These events will happen some year on some future Yom Kippur! Compare the events in Revelation and Leviticus.
Leviticus 16:12-15 And he shall take a censor full of burning coals of fire from off the altar before the LORD, and his hands full of sweet incense beaten small, and bring it within the Vail. And he shall put the incense upon the fire before the LORD, that the cloud of the incense may cover the mercy seat that is upon the testimony, that he die not: And he shall take of the blood of the bullock, and sprinkle it with his finger upon the mercy seat eastward; and before the mercy seat shall he sprinkle of the blood with his finger seven times.
Then shall he kill the goat of the sin offering, that is for the people, and bring his blood within the Vail, and do with that blood as he did with the blood of the bullock, and sprinkle it upon the mercy seat, and before the mercy seat:
Ps 141:2 Let my prayer be set forth before thee as incense; and the lifting up of my hands as the evening sacrifice. (Prayers of the saints) Revelation 6:9 And when he had opened the fifth seal, I saw under the altar the souls of them that were slain for the word of God, and for the testimony which they held: And they cried with a loud voice, saying, How long, O Lord, holy and true, dost thou not judge and avenge our blood on them that dwell on the earth?
Rev 8:3-6 And another angel came and stood at the altar, having a golden censer; and there was given unto him much incense, that he should offer it with the prayers of all saints upon the golden altar which was before the throne. And the smoke of the incense, which came with the prayers of the saints, ascended up before God out of the angel’s hand. And the angel took the censer, and filled it with fire of the altar, and cast it into the earth: and there were voices, and thundering, and lightning, and an earthquake. And the seven angels which had the seven trumpets prepared themselves to sound.
The description in Heaven looks just like a Yom Kippur Service…Rev 11:15-19 And the seventh angel sounded; and there were great voices in heaven, saying, The kingdoms of this world are become the kingdoms of our Lord, and of his Christ; and he shall reign forever and ever… And the temple of God was opened in heaven, and there was seen in his temple the ark of his testament: and there were lightnings, and voices, and thundering, and an earthquake, and great hail.
Rev 14:18 And another angel came out from the altar, which had power over fire; and cried with a loud cry to him that had the sharp sickle, saying, Thrust in thy sharp sickle, and gather the clusters of the vine of the earth; for her grapes are fully ripe.
Lev 16:16, 17 And he shall make an atonement for the holy place, because of the uncleanness of the children of Israel, and because of their transgressions in all their sins: and so shall he do for the tabernacle of the congregation, that remained among them in the midst of their uncleanness. And there shall be no man in the tabernacle of the congregation when he goes in to make an atonement in the holy place, until he come out, and have made an atonement for himself, and for his household, and for all the congregation of Israel.
As on Yom Kippur, the Temple of heaven is also filled with incense. Revelation 15:8 And the temple was filled with smoke from the glory of God, and from his power; and no man was able to enter into the temple, till the seven plagues of the seven angels were fulfilled.
Rev 19:2,13-15 For true and righteous are his judgments: for He hath judged the great whore, which did corrupt the earth with her fornication, and hath avenged the blood of his servants at her hand. And he was clothed with a vesture dipped in blood: and his name is called The Word of God. And the armies which were in heaven followed him upon white horses, clothed in fine linen, white and clean. And out of his mouth goes a sharp sword, that with it he should smite the nations: and he shall rule them with a rod of iron: and he treads the winepress of the fierceness and wrath of Almighty God.
In Isaiah 52:15, when it says that Yeshua would sprinkle the nations, it refers to what the high priest did on Yom Kippur on the mercy seat of God so God would forgive the sins of the people. Yeshua came as a prophet in His first coming; now He is the High Priest and is coming back as a King. Isaiah 63:1-3 describes the second coming of Yeshua, and verse 3 talks about His garments being sprinkled with blood. Once again this describes Yeshua, the High Priest coming back to earth on Yom Kippur as King. Note aside- Jesus had to be of the Priesthood of Melchizedek (King of Salem) because Aaron’s descendants could not be priests and kings .
We believe He will be reconciled with Israel at the Feast of Atonement. They will see through the veil for the first time …as blindness lifted and be reconciled to Yeshua.
Zachariah 12 v 10 And I will pour out on the house of David and the inhabitants of Jerusalem a spirit of grace and supplication. They will look on me, the one they have pierced, and they will mourn for him as one mourns for an only child, and grieve bitterly for him as one grieves for a firstborn son.
At Yom Kippur, Jesus who is also dressed in white will have His garments red with the blood of the nations as He treads out His wrath. The Remnant of Israel will have fled to Bozrah, which is now called Petra across the Jordan Valley. Micah 2 v 12 – I will surely assemble all of you, Jacob, I will surely gather the remnant of Israel. I will put them together like sheep in Bozrah; Like a flock in the midst of its pasture they will be noisy with men.
Isa 63:1-4 Who is this that cometh from Edom (Jordan), with dyed garments from Bozrah? this that is glorious in his apparel, travelling in the greatness of his strength? I that speak in righteousness, mighty to save. Wherefore art thou red in thine apparel, and thy garments like him that treads in the wine fat?
I have trodden the winepress alone; and of the people there was none with me: for I will tread them in mine anger, and trample them in my fury; and their blood shall be sprinkled upon my garments, and I will stain all my raiment. For the day of vengeance is in mine heart, and the year of my redeemed is come.
Jesus finishes the verse read He opened his ministry with in Luke 4 v 18 Quoting Isaiah 61 v 1 1 The Spirit of the Sovereign LORD is on me, because the LORD has anointed me to proclaim good news to the poor. He has sent me to bind up the brokenhearted, to proclaim freedom for the captives and release from darkness for the prisoners,[a]2 to proclaim the year of the LORD’s favor and the day of vengeance of our God, to comfort all who mourn, …as He carries out the Day of Vengeance of our God….on Yom Kippur.
In Joel 2:15-16 it is written: Blow the trumpet in Zion (Shofar) spoken of here refers to the trumpet ushering in the Messianic Kingdom, the last trump that is blown on Feast of Trumpets. Sanctify a fast, call a solemn assembly [this speaks of the fast associated with Yom Kippur]: gather the people, sanctify the congregation, assemble the elders, gather the children, and those that suck the breasts: let the bridegroom go forth of his chamber, and the bride out of her closet (Joel 2:15-16).
Please refer back to the notes on the wedding that takes place on Feast of Trumpets and the honeymoon. In this passage in Joel, we can see that the seven years of the tribulation, known as the birth pangs of the Messiah, are over and the Messiah is coming back with His followers to go to the marriage supper of the Lamb.
In Joel 2:17 it is written: Let them say, Spare Thy people, O YHVH, and give not Thine heritage to reproach, that the heathen should rule over them: wherefore should they say among the people, Where is their YHVH? (Joel 2:17)
What is being communicated here by the phrase spare Thy people? For the answer we must turn to Zechariah 12 and 14:1-9. In these passages, we can see Yeshua coming back after the birth pangs of the Messiah (tribulation), and Jerusalem about to be under siege. Yeshua saves Jerusalem. His feet are placed on the Mount of Olives. There is a great earthquake, and the Messianic Kingdom comes in full power. There is no nighttime anymore, and the Lord will rule the whole earth. At this time, the gates of Heaven are closed.
The last Yom Kippur ceremony is called neilah, the Closing of the Gates, and is the concluding ceremony to Yom Kippur. However, this is not the rehearsal, but the real thing. At this point, it is too late to make a decision to accept Yeshua the Messiah and His rule over your life.
The themes of the fall feasts are numerous and are especially meaningful to the believer in Yeshua. The festivals and the entire Old Testament are fulfilled and speak about the Messiah (Psalm 40:7; Luke 24:44-47).
It is interesting to note that the Temple in the Millennium will not have a veil separating the Holy Place from the most Holy. Although Yeshua died on Passover, He actually fulfilled the Yom Kippur sacrifice. Passover will still be celebrated in Ezekiel’s Temple for seven days (Ezekiel 45:21-24). But there is no mention of Yom Kippur.
We watch and wait for Trumpets and Yom Kippur as the next events on Gods prophetic calendar.
