Yah's Times and Seasons - The New Biblical Month (The 2nd Month - Iyar)

Shabbat Shalom, friends. my name is Chadwick Harvey, and you have reached Faithful Performance. Thank you for joining us tonight as we celebrate the Sabbath and also Rosh Chodesh — the new month on the biblical calendar. This is month number two on the calendar. Today it is commonly called Iyar, but in the Bible, specifically in 1 Kings chapter 6, it is called Ziv, a name rooted in the agriculture of the season.

Understanding where we are on Yah's timeline — on the calendar and in the current season — is foundational. We have talked about this many times: we are in a great season for believers, a season of deliverance, freedom, and liberty, a time to break off what needs to be broken off. It is called the Season of Liberation, and we have covered it throughout the last several videos since the Feast of Passover.

This is a vitally important time on God's calendar and in the way He operates throughout the scriptures. Leviticus 23 is the key passage — it lists the main days on which He calls us to worship. In the Hebrew, these days are called divine appointments. It is remarkable that He has divine appointments for every one of us to participate in, both personally and prophetically, as we look toward the events of the Second Coming. When we understand the calendar, grasp its rhythm and flow, and align ourselves with it, we see that these days in Leviticus 23 are tied directly to His purposes. He has placed His days on a calendar for us to observe, and through them we also receive prophetic understanding.

We have just come out of month number one — the month of Nissan. What an incredible month it was. During the Feast of Unleavened Bread, Passover, the Red Sea crossing, and the other events of that season, we see where God shows up on His divine appointments. These are the major events recorded in the Holy Bible, and when we align ourselves with them we witness amazing things — on Shabbat, on the new moon, on Passover, on the Feast of Unleavened Bread, the Red Sea crossing, the defeat of Amalek, Shavuot, and beyond. The calendar is filled with divine appointments. God will certainly show up on other days of the year as well, but these are the days He has specifically orchestrated — appointed times for our Savior Yeshua to fulfill at His first coming and, looking ahead, at His second coming. The spring feasts correspond to the first coming events; the fall feasts correspond to the second coming events.

Right now we are between the Feast of First Fruits and Pentecost, or Shavuot, and we are squarely in that divine appointment. During this particular month, every single day is a divine appointment because of the counting of the Omer. For those unfamiliar, the trajectory we are on is this Season of Liberation, which began on Rosh Chodesh of Nissan — the first month of the biblical year and the starting point of this entire process. On Nissan 10, known as Shabbat HaGadol, Yeshua rode into Jerusalem on a donkey — four days before He was crucified on Nissan 14. He was laid in the tomb before Nissan 15, and three days and three nights later He was resurrected on the Feast of First Fruits. Crucifixion on Passover, laid in the tomb during Unleavened Bread, resurrected on First Fruits.

Here we are, then, between the Feast of First Fruits and the Feast of Shavuot — in the Season of Liberation. From Passover to Shavuot there is a 50-day count found in Leviticus 23, where God does not ask but commands us to count 50 days with Him: seven times seven, seven weeks or seven Sabbaths. This is a great time for purification, for refinement, and for growing intimate with the Lord on His divine appointments. There is no other 50-day count on the biblical calendar throughout the entire year, which makes this period especially significant.

This second month — the month of Ziv, or Iyar as it is called today — is situated right between Passover and Shavuot, and it serves as a connection month between those two great feasts. It is also where deep purification takes place. Many people celebrate Passover or Easter or Good Friday and then stop. But on God's calendar, in His commandments in Leviticus 23, He says no — keep going. Keep pressing forward. Get purified. Get refined. Grow in whatever areas need growth. Climb Jacob's ladder, so to speak, through this 50-day divine appointment. This is where He wants us in alignment with Him, so that He can prune us, refine us, and correct us — just as He did with Israel, and just as the disciples experienced after Yeshua was resurrected.

Something many believers overlook is what happened during the period after the resurrection. The disciples went through purification and refinement. Yeshua opened their minds to the scriptures, commissioned them, and instructed them to wait for the Holy Spirit — before He ascended on the 40th day of the counting of the Omer. This mirrors the 40 days at the beginning of His ministry when He was tempted by Satan in the wilderness. At the end of His earthly ministry, there were also 40 days — from the resurrection to when He was caught up into glory at the right hand of the Father. Then 10 more days remained until Shavuot, the day of the outpouring described in Acts 2. The pattern is remarkable: 40 days to the ascension, 10 days to Shavuot. And the way God works with the number 40 across all of these accounts is extraordinary.

The main thing is alignment. Once we are in alignment with Him, good things happen — breakthroughs, confirmations, good dreams, fulfillments, manifestations from the courts of heaven, righteous rendered verdicts for whatever we are praying for. This is an extraordinary time to pray into the courts of heaven and to grow in intimacy with Him. Every day is a gift, but the holy days are the holy days. Common days are good and wonderful, but the Shabbat, the new moons, and all of God's appointed times carry a special sanctity and an invitation into something extraordinary.

Friends, try to cut out the noise of the world — what is happening in the Middle East, in America, in Europe, in Australia, wherever you may be. We have listeners across many continents, and we want to cover everyone. But do not be consumed by those things right now. Instead, focus on the purification that produces wisdom, knowledge, and understanding during this season. What we need most right now is wisdom and knowledge. As the scripture says, "My people perish for lack of knowledge." We find the seven Spirits of the Lord described in Isaiah 11, and the ninefold fruit of the Holy Spirit in Galatians 5. We need to be educated in these things and flowing in Him.

Let me be direct: revival is the commandments. Revival is repentance — teshuvah — and returning to follow God and His commandments. Anything apart from that is not true revival. That is Bible 101.

This is an amazing time, and I know most of you on this channel already understand that. But for anyone who does not — if you have been going through a tough time, if you have drifted or backslid in some way — it is okay. Get back in alignment with the Most High. Begin following His ways: the Sabbaths, the new moons, the appointed times. Come on this beautiful journey with Him for the remaining days we have. We are approximately two weeks into the counting of the Omer right now, which means about five weeks remain in this highly anointed Season of Liberation. There is still time to set in motion the righteous rendered verdicts you are praying for and to experience the purification this season offers. And if you have not been with us for the Feast of Trumpets or for Yom Kippur, when we pray into the courts of heaven —