Monday, August 22, 2005

A few words

In about 2 weeks I will be celebrating Yom Teruah, better known as Rosh Hashanna. Rosh Hashanna means head of the year, even though it's the first day of the 7th month. Throughout the Bible this day is usually called Yom Teruah, which means day of shouting. It is the day of the last trumpet. Shavuot (Pentecost) is the first trumpet, Yom Teruah is the last trumpet. Rabbis say that Rosh Hashanna was the day that God created Adam. It is the day that man accepts God's kingship. Later in the month are the biblical holidays of Yom Kippur and Sukkot (Day of Atonement and Feast of Tabernacles). As I've said before, the spring festivals (i.e. Passover) point to the first coming of messiah. The fall festivals point to his second coming.

Would some Christians mind enlightening me? Jews needed Passover to point to Messiah (the shadow pattern thing) right? But it most obviously pointed backwards to the exodus to help them remember what God had done. Why dont Christians keep the Passover pointing back to help them remember what God did both in the exodus and on the cross? And why dont Christians keep the fall feasts which point to the second coming?

By the way, not eating milk and meat together, women not braiding their hair or wearing jewelry, and not eating leaven on saturday are not commands found in the torah. The first one is a rule that rabbis have made up, the hair and jewelry is from Paul, and Unleavened Bread is during the week of Passover.

And the torah does lead to Jesus. That's the whole point.

Friday, August 05, 2005

To do list

I have things to do, but is there enough time left to do them?

I have truth to seek, but will I ever be sure that I have found it?

I have things to say, but can words convey the meaning?

I have people to love, but will I know them when I see them?