The Eighth Day
The Eighth Day pictures the time when all who have ever lived and died without knowing the one true God and His Son Jesus Christ, will return to physical life, to have their one opportunity for eternal salvation. It is the day of salvation for “the rest of the dead,” the unknown numbers of humans who never knew the “one true God” (John 17:3).
The Eighth Day teaches us that Jesus Christ will complete His harvest of humans by raising from the dead and extending salvation to all human beings who have died in the past and have never been given a full opportunity for salvation (Ezekiel 37:1-14; Romans 11:25-27; Luke 11:31-32; Revelation 20:11-13). The annual cycle of the celebration of the festivals and Holy Days reminds Christ's disciples that He is working out His plan of extending salvation from sin and death and offering the gift of eternal life in the family of God to all humanity—past, present and future.
In biblical reckoning, days begin in the evening (Genesis 1:5), when the sun goes down (Joshua 8:29; 2 Chronicles 18:34; Mark 1:32), and are counted “from evening to evening” (Leviticus 23:32). Thus, all God’s festivals begin the sunset just before the dates listed. The festivals end at sunset on the dates given.
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