1) You say Jesus rose from the dead on the first day of the week. The Bible say in (
John 20:1) The first day of the week cometh
Mary Magdalene early, when it was yet dark, unto the sepulchre, and seeth the stone taken away from the sepulchre. (2) Then she runneth, and cometh to Simon Peter, and to the other disciple, whom Jesus loved, and saith unto them,
They have taken away the Lord out of the sepulchre, and we know not where they have laid him.
Remember Mary did not come to the Grave site until the first day of the week which is Sunday, when it was yet. (John 20:1) "The first day of the week cometh Mary Magdalene early, when it was
yet dark, (still dark) unto the sepulcher", And it was early in the morning and it was still dark.
But Jesus had already risen. Now remember
God's days start at evening and end the next evening.
So Jesus rose on the Sabbath day (Seventh day of the week, Saturday).
2) You say When Paul preached in the situation with Eutychus in the book of Acts, it was on a Sunday night, on the first day of the week (Acts 20:7).
Let's take a look closer look at (Acts: 20: 7)
And upon the first day of the week, when the disciples came together to break bread, Paul preached unto them, ready to depart on the morrow; and continued his speech until midnight. Now let’s take a close look at this verse and dissect it a little. Notice Paul continued his speech until midnight! It was after sunset, but prior to midnight.
The first day of the week in biblical times did not begin at midnight, as men begin it today.
The Lord’s days begin and end at evening (sunset). (Gen. 1:5) And God called the light Day, and the darkness he called Night. And the
evening and the morning were the first. All biblical days began and ended at sunset. Throughout the Roman world at that time, and for a few hundred years afterward, days began and ended at sunset. The practice of beginning the new day at midnight was started much later.
So this meeting, and Paul’s preaching, took place during the time that we now
call Saturday night. Remember when dealing with the Lord’s days the
evening comes first. If you read more than just that one verse you would see what actually happen. Paul’s companions were engaged in the labor of rowing and sailing a boat while Paul was preaching that
Saturday night and early Sunday. They had set sail Saturday night, after the
sabbath had ended. Paul remained behind for one more farewell sermon.
Then at day break Sunday morning, Paul set afoot, walking from Tro’-as to As’-sos to meet the ship. So actually Paul left Sunday Morning, but this verse (Acts: 20:7) says nothing about a change of the Lord’s holy sabbath day. And the term “break bread” simply means to eat, so every time Paul ate he broke bread, search it out for your self, the bible tells you to; (1Thess. 5:21)
Prove all things; hold fast that which is good.
Again, Paul talks about two different laws in his writing. Everything you post I agree, but it's with the wrong understanding. You have to learn to separate the two laws Paul talks about. One law was nail to the cross which is the old letter the animal sacrificial law. The other law which is the Ten Commandments (Royal law) still good to this day and forever.
Paul says in Romans 5:13 (
For until the law sin was in the world: but sin is not imputed when there is no law. In other words if there is no law there is no sin. Sin is not imputed or no blame can be accredited to any person when there is no law. Now, let’s see what Sin is according to the Bible in I John 3:4 it states, "
whosoever committeth sin transgresseth also the law: for sin is the transgression of the law." So if the law was nailed to the cross that would mean its okay to use the Lords name in vain, put other gods before HIM, make graven images and bow before them, pollute the Sabbath day, steal, commit murder, commit adultery and bear false witness. If all these things are okay to commit, then we might as well throw the Bible out the back door and do what ever feels good to us. This law is the Royal law (the Ten Commandments), not the animal sacrificial law.
Let me show you how both laws work together before Jesus died on the cross, and maybe you will see. Now let's begin by taking a look at both of the laws and how they worked together. We will see there were
two laws given to Moses, they were the
commandments and the sacrificial law. Watch how they worked together. And the
LORD spake unto Moses, saying, Speak unto the
children of Israel, saying,
If a soul shall sin through ignorance against any of the commandments of the LORD concerning things which ought not to be done, and shall do against any of them: (Leviticus 4:1-2) The law in the scriptures above is the commandments.
Notice something else very important in these two scriptures. It states, "
if a soul shall sin through ignorance." Notice that the scripture did not says on purpose. Why?
There is no sacrifice for a sin that is committed willfully. Let's find out what was to be done if a person committed a sin against the Lord unintentionally. Let's skip down to the 27th verse and take a look at the second law (which is the sacrificial law).
And if any one of the common people sin through ignorance, while he doeth somewhat against
any of the commandments of the LORD concerning things which ought not to be done, and be guilty; Or if his sin, which he hath
sinned, come to his knowledge: then
he shall bring his offering, a kid of the goats, a female without blemish, for his sin which he hath sinned. And he shall lay his hand upon the head of the sin offering, and slay the sin offering in the place of the burnt offering. And the
priest shall take of the blood thereof with his finger, and put it upon the horns of the
altar of burnt offering, and shall pour out all the blood thereof at the bottom of the altar. (Leviticus 4:27-30)
When the common people sinned through ignorance and it came to their knowledge, what did they have to do? They brought an offering, a kid of the goats, a female without blemish, for their sin which they had committed, then the priest would offer the animal to the Lord. Think about this for a moment. If an animal was killed for a person that committed sin, what will happen to us today if we a trespass against the Lord? We will find that out later. Now we see how the sacrificial law was used when a person broke a commandment unintentionally.
Let's go into Paul's writings and take another look at both of these laws. We will go into the Book of Galatians chapter 3. Now, let's read carefully!
Wherefore then serveth the law? It was added because of transgressions, till the seed should come to whom the promise was made; and it was ordained by angels in the hand of a mediator. (Galatians 3:19)
Take heed to what Paul's says above, "Wherefore then serveth the law? It was added because of transgressions." What is transgression?
Whosoever committeth sin transgresseth also the law: for sin is the transgression of the law. (I John 3:4) Transgression is braking of the commandments. What law was added because of the braking of the law? The sacrificial law! It was added because of sin until the seed should come. Who is the seed?
Now to Abraham and his seed were the promises made. He saith not, and to seeds, as of many; but as of one, and to thy seed, which is Christ. (Galatians 3:16) Who is the SEED?
CHRIST! So, this law was added (which is the sacrificial law) until Christ came. What was the sacrificial law used for until Christ came?
Wherefore the law was our schoolmaster to bring us unto Christ, that we might be justified by faith. (Galatians 3:24) The sacrificial law was our schoolmaster to bring us to Christ. This is the old letter!
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