It is very difficult for most People to understand that the time in the Enoch Year (2009/2010) from Monday at Sunset through Tuesday at sunset is the Sabbath Day as taught in the Torah and the Sabbath that was set apart at the beginning. Is that relevant today? But that is only one item. What about the Torah or even the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution? Are they relevant? Some opine that none of these are “relevant in this age of ‘new enlightenment.’”
Some ask: How could the Sabbath be on a Monday and Tuesday? Wasn’t it “supposed” to be on Friday and Saturday? or on Sunday? Or maybe, as some believe, it was “done away” or “fulfilled.”
Now I come along, after more than twenty-nine years of research, instead of solving the “Sunday/Sabbath controversy,” add another cord of wood to the fire.
This has forced people to wonder, who in the world is this guy? And there are plenty of people who will offer up their opinions, as though opinions are truth (they aren’t).
If I were to ask “Who do people say I am?” would I get the truth or opinion? The odds are in favor of opinions. But opinions mean nothing. Everybody has one. So what? If you take all the opinions of everyone in the world and sort them into heaps and measure the size and weight of each “heap” will you find the truth? Not a chance. The largest and heaviest heap is the one mostly likely to be so off the mark, it would be comical.
In short, it matters little what people say.
But what matters is this: If I am telling the truth (and not my opinion), and others understand it and recognize and know that it is the truth, then is that because I did such a good job of “telling” or because the same Spirit that works in me is also working in them?
Let me put that another way: If you recognize that what I write and say is the truth, and you “get it” what does that say about you? What does it take for you to “get the truth?” Is it not more than my words? It would have to be the Spirit of Truth working in both of us, would it not?
Who am I, then?
I am just a voice that is telling people, “We are living in the prophesied End Time and we need to pay attention to what is really happening to the world today, and to the prophesies about this time.” I am telling people that a real change is coming, but it is not the “Obama Change.”
This will be a global change when the rulers of the nations of this world will have their thrones taken from them and given to the righteous. It will be an age of knowledge, understanding, and truth like no other time ever in this history of humanity.
And I am also telling you that things are not what they seem. Many things that were spelled out long ago will be restored, and the true day of the Sabbath is only one of those.
The problem obviously is exacerbated by the point of view. If one is living in a “context” of the Roman/Christian calendar or the Jewish lunar calendar, getting the mind around a different “legitimate” Sabbath is extremely difficult. Some even consider any day other than Saturday or Sunday completely “offensive.”
A Sabbath controversy actually preceded both Christianity and Judaism.
When the Kingdom of Israel split into the House of Israel and the House of Judah, the House of Israel changed the Sabbath day in their politics to the “eighth” day of the week, which is really the first day of the week. And that act along with many others finally led to their captivity by the Assyrians and ultimately to their dispersion among the nations.
Before this age comes to its prophesied end, the former House of Israel (Joseph/Ephraim), along with the current House of Judah will be given a new spirit, and will understand the instructions of the Torah and why that is important to them, to their offspring, and to the rest of the world!
But the nations of the world will take up war against the People of Jacob to destroy them. Although, it could well be that the NEW Kingdom of Israel (the result of uniting Ephraim and Judah — the leading tribes who represented the two divisions) will not be happen until after this age ends and Yahua of Elohim stands on the earth.
The term “Torah” (Hebrew: תּוֹרָה, “learning” or “instruction”) is actually not found in the part of Scriptures called the Torah, and other places where it is found is mistranslated “Law.” This is a reference that was added later to refer to the Five Books of Moses. Therefore, after the exile in Babylon, the prophets in the Spirit of Yahua warned the People to
“Remember the Torah of Mosheh, My servant, which I commanded to him at Horeb for all Israel — laws and right-rulings.” Malachi 4:4 (The Scriptures)
In other words, remember the Instructions (Torah) given to Moses.
Why would Malachi write this?
Malachi also warned the Priests:
“And now, O Priests, this command is for you! If you do not hear, and if you do not take it to heart, to give esteem to My Name, ” said Yahua of Armies, “I shall send a curse upon you, and I shall curse your blessings. And indeed, I have cursed them, because you do not take it to heart! See, I shall rebuke your seed, and scatter dung before your faces, the dung of YOUR festivals. And you shall be taken away with it. And you shall know that I have sent my command to you, as being My Covenant with Levi.”
How could the Priests of Israel have earned this rebuke?
Could it be that they stopped following the “Torah of Moses” and instead allowed others to teach in the place of the Levites — those who were set apart to be Priests?
How did the Levites become Priests?
“My covenant (agreement) with him (Levi) was life and peace, and I gave them to him, to fear. And he feared Me, and stood in awe of My Name. The Torah was in his mouth, and unrighteousness was not found on his lips. He walked with Me in peace and straightness, and turned many away from crookedness. For the lips of a Priest should guard knowledge, and they (the People) seek the Torah from his mouth, for he is the Messenger of Yahua of Hosts.”
But now what?
Today you cannot find a Priest, or someone from Levi who is fulfilling this role.
According to this prophecy, at one time the Priest knew “the Way.” The Instruction or the Torah is the Way, not only for Israel, but for all humanity.
Israel, all the 12 tribes, acted in proxy for all Peoples of the earth. So if Israel suffered because they left following the Way and the Instruction (Torah) given to Moses, how much more will those also suffer who should have heard the Instruction through the Nations of Israel and the Priests of Levi?
But Yahua allowed them to suffer, and will continue to allow them to suffer until they finally get back to “The Way.” But he will not destroy Jacob or make a full end of them, as might happen to the gentiles among whom Israel was scattered.
That is a promise.
Therefore, if there is any decency among the People of “The Way,” then for their own sake and for the sake of humanity, they must open their minds to receive the Instruction. But it must be written on their hearts, not on stone.
And that is what Yahua said through Jeremiah:
“See the days are coming,” declares Yahua, “when I will make a new covenant with the House of Israel and the House of Judah, not like the covenant I made with their fathers in the day when I took them by the hand to bring them out of the land of Egypt, My covenant that they broke though I was a husband to them,” declares Yahua.
“For this is the covenant I shall make with the House of Israel after those days,” declares Yahua: “I shall put My Torah in their inward parts, and write it on their hearts. And I shall be their Elohim, and they shall be My People.”
And also Joel wrote something similar, but the events in this prophecy happen BEFORE the Day of Yahua …
Blow a ram’s horn in Zion. Set apart a fast. Call an assembly. Gather the people. Set the assembly apart. Assemble the elders. Gather the children and the nursing babes. Let a bridegroom come out from his room, and a bride from here dressing room.
Let the priests, servants of Yahua, weep between the porch and the altar. And let them say, “Spare your People, O Yahua, and do not give your inheritance to reproach, for the gentiles to rule over them. Why should they (the gentiles) say among the People, ‘Where is their Elohim?!’”
And let Yahua be jealous for His land, and spare his People. And let Yahua answer and say, “See, I am sending you the grain and the new wine and the oil, and you shall be satisfied by them. And no longer do I make you a reproach among the gentiles.”
“And you children of Zion, be glad and rejoice in Yahua your Elohim, for he shall give you the Teacher of Righteousness, and cause the rain to come down for you, the former rain and the latter rain as before.
“Then I shall repay you the years that the swarming locust has eaten, the crawling locust, and the consuming locust, and the gnawing locust, My great army that I sent among you. Then you shall eat — eat and be satisfied — and shall praise the Name of Yahua your Elohim, who has done with you so wondrously. And My People shall never be put to shame. And you shall know that I am in the midst of Israel, and that I am Yahua of Elohim, and there is no one else. And My People shall never be put to shame.
“And after this it shall be that I pour out My Spirit on all flesh. And your sons and daughters shall prophesy, your old men dream dreams, your young men see visions. And also on the male servants and on the female servants I shall pour out My Spirit in those days.
“And I shall give signs in the heavens and upon the earth, blood and fire and columns of smoke, the sun is turned into darkness, and the moon into blood, before the coming of great and awesome day of Yahua.
“And it shall be that everyone who calls on the Name of Yahua shall be delivered.”
For on Mount Zion and in Jerusalem there shall be an escape as Yahua has said and among the survivors whom Yahua calls.
When these thing happen before the close of this age, then following the Instructions, the Torah, will be natural to the People.
Malachi writing in the Spirit of Yahua declares that the Priests are held accountable …
“But you, you have turned from The Way. You have caused many to stumble in the Torah (Instruction). You have corrupted the covenant of Levi.” said Yahua of Armies. “And I also, I shall make you despised and low before all the people, because you are not guarding My Ways, and are showing partiality in the Torah.”
The problem for the People of the world is the utter lack of clear instruction. Also the Torah (Instruction) has been translated “Law,” which is a completely different word in Hebrew.
This creates confusion.
As noted, the five books of Moses never say they are the “Torah.” One translation that I have is called “The Five Books of Moses.” That is similar to my book, “ENOCH: The Book Behind the Bible” which contains “The Five Books of Enoch.” So it is no surprise to me that Moses followed Enoch’s pattern.
However, the prophets recognized the wisdom behind calling the books, “The Torah of Moses.” Instead of the “Law” of Moses, because the word “Torah” precisely describes the intent, purpose and content of the books. These, like the Five Books of Enoch, were set apart as instruction for all humanity. And they will continue to fulfill this role in ages to come.
Hence, we can only conclude the utter tragedy of the great deception that has led millions to accept a notion that the “Torah” was “done away.” This is pure nonsense. The lessons of instruction in the Five Books of Moses as well as the Five Books of Enoch contain the kind of natural understanding that could never pass away, as long as humans walk the earth.
This is another of many cases where Hebrew outshines Greek when it comes to the Knowledge of EL.
The history of law in the United States goes back to British Common Law. But the People of the United States do not know that British Common Law traces back to the Torah! In other words, the roots of our legal system were not from ecclesiastical (Christian) establishments, but rather from Hebrew law.
The Ten Commandments are the basic requirements for taking responsibility. The Hebrew word for commandment means a signpost, not a rule. The intent was that if one follows the signpost, one will be led to a better life. Other biblical laws include the 613 rules given in the books of Leviticus and Deuteronomy. — Dr. Lawrence Wilson
In this regard, the word “inalienable” comes to mind. We lost the understanding of that word, and about the only thing we like to do is say it. But it means “not capable of being alienated or surrendered.” When applied to “rights” it is a reference to the kind of rights that all humans have, not because government gives them, but because government can neither grant them or take them away. But governments both secular and religious have convinced the people to abandon the rights given by the Creator. The example given is that “among these are life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness.” Those are only a part of a much large group. In other words, they are three examples taken from a much larger set. They are NOT the only “inalienable rights” we have! Here is the paragraph from “The Declaration of Independence”:
We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable rights, that among these are life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness. That to secure these rights, governments are instituted among men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed, That whenever any form of government becomes destructive of these ends, it is the right of the people to alter or to abolish it, and to institute new government, laying its foundation on such principles and organizing its powers in such form, as to them shall seem most likely to effect their safety and happiness.
Therefore, when any government whether secular or religious attempts to take away that which has been given us by EL, our Creator, for our life and well-being, we, the People, must stand up secure in the knowledge that these corrupt and tyrannical governments will be brought down and destroyed, and replaced by such form of government, based on righteousness, that will “effect their safety and happiness.”
We cannot perform this righteous operation unless or until we understand the form of government given to us by the Torah. This is not a government that forces religious dogma or human secularism or socialism down upon an unsuspecting people.
If there is one thing Scripture teaches, it is this: Be careful about the OATHS that you make. The Scriptures are full of examples of people who made an oath and brought a curse upon their selves and their families, and upon nations. The Middle East crises is a result of oath breaking and the curses that followed. The land of Shem should never have been called “Canaan’s Land” because Canaan broke the oath that each of the sons and grandsons of Noah agreed to and sealed with a curse — that was to honor the lots drawn and to never try to take land belonging by oath to another. The same can be said that the land should not have ever been called Palestine, as the Philistines were also sons of Ham and bound by the same oath and curse as Canaan.
Jacob’s children also broke their oath to drive out the sons of Ham from the land given to Shem and promised to Abraham. “All that Yahua says, we will do.” And they didn’t. So we have the problems to this day. The result of an oath that was broken.
Every person serving in the government of the United States, must swear an oath or give his or her sacred word that they will “preserve, protect and defend the Constitution of the United States.” They are bound by an oath to do just that. They also take an oath to “faithfully execute the office of … ” (whatever office they have been given.) Therefore in this country willful or even careless violation of that oath, by not taking it to heart and performing as they swore or gave their word, puts them and this nation under a curse! You either do what you said you would do or else.
“I do solemnly swear that I will faithfully execute the office of President of the United States, and will to the best of my ability, preserve, protect and defend the Constitution of the United States.” To which, some, including President Obama, added this phrase: “So help me God.”
Is it up to the People of the United States to make sure their oath taking leaders keep their word? After examining the examples in Scripture of oath breaking, I don’t think that would be the outcome. This is one of those “natural” things, just like our “natural rights” given by our Creator. It is the job of the Creator (Yahua) to set things right on behalf of His People. This is how oath-breaking works among the offspring of righteous fathers, like Enoch, Noah, Shem, Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob! And that is who we are.
With that in mind, let me ask you, “What is the ‘religion’ of Abraham?” If you say Jewish, that is not correct because Judah had not been born yet, and, of course, neither had Moses. By the time Judah was born, Abraham had already died. Obviously he was not “Christian” as that did not come along until the latter half of the first century, A.D.
OK, what about Noah? What was his “faith?” or How about Enoch?
There is no religion, “faith,” or dogma or organization that can be applied as a label for them, is there?
But what about Moses? Maybe he had a religion? Some say he was Jewish, but that is still not possible as Judaism took form after the exile in Babylon and before, during the time of the Prophets who warned against the evils of religious tyranny in its many forms!
To say that the “Torah” is Jewish only shows a lack of understanding. The term “Jew” or “Jewish Religion” is not found in the “Torah.” Nor is the idea of an “immortal soul” and going off to heaven or hell after death!
Even Thomas Jefferson, who wrote The Declaration of Independence was not very fond of religious tyranny. During Jefferson’s and James Madison’s efforts to separate church and state, Madison pointed to history and argued that whenever “ecclesiastical establishments” had shaped civil society, they had supported political tyranny; never had they protected people’s liberties. George Washington wrote, “The government of the United States is not, in any sense, founded upon the Christian religion.”
I wish I could put a “RESET” button on this page that would take us back to sit at the feet of our fathers, Enoch, Noah, Shem, Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, so that we could hear from them about what really matters in our relationship to our Creator! What was the one thing each of these had in common? They all “walked with Elohim” and with Yahua. They not only walked with them, they also talked with them!
The definition of “pirating” is “to lure away from another by promises of betterment.” It is theft without the pain of theft.
But today we seem more than happy to relinquish our “inalienable rights” and life in exchange for greater control from a corrupt and immoral government, one who is more than willing to pass laws that steal God-givens right and then totally control the lives of each “person.”
Do you know that “person” is a legal term created by the government to define an entity that has no “inalienable rights?” Person applies with equal force to individuals, corporations, and states.” The IRS is very careful to make sure that “Under penalty of perjury” you certify that you are “a U.S. person.” Whereas the Constitution states from the outset, “We the PEOPLE.
We the people of the United States, in order to form a more perfect union, establish justice, insure domestic tranquility, provide for the common defense, promote the general welfare, and secure the blessings of liberty to ourselves and our posterity, do ordain and establish this Constitution for the United States of America.
But the current government doesn’t want you to know about who you are, what your inalienable rights are, how they are protected, and who is really in charge!
The Ninth Amendment to the Constitution reads:
The enumeration in the Constitution, of certain rights, shall not be construed to deny or disparage others retained by the people.
This says even though the Constitution lists certain rights, does not and should not be thought that these and only these rights are protected. The people have other rights, not mentioned, that are inalienable and retained by the people. In other words, as far as the rights of the people are concerned, listed or not, all rights are reserved by the people!
“among these [rights] …”
“others [rights] retained by the people.”
A change is coming! Not like the “change” promised by the politicians. But before that change comes we the people must understand our position in this world.
WE ARE THOSE PEOPLE! WE ARE THE PEOPLE OF ZION. And these things belong to us and our children — forever.
It is time for us to turn our hearts and minds to that which was promised to our fathers, and to remember the lives they lived. Because they were given insight and understanding concerning their and our future, they fought to maintain the relationship with Yahua and the Elohim (Family) that would provide the best and highest reward for us and the world. As a result, they were given the promises, and died without receiving them looking forward to the time when they and us together would take possession of the earth to lead it in righteousness!
YAHUA rise up and deliver Your People!
I have been searching for an answer for why you say that the
Sabbath starts at Monday sundown till Tuesday sundown.
Where is the proof scriptural or historical? I desire to do the
truth, but I can do nothing without proof.
Sincerly,
Wayne Kidwell
I can appreciate the difficulty in this. But it has been thousands of years since the times of true Sabbaths and Feasts were known and followed. The problem is that we accept both the Christian/Roman and Jewish/Babylonian calendars without question. And that is what creates confusion. Daniel prophesied through dream-visions that the nations and rulers that make up the beast in the dream-vision given to Nebuchadnezzar, would seek to change the appointed times and the law. Of course, the appointed times (Feasts, High Days, and Sabbaths) cannot be changed from their appointed days, and any change in the Law produces lawlessness!
But the beast of Daniel through political methods did make a change in the minds of the people. This also means that the proof of the change lies in what the nations did in adopting their ways of reckoning time. But the true calendar was revealed to Enoch (the Book of the Luminaries) and the placing of the Feasts, High Days, Sabbaths was revealed to Moses and the People. (Exodus, Leviticus).
So how do we know when the true Sabbath happens? We need to know when the true year starts, its seasons, and the appointed times of the Feasts, High Days, and Sabbaths. The calendar was revealed to Enoch by the messenger Uriel and recorded for us, the descendants of Enoch. The Sabbaths, Feasts and High Days were revealed to the people of Israel before, during, and after they were led out of Egypt by the statements and trials given to the people by Yahua and recorded by Moses. On this blog and in my book, “ENOCH, The Book Behind the Bible” I show how the Exodus could only sync up with Enoch’s calendar.
The preamble to the Law of the Calendar, given to Enoch states:
Then follows the laws of the structure of the year, when it starts in relation to the sun, its months, and seasons, and how the year, at that time was accomplished in 364 days. These laws cannot be changed even if the earth spins faster adding more days to the year, and gets knocked into an elliptical orbit causing the seasons to be different in days from each other! That is our present world condition, but this will be changed, as stated in the article above.
A new exodus from this world’s systems will be demanded of the people, not only of Jacob, but of all peoples, nations and tongues. The leaders of nations who refuse will have their thrones taken from them and given to the righteous. This true and lasting change will be accompanied by the resurrection, when all who are in the graves will hear Yahua’s voice. Some will hear at the beginning of the new age. Others will hear after that age ends. This, too, was revealed to Enoch.
Regarding the Sabbath: The Laws of the Calendar revealed to Enoch show that the year starts in the spring in the northern hemisphere at the time of the equinox, when the day and night have the same length. The Book of Jubilees states and the Exodus shows that the Sabbath, the seventh day, is aligned with the first day of the year and the first day of the first month, which is always the fourth day of the week. The days in Exodus, starting with Exodus 12:2 and continuing for the first three months shows the alignment of the Feasts, High Days, and Sabbaths with the revealed calendar. This requires wisdom and insight on the part of the reader. But it is all there. The prerequisite is that one must know the true Calendar and its Laws first.
The secret and key to understanding Scripture and prophecy is to understand the Five Books of Enoch first. After that one must understand the Torah (instructions) contained in the Five Books of Moses, then the history of Israel, and the Prophecies of the Prophets. Then and only then can one approach the “New Testament,” which is really the writings of the Apostles who were sent to the lost tribes of Israel. And the key to understanding that is to be able to separate the true apostles from the false. But if one follows this path, that should not be a problem.
Thank you so much for your articles and teachings. Our little fellowship looks forward to reading them because they so encourage in these last days. It’s so easy to look at the bad things, but you help us to stay focused on our Father and what is important to Him. Everything has a purpose under heaven. Thanks again for your obedience.
Elaine Story
Hi,
I was wondering if you could shed some light on why you believe the Sabbath is on Monday? Is it on Monday every year? I read your response to Wayne, and have to confess, I’m still not getting it. Can you shed some light on your equation?
The calendar revealed to Enoch (”Calendar”) is very simple and easy. Here are the rules:
1. The Calendar starts each year at the time of the spring equinox. That is the first day of the year and the first month of the year.
2. The Calendar is a solar calendar that spans the time from spring equinox to spring equinox.
3. The Calendar has 364 days, all days start and end at sunset — not midnight!
4. The Calendar is exactly 52 weeks long and each quarter is exactly 13 weeks or 91 days.
5. The extra 1.242 days must be added at the end of the year, because the Calendar with only 364 days is shorter in days than the actual solar year.
6. Months and Days of the Week are not named in the Calendar. They are numbered: Months 1 through 12; Days of the Week 1 through 7. The Seventh Day is, of course, the Sabbath Day.
7.The Calendar always starts on the fourth day of the week (not Wednesday) and on the spring equinox.
8. Because the Calendar is 364 days long, it is necessary to NOT count the extra 1.242 as a day of the week. In other words, it has no number or name. It was created as a byproduct of the Great Flood.
9. That is probably the hardest concept to grasp. But that is exactly what Noah and his sons had to deal with after the flood. They were not aware of the fact that the earth was at that time spinning faster than it did before the flood. So they were faced with more time at the end of the 364 days. They had to wait until the spring equinox came and then start the year.
Just a side note: NASA has to account for changes in the earth’s rotation speed in their trajectory calculations.
10. The Beast empires of Daniel, including Babylon and Rome made up their own calendars. “They thought to change the times and seasons.” The Babylonian calendar was determined by lunar cycles. The Roman calendar was built on political agreements by the Caesars and for a while was named the Julian calendar. Politics is why July (Julius) and August (Augustus) are both 31 days long. Neither was about to give a day to the other. Later the Roman calendar was adopted by the church, and has gone through a complex series of changes that affected all the nations of the world to some degree. And it went through a change of 10 days and received the name the Gregorian calendar. That is the calendar used today.
11. However, the current Roman calendar still holds onto numbered months that closely match the Months of Enoch’s Calendar: September (7th month), October (8th month), November (9th month) , and December (10th month).
12. Enoch’s Calendar is the easiest to understand and is the most logical, clean, and precise as a solar calendar. But the confusion of our current calendars, which have grabbed so much of our thoughts make it very diffecult to relate the simplicity of the Calendar revealed to Enoch.
Finally, according to the way Enoch’s Calendar lines up with the Roman/Christian calendar, the Sabbath on Enoch’s Calendar starts at sunset on “Monday” evening and continues through until sunset on “Tuesday.” But that is only for Enoch’s calendar starting in spring of 2009 through to spring of 2010. Then as a result of the extra 1.242 days at the end of the year, the relation between the two calendars changes. Enoch’s starts anew at the equinox. The Roman calendar plods along day after day.
Because the whole world is not following the revealed Calendar, then confusion results. It would be very easy for everyone, but politically, the nations want it their way, not God’s way. As Yahua said, “My thoughts are NOT your thoughts, neither are My Ways your ways.” Someday, all will “get it.”
According to the laws of the Calendar revealed to Enoch, the year started on the fourth day of the creation “week” and will continue in force until the New Heavens and the New Earth are created!
All living entities on earth were created along with the Calendar and they were destined to live in the knowledge and understanding the Calendar brings.
When Yahusha went up to the temple on the Sabbath and taught, was it on the right Sabbath? Or not? We talked today about it, a brother and I, we believe that Yahusha should have said something about it, if they had rested on the wrong dag. love to hear your thoughts on it …..
> växla
Here is the thing. Although the Jewish sabbath is based on the Babylonian calendar, it is possible for there to be years when the true weekly Sabbath (on the calendar revealed to Enoch) coincides. Also the Jewish calendar rules were not “hardened” until centuries later. The Jews, as noted in Josephus, started their new year on the first day of the seventh “LUNAR” month by observing the appearance of the first sliver of the “new moon.” The Romans to taunt them lit fake signal fires. The Sabbath on Enoch’s calendar appears to float around the weekly sabbath on the Jewish calendar. But when Enoch’s calendar is set with the spring equinox the Sabbath becomes fixed for 52 weeks, then the 365th day comes, which should not even be counted as a weekday. Apparently, for the Jewish culture prior to the exile in Babylon, it was very inconvenient to use Enoch’s calendar. So they chose the Hammurabi/Babylonian lunar calendar. However, thinking that the lunar calendar is simpler than the calendar revealed to Enoch, in spite of the earth’s rotation speed change and elliptical orbit, is a flight of fantasy.
However, judging what Yahushua should have done, is not our call, is it?
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Explanation.
English is not our language, so we translate it using google, so please dont judge us if we miss in the language, we have no claim to judge Yahusha, of course, sorry ….
Moreover, if they used the mon lunar calendar, they very likely have been wrong with the Sabbath unless it was a year that coincides the Enoch calendar, But it was several years Yahusha was active, so then the Sabbath fell on different days the others years,
But we do not see any of it in the writing , right?
Otherwise we are on the same line as you, we like Enock calender, and believe Enock Book is inspired by Yahu.
But question remains,
1. If it is as Josephus says, that they had the lunar mon system,it mast have been the wrong Sabbath those years it not coincides with Enock calender, or?
2. Is there any historical writings to show that they changed the system later, so we can se wen they did that?
3.
Is it a fact that Yahusha not mention the subject?
Finally, personally, I use the Sabbath after Enock calendar, but the questions is around,Therefore, it is good with good response
Kindly Stefan
Actually, I did not realize that you were translating your comments from Svenska to English. Interesting.
What is often missed is that Yahua of the Hebrew Scriptures and Yahushua of the New Testament are one and the same. They are not two separate entities. Therefore, He had no need to tell them that they were keeping the Feasts and Sabbaths on “unclean” days. This was told often through the prophets from Isaiah to Malachi. “Your new moons, your feasts, your sabbath, I hate them!”
In fact, the Hebrew for “new moon” is not even used once in the Hebrew Scriptures. The word that is used is correctly translated as “New Month” or month.
The point was made in Malachi that they really didn’t care any more. They were “happy” in their religion and traditions. They stopped listening to the priests of Levi, and turned instead to their own teachers.
As far as synchronizing of the calendars is concerned, there was only one time when the calendars had to be in sync, and that was during the first month of the year, when He was taken and killed and then raised from the dead. I wrote about this in my book “Enoch: The Book Behind the Bible.” He was killed on the 14th day of the month, which was also the third day of the week. After He died He was placed in the tomb just prior to sunset. The next day starting at evening was the 15th was the first day of Unleavened Bread, a High Day, and the 4th day of the week. He remained in the tomb on the 5th day and 6th days of that week and was raised from the dead just prior to the weekly Sabbath. So, as He said, He would be in the tomb three days and three nights.
The problem happening to the disciples and to Mary Magdalene was that they had no time to bury him properly. She was not able to get to the tomb until after the weekly Sabbath, and in her mind he had been buried now for 4 and half days. So it was a nightmare for her because by that time, “He stinks.” (The same that was said about Lazarus, only worse!)
The reason for the importance of the sychronized calendars was to serve as a testimony to those who were involved in His death, burial, and resurrection.
But teaching or gathering grain for a snack or raising the dead or healing the sick on a “sabbath” was immaterial to Yahua/Yahushua. He had already sent the prophets to tell them how He felt about their days.
He created the Sabbath in the first place! But they added to that day things that most people could not deal with — including walking only a specific number of steps, or tying or untying only two knots, or not striking more than one or two matches, and more — things that you cannot find in the Torah! “Your Sabbaths I hate — away with them!”
Concerning when the rules of the Jewish calendar where fixed, check the Internet. There are several sites that give the history of the Jewish calendar. I think Wikipedia has some pages on that.
One more thing. According to the findings in the Dead Sea Scrolls, the group of people at Qumran (near the Dead Sea) kept both calendars so they would know when they coincided or not. They were considered enemies of the Pharisees and Chief Priests. But John the Baptist baptized only a short distance from that place. I find it hard to believe that Yahushua was completely oblivious to what was going on there.
The prophecies of Malachi also include the prophecies of the dispersion of the people that took place in 135 AD. Why were they promised dispersion? Because they didn’t care anymore about the importance of keeping the Feasts, High Days and Sabbaths on the “clean days.”
Thank you Timothy, We appreciate your work and faithfulness.
Stefan