Deuteronomy 4:2 You shall not add to the word which I am commanding you, nor take away from it, that you may keep the commandments of the Lord your God which I command you. (NASB)

Deuteronomy 12:32 “Whatever I command you, you shall be careful to do; you shall not add to nor take away from it. (NASB)

Proverbs 30:5 Every word of God is tested; He is a shield to those who take refuge in Him. 6 Do not add to His words Or He will reprove you, and you will be proved a liar. (NASB)

The most dire warnings apply specifically of the prophecies in the Book of Revelation…

Revelation 22:18 I testify to everyone who hears the words of the prophecy of this book: if anyone adds to them, God will add to him the plagues which are written in this book; 19 and if anyone takes away from the words of the book of this prophecy, God will take away his part from the tree of life and from the holy city, which are written in this book. (NASB)

Does not the Talmud ADD to the commandments of the Most High? Do not denominational doctrines and indoctrination into a faith (e.g., catechism) do the same? Show me in the Scriptures where Mary provides grace or is the queen of heaven. The latter designation has pagan origins and is an abomination! Miriam was blessed among women; see Luke 1:42. Mary hears no prayers and intercedes for no one. End of story! Show me where the pope is given the title Vicarius Christi — yet another abomination! Or, that Peter ever stepped foot in Rome… he did not. Although Paul, a Roman citizen, certainly did. Even Protestant denominations carried over the assimilated paganism of Christmas, Easter, et al. after the Reformation. They even pledge allegiance to the Catholic church when reciting the Nicene Creed.

The Dead Sea Scrolls are important because it leads us to THE WAY!

John 14:6 [Joshua] said to him, “I am the way, and the truth, and the life; no one comes to the Father but through Me. (NASB)

Truer words were never spoken!
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2 Timothy 2:15 Be diligent to present yourself approved to God as a workman who does not need to be ashamed, accurately handling the word of truth. (NASB)

Yehoshu’a, the Lamb of God, was crucified on Passover (14 Abib) in 36 CE before His 30th birthday — just as the Scriptures state. In fact, His ministry commenced when He was 28 (about thirty years of age); see Luke 3:23. Regardless, let’s examine the major players: Tiberius Caesar reigned from 14-37 CE; Pontius Pilate from 26-36 CE; Joseph CAIAPHAS (compare usage with THEOPHILUS above!) from 18-36 CE; and Herod Antipas 6-39 CE. Antipas claimed the dynastic title of “Herod” (and “king” of the Jews — although a tetrarch in the eyes of the Romans; see Mark 6:14-29) after Herod Archelaus was deposed shortly after Christ’s birth in 6 CE. I’ll address the errors in Luke 3:1 below, but it is similar to the error (intentional deception!) in Matthew 2:22. Bottom line: God used these leaders for a purpose! When that purpose was completed, they were removed from power shortly afterwards.

Let’s examine the events in the first month of Abib in 36 CE. The Last Supper was held on the evening of the TRUE Passover on 14 Abib. The followers of the corrupt Pharisees called that the Preparation Day as they incorrectly commenced the Passover early on the first day of Hag HaMatzah (Unleavened Bread) on 15 Nisan of the Babylonian calendar employed to this day! Even modern Biblical translators mistranslate these events based on incorrect rabbinic practices. Enoch and Elijah, the two witnesses of Revelation, will set this straight again!

Returning to the story… Yehoshu’a was betrayed by Judas and arrested by temple guards in the Garden of Gethsemane in the evening of 14 Abib. Later that morning, He was brought before the Sanhedrin, who incorrectly accused their Messiah of blasphemy. Next, He was brought before Pilate, who found no guilt in Him. But, because Yehoshu’a was from Galilee (not in Pilate’s jurisdiction), He was brought before Herod Antipas, who likewise found no guilt, then back to Pilate, who attempted to have Him released. Bottom line: It was the Jewish crowd in Jerusalem — under incitement from the chief priests and scribes — who wanted Him crucified! See Luke 23:24-25. This same Sanhedrin directed Sha’ul (Saul) to persecute the men and women of the sect called THE WAY in Damascus as is detailed in the Book of Acts. Where else is it documented that there is “street called Straight?” See Acts 9:11.

Continuing… Yehoshu’a was crucified that same afternoon and was quickly buried before the ANNUAL Sabbath commenced — the first day of Unleavened Bread! He was dead and buried for three FULL days and nights (per the prophesy of Jonah) on 15-17 Abib, was resurrected as Lord of the (weekly) Sabbath on 18 Abib, and His empty tomb was discovered early on the first day of the week (19 Abib) — JUST AS THE SCRIPTURES STATE! Shema Yisrael!!!

Although Yehoshu’a is of the order of Malki-tsedeq (Melchizedek), isn’t it interesting that the date of His resurrection coincided with Aaron’s first weekly Sabbath after the original Passover in Egypt and the first lot being selected for Jehoiarib? BTW, the 24 elders of Revelation are the 24 selected by lot in 1 Chronicles 24:7-18! Shema Yisrael!

Circling back to Luke 3:1… We know that this passage must have been inserted later as Lysanias reigned from 40-36 BCE; see https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lysanias. The second clue is that the fifteenth year of Tiberias’ reign would have been in 29 CE, which does not mesh up with even the traditional narrative! Sure enough the earliest manuscript containing this verse is the Syriac Sinaitic from the late 4th century; see https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Syriac_Sinaiticus and http://bibletranslation.ws/manu.html. Bottom line: Someone (or some institution) was intentionally trying to hide the truth by supplying misinformation.

1. The Book of Luke is the only one explicitly written in chronological order; see Luke 1:3.
2. Zacharias served in the division/course of Abijah; see Luke 1:5.
3. Zacharias and Elizabeth BOTH were Torah observant; see Luke 1:6.
4. The archangel Gabriel visited Mary (Miriam) in the sixth month; Luke 1:26-27.
5. Elizabeth was six months pregnant with John (Yochanan) in the sixth month; see Luke 1:36.
6. Mary (Miriam) arose quickly and visited her relative Elizabeth; see Luke 1:39.
7. Mary (Miriam) conceived by the Holy Spirit as she entered the house of Zacharias; see Luke 1:41-45.
8. Christ was born during the first census of Quirinius when he was governor of Syria; see Luke 2:2.

WARNING! Matthew 12:31 “Therefore I say to you, any sin and blasphemy shall be forgiven people, but blasphemy against the Spirit shall not be forgiven. 32 Whoever speaks a word against the Son of Man, it shall be forgiven him; but whoever speaks against the Holy Spirit, it shall not be forgiven him, either in this age or in the age to come. (NASB)

Now, let’s take these facts and arrive at the only logical conclusion. For Elizabeth to be six months pregnant in the sixth month just after Zacharias had completed his course, that would place his course ending on the 20th day of the 12th month; see Course Year 3 of 6 on p.4 of http://www.haderech.info/DSS/Calendar/QumranCalendar.pdf. As he was Torah observant, he would have remained in Jerusalem and not traveled on the weekly Sabbath (i.e., 21st day of the 12th month). Yes, the first day that he would have returned home was on the 22nd day of the 12th month on the first day of the week; see p.1 Ibid. This was the day that Yochanan was conceived. When Miriam arrived at Zacharias’ house in the sixth month of the year and in the sixth month of Elizabeth’s pregnancy, she conceived via the Holy Spirit on the 22nd day — on the FEAST OF NEW OIL!

WARNING REPEATED! Matthew 12:31 “Therefore I say to you, any sin and blasphemy shall be forgiven people, but blasphemy against the Spirit shall not be forgiven. 32 Whoever speaks a word against the Son of Man, it shall be forgiven him; but whoever speaks against the Holy Spirit, it shall not be forgiven him, either in this age or in the age to come. (NASB)

EXACTLY 38 weeks later — on Shavuot/Feast of Weeks/Pentecost — Yehoshu’a HaMashiach was born incarnate (made lower than the angels) on the 15th day of the third month on the first day of the week! See http://www.livescience.com/38713-pregnancy-length-variable.html.

Jeremiah 31:31 “Behold, days are coming,” declares the Lord, “when I will make a new covenant with the house of Israel and with the house of Judah, 32 not like the covenant which I made with their fathers in the day I took them by the hand to bring them out of the land of Egypt, My covenant which they broke, although I was a husband to them,” declares the Lord. 33 “But this is the covenant which I will make with the house of Israel after those days,” declares the Lord, “I will put My law within them and on their heart I will write it; and I will be their God, and they shall be My people. 34 They will not teach again, each man his neighbor and each man his brother, saying, ‘Know the Lord,’ for they will all know Me, from the least of them to the greatest of them,” declares the Lord, “for I will forgive their iniquity, and their sin I will remember no more.” (NASB)

When does it state that NEW COVENANTS are made in the Damascus Document et al.?

SHEMA YISRAEL!!! Turn from the iniquity in your hearts and hear the words of your Messiah — the firstborn of creation — the Light of the world that darkness cannot understand — who holds all things together — and will judge all on the GREAT AND TERRIBLE DAY OF THE LORD on a future Yom Kippur! Even Reuben Alcalay, the famous Hebrew lexicographer, stated that Yehoshu’a is closely related to “Let there be…”! HIS VERY NAME IS THE (CREATIVE) WORD!

Since Yehoshu’a was born in 6 CE (https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Census_of_Quirinius), that means He was conceived in 5 CE — all in accordance with the calendar of the Most High discovered among the DSS and the Scriptures.

“Scholars” know that Dionysius Exiguus, a 4th century Scythian monk (and very poor mathematician!), proclaimed December 25th as Christ’s birthdate, and that was readily adopted by the early church “fathers” (Matthew 23:9) of the RCC. Of course, it did not hurt that the Mithraic mysteries were assimilated into it; see https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mithraic_mysteries. See how that cult worship ended in 4 CE? Also, see http://youtu.be/XSQYX-OB1Rs. We have all been deceived by the machinations of men!

I am thankful to be in the minority noting that the accounts in Luke and Acts were being written to then high priest Mattathias ben Theophilus, a Sadducee; see https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mattathias_ben_Theophilus.

Yehoshu’a’s earthly family returned from Egypt when He was 12 years old to settle in Nazareth of Galilee. When was Herod Archelaus deposed? 6 CE. When did he die in exile? 18 CE! IT ALL FITS — except for Matthew 2:22 which first appeared in the spurious late 3rd/early 4th century manuscript Papyrus 70 (P. Oxy. 2384); see https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Papyrus_70.

SHEMA YISRAEL!

The Gregorian calendar has a 365.2425 day year (see https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Year) versus the DSS calendar with 364 days; the fractional year leads to the fairly complex leap day algorithm. The former is based on the erroneous assumption that the Earth orbits the sun (from the Big Bang theory); the Genesis account clearly states the Earth was created on the first day with the sun, moon, and stars for signs, seasons, days, and years on the fourth day. Note that the DSS calendar commences on the FOURTH day of the week in perpetuity!

The concept of a 24-hour day is likewise erroneous. “Hours” came from the Egyptians while “minutes” and “seconds” originated from the Babylonians. For example, the TRUE vernal equinox occurs when the sun first sets at 270 degrees and rises at 90 degrees in March in Jerusalem. In 2016, that is the “evening” of March 18th and the “morning” of the 19th; see http://www.timeanddate.com/sun/israel/jerusalem?month=3&year=2016. Note there is a difference of approximately five (5) minutes between sunset (5:49pm) and sunrise (5:44am). The difference between a 364 day year and a 365.2425 day year is 4 minutes, 53.92 seconds per day. I propose that our concept of a day is short by 4:53.92, which is approximately the five (5) minutes that is observed.

Side note: The actual day commences when the sun’s orb sits just atop the horizon per the DSS. At that time, the sun has actually set below the horizon, but our eyes still perceive the solar disc due to atmospheric refraction. So, all modern definitions of sunset, twilight, and dusk are inconsistent with the DSS.

Bottom line: It’s difficult at best to determine which Gregorian day of the week coincides with the TRUE weekly sabbath. We do know that every three years we would expect a full moon on the first day of the year (the day after the true vernal equinox) of the DSS calendar. I also know that Yehoshu’a HaMashiach was born on 30 May 6 CE in accordance with the Gregorian calendar due to the conjunction of Uranus and Mars in Pisces with Venus and Jupiter nearby. But, even that is unreliable due to calendar “recalibration;” see https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adoption_of_the_Gregorian_calendar and http://www.timeanddate.com/calendar/gregorian-calendar.html. At a minimum, there is a three day differential as ten days were dropped in October 1582 per the latter article (i.e., 10 mod 7 = 3) — not to mention all the adoption issues in the former.

So, in 6 CE (when the Julian calendar was in effect and adds another level of complexity), 30 May was supposedly the first day of the week.