When is the beginning of a new day?

Let us look briefly at this massive cloud of deception that has been hovering over the earth for quite a long time and which was orchestrated by the great dragon, that serpent of old, called the Devil and Satan, who deceives the whole world and has given his power, his throne, and great authority to the fourth beast which is the Roman Empire.

Let us take this opportunity to unveil this massive cloud of deception that is hovering over the entire world by starting from creation. Before the Lord God who created the heavens, the earth, the seas and all things that are in them, the earth was in total oblivion in complete darkness and time was not in existence, there were no seconds, minutes, hours, days, nights, weeks, fortnights, months and years.

Now, there are three different schools of thought when it comes to the subject of “when is the beginning of a new day!” The irony of truth is, all three ideologies cannot be right, only one is right and the other two are false, but how can we prove which one that is right?

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.

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1.      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, people are assuming that a day begins at sunset. The irony of truth is, before recreation week, time was not in existence, the earth was in complete darkness due to the disobedience and rebellion of Lucifer the light bringer. Notice I say recreation week because when the Lord first created the earth it was beautifully made it was not null and void.

When the Lord who by the way is Jesus Christ before He became man first created the heavens and the earth it was beautifully made as He mentioned to Job saying; “Where were you when I laid the foundations of the earth? Tell Me, if you have understanding. Who determined its measurements? Surely you know! Or who stretched the line upon it? To what were its foundations fastened? Or who laid its cornerstone, when the morning stars sang together, and all the sons of God shouted for joy? (Job 38:4-7).

It is due to the rebellion of Lucifer who was the light bringer that the earth became null and void and darkness was on the face of the deep. The fall of Lucifer is recorded in scriptures and it is stated as follows, “How you are fallen from heaven, O Lucifer, son of the morning! How you are cut down to the ground, you who weakened the nations!  For you have said in your heart: ' I will ascend into heaven, I will exalt my throne above the stars of God; I will also sit on the mount of the congregation on the farthest sides of the north; I will ascend above the heights of the clouds, I will be like the Most High” (Isaiah 14:12-14).

The prophet Ezekiel also gave us a synopsis of the downfall of Lucifer who was personified by the prince of Tyre and of whom it is written; “Son of man, take up a lamentation for the king of Tyre, and say to him, 'Thus says the Lord GOD: " You were the seal of perfection, Full of wisdom and perfect in beauty. You were in Eden, the garden of God; Every precious stone was your covering: The sardius, topaz, and diamond, Beryl, onyx, and jasper, Sapphire, turquoise, and emerald with gold. The workmanship of your timbrels and pipes was prepared for you on the day you were created.

 "You were the anointed cherub who covers; I established you; you were on the holy mountain of God; You walked back and forth in the midst of fiery stones. You were perfect in your ways from the day you were created, till iniquity was found in you. By the abundance of your trading you became filled with violence within, and you sinned; therefore I cast you as a profane thing out of the mountain of God; and I destroyed you, O covering cherub, from the midst of the fiery stones. Your heart was lifted up because of your beauty; you corrupted your wisdom for the sake of your splendor.” Jesus confirmed the downcast of Satan by stating; “I saw Satan fall like lightning from heaven” (Ezekiel 28:12-17; Luke 10:18)).

This is where and how it all began, Satan’s quest to be worshiped just as God is worshiped and this I think is what has been eluding the minds of the majority of people who are ignoring or completely disdaining the days which the Lord has set aside to have fellowship with Him and instead substituting them with other days instituted by man to whom Satan has given his power, his throne and great authority. In order for Satan to induce people to worship him instead of the Lord God, he has a substitute or a counterfeit to every day and festival the Lord has ordained for His honor and glory.

 So then, it is because of the downfall of Lucifer who lost his brightness and became darkness that the earth became null and void and darkness covered the face of the deep. So when it was time for the Lord to recreate the earth for man’s existence the Lord 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 came into existence, and the light He called it day, and the darkness He called it night, then to complete the daily cycle, the Lord added the darkness which He called night to the period of light which He called day to create the first, second, third, fourth, fifth and sixth day respectively.

To be continued, stay tuned

With brotherly love

Lucius Joseph