The three schools of thought are midnight which is the most popular, sunset and sunrise. So the logical question is which one is correct? I will attempt to make this debate as short and simple as possible by considering a few basic points.
1. The Passover
The Passover lamb was killed at twilight, at the going down of the sun on the fourteenth day of the first month. The Israelites prepared and ate the Passover through the night and were commanded to stay indoors and not to go out of their houses which were protected by the sprinkling of the blood of the lamb on their door post. At midnight, the death angel killed all first born of man and beast, all this happened on the fourteenth day of the month, so how can a new day begin either at sunset or at midnight?
2. The Day of Atonement
It is stated clearly that the Day of Atonement is on the tenth day of the seventh month, and one is required to begin afflicting their souls (fast); “on the ninth day of the month at evening, from evening to evening, you shall celebrate your Sabbath" (Leviticus 23:32). I
f a day begins at sunset, why called the evening before the tenth day the ninth day?
3. The crucifixion
If about the ninth hour (of the day) Jesus cried out with a loud voice, saying, "Eli, Eli, lama sabachthani?" that is, "My God, My God, why have You forsaken Me?" And this ninth hour coincides with three O´clock in the afternoon, how can a day therefore begins at sunset or at midnight?
4. The tomb visit
If the ladies who followed Christ came to the tomb after the Sabbath, as the first day of the week began to dawn, (while it was still dark) Mary Magdalene and the other Mary came to see the tomb.” What that is saying is that it was not yet the first day of the week, it was dawning towards it. So I beg to ask the question again, how can a new day begin at sunset or midnight?
5. Pentecost
If on the day of Pentecost the people were accusing the disciples of being drunk men, but Peter “raised his voice and said to them, "Men of Judea and all who dwell in Jerusalem, let this be known to you, and heed my words. For these are not drunk, as you suppose, since it is only the third hour of the day” (Acts 2:14-15).
So when is the third hour of the day! Is it not nine O´clock in the morning? And what does the scripture says of those who get drunk? It says “For those who sleep, sleep at night, and those who get drunk are drunk at night” (1 Thessalonians 5:7).
6. Creation week
The most popular scripture used by those who teach that a day begins at sunset is what is stated in the scriptures regarding what the Lord did during the six days of creation which state, “So the evening and the morning were the first, second, third, fourth, fifth, six day”.
Because the word evening precedes the morning, they are assuming that a day begins at sunset. The irony of truth is, before creation week, time was not in existence, there were no seconds, minutes, hours, day, week, month, years, day or night it was eternity. But because of Lucifer´s rebellion the earth became null and void and darkness was on the face of the deep.
So it is only when God re-created the earth for man´s existence that time, day and night, weeks, months and years came into existence when He said, “Let there be light"; and there was light. And God saw the light that it was good; and God divided the light from the darkness. God called the light Day, and the darkness He called Night. So the evening and the morning were the first day” (Genesis 1:3-5).
Therefore, it was only when the Lord said, “Let there be light” that a day was created, and the light He called day, and the darkness which Lucifer created because of his downfall was added to the light to complete a full day cycle.
Also, on the third day of creation it was the greater light which rules the day that was first created for it is written; "Then God made two great lights: the greater light to rule the day, and the lesser light to rule the night. He made the stars also. God set them in the firmament of the heavens to give light on the earth, and to rule over the day and over the night, and to divide the light from the darkness" ( Genesis 1:16-18).
These times of ignorance God has overlooked, but now commands all men everywhere to repent, because both light and darkness represent two diametric kingdoms known as the kingdom of light and the kingdom of darkness, therefore this particular situation is not as trivial as most of us believe, but the big question is, who do you believe?
The choice is yours.
With brotherly love
Lucius Joseph
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