First Christian celebration of the Feast of Tabernacles, September 1980
One thousand Christians from the nations came up to Jerusalem to celebrate the Feast of Tabernacles with song, dance, praise, and worship in accordance with Zechariah 14:16. They were invited to the Chief Rabbi’s synagogue to receive a blessing from Rabbi Goren himself. Fifteen Christian leaders spent an hour sharing with Israel’s President Navon at his home. He said, “You move me deeply,” and “We appreciate what you are doing.”
Then, 400 Christians participated in the Jerusalem March; Israeli soldiers cheered and waved in appreciation of Christian support for Israel. The people lining the route said again and again in Hebrew, “Blessed art thou, blessed art thou”—an exciting foreshadowing of the messianic prophecy contained in Matthew 23:39: “For I say to you, you shall see Me no more till you say, ‘Blessed is He who comes in the name of the Lord!’” and Matthew 10:40 which says,”He who receives you receives Me.”
