Yom Kippur 16

Yom Kippur
Day Of Atonement

This coming Wednesday sunset through Thursday Sunset is the Day of Atonement.

Almost all Believers know what this day meant before YHWH split the veil in two in the Temple, so I have not gone into the details this year regarding the annual priestly duties that Yeshuah now has done on our behalf.

Instead I have focused on what this day actually MEANS for our future, and what it is truly all about. All of the things the priest did, and all of the things Yeshuah did for us are for a reason - and that reason is still in our future: The Great and Terrible Day of YHWH, when all of heaven and earth are destroyed by fire and the dead are raised and the living caught up with them in the air; when all are gathered to face judgement and all people of all languages declare YHWH as God.

On this Day, the book of Life is sealed. Anyone not written therein will go to the Lake of Fire.

Needless to say, this is a VERY important Day to YHWH, the God, Father, King and Creator of all that is.

He has commanded that we fast on this Day. It is the ONLY Commanded fast in the Scripture (all others are voluntary).

Over the past few days I have posted 15 posts on the importance of this Day, the Scriptures related to it, and the traditional ways to observe it in obedience to Scripture.

As Believers, it is no less important to us. It is a time to put yourself last, and to honor YHWH as the King, God, Creator and Father to us all that He is. It is a time of humility, knowing and admitting our sins and faults before Him, and of gratefulness for His mercy (which none of us deserve).

He has provided an atonement for our Sin that we could never provide on our own; in the form of His Son, Yeshuah. He has offered us salvation from the destruction that those who put their own flesh before Him will experience.

This is not a time of rejoicing. This is not a time of joy. This is a time of great sorrow. This is a time of reflection. Even if you are written in the Book of Life, most of those you know will not be.

So on this Day, obey YHWH. Take the Day off. Confess to Him your sins. Be grateful for His forgiveness to the honest, humble and repentant heart. Do not gloat at the loss of your enemies or your salvation - you did not deserve it.

May you have a good fast. Be sure to give to those less fortunate around you on this Day - after all, your Creator gave liberally to you.

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