The Sabbath Day
Exodus 20:11 ...'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.'
Revelation 14:6-7 ...'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, 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.'
The Sabbath day is a controversial subject in the Christian world
today. But this is nothing new, as the Sabbath controversy has been
raging
for thousands of years. The 'Great Controversy' between Christ and Satan
has been a long battle, and what has this battle been over? Worship!
Satan wants the worship and adoration that only belongs to God the
Father and Jesus Christ the Son. And while he is happy that the majority
of the world
is entertained by sin, he hates seeing Christians worshiping God alone
and keeping the law of His universal government.
What day is the Sabbath? Should we keep the Sabbath? These questions have dominated debates for years. So it is
our hope and prayer that we can clearly answer these questions for you and come to a solid Biblical truth concerning the Sabbath day, throughout this website.
But just think about this for a moment, before you
look into this important issue. What is a relationship built upon? It is built upon love and spending time
with each other right?
And what did God give us in order to spend special time with Him each
week? The seventh day Sabbath. Now Satan wants to destroy our
relationship
with God the Father and Jesus Christ His Son. So what could he do to
achieve this? Destroy the very time that God set aside for us to spend
in special
communion with Him.You see, God has set an 'appointed time' to meet with us each week. An appointed time wherein He is wanting to bestow a rich blessing upon us. And if we miss this special appointed time, then we miss out on the rich blessing. And what is that appointed time? It is the 7th day Sabbath. The only day of the week that God specifically set aside for holy use (Genesis 2:3; Exodus 20:8-11). And what did Jesus confirm concerning the 7th day Sabbath? It was 'made FOR man' (Mark 2:27). Which means we are to gain a blessing from it. But not from any day of the week. From the sepcific day that God 'blessed', to be a blessing for us - the 7th day of the week (our Saturday today).
No, we are not seeking to be like the Pharisees. We are seeking to be like Jesus.
It is our hope and prayer that you will let God lead you in His truth
as you search through this website. Do not be influenced by man, or
even us. But
compare what you read with scripture and let the Spirit of God show the
way. May you be richly blessed as you allow God to lead you in the
truth.
Genesis 2:3 ...'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.'
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