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Holy Days: Last Great Day

Bible Study by Martin G. Collins

The Last Great Day, also known as the Eighth Day, follows the seven-day Feast of Tabernacles. It is observed on the twenty-second day of the seventh month. This day symbolizes the final judgment and the establishment of God's eternal kingdom. It represents a time of ultimate salvation and the completion of God's plan for humanity.

Why the Last Great Day?

Feast of Tabernacles Sermon by Richard T. Ritenbaugh

The Last Great Day, also referred to as the Eighth Day, is a significant event in God's plan. It is described as a day of immense magnitude and importance, where everything is grand and exalted. This day is the culmination of God's plan, symbolizing a grand final climax. On this day, Jesus Christ's Spirit will be available in limitless quantities, likened to rivers of living water, indicating a vast and voluminous outpouring. This day represents a time when salvation will be accessible to multitudes, including those who were previously denied it. It is a time when God's Spirit will be openly available to everyone who desires it, across all nations and generations. The Last Great Day is also associated with the Great White Throne Judgment, a period where all people from all generations will have the opportunity to live under the guidance of God's Spirit. This period will see billions of people receiving God's Spirit, marking the greatest addition of members to God's family. The day is characterized by its vastness and the immense scale of God's work, with the earth being prepared to support the vast numbers of people through increased productivity and transformation of the land. The logistics of this period, including housing, feeding, and educating these people, will be a monumental task, yet it is seen as achievable with God's intervention. This day will be a time of peace, service, and cooperation, free from the influence of Satan, who will be permanently restrained. It will be a time when people can live great, wonderful lives, finally able to experience the benefits of God's Spirit in a way they could not before. In summary, the Last Great Day is a time of immense significance, marked by the universal availability of God's Spirit, the judgment and salvation of billions, and the ultimate fulfillment of God's plan for humanity.

The Last Great Day

Feast of Tabernacles Sermon by John O. Reid

The Last Great Day, also known as the Eighth Day, is a significant part of God's plan that we memorialize each year. This day represents a time period planned by God the Father and Jesus Christ since the time of Adam and Eve, and possibly even before. It symbolizes one of the most exciting and miraculous events imaginable, a time when God the Father, Jesus Christ, the 24 elders, the host of heaven, and all who are changed into spirit beings will rejoice in triumph. This day pictures the resurrection of our loved ones and a time when those who have died will be resurrected to new, healthy bodies in a perfect world without crime, prejudice, war, hatred, lusts, poverty, or senseless slaughter. During the Last Great Day, people who never owned property will finally have their own land, and no one will lose their home due to unemployment. The world will not be overpopulated, and everyone will have privacy, health, clean air, and good organic food. There will be only one true God worshipped, and all superstitions and false teachings will be replaced with right teaching. Satan's influence will be removed, and all mankind who has ever lived will be called by God to repent and have the opportunity to become members of the God Family. Our involvement in the Kingdom of God during the Last Great Day will be extremely active, not passive. We will be involved in serving, governing, caring for, and teaching the billions of people resurrected during this time. This day represents a time when all mankind will be given a full life to understand and accept the opportunity to join the God Family. It will be a time of overcoming hatred, anger, and resentment, and replacing them with true forgiveness. The Last Great Day concludes with the establishment of a new age and the descent of a fabulous city, 1500 miles square, from heaven to earth. This city will be inhabited only by the righteous, marking the final chapter of the Last Great Day and the completion of God's millennial plan for the world and for us.

The Last Great Day of Reconciliation

Sermonette by Bill Onisick

God did not create rebellion, but He did create free will, giving us a choice, which our carnal nature sabotages because it is enmity against God and His law.

The Eighth Day

Sermonette by James Beaubelle

The seventh Millennium will be a time of rest, when the suffering we experience today will be gone, enabling preparation for the Great White Throne Judgment.

The Eighth Day (2019)

Sermonette by David C. Grabbe

The Eight Day (or Last Great Day) has little written about it, but the patterns of Scripture reveal much about the abundance of this holy day.

The Fall Holy Days

Article by John Reiss

The Eighth Day, as outlined in Leviticus 23:36, marks the final fall holy day and represents the concluding step in God's plan. After the Millennium, the thousand years of Christ's rule, all who have ever lived will be resurrected to physical life and given God's Spirit and understanding of His Plan. For a hundred years, they will practice living as God intends. This period is a second resurrection, the resurrection of the rest of the dead. Once these steps are complete, God's harvest of souls will end, and the effects of 6,000 years of disobedience will be wiped away. All mankind will either be members of His Family or have been annihilated in the Lake of Fire. The time of the New Heaven and New Earth will come, death and pain will be no more, and God will dwell with humanity.

Are God's Holy Days To Be Kept Today?

Sermon/Bible Study by Martin G. Collins

If we do not keep God's holy days, we will deprive ourselves of the knowledge of God's purpose. Jesus and the first century church observed and upheld these days.

The Great White Throne

Feast of Tabernacles Sermon by Richard T. Ritenbaugh

Both the time element and the significance of the Great White Throne has been lost on most of 'Christianity' because it refuses to keep God's Holy Days.

Ecclesiastes Resumed (Part Thirty-Four): Ecclesiastes 9:2-12

Feast of Tabernacles Sermon by Richard T. Ritenbaugh

Although some try to make their lives easier by compromising, Solomon warns that all evil leads to death, and that doing evil in any circumstance is insane.

Be There!

Article by Mike Ford

Many have friends and relatives who will rise in the second resurrection, but what a shame it would be if we were not there to greet them!

The Final Harvest

'Personal' from John W. Ritenbaugh

Are millions lost because they never heard the name of Christ? What about infants who died? Are the doors forever shut on those born into false religion?

John 7:37 Examined (Part One)

Feast of Tabernacles Sermon by John W. Ritenbaugh (1932-2023)

The Eighth Day (or Last Great Day) is a separate festival from the Feast of Tabernacles, which can only derive its significance in the New Testament.

Eternal Responsibilities

Feast of Tabernacles Sermon by Martin G. Collins

We each have an eternal responsibility to do the will of God, continually seeking Him. Those who do not choose God's way of life will be mercifully put to death.

The Process of Righteous Judgment

Feast of Tabernacles Sermon by Martin G. Collins

We share with Christ the prospect of preparing the earth for billions of people awaiting their opportunity for eternal life, assisting in the harvest.

The Blind See

Feast of Tabernacles Sermon by Richard T. Ritenbaugh

The man born blind from birth depicts the hopeless spiritual blindness of most of the earth. Only Jesus can release the world from spiritual blindness.

Death: The End of the Beginning

Feast of Tabernacles Sermon by Richard T. Ritenbaugh

Looking at death as 'gain,' Jesus Christ and Paul calmly looked upon death as a natural part of life, as a transition to a better life in the resurrection.

Do You Recognize This Man? (Part Seven)

Sermon by Richard T. Ritenbaugh

The prevailing view is that at the end time, God will judge between the righteous and unrighteous, consigning each to heaven or hell, an idea from paganism.

The Second Resurrection and Union With Christ

Feast of Tabernacles Sermon by Richard T. Ritenbaugh

We are going to have to find ways to make God's way appealing to people of alien cultures, gently bringing them to a tipping point.

The End

Feast of Tabernacles Sermon by Richard T. Ritenbaugh

Noah's flood was an end, the temple's destruction was an end, Christ's second coming will be an end, and the Last Great Day will be an end and a beginning.

Jesus and the Feast (Part Three): Light of the World

Feast of Tabernacles Sermon by Richard T. Ritenbaugh

Many scholars believe that John 7:53 to 8:11 was added because the style differs, but the verses are incredibly consistent with one another.

God of Our Salvation

Feast of Tabernacles Sermon by Richard T. Ritenbaugh

The Great White Throne Judgment is a general resurrection to mortal life, allowing the majority of those who have ever lived an opportunity for salvation.

Benefits of the Third Resurrection

Feast of Tabernacles Sermon by Richard T. Ritenbaugh

The Lake of Fire (Second Death or Third Resurrection), dreadful as it initially appears, produces both immediate as well as ultimate benefits or good.

Fall Feast Lessons

Sermon by John W. Ritenbaugh

The world will learn that God judges—that He has the ultimate decision over everything. After Satan is bound, God will bring about seven reconcilements.

John 7:37 Examined (Part Two)

Feast of Tabernacles Sermon by John W. Ritenbaugh (1932-2023)

All of the events in John 8-10 occurred on the Eighth Day. Christ was crucified in 31 AD, and the postponement rules of the Hebrew calendar are accurate.

Psalms: Book Four (Part Three)

Feast of Tabernacles Sermon by Richard T. Ritenbaugh

Psalms 105 and 106 describe the Great White Throne period, expressing the yearning desire to be included in His Kingdom and declaring God's praises.

Judgment Is a Merciful Blessing

Feast of Tabernacles Sermon by Martin G. Collins

God is patient and tender-hearted to late bloomers, forgiving sincerely repentant individuals, but will not budge an inch on rebellion or sin.

The Second Resurrection

Feast of Tabernacles Sermon by John W. Ritenbaugh

God has a timetable, carefully calculated to allow people to receive and respond to the truth at their best time for salvation, each in his own order.

An Abundance of Living Water

Feast of Tabernacles Sermon by Richard T. Ritenbaugh

Water has great metaphorical significance on the Last Great Day of the Feast, symbolizing God's Holy Spirit given without measure.

An Abundant Spiritual Offering

Sermonette by David C. Grabbe

The number eight signifies a new start with abundance abundance following a period of time (a week, seven years, or a millennium) of preparatory activity.

The Sabbath: Rest

Feast of Tabernacles Sermon by Richard T. Ritenbaugh

The Sabbath is an antidote to the weariness we experience. It recalls God's pausing after completing His physical creation, focusing on the spiritual creation.

Judgment According to Works

Feast of Tabernacles Sermon by Richard T. Ritenbaugh

Because God sees the content of our hearts, nothing escapes His attention. He mercifully judges over a lifetime of behaviors, not just isolated incidents.

God's Will in the End Time

Feast of Tabernacles Sermon by Richard T. Ritenbaugh

God does not like to inflict punishment on people, but because of sin, He is obligated to correct. But as quickly as God punishes, God restores and heals.

A Vision of Eternity

Sermonette by Austin Del Castillo

Though we currently dwell in a temporary fleshly tent, we will be ultimately clothed in a permanent spiritual body, able to see God the Father and Christ.

Why Trumpets?

Sermonette by James Beaubelle

The Feast of Trumpets depicts a time when angelic beings sound an alarm, warning God's saints to prepare to put themselves under His sovereign rule.

God and Self-Government

Feast of Tabernacles Sermon by Richard T. Ritenbaugh

The New Covenant, wherein God writes His law on the heart and gives His Spirit, empowers God's people to obey without the need for external control.

The Light of the World

Sermonette by David C. Grabbe

Christ's teachings on the Eighth Day revolved around light and darkness, and twice on that Holy Day He proclaimed that He is the Light of the World.