Aviv 1 2018
Chag Sameach! And Happy New Year! 2018
The new moon was sighted from Jerusalem the eve of March 18th, as well as in various other places in Israel. Three separate barley search groups found aviv barley around Jerusalem–enough for the wave-sheaf offering of Leviticus as per Exodus 9:31-35 and Leviticus 23:5-16!
So, we welcome Aviv 1 March 19th, and Passover the eve of April 1st.
You can go to these links for confirmation and learning:
1) Derek Townsend’s report: http://www.thewelltroddenroad.org/appointedtimescalendar/
The “Calendar” is under “the Shofar” heading. Check out his new post “Joyous Year” which also links to the calendar…
2) Deborah Gordon’s report from Israel: [email protected]
3) Abib of God Report: https://www.abibofgod.com/feast-dates
From Abib of God a few days ago: “IF the barley is going to be mature enough for a wave sheaf offering by April 7, 2018 and the first crescent is seen in the region of Jerusalem on the evening of Sunday March 18th then the following dates will apply for the feasts of the first month.”
[Abib/Abib barley was found; the new moon was sighted March 18th]
“All days start from sunset the previous evening
Start of the year: Monday, March 19
Passover/Pesach: Sunday, April 1
First day UB: Monday, April 2 (Unleavened Bread)
Wave sheaf Day: Sunday, April 8 (First Fruits)
Last day UB: Sunday, April 8
Pentecost/Shavu’ot: Sunday, May 27”
Let us rejoice! Exodus 12:2: “This month is the beginning of months for you. It is the first month of the year for you.”
The first month is named after the stage of the barley two weeks before harvest–the “aviv stage.” Aviv day 1 begins the Festival calendar! Notice the words “for you” are given twice. The Aviv calendar is an exclusive calendar given by Yahuwah only for His set-apart children! It is not for the world. The Tishre 1 Creation-calendar is for us, too, but also for the world, for the timing for our earth and cosmos, and the timing of the return of Messiah.
I sincerely hope you’re not following the Jewish man-created calendar by Hellel from the 4th century that departs from the ways of Yahuwah and is usually wrong. Come on now, you say you believe in Elohim. If you do: What does He say?
Rabbinic Judaism does not follow Yahuwah’s very clear instructions in Leviticus 23 for First Fruits, or for Shavu’ot/Pentecost (“Pentecost” is Greek for “50”).
Be sure you celebrate First Fruits on a Sunday–the Sunday that follows Passover. Then Leviticus 23:11, 15: The counting of the Omer begins the following Shabbat after First Fruits for seven weeks. Then we celebrate Shavu’ot on a Sunday 50 days later. (Leviticus 23 9-11 15-16, 21-22) The dates above from Abib of God are correct by the barley, by the new moon, and by Leviticus 23!
When rabbi Akiva created rabbinic Pharisaical Judaism, he made sure that Yahuwah was demoted and put under the authority of the rabbis, which resulted in his being a laughing stock by rabbis through the centuries. [Refer to: “Exposing the Roots of Rabbinic Judaism and It’s Link to Rome/Mikvah of Present Reality] I also refer you to Daniel Gruber’s classic book Rabbi Akiba’s Messiah for details–the book from which the article was taken. From Haaretz: “…Nasi of the Sanhedrin, Hillel II (330-365 CE) is credited with finalizing the fixed Hebrew calendar as we know it.”
In 2017, the Sanhedrin voiced their desire to get back to the ancient paths!
Jeremiah 6:16! “Thus says Yahuwah, `Stand in the ways and see, and ask for the ancient paths where the good way is, and walk in it and find rest for yourselves…” But, as the verse continues “…But they say, `We will not walk in it.’ ”
Don’t be duped by human teachers, no matter how sanctimonious they appear. Study the Word for yourself and ask the Spirit of Yahuwah to teach you what He is saying. The Festivals are the backbone of the eternal plan of salvation through the Lamb of Elohim, Yahushua. Refer to the article: “The Seven Appointments With Man”/Mikvah of the Covenant to learn how each festival pictures a part of the eternal plan for our salvation from Messiah’s death to His marriage to His Bride and His reigning over earth for 1000 years.
The Festivals are a blessing to us–not a prison-house of religious dogma and Pharisaical “takin’ot!” “Takin’ot” (Hebrew) are man-made traditions and rules, which Yahushua, giver of the Torah, condemns.
Mark 7:13, Messiah speaking to priests in the man-created sect of Pharisees: “…nullifying the Word of Elohim through your tradition, which you have handed down. And many such traditions you do.”
My Apology: I referred you to whatisthenewmonth.com for an accurate telling of each new month. The website did accurately tell of each new month by the sighting of the new moon. I checked with it this afternoon and saw that they accurately reported the new moon, waxing at 2%. HOWEVER, I was not pleased to see their announced an Adar Bet, a 13th month. Their reason: The new moon was sighted before the spring equinox. [Refer to my article: “Exposing Equinox Observance – Another Return to Babylon”/use the search option on the website main page]
Don’t be foolish and follow after Babylonian and post-Babylonian paganism! We are NOT in an Adar Bet! Follow Yahuwah’s ancient paths!
Abba pleads with His children to go by the ancient paths–the paths that Yahushua set in motion from Genesis 1:3 and in Exodus 19-20. Yahushua is the living Word, and His Word is the Word spoken from His Father. It carries the highest authority. Man tries to usurp His authority, but it is all in vain. They lose! Those aligned with the Creators win!
Psalm 81:1-4: “Shout for joy to Elohim our strength; Raise a shout to the Elohim of Ya’cob. Lift up a song and beat the tambourine, the pleasant lyre and with the harp. Blow the ram’s horn at the time of the New Moon and at the full moon on our festival day. For this is a law for Isra’el, and a right-ruling of the Elohim of Ya’cob.” What a privilege we have!
Be sure to blow the shofar. Celebrate the new moon. Offer your Leviticus 2 cakes and drink offering, dance, feast, and enjoy your Elohim. This is a special new moon! – The beginning of our festival year: Passover, Unleavened Bread, and First Fruits: I Corinthians 5:7-8; I Corinthians 15:20, 22. Referring to Himself, Yahushua said: “Unless a corn of wheat falls into the ground and dies, it abides alone. But, if it dies, it brings forth much fruit.” Refer to: Leviticus 17:11 and Hebrews 9:22. In observing a basic Scriptural Passover/Pesach, you are remembering Messiah. “As often as you do this, do it in remembrance of Me.” He spoke of Passover!
Some of you may be putting on a Passover Seder and are inviting the unsaved and/or Christians to attend. Make sure you present the message of salvation via Exodus 12 NOT as a religious formality, but from the foundation of our loving Messiah’s death, burial, and resurrection. We celebrate the festivals because they reveal what our Beloved has done for us. Emphasize the resurrection, which is symbolized by the crossing of the Red Sea, and our deliverance for Pharaoh/Satan.
Yahuwah teaches us to obey the Torah with love and joy, as we walk in His Spirit, loving His Son. The word “Torah” simply means “the loving teachings and instructions of our wonderful Abba for right standing in His Kingdom.” It must be presented this way, otherwise, we may be guilty of the accusations Messiah heaped on the Pharisees in Matthew 23:23-33.
On Wednesday “between the evenings,” sometime between 3:00-5:00 PM, Messiah died willingly died in our place. (II Corinthians 5:21) All that day the priests had been sacrificing the lambs for the households of the people. But, finally, in the late afternoon, the High Priest sacrificed the final lamb, the most perfect lamb—the lamb for the nation. At the exact moment that the High Priest slit the throat of the lamb for the nation, and he cried out “it is finished,” the Lamb of Elohim on the stake cried out “it is finished” and died. Thus the Passover Lamb sacrificed for us fulfilled the Festival of Pesach in great detail. Make sure that He is esteemed and honored at your Passover feast!
In His love,
Yedidah
March 18, 2018 7:30 PM EST sunset, beginning March 19, 2018
Posted as an article: March 19, 2018 Mikvah of the Covenant