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year on the same day of the month. It's almost, a Thus, if the first Wednesday of the year is not a of the sun by means of a graduated system circles
perfect calendar. Once again, the year when whole day, it will be necessary to move the first corresponding to the seasons. This instrument
Yeshua offered himself as a sacrifice, Yeshua made Wednesday of the spiritual year to the following proves the interest of the Believers of the time to
the Passover according to this calendar. It could week. The last month of the previous year will recalibrate the solar year after the Spring Equinox.
have seemed like an occasional thing. However, we therefore have "leap days". In this way, it will be
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know that it‘s not so since the 1 century Jew and easy to place Shabbats, the Feasts and main events
non-Jew believers who were taught with the Gospel of the year on fixed dates. Among the fragments of
of Mark also followed a calendar corresponding to the texts found at Qumran, we haven‘t found
the Calendar of Jubilees. anything about the way how these intercalary days
could be placed.
The first month of each quarter begins with a Knowing that only 15% of the writings have been
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Wednesday. The 2 month of each trimester always decrypted to this day, we, maybe, have one day
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begins with a Friday and the 3 month of each more information about this subject. However, as
trimester always begins with a Sunday. The these leap days are absolutely necessary to avoid
distribution of the days of the week in the Calendar the calendar drift of 1.24 days per year, we will 10. Thus, with the solar calendar of Jubilees, we have
of Jubilees is always fixed and follows the logic add them so to be better stalled, every year, here, a valuable work tool. We can make very
indicated in the board below which distributes the compared to the Spring Equinox. relevant connections between traditional Torah
12 months and the 52 weeks in a remarkable order: teaching and Gospel teaching. This confirms to us,
I, IV, VII et X II, V, VIII et XI III, VI, IX et XII week after week, what Yeshua HaMashia‘h, the One
8. We can make an important remark. The Book of Sun 5 12 19 26 3 10 17 24 1 8 15 22 29 who is called THE CHRIST did, said or taught during
Jubilees and the Book of Enoch tell us about a solar Mon 6 13 20 27 4 11 18 25 2 9 16 23 30 his ministry on the Land of Israel in parallel with
year of 364 days that must be respected. Now, we Tue 7 14 21 28 5 12 19 26 3 10 17 24 31 the teaching on the Torah. A real treat. This
know, in fact, that the sun performs its heavenly Wed 1 8 15 22 29 6 13 20 27 4 11 18 25 confirms once more that Yeshua HaMashia‘h, the
course according to the laws of God in exactly Thu 2 9 16 23 30 7 14 21 28 5 12 19 26 One who is called THE CHRIST came not to abolish
365.24221935 days. It is therefore missing every Fri 3 10 17 24 1 8 15 22 29 6 13 20 27 the Torah and the Prophets but to fulfill it
year: 1,24221935 days. If, therefore, 1.24 days are Sat 4 11 18 25 2 9 16 23 30 7 14 21 28 (Matthew 5:17).
missing per year, for example: every 6 years, the
offset is 6 x 1.24 = 7.44 days and all 7 x 1.24 = 8.68 We have, moreover, an answer in the calendar of 11. Before going further, let's explain a little about how
days. It should regularly reset the calendar parashiot‘s weekly readings and Mark‘s Gospel the lunar calendar works. We have actually found
otherwise, every 24 years, the Feasts would be given in the book "The Gospel of Mark in the in the Dead Sea Manuscripts (4Q320 and 4Q319) in
shifted by 1 month, etc ... calendar" by Denis Grenier. Indeed, some Shabbats, Qumran, a study on the lunar calendar. In a few
don‘t have a weekly reading but 2. This then allows words, this calendar began according to some
when needed, to read these 2 weekly readings that Qumran residents when the moon was full. This was
9. So in order to recalibrate to the sun every year, we are usually read on 1 Shabbat, to be read on 2 for them: the "ot" (sign) of departure, a kind of sign
will admit that the spiritual calendar of 364 days Shabbats. These distributions therefore seem to of synchronization sent by God. For others, the
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will have to begin on the 1 Wednesday following confirm a certain "calendar elasticity" in order to calendar would begin not when the moon is full but
the Spring Equinox. This day must also be a full adapt and reset the times. at the new moon. Anyway, the lunar year is a 12
day as the Genesis describes it: there was an months year that alternates between 29 days and
evening and a morning. In 1954, an annual "sundial" was discovered in 30 days each month. The first month is a month of
Qumran. It made it possible to locate the solstices 29 days. The total is 354 days, 10 days less than the
and equinoxes of the year, as well as the direction solar year of the Jubilee Calendar. The manuscripts

