"And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying, Speak unto the children of Israel, and say unto them, Concerning the feasts of the LORD, which ye shall proclaim to be holy convocations, even these are my feasts." Leviticus 23:1-2
The word for "Feast" in Hebrew is Mo'ed and means appointed time. The word for "convocations" is Mik'raw and means assembly, but also is used for Rehearsal. The Feasts are a REHEARSAL for things to come!
The Passover Feast was a rehearsal for the coming Messiah. The Passover Lamb is slain, the Unleavened Bread is eaten and all leaven removed from the house, and the harvest of First Fruits is celebrated. Jesus was our Passover lamb (I Cor. 5:7), Jesus is the Bread of Life without any sin (leaven) who removed all the sin from our earthly house (Jn. 6:35), and Jesus is the First Fruits risen of all of us who will follow Him in resurrection (I Cor. 15:20).
The Feast of Weeks (Pentecost/Shavuot) was a rehearsal of what would be revealed to be the "Mystery" of the church age...Jews and Gentiles in the same Body of Christ. The wave offering of the two loaves of bread symbolized a barley loaf for the Jews, and wheat loaf for the gentiles, together in one body. The church age begins at Pentecost with the giving of the Holy Spirit, and will end at the rapture when the Church and the Holy Spirit are removed from the Earth. These events both occur on Feast of Weeks.
The Feast of Booths is a rehearsal for the coming end times which follow soon after the rapture occurs. The Day of Trumpets foretells of an event which calls the Jews to assemble, most likely a battle. The Day of Atonement (Yom Kippur) foretells of a day when atonement begins for the Jewish people, and the Year of Jubilee begins which initiates the opening of the 7 sealed scroll by the Messiah and the start of the Tribulation period. The Feast of Booths foretells of that 7 year tribulation period where God dwells with His people once again and teaches them to trust and follow Him. The 8th Day Sabbath of Booths foretells of the 1000 year Millennial Kingdom, a period of rest and restoration.
Also important to note about the Feasts is that not only did the first two Feasts come about as prophesied, but they also occurred on the exact days and periods of the Feast days. We can only surmise from this fact that the same will hold true for the last Feast (Booths) to come about as prophesied, on the exact days and time period of those Feast days.
We do not know the exact day, but we do know the signs and the seasons of Jesus return. We need to be watching and prepared.
God Bless!
