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Introduction
Is it possible to know what the future holds for us? The Creator of mankind does have a plan for us, and He reveals it to us through an annual cycle of festivals described in the Scriptures. It is an astounding plan offering an incredible future to every man, woman, and child who has ever lived. This booklet will help you understand the incredible truth about what lies ahead for all humanity.

Are God's Holy Days Relevant Today?
When God begins something in this present age of mankind, He nearly always starts small. In Matthew 13:33 Jesus Christ compared God's Kingdom to both a mustard seed and leaven. Both analogies start with something small that expands into something much larger. Similarly, God called only a relatively few people in Old Testament times who were willing to follow His ways.

Biblical Festivals in the New Testament
The New Testament records Jesus Christ, the Apostles and the Church keeping the Holy Days.

The Passover: Why Did Jesus Christ Have to Die?
Most of us have heard that Jesus Christ died for our sins, but what does that really mean? Why was His death necessary? What part does Christ's sacrifice play in God's plan for mankind? How is Jesus Christ's death reflected in God's holy festivals? This chapter on the New Testament Passover will address these important questions.

The Feast of Unleavened Bread: The Lesson of Leaving Sin
Immediately after the Passover comes a festival that depicts the next step in the fulfillment of God's master plan. After God, through Christ's sacrifice, has forgiven us of our sins, how do we continue to avoid sin, since we must go on living in newness of life? How do we live as God's redeemed people? We find the answer in the remarkable symbolism of the Feast of Unleavened Bread.

The Feast of Pentecost: The Firstfruits of God's Harvest
In the process of revealing His plan of salvation for mankind, God established His annual Holy Days around the harvest seasons in the Middle East (Leviticus 23:9-16; Exodus 23:14-16). Just as His people harvested their crops around these three festival seasons, God's Holy Days show us how He is harvesting people for eternal life in His Kingdom.

The Feast of Trumpets: A Turning Point in History
The Feast of Trumpets introduces the autumn festivals—representing the culmination of the present age of man and the beginning of an incredible time during which God will play a much more direct part in world events. The previous festivals constitute personal responses to the workings of God in the people He calls and chooses. But the Day of Trumpets heralds the intervention of God in the affairs of humanity on a global basis. This Holy Day represents a dramatic turning point in world history.

The Day of Atonement: Removal of Sin's Cause and Reconciliation to God
We have already seen—through the symbolism involved in the Passover—that Christ's shed blood atones for our past sins. In fact, atonement means reconciliation. The Day of Atonement symbolizes the reconciliation of God and all humanity.

The Feast of Tabernacles: Jesus Christ Reigns Over All the Earth
God's plan for mankind involves restoration. The Feast of Tabernacles symbolizes the restoration process.

The Last Great Day: Eternal Life Offered to All
What does God have in mind for those who have never believed in Christ or understood any of God's truth? How does the Creator provide for them in His plan?

What is the Fate of Those Who Refuse to Repent?
What is the fate of those refuse to repent, submit to God and receive His gift of eternal life?

How to Observe God's Holy Days
After we come to realize that the Holy Days are vitally important to mankind and eminently applicable to our modern world, we naturally want to learn more about how to observe them.

Colossians 2:16 Shows Gentile Christians Kept the Holy Days
Paul's comments in this passage confirm that the Colossian Christians-who were primarily gentiles-were observing the weekly Sabbath and Holy Days of God more than 30 years after Jesus Christ's death and resurrection.

The Annual Festivals of God
View the calendar dates for God's Holy Days