What is Yom Teruah?

The L-rd established Yom Teruah (Day of Trumpets) as a holy day in Leviticus 23:23-24: "And the L-rd spake unto Moses, saying, Speak unto the children of Israel, saying, In the seventh month [the biblical month Tishri], in the first day of the month, shall ye have a sabbath, a memorial of blowing of trumpets, an holy convocation." Ever since the day that command was issued, the shofar (ram's horn) has been sounded using a series of calls in a specific order, to communicate the meaning of Yom Teruah.

Every feast in Leviticus represents an event which either has been fulfilled or will be fulfilled in the ministry of Yeshua.

Feasts that happen in the springtime and early summer have already been fulfilled:

Pesach	Passover	Death of Messiah
Chag Ha Matzah	Feast of Unleavened Bread	Burial of Messiah
Chag Ha Bikkurim	Feast of First Fruits	Resurrection of Messiah
Shavuot	Weeks, or Pentecost	Giving of Torah at Sinai and Baptism of Holy Spirit in Acts

Feasts that happen in the fall are yet to be fulfilled:

Yom Teruah
Day of Trumpets
Messiah's Return,Translation of Believers

Yom Kippur
Day of Atonement
Atonement of all of the believing remnant of Israel

Sukkot
Booths or Tabernacles
Ingathering of Israel and the nations to worship the L-rd in Jerusalem during the millenial reign

Yom Teruah (Day of Trumpets) signifies the day when Yeshua will come for those who are His, and we will all be changed: "Behold, I shew you a mystery; We shall not all sleep, but we shall all be changed, in a moment, in the twinkling of an eye, at the last trump: for the trumpet shall sound, and the dead shall be raised incorruptible, and we shall be changed." 1 Cor 15:51.

Yom Teruah (Day of Trumpets) in traditional Judaism signifies the first day of the Jewish civil year (Rosh ha Shanah, or "Head of the Year"). It is also the first day of the Days of Awe (a period of repentance and introspection culminating ten days later in the Day of Atonement, or Yom Kippur. A part of traditional Judaism recognizes the Day of Trumpets as the anniversary of the creation of the world.

There are three themes in Yom Teruah/Rosh HaShanah, according to traditional Judaism: The Sovereignty of G-d, the Remembrance of G-d (of all men's deeds, with justice), The Trumpet of G-d, heralding the initial revelation of G-d at Sinai as well as the final messianic revelation and redemption to come at the end of days.

Messianic believers see Yeshua in Yom Teruah/The Day of Trumpets: "And then shall appear the Son of Man in heaven: and then shall all the tribes of the earth mourn, and they shall see the Son of Man coming in the clouds of heaven with power and great glory. And he shall send his angels with a great sound of a trumpet." (Mat. 24:30-31)

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The L-rd gave the word: great was the company of those that published it. -Psalm 68:11

Yom Teruah	Day of Trumpets	Messiah's Return,Translation of Believers
Yom Kippur	Day of Atonement	Atonement of all of the believing remnant of Israel
Sukkot	Booths or Tabernacles	Ingathering of Israel and the nations to worship the L-rd in Jerusalem during the millenial reign