"All his commandments are faithful,
steadfast for ever and ever".
Ps 111.7-8
7. History of the Sabbath
So, we have seen that Friday is the Holy day.
This indicates the smallest atoms and immense Galaxy is finally talking about
it Golgotha’s Cross and the tomb of Joseph. How was observed Sunday in all ages (on
Saturday in the next century is already said), and will be discussed in this chapter.
7.1. The eternal law of God; Saturday in the
universe from the beginning
"Ancient Commandment is the word which ye
have heard from the beginning" (1 John 2.7). God's law of the psalmist
wrote: "For ever, o Lord, your words settled in heaven. According to the
definition your
Planer is worth until now" (Psalm 119.89, 91). Creating the universe and
reasonable Su substances, God simultaneously with the law of gravity
established the moral law:
The eternal, Holy and steadfast (the
Constitution of the universe) :
I commandment
: proclamation of God's
commandment as a ruler and the authority and a ban on the worship of His creations.
II commandment : the Declaration of the greatness of the image
of God, the prohibition of the production of It images and worship them.
III commandment : protect from desecration of God's name.
IV commandment : command on the distribution of this God -
given time on the job 6 days and Sabbath rest advent day.
These commandments are based on the love to
God (Matthew 22.37).
V commandment : the respect for elders.
VI commandment : the right to life.
VII commandment : the sanctity and integrity of the family.
VIII commandment : protection of property.
IX commandment : prohibition of deception and command to speak
only the truth.
X commandment : no one should begrudge another and wishing
for something that is the other.
These commandments are based on love to
neighbor (Matthew 22.39).
Eternal life is the reward for the execution
of the law, the consequences of disobedience is death (Romans 6.23). "The
conditions to receive eternal life is now the same as were all grown up.
namely: perfect obedience to the law of God, perfect righteousness. If the eternal
life was given on terms that do not include this, the happiness of the entire
universe would be in danger. Then opened the way to Sin with all following him
grief and misfortune was immortalized”
(E. White, "Steps to Christ", p. 55).
God's law is not a burden, but guarantee a
happy life of all celestial beings. This is the nature of God observed :
righteousness (Ps 146.17 and Ps 119.172), Holiness (Lev 11.44 and Rom 7.12),
truth (Ps 31.6 and Mal 2.6), peace (John 16.33 and Ps 119.165), spirituality (John 4.24
and Rom 7.14), no (Mal 3.6 and Ps 111.7-8), perfection (Matt 5.48 and Ps
19.8), love (1 John 4.8 and Matt 22.36-40). God never has and has not changed His law and
never do this: "Don't break My Covenant, and does not alter the fact that came out of
My mouth" (Ps 89.35).
Saturday is the day of rest and gladness
always, even before the creation of the Earth, celebrated Holy - creatures. In
was consecrated by God the day came the "sons of God go before Lord"
on worship (Job 1.6).
7.2. Saturday in the ancient time
When God created the heavens and the Earth,
and the first human beings Adam and Eve, he told them that "blessed... the seventh day and hallowed
it" (Gen 2.3). The first time they saw a sunset, which points to the start of
Saturday's day - communion
with God. The
Bible says more about two people who observe the Sabbath day has lost its
meaning after the fall, but, on the contrary, increased in importance:
"And Enoch walked with God; nor was it
because God took him" (Genesis 5.24). Enoch was rewarded for his pious life: he is not
dead, but God deeply impressed him alive to heaven. The history of the Earth,
few have received this honor - climb to the throne God: Enoch, Moses, Elijah and 24 elders (Deut
34.5-6 and Jude 9, 4 Kings 2.11, Matt 27.52-53 and Rev 4.4).
"Noah found grace before the eyes of the
Lord" (Genesis 6.8). Only one may be under the Grace and not to be under condemnation law,
who sings it (Rom 6.15-16,2-11). Not-okay violation of even one (for example,
fourth) commandment as infringing It is suing along with murderers, Adulterers, wizards,
etc. (Jac 2.8-12). Fidelity Noah has he saved himself and his family during the
flood. So will with God's the people at the end of the world (Matt 24.37).
7.3. Saturday when Abraham
When the descendants of Noah are multiplied,
the majority of them expressed their disregard to God during the construction
of the Tower of Babel (Genesis 11.1-9). Satan planted a
not-believing and idolatry to the entire planet. The scientists suggest that
people even use this Noah's Ark
of salvation for the manufacture of their idols.
At that time God calls Abraham out of Ur the Chaldean, and enters into a Covenant with
him. He was illustrated: "Abraham obeyed My voice and respect that I have
commanded to be observe:
commandments, statutes and laws" (Gen 26.5).
The Covenant of God with Abraham included:
a) compliance with the law and the Sabbath
(Genesis 2.3 , Hebrews 4.4,9-11)
b) sacrifice (Genesis 3.21)
c) the commandments on food (Genesis 7.2-9.4
, 1 Corinthians 3.16-17,10.31, 2 Corintians 6.17-18)
d) tithes (Genesis 14.20 , Matthew 23.23)
e) circumcise (Genesis 17.11)
After the exodus of Jews from Egypt the
Testament was supplemented by Moses, and after Christ's crucifixion ritual of
Testament (in which the observance of the Sabbath is not included - Lev 23.38) has been
changed. "And with this the words of the prophets agree, as it is written:
then turn and rebuild the Tabernacle of David, fallen... and fix it" (Acts
15.15-16).
7.4. Sinai Covenant
As time went on. The promise God made to
Abraham a great nation. Once human 70 - family of Jacob (grandson of Abraham) -
entered Egypt. Now hundreds of thousands of its then - cove go from there and sent to the promised
land.
In a lifeless desert God Its a good lesson
reminds the Jews on Saturday.
He sends them bread from heaven - 1 gomor
(kg) per person per day. On Friday the same happened 2 gomors. The day Moses called a "day of
preparation" (Exodus 16.22-26, 29-30).
When the Israelites came to mount Horeb,
God has a Covenant made with Abraham:
"So, if you will obey My voice and keep
my Covenant, you'll be my fate of all peoples: because My whole land"
(Exodus 19.5). About what God has put in the prominence of Israel? First, he
promised those who love him mercy for thousands of childbirth is greater than
the entire earth-history (Ex 20.6).Secondly, he promised the faithful eternal
life on Earth and abundant blessings in the Earth-life (v.12).Thirdly, God
stabilize from violation of its law, which entails an inevitable punishment
(v.5).
On Saturday, God said: "remember the
Sabbath day". (Heb. "zkor et Yom Ha-Shabbat”). People may not remember what he knew. But
Saturday, which
was known as Adam, was very well known to the Hebrews.
7.5. Denial Saturday in Israel
All pious Jews and acceding to them
foreigners piously revered Sabbathday (Is 56.4-7). But most of the people after
the death of Moses and Joshua, remembering Sabbath the Lord turned to idols. Because God
allowed the Gentiles to enslave them (see the book of Judges). Idolatry captured even
such high King, like Solomon, that led to the Division of the Kingdom. In the
Kingdom of Israel (North) almost all the Kings worshipped idols together with
all the people that reached its apogee in the days of Ahab and Jezebel. Every
second the King of the Jews has given people an example idolatry and violating the Sabbath, we have
ample evidence of the prophets (Am 8.5; Jer 17.19-22, 24-26; Ezek 22.26,8;
20.13).
The author of the fourth book of Kings
describes the unholy Act of King Ahaz, "And students arrested the King
Ahaz headbands or trickery, and have removed them wash-stand and the sea
withdrew to cooper oxen that were under it, and put it on the stone floor. And
cancelled Saturday's indoor stroke, which built the temple, and appearance of the
Royal entrance to the House of the Lord, for the sake of the King Assyrian” (2
Kings 16.17-18).
God had to punish Israel. The enemy is on its
territory, betrays all the Earth by fire and sword, and he takes in someone
else's land for 70 years (Jer 29.10-14, Os 2.11 , Weep 1.7 and 2.6).
7.6. The first gathering of Israel and
Saturday; Saturday between the old and the new testament
When the Jews came from Babylon to rebuild
the destroyed Jerusalem, chief of people Nehemiah took care about the spiritual
revival of the former captives. The question of observance of Saturday he announced major
along with the Ministry of priests and Levi, the payment of tithes and the
production of mixed marriages. He call everybody the villains do not work and do not buy on Saturday, and to
merchants-Pagans in this day is not included in the town with the goods, he
ordered to close all doors (except "needle ears", which could be only
one person without a camel - Matt 19.24; Nehem 9.14,10.31,13.15-22).
Since then and up to the coming of Christ,
the Jews continued to observe the Sabbath. In apokrife of Makkabees - first book we read: "And
chased them many and atter overtaking, ganged, and lined up to battle against
them on the Sabbath day. But they responded: don't quit and don't do according to the
word of the King, not desecrate day Saturday. And said: we all die in the innocence of our...
Attacked on Saturday, and died... up to a thousand souls. And they decided that
day, and said: whoever went to war against us in the Sabbath day, will fight against him,
lest we die" (1 Mak 2.32, 34, 37-38, 41).
As a rule, the Jews did not fight on
Saturdays, but only protected (the war of the Maccabees against the Greeks was 168-142 BC). These are
the enemies. At 63 BC - Roman military leader Pompey came to Jerusalem to
capture it. Day one was Saturday. Pompey ordered his soldiers to fill
embankments, Jews did nothing for defense. The siege of Jerusalem lasted 3 months and, in one of the
Saturdays, the city was taken. In the Roman Empire,
the Jews gained autonomy, they had the right to be free on Saturday from trials
and military service.
7.7. The attitude of Jesus by Saturday
Mister Saturday night - Jesus - too adhered to
this day. Like his father, Joseph, worked as carpenter within six working days
and on Saturday rested: “And he came to Nazareth, where he was brought up,
and, AS USUAL, into the synagogue on the Sabbath day, and got up to read" (Luke 4.16).
Comments are superfluous. Jesus showed us all
by EXAMPLE. He kept the Sabbath properly and correctly, that same day, He
rested in the tomb of Joseph, and rising and stood by the disciples commanded
them piously store Saturday and teach others, "baptizing them in the name
of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit "(Matt 28.19).
7.8. Saturday in the first centuries after
the cross
The commandment of Christ was performed
during the first century a.d. (Acts 13.14,44 ; 16.13-14, 17.1-2, 18.1-4).
Paul denounced the Church in Rome for trying to "lawlessness" - a
change that holiday from Saturday to Sunday (2 Thess 2.3-12, Dan 7.25).
John became revelation exactly on Saturday - "the day of the Lord" (Rev 1.10, 58.13 -
Sinodal transfer ”day Sunday”, although there is a form of the name
"Kyrios" - Lord - "Kiriake Hemere").
In the 5th century historian Socrates wrote
that Saturday was observed after death of apostles. "Almost all churches
throughout the world celebrate the sacred mysteries of the week Saturday..."
(Socrates, Ecclesiastical History, book 5, chap. 22, trans in the Nicene and
Post - The Nicene Fathers, 2nd series (Grand Rapids: Win. B. Eerdmans, 1979),
vol. 2, p. 132).
7.9. The Saturday before to three angels
Even when the truth about the Sabbath was
levelled to the ground, were sincere soul, celebrating this holy day. They were in all
centuries. In 521-597. Saturday was guarded in the British Isles at Kolumban, in VIII-XII
centuries were Saturday religious groups in Asia minor, in the 12th century -
European passašhans sect. In 15th century Saturday -observing Christians were in
Norway, and in the 17th century - also in the Sweden and Finland. Some
Waldensians observed Saturday.
In the era of the reformation of Luther, Eck
and Associates (?), raised the issue on Saturday.
At the end of the 16th century seventh - day
Baptist movement, which preached the Bible baptism. In the early 17th century
were Saturday in Hungary and Sed′migrad′e, and in the late XVIII - early XIX century in
Russia (the first Saturday appeared here in XV). One of Russian subbotniks, count
Nicholas von Zinzendorf, went to Bethlehem
(Pennsylvania, United States), and there
celebrated the seventh day along with Sabbath - store the Germans and the "Moravian
brothers".
7.10. "Restoring the ruins”
In the first half of the 19th century, Joseph
Bates wrote the book "Saturday: eternal sign". Ellen White - designed herald of God - takes
and preaches a doctrine of Saturday.
The law of God was reversed and barbaric way.
The Catholic Church is "remade" Ten commandments complete it on your
manners. The majority of Protestants to justify the crime, called replacement
Saturday on the orders of God. The prophet Ezekiel called it the construction
of bad walls
and to anoint her with mud (Ezek
22.26,30; 13.10).
The first task was to restore the Adventist
law of ruins: will builded descendants of your desert-old: you will cause many
generations and will
call you to restore the ruins, the Restorer of paths for the population.
“If you are... will call Saturday delight,
the Holy day of the Lord. then you will have joy in the Lord, and I will lead you to the
height of land, and I will give you a taste of heritage of Iacob” (Is
58.12-14).
“The spirit of God gave the Holy influence on
heart academies of his word. They have opened deep conviction that,
unintentionally breaking this commandment, they reject day of rest of the creator. They began
studying evidence certifies certificates confirming in favor the
celebration of the first day of the week instead of a day, as if sanctified by
God. But could not find any basis in Scripture concerning the Elimination of
the fourth commandment, or change the Sabbath; original blessing that is on the
seventh day, never
left Saturday. The faithful soul longed to know the will of God, and they pleaded
guilty in violation of its law, deep sorrow, captured them. Wanting to renew
their commitment to God, they began to observe the Saturday" (E White, "Great
Controversy", ch. 25).
Now the faithful Christians will always do
it, despite the opposition of the world, until the end of time.
No. 365
As the wise wonderful path
Of someone who created everything!
They need to know, they go:
The entire law of God has given.
The prophets that God long
All The secrets revealed
When, as here, should be
He has distributed...
But, my friend, will, and we
Rest, then,
Where there will be no more darkness
There, in the Kingdom of Christ?
Who are the seventh day from the heart
honored
And the whole law of Christ
Who's in it went, he served
He will be there then.
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