Institution of the Sabbath When and by whom was the Sabbath made? “Thus the heavens and the earth were finished, and all the host of them. 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.” Gen. […]

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 […]

Reasons for Sabbath-Keeping What is the one great feature by which the true God is distinguished from all false gods? “The Lord is the true God, He is the living God, and an everlasting king. . . . The gods that have not made the heavens and the earth, even they shall perish from the […]

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 […]

Christ and the Sabbath Of what did Christ say the Son of man is Lord? “The Son of man is Lord even of the Sabbath day.” Matt. 12:8. See also Mark 2:28. Who made the Sabbath? “All things were made by Him, [Christ, the Word]; and without Him was not anything made that was made.” […]

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 […]

The Seal of God and the Mark of Apostasy WHAT does the Bible present as the object of a sign, or seal? “Now, O king, establish the decree, and sign the writing, that it be not changed.” Dan. 6:8.NOTE.-That is, affix the signature of royalty, that it may have the proper authority, and thus be […]

The Lord’s Day FROM what time was Christ, the Word, associated with God, the Father? “In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. The same was in the beginning with God.” John 1:1,2.By whom were all things created? “Which from the beginning of the world hath […]