Some people told me that it does not matter which day we worship Elohim on. Does it
matter which day we dedicate to worshipping YHVH on, or does it?
What about the Biblical Holy Days? Should we keep them? If so, why?
I have asked myself these questions. Some people told me it is dangerous to ask these
questions because it questions or challenges YHVH’s logic and command. But what is
the answer? Or is there more than one answer?
NKJ Ezekiel 20:12 “Moreover I also gave them My Sabbaths, to be a sign between
them and Me, that they might know that I am YHVH who sanctifies them.
A sign between the Almighty and us? A connection, a bond, a link, a kinship, a
relationship.
A History of the Weekly Sabbath
NKJ Genesis 2:1 Thus the heavens and the earth, and all the host of them, were
finished.
NKJ Genesis 2:4 This is the history of the heavens and the earth when they were
created, in the day that YHVH Elohim made the earth and the heavens,
NKJ Genesis 2:5 before any plant of the field was in the earth and before any herb of the
field had grown. For YHVH Elohim had not caused it to rain on the earth, and there was
no man to till the ground.
NKJ Genesis 1:2 The earth was without form, and void; and darkness was on the face of
the deep. And the Spirit of Elohim was hovering over the face of the waters.
Was the earth re-created? We do not know the reason that the earth became this way.
NKJ Genesis 1:3 Then Elohim said, “Let there be light”; and there was light.
NKJ Genesis 1:4 And Elohim saw the light, that it was good; and Elohim divided the light
from the darkness.
The creation of light caused a divide between darkness and light.
NKJ Genesis 1:5 Elohim called the light Day, and the darkness He called Night. So, the
evening and the morning were the first day.
Day One is now in the history books. You can look up into space and see the evidence
of this creation.
NKJ Genesis 1:6 Then Elohim said, “Let there be a firmament in the midst of the waters,
and let it divide the waters from the waters.”
Everyone believes this is just on the earth, but this is throughout the cosmos. This is
why, so far, we have found water on every world and moon we examine.
NKJ Genesis 1:7 Thus Elohim made the firmament (the expanse above a planet whether
it be air or some other chemical) and divided the waters which were under the
firmament from the waters which were above the firmament; and it was so.
The waters have been separated and dry land appears in the cosmos.
NKJ Genesis 1:8 And Elohim called the firmament Heaven. So, the evening and the
morning were the second day.
We now know, thanks to the Bible, there are three heavens.
The First Heaven: Above the Surface of the Earth
NKJ Luke 4:25 “But I tell you truly, many widows were in Israel in the days of
Elijah, when the heaven was shut up three years and six months, and there was
a great famine throughout all the land.
Why “heavens?” Because there is still loose water in the second heaven that
could be used to water the planets. In this case, the heaven above us is the
earth’s atmosphere and no water fell from it for three- and one-half years.
NKJ Revelation 11:6 These have power to shut heaven, so that no rain falls in the
days of their prophecy; and they have power over waters to turn them to blood,
and to strike the earth with all plagues, as often as they desire.
The two witnesses have the power to shut off rain in our atmosphere.
Looking through the first heaven at the second
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The Second Heaven: Outer Space
NKJ Revelation 6:13 And the stars of heaven fell to the earth, as a fig tree drops
its late figs when it is shaken by a mighty wind.
NKJ Matthew 24:29 ” Immediately after the tribulation of those days the sun will be
darkened, and the moon will not give its light; the stars will fall from heaven, and
the powers of the heavens (all three) will be shaken.
The second heaven is where the other planets, water and physical stars are
located.
Our neck of the woods
The Third Heaven: YHVH’s Throne
NKJ Matthew 5:34 “But I say to you, do not swear at all: neither by heaven, for it is
Elohim’s throne;
NKJ Isaiah 66:1 Thus says YHVH: “Heaven is My throne, and earth is My
footstool. Where is the house that you will build Me? And where is the place of
My rest?
And we know that there is water in all three heavens
NKJ Revelation 22:1 And he showed me a pure river of water of life, clear as crystal,
proceeding from the throne of Elohim and of the Lamb.
NKJ Revelation 22:2 In the middle of its street, and on either side of the river, was
the tree of life, which bore twelve fruits, each tree yielding its fruit every month.
The leaves of the tree were for the healing of the nations.
ESV Psalm 8:1 TO THE CHOIRMASTER: ACCORDING TO THE GITTITH. A PSALM OF
DAVID. O YHVH, our YHVH, how majestic is your name in all the earth! You have set
your glory above the heavens.
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NKJ Psalm 8:3 When I consider Your heavens, the work of Your fingers, The moon and
the stars, which You have ordained,
ESV Psalm 8:4 what is man that you are mindful of him, and the son of man that you
care for him?
To continue…
NKJ Genesis 1:9 Then Elohim said, “Let the waters under the heavens (note that this is
plural) be gathered together into one place, and let the dry land appear”; and it was so.
NKJ Genesis 1:10 And Elohim called the dry land Earth (ה ָמ ָדֲא, Adamah: dirt, earth),
and the gathering together of the waters He called Seas. And Elohim saw that it was
good.
Is this true of all planets? We know that there are seas of frozen water on other planets.
It appears that at one time, Mars had flowing water, rivers, and seas. What happened?
NKJ Romans 8:20 For the creation was subjected to futility, not willingly, but because of
Him who subjected it in hope.
It was subjected or forced to undergo a change. Now who could do this?
NKJ Genesis 2:6 but a mist went up from the earth and watered the whole face of the
ground.
The earth was still cooling down. It was still too hot for plants and animals. This mist
prepped the way for life. Perhaps all the planets went through this process.
NKJ Genesis 1:11 Then Elohim said, “Let the earth (Adamah) bring forth grass, the herb
that yields seed, and the fruit tree that yields fruit according to its kind, whose seed is in
itself, on the earth”; and it was so.
Is this why we find bacterial evidence of life on Mars? Perhaps this is true of all planets.
They were designed to harbor life. Of course, this verse appears to be talking of our
earth, but it could mean the cosmos. The cosmos was not created in death as we see it
today. See “What Are the Main Inheritances of the Saints?” below.
NKJ Genesis 1:12 And the earth brought forth grass, the herb that yields seed according
to its kind, and the tree that yields fruit, whose seed is in itself according to its kind. And
Elohim saw that it was good.
Look at all the work that has gone into creation so far!
NKJ Genesis 1:13 So the evening and the morning were the third day.
NKJ Genesis 1:14 Then Elohim said, “Let there be lights in the firmament of the heavens
to divide the day from the night; and let them be for signs and seasons, and for days
and years.
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NKJ Genesis 1:15 “and let them be for lights in the firmament of the heavens to give light
on the earth”; and it was so.
NKJ Genesis 1:16 Then Elohim made two great lights: the greater light to rule the day,
and the lesser light to rule the night. He made the stars also.
NKJ Genesis 1:17 Elohim set them in the firmament of the heavens to give light on the
earth,
NKJ Genesis 1:18 and to rule over the day and over the night, and to divide the light from
the darkness. And Elohim saw that it was good.
NKJ Genesis 1:19 So the evening and the morning were the fourth day.
Whew! And that was the fourth day. What a lot of work! The Next day…
NKJ Genesis 1:20 Then Elohim said, “Let the waters abound with an abundance of living
creatures, and let birds fly above the earth across the face of the firmament of the
heavens.”
NKJ Genesis 1:21 So Elohim created great sea creatures and every living thing that
moves, with which the waters abounded, according to their kind, and every winged bird
according to its kind. And Elohim saw that it was good.
NKJ Genesis 1:22 And Elohim blessed them, saying, “Be fruitful and multiply, and fill the
waters in the seas, and let birds multiply on the earth.”
Apparently, all animal life in the beginning was centralized.
NKJ Genesis 1:23 So the evening and the morning were the fifth day.
And that took a lot of very creative work!
NKJ Genesis 1:24 Then Elohim said, “Let the earth bring forth the living creature
according to its kind: cattle and creeping thing and beast of the earth, each according to
its kind”; and it was so.
And now, he ups his creative power. More complex forms of life were created.
NKJ Genesis 1:25 And Elohim made the beast of the earth according to its kind, cattle
according to its kind, and everything that creeps on the earth according to its kind. And
Elohim saw that it was good.
NKJ Genesis 1:26 Then Elohim said, “Let Us make man in Our image, according to Our
likeness; let them have dominion over the fish of the sea, over the birds of the air, and
over the cattle, over all the earth and over every creeping thing that creeps on the
earth.”
Who knows how, but he created the most complex creature on the planet…man. His
mind is so complex yet so loving.
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NKJ Genesis 1:27 So Elohim created man in His own image; in the image of Elohim, He
created him; male and female He created them.
NKJ Genesis 1:28 Then Elohim blessed them, and Elohim said to them, “Be fruitful and
multiply; fill the earth and subdue it; have dominion over the fish of the sea, over the
birds of the air, and over every living thing that moves on the earth.”
NKJ Genesis 1:29 And Elohim said, “See, I have given you every herb that yields seed
which is on the face of all the earth, and every tree whose fruit yields seed; to you it
shall be for food.
We were pure vegetarians. All the plants, except the Tree of the Knowledge of Good
and Evil bore fruit that completed our dietary needs.
ESV Genesis 1:30 And to every beast of the earth and to every bird of the heavens and
to everything that creeps on the earth, everything that has the breath of life, I have given
every green plant for food.” And it was so.
Even the animals were vegetarians!
NKJ Genesis 1:31 Then Elohim saw everything that He had made, and indeed it was
very good. So, the evening and the morning were the sixth day.
NKJ Genesis 2:2 And on the seventh day Elohim ended His work which He had done,
and He rested on the seventh day from all His work which He had done.
YHVH busted his tail for six days creating everything natural beyond space, and here on
earth. It was time to kick back and enjoy his creation.
NKJ Genesis 2:3 Then Elohim blessed (favor, grace, bestowed on) the seventh day and
sanctified (set it apart for a special purpose) it, because in it He rested from all His work
which Elohim had created and made.
He loves the Sabbath! This is the day he took a break and gave favor to the seventh
day.
NKJ Exodus 20:11 For in six days YHVH made the heavens and the earth, the sea, and
all that is in them, and rested the seventh day. Therefore, YHVH blessed the Sabbath
day and hallowed (separated it for a holy purpose) it.
One Purpose of the Sun…Day, the Definition
JPS Genesis 1:5 And Elohim called the light Day (Yom in Hebrew meaning Hot), and the
darkness He called Night. And there was evening (dusk or sunset) and there was
morning (the period of sunlight), one day.
Sunset to sunset equals one day. The night portion and the day portion are one day.
The day actually starts at sunset. And there is a pattern here. Darkness came before the
creation of light. Night begins the day. See the relationship?
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NKJ Jeremiah 31:35 Thus says YHVH, who gives the sun for a light by day, The
ordinances of the moon and the stars for a light by night, who disturbs the sea, and its
waves roar (YHVH of hosts is His name):
NKJ Psalm 74:16 The day is Yours, the night also is Yours; You have prepared the light
and the sun.
Here is another purpose for the sun. It tells us the days.
NKJ 1 Corinthians 15:41 There is one glory of the sun, another glory of the moon, and
another glory of the stars; for one star differs from another star in glory.
NKJ Psalm 136:7 To Him who made great lights, For His mercy endures forever –
NKJ Psalm 136:8 The sun to rule by day, For His mercy endures forever.
NKJ Psalm 136:9 The moon and stars to rule by night, For His mercy endures forever.
The Days of the Week
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The difference between the Biblical Calendar and the Jewish Calendar
The First Purpose of the Moon
NKJ Genesis 1:15 “and let them be for lights in the firmament (in outer space) of the
heavens to give light on the earth”; and it was so.
NKJ Genesis 1:16 Then Elohim made two great lights: the greater light to rule the day,
and the lesser light to rule the night. He made the stars also.
There is the first purpose of the sun, the moon, and stars.
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The Second Purpose of the Moon…The Appointed Seasons
ESV Psalm 104:19 He made the moon to mark the seasons; the sun knows its time for
setting.
Seasons? What exactly is this?
Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
He appointed the moon for seasons – Genesis 1:14-18. That is, the moon, as well as the sun, is
appointed to divide time; to determine its progress; to indicate the return of festival occasions, or
appointed times to be observed.
The Seasons or Appointed Times…What are They?
JPS Leviticus 23:2 Speak unto the children of Israel and say unto them: The appointed
seasons of YHVH, which ye shall proclaim to be holy convocations, even these are My
appointed seasons.
These are Sabbaths that occur at specific times of the year.
The Weekly Sabbath
NKJ Leviticus 23:3 ‘ Six days shall work be done, but the seventh day is a Sabbath of
solemn rest, a holy convocation. You shall do no work on it; it is the Sabbath of YHVH in
all your dwellings.
NKJ Exodus 20:8 ” Remember the Sabbath day, to keep it holy.
NKJ Exodus 20:9 Six days you shall labor and do all your work,
NKJ Exodus 20:10 but the seventh day is the Sabbath of YHVH your Elohim. In it you
shall do no work: you, nor your son, nor your daughter, nor your male servant, nor your
female servant, nor your cattle, nor your stranger who is within your gates.
NKJ Exodus 20:11 For in six days YHVH made the heavens and the earth, the sea, and
all that is in them, and rested the seventh day. Therefore, YHVH blessed the Sabbath
day and hallowed it.
NKJ Deuteronomy 5:12 ‘ Observe the Sabbath day, to keep it holy, as YHVH your
Elohim commanded you.
ESV Leviticus 23:32 … from evening to evening shall you keep your Sabbath.”
So, from Friday evening to Sabbath evening.
NKJ Deuteronomy 5:13 Six days you shall labor and do all your work,
NKJ Deuteronomy 5:14 but the seventh day is the Sabbath of YHVH your Elohim. In it
you shall do no work: you, nor your son, nor your daughter, nor your male servant, nor
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your female servant, nor your ox, nor your donkey, nor any of your cattle, nor your
stranger who is within your gates, that your male servant and your female servant may
rest as well as you.
NKJ Deuteronomy 5:15 And remember that you were a slave in the land of Egypt, and
YHVH your Elohim brought you out from there by a mighty hand and by an outstretched
arm; therefore, YHVH your Elohim commanded you to keep the Sabbath day.
Things to remember on the Sabbath.
- Remember that YHVH created everything in 6 days
- Remember that we were slaves in Egypt
- The Sabbaths were created for man, not the other way around.
NKJ Mark 2:27 And He said to them, “The Sabbath was made for man, and not man for
the Sabbath.
- Remember the Sabbath Day itself and what it is for
ESV Jeremiah 17:21 Thus says the YHVH: Take care for the sake of your lives, and do
not bear a burden on the Sabbath day or bring it in by the gates of Jerusalem.
Or any city for that matter.
NKJ Jeremiah 17:22 “nor carry a burden out of your houses on the Sabbath day, nor do
any work, but hallow the Sabbath day, as I commanded your fathers.
NKJ Jeremiah 17:23 “But they did not obey nor incline their ear, but made their neck stiff,
that they might not hear nor receive instruction.
NKJ Jeremiah 17:24 ” And it shall be, if you heed Me carefully,” says the YHVH, “to bring
no burden through the gates of this city on the Sabbath day, but hallow the Sabbath day,
to do no work in it,
NKJ Nehemiah 13:19 So it was, at the gates of Jerusalem, as it began to be dark before
the Sabbath, that I commanded the gates to be shut, and charged that they must not be
opened till after the Sabbath. Then I posted some of my servants at the gates, so that
no burdens would be brought in on the Sabbath day.
We aren’t to conduct normal business on the Sabbath. No buying or selling!
NKJ Amos 8:5 Saying: “When will the New Moon be past, that we may sell grain? And
the Sabbath, that we may trade wheat? Making the ephah small and the shekel large,
Falsifying the scales by deceit,
ESV Amos 8:6 that we may buy the poor for silver and the needy for a pair of sandals
and sell the chaff of the wheat?”
Cheating merchants!
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The Feast Days…The Sabbaths Occur at Specific Times
NKJ Leviticus 23:4 ‘ These are the feasts (Sabbaths) of YHVH, holy convocations
(church meetings) which you shall proclaim at their appointed times.
The Passover…Sacrifice of the Lamb of YHVH for Our Sins
NKJ Exodus 12:2 “This month shall be your beginning of months; it shall be the first
month of the year to you.
KJV Leviticus 23:5 In the fourteenth day of the first month at even (twilight) is YHVH’S
Passover.
Though listed as an appointed festival, it is not a Sabbath. See “The Foot Washing
Ceremony” in “Isaiah 29:6, The Book, Part 2.”
NKJ Exodus 12:14 ‘So this day shall be to you a memorial; and you shall keep it as a
feast to YHVH throughout your generations. You shall keep it as a feast by an
everlasting ordinance.
NKJ Luke 22:19 And He took bread, gave thanks and broke it, and gave it to them,
saying, “This is My body which is given for you; do this in remembrance of Me.”
NKJ Numbers 9:10 “Speak to the children of Israel, saying: ‘If anyone of you or your
posterity is unclean because of a corpse, or is far away on a journey, he may still keep
the YHVH’s Passover.
NKJ Numbers 9:11 ‘On the fourteenth day of the second month, at twilight, they may
keep it. They shall eat it with unleavened bread and bitter herbs.
NKJ Numbers 9:12 ‘They shall leave none of it until morning, nor break one of its bones.
According to all the ordinances of the Passover they shall keep it.
A “make-up” Passover.
The Feast of Unleavened Bread…Putting Sin Out of Our
Lives
Most Churches do not keep this Holy Day.
NKJ Leviticus 23:6 ‘And on the fifteenth day of the same month is the Feast of
Unleavened Bread to YHVH; seven days you must eat unleavened bread.
ESV Exodus 12:15 Seven days you shall eat unleavened bread. On the first day you
shall remove leaven out of your houses, for if anyone eats what is leavened, from the
first day until the seventh day, that person shall be cut off from Israel.
We clean out every crumb of leavened products. We eat unleavened bread on each of
the seven days.
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JPS Exodus 12:16 And in the first day there shall be to you a holy convocation, and in
the seventh day a holy convocation; no manner of work shall be done in them, save that
which every man must eat, that only may be done by you.
The first day and the seventh day is a holy convocation – church. They are Sabbaths
and no work is to be done.
NKJ Exodus 12:17 ‘So you shall observe the Feast of Unleavened Bread, for on this
same day I will have brought your armies out of the land of Egypt. Therefore, you shall
observe this day throughout your generations as an everlasting ordinance.
It is to be observed by all of us, throughout all our generations.
NKJ Leviticus 23:7 ‘On the first day you shall have a holy convocation; you shall do no
customary work on it.
It is a Sabbath. The first day is for Church services. No work is to be done. This includes
employment and housework.
NKJ Leviticus 23:8 ‘But you shall offer an offering made by fire to YHVH for seven days.
The seventh day shall be a holy convocation; you shall do no customary work on it.’ “
We give an offering to YHVH for seven days. On the seventh day, there is a church
service, and no work is to be done.
The Wave Sheaf Offering…Our Acceptance by YHVH
Most churches do not keep this vital Holy Day. The off shoots of the Worldwide Church
of God do not keep it as a Holy Day.
NIV Leviticus 23:10 “Speak to the Israelites and say to them: ‘When you enter the land I
am going to give you and you reap its harvest, bring to the priest a sheaf of the first
grain you harvest.
NKJ Leviticus 23:11 ‘He shall wave the sheaf before YHVH, to be accepted on your
behalf; on the day after the Sabbath (the first weekly Sabbath during ULB) the priest
shall wave it.
During the Feast of Unleavened Bread, the Wave Sheaf offering is after the first weekly
Sabbath, on a Sunday. We fast on that day until the offering is complete. Also, this is a
time of offering to YHVH a free will offering.
ESV Leviticus 23:14 And you shall eat neither bread nor grain parched or fresh until this
same day, until you have brought the offering of your Elohim: it is a statute forever
throughout your generations in all your dwellings.
ESV Leviticus 23:15 “You shall count seven full weeks from the day after the Sabbath,
from the day that you brought the sheaf of the wave offering.
NKJ Romans 8:29 For whom He foreknew, He also predestined to be conformed to the
image of His Son, that He might be the firstborn among many brethren.
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Pentecost…Giving of the Law and the Holy Spirit
NLT Leviticus 23:16 Keep counting until the day after the seventh Sabbath, fifty days
later, and bring an offering of new grain to YHVH.
Counting 50 days after the Wave Sheaf Offering, which is always a Sunday, is the day
of Pentecost, which is also always on a Sunday. It is a day we give an offering to YHVH.
ESV Leviticus 23:17 You shall bring from your dwelling places two loaves of bread to be
waved, made of two tenths of an ephah. They shall be of fine flour, and they shall be
baked with leaven, as first fruits to YHVH.
This is a special acceptance of YHVH! He is showing that he accepts those who have
repented and have received the Holy Spirit and no one else!
NKJ Leviticus 23:21 ‘And you shall proclaim on the same day that it is a holy
convocation to you. You shall do no customary work on it. It shall be a statute forever in
all your dwellings throughout your generations.
It is a Sabbath.
NKJ Leviticus 23:22 ‘ When you reap the harvest of your land, you shall not wholly reap
the corners of your field when you reap, nor shall you gather any gleaning from your
harvest. You shall leave them for the poor and for the stranger: I am YHVH your Elohim.’
Modern interpretation: We give an offering specifically for the poor.
Trumpets…Return of Our King and a Warning of War
NKJ Leviticus 23:24 “Speak to the children of Israel, saying: ‘In the seventh month, on
the first day of the month, you shall have a sabbath-rest, a memorial of blowing of
trumpets, a holy convocation.
It is a Sabbath day. We blow the Shofar to announce two things: The Return of our King,
Ya’sha the Messiah, and a warning to the nations of war. In our time, the war the AntiMessiah will conduct. This is a Sabbath where no common work, like employment or
housework is to be done. We have church services on this day.
NKJ Leviticus 23:25 ‘You shall do no customary work on it; and you shall offer an
offering made by fire to YHVH.’ “
The Day of Atonement…Fasting for the World and Satan put
Away
NKJ Leviticus 23:27 “Also the tenth day of this seventh month shall be the Day of
Atonement. It shall be a holy convocation for you; you shall afflict your souls, and offer
an offering made by fire to YHVH.
It is a Sabbath Day. Not only do we have church services, but we also fast from sunset
to sunset. It is also a day we give an offering to YHVH.
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ESV Leviticus 23:32 It shall be to you a Sabbath of solemn rest, and you shall afflict
yourselves. On the ninth day of the month beginning at evening, from evening to
evening shall you keep your Sabbath.”
It is a solemn (formal, dignified, kept with deep sincerity) festival.
ESV Leviticus 23:28 And you shall not do any work on that very day, for it is a Day of
Atonement, to make atonement for you before YHVH your Elohim.
ESV Leviticus 23:29 For whoever is not afflicted on that very day shall be cut off from his
people.
The Afflicted Soul is fasting.
NKJ Leviticus 23:30 “And any person who does any work on that same day, that person
I will destroy from among his people.
Best not work. This is the first of the festivals that comes with a warning.
NKJ Leviticus 23:31 “You shall do no manner of work; it shall be a statute forever
throughout your generations in all your dwellings.
No matter where you live on Earth, The Day of Atonement is to be kept.
NKJ Revelation 20:1 Then I saw an angel coming down from heaven, having the key to
the bottomless pit and a great chain in his hand.
NKJ Revelation 20:2 He laid hold of the dragon, that serpent of old, who is the Devil and
Satan, and bound him for a thousand years.
The Feast of Tabernacles…The Kingdom on Earth
NKJ Leviticus 23:34 “Speak to the children of Israel, saying: ‘The fifteenth day of this
seventh month shall be the Feast of Tabernacles for seven days to YHVH.
NKJ Leviticus 23:35 ‘On the first day there shall be a holy convocation. You shall do no
customary work on it.
The first day is a Sabbath and we have church. Like all Sabbaths, no customary work is
to be done…like employment and housework.
NKJ Leviticus 23:36 ‘For seven days you shall offer an offering made by fire to YHVH…
We make offerings to our Elohim.
The Eighth Day…The Great White Throne Judgment
NKJ Leviticus 23:36…and the eighth day shall be a holy convocation to you; and ye
shall offer whole-burnt-offerings to YHVH: it is a time of release, ye shall do no servile
work.
Again, it is a Sabbath. We have church and give an offering.
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NLT Leviticus 23:37 “These are YHVH’s appointed annual festivals. Celebrate them by
gathering in sacred assemblies to present all the various offerings to YHVH by fire–
whole burnt offerings and grain offerings, sacrificial meals and drink offerings– each on
its proper day.
And there you have it. The Sabbaths of YHVH. But why are we to Keep them?
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Note that they don’t keep the Wave Sheaf Offering
The Sign of YHVH for His People
NKJ Ezekiel 20:12 “Moreover I also gave them My Sabbaths, to be a sign between them
and Me, that they might know that I am YHVH who sanctifies them.
There it is! It is a sign, or connection to YHVH. They remind us that we are sanctified
which means set apart for a specific purpose. What is that purpose?
NKJ Ezekiel 20:19 ‘I am YHVH your Elohim: Walk in My statutes, keep My judgments,
and do them;
KJ Ezekiel 20:20 ‘hallow My Sabbaths, and they will be a sign between Me and you, that
you may know that I am YHVH your Elohim.’
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ESV Exodus 31:13 “You are to speak to the people of Israel and say, ‘Above all you shall
keep my Sabbaths, for this is a sign between me and you throughout your
generations, that you may know that I, YHVH, sanctify you.
NLT Colossians 2:16 So don’t let anyone condemn you for what you eat or drink
(Leviticus 11 and Deuteronomy 14 separates foods fit for his Kings and Priest), or for
not celebrating certain holy days (pagan holidays) or new-moon ceremonies or
Sabbaths (Leviticus 23).
Who Are these People?
ESV Revelation 14:12 Here is a call for the endurance (patients) of the saints, those
who keep the commandments of Elohim and their faith of Ya’sha.
NKJ Revelation 12:17 And the dragon was enraged with the woman, and he went to
make war with the rest of her offspring, who keep the commandments of Elohim and
have the testimony of Ya’sha the Messiah.
ESV 1 John 5:2 By this we know that we love the children of Elohim, when we love
Elohim and obey his commandments.
ESV 1 John 5:3 For this is the love of Elohim, that we keep his commandments. And his
commandments are not burdensome.
If someone says, “It’s too hard to keep his Law.” Probably does not have the Holy Spirit.
First, Ya’sha kept the Law perfectly and he was 100% human. He was tempted in
everything in which we are tempted. No, he was not tempted to throw his computer
around because of the latest Microsoft upgrade, but he was tempted in misplaced
anger, just as we are. Yes, he had the same sinful thoughts, but he did not dwell on
them and controlled his thoughts.
ESV Hebrews 4:15 For we do not have a high priest who is unable to sympathize
with our weaknesses, but one who in every respect has been tempted as we are,
yet without sin.
KJV 2 Corinthians 10:5 Casting down imaginations, and every high thing that
exalteth itself against the knowledge of Elohim, and bringing into captivity every
thought to the obedience of the Messiah;
NKJ Isaiah 8:20 To the law and to the testimony! If they do not speak according to this
word, it is because there is no light in them.
And this not only includes the average person but ministers as well. And what is the
testimony this verse is talking about? Look at Revelations 12:17!
NKJ Isaiah 58:13 ” If you turn away your foot from the Sabbath, from doing your pleasure
on my holy day, and call the Sabbath a delight, The holy day of YHVH honorable, and
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shall honor Him, not doing your own ways, nor finding your own pleasure, Nor speaking
your own words,
NKJ Isaiah 58:14 Then you shall delight yourself in YHVH; And I will cause you to ride on
the high hills of the earth and feed you with the heritage of Jacob your father. The mouth
of YHVH has spoken.”
What about the New Moon?
Yes, there is a pattern. Just like the day starts at sunset, or darkness and in the
beginning, darkness preceded YHVH’s creation of light, the new month starts on a New
Month as it shows a slither of light and continues to the next New Moon.
NKJ Numbers 28:11 ‘ At the beginnings of your months (the new moon) you shall present
a burnt offering to YHVH: two young bulls, one ram, and seven lambs in their first year,
without blemish.
There is to be an offering.
NKJ Psalm 81:3 Blow the trumpet at the time of the New Moon, At the full moon, on our
solemn feast day.
We are to blow the shofar.
NKJ 1 Chronicles 23:30 to stand every morning to thank and praise YHVH, and likewise
at evening.
NKJ 1 Chronicles 23:31 and at every presentation of a burnt offering to YHVH on the
Sabbaths and on the New Moons and on the set feasts, by number according to the
ordinance governing them, regularly before YHVH.
NKJ 2 Chronicles 8:12 Then Solomon offered burnt offerings to YHVH on the altar of
YHVH which he had built before the vestibule,
NKJ 2 Chronicles 8:13 according to the daily rate, offering according to the
commandment of Moses, for the Sabbaths, the New Moons, and the three appointed
yearly feasts — the Feast of Unleavened Bread, the Feast of Weeks, and the Feast of
Tabernacles.
Don’t Think Like This!
ESV Amos 8:5 saying, “When will the new moon be over, that we may sell grain? And the
Sabbath, that we may offer wheat for sale, that we may make the ephah small and the
shekel great and deal deceitfully with false balances,
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Rejection of YHVH
NKJ Ezekiel 20:16 “because they despised My judgments and did not walk in My statutes
but profaned My Sabbaths; for their heart went after their idols.
There are two types of people on the planet. Those who keep YHVH’s Sabbaths and
those who do not.
NKJ Ezekiel 20:19 ‘I am YHVH your Elohim: Walk in My statutes, keep My judgments,
and do them.
ESV Ezekiel 20:20 and keep my Sabbaths holy that they may be a sign between me and
you, that you may know that I am YHVH your Elohim.
NKJ Ezekiel 20:21 “Notwithstanding, the children rebelled against Me; they did not walk
in My statutes, and were not careful to observe My judgments, ‘which, if a man does, he
shall live by them’; but they profaned My Sabbaths. Then I said I would pour out My fury
on them and fulfill My anger against them in the wilderness.
They rejected YHVH outright. As a King of Priest, we keep his Sabbaths.
NKJ Ezekiel 20:23 “Also I raised My hand in an oath to those in the wilderness, that I
would scatter them among the Gentiles and disperse them throughout the countries,
He did not destroy us but scattered us among the pagans.
NKJ Ezekiel 20:24 “because they had not executed my judgments, but had despised my
statutes, profaned my Sabbaths, and their eyes were fixed on their fathers’ idols.
You Are Kings and Priest
NKJ 1 Peter 2:9 But you are a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, his
own special people, (Why?) that you may proclaim the praises of Him who called you
out of darkness into His marvelous light.
NKJ Isaiah 66:21 “And I will also take some of them for priests and Levites,” says YHVH.
NKJ Exodus 19:6 ‘And you shall be to Me a kingdom of priests and a holy nation.’ These
are the words which you shall speak to the children of Israel.”
NKJ Revelation 1:6 and has made us kings and priests to His Elohim and Father, to Him
be glory and dominion forever and ever. Amen.
NKJ Revelation 5:10 And have made us kings and priests to our Elohim; And we shall
reign on the earth.”
NKJ 1 Peter 2:5 you also, as living stones, are being built up a spiritual house, a holy
priesthood, to offer up spiritual sacrifices acceptable to Elohim through Ya’sha Messiah.
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NKJ Revelation 20:6 Blessed and holy is he who has part in the first resurrection. Over
such the second death has no power, but they shall be priests of Elohim and of the
Messiah and shall reign with Him a thousand years.
And there is our purpose for becoming a priest of YHVH. This is the mission of all
Modern Israel…America, Brittian, Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, Ireland,
Scotland, and several other nations.
NKJ Daniel 7:18 ‘But the saints of the Most High shall receive the kingdom, and possess
the kingdom forever, even forever and ever.’
NKJ Daniel 7:27 Then the kingdom and dominion, And the greatness of the kingdoms
under the whole heaven, shall be given to the people, the saints of the Most High. His
kingdom is an everlasting kingdom, and all dominions shall serve and obey Him.’
What Are the Main Inheritances of the Saints?
NKJ Romans 8:19 For the earnest expectation of the creation eagerly waits for the
revealing of the sons of Elohim.
NKJ Romans 8:20 For the creation was subjected to futility, not willingly, but because of
Him who subjected it in hope;
NKJ Romans 8:21 because the creation itself also will be delivered from the bondage of
corruption into the glorious liberty of the children of Elohim.
NKJ Romans 8:22 For we know that the whole creation groans and labors with birth
pangs together until now.
NKJ Romans 8:23 Not only that, but we also who have the first fruits of the Spirit, even
we ourselves groan within ourselves, eagerly waiting for the adoption, the redemption of
our body.
NKJ Revelation 21:7 “He who overcomes shall inherit all things, and I will be his
Elohim, and he shall be My son.
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Eternal Life
NKJ John 17:3 “And this is eternal life, that they may know You, the only true Elohim, and
Ya’sha Messiah whom You have sent.
NKJ John 3:36 “He who believes in the Son has everlasting life; and he who does not
believe the Son shall not see life, but the wrath of Elohim abides on him.”
NKJ John 6:40 “And this is the will of Him who sent Me, that everyone who sees the Son
and believes in Him may have everlasting life; and I will raise him up at the last day.”
NKJ John 5:24 ” Most assuredly, I say to you, he who hears My word and believes in Him
who sent Me has everlasting life, and shall not come into judgment, but has passed
from (eternal) death into (eternal) life.
NKJ John 6:27 “Do not labor for the food which perishes, but for the food which endures
to everlasting life, which the Son of Man will give you, because Elohim the Father has
set His seal on Him.”
NKJ John 4:14 “but whoever drinks of the water that I shall give him will never thirst. But
the water that I shall give him will become in him a fountain of water springing up into
everlasting life.”
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Why Not Keep Human Made sabbaths like Christmas and
Easter?
NKJ Isaiah 1:13 Bring no more futile sacrifices; Incense is an abomination to Me. The
New Moons, the Sabbaths, and the calling of assemblies — I cannot endure iniquity and
the sacred meeting.
NKJ Isaiah 1:14 Your New Moons and your appointed feasts My soul hates; They are a
trouble to Me; I am weary of bearing them.
NKJ Isaiah 1:15 When you spread out your hands, I will hide My eyes from you; Even
though you make many prayers, I will not hear. Your hands are full of blood.
He hates human created holidays!
Repent!!
NKJ Isaiah 1:16 “Wash yourselves, make yourselves clean; Put away the evil of your
doings from before My eyes. Cease to do evil,
NKJ Isaiah 1:17 Learn to do good; Seek justice, Rebuke the oppressor; Defend the
fatherless, Plead for the widow.
ESV Isaiah 1:18 “Come now, let us reason together, says the YHVH: though your sins
are like scarlet, they shall be as white as snow; though they are red like crimson, they
shall become like wool.
Notice this plea for repentance is connected to human created holidays!
NKJ Isaiah 1:19 If you are willing and obedient, you shall eat the good of the land;
ESV Hebrews 4:9 So then, there remains a Sabbath rest for the people of Elohim,
Conclusion
YHVH created the Sabbath before man created his own day names, month names and
year names.
The Sabbaths are Holy Days that we worship YHVH and his Son exclusively. He want to
be worshipped in a certain way. Those who follow him understand this. You can’t take a
pagan holiday and slap the Messiah’s name on it and BOOM!I it’s holy. He does not
work that way. We MUST worship him the way he prescribes, not adding to it or taking
anything away…not using old pagan holy days to worship the one true Elohim.
For Example…What does YHVH say about Christmas?
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NKJ Jeremiah 10:2 Thus says YHVH: “Do not learn the way of the Gentiles (Pagans);
Do not be dismayed at the signs of heaven, For the Gentiles are dismayed at them.
Do not get caught up with UFOs or UAPs. They are a sign of our times and are trying to
detract or deceive the world into ignoring YHVH.I had a Messianic friend and minister
who got involved too deeply with UAPs to the point he lost his way.
RSV Jeremiah 10:3 For the customs of the peoples are false. A tree from the forest is cut
down and worked with an axe by the hands of a craftsman.
NKJ Jeremiah 10:4 They decorate it with silver and gold; They fasten it with nails and
hammers So that it will not topple.
NKJ Jeremiah 10:5 They are upright, like a palm tree, and they cannot speak; They must
be carried, because they cannot go by themselves. Do not be afraid of them, for they
cannot do evil, nor can they do any good.”
LXE Isaiah 1:14 Your fasting, and rest from work (pagan sabbaths), your new moons
also, and your feasts my soul hates: ye have become loathsome to me; I will no more
pardon your sins.
NKJ Deuteronomy 5:29 ‘Oh, that they had such a heart in them that they would fear Me
and always keep all My commandments, that it might be well with them and with their
children forever!
To the Messianics
NKJ Revelation 3:11 “Behold, I am coming quickly! Hold fast what you have, that no one
may take your crown.
The 5 Crowns
- The Victor’s Crown
KJV 1 Corinthians 9:24 Know ye not that they which run in a race run all, but one
receiveth the prize? So run, that ye may obtain.
NIV 1 Corinthians 9:25 Everyone who competes in the games goes into strict
training. They do it to get a crown that will not last; but we do it to get a crown
that will last forever.
- The Crown of Rejoicing
KJV 1 Thessalonians 2:19 For what is our hope, or joy, or crown of rejoicing?
Are not even ye in the presence of our Master Ya’sha the Messiah at his coming.
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- The Crown of Righteousness
KJV 2 Timothy 4:8 Henceforth there is laid up for me a crown of righteousness,
which YHVH, the righteous judge, shall give me at that day: and not to me only,
but unto all them also that love his appearing.
- The Crown of Life
KJV James 1:12 Blessed is the man that endureth temptation: for when he is tried,
he shall receive the crown of life, which YHVH hath promised to them that love
him.
ESV Revelation 2:10 Do not fear what you are about to suffer. Behold, the devil is
about to throw some of you into prison, that you may be tested, and for ten days
you will have tribulation. Be faithful unto death, and I will give you the crown of
life.
- The Crown of Glory
KJV 1 Peter 5:4 And when the chief Shepherd shall appear, ye shall receive a
crown of glory that fadeth not away.
NKJ Isaiah 62:3 You shall also be a crown of glory in the hand of YHVH, and a royal
diadem in the hand of your Elohim.
NKJ Zechariah 9:16 YHVH their Elohim will save them in that day, As the flock of His
people. For they shall be like the jewels of a crown, Lifted like a banner over His land —
NKJ Jeremiah 6:16 Thus says YHVH: “Stand in the ways and see, and ask for the old
paths, where the good way is, and walk in it; Then you will find rest for your souls.
ESV Joshua 22:5 Only be very careful to observe the commandment and the law that
Moses the servant of YHVH commanded you, to love YHVH your Elohim, and to walk in
all his ways and to keep his commandments and to cling to him and to serve him with all
your heart and with all your soul.”
Is there anything that is keeping you from this commitment? Drive it out of your life! We
cannot serve two masters. We can not serve sin and serve our Elohim.
ESV 1 John 2:17 And the world is passing away along with its desires, but whoever does
the will of Elohim abides forever.
ESV Hebrews 10:36 For you have need of endurance (tolerance, resignation, stability),
so that when you have done the will of Elohim you may receive what is promised.
