Restoration:
Shadows of the World to Come by Darris McNeely
This column seeks
to highlight the hope of a future time of peace brought by Jesus Christ at His second
coming. The "times of restoration of all things" will be more than another
utopian ideal. For many readers of this column, the prophesied future provides a
compelling vision that fills the days, weeks and years of life with meaning. Each
article of this publication seeks to point the way to God's view of today's world
and the spiritual solutions to its problems. Let me describe how this translates
into a walk of faith.
This month of September, United Church of God members will
be observing four of the seven biblical festivals: the Feast of Trumpets, the Day
of Atonement, the Feast of Tabernacles and the Last Great Day. By the time most of
you are reading this, members and other interested people will be gathering to keep
the Holy Days as God commands. These festivals hold a message of hope and light for
this world as it makes its way forward through challenging times.
The Feast of Trumpets
(Leviticus 23:24). This day foreshadows the return of Jesus Christ to the earth as
King of Kings as described in Revelation 19:11-16. The kingdoms of this world will
become the kingdoms of our Lord, and Christ will reign on the earth.
