Pagan days... Jewish Calendar vs. Gregorian Calendar

 

The more Christ-like we become, the more consecrated we need to be to Him to be of highest service, here before Jesus seizes us out of this world. We are to forsake the world, and repent meaning to change one's mind, to amend oneself with past sins, to turn to the LORD. There is a reason the Bible says we cannot love the world and love God at the same time... for he who loves the world has not the Father.. meaning the perfect love that casteth out all fear. There is nothing else after Jesus Christ, He is the beginning and end of all things. 

I personally quit celebrating pagan days a year ago. I felt the Holy Spirit tugging on my heart, and I made the decision to stop. Please, don't come see me to tell me it's your birthday and expect a candle; that's witchcraft. I'm no longer living for this world therefore I do not want nor care for the things as in previous times prior to my conversion. I should say... great! but have you been born again? Maybe I will start. You may think that is rude, but I personally think it's silly to celebrate a day in which being born into transgression is gleaned over- Jesus never celebrated His birthday except for when the 3 wise men brought oils. It seems selfish now to me and I just donate whatever I may get- I was called and therefore obeyed. The Christian life is a daily sacrifice to deny oneself, pick up our crosses, and follow Jesus; whatever the cost no matter what. We do not fear death nor people or what they can or may do to us. So, if it upsets you that I don't give you a candle, it's for your soul's sake. It is better to obey God, rather than man. 

Did you know that America follows the Gregorian Calendar? Let's look into that... I follow the Jewish/Hebrew Calendar which follows the Bible. The Gregorian calendar is the most commonly used calendar system worldwide given that it is also the international standard. The Jewish calendar, on the other hand, is still used today by the Jews for religious purposes. The Gregorian calendar is used for secular matter and civil purposes. Aside from the Jews, the dates written in certain passages in the bible are in Jewish calendar setting. Check out the differences between the two calendar systems below.

 

The Jewish calendar is based on a lunar calendar system. The first day of the week in the Jewish calendar is on Yom Rishon which is Sunday in the Gregorian calendar. The last day of the week on the Jewish calendar is the Yom Shabbat or Sabbath Day is on Saturday. The Jewish calendar’s first month is Nissan which begins in either March or April. The Jewish calendar only has 354 days but adds an additional month seven times in 19 years to keep in sync with the solar year.

The Jewish calendar also dictates the age of the earth since its creation according to the Bible in the Book of Genesis. As of the Jewish calendar today, it is year 5782 since the creation of the earth. The Jewish holidays also follow the Jewish calendar only since using the Gregorian calendar would result to a different date every year. The Three Pilgrimage Festivals (Pesach, Shavuot, and Sukkot) begins in the first month of the Jewish calendar until the third month. The Jewish calendar also remained the same since the Old Testament.