fullness. The Sukkah of God will be among men when Messiah Yeshua dwells as the ruler of the 1000-year Messianic Kingdom!

All the Feasts of the Lord have their own particular lessons to teach. Yet, because of its latter day fulfillment, Sukkot seems to be the apex of all the other appointed times of God. The goal of God's plan is ultimately the establishment of his Kingdom on the earth. This best explains why, of all the biblical holy days, Sukkot is said to be the premier celebration of the Millennium. As the prophet Zechariah predicted:

Then the survivors from all the nations that have attacked Jerusalem will go up year after year to worship the King, the Lord Almighty, and to celebrate the Feast of Tabernacles. If any of the peoples of the earth do not go up to Jerusalem to worship the King, The Lord Almighty, they will have no rain (Zechariah 14:16-17).

It is worthy to note that the judgment for not celebrating Sukkot in the Messianic Kingdom will be the withholding of rain. Since Sukkot celebrates the fall harvest, it is traditional in the Jewish community to begin the prayers for the winter rains essential for the upcoming year at this time. When Yeshua returns to establish the long-awaited Kingdom, all people who have been redeemed by his sacrifice will gladly celebrate Sukkot in all its fullness.

What a celebration there will be as his people, both Jews and Gentiles, wave the lulav and chant, Ana Adonai Hoshiana! (Lord, do save us!) Amen. Come, Lord Yeshua!

The materials here were taken directly from  God's Appointed Times with the publisher's permission.

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