When and by whom was the Sabbath made?
"By the seventh day God had finished the work He had been doing; so on the seventh day He rested from all His work. And God blessed the seventh day and made it holy, because on it He rested from all the work of creating that He had done." Genesis 2:1-2
What is the reason for keeping the Sabbath day holy? It is the memorial of creation.
"For in six days the Lord made the heavens and the earth, the sea, and all that is in them, but He rested on the seventh day. Therefore the Lord blessed the Sabbath day and made it holy." Exodus 20:11
For whom did Christ say the Sabbath was made?
"Then He said to them, 'The Sabbath was made for man, not man for the Sabbath." Mark 2:27
What does the fourth commandment require?
"Remember the Sabbath day by keeping it holy. Six days you shall labor and do all your work, but the seventh day is a Sabbath to the Lord your God. On it you shall not do any work, neither you, nor your son or daughter, nor your manservant or maidservant, nor your animals, nor the alien within your gates." Exodus 20:8-10
What has God designated as a sign between Himself and His people?
"Keep My Sabbaths holy, that they may be a sign between us. Then you will know that I am the Lord your God." Ezekiel 20:20
The Sabbath is also a sign of sanctification.
"Moreover I gave them my Sabbaths, as a sign between Me and them, that they might know that I the Lord sanctify them." Ezekiel 20:12
In the new heaven and earth, how often will the redeemed worship the Lord?
"As the new heavens and the new earth that I make will endure before Me," declares the Lord, "so will your name and descendants endure. From one New Moon to another and from one Sabbath to another, all mankind will come and bow down before Me," says the Lord." Isaiah 66:22-23
While Christ was on earth, did He keep the Sabbath?
"When He came to the village of Nazareth, His boyhood home, He went as usual to the synagogue on Saturday, and stood up to read the Scriptures." Luke 4:16
What day immediately precedes the first day of the week?
"After the Sabbath, at dawn on the first day of the week, Mary Magdalene and the other Mary went to look at the tomb." Matthew 28:1
After the crucifixion, what day was kept by the women who followed Jesus?
"Then they went home and prepared spices and perfumes. But they rested on the Sabbath in obedience to the commandment." Luke 23:56
What day of the week is the Sabbath, "according to the commandment"?
"But the seventh day is the Sabbath of the Lord your God." Exodus 20:10
What was Paul's custom concerning the Sabbath?
"As his custom was, Paul went into the synagogue, and on three Sabbath days he reasoned with them from the Scriptures." Acts 17:2
What did Christ say about the law of God of which the Sabbath commandment is a part?
"Do not think that I have come to abolish the Law or the Prophets; I have not come to abolish them but to fulfill them. I tell you the truth, until heaven and earth disappear, not the smallest letter, not the least stroke of a pen, will by any means disappear from the Law until everything is accomplished. Anyone who breaks one of the least of these commandments and teaches others to do the same will be called least in the kingdom of heaven." Matthew 5:17-19
What kind of worship does the Savior call that which is not according to God's commandments?
"They worship Me in vain; their teachings are but rules taught by men." Matthew 15:9
What are the characteristics of God's people at the end of time?
"This calls for patient endurance on the part of the saints who obey God's commandments and remain faithful to Jesus." Revelation 14:12
HAPPY SABBATH EVERYONE!
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