THE PASSOVER SABBATH

1. Jesus Christ's Death and the Resurrection - Luke 23:54-56; 24:1-3.

When Jesus Christ died at Calvary, it was the preparation day, the 6th day of the week. The next day was the weekly Sabbath. And He resurrected on the first day of the week. There were three days involved in here.

2. The Jewish Passover - Three Days Involved: 14th, 15th and 16th.

The day Christ died was the 14th of the month of Abib, the Passover day for the Jews. This day happened to fall on the 6th day of the week in the year that Christ died. Had Christ died a year earlier or later, this day (14th of Abib) would not have fallen on the 6th day of the week.

Since the 14th of the month happened to fall on the 6th day of the week, it is only obvious that the 15th of the month fell on the weekly Sabbath day. Had Christ died a year earlier or later, this day (15th of Abib) would not have fallen on the Sabbath day of the week; the seventh day.

Furthermore, the 15th of the month of Abib is the beginning of the seven days of unleavened bread. It is a holy convocation day for the Jews. The 15th of the month is a ceremonial Sabbath which comes once a year. The ceremonial Sabbath is not the weekly Sabbath. Thus, that Sabbath day became a HIGH SABBATH for the Jews. Why? It was the weekly Sabbath and well as 15th of the month, the beginning of the seven days of unleavened bread.

The ceremonial Sabbath is based on the 15th of the month of Abib. It comes once a year. The date is fixed for the 15. The ceremonial Sabbath may fall on any day of the week just like your birthday. But the weekly Sabbath is always on the 7th day of the week. The weekly Sabbath does not switch from Saturday to Sunday, or to Monday, or to Tuesday, or to Wednesday, or to Thursday, or to Friday in different months. Saturday is the weekly Sabbath, and it will always be on Saturday.

3. The 2011 Passover Day - 14th fell on Monday, April 18 in Gregorian Calendar

The Passover this year 2011, the 14th of the month of Abib in our Gregorian Calendar fell on Monday, April 18. Hence, the 15th of the month of Abib fell on Tuesday, April 19 in our Gregorian Calendar. Apparently, the 15th of the month of Abibl is not the weekly Sabbath. Though the 15th of the month of Abib is a ceremonial Sabbath, however, it does not fall on the weekly Sabbath day this year.

4. The TRUTH

Opinions of men cannot change the TRUTH. Circumstances, feelings and new moons do not change the Sabbath day from Saturday to any other day of the week in every month. The 15th of the month of Abib is a ceremonial Sabbath (a holy convocation), but it is not the weekly Sabbath. The weekly Sabbath comes every seven days; and it is the seventh day of the week. There are at least 52 weekly Sabbath days in a year. However, the 15th of the month of Abib comes only one time in a year, and it can fall either on a Saturday, or Sunday, or Monday, or Tuesday, or Wednesday, or Thursday, or Friday. It all depends on that year, just like your birthday.  

Conclusion

Those who don't believe in the literal six days of creation and the seventh day is the Sabbath day where God set it aside for a holy purpose from creation will believe in evolution - Genesis 1:1-31; 2:1-3. Similarly, to believe in the new moon as the determining factor for the Sabbath day is to reject the literal week of creation and the weekly cycle given by God where the Sabbath day is the seventh day of the week - Exodus 20:8-11; Mark 2:27-28; Luke 4:16. 

The Sabbath is a memorial that God is the Creator of the universe, including the sun, moon and stars.