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Happy New Year

(Rosh Ha Shannah)

Greetings from HomeWorship 101™

Rosh Hodesh ve-Rosh Hashanah Sameach!

(Happy New Moon and Happy New Year!)

The Crescent new moon over the North Pole.

“HE appointed the moon for seasons

(literal Hebrew means “set times”);…”

Psalm 104:19

Happy 'Rosh Ha Shannah'

You're probably wondering: Huh? Rosh Ha Shannah?!?!

Now? In the spring?!?!

That's correct, Happy New year!

The Bible is right - man is wrong.

This is our CREATOR’S commanded New Year.

Aren't the Jews lucky? They have three new year celebrations: the secular Rosh Ha Shannah in September, the western new year on December 31, and one that gets hardly any mention at all is this Torah / Pentateuch / Bible / YHWH commanded new year. Recorded in 1Samuel 8:11-18, man rejected YHWH and decided to do it his way, but make-no-mistake, the spiritual events of our CREATOR, which will bring this world from chaos to eternity, will unfold on HIS timetable, not a human designed system. The sad thing is, most Bible owners haven't got a clue - Satan has been busy corrupting knowledge (2Cor.4:4).

Our CREATOR’s New Year is based on the lunar cycle, with 354 days. Every three years, an extra month called Veadar or 2^ndAdar, was added between 12^th and 1^st month. When first barley, called the “Aviv Barley” is seen near Jerusalem, the next new – fingernail – moon begins YHWH’s New Year. This year the Aviv Barley has been spotted and the upcoming new moon is estimated for March 20. See my Biblical timekeeping web page: http://www.homeworship101.com/holy_days_timekeeping&calendar.htm

Some do not believe in sighting the new moon and would say Passover begins after the spring vernal equinox. There are many Bible references commanding us to watch the heavens for the signs of our CREATOR, the problem is, I cannot find anything in my Bible referring to the “vernal equinox” for setting Holy Day dates. YHWH made HIS Holy Days and seasons easy enough for a Shepard boy to understand, and see the signs, without telescopes or complicated mathematics. Our CREATOR controls the timetable, the crops and seasons, and one has to go out and search for physical evidence of the ripening crops and watch for the crescent new moon – it our spiritual connection to HIS timetable.

The New Year is anxiously awaited because the beginning of YHWH’s New Year means the spring season of Holy Days (Leviticus ch.23) are near, and with that, HIS Spiritual Opera will begin to play out in HIS Holy Days. The “set times” that the New Moon shows us are the “set times (days)” for the Holy Days of the spring season. Passover, Unleavened Bread, Firstfruits, and Pentecost, are all figured from the 1st New Moon Day. We observe them not out of legal religious obligation or salvation, but we look forward to learning from them, to seek to understand their higher Divine lessons, and to celebrate them. To learn more log on to: http://www.homeworship101.com/holy_days_intro.htm

This year is a Sabbatical year, called in Hebrew the "Shemmittah" year. They are fully described in Exodus 23:10-11, Leviticus 25:1-7, and Deuteronomy 15:1-6. The highlights are, that once every 7 years the food producing lands rest, and all debts are cancelled. Sabbatical years are also important to understanding Biblical prophecy. To learn more log on to: http://www.homeworship101.com/holy_days_sabbatical&jubliee_yrs.htm

Watch for the new moon probably this evening, in the western sky near the setting sun shortly after sundown. It is first visible as a very thin crescent shape, with its two points facing left, called the waxing crescent moon, or some call it the fingernail moon. It does not hang around all night; it comes up quick and then disappears after a short while. This years 1^st New Moon's sighting was estimated for the evening of March 20th, so the 1st new moon day would be dated March 21th, then count 14 days to Passover, the start of the Holy Day season. (New year Exo.12:2; New moon Col.2:16; Sunset to sunset day Lev.23:32; Spring Season Holy Days Lev.23:4-22; "Observe the Month of the Abib..." Deu.16:1). For the current Holy Day dates log onto my calendar web page: http://www.homeworship101.com/holy_days_calendar.htm

For the do-it-yourselfer, with 2 clicks from my website, one can check the new moon sighting from anywhere in the Internet universe.

1) - On the bottom of my web pages in the Bible Study Tools section, click the solar phase link, or http://www.fourmilab.ch/cgi-bin/uncgi/Earth/action?opt=-p, to see when the evening shadow falls over Jerusalem.

2) - When it does, click the moon phase link, or http://www.fourmilab.ch/cgi-bin/uncgi/Earth/action?opt=-m&img=Moon.evif, to see the phase of the moon. It takes a 2-4% moon to be seen by the faithful from the ground and that determines the first day of the lunar month.

REMEMBER: These are NOT Jewish 'holidays.'

These are 'Holy Days,' the "appointed times" of YHWH.

Some folks always tell me that’s all just for the Jews. The trouble is that the Jews do not observe this Torah commanded New Year, so how can it be just a Jewish thing? Want to prove a spiritual truth? Read the Bible, it is easy to understand that the New Year begins in the spring, now watch for how many people talk about it. Do you hear about it in the news? Do you hear about it in the Synagogues? Do you hear about it in the churches? Do you hear about in the Bible study classes? No! Ask around about it, see how many people ignore it or try to talk around it. When you see the Crescent New Moon, stop for a moment and look around you, see all the people going to and fro, and have no idea what is in the sky above them – now say a quick prayer of thanks for being shown the signs. What the world ignores is the real truth of YHWH, and this YHWH commanded New Year is a shining example – the silence of the “religious & secular” world is deafening.

As I often say, YHWH’s Holy Days are more then just a religious tradition, for those who can see, they are multifaceted spiritual lessons. Last year I talked about how the Covenants are seen in the Holy Days, this year, the subject is how some Tribulation era prophecies might culminate on Holy Days. The key to really understanding Bible Prophecy are YHWH’s Holy Days, you will never figure out prophecy without understanding them. Spiritual speaking, everything important that has happened and will happen, will happen on these Holy Days. And what happens on these Holy Days does not only affect only the Jews or Messianic believers, but the entire world population. I’ll highlight some of the more popular items during this year’s newsletters.

“Why do you call Me 'Lord, Lord,'

and do not do the things which I say?” - Luke 6:46

It's a no-brainer, regarding the spirit; you gotta get behind something that endures forever! The "appointed times" listed in Leviticus chapter 23, are Holy because they are the Holy Convocations ordained by our CREATOR for a-l-l humanity. Four times the chapter states these Holy Days will endure forever! Furthermore, the head of the New Covenant faith, Yahshua-Jesus, observed these Holy Days and so did His Apostles, and so should His followers!

The theme of YHWH'S first Holy season is: Start Your New Year Off Right!!! That means one is encouraged to do some spiritual housekeeping. It means one needs to clean out the bad doctrines of men and embrace YHWH’s Divine wisdom.

Just because I gave up on the Pope's holidays, doesn't necessarily mean I jump in bed with the Jews, so to speak, they have their 'religious' problems too. I refer to these Holy Days as YHWH'S Grand Spiritual Opera bringing a-l-l humanity from chaos to eternity. For those who can see, these Holy Days are a treasure trove of spiritual lessons that armors our faith. Many people miss the fact that these Holy Days prove that YHWH is in charge of the Universe, and that there is hope for a-l-l our futures.

In the spirit of Daniel 12:4, "...knowledge shall increase in the end times."

In the past and present, learning or teaching the higher truths of our CREATOR, have caused wars and family conflicts. No mere mortal can suppress the truth of our CREATOR is a sucker’s bet. Enjoy the journey of learning, and log on to my Holy Day web pages: http://www.homeworship101.com/holy_days_intro.htm

Please remember to pray for the peace of Jerusalem, and for all those who stand with Israel (Ps.122).

Take care. Peace and blessings, Errol.

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Errol Mueller, chronicler extraordinaire

e-mail: errol@homeworship101.com

website: www.homeworship101.com

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WSC Newsletter 2007-01, posted 03/19/07.

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