REVIEW AND HERALD
of spiritual Egypt, that 15. the bondage
of sin, the admonition of Deuter
onomy Hd applies with full force.
To Be Kept Throughout All Ages
As a part of the moral law which
God declares to he perfect and eternal
(Exodus 20:1-17; James 2:10-12; Mat.
thew 5:17-19), the Sab hath itself must
be eternally binding. This itis des
flared 1a be in Exodus 81:15, 16, 17.
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shows that the Sabbath will continue
to be observed in the earth restored
after iis purification by the fires of God
in the last day.
The Seventh Day of the Week
Exodus 20:8-11 tells us that the sev-
enth day is the Sabbath. Just which
dav this 1s may be casily computed
from Matthew 28:1: Mark 16:1, 2;
Luke 23:54 240:7. In these verses ir 1s
seen that the Sabbath was the dav im-
mediately preceding the day of
Christ's resurrection, which all au-
thoriries agree took phlice on Sunday,
Hence Saturday is the Sabbath,
Begins Sunset Friday and Ends
Sunset Saturday
Cienesis 1:5, 8, 13, 19, 24, tells
us that the day was reckoned as begin-
ning in the evening. From Leviticus
23:52 and Nehemiah 13:19 we see that
the beginning and the ending of the
Sabbath and other festivals were reck-
oned in the same manner. According
to Nuk 1:21-32 the people reframed
from hringing their sick to be healed
on the Sabbath, waiung unul even,
when the sun was set. That the days
were reckoned thus for centuries alter
Christ is a historical fact.
How to Keep It
1. By Cerasing
IWarks. (Exodus
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Nehemiah 13
From Our Own
20:8-11:; 31:11, 15:
Jeremiah 17:21, 22;
10-22: Hebrews 4:1, 5)
In order that this Sabbath rest rom
labour may be properly observed, all
necessary preparations are to be made
on the day preceding the Sabbath.
(Sec Exodus 16:23:29: Mark 15 12 Tt
should be particularly noted that
even in the busiest seasons of the vear
the Sabbath 1s ta be observed as at
other times, (Exodus 34:21.)
2. By Ceasing From Our Own Pleas-
ures and Wavy and Words. (Isaiah
13 EE
By Rejoicing in the lord. The
Sabbath is not to be a dav of gloom,
but a dav of thanksgiving and “jovtul
worship, Isaiah 38:13, 14. See also
Nehemiah 8:9-110)
1. By Attendance at vine Service.
(Leviticus 23:3.
5. By Works of Mercy.
10-17; Matthew 12:10- 12)
Christ and the Sabbath
I. Hels Lovd of the Sabbath. (Mark
2:28.)
2. He Kept the Sabbath. It was His
custom to attend divine service on that
day. (Mark 6:2; 1:21: Luke 13:10; 4:
16, 17.)
3. He Taught the Proper Manner
of Sabbath Observance. When accused
of breaking the Sabbath law, Jesus did
not explain that the law of the Sab-
bath was no longer binding, as He
(Luke 13:
would no doubt have done had such
been the case. On the other hand, He
met their accusations by proving His
actions on the Sabbath to be in com-
plete harmony with the law of the Sab-
bath as given by God. He declared:
“Tt is fawful.” That is to sav, It is ac-
(cording to the Inw, or in harmony with
(Matthew 12:10:12: Luke 13: 10- 17.)
: fle Expected His IF ollowers to
Keep the Sabbath After His Ascension.
(Matthew 2:44:20)
The Apostles and the Sabbath
1. They Kept the Sabbath,
then “manner.” or custom, to attend
divine service on that day. (Acts 13:
Fh 17:24) Moreover, Acts 16:13
shows that when the apostles found
themselves where there was no svna-
vovue or church they resorted on the
S: thbath dav toa quiet place for prayer
and praise.
2. They Taught Sabbath Obsere-
ance. Paul's first message to the hea-
then was the one that is embodied in
the Sabbath, the message of the God
who created all things. (Acts 14:15;
7:23, 24)
It was
Prophecies of the Sabbath
Prophecy of ttempted Change.
Daniel 7:25 shows that a power was to
arise which would attempt to change
the law of God, The Revised Version
ab this text reads: “He shall think to
change the times and the law.” Mof-
Farts translation renders the word
“times” here used as sacred seasons.”
Thus: “He shall plan to alter the sa-
cred seasons and the law.” The sacred
seasons of God's law are His Sabbaths.
(See Exodos 2001-17.) Thus 1t 1s that
the power here prophesied wis to tam:
per with God's Taw, attempting to alte
Fis Sabbaths.
2. Prophecy of Restoration. Be-
cause an anti-Christian power has at-
tempted wo Calter the sacred seasons,’
God's Sabbaths have been trodden
underfoot for many generations. How:
ever. Isaiah 58:12 18 presents the
prophecy ol a provle who would re-
pair the breach in God's law by taking
their feet off the Sabbath and raising
it to its former place of glory,
3. Sabbath Message to All the World
Before the End. The message of the
Sabbath has ever been: “Worship Him
that made heaven, and earth, and the
sed. and the fountains of waters.” Rev-
elation 14:6, 7. We find this to be one
of three warning messages that are to
encircle the globe before the final ex-
ecution of God's judgments upon the
earth. Must not this message be a call
to a practical acknowledgment of the
great Creator-God by means of the ob-
servance of His Sabbaths: “If ve know
thesc things, happy are ve if ve do
them.” John 13:17.
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