Are the Lunar Sabbaths Biblical?

I first encountered the lunar sabbath idea back in 2009. I studied quite a bit about it, read quite a few of their articles and talked with some of the main advocates of the idea. I would like to share a summary of what I found in my research. This is only meant to be a summary. There are many other, more detailed websites and books on the topic, of which I’ll list a few at the end. I’m just trying to write a short article, not a book! 🙂

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How Do the Feasts Relate to the Three Angels’ Messages?

I once thought the feasts were a side issue brought in by Satan to distract people, and argued against them for about 10 years. But when I was finally convinced that they should be kept, I realized a whole different perspective on their value. I had studied their meaning a lot before that and I knew all about them, but it wasn’t until I actually started doing them that I was really able to start seeing the feasts in their fullness. It’s like a door has opened that has allowed me to see so many more things about the plan of salvation, the sanctuary message, Christ’s high priestly ministry, etc.  Continue reading “How Do the Feasts Relate to the Three Angels’ Messages?”

A Prophecy in the Story of Amos and Jeroboam

 

1 King 12:26-33 “And Jeroboam (whose name means: “the people will contend”) said in his heart, Now shall the kingdom return to the house of David (whose name means “loving”): if this people go up to do sacrifice in the house of the LORD at Jerusalem (the “city of peace”), then shall the heart of this people turn again unto their lord, even unto Rehoboam king of Judah, and they shall kill me, and go again to Rehoboam king of Judah.  Continue reading “A Prophecy in the Story of Amos and Jeroboam”

The Annual Feasts

The following is a chapter entitled The Annual Feasts from the book Patriarchs and Prophets by Ellen White.

There were three annual assemblies of all Israel for worship at the sanctuary. Exodus 23:14-16. Shiloh was for a time the place of these gatherings; but Jerusalem afterward became the center of the nation’s worship, and here the tribes convened for the solemn feasts. Continue reading “The Annual Feasts”