[Intro music playing.] Here in America, and in many other
countries, it is a weekly tradition to gather in a church pews on Sunday
morning to fellowship on what is believed to be the Sabbath. And each week
Sunday services are advertised on large signs that grace the front lawns of many
churches, and no one questions the seemingly universal acceptance of a day
of worship that is not in line with any of the commandments found in Scripture. Still, others gather in churches to
worship on the seventh day, such as: Seventh-day Adventists . . . Seventh-day Baptists . . . and members of Church of G-d, Seventh-day. But, they mark their Sabbath from the
evening of Friday to the evening of Saturday, in a 24-hour span that is in
keeping with the tradition of the Khazarian Jews. This practice, as you will see,
is also not based on Scripture. And still others are using the phases of the
moon to determine their Sabbath, which causes their Sabbath to land on days other than
the seventh day of the week at times. But we'll also address this false concept. Now, one might ask--or they should at any rate--
how did it come . . . to this? A.D. 306, a new Roman Emperor came into
power and things began to rapidly change. Constantine the Great was a capable
military leader and a shrewd politician. So, Constantine had to fight a series of
civil wars in order to achieve his political aim of becoming Emperor.
And, that's his own personal and political aim it's got nothing to do with
Christianity. He goes down from Gaul, modern-day France, where his power base
was to confront his rival Maxentius in Italy. Constantine moves down from the north, and
you think of Italy, there's this long stretch. And he wins one battle after another.
As he was marching with his army, he had a dream one night where G-d came
to him and told him "you will become a Christian, and put this sign on your
shield, and you will conquer." Shortly after that, he actually had a vision
which history tells us was seen by his army, as well as by Constantine himself.
He looked up to the sun and he saw a cross of light above it, and the Greek
words: "en tuto nika," "by this, conquer." In the Roman Empire, Jews are an old
religion, and old religions are respected. When the Jews kept fighting against Rome,
what had been kind of an umbrella of safety under Judaism becomes a lightning
rod to Christianity. The Christians become alienated from the Jews. Jews
persecuted them, and so they were trying to distance themselves from the Jews.
Church leaders began to devalue the seventh-day Sabbath of the Ten Commandments in
preference for the more popular Roman Sunday. Some Christians mistakenly thought that
you should fast on the Sabbath, but you could feast on Sunday. That's what the
pagans did, they feasted on Sunday, fasted on Saturday. Not a Jewish concept;
the Jews fasted Friday and feasted Sabbath. But that's how some Christians thought of it.
So if you're fasting on one day and you're feasting on the next, you can guess
which day becomes the more popular day. There's a third reason and that is the
influence of sun worship that creeps into the church, and when Sun worship begins to
creep into the church, Constantine can make use of that to lead to the exaltation
of Sunday--the day of the sun-- as being the day that people should
worship on. This gradual departure from G-d's law over the centuries has become
so widely accepted that most are shocked to learn that Sunday-keeping has no
foundation in the Bible. In A.D. 313, Constantine published the Edict of Milan,
establishing Sunday as a day of rest. The Emperor's Sunday law had nothing to
do with Christianity, it was actually to honor the main Greco-roman sun-g-d called Helios,
or Apollo. The Emperor Constantine became a convert to Christianity and
also because he remained partial to the sun-g-d, the Emperor Constantine moved
the day of worship from Saturday, the Sabbath, as had been traditional in
Judaism, obviously, to Sunday the day of the sun-g-d, and ever since, Christian
folks--at least for most part-- overwhelmingly have held their day of
worship on Sunday, rather than Saturday. This is clear from another Edict of
Constantine given in A.D. 321, when the Emperor ordered: "On the venerable Day of
the Sun let the magistrates and people residing in cities rest, and let all
workshops be closed." Notice the edict uses the word "sun," S.U.N. It's also
recorded that Constantine the Great made a law for the whole empire that Sunday
should be kept as a day of rest. Obviously this change did not infiltrate
the church overnight. History tells us that for decades the
seventh-day Sabbath, together with Sunday, were both observed as holy days. The very,
very early church clearly is still worshiping on the Jewish Saturday in the
times of the Apostles. But by the mid to late third century, that has largely been
abandoned, or is in the process of being abandoned. By the early fourth century, in
many parts of the the Roman world, Christians are generally worshipping on
Sunday. And a lot of Christians, during this period of time, would observe the Sabbath, and
then on Sunday they would have a service remembering the resurrection. And then
they'd go about their regular work. It's during the time of Constantine in which
the idea of transferring the solemnity of the Sabbath to Sunday is first
expressed. Centuries earlier, the prophet Daniel had foretold a religious power
would arise that would think to change times and laws. Within the Ten
Commandments, there's only one law that is also a time: the Sabbath. Many Christians will argue that the
basis for observing Sunday is found in Scripture. And they'll even argue that it
does not replace the seventh-day Sabbath. But we have clearly seen that Sunday was
meant to replace it. Meanwhile, there is no command found
anywhere in scripture that informs us of the seventh day being replaced as a day
to be set aside for rest. One thing you have to realize is that the worship of
deities was of chief importance to the decision-makers of the ancient world, and
many of their decisions have persisted to this day. The many g-ds they served
have crept into Christianity, science, and even mundane issues we take for granted,
such as the names of the days of the week, the names of months, among other
things. As to the names of the days of the week. . . . When you take a closer look at
the words which make up our days of the week, we soon realize that they come from
a very specific time and place. The Saxons and the Vikings
contributed to what we call the days of the week. In other words, our words for
the days of the week are more than a thousand years old.
So, Monday does not in fact come from "moan" day. Instead, its roots are in Old
English, specifically, "Monandaeg." And what does "monandaeg" mean? Well,
it means "the moon's day." Monday, therefore, or "moon day," was a day dedicated to the
moon. This is not because it was a dark day, but rather, for the early Saxons and
for the Vikings, the sun and the moon were personified in g-d-like figures.
Mani, the moon, and Sol, his sister, the sun. This day also offered a chance to
contemplate the changing moon throughout the month. The next day of the week is of
course Tuesday. And this day also has its roots in Old English, specifically "Tiwesdaeg."
For the early Saxons and the Vikings, "tiwesdaeg" was in fact "Tyr's day."
Tyr figured prominently in Norse mythology. He was son of Odin, G-d of War, a brave
g-d. When the g-ds needed to bind the massive wolf, Fenrir, it was Tyr who
offered his arm as forfeit. The wolf was bound and Fenrir took the arm.
A brave g-d indeed. So, do you have any ideas where Wed-Nes-Day, or
Wednesday may come from? Well, it comes from the Old English, "Wodnesdaeg."
Woden was one of the names for the king of the g-ds.
This was Odin's day. Sat in the middle of the week, one could hardly avoid the day
of Odin, the king of the g-ds; the one-eyed wise man with two pet
ravens: one for thought and one for memory. This meant he knew everything.
Now, surely Thursday is an easy one to guess. Thursday. . . .
Hmm. Well, in Old English, Thursday was "Thunresdaeg." Any ideas? Yes, that's
right. We're talking about Thor's day. Thor is probably the most famous of the
Norse and Germanic g-ds. He's a g-d of lightning and power, and
wielded a small if effective hammer called Mjolnir. Here he is twisting his
beard into the shape of his hammer. Thor was popular, charismatic, sometimes very
stupid, but always very brave. Next, we come to Friday. Going on the pattern,
whose day might Friday be? Well, the Old English is, "Frigedaeg." Hmm. . . .
Well, this quite simply means, "Frig's day." Frigg, sometimes known as Frige, was the
wife of Odin, Queen of Asgard, and mother to a very popular g-d, Baldr. In Old
English, "Fri" is a byword for "beloved lady," and together with Odin, they ruled
over all the g-ds. She is also thought to have been able to
weave with clouds. Next, of course, we come to Saturday. Saturday was known as
"Sunnanaefen." This quite literally meant the eve of Sunday, or Sunday's Eve.
However, eventually Old English did adopt another name, that being, "Saeternesdaeg."
Hmmm. What could this be? Well it's very similar to Saturday, and it comes from a
completely different collection of g-ds. Yes, that's right. You got it. It's
Saturn, the g-d of agriculture and a good harvest. He was also the father of
the Roman king of the g-ds: Jupiter. Now, in Old English, Sunday was known as, "Sunnandaeg."
Any ideas whose day this might be? Well, hopefully you figured out. It was
the sun's day, preceding the moon's day, Monday. This was a day dedicated to the
sun, and the crucial role the sun plays in daily life. Together, the Sun, and her
brother, the Moon, ran through the sky pursued by wolves. So, when
examining your shiny new calendar, bear in mind that the days of
the week in English, and some other languages, largely owe their names the
pantheon of Germanic and Norse g-ds. It is clear to see why Sunday was chosen
as the new sanctified day of the week, replacing the day that Yah had blessed
in the Garden, according to Genesis chapter 2 verse 3: "And Elohim blessed the seventh
day and declared it pure, because it was the day when he rested from all his work
of creation." But, as stated, that day was replaced because the adversary, Satan,
the devil, did say: "I will climb to the highest heavens and be like the Most
High." Being like the Most High, for one thing, means having one's own day of
worship, hence the elevation of Sunday to the highest day of the week, as observed
by most Christians today. This was prophesied in the book of Daniel. There
we read of a beast power (none other than Rome) which would give rise to a
succession of rulers, of whom it is said: "He will defy the Most High and oppress
the pure people of the Most High. He will try to change times and laws." He will try
to change "times" and "laws." "Times" refer to calendar movements, and by taking a quick
glance at the present-day Gregorian calendar, we can see that something is off.
The year begins in winter, but Yah set the beginning of the year in spring. "On
this day, in early spring, in the month of Abib, you have been set free." How do we
know that the spring month of Abib is the first month of the year? Well, we are
told: "Then the whole community of Israel set out from Elim and journeyed into the
wilderness of Sin, between Elim and Mount Sinai. There, they arrived on the
fifteenth day of the second month, one month after leaving the land of Egypt. So,
Yah declared Abib, which is in spring as the first month of the year. But the
Romans appointed January, which is in winter, as the first month. But history
tells us that the month of March once marked the beginning of a ten month year.
In the book, "Festivals and Ceremonies of the Roman Republic, by H. H. Scullard, we
read: "the vexed problems of its early history do not concern us here, except to
note that the early change-over from a ten-month to a twelve-month year left
its mark in the names of the months. The ten-month year started in March." It is
clear to see what he means by examining the names of the months. September, for
instance, comes from the Latin word "septem," which means seven. And October
comes from Latin word "octo," as in octopus, or octagon. This is obviously 8. November
comes from "novem," Latin for 9. And December comes from Latin "decem," referring
to 10, such as in the decimal point, or comma, which deals in a change of number
values from negative to positive powers of 10. But instead of being the 7th, 8th, 9th,
and 10th months as they once were they are now the 9th, 10th, 11th, and 12 months,
because the addition of the months of January and February to the Roman
calendar year pushed them back. While this calendar incident is just one attempt to
change the times, we'll digress. It is written that the rulers within this Beast
power would think to change laws also. And the Sabbath, which is one such
important law according to Exodus 20, was and is to be observed on the seventh,
not the first, day of the week. "Remember to observe the Sabbath day by
keeping it pure. You have six days each week for your ordinary work, but the
seventh day is a Sabbath day of rest, dedicated to Yah your Elohim. On that day,
no one in your household may do any work. Now, we have already seen that
Constantine enforced an edict to venerate the first day of the week
instead of the seventh day, as appointed by Yah. But, the 4th-century leaders of
the Catholic Church felt it necessary to further enforce the power and importance
of the first day of the week in the famed Council of Laodicea. "From the
apostles' time until the Council of Laodicea, which was about the year 364, the
holy observation of the Jews' Sabbath continued, as may be proved
out of many authors, yea notwithstanding the decree
of the council against it. the council stipulated as follows: "Christians
shall not Judaize and be idle on Saturday, but shall work on that day; but
the Lord's Day they shall especially honor, and, as being Christians, shall,
if possible, do no work on that day If, however, they are found Judaizing,
they shall be shut out from Christ." Why did they feel the need to do this?
Well, despite the earlier edict of Constantine, many still held to the authoritative
word of Scripture, seeing the clear law of Yah of more
importance than that of Rome. In the second volume of the Antiquities of the
Christian Church we read: "The ancient Christians were very careful in the
observation of Saturday, or the seventh day...It is plain that all the Oriental
churches, and the greatest part of the world, observed the Sabbath as a festival...
Athanasius likewise tells us that they held religious assemblies on the
Sabbath, not because they were infected with
Judaism, but to worship Jesus, the Lord of the Sabbath; Epiphanius says the same." Even
after this time period, we'll see that the observance of a seventh-day Sabbath
permeated the believing world, despite the decree of the Council of Laodicea. In
fact, there was never a time in history where the Romans succeeded in swaying
every believer to follow their corrupt customs. What follows are just a few
surviving accounts of seventh-day Sabbath observance by past believers
throughout the centuries. 5th Century Constantinople "The people of Constantinople
and almost everywhere, assemble together on the Sabbath, as
well as on the first day of the week, which custom is never observed at Rome
or at Alexandria." 6th Century Rome. "About 590, Pope Gregory, in a letter to the
Roman people, denounced as the prophets of Antichrist those who maintained that
work ought not to be done on the seventh day." 7th Century. Scotland and Ireland. "It
seems to have been customary in the Celtic churches of early times, in
Ireland as well as Scotland, to keep Saturday, the Jewish Sabbath, as a day of
rest from labour. They obeyed the fourth commandment
literally upon the seventh day of the week." 8th Century. India, China, Persia.
"Widespread and enduring was the observance of the seventh-day Sabbath
among the believers of the Church of the East and the St. Thomas Christians of
India, who never were connected with Rome. It also was maintained among those
bodies which broke off from Rome after the Council of Chalcedon namely, the
Abyssinians, the Jacobites, the Maronites, and Armenians." 10th Century. Church of
the East. Kurdistan. "The Nestorians eat no pork and keep the Sabbath they believe
in neither auricular confession nor purgatory." 11th Century. Scotland. "They
held that Saturday was properly the Sabbath on which they abstained from work."
12th Century. Wales. "There is much evidence that the Sabbath prevailed in
Wales universally until A.D. 1115, when the first Roman bishop was seated at St.
David's. The old Welsh Sabbath-keeping churches did not even then
altogether bow the knee to Rome, but fled to their hiding places." 15th Century.
Norway. "We are informed that some people in different districts of the
kingdom, have adopted and observed Saturday-keeping. It is severely forbidden
--in holy church canon--one and all to observe days excepting those which
the holy Pope, archbishop, or the bishops command. Saturday-keeping must under no
circumstances be permitted hereafter further than the church canon commands.
Therefore, we counsel all the friends of G-d throughout all Norway who want to be
obedient towards the holy church to let this evil of Saturday-keeping alone; and
the rest we forbid under penalty of severe church punishment to keep
Saturday holy." 16th Century. Council of Trent. "On the 18th of January, 1563, the
Council of Trent ruled that Tradition is greater than Scripture, after a powerful
speech by the Archbishop of Reggio, in which he said that
the fact that the Church had changed the Fourth Commandment clearly proved that
Tradition was greater than Scripture." 19th Century to the present. The
following is a quote from a Catholic magazine, The Catholic Mirror published
in Baltimore, Maryland, September 1893: "The Catholic Church for over 1,000 years
before the existence of a Protestant, by virtue of her divine mission, changed the
day [of worship] from Saturday to Sunday.... In the Old Testament, reference is made 126
times to the Sabbath, and all these texts conspire harmoniously in voicing the
will of G-d commanding the seventh day to be kept, because G-d Himself first
kept it, making it obligatory on all as 'a perpetual covenant'.... Examining the New
Testament from cover to cover critically, we find the Sabbath referred to 61 times. We
find, too, that the Savior invariably selected the Sabbath (Saturday) to teach in the
synagogues and work miracles. The four Gospels refer to the Sabbath (Saturday)
51 times.... Hence the conclusion is inevitable...that
of those who follow the Bible as their guide, the Israelites and the Seventh-day
Adventists, have the exclusive weight of evidence on their side, whilst
the biblical Protestant has not a word in self-defense for his substitution of
Sunday for Saturday.... They have ignored and condemned their teacher, the Bible...
and they have adopted a day [instituted
and] kept by the Catholic Church." There are many more examples of defiance against Rome by way of Sabbath-keeping,
but time and space does not allow us to share those instances here. You are free
to look them up on your own, however. What the preceding does show is that in
every generation, Yah always has a small remnant fanning the flames of truth. The
same is true today, as there is currently a remnant among us who is fully awake
and aware of the truth. And more are waking up each day. Now while the Sabbath
has been observed throughout the centuries, despite the efforts of Rome,
that day has not been kept in the manner in which it was first instituted, and the
reason for that lies in the various captivities the children of Israel endured
at the hands of their enemies due to their rebellion against Yah.
And what you will notice is that after each captivity, starting with Egypt,
Israel always came away with the practices and customs of the nation that
held it captive. Israel identified with the Egyptians and desired to go back to that
land many times following the Exodus. And after leaving Babylon, the name of the
Babylonian deity Tammuz was adopted to replace the name of the fourth month on
the Hebrew calendar. But that is not all we adopted from the Babylonians, as you
will soon see. So, where did the 24-hour day come from, and is it scriptural?
On page 168 of The Sage Age by MaAnna Stephenson, we read: Ancient Middle Eastern
cultures had also developed precise solar calendars which required them to
divide the day into equal periods of specific length. By 3000 BC the
Sumerians had divided the day into 12 periods, each with 30 sub-periods.
Similarly, around 2000 BC the Babylonians developed the 24-hour day
divided into 60 minutes, which was divided into 60 seconds. This is the
division adopted by the Western world. And on page 6 of The History of Time: A
Very Short Introduction, we read that the Babylonians invented the 24-hour day, the
beginning of which they marked at sunset. So, if the Babylonians invented the
24-hour day, which they marked from sunset to sunset, and which the world
adopted in some way, shape, or form, how did the ancient Hebrews observe the
Sabbath in Scripture? One might argue that it does not matter when the Sabbath
begins or ends. And at first glance it does seem like a trivial or minor detail,
but Scripture proves that all of Yah's laws, including the Sabbath, are binding
obligations upon his people, and Yeshua himself,
our Messiah, said in Matthew 3 verse 15 that "We must carry out all that Elohim
requires." Or in other words, "it is fitting for us to fulfill all righteousness." And in
Deuteronomy chapter 12 verse 32 we read: "So be careful to obey all the commands
I give you. you must not add anything to them or
subtract anything from them." Okay, now that we've got that straight, let's
see what constitutes a day in Scripture. Be warned that this next segment may be
a complete departure from what some of you have understood about the Sabbath
for years, but bear with me, as the Scriptures are quite clear on this
subject. First let's go to Exodus chapter 16. There we find details surrounding manna,
and how it was to be gathered. Verses 21 and 22 tell us how often it was to be
gathered: And they gathered it every morning, every man according to his eating: and
when the Sun grew hot, it melted. And it came to pass, that on the sixth day they
gathered twice as much bread two omers for one man: and all the rulers of the
congregation came and told Moses. Why did they gather twice as much on the sixth
day? Well verse 26 tells us: Six days you shall gather it; but on the seventh day,
which is a Sabbath, in it there shall be none. When we focus on verses 23 to 25 we
see how the day was actually marked at that time. And he said unto them, This is
that which Yah has said, Tomorrow is the rest of the pure sabbath unto Yah:
bake that which you will bake today, and boil that which you will boil; and that which
remains over lay up for you to be kept until the morning. And they laid it up
till the morning, as Moses bade: and it did not stink, neither was there any worm
in it. And Moses said, eat that today, for today is a Sabbath unto Yah: today you
shall not find it in the field. Did you notice that "tomorrow" was not considered
the evening of the previous day? Tomorrow meant "morning," or when the sun arose.
You'll see this time after time in Scripture. The example of the manna is
also clear. From the verses we just covered, we see that the manna that was
not used on the sixth day did not spoil by the morning of the Sabbath, but they
used it on that day. Whereas on days other than the Sabbath, according to
verses 19 and 20, whatever was left over spoiled by the next morning:
And Moses said, Let no man leave any of it till the morning. But they hearkened
not unto Moses; but some of them left some of it until the morning, and it bred
worms, and stank: and Moses was angry with them. Why did this happen in the morning,
because morning marked the beginning of a new day, and not evening. We see the
same example in Leviticus chapter 7. In verse 15 we read: And the flesh of the
sacrifice of his peace offerings for thanksgiving shall be eaten the same day
that it is offered; he shall not leave any of it until the morning. We clearly
see here that the morning begins a new day, for the peace offerings were to be
eaten the same day, which included evening. Nothing was to be left till the
next day which is described as morning. If the day began in the evening this
verse would read, "he shall not leave any of it until the evening." Simple and plain.
Now, many of these Scriptures we're addressing have been read and
re-read by people over and over again, but because of the long held traditions of
the 24-hour day, which the world accepts, and evening to evening Sabbaths, which
the Khazarian Jews hold to, as well as many Sabbath-keeping churches, and Hebrew
Israelite believers, the simple truth in these verses is overlooked.
They clearly point to a 12-hour day that begins in the morning. The next verse
we'll address is found in First Samuel chapter 19. This one is extremely obvious.
In verse 11 we read: Saul also sent messengers unto David's house, to watch
him, and to slay him in the morning: and Michal David's wife told him, saying, If
you save not your life tonight, tomorrow you shall be slain.
Clearly tomorrow is viewed as "in the morning."
This is painfully obvious. The terms "tonight" and "tomorrow" are even
distinguished as separate in the text. Now let's look at the book of Jonah. In
chapter 4, verse 7 we read: But Elohim prepared a worm when the morning rose
the next day, and it attacked the plant so that it withered. In truth, I have
yet to find a verse in Scripture that clearly says that the evening marked the
beginning of a day. This is a Babylonian concept, and nothing more.
Instead of Scripture verses stating that evening begins a day, we find that
evening is just part of the same day that began in the morning, period.
That example is in the book of Mark, chapter 4. In verse 35 we read: And the same day, when
the evening was come, he said unto them, Let us pass over unto the other side.
You see, when I isolate the portion of text that refers to how a day was reckoned,
it is clear to see what constituted a day in Scripture, and what marked the
beginning of a day. But those points get lost when you're absorbed in the
narrative while reading. This is because our brains are switched off to these
simple truths due to the accepted tradition of what are known as
"Babylonian hours." The 24-hour evening to evening day (or in the case of the world,
the midnight to midnight 24-hour day). But Yeshua, in the book of John, chapter 11
verse 9, said this: "Are there not twelve hours in the day? If any man walks in the
day, he stumbles not, because he sees the light of this world." Babylonian concepts
need to be forgotten. We need to practice what the Scripture
clearly teaches. Now let's tackle the Day of Atonement, because the particulars of
this fast have been used time and again to justify an evening the evening
Sabbath. But let's get a clear understanding of what is said about it.
The first thing we have to note is that there are two days mentioned for the
observation of this day, and not one. Two days, remember. Let's go
to Leviticus chapter 23. In verse 27 we read: Also on the tenth day of this
seventh month there shall be a day of atonement: it shall be a pure convocation
unto you; and you shall humble yourselves, and offer an offering made by fire unto
Yah. Here we learn that the Day of Atonement is to be observed on the tenth
day of the seventh month. That is clear. Now down in verse 32 we read something
very interesting. It shall be unto you a sabbath of rest,
and you shall humble yourselves: in the ninth day of the month at evening, from
evening unto evening, shall you celebrate your Sabbath. Bear in mind that this is
specifically referring to the Day of Atonement and not all Sabbaths. In fact,
Moses had to spell this out in detail, making reference to the ninth day, and the
tenth day, because it was not customary to celebrate a Sabbath in this manner! Let's
take a look at a few verses that speak of Sabbath observance in Yeshua's day.
First there's Matthew chapter 27. Verse 62 says. Now the next day, that followed the
day of the preparation, the chief priests and Pharisees came together unto Pilate...
While regular Sabbaths or feast days do not begin in the evening, like the Day of
Atonement, weekly Sabbaths did have a preparation day, which was the sixth day
of the week. This allowed people to get ready for the Sabbath, where no work could
be done. Mark 15 highlights this point. In verse 42 we read: And now when the
evening was come, because it was the preparation, that is, the day before the
Sabbath.... You see, evening did not mark the start
of the day. Mark 15:42 clearly says that evening had come, but it wasn't Sabbath
as yet. Though it was evening it was still the day before the Sabbath. As to
the sixth day being the preparation day, we see that even Joseph of Arimathea
acted according to the law. When the evening was come, there came a
rich man of Arimathea, named Joseph, who also himself was Yeshua's disciple: He
went to Pilate, and begged for the body of Yeshua. Then Pilate commanded the
body to be delivered. Why did he ask for Yeshua's body when evening had come?
The book of the law reveals the answer. In Deuteronomy chapter 21, verses 22 and
23 we read: And if a man has committed a sin worthy of death, and he is to be put
to death, and you hang him on a tree: His body shall not remain all night upon the
tree, but you shall surely bury him that day... Note that the command states "you
shall bury him that day," again showing that evening is tied to the day that
begins in the morning. Even the accounts Yeshua's death clearly state that
between the sixth hour and ninth hour the sky was darkened, and we know this to
be somewhere around noon and 3:00 p.m. That's a major clue right there. If 11:00
a.m. to noon was reckoned as the sixth hour, when did the count begin? That's
right, at first light, in the morning, when the day truly began. There is so much
more that could be said on this subject, but I'm sure you get the point. You can
do further digging on your own and you'll see more truth with regard to
the day's true length, as there are many more Scripture verses that bear this out.
Now as to the lunar Sabbath issue I mentioned at the beginning of this video,
I won't labor on this point too much, as others have done a fine job of debunking
that idea already. I will add this point, however. When looking at Genesis chapter
1, verses 3 to 5 we see that light, or day, was created on day one. But the sun, moon,
and stars weren't created until day 4. According the lunar Sabbath theory,
the new moon, or new month determines when the Sabbath will fall, so it
fluctuates from day to day, falling sometimes on a sixth day of the week, a
fifth day of the week, etc., but it always lands at the same time of the
lunar month. The problem with this, and there are several problems really, is
that we are commanded to keep the seventh day of the week as a Sabbath (see
Exodus chapter 20 verse 8), and it was first kept way back at Creation on the
seventh day, as mentioned in Genesis chapter 2 verses 2 and 3. The moon could
not have determines the first Sabbath because the first Sabbath came a mere
three days after the moon was created! The weekly Sabbath was therefore
instituted as a weekly event on week 1. Now some believe that the week of
creation refers to a six or seven- thousand year period, because of Psalm 90
verse 4 and 2 Peter 3 verse 8 where is states that with Yah, a thousand
years is like a day. There is one huge hole in that theory as well, and it is
also found in Genesis. The key to correcting this misconception is found
in Genesis chapter 5 verse 5: And all the days that Adam lived were nine hundred and
thirty years: and he died. Adam was nine hundred and thirty years old when he died.
If the world were created in six thousand years, the sixth day, when Adam was created,
would have spanned a thousand years in and of itself, and Adam would easily
have been more than 2,000 years old, counting the supposed thousand-year
Sabbath he lived through. At the end of the day, all these false notions fall
flat when weighed against Yah's pure word of truth. The importance of the
Sabbath cannot be stressed enough. For one thing, it was etched into the tablets
as part of the covenant laws we agreed to as Israel.
And Yah said unto Moses, Cut out two tables of stone like unto the first: and
I will write upon these tables the words that were in the first tables, which you
broke. And he cut out two tables of stone like unto the first; and Moses rose up
early in the morning, and went up unto mount Sinai, as Yah had commanded him,
and took in his hand the two tablets of stone. And he was there with Yah forty
days and forty nights; he did neither eat bread, nor drink water. And he wrote upon
the tables the words of the covenant, the ten commandments. As I stated earlier, the
Sabbath started in the Garden, during Creation Week, and Yah himself kept it.
And on the seventh day Elohim ended his work which he had made; and he rested on
the seventh day from all his work which he had made. And Elohim blessed the
seventh day, and sanctified it: because in it he had rested from all his work which
Elohim created and made. It is the sign or marker that identifies him as the
Creator of all things: It is a sign between me and the
children of Israel forever: for in six days Yah made heaven and earth,
and on the seventh day he rested, and was refreshed. And the final point is, all of
this still stands, because according to Scripture: For I am Yah, I change not;
therefore you sons of Jacob are not consumed. My hope is that this
presentation has aided you and brought a greater degree of understanding concerning
the Sabbath. May Yah continue to give you light in this regard and
strengthen you on your walk. And I leave you with these words
from the book of Isaiah: "Keep the Sabbath pure. Don't pursue your
own interests on that day, but enjoy the Sabbath and speak of it with delight as
Yah's pure day. Honor the Sabbath in everything you do on that day, and don't
follow your own desires or talk idly. Then Yah will be your delight. I will
give you great honor and satisfy you with the inheritance I promised to your
ancestor Jacob. I, Yah, have spoken!" [Closed Captioning by Kingdom Preppers]
