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108 times in the old testament. 4 A
superficial reader will at once see that
twas to the Jewish nation the Sabbath
was given. Sabbath means r cessa-
ton or rest, type of Gods creation,
rest, Genesis 2:3, but as that rest was
soon broken by the entrance OF sin,
as Jesus said, "My father worketh
hitherto and work." so Israel broke
which condition was then existing
when Christ entered on mis- public
ministry. The word Sabbath, Or Sab.
bath day occurs about tlfty-nine times
in the new testament. The greater
number Of these times are referring to
Christ's actions on that day which the
Jews were finding fault with. The
few times it occurs In the Acts has
reference to Paul preaching to the
Jews, who We're to be found of course
in their synagogues on the Sabbath
day. 1t never occurs in the epistles
but once, Col. 2:16-17 and there ii is
called a shadow.
Mr.. Smith refers to "Catholic
priest in Kansas City who has repeat
eddy offered $1,000 - to any one that
would give passage proving the oh
servance of the first day as the Sab
BATH" This would be on a par with
like offer to prove that Christ did
not rise on the first day of the week.
Mr.. Smith says. Il believe you are
substituting without divine authority
day that God never blessed and
sanctified, nor ever commended any
one to keep" Let us see, the first
day of the week occupies prominent
place in the new testament. On this
day Christ rose from the dead, Luke
24:1. Was this blessing? The same
day John 20:19) he appeared to his
disciples as they We're assembled to-
gether, and also the next first day,
verse rs. On the first day of the
week the holy spirit descended as
promised, Act FL, with Lev. 23:15
make it plan that the holy spirit came
on the first day of the week.
The same day Peter preached and
5000 souls were saved. Was this a
blessing? Acts 20 show the custom
of the early Christians was to meet on
the first day of the week, to break
bread or observe the Lords supper.
First Corinthians 1872 again brings
the first day of the week before us
showing not only the custom of meet
ing on that day, but Of systematically
giving Of their means to the Lord.
The last mention of it is in Revelation
ITO where it is called the Lords day.
This name was latterly given to the
first day of the week as the writings
of the early fathers of the church
show. John was the longest liver of
the apostles, surviving Paul at the
very least from 80 to 40 years, which
accounts for its only occurrence in
Revelation Ito which book was writ
ten 20 or Is years later than Paups
letter. The Sabbath, or seventh day,
was the sign of the dispensation of law
where rest follows work. The Lords
day or first day of the week, or Sunday
is the sign of the dispensation of the
spirit where work follows rest. Our
savior on the cross tolled the knell of
the legal dispensation when he said
1T Is finished"
The Sabbath never was changed
from the seventh to the first day in
scripture. They run on together the
Jew keeping the seventh and the
Christian celebrating the first as the
day of the resurrection, the day of the
holy spirits coming. the day of wor-
ship, the day of days. Had there been
no resurrection day what would the