The Crucifixion Was Not On Friday PDF - Church of God Faithful Flock

The Crucifixion Was Not on Friday 19demnation is voiced in Rosea 2: 11 against the House of Israel.But do we find specific laws in the Bible which forbid theJews to determine for themselves when the year begins?Indeed we do: "There shall not be found among yo u . . .an OBSERVER OF TIMES ..."(Deut. 18:10). The same commandis repeated in Leviticus 19:26: "Ye shall not eat anything with the blood ... nor OBSERVE TIMES." Why? "Forthese nations, which thou shalt possess, hearken unto observersof times, and unto diviners: but as for thee, the Lord thy Godhath not suffered thee soto do" (Deut. 18:14).The words "observer of times" are translated from ananmeaning"cloud"- in the original Hebrew. An observer oftimes is one who "watched the clouds" in order to determinewhen the winter rainy season was over and when the springharvest season would begin. He was one who set himself up inplace of God to determine when the year should begin in thespring. But God forbids any such thing.Notice from Galatians 4:10 that Paul forbids the observanceof "times" or "months" and holidays which the Gentileconverts had been accustomed to celebrate. Here is a surprisingNEW TESTAMENT command not to follow the months ofthe pagan Roman calendar then in use, but rather to followthe months as God gave them. Because this command wasnot followed by the professing Christian world, the Romancalendar is still in use today.lf the Jews have not preserved the Sacred Calendar sincethe crucifixion, then Christians would not know when to observethe Passover ANNUALLY- or any of the other HolyDays of God commanded for New Testament times (I Cor.5:8 and 16:8, Acts 18:21 and 20:6). For proof that the Passoverhas to be observed annually - not severa! times eachyear- write immediately for Mr. Armstrong's free booklet,When and How Often Should We Partake of the "Lord's Supper"?(See Benson's Commentary and Scott's Commentary forfurther particulars on an "observer of times.")How plain that God has required the Jews to preserve Hissacred calendar!Even the great Jewish calendar expert Maimonedes, who