Day of Atonement (Yom Kippur - The Day of Atonement)

Next observance: sunset of Wednesday, the 8th of October 2008

(yom kip-PUR) n. Yom Kippur is the holiest day of the Jewish year, and is found in Lev. 23:27. It provides prophetic insight regarding the restoration of national Israel , and the final judgment of the world. It is also a day that reveals that Yeshua is the final atonement, and the High Priest after the order of Melchizedek (Heb. 5:10 , 6:20 , 9:10 -14).

The biblical name for the Day of Atonement is Yom Kippur, meaning “the day of covering, canceling, pardon, reconciling.” Yom Kippur was the only time when the High Priest could enter the Holy of Holies and call upon Adonai to offer a blood sacrifice for the sins of the people. This “life for a life” principle is the foundation of the sacrificial system and marked the great day of intercession made by the High Priest on behalf of all Israel.

In the Hebrew calendar Yom Kippur begins on Tishri 10. It is a Sabbath from evening until evening and is a day marked by complete fasting and prayer (Lev. 23:26 -32; Num. 29:7-11).