Why Called Feast of Firstfruits?
Thus far in this lesson we have referred to the Feast of Firstfruits only briefly-yet what we have studied relates directly to the meaning of this festival! Understanding God’s plan of salvation and especially the Church’s role in God’s Master Plan is essential to understanding the meaning of God’s third annual Holy Day. Why? Because the day of Pentecost pictures the firstfruits of salvation, and the job they are now doing, empowered by God’s Spirit! God established His annual festivals and Holy Days in conjunction with the two annual agricultural harvests in the land of Palestine. The Passover and the Feast of Unleavened Bread come at the beginning of the spring grain harvest; the Feast of Firstfruits or Pentecost comes at its end. The fall festivals are associated with the large fruit harvest of summer and early autumn. But it is the spiritual harvest God is most concerned with! The spiritual harvests are patterned like the physical harvests-first a small harvest, then a large one. T
