Jesus In Yom Kippur

TEXT- LEVITICUS 16:29-34

INTRODUCTION

ADOLF HITLER WAS AN AVID BELIEVER IN ASTROLOGY AND CONSULTED WITH HIS SPECIAL ASTROLOGER BEFORE MAKING ANY DECISIONS.  ONE DAY WHEN CONSULTING WITH HIM, HITLER ASKED, "ON WHAT DAY AM I GOING TO DIE?"  "YOU WILL DIE ON A JEWISH HOLIDAY," REPLIED THE ASTROLOGER.  "HOW CAN YOU BE SO SURE OF THAT?" ASKED HITLER.  TO WHICH THE ASTROLOGER REPLIED, "ANY DAY YOU DIE ON WILL BECOME A JEWISH HOLIDAY."

LAST SUNDAY NIGHT AT SUNDOWN THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT AT SUNDOWN JEWISH PEOPLE ALL OVER THE WORLD CELEBRATED THEIR HEBREW NEW YEAR CALLED ROSH HASHANA USHERING IN THE BEGINNING OF THE YEAR 5756 ON THE HEBREW CALENDAR.

THIS SPECIAL HOLIDAY ALSO MARKS THE BEGINNING OF A 10 DAY PERIOD CALLED THE HIGH HOLY DAYS.

ON THIS TUESDAY BEGINNING AT SUNDOWN THROUGH WEDNESDAY AT SUNDOWN THESE HIGH HOLY DAYS WILL CONCLUDE WITH THE MOST IMPORTANT HOLIDAY CELEBRATED BY THE JEWISH PEOPLE.

THIS TENTH DAY IS CALLED "YOM KIPPUR" IN THE HEBREW LANGUAGE WHICH TRANSLATED INTO ENGLISH MEANS, "THE DAY OF ATONEMENT."

THIS MORNING OUR TEXT IS FOUND IN LEVITICUS CHAPTER 16:29-34 AND THE TITLE OF MY MESSAGE IS, "JESUS IN YOM KIPPUR."

AS WE CONSIDER THIS SPECIAL JEWISH HOLIDAY I WOULD LIKE US TO SEE THE WAYS IN WHICH JESUS CAN BE SEEN.

IN DOING SO THERE ARE FOUR THINGS THAT ARE INVOLVED IN THIS SPECIAL HOLIDAY AND STAND OUT CONCERNING JESUS.