The convergence of Sept. 11 and Rosh Hashanah is carrying a weighty spiritual message, and Rabbi Curt Landry says the church had better wake up and listen.
As America marks the 25th anniversary of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks, Rosh Hashanah begins at sundown, ushering in biblical year 5787. For Landry, that timing is more than a calendar coincidence. He believes it points to an urgent spiritual awakening for the United States and the body of Christ.
“If there was ever like an awakening blast and a rebirth of the fear of the Lord in the United States of America,” Landry says, “it’d be this year.”
During a recent Curt Landry Ministries podcast, Landry and host Michael Hirsch centered their discussion around Amos 3:8: “A lion has roared! Who will not fear? The Lord God has spoken! Who can but prophesy?”
Hirsch described the shofar blast associated with Rosh Hashanah as an awakening call, declaring that the Lion of Judah is calling God’s people to awaken to their “identity, authority, and assignment.”
But Landry believes this awakening is about far more than recognizing the biblical feast. It is about Christians remembering who they are.
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As Landry looked prophetically at biblical year 5787, he connected the number seven with covenant and perfection and described what he believes God is preparing to do among His people: put a “two-edged sword” in their mouths.
Practically, Landry says this means a renewed spiritual confidence to speak, proclaim, decree, pray and prophesy. His message follows a striking progression: identity produces purpose, purpose produces authority and authority prepares believers to embrace their God-given assignments.
And Landry isn’t calling for a passive church.
“God is looking for real priests, warriors that are going to rise up in 5787 and put a sword in their mouth,” he says, before invoking the biblical command, “Son of man, prophesy unto the wind.”
Landry also points to Abraham and Isaac as a prophetic picture of what God may be requiring in this season. He says they climbed the mountain carrying faith but descended carrying something even deeper: trust.
“When faith turns to trust, it turns into covenant identity,” Landry says.
That identity, he argues, is critical to understanding the spiritual significance of the fall feasts.
Landry believes an awakening begins at Rosh Hashanah, followed by deeper revelation during the Ten Days of Awe, a sealing at Yom Kippur and empowerment in the abiding covenant during Sukkot. He describes it not as creating something new, but as a deeper revelation of what Jesus already purchased for His people.
Against the backdrop of Sept. 11, global uncertainty and what Landry describes as wars and rumors of wars, his message carries a clear challenge.
This is no time for a sleeping church.
The shofar is sounding. The Lion of Judah is roaring. And the question now is whether God’s people will hear the awakening call—and respond.
Abby Trivett is a writer and editor for Charisma Media and has a passion for sharing the gospel through the written word. She holds two degrees from Regent University, a B.A. in Communication with a concentration in Journalism and a Master of Arts in Journalism. She is the author of the newly released book, The Power of Suddenly: Discover How God Can Change Everything in a Moment. For interviews and media inquiries, please contact [email protected].
