New Moon Day Changed by Formal Decree

Zechariah 14:6-7

Discover in this Zechariah 14:6-7 word study, “New Moon Day Changed by Formal Decree,” in which Zechariah prophesied that a time was coming when mankind would no longer value the luminaries in the shamayim (heavens) as having weighty influence for time reckoning. He declared that they would go so far as to change the full New Moon day to the dark moon or first visible crescent and cause the days and nights not to commence and terminate according to the lights in the shamayim. Why might the FATHER OF LIGHTS care about this change? And how might this historic revelation affect you?

None of the Luminaries Shall be Valued as Influential

It is only by utilizing two or more Hebrew Bible Dictionaries that we can fully and finally grasp the weighty reality of these verses long hidden beneath the rubble of falsified translations, Jewish fables, and traditions of men (Titus 1:14).

There can no longer be any doubts as to whether or not these changes have been made to our Creator’s original calendar of Genesis 1:14. There is more than enough evidence from the Hebrew text above and gathered in this article to clearly demonstrate that a complete change in time-keeping has indeed occurred.

Before commencing this study, please read the preface to the book of Zechariah and perhaps the entire 14th chapter. Zechariah was both a prophet and priest who entered upon his work around 520 B.C. His role was to motivate strict obedience to Yahuah and sought to keep the eternal reward ever before this small remnant company who were returning to Jerusalem from their Babylonian exile. He primarily spoke of the Messiah’s first and second coming and, in some cases, in an overlapping fashion. Zechariah 14 is one of the most outstanding passages of Scripture, portraying aspects of the Messiah’s future reign upon earth.

Translation Chaos

Once again, we discover that modern Scripture translations have errored greatly with regard to translating TIME. In fact, the translators want us to believe in these verses that “there will come a day which will be neither day nor night, but that at evening time it will be light.” This is just another example of translator mumbo jumbo. (See below.)

6 It shall come to pass in that day that there will be no light; the lights will diminish. 7 It shall be one day, which is known to Yahuah as neither day nor night. But at evening time it shall happen that it will be light. Zechariah 14:6-9  King James Version

Since we are living when the Almighty Father and Son seek to restore all things from chaos into His harmonious “LIGHT OF TRUTH,” we can see these verses from the King James Version above are neither harmonious nor represent the truth. Rather, from a detailed examination of the original Hebrew, we find that the prophetic revelation spoken of by Zechariah around the year 520 B.C. speaks profoundly of the instrumental changes Rome was later to have on our Creator’s time-keeping principles, taking the whole world by storm and continuing through to our very day.

Verse Restored

This prophecy was given approximately 2,520 years ago, and yet Zechariah declares in the first sentence of Verse 6 that:

“And it shall come to pass in the process of time that none of the luminaries (the sun, moon, or stars) shall be valued as having weighty influence, and shall be dismissed and changed by a formal decree.” Zechariah 14:6 [The Creator’s Calendar Restored Version]

Wow! Are you receiving the full impact of this statement that has been so long covered up in poor translations? This verse defines that the sun, moon, and stars were to lose their valued influence for time-measuring that our Creator had designed to keep His obedient on a specific worship schedule. We know this has happened just as Zechariah declared, for history reveals it, and none of us grew up educated in how to tell time by the sun, moon, and stars. In fact, a dark shroud of suspicion has been cast over all things related to this gadol (grand) mechanism of the luminaries in the shamayim (heavens), relegating it to the rubble heap of Babylonian astrology and paganism. With any mention of the importance of the moon or stars for time-measuring, the accusations begin to fly with regard to moon worship and astrology. All of this is merely born on the wings of ignorance and promoted by the agents of Rome.

Changed and Dismissed by an Illegitimate Formal Decree

Stunningly, Zechariah clarifies in Verse 6 that the weighty value of influence placed upon the luminaries by the Creator for all His set-apart worship days was to be dismissed and changed by an illegitimate formal decree.

So it appears that sometime between 520 B.C. and our present day, this massive dismissal of the luminaries from time-reckoning was changed and transferred over the years to an altogether artificial time-measuring system.

According to the Dead Sea Scrolls, this may have begun on some level with the calendar wars as early as 200 B.C. – A.D 200. Then, from the 2nd-4th centuries A.D., the Great Easter Controversy stimulated by the Romans ensued, as they did all in their power to stomp out the unique astro-luni-solar calendar of the Jews with their New Moons, lunar Sabbaths, and lunar prophetic Feast Days, that included Passover. This controversy came to a head at the Council of Nicaea in A.D. 325, when Constantine signed the law forbidding the celebrating of Passover and at the same time, required all to keep Easter as a substitute in its place on a different day of their choosing.  They even went so far as to ensure it would never occur at the same time by placing it on the same astro-luni-solar calendar predominantly ordered by the moon. During this time, the Jews continued to be captive under the strong arm of Roman power.

The details in the Creed below reveal how it was that the entire Tanakh (OT) containing the Torah (law), the Hebrew calendar of Scripture with its New Moons, the Sabbaths, and yearly sacred Feast Days of YAHUAH were denounced and relegated to the trash bin, right along with all things Hebrew (Jewish) during their Roman captivity. Constantine demanded the full cooperation of the church with its bishops, cardinals, and teachers. All of which were appointed by him. Then, succinctly, his entire empire was required to submit to his new Christian religion.  His Creed boldly identifies that the Torah and all its teachings had not ended at the time of our Messiah’s Crucifixion but were eliminated by Constantine himself 300 years later. This Creed is the forgotten foundation of all Christian churches.  It contains the DNA of the mother church, which is found in all of her unsuspecting daughters who denounce the Torah Law of the Old Testament Tanakh, which included the ancient Hebrew calendar model requirements of Yahuah Alahim.  Might something so relevant as Roman time-measuring be the Mark of the Beast?

Creed of the Church of Constantinople

“I renounce all customs, rites, legalisms, unleavened breads and sacrifices of lambs of the Hebrews, and all the other feasts of the Hebrews, sacrifices, prayers, aspirations, purifications, sanctifications, and propitiations, and fasts and New Moons, and Sabbaths, and superstitions, and hymns and chants, and observances, and synagogues.  Absolutely everything Jewish, every [Torah] Law, rite and custom and if afterwards I shall wish to deny and return to Jewish superstition, or shall be found eating with Jews, or feasting with them, or secretly conversing and condemning the Christian religion instead of openly confuting them and condemning their vain faith, then let the trembling of Cain and the leprosy of Gehazi cleave to me, as well as the legal punishments to which I acknowledge myself liable. And may I be an anathema in the world to come, and may my soul be set down with Satan and the devils.”(Stefano Assemani, Acta Sanctorium Martyrum Orientalium at Occidentalium, Vol. 1, Rome 1748, page 105)

While this message was originally intended for the Hebrew people to whom Zachariah was speaking, it was recorded in their writings under divine guidance that we may find the truth at this late hour and repair the breach created by Constantine in A.D. 325, for a total restoration out of pagan religious practices. 

New Moon on the Wrong Day and Night

For those who maintained some resemblance of following the luminaries in the shamayim (heavens) for time, such as the modern Yahudahim (Jews), Verse 7 identifies that they would get it all wrong as to which was “day one” (the New Moon) so that they would not have the correct day or night for New Moons as well as for the weekly Sabbaths and the yearly Kadosh Feast Days.

“And it shall come to pass, [that] day one [New Moon Day], which is distinguished for acknowledgement to Yahuah, will be neither [the correct] day nor [the correct] night. Yet, [it shall] become [honored] for a season of time at sunset, [but] it shall [always] pertain to daybreak.” Zechariah 14:7 [The Creator’s Calendar Restored Text]

The emphasis in Verse 7 of “day one” is clearly on the New Moon day of the New Year (spring), also called Rosh Hashanah. First, this specific day is identified as “the single day distinguished for an acknowledgment to Yahuah.” This is profoundly consistent with the theme of the New Moon, as all worship TIMES & EVENTS hinge upon it. But this “day one” represents two things: 1) It is both the New Moon Day and 2) New Year’s Day in the spring.  When this day is accurately placed, then all other worship days will be correctly synchronized to our Creator. But if this pivotal “day one” is incorrectly appropriated, then the wrong day and night, as well as all the sacred days of assembly, will be wrong for the entire year. This is why this is of staggering importance to Yahuah. Throughout Scripture, the focus of “day one” is to synchronize His faithful to His worship rhythm through His (H#2320 – chodesh – חדשׁ – the first day of the lunar month, referred to as New Moon Day).

The stunning portion of Verse 7 is at its conclusion, where it defines – “Yet, [it shall] become [honored] for a season of time at sunset, but it shall [always] pertain to daybreak.” This identifies and rules out a dark lunar phase as the authentic New Moon. But might it also rule out the crescent?

As an example: If I invited you for dinner and only served you 1/15th of a whole meal, you would certainly not be filled. This is equated with the belief that the crescent lunar phase is the beacon of LIGHT required as the New Moon.  Although the dinner plate had a portion of food, it did not qualify as a complete meal or dinner, and so too did the crescent lunar phase. While it has some light, it cannot qualify as the Creator’s beacon of LIGHT with no shadow of a turning orbit.

Every fulfillment of service given, indeed every finished work brought to its fully developed completion, is a gift prepared from above, and comes down as ransom from the FATHER OF LIGHTS, among which there is no variation [in phase or orbit], neither shadow of the turning [heavenly spheres].  James 1:17 (The Creator’s Calendar Restored Hebrew Text) [Note, full light of the sun, full light of the stars, and full light of the moon.]

 

But the path of the just is as the shining LIGHT, that shines more and more unto the PERFECT DAY. The way of the wicked is as darkness: they know not at what they stumble. Proverbs 4:18

James 1:17 provides a metaphorical comparison. The gifts given from above, provided by the Messiah unto salvation, are synchronized to the heavens by the Father of Lights, yet both of which have no variation or shadow of change. All will acknowledge there is no shadow of change in the sun or stars, but what about the moon? The moon exhibits a changing shadow every night of the lunar month except on the night of the full moon. Might the full moon be the focus of this verse?

Proverbs 4:18, also a comparison, seems to clear up any question. The PERFECT DAY can only refer to the night of the full moon. It makes its way along the east-west time continuum to announce Rosh Hashanah (New Year’s Day in spring) and its full moon as the start of the year and month occurring at sunrise. This is the first morning that the sunrise in the east greets the full moon just before it sets in the west.

East-West Time Continuum 

Add to this that all ruling LIGHTS (sun, moon, and stars) commence their rule in the east. The stars visibly rule the heavens from east to west, along with the greater LIGHT of the sun and the lesser LIGHT of the moon. (Today, the idea that the day commences at sunset is simply part of the calendar changes that occurred from Babylonian influences. Like the moon, they began to teach that the day, as ruled by the sun, commences when the sun is in the west at sunset. The Jewish New Year (Rosh Hashanah) was changed to begin in the fall when all things are dying, the month was remodeled to begin with a dark occulted lunar phase. And the day originally to be ruled by the visible sunshine began to commence after the sun had set in the west, and it was no longer visibly ruling.) 

The English word “EAST” comes from the Hebrew word “kedem/qedem.”  From both Strong’s and Brown-Driver-Brigg’s Hebrew Lexicons, we discover that the Hebrew word kedem H#6924 is a direct reference to EAST, as a point on the compass.  But simultaneously and intrinsically, it relates to a point in TIME, not just any point. “EAST” is specifically tied to the “front, beginning, and before.”  None of the other compass points identify as “the beginning, the front, or that which is before.” (See Hebrew definitions below.)

For more on this subject, refer to the article, The East-West Time Continuum.

Dual Application

Zechariah was primarily called to lead and instruct Israel as they physically began to return to their Promised Land and rebuild Jerusalem and the Temple. It appears that while in Babylon, Israel had, for the most part, succumbed to their captor’s time-keeping beliefs. This included the 180-degree rearrangement of the original Creator’s units of time. Now, their emphasis was placed upon the dark conjunction lunar phase as the New Moon, representing Babylon’s moon deity named “SIN.” Some may have even kept the continuous weekly cycle of Babylonian origin. This appears to be the birthplace of the cycling week for which, many years later, the Romans borrowed.

Astonishingly, these two verses in Zechariah appear to speak of a dual application, applying to both Zechariah’s day as well as our own.

For Israel, a full and complete restoration from Babylon’s illegitimate New Moon to the correct full New Moon was necessitated for rebuilding the Temple and reinstating the Creator’s true and original time-centric ceremonial services. These divinely ordained services were founded upon none other than the Creator’s original celestial time principles, which would lose their intrinsic application if not flawlessly and seamlessly orchestrated to Yahuah’s ultimate plan to restore sinful mankind back to the Eternal Father. Every unit of time must be exact and beaconed by the correct luminary on the exact horizon, from east to west. Accurate time-keeping was necessary for Yahuah to convey to fallen man, through His ordained Kadosh Feast Days (Leviticus 23:1-44), monthly, weekly, and yearly, the markers of the time-centric work of Salvation through the promised Messiah.

Called out of Babylon

Isn’t this exactly where we are today? Are we not also being called out of Babylon to be restored to Yahuah’s oracles of truth as to WHO, WHAT, WHEN, WHERE, WHY, and HOW? Does the world as a whole today recognize that the sun is to commence the new day at sunrise and terminate it at sunset, and not begin at sunset or midnight as has been popularized? Does each person comprehend the great influential value of the Mazzeroth, wheel of the stars, for astro-luni-solar years and months and years?  Is it fully known that the year begins only after it is announced on the night the full moon rises in the east against the backdrop of the constellation Bethula (Virgo) by night and not Pisces (Dagon) by daylight? This is a variance of 180 degrees and in opposition. Do we understand and value as the “pearl of great price” in the heavens above, the full New Moon was appointed for defining lunar months, lunar dates, the count to lunar Sabbaths, Feast Days, and astro-luni-solar years, unto salvation? Or does nearly the whole world walk to the cadence of the Roman Gregorian drum, one that divorced the moon from months and weeks and exclusively utilizes artificial clocks, paper calendars, and an imaginary dateline?

No doubt what Zechariah is sharing fits both His day and our day like a key in the lock. Ours is to turn the key and open the door of truth, applying it to our lives through choices and actions. Undeniably, we are currently living in this reality. But the prevailing question is how and for what reason could something of this magnitude, the foundation of true time-keeping, be lost and forgotten by so many, especially the lineage of Abraham in both Zechariah’s day and then following the Messiah’s resurrection for the past nearly 2,000 years?

How has this Occurred?

Indeed, all of the luminaries have lost their value or correct use as mankind has sought to replace their dependence on and the worship rhythm of their Creator according to His ordained celestial clock/calendar. In its place, they have implemented artificial devices such as wall calendars, clocks, and the international dateline. Ingeniously, these simulated replicas have unified the world according to a counterfeit master designer, which has utterly forced the Creator’s harmonious trinity of luminaries out of the time implementation equation among most nations of the earth.

As mentioned earlier, for hundreds of years, it has been proclaimed from the church pulpits that any form of following the movements of the sun, moon, or stars, including the use of a sundial, was an act of paganism or even witchcraft. Thus, a taboo was placed over all the very luminaries ordained by the Creator Himself to declare the rhythm of His corporate times for worship. Have we altogether forgotten the time-honored miracle when Yahuah gave King Hezekiah a sign that his life would be extended by causing the shadow on the sundial to go backward and then return to its original position? The sundial was effectively utilized to measure the correct time of the heavens. Refer to Hebrew study in 2 Kings, Ten Degrees to and Fro on the Sundial.

Approximately 550 years after Zechariah’s prophecy was given, the Messiah shared an extremely relevant truth in a parable describing that the seekers of the kingdom of Yahuah would be merchants of whole round pearls. I believe it pertains to the full New Moon. These obedient followers were described as examining these full New Moon pearls, ever seeking the largest and most glorious precious pearls of influence each lunar month.

Again, the kingdom of the shamayim (heaven) is like a merchant seeking beautiful pearls, who when he had found one pearl of great price [influential size, and by extension value], went and sold all that he had and bought it. Matthew 13:46 NKJV

All parables are meant for those who have eyes to see and ears to hear. So it is that this parable was intended specifically for humanity in these last days, who have been called to restore the ancient paths of our Creator’s original time-measuring system. While both the full moon and the “pearl of great price” are symbols of our Messiah, they are representative of each other as well. The full moon is an icon of our Messiah, who is the visual reflection of the light and truth of His Father. 

Below are two separate time systems, yet both are examples of changes that have been made and accepted by most of the world today, illustrating that time is no longer demarcated by the celestial bodies as originally ordained by our Creator:

For the very reason that Roman crafted time encompasses most of the world today, so also does the Roman Empire. For it is said, “Whoever rules time rules the world.” Might the result be that all those marching to the beat of this time system remain in Roman captivity to this day? The only key that can unlock your prison cell is declared from the shamayim (heavens). For a full comparison of all three calendar styles, the Creator’s, the Jewish, and the Roman time-measuring systems, refer to The Creator’s Calendar Comparison Chart. 

The Evidence

We have just seen the evidence that time on earth is no longer reckoned by all three parts of the trinity of lights in the heavens, fulfilling Zechariah’s prophecy. But what evidence do we have that the change and dismissal of the full New Moon and its start of months have indeed occurred?

1. Today, all of Israel recognizes only the Babylonian conjunction or crescent moon god Sin as their New Moon beacon. This is approximately 180 degrees opposite of what they were instructed in Scripture to keep as the full New Moon (#3677 kece’, keh-seh). Israel was exhorted by Yahuah through His prophets over and over not to follow the ways of the Babylonians, their gods, or their mixture of truth with error.

 

2. Nowhere in all of Scripture from Genesis to Revelation is the dark or crescent moon mentioned in relation to the Creator’s New Moon beacon for lunar months, etc. The only reference to the crescent is in relation to the gold ornaments worn as earrings by the heathen women or hung around the necks of the camels in honor of their crescent moon god Sin. Refer to Judges 8:21, 26 and Isaiah 3:18 as the word crescent is missing from most translations and Bible Dictionaries, but here again is evidence of a cover-up as the Theological Word Book of the Old Testament (TWOT) states (#7720 sa-haron) emphatically means crescent moon (worn as jewelry around the necks of the camels of the pagan people.

The image above contains a matching set of gold crescent earrings from ancient Assyria at the time of Nimrod and the building of the Tower of Babel. This was the time period shortly after the flood and just prior to the birth of Abraham.

Notice that each crescent fixes fourteen individual moonbeam amulets shooting from it, representing the lunar phases of each day, attached by seven tiny links. This very possibly illustrates the relationship of two weeks of seven days of waxing lunar phases commencing with the first visible crescent after conjunction. In like manner, the second earring appears to reckon two weeks of waning lunar phases that end with the last visible crescent moon prior to the conjunction. Only the occulted dark lunar phases are missing, varying from one to two days. Thus, moonbeams depict an entire month of visible lunar phases while giving special honor to the Babylonian crescent moon god, Sin.

As a result of their proactive presentation, the dark lunar phase is thus represented by the woman’s head, declaring that her personhood remains in abject and absolute occult darkness. So when an Assyrian woman wore these earrings, essentially, she was wearing her calendar honoring her pagan god and declaring that she walked in darkness.

You are children of the LIGHT . . . not of darkness! ! !

You are all the children of LIGHT, and the children of the day:
we are not of the night, nor of darkness. 1 Thessalonians 5:5

For the purpose of contrast, I went searching online for a pair of whole round pearl earrings to represent the full New Moon (#3677 kehseh). What I found was serendipitous as the description that accompanied this earring set states:

“These earrings feature stars that twinkle in a silver firmament above the full moon.”

Not for the purpose of advocating the wearing of earrings, but as a contrasting example to the crescent image above, a woman wearing a set of whole round pearls such as these fundamentally declares that she honors the Creator’s astro-luni-solar calendar “from one full New Moon to another”  (Isaiah 66:23). By design, this includes the four Sabbaths and set-apart Feast Days that occur between each full moon monthly or throughout the Festival season. By extension, these earrings declare that the wearer walks in the marvelous LIGHT OF TRUTH and is synchronized to the Creator’s ordained worship rhythm. 

3. We have knowledge from the Dead Sea Scrolls that the full moon was utilized by some Jewish groups as the New Moon of that era, creating calendar conflict with those following the conjunction or first visible crescent. It has also been documented that final changes to the calendar were made by the Israelite Sanhedrin in the year A.D. 358. The very last quote below identifies that by A.D. 358 the Jews were following the Babylonian 19 year cycle. This is a huge revelation that Israel now utilizes both the Babylonian conjunction/crescent New Moon as well as ancient Babylon’s cycle of years to harmonize the lunar with the solar year according to the vernal equinox in March. Add to this the continuous weekly cycle that was born in Babylon and borrowed by Rome and forced upon the Jews, and we have nearly a mirrored image of Babylonian timekeeping. (Note: There is a need for the Vernal Equinox, but time is not begun until the first full moon appears afterward  in the constellation Bethulah (Virgo.)

 

All 19 year cycles are not equal. Each 19 year cycle will yield varying results based upon what lunar phase is utilized as its start and its relational position to either the vernal equinox, the constellation Pisces, or the rising constellation Bethula (Virgo) as its starting point.

 

Currently, we believe the astro-luni-solar New Year of Scripture (Rosh Hashanah in spring) commences when the full New Moon arises nearest the feet of the constellation Bethula (Virgo). The pattern created by this appears to be the true 19 year cycle, the Creator’s Calendar Cycle of Years (CCCY).

To punctuate this point, we have discovered that the lunar phase depicted as “under/at” the woman’s feet in Revelation 12:1 is none other than the full moon. For (NT #4582 Selene – brilliant moon) specifically means the brilliant moon. There is only one lunar phase that both answers to this brilliant New Moon description while arising under Bethulah’s feet/legs in the spring on the eastern horizon at sunset. Please note that the full New Moon DOES NOT arise precisely at her feet every New Year’s Eve when it announces Rosh Hashanah.

The Evidence

The following quotes serve as examples that, indeed, these Jewish leaders were no strangers to changing times and laws, as declared in Daniel 7:25.

““Intercalations [of the calendar] were determined at meetings of a special commission of the Sanhedrin. But Constantius, following the tyrannous precedents of Hadrian, prohibited the holding of such meetings . . . How difficult the fixing of the annual calendar consequently became may be judged from an enigmatic letter addressed to Raba . . . and preserved in the Talmud . . . Almost the whole Diaspora depended for the legal observance of the feasts and fasts upon the calendar sanctioned by the Judea Sanhedrin; yet danger threatened the participants in that sanction and the messengers who communicated their decisions to distant congregations. . . . As the religious persecutions continued, Hillel determined to provide an authorized calendar for all time to come, though by so doing he severed the ties which united the Jews of the Diaspora to their mother country and to the patriarchate.” (I. Singer and S. Mendelsohn, “Hillel II,” www.Jewish Encyclopedia.com.)

 

“In Vanderkam’s article, Calendrical Texts and the Origins of the Dead Sea Scroll Community, he reveals that the Qumran community followed a Jewish calendar, which is different than the calendar that Jews use today. More crucial to the paradox, he reveals that the Qumran community taught that the Full Moon began the month, which would mean that Passover, which occurs mid-month, would have occurred when the moon was dark. Thus, if Passover was celebrated within Ancient Judaism at the dark of the moon, rather than at the full of the moon, then it would be very possible for a total solar eclipse to occur, simultaneous to Passover and the Crucifixion of Jesus. Christianity Shrouded by a Solar Eclipse, William Doehring, May 19, 2012, www.examiner.com

 

“Hillel II, the last president of the Sanhedrin, established the modern Jewish calendar, approximately 350 years after Jesus [Yahusha]. Other arguments have been made as to why the Jewish calendar may have been corrupted as well.” Christianity Shrouded by a Solar Eclipse, William Doehring, May 19, 2012, www.examiner.com

 

“Declaring the new month by observation of the new moon, and the new year by the arrival of spring, can only be done by the Sanhedrin. In the time of Hillel II [4th century A. D.], the last President of the Sanhedrin, the Romans prohibited this practice. Hillel II was therefore forced to institute his fixed calendar, thus in effect giving the Sanhedrin’s advance approval to the calendars of all future years.” (The Jewish Calendar and Holidays (incl. Sabbath). The Jewish Calendar: Changing the Calendar www.torah.org.)

 

“Several customs which prevailed during the age between the Exodus of the Israelites and the resurrection of Christ had so completely changed by the seventeenth Christian century that the translators of the “Authorized Version” of the English Bible were not able to perceive some important truths taught in the Greek version of the Old Testament and the Greek New Testament. Unseen truth would not be clearly translated into the English Bible. The student who of necessity was limited in his studies to the English version would not be able to see more truth than was expressed in the English version. . .  Second—Since the Jews for more than sixteen centuries have been observing a Saturday Sabbath, and since Christians have been for more than eighteen centuries having a fixed Sunday Sabbath, it is only reasonable to expect most Sabbath writers to try and interpret all Bible Sabbath teachings on the theory of fixed septenary cycles.But the noted Rabbi Hirsch believes and teaches that “The old (Jewish) Sabbath had no connection with a fixed week.  Third—The passing out of sight of the old Bible lunar calendar and the now almost universal effort to interpret the Bible upon the basis of solar calendars. . . Sixth—The losing sight of the use of uncounted days in the Bible calendar. . . Because of the failure to note the above mentioned difficulties it has become quite difficult so to write or teach as to be clearly understood about the Bible Sabbaths.” Sunday the World’s Rest Day, The Sabbath—The Lord’s Day, by Rev. Samuel W. Gamble, D.D. p. 81-82. Published for the New York Sabbath Committee, Doubleday, Page and Company, New York, 1916.

 

“…the Passover was always celebrated in (Julian) March, the month of the spring equinox, without regard to the Palestinian rules and rulings. To preserve the unity of Israel, the patriarch Hillel II, in A.D. 358/359, published the “secret” of calendar making, which essentially consisted of the use of the Babylonian 19-year cycle with some modifications required by the Jewish…” Calendar Chronology, The calendar in Jewish History, Hillel II (Jewish Patriarch), Britannica.com [Emphasis mine]

Heads or Tails Comparison

In the following illustration, note the comparison between the full moon headdress of the Tabernacle Priests of the Most High vs. the symbols and headdress of the pagan priests of the Romans and Islamic nations. This is not a stretch but a visible and symbolic reality.

Conclusion

It appears that each of Zechariah’s prophetic applications for these two verses has been fulfilled to the minutest detail in our day. So the question remains: What implication does this hold for all the faithful and obedient of our Creator Yahuah and His Son, the Messiah, at this juncture in history?

This carries such significance because all the sacred appointed Feast Days, both annual and weekly, are inseparably synchronized to the rhythm of the authentic full New Moon Day on Earth and the Temple mechanism above, not made with human hands. It was specifically ordained at creation to forever link Earth with the throne of our Creator for the purpose of worship so that we may synchronize our soul temples to that of His. While the trinity of the sun, moon, and stars work seamlessly together, it is the moon specifically that marks the SEASONS (mo’edim – #4150 – specific lunar appointed times) as declared in Psalms 104:19, “He ordained the MOON for SEASONS.”  The MOON is the faithful witness in the sky. Psalms 89:37.  

Lunar appointed times define the pathway of the LAMB as demonstrated in the Temple services, yet only fulfilled by way of Salvations time-centric EVENTS, as worked out by the Messiah alone. These weekly and annual sacred convocations do not belong to the Israelites alone but were bequeathed as one of the grandest and noblest gifts to all of mankind.  In this way, the Eternal Father placed the responsibility on all who seek to synchronize their soul temples with the worship rhythms of their Creator and Savior in preparation for His RETURN and eternal kingdom government.

And although we have become separated by sin, it is by our Savior’s merits alone that a pathway has been provided that we may come boldly before His seat of compassion and receive pardon. All of this is revealed in the prophetic pattern and rhythm of the shamayim (heavenly) Temple model. Thus, the full New Moon symbolizes our confident expectation in the restoration work of our Messiah/Savior as the LAMB, the HIGH PRIEST, and returning DELIVERER.

IT IS THE SET-APART FEAST DAYS that outline in astro-luni-solar time the step-by-step prophetic movements of our MESSIAH in the work of restoration for sinners in the shamayim temple above. It the chosen mechanism and REMEDY for SIN. This will all culminate at His second coming on that great and final day. Therefore, having the correct accounting of time is the basis for each prophetic Feast Day event so that we may know what is coming and when. Those who choose to ignore the relevancy of the Creator’s calendar so grandly displayed in the shamayim (heavens) have either not heard the truth or knowingly choose to believe a lie.

There is no other way under heaven whereby mankind may “follow the Lamb whithersoever He goes.” It is all accomplished in the Temple above that is not made with human hands, for it is the only path to the cross and to the altar of incense that stands before Yahuah’s great seat of power and compassion. This journey begins with the whole round full moon pearl at the EAST GATE when it is open. This was by divine design.  All things described of the New Jerusalem’s twelve pearl gates are the icon of His true full New Moon.  All will be granted entrance as they have honored His unique full New Moon.

The twelve gates were twelve pearls: each individual gate was of one pearl. Revelation 21:21

Today, only a handful of folks recognize the full moon as New Moon. A large portion adheres to the crescent lunar phase, and most of Israel follows after an occulted lunar phase that reflects no light whatsoever. As a result, the whole world is off track with regard to the worship rhythms of New Moon Days, lunar Sabbaths, and annual Feast Days.

Scripture tells us that in times of ignorance, the Father winks (Acts 17:30), but not when folks have had the opportunity to know the truth but refuse it. When refused, these inadvertently place themselves at the door of judgment. Another verse illustrating the responsibility of each person to obtain knowledge states:

My people are destroyed for lack of knowledge, because you have rejected knowledge… Hosea 4:6

Today, He is calling His truth seekers to arise and repair the breach that has destroyed the knowledge of His worship rhythm on Earth. These will arise and restore the ancient paths so others may find their way back to Father Yahuah, that they may have eternal life, FULL, ABUNDANT, and FREE.

“And they that shall be of thee shall build the old waste places: thou shalt raise up the foundations of many generations; and thou shalt be called, the repairer of the breach, the restorer of paths to dwell in.” Isaiah 58:12

Will you join us in raising up the foundations and restoring His ancient paths?

In light of this study, and for the very reason either the dark conjunction or crescent lunar phase is kept as the New Moon today by a faction of the Jews, there remains only one option for the original New Moon that has been changed and dismissed from mankind’s knowledge base.

(Click on the chart below to enlarge.)