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  <title>Blog — Day 4</title>
  <subtitle>Notes on the 364-day sacred year — and on walking it with Day 4.</subtitle>
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  <updated>2026-09-15T00:00:00Z</updated>
  <author><name>Day 4</name></author>
  <entry>
    <id>https://dayfourcalendar.com/en/blog/book-of-daniel-explained/</id>
    <title>The Book of Daniel, Explained Chapter by Chapter</title>
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    <published>2026-09-15T00:00:00Z</published>
    <updated>2026-09-15T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <summary>The book of Daniel explained chapter by chapter: six court stories, four visions, two languages, and one claim that the Most High rules kingdoms.</summary>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <id>https://dayfourcalendar.com/en/blog/what-does-the-bible-say-about-the-stars/</id>
    <title>What Does the Bible Say About the Stars?</title>
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    <published>2026-09-14T00:00:00Z</published>
    <updated>2026-09-14T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <summary>What does the Bible say about the stars? Sort their roles in time, witness, symbolism, and prophecy, then meet Scripture's named constellations.</summary>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <id>https://dayfourcalendar.com/en/blog/why-does-the-moon-look-red-tonight/</id>
    <title>Why Does the Moon Look Red Tonight?</title>
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    <published>2026-09-13T00:00:00Z</published>
    <updated>2026-09-13T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <summary>Why does the moon look red tonight? Use three quick checks to distinguish a low moon, smoke or dust, and a real lunar eclipse—then understand why.</summary>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <id>https://dayfourcalendar.com/en/blog/what-is-the-book-of-enoch/</id>
    <title>What Is the Book of Enoch? A Plain Introduction</title>
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    <published>2026-09-12T00:00:00Z</published>
    <updated>2026-09-12T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <summary>What is the Book of Enoch? Map its five works, dates, languages and manuscript history, from the Watchers and calendar to the complete Ge'ez text.</summary>
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  <entry>
    <id>https://dayfourcalendar.com/en/blog/equinox-vs-solstice/</id>
    <title>Equinox vs Solstice: What's Actually Different</title>
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    <published>2026-09-11T00:00:00Z</published>
    <updated>2026-09-11T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <summary>The difference between equinox and solstice is a crossing versus an extreme in the sun's declination. See the geometry, dates, and calendar uses.</summary>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <id>https://dayfourcalendar.com/en/blog/should-christians-celebrate-hanukkah/</id>
    <title>Should Christians Celebrate Hanukkah?</title>
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    <published>2026-09-10T00:00:00Z</published>
    <updated>2026-09-10T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <summary>Should Christians celebrate Hanukkah? The two real objections at full strength, the case from John 10:22, and eight nights a non-Jewish household can keep.</summary>
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  <entry>
    <id>https://dayfourcalendar.com/en/blog/fall-feasts-in-order/</id>
    <title>The Fall Feasts of the Bible in Order: A Clear Map</title>
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    <published>2026-09-09T00:00:00Z</published>
    <updated>2026-09-09T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <summary>The fall feasts of the Bible in order: day 1 the trumpet, day 10 the fast, days 15-21 the booths, day 22 the eighth day — one 22-day arc, mapped.</summary>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <id>https://dayfourcalendar.com/en/blog/was-the-last-supper-a-passover-meal/</id>
    <title>Was the Last Supper a Passover Meal?</title>
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    <published>2026-09-08T00:00:00Z</published>
    <updated>2026-09-08T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <summary>Was the Last Supper a Passover meal? The Synoptics say yes, John's timing says otherwise — five verses side by side and four harmonizations, weighed fairly.</summary>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <id>https://dayfourcalendar.com/en/blog/sabbath-was-made-for-man/</id>
    <title>&quot;The Sabbath Was Made for Man&quot;: What Jesus Meant</title>
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    <published>2026-09-07T00:00:00Z</published>
    <updated>2026-09-07T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <summary>The Sabbath was made for man, not man for the Sabbath: the meaning of Mark 2:27, what the disciples actually did in the grainfield, and why Jesus cites David.</summary>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <id>https://dayfourcalendar.com/en/blog/can-you-keep-the-sabbath-on-a-different-day/</id>
    <title>Can You Keep the Sabbath on a Different Day?</title>
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    <published>2026-09-06T00:00:00Z</published>
    <updated>2026-09-06T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <summary>Can you keep the Sabbath on a different day? Three honest positions with their costs, plus realistic rhythms for 12-hour rotations, 4-on-4-off and residency.</summary>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <id>https://dayfourcalendar.com/en/blog/is-the-sabbath-saturday-or-sunday/</id>
    <title>Is the Sabbath Saturday or Sunday?</title>
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    <published>2026-09-05T00:00:00Z</published>
    <updated>2026-09-05T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <summary>Is the Sabbath Saturday or Sunday? The seventh day is Saturday — but four Christian positions disagree on what follows from that. Each one, stated fairly.</summary>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <id>https://dayfourcalendar.com/en/blog/the-first-day-is-the-fourth-day/</id>
    <title>The First Day Is the Fourth Day</title>
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    <published>2026-08-19T00:00:00Z</published>
    <updated>2026-08-19T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <summary>New Year's Day on a Wednesday-ish day of the week — on purpose, forever? The strange, beautiful reason the 364-day year starts on Day 4, and why it can never drift.</summary>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <id>https://dayfourcalendar.com/en/blog/a-sabbath-for-the-year/</id>
    <title>A Sabbath for the Year: How the Calendar Rests at Every Scale</title>
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    <published>2026-08-11T00:00:00Z</published>
    <updated>2026-08-11T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <summary>The 364-day year rests at three scales: a Sabbath closing every week, threshold days at the turn of each season, and the uncounted pause before Day 1.</summary>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <id>https://dayfourcalendar.com/en/blog/what-is-the-waiting-space/</id>
    <title>What Is the Waiting Space? The Uncounted Days That Close the Year</title>
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    <published>2026-08-09T00:00:00Z</published>
    <updated>2026-08-09T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <summary>A 364-day year runs shorter than the sun's. The Waiting Space is the answer: one or two uncounted days before the equinox re-pins Day 1 — not a thirteenth month.</summary>
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  <entry>
    <id>https://dayfourcalendar.com/en/blog/why-day-4/</id>
    <title>Why Day 4?</title>
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    <published>2026-08-04T00:00:00Z</published>
    <updated>2026-08-04T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <summary>Why Day 4 takes its name from Creation’s fourth day, how Scripture frames sacred time, and why its 364-day model is an invitation, not an obligation.</summary>
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  <entry>
    <id>https://dayfourcalendar.com/en/blog/day-4-is-here/</id>
    <title>It's Here! Day 4 Launches on iPhone and Android</title>
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    <published>2026-07-30T00:00:00Z</published>
    <updated>2026-07-30T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <summary>Day 4 — A Witness of Time — is live on the App Store, Google Play, and the web: the creation calendar, daily Manna cards, prayer, and the Year Dial. Free.</summary>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <id>https://dayfourcalendar.com/en/blog/the-lights-that-keep-time/</id>
    <title>The Lights That Keep Time: Sun, Moon, and Stars as the First Calendar</title>
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    <published>2026-07-23T00:00:00Z</published>
    <updated>2026-07-23T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <summary>Genesis 1:14 set the sun, moon, and stars as the first calendar. Signs and seasons, the equinox, moon phases — and how the Day 4 app still watches them.</summary>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <id>https://dayfourcalendar.com/en/blog/why-the-sabbath-never-moves/</id>
    <title>Why the Sabbath Never Moves in a 364-Day Year</title>
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    <published>2026-07-23T00:00:00Z</published>
    <updated>2026-07-23T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <summary>Why the Sabbath never drifts in a 364-day sacred year: 52 exact weeks make a fixed Sabbath calendar — a steady rhythm of weekly rest you can build a life on.</summary>
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  <entry>
    <id>https://dayfourcalendar.com/en/blog/a-plain-guide-to-the-appointed-times/</id>
    <title>A Plain Guide to the Appointed Times</title>
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    <published>2026-07-23T00:00:00Z</published>
    <updated>2026-07-23T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <summary>A plain guide to the biblical feasts and appointed times — Sabbath, Passover, Weeks, Tabernacles — and where each falls in the 364-day sacred year.</summary>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <id>https://dayfourcalendar.com/en/blog/what-is-the-364-day-calendar/</id>
    <title>What Is the 364-Day Calendar?</title>
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    <published>2026-07-23T00:00:00Z</published>
    <updated>2026-07-23T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <summary>What is the 364-day calendar? A biblical calendar of 52 exact weeks, preserved in Enoch, Jubilees, and the Dead Sea Scrolls — and how to walk it today.</summary>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <id>https://dayfourcalendar.com/en/blog/introduction-to-day-4/</id>
    <title>An Introduction to Day 4 — the Sacred Calendar, in Your Hands</title>
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    <published>2026-07-23T00:00:00Z</published>
    <updated>2026-07-23T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <summary>What the Day 4 app is, how the equinox-anchored 364-day sacred year works, and how to walk its Sabbaths, feasts, and appointed times.</summary>
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