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The Seventh Day

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

Genesis 2:2-3

Creation week. Before sin entered. Before Israel existed. Before Mount Sinai. The Creator rested, blessed, and set apart the seventh day.

"Remember the sabbath day, to keep it set apart. Six days shalt thou labour, and do all thy work: But the seventh day is the sabbath of Yahuah thy Elohim: in it thou shalt not do any work... For in six days Yahuah made heaven and earth, the sea, and all that in them is, and rested the seventh day: wherefore Yahuah blessed the sabbath day, and hallowed it."

Exodus 20:8-11

The 4th Commandment. "Remember" -- because it was already established. It points back to creation, not to Israel.

When Does the Sabbath Begin?

"It shall be unto you a sabbath of rest, and ye shall afflict your souls: in the ninth day of the month at even, from even unto even, shall ye celebrate your sabbath." Leviticus 23:32

"And the evening and the morning were the first day." Genesis 1:5

The biblical day begins at evening (sunset), not at midnight. This is established in the very first chapter of Scripture. The Sabbath runs from Friday sunset to Saturday sunset. The Roman midnight-to-midnight system is not biblical.

Three Things Done to No Other Day

Yahuah did three things to the seventh day that He did to no other day in all of creation:

He rested on it -- setting the pattern for all creation.
He blessed it -- pouring His favor upon it.
He sanctified (set apart) it -- separating it from the other six days as sacred.

No man, no council, no pope, no emperor has the authority to transfer these three acts to another day. What Yahuah blessed, man cannot un-bless. What He set apart, man cannot make common.

The Sabbath Remains

"There remaineth therefore a rest [sabbatismos] to the people of Elohim."

Hebrews 4:9

The Greek word here is "sabbatismos" -- literally "a Sabbath-keeping." Not a metaphor for spiritual rest. A literal Sabbath observance remains for the people of the Most High. This was written AFTER the execution stake.

"For as the new heavens and the new earth, which I will make, shall remain before me, saith Yahuah, so shall your seed and your name remain. And it shall come to pass, that from one new moon to another, and from one sabbath to another, shall all flesh come to worship before me, saith Yahuah."

Isaiah 66:22-23

In the new heavens and new earth -- the eternal kingdom -- ALL flesh will observe the Sabbath. If it was "abolished," why is it kept for eternity?

"But pray ye that your flight be not in the winter, neither on the sabbath day."

Matthew 24:20

Yahusha is speaking of the end times -- events LONG after the execution stake. He expected His followers to still be keeping the Sabbath. Why warn about fleeing on the Sabbath if it no longer matters?

The Sabbath Timeline

1.

Creation (Genesis 2:2-3): Sabbath established. Before sin, before Israel, before Sinai.

2.

Sinai (Exodus 20:8-11): Sabbath codified. "Remember" -- it already existed.

3.

Yahusha's ministry: He kept the Sabbath (Luke 4:16). He is the "Master of the Sabbath" (Mark 2:28).

4.

After the stake (Hebrews 4:9): Sabbath-keeping remains for the people of Elohim.

5.

End times (Matthew 24:20): Yahusha expects Sabbath observance in the last days.

6.

Eternity (Isaiah 66:22-23): All flesh keeps the Sabbath in the new heavens and new earth.

The Sabbath existed before sin, during the Mosaic covenant, during Yahusha's ministry, after the execution stake, in the end times, and for all eternity. At what point was it supposedly abolished? There is no such point. It spans the entire timeline of Scripture from beginning to end.

The Sabbath Is the Seal of Yahuah

"Speak thou also unto the children of Israel, saying, Verily my sabbaths ye shall keep: for it is a sign between me and you throughout your generations; that ye may know that I am Yahuah that doth sanctify you."

Exodus 31:13

The Sabbath is the sign (seal) between Yahuah and His people.

"It is a sign between me and the children of Israel for ever: for in six days Yahuah made heaven and earth, and on the seventh day he rested, and was refreshed."

Exodus 31:17

FOR EVER. Not "until the execution stake." Not "until Constantine." Forever.

"Moreover also I gave them my sabbaths, to be a sign between me and them, that they might know that I am Yahuah that sanctify them."

Ezekiel 20:12

The Sabbath is how you KNOW Yahuah. It identifies who He is and who you belong to.

"And hallow my sabbaths; and they shall be a sign between me and you, that ye may know that I am Yahuah your Elohim."

Ezekiel 20:20

Repeated emphasis. The Sabbath is the covenant sign -- the seal of the Most High.

The Three Elements of a Royal Seal

In the ancient world, every royal seal contained three elements: the ruler's name, their title, and their territory. The Sabbath commandment is the only commandment that contains all three:

The Seal of the Most High in the Sabbath Commandment

"For in six days Yahuah made heaven and earth..." (Exodus 20:11)

Name

Yahuah

Title

Creator (He who made)

Territory

Heaven and Earth

This is why the Sabbath is the seal of Yahuah. It bears His name, His title as Creator, and His dominion over all heaven and earth. No other commandment contains all three elements. The Sabbath is the authenticating mark of the Most High -- the sign that you belong to Him.

Sunday Has No Biblical Authority

There is not a single verse in all of Scripture that commands worship on Sunday, transfers the Sabbath to Sunday, or even suggests that the first day of the week replaced the seventh. The change was made by men, not by Yahuah.

The Historical Record

March 7, 321 AD -- Emperor Constantine issued the first civil Sunday law: "On the venerable Day of the Sun let the magistrates and people residing in cities rest." This was a pagan decree from a sun-worshipper, not a biblical commandment from the Most High.

Council of Laodicea (~364 AD) -- Canon 29: "Christians shall not Judaize and be idle on Saturday but shall work on that day; but the day of the Sun they shall especially honour." The institutional church explicitly forbade Sabbath-keeping and enforced Sunday.

This is not hidden history. It is openly documented. The change from Sabbath to Sunday was a human decree, enforced by Roman political and religious power.

The Prophecy That Predicted It

"And he shall speak great words against the most High, and shall wear out the saints of the most High, and think to change times and laws." Daniel 7:25

Daniel prophesied that a power would arise that would "think to change times and laws." The Sabbath is both a time (the seventh day) and a law (the 4th Commandment). The Roman system changed the time of worship from Sabbath to Sunday and claimed authority over the law of the Most High. This is the fulfillment of Daniel's prophecy.

The Catholic Church's Own Admission

"The Church changed the observance of the Sabbath to Sunday by right of the divine, infallible authority given to her by her Founder, Jesus Christ. The Protestant, claiming the Bible to be the only guide of faith, has no warrant for observing Sunday." The Catholic Mirror, September 23, 1893

"Sunday is our mark of authority... The Church is above the Bible, and this transference of Sabbath observance is proof of that fact." The Catholic Record, September 1, 1923

The Roman church openly claims credit for the change and openly states that Sunday-keeping has no biblical basis. Those who keep Sunday on the authority of Scripture are following a tradition that Scripture never authorized. They are following Rome.

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