Because, unlike you and your fellow messianics, and unlike modern Jews, Paul could actually go to the temple and witness firsthand, actual, live biblical rituals straight from the law of Moses, animal sacrifices included. They “are” shadows to him because they still existed in that day and folks could still be trapped in them from recognizing Messiah.
They are no “shadows” today simply because no one is able to keep a Mosaic feast according to strict biblical commands. There are ersatz feasts, shadows of a type, that some folks are enamored with.
Where do you get this?? Instead of simply accepting that Paul celebrated biblical feasts as commanded in the only scripture he had you have to go through this elaborate scenario to project your beliefs back into his life.
They are no “shadows” today simply because no one is able to keep a Mosaic feast according to strict biblical commands. There are ersatz feasts, shadows of a type, that some folks are enamored with.
There are shadows. The sabbath is a weekly shadow of the creation:
Exo 20:11 For in six days the LORD made heaven and earth, the sea, and all that in them is, and rested the seventh day: wherefore the LORD blessed the sabbath day, and hallowed it.
The feast of trumpets is a shadow of the return of Christ to establish his kingdom:
Lev 23:24 Speak unto the children of Israel, saying, In the seventh month, in the first day of the month, shall ye have a sabbath, a memorial of blowing of trumpets, a holy convocation
Rev 8:6 And the seven angels which had the seven trumpets prepared themselves to sound.
Rev 11:15 And the seventh angel sounded; and there were great voices in heaven, saying, The kingdoms of this world are become the kingdoms of our Lord, and of his Christ; and he shall reign forever and ever.
1Th 4:16 For the Lord himself shall descend from heaven with a shout, with the voice of the archangel, and with the trump of God: and the dead in Christ shall rise first:
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