The lord day vs the sabbath book of revelation

Sabbath day and worship of a false god on another day. He wrote that he was in the spirit on the lords day, and wrote this about thirty years. The bible leaves no record of the firstcentury church worshipping or celebrating the resurrection on sunday. Vernon mcgee the sabbath day or the lords day which. All that you have listed above is not applicable, because it is by your own interpreting that the lord s day sabbath day. However this is a very weak argument and the actual evidence for the first day sunday is much. M any sincere people feel that sunday, the first day of the week, is the day on which christians should meet to worship god. I used to go to church on sunday as a catholic believer. Feb 09, 2017 the lords day in revelation sunday or saturday. The five books that john wrote always called the sabbath the sabbath while in revelation 1.

They do more than this, they show which day is the lords dayit is the seventh day. The basic meaning of this verb is illustrated in such passages as genesis. Thus the commandments of god are exalted before the apostles vision. The word sabbath comes from a hebrew verb meaning to cease, stop, desist. These scriptures refute the teaching that the decalogue was abolished at the cross sixty years before. Mar, 2020 quoted the lord s day according to scripture, is the 7th day, the sabbath day of the lord.

It seems to us that if the saviour is lord of the sabbath dayby his own statement it is only logical for us to conclude that the lords day is the sabbath. One of the most widespread teachings of the seventhday adventist church is that the central issue in the final crisis of earths history has to do with the sabbath command of the decalogue. Cev on the lord s day the spirit took control of me, and behind me i heard a loud voice that sounded like a trumpet. You will not find one single verse in the bible where god identifies himself with any day other than the seventh day sabbath such as the. The earliest reference we have to the lord s day, besides the vague comment made in the book of revelation 1. I was in the spirit on the lord s day, and heard behind me a great voice, as of a trumpet, in. The lords day is not a direct counterpart to the jewish sabbath and the sabbath day was not changed from the seventh day to the first day. They do more than this, they show which day is the lords dayit is the seventh day, commanded in the law deposited in the ark. The sabbath in prophecy sabbath truth what day is the. The lords day and the lord of the sabbath ministry magazine.

In this segment, chuck missler discusses the sabbath day. This one thousand year period that is the seventh prophetic day is also referred to as the day of the lord, which is what john was prophetically taken to in this revelation. Mar, 2020 like you said, if he meant the sabbath, then he would have called it that. The change from the sabbath to sunday does not have a firm foundation when one sticks to scripture. All speak of a day in which yahweh brings destruction on the earth. On the lords day of the lord come together, break bread and hold eucharist, after. The lord s day is no more the sabbath anymore than the the day of the lord is. The apostle john, in telling of the revelation god gave him on the isle of patmos.

Now, to be fair, holding to the belief that the sabbath and the lords day as being the same, is not something that would affect ones salvation. For one thing, many adventists have noticed that the term sabbath nowhere occurs in the book of revelation. Exploring an important sabbath argument often overlooked. A commentary on the book of revelation newcastle, ca. Journal of the adventist theological society, 912 1998. Jesus and the book of revelation sabbath school net. This weeks lesson looks at jesus in the book of revelation. Notice, however, that this verse does not say the first day of the week or sunday is what john calls the lords day. The lords day as distinguished from the day of the lord is sunday. How is it then that we celebrate what we call the lord s day on the 1st day of the week have we perverted the laws of god by instituting this special day as being comemorative of the sabbath. They called this the lord s day because it was the day that christ rose from the dead. I was in the spirit on the lords day, and heard behind me a great voice, as of a trumpet, in. And so, this, if not the day during which the church was observing the sabbath, needs to be explained. Mar 24, 2014 the book of revelation was given on the sabbath.

The catholic encyclopedia, of course the catholic church claims that the change was her act. The sabbath and the lords day middletown bible church. They think that the fourth commandment, which requires the sabbath to be kept holy, was nullified by christ and is therefore no longer binding on believers. Sep 30, 2017 the lords day is not a direct counterpart to the jewish sabbath and the sabbath day was not changed from the seventh day to the first day. Apr 18, 2004 the sabbath being the 7th day of the week was the day that god rested. I was in the spirit on the lord s day revelation 1.

The earliest reference we have to the lords day, besides the vague comment made in the book of revelation 1. The day of the lord finally arrives united church of god. The church, on the other hand, after changing the day of rest from the jewish sabbath, or seventh day of the week, to the first, made the third commandment refer to sunday as the day to be kept holy as the lord s day. There is another group of christians, equally sincere, who believe that the original seventhday sabbath is the true lords day to be observed by alleven this side of the cross. The lords day is the day on which our life has sprung up again by him. Sunday is not the christian sabbath and its not biblically correct to refer to sunday as the sabbath because nowhere in scripture is the first day of the week referred to as the sabbath. Also, john, being in the spirit on the lord s day demonstrates that the first day of the week bore enough significance to merit such a familiar nomenclature as the lord s day and john speaks of this day as if it were a normal occurrence. There is far too much mixing the three and making them all refer to one day. However had always some conflicting ideas within me always that why some people go to church on sunday others on saturday.

Sabbatarians maintain that the lord s day is the sabbath. Viewed in the light of reason, revelation, law, race and history weisman, charles a on. Some bible students have supposed that the expression the lords day in. The expression the lords day is found only once in the bible. The phrase seems to have become more common in the second century a. Sabbath vs sunday gods holy day here a little, there a. Hebrews 4 new international version niv a sabbath rest for the people of god. Does the lords day mean the first day of the week, or does it mean something else. Seventhday sabbatarians hold that since jesus said he was lord of the sabbath and that isaiah called the sabbath the lord s holy day then the lords day is the seventhday sabbath i. The sabbath command was to do no work on the sabbath day and nowhere in scripture is the sabbath day commanded to be the day of worship. There is one thing we can certainly say for sure, that is that in revelation 1. The lords day is whatever day christians worship on.

There are numerous scriptural references to the day of the lord isaiah 2. They maintain that jesus said he was lord of the sabbath. We have seen how former adherents of the ancient customs have since attained to a new hope. However this is a very weak argument and the actual evidence for the first day sunday is much stronger. Of necessity, any focus on last day events must keep jesus front and center, exactly what the book of revelation does. Since revelation is one of those five books then the statement of john always calling the sabbath the sabbath is only correct if john is not referring to the sabbath in revelation 1. When jesus said that he was the lord of the sabbath, he was talking about how he would rule over what is popularly called the millennium. Lords day, the definition and meaning bible dictionary.

Many believe it to be sunday, yet there is no scriptural support for this private opinion. According to the book of exodus, the sabbath is a day of rest on the seventh day, commanded by god to be kept as a holy day of rest, as god rested from creation. The lords day vs the sabbath baptist christian forums. I was in the spirit on the lord s day, and heard behind me a great voice, as of a trumpet revelation 1. John, who recorded what he saw in vision, begins by explaining whose revelation it was it was the revelation of jesus christ, which god the father gave him, revelation 1. For the son of man is lord even of the sabbath day. Study this weeks lesson to prepare for sabbath, april 21. This segment comes from the easter story briefing pack and published by koinonia house.

It is not a quiet day of worship on the first day of the week. The sabbath and the lords day study resources blue letter bible. But this teaching is increasingly coming under attack, both inside and outside the church. The major theme of the book of revelationthe day of the lordis introduced in the very beginning of this final book of the bible. I john was in the spirit on the lords day, and i heard behind me a loud voice like the sound of a trumpet revelation 1. And the four angels who had been kept ready for this very hour and day and month and year were released to kill a third of mankind revelation 9. What is the difference between the sabbath and the lords day. More specifically, we will learn how the lords day of revelation 1.