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Paul rebuked Galatians for observing days.

Question: "How do you understand at World's Last Chance Paul's rebuke to the Galatians for their observance of "days, months, and times and years"? Could that be applicable to the weekly Sabbath of Yahuwah?"

Answer: Let us try to understand the context of Paul's rebuke by first quoting the verses:

"But now, after that ye have known Yahuwah, or rather are known of Yahuwah, how turn ye again to the weak and beggarly elements, whereunto ye desire again to be in bondage? Ye observe days, and months, and times, and years" Galatians 4:9-10.

Paul could not here be referring to the Sabbath of the Fourth Commandment. There is no basis whatsoever for inferring that the "days" mentioned above refer to the seventh-day Sabbath. Nowhere in the Bible is the seventh-day referred to in the above manner. The Sabbath memorial was in fact established at creation (see Gen 2:1-3), before the existence of sin. Furthermore, there is not way that the Sabbath, which was instituted for benefit of man (see Mark 2:27), could be regarded by Paul as a "weak" and "beggarly element" that leads to "bondage." Paul honored and revered His Law (Romans 7:12, 14, 16). Importantly, the Sabbath is viewed in the Scriptures as a source of eternal blessings (see Isaiah 58:13-14 ) and is a joyous weekly event, and is never referred to as "bondage". Hence, the "days, and months, and times, and years"must be referring to other kind of festivals which the Galatians went back to observe after they have found the truth, which warranted Paul's rebuke.

Some have suggested that Paul is here rebuking the Galatians for observing the Jewish ceremonial feasts. That may have been, though not a strong likelihood. Galatia was a province in Asia Minor. ekklesia membership was most likely made up of Gentiles, who had a history of worshipping pagan deities. The reaction of the healing of Paul of the crippled man in Lystra (see Acts 14:8-18 ), a Galatia city, is a point in case. The people were so astonished at this miracle that they regarded Paul and his companion as deities. This proves that Galatia people were mostly superstitious and highly attached to their pagan idols.

The reason why we use Ekklesia and not church when referring to Yahuwah's faithful in WLC content is because the word "church" does not accurately convey the meaning of the original Greek, "Ekklesia." Throughout the New Testament, Ekklesia refers to the Called Out Ones. The word "church," which emphasizes a group, is therefore an erroneous translation and should never have been used. Christians are literally the Called Out Ones. The true followers of Yahushua are indeed the Called Out Ones from the organized denominations and religions of fallen Babylon. When the call to flee Babylon has been heard, none are to again return to Babylonian churches and forms of religion.

With this context in mind, it would seem that Paul's rebuke to the Galatians was aimed at their returning to their old habits of celebrating pagan festivals and seasons, which they had kept prior to their conversion. He was rebuking their turning back to their former heathen way of life; for observing pagan festivals, which they should have been freed from [one and for all] by their new-found faith.

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