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Post by BYT YHWH on May 5, 2005 10:39:31 GMT -5
PART 1
Few Sabbath Observers have looked into THE SCRIPTURES to see if the 'friday sunset (or evening, or dark) to saturday sunset (or evening, or dark)' "Sabbath" is The True Scriptural Sabbath, The Seventh Day of the week! The Day that, in this world, is commonly, but wrongly and falsely, called 'Saturday', surely is the Right Day of the Week when The Seventh Day, The True Scriptural Sabbath is, since from many ages the Children of Israel, at least the Yahdaim (Jews), have been keeping that Day of the Week as The Seventh Day, The Sabbath (Exodus 31:12-18), and from many ages the Christians have been keeping their 'Sunday', the first day of the week, on the day after 'Saturday', and from many ages the Muslims have been keeping their 'Friday', the sixth day of the week, on the day before 'Saturday'! But When does The True Weekly Sabbath start? Does it really start 'at sundown (or evening, or dark) friday', and end 'at sundown (or evening, or dark) saturday'? Where do THE SCRIPTURES say that? Are Leviticus 23:32, and Nehemyah 13:19, proofs of 'sunset to sunset' (or 'evening to evening', or 'dark to dark') weekly Sabbath? We will see they Truly Prove exactly the contrary! Could it be an ancient Babylonian method of reckoning the day has been substituted for YAHWEH (YHWH)'s True Weekly Sabbath? Please, read the Articles "BABYLONIAN ORIGINS OF 'SUNSET TO SUNSET' DAY", and "THE SCRIPTURAL DAY", and you will see Truly it is! Genesis 1:3-5, "And The Mightiest One (YAHWEH / YHWH - See Genesis 2:4) Said, 'Let there be Light'; and there was Light. And The Mightiest One (YAHWEH / YHWH) Saw The Light, that it was Beneficial and The Mightiest One (YAHWEH / YHWH) Divided (Separated) between The Light and between the darkness. And The Mightiest One (YAHWEH / YHWH) Called The Light 'Day', and the darkness He Called 'night'. And the evening was (came to be) and (then) the morning was (came to be). Day One (First Day)" YAHWEH / YHWH Saw (Observed, Considered) Only The Light, that He Made, that it was Beneficial (Genesis 1:3-4), and Not the darkness, that He didn't Say nothing about, as it can been read in Genesis 1:2, where The Spirit of The Mightiest One (YAHWEH / YHWH) was Inspecting just that, but He said no word about the darkness! No marvel to Know that In The Beginning there was Only The Light, in The Day when YAHWEH (YHWH) Created The Heavens and The Earth (Genesis 1:1; 2:4), since YAHWEH (YHWH) is Light, The Father of Light, Dwelling in The Light, and in Him there is No darkness At All (1 Yahchanan / John 1:5; Yaaqob / James 1:17; 1 Timothy 6:16)! No marvel to Know that In His Kingship, In The New Heavens and The New Earth, there will be Only The Light, The Day, and, instead, the darkness, the night there will be No More (Revelation 21:23-25; 22:5)! No marvel to Know that In The New Heavens and The New Earth, where there will be Only The Light, The Day, and No More darkness and night, All Flesh (Everyone) will Have to Serve, Pray, and Praise YAHWEH (YHWH), at His New Moons, and His Sabbaths (Isayah 66:22-24), clearly Proving that Only Light, and Day, and No darkness, and night are involved with New Moons, and Sabbaths Keepings! And YAHWEH (YHWH) doesn't Change (Malakyah / Malachi 3:6)! That is Why YAHWEH (YHWH) Divided (Separated) The Light, that He Made, from the darkness, and He Called The Light 'Day', and the darkness 'night' (Genesis 1:3-5, 14-18)! YAHWEH (YHWH) Saw (Observed, Considered) Only The Light, that is The Day, Beneficial, and Not the darkness, that is the night, and He Saw (Observed, Considered) All The Lights in the Sky (Sun, Stars, and Moon, as Reflector of Sun's Light) that He Made and Set in the Expanse of the Sky (Genesis 1:14-18), and Everything that He Created and Made, to Be Very Right (Genesis 1:31), and He Blessed, and Set Apart The Light, that is The Day, that He Saw (Observed, Considered) Beneficial, as His Sabbath, on The Seventh Day (Genesis 2:2-3)! The True, Scriptural, Weekly Sabbath is Not 'from sunset to sunset' (Nor 'from evening to evening', Nor 'from dark to dark'), as most all 'Sabbath' keeping 'churches', 'assemblies', and 'congregations' Wrongly teach and keep! The Creator and Father, YAHWEH (YHWH), Said that His Sabbath is The Seventh Day (Genesis 2:1-3), and HE Said that the Day is the Light, Separated, Divided (and Not united, joined together!) from the night, that is the darkness, by the Sun Ruling / Governing the Day / Light (and Not the night / darkness), and by the Moon (and also the Stars) Ruling / Governing the night / darkness (and Not the Day / Light) (Genesis 1:3-5, 14-18)! So, according to what The Creator and Father, YAHWEH (YHWH), Said, The Sabbath is The Seventh Light Time Period, or Day Time, Ruled / Governed by The Sun, that Runs From Morning (Dawn to Sunrise) To Evening (Sunset / Sundown to Dark)! The Savio(u)r, YAHSHUA (YAHWSHUA) MASHIACH (MESSYAH), Said that the Day has 12 Hours of Light, and Not 24 Hours of Light And Darkness (Yahchanan / John 9:4-5; 11:9-10), From Morning (Dawn to Sunrise) To Evening (Sunset / Sundown to Dark) (Mattithyah / Matthew 20:1-16), and Day and night are Separated, Divided (and Not united, joined together!) Time Periods (Mattithyah / Matthew 12:39-40)! So, it's Very Clear that The True Sabbath Does Not Include The Night! Nowhere THE SCRIPTURES Say to keep set apart and rest the Seventh Night! The Creator and Father,YAHWEH (YHWH), Clearly Said to work Six Days, and to rest and keep set apart the Seventh Day, the Sabbath (Exodus 20:8-11; Leviticus 23:3; Deuteronomy 5:12-15), so that, according to the Wrong teaching of a Sabbath and a Day that would run 'from sunset to sunset' (or 'from evening to evening', or 'from dark to dark), we should work six nights And six days, to keep the "work" part of His Commandment! If we would work so, Surely we would Not arrive Living to keep The Sabbath, without sleeping, resting, and refreshing for Six Days And Six Nights... YAHWEH (YHWH) is a Loving, Fair, Wise Father, and HE gave us No Commandment to work during the Nights - when we are Free to rest, sleep, and refresh, or even to work, if we need to do so! - but Only Six Days - Light Times - each week, and to rest and keep set apart The Seventh Day, The Sabbath (See Exodus Chapter 16)! Of course, during the Nights usually we need to sleep and rest, after a Day of work, and to refresh, before the next Day of work! Nowhere The Creator and Father, YAHWEH (YHWH), Commanded to keep set apart the Night, Except for two Special Occasions, as Passover and Atonements Nights, that HE did Specify to keep them set apart for Serious Purposes, and Clear Meanings!
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Post by BYT YHWH on May 5, 2005 10:41:50 GMT -5
PART 2
The Truth, Clear and Simple, on The True Day and The True Sabbath is: - YAHWEH (YHWH), The Mightiest One, Made The Light (Heb. "Owr") on The Earth (Genesis 1:3), that became in Darkness (Genesis 1:2), after the Creation in The Beginning (Genesis 1:1)! - YAHWEH (YHWH), The Mightiest One, Saw The Light, that it was Beneficial and YAHWEH (YHWH), The Mightiest One, Equally Divided between The Light, and between The Darkness (Heb. "Choshek"), at Equinox (meaning Equal Night as Day in length) (Genesis 1:4)! - How did YAHWEH (YHWH), The Mightiest One, Divide between The Light, and between The Darkness? YAHWEH (YHWH), The Mightiest One, Said, 'Let there be Lights in The Expanse of The Sky to Separate The Day from The Night; and let Them Serve as Signs to Mark The Seasons (New Moons, Months, Feasts), and for Days and Years. And let Them be Lights in The Expanse of The Sky to Give Light on The Earth'. And it was so. YAHWEH (YHWH), The Mightiest One, Made two Great Lights - The Greater Light (i.e., The Sun) to Govern The Day, and The Lesser Light (i.e., The Stars, and The Moon, as Reflector of The Sun's Light) to Govern The Night. He Made The Stars. And YAHWEH (YHWH), The Mightiest One, Set Them in The Expanse of The Sky to Give Light on The Earth; to Govern The Day and The Night, and to Separate Light from Darkness. And YAHWEH (YHWH), The Mightiest One, Saw that it was Right (Genesis 1:14-18)! - YAHWEH (YHWH), The Mightiest One, Called The Light "Day" (Heb. "Yowm"), and He Called The Darkness "Night" (Heb. "Layelah" / "Layil"). And The Evening (Heb. "Ereb") was (Heb., came to be), and The Morning (Heb. "Boker") was (Heb., came to be). Day (Heb. "Yowm") One (Genesis 1:5)! - What is The Day (Heb. "Yowm")? The Time Period of Light (Heb. "Owr"), Marked, and Governed by The Sun, The Sign in The Expanse of The Sky for The Day - From Morning (Dawn to Sunrise) To Evening (Sunset / Sundown to Dark) - until The Sun can be Seen in The Expanse of The Sky, and there is The Light! - What is The Night (Heb. "Layelah" / "Layil")? The Time Period of Darkness (Heb. "Choshek"), Marked, and Governed by The Stars, and The Moon, The Signs in The Expanse of The Sky for The Night - from Dark to Dawn - until The Stars, and The Moon can be Seen in The Expanse of The Sky! - Are The Day (Hebr. "Yowm"), that is Light (Heb. "Owr") and The Night (Heb. "Layelah" / "Layil"), that is Darkness (Heb. "Choshek") United / Joined Together in a so-called "24 Hours Period of Time", called "Day", or Are They Divided / Separated? Clearly, The Day (Light) and The Night (Darkness) are Divided / Separated (Genesis 1:3-5, 14-18; Yahchanan / John 9:4-5; 11:9-10; Mattithyah / Matthew 12:39-40; 20:1-16)! Instead, a 24 Hours Period of Time is a Complete Rotation of the Earth on her Axis, a Cycle from the Beginning of a Day (at Dawn to Sunrise) until the Beginning of the Next Day (at Dawn to Sunrise)! - How Long is The Day (Heb. "Yowm")? The Time Period of 12 Hours of Light (Heb. "Owr"), Between The Morning (Heb. "Boker"), from Dawn to Sunrise, and The Evening (Heb. "Ereb"), from Sunset / Sundown to Dark, and before The Night (Heb. "Layelah" / "Layil") (Yahchanan / John 9:4-5; 11:9-10; Mattithyah / Matthew 12:39-40) - when Work usually is Done, during The First Six Days of The Week (Exodus 20:8-11; Deuteronomy 5:12-15; Mattithyah / Matthew 20:1-16)! - What is The Evening (Heb. "Ereb")? The Time Period, at the End of The Day (The Light Time Period), when The Sun Sets / Goes Down, and there is a Mixture of Light and Darkness, until Dark: The Division / Separation Passing Period of Time Between Light and Darkness, when The Sun is already Set / Down, and The Stars, and The Moon are not Risen yet! - What is The Morning (Heb. "Boker")? The Time Period, at the End of the Night (The Darkness Time Period), when, beginning at Dawn, there is a Mixture of Darkness and Light, until The Sun Rises, Starting another Day (The Light Time Period): The Division / Separation Passing Period of Time Between Darkness and Light, when The Stars, and The Moon are already Set / Down, and the Sun is not Risen yet! - Are The Evening (Heb. "Ereb"), The Time Period from Sunset / Sundown to Dark, and The Morning (Heb. "Boker"), The Time Period from Dawn to Sunrise, Parts of The Day (Light)? Clearly, The Evening and The Morning are The Time Periods with a Mixture of Light and Darkness, as The Passing Time Periods of Division / Separation From The Night (Darkness) (Genesis 1:3-5, 14-18; Yahchanan / John 9:4-5; 11:9-10; Mattithyah / Matthew 12:39-40; 20:1-16) at The End of The Day (Light) and at The Beginning of The Next Day (Light), and So On! - What is The Sabbath (Heb. "Shabbat")? The Seventh Day (Heb. "Yowm") of The Week, that is, The Seventh Time Period of 12 Hours of Light (Heb. "Owr"), Between The Morning (Heb. "Boker"), from Dawn to Sunrise, And The Evening (Heb. "Ereb"), from Sunset / Sundown to Dark, and before The Night (Heb. "Layelah" / "Layil") - when we have to Remember, Rest, Be Refreshed, Stop to Work, and Keep It Set Apart to YAHWEH (YHWH) (Genesis 2:1-3; Exodus 20:8-11; Deuteronomy 5:12-15), as One of The Signs / Marks between YAHWEH (YHWH) and His True People of Israel, as a Perpetual Covenant FOREVER (Exodus 31:12-18)! The True Sabbath is The Seventh Day, The Seventh Time Period of Light, Between Morning (From Dawn To Sunrise) And Evening (From Sunset / Sundown To Dark)!
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Post by BYT YHWH on May 5, 2005 10:44:01 GMT -5
PART 3
Now let's Carefully Read Exodus Chapter 16, that was the First Time that YAHWEH (YHWH) Gave, and Showed The Sabbath to The Children of Israel, in the wilderness, after they came out of the slavery in Land of Egypt! The Children of Israel murmured against Mosheh and Aaron in the wilderness (Verses 1-3)! Verse 4, "Then YAHWEH (YHWH) said to Mosheh: I will rain bread from Heaven for you. The people are to go out and gather enough For Each Day, in order that I may test them, to see whether they will walk in My Law (Torah), or not". Verse 5, "On the Sixth Day they shall prepare what they bring in; and it shall be twice as much as they gather on the previous Days". Verse 6, "And Mosheh and Aaron said to all the Children of Israel: at evening, then you shall know that YAHWEH (YHWH) has brought you out of the land of Egypt". Verse 7, "And in the morning you will see the Glory of YAHWEH (YHWH) for He hears your murmurings against Him. But who are we, that you should murmur against us?". Verse 8, "Mosheh also said; You will know it was YAHWEH (YHWH) when He gives you meat to eat in the evening, and all the bread you want in the morning for YAHWEH (YHWH) hears your murmurings which you make against Him. But what are we? Your murmurings are not against us, but against YAHWEH (YHWH)". Verse 9, "Then Mosheh spoke to Aaron; Say to all the Community of the Children of Israel: Come before YAHWEH (YHWH), for He has heard your murmurings". Verse 10, "And as Aaron spoke to the Whole Community of the Children of Israel, they looked toward the wilderness, and behold, the Glory of YAHWEH (YHWH) appeared in a cloud". Verse 11, "And YAHWEH (YHWH) spoke to Mosheh, saying"; Verse 12, "I have heard the murmurings of the Children of Israel. Speak to them saying; between the evenings you shall eat meat, and in the morning you shall filled with bread. Then you will know I am YAHWEH (YHWH) your Mightiest One". Verse 13, "And so it was at evening that quail came and covered the camp, and in the morning there was a layer of dew around the camp". Verse 14, "And when the dew was gone, thin flakes like frost appeared on the ground". Verse 15, "When the Children of Israel saw it, they said to one another: Manna? What is it? For they did not know what is was. So Mosheh said to them: This is the bread YAHWEH (YHWH) has given you to eat". Verse 16, "This is the thing which YAHWEH (YHWH) has commanded: Each one is to gather as much as he needs. Take an omer for each person you have in your tent". Verse 17, "And the Children of Israel did as they were commanded; some gathered much, others gathered little". Verse 18, "And when they measured it by the omer, he who gathered much did not have too much, and he who gathered little di not have too little. each one gathered as much as he needed". Verse 19, "And Mosheh said; No one is to keep any of it until morning". Verse 20, "Notwithstanding, they did not listen to Mosheh; but some of them left part of it until morning, and it bred worms and stank. And Mosheh was angry with them". Verse 21 "So each morning they gathered it, every man according to his needs, and when the sun grew hot, it melted away". Now, Please, Pay Special Attention! Verse 22, "and on the Sixth Day they gathered twice as much bread, two omers foir each person; and the rulers of the Community came and told Mosheh". So, in the morning of The Sixth Day they Gathered twice As Much Bread (Manna)! Verse 23, "Then he said to them: This is what YAHWEH (YHWH) has commanded: tomorrow is to be A Day of Rest, A Set Apart Sabbath To YAHWEH (YHWH). So bake what you will back today and boil what you will boil, and Save what is Leftover, and Keep it until morning". So, Tomorrow - The Day After, in the morning, was The Sabbath, Set Apart to YAHWEH (YHWH), because they have to Save what was Leftover of the Twice Part of Bread (Manna) of The Sixth Day, and Keep it until morning! Verse 24, "So they Saved it until morning, as Mosheh commanded; and it did Not stink Nor were there any worms in it". It's The Morning of The Seventh Day! Verse 25, "Then Mosheh said; Eat it Today, because Today is A Sabbath To YAHWEH (YHWH). Today you will Not Find it on the ground". Today, The Seventh Day, From The Morning, was A Sabbath To YAHWEH (YHWH)! Verse 26, "Six Days you shall gather it, but On The Seventh Day, The Sabbath, there will be None". In The Morning of The First Six Days they have to Gather Manna, but On The Seventh Day, The Sabbath, From The Morning, there will be None! Verse 27, "Nevertheless, some of the people went out On The Seventh Day to Gather it, but they found None" In The Morning of The Seventh Day, as they did In The Mornings of The First Six Days, some of them Went Out to Gather Manna, but they found None! Verse 28, "Then YAHWEH (YHWH) said to Mosheh; How Long will you Refuse to Keep My Commandments and My Laws?" Yes, How Long Verse 29, "Behold! YAHWEH (YHWH) Has Given you The Sabbath that is Why on The Sixth Day He Gives you Bread For Two Days. Let every man remain in his place; let no man go out of his place On The Seventh Day". Yes, YAHWEH (YHWH) Has Given, and Showed us The Sabbath, On The Seventh Day, From The Morning! That is Why YAHWEH (YHWH) Gave them Manna For Two Days - The Sixth Day, From The Morning, And The Seventh Day, The Sabbath, From The Morning! And No One had to Come Out to Gather it On The Seventh Day, In The Morning! Verse 30, "So the People Rested On The Seventh Day". Yes, they Rested On The Sabbath, The Seventh Day, From The Morning! YAHWEH (YHWH) WILLING, we Pray and Trust that you will Do The Same Too... That is THE TRUTH about The Sabbath Day, from The Law ("Torah")!
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Post by BYT YHWH on May 5, 2005 10:46:07 GMT -5
PART 4
Now, since YAHSHUA (YAHWSHUA) MASHIACH (MESSYAH) Clearly Said that there are 12 Hours in The Day (Light), and then the Night (Darkness) comes (Yahchanan / John 11:9-10) - so giving us a Clear Physical Pattern of the Spiritual Realm - by Dividing / Separating between Day = Light as Righteousness, and Night = Darkness as Evil (Yahchanan / John 9:4-5; Mattithyah / Matthew 12:39-40; See Genesis 1:3-5, 14-18)! - can we Clearly know when it would be the Beginning and the End of such 12 Hours of The Day (Light)? YAHSHUA (YAHWSHUA) MASHIACH (MESSYAH) Himself gave the Answer to this Question! Let's Carefully Read Mattithyah / Matthew 20:1-16! "For The Kingdom of Heaven (of YAHWEH / YHWH) is like a Householder who set (went) out Early In The Morning to hire laborers for His vineyard" (Verse 1) "Early In The Morning" is the time from Dawn to Sunrise! "And when He had made an agreement (after agreeing) with the laborers for a denarius A Day, He sent them into His vineyard" (Verse 2) "A Day" is the time when the laborers Worked in the vineyard, that is, during The 12 Hours of The Day (Yahchanan / John 11:9-10)! "And then He went (going) out About The Third Hour and He saw others standing idle in the marketplace" (Verse 3) "About The Third Hour" is during The Third Hour of The Day, from "Early In The Morning"! "And He said to them: You also go (To Work) in the vineyard, and whatever is right I will give you. So they went (their way)" (Verse 4) "Again He went (going) out About The Sixth Hour And The Ninth Hour, and He did the same" (Verse 5) "About The Sixth Hour And The Ninth Hour" is during The Sixth Hour of The Day (so, Noon, since The Day has 12 Hours - See Yahchanan / John 11:9-10) and during The Ninth Hour of The Day, from "Early In The Morning"! "And About The Eleventh Hour He went out, and found others standing idle, and He said to them: Why do you stand here idle All Day?" (Verse 6) "About The Eleventh Hour" is during The Eleventh Hour of The Day (so, The Last But One, since The Day has 12 Hours - See Yahchanan / John 11:9-10), from "Early In The Morning"! And "All Day" is All The 12 Hours of Light (See Yahchanan / John 9:4-5; 11:9-10; Mattithyah / Matthew 12:39-40; Genesis 1:3-5, 14-18)! "They said to Him: Because no man has hired us. He said to them: You also go (To Work) in the vineyard, and whatever is right, that you will receive" (Verse 7) "And so when Evening Came, the Owner of the vineyard said to His Steward (Manager of His House): Call (summon) the laborers, and pay (give) them their wages, beginning with the last, up to (ending with) the first" (Verse 8) "Evening" is the time from Sunset / Sundown to Dark, when the laborers Ended to Work, and Received their wages! "And when those who had been hired At Eleventh Hour came, each of them received a danarius" (Verse 9) "At The Eleventh Hour" is At The Eleventh Hour of The Day, from "Early In The Morning"! "Now when the first came, they thought (expected) that they would receive more, but each of them also received a (one) danarius" (Verse 10) "And when they had received (on receiving) it, they grumbled at (murmured against) the Householder" (Verse 11) "Saying: The last (men) have Worked Only One Hour, and You have made them equal to us, but we (who) have borne the burden and the scorching heat of The Day" (Verse 12) The Last Laborers, those hired "At The Eleventh Hour", Worked Only One Hour - so, during The Twelfth, The Last Hour of The Day! The First Laborers, those hired "Early In The Morning", Worked "All Day, "Until Evening, so 12 Hours (See Yahchanan / John 11:9-10)! "But He replied (answered) to one of them, and said: Friend, I did you no injustice (wrong). Did you not agree with Me for a (one) danarius?" (Verse 13) "Take what belongs to you, and go. I choose to give to the (this) last what (as) I also give to you" (Verse 14) "Is it not lawful for me (Am I not allowed) to do what I choose (please) with my own (what belongs to me)? Why be jealous (do you begrudge) because I am generous (my generosity)? (Verse 15) "So the last will be first, and the first last; for Many are Called, but Few Chosen" (Verse 16) Clearly there is a Physical Pattern here of The Spiritual Realm, about The Way to The Kingdom of YAHWEH (YHWH), showing How YAHWEH (YHWH) is Calling People at Different Times, for Different Reasons, and Purposes, and Rewards, even if The Salvation, and The Eternal Life is The Same, Equal Gift from YAHWEH (YHWH), through YAHSHUA (YAHWSHUA) MASHIACH (MESSYAH), and we have simply to Reverence and Obey Him, Keeping His Law (Torah), Doing Righteous Works, no matter How Long it will be
(Ecclesiastes 12:13-14; Revelation Chapter 20)! As also there is a Physical Pattern with The Spiritual Realm, between The Day = The Light, and The Righteousness, since we have to be "The Children of The Light", "The Children of The Day", "The Children of The Righteousness", Divided / Separated from The Night = The Darkness, and The Evil, since we have Not to be, and we have to be Divided / Separated from "The Children of The Night", "The Children of The Darkness", "The Children of The Evil"! But we are speaking about, and checking YAHSHUA (YAHWSHUA) MASHIACH (MESSYAH)'s Answer about How Long is The True Day, and, so, How Long is The True Sabbath, The Seventh Day! YAHSHUA (YAHWSHUA) MASHIACH (MESSYAH) Clearly Confirmed that The 12 Hours of The Day, about which He spoke about in Yahchanan / John 11:9-10, are Between "Early In The Morning" (From Dawn To Sunrise) And "The Evening" (From Sunset / Sundown To Dark), during The Time Period when the Laborers Worked in the vineyard! In fact, the First Laborers Worked from "Early In The Morning", for All Day, and the Last Laborers Worked from "About The Eleventh Hour" for Only One Hour, and Both of Them Ended to Work at The Evening! So, The 12 Hours of The Day are Between Morning (From Dawn To Sunrise) And Evening (From Sunset / Sundown To Dark)! That confirms The Commandment in Exodus 20:8-11 and Deuteronomy 5:12-15, where we are Commanded to Work Six Days. Of course, we could work Also during the Nights - even if we are Not Commanded to do it! - and, if we work during the Days, it is common sense, logical, and necessary that we rest, and sleep during the Nights - even if we are Not Commanded to do it - because we need to refresh ourselves for another Day of Work! And then we are Commanded to Rest, Refresh, And Keep Set Apart To YAHWEH (YHWH) The Seventh Day, The Sabbath!
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Post by BYT YHWH on May 5, 2005 10:48:02 GMT -5
PART 5
Clearly, YAHWEH (YHWH) Called The Light "DAY" (Genesis 1:3-5, 14-18)! And Clearly, YAHWEH (YHWH) Divided / Separated The Light (Day) From The Darkness, that HE Called "Night" (Genesis 1:3-5, 14-18)! So, according to the Clear Words of YAHWEH (YHWH), in Genesis 1:3-5, 14-18, and of YAHSHUA (YAHWSHUA) MASHIACH (MESSYAH), in Yahchanan / John 9:4-5; 11:9-10; Mattithyah / Matthew 12:39-40; 20:1-16, The Day (Light) is Not United, Joined Together with The Night (Darkness), in a "so-called" 24 Hours "Day" (whatever you want to count it - from Sunrise to Sunrise (that would be correct for the 24 Hours Cycle of a Complete Rotation of the Earth on her Axis), or from Sunset / Sundown to Sunset / Sundown, or from Evening to Evening, or from Dark to Dark, or, even, from Midnight to Midnight!), but, On The Contrary, The Day (Light) and The Night (Darkness) are Divided / Separated! The Division / Separation (see Genesis 1:3-5, 14-18), Period of Time when there is a Mixture of Darkness and Light, when The Night (Darkness) ends, and The (Next) Day (Light) is coming! Then, Clearly, The True Sabbath, The Seventh Day, is The Seventh Period of Light, Between Morning (From Dawn to Sunrise, The Division / Separation Between Night=Darkness and Day=Light) And Evening (from Sunset / Sundown to Dark, The Division / Separation Between Day=Light and Night=Darkness), For 12 Hours, as YAHSHUA (YAHWSHUA) MASHIACH (MESSYAH) Clearly said in Mattithyah / Matthew 20:1-16, confirming what HE said in Yahchanan / John 9:4-5; 11:9-10; Mattithyah / Matthew 12:39-40, just as YAHWEH (YHWH) Clearly said in Genesis 1:3-5, 14-18! Now, in spite of All The Clear Scriptural Proofs, showed above, about what The True Day, and The True Sabbath is, some people will continue to cling to such "traditions of men", usually quoting two Scriptures, trying to justify their "sunset to sunset" (or "evening to evening", or "dark to dark") "Day", and "Sabbath": Leviticus 23:32, and Nehemyah 13:19! And we will Clearly See that they Say, and Prove Exactly The Contrary! Leviticus 23:32, "It is to you a Sabbath of Rest, and you shall afflict yourselves. On the Ninth of the Moon At Evening (at the setting of the Sun), through the Tenth of the Moon At Evening (at the setting od Sun), From Evening Until Evening, you shall celebrate your Sabbath". Why did YAHWEH (YHWH) have to Specify that the Atonement has to be kept "from evening until evening", If the Day Really would be Already "from evening until evening"? If that was the case, there would be No Need Whatsoever to Specify it in Verse 32, since HE Already said that Atonement is "The Tenth of The Seventh Moon" (Leviticus 23:26-31)! It's Very Clear that YAHWEH (YHWH) had to Specify it, because Atonement is Different from the "normal" Day, and Sabbath, that is Between Morning (From Dawn To Sunrise) And Evening (From Sunset / Sundown To Dark)! The reason to begin from the evening of the previous Day is because Atonement is a Solemn Fasting Day, and it needs to have an empty stomach from the previous evening, and to be ritually, physically, and Spiritually clean from the previous evening, to be ready and prepared to Keep It! Please notice also that Verse 32 says, "YOUR Sabbath", and not "MY Sabbath", as usually YAHWEH says for All HIS Sabbaths and Feasts, further indicating that to begin resting and fasting the previous evening of th 9th is to be physically, ritually, and Spiritually ready to Keep HIS (YAHWEH's) Set Apart Convocation on the 10th Day. For all the details on The Day of Atonement ("Yowm Kippur"), please, read the Article, "THE TRUE ATONEMENT"! Nehemyah 13:19, "As the evening shadows began to darken Before the Sabbath Day, I ordered the gates of Yerusalem to be shut, and directed that they were not be opened until After the Sabbath. I stationed some of my own men at the gates to make sure no loads would be brought in On the Sabbath Day". Here we Clearly see that at Evening, toward Dark, that is After Sunset / Sundown, it was Still Before The Sabbath Day! Why did Nehemyah order the gates of Yerusalem to be shut The Night Before The Sabbath Day, and to be not opened Until After The Sabbath, stationing guards at the gates? Since the gates of Yerusalem were shut during All the Nights (Nehemyah 7:3), the order was to keep them shut during All the Sabbath, otherwise, as they did before (Nehemyah 13:15-18), the traders and merchandisers would continue to enter in Yerusalem, bringing in their loads, From The Next Morning, during The Sabbath, to sell, buy, trade products on The Sabbath Day, as we can Clearly read that they still tried to do, sleeping outside the wall the night before The Sabbath Day, even after the order of Nehemyah, until he threathened them to use force against them (Nehemyah 13:20-21)! Once Again, it's Very Clear that The True Sabbath is The Seventh Day (Light!), Between Morning (From Dawn To Sunrise) And Evening (From Sunset / Sundown To Dark), and Not "from sunset / sundown to sunset / sundown", Nor "from evening to evening", Nor "from dark to dark"; and Not Even "from dawn to sunrise until dawn to sunrise" (that, anyway, would be the 24 Hours Cycle of a Complete Rotation of the Earth on her Axis), because the Day, and the Sabbath ends in the evening, from sunset / sundown to dark, and Not in the morning, from dawn to sunrise; and, of course, Not "from midnight to midnight", that is the totally "darked" custom, and fully "pagan" tradition of men, and wrong and false "way" of this world!
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Post by Davide on Jun 8, 2005 23:31:28 GMT -5
Message re-posted from The True Sabbaths And New Moons Group:
From: Yahshua777@webtv.net Date: Tue Aug 6, 2002 8:08 am Subject: GENESIS CHAPTERS 1 & 2 AND THE TRUE SABBATH...
SHALOM Everyone!
Love and Peace from YAHWEH (YHWH / YAHVEH / YHVH), our Creator, and Father, and YAHSHUA (YAHUSHUA) MASHIACH (MESSIAH), our Savio(u)r, High Priest, and King!
What is the TRUE Explanation and Meaning of the Expression in Genesis 1, "The Evening Was and The Morning Was. Day 1... Day 2... Day 3... Day 4... Day 5... Day 6..." (verses 5, 8, 13, 19, 23, 31)?
Let's see together!
Genesis 1:1, "In The Beginning The Mighty One (YAHWEH - See Genesis 2:4) Created The Heavens and The Earth"
Genesis 1:2, "And the Earth was (became) without form and void (empty); and DARKNESS (Heb. "choshek") was upon the Face of the Deep. And the Spirit (Ruah) of The Mighty One (YAHWEH) Moved (was Hovering) upon (over) the Face of the Waters"
Genesis 1:3, "And The Mighty One (YAHWEH) SAID, 'Let there be LIGHT (Heb. "owr")' ; and there was LIGHT (Heb. "owr")"
Genesis 1:4, "And The Migthy One (YAHWEH) SAW The LIGHT (Heb. "owr"), that it was BENEFICIAL; and The Mighty One (YAHWEH) DIVIDED The LIGHT (Heb. "owr") from The DARKNESS (Heb. "choshek") (between The LIGHT - Heb. "owr" - and between The DARKNESS - Heb. "choshek")"
Genesis 1:5, "And The Mighty One (YAHWEH) CALLED THE LIGHT (Heb. "choshek") 'DAY' (Heb. "yowm"), and the DARKNESS (Heb. "choshek") He CALLED 'NIGHT' (Heb. "layelah / layil"). And the EVENING (Heb. "ereb") and the MORNING (Heb. "boker") were (the EVENING - Heb. "ereb" - was, and the MORNING - Heb. "boker" - was). DAY (heb. "yowm") 1"
Here is The TRUE Explanation and Meaning:
The Earth BECAME without form and void (empty), since it was NOT created so in the Beginning, when it was BEAUTIFUL (Iyyob / Job 38:4-7), AND TO BE INHABITATED (Isayah / Isaiah 45:18): so, something VERY EVIL occured between the Creation of the Earth in The Beginning (Genesis 1:1) and this time when The Earth was without form and void (empty) - A KIND OF "STAR WARS", A REBELLION TO YAHWEH'S WAY, THAT IS "LIGHT" (RIGHTEOUSNESS), which effects and results were TOTAL DISASTER, and "DARKNESS" (EVIL) that was upon the Face of the Deep!
The Spirit (Ruach) of The Mighty One (YAHWEH) Moved, was Hovering upon / over the Face of the Waters - YAHWEH was Checking such DARKNESS (EVIL) effects, and results, and Deciding what to do!
YAHWEH Decided, and Said, 'Let There Be LIGHT', and There Was LIGHT!
HOW LONG did He take to make LIGHT? Just the time to say "Let be Light" for YAHWEH - HE said, and it was LIGHT!
Because "for YAHWEH A DAY is as a thousand years, and a thousand years is as A DAY" (2 Kepha / Peter 3:8)!
So, HOW LONG for the man would be A MOMENT (1/10 SCRIPTURAL SECOND) for YAHWEH to say "Let Be Light", and so to Create LIGHT?
A DAY!
You can calculate the proportion:
"For YAHWEH A DAY is as 1,000 years (that is, 360.000 SCRIPTURAL DAYS)"
A DAY is 12 Hours, from the Morning to the Evening (Yahchanan / John 9:4-5; 11:9-10;, Mattithyah / Matthew 20:1-16), with 10 Hours of FULL LIGHT ONLY, that is 36.000 SCRIPTURAL SECONDS!
So, since A DAY is as 1,000 years, for YAHWEH, A MOMENT (1/10 SCRIPTURAL SECOND) is as a A DAY!
YAHWEH Saw (Verified) THE LIGHT, and The LIGHT was BENEFICIAL!
And so, The LIGHT, that was created in A MOMENT (1/10 SCRIPTURAL SECOND), it was called "DAY"!
And YAHWEH DIVIDED THE LIGHT (Beneficial) from The DARKNESS (Maleficial) - Evil effects and results of the REBELLION to YAHWEH's WAY)!
The DARKNESS was called "NIGHT"!
The DIVISION, SEPARATION (see Genesis 1:14-18) between LIGHT = DAY, and DARKNESS = NIGHT, was THE EVENING, a MIXTURE of LIGHT and DARKNESS, from SUNset / SUNdown to Dark, the Passing Period of Time between the DAY and the NIGHT!
The DIVISION, SEPARATION (see Genesis 1:14-18) between NIGHT = DARKNESS, and LIGHT = DAY, was THE MORNING, a MIXTURE of DARKNESS and LIGHT, from Dawn to SUNrise, the Passing Period of Time between the NIGHT and the DAY!
DAY (LIGHT) 1!
That is the TRUE Meaning and Explanation of the Expression "The Evening (The DIVISION / SEPARATION Passing Period of Time between LIGHT / DAY and DARKNESS / NIGHT, from SUnset / SUNdown to Dark) was (came to be), and The Morning (The DIVISION / SEPARATION Passing Period of Time between DARKNESS / NIGHT and LIGHT / DAY, from Dawn to SUNrise) was (came to be). DAY (LIGHT) 1"!
And so on for EACH WORK DAY (LIGHT)... 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 (Genesis 1:5, 8, 13, 19, 23, 31)!
Genesis 2:2-3, "On The Seventh DAY (LIGHT - Genesis 1:3-5, 14-18) The Mighty One (YAHWEH) Ended the Work which He had Done, and He Rested on the Seventh DAY from all His Work which He had Done. Then The Mighty One (YAHWEH) Blessed The Seventh DAY, and Set It Apart to be Holy, because in It He Rested from All His Work which The Mighty One (YAHWEH) Had Created and Made"!
HOW LONG did He Rested?
A DAY (LIGHT), THE SEVENTH DAY, THE SABBATH!
That for YAHWEH is A MOMENT (1/10 SCRIPTURAL SECOND), just as The TIME HE SAID "Let Be Light", and HE MADE LIGHT, Since For YAHWEH A DAY is as 1,000 YEARS, and 1,000 years is as A DAY!
THIS IS THE TRUE SABBATH, THE SEVENTH DAY, THE SEVENTH PERIOD OF LIGHT, BETWEEN THE MORNING (The DIVISION / SEPARATION Passing Period of Time between NIGHT=DARKNESS and DAY=LIGHT, from Dawn to SUNrise) AND THE EVENING (The DIVISION / SEPARATION Passing Period of Time between DAY=LIGHT and NIGHT=DARKNESS, from SUNset / SUNdown to Dark)!
May YAHWEH (YHWH / YAHVEH / YHVH), our Creator, and Father, Bless your and our Spiritual Understanding of His Word, and Will, THE WAY, THE TRUTH, AND THE LIFE, Living, YAHSHUA (YAHUSHUA) MASHIACH (MESSIAH), and Written, The Scriptures, The Torah, THE TRUTH that makes us FREE (Yahchanan / John 8:32; 14:6; 17:17; Revelation 12:17; 14:12; 19:11-16)! TRUE Love (Yahchanan - John 13:35; 1 Yahchanan / 1 John 4:7-21) in YAHSHUA (YAHUSHUA) MASHIACH (MESSIAH), our Savio(u)r, High Priest, and King!
"Those who come from ITALY ('The WayFaring Men' - Isayah 35:8-10) send you Greetings" (Hebrews 13:24)!
Carlo and Davide
The Community of YAHWEH, in Pocahontas, Arkansas, U.S.A.
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Post by Davide on Jun 8, 2005 23:34:12 GMT -5
Message re-posted from The True Sabbaths And New Moons Group: From: Yahshua777@webtv.net Date: Tue Aug 6, 2002 8:18 am Subject: EXODUS CHAPTER 16 AND THE TRUE SABBATH... SHALOM Everyone! Love and Peace from YAHWEH (YHWH / YAHVEH / YHVH), our Creator, and Father, and YAHSHUA (YAHUSHUA) MASHIACH (MESSIAH), our Savio(u)r, High Priest, and King! Let's read together CAREFULLY EXODUS CHAPTER 16, that is the FIRST TIME that YAHWEH Gave, and Showed THE SABBATH to The Children of Israel, in the wilderness, after they came out of the slavery in Land of Egypt! The children of Israel murmured against Mosheh and Aaron in the wilderness (VERSES 1-3)! VERSE 4, "Then YAHWEH said to Mosheh: I will rain bread from heaven for you. Thev people are to go out and gather enough FOR EACH DAY, in order that I may test them, to see whether they will walk in MY LAW (TORAH), or not". VERSE 5, "On the SIXTH DAY they shall prepare what they bring in; and it shall be TWICE as much as they gather on the previous DAYS". VERSE 6, "And Mosheh and Aaron said to all the Children of Israel: AT EVENING, then you shall know that YAHWEH has brought you out of the land of Egypt". VERSE 7, "And IN THE MORNING you will see the Glory of YAHWEH; for He hears your murmurings against Him. But who are we, that you should murmur against us?". VERSE 8, "Mosheh also said; You will know it was YAHWEH when He gives you meat to eat IN THE EVENING, and all the bread you want IN THE MORNING; for YAHWEH hears your murmurings which you make against Him. But what are we? Your murmurings are not against us, but against YAHWEH". VERSE 9, "Then Mosheh spoke to Aaron; Say to all the Congegation of the Children of Israel: Come before YAHWEH, for He has heard your murmurings". VERSE 10, "And as Aaron spoke to the Whole Congregation of the Children of Israel, they looked toward the wilderness, and behold, the Glory of YAHWEH appeared in a cloud". VERSE 11, "And YAHWEH spoke to Mosheh, saying"; VERSE 12, "I have heard the murmurings of the Children of Israel. Speak to them saying; BETWEEN THE TWO EVENINGS you shall eat meat, and IN THE MORNING you shall filled with bread. Then you will know I am YAHWEH your Elohim (Mighty One)". VERSE 13, "And so it was AT EVENING that quail came and covered the camp, and IN THE MORNING there was a layer of dew around the camp". VERSE 14, "And when the dew was gone, thin flakes like frost appeared on the ground". VERSE 15, "When the Children of Israel saw it, they said to one another: Manna? What is it? For they did not know what is was. So Mosheh said to them: This is the bread YAHWEH has given you to eat". VERSE 16, "This is the thing which YAHWEH has commanded: Each one is to gather as much as he needs. Take an omert for each person you have in your tent". VERSE 17, "And the Children of Israel did as they were commanded; some gathered much, others gathered little". VERSE 18, "And when they measured it by the omer, he who gathered much did not have too much, and he who gathered little di not have too little. each one gathered as much as he needed". VERSE 19, "And Mosheh said; No one is to keep any of it UNTIL MORNING". VERSE 20, "Notwithstanding, they did not listen to Mosheh; but some of them left part of it UNTIL MORNING, and it bred worms and stank. And Mosheh was angry with them". VERSE 21 "So EACH MORNING they gathered it, every man according to his needs, and when the sun grew hot, it melted away". NOW, PAY SPECIAL ATTENTION: VERSE 22, "and on the SIXTH DAY they gathered TWICE as much bread, two omers foir each person; and the rulers of the Congregation came and told Mosheh". SO, IN THE MORNING OF THE SIXTH DAY THEY GATHERED TWICE AS MUCH BREAD (MANNA)! VERSE 23 "Then he said to them: This is what YAHWEH has commanded: TOMORROW is to be A DAY OF REST, A SET APART SABBATH TO YAHWEH. So bake what you will back TODAY and boil what you will boil, and SAVE WHAT IS LEFTOVER, AND KEEP IT UNTIL MORNING". So, TOMORROW - THE DAY AFTER, IN THE MORNING, WAS THE SABBATH, SET APART TO YAHWEH, SINCE THEY HAVE TO SAVE WHAT WAS LEFTOVER OF THE TWICE PART OF BREAD OF THE SIXTH DAY, AND KEEP IT UNTIL MORNING! VERSE 24, "So they SAVED IT UNTIL MORNING, as Mosheh commanded; and it did NOT stink NOR were there any worms in it". SO, WE ARE ON THE MORNING OF THE SEVENTH DAY! VERSE 25, "Then Mosheh said; EAT IT TODAY, BECAUSE TODAY IS A SABBATH TO YAHWEH. TODAY YOU WILL NOT FIND IT ON THE GROUND". TODAY, THE SEVENTH DAY FROM THE MORNING, WAS THE SABBATH TO YAHWEH!!! VERSE 26, "Six DAYS you shall gather it, but ON THE SEVENTH DAY, THE SABBATH, THERE WILL BE NONE". SO, IN THE MORNING OF THE FIRST SIX DAYS THEY HAVE TO GATHER MANNA, BUT ON THE SEVENTH DAY, THE SABBATH, FROM THE MORNING, THER WILL BE NONE!!! VERSE 27, "Nevertheless, some of the people wnet out ON THE SEVENTH DAY to gather it, but they found NONE" SO, IN THE MORNING OF THE SEVENTH DAY, AS THEY DID IN THE MORNING OF THE FIRST SIX DAYS, SOME OF THEM WNT OUT TO GATHER MANNA, BUT THEY FOUND NONE!!! VERSE 28, "Then YAHWEH said to Mosheh; HOW LONG will you REFUSE TO KEEP MY COMMANDMENTS AND MY LAWS?" YES, HOW LONG? VERSE 29, "Behold! YAHWEH HAS GIVEN YOU THE SABBATH; that is WHY on the SIXTH DAY He Gives you BREAD FOR TWO DAYS. Let every man remain in his palce; let no man go out of his place ON THE SEVENTH DAY". YES, YAHWEH HAS GIVEN, AND SHOWED US THE SABBATH, ON THE SEVENTH DAY, FROM THE MORNING UNTIL THE EVENING!!! THAT IS WHY YAHWEH GAVE THEM MANNA FOR TWO DAYS - THE SIXTH DAY, FROM THE MORNING, AND THE SEVENTH DAY, THE SABBATH, FROM THE MORNING!!! AND NO ONE HAS TO COME OUT TO GATHER IT ON THE SEVENTH DAY, IN THE MORNING!!! VERSE 30, "So the People RESTED ON THE SEVENTH DAY". YES, THEY RESTED ON THE SABBATH, THE SEVENTH DAY, FROM THE MORNING UNTIL THE EVENING!!! YAHWEH WILLING, we hope that you will do THE SAME too... THIS IS THE TRUTH ON THE SABBATH DAY, from the Torah, in the Tanakh... May YAHWEH (YHWH / YAHVEH / YHVH), our Creator, and Father, Bless your and our Spiritual Understanding of His Word, and Will, THE WAY, THE TRUTH, AND THE LIFE, Living, YAHSHUA (YAHUSHUA) MASHIACH (MESSIAH), and Written, The Scriptures, The Torah, THE TRUTH that makes us FREE (Yahchanan / John 8:32; 14:6; 17:17; Revelation 12:17; 14:12; 19:11-16)! TRUE Love (Yahchanan - John 13:35; 1 Yahchanan / 1 John 4:7-21) in YAHSHUA (YAHUSHUA) MASHIACH (MESSIAH), our Savio(u)r, High Priest, and King! "Those who come from ITALY ('The WayFaring Men' - Isayah 35:8-10)! send you Greetings" (Hebrews 13:24)! Carlo and Davide The Community of YAHWEH, in Pocahontas, Arkansas, U.S.A.
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Post by Davide on Jun 8, 2005 23:49:06 GMT -5
Message re-posted from The True Sabbaths And New Moons Group:
From: YahwehCommunity@webtv.net Date: Sat Aug 24, 2002 1:48 pm Subject: MATTITHYAH / MATTHEW 20:1-16 AND THE TRUE DAY AND SABBATH...
Shabbath Shalom Everyone!
Love and Peace from YAHWEH (YHWH / YAHVEH / YHVH), our Creator and Father, and YAHSHUA (YAHUSHUA) MASHIACH (MESSIAH), our Savio(u)r, High Priest, and King!
Since YAHSHUA (YAHUSHUA) MASHIACH (MESSIAH) CLEARLY said that there are 12 HOURS in The DAY (LIGHT), and then the NIGHT (DARKNESS) comes (Yahchanan / John 11:9-10) - so giving us a CLEAR Physical and Spiritual Pattern: DIVIDING / SEPARATING between LIGHT = DAY = RIGHTEOUSNESS, and DARKNESS = NIGHT = EVIL (Yahchanan / John 9:4-5; Mattithyah / Matthew 12:39-40; See Genesis 1:3-5, 14-18)! - can we CLEARLY know when it would be the Beginning and the End of such 12 HOURS of The DAY (LIGHT)?
YAHSHUA (YAHUSHUA) MASHIACH (MESSIAH) Himself gave the Answer to this Question, in MATTITHYAH / MATTHEW 20:1-16!
Let's Read it Together!
"For The Kingdom of Heaven (of YAHWEH / YHWH / YAHVEH / YHVH) is like a Householder who set (went) out EARLY IN THE MORNING to hire laborers for His vineyard" (Verse 1)
'"EARLY IN THE MORNING" is the time between Dawn to SUNrise!
"And when He had made an agreement (after agreeing) with the laborers for a denarius A DAY, He sent them into His vineyard" (Verse 2)
"A DAY" is the time when the laborers WORKED in the vineyard, that is, during The 12 Hours of The DAY (Yahchanan / John 11:9-10)!
"And then He went (going) out ABOUT THE THIRD HOUR; and He saw others standing idle in the marketplace" (Verse 3)
"ABOUT THE THIRD HOUR" is during the Third Hour of The DAY, from "EARLY IN THE MORNING"!
"And He said to them: You also go (TO WORK) in the vineyard, and whatever is right I will give you. So they went (their way)" (Verse 4)
"Again He went (going) out ABOUT THE SIXTH HOUR AND THE NINTH HOUR, and He did the same" (Verse 5)
"ABOUT THE SIXTH HOUR AND THE NINTH HOUR" is during the the Sixth Hour of The DAY (so, NOON, since The DAY has 12 Hours - See Yahchanan / John 11:9-10) and during the Ninth Hour of The DAY, from "EARLY IN THE MORNING"!
"And ABOUT THE ELEVENTH HOUR He went out, and found others standing idle, and He said to them: Why do you stand here idle ALL DAY?" (Verse 6)
"ABOUT THE ELEVENTH HOUR" is during the Eleventh Hour of The DAY (so, the Last But One, since The DAY has 12 Hours - See Yahchanan / John 11:9-10), from "EARLY IN THE MORNING"! And "ALL DAY" is The 12 Hours of LIGHT Only (See Yahchanan / John 9:4-5; 11:9-10; Mattithyah / Matthew 12:39-40; Genesis 1:3-5, 14-18)!
"They said to Him: Because no man has hired us. He said to them: You also go (TO WORK) in the vineyard, and whtever is right, that you will receive" (Verse 7)
"And so when EVENING CAME, the Owner of the vineyard said to His Steward (Manager of His House): Call (summon) the laborers, and pay (give) them their wages, beginning with the last, up to (ending with) the first" (Verse 8)
"EVENING" is the time from SUNset / SUNdown to Dark, when the laborers ended to WORK, and RECEIVED their wages!
"And when those who had been hired ABOUT AT ELEVENTH HOUR came, each of them received a danarius" (Verse 9)
"ABOUT THE ELEVENTH HOUR" is during the Eleventh Hour of The DAY, from "EARLY IN THE MORNING"!
"Now when the first came, they thought (expected) that they would receive more, but each of them also received a (one) danarius" (Verse 10)
"And when they had received (on receiving) it, they grumbled at (murmured against) the Householder" (Verse 11)
"Saying: The last (men) have WORKED ONLY ONE HOUR, and You have made them equal to us, but we (who) have borne the burden and the scorching heat of The DAY" (Verse 12)
The Last Laborers, those hired "ABOUT THE ELEVENTH HOUR", WORKED ONLY ONE HOUR - so, during the TWELFTH (the Last) HOUR of The DAY! The First Laborers, those hired "EARLY IN THE MORNING", WORKED ALL DAY, UNTIL EVENING, so 12 HOURS (See Yahchanan / John 11:9-10)!
"But He replied (answered) to one of them, and said: Friend, I did you no injustice (wrong). Did you not agree with Me for a (one) danarius?" (Verse 13)
"Take what belongs to you, and go. I choose to give to the (this) last what (as) I also give to you" (Verse 14)
"Is it not lawful for me (Am I not allowed) to do what I choose (please) with my own (what belongs to me)? Why be jealous (do you begrudge) because I am generous (my generosity)? (Verse 15)
"So the last will be first, and the first last; for many are called, but few chosen" (Verse 16)
CLEARLY there is a Spiritual Pattern here, about The Way to The Kingdom of YAHWEH (YHWH / YAHVEH / YHVH), showing How YAHWEH (YHWH / YAHVEH / YHVH) is Calling People at DIFFERENT Times, for DIFFERENT Reasons, and Purposes, and Rewards, even if The Salvation, and The Eternal Life is The SAME, EQUAL GIFT from YAHWEH (YHWH / YAHVEH / YHVH), through YAHSHUA (YAHUSHUA) MASHIACH (MESSIAH), and we have simply to REVERENCE and OBEY Him, Keeping His Law (Torah), Doing RIGHTEOUS WORKS, no matter HOW LONG it will be (Ecclesiastes 12:13-14; Revelation Chapter 20)!
As also there is a Spiritual Pattern with the Physical Realm, between DAY = LIGHT = RIGHTEOUNESS, since we have to be "Children of LIGHT", DIVIDED / SEPARATED from NIGHT = DARKNESS = EVIL, since we have to be NOT "Children of Darkness"!
But, in this Subject, we are speaking about, and checking YAHSHUA (YAHUSHUA) MASHIACH (MESSIAH)'s Answer about HOW LONG is The TRUE DAY (and, so, HOW LONG is The TRUE SABBATH, The SEVENTH DAY)!
YAHSHUA (YAHUSHUA) MASHIACH (MESSIAH) CLEARLY confirmed that The 12 HOURS of The DAY, about which He spoke about in Yahchanan / John 11:9-10, are BETWEEN "EARLY IN THE MORNING" AND "EVENING", during the time period when the Laborers WORKED in the vineyard, that is FROM SUNrise UNTIL SUNset / SUNdown!
In fact, the First Laborers WORKED from "EARLY IN THE MORNING", and the Last Laborers WORKED from "ABOUT THE ELEVENTH HOUR" for ONLY ONE HOUR, and Both of Them ENDED to WORK at EVENING! So, the 12 HOURS of The DAY are between MORNING and EVENING, from SUNrise to SUNset / SUNdown!
That confirms The Commandment in EXODUS 20:8-11 and DEUTERONOMY 5:12-15, where we are Commanded to WORK SIX DAYS (of course, we could work ALSO during the Nights - even if we are NOT Commanded to do it! - and, if we work during the Days, it is common sense, logical, and necessary that we rest, and sleep during the Nights - even if we are NOT Commanded to do it - because we need to refresh ourselves for another Day of Work!), and then we are Commanded to REST, REFRESH, AND KEEP SET APART TO YAHWEH (YHWH / YAHVEH / YHVH) THE SEVENTH DAY, THE SABBATH!
CLEARLY, YAHWEH (YHWH / YAHVEH / YHVH) Called The LIGHT "DAY" (Genesis 1:3-5, 14-18)!
And CLEARLY, YAHWEH (YHWH / YAHVEH / YHVH) DIVIDED / SEPARATED The LIGHT (DAY) FROM The DARKNESS, that He Called "NIGHT" (Genesis 1:3-5, 14-18)!
So, according to the CLEAR Words of YAHWEH (YHWH / YAHVEH / YHVH) in Genesis 1:3-5, 14-18, and of YAHSHUA (YAHUSHUA) MASHIACH (MESSIAH), in Yahchanan / John 9:4-5; 11:9-10; Mattithyah / Matthew 12:39-40; 20:1-16, The DAY (LIGHT Only) is ABSOLUTELY NOT UNITED, JOINED TOGETHER WITH The NIGHT (DARKNESS Only), in a "so-called" 24 Hours "Day" (whatever you want to count it - from SUNrise to SUNrise, or from SUNset / SUNdown to SUNset / SUNdown, or from Dark to Dark, or from Midnight to Midnight!), but, ON THE CONTRARY, The DAY (LIGHT Only) and The NIGHT (DARKNESS Only) are DIVIDED / SEPARATED!
The DIVISION / SEPARATION (see Genesis 1:3-5, 14-18), MARKED, SIGNED by The SUN, and The MOON, between LIGHT = DAY, and DARKNESS = NIGHT, is THE EVENING, from SUNset / SUNdown to Dark, the passing period of time when there is a MIXTURE of Light and Darkness, until The NIGHT (DARKNESS Only) comes!
The DIVISION / SEPARATION (see Genesis 1:3-5, 14-18), MARKED, SIGNED by The SUN, and The MOON, between NIGHT = DARKNESS, and LIGHT = DAY, is THE MORNING, from Dawn to SUNrise, the passing period of time when there is a MIXTURE of Darkness and Light, until The DAY (LIGHT Only) comes!
Then, CLEARLY, The TRUE SABBATH, The SEVENTH DAY, is The SEVENTH Period of LIGHT Only, from SUNrise to SUNset / SUNdown, BETWEEN MORNING (From Dawn to SUNrise, The DIVISION / SEPARATION between NIGHT=DARKNESS and DAY=LIGHT) AND EVENING (from SUNset / SUNdown to Dark, The DIVISION / SEPARATION between DAY=LIGHT and NIGHT=DARKNESS), for 12 HOURS, as YAHSHUA (YAHUSHUA) MASHIACH (MESSIAH) CLEARLY said in Mattithyah / Matthew 20:1-16, confirming what He said in Yahchanan / John 9:4-5; 11:9-10; Mattithyah / Matthew 12:39-40, just as YAHWEH (YHWH / YAHVEH / YHVH) said in Genesis 1:3-5, 14-18!
May YAHWEH (YHWH / YAHVEH / YHVH), our Creator and Father, Bless your and our Spiritual Understanding of His Word, and Will, THE WAY, THE TRUTH, AND THE LIFE, Living, YAHSHUA (YAHUSHUA) MASHIACH (MESSIAH), and Written, The Scriptures, The Torah, THE TRUTH that makes us FREE (Yahchanan / John 8:32; 14:6; 17:17; Revelation 12:17; 14:12; 19:11-16)! TRUE Love (Yahchanan - John 13:35; 1 Yahchanan / 1 John 4:7-21) in YAHSHUA (YAHUSHUA) MASHIACH (MESSIAH), our Savio(u)r, High Priest, and King!
"Those who come from ITALY ("The WayFaring Men" - Isayah 35:8-10) send you Greetings" (Hebrews 13:24)!
Carlo and Davide
The Community of Yahweh, in Pocahontas, Arkansas, U.S.A.
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