Spirit, Body, and Soul, Properly Defined.

Let's start this study with Scripture, as Yahuah defines the word Soul, from the very beginning: Genesis 2:7

• Genesis 2:7 [ASV] (American Standard Version)
• And Jehovah God formed man of the dust of the ground, and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life; and man became a living soul.

Alright, Let's take a look at the word "soul" as it is here in Genesis 2:7 by going to the Strong's Exhaustive Concordance.

• [Soul]

• H5315   (Strong's Exhaustive Concordance)

• נֶפֶשׁ

• nephesh

• neh'-fesh

• From H5314; properly a breathing creature, that is, animal  or (abstractly) vitality; used very widely in a literal, accommodated or figurative sense (bodily or mental): - any, appetite, beast, body, breath, creature, X dead (-ly), desire, X [dis-] contented, X fish, ghost, + greedy, he, heart (-y), (hath, X jeopardy of) life (X in jeopardy), lust, man, me, mind, mortality, one, own, person, pleasure, (her-, him-, my-, thy-) self, them (your) -selves, + slay, soul, + tablet, they, thing, (X she) will, X would have it.

•  Total KJV occurrences: 753

• [soul] = mortal breathing physical body

Are you with me so far? It seems clear so far, that the word "Soul", translated  to English, is a  mortal breathing body.

As we see above, There are 753 occurrences in the "KJV" canon. Throughout the old testament, this is what soul means. Let's get a witness by going to Exodus 12:15 (ASV)

• Exodus 12:15 (ASV)
• 15 Seven days shall ye eat unleavened bread; even the first day ye shall put away leaven out of your houses: for whosoever eateth leavened bread from the first day until the seventh day, that soul shall be cut off from Israel.

Here the word soul has the exact same meaning (Strong's H4315); That being a mortal breathing physical body, or person, and again, throughout the old testament, this is the case.

Now, let's go to the New Testament.We are about to discover a twist within the Scriptures English Translations. Most English Translations have this twist, and of course, the twists are not limited to English. Let's go to Matthew  10:28 for more information.

• Matthew 10:28 (ASV)
• 28 And be not afraid of them that kill the body, but are not able to kill the soul: but rather fear him who is able to destroy both soul and body in hell.

Alright. Have you noticed anything odd, or wrong, here? Indeed there is. This translation, like most, is basically telling you as we will illustrate here:

• Matthew 10:28 (ASV)
• 28 And be not afraid of them that kill the soul, but are not able to kill the soul: but rather fear him who is able to destroy both soul and soul in hell.

 Alright, I guess another way to look at this twisted translation would be as follows:

• Matthew 10:28 (ASV)
• 28 And be not afraid of them that kill the body, but are not able to kill the body: but rather fear him who is able to destroy both body and body in hell.

Alright.... Enough of that silly stuff... Let's go to the Greek Strong's to look for the real meaning of the word "soul". We already know that Yah has made clear to us in the old testament, that "soul", in the Hebrew is H5314; properly a breathing creature, that is, animal. Let's go to the Greek Strong's to look up the word "Soul". 

• (Strong's Exhaustive Concordance)

• ψυχή

• [soul]

• psuchē

• psoo-khay'

• From G5594; breath, that is, (by implication) spirit,

With this in mind, the more we study, the more it seems, that something nefarious is going on with most western translations of Scripture, to include, but not limited to: Matthew 10:28; along with Many, Many, Many, other verses throughout Most English New Testament Translations. Here in Matthew 10:28, "soul", in the Greek, actually interprets to "spirit", and not "Body". Therefore the true interpretation of Matthew 10:28 Should be as follows:

• Matthew 10:28
• 28 And be not afraid of them that kill the body (soul), but are not able to kill the spirit: but rather fear him who is able to destroy both spirit and body (soul) in hell.

There, that wasn't too hard, was it? Please hear us out here. At this present time, we believe that there is a strong possibility that this, and many other blunders may not be by accident. The words seem to be purposefully twisted by those that may not have our best interest at heart. Additionally, Yah is allowing this to happen. Why? I am not sure, but it does give us the opportunity to find these blunders for ourselves, by studying to be approved, and thus, giving us further opportunity to come out of the Babylon lies that have been heaped upon us over the many years that it has taken the principalities, and authorities, and rulers, that are tucked away, in dark places, to lead us astray. as Both Ephesians 6:12, and 1 Enoch 104:10-13 tell us. Starting with Ephesians 6:12.

• Ephesians 6:12
• 12 Because we do not wrestle against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against authorities, against the world-rulers of the darkness of this age, against spiritual wickedness in the shamayim.

Yes, we are indeed in Babylon, but Yah has always had a remnant that has struggled to come out of Babylon. Let's get another witness, from 1 Enoch 104:10-13, concerning Twisted Scripture, and what some of us do about it in verse 11.

• 1 Enoch 104:10-13 [Yah Scriptures]
•  10 And now I know this mystery, that sinners will change and pervert the Words of righteousness in many ways, and will speak wicked words, and lie, and practice great deceits, and write books concerning their words.
• 11 But when they write down truthfully all my words in their languages, and do not change or diminish ought from my words but write them all down truthfully - all that I first witnessed concerning them.
• 12 Then, I know another mystery, that books will be given to the righteous and the wise to become a cause of joy and uprightness and much wisdom.
• 13 “And to them shall the books be given, and they shall believe in them and rejoice over them, and then all the righteous who have learned from them - all the paths of uprightness - shall be recompensed.”

At present, we do not believe we have yet received the books that Enoch has just told us the righteous will receive, as we believe this will happen after the first resurrection. That is a study for another time. I do think, however, that we can practice what Enoch has just taught us concerning properly translating scripture, which will truly please our Heavenly Father in the Shamayim. With this being said, Lets again  go to Matthew 10:28, and this time we will go to a couple of translations which can help us understand that there are some, that care about giving a proper translation, so that we will not be led astray.

• Matthew 10:28 [fbv2008eb] (Free Bible Version) 
• Don't be afraid of those who can kill you physically, but can't kill you spiritually. Instead, be afraid of the one who can destroy you physically and spiritually in Gehenna. 

Truly, this is a sound translation which defines the words Body or Soul, with the word physically, and yes spirit, with the word spiritually. Let's take a look at another translation which also tells us that Spirit, and Body (Soul), are two very different words. Please Note that Even though the next translation is very much incomplete, Matthew 10:28 in the this version drives the point home.

• Matthew 10:28 [nna2010eb] (Nyangumarta English Bible)
• People might kill your body. Don't be afraid of them. They can't kill your spirit.  Fear only God. He can burn your spirit and body to ashes in the big fire.  People cannot do that. Because of that do not be afraid of them.

These two translations are spot on with this topic of understanding the difference between Body (Soul) and Spirit. This is truly a difficult study for many, because even the Man Made dictionaries and Lexicons obscure the words Body and Soul. Also, since many books have been removed from our bibles, further confusing the truth of the matter, Yah's Set-apart spirit of truth will also be required to find many truths that are hidden from each and every one of us. Prayer, Fasting, and Study should be practiced when seeking truth from Elohim.

Now, since we have worked through the true meaning of Soul, which is a living breathing body. Lets take a look at the word "spirit". First, lets backup to Genesis  2:7 [ASV] and read it again to focus on the word "breath".

• Genesis 2:7 [ASV]
• The LORD God formed man from the dust of the ground, and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life; and man became a living soul.

As we understand Genesis 2:7, we can see that Yahuah used His Breath to impart His Spirit of Life into the man, and thereby Man was able to breath, and live as a fleshly body, as a result. It was at this point whereby Yahuah's Spirit was the key component that caused man to live.

Alright, moving forward, we will take a look at another dictionary which will show major confusion with the word "Breath". but first, we will take a look at the NASB Hebrew Lexicon to get a True interpretation of the word Breath, as Elohim Breathed into man's nostrils and he became a living soul. Here it is:

• [breath]
• NASB Hebrew Lexicon
• Strongs: H5397
  המָשָׁנְ
  \neshamah\ (bdb:675c) 
  Etymology: from H5395 
  Definition: breath 
  Usage: blast(2), breath(15), breathes(1), life(1), persons alive(1), spirit (2), who breathed(3). 

Wow, clearly we can see here, using the NASB Lexicon, that we now have a reliable interpretation of the word, breath. Now, as we talked about a few minutes ago concerning dictionaries and translations, all English dictionaries, and Lexicons, we have to use for translations, are derived by Who? Yup! Men, and to be more specific, men that do not have our best interest at heart. Have you ever thought that their agenda may not resemble the agenda that was written down as Yah meant for it to be understood in the first place. The same scribes that translated the scriptures to English, also wrote the lexicons, and dictionaries, for us to use to interpret the scriptures. Let's give an example of a blunder on words, which has caused much confusion:

• Strongs Exhaustive Concordance: H5397
  5397 [breath]
  נשׁמה
  [neshâmâh] \nesh-aw-maw'\
  From 5395; a {puff} that {is} {wind} angry or vital {breath} divine {inspiration} intellect or (concretely) an animal: - {blast} (that) breath ({-eth}) {inspiration} {soul} spirit. 

Do you see anything not so funny in this interpretation? I do! the word "Soul", and also the usage of the words "An Animal" are in this description. This is confusing to those that are not well studied on the topic, because what do they choose, Soul (Body), or Spirit? Yah breathed His Spirit into the body, and the breath gave the body the ability to live and breathe. I am going to recommend to you here, that it is much safer to use the NASB Hebrew Lexicon, rather than the Strong's Exhaustive Concordance in this case, to gain a more accurate interpretation of the word spirit. We hope this helps you out.

Lets now discuss what we are made of. We have our very own Spirit, and we have a flesh, bone, and Blood Body or Soul, and we have Yahuah's Spirit that makes the Body Live. That spirit that is lent to us by Elohim, that keeps the body breathing and keep us alive until Yahuah takes that Spirit of Life away from us and our Bodies or Souls die as a result. When our soul dies and Yah takes back his Spirit that keeps us breathing and alive, all that is left of us is our own spirit. Yes, we are indeed Spirit when without our Bodies. Please allow me to explain. It may surprise you to learn that man's spirit was created by Elohim, even before the Heavens and Earth were created, and our Maker, Yahuah, Met with Each and Every One of us to receive our appointed place in the family of the shamayim (heaven), and earth. Let's go to the "Yah Scriptures" and pick up with the "Writings of Elijah" or ĔLIYAHU, which is also known as the "Order of the Ancients". We will pick up at Chapter 8, verse 1, and here we go.

• WRITINGS OF ĔLIYAHU
• 1 Yahuah is Elohim of knowledge.
• 2 By His Word was everything made which was made and He governeth all things according to His infinite foreknowledge.
• 3 Even before He created the shamayim and the earth, He counseled with the hosts of the shamayim and planned a plan wherein the spirit of every man should have his appointed role, for the spirit of every man appeared before the Elohim of the Ruaḥoth in the beginning and received a place appointed in the family of the shamayim and earth.

Did you hear that? Our Spirits were created before the heavens and earth were created. Lets get a witness to this scripture within the 66 book canon. Specifically, Jeremiah 1:4-5, where Yahuah is telling Jeremiah how long Yah knew Jeremiah.

• Jeremiah 1:4-5
• 4 Now the word of Yahuah came to me, saying, 
•  5 “Before I formed you in the womb I knew you, and before you came out of the womb I qadosh (set-apart) you - I appointed you a naḇi (prophet) to nations.”

Think of it for a minute, let it soak in. Just as Yahuah knew Jeremiah before he formed him in the womb, Yah Met with Every Single One of us before the heavens and earth were created. Wow! We were not taught this in Sunday school, were we? Also, looking back at verse 3, it is telling us that the spirit of every man, meaning every single one of us, was spirit, and did not have a body. It was not until Elohim formed man of the dust, and  breathed the Ruach, or Breath of Life into man, that we became living Souls.

Lets recap to get a perspective. You are made of spirit, Elohim, gave you a body, and put his spirit within you so that your body can breathe and function; Your Spirit + Yah's Spirit of Life, and your body became a living soul.

Now, since we are on the topic of spirit. There are several more items of concern here. First, when you Love Yahuah by keeping His Commands, and also regard His Son, Yahusha, our Messiah and High Priest, Yah will indeed give you Yet Another Spirit. That's Right, the Set-Apart Spirit of Truth; which gives you Wisdom to become set-apart unto Him. Lets get a witness from John 14:15-17.

• John 14:15-17
• 15 “If you love Me, you shall guard My Commands.
• 16 “And I shall ask the Father, and He shall give you another Helper, to stay with you forever -
• 17 the Ruaḥ of the Truth, whom the world is unable to receive, because it does not see Him or know Him. But you know Him, for He stays with you and shall be in you.

Lets slide down to John 14:23-26 for even more truth concerning the Ruach and what the Ruach will do for those that Love our Elohim and our Messiah.

• John 14:23-26
• 23 Yahusha answered him, “If anyone loves Me, he shall guard My Word. And My Father shall love him, and We shall come to him and make Our stay with him.
• 24 “He who does not love Me does not guard My Words. And the Word which you hear is not Mine but of the Father who sent Me. 
• 25 “These I have spoken to you while still with you. 
• 26 “But the Helper, the Ruaḥ ha’Qodesh, whom the Father shall send in My Name, He shall teach you all, and remind you of all that I said to you.

Truthfully, without the Set-Apart Spirit of Yahuah our Elohim, we simply would not have a chance. And since we are still on the topic of Spirit. Let's discover why I made this statement of "not having a chance without the Set-Apart Spirit", by discovering even more concerning spirits. And here it is; did you know, that our souls, yes, our bodies are housing even more than the breath of life, our spirit, and potentially the Set-Apart Spirit of Yah. our very souls consist of even 7, no, 8 spirits. That's right. Reuben explains just exactly what we are talking about in the Testament of the Twelve Patriarchs, Reuben 1:11-33.   

• Reuben 1:11-33

• 11 And now hear me, my children, what things I saw concerning the seven spirits of deceit, when I repented.
  12 Seven spirits therefore are appointed against man, and they are the leaders in the works of youth.
  13 And seven other Ruaḥoth are given to him at his creation, that through them should be done every work of man.
  14 The first is the ruaḥ of ḥai (life), with which the constitution of man is created.
  15 The second is the sense of sight, with which ariseth desire.
  16 The third is the sense of hearing, with which cometh teaching.
  17 The fourth is the sense of smell, with which tastes are given to draw air and breath.
  18 The fifth is the power of speech, with which cometh knowledge.
  19 The sixth is the sense of taste, with which cometh the eating of meats and drinks; and by it strength is produced, for in food is the foundation of strength.
  20 The seventh is the power of procreation and sexual intercourse, with which through love of pleasure sins enter in.
  21 Wherefore it is the last in order of creation, and the first in that of youth, because it is filled with ignorance, and leadeth the youth as a blind man to a pit, and as a beast to a precipice.
  22 Besides all these there is an eighth  ruaḥ of sleep, with which is brought about the trance of nature and of death.
  23 With these Ruaḥoth are mingled the spirits of error.
  24 First, the spirit of fornication is seated in the nature and in the senses;
  25 The second, the spirit of insatiableness in the belly;
  26 The third, the spirit of fighting, in the liver and gall.
  27 The fourth is the spirit of obsequiousness (obsessive eagerness) and chicanery, that through officious attention one may be fair in seeming.
  28 The fifth is the spirit of pride, that one may be boastful and arrogant.
  29 The sixth is the spirit of lying, in perdition and jealousy to practise deceits, and concealments from kindred and friends.
  30 The seventh is the spirit of injustice, with which are thefts and acts of rapacity, that a man may fulfill the desire of his heart; for injustice worketh together with the other spirits by the taking of gifts.
  31 And with all these the spirit of sleep is joined which is that of error and fantasy.
  32 And so perisheth every young man, darkening his mind from the truth, and not understanding the Torah of Elohim, nor obeying the admonitions of his fathers, as befell me also in my youth.
  33 And now, my children, love the truth, and it will preserve you: hear ye the words of Re’uḇĕn your father.

All of the above mentioned spirits can work with you, or against you. Mosheh put it this way in Deuteronomy 11:26-28:

• Deuteronomy 11:26-28
• 26 ‘See, I am putting before you today a beraḵah and a curse:
• 27 the beraḵah, when you obey the Commands of Yahuah your Elohim which I command you today;
• 28 and the curse, if you do not obey the Commands of Yahuah your Elohim, but turn aside from the Way which I command you today, to go after other mighty ones which you have not known.

And Mosheh gives further details as we go to Deuteronomy 30:19

• Deuteronomy 30:19
• 19 “I have called the shamayim and the earth as witnesses today against you: I have put before you ḥai and death, the beraḵah and the curse. Therefore you shall choose ḥai, so that you live, both you and your seed,

Each and Every one of us has a choice. We can keep the commands of Yah and Live, or we can put aside the commands of Yah and perish. Choose this day who you will serve.

I hope this has helped you to understand the differences between Spirit, Body, or Soul, and With this knowledge under our belts, We charge you to go out and Help our Loved ones, by telling them the truth concerning the spirit, and the body, or soul., by giving True Interpretations to the gift of Scripture, that has been given to us by our Maker, Yah, that we love so very much. Praising Yahuah Elohim, and Yahusha, our High Priest and Messiah.

On The First Day Of The Week , Word Study!

Shalom and welcome to Ask Seek and Knock. Today's focus is on a Word Study. First, We would like for you to know, that we do have a study based on Acts 20:7, which we highly recommend you watch. Titled: "Did They Really Meet On The First Day Of The Week?". Today's study will begin with Acts 20:7 but, expands to other portions of scripture as well. That being said,

 

lets get started with our first scripture Acts 20:7, and we will focus on the phrase: "On The First Day Of The Week".

• Acts 20:7 [KJV]
• And upon the first day of the week, when the disciples came together to break bread, Paul preached unto them, ready to depart on the morrow; and continued his speech until midnight.

Christians, and Christian Pastors, Evangelists, and the like, have told me that this verse is why the Christians in all of Christianity keep a Sunday Sabbath. Is this really what this scripture is telling us to do? Also, does Acts 20:7 Really say “And upon the first day of the week”? Let’s look up the word, "Week", in the Strong’s Exhaustive Concordance:

• Strong's Exhaustive Concordance: G4521
• 4521 σάββατον [SA/BBATON] {sábbaton} \sab'-bat-on\
• of Hebrew origin (07676); the Sabbath (i.e. Shabbath), or day of weekly repose from secular avocations (also the observance or institution itself); by extension, a se'nnight, i.e. the interval between two Sabbaths; likewise the plural in all the above applications:--sabbath (day), week.

First, I want to explain to you how these dictionaries work. the word in it's language will be listed, to include pronunciation; then the origin or etymology; then the definition; followed by its usage, and in our case, the usage in the English translation being analyzed. Let's go to the NASB Greek Lexicon, for an example:

• Strongs: G4521 [NASB Lexicon]
  σάββατον \sabbaton\ 
  Etymology: of Hebrew origin H7676 
  Definition: the Sabbath, e. the seventh day (of the week) 
  Usage: Sabbath(58), Sabbaths(1), week(9). 

Please notice the "Definition" of the word σάββατον [sabbaton]. It is indeed, the Sabbath, the seventh day (of the week). NOT the 1st day of the week. Please also notice that the word "week", was also used 9 times in the place of the word Sabbath. What you need to know here is this; the word "sabbath" does not translate to the word "week". The word "σάββατον \sabbaton\", only translates to the English word Sabbath or the plural word Sabbaths. So when we see that the word Sabbath was replaced with the word "week", nine times, as indicated in the NASB Greek Lexicon. There is a real problem; as the greek word σάββατον [sabbaton which is from Hebrew origin, H7676, only translates to Sabbath. Let's go to the word in question, and see.

• [Sabbath]
•  Strongs: H7676
• תבָּשַׁ
• \shabbath\ (bdb:992a) 
• Etymology: from H7673a 
• Definition: sabbath 
• Usage: every sabbath(2), sabbath(73), sabbaths(32). 

Nowhere, are we told in the Hebrew, that this word "Shabbath" even remotely translates to the word, "week". What really needs to be known here is this; the same people that put together your 66 book canon, also put together your dictionaries and lexicons. It is highly possible, that many of them do not have Elohim's best interest at heart. Yah is not the author of confusion. They have their own agenda, which indeed may not line up with the true interpretation of the word in question. Before we continue, lets get a witness to this fact by reading 1 Enoch 104:10-13, and I know this may sound like a broken record, but these things must be known in order for us to overcome.

• 1 Enoch 104:10-13
• 10 And now I know this mystery, that sinners will change and pervert the Words of righteousness in many ways, and will speak wicked words, and lie, and practice great deceits, and write books concerning their words.
  11 But when they write down truthfully all my words in their languages, and do not change or diminish ought from my words but write them all down truthfully - all that I first witnessed concerning them.
  12 Then, I know another mystery, that books will be given to the righteous and the wise to become a cause of joy and uprightness and much wisdom.
  13 “And to them shall the books be given, and they shall believe in them and rejoice over them, and then all the righteous who have learned from them - all the paths of uprightness - shall be recompensed.”

At this point in time, these books are not here and do not yet exist for us. So all we can do is interpret the words the best we can, with the materials we have. The problem right now is, the same people that have given us our translations of the scriptures, also gave us our dictionaries. Like we said last week, Prayer, Fasting, and Research will be required to find any kind of truth. We believe at this time, that the books that will be given out that have no lies or mistranslated words and phrases in them, will be during the millennial reign of our Messiah.

Now, Armed with what we now know, it should be clear, even with the Strong’s Concordance, that "Week", really interprets to Sabbath, and with this in mind, there is also, no such thing as a Sunday Sabbath. I know there are those in other circles that say "I am aware of that" and just ignore the facts and go with what is written in their KJV Bible, but the facts are just that, facts. We have been deceived, and Acts 20:7 should really read like it does here in the Yah Scriptures:

• Acts 20:7 [Yah Scriptures]
• 7 And on one of the shabbathoth, the talmidim having gathered together to break bread, Sha’ul, intending to depart the next day, was reasoning with them and was extending the Word till midnight.

With this particular scripture, the Yah Scriptures seems to line up well with our finding that the word week really means  sabbath.. Now, lets continue with the study and move on to the next scripture, that being; I Corinthians 16:2: 

• I Corinthians 16:2 [KJV]
• 2 Upon the first day of the week let every one of you lay by him in store, as God hath prospered him, that there be no gatherings when I come.

Let’s break this down to see if this is the case. Lets take a look at two words that actually have Strong’s Numbers on them; looking at the phrase “Upon the first day of the week”. Let’s start with the word “first”, and while we are at it, lets look at how the Strong’s numbers are laid out in 1 Corinthians 16:2. So again, we will look at the words First and Week. also notice, the word DAY is italicized, indicating an insertion.

Alright, lets start with the word 'first".

let's first look at the NASB Lexicon:

• [first as it appears in 1 Corinthians 16:2 KJVA]
• Strongs: G1520
• εἷς \heis\ (masc.) or μία \mia\ (fem.) or ἕν \hen\ (neut.) 
• Etymology: a prim. number 
• Definition: one 
• Usage: agreement(1), alike*(1), alone(3), common(1), detail(1), first(9), individual(2), individually*(1), lone(1), man(1), nothing*(1), one(282), one another(1), one man(2), one thing(5), one*(2), person(1), single(1), smallest(1), someone(2), thirty-nine*(1), unity(1).

Lets also look at the "Strongs Real Greek" Dictionary.

• ["first", as it appears in 1 Corinthians 16:2 KJVA]
• [*StrongsRealGreek*]
• 1520 εἷς [EI(=S] {heîs} \hice\
• (including the neuter (etc.) hen); a primary numeral; one:--a(-n, -ny, certain), + abundantly, man, one (another), only, other, some. See also 1527, 3367, 3391, 3762.

As we can see above, using both the NASB Lexicon and the Strongs Real Greek Dictionary that the word, "first" means the word "one".

Now let’s take a look at the word “Week”.

• ["week", as it appears in 1 Corinthians 16:2 KJVA]
• [*StrongsRealGreek*]
• 4521 σάββατον [SA/BBATON] {sábbaton} \sab'-bat-on\
• of Hebrew origin (07676); the Sabbath (i.e. Shabbath), or day of weekly repose from secular avocations (also the observance or institution itself); by extension, a se'nnight, i.e. the interval between two Sabbaths; likewise the plural in all the above applications:--sabbath (day), week.

Please note that "Sabbath", again, does not translate to "week" in any way, shape, or form, and yet, here we are again, with the word week. We have run into this blunder so many times in the past. Those of you that have known us for a while may remember the study Moon? or Month? (Updated). if you are not familiar with it, I highly recommend you watch it, as it will enlighten you concerning the word "chodesh", and since we have an entire study on that word, we will refer you to that study for the word "chodesh". Continuing... as result of what we have learned thus far, concerning the phrase "upon the first day of the week", vs. "upon one sabbath day", the following is how 1 Corinthians 16:2 should be phrased:

• I Corinthians 16:2:
• Upon one sabbath day let every one of you lay by him in store, as Elohim hath prospered him, that there be no gatherings when I come.

To understand more about what Paul is talking about here in 1 Corinthians, it would be wise to understand some well regarded secrets that have been kept from you by those that have chosen which books you should, and should not read. The book in question is, a book known as "The Order Of The Ancients", which is also known as "The Writings Of  Ĕliyahu", or Elijah. This book was also found in the dead sea scrolls, and is also known as "The Community Rule", or "Charter of a Jewish Sectarian Association". We are not going to get into that today, as this study is just focused on words that have been changed  by those that do not have our best interest at heart, however, we highly recommend that you read the "Writings of Elijah", found in the Yah Scriptures.  Lets look at another phrase which changed the word Sabbath to Week. This one is very important and should not be ignored. John 20:1.

• John 20:1:
• 1 The first day of the week cometh Mary Magdalene early, when it was yet dark, unto the sepulchre, and seeth the stone taken away from the sepulchre.

Is this really what John 20:1 is telling us? Lets find out.

We are going to look at the words "the", "first", and "week", Strong’s Numbers that are in the opening phrase of John 20:1.

Let's go ahead and take a look at "The"

• [the]
• [*StrongsRealGreek*]
• 1161 δέ [DE/] {dé} \deh\
• a primary particle (adversative or continuative); but, and, etc.:--also, and, but, moreover, now (often unexpressed in English).
• the = also, and, but, moreover, now

Next we will look at the word “first”.

• [first]
• [*StrongsRealGreek*]
• 1520 εἷς [EI(=S] {heîs} \hice\
• (including the neuter (etc.) hen); a primary numeral; one:--a(-n, -ny, certain), + abundantly, man, one (another), only, other, some. See also 1527, 3367, 3391, 3762.
• The word "first" translates to "one".

And the next word is again, “week”.

• [week]
• [*StrongsRealGreek*]
• 4521 σάββατον [SA/BBATON] {sábbaton} \sab'-bat-on\
• of Hebrew origin (07676); the Sabbath (i.e. Shabbath), or day of weekly repose from secular avocations (also the observance or institution itself); by extension, a se'nnight, i.e. the interval between two Sabbaths; likewise the plural in all the above applications:--sabbath (day), week.
• The word "week" Translates to "sabbath".

Again,  σάββατον [sábbaton] means Sabbath or Sabbaths only. it does not mean week. John 20:1, can read like this;

• John 20:1:
• Also one sabbath day cometh Mary Magdalene early, when it was yet dark, unto the sepulchre, and seeth the stone taken away from the sepulchre.

There are several ways this phrase can be worded, but it was for sure sometime during the Sabbath, and not on the first day of the week. lets take a look at the Jubilee 2000 version.

•  John 20:1 [Jubilee 2000]
• The first of the sabbaths, Mary Magdalene came early, when it was yet dark, unto the sepulchre and saw the stone taken away from the sepulchre.

This is a more accurate translation. Now you know upon which day our Messiah was truly raised, and it was not on the first day of the week. Again, this is a topic for another day, but WOW what a study that will be. Alright, Lets move to the next scripture. 

Lets stay in John Chapter 20 just for a moment and move on down to verse 19. 

• John 20:19 [World English Bible]
• When therefore it was evening on that day, the first day of the week, and when the doors were locked where the disciples were assembled, for fear of the Jews, Jesus came and stood in the middle and said to them, “Peace be to you.” 

This very same issue is all over the scripture. Let's just cut out the dictionary this time and move right to the "Yah Scriptures" version.

• John 20:19 [Yah Scriptures] 
• 19 When therefore it was evening on that day, one of the shabbathoth, and when the doors were shut where the talmidim met, for fear of the Yahuḏim, Yahusha came and stood in the midst, and said to them, “Peace to you.”

Now, while there are many issues with ALL Masoretic texts, this particular version lays it out with a much more accurate detail. The Christian Collegiate world, along with Judaism seems to be all about hiding the truth of all things scripture. Now, with that being said, lets move to a scripture that most churches proclaim, points to a Sunday, or the first day of the week, being the Sabbath. Are you ready for this one? Revelation 1:10.

• Revelation of John 1:10 [KJVA]
• I was in the Spirit on the Lord’s day, and heard behind me a great voice, as of a trumpet,

This Scripture Begs the Question; is this talking about the first day of the week as being the Sabbath? Is it? first lets break down the opening phrase to check it for accuracy. We will look at 'the Lord's Day". in the NASB Strongs. First, lets look at the word "the".

• ["the" as it is in Revelation 1:10][NASB Lexicon]
• Strongs: G2250
  ἡμέρα \hēmera\ 
  Etymology: a prim. word 
  Definition: day 
  Usage: always*(1), court(1), daily*(10), day(207), day's(1), day...another(1), daybreak(1), days(148), daytime(2), midday*(1), time(12), years(4).

Alright, that's odd. so, this word is actually translates to "day" and not 'the". Now I am wondering if this word is really in the scripture at all, or is it an insertion. Keeping this in mind, let's keep moving forward. Now to the word "Lord's".

• ["Lord's", as it is in the KJVA]&[NASB Lexicon]
• Strongs: G2960
• κυριακός \kuriakos\ 
• Etymology: from G2962 
• Definition: of the Lord 
• Usage: Lord's(2).

The first thing we need to understand at this point is; the word "Lord" is a mistranslated name of our Elohim; that being: Yahuah, or Yehovah, or Yahweh. For sure, Yah's name is not Lord. Nor is the Messiah's name Lord. this name has been mistranslated 7913 times in your KJV canon. 

Continuing on, the next word is "Day" 

 ["day" as it is in Revelation 1:10]
Strongs: G2250
ἡμέρα \hēmera\ 
Etymology: a prim. word 
Definition: day 
Usage: always*(1), court(1), daily*(10), day(207), day's(1), day...another(1), daybreak(1), days(148), daytime(2), midday*(1), time(12), years(4).

The word "day" translates to the word "day".,  

With the research we have just done, here is what Revelation 1:10 should say.

• Revelation 1:10
• 10 I came to be in the Ruaḥ on the Day of Yahuah, and I heard behind me a loud voice, as of a trumpet, 

Alright, now, we are going to need to find out what "Yah’s Day' (The day of the Lord) is, by going to Exodus 20:8-11.

• Exodus 20:8-11
• 8 “Remember the Shabbath day, to qadosh it.
• 9 “Six days you labour, and shall do all your work,
• 10 but the seventh day is a Shabbath of Yahuah your Elohim. You do not do any work - you, nor your son, nor your daughter, nor your male servant, nor your female servant, nor your cattle, nor your stranger who is within your gates.
• 11 “For in six days Yahuah made the shamayim and the earth, the sea, and all that is in them, and rested the seventh day. Therefore Yahuah baraḵ the Shabbath day and qadosh it.

So, looking back at Revelation of John 1:10, is it saying that the first day of the week is the Sabbath? I don’t think so. This scripture is stating clearly that the 7^th day is the Sabbath or Yah’s Day. Yah Blessed this day and made it Holy. The Seventh Day. What else does Yah tell us about the 7^th day? Lets go to Exodus 31:12-17 to see exactly what the Sabbath is for us.

• Exodus 31:12-17
• 12 And Yahuah spoke to Mosheh, saying,
• 13 “And you, speak to the children of Yisra’ĕl, saying, ‘My Shabbathoth you are to guard, by all means, for this is a sign between Me and you throughout your generations, to know that I, Yahuah, qadosh you.
• 14 ‘And you shall guard the Shabbath, for it is qodesh to you. Everyone who profanes it shall certainly be put to death, for anyone who does work on it, that being shall be cut off from among his people.
• 15 ‘Six days work is done, and on the seventh is a Shabbath of rest, qodesh to Yahuah. Everyone doing work on the Shabbath day shall certainly be put to death.
• 16 ‘And the children of Yisra’ĕl shall guard the Shabbath, to perform the Shabbath throughout their generations as an everlasting Covenant.
• 17 ‘Between Me and the children of Yisra’ĕl it is a sign forever. For in six days Yahuah made the shamayim and the earth, and on the seventh day He rested and was refreshed.’ ”

What day is the Sabbath? The Seventh Day. Another thing, truly, this scripture is telling us that those that keep the Sabbath are Marked for Yah. So, what is “The Lord’s Day” or Yahuah’s Day? It Is The Sabbath. The 7^th day. There are many more scriptures that say the exact same thing, Here is a complete list of the word "week", which was wrongfully in the place of "sabbath", in the New Testament, for you to check out for yourselves.

1. Matthew 28:1 (Week in place of Sabbath)
2. Mark 16:2 (Week in place of Sabbath)
3. Mark 16:9 (Week in place of Sabbath)
4. Luke 18:12 (Week in place of Sabbath)
5. Luke 24:1 (Week in place of Sabbath)
6. John 20:1 (Week in place of Sabbath)
7. John 20:19 (Week in place of Sabbath)
8. Acts 20:7 (Week in place of Sabbath)
9. 1 Corinthians 16:2 (Week in place of Sabbath)

Observing the list above, I think you get the picture. Remember, don’t take my word for it, do your own research. Test it for yourself, You will be glad you did.