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Dear Brethren, Bro. Nader Mansour SAYS that the Lunar Sabbath is
a dangerous doctrine but does not wish to go into fine details (for
the sake of brevity). He also indicates that this is his personal
testimony. May I ask how one can come to a conclusion, write about
it, but not wish to get into details? How is this helpful to any
truth-seeker that finds his "testimony"? In truth, his testimony is
his opinion, little else, and he apparently does not wish to have
his opinion dissected or questioned. Sorry. You do not get to
publish a challenge on the internet of the beliefs of another group
of people and then hide behind your keyboard without eliciting a
response. Bro. Mansour is free to believe as he likes, but he is
not free to question the beliefs of others without letting the
accused face their accuser. So, Bro. Mansour, consider yourself
served. You will get your day in "court", but so will those you
accuse of false doctrine. If the prosecution is ready, you may
begin. Ladies and gentlemen of the jury, I thank you for your
attention. Mansour writes in a black font. I will respond in
purple, red and blue, perhaps a little green. Dated: 12-20-2016
Lunar Sabbaths (A personal testimony)
Dear brethren, Grace be to you and peace from God our Father,
and from the Lord Jesus Christ. My purpose in this message is to
give a brief personal testimony regarding the issue under
discussion. When I was first introduced to this idea I found it
both new and fascinating. It seemed to make good sense. It also
seemed to present a very good argument in support of it. But it
also brought into question the entire Advent movement and the
platform of truth. [And if that platform is even slightly flawed,
how magnified will it be 172 years later (as of this writing)?] So,
not desiring to make a hasty decision on such a critical and
decisive issue, I decided to study the matter out properly testing
it with inspiration. [Whoa, whoa, whoa. Where does it say in
Scripture, "To the law (Torah) and the testimony (of Ellen White),
if they speak not according to this word, it is because there is no
light in them."? Might I suggest you test it with Scripture--you
know, the ACTUAL Law and the prophets mentioned in Isaiah 8:20?]
This examination confirmed my faith in the foundation of the Advent
movement and that this lunar Sabbaths idea was false doctrine. The
defense will soon reveal evidence that proves Bro. Mansour neither
examined nor confirmed anything other than to prove what he already
believed. Most of our so-called reasoning consists in finding
arguments for going on believing as we already do. James Harvey
Robinson.
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There is a principle which is a bar against all information,
which is proof against all arguments, and which cannot fail to keep
a man in everlasting ignorance; that principle is contempt prior to
investigation. Herbert Spencer In light of the fact that some seem
to be taken with this idea I would like to share some of the things
that helped me reach my conclusions. It may be, perhaps, that
someone might be benefited by my experience before it is too late.
[Or perhaps quite the opposite. It is true, the blind still follow
the blind.] I just hope that none have made a final decision. We
are admonished to sound the trumpet when we see danger approaching,
and may this personal testimony be such at this time. Then
whosoever heareth the sound of the trumpet, and taketh not warning;
if the sword come, and take him away, his blood shall be upon his
own head. He heard the sound of the trumpet, and took not warning;
his blood shall be upon him. But he that taketh warning shall
deliver his soul. (Ezekiel 33:4, 5). Ladies and gentlemen of the
jury, permit me to do likewise and sound the alarm. 1. Where does
it say in Scripture that satyrday is the Sabbath? 2. Where does it
say in Scripture that the Sabbath is every seventh day in
succession, in an unbroken cycle of seven day weeks? Answer these
two simple questions and this issue goes away. Simple as that. But
there is a LOT more Every weekly Sabbath in Scripture that can be
date identified falls on the 8thm, 15th, 22nd or 29th days of the
month. There are no exceptions. This is not possible if satyrday is
the weekly Sabbath. See study here:
http://www.creationcalendar.com/CalendarIssue/28-8-15-22-29_Proof.pdf
In Scripture, Abib 10, 14 and 16 are all commanded work days. Abib
10 is the day the Passover lamb was selected, and one had to be
purchased if you did not own a lamb. This is commerce. Commerce
does not happen on the Sabbath. Abib 14 is Passover. It is the
preparation day for the Sabbath of Unleavened Bread (Abib15). Work
was performed; work is forbidden on the Sabbath. Abib 16 is the day
of wavesheaf (the morrow after the Sabbath--Leviticus 23:5-11). The
barley harvest could begin after the sheaf was waved. Harvesting is
work; work is forbidden on the Sabbath. Every 2-3 years, satyrday
will fall on Abib 10, 14 or 16. Genesis 1:14 is clearly a calendar
statement. Genesis 1:14 reveals that either the sun or moon will
regulate the signs, seasons (mo'edim), days and years. The weekly
Sabbath is called both a sign and a mo'edim. Psalm 104:19 flat out
states that the moon was appointed to regulate the mo'edim.
Leviticus 23:1-3 twice calls the weekly Sabbath a feast (mo'edim in
Hebrew). Can you go outside, look at the sun and tell whether it is
satyrday or the Sabbath? No.
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In Scripture, New Moon days are a third category of day, never
falling during the week, and also interrupting the seven day weekly
count every month. Scripture calls the Sabbath the seventh day, but
in context it is the seventh day of the week. It is never implied
that it is every seven days in an unbroken cycle of 7 day weeks.
The Battle of Jericho was a seven day battle/siege. War is work.
Which day was the Sabbath? You cannot have a seven day segment of
time (using the current pagan/papal calendar) without having a
satyrday involved. In Scripture, satyrday worship is called
idolatry. Ladies and gentlemen of the jury, I beg your indulgence.
I should never make such a statement and not offer the court the
evidence for such a charge... I admit it, Israel worshiped on
satyrday. But you have borne the tabernacle of your moloch [king]
and Chiun your images, the star of your G-d which you made for
yourselves. Amos 5:26. Chiun is the Hebrew word for Saturn. But
that does not mean their worship was acceptable to YHWH. In this
verse Amos sees a day where Israel worships a star-god that they
would make for themselves which means that Israel would have been
in apostasy at that time. Stephen, in Acts 7:43 quotes Amos and is
translated as Remphan, which is Greek for Saturn. Satyrday is ONLY
a day found on the pagan seven day planetary week. Satyrday was the
first day (not the seventh) of this pagan calendar week from at
LEAST 800 B.C. and perhaps further back. The Fathers calendar is
found in the sun and moon (the two great lights), not in the
planets. Why am I spelling it satyrday instead of saturns day?
Because Saturn and the Satyr are both linked to the same false
system of worship. Do this word study with your concordance. Isaiah
13:21 says But wild beasts of the desert shall lie there; and their
houses shall be full of doleful creatures; and owls shall dwell
there, and satyrs shall dance there. The wild beasts of the desert
shall also meet with the wild beasts of the island, and the satyr
shall cry to his fellow; the screech owl also shall rest there, and
find for herself a place of rest. Isaiah 34:14 In both cases, the
Hebrew word here translated as satyr is Strongs Concordance H8163.
It would seem that the Father stopped Israels satyrday observance
early on. Speaking to Israel after their deliverance from Egypt,
YHWH said And they shall no more offer their sacrifices unto
devils, after whom they have gone a whoring. This shall be a
statute for ever unto them throughout their generations. Leviticus
17:7. Notice the word for devils (below).
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And they shall no 3808 more 5750 offer 2076 (853) their
sacrifices 2077 unto devils, 8163 after 310 whom 834 they 1992 have
gone a whoring. 2181 This 2063 shall be 1961 a statute 2708 forever
5769 unto them throughout their generations. 1755 Same Hebrew word,
H8163, Satyrs. Jeroboam and his sons were later cursed for leading
Israel BACK into idolatry. II Chronicles 11:15 says And he
[Jeroboam] ordained 5975 him priests 3548 for the high places, 1116
and for the devils, 8163 and for the calves 5695 which 834 he had
made. 6213 Same Hebrew word, H8163, Satyrs. Jeroboam brought back
what YHWH had removed from Israel in Leviticus 17. And nearly every
time Jeroboams name is mentioned thereafter it is either prefaced
or followed by the statement, who has made My people Israel to sin.
Amos reminded Israel of their satyrday idolatry, Stephen repeated
it and it got him killed. Brother Mansour, the pagan planetary week
was specifically and exclusively designed to worship the pagan gods
in the heavens. YHWH did not adopt the pagan planetary week to
embed His Sabbath in, He has his own calendar. It is only tongue in
cheek that I would ever try to convince you that you are
worshipping Saturn, Chiun or Remphan. Clearly you are worshipping
the Creator, but you are doing it on the wrong calendar. And while
YHWH will wink at our ignorance for a while, He will not always
remain patient when modern Israel is just as stiff-necked as
ancient Israel. Bro. Mansour, do you wish to cross examine? I will
share some of the evidence that convinced me that the lunar
Sabbaths idea is dangerous error. I will not go into fine details
(for the sake of brevity) but will provide a summary. My purpose in
sharing this is not to start a debate over the matter. [Oh, it's
too late for that my friend.] This is merely my personal testimony
and it is up to everyone to take it or leave it as they see fit.
Bro. Mansour, do I need to remind you that your opinion is of no
value in this court? You brought the charges against the Lunar
Sabbath, you do not get to offer your opinion. The prosecution is
requested to present their evidence at this time, please. The lunar
Sabbath idea is based on a number of principal arguments which if
proven false will show the truth of the matter without going into
every intricate detail. The defense could but will not object Your
Honor. Please record for the court that the defense agrees with the
prosecution, but the information offered by the prosecution will
indeed be scrutinized with intricate detail.
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One principal argument is that the 7th day Sabbath is based on a
calendar of some sort. This is contrary to the fourth commandment
which bases the Sabbath on the succession of days, not on any
calendar. [Objection, Your Honor. Scripture says no such thing. All
Your Word says is that the Sabbath is the seventh day of the week,
it NEVER says that it is every seventh day in succession.
Sustained.] The very fact that it is called seventh day means that
it is based on the succession of days. God designed that there
should be six days between each Sabbath. As soon as we start basing
the Sabbath on a calendar (whether it be lunar, solar or astral) we
immediately disrupt Gods order and have a different number of days
between one Sabbath and the next (no longer a consistent interval
of 6 days). This is especially apparent at the transition from one
month to the next. Thank you, Your Honor. Ladies and gentlemen of
the jury. Are not ALL days a day on a calendar? Is it possible to
have a day that falls outside of a calendar? The Sabbath is indeed
the seventh day of the week. I submit that in the absence of ANY
evidence in Scripture that the Sabbath is every seventh day in
succession that the very fact that it is called the seventh day
indicates that every weekly Sabbath is the seventh day OF THE WEEK.
Your Honor, ladies and gentlemen of the jury, Bro. Mansour thinks
to prove his point by suggesting that His Honor commanded that
there only be six work days between each Sabbath. Since the
Righteous Judge is not on trial here, may I demand of the
prosecution that they provide their Scriptural evidence for this
claim? I see. Since the prosecution has no evidence, I would like
this accusation stricken from the record. Begging Your pardon, Your
Honor, but it seems to me that if You had commanded, demanded or
legislated that Your Sabbaths should be every seventh day in
succession that You would not have established New Moon days. In
the Codified Law, Ezekiel 46:1, it is readily apparent that the New
Moon days are a third category of day, being neither work day nor
Sabbath. In Ezekiel 46:1, the temple gate is shut during each and
every one of the SIX working days, but it is opened each and every
Sabbath and new moon. Last month, new moon was on a monday (when
this court was in session). If the tabernacle were still here and I
asked you, Would the gate have been open or shut?, how would you
answer? If you say open because it is new moon day, I would respond
that monday is a work day, it must be shut. If you agreed, Of
course monday is a work day, it must be shut. Id reply, But friend,
it is new moon, it must be open. The prosecution has no correct
answer because they are applying a
pagan/papal/Roman/solar-only/man-made calendar to this Scriptural
calendar event. In the Codified Law, I also offer Amos 8:5, Isaiah
66:23 and II Kings 4:23 as second witnesses that prove that the New
Moon days are a third category of day, apart from the six common
work days and weekly Sabbath.
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Amos: The unscrupulous venders are seeking to cheat the
Israelites, but it is Sabbath and new moon. Israel won't come out
to buy their wares until it is a work day. Isaiah: We will worship
YHWH on the Sabbaths and new moon days, not on work days. II Kings:
The boy collapses in the field, his mother races out, scoops him up
and runs inside. There the boy dies in her lap. So she runs
upstairs, places the boy on Elisha's bed, then runs to her husband
asking permission to take a donkey and a servant with her to go see
the prophet. To which he inquires, It is neither New Moon, nor
Sabbath, why do you want to go see him today? Where was the man? In
his field. What was he doing? Working. Put the new moon day back in
its rightful place in the lunar cycle, and suddenly (IF one is
going outside and LOOKING at the Creators clock--the lights in the
heavens) the Sabbaths will be announced by quarter phase moons
before the 8th, 15th, 22nd and 29th days of each lunar cycle. There
is simply NO evidence in Scripture that the Sabbath is EVERY 7th
day in succession. There is simply NO evidence in Scripture that
satyrday is the Sabbath. Scripture says that the Sabbath is the
seventh day of the week. Period. But whose week? The Creator's week
or the pagan/papal planetary week? Ladies and gentlemen of the
jury, I early asked you if individual days were part of a calendar.
I would like to further ask if weeks are part of a calendar? Is not
the Sabbath in question a day? Is it not also an intricate part of
a week? Bro. Mansour, your witness. Another argument is that the
seventh day Sabbath is part of the feasts of the Lord (Leviticus
23:2, 3) therefore it must be determined by the moon just like the
other feasts. But the truth is that the seventh day Sabbath is
never said to be determined by the moon, but it is a distinct
institution and therefore not governed by the moon (or month) like
the feasts are. (See chapter 7 of the book History of the Sabbath
by J. N. Andrews available at this link) May I beg the indulgence
of this court and demand that the prosecution provide the
Scriptural evidence for this claim? I see. Since the prosecution
has no evidence, I would also like this accusation stricken from
the record. Genesis 1:14 says that the two great lights would be
for signs, seasons, days and years. This is a calendar statement,
thus the calendar of Yah is written in the heavens. Exodus 31:13,
Ezekiel 20:12, and 20:20 all say that the Sabbath is a sign, using
the SAME Hebrew word found in Genesis 1:14 (owth), meaning signal
or beacon.
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Leviticus 23:1-3 shows the weekly Sabbath to be the first feast
(Moedim--appointed times, set feasts) twice using the Hebrew word
mo'edim. In 23:4 the Hebrew word mo'edim is then used to describe
the annual feasts. Ladies and gentlemen of the jury, if the same
Hebrew word is used to define both the weekly AND annual Sabbaths,
then this should be applied evenly. If so, then the moon regulates
not only the annual mo'edim, but also the weekly mo'edim. I would
like to enter into evidence Psalm 104:19 which says that the moon
will regulate the seasons (Moedim--appointed times, set feasts).
This alone is enough to prove that the Sabbath is by the moon, but
it does not answer every possible question as to HOW or WHY that
might take place. Yours is not to ask WHY. Either do (obey) or do
not. The HOW will only be answered by going outside and looking AT
the clock and watching for patterns. Another point made is that the
first Sabbath (in creation) was based on the moon. This is pure
speculation. The first Sabbath was based on the fact that it was
the seventh day not on the moon of the fourth day! May I beg the
pardon of this court and demand that the prosecution provide the
Scriptural evidence for this accusation? I see. Since the
prosecution can provide no evidence, I would also like this
accusation stricken from the record. Seems odd that Genesis 1:14,
Psalm 104:19 and Leviticus 23:1-3 prove that the Sabbath is based
on the lunar cycle, but the first Sabbath was not. It also seems
odd that the prosecution would think to enter this court and try to
persuade the jury with an argument that is contrary to the Codified
Law. In truth, if the Author of the Codified Law says in one place
that the weekly Sabbaths are regulated by the moon, then ALL of
them are. Since all of the weekly Sabbaths that can be date
identified in Scripture fall on the 8th, 15th, 22nd and 29th days
of the month, then the very first month would produce the same
result. `Looks like this...
New Moon
(Genesis 1:1-2)
Day 1 of week
(Genesis 1:3-5)
Day 2 of week
(Genesis 1:6-8)
Day 3 of week
(Genesis 1:9-13)
Day 4 of week
(Genesis 1:14-19)
Day 5 of week
(Genesis 1:20-23)
Day 6 of week
(Genesis 1:24-31)
7th day Sabbath (Genesis
2:1-3) 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22
23 24 25 26 27 28 29
(30) In order for the sun and moon to be the hour and minute
hand of YHWH's celestial time piece, the clock had to be in place
from the very beginning. What was the first thing created during
creation week? Light? No. Genesis 1:1-2 says heaven and earth.
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What this means, and what it entails becomes clear based on what
was done on the next day, the first day of the work week. And it is
at this juncture where some folks refuse to see, even though it is
ink on the page. And Elohim said, Let there be light: and there was
light. And Elohim saw the light, that it was good: and Elohim
divided the light from the darkness. And Elohim called the light
Day, and the darkness he called Night. And the evening and the
morning were the first day. Genesis 1:3-5 There is only one light
source in the universe that can divide Day from Night, the sun.
Please note that if the sun was NOT lit on day one, how are there 3
numbered days before the 4th week day of Creation? The Hebrew word
day (yom) means heat as in from the sun. Since the Hebrew
understanding of day requires sunlight, how were there 3 days
before the 4th day of creation week? According to Genesis 1:3-5,
this separation of day and night is the sole responsibility of the
one great luminary lit on that day, the sun. Since the sun was lit
in Genesis 1:3-5, the moon was thus illuminated as the moon resides
in the same heaven with the sun, meaning the sun, moon and stars
were not created on day 4! Can this be proven from Scripture? Sure.
Moses used two different words in the creation account. One means
created from scratch (H#1254, bara) an example of which can be
found in Genesis 1:1, the other (asah) doesnt. An example of "asah"
can be found in Genesis 1:16. And God made (asah) two great lights;
the greater light to rule the day, and the lesser light to rule the
night: he made the stars also. And God set them in the firmament of
the heaven to give light upon the earth, And to rule over the day
and over the night, and to divide the light from the darkness: and
God saw that it was good. And the evening and the morning were the
fourth day. Genesis 1:16-19 Created: H1254 br, baw-raw, A primitive
root; (absolutely) to create; (qualified) to cut down (a wood),
select, feed (as formative processes): - choose, create (creator),
cut down, dispatch, do, make (fat). See Genesis 1:1 Made: H6213 h,
aw-saw, A primitive root; to do or make, in the broadest sense and
widest application: - accomplish, advance, appoint, apt, be at,
become, bear, bestow, bring forth, bruise, be busy, X certainly,
have the charge of, commit, deal (with), deck, + displease, do,
(ready) dress (-ed), (put in) execute (-ion), exercise, fashion, +
feast, [fight-] ing man, + finish, fit, fly, follow, fulfil,
furnish, gather, get, go about, govern, grant, great, + hinder,
hold ([a feast]), X indeed, + be industrious, + journey, keep,
labour, maintain, make, be meet, observe, be occupied, offer, +
officer, pare, bring (come) to pass, perform, practice, prepare,
procure, provide, put, requite, X sacrifice, serve, set, shew, X
sin, spend, X surely, take, X thoroughly, trim, X very, + vex, be
[warr-] ior, work (-man), yield, use. See Genesis 1:16
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Asah means made from something, or advanced upon or appointed.
The Hebrew word made would be used in this sentence; I made (asah)
my bed this morning. The bed was not created from scratch this
morning; it was already there, it was only advanced upon and made
ready for use the next night. For example: He appointed (asah) the
moon for seasonsPsalm 104:19. Here David very nearly quotes Genesis
1:14, only hes very specific about the role of the moon. Genesis
1:14 says the two great luminaries in the heavens were created to
regulate signs, seasons, days and years. Seasons here in Psalm
104:19 is the same Hebrew seasons found in Genesis 1:14; moedim,
meaning appointed times or set feasts. Leviticus 23:1-3 calls the
weekly Sabbath a feast, using the same Hebrew word, moedim. So,
right from creation, the Sabbath has been regulated by a luminary
in the heavens, not by a pagan/papal man-made calendar created for
the express purpose of worshipping false gods. The simple fact is
that time on earth began in Genesis 1:1-2, not Genesis 1:3-5. It is
the movement of the sun, moon and stars that define time on earth.
Also, it is a universal truism that without motion there can be no
time. And the inverse is also true, without time there can be no
motion. So, since time began on earth at the moment the Creator
spoke heaven and earth into existence, what all did He create and
set in motion at that time? Do you deny the absolute laws of the
universe? You must deny them if you insist that the sun and moon
did not exist until the 4th day of Creation. Lunar Sabbatarians do
not deny the universal Codified Law, we embrace it. The prosecution
wants to hide behind what they believe and what they think is true.
The defense wishes to stand on principle, on truth. In light of the
evidence just presented, is it mere speculation for Lunar Sabbath
keepers to consider that the very first Sabbath was ALSO based on
the phase of the moon? If there was a New Moon at the beginning of
the second month of earth's history, and a New Moon last month,
what do you suppose the very FIRST month of earth's history began
with? With New Moon in it's rightful place, the quarter phases
announce the weekly Sabbaths on the 8th, 15th, 22nd and 29th days
of the month. Just like clockwork. Another principle argument is
that the weekly cycle has not been a continuous one through
history. But the truth of the matter is that history and prophecy
say the exact opposite. The weekly cycle has continued down through
history to our day (and will continue till the end). I would like
to seek the mercy of this court and demand that the prosecution
provide their Scriptural evidence for first two sentences in the
above accusation? I see. Since the prosecution has no such
evidence, I would also like this accusation stricken from the
record. Thank you.
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The defense would like to submit that we agree with the last
sentence above. The weekly cycle established at Creation HAS
continued down through history and will continue till the end, it
is just not the pagan/papal week proposed by the prosecution. The
prosecution would like to submit into evidence that the seven day
Gregorian week goes all the way back to Creation, and hope to prove
that this is the calendar of Scripture, but they cannot because
there is no evidence to support such an accusation. For instance,
if the 1-2-3-4-5-6-7 day weeks are unbroken, they we should be able
to go backward in time and find a fri-sat-sun crucifixion weekend.
Your Honor, if it please the court, the defense would like to
submit the following into evidence... Scholars have generally
agreed that the only dates that the crucifixion could have taken
place are A.D. 30, 31 or 33. The reason for these years is that
there are other historical events that took place at known dates
that must be taken into consideration and placed in the timeline of
the events in the NT. Passover is a lunar event, the 14th day of
the first lunar month. The moon's phases are not a secret and the
lunar cycle can be determined in either the past or future with a
great deal of accuracy. Passover is the 14th of the first month,
but also occurs at the full moon. Any moon phase calculator will
tell you that... Passover would have been on the pagan we-day in 27
A.D. It would have been on the pagan mo-day in 28 A.D. On the pagan
su-day in 29 A.D. On the pagan th-day in 30 A.D. On the pagan
t-sday in 31 A.D. On the pagan su-day in 32 A.D. And on the pagan
th-day in 33 A.D. What this proves is that there were no
fri-sat-sun weekend Passovers on ANY of the dates between 27 and 33
A.D. covering all the suspected years of the crucifixion. And the
day after Passover in the year of the crucifixion was most
certainly the weekly Sabbath, see Mark 15:42, Luke 23:54-56, John
19:31, which means that if satyrday is the Sabbath, friday would
have been Passover. This proves that the pagan planetary week was
not employed by Israel in the first century. They observed the
Lunar-solar calendar established at Creation, a fact corroborated
by historians and proved in Scripture. Sorry Bro. Mansour, but it
is not your turn and I am not through with this witness.
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The prosecution has already gone on the record saying that the
historical record proves a continuous 7 day weekly cycle throughout
history. The defense would like to submit the following into
evidence. Satyrday has not always been the 7th day of the week. To
assume that Israel observed the pagan seven day planetary week in
the first century when Rome themselves did not is sheer lunacy.
Rome did not officially adopt the seven day planetary week until
A.D. 321 when Emperor Constantine became a christian. At that time,
saturns day was the 1st day of the seven day planetary week, not
the 7th. Below is a sketch of the planetary week, circa 100
B.C.
saturns day, suns day, moons day, mars day, mercurys day,
jupiters day, venus day Rome ruled the world in the first century
B.C., thus the Roman numerals, but this is not a Roman calendar.
This is a bona fide pagan seven day planetary week as it existed
from 800-600 B.C., until A.D. 321 when Constantine venerated the
day of the sun. You
see, Constantine worshiped Mithra, the Persian version of the
sun god. He did not want the day of the sun taking a back seat to
saturn, so when he venerated the day of the sun all he did was bump
satyrday from the coveted #1 position in the week all the way to
the seventh day, which was vacated by all the other days moving up
one position in the weekly cycle, permitting the suns day to hold
the preeminent position. The sketch above came from this clay
calendar tablet (at left).
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You see, the dirty little secret is out. You can count backward
by seven all you want, but satyrday was not the seventh day of the
week anywhere on the planet until A.D. 321, and then by virtue of
Constantine, not the Creator Almighty, so it certainly was NOT the
Sabbath of Israel at any time in earths history. In the first
century, Rome observed an 8 (EIGHT) day calendar week. They were
identified as A-B-C-D-E-F-G-H. Below is an actual copy of a first
century Roman calendar. At that time, the months of january and
april had 29 days instead of 31 and 30 days (respectively) that
they consist of now.
In light of this historical evidence that contradicts the claim
of the prosecution (that the record will prove that the weekly
cycle has remained intact throughout history) the defense would
like to allow the prosecution to recant and withdraw this
accusation from evidence. It seems prudent to do so at this time
since the calendar that the prosecution alleges contains the
Sabbath of Creation fails to support their claim. Naturally, the
weekly Sabbath command is still in effect, and the calendar
established at Creation is STILL in commission, therefore the
defense would like to submit to the court that the weekly cycle has
indeed never been changed, it has remained intact throughout
history, but that this week is NOT the seven day planetary week
presented by the prosecution. The great God, in his days of
creation and day of rest, measured off the first cycle as a sample
for successive weeks till the close of time. [Lunar Sabbath keepers
agree. The first week of the very first month of the first year of
earth's history was preceded by a New Moon day, same as every month
since then.] "These are the generations of the heavens and of the
earth when they were created."
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God gives us the productions of his work at the close of each
literal day. Each day was accounted of him a generation, because
every day he generated or produced some new portion of his work. On
the seventh day of the first week God rested from his work, and
then blessed the day of his rest, and set it apart for the use of
man. The weekly cycle of seven literal days, six for labor and the
seventh for rest, which has been preserved and brought down through
Bible history, originated in the great facts of the first seven
days. {Ellen White, 1SP 85.1} The defense declines to cross
examine. It's true. Every day of creation was accounted of Him, and
on every day He generated or produced some new portion of His work.
The time segment used when heaven and earth were created in Genesis
1:1-2 was New Moon. It was the beginning of ALL successive months.
The Scriptural week ever since creation has been six work days and
a seventh-day Sabbath. And this quote offers the definition of a
single week. It does not mention successive weeks, it does not
mention the relationship of the week to the month, it does not
mention the role of New Moon in the Month. All this quote says is
that the week (6 work days and a Sabbath) has existed since
creation. Ask yourself the question: what does successive weeks
mean? [It is obvious that the prosecution thinks "successive weeks"
means sequential, but in light of the Scriptural evidence it means
every week that follows.] What does till the close of time mean?
[Just what it says. The weeks since creation, and the weeks in
Scripture are 6 work days and a Sabbath, and will be thus until the
end of time.] This statement is too plain but the lunar Sabbath
idea turns it around to mean the opposite of what it says. This
alone should be enough evidence. But God led me to further
historical evidence confirming the same. I would direct the
attention of all to a study of the books History of the Sabbath by
J. N. Andrews and The Change of the Sabbath by G. I. Butler.
Objection! The prosecution is using ONE definition of the word
successive, the defense is using a different definition, but BOTH
are proper definitions of the word successive. The issue here is
which definition lines up with the evidence in Scripture. The
prosecution has been given ample opportunity to prove that the
weeks run "successively" without interruption, and not only have
the failed to do so, they have not even offered a single text.
Sustained. Thank you Your Honor. May I continue please? Nader
Mansour is a Seventh-day Adventist. I have no quarrel with either
him or his denomination. However, the prosecution is bringing into
evidence the testimony of two Seventh-day Adventist ministers who
believe that satyrday is the weekly Sabbath. Naturally, they will
agree with the position of the prosecution, however their opinion
will hardly be unbiased or without prejudice. And while the benefit
of their testimony may be dubious at best, I am a firm believer in
their first amendment right to the freedom of speech.
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That said, ladies and gentlemen of the jury, I will provide
witnesses that will refute every word these gentlemen say. It is up
to the prosecution and defense team to prove which position agrees
with Scripture. The question will be who presents the better case.
"The week, another primeval measure, is not a natural measure of
time, as some astronomers and chronologers have supposed, indicated
by the phases or quarters of the moon. It was originated by divine
appointment at the creation - six days of labor and one of rest
being wisely appointed for man's physical and spiritual
well-being." - Bliss' Sacred Chronology, p. 6; Hale's Chronology,
vol. i. p. 19. "Seven has been the ancient and honored number among
the nations of the earth. They have measured their time by weeks
from the beginning. The original of this was the Sabbath of God, as
Moses has given the reasons of it in his writings." - Brief
Dissertation on the first three Chapters of Genesis, by Dr.
Coleman, p. 26. {Quoted in History of the Sabbath, p.31 by J. N.
Andrews} [I cannot seem to locate the book of J.N. Andrews in
Scripture.] This is nothing more than the supposition of a man
convinced that his position is correct. It is not "evidence" in and
of itself. It is ONLY evidence of what this man believes as he
offers no evidence that his interpretation of a week is accurate or
Scriptural. The defense has offered the ladies and gentlemen of the
jury Scriptural evidence that the week is determined by the moon,
and these authors concur... the Hebrew Sabbathon was celebrated at
intervals of seven days, corresponding with changes in the moons
phases... Encyclopedia Biblica, 1899. p. 4180 In the time of the
earliest prophets, the New Moon stood in the same line with another
lunar observance, the Sabbath. Ezekiel, who curiously enough
frequently dates his prophecies on the New Moon describes the gate
of the inner court of the (new) temple looking eastward as kept
shut for the six working days, but opened on the Sabbath and the
New Moon. Scribner's Dictionary of the Bible (1898 edit.), p. 521
The [early] Hebrews employed lunar seven-day weekswhich ended with
special observances on the seventh day but none the less were tied
to the moons course. Hutton Webster, in his book, Rest Days, page
254. It is a well-attested historical fact that the weekly cycle
was observed, and the seventh day was kept sacred, by nearly all
the most ancient nations of the earth besides the Jews. There are
decisive evidences to show that the Assyrians, Babylonians,
Persians, Arabians, Greeks, and Romans, and even the Chinese, knew
of the Sabbath, and at an early period regarded it as a sacred day.
We may notice this point more fully hereafter, but will introduce
brief evidences of it here. John G. Butler, a Free-Will Baptist
author in his Natural and Revealed Theology, p. 396, says: "We
learn, also, from the testimony of Philo, Hesiod, Josephus,
Porphyry, and others, that the division of time into weeks and the
observance of the seventh day were common to the nations of
antiquity. They would not have adopted such a custom from the Jews.
Whence, then, could it have been derived but through tradition,
from its original institution in the garden of Eden?" {The Change
of the Sabbath, pp. 20, 21, by G. I. Butler}
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And all nations originally observed a lunar-solar calendar very
similar to the one on Scripture, the one given to the Hebrews. The
New Moon is still, and the Sabbath originally was, dependent upon
the lunar cycle. Universal Jewish Encyclopedia, p. 410. Luni-solar
calendar foundations of the Jewish calendar extend from the
earliest verses of scripture. Natural, uniform motions of the
heavenly spheres are the pivotal markers of time reckoning. The
list of ancient characters mentioned in the Old Testament used this
lunar-solar calendar system of time recording. Observation of lunar
phases coupled with solar positioning graduated the lifetime ages
of Adam and his descendants. . . . Changes in the appearance of the
moon provided the seven-day week. Originating with ancient
interpretations of lunar time, divisions of seven days separate the
four basic lunar phases... Starting with a dark new moon, the moon
gradually comes into view on following nights. In about seven days
the first half of the moon is visible. The second half waxes until
full moon at the end of two weeks. Lunar light reverses progression
in the third week, waning to half visibility again. A fourth week
completes the month, and visibility again diminishes toward a new
moon. Completion of four lunar phases comprises the month. Ages of
Adam, published in 1995, by Clark K. Nelson. I cannot say it any
clearer than this. This man is not a Lunar Sabbath keeper, in fact,
he is a Sunday keeper, yet he tells the truth. Gilfillan, in his
large book on 'The Sabbath,' published by the American Tract
Society, says: The Week From Antiquity "'Let it suffice, however,
in a matter on which there is so general an agreement, to present
the words of four eminent authors: "The septenary arrangement of
the days," says Scaliger, "was in use among the Orientals from the
remotest antiquity." "We have reason to believe," observes
President DeGoguet, "that the institution of that short period of
seven days, called a week, was the first step taken by mankind in
dividing and measuring their time. We find, from time immemorial,
the use of this period among all nations, without any variation in
the form of it. The Israelites, Assyrians, Egyptians, Indians,
Arabians, and, in a word, all the nations of the East, have in all
ages made use of a week, consisting of seven days. We find the same
custom among the ancient Romans, Gauls, Britons, Germans, the
nations of the North, and of America." According to Laplace, "the
week is perhaps the most ancient and incontestable monument of
human knowledge." It would appear that the Chinese, who have no
Sabbath, at one time honored the seventh day of the week.' Pages
364, 365. {Quoted in In Defense of the Faith, p. 95, by William
Henry Branson} Immanuel Velikovsky discovered why. In his book,
World's in Collision, you will discover that he learned that if you
travel back to a certain time in history, all nations on earth at
that time observed the same calendar as the one in Scripture, the
one observed by the Hebrews. Twelve 30 day lunar months for a total
of 360 days in the lunar-solar year. The weeks were not independent
of the month as all nations observed New Moon in one way or
another, containing 4 weeks inside each month.
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They got this practice for the same reason the Babylonians were
speaking the language of the Garden of Eden while building the
Tower of Babel. If it ain't broke, don't fix it. No one thought to
invent a new language when evil men started to migrate away from
the Garden of Eden area, neither did they think to change the
calendar established at Creation. And it was Divine intervention
that both practices were put to a halt. YHWH confused the languages
at the Tower of Babel, and He later dented His clock by changing
the relationship between the sun, moon and earth. No longer was the
sun on a perfect 360 trek about the earth and no longer was the
lunar cycle a perfect 30 days in duration. Whatever club the
Creator used, it moved the sun some 5.25 days further away (the
current year is 365.24255 days long) and the moon a half day closer
(the current lunar cycle is 29.5 days long). That the year was
originally 360 days long is easy to prove. First of all, in
prophecy, a day for a year totals 360 days in duration. Seems a bit
odd that a prophetic year would be something other than the
original year established at Creation, doesnt it? That, and there
is an equation in Genesis that spells it out for us. Genesis 7:11
says that the flood began on the 17th day of the second month.
Genesis 8:4 says the water prevailed upon the face of the earth
until the 17th day of the seventh month. That is 5 months. Genesis
7:24 and 8:3 say that the water prevailed upon the earth for 150
days. 150 divided by 5 = 30. So there were 5 consecutive 30 day
months in Scripture, which is not possible with the current
relationship between the earth and moon. 12 x 30 = 360 So, we have
solid Scriptural proof that the months were all 30 days in length.
The lunar cycle is now 29.5 days rather than 30 day in length.
Which equates to some months being 29 days long, some being 30 days
long. Another point used to support the lunar Sabbaths is the use
of the Spirit of Prophecy. This is one of the most obvious blunders
of this idea. The only Sabbath supported by the Spirit of Prophecy
is the Sabbath we have all kept for the past 100+ years! The
defense agrees that the Adventist church has kept the same Sabbath
for the past 100+ years, but it is not the Sabbath of Scripture,
and it is not a true statement that there is only ONE Sabbath
supported in the Spirit of Prophecy. Here Ellen White calls it like
she sees it, and she names names I saw that G-d had children who do
not see and keep the Sabbath. They have not rejected the light upon
it. And at the commencement of the time of trouble, we were filled
with the Holy Ghost as we went forth and proclaimed the Sabbath
more fully. This enraged the churches and nominal Adventists, as
they could not refute the Sabbath truth. And at this time G-ds
chosen all saw clearly that we had the truth, and they came out and
endured the persecution with us. I saw the sword, famine,
pestilence, and great confusion in the land. The wicked thought
that we had brought the judgments upon them, and they rose up and
took counsel to rid the earth of us, thinking that then the evil
would be stayed. Early Writings, p. 33
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Adventists, even nominal ones (which means, in name only) have
already accepted the Sabbath. What Sabbath message could possibly
incite rage among Adventists? I thought they were keeping the
correct Sabbath? Please note that this is an end time event, and
the ones with the Sabbath reform message are filled with the
Fathers Spirit, and that the Adventists could NOT REFUTE the
Sabbath message. And finally, please note that Ellen White (even
though she died before the time of the end) projected herself to
the time of the end and included herself in the number that CAME
OUT [of the Adventist church] to observe the correct Sabbath. The
last final conflict is not going to be about Sabbath vs. sunday; it
is going to be about the True Sabbath vs. satyrday. Remember, a
counterfeit has to look a great deal like the original. Sunday, the
first day of the week, looks NOTHING like the seventh-day Sabbath.
But a spurious Sabbath, the seventh day of a counterfeit calendar,
could generate sufficient hostilities. The defense would like to
remind the court of Proverbs 18:13...He that answereth a matter
before he heareth it, it is folly and shame unto him. Perhaps the
prosecution would like to reconsider their hasty statement about
the Sabbath of the Adventists? Only the true Sabbath would generate
this much heat, and only the true Sabbath would cause Ellen White
to come out and join True Sabbath keepers in the face of severe
judgment and scrutiny. When thinking men find that our restaurants
are closed on the Sabbath, they will make inquiries in regard to
the principles that lead us to close our doors on Saturday. In
answering their questions we shall have opportunity to acquaint
them with the reasons for our faith. We can give them copies of our
periodicals and tracts, so that they may be able to understand the
difference between "him that serveth God and him that serveth Him
not." {Ellen White, CH 491.2} According to the Spirit of Prophecy
the Sabbath = Saturday. But satyday will not enrage the churches
and Adventists at the end of time. Everyone is going along
peacefully right now--sunday keepers worshiping on sunday, satyrday
keepers observing satyrday. But SOMEHTHING upsets the applecart,
and it is not going to be satyrday because satyrday is the day that
nominal Adventists observe. The new Sabbath truth enrages them
because they can't refute it. Neither can Mansour. In CH, p. 491,
paragraph 2, Ellen White testifies as to her understanding and
practice. In Early Writings, p. 33, Ellen White recounts a vision
she was given. One testimony comes from YHWH, one from a human. One
statement agrees with the calendar established at Creation, one
agrees with the pagan/papal calendar. Guess which Ellen White quote
Lunar Sabbath keepers use as evidence? Isaiah 8:20. To the law
[Torah] and to the testimony [of the prophets]: if they speak not
according to this word, it is because there is no light in
them.
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Another brother says it is only a few months since he has been
enlightened in regard to the truth by reading a Review. He received
the Signs of the Times also; and became convicted through reading
these papers that Saturday was the Sabbath of the Lord. [Satyrday
is the seventh day of the pagan/papal week, so to the ignorant,
since this is the seventh day of the week it would SEEM to be the
Sabbath of Scripture.] He felt that he must have something more
than merely the light upon the Sabbath. He wanted to know some
things for himself which had never been told him. He offered his
first prayer forty miles from home while in camp. He sought the
Lord then and there, and had come to this meeting to obtain further
light and to follow it. This brother received the ordinance of
baptism, and fully identified himself with this people. {Ellen
White, RH, May 11, 1876 par.19} Did the Review & Herald offer
any proof that satyrday is the seventh day of the Creation week? Or
was the only case made was that satyrday is the seventh day of the
week observed by nearly every nation on earth (the Gregorian
calendar week)? Ladies and gentlemen of the jury, the defense has
shown and will continue to suggest that the ONLY reason why the
prosecution and Adventists believe that satyrday is the Sabbath is
because it is the seventh day of the calendar week they observe. It
is no deeper than that--their tradition. A long habit of not
thinking a thing wrong gives it the superficial appearance of being
right. Thomas Paine. This point is important to note. The entire
church at the time (including the living prophet) taught that the
Sabbath was on Saturday. Remember that this conclusion was reached
by deep Bible study in the early days of our movement. This Bible
study laid the foundation for all our doctrines including the
Sabbath of course. Mrs. White said that the foundation was built by
the Master Worker and must not be changed. Though new truth will
come, it will never contradict the foundational truths. Thus, the
lunar Sabbath theory must either abandon the Spirit of Prophecy or
return to the true Sabbath. Keeping both is self-contradictory.
Several things here. 1) Mrs. White was not a prophet. 2) Since when
has the majority been right? 3) Yes, Scripture lays the foundation
for the Sabbath, built by the Master Worker. 4) That foundation
will neither be changed, nor contradicted. 5) Considering the
inability of the prosecution to prove anything yet, they are hardly
in a position to demand that Lunar Sabbath keeper abandon Spirit of
Prophecy quotes that agree with their doctrine. These will be
addressed in order. 1. I said that I did not claim to be a
prophetess. I have not stood before the people claiming this title,
though many called me thus. I have been instructed to say, I am
God's messenger, sent to bear a message of reproof to the erring
and of encouragement to the meek and lowly. With pen and with voice
I am to bear the messages given me. The word given me is, You are
faithfully to reprove those who would mar the faith of the people
of God. Write out the things which I shall give you, that they may
stand as a witness to the truth till the end of time. R&H,
1-26-1905
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To claim to be a prophetess is something that I have never done.
If others call me by that name, I have no controversy with them.
But my work has covered so many lines that I can not call myself
other than a messenger sent to bear a message from the Lord to his
people, and to take up work in any line that he points out. When I
was last in Battle Creek, I said before a large congregation that I
did not claim to be a prophetess. Twice I referred to this matter,
intending each time to make the statement, I do not claim to be a
prophetess. If I spoke otherwise than this, let all now understand
that what I had in mind to say was that I do not claim the title of
prophet or prophetess. Review and Herald, 7-26-1906 The prosecution
wishes to present Ellen White as a prophet. Since we are in a court
case now, Mansour can accuse Ellen White of anything he wants, but
if she denies his accusation, then it is not true. 2. The
prosecution wishes to trot out the idea that since the entire
Adventist denomination thinks that satyday is the Sabbath, that it
must be true, or at least this must be admitted as evidence in
support of satyrday as the Sabbath. Since when as the majority ever
been right? At Noah's ark? When Caleb and Joshua returned from
spying out the promised land? When Gideon attacked an army of
nearly 200,000 soldiers with 300 men? At the end of time? If you
were a speculator watching these events, where would your money
have been? Truth is not what I believe. Truth is not even what I
know. Truth is Fact. I may not believe it. I may not know it. That
does not change it. It is there nevertheless, waiting to be
discovered and believed. Truth does not depend on the unsettled and
changing opinions of men. It was truth before it was believed. It
remains truth, whether it is believed or not. Reason does not
originate or create it. It merely discovers it. Carlyle B. Haynes
All error does not become truth by reason of multiplied
propagation, nor does truth become error because no one will see
it. Gandhi 3. The foundation of the Sabbath of Scripture is Lunar.
Has been since creation. Looks like this:
New Moon
(Genesis 1:1-2)
Day 1 of week
(Genesis 1:3-5)
Day 2 of week
(Genesis 1:6-8)
Day 3 of week
(Genesis 1:9-13)
Day 4 of week
(Genesis 1:14-19)
Day 5 of week
(Genesis 1:20-23)
Day 6 of week
(Genesis 1:24-31)
7th day Sabbath (Genesis
2:1-3) 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22
23 24 25 26 27 28 29
(30)
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4. Both the OT and NT prove the Lunar Sabbath. Philo and
Josephus, first century Hebrew historians give account of the Lunar
Sabbath, the Essenes wrote of a Lunar Sabbath, hundreds of other
scholars and anthropologists have discovered and written of ancient
Israel's Lunar Sabbath. Ellen White understood that a Sabbath
message was coming that would enrage Adventists because they could
not refute it. Ladies and gentlemen of the jury, the Lunar Sabbath
is that end time Sabbath message. 5. Since the prosecution cannot
prove that satyrday is the Sabbath (or disprove the Lunar Sabbath),
the defense will use any and every reference we see fit that agrees
with the Creation Calendar Sabbath. If a quote agrees with the
Torah and the testimony of the prophets, there is light in it, we
will use it to prove the Lunar Sabbath. If a quote disagrees with
the Torah and the testimony of the prophets, there is no light in
it, it is of no use to us. It is not the fault of the defense that
the prosecution continues to use quotes that disagree with
Scripture, having no light in them. The subjects of the Sabbath,
the nature of man, and the testimony of Jesus are the great and
important truths to be understood; these will prove as an anchor to
hold God's people in these perilous times. {Ellen White,
Testimonies Vol.1, 300.1} (Note: This was written in 1862 when the
entire church kept the true Sabbath of the 4th commandment. This
truth is an anchor for us in these times!) Neither proves satyrday
is the Sabbath, nor disproves the Lunar Sabbath. Remember, also,
that soon after the 1888 message was given we are told that Christ
would have come had the message been accepted. The entire church at
the time was keeping the seventh day Sabbath on Saturday. Were they
wrong in this practice? How come Christ was going to return then?
The vision Ellen White received that he could have returned "ere
this" was received in 1896, meaning that 8 years after the 1888
debacle, the Kingdom could have been restored. And, yes, in 8
years, the entire denomination could have repented of the false
Sabbath and been keeping the Lunar Sabbath. And according to the
witnesses who were there, that is EXACTLY the outcome that was
prevented by the stiff-necked leaders at that time. YHWH has shown
the Adventist church the Lunar Sabbath, and they have rejected it
at least 3 times:
http://www.creationcalendar.com/StatuteFeastInfo/5-Exposing-the-Skeleton-of-SDA-closet-1888.pdf
http://www.creationcalendar.com/StatuteFeastInfo/6-Jones_And_WaggonerSDA.pdf
http://www.creationcalendar.com/CalendarIssue/History-of-the-Lunar-Sabbath-in-Adventism.pdf
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If the 1888 message had been received, and Ellen White agreed
with it, in short order, the Adventist church would have been
keeping the feasts, it would have been learned that the feasts are
regulated by the moon and shortly after that that the weekly
Sabbath is the first feast, and also regulated by the moon. All
this could have been accomplished in less than a year if the
leaders of the church had not stood in the way. These brief
evidences demonstrated to me that falsehood of the lunar Sabbath
idea. This idea is not part of the foundation of truth built by
Jesus Christ. It is dangerous in that it turns people from the true
Sabbath of the fourth commandment to a false Sabbath of the moon.
Please, brethren, beware lest Satan steal your crown. Let us hold
fast to what we have received and heard. There is a serious warning
to all of us regarding this issue. The following fearful prophecy
is warning to all: If this is the best the prosecution can do,
offer circumstantial evidence as a closing argument, well, so be
it. Indeed, hold fast to that which you have received. Satyrday was
never handed down to Adventism, it was assumed. They received that
the Sabbath is the seventh day of the week, and even though they
have NEVER had or received any evidence that satyrday was that
seventh day, blind Adventist leaders will lead their blind
parishioners and they will both fall in the ditch. The seventh-day
Sabbath in Scripture is lunar, satyday was never been presented to
Adventism as the Sabbath, Ellen White was never SHOWN this, it was
assumed and has now become their tradition. So strongly that some
are willing to reject the truth to maintain a lie. Then I was shown
a company who were howling in agony. On their garments was written
in large characters, "Thou art weighed in the balance, and found
wanting." I asked who this company were. The angel said, "These are
they who have once kept the Sabbath and have given it up." I heard
them cry with a loud voice, "We have believed in Thy coming, and
taught it with energy." And while they were speaking, their eyes
would fall upon their garments and see the writing, and then they
would wail aloud. I saw that they had drunk of the deep waters, and
fouled the residue with their feet--trodden the Sabbath underfoot--
and that was why they were weighed in the balance and found
wanting. {Ellen White, EW 36.2} Naturally, judgment will fall upon
those who give up the true Sabbath of Creation. There will be no
punishment for giving up a spurious Sabbath. And this quote does
not say/prove that satyrday is the Sabbath nor does it disprove the
Lunar Sabbath. When I read that I thought Thank you Lord! Keep me
faithful, I dont want that to be me. Will that be you? I sincerely
hope not. [My, how surely does misery loves company. Will the mice
follow the pied piper to their demise or step out of line and think
for themselves? Only time will tell.] How else do you think the
devil will convince Sabbath keepers to give up the Sabbath?
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Please dont fall for any idea that will lead you to give up the
Sabbath that God restored to us as a people. Dont let Satan laugh
at you! He knows which is the true Sabbath! Does anyone other than
me see the irony here? The prosecution presents the Lunar Sabbath
as a temptation that the devil will use to convince believers to
give up the Sabbath, and they hold up satyrday observance as the
great saving Sabbath truth. Yet Scripture calls satyrday worship
idolatry.
"Until the great decisive blow shall be struck, our efforts
against commandment-keepers must be untiring. Satan (quoted by Mrs.
White) {4SP 340.1} "But before proceeding to these extreme
measures, we must exert all our wisdom and subtlety to deceive and
ensnare those who honor the true Sabbath. Satan (quoted by Mrs.
White) {4SP 339.1} "So, let's create a dual counterfeit." Satan
Only wisdom and subtlety could devise such a decisive snare as a
dual counterfeit. Only the enemies of YHWH would accept an obvious
counterfeit, but for the more elect, the Adversary has a
not-so-obvious counterfeit. Which day do YOU keep holy?
Sunday, the current first day of the pagan
Roman/papal calendar
Saturday, the current seventh day of the pagan Roman/papal
calendar.
I say current because these days were not always the first and
seventh days of the week, respectively. As a side note, I find it
interesting that we pronounce the n in wodens day (wednesday), but
we dont for saturns day (saturday). Have you ever heard of a satyr?
The cloven footed half-man, half-goatthe universal symbol of Satan
himself? Sunday is the obvious fraud. Only the enemies of YHWH
would observe sunday, in honor of the pagan sun-god. But every
satyrday, of every week, of every year, Sabbatarians everywhere, in
spite of
themselves, worship on satyrday a day named after Satan himself,
a day found exclusively on the pagan/papal calendar.
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Very cleverly, the Adversary receives his worship every week,
all year long, by sincere folks who believe they are following
YHWH. Friends, what we have here is a dual counterfeit; one is
obvious, the other not-so-obvious. Even if saturday really is named
after saturn, dont think we are going to get off the hook so
easily. Saturn worship is the oldest form of Satanism and is
clearly and historically linked to satyr, the horned goat. Please
feel free to connect the dots Satan (or Pan) is called the "Horned
God Pan a lusty satyr, half-man, half-goat, was given to every form
of licentiousness and debauchery. Kronos, the father of the godsfor
a certain wicked deed, was called Titan, and cast down to hell.
Kronos is none other than Satan himself. Titan, or Teitan, as it is
sometimes spelled, is the Chaldee form of the Hebrew word Sheitan,
the common name of the Adversary. In the region where the Chaldean
Mysteries were originally concocted,--that Adversary who was
ultimately the real father of all the pagan gods,--and who (to make
the title of kronos (saturn), "the Horned One," appropriate to him
also) was symbolized by the Kerastes, the Horned serpent. Horned
goat, horned serpent, father of the gods, Satan (Adversary).hmm.
Kronos (Satan) claims to be in charge if TIME! Kronos is where we
get our word Chronology, the study of time. Kronos, said another
way, is also Father Time. For thou hast said in thine heart, I will
ascend into heaven, I will exalt my throne above the stars of
Elohim: I will sit also upon the mount of the congregation, in the
sides of the north: I will ascend above the heights of the clouds;
I will be like the Most High. Isaiah 14:13-14 The word congregation
here is the Hebrew word Moedim, which means appointed times. A
mountain in Scripture is a controlling power or authoritarian
presence. What Satan is proclaiming here is that he will sit on the
mount of the appointed times. He is saying that he will control the
calendar, and the appointed times. And indeed he does. Now, the
name Saturn in Chaldee is pronounced Satur; but, as every Chaldee
scholar knows, consists only of four letters, thus S T U R. This
name contains exactly the Apocalyptic number 666 S = 060 T = 400 U
= 006 R = 200 The information in the blue font on this page was
gleaned 666 from Alexander Hislops The Two Babylons
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Truth is a two edged sword. If we are going to condemn Sunday
observance as worshipping on the venerable day of the Sun, Satyrday
Sabbath keepers need to look in the mirror. Is worshipping on a day
named after Satan any better? Satyrday bears the name of our enemy.
The Sabbath question is to be the issue in the great final conflict
in which all the world will act a part. Men have honored Satan's
principles above the principles that rule in the heavens. They have
accepted the spurious sabbath, which Satan has exalted as the sign
of his authority. But God has set His seal upon His royal
requirement. Each sabbath institution bears the name of its author,
an ineffaceable mark that shows the authority of each. It is our
work to lead the people to understand this. God has called us to
uplift the standard of His downtrodden Sabbath. How important,
then, that our example in Sabbathkeeping should be right.
Testimonies to the Church, Vol. 6, p. 352-353 Fact: A counterfeit
has to look a great deal like the original. Sunday cannot rightly
be called a Sabbath (spurious or otherwise) as it is not the
seventh day of anything. Sunday does not look like a Sabbath.
Sunday is the obvious fraud. Satyrday, however, looks a lot like
the 7th day, half of a very clever dual counterfeit. May God bless
you and have a blessed Sabbath (you know which one I mean) Nader
Mansour November, 2009 www.Revelation1412.org Yes, Bro. Mansour,
regrettably, we DO know which one you mean. Ladies and gentlemen of
the jury, did the prosecution prove that satyrday is the Sabbath?
Did they offer any conclusive evidence that the Sabbath is the
seventh day of a repeating seven day cycle? If not, please render a
fair verdict on behalf of the Lunar Sabbath. If you wish to
maintain your spiritual integrity, there is only one honest,
intellectual verdict that you can offer against these charges
brought against the Lunar Sabbath by Bro. Mansour: Not Guilty.
Respectfully submitted, Troy Miller www.CreationCalendar.com
