Friday, October 29, 2010

History of Sabbath Observance


by J. Coltheart

(http://www.giveshare.org/churchhistory/sabbaththrucenturies.pdf)



1st Century Sabbath Observance


INSTITUTION OF THE SABBATH

Thus the heavens and the earth were finished, and all the host of them. And on the seventh day God ended his work which he made; and he rested on the seventh day from all his work which he had made. And God blessed the seventh day, and sanctified it: because that in it he had rested from all his work which God created and made. Genesis 2:1-3


JESUS

And he came to Nazareth, where he had been brought up: and, as his custom was, he went into the synagogue on the Sabbath day, and stood up to read. Luke 4:16. And, behold, one came and said unto him, Good Master, what good thing shall I do that I may have eternal life? And he said unto him, if thou wilt enter into life, keep the commandments. Matthew 19:16, 17. But pray ye that your flight be not in winter, neither on the Sabbath day. Matthew 24, 20. Jesus asked his disciples to pray that in the flight from the doomed city of Jerusalem they would not have to flee on the Sabbath day. This flight took place in 70 A.D. (40 years after the Cross).

HIS FOLLOWERS

And they returned, and prepared spices and ointments and rested the Sabbath day according to the commandment. Luke 23:56.


(This is an excerpt -- read more @ link above)

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