SUNRISE or SUNSET - When Does a Day Begin?
According to the weight of evidence in Scripture, a "calendar date" begins precisely at sunrise. It includes both the day and the night. In contrast, a day is only the first half of the calendar date, while the night is the second half. The night begins at sunset and ends at sunrise. In a Question and Answer format, this article reveals that the seventh-day Sabbath begins at sunrise and ends at sunset, contrary to the 1600 year old tradition of the Jews, and the more recent belief of other Saturday Sabbatarians. It will be demonstrated that the day cannot begin at dusk, midnight, dawn or noon, as kept by some. And finally, the Sabbath occupies only the daylight hours, from sunrise to sunset.
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