[00:00:00] Welcome to Faith in Focus from the Book of Mysteries by Jonathan Cahn, The Atzeret. It was the late afternoon of a beautiful sunny day. We watched as the children of the tent village below us played in a warm gentle wind. All this passes away, I asked. In eternity is everything gone, the good as well as the bad.
[00:00:25] Do you remember the day that foretells all that, the ending of the present order and the beginning of eternity? Shemini Atzeret. That's right, said the teacher. And do you remember what it means? The gathering of the eighth day, I answered. The word for gathering is Atzeret. But Atzeret is a mystery word. It can be used to speak of gatherings,
[00:00:50] but it's especially joined to this particular and mysterious last day of the Hebrew year. The word Atzeret comes from the Hebrew verb Atzar. Atzar means to keep, to maintain, to hold back, to recover and to retain. So Atzeret literally means the keeping, the maintaining, the holding back, the recovery and the retaining.
[00:01:14] So the day that foreshadows the passing away of heaven and earth and the dawning of eternity could be called the keeping. The day that speaks of the last day of earthly existence is called Atzeret, the retaining. What does that mean, I asked? In that day, heaven and earth will pass away. The sorrows of this world, its pains and its evils will all pass away. But there will be an Atzeret. There will be a keeping, a retaining.
[00:01:44] All the good of this life that came from him will be kept. All the good that was done for him and for his purposes will be preserved. Every work of faith, of love, of purity, of redemption, of salvation, these will be kept. All that was birthed of God, all that was sacrificed and given up for God, these will be restored.
[00:02:08] All the labors of the righteous, all the prayers of the holy, and all the praises of his children, all that which was born of his love, all this will be retained and brought across the Jordan as a treasure to be kept forever in the promised land. The old will pass away. There will be no more darkness or tears or mourning or death. But the good, the good, will be kept in the keeping of heaven's Atzeret.
[00:02:38] The Mission In heaven, the good of this life will be retained. Do not retain anything of this day that is not good. Retain only what is. Matthew 6.20 But lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust doth corrupt, and where thieves do not break through nor steal. Matthew 19.21
[00:03:04] Jesus said unto him, If thou wilt be perfect, go and sell that thou hast, and give to the poor, and thou shalt have treasure in heaven, and come and follow me. Revelation 7.9-17 After this I beheld, and lo, a great multitude, which no man could number, of all nations and kindreds, and people and tongues, stood before the throne, and before the Lamb, clothed with
[00:03:33] white robes, and palms in their hands, and cried with a loud voice, saying, Salvation to our God which sitteth upon the throne, and unto the Lamb. Revelation 8.10 And all the angels stood round about the throne, and about the elders and the four beasts, and fell before the throne on their faces, and worshipped God, saying, Amen, blessing, and glory, and
[00:03:59] wisdom, and thanksgiving, and honour, and power, and might be unto our God for ever and ever. Amen. Revelation 8.10 And one of the elders answered, saying unto me, What are these which are arrayed in white robes? And whence came they? And I said unto him, Sir, thou knowest. And he said to me, These are they which came out of great tribulation, and have washed their robes,
[00:04:29] and made them white in the blood of the Lamb. Therefore are they before the throne of God, and serve him day and night in his temple. And he that sitteth on the throne shall dwell among them. They shall hunger no more, neither thirst any more. Neither shall the sun light on them, nor any heat.
[00:04:53] For the Lamb which is in the midst of the throne shall feed them, and shall lead them unto living fountains of waters, and God shall wipe away all tears from their eyes. Revelation 21.12-14 And had a wall great and high, and had twelve gates, and at the gates twelve angels, and names written thereon, which are the names of the twelve tribes of the children of Israel.
[00:05:21] On the east three gates, on the north three gates, on the south three gates, and on the west three gates. And the wall of the city had twelve foundations, and in them the names of the twelve apostles of the Lamb. The mystery of the eighth day. Thank you for joining me on Faith in Focus. Remember, these insights are inspired by Jonathan Kahn's The Book of Mysteries.
[00:05:49] Until next time, may you find strength in the revelation of his love.