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(ee-ah-oo-ah) our Father,
Greetings on this day of preparation for the weekly Sabbath. I hope this newsletter finds you in good health and happy in the service of the Lord. This is the 16th day of the 7th month of God's Sacred Calendar. It is five days until the evening of the 22nd day of the 7th month which is Last Day Sabbath (Thursday, October 4 on the 2007 Gregorian calendar). I have been asked to share some thoughts on the special meanings of the yearly Sabbaths as they approach. Lets start with a review of statutes concerning Last Day Sabbath. Leviticus 23:36 Seven days ye shall offer an offering made by fire unto the LORD: on the eighth day shall be an holy convocation unto you; and ye shall offer an offering made by fire unto the LORD: it is a solemn assembly; and ye shall do no servile work therein. Numbers 29:35 On the eighth day ye shall have a solemn assembly: ye shall do no servile work therein: This verse reminds me of something that is obvious to most but bears with occasional repeating. We hold the entire Law of God as eternal and binding. Part of the Law of God is also referred to as the Law of Moses because it was spoken to Moses who recorded it at the direction of God. Belief in the complete observance of the Law of God does not mean I believe that there is any purpose to the establishment of the temple in Jerusalem. It would also be an evil abomination to establish the sacrificial system again. The sacrificial system was completed with the sacrifice of the Messiah. Notice I did not say "abolished". No part of the Law of God can ever be abolished. The sacrifices were "completed" and stand forever as a testimony of the purposeful leading of God. The purpose of the earthly copy of the heavenly temple was also completed with the sacrifice of the Messiah. Some people connect the idea of observing God's eternal yearly Sabbaths to the continuation of the sacrifices, the rebuilding of the temple, and the observance of Jewish customs. This is non-biblical and ridiculous. Do I need to say more? Speaking of the sacrifice of the Messiah, reminds me of some things that have been troubling me. You may have noticed that I usually do not use the words Jesus or Christ in my website or the newsletters. I describe the reason for this in my chapter on the Sacred Name of God. I have also become uncomfortable with the usage I hear of the words "cross" and "crucifixion". I am seeing more value in referring to the "sacrifice" of the Saviour rather than the method by which he was sacrificed. Does this distinction make any sense to you? I also began finding the word "Calvary" awkward when I learned that it is a Latin word that appears only once in the Bible and in all the other gospels the exact same Greek word is translated "Skull". I prefer to refer to the place of the final sacrifice as Golgotha as it is primarily called in three of the gospels. Please understand that I am not saying that there is anything wrong with using these words. I find more value and accuracy in choosing to use specific words. I have observed that the way we use words has the power to influence our thoughts and beliefs. Returning to the primary topic of this newsletter, I refer to this yearly Sabbath as "last day" Sabbath because of the reference below:
John 7:37
In Jewish terminology this Sabbath is called Shemeenee (Strong's H8066) Atsereth (Strong's H6116). (There are probably as many different ways to spell Jewish names in English as there are Jewish communities around the world.) This phrase is translated as Eighth Assembly. It is interesting to note that the word atsereth (Strong's H6116 - assembly) appears eleven times in the Old Testament. Ten of those times my study concludes that it refers either directly or indirectly to Last Day Sabbath. Others may disagree. It would be a valuable Last Day Sabbath study for you to investigate this yourself using your favorite Hebrew word study tool. A readily available online resource is the Blue Letter Bible: http://cf.BlueLetterBible.org/lang/lexicon/lexicon.cfm?Strongs=H06116&Version=kjv Also the downloadable program e-Sword: The only other use of the word is once to refer to the second Unleavened Bread Sabbath. I find this fascinating because the meanings of these two Sabbaths is the most mysterious and unclear to me. Yes, I have heard a lot of scholarly presentation, speculation, and conjecture. The other yearly Sabbaths have concrete interpretations. The meaning and purpose of the second Unleavened Bread Sabbath and the Last Day Sabbath seem to remain tenuous and elusive. I would love to hear anything you have encountered. There is a thought that has come into my mind and has been the subject of some prayer and meditation. There is no reason to assume that fulfillments of the yearly Sabbaths end at the Second Coming. There may be fulfillments of these things even with the major events to occur at the end of the millennium. There is so much to learn and understand. It is no wonder that all that God has done in dealing with the problem of sin and providing salvation will be the subject of much study even in eternity. Will you be meditating on the message that God wants us to learn during this Last Day Sabbath or will you be going about your daily work oblivious to God's holy day? I don't wish to be unkind and I certainly do not intend to criticize or condemn but it is a very serious question to consider. I pray that we may all continue to seek love, peace, and unity in truth preparing for the soon coming of IAUShUO (ee-uh-oo-shoo-oh) Messiah, the Son of God. Shabbat Shalom,
Frank T. Clark
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