Real America’s Voice — Paula White Ministries

Episode Date: September 21, 2025
Host: Paula White
Podcast: Real America’s Voice (iHeartPodcasts)

Episode Overview

In this special episode, Paula White dives into the spiritual significance of the biblical feast seasons, with a focus on Rosh Hashanah (Feast of Trumpets) and Yom Kippur (Day of Atonement). She explores their prophetic, practical, and spiritual meanings for Christians today, emphasizing the themes of repentance, introspection, divine appointments, and preparation for the return of Christ. Listeners are guided through the scriptural foundations of these feasts and encouraged to approach this season as a time of renewal, worship, and reconnection with God.

Key Discussion Points and Insights

1. The Biblical Feast Seasons and Their Prophetic Meaning

[02:59–09:10]

• Three Major Feasts:
  Paula teaches that God established three main feast seasons in the Bible:

  • Passover (which itself contains three feasts),
  • Pentecost (standalone),
  • Atonement (which includes the Feast of Trumpets, the Day of Atonement, and Tabernacles).

• Prophetic Aspects:
  “All these feasts point towards the blood covenant of Jesus Christ… Jesus is our atonement lamb. He became the sacrificial lamb of God to take away sin once and for all…” (Paula White, 04:03)

• Tabernacles as ‘Party Time’:
  Paula refers to Tabernacles as a time of celebration — “That’s about harvest, the return of the Lord, the second coming of Jesus… Our ultimate promise.” (Paula White, 05:05)

2. Why Repentance Matters — The Feast of Trumpets (Rosh Hashanah)

[09:10–13:45]

• Theme of Rosh Hashanah:
  The main theme is repentance and self-examination — “God says, For 10 days, I want you to really consider your ways… Check your motive, check your hearts.” (Paula White, 06:43)

• Cultural Relevance:
  Paula critiques today’s fast-paced, screen-filled culture leading to a lack of reflection:
  “We don’t think very much, we don’t reflect. And God says, I want you to stop, halt. And I am setting up this divine appointment.” (Paula White, 09:23)

• Definition of Repentance:
  She describes repentance as “movement back to the point of departure… You’ll never advance past your last act of disobedience.” (Paula White, 09:40)

• Introspection:
  The practice is “to consider the sins of the previous year, before you get to atonement, before you get to the blood.” (Paula White, 10:23)

3. The Power and Symbolism of the Shofar

[13:45–20:55]

• The Shofar as Spiritual Alarm:
  “The sound of the shofar is a spiritual alarm clock… It’s a call to return through repentance.” (Paula White, 13:55)

• New Beginnings and Blessings:
  “The sound of the shofar is the sound of new beginnings… Sarah and Abraham conceived Isaac in their old age, Rachel conceived Joseph, Hannah conceived Samuel… Barrenness became blessing during this time of trumpets.” (Paula White, 15:56)

• Freedom and Destiny:
  “This is a time of freedom… According to Jewish tradition, it’s on Rosh Hashanah, the blowing of trumpets, that Joseph was freed from prison in Egypt.” (Paula White, 18:07)

• Personal Stories:
  Paula shares her own testimony:

  “God will take you from a pit... to a palace. Not because you’re worthy… but because of the blood of Jesus.” (Paula White, 19:33)

4. The Call to Change and Hope

[20:55–24:10]

• Change and Transformation:
  “The sound of the shofar is the sound of change… The promise of change will instill hope in our hearts, reminding us that our future will be better than our past.” (Paula White, 21:19)

• Jesus’s Return:
  She ties the fall feasts to prophetic events, reminding listeners:

  “Prophetically… these are rehearsals we do because their prophetic fulfillment is at the second coming… the trumpet of God will be sounded at the return of the Lord.” (Paula White, 22:35)

5. Taking Practical Steps During the Feast Season

[24:10–26:55]

• Period of Reflection:
  Paula urges:
  “This is the time, September 22nd through October 13th. I want you to reflect, I want you to contemplate, I want you to halt. I want you to be still before me. I want you to renew your covenant with me.” (Paula White, 24:27)

• Spiritual Disciplines:
  She encourages prayer, fasting, worship, giving, and acts of service:

  “I’m going to pray a lot. I’m going to fast, I’m going to get in God’s word, push away the plate and worship.” (Paula White, 24:45)

• Offering and Honor:
  She explains that giving is not transactional but a way to honor God:

  “When you give to God, God calls it a smell before Him, like a sweet aroma… there’s no way that you can ever outgive God.” (Paula White, 26:15)

6. A Call to Salvation and Assurance

[29:19–30:25]

• Invitation to Salvation:
  Paula closes with a heartfelt invitation:

  “If you died right now, would you know that heaven would be your home? ... He didn’t just die to give you life in eternity, he died to give you life here.” (Paula White, 29:19)

• Salvation Prayer:
  She leads listeners in a salvation prayer and promises resources for new believers at her website.

Notable Quotes and Memorable Moments

• On Divine Appointments:
  “God set the moon and the stars… not just so people would be navigated, but he set them up so that he could bring intimacy of worship to us.” (Paula White, 03:30)

• On Works and Legacy:
  “Your works do matter, because there’s a day that heaven is going to give a record of everything we do… I had this dash between two dates and this is what I did with the dash.” (Paula White, 06:28)

• Repentance as Return:
  “Repentance is movement back to the point of departure… disobedience is sin… go back to the place of departure.” (Paula White, 09:52)

• Freedom Declared:
  “The shofar is sounding right now, and God’s saying, be free from anxiety, fear, doubt, bitterness, restrictions, bondage, unforgiveness, hatred, anger… Ten days, my friend, to say get unstuck.” (Paula White, 19:38)

• Ultimate Hope:
  “Our Messiah, our King, our Christ, Jesus Christ of Nazareth is coming back. Prophetically… that trumpet of God will be sounded at the return of the Lord.” (Paula White, 22:40)

Essential Timestamps

| Timestamp | Segment/Topic | |-----------|------------------------------------------------------------| | 02:59 | Start of Paula White’s spiritual teaching | | 04:03 | Explanation of the feast seasons and their prophetic meaning| | 06:43 | The theme of repentance during Rosh Hashanah | | 13:55 | The shofar as a spiritual alarm clock | | 15:56 | New beginnings and blessings at the Feast of Trumpets | | 18:07 | The sound of freedom; the story of Joseph | | 19:38 | Declaring freedom; breaking generational curses | | 21:19 | The shofar as the sound of change and transformation | | 22:35 | The feasts as prophetic rehearsals of Christ’s return | | 24:27 | Call to reflection and spiritual disciplines | | 26:15 | Giving as honoring God; offerings explained | | 29:19 | Invitation to salvation and assurance in Christ |

Tone and Closing Thoughts

Paula White delivers her teaching with a passionate, pastoral, and prophetic tone. She calls listeners to deeper self-examination, repentance, and spiritual renewal, connecting ancient Hebrew traditions with contemporary Christian practice. With personal storytelling, scriptural references, and practical challenges, she encourages her audience to honor God during the holy season and prepare their hearts for Christ’s promised return.

For continued guidance, resources, and prayer:

• Visit paulawhite.org