Posts about Atonement
What Is the Feast of Tabernacles and How Does Jesus Fulfill It?
Steven Ger
24 September 2026
What Is the Feast of Tabernacles and How Does Jesus Fulfill It? Sukkot, also known as the Feast of Tabernacles or the Feast of Booths, is one of the most joyful and visually rich celebrations in the Bible. It is also one of only two biblical holidays mentioned as continuing into the future. Unders...
Rosh Hashanah, Judgment, and the Advocate We All Need
Steven Ger
24 September 2026
The Feast of Trumpets, known in Jewish tradition as Rosh Hashanah, is one of the most solemn and significant days on the biblical calendar. It raises questions that every person, regardless of background, must eventually face: How will God judge me? What happens when my life is weighed in the balance? And ...
Yom Kippur and Jesus: How the Day of Atonement Points to Our Messiah
Steven Ger
24 September 2026
Yom Kippur and Jesus: How the Day of Atonement Points to Our Messiah Every year, the Jewish Day of Atonement (Yom Kippur) raises one of the most important questions a person can ask: on what basis does God forgive sin? The answer found in Scripture is more complete, more personal, and more permane...
Day of Atonement: Messiah is Perfect High Priest and Sacrifice
Steven Ger
10 September 2019
Israel's three Fall Festivals—Trumpets, Atonement and Tabernacles—are grouped together within a three-week window. They afford us an annual opportunity to see a three-dimensional portrait of our messiah, Jesus, as we peer through that window and see Him through Jewish eyes. There are three key reasons for every...
Messiah is Our Atonement
Steven Ger
04 October 2016
The Day of Atonement, in Hebrew, Yom Kippur, reveals critical aspects of the Messiah’s role. This Holy Day illuminates Jesus’ mission as a satisfactory sacrifice to remove sin and illustrates His resurrection ministry as our great High Priest. The Biblical term, Yom Kippurim, can be translated, The Day o...