What day of the week is the Sabbath?

Question

I heard about the Sabbath. I thought the Sabbath day is sunday.

But according to the World Mission Society Church of God, it is wrong and the sabbath day is saturday.

and They said we keep the sabbath in saturday.

What day of the week is the Sabbath?

And why should we keep the sabbath day exactly in saturday?

Answer 1

The Old Testament is a shadow and a copy of the New Testament.

Thus, the law of the Old Testament was a shadow of the good things that were to come in the New Testament times (Heb. 10:1).



The Sabbath day in the Old Testament was called "the Sabbath of Jehovah" (Ex. 31:13; Ezek. 20:12), while the Sabbath day in the New Testament was called "the Sabbath of Jesus" (Matt. 12:8; Luke 6:5).



The Sabbath day, according to the Old Testament law, was only a copy; the Sabbath day of the new covenant, kept in Christ, is the reality. In the New Testament times, the apostles kept the Sabbath day by worshiping God in spirit and in truth, following Jesus Christ's example. Jesus kept the Sabbath as His custom.



Luke 4:16 『He went to Nazareth, where he had been brought up, and on the Sabbath day he went into the synagogue, as was his custom....』



In the New Testament times, the Sabbath day is referred to as "Jesus' [the Lord's] day" because the true Lord of the Sabbath is Jesus Christ. "For the Son of Man is Lord of the Sabbath" (Matt. 12:8; Luke 6:5). The apostles kept the Sabbath day as the "Lord's [Jesus'] day."



Rev. 1:10 『On the Lord's Day I was in the Spirit...』



As the times of the Old Testament passed away and the New Testament times began, the way in which God's people were to keep the Sabbath day was changed; however, the day the Sabbath was to be commemorated was never changed. (In the Old Testament times, God's people offered burnt offerings and could not even kindle a fire in their houses, while in New Testament times, people worshipped God in spirit and in truth.) The day itself could not be changed because it was on the seventh day that God had rested from all of His creating work. The apostles kept the Sabbath day as their custom, reasoning from the Scriptures as follows:



Acts 17:2 『As his custom was, Paul went into the synagogue, and on three Sabbath days he reasoned with them from the Scriptures...』



Acts 20:6-7 『But we sailed from Philippi after the Feast of Unleavened Bread, and five days later joined the others at Troas, where we stayed seven days. On the first day of the week we came together to break bread...』



As it is written in the above verses, the apostles kept the Sabbath day.



It is proven throughout the Scriptures that the Sabbath day-the seventh day, Saturday, Jesus' day-was kept until the apostolic age. So why do so many present-day Christians hold services on Sunday [the first day] and not on the Sabbath day? According to history, Sunday service originated from pagan sun-god worship. The Romans had been worshiping the sun god on the first day [Sunday], recognizing it as "the day of the sun," even before the birth of Jesus.



We must keep the Sabbath day(=Saturday).

It is Jesus' commandment.

Answer 2

as you know, only those who want to receive salvation must follow the will of God.

Then, let`s find out through the Bible.



The Old Testament is a shadow and a copy of the New Testament. Thus, the law of the Old Testament was a shadow of the good things that were to come in the New Testament times (Heb. 10:1). The Sabbath day in the Old Testament was called "the Sabbath of Jehovah" (Ex. 31:13; Ezek. 20:12), while the Sabbath day in the New Testament was called "the Sabbath of Jesus" (Matt. 12:8; Luke 6:5).



The Sabbath day, according to the Old Testament law, was only a copy; the Sabbath day of the new covenant, kept in Christ, is the reality. In the New Testament times, the apostles kept the Sabbath day by worshiping God in spirit and in truth, following Jesus Christ's example. Jesus kept the Sabbath as His custom.



Luke 4:16 『He went to Nazareth, where he had been brought up, and on the Sabbath day he went into the synagogue, as was his custom....』



In the New Testament times, the Sabbath day is referred to as "Jesus' [the Lord's] day" because the true Lord of the Sabbath is Jesus Christ. "For the Son of Man is Lord of the Sabbath" (Matt. 12:8; Luke 6:5). The apostles kept the Sabbath day as the "Lord's [Jesus'] day."



Rev. 1:10 『On the Lord's Day I was in the Spirit...』



As the times of the Old Testament passed away and the New Testament times began, the way in which God's people were to keep the Sabbath day was changed; however, the day the Sabbath was to be commemorated was never changed. (In the Old Testament times, God's people offered burnt offerings and could not even kindle a fire in their houses, while in New Testament times, people worshipped God in spirit and in truth.) The day itself could not be changed because it was on the seventh day that God had rested from all of His creating work. The apostles kept the Sabbath day as their custom, reasoning from the Scriptures as follows:



Acts 17:2 『As his custom was, Paul went into the synagogue, and on three Sabbath days he reasoned with them from the Scriptures...』



Acts 20:6-7 『But we sailed from Philippi after the Feast of Unleavened Bread, and five days later joined the others at Troas, where we stayed seven days. On the first day of the week we came together to break bread...』



As it is written in the above verses, the apostles kept the Sabbath day.



It is proven throughout the Scriptures that the Sabbath day—the seventh day, Saturday, Jesus' day—was kept until the apostolic age. So why do so many present-day Christians hold services on Sunday [the first day] and not on the Sabbath day? According to history, Sunday service originated from pagan sun-god worship. The Romans had been worshiping the sun god on the first day [Sunday], recognizing it as "the day of the sun," even before the birth of Jesus.



Please remember it..

"If you love me, you will obey what I command" [John 14:15]



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Answer 3

After the apostles died, Christianity spread to western regions, including Rome. The gospel was preached to sun-god worshipers, and in the early 4th century, even the Roman emperor had heard the message of Christ. The emperor happened to be a leader of the sun-god worshipers, and when he converted to Christianity, many sun-god worshipers began to attend Church. As time passed, the faith of the Christians weakened, and they began to accept the customs of the sun-god worshipers. During this turn-over, they even began to rest and to worship on the first day of the week [Sunday]. In A.D. 321, Constantine, a Roman emperor, decreed an edict:



"All judges, city-people and craftsmen shall rest on the venerable day of the Sun."



Some argue that the abolishment of the Sabbath compelled many people to convert to Christianity, but we must not forget that altering God's commandments was Satan's scheme. Satan, the devil, opposes God and has historically harassed God's people, using various methods.



He tried to destroy the Church of God through severe persecution. But, taking a close look at history, the more that God's people were persecuted, the more that they depended on God. When Satan changed his methods of persecution, however, and praised the Church, he tempted the Christians to combine their faiths together. They were given back the properties that had been taken from them, ministers were exempted from military service, and the Church was even given the right to emancipate slaves. Through all of these outwardly positive changes to the Church, the Christians unwittingly fell into Satan's schemes and knelt down before him. They turned their backs away from God, like an ignorant bear who doesn't realize that his gallbladder is going to be stolen, only focusing on the sweet candy he is being tempted with.



God clearly said that only he who does the will of God can enter the kingdom of heaven (Matt. 7:21-23). Which day should we worship God to please Him, Sunday which most people keep, or the Sabbath, Saturday, which God commanded His people to keep? It is unnecessary to reveal the answer, because the Sabbath day is clearly Saturday.

Answer 4

God blessed the seventh day and made it holy.



Ge 2:3 God blessed the seventh day and made it holy.



On what day must we worship God to receive blessings and holiness from Him? (Seventh day) Do you think you can get God's blessing and holiness when you worship God on another day? (No) Only those who keep the seventh day will receive blessing and holiness from God. Now let's find out what God called the seventh day.



Ex 20:8-11 Remember the Sabbath day by keeping it holy.



What did God name the seventh day? God named it the Sabbath day and commanded us to "remember" the Sabbath day by keeping it holy. God already knew His people would "forget" about the Sabbath day. Do all Christians keep the Sabbath nowadays as God commanded?

Do you know what day of the week is the Biblical Sabbath? It is Saturday. Let me show you some evidences for a clearer understanding.

First, we can understand Saturday is the Sabbath through the calendar. When you go from the first to the seventh day on the calendar, you can easily understand Saturday is the seventh day. What about Sunday? It is the first day of the week, not the seventh day.

Secondly, we can learn Saturday is the Sabbath through a dictionary. When you refer to the dictionary, it says Saturday is the seventh and the last day of the week. What about Sunday? It says Sunday is the first day of the week.

Finally, we can learn that Saturday is the Sabbath through the Bible.



Mk 16:9 When Jesus rose early on the first day of the week.



This is about Jesus' resurrection. Jesus resurrected on the first day of the week. The Good News Bible says the first day is Sunday ("Very early on Sunday morning," Mark 16:9, TEV). Now that Sunday is the first day, naturally the seventh day is Saturday, the Biblical Sabbath. Therefore, we have to worship God on Saturday to receive blessing and holiness from Him.



As we have studied, Saturday is the Sabbath when we must worship God. Think about it. Why do many people insist on going to church on Sunday?



Jn 8:47 He who belongs to God hears what God says. The reason you do not hear is that you do not belong to God.



God tells His people to keep the Sabbath day. All Christians who belong to God must celebrate Saturday, the Sabbath day. Sunday is the day of the sun-god, which came from Rome. Who do you wish to worship, the one true God or the sun-god?



•Conclusion



Finally let's find out through the Bible who can enter the kingdom of heaven.



Mt 7:21 Not everyone who says to me, 'Lord, Lord,' will enter the kingdom of heaven, but only he who does the will of my Father who is in heaven.



Which one is God's will, Sunday or the Sabbath in the light of the Bible? (The Sabbath) You must keep the Sabbath, God's will, if you really want to enter the kingdom of heaven. God bless you.

Answer 5

This is in response to the poster with the screen name "SLF" for some clarification; at any rate, for the questioner this should serve a strictly informational role.



Being Jewish myself, I can answer this definitively: The Jewish Sabbath occurs from Friday at sunset to Saturday one hour after sunset. (This is speculative on my part, but I think that one reason for this is to account for the two times during the year when the time on the clock goes forward or back one hour.)

Answer 6

the answer depends on what religion you are - for most Christians it is Sunday, though as you have found there are some lesser-known sects that take Saturday as the Sabbath. I believe Jews also have Saturday (or is it Friday?) as the Sabbath.

Answer 7

It is Sunday. You are correct in what you thought