Shalom!
We have had several people ask me for the dates of the upcoming Feast Days. Some of you may not need this explanation and can find the dates at the bottom of this post. Others, I have found, are just beginning and would like a more detailed explanation of these dates as they relate to the biblical dates. The following is a very simplistic explanation. If you have any questions, please feel free to ask for more clarification.
Since the New Moon was sighted the night of April 11th (days begin at sunset on the Hebrew calendar), that makes April 12th the first day of the new month (Abib in Hebrew) on the Roman calendar. Counting 14 days to Passover (Pesach in Hebrew) would put the evening of Wednesday, April 24th as the beginning of the 14th of Abib and Thursday, the 25th as the day part of the 14th. The Messiah (the true Lamb of The Almighty) had His meal with His disciples the evening part of the 14th (that time this year is Wednesday, April 24th after sunset). He was then betrayed that night, and the next day crucified at the same time the lambs would have been slaughtered during the day part of the 14th (that would be Thursday, April 25th before sunset). The 14th of Abib is the preparation day for the Passover.
The actual first pass-over of Exodus 12, has the children of Israel sacrificing the lambs late on the 14th day of Abib, putting the blood on their front door jams, and eating it that night, the beginning of the 15th (that time this year is Thursday, April 25th after sunset). At midnight, the death angel passed over the Israelites homes. The 15th day of the month is also the first day of unleavened bread which is a special feast day (See Leviticus 23) which starts Thursday night at sunset, April 25th and ends at sunset Friday, April 26th. The Feast of Unleavened Bread or (Chag HaMatzot in Hebrew) continues for an entire 7 days and on the the 7th day, we are commanded to hold a another feast to YHWH which would then be Wednesday, May 1st, at sunset to Thursday, May 2nd at sunset.
In summary, for simplicity, the dates according to the Roman Calendar of this years Festivals of YHWH (Lev 23) are as follows. Keep in mind the days on the Hebrew calendar (which is how we want to keep them), are from sunset to sunset.
Messiah’s Last Passover Meal : Wednesday night, April 24, 2013, after sunset (the 14th day, night portion)
Passover (Pesach) Preparation Day: Thursday, April 25th, 2013 (the 14th day, day portion)
Passover (Night To Be Observed): Thursday night, April 25th, 2013, after sunset (the 15th day, night portion)
First Day of Unleavened Bread: Friday, April 26th, 2013, starts at sunset night before, (the 15th day, whole day)
Seventh Day of Unleavened Bread, Thursday, May 2nd, 2013, starts at sunset night before, (the 21st day. whole day)
May you have a joyous Pesach Season Celebration!
Brother Mark Harris
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Blessings!! My church is now getting on The Creator’s timetable and I’m searching/researching everything about it. We’ve finally come to the realization that we were NEVER on His timetable and we want to correct it NOW . Our time here on earth is limited.
shalom
if you calendar if right, then would Sabbaths be celebrated on a different day each month and not always on Saturday.
The calendar I have been using sets New Moon a set aside day as number 1 of the month. And then the next day is number 1 of the work day. So that would have be celebrating Sabbath on 8,15,22,29 which would go along with the phases of the moon. Am I correct that Saturday is not always the Sabbath?
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Friday evening at sunset till Saturday evening at sunset is ALWAYS the sabbath.
Yes, I too will be celebrating at these times! Thank you for getting the truth about this out to people. I am hearing of so many more following the Creator’s Calendar based on Genesis 1: 5 and 14. It was given simply from the beginning…Cannot wait for that new video!
Dear Brother Mark:
Thank you for the information you give on this website. I find it very informative. I just found out last wk that the passover kept last month was not the correct date. I, along with my brothers and sister in Yeshua would like to keep the correct appointment set out in Lev 23:4. I have a question regarding your latest posting. If Passover is the twilight of the 14th day, this would mean that it is the evening of the 14th day right before the beginning of the 15th, this would be man’s date of (sunset on the 24th). Why did you set a date for Yeshua’s passover and then set one for us? I would love to have your response regarding this. Thank you in advance.
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That is a great Question. I will be posting about this soon.