TheLordsDay

Thereisalotofconfusionandalotofdivisionsinwhatiscalledthechurchtoday,andintheareaoftheLordsday,Sabbathkeeping,whethertokeepadayornot,yougetmanyresponses.
AndthereareevenmanysincereChristianswholovetheLord,whocometovariousconclusions,butintheend,Godhasjustoneviewontheissue,itishisview,andifweareintunewithhisviewonthisissue,thenwewillbeseeingthetruthofthis
issue.
Andifweseethetruthofthisissue,thenweshouldwalkinthetruthofthisissue.
AndasaChristian,weshouldbestrivingtogoonuntoperfection,goingfromfaithtofaith,allowingGodtosanctifyus,thusbeingconformedmoreandmoreuntotheimageofGod.
Noneofushaveattaineduntototalperfection,andthatwillonlycomeattheraptureofthechurch.
AndaswegoonwiththeLord,webegintorealisehowperfectwereallyaint,andhowmuchwereallyneedtheLord.
Sothefirstquestionisthis,istheresuchathingastheLordsdaytobeginwith?
Wellletusgountoourfirstscripture.
Revelation1:9-10

(9I John,whoalsoamyourbrother,andcompanionintribulation,andinthekingdomandpatienceofJesusChrist,wasintheislethatiscalledPatmos,forthewordofGod,andforthetestimonyofJesusChrist.
10IwasintheSpiritontheLord'sday,andheardbehindmeagreatvoice,asofatrumpet,)

Nowthereare3prominentviewsonthisissuethatIknowof:

1.isthattheLordsdayreferstotheoldtestament7thdaySabbath,
2.isthattheLordsdayreferstothefirstdayoftheweekgathering,
3.isthattheLordsdayreferstotheDayoftheLord,thetimeofthecomingdestructionthatclimaxesinthereturnofChrist.

Wellfirstofall,wecanveryeasilyrefutethe3rdview,simplybyjustreadingthetextforwhatitsays.

ItshowsinRevelation1:9-10thatJohnwasintheislecalledPatmos,andwhileontheisle(emphasisadded),hewasintheSpiritontheLordsday.

HewasintheSpirit,whileontheisleofPatmos,andithappenedtobeonadaycalledtheLordsday!!!!!!!

ItwasadaythatwascalledtheLordsdaybackinJohnsday,atthetimethathepresentlylived,whileontheisleofPatmoswhichifitwouldbereferringtoeventsthatshouldtakeplaceatthesecondcoming,thenthesecond
comingshouldhavetakenplacewhileJohnwasontheisleofPatmos,whichitisobviousthatitdidnot,forChristwouldhavealreadyreignedonearthforathousandyears,andthusweshouldbeonannewearthtoday,butwe
arenot.

AndsomeclaimthatthewordtheLordsday,shouldbetranslatedasthedayoftheLordIdonotagreewiththis,butsayitisso,whatwouldthatmean?

Wouldthatmeanthatitautomaticallymeansthatthisday,mentionedinRevelation1:10,referstothedayoftheLord,mentionedinIsaiah13:6,andAmos5:18?

WellfirstofalltherearemanydaysoftheLord:

1.thereisthedayoftheLord,whichclimaxesinthesecondcomingofChrist(Amos5:18,Isaiah13:6),
2.thereisthedayoftheLord,therapture(1Thessalonians5:1-2,1Thessalonians4:13-18),
3.thereisthedayoftheLord,thegreatwhitethroneofjudgment,whichtheheavensandtheearthshallmeltwithferventheat,asthistakesplace(2Peter3:10,Revelation20:11).
NowtheactualwordsofthedayoftheLordappearinAmos5:18,Isaiah13:6,1Thessalonians5:1-2and2Peter3:10.
SoifittheLordsdayofrevelation1:10,referstothedayoftheLord,thenwhichdayoftheLorddoesitreferto???????
WellitisobviousthatitreferstononeofthesedaysoftheLord,fortheneitherthesecondcoming,theraptureorthegreatwhitethroneofjudgmentwouldhavetakenplaceinJohnsday,whichobviouslyitdidnot.
SothenthisviewoftheLordsdayisdebunked,anddebunkedinaveryeasyway.
Soyoucanscratchoffview3fromthelist.
3.isthattheLordsdayreferstotheDayoftheLord,thetimeofthecomingdestructionthatclimaxesinthereturnofChrist.

Nowwegountoview1,whichis:thattheLordsdayreferstotheoldtestament7thdaySabbath.

DoestheLordsdayrefertothe7thdayoftheweekSabbath???

Wellbeforeweanswerthisquestion,letuscoverthingswhichconcerntheSabbath,suchaswhenitwasfirstgiven,whatwasitallabout,whatwastobedoneandnotdoneonthatday,andwasitcompletelydoneawaywith
underthenewcovenant.

AndoneimportantscripturethatIlovetoemphasizeon,isthisnextscripture:

1Corinthians2:13

(13Whichthingsalsowespeak,notinthewordswhichman'swisdomteacheth,butwhichtheHolyGhostteachethcomparingspiritualthingswithspiritual.)

Weneedtocomparespiritualthingswithspiritualthings,whichiscomparingthewordofGodwithotherpartsofthewordofGod,inordertogetthefullpictureofthematter.

AndIhavenoticedthatsomedothis,butnotmany.

Wellrightnowletuscoverthequestionof,whenwastheSabbathfirstgiven??????

WellwhatIwilldorightnow,iscompare2scripturessidebysidesowegetaclearerpictureonthematter,becauseIhaveseenoneofthesescriptures,usedinawaytoalmostdenytheotherscripturesometimesitseemsthatChristianswantto
showpreferencesofscriptures.

Itisimportantthatweseektohaveaheartthatisopentoallscriptures,whetheritfitswithourthinkingornot.

Okherearethe2scriptures,sidebyside.

Deuteronomy5:12-15

(12Keepthesabbathdaytosanctifyit,astheLORDthyGodhathcommandedthee
13Sixdaysthoushaltlabour,anddoallthywork:
14ButtheseventhdayisthesabbathoftheLORDthyGod:initthoushaltnotdoany
work,thou,northyson,northydaughter,northymanservant,northymaidservant,nor
thineox,northineass,noranyofthycattle,northystrangerthatiswithinthygatesthat
thymanservantandthymaidservantmayrestaswellasthou
15AndrememberthatthouwastaservantinthelandofEgypt,andthattheLORDthy
Godbroughttheeoutthencethroughamightyhandandbyastretchedoutarm:therefore
theLORDthyGodcommandedtheetokeepthesabbathday.)

Exodus20:8-11

(8Rememberthesabbathday,tokeepitholy.
9Sixdaysshaltthoulabour,anddoallthywork:
10ButtheseventhdayisthesabbathoftheLORDthyGod:initthoushaltnotdo
anywork,thou,northyson,northydaughter,thymanservant,northymaidservant,
northycattle,northystrangerthatiswithinthygates:
11ForinsixdaystheLORDmadeheavenandearth,thesea,andallthat
themis,andrestedtheseventhday:whereforetheLORDblessedthesabbath
day,andhallowedit.)

Nowtheseare2accountsoftheSabbathwhenitwasgivenonmountSinai.

NowGodgavetheSabbathevenbeforeMosesreceivedthe10commandmentsonmountSinai,aswewillsee,buthereittalksof2accountsofwhenitwasgivenonmountSinai.
Andinbothoftheseaccounts,itreferstowhenMosesreceivedthe10commandments,andGodwrotethemontablesofstone,thefirsttime.
AndofcourseuponseeingtheIsraeliteswithagoldencalf,andworshippingit,Mosesbrokethetwofirsttablesofstone,thereforeneedingtogoupasecondtime,sothatthe10commandmentscouldberewrittenonceagainontablesofstone.
SotheargumentthatIhaveheard,saysthis:thatGodgavetheSabbathonlytotheJews,becauseoftheirslaveryinEgypt,andthatistheonlyreasonwhyhegaveit.
WellokletusfirstdealwiththeDeuteronomyscripture,nowwhatdoestheDeuteronomyscripturesay?
Wellitsaysinverse15that:thouwastaservantinthelandofEgypt,andthattheLordthyGodbroughttheeoutthencethroughamightyhandandbyastretchedoutarm:thereforetheLordthyGodcommandedtheetokeeptheSabbathday.
SoyesitdoesshowthatasaresultofGodseeingtheirstateofslavery,andhimbringingthemoutbyastretchedoutarm,GodthereforecommandedthemtokeeptheSabbath.
Andyesinthiscase,itistalkingabouttheIsraelites,thatGodsetfreefromEgypt,havingtokeeptheSabbath,butwastheSabbathkeeping,justfortheJews,tokeep,orwasitforallmentokeep???
AndwasitonlyforthereasonofGodsettingthemfreefromEgyptianbondage,thathewantedthemtokeeptheSabbath???????

WellthenwhatabouttheExodusscripture???????
Wellfirstofallverse8saystokeeptheSabbathholy,andafterwardsitexplainsstuffconcerningtheSabbath,andthenwegettoverse11,whichsays:ForinsixdaystheLordmadeheavenandearth.andrestedontheseventhday:wherefore
theLordblessedtheSabbathday,andhallowedit.
Nownoticethewordfor,andthewordforheremeans,asaresultof,butasaresultofwhat???
WellitissayingthatthecommandmentofkeepingtheSabbathday,andkeepingitholy,cameorwasgiventomanasaresultofGodcreatingtheworldin6days,andrestingontheseventh.
Soitisshowingusthat,asaresultofGodmakingheavenandearthetc.in6days,andrestingonthe7th,inlikemannerweshouldkeeptheSabbath,whichwearegiven6daystolabour,andonedayofrest.
ManshouldbedoingasGoddid.
Sothereare2reasonsgivenhereforkeepingtheSabbath,oneisasaresultofGodcreatingtheworldin6days,andrestingonthe7th,andtheotherisasaresultofGodsettingtheIsraelitesfreefromEgyptianbondage.
Sothequestionisthis:WastheSabbathonlygiventotheJews?Orwasitgivenforallmentobenefitfrom???
Actuallytheanswermightsurprisesome,andinmorewaysthanone.
WellfirstletusgountoMark2:23-28.
Mark2:23-28

(23Anditcametopass,thathewentthroughthecornfieldsonthesabbathdayandhisdisciplesbegan,astheywent,toplucktheearsofcorn.
24AndthePhariseessaiduntohim,Behold,whydotheyonthesabbathdaythatwhichisnotlawful?
25Andhesaiduntothem,HaveyeneverreadwhatDaviddid,whenhehadneed,andwasanhungred,he,andtheythatwerewithhim?
26HowhewentintothehouseofGodinthedaysofAbiatharthehighpriest,anddideattheshewbread,whichisnotlawfultoeatbutforthepriests,andgavealsotothemwhichwerewithhim?
27Andhesaiduntothem,Thesabbathwasmadeforman,andnotmanforthesabbath:
28ThereforetheSonofmanisLordalsoofthesabbath.)

Sowhatisitsayinghere???

Wellfirstletusdealwiththecornfieldspart,andthenlaterwewillgetbacktotheissueofwhomtheSabbathwasgiventoandwhathappenedhere,wasthatJesusdisciplesbeganpluckingtheearsofcorn,andthePharisees
saidtoJesus,whydothedisciplesdowhatisnotlawfulontheSabbath?

WhatthePhariseesweredoinghere,isfalselyaccusingthedisciplesofdoingthatwhichisnotlawfulontheSabbath,sowhatthePhariseesweresayingisthatthediscipleswerebreakingtheSabbath.

ButwasthisaccusationtrueaboutthedisciplesbreakingtheSabbath?

WasthereanoldtestamentlawthatforbadethepluckingofcornontheSabbath?

Wellthetruthisno.

Andhereisanoldtestamentversethatallowed,thepluckingofcorn.

Deuteronomy23:25

(25Whenthoucomestintothestandingcornofthyneighbour,thenthoumayestplucktheearswiththinehandbutthoushaltnotmoveasickleuntothyneighbour'sstandingcorn.)

Nowitmaynotbespecifying,thattheycouldalsodothisontheSabbath,butalsoitisnotsayingthattheycouldnot,infactnooldtestamentversessaythattheywereforbiddentoplucktheearsofthecornonanyday.

Andhereare,afewcommentsfromotherpeopleonthisissue,ofthePhariseesfalselyaccusingthedisciplesofbreakingtheSabbath,whichthisaccountinMark2:23-28,isalsomentionedinMatthew12:1-4.

(Clark)

(Deuteronomy23:25

Thoumayestplucktheearswiththinehand-Itwasonthepermissiongrantedbythislawthatthedisciplespluckedtheearsofcorn,asrelatedMat_12:1.Thiswasbothaconsiderateandhumanelaw,andisnodishonortotheJewishcode.)

(JimmySwaggart)

(Thiswasalawthey(Pharisees)hadmadeupthemselvesthelawofMosespermittedthemtodowhattheyweredoing[Deuteronomy23:25])


Nowsomemaysay,wellthenwhataboutthescripturethatforbadetheJewstopickupmannaontheSabbath,doesntthatshowthatwhetheryoupickmannaorcorn,thatitiswrongtodo,ontheSabbath???

Wellhowaboutwecomparethescripturesofthecornandmannasidebyside,sowegetthewholepictureoftheissue,andsowetrulyunderstandwhatisgoingon.

Mark2:23-28

(23Anditcametopass,thathewentthroughthecornfieldsonthesabbathdayandhisdisciplesbegan,asthey
went,toplucktheearsofcorn.
24AndthePhariseessaiduntohim,Behold,whydotheyonthesabbathdaythatwhichisnotlawful?
25Andhesaiduntothem,HaveyeneverreadwhatDaviddid,whenhehadneed,andwasanhungred,he,andthey
thatwerewithhim?
26HowhewentintothehouseofGodinthedaysofAbiatharthehighpriest,anddideattheshewbread,whichisnot
lawfultoeatbutforthepriests,andgavealsotothemwhichwerewithhim?
27Andhesaiduntothem,Thesabbathwasmadeforman,andnotmanforthesabbath:
28ThereforetheSonofmanisLordalsoofthesabbath.)

Exodus16:25-29

(25AndMosessaid,EatthattodayfortodayisasabbathuntotheLORD:todayyeshallnotfinditinthefield.
26Sixdaysyeshallgatheritbutontheseventhday,whichisthesabbath,initthereshallbenone.
27Anditcametopass,thattherewentoutsomeofthepeopleontheseventhdayfortogather,andtheyfound
none.
28AndtheLORDsaiduntoMoses,Howlongrefuseyetokeepmycommandmentsandmylaws?
29See,forthattheLORDhathgivenyouthesabbath,thereforehegivethyouonthesixthdaythebreadoftwo
daysabideyeeverymaninhisplace,letnomangooutofhisplaceontheseventhday.

SotheMarkverses,aretalkingaboutthedisciplespluckingtheearsofcorn,whichthePhariseesfalselyaccusedthemofbreakingtheSabbathasaresult,buttheExodusverses,speaksofsomethingdifferent,itdoesnotsaythatitwaswrongto
gathermanna(thebread),ontheSabbath,butratheritsaysthatGodwouldnotpouroutthemannaonthefieldsthatday,sothereforeitwouldbeuselesstogoouttogetmanna,whennonewouldbeontheground.

Andyounoticethatsomestillwentout,eventhoughtheyweretoldthattherewouldbenonethatwouldfalltothegroundthatday,sowhatwasGodagainsthere???

WasitthefactthattheywentouttopickmannaontheSabbath,thatGodwasagainst???Orwasitforthefactthathetoldthemthatnomannawouldfall,andtheydidnotbelieveGodandtheystillwenttocheck,sotogathermanna???

WhatGodwasnothappywith,isthattheydidnotbelievehisreport,oftherenotbeinganymannafallingtothegroundontheSabbath,andinthiscase,eventhoughGodwasnothappywiththeirunbelief,theydidnotreceiveajudgmentofbeing
puttodeath,asothersdidwhentheydisobeyedGodundercertainconditions,asthismanthatgatheredsticksonthesabbath(Numbers15:32-36),aswewillseelater.

Andthisspecificcommandment,wasgivenspecificallytoIsraelwhiletheywereinthe(desert)wilderness,anditwasacommandmentforthattimeandmoment,thatisinthetimeofwhentheyreceivedmanna,whichtheyreceivedmannaforforty
years(Exo16:35).

Andasyougoon,intherestoftheoldtestament,thatisifyoureadeventsthathappened,afterthe40years,younolongerseesuchacommandmentevergivenagain.

Soitwasaspecificwildernesscommandment,anditwasgivensototrytheheartsofIsrael,toseeiftheywouldobeyornot,andalsotorevealtheirunbelief.

Exodus16:4

(4ThensaidtheLORDuntoMoses,Behold,Iwillrainbreadfromheavenforyouandthepeopleshallgooutandgatheracertainrateeveryday,thatImayprovethem,whethertheywillwalkinmylaw,orno.)

Sothereisabsolutelynorelationtothedisciplespluckingcorn,andtheIsraelitespickingmannaontheSabbath,whichinandofitself,pickingmannaonthesabbathwasnotthesourceofwrongdoing,butratherthesourceof
wrongdoingwaswhytheywenttogopickupmanna,whenGodsaidtherewouldbenone.

Itisimportantthatwereadthecontextofathing,andnotreadintothings,justsototrytodefendourdoctrine.

AlsosomewillclaimthatJesuswaschangingthelawsoftheSabbath,bynowallowingthemtopluckcornontheSabbath,andbyhimhealingontheSabbathetc.

Wellletsgetintothisissue,sotoseeifitisreallytrue.

NowdidJesushealontheSabbath???

Luke6:7-11

(7AndthescribesandPhariseeswatchedhim,whetherhewouldhealonthesabbathdaythattheymightfindanaccusationagainsthim.
8Butheknewtheirthoughts,andsaidtothemanwhichhadthewitheredhand,Riseup,andstandforthinthemidst.Andhearoseandstoodforth.
9ThensaidJesusuntothem,IwillaskyouonethingIsitlawfulonthesabbathdaystodogood,ortodoevil?tosavelife,ortodestroyit?
10Andlookingroundaboutuponthemall,hesaiduntotheman,Stretchforththyhand.Andhedidso:andhishandwasrestoredwholeastheother.
11AndtheywerefilledwithmadnessandcommunedonewithanotherwhattheymightdotoJesus.)

Nowintruth,thereisnotoneplaceinthewholeentirebiblethatforbadehealingontheSabbath,notoneplace,andherethePharisees,hadmadeuparulethatsaysthatitwaswrongtohealontheSabbath,butjustbecausethePhariseessayitis
wrongdoesnotmeanthatGodthinksitiswrong.

Andthereisnooldtestamentrulethatforbadethis,soifthereisnorulethatforbadethis,thenobviouslyitwasnotforbidden.

AndthebiblesaysofJesusthat,hecametofulfilthelawandtheprophets,andnottodestroythelaw.

Matthew5:17-20

(17ThinknotthatIamcometodestroythelaw,ortheprophets:Iamnotcometodestroy,buttofulfil.
18ForverilyIsayuntoyou,Tillheavenandearthpass,onejotoronetittleshallinnowisepassfromthelaw,tillallbefulfilled.
19Whosoeverthereforeshallbreakoneoftheseleastcommandments,andshallteachmenso,heshallbecalledtheleastinthekingdomofheaven:butwhosoevershalldoandteachthem,thesameshallbecalledgreatinthekingdomof
heaven.
20ForIsayuntoyou,ThatexceptyourrighteousnessshallexceedtherighteousnessofthescribesandPharisees,yeshallinnocaseenterintothekingdomofheaven.)

SomethinkthatJesuscametochangetherulesoftheSabbath,andtheywillquotethingssuchasthedisciplesbeingabletopluckcorn,yettheIsraelitesnotbeingallowedtopickbread,andIwillshowforthotherscripturesthatmaybe
usedforthisargument.

Andofcourse,wehadjustseenthatthepartthatGodwasnothappywith,wasnotthepickingofthebread,buthewasnothappywiththembecausehesaidtherewouldbenonethatwouldfallontheSabbath,soiftherewould
benone,thenwhygoandpicksome???????

Hewasangryattheirunbelief!!!!!!!

Nowthearguments,thatwillbeshownnext,willincludesillyarguments,whichinvolveDavideatingtheshowbread,andthepriestssupposedlybreakingtheSabbath,andthesepartsareused,forthesakeofsayingthatJesus
waschangingtheSabbathsrules.

Soletusgotothesescriptures.

Mark2:23-28

(23Anditcametopass,thathewentthroughthecornfieldsonthesabbathdayandhisdisciplesbegan,astheywent,toplucktheearsofcorn.
24AndthePhariseessaiduntohim,Behold,whydotheyonthesabbathdaythatwhichisnotlawful?
25Andhesaiduntothem,HaveyeneverreadwhatDaviddid,whenhehadneed,andwasanhungred,he,andtheythatwerewithhim?
26HowhewentintothehouseofGodinthedaysofAbiatharthehighpriest,anddideattheshewbread,whichisnotlawfultoeatbutforthepriests,andgavealsotothemwhichwerewithhim?
27Andhesaiduntothem,Thesabbathwasmadeforman,andnotmanforthesabbath:
28ThereforetheSonofmanisLordalsoofthesabbath.)

Ourfocushereisonverse25and26.

SofirstofallthePhariseesfalselyaccusedthedisciplesofbreakingtheSabbathorofdoingthatwhichisnotlawfulontheSabbath,thenJesusresponsewasthis:HaveyeneverreadwhatDaviddid,whenhehadneed,
andwasanhungred,he,andtheythatwerewithhim?HowhewentintothehouseofGodinthedaysofAbiatharthehighpriest,anddideattheshewbread,whichisnotlawfultoeatbutforthe
priests,andgavealsotothemwhichwerewithhim?

HereisaquoteofJimmySwaggart,onthisissueofDavidtakingtheshowbreadwhichonlythepriestscoulddoso.

(JimmySwaggart)

(DavidwasnotaPriest,sobythelaw,couldnoteatoneofthesespecialloavesintheTabernaclehowever,hewiselyjudgedthatapositivelawforbiddingthelaitytoeatthisbread.Whichitdid,oughttoyieldtoalawofnecessityandofnature,
whichitdid!)

SoeventhoughitwasnotlawfulforDavidtoeatoftheshowbread,Godalloweditbecauseofthesakeoftheneed,andheallowedit,inoldtestamenttimes!!!!!!!

Davidwas,Idonotdoubt,extremelystarving,toapointthatitmayhavebeenofimmediateneed,anditdoessaythatGodshallsupplyforallourneedsaccordingtohisrichesinglorybyChristJesus.

SothisisnotatallasignofJesuschangingtheSabbathhere,hewasjustshowingherethatincertaincases,certainlawsgivewaytothelawofneed,andGodwasaproviderofneedsintheoldtestament,andstillistoday,forheisthesame

yesterday,todayandforever.

Nowwegettothisotherscripture,thatsomeonemighttrytouse,sotosaythatJesuswaschangingtherulesoftheSabbath.

Matthew12:5

(5Orhaveyenotreadinthelaw,howthatonthesabbathdaysthepriestsinthetempleprofanethesabbath,andareblameless?)

Nowthisscripture,istalkingofthesameeventastheoneinMark2:23-28,ofwhenthePhariseesfalselyaccusedthedisciplesofbreakingtheSabbath.

AndthenJesusrespondsinMark2:25-26,andmentionshowDaviddidsomethingthatwasnotnormallylawfulforhimtodo,thathowheatetheshowbread,whichonlythepriestswereallowedtoeat,andherehewasnotsayingthatpeopleshould
bebreakersofGodslaw,butrather,whathewastryingtoshowthePharisees,wasthis,thatasthePhariseesfalselyaccusedthedisciplesofbreakingtheSabbaththroughpluckingcorn,whichwasaneedforthemandneverbroketheSabbath,so
Jesuswasdoingacounterclaim,whichwastoshowthePhariseesthatnoyoushouldnotbebreakersofthelawofGod,thatisthetruelawofGod,butincertaincases,Godallowscertainlawstobebroken,forthesakeofthelawofneed,andthe
Phariseeslawscertainlycouldbebroken,becausetheirlawswerenotofGod,thatiswhylaterinMark2:27-28,Jesussaysthis:Thesabbathwasmadeforman,andnotmanforthesabbath:ThereforetheSonofmanisLordalsoofthesabbath.

ThePhariseestriedtoaddtotheSabbaththeirownlaws,butitwasnotmanslawsthatgoverntheSabbathbutratherGodslaws!!!!!!!

SonowletuscommentonMatthew12:5,whichinMatthew12:3-4,ittalksoftheissueofDavideatingthepriestsshowbread.

NowwhatisthisscripturemeaningofthepriestsinthetempleprofaningtheSabbath,andyetareblameless??????

Wellhere,weretheyreallyprofaningtheSabbath?ordidJesusjustuseacounterattackmeasurehereandansweredthePharisees,accordingtohowtheygaveananswertohisdisciples????

FortheyblamedthedisciplesofbreakingtheSabbath,nodoubtbecausetheyconsidereditworkingontheSabbath,wellthepriestsdidallkindsofworkontheSabbath,aswewillsee,yetitwasnotworkthatwasagainstGodsprohibitionofworkunderhis
Sabbathcommandment.

SoJesuswasansweringthemaccordingtotheirownfoolishness,andshowingthemthatthepriestsdidworkontheSabbath,butaccordingtothePharisees'rules,thisalsoshouldhavebeenconsideredprofaningtheSabbath,andyetJesussaysherethatthey
wereblameless.

HereisanotherquotefromJimmy,whichthisoneisonMatthew12:5.

(JimmySwaggart)

(ThePriestsdidasmuchwork,ifnotmore,ontheSabbathDayintheirpreparingtheSacrifices,plusotherduties,thanpossiblyanyotherday!AndyettheywerenotaccusedofbreakingtheLaw.)

SowecouldseethatthePhariseeswereverylegalistic,fortheyaddedallkindsoflawstoGodslaw,whichwasneverpartofGodslaw.

Sonowthatwehavecoveredthis,letusgobacktothisquestion,thatIaskedearlieroninthisstudy,whichwaswhenwastheSabbathfirstgivenandalsotowhom??????

SonowwegettoMark2:27-28.

Mark2:27-28

(27Andhesaiduntothem,Thesabbathwasmadeforman,andnotmanforthesabbath:
28ThereforetheSonofmanisLordalsoofthesabbath.)

Sowehadconcluded,earlieroninthisstudy,that,theSabbathwasgivenfor2reasons,onewasasaresultofGodcreatingtheworldinsixdaysandrestingontheseventh,andtheotherwasasaresultofGoddeliveringthe
JewsoutofEgyptianslavery.

Nowsomesay,aswesaidbefore,thattheSabbathwasonlygiventotheJews,butwhatdoesMark2:27say?ItsaysthatThesabbathwasmadeforman.

Itsaysforman,notjusttheJews,butforjustsimplyman,ormankind,period!!!!!!!

Andthefirsttimeitwasevergiven,wasatthebeginning,whichwasasaresultofGodcreatingtheworldin6daysandrestingonthe7th,andGodhallowedthe7thdayandmadeitholy,holy,holy!!!!!!!


NowdidAdamobeytheSabbath???????

WellitwasgiventomanasaresultofGodhimselfdoingso,andnothereisnoconcreteevidence,wordforword,inthebookofGenesisofpeoplekeepingtheSabbath,thatisuntilwecometothetimeofMoses,butthatdoesnot
meannooneatallkepttheSabbathbackthen.

AndnowIwillgiveproofofwhyItrulybelievethatAdam,atleastbeforethefall,kepttheSabbath.

Andremember,itwasfirstgiventomanasaresultofGoddoingsohimself.

Andfirstofall,wehavetorememberinwhatstateAdamwasbeforethefall,hewasinastateofperfectlove!!!

Adamknewnosin,andwasfullofintelligenceattheverybeginningofhimbeingcreatedasaman.

AdamlovedhisFather,whichwasGod,andwhatGodhaddid,ishejustfinishedcreatinghiscreation,andthenproclaimedtheseventhdayasbeingholy,forhesanctifiedit.

AdamknewthathisFatherproclaimedtheseventhdayasholy,sowhatwouldAdamdo,beinginstateofperfectlove?

HewouldhavecaredaboutwhathisFatherthoughtaboutthings,forlovecares,andifhisFatherproclaimedadayasbeingholy,Adamwouldhavefollowedsuit,forwhywouldntAdamhallowtheSabbathifhisHeavenly
Fatherdidso???

Itisnotamatterofwouldhe,butratheritisamatterof,whywouldnthe??????

AndrememberthatAdamwasinaperfectstateoflove,Adamwouldhavejustnaturally,havehonouredhisHeavenlyFather!!!!!!!

Andnoticesomethingveryneat,andtheneatthingis,thatrightnow,Iwillshowforthwhatthe4thand5thcommandmentsare,ofthe10commandments.

Exodus20:8-12

(8Rememberthesabbathday,tokeepitholy.
9Sixdaysshaltthoulabour,anddoallthywork:
10ButtheseventhdayisthesabbathoftheLORDthyGod:initthoushaltnotdoanywork,thou,northyson,northydaughter,thymanservant,northymaidservant,northycattle,northystrangerthatiswithinthygates:
11ForinsixdaystheLORDmadeheavenandearth,thesea,andallthatinthemis,andrestedtheseventhday:whereforetheLORDblessedthesabbathday,andhallowedit.
12Honourthyfatherandthymother:thatthydaysmaybelonguponthelandwhichtheLORDthyGodgiveththee.)

Nowofcourseallmenarecalledtohonourtheirphysicalfatherandmother,butalsowearecalledtohonourourHeavenlyFather,andAdambeforethefallwouldhavenaturallyhonouredhisFather,inmorewaysthanone,andisitacoincidence
thatthecommandmentofhonouringyourmotherandfathercomesrightafterthecommandmentoftheSabbath???????

Ibelievethatthereisnocoincidenceshere.

Nowsomemightsay,thenifAdamobeyedtheSabbath,thenwhydidnotGodgiveitmoreasacommandment,ratherthanjustasanexampletofollow???

Well,Adam,inaperfectstateoflove,didnotneedanyprompting,inordertoobeytheSabbath,allheneededtoknow,ishowimportantitwastohisFather,thushewouldhaveautomaticallyfollowedsuit,forhehonouredtheFather!!!!!!!

Andhereisanotherscripturetothinkupon.

Galatians5:22-23

(22ButthefruitoftheSpiritislove,joy,peace,longsuffering,gentleness,goodness,faith,
23Meekness,temperance:againstsuchthereisnolaw.)

Adamwasinaperfectstateoflove,sohedidnotneedalawtoprompthimtoobediencehere,forhelovedtheFather!!!!!!!

WOW!!!WOW!!!WOW!!

NowdidAdamneedtokeeptheSabbath,knowingthathewasinaperfectstate???

Well,eventhoughhewasinaperfectstate,anddidnotgettiredlikeuswhenheworked,doesnotmeanthathedidnotneedanyrestofsomekind,whichinhisstateofperfectlove,probablystillwouldhaveneededrejuvenationtohisbody,insome
wayorform,andnowundersin,wedefinitelyneedaphysicaldayofrest,why???Sotorejuvenateourbodies,andeventhelandneedsrejuvenation,forGodsaystorestthelandevery7years.

DonottellmethattheSabbathisnotaneed!!!!!!!

Foritis!!!!!!!

Wellothersmightsaythat,wellmaybeAdambeforethefallmayhavekepttheSabbath,butwhataboutafterthefall,wehearofnothingconcerningtheSabbath,thatisuntilthetimeofMoses???

WellwhatIbelievehappened,wasthis,isthatAdamkepttheSabbathbeforethefall,andwhoknowsmaybeevenafterthefall,butastimewenton,peoplebegantoforgetabouttheSabbath,foramansconsciencecanbeseared,andeventuallyit
waswhollyforgotten,thereforeGodneedingtobringitbackagaintoman,whichhisfirstreasonformantokeeptheSabbath,wasasaresultofhimdoingso,andwhenhebroughtitbacktoman,ittookIsraeltogointoslavery,deepslavery,inorder
forGod,tobeabletobringitbacktothem,whichhissecondreason,forbringingtheSabbathbacktoman,wasbecausehehadcompassiononthem,andsawtheneed,thussetthemfreefromEgyptianbondage,andGodwantedthemtoremember
this,andofcoursewehavetoalsorememberthepromisesthatGodhadmadetoAbraham,IsaacandJacob.

SoGodatfirstsaiditverballyabouthimsanctifyingtheSabbath,andthenhebroughtitinwriting,whichhewrotethe10commandmentsontablets,sothatmenwouldnotforget,andsothatmenwouldhaveareferencetogoto,andofcoursethey
alsowroteGodslawsonparchmentsbackthen,orwhateverthepaperofthedaywas.

ManneededGodslawinwriting,sothathedoesnotforgetwhathislawis,foraconsciencecanbeseared.

Soanotherthingmenmightsay,concerningtheSabbath,isofcourse,aswesaidbefore,thatGodonlygavetheSabbathtotheJews,asaresultofGoddeliveringthemfromEgyptianbondage,butIhaveaquestionconcerningthis,soareyousaying,
thatundertheoldcovenant,thattheGentileswerenotrequiredtokeeptheSabbath???BecausewhatIamabouttoshow,willsurprisesome.

Exodus12:48-49

(48Andwhenastrangershallsojournwiththee,andwillkeepthepassovertotheLORD,letallhismalesbecircumcised,andthenlethimcomenearandkeepitandheshallbeasonethatisbornintheland:fornouncircumcisedperson
shalleatthereof.
49Onelawshallbetohimthatishomeborn,anduntothestrangerthatsojournethamongyou.)

Gentiles,whichinthiscaseiscalledastranger,ifhewantedtoserveGod,hehadtobecomeasaJew,andfollowallthelawsofGod,therewasnoexception.

SoobviouslytheSabbathwasgivenforallmen,andnotjusttotheJew,otherwise,thestrangerwhocametoGodundertheoldcovenant,shouldnothavebeenboundtoobeytheSabbath,butthetruthis,hewasboundtokeep
thewholelaw,underoldcovenanttimes.

Godshowsnopreferences.

AndGodhasnevershownpreferences.

Menofeverynation,underoldcovenanttimes,hadtolooktoIsrael,fortheyhadthecovenantofGod,andwasgiventhesacrificialsystemofGod,etc,etc,etc.

Sowecanclearlynowsaythat,alldoubts,concerningwhotheSabbathwasgivento,andwhenhaveallbeenvanquished,andifnotinyourcase,thenyouneedamiracle,andnothingwillconvinceyouofanything.

SonowwegettothenextquestionconcerningtheSabbath,whatwasitallabout?

Wellthisquestionwonttakeverylongtoanswer.

Wellhereisascripture.

Exodus20:8-11

(8Rememberthesabbathday,tokeepitholy.
9Sixdaysshaltthoulabour,anddoallthywork:
10ButtheseventhdayisthesabbathoftheLORDthyGod:initthoushaltnotdoanywork,thou,northyson,northydaughter,thymanservant,northymaidservant,northycattle,northystrangerthatiswithinthygates:
11ForinsixdaystheLORDmadeheavenandearth,thesea,andallthatinthemis,andrestedtheseventhday:whereforetheLORDblessedthesabbathday,andhallowedit.)

SowhatwastheSabbathdayallabout?Wellitwastobeadayofphysicalrest,butalsoadaytobekeptasanholyday,andifitistobekeptasanholyday,thanobviouslythereshallbeatypeofholyactivitythatpeople
partakein,whichitisadayofwholeheartedlyadoring,worshipping,andseekingtheLordsfacethroughprayerandsuchlikethings.

AndhereisoneofthethingswhichJesusdidontheSabbath.

Luke4:16

(16AndhecametoNazareth,wherehehadbeenbroughtup:and,ashiscustomwas,hewentintothesynagogueonthesabbathday,andstoodupfortoread.)

SoontheSabbath,itwasJesuscustomtoreadtheword.

Anditisimportantforus,tohearthereadingoftheword,andalsohearitbeingpreachedandexpounded.

Leviticus23:2-3

(2SpeakuntothechildrenofIsrael,andsayuntothem,ConcerningthefeastsoftheLORD,whichyeshallproclaimtobeholyconvocations,eventhesearemyfeasts.
3Sixdaysshallworkbedone:buttheseventhdayisthesabbathofrest,anholyconvocationyeshalldonoworktherein:itisthesabbathoftheLORDinallyourdwellings.)

Soontheseventhdaytherewastobeanholyconvocation,whatisanholyconvocation???

Hereisacomment,fromthispersonnamedGillontheprogramcalledE-Sword.

(Gill)

(anholyconvocationwhenthepeoplewerecalledtoholyexercises,toprayandpraise,andheartheword,andoffersacrifice:)

NowthisiswhattheStrongsconcordancesays:

(Strongsconcordance)

(H4744

miqra'
mik-raw'
FromH7121somethingcalledout,thatis,apublicmeeting(theact,thepersons,orthepalce)alsoarehearsal:-assembly,calling,convocation,reading.)

ItwasatimeofseekingGodsfaceandofblessingtheLord,towereatimeisfullysetasidefortheLord,andisntGodworthsettingasidesometimefor???????

NowsomesaythattheSabbathisonlyadayofphysicalrestandnotadayofassemblingtoworshiptheLord,buthereinthescripturewehavequoted,itdisprovesthatandifthatisnotenough,thenletusgountoournextscripture.

Isaiah66:23

(23Anditshallcometopass,thatfromonenewmoontoanother,andfromonesabbathtoanother,shallallfleshcometoworshipbeforeme,saiththeLORD.)

Nowthisistalkingaboutthemillennialreign,whichiswhenthe7thdaySabbathshallbereinstituted(bysayingthis,youareprobablyseeingmoreofwhatmyviewonthesubjectis),andnoticeGodcallsallmentocomeand
worshiphimontheSabbath,andnoticeitsays:allflesh!!!!!!!

Wheredoalltheseviewscomefrom,oftheSabbathnotbeingforallmen,andtheSabbathonlybeingaphysicaldayofrestandsoforth???

Itrulybelieve,whetherthepersonmeanswellornot,thatitiscomingforthfromtheworksoftheflesh,oftentimesprovokedbysomethingapersonmaynotlikeinthescriptures.

SonowthatwehavecoveredwhattheSabbathis,nowletusgettoournextquestion.

Whatwastobedoneandnotdoneonthatday?

Well,letusgobacktothebookofExodus.

Exodus20:8-11

(8Rememberthesabbathday,tokeepitholy.
9Sixdaysshaltthoulabour,anddoallthywork:
10ButtheseventhdayisthesabbathoftheLORDthyGod:initthoushaltnotdoanywork,thou,northyson,northydaughter,thymanservant,northymaidservant,northycattle,northystrangerthatiswithinthygates:

11ForinsixdaystheLORDmadeheavenandearth,thesea,andallthatinthemis,andrestedtheseventhday:whereforetheLORDblessedthesabbathday,andhallowedit.)

WellthewordSabbathmeans:rest,andtheSabbathwasadayofrest,butalso,itwasadaytobekeptholy,whichresultedinhavingholyconvocations,thereforecomingbeforeGodinworship,adoration,prayeretc.

AndaswehaveseeninLuke4:16,itwasalsoadaywerethewordwouldbeshared,whichitwasJesuscustomtoreadthewordeverySabbath.

NowhowaboutwegetintothisLukescripture,butmentioningLuke4:16-29.

Luke4:16-29

(16AndhecametoNazareth,wherehehadbeenbroughtup:and,ashiscustomwas,hewentintothesynagogueonthesabbathday,andstoodupfortoread.
17AndtherewasdelivereduntohimthebookoftheprophetEsaias.Andwhenhehadopenedthebook,hefoundtheplacewhereitwaswritten,
18TheSpiritoftheLordisuponme,becausehehathanointedmetopreachthegospeltothepoorhehathsentmetohealthebrokenhearted,topreachdeliverancetothecaptives,andrecoveringofsighttotheblind,tosetatlibertythem
thatarebruised,
19TopreachtheacceptableyearoftheLord.
20Andheclosedthebook,andhegaveitagaintotheminister,andsatdown.Andtheeyesofallthemthatwereinthesynagoguewerefastenedonhim.
21Andhebegantosayuntothem,Thisdayisthisscripturefulfilledinyourears.
22Andallbarehimwitness,andwonderedatthegraciouswordswhichproceededoutofhismouth.Andtheysaid,IsnotthisJoseph'sson?
23Andhesaiduntothem,Yewillsurelysayuntomethisproverb,Physician,healthyself:whatsoeverwehavehearddoneinCapernaum,doalsohereinthycountry.
24Andhesaid,VerilyIsayuntoyou,Noprophetisacceptedinhisowncountry.
25ButItellyouofatruth,manywidowswereinIsraelinthedaysofElias,whentheheavenwasshutupthreeyearsandsixmonths,whengreatfaminewasthroughoutalltheland
26ButuntononeofthemwasEliassent,saveuntoSarepta,acityofSidon,untoawomanthatwasawidow.
27AndmanyleperswereinIsraelinthetimeofEliseustheprophetandnoneofthemwascleansed,savingNaamantheSyrian.
28Andalltheyinthesynagogue,whentheyheardthesethings,werefilledwithwrath,
29Androseup,andthrusthimoutofthecity,andledhimuntothebrowofthehillwhereontheircitywasbuilt,thattheymightcasthimdownheadlong.)

Nownoticewhatitsays,itsaysforonethingthat,Jesusstoodupfortoread,anditwasdelivereduntohimthebookofIsaiah,andhereadascripture,inthebookofIsaiah,thenclosedthebookandgavetotheminister,andafterwardsJesusbegan
toexpoundonthatscriptureandthenwhilepreachingmentionedotherscriptures,andthepeopleofthesynagoguegotsoangrythattheywantedtothrowhimoffahill,sotheymightcasthimheadlong.

Nownoticehowitsaysthat,hegavethebookbacktotheminister.

Nowthewordministerinthebiblemeansmanythings,itreferstosomeoneministeringthroughthepreachingandteachingoftheword,itreferstoministeringtopeoplebymeetingapersonsneed,alsoitreferssometimesofsomeonebeinga
ministerintherealmofbeinganapostleorpastor,anditalsoreferstosomeoneministeringinthegiftsthatGodhasgiventhem,andofcourseservingotherpeopleetc.

ButinthecaseofLuke4:29,itreferstoaminister,inthesensetowherehewasakeeperofthebooksofthebiblehetookcareofthesedocuments.

Andhereisacommentonthis:

(Barnes)

(Luke4:20

AndheclosedthebookThatis,herolleditupagain.SeethenotesatLuk4:17.
Andhegaveitagaintotheminister-Thatis,totheoneinthesynagoguewhohadchargeofthebooks.Thewordmeansservant,andtheofficewasnotmuchunlikethatofasextonnow.
Itwashisduty,amongotherthings,totakechargeofthebooks,tohandthemtothereaderofthelaw,andthenreturnthemtotheirplace.
Andsatdown-Thiswasusualinspeakingintheirsynagogues.SeethenotesatMat5:1.
Werefastenedonhim-Wereintentlyfixedonhim,waitingtoseewhatexplanationhewouldgiveofthewords.)

SonowwewillmentionascriptureconcerningGodcommandingholyconvocationsontheSabbath.

Leviticus23:2-3

(2SpeakuntothechildrenofIsrael,andsayuntothem,ConcerningthefeastsoftheLORD,whichyeshallproclaimtobeholyconvocations,eventhesearemyfeasts.
3Sixdaysshallworkbedone:buttheseventhdayisthesabbathofrest,anholyconvocationyeshalldonoworktherein:itisthesabbathoftheLORDinallyourdwellings.)

NowIknowwealreadycoveredthisscripture,butIamjustreiteratingit.AndofcourseitshowsinIsaiah66:23,whichisinthemillennialreigntime,thatallfleshshallcometoworshipGodontheSabbath.

Sowehavecoveredwhatwastobedone,asconcernsholyactivityontheSabbath,sonowletuscovertheworkthatcouldbedoneviathephysicalrealmontheSabbathandtheworkthatwasnot
allowedtobedoneontheSabbath.


And,letusfirstcoverthingswealreadycoveredinthisstudy,inorder,sowecanlaytheseissuesaside,andthengetuntootherissues.

Andwealreadytalkedabouttheissueofthemanna(Exodus16:25-29),whichwasacommandmentgivenforfortyyears(Exo16:35),towereGodhadsaidthathewouldpouroutmannafor6daysbutonthe7ththerewould
benone,andthiscommandmentwasgivensototrytheirhearts,sotoseeiftheywouldobeyhimornot(Exodus16:4).

Itwasnotacommandmentgivenforalltime,butjustforthattime,anditwasnotthatGodwasagainstthempickingmannaontheSabbath,butrathertheissueGodhadwiththem,waswiththeirunbelief,towheretheydid
nottrustGodsreportofnotpouringmannaontheSabbath,thereforegoingontheSabbathtopicksome,forabsolutelynoreason.

GodwasnotagainsttheIsraeliespickingfoodontheSabbath,forinthenewtestament,heallowedJesusdisciplestopluckearsofcornontheSabbath,andshowedthatitwasnotagainsthisSabbath,eventhoughthePhariseesfalselyaccusedthem
ofgoingagainsttheSabbath(Mark2:23-28).

Sopickingorpluckingfood,itselfwasnotagainstGodsSabbath.

AndalsowehavealreadycoveredthefactthathealingsomeoneontheSabbath,wasnotagainstGodsholySabbath(Luke6:7-11).

Sohereare2issuescoveredconcerningthingsnottodoandthingstodoontheSabbath,whichinthesecasesitisfalserulesthatmentriedtoaddtotheSabbath.

Nowletusgoon.

Nowatthismoment,Iwanttocovermorescriptures,sidebyside.

Exodus16:23

(23Andhesaiduntothem,ThisisthatwhichtheLORDhathsaid,Tomorrowistherestoftheholysabbath
untotheLORD:bakethatwhichyewillbaketoday,andseethethatyewillseetheandthatwhich
remainethoverlayupforyoutobekeptuntilthemorning.)

Numbers15:32-36

(32AndwhilethechildrenofIsraelwereinthewilderness,theyfoundamanthatgatheredsticksuponthe
sabbathday.
33AndtheythatfoundhimgatheringsticksbroughthimuntoMosesandAaron,anduntoallthecongregation.
34Andtheyputhiminward,becauseitwasnotdeclaredwhatshouldbedonetohim.
35AndtheLORDsaiduntoMoses,Themanshallbesurelyputtodeath:allthecongregationshallstonehim
withstoneswithoutthecamp.
36Andallthecongregationbroughthimwithoutthecamp,andstonedhimwithstones,andhediedastheLORD
commandedMoses.)

Exodus35:3

(3Yeshallkindlenofirethroughoutyourhabitationsuponthesabbathday

Leviticus24:3-9

(3Withoutthevailofthetestimony,inthetabernacleofthecongregation,shallAaronorderitfromtheeveningunto
themorningbeforetheLORDcontinually:itshallbeastatuteforeverinyourgenerations.
4HeshallorderthelampsuponthepurecandlestickbeforetheLORDcontinually.
5Andthoushalttakefineflour,andbaketwelvecakesthereof:twotenthdealsshallbeinonecake.
6Andthoushaltsetthemintworows,sixonarow,uponthepuretablebeforetheLORD.
7Andthoushaltputpurefrankincenseuponeachrow,thatitmaybeonthebreadforamemorial,evenanoffering
madebyfireuntotheLORD.
8EverysabbathheshallsetitinorderbeforetheLORDcontinually,beingtakenfromthechildrenofIsraelby
aneverlastingcovenant.
9AnditshallbeAaron'sandhissons'andtheyshalleatitintheholyplace:foritismostholyuntohimofthe
offeringsoftheLORDmadebyfirebyaperpetualstatute.)

Numbers28:9-10

(9Andonthesabbathdaytwolambsofthefirstyearwithoutspot,andtwotenthdealsofflourforameat
offering,mingledwithoil,andthedrinkofferingthereof:
10Thisistheburntofferingofeverysabbath,besidethecontinualburntoffering,andhisdrinkoffering.)

NowthescripturesfromExodus16:23,Numbers15:32-36andExodus35:3,whichareontheleftside,pointtothingsthattheLorddidnotwantthepeopletodoontheSabbath,yetthescripturesofLeviticus24:3-9and
Numbers28:9-10,pointtothingsthattheLordwantedtheLeviticalpriests,intheirrespectiveroles,todoontheSabbath.

Nowletusgountoacertainscripture,whichwouldgoalongwiththepriestlyworkverses.

Matthew12:5

(5Orhaveyenotreadinthelaw,howthatonthesabbathdaysthepriestsinthetempleprofanethesabbath,andareblameless?)

Andhereisacommentaryonthisscripture,whichwouldgoalongwithLeviticus24:3-9,andNumbers28:9-10.

(Barnes)


(Matthew12:4-5

HowheenteredintothehouseofGod-Thatis,thetabernacle,thetemplenotbeingthenbuilt.
Haveyenotreadinthelaw?-Inthelaw,orinthebooksofMoses.
ProfanetheSabbath-Hereferredthemtotheconductofthepriestsalso.OntheSabbathdaystheywereengaged,aswellasonotherdays,inkillingbeastsforsacrifice,Num_28:9-10.TwolambswerekilledontheSabbath,inadditiontothe
dailysacrifice.Thepriestsmustbeengagedinkillingthem,andmakingfirestoburntheminsacrifice,whereastokindleafirewasexpresslyforbiddentheJewsontheSabbath,Exo_35:3.Theydidthatwhich,forotherpersonstodo,wouldhave
beenprofaningtheSabbath.Yettheywereblameless.Theydidwhatwasnecessaryandcommanded.Thiswasdoneintheverytemple,too,theplaceofholiness,wherethelawshouldbemoststrictlyobserved.)

Sothepriests,surelycouldkindledafireinthetabernacleofthattime,fortheyneededafire,sotoburnthelambsasasacrifice,butnotonlyforthat,theyalsoneededafireforthesakeofbakingtwelvecakes,andsomefiresinthetemple,hadto
bekeptinacontinuousburningstate.

Sofiresinthetempleofbackthen(thetabernacle),couldbekindled,andiftheywouldhaveranoutofwood,theywouldhavehadnochoicebuttogetsome,inordertokeepsomefiresinacontinuousburningstate.

AndnoticewhatExodus35:3says,itsaysthatyeshallkindlenofirethroughoutyourhabitationsupontheSabbath,noticeitsays:throughoutyourhabitations!!!habitations!!!habitations!!!

Itsaysnothingaboutkindlingafireoutsideyourhabitationsorinthetabernacle,justthroughoutyourhabitations.

Nowconcerningthebakingorseethingissue,itmentionsinExodus16:23,that,tobakeandseethethedaybeforetheSabbathandnotontheSabbath,yetinLeviticus24:5,itpermitedtheprieststobaketwelvecakesontheSabbath.

Whywerethepriestspermitted,yetthepeopleingeneralwerenot???

Welltheremaybemanyreasons.

AndIwillgetintothesereasons,rightafterItalkaboutthestickman.

Nowthisiswhatitsaysaboutthestickman.

Numbers15:32-36

(32AndwhilethechildrenofIsraelwereinthewilderness,theyfoundamanthatgatheredsticksuponthesabbathday.
33AndtheythatfoundhimgatheringsticksbroughthimuntoMosesandAaron,anduntoallthecongregation.
34Andtheyputhiminward,becauseitwasnotdeclaredwhatshouldbedonetohim.
35AndtheLORDsaiduntoMoses,Themanshallbesurelyputtodeath:allthecongregationshallstonehimwithstoneswithoutthecamp.
36Andallthecongregationbroughthimwithoutthecamp,andstonedhimwithstones,andhediedastheLORDcommandedMoses.)

NowsomeIsraelitesfoundamanthatgatheredsticksupontheSabbathday,andtheybroughthimtoMosesandAaronanduntoallthecongregation,andtheyputhiminward,becauseitwasnotdeclaredwhatshouldbedonetohim,andGodsaid
toputhimtodeath.

Souponfirstcatchinghimpickingsticks,theydidnotautomaticallyknowwhattodowithhim,maybeitwasbecausetheydidnotknowwhyhedidso,andofcourseifapriestranoutofwoodorsticksforthesakeofthetabernaclefires,hewould
havehadnochoicebuttogathersticks,sotokeepthefirescontinuallyburning,whichhewouldhavebeenguiltless,butthismostlikelywasnotapriest,andobviouslyhismotiveinpickingthestickswaswrong,andGodwhoknowsallhearts,saw
thereason,sothereforeGodgaveadeclarationtokillhim.

Godseestheheartsandrememberthecommandmentwasonlygiventonotkindleafirethroughouttheirhabitationsandnowhereelse!!!!!!!

Itrulybelievethat,therewasaspiritualmeaningbehindthehabitationsvsthetabernacle(thetempleofbackthen).

AndIbelievetherewasalsoaspiritualmeaningbehindtheworkinthehabitationsasregardingthefireandbaking,andtheworkdoneinthetabernacle.

Theworkinthehabitationsregardingthefireandbakingrepresentedmansworks(worksoftheflesh,sinnature),andtheworkinthetabernaclerepresentedGodswork(whathepresentlydoesinus,underthenewcovenant).

Thehabitationsrepresentsustryingtosaveourselvesbyourworks,butthetabernaclerepresentedforustobecomeanewcreatureinChristJesus,andthatiswhattheworkofthetabernaclerepresentedinbig,whatJesuswasgoingtodoforus,

andinus.

Thefireinthehabitations,representedastrangefire,suchasthevineyardmovementoftoday,whichtheylaughtheirsheadsoff,barkslikedogs,howllikewolvesetc,butthefireinthetabernacle,representedthefireofGod,thefireoftheHoly
Ghost!!!!!!!

WhichGodsfirebringsregeneration,revivalfires,repentanceetc.

Andhereisanotherinterestingpoint,letusgotoascripture.

Exodus40:34-38

(34Thenacloudcoveredthetentofthecongregation,andthegloryoftheLORDfilledthetabernacle.
35AndMoseswasnotabletoenterintothetentofthecongregation,becausethecloudabodethereon,andthegloryoftheLORDfilledthetabernacle.
36Andwhenthecloudwastakenupfromoverthetabernacle,thechildrenofIsraelwentonwardinalltheirjourneys:
37Butifthecloudwerenottakenup,thentheyjourneyednottillthedaythatitwastakenup.
38ForthecloudoftheLORDwasuponthetabernaclebyday,andfirewasonitbynight,inthesightofallthehouseofIsrael,throughoutalltheirjourneys.)

Ireadinotherscriptures,thattheJewshadthiscloudbydayandfirebynight,attheverybeginningoftheirexodusfromEgypt,evenbeforethetabernaclewasmade,anditshowsthattheyhadthiscloudandfirethroughout
theirjourneys,andofcourselateron,asJoshuaconqueredlands,youeventuallynolongerhearaboutthisfireandcloudanymore.

Thiscloudbydayandfirebynight,wasonlyforatime,asthemannawasforatime.

NowisoneofthereasonswhyGoddidnotwantthemtokindlefirethroughouttheirhabitations,ontheSabbath,wasbecausetheywouldhavehadenoughfire,throughGodsfireatthetime,whichcouldhavelitupalltheir
habitations,andofcoursewastheretoleadthembynightaswell???????

OnethingIdoknowisthis,thatGodshallprovideforallourneedsaccordingtohisrichesinglorybyChristJesus.

AndIbelievethatatthetime,Godsfireandthetabernaclefires,andanyfirethatcouldhavebeenmadeoutsidethehabitations,wouldhavebeenenough,andwhoknows,maybeGodsfirebynightwouldhaveevenbeen
enoughtowarmthemup,ifneedbe,andIdonotseewhynot???

Soknowingthatthereareallthesefires,whatneedisthereforotherfires???

IsnotGodenough???????

AndmaybethatiswhatGodsfirebynightrepresented,whichwasGodbeingenough!!!!!!!

Spirituallyspeaking,underthenewtestament,wedonotneedstrangefires,weonlyneedGod,whichhepourshisfireinus,andthroughus.

Andunderthenewcovenant,wearenowallpriests,andundertheoldcovenant,priestswereabletobake,keepfireburningandsoforth,whichtheyweredoingtheworkoftheLord,sothereforedoesthatapplyforustoday
also,asbeingpriests???

Wellonethingiscertain,isthatGodsfireandtheotherfiresweresufficientforalltheirneedsbackthen,whichshowedthattheydidnotneedfiresintheirhabitationsontheSabbath,whichwouldhavepossiblybeentoomuch
anyways,andrememberthatGodprovidesforourneedsandnotourgreeds.

Andanotherthingwehavetoconsideristhis,whathappenedafterGodtookawayhisfirebynight???????

Whatthen???????

Somethingwouldhavebeenmissing,wouldntit???????

Andyounolongerhearaboutthesefire,baking,seething,nopickingmannaontheSabbathbecauseoftheirnotbeingany,commandmentsanylonger.

Thesecommandmentsarenolongermentioned,aftertheExodus,nowIdonotsaythatremnantsofthesecommandmentsarentstillineffect,suchasifyoupicksticksforthesakeofwork,andifyoubakegoodsforthesakeof
sellingthemontheSabbath,aswewillsee,butasfarasnotkindlingfirethroughoutthehabitations,whenatthattimeGodsfireandtheotherfireswouldhavebeenenough,nodoubtwouldnolongerapplytoitsfullness,
becausewhenGodsfirebynightwasgonefromthem,thenwhatfirewouldhavereplacedthisfire???????

Ifthisfireisgone,thenyouobviouslyneedareplacement,thusobviouslysomefireswouldhavehadtobeburningthroughouttheirhabitations,afterthatGodremovedhisfirebynight,orelsetheywouldnothavebeenableto
see,andtheywouldhavehadahardtimeseeingweretheyweregoingatnight!!!!!!!

RememberthatGodmeetseveryneed,whenitisneeded,andnotwhenitisnotneeded.

Andanotherinterestingpoint,concerningthestickmanisthis,firstletusgobacktothatscripture.

Numbers15:32-36

(32AndwhilethechildrenofIsraelwereinthewilderness,theyfoundamanthatgatheredsticksuponthesabbathday.
33AndtheythatfoundhimgatheringsticksbroughthimuntoMosesandAaron,anduntoallthecongregation.
34Andtheyputhiminward,becauseitwasnotdeclaredwhatshouldbedonetohim.
35AndtheLORDsaiduntoMoses,Themanshallbesurelyputtodeath:allthecongregationshallstonehimwithstoneswithoutthecamp.
36Andallthecongregationbroughthimwithoutthecamp,andstonedhimwithstones,andhediedastheLORDcommandedMoses.)

LikeIsaidbefore,Mosesetc,didnotknowwhattodowiththisstickguy,yetGodwhoseestheheart,didknowwhattodowithhim,whichwastohavehimkilled,andcouldhisreasonofpickingsticksontheSabbathbebecause
foronething,hewantedtokindleafireinhishabitation,andthoughtthatGodsfireandtheotherallowedfireswasnotenough???Thestickguywantedmore,thusitwouldhaveresultedinmorethanwhatwasneeded,thus
lustandgreedwascreepingin,andthenextscripture,willshowusanexampleofthis.

Numbers11:30-34

(30AndMosesgathimintothecamp,heandtheeldersofIsrael.
31AndtherewentforthawindfromtheLORD,andbroughtquailsfromthesea,andletthemfallbythecamp,asitwereaday'sjourneyonthisside,andasitwereaday'sjourneyontheotherside,roundaboutthecamp,andasitwere
twocubitshighuponthefaceoftheearth.
32Andthepeoplestoodupallthatday,andallthatnight,andallthenextday,andtheygatheredthequails:hethatgatheredleastgatheredtenhomers:andtheyspreadthemallabroadforthemselvesroundaboutthecamp.
33Andwhilethefleshwasyetbetweentheirteeth,ereitwaschewed,thewrathoftheLORDwaskindledagainstthepeople,andtheLORDsmotethepeoplewithaverygreatplague.
34AndhecalledthenameofthatplaceKibrothhattaavah:becausetheretheyburiedthepeoplethatlusted.)

SohereGodcausedforquailtobebroughttotheJews,butsometookwaymorethanwasneeded,infactwaytoomuch,towheretheygotgreedyandwerefulloflust,andGodgotsoangryatthemthathesmotethemwitha
verygreatplague,andasaresulttheIsraelitesburiedthepeoplethatlusted.

Sothecommandmentsofnotkindlingafireinthehabitations,notpickingmannaontheSabbath,becauseofnonebeingfallenonthatday,notseethingorbaking,andthestickcommandmentwhichwasreallyintertwinedwith
thenotkindlingfirecommandment,wasmainlyforthatperiodoftime,whiletheywereinthedesert.

Andnowofcoursewearepriests,andthepriestsbackthenbaked,kindledafire,andweredoingtheworkoftheLord,wellwhatarewedoingtoday???We,aspriestsaredoingtheworkoftheLord,sowhycouldntwebake,
kindleafireetc.???????

AndrememberthatwhenGodsfirebynight,wasremoved,theyneededfireintheirhabitations,fortheyneededsomelightinordertosee.

AndifyouunderstandGodsheart,thenyouwillknowthatGodalwaysprovidedeveryneed,whenneeded,andnotwhennotneeded.

AndofcoursethecommandmentsthatGodgavetotheLevitesconcerningthetabernacle,weretoremainthroughouttheoldcovenant,becauseitwastheLordswork.

Sonowwhataboutournextscripture???

Exodus20:8-11

(8Rememberthesabbathday,tokeepitholy.
9Sixdaysshaltthoulabour,anddoallthywork:
10ButtheseventhdayisthesabbathoftheLORDthyGod:initthoushaltnotdoanywork,thou,northyson,northydaughter,thymanservant,northymaidservant,northycattle,northystrangerthatiswithinthygates:
11ForinsixdaystheLORDmadeheavenandearth,thesea,andallthatinthemis,andrestedtheseventhday:whereforetheLORDblessedthesabbathday,andhallowedit.)

Nowitsaysinverse10ButtheseventhdayisthesabbathoftheLORDthyGod:initthoushaltnotdoanywork,thou,northyson,northydaughter,thymanservant,northymaidservant,northycattle,northystranger
thatiswithinthygates:

ThiscommandmentfortheSabbathnodoubthasalwaysbeenineffect,throughouttheoldcovenant,andisitunderthenewcovenant?Wellwewillgettothatlater.

Nowwhatwasthenotdoinganyworkcommandmentallabout???

WellitdidnotincludetheworkthatGodhadthepriestsdo,nordiditincludethedisciplespluckingcornontheSabbath,nordiditincludeJesushealing,butitdoesincludethingssuchasforonething,lettingthepeoplerestfrom
theirusuallabourtheynormallydoduringtheweek,anditalsosaystoletyourcattle,oranimalrestfromtheirwork,whichthecattlewasusedforplowingtheland,throughpullingthesetypeofcartsIguess,sothelandcanbe
fertile,andanotherexampleofrestinganimalswouldbetolettingcowsrestfrombeingmilkedforamilkfactory,orbusinesspurposesetc.,andasconcerningthemanservantormaidservant,itwouldbetoletthemrestfrom
theupkeepofthehouse,ortheusualhouseholdchorestheywoulddailydo,andforthefactalsothattheyneedtorestfromtheirpaidwork,andconcerningpeopleingeneral,itcouldberestingfrommowingthelawn,whether
forabusinessornotforabusiness,andrestingfromdoingthelaundry,orpickingblueberriesforthesakeofsellingthem.

Andthenextscriptureswilldefinethingsinagreaterway.


Soletusgetintocommandments,thatdonothaveanoppositetoit,towheretheyarecommandmentsthatarepartoftheSabbath,inaverydefinedway,whichwerecommandmentstobekeptthroughouttheoldtestament.

Nehemiah13:15-18

(15InthosedayssawIinJudahsometreadingwinepressesonthesabbath,andbringinginsheaves,andladingassesasalsowine,grapes,andfigs,andallmannerofburdens,whichtheybroughtintoJerusalemonthesabbath
day:andItestifiedagainsttheminthedaywhereintheysoldvictuals.
16TheredweltmenofTyrealsotherein,whichbroughtfish,andallmannerofware,andsoldonthesabbathuntothechildrenofJudah,andinJerusalem.
17ThenIcontendedwiththenoblesofJudah,andsaiduntothem,Whatevilthingisthisthatyedo,andprofanethesabbathday?
18Didnotyourfathersthus,anddidnotourGodbringallthiseviluponus,anduponthiscity?yetyebringmorewrathuponIsraelbyprofaningthesabbath.)

Sothesepeticularpeoplehere,weretreadingwinepresses,bringinginsheavesandladingassesetc,forthesakeofbringingtheirstuffontheSabbathtosell,andlaterinthesescriptures,wereadthattheysoldvictualsandmen
ofTyrebroughtfishandallmannerofwareandsoldontheSabbath,andNehemiahwhichwasamanofGod,testifiedagainstthem,andcalledwhattheyweredoingaburden,andtoldthenoblesofJudah,whatevilthingisthis
thatyedo,andprofanetheSabbath?WhatthechildrenofJudahweredoingisbuyingthestuffthepeoplesoldontheSabbath.

AndinNehemiahverse18,wereadaninterestingphraseof,didnotyourfathersthus,anddidnotourGodbringallthiseviluponus.Ihavelookedatmanycommentariesconcerningthisphrase,andcouldfindnosatisfactoryanswer
concerninganexampleofthis,butobviously,theirfathersofpasttimedidlikewise,tosomedegree.

Nowwasitwrongtobuyvictualsetc.ontheSabbath???

Nehemiah10:31

(31Andifthepeopleofthelandbringwareoranyvictualsonthesabbathdaytosell,thatwewouldnotbuyitofthemonthesabbath,orontheholyday:andthatwewouldleavetheseventhyear,andtheexactionofevery
debt.)

Yesitwas,forNehemiahsaysnottobuyfromthepeoplewhosellwareontheSabbath,why???WellforonethingitisencouragingthemtoworkontheSabbath,plainandsimple.

TheSabbathisadayofphysicalrestfromthelabourwedoduringtheweek.

SonowletuscoverotherverseswhichshowthingswhichcouldbedoneontheSabbathwhichisnotconsideredwork,accordingtoGod.

John7:22-23
(22Mosesthereforegaveuntoyoucircumcision(notbecauseitisofMoses,butofthefathers)andyeonthesabbathdaycircumciseaman.
23Ifamanonthesabbathdayreceivecircumcision,thatthelawofMosesshouldnotbebrokenareyeangryatme,becauseIhavemadeamaneverywhitwholeonthesabbathday?)

Soapersonundertheoldcovenant,couldbecircumcised,anditwouldnotbeagainsttheSabbath.

Luke13:14-16

(14Andtherulerofthesynagogueansweredwithindignation,becausethatJesushadhealedonthesabbathday,andsaiduntothepeople,Therearesixdaysinwhichmenoughttowork:inthemthereforecomeandbehealed,andnoton
thesabbathday.
15TheLordthenansweredhim,andsaid,Thouhypocrite,dothnoteachoneofyouonthesabbathloosehisoxorhisassfromthestall,andleadhimawaytowatering?
16Andoughtnotthiswoman,beingadaughterofAbraham,whomSatanhathbound,lo,theseeighteenyears,beloosedfromthisbondonthesabbathday?)

Ofcourseitisalwaysrighttoletyouranimalsgogetadrinkofwater,andfeedthemontheSabbath,forGodprovidesfortheirneedaswell.

2Kings11:4-9

(4AndtheseventhyearJehoiadasentandfetchedtherulersoverhundreds,withthecaptainsandtheguard,andbroughtthemtohimintothehouseoftheLORD,andmadeacovenantwiththem,andtookanoathoftheminthe
houseoftheLORD,andshewedthemtheking'sson.
5Andhecommandedthem,saying,ThisisthethingthatyeshalldoAthirdpartofyouthatenterinonthesabbathshallevenbekeepersofthewatchoftheking'shouse
6AndathirdpartshallbeatthegateofSurandathirdpartatthegatebehindtheguard:soshallyekeepthewatchofthehouse,thatitbenotbrokendown.
7Andtwopartsofallyouthatgoforthonthesabbath,eventheyshallkeepthewatchofthehouseoftheLORDabouttheking.
8Andyeshallcompassthekingroundabout,everymanwithhisweaponsinhishand:andhethatcomethwithintheranges,lethimbeslain:andbeyewiththekingashegoethoutandashecomethin.
9AndthecaptainsoverthehundredsdidaccordingtoallthingsthatJehoiadathepriestcommanded:andtheytookeverymanhismenthatweretocomeinonthesabbath,withthemthatshouldgooutonthesabbath,andcameto
Jehoiadathepriest.)

Nowpeopleguardingcertainplaces,suchastheKingshouseandtheLordshouse,wasnotagainstGodscommandmentofnotdoinganywork,andspirituallyspeakingitcouldrepresentusdoingspiritualwarfare,butina
physicalway,inourmoderntimes,itwouldpointtopolicemen,andpeoplewhohavesuchlikejobs,intherealmofkeepingthingsincheck,otherwiseiftherewouldbenocops,thingswouldbechaotic,soontheSabbath,
policemenareneededforitisanemergencyonanyday,fortokeepthepeaceinourpublicplacesetc.

Sosomeonewhohasapolicemenjob,wouldnotbreaktheSabbath,forweneedguardlikepeople,tokeepthepeace,otherwiseeverythingwouldbeimbalancedandchaotic.

NowtoonewhoisacopandaChristian,Ibelievethattheyshouldworkpartofthedayintheircopjob,butlooktohavesomepartofthedayoff,becausetheSabbathisanholyday,andwhatholydaySabbathdoIbelievein???
Wellyouwillseelateron.

Soobviously,itisbecomingmoreclearthatIdobelieveinaSabbath,butwhichSabbath???

WellasIsaid,wewillsee.

Luke6:9-10

(9ThensaidJesusuntothem,IwillaskyouonethingIsitlawfulonthesabbathdaystodogood,ortodoevil?tosavelife,ortodestroyit?
10Andlookingroundaboutuponthemall,hesaiduntotheman,Stretchforththyhand.Andhedidso:andhishandwasrestoredwholeastheother.)

TheSabbathdayisadayofdoinggood,ofsavinglives,andexamplesofsavinglives,isofcoursesavingalifeourselvesifneedbe,butintherealmofjobs,itwouldbereferringtodoctors,nurses,firemen,policemen,andinsome
casessearchandrescue,thingsthatconcernanemergency.

SoweneedemergencyservicestobeopenontheSabbath,forthesakeoflivesbeingsaved,butasaChristian,yourgoalshouldnotbetoworkformoneyonthatday,butiftheypayyou,thenthatisthem,butyourgoalshould
notbemakingmoney,butrathersavinglives.

Andyoushouldstillseektoassembleonthatday,onsomepartofthatday,ifyouareanurse,firemanetc.,foritisanholyday.

Nowthingsconcerningbuyingandselling,shouldnotbeopenontheSabbath,suchascornerstores,grocerystores,hardwarestores,forNehemiahsaysnottosellorbuyontheSabbath.

Somemightsay,wellIdonothavemuchfoodinmyhouse,onthedayofrest,thereforeIhavetogotothegrocerystore.

Wellfirstofallwhatisoneday,withnotmuchfood,youwontdie,andthegrocerystorewillbeopenthenextday,andevensowhateverhappenedtoneighbourlylove,whichwhenIwasakid,grocerystoreswereclosedbut
cornerstoreswerestillopen,andmymomandherneighbourwouldexchangeitems,suchasborroweggsetc.,andnotlongafter,whilestillbeingakid,grocerieseventuallyopened,onwhattheRomancalendarcallsSunday.

Andtheseneighbourlyexchanges,graduallyfadedtoweretoday,itispracticallynon-existent,whathappened???

Adayofrestisactuallygoodformanythings,whichitrejuvenatesthebody,andprovidesanopportunitytoshowneighbourlylove.

SonowwehaveseenwhattheworkthatisagainsttheSabbathis,andwhattheworkthatisnotagainsttheSabbathis.

Sonowwegetintoourfinalquestion,concerningthe7thdaySabbath,andafterwardswewillgetintoourfinalquestionasregardstheLordsday.

Wasitcompletelydoneawaywithunderthenewcovenant?
Istherestilladayofrestunderthenewcovenant???

Wasitdoneawaywith,andifnot,then,whatwasdoneaway???

Well,letusgountoscriptures.

Hereisourfirstscripture.

Mark10:17-20

(17Andwhenhewasgoneforthintotheway,therecameonerunning,andkneeledtohim,andaskedhim,GoodMaster,whatshallIdothatImayinheriteternallife?
18AndJesussaiduntohim,Whycallestthoumegood?thereisnonegoodbutone,thatis,God.
19Thouknowestthecommandments,Donotcommitadultery,Donotkill,Donotsteal,Donotbearfalsewitness,Defraudnot,Honourthyfatherandmother.
20Andheansweredandsaiduntohim,Master,allthesehaveIobservedfrommyyouth.)

Somepeopletrytousethis,sotosaythat,becauseJesusonlymentioned6ofthe10commandmentshere,andnevermentionedtheSabbath,thereforetheSabbathnolongerbeingneededunderthenewcovenant.

Wellfirstall,people,whyareyoutryingtodeleteoneofGods10commandmentsanyways???Isoneofthereasons,becauseyoudonotwantadayofrest!!!!!!!IsmoneymoreimportanttoyouthanGod!!!!!!!

Andanyhow,ifyoustartusingthisargument,thenyouhavetoapplythisargumenttothe3othercommandments,Jesusdidnotmention,suchasthoushalthavenootherGodsbeforehim,Nottomakeanyidolsetc.,which
wouldberidiculous.

Andthebiblesaysthis:


Matthew7:2

(2Forwithwhatjudgmentyejudge,yeshallbejudged:andwithwhatmeasureyemete,itshallbemeasuredtoyouagain.)

NowIknowthatthesearestrongwords,butwhenwejudgeamatter,wehavetomakesurethatwearejudgingaccordingtotheword,oraccordingtorighteousjudgment(Joh7:24),andnotaccordingtotheflesh,orourown
formulatedmindset.

AndIknowthatsomemightsay,welltheMatthewscriptureistalkingaboutjudgingapersonandnotmatters,andyesthisistrue,butoftentimes,whenyoujudgeamatterinacertainway,itwilleventuallyshowupasajudgmentuponaperson,
foryouwilleventuallyproclaimthisbelieforthought,anditwilleitherbeaccordingtorighteousjudgment,oraccordingtotheworksoftheflesh,andinthecaseofMatthew,itisreferringtojudgingaccordingtotheflesh.

Andanyhow,concerningourmainissuehere,thisiswhatJesussaidthouknowestthecommandments.

Thisrichyoungrulerasheisoftencalled,knewthecommandments,soJesusdidnothavetomentionallofthem,why???Becausehealreadyknewthem!!!!!!!!

Jesuswasonlymentioningafew,sothattherichyoungruler,wouldknowwhathewastalkingabout,JesuswasnotgoingagainstanyofhisFathers10commandmentshere,forifhewouldhave,hewouldhavesaidso.

Andanyhow,atthispoint,Jesusstillhadntfulfilledthelawyet,andherehewasbringingthepeoplefromlawtograce,whilestillyetbeingunderthelaw.

JesusobeyedtheSabbath,whileunderthelaw,andthelawrequiredtokeeptheSabbath.

Galatians4:4-5

(4Butwhenthefulnessofthetimewascome,GodsentforthhisSon,madeofawoman,madeunderthelaw,
5Toredeemthemthatwereunderthelaw,thatwemightreceivetheadoptionofsons.)

SoJesuswasbornofawoman,yetmadeunderthelaw.AndduringJesustimeitwasatransitionalperiod,fromlawtograce.

Jesusduringhislifetime,evenmentionstheSabbath.

Mark2:27-28

(27Andhesaiduntothem,Thesabbathwasmadeforman,andnotmanforthesabbath:
28ThereforetheSonofmanisLordalsoofthesabbath.)

Hesaysthathe,notmanisLordoftheSabbath,hedidnotdenytheSabbath,hejustshowedthathewasLordofit!!!!!!!

Andnowwegotoournextverse.

Matthew5:17-20

(17ThinknotthatIamcometodestroythelaw,ortheprophets:Iamnotcometodestroy,buttofulfil.
18ForverilyIsayuntoyou,Tillheavenandearthpass,onejotoronetittleshallinnowisepassfromthelaw,tillallbefulfilled.
19Whosoeverthereforeshallbreakoneoftheseleastcommandments,andshallteachmenso,heshallbecalledtheleastinthekingdomofheaven:butwhosoevershalldoandteachthem,thesameshallbecalledgreatinthekingdomof
heaven.
20ForIsayuntoyou,ThatexceptyourrighteousnessshallexceedtherighteousnessofthescribesandPharisees,yeshallinnocaseenterintothekingdomofheaven.)

JesusdidnotcometodestroyanyofGodslaws,butratherhecametofulfilhislaws,andhecametofulfiltheprophets.

NowinwhatwaydidJesuscometofulfilthelawandtheprophets???????

Wellhecametofulfilthesethingsinmanyways,andfirstofall,letusdealwiththeprophetssideofthings.

HowdidJesusfulfiltheprophets???

Hefulfilledtheprophets,bybeingafulfilmentoftheirprophecies,suchasthevirginbirth(Isa7:14),Christreceivingstripes(Isa53:5),beingborninBethlehem(Mic5:2),piercedthroughhandsandfeet(Psa22:16),etc.

Nowhowdidhefulfilthelaw???

Wellforonething,inorderforhimtobeafulfillerofthelaw,hefirsthadtobeobedienttothelaw,hehadtobecomeaperfectlawkeeperandnotalawbreaker,otherwisehewouldnothavebeenaperfectlambuponthecross.
Hehadtobeaperfectlawkeeper,inordertobecomeaperfectsacrificeonthecross,otherwisehewouldhavesinnedagainsthisFatherslaw,thereforewouldnothavebeenaperfectsacrifice.

Andupondyingonthecross,forthesinofmankind,andbeingaperfectsacrificeonthecross,becauseofbeingaperfectlawkeeperhewasthenabletobethefulfillerofthelaw,inthesenseofwhatallthefeastdayspointedto,
whichhebecametheatonerforsins(dayofatonement),hebecamethepassoverlamb(thedayofthePassover),etc.,butinalivingway.

AndyesinasensehebecameourSabbath,whichmeansrest,forourspiritualrestisinChrist,butinsayingthis,doesthatmeanthatthisautomaticallymeansthatthereisnophysicaldayofrest???

Istherest,justaspiritualrest???Orisitacompleterest,acompleterestforthewholeman,body,soulandspirit???????

Seealotofpeopleusetheargumentof,thatifJesusisourspiritualrest(ourSabbath),thenthatautomaticallymeansthat,thereisnodayofrest,butwhydoesithavetoautomaticallymeanthis???Whycanttherebeboth???

Itisalmostliketheydonotwantadayofrest,whichisverystrange!!!

AsIsaidbefore,Jesusdidnotcometodestroythelaw,buttofulfil,andwehavetorememberthattheSabbathwaspartofthe10commandments,buttheotherfeasts,suchasPassover,dayofatonementetc.,werenotpartof
the10commandments.

Godsaysthatnotonejotoronetittleshallpassfromthelawtillallbefulfilled,andthetruthis,isthat,thatistotallytrue,andyestheoverallfeastdays,arenolongerforthenewtestamentchurch,butthatdoesnotmeanthat
theywillbegoneforever,aswewillsee.

AndalsoGodsaysthatifwebreakoneoftheseleastcommandments,andteachmenso,heshallbecalledtheleastinthekingdomofheaven???DoyouwanttobetheleastinthekingdomofGod???

Andrememberthattheleastmeans,likethelastpeople,butwhatifyoubreakmorethanoneoftheleastofthecommandments,andteachmenso,werewillyoubethen???

PeopledonotmessaroundwithGodsword,whenyouknowatruth,standonit,andrememberwhoyourrighteousnessis,whichitisChristJesus.

Andnowwegotoverse20,whichsays:ThatexceptyourrighteousnessshallexceedtherighteousnessofthescribesandPharisees,yeshallinnocaseenterintothekingdomofheaven.

Wellyouknowwhat,thePhariseesrighteousnesswasactuallyasfilthyrags,butontheotherhand,theyaddedsomanylawstoGodslaw,thatitwasextremelyburdensome,andtheytriedtoobeythelawtotheletter,butwith
theirownadditionstoit,wellwedonotneedtheirformofrighteousness,forourrighteousnessdoesexceedtherighteousnessofthePharisees,forourrighteousness,istheperfectlawkeeper,whichisChristJesus.

Sonow,wewillgountoanotherscripture,whichpeopletrytousesotosaythattheSabbathdaycommandment,isnolonger.

Romans13:8-10

(8Owenomananything,buttoloveoneanother:forhethatlovethanotherhathfulfilledthelaw.
9Forthis,Thoushaltnotcommitadultery,Thoushaltnotkill,Thoushaltnotsteal,Thoushaltnotbearfalsewitness,Thoushaltnotcovetandiftherebeanyothercommandment,itisbrieflycomprehendedinthis
saying,namely,Thoushaltlovethyneighbourasthyself.
10Loveworkethnoilltohisneighbour:thereforeloveisthefulfillingofthelaw.)

Nowhere,becauseitonlymentions5ofthe10commandments,whichdidnotincludetheSabbath,theysaythatthisautomaticallymeansthatthereisnolongeraSabbath.

Butwhydoesithavetoautomaticallymeanthat???

Becausethisargument,inandofitself,absolutelymakesnosense.

Wellthenokthen,letsusethisargument.

SoifitautomaticallymeansthatthereisnolongeraSabbath,thenyoushouldincludethecommandmentofhonouringyourfatherandmother,andalsoyoushouldinclude,nottakingtheLordsnameinvain.

Somewillsay,wellwecannotremovethesecommandments,wellifyoucannotremovethesecommandmentswhicharenotmentionedinRomans13:9,thenwhyremovetheSabbath???

Igottoaskyouaquestion,doyouhatetheSabbath???Isitbecauseitwouldinterferewithyourlifestyle,thatyoushowsomuchdisdainforit,wouldntyouwanttohonourGod,inthisfashion???

AndwhatwasPauldoinghere???Hewassimplymentioningonlysomeofthe10commandments,becausemostknewwhattheywere.

NowwegotoournextscripturethatisusedtotrytodemolishtheSabbath.

Acts15:24-31

(24Forasmuchaswehaveheard,thatcertainwhichwentoutfromushavetroubledyouwithwords,subvertingyoursouls,saying,Yemustbecircumcised,andkeepthelaw:towhomwegavenosuchcommandment:
25Itseemedgooduntous,beingassembledwithoneaccord,tosendchosenmenuntoyouwithourbelovedBarnabasandPaul,

26MenthathavehazardedtheirlivesforthenameofourLordJesusChrist.
27WehavesentthereforeJudasandSilas,whoshallalsotellyouthesamethingsbymouth.
28ForitseemedgoodtotheHolyGhost,andtous,tolayuponyounogreaterburdenthanthesenecessarythings
29Thatyeabstainfrommeatsofferedtoidols,andfromblood,andfromthingsstrangled,andfromfornication:fromwhichifyekeepyourselves,yeshalldowell.Fareyewell.
30Sowhentheyweredismissed,theycametoAntioch:andwhentheyhadgatheredthemultitudetogether,theydeliveredtheepistle:
31Whichwhentheyhadread,theyrejoicedfortheconsolation.)

Sotherewascertainpeople,whoweretellingothers,thattheymustbecircumcised,andkeepthelawofMoses,whichinresponsewassaidthat:towhomwegavenosuchcommandment.

Soadeclarationwasmade,whichitsaystolayuponyounogreaterburdenthanthesenecessarythingsthatyeabstainfrommeatsofferedtoidols,andfromblood,andfromthingsstrangled,andfromfornication:fromwhichif
yekeepyourselves,yeshalldowell.

Nonoticesomething,isthatalotofwhatiscoveredhere,istalkingaboutthingsforbiddenintherealmofeating,suchastheeatingofmeatsofferedtoidols,fromblood,andthingsstrangled.

Andunderthelaw,therewaslawsofonlyeatingcleanmeatsandnotuncleanmeats(Leviticus11:1-47),butunderthenewtestament,allmeatshavebeencleansed,sonomeatisforbidden(1Timothy4:4-5).

Anditmakesitclearhere,thattheonlythingsunderthenewcovenant,forbiddenintherealmofeating,iswhatitsayshere:meatsofferedtoidols,blood,andthingsstrangled,andnothingelse,sotheonestryingtoputthe
lawsofonlycertainmeatsbeingabletobeeaten,onpeople,werewrongindoingso,foritisveryclearhere,evenclearascrystal.

Sothepartofeating,wascoveredhere,andthenwegettotheotherthingthattheysaidtoabstainfrom,whichwasfornication.

Hereiswhatthewordfornicationhere,meansintheGreek.

(Strongsconcordance)

(G4202

porneia
por-ni'-ah
FromG4203harlotry(includingadulteryandincest)figurativelyidolatry:-fornication.
TotalKJVoccurrences:26)

Sowecanseethat,thewordfornicationhasmanymeanings,andonemeaningisthewordadultery,whichispartofthe10commandments,andthiswordfornicationwouldreallyfallunder4ofthe10commandments,whichis:thoushaltnot
commitadultery,andalso:thoushaltnotcovet,butalsointhedefinitionsupabove,itmentionsthewordidolatry,whichanotherofthe10commandmentsisthoushalthavenootherGodsbeforeme,andtonotmakeanyidols.

Sothiswordfornication,initsfullmeaning,wouldcover4ofthe10commandments,andasconcerningthecommandmentofnothavinganyothergodsbeforehim,wellifyoudohaveanothergodbeforeyou,thenitisanidoltoyou.

Sothewordfornicationhere,coverssexualsins,andspiritualsins,inthesenseofonesheartdepartingfromthelivingGod,untosomethingelse.

Sotheargumentwouldbe,that,sotheSabbathwasnotmentionedhere,thereforewedonothavetoobeytheSabbath.

Wellthecommandmentofhonouringyourfatherandmother,wasnotmentionedhere,sodoesthatmeanthatwenolongerhavetohonourourfatherandmother???Andthecommandmentofthoushaltnotmurderwasnotmentionedhere,
thereforedoesthatmeanwecanmurdernow???

Thisargumentitself,isreallysilly,anditisusedasapreferenceofcommandmentsargument,whichweshouldloveallofGodscommandments.

Andifyouabstainfromfornicationinthesenseofspiritualfornication,nothingwillbeanidoluntoyou,andyouwillloveGod,youwillwanttohonourhim,andifhewantsyoutohonouraday,youwillhonourthatday,thatiswhatlovedoes,isit
caresaboutthethingsofGod.

Nowwhatalotofthesecertainpeople,weretryingtodo,istoinfluencethepeopleofthechurch,toobeyalltheceremoniallaws,suchashavingtobecircumcised,thelawsofuncleanandcleanmeats,thefeastdays,andpossiblyeventheLevitical
priestlaws.


Andthattherewassalvationinthesethings,whichintruththereisnosalvationinthesethings,andneitheristheresalvation,inthe10commandments.

Salvationisinaperson,whichisinthepersonofJesusChrist.

Andundernewcovenanttimes,circumcisionasaformofbindinglaw,isnolonger.

Galatians5:2-4

(2Behold,IPaulsayuntoyou,thatifyebecircumcised,Christshallprofityounothing.
3ForItestifyagaintoeverymanthatiscircumcised,thatheisadebtortodothewholelaw.
4Christisbecomeofnoeffectuntoyou,whosoeverofyouarejustifiedbythelawyearefallenfromgrace.)

Circumcisionundertheoldcovenantwasasignofseparation,thatisbeingseparateuntoGod,andnowitisnolongeraphysicalcircumcision,butratheraspiritualcircumcision,forChristfulfilledthelawforrighteousness,and
undertheoldcovenant,theycouldnotbecompletelycleansedoftheirsins,intheirconsciences,butnowyoucan,andphysicalcircumcisionpointedtotheone,whichwouldeventuallybringaspiritualcircumcision,whichwasthe
truecircumcision.

Itislikethis,onewastheemblem,andtheotherwastherealityofthatemblem.

Anditisalsothesamewiththefeastdays,onewasanemblem,andtheotherwastherealityofthatemblem.

Romans2:28-29

(28ForheisnotaJew,whichisoneoutwardlyneitheristhatcircumcision,whichisoutwardintheflesh:
29ButheisaJew,whichisoneinwardlyandcircumcisionisthatoftheheart,inthespirit,andnotintheletterwhosepraiseisnotofmen,butofGod.)

Ithinkthisverseexplainsthingsquitewellconcerningcircumcision.

Soisthe10commandmentsstillfortoday,dowestillneedtoknowwhatsinis???

Romans7:7-12

(7Whatshallwesaythen?Isthelawsin?Godforbid.Nay,Ihadnotknownsin,butbythelaw:forIhadnotknownlust,exceptthelawhadsaid,Thoushaltnotcovet.
8Butsin,takingoccasionbythecommandment,wroughtinmeallmannerofconcupiscence.Forwithoutthelawsinwasdead.
9ForIwasalivewithoutthelawonce:butwhenthecommandmentcame,sinrevived,andIdied.
10Andthecommandment,whichwasordainedtolife,Ifoundtobeuntodeath.
11Forsin,takingoccasionbythecommandment,deceivedme,andbyitslewme.
12Whereforethelawisholy,andthecommandmentholy,andjust,andgood.)

Thelawisnotsin,forwestillneedtoknowwhatsinis,anditsaysthatthelawisholyjustandgood.

ObviouslythisistalkingaboutthemorallawofGod,whichisthe10commandments.

These10commandmentswerenottheceremoniallawsofGod,butratherthemorallawsofGod.

Nowletusgountosomethinginterestingasregardsthearkofthecovenant.

TheArkoftheCovenant

Nowconcerningtheark,therewerecherubimsonit,andbelowthecherubimswasthemercyseat,butinsidethearkitself,wasAaronsrod,somemanna,andthe2tabletswhichcontainedthe10commandments.

Hebrews9:4-5

(4Whichhadthegoldencenser,andthearkofthecovenantoverlaidroundaboutwithgold,whereinwasthegoldenpotthathadmanna,andAaron'srodthatbudded,andthetablesofthecovenant
5Andoveritthecherubimsofgloryshadowingthemercyseatofwhichwecannotnowspeakparticularly.)

NoticewhatwasputintheArk,itwasthemanna,Aaronsrod,andthetablesofthe10commandments,andnothingelsewasputtherein,whyonlythesethings???????

Whynotalltheparchmentswhichcontainedallthefeastdays,andtheLeviticaldutiesetc.???

Wellforonething,thefeastdaysandLeviticaldutieswerepartoftheceremoniallawsofGod,whichwouldbefulfilledinChrist,andofcourseontheparchments,therewerealsoalltypesofdifferentordinances.

Butwhatwasputintheark,itwasnotlawswrittenbythehandofmanonparchmentsorscrolls(eventhoughstillgivenbyGod),butratheritwasthemorallawofGod,directlywrittenbyhishand,whichshowedhowmuch
greatimportancetherewastothesecommandments.

Imaynotknoweveryreasonwhyonlythesethingswereputintheark,butman,therearegreatsignificancestothesethings.

The10commandments,werethemorallawsofGod,whichshowedmanwhatsinwas,andthemannapointedtoChrist,whichheisourbreadoflife,andAaronsrodwhichbudded,pointedtothepriesthood,whichunderthe
newcovenantweareallpriests,andourhighpriestisJesusChrist,andnolongersomemanoftheLeviticalpriestlyorder.

Andthereweretimeswerethehighpriestwouldpouroutblood,onthemercyseat,whichpointedtothebloodofthelamb.

Thecherubimswereontopofthemercyseatlookingdown,andwhentheylookeddown,itpointedtothemseeingthelaw,butwhenthebloodwaspouredonthemercyseat,thecherubimswouldseetheblood,sotheblood
washesalloursinsaway,andcoversusfromthe10commandments,orourshortcomingsthereof,thatisallthe10commandments,foritwasallthe10commandmentsthatwereintheark,andtherepresentationsoftheark
itselfshowsthis,itdoesnotshowanydeletedcommandments,itshowsthebloodcoveringthemall!!!!!!!

Sonowthatwehavecoveredthearkofthecovenant,letusgountootherissues.

Letusgountoournextscripture.

Romans14:2-6

(2Foronebelieveththathemayeatallthings:another,whoisweak,eatethherbs.
3Letnothimthateatethdespisehimthateatethnotandletnothimwhicheatethnotjudgehimthateateth:forGodhathreceivedhim.
4Whoartthouthatjudgestanotherman'sservant?tohisownmasterhestandethorfalleth.Yea,heshallbeholdenup:forGodisabletomakehimstand.
5Onemanesteemethonedayaboveanother:anotheresteemetheverydayalike.Leteverymanbefullypersuadedinhisownmind.
6Hethatregardeththeday,regardethituntotheLordandhethatregardethnottheday,totheLordhedothnotregardit.Hethateateth,eatethtotheLord,forhegivethGodthanksandhethateatethnot,totheLordhe
eatethnot,andgivethGodthanks.)

First,wewilldealwithwhatitsaysinverse2.

Itsaysthatonebelieveththathemayeatallthings:another,whoisweak,eatethherbs,thenitgoesontosay,letnothimthateatethdespisehimthateatethnot,andletnothimwhicheatethnotjudgehimthateateth,forGod
hathreceivedhim.

Nownotice,itsaysthathewhoisweak,eatethherbs.

Soitisshowingthatonebelieveththathemayeatallthings,andintruth,wecaneatofanymeat,forallmeatshavebecleansedunderthenewcovenant.

1Timothy4:1-5

(1NowtheSpiritspeakethexpressly,thatinthelattertimessomeshalldepartfromthefaith,givingheedtoseducingspirits,anddoctrinesofdevils
2Speakingliesinhypocrisyhavingtheirconsciencesearedwithahotiron
3Forbiddingtomarry,andcommandingtoabstainfrommeats,whichGodhathcreatedtobereceivedwiththanksgivingofthemwhichbelieveandknowthetruth.
4ForeverycreatureofGodisgood,andnothingtoberefused,ifitbereceivedwiththanksgiving:
5ForitissanctifiedbythewordofGodandprayer.)

Andthereareotherscripturesconcerningthis,butIspecificallychosethisscriptureforareason.

Anditshowsthatcommandingtoabstainfrommeats,isactuallyadoctrineofdevils,underthenewcovenant,anditisnotthatthelawofcleananduncleanbeasts,oftheoldcovenant,wasnotgood,butratherthatitwasalaw
forbackthen,untilChristwouldcomeandfulfilthelaw,andyestheremayhavebeenatypeofdietarylaw,totheselaws,butunderthenewcovenant,theyarenolongerbinding.

Andalsothecleanbeastsinasensepointedtorighteousness,andtheuncleanpointedtosin,whichinChristJesuswearefreefromsin,andheisourrighteousness.

Sonowwegetuntotheweakbrother,whohasatypeofbelieformindset,towhereheonlyeatsherbs.

Wheredoesthisweakbrothergethismindsetofonlyeatingherbs???WellitispossiblethathemayhavereadhowAdamandEveonlyateherbs,vegetablesandfruitatthebeginning,orhemayhavereadofthecleananduncleanbeasts,andgot
confused,andjustoptedtohaveamindsetofonlyeatingherbs,butwhateverthecase,itsaystotheweakbrother,tonotjudgehimthateateth.


Sonoticethedifferentterms,itsaystothestrongbrother,tonotdespisehimthateatethnot,andtotheweakbrother,tonotjudgehimthateateth..

Tonotdespise,andtonotjudge,aretwodifferentthings.

Nowinboth,itistalkingofaformofjudgment,andonthestrongbrothersside,itistalkingaboutlookingdownataweakbrother,whoonlyeatsherbs,andhavingresentmenttowardshimorher,becausetheydonoteatmeatlikeyoudo,which
wouldproduceatypeofprideandself-righteousness,andyouwouldbejudgingtheirheartsmotive,ofwhytheydoso,whichisnotrighttodo.

Nowontheweakerbrothersside,itistheweakerbrotherjudgingthestrongerbrotherinaway,towheretheywouldimpose,theirmindsetofnoteatingmeats,onthestrongerbrother,whichwouldbewrong,forthebibleshowsthatallmeatshave
beencleansedunderthenewcovenant,andiftheseweakerbrotherskeeponpushingthings,thentheywouldeventuallyfallunderournextscripture,whichsays:

Galatians5:4

(4Christisbecomeofnoeffectuntoyou,whosoeverofyouarejustifiedbythelawyearefallenfromgrace.)

Butiftheweakerbrother,justobserveshislaw,untohimself,anddoesnottrytobinditonothers,thenthereisnothingwrongwiththat,butintheend,strongerbrothersintheLord,shouldseektoshare,withthemgradually,
verseswhichshowthatallmeatsarecleansed,andnothingtoberefused,underthenewcovenant,forthatwouldbetherightthingtodo,andintime,Ibelievethatthebrotherorsister,wouldfollowsuit.

Otherwise,ifthey(theweak)gountotryingtobinditonothers,they(theweak)wouldeventually,themselves,fallfromgrace.

Sodonotdespiseyourbrother,butlovehim,encouragehim,bepatientwithhim,butalsoshowhimthetruth,amen!!!!!!!

SonowletusgobacktoourscriptureinRomans,whichtalksabouttheweakerbrotherthateatsherbs,butthistimewewillcoverthepart,thattalksaboutdays.

Romans14:2-6

(2Foronebelieveththathemayeatallthings:another,whoisweak,eatethherbs.
3Letnothimthateatethdespisehimthateatethnotandletnothimwhicheatethnotjudgehimthateateth:forGodhathreceivedhim.
4Whoartthouthatjudgestanotherman'sservant?tohisownmasterhestandethorfalleth.Yea,heshallbeholdenup:forGodisabletomakehimstand.
5Onemanesteemethonedayaboveanother:anotheresteemetheverydayalike.Leteverymanbefullypersuadedinhisownmind.
6Hethatregardeththeday,regardethituntotheLordandhethatregardethnottheday,totheLordhedothnotregardit.Hethateateth,eatethtotheLord,forhegivethGodthanksandhethateatethnot,totheLordhe
eatethnot,andgivethGodthanks.)

Soitsaysthatonemanesteemethadayaboveanother.

Whatisesteemingadayaboveanother???

Itisjustsimply,addingmoreimportancetooneday,overtheotherday,sayingthatthatdayissuperiortoanother,andintruth,nodayissuperiortoanother,alldaysthemselves,areequalwithGod,
forGodhasmadeeveryday,andeverydayisadayuntotheLord.

Now,didnotGodhaveallkindsofspecificholydays,undertheoldcovenant???

Ofcoursehedid,andtheywerenotnegativedays,butarenolongerbindingunderthenewcovenant.

Andhere,itisobvious,thatitwasdealingwithissues,thatconcerned,theholydaysofGodundertheoldcovenant,forpeopleweretransitioningfromlawtograce,andprobablyhadahardtimewithnotkeepingthefeastdays,
becauseofbeingusetokeepingthem,andinandofthemselves,keepingGodsholydayswasnotwrongtodo,andwhywoulditbe???

Keepingthem,inawaytorememberwhattheypointedto,wasnotwhatwaswrong,whatwaswrong,orwouldhavebeenwrong,istheimposingofthesedaysonpeople,whentheyarenolongertobekeptasamust,anymore.

Sotheweakpersonmadecertaindays(theholydaysofGod,suchasPassover,dayofatonementetc.),tobesuperioroverotherdays,andthestrong,esteemedeverydayalike,whichmeanseverydaywasadayuntotheLord,andweserveGod
everyday!!!!!!!

NowyestheweakshouldserveGodeveryday,andIdonotdoubttheydo,buttheyputextraimportanceconcerningcertaindays,whichintruth,thereisnoextraimportanceoncertaindays,inandofthemselves.

ArenotGodsholydays,importanttoGod???Absolutelyyes,andinthemillennialreign,hewillreinstatethem,butfornow,underthenewcovenant,wejustlooktohimwhobecamethesedays,inalivingway,whichisChrist.

Sotheweakcountcertaindayssuperiortoothers,andregardorobservethosedays,andthestrongknowthattheydonotneedtoobservetheholydaysoftheoldcovenant,forheisundergrace,andyetbothcanglorifyGodindoingso,ornotdoing
so,andaslongastheweakdonotimposeitonothers,thentheyarefine,andthatiswhyitsays,leteverymanbefullypersuadedinhisownmind.

Itsaysinhisownmind,andnotinsomeoneelsesmind,whichwouldshowtokeepituntoyourself,orforyourselfonly.

Sotheweakkeepituntothemselves,andthestrongdonotobservethesedays,butcannotjudgetheweakiftheydo,fortheweakhavetherighttoobservethesedays.


Weretheweakwouldgetintotroubleisiftheybinditonotherpeople,whichwouldeventuallycausethemtofallfromgrace.

Andthestrongshouldshowtheweak,thescripturesthatshowthatthesedayshavebeendoneawaywith.

SoRomans14:5-6,wasdealingwithregardingdays,whichofcourseGodwouldhaveapprovedtoregard,whichconcernedhisoldcovenantholydays.

NowisRomans14:5-6,sayingthatwenolongerhaveanholyday,underthenewcovenant,oraSabbath???

Wellitwasspecificallydealingwiththeholydaysoftheoldcovenant,includingthe7thday,aswewillseeinanotherscripture,butwasitdealingwithusnolongerhavinganyday,orthatthe4thcommandmentoftheSabbath,wasnolongerbinding
???

Wellthethingwehavetodo,inordertofindthisout,istocomparescriptureswithscriptures,inordertogetthewholestory.

1Corinthians2:13

(13Whichthingsalsowespeak,notinthewordswhichman'swisdomteacheth,butwhichtheHolyGhostteachethcomparingspiritualthingswithspiritual.)

Thisisonethingthatmanypeopledonotdo,andoftentimes,peoplearewhatIcall,oneverseCharlies.

Theyholdontooneverse,withoutcomparingotherverses,forifotherversesshowthatwestillhaveaspiritualdayofrest,underthenewcovenant,thenitwouldbeobviouswhatRomans14:4-5isreferringto,whichisjustsimplytheholydaysof
theoldcovenant,includingthe7thday,whichifthereisaSabbath,underthenewcovenantthenthatwouldmeanthat,ithasbeenestablishedonanewdayunderthenewcovenant.

Andhereisaninterestingquote,fromGill.

(Gill)

(anotheresteemetheverydayalikethatis,onethatisstronginfaith,andhasagreaterdegreeoftheknowledgeoftheGospel,andofevangelicalliberty,knowsthatthedistinctionofdays,aswellasofmeats,istaken
away,sincethewordwasmadeflesh,andtabernacleamongus,Christthepassoverissacrificedforus,thefirstfruitsoftheSpirithavebeenreceived,andlightbythechurchfromthesunofrighteousness,andChristthetrue
sabbathandrestiscomeandtherefore,beingfirmlypersuadedthereisnomoreholinessindaysthanthereisinplaces,hasthesameregardforonedayasanother.
Thedifferencebetweenthesetwolayhere,theweakbrotherregardedadayforthesakeofaday,ashavingbyapositivelaw,hesupposedtobeinforce,asuperioritytoanother,andheregardedworshipforthesakeofthis
daythestrongerbrother,thoughhealsoobservedadayfordivineworship,whichistheLord'sday,sincetheremustbesometimeforitaswellasplace,yetheobservedthedayforthesakeof
worship,andnotworshipforthesakeoftheday:)

NowdoesGodstillcommandustogather,underthenewcovenant???

Hebrews10:25

(25Notforsakingtheassemblingofourselvestogether,asthemannerofsomeisbutexhortingoneanother:andsomuchthemore,asyeseethedayapproaching.)

Yeswearestillcommandedtoassembleourselvestogether,underthenewcovenant,andyeswecangatheranydayoftheweek,forwearenotlimited,butthatdoesnotmeanthatthereisnolongeraweeklygathering,whichisalsotobeaSabbath
rest,underthenew,andthereisscripturalproofofthis,bothintheoldandnew.

Andbeforewegoon,IwanttoshowforthafewexamplesofwhatImean,ofpeoplebeingoneverseCharlies.

TheOneVerseCharlieSyndrome

Syndrome#1:

Exodus35:3

(3Yeshallkindlenofirethroughoutyourhabitationsuponthesabbathday.)

Interpretation:Donotkindlefire,periodontheSabbath!!!!!!!

Nowisthisinterpretationaccurate???Wellthetruthisno!!!!!!!
Andforonethingis,isitdoesnotsimplysaytokindlenofire,butratheritsaystokindlenofirethroughoutyourhabitations.
Thekeywordsare:throughoutyourhabitations!!!!!!!
AndalsoitshowsthatPriestswereallowedtokeepafireburning,andtherewasnorestrictionstokindlingfires,outsidethehabitations,norinthetabernacleoroutsidethetabernacle,whichIdonotdoubtthattherewouldhavebeentorcheslitup
aroundthetabernacle.
Nowhereistheverseofthepriest,continuingtokindlingafire,ontheSabbath.
Leviticus24:5-8

(5Andthoushalttakefineflour,andbaketwelvecakesthereof:twotenthdealsshallbeinonecake.
6Andthoushaltsetthemintworows,sixonarow,uponthepuretablebeforetheLORD.
7Andthoushaltputpurefrankincenseuponeachrow,thatitmaybeonthebreadforamemorial,evenanofferingmadebyfireuntotheLORD.
8EverysabbathheshallsetitinorderbeforetheLORDcontinually,beingtakenfromthechildrenofIsraelbyaneverlastingcovenant.)

HereittalksofanofferingmadebyfireuntotheLord,ontheSabbath.

Nowwhatdoesthewordkindlemean,intheHebrew,whichconcernsExodus35:3???

(Strongsconcordance)

(H1197

baar
baw-ar'
Aprimitiveroottokindle,thatis,consume(byfireorbyeating)also(asdenominativefromH1198)tobe(become)brutish:-bebrutish,bring(put,take)away,burn,(causeto)eat(up),feed,heat,kindle,set([onfire]),waste.
TotalKJVoccurrences:94)

Itnotonlymeanstosetorstartafire,butalsotofeed,orcontinuetoburnafire.

Ithasbothofthesemeanings.

Sothepeoplecouldnotkindleafirethroughouttheirhabitations,butthepriestscoulddoso,inthetabernacle,whichshowsthat,thisinterpretationofnotkindlingfireatall,anywhere,isfalse.

Andhereareafewmorethoughts,Ihavebeengetting,aboutthiskindlingfirestuff.

Firstofall,anyotherday,theywereallowedtokindlefirethroughouttheirhabitations,whichwouldmeanthattheyhadanabundanceoflight,especiallyforthenighttimeontheotherdays,fortheyhadthelightsinthetemple,
thelightswhichcouldhavebeenmadeoutsidethehabitations,andalsothelightofGod,whichheledthembyacloudbyday,andafirebynight.

Soontheotherdays,theyhadabundanceoflight,butontheSabbath,therewerenofirestobekindledthroughouttheirhabitations,Imeannofires,butnevertheless,eventhoughtheyhadnofiresthroughouttheirhabitations,
theystillhadthefiresoutsidethehabitations,andthefiresofthetemple,andalsothefireofGodbynight,forontheSabbath,thatisalltheyneeded.

Anditmakesmethinkofsomething,whichishowtheywouldhaveabundanceoflightduringtheweek,butontheSabbath,theywereconservinglight,whichtheywouldnothavetouseasmuchwoodontheSabbath,therefore
theywouldhavesavedonwood.

CouldGodalsobetryingtoshowsusalessononconservation,here???

Itisvery,andlikelypossible!!!

Andanotherthing,concerningthenokindlingfirethroughouttheirhabitations,duringtheExodus,isthis,firstofall,backthen,theytravelledtotheplaceGodtoldthem,andduringtheSabbaththeywouldstayinplace,and
whattheylivedin,wasintents,bigtentsmindyou,butneverthelesstents,andthesetentswereplacedcloseoraroundthetabernaclewhichontheSabbaththelightsofthetabernacle,andlightswhichmayhavebeenlit,
outsidethehabitations,includingthefireofGodbynight,wouldhavelittheirhabitations,butduringthetimesofwhenJoshuafinallyconqueredallthelandanddividedit,andIsraelfinallybecameasanationwiththeirown
land,andKingsbegantobeappointed,andpeopleeventuallylivedinhouses,andthetemplewaseventuallyerectedduringthosetimes,theynolongerhadthefireofGodbynight,andtheynolongerlivedintents(whichwere
closetothetabernacle),butlivedinhouseswhichformanymayhavebeenquitefarfromthethenerectedtemple(Solomonstemple).

Soduringthesetimes,especiallythetimesofthekings,andthetempleerection,theynow,wouldhaveneededtokindlefiresintheirhouses,duringtheSabbath,fortheywouldnothavebeenabletosee,andremembertheynolongerhadthefireof

Godbynight,andalsotheyweremuchmoredispersed,thanduringthetimeofthetents,whichwouldmeanthatsomehouses,wouldhavebeenfarfromthetemple,oritslights.

Soforthemostpart,thenokindlingfireintheirhabitationscommandment,wasespeciallyineffectduringtheExodus.

ButafterthetimeoftheExodus,evenuntilnow,ifsomeoneiskindlingafire,forthesakeofwork,suchasbakingforabakery,andtheworkofasmith,then,definitelyitwouldgoagainstthemorallawofthe4thcommandmentofdoingnowork
therein.

SonowwegountoournextoneverseCharliesyndrome.

Syndrome#2:

2Corinthians5:21

(21Forhehathmadehimtobesinforus,whoknewnosinthatwemightbemadethe
righteousnessofGodinhim.)

Interpretation:Jesusdiedasasinnerforus!!!!!!!

Nowthisdoctrineisreferringtothisdoctrinethatisverypopularinthefaithmovement,whichpeoplelikeKennethCopeland,JoyceMeyersetc.,proclaim.
TheydeclarethatJesusdiedasasinnerforus,andusethisscripturetoprovethis.
Sothequestionwemustask,isthis,didJesusdieasasinnerforus?Andifnot,inwhatwaydidhedieforus?
1Corinthians15:3

(3ForIdelivereduntoyoufirstofallthatwhichIalsoreceived,howthatChristdiedforoursinsaccordingtothescriptures)

Forwhossinsdidhedie?

Wasitforhisownsins?

No,itwasforoursins.

Sothenifitwasforoursinshedied,thenhowwashemadetobesinforus,onthecross?

Ephesians5:2

(2Andwalkinlove,asChristalsohathlovedus,andhathgivenhimselfforusanofferingandasacrificetoGodforasweetsmellingsavour.)

Hewasmadesinforus,inthesenseofbecomingasinofferingandsacrificeforus.

Itwasinthissense,hewasmadesinforus,thatiswhy,itisveryimportanttocomparescriptureswithscriptures,soyouknowthewholetruth.

Andin2Corinthians,itshowsus,thatheknewnosin,andhehadtoremainsinless,inordertobeaperfectandacceptablesacrificetoGod,otherwiseifhewouldhavediedasasinner,onthecross,thenhewouldnothavebeen
anacceptablesacrificetoGod.

Andifallitrequiredwasasinner,todieonthecross,thenanyonecouldhavediedonthecrossforsomeonessin,thusnotreallyneedingamessiah,whichmakesabsolutelynosense,withtherestofthescriptures.

SoifChristwouldhavediedasasinner,thenhewouldhavediedinvain,butthankGod,hedidnotdieasasinner,butratherasasinlesssacrifice,whichwasacceptableuntoGod.

Sonowuntoournext,oneverseCharliesyndrome.

Syndrome#3:

Luke6:37

(37Judgenot,andyeshallnotbejudged:condemnnot,andyeshallnotbecondemned:
forgive,andyeshallbeforgiven:)


Interpretation:Donotjudgeatall!!!!!!!

Mostpeoplewhotendtousethisargument,ofdonotjudgeatall,donotknowthescripturesverywell,andifthepersonisaChristian,orsocalled,inalotofcases,theylackanextremeamountofdiscernment,orperhapsarentChristiansatall.
Theytendtodefendaworldlylifestyle,butalongwiththescripturessaying,donotjudge,andyoushallnotbejudged,thebiblealsosays,whatisfoundinournextscripture.
John7:24

(24Judgenotaccordingtotheappearance,butjudgerighteousjudgment.)

Soifitsays,judgerighteousjudgment,andtonotjudgeaccordingtoappearance,thenitisshowingusthat,thereisarightwaytojudge,andawrongwaytojudge.

Soyouseehowtheydonotcomparescriptureswithscriptures!!!!!!!

NowletusgotoournextoneverseCharliesyndrome.

Syndrome#4:

Luke22:19

(19Andhetookbread,andgavethanks,andbrakeit,andgaveuntothem,saying,Thisismy
bodywhichisgivenforyou:thisdoinremembranceofme.)

Interpretation:ThisisreferringtotheliteralbodyofJesus!!!!!!!

Theoneswhoarebigonthisargument,istheRomanCatholicchurch.
TheysaythatbecauseJesussaysthatthisismybodywhichisgivenforyou,that,thatmeansthatthebreadistheliteralbodyofChrist.
Itisknownasadoctrinecalledtransubstantiation.
ButthequestionIwouldasksomeone,isthis,whenyoueatthebread,doesittastelikebreadordoesittastelikeJesusbody???
Andanyhow,wecandisprovethis,justbyquotingthelastpartofthisscripture,whichsays,thisdoinremembranceofme.
BasicallywhatJesusisdoing,isthis,heisshowingthebread,andsaysthatthisishisbody,butheisdoingso,inawaythatthebreadisshowingarepresentationofhisbody,whichthatiswhyitsays,dothisinremembranceofme.
Soitisbasicallysayingdothistoremembermeby,andreallythatisallthatitissaying.
Andifpeoplewanttoargue,further,thenIwouldaskthem,wellthenmaybeJesusisaliterallamb,forhecallshimselfthelambGod???
Whichofcourse,thisissilly.
Nowuntoournextsyndrome.

Syndrome#5:

Exodus16:23

(23Andhesaiduntothem,ThisisthatwhichtheLORDhathsaid,Tomorrowistherestof
theholysabbathuntotheLORD:bakethatwhichyewillbaketoday,andseethethatyewill
seetheandthatwhichremainethoverlayupforyoutobekeptuntilthemorning.)

Interpretation:EverymanisforbiddentobakeontheSabbath,period!!!!!!!

Isthisreallytrue,abouteverymanbeingforbiddentobakeontheSabbath???

Wellonethingsis,isthatweneedtocomparethewordwiththeword,inordertogetthefullpicture,andoftentimespeoplejustgobyonescripture,andsayseeitsaysso,notknowingthatotherscripturesshowdifferently.

Andwhatgetsoftenproduced,isazeal,butwithoutknowledge.

IsitrightthatwebezealousforthewordofGod???Ofcourseitis,weshouldbe,butalwaysbeingcarefulofhowwetakethescriptures.

SoyesGodhere,issayingtonotbakeorseetheontheSabbath,but,thereisanotherscripturethatshows,thatheallowedcertainotherpeople,todoso.

Nowletusgountothisscripture.

Leviticus24:5-8

(5Andthoushalttakefineflour,andbaketwelvecakesthereof:twotenthdealsshallbeinonecake.
6Andthoushaltsetthemintworows,sixonarow,uponthepuretablebeforetheLORD.
7Andthoushaltputpurefrankincenseuponeachrow,thatitmaybeonthebreadforamemorial,evenanofferingmadebyfireuntotheLORD.
8EverysabbathheshallsetitinorderbeforetheLORDcontinually,beingtakenfromthechildrenofIsraelbyaneverlastingcovenant.)

HereitwastalkingofthepriestsbeingallowedtobakecakesontheSabbath,soobviously,thesayingofeverymanisforbiddentobakecakesontheSabbath,period,isactuallyafalsestatement.

Sothepeopleingeneralwereforbidden,butnotthepriests.

Nowthepriestswereofcourse,doingtheLordswork,andwhywouldGodallowonetobakeandnottheother???IsitreallybecausehewasagainstbakingontheSabbath???
Orwasitforanotherreason???

IfGodwasreallynotforbakingontheSabbath,thenhewouldhavenotallowedanyonetobakeontheSabbath,butthefactthathedid,showedthat,thatitself,wasnottheissue,thenwhatwastheissue???

WellIhadreadthat,duringthattimeoftheExodus,itwasreallytimeconsumingtobake,whichwouldhavetakenvaluabletimeaway,fromthethingsoftheSabbath,sonowonderGodcommandedthemtonotbakeandeven
seethe.

Nowdidtheyobservethisnotbakingandseethingrule,duringkingDavidsday,andevenduringJesusday???

WellyesIbelievethattosomedegreetheydid,because,inthenewtestament,wereadofadaycalledthepreparationday,andIamsuretheydidmanythingstoprepareforthecomingSabbath,onthatday,butonething
alsotheywouldhavedone,wasthattheywouldbakeandseethe,onthepreparationday,becauseittookalotoftimetodoso,thereforehavingmoretimetoenjoytheSabbath.

Mark15:42

(42Andnowwhentheevenwascome,becauseitwasthepreparation,thatis,thedaybeforethesabbath,)

Sounderthenewcovenant,amIagainstpeoplebakingorseethingonourSabbathdayofrest???

WellnoIamnot,forGodallowedtheprieststodoso,andtodaywearespiritualpriests,butnotonlyforthatreason,simplybecause,whoarewetochoosewhocanandwhocannot???

NowdoesthatmeanthatIamincompleteagreementinjustbakingandseethingontheSabbath,nomatterhowmuchtimeittakes,wellabsolutelynot.

Somyjudgment,wouldbethis,ifwhatyouarebaking,istootimeconsumingontheSabbath,andtakesawayfromthefocusoftheSabbath,then,nodonotbake,butifitisnottootimeconsuming,thenwhynot???

Somepeoplemightsayhere,wellyouaremakingupyourownrules,wellthenok,Iwillaskyouanotherquestion,whoshouldIallowtobakeontheSabbath,thepeopleingeneral???Orjustthepriests???Andthenagain
arentweallspiritualpriests???AndwhywasGodnottotallyagainstbakingontheSabbath???

Ithinkthattherealissue,wasthetimeconsumption,ratherthanthebakingorseethingitself,andIdonotwanttobelegalistic,suchasdonotbakeatall,butalso,Idonotwanttobeliberalistic,inthesenseof,ohitdoesnot
matteraboutbakingornot,ifitistimeconsuming,thenwhocares.

Wellthetruthis,Godcares,andthereforeIcare,JesusistheLordoftheSabbath,andheshouldbetheultimatefocus.

AndsomemightsayconcerningotherthingsthatIsaysuchassayingitisokfordoctorstoworkontheSabbath,butstillseekingtogatheronthatdayandthethingtheymightsay,isthis,wellthere,youaremakingarulefor
medicaldoctorstobeingallowedtoworkontheSabbath,youaremakingalawuntoyourself.

Wellifthatisthecase,thenIwillansweryou,thesamewaythatJesus,answeredthePharisees(Luk_6:9),isitlawfultosavelifeortodestroylife,ontheSabbathdays???OranotherwayIcansayit,isinthisway,shoulda
doctorsavehispatientslife???Orshouldhelethimdie?

Youtellme.

PleasedontbelikeaPharisee.

SonowthatconcludestheoneverseCharliesegment,sonowwewillgetintoournextscripture,whichinvolvesthingsthathavebeendoneawaywith.

Colossians2:14-16

(14Blottingoutthehandwritingofordinancesthatwasagainstus,whichwascontrarytous,andtookitoutoftheway,nailingittohiscross
15Andhavingspoiledprincipalitiesandpowers,hemadeashewofthemopenly,triumphingovertheminit.
16Letnomanthereforejudgeyouinmeat,orindrink,orinrespectofanholyday,orofthenewmoon,orofthesabbathdays:)

Nownoticesomethinghere,itsaysblottingoutthehandwritingofordinances.

Nowthisistalkingabout,ordinanceswhichwerehandwritten,nowweknowthatthe10commandments,werewrittenbythehandofGod,andtheyweretheonlycommandmentswrittenbythehandofGod,whicheventually,
aswell,waswritteninparchments,butspecifically,thehandwritingofordinanceshere,istalkingaboutthingswhichwerenotwrittenbythehandofGod,butstricklywrittenbythehandofman,yetinspiredbyGod.

Nowitsaysblottingoutthehandwritingofordinancesthatwasagainstus,nowyesthesewerelawsofGod,buthowweretheselawsofGodagainstmen???

Wellitisobvious,thatinandofthemselves,Godsordinanceswerenotagainstmen,inthesensethattheywerewrong,butrathertheywereagainstmen,inthesensethattheseordinances,nomatterhowgoodtheywere,could
notsaveanyone.

Soitisinthissense,thattheordinanceswereagainstmen,fortheycouldnotsave,buttheonetheseordinances,asawhole,pointedto,couldsave,whichisJesusChrist.

Sothehandwrittenordinances,weretakenoutoftheway,andwerenailedtothecross.

Andalsothroughthecross,hespoiledprincipalitiesandpowers(demons,evilspirits,thedevil),andmadeashewofthemopenly,triumphingovertheminit.

Sonowwemustask,whichwrittenordinancesdidGoddoawaywithonthecross???

Wellletusgountoverse16,whichsays,letnomanthereforejudgeyouinmeat,orindrink,orinrespectofanholyday.orofthenewmoon,oroftheSabbathdays.

Nownoticethewordtherefore.

Thewordtherefore,isreferringto,thingsthatwasjustmentioned,inverses14and15,thatiswhatthereforemeans,itislikesayingwellbecauseof.

SobecauseofGodblottingoutthehandwritingofordinancesetc.,asaresultofthat,andnailingthesethingstothecross,asaresultofthesethings,dontletnomanjudgeyouinmeat,orindrink,orinrespectofanholyday,or
ofthenewmoon,oroftheSabbathdays.

SoitwastalkingabouttheordinancesofGod,whichalsotheyhavebeencalled,theceremoniallawsofGod,whichwerehandwrittenbymen,butinspiredbyGod.

Soitistalkingaboutmeatordinances,drinkordinances,holydayordinances,newmoonordinances,andtheSabbathdays(pluralandnotsingular)ordinances.

Anexampleofameatordinance,wasthatofthecleananduncleanmeats(Lev11:1-47),andanexampleofadrinkordinance,wasthatoftheNazaritevow(Num6:1-4),andofcourseanholydayordinance,wasreferringtoa
daythatwasestablishedbyGodasbeingholy,undertheoldcovenant,oratthetimeofthehandwritingofordinances,whichcouldhavebeenadayofrestandanon-dayofrestthatGodhadestablishedasholy.

NowintheN.I.Vbible,itsaysthis:withregardtoareligiousfestival,whichareligiousfestival,canbeanything,foritcanevenbebaalworship,orpagandayssuchasChristmas,andtherearesomewhointerpret
Colossians2:16,assayingtonotjudgingconcerningChristmas(whichthewordChristmasisnoteveninthebible),whichthisinterpretationisfalse,foritreferredtoordinanceswrittenundertheoldcovenant,andChristmaswas
notoneofthem,andtheKingJamesBible,saysitcorrectly,foritsaysnottojudgeinrespectofanholyday,thereisnomistakingofwhatismentionedhere,foritisanholyday.

Howisadayconsideredastrulybeingholy???Wellithastobemadeholy,bytheonlyonewhoistrulyandperfectlyholy,andthatisGod.

Mentrytomakecertaindaysholy,butonlyonecantrulydeclarethistobe,andthatisGod.

ItistalkingabouttheholydaysofGod,andnotjustsimplyareligiousfestival,andIcouldtellthatGodwouldneversaytonotjudgeconcerningbaalworshipfestivals,Godwouldtotallyforbidmentoparticipateinsuchthings.

AndwhatGodwassaying,wasthis,sincethehandwritingofordinanceswereblottedoutandnailedtothecross,asaresultofthis,ordinancessuchasdrinkordinances,meatordinances,holydays,andSabbathdays(plural),are
nolongerbindingtothepeopleofGod,soifsomeonewantstoobservethem,whichisnotbinding,donotputajudgmentontheotherswhodonot,foritisnolongerbinding.


Andintruth,itisprobablybetternottoobservethesedays.

Sothelastpartofverse16,talksofnotjudgingconcerningtheSabbathdays,nownoticewhatitsays,theSabbathdays(plural),andnottheSabbathday(singular).

NowtheN.I.V,saysitthisway:Thereforedonotletanyonejudgeyou.withregardtoareligiousfestival,aNewMooncelebrationoraSabbathday.,itsaysthewordaSabbathday(singular),orofjustsimplyobserving
aSabbathday,period.

Nownowonder,thatthereissomuchconfusioninthechurchtoday,andbibletranslationsdonothelpinthis.

ButwhatisthecontextofColossians2:14-16???

Itisforonething,talkingaboutblottingoutthehandwritingofordinances,andIbelievethattheKingJamesbiblehasitright,insayingSabbathdays(plural),andwewillseethatitharmonises,withwhatotherscripturessay,
andthewayscripturesflowtogether.

Soitsays:Letnomanthereforejudgeyouinmeat,orindrink,orinrespectofanholyday,orofthenewmoon,orofthesabbathdays.

ItsaystheSabbathdays(plural),nowwhataretheSabbathdays???Isitjustoneday???Orisitreferringtomanydays???

Well,intruth,thereweremanySabbaths,undertheoldcovenant,andnotjustthe7thdayoftheweek,Sabbath.

Nowbeforewecover,theseSabbaths,IwanttogobackuntoourColossiansscriptures.

Colossians2:14-16

(14Blottingoutthehandwritingofordinancesthatwasagainstus,whichwascontrarytous,andtookitoutoftheway,nailingittohiscross
15Andhavingspoiledprincipalitiesandpowers,hemadeashewofthemopenly,triumphingovertheminit.
16Letnomanthereforejudgeyouinmeat,orindrink,orinrespectofanholyday,orofthenewmoon,orofthesabbathdays:)

AsIsaidbefore,itwasthehandwritingofordinances,thatwasblottedout,whichthesehandwrittenordinances,morespecificallyreferredto,theceremoniallawsofGod.

Nowwasthetencommandmentspartof,theceremoniallawsofGod???Wellasawhole,noneofthe10commandmentswerepartoftheceremoniallaws,withtheexceptionofone,whichwasthe7t hdayoftheweekSabbath.

Nowthe7t hdayoftheweekSabbath,isinthemorallawofGod,aswellastheceremoniallawsofGod,whichwewillprove.

SonowIwillshowtheceremoniallawssection,ofwhatwereGodsSabbathdays,andalsosomeholydayswhichwerenotSabbathsordaysofrest.

ItisfoundinthebookofLeviticus.

Leviticus23:1-44

(1AndtheLORDspakeuntoMoses,saying,
2SpeakuntothechildrenofIsrael,andsayuntothem,ConcerningthefeastsoftheLORD,whichyeshallproclaimtobeholyconvocations,eventhesearemyfeasts.
3Sixdaysshallworkbedone:buttheseventhdayisthesabbathofrest,anholyconvocationyeshalldonoworktherein:itisthesabbathoftheLORDinallyourdwellings.
4ThesearethefeastsoftheLORD,evenholyconvocations,whichyeshallproclaimintheirseasons.
5InthefourteenthdayofthefirstmonthatevenistheLORD'Spassover.
6AndonthefifteenthdayofthesamemonthisthefeastofunleavenedbreaduntotheLORD:sevendaysyemusteatunleavenedbread.
7Inthefirstdayyeshallhaveanholyconvocation:yeshalldonoservileworktherein.
8ButyeshallofferanofferingmadebyfireuntotheLORDsevendays:intheseventhdayisanholyconvocation:yeshalldonoservileworktherein.
9AndtheLORDspakeuntoMoses,saying,
10SpeakuntothechildrenofIsrael,andsayuntothem,WhenyebecomeintothelandwhichIgiveuntoyou,andshallreaptheharvestthereof,thenyeshallbringasheafofthefirstfruitsofyourharvestuntothepriest:
11AndheshallwavethesheafbeforetheLORD,tobeacceptedforyou:onthemorrowafterthesabbaththepriestshallwaveit.
12AndyeshallofferthatdaywhenyewavethesheafanhelambwithoutblemishofthefirstyearforaburntofferinguntotheLORD.
13Andthemeatofferingthereofshallbetwotenthdealsoffineflourmingledwithoil,anofferingmadebyfireuntotheLORDforasweetsavour:andthedrinkofferingthereofshallbeofwine,thefourthpartofanhin.
14Andyeshalleatneitherbread,norparchedcorn,norgreenears,untiltheselfsamedaythatyehavebroughtanofferinguntoyourGod:itshallbeastatuteforeverthroughoutyourgenerationsinallyourdwellings.
15Andyeshallcountuntoyoufromthemorrowafterthesabbath,fromthedaythatyebroughtthesheafofthewaveofferingsevensabbathsshallbecomplete:
16EvenuntothemorrowaftertheseventhsabbathshallyenumberfiftydaysandyeshallofferanewmeatofferinguntotheLORD.
17Yeshallbringoutofyourhabitationstwowaveloavesoftwotenthdeals:theyshallbeoffineflourtheyshallbebakenwithleaventheyarethefirstfruitsuntotheLORD.
18Andyeshallofferwiththebreadsevenlambswithoutblemishofthefirstyear,andoneyoungbullock,andtworams:theyshallbeforaburntofferinguntotheLORD,withtheirmeatoffering,andtheirdrinkofferings,evenanoffering
madebyfire,ofsweetsavouruntotheLORD.
19Thenyeshallsacrificeonekidofthegoatsforasinoffering,andtwolambsofthefirstyearforasacrificeofpeaceofferings.

20AndthepriestshallwavethemwiththebreadofthefirstfruitsforawaveofferingbeforetheLORD,withthetwolambs:theyshallbeholytotheLORDforthepriest.
21Andyeshallproclaimontheselfsameday,thatitmaybeanholyconvocationuntoyou:yeshalldonoservileworktherein:itshallbeastatuteforeverinallyourdwellingsthroughoutyourgenerations.
22Andwhenyereaptheharvestofyourland,thoushaltnotmakecleanriddanceofthecornersofthyfieldwhenthoureapest,neithershaltthougatheranygleaningofthyharvest:thoushaltleavethemuntothepoor,andtothestranger:
I amtheLORDyourGod.
23AndtheLORDspakeuntoMoses,saying,
24SpeakuntothechildrenofIsrael,saying,Intheseventhmonth,inthefirstdayofthemonth,shallyehaveasabbath,amemorialofblowingoftrumpets,anholyconvocation.
25Yeshalldonoservileworktherein:butyeshallofferanofferingmadebyfireuntotheLORD.
26AndtheLORDspakeuntoMoses,saying,
27Alsoonthetenthdayofthisseventhmonththereshallbeadayofatonement:itshallbeanholyconvocationuntoyouandyeshallafflictyoursouls,andofferanofferingmadebyfireuntotheLORD.
28Andyeshalldonoworkinthatsameday:foritisadayofatonement,tomakeanatonementforyoubeforetheLORDyourGod.
29Forwhatsoeversoulitbethatshallnotbeafflictedinthatsameday,heshallbecutofffromamonghispeople.
30Andwhatsoeversoulitbethatdoethanyworkinthatsameday,thesamesoulwillIdestroyfromamonghispeople.
31Yeshalldonomannerofwork:itshallbeastatuteforeverthroughoutyourgenerationsinallyourdwellings.
32Itshallbeuntoyouasabbathofrest,andyeshallafflictyoursouls:intheninthdayofthemonthateven,fromevenuntoeven,shallyecelebrateyoursabbath.
33AndtheLORDspakeuntoMoses,saying,
34SpeakuntothechildrenofIsrael,saying,ThefifteenthdayofthisseventhmonthshallbethefeastoftabernaclesforsevendaysuntotheLORD.
35Onthefirstdayshallbeanholyconvocation:yeshalldonoservileworktherein.
36SevendaysyeshallofferanofferingmadebyfireuntotheLORD:ontheeighthdayshallbeanholyconvocationuntoyouandyeshallofferanofferingmadebyfireuntotheLORD:itisasolemnassemblyandye
shalldonoservileworktherein.
37ThesearethefeastsoftheLORD,whichyeshallproclaimtobeholyconvocations,toofferanofferingmadebyfireuntotheLORD,aburntoffering,andameatoffering,asacrifice,anddrinkofferings,everythinguponhisday:
38BesidethesabbathsoftheLORD,andbesideyourgifts,andbesideallyourvows,andbesideallyourfreewillofferings,whichyegiveuntotheLORD.
39Alsointhefifteenthdayoftheseventhmonth,whenyehavegatheredinthefruitoftheland,yeshallkeepafeastuntotheLORDsevendays:onthefirstdayshallbeasabbath,andontheeighthdayshallbea
sabbath.
40Andyeshalltakeyouonthefirstdaytheboughsofgoodlytrees,branchesofpalmtrees,andtheboughsofthicktrees,andwillowsofthebrookandyeshallrejoicebeforetheLORDyourGodsevendays.
41AndyeshallkeepitafeastuntotheLORDsevendaysintheyear.Itshallbeastatuteforeverinyourgenerations:yeshallcelebrateitintheseventhmonth.
42YeshalldwellinboothssevendaysallthatareIsraelitesbornshalldwellinbooths:
43ThatyourgenerationsmayknowthatImadethechildrenofIsraeltodwellinbooths,whenIbroughtthemoutofthelandofEgypt:IamtheLORDyourGod.
44AndMosesdeclareduntothechildrenofIsraelthefeastsoftheLORD.)

Soverse3,coverstheoriginal7t hdayoftheweek,weeklySabbath.

Andrightnow,wewillshowforth,thefeastdays,proclaimedinthesescriptures,whichwereSabbaths,andnon-Sabbaths.

Sabbaths

Non-Sabbaths

1.FeastofUnleavenedBread(Leviticus23:6-7,feastofunleavenedbreadInthefirstdayyeshalldono
servileworktherein)

2.LastdayofUnleavenedBread(Leviticus23:6.sevendaysyemusteatunleavenedbread.,Leviticus23:8,inthe
seventhdayyeshalldonoservileworktherein.

3.Pentecost,50t hday(Leviticus23:16,shallyenumberfiftydays,Leviticus23:21,proclaimontheselfsame
day,thatitmaybeanholyconvocationuntoyou:yeshalldonoservileworktherein)

4.FeastofTrumpets(Leviticus23:24-25,shallyehaveasabbath,amemorialofblowingoftrumpetsYe
shalldonoservileworktherein)

5.DayofAtonement(Leviticus23:27-28,shallbeadayofatonementAndyeshalldonoworkinthat
sameday)

6.FeastofTabernacles(Leviticus23:34-35,feastoftabernaclesforsevendaysOnthefirstdayshallbean
holyconvocation:yeshalldonoservileworktherein.

7.LastdayofFeastofTabernacles(Leviticus23:36,theeighthdayshallbeanholyconvocationuntoyou
yeshalldonoservileworktherein.)

1.ThePassover(Leviticus23:5,fourteenthdayofthefirstmonthatevenistheLORD'Spassover)

2.Wavesheaf(Leviticus23:9-11,heshallwavethesheafbeforetheLORD,tobeacceptedforyou:onthemorrow
afterthesabbaththepriestshallwaveit)

NowIhaveheardofpeoplesayingthat,theseventhdayoftheweek,weeklySabbathwasheldfromeventoeven,butthetruthis,thatisnottrue,forifyoulookattheonesthatitsaystoobservefromevenuntoeven,itis

referringtootherfeasts,andsomeareotherSabbaths,andnottheoriginalseventhdayoftheweekSabbath.

ItssaysofthePassover,tostartobservingit,ateven(Leviticus23:5),whichthePassoverwasnotaSabbath,butconcerningaSabbath,itsaysthisofthedayofAtonement,thatitisonthe10thdayofthemonth(Leviticus
23:27),yettherewasanobservationtobeobservedstartingonthe9thdayateven,untothenextday(10thday)ateven(Leviticus23:32),whichshowsthatthisobservationhit2days.

Butthereisnosuchobservancefromeventoeven,thatismentionedfortheregular7thdayoftheweekSabbath,northedayofPentecost,northefeastofTrumpetsetc.

SojustbecausethewordSabbath,mayappearbesidewordsthatsaytoobserveit,fromeventoeven,doesnotmeanthatitistalkingaboutthe7thdayoftheweekSabbath,thatiswhy,itisveryimportant,toreadthecontext
ofwhatitistalkingabout.

Sonow,letusgobackuntoourColossiansscripture.

Colossians2:14-16

(14Blottingoutthehandwritingofordinancesthatwasagainstus,whichwascontrarytous,andtookitoutoftheway,nailingittohiscross
15Andhavingspoiledprincipalitiesandpowers,hemadeashewofthemopenly,triumphingovertheminit.
16Letnomanthereforejudgeyouinmeat,orindrink,orinrespectofanholyday,orofthenewmoon,orofthesabbathdays:)

Sowecansee,thatthe7thdayoftheweekSabbath,isbothwritteninthemorallawofGod(10commandments),butalsointheceremoniallawsofGod,whichweseeninLeviticus23:1-44,whichtalksofGodsholyfeasts.

Nowsomediehard7thdayoftheweek,Sabbathkeepers,mightsaythattheoriginalSabbath,wasonlypartofGodsmorallaw,thereforeallofit,includingthe7thdayisstillfortoday,andyet,ontheflipside,someofthe
people,whodonotbelieveinhavinganySabbathday,today,maysay(whichalotactuallydo),thateventhough,youseetheSabbathunderGodsmorallaw,becauseitisalsopartoftheceremoniallawofGod,thatmeansthat
thereisnomoralnesstothiscommandment,andthereforethereisnomoredayofrest.

Itislikepeoplewanttotakesides,ratherthanacceptallofthetruth.

Wellthetruthis,isthis,thereasonwhythe7thdayoftheweekSabbath,ismentionedunderthe10commandments,isbecausethereismoralnesstothislaw,andthereasonitismentionedundertheceremoniallaws,is
because,thatthereisalsoaceremonialpart,tothislaw,itisnotalloneortheother,butrather,itisboth.

Sonow,whatwehavetofigureoutis,whatpartofit,ismoral???Andwhatpartofit,isceremonial???

WellIbelieve,wehaveouranswer,inColossians2:16,whichsays:Letnomanthereforejudgeyouinmeat,orindrink,orinrespectofanholyday,orofthenewmoon,orofthesabbathdays.

Sowhatwasblottedout???Itwasthehandwritingofordinances???Whichordinances???wellverse16,describesawholewackofthem,whichoneofthem,wastheSabbathdays!!!!!!

Notice,itsaystheSabbathdays(plural)!!!!!!!!Itsaysitinplural,whichitistalkingaboutthedaysoftheSabbath,orthedaysSabbathswereheldon,undertheoldcovenant.

Itistalkingaboutitsdays.

ItisnottalkingabouttheSabbathday(singular),towherethereisnoSabbath,butratheritistalkingabout,thedays,theyheldtheirSabbathson.

Soweknowthatalloftheceremoniallaws,havebeentakenoutoftheway,andallofthefeastdayswerepartoftheceremoniallaws,butthereisoneday,whichhasanexceptiontoit,whichisthe7thdayoftheweekSabbath,
forthisSabbathwasbothintheceremoniallaws,andthemorallaw.

Andwhatwasdoneawaywith,concerningthis7thdayoftheweekSabbath,wasitsday(theSabbathdays),anditwasthiscommandment,revolvingaroundthe7thday,thatwasdoneawaywith,andnotthecommandment
itself,ofdoingyourworkonthe6days,andhavingadayofrest,thatitself,wasnotdoneawaywith.

Theceremonialpart,wasthe7thday,whichonthis7thday,theywouldrememberhowGodcreatedtheworldinsixdays,andrestedonthe7th(Exo20:11),andalsotheywouldremember,howGoddeliveredtheIsraelites,
fromEgyptianbondage(Deu5:15).

Nowthemoralpartofthelaw,wastodotheworkyoudo,onthe6days,andhavingadayofrest,whereinyoudonowork.

Nowcanaweeklyworkweek,withadayofrest,beobserved,withouttheseventhday???Wellabsolutely,foronecanrestthe1rstdayofweek,anddotheirworktheother6days,orsomeonecanrestthe2nddayoftheweek,
anddotheirworktheother6days,soyesitcanbeobservedwithout,the7thday.

Somewillsay,wellthereisnomoralnesstotheSabbathcommandment,forworkingisnotwrong,yetlyingwouldbewronganyday.

Wellokthen,Iwillalsoaskyouaquestion,wellisitwrongtoeat???Andofcoursethepersonwouldanswer,no.

Wellthenisitwrongtoovereat???Welltheperson,wouldhavetoadmit,yesitiswrongtoovereat,andthebibleshowsthatitis(Deu_21:20).


Wellthen,Imustaskasimilar,question,isitwrongtowork???No,ofcourse,not.

Butisitwrongto,overwork???

Yesitis,forjustlikegluttony,overworkingourbodies,isnotgoodforourbodies,andGodcreatedus,toworkina6dayworkweektimeframe,andprovidedforus,restfromourworkweek,why???

Becauseitisgoodforourbodies,andjustlikethebiblesaysthatifwehaveworkedtheland,throughthingslikeagriculture,thatweshould,letthelandrest,the7thyear,soitcanrejuvenateitself,soalso,weneedourbodiesto
restthemselves,sotheycanrejuvenatethemselves.

Andtherearealotofpeoplebecomingburnouts,becauseofa7dayworkweek.

Itsnotmoralorright,tonotletyourbodyrestandrejuvenateitself,foritdoesharmtoyourbody,whetheryouthinkso,ornot.

Imustask,isyourlifeonlyaboutmakingmoney???Orishavingadayofrest,notonlytorestyourbody,butalsoitbeingadaytoblesstheLord,importanttoyou???

Becausethedayofrest,isnotonlyadayofphysicalrest,whichweneed,butitisalsoadayofsanctification,towerewesettimeasidestricklytoblesstheLord,andedifyoneanother.

IsntworshippingGod,with,mostofthebodyofChrist,yougatherwith,aneed???

Imustask,howistheSabbathcommandment,notamorallaw???

Hereisagoodscripture.

Romans13:10

(10Loveworkethnoilltohisneighbour:thereforeloveisthefulfillingofthelaw.)

Loveworkethnoilltohisneighbour,forlovecares,andcaresaboutGodandwhathevalues,anditcaresaboutpeople,notbecomingburnouts,andalsoitcaresaboutthespiritualneedoftheperson,andcaresabouthonouring
God.

Sowecanseethat,westillneedadayofrest,underthenewcovenant,foritisaneed,theonlythingis,isthatthedayitwasheldon,undertheoldcovenant,whichwastheseventhday,isnolongerbinding,therefore,ifwehave
adayofrestunderthenewcovenant,thenitwouldhavetobeonaday,thatdidnotexistinoldtestamenttimes.

Andwehaveseenthatyes,theseventhday,hasbeendoneawaywithunderthenewcovenant,thereforethisconcludes,ourquestionofwasitcompletelydoneawaywithunderthenewcovenant?

Nowwewillgettothequestionsof:

1.isthattheLordsdayreferstotheoldtestament7thdaySabbath,
2.isthattheLordsdayreferstothefirstdayoftheweekgathering,

Butbefore,wegetthere,IjustwanttocoverafewmorethingsontheSabbath,andwhatwasdoneaway.

Iwillcallthispart,ofmystudy,theSabbathroundup,andthingsthataredoneawaywith.

TheSabbathroundup,andthingsthataredoneawaywith

Firstofall,Ijustwanttoclearup,afewthingsconcerningtheSabbath.

RightnowIwillcoverthisissue,thatwehavenotyet,coveredinthisstudy,whichisknownas,aSabbathdaysjourney.

Acts1:12

(12ThenreturnedtheyuntoJerusalemfromthemountcalledOlivet,whichisfromJerusalemasabbathday'sjourney.)

Nowhereisacomment,fromBarnes.


(Barnes)

(Asabbath-daysjourney-AsfarasmightbelawfullytraveledbyaJewontheSabbath.Thiswas2,000pacesorcubits,orsevenfurlongsandahalf-notquiteonemile.SeethenotesOnMat_24:20.Thedistanceofa
lawfuljourneyontheSabbathwasnotfixedbythelawsofMoses,buttheJewishteachershadfixeditat2,000paces.Thismeasurewasdeterminedonbecauseitwasatraditionthatinthecampofthe
Israelites,whencomingfromEgypt,nopartofthecampwasmorethan2000pacesfromthetabernacle,andoverthisspace,therefore,theywerepermittedtotravelforworship.Perhaps,also,somecountenancewasgivento
thisfromthefactthatthiswastheextentofthesuburbsoftheLeviticalcities,Num_35:5.MountOlivetwasonly5furlongsfromJerusalem,andBethanywas15furlongs.
Butontheeasterndeclivityofthemountainthetractofcountrywascalled,foraconsiderablespace,theregionofBethanyanditwasfromthisplacethattheLordJesusascended.)

NowitissaidthatLuke,wrotethebookofActs,andwhydidLukementionthisSabbathdaysjourneyrule,ifitwasnotpartofGodslaw,undertheoldcovenant???Maybeitwasjusttoshowforth,thattherewasthistypeof
law,backthen,andIhavealsoreadaboutthesescripturesusedforthis,butinthoseverses,whichyesreferstowhatBarnesistalkingaboutconcerningtheIsraeliecampwhichwasroundaboutthetabernacle,therewasno
travellimitrule.

Andhereisaverse,concerningJesus,goingfromvillagetovillage,ontheSabbath.

Mark6:2-6

(2Andwhenthesabbathdaywascome,hebegantoteachinthesynagogue:andmanyhearinghimwereastonished,saying,Fromwhencehaththismanthesethings?andwhatwisdomisthiswhichisgivenuntohim,thateven
suchmightyworksarewroughtbyhishands?
3Isnotthisthecarpenter,thesonofMary,thebrotherofJames,andJoses,andofJuda,andSimon?andarenothissistersherewithus?Andtheywereoffendedathim.
4ButJesussaiduntothem,Aprophetisnotwithouthonour,butinhisowncountry,andamonghisownkin,andinhisownhouse.
5Andhecouldtheredonomightywork,savethathelaidhishandsuponafewsickfolk,andhealedthem.
6Andhemarvelledbecauseoftheirunbelief.Andhewentroundaboutthevillages,teaching.)

SoJesusontheSabbathtaughtinthesynagogue,butalsowentroundaboutmanyvillages,teaching.

Nowhowfarwerethosevillages(plural)???

Idonotknow,butitdoesshowJesustravellingtomanyvillages,ontheSabbath.

Sothereisnoreallaw,asconcernsthelawofMoses,aboutatravellimit,butofcourseifyoudotravel,onthedayofrest,youwouldnotwanttotravelthewholeday,becausethatwouldbewastingtheSabbath,andnotkeeping
itholy.

Soitisimportanttouseourjudgment.

SoIjustwantedtomentionthisSabbathdaysjourneyrule,whichwasnotpartoftheMosaiclaw,sopeoplebeawareofit,andwhatitwas.

Sonowwegettoournextscripture.

Exodus20:8-11

(8Rememberthesabbathday,tokeepitholy.
9Sixdaysshaltthoulabour,anddoallthywork:
10ButtheseventhdayisthesabbathoftheLORDthyGod:initthoushaltnotdoanywork,thou,northyson,northydaughter,thymanservant,northymaidservant,northycattle,northystrangerthatiswithinthygates:
11ForinsixdaystheLORDmadeheavenandearth,thesea,andallthatinthemis,andrestedtheseventhday:whereforetheLORDblessedthesabbathday,andhallowedit.)

Nowthewaypeople,cansometimesusethecommandment,oflabouring6days,anddoingallthyworkonthosedays,canbeverylegalistic,forsomemaythinkthatitisreferringtosomeonehavingtohaveajob,thatisfor6
daysstrait,andintruth,youcanhavea6daysaweekjob,butthecommandment,isnotonlytalkingaboutajob,butalsoitistalkingabouthouseholdchores,andanyotherworkforthatmatter.

Godisnotagainstajobthatis5daysaweeklong,orajobthatis4daysaweeklong,itdoesnothavetobe6daysaweeklong.

Andalsoanotetomention,isthis,isthatintheoldtestament,therewereotherSabbaths,whichwouldfallunderoneofthese6dayworkdays,whichwassaidtodonoworktherein,whataboutthosedays???

SotherearetimesGodallows,onthe6dayworkweek,forrestfuldays,oraswewouldcall,vacationdays,today,andalsodoingtheworkoftheLordisalsoworktoGod,whichcanbedoneevenontheSabbath.

Ijustwantedtomentionthesethings,becauseIknowhowpeoplecangetintoextremesattimes,anddonotreallythinkthingsthrough,withthewholecounseloftheword.

Andtothelazy,Isay,yeswearecalledtowork,andseektheLordsfacetowhathewantsyoutodo.

NowIjustwanttomention,onemorething,abouttheSabbath,isthat,eventhoughthe7thdayitselfwasceremonial,therewerealsootherceremoniallaws,observed,undertheSabbath,whichwasthepriestlyduties,andother
things.

Sothatcoverstheextrathings,IwantedtocoverconcerningtheSabbath,andnow,wewilldefinespecificthings,thatthenewtestament,showshasbeendoneaway.


Doneaway
1.Physicalcircumcision,asalaw,hasbeendoneawaywith(Gal5:6,Rom2:28-29)

2.ThedaysoftheSabbath,andotheroldtestamentholydays,havebeendoneawaywith(Col2:14-16,Rom14:5-6)

3.Theuncleanandcleanmeatordinances,havebeendoneawaywith(Act11:8-9,1Ti4:4-5,Col2:14-16,Heb9:9-10)

4.Drinkordinances,suchastheNazaritevow,havebeendoneawaywith(Col2:14-16,Heb9:9-10)

5.Thepriesthood,anditsduties,havebeendoneawaywith(Heb7:11-19,1Pe2:5-9)

6.Stoning,andsuchlike,hasbeendoneawaywith(Mat5:38-39,Luk9:53-56)

7.Sacrificinganimals,hasbeendoneawaywith(Heb10:8-12,Heb9:8-15,1Pe3:18)

8.Diverswashing,ordinances,havebeendoneawaywith(Heb9:9-10)

Nowtheremaybemore,butthesearetheones,thatIwasabletothinkabout,toshowclearly,whatwasdoneawaywith.

Nowsomethatdonotknow,thebibleverymuch,mightsay,wellthennoneoftheoldtestament,isfortoday,nowbeverycarefulwhenyoumake,astatementlikethis,forthisstatement,isnottrue,andintheOldcovenant,
therewerealso,civillaws,andagriculturelaws,andallkindsoflawsforthatmatter.

Andtodaywearestillcalledtoobeythegovernment(Rom13:1-7),butaslongastheydonotgoagainstGodslaws.

Andalsoagoodagriculturelaw,thatwouldbegoodtoobeytoday,wouldbe,thatifyouworkthelandtogrowwheatetc.,torestthelandevery7thyear,soitrejuvenatesitself(Lev25:1-7).

Sothatcompletes,ourSabbathroundup,andthatwhichhasbeendoneawaywith.

TheLordsday
Sonowweareback,toourLordsdayquestion,istheLordsday,referringtotheseventhdayoftheweek,orisitreferringtothefirstdayoftheweek???

Letusgoback,toourLordsday,scripture.

Revelation1:9-10

(9I John,whoalsoamyourbrother,andcompanionintribulation,andinthekingdomandpatienceofJesusChrist,wasintheislethatiscalledPatmos,forthewordofGod,andforthetestimonyofJesusChrist.
10IwasintheSpiritontheLord'sday,andheardbehindmeagreatvoice,asofatrumpet,)

Wellweknow,thattheLordsday,referstoaday,thatJohnreferredtoastheLordsday.

Thewordthemeans,thedefinitearticle.

Anditwasaday,inhisday.

Itwasaday,underthenewcovenant,forwhenJohnwasontheisleofPatmos,Jesushadalreadydied,andresurrected,alongtimeago,andtheHolyGhostwasalreadysentbacktopeople,inordertofillthemwiththeHoly
Ghost.

Soitwastalkingabout,aday,alreadyknowntoJohn,whichhappenedtobe,underthenewcovenant.

Now,weknowthat,underthenewcovenant,the7thdayoftheweekSabbath,wasdoneawaywith,sobecauseofthis,itisverydoubtful,thattheLordsday,wasreferringtothis.

Itwasobviouslyaday,thatJohnobserved,andJohndidnotmention,theLordsdayfornothing.

Nowthequestion,Iwillask,rightnow,isthis,isthereaSabbathforthebeliever,underthenewcovenant???

Wellletusgotoscriptures.


Nowwhatwewilldoconcerning,ournextscriptures,iswewillcoverthem,onebyone.

Isaiah56:1

(1ThussaiththeLORD,Keepyejudgment,anddojustice:formysalvationisneartocome,andmyrighteousnesstoberevealed.)

HereisaquotefromJimmySwaggart,concerningthisscripture.

(JimmySwaggart)

(JudgmentandJusticehavetodowiththeWordofGod.Inessence,Christisallofthisandmore.HeistheSalvationwhichwouldcome,andinfactdidcome,andtheRighteousnesswhichwastoberevealed,andinfactwas
revealed.)

Sofirstittalksabout,keepingjudgmentandjustice,andthenitsays:formysalvationisneartocome,whichthissalvationwhichwasneartocome,wasreferringtoChristJesus,andheisalsotherighteousnesswhichwastobe
revealed.

AndJesus,becamemanssalvation,onthecross,whenhediedformanssin.

Sonowwegountoournextscripture.

Isaiah56:2

(2Blessedisthemanthatdoeththis,andthesonofmanthatlayethholdonitthatkeepeththesabbathfrompollutingit,andkeepethhishandfromdoinganyevil.)

HereisaquotefromGill,concerningthisscripture.

(Gill)

(Isaiah56:2
Blessedisthemanthatdoththis,....Thatdoesjustice,andkeepsjudgmentheherebyexercisesagoodconsciencebothtowardsGodandmenheenjoyscommunionwithGodinhisways,worship,andordinances,heattendsunto,andhasan
evidenceofhisrighttoeternalhappiness:
andthesonofmanthatlayethholdonitonthesalvationofChrist,andhisrighteousnesswhichsupposesasenseoftheinsufficiencyofaman'sownrighteousness,aviewoftheexcellencyandsuitablenessofChrist'srighteousnessandis
expressiveofastrongactoffaithuponit,embracingandretainingitasaman'sown:)

Sothepartthatsays:Blessedisthemanthatdoeththis,referstowhatitsaysinpart1ofIsaiah56:1,whichsays:Keepyejudgment,anddojustice.

Nowthepartthatsays:andthesonofman(anyman,inthiscase)thatlayethholdonit,referstowhatitsaysinthe2ndhalf,ofIsaiah56:1,whichsays:formysalvationisneartocome,andmyrighteousnesstoberevealed.

Soitissaying,blessedisthemanthatdoeththis,thatisjudgment,andjustice,andthesonofmanthatlayethholdonit,thatisthatlayethholdonthesalvationofGod,ChristJesus,andrightafterittalksaboutkeepingtheSabbath!!!!!!!

Interestingisntit!!!!!!!

Rightnow,beforewegoon,Iwanttoshowthings,whichconcerntheJimmySwaggartExpositorsstudybible,andhowJimmyhasputtopicaltitlesoneachchaptersofthebiblebooks,sotogiveusanidea,whatthisorthat
chapter,istalkingabout,andwewillshowcertainchapters,ofthebookofIsaiah,concerningthis.

-Isaiah53(TheSufferingServant:TheMessiah,JesusChrist)
-Isaiah54(GodsEverlastingLoveForIsrael)
-Isaiah55:1-5(GodsPromiseToAll)
-Isaiah55:6-11(RepentantSinnersToldToSeekTheLord)
-Isaiah55:12-13(TheRedeemedWillLiveInJoy)
-Isaiah56:1-9(DoJusticeKeepGodsJudgmentsGodsConcernIncludesTheGentiles)
-Isaiah56:10-12(BlindWatchmenReproved)

Sohereisanoutlineofthesechapters,sotogetabetteridea,ofwhatitstalkingabout.

Soletusmoveon.

Isaiah56:3

(3Neitherletthesonofthestranger,thathathjoinedhimselftotheLORD,speak,saying,TheLORDhathutterlyseparatedmefromhispeople:neitherlettheeunuchsay,Behold,Iamadrytree.)

HereisaquotefromGill,concerningthisscripture.


(Gill)

(Isaiah56:3
Neitherletthesonofthestranger,....AGentile,thatissobybirth,thesonofonethatisanalienfromthecommonwealthofIsrael,astrangerfromthecovenantsofpromise,andsohadnorighttocomeintothecongregationoftheLordunder
theformerdispensationbutnowthemiddlewallofpartitionbeingbrokendown,inthetimestowhichthisprophecybelongs,suchareencouragedtoexpectadmission:

thathathjoinedhimselftotheLordwho,havingaspiritualknowledgeofhiminChrist,loveshim,believesinhim,givesuphimselftohim,towalkinhiswaysandordinances,andcleavesuntohimwithfullpurposeofheartseeIsa_44:5such
anoneshouldnotspeak,)

Nowofcourse,underthelaw,aGentilewouldhavetobeproselytized,andthusgetcircumcised,andfollowGodsways,butnow,underthenewcovenant,hejustneedstorepent,andreceiveChristasLordandSavior,andgetsfullaccesstohim,and
hispresence.

PraiseGod!!!

Soletusgoontoournextverse.

Isaiah56:4

(4ForthussaiththeLORDuntotheeunuchsthatkeepmysabbaths,andchoosethethingsthatpleaseme,andtakeholdofmycovenant)

Rightnow,IjustwanttomentionaquotefromJimmy,whichtalksalotabouttheeunuchsinthisscripture.

(JimmySwaggart)

(certainindividuals,suchaseunuchs,weredeniedcertainprivilegesintheofficiallifeofIsrael,becausethoseinpositionsofleadershipweretobetypesofChrist[Deut.23:1]however,thisdidnotprecludetheirSalvation,but
onlytheirservice.UndertheNewCovenant,nosuchrestrictionsisallowed,becauseChristhasalreadycome!Aswell,inthecomingKingdomAge,whenthelawofMoses,atleasttoacertaindegree,willbereinstituted,theold
restrictionswillnotbebinding,becauseChristispresent)

Nowitsays3thingsfortheeunuchstodo,whichitsaystokeepmySabbaths,choosethethingsthatpleaseme,andtotakeholdofmycovenant.

Whatistakeholdofmycovenant,referringto?

Wellitisreferringto,whatwehavebeentalkingabout,allalong.

Nowherearetheconnectingwords.

Isaiah56:1(formysalvationisneartocome,andmyrighteousnesstoberevealed),Isaiah56:2(thatlayethholdonit),Isaiah56:4(takeholdofmycovenant).

Itistolayhold,andtakehold,ofGodscovenant,whichissalvationinChrist,whichpointsus,tothenewcovenant,soitisbasicallysaying,totakeholdofhisnewcovenant.

Nowthewords:mycovenant,appearsquiteafewtimesinthebible,whichalotoftimes,itreferstotheoldcovenant,thoughnotalways.

NowinthecaseofthebookofIsaiah,thespecificwordsof:mycovenant,appearsonly3timesinIsaiah,whichisfoundinIsaiah56:4,Isaiah56:6andIsaiah59:21,andtheIsaiah56,verses,referstrictlytothenewcovenant,
andtheIsaiah59,verse,doesrefertothenewcovenant,butspecificallyofIsraelreceivingChristastheirsalvation,atChristssecondcoming.

Nowwewilldealwith,thewordsoftheeunuchsthatkeepmysabbaths,andchoosethethingsthatpleaseme,andtakeholdofmycovenant.

NowGodismentioninghere,fortheeunuchstokeephisSabbaths,choosethethingsthatpleasehim,andtakesholdofhiscovenant.

Heismentioningthem,doingall3ofthesethings.

AndcanyoukeeptheSabbaths,choosethingsthatpleaseGod,andyetpartakeofthenewcovenant???

Because,wehavelearnedthat,underthenewcovenant,thattheSabbathdays,havebeendoneawaywith,yethereGodsayssomethinggoodabout,iftheeunuchskeephisSabbaths,whileholdingontohisnewcovenant.

Canwemakesenseofallthis???Yeswecan.

First,letusgoto,2testscriptures.

1Corinthians2:13


(13Whichthingsalsowespeak,notinthewordswhichman'swisdomteacheth,butwhichtheHolyGhostteachethcomparingspiritualthingswithspiritual.)

Titus1:9

(9Holdingfastthefaithfulwordashehathbeentaught,thathemaybeablebysounddoctrinebothtoexhortandtoconvincethegainsayers.)

Onethingwemustdo,iscomparethewordwiththeword,inordertogetthefullpictureoftheissue.

Andifwecomparethewordwiththeword,andallowtheHolySpirit,torevealthewordtous,itwillflowtogether,itwillbesound,itwillbeinharmonywitheachother,thatisifweseethingsintherightway.

Nowifwearetryingtosetupadoctrine,anditdoesnotflowwiththerestoftheword,obviouslythereissomethingwrongwiththatdoctrine,andyoushouldcheckoutwhythatisthecase,ofhowcomeitisnotsound.

Rightnow,wewillcheckthingsforsoundness,viatherebeingaSabbath,underthenewcovenant,andviatheSabbathdays,beingtakenaway,andalsoviasomeN.I.Vverses,whichIwillshowhowtheN.I.Vverses,arenot
accordingtosounddoctrine.

Soletusstart,oursoundnesstest,andlaterwewillcover,morescriptures,tostrengthenourposition,onanewcovenantSabbath,andwhenandwhatisthisnewSabbath.

Soundnesstest

LetsstartwiththeColossiansscripture.

KingJamesVersion

Colossians2:14-16

(14Blottingoutthehandwritingofordinancesthatwasagainstus,whichwascontrarytous,andtookitoutof
theway,nailingittohiscross
15Andhavingspoiledprincipalitiesandpowers,hemadeashewofthemopenly,triumphingovertheminit.
16Letnomanthereforejudgeyouinmeat,orindrink,orinrespectofanholyday,orofthenewmoon,orof
thesabbathdays:)

NewInternationalVersion
Colossians2:14-16

(14havingcancelledthechargeofourlegalindebtness,whichstoodagainstusandcondemnedushehas
takenitaway,nailingittothecross
15Andhavingdisarmedthepowersandauthorities,hemadeapublicspectacleofthem,triumphingoverthembythe
cross.
16Thereforedonotletanyonejudgeyoubywhatyoueatordrink,orwithregardtoareligiousfestival,a
NewMoon,oraSabbathday.)

WhatitsaysintheN.I.Visstrangeindeed,ittalksofcancellingthechargeofourlegalindebtness,andreallythiscanhaveallkindsofmeanings,butintheKingJames,itisclear,whatitistalkingabout,itstalkingaboutthe
handwritingofordinances,andintheoldcovenant,therewereawholebunchofhandwrittenordinances,whichwerethelawsofGod.

AndtheN.I.V,talksoflettingnoonejudgeyouinregardtoareligiousfestival,oraSabbathday.

WelllikeIsaidbefore,areligiousfestival,canmeananythingthatisconsideredareligiousfestival,andGodwouldnotallowhischildrentopartakeinjustanyreligiousfestival,buttheKingJamesversion,isclear,andmakes
moresense,andflowswiththerestofthescriptures,andGodsmind.

Foritsaystonotjudgeinrespectofanholyday,andtheseholydays,werepartofthehandwrittenordinancesofGod,undertheoldcovenant,forthatiswhatthehandwrittenordinances,istalkingabout,andGodistheonlyone
whocanestablishtrueholydays,andeventhoughtheoldtestamentholydaysarenotbinding,Godwoulddefinitelyallowsomeonetoobservethem,inarightway,underthenewcovenant,ifsomeonewantedto.

Andthen,wegettotheSabbathissue.

TheN.I.V,saystonotjudgeconcerningaSabbathday,buttheKingJamesversion,saystonotjudgeconcerningSabbathdays(plural).

SoaccordingtotheN.I.V,therenolongershouldbeaSabbathday(singular)period,underthenewcovenant,buttheKingJamesversion,isspecificallytalkingofthedaysoftheSabbath,whichwerecontainedinthe
handwrittenordinances,oftheoldcovenant.

SotheKingJames,doesnottotallyexclude,aSabbath,underthenew,theonlythingitdoes,isexcludeallthedays,theykepttheirSabbaths,undertheoldcovenant,whichwerepartofthehandwrittenordinances.

Sowiththatinmind,letusgotoIsaiah56:2-4.

Isaiah56:2-4.

(2Blessedisthemanthatdoeththis,andthesonofmanthatlayethholdonitthatkeepeththesabbathfrompollutingit,andkeepethhishandfromdoinganyevil.
3Neitherletthesonofthestranger,thathathjoinedhimselftotheLORD,speak,saying,TheLORDhathutterlyseparatedmefromhispeople:neitherlettheeunuchsay,Behold,Iamadrytree.
4ForthussaiththeLORDuntotheeunuchsthatkeepmysabbaths,andchoosethethingsthatpleaseme,andtakeholdofmycovenant)

Verse2,talksoflayingholdtosalvationinChrist(thenewcovenant),andkeepingtheSabbath(singular).

ItissayingtokeeptheSabbath,whileholdingontothenewcovenant.

Whichwouldshowthat,GodwantsustokeeptheSabbath,whileunderthenewcovenant,whichshowsthatthereisaSabbaththatremainsunderthenewcovenant.

Anditemphaticallystatestheword,theSabbath.

Wellundertheoldcovenant,theSabbathwouldhavereferredtothe7thdayoftheweekSabbath,butunderanewcovenantSabbath,itnodoubtwouldrefertotheSabbath,underthenewcovenant,ortheSabbaththatis
observednow.

SoittalksofoneSabbath,inverse2,butnowwegountoverse4,whichsaysfortheeunuchstokeepmySabbaths(plural),andchoosethethingsthatpleaseme,andtakeholdofmycovenant.

ItistalkingoftheeunuchskeepingSabbaths,whiletakingholdofthenewcovenant.

NowIknowthatinthemillennialreign,alltheSabbathswillbereinstated,butinthisscriptureofIsaiah56:4,itisnottalkingaboutthemillennialreign,andwhenGod,doestalkofthemillennialreigninscripture,healways
showssomethinghintingtowardsthat,inoneshapeorform,butinthisspecificscripture,thereisnoneofthat.

SoifthereistobeonlyoneSabbath,tobeobservedinthenewtestament(whichwewillseethatthereisonlyone),thenwhatisitmeaninghere,abouttheeunuchskeepingGodsSabbaths???

WellIbelievethatitissayingthis,inthesense,thattheoneSabbath,thatiskept,iscontinual,anditistobekeptcontinually,underthenewcovenant,thereforebecauseofthat,anditbeingweekly(whichwewillsee),itgets
observedonmanydays,thereforeyoucancallthemGodsSabbaths(plural).

SohisweeklySabbaths,aretobekept,underthenewcovenant,thatis,GodsnewtestamentweeklySabbath,whichhastofallonanotherday,adaynotestablished,undertheoldcovenant,andwhichwasnotpartofthe
handwrittenordinancesoftheoldcovenant.

Sowecanseethat,thisscripturewouldnotcontradict,whattheKingJamesversionsays,oftheSabbathdays(plural),beingdoneawaywith,butitwouldcontradict,theN.I.Vversion,oftherebeingnoSabbath,period.

SotheKingJames,isinharmonywiththis.

Sonowwegettoascripture,Ihavebeenwantingtogetto.

Isaiah56:6

(6Alsothesonsofthestranger,thatjointhemselvestotheLORD,toservehim,andtolovethenameoftheLORD,tobehisservants,everyonethatkeepeththesabbathfrompollutingit,andtakethholdofmycovenant)

Thisistalkingaboutthesonsofthestranger,oroftheGentile,keepingtheSabbath,andtakingholdofGodscovenant.

Hereitmentions,theSabbath(singular),andthewordcovenant,together.

SowefinallyhavethewordsSabbathinasingularform,andthewordcovenanttogether.

Before,concerningtheeunuch,itwasthewordsSabbathsinapluralform,andthewordcovenant.

Sothisisshowing,akeepingoftheSabbath,withtheholdingonofthenewcovenant,puttingthemtogether,inassociationwithoneanother,foritsays:keepeththeSabbath.andtakethholdofmycovenant!!!!!!!

Nowthisremindsmeofanewtestamentscripture,ofhowitsaysthereremainetharesttothepeopleofGod,whichIwouldnotbesurprised,ifitcomesfromthisIsaiahscripture(Isaiah56:6).

Nowletusgotonewtestamentscriptures,foundinHebrews.

Hebrews4:1-11

(1Letusthereforefear,lest,apromisebeingleftusofenteringintohisrest,anyofyoushouldseemtocomeshortofit.
2Foruntouswasthegospelpreached,aswellasuntothem:butthewordpreacheddidnotprofitthem,notbeingmixedwithfaithinthemthatheardit.
3Forwewhichhavebelieveddoenterintorest,ashesaid,AsIhavesworninmywrath,iftheyshallenterintomyrest:althoughtheworkswerefinishedfromthefoundationoftheworld.
4Forhespakeinacertainplaceoftheseventhdayonthiswise,AndGoddidresttheseventhdayfromallhisworks.
5Andinthisplaceagain,Iftheyshallenterintomyrest.
6Seeingthereforeitremaineththatsomemustentertherein,andtheytowhomitwasfirstpreachedenterednotinbecauseofunbelief:
7Again,helimitethacertainday,sayinginDavid,Today,aftersolongatimeasitissaid,Todayifyewillhearhisvoice,hardennotyourhearts.

8ForifJesushadgiventhemrest,thenwouldhenotafterwardhavespokenofanotherday.
9ThereremaineththereforearesttothepeopleofGod.
10Forhethatisenteredintohisrest,healsohathceasedfromhisownworks,asGoddidfromhis.
11Letuslabourthereforetoenterintothatrest,lestanymanfallafterthesameexampleofunbelief.)

Nowthewordrest,intheGreek,concerningverses1,3,4,5,10,11,meansthis:

(Strong'sconcordance)

(G2663

katapausis
kat-ap'-ow-sis
FromG2664reposingdown,thatis,(byHebraism)abode:-rest.
TotalKJVoccurrences:9)

Nowconcerningverse8,thewordrest,meansthis:

(Strongsconcordance)

(G2664

katapauo
kat-ap-ow'-o
FromG2596andG3973tosettledown,thatis,(literally)tocolonize,or(figuratively)to(causeto)desist:-cease,(give)rest(-rain).
TotalKJVoccurrences:4)

Andconcerningthewordrest,inverse9,itmeansthis:

(Strongsconcordance)

(G4520

sabbatismos
sab-bat-is-mos'
FromaderivativeofG4521asabbatism,thatis,(figuratively)thereposeofChristianity(asatypeofheaven):-rest.
TotalKJVoccurrences:1)

NowitmentionsthatthewordsabbatismosisaderivativeofG4521,whatisG4521???

(Strongsconcordance)

(G4521

sabbaton

sab'-bat-on
OfHebreworigin[H7676]theSabbath(thatis,Shabbath),ordayofweeklyreposefromsecularavocations(alsotheobservanceorinstitutionitself)byextensionase'nnight,thatis,theintervalbetweentwoSabbathslikewisethepluralinallthe
aboveapplications:-sabbath(day),week.
TotalKJVoccurrences:68)

Sonowthatwehavecoveredthedefinitions,letusgountocoveringourverses.

Okletusstartwiththefirstthreeverses.

Hebrews4:1-3

(1Letusthereforefear,lest,apromisebeingleftusofenteringintohisrest,anyofyoushouldseemtocomeshortofit.
2Foruntouswasthegospelpreached,aswellasuntothem:butthewordpreacheddidnotprofitthem,notbeingmixedwithfaithinthemthatheardit.
3Forwewhichhavebelieveddoenterintorest,ashesaid,AsIhavesworninmywrath,iftheyshallenterintomyrest:althoughtheworkswerefinishedfromthefoundationoftheworld.)

Therestittalksof,intheseverses,isusceasingfromourownworks,andrestinginthefinishedworkofthecross.

ForChristisoursalvation,andwedraweverythingfromhim,fromhislife,fromresurrectionlife.

Andtherestittalksofhere,Ibelieve,istalkingofacompleterest,body,soulandspirit.

NowhereisacommentfromDarby,concerningverse2.

(Darby)

(Hebrews4:1-16

TheapostlegoesontoapplythispartofIsrael'shistorytothosewhomhewasaddressing,layingstressontwopoints:1st,ThatIsraelhadfailedofenteringintorest,throughunbelief2nd,Thattherestwasyettocome,andthatbelievers(those
whowerenotseekingresthere,butwhoacceptedthewildernessforthetimebeing)shouldenterintoit.)

NowIonlymentionedpartofDarbyscomment,whichmainlypertainedtoverse2.

Andbackinoldtestamenttimes,mostIsraelitesdidnotenterthepromisedlandduringtheExodus,becauseofunbelief.TheydidnotcomeintotherestthatGodgavetoJoshua,butnowundernewcovenanttimes,therestismuchgreater,anditis
nolongeraphysicalbattleagainstnations,butratheraspiritualbattle.

Wasthereatypeofrest,giventoJoshua,inoldtestamenttimes???

Joshua21:44

(44AndtheLORDgavethemrestroundabout,accordingtoallthatheswareuntotheirfathers:andtherestoodnotamanofalltheirenemiesbeforethemtheLORDdeliveredalltheirenemiesintotheirhand.)

Yestherewas,theLordhadgavethemrestroundabout,forhedeliveredalltheirenemiesintotheirhand.

Sotherewas2maintypesofrest,undertheoldcovenant,whichwasthe7thdaySabbathrest,andrestfromtheirenemies.

Nowletusgoon,toournextverses.

Hebrews4:4-6

(4Forhespakeinacertainplaceoftheseventhdayonthiswise,AndGoddidresttheseventhdayfromallhisworks.
5Andinthisplaceagain,Iftheyshallenterintomyrest.
6Seeingthereforeitremaineththatsomemustentertherein,andtheytowhomitwasfirstpreachedenterednotinbecauseofunbelief:)

Theytowhomitwasfirstpreached,isofcoursereferringtothepeopleoftheExodus,andmostofthem,becauseofunbelief,enterednotintothethenrestbutJoshuaandsomeofthepeoplebornintheExodus,didenterinto
thisrest,theygotfromGod,fromtheirenemies,whichbackthenitwasphysicalwarfare,andtherewasalsoanaspectofspiritualwarfare.


Nowthecertainplace,spokenof,here,isreferringtoGenesis2:1-3,whichiswhenGodcreatedtheheavensandtheearth,andrestedthe7thday.

AndGodwantsustorestasherested,whichwerestinthefinishedworkofthecross.

Soletsgoon.

Hebrews4:7-9

(7Again,helimitethacertainday,sayinginDavid,Today,aftersolongatimeasitissaid,Todayifyewillhearhisvoice,hardennotyourhearts.
8ForifJesushadgiventhemrest,thenwouldhenotafterwardhavespokenofanotherday.
9ThereremaineththereforearesttothepeopleofGod.)

Okfirst,letuscomment,onverse7.

Itbeginswiththewordagain,sohowdoweknow,whatthewordagain,isreferringto???

Wellverse5,talksofenteringintohisrest,andverse6,saysthisitremaineththatsomemustentertherein,enterintowhat???

Enterintohisrest,sonowwegettoverse7,whichsaysagain,whichissayingsomethingelseaboutrest.

SothewordAgain,issaying,welloncemoreconcerningrest.

Itstalkingaboutanotherissue,aboutrest.

Andthenitcontinues,andsays:helimitethacertainday,sayinginDavid,Today,aftersolongatimeasitissaid,Todayifyewillhearhisvoice,hardennotyourhearts.

Ithinkthemessagehere,issimple,thatifyouhearhisvoice,listentoit,anddonotwait.

Forthisisthedayofsalvation!!!!!!!

AndrestofcourseisinChrist,andtheremusthavebeenapartialrest,inDavidsdayaswell,butnowitisafullrest.

Sonowwegettoverse8.

Letusquote,verse8.

Hebrews4:8

(8ForifJesushadgiventhemrest,thenwouldhenotafterwardhavespokenofanotherday.)

NowsomebibleversionsusethenameofJoshuahere,butIbelieve,thattheKingJamesversionpeople,haditright,whentheyputJesusnamehere,simplybecauseofhowitharmonizes,withtherestofscripture.

AndIknowthatmostcommentatorssaythatitshouldbeinterpretedasJoshua(thoughnotall),butIdonotagree,foralotofreasons,whichoneofthem,ishowthatthewordofJesusinthiscase,bringsthingsinaccordancetosounddoctrine,and
itharmonizeswiththerestofscripture.

IthinkthattheKingJamesmen,whichknewHebrewandGreek,hadagreatinsightonthisverse.

NowitsaysForifJesushadgiventhemrest,thenwouldhenotafterwardshavespokenofanotherday.

Hereitisnotspeakingofmanydays,orevenmanydaysoftriumph,butrathertoaspecificday.

Oneday.

DidJesusspeakofanotherday???

Yeshedid.

Letusgountothisscripture.

John16:7

(7NeverthelessItellyouthetruthItisexpedientforyouthatIgoaway:forifIgonotaway,theComforterwillnotcomeuntoyoubutifIdepart,I willsendhimuntoyou.)

WhoisthisComforter?

John14:26

(26ButtheComforter,whichistheHolyGhost,whomtheFatherwillsendinmyname,heshallteachyouallthings,andbringallthingstoyourremembrance,whatsoeverIhavesaiduntoyou.)

SotheComforter,istheHolyGhost.

AndinJohn16:7,itistalkingofadaythattheComfortershallcomeon.

Soitistalkingofacertainday.

NowwhatdoesthatHebrews'versesayagain???

Hebrews4:8

(8ForifJesushadgiventhemrest,thenwouldhenotafterwardhavespokenofanotherday.)

NowdidnotJesusgiveresttothepeople,orhisdisciples???

Yesbutnotinapermanentway,andforthemtohavepermanentrest,Jesuswouldhavetodie,resurrectfromthedead,ascendtoheavenontherighthandoftheFather,andthensendbacktheHolyGhost.

WhenwastheHolyGhostsentback???

Acts2:1-4

(1AndwhenthedayofPentecostwasfullycome,theywereallwithoneaccordinoneplace.
2Andsuddenlytherecameasoundfromheavenasofarushingmightywind,anditfilledallthehousewheretheyweresitting.
3Andthereappeareduntothemcloventongueslikeasoffire,anditsatuponeachofthem.
4AndtheywereallfilledwiththeHolyGhost,andbegantospeakwithothertongues,astheSpiritgavethemutterance.)

WhywastheHolyGhostsentbackhere???

Wellformanyreasons,andonewasforthesakeofindwellingbelieverssotheycanbebornagain,andalsotobaptisetheminhimself(theHolyGhost).

Onwhatdayoftheweek,wasthedayofPentecost?

Leviticus23:16

(16EvenuntothemorrowaftertheseventhsabbathshallyenumberfiftydaysandyeshallofferanewmeatofferinguntotheLORD.)

Theyhadtocount50daystogettothedayofPentecost,andthedayofPentecost,wasonthedayaftertheSabbath,whichisthefirstdayoftheweek.

SotheHolyGhostwassentback,onthefirstdayoftheweek.

Nowisthereanoldtestamentverse,thatconnectsthisday,toatypeofrest???

Isaiah28:10-13

(10Forpreceptmustbeuponprecept,preceptuponpreceptlineuponline,lineuponlineherealittle,andtherealittle:
11Forwithstammeringlipsandanothertonguewillhespeaktothispeople.

12Towhomhesaid,Thisistherestwherewithyemaycausethewearytorestandthisistherefreshing:yettheywouldnothear.
13ButthewordoftheLORDwasuntothempreceptuponprecept,preceptuponpreceptlineuponline,lineuponlineherealittle,andtherealittlethattheymightgo,andfallbackward,andbebroken,andsnared,andtaken.)

Ibelievethat,here(verse10)itwastalkingofmen,suchastheJews,andPharisees,toweretheword,hadjustbecomelinesandpreceptsuntothem,andtheyfailedtoseethatChristwastheMessiah,andfailedto
comprehend,whatwashappeningwiththesepeoplewithstammeringlipsandanothertongue,whichwereproclaimingthewondersofGod,inthebookofActs.

Theyfailedtoseewhatthescripturesweresaying,andwhatthescripturesweretrulypointingto,thereforethewordhadbecomelineuponline,preceptuponprecept,fortheywerespirituallydullofhearing.

Anditwasnotapositivething,inthecase,aboutpreceptsandlinesforinverse13,itsays:ButthewordoftheLordwasuntothempreceptuponprecept,preceptuponpreceptlineuponline,lineuponlineherealittle,and
therealittle,andforwhatreason???

Sothattheymightgo,andfallbackward,andbebroken,andsnared,andtaken.

Fallingbackward,beingbroken,snared,andtaken,isnotapositivething,butrathernegative!!!

ActuallytheyrefusedGodstestimony,throughthepeopleintheupperroom,whohadreceivetheHolyGhostintheformofindwellingthem,butalso,intheformofthebaptismoftheHolyGhost.

Anditresultedinthemspeakinginothertongues.

Acts2:4

(4AndtheywereallfilledwiththeHolyGhost,andbegantospeakwithothertongues,astheSpiritgavethemutterance.)

Soverse11and12saythis.

Isaiah28:11-12

(11Forwithstammeringlipsandanothertonguewillhespeaktothispeople.
12Towhomhesaid,Thisistherestwherewithyemaycausethewearytorestandthisistherefreshing:yettheywouldnothear.)

Itcallsthisthingofstammeringlipsandanothertongue(whichistheinfillingorbaptismoftheHolyGhost),arestwherewithyemaycausethewearytorest,anditalsocallsittherefreshing.

Andwhendidthisrest,andrefreshingtakeplace???

Onthefirstdayoftheweek,onthedayofPentecost!!!!!!!

SoletsgobacktoHebrews.

Hebrews4:8

(8ForifJesushadgiventhemrest,thenwouldhenotafterwardhavespokenofanotherday.)

Jesuswhilealive,surelygaveresttothepeople,insomeform,butcouldnotgivepermanentrest,untilhediedonthecross,wasresurrectedonthefirstday,andascendedtotherighthandoftheFather,therefore,sendingbacktheHolyGhost.

AndJesusdidspeakofanotherday,whereinhewouldsendbacktheComforter.

Andthisotherday,wasnoneotherthanthefirstdayoftheweek,whichiswhentheHolyGhostwassentdowntomentoindwellthem.

Soitmentionsadayhere,anotherday,whereinrestwouldbeestablished,thatisrestthroughtheHolyGhost.

Butalso,isitmentioningthisotherday,forthesakeofhavingaSabbathrest,aswell???

Wellletusgountoournextscripture.

Hebrews4:9

(9ThereremaineththereforearesttothepeopleofGod.)

Nowthisword,rest,isdistinctfromtheotherwordsrest,foundinthischapter,whichitsGreekwordissabbatism,whichisaderivativeofthewordsab'-bat-on,whichreferstotheSabbath.

Soitsaystheword:thereforehere,whichisahugeword.


Andthewordthereforeistalkingaboutthepreviousverse,whichtalksaboutJesusmentioninganotherday,whichisthefirstdayoftheweek,andasaresultofthementioningofthisday,thereremaineththereforearesttothepeopleofGod,a
restinGod???

Absolutely,butalsoaSabbathofrest,oradayofrest.

Nowitsaysthewords:thereremaineth.

Thewordremain,isreferringtosomethingthatwasinthepast,butstillistoday.

Whatwasinthepast,butnowremains???

Andwemustremember,thatthecontextisaboutrest.

Wellundertheoldcovenant,therewasrestfromtheenemiesthroughJoshua,butalsotherewasthe7thdaySabbathrest.

Wellunderthenewcovenant,thereremainetharesttothepeopleofGod,throughChrist(ourspiritualconqueror)andhisfinishedwork,andthesendingbackoftheHolyGhost,andalsoastherewasaSabbathrestundertheold,thereisoneunder
thenewcovenant,forrest(asabbatism)remainethtothepeopleofGod.

AsIsaidbefore,iftheSabbathdaysoftheoldcovenant,weredoneawaywith,andthereremainethaSabbath,underthenewcovenant,thenitwouldnodoubtbeobservedonadifferentdaythantheoldcovenant,whichhere,itwouldrefertoour
Sabbaththatremaineth,asbeingontheotherday,whichisthefirstdayoftheweek.

Nowsomemaysay,wellthedayofPentecost,existedundertheoldcovenant,andwasaSabbath,andthisversetalksofthedayofPentecost,whichisthefirstdayoftheweek???

Well,whenitsaysthereremainetharest,yesitistalkingaboutrestinginChrist,butalsoitistalkingofaSabbathofrest,andtheGreekderivativeword,forresthere,meanstheSabbathday.

ItsreferringtotheweeklySabbath,whichundertheoldcovenant,theyneverhadaweeklySabbath,onthefirstdayoftheweek,andwehavetorememberthatPentecostwasonlyonceayear,noteveryweek.

SothisweeklySabbath,couldnothavebeendoneawaywith,foritneverexisted,undertheoldcovenant,anditstartedfromthedayofPentecostinthebookofActs,andonward.

Alsoanotherthingtoremember,isthattheSabbath,waspartofthemoralcommandmentsofGod,andthismoralcommandment,wasaweeklySabbath,andGodsmoralcommandments,cannotchange,theyalwaysremain,andtheonlythingthat
changed,underthenewcovenant,wastheday.

Sonowitisanewday,thatisundertheweeklySabbath,morallaw.

Sonow,letuscompareHebrews4:9,withIsaiah56:6.

Hebrews4:9
(9ThereremaineththereforearesttothepeopleofGod.)

Isaiah56:6

(6Alsothesonsofthestranger,thatjointhemselvestotheLORD,toservehim,andtolovethenameoftheLORD,tobehis
servants,everyonethatkeepeththesabbathfrompollutingit,andtakethholdofmycovenant)

Dothese2scriptures,harmonizewitheachother???Wellofcoursetheydo,allscripturesdoofcourse.

Andinwhatwaydotheyharmonizewitheachother???

WellonetalksofarestremainingtothepeopleofGod,andtheothershowsaSabbathbeingkept,whiletakingholdofthenewcovenant.

Sobothshowarestbeingestablished,underthenewcovenant.

Andtheonlywaywecanknow,whatSabbathGodhasestablishedunderthenewcovenant,isifwehavedetailsofit,andHebrews4:8-9,showsusdetailsofit.

Hebrewsistalkingaboutafullrest,includingadayofrest,andnotapartialrest.

AndrememberthatGodprovidesforallourneeds,evenintheNew,andImeanallourneeds,andnothalfofourneeds!!!!!!!

Andadayofphysicalrest,andofmeetingwiththebodyofChrist,isanimmenseneed!!!!!!!

Soyoucanseehowthepuzzlefitstogether,becauseifyouremovethefact,thatwehaveadayofrestunderthenewcovenant,thentherewouldbeconfusionamongstscriptures,forIsaiahisspeakingofaSabbathday,andsaysthatthereisoneto

bekeptunderthenewcovenant,soifyousaythereisnone,thenyouconfusethisverse,andtheharmonyofverses,getsdisharmonized,thereforealsosounddoctrinegetsremoved,andthatiswhereyoustarttogetpeopledeletingthingsfrom
theirbible,whethertheyrealizeitornot.

Andthetruthis,isHebrews4:9,actuallyharmonizeswithIsaiah56:6.

ItdoesnotdisproveIsaiah56:6,butrathercomplementsit.

Andfranklywhydontyouwantadayofrest???Whyisyourmoney,yourGod???Ormaybeitisbecause,youdonottrustforGodtoprovideforallyourneeds!!!!!!!

Areyouafraid,ofafewtrials???

Nowletusdoakindofarecap.

Hebrews4:1-10

(1Letusthereforefear,lest,apromisebeingleftusofenteringintohisrest,anyofyoushouldseemtocomeshortofit.
2Foruntouswasthegospelpreached,aswellasuntothem:butthewordpreacheddidnotprofitthem,notbeingmixedwithfaithinthemthatheardit.
3Forwewhichhavebelieveddoenterintorest,ashesaid,AsIhavesworninmywrath,iftheyshallenterintomyrest:althoughtheworkswerefinishedfromthefoundationoftheworld.
4Forhespakeinacertainplaceoftheseventhdayonthiswise,AndGoddidresttheseventhdayfromallhisworks.
5Andinthisplaceagain,Iftheyshallenterintomyrest.
6Seeingthereforeitremaineththatsomemustentertherein,andtheytowhomitwasfirstpreachedenterednotinbecauseofunbelief:
7Again,helimitethacertainday,sayinginDavid,Today,aftersolongatimeasitissaid,Todayifyewillhearhisvoice,hardennotyourhearts.
8ForifJesushadgiventhemrest,thenwouldhenotafterwardhavespokenofanotherday.
9ThereremaineththereforearesttothepeopleofGod.
10Forhethatisenteredintohisrest,healsohathceasedfromhisownworks,asGoddidfromhis.)

Sofirstofall,verse2pointedtoofhowthewordpreacheddidnotprofitthem,whichisreferringtothepeopleoftheExodus,whichthentheywouldhave,hadrestthroughJoshua.

Secondly,itmentionsinverse3,howGodrestedthe7thdayfromhisworks.

Thirdly,itmentionsinverse7,atypeofrestinDavidstime,throughthewordagain.

Fourthly,itmentionsinverse8,andsaysthewordfor,whichistalkingaboutwhatitsaidaboutDavidstime,howtherewasarest,andininlikemanner,Jesuswasmentioningarest,whichconcernsanotherday.

Andfifthly,itmentionsinverse9,howthereremainetharesttothepeopleofGod,whichisathreefoldrest,intherealmofthefullman,body,soulandspirit,whichincludesadayofphysicalrest.

Itisacompleterest.

Sonowletusgetintomoreevidenceofthisnew,firstdayoftheweekSabbath.

Whichyes,thereismoreevidenceIstillhavequiteabittogo.

Soisthereevidence,ofthechurch,gatheringonthefirstdayoftheweek???

Well,yesthereis,herearethescriptures.

Acts20:7

(7Anduponthefirstdayoftheweek,whenthedisciplescametogethertobreakbread,Paulpreacheduntothem,readytodepartonthemorrowandcontinuedhisspeechuntilmidnight.)

Itshowsherethedisciplesgatheringtogetheronthefirstdayoftheweek,anditmentionsthattheycametogethertobreakbread,whichIbelievepointstotheLordssupper.

HereisacommentfromJohnWesley.

(Wesley)

(Acts20:7
Tobreakbread-Thatis,tocelebratetheLord'sSuppercontinuedhisdiscourse-Throughuncommonfervourofspirit.)

1Corinthians16:1-3


(1Nowconcerningthecollectionforthesaints,asIhavegivenordertothechurchesofGalatia,evensodoye.
2Uponthefirstdayoftheweekleteveryoneofyoulaybyhiminstore,asGodhathprosperedhim,thattherebenogatheringswhenIcome.
3AndwhenIcome,whomsoeveryeshallapprovebyyourletters,themwillIsendtobringyourliberalityuntoJerusalem.)

Thecollectionforthesaints,referredtoacollectionofmoney,sotohelpoutsaintswhowereinneed.

Andaswecontinue,itsays:uponthefirstdayoftheweekleteveryoneofyoulaybyhiminstore,asGodhathprosperedhim.

Nowitsaysthewordslaybyhiminstore,whichIbelieve,itwasjustshowingtohaveitready,tobringonthefirstdayoftheweek,tosetacertainamountasidebasically.

Soonthefirstdayoftheweek,whichwasaweeklygathering,whichthechurchwouldmeetonthatday,theytookanoffering,sothatwhenPaulcame,wheneverhecame,thattherewouldbenogatheringsofmoney.

Sothateverythingwouldbereadyuponhiscoming,andwhomsoevertheCorinthiansapproved,PaulwouldsendtobringtheirliberalityuntoJerusalem.

Andofcoursetheonlyway,theycouldgetallthecollection,isofcourse,iftheymet.

Soherearetheverses,thatshowthechurchgathering,onthefirstdayoftheweek.

Nowbeforewegoon,Iwanttocover,afewthingsconcerningthemillennialreign,andanswerafewquestionsconcerningthefeastdays,thenwewillgetbackintotheissuesofthefirstdayoftheweekSabbath.

Millenialreignandfeastdays

Nowaquestion,thatarises,especially,frompeoplewhokeepallthefeasts,isthis:Arentthefeastdays,perpetual,ortobekeptforever???

Wellfirstletusseewhatthewordperpetualmeans.

(Webstersdictionary)

(Perpetual
PERPET'UAL,a.[L.perpetuus,fromperpes,perpetisperandpes,fromarootsignifyingtopass.]

1.Neverceasingcontinuingforeverinfuturetimedestinedtobeeternalasaperpetualcovenantaperpetualstatute.)

Sonow,letusgountotheseverses.

Exodus31:16-17

(16WhereforethechildrenofIsraelshallkeepthesabbath,toobservethesabbaththroughouttheirgenerations,foraperpetualcovenant.
17ItisasignbetweenmeandthechildrenofIsraelforever:forinsixdaystheLORDmadeheavenandearth,andontheseventhdayherested,andwasrefreshed.)

Nowthisistalkingofthe7thdaySabbath,asaperpetualcovenant.

Exodus12:11-14

(11Andthusshallyeeatitwithyourloinsgirded,yourshoesonyourfeet,andyourstaffinyourhandandyeshalleatitinhaste:itistheLORD'Spassover.
12ForIwillpassthroughthelandofEgyptthisnight,andwillsmiteallthefirstborninthelandofEgypt,bothmanandbeastandagainstallthegodsofEgyptIwillexecutejudgment:IamtheLORD.
13Andthebloodshallbetoyouforatokenuponthehouseswhereyeare:andwhenIseetheblood,Iwillpassoveryou,andtheplagueshallnotbeuponyoutodestroyyou,whenIsmitethelandofEgypt.
14AndthisdayshallbeuntoyouforamemorialandyeshallkeepitafeasttotheLORDthroughoutyourgenerationsyeshallkeepitafeastbyanordinanceforever.)

HereitistalkingofthePassoverasanordinancetobekeptforever.

Exodus12:17

(17AndyeshallobservethefeastofunleavenedbreadforinthisselfsamedayhaveIbroughtyourarmiesoutofthelandofEgypt:thereforeshallyeobservethisdayinyourgenerationsbyanordinanceforever.)

Concerningthisverse,itistalkingaboutthefeastofunleavenedbread,asbeinganordinanceforever.

Leviticus16:29-31

(29Andthisshallbeastatuteforeveruntoyou:thatintheseventhmonth,onthetenthdayofthemonth,yeshallafflictyoursouls,anddonoworkatall,whetheritbeoneofyourowncountry,orastrangerthat
sojournethamongyou:
30Foronthatdayshallthepriestmakeanatonementforyou,tocleanseyou,thatyemaybecleanfromallyoursinsbeforetheLORD.
31Itshallbeasabbathofrestuntoyou,andyeshallafflictyoursouls,byastatuteforever.)

Nowhereitistalkingofthedayofatonement,asbeingastatuteforever.

Leviticus23:16-21

(16EvenuntothemorrowaftertheseventhsabbathshallyenumberfiftydaysandyeshallofferanewmeatofferinguntotheLORD.
17Yeshallbringoutofyourhabitationstwowaveloavesoftwotenthdeals:theyshallbeoffineflourtheyshallbebakenwithleaventheyarethefirstfruitsuntotheLORD.
18Andyeshallofferwiththebreadsevenlambswithoutblemishofthefirstyear,andoneyoungbullock,andtworams:theyshallbeforaburntofferinguntotheLORD,withtheirmeatoffering,andtheirdrinkofferings,evenanoffering
madebyfire,ofsweetsavouruntotheLORD.
19Thenyeshallsacrificeonekidofthegoatsforasinoffering,andtwolambsofthefirstyearforasacrificeofpeaceofferings.
20AndthepriestshallwavethemwiththebreadofthefirstfruitsforawaveofferingbeforetheLORD,withthetwolambs:theyshallbeholytotheLORDforthepriest.
21Andyeshallproclaimontheselfsameday,thatitmaybeanholyconvocationuntoyou:yeshalldonoservileworktherein:itshallbeastatuteforeverinallyourdwellingsthroughoutyourgenerations.)

AndthisisreferringtothedayofPentecost(50th),asbeingastatuteforever.

Andtherearemoreversesconcerningotherdays,regardingthisissue,butIfoundthesescripturestobesufficient,incoveringthisissue.

Sonowthequestion,mustbe,howcanthesedaysbedoneawaywith,iftheyaretobeobserved,forever???????

Welltheyaredoneawaywithtoday,underthenewcovenant,butwillbereinstitutedduringthemillennialreign,whichshowsthattheywillbeasastatuteforever.

Andunderthenewcovenant,Paulwarnedacertainchurch,aboutthemobservingdays,months,andyears.

Letusgountothisscripture.

Galatians4:9-11

(9Butnow,afterthatyehaveknownGod,orratherareknownofGod,howturnyeagaintotheweakandbeggarlyelements,whereuntoyedesireagaintobeinbondage?
10Yeobservedays,andmonths,andtimes,andyears.
11I amafraidofyou,lestIhavebestoweduponyoulabourinvain.)

Underthenewcovenant,theobservationoftheJewishfeastdays,months(counting50days),times(Newmoons)andyears(yearofJubilee),wereconsideredweakandbeggarlyelements,simplybecausetheycouldnotsave,
andthetrueonewashere,theonewhobecamethesedays,inalivingwaywashere,thereforenotneedingtoobservethesedays.

AndweseeninRomans14:2-6,thatonewhowouldregardthesedays,wasconsideredtobeweak.

Andofcourse,Colossians2:14-16,showsusthatthehandwritingofordinances,suchastheholydays,andSabbathdaysoftheoldcovenant,wereblottedout.

Soyesthesefeastdayswillbe,andobservationforever,butitwillbeinasense,thattheywillbereinstitutedunderthemillennialreign,sotheycanbeaperpetualordinance.

Thesefeastdayswillonlybereinstituted,whenChristcomesback,andreignsonearth.

Itwillbereinstituted,inatruetimeofpeace,andnotinatimeofchaos,whenmenareleadingtheworld,whichisrightnow.

OnlyChristcanbringeverythingintrueorder,soitwilltakeChrist,tobringeverythingintrueorder,butuntilthen,wehavehiminsideofus,andunderthenewcovenant,wejusthavethefirstdayoftheweekSabbath,in
honourofChrist,sowewillhonourhim,untilhecomesback,andfixeseverything.

Soanotherscriptureofsomethingbeingperpetual,isfoundinournextscripture.

Exodus29:9

(9Andthoushaltgirdthemwithgirdles,Aaronandhissons,andputthebonnetsonthem:andthepriest'sofficeshallbetheirsforaperpetualstatute:andthoushaltconsecrateAaronandhissons.)

SotheLeviticalpriesthoodisperpetual,yetdidnotChristabolishthepriesthood,underthenewcovenant???


Yeshedid(Heb7:11-19,1Pe2:5-9).

Sohowisthenthepriesthoodperpetual???

Wellitisperpetual,inthesamesenseasthefeastdays,inthatitwillbereinstituted,duringthemillennialreign.

Sonowwewillquotescripturesthatshowsomeofthesethings,beingreinstituted,underthemillennialreign.

Isaiah66:23

(23Anditshallcometopass,thatfromonenewmoontoanother,andfromonesabbathtoanother,shallallfleshcometoworshipbeforeme,saiththeLORD.)

Hereitistalkingaboutthe7thdaySabbath,beingobserved,underthemillennialreign.

Zechariah14:16

(16Anditshallcometopass,thateveryonethatisleftofallthenationswhichcameagainstJerusalemshallevengoupfromyeartoyeartoworshiptheKing,theLORDofhosts,andtokeepthefeastoftabernacles.)

Thisistalkingaboutthefeastoftabernacles,beingobserved,inthemillennialreign.

Ezekiel46:3

(3LikewisethepeopleofthelandshallworshipatthedoorofthisgatebeforetheLORDinthesabbathsandinthenewmoons.)

ThisisreferringtothemanySabbathsheldduringtheoldcovenant,whichgetsreinstituted,inthemillennialreign.

Ezekiel45:21

(21Inthefirstmonth,inthefourteenthdayofthemonth,yeshallhavethepassover,afeastofsevendaysunleavenedbreadshallbeeaten.)

Hereitmentionsthepassover,duringthemillennialreign.

Andthelistgoesonandon,andwewilljustshowforthonepriesthoodverse,duringthemillennialreign.

Ezekiel43:24

(24AndthoushaltofferthembeforetheLORD,andthepriestsshallcastsaltuponthem,andtheyshallofferthemupforaburntofferinguntotheLORD.)

Therearemanyversesconcerningthepriesthood,duringthemillennialreign,butthiswillsuffice,andtheywillbedoingthings,fromadifferentpointofview,thanundertheoldcovenant,andtherewillbesomerules,thatwill
bevastlydifferent.

Sothisconcludesourmillennialreignsegment.

Nowonwiththefirstdayoftheweek.

Firstdayoftheweekstuff

NowaclaimthatIhaveheard,concerningsomeofthepeoplewhoare7thdayoftheweek,Sabbathkeepers,isthatsomeclaimthatConstantine,institutedthefirstdayoftheweekSabbath,andtheysayitwasapaganday,becauseofbeing
observedonSunday???

Isthattrue???

Andtherearealsosome,whowillsaythat,becauseaSabbathisobservedonSunday,that,thatautomaticallymeans,thatyouareobservingsungodworship.
Well,Iwillsaythis,becauseyouobservetheSabbath,onSaturday,doesthatmeanyouareobservingworshiptowardsthegodofSaturn???
Becausethetruthis,isthatmost,ifnotall,ofthedaysoftheweek,intheRomancalendar,referstoanothergod.

Sothedayitself,doesnotdictate,whichGodyouareworshipping,ornot,forthatitself,isirrelevant,forthatwouldmeanthat,maybewhentheyobservedthedayofPentecost,theyworshippedthesungod.
Goddoesnotestablishdays,onthebasis,ofavoidingtoestablishaday,onapaganday,Godestablisheshisday,irregardlesstothepaganday,andwhenGodestablishesaday,heestablishesatotallydifferentday,thanthe
paganday,eventhoughitmayfallonthesameday.
AndGoddoesnotChristianisepagandays,heneverhas,andneverwill.
Nowitdoesshowinhistory,ofhowthiscultofMithraism,wasobservingatypeofsungodworship,onSunday,butjustbecausetheywere,doesnotmeanthatatotallydifferentday,whichisholy,cannotbeestablished,onthe
sameday,anditwouldbe,irrespectivetothewordSunday,whichIlikebettercallingtheday,thefirstdayoftheweek,whichintruththatiswhatittrulyis.
SoistheclaimofConstantinetrue???
Wellnoitisnot,andwewillshowhistoricalproofofthat,beforethetimeofConstantine,weretheyobserved,theLordsday,withsomeproofofitbeingaSabbath.
Andwewillmainlydealwithpeoplewholived,inthe2ndcentury.
Nowfirst,letuscover,amanbythenameofIgnatius,whichwewillgivealittlebackgroundconcerninghim,thenshowforthquotesofhis,concerningtheLordsday.

The2ndcenturychurch

Ignatius
IgnatiusofAntioch(Bornc.35,Diedc.107)wasanApostolicFatherandstudentofJohntheApostleandwasthethirdbishopofAntioch.
IgnatiusconvertedtoChristianity[4]atayoungage.LaterinhislifehewaschosentoserveasaBishopofAntioch,succeedingSaintPeterandSt.Evodius(whodiedaroundAD67).

IgnatiusisclaimedtobethefirstknownChristianwritertoargueinfavorofChristianity'sreplacementoftheSabbathwiththeLord'sDay.

ThisinfocomesfromWikipedia,andintheinfoconcerningwhenIgnatiuswasbornanddied,italsoshowsthis(ADc.35or5098to117),buttheinfoupaboveIgotonthesidesectionofthepage,sotheremayhavebeenabitofconfusionofwhen
Ignatiusdiedandwasborn.

Sonowwegetto2quotes,concerningIgnatiusandtheLordsday.

(http://www.earlychristianwritings.com/text/ignatius-magnesians-longer.html)
(Ignatius

ButleteveryoneofyoukeeptheSabbathafteraspiritualmanner,rejoicinginmeditationonthelaw,notinrelaxationofthebody,admiringtheworkmanshipofGod,andnoteatingthingspreparedthedaybefore,norusinglukewarm
drinks,andwalkingwithinaprescribedspace,norfindingdelightindancingandplauditswhichhavenosenseinthem.AndaftertheobservanceoftheSabbath,leteveryfriendofChristkeeptheLord'sDayasafestival,the
resurrection-day,thequeenandchiefofallthedays)

NowIhaveread,thathowsomepeople,thinkthatIgnatiusconcerningthewords:notinrelaxationofthebody,thathewastalkingabouttheLordsday,butthatisnotso.
Wehavetoreadthisverycarefully.

ForhefirststartedwiththeSabbathitself,thatistheseventhdayoftheweekSabbath,sayingtokeepitafteraspiritualmanner,whichwouldberestingspirituallyinChristofcourse,thenhegoesontosay,nottokeeptheseventhday,inthe
relaxationofthebody,orasadayofphysicalrest,andlaterhegoesontosay:andaftertheobservanceoftheSabbath,whichgoestoshowthathewastalkingabouttheseventhdaySabbath,whichwasnolongeradayofrest.
AftertheSabbath,leteveryfriendofChristkeeptheLordsdayasafestival,theresurrection-day,thequeenandchiefofalldays.
Sohere,IgnatiuswasnotdefiningwhethertheLordsday,wasadayofrestornot,hewasjustdefiningthattheSabbathwasnolongerone,andthatisall,andthatthatday(theformerSabbath)shouldbekeptinaspiritualmanner,andnolongeras
before.

Sonowletusgotoournextquote.

(http://www.ukapologetics.net/early.htm)

(TheEpistleofIgnatiustotheMagnesians8-10(c.110A.D.

If,then,thosewhohadlivedinantiquatedpracticescametonewnessofhope,nolongerkeepingtheSabbathbutlivinginaccordancewiththeLord'sday,onwhichourlifealsoarosethroughHimandHisdeath(whichsomedeny),the
mysterythroughwhichwecametobelieve,)

SoIgnatius,hereisjustconfirmingthatmenoughttonolongerkeeptheSabbathbutliveinaccordancetotheLordsday.
Soinbothquotes,heputshighemphasisontheLordsday.
NowletusgountoIrenaeus.

Irenaeus
Irenaeus(Born130,Died202),alsoreferredtoasSaintIrenaeus,wasBishopofLugdunuminGaul,thenapartoftheRomanEmpire(nowLyon,France).

ChurchFatherandapologist,andhiswritingswereformativeintheearlydevelopmentofChristiantheology.HewasahearerofPolycarp,[1]whointurnwastraditionallyadiscipleofJohntheEvangelist.

Irenaeuswasbornduringthefirsthalfofthe2ndcentury(theexactdateisdisputed:betweentheyears115and125accordingtosome,or130and142accordingtoothers).

Irenaeuswroteanumberofbooks,butthemostimportantthatsurvivesistheAgainstHeresies.

ThisinfoofcourseisfromWikipedia,andnowwegettoaquotefromIrenaeus.

(http://www.covenanter.org/JChrystie/lordsdayischristiansabbath.htm)
(Irenaeus,adiscipleofPolycarp,thefriendofJohn,says:"OntheLordsdayeveryoneofusChristianskeeptheSabbath,meditatingonthelaw,andrejoicingintheworksofGod.")

HereIrenaeus,mentionstheLordsday,asaChristianSabbath!!!!!!!Oryoucansay,thatwhenyoukeeptheLordsday,youareobservingtheSabbath.
NowletusgountoJustinMartyr.

JustinMartyr
JustinMartyr,alsoknownasSaintJustin(100165AD),wasanearlyChristianapologist,andisregardedastheforemostinterpreterofthetheoryoftheLogosinthe2ndcentury.
Mostofhisworksarelost,buttwoapologiesandadialoguedidsurvive.TheFirstApology,hismostwellknowntext,passionatelydefendsthemoralityoftheChristianlife,andprovidesvariousethicalandphilosophical
argumentstoconvincetheRomanemperor,Antoninus,toabandonthepersecutionofthefledglingsect.

OfcoursethisinfowasderivedfromWikipedia.

NowletusgountoJustinsquote.

(http://pastorhistorian.com/2005/09/13/quotes-from-the-early-church-fathers-on-the-sabbathlords-day-issue)
(2ndCenturyA.D.140
JustinMartyr:
ButSundayisthedaywhichweallholdourcommonassembly,becauseJesusChrist,ourSaviour,onthesamedayrosefromthedead.Apology,ChapterLXVII.)

HereJustin,confirmsthatSunday,wasthedaywhichweallholdourcommonassembly,becauseJesus,ourSaviour,onthesamedayrosefromthedead.

Andofcoursethispointsusto,thefirstdayoftheweek.

SoletusgountoClementofAlexandria.

ClementofAlexandria
TitusFlaviusClemens(Greek:c.150c.215),knownasClementofAlexandriatodistinguishhimfromtheearlierClementofRome,wasaChristiantheologianwhotaughtattheCatechetical
SchoolofAlexandria.NeitherClement'sbirthdateorbirthplaceisknownwithanydegreeofcertainty.Itisconjecturedthathewasborninaround150.[3]AccordingtoEpiphaniusScholasticus,hewasborninAthens,butthereis
alsoatraditionofanAlexandrianbirth.
DuringtheSeverianpersecutionsof202203,ClementleftAlexandria.In211,AlexanderofJerusalemwrotealettercommendinghimtotheChurchofAntioch,[10]whichmayimplythatClementwaslivinginCappadociaor
Jerusalematthattime.

Besidesthegreattrilogy,Clement'sonlyotherextantworkisthetreatiseSalvationfortherich,alsoknownasWhoistheRichManwhoisSaved?.Havingbegunwithascathingcriticismofthecorruptingeffectsofmoneyand
misguidedservileattitudestowardsthewealthy,ClementdiscussestheimplicationsofMark10:25.[ 7 1 ]Therichareeitherunconvincedbythepromiseofeternallife,orunawareoftheconflictbetweenthepossessionofmaterial
andspiritualwealth,andthegoodChristianhasadutytoguidethemtowardsabetterlifethroughtheGospel.

Theholdingofmaterialwealthinitselfisnotawrong,aslongasitisusedcharitably,butmenshouldbecarefulnottolettheirwealthdominatetheirspirit.

ThisinfowastakenfromWikipedia.

NowhereisaquotefromClementofAlexandria,concerningtheLordsday.
(http://pastorhistorian.com/2005/09/13/quotes-from-the-early-church-fathers-on-the-sabbathlords-day-issue)
(2ndCenturyA.D.194ClementofAlexandria,Egypt:

He,infulfillmentoftheprecept,accordingtothegospel,keepstheLordsDay,whenheabandonsanevildisposition,andassumesthatoftheGnostic,glorifyingtheLordsresurrectioninhimself.Book7,ChapterXII. )

Clement,mentionsherethat,weoughttokeeptheLordsday.

SonowwegountoTertullian.

Tertullian
QuintusSeptimiusFlorensTertullianus,anglicisedasTertullian(/trtlin/c.155c.240AD),[1]wasaprolificearlyChristianauthorfromCarthageintheRomanprovinceofAfrica.[2]HeisthefirstChristianauthortoproduceanextensivecorpusofLatinChristianliterature.
HealsowasanotableearlyChristianapologistandapolemicistagainstheresy,includingcontemporaryChristianGnosticism.
Thoughconservative,hedidoriginateandadvancenewtheologytotheearlyChurch.HeisperhapsmostfamousforbeingtheoldestextantLatinwritertousethetermTrinity(Latin:Trinitas).

ThisinfoisfromWikipedia,andnowwegountoTertulliansquote.

(http://www.sounddoctrine.net/Nick/sabbath1.htm)
(Tertullian,ofthesameperiod,says:"TheLord'sdayistheholydayoftheChristianchurch.")

SoTertulian,mentionstheLordsdayasbeingtheholydayoftheChristianchurch.

NowuntoTertullianslastquote.

(http://www.zianet.com/maxey/Study4.htm)
(Tertullian(160-220A.D.)wasthefirstwritertourgethecessationoflaboronSunday."We,onthedayoftheLord'sresurrection,oughtto.....deferevenourbusinesseslestwegiveanyplacetothedevil.")

SoTertullian,herementionsofhowtodeferevenourbusinesses,duringtheLordsday,whichisceasingfromourusual,labourorbusiness,thatisusuallydone,onotherdays.
NowIhavereadmanythingsconcerningthis2ndcentury,andtherewasalotofvariousbeliefs.
Andononehand,therewasthismannamedPolycarp,whichintheoverallseemedtohavegoodbeliefs,andwasadiscipleoftheapostleJohn,andofcourse,itissaidofIgnatiusthathewasastudentoftheapostleJohn.
NowconcerningPolycarp,Icouldnotfindanythingofhim,concerningtheLordsday,buthewouldpromote,thekeepingofthePassover,andclaimedhegotthisrevelationfromJohn.
NowcouldhaveJohnbeenreallyreferringtotheLordssupper,andPolycarpgotconfused???Itispossible,butweknowbythewordofGod,that,thehandwrittenordinancesoftheoldtestament,whichconcernedholydays,andSabbathdays,
wereblottedout,sobythiswecanknow,thattheteachingofkeepingthePassover,wasnotbiblicalconcerning,newtestamentobservances.
ThenIalsoreadofanother,thatsaidtokeepthedayofPentecost,whichagainwasblottedout,andnailedtothecross.
Nowtheonethingthat,Tertullian,Ignatius,Irenaeus,JustinMartyr,ClementofAlexandria,andofcoursemanyothersinthe2ndcenturychurchhad,isthattheyallagreedthattheobservanceoftheLordsday,wasamusttokeep,especiallyasa
timeofworship,andgatheringtogether,eventhroughthereadingofthewordetc.
NowconcerningJustinMartyr,andIgnatius,itseems,throughthemanythingsIreadofthem,that,theyseemedmoretoconsidertheLordsday,asatimeofworship,ratherthanadayofrest,butthroughpeoplelikeIrenaeus,andTertullian,they
didconsidertheLordsday,atimeofworship,buthinted,ataSabbathaspecttoit.
Tertulian,evenmentions,ofdeferringyourbusinessonthatday,andIrenaeus,callstheLordsday,theChristianSabbath,orspecifically,thatifyouobservetheLordsday,yourekeepingtheSabbath.
Sotherewasvariousthoughtsonthesubject,butintheoverall,therewasunanimousagreement,inthefactofkeepingtheLordsday,orobservingit,whichwasonthefirstdayoftheweek.
SoIdobelievethattheapostleswouldhaveobserved,theLordsdayasaSabbath,becauseofwhatthewordsaysinIsaiah,concerningthisissue,butinthesecondcentury,itseemsthattheprevailingthoughtwasthat,theLordsday,wassimplya
dayofworshiptobekept,andnotadayofrest,butyetthethoughtofitbeingaSabbathwasthere,andIbelievethatsomewouldofobservedit,asaSabbath,andrememberthethoughtofit,wasalreadythere,throughTertullianandIrenaeus,
andpossiblymanymorethatwedonotknowof.
AndasIread,concerningmanychurchpeopleofthetime,itshowedmanytimesofsomeoftheirwritings,beinggone,ormissing,andwassomeoftheirwritings,justsimplydestroyedorburnt,becauseoftheheavypersecution???
Idonotdoubtthatthiswouldbeyes.
Andanyhow,therewastonsofconfusionduringthattime.
HereiswhattheapostlePaulsaid.
Acts20:29-31

(29ForIknowthis,thataftermydepartingshallgrievouswolvesenterinamongyou,notsparingtheflock.
30Alsoofyourownselvesshallmenarise,speakingperversethings,todrawawaydisciplesafterthem.
31Thereforewatch,andremember,thatbythespaceofthreeyearsIceasednottowarneveryonenightanddaywithtears.)

SothatwasoneoftheApostlePaulsconcerns.

AndIknowthatthepeoplethatImentioned,suchasJustinMarty,Tertullian,insomeareasoftheirbeliefs,hadstrangebeliefs,anditseemsthatallthepeopleImentioned,hadabitofbeliefs,thatwereeitherabitoff,oralot

off.

Mygoalhere,wasnottofocusontheseareas,inthispeticularstudy,butrathertopoint,tothefact,thattherewasunanimousagreement,inobservingtheLordsday,thefirstdayoftheweek.
SowecanseethattheLordsday,wasalreadybeingobserved,beforethetimeofConstantine,andevenhintsofitbeingaSabbathwerealreadythere.
Andyes,IthankGodthatwestillhave2ndcentury,writingsthatprovetheLordsdayobservance,especiallysotorefute,theclaimsofConstantine,butintheend,whatisthestandard???Thesemen,orthebible???
Wellofcourse,itsthebible.
Andwhatdoesthebiblesay,aboutkeepingaSabbath,underthenewcovenant???
Isaiah56:6
(6Alsothesonsofthestranger,thatjointhemselvestotheLORD,toservehim,andtolovethenameoftheLORD,tobehisservants,everyonethatkeepeththesabbathfrompollutingit,andtakethholdofmycovenant)

WellitshowstokeepaSabbath,whiletakingholdofthenewcovenant,andthatsgoodenoughforme.
SonowIwanttocover,things,concerning,peopleinchurchhistory,whoareknowntobemenofGod,ofhowtheybelievedinkeepingtheLordsday,asaSabbath.

Churchhistory,menwhobelievedtheLordsdayasaSabbath

JohnBunyan
JohnBunyan(/bnjn/baptised30November162831August1688)wasanEnglishwriterandpreacherbestrememberedastheauthorofthereligiousallegoryThePilgrim'sProgress.InadditiontoThePilgrim'sProgress,Bunyan
wrotenearlysixtytitles,manyofthemexpandedsermons.
ThereligioustolerancewhichhadallowedBunyanthefreedomtopreachbecamecurtailedwiththerestorationofthemonarchyin1660.ThemembersoftheBedfordMeetingwerenolongerabletomeetinStJohnschurch,whichtheyhad
beensharingwiththeAnglicancongregation.
ThatNovember,BunyanwaspreachingatafarminthevillageofLowerSamsellinthevillageofWestoning,thirteenmilesfromBedford,whenhewaswarnedthatawarrantwasoutforhis
arrest.Decidingnottomakeanescape,hewasarrestedandbroughtbeforethelocalmagistrateSirFrancisWingate.

Furtherallegoricalworksweretofollow:TheLifeandDeathofMr.Badman(1680),PilgrimsProgressPartII,andTheHolyWar(1682).GraceAboundingtotheChiefofSinners,aspiritualautobiographywaspublishedin1666,whenhe
wasstillinjail.

ThisinfoisfromWikipedia,andnowwegountoaquotefromBunyan,abouttheLordsdaySabbath.

(pastorhistorian.com/2005/09/13/quotes-from-the-early-church-fathers-on-the-sabbathlords-day-issue)
(From,JohnBunyan'sDyingThoughts
HaveaspecialcaretosanctifytheLordsdayforasthoukeepestit,soitwillbewiththeealltheweeklong.MaketheLordsdaythemarketforthysoulletthewholedaybespentinprayer,repetitions,ormeditationslayasidetheaffairsoftheotherpart
oftheweekletthysermonthouhastheardbeconvertedintoprayer:ShallGodallowtheesixdays,andwiltnotthouaffordhimone?)

ItthinkitisprettyclearwhatJohnBunyanissayinghere,andthiswaswrittenjustbeforehedied,andthisistalkingoftheLordsday,whichifyoudomoreresearch,youwillknowthatitwastalkingofthefirstdayoftheweek,whichJohnBunyan
wasknowntobelieve.
Andonethingthatisverytouchingtomeinhiswords,arethewords:ShallGodallowtheesixdays,andwiltnotthouaffordhimone?.
Howselfishwecanbe,itseemsthatpeople,wantitalltobeaboutthem.

NowletusgountoMatthewHenry.

MatthewHenry
MatthewHenry(18October166222June1714)wasaWelsh[1]orBritishNon-Conformistministerandauthor.
MatthewHenry'swell-knownsix-volumeExpositionoftheOldandNewTestaments(17081710)orCompleteCommentary,providesanexhaustiveversebyversestudyoftheBible.[5]coveringthewholeoftheOldTestament,andthe
GospelsandActsintheNewTestament.

ThisinfoisfromWikipedia.

NowuntoquotesofHenry,abouttheLordsdaySabbath.

(pastorhistorian.com/2005/09/13/quotes-from-the-early-church-fathers-on-the-sabbathlords-day-issue)
(TheStreamsofallreligionrunseitherdeeporshallowaccordingasthebanksoftheSabbatharekeptuporneglected.)

(Henry)
(Revelation1:10
SurelythiscanbenootherthantheChristiansabbath,thefirstdayoftheweek,tobeobservedinremembranceoftheresurrectionofChrist.LetuswhocallhimourLordhonourhimonhisownday,thedaywhichtheLordhath
madeandinwhichweoughttorejoice)

YoucanseethatHenrycallstheLordsday,theChristianSabbath,whichisthefirstdayoftheweek,andhementionsinhisfirstquote,aSabbaththatshouldbekept.

SonowuntoJonathanEdwards.

JonathanEdwards

JonathanEdwards(October5,1703March22,1758)wasaProtestantpreacher,philosopher,andtheologian.Edwards"iswidelyacknowledgedtobeAmerica'smostimportantandoriginalphilosophicaltheologian,"andoneof
America'sgreatestintellectuals.
Edwardsdeliveredthesermon"SinnersintheHandsofanAngryGod",aclassicofearlyAmericanliterature,duringanotherrevivalin1741,followingGeorgeWhitefield'stouroftheThirteenColonies.

InfofromWikipedia.

NowuntoaquotefromEdwards,ontheLordsdaySabbath.

(http://www.biblebb.com/files/edwards/sabbath.htm)
(Therefore,Idesignnow,bythehelpofGod,toshowthatitissufficientlyrevealedintheScriptures,tobethemindandwillofGod,thatthefirstdayoftheweekshouldbedistinguishedintheChristianchurchfromotherdaysoftheweek,asa
Sabbath,tobedevotedtoreligiousexercises.
JI shallspeakuponthissubjectunderthesetwogeneralpropositions.
I.Itissufficientlyclear,thatitisthemindofGod,thatonedayoftheweekshouldbedevotedtorest,andtoreligiousexercises,throughoutallagesandnations.

II.Itissufficientlyclear,thatunderthegospel-dispensation,thisdayisthefirstdayoftheweek..
...Third,thereisanotherthingwhichconfirmsit(thatthefourthcommandteachesGodsrestingfromthenewcreation,aswellasfromtheold),whichisthattheScripturesexpresslyspeakoftheoneasparallelwiththeother:i.e.Christsrestingfromtheworkof
redemptionisexpresslyspokenofasbeingparallelwithGodsrestingfromtheworkofcreation.Heb.4:10,Forhethatisenteredintohisrest,healsohathceasedfromhisownworks,asGoddidfromhis.
NowChristrestedfromhisworkswhenherosefromthedead,onthefirstdayoftheweek.Whenherosefromthedead,thenhefinishedhisworkofredemption.Hishumiliationwasthenatanend:hethenrestedandwasrefreshed.Whenitissaid,There
remainetharesttothepeopleofGodintheoriginal,itis,asabbatism,orthekeepingofaSabbath:andthisreasonisgivenforit,Forhethatenteredintohisrest,healsohathceasedfromhisownworks,asGoddidfromhis.Thesethreethingsat

leastwearetaughtbythesewords:
1.TolookuponChristsrestfromhisworkofredemption,asparallelwithGodsrestfromtheworkofcreation.Fortheyareexpresslycomparedtogether,asparallelonewiththeother)

IthinkJonathansfirstremarkupabove,saysitall,whichitsays:thatthefirstdayoftheweekshouldbedistinguishedintheChristianchurchfromotherdaysoftheweek,asaSabbath.
Nowhegoesevenmoreintodetailthanthis,inthecommentsupabove,butthiswillsuffice.

NowwewillgountoAdamClarke.

AdamClarke

AdamClarke(b.1760-1762,d.August28,1832[1])wasaBritishMethodisttheologianandbiblicalscholar.HewasborninthetownlandofMoybegKirleynearTobermoreinNorthernIreland.
HeischieflyrememberedforwritingacommentaryontheBiblewhichtookhim40yearstocompleteandwhichwasaprimaryMethodisttheologicalresourcefortwocenturies.

Asatheologian,ClarkereinforcedtheteachingsofMethodistfounderJohnWesley.HetaughtthattheBibleprovidesacompleteinterpretationofGod'snatureandwill.HeconsideredScriptureitselfamiracleofGod'sgracethat"takesaway
theveilofdarknessandignorance.

ThisinfowastakenfromtheencyclopediaWikipedia.

NowuntoquotesfromClarke,concerningthelordsdaySabbath.

(Clarke)
(Revelation1:10

TheLordsday-Thefirstdayoftheweek,observedastheChristianSabbath,becauseonitJesusChristrosefromthedeadthereforeitwascalledtheLordsday,andhastakenplaceoftheJewishSabbaththroughoutthe
Christianworld.

Acts20:7

Uponthefirstdayoftheweek-Whatwascalled,theLordsday,theChristianSabbath,inwhichtheycommemoratedtheresurrectionofourLordandwhich,amongallChristians,afterwardstooktheplaceoftheJewishSabbath.)

InAdamClarkescomments,weseetheLordsday(firstdayoftheweek),asaChristianSabbath,andhowthatthisChristianSabbath,tooktheplaceoftheJewishSabbath.

Youcannotgetanyclearerthanthis.

NowwegotoSpurgeon.

CharlesHaddonSpurgeon

CharlesHaddon(CH)Spurgeon(/hdnsprdn/19June183431January1892)wasaBritishParticularBaptistpreacher.SpurgeonremainshighlyinfluentialamongChristiansofvariousdenominations,amongwhomheisknownasthe"Princeof
Preachers".
Itisestimatedthatinhislifetime,Spurgeonpreachedtoaround10,000,000people.

Spurgeonproducedpowerfulsermonsofpenetratingthoughtandpreciseexposition.HisoratoryskillsheldhislistenersspellboundintheMetropolitanTabernacleandmanyChristianshavediscoveredSpurgeon'smessagestobeamongthebestinChristianliterature.

InfofromWikipedia.

NowletusgountoaquoteofSpurgeon,onthelordsdaySabbath.

(pastorhistorian.com/2005/09/13/quotes-from-the-early-church-fathers-on-the-sabbathlords-day-issue)
(Wegathertogetheronthefirstratherthantheseventhdayoftheweekbecauseredemptionisevenagreaterworkthancreationandmoreworthyofcommemorationandbecausetherestwhichfollowedcreationisfaroutdonebytherestwhich
ensuesuponthecompletionofredemption.LiketheApostles,wemeetonthefirstdayoftheweekandhopethatJesusmaystandinourmidstandsay,Peacebeuntoyou.OurLordhasliftedtheSabbathfromtheoldandrustyhingeswhereonthe
lawhadplaceditlongbeforeandsetitonthenewgoldenhingeswhichHislovehasfashioned.HehasplacedourrestdaynotattheendofaweekoftoilbutatthebeginningoftherestwhichremainsforthepeopleofGod.Every
firstdayoftheweekweshouldmeditateontherisingofourLordandseektoenterintothefellowshipwithHiminHisrisenlife.---C.H.Spurgeon)

Nowwehavetoreadthisverycarefully,whichitshowstogatheronthefirstdayratherthe7th,andthenlateritgoesontosay:OurLordhasliftedtheSabbathfromtheoldandrustyhingeswhereonthelawhadplacedit
longbeforeandsetitonthenewgoldenhinges.
SeeSpurgeondidnotsaythatGodremovedtheSabbathfromthehingescompletely,butratherheshowsthatithasbeenputonnewhinges,whichisthehingesofthenewcovenant.
Soifithasbeenputonnewhinges,itmeansthatithasnotbeenremoved.
Andthenstilllaterhementionshowourrestdaywasplacednotattheendofaweekoftoilbutatthebeginning.
Andofcoursethebeginningoftheweekreferstothefirstdayoftheweek.

SonowwegountoH.AIronside.

H.A.Ironside

HenryAllen"Harry"Ironside(October14,1876January15,1951)wasaCanadian-AmericanBibleteacher,preacher,theologian,pastor,andauthor.
IronsidewasborninToronto,Ontario,Canada,toJohnandSophia(Stafford)Ironside,whowerebothactiveinthePlymouthBrethren.

AlongwithotherssuchasCyrusScofield,hewasinfluentialinpopularizingdispensationalismamongProtestantsinNorthAmerica.Despitehislackofformaleducation,histremendousmentalcapacity,photographicmemoryandzealforhisbeliefscausedhimto
becalled,"theArchbishopofFundamentalism."[6]
IronsidewasoneofthemostprolificChristianwritersofthe20thCenturyandpublishedmorethaneightybooksandpamphlets,anumberofwhicharestillinprint.HealsowrotethepopularhymnOvershadowed.[7]Oneeditorialreviewerwroteofa2005
republicationthat,"Ironside'scommentariesareastandardandhavestoodthetestoftime."[8]

ThisinfocomesfromWikipedia.

NowwegountoLordsday,Sabbathquotes.

(http://www.wholesomewords.org/etexts/ironside/care8.html)
(theLordJesusChristdeclaredHimselftobeLordevenofthesabbathday.Now,thatisaverysignificantexpression,particularlywhenwefindthatafterthedeathandresurrectionofourLordJesusChristanotherdaycomeslittleby
littletothefrontandtheseventh-daysabbathofIsraelrecedesmoreandmoreintothebackground.Whywasthat?BecausetheSonofManisLordevenofthesabbathday,andunderthenewdispensationHehadauthoritytosetasidetheseventh-day
sabbathofIsraelandbringinanaltogethernewdaywithanaltogetherdifferentmessage
ItwouldbeasadthingforusasChristians,becausewearenolongerunderthelawbutundergrace,ifweshouldreasonsomethinglikethis:"Well,sincetheJewishsabbathhasbeendoneawayinthecrossofChrist,andtheWordofGodsays,'Letnoman
thereforejudgeyouinmeat,orindrink,orinrespectofanholyday,orofthenewmoon,orofthesabbathdays,'(Col.2:16)thatthereforeChristiansmaybeutterlyindifferentastohowtousethedaythathastakentheplaceoftheJewishsabbath."Ifit
pleasedGodofoldtohaveHispeopleoccupiedwithspiritualveritiesonedayinseven,wecanthankHimthatwehavesuchaprivilegeunderthisnewdispensation,andtherighteousnessofthelawisthusbeingfulfilledinuswhowalknotafterthefleshbutafter
theSpirit
I believeoneoftheoutstandingevilsofourdayisthegrowingdisregardfortheLord'sDay.Oneveryhandwefindtheworldusingthatdayjustforpleasureandfolly.AndyouhereinAmerica,whoperhapsaretemptedtobecarelessaboutcherishingits
privileges,onlyneedtotakeatripacrosstheseatoFrance,oranyofthecountriesofEuropeafteryouleaveGreatBritain,withtheexceptionofScandinaviaandHolland,andseehowmenandwomenusethefirstdayoftheweekinpleasureandfollywithno
recognitionwhateverofitssacredcharacter,andIthinkyouwillrealizethentheprivilegeswehavehere.WecanthankGodthatthereissetaside,generallybyrulersandauthorities,onedayasadayofrest,butitisuptousasChristianstomakeita
dayofworshipandadayofChristianservice.
.Oneotherthought:Thesabbathofoldhadabackwardaspect.ItlookedbacktocreationandGod'scovenantonMountSinai,andtothedeliveranceofIsraelfromthelandofEgyptbutitalsohadaforwardaspect.Thesabbathwastypical.Itwasatypeofthat
whichnowthroughgracehasbeenbroughtinbythefinishedworkoftheLordJesus,forweread,"ThereremaineththereforearesttothepeopleofGod"(Heb.4:9)arest,orasabbath-keeping.Thatsabbathofoldcameinaftersixdaysoftoil.TheLord's
Dayisrestbeforeyoubegintheweekoftoil)

Thisguyseemstohavealotofinterestingquotes,andIhaveheardofhim,butneverreadhisstuff,andIfinditreallygoodstuff,veryinciting.
Hementionsinterestingstuffabout,JesusbeingtheLordoftheSabbath,andhementionsanewday,whichofcourseistheLordsday.
Alsohementionsadayofrest,andsaysthis:TheLord'sDayisrestbeforeyoubegintheweekoftoil.
IamgladIfoundhim,concerningoneofthepreachersthatstoodup,fortheLordsdayasaSabbath,andhewasborninCanada,andIamaCanadian,Ifindthatneat.

NowwegountoDavidWilkerson,whichIneverknewthathebelievedintheLordsdaySabbathIwasverysurprised,andglad,tofindthatout.

Andthisisinfofromhisownpulpitserieswebsite,thatisconcerninghisquotes.

DavidWilkerson

DavidRayWilkerson(May19,1931April27,2011[1])wasanAmericanChristianevangelist,bestknownforhisbookTheCrossandtheSwitchblade.HewasthefounderoftheaddictionrecoveryprogramTeenChallenge,andfoundingpastorofthenondenominationalTimesSquareChurchinNewYork.
Wilkerson'swidelydistributedsermons,suchas"ACalltoAnguish",areknownforbeingdirectandfrankagainstapostasyandseriousaboutmakingthecommitmenttoobeyJesus'teachings.

InfofromWikipedia.

Nowletusgounto,Davidsquote,ontheSundaySabbath,whichreallyistheLordsday,forIdonotliketocallittheSundaySabbath,butrathertheLordsdaySabbath.

(http://www.tscpulpitseries.org/english/1990s/ts971215.html)
(ByDavidWilkerson
December15,1997
__________

I'manold-fashionedpreacherwhobelievesinhonoringthesabbath.AndonereasonbehindmyconvictionisthatIwasraisedinapreacher'shome,wherethesabbathwashonoredreligiously.
Inthosedays,"bluelaws"wereineffect.ThismeantnobusinesseswereallowedtooperateonSunday,exceptvitalonessuchashospitalsorgasstations.Veryfewstoreswereopenatall.Infact,ifashopkeeperopenedhisstoreforsome
reason,peoplewouldwhisper,"Thatmanhaslosthisreligion!"
Eventherankestsinnerdidn'tthinkofbuyinganythingonSunday.
Acenturyago,thegreatevangelistD.L.Moodypreachedafierymessagedeploringeveryformofsabbath-breaking.
ToChristianslivingtoday,thisallmaysoundextreme.Butthefactis,Moodyvoicedthedeepfeelingsandopinionsofamultitudeofbelieversofhisday.ThesabbathwastheLord'sday-anditwasnotmeantforpleasureor
self-gratification.ItwasadaytoworshipGodandtorestfromallother
activities.)

ItisprettyclearascrystaltowhatDavidissayinghere,andhementionsitasbeingSunday,whichisthefirstdayoftheweek.
Sohereisalotofproofofpreachers,evenwellknownones,ofhowtheybelievedintheLordsday,asaSabbath.
Soyoucanseethatthereismany,althoughinthesedays,notsomuch.
Andnoticewhatkindofadaywelivein,wearelivinginatimeofagreatfallingaway.

Nowwasthererevivalsinthepast,towhereitresultedinpeoplehonouringtheLordsdayasaSabbath???

Wellletusgosee.

RevivalswhichhonouredtheLordsdayasaSabbath
Sothefirstrevival,wewillcover,istheSecondGreatAwakening,throughCharlesFinney.

SecondGreatAwakening,throughFinney(18251835)

Nowherearequotes,concerningtheFinneyrevival.

(http://www.godsgenerals.com/person_charles_finney.htm)

(FinneysrevivalssparkedtheSecondGreatAwakeningandunifiedthecountryaroundtheBibleandthepowerofprayer,whilehismoralstancesforsocialjusticelaidthefoundationsforeverythingfromabolitionto
temperancetothecivilrightsmovement.HisteachingsonChristianperfectionisminspiredtheHolinessMovementofthelatterhalfofthenineteenthcenturyandthePentecostalandCharismaticMovementsinthetwentiethcentury.Finneys
evangelisticstyleandmethods-includeprayermeetingsbeforeandduringtheevent,nightlymeetingsforweeksatatime,altarcalls,andpushingfordecisionsbeforelistenersleavetheauditorium
WhenMr.FinneyandIbeganourrace,wehadnothoughtofgoingamongstministers.Ourhighestambitionwastogowheretherewasneitherministerorreformationandtrytolookupthelostsheep,forwhomnomancared.Webegan
andtheLordprospered....Wegointonomansparishunlesscalled....Wehaveroomenoughtoworkandworkenoughtodo.6
Forthenextsevenyearsuntilhisdeath,NashbecameakeypartofeverymeetingCharlesled.Together,theylearnedagreatdealaboutprayingdownrevival.Nashwasnottimidinprayer-itwassaidhisprayerscouldsometimesbeheard
uptohalfamileaway.WhenFatherNashdiedonDecember20,1831,Charlesgaveuphisitinerantministrywithinfourmonthstotakeapositionasapastor.
100,000Saved
ThegreatestoutpouringofCharlesslifecameinRochester,NewYork,startinginSeptember1830.LymanBeecher,oneofFinneysharshestcriticsinhisearlyyears,wouldeventuallycalltherevivalinRochesterthegreatestworkofGod,andthe
greatestrevivalofreligion,thattheworldhaseverseen,insoshortatime.Onehundredthousand...werereportedashavingconnectedthemselveswithchurches.7 Itwasrecordedthatasmanyaseighty-fivepercentofthoseconverted
remainedChristiansyearslater.
Itwasarevivalthattouchedallsocialclasses-fromcivicandbusinessleaderstoschoolteachers,physicians,shopkeepers,farmers,andmigrantworkers.Barsclosedforlackofpatrons.Crimeratesdroppeddramaticallyand
stayedlowforyears,evenasthepopulationgrew.Atonepoint,theteenagersinthelocalhighschoolweresodistraughtabouttheconditionoftheirsoulsthattheypaidnoattentiontotheirlessons,sothedirectorinvitedFinneytocomeand

speak.Nearlytheentirestudentbodywassaved,includingthedirector,whohadoriginallythoughtitwasaploybythestudentstogetoutoftheirwork.Fortyofthestudentswentontobecomeministers.Oneoftheselaterwrote:
Thewholecommunitywasstirred.Religionwasthetopicofconversation,inthehouse,intheshop,intheofficeandonthestreet.Theonlytheaterinthecitywasconvertedintoaliverystabletheonlycircusintoasoapandcandlefactory.Grog
shopswereclosedtheSabbathwashonoredthesanctuarieswerethrongedwithhappyworshippersanewimpulsewasgiventoeveryphilanthropicenterprisethefountainsofbenevolencewhereopened,andmenlivedto
good.)

Nowtherearealotofawesomethings,aswecanseethathappenedinthisrevival,andoneawesomethingwaswhen100000peoplegotsaved,butalsoitmentionsbarsclosing,crimeratesdropping,andGrogshopsclosing,andtheSabbath
beinghonored!!!

NowwegettoournextquoteontheFinneyrevival.

(http://www.christianity.com/church/church-history/timeline/1701-1800/the-2nd-great-awakening-11630336.html)

(FinneyhimselfwasastrongabolitionistandencouragedChristianstobecomeinvolvedintheantislaverymovement.Christiansbecametheleadersinmanyothersocialconcernssuchaseducation,prison
reform,temperance,Sabbathobservance,andwomen'srights.ThelargenumbersofChristianworkersforsocialreformbecamesoinfluentialtheyandtheorganizationstheyfoundedbecameknownastheBenevolent
Empire.TheSecondGreatAwakeninghadagreatereffectonsocietythananyotherrevivalinAmerica.)

Inthisquote,itshowshowthattherevivalaffectedthesociety,anditbroughtsocialconcernstowardsSabbathobservance.

Nowuntoournextquote.

(TheEarlyRepublicandAntebellumAmerica:AnEncyclopediaofSocial...
ByChristopherG.Bates)

(InthemidstofthefervorcreatedbytheSecondGreatAwakeningofthe1790sto1840s,evenmoregroupsformedinsupportoftheSundaySabbath.
theydidsucceedinpassingmanystatelawsfurtherrestrictingSundayactivities.)

Andhere,inourlastquote,Ijustwantedtoshowthisarticle,forthesakeofshowingthattheSabbaththattheysupported,wastheSundaySabbath,whichwasonthefirstdayoftheweek,andinthesequotes,itshowslawsrestrictingSunday
activities.

Sonowwegettoournextrevival,whichistheStraidrevivalinIreland,whichamannamedJamesBain,wasgreatlyused.

NorthernIrelandrevival,Straid(1859)

Nowherearequotesfromthisrevival.

(http://www.gospeltidings.org.uk/library/17/6/6.htm)
(TheRev.JamesBain,PastoroftheIndependentChurch.
StraidisamountainousdistrictinthecountyofAntrim-thepeoplemostlysmallfarmersandweavers.Forsometimeprevioustothecommencementoftheworkofrevivalinthispartofthecountry,thespiritofprayerbecamedeepandmanifest
amongthepeopleofmycongregation.Thiswasevidencedbytheenlargedattendanceontheservicesofthesanctuary,andthefervencywithwhichpetitionswerepresentedatthemercy-seatfortheoutpouringoftheHolySpirit.
IntheearlypartofApril1859,tidingsreachedusofthestrangethingsthatwerebeingexperiencedinotherpartsofthecountry,withvariedconflictingopinions.Wedesiredtoseethosethingswithoureyesofwhichwehadheard
somuch.IfeltadeepinterestinwhatIhadheardbutitrequiredtheevidenceoffactstobefullyimpressedwithitsdivinecharacter.Toseetheproudsinnerstrickendowninhisprideofheart,andconstrainedtocryformercybeforeanassembled

multitude,wassuchanevidenceoftheheavenlyoriginoftheworkastoconvincethegainsayer,andtogiveconfidencetothesincereinquireraftertruth.ItwastrulyawonderfulmanifestationofDivinepower.
Slowatfirsttopermittheinterestsoftherevivaltoberecognised,Iwaitedtheevidencesofitsall-pervadingpower,thatImightseemywayinthepathofduty.InthisIwasperfectlysatisfiedereItookasingle
stepinitbutsincethenIhavethrownmywholesoulintothegreatandgodlikework,sothatnightanddayIhavebeenengagedinlabouringforthespiritualbenefitofsouls.Thegeneraleffectuponsocietyismostwonderfuland
important.Profanity,Sabbathprofanation,anddrunkennessaresetaside.Manypublichousesareclosed,acock-pithasbecomeapreachingstation,andfamilies,wherenothingbutviceinitsworstformscouldbeseen,have
beenbroughttoloveandtoadoretheLordwithazealandafervourwhichwithstandalleffortsoftheenemyofsoulstoovercomewhilethedesireforthepreachingofthegospeliseverywherepervadingsociety.Indeed,themostofthepeopleare
fullofdesiretohearthegospel,andattendinlargenumberswhereveritispreached,andthegooddoneisverygreat.ManyarenowrejoicinginJesus,towhomitseemedimpossibletobringthetruth,suchwastheirunwillingnesstohearandtheir
hatredtothegospel.)

Thisrevival,alsobroughtmanychanges,whichprofanity,theprofaningoftheSabbath,drunkennessweresetaside.

Andnowwegountoournextquotes.

(http://www.sermonindex.net/modules/articles/index.php?view=article&aid=2563)
(Inthecenterofthevillage,therewasaCongregationalchurchthatwasledbyanablepastornamedJamesBain.Forsometimepriortothecommencementoftherevival,thespiritofprayeramongthemembersofthechurchhad
intensified.PrayerforanoutpouringoftheSpiritofGodwasfervent,resultingingrowingcongregations.
LongandBusySabbaths
BaindescribedatypicalSabbathduringthoserevivaldays:
OurSabbathservicesarecontinuous,fromnineinthemorninguntiltenatnight.Weareengagedfromninetotwelveinprayermeetingsfortheyoung,fromtwelvetotwoinpublicservice,fromtwotofourinprayermeetings,fromfiveto
eightintheeveningservice,andfinallyinoureveningprayermeeting.
Theeveningservicesatthechurchbecamesowellattendedthattheonlysuitableplacetoassemblewasoutdoors.Atoneoftheseeveninggatherings,someofthenewconvertsgavetestimony,andBainpreachedtwosermons.Thewholeaudience
wasgrippedwithasenseofintensespiritualanxiety.Numberscriedformercy,andnotasinglesouldepartedfromthatsceneuntilmorning.)

Hereitshowsthat,thatthereSabbathswerecontinuous.
AndtheSabbaththeyweretalkingaboutherewasalsoSunday,becausethatiswhattheCongregationalchurchholdsonto,whichJamesBainwasapastorofaCongregationalchurch.

Sonowwegountoourlastrevival,whichwassaidtohavestartedwithtwooldladiespraying,andoneofthemainministersusedinthisrevival,wasDuncanCampbell.

IsleofLewisrevival(1949-1953)

Nowherearequotesfromthispeticular,revival.

(http://www.born-again-christian.info/scottish.hebrides.revival.htm)
(TheLewisAwakening1949-1953byDuncanCampbell:

PerhapsthegreatestmiracleofallwasinthevillageofArnol.Here,indifferencetothethingsofGodheldthefieldandagooddealofoppositionwasexperiencedbutprayer,themightyweaponoftherevival,was
resortedtoandaneveninggiventowaitinguponGod.
Beforemidnight,Godcamedown,themountainsfloweddownathispresence,andawaveofrevivalsweptthevillage:oppositionandspiritualdeathfledbeforethepresenceoftheLordoflife.Herewasdemonstratedthe
powerofprevailingprayer,andthatnothingliesbeyondthereachofprayerexceptthatwhichliesoutsidethewillofGod.TherearethoseinArnoltodaywhowillbearwitnesstothefactthat,whileabrotherprayed,the
veryhouseshook.

Sometimeago,whilepassingthroughthisvillage,Iwasmetbyanoldmanwhosesalutationwasinthefollowingwords,'Iamgladtobealivetowitnessthisday'.Then,pointingtoaparticularhouse,hesaid,'Doyouseethat

house?Thatwasthe'drinkinghouse'ofthisvillage,whereouryoungmenmetinutterdisregardofGod,Hisword,orHisday.Todayitisclosedandthemenwhofrequenteditareprayinginourprayer
meetings'.WhatajoyitisnowtoseesuchnumbersgoingtothehouseofGodontheSabbath,orlookingforwardwithjoyfulanticipationtotheweeklyprayermeetings.SometimeagoIremarkedtoafriend:'That
issurelyawonderfulsight',referringtothelargenumbersofpeoplegoingtochurch.'Yes',hereplied,'butbeforetherevivaloneseldomsawmorethanfourfromthisvillagegoingtochurchonSabbathmorning'.Oneyoungman,
speakingfortheyouthofthedistrictsaid,'Wedidnotknowwhatchurchgoingmeantuntiltherevivalcame,nowtheprayermeetingistheweeklyattraction,andtheworshipofGodinHishouseontheSabbathour
chiefdelight')

Reallymightythingshappenedinthisrevival,suchasahouseshaking,whileabrotherprayed,andhowadrinkinghousecloseddown,andmenstartedtoregardtheSabbath,ratherthandisregardhisday,lotsofprayermeetings,andworship.

Sonowwegountoournextquote.

(WhenGodBreaksIn:RevivalCanHappenAgainByMichaelGreen)

(Byfarthemajoritywhowereconvertedduringtherevivalhadnevercomenearachurchforameeting.TheyweresimplyoverwhelmedbythepresenceofGodWherevertheyhappenedtobeontheisland,andrespondedwholeheartedlytoit.
Workstopped.Thepubsclosedforlackofbusiness.TheferrieswerediscontinuedontheSabbath,andcrimealmostdisappeared.Thisrevivalaffectedthewholecommunityontheisland,notjustthechurch.

ThemainthrustoftheLewisrevivallastedforfouryears,butitsaffectsarestillremainingsixtyyearslater.Andthekeytoit,asfarasanyonecantell,wasthesetwooldwomenprayingthatGodwouldrevivehisworkonLewis.Once
convincedthathewould,theybegantopray,God,sendusyourman.ThatiswhereDuncanCampbellcamein.ButitwasasovereignworkofGod,anditwasbroughtaboutbypassionate,persistentprayer.Theresultswere
remarkable.)

Itshowshere,inourquotes,thattherevivalaffectedthewholecommunityontheislandandnotjustthechurch,andalsoitshowsthatthepubsclosedandtheferrieswerediscontinuedontheSabbath,andalsothatcrimealmostdisappeared.

Soitshowsofferries,whichwasatypeofservice,beingdiscontinued.

AndthisSabbathwasreferringtothefirstdayoftheweekSabbath,(Sunday)aswewillsee,inournextsectionofThingsthathasblessedmyheart,andotherthoughts.

Sowehavecoveredthese3revivals,whichshowedadrawingbackofhonouringtheSabbath,andmanyrevivalshadsuchresults,infactofthe7menwecoveredinthisstudysuchasSpurgeon,Edwardsetc,mayhaveallexperiencedrevival,andall
believedinhallowingtheLordsdaySabbath.

Sonowwegountoournextpart.

Thingsthathasblessedmyheart,andotherthoughts

Soofthethingsthathasblessedmyheartlately,oneisofcoursethefactthatintheIsleofLewis,eventoday,tosomedegree,thoughitseemstoalesserdegree,stillobservetheSabbath,thatisthefirstdayofthe
weekSabbath,aswewillseeinournextquotes.

(http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-scotland-29708202)
(TheisleofLewisintheouterHebridesissaidtobethelastplaceinBritainwherethefourthcommandment-RemembertheSabbathday,tokeepitholy-isstillstrictlyobserved.Buthowhasmodernlifechanged
attitudestotheLord'sDayonthisislandof20,000people?
TheyusedtotalkoftheScottishSabbath,thenitwastheHighlandSabbathandnowitisjusttheLewisSabbath,asthenumberofplaceskeepingSundayfreeforGodhasdwindled.)
Nowinthisquote,itshowsthattheirSabbathday,istheLordsdayorSunday,whichisthefirstdayoftheweek,andwhatblessesmehere,isnotthefactthattheSabbathisgraduallydwindling,butratherthat,theystilltosomedegreeobserve
theLordsdaySabbath.
Nowwegotoournextquote.

(http://www.isle-of-lewis.com/general-information/sundays-on-the-isle-of-lewis/)

(SundaysareaveryspecialdayonbothTheIsleofLewisandHarris,inthat,virtuallyallcommercialactivityceasesandalargeproportionofthepopulationattendschurch.Thismakesthecharacteroftheislandsvery
differentfromthehustleandbustleofmostmainlandareasonaSunday,whenatriptothehypermarketorgardencentreisbecomingthenorm.ThequietandcalmofLewisandHarrisonaSundayissomethingworthobserving,or
eventakingpartin.)
Ifindthisawesome,tohaveaplacethattosomedegreeobservestheLordsday,anditshowstheplacehavinganicequietnessandcalmtoit.
PraiseGod!!!
AtleastthereissomewhereintheworldthatstillhassomehonourtowardsGodandhisday.
NowhereisanotherthingthatIhaveread,whichblessesme.
ItconcernsacompanycalledChick-Fil-A.

(http://www.businessinsider.com/chick-fil-a-is-overtaking-kfc-2014-3)
(Chick-fil-AhassurpassedKFCasthetopchickenfastfoodchain.
Chick-fil-A'ssalesin2013passed$5billion,comparedwithKFC's$4.2billion,reportsVenessaWongatBloombergBusinessweek.
Chick-fil-Ahas1,775U.S.stores,whileKFChas4,491.Despiteasmallerfootprint,Chick-fil-A'saveragesalesaremorethantriplethoseofitslargercompetitor,Wongwrites.
AndChick-fil-AachievestheseresultsdespitebeingclosedonSundaysforreligiousreasons.)
HereitisshowingacompanythathastheirstoresclosedonSundays,yetdonotevenhavehalfthestoresofKFC,yetmakemoremoney,reallythatisprettyimpressive,andnostoresdonothavetobeopenedontheLordsday,infactthey
shouldntbe,andpeopledonotrealisetheblessingthatthereisintheLordsdayasaSabbath.
(http://www.chick-fil-a.com/Company/Highlights-Sunday)

(WhyWe'reClosedonSundays
Ourfounder,TruettCathy,madethedecisiontocloseonSundaysin1946whenheopenedhisfirstrestaurantinHapeville,Georgia.Hehasoftensharedthathisdecisionwasasmuchpracticalasspiritual.HebelievesthatallfranchisedChick-fil-A
OperatorsandtheirRestaurantemployeesshouldhaveanopportunitytorest,spendtimewithfamilyandfriends,andworshipiftheychoosetodoso.That'swhyallChick-fil-ARestaurantsareclosedonSundays.It's
partofourrecipeforsuccess.)

ThefounderdecidedtohavetheirstoresclosedonSunday,andwhatablessingitwouldbe,ifwehadChick-Fil-Astores,hereinCanada.
Icantrulysaythatthereiscareinthisdecision,towardsemployees.
Whatablessing,praiseGod!!!
SothesearticlesofChick-Fil-A,andtheisleofLewis,hasblessedme.
Andbeforewegoonuntootherthings,Ijustwanttomentionafewthings.
Ihavereadmanyarticlesconcerning,theLordsday,andsomerulespeopleputtoit.

Nowsometrulyseemtobereallyextreme,andareextreme,andsomeareactuallytheopposite,whicharewishywashy,intheirstanceoftheLordsday,butonethingwehavetodo,istobecarefulwhatweattributetothe
Lordsday,andthatwejustgobytheword,andtrustGod.
Sonow,letusgoon.
Nowwegountothelastpartofourstudy.
Whichwewillcovermorescriptures,anddoatypeofcomparisonandsomewhatofarecap.
Nowfirstletusgobacktoourscripture,ofJohnbeingontheIsleofPatmos,ontheLordsday.
Revelation1:9-10

(9I John,whoalsoamyourbrother,andcompanionintribulation,andinthekingdomandpatienceofJesusChrist,wasintheislethatiscalledPatmos,forthewordofGod,andforthetestimonyofJesusChrist.
10IwasintheSpiritontheLord'sday,andheardbehindmeagreatvoice,asofatrumpet,)

OfcoursehereitwasshowingthatJohn,whileontheIsleofPatmos,wasintheSpirit,andhewasintheSpirit,ontheLordsday.
Nowwehaveseenalotofevidence,throughanotherday,throughthe2ndcenturychurch,throughthechurchgatheringonthefirstdayoftheweekinthebible,througharest(sabbatism,completerest)remainingtothe
peopleofGod,andIsaiahshowingusthataSabbathistobekeptunderthenewcovenant,thatthewholeevidence,pointedtoafirstdayoftheweekSabbath.
AndmanyfamouspreachersbelievedintheLordsdaySabbath,andreferredtothefirstdayoftheweekastheLordsday,wehavebiblicalevidence,andchurchhistoryevidence.
Andnowwewillgountoverses,foundinIsaiah58.
Isaiah58:1

(1Cryaloud,sparenot,liftupthyvoicelikeatrumpet,andshewmypeopletheirtransgression,andthehouseofJacobtheirsins.)

HereitissayingtoshowGodspeopletheirtransgression,andthehouseofJacobtheirsins.

YesitistalkingtoIsraelofold,butalsoitisspeakingtothechurch.

Hereitistwofold.

Isaiah58:6

(6IsnotthisthefastthatIhavechosen?toloosethebandsofwickedness,toundotheheavyburdens,andtolettheoppressedgofree,andthatyebreakeveryyoke?)

Ibelievethateventhough,therewasacertaintypeoffreedomundertheoldcovenant,itwasnowherenearthefreedomwenowhaveinChrist,fornowwecanbetotallysetfreefrombondages,eveninregardstothe
conscience.

NowinChrist,thebandsofwickedness,theheavyburdens,andoppression,canbeobliteratedfromapersonslife,andIbelievethateventhoughIsaiah58:6,canrefertosomethingsconcerningtheoldtestament,thatitiseven
moretrueasreferringtothenewcovenant,whichisabettercovenant.

Andournextscripture,whichgoesalongwiththeIsaiahscripture,willshowatypeofconnection,here.

Luke4:18-19

(18TheSpiritoftheLordisuponme,becausehehathanointedmetopreachthegospeltothepoorhehathsentmetohealthebrokenhearted,topreachdeliverancetothecaptives,andrecoveringofsighttotheblind,tosetat
libertythemthatarebruised,
19TopreachtheacceptableyearoftheLord.)

HereisacommentfromBarnesonthisscripture,especiallyonthesetatlibertythemthatarebruisedpart.

(Barnes)

(Tosetatlibertythemthatarebruised-Thewordbruised,here,evidentlyhasthesamegeneralsignificationasbrokenheartedorthecontrite.Itmeansthosewhoarepresseddownbygreatcalamity,orwhose
heartsarepressedorbruisedbytheconsciousnessof
sin.Tosetthematlibertyisthesameastofreethemfromthispressure,ortogivethemconsolation.)

Sothewordbruisecanrefertosomeonebeingpresseddown,orasIsaiahsays:oppressed.

SoIsaiahsaysthis:lettheoppressedgofree,andLukesays:tosetatlibertythemthatarebruised.

Botharereferringtosomeone,beingreleasedfromtheirbondage,towheretheyarefreeoratliberty.

SonowletusgoonwithIsaiah58,whichwewillnowgoontoIsaiah58:13-14.

Isaiah58:13-14

(13Ifthouturnawaythyfootfromthesabbath,fromdoingthypleasureonmyholydayandcallthesabbathadelight,theholyoftheLORD,honourableandshalthonourhim,notdoingthineownways,norfinding
thineownpleasure,norspeakingthineownwords:

14ThenshaltthoudelightthyselfintheLORDandIwillcausetheetorideuponthehighplacesoftheearth,andfeedtheewiththeheritageofJacobthyfather:forthemouthoftheLORDhathspokenit.)

Nowwhatdoesitmeanhere,bysayingifthouturnawaythyfootfromtheSabbath,fromdoingthypleasureonmyholyday???

Wellitisreferringto,turningawayyourfoot,inawaytowereyourrefrainingfromdoingofyourpleasure,ofyourways,ifyourefrainfromtheseways,andcalltheSabbathadelight,theholyoftheLord,andhonourable,not
doingthineownways,norfindingthineownpleasure,norspeakingthineownwords,thenyouregoingtodelightyourselfintheLord.

NowallofIsaiahchapter58,referstoboththeoldcovenantandthenewcovenant,andevenmoresothenewcovenant,inthethingsitsaysandeverypartofit,isforthenewtestamentchurchtoday.

NowtheSabbathhere,isreferringtoboththemainSabbaththatwasheldundertheoldcovenant,whichwastheseventhday,andofcoursethemain(andonly)Sabbathunderthenewcovenant,whichisthefirstdayofthe
week.

Itmaybethat,itwasthisscripture,thatbroughtthestatementtoJohn,oftheirbeingadaycalled:theLordsday.

Noticethespecificwords,itsays:myholyday,theholyoftheLord.

Whichshowsthat,itisadayuntotheLord,whichyoucancalltheLordsday.

Idonotdoubtthatthewords:theLordsdaywasgottenfromthisverse.

NowthemainholydayforGod,undertheoldcovenant,wastheseventhdayoftheweekSabbath,andunderthenew,wellitisthefirstdayoftheweek,whichisadayunderthenewcovenant,whichiscalledtheLordsday.

Sowehaveestablished,inmanyways,thatthenewcovenantday,calledtheLordsday,referstothefirstdayoftheweek,Sabbath.

Sonowwegettothequestion:1.isthattheLordsdayreferstotheoldtestament7thdaySabbath.

WellwehaveshownthatthisviewoftheLordsday,mentionedinRevelaton1:10,isfalse,sothenletuscrossoutthisview.

1.isthattheLordsdayreferstotheoldtestament7thdaySabbath.

NowletuscontinuewithourversesinIsaiah58.

Isaiah58:13-14

(13Ifthouturnawaythyfootfromthesabbath,fromdoingthypleasureonmyholydayandcallthesabbathadelight,theholyoftheLORD,honourableandshalthonourhim,notdoingthineownways,norfinding
thineownpleasure,norspeakingthineownwords:
14ThenshaltthoudelightthyselfintheLORDandIwillcausetheetorideuponthehighplacesoftheearth,andfeedtheewiththeheritageofJacobthyfather:forthemouthoftheLORDhathspokenit.)

Noweventhough,the7thdayoftheweekSabbath,wasadayuntotheLordGod,undertheoldcovenant,therewasnodayspecificallycalledtheLordsday,butunderthenewcovenant,thereis.

Soitshowstorefrainfromdoingofthypleasureonhisholyday,andcalltheSabbathadelight,theholyoftheLord,honourable.

Noticewhatitsays:honourable!!!honourable!!!honourable!!!

IstheLordsdayhonourabletoyou???????

Ordoyouhonouryourself,morethanGod???

IsGodreallyworth,honouringadayfor???

Orwouldyoujustratherhonourfathersdayormothersday???????

Wearejustsoselfish!!!!!!!!

Somemightsay,wellIwanttogototherestaurantontheLordsday,whocaresaboutpeopleworking,IwilldowhatIpleaseonthatday,forIamtheLordoftheSabbath.

Andintruth,mostpeoplewontsaythis,butwillactthis.

MostChristianswillsaythat,yes,JesusistheLordoftheSabbath,butinthebackoftheirminds,itissaying,wellJesuschangedtheSabbath,soIcandowhatIwantonthatday,thereisnomoreSabbath,thereforeIamfree.

Freefromwhat???

Wellthetruthis,isthis,theyarefreetobeselfish,anddishonourGod,becausethatiswhatthisattitudeshows,itshowsnoconcernforGod,andwhathethinks.

TheywanttobetheLordoftheSabbath,andtheSabbathwastalkingaboutaphysicaldayofrest,butmanywanttochangeeverywordthatsaysSabbath,tojustrestinginChrist,andintruthwedorestinChristunderthe
newcovenant,butjustbecausewedo,doesnotmeanthatthedayofresthasbeeneliminated.

AnditseemsthatmanyChristians,actuallyrejoiceinnothavingadayofrest,butweredoesthisrejoicingcomefrom???

DoesitcomefromaheartthatlovesGod???Ordoesitcomefromaselfishheart???

Whyishavingaphysicaldayofrest,andhavingadaysetasidetohonourandworshipGod,soundesirabletoyou???Whyisitsuchaburdentoyou???

NowIcanseeitbeingaburdentotheworld,fortheydonotknowGod,butwhyisittoyou???

IsthereareasofyourlifethatyouhavenotyetsurrenderedtoGod???

Manypeopleofrevivalsofthepast,enjoyedhavingtheLordsday,itwasnoproblemtomanyofthem,whyisittous???

WellIknow,forthemostpart,manyarenotinarevivalstatetoday.

Weneedabadlyneededrevival.

Letusgobacktoourverses.

Isaiah58:13-14

(13Ifthouturnawaythyfootfromthesabbath,fromdoingthypleasureonmyholydayandcallthesabbathadelight,theholyoftheLORD,honourableandshalthonourhim,notdoingthineownways,norfinding
thineownpleasure,norspeakingthineownwords:
14ThenshaltthoudelightthyselfintheLORDandIwillcausetheetorideuponthehighplacesoftheearth,andfeedtheewiththeheritageofJacobthyfather:forthemouthoftheLORDhathspokenit.)

Soitsays:notdoingthineownways,norfindingthineownpleasure,norspeakingthineownwords.

Butnoticewhatitsaysbeforethesewordsarementioned,itsays:andshalthonourhim.

IttalksabouthonouringtheLord,andwehaveseenthatontheSabbath,therewastobeheldanholyconvocationsoitisadayofgatheringwiththebrethren,sotohonourtheLord,throughourworship,prayers,andalsoto
befedthewordofGod,anddoastheLordleads.

Itisatimeofmeetingwiththechurch,sotomeetwiththeLord.

Sothishastobetheattitude,ofGodbeingthepreeminentfocusoftheday,andnotourworkthatweusuallydoduringtherestoftheweek,norevenrecreation.

IfrecreationcomesbeforetheLord,andyouneglectyourassembly,thatistotallyselfishandwrong.

ItshowsthatyourrecreationcomesbeforetheLord.

Itisadayofphysicalrest,andnotadayofphysicalwork,yourworkcannotcomebeforetheLord.

SoGoddoesnotwantustoworklikewedoduringtherestoftheweek,suchasworkingatajob(withtheexceptionofemergencyservices,aswealreadycovered(thoughstillseekingtogather)),orevencuttingthegrass,and
suchlikestuff.

NowIdonotsaythatwecannotgoforabikeride,onthatday,foryoucangoforabikeride,andstillfellowship,oryoucangoforawalkandministertosomeone,etc.,butrecreationalactivities,whichrequireyou,topayfor
things,suchasbowling,amusementparks,zoos,andsuchlikethingstowhereyoucausesomeonetowork(Nehemiah10:31),onthatday,shouldnotbedoneatall.

Godhastobepreeminent,andnotourwork,ourpleasures,recreationsetc.

NowIknowsometakeittoanotherextremeattimes,suchasyoucannotrideabikeonthatdayetc,butIdonotsubscribetothisthought.

NowIdonotknoweverything,butonethingIdoknow,isthatGodhastobethepreeminentfocus,oftheday.

Nowwegotopartofverse14whichsays:


ThenshaltthoudelightthyselfintheLORD.

Isthatoneofthereasons,whymanyChristiansarenotdelightingthemselvesintheLord,astheyshould,becausetheydonothonourGod,inhisday,andwhathewants???

Itrulybelieve,andknow,thatitisso.

Peopleneedarevelationofthis.

Andthentherearepeople,whosaywellIhavetoworkontheLords,orelseIwillgetfired???

WellIwillsay,havefaithinGod,anddonothavefaithintheworld,doyoutrulybelievethatGodwillprovideforallourneeds,accordingtohisrichesinglory,byChristJesus???

Orisyourfaith,inyourjob,orintheworld???

NowIdounderstandthatweneedtopayourbills,butatthesametime,whoismoreimportant???Godorourjob???

AnddontyoubelievethatGodwillprovide,withoutushavingtocompromisetheword???

HedidformanyChristiansinchurchhistory,overandoverandoveragain.

HavefaithinGod!!!!!!!!

Somemightsay,oryourjusttoolegalistic,whatIwillsaytothis,isthis:havefaithinGod,thatsall!!!!!!!

AndifyoudonotwanttohavefaithinGod,wellthen,havefaithintheworld!

Nowhavingfaithintheworld,willrequireyoutoabandontheLord,andIamnotencouragingthisatall,butintheend,itisyourchoicewhoyouwanttoserve,moneyorGod!!!!!!!!TheworldorGod!!!!!!!

WhoisLord!!!!!!!

Sonowwewillrecapabit.

ThetermtheLordsday
Revelation1:9-10

(9I John,whoalsoamyourbrother,andcompanionintribulation,andinthekingdomandpatienceofJesusChrist,
wasintheislethatiscalledPatmos,forthewordofGod,andforthetestimonyofJesusChrist.
10IwasintheSpiritontheLord'sday,andheardbehindmeagreatvoice,asofatrumpet,)

Isaiah58:13-14

(13Ifthouturnawaythyfootfromthesabbath,fromdoingthypleasureonmyholydayandcallthe
sabbathadelight,theholyoftheLORD,honourableandshalthonourhim,notdoingthineownways,nor
findingthineownpleasure,norspeakingthineownwords:
14ThenshaltthoudelightthyselfintheLORDandIwillcausetheetorideuponthehighplacesoftheearth,and
feedtheewiththeheritageofJacobthyfather:forthemouthoftheLORDhathspokenit.)

Wecanseethat,inRevelation1:10,itmentionstheLordsday,andinIsaiah58:13,itmentionsaholydayuntotheLord,andunderthenewcovenant,thenewSabbathistheLordsday,praiseGod!!!

AndshouldwehonourChrist???
John5:23

(23ThatallmenshouldhonourtheSon,evenastheyhonourtheFather.HethathonourethnottheSonhonourethnottheFatherwhichhathsenthim.)

EventheFatherwantsustohonourChrist,yestohonourhiminallthings,butalsoinobservingadayuntohim.

Anotherday

Hebrews4:8-9

(8ForifJesushadgiventhemrest,thenwouldhenotafterwardhavespokenofanotherday.
9ThereremaineththereforearesttothepeopleofGod.)

John16:7

(7NeverthelessItellyouthetruthItisexpedientforyouthatIgoaway:forifIgonotaway,theComforterwillnot
comeuntoyoubutifI
depart,Iwillsendhimuntoyou.)

Isaiah28:11-12

(11Forwithstammeringlipsandanothertonguewillhespeaktothispeople.
12Towhomhesaid,Thisistherestwherewithyemaycausethewearytorestandthisistherefreshing:yetthey
wouldnothear.)

Acts2:1-4

(1AndwhenthedayofPentecostwasfullycome,theywereallwithoneaccordinoneplace.
2Andsuddenlytherecameasoundfromheavenasofarushingmightywind,anditfilledallthehousewheretheywere
sitting.
3Andthereappeareduntothemcloventongueslikeasoffire,anditsatuponeachofthem.
4AndtheywereallfilledwiththeHolyGhost,andbegantospeakwithothertongues,astheSpiritgavethem
utterance.)

OfcourseinHebrews4:8,itspeaksofJesusmentioninganotherday,whereintherewouldbeatotalabidingrest,andweseeChristspeakingofthisdayinJohn16:7,whichspokeoftheComfortercoming,whichistheHolyGhost,andIsaiah28:1112,andActs2:1-4,showaprophesyconcerningthisandthefulfillmentofthisscripture.

WhichtheHolyGhostwaspouredouttoabidewithinmen,andbaptisedthemintohim,onthedayofPentecost,whichwasthefirstdayoftheweek,whichIsaiahcallswhathappenedonthisdayarest.

ThenwegettoHebrews4:9whichsays:ThereremaineththereforearesttothepeopleofGod.

Aswehavecoveredbefore,thewordrest,inthisverseadifferentwordisused,thantheotherwords,rest,inHebrewschapter4.

Itistheword:sabbatism,whichisaderivativeofthewordsabbaton,whichmeans:theSabbathday.

Nowthewordsabbatismitself,Ibelieveisreferringtoacompleterest,oracompletesabbatism!!!!!!!

Thewordsabbatism,makesmethinkofastateofrest,atypeofrestyouarelivingin,whichprovidesacompleterest,andincludesadayofrest.

Itisacompleterest,andnotapartialrest,itisasabba----tism.

Somethingyouenterin,whichinturn,providessomethingcomplete.

AndHebrewssaysthatthereremainetharesttothepeopleofGod,whichundertheoldcovenant,therewastherestfromtheenemiesunderJoshua,andadayofrest,andunderthenewcovenant,thesesamerests(inasimilar
butdifferentmanner)remain,whichaswerestinChristssalvation,itaffordsusaceasingfromourownworks,andalsobringsustoadayofphysicalrest,andanholyday,inwerewehonourtheSon.

ASabbathremaineth
Hebrews4:9

(9ThereremaineththereforearesttothepeopleofGod.)

Isaiah56:6

(6Alsothesonsofthestranger,thatjointhemselvestotheLORD,toservehim,andtolovethenameoftheLORD,tobehis
servants,everyonethatkeepeththesabbathfrompollutingit,andtakethholdofmycovenant)

SoHebrews4:9showsusthatthereremainetharesttothepeopleofGod,andIsaiahconfirmsforus,thatthereisaSabbathtobekeptunderthenewcovenant.

EverythingconcerningthenewtestamentSabbath,iscoveredintheword,itsday,itsname,thefactthatitisaSabbath,andthefactthatthereremainethaSabbathunderthenewcovenant,andwehaveshownthisthroughmanyversesandnot
justone,thewordcomplementstheword,andfitsjustlikeapuzzle.

Sonowuntoourlastquestion.

ItisaquestionImentionedatthebeginningofthisstudy.

Andhereitis:

Nowthereare3prominentviewsonthisissuethatIknowof:

1.isthattheLordsdayreferstotheoldtestament7thdaySabbath,
2.isthattheLordsdayreferstothefirstdayoftheweekgathering,

3.isthattheLordsdayreferstotheDayoftheLord,thetimeofthecomingdestructionthatclimaxesinthereturnofChrist.

Wellwehavedebunkedviews1and3,sothenthatleavesusjustwithoneviewwhichisview2.

SodoestheLordsday,refertothefirstdayoftheweekgathering???

Absolutelyyes!!!!!!!

Sothenletuscheckmarkview2.

2.isthattheLordsdayreferstothefirstdayoftheweekgathering.

Sonowwewillleavethisstudy,withsomeofourquotesfrompreachers,inthisstudy.

(JohnBunyan'sdyingthoughts)

(ShallGodallowtheesixdays,andwiltnotthouaffordhimone?)

(H.AIronside)

(I believeoneoftheoutstandingevilsofourdayisthegrowingdisregardfortheLord'sDay.Oneveryhandwefindtheworldusingthatdayjustforpleasureandfolly.AndyouhereinAmerica,whoperhapsaretemptedtobecarelessaboutcherishingits
privileges,onlyneedtotakeatripacrosstheseatoFrance,oranyofthecountriesofEuropeafteryouleaveGreatBritain,withtheexceptionofScandinaviaandHolland,andseehowmenandwomenusethefirstdayoftheweekinpleasureandfollywithno
recognitionwhateverofitssacredcharacter,andIthinkyouwillrealizethentheprivilegeswehavehere.WecanthankGodthatthereissetaside,generallybyrulersandauthorities,onedayasadayofrest,butitisuptousasChristianstomakeita
dayofworshipandadayofChristianservice)

(MatthewHenry)

(TheStreamsofallreligionrunseitherdeeporshallowaccordingasthebanksoftheSabbatharekeptuporneglected)

Amen!!!!!!!