by Carlo Tognoni


Few Sabbath Observers have looked into THE SCRIPTURES to see if the
'friday sunset (or evening, or dark) to saturday sunset (or evening, or
dark)' "Sabbath" is The True Scriptural Sabbath, The Seventh Day of the
week!
The Day that, in this world, is commonly, but wrongly and falsely,
called 'Saturday', surely is the Right Day of the Week when The Seventh
Day, The True Scriptural Sabbath is, since from many ages the Children
of Israel, at least the Yahdaim (Jews), have been keeping that Day of
the Week as The Seventh Day, The Sabbath (Exodus 31:12-18), and from
many ages the Christians have been keeping their 'Sunday', the first day
of the week, on the day after 'Saturday', and from many ages the Muslims
have been keeping their 'Friday', the sixth day of the week, on the day
before 'Saturday'!
But When does The True Weekly Sabbath start?
Does it really start 'at sundown (or evening, or dark) friday', and end
'at sundown (or evening, or dark) saturday'?
Where do THE SCRIPTURES say that?
Are Leviticus 23:32, and Nehemyah 13:19, proofs of 'sunset to sunset'
(or 'evening to evening', or 'dark to dark') weekly Sabbath?
We will see they Truly Prove exactly the contrary!
Could it be an ancient Babylonian method of reckoning the day has been
substituted for YAHWEH (YHWH)'s True Weekly Sabbath?
Please, read the Articles "BABYLONIAN ORIGINS OF 'SUNSET TO SUNSET'
DAY", and "THE SCRIPTURAL DAY", and you will see Truly it is!
Genesis 1:3-5, "And The Mightiest One (YAHWEH / YHWH - See Genesis 2:4)
Said, 'Let there be Light'; and there was Light. And The Mightiest One
(YAHWEH / YHWH) Saw The Light, that it was Beneficial and The Mightiest
One (YAHWEH / YHWH) Divided (Separated) between The Light and between
the darkness. And The Mightiest One (YAHWEH / YHWH) Called The Light
'Day', and the darkness He Called 'night'. And the evening was (came to
be) and (then) the morning was (came to be). Day One (First Day)"
YAHWEH / YHWH Saw (Observed, Considered) Only The Light, that He Made,
that it was Beneficial (Genesis 1:3-4), and Not the darkness, that He
didn't Say nothing about, as it can been read in Genesis 1:2, where The
Spirit of The Mightiest One (YAHWEH / YHWH) was Inspecting just that,
but He said no word about the darkness!
No marvel to Know that In The Beginning there was Only The Light, in The
Day when YAHWEH (YHWH) Created The Heavens and The Earth (Genesis 1:1;
2:4), since YAHWEH (YHWH) is Light, The Father of Light, Dwelling in The
Light, and in Him there is No darkness At All (1 Yahchanan / John 1:5;
Yaaqob / James 1:17; 1 Timothy 6:16)!
No marvel to Know that In His Kingship, In The New Heavens and The New
Earth, there will be Only The Light, The Day, and, instead, the
darkness, the night there will be No More (Revelation 21:23-25; 22:5)!
No marvel to Know that In The New Heavens and The New Earth, where there
will be Only The Light, The Day, and No More darkness and night, All
Flesh (Everyone) will Have to Serve, Pray, and Praise YAHWEH (YHWH), at
His New Moons, and His Sabbaths (Isayah 66:22-24), clearly Proving that
Only Light, and Day, and No darkness, and night are involved with New
Moons, and Sabbaths Keepings!
And YAHWEH (YHWH) doesn't Change (Malakyah / Malachi 3:6)!
That is Why YAHWEH (YHWH) Divided (Separated) The Light, that He Made,
from the darkness, and He Called The Light 'Day', and the darkness
'night' (Genesis 1:3-5, 14-18)!
YAHWEH (YHWH) Saw (Observed, Considered) Only The Light, that is The
Day, Beneficial, and Not the darkness, that is the night, and He Saw
(Observed, Considered) All The Lights in the Sky (Sun, Stars, and Moon,
as Reflector of Sun's Light) that He Made and Set in the Expanse of the
Sky (Genesis 1:14-18), and Everything that He Created and Made, to Be
Very Right (Genesis 1:31), and He Blessed, and Set Apart The Light, that
is The Day, that He Saw (Observed, Considered) Beneficial, as His
Sabbath, on The Seventh Day (Genesis 2:2-3)!
The True, Scriptural, Weekly Sabbath is Not 'from sunset to sunset' (Nor
'from evening to evening', Nor 'from dark to dark'), as most all
'Sabbath' keeping 'churches', 'assemblies', and 'congregations' Wrongly
teach and keep!
The Creator and Father, YAHWEH (YHWH), Said that His Sabbath is The
Seventh Day (Genesis 2:1-3), and HE Said that the Day is the Light,
Separated, Divided (and Not united, joined together!) from the night,
that is the darkness, by the Sun Ruling / Governing the Day / Light (and
Not the night / darkness), and by the Moon (and also the Stars) Ruling /
Governing the night / darkness (and Not the Day / Light) (Genesis 1:3-5,
14-18)!
So, according to what The Creator and Father, YAHWEH (YHWH), Said, The
Sabbath is The Seventh Light Time Period, or Day Time, Ruled / Governed
by The Sun, that Runs From Morning (Dawn to Sunrise) To Evening (Sunset
/ Sundown to Dark)!
The Savio(u)r, YAHSHUA (YAHWSHUA) MASHIACH (MESSYAH), Said that the
Day
has 12 Hours of Light, and Not 24 Hours of Light And Darkness (Yahchanan
/ John 9:4-5; 11:9-10), From Morning (Dawn to Sunrise) To Evening
(Sunset / Sundown to Dark) (Mattithyah / Matthew 20:1-16), and Day and
night are Separated, Divided (and Not united, joined together!) Time
Periods (Mattithyah / Matthew 12:39-40)!
So, it's Very Clear that The True Sabbath Does Not Include The Night!
Nowhere THE SCRIPTURES Say to keep set apart and rest the Seventh Night!
The Creator and Father,YAHWEH (YHWH), Clearly Said to work Six Days, and
to rest and keep set apart the Seventh Day, the Sabbath (Exodus 20:8-11;
Leviticus 23:3; Deuteronomy 5:12-15), so that, according to the Wrong
teaching of a Sabbath and a Day that would run 'from sunset to sunset'
(or 'from evening to evening', or 'from dark to dark), we should work
six nights And six days, to keep the "work" part of His Commandment!
If we would work so, Surely we would Not arrive Living to keep The
Sabbath, without sleeping, resting, and refreshing for Six Days And Six
Nights...
YAHWEH (YHWH) is a Loving, Fair, Wise Father, and HE gave us No
Commandment to work during the Nights - when we are Free to rest, sleep,
and refresh, or even to work, if we need to do so! - but Only Six Days -
Light Times - each week, and to rest and keep set apart The Seventh Day,
The Sabbath (See Exodus Chapter 16)!
Of course, during the Nights usually we need to sleep and rest, after a
Day of work, and to refresh, before the next Day of work!
Nowhere The Creator and Father, YAHWEH (YHWH), Commanded to keep set
apart the Night, Except for two Special Occasions, as Passover and
Atonements Nights, that HE did Specify to keep them set apart for
Serious Purposes, and Clear Meanings!
The Truth, Clear and Simple, on The True Day and The True Sabbath is:
- YAHWEH (YHWH), The Mightiest One, Made The Light (Heb. "Owr") on The
Earth (Genesis 1:3), that became in Darkness (Genesis 1:2), after the
Creation in The Beginning (Genesis 1:1)!
- YAHWEH (YHWH), The Mightiest One, Saw The Light, that it was
Beneficial and YAHWEH (YHWH), The Mightiest One, Equally Divided between
The Light, and between The Darkness (Heb. "Choshek"), at Equinox
(meaning Equal Night as Day in length) (Genesis 1:4)!
- How did YAHWEH (YHWH), The Mightiest One, Divide between The Light,
and between The Darkness? YAHWEH (YHWH), The Mightiest One, Said, 'Let
there be Lights in The Expanse of The Sky to Separate The Day from The
Night; and let Them Serve as Signs to Mark The Seasons (New Moons,
Months, Feasts), and for Days and Years. And let Them be Lights in The
Expanse of The Sky to Give Light on The Earth'. And it was so. YAHWEH
(YHWH), The Mightiest One, Made two Great Lights - The Greater Light
(i.e., The Sun) to Govern The Day, and The Lesser Light (i.e., The
Stars, and The Moon, as Reflector of The Sun's Light) to Govern The
Night. He Made The Stars. And YAHWEH (YHWH), The Mightiest One, Set Them
in The Expanse of The Sky to Give Light on The Earth; to Govern The Day
and The Night, and to Separate Light from Darkness. And YAHWEH (YHWH),
The Mightiest One, Saw that it was Right (Genesis 1:14-18)!
- YAHWEH (YHWH), The Mightiest One, Called The Light "Day" (Heb.
"Yowm"), and He Called The Darkness "Night" (Heb. "Layelah" / "Layil").
And The Evening (Heb. "Ereb") was (Heb., came to be), and The Morning
(Heb. "Boker") was (Heb., came to be). Day (Heb. "Yowm") One (Genesis
1:5)!
- What is The Day (Heb. "Yowm")? The Time Period of Light (Heb. "Owr"),
Marked, and Governed by The Sun, The Sign in The Expanse of The Sky for
The Day - From Morning (Dawn to Sunrise) To Evening (Sunset / Sundown to
Dark) - until The Sun can be Seen in The Expanse of The Sky, and there
is The Light!
- What is The Night (Heb. "Layelah" / "Layil")? The Time Period of
Darkness (Heb. "Choshek"), Marked, and Governed by The Stars, and The
Moon, The Signs in The Expanse of The Sky for The Night - from Dark to
Dawn - until The Stars, and The Moon can be Seen in The Expanse of The
Sky!
- Are The Day (Hebr. "Yowm"), that is Light (Heb. "Owr") and The Night
(Heb. "Layelah" / "Layil"), that is Darkness (Heb. "Choshek") United /
Joined Together in a so-called "24 Hours Period of Time", called "Day",
or Are They Divided / Separated? Clearly, The Day (Light) and The Night
(Darkness) are Divided / Separated (Genesis 1:3-5, 14-18; Yahchanan /
John 9:4-5; 11:9-10; Mattithyah / Matthew 12:39-40; 20:1-16)! Instead, a
24 Hours Period of Time is a Complete Rotation of the Earth on her Axis,
a Cycle from the Beginning of a Day (at Dawn to Sunrise) until the
Beginning of the Next Day (at Dawn to Sunrise)!
- How Long is The Day (Heb. "Yowm")? The Time Period of 12 Hours of
Light (Heb. "Owr"), Between The Morning (Heb. "Boker"), from Dawn to
Sunrise, and The Evening (Heb. "Ereb"), from Sunset / Sundown to Dark,
and before The Night (Heb. "Layelah" / "Layil") (Yahchanan / John 9:4-5;
11:9-10; Mattithyah / Matthew 12:39-40) - when Work usually is Done,
during The First Six Days of The Week (Exodus 20:8-11; Deuteronomy
5:12-15; Mattithyah / Matthew 20:1-16)!
- What is The Evening (Heb. "Ereb")? The Time Period, at the End of The
Day (The Light Time Period), when The Sun Sets / Goes Down, and there is
a Mixture of Light and Darkness, until Dark: The Division / Separation
Passing Period of Time Between Light and Darkness, when The Sun is
already Set / Down, and The Stars, and The Moon are not Risen yet!
- What is The Morning (Heb. "Boker")? The Time Period, at the End of the
Night (The Darkness Time Period), when, beginning at Dawn, there is a
Mixture of Darkness and Light, until The Sun Rises, Starting another Day
(The Light Time Period): The Division / Separation Passing Period of
Time Between Darkness and Light, when The Stars, and The Moon are
already Set / Down, and the Sun is not Risen yet!
- Are The Evening (Heb. "Ereb"), The Time Period from Sunset / Sundown
to Dark, and The Morning (Heb. "Boker"), The Time Period from Dawn to
Sunrise, Parts of The Day (Light)? Clearly, The Evening and The Morning
are The Time Periods with a Mixture of Light and Darkness, as The
Passing Time Periods of Division / Separation From The Night (Darkness)
(Genesis 1:3-5, 14-18; Yahchanan / John 9:4-5; 11:9-10; Mattithyah /
Matthew 12:39-40; 20:1-16) at The End of The Day (Light) and at The
Beginning of The Next Day (Light), and So On!
- What is The Sabbath (Heb. "Shabbat")? The Seventh Day (Heb. "Yowm") of
The Week, that is, The Seventh Time Period of 12 Hours of Light (Heb.
"Owr"), Between The Morning (Heb. "Boker"), from Dawn to Sunrise, And
The Evening (Heb. "Ereb"), from Sunset / Sundown to Dark, and before The
Night (Heb. "Layelah" / "Layil") - when we have to Remember, Rest, Be
Refreshed, Stop to Work, and Keep It Set Apart to YAHWEH (YHWH) (Genesis
2:1-3; Exodus 20:8-11; Deuteronomy 5:12-15), as One of The Signs / Marks
between YAHWEH (YHWH) and His True People of Israel, as a Perpetual
Covenant FOREVER (Exodus 31:12-18)!
The True Sabbath is The Seventh Day, The Seventh Time Period of Light,
Between Morning (From Dawn To Sunrise) And Evening (From Sunset /
Sundown To Dark)!
Now let's Carefully Read Exodus Chapter 16, that was the First Time that
YAHWEH (YHWH) Gave, and Showed The Sabbath to The Children of Israel, in
the wilderness, after they came out of the slavery in Land of Egypt!
The Children of Israel murmured against Mosheh and Aaron in the
wilderness (Verses 1-3)!
Verse 4, "Then YAHWEH (YHWH) said to Mosheh: I will rain bread from
Heaven for you. The people are to go out and gather enough For Each Day,
in order that I may test them, to see whether they will walk in My Law
(Torah), or not".
Verse 5, "On the Sixth Day they shall prepare what they bring in; and it
shall be twice as much as they gather on the previous Days".
Verse 6, "And Mosheh and Aaron said to all the Children of Israel: at
evening, then you shall know that YAHWEH (YHWH) has brought you out of
the land of Egypt".
Verse 7, "And in the morning you will see the Glory of YAHWEH (YHWH) for
He hears your murmurings against Him. But who are we, that you should
murmur against us?".
Verse 8, "Mosheh also said; You will know it was YAHWEH (YHWH) when He
gives you meat to eat in the evening, and all the bread you want in the
morning for YAHWEH (YHWH) hears your murmurings which you make against
Him. But what are we? Your murmurings are not against us, but against
YAHWEH (YHWH)".
Verse 9, "Then Mosheh spoke to Aaron; Say to all the Community of the
Children of Israel: Come before YAHWEH (YHWH), for He has heard your
murmurings".
Verse 10, "And as Aaron spoke to the Whole Community of the Children of
Israel, they looked toward the wilderness, and behold, the Glory of
YAHWEH (YHWH) appeared in a cloud".
Verse 11, "And YAHWEH (YHWH) spoke to Mosheh, saying";
Verse 12, "I have heard the murmurings of the Children of Israel. Speak
to them saying; between the evenings you shall eat meat, and in the
morning you shall filled with bread. Then you will know I am YAHWEH
(YHWH) your Mightiest One".
Verse 13, "And so it was at evening that quail came and covered the
camp, and in the morning there was a layer of dew around the camp".
Verse 14, "And when the dew was gone, thin flakes like frost appeared on
the ground".
Verse 15, "When the Children of Israel saw it, they said to one another:
Manna? What is it? For they did not know what is was. So Mosheh said to
them: This is the bread YAHWEH (YHWH) has given you to eat".
Verse 16, "This is the thing which YAHWEH (YHWH) has commanded: Each one
is to gather as much as he needs. Take an omer for each person you have
in your tent".
Verse 17, "And the Children of Israel did as they were commanded; some
gathered much, others gathered little".
Verse 18, "And when they measured it by the omer, he who gathered much
did not have too much, and he who gathered little di not have too
little. each one gathered as much as he needed".
Verse 19, "And Mosheh said; No one is to keep any of it until morning".
Verse 20, "Notwithstanding, they did not listen to Mosheh; but some of
them left part of it until morning, and it bred worms and stank. And
Mosheh was angry with them".
Verse 21 "So each morning they gathered it, every man according to his
needs, and when the sun grew hot, it melted away".
Now, Please, Pay Special Attention!
Verse 22, "and on the Sixth Day they gathered twice as much bread, two
omers foir each person; and the rulers of the Community came and told
Mosheh".
So, in the morning of The Sixth Day they Gathered twice As Much Bread
(Manna)!
Verse 23, "Then he said to them: This is what YAHWEH (YHWH) has
commanded: tomorrow is to be A Day of Rest, A Set Apart Sabbath To
YAHWEH (YHWH). So bake what you will back today and boil what you will
boil, and Save what is Leftover, and Keep it until morning".
So, Tomorrow - The Day After, in the morning, was The Sabbath, Set Apart
to YAHWEH (YHWH), because they have to Save what was Leftover of the
Twice Part of Bread (Manna) of The Sixth Day, and Keep it until morning!
Verse 24, "So they Saved it until morning, as Mosheh commanded; and it
did Not stink Nor were there any worms in it".
It's The Morning of The Seventh Day!
Verse 25, "Then Mosheh said; Eat it Today, because Today is A Sabbath To
YAHWEH (YHWH). Today you will Not Find it on the ground".
Today, The Seventh Day, From The Morning, was A Sabbath To YAHWEH
(YHWH)!
Verse 26, "Six Days you shall gather it, but On The Seventh Day, The
Sabbath, there will be None".
In The Morning of The First Six Days they have to Gather Manna, but On
The Seventh Day, The Sabbath, From The Morning, there will be None!
Verse 27, "Nevertheless, some of the people went out On The Seventh Day
to Gather it, but they found None"
In The Morning of The Seventh Day, as they did In The Mornings of The
First Six Days, some of them Went Out to Gather Manna, but they found
None!
Verse 28, "Then YAHWEH (YHWH) said to Mosheh; How Long will you Refuse
to Keep My Commandments and My Laws?"
Yes, How Long???
Verse 29, "Behold! YAHWEH (YHWH) Has Given you The Sabbath that is Why
on The Sixth Day He Gives you Bread For Two Days. Let every man remain
in his place; let no man go out of his place On The Seventh Day".
Yes, YAHWEH (YHWH) Has Given, and Showed us The Sabbath, On The Seventh
Day, From The Morning!
That is Why YAHWEH (YHWH) Gave them Manna For Two Days - The Sixth Day,
From The Morning, And The Seventh Day, The Sabbath, From The Morning!
And No One had to Come Out to Gather it On The Seventh Day, In The
Morning!
Verse 30, "So the People Rested On The Seventh Day".
Yes, they Rested On The Sabbath, The Seventh Day, From The Morning!
YAHWEH (YHWH) WILLING, we Pray and Trust that you will Do The Same
Too...
That is THE TRUTH about The Sabbath Day, from The Law ("Torah")!
Now, since YAHSHUA (YAHWSHUA) MASHIACH (MESSYAH) Clearly Said that
there
are 12 Hours in The Day (Light), and then the Night (Darkness) comes
(Yahchanan / John 11:9-10) - so giving us a Clear Physical Pattern of
the Spiritual Realm - by Dividing / Separating between Day = Light as
Righteousness, and Night = Darkness as Evil (Yahchanan / John 9:4-5;
Mattithyah / Matthew 12:39-40; See Genesis 1:3-5, 14-18)! - can we
Clearly know when it would be the Beginning and the End of such 12 Hours
of The Day (Light)?
YAHSHUA (YAHWSHUA) MASHIACH (MESSYAH) Himself gave the Answer to
this
Question!
Let's Carefully Read Mattithyah / Matthew 20:1-16!
"For The Kingdom of Heaven (of YAHWEH / YHWH) is like a Householder who
set (went) out Early In The Morning to hire laborers for His vineyard"
(Verse 1)
"Early In The Morning" is the time from Dawn to Sunrise!
"And when He had made an agreement (after agreeing) with the laborers
for a denarius A Day, He sent them into His vineyard" (Verse 2)
"A Day" is the time when the laborers Worked in the vineyard, that is,
during The 12 Hours of The Day (Yahchanan / John 11:9-10)!
"And then He went (going) out About The Third Hour and He saw others
standing idle in the marketplace" (Verse 3)
"About The Third Hour" is during The Third Hour of The Day, from "Early
In The Morning"!
"And He said to them: You also go (To Work) in the vineyard, and
whatever is right I will give you. So they went (their way)" (Verse 4)
"Again He went (going) out About The Sixth Hour And The Ninth Hour, and
He did the same" (Verse 5)
"About The Sixth Hour And The Ninth Hour" is during The Sixth Hour of
The Day (so, Noon, since The Day has 12 Hours - See Yahchanan / John
11:9-10) and during The Ninth Hour of The Day, from "Early In The
Morning"!
"And About The Eleventh Hour He went out, and found others standing
idle, and He said to them: Why do you stand here idle All Day?" (Verse
6)
"About The Eleventh Hour" is during The Eleventh Hour of The Day (so,
The Last But One, since The Day has 12 Hours - See Yahchanan / John
11:9-10), from "Early In The Morning"! And "All Day" is All The 12 Hours
of Light (See Yahchanan / John 9:4-5; 11:9-10; Mattithyah / Matthew
12:39-40; Genesis 1:3-5, 14-18)!
"They said to Him: Because no man has hired us. He said to them: You
also go (To Work) in the vineyard, and whatever is right, that you will
receive" (Verse 7)
"And so when Evening Came, the Owner of the vineyard said to His Steward
(Manager of His House): Call (summon) the laborers, and pay (give) them
their wages, beginning with the last, up to (ending with) the first"
(Verse 8)
"Evening" is the time from Sunset / Sundown to Dark, when the laborers
Ended to Work, and Received their wages!
"And when those who had been hired At Eleventh Hour came, each of them
received a danarius" (Verse 9)
"At The Eleventh Hour" is At The Eleventh Hour of The Day, from "Early
In The Morning"!
"Now when the first came, they thought (expected) that they would
receive more, but each of them also received a (one) danarius" (Verse
10)
"And when they had received (on receiving) it, they grumbled at
(murmured against) the Householder" (Verse 11)
"Saying: The last (men) have Worked Only One Hour, and You have made
them equal to us, but we (who) have borne the burden and the scorching
heat of The Day" (Verse 12)
The Last Laborers, those hired "At The Eleventh Hour", Worked Only One
Hour - so, during The Twelfth, The Last Hour of The Day!
The First Laborers, those hired "Early In The Morning", Worked "All Day,
"Until Evening, so 12 Hours (See Yahchanan / John 11:9-10)!
"But He replied (answered) to one of them, and said: Friend, I did you
no injustice (wrong). Did you not agree with Me for a (one) danarius?"
(Verse 13)
"Take what belongs to you, and go. I choose to give to the (this) last
what (as) I also give to you" (Verse 14)
"Is it not lawful for me (Am I not allowed) to do what I choose (please)
with my own (what belongs to me)? Why be jealous (do you begrudge)
because I am generous (my generosity)? (Verse 15)
"So the last will be first, and the first last; for Many are Called, but
Few Chosen" (Verse 16)
Clearly there is a Physical Pattern here of The Spiritual Realm, about
The Way to The Kingdom of YAHWEH (YHWH), showing How YAHWEH (YHWH)
is
Calling People at Different Times, for Different Reasons, and Purposes,
and Rewards, even if The Salvation, and The Eternal Life is The Same,
Equal Gift from YAHWEH (YHWH), through YAHSHUA (YAHWSHUA) MASHIACH
(MESSYAH), and we have simply to Reverence and Obey Him, Keeping His Law
(Torah), Doing Righteous Works, no matter How Long it will be
(Ecclesiastes 12:13-14; Revelation Chapter 20)!
As also there is a Physical Pattern with The Spiritual Realm, between
The Day = The Light, and The Righteousness, since we have to be "The
Children of The Light", "The Children of The Day", "The Children of The
Righteousness", Divided / Separated from The Night = The Darkness, and
The Evil, since we have Not to be, and we have to be Divided / Separated
from "The Children of The Night", "The Children of The Darkness", "The
Children of The Evil"!
But we are speaking about, and checking YAHSHUA (YAHWSHUA) MASHIACH
(MESSYAH)'s Answer about How Long is The True Day, and, so, How Long is
The True Sabbath, The Seventh Day!
YAHSHUA (YAHWSHUA) MASHIACH (MESSYAH) Clearly Confirmed that The 12
Hours of The Day, about which He spoke about in Yahchanan / John
11:9-10, are Between "Early In The Morning" (From Dawn To Sunrise) And
"The Evening" (From Sunset / Sundown To Dark), during The Time Period
when the Laborers Worked in the vineyard!
In fact, the First Laborers Worked from "Early In The Morning", for All
Day, and the Last Laborers Worked from "About The Eleventh Hour" for
Only One Hour, and Both of Them Ended to Work at The Evening!
So, The 12 Hours of The Day are Between Morning (From Dawn To Sunrise)
And Evening (From Sunset / Sundown To Dark)!
That confirms The Commandment in Exodus 20:8-11 and Deuteronomy 5:12-15,
where we are Commanded to Work Six Days. Of course, we could work Also
during the Nights - even if we are Not Commanded to do it! - and, if we
work during the Days, it is common sense, logical, and necessary that we
rest, and sleep during the Nights - even if we are Not Commanded to do
it - because we need to refresh ourselves for another Day of Work! And
then we are Commanded to Rest, Refresh, And Keep Set Apart To YAHWEH
(YHWH) The Seventh Day, The Sabbath!
Clearly, YAHWEH (YHWH) Called The Light "DAY" (Genesis 1:3-5, 14-18)!
And Clearly, YAHWEH (YHWH) Divided / Separated The Light (Day) From The
Darkness, that HE Called "Night" (Genesis 1:3-5, 14-18)!
So, according to the Clear Words of YAHWEH (YHWH), in Genesis 1:3-5,
14-18, and of YAHSHUA (YAHWSHUA) MASHIACH (MESSYAH), in Yahchanan /
John
9:4-5; 11:9-10; Mattithyah / Matthew 12:39-40; 20:1-16, The Day (Light)
is Not United, Joined Together with The Night (Darkness), in a
"so-called" 24 Hours "Day" (whatever you want to count it - from Sunrise
to Sunrise (that would be correct for the 24 Hours Cycle of a Complete
Rotation of the Earth on her Axis), or from Sunset / Sundown to Sunset /
Sundown, or from Evening to Evening, or from Dark to Dark, or, even,
from Midnight to Midnight!), but, On The Contrary, The Day (Light) and
The Night (Darkness) are Divided / Separated!
The Division / Separation (see Genesis 1:3-5, 14-18), Marked, Signed by
The Sun, and The Stars, and The Moon, Between Light = Day And Darkness =
Night, is The Evening, From Sunset / Sundown To Dark, The Passing Period
of Time when there is a Mixture of Light and Darkness, when The Day
(Light) is ending, and until The Night (Darkness) comes!
The Division / Separation (see Genesis 1:3-5, 14-18), Marked, Signed by
The Sun, and The Stars, and The Moon, Between Night = Darkness And Light
= Day, is The Morning, From Dawn To Sunrise, The Passing Period of Time
when there is a Mixture of Darkness and Light, when The Night (Darkness)
ends, and The (Next) Day (Light) is coming!
Then, Clearly, The True Sabbath, The Seventh Day, is The Seventh Period
of Light, Between Morning (From Dawn to Sunrise, The Division /
Separation Between Night=Darkness and Day=Light) And Evening (from
Sunset / Sundown to Dark, The Division / Separation Between Day=Light
and Night=Darkness), For 12 Hours, as YAHSHUA (YAHWSHUA) MASHIACH
(MESSYAH) Clearly said in Mattithyah / Matthew 20:1-16, confirming what
HE said in Yahchanan / John 9:4-5; 11:9-10; Mattithyah / Matthew
12:39-40, just as YAHWEH (YHWH) Clearly said in Genesis 1:3-5, 14-18!
Now, in spite of All The Clear Scriptural Proofs, showed above, about
what The True Day, and The True Sabbath is, some people will continue to
cling to such "traditions of men", usually quoting two Scriptures,
trying to justify their "sunset to sunset" (or "evening to evening", or
"dark to dark") "Day", and "Sabbath": Leviticus 23:32, and Nehemyah
13:19!
And we will Clearly See that they Say, and Prove Exactly The Contrary!
Leviticus 23:32, "It is to you a Sabbath of Rest, and you shall afflict
yourselves. On the Ninth of the Moon At Evening (at the setting of the
Sun), through the Tenth of the Moon At Evening (at the setting od Sun),
From Evening Until Evening, you shall celebrate your Sabbath".
Why did YAHWEH (YHWH) have to Specify that the Atonement has to be kept
"from evening until evening", If the Day Really would be Already "from
evening until evening"?
If that was the case, there would be No Need Whatsoever to Specify it in
Verse 32, since HE Already said that Atonement is "The Tenth of The
Seventh Moon" (Leviticus 23:26-31)!
It's Very Clear that YAHWEH (YHWH) had to Specify it, because Atonement
is Different from the "normal" Day, and Sabbath, that is Between Morning
(From Dawn To Sunrise) And Evening (From Sunset / Sundown To Dark)!
The reason to begin from the evening of the previous Day is because
Atonement is a Solemn Fasting Day, and it needs to have an empty stomach
from the previous evening, and to be ritually, physically, and
Spiritually clean from the previous evening, to be ready and prepared to
Keep It!
Please notice also that Verse 32 says, "YOUR Sabbath", and not "MY
Sabbath", as usually YAHWEH says for All HIS Sabbaths and Feasts,
further indicating that to begin resting and fasting the previous
evening of th 9th is to be physically, ritually, and Spiritually ready
to Keep HIS (YAHWEH's) Set Apart Convocation on the 10th Day.
For all the details on The Day of Atonement ("Yowm Kippur"), please,
read the Article, "THE TRUE ATONEMENT"!
Nehemyah 13:19, "As the evening shadows began to darken Before the
Sabbath Day, I ordered the gates of Yerusalem to be shut, and directed
that they were not be opened until After the Sabbath. I stationed some
of my own men at the gates to make sure no loads would be brought in On
the Sabbath Day".
Here we Clearly see that at Evening, toward Dark, that is After Sunset /
Sundown, it was Still Before The Sabbath Day!
Why did Nehemyah order the gates of Yerusalem to be shut The Night
Before The Sabbath Day, and to be not opened Until After The Sabbath,
stationing guards at the gates?
Since the gates of Yerusalem were shut during All the Nights (Nehemyah
7:3), the order was to keep them shut during All the Sabbath, otherwise,
as they did before (Nehemyah 13:15-18), the traders and merchandisers
would continue to enter in Yerusalem, bringing in their loads, From The
Next Morning, during The Sabbath, to sell, buy, trade products on The
Sabbath Day, as we can Clearly read that they still tried to do,
sleeping outside the wall the night before The Sabbath Day, even after
the order of Nehemyah, until he threathened them to use force against
them (Nehemyah 13:20-21)!
Once Again, it's Very Clear that The True Sabbath is The Seventh Day
(Light!), Between Morning (From Dawn To Sunrise) And Evening (From
Sunset / Sundown To Dark), and Not "from sunset / sundown to sunset /
sundown", Nor "from evening to evening", Nor "from dark to dark"; and
Not Even "from dawn to sunrise until dawn to sunrise" (that, anyway,
would be the 24 Hours Cycle of a Complete Rotation of the Earth on her
Axis), because the Day, and the Sabbath ends in the evening, from sunset
/ sundown to dark, and Not in the morning, from dawn to sunrise; and, of
course, Not "from midnight to midnight", that is the totally "darked"
custom, and fully "pagan" tradition of men, and wrong and false "way" of
this world!
The TRUE Sabbath Is NOT
'From Sunset To Sunset'!