Tag Archives: Feast of Tabernacles

The Feast of Tabernacles and the Eternal Dwelling Place

Posted on October 10, 2022 by John Valade

This time I want to discuss how some scriptures are sometimes either appropriately or inappropriately “mapped” to others in the Bible. For instance, there is what seems to be a common understanding among some Messianic Christian groups and offshoots of … Continue reading →

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The Eighth Day

Posted on March 6, 2019 by John Valade

For many years the former Worldwide Church of God associated Jesus’ statements of “the last day, that great day of the feast” with the sacred assembly held on the day after the seventh day of the Feast of Tabernacles. Many … Continue reading →

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“You Shall Read This Law”

Posted on October 19, 2014 by John Valade

[Bible references in this post are from the New Revised Standard Version] One of the clues that the so-called old covenant follows a fairly standard ancient covenant format is that ancient covenants usually have what the experts refer to as … Continue reading →

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Feast of Tabernacles: Get Into the Flow

Posted on October 11, 2014 by John Valade

[Note: The material in this post may seem familiar because it has appeared in other forms in previous posts on this website.] The book or John organizes Jesus’ ministry around different “Jewish” festivals, many of which were ordained by God … Continue reading →

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“They Shall be My People, and I Will Be Their God”

Posted on October 10, 2014 by John Valade

The story of the relationship between God and humanity begins with God forming the first human being from the soil and “breathing into his nostrils the breath of life” (Gen. 2:7 NRSV throughout). He directly operates on the man, removing … Continue reading →

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