God entrusted the sabbath to Israel to keep as a sign of the irrevocable covenant.
The Gospel reports many incidents when Jesus was accused of violating the sabbath law. But Jesus never fails to respect the holiness of this day. e gives this law its authentic and authoritative interpretation: "The sabbath was made for man, not man for the sabbath."
Jesus rose from the dead "on the first day of the week." Because it is the "first day," the day of Christ's Resurrection recalls the first creation. Because it is the "eighth day" following the sabbath, it symbolizes the new creation ushered in by Christ's Resurrection. For Christians it has become the first of all days, the first of all feasts, the Lord's Day (he kuriake hemera, dies dominica) Sunday
Sunday is expressly distinguished from the sabbath which it follows chronologically every week
Furthermore, Phill of insufficient light -- Strictly speaking, the sabbath is the day it always was--Saturday--though it should be noted that traditionally Jewish people have celebrated the sabbath from sundown on Friday to sundown on Saturday. Do you Adventists celebrate Sabbath from sundown on Friday to Sunday on Saturday?
Properly speaking, we're not celebrating the sabbath on Sunday. We're celebrating something else, but it's something that the sabbath points toward. the Jewish sabbath announces man's eternal rest in God and prefigures some aspects of Christ. Sunday thus fulfills what the sabbath pointed toward.
What we are celebrating instead of the sabbath is "the Lord's day." That's something Christians have celebrated since the first century. In fact, in the very first chapter of Revelation, we read that John experienced the inaugural vision of the book on "the Lord's day." He writes:
I John, your brother, who share with you in Jesus the tribulation and the kingdom and the patient endurance, was on the island called Patmos on account of the word of God and the testimony of Jesus.And he goes on to describe the vision of Jesus Christ he received. For our purposes, the important thing to note is that he speaks of the Lord's day as an already-established thing. He expects his readers to know what it is. So, when is it?
I was in the Spirit on the Lord's day, and I heard behind me a loud voice like a trumpet [Revelation 1:9-10].
It's Domenica i.e. Sunday - a day separate from Sabbath.
Furthermore, Phill of insufficient light — Strictly speaking, the sabbath is the day it always was—Saturday—though it should be noted that traditionally Jewish people have celebrated the sabbath from sundown on Friday to sundown on Saturday. Do you Adventists celebrate Sabbath from sundown on Friday to sundown on Saturday?
I know you as a Catholic know all about TRADITION, but tradition has nothing to do with the 7th day Sabbath being from sundown on Friday to sundown on Saturday. It is very clear in the bible.
Yes, I keep the 7th day Sabbath from sundown Friday to sundown Saturday, just like Christ did during his life on earth. How about you?