Paleo Times November 2000 Newsletter

Greetings Brethren,

Paleo Times has been blessed by the many questions and contributions that you have made. We would like to thank each of you for your love and courage to come out of the world. The path that we have set before us is not in any manner an easy one but our integrity specifies that nothing good of this magnitude is ever easy. Once a man named Job was presented with the battle of his life. Satan put what ever he could against Job thinking that he would curse his creator. Job through all this never denied Yahweh or cried against him.

We must have the patience of Job and the love of David to endure. If our heart is in the right place everything else will follow. So I ask each reader to step forward and help with Yahweh's work. We are each given certain gifts at baptism. Your gift is your talent that if it is stored away it will be wasted away to nothing. It is up to you to use your talent to full potential. As Yahshua walked this earth going to those that the world rejected, the poor and down trodden, we too must without doubt follow his path.

We are family! The only thing that keeps us alive is the word of Yahweh. Feel the call that asks you to step up to the plate and swing at the ball. No not just swing but hit the ball with everything that sustains you. Family this is not a game; no three strikes and you are out. We are given one life to do Yahweh's will and if Yahweh should choose us we will be given eternal life.

Many have asked what they can do to help? Let me refer you to what Yahshua said in Matthew 6:24-34. Our goal should not be the material things of this world. Yahshua said that no man could serve riches and Yahweh. They are opposites of the spectrum. For the love of money is the root of all evil: which while some coveted after, they have erred from the faith, and pierced themselves through with many sorrows. (1 Timothy 6:10) Yahshua continues saying that we should not worry about our life, what we will eat, or what we will wear. This is a point that we must strive for to be totally without worries of this world. Remember the word that I said unto you, The servant is not greater than his Master. If they have persecuted me, they will also persecute you; if they have kept my saying, they will keep yours also. (John 15:20 AV)

I pray that without fear you use your talent to do Yahweh's will. Let Yahweh guide you. We have spent a year trying to cover some of the fundamentals. The blessing is that there are still so many unanswered questions. Lets work together as a family.

Yahweh Bless,

James A. Meyer

Please keep the following brethren and sisters in your prayers: Steve Bock, Niyoka Carter, Rick Goldsmith, Mayra Solis, Yochann An'dersen, Kathy Stoner, Eva Vega, The Thomas Family, Donna Rose, Thelma Miller, Elizabeth L. Bryant, Deacon Joseph Butcher, Thomas James Hurley, Floriano Abenojar, Anita Garbes, Patrick May, Lesley Brom, Tyrone Baker, Bob Bryant, Veronica Corlew, Celestino Villalta, David Higgins, Robert D. Klagues, Christian David Collins, Andrew Pailate, Katie Brandenberg, Kara Newberg, Sarah Nevils, David Cannon, Elna Madge (Bassette) Newberg, Christopher Cannon, Barbara Boss, Rosy Maria Henness, Mike Perry, Steve Young, Violeta Madrid, Gregory S. McCray, Ernest Moore, Pol Andre Andersen, Voy Wilkes, Mike Gainne, Mary Thurman, Jonathan Bullock, Maryanne Golub, Isaac Hnamte, Lorie Parks, Angela Rehmel, Carlo Tognoni, Delia Anne McLaren, Raymond Gaskell, Rudy Garcia, Marylyn Patterson, Freda and Mitch Petersen, Faye and Jacob Ferguson, Rayshawn Wilson, Earl and Lisa Friberg, Norma Daulton, Chantale Gaillard, Billy Bob and Twila Brown, Gui William Verrees Jr., Elder Pete and Mary Jean Vacca, and the many others striving to be better servants of Yahweh through Yahshua the Messiah.

The next New Moon will most likely be seen November 26th in most points of the globe. Please look for this up coming New Moon and send us your reports. We will share them with brethren around the world through the Paleo Times weekly email update. You can email your report to newmoon@paleotimes.org or call 573-896-8090.

The following compositions are articles and short stories submitted by brethren and sisters to edify the Assembly. If you have written a composition that you would like included please submit it through email or postal mail.

M ost unexpected gift from Yahweh

I mpossible to men but possible with Yahweh

R eal Wonder to those who fully trust in Him

A vailable anytime you truly believe that He will do it for you

C ome in unusual ways

L ittle becomes much when you place it in Yahweh's Hands

E very need is already provided even before you ask Him

S urprise answer to your prayer

MIRACLES are unique solutions most needed in hopeless situations. They are Yahweh's power reserved anytime for you. They happen when there is genuine Love, Compassion and Faith within your heart in prayer.

Yahweh's people are dependent on Him for everything from the basic necessities of life to the calendar that we use to keep His holy feasts. We can prove that we are to keep all of Yahweh's laws without any man made additions. We must prove that our calendar also comes from the understanding of the scriptures that Yahweh has given. In this modern age Yahweh has given us the ability to easily calculate the new moon but calculations just don't come close to the truth of a simple visible sighting. This article is written to help brethren understand the estimations that we make.

Every year we make calculations to determine when Yahweh's feasts are to be kept but the final authority is Yahweh's. Yahweh may delay Abib or the sighting of a new moon. What we try to do is estimate when Yahweh's feasts will be kept. We make our calculations available so that nothing is done in secret. We attempt to explain each step in a logical way following the scriptures. Yahweh has given us many tools to determine the calendar. We encourage you to look more closely at Yahweh's calendar. Our goal is to understand the scripture as Yahweh guides us.

The Biblical calendar is based on the visible crescent of the new moon. The English word month is derived from the word moon. In Hebrew also the word for new moon and month are used interchangeably. The Hebrew word "Yereach" (Strong's #3394) which means moon is actually from the word "Yerach" (Strong's #3391) which means month or lunar cycle. "Yereach" is different from "Chodesh" (Strong's #2320) which is translated 254 times in the King James Version as month, 20 times as new moon and 2 times as other variants. "Chodesh" is derived from "Chadash" (Strong's #2318) which means to renew. So the main difference between "Yerach" and "Chodesh" is that "Yerach" refers to the lunar cycle while "Chodesh" refers to the renewing of the moon. Renewing is referred to as the rebuilding or the growth from darkness to a full moon. The renewing of the moon is usually referred to as the crescent moon.

The calendar of Yahweh is made of twelve new moons except in years where a thirteenth month must be added to keep Abib in the proper time. Abib is the Hebrew word "Abiyb" which is translated in King James Version six times as "Abib", one time as "in the ear", one as "green ears of corn". According to the Online Bible Hebrew Lexicon Abib is from an unused root meaning to be tender. The Lexicon continues by stating that it is "fresh, young barley ears, barley" and "month of ear-forming, of greening of crop, of growing green Abib, month of exodus and Passover (March or April)" thus giving the month a start at the time of the barley being in the green ear stage. This is a time when the barley stalk is yet green or yellow and the head of grain is green or yellowing.

We find an example in Exodus where the barley and flax were destroyed and the wheat and rye were not destroyed. (Exodus 9:31-32) The word ear in verse 31 of Exodus 9 is "Abiyb". Meaning that the barley was green eared and mostly grown. Barley while yet grass can be cut and still grows an ear but if it is cut when it is in ear it will not fully mature to a ripe ear and may even die. We find here in Exodus that the wheat and rye have not grown enough to affect their lives. Every year we have brethren from Israel report when they have found Barley at the right stage.

Abib or Nissan is estimated to be March 25th at sunset assuming that the new moon is seen. It is often asked how do you estimate when the new moon will be seen. The best way that I have found is to use an almanac and determine the time between when conjunction takes place and when the sunsets. Most authorities on astronomy state that the moon is not visible if it is less than 22 hours old. As a hardened new moon observer I think that the youngest new moon we have ever seen has been 18 hours old. So lets do the calculations to figure which days we should look.

Lets start with the day of the conjunction. The age of the new moon can be calculated by taking the time that the sunsets and subtracting the time of the conjunction. The conjunction is when the moon is completely dark. There are a couple things to take into consideration. If the moon sets before the sunset there is no way to see it. Also the age of the moon means that the older it is the easier it will be to see it. We usually make calculations for the closest place to us. Kansas City, MO is close to Holts Summit and we will be looking here for the new moon. Here is a chart of abbreviations that we will be using for these calculations and are also used in the almanac.

2001 Almanac in Adobe Acrobat 4.01 format.

Here are the calculations that we will need to make for January 24th:

Time Possibly Visible = (MS - SS) = (17:44 --- 17:30) = (17h 44m - 17h 30m) = (44m - 30m) = 14m

January 24th you may have 14m to see the moon after sunset.

Age of Moon = SS - NM = 17:30 - 7:09 = 17h 30m - 7h 9m = 17 + 30/60 - ( 7 + 9/60) = 10.35h

January 24th the moon will be 10.35h old since it was completely dark at the conjunction.

Notice that this year there are a few new moons that will be really close to the cut off point. One of the most important new moons for Trumpets may be visible at sunset on the 17th September. This just shows the significance of actually going out and looking for the visible crescent that will start the seventh month and the Feast of Trumpets.

Abib's new moon should be visible on March 25th. If count fourteen days forward we find that Passover will be April 7th at sunset and end on April 8th at sunset. The Feast of Unleavened Bread will be April 8th at sunset through April 15th at sunset. The Wave Sheaf Offering will be made April 15th. If we count 50 days starting with April 15th we find that the Feast of Weeks will be kept June 3rd. The new moon for the seventh Biblical month will possibly be seen 17th of September at sunset but will more likely be seen September 18th at sunset. If the new moon is seen September 18th at sunset the Feast of Trumpets will be from the sighting of the new moon until the sunset on September 19th.

The solemn Day of Atonement will then be the tenth day of the seventh month which will be September 28th. The fifteenth day of the seventh month is the first high day of the Feast of Tabernacles, October 3rd. The Last Great Day will be October 10th which is 22nd day of the seventh month.

The Biblical calendar can be laid out by following Leviticus 23. The first feast that we find in Leviticus 23 is the weekly Sabbath. We find in first two verses that Yahweh spoke this to Moses saying that these are to be Yahweh's holy convocations. In verse two Yahweh says that these are My feasts. Verse three Yahweh says that six days we are to labor but the seventh day is a day of rest. The word Sabbath means to desist from all labor. The word rest here is Shabbathown which also means a Sabbath observance.

Verse four Moses writes that these are the feasts of Yahweh. Verse five Moses writes that in the first month on the fourteenth day that we are to keep Yahweh's Passover. The Feast of Unleavened Bread is explained next starting on the 15th as a holy day and ending on the seventh day which is also holy day.

The wave sheaf offering is done on the day after the weekly Sabbath which falls during the Feast of Unleavened Bread. This is the Sunday that falls within the Feast of Unleavened Bread. We find that the new Barley could not be eaten until the wave sheaf offering. It was after the waive sheaf that Israel would make cakes or what we would call patties from the green ears of barley.

The Feast of Weeks or Pentecost is kept on the 50th day from the wave sheaf offering. Pentecost is when the Holy Spirit in Acts 2 was poured out on the apostles. The Pentecost of Acts 2 took place at least 15 years after the resurrection of Yahshua the Messiah according to most sources. We have the apostles keeping Yahweh's laws after the Messiah's resurrection and baptizing three thousand people that day. This is an important time and one of the three times that Yahweh's people are to come together. Pentecost is a day that we are not to do any servile work.

The Feast of Trumpets or Yom Teruah is the feast that many believe the Messiah Yahshua will return and has yet to be fulfilled. Yahweh says that we are not to do any servile work on this day. This is the only feast that falls on the beginning of the month. Unless you remain watchful for the new moon this feast could be missed.

The Day of Atonement or Yom Kippur is the day where we are commanded to appear before Yahweh afflicting our souls with a fast. Yom Kippur is considered a very holy time because it was when the High Priest would go before Yahweh asking for His covering of our sins for another year. Yahshua is the High Priest of the Melchizedek Priesthood and he goes before Yahweh with our petitions much in the same way.

The final two Feasts are the Feast of Tabernacles and the Last Great Day. The Feast of Tabernacles is when Yahweh's people come out of the world and spend seven days before Yahweh. The Last Great Day is a solemn assembly and is the eighth day or the 22nd day of the seventh month. This is a time when we live in temporary dwellings not concerned with modern convinces. This is a time where we are dependent on Yahweh to show us the correct path. The first day of the Feast of Tabernacles is Yom Tov which means the day of the judgment mark and is a high day on which no servile work is permitted.

Yahweh's feasts represent what happened in the past, what we are to do in the present, and what we are to do in the future. Yahshua kept all the law of Yahweh perfectly and proved once and for all that the law of Yahweh is not grievous. For this is the love of Yahweh, that we keep his commandments: and his commandments are not grievous. (1 John 5:3) The Holy Spirit, Yahshua's example, and our understanding of the Scriptures compel us to keep every point of Yahweh's law. We must strive to keep the feasts of Yahweh.

Every month begins with the sighting of a crescent moon. There are twelve new moons a year except years that Abib is seen later. In those years an extra new moon is required to off set the calendar to the time of the barley being in the Abib stage. The following chart shows the feasts and their time in the Biblical Calendar.

Yahweh blessings can be found in His people. When we come together for the feasts we realize the magnitude of the gifts. We form bonds that letters and phone calls don't provide. When Yahweh's people come together the topics are spiritual. Scriptural discussions that cover far more than one verse, one chapter, one book, or one testament are in no short supply. We are a family of Yahweh's people. Learn of the many things that Yahweh has in store for us if we continue striving to do Yahweh's law in our hearts and minds. Yahweh says that three times a year His people are to appear before Him. I would love to appear before Him with you.

Yahweh bless and protect you! I pray that one day we might hear the most beautiful words Yahweh could ever say. "Well done, good and faithful servant."

Greetings to all at Paleotimes,

I've visited your site many times and have found it to be very uplifting.

My wife and I really want to express our thanks for the beautiful music posted at your site; it really can make the Sabbath a blessing. May Yahweh bless and prosper those that sing these praises to His name.

B'Shem Yahshua,

RL

My name is N, I live in Tucson Arizona. I was looking for websites today tonight actually that would help me grow spiritually with god. I was going fast however when I saw this (Thou shalt love Yahweh thy Elohim with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind) on your web site, I knew I was on the right track. All my life I was aware of what gods name is. I don't know why people think Yahshua and Yahweh are the same people. So I am getting weaker in my faith. All I can do is study on my own. I believe in the Sabbath day and clean food laws.( "Yahweh has given us a manual for one of His most awesome creations in the human body. The human body needs fuel just like a car. The quality of the fuel determines how well a car will work.) That is exactly how I feel about the laws. They only help us. I tried the Jehovah's Witnesses, however they only wanted to see things their way, little things like " there is no new heaven  and New Earth" (REV 20-21) . Then the Messianic Jews, but they believe in the trinity, and that all angels are part of god; the effects of the 5th century.  It is time for me to be baptized. Everywhere I go except the witness say baptism is only an outward display that they are christians. I don't go for that, remember john said he baptized for repentance, and Yahshua begin his ministry when he was baptized. Through the Holy Spirit are we not all to come to the same accurate knowledge. I don't understand why if these people love god, they don't really know him. Do they know better than the bible? They act like they love him, they don't steal, kill, or fornicate, for the most.

Thank You so much

NC

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