River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1912-04-11
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WHICH DAY IS SABBATH
Mark il. 23-iii. april "A.


Mark ii, 23-iii, 6-ApriI IA.
Tert: "The sabbath soas made for man, and
not man for the Sab6ath."-HGrk ID, "a.
~HAT the Bible teaches some
important lesson respecting
the Sabbath Is undisputed, but
what that lesson is is much
disputed. The fourth commandment
Of the Decalogue refers to the seventh
day and requires its observance as a
day of rest, and no more. The Ten
Commandments as whole were the
basis of the Law Covenant, compul-
sorry upon every Jew. The Jew keep
ing all of those commandments was
promised everlasting life. Failure to
keep them all condemned him afresh.
There can be no doubt on this point.
However, in our Lords time, Jewish
religionists had become to a consider
able degree Journalists, and greater
stress was laid upon the literal COM
mandments than
on their real spir- W.
It. Jesus reprov MyEaN'A
ed this on several f|NIo@
occasions. IA
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No command ON A>SaEIT$S
ment was given M.IsrSAB W. W.
by Jesus or the E%IsTNWf NsAE j a
Apostles to the 1H,EIiEk<.3RWNpRE
Church respecting ISnLtIHM N WV
the Sabbath day. sroS-S-zsdNs
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evidently did OBJ
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seventh day in
many places, and in some places the
first day of the week, the Anniversary
of our Lords resurrection; and some
times they observed both of these
days. But their observance was not
that of law or command, for the Apos-
tie wrote, 'Ye are not under Law, but
under grace"
So with us today. We are glad that
one day in the week is so generally
observed as a day of rest, a Sabbath
Sabbath day signifies rest day. We
are glad that the day so generally set
apart is the first day of the week, be-
cause it so beautifully commentaries
the Christians hopes, attested by our
Lords resurrection from the dead.
To the Christian, every day is Sab
bath, every day should be used as holy
to the Lord, and nothing should at any
time be done contrary to the Divine
will or the principles of the Divine
Government. Jesus declaration that
He was Lord of the Sabbath reminds
us afresh of ST. Paul's declaration that
God the Father rested from His own
work on the Seventh Day! He left the
work entirely for Jesus to do. The
Seventh Day of Jehovah's rest was
one of the great Days of the creative
Week, each seven thousand years long.
Six of these great Days had passed
and mans creation was in the end of
the sixth.
Having established His human son
in Eden as the god or ruler of the
earth, Jehovah rested or ceased from
His work during the Seventh Day, or
seventh period of seven thousand
years. Six thousand years of this sew
enth period have already passed and
Jehovah God has rested, ceased from
His work-He has not interfered to
assist man or lift him out of sin and
degradation. Another thousand years
of the seven remains, but God will not
actively engage in mans rescue even
then Why not? Because it is part
of the Divine Program to leave fallen
man and his rescue entirely in the
hands of Jesus. He is Lord of this
Great Seventh Day.
Mans Seventh Day.
This entire period of seven thou
sand years which constitutes the
great Seventh Day or Sabbath with
God is divided with man into seven
great Days of thousand years each,
in six of which he has been under a
reign of sin and death, toll and suf-
fering; but the Seventh, or Sabbath,
of a thousand years, has been appoint
ed for his rescue and uplifting and
blessing. In that glorious Seventh
thousand year period Jesus is to be
Lord. 1t will be the great Antitypical
Sabbath, and the great Antitypical
Jubilee for mankind.
The Church's Sabbath Day.
st. Paul clearly intimates that to the
Church, the New Creation, every day