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Debating the Lunar Sabbath's Validity
Sep 30, 2024
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The Lunar Sabbath is Wrong - Key Points
Introduction
The video addresses the controversy surrounding the Lunar Sabbath and attempts to prove it wrong using scriptures, history, and documentation.
Importance of understanding when the Sabbath day actually is, as it is a sign between God and the Israelites throughout generations.
Biblical Explanation
Exodus 31
: God commands the Israelites to keep the Sabbath as a perpetual covenant.
The biblical week consists of six days of work and one day of rest.
The Lunar Sabbath Doctrine asserts the weekly Sabbath changes days each month based on the new moon.
The correct biblical cycle is a continuous six days of work followed by a Sabbath on the seventh day.
Critique of Lunar Sabbath Doctrine
Lunar Sabbath Calendar
: Claims the new moon day is not counted as the first day of the week, resulting in Sabbaths on the 8th, 15th, 22nd, and 29th.
Transitional Days Issue
: These extra days are not counted, which contradicts the biblical concept of a continuous weekly cycle.
Examples from Scripture
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1 Samuel 20
: Demonstrates a Sabbath on the third day of the month, contrary to the lunar cycle.
Numbers 10
: Israelites traveled on the 20th day of the month and camped on the 22nd, a supposed Sabbath day, highlighting impracticality.
Historical Context
Creation Week
: The moon was created on the fourth day, but the Sabbath was sanctified on the seventh day, unrelated to lunar cycles.
Psalm 90 & 2 Peter 3
: Emphasizes God's timeless perspective rather than literal day lengths.
Criticism of Lunar Sabbath Scriptural Basis
Ezekiel 46:1
: Misinterpreted as separating New Moon Day from regular days; instead, it’s similar to rules for feast days.
Historical and Logical Arguments
Babylonian Influence Myth
: Refuted using encyclopedic sources, asserting Israelites did not derive their Sabbath from Babylonian practices.
Yahawashi’s Practice
: Jesus observed the Sabbath with the Jews, indicating they were keeping it correctly.
Roman Calendars
: Evidence shows both 8-day and 7-day cycles, with the Jewish influence leading to widespread adoption of a 7-day week.
Roman Historical Sources
: Document attacks on the Jews on their Sabbath, aligning with the Roman Saturn Day (Saturday).
Calendar Changes and Weekly Cycle Continuity
Gregorian Calendar Reform
: Did not affect the weekly cycle, only numerical days changed.
Definite Article in Greek
: The Sabbath was made for "the man" (Adam), reinforcing a continuous cycle.
Conclusion
The seven-day cycle has remained unbroken since its divine ordination.
The weekly Sabbath is Friday sundown to Saturday sundown, corroborated by historical, biblical, and logical evidence.
Encouragement for respectful discourse, relying on scriptures and credible history to establish truth.
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