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Sabbath Arguments

1. MYTH: The Sabbath is a Hebrew day, and only applies to Jews.

BIBLE FACT: The Sabbath was made for mankind. [Mark 2:27, 28]

The 7^th day Memorial of Rest was dedicated by the Creator after His work of Creation was finished. [Genesis 2:1-3]
The Creator wrote it in the heart of His Commandments, for all believers. [Exodus 20:8-11]
Even the foreigner that joins himself to the Creator, is commanded to keep the Sabbath. [Isaiah 56:6]
All the redeemed will be keeping the Sabbath in the New Earth. [Isaiah 66:22, 23]
Only those who have kept the Sabbath on earth, when that light was brought to their understanding, will be allowed to enter the New Jerusalem and eat of the Tree of Life. [Revelation 22:14]

2. MYTH: The Sabbath is in the Law of Moses and was not for us under the New Covenant.

BIBLE FACT: The Savior has promised to write His Law in the hearts of all His followers. [Hebrews 10:16; Jeremiah 31:33, 34]

Sin is the violation of His 10 Commandments. [1 John 3:4]
Those who say they know the Savior, but say you no longer have to keep all the Commandments, that person is a liar and the truth is not in him. [1 John 2:4]
We are told to walk in the Savior's steps. [1 John 2:6]
He kept the 7^th day Sabbath and instructed His followers to keep the Commandments, thereby showing their love to Him. [John 14:15]
Whenever the Savior was asked "what must I do to receive Eternal Life," the answer was always "Keep the Commandments!" [Matthew 19:17; Mark 10:18, 19; Luke 18:19, 20.]

3. MYTH: Every day is a Sabbath day under the New Covenant. All days are now alike.

BIBLE FACT: The same Law that was the substance of the Old Covenant, is the same Law that will be written in the heart of the Creator's followers under the New Covenant. [Jeremiah 31:33, 34; Hebrews 10:16]

The Sabbath was made for mankind, not mankind for the Sabbath, and the Savior is Lord, or Master of the 7^th day Memorial of Rest! [Mark 2:27, 28]
The only days that are all alike today are the ceremonial feast day rests [Sabbaths] that ended at the Cross. [Galatians 4:10, 11; Colossians 2:14-17]
The Ceremonial Ordinances "was added because of transgressions" and would continue in force only until "the Seed" the Redeemer, the Savior would come and fulfill all its requirements. Notice the Ceremonial Ordinances were added "because of transgressions".

What are transgressions? "…sin is the transgression of the Law." [1 John 3:4]
So the Law, the 10 Commandments, existed before sin, and if the Law of 10 Commandments have been done away with, then there is no sin! But we know there is sin in this world, and the Law of the Kingdom of Heaven will always exist, but the violations and violators will perish!

4. MYTH: The Sabbath was changed to Sunday.

BIBLE FACT: Why would the Creator change the Memorial of His Creator Power, when He tells us He never changes? [Malachi 3:6]

The true Savior is the same as when He wrote the 10 Commandments with His own finger [Deuteronomy 4:12, 13] and He will be the same forever! [Hebrews 13:8]
All will be judged by the royal Law, the Law of Liberty, so how could it have been changed? [James 2:8-12]
Only those who have kept all the 10 Commandments will be in the Kingdom and have right to the Tree of Life. [Revelation 22:14]
There is, however, a power in this world that thinks he has changed the Law! [Daniel 7:25]
And all the world follows the commandments of the beast. [Revelation 13:3]

5. MYTH: Time has been lost. It is not possible for us to know which day is the actual seventh-day of creation.

BIBLE FACT: No time has been lost! The same 7^th day the Savior kept, was the same during the Middle Ages when one of the Popes took 15 days out of the calendar. It didn't change the weekly cycle! The assumption that the events of the 1^st week required thousands upon thousands of years, strikes directly at the foundation of the 4^th Commandment. It represents the Creator as commanding men to observe the week of literal days in commemoration of vast, indefinite periods. This is unlike His method of dealing with His creatures. It makes indefinite and obscure that which He has made very plain. It is infidelity in its most insidious and hence most dangerous form; its real character is so disguised that it is held and taught by many who profess to believe the Bible.1 We have been commanded to keep the 7^th day Memorial of His Rest. Would our Creator ask us to do something it was impossible for us to do? If you can't find the 7^th day, how do you find the 1^st day? In the earth made new, all the redeemed will keep the 7th day Sabbath. [Isaiah 66:22, 23]

6. MYTH: The Sabbath was not in force until the Ten Commandments were given at Mt. Sinai.

BIBLE FACT: The Sabbath was dedicated, and set apart after the 6 days of Creation, when the Creator rested and gave us an example. [Genesis 2:1-3]

When the Creator wrote the 10 Commandments He showed His Sabbath was a Memorial—something we should remember.
The Creator's Law was written in the mind for our first parents, "For until the Law sin was in the world: but sin is not imputed when there is no Law. Nevertheless death reigned from Adam to Moses, even over them that had not sinned…" Romans 5:13, 14.
The wages or consequences of sin is death. [Romans 6:23] This proves the Law of 10 Commandments existed before Sinai, because Adam transgressed the Law! But it was at Mt. Sinai they were written down for the first time. [Exodus 20:8-11]

7. MYTH: If we were supposed to keep the Sabbath law today it would be found in the New Testament. It is not important for us today.

BIBLE FACT: "Do not think that I came to destroy the Law, or the Prophets: I came not to destroy, but to fulfill [the requirements]. For truly I say to you, until heaven and earth pass away, not one yod or one apex of a Hebrew character will pass from the Law, until all is fulfilled." [Matthew 5:17, 18]

The "yod" is the smallest character in the Hebrew alphabet, and is the first letter in the Creator's Name!
The Savior was asked several times, what must I do to have eternal life? Each time He said, "If you will enter into life, keep the Commandments." [Matthew 19:16; Mark 10:17; Luke 10:25; 18:18; 4:16; 6;5; 23:56]
Only those who keep the Commandments have a right to the Tree of Life and may enter the City. [Revelation 22:12]
The Sabbath is in the New Testament, but you have to want to find it. If you do not have a love for the truth, He will allow you to believe a lie! [2 Thessalonians 2:10-12]

8. MYTH: He wouldn't allow His blessed day to be changed so man could be deceived.

BIBLE FACT: He has told us in His Word that the scribes (translators) would write the Law wrong. [Jeremiah 8:8, 9]

Also that His people would be called "repairers of the breath." [Isaiah 58:12]
If you are not willing to read His Word, you could be deceived. He has warned us! [Matthew 24:4; 2 Thessalonians 2:10-12]
We have been told that there would be a power that would "think to change times and laws." [Daniel 7:25]
There is a power called the beast that would "open his mouth in blasphemy against God, to blaspheme His Name, and His tabernacle, and them that dwell in heaven." [Revelation 13:6]
"For nothing is secret, that will not be made manifest; neither hid, that will not be known and come to view." Luke 8:17.
The Savior has told us all will be manifest to mankind, and that many are following the commandments of men, when they think they are worshiping Him, just as in the days of Elijah. [1 Kings 18]
"But in vain they do worship Me, teaching doctrines, the commandments of men." Matthew 15:9.

9. MYTH: To keep the 7^th day would put us out of kilter with the rest of the world.

BIBLE FACT: As the claims of the Sabbath were presented, many reasoned from the worldling'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. [Who says they were right?] The keeping of this new Sabbath would throw us out of harmony with the world, and we would have no influence over them. What can a little company keeping the 7^th day hope to accomplish against all the world who are keeping Sunday?" It was by similar arguments that the Hebrews endeavored to justify their rejection of the Savior. Their fathers had been accepted of the Almighty in presenting the sacrificial offerings, and why could not the children find salvation in pursuing the same course? So, in the time of Luther, papists reasoned that true believers 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 faith or practice. 2

The stranger that joins themselves to the true Creator, "to serve Him, and to love the Name of Yah, to be His servants, everyone that keeps the Sabbath from polluting it, and takes hold of My covenant: even them I will bring to My holy mountain, and make them joyful in My house of prayer… for My house will be called a house of prayer for all people." [Isaiah 56:6, 7]

"Think not that I am come to destroy the Law, or the prophets: I am not come to destroy, but to fulfill. For truly I say to you, till heaven and earth pass, one yod or one apex of a Hebrew Character will in no way pass from the Law, till all be fulfilled. Whoever therefore will break one of these least Commandments, and will teach men so, he will be called least in the Kingdom of Heaven: but whoever will do and teach them, the same will be called great in the Kingdom of Heaven. For I say to you, that except your righteousness will exceed the righteousness of the scribes and Pharisees, you will in no case enter into the Kingdom of Heaven." [Matthew 5:17-20]

So if you are concerned

with being out of kilter with the world,

this world will be all you ever receive!

You will notice that the same arguments are made against the 3^rd Commandment, His Name.

Patriarchs and Prophets, page 111.
Great Controversy page 454.

All names in blue will be found at the bottom of each study in alphabetical order, with the Strong’s # found in the Hebrew Dictionary. If the name is only found in the Greek Dictionary, there will be a G#- after the name.

Daniel - Danayil # 1840.

Elijah - Yilyah # 452.

Isaiah - Yashayah # 3470.

James – Yakob [also Jacob G#-2384] # 3290.

Jeremiah - Yeremiyah # 3414.

Jerusalem - Yarashalom # 3389/3384-7999. We have gone back to the "Primitive root" on all the names in the Scriptures; this is why we spell Yarashalom this way. Originally the city was called "Shalem" in Genesis 14:18, and Psalm 76:2.

John - Yahanan # 3076.

Malachi - Makaky # 4401.

Matthew - Mattithyah # 4993.

Moses – Mosheh # 4872.

Sabbath – Shabat # 7676.

Yah # 3050, "the Sacred Name." We are instructed in Psalm 68:4 to sing to the Almighty in His Name "Yah". The Name was also given to us by the Son in Exodus 3:14 – I AM is a translated of "Yah". In verse 15, it is Yah veh, or Yah, the Life Giver, and states this is His Memorial Name forever. We do not believe the 4 characters YH VH are one name, but is His name "Yah", and a description of one of His characteristics, the Life Giver. In the Old Testament [OT] "God" is from Elohim or El which is a substitute for the Memorial Name. [Universal Jewish Ency. Pg. 7.] "God" in the New Testament [NT] is from the Hellen’s [Greek] "Theos" which is their "Supreme One." In restoring the names to the OT and NT we have used appropriate titles for "God" or restored the Memorial Name in many of those places where the context suggests. See our Study "The 3 Powers of Heaven".

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