Is Saturday the true rest day of the sabbath day?

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Answer:Jesus was crucified on a Friday and rose on a Sunday. He rested on the Sabbath, the seventh day of the week, Saturday. Mary and Martha came to the tomb on a Sunday morning ( the first day of the week), after the Sabbath. God never changed the day. He didn't say keep "a" Sabbath holy. He said keep "the" Sabbath holy, which is "the" seventh day of the week" which most people in the world see as Saturday. I recommend the book "Ten Commandments Twice Removed." Answer:Traditionally the Jews kept the Saturday Sabbath and throughout The Bible we notice they stick to their traditions. Traditions been the very thing Jesus argued against. Traditionally we keep a Sunday Sabbath. Are we to keep to Jewish tradition or to our own. Traditionally the Jews do not see Jesus as the Messiah, are we to stick to their beliefs and traditions or our own. Traditionally the Jews named the days of the week are we to stick to their traditions or our own. Note that traditionally the Jews record their days according to the Lunar Calendar - God only created the Moon on the 4th day - so according to His word this was Wednesday of our week and according to Lunar Calendar (part Tues & part Wed). The answer is simple: we have to observe a Sabbath not a Day. Note that in all arguments the Day seems to have become more important than the Sabbath. Jesus been the Sabbath. Answer:Monday is the 1st day of the working week. God said work for six and rest the 7th. At the time Mary and Martha were around, Saturday was the Sabbath the seventh day of rest and they started working on Sunday to Friday. If the specific day where of any importance to God he would have named them and numbered them. Church leaders work for God and also need to rest but for them to rest either on Saturday or Sunday just won't work out so they choose other days of rest. The thing I really love about the Sabbath it must be observed but not on any particular day, it keeps the debate of God alive. Does God consider a specific day Holy, I don't think so, He does however expect us to observe a Sabbath, set a day aside. Our respective leaders are to decide this day and we are to follow our leaders who are selected by God to lead us. If you consider Saturday Sabbath keepers argument and the Sunday Sabbath keepers argument they are both valid and biblical. They can both be argued for and against and these arguments are valid. However it does become up to the individual to build a relationship with God and ask Him for guidance on this matter. I have and God has clearly let me know that a day a specific time of the week does not matter. He is more concerned that it is kept. Keep in mind a seventh day could be different from person to person. This would depend on your working week. God provides us with our jobs. I like the way the 7th is argued. Yes it could mean The 7th day of the week or if read in the context the bible puts it God says work for six days (note He does not say work from the first day of the week to the sixth day of the week).Now which six days should we work and which not. If I work from Wednesday to Tuesday and rest on the seventh day is this a sin. No I have worked for six days and rested on the 7th Day. How does on the 7th day in this context become "The 7th Day of The Week".

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Monday is not the first day of the week: Matthew 28:1 (niv)

"After the Sabbath, at dawn on the first day of the week, Mary Magdalene and the other Mary went to look at the tomb." Jesus resurrected on Sunday (ie Easter Sunday) and the first day of the week is what the bible says Jesus rose on. Therefor Sunday is the first day of the week. And any way look up the definitions of the days in a dictionary, it will say Sunday is the first day of the week.

Answer:God didn't really name or number the days we did, and he knew we would. God knows everything, he knew your name even before you were born, so of course he knew man would name the days of the week and man put the seventh day as Saturday, and in the Bible God said to rest from all of your work on the seventh day (Saturday). Also I suggest that you read Matthew 28:1, it talks about how Mary and Martha came on Sunday morning (after Jesus was crucified) to see the sepulchre. It says "In the end of the SABBATH as it began to dawn toward the first day of the week,....". Sunday is the first day of the week, (although some people put Monday as the first so they can say that Sunday is the seventh and make it the Sabbath), but as in the text Sunday was the first day, and if it was the end of the Sabbath as it began to dawn toward the first day of the week, then Saturday has to be the Sabbath. It's the 4th commandment and not observing it would be breaking one of the commandments which would be a sin. Jesus was a Jew and the Jews worshiped on the seventh day (Saturday), and they still do. AnswerI think that had God wished for us to stick to a specific day he would have named the days or said the seventh day of the week. He clearly states to work six days and rest on the seventh day. No where does God number or name the days. Man does. God was just interested in us resting and spending one day with him. If you are in Israel the Sabbath will be on the Saturday. If anywhere else it is Sunday and some countries there isn't one. If your church has it on Saturday then enjoy it with them and keep it Holy if it is on a Monday then keep it Holy. However make sure you stick to the commandment to the letter, work for six days, and rest on the seventh day, set the seventh day aside for rest. Now here is the downside of God's people not respecting Gods wishes. We are split over a day. Instead of standing together neither side will celebrate the Sabbath with the other side.

Yes.

God did not just establish the Sabbath for the Jews, but for all of mankind. The Sabbath was created on the last day of Creation. There was only Adam and Eve, and no such thing as a Jew.

In Genesis 1 we are informed that the world as we now know it was created in 6 days.

On the 7th day God ceased from all of His work, as recorded in Genesis (2:2-3). This is the only day that God set aside and made Holy, and which he blessed.And on the seventh day God ended his work which he had made; and he rested on the seventh day from all his work which he had made.

And God blessed the seventh day, and sanctified it: because that in it he had rested from all his work which God created and made.

In the 4th commandment (Exodus 20:8-11) we are clearly informed:Remember the Sabbath day, to keep it holy.

Six days shalt thou labour, and do all thy work:

But the seventh day is the Sabbath of the LORD thy God: in it thou shalt not do any work, thou, nor thy son, nor thy daughter, thy manservant, nor thy maidservant, nor thy cattle, nor thy stranger that is within thy gates:

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.

Answer:Yes. Saturday is the True Sabbath if we see Genesis 2:2 God had establish on the seventh day the Sabbath so mankind can rest on that day. This day was not meant for the Jews.(Mark 2:27). The Jewish people were around until 2000 years later. In the New Testament we see that God never change the Sabbath he said in John 14:15 " If ye love me, keep my commandments." Other texts: Matthew 5:17;Galatians 3:24. AnswerNo. The Hebrew Sabbath is based on the Hebrew calendar. We are now using the Gregorian calendar, therefore Sabbath can fall on any day. Computing Hebrew Sabbath in a weekly basis will require a complex computer programming. Note: this makes no sense, as the Hebrew and Gregorian calendar calculate months and year differently. Both calendars are based on a 7-day week, and everybody agrees that the Sabbath comes around every 7 days. Besides, computing conversions between various calendars is not complex for a 21st century computer. AnswerGod told us to keep the seventh day holy, and he did not say to do it based on the sacred calender (Hebrew calender).

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Yes.

After the Sabbath, as Sunday morning was dawning, Mary Magdelene and the other Mary went to look at the tomb. Suddenly there was a violent eartquake; an angel of the Lord came down from heaven, rolled the stone away and sat on it. ( Matthew 28 )

Clearly in this verse you can see that the Sabbath Day is Saturday.

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Saturday is the Sabbath, it says so in the fourth commandment "seventh day". And it doesn't matter which calendar we use because God's word stands forever and it is forever true, so I believe what my Bible says and it says what it says in the fourth commandment. Over 140 languages call the 'seventh-day' Sabbath.

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Saturday is the Sabbath. Jesus is the same, yesterday, today, and forever. The seal of God is accepting Jesus and following Him, including keeping the seventh day sabbath (Friday to Saturday sundown).

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In the Bible the Old Testament rest and day of worship was observed Friday at sundown till Saturday at sundown genesis chapter 2 verse3. But for new testament beleivers the Holy Spirit is our rest.Heb. 4:3-11

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The fourth Commandment, the seventh-day "Sabbath" Commandment (3rd if you're Catholic), says nothing about "worship. The Commandment says to REMEMBER it.

Remembering is a "spiritual" act. Remembering is a "personal" mental exercise... in this case, of REMEMBERING CREATION:

"...for in six days the Lord made the 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." (Ex.20:11)

The seven-day week that the world observes is DIVINELY INSPIRED... and not the result of any natural phenomenon, like the rising of the sun on the horizon every 24 hours. It is an "intrusion" on nature. It's artificially interjected into man's existence... a repetitive seven-day cycle that serves no other purpose than to REMIND MAN THAT HE IS CREATED!

On the seventh day of creation, Jesus Christ (who made all things... and without Him was not anything made that was made - John 1:3), MADE THE SEVENTH DAY BY RESTING. He "sanctified" the seventh day, "separated it from the first six days" for HOLY USE. That's what "sanctify" means.

Only God can make something "holy"... legitimately, that is. In man's vanity, of course, he has declared all kinds of things holy - but that doesn't make it so.

The day of the week we call "Saturday"... the seventh day on most calendars (although the day we call Sunday is being placed seventh on more and more European calendars) is the commanded seventh day of the week... the day sanctified by Jesus Christ for holy use:

"...therefore the Son of Man is Lord also of the Sabbath." (Mark 2:28)

It's sole purpose is to "REMEMBER CREATION"... and no other repeated day of the week does that. And it's to be remembered EVERY SEVEN DAYS. It is to be remembered every seven days, because if we don't remember it - WE'LL FORGET IT!

Therefore... Saturday is the true day to REMEMBER CREATION. But, every day of the week is a true day for "worship."

Men seem to have forgotten it.

Another perspective:

The Jewish sabbath lost its importance as a "reminder" when a far more significant memorial was established:

1 Corinthians 11:24, 25 - and when He had given thanks, He broke it and said, "Take, eat; this is My body which is broken for you; do this in remembrance of Me." In the same manner He also took the cup after supper, saying, "This cup is the new covenant in My blood. This do, as often as you drink it, in remembrance of Me."

Nowhere in scripture are Christians told to remember the sabbath; they are told to remember Jesus' sacrifice and look forward to His return by celebrating the memorial HEestablished. They gathered together for this purpose on the FIRST day of each week (Acts 20:7), not the seventh.

Four "observances" were placed upon Gentile Christians that were direct holdovers from Mosaic Law:

Acts 21:25 - "But concerning the Gentiles who believe, we have written and decided that they should observe no such thing, except that they should keep themselves from things offered to idols, from blood, from things strangled, and from sexual immorality."

If God had wanted Christians to observe the sabbath, it would have been on that list. But it isn't. Why not? Because a new and BETTER reminder had taken its place.

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."

Proponents use this passage to uphold sabbath-keeping, but its true purpose is just the opposite. As "Lord" of the sabbath, Jesus could do with it (or about it) whatever He pleased; and what He did was take its restrictions out of the way when He died on the cross.

Colossians 2:13, 14 - And you, being dead in your trespasses and the uncircumcision of your flesh, He has made alive together with Him, having forgiven you all trespasses, having wiped out the handwriting of requirements that was against us, which was contrary to us. And He has taken it out of the way, having nailed it to the cross.

Every bit of Mosaic Law, including the commandment to "remember the sabbath," was FULFILLED by the Lord (Matthew 5:17; John 19:30; Acts 3:18), and replaced by the "Law of Love" through faith in Christ.

John 13:34 - A new commandment I give to you, that you love one another; as I have loved you, that you also love one another.

Romans 13:10 - Love does no harm to a neighbor; therefore love is the fulfillment of the law.

When Christians over-emphasize Mosaic Law and de-emphasize the law of love and liberty in Jesus (James 1:25), they're putting "old wine" in "new bottles" and ruining both (Matthew 9:17).

[Quotes from NKJV]

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NO. Saturday is not the 'true' day of worship. Ever since the early Church as described in Acts, followers of 'The Way' as Christianity was once called, met on the first day of the week rather than the last (ie Sunday rather than Saturday) as this was the day on which Jesus rose again from death and was seen as far more significant that adopting, as the Jews did, the seventh day. Christians deemed this day far more significant than Saturday, the original 'sabbath' as they were now free of Jewish law and custom. Christians followed Jesus Christ, who claimed to be 'Lord of the Sabbath' - ie, he commanded more respect and authority than the Jewish Law that demanded that the 'seventh' day be kept sacred. Also, in the same way they abandoned the old Law system and began to eat all food including the previously banned pork, meat that contained blood, wore what they liked and male circumcision was no longer seen as necessary.

There are some today who still regard the Saturday as the 'right' day of worship, namely Seventh Day Adventists and other groups. However, the vast majority of the Christian Church treat Sunday as the 'day of rest' and have done since the early Church.

Despite this, most Christians would say that worship of God should happen on every day as just one day a week is really paying lip-service to worshipping a God who deserves our whole lives. However, as for a 'day of rest' or a 'special' day set aside, then Sunday IS the correct day if we are to honour the most significant event in himan history - the resurrection of Christ.

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Yes and no as days in the Creation account of Genesis began at night (darkness) so the true Sabbath is Friday sunset to Saturday sunset as God calls it His Sabbath (Exodus 31:13, etals). It is a special sign between His people and Him:

Exodus 31:17New American Standard Bible (NASB)

17 It is a sign between Me and the sons of Israel forever; for in six days the Lord made heaven and earth, but on the seventh day He ceased from labor, and was refreshed."

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It's hard to say, because there were no calendars when the Earth was created.