A variety of Thanksgiving is celebrated in countries like the USA, Canada and Germany today. However, the idea of a harvest festival of thanks is a very ancient one. One of the most celebrated feasts of ingathering of the harvest that Christians may be familiar with is the Jewish feast of tabernacles or Sukkoth. Some Christians observe this biblical autumn festival even today. Paul gave us the right to celebrate various days according to our conscience and the freedom of worship that we enjoy in Christ. Apart from thanks for a successful harvest, what other meanings could there be in such a celebration for Christians? The feast of booths, as it is also called, pictures the same thing as Christmas, when the word became flesh and put on this earthly tabernacle. In prophecy, it also pictures that wonderful celebration at Christ's return when all nations will feast in thanksgiving style.
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