Sabbath

Sabbath Rev. 14:6, 7.......God's final message to mankind is a call to worship the Creator.

6 And I saw another angel fly in the midst of heaven, having the everlasting gospel to preach unto them that dwell on the earth, and to every nation, and kindred, and tongue, and people, 7 Saying with a loud voice, Fear God, and give glory to him; for the hour of his judgment is come: and worship him that made heaven, and earth, and the sea, and the fountains of waters. Rev. 4:11.......The basis of all worship is the fact that God created us.

11 Thou art worthy, O Lord, to receive glory and honor and power: for thou hast created all things, and for thy pleasure they are and were created. Eph. 3:9......Since Jesus was the active agent in creation, Revelation's final call to worship the Creator is a call to give honor to Jesus.

9 And to make all men see what is the fellowship of the mystery, which from the beginning of the world hath been hid in God, who created all things by Jesus Christ: Ex. 20:8-11.......We worship Him as the Creator by keeping. His Sabbath. Gen. 2:1-3.......The Sabbath was set apart at creation. God rested upon the seventh day, blessed the seventh day and hallowed it.

1 Thus the heavens and the earth were finished, and all the host of them. 2 And on the seventh day God ended his work which he had made; and he rested on the seventh day from all his work which he had made. 3 And God blessed the seventh day, and sanctified it: because that in it he had rested from all his work which God created and made. Mk. 2:27,28.......The Sabbath was given to the human race 2300 years before the existence of the Jews as a memorial for all mankind.

27 And he said unto them, The sabbath was made for man, and not man for the sabbath: 28 Therefore the Son of man is Lord also of the sabbath. Ezek. 20:12,20.......The Sabbath was established for all mankind as a sign between God and His people.

12 Moreover also I gave them my sabbaths, to be a sign between me and them, that they might know that I am the LORD that sanctify them. 20 And hallow my sabbaths; and they shall be a sign between me and you, that ye may know that I am the LORD your God. Lk. 4:16.......Jesus was a faithful Sabbath keeper.

16 And he came to Nazareth, where he had been brought up: and, as his custom was, he went into the synagogue on the sabbath day, and stood up for to read. Matt. 24:20.......Jesus predicted the Sabbath would be kept in 70 A.D. at the destruction of Jerusalem over 35 years after His death.

20 But pray ye that your flight be not in the winter, neither on the sabbath day:

Acts 13:42-44.......Paul both kept the Sabbath himself and met to worship God with the whole city, Jews and Gentiles alike.

42 And when the Jews were gone out of the synagogue, the Gentiles besought that these words might be preached to them the next sabbath. 43 Now when the congregation was broken up, many of the Jews and religious proselytes followed Paul and Barnabas: who, speaking to them, persuaded them to continue in the grace of God. 44 And the next sabbath day came almost the whole city together to hear the word of God.

Acts 16:13.......In Philippi, Paul met privately with a group of believers in a country setting, since there was no established Christian church.

13 And on the sabbath we went out of the city by a river side, where prayer was wont to be made; and we sat down, and spake unto the women which resorted thither. 13 At nang araw ng sabbath ay nagsilabas kami sa labas ng pintuan sa tabi ng ilog, na doo'y sinapantaha naming may mapapanalanginan; at kami'y nangaupo, at nakipagsalitaan sa mga babaing nangagkatipon. Rev. 1:10.......The Lord still has a special day at the end of the first century. Rev. 1:10 does not clearly reveal which day is the Lord's day, but Matt. 12:8, Mk. 2:27,28, and Lk. 6:5 do.

10 I was in the Spirit on the Lord's day, and heard behind me a great voice, as of a trumpet, 12:8 For the Son of man is Lord even of the sabbath day. 2:27 And he said unto them, The sabbath was made for man, and not man for the sabbath: 28 Therefore the Son of man is Lord also of the sabbath. 6:5 And he said unto them, That the Son of man is Lord also of the sabbath. Matt. 12:8 .......The Son of Man is Lord also of the Sabbath. If the Son of Man is Lord of the Sabbath, the Sabbath must be the Lord's day.

8 For the Son of man is Lord even of the sabbath day. Lk. 23:54-56; 24:1.......This passage lists three days in succession. The day Christ died-the preparation-Friday. The day Jesus rested in the tomb--Sabbath-Saturday. The day Jesus resurrected-the first day-Sunday. The Sabbath is clearly Saturday, the seventh day of the week. 23:54 And that day was the preparation, and the sabbath drew on.

55 And the women also, which came with him from Galilee, followed after, and beheld the sepulcher, and how his body was laid. 56 And they returned, and prepared spices and ointments; and rested the sabbath day according to the commandment. 24:1 Now upon the first day of the week, very early in the morning, they came unto the sepulcher, bringing the spices which they had prepared, and certain others with them. Heb. 13:8.......Jesus is the same yesterday, today and forever.

8 Jesus Christ the same yesterday, and today, and forever. Isa. 66:22,23 .......In the new heavens and new earth we shall keep Sabbath each week.

22 For as the new heavens and the new earth, which I will make, shall remain before me, saith the LORD, so shall your seed and your name remain. 23 And it shall come to pass, that from one new moon to another, and from one sabbath to another, shall all flesh come to worship before me, saith the LORD.