By Chuck Pierce

God’s timing is perfect. From the time He brought the children of Israel out of Egypt as armies, He set a time order for us to have a mind for increase. I believe angels are released during this time (Ex. 23:14-33). The Word of God revolves around the Feasts. They were holy assemblies for holy rehearsals. The remembrance of these physical events causes us to understand the spiritual significance of what came and what is to come! The Feasts forecasted His sacrifice for us. Also, they foretell the full redemption of His people and the alignment of all nations, which are His inheritance. When we begin to waive the Firstfruits of harvest at Passover time and then receive the anointing to gather and increase at Pentecost (Feast of Weeks), our faith is displayed and our confidence arises for our provision to be released.

Today, there is a futility in legalistically participating in the Feasts. We cannot legalistically keep the Feasts, but we can honor the Father by remembering Him and receiving from Him at these appointed times (Gal. 3:10). No longer do we have to seek an ultimate Sacrifice - Jesus has already been given on the Cross. This broke Satan’s headship over us personally, as well as for mankind corporately. However, we must “enter in” to the fullness of this plan. By participating and remembering the Feast times NOW, they cease to be shadows of things to come. They actually cause us to see our future path to our promise (Acts 17:24-27).

Each of these feasts has a different focus and is designed to accomplish some specific “spiritual transactions” in our lives. Passover celebrates redemption from sin and cleansing from impurity. Each year when Passover is celebrated, we experience again the joy of being “redeemed by the blood of the lamb!” Pentecost is a celebration of God’s provision. Each year at Pentecost, we thank God for His provision in the past and gain faith to experience His full provision in the year ahead! TABERNACLES celebrates God’s Glory – His Presence – dwelling with His people. In the wilderness, Israel dwelt in tabernacles (temporary shelters). God told Moses to make a tabernacle for Him also, and He came down and lived in their midst! Each year at Tabernacles, God wants to lead us afresh into the joy of life in His Presence!

We are about to celebrate the Feast of Tabernacles. This is a prophetic Feast for God’s people in every nation. This is how the sheep and goats will be determined in the future. The Feast of Tabernacles is filled with feasting and celebration. We must begin with Praise, move into Presence and then end with JOY and celebration!

The Tabernacles celebration is a unique feast recognized by temporary shelters (sukkot, or booths) being constructed and lived in during the week of the festival. The English word ‘tabernacle’ means a temporary or movable building or shelter. The relatively flimsy sukkah is a striking reminder that our lives on earth are but temporary, and our reliance and trust are not in our material possessions but in our faithful and loving Father and in the One who “tabernacled” among us – Yeshua His Son and our Messiah. Sukkot, also called the “feast of ingathering” (Ex. 23:16; Deut. 16:13), is the third of the great annual festivals outlined in Lev. 23:33-43. The Feast was designed to be a memorial of the wilderness wanderings when the people dwelt in booths (Lev. 23:43), as well as a joyful harvest thanksgiving (Neh. 8:9-18). The ingathering of fruits was a prophetic picture of the spiritual harvest that is coming. This Feast is a forerunner of the glorious Wedding Feast to be celebrated when our Heavenly Bridegroom returns for His Bride! Here are some special scriptures to read: Lev. 22:26, Num. 29:12-16, Zech. 14, 1 Kings 8:2-21, Neh. 8, John 7-8, and Rev. 21:1-4. John 1:14 says, “And the Word became flesh, and dwelt [tabernacled] among us.” Here the Apostle John uses a verb form of the same Greek word that is used to translate the Hebrew word for “booth” (sukkah). May He be your shelter and tabernacle you in the midst of the shaking structures in the world (Joel 3:16-17).