One in Messiah Congregation
Shabbat Shalom
Sept. 13th, 2008
God has His own calendar
We are in the 6th
month, 12th day
No name in scripture for the 6th month. (End of August / September)
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This is not the last month of the year. It is the 6th month.
Next month is the 7th month, not New Year, Rosh ha Shannah
nor when the world was created
Also, it is called ha Ethanim, 1 Kings 8:2, not Tishrei which is not found in the Hebrew Bible
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Judaism calls Elul, the 6th month. We can't verify this by the Hebrew
Scriptures.
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Neh.6 [15] So the wall was finished in the twenty
and fifth day of the month Elul àÁìåÌì , in fifty and two days.
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Question: Why are we here today?
Answer: We were told to remember the Sabbath Day to keep it holy
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The 4th Commandment, the Sabbath, is a part
of the covenant given to us at mount Sinai
Exod. 20
[8] Remember
the sabbath day, to keep it
holy.
[9] Six days shalt thou labour,
and do all thy work:
[10] But the seventh day is the sabbath of the LORD
thy God: in it thou shalt not do any work, thou, nor
thy son, nor thy daughter, thy manservant, nor thy maidservant, nor thy cattle,
nor thy stranger that is within thy gates:
[11] For in six days the LORD made heaven and earth, the sea, and all that in
them is, and rested the seventh day: wherefore the LORD blessed the sabbath day, and hallowed it.
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We read from law and the prophets every Sabbath as they did in the Acts of the Apostles
60 times in the Gospels and letters it uses the word Sabbath
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Many stores are selling
Halloween trash already in August and Septmber.
Halloween is Oct.31
So I thought it would be
appropriate to start Speaking, Proclaiming and Declaring:
"The Feasts of the Lord"
[2] Speak unto the children of
Israel, and say unto them, Concerning the feasts of the LORD, which ye shall proclaim to be holy convocations, even these are
my feasts.
[4] These are the feasts of the LORD,
even holy convocations, which ye shall proclaim
in their seasons.
[21] And ye shall proclaim on the selfsame day, that it may be an holy convocation unto you: ye shall do no servile work
therein: it shall be a statute for ever in all your
dwellings throughout your generations.
[37] These are the feasts of the LORD,
which ye shall proclaim to be holy
convocations...
[44] And Moses declared unto
the children of Israel the feasts of the LORD.
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*****reminder, mark your calendars:
The Feasts of the
Lord are coming:
Lev. 23 in the 7th month,
not New Year, ha Ethanim äÈàÅúÈðÄéí, not Tishrei
7th month of God, ha Ethanim, October 1st
· Memorial of the Blowing of
Trumpets - Wed, Oct. 1st (a Sabbath)
· Day of Atonement, Friday,
Oct. 10th (a Sabbath)
· Feast of Tabernacles,
first day, Ethanim 15th Wed, Oct. 15th (a Sabbath)
· Feast of Tabernacles, last
great day, Ethanim 22nd Wed, Oct. 22 (a Sabbath)
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Parshah: Ki Teitzei
Verses: Deuteronomy 21:10-25:19 - ëÌÄé-úÅöÅà When
thou goest forth (What do you do when you
go forth?)
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Topic: Holy Days vs. Holidays
"tis the season" (for false pagan holidays)
What are you Speaking, Proclaiming and
Declaring this season?
Watch out for False Feasts
Made up feasts in
scripture - 0ne calf to two calves
Exod. 32
[1] And when the people saw that Moses
delayed to come down out of the mount, the people gathered themselves together
unto Aaron, and said unto him, Up, make us gods, which shall go before us; for
as for this Moses, the man that brought us up out of the land of Egypt, we wot not what is become of him.
[2] And Aaron said unto them, Break off the golden
earrings, which are in the ears of your wives, of your sons, and of your
daughters, and bring them unto me.
[3] And all the people brake off the golden earrings
which were in their ears, and brought them unto Aaron.
[4] And he received them at their hand, and fashioned it with a graving tool,
after he had made it a molten calf: and they said, These be thy gods, O Israel, which brought thee up out of the land
of Egypt.
[5] And when Aaron saw it, he built an altar before it; and Aaron made proclamation, and
said, To morrow is a feast to
the LORD.
[6] And they rose
up early on the morrow, and offered burnt offerings, and brought peace
offerings; and the people sat down to eat and to drink, and rose up to play.
[7] And the LORD said unto Moses, Go, get
thee down; for thy people, which thou broughtest out
of the land of Egypt, have corrupted themselves:
[8] They have turned aside quickly out of the way which I commanded
them: they have made them a molten calf, and have worshipped it, and have
sacrificed thereunto, and said, These be thy gods, O
Israel, which have brought thee up out of the land of Egypt.
[9] And the LORD said unto Moses, I have
seen this people, and, behold, it is a stiffnecked
people:
[10] Now therefore let me alone, that my wrath may wax hot against them,
and that I may consume them: and I will make of thee a great nation.
[11] And Moses besought the LORD his God, and said, LORD, why doth thy
wrath wax hot against thy people, which thou hast brought forth out of the land
of Egypt with great power, and with a mighty hand?
[12] Wherefore should the Egyptians speak, and say, For
mischief did he bring them out, to slay them in the mountains, and to consume
them from the face of the earth? Turn from thy fierce wrath, and repent of this
evil against thy people.
[13] Remember Abraham, Isaac, and Israel, thy servants, to whom thou swarest by thine own self, and saidst unto them, I will multiply your seed as the stars of
heaven, and all this land that I have spoken of will I give unto your seed, and
they shall inherit it for ever.
[14] And the LORD repented of the evil which he thought to do unto his
people.
[15] And Moses turned, and went down from the mount, and the two tables
of the testimony were in his hand: the tables were written on both their sides;
on the one side and on the other were they written.
[16] And the tables were the work of God, and the writing was the
writing of God, graven upon the tables.
[17] And when Joshua heard the noise of the people as they shouted, he
said unto Moses, There is a noise of war in the camp.
[18] And he said, It is not the voice of them
that shout for mastery, neither is it the voice of them that cry for being
overcome: but the noise of them that sing do I hear.
[19] And it came to pass, as soon as he came nigh unto the camp, that he
saw the calf, and the dancing: and Moses' anger waxed hot, and he cast the
tables out of his hands, and brake them beneath the
mount.
[20] And he took the calf which they had made, and burnt it in the fire,
and ground it to powder, and strawed it upon the
water, and made the children of Israel drink of it.
[21] And Moses said unto Aaron, What did this people unto thee, that
thou hast brought so great a sin upon them?
[22] And Aaron said, Let not the anger of my
lord wax hot: thou knowest the people, that they are
set on mischief.
[23] For they said unto me, Make us gods, which
shall go before us: for as for this Moses, the man that brought us up out of
the land of Egypt, we wot not what is become of him.
[24] And I said unto them, Whosoever hath any
gold, let them break it off. So they gave it me: then I cast it into the fire,
and there came out this calf.
[25] And when Moses saw that the people were naked; (for Aaron had made
them naked unto their shame among their enemies:)
[26] Then Moses stood in the gate of the camp, and said, Who is on the LORD's side? let him
come unto me. And all the sons of Levi gathered themselves together unto him.
[27] And he said unto them, Thus saith the
LORD God of Israel, Put every man his sword by his side, and go in and out from
gate to gate throughout the camp, and slay every man his brother, and every man
his companion, and every man his neighbour.
[28] And the children of Levi did according to the word of Moses: and
there fell of the people that day about three thousand men.
[29] For Moses had said, Consecrate yourselves to day to the LORD, even every man upon his son, and upon
his brother; that he may bestow upon you a blessing this day.
[30] And it came to pass on the morrow, that Moses said unto the people,
Ye have sinned a great sin: and now I will go up unto
the LORD; peradventure I shall make an atonement for your sin.
[31] And Moses returned unto the LORD, and said, Oh,
this people have sinned a great sin, and have made them gods of gold.
[32] Yet now, if thou wilt forgive their sin--; and if not, blot me, I
pray thee, out of thy book which thou hast written.
[33] And the LORD said unto Moses, Whosoever hath sinned against me, him
will I blot out of my book.
[34] Therefore now go, lead the people unto the place of which I have
spoken unto thee: behold, mine Angel shall go before thee: nevertheless in the
day when I visit I will visit their sin upon them.
[35] And the LORD plagued the people, because they made the calf, which Aaron made.
1 Kgs.
12 two calves of gold
[1] And Rehoboam
went to Shechem: for all Israel were come to Shechem to make him king.
[2] And it came to pass, when Jeroboam the son of Nebat,
who was yet in Egypt, heard of it, (for he was fled from the presence of king
Solomon, and Jeroboam dwelt in Egypt;)
[3] That they sent and called him. And Jeroboam and all the congregation
of Israel came, and spake unto Rehoboam,
saying,
[4] Thy father made our yoke grievous: now therefore make thou the
grievous service of thy father, and his heavy yoke which he put upon us,
lighter, and we will serve thee.
[5] And he said unto them, Depart yet for three
days, then come again to me. And the people departed.
[6] And king Rehoboam consulted with the old
men, that stood before Solomon his father while he yet lived, and said, How do ye advise that I may answer this people?
[7] And they spake unto him, saying, If thou
wilt be a servant unto this people this day, and wilt serve them, and answer
them, and speak good words to them, then they will be thy servants for ever.
[8] But he forsook the counsel of the old men, which they had given him,
and consulted with the young men that were grown up with him, and which stood
before him:
[9] And he said unto them, What counsel give ye that we may answer this
people, who have spoken to me, saying, Make the yoke which thy father did put
upon us lighter?
[10] And the young men that were grown up with him spake
unto him, saying, Thus shalt thou speak unto this
people that spake unto thee, saying, Thy father made
our yoke heavy, but make thou it lighter unto us; thus shalt
thou say unto them, My little finger shall be thicker than my father's loins.
[11] And now whereas my father did lade you with a heavy yoke, I will
add to your yoke: my father hath chastised you with whips, but I will chastise
you with scorpions.
[12] So Jeroboam and all the people came to Rehoboam
the third day, as the king had appointed, saying, Come to me again the third day.
[13] And the king answered the people roughly, and forsook the old men's
counsel that they gave him;
[14] And spake to them after the counsel of
the young men, saying, My father made your yoke heavy, and I will add to your
yoke: my father also chastised you with whips, but I will chastise you with
scorpions.
[15] Wherefore the king hearkened not unto the people; for the cause was
from the LORD, that he might perform his saying, which the LORD spake by Ahijah
the Shilonite unto Jeroboam the son of Nebat.
[16] So when all Israel saw that the king hearkened not unto them, the
people answered the king, saying, What portion have we
in David? neither have we inheritance in the son of
Jesse: to your tents, O Israel: now see to thine own
house, David. So Israel departed unto their tents.
[17] But as for the children of Israel which dwelt in the cities of
Judah, Rehoboam reigned over them.
[18] Then king Rehoboam sent Adoram, who was over the tribute; and all Israel stoned him
with stones, that he died. Therefore king Rehoboam
made speed to get him up to his chariot, to flee to Jerusalem.
[19] So Israel rebelled against the house of David unto this day.
[20] And it came to pass, when all Israel heard that Jeroboam was come
again, that they sent and called him unto the congregation, and made him king
over all Israel: there was none that followed the house of David, but the tribe
of Judah only.
[21] And when Rehoboam was come to Jerusalem,
he assembled all the house of Judah, with the tribe of Benjamin, an hundred and
fourscore thousand chosen men, which were warriors, to fight against the house
of Israel, to bring the kingdom again to Rehoboam the
son of Solomon.
[22] But the word of God came unto Shemaiah
the man of God, saying,
[23] Speak unto Rehoboam, the son of Solomon,
king of Judah, and unto all the house of Judah and Benjamin, and to the remnant
of the people, saying,
[24] Thus saith the LORD, Ye shall not go up,
nor fight against your brethren the children of Israel: return every man to his
house; for this thing is from me. They hearkened therefore to the word of the
LORD, and returned to depart, according to the word of the LORD.
[25] Then Jeroboam built Shechem in mount
Ephraim, and dwelt therein; and went out from thence, and built Penuel.
[26] And Jeroboam said in his heart, Now shall the kingdom return to the
house of David:
[27] If this people go up to do sacrifice in the house of the LORD at
Jerusalem, then shall the heart of this people turn again unto their lord, even
unto Rehoboam king of Judah, and they shall kill me,
and go again to Rehoboam king of Judah.
[28] Whereupon the king took counsel, and made two
calves of gold, and said unto them, It is too much for you to go up to
Jerusalem: behold thy gods, O Israel, which brought
thee up out of the land of Egypt.
[29] And he set the one in
Bethel, and the other put he in Dan.
[30] And this thing became a sin: for the people went to worship before the
one, even unto Dan.
[31] And he made an house of high places, and made
priests of the lowest of the people, which were not of the sons of Levi.
[32] And Jeroboam ordained a feast in the eighth
month, on the fifteenth day of the month, like unto the feast that is in Judah,
and he offered upon the altar. So did he in
Bethel, sacrificing unto the calves that he had made: and he placed in Bethel
the priests of the high places which he had made.
[33] So he offered upon the altar which he had made in Bethel the
fifteenth day of the eighth month, even in the month which he had devised of
his own heart; and ordained a feast unto the
children of Israel: and he offered upon the altar, and burnt
incense.
The feast that is
in Judah was a feast of the Lord in the seventh month
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What are you Speaking, Proclaiming and
Declaring this season?
Made up feasts:
Judaism made up Next month is the 7th month, not New Year, Rosh ha Shannah
nor when the world was created
Also, it is called ha Ethanim, 1 Kings 8:2, not Tishrei
which is not found in the Hebrew Bible
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Halloween - Also called All Hallows Eve, All Saints' Eve, , Samhain, Hallowed End
Halloween started 2,000
years ago in Celtic Ireland, which is now Great Britain , France , and Ireland
. The Celtic New Year was celebrated on November 1 st . New Years Eve, or All
Hallows Eve, was called “Samhain.” All Hallows Eve is
the name from which Halloween originated. Samhain was
the most important holiday of the year. On this day summer officially ended,
and it was believed that spirits of people who had died that year came back to
the world of the living looking for a body to possess for the following year.
On Samhain all of the
people who lived in Celtic Ireland would put out their hearth fires in order to
frighten the spirits. The town would also have a noisy parade and ghoulish
costumes would be worn to scare away the spirits from possessing someone's body
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Thanksgiving - George Washington proclaimed a National Day of
Thanksgiving in 1789
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Kwanzaa - Ron Karenga (aka Dr. Maulana Ron Karenga) invented the seven-day feast (Dec. 26-Jan. 1) in
1966, branding
it a black alternative to Christmas. The idea was to celebrate the end of what
he considered the Christmas-season exploitation of African Americans.
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Christmas - Once Upon A Time,
Christmas Was Banned in 1659 in America
The following is a quote
from the Encyclopedia Brittanica, Volume 11 ; page 390.
"During the later periods of Roman history,
sun worship gained in importance and ultimately led to what has been called a
'solar monotheism.' Nearly all the gods of the period were possessed of Solar qualities, and both Christ and Mithra
acquired the traits of solar seities.
The feast of Sol and Victus
(open unconquered Sun) on December 25th was celebrated with great joy, and
eventually this date was taken over by the Christians as Christmas, the
birthday of Christ." !!
The Christians were trying to get more converts So they adapted a pagan holiday to their worship to appease
the pagans in 336 AD.
The Encyclopaedia Britannica reports that "The traditional customs connected with Christmas have
developed from several sources as a result of the coincidence of the
celebration of the birth of Christ with the pagan agricultural and solar
observations at midwinter. In the Roman world the Saturnalia (December 17) was
a time of merrymaking and exchange of gifts. December 25 was also regarded as
the birth date of the Iranian mystery god Mithra, the
Sun of Righteousness."
Colliers
Encyclopedia agrees. Quote: "After the
triumph of Constantine, the church at Rome assigned December 25 as the date for
the celebration of the feast, possibly about A.D. 320 or 353. By the end of the
fourth century the whole Christian world was celebrating Christmas on that day,
with the exception of the Eastern churches, where it was celebrated on January
6. The choice of December 25 was probably influenced by the fact that on this
day the Romans celebrated the Mithraic feast of the
Sun-god (natalis solis invicti), and that the Saturnalia also came at this
time."
Both
encyclopedias plainly reveal that the source of the celebration of December 25
is the birthday of Mithra, the pagan sun god.
Sun worshippers
since the time of Babel recognized this time of year in honor of their gods.
1st century believers, taught personally by
Christ, did not celebrate His birthday. 2nd century theologians condemned the
thought. Only after severe persecution, destruction and inaccessibility of
biblical scripture and the blending of pagan doctrine with the worship of God
was the Mithraic celebration of December 25th
proclaimed to be "Christian" in nature.
These facts are
well documented. They can be found in any
encyclopedia.
There is no way to
"Christianize" the birthday of the sun god. Anyone with access to an
encyclopedia can know better and those with theological degrees do!
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What are you Speaking, Proclaiming and
Declaring this season?
*****reminder, mark your calendars:
The Feasts of the
Lord are coming:
Lev. 23 in the 7th month,
not New Year, ha Ethanim äÈàÅúÈðÄéí, not Tishrei
7th month of God, ha Ethanim, October 1st
· Memorial of the Blowing of
Trumpets - Wed, Oct. 1st (a Sabbath)
· Day of Atonement, Friday,
Oct. 10th (a Sabbath)
· Feast of Tabernacles,
first day, Ethanim 15th Wed, Oct. 15th (a Sabbath)
· Feast of Tabernacles, last
great day, Ethanim 22nd Wed, Oct. 22 (a Sabbath)
Shalom All