Dd-13. Jesus is Our TRUE SABBATH REST!

Dd-13. Jesus is OUR TRUE Sabbath REST?

YES! Jesus Is Our TRUE SABBATH REST!

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The TRUE SEVENTH DAY is the 1000-Year Reign of Jesus!

Trust me my dear brothers and sisters in our Lord Jesus Christ, who are seventh day of the week Sabbath-keeping Christians, when I say that I see your STRUGGLE with the question of HOW can God just cancel, eliminate, abolish, throw out, or do away with just ONE of the TEN Commandments.

Especially, when we KNOW that the other NINE commandments REMAIN in force and MUST be kept in order to obtain eternal life in the world to come.

I myself was asked this question by a young Christian couple and I could not give them a sound Biblical answer at that time in my life.

And the reason why I had no answer is because of what I was previously taught that was NOT sound Biblical teaching.

You see, I was saved under the teaching of the Assemblies of God Church that teaches we are saved by grace through faith and not of works lest any man boasts.

And they taught that Christians are to keep the commandments in the New Testament because we ARE saved already and already have ETERNAL LIFE.

Thus, at that time in my life, I did not know that we HAVE to keep the commandments in order to RECEIVE eternal life in the world to come.

But as I read the Bible and grew in the Lord, I saw that we MUST keep the commandments of Jesus under the New Covenant written in the New Testament lest we SIN.

And if we sin, then we must repent and confess our sins.

And, therefore, I was no longer a “casual” Christian who nonchalantly kept the commandments of Jesus in a “casera sera sera whatever will be will be”attitude.

But rather, I became SERIOUS about not sinning. And overcoming all sin in my life became my heart’s desire.

My point is that the whole time of being a true born-again Spirit filled Christians the Holy Spirit Himself never once convicted me of sinning for NOT resting on the seventh DAY of the week.

So, the only answer at that time to that young couple was that I was never convicted of sinning for not resting on Saturday, the seventh day of the week.

For you see, the question that I was asked by that young Christian couple, is it a sin to NOT keep the Sabbath Day of REST on Saturday as taught in the Old Testament?

So again, I can see your STRUGGLE with the questions of how can God abolish just the FOURTH commandment.

And I believe that your struggle with that question comes from false teachings like once saved always saved and the GRACE ALONE Christians that WRONGLY teach that Jesus abolished ALL of the TEN Commandments.

There are a lot of false teachings in the church that CLAIM that ALL of the TEN Commandments were abolished at the cross.

But you and I know full well that NONE of the TEN Commandments were abolished at the cross.

So, I know that you ONCE struggled with the question of how can only the FOURTH commandment be abolished at some point in your life.

And then, you WRONGLY CONCLUDED that the ANSWER to that question MUST be for Christians to keep the FOURTH commandment by RESTING on the seventh DAY of the week like the covenant in the Old Testament teaches lest a Christian SINS.

I say WRONGLY concluded, because that conclusion is NOT the only possible answer to that question!

Let me explain what I mean by there being another ANSWER to that question that does NOT contradict any other verse of Scripture in the Bible.

For you see, the seventh day of the week Sabbath-keeping answer CONTRADICTS many verses of Scripture in the Bible.

Here is the SOUND Biblical answer to the question, “How can God abolish just ONE of the TEN Commandments?”

The TRUTH of the matter is that no commandments THEMSELVES were abolished and nailed to the cross. And the Christians who teach such things are WRONG!

What Jesus FULFILLED and, therefore, abolished and nailed to the cross was the “handwriting of ORDINANCES” that were CONTAINED in the law of commandments.

And that is a HUGE difference from Jesus abolishing the fourth commandment ITSELF!

Let me explain what I mean by the fourth commandment ITSELF NOT being abolished and nailed to the cross.

All Christians agree that there were SOME changes made from the Old Covenant WAY that the commandment of SACRIFICE for forgiveness of sins was kept to the WAY that we NOW KEEP the commandment of SACRIFICE under the New Covenant written in the New Testament.

We all know and understand that God no longer ACCEPTS animal sacrifices for the forgiveness of sins.

So NOW, under the New Covenant written in the New Testament, we ARE KEEPING the SHADOW of the law of commandment of SACRIFICE that pointed to Jesus as the atonement for sins.

And thus, by our FAITH in Jesus as BEING the ONLY sacrifice sins that God NOW requires we are KEEPING what God Himself DESIRES us to keep.

In other words, the law of the commandment of sacrifice ITSELF was NOT abolished.

But rather, what Jesus abolished and nailed to the cross was the OLD WAY of KEEPING the law of sacrifice for the forgiveness of sins.

So then, the OLD WAY of keeping the law of commandments contained in ORDINANCES was CHANGED to a NEW WAY of keeping the Law of God under the NEW Covenant.

The law or commandment ITSELF was NOT abolished like some Christians wrongly claim.

Here is another example of the old way of keeping a commandment of God where the ORDINANCES contained in that commandment were abolished and nailed to the cross so that God could give us a NEW WAY to keep the commandment ITSELF.

Almost all Christians know and understand that God commanded Abraham to be circumcised in the flesh as a SIGN of being in a COVENANT relationship with God.

So then, circumcision in the flesh became God’s LAW 430 years BEFORE the Law of Moses was given to the children of Israel after they were delivered from bondage in the land of Egypt.

And almost all Christians know and understand that NOW, under the New Covenant, we ARE circumcised WITH the circumcision of Jesus.

And thus, we are NOT under the LETTER of the OLD WAY the law of circumcision in the FLESH was kept.

So then, by our FAITH in Jesus, we ARE KEEPING the law of the commandment of CIRCUMCISION WITHOUT the keeping of the letter of the law of commandment CONTAINED in ORDINANCES.

Are you seeing this TRUTH that we ARE keeping the commandment ITSELF without keeping the the OLD WAY of keeping that commandment under the Old Covenant?

Let us go ahead and read Colossians 2:11.

“In whom also you ARE CIRCUMCISED with the circumcision made WITHOUT hands, in putting off the body of the sins of the flesh by the CIRCUMCISION OF Christ:”

Again, the OLD WAY of keeping the law of commandment to be circumcised was made WITH hands literally cutting the flesh.

But, Jesus FULFILLED the OLD WAY of keeping the law of CIRCUMCISION that was a SHADOW of being in a COVENANT relationship with God.

And NOW, Jesus is the SIGN of circumcision to be in the NEW Covenant relationship with God.

And by our simply being SAVED in Jesus, we ARE CIRCUMCISED with the TRUE circumcision that the OLD circumcision was only a SHADOW or a SIGN pointing to TRUE CIRCUMCISION or the NEW COVENANT.

And thus, we ARE KEEPING the commandment of circumcision, but in a NEW WAY by faith in Jesus cutting away the SINS of the flesh.

And that is why Christians are NOT OBLIGATED to be circumcised in the flesh made with hands under the New Covenant.

The law of the commandment of circumcision contained in ORDINANCES was ABOLISHED and nailed to the cross.

But the commandment of circumcision ITSELF was NOT abolished.

Rather, it was FULFILLED to ABOLISH to OLD WAY that is was kepy under the OLD Covenant.

It was a SHADOW pointing to the TRUE circumcision in Jesus cutting away all our sins.

And in the same way, ALL of the commandments of the keeping the feast DAYS were FULFILLED as well.

And thus, Christains ARE KEEPING all of the commandments of all the feast days by our FAITH in Jesus as the one who FULFILLED and will yet fulfill all of the SHADOWS of the FALL feast days as well.

In other words, the law of commandments of the feast days were given to the children of Israel as a SCHOOLMASTER to lead them to have FAITH in Jesus as the one prophesied to come to be the Messiah.

And after a person BELIEVES in Jesus they ARE keeping the SPIRIT of the law of commandments THEMSELVES of all the ceremonial commandments of the feast days.

Now, the Seventh Day Adventist Church knows this TRUTH full well.

And thus, they do NOT teach the SDA Christians to keep ANY of the feast days.

But the SDA Church, along with all seventh day of the week Sabbath-keeping churches, have not yet seen that the FOURTH commandment is ALSO a CEREMONIAL commandment that CONTAINS ORDINANCES that Jesus abolished and nailed to the cross.

And thus, NOW, under the New Covenant, we ARE KEEPING the SPIRIT of the fourth commandment and NOT the LETTER of the fourth commandment to keep a DAY of REST.

In other words, the keeping of a DAY of REST was a SHADOW pointing to Jesus as our TRUE Sabbath REST for HOLINESS to enter into the New PERPETUAL COVENANT.

So then, to almost every other Christian, who are NOT a SEVENTH day Sabbath keeping Christian, the answer is very clear and easily understood that we ARE KEEPING the FOURTH commandment but not in the OLD WAY of keeping the LETTER of the law of the fourth commandment.

But again, this SIMPLE answer is still a STRUGGLE to accept for SOME seventh day of the week Sabbath DAY keeping Christians.

For you see, some Sabbath-keeping Christians have been brought up in Sabbath keeping churches all their lives.

And thus, all they have ever been taught all their lives is that they must keep the SEVENTH day as the only true Sabbath day as a DAY of REST lest they SIN.

So then to them, the sound Biblical answer that it was ONLY the ORDINANCES that were abolished is NOT so simple to understand.

Even though the SDA Church does, indeed, understand that Jesus FULFILLED ALL of the FEAST day Sabbaths they still STRUGGLE with the QUESTION of why other Christians do not keep the weekly Sabbath day of REST ON the seventh DAY of the week.

Some Christians have answered their struggling with that question by saying that they keep the Sabbath rest of SUNDAY.

In other words, the Sunday Sabbath-keeping Christians answer this struggling question by showing that the early church met on SUNDAY.

And thus, to the Sunday Sabbath-keeping Christians, God changed the day of rest to Sunday.

But to seventh day of the week Sabbath-keeping Christians the LETTER of the law says the SEVENTH day and that means that Christians must rest on the SEVENTH day or they are breaking the FOURTH commandment.

So then, rather than me just SAYING that BOTH the SUNDAY Sabbath-keeping Christians AND the seventh day of the week SATURDAY Sabbath keeping Christians are WRONG.

Please allow me the grace to fully explain HOW Jesus is our TRUE Sabbath REST.

I will not just SAY that Jesus has become our Sabbath REST at the cross and resurrection.

But rather, I will prove it by the Scriptures. So again, please allow me the grace to SHOW you from the very word of Almighty God Himself that Jesus fulfilled the OLD COVENANT to become our NEW COVENANT.

And thereby, Jesus became our TRUE Sabbath REST by fulfilling the SHADOW of why the DAY of rest was given to the children of Israel in the first place.

And by our RESTING in Jesus for Holiness and righteousness to cleanse us from all our past sins we enter into the New Covenant written in the New Testament.

And thus, we who BELIEVE in the SON of God as the atonement for our sins, we enter into RESTING in Jesus for the forgiveness of all our sins, past , present and future.

So then, the ENTRANCE into HIS REST now in this present world gives us who BELIEVE the right to enter into the SEVENTH 1000-year long DAY of REST which is yet to come.

Jesus said that he is the DOOR, which is the ONLY way to enter into the true rest.

In other words, those who TRY to enter in some other way like a window will NOT be given ENTRANCE into the TRUE REST to which the Sabbath day was SHADOW pointing to Jesus our DELIVERER from the BONDAGE of SIN.

Let us now go to the Scriptures to prove what I just said.

We all know or should know that the gospel of salvation was FIRST preached to ONLY the Jews, or to Israel.

And then, after the nation of Israel as a whole so to speak rejected God’s NEW Covenant by rejecting Jesus as their Messiah, THEN God turned the gospel of salvation to the Gentiles.

Please read Romans 1:15,16.

“So, as much as in me is, I (Paul) am ready to preach the gospel to you that are at Rome also.

Romans 1:16. For I am not ashamed of the gospel of Christ: for it is the power of God unto salvation to every one that believes; to the Jew FIRST, and also to the Greek.”

Now read Romans 2:10,11,19,20.

“But glory, honor, and peace, to every man that works good, to the Jew first, and also to the Gentile:

Rom 2:11. For there is no respect of persons with God…

…Romans 2:19. But I say, Did not Israel know? First Moses says, I will provoke you to jealousy by them that are no people, and by a foolish nation I will anger you.

Romans 2:20. But Isaiah is very bold, and said, I was found of them (The Gentiles who were NOT a people of God) that sought me not; I was made manifest unto them that asked not after me.”

Paul also teaches us that God is NOT yet FINISHED saving the children of Israel.

They are blinded in PART which means that ANY Jew can still be saved during this present world before Jesus returns.

But Paul also teaches us about ANOTHER DAY in the future speaking of the 1000-year long day in the world to come.

Paul says there REMAINS a REST for the people of God and the CONTEXT of that passage of Scripture in Hebrews chapter 4 is speaking about the UNBELIEF of Israel or the unsaved Jews not entering into the REST in Jesus during this present world.

Please read Hebrews 4:1-11.

“Let us, therefore, FEAR, lest, a promise being left us of entering into his REST, any of you should seem to come short of it. (Paul is talking to the Judaizing Hebrew Jewish Christians and to the Gentile Christians who were being subverted and compelled to keep the Law of Moses.

We know this by the context in Hebrews 10:26-39. Paul is comparing the true gospel that was rejected by the unsaved Jews to the perverted gospel of the Judaizing Christians who are not TRULY resting in Jesus for their salvation.

In other words, Paul is saying let us who BELIEVE be sure that we do not fall short of entering into Yahweh’s REST)

Hebrews 4:2. For unto us was the gospel preached, as well as unto them: (Speaking of the unsaved Jews who rejected the New Covenant) but the word preached did not profit them, not being mixed with faith in them that heard it.

Hebrews 4:3. For we which have believed do ENTER into REST, as he said, As I have sworn in my wrath, if they shall enter into My REST: although the works were finished from the foundation of the world.

Hebrews 4:4. For he spake in a certain place of the SEVENTH DAY on this wise, And God did rest the seventh day from all His works.

Hebrews 4:5. And in this place again, If they shall enter into My REST.

Hebrews 4:6. Seeing, therefore, it REMAINS that some must enter therein, and they to whom it was FIRST preached entered NOT in because of unbelief: (Now, all of the seventh day of the week Sabbath DAY keeping Christians “interpret” verse 6 here to mean that the WEEKLY Sabbath DAY of rest REMAINS BINDING under the New Covenant.

But that is NOT what this verse is saying! The CONTEXT is about the GOSPEL being preached to the Jews FIRST and some of them rejected the New Covenant by rejecting Jesus as the Messiah.

And thus, ALL of Israel was not SAVED. So Paul is saying that for SOME of the Jews there yet REMAINS an ENTRANCE into the REST that we as Christians who BELIEVE have already entered.

And that entrance into rest in Jesus will be preached to the Jews on ANOTHER DAY speaking of the Seventh 1000-year long day of Yahweh’s REST in the world yet to come.)

Hebrews 4:7. Again, he LIMITS a CERTAIN DAY day, saying in David, Today, after so long a time; (Speaking of AFTER the 2000 years of the gospel being preached in this present world) as it is said, Today, if you will hear his voice, harden NOT your hearts. (As you did during the first TWO 1000 year long days when you reject Jesus as your Messiah)

Hebrews 4:8. For if Jesus had given them REST, (During this present world) then would he not afterward have spoken of ANOTHER DAY.

Hebrews 4:9. There REMAINS. therefore, a REST to the people of God. (Paul did not say that there remains a REST for us who already BELIEVE.

But rather, Paul is talking about there remaining an ENTRANCE into a rest for SOME of the unsaved Jews in ANOTHER DAY)

Hebrews 4:10. For (Or for you see,) he that is ENTERED into his REST, he ALSO has CEASED from his own works, as God did from his. (But the Judaizing Christians had NOT CEASED from their OWN works of keeping the Law of Moses under the Old Covenant. The whole CONTEXT is about the unsaved Jews in UNBELIEF in the New Covenant.

And Paul is talking specifically to the Hebrew Jewish Christians who are not TRULY RESTING in Jesus.

And Paul is in fear for them who are observing DAYS, according to Galatians 4:9-12.

Let us go ahead and read that passage

“Gal 4:9 But now, after that ye have known God, or rather are known of God, how turn ye again to the weak and beggarly elements, whereunto ye desire again to be in bondage?

Gal 4:10 You observe DAYS, and MONTHS, and TIMES, and YEARS.

Gal 4:11 I am afraid of you, lest I have bestowed upon you labor in VAIN.

Gal 4:12 Brethren, I beseech you, be as I am; for I am as you are: you have not injured me at all.”

Paul is talking to the Christians who Jewish Christians that were keeping the WEEKLY Sabbath DAYS, the MONTHLY new moon festivals, the day of rest, to rest from sunset to sunset and the YEARY feast day Sabbaths.

And Paul was in fear for them lest he preached the gospel to them in VAIN)

Hebrews 4:11. Let us labor, therefore, (Or THEREFORE, let us work real hard to be sure that we are ALSO CEASING from the works of the law of commandments CONTAINED in ORDINANCES that Jesus ABOLISHED, according to Ephesians 2:8-15 and Colossians 2:4-17) to enter into THAT REST, lest any man fall after the same example of unbelief.”

So then, we as Christians must labor or work at not only overcoming sin by keeping all of the MORAL commandments.

But we also must labor to CEASE for our own works which are the works of the LAW, as in, the works of keeping the LETTER of the law.

Now, to almost all Gentile Christians it never even entered into our minds to keep the Law of Moses.

But to Jewish Christians and to SOME Gentile Christians who have been SUBVERTED by some Jewish Christians to keep the Law of Moses it has entered into their minds by false teaching that they MUST keep the Law of Moses to be pleasing to God.

But, in TRUTH, they are actually DISPLEASING God by their NOT obeying the commandments of Jesus under the New Covenant written in the New Testament.

For you see, by their keeping of DAYS, speaking of their keeping the WEEKLY Sabbath DAYS as a DAY of REST, they are actually keeping what Jesus ABOLISHED and nailed to the cross.

I mean, how would YOU feel if you were in the shoes of Jesus and you SUFFERED and died on the cross to FULFILL the law of commandments contained in ORDINANCES and the Christians DENIED the TRUTH by KEEPING those ORDINANCES that Jesus SUFFERED to deliver you from that part of the LAW?

Paul clearly teaches us that we are DELIVERED FROM the LAW!

But what does that truly mean in the LIGHT of the whole word of Almighty God? Certainly, we are not delivered for obeying the MORAL commandments of God.

So then what does Paul mean by his words, “we are DELIVERED for the LAW?”

Please read Romans 7:6.

“But NOW, (Speaking of being under the NEW Covenant) we are DELIVERED FROM the LAW, (Speaking of the law of commandments CONTAINED in ORDINANCES, according to Ephesians 2:8-15 and Colossians 2:4-14) that being dead wherein we were held; THAT we should serve in NEWNESS of SPIRIT, and NOT in the OLDNESS of the LETTER.”

So again, under the New Covenant we are delivered from the OLD WAY of keeping the commandments to the NEW WAY of KEEPING the commandments of the law CONTAINED in ORDINANCES.

And the FOURTH commandment CONTAINS ORDINANCES. So it is NOT the fourth commandment ITSELF that Jesus abolished and nailed to the cross.

But rather, it is the OLD WAY of keeping the LETTER of the law of the fourth commandment that was abolished and nailed to the cross.

And NOW, under the New Covenant we ARE KEEPING the fourth commandment but in the NEW WAY by serving God is NEWNESS of the SPIRIT of the fourth commandment and NOT in the OLDNESS of the LETTER of the fourth commandment of keeping a DAY of REST.

In other words, Jesus is the NEWNESS of SPIRIT of the fourth commandment.

Sabbath means REST and the OLDNESS of the LETTER of the fourth commandment was to rest on the weekly Sabbath DAY every week.

But NOW, under the New Covenant we ARE KEEPING the fourth commandment by our keeping the NEW WAY of the SPIRIT of the fourth commandment which is RESTING in Jesus for our holiness and righteousness.

Romans clearly teaches us that Jesus is the END of the LAW for RIGHTEOUSNESS.

Please read Romans 10:4-13.

“For Christ is the END of the LAW for righteousness to every one that believes.

Romans 10:5. For Moses DESCRIBES the righteousness which is of the law, That the man which does those things shall live by them.

Romans 10:6. BUT the righteousness which is of FAITH speaks on this wise, Say not in your heart, Who shall ascend into heaven? (that is, to bring Christ down from above:)

Romans 10:7. Or, Who shall descend into the deep? (that is, to bring up Christ again from the dead.)

Romans 10:8. But what says it? (Speaking of the LAW and the PROPHETS that TESTIFY of Jesus as being the Messiah) The word is nigh you, even in your mouth, and in your heart: that is, the word of FAITH, which we preach;

Romans 10:9. That if you shall confess with your mouth the Lord Jesus, and shall believe in your heart that God has raised him from the dead, you shall be saved. (In other words, you shall be MADE righteous by God without doing ANY WORKS of the law commandments contained in ordinance that ONLY DESCRIBE the TRUE righteousness that we who BELIEVE are to keep by of FAITH in Jesus CONFESSING that we ARE RIGHTEOUS in Jesus.

So Paul is saying REST in Jesus that you ARE RIGHTEOUS and the good works we do after we are initially saved are NOT our OWN works.

For you see, we are now the workmanship of Yahweh and the life we now live is in FAITH of the Son of God, Jesus Christ or righteousness)

Romans 10:10. For with the heart man BELIEVES unto righteousness; (So then, the very moment we first believe we are MADE the righteousness of God. We are PERFECT, even as our Father in heaven is PERFECT, the very moment we first believed) and with the mouth confession is made unto salvation. (This means holding fast to the confession of our faith in Jesus as our righteousness.

And if we do sin then all we need to do is to repent and confess our sins and BELIEVE the promise in God’s word that he is faithful to always forgive our sins and CLEANSE us from ALL unrighteousness, according to 1 John 1:9.

And that means that every time we repent with godly sorrow and confess our sins that we are made PERFECT once again even as our Father in heaven is PERFECT)

Romans 10:11. For the Scripture says, Whosoever BELIEVES on him shall NOT be ashamed. (So then we believe to be saved initially and then we CONTINUE to believe to receive forgiveness of sins that we commit after we are saved.

And by doing that we shall NOT be ashamed at the coming of Jesus.

No more WORKS of the law of the KEEPING of the ceremonial commandments of the keeping DAYS)

Romans 10:12. For there is no difference between the Jew and the Greek: for the same Lord over all is rich unto all that call upon him.

Romans 10:13. For whosoever shall call upon the name of the Lord shall be saved.”

When we understand that Jesus himself during the days of his ministry before the cross was to the jews ONLY, then you will understand the TRUE meaning of Matthew 11:28-30 where Jesus is speaking to the Jews.

Matthew 11:28-30.

“Come unto me, all you that labor and are HEAVY LADEN, and I will give you REST.

Matthew 11:29. Take my YOKE upon you, and learn of me; for I am meek and lowly in heart: and you shall find REST unto your souls.

Matthew 11:30. For my YOKE is EASY, and my burden is LIGHT.”

The Apostle Paul teaches us that the keeping of the letter of the Law of Moses contained in ordinances is a YOKE of BONDAGE, according to Galatians 5:1-3.

And the Apostle Peter teaches us in Acts 15:10, that neither the Apostles of Jesus NOR their Jewish forefathers were able to BEAR the YOKE of the Law of Moses.

So then, in Matthew 11:28-30 Jesus is talking to the Jews who were HEAVY LADEN under the YOKE of BONDAGE of the Law of Moses.

Please read Acts 15:1-24.

“And certain men (Speaking of the Judaizing Hebrew Jewish Christians) which came down from Judea taught the brethren, and said, EXCEPT you be circumcised AFTER the manner of Moses, you CANNOT be SAVED.

Acts 15:2. When, therefore, Paul and Barnabas had no small dissension and disputation with them, (This proves that Paul taught AGAINST to keeping of the Law of Moses and that the seventh day of the week Sabbath-keeping Christians TWIST the true meaning of Colossians 2:14-17 to make the FALSE CLAIM that Paul is saying to not allow other Christians to judge you Sabbath keepers FOR KEEPING the Law of Moses.

But this verse clearly teaches us that there was MUCH dissension and disputing with the Hebrew Jewish Judaizing Christians who TAUGHT the gentile Christians that they must keep the Law of Moses) they determined that Paul and Barnabas, and certain other of them, should go up to Jerusalem unto the apostles and elders about this QUESTION. (In others words, when these Jewish Christians began to COMPEL the Gentile Christians to be not only circumcised but also keep ALL the LAW of Moses in order to be SAVED.

Then Paul and Barnabas entered into this debate, which became very heated and neither side was giving in to hear the whole matter.

So these Jewish Christians NOT believing the words of Paul and Barnabas decided to let the elders of the church in Jerusalem settle this matter once and for all time)

Acts 15:3. And being brought on their way by the church, they passed through Phenice and Samaria, declaring the conversion of the Gentiles: and they caused great joy unto all the brethren. (Or while on their way to the city of Jerusalem the Apostle Paul pointed out to th Jewish Judaizing Christians the CONVERSION of the Gentile Christians)

Acts 15:4. And when they were come to Jerusalem, they were received of the church, and of the apostles and elders, and they declared all things that God had done with them. (So Paul made his argument first declaring all the conversions of the Gentile Christians being saved without the keeping of the Law of Moses)

Acts 15:5. But there rose up certain of the sect of the Pharisees which believed, (Speaking of the same Jewish Christians in verse 1) saying, That it was needful to circumcise them, and to command them to KEEP the law of Moses.

Acts 15:6. And the apostles and elders came together for to consider of this matter. (Keep in mind that all of the Apostles and elders here in the city of Jerusalem were ALL Jewish Christians or Jews, who believed on the WORDS OF Jesus to be saved and became his disciples)

Acts 15:7. And when there had been much disputing, Peter rose up, and said unto them, Men and brethren, you know how that a good while ago God made choice among us, that the Gentiles by my mouth should hear the word of the gospel, and believe. (Notice that it does NOT use the words of the OLD covenant, ro the words of the Law of Moses, or even the words of the TEN Commandments.

But rather, Peter says that by his mouth he preached the words of the GOSPEL of Jesus Christ to the Gentiles who were then SAVED by the true gospel of Jesus Christ and not saved by being TAUGHT the Law of Moses)

Acts 15:8. And God, which knows the hearts, bare them witness, giving them the Holy Ghost, even as he did unto us; (And we all agree that a unsaved person cannot receive the indwelling of the Holy Spirit UNTIL they are SAVE by their FAITH in Jesus)

Acts 15:9. And put no difference between us and them, PURIFYING their hearts by FAITH.

Acts 15:10. Now THEREFORE, (Or for this very reason of Almighty God HIMSELF giving these Gentiles, who believe on the GOSPEL of Jesus, his Holy Spirit the SAME as us who are Jews received the Holy Spirit to dwell in us when we Jews first believed. So) WHY TEMPT YOU God, to put a YOKE upon the neck of the disciples, which NEITHER our fathers NOR WE were ABLE to BEAR?

Acts 15:11. But we believe that through the grace of the Lord Jesus Christ we shall be saved, even as they.

Acts 15:12. Then all the multitude kept silence, and gave audience to Barnabas and Paul, declaring what miracles and wonders God had wrought among the Gentiles by them.

Acts 15:13. And after they had held their peace, James answered, saying, Men and brethren, hearken unto me:

Acts 15:14. Simeon has declared how God at the first did visit the Gentiles, to take out of them a people for his name.

Acts 15:15. And to this AGREE the words of the prophets; as it is written,

Acts 15:16. After this I will return, and will build again the tabernacle of David, which is fallen down; and I will build again the ruins thereof, and I will set it up:

1Acts 15:7. That the residue of men might seek after the Lord, and all the Gentiles, upon whom my name is called, says the Lord, who does all these things.

Acts 15:18. Known unto God are all his works from the beginning of the world.

Acts 15:19. Wherefore my sentence is, that we trouble NOT them, which from among the Gentiles are turned to God:

Acts 15:20. But that we write unto them, that they abstain from pollution of idols, and from fornication, and from things strangled, and from blood.

Acts 15:21. For Moses of old time has in every city them that preach him, being read in the synagogues every Sabbath day. (Now the church was under much persecution by the unsaved Jews.

So it seemed good to the Apostles at Jerusalem to lay upon the Gentiles ONLY these FOUR necessary things to help keep the Gentile Christians from being persecuted by the unsaved Jews.

For you see, they knew that Moses was taught by the unsaved Jews in every synagogue in every city where these Gentiles would be going.

And if Gentile Christians preached the Gospel to the unsaved Jews and the unsaved Jews saw that the gentile Christians were not abstaining from these four things then they might be in danger of being killed by the unsaved Jews.

Also, the early church was still yet LEARNING what to do and what not to do.

For you see, if so be that they knew everything, then they would have had the need to CONSIDER the matter because they would have already known the matter WITHOUT having much disputing.

And thus, the Apostle in Jerusalem would have plainly told the Jewish Judaizing Christians that Paul and Barnabas were teaching them the TRUTH.

The point that I want you to SEE is that there is no mention of telling these Gentile Christians to KEEP the weekly Sabbath day as a DAY of rest.

In fact, they sent out letters to all the churches WARNING them about the Judaizing Jewish Christian SUBVERTING the Gentiles to keep the Law of Moses teaching the churches that the Apostles and ELDER in Jerusalem gave no SUCH COMMANDMENT)

Acts 15:22. Then pleased it the apostles and elders, with the WHOLE church, to send chosen men of their own company to Antioch with Paul and Barnabas; namely, Judas surnamed Barsabas, and Silas, chief men among the brethren:

Acts 15:23. And they wrote letters by them after this manner; The apostles and elders and brethren send greeting unto the brethren which are of the Gentiles in Antioch and Syria and Cilicia:

Acts 15:24. For as much as we have heard, that certain which went out from us have TROUBLED you with words, SUBVERTING your souls, saying, You MUST be circumcised, AND KEEP the LAW: to whom we gave no such commandment:”

Can you not see how this spirit of Judaizing Christians has been around since the very early church even while the original Apostles of Jesus were still yet living?

It is this Judaizing spirit of the enemy that stirs up Christians to be DECEIVED to seek to be more pleasing to God by trying to keep the Law of Moses CONTAINED in ORDINANCES that Jesus himself ABOLISHED and nailed to the cross.

And almost always this seducing spirit of the enemy BEGINS by deceiving good well meaning Christians to keep the WEEKLY Sabbath DAY by causing them to ponder on the QUESTION, “How can Jesus abolish only the FOURTH commandment without abolishing the other NINE of the TEN Commandments?”

First of all, they fail to see that Jesus did NOT abolish the fourth commandment ITSELF.

And secondly, they have failed to see that Jesus abolished the handwriting of ordinances in MORE than just the FOURTH commandment.

Jesus abolished the handwriting of ordinances in ALL of the ceremonial commandments INCLUDING the FOURTH commandment. You cannot separate the law of Moses from the Law of God because they are one and the selfsame LAW of God.

The handwriting in the book of the law was given to the children of Israel at the SAME time that the TEN Commandments was given to the children of Israel as a SCHOOLMASTER to lead them to faith in Jesus.

The LAW and the prophets testify of Jesus. There are shadows, types, figures, analogies, signs and hidden prophecies in the law just the same as there are shadow, types, figures, analogies, signs and hidden prophecies in the word of the prophets.

Please read the studies Dd-22. The WEEKLY Sabbath Was NOT GIVEN at CREATION WEEK?

Also read the study called Dd-16. What do the ALEPH and TAV MEAN?

But for now, please read the LITERAL translation of Genesis 2:1-3.

And then, we will read Exodus 34:28 and Deuteronomy 4:13 with the hidden untranslated Aleph Tav translated as Aleph Tav Messiah Jesus so you can see that the weekly Sabbath day covenant points to the Aleph Tav Messiah Jesus covenant which is a PERPETUAL COVENANT.

The FIRST covenant with the children of Israel was made OLD by God, according to Hebrews 8:13.

Keep in mind that there are over 7000 verses of Scripture that contain the hidden untranslated Aleph and Tav, the FIRST and the LAST letters of the Hebrew alphabet.

Jesus said that he is the FIRST and the LAST and that the Scriptures testify of him.

So I am seeing that the untranslated Aleph and Tav having Strong’s number H853 is a clue pointing to Jesus.

It is like a little red flag to the Hebrew children of Israel saying take a closer look at the passage of Scripture.

Here is the LITERAL translation of Genesis 2:1-3.

“And they are BEING finished the heavens and the earth and all the host of them. (Just ask yourself the questions, “Is God COMPLETELY FINISHED will ALL His work of creation?

Are the heavens and the earth EXACTLY the way God desires them to be for all eternity future right NOW? No! They are not!

And they will not be finished UNTIL the end of SEVENTH day.

And the TRUE SEVENTH day is the 1000-year reign of Jesus when God's Son will rule FOR Yahweh DURING His SEVENTH DAY of REST.

Just ask yourself the question WHY would God create a NEW heavens and a NEW earth if He was truly FINISHED with His work of creating back at creation week? The literal translation has it correct in saying that God's creations ARE BEING finished)

Genesis 2:2. And He is FINISHING Elohim in the day the SEVENTH work of him which he did and He is ceasing in the SEVENTH day from all the work of him which he did. (In other words, Elohim or God WILL be ceasing from all His works in or DURING the seventh 1000-year long DAY of the Lord where His SON Jesus, the ARM of Yahweh, will rule and reign FOR Almighty God the Father on or during the TRUE SEVENTH day.

We are living in the SIXTH 1000-year long DAY of creation right now. According to some prophecy teachers, if you add TWO 1000-year long days or 2000 years to the year that Jesus was crucified, then you arrive at the latest possible year of our Lord's return.

I myself am NOT setting any date, but rather, I am simply sharing what others are teaching so you can decide for yourself between you and God. So then, if so be that Jesus does NOT return by the year 2029 through the year 2034, then my faith will NOT be shaken. I will still believe in the return of Jesus)

Genesis 2: 3. And He is blessing Elohim (H853 Aleph Tav Messiah Jesus) day of the SEVENTH and He is MAKING holy HIM that in HIM He ceased from all work of him which He created to do of.”

Now if we read Genesis 2:1-3 with this CORRECT understanding that God Himself has NOT yet RESTED on the Lord's SEVENTH day as most Christians have been taught all their lives, and we TRULY SEE that God is NOT FINISHED with His creation of mankind, then you can easily see that the resting on the WEEKLY seventh DAY is a SHADOW pointing to the TRUE Seventh 1000-year long day in the world to come.

And when you see that God is still yet WORKING on His creation of mankind to conform as many who believe in Jesus to be made in the IMAGE of His SON, then it should be easy for you to see that there are TWO creations of God. Now, in truth, they are the ONE and the self same creation which God is still YET WORKING on.

And God’s NEW creation of new creatures will not be totally completed until the END of SEVENTH 1000-year long DAY of the Lord.

In other words, God will still be SAVING people DURING the 1000-year reign of Jesus to become new creatures created in Jesus Christ as well.

But it is ONLY God’s NEW creation in Jesus Christ in THIS present world who will be given ETERNAL LIFE at the coming of Jesus.

And thus, the second death shall have no power over us as faithful Christians who REMAIN RESTING in Jesus as their Lord and Savior to CEASE for the works of the law that Jesus abolished and nailed to the cross.

Now let us read a couple more Aleph Tav Messiah Jesus verses of Scripture.

Please read Exodus 34:28.

“And he was there with the LORD forty days and forty nights; he did neither eat bread, nor drink water. And he wrote upon the tables the (Aleph Tav Messiah Jesus) WORDS of the COVENANT, the TEN commandments.”

So then, the TEN commandments are the WORDS of this first COVENANT that God made between him and the children of ISRAEL, which God did NOT make with father Abraham, father Isaac, nor father Jacob

But rather, God made this first covenant ONLY with the children of ISRAEL for the very FIRST time on Mount Horeb or Mount Sinai.

And in the TEN Commandments God HID the Aleph Tav Messiah Jesus WORDS of the COVENANT as clues pointing to Jesus as the Messiah for the children of Israel to DISCERN.

Now please read Deuteronomy 4:13.

“And He declared unto you (Aleph Tav Jesus) His COVENANT, which He commanded YOU (Speaking of the children of ISRAEL) to perform, EVEN TEN commandments; (Or even TEN WORDS. This is different Hebrew word that is translated as commandments but it means WORDS) and He wrote them upon two tables of stone.”

Again, we learn that the TEN commandments ARE the WORDS of the COVENANT, which Moses later wrote on TWO tables of stone after he threw down and BROKE the TWO tables of stone upon which God Himself engraved with His very own finger.

But ONLY the fourth commandment is the SIGN for the PERPETUAL COVENANT.

Now, I am not sure why God inspired Moses to use a different Hebrew word here and in Exodus 34:28 as well in Deuteronomy 4:13 that means WORDS and MESSAGE unless God HID ten Aleph Tav Messiah Jesus WORDS or ten Aleph Tav Messiah Jesus MESSAGES on the stone tablets.

The normal Hebrew word of commandments is Strong’s number H4687 but this Hebrew word is Strong’s number H1697.

Now I pray that the Holy Spirit is opening your eyes of understanding here to see His hidden prophecy of the TWO COVENANTS, where the FIRST COVENANT God made with ISRAEL was BROKEN because of their SIN at Mount Horeb.

The breaking of the TWO tablets of stone, which were BROKEN because of the SIN of God's people ISRAEL, is a figure or SHADOW of why there was a need for the NEW COVENANT.

The first covenant was given ONLY to the children of Israel but the New PERPETUAL COVENANT was offered to Israel FIRST and then to the Gentiles to provoke Israel to Jealousy.

Israel will not become JEALOUS of Christians, UNTIL the Jews SEE that ONLY those of us RESTING in Jesus now in this present world be GIVEN ETERNAL LIFE and they do NOT.

But rather, they will be thrust out into outer darkness and NOT be allowed to enter into the City of God.

They will be saved alive in their mortal bodies to go into the seventh 1000-year long day of the Lord to be taught of the Lord from generation to generation.

If you are not seeing this TRUTH as yet please keep reading.

Here is yet another verse that clearly teaches us that the TEN commandments were the WORDS, or the TESTIMONY of the COVENANT.

Please read Deuteronomy 9:9-11.

“When I was gone up into the mount to receive the tables of stone, EVEN the tables of the COVENANT, which the LORD made with you, then I abode in the mount forty days and forty nights, I neither did eat bread nor drink water:

Deuteronomy 9:10. And the LORD delivered unto me (Aleph Tav Messiah Jesus) two tables of stone written with the FINGER of God; and on them was written according to all the WORDS, which the LORD spoke with you in the mount out of the midst of the fire in the day of the assembly.

Deuteronomy 9:11. And it came to pass at the end of forty days and forty nights, that the LORD gave me (Aleph Tav Messiah Jesus) the TWO tables of stone, EVEN the tables of the COVENANT.”

Now when Moses BREAKS the two stone tablets that hidden untranslated Aleph and Tav is NOT found alongside the word covenant or next to the words two tables of stone. Moses is a figure of Jesus.

And God said to Moses, let me blot out their names from my Aleph Tav Messiah Jesus covenant and I will make a people greater than them out of you.

That is a hidden prophecy of God making His new creation in Jesus Christ.

So to me, the fact that the after the FIRST two stone table were THROWN DOWN and BROKEN by the HAND of Moses who is a figure of Jesus and the hidden untranslated Aleph Tav is no longer present, then that tells mean that God no longer accepts the FIRST covenant.

God CONCLUDED all of Israel under sin. And thus the ONLY WAY to God is through the NEW Covenant.

So I implore all seventh day of the week Sabbath-keeping Christians to TRULY REST is Jesus for holiness and righteousness by CEASING form the works of the law of commandments CONTAINED in ORDINANCES that Jesus ABOLISHED and nailed to the cross lest you have received that name of Jesus in VAIN.

Please read all the studies that I have linked in this study which you can find in this one link **Dd-0. WHAT IS THE TRUE SABBATH?**

You can also read many quotes from the early church writers that prove the early church did NOT keep the weekly Sabbath DAY because they understood that it was a SHADOW that Jesus fulfilled.

Please read Dd-20. DID THE EARLY CHURCH KEEP THE WEEKLY SABBATH DAY?

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The 4th Commandment is a SIGN Pointing to Jesus!

YES! I myself find ONLY NINE of the TEN COMMANDMENTS repeated in the NEW Testament. But that does NOT mean that the fourth commandment ITSELF was abolished and nailed to the cross.

But rather, it was only the ORDINANCES contained IN the fourth commandment that Jesus abolished and nailed to the cross, according to Ephesians 2:15 and Colossians 2:14-17. Please read the studies Dd-5.WHAT DOES CONTAINED IN ORDINANCES MEAN? and Dd-2. IS THE WEEKLY SABBATH IN THE NEW TESTAMENT?

But for now, in this study we will take a close look at the passages of Scripture where all the moral commandments are repeated and we are taught to keep them in the New Testament under the New Covenant.

And as you will see, they are all MORAL laws or moral commandments of God and no CEREMONIAL commandments of keeping of DAYS of the week, month, or year.

You will NOT find any teaching in the New Testament to keep ANY of the CEREMONIAL commandments of keeping of DAYS, including the “ceremonial” fourth commandment of keeping the weekly Sabbath DAY.

But rather, under the New Covenant written in the New Testament we are to keep the SPIRIT of the law and NOT the LETTER of the law.

Please read Romans 7:6.

“But NOW, we are DELIVERED from the law, that being dead wherein we were held; THAT we should serve in NEWNESS of SPIRIT, and NOT in the OLDNESS of the LETTER.”

And that means that under the New Covenant we are to keep the TRUE meaning of the FOURTH commandment which points to Jesus as our TRUE Sabbath REST to enter into the New PERPETUAL COVENANT established in his shed blood.

Please read the study Dd-15. The WEEKLY SABBATH DAY is a SIGN!

Also read the study Dd-13. Jesus is OUR TRUE SABBATH REST!

So then, we are, indeed, commanded in the New Testament under the New Covenant to keep ALL of the SIX MORAL commandments found in the TEN Commandments.

However, concerning the keeping of the FOURTH commandment to keep the weekly Sabbath day, you will NOT find it repeated or taught anywhere in the NEW Testament.

YES, obviously, Jesus who was born UNDER the LAW kept ALL the law at that time BEFORE Jesus actually died for their sins and ours.

But during the FORTY days of Jesus showing himself alive there is no evidence of Jesus keeping the weekly Sabbath day.

And then, AFTER the church began at the day of Pentecost you do NOT find the early church keeping the Sabbath day.

YES, the Apostles went into the synagogues on the Sabbath day, but the REASON they did go into the Synagogue on the Sabbath day was to PREACH the GOSPEL of our Lord Jesus Christ.

We can read over and over where Paul DISPUTED and PERSUADED the JEWS in the Synagogue on the Sabbath day and in the market, and daily in the temple.

But in none of the verses are we clearly and plainly told that Paul was OBSERVING the SABBATH of the JEWS when he went into the Synagogue on the Sabbath day to PREACH the gospel.

Now, some may argue and say, what about Acts 1:12?

Acts 1:12.

“Then returned they unto Jerusalem from the mount called Olivet, which is from Jerusalem a Sabbath day’s journey.”

This is simply saying that the place that Jesus ascended into heaven at Mount Olivet is about 2 miles, a Sabbath day’s journey from Jerusalem.

Keep in mind that Jesus ascended into heaven on a THURSDAY and NOT on the Sabbath day.

Jesus showed himself alive for 40 DAYS beginning of a SUNDAY, the FIRST day of the week.

Simply count FORTY days including the Sunday that Jesus began to show himself alive and that brings you to a Thursday on which Jesus ascended into heaven and the disciples returned to Jerusalem that was simply a Sabbath day’s JOURNEY.

We will talk more on the KEEPING of the weekly Sabbath DAY not being found anywhere in the New Testament later on in this study of God's word.

But for now, let us take a look at the passages of Scripture that do, indeed, REPEAT the other NINE commandments of God.

Please keep in mind that there are sometimes many more verses that may teach a particular commandment.

However, it is only needful to show two or three for us to understand that ONLY NINE commandments are repeated in the New Testament.

Also, we as Christians, are taught under the NEW Covenant to KEEP these the SIX MORAL commandments according to Jesus in Matthew 19:16-19.

Again, we will look more closely at the FOURTH commandment a little later in this study.

Commandment # 1 under the Old Covenant.

(Repeated in 1 Corinthians 8:4-6 & Acts 14:15)

Exodus 20:1-3.

“And God spoke all these words, saying,

Exodus 20:2. I am the LORD your God, which have brought you out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of bondage.

Exodus 20:3. You shall have no other gods before me.”

Now WHAT commandments are REPEATED for us as Christians in the NEW Testament under the NEW COVENANT? Is commandment #1 repeated in the New Testament? YES!

Commandment #1 under the NEW covenant.

1 Corinthians 8:4-6.

“As concerning, therefore, the eating of those things that are offered in sacrifice unto idols, we know that an idol is nothing in the world, and that there is none other God but one.

1 Corinthians 8:5. For though there be that are called gods, whether in heaven or in earth, (as there be gods many, and lords many,)

1 Corinthians 8:6. But to us there is but one God, the Father, of whom are all things, and we in him; and one Lord Jesus Christ, by whom are all things, and we by him.”

Acts 14:15.

“And saying, Sirs, why do you these things? We also are men of like passions with you, and preach unto you that you should turn from these vanities unto the living God, which made heaven, and earth, and the sea, and all things that are therein:”

Commandment # 2 under the Old Covenant.

(Repeated in Galatians. 5:18-21, Romans. 1:22,23, & 1 John 5:21)

Exodus 20:4-6.

“You shall not make unto you any graven image, or any likeness of any thing that is in heaven above, or that is in the earth beneath, or that is in the water under the earth:

Exodus 20:5. You shall not bow down yourself to them, nor serve them: for I the LORD your God am a jealous God, visiting the iniquity of the fathers upon the children unto the third and fourth generation of them that hate me;

Exodus 20:6. And showing mercy unto thousands of them that love me, and keep my commandments.”

Now WHAT commandments are REPEATED for us as Christians in the NEW Testament under the NEW COVENANT?

Is commandment #2 repeated in the New Testament? YES!

Commandment #2 under the NEW covenant.

Galatians 5:18-21.

“But if you be led of the Spirit, you are not under the law.

Galatians 5:19. Now the works of the flesh are manifest, which are these; Adultery, fornication, uncleanness, lasciviousness,

Galatians 5:20. Idolatry, witchcraft, hatred, variance, emulations, wrath, strife, sedition, heresies,

Galatians 5:21. Envying, murders, drunkenness, revelings (Or partying with drunkenness and or partying with sexual intentions), and such like: of the which I tell you before, as I have also told you in time past, that they which do such things shall not inherit the kingdom of God.”

Romans 1:21-23.

“Because that, when they knew God, they glorified him not as God, neither were thankful; but became vain in their imaginations, and their foolish heart was darkened.

Romans 1:22. Professing themselves to be wise, they became fools,

Romans 1:23. And changed the glory of the uncorruptible God into an image made like to corruptible man, and to birds, and four footed beasts, and creeping things.”

1 John 5:21.

“Little children, keep yourselves from idols. Amen.”

Commandment # 3 under the Old Covenant.

(Repeated in James 5:12)

Exodus 20:7.

“You shall not take the name of the LORD your God in vain; for the LORD will not hold him guiltless that takes his name in vain.”

Now WHAT commandments are REPEATED for us as Christians in the NEW Testament under the NEW COVENANT?

Is commandment #3 repeated in the New Testament? YES!

Commandment #3 under the NEW covenant.

James 5:12.

“But above all things, my brethren, swear not, neither by heaven, neither by the earth, neither by any other oath: but let your yea be yea; and your nay, nay; lest you fall into condemnation”

Commandment # 4 under the Old Covenant.

(NOT FOUND repeated or taught in anywhere in the NEW TESTAMENT under the New Covenant)

Exodus 20:8-11.

“Remember the sabbath day, to keep it holy.

Exodus 20:9. Six days shall you labor, and do all your work.

Exodus 20:10. But the seventh day is the sabbath of the LORD your God: in it you shall not do any work, you, nor your son, nor your daughter, your manservant, nor your maidservant, nor your cattle, nor your stranger that is within your gates:

Exodus 20:11. For in six days the LORD made heaven and earth, the sea, and all that in them is, and RESTED the seventh day: wherefore the LORD blessed the Sabbath day, and hallowed it.”

Now WHAT commandments are REPEATED for us as Christians in the NEW Testament under the NEW COVENANT?

Is commandment #4 repeated in the New Testament? No!

Now, WHY would God place the FOURTH commandment in the CENTER of the TEN Commandments and then NOT give any teaching or instruction the keep the weekly Sabbath DAY as a day of REST like He taught the children of Israel to REST on the seventh day in Exodus chapter 16 for the first time?

It is because the keeping of the weekly Sabbath DAY is a SIGN pointing to the New PERPETUAL COVENANT.

Again, please read the study Dd-15. The WEEKLY SABBATH DAY is a SIGN!

Also read the study Dd-13. Jesus is OUR TRUE SABBATH REST!

But for now, let us continue taking a close look at the rest of the TEN Commandment that ARE repeated in CLARITY in the New Testament under the New Covenant.

Commandment # 5 under the Old Covenant.

(Repeated in Ephesians 6:1-3)

Exodus 20:12.

“Honor your father and your mother: that your days may be long upon the land which the LORD your God gives you.”

Now WHAT commandments are REPEATED for us as Christians in the NEW Testament under the NEW COVENANT?

Is commandment #5 repeated in the New Testament? YES!

Commandment #5 under the NEW covenant.

Ephesians 6:1-3.

“Children, obey your parents in the Lord: for this is right.

Ephesians 6:2. Honor your father and mother; (which is the first commandment with promise;)

Ephesians 6:3. That it may be well with you, and you may live long on the earth.”

Commandment # 6 under the Old Covenant.

(Repeated in Romans 13:8-10)

Exodus 20:13.

“ You shall not kill.”

Now WHAT commandments are REPEATED for us as Christians in the NEW Testament under the NEW COVENANT?

Is commandment #6 repeated in the New Testament? YES!

Commandment #6 under the NEW covenant.

Romans 13:8-10.

“Owe no man any thing, but to LOVE one another: for he that LOVES another has FULFILLED the law.

Romans 13:9. For this, You shall not commit adultery, You shall not kill, You shall not steal, You shall not bear false witness, You shall not covet; and if there be ANY OTHER commandment, it is briefly comprehended in this saying, namely, You shall LOVE your neighbor as yourself.

Romans 13:10. LOVE works no ill to his neighbor: therefore LOVE is the FULFILLING OF the law.”

Commandment # 7 under the Old Covenant.

(Repeated in Romans 13:8-10 and 1 Corinthians 6:9,10)

Exodus 20:14.

“You shall not commit adultery.”

Now WHAT commandments are REPEATED for us as Christians in the NEW Testament under the NEW COVENANT?

Is commandment #7 repeated in the New Testament? YES!

Commandment #7 under the NEW covenant.

Romans 13:8-10.

“Owe no man any thing, but to LOVE one another: for he that LOVES another has FULFILLED the law.

Romans 13:10. LOVE works no ill to his neighbor: therefore LOVE is the FULFILLING of the law.”

1 Corinthians 6:9,10.

“Know you not that the unrighteous shall not inherit the kingdom of God? Be not deceived: neither fornicators, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor effeminate, nor abusers of themselves with mankind,

1 Corinthians 6:10. Nor thieves, nor covetous, nor drunkards, nor revilers, nor extortioners, shall inherit the kingdom of God.”

Commandment # 8 under the Old Covenant.

(Repeated in Romans 13:8-10 and Ephesians 4:28)

Exodus 20:15.

“You shall not steal.”

Now WHAT commandments are REPEATED for us as Christians in the NEW Testament under the NEW COVENANT?

Is commandment #8 repeated in the New Testament? YES!

Commandment #8 under the NEW covenant.

Romans 13:8-10.

“Owe no man any thing, but to LOVE one another: for he that LOVES another has FULFILLED the law.

Romans 13:10. LOVE works no ill to his neighbor: therefore LOVE is the FULFILLING OF the law.”

Ephesians 4:28.

“Let him that stole steal no more: but rather let him labor, working with his hands the thing which is good, that he may have to give to him that needs.”

Commandment # 9 under the Old Covenant.

(Repeated in Revelation 21:7,8, 22:15 and Colossians 3:9)

Exodus 20:16.

“You shall not bear false witness against your neighbor.”

Now WHAT commandments are REPEATED for us as Christians in the NEW Testament under the NEW COVENANT?

Is commandment #9 repeated in the New Testament? YES!

Commandment #9 under the NEW covenant.

Revelation 21:7,8.

“He that overcomes shall inherit all things; and I will be his God, and he shall be my son.

Revelation 21:8. But the fearful, and unbelieving, and the abominable, and murderers, and whore mongers, and sorcerers, and idolaters, and all liars, shall have their part in the lake which burns with fire and brimstone: which is the second death.”

Now, it is one thing to NOT know that what a Christians is teaching is LIE, but it is a different thing to KNOW that a church doctrine is FALSE teaching and STILL keep on teaching it.

Revelation 22:14,15.

“Blessed are they that do his commandments, that they may have right to the tree of life, and may enter in through the gates into the city.

Revelation 22:15. For without are dogs, and sorcerers, and whore mongers, and murderers, and idolaters, and whosoever loves and makes a lie.”

Now, this can be interpreted as whosoever LOVES making a LIE. Or this can be interpreted as whosoever LOVES, as in, Christians who walk in LOVE to FULFILL ALL the law and who make a LIE that the as Christians MUST ALSO keep the weekly Sabbath DAY lest a Christian SINS.

Did not Paul say that if there is ANY OTHER commandment that it is FULFILLED by our LOVING one another?

Let us read what the New Testament teaches us is SIMPLICITY under the New Covenant again.

Romans 13:8-10.

“Owe no man any thing, but to LOVE one another: for he that LOVES another has FULFILLED the law.

Romans 13:10. LOVE works no ill to his neighbor: therefore LOVE is the FULFILLING OF the law.”

Commandment # 10 under the Old Covenant.

(Repeated in Romans 13:8-10 and Ephesians 5:3)

Exodus 20:17.

“You shall not covet your neighbor's house, you shall not covet your neighbor's wife, nor his manservant, nor his maidservant, nor his ox, nor his ass, nor any thing that is your neighbor's.”

Now WHAT commandments are REPEATED for us as Christians in the NEW Testament under the NEW COVENANT?

Is commandment #10 repeated in the New Testament? YES!

Commandment #10 under the NEW covenant.

Romans 13:8-10.

“Owe no man any thing, but to LOVE one another: for he that LOVES another has FULFILLED the law.

Romans 13:10. LOVE works no ill to his neighbor: therefore LOVE is the FULFILLING OF the law.”

Ephesians 5:1-7.

“Be you, therefore, followers of God, as dear children;

Ephesians 5:2. And walk in LOVE, as Christ also has loved us, and has given himself for us an offering and a sacrifice to God for a sweet smelling savor.

Ephesians 5:3. But fornication, and all uncleanness, or covetousness, let it not be once named among you, as becomes saints;

Ephesians 5:4. Neither filthiness, nor foolish talking, nor jesting, which are not convenient: but rather giving of thanks.

Ephesians 5:5. For this you know, that no whore monger, nor unclean person, nor covetous man, who is an idolater, has any inheritance in the kingdom of Christ and of God.

Ephesians 5:6. Let no man deceive you with vain words: for because of these things comes the wrath of God upon the children of disobedience.

Ephesians 5:7. Be not you therefore partakers with them.”

So then, ALL SIX MORAL commandments in the TEN Commandment are REPEATED several times in the New Testament with the CLEAR teaching.

And the first three commandments are also repeated in the New Testament.

So you have to ask yourself WHY the FOURTH commandment is NOT repeated anywhere in the New Testament under the New Covenant?

Why is there not one single HINT of a teaching that we are to keep ANY DAYS under the New Covenant?

Let us take a CLOSER look at the FOURTH commandment to see WHY Christians are NOT to keep ANY DAYS of the week, month, or year under the new Covenant. But first, let us look at why the seventh day of the week Sabbath-keeping Christians INTERPRET as the keeping of the weekly Sabbath DAY as being TAUGHT in the New Testament.

The English word “SABBATH” is found 60 times in the King James Version of the Bible in the NEW Testament. Of these 60 times, 50 of those times the word Sabbath is found in the four Gospels and the remaining 10 times are found 9 times in the book of Acts and 1 time in Colossians 2:16.

There is no point in looking at the times that Jesus kept the weekly Sabbath day because Jesus was BORN UNDER the law and the New Covenant had not yet been established in his shed blood on the cross.

So then, we will only be looking at the 9 times that the word “Sabbath” is found in the book of Acts and the 1 time that the word “Sabbaths” is found in Colossians 2:16.

Here is a list of the nine times the “WORD” Sabbath is found in the book of the ACTS of the Apostles.

Please read them checking the CONTEXT as well and judge for yourself as to whether or not these passages of Scripture CLEARLY and PLAINLY can be interpreted in such a way as to DOGMATICALLY teach that we as Christians are to KEEP this fourth commandment in the same manner as God's peoples Israel were commanded to OBSERVE it under the OLD Testament law of Moses.

We already covered Acts 1:12 and found that it was on a THURSDAY that Jesus ascended into heaven and the disciples returned to Jerusalem that was a Sabbath day’s JOURNEY back to the city of Jerusalem from Mount Olivet.

And thus, that mere MENTIONING of the word Sabbath is simply stating how FAR it is from Mount Olivet to the city of Jerusalem.

The disciples were traveling on a THURSDAY which has nothing to do with the weekly Sabbath Day’s restriction to only walk 2 miles on the Sabbath day and no further.

So then, that leaves 8 more times that the word Sabbath is found in the New Testament. And YES, once again, I fully understand that you will obviously see Paul going into the synagogue on the Sabbath day.

But you will also see that the REASON that he went INTO the synagogue on the Sabbath day was to PREACH the GOSPEL of Jesus Christ.

There is no teaching in the New Testament that states Paul RESTED on the Sabbath day. In fact, Paul taught AGAINST the keep of DAYS which we will look at shortly.

But for now, consider A NON Saturday seventh day of the week Sabbath keeping Christians going INTO a Saturday Sabbath keeping church to visit or to witness the true gospel of Jesus Christ.

Now, that does NOT mean that they are KEEPING Saturday, seventh day of the week as the Sabbath-keeping Christians.

Consider a Christian that may be seen going into a bar to share the gospel, or just to have a bite to eat with some non Christians friends.

But again, that does NOT PROVE beyond any shadow of a doubt to dogmatically say that they were going into that bar as others were to drink alcohol and get drunk.

And thus, the Apostle Paul going INTO the synagogue on the Sabbath day does not prove that Paul was keeping the weekly Sabbath DAY.

In fact, Paul taught AGAINST the keeping of ANY DAYS and the Judaizing Christians all through his letters and epistles. And again, we will cover those passages of Scripture further on in this study in God’s word.

But for now, I want you to read the 9 verses of Scripture in the book of Acts with the word Sabbath in them.

And as you read through these following passages of Scripture I ask that you keep an open mind and heart laying aside any preconceived teachings that you may have been taught and allow the Holy Spirit lead and guide you into all truth.

Acts 1:12.

“Then returned they unto Jerusalem from the mount called Olivet, which is from Jerusalem a Sabbath day's journey.”

Again, to me, this is just a reference to the distance from Jerusalem to the mount of Olives.

Obviously, the Jews of that day understood what this meant because they had been taught the Law of Moses from a young age.

The question is does this passage of Scripture PROVE beyond any shadow of a doubt that Christians are to KEEP the Sabbath day?

You be the judge keeping in mind that it was on a THURSDAY that they traveled back to the city of Jerusalem from Mount Olivet.

Acts 13:14.

“But when they departed from Perga, they came to Antioch in Pisidia, and went into the synagogue on the Sabbath day, and sat down.”

Be sure to read the CONTEXT some of which are in the verses that follow.

All I ask is that you lay aside any previous teaching that you may have been taught and read these verses with your spiritual eyes open and judge for yourself with the leading of the Holy Spirit.

Ask yourself the question of WHY Paul and those with Paul went into the synagogue on the Sabbath day and sat down?

Acts 13:27.

“For they that dwell at Jerusalem, and their rulers, because they knew him not, (Or BECAUSE the Jews at Jerusalem did not know that the Scriptures testify of Jesus as being their Messiah is WHY the disciples of Jesus went INTO the synagogues) nor yet the voices of the prophets which are read every Sabbath day, they have fulfilled them in condemning him.”

Here in this passage of Scripture you can see Paul standing up AFTER the rulers of the synagogue read the Scriptures and asked Paul and his company if they had anything to say.

Paul then began to open up the eyes of their understanding explaining the Scriptures were pointing to Jesus the promised MESSIAH.

To me, this is the REASON WHY Paul and the believers that were with him went into the synagogue on the Sabbath day and sat down to wait for their opportunity to preach the gospel of Jesus Christ to them.

If you wanted to talk to a lot of baseball fans where would you go? Obviously, you would go to a baseball game where baseball fans GATHER.

And in the same way, Paul's best audience of a lot of Jews gathered together was in the synagogue.

And thus, Paul and the other disciples were simply waiting for the Scriptures to be read as they knew was the custom so that they could EXPLAIN to the Jews that the Scriptures POINTED to Jesus.

In other words, the REASON they went into the Synagogue on the Sabbath day was NOT to OBSERVE the Sabbath say as a day of REST as the Jews.

But rather, they went into a place where they knew that the JEWS would be assembled together so that they could PREACH the GOSPEL of Jesus Christ to the Jews first as the Lord had taught them.

Acts 13:42.

“And when the Jews were gone out of the synagogue, the Gentiles besought that these words might be preached to them the next Sabbath.”

Here we see that the Gentiles who obviously overheard Paul preaching about a MESSIAH or a SAVIOR caused them to sit up and LISTEN.

To me, it is obvious that these Gentiles wanted to hear MORE about this Jesus, and they obviously knew that the Jews met every Saturday to talk about God.

So the Gentiles made an APPOINTMENT with Paul to meet back here at the same time and the same place to tell them MORE about Jesus.

It was NOT the custom of the GENTILES to keep the Sabbath day, but from other verses in the Bible, the women and the children as well as the GENTILES were outside the synagogue itself.

And, obviously, they could HEAR what was being said on the inside of the Synagogue.

This verse says that when the Jews had gone OUT of the synagogue, meaning that their custom of reading the Scriptures was over or had ended and the Jews were leaving because they were REJECTING what Paul was PREACHING inside of the Synagogue.

But the GENTILES having overheard Paul's PREACHING wanted to hear more so they asked Paul if they could hear more on the next DAY that he was going to PREACH, which happened to be on the Sabbath day because that was the DAY that the Jews gathered together in ONE PLACE.

Acts 13:44.

“And the next Sabbath day came almost the whole city together to hear the word of God.”

They did NOT come to keep the Sabbath DAY, But rather, it was the WORD of God that they came to HEAR speaking about Jesus being the Messiah, the LAW of Moses to KEEP the Law of Moses?

They came to hear the GOSPEL of Jesus Christ.

So WHAT was this GOSPEL all about that caused nearly the WHOLE city to come out to HEAR on this Sabbath day?

Was this PREACHING of Paul about the KEEPING of the LAW of Moses?

Or was Paul EXPLAINING that Moses and the Old Testament prophets are POINTING to Jesus as being the Savior?

Acts 15:21.

“For Moses of old time has in every city them that preach him, being read in the synagogues every Sabbath day.”

The Apostle James is speaking here in regard to settling a DISPUTE between believers over whether or not they should continue in the Law of Moses to CIRCUMCISE the Gentile believers in the FLESH as the Law of God taught.

The Judaizing Christians were saying yes while the Christians taught by the Apostle Paul were saying no!

Please keep in mind that there was much heavy persecution against the church by the unsaved Jews.

And in most every city the unsaved Jews preached Moses by reading in the synagogues every Sabbath day.

It was Moses who they revered and followed and not the TRUE meaning FORESHADOWED in the Law of Moses that would lead them to Jesus.

Also, please keep in mind that the church was still yet receiving REVELATION KNOWLEDGE from the Holy Spirit.

Just a few chapters before it was yet UNKNOWN or not completely UNDERSTOOD that God has also cleansed the GENTILES by the blood of Jesus as well on the cross as he did for the JEWS.

But then God gave Peter a VISION in Acts chapter 10 REVEALING to Peter that some CHANGES in the OLD COVENANT were made at the cross of Jesus and now the TIME had come to take the GOSPEL to the GENTILES and obey the CHANGES made under the New Covenant.

Please read all the studies that I have written on this subject of whether or not we as Christians are to keep the weekly Sabbath DAY as a day of REST under the heading **Dd-0. WHAT is the TRUE SABBATH?**

But for now, let us finish taking a close look at the rest of the Scriptures in the book of Acts with the word Sabbath in them.

Acts 16:13.

“And on the Sabbath we went out of the city by a river side, where prayer was wont (Or accustomed, or as was the custom of the women where prayer was) to be made; and we sat down, and spoke unto the women which resorted there.”

This verse makes it clear that the early church did not ALWAYS preach the gospel in the synagogue on the Sabbath day.

It may be that earlier that Sabbath day they went into the synagogue to preach the gospel as well. The Bible simply does not say.

But my point is that the NEW Testament does NOT teach us as Christians to keep the Sabbath day as a DAY of REST as the Jews were taught to keep the Sabbath day.

Again, please keep in mind that the early Church is still learning from the Holy Spirit as what to do, what not to do and what to teach.

The only thing that is obvious is that Peter still kept the dietary Law of Moses up to Acts chapter 10 and then after being TAUGHT by the Holy Spirit in Acts chapter 10.

Peter no longer kept the dietary Law of Moses except for one other time when he was INTIMIDATED by his peers to not eat with the Gentiles.

And Paul rebuked Peter to his face for he was WRONG to keep the dietary Law of Moses.

Please read the study Dd-40. Acts 10 Peter’s VISION of God CLEANSING ALL Manners of MEAT!

But for now, we just have a few more verses in Acts with the word Sabbath in them.

Acts 17:2.

“And Paul, as his manner was, went in unto them, and three Sabbath days reasoned with them out of the Scriptures,”

Now, obviously, seventh day of the week Sabbath-keeping Christians INTERPRET the words of Paul, “as was his MANNER” as being it was the CUSTOM of Paul to OBSERVE the Sabbath day.

But, to me, it is blatantly clear that these words “as his manner was” is DEFINITELY speaking of Paul's manner AFTER Paul became a Christian to go UNTO THEM, the Jews wherever they were to REASON with them the Scriptures pointing to Jesus as being the Messiah.

You see, the manner of Paul was to go into the synagogue UNTO THEM on the Sabbath to PREACH the GOSPEL of Jesus to the Jews.

And in the CONTEXT of this verse, we can clearly see that Paul is REASONING with the JEWS out of the Old Testament Scriptures about Jesus.

And thus to me, this is the ONLY REASON of WHY the early church went into the synagogues on the Sabbath day.

The calling of the church is to PREACH the GOSPEL of Jesus Christ.

CLEARLY, to me, this is what the church was doing when they went into the synagogue on the Sabbath day. You must judge for YOURSELF.

Acts 18:4.

“And he reasoned in the synagogue every Sabbath, and persuaded the Jews and the Greeks.”

Again, over and over we see that the REASON that Paul and the early church went into the synagogues on the Sabbath day was to PREACH the GOSPEL and PERSUADE the Jews and the Gentiles to BELIEVE in JESUS as the MESSIAH.

So then, in NONE of these passages of Scripture in the book of Acts do we find where we as Christians are SPECIFICALLY commanded, or even a HINT of teaching to keep the Sabbath DAY as a day of REST.

Again, yes the Apostles went into synagogue on the Sabbath day, but the REASON that they went into the synagogues was to PREACH the gospel to the Jews.

In Acts 16:13, we see the disciples going OUT of the city down by a river on the Sabbath day to preach the gospel to a group of women that were gathered together there, as was the custom of the women, to pray.

For a deeper understanding on whether or not we as Christians should keep the Sabbath, as in, worshiping God on SATURDAY as opposed to worshiping God on Sunday please read the studies called Dd-21. Saturday, Sunday, or NEITHER?

Also read Dd-40. Acts 10 Peter’s VISION of God CLEANSING ALL Manners of MEAT!

But for now, let us take a look at Colossians 2:16,17, which is that LAST time that the word “Sabbath” is found in the Bible.

And Colossians 2:16,17 CLEARLY teaches us that we are NOT to let others judge or condemn us for NOT keeping the Sabbath day, because all the ORDINANCES contained in the FOURTH commandment were abolished and nailed to the cross.

Again, it was NOT the fourth commandment ITSELF that was abolished and nailed to the cross by Jesus.

But rather, it was the ORDINANCES contained in the fourth commandment that Jesus abolished and nailed to the cross.

And Jesus did this so THAT we can NOW keep the fourth commandment is NEWNESS of SPIRIT and NOT on OLDNESS of the LETTER of the law CONTAINED in ORDINANCES.

Please read Colossians 2:14-17.

“Blotting out the handwriting of ORDINANCES that was against us, which was contrary to us, and took it out of the way, nailing it (The ORDINANCES) to his cross; ( And NOT the CEREMONIAL commandments themselves which Jesus FULFILLED the SHADOW or all the ceremonial commandments, INCLUDING the ceremonial FOURTH commandment)

Colossians 2:15. And having spoiled principalities and powers, he made a shew of them openly, triumphing over them in it.

Colossians 2:16. Let no man, THEREFORE, (Or for this very reason that Jesus BLOTTED out the handwriting of ORDINANCES and nailed them to the cross do NOT allow any man to) judge you in meat, or in drink, or in respect of an holy day, or of the new moon, or of the Sabbath days:

Colossians 2:17. Which are a SHADOW of things to come; BUT the BODY is of Christ.”

In other words, if you shine a flashlight at a small tree at night and look at the SHADOW then what does the SHADOW point to as the BODY of that SHADOW? Does that SHADOW of the tree look like the BODY of a FISH? No!

The SHADOW of a tree looks like the BODY of a TREE.

And in the SAME way, the SHADOW of the weekly Sabbath DAY of REST points to the REST we have in Jesus for HOLINESS or for RIGHTEOUSNESS.

And the weekly sabbath rest being on the seventh day points to the Seventh 1000-year long day of Yahweh’s Sabbath REST in the world to come.

And ONLY those who ENTER INTO the TRUE Sabbath REST in Jesus will be counted worthy to receive eternal life to ENTER INTO The Seventh 1000-year long day of Yahweh’s Sabbath REST in the world to come.

That is what Paul teaches us in Hebrew 4:8,9 about their REMAINING a REST on ANOTHER DAY for the people of God, the unsaved Jews.

Please read the study Dd-37b. Hebrews 4:1-11 PROVES the TRUE Sabbath is FUTURE!

But for now, here is a list of things Paul is teaching us as Christians to not let any man JUDGE us because Jesus blotted out and nailed to the cross the ORDINANCES contained the the law of commandments.

#1. Let no man judge you in MEAT referring to food as in what you eat.

#2. Let no man judge you in DRINK.

#3. Let no man judge you in respect of an HOLY DAY referring to a YEARLY high holy Sabbath day.

#4. Let no man judge you in respect of the NEW MOON speaking of the MONTHLY Sabbath days.

#5. Let no man judge you in respect of the SABBATH DAYS speaking of the WEEKLY SABBATH days.

I want you to read Colossians 2:16,17 from several other translations, which make it blatantly clear that we as Christians are NOT to let any man CONDEMN them for NOT observing the ANNUAL YEARLY feast days, for NOT keeping the MONTHLY new moon festivals and for NOT keeping the WEEKLY Sabbath DAYS.

Here is Col. 2:1,17 from the New International Version.

“Therefore, do NOT let anyone judge you by what you EAT or DRINK, or with regard to a religious festival, a New Moon celebration OR a SABBATH DAY.

Colossians 2:17. These are a SHADOW of the things that were to come; the reality, (Or the TRUE) however, is found in Christ.”

Col. 2:16,17 from the Complete Jerusalem Bible.

“So don't let anyone PASS judgment on you in connection with eating and drinking, or in regard to a Jewish festival or Rosh-Hodesh or Shabbat.

Colossians 2:17. These are a SHADOW of things that are coming, but the body is of the MESSIAH.”

Col. 2:16,17,18 from the New Living Translation.

“So don't let anyone CONDEMN you for what you eat or drink, or for NOT celebrating certain holy days or new-moon ceremonies or Sabbaths.

Colossians 2:17. For these rules were only shadows of the REAL thing, Christ himself.

Colossians 2:18. Don't let anyone condemn you by INSISTING on self-denial. And don't let anyone say you must worship angels, even though they say they have had visions about this. (Such as Ellen G. White the revered prophetess of the Seventh Day Adventist Church) These people claim to be so humble, but their sinful minds have made them PROUD.”

Col.2:16,17 from the Message Bible.

“So don’t put up with anyone pressuring you in DETAILS of DIET, worship services, or holy days.

Colossians 2:17. All those things are mere shadows cast before what was to come; the substance is Christ.”

Col.2:16-23 from the New Century Version.

“So do NOT let anyone make RULES for you about eating and drinking or about a religious feast, (Referring to NOT keeping of the annual feast days) a New Moon Festival, (The MONTHLY celebrations) or a Sabbath day. (Speaking of NOT keeping the WEEKLY Sabbath day)

Colossians 2:17. These things were like a SHADOW of what was to come. But what is TRUE and real HAS COME and is found in Christ.

Colossians 2:18. Do not let anyone disqualify you by making you humiliate yourself and worship angels (Speaking of keeping the DOCTRINES of Devils) Such people enter into visions, which fill them with foolish pride because of their human way of thinking. (To me this sounds almost exactly like a PROPHECY of the FOUNDING of the Seventh Day Advent Church where the founder and leader had visions.

But those visions were NOT for God’s angels. But rather, the visions that Ellen G. White received were from Satan manifesting himself as an angel oof light.

How do we know this? Because the SDA Church doctrines CONTRADICT the Scriptures.

Thus, the SDA Church falsely teaches doctrines of devils by making rules for SDA Christians to abstain from eating meat.

Simply read 1 Timothy 4:1-6 which ALL seventh day of the week Sabbath-keeping Christians do by their doctrine of devils teaching Christians NOT to eat pork, shrimp and other meats that God CLEANSED.

And this passage of Scripture here in Colossians 2:14-16 is WARNING the church of false teachers that would come into the church to try and Judanize believers to keep all the Law of Moses as the Jews.

And they ALL begin their deception with subverting weak Christians to keep the weekly Sabbath DAY)

Colossians 2:19. They do not hold tightly to Christ, the head. It is from him that all the parts of the body are cared for and held together. So it grows in the way God wants it to grow.

Colossians 2:20. Since you died with Christ and were made free from the ruling spirits of the world, WHY do you act as if you still belong to this world by following rules like these:

Colossians 2:21. “Don't eat this,” “Don't taste that,” “Don't even touch that thing”?

Colossians 2:22. These rules refer to earthly things that are gone as soon as they are used. They are only man-made commands and teachings.

Colossians 2:23. They seem to be wise, but they are only part of a man-made religion. They make people pretend not to be proud and make them punish their bodies, but they do not really control the evil desires of the sinful self.”

Col. 2:16,17 from God's Word Translation.

“Therefore, let no one judge you because of what you EAT or drink or about the observance of ANNUAL holy days, New Moon Festivals, (MONTHLY feasts) or WEEKLY worship days.

Colossians 2:17. These are a SHADOW of the things to come, but the body [that casts the shadow] belongs to Christ.”

You can continue to read from many more multiple translations and they all speak the SAME thing which is to now allow the Judaizing seventh day of the week Sabbath-keeping Christians to JUDGE you for NOT keeping the DIETARY Law of Moses, for not keeping the YEARLY feast day Sabbaths, for NOT keeping the MONTHLY new moon festivals, AND for NOT keeping the WEEKLY Sabbath days.

Again. I encourage you to read the study called Dd-21. Saturday KEEPING, Sunday Keeping, or NEITHER?

That study will give you a deeper understanding that the early church assembled themselves together on SUNDAY, the LORD'S DAY to worship God.

And it is an OPTION, whether or not you choose to rest on Sunday or NOT to rest on Sunday.

In other words, a Christ is free to rest on ANY day of the rest or NOT to rest on ANY day of the week to work seven days a week if they so choose.

So, if your job requires you to work on Saturday and or on Sunday and you FEEL that you must rest one day a week, the rest on the day that you are not required to work.

The TRUTH of the matter is that Christians are NOT required by God to rest on ANY day of the week, month, or year.

So, you are FREE to work seven days a week 365 days a year.

Sorry, but I decided to cut this study short and cover WHY Christians are NOT required by God under the New Covenant to rest on ANY day and cover that question in the study called Dd-15. The WEEKLY SABBATH is a SIGN!

Also read the study called Dd-13. Jesus is OUR TRUE SABBATH REST!

If you would like to dig deeper into the Scriptures on this subject of whether or not the keeping of the weekly Sabbath DAY is binding on Christians please read all the studies under heading **Dd-0. WHAT IS THE TRUE SABBATH?**

In that subject heading I have links to all the studies related to the weekly Sabbath DAY, the FOURTH commandment, the Law of Moses, and EVERY verse of Scripture used to try and prove that the keeping of the weekly Sabbath DAY is binding on Christians under the New Covenant.

Also, you can read many quotes of the early Church writers who wrote AGAINST the keeping of the seventh day of the week as the Jews by clicking on this link Dd-20. Did the EARLY CHURCH KEEP the WEEKLY Sabbath DAY?

This study was just the TIP of the iceberg of exposing the ERRORS of interpretation made by the Saturday seventh day of the week Sabbath-keeping churches, and the Sunday first day of the week Sabbath-keeping Christians.

All of the studies listed below can be sent to a brother or sister caught up in the Hebrew Roots Movement or a Sabbath-keeping church by sending them this one link **Dd-0. What Is the TRUE SABBATH?**

Also read Dd-20. Did the EARLY Church KEEP the WEEKLY Sabbath DAY?

Thanks for reading, and may God bless you richly as you continue to seek the TRUTH of the WHOLE word of Almighty God.

And to me, the truth concerning who Jesus TRULY is, according to the Bible ITSELF, is the Biblical Unitarian view of Jesus.

Once Christians, Jews, Muslims, and even atheists understand the REASON that Yahweh CREATED the Son of MAN, Jesus, was to have DOMINION over the work of Yahweh’s hands.

And after you understand that the REASON that Yahweh did that is to STILL His ENEMIES, Satan and the fallen angels.

Then you can understand that God made His human Son to become “a” Lord, “a” King, and “a” God, under and subject to his God and Father in order to JUDGE Satan and the fallen angels.

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