Tishrei Festivals Messianic Meaning: Rosh Hashanah, Yom Kippur, and Sukkot in Yeshua

WEEKLY TEACHING FROM GUY­­­­­­

In the Hebrew Bible, the month of Tishrei is called “the seventh month” or “Yerach Ha-Eitanim” (“Month of the Strong Ones”  (1 Kings 8:2). It is filled with holy days that carry deep spiritual meaning:

• Rosh Hashanah (Day of Trumpets) – the beginning of the year and the Day of Judgment.

  
  

• Yom Kippur (Day of Atonement) – the day of cleansing and forgiveness.

  
  

• Sukkot (Feast of Tabernacles) & Shmini Atzeret – a time of joy, celebrating God’s presence among His people.

  
  

The Festivals of Tishrei are shadow leading to Yeshua’s second coming. The Feast of Trumpets (Rosh Hashanah / Yom Truah) is not mentioned in the New Testament by name. However, many interpreters connect it to the future return of the Messiah: “For the Lord himself will descend from heaven… with the trumpet of God” (1 Thessalonians 4:16).The Day of Atonement (Yom Kippur), though not explicitly described in the Gospels, is mentioned in Hebrews 9-10. Here Yeshua is presented as the High Priest, who entered the heavenly Holy of Holies once and for all, offering not the blood of animals but His own blood for eternal redemption. In John 7, Yeshua went up to Jerusalem during the Feast of Tabernacles (Sukkot). On the last and greatest day of the feast, He proclaimed: “If anyone is thirsty, let him come to me and drink” (John 7:37). This directly connects to the water-pouring ceremony held in the Temple during Sukkot and reveals Yeshua as the true source of living water.  The Messianic fulfillment of these festivals are both shadows and reality. Jewish tradition sees the Tishrei festivals as pointing to judgment, atonement, and God’s dwelling with His people. Messianic believers understanding is the fulfillment in Yeshua the Messiah:

• Trumpets → His return and the final judgment.

  
  

• Atonement → His sacrifice on the cross as the perfect covering for sin.

  
  

• Tabernacles → God dwelling with humanity through the Messiah (“The Word became flesh and dwelt among us”  (John 1:14).

  
  

Tishrei Festivals Messianic Meaning for believers is as follows:

• Rosh Hashanah – a call to repentance and readiness for the Messiah’s return.

  
  

• Yom Kippur – a reminder that Yeshua the Messiah is our High Priest and perfect atonement.

  
  

• Sukkot – a celebration of joy in God’s presence and the hope of the final dwelling of God with His people in the New Jerusalem.

  
  

Let us pray that our people Israel will see Him as they go to the synagogues during these festivals to pray for repentance. Then may their Joy be complete.