The Bible reveals that Enoch walked with God for years! The Bible also states that Noah walked with God, so did these patriarchs know about the Sabbath? I believe the antediluvians were not subhuman, knuckle-dragging apes. Compared to humanity today, the descendants of Adam were physically superior to us.
The Bible records how they lived for hundreds of years. Men walked with God and they heard Him speak. This is how the Word of God and the laws of God became known. I cannot think of any reason why God would hide the holiness of the seventh day from the antediluvians. Even though there is no explicit text indicating the Creator told Adam and Eve about the holiness of the seventh day, we know that from the beginning the Sabbath was made for man. Jesus is purposeful and consistent in all that He does.
It seems inconceivable that Jesus would not tell Adam and Eve about the holy boundary He put around the seventh day. From the beginning, the seventh day of Creation was separated from the other six days. From the beginning, God has allowed man to work six days of the week, but has forbidden working on the seventh day. Moses covered 1, years of human history in the first nine chapters of Genesis. When God gave Moses the information for Genesis about 2, years after Creation Week , He gave Moses enough information so that humanity might understand the following concepts: Their first and only sin while living in the Garden of Eden was that of eating from the tree of the knowledge of good and evil.
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Adam and Eve, Enoch, and Noah did walk with God and I believe that Jesus revealed the holiness of the seventh day to them since the Sabbath was made for them. Paul wrote these words about 35 years after Jesus died on the cross, yet he reminds the early church by saying, "There remains, then, a Sabbath-rest for the people of God. Jesus said the Sabbath was made for man, meaning all mankind. Sinai, Jesus said the Sabbath was created as a weekly memorial to His creative works. There was no lawlessness in the Garden of Eden until they committed a lawless act. Prior to sinning, Adam and Eve always looked forward to meeting and worshiping their Creator each Sabbath day.
Unfortunately, when Adam and Eve sinned, their nature changed so much that their first inclination was to run and hide from God. Instead of being naturally lawful, they became naturally lawless and the result of this curse has been witnessed in the thoughts, words, and actions of mankind ever since.
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When Jesus met with the guilty pair, He made a covenant with them and their offspring, promising redemption and restoration. Few people speak of the second half of the promise, but it is just as important as the first part! The Ten Commandments are called "the covenant" and they were kept in a box called the ark of "the Covenant. I will put my laws in their minds and write them on their hearts. I will be their God, and they will be my people. For I will forgive their wickedness and will remember their sins no more. Even though it has been almost 6, years since sin began, God will do all that He promised.
During the Great Tribulation, God will seal His people. For more on this topic, please see Chapter 6 in my book, Jesus: The Alpha and The Omega. It is an interesting fact that throughout human history, only Moses and those who saw him return to camp from the mountaintop ever saw the Ten Commandments, the two tablets of stone God engraved with His finger.
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God has promised that He will write His laws in the hearts and minds of His people, but only for those who exercise faith and embrace His promise. It is not necessary for God to show the Ten Commandments to His people now, because they do not worship His law as two tablets of stone. During the time when the Ark of the Covenant was on Earth, the Ten Commandments written on stone remained hidden from view. Whenever the tabernacle was moved, the Ark of the Covenant the golden box containing the Ten Commandments was covered with thick cloth the temple veil — Numbers 4: I believe the Ark of the Covenant was taken to Heaven more than 2, years ago.
Consequently, no one on Earth will ever see the Ten Commandments the two tablets of stone again! A day is soon coming when the Ark of the Covenant will be shown to the whole world Revelation God shows the Ark of the Covenant, but not the Ten Commandments, to the world at the seventh trumpet.
The second group will have demonstrated their faith during extreme persecution. As a result, Jesus will remove their carnal natures and they will receive the seal of God. This group will rejoice when they see the Ark of the Covenant. There is no need for them to see inside the Ark because the promise the covenant has already been fulfilled!
The Ten Commandments have been written in their hearts and minds. Just like Adam and Eve before sin began, the saints will have sinless natures! Meanwhile, the wicked will see the glorious Ark of the Covenant in the sky with anxious foreboding. The contents of that box seals their doom. God shows the wicked the Ark of the Covenant, clarifying for them the reason for their punishment and judgement. God will force everyone having the mark of the beast tattoo to experience His wrath and drink from His seven bowls the seven last plagues. Most Christians acknowledge that the Ten Commandments are important and should be obeyed.
However, when pressed about the demands of the fourth commandment the holiness of the seventh day , the carnal nature pushes back, insisting that the fourth commandment was abolished at the cross and is no longer important. Most Christians will agree that worshiping an idol is offensive to the Creator per the second commandment , but do not believe that working on the seventh day per the fourth commandment is offensive.
Most Christians will agree that committing adultery is morally wrong per the seventh commandment , but maintain that resting on the seventh day per the fourth commandment is legalistic. Most Christians will agree that stealing is a sin per the eighth commandment , but they ignore Saturday as a holy day per the fourth commandment. Why do most Christians "cherry pick" the Ten Commandments?
For more than forty years I have been fascinated with the various arguments used by Christians to eliminate the demands of the fourth commandment.
I will list the five basic arguments I hear most often. Noah was a preacher of righteousness. According to the Bible, Jesus deliberately drowned tens of thousands of men, women, and children. How do we justify this horrific action by a God of love? Remember, "I the Lord do not change. While the first six chapters of Genesis are silent about specific sins, the antediluvians did offend God and cause Him to drown them.
Remember the initial point in part one of this article was that Jesus never changes, so therefore we can ferret out the answer. God never changes so He destroyed the antediluvians for the same reason that Sodom and Gomorrah, Israel, and Jerusalem were destroyed. Finally, God will burn the wicked up in a lake of fire at the end of the 1, years for the same reason He destroyed the antediluvians.
Remember, the Lord does not change: Therefore a curse consumes the earth; its people must bear their guilt. The Full Cup Principle can be seen throughout the Bible. Doom has come upon you—you who dwell in the land. The time has come, the day is near; there is panic, not joy, upon the mountains.
I am about to pour out my wrath on you and spend my anger against you; I will judge you according to your conduct and repay you for all your detestable practices. I will not look on you with pity or spare you; I will repay you in accordance with your conduct and the detestable practices among you. Then you will know that it is I the Lord who strikes the blow.
Remember, faith in God does not eliminate His law. Rather, we uphold the law. If a judge grants you grace and you are released from paying the penalty for speeding, this does not mean the speed limit no longer exists. The suggestion that the Sabbath was unknown prior to the flood or Mt. Sinai is born out of our carnal rebellion, an attempt to cover up a glorious truth. The Sabbath is a gift from our Creator and the carnal nature hates it.
This is why Jesus gave Sabbath observance the force of law at Mt. They stumble within this circular reasoning and conclude that everyone is free from the one command that requires rest from our works "just as God rested from His. He maketh me to lie down in green pastures: He restoreth my soul: Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil: Thou preparest a table before me in the presence of mine enemies: Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life: Lord, through all the generations you have been our home!
Before the mountains were born, before you gave birth to the earth and the world, from beginning to end, you are God. You sweep people away like dreams that disappear. They are like grass that springs up in the morning. In the morning it blooms and flourishes, but by evening it is dry and withered.
We wither beneath your anger; we are overwhelmed by your fury. You spread out our sins before you— our secret sins—and you see them all. We live our lives beneath your wrath, ending our years with a groan. Seventy years are given to us! Some even live to eighty. But even the best years are filled with pain and trouble; soon they disappear, and we fly away. Who can comprehend the power of your anger? Your wrath is as awesome as the fear you deserve.
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Teach us to realize the brevity of life, so that we may grow in wisdom. O LORD, come back to us! How long will you delay? Take pity on your servants! Satisfy us each morning with your unfailing love, so we may sing for joy to the end of our lives. Give us gladness in proportion to our former misery! Replace the evil years with good. Let us, your servants, see you work again; let our children see your glory. And may the Lord our God show us his approval and make our efforts successful. Yes, make our efforts successful! This is what the Lord says: Do what is right and good, for I am coming soon to rescue you and to display my righteousness among you.
Blessed are all those who are careful to do this.
Blessed are those who honor my Sabbath days of rest and keep themselves from doing wrong. I will bless those eunuchs who keep my Sabbath days holy and who choose to do what pleases me and commit their lives to me. I will give them—within the walls of my house— a memorial and a name far greater than sons and daughters could give. For the name I give them is an everlasting one. It will never disappear! I will bring them to my holy mountain of Jerusalem and will fill them with joy in my house of prayer.
I will accept their burnt offerings and sacrifices, because my Temple will be called a house of prayer for all nations. I will bring others, too, besides my people Israel. Keep the Sabbath day holy. Listen to my warning! Do not do your work on the Sabbath, but make it a holy day. I gave this command to your ancestors, but they did not listen or obey. They stubbornly refused to pay attention or accept my discipline. There will always be a descendant of David sitting on the throne here in Jerusalem.
Kings and their officials will always ride in and out among the people of Judah in chariots and on horses, and this city will remain forever. And from all around Jerusalem, from the towns of Judah and Benjamin, from the western foothills and the hill country and the Negev, the people will come with their burnt offerings and sacrifices. The fire will spread to the palaces, and no one will be able to put out the roaring flames. And I gave them my Sabbath days of rest as a sign between them and me. It was to remind them that I am the Lord, who had set them apart to be holy.
But the people of Israel rebelled against me, and they refused to obey my decrees there in the wilderness. They also violated my Sabbath days. So I threatened to pour out my fury on them, and I made plans to utterly consume them in the wilderness. Keep my Sabbath days holy, for they are a sign to remind you that I am the Lord your God.
Take my yoke upon you. Let me teach you, because I am humble and gentle at heart, and you will find rest for your souls. For my yoke is easy to bear, and the burden I give you is light. Jesus was walking through some grainfields on the Sabbath. His disciples were hungry, so they began breaking off some heads of grain and eating them. I tell you, there is one here who is even greater than the Temple! But you would not have condemned my innocent disciples if you knew the meaning of this Scripture: Jesus went into the synagogue again and noticed a man with a deformed hand.
Is this a day to save life or to destroy it? He looked around at them angrily and was deeply saddened by their hard hearts. At once the Pharisees went away and met with the supporters of Herod to plot how to kill Jesus. He taught regularly in their synagogues and was praised by everyone.
When he came to the village of Nazareth, his boyhood home, he went as usual to the synagogue on the Sabbath and stood up to read the Scriptures. The scroll of Isaiah the prophet was handed to him. He unrolled the scroll and found the place where this was written:. He rolled up the scroll, handed it back to the attendant, and sat down. All eyes in the synagogue looked at him intently. Then he began to speak to them. One Sabbath day as Jesus was teaching in a synagogue, he saw a woman who had been crippled by an evil spirit.
She had been bent double for eighteen years and was unable to stand up straight. How she praised God! But the leader in charge of the synagogue was indignant that Jesus had healed her on the Sabbath day. Each of you works on the Sabbath day! This dear woman, a daughter of Abraham, has been held in bondage by Satan for eighteen years. Actually, this tradition of circumcision began with the patriarchs, long before the law of Moses.
For if the correct time for circumcising your son falls on the Sabbath, you go ahead and do it so as not to break the law of Moses. So why should you be angry with me for healing a man on the Sabbath? Look beneath the surface so you can judge correctly. In the same way, some think one day is more holy than another day, while others think every day is alike.
You should each be fully convinced that whichever day you choose is acceptable. Those who worship the Lord on a special day do it to honor him. Those who eat any kind of food do so to honor the Lord, since they give thanks to God before eating. And those who refuse to eat certain foods also want to please the Lord and give thanks to God. So whether we live or die, we belong to the Lord. Christ died and rose again for this very purpose—to be Lord both of the living and of the dead.
So why do you condemn another believer? Why do you look down on another believer? Remember, we will all stand before the judgment seat of God. For the Scriptures say,. Yes, each of us will give a personal account to God. Decide instead to live in such a way that you will not cause another believer to stumble and fall. You should follow the same procedure I gave to the churches in Galatia. On the first day of each week, you should each put aside a portion of the money you have earned.
God is the one who provides seed for the farmer and then bread to eat. In the same way, he will provide and increase your resources and then produce a great harvest of generosity in you.