Col. 2:17 in context
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Colossians 2:17

These [rules for food and drink, the feasts, the Sabbath] are a shadow of what is to come, the reality itself (the very body from which the shadow comes) belongs to the Anointed One (Messiah, Christ).
[Seven feasts are mentioned in Lev. 23. It is interesting to see how these are shadows of Jesus. The seven feasts and their connection to the life of Jesus are:
1. Passover – Jesus was the lamb that was slaughtered.
2. The Feast of Unleavened Bread – points to Jesus' sinless life.
3. The Feast of Firstfruits – Jesus' resurrection.
4. Pentecost – the outpouring of the Holy Spirit.
5. Trumpet Feast – (the tribulation or Jesus' return?)
6. Day of Atonement – (judgment day?)
7. Feast of Tabernacles – the millennial kingdom
The spring feasts speak prophetically of Jesus' first coming and how the Holy Spirit would come. All of these have been fulfilled. The remaining three autumn feasts point to Jesus' second coming and await their fulfillment. There are different views on the fulfillment of the Feast of Trumpets and the Day of Atonement, but there is broad agreement on the prophetic significance of the other feasts.]
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Nestle-Aland and Textus Receptus

ἅ   ἐστιν   σκιὰ   τῶν   μελλόντων,   τὸ   δὲ   σῶμα   τοῦ   Χριστοῦ.  

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Strongs nr Greek English Grammar Code
G3739
 ἅ (a)
 which
Relative pron. Relative pronoun
nom. pl. neut. Nominative plural Neutral
R-NPN
G1510
 ἐστιν (estin)
 are
VERB Verb
pres. active ind. present active indicative
sing. third person singular
V-PAI-3S
G4639
 σκιὰ (skia)
 a shadow
Noun Noun
nom. sing. ♀ Nominative singular feminine
N-NSF
G3588
 τῶν (ton)
 of the things
Definite article Definite article
gen. pl. neut. genitive plural Neutral
T-GPN
G3195
 μελλόντων, (mellonton,)
 coming;
VERB Verb
pres. active part. present active Participle
genitive pl. Neutral genitive plural Neutral
V-PAP-GPN
G3588
 τὸ (to)
 the
Definite article Definite article
nom. sing. neut. Nominative singular Neutral
T-NSN
G1161
 δὲ (de)
 however
Conj. Conjunktion
 CONJ
G4983
 σῶμα (soma)
 body [is]
Noun Noun
nom. sing. neut. Nominative singular Neutral
N-NSN
G3588
 τοῦ (toy)
Definite article Definite article
gen. sing. ♂ genitive singular masculine
T-GSM
G5547
 Χριστοῦ. (Christoy.)
 of Christ.
Noun Noun
gen. sing. ♂ genitive singular masculine
Title (title)
 N-GSM-T

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