Clear Bible Answers

We believe that the count to Pentecost that begins on the 16th of the first month ends on the 50th day. But some of the lunar Sabbatarians believe it’s a 53-day count, and some of them believe it a 103-day count.

Pentecost means fifty. So that settles the matter. But why are they saying 53 days or 103 days?

If Pentecost is exactly 50 days from the first fruits (16th of Abib), then this is the biggest blow to the lunar Sabbath theory! This will prove that the weeks are continuous unbroken cycles uninterrupted by the new moon. That is why they had to come up with other figures other than fifty days.

Here is the Bible passage that says how many days after the first fruits in the feast of Pentecost.

Leviticus 23:15 “And ye shall count unto you from the morrow after the sabbath, from the day that ye brought the sheaf of the wave offering; seven sabbaths shall be complete: Even unto the morrow after the seventh sabbath shall ye number fifty days; and ye shall offer a new meat offering unto the LORD.”

There is no disagreement between us and any of the lunar Sabbatarians as to when it starts. All are in agreement that it starts on the 16th of the first month. The difference is when it ends.