Lunar Sabbath
a time tested tradition

    First Fruits Paradox

    High Level 3

    Fact

    Counting 7 weeks from the 16th cannot land on 'day after 7th Sabbath' with a continuous weekly cycle

    Evidence

    • Leviticus 23:15-16 requires counting from First Fruits to 'the day after the seventh Sabbath' (50 days)

    • First Fruits is on the 16th (established by LXX, Josephus, Philo, Joshua 5)

    • First Fruits is 'the morrow after the Sabbath' - first day of the week

    • Therefore Pentecost should always be on a fixed date relative to the month

    • BUT with a continuous 7-day week, the 16th falls on different weekdays each year

    • In 6 of 7 years, the 16th is NOT the day after a Sabbath under continuous week

    • This paradox ONLY resolves if weeks reset with each new month

    • This is INDEPENDENT evidence - does not assume lunar Sabbath to prove it

    Read in Context

    Depends On

    First Fruits Always On 16th Very High Scriptural Authority Very High Hermeneutical Principles Very High

    This paradox is a mathematical proof that does NOT assume the lunar Sabbath. It shows that the scriptural requirements for First Fruits (always 16th, always first day of week) are incompatible with a continuous 7-day cycle - independent evidence for monthly week reset.