YOM KIPPUR
THE DAY OF ATONEMENT
Evening of September 27 thru nightfall
The 28th
We are to Hold an assembly a Holy Convocation
We wear white as a symbol of purity
An evening of September 27 thru nightfallgh fasting:
It is through fasting that a heart of repentance is revealed fasting brings readiness of atonement, forgiveness and blessing
One of the ongoing themes of the “Days of Awe” is the concept that God has, “books” that He writes our names in, writing down who will live an have a good life and who will have a bad life, for the next year. These books are written in on Rosh Hashanah, but our actions during the “Days of Awe” can alter God’s decree. the actions that change the decree are “teshuvah, tefilah and tzedakah, repentance, prayer and good deeds (usually, charity) These books are sealed on Yom Kippur.
Among the customs of this time, it is common to seek reconciliation with people you may have wronged during the course of the year. Yom Kippur atones only for sins between man and God. To atone for sins against another person, you must first seek reconciliation with that person, righting the wrongs you committed against them if possible.
Scriptures for your reading:
It is through fasting that a heart of repentance is revealed fasting brings readiness of atonement, forgiveness, and blessingn who will live an have a good life and who will have a bad life, for the next year. These books are written in on Rosh Hashanah, but our actions during the “Days of Awe” can alter God’s decree. the actions that change the decree are “teshuvah, tefillah and tzedakah, repentance, prayer and good deeds (usually, charity) These books are sealed on Yom Kippur.
Ex 28:2-3
2 Make sacred garments for your brother Aaron, to give him dignity and honor.
3 Tell all the skilled men to whom I have given wisdom in such matters that they are to make garments for Aaron, for his consecration, so he may serve me as priest.
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Jesus took on the form of a Servant
Phil 2:5-11
5 Your attitude should be the same as that of Christ Jesus:
6 Who, being in very nature God, did not consider equality with God something to be grasped,
7 but made himself nothing, taking the very nature of a servant,
being made in human likeness.
8 And being found in appearance as a man, he humbled himself
The high Priest would lay aside his garments of Glory & Beauty on this day, to that of a servant.
9 Therefore God exalted him to the highest place
and gave him the name that is above every name,
10 that at the name of Jesus every knee should bow,
in heaven and on earth and under the earth,
11 and every tongue confess that Jesus Christ is Lord,
to the glory of God the Father.
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This is a day of prayer
A day of Repentance and forgiveness, from “Rosh Hashanah to Yom Kippur the Days of Awe”
The evening of September 27 thru nightfallciated with this Dayliest Day (Sunday 6:30 p.m. thru Monday at 7:30 p.m. we fast to afflict our souls. We must remember not to come before the Lord empty-handed, send an offering to $shepherdsheartcfm or mail it to The Shepherd’s Heart P.O.Box 11241 Cincinnati, OH 45211
Afflict your souls for 25 hours during which time we are physically able to do not eat or drink, but we are in deep repentance and prayer. At the last hour of the fast, we should make all prayer request known to God and be sure to submit an offering unto the Lord. $
We cannot truly understand nor appreciate what Jesus did for us at the cross until we take a glimpse at the meanings of the Old Covenant rituals
An innocent animal was killed as a sacrifice for sin in the Old Testament
Jesus became the sacrificial lamb that took away our sins
The High Priest could go before God in the Holy of Holies only once a year to make an atonement for sins of his own and of the people.
Jesus death tore down the wall that divided us from the presence of God, He has become our Great High Priest who sits at the right hand of God, and we can now come boldly to the throne of God
Lastly, there are seven blessings associated with this Day
A Double Portion
Financial Abundance
Restoration
Miracles
Gods Divine presence
Deliverance
Blessings upon your family
Enjoy this experience and remember God’s ear will be closer to the earth than at any other time of the year at Yom Kippur ... See more
