Sabbath
Articles focus on the Sabbath and its purpose in humanity and our relationship with our Lord.
Cardinal Gibbons Statement Regarding the Sabbath
Cardinal Gibbons declares that Protestantism are in contradiction of God’s word: “The most glaring contradiction involving a deliberate sacrilegious rejection of a most positive precept is presented to us today in the action of the Biblical Christian world. The Bible and the Sabbath constitute the watchword of Protestantism; but we have demonstrated that it is …
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The Little Horn’s Thinking
Please note that some information is repeated in part on a given topic if it is relevant within the topic of a given post. Likewise, the topic may be expanded and additional information provided that was not necessarily given previously. Thank you. The Bible paints a pretty clear picture of what happens to people that …
Sabbath, A Sign of Sanctification
The Sabbath is a sign of sanctification. The emergence of a new creature, meaning the death of our old sinful self; is the evidence that sanctification is taking place. Sanctification is the necessary work of renewing and cleansing us from all unrighteousness. See: Exodus 31:12-17. Jesus prayed for the sanctification of all of His followers …
The Change of the Sabbath
The Old Testament is the New Testament concealed, and the New Testament is the Old Testament revealed. The Book of Daniel lays the foundation for the Book of Revelation. This is why it is vital for us to understand our Bible. When you read Daniel, you will understand Revelation. When you understand the blueprint, then …
Genesis Takeaways – Entering Into God’s Rest
Since the Fall, the Sabbath has taken an even greater understanding. While it remains a memorial to God’s original Creation, it also represents a part of the plan of redemption. On the Sabbath we rest from our works and draw closer to the God who saves us (Revelation 14:6-7). Among the many teachings of the …
Genesis Takeaways – The Twin Institutions of Eden
Marriage and the Sabbath are the sacred twin institutions of Eden established by God Himself before the Fall. These institutions were to be a model and were given to mankind for all future generations. Not only did God create and found these two great institutions, He shared with us His reasons for doing so. The …
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The Sabbath Throughout the Bible – A Study Guide for Sharing
Many people have lots of questions about the Sabbath in the Bible. If that’s you, you’ve come to theright place. Let’s look at the Sabbath throughout the Bible and end times. Why was the Sabbath Created?First, why was the Sabbath created in the beginning? To answer that question, we need to go all the way …
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Sabbath Series 9 – Adam and Eve Essentially Broke the Sabbath Commandment
This might be hard to swallow, and hard to believe, but let the word of God be, “quick, and powerful, and sharper than any two edged sword,” piercing, “even to the dividing asunder of soul and spirit” –Hebrews 4:12. Let us face the facts and see clearly that when James said that when we break …
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Sabbath Series 8 – “Evening and Morning” is Missing from the Seventh Day
There are those who claim that the phrase “evening and morning” is the identifying mark of the ending of the creation of the days in Genesis 1. Each day, after the creation, which took place upon that day, these words were spoken… “… And it was evening and morning, the first day.” “… And it …
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Sabbath Series 7 – Abraham Kept the Sabbath
Genesis 26:5(5) Because that Abraham obeyed my voice, and kept my charge, my commandments, my statutes, and my laws. Note: Many would be surprised to learn that faithful Abraham was also a Sabbath keeper. The above verse states that he obeyed God and kept his commandments. Now lets read some more about the commandments that …
Sabbath Series 6 – Sabbath Remains Blessed, After the Entrance of Sin
Exodus 20:11(11) For in six days the LORD made heaven and earth, the sea, and all that in them is, and rested the seventh day: wherefore the LORD blessed the sabbath day, and hallowed it. Once again we find a connection between the seventh day of Genesis and the Sabbath day of Exodus 20:8-11. Moses …
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Sabbath Series 5 – The Number Seven, One of Completeness
William J. Bauer, PhD., wrote an often-overlooked testimony to the fact of creation is the strange phenomenon of the seven-day week. Almost universally observed in the present world and often observed in the ancient world, it is so deeply rooted in human experience and so natural physiologically that we seldom think about its intrinsic significance. …
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Sabbath Series 4 – Sanctified
The word “sanctified” is used numerous times in the Old Testament, and is a word used in public settings, either of proclamations or dedications. The English word “sanctified” according to Miriam-Webster’s Dictionary means: 1) Sanctified: 1. Made holy; consecrated; set apart for sacred services. According to Brown Driver Brigg’s Hebrew definitions, the Hebrew word “qadash” …
Sabbath Series 3, Sabbath Truth
Moses Had the People Rest While Still in Egypt In Exodus 5:5 we read the story where Moses was having the Hebrews rest, and Pharaoh’s response was to make the Hebrew’s work more difficult. The question is, “Why was Moses having them rest and when did the rest occur?” This is not some arbitrary event, …
Sabbath Series 2, Who Kept the Sabbath?
This is an outline of Sabbath keepers from Genesis to Revelation, it is not exhaustive but conveys the idea that the Sabbath has always been. Many people believe that the custom of a weekly day of rest began with Moses, when the Sabbath observance was declared by God in the wilderness (Ex. 16:4,14-18), or in …
Sabbath Series 1, Where is the Sabbath in Genesis?
Where is the Sabbath in Genesis? It is fully answered right here in the fourth commandment itself. Notice in Genesis that God blessed the seventh day: Genesis 2:3And God blessed the seventh day, and sanctified it: because that in it he had rested from all his work which God created and made. Now when we …
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Companion Post to: Genesis 2 – Day 7, What Could the God of Scripture Call Very Good?
“And lest I should be exalted above measure through the abundance of the revelations, there was given to me a thorn in the flesh, the messenger of Satan to buffet me, lest I should be exalted above measure.” II Cor. 12:7 The Bible tells us that as creation was completed, “God saw every thing that He …
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Genesis 2 – Verses 1-3 – Day 7
Genesis 2:1-3 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: …