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 had 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
God did not rest on the seventh day from weariness, but because His creative work was complete and well done. The seven day week was established from the very beginning – approximately 2,500 years before the Ten Commandments were given.
Many Bible scholars have attempted to correlate the days of Creation with 1,000 year “days.” In this way, they believe that the Millennium, or thousand year reign of Christ on earth can be predicted. This is entirely possible, and in that case, we can not expect The Second Coming for a good long time, as it is the year 5775 on the Jewish calendar. But The Lord said in Matthew 25:13
But of that day and hour knoweth no man, no, not the angels of heaven, but My Father only.
What then – does the Sabbath mean to Christians? Is Sunday the Sabbath? Not exactly. For observant Jews, the Sabbath begins at sunset on Friday night. Jesus Christ is our Sabbath Rest now. The first day of the week is not the sabbath – so why does the church gather on Sunday? Because Jesus rose from the dead on Sunday, the first day of the week.
The change from Saturday to Sunday is prophetically demonstrated in the Old Testament. From the beginning of Creation – the start of the year was in the fall. But beginning with the Passover – it was moved to spring.
1 And the Lord spake unto Moses and Aaron in the land of Egypt, saying, 2 This month shall be unto you the beginning of months: it shall be the first month of the year to you.
3 Speak ye unto all the congregation of Israel, saying, In the tenth day of this month they shall take to them every man a lamb, according to the house of their fathers, a lamb for an house:
Exodus 12: 1-3
This change foreshadows the change from Judaism, to Christianity; from the Law, to Grace. The Passover was the new beginning – and Jesus is our Passover Lamb. (Rev. 5: 12) From Dr. Grady S. McMurtry, Feasts of the Old Testament, p. 55:
- The Jew worked six days to earn a day of rest, while the Christian rests one day to go out and work the last six.
- We start with the rest given to us by Christ’s death and resurrection and we are now working in the harvest fields as He commanded.
- We shall not rest again until His second coming.
The Jewish day begins at sunset – or in “darkness,” and then ends in light. Christians begin in the light of Jesus, and “proclaim Him in and to the darkness of this present time.” ibid p.55
After each day of Creation, God finishes by saying – “And the evening and the morning were. . the first day, second day, third day, fourth day, fifth day, and sixth day.” The evening is first – because everyone starts in spiritual darkness.
ANYONE WHO IS UNDER THE BLOOD OF CHRIST, AND CLAIMS THEY ARE “KEEPING THE SABBATH,” IS DISMISSING THE FINISHED WORK OF OUR SAVIOR. AN ENTIRE CULT IS BASED ON THIS FALSE DOCTRINE, KNOWN AS THE SEVENTH DAY ADVENTISTS. MORMONS, JEHOVAH’S WITNESSES, ROMAN CATHOLICS AND MOST PROTESTANTS CLAIM THAT THE LORD MOVED THE SABBATH TO SUNDAY. ANOTHER POPULAR MOVEMENT IS CATEGORIZED AS “HEBREW ROOTS,” OR “JEWISH ROOTS.” IT IS WORKS BASED – AND PRIDEFUL.
For Thou art my lamp, O Lord: and the Lord will lighten my darkness. 2 Samuel 22:29
The Vine Vigil 
