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- Happy
New Year Greetings
- from
HomeWorship 101™
- Pictured
over the North Pole, the waxing crescent moon,
- which
is the first visible crescent moon after the totally dark new
moon.
- “HE
appointed the moon for seasons;…”
- (seasons
- literal Hebrew means “set times”)
- -Psalm
104:19
Rosh Hodesh ve-Rosh
Hashanah Sameach!
(Happy New
Moon and Happy New Year!)
Happy 'Rosh Ha Shannah'
- You're probably wondering: Huh?
Rosh Ha Shannah?!?!
- Now? In
the spring?!?!
-
- That's correct, Happy New Year!
- The Bible is right - man is wrong.
- Coming up in the next day or two,
- is
our CREATOR’S commanded New Year’s Day.
The
world recognizes the Roman
New Year (Dec.31), the Chinese new year, the Jewish new year in
September (Rosh Ha Shannah), the Eastern
Orthodox new year, and every
other imaginable new year (check the list: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Year),
but YHWH’s new year, the “Hebrew” New Year,
is not even mentioned and goes largely ignored, because it one of
those inconvenient truths which would embarrass the liturgy of man’s
Christian/Jewish religions. Is
it any wonder that Christ warns the religious leaders of His day, "I
tell you the truth, the tax collectors and the prostitutes are entering
the kingdom of God ahead of you!" Matthew 21:31.
When one makes the decision to accept our CREATOR-YHWH,
have faith in HIM and HIS plan for all humanity, then one begins their
walk with HIM on HIS Ancient
Path “crossing over” from this evil world to HIS Kingdom.
The Faithful travel on YHWH’s Ancient Spiritual Path when we
choose to cross over into His Kingdom because that is where HE shows us
HIS power, teaches us about HIS Kingdom and HIS plans for humanity.
Here at the start of YHWH’s New Year is a good place to get on
the “Path” and begin ones journey of “crossing over.”
- “Do
not go beyond that which is written,…”
- -
1Corinthian 4:6
The above quote is blatantly ignored when it comes to our
CREATOR’s New Year, and you will not hear it broadcast
anywhere else so here are the basics.
YHWH’s New Year is based on the lunar cycle, with 354 days,
beginning in the spring.
Every three years, an extra month called Veadar or 2ndAdar,
was added between 12th and 1st month.
Scriptures say the sign for the start of YHWH’s New Year is
when first green shoots of barley reach a stage of maturity called
“Abib” Barley are seen near Jerusalem, the next new –
crescent/fingernail – moon begins YHWH’s New Year (Exo.12:2).
The Abib Barley has been seen in the Jordan Valley and the
upcoming visible 2-4% new moon is estimated for the night of April 4
(making New Year’s day dated April 5).
Some do not believe in sighting the new moon
and would say Passover begins after the spring vernal equinox. To tell you the truth I cannot find anything in my Bible
referring to the “vernal equinox” for setting Holy Day dates.
YHWH made HIS Holy Days and seasons easy enough for a Sheppard
boy to see the signs and set the dates without telescopes and
complicated mathematics. Our
CREATOR controls the timetable, the crops and seasons, one has to go out
and search for physical evidence of the ripening crops and watch for the
crescent new moon – it our spiritual connection to HIS timetable.
For
more info log on to my Biblical timekeeping web page: http://www.homeworship101.com/holy_days_timekeeping&calendar.htm
YHWH's “Hebrew” New Year is anxiously awaited because
it means the beginning of the spring season of HIS “Hebrew” Holy
Days is near (Lev.ch.23). YHWH's
annual Holy Days play out what I call YHWH's Spiritual Opera, which
teaches us multifaceted Kingdom lessons of humankind’s spiritual
evolution from chaos to eternity. The
“set times” that the New Moon shows us are the “set times
(days)” for the Holy Days of the spring season.
Passover, Unleavened Bread, Firstfruits, and Pentecost, are all
figured from the 1st New Moon Day. We observe them not out of legal religious obligation or
salvation, but we look forward to learning from them, to seek to
understand their higher Divine lessons, and to celebrate them. Mans preprinted calendars may be off by a day to several
days, so we have to look to the signs in the heavens or we might miss
YHWH’s “appointed time.” To
learn more log on to: http://www.homeworship101.com/holy_days_intro.htm
Aren't the Jews lucky? They
have three New Year celebrations: the secular Rosh Ha Shannah in
September, the western New Year on December 31, and one that gets hardly
any mention at all is this Torah / Pentateuch / Bible / YHWH commanded
New Year. Recorded in
1Samuel 8:11-18, man rejected YHWH and decided to do it his way, but
make-no-mistake, the spiritual events of our CREATOR, which will bring
this world from chaos to eternity, will unfold on HIS timetable, and on
HIS Holy Days, not on a human designed system.
The sad thing is, most Bible owners haven't got a clue - Satan
has been busy corrupting knowledge (2Cor.4:4).
- It’s not about who you are,
- It’s all about what you are.
No matter if you are rich or poor, a Sunday keeping Christian, out
of church Christian, Messianic Jew, or otherwise.
Here at the beginning of YHWH’s New Year is a great place to
start learning about our CREATOR’s Kingdom. After you signs the signs
of New Year when you are home in private light two candles, give thanks,
and pray for spiritual understanding.
YHWH will hear your prayer and show you HIS Ancient Spiritual
Opera and teach you how to walk His Ancient
Spiritual Path. If we have the courage to walk YHWH’s Ancient Path the
spiritual sojourner will be sanctified at Passover and begin to “cross
over” into HIS World, where HE will reveal HIS mysteries to us, where
HE will teach us, and lead us to HIS Heavenly Kingdom.
All YHWH asks of us is that we should have the humble eagerness
to learn, and the faith and honor to live in HIS eternal Divine ways
(Heb.ch.11).
The new moon information I post on my website comes from Torah
observant Jews in Jerusalem (see my links
page). Some say having the new moon sightings announced
from Jerusalem is immaterial because based on John 4:21-24, we do not
have to look to Jerusalem for the signs.
If you do not have access to outside information then looking to
your local skies is the next best thing.
Maybe in centuries past there was no news from Jerusalem, and one
could look out in their local skies for the new moon, but I feel since
the “Dry Bones” prophecies (Ezk.37:11-14) are currently being
fulfilled with the rebirth of Israel, out of respect for the prophecy,
we should again begin to watch Israel and Jerusalem.
Besides, with today’s Internet, information follows freely and
in real time, so looking towards Jerusalem is a habit we should be
getting into, because that is where the Bride
of the Messiah will be setting up residence, and HIS wise Bride
would be watching for the signs of her betroth (Mat.25:1-13).
Watch for the new moon, in the western sky near the setting sun shortly
after sundown. Technically
called the waxing crescent moon and some call it the fingernail moon, it
is first visible as a very thin crescent shape, with its two points
facing up and left. It does
not hang around all night; it comes up quick at sundown and then
disappears after a short while. This
year’s 1st New Moon's sighting is estimated for the evening
of April 4, and the 1st new moon day would be dated April 5, then count
14 days to Passover, the start of the spring Holy Day season (Passover
April 18, beginning the night before on the 17th).
(New Year Exo.12:2; New moon Col.2:16; Sunset to sunset day
Lev.23:32; Spring Season Holy Days Lev.23:4-22; "Observe the Month
of the Abib..." Deu.16:1). For
the current Holy Day dates log onto my calendar web page: http://www.homeworship101.com/holy_days_calendar.htm
For the do-it-yourselfer, with 2 clicks from my website, one can check
the new moon sighting from anywhere in the Internet universe.
1) - On the bottom of my web pages in the Bible Study Tools
section, click the solar phase link, or http://www.fourmilab.ch/cgi-bin/uncgi/Earth/action?opt=-p,
to see when the evening shadow falls over Jerusalem.
2) - When it does, click the moon phase link, or http://www.fourmilab.ch/cgi-bin/uncgi/Earth/action?opt=-m&img=Moon.evif,
to see the phase of the moon. It
takes a 2-4% moon to be seen by the faithful from the ground and that
determines the first day of the lunar month.
- REMEMBER:
- These are NOT Jewish 'holidays.'
- These are 'Holy Days,'
- the "appointed times" of YHWH.
-
-
“Keep the traditions just as I delivered them to you.”
- -
1
Corinthian 11:2,
Some folks always tell me that’s all just for the Jews.
The trouble is that the Jews do not observe this Torah
commanded New Year, so how can it be just a Jewish thing?
Besides, Christ and the Apostles observed this day and the above
quote clearly states we should follow their example.
Need more proof? Think
about it, how do you prove a Spiritual truth from YHWH?
See how many people either hate it (the Messiah for example) or
ignore it. Read the Bible,
it is easy to understand that the New Year begins in the spring, now
watch for how many people talk about it.
Do you hear about it in the news?
Do you hear about it in the synagogues?
Do you hear about it in the churches?
Do you hear about in the Bible study classes?
No! Ask around about
it, see how many people ignore it or try to double talk around it.
Watch for it and when you see the crescent new moon in the sky,
stop for a moment and look around you, see all the people going to and
fro, and have no idea what is in the sky above them.
(We are truly blessed to understand the signs, now take a moment
to say a quick prayer of thanks to YHWH for opening up your mind.) What the world ignores is the real truth of YHWH, and this
YHWH commanded New Year is a shining example – the silence of the
“religious & secular” world is deafening.
- “Why do you
call Me 'Lord, Lord,'
- and
do not do the things which I say?”
- -
Luke 6:46
It's a no-brainer, regarding the spirit; you gotta get behind
something that endures forever! The
"appointed times" listed in Leviticus chapter 23, are Holy
because they are the Holy Convocations ordained and sanctified by our
CREATOR for a-l-l humanity. Four
times the chapter states these Holy Days will endure forever!
Furthermore, the head of the New Covenant faith, Yahshua/Jesus,
observed these Holy Days and so did His Apostles, and so should His
followers!
- "Learn not the way of the
heathen…"
- - Jeremiah 10:2 (NKJ)
The spirit is willing, but the flesh is weak.
The theme of YHWH'S first Holy season is: Start
Your New Year Off Right!!! That
means one is encouraged to do some spiritual housekeeping.
We all stumble on the Path sometimes, and now is the time to do a
little spiritual spring-cleaning - clean out the bad doctrines of men
and embrace YHWH’s Divine wisdom. We will cover that in the next newsletter coming out in a few
days.
I often jokingly say, just because I gave up on the Pope's
holidays,
doesn't necessarily mean I jump in bed with the Jews, so to speak, they
have their “religious’' problems too.
As I said, I refer to these Holy Days as YHWH'S Grand Spiritual
Opera bringing a-l-l humanity from chaos to eternity, for those who can
see, these Holy Days are a treasure trove of spiritual lessons that
armors our faith. Many
people miss the fact that these Holy Days prove that YHWH is in charge
of the Universe, and that there is hope for a-l-l our futures.
In the spirit of Daniel 12:4, "...knowledge shall increase in
the end times." In
the past and present, learning or teaching the higher truths of our
CREATOR, have caused wars and family conflicts.
Stay the course; no mere mortal can suppress the truth of our
CREATOR and…
- Enjoy the journey of learning.
- >Holy
Days calendar: http://www.homeworship101.com/holy_days_calendar.htm
- >Timekeeping:
http://www.homeworship101.com/holy_days_timekeeping&calendar.htm
- >Holy
Days Intro: http://www.homeworship101.com/holy_days_intro.htm
- >Understanding the moon phases: http://earthsky.org/moon-phases/waxing-crescent
Please
remember to pray for the peace of Jerusalem, and for all those who stand
with Israel (Ps.122).
- Take
care. Peace and
blessings, Errol.
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- Errol
Mueller, chronicler extraordinaire
-
e-mail: errol@homeworship101.com
- website:
www.homeworship101.com
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- WSC
Newsletter 2011-02, posted 04/04/11.
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