Feasts of God
Sacred Assemblies
Worship serves as a spiritual bridge connecting the people of God with their Savior in the spiritual realm. It is a very important aspect of faith that believers should not neglect. God regards it is as sacred and promises infinite blessings to those who honor it.
Before the law was given in the Old Testament, people offered animal sacrifices to seek forgiveness of sins (Lev 6:6-7). God codified these sacrifices in the time of Moses and established regulations and times throughout the year when the Israelites could receive God’s blessing. These occasions, called the feasts of God, became yearly gatherings for the Israelites to celebrate at appointed times.
“‘In addition to the Sabbath, these are the Lord’s appointed festivals, the official days for holy assembly that are to be celebrated at their proper times each year.’”
The feasts are separated into three times and include seven feasts in total. The first time includes the Feast of Unleavened Bread and Passover. The second time includes the Feast of Firstfruits and the Feast of Weeks. Lastly the Feast of Trumpets, Day of Atonement and the Feast of Tabernacles in the third time.
The feasts serve as a marker that indicate the place of God’s blessing. So, those who worship according to the regulations of the feast in the place God has appointed will draw near to God. The prophecies of the Old Testament refer to Zion as the place where the feasts of God are kept (Isa 33:20).
“In the last days the mountain of the Lord’s temple will be established ... ‘He will teach us his ways, so that we may walk in his paths.’”
“Instead, you will see Zion as a place of holy festivals.”
Many believe that Zion and the feasts of God are teachings solely found in the Old Testament Law. However, God also testifies about Zion in the New Testament (Heb 12:22), where Jesus sets the example of observing the feasts according to the spiritual regulations for worship (Mt 26:17-19; Acts 2:1; Lk 4:16; Jn 7:2, 37). In the New Testament, God has replaced the intricate process of sacrifices found in the Old Testament with a simplified system of worship. Those who come to Zion and keep the feasts are the true worshipers that Christ seeks.
“‘... true worshipers will worship the Father in spirit and in truth. The Father is looking for those who will worship him that way. For God is Spirit, so those who worship him must worship in spirit and in truth.’”
The World Mision Society Church of God was established according to the prophecies of the Bible and is the only church in the world that keeps the original feasts Christ established two thousand years ago. Come to Zion and learn more about the prophecies of the Feasts and how to offer worship in spirit and truth.
Unleavened Bread
Feasts of Weeks
Feast of Tabernacles
