the Sabbath

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Aaron56

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Lets take a look at Isaiah 66 because its definitely not something that has happened yet.


15 For behold, the Lord will come with fire
And with His chariots, like a whirlwind,
To render His anger with fury,
And His rebuke with flames of fire.
16 For by fire and by His sword
The Lord will judge all flesh; (judgement is the last day John 12:48)
And the slain of the Lord shall be many.
17 “Those who sanctify themselves and purify themselves,
To go to the gardens
[a]After an idol in the midst,
Eating swine’s flesh and the abomination and the mouse,
Shall be consumed together,” says the Lord.
18 “For I know their works and their thoughts. It shall be that I will gather all nations and tongues; and they shall come and see My glory. 19 I will set a sign among them; and those among them who escape I will send to the nations: to Tarshish and [c]Pul and Lud, who draw the bow, and Tubal and Javan, to the coastlands afar off who have not heard My fame nor seen My glory. And they shall declare My glory among the Gentiles. 20 Then they shall bring all your brethren for an offering to the Lord out of all nations, on horses and in chariots and in litters, on mules and on camels, to My holy mountain Jerusalem,” says the Lord, “as the children of Israel (God's people) bring an offering in a clean vessel into the house of the Lord. 21 And I will also take some of them for priests and Levites,” says the Lord.

22 “For as the new heavens and the new earth
Which I will make shall remain before Me,” says the Lord,
“So shall your descendants and your name remain.
23 And it shall come to pass
That from one New Moon to another,
And from one Sabbath to another,
All flesh shall come to worship before Me,” says the Lord.

This is obviously about the Lords Second Coming which has not happened. A prophecy that has yet to be fulfilled think Mat 5:18

The Sabbath was part of God's perfect plan of Creation, in the beginning God worked 6 days and rested on the seventh day so He could bless Isa 56:2 and sanctify man Eze 20:11 because man cannot sanctify ourselves, we need God for everything- see those who try Isa 66:17 which is why the Sabbath was made for man Mar 2:27 man was made on the sixth day in the likeness and image of God Gen 1:26 to be followers of Christ. God rested on the seventh day not because He needed rest, it was made for special communion time with God in His presence. The Sabbath never ended which is why we see it all throughout the entire bible, but the curse of sin separated God in His physical presence from man. This verse shows that curse (isa 66:23) was reversed for His saints to worship Him on the Sabbath back in His presence.

This is not about worshipping Him 24/7 as people mistakenly read into this verse- we should worship God 24/7 now, but God understands we have works and labors that need to happen in order to survive so He gave us 6 days to do this Exo 20:9 and only asked for one day back- the seventh day Sabbath Exo 20:8-11, that He made holy, that He sanctified, that He blessed that no man can reverse, and not sure why anyone would want to.

When the saints are in heaven they will not be coming before the Lord 24/7 for worship. If we did the same thing every day, it would lose its specialness.

God tells us the saints will be doing things in heaven, like tending to vineyards, building houses Isa 65:21 so there will be "work" in heaven.

But from one Sabbath to another- meaning from week to week on the Sabbath and from one New Moon to another- which just means New Month- notice that the word "festival" is missing because its not about sacrifices, Jesus made that clear that ended at the Cross fulfilled in Christ as He because our Sacrificial Lamb.

So every Sabbath and every New Month "all flesh" not just Jews as someone indicated- there is no Jew or Gentile in God's Promise Ga; 3:26-29 we are grafted in by faith will come before the Lord once again in His physical presence to worship before Him. Just like it was in the Garden before the curse of sin separated man from God Isa 59:2. Not on the Sabbath we should worship Him in Spirit.

I know I want to be there and I know I need God's blessing and sanctification that no man can take away, no matter how hard they try. Once God's blesses, man cannot reverse Num 23:20 because man is not God.

Isa 56:1 Thus says the Lord:

“Keep justice, and do righteousness,
For My salvation is about to come,
And My righteousness to be revealed.

2. Blessed is the man who does this,
And the son of man who lays hold on it;
Who keeps from defiling the Sabbath,
And keeps his hand from doing any evil.”

Rev 22:14 Blessed are those who do His commandments, that they may have the right to the tree of life, and may enter through the gates into the city.

We either have God's blessing or we won't. I say today is the day we hear His voice and come out of our rebellion to Him Heb 3:7-8 and worship Him in Truth and Spirit John 4:22-23 and all of God's commandments are Truth Psa 119:151 even the commandment God said Remember- because He knew man would forget that is holy and blessed by God. God is calling us out of Babalayan or false teachings Rev 18:4 before its too late. Trust God, He knows what He is doing.
You can’t see the fulfillment of Isiah 66 because you willingly veil your eyes with the law. No wonder you reason like a Jew who does not know Christ.

About fire:

I indeed baptize you with water unto repentance, but He who is coming after me is mightier than I, whose sandals I am not worthy to carry. He will baptize you with the Holy Spirit and fire.

and

For our God is a consuming fire.”

About judgement:

Nevertheless I tell you the truth. It is to your advantage that I go away; for if I do not go away, the Helper will not come to you; but if I depart, I will send Him to you. 8 And when He has come, He will convict the world of sin, and of righteousness, and of judgment(note that this is not the law, this is the Holy Spirit)

and

who being the brightness of His glory and the express image of His person, and upholding all things by the word of His power, when He had by Himself purged our sins, sat down at the right hand of the Majesty on high, 4 having become so much better than the angels, as He has by inheritance obtained a more excellent name than they.

About being made perfect in Christ:

“22 But you have come to Mount Zion and to the city of the living God, the heavenly Jerusalem, to an innumerable company of angels, 23 to the general assembly and church of the firstborn who are registered in heaven, to God the Judge of all, to the spirits of just men made perfect, 24 to Jesus the Mediator of the new covenant, and to the blood of sprinkling that speaks better things than that of Abel.”

The next verse:

See that you do not refuse Him who speaks.” (We take direction from the word that continues to proceed from His mouth)

I could go on but you cannot see it until the veil is removed by faith in the finished work of Christ.
 

Aaron56

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To ignore God's commandments knowingly is not a good thing. in 1 john we also find;
1Jn 2:3 By this we can be sure that we have come to know Him: if we keep His commandments.
1Jn 2:4 If anyone says, “I know Him,” but does not keep His commandments, he is a liar, and the truth is not in him.
1Jn 3:22 and we will receive from Him whatever we ask, because we keep His commandments and do what is pleasing in His sight.
1Jn 3:24 Whoever keeps His commandments remains in God, and God in him. And by this we know that He remains in us: by the Spirit He has given us.
1Jn 5:2 By this we know that we love the children of God: when we love God and keep His commandments.
1Jn 5:3 For this is the love of God, that we keep His commandments. And His commandments are not burdensome,

The Sabbath is also one of GOD's commandments, it is a sign between God and his people, gentile or Jew who love him and do his will.

Believing in the son of GOD who IS Jesus our Savior means also to follow him and his teachings!
It’s wrong to insert “The 10 Commandments given at Sinai” when you read the word “commandment”. It makes for bad doctrine and especially bad religion.
 
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You can’t see the fulfillment of Isiah 66 because you willingly veil your eyes with the law. No wonder you reason like a Jew who does not know Christ.

About fire:

I indeed baptize you with water unto repentance, but He who is coming after me is mightier than I, whose sandals I am not worthy to carry. He will baptize you with the Holy Spirit and fire.

and

For our God is a consuming fire.”
This argument doesn’t even make sense- So basically you are saying that Jesus who is a consuming fire, one who comes to Christ will be baptized in the Holy Spirit and fire, somehow deletes the prophecy of Christ’s Second Coming. No my friend, it’s coming and it will be like nothing we can even imagine and probably sooner than we realize.

Isa 66: 15 For behold,
15 For behold, the Lord will come with fire
And with His chariots, like a whirlwind,
To render His anger with fury,
And His rebuke with flames of fire.
Lord will come with fire
And with His chariots, like a whirlwind,
To render His anger with fury,
And His rebuke with flames of fire.

May 24:27 For as the lightning comes from the east and flashes to the west, so also will the coming of the Son of Man be.

Matthew 24:30 Then the sign of the Son of Man will appear in heaven, and then all the tribes of the earth will mourn, and they will see the Son of Man coming on the clouds of heaven with power and great glory. 31 And He will send His angels with a great sound of a trumpet, and they will gather together His [d]elect from the four winds, from one end of heaven to the other. 31 And He will send His angels with a great sound of a trumpet, and they will gather together His [d]elect from the four winds, from one end of heaven to the other.

Rev 1:7 Behold, He is coming with clouds, and every eye will see Him, even they who pierced Him. And all the tribes of the earth will mourn because of Him. Even so, Amen.

The Second Coming of Jesus Christ is not going to be like something we read on the news the next day. We will either meet Christ in the air, 1 Thes 4:16 or will be put to death by the Glory of His Presence - as He is a consuming fire And will not be risen again until Judgement day for the condemned. The saints will meet Him in the air and will be with Him forevermore Rev 20


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About judgement:

Nevertheless I tell you the truth. It is to your advantage that I go away; for if I do not go away, the Helper will not come to you; but if I depart, I will send Him to you. 8 And when He has come, He will convict the world of sin, and of righteousness, and of judgment(note that this is not the law, this is the Holy Spirit)

and

who being the brightness of His glory and the express image of His person, and upholding all things by the word of His power, when He had by Himself purged our sins, sat down at the right hand of the Majesty on high, 4 having become so much better than the angels, as He has by inheritance obtained a more excellent name than they.
First, I never said the law is the Holy Spirit. Not sure where you got that from. The Holy Spirit convicts us of sin, if we hear His voice. Sin is the transgression of God’s law 1 John 3:4. We will have have to stand before Christ on Judgement Day which is the last day John 12:48 Rev 22:14-15

2 Cor 5:1- For we must all appear before the judgment seat of Christ, that each one may receive the things done in the body, according to what he has done, whether good or bad

We will be Judged on God’s law (His version)

Ecc 12:13 Let us hear the conclusion of the whole matter:

Fear God and keep His commandments,
For this is man’s all.
14 For God will bring every work into judgment,
Including every secret thing,
Whether good or evil.

James 2:10 For whoever shall keep the whole law, and yet stumble in one point, he is guilty of all. 11 For He who said, “Do not commit adultery,” also said, “Do not murder.” Now if you do not commit adultery, but you do murder, you have become a transgressor of the law. 12 So speak and so do as those who will be judged by the law of liberty.

You can also see Mat 5:19-30 Rev 22:14-15, Rev 14:7-12

About being made perfect in Christ:

“22 But you have come to Mount Zion and to the city of the living God, the heavenly Jerusalem, to an innumerable company of angels, 23 to the general assembly and church of the firstborn who are registered in heaven, to God the Judge of all, to the spirits of just men made perfect, 24 to Jesus the Mediator of the new covenant, and to the blood of sprinkling that speaks better things than that of Abel.”

The next verse:

See that you do not refuse Him who speaks.” (We take direction from the word that continues to proceed from His mouth)

I could go on but you cannot see it until the veil is removed by faith in the finished work of Christ.
I would consider what Jesus in His own Words said who are the blind and what they do. It’s not obeying God’s commandments, it’s the opposite.


Matt 15: 3 He answered and said to them, “Why do you also transgress the commandment of God because of your tradition? 4 For God commanded, saying, ‘Honor your father and your mother’; (quoting from the Ten Commandments Exo 20:13) and, ‘He who curses father or mother, let him be put to death.’ 5 But you say, ‘Whoever says to his father or mother, “Whatever profit you might have received from me is a gift to God”— 6 then he need not honor his father [a]or mother.’ Thus you have made the [b]commandment of God of no effect by your tradition. 7 Hypocrites! Well did Isaiah prophesy about you, saying:

8 ‘These people [c]draw near to Me with their mouth,
And honor Me with their lips,
But their heart is far from Me.
9 And in vain they worship Me,
Teaching as doctrines the commandments of men.’ ”

10 When He had called the multitude to Himself, He said to them, “Hear and understand: 11 Not what goes into the mouth defiles a man; but what comes out of the mouth, this defiles a man.”

12 Then His disciples came and said to Him, “Do You know that the Pharisees were offended when they heard this saying?

13 But He answered and said, “Every plant which My heavenly Father has not planted will be uprooted. 14 Let them alone. They are blind leaders of the blind. And if the blind leads the blind, both will fall into a ditch.”
 
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It’s things like this that renews my faith. Its something we were told would happen in scripture Rev 12:17

It doesn’t bother me, the more you want to obey God, the more attacks you will get. Same thing happened to the apostles. Most were killed by so-called followers of God. Nothing changes, sadly.

Happy Sabbath all- need to go for now but hope you all have a blessed day!
 

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It’s things like this that renews my faith. Its something we were told would happen in scripture Rev 12:17

It doesn’t bother me, the more you want to obey God, the more attacks you will get. Same thing happened to the apostles. Most were killed by so-called followers of God. Nothing changes, sadly.

Happy Sabbath all- need to go for now but hope you all have a blessed day!
you too happy sabbath!
 

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Teach us O Enlightened One!
If your aim is to be able to impact others with the things you have learned, you might want to look for common ground on which to build. Antagonizing others won't accomplish your goal.
Don't become weary in your well doing.
 
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If your aim is to be able to impact others with the things you have learned, you might want to look for common ground on which to build. Antagonizing others won't accomplish your goal.
Don't become weary in your well doing.
How do you know my goal isn't to get people to laugh at the ridiculous inconsistencies of militant sabbatarians?
 

Cameron143

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That problem percolates throughout Christianity. Dead means alive. Asleep means awake. Rest means work.
Unfortunately this is so, but I do believe people are desiring truth and trying to reconcile scripture. Would that more would value others over being right.
 
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You get rid of the Sabbath commandment you get rid of thou shalt have no other god's before Me. James 2:10-12 The Ten Commandments Exo 34:28 Deut 4:13 were never suggestions or multiple choice.

Its not just believing in His name its be- living Jesus. What faith did Jesus have- how did He live. If we believe in Jesus we would believe His teaching, such as live by every Word that proceeds out of the mouth of God quoting from the OT Mat 4:4
Those commandments are replaced by the two greatest commandments of Love God and Love neighbors.

Not by the old way of the letter But the New way of the Spirit.