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Is Sunday The Sabbath Day?

Some people are convinced that Sunday, the first day of the week, is the Biblical Sabbath. Others believe Friday or that Saturday, the seventh day of the week, is the Sabbath.

> Let’s take an in-depth look at this topic and examine the facts about what day is the Sabbath of the Bible. According to the Ten Commandments, the Sabbath is located on the seventh day of the week. Exodus 20:8-10 says the following, “Remember the Sabbath day, to keep it holy. Six days you shall labor and do all your work, but the seventh day is the Sabbath of the Lord your God.” At creation, God also rested and declared the seventh-day holy (Genesis 2:1-3). Is the seventh day the Sabbath?

Before creation...

"In the beginning, God created the heavens and the earth. The earth was without form, and void; and darkness was on the face of the deep. And the Spirit of God was hovering over the face of the waters" (Genesis 1:1-2).

God’s creation of the earth is found in Genesis chapters 1 and 2 and consists of the following seven days of creation:

Days of creation list

Day 1: Light
Day 2: Atmosphere / Firmament
Day 3: Dry ground & plants
Day 4: Sun, moon & stars
Day 5: Birds & sea creatures
Day 6: Land animals & humans
Day 7: The Sabbath of rest

> Question: Who changed the Sabbath to Sunday?

> Which day is the first day of the week? Many have asked the question, my calendar begins on Monday, doesn’t that make Sunday the seventh day of the week? It is true that many calendars begin on Monday, but some calendars around the world begin on Friday, Saturday, or Sunday as well. The answer to this can be found by studying the linguistics or meaning of each day’s name, rather than only looking at the order of the days printed on paper. Any human can change the order of a printed calendar, but it is a lot harder to change every language in the world.

Preparation day or sixth day = Friday Sabbath day or seventh day = Saturday Resurrection day or first day = Sunday

Creation Review

Day 7: The Sabbath

“Thus the heavens and the earth, and all the host of them, were finished. And on the seventh da,y Yahweh ended His work which He had done, and He rested on the seventh day from all His work which He had done. Then Yahweh blessed the seventh day and sanctified it because in it He rested from all His work which Yahweh had created and made” (Genesis 2:1-3).

> Question:: Which day of the week is the Sabbath?

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The seventh day and the 10 Commandments

It is interesting to note that the seventh day of creation refers to the same day found in the fourth commandment (Exodus 20:8-11). “Remember the Sabbath day, to keep it holy. Six days you shall labor and do all your work, but the seventh day is the Sabbath of the Lord your Yahweh. In it, you shall do no work: you, nor your son, nor your daughter, nor your male servant, nor your female servant, nor your cattle, nor your stranger who is within your gates. For in six days the Father made the heavens and the earth, the sea, and all that is in them, and rested the seventh day. Therefore the Lord blessed the Sabbath day and hallowed it.”

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> Question:: Was the real Sabbath day lost because of a calendar change?

What calendar do you use to determine the sabbath day? Consider the Greek language in which the New Testament was written. According to the Bible, the day before the Sabbath was called the preparation day or “Paraskevi" in the Greek language. Even today, thousands of years later, the sixth day of the week, called "Friday" in the English calendar, is still called “Paraskeue" in the modern Greek calendar. Therefore the day that comes after Friday is the Sabbath day.

> Question: Which day is the first day of the week?

> Question:: Which day of the week is the Sabbath?

The seventh day and the 10 Commandments

It is interesting to note that the seventh day of creation refers to the same day found in the fourth commandment (Exodus 20:8-11). “Remember the Sabbath day, to keep it holy. Six days you shall labor and do all your work, but the seventh day is the Sabbath of the Lord your Yahweh. In it, you shall do no work: you, nor your son, nor your daughter, nor your male servant, nor your female servant, nor your cattle, nor your stranger who is within your gates. For in six days the Lord made the heavens and the earth, the sea, and all that is in them, and rested the seventh day. Therefore the Lord blessed the Sabbath day and hallowed it.”

Learn more about the 10 Commandments

> Question:: Was the real Sabbath day lost because of a calendar change?

Sabbath around the world

Looking at over 100 languages around the world, the seventh day of the week is translated as “Sabbath”. Here is a shortlist of the languages of the Seventh-day and their translations: (Arabic: Sabet, Czech: Sobota, Indonesian: Sabtu, Italian: Sabato, Latin: Sabbatum, Portuguese: Sábado, Russian: Subbota, Spanish: Sabado).

What does the English language say about the Sabbath? Webster’s dictionary defines the Sabbath as the following: “Seventh-day, Saturday, the seventh day of the week.” (Webster’s New Twentieth Century Dictionary, unabridged 2nd ed.)

Consider this—no language contains a correlating link between the word “Sabbath" and the first day of the week. In fact, not even one language designates another rest day besides the seventh day. This confirms the fact that those who used the original languages understood the meaning of the Sabbath and which day it fell upon.

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Book of Genesis:

The Book of Genesis 1 - NKJV Audio Bible PLUS Text. This is from the New King James Version of The Bible. The History of creation. Understanding the Sabbath day and keeping it holy. The audio bible with text is great for the visually or hearing impaired. If you just want to read the scrolling scriptures, mute the sound, and just read the text. The audio bible with text is a great resource to listen to while out and about walking or driving or doing the house chores. Get your daily scriptures in and build up the inner man.