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Even the writings of the Gospel writer Luke testify that the Sabbath was being kept by Christians after the resurrection of Jesus. Let’s take a look at the following excerpt dealing with the burial of Jesus. “Now there was a man named Joseph, a member of the Council, a good and upright man, who had not consented to their decision and action. He came from the Judean town of Arimathea, and he himself was waiting for the kingdom of God. Going to Pilate, he asked for Jesus’ body. Then he took it down, wrapped it in linen cloth and placed it in a tomb cut in the rock, one in which no one had yet been laid. It was Preparation Day,and the Sabbath was about to begin. The women who had come with Jesus from Galilee followed Joseph and saw the tomb and how his body was laid in it. Then they went home and prepared spices and perfumes. But they rested on the Sabbath in obedience to the commandment.” Luke 23:50–56 Notice the last sentence which I bolded and underlined. According to this passage, the women who began to embalm and prepare the body of Jesus on the preparation day stopped what they were doing midway. They did NOT complete their work. Two important points can be gleaned from this. First, they were still keeping the Sabbath after Jesus died. Jesus’s death did not do away with the Sabbath. Second, and this is the main point I want to make. The earliest that the Book of Luke could have been written was about 62AD or about 30-plus years after the events that are being described here. Now if Luke wanted to make the point that the Sabbath had been changed, it would have been easy to do. He could have said that they kept the Sabbath “ according to the traditions of the Jews ”. However, he didn’t say that. Instead, Luke records that they kept the Sabbath in obedience to the commandment. I believe that this is as clear evidence as there can be that at least 30 to 40 years after the time of Jesus, the Christians were not only keeping the Sabbath but doing it in obedience to God. © Richoka

The modern church has been pretty consistent and insistent in its view that following the death of Jesus, the early believers immediately instituted Sunday as the new day of worship. For example, here is an excerpt from the popular Christian site www.gotquestions.org . “Scripture never mentions any Sabbath (Saturday) gatherings by believers for fellowship or worship.” Reeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaalllllllllllllllllllllllllllllyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy???!!!! I’m sorry but this is simply not true and I’m about to demonstrate the falsity of this statement. When we get to The Book of Acts, which is another way of saying the actions of the church, we find over and over again that God’s people, the disciples, the Apostle Paul, Peter, and others are keeping the Sabbath. “As they left, the gentiles invited Paul and Barnabas to tell them more about these matters the following Shabbat . When the synagogue meeting broke up, many of the born Jews and devout proselytes followed Paul and Barnabas, who spoke with them and urged them to keep holding fast to the love and kindness of God. The next Shabbat, nearly the whole city gathered together to hear the message about the Lord.-”Acts 13:42–44 Here, the apostle Paul is preaching the gospel. Now an interesting thing you need to know is that there were two groups of people in the synagogue right from the start. There were the “men of Israel” and the “God fearers." The term “God-fearers” is widely regarded by scholars as a special designation for Gentiles who didn’t convert to become Jews but loved the Jewish scriptures and loved the teachings of Judaism. During the times of Jesus, these Gentiles were not allowed inside the temple but instead were restricted to an area called “The Court of the Gentiles." “So Sha’ul stood, motioned with his hand, and said:“ Men of Isra’el and God-fearers , listen!” Acts 13:16 So when Paul leaves the synagogue, it is these God-fearers that approach Paul and say, “We heard those powerful words! Would you preach those words to us? ” How does Paul respond? Keep in mind that this would have been the perfect opportunity for Paul to say to the Gentiles, “Sure. If you want to hear the gospel, why don’t you come back tomorrow (Sunday), which is the new day of worship?” However, he doesn’t say that. Instead, he says he tells them to come back on the next Sabbath! As a result, nearly the whole city comes out to listen on the Sabbath. And remember this is following Jesus’s death and resurrection. Both Jews and Gentiles together were listening to the Word of God from the Apostle Paul on the Sabbath. CONNECTING THIS TEACHING THE NEW TESTAMENT “There is neither Jew nor Gentile,neither slave nor free,nor is there male and female,for you are all one in Messiah Yeshua.” Galatians 3:28 © Richoka

One idea commonly promoted in the mainstream church is that the Sabbath should be observed by Jews but Gentile believers don’t have to. What saddens me is that many messianic synagogues also promote this belief. It is like God created two sets of rules. Track A for the Jew and Track B for the Gentile. I know a Messianic Rabbi married to a Gentile (Japanese) woman who holds to this belief. They have two daughters. What I find interesting is that when they go out to eat, the Rabbi and his two daughters will refrain from eating pork and shellfish but it’s okay for his gentile wife to eat all manner of unclean food. Talk about oxymoron! I believe teaching that the Sabbath is ONLY for the Jewish believer is perverse, sinister and and creates a theological divide between the Jewish and Gentile believer. This is an issue that the Apostle Paul spent a lifetime trying to break down. How can it be sinful for a Jewish believer to desecrate the Sabbath but not for a Gentile believer? This is nothing less than the creation of two totally different flocks! I’m sorry, but theologically, this is absurd and practically speaking, ridiculous. It goes against the unity that Jesus and the Apostles sought for all believers. “Also I have other sheep which are not from this pen; I need to bring them, and they will hear my voice; and there will be one flock, one shepherd. ”John 10:16 This teaching also seems to overlook another fundamental Scriptural truth. The Gentile believer is grafted into the commonwealth of Israel. So even if it is true that only Israel is obligated to keep the Sabbath, this doesn’t give the Gentile church an out because the Scriptures make it crystal clear that through their faith in Jesus, the church has been grafted into Israel and are now also in a spiritual sense (not ethnic) Sons of Abraham and are subject to all the principles of Israel’s covenants. “For in union with the Messiah, you are all children of God through this trusting faithfulness; because as many of you as were immersed into the Messiah have clothed yourselves with the Messiah, in whom there is neither Jew nor Gentile, neither slave nor freeman, neither male nor female; for in union with the Messiah Yeshua, you are all one. Also, if you belong to the Messiah, YOU are seed of Abraham and heirs according to the promise”. -Galatians 3:26–29. And “Therefore, remember your former state: you Gentiles by birth…called the uncircumcised by those who, merely because of an operation on their flesh, are called the Circumcised….at that time you HAD no Messiah. You were estranged from the national life of Israel. You were foreigners to the covenants embodying God’s promise. You were in this world without hope and without God. But now, you who were once far off have been brought near through the shedding of the Messiah’s blood”.-Ephesians 2:11–13 Are you a Gentile believer? Then understand that there is no escaping the fact that you have been made seed of Abraham by joining Israel’s covenants through your faith in Jesus. Let me say that again. You have been brought into the covenants that God made with Israel. Does that make you a physical Jew? Of course not! I’m not preaching some dumb and evil replacement theology. All I’m saying is that through your faith in Christ you are grafted into the covenants of Israel. So the Sabbath applies to the Gentile believer as well because he or she is now a part of what Paul calls “Spiritual Israel." © Richoka

Was the Sabbath (meaning Friday sundown to Saturday sundown) only given to the Jewish people to observe? ChatGPT I believe the answer is NO for the following reasons. 1) The Sabbath is part of the basic structure of the universe. The Sabbath account as told in Genesis chapters one and two actually takes place before sin. Sin doesn’t come into the picture until Genesis Chapter three. So in Genesis one and two, we have the Sabbath as a pre-sin institution. My reasoning is if the Sabbath goes all the way back to creation, then it’s for the whole human race. This is fascinating because it tells us that the Sabbath is NOT the result of or a response to sin. Hence, it is part of God’s original plan for all mankind. 2) The Israelites were keeping the Sabbath BEFORE they received the 10 commandments at Mount Sinai In Exodus Chapter 16, it is clear that by the time the Israelites receive the 10 commandments in stone at Mount Sinai, it is clear that they have already been keeping the Sabbath. So this reveals that the Sabbath was nothing new when the 10 commandments were given. It was something they had already been keeping. 3) Jesus Himself said, “The Sabbath was made for man (all mankind)” “And he said unto them, ‘The sabbath was made for man , and not man for the sabbath’ ”-Mark 2:27 A lot of believers misinterpret Mark 2:27 thinking that Jesus was implying that we can make the Sabbath any old day we want. However, that is not what this verse means and it is actually a powerful statement supporting the idea that the Sabbath was NOT just given to the Jews to observe. The Greek word for “man” being used here is “anthropos” from where we get our word “anthropology” . And what is anthropology? It is the study of mankind. It is important to understand that Jesus was referring back to the creation when He made this statement. Adam and Eve were NOT Jews. The Sabbath was given to them as representatives of all humanity, not just a part of it. 4) The prophet Isaiah foresees a time when the Sabbath will be kept by both Jew and Gentile The following from the prophet Isaiah is a powerful appeal from God Himself to everyone both Jew and non-Jew to embrace the Sabbath. Here is what Adonai says: “Observe justice, do what is right,for my salvation is close to coming,my righteousness to being revealed.”Happy is the person who does this,anyone who grasps it firmly, who keeps Shabbat and does not profane it,and keeps himself from doing any evil. A foreigner joining Adonai should not say,“Adonai will separate me from his people”; likewise the eunuch should not say,“I am only a dried-up tree.” For here is what Adonai says: “As for the eunuchs who keep my Shabbats, who choose what pleases me and hold fast to my covenant:in my house, within my walls,I will give them power and a name greater than sons and daughters;I will give him an everlasting name that will not be cut off. “ And the foreigners who join themselves to Adonaito serve him, to love the name of Adonai,and to be his workers, all who keep Shabbat and do not profane it,and hold fast to my covenant,I will bring them to my holy mountain and make them joyful in my house of prayer;their burnt offerings and sacrifices will be accepted on my altar;for my house will be called a house of prayer for all peoples .” Isaiah 56:1–7 © Richoka

Chat GPT The timing of Jesus’ crucifixion, death, and resurrection is one of the strongest pieces of evidence proving that the Sabbath is on a Saturday and NOT a Sunday. Let’s take a look at the following text. The setting is immediately following the crucifixion. Jesus has just been taken down from the cross and put into a tombstone (or sepulcher) . “And that day was the preparation, and the sabbath drew on. And the women also, which came with him from Galilee, followed after, and beheld the sepulchre, and how his body was laid. And they returned, and prepared spices and ointments; and rested the sabbath day according to the commandment. ” -Luke 23:54–56 There are three days we need to examine closely. 1) The day when Jesus was crucified. 2) The day when Jesus lay in the tomb. 3) The day when Jesus was resurrected. Before we proceed, a short reminder: Remember that the Hebrews, including today’s modern Jewish community, calculate a day as STARTING at sunset, and ending at the next sunset. The new day begins in the evening. This also means that the last supper Jesus had with his disciples occurred before sundown, in spite of what all the movies portray. This is important to understand when attempting to ascertain WHEN certain Biblical events occurred. So what day did Jesus die on the cross? People everywhere know that day as Good Friday . But we’re gonna have to depart from BS Roman Catholic theology here. And a word of appreciation and thanks to Mark Johnson for correcting me! In fact, I’m going to share what he shared in the comments below. “Jesus (the messiah) was to be “cut off” in the middle of the week! He was to be cut off in the middle of Daniel’s 70th week, in the middle of God’s 7000 year week and in the middle of the simple seven day week. The middle of the week of 30 A.D. was a Wednesday Passover. The following day, Thursday, was as is any day that follows Passover, a High Sabbath — the first day of the Feast of Unleavened Bread when NO WORK was to be done. On Friday (no longer the High Sabbath) the women went about procuring the items they needed to prepare Jesus’ body. (And I suspect they did their shopping as quietly as possible, without drawing attention to themselves as they may have thought they might be next.) After gathering the items they needed on that Friday, they again rested on the seventh day, Saturday Sabbath. Three days and three nights Jesus lay dead in the tomb (Thursday, Friday and Saturday) and rose to life just after sunset beginning the 1st day of the week, Sunday. ” So what do we see here? That Jesus was resting inside the tomb EVEN ON THE SHABBAT (both Friday and Saturday until sunset) … And wasn’t resurrected until after sunset beginning the 1st day of the week (Sunday) . So Jesus Himself before His resurrection in His death was keeping the Sabbath. Awesome! © Richoka

Some people wonder, why does God rest if he doesn’t get tired? Let me answer that question with a personal example. I don’t know about you but there are many times when I don’t wait for the light to turn green before crossing the street. Even if the light is red, if there are no cars coming, I sometimes just quickly dart on over to the other side. However, there is one time when I will absolutely NOT cross the street during a red light no matter how much of a rush I’m in or impatient I feel. That one time is if there are any children around. I don’t want to serve as a bad and even dangerous example. While I might have the physical strength and nimbleness to speedily make my way to the other side, I know a young child with his short and undeveloped legs would not even come close to being able to replicate my movements. And given a young child’s smaller stature, chances are higher that he or she would be outside the field of vision of a careless driver suddenly turning the corner. I know I couldn’t live with myself if my actions caused the death of an innocent child. While this is admittedly an imperfect example, the reason I don’t cross the street during a red light when children are around is the same reason that God rested on the 7th day. To serve as an example for His children. Of course God doesn’t have to rest. But He knew we would need one Holy Temple in time where we would need to get away from it all. That is why he rested on the seventh day and separated this day from all other days. In Hebrew, this day is called the “Shabbat." In fact, in Hebrew, this is the only day that has been given a name. The other days are simply called the first day, the second day, and so on. Every week, during any point in time from Friday evening to Saturday evening, when religious Jews and Messianic believers (whether Jew or Gentile) meet each other, instead of ”Good Evening” or “Hi” , the greeting used is “Shabbat Shalom." This literally translates to “Peace to you on this Shabbat." © Richoka

Today, we begin Genesis Chapter Four. For the Complete Jewish Bible, click here. F or the King James Version, click here. Today, we will go over one of the more famous stories in the Bible. The story of two brothers named Cain and Abel. The older brother was Cain and the younger was Abel. In this chapter of Genesis, we witness the first murder ever recorded in the Scriptures as we see Cain become so enraged with jealousy over his younger brother that he ends up taking his life. It all began on a day when Cain and Abel had brought offerings to the Lord. Cain was a farmer who had offered up to the Lord a crop from his fields. Abel was a shepherd who had offered up a sheep. What happened afterwards is that the Lord looked with favor upon Abel’s offering but for some reason he was displeased with Cain’s offering. Why? The simplistic Gentile interpretation is that since only blood can atone for sin, Cain’s offering was not appropriate because it was an agricultural sacrifice and did not involve the shedding of blood. I don’t think this interpretation is correct. First, while it is true that only blood can atone for sin, sacrifices were also offered up for other reasons besides sin atonement. For example, sacrifices could be offered to express gratitude to God for all of His blessings. Sometimes they were presented to ask God to provide victory during an upcoming war or for divine help in overcoming a difficult situation. In this situation, there is no mention that Cain and Abel had committed any specific sin necessitating the offering up of a blood animal sacrifice. Second, I don’t see anywhere implied where God rejects produce sacrifices in favor of animal sacrifices. In fact, in the Book of Leviticus, produce sacrifices are introduced as an acceptable part of God’s sacrificial system. So what’s the real reason why God rejected Cain’s sacrifice? I believe the answer can be found in the teaching of first fruits as explained in the Book of Deuteronomy. “Take some of the firstfruits of all that you produce from the soil of the land the LORD your God is giving you and put them in a basket.” -Deuteronomy 26:2 Keeping this idea in mind, let’s compare the nature of Abel’s sacrifice with Cain’s sacrifice. ABEL: “…Abel too brought from the firstborn of his sheep, including their fat.”-Genesis 4:4 CAIN: “ In the course of time Cain brought an offering to Adonai from the produce of the soil.”-Genesis 4:3 So Abel brought the first fruits of what he had and that was acceptable to the Lord. However, in contrast, the Scripture tells us that “ in the course of time ” Cain brought his offering to the Lord. Actually, if you look at the original Hebrew, literally it says “ in the end of days !" It doesn’t mean the end of one day but means after the end of many days later Cain finally brought an offering to the Lord. THIS WAS A BIG NO-NO! When we give to the Lord, we are supposed to give our first and our best and we’re supposed to give it immediately because delayed obedience is disobedience. What Cain did was that he looked at what he had in his crops, and then AFTER determining that he had enough finally gave an offering to the Lord. Such an attitude betrays a lack of faith. So the reason for the Lord’s disfavor had nothing to do with the fact that Abel gave an animal sacrifice and Cain didn’t. It wasn’t what Cain gave. It was how he gave what he gave. He disobeyed by not giving the first fruits of his crop offering. This was disobedience plain and simple and reflected a lack of faith in his heart. CONNECTING THIS TEACHING TO THE NEW TESTAMENT “By faith Abel brought Goda better offering than Cain did. By faith he was commended as righteous,when God spoke well of his offerings. And by faith Abel still speaks,even though he is dead.” -Hebrews 11:4 © Richoka

Today we begin teachings from Genesis Chapter 2. For the Complete Jewish Bible click here . If you’re a King James diehard, click here . Let’s start by taking a look at the following excerpt from Genesis Chapter 2. “Thus the heavens and the earth were finished, along with everything in them. On t he seventh day God was finished with his work which he had made, so he rested on the seventh day from all his work which he had made. God blessed the seventh day and separated it as holy; because on that day God rested from all his work which he had created, so that it itself could produce.”- Genesis 2:1–3 From today, I will be writing a series of articles about the 7th day of the week, otherwise known as the Sabbath. The first issue I would like to tackle is “ how do we know that the original Biblical Sabbath, the 7th day as stated in Scripture is really referring to the day we call Saturday? ” There are three compelling reasons why we can be confident that what the Bible calls the 7th day is indeed Saturday. REASON ONE: LINGUISTIC EVIDENCE In more than a hundred languages of the world, the word for “Sabbath” as meaning a day of rest is actually “Sabbath” and refers to Saturday. For example: Arabic=Sabot, Armenian=Shabat, Spanish=Sabado, Italian=Sabato, etcetera. When studying the many languages of mankind, you will find two important facts: In the majority of the principal languages the last, or seventh, day of the week is designated as “Sabbath.” There is not even one language that designates another day as the “day of rest.” In English, we say “ What day is the Sabbath? ” But in the other languages of the world, that would be like asking “ What day is ‘Friday ’”?, which would be a nonsensical question. REASON TWO: THE WITNESS OF THE JEWISH PEOPLE The Jews have consistently kept the Sabbath every week (every 7th day) since they became an established people group more than 3500 years ago. The weekly cycle of which day is which has NEVER changed. The Jewish people would never have allowed any change to affect their practice, even if the rest of the world all of a sudden arbitrarily decided to keep the 7th day on a Tuesday for instance. Chew on this fact for a minute. At any point in history, you have faithful, religious-minded Jews keeping the Sabbath (Saturday) in various parts of the world. In order for us to lose track of which day is the Sabbath, all of those Jews would have to somehow simultaneously mistake the day. They keep the Sabbath today on the same day they did back in Jesus’ day, all the way back to Moses’ day. ADDENDUM: Another powerful piece of Scriptural evidence. In Exodus 16, we are told that during the Israelite’s journey in the desert, manna (the bread from Heaven) fell every day except for one — the Sabbath. So what did the Israelites eat on the Sabbath? The Scripture makes it clear that a double portion fell every Friday so that the Israelites would have enough to eat the next day as well. REASON THREE: FINDINGS OF THE NAVAL OBSERVATORY IN WASHINGTON D.C. Referring to this specific issue, here is what the Naval Observatory in Washington had to say. “We had occasion to investigate the results of the works of specialists in chronology and we have never found one of them that has ever had the slightest doubt about the continuity of the weekly cycle since long before the Christian era.” Understand that part of the Naval Observatory’s job is keeping track of time. These people know what they’re talking about.They emphatically state “ WE HAVE NO DOUBT ” that the weekly cycle has never been lost track of. It would be preposterous to think otherwise. CONCLUSION: The 7th day mentioned in Scripture according to our calendars is Friday evening sundown to Saturday evening sundown. End of discussion. © Richoka

I remember when the classic Spielberg movie Jaws first came out. It was a beautiful sunny day in rural Minnesota. I was about 12 years old and riding in a truck with my mom and her friends. Suddenly, in a burst of excited inspiration, it was decided that we would all go and see this film. I was soooooooooooooo pumped up and happy!!! When you’re 12 years old, who doesn’t want to go see a movie about a humongous shark chomping up a bunch of humans into itsy bitsy pieces?! However, there was a problem. We couldn’t find a cinema in our area where Jaws wasn’t sold out. In desperation, one of the guys got on his walkie talkie and started corresponding with other truckers in the area. Finally, after much going back and forth, we were able to locate another movie theater. However, when we got there, we encountered another problem. The movie had already started. And not just by a couple of minutes. More like closer to an hour. Well, we weren’t about to be dissuaded. After all that trouble, we decided to pay full ticket price and watch the remaining half of the movie. Although disappointed, we still enjoyed it. Nevertheless, there were a lot of pertinent details that had we not have missed would have made the movie a much more satisfying experience. Watching a movie with a simple storyline like Jaws from the halfway point isn’t so bad. But imagine watching a historical piece or a detective movie from the halfway point. Contextually speaking, you would be completely lost. This is the exact problem one encounters when reading the Bible starting from the New Testament. Remember, and this is no exaggeration, 50% of the NT are direct quotes from the OT. A whopping 50%! It is simply impossible to properly understand the NT without a solid Torah foundation. There is another important reason why you should start your Bible studies from Genesis Chapter One. In the Bible, events in the past point to events in the future. For example, the creation story as told in the first chapter of Genesis depicts an environment where man and beast are not in conflict with each other. However, soon after, Adam and Eve sin causing murder and destruction to enter the world. But that’s not the end of the story. According to the prophet Isaiah, in the future when the Messiah returns to establish His Kingdom, man and beast will again be restored to their original state of harmony. Thus, here is one pattern out of many where the past foreshadows what is to take place in the future. "And there shall come forth a rod out of the stem of Jesse, and a Branch shall grow out of his roots: And the spirit of the Lord shall rest upon him, the spirit of wisdom and understanding, the spirit of counsel and might, the spirit of knowledge and of the fear of the Lord; And shall make him of quick understanding in the fear of the Lord: and he shall not judge after the sight of his eyes, neither reprove after the hearing of his ears: But with righteousness shall he judge the poor, and reprove with equity for the meek of the earth: and he shall smite the earth: with the rod of his mouth, and with the breath of his lips shall he slay the wicked. And righteousness shall be the girdle of his loins, and faithfulness the girdle of his reins. The wolf also shall dwell with the lamb, and the leopard shall lie down with the kid; and the calf and the young lion and the fatling together; and a little child shall lead them. And the cow and the bear shall feed; their young ones shall lie down together: and the lion shall eat straw like the ox." Isaiah 11:1–7 © Richoka

I recently came across a YOUTUBE video titled “ Christianity is BS and the Bible is a f**ked up book ." The whole theme of the video was to demonstrate the absurdity of the Bible by pointing out supposed contradictions. The creator of this video, a young attractive female actually, starts off with the following example in a super sarcastic voice: “In the very beginning in Genesis, on the first day, God created day and night, but waited until the fourth day to create the sun, moon, and stars. That seems a little strange. Hmmm??? (super thick sarcasm here)” So what gives here? Does this anti-Bible girl have a point? How is it that God lit up the Earth on the first day but didn’t create the Sun until the fourth day? Have we found our first Bible contradiction? My answer: If you knew the original Hebrew, you wouldn’t have that problem. In verses 3 and 4, the Hebrew word for “light” is OWR. This word does NOT mean an object that emits light…..like the sun or the moon or the stars, or a lamp. Rather it means illumination, enlightenment. When the Bible says God is light it says Elohim is OWR. This word is closely associated with life and joy and good. Now in verse 14 (the fourth day) it talks about there being lights in the sky to divide day and night, and in verse 16 God says He created the larger light (the sun) to rule the day and the smaller light (the moon) to rule the night. There is an entirely different word used for “light” here than what is used in previous verses. Here, the Hebrew word is MAOROT. It’s the word from which we get the modern word “meteor” . MAOR means an object that emits light ( maorot is plural, lights) . Now let’s connect this to Yeshua’s words in the New Testament. “Then spake Jesus again unto them, saying, I am the light of the world: he that followeth me shall not walk in darkness, but shall have the light of life.”- John 8:12 So obviously Jesus is not saying that He is a living light stand and that if He visits your house, you can shut off all the electricity. He is saying that He is filled to the brim with the very radiant wisdom of God Himself. And the city had no need of the sun , neither of the moon , to shine in it: for the glory of God did lighten it, and the Lamb is the light thereof. And the nations of them which are saved shall walk in the light of it: and the kings of the earth do bring their glory and honor into it.- Revelations 21:23–25 So here we see the in the Book of Revelations that when god creates the new heavens and the earth, there will no longer be any need for maorot or light-emitting objects. From that point on, we will bask in God’s spiritual light or OWR for all eternity. © Richoka