The Seventh Day Sabbath in the New Covenant
Many Christians today believe that the sabbath as per the 4th commandment has been either abolished in the New Covenant or it has been changed to another day, ie, Sunday.
Is this the truth? Or does the Bible suggest otherwise? The problem with the this issue is that we focus so much on what the Pharisees did, that it has turned the majority of Christians away from the sabbath day.
Fearing that they will be labeled as legalists if they keep the seventh day sabbath.
But we need not be concerned about keeping a commandment of God.
So is the sabbath day in the New Covenant? Yes it is.
It is mentioned 10 times from Acts to Revelation, which is after the death and resurrection of Christ Jesus.
And in Acts 16, Paul actually reveals that they kept the sabbath day by going to a quiet place, by a riverside to pray and worship God.
Now what we need to realize is that the seventh day sabbath in the New Covenant is still called "the sabbath day".
So the disciples still recognized the sabbath as being binding, according to the 4th commandment.
And yet Sunday, the first day of the week, is only mentioned 3 times and has no special significance given to it by the disciples.
So we can see from this clear evidence that the sabbath is still the sabbath day in the New Covenant.
Now if we take a look at what Jesus said in Matthew 24, we will be able to see that even Christ Himself revealed that the sabbath day would still be in force under the New Covenant.
When Jesus was quoting the end time signs in Matthew 24, He told the people to pray that their escape from the "abomination of desolation" would not fall on the sabbath day.
Here Jesus is referring to the destruction of Jerusalem in AD70, which is over 30 years after His resurrection.
So the clear facts are there.
The seventh day as per the 4th commandment is still called the sabbath by the disciples, under the New Covenant in the New Testament.
And Jesus Himself revealed that the sabbath would still be binding over 30 years after His death and resurrection.
This all ties in with the fact that the sabbath was instituted during creation week by God, before sin entered the world and long before any Jews came along.
It was God's intention for the sabbath day to be observed for all eternity.
Which is why the sabbath is still part of the New Covenant.
Is this the truth? Or does the Bible suggest otherwise? The problem with the this issue is that we focus so much on what the Pharisees did, that it has turned the majority of Christians away from the sabbath day.
Fearing that they will be labeled as legalists if they keep the seventh day sabbath.
But we need not be concerned about keeping a commandment of God.
So is the sabbath day in the New Covenant? Yes it is.
It is mentioned 10 times from Acts to Revelation, which is after the death and resurrection of Christ Jesus.
And in Acts 16, Paul actually reveals that they kept the sabbath day by going to a quiet place, by a riverside to pray and worship God.
Now what we need to realize is that the seventh day sabbath in the New Covenant is still called "the sabbath day".
So the disciples still recognized the sabbath as being binding, according to the 4th commandment.
And yet Sunday, the first day of the week, is only mentioned 3 times and has no special significance given to it by the disciples.
So we can see from this clear evidence that the sabbath is still the sabbath day in the New Covenant.
Now if we take a look at what Jesus said in Matthew 24, we will be able to see that even Christ Himself revealed that the sabbath day would still be in force under the New Covenant.
When Jesus was quoting the end time signs in Matthew 24, He told the people to pray that their escape from the "abomination of desolation" would not fall on the sabbath day.
Here Jesus is referring to the destruction of Jerusalem in AD70, which is over 30 years after His resurrection.
So the clear facts are there.
The seventh day as per the 4th commandment is still called the sabbath by the disciples, under the New Covenant in the New Testament.
And Jesus Himself revealed that the sabbath would still be binding over 30 years after His death and resurrection.
This all ties in with the fact that the sabbath was instituted during creation week by God, before sin entered the world and long before any Jews came along.
It was God's intention for the sabbath day to be observed for all eternity.
Which is why the sabbath is still part of the New Covenant.
