Times and Seasons - Events

[When God recreated this earth; He established the evening first with a twelve-hour period of darkness and then followed the darkness by twelve hours of daylight as the finishing portion of the twenty-four hour period. Anciently each day began when the sun set at the previous day’s end.]

[God’s word reveals that each year begins in the springtime. However we have had rulers that have sought to change times (seasons) and laws. (Daniel 7:25). Therefor civilizations have become accustom to calendars and time instruments “beginning” the year in the “dead” of winter. Governments also begin the “day” at midnight, in the dead of the night.]

[Originally the months were connected to the travel of the moon and the length of the year appeared to vacillate due to the nineteen-year time cycle that the moon travels in relation to the earth’s motion around the sun.]

[The Holy Bible directs us to number our days. (Psalms 90:12). However civilizations have chosen to name the days of the week after the sun and other imaginary gods. The names of stars and planets also are named after imaginary gods that they chose to define and worship.]

[As ancient peoples worshiped the sun, they became aware of the earth’s approximate 365-day cycle around the sun. People abandoned the moon and its cycles as a means of numbering months. The Romans gave us the present English calendar names. Again, they started the year in the “dead” of winter: January with 31 days. Poor February has 28 or 29 days depending if it’s a “leap year.” March has 31 days, but April has 30 days. May has 31 days, but June has 30 Days. Now we come to July, named after a Roman Emperor Julius, which has 31 days. Not to be outdone, another Roman Emperor, Augustus, wanted and got a month name after him with 31 days as well. Then the Roman imagination seems to have waned as the next four months bare only the Latin numbers of seven (September 30 days), eight (October 31 days), nine (November 30 days), and then ten (December 31 days).]

[From a scientific and religious standpoint, there could be some controversy as to how on a circular earth we can be certain when the Creation Sabbath begins and where on earth it ends (Isaiah 40:21-22). Two items of biblical knowledge enlighten us. One, the earth was divided in the days of Peleg. (Genesis 10:25). Yes there was a “Pangea” and geological evidence does reveal where the “date line” is actually located. Two, Jesus, who was instrumental in creating this earth and established our present seasons after the deluge in Noah’s day, is aware that the sun does not set at some locations upon this earth for months. Therefor Jesus gave us instruction in John 11:9] "Jesus answered, 'Are there not twelve hours in the day? ...' " [Jesus was referencing the daylight portion as witnessed in the Gospels.]

[We believe our day should be adjusted for Daylight Saving Time with the Day beginning at 7:00 PM, otherwise the day begins at 6:00 PM when there is no advancement of the clock. Thus one day ends and another day begins at either 7:00 PM or 6:00 PM depending whether time has been advanced an hour or we are on standard time. True, man has set imaginary lines on the earth to determine what time zone people are in. Imagine someone, if you will, trying to keep the Creation Sabbath while in a submarine traveling under the ocean with no reference to the sun or knowing his or her position. Let God be the judge!]

Genesis 1:5 “And God called the light Day, and the darkness He called Night. And the evening and the morning were the first day.” [Our present creation begun with day one! Thus the 24-hour day begins with the going down of the sun at evening and ends the next evening (Genesis 1:2-4).]

[By the way, meditate on this, God created Adam a mature man with a specific age of development. Aside from the fact that scientific dating methods are prone to gross errors due to incorrect assumptions concerning consistent atomic radiation and decay, God is able to create a mature earth that appears a certain age. Also search scriptures and you may determine that Genesis means beginning, but it is not the beginning of the earth’s original creation, but a recreation (Genesis 1:2). Biblical truth seems stranger than fiction. After all do you really believe in resurrections and eternal life? –We Do!]

[This is not a site for doubtful arguments or controversy. It is a site for truth. The Bible as well as science reveals that matter (what we can see and measure) has been created from energy. That source of energy is Almighty God. Evolution is a model of belief based on “blind faith and supposition” of “scientists” who have neither proof nor evidence of any evolution.]

“For by Him were all things created, that are in heaven, and that are in earth, visible and invisible, whether they be thrones, or dominions, or principalities, or powers: all things were created by Him, and for Him:” (Colossians 1:16 KJVR) [and] “You are worthy, O Lord, to receive glory and honor and power: for You have created all things, and for Your pleasure they are and were created.” (Revelation 4:11).

Earth Shaking Events!

"Once again Jesus shouted, and then he died. At once the curtain in the temple was torn in two from top to bottom. The earth shook, and rocks split apart. Graves opened, and many of God's people were raised to life. Then after Jesus had risen to life, they came out of their graves and went into the holy city, where they were seen by many people. The officer and the soldiers guarding Jesus felt the earthquake and saw everything else that happened. They were frightened and said, 'This man really was God's Son!'" (Matthew 27:50-54 CEV).

"Jesus shouted and then died. At once the curtain in the temple tore in two from top to bottom. A Roman army officer was standing in front of Jesus. When the officer saw how Jesus died, he said, ‘This man really was the Son of God!’" (Mark 15:37-39 CEV).

[Jesus:] "…said 'It is finished:' and he bowed his head, and gave up the ghost (spirit)." (John 19:30) "And Jesus cried with a loud voice, and gave up the ghost (spirit). And the veil of the temple was rent (torn) in twain (in two) from the top to the bottom." (Mark 15:37-38 KJVR). [For those seeking a sign from above here is an event that was from God showing that the Levitical priesthood with animal sacrifices etc. was finished when Christ the Messiah became our sacrifice!]

“Then He said, "Lo, I come to do Your will, O God." He takes away the first covenant in order that He may establish the second covenant; By Whose will we are sanctified through the offering of the body of Jesus Christ once for all. [Jesus was and is the ultimate sacrifice for all humans.] (Hebrews 10:9-10).

[The Sabbath, created on creation’s seventh day, was also given to the children of Israel as a perpetual covenant. (Exodus 31:16-18).] “There remains, therefore, Sabbath-keeping for the people of God.” (Hebrews 4:9). [Also the Lord’s Supper is to be kept.] “For as often as you eat this bread, and drink this cup, you do show the Lord's death till He comes. (1 Corinthians 11:26). [As well as the Feast of Tabernacles.] And it shall come to pass, that every one that is left of all the nations which came against Jerusalem shall even go up from year to year to worship the King, the LORD of hosts, and to keep the Feast of Tabernacles. (Zechariah 14:16).

A calendar of "Holy Days" is presented below –for those who insist on observing the old covenant. Let God be your judge. (Acts 4:18-19). (Some might believe in practicing physical circumcision for males too. Titus 1:10).

[In 1 Corinthians chapter 11:20-34, Paul criticized the church because of their selfish conduct and obvious lack of moderation:]

"When you gather in the same place, it is not to eat the Lord's Supper. (21) Because as you eat, each of you rushes to eat his own supper, and one person goes hungry while another gets drunk. (22) You have homes in which to eat and drink, don't you? Or do you despise God's church and humiliate those who have nothing? What should I say to you? Should I praise you? I will not praise you for this! (23) For I received from the Lord what I also passed on to you-how the Lord Jesus, on the night he was betrayed, took bread, (24) gave thanks for it, and broke it in pieces, saying, 'This represents My body that is for you. As often as you do this, do it in memory of Me.' (25) He did the same with the cup after the supper, saying, 'This cup is the new covenant in My blood. As often as you drink from it, keep doing this in memory of Me.' (26) For as often as you eat this bread and drink from this cup, you proclaim the Lord's death until He comes. (27) Therefore, whoever eats the bread or drinks from the cup in an unworthy manner (or attitude) will be held responsible for the Lord's body and blood. (28) A person must examine himself and then eat the bread and drink from the cup. (29) For the one who eats and drinks without recognizing the body eats and drinks judgment on himself. (30) That's why so many of you are weak and sick and a considerable number are dying. (31) But if we judged ourselves correctly, we would not be judged. (32) Now, while we are being judged by the Lord, we are being disciplined lest we be condemned along with the world. (33) Therefore, my brothers, when you gather to eat, wait for each other. (34) If anyone is hungry, he should eat at home, so that when you gather it may not bring judgment on you. And when I come I will give instructions concerning the other matters."

John 13: 1-17, "Now before the Passover Festival, Jesus realized that His hour had come to leave this world and return to the Father. Having loved His own who were in the world, He loved them to the end. (2) By supper time, the devil had already put it into the heart of Judas, the son of Simon Iscariot, to betray him. (3) Jesus, knowing that the Father had given all things into His hands, and that He had come from God and was returning to God, (4) got up from the table, removed His outer robe, and took a towel and fastened it around His waist. (5) Then He poured some water into a basin and began to wash the disciples' feet and to dry them with the towel that was tied around His waist. (6) Then He came to Simon Peter, who said to Him, 'Lord, are you going to wash my feet?' (7) Jesus answered him, 'You do not realize now what I am doing, but later on you will understand.' (8) Peter said to him, 'You must never wash my feet!' Jesus answered him, 'Unless I wash you, you have no part with Me.' (9) Simon Peter said to him, 'Lord, not just my feet, but my hands and my head as well!' (10) Jesus told him, 'The person who has bathed does not need to wash, except for his feet, but is entirely clean. And you men are clean, though not all of you.' (11) For He knew who was going to betray Him. That's why He said, 'Not all of you are clean.' (12) When He had washed their feet and put on His outer robe, He sat down again and said to them, 'Do you realize what I have done to you? (13) You call Me Teacher and Lord, and you are right because that is what I am. (14) So if I, your Lord and Teacher, have washed your feet, you must also wash one another's feet. (15) For I have given you an example, so that you may do as I have done to you. (16) Truly, truly I say to you, a servant is not greater than his master, and a messenger is not greater than the one who sent him. (17) If you understand these things, how blessed you are if you put them into practice!' "

Matthew 26:26-34, "While they were eating, Jesus took a loaf of bread and blessed it. Then He broke it in pieces and handed it to the disciples, saying, 'Take this and eat it. This is My body [the broken bread represents the broken body of Christ].' (27) Then He took a cup, gave thanks, and gave it to them, saying, 'Drink from it, all of you. (28) For this is [symbolic product of the vine represents the blood] My blood of the new covenant that is being poured out for many people for the forgiveness of sins. (29) I tell you, I will never again drink the product of the vine until that day when I drink it new with you in My Father's kingdom.'

(30) After singing a hymn, they went out to the Mount of Olives.

[Will you deny Christ when persecution happens:] (31) Then Jesus said to them, 'All of you will turn against me this very night. For it is written, "I will strike the shepherd, and the sheep of the flock will be scattered." (32) However, after I have been raised, I will go to Galilee ahead of you.' (33) But Peter said to him, 'Even if everyone else turns against you, I certainly won't!' (34) Jesus said to him, 'Truly I tell you, this very night, before a rooster crows, you will deny Me three times.' "

[Caution, beware, not once saved, always saved!] 1 Corinthians 10:12, "Wherefore let him that thinks he stands take heed lest he fall."

JOHN 3:16-17, "For God so loved the world, that He gave His only begotten Son, that whosoever believes in Him should not perish, but have everlasting life. 17 For God sent not His Son into the world to condemn the world: but that the world through Him might be saved."

[Christ rose from the dead!] ROMANS 5:8-10, "But God commended His love toward us, in that, while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us. 9 Much more then, being now justified by His blood, we shall be saved from wrath through Him. 10 For if, when we were enemies, we were reconciled to God by the death of His Son, much more, being reconciled, we shall be saved by His life."

REVELATION 13:8, "...Lamb slain from the foundation of the world [age]."

[· Symbolic Bread & "Wine" acknowledging Christ’s broken body and bloody suffering for us:] 1 CORINTHIANS 11:23, "...That the Lord Jesus the same night in which He was betrayed took bread: 11:24 And when He had given thanks, He broke it, and said, Take, eat: this is My body, which is broken for you: this do in remembrance of Me. 11:25 After the same manner also He took the cup, when He had supped, saying, This cup is the new testament in My blood: this do you, as often as you drink it, in remembrance of Me. 11:26 For as often as you eat this bread, and drink this cup, you do show the Lord's death till He comes."

[· Foot Washing displays an attitude of Humble Service to others...] JOHN 13:4-5, "He [Christ] rose from supper, and laid aside His garments; and took a towel, and girded Himself. 5 After that He poured water into a basin, and began to wash the disciples' feet, and to wipe them with the towel wherewith He was girded."

JOHN 13:12-14, "So after He had washed their feet, and had taken His garments, and was set down again, He said unto them, 'Know you what l have done to you? 13 You call me Master and Lord: and you say well; for so I am. 14 If l then, your Lord and Master, have washed your feet; you also ought to wash one another's feet.' "

[Christ expects us to follow His example even today!] JOHN 13:15, "For l have given you an example, that you should do as l have done to you."

[Christ's sacrifice likened as to a sacrificial Lamb:] ISAIAH 53:6-7, "All we like sheep have gone astray; we have turned every one to his own way; and the LORD has laid on Him the iniquity of us all. 7 He was oppressed, and He was afflicted, yet He opened not His mouth: He is brought as a lamb to the slaughter, and as a sheep before her shearers is dumb, so He opened not His mouth."

[Jesus' mother needed Jesus as a risen savior for forgiveness of her sins!] Romans 3:23, "For all have sinned, and come short of the glory of God."

[How quick established religion is to condemn others!] JOHN 19:6, "When the chief priests and the officers saw Him, they cried aloud, saying, 'Crucify Him, crucify Him!' Pilate said to them, 'You take Him and crucify Him because I do not find any fault in Him.' "

[· Here is symbolism as an analogy.] 1 CORINTHIANS 10:16-17, "The cup of blessing that we give thanks for, is it not a sharing in the blood of Christ? The bread that we break, is it not a sharing in the body of Christ? 17 Because there is one bread, we who are many are one body, for all of us share that one bread."

[· Additional symbolism! People don’t really eat and drink the body and blood of Christ!] 1 CORINTHIANS 12:27, "Now you are the body of Christ, and members in particular."

LUKE 22:19, "And He [Christ] took bread, and gave thanks, and broke it, and gave unto them, saying, 'This is my body which is given for you: this do in remembrance of me.' "

[Jesus makes a date to share the fruit of the vine with believers and then sings a hymn with His followers.] MATTHEW 26:29-30, " 'But l say unto you, l will not drink henceforth of this fruit of the vine, until that day when I drink it new with you in My Father's kingdom.' 30 And when they had sung an hymn, they went out into the mount of Olives."

[God is a supreme open family with male sons and female daughters:]. 2 Corinthians 6:18, "And [I] will be a Father unto you, and you shall be My sons and daughters, says the Lord Almighty."

[Christ is the one and only priest!] 1 Timothy 2:5, "For there is one God, and one mediator between God and men, the man Christ Jesus."

[We answer only to God for our conduct!] Romans 14:11-12, "For it is written, As I live, saith the Lord, every knee shall bow to Me, and every tongue shall confess to God. So then every one of us shall give account of himself to God."

[We are individually responsible for our own salvation:] Philippians 2:12, "Wherefore, my beloved, as you have always obeyed, not as in my presence only, but now much more in my absence, work out your own salvation with fear and trembling."

[There no 'Trinity':] 1 John 1:3-10, "That which we have seen and heard declare we unto you, that you also may have fellowship with us: and truly our fellowship is with the Father, and with His Son Jesus Christ. 4 And these things write we unto you, that your joy may be full. 5 This then is the message which we have heard of Him, and declare unto you, that God is light, and in Him is no darkness at all. 6 If we say that we have fellowship with Him, and walk in darkness, we lie, and do not the truth: 7 But if we walk in the light, as He is in the light, we have fellowship one with another, and the blood of Jesus Christ His Son cleanses us from all sin. 8 If we say that we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us. 9 If we confess our sins, He is faithful and just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness. 10 If we say that we have not sinned, we make Him a liar, and His word is not in us."

[Humility is an important quality...] Philippians 2:3-12, "Let nothing be done through strife or vainglory; but in lowliness of mind let each esteem other better than themselves. 4 Look not every man on his own things, but every man also on the things of others. 5 Let this mind be in you, which was also in Christ Jesus: 6 Who, being in the form of God, thought it not robbery to be equal with God: 7 But made Himself of no reputation, and took upon Him the form of a servant, and was made in the likeness of men: 8 And being found in fashion as a man, He humbled himself, and became obedient unto death, even the death of the cross. 9 Wherefore God also has highly exalted Him, and given Him a name which is above every name: 10 That at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, of things in heaven, and things in earth, and things under the earth; 11 And that every tongue should confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father. 12 Wherefore, my beloved, as you have always obeyed, not as in my presence only, but now much more in my absence, work out your own salvation with fear and trembling."

[We do not worship a dead savior! Jesus rose from the dead!] 2 John 1:4-11, "I rejoiced greatly that I found of your children walking in truth, as we have received a commandment from the Father. 5 And now I beseech you, lady, not as though I wrote a new commandment unto you, but that which we had from the beginning, that we love one another. 6 And this is love, that we walk after His commandments. This is the commandment, That, as ye have heard from the beginning, you should walk in it. 7 For many deceivers are entered into the world, who confess not that Jesus Christ is come in the flesh. This is a deceiver and an antichrist. 8 Look to yourselves, that we lose not those things which we have wrought, but that we receive a full reward. 9 Whosoever transgresses, and abides not in the doctrine of Christ, has not God. He that abides in the doctrine of Christ, he has both the Father and the Son [Again the 'Trinity' is a false teaching!]. 10 If there come any unto you, and bring not this doctrine, receive him not into your house, neither bid him God speed: 11 For he that bids him God speed is partaker of his evil deeds."

[Keep away from idols!] 1 Thessalonians 1:9-10, "For they themselves show of us what manner of entering in we had unto you, and how you turned to God from idols to serve the living and true God; 10 And to wait for His Son from heaven, whom He raised from the dead, even Jesus, which delivered us from the wrath to come."

[We are first begotten, but not yet born of God!] 1 John 5:10-21, "He that believes on the Son of God has the witness in himself: he that believes not God has made Him a liar; because he believes not the record that God gave of His Son. 11 And this is the record, that God has given to us eternal life, and this life is in His Son. 12 He that has the Son has life; and he that has not the Son of God has not life. 13 These things have I written unto you that believe on the name of the Son of God; that ye may know that you have eternal life, and that you may believe on the name of the Son of God. 14 And this is the confidence that we have in Him, that, if we ask any thing according to His will, He hears us: 15 And if we know that He hear us, whatsoever we ask, we know that we have the petitions that we desired of Him. 16 If any man see his brother sin a sin which is not unto death, he shall ask, and he shall give him life for them that sin not unto death. There is a sin unto death: I do not say that he shall pray for it. 17 All unrighteousness is sin: and there is a sin not unto death. 18 We know that whosoever is born of God sins not; but he that is begotten of God keeps himself, and that wicked one touches him not. 19 And we know that we are of God, and the whole world lies in wickedness. 20 And we know that the Son of God is come, and hath given us an understanding, that we may know Him that is true, and we are in Him that is true, even in His Son Jesus Christ. This is the true God, and eternal life. 21 Little children, keep yourselves from idols. Amen."

[Caution, beware, not once saved, always saved!] 1 Corinthians 10:12, "Wherefore let him that thinks he stands take heed lest he fall."

[Another caution!] Hebrews 3:12, "Take heed, brethren, lest there be in any of you an evil heart of unbelief, in departing from the living God."

  Passover* - The "Lord's Supper" observed a day earlier by the command of Jesus
  Unleavened Bread  - Was symbolic of putting sin away - Go and sin no more.
  Pentecost Fulfilled - We have received the Holy Spirit (John 20:22 & Acts 2:1-4)
  Trumpets (Isaiah 58:1) - Jesus spoke of the coming Kingdom of God for all Nations
  Atonement Fulfilled - We have received the atonement. (Romans 5:11 KJV).
  Tabernacles  - Kept now and in the coming Kingdom of God
  Last Great Day - Reserved for the future.

  *Had been observed the evening before at sundown.