The Creator's Calendar

Although a change in calendar may be a practical impossibility, a cursory understanding of the Creator's calendar is vital to realization of the Almighty's schedule for the events of mankind. A major factor in the misunderstanding of biblical prophecy is lack of knowledge of the Creator's calendar. At this point it is important to interject that the modern Hebrew calendar is NOT the Creator's calendar. The modern Hebrew calendar is a calendar of convenience that has implemented averages in order to set holidays and festivals years in advance that, according to the biblical model, are impossible to do.

Example: According to Exodus 13, Passover is to be celebrated in the month of the Abib. This means that Passover cannot be celebrated until the new moon after the ripening of the barley crop. In other words, the yearly calendar could not be set in motion until the barley was ripe! That is why, in the modern Hebrew calendar there is an extra month (Adar Bet) on an average every 2-3 years.

I believe the main reason understanding of the biblical calendar is important is in the area of eschatology (the study of the end times). In Isaiah 46 :10 we read,
"Declaring the end from the beginning,
And from ancient times things that are not yet done,
Saying, ‘My counsel shall stand,
And I will do all My pleasure,’"

This verse literally means, 'If you want to understand the end, study the beginning.' This is why the Almighty gave us clues through the prophets of old as to the return of the Messiah. I don't believe it is any stretch at all to say that our Heavenly Father is revealing Himself to us through our study of what He will do in the days ahead! Our Messiah gave many warnings and INSTRUCTIONS to discern the times of the end. We have, at our disposal, tools never before available to help understand biblical prophecy. There is no excuse for the body of Messiah to be uninformed of the events that are unfolding in our day and how they relate to His soon return.

Shalom