{"id":3422,"date":"2013-08-08T23:10:44","date_gmt":"2013-08-09T06:10:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/hoshanarabbah.org\/blog\/?p=3422"},"modified":"2013-08-09T07:09:50","modified_gmt":"2013-08-09T14:09:50","slug":"month-of-elul","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hoshanarabbah.org\/blog\/2013\/08\/08\/month-of-elul\/","title":{"rendered":"Happy First Day of the Sixth Month of Elul"},"content":{"rendered":"

Today, the new moon was spotted in the land of Israel meaning this is the first day of the biblical month of Elul\u2014the sixth month of the biblical calendar.<\/p>\n

In one month, YHVH’s people will begin celebrating the fall biblical festivals, which prophetically point to events surrounding the second coming of our Lord and Savior, Yeshua the Messiah, and the establishment of his millennial kingdom on earth.<\/p>\n

It’s time to awaken from the summer spiritual doldrums and to prepare yourself spiritually\u2026! The King of kings is coming. Are you ready?<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

For more information on this important month, see my previous post, “Teshuvah: A Word YOU Need to Add to YOUR Lexicon” at\u00a0http:\/\/hoshanarabbah.org\/blog\/2013\/08\/03\/teshuvah\/<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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