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Beit Midrash Prophetic Messianic Congregation
Friday, Sep 17 @ 6:30PM and
Saturday, Sept 18 @ 10:00AM and 6:30PM
1735 N. Story Rd. Ste. 150
Irving, Texas 75061
As a Prophetic Messianic Congregation, we celebrate the Festivals with the view that Yeshua is the fulfillment of all these Holy Days
Messianic Symbolism in Yom Kippur
Lev 23:27-28, 31 "The tenth day of this seventh month is Yom-Kippur; you are to have a holy convocation, you are to deny yourselves, and you are to bring an offering made by fire to ADONAI. 28 You are not to do any kind of work on that day, because it is Yom-Kippur, to make atonement for you before ADONAI your God.... 31 You are not to do any kind of work; it is a permanent regulation through all your generations, no matter where you live.
We who believe in Yeshua (Jesus) as Messiah can easy see his ministry reflected in the temple service. The priest begins his day with a special bath, or mikveh, immersing himself in water, just as Yeshua (Jesus) began his ministry by being baptized by John the Baptist, or in a larger sense, by being born into human flesh ("born of water" -- John 3:5).
The priest laid aside his usual ornate priestly garb for simple white attire. Yeshua (Jesus) "made himself of no reputation," (Philippians 2:7) but laid aside his divine privileges to accomplish his earthly mission of expiating human sin. The white kittel speaks of sinless purity, as he was pure and without sin. It is also reminiscent of the burial shroud.
The high priest made a special sacrifice for his own sin (Leviticus 16:11), in order to be seen by G-d as a sinless mediator, as Yeshua (Jesus) was sinless by his own virtue. Sprinkling the blood upon the Kapporeth (the cover of the Ark of the Covenant) which served as a sort of earthly throne for the Almighty) seems to represent presentation of the sacrifice to G-d the Father. Sprinkling the blood in front of the ark may indicate the opening of a way of approach to the Father. The Ark was ordinarily unapproachable. The people in general were never allowed to enter the Holy of Holies, where the ark was.
Even the high priest was allowed to enter only on Yom Kippur The sacrifice "covered" ("Kippur" literally means "covering") the sins of the people and made G-d approachable to sinful man. The Holy of Holies was closed off by a veil (parokhet). When Yeshua (Jesus) died on Golgotha, the parokhet was literally torn in two (see Matthew 27:51) indicating the beginning of the New Covenant and a new path of relationship between G-d and humanity.
The high priest had to enter every year with a new sacrifice. The sacrifice of Yeshua (Jesus) ("a high priest forever" (Hebrews 5:6) is good forever. The old high priest entered a symbolic Holy of Holies, made with human hands. Yeshua entered the real Holy of Holies -- the very throne of G-d in Heaven. (Hebrews 9:11) The scapegoat carried away the sins of the people.
In Yeshua ha-Mashiach, (Jesus the Anointed one) all our sins are carried away "as far as east is from west" (Psalm 103:12). Once all the expiatory (sin-forgiving) sacrifices are done, the priest puts on his priestly robes again. When Yeshua had accomplished his sacrificial mission, he put back on the glory of his divinity.
When the priest returned from the tabernacle as Yeshua will return from Heaven, he offered the festival sacrifice. When Yeshua returns, it will be for the full and final redemption of his people Israel. (Ezekiel 16:63)
Yom Kippur Service
Yom Kippur observance includes fasting for 24 hours (from sundown to sundown), abstinence from labor and denial of all physical appetites, in honor of the seriousness of this holy day. The meal taken before this fast should go easy on salt, because salt makes one thirsty. This 24 hours is dedicated to Adonai Himself .
In the synagogue, the Yom Kippur service begins in the evening with special prayers called Kol Nidre, meaning "all my vows." These prayers ask for the annulment of all vows which the people were unable to keep, as recognition of human frailty. The congregation recites prayers of confession as a group, rather than individually, because all Israel is responsible together. Yom Kippur is all about repentance and confession. It is the final settling of accounts with G-d for the whole year.
THE SECOND DAY (Shabbat Morning) it's the "Mincha" services with special prayers call "Al Chet"
AND THE EVENING (Shabbat Eve ) The final service of Yom Kippur is the "Neilah". One final plea is made to G-d to forgive the sins of his people, and grant life for the coming year. The service closes with the blowing of the Shofar. It is customary to wear white on the holiday, which symbolizes purity and calls to mind the promise that our sins shall be made as white as snow. Also no leather or jeans.
A DONATION OF $25.00 to attend the service can be made on the Stewardship Page of this website.
