🕊️ What Is the “New Wine Feast”?
The New Wine Feast refers to a lesser-known biblical celebration that occurs ~50 days after Shavuot (the Feast of Weeks). This aligns with the “Feast of New Wine”, a firstfruits festival not explicitly listed in Leviticus 23 but found in the Dead Sea Scrolls and inferred from scripture. It’s associated with the end of the wheat harvest, the start of the grape harvest, and the offering of new wine poured by the high priest on the altar.
- In this view, the true Pentecost—when the Holy Spirit was poured out—is not the spring Shavuot (around May/June), but rather late summer, at the New Wine offering, around the 9th of Av (July/August).
🔑 Key Revelatory Ideas
- Pentecost = New Wine Feast, not Shavuot:
- Traditional view places Pentecost at Shavuot (50 days after Firstfruits), but this interpretation sees the Acts 2 event (the pouring out of the Holy Spirit) as happening 50 days after Jesus’ ascension, not his resurrection—bringing the date into late summer.
- Typological and Prophetic Clues:
- Numerous biblical stories are linked to the 9th of Av, the time of new wine, including:
- 3,000 dying at Sinai (Golden Calf) vs. 3,000 saved at Pentecost (Acts 2).
- Samson destroying 3,000 Philistines at a wine festival.
- Caleb (a Gentile) rewarded for belief on the 9th of Av.
- Spies giving the evil report and Israel being cursed on that date.
- Destruction of both Temples in Jerusalem occurring on the 9th of Av.
- Numerous biblical stories are linked to the 9th of Av, the time of new wine, including:
- Thematic Meaning:
- The New Wine Feast is seen as a moment of decision—it is either a day of judgment or blessing, depending on whether God’s people believe or rebel.
- Symbolically, it’s the meeting of the wheat (the church) and the wine (the Holy Spirit)—a union pointing to the Rapture and wedding of the Lamb.
🔍 How This View Differs from Traditional Beliefs
Traditional View | New Wine View |
Pentecost = Shavuot (50 days after Firstfruits) | Pentecost = New Wine Feast (50 days after Shavuot, ~late July) |
Focus on Leviticus 23 feasts only | Includes feasts found in Dead Sea Scrolls: Wheat, Wine, Oil |
Holy Spirit poured out on Shavuot | Holy Spirit poured out on New Wine Pentecost |
No strong prophetic tie to 9th of Av | 9th of Av is full of prophetic, typological patterns |
Linear biblical interpretation | Layered prophetic typology: precept upon precept, line upon line |
✨ Why It’s Considered Transformative
- It aligns scattered pieces of Scripture into a cohesive prophetic pattern.
- It unlocks mysteries sealed until the last days (per Daniel 12:4), showing how events are divinely scheduled on “appointed times.”
- It reframes the Acts 2 Pentecost as not random, but perfectly timed with the new wine offering—explaining Peter’s response to being accused of drunkenness (“It’s only the third hour of the day”—when the new wine had just been poured).
- It stirs hope for the Rapture: If Jesus fulfilled Firstfruits and Shavuot exactly, this hidden “Feast of New Wine” might be the appointed time for the Rapture, especially as it connects to the church and Holy Spirit.
đź’¬ Summary Thought
This interpretation is not claiming new revelation outside of Scripture, but a fresh unlocking of existing truth. The presenters emphasize humility, encouraging listeners to be Bereans (Acts 17:11), test everything by Scripture, and seek relationship with Jesus, not knowledge alone.
