07/04/2026
Shalom and CHAG SAMEACH Brethren in YAHUSHUA HA MASHIACH a.k.a JESUS CHRIST of Nazareth!
May THE POWER OF YAHUSHUA HA MASHIACH's Resurrection work in and through every area of your life by transforming your life for good and to HIS GLORY in YAHUSHUA HA MASHIACH’S a.k.a JESUS CHRIST'S NAME, AMEN!
Shalom
[2026] NISAN a.k.a AVIV 17 : sunset 🌇 Saturday 4th To sunset 🌇 Sunday 5th April 2026 -
HA YOM HA BIKKURIM/FEAST OF FIRSTFRUITS a.k.a RESURRECTION DAY!
🕎Leviticus 23:9-21
🕎Esther 7:7-10
🕎Psalm 24; 27
🕎Psalm 107
🕎Matthew 28; 🕎Luke 24; 🕎Mark 16; 🕎John 20; etc...
🕎Revelation 1
Chaman/Haman the Agagite/Amalekite is hang on the gallows in the place of Mordecai on NISAN a.k.a AVIV 17, HalleluYAH HalleluYAH!
YAHUSHUA HA MASHIACH a.k.a JESUS CHRIST of Nazareth THE FIRSTFRUIT of Creation having been sinless rose from the dead on this day called FIRSTFRUITS, HalleluYAH. Those Saints whom HE will Rapture To HEAVEN first are also known as FIRSTFRUITS as they have had very similar experiences to those of HIS in their Walk of FAITH IN HIM [YAHUSHUA]!
YAHUSHUA HA MASHIACH (JESUS CHRIST) is recognized as the "FIRSTFRUITS of those who have fallen asleep" (1 Corinthians 15:20), RESURRECTING on THE FEAST OF FIRSTFRUITS, which occurred 3 days after PASSOVER. HIS RESURRECTION fulfilled the PROPHETIC, SYMBOLIC, and SACRIFICIAL REQUIREMENTS of the OLD COVENANT/TESTAMENT feast, guaranteeing THE FUTURE RESURRECTION of BELIEVERS. YAHUSHUA HA MASHIACH a.k.a JESUS CHRIST is THE "FIRSTFRUITS" whose RESURRECTION ensures THE HARVEST of souls.
The "Unseen" Offering: Just as the sheaf of grain could not be eaten or touched before being waved before GOD THE FATHER [ABBA YAHUVEH/YAHWEH], YAHUSHUA/JESUS told Mary Magdalene not to hold HIM because HE had not yet ascended to THE FATHER.
First of Many: HIS RESURRECTION as the "FIRSTFRUITS" guarantees that those who belong to him will also be raised.
The Feast of FIRSTFRUITS (BIKKURIM)
Definition: This festival marks the beginning of THE BARLEY HARVEST, celebrating YAH'S [GOD'S] PROVISION.
Offering: A sheaf of the first, best part of the harvest is brought to THE TEMPLE.
Timing: The feast is observed on the "day after THE SABBATH" during THE PASSOVER week.
YAHUSHUA HA MASHIACH'S a.k.a JESUS CHRIST'S Resurrection fell on the Weekly SABBATH, Saturday during HIS TIME on earth in Year 5533 and so we would normally say, "SHABBAT SHALOM/A PEACEFUL SABBATH" in addition to:
"CHAG YOM HA BIKKURIM SAMEACH/HAPPY FRAST OF FIRSTFRUITS," however we can't this year 2026 as the days haven't tallied up as we initially thought they were/would.
This is a very special and HIGHLY SIGNIFICANT DAY in every believer in and follower of YAHUSHUA HA MASHIACH a.k.a JESUS CHRIST of Nazareth worldwide as it is Step 1 Prophecy Fulfillment in relation to our REDEMPTION since mankind's fall in the GARDEN OF EDEN, HalleluYAH HalleluYAH HalleluYAH!
Step 2 is THE SHAVU'OT/WEEKS/PENTECOST BAPTISM by THE RUACH HA KODESH/HOLY SPIRIT!
***NISAN a.k.a AVIV 17 is a significant date in the HEBREW CALENDAR regarded as a "hidden day of NEW BEGINNINGS" or a day of DIVINE VICTORY, frequently linked with SALVATION [YAHUSHUA] events and RESURRECTION.***
Some Other Useful Nisan 17 HOLY BIBLICAL HISTORY To Know:
➡️Noah’s Ark Rests: The ark came to rest on Mount Ararat, marking the end of Ha Mabul/The Great Flood and the beginning of a new world.
➡️FIRSTFRUITS in THE PROMISED LAND: YAHUshua/Joshua The Son Of Nun led the Israelites into Canaan and they consumed THE FIRSTFRUITS of the land on this day.
➡️Esther’s Saving Act: Queen Esther successfully intervened to SAVE [YAHUSHUA] the Jews from genocide.
➡️RESURRECTION OF YAHUSHUA HA MASHIACH a.k.a JESUS CHRIST of Nazareth: It is widely recognized by many scholars and believers as the day of CHRIST’s RESURRECTION, falling on THE "THIRD DAY" after THE PASSOVER CRUCIFIXION, aligning with THE FEAST OF FIRSTFRUITS.
NISAN a.k.a AVIV 17 is frequently associated with: THE "THIRD DAY" theme of:
➡️DELIVERANCE [YAHUSHUA],
➡️BRINGING LIFE OUT of death
and
➡️HOPE out of destruction, .....symbolizing A TRIUMPH over the enemy.
It falls in the month of NISAN , which is considered the first month of the ECCLESIASTICAL HEBREW CALENDAR and often aligns with March-April in the Roman Gregorian calendar [🕎Daniel 7:25]
🕎 Leviticus 23:9-10 Tree of Life Version
BIKKURIM and SHAVU'OT
9 ADONAI/LORD spoke to Moses saying: 10 “Speak to Bnei-Yisrael and tell them: When you have come into the land which I give to you, and reap its harvest, then you are to bring the omer[a] of the FIRSTFRUITS of your harvest to the kohen.
The BIKKURIM [FIRSTFRUIT] were brought by farmers in ancient Israel to be placed near the altar in THE HOLY TEMPLE in JERUSALEM.
The text is familiar to anyone who has attended a traditional PASSOVER SEDER: “A Syrian had nearly caused my father to perish: and he went down into Egypt and sojourned there with a few persons, and there became a nation, great, mighty and numerous.” (PASSOVER HAGGADAH, 1955 Maxwell House Edition)
THE FIRSTFRUITS were brought to THE TEMPLE from SHAVUOT, which the TORAH calls “THE HARVEST FESTIVAL, THE FIRSTFRUITS of your work,” until CHANUKAH/HANUKKAH - DEDICATION and LIGHTS.
The TORAH does not specify how much fruit was to be brought, but the rabbis said that one should bring at least one-sixtieth of the crop.
The fruit was packed in containers. Wealthy people would use trays of gold and silver, and simple folk would use baskets of grass and reeds. They would also carry turtledoves and pigeons in their hands. Similarly, they would hang turtledoves and pigeons from the sides of the baskets, in order to adorn the first fruits. Those that were with the baskets would be offered as burnt offerings, and those they would bring by hand would be given to the priests.
How were the first fruits brought to Jerusalem?
Villagers of each region would gather in a central town, where they would sleep in the city’s thoroughfare. They did not enter the town’s homes, lest they contract impurity by being under the same roof as a co**se.
In the morning, the leader would call out: “Arise and let us ascend to ZION, to GOD our LORD.”
An ox with horns coated in gold would lead the procession, A CROWN OF OLIVE BRANCHES on its head, representing the seven species from which the first fruits were taken.2 A flute was played before the procession until it approached Jerusalem. The entire way, the people proclaimed: “I rejoiced when it was told me: ‘Let us go to the house of YAH [GOD].’”3
They would travel for only two-thirds of the day, allowing others along the way to notice them and join in the procession.
When they were close to JERUSALEM, emissaries were sent to notify the inhabitants of JERUSALEM, and they adorned their FIRSTFRUITS and beautified them. If they had some produce that was fresh and other produce that was dried, the fresh produce was placed on top.
The leaders of the Israelites and of the priests, and the Temple treasurers, would go out from JERUSALEM to greet them.
When the procession had entered the gates of Jerusalem, the people began declaring: “Our feet were standing in your gates, O Jerusalem.”4
All of the artisans in JERUSALEM would stand and greet them: “Our brethren, the inhabitants of so-and-so, you have come in peace.”
They proceeded through JERUSALEM, the sound of a flute accompanying them, until they reached the TEMPLE MOUNT. There, even important personages, such as THE KING OF ISRAEL, placed baskets on their shoulders and proceeded until the TEMPLE COURTYARD, all the while singing PSALM 150.
At that point THE LEVITE CHOIR would sing, “I will exalt YOU, YAH [GOD], for YOU have raised me up . . .”5
There, with the basket still on his shoulder, the farmer would make the first declaration: “I declare this day to THE LORD, your YAH [GOD] . . .”
He then held the edges of the basket, and the priest held it from below and waved it up and down and in four directions before reciting the formula “An Aramean [sought to] destroy my forefather . . .”
He then placed the FIRSTFRUITS near the southwest corner of THE ALTAR, bowed reverently and departed.
The FIRSTFRUITS were given to THE PRIESTS who were on duty at that time. They divided the produce among themselves to be eaten within the walls of THE HOLY CITY OF JERUSALEM. THE PRIEST took the fruit and returned the expensive containers to the owners. In the case of a reed or grass basket, both THE FIRSTFRUITS and the basket were given to THE PRIESTS.
After sleeping in JERUSALEM overnight, the farmer was free to return home.6
BIKKURIM Today
In the absence of THE TEMPLE, THE MITZVAH of BIKKURIM no longer applies. However, there are numerous ways in which we carry on THE SPIRIT OF THE MITZVAH.
The text of the BIKKURIM was selected to become a fundamental part of THE PASSOVER HAGGADAH, and THE SEDER PLATE is seen as a symbolic representation of the BIKKURIM basket. Thus, THE ENTIRE SEDER EXPERIENCE becomes an annual reenactment of the BIKKURIM CEREMONY.
Why was this text chosen?
It is a wonderfully succinct telling of our EXODUS from Egypt and expression of our gratitude to YAH [GOD], just the right text to be expounded on during THE PASSOVER SEDER.7
In addition, a primary theme of BIKKURIM is that of THANKFULNESS, APPRECIATING THE GOOD we are given. In HEBREW, this is known as HAKARAT HATOV (recognizing the good). The BIKKURIM CEREMONY teaches us how important it is to verbally acknowledge YAH [GOD], our principal benefactor, as well as HIS many agents.
The SEDER becomes an annual reenactment
The sages say that “one who brings a gift to a TORAH sage is considered to have brought BIKKURIM.”8 And indeed, it was the custom of chassidim to bring such “BIKKURIM ” gifts to their rebbes, particularly around the holiday of SHAVUOT.
Even though we have no TEMPLE, YAH [GOD] assured us through the prophets that when we study about THE TEMPLE and its sacrifices, He considers it as if we have built THE TEMPLE and brought sacrifices there. Thus, through study of the text in DEUTERONOMY, along with all the commentaries cited in THE HAGGADAH, we hope and pray that the merit of our TORAH STUDY be the final act to tip the scales and bring MASHIACH/MESSIAH. And then, the farmers of ISRAEL will once again bring BIKKURIM, declaring, “I will exalt YOU, GOD, for YOU have raised me up . . .”9
Shalom and Remain BLESSED in YAHUSHUA HA MASHIACH’S a.k.a JESUS CHRIST'S NAME!
HAPPY RESURRECTION DAY To You All!
CHAG YOM HA BIKKURIM SAMEACH/HAPPY FEAST OF FIRSTFRUITS!
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