Introduction
Many believed that the weekly Sabbath is part of the Moses’ law which the Messiah (Christ) has done away with, therefore Christians are not required to observe it. But what does the Bible really teach about the subject of the Sabbath? The purpose of this study is to understand what the Scripture says through the pages of the New Testament.
This study was prepared in form of questions and comments, it is important to study all the scriptural references, make personal notes from them, and then read the comments that followed the question. All scriptural references are taken from the New King James Version of the Bible unless otherwise stated. The keyword or words in the reference verses are highlighted for you to have words to think and meditate upon.
To gain the knowledge God intends, asked Him to open your understanding to the scriptures you read. Remove your mind from any preconceived opinion and focus on what the scriptures say. Be like the Bereans Christians who studied the scriptures to be sure what they heard were true. Believe the Word of God, prove it and hold fast to it, because it is true.
May your heart be blessed as you study diligently.
Content
1. Did the Messiah observe the Sabbath?
2. Did the Messiah ever say the Sabbath has been done away with?
3. Which day do the disciples keep after the death of the Messiah?
4. Did Yeshua (Jesus) make any comments or give any instructions for a change in the Sabbath command after his resurrection?
5. How do we know That Yeshua (Jesus) still expects his disciple to keep the Sabbath before his second coming?
6. Which group of people was Apostle Paul sent to and which day of the week did he preach it.
7. What type of covenant is the Sabbath?
8. Can God break his Covenant?
9. Can the Messiah change His Father commandments?
10. Do true believers keep the commandments of God?
Questions and Comments
1. Did the Messiah observe the Sabbath?
Read Luke 4:16, Luke 4:16 NLT, Luke 4:16 CEB, Mark 1:21, I Peter 2:21, 1 John 2:6, John 13:15-16, John 10:27
Comment
The Messiah (Christ) observed the Sabbath in his days on a regular basis. He is our master and we are to walk in his footsteps. The Messiah usually show by example what wants his disciples to do as in Sabbath keeping, Lord’s supper, foot washing, baptism, praying and so on.
Scriptural References
Luke 4:16, “So He came to Nazareth, where He had been brought up. And as His custom was, He went into the synagogue on the Sabbath day, and stood up to read.”
Luke 4:16 NLT, “When he came to the village of Nazareth, his boyhood home, he went as usual to the synagogue on the Sabbath and stood up to read the Scriptures.”
Luke 4:16 CEB, “Jesus went to Nazareth, where he had been raised. On the Sabbath, he went to the synagogue as he normally did and stood up to read.”
Mark 1:21, “Then they went into Capernaum, and immediately on the Sabbath He entered the synagogue and taught.”
I Peter 2:21 “For to this, you were called, because Christ also suffered for us, leaving us an example, that you should follow His steps:”
1 John 2:6, “He who says he abides in Him ought himself also to walk just as He walked.
John 13:15-16, “For I have given you an example, that you should do as I have done to you. Most assuredly, I say to you, a servant is not greater than his master; nor is he who is sent greater than he who sent him.”
John 10:27, “My sheep hear My voice, and I know them, and they follow Me.”
2. Did the Messiah ever say the Sabbath has been done away with?
Read Matthew 5:17-19, Matthew 12:8, Mark 2:27-28, Luke 6:5
Comment
Yeshua (Jesus) in Matthew 5:17 stated that he did not come to do away with the laws but to make their teachings come true. That is, to make us understand the law and its true intention, and not to do away with them. By healing on the Sabbath, he was telling the religious leaders that the Sabbath should be a day of doing good, showing mercy, and setting people free. The encounter of the Messiah with the religious authority was not whether to keep the Sabbath, but how to keep it. He was also breaking the many man-made commandments the religious leaders have added to the observation of the Sabbath, which made it difficult for the day to be a day of delight. He also said he is the Lord of the Sabbath because God created all things through Him, and he knew the intention God had in mind for creating it. It is for the rest and delight of man and not just the Jews.
Scriptural References
Matthew 5:17-19, “Do not think that I came to destroy the Law or the Prophets. I did not come to destroy but to fulfill. For assuredly, I say to you, till heaven and earth pass away, one jot or one tittle will by no means pass from the law till all is fulfilled. Whoever therefore breaks one of the least of these commandments, and teaches men so, shall be called least in the kingdom of heaven; but whoever does and teaches them, he shall be called great in the kingdom of heaven.”
Matthew 5:17-18 GNB, “Do not think that I have come to do away with the Law of Moses and the teachings of the prophets. I have not come to do away with them, but to make their teachings come true. Remember that as long as heaven and earth last, not the least point nor the smallest detail of the Law will be done away with — not until the end of all things.”
Matthew 12:8, Luke 6:5, “For the Son of Man is Lord even of the Sabbath.”
Mark 2:27-28, “And He said to them, “The Sabbath was made for man, and not man for the Sabbath. Therefore, the Son of Man is also Lord of the Sabbath.”
3. Which day do the disciples keep after the death of the Messiah?
Read Luke 23:50-54, Luke 23:55-56, Luke 24:1
Comment
After the death of the Messiah, the disciples were still keeping the Sabbath. This is evidently clear from reference passages. After Joseph of Arimathea took the body of the Messiah to the tomb, the disciples first located the site of the tomb where He was laid, then they went to buy spices and fragrant oils and prepared it. Then they rested on the sabbath day according to the commandment, and after the Sabbath, early on the first day they took the spices and fragrant oils they had prepared to the tomb to apply it on the Messiah, but on getting there, Christ had risen. They did not break the Sabbath even when their master was dead, because they understood God’s commandment.
Scriptural References
Luke 23:50-54, “Now behold, there was a man named Joseph, a council member, a good and just man. He had not consented to their decision and deed. He was from Arimathea, a city of the Jews, who himself was also waiting for the kingdom of God. This man went to Pilate and asked for the body of Jesus. Then he took it down, wrapped it in linen, and laid it in a tomb that was hewn out of the rock, where no one had ever lain before. That day was the Preparation, and the Sabbath drew near.”
Luke 23:55-56, “And the women who had come with Him from Galilee followed after, and they observed the tomb and how His body was laid. Then they returned and prepared spices and fragrant oils. And they rested on the Sabbath according to the commandment.”
Luke 24:1, “Now on the first day of the week, very early in the morning, they, and certain other women with them came to the tomb bringing the spices which they had prepared.”
Mark 15:47, “And Mary Magdalene and Mary the mother of Joses observed where He was laid.”
Mark 16:1-2, “Now when the Sabbath was past, Mary Magdalene, Mary the mother of James, and Salome bought spices, that they might come and anoint Him. Very early in the morning, on the first day of the week, they came to the tomb when the sun had risen.”
4. Did Yeshua (Jesus) make any comments or give any instructions to a change in the Sabbath command after his resurrection?
Read Matthew 5:17-19, Matthew 12:8, Luke 6:5
Comment
The Messiah did not give any instructions to his disciples after his resurrection that the day to worship God has changed. Yeshua’s main focus after his resurrection was to encourage and strengthen his disciple. By appearing to them at different times and places, He wanted them to believe he had indeed risen from the dead as he told them. He had to appear to them again when Thomas, who doubted his resurrection, was with the other disciples because it was very important for his disciples to believe his resurrection. Reason being that, if the disciples did not believe that the Messiah had really resurrected, they will not have the boldness to preach about the risen Saviour or the resurrection from the dead (which is the foundation of Christian belief) to those who crucified Him and the Gentile nations. No wonder the first sermon of Peter after they received the Holy Spirit was telling the people that the same Messiah (Christ) they killed is alive, because he had resurrected, Act 2. Paul also mentioned that if the Messiah did not rise, then Christians are the most miserable of all men, and their faith in the Messiah is vain, I Corinthians 15. The resurrection from the dead is one of the main themes throughout the New Testament of the Bible.
Again, the major task of the Messiah after his resurrection was to strengthen and encourage his followers because they were afraid and discouraged. The disciples went into hiding thinking they will be killed as they killed their master, John 20: 19. If you read the next chapter, John 21, you will notice that the disciple has yet to really wake up to the reality of the resurrection of the Messiah and their assignment, they went fishing! Then He appeared to them again, but this time, restoring Peter, who will lead the church.
The account of the appearance of the Messiah to the two disciples on the road to Emmaus was also about removing doubts from the disciples, Luke 24: 13-35. This is also consistent with what happened in verses 36 to 49 when he appeared to his disciples to encourage them and explained to them what the scripture had written his death and resurrection.
After the Messiah had encouraged his disciples, He commanded them to go to Jerusalem to wait for the promise of the Holy Spirit, which will remind them all He had taught them, give them the power and boldness to preach and work miracles, Luke 24:49, Acts 1:4-8. He also told them to preach the gospel, make other disciples and to baptize the disciples they make, and finally to teach them all he had commanded, Matthew 28: 18-20. Again, Yeshua did not command his disciples to observe Sunday as a memorial of his resurrection. The observation of the first day was the commandment of men.
It is important at this point to mention some of the ordinances the Messiah established before he died, and in all these ordinances there is no one pointing or suggesting he changed the Sabbath command.
1. The Lord’s supper: The celebration in memorial of the death of the Messiah, done at the Passover once every year, John 13:1-15
2. Foot-washing: a symbol of humility and service to one another. It is also carried out during Passover as part of the Lord’s supper, John 13:1-5, I Timothy 5:9-10
3. Baptism: symbolize our faith in the death, burial, and resurrection of the Messiah. He showed us an example when he was baptized by John the Baptist, and then commanded his Apostles to baptize others who will believe in His name, Matthew 28:19-20
The death of the Messiah ratified the New Covenant, and after the ratification, nothing can be added or removed from it.
Scriptural References
Matthew 5:17-19, “Do not think that I came to destroy the Law or the Prophets. I did not come to destroy but to fulfill. For assuredly, I say to you, till heaven and earth pass away, one jot or one tittle will by no means pass from the law till all is fulfilled. Whoever therefore breaks one of the least of these commandments, and teaches men so, shall be called least in the kingdom of heaven; but whoever does and teaches them, he shall be called great in the kingdom of heaven.”
Matthew 12:8, Luke 6:5, “For the Son of Man is Lord even of the Sabbath.”
Galatians 3:15, “Brethren, I speak in the manner of men: Though it is only a man’s covenant, yet if it is confirmed, no one annuls or adds to it.”
5. How do we know That Yeshua (Jesus) still expects his disciple to keep the Sabbath before his second coming?
Read Matthew 24:15, 17-20
Comment
Yeshua (Jesus) told his disciples to pray that their fleeing from Jerusalem at the beginning of the great tribulation should not be on the Sabbath day. The reason being that fleeing from the tribulation on a sabbath day will make the day not a day of rest or delight. So, if the Messiah is not expecting his disciples to keep the Sabbath anymore, why will He tell them to pray that their time of flight from Jerusalem at the beginning of tribulation should not be on Sabbath day. Please meditate on these verses.
Scriptural References
Matthew 24:15, 17-20, “Therefore, when you see the ‘abomination of desolation,’ spoken of by Daniel the prophet, standing in the holy place” (whoever reads, let him understand), Let him who is on the housetop not go down to take anything out of his house. And let him who is in the field not go back to get his clothes. But woe to those who are pregnant and to those who are nursing babies in those days! And pray that your flight may not be in winter or on the Sabbath.”
6. Which group of people was Apostle Paul sent to and which day of the week did he preach it.
Read Matthew 10:5-7, Acts 9:13-16, Romans 11:13, Romans 15:15-16, Ephesians 3:8-9, I Timothy 2:7, Acts 17:1-4, Acts 13:13-15, Acts 16:11-13, Acts 13:42-44, Acts 15:19-21, Acts 18:1-6, Exodus 20:10, Galatians 6:15-16, 1 Corinthians 11:1-2, 1 Corinthians 4:16
Comment
Apostle Paul was the Apostles to the Gentiles, and he preached to them on the Sabbath day, the seventh day of the week. He specifically admonished the Corinthian Christians to keep the traditions the way he delivered it to them, 1 Corinthians 11:1-2, and also to imitate him, 1 Corinthians 11:1, 4: 16. God’s intention for all Gentiles who will come to him through Yeshua (Jesus) the Messiah is to worship him on the Sabbath day. Again, the Gentiles who believed in the God of Israel are the strangers within their gate of Israel, and they are expected to keep the Sabbath. So, the Sabbath is not just for the Jews, but for humanity – Jews and Gentiles.
Scriptural References
Matthew 10:5-7, “These twelve Jesus sent out and commanded them, saying: “Do not go into the way of the Gentiles and do not enter a city of the Samaritans. But go rather to the lost sheep of the house of Israel. And as you go, preach, saying, ‘The kingdom of heaven is at hand.’”
Acts 9:13-16, “Then Ananias answered, “Lord, I have heard from many about this man, how much harm he has done to Your saints in Jerusalem. And here he has authority from the chief priests to bind all who call on Your name.” But the Lord said to him, “Go, for he is a chosen vessel of Mine to bear My name before Gentiles, kings, and the children of Israel. For I will show him how many things he must suffer for My name’s sake.”
Romans 11:13, “For I speak to you Gentiles; inasmuch as I am an apostle to the Gentiles, I magnify my ministry,”
Romans 15:15-16, “Nevertheless, brethren, I have written more boldly to you on some points, as reminding you, because of the grace given to me by God, that I might be a minister of Jesus Christ to the Gentiles, ministering the gospel of God, that the offering of the Gentiles might be acceptable, sanctified by the Holy Spirit.”
Ephesians 3:8-9, “To me, who am less than the least of all the saints, this grace was given, that I should preach among the Gentiles the unsearchable riches of Christ, and to make all see what is the fellowship of the mystery, which from the beginning of the ages has been hidden in God who created all things through Jesus Christ;”
I Timothy 2:7, “ for which I was appointed a preacher and an apostle—I am speaking the truth in Christ and not lying— a teacher of the Gentiles in faith and truth.”
Acts 17:1-4, “Now when they had passed through Amphipolis and Apollonia, they came to Thessalonica, where there was a synagogue of the Jews. Then Paul, as his custom was, went into them, and for three Sabbaths reasoned with them from the Scriptures, explaining and demonstrating that the Christ had to suffer and rise again from the dead, and saying, “This Jesus whom I preach to you is the Christ.” And some of them were persuaded; and a great multitude of the devout Greeks, and not a few of the leading women, joined Paul and Silas.”
Acts 13:13-15, “Now when Paul and his party set sail from Paphos, they came to Perga in Pamphylia; and John, departing from them, returned to Jerusalem. But when they departed from Perga, they came to Antioch in Pisidia, and went into the synagogue on the Sabbath day and sat down. And after the reading of the Law and the Prophets, the rulers of the synagogue sent to them, saying, “Men and brethren, if you have any word of exhortation for the people, say on.”
Acts 16:11-13, “Therefore, sailing from Troas, we ran a straight course to Samothrace, and the next day came to Neapolis, and from there to Philippi, which is the foremost city of that part of Macedonia, a colony. And we were staying in that city for some days. And on the Sabbath day, we went out of the city to the riverside, where prayer was customarily made; and we sat down and spoke to the women who met there.”
Acts 13:42-44, “So when the Jews went out of the synagogue, the Gentiles begged that these words might be preached to them the next Sabbath. Now when the congregation had broken up, many of the Jews and devout proselytes followed Paul and Barnabas, who, speaking to them, persuaded them to continue in the grace of God. On the next Sabbath, almost the whole city came together to hear the word of God.”
Acts 15:19-21, “Therefore, I judge that we should not trouble those from among the Gentiles who are turning to God, but that we write to them to abstain from things polluted by idols, from sexual immorality, from things strangled, and from blood. For Moses has had throughout many generations those who preach him in every city, being read in the synagogues every Sabbath.”
Acts 18:1-6, “After these things, Paul departed from Athens and went to Corinth. And he found a certain Jew named Aquila, born in Pontus, who had recently come from Italy with his wife Priscilla (because Claudius had commanded all the Jews to depart from Rome); and he came to them. So, because he was of the same trade, he stayed with them and worked; for by occupation they were tentmakers. And he reasoned in the synagogue every Sabbath and persuaded both Jews and Greeks. When Silas and Timothy had come from Macedonia, Paul was compelled by the Spirit and testified to the Jews that Jesus is the Christ. But when they opposed him and blasphemed, he shook his garments and said to them, “Your blood be upon your own heads; I am clean. From now on I will go to the Gentiles.”
Exodus 20:10, “But the seventh day is the Sabbath of the LORD your God. In it, you shall do no work: you, nor your son, nor your daughter, nor your male servant, nor your female servant, nor your cattle, nor your stranger who is within your gates.”
Isaiah 56:6-7, “Also the sons of the foreigner Who join themselves to the LORD, to serve Him, And to love the name of the LORD, to be His servants— Everyone who keeps from defiling the Sabbath, And holds fast My covenant— Even them I will bring to My holy mountain, And make them joyful in My house of prayer. Their burnt offerings and their sacrifices Will be accepted on My altar; For My house shall be called a house of prayer for all nations.”
7. What type of covenant is the Sabbath?
Read Exodus 31:16-17, Psalms 89:34, Isaiah 66:22-23
Comment
The Sabbath command is a perpetual (everlasting, unending, continuous) covenant to be kept forever. It was kept during the time of the Messiah. It is expected to be kept before the Messiah returns, and will be kept during the Millennial reign of the Messiah and in the New Heaven and Earth. The Sabbath is a rehearsal of the Millennial peaceful and blissful reign of the Messiah on earth. The Millennial is the seventh day of God because one day is like one thousand years before Yahweh.
Scriptural References
Exodus 31:16-17, “Therefore the children of Israel shall keep the Sabbath, to observe the Sabbath throughout their generations as a perpetual covenant. It is a sign between Me and the children of Israel forever; for in six days the LORD made the heavens and the earth, and on the seventh day He rested and was refreshed.’
Matthew 24:15, 17-20, “Therefore, when you see the ‘abomination of desolation,’ spoken of by Daniel the prophet, standing in the holy place” (whoever reads, let him understand), Let him who is on the housetop not go down to take anything out of his house. And let him who is in the field not go back to get his clothes. But woe to those who are pregnant and to those who are nursing babies in those days! And pray that your flight may not be in winter or on the Sabbath.”
Ezekiel 46:1, “Thus says the Lord GOD: “The gateway of the inner court that faces toward the east shall be shut the six working days, but on the Sabbath, it shall be opened, and on the day of the New Moon it shall be opened.”
Isaiah 66:22-23, “For as the new heavens and the new earth Which I will make shall remain before Me,” says the LORD, “So shall your descendants and your name remain. And it shall come to pass That from one New Moon to another, And from one Sabbath to another, All flesh shall come to worship before Me,” says the LORD.”
8. Can God break his Covenant?
Read Psalms 89:34, Malachi 3:6, Hebrews 13:8, Galatians 3:15, Matthew 5:17-19
Comment
God cannot break his covenant or alter the words that have gone out of His mouth. He is a covenant keeping God. God is not changing His laws, rather changing human beings. After the Messiah ratified the New Covenant by His blood, nothing can be added to it after His resurrection.
Scriptural References
Psalms 89:34, “My covenant I will not break, Nor alter the word that has gone out of My lips.”
Malachi 3:6, “For I am the LORD, I do not change; Therefore you are not consumed, O sons of Jacob.”
Hebrews 13:8, “Jesus Christ is the same yesterday, today, and forever.”
Galatians 3:15, “Brethren, I speak in the manner of men: Though it is only a man’s covenant, yet if it is confirmed, no one annuls or adds to it.”
Matthew 5:17-19, “Do not think that I came to destroy the Law or the Prophets. I did not come to destroy but to fulfill. For assuredly, I say to you, till heaven and earth pass away, one jot or one tittle will by no means pass from the law till all is fulfilled. Whoever therefore breaks one of the least of these commandments, and teaches men so, shall be called least in the kingdom of heaven; but whoever does and teaches them, he shall be called great in the kingdom of heaven.”
Deuteronomy 7:9, “Therefore know that the LORD your God, He is God, the faithful God who keeps covenant and mercy for a thousand generations with those who love Him and keep His commandments”
9. Can the Messiah change the word of his father?
Read John 10:30, John 1:1-2, John 15:10, John 8:55, John 5:17, John 9:4, Psalms 74:12, John 7:16, John 8:25-26, 28-29, 37-38, Matthew 5:17,
Comment
The Messiah clearly states in John chapter 10 verse 30 “I and My Father are one.” The first thing to note here is the Yeshua (Jesus) the Messiah and the Father (Yahweh) are two different personalities but are the same in essence and nature. The Messiah, who is the Word, has been with the Father (Yahweh) from the beginning, John 1:1-2. They have the same mind and goals. Likewise, in terms of achieving salvation for mankind, they have the same purpose. The work of salvation the father is doing on earth is the same work the son is doing, John 5:17, John 9:4, Psalms 74:12.
The Messiah kept the commandments of His Father, John 15:10. The Messiah does not speak of his own authority, He speaks as His Father commands Him, John 12:49-50, John 14:9-11. The Messiah states in John 5:30 “I can of Myself do nothing. As I hear, I judge…” All the teachings (doctrines) of the Messiah are not his own, but His Father’s, and He only speaks of those things His Father asked Him to speak, John 7:16, John 8:25-26, 28-29, 37-38. Hence it is not possible for the Messiah to change the laws and commandments of His father on His own. No wonder he declared in Matthew 5:17 “Do not think that I came to destroy the Law or the Prophets. I did not come to destroy, but to fulfill.” So, if the Messiah and the Father are one in mind, in thought, goal, essence, and nature, and if the Messiah takes instructions from Him, it is not possible for the Messiah to do something contrary against His father’s will. They are one because they are in agreement in all things they do.
Scriptural references
He kept His Father’s commandments
John 15:10, “If you keep My commandments, you will abide in My love, just as I have kept My Father’s commandments and abide in His love.”
John 8:55, “Yet you have not known Him, but I know Him. And if I say, ‘I do not know Him,’ I shall be a liar like you; but I do know Him and keep His word.”
He sought His father’s will
John 5:30, “I can of Myself do nothing. As I hear, I judge; and My judgment is righteous because I do not seek My own will but the will of the Father who sent Me.”
His doctrines are from His father
John 7:16, “Jesus answered them and said, “My doctrine is not Mine, but His who sent Me.”
He spoke His father’s words
John 8:25-26, “Then they said to Him, “Who are You?” And Jesus said to them, “Just what I have been saying to you from the beginning. I have many things to say and to judge concerning you, but He who sent Me is true, and I speak to the world those things which I heard from Him.”
John 8:37-38, “I know that you are Abraham’s descendants, but you seek to kill Me because My word has no place in you. I speak what I have seen with My Father, and you do what you have seen with your father.”
John 12:49-50, “For I have not spoken on My own authority; but the Father who sent Me gave Me a command, what I should say and what I should speak. And I know that His command is everlasting life. Therefore, whatever I speak, just as the Father has told Me, so I speak.”
John 14:9-11, “Jesus said to him, “Have I been with you so long, and yet you have not known Me, Philip? He who has seen Me has seen the Father; so how can you say, ‘Show us the Father’? Do you not believe that I am in the Father and the Father in Me? The words that I speak to you I do not speak on My own authority, but the Father who dwells in Me does the works. Believe Me that I am in the Father and the Father in Me, or else believe Me for the sake of the works themselves.”
He did what pleased His father
John 8:28-29, “Then Jesus said to them, “When you lift up the Son of Man, then you will know that I am He and that I do nothing of Myself; but as My Father taught Me, I speak these things. And He who sent Me is with Me. The Father has not left Me alone, for I always do those things that please Him.”
He did not come to do away with the law.
Matthew 5:17, “Do not think that I came to destroy the Law or the Prophets. I did not come to destroy but to fulfill.”
Matthew 5:17 GNB (Good News Bible)
“Do not think that I have come to do away with the Law of Moses and the teachings of the prophets. I have not come to do away with them, but to make their teachings come true.”
The Messiah and the Father are one.
John 10:30, “I and My Father are one.”
John 1:1-2, “In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. He was in the beginning with God.”
10. Do true believers keep the commandments of God?
Read Revelation 12:17, Revelation 22:14, Exodus 20:5, John 14:15, 21, Matthew 28:20, Deuteronomy 7:9, John 10:27
Comment
True believers are those who keep the commandments of God, including the Sabbath command. They observe what the Messiah commanded, not what they think he commanded. The love of believers for God and the Messiah is shown by keeping the commandments of God.
Scriptural references
Revelation 12:17, “And the dragon was enraged with the woman, and he went to make war with the rest of her offspring, who keep the commandments of God and have the testimony of Jesus Christ.”
Revelation 22:14, “Blessed are those who do His commandments, that they may have the right to the tree of life, and may enter through the gates into the city.”
Exodus 20:5, “…, For I, the LORD your God, am a jealous God, visiting the iniquity of the fathers upon the children to the third and fourth generations of those who hate Me, 6 but showing mercy to thousands, to those who love Me and keep My commandments.”
John 14:15, 21, “If you love Me, keep My commandments. He who has My commandments and keeps them, it is he who loves Me. And he who loves Me will be loved by My Father, and I will love him and manifest Myself to him.”
Matthew 28:20, “teaching them to observe all things that I have commanded you; and lo, I am with you always, even to the end of the age.” Amen.”
Deuteronomy 7:9, “Therefore know that the LORD your God, He is God, the faithful God who keeps covenant and mercy for a thousand generations with those who love Him and keep His commandments”
John 10:27, My sheep hear My voice, and I know them, and they follow Me.
Conclusion
God made the Sabbath in Genesis, and it became a written law in Exodus. The Messiah then came to magnify and explain it real intention. He demonstrated to the religious leaders that the Sabbath is a day of delight, blessing, and freedom, and not a day of burden or bondage. The Sabbath was kept by the Messiah, His Apostles, and the Gentiles Christians. The Messiah still expects his followers to keep it until his second coming. And beginning from the millennial reign of the Messiah to the new heaven and earth, the Sabbath will be kept.
God is not an author of confusion who will tell his children to do something today, then tomorrow tells them another thing, and then the day after another instruction on the same issue. He is the same, yesterday, today, and forever. He does not change, and neither will alter the words that came out his mouth. God is an all-knowing God; he does not make mistakes. The Sabbath command is for all humanity (Jews and Gentiles) to be kept forever.
Hebrews 4 verses 10-11 states, “There remains, therefore, a rest for the people of God. For he who has entered His rest has himself also ceased from his works as God did from His. Let us, therefore, be diligent to enter that rest, lest anyone fall according to the same example of disobedience.”
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