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. Gen. 2:3 (God blessed and sanctified the 7th day at the creation,
well before Mt. Sinai)
And he said
unto them, The Sabbath was made for man,
and not man for the Sabbath: Therefore the Son of man is Lord also of the Sabbath.
Mark 2:27-28 (The Sabbath was not just
for Jews or for Israel, but for man. And Jesus is not Lord of Sunday, but Lord
of the Sabbath.)
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. Ex. 20: 8-11 (The 4th commandment is directly linked to the creation when
God rested on the 7th day. God wants us to “remember” who is the
creator of all things.)
And he(Jesus)
came to Nazareth, where he had been brought up: and, as his custom was, he went into
the synagogue on the Sabbath day, and stood up for to read. Luke 4:16 (It was Christ’s custom to observe the
Sabbath)
Thus saith the LORD, Keep ye judgment, and do justice: for my
salvation is near
to come, and my righteousness to be revealed. Blessed is the man that doeth
this, and the son of man that layeth
hold on it; that keepeth the sabbath
from polluting it, and keepeth his hand from doing any evil. Neither let the
son of the stranger, that hath joined himself to the LORD, speak, saying, The
LORD hath utterly separated me from his people: neither let the eunuch say,
Behold, I am a
dry tree. For thus saith the LORD unto
the eunuchs that keep my sabbaths, and choose the
things that please me, and take hold of my
covenant; Even unto them will I give in mine house and within my walls a place
and a name better than of sons and of daughters: I will give them an
everlasting name, that shall not be cut off. Also the sons of the stranger, that join themselves to the LORD, to
serve him, and to love the name of the LORD, to be his servants, every one that keepeth the sabbath from polluting
it, and taketh hold of my covenant; Even them will I bring to my holy mountain,
and make them joyful in my house of prayer: their burnt offerings and their
sacrifices shall be accepted
upon mine altar; for mine house shall be called an house of prayer for all
people. Isaiah 56:1-7 (The Sabbath is
commanded to the eunuchs and the sons of the stranger, not just the Israelites
or the Jews.)
If thou turn
away thy foot from the Sabbath, from
doing thy pleasure on my holy day;
and call the Sabbath a delight, the holy of the LORD, honourable; and shalt honour him, not doing thine own ways, nor
finding thine own pleasure, nor speaking thine own words: [14] Then shalt thou
delight thyself in the LORD; and I will cause thee to ride upon the high places
of the earth, and feed thee with the heritage of Jacob thy father: for the
mouth of the LORD hath spoken it. Isaiah 58:13-14 (God describes the Sabbath as HIS holy day, a delight, holy, and
honourable. And then gives blessings for those who keep it.)
For whosoever
shall keep the whole law, and yet offend in one point, he is guilty of all.
[11] For he that said, Do not commit adultery, said also, Do not kill. Now if
thou commit no adultery, yet if thou kill, thou art become a transgressor of
the law. James 2:10-11 (The 10 commandments
are referenced when talking about the law, because that is what the law is.)
Moreover also
I gave them my Sabbaths, to be a sign between me and them, that
they might know that I am the LORD that sanctify
them. But the house of Israel
rebelled against me in the wilderness: they walked not in my statutes, and they
despised my judgments, which if a man do, he shall even live in them; and my Sabbaths they greatly polluted: then
I said, I would pour out my fury upon them in the wilderness, to consume them. Ezek. 20:12-13 (God’s Sabbaths is the sign that sets apart his people from everyone
else. God’s people keep God’s Sabbaths.)
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. Ex. 31:13
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. Ex. 31:16-17 (A
“perpetual covenant” doesn’t sound like something that would be done away
with.)
And it shall
come to pass, that from one new moon to another, and from one Sabbath to
another, shall all flesh come to worship before me, saith the LORD. Isaiah
66:23 (So the Sabbath was observed in the
Bible days and the Sabbath will be observed at His return. So why would it be
done away with in our day?)
And they went
into Capernaum; and straightway on the Sabbath day he entered into the
synagogue, and taught. Mark 1:21 (Christ
and his disciples taught in the synagogues on the 7th day of the
week, not Sunday.)
In those days
saw I in Judah some treading wine presses on the Sabbath, and bringing in
sheaves, and lading asses; as also wine, grapes, and figs, and all manner of
burdens, which they brought into Jerusalem on the Sabbath day: and I testified
against them in the day wherein they sold victuals. [16] There dwelt men of
Tyre also therein, which brought fish, and all manner of ware, and sold on the Sabbath
unto the children of Judah, and in Jerusalem. [17] Then I contended with the
nobles of Judah, and said unto them, What evil thing is this that ye do, and
profane the Sabbath day? [18] Did not your fathers thus, and did not our God
bring all this evil upon us, and upon this city? yet ye bring more wrath upon
Israel by profaning the Sabbath. Nehemiah 13:15-18 (God’s wrath came upon Israel for not observing the Sabbath command.)
But if ye will
not hearken unto me to hallow the Sabbath day, and not to bear a burden, even
entering in at the gates of Jerusalem on the Sabbath day; then will I kindle a
fire in the gates thereof, and it shall devour the palaces of Jerusalem, and it
shall not be quenched. Jeremiah 17:27 (God’s
wrath would come if the Sabbath command was not obeyed.)
And he shall
speak great words against the most High, and shall wear out the saints of the
most High, and think to change times and laws: Dan. 7:25 (The Catholic Church changed the time of God’s Sabbath to Sunday, thus
also changing God’s law. And “times” were also changed in that the calendar was
changed and caused God’s people to lose knowledge of the time of his Sabbaths
and Holy Days.)
But when they
departed from Perga, they came to Antioch in Pisidia, and went into the synagogue on the Sabbath day, and sat down. [15] And
after the reading of the law and the prophets the rulers of the synagogue sent
unto them, saying, Ye men and brethren, if ye have any word of exhortation for
the people, say on. Acts 13:14-15 (Paul
and Barnabus teach on the Sabbath to the Jews.)
And when the
Jews were gone out of the synagogue, the Gentiles besought that these words might be preached to them the next Sabbath.
[43] Now when the congregation was broken up, many of the Jews and religious
proselytes followed Paul and Barnabas: who, speaking to them, persuaded them to
continue in the grace of God. [44] And the
next Sabbath day came almost the
whole city together to hear the word
of God. Acts 13:42-44 (Paul and
Barnabus teach on the Sabbath to the Gentiles.)
For Moses of
old time hath in every city them that preach him, being read in the synagogues every Sabbath day. Acts 15:21
And on the Sabbath we went out of the city
by a river side, where prayer was wont to be made; and we sat down, and spake
unto the women which resorted thither. Acts 16:13
And he reasoned in the synagogue every Sabbath,
and persuaded the Jews and the Greeks. Acts 18:4 (Paul attended “Church” on the 7th
day of the week. And taught not just Jews, but Greeks also.)
And Paul, as his manner was, went in unto them,
and three Sabbath days reasoned with them out of the scriptures, Acts 17:2 (It was Paul’s custom to observe the Sabbath.)
Be ye
followers of me, even as I also am of Christ. I Cor. 11:1 (Following Paul would include observing the Sabbath as he did.)
And they(both
Marys) returned, and prepared spices and ointments; and rested the Sabbath day
according to the commandment. Luke 23:56
There
remaineth therefore a rest to the people of God. Heb. 4:9 (Almost all translations clarify this as a Sabbath-rest. This is the
new testament verse that people say doesn’t exist. Or they will spiritualize
away the verse making it still mean the Sabbath rest doesn’t remain for the
people of God even though the verse clearly says otherwise.)
But pray ye that your flight be not in the winter, neither on
the sabbath day: Matt. 24:20 (Jesus is
talking about a future time when the Sabbath day is still in effect. It doesn’t
matter if you interpret this verse to be referring to the destruction of the
temple in 70ad or for the end times, either way Jesus is referring to a future
time after his death when the Sabbath is still to be obeyed.)
And he hath violently taken away his tabernacle, as if it were of a garden: he hath destroyed his places
of the assembly: the LORD hath caused
the solemn feasts and sabbaths to be forgotten in Zion, and hath despised
in the indignation of his anger the king and the priest. Lam. 2:6 (Out of discipline and anger, He caused His
people to forget His solemn feasts and Sabbaths.)
I will also cause all her mirth to cease, her feast days, her new
moons, and her sabbaths, and all her solemn feasts. Hosea 2:11 (In the Lord’s anger and discipline, He
caused His people to lose knowledge of these things.)
Awesome study. The Sabbath is a blessing for all who wish to worship on God's holy day.
ReplyDeleteThus Says the Lord, by the Spirit of Truth: Obey the Commandments!
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"I AM THE LORD! I AM THE LORD, YOUR RIGHTEOUSNESS!
How is it then, you come before Me, even taking to yourselves My name, saying, “The Lord dwells within us, and by the power of His Spirit we walk in His ways”... YOU HAVE SURELY TESTIFIED FALSELY! You have turned aside after satan and blasphemed My holy name, even on the highest order! For you stand firm for that which I abhor, asserting that The Spirit of The Most Holy would never say to obey The Moral Law of The Father, which is holy, just and good.
Yet you continue in your perverse speech, speaking against that which is fulfilled and upheld in Myself... Against that which I have magnified, in Myself!... Polluting the holy and that part of Myself which I have shared with My beloved, desecrating that which I have written upon their hearts, even in their innermost parts, which ALL shall live by!... Blasphemy! Desecration! Great folly! You have perverted Grace, making The Author of Life into the author of sin!
Foolish children! Corrupt vessels!...
Shall The Father of Lights send down His Holy Spirit,
Even to a great outpouring on all flesh,
Only to have it then stand against Him?!...
The Lord can not, nor ever shall,
Be divided against Himself!"
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Amen i say to you regarding the truth revealed in your heart by The Lord our Righteousness, YahuShua-YaHuWaH, regarding remembering and keeping the Sabbath Day holy. For in Him we rest, The Salvation of God, YahuShua HaMashiach (Jesus Christ).
ReplyDeleteRev 22:14 Blessed are those who do His commandments, that they may have the right to the tree of life, and may enter in by the gates into the city.
Mat 19:17 He said to him, “Why do you call me good? No one is good but one, that is, God. But if you want to enter into life, keep the commandments.”
Remember the Sabbath and Your God, and He Shall Remember You - Volume 1 - Letters From God and His Christ
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"Behold! I am Lord over all the earth!
Then shall the final Sabbath day come, for it is the seventh, when God’s creation shall rest... The one-thousand year Day of The Son, The Kingdom. Behold, the entire world shall rest from their evil-doings. Indeed, many things shall be put to rest in the seventh day, even death and the grave; and evil shall be far removed, and destruction shall have no place. For it is written, “They shall not hurt nor destroy in all My holy mountain, for the earth shall be full of the knowledge of The Lord as the waters cover the sea.” Therefore pray always that you may be counted worthy to enter in, that you may come to abide in The Sanctuary of God."
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