Dear Sir,
I just came across your website (http://www.fivedoves.com) and found some interesting material on it.

Like you, I believe the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ is imminent (most likely within the next 4-5 yrs).  But I was very intrigued with your calculations of the length of days between Passover 2013 to Feast of Trumpets 2016.  What did you base the setting of those dates on?

In Exodus, Leviticus & Deuteronomy YHWH spells out that the first month of the year is determined by the barley harvest.  That is when the barley is:
* No longer dark in color
* Brittle enough to be destroyed by hail
* Mature enough to be dried in fire without shriveling up and leaving empty shells (i.e., mature enough to make into flour).

That cannot be determined until it actually happens, then based on the date of the New Moon, the 1st day of the Month of Aviv (Abib) is determined.  Then, and only then, can the days be counted off to determine the start of Passover (starts on the 10th day of the month of Aviv)


I know modern Jews have calendars by which they set the dates for these holy days.  But they approximate them out of convenience, not by God's instructions and have not since about (roughly) the 4th century.  Their calendars do not reflect the true dates YHWH has set for these festivals.

Therefore, an exact count of days between Passover 2013 & the Feast of Trumpets 2016 cannot be known yet.

I hope this helps you in your study.
 



Thank you,

Stephen Troup
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Welcome to the Doves, Stephen!
John