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The Messiah: Beyond a Shadow of Doubt

that the Lord has given special meaning to these dates in His plan for the ages. They include The Fall Appointed Times
divinely significant events that have already occurred on these appointed dates in the past, but
they also speak of divinely significant events that will occur on the same dates in the future.
Shadow Appointed Time Substance
Speaking of Jesus! Tishri 1: The Day of Trumpets

(Yom Teruah)
After His resurrection from the dead, Jesus had a very interesting conversation with two The Return of the Messiah
men on the road to Emmaus, making it very clear that the Hebrew Bible speaks of Him. “Then “Then the seventh angel sounded; and
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there were loud voices in heaven, saying,
beginning with Moses and with all the prophets, He explained to them the things concerning ‘The kingdom of the world has become the
Himself in all the Scriptures.” Later in the same chapter, He told His disciples, “These are My kingdom of our Lord and of His Christ; and
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He will reign forever and ever.’”9
words which I spoke to you while I was still with you, that all things which are written about
Me in the Law of Moses and the Prophets and the Psalms must be fulfilled.” Did you get that?
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Jesus said that the Law of Moses contains prophesies about Himself, which brings us back to the
Appointed Times. So we are on the right path when we look into the Hebrew Bible in our search
for the Messiah. Tishri 10: The Day of Atonement
(Yom Kippur)
It is essential for followers of Christ to study both the New Testament and the Hebrew
Full Atonement by the Messiah
Bible. Without the Hebrew Bible, the New Testament has very little context, relying on itself for
“…when Christ appeared as a high priest of
credibility. But since the Scriptures of old give context and credibility to the New Testament, it the good things to come, He entered
is essential that we become intimately familiar with both bodies of Scripture. Many false Christs through the greater and more perfect
tabernacle… through His own blood, He
have come and gone throughout the centuries, but we determine whether a person meets the entered the holy place once for all, having
messianic criteria by examining his or her claims and works to see if they align with the entirety obtained eternal redemption.”10
of God’s Word.
The fall Appointed Times occur during the September–October timeframe of each
year during the Hebrew month of Tishri. In general, the messianic events which they shadow Tishri 15–21: The Feast of Booths
have yet to be fulfilled, so it is more difficult to speak with certainty about how and when the Taking Up Residence
events will unfold. Nonetheless, the New Testament provides insightful clues that align with “And I saw the holy city, new Jerusalem,
the Appointed Times that the Lord originally conveyed to Moses. Please examine the The Fall coming down out of heaven from God…”11
Appointed Times table on the next page which contains a summary of these messianic events. “…and the throne of God and of the Lamb
will be in it, and His bond-servants will
The latter chapters of this book will fill in the gaps and address objections, along with serve Him; they will see His face, and His
name will be on their foreheads.”12
the apparent contradictions and concerns regarding Jesus’ fulfillment. You will see that it
becomes very clear that the Appointed Times clearly confirm that Jesus is the Messiah.

6 The Hebrew Bible, also called Hebrew Scriptures, is the same body of Scripture that is referred to as the Old Testament of the
Bible.
7 Luke 24:27
8 Luke 24:44 (Emphasis added)
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