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Ok, let's do this right. Line upon line, precept upon precept, here a little there a little.
I'd like to point out the discoveries that I have made concerning the Council’s decision in Jerusalem.
Acts 15
19. Wherefore my sentence is, that we trouble not them, which from among the Gentiles are turned to God:
Note that this is specifically for the Gentile believers.
20. But that we write unto them, that they abstain from pollutions of idols, and from fornication, and from things strangled, and from blood.
Idolatry. Mention of the 2nd Commandment. Fornication. Mention of the 7th Commandment, and various other NT commandments. Things strangled and blood. Mention of the Dietary laws given to Moses. So there is a parallel to the 10 Commandments, the Law of Moses, and the Laws given by Christ and the Apostles. All 3 constitute the Commandments of God.
21. For Moses of old time hath in every city them that preach him, being read in the synagogues every Sabbath day.
NOW, strangely enough, MOSES was preached to the GENTILES every SABBATH to the GENTILES. hmmm
22. Then pleased it the apostles and elders, with the whole church, to send chosen men of their own company to Antioch with Paul and Barnabas; namely, Judas surnamed Barsabas, and Silas, chief men among the brethren:
They were to go to the churches and TELL THEM the things that the Counsel decided.
We all know that at the end of this chapter we see a split between Barnabas and Paul, and they do not go on together.
Paul and Silas took it upon themselves to do the work of spreading this word. Where did they go?
They went to many cities, but the ones that I would like to focus on, are the cities that we have epistles written to.
Acts 16:12. And from thence to Philippi, which is the chief city of that part of Macedonia, and a colony: and we were in that city abiding certain days.
13. And on the Sabbath we went out of the city by a river side, where prayer was wont to be made; and we sat down, and spake unto the women which resorted thither.
Notice that the place where they went, in Philippi was to the riverside where they KNEW the people would be praying ON the Sabbath. And WHAT did he say to them?
There is an account of their encounter with a woman named Lydia. She was down on the riverside ON the Sabbath, praying. She was baptized. Was she a Jew? In verse 21 we see their encounter with the master of the possessed girl, and he claimed that they were Romans. NOT Jews. This was in the same city.
Also we see in chapter 17 that they traveled on to Thessalonica, and went into a Jewish Synagogue on the Sabbath and reasoned with them for 3 Sabbaths from the Scriptures. In verse 4 we see that there were many Greeks saved during this time. On the 3 Sabbaths.
In chapter 18 we see them going on to Corinth where they met with Jews and Greeks, on the Sabbath.
So we have the focal point being the people (Romans) in Philippi, and the Greeks in Thessalonica, and the Greeks again in Corinth.
NOW, wouldn't it stand to reason that if the Sabbath was an issue that Paul felt needed attention, that he would have mentioned it in one of the epistles written to those churches?
What do we see about the Sabbath in Philippians?
Nothing.
Thessalonians?
Nothing.
Corinthians?
Nothing.
It is also noteworthy that the Thessalonians and the Corinthians received 2 epistles each from Paul, and not even ONCE did he say anything to them about their Sabbath observance.
NOT A WORD.
NOW, who DID he say something to about the Sabbath?
Those at Colossi.
Let's see WHY.
Colossians 2:13. And you, being dead in your sins and the uncircumcision of your flesh, hath he quickened together with him, having forgiven you all trespasses;
14. Blotting out the handwriting of ordinances that was against us, which was contrary to us, and took it out of the way, nailing it to his cross;
15. And having spoiled principalities and powers, he made a shew of them openly, triumphing over them in it.
16. Let no man therefore judge you in meat, or in drink, or in respect of an holyday, or of the new moon, or of the Sabbath days:
17. Which are a shadow of things to come; but the body is of Christ.
Many have tried to argue that the word there in the original Greek for 'Sabbath' is NOT referring to the weekly Sabbath, but to the yearly Sabbaths. I am not going to take that route. I have a different spin on this passage, and it means allot to me personally.
I am a Sabbath keeper. I honor God once a week by ceasing from my labor, as He did from His. I do not work, nor allow any in my house to work. We do not engage in any form of worldly activities, and by worldly I do not mean sinful, I mean worldly, such as shopping, ball games, amusements. We focus on God, and His creation, including family and friends. It is a weekly celebration of the Creation of God. We go to the beach, or to a park, or for a hike, or we just rest. (depending on the weather).
There are people who are Sabbath haters. They HATE the Sabbath. They hate that I think we should keep the Sabbath. They hate that I can show them from Scripture that Sabbath keeping is still valid for the Church. THEY HATE IT! In their hate they judge my keeping of the Sabbath. They judge me, saying things like 'you are not living in the law of liberty' and 'If you live by the law you will die by the law' and 'you are failing the grace of God'. They judge me in my respect of the Sabbath.
Isn't that what Paul said? Did he say 'do not let anyone judge you for NOT keeping the Sabbath'? OR did he say 'Do not let anyone judge you in RESPECT of the Sabbath'?
Let's break it down.
"Let no man therefore judge you [in meat, or in drink, or] in respect [of an holyday, or of the new moon, or] of the Sabbath days:"
So with the additional elements removed, what did he say?
"Let no man therefore judge you in respect of the Sabbath Days"
This is not a loophole for disobedience. This is NOT Paul throwing the Sabbath out the window. This is Paul telling the members of the Church WORLDWIDE, and FOREVER that we should NOT allow people to judge us in what we eat or drink, (like me being shunned for being vegan, believe it or not I am actually persecuted by family members for this choice), and that we keep the Holidays and feasts of the New Moon, and the Sabbath.
Paul in the first part of this chapter commended us to "Beware lest any man spoil you through philosophy and vain deceit, after the tradition of men, after the rudiments of the world, and not after Christ". This is a solemn warning. Why would Paul say THAT and then tell us just a few verses later that we can disobey God? Seriously. Why would he do that? And AGAIN he points out the seriousness of this problem that we see more and more today, in verse 22 "after the commandments and doctrines of men?". What is he talking about? Is he telling them to disobey GOD? NO! He is telling them that they are FREE from the judgmental attitudes of the leaders of the Jewish community and those led by them that were judging the manner in which they observed the Holy Days, New Moon feasts and Sabbath Days. He was NOT telling them to STOP keeping them. He was telling them to not let THOSE PEOPLE judge them FOR keeping them, and HOW they kept them.
Jesus set a standard on the Sabbath day, while He was on the earth. He brought it back to the Sabbath of Eden. The Sabbath that existed BEFORE the Law came. The Sabbath of Rest, and freedom. The Jews had SO many regulations, I think I read once somewhere that the Jews would actually tie a string to their door that was as long as a 'Sabbath Days journey' and that was as far as they could go! Jesus released mankind from the ordinances. The commandments of men.
Not the Commandments of God.
And finally, the MAIN reason I believe that the Sabbath HAS NOT been fulfilled is that Paul SAID it was not.
If JESUS is the fulfillment of the Sabbath, then Paul is a liar, and we should throw out everything He wrote.
He said this:
Col 2:17. Which are a shadow of things to come; but the body is of Christ.
A Shadow of THINGS TO COME.
What ever the Sabbath foreshadows, whether it be the heavenly rest, or the Millennium, or whatever, at THAT moment when Paul wrote that Epistle, it was STILL future tense.
Also, I think it noteworthy to point out that the Holy Days, and New Moons and Sabbaths will be celebrated even in the New Heaven and New Earth.
Isaiah 66: 22. For as the new heavens and the new earth, which I will make, shall remain before me, saith the Lord, so shall your seed and your name remain.
23. 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 the Lord.
It only stands to reason that if the Shadow of the Sabbath, has not come, that the Shadow should continue.
AND it stands even stronger that if the Shadow is something that will continue for ALL eternity, that it should ABSOLUTELY be continued!
God Bless
I'd like to point out the discoveries that I have made concerning the Council’s decision in Jerusalem.
Acts 15
19. Wherefore my sentence is, that we trouble not them, which from among the Gentiles are turned to God:
Note that this is specifically for the Gentile believers.
20. But that we write unto them, that they abstain from pollutions of idols, and from fornication, and from things strangled, and from blood.
Idolatry. Mention of the 2nd Commandment. Fornication. Mention of the 7th Commandment, and various other NT commandments. Things strangled and blood. Mention of the Dietary laws given to Moses. So there is a parallel to the 10 Commandments, the Law of Moses, and the Laws given by Christ and the Apostles. All 3 constitute the Commandments of God.
21. For Moses of old time hath in every city them that preach him, being read in the synagogues every Sabbath day.
NOW, strangely enough, MOSES was preached to the GENTILES every SABBATH to the GENTILES. hmmm
22. Then pleased it the apostles and elders, with the whole church, to send chosen men of their own company to Antioch with Paul and Barnabas; namely, Judas surnamed Barsabas, and Silas, chief men among the brethren:
They were to go to the churches and TELL THEM the things that the Counsel decided.
We all know that at the end of this chapter we see a split between Barnabas and Paul, and they do not go on together.
Paul and Silas took it upon themselves to do the work of spreading this word. Where did they go?
They went to many cities, but the ones that I would like to focus on, are the cities that we have epistles written to.
Acts 16:12. And from thence to Philippi, which is the chief city of that part of Macedonia, and a colony: and we were in that city abiding certain days.
13. And on the Sabbath we went out of the city by a river side, where prayer was wont to be made; and we sat down, and spake unto the women which resorted thither.
Notice that the place where they went, in Philippi was to the riverside where they KNEW the people would be praying ON the Sabbath. And WHAT did he say to them?
There is an account of their encounter with a woman named Lydia. She was down on the riverside ON the Sabbath, praying. She was baptized. Was she a Jew? In verse 21 we see their encounter with the master of the possessed girl, and he claimed that they were Romans. NOT Jews. This was in the same city.
Also we see in chapter 17 that they traveled on to Thessalonica, and went into a Jewish Synagogue on the Sabbath and reasoned with them for 3 Sabbaths from the Scriptures. In verse 4 we see that there were many Greeks saved during this time. On the 3 Sabbaths.
In chapter 18 we see them going on to Corinth where they met with Jews and Greeks, on the Sabbath.
So we have the focal point being the people (Romans) in Philippi, and the Greeks in Thessalonica, and the Greeks again in Corinth.
NOW, wouldn't it stand to reason that if the Sabbath was an issue that Paul felt needed attention, that he would have mentioned it in one of the epistles written to those churches?
What do we see about the Sabbath in Philippians?
Nothing.
Thessalonians?
Nothing.
Corinthians?
Nothing.
It is also noteworthy that the Thessalonians and the Corinthians received 2 epistles each from Paul, and not even ONCE did he say anything to them about their Sabbath observance.
NOT A WORD.
NOW, who DID he say something to about the Sabbath?
Those at Colossi.
Let's see WHY.
Colossians 2:13. And you, being dead in your sins and the uncircumcision of your flesh, hath he quickened together with him, having forgiven you all trespasses;
14. Blotting out the handwriting of ordinances that was against us, which was contrary to us, and took it out of the way, nailing it to his cross;
15. And having spoiled principalities and powers, he made a shew of them openly, triumphing over them in it.
16. Let no man therefore judge you in meat, or in drink, or in respect of an holyday, or of the new moon, or of the Sabbath days:
17. Which are a shadow of things to come; but the body is of Christ.
Many have tried to argue that the word there in the original Greek for 'Sabbath' is NOT referring to the weekly Sabbath, but to the yearly Sabbaths. I am not going to take that route. I have a different spin on this passage, and it means allot to me personally.
I am a Sabbath keeper. I honor God once a week by ceasing from my labor, as He did from His. I do not work, nor allow any in my house to work. We do not engage in any form of worldly activities, and by worldly I do not mean sinful, I mean worldly, such as shopping, ball games, amusements. We focus on God, and His creation, including family and friends. It is a weekly celebration of the Creation of God. We go to the beach, or to a park, or for a hike, or we just rest. (depending on the weather).
There are people who are Sabbath haters. They HATE the Sabbath. They hate that I think we should keep the Sabbath. They hate that I can show them from Scripture that Sabbath keeping is still valid for the Church. THEY HATE IT! In their hate they judge my keeping of the Sabbath. They judge me, saying things like 'you are not living in the law of liberty' and 'If you live by the law you will die by the law' and 'you are failing the grace of God'. They judge me in my respect of the Sabbath.
Isn't that what Paul said? Did he say 'do not let anyone judge you for NOT keeping the Sabbath'? OR did he say 'Do not let anyone judge you in RESPECT of the Sabbath'?
Let's break it down.
"Let no man therefore judge you [in meat, or in drink, or] in respect [of an holyday, or of the new moon, or] of the Sabbath days:"
So with the additional elements removed, what did he say?
"Let no man therefore judge you in respect of the Sabbath Days"
This is not a loophole for disobedience. This is NOT Paul throwing the Sabbath out the window. This is Paul telling the members of the Church WORLDWIDE, and FOREVER that we should NOT allow people to judge us in what we eat or drink, (like me being shunned for being vegan, believe it or not I am actually persecuted by family members for this choice), and that we keep the Holidays and feasts of the New Moon, and the Sabbath.
Paul in the first part of this chapter commended us to "Beware lest any man spoil you through philosophy and vain deceit, after the tradition of men, after the rudiments of the world, and not after Christ". This is a solemn warning. Why would Paul say THAT and then tell us just a few verses later that we can disobey God? Seriously. Why would he do that? And AGAIN he points out the seriousness of this problem that we see more and more today, in verse 22 "after the commandments and doctrines of men?". What is he talking about? Is he telling them to disobey GOD? NO! He is telling them that they are FREE from the judgmental attitudes of the leaders of the Jewish community and those led by them that were judging the manner in which they observed the Holy Days, New Moon feasts and Sabbath Days. He was NOT telling them to STOP keeping them. He was telling them to not let THOSE PEOPLE judge them FOR keeping them, and HOW they kept them.
Jesus set a standard on the Sabbath day, while He was on the earth. He brought it back to the Sabbath of Eden. The Sabbath that existed BEFORE the Law came. The Sabbath of Rest, and freedom. The Jews had SO many regulations, I think I read once somewhere that the Jews would actually tie a string to their door that was as long as a 'Sabbath Days journey' and that was as far as they could go! Jesus released mankind from the ordinances. The commandments of men.
Not the Commandments of God.
And finally, the MAIN reason I believe that the Sabbath HAS NOT been fulfilled is that Paul SAID it was not.
If JESUS is the fulfillment of the Sabbath, then Paul is a liar, and we should throw out everything He wrote.
He said this:
Col 2:17. Which are a shadow of things to come; but the body is of Christ.
A Shadow of THINGS TO COME.
What ever the Sabbath foreshadows, whether it be the heavenly rest, or the Millennium, or whatever, at THAT moment when Paul wrote that Epistle, it was STILL future tense.
Also, I think it noteworthy to point out that the Holy Days, and New Moons and Sabbaths will be celebrated even in the New Heaven and New Earth.
Isaiah 66: 22. For as the new heavens and the new earth, which I will make, shall remain before me, saith the Lord, so shall your seed and your name remain.
23. 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 the Lord.
It only stands to reason that if the Shadow of the Sabbath, has not come, that the Shadow should continue.
AND it stands even stronger that if the Shadow is something that will continue for ALL eternity, that it should ABSOLUTELY be continued!
God Bless