| English Feast Name | Hebrew Feast Name | English Date | Hebrew Date | Scripture Reference |
| Feast
of First Fruits |
|
March / April | 17th
of Nisan (1st month) (Abib) (Sunday) |
Leviticus
23:10 Luke 24:7 1 Cor.15:20-21 |
This feast is always celebrated on Sunday (18th of Nisan), the day after Sabbath following the Passover It is the start of the Barley harvest when the first fruits of the harvest were waved before the LORD. This was for Israel when they entered Canaan for they could not celebrate it in the wilderness.
- Christ was raised at sundown on the Feast of Firstfruits. (The third day of Unleavened Bread, three days in the tomb).
- This pictures the resurrection of Christ (1 Cor.15:20-21"the firstfruits").
- The entire "resurrection harvest" belongs to God.
- Since we belong (being purchased) to God, we should wholly offer ourselves to Him.
The common greeting at this time is "He is Risen!" The response should be "He is Risen indeed!..