Do not fear nor be dismayed

And the Lord, 

He is the One who goes before you. 

He will be with you, 

He will not leave you nor forsake you; 

do not fear nor be dismayed. 

- Deuteronomy 31:8

Quoted to us "New Testament" Saints

in Hebrews 13:5-6

Let your conduct be without covetousness; 

be content with such things as you have. 

For He Himself has said, 

"I will never leave you nor forsake you." 

So we may boldly say:

"The Lord is my helper;
I will not fear.
What can man do to me?"

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Saved by Grace,

Andrew Cross

"Let us hold fast the confession of our hope without wavering, for He who promised is faithful. 

And let us consider one another in order to stir up love and good works, 

not forsaking the assembling of ourselves together, as is the manner of some, 

but exhorting one another, 

and so much the more as you see the Day approaching.

Hebrews 10:23-25

YouTube channel = We belong to the Day

3 Sabbath Days in a Row? Before the First Easter Sunday?

Passover ( April 1st/2nd ) and Easter ( April 5th ) and my Birthday ( the 2nd ) are all aligned this year ( 2026 ).

And it made me wonder if it was possible to have 3 Sabbath Days in a Row.

The first day of Passover ( a Sabbath day observance) starts at sundown on Wednesday, April 1st ( through Thursday the 2nd).

And then

At sundown, on Thursday, the first day of Unleavened Bread (which is also an observed Sabbath day) 

begins at sunset and continues through Friday the 3rd.

Now 2 days of "Sabbaths" have occurred,

And we come to Sundown on Friday, the 3rd of April, as the weekly Sabbath,

that lasts through Saturday the 4th at sundown.

And it officially ends when 3 stars are "visible" after the sunset that evening.

( or so I've read ).

Thursday, Friday, and Saturday.

3 sabbath days in a row?

That is why I've "considered" that Wednesday was a "possible" day for the Crucifixion.

I welcome any feedback you have to offer.

I know I may be overlooking some key facts,

or lack a full understanding.

* I can "see" the Thursday crucifixion working,

If the tradition that "a part of a day" is counted ( or could be counted ) as "a day" applies to the Hebrew's understanding of the word "day."

The only day we are SURE of is Sunday, 

the first day of the week (which technically started Saturday night by our reckoning).

The tomb was empty and Jesus had risen from the dead as promised / foretold.

And this year it would be April 4th ( sundown ) through April 5th, 

With the Feast of First Fruits,

and 

The traditional Easter Sunday 

( Feast / Sabbaths all align with Resurrection Day ).

Jewish calendar reference for this week in 2026,

From:

https://www.theancientway.org/articles/2026-messianic-jewish-holidays#:~:text=(Source:%20Hebcal),23%2C%202026%20(9%20Av)

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Saved by Grace,

Andrew Cross

"Let us hold fast the confession of our hope without wavering, for He who promised is faithful. 

And let us consider one another in order to stir up love and good works, 

not forsaking the assembling of ourselves together, as is the manner of some, 

but exhorting one another, 

and so much the more as you see the Day approaching.

Hebrews 10:23-25

YouTube channel = We belong to the Day

Asteriod Deflection - Practicing Planetary Defense

NASA reported yesterday that it deliberately changed an asteroid's orbit around the sun for the first time —a feat that could one day divert a space rock from slamming into Earth. Scientists launched a spacecraft in 2021 toward two asteroids that orbit the sun together: Didymos and its smaller counterpart, Dimorphos (see spacecraft footage).  Observations from around the world now confirm that the spacecraft's impact —combined with aftershocks from roughly 35 million pounds of ejected rock and dust —cut the duo's time travel around the sun by 0.15 seconds. While the change seems small, experts say a tiny defection adds up over decades, potentially making the difference between an interplanetary object hitting or missing Earth. (Neither Didymos nor Dimorphos has ever posed a risk to Earth.) The largest asteroid impact recorded in modern history exploded over Siberia in 1908 with the power of roughly 185 Hiroshima bombs. Learn more about what's known as the Tunguska event here.

By  MARCIA DUNN

Updated 2:01 PM EST, March 6, 2026

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CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) —
An asteroid that NASA used for target practice a few years ago was nudged into a slightly different route around the sun,
findings that could help divert a future incoming killer space rock, scientists reported Friday.

It's the first time that a celestial body's orbit around the sun was deliberately changed.
The asteroid that NASA's Dart spacecraft slammed into was never a threat to Earth.

"This study marks a notable step forward in our ability to prevent future asteroid impacts on Earth,"
the international research team wrote in Science Advances.

The changes were slight
— reductions of just one-tenth of a second and one-half of a mile (720 meters) to a solar lap
spanning two years and hundreds of millions of miles (kilometers), according to the scientists.

"Even though this seems small, a tiny deflection ... can add up over decades and make the difference
between a potentially hazardous asteroid hitting or missing the Earth in the future,"
lead author Rahil Makadia, of the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, said in an email.

For any save-the-planet tests, "the key isn't delivering a huge shove at the last minute.
The key is delivering a tiny shove many years in advance," he added.

Launched in 2021 on the world's first planetary defense exercise, the Dart spacecraft deliberately plowed into Dimorphos,
which orbits a bigger asteroid, Didymos, as they circle the sun together.
The space agency quickly determined that the 2022 strike trimmed the smaller asteroid's orbit around its bigger companion.

But it took until now for scientists to confirm, based on observations from around the world,
that the impact cut the duo's travel time around the sun by 0.15 seconds.
With each solar orbit lasting 769 days, that's a real-time slowdown of just over 10 micrometers per second,
shrinking the asteroids' 300-million-mile (480-million-kilometer) orbit by 2,360 feet (720 meters).

The researchers said all the boulders and other debris flung off Dimorphos in the crash provided as much push to Dimorphos as the spacecraft itself
— a doubling of momentum. Last summer, a U.S.-Italian team estimated that 35 million pounds (16 million kilograms) of rock and dust were ejected.

The good news is that even with the change in the asteroids' course, Earth remains safely out of their way for the foreseeable future.
That's why this rubble-packed system was picked for the mission, said Steven Chesley of NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory, who took part in the study.

"While it is just a single experiment, it is nonetheless an important data point that will be relevant to any future asteroid deflection missions,"
Chesley said in an email.

Scientists expect to learn even more about the impact's aftermath
when the European Space Agency's Hera spacecraft reaches the asteroids in November.
Dimorphos is 525 feet (160 meters) in diameter.
Fast-spinning Didymos is 2,560 feet (780 meters) across with, according to the latest study, 200 times more mass than its sidekick.

Unlike Dart, Hera will not strike but will tag along for months of surveying.
A pair of small experimental probes will peel away and attempt to land.

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https://apnews.com/article/asteroid-nasa-draft-dimorphos-9abccd32d4cb532a66249dd6145685cb

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Saved by Grace,

Andrew Cross

"Let us hold fast the confession of our hope without wavering, for He who promised is faithful. 

And let us consider one another in order to stir up love and good works, 

not forsaking the assembling of ourselves together, as is the manner of some, 

but exhorting one another, 

and so much the more as you see the Day approaching.

Hebrews 10:23-25

YouTube channel = We belong to the Day