The God Culture: How to Keep the Feast of Tabernacles Without Actually Keeping the Feast of Tabernacles Part 2
Timothy Jay Schwab of The God Culture has finally revealed to his audience how he celebrates the Feast of Tabernacles. Let us compare his celebration with that of the Bible and see if Tim follows the rules God has laid down.
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Happy Feast of Tabernacles, Sukkot, the most exciting week of the year. Much better than Christmas. This is just the First Day... In the Philippines... We hope all are enjoying this Feast here in this time zone and those in the rest as the sun comes their way.
The goats arrived last night with the guys who prepped and cooked them and wow!!! And, what a process to watch. This was not a sacrifice but we felt serving goat a nice touch. You do not have to.
Already we have our first problem. Tim is serving goat merely as a nice touch and not as a sacrifice. What does the Bible say to do?
Leviticus 23:34 Speak unto the children of Israel, saying, The fifteenth day of this seventh month shall be the feast of tabernacles for seven days unto the LORD.
35 On the first day shall be an holy convocation: ye shall do no servile work therein.
36 Seven days ye shall offer an offering made by fire unto the LORD: on the eighth day shall be an holy convocation unto you; and ye shall offer an offering made by fire unto the LORD: it is a solemn assembly; and ye shall do no servile work therein.
The Bible says a sacrifice must be made every day for the duration of the feast. Yet Tim is boasting that he did not offer a sacrifice but had goats served as “a nice touch.” What a blasphemous joke.
Not only does the Bible require sacrifice but God says all males have to appear before Him in the place that he has chosen which is where the tabernacle and the Ark of the Covenant dwelt.
Deuteronomy 16:13 Thou shalt observe the feast of tabernacles seven days, after that thou hast gathered in thy corn and thy wine:
14 And thou shalt rejoice in thy feast, thou, and thy son, and thy daughter, and thy manservant, and thy maidservant, and the Levite, the stranger, and the fatherless, and the widow, that are within thy gates.
15 Seven days shalt thou keep a solemn feast unto the LORD thy God in the place which the LORD shall choose: because the LORD thy God shall bless thee in all thine increase, and in all the works of thine hands, therefore thou shalt surely rejoice.
16 Three times in a year shall all thy males appear before the LORD thy God in the place which he shall choose; in the feast of unleavened bread, and in the feast of weeks, and in the feast of tabernacles: and they shall not appear before the LORD empty:
Let’s compare Tim with the Jews who returned to Jerusalem. They rebuilt the temple, erected the altar, and then:
Ezra 3:4 They kept also the feast of tabernacles, as it is written, and offered the daily burnt offerings by number, according to the custom, as the duty of every day required;
Next Tim goes on to describe his “tent.”
We began with a broadcast in Tagalog from Sabbath Believers Congregation in Tuba, Benguet by former AFP B. Gen., Preacher Bien Casis which are attendees enjoyed in their language. The children then decorated our large main tent. We had a TV screen there and played Veggietales for the kids while everything was being prepared for lunch. Poor Larry couldn't find his hairbrush... For us, we try to focus on events for those who are first-timers to the Feast so we can teach it hands on. Everyone is enjoying themselves on this day and many realize what a blessing this is and should always be for all of us every year.
Where is the tent in these pictures?
Leviticus 23:42 Ye shall dwell in booths seven days; all that are Israelites born shall dwell in booths:
Is Tim and company going to be dwelling in that “tent” for seven days? Seems doubtful. It’s not even a tent. What tent can hold a TV so the kids can watch Veggietales? And Veggietales? Really? This is not 1997. Those children might as well be watching the 1980s classic Superbook which actually teaches Bible stories and not vague moral lessons from hairless vegetables like Larry the Cucumber and Bob the Tomato.
Incidentally the creator of Veggietales has admitted his show did not teach Christianity.
After the bankruptcy I had kind of a forced sabbatical of three or four months of spending time with God and listening to Him. I looked back at the previous 10 years and realized I had spent 10 years trying to convince kids to behave Christianly without actually teaching them Christianity. And that was a pretty serious conviction. You can say, "Hey kids, be more forgiving because the Bible says so," or "Hey kids, be more kind because the Bible says so!" But that isn't Christianity, it's morality.
It’s amazing that Tim rejects mainstream Protestant evnagalicalism, calls the Church the Synagogue of Satan, and yet continues to use their products. It makes no sense. That is why he is a hypocrite.
After lunch we had a Bible trivia contest for the kids which became a teaching opportunity and then, scripture. Of course, here in the Philippines, when we Feast, it's an all day event so we'll just keep on repeating and enjoying our time with the Bible's largest event of the year. For your event, just do your best but most of all keep the Feast and enjoy this time in Him. We love you all. Yah Bless to everyone.
This last paragraph echoes the advice Tim’s wife gave to a Facebook commenter.
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Daniel Munoz: So much I want it. Just don't know what to do it. I'm still trying to figure it out. Please help me Yahuah
Anna Rose Z: He will. Just take steps each year to near closer to Him. We are all learning and the only mistake is to not keep the feast really. In Israel, an entire Temple Priest system managed this. You do your best and Yahuah will bless it. Yah Bless.
This is wrong. God does not say do your best. God gives very explicit instructions on how to keep His feasts. To not keep them in the manner the Bible commands is to make a mockery of the feasts. Thankfully as Christians we do not need to keep the feasts because Jesus Christ who tabernacled in human nature and dwelt among us fulfilled all the feasts.
What about the feast of trumpets? Did he fulfill that too? Go ahead and twist things around till it fits what you want it to say .
ReplyDeleteIf you are not keeping the feasts TO THE LETTER as described in the Bible then you are not keeping the feasts. If you do not sacrifice then do not pretend to be keeping the feasts. The law is a schoolmaster that leads us to Christ. The law is done, gone, over and is no more. The proper use of the law is to be lead to Christ who is our righteousness.
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