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Ten Facts About The Bible Sabbath by Etogist: 10:11pm On Feb 04, 2017 |
FACT NUMBER ONE—The Sabbath was given to all
mankind at the Creation of this world.
The seventh-day Sabbath was given to mankind on the
seventh day of Creation Week.
"Thus the heavens and the earth were finished, and all
the host of them. 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.
"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."—Genesis 2:1-3.
God dedicated and set aside the Sabbath as a rest day
—2,000 years before the first Jew. Abraham is
considered by all to have been the first Jew. He lived
about 2000 B.C. Biblical records indicate that the
Creation of this world took place about 4000 B.C. So
the Bible Sabbath is not Jewish! It is for mankind; it is
for all the world.
"The Sabbath was made for man."—Mark 2:27.
FACT NUMBER TWO—The Sabbath is a memorial of
Creation and our salvation.
First, it is a memorial of Creation.
"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."—
Exodus 31:17.
As a memorial of the Creation of this world, the
Sabbath cannot pass away without first having this
world pass away—and creating a new one! Our planet
could not have a new or different Sabbath day, without
having it first hurled into oblivion—and then a new
planet created from nothing. But no such event has
occurred.
Second, the Sabbath is a symbol of our salvation.
When we keep it, we tell all the world that we belong to
God and that we serve and obey Him. The seventh-day
Sabbath is a sign of our conversion, sanctification, and
salvation:
"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."—Exodus 31:13.
"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."—Ezekiel 20:12.
"And hallow My Sabbaths; and they shall be a sign
between Me and you, that ye may know that I am the
Lord your God."—Ezekiel 20:20.
But what about Christ’s resurrection? Nowhere in
Scripture were we told to keep any day in honor of
Christ’s resurrection. To do so is unscriptural. On the
contrary, to set aside the Creation and sanctification
Sabbath of the Bible—for another day of the week—and
excuse it by saying that we do so "in honor of Christ’s
resurrection,"—is indeed to do a very daring thing. Who
dare presume to set aside the Memorial of Creation and
salvation for any reason! To knowingly do so, flies in the
face of repeated, direct, Biblical commands by the God
of heaven. To do so denies that He is our Creator and
Redeemer.
If we abandon the Bible Sabbath and keep another day
holy, in the Judgment what excuse can we offer? There
is no Bible reason for keeping the first day of the week
holy instead of the seventh day.
FACT NUMBER THREE—The people of God kept the
Bible Sabbath before the Ten Commandments were
given at Mount Sinai.
The Sabbath Truth was first given to our race in Eden
before the fall of man. It was given before sin existed,
and apart from it. It was given to every man to link him
to his God. And if Adam needed the Sabbath, we need it
all the more today.
God’s people had it before Mount Sinai. Four chapters
before the Ten Commandments were given on Mount
Sinai. the God of heaven spoke in such a way that it is
obvious that the seventh-day Sabbath was already
well-known by the people of God—but not always well-
kept: Read Exodus 16.
There are those who say that the seventh-day Sabbath
was not commanded by God, nor kept by man before it
was spoken from Mount Sinai in Exodus 20. But Genesis
2:1-3 and Exodus 16 prove otherwise.
FACT NUMBER FOUR—The seventh-day Sabbath
Commandment lies in the very heart of the Moral Law
of Ten Commandments.
"Remember The Sabbath day, to keep it holy.
"Six days shalt thou labour, and do all thy work. 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.
"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."—Exodus 20:8-11.
The Sabbath Commandment is part of the Moral Law of
Ten Commandments. The Apostle James tells us that if
we break any part of this law, we have broken it all
(James 2:10-12). We cannot tear out the Fourth
Commandment without setting aside all the others as
well. They all stand together, because the God of
Heaven put them all together.
We do not decide which day of the week is to be kept
holy unto God; He alone is to do this . It is for Him to
command; it is for us to obey.
Some say that Genesis 2:1-3 is not a command for man
to keep the Sabbath, and therefore we do not obey it.
But Exodus 16 and 20 clearly show that man is
commanded to keep it holy. And who dare say that the
Ten Commandments were only for the Jewish race? Are
the rest of us permitted to lie, steal, cheat, and commit
adultery? Are only the Hebrews to observe these ten
moral principles?
The reason for the commandment is the Creation of
this world: "For in six days the Lord made heaven and
earth." This is not something local, merely for a Semitic
race;—it is a commandment for all in the entire world
who shall bow down and worship their Creator in
humble thankfulness for His plan to save them through
the life and death of Jesus Christ. It was given at the
Creation of this world, and was given to every man,
woman, and child who shall live on this planet.
God wrote these Ten Commandments with His own
finger (Ex 31:18; Deut 9:10). He wrote them on the
most enduring thing in the world , and that is rock (Ex
31:18). And He wishes to write them also on our
hearts.
"This is the covenant that I will make with them after
those days, saith the Lord: I will put My laws into their
hearts, and in their minds will I write them."—Hebrews
10:16 (Heb 8:10; Jer 31:33).
And, if we will let Him, through the New Covenant He
will write His holy law upon our hearts. To have the Ten
Commandments written on our hearts means two
things: First, a willingness to obey them and, second,
letting God enable us to do so by the grace of Jesus,
His Son. Obedience to God’s law is to become an
integral part of our lives.
FACT NUMBER FIVE—The weekly seventh-day Sabbath
is part of the Moral Law contained in the Ten
Commandments. It will stand forever. The yearly
sabbaths were part of the ceremonial laws that
prefigured, or foreshadowed, the death and ministry of
Christ.
These "shadow laws," such as Passover and the Wave
Sheaf, which were a part of the ceremonial or
sacrificial law, would not endure past the death of
Christ.
"For the [ceremonial] law having a shadow of good
things to come, and not the very image of the things,
can never with those sacrifices which they offered year
by year continually make the comers thereunto perfect.
For then would they not have ceased to be offered?. .
But in those sacrifices there is a remembrance again
made of sins every year. For it is not possible that the
blood of bulls and of goats should take away sins."—
Hebrews 10:1-4.
These ceremonial laws were not written on rock, but
were contained in ordinances, written on parchment.
The rock was to endure, but the ordinances that
foreshadowed the death of Christ were to pass away at
His death. It is for this reason that we do not today
observe the yearly sabbaths of the Passover and the
Wave Sheaf.
"Blotting out the handwriting of ordinances that was
against us, which was contrary to us, and took it out of
the way, nailing it to His cross . . Let no man therefore
judge you in meat, or in drink, or in respect of an
holyday, or of the new moon, or of the sabbath days.
Which are a shadow of things to come; but the body is
of Christ."—Colossians 2:14,16-17.
In the Greek it says, "or of the sabbaths." There is one
weekly Sabbath; it comes down to us from the Creation
of this world and will be kept in the New Earth (Isa
66:22-23). But the yearly sabbaths did not begin until
Moses. They foreshadowed and explained the coming
death of Christ till it happened; and, at His death, were
nailed to His cross.
If the ordinances containing the yearly sabbaths had
not been set aside at Calvary, we would need now to
sacrifice animals on various occasions throughout the
year. But we are not now to slay lambs; for Christ, our
Passover Lamb, has been sacrificed for us.
"Behold the Lamb of God, which taketh away the sin of
the world."—John 1:29.
"For even Christ our Passover is sacrificed for us."—1
Corinthians 5:7. |
Re: Ten Facts About The Bible Sabbath by dotuna3(m): 10:15pm On Feb 04, 2017 |
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Re: Ten Facts About The Bible Sabbath by Etogist: 10:18pm On Feb 04, 2017 |
FACT NUMBER SIX—Christ’s disciples faithfully kept
the Bible Sabbath, not Sunday.
The disciples had been with Jesus for three and a half
years, and had listened closely to His teachings. What
they did at the time of His death on Calvary shows
what He taught them. The sacred importance of the
seventh-day Sabbath was of such concern to them that
they would not even prepare the body of Jesus properly
for burial on Friday, lest they transgress the Fourth
Commandment.
"And now when the even was come, because it was the
preparation, that is, the day before the Sabbath . . Mary
Magdalene and Mary the mother of Jesus beheld where
He was laid.
"And when the Sabbath was past, Mary Magdalene, and
Mary the mother of James, and Salome, had bought
sweet spices, that they might come and anoint Him. And
very early in the morning the first day of the week, they
came unto the sepulchre at the rising of the sun. And
they said among themselves, Who shall roll us away the
stone from the door of the sepulchre?"—Mark 15:42,
47-16:3.
For more on this, read Luke 23:53-24:2.
FACT NUMBER SEVEN—According to the New
Testament, the Apostles of Jesus always kept the Bible
Sabbath.
The Apostles kept the Bible Sabbath. Read Acts 13:14;
Acts 13:42; Acts 16:13; Acts 17:1-2.
Paul supported himself by tent making; and then on the
Sabbath, he would preach the gospel.
"Because he was of the same craft, he abode with them,
and wrought: for by their occupation, they were
tentmakers . . And he reasoned in the synagogue every
Sabbath, and persuaded the Jews and the Greeks . . He
continued there a year and six months, teaching the
Word of God among them."—Acts 18:3, 4, 11.
Paul’s manner was the same as Christ’s custom: to
keep the Bible Sabbath (Acts 17:1-2; Luke 4:16).
Paul never taught that the Moral Law was, or could be,
set aside. It will ever govern the conduct of mankind:
"Do we then make void the law through faith? God
forbid: yea, we establish the law."—Romans 3:31.
"What shall we say then? Shall we continue in sin, that
grace may abound? God forbid. How shall we, that are
dead to sin, live any longer therein?"—Romans 6:1-2.
"What shall we say then? Is the law sin? God forbid.
Nay, I had not known sin, but by the law: for I had not
known lust, except the law had said, Thou shalt not
covet."—Romans 7:7.
Paul clearly saw that the problem was that we needed
to obey the law; there was nothing wrong with the
requirements of the law itself.
"Wherefore the law is holy, and the commandment holy,
and just, and good."—Romans 7:12.
"Circumcision is nothing, and uncircumcision is nothing,
but [that which is important is] the keeping of the
commandments of God."—1 Corinthians 7:19.
The moral standard that governs mankind was not
relaxed or destroyed by the death of Christ; for, indeed,
it is through the merits of Christ’s sacrifice that we can
be empowered to keep that law.
"Thou shalt call His name Jesus, for He shall save His
people from their sins."—Matthew 1:21.
Jesus saves us from our sins, not in our sins. And
since sin is the breaking of the Ten Commandments, it
is obvious that He saves us by enabling us,
strengthening us, to keep that law.
"Whosoever committeth sin transgresseth also the law:
for sin is the transgression of the law."—1 John 3:4.
The other Apostles saw this same great truth, that the
moral standard that governs mankind was not relaxed
or destroyed by the death of Christ:
"But be ye doers of the Word, and not hearers only,
deceiving your own selves. For if any be a hearer of the
Word, and not a doer, he is like unto a man beholding
his natural face In a glass. For he beholdeth himself,
and goeth his way, and straightway forgetteth what
manner of man he was.
"But whoso looketh into the perfect law of liberty, and
continueth therein, he being not a forgetful hearer, but a
doer of the work, this man shall be blessed in his deed .
. For whosoever shall keep the whole law, and yet
offend in one point, he is guilty of all. For He that saith,
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. So speak ye, and so
do, as they that shall be judged by the law of liberty . .
Faith, if it hath not works, is dead, being alone. Yea, a
man may say, Thou hast faith, and I have works; shew
me thy faith without thy works, and I will shew thee my
faith by my works."—James 1:22-25; 2:10-12, 17-18.
"By this we know that we love the children of God, when
we love God, and keep His commandments. For this is
the love of God, that we keep His commandments: and
His commandments are not grievous."—1 John 5:2-3.
FACT NUMBER EIGHT—God predicted in Scripture that
men would later try to change the Law of God—and
especially the "time law."
The Bible Sabbath is very important—for it is the very
center of our worship of God! If men were later to try to
change it to another day, we should surely expect a
Bible prophecy saying that it would happen.
"And he [the little horn power] 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: and
they shall be given into His hand until a time and times
and the dividing of time."—Daniel 7:25.
The church of the Dark Ages was to rule the world for
1260 years, and during this time would try to tear out
God’s holy Time Law, and put a counterfeit in its place.
Oh, what blasphemy men can dream up, when they are
tempted by Satan to gain religious control of their fellow
men!
"For that day [the Second Coming of Christ] shall not
come, except there come a falling away first, and that
man of sin be revealed, the son of perdition; who
opposeth and exalteth himself above all that is called
God, or that is worshiped."—2 Thessalonians 2:3-4.
God said:
"And hallow My Sabbaths; and they shall be a sign
between Me and you, that ye may know that I am the
Lord your God." —Ezekiel 20:20.
After the New Testament was finished and the Apostles
had died, men tried transfer the sacredness from the
seventh to the first day of the week. They tried to
change the "time law."
Roman Catholic: "It is well to remind the Presbyterians,
Baptists, Methodists, and all other Christians, that the
Bible does not support them anywhere in their
observance of Sunday. Sunday is an institution of the
Roman Catholic Church, and those who observe the day
observe a commandment of the Catholic Church."—
Priest Brady, in an address at Elizabeth, N.J., March 17,
1903, reported in the Elizabeth, N.J. News of March 18,
1903.
"You may search the Bible from Genesis to Revelation,
and you will not find a single line authorizing the
sanctification of Sunday. The Scriptures enforce the
religious observance of Saterday, a day which we never
sanctify."—James Cardinal Gibbon, The Faith of Our
Fathers, chapter 8.
"If Protestants would follow the Bible, they should
worship God on the Sabbath day. In keeping the Sunday
they are following a law of the Catholic Church."—Albert
Smith, Chancellor of the Archdiocese of Baltimore,
replying for the Cardinal, in a letter of February 10,
1920.
"We hold upon this earth the place of God Almighty."—
Pope Leo XIII, Encyclical Letter, June 20, 1894; The
Great Encyclical Letters of Leo XIII, p. 304.
"Prove to me from the Bible alone that I am bound to
keep Sunday holy. There is no such law in the Bible. It
is a law of the holy Catholic Church alone. The Bible
says ‘Remember the Sabbath day to keep it holy.’ The
Catholic Church says, No. By my divine power I abolish
the Sabbath day and command you to keep holy the
first day of the week. And lo! The entire civilized world
bows down in reverent obedience to the command of the
Holy Catholic Church."—Priest Thomas Enright, CSSR,
President of Redemptorist College, Kansas City, MO, in a
lecture at Hartford, Kansas Weekly Call, February 22,
1884, and the American Sentinel, a New York Roman
Catholic journal, in June 1893, p. 173.
"Of course the Catholic Church claims that the change
was her act . . AND THE ACT IS A MARK of her
ecclesiastical power."—From the office of cardinal
Gibbons, through Chancellor H. F. Thomas, November
11, 1895.
How important it is that we obey the commandments of
God rather than the commandments of men.
"Know ye not, that to whom ye yield yourselves
servants to obey, his servants ye are to whom ye
obey?"—Romans 6:16.
"It is written, Thou shalt worship the Lord thy God, and
Him only shalt thou serve."—Matthew 4:10.
"But in vain they do worship Me, teaching for doctrines
the commandments of men."—Matthew 15:9.
"How long halt ye between two opinions? If the Lord be
God, follow Him; but if Baal, then follow him."—1 Kings
18:21.
FACT NUMBER NINE—The seventh-day Sabbath,
instituted by God at the Creation of this world, is the
seal of His governmental authority.
God’s basic governmental code for mankind is the Ten
Commandments. Of those ten, only the Sabbath
commandment reveals the name of our Creator and
Lawgiver.
Of all the commandments in the Decalogue, only the
Fourth Commandment reveals the (1) name, (2)
authority, and (3) dominion of the Author of this Law:
In six days, (1) the Lord (name) (2) made (office—the
Creator) (3) heaven and earth (dominion or territory
over which He rules). This commandment alone
contains the seal of God.
Examine the notary seal of a notary public or any other
legal seal. Each seal will always contain the above three
identifying marks.
"Remember the Sabbath day, to keep it holy . . 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."—
Exodus 20:8, 11.
The Sabbath commandment contains the seal of God,
and the Sabbath itself—given in this commandment—is
inseparably connected with this seal. For the Sabbath
is the basis of all true worship of our Creator. And this
worship lies at the heart of all our acknowledgment of
His authority as our Creator and our God. The Sabbath
is ever to be kept as a sign that we belong to Him. And
the keeping of it brings us within the circle of this seal.
The seal is impressed in order that all may know the
authority from whence it comes—and that all may know
that it is not to be changed. The seventh-day Sabbath
comes from God. Let no man dare to tamper with it—
for the seal of God is upon it.
"Now, O king, establish the decree, and sign the writing,
that it be not changed."—Daniel 6:8.
"Bind up the testimony, seal the law among My
disciples."—Isaiah 8:16.
"It [the Sabbath] 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."—Exodus 31:17.
"And hallow My Sabbaths; and they shall be a sign
between Me and you, that ye may know that I am the
Lord your God."—Ezekiel 20:20.
The Sabbath is a powerful sign of God’s creative power
—not only of this earth, but within our lives as well. It
requires the same power to clean our lives and redeem
us as it did to create us in the first place.
"Create in me a clean heart, O God."—Psalm 51:10.
"We are . . created in Christ Jesus unto good works."—
Ephesians 2:10.
The Bible tells us there is to be a special sealing work
in these last days, just before the return of Jesus in the
clouds of heaven.
"And I saw another angel ascending from the east,
having the seal of the living God: and he cried with a
loud voice to the four angels . . saying, Hurt not the
earth, neither the sea, or the trees, till we have sealed
the servants of our God in their foreheads."—Revelation
7:2-3 (Ezekiel 9:1-6).
"And I looked, and, lo, a Lamb stood on the mount Zion,
and with Him an hundred forty and four thousand,
having His Father’s name written in their foreheads."—
Revelation 14:1.
The name of the Father is expressive of His character.
When Moses asked to see the glory of God, the Lord
passed by and told His name—that which He was like:
"The Lord, the Lord God, merciful and gracious,
longsuffering, and abundant in goodness and truth."—
Exodus 34:6.
And as we look at God’s holy law, we see another view
of His character. It is a transcript of that character. It
is God’s characteristics written on everlasting stone. He
wants us to live it out in our lives.
When God writes His name on your forehead and right
hand, this means He writes His law on your heart. This
is the work of the new covenant (Heb 8:10; 10:16; Jer
31:33); and that work reaches its climax when God
"seals in" His own people, just before He returns the
second time in the clouds of heaven. What are those
sealed ones like? They are fully obedient to the Law of
God:
"And in their mouth was found no guile: for they are
without fault before the throne of God."—Revelation
14:5.
But in the final crisis before His return, there will be a
people who will yield obedience to the beast instead of
to God.
"And the third angel followed them, saying with a loud
voice, If any man worship the beast and his image, and
receive his mark in his forehead, or in his hand, the
same shall drink of the wine of the wrath of God."—
Revelation 14:9-10, 12.
"And he [the beast] causeth all, both small and great,
rich and poor, free and bond, to receive a mark in their
right hand, or in their foreheads."—Revelation 13:16.
In contrast with those who serve the beast and receive
his mark, are those who in the last days will serve God
and receive His seal. How can they be identified? God
has told us in His Word. Here is a description of God’s
remnant people at the end of time:
"And the dragon [Satan, working through his agents]
was wroth with the woman [the true church], and went
to make war with the remnant of her seed, which keep
the commandments of God, and have the testimony of
Jesus Christ."—Revelation 12:17.
And the third angel of Revelation 14, which warns men
to not receive the mark of the beast, also tells them
how to avoid receiving it—by keeping the
commandments of God through the faith of Jesus
Christ:
"And the third angel followed them, saying with a loud
voice, If any man worship the beast and his image, and
receive his mark in his forehead, or in his hand, the
same shall drink of the wine of the wrath of God, which
is poured out without mixture . . Here is the patience of
the saints: here are they that keep the commandments
of God, and the faith of Jesus."—Revelation 14:9-10, 12.
The final crisis will be caused by a decree by the beast
that all men must disobey a commandment of the law
of God. The nations and churches of the world will not
require men to steal or lie or commit adultery. The
growing movement toward national Sunday laws is
growing stronger every passing year. It is seen that in
this point, and in this alone, will be found the heart of
the crisis of Revelation 13 and 14.
The first angel of Revelation 14 calls on all men
everywhere, today, to reverence God—by returning to
the worship of the Creator of all things.
"And I saw another angel fly in the midst of heaven,
having the everlasting gospel to preach unto them that
dwell on the earth, and to every nation, and kindred, and
tongue, and people:
"Saying with a loud voice, Fear God, and give glory to
Him; for the hour of His judgment is come: and worship
Him that made heaven, and earth, and the sea, and the
fountains of waters."—Revelation 14:7.
As the crisis nears, we must prepare for it.
"The observance of Sunday by the Protestants is an
homage they pay, in spite of themselves, to the
authority of the [Catholic] Church."—Monsignor Louis
Segur, Plain Talk About the Protestantism of Today, p.
213.
Already we are facing Sunday closing laws on local
levels. Men are prohibited from doing business on the
first working day of the week, lest they be fined or
imprisoned. And the situation will grow worse in the
days just ahead.
"That the image of the beast should both speak, and
cause [decree] that as many as would not worship the
image of the beast should be killed. And he causeth all,
both small and great, rich and poor, free and bond, to
receive a mark in their right hand, or in their foreheads:
and that no man might buy or sell, save he that had the
mark."—Revelation 13:15-17.
But there is victory for those who will stand true to the
God of heaven. There is overcoming power for those
who will "keep the commandments of God and the faith
of Jesus" (Rev 14:12).
"And I saw . . them that had gotten the victory over the
beast, and over his image, and over his mark, and over
the number of his name, stand on the sea of glass,
having the harps of God."—Revelation 15:2. |
Re: Ten Facts About The Bible Sabbath by Etogist: 10:21pm On Feb 04, 2017 |
FACT NUMBER TEN—God’s remnant people will keep
the Bible Sabbath, and that holy day will be kept
throughout eternity.
(1) Even though there are over two thousand
denominations today, the remnant people of God, living
at the end of time, can be identified. God has identified
them for us . After speaking about how the antichrist
power in the Dark Ages tried for centuries to destroy the
people of God, we are told how to identify them in these
last days, just before Christ returns in the clouds for
His own:
"And the dragon was wroth with the woman, and went
to make war with the remnant of her seed, which keep
the commandments of God, and have the testimony of
Jesus Christ."—Revelation 12:17.
And the third angel, after warning all men against
receiving the mark of the beast, tells us clearly who
will be the little group that will stand apart from this
almost universal apostasy:
"Here is the patience of the saints: here are they that
keep the commandments of God, and the faith of
Jesus."—Revelation 14:12.
It will be an almost universal apostasy. All around us
can be seen a rising tide of rebellion against the Ten
Commandments. The colleges and universities teach
that man is but an animal descended from worms and
amoeba. The churches teach that God destroyed the
Ten Commandments at Calvary, and that Jesus died to
take sinners to heaven just as they are. Governmental
agencies are relaxing moral restrictions and permitting
gambling, abortion, homosexuality, and other vices.
This world is becoming a curse, but soon God will
intervene. Prophecy tells us that before the end there
will be a small company who will stand true to the
commandments of God, by faith in Jesus Christ.
(2) And soon this present evil world will be ended
suddenly by the return of Jesus Christ—and heaven will
begin for the faithful.
And in that heaven the seventh-day Sabbath will be
kept forever. God’s people suffered and died for it down
here, and they will worship God on that holy day
through all ages to come.
Revelation 21 and 22 tells us about this new life with
Jesus, when sin has come to an end and the wicked are
no longer alive.
"And I saw a new heaven and a new earth: for the first
heaven and the first earth were passed away; and there
was no more sea . . And he shewed me a pure river of
water of life, clear as crystal, proceeding out of the
throne of God and of the Lamb."—Revelation 21:1; 22:1.
And then we are told who will enter that beautiful new
world:
"Blessed are they that do His commandments, that they
may have right to the tree of life, and may enter in
through the gates into the city."—Revelation 22:14.
But more: There is the promise that they will keep the
holy Sabbath through all eternity :
"For, behold, I create a new heavens and a new earth:
and the former shall not be remembered, nor come into
mind . . And they shall build houses, and inhabit them;
and they shall plant vineyards, and eat the fruit of
them. They shall not build, and another inhabit; they
shall not plant, and another eat: for as the days of a
tree are the days of My people, and Mine elect shall
long enjoy the work of their hands . . The wolf and the
lamb shall feed together, and the lion shall eat straw
like the bullock; and dust shall be the serpent’s meat.
They shall not hurt nor destroy in all My holy mountain,
saith the Lord . .
"For as the new heavens and the new earth, which I will
make, shall remain before Me, saith the Lord, so shall
your seed and your name remain. 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 65:17, 21-22, 25;
66:22-23.
Now you have seen God’s plan for His people. And it is
a wonderful one. It can begin for you right now. And it
will continue on throughout eternity. Why not begin
today—this very week? Ask God to forgive you for the
past, and tell Him that, by His grace, you will worship
your Creator on His day! This is the best decision you
can make. Go to Him just now. He will help you make
it.
And next Sabbath—begin that holy walk with God on His
day, the holy day of Isaiah 58. Read that chapter and
see the blessings He will add, if you will but let Him take
over your life.
But think not that there will be no problems or trials.
Satan will bring many upon you. He hates the Sabbath
and all who will stand loyal to it. Yet if you will
determine to be true to God and His Word, you will
have strength from above to go through all that lies
ahead.
And one day soon, if faithful to the end, you with the
redeemed of all ages will rejoice on the sea of glass and
will receive from the hand of Jesus the overcomer’s
crown. And you will be given that new name, expressive
of a new character. And you will begin a walk with
Jesus that will last through all eternity to come.
"And one of the elders answered, saying unto me, What
are these which are arrayed in white robes? and whence
come they?
"And I said unto him, Sir, thou knowest. And he said
unto me, These are they which came out of great
tribulation, and have washed their robes, and made
them white in the blood of the Lamb.
"Therefore are they before the throne of God, and serve
Him day and night in His temple: and He that sitteth on
the throne shall dwell among them.
"They shall hunger no more, neither thirst any more;
neither shall the sun light on them, nor any heat.
"For the Lamb which is in the midst of the throne shall
feed them, and shall lead them unto living fountains of
waters: and God shall wipe away all tears from their
eyes."—Revelation 7:13-17.
Here is an interesting story:
One of the czars of Russia while walking in his park
came upon a sentry standing guard over a little patch of
weeds. "What are you doing here?" he asked.
The sentry replied, "I don’t know. All I know is that the
captain of the guard ordered me to stand over this
spot."
The czar sent for the captain. "Captain
—what is this man guarding?"
The captain answered, "All I know is that the
regulations call for a sentry to be posted here."
The czar then ordered an investigation, but no one in
the government of Russia could discover why that spot
needed guarding. Then they opened the royal archives,
and the mystery was solved.
The records showed that a hundred years before, in the
late eighteenth century, Catherine the Great had planted
a rosebush on that plot of ground and ordered a sentry
posted there to keep people from trampling on it.
Eventually the rosebush died, but nobody thought to
cancel the order. And for a hundred years men stood
guard over a spot where a rosebush once had grown
and didn’t know what they were guarding.
Year after year. Guarding something that wasn’t there.
It is when we open the archives of the Bible and the
history of the first several centuries after the time of
Christ that our mystery is solved.
The seventh-day Bible Sabbath is the only weekly
Sabbath ever given by God to mankind. But three
centuries after the Bible ended, church and government
leaders in Rome tried to stamp out true Sabbath
keeping, and transfer its sacredness to a common
working day, the first day of the week.
But only God can make a day sacred, and nowhere in
the Bible did he do it to Sunday.
Do you want to please God? Then obey the Bible, not
what men have done or what men tell you to do today. |
Re: Ten Facts About The Bible Sabbath by kio052001(m): 10:34pm On Feb 04, 2017 |
and my Lord Jesus Christ rose from the dead, and everything changed and the New testament was created the Lord is good somebody |
Re: Ten Facts About The Bible Sabbath by Etogist: 10:53pm On Feb 04, 2017 |
kio052001: "But what about Christ’s resurrection? Nowhere in Scripture were we told to keep any day in honor of Christ’s resurrection. To do so is unscriptural. On the contrary, to set aside the Creation and sanctification Sabbath of the Bible—for another day of the week—and excuse it by saying that we do so "in honor of Christ’s resurrection,"—is indeed to do a very daring thing. Who dare presume to set aside the Memorial of Creation and salvation for any reason! To knowingly do so, flies in the face of repeated, direct, Biblical commands by the God of heaven. To do so denies that He is our Creator and Redeemer. If we abandon the Bible Sabbath and keep another day holy, in the Judgment what excuse can we offer? There is no Bible reason for keeping the first day of the week holy instead of the seventh day". |
Re: Ten Facts About The Bible Sabbath by couragekebs(m): 7:11am On Feb 05, 2017 |
Bkd |
Re: Ten Facts About The Bible Sabbath by kio052001(m): 10:23am On Feb 05, 2017 |
Etogist:do u by any chance know the day of the week that Christ resurrected and do know that the disciples kept accurate record of every event that happened before and after His resurrection |
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