Shemini Atzeret And Simchat Torah

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All people and nations that love God and believe on the Lord have the opportunity to be fed, protected, covered, enlightened and blessed by eight out of the ten feasts, but only those who have metamorphosed to the new species, the new generation will be chosen by the King to remain in His presence after the final feast of Tabernacles is over. These alone will be invited to the final feasts of Shemini Atzeret and Simchat Torah. Just as the born again end time remnant are the only ones that can experience the final feast of Tabernacles so those that experience the final two feasts will exclusively be those that have metamorphosed into the new species. It will be like a remnant out of a remnant. Abraham planted a tithe as seed for these ones many years ago with Christ through Melchizedek. After the battle of the kings of which Abraham was the victor he planted 10% of all the spoils with the King of Righteousness, the King of Peace, telling a prophetic story of these end times. The born again and matured new species are like the remaining spoil out of what is left of humanity to tithe to the King. This time however it is after the battle of the victorious King of kings, Yeshua, over Satan the god of this world!! They will stand as evidence of His victory at the end of the age as the house of David, the permanent house or tabernacle of God.

No longer will the Lord be in Sukkah's, temporary dwellings, as the children of Shemini Atzeret and Simchat Torah are the fulfillment of 1 Corinthians 15:51-54.

Are we getting the picture yet? He gives them an eternal kingdom and they give Him an eternal tabernacle or house! At Shemini Atzeret and Simchat Torah the people bless God and God beyond measure blesses His people!

But, let us slow down a bit and take a closer look at how this all comes about. You see Shemini Atzeret is connected to the inauguration of the Temple of Solomon, the son of David. God promised David's throne would be established forever by his offspring, who would come from his own body, his seed. This was fulfilled in Solomon in the physical, but there is a deeper prophetic meaning. Six times in Matthew alone it records the people calling Jesus the “son of David”.

So we understand how the throne of David is continued today, through those that are born through Christ the Son of David at baptism and matured to the new species in His likeness. They are His offspring, His kind, with His name. Where are these ones? From among this new species there are those God chooses to give as gifts, as servants to the people, the governmental offices of apostles, prophets, evangelists, pastors and teachers.

The five stones in David's shepherd's pouch were symbolic of these offices and through them He will manifest to earth the victory over the giant Goliath, symbolic of Satan.

We see also this spiritual temple or house of God where the throne of David resides is constructed of living stones as is the mountain of God it rests on.

The light of God, or His knowledge, burns so brightly through these ones that the path to eternity becomes easy to follow for those that wish to walk into the dawning of the eighth day. The spirits of these fiery stones link with God's Spirit to shine perpetually from the House of David as foreshadowed by the lamp that burned continuously in Solomon's temple. And the praise that goes forth from David's house or tabernacle is so glorious! The music of the eighth day is revelatory, spontaneous, free and exhilarating! God sings through His people and as the Song of the Lord goes forth across the earth creation hears it in their spirits and at times it seems all creation sings along! All God's creatures sing His praises, heaven and earth together worship Him! In Solomon's day they used instruments King David had especially made for the new temple. Likewise today, the children of the eighth day use instruments the greater David made, feet to dance, hands to clap and arms to raise as banners to the King! Vocal chords shout the name of God, and praise the name of Yeshua! Wind pipes emit the sound of flutes, and their spirits sing in their own language to the Father, all sounds of the new generation, the new species, God's children!

These are Abraham's seed, the new Israel, the royal family.

As stated before, Shemini Atzeret and Simchat Torah is for these only. The foreshadow of this was portrayed by old Israel as well. For the eight feasts that preceded Shemini Atzeret and Simchat Torah, 70 bulls and rams were sacrificed per day, one for each of the seventy nations. For the last two feasts however God instructed one bull and one ram to be sacrificed indicating the covering of one nation. One bull was sacrificed for the priesthood or government of God and a ram for the people. This was a physical portrayal of the spiritual feasts experienced today. After everyone that attends the universal feast of Tabernacles has departed these will be invited to remain. A nation chosen by God will be born on that day, a nation that is totally circumcised from anything of the world and accepted this day eternally as His, ones He will guard like the apple or pupil of His eye. They will forever be shielded from the influence of the enemy.

The eighth day alludes to a departure or changing from the natural to the supernatural. It is referred to as the coming age or the age to come. The two realms will become one at this time and all will be in perfect order and harmony according to the laws of the universe. The Bride will have experienced all 7 Holy convocations and faithfully made the vow “I will obey” speaking of the laws written on her heart and mind by the groom. This too was portrayed by old Israel with the signing of the Ketubah or marriage contract. But there is a huge difference between God's laws and man's that the child of the 8^th day understands. They see God's laws as a guide. When things go wrong they can look at the law concerning a situation to see if it was broken showing them what caused the malfunction or failure. On the other hand, if no law was broken then the enemy caused an illusion that they will not accept and will fight.

Led by her spirit and connected to the Holy Spirit, the Bride knows those that obey His laws are made perfect, without spot or wrinkle and all creation comes into complete alignment in His perfect will. Such a wonderful sense of wellbeing comes over mankind when they know they are pleasing to the Lord! The Bride therefore loves His precepts, His statutes, and understands His laws mirror His desire for humanity and are set in place to build a blessed, fruitful, prosperous Kingdom lifestyle. Simchat Torah is actually a part or extension of Shemini Atzeret. To old Israel it is the completion of the annual reading cycle of the Torah with the last few lines of Deuteronomy being read and the first few lines of Genesis denoting the new cycle. To the new species however it is the end of time and the beginning of eternity! It is the end of the old and the beginning of the new earth! It is the end of the enemy's influence and the world he owns and the demise of the people that love it and won't let go. For God's people it is the end of wickedness, sin, lawlessness and all that creation has had to endure because of it and the beginning of perfect tomorrows with God's promises coming to fruition. A new cycle with no sickness, pain, sorrow or death as God's Kingdom is established and His will reinstated once more bringing restoration to all creation fulfilling the prayer the Lord taught man to pray, Your Kingdom come, Your will be done. New Israel, New Jerusalem rejoices in the law of God understanding its loving direction and protection thus experiencing the feast of Simchat Torah!

Closing thought and scripture. It will be a most intimate time as His divine light and energy enters His new species at Shemini Atzeret and Simchat Torah and the marriage of the Bride is consummated.