SEMINAR TERMINOLOGY

TRADITIONAL TERM LITERAL HEBREW

LORD: YAHUAH (yod-hay-uau-hay)

JESUS: YAHUSHA (Yah-our-Deliverer)
GOD: EL, or ELOHIM
JEWS: YAHUDIM (Worshippers of Yah)
ISRAEL: All persons in the Covenant
ALL TRIBES DESCENDED FROM YA’AQOB and
dispersed among the nations, most of whom are
unaware of their identity in modern times
 MOON PHASES

THE MOON IS ONE OF THE LIGHTS

CREATED BY YAHUAH. WE ARE TO USE
IT TO KNOW THE APPOINTED TIMES
 MOON PHASES
HOW TO TELL TIME USING THE MOON PHASES
Crescent Moon?
CROISSANT IS FRENCH FOR “CRESCENT”
A VERY ANCIENT CUSTOM FROM UR (CHALDEA) INVOLVED
BAKING CRESCENT-SHAPED BREAD TO HONOR THE MOON
The moon “renews” or begins again each time it
passes directly in line with the sun. This position
is “ZERO”, and light builds up until it is “FULL”,
15 days later.
THE LUNAR ORBIT
ORBITAL PERIOD
 IT’S NOT OUR POSITION ON THE EARTH AT SUNSET
THAT DETERMINES THE RENEWED MOON, BUT RATHER
THE LOCATION OF THE MOON & SUN RELATIVE TO THE
WHOLE EARTH
Often when we discover the importance of the
7 annual Sabbaths of Yahuah’s year, (Lev.
23, Dt. 16), we are influenced by older teachers
who explain how to identify a “new” moon by
watching for the sliver crescent to appear in
to the set-apart ones.”

the western sky at sunset. Mosheh spoke

around
moon
tioned
the
worship
principles,
and
The
have
many
reveal
stubborn
.watching
to
signal
using
as
for
crescent
arrived
gun
It
investigated
considered
found
prayer
nothing
They
cause
tain
toThey
When
502-365-2285
7
of
through
festivals
16),
are
www.fossilizedcustoms.com
is
annual
Yahuah’s
watch
the
the
Shiva,
Torah
shadows,
being
also
to
how
at
crescent
idea
“sighted the
claimed
“earnestly
This
PO this
pits
use
yoga”
is
Iwhat
start-point.
set-apart
itself
in
shrink
first
to
teach
when
“sects”
SCRIPTURE
BOX
article the
discovered
to
clearly.
in
used
symbolic
for
in
the
they
crescent
bronze-foreheads
streak
of
Hindus.
Sabbaths
436044,
by called
seen
today
to
for
a
support
such
various
Iworld,
his
contend
to
asome
to
of
that
crescent
was
for
fall
is
year
Messianic
smaller
Ithis
MENTIONS
Lew moon
the
picturing
determine
to
be
us.
Israel
had
hair.
very
here
Scripture-based
will
as
in
have
regulate
back
begins
The
ones.”
influenced
ais
(Lev.
Yahudim
sliver
and
group
for
moon”
“crescentEach
as
it.
yoga
Yahuah
form
only
the
is
keep
popular
the
were
with
for
to
(wane),
YOGA,
we
additional
to
athe
7-day
importance
how
“Crescent
Louisville,
White ONLY
KY 23,
Writings.
the
establish
moon”
counted
symbol
poses.
of
time,
the
to
may
the
the
its
a
itdifferent
40253
2 Dt.
may
there.
appear
used
they
first
Yahusha
by
Covenant
beginning
belief
week,
have
and
I older
POSITIONSdiscovered
isday
have
baggage
do,
evidence
to
to
the
not
The
was
Most
of
practiced
in
14.
which
in
do
OFthe
of
and
teachers
festivals
found
the
their
is
considered
the
world-wide
in
it,
missing
the
THEof
By
7th
of
redeeming
when
these
but
each
(like
western
that
the
was
moon.
practices,
the
my
day
inthat’s
MOON inScripture,
who
Gentiles
of
count
Talmud),
could
we
moon.
the
last
once
Sabbath,
Yahuah.
that
body
For
test
“full”
WE amount
explained
past
hardly
Israel.
sky
days
moon
to
validate
as
AREfor
once
about
In
what
have
15
of
at
we
doesn’t
but
TOyet
by
all
these
the
dispersed
validation
sunset
(the
of
they
see
the
they
delivered
3Israelite
WATCH:annual
what
how
light
years,
festival
practices,
Spirit
several
make
get
remain
doto
Ithey
had
the
with
be-
Yahudim
mo’edim
identify
Iblood
ofcounted
something
day),
were
distinct
Torah
Yahusha.
started
unchanging
Scripture,
it’s
inthe
asaying,
atheir
that
(appointments),
in
to
good
groups
with.
moon
them,
correct.
the
“new”remain
But,
veins,
the
thing
in
and
moon
feasts
Then
had
Truth
men-
their
there
and
true
Cer-
they
be-
Iby
core
will
are
to

of the appointed times, but not a crescent.

“Thus did Mosheh speak of the

appointed times of Yahuah to the
children of Yisrael.” Lev 23:44
They teach this is the signal to watch for that
begins the first day of the moon.

For about 3 years, I counted to the feasts using

this “sighted crescent moon” as the start-point.

Each time, I discovered the “full” moon arrived

when I had only counted to 14.
around
moon
tioned
the
worship
principles,
and
The
have
many
reveal
stubborn
.watching
to
signal
using
as
for
crescent
arrived
gun
It
investigated
considered
found
prayer
nothing
They
cause
tain
toThey
www.fossilizedcustoms.com
When
502-365-2285
7
of
through
festivals
16),
areis
annual
Yahuah’s
watch
the
the
Shiva,
Torah
shadows,
being
also
to
how
at
crescent
idea
“sighted the
claimed
“earnestlythis
pits
use
yoga”
is
Iwhat
start-point.
set-apart
itself
in
shrink
first
to
teach
when
“sects”
SCRIPTURE
This
PO BOX
article the
discovered
to
clearly.
in
used
symbolic
for
in
the
they
crescent
bronze-foreheads
streak
of
Hindus.
Sabbaths
436044,
by called
seen
today
to
for
a
support
such
various
Iworld,
his
contend
to
asome
to
of
that
crescent
was
for
fall
is
year
Messianic
smaller
Ithis
MENTIONS
Lew moon
the
picturing
determine
to
be
us.
Israel
had
hair.
very
here
Scripture-based
will
as
in
have
regulate
back
begins
The
ones.”
influenced
ais
(Lev.
Yahudim
sliver
and
group
for
moon”
“crescentEach
as
it.
yoga
Yahuah
form
only
the
is
keep
popular
the
were
with
for
to
(wane),
YOGA,
we
additional
to
athe
7-day
importance
how
“Crescent
Louisville,
White ONLY
KY 23,
Writings.
the
establish
moon”
counted
symbol
poses.
of
time,
the
to
may
the
the
its
a
itdifferent
40253
2 Dt.
may
there.
appear
used
they
first
Yahusha
by
Covenant
beginning
belief
week,
have
and
I older
POSITIONSdiscovered
isday
have
baggage
do,
evidence
to
to
the
not
The
was
Most
of
practiced
in
14.
which
in
do
OFthe
of
and
teachers
festivals
found
the
their
is
considered
the
world-wide
in
it,
missing
the
THEof
By
7th
of
redeeming
when
these
but
each
(like
western
that
the
was
moon.
practices,
the
my
day
inthat’s
MOON inScripture,
who
Gentiles
of
count
Talmud),
could
we
moon.
the
last
once
Sabbath,
Yahuah.
that
body
For
test
“full”
WE amount
explained
past
hardly
Israel.
sky
days
moon
to
validate
as
AREfor
once
about
In
what
have
15
of
at
we
doesn’t
but
TOyet
by
all
these
the
dispersed
validation
sunset
(the
of
they
see
the
they
delivered
3Israelite
WATCH:annual
what
how
light
years,
festival
practices,
Spirit
several
make
get
remain
doto
Ithey
had
the
with
be-
Yahudim
mo’edim
identify
Iblood
ofcounted
something
day),
were
distinct
Torah
Yahusha.
started
unchanging
Scripture,
it’s
inthe
asaying,
atheir
that
(appointments),
in
to
good
groups
with.
moon
them,
correct.
the
“new”remain
But,
veins,
the
thing
in
and
moon
feasts
Then
had
Truth
men-
their
there
and
true
Cer-
they
be-
Iby
core
will
are
to
By my count to 15 (the festival day), the
moon had begun to shrink smaller (wane),
and was missing the amount of light I had
started with. Then I investigated for
Scripture-based evidence that could
validate what they were saying, and found
around
moon
tioned
the
worship
principles,
and
The
have
many
reveal
stubborn
.watching
to
signal
using
as
for
crescent
arrived
gun
It
investigated
considered
found
prayer
nothing
They
cause
tain
When
7
of
through
festivals
16),
are
to
www.fossilizedcustoms.com
502-365-2285
They
is
annual
Yahuah’s
watch
the
the
Shiva,
Torah
shadows,
being
also
to
how
at
crescent
idea
“sighted the
claimed
“earnestly
This
PO this
pits
use
yoga”
is
Iwhat
start-point.
set-apart
itself
in
shrink
first
to
teach
when
“sects”
SCRIPTURE
BOX
article the
discovered
to
clearly.
in
used
symbolic
for
in
the
they
crescent
bronze-foreheads
streak
of
Hindus.
Sabbaths
436044,
by called
seen
today
to
for
a
support
such
various
Iworld,
his
contend
to
asome
to
of
that
crescent
was
for
fall
is
year
Messianic
smaller
Ithis
MENTIONS
Lew moon
the
picturing
determine
to
be
us.
Israel
had
hair.
very
here
Scripture-based
will
as
in
have
regulate
back
begins
The
ones.”
influenced
ais
(Lev.
Yahudim
sliver
and
group
for
moon”
“crescentEach
as
it.
yoga
Yahuah
form
only
the
is
keep
popular
the
were
with
for
to
(wane),
YOGA,
we
additional
to
athe
7-day
importance
how
“Crescent
Louisville,
White ONLY
KY 23,
Writings.
the
establish
moon”
counted
symbol
poses.
of
time,
the
to
may
the
the
its
a
itdifferent
40253
2 Dt.
may
there.
appear
used
they
first
Yahusha
by
Covenant
beginning
belief
week,
have
and
I older
POSITIONSdiscovered
isday
have
baggage
do,
evidence
to
to
the
not
The
was
Most
of
practiced
in
14.
which
in
do
OFthe
of
and
teachers
festivals
found
the
their
is
considered
the
world-wide
in
it,
missing
the
THEof
By
7th
of
redeeming
when
these
but
each
(like
western
that
the
was
moon.
practices,
the
my
day
inthat’s
MOON inScripture,
who
Gentiles
of
count
Talmud),
could
we
moon.
the
last
once
Sabbath,
Yahuah.
that
body
For
test
“full”
WE amount
explained
past
hardly
Israel.
sky
days
moon
to
validate
as
AREfor
once
about
In
what
have
15
of
at
we
doesn’t
but
TOyet
by
all
these
the
dispersed
validation
sunset
(the
of
they
see
the
they
delivered
3Israelite
WATCH:annual
what
how
light
years,
festival
practices,
Spirit
several
make
get
remain
doto
Ithey
had
the
with
be-
Yahudim
mo’edim
identify
Iblood
ofcounted
something
day),
were
distinct
Torah
Yahusha.
started
unchanging
Scripture,
it’s
inthe
asaying,
atheir
that
(appointments),
in
to
good
groups
with.
moon
them,
correct.
the
“new”remain
But,
veins,
the
thing
in
and
moon
feasts
Then
had
Truth
men-
their
there
and
true
Cer-
they
be-
Iby
core
will
are
to

nothing to support it.

They claimed the Yahudim used to do it, but that’s
hardly validation because what some group may have
practiced in the past doesn’t make something correct.
Certain “sects” of Israel were different in their
practices, as we see several distinct groups
mentioned in the Messianic Writings. Many sects
adopted customs from their Pagan neighbors.
around
moon
tioned
the
worship
principles,
and
The
have
many
reveal
stubborn
.watching
to
signal
using
as
for
crescent
arrived
gun
It
investigated
considered
found
prayer
nothing
They
cause
tain
When
7
of
through
festivals
16),
are
to
www.fossilizedcustoms.com
502-365-2285
They
is
annual
Yahuah’s
watch
the
the
Shiva,
Torah
shadows,
being
also
to
how
at
crescent
idea
“sighted the
claimed
“earnestly
This
PO this
pits
use
yoga”
is
Iwhat
start-point.
set-apart
itself
in
shrink
first
to
teach
when
“sects”
SCRIPTURE
BOX
article the
discovered
to
clearly.
in
used
symbolic
for
in
the
they
crescent
bronze-foreheads
streak
of
Hindus.
Sabbaths
436044,
by called
seen
today
to
for
a
support
such
various
Iworld,
his
contend
to
asome
to
of
that
crescent
was
for
fall
is
year
Messianic
smaller
Ithis
MENTIONS
Lew moon
the
picturing
determine
to
be
us.
Israel
had
hair.
very
here
Scripture-based
will
as
in
have
regulate
back
begins
The
ones.”
influenced
ais
(Lev.
Yahudim
sliver
and
group
for
moon”
“crescentEach
as
it.
yoga
Yahuah
form
only
the
is
keep
popular
the
were
with
for
to
(wane),
YOGA,
we
additional
to
athe
7-day
importance
how
“Crescent
Louisville,
White ONLY
KY 23,
Writings.
the
establish
moon”
counted
symbol
poses.
of
time,
the
to
may
the
the
its
a
itdifferent
40253
2 Dt.
may
there.
appear
used
they
first
Yahusha
by
Covenant
beginning
belief
week,
have
and
I older
POSITIONSdiscovered
isday
have
baggage
do,
evidence
to
to
the
not
The
was
Most
of
practiced
in
14.
which
in
do
OFthe
of
and
teachers
festivals
found
the
their
is
considered
the
world-wide
in
it,
missing
the
THEof
By
7th
of
redeeming
when
these
but
each
(like
western
that
the
was
moon.
practices,
the
my
day
inthat’s
MOON inScripture,
who
Gentiles
of
count
Talmud),
could
we
moon.
the
last
once
Sabbath,
Yahuah.
that
body
For
test
“full”
WE amount
explained
past
hardly
Israel.
sky
days
moon
to
validate
as
AREfor
once
about
In
what
have
15
of
at
we
doesn’t
but
TOyet
by
all
these
the
dispersed
validation
sunset
(the
of
they
see
the
they
delivered
3Israelite
WATCH:annual
what
how
light
years,
festival
practices,
Spirit
several
make
get
remain
doto
Ithey
had
the
with
be-
Yahudim
mo’edim
identify
Iblood
ofcounted
something
day),
were
distinct
Torah
Yahusha.
started
unchanging
Scripture,
it’s
inthe
asaying,
atheir
that
(appointments),
in
to
good
groups
with.
moon
them,
correct.
the
“new”remain
But,
veins,
the
thing
in
and
moon
feasts
Then
had
Truth
men-
their
there
and
true
Cer-
they
be-
Iby
core
will
are
to
 WORSHIP OF THE HOST OF HEAVEN

The worship of demons and the heavenly host were more

the norm than the exception in the past, and it is still very
popular through diverse occult networks, such as
“Astrology”. The eight (sometimes more) pointed star is
a talisman for several cults, and it is used as a mandala
image for those who meditate, chant, and so on. The fact
that the seal of Da’ud (called David) has a similar pattern
has caused an avalanche of misunderstanding. The
Baha’i faith is a fusion religion combining many ancient
cults and prophetic individuals, and they use a form of
the symbol of the star of Remphan, with nine
points. Some Islamic, Hindu, and Masonic orders use
identical symbols. The Masons honor a star, Sirius (the
Dog Star), with a similar image, secretly named “Lucifer”:
 MASONIC “BLAZING STAR”

This symbol is also special to Babism, or Baha’i

 THE DEMON STAR OF THE OCCULT

The adoration of the demon-star Rempham

can be seen in the Universal House of
Justice (spiritual seat of government), the
Shrine of the Báb and Shrine of the
Bahá’u'lláh. In the all the gardens of these
institutions there is a eight-pointed star.
Most Gentiles are the lost tribes of Israel, and are
being called back to the Covenant in these last
days by the Spirit of Yahusha. But, there are
many pits to fall in as we
“earnestly contend for the belief which was once
for all delivered to the set-apart ones.”
around
moon
tioned
the
worship
principles,
and
The
have
many
reveal
stubborn
.watching
to
signal
using
as
for
crescent
arrived
gun
It
investigated
considered
found
prayer
nothing
They
cause
tain
When
7
of
through
festivals
16),
are
to
www.fossilizedcustoms.com
502-365-2285
They
is
annual
Yahuah’s
watch
the
the
Shiva,
Torah
shadows,
being
also
to
how
at
crescent
idea
“sighted the
claimed
“earnestly
This
PO this
pits
use
yoga”
is
Iwhat
start-point.
set-apart
itself
in
shrink
first
to
teach
when
“sects”
SCRIPTURE
BOX
article the
discovered
to
clearly.
in
used
symbolic
for
in
the
they
crescent
bronze-foreheads
streak
of
Hindus.
Sabbaths
436044,
by called
seen
today
to
for
a
support
such
various
Iworld,
his
contend
to
asome
to
of
that
crescent
was
for
fall
is
year
Messianic
smaller
Ithis
MENTIONS
Lew moon
the
picturing
determine
to
be
us.
Israel
had
hair.
very
here
Scripture-based
will
as
in
have
regulate
back
begins
The
ones.”
influenced
ais
(Lev.
Yahudim
sliver
and
group
for
moon”
“crescentEach
as
it.
yoga
Yahuah
form
only
the
is
keep
popular
the
were
with
for
to
(wane),
YOGA,
we
additional
to
athe
7-day
importance
how
“Crescent
Louisville,
White ONLY
KY 23,
Writings.
the
establish
moon”
counted
symbol
poses.
of
time,
the
to
may
the
the
its
a
itdifferent
40253
2 Dt.
may
there.
appear
used
they
first
Yahusha
by
Covenant
beginning
belief
week,
have
and
I older
POSITIONSdiscovered
isday
have
baggage
do,
evidence
to
to
the
not
The
was
Most
of
practiced
in
14.
which
in
do
OFthe
of
and
teachers
festivals
found
the
their
is
considered
the
world-wide
in
it,
missing
the
THEof
By
7th
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 From Yahuah’s point-of-view, a day ends at sunset, and a new day
begins (Gen. 1). He started creation with complete darkness, and
light followed, even as a day begins at night and progresses until it is
fully light, then wanes again toward night. The renewal of the moon
follows this pattern.
If we begin a new moon with zero-light, and watch the growth of
light on the face of the moon each evening, we can become skilled
at determining what day of the moon it is. If we follow the idea that
“sighting” the Crescent moon at sunset is the beginning of the “first
day” of the month, then we ignore the fact that the light we are
seeing as a crescent represents the amount of light that had been
building on it the beginning of the second day of the moon.
We must begin our count with ZERO,
which is when the moon has reached its
center-point between the Earth and the
Sun. If we call the second day of the
moon the first day, then our count to the
annual Sabbaths will be one day off.
The full moon is consistently the 15th
day of each moon, and the feast of
Matsah as well as Sukkoth begin
on the 15th day of the moon
—when it is full (not waning).
Consider this text, which describes “Yom Teruah”,
and demonstrates how the festival of Sukkoth
begins on the full moon: (Ps. 81:3):

“Blow the shofar at the time

of the new moon;
at the full moon
on our festival day.”
The starting-point for a “new” moon continues to be a
point of debate among various groups of Natsarim
today. Many illustrations are provided like the one
above, often promoting a “sliver” crescent-moon,
sighted in the western sky after sunset as being the
beginning of the first “day” of a moon. The sighting of
the crescent sliver is declared to be the arrival of
the first day of the moon.
Most accept this explanation, and never question
where this can be confirmed in the Writings of
Scripture (Torah, the instruction). This activity is not
found in Torah, but rather it is derived from the Koran
and Hadith OF ISLAM.
The crescent moon of Allah was the tribal symbol of
Muhammad’s family.
The Arabic word for the crescent new-moon is Hilal,
the same word found in the Hebrew text of YeshaYahu
(Isaiah) 14, which is translated as “Lucifer” in the KJV
(see H#1966 in your concordance). Hilal is the Islamic term for
the sighting of the crescent moon, and is definitely
associated with the pre-Islamic moon deity, Allah.
The crescent moon is a very ancient symbol, revered by Persia,
India, Egypt, Islam, and Masonry. At the higher levels of
Freemasonry, the royal secret is that they worship Lucifer
under various names, one of which is Allah.
Masons seek “the light”. In order for a
person to become a Shriner, he must go
through all the degrees of Masonry, make
blood-curdling oaths, worship all the
various “gods” of Egypt, and make a
blood-oath of allegiance to Allah as his
god, and Mohammed as his prophet.
The Shriner is then given a red fez with an Islamic sword and
crescent jeweled on it.
The Shriner is
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Islamic sword
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This originates from 7th century Arabia when the Moslems,
under the leadership of Mohammed, slaughtered all
Christians who would not bow down to Allah. Allah is the
tribal deity -- “the moon god” -- of Mohammed. That is why
every mosque today has a crescent moon on the top of its
“dome”.
(FYI: A dome is a symbol of Hermes -the Greek deity of
wisdom- revered by Masonry. The Hebrew word “ kipa” -a
yarmulke, means dome). The bull (or ox) with a white
crescent moon on his shoulder is the Egyptian Apis. It was
believed he would emerge from a river and rise into the air
when the Egyptians gathered around him with music and
chanting.
Moon worship was the primary religious
practice of the city known today as
JERICHO. It is thought that the name is
derived from the Canaanite name Yareah,
meaning "moon”.
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SIMILAR TO CATHOLIC MONSTRANCE STYLE

The pre-Islamic Arabian moon-deity was Allah,
the “greatest” deity of 360 idols in the Ka’aba,
and the tribal deity of Muhammad. Mecca was
the center of pre-Islamic Pagan worship.
In the Koran, Allah swears by the moon in the verse at
Surah 74:32. Before Islam, the Pagan Arabian moon
deity Allah had 3 daughter goddesses, al-Lat, al-Uzza
and Manat, who were considered very powerful. Their
names appeared in several verses of the earliest
versions of the Koran, but the texts were later removed
and labeled “Satanic verses”. They were the maiden,
mother, and crone goddesses of the Arabs.
In 1988, Salman Rushdie published a book entitled
Satanic Verses, citing the verses of the Koran
mentioning the 3 daughters of Allah that had been
deleted.
In response to this book,
a fatwa (religious edict) was issued in
1989 by Ayatollah Khomeini (then
Supreme leader of Iran), calling for the
death of Salman Rushdie.
 ALLAH’S 3 DAUGHTERS

The waxing, full, and waning forms

represent the
maiden, mother, and crone goddesses of
Allah’s daughters.
Wiccans honor the “Goddess”, and
the Crescent Moon is the primary
symbol for “her”.
This deity has been worshipped
under various names such as
Diana, Artemis, Selene, and Libertas
 (the Latin name, Libertas, was adopted by
Thomas Jefferson when he named the
U.S. Capitol building
the “temple of Libertas”, and placed her
statue atop the dome - the moon deity is
represented in the rotunda artwork as
“Minerva”.
The crescent moon is associated
with the Hindu moon deity Shiva,
seen here with it in his hair.

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“MITAR”, SIMILAR TO THAT
WORN BY POPES
 Our Capital is dedicated to a Greco-
Roman moon deity.
If Shaul were to visit Washington DC,
he could almost believe he was in
Athens or Rome.
The “sighting” of the crescent moon comes from
every corner of ancient Pagan worship.
In ancient Syria, the moon-deity Sin was
represented by the crescent moon.

In Ur, bread was baked in the form of a crescent

to honor their moon-deity, Nannar, giving us the
custom of “crescent rolls” (croissant).
The word “Monday” comes from the Latin name for
the second day, Dies Lunae, day of the moon.

Many languages reflect this custom:

French: Lundi
Italian: Lunedi
Spanish: Lunes
Dutch: Maandag
German: Montag
In Japanese, the days are named in order for
the sun, moon, then five planets.
Over the whole Earth, the cultures have
adopted terms from the worship of the
celestial objects.
One people have remained stubborn enough to never
fully assimilate into whatever culture they have found
themselves. They would be what we call “Jews”, or
the people descended from the tribe of Yahudah.
If we examine when they observe the “renewed moon”,
we find they reckon from the dark moon.
This way, the full moon (on the 15th) is always correct
for the count to Matsah (in the first moon) and Sukkoth
(in the seventh moon).
We must begin the measuring of time from ZERO,
which means zero light (darkness)
As the first day of the moon is building, the moon is
moving away from the conjunction point between Earth
and the Sun, hidden in the brilliance of the Sun. The
light reflected from the limb of the moon builds slowly
until we can finally see the effects of the passed time
on the moon just after sunset. The sighting of the
crescent sliver declares the second day of the moon is
beginning; it can’t possibly be the beginning of the
First day, it’s already fully built. Prior to the renewed
moon, a crescent of the moon can be seen in the
Eastern sky just before sunrise on the
29th day of every moon, which is often noticed by
those awake in the early morning hours.
When I was a paper boy in my youth,
I often saw this waning crescent.
A shepherd would also recognize this, and know that
the “renewed moon” would be the following day
A shepherd would also recognize this, and know that
the “renewed moon” would be the following day:

1 Samuel 20:18
“So Yahonathan said to him,
‘Tomorrow is the New Moon, and
you shall be missed, because your
seat shall be empty.’”
Today we know where the moon is, and when the
renewed moon arrives.
Long ago, they knew how to count, and notice the
waning crescent before sunrise.
We can determine where the moon will
be far into the future, even to predict
when and where the shadow of the
moon will fall (eclipses).
We know where it is down to the inch.
Recognizing the phases for what they
are need not be a cause for division,
and yet every annual Sabbath there
are at least 3 divisions among the
Natsarim as to how to reckon the
renewed moon.
Consider the "appointed times" we should be
observing, as we have been enjoined to Yahuah
as Israel through His Covenant (Lev. 23).
The Sabbath (weekly), Passover, Unleavened
bread, Shabuoth (called "Pentecost"), and the
appointments of the seventh moon, Yom
Teruah, Yom Kippur, and Sukkoth
(Tabernacles).
Next, think of how these are Yahuah's
redemption plan for Israel, ,and that
Yahusha's work has, and will, be
accomplishing that redemption through all
of these "shadows".
(Colossians 2:16-17)

"Let no man therefore judge you in

meat, or in drink, or in respect of a
festival, or of the new moon, or of the
Sabbath days which are a shadow of
things to come for the body of
Mashiach.“
Restoring this verse to its literal Hebrew roots, the
meaning comes through clearly. The festivals are
shadows, picturing how Yahusha is redeeming Israel.
During the 29.5 days the moon takes to encircle the
Earth, part of that time it is between the Earth and
the sun, and only the dark side faces Earth.

Ignoring this portion of its time in the cycle

simply because it cannot be viewed results in
needless divisions among the Natsarim.
Some in leadership (those who coach
others in their beliefs) insist on “sighting”
the crescent, as the Koran and Hadith
direct their adherents, or they declare
that the dark moon is “of darkness”, and
must be shunned.
Others have deep-seated anti-Semitic
views, and like Constantine, seek to
“have nothing in common with the
hostile rabble of the Yahudim”
(Constantine referred to the Yahudim as “hostile rabble”)
Some depart from reality completely,
and arrive at their own personal
interpretations, even to the point where
some believe the “full” moon is the
new moon (day 1)
(you’ll find these folks on the Internet)
"Woe to those who call evil good, and
good evil; who put darkness for light,
and light for darkness; who put bitter
for sweet, and sweet for bitter!” Isa 5:20
The two great lights were created for
signs and seasons (mo’edim, appointed
times).
Being equipped with the proper
knowledge to know how to use these
lights given to us for this purpose, we
can more accurately observe the
festivals of Yahuah, abide in His Torah,
and be sober for the day when our
Sovereign Yahusha returns during the
seventh moon one of these years ahead.
The crescent moon is a
symbol for Shiva, seen
here with a crescent in
his hair. It is also
symbolic for YOGA,
considered to be a
form of prayer to
Hindus.
“Crescent moon yoga”
is popular around the
world, and the moon
is used to regulate its
worship in various
yoga poses.
Many use a crescent to establish the
festivals of Yahuah.
The idea of a “crescent moon” is not
found in Scripture.
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