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God set the new year in Egypt at the Passover month in which Israel came out from Egypt.  Since then the biblical new year begins with the same month [in the same season of the year] that God established in Egypt. Later the command regarding the Wave Offering once they began to cultivate the promised land came into play, and gave […]

CHURCH of GOD A WORLDWIDE ASSOCIATION, INC. P.O. Box  1009 Allen, TX 75013-0017 November 12, 2014 Dear Mr. Henderson Your paper is based on a flawed premise and incorrect interpretation of Scripture (Genesis 1:14; Psalm 104:19).  Genesis 1:14 states that the “lights” (sun and moon) are to be used as “signs for seasons, and for […]

This paper was presented to COGWA in 2014, resulting in the disfellowshipment of the author for daring to submit such a paper for study by their Doctrinal Committee. Paper: A Case For The Biblical Calendar Andrew J. Henderson March 2014 To the reader: This paper is divided into 3 distinct parts. Section I-V covers the […]

In a virtual repeat of the Biblical Calendar presentation to COGWA this Paper was presented to the UCG elder Scott Ashley [at Scott’s request] by its two UCG member authors [I understand the Paper was submitted under one name only]  for vetting before being sent to the UCG Doctrinal committee.  In the initial interview Scott said that the Paper “had […]

The Biblical Calendar and even the history of the Rabbinic Calendar is really very simple, but some people try to confuse the brethren with a massive landslide of false statements.   I teach exactly the same thing on the Calendar as the Radio Church of God and Herbert W Armstrong taught; with one difference.   […]

A History of Today’s Rabbinic Calendar God’s Biblical Calendar is very simple;  When the sun sets the day ends and a new day begins; every seventh day is the Sabbath and after the Sabbath a new cycle of seven begins making the week; each new month begins with the first visible light of the new […]

New Moons in Ancient Israel 1 Samuel 20:5 And David said to Jonathan, Behold, the new moon is tomorrow. And sitting I should certainly sit with the king to eat. And you shall send me away, and I shall be hidden in the field until the third evening. 1 Samuel  20:18 And Jonathan said to […]

In the beginning God established a method of calculating time and identifying seasons by using the sun and moon.  God said that men should use the setting sun to end the previous day and begin a new day; while the moon was intended to establish months and the sun was intended to establish years, even […]

The Eternal Almighty God created mankind and then he created the weekly Sabbath to be observed forever for all of humanity. Later when God called Israel out of Egypt God reminded Israel concerning the Sabbath as one of the Ten Commandments.  Mankind is commanded to forgo our own activities and devote the seventh day – Friday sunset to Saturday sunset […]

What does God want us to do on His Sabbaths? Isaiah 58:13 Those who make the seventh day Sabbath [Friday sunset to Saturday sunset] their delight and are zealous to keep it in its full sanctity; those who reject doing their own pleasure, like participating in sin by buying food and services in restaurants; those who do […]

Genesis 1 shows that the universe was created and later all the work of preparing the earth for humanity, from the time that the earth was covered with water, was completed in six days. Genesis 2:1 Thus the heavens and the earth were finished, and all the host of them. The Creator then rested from […]

The Mosaic priesthood was to be the moral leaders of the physical nation, and today the ministry are to be the moral leaders of the brethren, the spiritual nation.  The very first responsibility of the ministry or priesthood is to set a proper godly example by living by every Word of God themselves.  Their second […]

Since the most ancient of times,  great empires and even small kingdoms  had the problem of controlling their people, at the same time every kind of people followed their own gods.  Rulers quickly learned that it was a big help to have oneself also declared a god; which would be accepted by most people because after all […]

In this confusing world, how are we to know who is a true servant of the Living God and who is not? The answer to this question is given to us in Matthew 7,  Deuteronomy 13 and Deuteronomy 18:20-22. While the term prophets is used, this instruction is equally applicable to anyone who claims to be […]

The Covenants and Commandments are all about our personal relationship with Almighty God; and our Personal Responsibility to Him! Our eternal salvation depends on our relationship with Almighty God; and NOT on being a part of any Group or Church. Following any man will separate us from God therefore we are to test all things […]

The Law Pre-existed the Covenants and Was Not a Part of the Mosaic Covenant When we marry, the bride commits to obey her husband and the husband commits to care for, provide for and love his wife; that is the marriage covenant. There is no list of the husband’s wishes in the Marriage Covenant, exactly […]

This is the first post in a series featuring our book “The Biblical Festivals Volume 1: The Biblical Sabbath and Festival Calendar”.   Introduction Everything written in the scriptures from Genesis to Revelation was written as examples of right and wrong, good and evil, for our instruction. The WHOLE Word of God is full of […]