Today is the Canadian Thanksgiving: a day of celebrating the end of the Northern Hemisphere's harvest season.
Like Thanksgiving, the ancient Jewish Feasts too were involved with and synced with the Northern Hemisphere agricultural seasons. But they wouldn't have been in sync with Southern Hemisphere seasons.
Therefore the ancient Jewish Feasts were never intended for Southern Hemisphere observance.
For us in the Southern Hemisphere, getting in sync with 'God's calendar', like some teachers are saying we must do, cannot involve trying to get in sync with ancient Jewish Feast dates and their Northern Hemisphere agricultural seasons, because that would require getting out of sync with our own region's God-given agricultural seasons.
For everyone in the New Covenant - even those in the Northern Hemisphere - even in Israel - getting in sync with 'God's calendar' simply involves acknowledging that today is the acceptable time, behold today is the day of salvation.
It does not involve trying to observe ancient Jewish Feasts.
This is the work of God: that we believe on Him whom He sent - Jesus.
Today, if you will hear His voice. While it is called today. Harden not your heart - but keep believing, in the Gospel.
You shall receive power after that the Holy Ghost shall come upon you. And this Gospel of the kingdom shall be preached in all the world, and then the end shall come.
That is God's New Covenant calendar!
It isn't earthly Jerusalem-centred.
It isn't locked-in with Northern Hemisphere agricultural seasons.
It's synced with both Northern and Southern Hemispheres.
The calendar-notes which God wants us to know, are the same for every day until Jesus comes. And those are the only calendar-notes God requires us to know for now.
Like Thanksgiving, the ancient Jewish Feasts too were involved with and synced with the Northern Hemisphere agricultural seasons. But they wouldn't have been in sync with Southern Hemisphere seasons.
Therefore the ancient Jewish Feasts were never intended for Southern Hemisphere observance.
For us in the Southern Hemisphere, getting in sync with 'God's calendar', like some teachers are saying we must do, cannot involve trying to get in sync with ancient Jewish Feast dates and their Northern Hemisphere agricultural seasons, because that would require getting out of sync with our own region's God-given agricultural seasons.
For everyone in the New Covenant - even those in the Northern Hemisphere - even in Israel - getting in sync with 'God's calendar' simply involves acknowledging that today is the acceptable time, behold today is the day of salvation.
It does not involve trying to observe ancient Jewish Feasts.
This is the work of God: that we believe on Him whom He sent - Jesus.
Today, if you will hear His voice. While it is called today. Harden not your heart - but keep believing, in the Gospel.
You shall receive power after that the Holy Ghost shall come upon you. And this Gospel of the kingdom shall be preached in all the world, and then the end shall come.
That is God's New Covenant calendar!
It isn't earthly Jerusalem-centred.
It isn't locked-in with Northern Hemisphere agricultural seasons.
It's synced with both Northern and Southern Hemispheres.
The calendar-notes which God wants us to know, are the same for every day until Jesus comes. And those are the only calendar-notes God requires us to know for now.
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