Lecture on the Calendar

Introduction

• The topic today is the calendar, a subject often avoided by the speaker.
• The calendar has caused much contention and division among believers.
• Romans 14:17 emphasizes the kingdom of Elohim is about righteousness, peace, and joy.

Impact of Calendar Debates

• The debate over calendars has led to division and the loss of community.
• People become enslaved to interpretations and timelines created by others, leading to disputes.
• Colossians 2:8 warns against being taken captive by philosophy and empty deception.

Importance of Unity

• Encouragement to focus on unity and edification instead of division over calendars.
• Emphasis on celebrating Yahuwah's feasts with joy and fellowship instead of disputes.

Speaker's Objective

• Aim to set believers free from the constraints of others’ interpretations of the calendar.
• Encourage focus on the word of Yahuwah and empowerment by the Ruach HaKodesh.

Critique of Calendar Debates

• Endless mathematical timelines and debates are seen as futile.
• The speaker intends to provide a perspective that promotes freedom and simplicity.

Historical and Scriptural Perspective

• Discussion on pre-Islamic origins of sliver moon gazing.
• Explanation of differences between 'Chodesh' (month) and 'Yarach' (moon).
• Reference to King Hezekiah and the effect on the Earth's orbit and solar year.
• Introduction of the term 'Tekufah' from Exodus 34:22 as a scriptural basis for the calendar.

Calendar Principles

• Emphasis on a solar calendar and counting of days.
• Encouragement to move away from the Gregorian calendar and embrace a biblical one.
• Warning against the influence of rabbinical and Karaite calendar systems.

Personal Experience and Reflection

• Reflection on past experiences with calendar debates and the futility observed.
• Encouragement to remember one's spiritual journey and progress.

Calendar Observations

• Discussion on solar and lunar year differences and historical changes.
• Explanation of why the moon is considered 'sick' and unreliable for calendaration.

Conclusion and Call to Action

• Encouragement to focus on Yahuwah's Shabbats, feasts, and festivals.
• Emphasis on simplicity and freedom from complex calendar systems.
• Call to unite in community and love rather than divide over calendar issues.

Questions and Audience Engagement

• Addressing questions about year calculation, sabbatical years, and calendar discrepancies.
• Discussion on the origins of moon worship and its influence on current religious practices.
• Concluding with a message of unity and spiritual discernment.