The Sabbath
God’s Memorial What is to endure throughout all generations? “Thy name, O Lord, endureth forever; and Thy memorial, O Lord, throughout all generations.” Psa. 135:13.Memorial: “Anything intended to preserve the memory of a person or event; something which serves to keep some person or thing in remembrance, as a monument or a practise.”-Webster. What illustration […]
Manner of Observing the Sabbath WHAT is first commanded in the Sabbath commandment? “Remember the Sabbath day.” Exo. 20:8.Which day is the Sabbath? “The seventh day is the Sabbath.” Exo. 20:10.For what purpose are we to remember the Sabbath day? “Remember the Sabbath day, to keep it holy.” Exo. 20:8. NOTE.-All through the week the […]
The Sabbath in the New Testament According to the New Testament, what day immediately precedes the first day of the week? “In the end of the Sabbath, as it began to dawn toward the first day of the week.” Matt. 28:1.NOTE.-According to the New Testament, therefore, the Sabbath had passed when the first day of […]
The Change of the Sabbath Of what is the Sabbath commandment apart? The law of God. See Ex. 20:8-11. What, according to prophecy, was to be Christ’s attitude toward the law? “The Lord is well pleased for His righteousness sake; He will magnify the law, and make it honorable.” Isa. 42:21. In His first recorded […]