Seventy-Two Hours?

Seventy-two hours has been mentioned more than once in reference to bugging out when it all hits the fan.  Interesting, that three days is considered the window of time to find refuge in the event of social collapse.  I would suggest also considering just where one might be welcomed in that three day panic.  Now that the Torah Observant followers of Messiah have splintered into denominations, will unity suddenly supersede the divisions and differences?  I'm going to venture to say, "No."  Oh there will be some divisive details that will fall by the wayside, surely, but there are also some major differences that we should take note of and be sure to compare notes before the time comes.  I've mentioned before thinking there would be various refuges according to these major differences.  As the cares of the world seem to be heightening, I'd like to offer where I stand and would encourage others to do the same, for those who are considering just where they will head, when it's time to bug out.  No sense being surprised once the pandemonium is "official."

If the calamity holds off until 2017, the Sabbath year will not be an issue again for a few years, but if the collapse hits before, the camp is fervently divided . . . Some believe there is no need to observe Shemitah outside of the geographical land of Israel, while others consider it to be figured by their individual arrival to homesteading.  The other two camps are steadfastly divided between this year and next.  Here in the Land of Goshen, I am in agreement with Jonathan Cahn, Israel, and those who are observing this year as Shemitah.  I'll have no garden this coming spring.  As it turns out, this year is also my seventh year on the homestead, so I'm also in agreement with those who are keeping Shemitah outside of the Land, based upon their individual homesteading date.  In agreement with two out of four camps, that's pretty good!

The second thing to consider may seem small in detail, but many consider it a very significant issue.  I celebrate Sabbath from evening to evening.  Therefore, any would be bug-outers that arrive here would need to do the same.  It was tempting to consider having those who believe Sabbath doesn't begin until morning, come on board to do the work Friday night, but that would definitely be wrong on my part.  Scripture is very clear about having anyone else work within the gates, so . . . evening to evening it is in the Land of Goshen.  We'll have enough to contend with from outside the remnant, no need to have this debate, on a weekly basis.

Interestingly there are seven recognized methods for determining the new month, probably more.  There are the concealed, conjunction, sighted sliver, full, lunar Sabbath, Hillel [fixed] and the Enochian calendar.  I've kept the Hillel, sighted sliver, conjunction, and now concealed, and gave consideration to the Enochian calendar, but dismissed it.  I don't have a great deal of math or science to back my decision, simply the first chapter of Genesis.  Since everything was created mature, it is taught and believed the first week of the seventh Hebrew month marks the anniversary of creation.  There was no moon, the first three nights.   I've observed this for the past three years at Yom Teruah.   This recent Yom Teruah was celebrated by those of us who keep the concealed moon calendar, Tuesday evening/ Wednesday, and those who observe the sighted sliver, celebrated Yom Teruah on Shabbat.

Since none of us are really sure, and I've already admitted I've been all over a few calendars, we should take the different calendars into consideration before we are faced with the need to get moving.  I'm sure there will be communities on all calendars.

Remember the Sabbath day, to keep it holy.  Commandment in Torah of Holy Scripture