Atonement 10/07/46/120

Dear Friends,

Today is the Day of Atonement of the 46th year of the 120th Jubilee. It is a back to back Sabbath this year and one of five in the Temple Calendar for the feasts of this year (see No. 156). Our purpose today is to be reconciled to God and to one another.  We are to study these works, Atonement (No. 138) and Azazel and Atonement (No. 214). 

This is a great opportunity for the Churches of God to be reconciled to God and purge themselves of false doctrine and prepare for the coming Passover and the Lord's Supper for the forgiveness of sin. Thus over this period we can purge ourselves of false doctrine and sin and prepare for the coming of the Witnesses. We can then begin to be ready for the First Resurrection (No. 143A) at the Return of the Messiah (Nos. 282E; 210A and 210B).

We are to fast today from dark at end Sabbath to Dark end of Atonement and we should fast as we are instructed in Isaiah Ch. 58. We are to remove slander and malice and defamation from us. We are to loose the bonds of wickedness and to undo the yoke and let the oppressed go free. Bring the homeless into our house and to cover the naked and not to hide ourself from our own flesh. If we honour the Sabbath days and the Feasts of God, then God will bless us and honour us with the heritage of Jacob, the father of Israel, as we become one of the body of Christ.  Our task is to become one of the Holy Seed (Isa. 6:9-13; Am. 9:1-15) and to serve God with Christ as the High Priest of Melchisedek as we see from Psalms 107-110-151 (F019_5i, ii, iii).

This week we depart for the Feast of Tabernacles. We wish everyone safe travel and we wish that everyone mixes in and avoid cliques from previous associations as we have many new people from many and varying associations. There are sure to be an amazing range of knowledge and experience in all nations’ feast groups.  Just rejoice that many of the groups have been reunited or newly united. This will be the greatest learning experience you will undertake. If you approach it correctly you have every chance of making the First Resurrection or entering into the millennial system under Jesus Christ. Remember it is the One True God that allocates you wherever it will be the best for you to prepare you for eternal life.

Wade Cox
Coordinator General