Olaniyi Olanrewaju

The old testament gives us a picture of the things that exist in the spiritual realm. Jewish tools or symbols are a picture of what is available to believers in the spiritual realm. For example, the Shofar, referred to in KJV as a trumpet, is a ram's horn that is used to make announcements. It started in the days of Moses where the Shofar was used to announce the arrival of God's presence on Sinai When the Jews hear the Shofar, it could be a summoning to worship, a feast or a call for war. In this testament, we send out announcement in personal and corporate prayers and/or worship. For example, when you pray for more intercessors to arise, someone can literarily hear a voice or feel a tap to wake up to pray. Your sound (not your voice) is like a shofar in the spirit. When you pray (especially when making a decree), the reach of your sound is just like the workings of the shofar. Don't confuse the reach of your sound with the loudness of your voice. You may need to shout to ...

The Jewish new year starts in few hours from this post. They don't follow the Roman calendar of January-December. Today is their first day of the year. They call it Rosh Hashanah, literally meaning the "head [of] the year". The biblical name for this holiday is Yom Teruah, literally "day of shouting or blasting". It is the first of the Jewish High Holy Days. Christians don't celebrate these days in their literal form. We have the tangibility of these days in Christ. Those days, however point to some dimensions in Christ that you should pay attention to. So, what does God want us to pay attention to as the Jews celebrate Rosh Hashanah? The day is also know as feast of trumpet. They blow the shofar and Jews gather for a time to reflect on their lives. Rosh Hashanah signifies a day to repent and remember God's judgment. Shofar, Repent, Judgment. There will be a final shofar not blown from the middle East, but from the heavens. Very soon. That shofar...