1. Worshiping the King of kings and
celebrating the Feast of Tabernacles are intertwined
By
now I hope that we all should be fully convinced that the main objective for
the Word who created the heavens, the earth, the sea and all that are in them
to become flesh and dwelt among men was for Him to destroy the works of the
devil and to restore the kingdom of God on the earth which Satan hijacked from
Adam.
Most
people are focusing mainly on Christ’s death and resurrection which are
actually preludes in fulfilling the real purpose of His earthly life as He made
mention to the apostle John saying; “I am the First and the Last. I am He who
lives, and was dead, and behold, I am alive forevermore. Amen. And I have the
keys of Hades and of Death” (Revelations 1:17-18).
So
the main purpose for Christ’s human birth is for Him to destroy the woks of the
devil which is sin and death and to restore the Government of God on the earth.
And so the main reason for our calling is to become kings and priests and to
reign on the earth with Him and this has been the thoughts expressed by
Isaiah’s prophecy, the shepherds visit by the angel and the heavenly hosts, the
wise men’s visit from the East and Christ’s appearance before Pilate, the
emphasis was all about the Kingship of Jesus Christ.
I
therefore beg to ask the question, if there is a feast designated by God which
states; “And it shall come to pass that everyone who is left of all the nations
which came against Jerusalem shall go up from year to year to worship the King,
the LORD of hosts, and to keep the Feast of Tabernacles” why is it not being
observed today by the majority who professed to know Jesus Christ? (Zachariah
14:16).
Is
not the worship of the King, the Lord of hosts and observing the Feast of
Tabernacles intertwined? And since they are intertwined who is this feast
honoring! And what is the rationale for observing it? The prophet Zachariah went further to show
the co-relation between the two by saying; “And it shall be that whichever of
the families of the earth do not come up to Jerusalem to worship the King, the
LORD of hosts, on them there will be no rain. If the family of Egypt will not
come up and enter in, they shall have no rain; they shall receive the plague
with which the LORD strikes the nations who do not come up to keep the Feast of
Tabernacles. This shall be the punishment of Egypt and the punishment of all
the nations that do not come up to keep the Feast of Tabernacles” (Zachariah
14:17-19).
The
other question is, when did Jesus Christ attained the title of King, was it not
from His birth? Remember what the prophet Isaiah prophesied concerning the
birth of Jesus Christ, he said; “Of the increase of His government and peace
there will be no end, upon the throne of David and over His kingdom, to order
it and establish it with judgment and justice from that time forward, even
forever. The zeal of the Lord of hosts will perform this.” From this time
forward, even forever refers to the time of Christ’s birth.
Take
note also of the visit of the wise men from the East, when they came to
Jerusalem they asked; “Where is He who has been born King of the Jews? For we
have seen His star in the East and have come to worship Him." And Jesus’
appearance before Pilate and he asked Jesus Christ; “Are You a king then?"
Jesus answered, "You say rightly that I am a king. For this cause I was
born and for this cause I have come into the world, that I should bear witness
to the truth.”
Even
the songs that are being sung when celebrating the Lord’s birthday on a substitute
pagan holiday gives clear indication that the worship of the King the Lord of
hosts and the birth of Jesus Christ are amalgamated, intertwined and associated
with each other, because, songs such as; “hark! The herald angels sing glory to
the new born King” and, “Joy to the world the Lord has come! Let earth receive
her King” surely indicates that there is a correlation between the birth of
Jesus Christ and the worship of the King the Lord of hosts.
So here again one can clearly see how the
worship of the King, the Lord of hosts and the celebration of the birth of
Jesus Christ are amalgamated and that the celebration of the Feast of
Tabernacles is to honor the day the Word became flesh and tabernacle among us
and we beheld His glory as of the only begotten of the Father, full of grace
and truth.
And
so, I beg to ask the question, what excuse we have for not celebrating the
Feast of Tabernacles and worship the King of kings, the Lord of hosts! Or,
observing the Feast of Tabernacles and not attributing it to the date of
Christ’s birth? Or observing the pagan festival of Christmas and ignoring or
being oblivious to the Feast of Tabernacles?
We
should also be mindful of the fact that, the holy, holy, holy, Lord God
Almighty, Who was and is and is to come, is Jesus Christ, Who is the same
yesterday, today, and forever. Therefore, if the Feast of Tabernacles was
observed in the past and will be observed in the future, why is it not being
observed today? Why are so many who profess to believe in Jesus Christ are
ignorant and oblivious of this very important festival! Has it been forgotten?
If
it has been forgotten it is all because of sin, lies and deceptions as
indicated in the book of Lamentations which reads; “He has done violence to His
tabernacle, as if it were a garden; He has destroyed His place of assembly; The
LORD has caused the appointed feasts and Sabbaths to be forgotten in Zion. In
His burning indignation He has spurned the king and the priest. The Lord has
spurned His altar, He has abandoned His sanctuary; He has given up the walls of
her palaces into the hand of the enemy. They have made a noise in the house of
the LORD as on the day of a set feast” (Lamentations 2:6-7).
The
Feasts Days of the Lord were ordained for His people to have fellowship with
one another and with the Father and the Son and principally, to offer to the
Lord the food for His offerings as a peace or fellowship offering in
commemoration and perpetuation of what He did for humanity on that particular
day.
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To be continued, stay tuned
With brotherly love
Lucius Joseph
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