| In Genesis 1:1 – 2:3, God’s Word covers each day of the literal CREATION WEEK. |
| For each of the creation days, the EVENING is confirmed as the START of the day. See Genesis 1:5, 8, 13, 19, 23 and 31. |
| After 6 literal days – evenings and mornings – of God, through Jesus, creating everything, the seventh day was set aside as a special, blessed and sanctified day. |
| Genesis 2:2 And on the seventh day God ended His work which He had made; and He RESTED on the seventh day from all His work which He had made. [The Hebrew verb translated as “RESTED” is “shabath”, from which the noun “shabbath” is formed. But the verb “shabath” does NOT mean “to rest”. The verb “shabath” really means “TO CEASE DOING SOMETHING”. It means: “to come to an end, to terminate, to conclude”.] [The Greek language LXX had retained the correct meaning of “shabath”; whereas the Latin language Vulgate modified it to “rest”, despite Genesis 2:3] [Hebrews 4:4] |
| Genesis 2:3 And [32 Creative “And”’s link Creation. 32=2^5: 2=Union [God and Man] & 5=Human Faith; God’s Grace – God the Creator] God BLESSED the SEVENTH DAY, and SANCTIFIED it: because that in it He had RESTED from all His work which God created and made. [(Genesis 2:2-3 Young’s Literal Translation (YLT)) And God COMPLETETH BY the seventh day His work which He hath made, AND CEASETH by the seventh day from all His work which He hath made. And God blesseth the seventh day, and sanctifieth it, for in it HE HATH CEASED from all His work which God had prepared for making.] [The emphasis in Genesis 2:2-3 is not on “resting”, but on the CESSATION OF THE ACTIVITIES God had engaged in up to that point in time.] |
| This “evening to evening” cycle is also explicitly supported by scriptures like Leviticus 23:32, which describes the Day of Atonement as lasting “from even unto even”: |
| Leviticus 23:32 It [shall be] unto you a SABBATH of rest, and ye shall afflict your souls: in the NINTH [DAY] of the month AT EVEN, FROM EVEN UNTO EVEN [Tishrei 10 – Day of Atonement (Yom Kippur)], shall ye celebrate your SABBATH. |
| Besides the above 6 references to “evening and the morning” in Genesis 1, there are only 2 other verses which contain these words: |
| Psalm 55:17 Evening, and morning, and at noon, will I [David] pray, and cry aloud: and He [God] shall hear my voice. |
| Daniel 8:26 And the vision of the evening and the morning which was told [is] true: wherefore shut thou up the vision; for it [shall be] for many days. |
| Daniel 8:27 And I Daniel fainted, and was sick [certain] days; afterward I rose up, and did the king’s business; and I was astonished at the vision, but none understood [it]. |
| It is noted that the vision of Chapter 8 occurred in the third year of King Belshazzar’s reign (Daniel 8:1), and the events of Chapter 10 took place in the third year of King Cyrus’s reign (Daniel 10:1). The time between these two points is approximately 17 years [554/3 and 537/6 BC]. Notwithstanding this time interval, the following is given: |
| At the time of Gabriel’s visit, the prophet Daniel was unable to receive further instruction; but a few years afterward, desiring to know more of subjects not yet fully explained, he again set himself to seek light and wisdom from God. “In those days I Daniel was mourning three full weeks. I ate no pleasant bread, neither came flesh nor wine in my mouth, neither did I anoint myself at all. . . . Then I lifted up mine eyes, and looked, and behold a certain man clothed in linen whose loins were girded with fine gold of Uphaz. His body also was like the beryl, and his face as the appearance of lightning, and his eyes as lamps of fire, and his arms and his feet like in color to polished brass, and the voice of his words like the voice of a multitude.” [Daniel 10:2-3a; 5-6] {The Review and Herald, February 8, 1881 paragraph 26} |
| No less a personage than the Son of God appeared to Daniel. This description is similar to that given by John when Christ was revealed to him upon the Isle of Patmos. Our Lord now comes with another heavenly messenger to teach Daniel what would take place in the latter days. This knowledge was given to Daniel and recorded by inspiration for us upon whom the ends of the world are come. {The Review and Herald, February 8, 1881 paragraph 27} |
| The great truths revealed by the world’s Redeemer are for those who search for truth as for hid treasures. Daniel was an aged man. His life had been passed amid the fascinations of a heathen court, his mind cumbered with the affairs of a great empire; yet he turns aside from all these to afflict his soul before God, and seek a knowledge of the purposes of the Most High. And in response to his supplications, light from the heavenly courts was communicated for those who should live in the latter days. With what earnestness, then, should we seek God, that he may open our understanding to comprehend the truths brought to us from Heaven. {The Review and Herald, February 8, 1881 paragraph 28} |
| GOD’S CREATION WEEK – ADAM and EVE created by God / Jesus. [Genesis 1:1 – 2:3]. Creation Week started at sunset at 6:00 PM on Saturday October 22, 4004 BC [Jerusalem time]. |
| In this Genesis passage we are told 6 times “And the evening and the morning were the ……. day.” |
| With the “night” occurring before the “day” and each being of 12 hours, then the next 24 hour Day starts at 6 PM. |
| Thus the First Day [a Sunday] commenced upon October 23, 4004 BC [6:00 PM, Jerusalem time]. This was on Tishrei 30, -243. |
| The Creation Week of Genesis 1:1 – 2:3 not only parallels each Week but also parallels the History of the Earth. |
| Psalm 90:04 FOR A THOUSAND YEARS IN THY SIGHT [ARE BUT] AS YESTERDAY when it is past, and [as] a watch in the night. [Numbers 14:34; Ezekiel 13:34; 2 Peter 3:08] |
| God’s Sanctified Sabbath is a Saturday – not a Sunday – and commences at Friday sunset and ends at Saturday sunset. God rested [ceased working] on the seventh day. |
| As the six working days of our week [Sunday – Friday] precede the weekly Sanctified Sabbath day [Saturday], so there are 6000 years of Earthly rule before a 1000 year Heavenly time where His people will be with Jesus. |
| 6000 years after 6:00 PM on [the non-existent] Saturday October 22, 4004 BC [Jerusalem time] occurred at 6:00 PM on Wednesday October 22, 1997 BC [Jerusalem time] [4004 + 1997 = 6001 years less 1 year as the days in 4004 + 1997 give a full year]. |
| [God the Father and His Only Begotten Son, have chosen Jerusalem as their “holy city” – 10 Bible references.] |
| The start of the day – the evening – starts at sunset. |
| Today, sunset varies each day throughout each year. |
| This is a result of the Great Flood that occurred in 2348 BC [1656 years after Creation – in 4004 BC]. |
| The Great Flood tilted the axis of the Earth, thereby producing Seasons. |
| Before then, daytime and nighttime durations were the same – each being 12 hours. |
| If we accept the belief that a zero tilt of the Earth would give even hotter equatorial conditions while at the poles, temperatures would be colder, then, how would this equate Biblically? |
| According to most scholars, the “Garden of Eden” was located near ancient Mesopotamia, a region in modern-day Iraq, Syria, Turkey, and Iran. This is supported by biblical descriptions of the garden being the source of four rivers, including the Tigris and Euphrates, which meet in southern Iraq. |
| Ancient Mesopotamia does not have a single set of coordinates because it was a large region, but key cities are located around the area of modern-day Iraq between the Tigris and Euphrates rivers. Examples include the city of Babylon, Uruk, and Ur. |
| Ancient Mesopotamia was a broad historical region rather than a single point, primarily located in modern-day Iraq, with parts in present-day Iran, Syria, and Turkey. It is the land “between the rivers” the Tigris and Euphrates. |
| Specific coordinates can be given for major ancient cities within the region: |
| Babylon: 32°32?33?N, 44°25?16?E |
| Ur: 30°57?42?N, 46°06?18?E |
| Uruk: 31°19?27?N, 45°38?14?E |
| Eridu: 30°48?57?N, 45°59?46?E |
| Kish: 32°32?25?N, 44°36?17?E |
| Mari (in modern Syria): 34°32?58?N, 40°53?24?E |
| Also, the coordinates for Jerusalem are approximately 31.77° N latitude and 35.22° E longitude. In degrees, minutes, and seconds (DMS) format, these coordinates are 31° 46? 44? N and 35° 13? 32? E. |
| From the above we see that the latitudes all fall within 30° to 35° range – this region is divinely engineered. |
| [The phrase “like Goldilocks, not too hot, not too cold” means something is “just right” and comes from the fairy tale “Goldilocks and the Three Bears”. It is often used to describe a situation that is balanced, such as a temperature that is comfortable, a market that is neither in recession nor overheated, or a habitable planet. The term is known as the Goldilocks principle and is applied across many fields, including biology, astronomy, and economics. In the story, Goldilocks tries three bowls of porridge. The first is too hot, the second is too cold, and the third is perfect—”just right”. She, Goldilocks, also prefers the “just right” chair and bed. This principle is used to describe conditions that are neither extreme nor insufficient.] |
| God has chosen Jerusalem as His holy mount, as His abode, it is where His Only Begotten Son Jesus was crucified and died, it is where the New Jerusalem will come down from heaven and then be God’s dwelling place. |
| Zechariah 8:3 Thus saith the LORD; I am returned unto ZION, and will dwell in the MIDST of JERUSALEM: and JERUSALEM shall be called a CITY of TRUTH; and the MOUNTAIN of the LORD of HOSTS the HOLY MOUNTAIN. |
| Revelation 3:11 Behold, I COME QUICKLY: hold that fast which thou hast, that no man take thy crown. |
| Revelation 3:12 Him that overcometh will I make a pillar in the TEMPLE of MY GOD, and he shall go no more out: and I will write upon him the NAME of MY GOD, and the Name of the CITY of MY GOD, [which is] NEW JERUSALEM, which cometh down out of heaven from MY GOD: and [I will write upon him] MY NEW NAME. |
| Daniel 11:45 And he shall plant the TABERNACLES of his palace between the seas in the glorious holy mountain; yet he shall come to his end, and none shall help him. [This is the only verse in Daniel 11 which has yet to be fulfilled.] Daniel 11:45 And he [Turkey] shall plant the TABERNACLES of his palace [seat of government] [see Exodus 29:43 & 46; Exodus 40:34 – it is God’s presence that fills His Governmental Seat – the TABERNACLE. In Leviticus 1:1: the purpose of the TABERNACLE is given – God speaks to Moses through the TABERNACLE] between the seas [the Dead Sea and the Mediterranean Sea] in the glorious holy mountain [Daniel 9:16 – THY City JERUSALEM; THY Holy Mountain. See also Isaiah 66:20 and Zechariah 8:3 – JERUSALEM shall be called a CITY of TRUTH; and the MOUNTAIN of the LORD of HOSTS the HOLY MOUNTAIN.] [The Holy Mount is where Solomon’s temple was built]; yet he [Turkey] shall come to his end, and none shall help him [Turkey – “the sick man of the east” – the Islamic powerhouse – will be destroyed, and this time, no nation will help him]. [The word “TABERNACLE” means “the place of government”.] [The Sunday Law crises precedes the event of Turkey moving its government to JERUSALEM is the Close of Probation; when Michael stands up having completed His intercessory work in the heavenly Sanctuary. This ushers in the Time of Trouble leading to the Battle of Armageddon.] |
| Exodus 29:43 And there [at the TABERNACLE] I will meet with the CHILDREN of ISRAEL, and [the TABERNACLE] shall be sanctified by my glory. Exodus 29:46 And they shall know that I [am] the LORD their God, that brought them forth out of the land of Egypt, that I may dwell among them: I [am] the LORD their God. Exodus 40:34 ¶ Then a cloud covered the tent of the congregation, and the GLORY of the LORD filled the TABERNACLE. Leviticus 1:1: ¶ And the LORD called unto Moses, and SPAKE unto him out of the TABERNACLE of the CONGREGATION, saying, Isaiah 66:20 And they shall bring all your brethren [for] an offering unto the LORD out of all nations upon horses, and in chariots, and in litters, and upon mules, and upon swift beasts, to MY HOLY MOUNTAIN JERUSALEM, saith the LORD, as the children of Israel bring an offering in a clean vessel into the HOUSE of the LORD. Daniel 9:16 ¶ O Lord, according to all thy righteousness, I beseech thee, let thine anger and thy fury be turned away from THY CITY JERUSALEM, THY HOLY MOUNTAIN: because for our sins, and for the iniquities of our fathers, JERUSALEM and thy people [are become] a reproach to all [that are] about us. Zechariah 8:3 Thus saith the LORD; I am returned unto ZION, and will dwell in the MIDST of JERUSALEM: and JERUSALEM shall be called a CITY of TRUTH; and the MOUNTAIN of the LORD of HOSTS the HOLY MOUNTAIN. [The reason why Michael MUST “STAND UP” “AT THIS TIME” is because the heathen nation of Turkey relocates its governmental seat in the VERY SAME PLACE where GOD HAD HIS EARTHLY TABERNACLE – HIS GOVERNMENTAL SEAT. |
| MOUNT MORIAH is located in JERUSALEM, between the Kidron Valley and the “Hagai” Valley, and between MOUNT ZION to the west and the MOUNT of OLIVES to the east. MOUNT MORIAH is also known as: Har HaMoriyah: A Jewish name for MOUNT MORIAH Har haBay?t: A Jewish name for MOUNT MORIAH, which translates to “Temple Mount” ZION: A name for MOUNT MORIAH that appears in the Bible. Psalm 2:6 Yet have I set MY KING upon MY HOLY HILL of ZION. Psalm 2:7 I will declare the decree: the LORD hath said unto ME, THOU [art] MY SON; THIS DAY have I BEGOTTEN THEE. [Acts 13:33] Psalm 76:1: ¶ In Judah [is] God known: His name [is] great in Israel. Psalm 76:2 In Salem also is HIS TABERNACLE, and HIS DWELLING PLACE in ZION. Psalm 125:1: ¶ They that trust in the LORD [shall be] as MOUNT ZION, [which] cannot be removed, [but] abideth for ever. Psalm 132:13 For the LORD hath chosen ZION; He hath desired [it] for HIS HABITATION. Psalm 135:21 Blessed be the LORD out of ZION, which DWELLETH at JERUSALEM. Praise ye the LORD. Isaiah 24:23 Then the moon shall be confounded, and the sun ashamed, when the LORD of HOSTS SHALL REIGN in MOUNT ZION, and in JERUSALEM, and before His ancients gloriously. Isaiah 31:4 For thus hath the LORD spoken unto me, Like as the lion and the young lion roaring on his prey, when a multitude of shepherds is called forth against him, [he] will not be afraid of their voice, nor abase himself for the noise of them: so shall the LORD of HOSTS COME DOWN TO FIGHT for MOUNT ZION, and for the HILL THEREOF. Isaiah 31:9 And he shall pass over to his strong hold for fear, and his princes shall be afraid of the ensign, saith the LORD, whose FIRE [is] in ZION, and HIS FURNACE in JERUSALEM. |
| Daniel 11:40 And at the time of the end shall the king of the south [= the remaining ungodly; emanating from the French Revolution, these include all other humans except God’s Commandment keeping people] push [apply pressure – by the embracement of many non-Godly beliefs such as Atheism, Communism Sceptical Education, Evolution, Islam, Science, Secular Humanism and Spiritualism] at him [him = Catholicism, which includes the papacy and the Jesuit Order]: and the king of the north [= Catholicism, which includes the papacy and the Jesuit Order] shall come against him [= the remaining ungodly; this includes all other humans except God’s Commandment keeping people] like a whirlwind, with chariots, and with horsemen, and with many ships; and he [= Catholicism, which includes the papacy and the Jesuit Order] shall enter into the countries, and shall overflow and pass over. |
| As can be seen from the above verses, God [and Jesus] has chosen MOUNT MORIAH / ZION / JERUSALEM as His dwelling place, His holy city, and His seat of government. He remains very protective regarding this place. The intrusion of the heathen and ferrous country of Turkey, to adopt the same place as their governmental seat / TABERNACLE, He must prohibit. Many events took place on MOUNT MORIAH, including: According to Jewish tradition, the world was Created on MOUNT MORIAH, and the Foundation Stone (the Even-ha-Shetiyah), is there. Abraham and his son Isaac went to MOUNT MORIAH, and Abraham almost sacrificed Isaac as a BURNT OFFERING. An angel stopped Abraham and provided a ram to sacrifice instead. Genesis 22:2-14 Jacob had a dream of a ladder reaching from the ground to the sky, with angels going up and down it. Genesis 28:10-22 David purchased a threshing floor on MOUNT MORIAH, built an ALTAR, and sacrificed offerings on it. God sent down fire on the ALTAR to confirm his approval. 2 Samuel 24:18-25 David brought the ARK of the COVENANT into his city on MOUNT MORIAH. 2 Samuel 6:11-15 MOUNT MORIAH is where the Temple of Solomon was built – the Temple of the Lord. 2 Chronicles 3:1-2 Chronicles 5:1: All sacrifices were made at the temple. 2 Chronicles 7:4; etc. The Great Sacrifice of Christ – Jesus was crucified at Golgotha / Calvary, only 2 kilometres from MOUNT MORIAH. The message to God’s people is to watch, wait and pray that each one of us will be fully sanctified in Jesus by the time that we see the ANY movement of Turkey towards JERUSALEM. By that time our / everyone’s Probation will be almost ended and many will have no oil for their lamps. Psalm 77:13 THY WAY, O GOD, [IS] IN THE SANCTUARY: who [is so] great a God as [our] God? |
| Exodus 20:8 REMEMBER THE SABBATH DAY, TO KEEP IT HOLY. [The only Commandment verse that instructs us to Remember.] |
| Malachi 3:6a For I [am] the LORD, I CHANGE NOT; … |
| The Sabbath was never changed by God, nor Jesus who came to uphold the Law [Matthew 5:17]. The Sabbath is still Saturday; the apostles continued to observe it and it will always remain. Sunday worship was a later man-made invention. |
| Some relevant Bible texts: |
| Matthew 7:21 ¶ Not every one that saith unto me, Lord, Lord, shall enter into the kingdom of heaven; but he that DOETH THE WILL OF MY FATHER which is in heaven. [Jesus confirms God as His Father in a singular context – no plural God.] |
| Matthew 7:22 Many will say to me in that day, Lord, Lord, have we not prophesied in thy name? and in thy name have cast out devils? and in thy name done many wonderful works? |
| Matthew 7:23 And then will I profess unto them, I NEVER KNEW YOU: DEPART FROM ME, YE THAT WORK INIQUITY. |
| Matthew 28:1: ¶ In the end of the SABBATH, as it began to dawn toward the first [day] of the week, came Mary Magdalene and the other Mary to see the sepulchre. [Sabbath had ended at 6:00 PM on “Saturday”; this was at dawn – daybreak on “Sunday” – at first light.] |
| Mark 16:1: ¶ And when the SABBATH was past, Mary Magdalene, and Mary the [mother] of James, and Salome, had bought sweet spices, that they might come and anoint him. |
| Mark 16:2 And very early in the morning the first [day] of the week, they came unto the sepulchre at the rising of the sun. |
| Luke 4:16 ¶ And he [Jesus] came to Nazareth, where he had been brought up: and, as his custom was, he went into the synagogue on the SABBATH day, and stood up for to read. |
| Acts 20:7 And upon the first [day] of the week, when the disciples came together to break bread, Paul preached unto them, ready to depart on the morrow; and continued his speech until midnight. [Paul preached from some time after 6:00 PM on the “Saturday”, when “Sunday” the first day started, until 12:00 PM on the “Saturday”.] |
| Acts 20:8 And there were many lights in the upper chamber, where they were gathered together. [It was “Saturday” evening and therefore dark.] |
| Acts 20:9 And there sat in a window a certain young man named Eutychus, being fallen into a deep sleep: and as Paul was long preaching, he sunk down with sleep, and fell down from the third loft, and was taken up dead. [Eutychus fell asleep towards the end of the “Saturday” – Paul preached until midnight.] |
| 1 Corinthians 16:2 Upon the first [day] of the week let every one of you lay by him in store, as [God] hath prospered him, that there be no gatherings when I come. [On “Sunday”, which would start from 6.00 PM on “Saturday”.] |
| Colossians 2:16 Let no man therefore judge you in meat, or in drink, or in respect of an holyday, or of the NEW MOON, or of the SABBATH [days]: |
| Colossians 2:17 Which are a shadow of things to come; but the body [is] of Christ. |
| Sunset [Sundown] is the end of one day and the beginning of another day: |
| Exodus 17:12 But Moses’ hands [were] heavy; and they took a stone, and put [it] under him, and he sat thereon; and Aaron and Hur stayed up his hands, the one on the one side, and the other on the other side; and his hands were steady until the GOING DOWN OF THE SUN. |
| Exodus 22:26 If thou at all take thy neighbour’s raiment to pledge, thou shalt deliver it unto him by that the SUN GOETH DOWN: |
| Leviticus 22:7 And when the SUN IS DOWN, he shall be clean, and shall afterward eat of the HOLY THINGS; because it [is] his food. |
| Deuteronomy 11:29 And it shall come to pass, when the LORD thy GOD hath brought thee in unto the land whither thou goest to possess it, that thou shalt put the blessing upon MOUNT GERIZIM, and the curse upon MOUNT EBAl. [Mount Ebal and Mount Gerizim were very close to each other, and the Israelites were told to visit them when they crossed the Jordan River.] |
| Deuteronomy 11:30 [Are] they not on the other side Jordan, by the way where the SUN GOETH DOWN, in the land of the Canaanites, which dwell in the champaign over against Gilgal, beside the plains of Moreh? |
| Deuteronomy 23:11 But it shall be, WHEN EVENING COMETH ON, he shall wash [himself] with water: and WHEN THE SUN IS DOWN, he shall come into the camp [again]. |
| Deuteronomy 24:12 And if the man [be] poor, thou shalt not sleep with his pledge: |
| Deuteronomy 24:13 In any case thou shalt deliver him the pledge again WHEN THE SUN GOETH DOWN, that he may sleep in his own raiment, and bless thee: and it shall be righteousness unto thee before the LORD thy GOD. |
| Deuteronomy 24:14 ¶ Thou shalt not oppress an hired servant [that is] poor and needy, [whether he be] of thy brethren, or of thy strangers that [are] in thy land within thy gates: |
| Deuteronomy 24:15 At his day thou shalt give [him] his hire, neither shall the SUN GO DOWN upon it; for he [is] poor, and setteth his heart upon it: lest he cry against thee unto the LORD, and it be sin unto thee. |
| Joshua 8:29 And the king of Ai he hanged on a tree UNTIL EVENTIDE: and AS SOON AS THE SUN WAS DOWN, Joshua COMMANDED that they should take his carcase down from the tree, and cast it at the entering of the gate of the city, and raise thereon a great heap of stones, [that remaineth] unto this day. |
| Joshua 10:12 ¶ Then spake Joshua to the LORD in the day when the LORD delivered up the Amorites before the children of Israel, and he said in the sight of Israel, SUN, STAND THOU STILL UPON GIBEON; AND THOU, MOON, IN THE VALLEY OF AJALON. |
| Joshua 10:13 And THE SUN STOOD STILL, and the MOON STAYED, until the people had avenged themselves upon their enemies. [Is] not this written in the book of Jasher? SO THE SUN STOOD STILL IN THE MIDST OF HEAVEN, AND HASTED NOT TO GO DOWN ABOUT A WHOLE DAY. |
| Joshua 10:14 And there was no day like that before it or after it, that the LORD hearkened unto the voice of a man: for the LORD fought for Israel. |
| Psalm 50:1: ¶ The mighty God, [even] the LORD, hath spoken, and called the earth FROM THE RISING OF THE SUN UNTO THE GOING DOWN THEREOF. |
| Daniel 6:14 Then the king, when he [Darius] heard [these] words, was sore displeased with himself, and set [his] heart on Daniel to deliver him: and he laboured TILL THE GOING DOWN OF THE SUN to deliver him. |
| Malachi 1:11 For FROM THE RISING OF THE SUN EVEN UNTO THE GOING DOWN OF THE SAME my name [shall be] great among the Gentiles; and in every place incense [shall be] offered unto my name, and a pure offering: for my name [shall be] great among the heathen, saith the LORD of HOSTS. |
| Ephesians 4:26 Be ye angry, and sin not: let not the SUN GO DOWN upon your wrath: |
| From the above, biblical historians, and in Leviticus 23:32 [already quoted] and in the verses below, we know that a Lunar Calendar was in use. |
| Isaiah 66:22 For as the NEW HEAVENS and the NEW EARTH, which I will make, shall remain before me, saith the LORD, so shall your seed and your name remain. |
| Isaiah 66:23 And it shall come to pass, [that] from ONE NEW MOON TO ANOTHER, and from ONE SABBATH TO ANOTHER, shall all flesh come to worship before me, saith the LORD. [God intends for the Lunar Calendar to remain.] |
| The convention of the day changing at midnight has roots in ancient Roman and Babylonian timekeeping, but it became more common and widespread as the civil standard in Europe during the Middle Ages, primarily driven by monastic practices and the invention of mechanical clocks. Different cultures have historically used various points to start a new day. |
| The monks had to set times for nocturnal prayers (vigils or matins) and chose 12 o’clock at night as the start of these prayers. |
| The midnight starting point offered a consistent, measurable reference that did not vary with the changing seasons or geographic location, unlike dawn or sunset. This consistency made it the logical choice for modern timekeeping systems. |
| Global Adoption: The current system of worldwide standard time zones, with the day starting at midnight in each zone, was agreed upon at the International Meridian Conference in 1884. |
| Consistency: Unlike sunrise or sunset, which change times throughout the year and vary by location, noon and midnight are the only two static points relative to the sun’s position that can be consistently measured. Midnight was the more logical choice for the start of the day as people are typically asleep, creating a natural break between active periods. |
| Sunset/Sundown: Observed throughout the Bible; also in ancient Hebrew culture and early Christian monastic traditions. |
| Sunrise/Dawn: Common in ancient Egypt and traditional Japanese systems. |
| Mechanical Clocks: The invention of reliable mechanical clocks made it possible to accurately tell time throughout the night, unlike sundials. |
| Noon: Used for specialised purposes like nautical and astronomical timekeeping until the early 20th century because the sun’s highest point in the sky was a consistent reference for navigation at sea. |
| Even specialised fields eventually made the switch: the astronomical day was officially redefined to begin at midnight in 1925. Today, the standard convention is that midnight (00:00 in the 24-hour clock) marks the beginning of a new calendar day. |
| CHRIST RESTED IN THE TOMB ON THE SABBATH DAY after His crucifixion on Friday. He was laid in the tomb on Friday “the day of preparation” and remained there throughout the Sabbath, which is the seventh day. According to the Commandment, His followers also rested on the Sabbath (Saturday) after preparing His body. The resurrection of Jesus occurred on the first day of the week, or Sunday, after the Sabbath rest ended. The empty tomb was discovered early on the first day of the week (Sunday), being the day of His resurrection. |
| The theological significance of Jesus resting in the tomb on the Sabbath is often connected to the Creation account in Genesis, where God rested on the seventh day after completing his work of Creation. Similarly, Jesus, having completed His work of redemption on the cross with the words, “It is finished” (John 19:30), rested in the tomb, symbolising the completion of His redemptive work and ushering in a New Creation. |
| This Sabbath rest in the tomb is a key part of the “three days and three nights” prophecy from Matthew 12:40, which, according to Jewish reckoning of time [Inclusive Reckoning], did not require a literal 72 hours but encompassed parts of three separate days: Friday, Saturday, and Sunday. [Recall Jonah] |
| In both Daries and Calendars, the seventh day was correctly recognised as being Saturday until 1990: |
| https://www.google.com/search?q=1990+calendars&sca_esv=f517df8b24517ced&rlz=1C1GCEB_enGB1136GB1136&udm=2&biw=1524&bih=649&sxsrf=AE3TifM57BxBKkxZlkQAHZQOo8_LbjVX5w%3A1763166102767&ei=lscXaYzKLoHrhbIPpofx8Qw&ved=0ahUKEwiM7fDJ8fKQAxWBdUEAHaZDPM4Q4dUDCBI&uact=5&oq=1990+calendars&gs_lp=Egtnd3Mtd2l6LWltZyIOMTk5MCBjYWxlbmRhcnMyBhAAGB4YCkjnJ1DoF1jcIHABeACQAQCYATCgAYEBqgEBM7gBA8gBAPgBAZgCBKACjAHCAggQABgHGB4YCsICBhAAGAcYHpgDAIgGAZIHATSgB7QGsgcBM7gHigHCBwUxLjIuMcgHBg&sclient=gws-wiz-img |
| Then, for 1991 onwards: |
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| we find the corrupt day of Sunday taking the place of the God’s blessed and sanctified day. |
| One of the reasons for this change was due to the Weather Presenters: |
| From a weekly bombardment of a certain phrase, both TV and Radio audiences over time became believers by this “illusory truth effect”. |
| What UK weather presenter started the saying “beginning of the working week”? |
| The UK weather presenter credited with popularising the phrase “beginning of the working week” is the British meteorologist Michael Fish. He used the expression frequently during his long tenure at the BBC, where he presented the weather from 1974 to 2004. From around 1987, this phrase became a well-known part of his presenting style. |
| Being a main figurehead of that day, it was quickly replicated by understudy [weather] presenters. |
| Today, 35 years later in 2025, most ageing people have forgotten that this change occurred. To them, the change was a minor irrelevant detail. |
| Also, people born after 1990 [now approximately 56.5% of the world’s population] live with this change as being irrelevant “history”. |
| Today, in 2025 and primarily through Sunday worship, the whole world has adopted this change: |
| But to God and Jesus this change was, and still is, VERY relevant: |
| Daniel 7:15 ¶ I Daniel was grieved in my spirit in the midst of [my] body, and the visions of my head troubled me. |
| Daniel 7:16 I came near unto one of them that stood by, and asked him the truth of all this. So he told me, and made me know the interpretation of the things. |
| Daniel 7:17 These great beasts, which are four, [are] four kings, [which] shall arise out of the earth. |
| Daniel 7:18 But the saints of the most High shall take the kingdom, and possess the kingdom for ever, even for ever and ever. |
| Daniel 7:19 Then I would know the truth of the fourth beast, which was diverse from all the others, exceeding dreadful, whose teeth [were of] iron, and his nails [of] brass; [which] devoured, brake in pieces, and stamped the residue with his feet; |
| Daniel 7:20 And of the ten horns that [were] in his head, and [of] the other which came up, and before whom three fell; even [of] that horn that had eyes, and a mouth that spake very great things, whose look [was] more stout than his fellows. |
| Daniel 7:21 I beheld, and the same horn made war with the saints, and prevailed against them; |
| Daniel 7:22 Until the Ancient of days came, and judgment was given to the saints of the most High; and the time came that the saints possessed the kingdom. |
| Daniel 7:23 Thus he said, The fourth beast shall be the fourth kingdom upon earth, which shall be diverse from all kingdoms, and shall devour the whole earth [all the land, the known world], and shall tread it down, and break it in pieces. |
| Daniel 7:24 And the ten horns out of this kingdom [are] ten kings [that] shall arise: and another shall rise after them; and he shall be diverse from the first, and he shall subdue three kings. |
| Daniel 7:25 And he [the anti-christ, little horn, the papacy] shall speak [great] words against the most High, and shall wear out the saints of the most High, and THINK to CHANGE TIMES AND LAWS: and they [the saints] shall be given into his hand until a time and times and the dividing of time. |
| Daniel 7:26 But the judgment shall sit, and they [the saints] shall take away his dominion, to consume and to destroy [it] unto the end. |
| Daniel 7:27 And the kingdom and dominion, and the greatness of the kingdom under the whole heaven, shall be given to the people of the saints of the most High, whose kingdom [is] an everlasting kingdom, and all dominions shall serve and obey him. |
| How many countries is the sabbath type word reflected in the day of Saturday? |
| The word for Saturday is a form of “Sabbath” in over 100 ancient and modern languages across numerous countries. This reflects the historical understanding of Saturday as the seventh-day Sabbath. |
| Examples of languages where the word for Saturday is derived from “Sabbath” include: |
| Arabic: Sabet, Armenian: Shabat, Bosnian: Subota, Bulgarian: Sabota, Croatian: Subota, Czech: Sobota, French: Samedi, Georgian: Sabati, Greek: Savvato, Hebrew: Shabbat, Hungarian: Szombat, Indonesian: Sabtu, Italian: Sabato, Latin: Sabbatum, Maltese: is-Sibt, Polish: Sobota, Portuguese: Sábado, Romanian: Sambata, Russian: Subbota, Serbian: Subota, Slovak: Sobota, Slovene: Sobota, Somali: Sabti, Spanish: Sábado, and Ukrainian: Subota. |
| Daniel 7:25 And he [the anti-christ, little horn, the papacy] shall speak [great] words against the most High, and shall wear out the saints of the most High, and THINK to CHANGE TIMES AND LAWS: and they [the saints] shall be given into his hand until a time and times and the dividing of time. |
| Daniel 7:28 Hitherto [is] the end of the matter. As for me Daniel, my cogitations much troubled me, and my countenance changed in me: but I kept the matter in my heart. |
| Unlike Daniel, we now know and understand the meaning of this Scripture. |
| Revelation 18:1: ¶ And after these things I saw another angel come down from heaven, having great power; and the earth was lightened with his glory. |
| Revelation 18:2 And he cried mightily with a strong voice, saying, Babylon the great is fallen, is fallen, and is become the habitation of devils, and the hold of every foul spirit, and a cage of every unclean and hateful bird. |
| Revelation 18:3 For all nations have drunk of the wine of the wrath of her fornication, and the kings of the earth have committed fornication with her, and the merchants of the earth are waxed rich through the abundance of her delicacies. |
| Revelation 18:4 And I heard another voice from heaven, saying, Come out of her, my people, that ye be not partakers of her sins, and that ye receive not of her plagues. |
| THE ENEMIES OF GOD’S LAW, from the ministers down to the least among them, have a new conception of truth and duty. TOO LATE THEY SEE THAT THE SABBATH OF THE FOURTH COMMANDMENT IS THE SEAL OF THE LIVING GOD. Too late they see the true nature of their spurious Sabbath, and the sandy foundation upon which they have been building. They find that they have been fighting against God. RELIGIOUS TEACHERS HAVE LED SOULS TO PERDITION while professing to guide them to the gates of Paradise. Not until the day of final accounts will it be known how great is the responsibility of men in holy office, and how terrible are the results of their unfaithfulness. Only in eternity can we rightly estimate the loss of a single soul. Fearful will be the doom of him to whom God shall say, Depart, thou wicked servant. {1884 The Spirit of Prophecy, Volume 4457.2} |
| God rested on the seventh day, not merely to furnish an example to the Jews. THE SABBATH COMMANDMENT IS OBLIGATORY UPON ALL MEN TO THE END OF TIME. And not only this, ITS OBSERVANCE IS TO BE CARRIED INTO THE FUTURE WORLD, TO BE PERPETUATED THROUGHOUT ETERNITY. {The Signs of the Times, July 29, 1897 paragraph 8} |
| GOD GAVE THE SABBATH TO HIS PEOPLE TO BE A CONTINUAL SIGN OF HIS LOVE AND MERCY, AND OF THEIR OBEDIENCE. As He had rested upon this day and been refreshed, so He desired His people to rest and be refreshed. It was a continual reminder to them that they were included in His covenant of grace. Throughout your generations, He said, the Sabbath is to be My sign, My pledge, to you that I am the Lord that doth sanctify you; that I have chosen you, and set you apart as My peculiar people. {The Signs of the Times, February 1, 1910 paragraph 11} |
| When the Sabbath was changed, the seal was taken from the law. Now THE DISCIPLES OF JESUS ARE CALLED UPON TO RESTORE IT, BY EXALTING THE SABBATH OF THE FOURTH COMMANDMENT TO ITS RIGHTFUL POSITION AS THE CREATOR’S MEMORIAL AND THE SIGN OF HIS AUTHORITY. The prophet Isaiah thus points out the ordinance which has been forsaken: “Thou shalt raise up the foundations of many generations; and thou shalt be called, The repairer of the breach, The restorer of paths to dwell in. If thou turn away thy foot from the Sabbath, from doing thy pleasure on My holy day; and call the Sabbath a delight, the holy of the Lord, honorable; and shalt honor Him, not doing thine own ways, nor finding thine own pleasure, nor speaking thine own words; then shalt thou delight thyself in the Lord.” [Isaiah 58:12b-14a] {The Signs of the Times, February 1, 1910 paragraph 12} |
| This prophecy also applies in our own time. A BREACH WAS MADE IN THE LAW OF GOD WHEN THE SABBATH WAS CHANGED; BUT THE TIME HAS COME FOR THAT INSTITUTION TO BE RESTORED. The breach is to be repaired, and the foundation of many generations to be raised up. The Lord has His messengers, whom He bids to proclaim His law to be changeless in its character, as enduring as eternity. {The Signs of the Times, February 1, 1910 paragraph 13} |
| Thus THE SABBATH IS A TOKEN BETWEEN GOD AND HIS PEOPLE. It is God’s holy day, given to man as a day on which to rest and reflect upon sacred things. God designed it to be observed through every age, as a PERPETUAL COVENANT. His people are to regard the Sabbath as a peculiar treasure, a trust to be carefully cherished. {The Signs of the Times, February 1, 1910 paragraph 14} |
| The heart of God is moved. Souls are very precious in his sight. It was for this world that Christ wept in agony; for this world that he was crucified. God gave his only begotten Son to save sinners, and he desires us to love others as he loved us. He desires those who have a knowledge of the truth to impart this knowledge to their fellow men. {The Southern Watchman, November 5, 1907 paragraph 4} |
| Now is the time for the last warning to be given. There is a special power in the presentation of truth at the present time. {The Southern Watchman, November 5, 1907 paragraph 5} |
| The proclamation of the third angel’s message is our work. We are to present the truth in regard to the Sabbath of the Lord. GOD’S MEMORIAL OF CREATION HAS BEEN TORN DOWN AND IN ITS PLACE THERE STANDS A FALSE SABBATH. SATAN HAS LED MEN TO DECLARE THAT THIS IS THE TRUE SABBATH, AND IN THE BELIEF OF THIS DELUSION MILLIONS ARE PASSING INTO ETERNITY. But among many of those who ought to co-operate with him, there is a fearful lack of sympathy for souls unsaved. Unless our hearts beat in union with the heart of Christ, how can we understand the sacredness and importance of the admonition to “watch for souls as they that must give an account”? We talk of Christian missions. The sound of our voices is heard; but do we feel Christ’s tender heart-longing for souls? {The Southern Watchman, November 5, 1907 paragraph 6} |
| Who can sympathize with Christ in his distress and anguish, as with quivering lips he exclaimed, “O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, thou that killest the prophets, and stonest them which are sent unto thee, how often would I have gathered thy children together, even as a hen gathereth her chickens under her wings, and ye would not”? Who can say with Jeremiah, “Oh that mine head were waters, and mine eyes a fountain of tears, that I might weep day and night for the slain of the daughter of my people”? {The Southern Watchman, November 5, 1907 paragraph 7} |
| We are living in the closing scenes of this earth’s history. Prophecy is rapidly fulfilling. The hours of probation are fast passing. We have no time–not a moment–to lose. Let us not be found sleeping on guard. Let no one say in his heart or by his works, “My Lord delayeth his coming.” Let the message of Christ’s soon return sound forth in earnest words of warning. Let us persuade men and women everywhere to repent, and flee from the wrath to come. Let us arouse them to immediate preparation; for we little know what is before us. {The Southern Watchman, November 5, 1907 paragraph 8} |
| THE SABBATH WILL CONTINUE TO BE OBSERVED IN THE NEW EARTH.—I was shown that the law of God would stand fast forever, and exist in the new earth to all eternity. At the creation, when the foundations of the earth were laid, the sons of God looked with admiration upon the work of the Creator, and all the heavenly host shouted for joy. It was then that the foundation of the Sabbath was laid. At the close of the six days of creation, God rested on the seventh day from all His work which He had made; and He blessed the seventh day and sanctified it, because that in it He had rested from all His work. {Heaven 142.1} |
| The Sabbath was instituted in Eden before the fall, and was observed by Adam and Eve, and all the heavenly host. God rested on the seventh day, and blessed and hallowed it. I saw that the Sabbath never will be done away; but that the redeemed saints, and all the angelic host, will observe it in honor of the great Creator to all eternity.—Early Writings p. 217. {Heaven 142.2} |
| THE SABBATH WAS NOT FOR ISRAEL MERELY, BUT FOR THE WORLD. IT HAD BEEN MADE KNOWN TO MAN IN EDEN, AND, LIKE THE OTHER PRECEPTS OF THE DECALOGUE, IT IS OF IMPERISHABLE OBLIGATION. Of that law of which the fourth commandment forms a part, Christ declares, “Till heaven and earth pass, one jot or one tittle shall in no wise pass from the law.” Matthew 5:18. So long as the heavens and the earth endure, the Sabbath will continue as a sign of the Creator’s power. And WHEN EDEN SHALL BLOOM ON EARTH AGAIN, GOD’S HOLY REST DAY WILL BE HONORED BY ALL BENEATH THE SUN. “From one sabbath to another” the inhabitants of the glorified new earth shall . . . “worship before me, saith the Lord.”—The Desire of Ages p.283 quoted in 1958 The Faith I Live By p.37. {2005 Heaven 142.3} |
| Joshua 24:14 ¶ Now therefore FEAR the LORD, and serve him in sincerity and in truth: and put away the gods which your fathers served on the other side of the flood, and in Egypt; and serve ye the LORD. |
| Joshua 24:15 And if it seem evil unto you to serve the LORD, CHOOSE YOU THIS DAY WHOM YE WILL SERVE; whether the gods which your fathers served that [were] on the other side of the flood, or the gods of the Amorites, in whose land ye dwell: but as for me and my house, we will serve the LORD. |
| Joshua 24:16 And the people answered and said, God forbid that we should forsake the LORD, to serve other gods; [The LORD is God the Father and no other gods.] |
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