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Fri Nov 26 15:26:11 EST 2004
Dear Brethren, Greetings on this day of preparation for the weekly sabbath. The Thanksgiving holiday celebration is a part of the American law and tradition. The modern children of Abraham (Galatians 3:7), the end time children of Israel (Revelation 7:4), have already celebrated their thanksgivings for over a week in the way God commanded. Leviticus 23:33-44 (edited) The LORD spake unto Moses, saying, Speak unto the children of Israel, saying, The fifteenth day of this seventh month shall be the feast of tabernacles for seven days unto the LORD. On the first day shall be an holy convocation: ye shall do no servile work therein. On the eighth day shall be an holy convocation: ye shall do no servile work therein. When ye have gathered in the fruit of the land, ye shall keep a feast unto the LORD seven days: on the first day shall be a sabbath, and on the eighth day shall be a sabbath. And ye shall take you on the first day the boughs of goodly trees, branches of palm trees, and the boughs of thick trees, and willows of the brook; and ye shall rejoice before the LORD your God seven days. It shall be a statute for ever in your generations. Ye shall dwell in booths seven days; all that are Israelites born shall dwell in booths: That your generations may know that I made the children of Israel to dwell in booths, when I brought them out of the land of Egypt: I am the LORD your God. And Moses declared unto the children of Israel the feasts of the LORD. http://bible.gospelcom.net/cgi-bin/bible?passage=LEV+23:33-43&language=english&version=KJV It is prescient that Ellen White and the pioneers saw something of the importance and place of the Feast of Tabernacles. "Well would it be for us to have a feast of tabernacles, a joyous commemoration of the blessings of God to us as a people." {RH, November 17, 1885 par. 14} "We see that the forces of the enemy are strengthening, and that the ministers in every place are making earnest efforts to oppose the truth, and more so in Wellington than any place I ever visited. Everything is said to present Seventh-day Adventists as only a few in number, and inferior in every respect, possessing little influence. And shall we not on this occasion represent the believing rank and file the very best that we possibly can? Will our brethren not come up to the feast of tabernacles?--Letter 8a, 1893. (Written October 31, 1893, at Gisborne, New Zealand.)" {11MR 9.1} "The forces of the enemies are strengthening, and as a people we are misrepresented; but shall we not gather our forces together, and come up to the feast of tabernacles?" {BEcho, December 8, 1893 par. 5} Ellen equated the Feast of Tabernacles with a camp meeting and did not see the importance of the date specified in Leviticus. The 15'th day of the seven month of the Sacred Calendar was September 30'th by the Catholic Gregorian calendar for the year 2004. Apparently the word "Thanksgiving" has too much reverence associated with it for this irreverent world. Many refer to the day simply as "Turkey" day. The modern children of Abraham can comfortably socialize on the worldly day of thanksgiving since there are no obvious associated pagan customs. This is unfortunately not the case with the upcoming "Christmas" season. More on that later. Shabbat Shalom
Frank T. Clark
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