As Messianic believers, we do not celebrate traditional Christian holidays (Christmas, Easter, Halloween). Instead, we practice the eight Biblical feasts of our Father. A list of the feasts and all of their practices can be found in Leviticus 23.
The Four Feasts that Messiah has fulfilled:
Pesach (Passover) – the day that YHVH passed over the children of Israel while killing the first-borns among the Egyptians; the day that Messiah Y’shua was crucified.
Unleavened Bread – the evening Messiah Y’shua was placed in the tomb.
- First Fruits – the day Messiah Y’shua rose from the dead.
- Shavu’ot (the Feast of Weeks; Pentecost) – the day Messiah Y’shua sent the Holy Spirit.
The Four Feasts that Messiah will fulfill (according to the book of Revelation):
- Yom Teruah (Rosh Hashanah; the Feast of Trumpets; Civil New Year) – this feast represents the “catching away of the saints” which is commonly referred to by Christians as “the Rapture”.
- Yom Kippur (the Day of Atonement) – the day of Judgement for Believers, who will stand before Messiah Y’shua and be judged for their rewards. A thousand years later, the dead will be raised and stand before Messiah for their judgement.
- Sukkot (the Feast of Tabernacles) – this represents the birth and B’rit Milah of Y’shua, as well as the Millennial reign of our Messiah from Yerushalayim.
- The Sabbath – not merely one of the Ten Commandments, but a Feast also. It is unique in that is a weekly Feast. The Sabbath represents the Eternity we will spend with our Father YHVH.
In addition to the eight feasts commanded in Torah, we celebrate two tradition Jewish feasts:
- Purim – the celebration of YHVH’s deliverance of Israel from the hands of the Persians in the story of Ester.
- Hanukkah – the feast celebrating the Maccabean victory of the Syrians and the re-dedication of the Temple in Yerushalayim in 165 BCE.