1) The patriarchs before Moses are never instructed once to keep the Sabbath but they are instructed on:
Tithing (Gen. 14:20)
Circumcision (Gen. 17:10
Marriage (Gen. 2:24, 34:9)
Does this mean tithing, circumcision and marriage are more important that keeping the Sabbath?
2) Why is there not one example of the Sabbath being kept before Moses?
3) What does this scripture mean to you?
How could Adam, Noah and Abraham keep the sabbath when it became a covenant with Moses and none before?
4) Why is the Sabbath commandment never stated in the New Testament?
5) Why is there no example of exclusively Christians coming together on the Sabbath day as a church or prayer meeting after the resurrection of Christ?
Tithing (Gen. 14:20)
Circumcision (Gen. 17:10
Marriage (Gen. 2:24, 34:9)
Does this mean tithing, circumcision and marriage are more important that keeping the Sabbath?
2) Why is there not one example of the Sabbath being kept before Moses?
3) What does this scripture mean to you?
How could Adam, Noah and Abraham keep the sabbath when it became a covenant with Moses and none before?
4) Why is the Sabbath commandment never stated in the New Testament?
5) Why is there no example of exclusively Christians coming together on the Sabbath day as a church or prayer meeting after the resurrection of Christ?
You keep My law, i am your God, and protect you and exalt you among the nations, ect...
But the Sabbath was even before there was a Jew on earth. Genesis 1 and 2.
The ten commandments in the Bible are depicted as the universal law of the whole government of God. They are found in the ark of covenant in heaven, on which God sits above them on the mercy seat. Moses built a pattern to what is in heaven.
2. It was recorded of abraham to keep the deacalogue. Because that Abraham obeyed my voice, and kept my charge, my commandments, my statutes, and my laws. -Genesis 26:5
Search for the word laws here in the hebrew.
The ten commandments were not created on mount sinai. They were from the beginning. They exist because God exists. "Sin is the transgression of the law"- 1 john 3:4
And in heaven there cannot be any sin in any way shape or form. And sin is breaking the law. So no sin = no breaking of law in heaven.
3. Jesus told you that His purpose on earth was , not to destroy the law. So no one can claim here that His death on the cross abolished the law. Matthew 5:17 and luke 16:17. Jesus abolished the ceremonial laws ephesians 2:15 and colossians 2:14. (KJV) in other versions the word "contained in ordinances" is missing.
As for the Sabbath. In the NT the Sabbath is mentioned more than 40 times. While sunday is mentioned only 6 times, and all those six times not once does it mention it's a sacred day or that Sabbath was transfered to sunday. Hebrews 4 the word in verse 9 rest is sabbatismos. A keeping Sabbath. Paul cannot teach to break God's law. He himself said, "shall we sin[transgress the law] because we are not under the law, but under grace? God forbid."- romans 6:15
Again "shall we make the law void through faith? Nay, but we ESTABLISH IT."- romans 3:31 verses like these are misses by protestants and catholics. Paul does not teach you to commit iniquity. Otherwise he would be a false prophet, and he's going to meet the fearful judgement of Jesus "depart from me, o Paul, you worker of iniquity" "i never knew you." Matthew 7. There's a link also, between God's commandments, and knowing God. 1 john 2:4 and 1 john 3:4 these false prophets in matthew 7 were breakers of God's law, and they never knew Jesus Christ. Paul is no false prophet, and paul himself said we don't nullify the law, but we establish it.
By the way. Jesus propheised of the destruction of Jerusalem in matthew 24. Did YOU know that this prophecy wss fulilled in 70 AD? This is after the cross of Christ. Anyway, Jesus was concerned about His Sabbath! "And pray ye that your flight be not in the winter, neither on the Sabbath day" matthew 24:20
Historic proof. Chrisians who keep the Sabbath have always existed after the cross of Christ. There has never been a generation of Christians, in which there were no Sabbath keepers. Proof here --> Sabbath keepers throughout history
I think i made my point. Revelation 14:12 is clear. Saints have faith of Jesus and keep the commandments of God. The before verse was talking about the wicked who receive the mark of the beast. Christians who keep the Law will not receive the mark of the beast.
The vatican is the beast, and it's mark is:
"Sunday is our MARK of authority...the church is above the Bible, and this transference of Sabbath observance is proof of that fact."- Catholic Record of London, Ontario Sept 1, 1923
John1429.org "the mark of the beast".