I'm no Bible expert but here's my take.
There is only one day appointed to all the people in the world to rest, and it is the Sabbath day. A day set aside during creation.
I'm not promoting any religion or denomination here, just encouraging everyone to have a perfect relationship with Christ (Yahusha).
We are on our final run towards the end... our last century. Be prepare!
Catholic scholars would review the Genesis 2 account in English and with a straight face they would say the sabbath was not even used in this passage. You can call it a fraud! Because scriptures were written in Hebrew and if you look up the verses, Sabbath is used here 2 times. Genesis 2:2-3 KJV, "{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: because that in it he had 'rested' from all his work which God created and made." Our scriptures were written in Hebrew (OT) and Greek (NT), therefore it is best to check the translations and meanings of the words in Genesis 2:2-3 in Hebrew rather than to dwell on its English transliteration. Now, "rest or rested" in these verses literally translated to "Shabath" in Hebrew which means "to cease, desist or rest". Even the "seven or seventh" is translated to "shebii or shebiith" in Hebrew, just a variant of Sabbath. How could they miss these! If the early bible translators were quite honest, they should have put "Sabbath" on these verses instead of "rest". Or, could be an honest mistake? Just my opinion.
Matthew 5:17-18 KJV, "{17} Think not that I am come to destroy the law, or the prophets: I am not come to destroy, but to fulfil. {18} For verily I say unto you, Till heaven and earth pass, one jot or one tittle shall in no wise pass from the law, till all be fulfilled. {19} Whosoever therefore shall break one of these least commandments, and shall teach men so, he shall be called the least in the kingdom of heaven: but whosoever shall do and teach them, the same shall be called great in the kingdom of heaven. For I say unto you, That except your righteousness shall exceed the righteousness of the scribes and Pharisees, ye shall in no case enter into the kingdom of heaven." Christ (Yahusha) came not to destroy the law but to fulfill it! The questions is, did Christ (Yahusha) fulfilled the law? No! His laws will be fulfilled in the end times! Why? Because His Sabbath, the true Sabbath is not keep by any religions or any denominations or even a single church on earth. But modern Israel is keeping the Sabbath? Yes, but it's the false Sabbath! They are keeping the Sabbath sundown to sundown, Friday night to Saturday night. They based it on the moon just like their calendar where they named some of their calendar months to the Babylonian gods. The mystery Babylon! They are best described by Ezekiel 22:8, "Thou hast despised mine holy things, and hast profaned my sabbaths." By keeping the true Sabbath, we will surely exceed the righteousness of the Pharisees!
Some Christian would say that the Sabbath already passed away after Christ died at the cross. Did the law, the Sabbath passed away? No! Sabbath matters to Messiah then, now and 'til the very end. Matthew 24:16-24, "[16} Then let them which be in Judaea flee into the mountains: {17} Let him which is on the housetop not come down to take any thing out of his house: {18} Neither let him which is in the field return back to take his clothes. {19} And woe unto them that are with child, and to them that give suck in those days! {20} But pray ye that your flight be not in the winter, neither on the SABBATH DAY: {21} For then shall be great tribulation, such as was not since the beginning of the world to this time, no, nor ever shall be. {22} And except those days should be shortened, there should no flesh be saved: but for the elect's sake those days shall be shortened." Messiah just showed us the importance in keeping the Sabbath even in great tribulation and even if we lost our lives by keeping it! That's how important Sabbath keeping to Him!
And here's another passage in the Bible that uses the word "rest" in place of Sabbath. Hebrews 4:9-11 KJV, "There remaineth therefore a rest to the people of God. For he that is entered into his rest, he also hath ceased from his own works, as God did from his. Let us labour therefore to enter into that rest, lest any man fall after the same example of unbelief." Using the "Strong's Concordance", "rest" in this passage is translated in Greek as "sab-bat-is-mos'". Therefore the verse could look like this, "There remaineth therefore a 'Sabbath' to the people of God". Why were the early translitors prefer to use the word "rest" than "sabbath"? Because they themselves were not keeping it? Hmmm...
Ezekiel 22:26 KJV, "Her priests have violated my law, and have profaned mine holy things: they have put no difference between the holy and profane, neither have they shewed difference between the unclean and the clean, and have hid their eyes from my sabbaths, and I am profaned among them." When was the law violated in Jerusalem and profane God's holy things? The prophetic words of Isaiah was dealing with the Pharisees here. It is the Pharisees who profaned the holy things of the temple and hide their eyes in Sabbath. Yes, they have a Sabbath but they kept the Sabbath at sunset to sunset... and I am profaned among them. And "unclean" in this verse literally means unclean, impure, pertaining to ethical and religious, ritual. That's the Pharisees and Sadducess, they leavened even the worship. Who are they? Are they Hebrew? Revelation 2:9, "I know the blasphemy of them which say they are Yahudim (Jews), and are not, but are the synagogue of Satan."
Messiah ascended on the 7th day to emphasized His authority on the Sabbath. That He is the Lord of the Sabbath! And we have to celebrate it and keep it as remembrance of His sacrifices and love to us. Mark 2:27-28 KJV "And he said unto them, The sabbath was made for man, and not man for the sabbath: Therefore the Son of man is Lord also of the sabbath." By the way, Sabbath must be celebrated at sunrise to sunrise. Sabbath was instituted during creation and creation accounts starts with, "Let there be light". And in Matthew 28:1, "In the end of the sabbath, as it began to dawn toward the first day of the week, came Mary Magdalene and the other Mary to see the sepulchre." "It began to dawn 'towards' the first day", the magic word is "towards"... meaning, "papunta pa lang" in first day of the week! So Jesus (Yahusha) was risen in Sabbath day because He is the "Lord of the Sabbath" and futher rebuked most Christians belief about Sunday as their worship. I will explain more on my other commentary.
Shabbat Shalom Everyone!
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