The 7th Day Sabbath, is not Lunar-based, for that would be Lunarcy, being mow`edness, I tell you, mow`edness!!!
Before we begin:
The Scriptural Test:
... not I, but Christ ... [Galatians 2:20],
Search the scriptures; for in them ye think ye have eternal life: and they are they which testify of me [Christ Jesus]. [John 5:39],
If any man will do his will, he shall know of the doctrine, whether it be of God, orwhetherI speak of myself. [John 7:17],
... Every one that is of the truth heareth my [Christ Jesus'] voice. [John 18:37]
He [Christ Jesus] must increase, but I must decrease. [John 3:30],
Prove all things; hold fast that which is good. [1 Thessalonians 5:21],
... in the mouth of two or three witnesses every word may be established. [Matthew 18:16],
And the spirits of the prophets are subject to the prophets. [1 Corinthians 14:32],
... Believe in the LORD your God, so shall ye be established; believe his prophets, so shall ye prosper. [2 Chronicles 20:20],
To the law and to the testimony: if they speak not according to this word, it is because there is no light in them. [Isaiah 8:20],
It is written... [Matthew 4:4],
... thus saith the LORD ... [Haggai 2:6],
... the scripture cannot be broken. [John 10:35],
...God, that cannot lie... [Titus 1:2],
That by two immutable things, in which [it was] impossible for God to lie... [Hebrews 6:18],
All scripture [is] given by inspiration of God, and [is] profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness: [2 Timothy 3:16],
The words of the LORD [are] pure words: [as] silver tried in a furnace of earth, purified seven times. [Psalms 12:6],
[As for] God, his way [is] perfect; the word of the LORD [is] tried: he [is] a buckler to all them that trust in him. [2 Samuel 22:31],
[As for] God, his way [is] perfect: the word of the LORD is tried: he [is] a buckler to all those that trust in him. [Psalms 18:30],
LAMED. For ever, O LORD, thy word is settled in heaven. [Psalms 119:89],
And we are warned in Scripture about our correct use of Scripture, and that we are not to wrest [2 Peter 3:16], neither mishandle it deceitfully:
Add thou not unto his words, lest he reprove thee, and thou be found a liar. [Proverbs 30:6]
So also of the Ten Commandments:
Ye shall not add unto the word which I command you, neither shall ye diminish [ought] from it, that ye may keep the commandments of the LORD your God which I command you. [Deuteronomy 4:2]
In the Revelation of Jesus Christ, again [which covers the "Everlasting Gospel" from Creation to Re-Creation, Beginning to End]:
For I testify unto every man that heareth the words of the prophecy of this book, If any man shall add unto these things, God shall add unto him the plagues that are written in this book: [Revelation 22:18]
And if any man shall take away from the words of the book of this prophecy, God shall take away his part out of the book of life, and out of the holy city, and [from] the things which are written in this book. [Revelation 22:19]
For even Balaam knew better, for he wisely said:
And Balaam answered and said unto the servants of Balak, If Balak would give me his house full of silver and gold, I cannot go beyond the word of the LORD my God, to do less or more. [Numbers 22:18]
If Balak would give me his house full of silver and gold, I cannot go beyond the commandment of the LORD, to do [either] good or bad of mine own mind; [but] what the LORD saith, that will I speak? [Numbers 24:13]
Even another messenger of the LORD is clear:
...Yet no man has a right to add to or subtract from any other book written by inspiration of God. ... - Early Writings, p. 137.3 or Spiritual Gifts. Volume 1, p. 9.4
Therefore, let us clearly understand that:
... no prophesy of the scripture is of any private interpretation... [2 Peter 1:20],
Let us be like the more noble Bereans, which were:
... more noble than those in Thessalonica... [Acts 17:11],
even,
... rightly dividing the word of truth... [2 Timothy 2:15],
Let us follow the Commandments of Jesus, so that we:
Quench not the Spirit. [1 Thessalonians 5:19],
and,
... grieve not the holy Spirit of God, whereby ye are sealed unto the day of redemption. [Ephesians 4:30].
Now let us come together unto God in humility, meekness, supplication and prayer, seeking and asking to know more fully His will, for He says,
Come now, and let us reason together, saith the LORD... [Isaiah 1:18].
The 7th Day Sabbath is based upon the Cycle of 7 from the Beginning, and not based upon Lunar [Moon] Phases.
Genesis 2:1-3 KJV - [1] Thus the heavens and the earth were finished, and all the host of them. [2] And on the seventh day God ended his work which he had made; and he rested on the seventh day from all his work which he had made. [3] And God blessed the seventh day, and sanctified it: because that in it he had rested from all his work which God created and made.
Exodus 20:8-11 KJV - [8] Remember the sabbath day, to keep it holy. [9] Six days shalt thou labour, and do all thy work: [10] But the seventh day [is] the sabbath of the LORD thy God: [in it] thou shalt not do any work, thou, nor thy son, nor thy daughter, thy manservant, nor thy maidservant, nor thy cattle, nor thy stranger that [is] within thy gates: [11] For [in] six days the LORD made heaven and earth, the sea, and all that in them [is], and rested the seventh day: wherefore the LORD blessed the sabbath day, and hallowed it.
Deuteronomy 5:12-15 KJV - [12] Keep the sabbath day to sanctify it, as the LORD thy God hath commanded thee. [13] Six days thou shalt labour, and do all thy work: [14] But the seventh day [is] the sabbath of the LORD thy God: [in it] thou shalt not do any work, thou, nor thy son, nor thy daughter, nor thy manservant, nor thy maidservant, nor thine ox, nor thine ass, nor any of thy cattle, nor thy stranger that [is] within thy gates; that thy manservant and thy maidservant may rest as well as thou. [15] And remember that thou wast a servant in the land of Egypt, and [that] the LORD thy God brought thee out thence through a mighty hand and by a stretched out arm: therefore the LORD thy God commanded thee to keep the sabbath day.
Exodus 31:13-17 KJV - [13] Speak thou also unto the children of Israel, saying, Verily my sabbaths ye shall keep: for it [is] a sign between me and you throughout your generations; that [ye] may know that I [am] the LORD that doth sanctify you. [14] Ye shall keep the sabbath therefore; for it [is] holy unto you: every one that defileth it shall surely be put to death: for whosoever doeth [any] work therein, that soul shall be cut off from among his people. [15] Six days may work be done; but in the seventh [is] the sabbath of rest, holy to the LORD: whosoever doeth [any] work in the sabbath day, he shall surely be put to death. [16] Wherefore the children of Israel shall keep the sabbath, to observe the sabbath throughout their generations, [for] a perpetual covenant. [17] It [is] a sign between me and the children of Israel for ever: for [in] six days the LORD made heaven and earth, and on the seventh day he rested, and was refreshed.
Before we begin:
The Scriptural Test:
... not I, but Christ ... [Galatians 2:20],
Search the scriptures; for in them ye think ye have eternal life: and they are they which testify of me [Christ Jesus]. [John 5:39],
If any man will do his will, he shall know of the doctrine, whether it be of God, orwhetherI speak of myself. [John 7:17],
... Every one that is of the truth heareth my [Christ Jesus'] voice. [John 18:37]
He [Christ Jesus] must increase, but I must decrease. [John 3:30],
Prove all things; hold fast that which is good. [1 Thessalonians 5:21],
... in the mouth of two or three witnesses every word may be established. [Matthew 18:16],
And the spirits of the prophets are subject to the prophets. [1 Corinthians 14:32],
... Believe in the LORD your God, so shall ye be established; believe his prophets, so shall ye prosper. [2 Chronicles 20:20],
To the law and to the testimony: if they speak not according to this word, it is because there is no light in them. [Isaiah 8:20],
It is written... [Matthew 4:4],
... thus saith the LORD ... [Haggai 2:6],
... the scripture cannot be broken. [John 10:35],
...God, that cannot lie... [Titus 1:2],
That by two immutable things, in which [it was] impossible for God to lie... [Hebrews 6:18],
All scripture [is] given by inspiration of God, and [is] profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness: [2 Timothy 3:16],
The words of the LORD [are] pure words: [as] silver tried in a furnace of earth, purified seven times. [Psalms 12:6],
[As for] God, his way [is] perfect; the word of the LORD [is] tried: he [is] a buckler to all them that trust in him. [2 Samuel 22:31],
[As for] God, his way [is] perfect: the word of the LORD is tried: he [is] a buckler to all those that trust in him. [Psalms 18:30],
LAMED. For ever, O LORD, thy word is settled in heaven. [Psalms 119:89],
And we are warned in Scripture about our correct use of Scripture, and that we are not to wrest [2 Peter 3:16], neither mishandle it deceitfully:
Add thou not unto his words, lest he reprove thee, and thou be found a liar. [Proverbs 30:6]
So also of the Ten Commandments:
Ye shall not add unto the word which I command you, neither shall ye diminish [ought] from it, that ye may keep the commandments of the LORD your God which I command you. [Deuteronomy 4:2]
In the Revelation of Jesus Christ, again [which covers the "Everlasting Gospel" from Creation to Re-Creation, Beginning to End]:
For I testify unto every man that heareth the words of the prophecy of this book, If any man shall add unto these things, God shall add unto him the plagues that are written in this book: [Revelation 22:18]
And if any man shall take away from the words of the book of this prophecy, God shall take away his part out of the book of life, and out of the holy city, and [from] the things which are written in this book. [Revelation 22:19]
For even Balaam knew better, for he wisely said:
And Balaam answered and said unto the servants of Balak, If Balak would give me his house full of silver and gold, I cannot go beyond the word of the LORD my God, to do less or more. [Numbers 22:18]
If Balak would give me his house full of silver and gold, I cannot go beyond the commandment of the LORD, to do [either] good or bad of mine own mind; [but] what the LORD saith, that will I speak? [Numbers 24:13]
Even another messenger of the LORD is clear:
...Yet no man has a right to add to or subtract from any other book written by inspiration of God. ... - Early Writings, p. 137.3 or Spiritual Gifts. Volume 1, p. 9.4
Therefore, let us clearly understand that:
... no prophesy of the scripture is of any private interpretation... [2 Peter 1:20],
Let us be like the more noble Bereans, which were:
... more noble than those in Thessalonica... [Acts 17:11],
even,
... rightly dividing the word of truth... [2 Timothy 2:15],
Let us follow the Commandments of Jesus, so that we:
Quench not the Spirit. [1 Thessalonians 5:19],
and,
... grieve not the holy Spirit of God, whereby ye are sealed unto the day of redemption. [Ephesians 4:30].
Now let us come together unto God in humility, meekness, supplication and prayer, seeking and asking to know more fully His will, for He says,
Come now, and let us reason together, saith the LORD... [Isaiah 1:18].
The 7th Day Sabbath is based upon the Cycle of 7 from the Beginning, and not based upon Lunar [Moon] Phases.
Genesis 2:1-3 KJV - [1] Thus the heavens and the earth were finished, and all the host of them. [2] And on the seventh day God ended his work which he had made; and he rested on the seventh day from all his work which he had made. [3] And God blessed the seventh day, and sanctified it: because that in it he had rested from all his work which God created and made.
Exodus 20:8-11 KJV - [8] Remember the sabbath day, to keep it holy. [9] Six days shalt thou labour, and do all thy work: [10] But the seventh day [is] the sabbath of the LORD thy God: [in it] thou shalt not do any work, thou, nor thy son, nor thy daughter, thy manservant, nor thy maidservant, nor thy cattle, nor thy stranger that [is] within thy gates: [11] For [in] six days the LORD made heaven and earth, the sea, and all that in them [is], and rested the seventh day: wherefore the LORD blessed the sabbath day, and hallowed it.
Deuteronomy 5:12-15 KJV - [12] Keep the sabbath day to sanctify it, as the LORD thy God hath commanded thee. [13] Six days thou shalt labour, and do all thy work: [14] But the seventh day [is] the sabbath of the LORD thy God: [in it] thou shalt not do any work, thou, nor thy son, nor thy daughter, nor thy manservant, nor thy maidservant, nor thine ox, nor thine ass, nor any of thy cattle, nor thy stranger that [is] within thy gates; that thy manservant and thy maidservant may rest as well as thou. [15] And remember that thou wast a servant in the land of Egypt, and [that] the LORD thy God brought thee out thence through a mighty hand and by a stretched out arm: therefore the LORD thy God commanded thee to keep the sabbath day.
Exodus 31:13-17 KJV - [13] Speak thou also unto the children of Israel, saying, Verily my sabbaths ye shall keep: for it [is] a sign between me and you throughout your generations; that [ye] may know that I [am] the LORD that doth sanctify you. [14] Ye shall keep the sabbath therefore; for it [is] holy unto you: every one that defileth it shall surely be put to death: for whosoever doeth [any] work therein, that soul shall be cut off from among his people. [15] Six days may work be done; but in the seventh [is] the sabbath of rest, holy to the LORD: whosoever doeth [any] work in the sabbath day, he shall surely be put to death. [16] Wherefore the children of Israel shall keep the sabbath, to observe the sabbath throughout their generations, [for] a perpetual covenant. [17] It [is] a sign between me and the children of Israel for ever: for [in] six days the LORD made heaven and earth, and on the seventh day he rested, and was refreshed.