A perennially persistent theme is the constant emphasis on the unchanged validity of the seventh-day Sabbath, that is, Saturday, as the only day declared holy and sanctified by God. NOT the first day, that is, Sunday. The dogged determination to cling to Sunday at all costs is impressive and likewise unaffected by wear and tear.
A never-tired topic
One topic that cannot be addressed often enough and can also be examined from different perspectives is everything that concerns the Sabbath, the 7th day of the week, and Sunday, the 1st day of the week.
An “ancient” narrative, introduced by the “Church Fathers” of the Roman Catholic Church, is the designation “Lord’s Day” in reference to the first day. The seventh-day Sabbath was summarily declared a “Jewish Sabbath” that had no business being observed by Christianity. “We,” on the other hand, celebrated the day of Jesus’ resurrection, and that is Sunday, the “Lord’s Day.” One piece of evidence for this is the statement by John on the island of Patmos in Revelation 1:10:
“I was in the Spirit on the Lord’s day, and heard behind me a great voice, as of a trumpet,“
Evidence only provides interpretations
Such statements are supposedly proof that John was speaking of Sunday. But this is actually a flawed argument, because the phrase “Lord’s Day” in this context makes absolutely no reference to any day. It’s nothing more than wishful thinking. The fact that “Lord’s Day” clearly doesn’t refer to the first day, but in some places definitely points to the seventh day, i.e., the Sabbath, and in many more places to an event of a completely different nature, is of course “overlooked” here. Details can be found here.
Similarly, the supposed justifications based on the Acts of the Apostles for establishing Sunday as a “Christian day of worship” are nothing more than castles in the air. After all, the disciples gathered on the first day to collect, among other things, offerings and donations. This is then supposed to prove that worship was to take place on Sunday. However, throughout the entire New Testament, there are no explicit statements that the Sabbath was definitively abolished and replaced by Sunday.
The Bible is clear and unambiguous
Numerous passages in the Bible also indicate that the disciples continued to observe the Sabbath unchanged even after the ascension of Jesus Christ. Such statements can be found, for example, in:
– Acts 13:14,44 (2 references related to Antioch)
– Acts 16:13 (1 reference related to Philippi)
– Acts 18:4;11 (in relation to Corinth, a total of 78 references to the Sabbath)
– Acts 17:1-2 (3 references relating to Thessaloniki)
In total, there were 84 records, all of which pointed to the unchanged validity of the Sabbath, compared to a total of 0 (zero) references to the “substitute” Sunday.
“Confession” does not change one’s conviction
The Roman Catholic Church speaks out against this in no uncertain terms. This institution not only claims, but defends, that it moved the Sabbath from Saturday to Sunday based on its “divine authority and power” (Info).
Particularly striking is the war waged by the Roman Catholic Church against the Sabbath, even at its very beginnings. A campaign that will continue until the “Day of Judgment” (Info).
Blindness is inability
Nevertheless, they cling tenaciously to Sunday, clinging to their own baseless justifications as if their lives depended on it (which, in principle, they would), but even worse, they fear having even a single slice of sausage taken away from their bread. Spiritual blindness is precisely what it is: not an unwillingness to see, but an inability to even recognize the truth. Blind people cannot see the light; they are incapable of doing so, no matter how wide they open their eyes and bury their noses in the lamp.
The recipe for healing
What then helps? Jesus Christ expressed this to the church in Laodicea in Revelation 3:18:
“I counsel thee to buy of me gold tried in the fire, that thou mayest be rich; and white raiment, that thou mayest be clothed, and that the shame of thy nakedness do not appear; and anoint thine eyes with eyesalve, that thou mayest see.“
In simple terms, ask God for the Holy Spirit to restore your sight. Gold represents the pure, unadulterated Gospel. White garments symbolize living in the Spirit (not the flesh) and thus being able to keep God’s commandments, no longer living in sin (Galatians 3). Eye salve represents healing. In this case, not literally, but spiritual healing through the Holy Spirit. A prime example is the healing of people from their illnesses that Jesus Christ performed primarily before He began proclaiming the Gospel, the message of salvation.
“Only” the will is necessary.
Recognizing the truth requires “only” the will, the desire of the individual, for God does not coerce, and certainly not through any form of force. It is a voluntary decision. This is a point at which God’s people have “traditionally” failed. “For you were unwilling” (Jeremiah 6:16; Matthew 23:37).
Also I set watchmen over you, saying, Hearken to the sound of the trumpet. But they said, We will not hearken.
Jeremiah 6:17
Bible verses from King James Version (1611)
