God's Year (7554) vs Askhenazi Japhetic Jew Year (5778)
The timeline of Adam to Jesus Christ has always been a controversy because The Bible or Torah from Roman Empire has been modified to discredit Jesus Christ. God knew what the Sadducees and Pharisees would do to discredit His Son Jesus Christ. We have the following lost book and unmodified Torah found in Egypt before 285 BC that proved that.
Books that stated Adam to Jesus Christ salvation work will be 5500 years:
- Septuagint Scripture (LXX) 285 BC
- Book of Enoch
- Gospel of Nicodemus
We estimated God's Year from Fall of Adam to now to be about 7554 while the Ashkenazi Japhetic Jew is 5778 this year 2017 in Roman Calendar.
The calculation below is done by Steve Rudd in Nov 2017. He came to 5554 BC which we would interpret it as year of the Fall of Adam. Adam was created way before and spent 1000 years with God as Sabbath Day.
If Adam to death of Jesus is 5587 years (5554+33), then Adam to birth of Jesus would be about 5554 years. If the Star of Bethlehem showed up in 2017, then the actual years from Fall of Adam till now would be 7554 years in 2017 Roman Calendar vs 5777 Jewish Year tabulated by Ashkenazi Jew from Japheth line.
Books that stated Adam to Jesus Christ salvation work will be 5500 years:
- Septuagint Scripture (LXX) 285 BC
- Book of Enoch
- Gospel of Nicodemus
We estimated God's Year from Fall of Adam to now to be about 7554 while the Ashkenazi Japhetic Jew is 5778 this year 2017 in Roman Calendar.
The calculation below is done by Steve Rudd in Nov 2017. He came to 5554 BC which we would interpret it as year of the Fall of Adam. Adam was created way before and spent 1000 years with God as Sabbath Day.
If Adam to death of Jesus is 5587 years (5554+33), then Adam to birth of Jesus would be about 5554 years. If the Star of Bethlehem showed up in 2017, then the actual years from Fall of Adam till now would be 7554 years in 2017 Roman Calendar vs 5777 Jewish Year tabulated by Ashkenazi Jew from Japheth line.
The Word of God offers us His calendar that He intends for His people. He details how to determine His set apart days. Yet, there seems to be much confusion on this matter in His body......
It is written in The Bible that Satan will try to confuse God's children by changing God's laws and God's original calendar. These warnings were prophesized a few hundred years before Jesus was born in Old Testament. Changing of God's laws portion will be explored in Anti-Christ section. Here, we shall explore the evidence of God's Calendar and the changing of original God's Calendar.
Daniel 7:25 (KJV) And he 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 shall be given into his hand until a time and times and the dividing of time.
Since The Bible and its prophecies are written first in Hebrew language called Torah (First 5 books written by Moses) and Tanakh with God's calendar, it will be beneficial for those interested to deepen their knowledge about The Bible to be familiar with a bit of Hebrew language and to explore God's Calendar. The word Hebrew means pass over or cross to the other side. We will explore the Hebrew language in another section of this website. Here, we explore God's Calendar, evidence of it and the importance of it.
Evidence of God's Calendar
The evidence of God's Calendar existed from the beginning in Genesis (First book in out Bible today). We have day and night, month and year even stated. God even told us when Adam died.
Genesis 5:5 (KJV) And all the days that Adam lived were nine hundred and thirty years: and he died.
According to Jewish Calendar, it is estimated that October 7, 3761 B.C. was our creation date and Noah was probably born in 3174 B.C. So, Noah's flood happened in 2574 B.C. when Noah was 600 years old. But we know that the Jewish Calendar changed after the death of Jesus. The start of a New Year definition by God changed from day 1 of Abib (which is spring season) to day 1 of Tishri (which is fall/autumn season).
Genesis 7:11 (KJV) In the six hundredth year of Noah's life, in the second month, the seventeenth day of the month, the same day were all the fountains of the great deep broken up, and the windows of heaven were opened.
The Biblical year used to calculate prophesies in The Bible counts 360 days as 1 year . According to some literature, many nations based their calendar on 360 days per year. Click here for more details.
How God defines day?
The internationally accepted calendar system(known as the Gregorian Calendar) which is in use today, is not the same as the Biblical Calendar. When God created the Sun, the Moon and the Stars, it was for the benefit of His creation to know His Appointed times and also the divisions of days and years as He set it to be.
The Standard Calendar Day is calculated from Midnight to Midnight, while the Biblical day is from one Sunset to the next. The Biblical Day and Gregorian Day both seem to agree on the division of the day into a 24 Hour period. One could think that it’s strange to calculate a 24 hour day from one evening to the next. It actually is not that strange, when you think of the Gregorian day, which is calculated from one Midnight to the next. In the case of the Biblical Day, it starts with the Sunset, while the Gregorian Day starts in between the Sunset and the Sunrise.
The internationally accepted calendar system(known as the Gregorian Calendar) which is in use today, is not the same as the Biblical Calendar. When God created the Sun, the Moon and the Stars, it was for the benefit of His creation to know His Appointed times and also the divisions of days and years as He set it to be.
The Standard Calendar Day is calculated from Midnight to Midnight, while the Biblical day is from one Sunset to the next. The Biblical Day and Gregorian Day both seem to agree on the division of the day into a 24 Hour period. One could think that it’s strange to calculate a 24 hour day from one evening to the next. It actually is not that strange, when you think of the Gregorian day, which is calculated from one Midnight to the next. In the case of the Biblical Day, it starts with the Sunset, while the Gregorian Day starts in between the Sunset and the Sunrise.
God's DayStart of a Day is at Sundown or Sunset
A full day is Sunset to Sunset Sunset to Sunset |
Gregorian DayStart of a Day at Midnight (00:00:01 hours)
A full day is Midnight to Midnight A full day has a 24 Hour period |
The Biblical Day
♦ The Biblical day was divided into 12 Hours/Parts of Daytime (John 11:9) and presumably 12 Hours/Parts of Night (Mat 20:6)
♦ The Biblical day starts at Sundown
→ God’s Prophetic Appointments were to be from evening to evening [Sundown to Sundown] (Exo 12:18, Lev 23:32).
→ Nehemiah orders the Gates of Jerusalem to be closed when it was getting dark, denoting the sabbath started at evening (Neh 13:19)
→ The laws of uncleanness denotes that a person who becomes unclean because of a reason such as coming to contact with a carcass will be unclean till evening. If the person becomes unclean at night, he/she is unclean till the next evening (Lev 11:24,25, Deut 11:23)
→ A person who is put to death was supposed to be buried before the evening (Deut 21:22,23, Jos 8:28, 10:26,27)
→ Samson asks a riddle that needed to be answered within 7 days. The philistines answer him before the eve of the seventh day, denoting the end of the day was at sunset (Judg 14:12,18)
→ The sabbath was about to start when Yeshua was taken down from the cross in the eve (Luk 23:54, Joh 19:31)
How God defines week?
Both the Gregorian and Biblical Calendar weeks consists of 7 days. In ancient times, some cultures have had weeks which contained differing number of days and some cultures still use these today. Even though the number of days in a week, is equal in both Calendars, the day numbers vary. (Eg: Most European countries consider Monday as the first day of the week, while many Middle-East countries consider Saturday as the first day)
The Biblical Week
♦ The Biblical Week has seven days
→ God’s creation took 6 days and a 7th day of rest, so that the week contains 7 days (Exo 20:9-11)
→ The feast of Weeks (Pentecost – which means 50 days) was to be celebrated by counting 7 weeks (Lev23:15,16, Deut 16:9,10)
→ The number seven is connected to the word “week” in the Scriptures (Gen29:27)
♦ The days in the Biblical week did not have names such as “Monday, Tuesday, etc.” The days in the Biblical week were numbered as 1st Day, 2nd Day, 3rd Day, 4th Day, 5th Day, 6th Day & the 7th Day which was known as the Sabbath. (Exo 16:5,22, Exo 20:11, Joh 2:1)
♦ The 7th Day in the Biblical Calendar is the day corresponding with Friday Eve/Sunset to Saturday Eve/Sunset in the Gregorian Calendar.
→ The Greek word used for the “Sabbath” in the Original Manuscripts of the New Testament “sabbato” is the same name used for Saturday in Greek even today! In other words ; In Greece, the day which is called “Saturday” is still called “Sabbato” – the same word which is in the Original Greek New Testament Manuscripts which is translated as “Sabbath” in English.
→ Look at the similarities in the names used for Saturday in other Languages and “Sabbath” – Arabic: Sabet, Armenian: Shabat, Bosnian: Subota, Bulgarian: Sabota, Corsican: Sàbatu, Croatian: Subota, Czech: Sobota, Greek: Sabbato, Indonesian: Sabtu, Italian: Sabato, Latin: Sabbatum, Polish: Sobota, Portuguese: Sábado, Russian: Subbota, Serbian: Subota, Slovak: Sobota, Slovene: Sobota, Somali: Sabti, Spanish: Sabado, Sudanese: Saptu, Ukrainian: Subota
→ The Encyclopedia Britannica, 11th ed. vol. 4, p. 988, tells us: The week is a period of seven days, having no reference whatever to the celestial motions — a circumstance to which it owes its unalterable uniformity… It has been employed from time immemorial in almost all eastern countries. The Hebrew people spoke of the days of the week by number rather than by name. The only day that had a name was the seventh day which was called Shabat, the Sabbath, or the rest day. In at least 108 different languages the name for the seventh day, corresponding to our “Saturday”, is a word meaning “rest day.”
→ Some point out the Calendar changes in history makes it impossible to know the actual day of the Sabbath. This theory is inaccurate. The change from the Julian calendar to the Gregorian Calendar, has had no effect whatsoever upon the order of the days of the week. (click here for details on this calendar change). Because of this, the Calendar changes has had no effect towards Saturday which is still the same day Yeshua celebrated the Sabbath on.
Both the Gregorian and Biblical Calendar weeks consists of 7 days. In ancient times, some cultures have had weeks which contained differing number of days and some cultures still use these today. Even though the number of days in a week, is equal in both Calendars, the day numbers vary. (Eg: Most European countries consider Monday as the first day of the week, while many Middle-East countries consider Saturday as the first day)
The Biblical Week
♦ The Biblical Week has seven days
→ God’s creation took 6 days and a 7th day of rest, so that the week contains 7 days (Exo 20:9-11)
→ The feast of Weeks (Pentecost – which means 50 days) was to be celebrated by counting 7 weeks (Lev23:15,16, Deut 16:9,10)
→ The number seven is connected to the word “week” in the Scriptures (Gen29:27)
♦ The days in the Biblical week did not have names such as “Monday, Tuesday, etc.” The days in the Biblical week were numbered as 1st Day, 2nd Day, 3rd Day, 4th Day, 5th Day, 6th Day & the 7th Day which was known as the Sabbath. (Exo 16:5,22, Exo 20:11, Joh 2:1)
♦ The 7th Day in the Biblical Calendar is the day corresponding with Friday Eve/Sunset to Saturday Eve/Sunset in the Gregorian Calendar.
→ The Greek word used for the “Sabbath” in the Original Manuscripts of the New Testament “sabbato” is the same name used for Saturday in Greek even today! In other words ; In Greece, the day which is called “Saturday” is still called “Sabbato” – the same word which is in the Original Greek New Testament Manuscripts which is translated as “Sabbath” in English.
→ Look at the similarities in the names used for Saturday in other Languages and “Sabbath” – Arabic: Sabet, Armenian: Shabat, Bosnian: Subota, Bulgarian: Sabota, Corsican: Sàbatu, Croatian: Subota, Czech: Sobota, Greek: Sabbato, Indonesian: Sabtu, Italian: Sabato, Latin: Sabbatum, Polish: Sobota, Portuguese: Sábado, Russian: Subbota, Serbian: Subota, Slovak: Sobota, Slovene: Sobota, Somali: Sabti, Spanish: Sabado, Sudanese: Saptu, Ukrainian: Subota
→ The Encyclopedia Britannica, 11th ed. vol. 4, p. 988, tells us: The week is a period of seven days, having no reference whatever to the celestial motions — a circumstance to which it owes its unalterable uniformity… It has been employed from time immemorial in almost all eastern countries. The Hebrew people spoke of the days of the week by number rather than by name. The only day that had a name was the seventh day which was called Shabat, the Sabbath, or the rest day. In at least 108 different languages the name for the seventh day, corresponding to our “Saturday”, is a word meaning “rest day.”
→ Some point out the Calendar changes in history makes it impossible to know the actual day of the Sabbath. This theory is inaccurate. The change from the Julian calendar to the Gregorian Calendar, has had no effect whatsoever upon the order of the days of the week. (click here for details on this calendar change). Because of this, the Calendar changes has had no effect towards Saturday which is still the same day Yeshua celebrated the Sabbath on.
How God defines month?
The Gregorian Calendar system has no reason for a Month to be 28,29,30 or 31 days. This system was a main characteristic of the Gregorian Calendar, and was done so that the days of the year would equal to 365 days. Unlike the Gregorian calendar, the Biblical Calendar depends on the Moon to calculate the beginning of the month. A complete revolution of the Moon is considered a Month in the Biblical Calendar. Science determines that a Moon revolution lasts roughly about 29.5 days, and because of this reason, a Biblical Month lasts 29 or 30 days.
The Biblical Month
♦ The Biblical Month is connected to the Moon in Scripture
→ 1Ki 8:2 And all the men of Israel assembled themselves unto king Solomon at the feast in the month(H3391-ירח- yerach-month) Ethanim, which is the seventh month(H2320-חדשׁ-chôdesh-new moon). The 2 Hebrew words translated as Month in our English Versions are “Yerah” and “Kodesh”. “Yerah” means Month, while “Kodesh” means New Moon. See 1Kin 6:38 as well.
→ Gen 29:14 & Num 11:20,21 contains “space of” or “whole” month, using the Hebrew word “Khodesh” while 2Kin 15:13 & Deut 21:13 contains “full” month, using the Hebrew word “Yerah”. Both these words are clearly connected, showing the relation of Moon to Month, Biblically.
♦ The New Month, or the first day of the Month is proclaimed when there is a New Moon which is identified by the first visible sliver of the Moon.
→ The New Moon(Kodesh) is mentioned as a “particular day” in 1Sam 20:5,18, 2Kin 4:23, Eze 46:1,6 indicating that it was a day which was proclaimed in some way.
→ The word Hodesh originates from a Hebrew word called H2318-חדשׁ-châdash which means “new”, “to make new” or “renew”. The moon itself is not renewed, but with the Lunar cycle, the light of the Moon increases, becomes full, decreases and goes dark. And it is again renewed, and the cycle continues. In this way, when the first sliver of light is seen on the Moon, the beginning of the month is proclaimed.
→ Some hold to the belief that the Conjunction (Full dark Moon) is the New Moon as per Modern Astronomy. This is hard to believe, as the people in ancient times would not have been able to accurately know the day of Conjunction as the Moon can stay dark for more than 2 days
♦ Much like the sun indicates the beginning of a day, the Moon indicates the beginning of the Biblical Month. Even an uneducated person could have understood when the New Month begins, just by looking up at the sky, with this sign that God created in the Heavens.
The Gregorian Calendar system has no reason for a Month to be 28,29,30 or 31 days. This system was a main characteristic of the Gregorian Calendar, and was done so that the days of the year would equal to 365 days. Unlike the Gregorian calendar, the Biblical Calendar depends on the Moon to calculate the beginning of the month. A complete revolution of the Moon is considered a Month in the Biblical Calendar. Science determines that a Moon revolution lasts roughly about 29.5 days, and because of this reason, a Biblical Month lasts 29 or 30 days.
The Biblical Month
♦ The Biblical Month is connected to the Moon in Scripture
→ 1Ki 8:2 And all the men of Israel assembled themselves unto king Solomon at the feast in the month(H3391-ירח- yerach-month) Ethanim, which is the seventh month(H2320-חדשׁ-chôdesh-new moon). The 2 Hebrew words translated as Month in our English Versions are “Yerah” and “Kodesh”. “Yerah” means Month, while “Kodesh” means New Moon. See 1Kin 6:38 as well.
→ Gen 29:14 & Num 11:20,21 contains “space of” or “whole” month, using the Hebrew word “Khodesh” while 2Kin 15:13 & Deut 21:13 contains “full” month, using the Hebrew word “Yerah”. Both these words are clearly connected, showing the relation of Moon to Month, Biblically.
♦ The New Month, or the first day of the Month is proclaimed when there is a New Moon which is identified by the first visible sliver of the Moon.
→ The New Moon(Kodesh) is mentioned as a “particular day” in 1Sam 20:5,18, 2Kin 4:23, Eze 46:1,6 indicating that it was a day which was proclaimed in some way.
→ The word Hodesh originates from a Hebrew word called H2318-חדשׁ-châdash which means “new”, “to make new” or “renew”. The moon itself is not renewed, but with the Lunar cycle, the light of the Moon increases, becomes full, decreases and goes dark. And it is again renewed, and the cycle continues. In this way, when the first sliver of light is seen on the Moon, the beginning of the month is proclaimed.
→ Some hold to the belief that the Conjunction (Full dark Moon) is the New Moon as per Modern Astronomy. This is hard to believe, as the people in ancient times would not have been able to accurately know the day of Conjunction as the Moon can stay dark for more than 2 days
♦ Much like the sun indicates the beginning of a day, the Moon indicates the beginning of the Biblical Month. Even an uneducated person could have understood when the New Month begins, just by looking up at the sky, with this sign that God created in the Heavens.
How God defines year?
The Gregorian Calendar system calculates a year by counting 365 days (366 days in a leap year) which is the time it takes for the earth to finish a revolution around the Sun, hence it is known as a Solar Calendar. The Biblical Calendar on the other hand, depends on the Sun and Moon both to calculate the beginning of the Year, hence being known as a Luni-Solar Calendar. Even though January 1st is regarded the day of the New Year in the Gregorian Calendar (Roman Consuls in the time of the Roman Empire, as far back as 153BC, first entered office on January 1st), The Biblical Calendar is determined completely differently.
The Biblical Year
♦ The Biblical Year began with the New Moon when the Barley Harvest was in the stage of ripening which was called “Abib” in the Scriptures. The period between Biblical New Years have 12 or 13 months or New Moons.
→ The month of the Abib is called the first month in Scripture (Exo 12:2, 13:4, 34:18)
→ Abib is a state of ripening in Grains. Exo 9:31,32 And the flax and the barley was smitten: for the barley was in the ear(Abib), and the flax was bolled. But the wheat and the rie were not smitten: for they were not grown up. (H24 – אביב – aw-beeb’ – A state of ripening)
→ Abib is the state which is, in between the stage of green colour ripening grain and completely ripe golden streaks of grain. It is the stage when the grain is a light yellowish colour.
→ The Month of Abib is also known as Nisan in the Scriptures (Est 3:7, Neh 2:1)
→ The Month of Abib is usually the month that the Spring/Vernal Equinox happens
♦ To this day, the Karaite Jews in Israel engage themselves in an exercise called the Abib Search to ascertain whether the First Month can be proclaimed. This way, when the Grain is Abib and the Sliver of the New Moon appears in the Sky, the First Biblical Month is proclaimed.
The Gregorian Calendar system calculates a year by counting 365 days (366 days in a leap year) which is the time it takes for the earth to finish a revolution around the Sun, hence it is known as a Solar Calendar. The Biblical Calendar on the other hand, depends on the Sun and Moon both to calculate the beginning of the Year, hence being known as a Luni-Solar Calendar. Even though January 1st is regarded the day of the New Year in the Gregorian Calendar (Roman Consuls in the time of the Roman Empire, as far back as 153BC, first entered office on January 1st), The Biblical Calendar is determined completely differently.
The Biblical Year
♦ The Biblical Year began with the New Moon when the Barley Harvest was in the stage of ripening which was called “Abib” in the Scriptures. The period between Biblical New Years have 12 or 13 months or New Moons.
→ The month of the Abib is called the first month in Scripture (Exo 12:2, 13:4, 34:18)
→ Abib is a state of ripening in Grains. Exo 9:31,32 And the flax and the barley was smitten: for the barley was in the ear(Abib), and the flax was bolled. But the wheat and the rie were not smitten: for they were not grown up. (H24 – אביב – aw-beeb’ – A state of ripening)
→ Abib is the state which is, in between the stage of green colour ripening grain and completely ripe golden streaks of grain. It is the stage when the grain is a light yellowish colour.
→ The Month of Abib is also known as Nisan in the Scriptures (Est 3:7, Neh 2:1)
→ The Month of Abib is usually the month that the Spring/Vernal Equinox happens
♦ To this day, the Karaite Jews in Israel engage themselves in an exercise called the Abib Search to ascertain whether the First Month can be proclaimed. This way, when the Grain is Abib and the Sliver of the New Moon appears in the Sky, the First Biblical Month is proclaimed.
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Major celebrations or feast days:
ABIB 1 - Yahweh New Year (usually Mar/Apr) ABIB 14 - Feast of Passover ABIB 15 - 21 - Feast of Unleaven Bread for 7 days ABIB 18 - First Fruits (depending on Sabbath Day) SIWAN - Feast of Pentecost (50 days after first fruits) TISHRI 1 - Trumpets (1st day of the 7th month) TISHRI 10 - Day of Atonement (Yom Kippur) 10th day Tishri TISHRI 15 - 22 - Feast of Tabernacles for 8 days |
Conclusion
One could ask whether knowing the “Biblically Accurate” dates, really matter? Or whether there is any value in understanding and studying these things and knowing both the similarities and differences in our Standard Calendar and the Biblical Calendar? When God says 7th Day, He means the 7th Day and no other Day. When He says the 1st Month, He means the 1st Month and no other month. Jeroboam the 1st King of the Divided Kingdom of Israel, did just this. He instituted a Feast on the 8th Month, which was like God’s Feast, when God had specifically told people to celebrate the Feast on the 7th Month (1Kin 12:32,33).
As Messiah Yeshua quoted from the Book of Isaiah, saying “Wherefore the Lord said, Forasmuch as this people draw near me with their mouth, and with their lips do honour me, but have removed their heart far from me, and their fear toward me is taught by the precept of men (Isa 29:13/Mat 15:8,9). It is my belief that it is better to follow God, than man. It is better to follow God’s Word, than any man’s word. And it is better to follow God’s Calendar, than any man made calendar.
We should recognise that the Gregorian Calendar is the standard amongst the whole world for our work. However, learning God’s Calendar is vital by using His days and His ways to worship, honor and draw close to Him. The lack of knowledge of His calendar has led to so many misunderstandings and mistakes in our walk with Him. His Appointed Times/Feast all depend on His Calendar. This is the same Prophetic Calendar which Yeshua used and fulfilled by His Death(Passover), His Resurrection(Firstfruits) and Giving of the Holy Spirit(Pentecost). It is time to mend our ways and come back to Him. Are we really too technologically advanced to adhere to His Calendar by lifting up our eyes to the Sun and the Moon that He created?
For those who are keeping God's 7 major Feasts from Old Testaments:
God's Seven Feasts
ABIB 14 (or Nisan 14)- Feast of Passover ABIB 15 - 21 - Feast of Unleaven Bread for 7 days ABIB 18 - First Fruits (depending on Sabbath Day) SIWAN - Feast of Pentecost (50 days after first fruits) TISHRI 1 - Trumpets (1st day of the 7th month) TISHRI 10 - Day of Atonement (Yom Kippur) 10th day Tishri TISHRI 15 - 22 - Feast of Tabernacles for 8 days |
What to do?
Eat Roasted Lamb No work done on Abib/Nisan 15 & 21 First Fruits Offering on Abib/Nisan 18 No eating of leaven for 7 days No work done No work done No work done No work done on Tishri 15 & 22 |
Changing of God's Calendar
John wrote the book of Revelation in about 95 A.D., a century and a half after the Julian calendar reform of 45 B.C. which adopted a 365-day calendar with modern leap years. However, in verses 11:2-3; 12:6, 12:14; and 13:5, John explicitly indicates a year of 360 days. By a 365-day calendar, three and a half years would equal 1278 days. However, John wrote of 1,260 days (3.5 * 360) in Revelation 11:3 & 12:6, which equals exactly the three and a half (360-day) years that he mentions in Revelation 12:14. That number also exactly equals the 42 months of Revelation 11:2 and 13:5. These year and month equivalents are exactly equal, and only equal 1,260 days, when calculating with months of 30 days each. Additionally, the prophet Daniel proclaimed, "Blessed be the name of God forever and ever, for wisdom and might are His. And He changes the times and seasons..." (Daniel 2:20-21). Of course this could be a reference to the seasons as in Genesis 8:22. The first Hebrew word Daniel used in that statement is typically translated moment, time, or times, and the second word here rendered "seasons" is also translated times, or appointed period, epochs, or time. Thus Daniel may have been suggesting to his ancient audience that God's power was evident even in the world's changing calendars. As an end-times prophet, Daniel's book refers us to the latter days. Thus in the Lord's prophetic countdown toward the New Creation it would be fitting to use His own originally perfect length of the year. Passages consistent with Revelation's explicit 360-day year include Daniel 7:25 & 12:11-12, Esther 1:4, and finally Genesis 7:11 & 7:24 and 8:3-4. Those global flood verses twice mention a period of exactly 150 days, from the 17th day of the second month to the 17th day of the seventh month, which again strongly implies a 360 day year.
It is clear that world Calender today is adjusted from our original God's Calendar. The prophecies in The Bible is still based on God's Calendar and if we want to understand prophecies, then understanding God's Calendar is vital. Gos's Calendar is preserved by the Jewish Nation till today. Hence, let us now explore a bit about Jewish Calendar.
Ashkenazi Jewish Calendar
The difference between the Hebraic thinking and the Greek thinking is illustrated below. This characteristics are migrated into the Jewish Calendar. Please note that Jewish Religious Calendar is different from Jewish Civil Calendar. We can also say God has this characteristics in The Bible and it is His signature style in His Word and in His Time.
HEBRAIC THINKING
- Patterns
- Pictures - Action Orientated - Cycles |
GREEK THINKING
- Evolution
- Abstract - Philosophical - Linear |
The Jewish calendar (or Hebrew) is based on a mixture of both lunar months and years defined via a solar cycle (this kind of calendar is called "lunisolar", see at Wikipedia. It has 12 months in it and 354 days. In leap years, there is a thirteenth month ("Adar Beth", the second Adar), which would "compensate" for the leap. The months are not parallel to the Gregorian calendar (the one that we use on daily basis):
(1) Tishrei - Autumn (usually between September and October, sometimes
even November), (30 days)
(2) Cheshvan (also spelled Heshvan or Marchesvan) (29 or 30 days) (Oct. - Nov)
(3) Kislev (30 or 29 days) (Nov. - Dec.)
(4) Tevet (29 days) (Jan-Feb)
(5) Shevat (30 days) (Feb-March)
(6) Adar (29 days) (March-April)* Here we might have "the second Adar"
that would extend the year, in addition to the first one *
(7) Nisan (30 days) (April- May)
(8) Iyar (29 days) (May-June)
(9) Sivan (30 days) (June-July)
(10) Tammuz (29 days) (July - August)
(11) Av (30 days) (August-September)
(12) Elul (29 days) (September - October)
The Jewish year begins therefore in Tishrei, in the autumn, with the holiday of Rosh Hashanah ("head" of the year), on the first of
Tishrei. The other Jewish holidays also correspond with the agrarian year: Hanukah (Kislev) comes in the darkest period of the year, and could be easily portrayed as "the festival of light" (if you know the Adam Sandler song); Passover (Pessach) comes in Nisan, with the spring; and Shavuot (the Pentecost) is marked by the harvest, and the beginning of the summer. You can see a list of Jewish holidays and their Hebrew calendrical dates at: Orthodox Union- Jewish Holidays http://www.ou.org/chagim/default.htm
Holidays are celebrated on the same day of the Jewish calendar every year, but the Jewish year is not the same length
as a solar year on the Gregorian calendar used by most of the western world, so the date shifts on the Gregorian calendar." (SOURCE: Judaism 101, Jewish Calendar, <http://www.jewfaq.org/calendar.htm>).
The calendar dates the creation of the world at 3761 B.C., which explains how the current year is . 3761 B.C. is the assumed creation of the world. This might bring up the question, that we *know* today (given scientific evidence, especially but not only, from evolution theory) that the world is much older than 5,000 years. Modern Jewish theologists have various explanations to that, from the fundamentalist rejection of the evolution theory (which also exists in Christian or Muslim theology), to explanations such as the distinction between "Godly years" and "human years" (which also explains the gap between the theory of evolution and the creation story in the Bible).
The non-theological explanation, of course, is that people in ancient periods had very little knowledge of the type that we had today, and "thousand" (not to mention "three thousand") years seemed awfully a lot to them, enough to let God create the world, and to bring it to their times.
And why 3761 B.C set as the year of creation? "3760 was calculated by adding up the ages of people in the Bible back to the time of creation. However, this does not necessarily mean that the universe was created less than 6000 years ago as the definition of "years" has not been a constant throughout history." (SOURCE: Lisa Katz, "Q. What is the Hebrew Calendar?", About.com,
<http://judaism.about.com/cs/hebrew/f/calendar_lunar.htm>).
Wikipedia, in their very interesting article on the subject, add, regarding the methods to set the dates that the "modernisation" of the calendar, or in other words, a unified date for all Jews, was set in the 12th century:
"Two major forms of the calendar have been used: an observational form used before the destruction of the Second Temple in 70 and a rule-based form first fully described by Maimonides in 1178. The period between 70 and 1178 is a transition period between the two forms, with the gradual adoption of more and more of the rules characteristic of the modern form. Except for the modern year number, the modern rules reached their final form before 820 or 921, with some uncertainty regarding when (see below). The modern Hebrew calendar cannot be used for Biblical dates because new moon dates may be in error by up to four days and months may be in error by up to four months. The latter accounts for irregular intercalation such as the three successive years which were given extra months during the early second century according to the Talmud." (SOURCE: Wikipedia, The
Hebrew Calendar, <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hebrew_calendar>). This might be part of the answer to your last question, but we'll get to that.
Between the year 70 (when the Jewish Temple was destroyed by the Romans) and the year 1178 there were several controversies regarding the calendar, as many Jews have been exiled by the Romans and did not live in Palestine anymore. "The current definition of the Jewish calendar is generally said to have been set down by the Sanhedrin president Hillel II in approximately C.E. 359." (SOURCE: Calendars through the Ages, <http://webexhibits.org/calendars/calendar-jewish.html>).
October 7, 3761 B.C. The date God created Adam and Eve (according to the Jews of the Middle Ages). This date is still used in calculating the year of the Jewish calendar. According to the Hebrew calaendar the seventh "day" (if we consider a day to God to be a thousand years to man as the Bible says) will begin in September or October 6001 A.D. The following table beginning from the year 2000 lists the corresponding Jewish year that coincides with the Christian era date and also the years remaining until that "7th Day" arrives and "everything that belongs to God has to be returned to Him irrevocably". Jesus said the last days would be so violent and wicked, God has shortened the time for the sake of the elect.
Jewish Year 5761 Tishri 1 (begins in Autumn During Christian Year 2000) - Years Remaining Until 6001 - 240
Jewish Year 5762 Tishri 1 (begins in Autumn During Christian Year 2001) - Years Remaining Until 6001 - 239
Jewish Year 5763 Tishri 1 (begins in Autumn During Christian Year 2002) - Years Remaining Until 6001 - 238
Jewish Year 5764 Tishri 1 (begins in Autumn During Christian Year 2003) - Years Remaining Until 6001 - 237
Jewish Year 5765 Tishri 1 (begins in Autumn During Christian Year 2004) - Years Remaining Until 6001 - 236
Jewish Year 5766 Tishri 1 (begins in Autumn During Christian Year 2005) - Years Remaining Until 6001 - 235
Jewish Year 5767 Tishri 1 (begins in Autumn During Christian Year 2006) - Years Remaining Until 6001 - 234
Jewish Year 5768 Tishri 1 (begins in Autumn During Christian Year 2007) - Years Remaining Until 6001 - 233
Jewish Year 5769 Tishri 1 (begins in Autumn During Christian Year 2008) - Years Remaining Until 6001 - 232
Jewish Year 5770 Tishri 1 (begins in Autumn During Christian Year 2009) - Years Remaining Until 6001 - 231
Jewish Year 5771 Tishri 1 (begins in Autumn During Christian Year 2010) - Years Remaining Until 6001 - 230
Jewish Year 5772 Tishri 1 (begins in Autumn During Christian Year 2011) - Years Remaining Until 6001 - 229
Jewish Year 5773 Tishri 1 (begins in Autumn During Christian Year 2012) - Years Remaining Until 6001 - 228
Jewish Year 5774 Tishri 1 (begins in Autumn During Christian Year 2013) - Years Remaining Until 6001 - 227
Jewish Year 5775 Tishri 1 (begins in Autumn During Christian Year 2014) - Years Remaining Until 6001 - 226
Jewish Year 5776 Tishri 1 (begins in Autumn During Christian Year 2015) - Years Remaining Until 6001 - 225
Jewish Year 5777 Tishri 1 (begins in Autumn During Christian Year 2016) - Years Remaining Until 6001 - 224
Jewish Year 5778 Tishri 1 (begins in Autumn During Christian Year 2017) - Years Remaining Until 6001 - 223
Jewish Year 5779 Tishri 1 (begins in Autumn During Christian Year 2018) - Years Remaining Until 6001 - 222
Jewish Year 5780 Tishri 1 (begins in Autumn During Christian Year 2019) - Years Remaining Until 6001 - 221
Jewish Year 5781 Tishri 1 (begins in Autumn During Christian Year 2020) - Years Remaining Until 6001 - 220
Jewish Year 5782 Tishri 1 (begins in Autumn During Christian Year 2021) - Years Remaining Until 6001 - 219
Jewish Year 5783 Tishri 1 (begins in Autumn During Christian Year 2022) - Years Remaining Until 6001 - 218
Jewish Year 5784 Tishri 1 (begins in Autumn During Christian Year 2023) - Years Remaining Until 6001 - 217
Jewish Year 5785 Tishri 1 (begins in Autumn During Christian Year 2024) - Years Remaining Until 6001 - 216
Jewish Year 5786 Tishri 1 (begins in Autumn During Christian Year 2025) - Years Remaining Until 6001 - 215
(1) Tishrei - Autumn (usually between September and October, sometimes
even November), (30 days)
(2) Cheshvan (also spelled Heshvan or Marchesvan) (29 or 30 days) (Oct. - Nov)
(3) Kislev (30 or 29 days) (Nov. - Dec.)
(4) Tevet (29 days) (Jan-Feb)
(5) Shevat (30 days) (Feb-March)
(6) Adar (29 days) (March-April)* Here we might have "the second Adar"
that would extend the year, in addition to the first one *
(7) Nisan (30 days) (April- May)
(8) Iyar (29 days) (May-June)
(9) Sivan (30 days) (June-July)
(10) Tammuz (29 days) (July - August)
(11) Av (30 days) (August-September)
(12) Elul (29 days) (September - October)
The Jewish year begins therefore in Tishrei, in the autumn, with the holiday of Rosh Hashanah ("head" of the year), on the first of
Tishrei. The other Jewish holidays also correspond with the agrarian year: Hanukah (Kislev) comes in the darkest period of the year, and could be easily portrayed as "the festival of light" (if you know the Adam Sandler song); Passover (Pessach) comes in Nisan, with the spring; and Shavuot (the Pentecost) is marked by the harvest, and the beginning of the summer. You can see a list of Jewish holidays and their Hebrew calendrical dates at: Orthodox Union- Jewish Holidays http://www.ou.org/chagim/default.htm
Holidays are celebrated on the same day of the Jewish calendar every year, but the Jewish year is not the same length
as a solar year on the Gregorian calendar used by most of the western world, so the date shifts on the Gregorian calendar." (SOURCE: Judaism 101, Jewish Calendar, <http://www.jewfaq.org/calendar.htm>).
The calendar dates the creation of the world at 3761 B.C., which explains how the current year is . 3761 B.C. is the assumed creation of the world. This might bring up the question, that we *know* today (given scientific evidence, especially but not only, from evolution theory) that the world is much older than 5,000 years. Modern Jewish theologists have various explanations to that, from the fundamentalist rejection of the evolution theory (which also exists in Christian or Muslim theology), to explanations such as the distinction between "Godly years" and "human years" (which also explains the gap between the theory of evolution and the creation story in the Bible).
The non-theological explanation, of course, is that people in ancient periods had very little knowledge of the type that we had today, and "thousand" (not to mention "three thousand") years seemed awfully a lot to them, enough to let God create the world, and to bring it to their times.
And why 3761 B.C set as the year of creation? "3760 was calculated by adding up the ages of people in the Bible back to the time of creation. However, this does not necessarily mean that the universe was created less than 6000 years ago as the definition of "years" has not been a constant throughout history." (SOURCE: Lisa Katz, "Q. What is the Hebrew Calendar?", About.com,
<http://judaism.about.com/cs/hebrew/f/calendar_lunar.htm>).
Wikipedia, in their very interesting article on the subject, add, regarding the methods to set the dates that the "modernisation" of the calendar, or in other words, a unified date for all Jews, was set in the 12th century:
"Two major forms of the calendar have been used: an observational form used before the destruction of the Second Temple in 70 and a rule-based form first fully described by Maimonides in 1178. The period between 70 and 1178 is a transition period between the two forms, with the gradual adoption of more and more of the rules characteristic of the modern form. Except for the modern year number, the modern rules reached their final form before 820 or 921, with some uncertainty regarding when (see below). The modern Hebrew calendar cannot be used for Biblical dates because new moon dates may be in error by up to four days and months may be in error by up to four months. The latter accounts for irregular intercalation such as the three successive years which were given extra months during the early second century according to the Talmud." (SOURCE: Wikipedia, The
Hebrew Calendar, <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hebrew_calendar>). This might be part of the answer to your last question, but we'll get to that.
Between the year 70 (when the Jewish Temple was destroyed by the Romans) and the year 1178 there were several controversies regarding the calendar, as many Jews have been exiled by the Romans and did not live in Palestine anymore. "The current definition of the Jewish calendar is generally said to have been set down by the Sanhedrin president Hillel II in approximately C.E. 359." (SOURCE: Calendars through the Ages, <http://webexhibits.org/calendars/calendar-jewish.html>).
October 7, 3761 B.C. The date God created Adam and Eve (according to the Jews of the Middle Ages). This date is still used in calculating the year of the Jewish calendar. According to the Hebrew calaendar the seventh "day" (if we consider a day to God to be a thousand years to man as the Bible says) will begin in September or October 6001 A.D. The following table beginning from the year 2000 lists the corresponding Jewish year that coincides with the Christian era date and also the years remaining until that "7th Day" arrives and "everything that belongs to God has to be returned to Him irrevocably". Jesus said the last days would be so violent and wicked, God has shortened the time for the sake of the elect.
Jewish Year 5761 Tishri 1 (begins in Autumn During Christian Year 2000) - Years Remaining Until 6001 - 240
Jewish Year 5762 Tishri 1 (begins in Autumn During Christian Year 2001) - Years Remaining Until 6001 - 239
Jewish Year 5763 Tishri 1 (begins in Autumn During Christian Year 2002) - Years Remaining Until 6001 - 238
Jewish Year 5764 Tishri 1 (begins in Autumn During Christian Year 2003) - Years Remaining Until 6001 - 237
Jewish Year 5765 Tishri 1 (begins in Autumn During Christian Year 2004) - Years Remaining Until 6001 - 236
Jewish Year 5766 Tishri 1 (begins in Autumn During Christian Year 2005) - Years Remaining Until 6001 - 235
Jewish Year 5767 Tishri 1 (begins in Autumn During Christian Year 2006) - Years Remaining Until 6001 - 234
Jewish Year 5768 Tishri 1 (begins in Autumn During Christian Year 2007) - Years Remaining Until 6001 - 233
Jewish Year 5769 Tishri 1 (begins in Autumn During Christian Year 2008) - Years Remaining Until 6001 - 232
Jewish Year 5770 Tishri 1 (begins in Autumn During Christian Year 2009) - Years Remaining Until 6001 - 231
Jewish Year 5771 Tishri 1 (begins in Autumn During Christian Year 2010) - Years Remaining Until 6001 - 230
Jewish Year 5772 Tishri 1 (begins in Autumn During Christian Year 2011) - Years Remaining Until 6001 - 229
Jewish Year 5773 Tishri 1 (begins in Autumn During Christian Year 2012) - Years Remaining Until 6001 - 228
Jewish Year 5774 Tishri 1 (begins in Autumn During Christian Year 2013) - Years Remaining Until 6001 - 227
Jewish Year 5775 Tishri 1 (begins in Autumn During Christian Year 2014) - Years Remaining Until 6001 - 226
Jewish Year 5776 Tishri 1 (begins in Autumn During Christian Year 2015) - Years Remaining Until 6001 - 225
Jewish Year 5777 Tishri 1 (begins in Autumn During Christian Year 2016) - Years Remaining Until 6001 - 224
Jewish Year 5778 Tishri 1 (begins in Autumn During Christian Year 2017) - Years Remaining Until 6001 - 223
Jewish Year 5779 Tishri 1 (begins in Autumn During Christian Year 2018) - Years Remaining Until 6001 - 222
Jewish Year 5780 Tishri 1 (begins in Autumn During Christian Year 2019) - Years Remaining Until 6001 - 221
Jewish Year 5781 Tishri 1 (begins in Autumn During Christian Year 2020) - Years Remaining Until 6001 - 220
Jewish Year 5782 Tishri 1 (begins in Autumn During Christian Year 2021) - Years Remaining Until 6001 - 219
Jewish Year 5783 Tishri 1 (begins in Autumn During Christian Year 2022) - Years Remaining Until 6001 - 218
Jewish Year 5784 Tishri 1 (begins in Autumn During Christian Year 2023) - Years Remaining Until 6001 - 217
Jewish Year 5785 Tishri 1 (begins in Autumn During Christian Year 2024) - Years Remaining Until 6001 - 216
Jewish Year 5786 Tishri 1 (begins in Autumn During Christian Year 2025) - Years Remaining Until 6001 - 215
The Gregorian calendar – the most commonly used calendar on earth today – is solar. It is based on the time it takes the earth to go around the sun, which is a tiny bit less than 365 ¼ days. The months are arbitrary. They are called “months” because they are a reflection of the lunar cycle – the time it takes for the moon to circle the earth. A lunar month is 29 days, 12 hours, 44 minutes, and 3 seconds long. On lunar calendars, months typically are either 29 or 30 days long.
The Islamic calendar is lunar. Since 12 lunar months don’t add up to 365 ¼ days, the Islamic months occur a bit earlier every solar year. The month of Ramadan will begin on June 29 in 2014. Since Muslims are required to fast during the day and eat only at night, the fast will be extremely long at northern latitudes. Twenty years ago, in 1994, Ramadan began on February 12. When a calendar is lunar, the holidays move around the year, and so the fast in the northern hemisphere was noticeably shorter in 1994 than it will be in 2014.
The Jewish and Chinese calendars are solar-lunar. A month is a real month – the time it takes for the moon to circle the earth. A year is a real year – the time it takes for the earth to circle the sun. Since the lunar months don’t quite add up to a year, an extra month is added in leap years. In both calendars, leap years occur seven times every 19 years.
Sometimes a Chinese year begins on the first day of Shvat, the month before Adar, rather than the first day of Adar. That’s because Chinese and Jewish leap years don’t always coincide. Even though both calendars add a month 7 times every 19 years, the leap years don’t have to take place the same year.
The current Jewish year, 5774, is a leap year. There will be two months of Adar this year. Whenever there are two Adars, the Chinese year begins on the day when Adar I will begin at sundown. Adar I will begin at sundown on January 31, the day that the Chinese Year of the Horse arrives at 12:01 A.M.
Jewish and Chinese holidays often occur on the full moon. The Jewish holiday Sukkot often coincides with Chinese Mid-Autumn Festival, also known as Moon Cake day. In 2014, these two holidays will be a month apart, since both the Chinese and Jewish years are leap years, but the extra month on the Chinese calendar is added at the very end of the year, generally in late January. Sometimes the Jewish holiday of Purim coincides with the Chinese Lantern Festival. Both are cheerful days occurring on a full moon. Since there are two Adars in 5774, and since Purim occurs in Adar II when that happens, they will be a month apart this year.
Hanukkah is an exception to the common occurrence of Jewish holidays at the time of the full moon. It begins on the 25th of Kislev, when there are two remaining days of the waning moon. Then come four days with no moon at all, followed by the first two days of the waxing moon. Hanukkah is on the darkest nights of the year (at least, in the northern hemisphere) when the days are shortest and there is either no moon or merely the last two or the first two of the lunar cycle. It is a perfect time for the Festival of Lights.
Christmas occurs on the 25th of December, an echo of the 25th of Kislev. It too occurs at a dark time of the year and is associated with lights, but since the Gregorian calendar is solar and not solar-lunar, it is possible for a full moon to take place at Christmas.
A solar-lunar calendar and holidays on the full moon are two of the similarities between Chinese and Jewish traditions. There are cultural similarities as well: Jewish and Chinese children are likely to do well in school. On the other hand, there is nothing in Chinese tradition that in any way resembles Kashrut, since pork, dog meat, and donkey meat are all part of China’s culinary traditions.
The Islamic calendar is lunar. Since 12 lunar months don’t add up to 365 ¼ days, the Islamic months occur a bit earlier every solar year. The month of Ramadan will begin on June 29 in 2014. Since Muslims are required to fast during the day and eat only at night, the fast will be extremely long at northern latitudes. Twenty years ago, in 1994, Ramadan began on February 12. When a calendar is lunar, the holidays move around the year, and so the fast in the northern hemisphere was noticeably shorter in 1994 than it will be in 2014.
The Jewish and Chinese calendars are solar-lunar. A month is a real month – the time it takes for the moon to circle the earth. A year is a real year – the time it takes for the earth to circle the sun. Since the lunar months don’t quite add up to a year, an extra month is added in leap years. In both calendars, leap years occur seven times every 19 years.
Sometimes a Chinese year begins on the first day of Shvat, the month before Adar, rather than the first day of Adar. That’s because Chinese and Jewish leap years don’t always coincide. Even though both calendars add a month 7 times every 19 years, the leap years don’t have to take place the same year.
The current Jewish year, 5774, is a leap year. There will be two months of Adar this year. Whenever there are two Adars, the Chinese year begins on the day when Adar I will begin at sundown. Adar I will begin at sundown on January 31, the day that the Chinese Year of the Horse arrives at 12:01 A.M.
Jewish and Chinese holidays often occur on the full moon. The Jewish holiday Sukkot often coincides with Chinese Mid-Autumn Festival, also known as Moon Cake day. In 2014, these two holidays will be a month apart, since both the Chinese and Jewish years are leap years, but the extra month on the Chinese calendar is added at the very end of the year, generally in late January. Sometimes the Jewish holiday of Purim coincides with the Chinese Lantern Festival. Both are cheerful days occurring on a full moon. Since there are two Adars in 5774, and since Purim occurs in Adar II when that happens, they will be a month apart this year.
Hanukkah is an exception to the common occurrence of Jewish holidays at the time of the full moon. It begins on the 25th of Kislev, when there are two remaining days of the waning moon. Then come four days with no moon at all, followed by the first two days of the waxing moon. Hanukkah is on the darkest nights of the year (at least, in the northern hemisphere) when the days are shortest and there is either no moon or merely the last two or the first two of the lunar cycle. It is a perfect time for the Festival of Lights.
Christmas occurs on the 25th of December, an echo of the 25th of Kislev. It too occurs at a dark time of the year and is associated with lights, but since the Gregorian calendar is solar and not solar-lunar, it is possible for a full moon to take place at Christmas.
A solar-lunar calendar and holidays on the full moon are two of the similarities between Chinese and Jewish traditions. There are cultural similarities as well: Jewish and Chinese children are likely to do well in school. On the other hand, there is nothing in Chinese tradition that in any way resembles Kashrut, since pork, dog meat, and donkey meat are all part of China’s culinary traditions.