The Day of Trumpets Is Here! Shana Tova!

The Fall Feasts of Yahweh are here once more in 2026, which are my favorite of the seven biblical holidays.

This weekend is the Day of Trumpets, the first of the fall holy days. While much has been said of this holiday throughout history, this day has almost the least information of the feast days.

“And the Lord spoke to Moses, saying, ‘Speak to the people of Israel, saying, In the seventh month, on the first day of the month, you shall observe a day of solemn rest, a memorial proclaimed with the blast of trumpets, a holy convocation. You shall not do any ordinary work, and you shall present a food offering to the Lord’” (Leviticus 23:23-25 [ESV]).

This is the only day of the seven that takes place specifically on the new moon phase. The moon is completely dark during this time. There are traditions that the real new moon is the first sliver, but that debate is not the point of this post.

This feast is often celebrated with apples and honey, as well as pomegranates. Hebraic traditions have it that 613 seeds comprise most pomegranates, reflecting the number of commandments found in the Torah. I’m not sure if that’s truly the case, but it’s a nice thought, I suppose. They often have between 500 and 700 seeds per fruit, so maybe some of them do.

They symbolize your coming good works (a phrase of evil in mainstream Christianity since Jesus apparently did everything for us) and a fruitful abundance for the next year.

But the important aspect of this holiday is found in what it means for us as believers who are waiting for Jesus Christ to return.

Jesus fulfilled Passover, Unleavened Bread, Firstfruits, and Pentecost exactly on the day they occurred between 25 and 33 AD.

However, despite what mainstream Christians believe about Him fulfilling every last aspect of the Torah, He did not fulfill the fall feasts.

These days will be fulfilled to the day during the Day of the LORD, or the Day of Yahweh as I often call it.

Jesus will probably appear in the clouds on the Feast of Trumpets in some future year (whether distant or nearer).

What I find interesting about this is that it will show the supernatural power of God, because the moon is dark on the Feast of Trumpets, yet the full moon will be like blood right before He returns. This is impossible without a miracle, and why I don’t subscribe to those extensive charts of people lining up total lunar eclipses like Charlie Kelly having a paranoid fit.

I will not get into the Jubilee Trumpet on Yom Kippur and the Feast of Tabernacles in this post, but those days will also be important during the Day of Yahweh.

Notice that in Leviticus 23 we have a command to blow the trumpet, but whether that is the silver trumpet or shofar is not specified.

This is interesting prophetically because when Jesus returns, He blows a trumpet to start the gathering of the saints.

“For the Lord Himself will descend from heaven with a cry of command, with the voice of an archangel, and with the sound of the trumpet of God. And the dead in Christ will rise first” (1 Thessalonians 4:16 [ESV]).

This resurrection trumpet will rouse the dead from their sleep, and their souls will return from the underworld to their bodies.

The resurrection of the dead seems to happen on the Day of Trumpets.

We are to do no ordinary work on this day (which this weekend will be a double Sabbath or a Great Sabbath) and have a day of rest.

These days are meant to help us rest from our labors and refresh ourselves, and are a great time to study biblical themes of God’s overarching plan for the ages.

I don’t know that I subscribe to the traditional concepts of not doing anything remotely not based in faith during these days, but a break from work is always welcome to focus on the Creator for a few days out of the 365 days of the year.

There are many other days to do our work, so taking a break here and there isn’t a negative option.

For me, I suggest putting forth our requests to God, and for Him to give us new life and resurrect our lives for His glory. Ask Him for that thing you truly want, since following these days and the rest of the commandments allows you to have requests granted in His name.

“…And whatever we ask we receive from Him, because we keep His commandments and do what pleases Him” (1 John 3:22 [ESV]).

I guarantee it will please Yahweh to take a day of rest during these days and honor the future coming of the Messiah, as well as the history of His people.

I believe prayer on days such as these is especially powerful, as you are communing with the divine on a set-apart day for His glory.

The Feast of Trumpets is a day of joy and celebration because one day our dead bodies will arise from their graves, our souls will be free of Sheol (the biblical underworld), and we will have glorious new bodies.

May the Day of Trumpets be even a small blessing to you.

I know the actual New Year in the Bible starts in March or April, but shana tova anyway!

Blessings and shalom.