How important is the Sabbath?

jamie

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Jonah was cast in the sea, swallowed by a great fist/whale, and prayed while inside this fish for 3 days and nights, weeping and praying in torment. He was not floating around in the sea dead. He was alive, in pain and suffering until the fish puked him on the shore after 3 days. The text does not state that God caused him to float to the shore and revive him back to life. The same fish that swallowed him, in which Jonah was kept captive for 3 days and prayed, is the same fish that upchucked him on the shore. Jonah never died.

Matthew 12:40 For as Jonah...

The "as" designates a simile comparing one thing to another...

One day you will probably want to figure out what is literal and what is figurative in the Bible.
 

Ben Masada

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How Important is the Sabbath?

The Sabbath is so important as to enhance the connection between HaShem and His son Israel. (Exodus 4:22,23)
 

TweetyBird

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Hebrews says Enoch died in faith.

Hebrews 11:13 These all died in faith...

Why are you being so obtuse?

Enoch was the exception.

Hebrews 11:5
By faith Enoch was translated that he should not see death; and was not found, because God had translated him: for before his translation he had this testimony, that he pleased God.
 

TweetyBird

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Matthew 12:40 For as Jonah...

The "as" designates a simile comparing one thing to another...

One day you will probably want to figure out what is literal and what is figurative in the Bible.

Jesus also said He was going to be in the belly of the earth. That would be about 4,000 miles down.
 

clefty

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But we sailed away from Philippi after the Days of Unleavened Bread and in five days joined them at Troas where we stayed seven days. Now on the first day of the week, when the disciples came together to break bread, Paul, ready to depart the next day, spoke to them and continued his message until midnight. (Acts 20:6-7)

I have seen people try to use Acts 20:7 to establish Sunday observance, but does it really? It seems they often fail to mention the preceding verse about the Days of Unleavened Bread.

The Days of Unleavened Bread occur annually from Nisan 15 through Nisan 21. During this seven day period there are normally three Sabbaths, two annual Sabbaths and the weekly Sabbath. Occasionally one of the annual Sabbaths will coincide with the weekly Sabbath and there will only be two Sabbaths during Unleavened Bread.

Paul stayed at Troas seven days which would be Monday through Sunday. Luke does not tell us whether Paul spoke at the synagogue on the Sabbath but he does say that when the people broke bread that evening (the beginning of Sunday) he spoke until daybreak Sunday morning.

Paul evidently had a lot to say to the people of Troas and he wanted to get it in before the people continued their harvest the next day and Paul moved on. Paul wanted to be in Jerusalem for Pentecost.

There is nothing about Paul's all night speaking that established a precedent for Sunday observance. If anything it establishes the observance of Unleavened Bread. Too bad that is usually skipped over.

Yes too bad indeed. The irony continues with Sunday keepers trying to use

"Let no one, then, judge you in eating or in drinking, or in respect of a feast, or of a new moon, or of sabbaths,
17 which ARE a shadow of the coming things, and the body [is] of the Christ;"

to try and show all that was past and over when the present tense is used.

It also backfires on them by using Ephesians 2:14-15 to argue the Law was abolished when actually the wall keeping Gentiles out was destroyed and we are all now one family all doing as He did and commanded us to do, as we all seek a part of the that promised to Abraham.

Yahushua, after all, is a promise to reach the greater promise promised to Israel, the sons of Abraham. He is a door in that wall that used keep to Gentiles out. But now we all can step through Him and enter His house. Sabbath is just one of the house rules.
 

jamie

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Hebrews 11:5
By faith Enoch was translated that he should not see death; and was not found, because God had translated him: for before his translation he had this testimony, that he pleased God.

Enoch did not see death, he is unaware that he is dead.
 

CherubRam

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Nope, I am not a member of Israel. I am member of the household of Jesus Christ, a citizen of Heaven. There is no command in the NT for anyone to keep the Sabbath.

No, you don't know what day it is. You can guess, do your counting, but you don't know for sure. You don't keep the Sabbath unless you sacrifice animals, per the Law of Moses. So you have two strikes. If you follow Talmudic traditions for keeping the Sabbath, that is strike 3.

Jesus Christ is our Sabbath Rest 24/7. Don't need a specific day any more, which is a burden and a yoke.

OK, so then for you God's commands are a burden and a yoke.
 

clefty

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OK, so then for you God's commands are a burden and a yoke.

Yokes denote domestication and ownership which of course means protection and care. Hindu cows are allowed to wander around at will and rummage here and there for food.
Seems like many Christians would prefer that.

Yahushua said His burden was light. Bet His hay and barns ain't too shabby either.
 

jamie

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"And he was not found"...

Enoch might not have seen his own death...but did he hide his own carcass himself?

Did Moses? Where is his body? Why has it not been found?

Hebrews 11:5 By faith Enoch was taken away so that he did not see death, “and was not found, because God had taken him”; for before he was taken he had this testimony, that he pleased God.

Why is there no testimony of his faith after he was taken?

Hebrews 11:13 These all died in faith...

Enoch is one of the names listed as those who died in faith.

Genesis 5:23 So all the days of Enoch were three hundred and sixty-five years.
 

clefty

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Did Moses? Where is his body? Why has it not been found?

He was buried at a site listed but his body was not found...later he appears with EliYah a real dramatic event becaus the bible doesn't teach saints go to heaven when they die.

Hebrews 11:5 By faith Enoch was taken away so that he did not see death, “and was not found, because God had taken him”; for before he was taken he had this testimony, that he pleased God.

Why is there no testimony of his faith after he was taken?

Hebrews 11:13 These all died in faith...

Enoch is one of the names listed as those who died in faith.

Genesis 5:23 So all the days of Enoch were three hundred and sixty-five years.
Listed in Hebrews as He did not see death foreshadowing EliYah and the faithful alive at His return.

And 365 is the days he was on earth. Symbolic of days of the year?

Meanwhile back at the ranch they were hopefully discussing the importance of Sabbath.
 

jamie

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He was buried at a site listed but his body was not found...later he appears with EliYah a real dramatic event becaus the bible doesn't teach saints go to heaven when they die.

Matthew 17:9 Now as they came down from the mountain, Jesus commanded them, saying, “Tell the vision to no one until the Son of Man is risen from the dead.”

The Sabbath is only for God's people.
 

clefty

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Out of curiosity, why would there be any Christian who would not want to keep the Sabbath command?

Deception is a good answer but there are more.

Surprised more here on TOL haven't engaged this thread but maybe it's already resolved and I am late to the fray...

Most especially Catholics believe the Church was given permission to make the changes based on the binding and loosening and keys of the kingdom.

For example icons and relics were given permission to break the second commandment (their 1st) simply because Yahushua became incarnate. So it's His fault the idolatry continues...

At least they are correct in teaching it is not in scripture the change was made from Sabbath but in their tradition...as if the traditions Peter and Paul passed to them included Sunday Ham.

Other Christians claim merely because He appeared to believers on first fruits means sabbath was replaced.

It's s long list...hope others add to it.

And repent their disobedience.
 

clefty

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That is what the apostles and Paul stated clearly about the Mosaic Law.

Circumcision was before "Moses'" law...

And certainly Sabbath being for all man began when man was created...

It will be again in the new world said Isaiah so ya best get used to it here...

He said His yoke is light...and not having changed His fathers will that we obey Him the yoke remains.


Wandering around all yokeless like is homeless and lost...
 

jamie

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Most especially Catholics believe the Church was given permission to make the changes based on the binding and loosening and keys of the kingdom.

They also teach that Joseph (Mary's husband) was not an honorable man. I believe that he was.
 

TweetyBird

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Circumcision was before "Moses'" law...

And certainly Sabbath being for all man began when man was created...

It will be again in the new world said Isaiah so ya best get used to it here...

He said His yoke is light...and not having changed His fathers will that we obey Him the yoke remains.


Wandering around all yokeless like is homeless and lost...

The Day of Rest aka Sabbath was not given to mankind until God gave it to the nation of Israel as a sign that they were His people. It was part of their covenant Law.

Not yokeless or homeless. I am citizen of Heaven - of His Kingdom. The yoke of Jesus, which is light, not heavy or burdensome.

The Sabbath was a burden to Israel which is why they could never keep it. I once had a discussion with a Chasidic Rabbi - I was curious what he thought about Gentiles wanting to keep the Law and the Sabbaths. He looked surprised and said, why would anyone willingly subject themselves to such a burden that we Jews have to endure? I will never forget the look of pain on his face. The implications of it did not hit me until years later.
 
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