SABBATH SCHOOL LESSON

SENIOR DIVISION

Second Quarter, 1966.

The Sabbath in Hi~tory

"If thou turn away thy foot from the, sabbath, from doing thy
pleasure on my holy day; and call the sabbath a dellg'ht, the hOly 01"
the Lord, honourable; and shalt honour him, not doing thine own
ways, nor finding thine own pleasure, nor speakiifg thine own words:
Then shalt thou delight thyself in the Lord; and I will ca·u~e thee
to ricte upon the .high places of the earth, and i'eM thee with the heri-
tage of Jacob thy rather: for the mouth of the Lord hath spoken it.··
:fSaiah 58: 13,14.
 FOREWORD

God did not leave the question of Sabbath-keeping and its day
of worship for man to decid"e. While there are numerous objectionl,
and totally unsupported exeuses for evading the moral obliga'tion and
duty to obey the eommand of God, this nowiae ehanges the eternal
truth of its importance thnlUghont the "entire history of God '5 people.
God intended that the seventh-da.y Sabbath was to be His delegated
sign of allegiance to Him, in every eondition and set of eireumstanee9.
Those who have kept the Sabbath aceording to the divine directions
in the history of the church and those who understandingly keep it in
the present and in the future, in the time of the third angel's message,
will enjoy the greatest religious and spiritual experience ever known
to mankind.
The study of this qua-rter of the S.S. Les8Qns is entitled, •• The
811bbath in History". Much reliable and authoritative evidence and
comment could be added to the lesson notes, which is most interesting
and confirming of the will of God that the Sabbath is an esse"ntial
feature of t.he closing work of the "everlallting gospel' '. Because
of the very brief time possible for the lesson periods, it is necessary
to concentrate on the main subject outlines of each set for the lesson.
We recommend that all give sincere and close study to the mat\lrial
gathered for the lessons.
The Sabbath School is primarily a Misaionary department of thf'
Reform Movement and everything connected" with its functions should
be objective for the saving of souls. Souls that are members of rour
local area, friends and neighbours, and souls whom your liberal offer·
ings enlighten and who learn to know and love our Sa"viour.

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Lesson No.1 sabbath, April 2, 1966.

THE CREATOR AND THE FIRST SEVENTH DAY SABBATH

Key 'l'ext: "For by him were all things created, that are in heaven,
and that are in earth, visible and invisible, whether they be thrones,
or dominions, or principalities, or powe)~j..,au,th~J?gs were creat~d b~/ j , ,
llim, and for him." Col. 1:16. ~(,... -r~ ~t'""!~.:,,ul·£, ..... ~p~t7~
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QUBftIOX8:
1. In which way and' by whom waa the universe brought into eD&-

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.J tencjl? Gen, 1:1; ..Psa, 19:1-3; Col. 1:16,.17. j;
t;{~ 'Wvuf, tlutL/1IMVJ ,A' Ilk ~}'1~ , '
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(.tl 2. Who is Christ, and ho{V far in hi~tory can His ex1stenep .be . -J/
traced? John 1:1; Col. 1:18-15. ~,;, ~j{; Jtk ~~j vie
NOTE: "The Lord Jesus Christ, the divine Son of G"ta, eXiste1_~.•~({;k
from eternity, a distinct person, yet one with the ~'athe!:.!' .RH:~~1A't
~~~. ~~N~
"In speaking of His pre-existence, Christ carrieS' the mind back
through dateless ages. He assures us that there never was a tim..!.,
when He was not in elolle fellowship with the eternal God.:' ST: /
August 29 1902. I . 'IV'! Ii,
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'L 1 h'. Wl,tc.17'~,le)JIIh,)'I: fl#F< /l'lfI""{-)/lh, WPS ~ "'9' "1ni<Po ,
" " . &J 3. Wha..t part did Christ have in the cre,ation of thiJj world? "..John~ L./
17 S T
. 11:3,10; JIe1>rews 1.:2,10. '(JJi!..fI'.&)I:""V~-#I¥wtjH<;/,~ ,~~ 7'
h,f)t ~ /I~ 1Umt~ ~ """,1-,
NOTE: "The Sovereign of the universe was not alone in His work
of benefic":mce He had an associate a' co'worker .. who could
appreciate His purposes. and could 8'ha r e His joy in giying happines~
to created beipgs .. '. The Father wrought by His Son in the
ueation of all beayeply bejngs I I PP.: 34. {; dMtAJ,
4. W1lat period was taken by Christ, in God, to-cdinplete the w01'¥

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:r-.'PTE: "By the w:Z- of the Lord were the heavens made; and
all the host of them by the breath of his mouth. 'For he spake, and
it was done; he commanded" and it stood fallt. The Bible recognizes
no long ages in which the earth was slOWly evolved from chaos Of
eac.h successive day of creation the sacred record declares' that it
~I)nslsted of the e i an r i . all other da s that have
·0 owed. At the close of each day is given the result of the Creator 2
~\'ork. The statement is made ,at the. clos'e of the first week's record,
'These are the generations of the heavens and of the earth when ther
were created.' But this does not convey the idea that the days of
c.reation were other than literal days. .Each day WlIJl called......a gener-
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aUon, because that in it God generated, or produced, some new portion
of his work." PP:112.
5. What masterpiece was brought for:tih On the siXth day of creation?
Genesis 1:27,31. .
NOTE: "Here is clearly set forth the origin of the human race;
. and the divine record is so plainly stated that there is no occasion
J I. J1 for erroneous conclusions. God created man in his own image. Here
t~;V' 3 LS no mystery. There is n~ ground for the supposition that man was
"'-1I-tY' J¥ evolved, by slow degrees of development, from the lower forms of
~ ~ animal or vegetable life. Such teaching lower~ the great work of
.vl l ,. the Creator to the level of man's narrow, earthly conceptions. Men
(j Vf,iJ#" are so intent upon excluding God from the sovereignty of the universe
~t~that they degrade ,man, and defraud him of the dignity of his origin.
. He who set the starry worlds on high, and tinted with delicate skill
1. dtlf the flowers of the field, who filled the earth and the heavens with the
wonders of his power, when he came to crown his glorious work, to
place one in the midst to stand as ruler of the earth did not fail to
ereate a being worthy of the hand that ga·ve life. The genealogy O'f
our race, as given by inspiration, traces its origin, not to a line uf
devoloping germs, mollusks, and quadrupeds, but to the great Creator.
'l'hough formed from the dust, Adam was the' son of God '." PP:44,4i5.
6. How far back can we trace the inStitution (}f the Sabbath day
and marriage? Ge)lesis 2:2'3~8'~24""if1:~; 3:2,3. .
W1l~ M 11-J'U'£' p ~#f- ' ~•
NO'rE: "He I'eferred them to he bles ed days of Eden. when God
2onounced all things 'very good '. Then marriage and the Sabbath
had their origin twin institutions for the glory of Gad in the benefit
·of humanity He enunciated the law of luarriaga iSl" all the chj I<]ren
'Of Adam to the clQSS 8£ tim~' MB:99.
7. What did God create on the seventh day. of .that first weekY
What diJi He ',do at the end Of~ jJl8;y~~ich ,e en~eZd~

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NOTE: "Like the e o'rIginated at and
d .it has been pres'erved and brought down to us through Bible hjsto~
utlUf/1 . God himself measured off the first week as a sample for succeSSIve
tIM,J~ weeks to the close of time. Like eve-:y o:her, it consiste~ of seven
literal days. Six days were employed III tile work of creatIOn; upon
the seventh, God rested, and he then blessed this day, and~e' art
as a day of rest for man". PP: 111. ~'
"The time when these three acts were performed is ,vorthy of
special notice. 'rhe first act was that of rest. This toolL,pla'ce on the
seventh day; for the day was devoted to rest. The second and third
 8. Having provided man with an abundance of everything, did GOel
place any restriction upon his action? Gen. 3:3; 2:16,17; Rom. 6:23.
NOTE: ' 'God placed man under law, as an indispensible condition of
his very existence. He was a subject of the divine government, an<1
there can be no government without law. God might have createl1
mun without the power to transgress his law, 'h~ might have withheld
the hand of Adam from touchmg the forbidden frUIt; but in that
case mun would have been not a free moral a ent, bu~ 8: mere auto·
maton. Without freedom of choice, 'Ms obedience wou not have been
yo!untary, but forced. There could ha'Ve been no development of char·
~.

" . . . The harmony of creation depends upon the perfect conform·

ity of all beings of ever thm animate and inanimate to th I
o the Creator. God as ordained laws for the government, not only
tor living beings, but of aU the operations of nature. Everythin.JZ..
is under fixed laws, which cannot be disregarded. But while eyery·
thing in nature is governed by natural laws, man alone, of aU that
inhabit!! the earth, is amenable to moral laws. To man, the crowning
·work of creation, God has given power to under;tand his requirements,
to comprehend the justIce and beneficence of his law. and Its sacred
. ·c1aims u on him' and of man unswervin obedience is re ui I'd. I I t ,/
"'f cq.'JJ;PP:. 49,~O,5.2'. ~ :.vI.-- ~,,~: "" '.1 ,-~ ~
( I ~ fl4'~;II) tIV-' ' ., if< '1 ,;I1J-.at? ,~~ ~? Ivd7t.- ;~pv~ tHu£
l{V{:(~ !1. What provision was fiiKae, sj[ouId man faU from his high con-e-~~
J. dition through disobedie1}c.e1 II Tipl. 1 :7-9. til ~.~ ~ ,.1. ;,
flfl -M!' ;. "",A~ aM- P}.JUU;(, ,"lV{u-il" ~ ~ J¢ tha- ('~ ~ tlfIe. ~
NOTE: I "The plafl. for our redemptlOn was' not all afterthou ht, ,u~~
a plan formulated after the fall of Adam. It wa's a revelation of
'tho mystery which hath been kept in silence through times eternal '.
Romans 16: 25 . . . the plan . . . had existed from the days of etern·
DA:22,147.
10. How was the seventh·day Slabbath regarded by Adam aftier
tale fall?

NOTE: "Before the fall b our first parents had kept the Sabbath,
whieh was'iilstituted in Eden(- and ::Ifter their expulSlOn from Para·
dise they continued its observance. I I PP :80.
 Le&SOn No.2 Sabbath, April 9, 1966.

THE SABBATH IN THE PATRIARCHAL AGE

Key 'l'ext: "See, for that the Lord hath given you the sabbath,
therefoI'e he giveth you OJ! the sixth day the bread of two days; abide
ye every man in his place, let not nylll,/go out of his' place on the
seventh da'y." Exodus 16:J9/,_~.f'..;..;a rfs.,,~4U~~f-1 Itr-f~
IO~ t~~UE8TION8: ~
1. Which commandments were disobeyed soon afe~ fa of Adam?
(fflneslis 4:S,9; Exodus 20:13,16.
NOTE: "Oain the mUl'derer was soon called to answer for hiB' crime..
Cain had gone so far in sin that he had lost a sense of the continual
presence of God and of his greatness and omnhrcience. So be re-
sorted to falsehood to conceal his guilt." PP:77.
2. W'hat is said cncerning Cain's respect for the la.w; and the Sabbat4I?
NOTE: twt
Cajn and IIi" deB'eendants did not respect the day UPQJl
which God has rested. They chose their own time for labor and to
[est, I'egardless of Jehovah's express command." PP:81.
3. What evidence do we have that the law of God existed from t1he
rktlv ~ be~~:rt~~ ;;:,e~r:il~t~hed? Rom. 5:12-14.
N~: "Adam and Eve, at their creation, had a knowledge of the
• •u 1/ raw of God; they were acquainted with Its claims upon them; its
~ tll~precepts were written upon their hearts. .. Adam tau ht h'
11 dents he law of God and it was handed w l' m father to son
~1JUtV)f/), througlI successive generatio.ns. " The law,' )I'eservccl J.y NC'flh
'an IS family, an 1 tau ht his des encIents ,the ten cornman·

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ments. . . "
4.
: 363.
How far around intend that the seventh-daY

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abb th shoul y observed? Ex. 33:16,17.
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What did' the p ophet Isaiah say concerning the universal and
~ Yllfl1nt.ernatt'~l~~~U ~e~~b~~~ing?~
I.tNIt{f(,:-56.1-~~~~U. (k- ~~ t'-Nt~tz-~ .
~ 6.~ the ~~~-CYClea~e Sabbath as we know as the weekly
memonal of creation continue ,~t~ C:~~~~ and .~ fa.~'l~;~
man? Genesis 8:10-12. pc1f~. t(,ll~PAV~7v..:ril'-
NOTE: "Yet with the living oracles before them, those who claIm
to preach the word present the suppositions of human minds, the maxims'
and commandments of men. They make void the law of God by their
traditions. The sophistry in regard to the world's being created in au
 indefinite period of time is one of Satan's, falsehoods. God speaks
to the huma'n family in language they can comprehend. He does not
leave the matter so indefinite that human beings can handle it ac-
cording to their theories. When the Lord declares that He made thll
world in six days and rested on the seventh day, He means the day.
of twenty-four hounl, which He haR marked off by the rising and setting
of the sun." TM:, 135,136.
7. Wllat evidence of tihe Bib!le p,roves that the sevental day hallowed.
and s~nctified at the close of the week,of~ea~'on w:2served1?ljd
the Hebre1VS~' E2'tb ,Exoo.us 5 :p. };:Itd/ ':14 . ~V.
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NOl'E: "In th r bon age the Israelites had to some ext~lost the
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knowledge of God's' law, and they had (leparted from its precepts. The
Sabbath had been generally disregarded, and the exa'ctions of their
taskmasters made its observa'nce apparently impossible. But Moses has
shown hi eo Ie that obedienc God wa t first conditi
,eliverancej and the efforts made to restore t.he observance of the ,
Sabbath had c~to the notice of thf~SOl:S.." pp.,l 258. / _
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t.Jf\- CitA---' 8, How did God test Israel on the f urth conunandment, and how
long was this before the decalogue was spoken to them on Mount
Sinai? Exo. 16:4,27-29; 16:1; 19:1.
l'l/O'l'E: ,. Every week during their long s'ojourn in the wilderness,
the Israelites witnessed a threefold miracle, designed to impress their
minds with the sacredness of the Sabbath: a ,double ,q,'Ilantity of manna
fE'll on the sixth day, none on the seventh, and the portion needed for

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the Sabbath was preserved sweet and pure, when if any were kept over
at any time it became unfit far use.
•:In the circumstances connected with the giving of the mam~,
we have conclusive evidence that the bb t vas not i stituted~
many 1\1' 1m. w en t e law was gIven at Sinai. Before the IsraeliteJl
carne to Sinai they understood the Sabbath to be obligatol'Y upon...±h.lm!.
'In being obliged to gather every Friday a double portion of manna
ln preparation for the Sabbath, when none would fall, the sacred nature
of the day of rest was continually impressed Upon them. And when
some of the people went out on the Sabbath to gather manna, the Lord
asked, 'How long refuse ye to keep my commandments ,and my laws"
PP: 296,297.
9. How was this miraculous experience of Withholding of the manna
upon the Sahbat;h day to be pres7,J/d among theZtrjpr~ ff!1j.-.J~JL
Israelites? Exodus 16:32-36. illY r jt.. IP-",.,vv Vt7- ~ ~~
10. 'What o,ther part of the Sanctuary ritual was to C{)nstantly remind
God's people of tihe Sa.bba·t'h memorial, and W'hich had always been
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part of their wor~hip? LevJt-'Mi5;'11bICt(" pn t4 r;~#fl ~
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 NOT·E: "God had fed Israel in the 'wilderness with bread from hea-
ven, and they were still dependent upon his bounty, both for tem-
poral food and spiritual blessings. Both the manna and the show-
bread pointed to Christ, the living bread, who is ever in the presenee
of God for us. He himself said, 'I am the living bread which' came
down from heaven '. .$rankincence was placed Upon the loaveS. Whel!
..!J!e bread was removed every Sabbath, to be_replaced lJy fresh loaves,
~he frankincence was lJl!Ined upon the altar as a memoria] before
~ PP: 354.

Lesson No.3 sabbath, April 16, 1966,

REMEMBER THE SABBATH TO KEEP IT HOLY

Ke~' Text: "And the Lord delivered unto me two tables of stone
written with the finger of God; and on them was written according
to all the words, which the Lord spake with you in the mount out of
the midst of the fire in the day of the assembly". Deut. 9 :10.
QUESTIONS:
How many laws were delivered to Israel at Mount Sinai ana
by what terms are they known? Deut. 31:24-26.
NOTE: "If man had kept the law of God, as given to Adam :iHer
his fall, preserved by Noah, and obseI'ved by Abraham, there would
have been no necessity for the ordinance of circumcision. And if the
descendents of Abraham had kept the covenant, of which circumcision
w,as a sign, they wouli never have been seduced into idolatry, nor
would it have been necessary for them to suffer a' life of bondage 111
Egypt; they would have kept God's law in mind, and there would
have been no necessity for it to be proclaimed frOm Sinai, or engrave(\
upon the tables of stone. And had the people practiced the principles
of the ten commandments, there would have been no n,eed of_ th~e a1!dIt-,./
,ional directiOy!Vg~'ve to Moses'." l'P:.Jl&4. h.l~ if-t;lJv til ~~
t:k /'..,.." ..01.. ~ ~ ~""., ~JI4IV U' N 1"ie.-"W1"r~
s pertaining to the rorgiveness of sin and worshIP.~
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2. Because the
of God continually became corrupted, What became necessary to
countl'l"act thl10 CUSlfOf unbelil"(~S~Deut,5~.22;ev.4:1-3,27-31.
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NO'rE: "The sacril" ial system, comm tted to dam, was also per-
verted by his descendants. Supersticion, idolatry, cruelty, and I1cen-
ti(\usness corrupted the simple and significant service that God had
appoint.ed. Through long intercourse with idolaters, the people of
Israel had mingled many heathen customs with their worship; there-
,fore the Lord gave them at Sinai definite instruction concerning: the

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sacrificial service. After the completion of the taberna'C1e, he com-
~Moses from the cloud of glory above the mercy-seat,
alJd gave him full directions concerning the system of offerings, and
thc forms of worship to be maintained in the sanctuary. The cere-
monial law was thus given to Moses, and by him written in a book.
But thc law of tcn commandments spoken from Sinai had been written
by God himself on the tables of stone, and was sacredly preserved
in the ark.
, 'There are many who try to blend these two systems, using the
texts that speak of the ceremonial law to prove that the moral law
has been abolished; but this is a perversion of the Scriptures. The
distinction between the' two systems is broad and clear. The ceremonial
system was made up of symbols pointing to Christ, to his sacrifice
and his priesthood, This ritual law I with its sacrifices and ordinances,
.l,'all, to bc performcMy the HelJrewB until type met antit~J!e in tM
.!lcath of Christ. the Lamb of G6d that taketh away the sin of the world.
~n all the sacrificial offerings were to ceas·e. " PP: 364.365.
3. In which of the ten commandments is found the "seal" of God's
law'? Exo. 20:8-11. tl ~'
NOTE: "The fourth commandment alone of a·ll the ten contain the
seal of the great Lawgiver, the Creator of the heavens and the earth.
Those who obey this commandment take upon themselves His name,
Rlld all the blessings it involves are theirs." 6T: 350.
4. Wha,tJ incident is recorded in the histOry of Israel which reveals
with what importance God holds the obCdienct of the fouvth com.-I._ l ,"~
mandment? Num. 15:32-36,40. ii.- ~ tw. flI~ t-"I4t~~~4,""
~v Cl.A/'4~ vier -{~ c,n. ~..'4-
NOTE: "Soon after the return into tlie wilderness, an lnata Ce ot
~abbath violation occurred, under circumstances that rendered it a
case of peculiar guilt. The Lord's announcemcnt that he would dis-
inherit Israel, har] roused a spirit of rebellion. One of the people,
angry at being excluded from Canaan, and determined to show hIS
ilefi.ance to God's law, vcntured upon the open transgression of the
fllurth commandmcnt, by going out to gatller sticks upon the i:labbath.
During the sojourn in the wilderness, the kindling of fircs Upon the
seventh day had been strietly prohibited. 'fhe prohibition was not to
extend to the land of Canaan, where the scverity of the climate would
often render fires a necessity; but in the Wilderness, fire was not
needed for warmth. The act of this man was a willful and deliberate
vioJ.ation of the fourth cOll1rn~ndment, .- ..:in, not of thoughtlessness
~or 19norance, hut of presumptIon;.....

"He was taken in the act, and brought before Moses. It hatl
already been dcr.lared that i:labbath-brea'king shOUld be punished witll
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, death; but it had not yet been revealed how the penalty was to be in' _.. J_
flicted. The case was brought by Moses before the Lord, and thetv , - -
direction was given, 'The man Bhall be surely put to death; all t h e r '
congregation shall stone him with stones without the camp:' The ~
sins of blasphemy ·and willful ~abbath-breaking'received the same
punishment, being equally an expression of contempt for the au'
rJJJ thority of God." PP. 408,409. ~lLt.,,- ~JA Ie ~ 9r-M (..L.. vJktl(
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What prediction did Moses uUke in the last '7~nth- ~f his event- .
~ ~l~'f.~. • • and that ~iJl message be .p~1J~~~~.:L~
~,.., Deut.·!.-- /. :"".iNfiJi/'t'CI.4JHfh'l,;ft~'iIiiii(".-~
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• W at solemn charge did Joshulf make before 111 a.eath? • u.w~~ .
el r e s ? . 2 26, . ~~.J _"j:t!!2t:..l/F*,~~711<.L:~
«e m til b~i' i'll e ':/.~ 'J-. • V1Ir' 6
7. How does the expression of teO h 0 andment l;~~lf y e ~e
that it haS' been from the beginning? Exo. 20,:8-11. ~~ ,
~vlltv e .
NOTE: "T Sabbath is not introduced as a new institution but
as having been founded at creation. It is to be remem ered and
observed as the memorial of the Creator's work. Pointing to God as
the maker of the heavens and the earth, it distinguishes the true
God from all false gods. All who keep the seventh day, signify by
t.his art that they are worshippers of Jehovah. Thus the Sabbatn
is the sign of ma'n's allegiance to God as long as there are any upon
the earth to serve him. The fourth commandment is the only one
of all the ten in which are found both the name and the title of the
Lawgiver. It is the only oue that shows by wnose autnority the law
is given. Thus it contains the seal of God, alf1xed to his law as
IJ !J eviden e -rr-au.t enticit an bindin force" PP: 307.
Nit )'() , r-ri;tr ..
8. ali' fundamental and deep spir1tual truths does the Sabbatll
contain? WhatJ did God see? Deu,t. 7:7-fJ.
NOTE: "God saw that a ~abbath was essential for man, even lJl.
P ise. He needed to lay aside his own interests and pursuits for onp
day of the seven, that he might more fUlly contemplate the works
of God, and meditate upon his power and goodness. He needed a
Sabbath, to remind him more vividly of God, and to awaken gratitude
because all that he enjoyed and posses~ed ,c'pme ~rom the nefi~ent..n
'3..llg,..of thB.ar.ea.t2f.:-;"'~P~8 .. ~~· !Pe-.~
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9. For what reason are men unable to comprehend the true doctrine
of Sabbath-keeping? Luke 5:36-39.
NOTE: "The teaching of Christ, though it was represented by the
.~w wine. was not a new' doctrine, but the revelation of that w.hich
..ead been taught from the beginning. But to the Pnarisees the trul}
 of God had lost its original significance and
eac mg was new III a most ever res ect and
.unacknow e ge .
"J eS'lls poin ted out the power of false teaching to destroy the appre.
ciation and desire for ·truth. 'No man', He said, 'h·aving drunk old
wine straightway desireth new: for he saIth, The old is better'. All
the truth that h,as been given to the world through patriarchs :lind
prophets shone out in new beauty in the words of Christ. But the
scribelf and Pharisees had no desire for the precious new wine. Until
emptied of the old traditions, customs, and practices, they had no
place in mind or heart for the teachings of Christ. They clung to
J.Pi!li cI't.
6
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(I/j
wha~a1
{;M ~~
Upon
,.
the dead forms, .and turned away f);om
I of G.~<V" ~ VA.: 2
• ~
I d<JI, liU '~l
dJt- ,-
ing trlltt: awl the p~G
~~-;~~:u / § . / 'r~
-~erTl- - ~ t!~"
"is Moses called up into the Mount to receive ~
directions for the welfare of the people ,nd t)le Work of tn~1lA
gospel? ExodUS 24: 15,16. CC.-;JtAd.

NOTE: '~JJpQJl the seventh d,ay. which was the Sabbath, Moses
was called u into the cloud. ick cloud opened in the si ht
of :li1l Israel,' and the glory of the Lord broke fort like devouring
~ 'And Moses went into the midst of the cloud, and gat him up
into the mount. And Moses wa.s in the mount forty days and forty
nights. The forty days' tarry in the mount did not include the
.six days of preparation. During the six days, Joshua was .:!'tith
Moses, and to ether they ate of the manna, and drank of 'the brook
that desce ut of the moun '. u no enter witn
Moses into the cloud. e remained without, and on inue to eat
,and drink dail while awaitin the return of Moses' but Moses
. fasten during the entire forty days." PP: 3

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Lesson No. 40 bt a,uL I . 1tU1.- ~G,blYath, _April 23, 19/W.
~ 'l/"C-t ~ r '''~ ~ ~ #4Ilk a-
I1r<- .JI JJAA/
~ TVV7' . sPAB~ATH KEEPING IN ISRAEL r.-uu!tM- wI.k ~~
Key Text: "Moreover also I gave them my sabbatl{~, to be ~l'lgn
between me and them, that they might know that I am the Lord
"

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• tJy1~ ¥t1J2tiJY.. t~eh." I E
(»--rib 4 20:61;; ~ 1f!I&{
tf#' {ht Vft,t fAlVbC tftri;8TIONS: cY/,a.d./A'
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it.
J' off
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1. With what steps dll1 God organlze His first churoh? Exo. lY:D,tl.
Acts 7:38.
NOTE: "The government of Israel was characterized by the most
thorough organization, wonderful alike for its completeness and Its
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 simplicity. The order so strikingly displayed in the perfection ana
arrangement of all God's created works was manifest In the Hebrew
economy. God W.:Is the centre of authorit and governmen, the
sovereign of 'Israel. Moses stood as their visible leader, by God's
appomtmcnt, to administer the laws in his name. ~'rom the elders
of the tribes a council of seventy woas afterward chosen to assIst
Moses in the general affairs of' the nation. Next came the priests
who c.onsulted the Lord in the sanctuary. Chiefs, or princes, rulen
over the tribes. Under these were •captains over thouffands, ana
captains over hundreds, and captains over fifties, and captains over
, tens'; and, lastly, office!s Vi~hO
mighj;t~beemplo~d for ~peci~duties ..~
PP: i}J4 7~..c1 t't'~tw.. ~ - /-.. w....,f-k<l ~ < ~ I
J:ik-I~ VL ~ ~~ Iq ~~tk~~ ~ ~~.--(~~~
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2. For what reason could t e De no mistakes concerning the weeltly k ~
t~e~l~~~~~e~~~~JJ~~lO£~'iJL~~
NOTE: "Isra·el had receIVed the law dIrectly from the m~""'7~
God at Sinai; and its sacred precepts, written by his Own hand, were&Uld-~44
~till preserved in the ark. Now it h.ad been again written where all~;;
could read it. All had the privilege of seeing for themselves the
conditions of the covenant under which they were to hold possession=t{l
UAiJ,,,r
of Canaan. All were to signify their accept.ance of the terms of the ru-d:"
covenant, and give their assent to the blessings or curses for its 7"""
observancc or neglect. The law was not only written upon the mem-
o.rial stones, but was read by Joshua himself in tne hearing of all
Israel. It h.ad not been many weeks since Moses gave the whole book
of Deuteronomy in discourses to the eo Ie et no oshua read the
J ~a in." PP:' -.0 f .... hiRt- P'~ rat-~ 01/ ...../..,~.A·vP
l/~
~. ,. j~ ~ " ~l
'W;hat.~,..~~
~~£
ali cfoes lilstory recor of sabbath-keeping in every' era.?
do we understand when we read that God "blessed" an!! "hal- 4~./
lowed" the sabbath? Exo. 20:11. ~

NOTE: '-'Hallowed by the Creator's rest and blessing. the~h

was kept by A.dam in his innocence in holy Eden j
yet repentant when he was driven from h' ha estate. twas
ept by all the patriarchs, from Abel to righteous Noah, to Abraham,
to Jacob. When the chosen people were in bondage in Egypt, many, in
the midst of prevailing idolatry, lost their knowleqge of God's law;
but when the Lord delivered Israel, He proclaimed His law in awful
grandeur to the assembled multitude, that they might know His will
and fear
__ ::s= and obey Him forever.

"From that doay to the present the knowled e of God'8 law has
been' preserved 111 e ear . and th t 0 the our co an-
mont has been ke 1.- Though the 'man of sin' succeeded in troampling
un erfoot God's holy day, yet e e . the eriod of his supremac
~ere were, hidden in secret plllcc~, faithful souls who ai -=-rr-honor.

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 .§ince h efonnation,J"'""'er.....................,--.. ,.~-"j""'.2-"-!!..~~..L....IC~~~"-...,
maintain its observance. Though
persecution, a cons an es Imony oRS een
the law 0 0 anut e sacre 051gan-o-n-:"""'''''';'-:'':''''''-'-
GO: 453.
vte ~ What was one of the duties of the Kohathites in their connecti~n JJ, It

wtthitthl) s9..rvicl} of the S}~?:y'ary?L 1. Uhron. tI:32.< " II~ ~

Lh-t- S~· t4 ~ ~ r-c-::- a "'*'"r u~", huJP'r'
.-. II
f(. ,
5. Wh t special Psalm is considered to ~,-ve beell. for APeeial ~_.I
upon the Sabbath? Psalm 92. ~ ~ vRt44a(,/41t: -t:t
~ fH'V

6. In which way did the sabbath enter in1ct'~dtion of tile

JeWish Feasts? Lev. 23:1-3,9-11,15,16,37,38.

7. What experience did the fai f~ll.,~.fbath kee~~~d.~ '"'_,

~~
e" I~ a 0 ~ ~ tr#ttIJI'~. Ci ' , ." t .,,' .....'
%' ' 't;l~ " !i,v'Pc, ~ tll~ '}' 'J,.o n'" ,.., 11N/ 'Y
NT·,: '~.t. .L.~_ exiles suffered persecution lJ -J-t~'-
fI1 ~ heir lives because of their refusai to disre . . nd to I " tA;
~, ,oh5er' th th n festivals. ~,olators were roused to crush out' ~
GL- ,Oi~ the truth, the Lord orought His servants face to face with kings an
i.-~~'1./1r~lers, that they and their people might receive the light. Time after
»10«" I ,I.{ time the greatest monltl'Chs were led to prc'e.!aim the supremacy of the
" WI'" r~I.'G~ 'yhom th~v Hebrew captive!!, wOlJlhip'ped.", ;D4J 2Jl. // . .1- L' jil/{./. 'A
,D.1t4/1f1(,1rI [/1'11""'" llU· ~ (~lUi-::anr~~ U~'t:J:tiH'
~
:W' .I What .urgent and esse.ntial refoms did the prophets.
II' •
)Jf.r ~

Jf. ~ ~
h LstIY'? I$a. q,s;1,12,13;~ze.,2~::l.2; 46:1. ' l ' J.
. ik- ~ ~u, '"1r
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'to"".
9. What do we find in the Mlion led by !IIenem1ah
i.ng the constant vigilance necessary for the observance of true
~abbath worship? N.,e~:/.~:9-14; 13:~. j5/} J1 ~ J
. ~,,j~ ~.,~ MAt'1j N~ wh/,-~, >it, r;h~~ '1fWV f/tAff t~ ~ . +tdnM .
(r J1'-'ro. WM;'t effective 'steps did thet:§ervant of God 'take to cfuect 1ilei,>UzI.~
Sabbath desecration? Neh. 13:16-19.
NOTE: "Another result of intercour1re with idoM.ters was a disre·
gard of the Sabbath, the sign distinguishing the Israelites from all
other nations as worshippers of the true God. Nehemiah found that
heathen merchants and traders from the surrounding country, coming
to .Jerusalem, had induced many among the Israelites to engage in
traffic on the Sabbath. There were some who could not be persuadea
to sacrifice principle, but others transgressed and joined with the
heathen in their efforts to overcome the scruples of the more consciOU!l.
;,Iany dared openly to violate the Sabbath. 'In those days", Nehemiah
writes, 'saw I in Judah some treading wine presses on the SabbatJI
JE;ty. .. There dwelt men of Tyre also therein. which brought fish l
al~d all manner of ware, and sold on the Sabbath unto the children of
JUdah.'
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i.IJ~J£·
".:£.,his state of things might have been prevented had the rulers
exercise their authorit· t a desire to advance their own interests
had led them to favor the ungodly. Nehemiah fea·rless re u ed theIQ.
or their negleet of uty. K: 671.

{ 11. 'What refonns in Sabbath-keeping did the prophet! Jeremiah also

bring to the people? Jeremiah 17:2Q>.25.
NOTE: "On one oecasion, by eommand of the Lord, the prophet
took his position at one of the prineipal entrances to the city and there
urged the importance of keeping the sabbath day. '£he inhabitants of
Jerusalem were in dangcr of losing sight of the sanctity of the Sabbath,
and they were solemly warned against following their secular pur-
suits an that day. A blessing was promised on condition of ol~cdience..
"This promise of prosperity .as
ompa:1iied by a prop lecy of the terriblc 'ud lllenc that would befall
lC Clty should 1 s 11l labitants prove (]islorol to God and His law.
if the admonitions to obey the Lord God of their fathers and to
hallow His Sabbath day were not heeded, the city and its palaees
would be utterly destroyed by fir.e." PK: 409,410.

LlllSSon No. 5 Sabbath, April 30, 1966.

THE SABBATH IN THE TIME OF CHRIST

Key Text: "And He said unto them, That the Son of man hi Lor~.1 /1
also of the Sabhath." ~':l-4 ~~(J7I- .~ ~K?~
., MU!S~gY11t~ .~ ~
1.
QUESTION:
What is written concerning the example 0
I ~ ~ 1V h~
Jesus on the Stabbat4l
h'-
day? Luke 4:16.
NOTE: "During His childhood and youth, Jesus had worshipped
among His brethren in the synagogue at Nazareth. Since the opening
of His ministry He had been absent from them but they h.ad not been
ignorant of what had befallen Him. As He again .appeared among
them, their interest and expectation wel'e excited to the highest pitch.
Here were the f.amiliar forms and faces of those whom He had known
from infancy. Here were His mother, His brothers and sisters, and
all eyes were tUJ'lled upon Him as He entered the synagogue upon the
Sabbath day, and tc·ok His place among the worshippers." DA: 236.
2. How did Jesus correct the wrong meaning and application of

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/
 NOTE: "Christ, during His earthly ministry, emphasized the bin-
ding claims of the Sabbath; in aU His teaching He showed reverence
for the institution He Himself had given. In His days the Sabbath
had become so perverted that its observance reflected the chara<lter
of selfish .and arbitrary men rather than the character of God. Christ
set aside the false teaching by which those who claimed to know God
had misrepresented Him. ~though followed with merciless h2,s'-
tility by the rabbis, He did not even appear to conform to their re-
~ements, but went straight forward keeping the Sabbath according
to the law of God.' ' PK: 183.
3. For what reason did the Jews seek to kill Christ? John 5:10-16.
perverted the law that they mad~_-il"':
eanin les!! requirements h.ad be<lome a
yword among other nations Especially was the Sabbath hedged in
bY all manner of senseless restrictions:.." DA :204.
"Jesus w.as brought before the Sanhedrin to answer the chal'ge
of Sabbath-breaking. Had the Jews at this time been an independent
nation, such a charge would have served their purpose tor putting
Him to death. This their subjection to the Romans prevented. '1'he
,Tewa had not the power to inflict capital puniShment, and the ac-
cusfl'tiolls brought against Christ would have no weight in a Roman
court. There were other objects, however, which they hoped to secure.
Notwithstanding their efforts to counteract His work, Christ was
gaining, even in Jerusalem, an influ~nce over the people gl'eater than
their own. MultitJldes who were not interested in the harangues of
the rabbis were attracted by His teaching. They could unders<ta-nd
His words, and their hearts were warmed and comforted. He spoke
of God, not as an avenging judge, but as a tender father, and He
revealec! the image of God as mirrored in Himself. His words were
like balm to the wounded spirit. Both by Hj.r words and by His
works of mercy He was breaking the oppressive power of the ol.!l
traditions and man-made commandments. and preaenting the love,
of God in its exhaustless fullness" DA: 204;,205: iI.. / .. / . / ,.k.
fJa:viil tb <:J-~&iUt-. ~ I/~ f'U~
4. To what historic inci!ient and religious practice did Jesus r&fer,~
to justify His disciples' plucking corn on the Slabbath? Matt. 12:1-6.~M'-1MJ
NOTE: ",If it was right for David to satisfy his hunger bt'e:rf!:f--
(If the bread that had been set apart to a holy use. then it was right f!)r
'the disciples to supply their need by plucking the grain upon the
sacred hours of the Sabbath. Again, the priests in the temple pey-
formed greater labour on tne Sabbath thall upon other days. The
Dflme labour .in secular ~)Usiness would brinfulj but the work of- the
m ests ?fiB Yl the serVIce ~f God. TheLwere performIng those rit!;!!
that pomted to the redeemmg power of Christ, and their labour was
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, ~~k~ldt~# ~d·
,.yvlj~ur!
oi/fj/!
i ~tj~ w~ ~ut;r~~'
ifi~iail,-/lI ~'ra~nt~t{h"7;hem from the Scriptures regarding the life,
,~Ui-' death, resurrection, office-work, and future glory of Christ, the 'Lamb
~~slain from the foundation of the world', He exalted Christ, the proper
~'11- ~_understanding of whose ministry is the key that unlocks the Old
"'~t'II.?'(IJI'est-;tpICnt s~ritures, givin~J a1c~ss, to their rich treasures", AA: 229,
ft.(~~ M~ ~uWAW¢_ I4-ttW.vv~y(/.
• 9, What i ortant warning was left to the believers? II Thess. 2:1-5.
10. 'What would be some of the deceptions that would be conspicuollil?
'What was to be their safeguard; under all conditions? ,,~i:hess; / Il
2:7-11,16. i;Jb /,7,~~L;;y" wtC//; IWI:..-l- ~ ilU'!J',,",v-.-tU/l¥W,-, ~
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Lesson No.7 Sabbath, ,May 14, 1966.

SABBATH WORSHIP
Key Text: "Thus saith the Lord, Keep ye judgment, and do justice;
for my salvation is neal' to come, and my righteousness to be revealed.
Blessed is the man that doeth this, and the son of man that layeth hold
on it; that ~,eepetl,l ,~he sabbath from poJJujing: it, and keepelJl.l BYJi"
hand from dOZ
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QUEltTroN8: i.,/-tl.t ~- v/r;~ ,flU- 4
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, 1. At what time should the Sabbath begin and at what time should
it be closed? When is "even"? Lev. 23::'12; Dent. 16:6.
2. Wf!/re there ti() be 'any allowances permitt,ed, such as gathering the
, : l)arves~, etc,? Exgdus ~4j 2~ • ~ ,
l"tv ~ /;/;-1n(.- t~ ~ ~~ .
NOTE: "Do not think that if you take your position for the Bible
truth you will lose your position. You had better lose your position
than lose Jesus. You had better be partakers of the self-denial and
self-sacrifice of the Lord than to go in your own way fleeking to
gather to yourself the treasures of this life. You cannot carry any
of it into the grave, You will come up from the grave without any-
thing, but if you have Jesus you will have everything. He is all
that you will require to sta.nd' the test ·of t::..
~fCO~d,. and i~~V4rlu/
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3. Was the cooking and p'repj)ration QJ fpo,,9. jJe t.lted on the sa,b-~ftd-t~
bath? Exodus 35:1-3.cUtt(it ?#udl ~>N- ~f-u .... {-k 'i~~

I'1l1l'Atl.~~~'Wh~t direetion was given Jor/tp.,~ ~rep~ati~ hJ~~1U&iI~ I::t

Sabbath? Exodus 16:23.~I~::l\ti!:l:¥"'!:~7 (I. ';
5. What do we understand by the expressi&~"" an holy convocation?
Psa. 122:1-6; Hebrews 10:25..M tA4: ~ t;! 1. ./t-i
, v/itS ~~ JMt- tiM;) _~;;t /lJJ~"l ~1:- . U4~~ C!~.""Ah.~~ 7 ~
,U/I1' f.ut dwli ,d-pj/d ~l.Jt-n l~ ~<fd~. -,

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Lesson No.6 Sabflath, May 7, 1966.

THE SABBATH DURING THE MINISTRY OF THE APOSTLES

Key Text: "Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart,
and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind. This is the first and
great commandment." Matt. 22: 37,38.
QUESTIONS:
1. With the death of Christ, what happend to the ceremonial laws,
tale seasonal feasts and the ,.1(}'Ppl h~l convoca1J,ons? GaL
3:19,24-29; Col. 2:14-17. 7U~ lrr t ,£
C/a6D

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>~ 2. id the death of Christ abrogate the moral law rep,resented by
41f'1 he decalogue? How has Satan constantly endeavoured to nu~-
/u#J J~Mlr'~,e ljl.w,of Gq.d?, atlt. 5tli·
MU'" ~.t.t,;lr-,~. '.t~ ;'/J<- I;J~ .:11-# -
7-19; .uk~).6: 7; ..,Jmes 2:10,1.L.
~ /.; tG/0
l'~OTE 'Satan declared that %el'c es 0 'ed 'ustice that the death
of Christ abr0ll:ated the Father'6' law. Had it been possible for the
'law to be chang eel or abrogated, then Christ Heed not have died. ~
to abrogate the la \\' would be to immortalize trans ression and place
the wor ( under Satan's control. It was because the law was c ang!t--
less because man coulel be saveel ollii through obedience to it P~1>ts,
that Jesus was lifted u on the cross. Yet t Ie vel' ~s by which
Christ established the law Satan re resenteel as destroying it. Here
WI come the last conflict of the reat. controversy etween--<:Jii'rist'
a uel Satan. 'd ?4 -<l~rA.p',u.. '-' . '
" That the law which was spoken by God's own voice is faulty,'"
that some s eel !Cation has been set aside is the claim which Satan
now puts f",·m",.,l H;o tIle last "reat deception that he will brin.E
upon the world. He needs not to assail the whole law'; if he can lead
',ilen to disregard aile precept his purpose is gained. For' Whosoever
SliaIl keep the whole law and vet offend in oue point he is !!uilty of all '.
B"y eOllsentinl! to break one precept men are lJrought under Satan's
power. By- Bubstitutiul! human law for God's law, Satan will seek
o ;::O~l
-mthe_w'fl~~i~_"'GrJW~;i11jLO~Y DA: 762,76il.1
b Ih . "{i.b ~ ~ -m4~ it" rur~ •
e "3.' at s 'tten In the prophecies of Isaiah of Christ and IDs
obedience to the law? What two experiences confirm the law Of. All".
"'- ,1;1J,e ten,~nuna.ndments? Isa... ~~21; MaJ;t......19)f17c 19; 2~:36-10~ [~
-frp(; I/F1V ~ f..~ ~, t::r.e-U- AJ~ 4,.,e.<- ~...,.t" Wtt/.;tr ~ {y~
NOTE: "'rhe first four of the 'ren Commandments are summed up ~
in the one great precept 'Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all~ I
thy heart'. The last six are included in the other, 'Thou shalt love , 4IN-_
thy neighbour as thyself'. Both these COlllmandments are an expression ?1U~
of the principle of 'love. 'l'he first c~nnot be" kep~ and the second ~~4

tIA ;e.7.. t
broken, nor call the second be kept whIle the first IS broken. When ~...I.
G+~ri;:;:f~a~e ,~ ~~~art., the right place (7

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 will be given to our neighbour. We sohall love Him as ourselves. And
onl~' as we love God supremely is it possible to love OUl' neighbour
impartially." DA: 607.
4. What has been Satan's special purpOse since the beginning of
the Christian dispensation? Daniel '7:25.
No'rE: "During the Christian dispensation, the great enemy of
man's happiness has made the Sabbath of the fourth commandment
oan object of special attack. Sa tan says, 'I will work at cross purposes
with God. I "'ill empower my followers to set aside God's memorial,
the seventh-day Sabbath. 'rhus I will show the world that the day
sanctified and blessed by God has been changed. That day shall not
live in the minds of the people. I will obliterate the memory of it.
I will place in its stead a day that does not bear the credentials of God,
a day that canllot be a sign between God :llld His people. I will lead
those who accept this day to place upon it the sanctity that God placed
upon the seventh day.
" "rhrough my vicegerent, I will exalt myself. The first day

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Yill be extolled, and the Protestant world will receive this spurioUff
sabbath as genuine. 'l'hrough tho nOJlObsenance of the Sabbath that
God institutcd, I will bring His law into contempt. 'rhe words, 'A
sign between 1-fe and you throughc·ut your gen(\rations', I will make
~~ to serve on the side of my sabhath.

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,
~' 116
'Thus the world will become mine. I will be the ruler of the
earth the prince of the world. I will so control the minds under my
power' that God's Sabbath shall be a special object of contempt. A
\CI'C itt"" sign ~ I will make the observance of the seventh day a sign of dis-
~ 2 __ loyalty to the authorities of earth. Human laws will be made so
J .~r·- s~Jiingent that men and women will not clare to observe the seventh-day
~·~~bath. For fear of wanting food and clothing, they will join WIth

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he world in transgressing God's law. The earth will he wholly under
r- o/;,i,:!?~lY dominion'. 1'1l.I.lUlih the settin alse ath t~, JII,
l- ~hOU ht to cha 1 e times and laws." PIC 18~ ~
~ ~.J:!!t:..,& hM we -regulated order of wo~tiP ~l--w,e:fi~ In_lnt':::;.frlf)
fI- fill It ~rJ;l!-e~pstJ.eilt2~:ts.Il4:1~)(?i. 17;.2. ~ ~ ~~
~ --.., ~ ~~~7 srH ~i09- ~ ~t· ~ ""'P/l .
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~ jLe~"rit,practiced~ ~ ~~ Go:,,:zo~~~~f
7.

8.
Who~the Apostles teach the Gospel and in what =
Was t e Apostae Paul in conflict with the order of worshIp" ta g t
Acts ~., "'~
How
many Slabbaths did lie preach in Corinth? Acts 18:4,11; 19:8-10.
Where did Paul go on the SabbaitaJ. whilst visiting Philippi, and
other centres whelj6 the message< 9f ,~h.eJgospel was bemg preached?
{1~t-. Acts 16:13. Ii)\.- ~~~I,-wuwf/I1JUIIN .w-M.1WWfr{P<J-"-h.~
NOTE: "For three successive S~~aths Paul preached to the Thessa-
~~ ~ ~ aM,.~
 ~)lOll3' witl> the object of the Sa·bbath,But now Christ Himself
had come. The disciple8, in doin the work of Christ were engaged
~ service and t lat which was necessary for t,he accom) IS ment
o this work wa'S ri ht to do on the sabl " A: 285,
rA - t' .v ~y fa.' '1He-'~
I'fI,Q'IV v(j ~ Wh ILid the Jews wa until a.fter the sunset to bring the1r
sick to Christ? How' dtl they actually melMure up to 1Ihe
commandments they so zealously confessed? Mark 1 :32; John
5:18; 7:19,
NOTE: "When Jesus refel'l'ed to the blessings gIven to the Gentile~
the fierce national pride of His hearers was' aroused, and His word
were drowned in a tumult of voices. These people had prided them-
- selves on keeping the law; 'but now that their preJudices we~e
.ffended J. /1
they were readl_ to commit mJ.I~' DA:L. 24f)~ // ~./ ' IfU/
~."fIHI')~ fVV ~ I ~ "WIHV v ~ r
Mark 2:27,28, ~ ~ V-' ~ ~ {IhV~" 1-
6, What relationship exists between, Chri~ th~ Sabba~.fand nwr?,,~/
'EI
NO'l'E: "To all who received the Sabb.ath as a sign of Christ's
creative and redeeming power, it will be a delight, Seeing ChrisLm
!b they deHght themselves in Him. _ The Sabbath ;points them to tlle
works of creation as an evidence of His mighty power ill redemption.
~hile i calls to mind the lost peace of Eden it tells of sace reetorell
throu h the aVlOur, 11( , • re eats His invitation,

'Come, unto Me all 'e tha, . re heavy-laden and I will / /

gn'e you rest';" I I} A.: fl~9~_~~' .~~~I"H/ ~He
,.J ,I, .ut. ~ 1U:j fUM ~_.--~ , __ 44~·
af/(,iJI"l V 'I. 'How dfrl Chnst relate HImself to His Fat.her's commandments,
and wp:a~ work is permitteq,.cn,,~theSabbath daY?~ .. ohl) 15:10'; 7:7-3,

¥ AlL IQ (,/J.,
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IJ r1
VI ~ #tI--~ . . " " ~ '1 "'~ -1t~1'/",,'11f"'Jv~
Vtot?v
8, For what purpose was the Sabath instituted n ho,?, fl.,id .Christ~
de onstrate this" p pose? M~r~/2,:,,27-,,~~ ~'
,
cfU ";). 'd; 'UU'''' -
w a day w s
-Ht4#V f#WV '7I,rv
ns cntc Ie , and with What respect anti
devotion did tJhe dis~iples of Christ r~~rd the Sabbath ,dpY'?1 L}llre _,
J:J!kt~~ t"M l~ua.itJ<, ""'*"1 ~ ~ ~~ ~PJ1."
NOTE: "The Galilean women C:1ll1e to see that all had been done
that could be done for the lifeless form of their beloved Teacher. Th('JI
they saw the heavy stone Tolled against the entr:mce of the tom h,
and the Saviour was left at rest, The women werc last :1t the cross,
and. last' at the tomb of Christ. While the evening shadcs \\'cre
g:lthering, Mary Magdalene and the others Marys lingercd about the
r('sting place of their Lord, shedding tear's of Bono\\' "nr the fate of
Him whoin they loved, 'And they returned. , '. and rested the Sahba',ll
.,!ccol'diufL to the CQulma))rhpAnt:..." DA:774.

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 Keep rfiy I~~ tt.a f)#.tZi~ ~L'tr;.d. ~ k
.~ {Q-,!tua - (j~~,t Mil ~~ t- ~.!¥Nt -M41d-~
~brdt~MUf~r~' t"'~k~
NOTE: "We sustain a 10flS when we neglect t)le privilege of associ-
ating together to strengthen and encourage one anotner in the ser-
I vice of God. The truths of his word lose their vividness and importance
~bfle. in our minds. Our hearts cease to be enlightened and aroused by the
sanctifying influence, and we decline in spirituality. In our inter·

.
i:t course as Christians we lose much by lack of sympathy with one an-
other. He who shuts himself" up to himself, IS not filling the position

T/J
f that God designed he s-hould. We are all children of one Father,
dependent upon one another for happiness. The claims of God and
of humanity are upon us. It is the proper cultivation of the social
elements of our nature that brings us into sympathy with our brethren,
t;I~ "ffords us h)lppin~s's in our eJl"orts to bless 9~hps." PP: 541.
~ W ~ ~ eUut t~ 1I/1P1f,-tII/lUl-.
6. With what sense of humility and tespect moum we enter the house
of the Lord, especially on the Sabbath darlv::ftt.r"t~Za....we~.

j~. ~ #iJI~J:t~~~
rltt iJIJ7·7VHth
~ J~J::~J:4
what complete consecration of Our faculties anti illtereste~
should we dedicate the hours of the Sabbath? IBa. 58:13,14. ~ ~
lilt VllAv~ ...
NOTE: "It is the grossest· presumption for mortal mall to venture
upon a compromise with the Almighty, in order to secure his own
petty, temporal interests. It is as ruthless a violation of the law t.o..
occasionally use the Sabbath for secular businesB !\,S to entirely reject
it; for it js making the Lord's commandments a.matter of conyenj·
lince. '4-..the Lord thy God. am a jealous God', is thundered from
SIiiiiI1 No partial obedience, no divided interests, is accepted by
Him who declares that the ini .. of the fathers shall be visited
',Le$S-ec! upon the c 1 ren to the third and fourth generatIOn of them at
~ f/'t }>Iii/II hate him, and that he wiII show mercy unto thousands of them that
~~f- iflyl/!J love him, and keep his commandments. p..is ..)f9t..!:_ small matter to
'(JU!cJlUi ~o a neighbour and reat is the stigma attached to one who is
(~ItIUf$uilty 0 suc an act; yet he w 0 wotlld. s,corn tojlefraud hilL ~llow·
.',JUt/11 Ulan ww wltl10ut s lame rob his heavenly Father of the time that
,,, G-bae W BPj] and Sfj' ~.iJJ,.~ r rial pur ". 4'.Cc 249]50
tplJ:,Cl I;'rr,~ (,p«~Cf~;r~ Il--Mtr;;;:;;;e: h2/u.t.t"t:Ltp>""J-li!}j-~~1fa.~F """~
8. What does the Lord promise the sincere and faithful sabba.th~~
keeper in every generation? Isa.. 56:2.
9. What will be one of the most outstanding features of the heavenly
program of worsliip? lsa.. 66:23.
 I:~ ~;Wt.- t/utt»;M ~ .~'" (ik .~~1j;tt, Iv fIUI.- 4UUA ?M~'
C1wvlu tfUW' ~~ . _
.~~W- (-tIL t~ ~~!k ~ ~ ~J~
of song, in praise and thanksgiving to Him who sits upon the throne,
and to the Lamb forever and ever". 6T: 368.
10. With whaill great restoration is the Sabbath, upon which Ohrist
rested in the tomb, forever linked? Luke 19:10; Matt. 19:28;
Acts 3:21.

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Lesson No.8 I.t 5($ (~~bath, Ma! 21, 1966.

SUN-WORSHIP AND THE FIRST DAY OF THE WEEK

Key Text: "Take ye therefore good heed unto yourselves . . . lest
thou lift up thine eyes unto heaven, and when thou seest the sun,
and the moon, and the stars, even ail the host of the heaven, shouldest
be driven to wors'hip them, and serve them, which the Lord thy God
hath divided unto all nations under the whole heaven . . . For the

~
~ LO~ God is a cons~~e~~r;us~' ~lt~.~=~
, ~ iJwJt ;;l(t::;J+ tbv) r:Jts~iJt:;ttr~ ,,~ df;~ td-4~ /J
1. How far reaching in i~s significance is the second cgmmandment?~
I ~ '.".n J!:..~w does God regard Sun-worship? What is its influence upo '
t·/l4VV v~~~~J1.e~J1I!l J~}l:tt~t~;:';l}-t. 13:6-11; 18:10-14.
"~2. JO~;-;ft~~'e experience at Mount Sinai did Israel transgress
the second comandment? W'ha d t~n calf :tt::)~~.~k- ~J~
.j/. -#~;. 2:1,6; Psa. JO~~ ~::::li:f~ /IIt"itbldlt'-
~ NO.f]f;:, a f . ~
•.!U0lemn covenant with God til obey fiis yojce They had stood tremhlinl:
with terror before the mount liRteninll' to the words of the Lord. 'Thou
shalt have no other gods before me. ' ;r.he glory of God still hovered
'""above Sinai in the si ht of the can re ation' but the wa ~
'an aske or 0 ~~They made a calf in Horeb, and worshippe41
the moltc1T1mage. _IOns tlJCf changed their glory into the similitude
jli aa..qp' How could greater ingratitude have been shown, or more
daring insult offered, to Him who had revealed himselftto them as a 1'/1
teny;i1a~~a~a~~o~,nt~lJ';JJJ~ ''J~~.*~
.~ 3. What impressive experience was It;;~ to Pharaoh and his P~l~~../vi
._.

of the fallacy of sun-worship? Exo. 10:21-23.' .

NOTE: "Suddenly a darkness settled upon the land, so thick and
black that it seemed a 'darkness which might be felt'. Not only were
the people deprived of light, but the atiiilfsphere was verI oppressive,
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.ut r$v- ~tJ v;:: de. t)..ut uv:u~ ;#
vt
/)4f11.- tit. ka.,jrft~ /teVt'?·
""ti
4lif'1' 1" Prf'l/ ~',.
Io....that breathinll was diffieuU. 'They saw not one another, neither
rrose any from his plaee for three days; but all the ehildren of Israel
had light in their dwellings', ~ and moon were objeets fif
worship to the E tians' in this m sterious darkness the, eo Ie
•and eir gods alike were smitten b th ha uildertaken
the cause 0 e on en, Yet fearful as it was this 'ud nt's an
evIdence of God's com assion "and hi nWI In s to destroy. He-
wou gIve e people time for reflection and re entance before bring-
'~up.2"n

4.
26:3-5.
r~
em t east and m0.!t terrible of the I!l~ ,
When did Israel backslide in the worship of the
~ni:~",- JA
841-. U"V"iT"7V~
AlA"-". '~b' I) ,.,
ITI .., ...
: 272.
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!i~,,/) dJpf. "1'lIq.... ,
(/'i(
?:.
Num..
·jv~-tv'?~'YI
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Ahlt Ii 6~
j

What kings of I.6rael repeatec1 th1a heathenpra.ct.tce? I :K1Dg~.Jw 'kIlIl

16:31-33:; 18:19,21,26,26; U Kings ,,21:1-7,~.1!".1 4,;(;d~#.#'4· ·,l)ilt-VJv
.' ,~~ vu I'\,(, _~lr. ~ (;rfi(/~,

"l '4"... »"

6. 'What departure from the law of God did the people reach during
ministry of Ezekiel? What steps in apostasy were shown to
;;J,..h"'IV~f:fie/1!,;o~et? Ezeki~L 8·:10--!6; ~,16:24 .. ;1. !J,yw j ~M/j.IJJV~W.~
f,
I:~ jiJ}J,!uv iJhlMr~. £- tPJv4l4- .t'H:' UM-';l.'Tlk M~ f/H.& ,
NOTE: " hose who should have be 'rI spuitual leaders "am15ng 'Me ••~v
t I ru; 104
people, 'the ancients of the house of IsraeI', to the number of seveDty,~~
were seen offering incense before the idolatrous representations that"" .
had been introduced into hidden chambers within the sacred precincts
of the temple court. 'The Lord seeth us I " the men of Judah flat-
tered themselves as they engaged in their heathenish practices; 'the
Lord hath forsaken the earth', they blasphemously declared.. ,
"There were still 'greater abominations' fQt the prophet to be-
hold - ate leadin from the oute to th ' e cou~t he w:~
shown 'wom en weeping for Tamuz', and within 'the inner court Qf
the Lord's house, . . . at the door of thA-tem. 0 Lord between

~
~he orch and the altar were about five and twent men with eir
backs toward the temple 0 t e Lord, and the aGes-t the e tj
, ,'and the worshi ed the sun tow ". P'f: 1;48,149 ~ i. :...- Me--'
Uil ,~ , , vh. 1I'CWII' ,- W ~ ~1~ 'q--<., t.., u4,!"t~I",IIk/tftX '';'rJ''~tW~kfI
7. What warning fias Gild given concerning the customs of the un· etL -m4~"­
believers, particularly wital reference to worship? Jar. 10:3; Matt. T

Qr Ir'('8JL .. J.~:;~ iillAs 'J.'I,(f/i H",,'?3!f. '1fIIhbl:'~1 J~~ "'~ ;re l ':f'$,t!t.J1I ~h'f",.,ff, 'I,!--I(!/~jl~/.
~':i..e, if. 'What sevete judgments were necelfiary to punish Israel fo the1r
• .....~d.epa.rtures from the divine codes of worship? Jer. 1Z;21~7; II
~ J.~.!J./.. "'.Qhl;on. i6~H-~- ;;~Mt;.-tdt.."f.Vf' '1-t1-ud ..ll;ll/~#/p.{f,;
,;v.<-i-
9.t-k-lilN;r.
"" -{floW'/""_ , ~'"
By ne lect and failure to respect the Sabbath day, wb.at eondtt-1on
gradua.lly developed in Israel? I Kings 21:25,26.
NOTE: "Under the blighting influence of Ahab's rule, Israel wan-
dered far from the living God and corrupted their ways before Him.

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 For many years they had been losing their sense of r'everence and
godly fear; and now it seemed as if there were none who dared
expose their hves by openly standmg forth 1Il opposItIon to the pre-
.Vlrtffiig blasphem;x:. The dark shadow of apostasy covered the woe
land. Images of Baalim and Ashtorcth were everywhere to be seen.
Idolatrous temples a·nd consecrated groves, wherein were worshipped
the works of men's hands, were mUltiplied. The air was polluted
with the smoke of the sacrifices offered to false gods. Hill and vale
resounded with the drunken cries of a heathen priesthood who sacri-
ficed to the sun, moon, and stars." PK: 115.
10. What similar condition was repeat'ed in the early Christian
churches·?
NOTE: "To prepare the way for the work which he designed to
accomplish, Satan had led the Jews, before the advent of Christ, to
load down the Sabbath with the most rigorous exactions, making its
observance a burden. NowJ taking advantage of the false light in which
he had thus caused it to be regarded, he cast contempt upon it as a
Jewish institution. While Christians generally continued to observe
the Sunday as a joyous festival, he led them, in order to show their
hatred of Judaism, to make the Sabbath a fast, a day of sadness
and gloom.
"In the early part of the fourth century the emperor Constantine
issued a decree making Sunday a public festival throughout the Roman
Empire. 'I.'he day of the ~un was reverenced by his pagan subjects and
was honoured by Christians; it was the emperor's policy to unite the
conflicting interests of heathenism and Christianity. He was urged
to do this by the bishops of the church, who, inspired by ambition
and thirst of power, perceived that if the same day was observed by
both Christians and heathen, it would promote the nominal acceptance
of Christianity by the pagans and thus advance the power and glory
of the church. But while many God-fearing Christiang were gradually
led to regard Sunday as possessing a degree of sacredness, they still
held the true Saboath as the holy of the Lord and observed it in
obedience to the fourth commandment." GC: 52,53.
 Lesson No.9 sabbath, May 28, 1966.
THE MYSTERY OF INIQUITY AND THE SABBATH THROUGH
THE DARK AGES
Key Text: "For the time will come w:4en they wi1l not endure sound
doctrine; but after their own lusts shal1 they heap to themselves
teachers, having itching ears; and they shall turn (lway their ears
from ,the trntp,. an.d Sh~} ~~~»~ht. ..Jb11:2~.
4: ,4.,,~ flwt.J..,A
t'L ·~-wr1 ~ QUE'1&IoNS:..u~ ~t7t't. '. - 'eI,t;
1. W;h&t condition h~ already deveiopeci-~ the wo-rk 0 the " ....'-!
~ r£w. ,1-~061JS? n ::::Jr'
2:7,8~~ '31Md ~~ p ~ rw--b-JH
--l ~~~ sa~ath calledb! the Kpo'BtJe~uke-in A.D. 45, ~
twelve years after the resurrection of Christ? Under what clr- {)t-- ~
eumstances did Paul preach to Jews and gentlles, at Antioch~~
~ ~ Pisilt:~nsecu~v~~daY~?J.nf';~13:4~:~~
3. W::-ch
day "~~"Ktil(:: Sabbath of :he (gr--hfi&tG"n-~~~h~1
years 1alt~r? What was the Apostle Paul still doing at the end ~ ~
of his long ministry? What did the A ostle John ca the Sabbath?' - ,,-- - __--:
. /!- ~A~ 17:1,2.;~' 1; Rev. 1:10. 4 '" ~ .
~.HI4(;V ~&t {,.~~ 't" ~
4. Wlh:at seriou cOJlll:ftion wa:f j etol in prOP'heCY/Concern.tng~~
the church under the influence of apostasy? When did the dark ~ .
ages commence? n Thess. 2:3. ~
NOTE: "The apostle Paul, in his second letter

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 pID1wu"ILm/illkindJo t e true and living God. ~ourth command-
ment, God is revealed as the Creator of the heavens arid the earth, and
IS t ere y is mguisned from all false gods. It was as a memorial of
'the work of creation that the seventh d':ly was sanctified as a rest day
for man. It was designed to keep the living God ever before the m.inas
of men as the source of being and the object of reverence and worship.
Satan strives to turn men from their allegiance to God, and from ren-
dering obedience to His'law; therefore he directs his efforts especially
against that commandment which points to God as the Creator." GO:
53,54.
6. What serio:us. defect soon developed in the apostolic church which
had begun with such purity and power? Rev. 2:4,5.
NOTE: "Early in the history of ,the church the mystery of iniquity
foretold by the apostle Paul began its baleful work; and as the fals'e
teachers concerning whom Peter had warned the believers, urged their
heresies, many were ensnared by false doctrines. Some faltered under
trial, and were tempted to give up the faith, At the time when John
W':lS given this revelation, many had lost their first love of gospel
truth. But in His mercy God did not leave the church to continue
in a backslidden state. In a message of infinite tenderness He revealed
His love for them, and His desire that they should ffio:lke sure work for
g eternity. '. emember' ,-lie_pleaded, 'from whene.e thou art fallen, and
'A. repent, and do the first works'." AA:587. r/t .£1)/ ~

1ftA
,UI-;{,

CutJ
;c..
'ldlu 7. Wben the Sla.bbath became largely counter,ftted and rejected,
t was the inevita Ie result?
v ~(1 /l.{/U
ev, tio 2:2-5.
uM-t
How did this apostasy get a footing in spite of th warnings

P:;:. ,~n~",?w", ."Pw~J;; ~'iJ~~

Lesson No. 10
~1~5/~~7~
It ( I 8abba~h, June 4, 1966.

RESTORING THE BREACH IN THE LAW

\ Key Text: "Elias truly s~aYI first" p01ge, Aapd restore all things' 'l ~~ r
jt:M Matthew 11:~Jfi ~.tt-Ufd t"MUdAl~~/;~ 1/f#V'JIttV;J
j~~ tkl~ ~'1 QUESTIONS: o/lt-lt/~itli/ln-r-'??t~~
1. What prophecy hall been given that the sabbath would be re-
t'Jej;~~e~7h~~ .dJl11
~£ 58:12.
NOTE: "You who profess to love Go'l,'take Jesus with you wherever
you go; and, like the patriarchs of old, erect an altar to the Lord
wherever you pitch your tent. A reformation in this respect is needed,

)
 -a reformation that shall be deep and broad. Parents need to reform;
trlinisters need to reform. They need God in their households. Tney
j need to build the waste place of Zion; to set up her gates, and make
strong her walls for a defense of the people." 5T: 320,32l.
': This prophecy also applies jn QUI' time. 'l'he breach was
in the law of God when the Sabbath was chan ed by the Roman
u e Ime las come for that divine institutio or d
breac e repaIred and the foundation of man
e C: 453.

2. With w'hal:! other prophetic events is it tOjj~j~~_~p~~

ltJ ,~~~4JM~~dJ··t¥wJr~v;:-q;jt ~ J;;:
3. What spiritual gIftS wel'l ;~~mised to the remnant church, aJId ~
which gift was urgently needed? Joel 2:28,29. - •
4. How was the gift of tolle' spirit of prophecy used to establish the
importaJIce of the Sabbath in the last churcJl?
NOTE: "Sabbath, March 24, 1849, we had a sweet and very inter-
esting meeting with the brethren at Topsham, Maine. The Holy Ghost
was poured out upon us, and I was taken off in the Spirit to the city
of the living God. Then I ,vas shown that the commandments of God,
and the testimony ofJesus Christ relating tQ the shut dQor, could not
be separated, and that the time fQr the commandments of God to shi.ne
out with all their importance an for God's eo Ie to be tried n the
~abbath truth, was when the' door was opened jn the most holy place
m the heavenly sanctuary, where the ark is, in which are contained
the ten commandments. This door was not opened until the mediation
of Jesus was finished in the holy place of the sallctuary in 1844. Then
Jesus rose up ':lIld shut tIle door of the holy place, and opened the door
into the most holy, and pass'ed within the second vail, where He now
stands by the ark, and where the faith of Israel now reaches." EW: 42.
5. What was early recognized and underst·ood by those w'ho accepted
the Third Angel's Message?
NOTE: "I saw tnat Jesus had shut. the door of the holy place, and
no man can open it; and that He had opened the door into the most
holy, and no man can shut it (Rev. 3:7,8); and that since Jesus has
opened the door into the most holy place, which contains the ark, thc
commandments have been shining out to God's people, and they
are being t.ested on the Sabbath question.
"I saw that the present test on the Sabbath could not come
until the mediation of Jesus in tlle holy place was finished, and Re
had passed with'in the second vail; therefore Christians who fe]]
asleep before the door was (.pened into the most holy, when the mid·
night cry was finished, at the seventh month, 1844, :l.Ild who had not
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;-6 f£, tltl-t ,t-*.I td'fJ,c. I·t sit j/J&'11W tFrAtv/ S.b~~/A INif: u
/ l1tth·,·,"lt),! r; - /S 1Ft'1-,
kept the true Saboath, now rest in hope; for they had not thl!' light aCtS J,
and the test on t.lie Sabbath which we now have since that door was ',1 I .-,
opened. I saw that Satan was tempting some of God's people on th~s tnt? r.,,;
point. BecauBe BO m1tny good Christians have fallen asleep in the ii"itb)
triumphs of faitti, and have not kept th,e true Sabbath, they were IIJ /-1
doubting about its being a test for us now." EW: 42,43. fUt.

6. What was the Sabbath called and how Was this definition con-
firmed? Isaiah 8:16,20.
NOTE: "The seal of God's law is found in the fourth commandment
'rhis onl ,. of all the ten, brings, to view both the name and the title
of the Law iyer. It declares Him to be the Creator of the heavens
and the earth and thus shows His claim to reverence and worship
- above all others. Aside from this precept, there is nothing in the
'Decalogue to show by whose authority the law is given. 'When the
Sabbath was changed fiy the papal power, the seal was taken from
the law. '1'he disci les of Jesus al'e ca'lled u on to festore it hy exalting
the Sabbath of the fourth commandment to its rigthful position as
'~re.ator's ~ ~ the sign of His autho:!:ty." GC: 452.

7. How would this Sabbath reform fix a division between genuine

and nominal Christian believers?
NOTE: "As the claims of the Sabbath were presented, many reasoned
from the worIding's standpoint. Said they: 'We have always kept
Sunday, our fathers kept it, and many good and pious men have died
happy while keeping it. If they were right, so are we. The keeping of
this new Sabbath would throw us out of harmony with the world, and
we would have no influenee over them. What can a little com-pany
keeping the seventh day hope to accomplish against all the world who
are keeping Sunday~' It was by similar arguments that the Jews en-
deavoured to justify their rejection of Christ Their fathers had been
accepted of God in pres'enting the sacrifieial offerings, and why could
not the children find salvation in pursuing the same course' So, in the
time of Luther, papists reasoned that true Christians had died in the
Catholic faith, and therefore that religion was sufficient for salvation.
Such reasoning would prove an effectual barrier to all advancement in
religious ~~'C~:,~~6:;16~~~C: 454. -wzil t~ ~ ~ ~I
8. ~:t 2iihig
.. chulch proVOk~Ong the nominal chur,ches? Rev. ~L;.
~11 ",I';HJ,}~
fV' 9.
,;/b¥- 4t-cti"!fI'J'v,,,y~ w~;A~ ~ t~ -It'r""-~
~c~u~-J~~g
What must all do when cJear light
and' 'moral reforms" atone for Sabbath-breaking? John 12:35,36.

NOTE: I "rhe teachings of religious leaders have opened the door to

infidelity, to spil'itualism, and to contempt for God's holy law; and
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 u on these leaders rests a fearful rcs onsibilit for the - in'
Jxi.ets In e ristian world. Yet this very class put forth the claim
that the fast-spreading corruption is largely attributable to the dese-
cration of the so called' Christian sabbath', and that the enforcement
of Sunday observance would greatly improve the morals of society.
This claim is especially urged in America, where the doctrine of the
true Sabbath has been most widely preached. Here the temperance
work, one of the most prominent and important of moral reforms, is
often combined with the Sunday movement, and the advocates of thc
of the latter represent themselves as labouring to promote the highest
interest of society; and those who refuse to unite with t.hem ara-£.e-
noun d as the enemieSof temperance and reform. t the fact hat
a movement to es ablish error is connected with a work which is in
itself good-. is not an argument in favour of the error. We m ~
guise oison b min ling it with wholesome food, bu ot chan e
1 s nature. On the contrar it is rendered more dan erous s it is'
_more likely to be ta en unawares. It is one of Satan deviCes to combine
with falsehood just enough truth to give it plausjbjljtr The leadIT,s
of: the dil movement rna I' ~ h ~e
need i I in wit whi e
there is wit.h these a requirement which is contrary t.o God's law, His
scrvant.s cannr,t mute with them. Notlllllg can just.ify them in setting
.aside the commandments of God fo.!JlJe precepts Elf wen.." GC: 587,588,

Lesson No. 11 sabbath, June 11, 1966.

THE CHRISTIAN WORLD PUT TO THE TEST

Key Text: "To the law and to the testimony; if they speak not ac-
cording to jhis word, i t ~ ~ ~ no light in them." I a. :20. ,L
v Uft--t- I-M- Cl 1J
QuESTIONi:1<-n- -j' 1J:& ~. ~ ,
/- ';{,.(/r k ¢- ~ ~Upv~~",.. !b.l.nJ. ~~ ~
What circumstance, whie had eveloped in the Prot~ant churchl!s, ,a4
led to the rejection of the Thre€lfold Message? How did they folIo
the example of the Jewii:lh church in departing from God? Ezek.
16:15,31,32; Jer. 3:20; James- 4:4-.
NOTE: "The message which God had sent for the testing and puri-
fication of the church revealed all too surely how great was the num-
ber who had set their affectionil. on this world rather than upon Christ.
The ties which bound them to earth were stronger than the attractions
heavenward. They chose to listen to the voice of worldly wisdom
and turned away from ~he..r:~art-searching Illessage c,f truth.

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 /fltW !c-t ~I t 4z~l:. ~ /lltt:!ti- t [n ;LfJ j/~"'UlJ! t~k~~
de "tIJ U tnl e ~ c; , tL ,4 tlf . ,fIttlcll'~
"In refusing the wa ning of the first angel, they rejected the ~&':
weans which Heave~IJ.ro~for their restoration. They spurned,,Q-~
. he gracious messenger that would have corrected the evils which lj;(.
s-;;P;rated them from God, and with greater eagerness they turne~*I-;1tiIC
. to seek the friendship of tlle world. Here was the cause of thatt~( 4~
tearful condition of worldliness, backsliding, and spiritual death which '{)
existed in the churches in 1844." GC: 380·1tiJ-t-~ t·Li~ th(#Zd4? I~
2.
.
What fa usually the cause when men are
u.'a. ~e T·see the light
or the tru.t'l1? John 3:19-21.

NOTE: "Religious teachers read the Bible in the light of their own
understanding and traditions; and the people do not search the Scrip'
tures for themselves, and judge for themselves as to what is truth' t
tj}e yield up their judgment, and commit their souls' to their lead~rs. . .
fin t whom tEe essag& of ...tuIth is spoken seldom ask, 'Is it true"
f)ut, 'By whom is it advocated ~, Multitudes estimate it by the num·
.bers who accept it; and the quegtioll is still asked, 'Have any of
the learned men or religious l.eaders believed ~' Men are no more
favourable to r~al godliness now than in the days of Christ. They
are just as intently seeking earthly good, to the neglect of eternal
riches; and it is not an argument against the truth, that large num-
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 bers are not ready to accept it, or that it is not received by the world's
great men, or even by the religious leaders," DA: 459,460,
6. With wha.t reception has Present Truth always met in the history
of the church? n Cor. 4:3-6.
NOTE: "Different periods in the history of the church have each
been marked by the development of some special truth, adapted to
the necessities of God '8 people at that time. Every new truth has
made its way against hatred and opposition; t'!iose who were blessed
with its hght were tempted and hied. The Lord gives a special truth '
,} , Elr ~pe°t;;Jl1t!fi?f~ :mJ0~ ~. ~ juti~~
t/ltf,- d~. o:t'd ~~r c me e'
e conclusion that a comPlete~esen.~
tation of the Presenti Truth f()r today .- the Threefold Message' .-
will sihut the door against all ()bjecti()ns? What historical incident .
repeats itself today? Acts 13:45.

NOTE: "The truths, as presented in Revelation 14 in connection with

'the everlasting gospel " will distinguish the church of Christ at the
time of His 'appearing, For as the result of the threefold message it
is ,announced: 'Here are they that keep the commandments of God,
and the faith of Jesus'." GO: 453,454.
 sabba.th, June· 18, 1966.

ROME, AMERICA AND THE ENFORCEMENT OF THE

SPURIOUS SABBATH
Key Text: "These have one mind, and shall give their power a.nd
strength unto the beast. These shall make war with the Lamb and the
Lamb shall overcome"them. . . . " Rev. 17:1k 14 . k ~""b -
P~ftrt;"Cr. 1M cVv~It;: ·~tJd~~~
1. What power is represented by the first beast? ~~t~as.p~-;u!ltk'
phesied regarding this power? Rev. 13:1-4. ~.to-,;~ ~
· NOTE: "In chapter 13 is de·scri~ed
another beast,'like unto a leo~'
~
pard', to which the dragon gave 'his power, and his seat, and grea~
authority'. This symbol, as most Prote~tants have believed, repre - ~
sent the papacy, which succeeded to the power and seat and· authority"".J UAAi~
once held by the ancient Roman empire. .. 'l'his prophecy, which i 7 - ; ' - - '
nearly indentical with the description of the little horn of Daniel r..1~~
unquefftionably points to the papacy." GO: 439.~'h4- t1J ~e.~~ ~~
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2. What power is represented by tJie second beast? What 18 projhe-........;
,1;- ~d,;/t- this tt-
beast? ff1;ela;jf/}2~-,tJNt ~'j'it;~1£,1::u
NOTE: "T~.~e horC"in'dicate youth, innocenc~nrntle.~. / t-
ness, fitly representin the character of the United States when re·1IIUt- ~
aente 0- e 1'0 het as comlll u III 1798. .. Re ublicaniSID :m~-
1'0 es antism became the fundamental rinci les of the nation. These;,J~
prmci es are the secret of its power and prosperity. .. Freedom. of J..J~J.I.
· religious faith was also granted, every man bem ernu ed to worshi~ k
"God accor mg to the dic a es a IS conscience. " Millions ave ~ tit
fIfJIi.
- sought its s·hores and the Unite
e most owerful n3. ions 0
tates has risen to a lace amon
. • GCj.L44 1.. /~
.' j t •
-
· . J the Unit
IL ~JIC#t ~ . ~ It. ~t':Jnt- (.(NI(J
at chang 15 to take p ace in the constl.·tut~na~harac~()f
SJ;a.te~", ReV: 13:11 (last part) an 12. tit- -k:,uL-
t1UIV eMt4t..-t t~ ~ ~ iUIrM.L.J.,~ t ~ .
NOTE: "The lamb-like horns a;ci 'th~""d7agon voice of the symbol
oint to ;,. stn mn con radiction between tile professlOns' and the
- p,rRc ice of,the n3.tio.n thus represente. The' speaking' of~the natio'ii
is he action of its Ie is ive and judicial authorities. " The PEl'
,diction that It will speak 'a a dragon and exercise 'all the power of
the first beast ''1Tl'!t'brl 0 ells_ d vela ment of the spin of intoler·
ance and pel'S on tha: '3. manifested Ie na lo,ns represented
'~~he ragon al~d the 'leopardlike beast. " GO: 442:--
4. What prophesied movement wa.s afoot aJready in the 1880's?

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NOTE: "The time is coming when we cannot sell at any price. The
decree will soo-n go forth prohibiting men to buy or sell of any save
him that hath the mark of the beast. lYLcnOle near having this real-
ized in California a short time since; but this was only the threatenin
of the owmg 0 t e our wm s. s yet t ey are eld by the fouI
angels. We are not just ready." 5T: 152.
5. Wha.t is the image of 1I11e beast? When will it have been set
up? Revelation 13:14.
NOTE: " ...Th~ im~ge jB marle and is an
. ime to the first bea t d an image of the beast.
Then 0 earn what the image is like, and how it is to e orme! we
m s stu the charactenshcs of the beast itself -- the papacy." GC:4.43.
Ii" hen the leading churches of the United States unitin on such
oints'of doctrine a eld b them in common shall ~n!l.!!ence tlJe
state to enforce theirdecrees and to sustain t eir institutions, t en
testant America will have formed an image of th;'~~aIlhierarchy,
~ the infliction 0 - CIVl -penalties- upon ,-lSS- 'ers WI inevitioiy
~. ' =---=....
(, The' image to the beast' represents that form of apostate Protes-
antism which WI e ve 0 e ' rest n cure es s la I see
...
he aid 0 the eiVl power for the e1!f.Qfcement of their dogmas.
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0:445',
6. What threeir0l'~n be fO~ what even~ will th~.Jr; L r~
veri near? .. fJJ# ~ ~ ~fUI)'"
~tMI'~..,,~· -
NOTE: "By the decree enforcing the institution of the papacy in
. ,. I violation of the law of God, 'our nation will disconnect herself fully
~, from rig.hteousness. Fhcn ProteRtantism shall stretch her hand !!erg~
I"J.kI
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the the hand of the Ro ower when she shall rea h
lJ r the abyss to clasp ands with Spiritualism, when under the influence
~t) liIlo' of thIS threefold umon, our country shall re u.diat!J _~~:i,1!C~e
/.,w~ ~o Jts constitu I, __~ ~s J!.nt alld~J?ublican. gover.1lmm_ana
pan Rlake pr?vision for the propa~&tion Qf papal falsehood.!!. a1!d,.jj)I-
umons, then we may know that the time has COllle for the marvelous
~orkmg of Satan, and that the end is near. " 5T:' 4sr----
7. What is the special chara.cteri~cs of the beast and his Jmage7
Daniel 7:25.
NOTE: "1'he special characteristic of the beast, and therefore of his
L~~s the tlreakmg.of God's commandments." GC: ~4!l;f~A..u ~,1UiI
om v"r,. NiV""'/ lG'Ji"'U'i:' IUI2 ttl e;V;;U; -w.tI() .4~ M1Z ~ r 7 - _
8. How effectively will the loud cry denounce the apo¢;a.sy ot the ft'
...,1,..1,,,. f!OfiaJIed Christian world? ~n, 18)~~. ,0 _ ,1_-'
, ~~I ~ '" ~~~~ :.=u..:,.- i. r:-:': "'*" UJ ~¢JN
(::ta:f:!'~fa .IlJ.:1tt..7l:::.u
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 NOTE: "ThuB the meBBage of the third angel will be proclaimed.
As the time comes for it to be given with greateBt power, the Lord
will 'l)CDrk through humble instrumentB, leading the mindB of· thoBe
who conBecrate themBelves to HiB Ber.vice. The laborerB will be quali-
fied rather by the unction of His Spirit than by the training of liter-
ary institutionB. Men of faith and prayer will oe constrained to go
forth with holy zeal, declaring the wordB which Ood giveB them. ~
sin . laid 0 n. the fearful reBultB of enforcing tlie
!!pBerYBJ;lces of the church hy civil authority. the inroR B of spIn ua IBl.!!z . +"

the Btealth - i 1'0 reBB of tile a al ower -- all will be un-

masked. B theBe Bolemn warnin B th il sure..IJl,.wl;
';;;ndB upon thouBands wjll listen who have never heard words like theBe.
fu ama~ent they ben the testjWQlJ}' that Babylon is the churc:!;z
fatIen--bec1iuse-o~"her errors and Bins, because of her re"ie('.tion of the
~Bent to her from heaven." GO: 606,607.
• 9. How widespread will the final warning gra~ually become?
NOTE: "As the controverBY extends into new fields anit the minds
of the people a·re called to God 'B downtrodden law, Satan iB aBtir.
The power attending the meBBage will only madden thoBe who oppoBe
it. The clergy will put forth almoBt Buper-human effortB to shut away
the light 'leBt it Bhould shine upon their flocks. By every means at
their command they will endeavour to suppress the discussion of these
vital qneBtions. The church appeals to the strong arm of civil power,
and, in thig wo'rk, papists and ProteBtantB unite. As the movement
for Sunday enforcement becomeB more bold and decided, th.e law will
be invoked against commandment keepers. They will be threatened
with fines ana. imprisonment, and some will be offered positions of
influence, and other rewards and advantages, as inducements to re,
nounce their faith. But their steadfast answer is: 'Show us from the
word of God our error' -- the same plea that was made by Luther under
similar circumstances. Those who are arraigned before the courts
make a strong vindicaHon of the truth, and some who hear them are "•
led to take their Btand to fwep the commandments of God. Thus light
will be brought ~fore thousands who otbe.J:.\llise would know nothiIlS

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of these truths."

10.
GO: 607.

What is the mark of the beast? When and how will men receive it?
is worRbippin.g the beast and his imajte. As men then reject the
~ion whIch God has declared to be the sign of His authority,
and honor in Its stead that which Rome has chosen as the token of
her supremacy, they will thereby_ .accept the sign of allegiance to
Rome -- I tile mark of the beast '" And it is not until the issue is
thus plainly set before the people, and they are brought to choose
between the commandments of God and the commandments of men,
that those who continue in transgression will receive 'the mark of
the beast'." GO: 449.
11. What countrY will lead out in the enforcement of Sunday-kee¢ng7
Wlia.t will other countries be led to do?
NOTE: "As America, the land of religious liberty, shall unite with
the papacy in forcing the cons·cience· and compelling men to honor the
false saboath, the people of every country all the globe wilJ be led
to follow her example." 6T: 18.
"Foreign nations will follow the example of the United States.~
Though she leads out, yet the same crisis will come upon our' people in
all parts of the world." 6T: 395.
12. What will happen When the inhabitants of the eart'll have received
either '!:Ihe seal of God or the mark of the beast, according to the
position taken by every one' either for or aga1nst tihe Law of
God? Revelation 22:11.
NOTE: "While one class, by accepting th e sign of submission to
earthly powers, receive the lIlark of the beast, the other choosing the
token of allegiance to divine authority, receive the seal (.f God." GO:605.
1'1 An angel returning from the earth announces that his work is
done; the final test has been bro.ught upon the world, and all who
have proved themselves loyal to the divine precepts have receIVed
'the seal of' the living God', Then Jesus ceases His intercession in
the sanctuary above." GO: 6.13,

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 LesIon No. IS Babbath, June 25, 1966.

AFTER CLOSE OF PROBAnON

Key Text: "Behold, the days come, saith the Lord God, that I will
send a famine in the land, not a famine of bread, nOr a thirst for water,
but of hearing the words of the L.ord: And they shall wander from
sea to sea, and from the north even to the east, they shall run to and
fro to seek the w ~ the Lord, and shall not find it." Obad.8:11,12.

(,{U ~WJJ:tt$'';;;;t~~::J-~ .
~(MIfIt~ ~a.t will be tlie experiencE! of 'the church - the Lord's sanctu-
ary" (5T:211) - after the close of the door of probation? Jer. 8:20.
.2. "f'},1.~1'/
decree will be iSSUed against the faithful people of God,
~OG.-'/~~ve separated from the apostatized SDA church (GC:608)
LL",;r~ a.nd from Babylon (00:390)7' What ,jUje.. ~ ,co~~~c.8._ ••u.
r;t;i-~ for th;~ J~:;;;t/bulIt· 12:1. ,UI' ~ t.-id~~~
NOTE: n A detee will finally be issued against those who hallow
the Sabba'th of the fourth comm:llldment denouncin them as de-
servmg 0 e severes't punishment and giving the people liberty,
•after a certam bme, to put them to death. Romanism in. the Old
World and apostate Protestantism in the New will pursue a similar
toward those who honour all the divine precepts. The eo Ie
t en be lun eel in 0 t lose scenes of affliction and distress
!JU 0 he as he time of nco s rouble." : , 6. ~tv-

f e a drama Off.~:~~
Matithew 24:24.ljT4,_H
 elaroo that God's unmingled wrath shall be poured out. And, further·
more, Satan is not permitted to counterfeit the. manner of Christ's
advent. The Saviour has warned His eo Ie against deception upon
this oint· and has c ear oretold the manner of IS secon comin."
reat Controversy, 525.
5. Wlla.t action will be finally taken by church and state against
the faithful people of G<ld? "Revelation 13:15.

shall be withdrawn...
e 'n different lands,
the time a .. ted

have
cove--

NOTE: (r All who have died in the faith of the third angel's milll.;.
sage come forth from the tomb glorifieg to bear God's coven:mt of

rt ~e 2!,~2i/MlA:;J¥-~?r6fp/t4J
7. wm
Wllat will be seen in tihe heavens, and Wbat
t~ ~
many realize?
PSalm 50:6.
"""N OTE: ' 'Then there appears against the sky a hand holding two
tables of stone folded together. .. That holy law, God's righteous·
ness, that amid thunder and' flame was proclaimed from Sinai as the
guide of life, is now revealed to men a8 the rule of judgment. The
hand opens the tables, and there are seen the precepts of the Decalogue,
traced as with a pen of fire . . .
"The enemies of God's law, from the ministers down to the least
among them, have a new conception of truth .and duty. Too late
they see that the 'Sabbath of the fourth commandment is the 8eal of
the living God. Too late they see the true nature of their spurious
sabbath and the sandy foundation upon which they have been building.
They find that they have been fighting against God." GO: 639,640.
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8. Wllen, after the partial resurrection, God declares the day and
hour of Christ's second coming, Wbo alone Will hear and under·
stand His voice?

NOTE: ".§oon we heard the voice of God like many wak!~S~

~ day and hour of Jesus' co.ming. The.Jiving saints, 144,00!

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;.:; ~ ;tf~~;,?;Z~r:
~r ~~-~~~t~~;::Z~~
'f//t- ~i;nu~ knew and understooll" the' voice while the wicked thoull:ht
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it was thunder and an earthquake." E~: 15.

9. What prophet~c picture was shown to JOhn' of those Who honour

the Stabbath when it has been ~eclared void? Rev. 7:9-17; 14:1-3;
15:2,3.

NOTE: "1 was shown that the law of God would stand fast forever,
and exist in the new earth to all eternity. At the creation, when ,the
foundations (}f the earth were laid,' the sons of God looked with ad-
miration upon the work of the Creator, and all the heavenly host
shouted for joy. It was then that the foundation of the Sabbath
was laid. At the close of the six days of creation, God rested on
the seventh day from all His work which He had made; and He
blessed the seventh day and stanctified it, because that in it He had
rested from all His work. The Sabbath wa's instituted in Eden before.
the fall, and was observed by Adam and Eve, and all the heavenl)'
host. God reste<! on the seventh day, and' blessed and hallowed it. 1
,saw tliat the Sabbath never will be done away; but that the redeemed
Slll1lts, and a.II the angelic host, wm observe jt in honour of the great
Creator to all eternity~' EW:217

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