The Feast of Firstfruits
The original Easter feast.
4/20/20251 min read
Leviticus chapter 23 describes the feasts of the Lord, including the Feast of Firstfruits. The Feast of Firstfruits is to occur immediately after the Feast of Unleavened Bread, sandwiching the unleavened portion between the Passover and the Feast of Firstfruits" "And he shall wave the sheaf before the Lord, to be accepted for you: on the morrow after the sabbath the priest shall wave it." Leviticus 23:11
The Feast of Firstfruits is a time to offer the first harvest of the year to the Lord before partaking of any of it.
At the beginning of this feast sandwich, Jesus signified that He gave His life as our sacrificial Passover Lamb. On the other end, He signifies that He is alive forevermore, the Firstborn of the Father.
What do the first fruits represent?
"But now is Christ risen from the dead, and become the firstfruits of them that slept."
-1 Corinthians 15:20