Friday, 6th April, is a Biblical Holy Day!

The vast majority of Christians will go about their normal daily activities today, totally unaware it is an annual 'high day' Sabbath. Dismissed as an Old Testament 'holy day', 99% of professing Christians will neglect their biblical responsibilities and not give a thought about God's opinion on this matter. To give it its' biblical name, this holy day is 'the 7th, or last, day of the Feast of Unleavened Bread (Lev. 23:4-8). Read all 5 verses in this passage! It falls on the 22nd of the first month (Nisan/Abib) according to the Sacred God gave to His people. Notice, this and the other six holy days listed in Lev. 23 are called 'the feasts of the Lord' (v. 4), not the Jews' feasts or 'the Feasts of Israel'.
NB. God commanded His people to attend a worship meeting on this day and to avoid any 'servile' work during this holy day 'throughout your generations' (v. 21). True disciples of Jesus participated in the Passover  ceremony on the night of Thursday, 29th March after sunset. According to the Sacred Hebrew calendar, this was the beginning of the 14th Nisan/Abib, the first month and it was the anniversary of Jesus 'last supper'and His betrayal in the garden of Gethsemane. This 7-day festival began at sunset on Friday, 30th March, the beginning of the 15th Nisan/Abib. This was a Saturday. This annual high day fell on the weekly Sabbath, making it a double Sabbath.
Today, 6th April, is the last of the seven days of the feast of Unleavened Bread during which all true disciples of Jesus are expected to avoid any food with raising agents in it eg. yeast. This is the feast Paul was referring to when he wrote to the mainly gentile church in Corinth (1 Cor. 5:8), 'Therefore, let us keep the feast'. Remember, this was written after the resurrection of Jesus so first century Christians, even gentile believers, were commanded to keep this meaningful festival, the feast of Unleavened Bread. In the Bible, leaven is compared to sin (1 Cor. 5:8; Matt. 16:6, 11; Lk. 12:1) and this festival is meant to remind us of the importance of avoiding/excluding sin from our lives every day. We are commanded to exclude sin from our lives 24/7/365.
Seven is God's number that represents completion eg seven days make up a complete week. This festival is forever meaningful and should not be neglected by anyone who regards him- or herself a true believer in Jesus! Each day begins at sunset and so from sunset, Thursday, 5th April until Friday sunset, 6th April, this day is holy unto the Lord, Jesus Christ. He desires all His followers to attend a sacred assembly with like-minded believers wherever possible. As with the children of Israel in the wilderness, under Moses' leadership, on this day each year, 22nd Nisan/Abib, all God's people today, in the 21st century, are commanded to rest from work and focus on the spiritual aspects of life.
The incorrect interpretation of Col 2:16, 17 does not show the holy days listed in Lev. 23 are no longer to be observed by God's people today. I will elaborate more about this point in a future blog entry. Much in the Bible is misunderstood by the vast majority of professing believers today.