The True Sabbath: Yahuah’s Divine Appointment — Not Rome’s Day Off

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WAKE UP CALL

The Sabbath isn’t just some ancient "Jewish thing," a day for naps, or an optional spiritual bonus round. It’s Yahuah’s divine appointment with humanity—written into the very fabric of creation. But somewhere between Genesis and Gregorian, mankind lost the plot. What was once a sacred rhythm has been whitewashed, renamed, and scheduled out of sync with the Most High.

"Remember the Sabbath day, to keep it set-apart..." (Exodus 20:8)



But how do you remember something you've never truly known?



1. BACK TO EDEN: THE FIRST SHABBAT

Genesis 2:2-3 is where it all starts:

"And on the seventh day Elohim ended His work... and He rested on the seventh day... and blessed the seventh day and sanctified it."



Before there was Israel, there was Sabbath.

It wasn’t given to a religion—it was given to creation itself.

Yahuah didn’t rest because He was tired. He set a rhythm. A heavenly pulse.


Sabbath is the first thing Yahuah ever called set-apart. Not gold, not temples, not people. Time.



2. THE LUNI-SOLAR CALENDAR: YAHUAH’S TIME SYSTEM

Now here’s where it gets spicy. The biblical calendar wasn’t based on a fixed 7-day cycle like we use today.

New moon = New month. Every Rosh Chodesh (head of the month) reset the count.

Sabbaths typically fell on the 8th, 15th, 22nd, and 29th days of the month. (Check Exodus 16 and Leviticus 23)

This means Sabbaths moved month-to-month, unlike the Saturday or Sunday we use now.


MOON PHASES & YAH’S TIMING

Genesis 1:14 makes it clear:

"Let there be lights in the firmament of the heavens to divide the day from the night, and let them be for signs and seasons, and for days and years."



The moon was created to mark mo’edim (appointed times). The new moon signaled the start of months. Yah’s clock is lunar, agricultural, and cyclical.

ENTER BABYLON: THE GREGORIAN SWITCH-UP

Introduced by Pope Gregory XIII in 1582.

Replaced the Julian calendar.

Severed us from Yah’s system, prioritizing commerce and control over covenant.


It boxed us into Babylonian time. We started following sun-god days, named after Roman deities: Saturday (Saturn), Sunday (Sun), Monday (Moon)... you get the idea.



3. THE COMMAND: IT'S NOT A SUGGESTION

Exodus 20:8-11. The 4th commandment. The only command that begins with "Remember."

It was a command to stop, not slow down.

A covenant sign between Yahuah and His people (Exodus 31:13)

It wasn’t just about rest — it was about relationship.


Yahusha kept it. The apostles kept it. Even in Revelation, it says the end-time remnant will be those who keep the commandments of Elohim and have the faith of Yahusha (Rev 14:12).



4. WHO CHANGED IT?

This is where history gets dirty.

321 AD - Emperor Constantine declares Sunday ("the Venerable Day of the Sun") as the official day of rest.

364 AD - Council of Laodicea bans Sabbath-keeping: "Christians must not Judaize by resting on the Sabbath."

Church + Empire = State religion + calendar control.


Sunday worship was a fusion of sun worship and anti-Hebrew sentiment. The enemy knew what he was doing.



5. WHAT THE SABBATH IS REALLY FOR

Sabbath isn’t legalistic. It’s liberating.

Time to cease from work and striving.

Space for prayer, nature, family, Scripture, and resetting your soul.

It’s about intimacy, not inactivity.


Even nature follows Sabbath rhythms:

The land was to rest every 7 years (Leviticus 25:4).

Animals instinctively rest in seasons.

Humans burn out when they go too long without it.


You rest because you trust. Sabbath is a weekly declaration that Yahuah provides.





6. RETURNING TO THE ANCIENT PATHS

Isaiah 58:12 —

"You shall be called the repairer of the breach, the restorer of paths to dwell in."



We were never meant to follow Rome’s rhythm.

The remnant is rising to restore the ancient calendar, the ancient Name, and the ancient covenant.


Sabbath isn’t just tradition. It’s a weapon of spiritual warfare. It sets you apart. It shakes off Babylon’s chains.



7. SO... SATURDAY OR SUNDAY?

Neither.

The real Sabbath isn’t pinned to Saturday (named after Saturn) or Sunday (named after the sun god).

The true Sabbath follows the moon, the seasons, and Yahuah’s appointed times. It flows with His cosmic order, not man-made grids.

But if all you know right now is the 7th day Saturday? Start there. Obey what you know. Seek more. Yahuah honors the pursuit.




FINAL WORD: GET BACK IN RHYTHM

The Sabbath is more than rest. It’s more than a day. It’s a frequency.

Rome tried to reprogram us. Babylon gave us a false beat. But the remnant remembers.

"Stand in the ways and see, and ask for the old paths, where the good way is, and walk in it. Then you will find rest for your souls." (Jeremiah 6:16)





BONUS CONTENT:

How the Moon Determines Biblical Time:

New Moon = New Month (Rosh Chodesh)

Sabbaths land on 8th, 15th, 22nd, 29th days


Sabbaths in Nature:

Soil rests in Shemitah years (every 7)

Animals rest naturally in seasons and cycles

Human biology benefits from circadian and sabbatical rhythms


End-Time Prophetic Importance:

Remnant in Revelation keeps the commandments and the testimony of Yahusha

Sabbath as a sign in opposition to the Mark of the Beast (Revelation 13–14)


Scripture References:

Exodus 16, 20, 31

Leviticus 23

Isaiah 58, 66

Luke 4:16, Matthew 12

Revelation 14:12


📖 Recommended Reading:

"The Great Calendar Controversy" (I've honestly never read this, but growing up Adventist made me rather familiar with it) 

"From Sabbath to Sunday" by Samuele Bacchiocchi

"Lunar Sabbath Exposed"

Research Dead Sea Scrolls on ancient Hebrew timekeeping


Let the remnant rise. Let the rhythm be restored.

Shabbat Shalom.


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