In the series of articles leading up to this post, I believe I have firmly established that the 7th day that God refers to in Genesis chapters one and two ONLY refers to Saturday (technically, Friday sundown to Saturday sundown) and that the Sabbath was given to all mankind and not just the Jews. Finally, I have also […]
2-8: Jesus prophesied His followers would be keeping the Sabbath after His death
Let’s take a trip back in time. Jesus and His disciples are sitting on top of the Mount of Olives overlooking the great temple, one of the seven wonders of the ancient world. While the disciples are gazing with pride at this monumental piece of architecture symbolizing the eternal glory and power of the God of […]
2-7: Luke 23:56 is strong scriptural evidence that the early Christians kept the Sabbath
Even the writings of the Gospel writer Luke testify that the Sabbath was being kept by Christians after the resurrection of Jesus. Let’s take a look at the following excerpt dealing with the burial of Jesus. “Now there was a man named Joseph, a member of the Council, a good and upright man, who had not […]
2-6: Scriptural evidence that the early Christians kept the Sabbath
The modern church has been pretty consistent and insistent in its view that following the death of Jesus the early believers immediately instituted Sunday as the new day of worship. For example, here is an excerpt from the popular Christian site www.gotquestions.org. “Scripture never mentions any Sabbath (Saturday) gatherings by believers for fellowship or worship.” […]
2-5: Gentile believers should keep the Sabbath because they are grafted into Israel’s covenants
One idea commonly promoted in the mainstream church is that the Sabbath should be observed by Jews but Gentile believers don’t have to. What saddens me is that there are many messianic synagogues that also promote this belief. It is like God created two sets of rules. Track A for the Jew and […]
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