The Sabbath – A Prophetic Sign
My motivation for compiling this post was the result of watching a very good video pertaining to the changes made to the Sabbath day by religious authorities. This video is inserted below for your viewing. I highly recommend it even if you are familiar with this history.
Watching the video triggered some further thoughts that I have had for some time regarding the Sabbath and its possible prophetic meaning. Most teachings on the topic of the Sabbath concentrate on following the commandment and the historical deviation by the Christian church. There does not appear to be anybody discussing the deeper prophetic picture portrayed in the Sabbath other than that it is pointing to the Millennium Sabbath day i.e. the seven thousandth year.
It would appear to me though that our Father is communicating something far deeper than just the historical importance of the weekly Sabbath and our weekly observance today. Allow me to share these thoughts.
The Sabbath rest Decreed
In the creation account in the book of Genesis we read how the Creator YHWH rested on the seventh day following His six days of creation. I think that it is safe to say that the Almighty Creator did not necessarily require six days for His creation work but was rather establishing a pattern and a framework for the broader context of His creation intentions and His relationship with ‘mankind’ throughout the ages:
Genesis 2:2-3
2 And on the seventh day God ended his work which he had made; and he rested on the seventh day from all his work which he had made.
3 And God blessed the seventh day, and sanctified it: because that in it he had rested from all his work which God created and made.
In verse 3 above we read that our Father blessed the seventh day and sanctified it.
The Hebrew word for ‘blessed is ‘Barak’ (Strongs H1288) which means to kneel: To bend the knee to kneel in homage or praise. It also conveys the extended idea of presenting a gift or giving honour to another.
The Hebrew word for sanctified is ‘qâdash’ (Strongs H6942) which means:
– to consecrate; appoint; dedicate; purify; proclaim; clean (ceremonially or morally); prepare and to set apart.
Wow, that word carries such tremendous meaning. The few words in Genesis 2:3 contain so much meaning.
The Sabbath Commandment
At the giving of the commandments in Exodus 20:8-11 we are commanded to ‘remember’ the Sabbath day, to cease from our labour and to keep it set-apart:
8 Remember the sabbath day, to keep it holy.
9 Six days shalt thou labour, and do all thy work:
10 But the seventh day is the sabbath of the LORD thy God: in it thou shalt not do any work, thou, nor thy son, nor thy daughter, thy manservant, nor thy maidservant, nor thy cattle, nor thy stranger that is within thy gates:
11 For in six days the LORD made heaven and earth, the sea, and all that in them is, and rested the seventh day: wherefore the LORD blessed the sabbath day, and hallowed it.
The Hebrew word for ‘remember’ is ‘zâkar’ (Strongs H2142) which means to ‘mark’- so as to be recognized and to recall. Also to be mindful. This would imply that we are to ensure that we do not forget the Sabbath.
‘hallowed’ is the same Hebrew word for ‘sanctified’ i.e. ‘qâdash’ which reveals so much about how we are to relate to the Sabbath day – see meaning for ‘qâdash’ above.
The Sabbath as a sign
We should all come to the understanding that the Sabbath is a sign between our Father and His people and it serves to remind us that He is the Creator of all things. It was after all YHWH who established the Sabbath as a memorial of His ‘creation’.
Those who keep the Father’s Sabbath day set-apart, proclaim by their actions, their acceptance of Him as the supreme authority over how they should live, think and worship. It is an acknowledgment that He alone is the Creator and the Almighty King of the universe. It is a further acknowledgment that He is our Creator and therefore knows what is best for us.
Observing the seventh-day Sabbath is a proclamation of who’s authority and rulership we consider ourselves under.
Exodus 31:13-17
13 Speak thou also unto the children of Israel, saying, Verily my sabbaths ye shall keep: for it is a sign between me and you throughout your generations; that ye may know that I am the LORD that doth sanctify you.
14 Ye shall keep the sabbath therefore; for it is holy unto you: every one that defileth it shall surely be put to death: for whosoever doeth any work therein, that soul shall be cut off from among his people.
15 Six days may work be done; but in the seventh is the sabbath of rest, holy to the LORD: whosoever doeth anywork in the sabbath day, he shall surely be put to death.
16 Wherefore the children of Israel shall keep the sabbath, to observe the sabbath throughout their generations, for a perpetual covenant.
17 It is a sign between me and the children of Israel for ever: for in six days the LORD made heaven and earth, and on the seventh day he rested, and was refreshed.
Ezekiel 20:19-20
19 I am the LORD your God; walk in my statutes, and keep my judgments, and do them;
20 And hallow my sabbaths; and they shall be a sign between me and you, that ye may know that I am the LORD your God.
Notice in verse 16 of Exodus chapter 31 that the Sabbath should be observed throughout the generations as a perpetual covenant. It is a perpetual covenant i.e. for ever. Perpetual meaning without end; forever; everlasting.
Observing the Sabbath is a two-way sign. It is a covenant (verse 31:16) – an agreement between two parties. To those keeping the Sabbath, it identifies them with their ‘Elohim’ whom they worship — the Almighty Creator who made the heavens and the earth. His people rest on the seventh day, as He did, in acknowledgment of the fact that He is their Creator and the Creator of the whole universe. Observing the Sabbath is also our acknowledgment that His Word i.e. Scripture is Truth
To our Father, His Sabbath distinguishes those who believe Him and His Word by keeping His commandments from those who rely on their own reasoning for determining how they should live and relate to Him i.e. those who eat from the tree of the knowledge of good and evil.
The Sabbath is a day of delightful communion with our Heavenly Father and with one another. It is a symbol of our redemption in our Messiah Yahushua, a sign of our sanctification, a token of our allegiance, and a foretaste of our eternal future in our Father’s Kingdom. The Sabbath is YHWH’s perpetual sign of His eternal covenant between Him and His people.
The question to ask is – can a New Testament believer be called ‘His people’ if they reject the Sabbath?
The Sabbath and Sanctification
YHWH says keeping the Sabbath is a reminder to those He calls that He is the One who sanctifies them, setting them apart and establishing a special relationship with them as His people.
In Exodus 31:13 and Ezekiel 20:12 we read that the Sabbaths are a sign that the Father is the one who purifies and sets us apart – sanctifies:
13 Speak thou also unto the children of Israel, saying, Verily my sabbaths ye shall keep: for it is a sign between me and you throughout your generations; that ye may know that I am the LORD that doth sanctify you.
Exodus 31:13
12 Moreover also I gave them my sabbaths, to be a sign between me and them, that they might know that I am the Lord that sanctify them.
Ezekiel 20:12
In John 17:17 Messiah Yahushua states that we are sanctified through the Word of Truth:
‘Sanctify them through thy truth: thy word is truth.
Y’Shua continues in verse 19:
‘And for their sakes I sanctify myself, that they also might be sanctified through the truth.
To sanctify means commonly to ‘purify’ and ‘set apart’, that is, to separate from the world and consecrate to Himself.
Let us revisit the meaning of ‘sanctify’:
The Hebrew word for sanctified is ‘qâdash’ (Strongs H6942) which means:
– to consecrate; appoint; dedicate; purify; proclaim; clean (ceremonially or morally); prepare and to set apart.
The New Testament sheds some light on part of what it means to be ‘set-apart’. The words of our Messiah Yahushua have a lot to say regarding our relationship with the world and ‘worldliness’ as does the book of James:
In James 4:4 it states:
’know ye not that the friendship of the world is enmity with God? whosoever therefore will be a friend of the world is the enemy of God.’
In the Words of Yahushua:
John 17:16 ‘They are not of the world, even as I am not of the world.’
John 17:14 ‘I have given them Your word and the world has hated them; for they are not of the world, just as I am not of the world.’
John 15:19 If you were of the world, the world would love its own; but because you are not of the world, but I chose you out of the world, because of this the world hates you.
John 17:14-16 I have given them Your word; and the world has hated them, because they are not of the world, even as I am not of the world. I do not ask You to take them out of the world, but to keep them from the evil one. They are not of the world, even as I am not of the world.
Also:
1 John 2:15 Do not love the world or anything in the world. If anyone loves the world, love for the Father is not in them.
Romans 12:1-2 I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, that ye present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable unto God, which is your reasonable service. And be not conformed to this world: but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind, that ye may prove what is that good, and acceptable, and perfect, will of God.
We must not miss this fact that the Sabbath observance is the ‘sign’ that the One whom you worship, the One and only Almighty Creator, is the One who will sanctify you. This is His commitment to those who keep the Sabbath day according to the Commandment. Part of this ‘sanctification’ will be to separate from the ways of the ungodly world.
The keeping of the Sabbath establishes a mutual relationship whereby our Heavenly Father endeavours to sanctify His people. Only those who are ‘sanctified’ (purified, consecrated) would be suitable for a ‘Bride’ for the Messiah.
Most Christians seem to ignore the need for sanctification and believe that they are cleansed by the shed blood of the Messiah and that there is nothing further to be done. They also believe that being ‘saved’ through confession automatically makes them, as the ‘believer’, the ‘bride’ group.
This is such a disastrous oversight. Being ‘saved’ is like the Israelites in Egypt having the blood of the slain lamb on their doorposts. This was to ensure that the ‘angel of death’ (judgement of the firstborn) passed over them and they were then freed from their slavery and were led out of their ‘Egypt’ by Moses into the wilderness to begin their relationship with YHWH. Applying the blood of the slain lamb onto their doorposts was not the end of their journey. On the contrary, it was only the beginning. A show of faith and belief.
Just like the Israelites in the wilderness, most Christians apply the blood of the ‘Lamb’ but do not progress with their relationship. As a result, most will never see the ‘promised land’ in their lifetime.
The Sabbath is the ‘sign’ and the agreement (covenant) for ‘sanctification’. The Sabbath is the ‘sanctified’ day (Genesis 2:3) .
Why would YHWH ‘sanctify’ anyone who rejects His Sabbaths?
A further point that I would like to make about a reference to a ‘sign’ is the instruction in the Torah book of Deuteronomy where the Israelites were instructed to bind the commandments upon their hands and forehead – meaning their ‘thoughts and their deeds’.
The Hebrew word for ‘sign’(Strongs H226) used here is the same as that used in the Sabbath verses:
Deuteronomy 6:8 And thou shalt bind them for a sign upon thine hand, and they shall be as frontlets between thine eyes.
Deuteronomy 11:18 Therefore shall ye lay up these my words in your heart and in your soul, and bind them for a sign upon your hand, that they may be as frontlets between your eyes.
Now compare this to the ‘mark of the beast’ on the hand and forehead. The ‘thoughts and deeds’ of the rebellious, ungodly, beastly carnal nature.
Mark and sign are synonymous as can be seen with the use of the word ‘mark’ (Strongs H226) upon Cain:
Genesis 4:15 And the LORD said unto him, Therefore whosoever slayeth Cain, vengeance shall be taken on him sevenfold. And the LORD set a mark upon Cain, lest any finding him should kill him.
If you are interested please refer to my other articles for more insight into the ‘mark of the beast’.
The Promised Land Rest
For the Israelites, who the Father called His people, He promised a land. A land wherein they would rest. The ‘promised land’ was a place associated with rest and was often referred to as ‘entering one’s rest’. Entering the ‘rest’ was only realised when the enemies occupying the land were defeated.
YHWH promised to give the ownership of the Land to His people Israel unconditionally, but their possession and enjoyment of the Promised Land was conditional upon their faith and obedience. After entering the Land (Joshua chapters 1-5), conquering the Land (Joshua chapters 6-12), and dividing the Land (Joshua chapters 13-22), Joshua calls Israel to rest in the Land (Joshua chapters 23-24).
Let me share some Scripture which reveals how the ‘promised land’ is considered the place of ‘rest’.
Deu 12:10 But when ye go over Jordan, and dwell in the land which the LORD your God giveth you to inherit, and when he giveth you rest from all your enemies round about, so that ye dwell in safety;
Deu 25:19 Therefore it shall be, when the LORD thy God hath given thee rest from all thine enemies round about, in the land which the LORD thy God giveth thee for an inheritance to possess it, that thou shalt blot out the remembrance of Amalek from under heaven; thou shalt not forget it.
Jos 1:13 Remember the word which Moses the servant of the LORD commanded you, saying, The LORD your God hath given you rest, and hath given you this land.
Jos 1:15 Until the LORD have given your brethren rest, as he hath given you, and they also have possessed the land which the LORD your God giveth them: then ye shall return unto the land of your possession, and enjoy it, which Moses the LORD’S servant gave you on this side Jordan toward the sunrising.
Jos 21:44 And the LORD gave them rest round about, according to all that he sware unto their fathers: and there stood not a man of all their enemies before them; the LORD delivered all their enemies into their hand.
Jos 22:4 And now the LORD your God hath given rest unto your brethren, as he promised them: therefore now return ye, and get you unto your tents, and unto the land of your possession, which Moses the servant of the LORD gave you on the other side Jordan.
Jos 23:1 And it came to pass a long time after that the LORD had given rest unto Israel from all their enemies round about, that Joshua waxed old and stricken in age.
1Ki 8:56 Blessed be the LORD, that hath given rest unto his people Israel, according to all that he promised: there hath not failed one word of all his good promise, which he promised by the hand of Moses his servant.
It is shown from these verses that the people did not experience ‘rest’ until YHWH had removed their enemies. These enemies are reflected as enemy tribes that come against them.
Joshua led the children of Israel into a land where they could have ultimately experienced continual rest. And yet, their rest did not last forever. When the Israelites rebelled against their Father YHWH, their land was repeatedly invaded by heathen nations such as the Philistines. After the children of Israel had been in the Promised Land for centuries and had departed from the ways of YHWH, into a life of sin and idolatry, YHWH gave them a rebuke through the prophet Jeremiah. He told them they would have to leave their land of rest for seventy years of exile.
The prophet Jeremiah attempted to convince the people to return to the righteous paths of old in order to receive rest again but this gesture fell on deaf, rebellious ears.
Jeremiah 6:16 Thus saith the LORD, Stand ye in the ways, and see, and ask for the old paths, where is the good way, and walk therein, and ye shall find rest for your souls. But they said, We will not walk therein.
In the midst of this coming judgment, YHWH declared in Jeremiah 25:5, ‘Repent now everyone of his evil way and his evil doings, and dwell in the land that the Lord has given to you and your fathers forever and ever.’
It was this type of rebellious attitude that the following verses referred to:
Psalm 95:10-11
10 Forty years long was I grieved with this generation, and said, It is a people that do err in their heart, and they have not known my ways:
11 Unto whom I sware in my wrath that they should not enter into my rest.
This verse from Psalms was quoted by the author of Hebrews:
Hebrews 3:11 So I sware in my wrath, They shall not enter into my rest.
YHWH told the children of Israel to repent of their sins and they would again dwell in the land. At the time Jeremiah spoke to the Israelites, they were in deep sin and about to be carried out of the land.
Scripture reveals however that the people rebelled and fell away into a life filled with rebellion and disobedience. We can see from Scripture that ‘rest’ was conditional on obedience and loyalty to the Father and His commandments. Disobedience would result in them not entering into YHWH’S rest or losing their rest.
The Sabbath message
It seems pretty clear from Scripture that the Sabbath is a symbol of rest. It is a time of rest. But is this all that the Father wants to reveal to us in the Sabbath memorial? What about any future significance? Most Christains claim that Yahushua (their Jesus) is their Sabbath rest, meaning that the New Testament believer can now rest in the completed works of the ‘Christ’ and that all is ‘finished’ through the ‘cross’.
My study on the subject of the Sabbath has revealed some further insight into a more futuristic significance or importance that I would like to share.
The creation narrative in the book of Genesis has indicated that it is YHWH alone who is the Creator and the One who establishes times, seasons and signs. He has indicated through the Sabbath who His people are i.e. those who observe the Sabbath and His other commandments. This observance in return reveals who their ‘Elohim’ is.
It seems evident to me that our Father wants to reveal something very important to His people through the weekly Sabbath. Unlike the seven prescribed Moedim or Feast days, which are celebrated only once in the yearly cycle, the weekly Sabbath is observed and celebrated 52 times – every week. Surely this should draw our attention to the fact that maybe we should be paying closer attention to this Sabbath observance.
The Sabbath is the day of rest and the promised land is the place of rest.
The Promised Land symbolised true rest. However, it was only a shadow or symbol of a better day, a better rest. What better rest is this? It is the rest of believers who have been redeemed from their slavery to sin. Believers can now cease from their wicked works and pursue righteousness.
Slavery in Egypt symbolises a life of slavery to sin. Through the redeeming life of our Messiah we are now free from this enslavement to sin. We can leave our ‘spiritual Egypt’ and can progress through the wilderness (the place of getting to know our Father) into our promised land. The Promised Land represents a place of rest for those who display loyalty and obedience to the Father and His commandments – as the life of our Messiah Yahushua illustrates and teaches.
Therefore, the rest promised to the Israelites in the Promised Land symbolised the greater rest, the true rest, that all believers should experience through the Messiah Yahushua. That’s why it says in Hebrews 4:8, ‘for if Joshua had given them rest, then he would not afterward have spoken of another day. There remains therefore a rest for the people of God.’
Connecting the dots
What we should have gathered form the Sabbath verses and content reflected above is the following:
◊ The Sabbath is a sign of who YHWH is and who His people are
◊ His people should observe the Sabbath to reflect their relationship to the Father
◊ Sabbath observance is everlasting
◊ The Sabbath is a covenant
◊ YHWH is the One who sanctifies/purifies His people
◊ His people are those who loyally observe his commandments
◊ YHWH sanctifies His people through His Word of Truth
◊ The Sabbath, sanctification and rest are interwoven
◊ The Sabbath points to the Promised Land rest
◊ It is the Father alone who provides our rest
◊ The Sabbath represents the end of the completed works of YHWH
◊ The ‘Bride’ for the Messiah is the one who is ‘sanctified/purified’ and set-apart.
In conclusion I would like to say that the Sabbath seems to be a stumbling block for most New Testament Christians but also seems to be the starting point for those returning to the True faith. It was my starting point almost 15 years ago now when I approached my Anglican Pastor with my questions regarding the Sabbath. His unacceptable reply was what resulted in me leaving mainstream Christianity – never to return.
It is my understanding that the Sabbath is a pivotal point in any believer’s journey of Faith with the Almighty. Sabbath observance, and of course the other commandments, reconnects you with the Father – cleary through the Messiah that is. We do however observe the Torah commandments through a different light now though – The ‘Greater Light’ of our Messiah Yahushua. We observe the commandments with a new understanding.
I believe that the Sabbath is a prophetic picture of a time when the people of YHWH, His New Testament Israel, will enter their Promised Land of rest. The Sabbath is a picture of the Millennium Sabbath, the thousand years ruled by our Messiah along with His Bride who have entered their promised Land.
The Bride would first have to be ‘sanctified and set-apart. The promise of the Sabbath for those who observe. Observance driven by a love for the righteousness of a loving Father, not any carnal legal pursuit.
The Millennium is represented by the 7th day of creation – based on a day being a thousand years:
2 Peter 3:8 But, beloved, be not ignorant of this one thing, that one day is with the Lord as a thousand years, and a thousand years as one day.
Believers should repent, which means to return to the point from where they departed – a return to the ways of old – the Torah. This must be done with insight gleaned from the teachings of our Messiah Yahushua. We must remove the leaven (sin) from our house and keep it out.
The believer must spend the time in the Wilderness to get to know the Father and then progress to the Promised Land – the place of rest. The Promised Land represents the life of the believer – we are the ‘adamah’ land. The Promised Land is no longer a piece of territory as portrayed in the Old Testament shadow picture. The New Testament Promised Land is the sanctified believers physical being. The Promised Land is a commitment from our Father to guide each one of His faithful people into a place of rest. A place where one can experience the completed, sanctifying work of their Creator. This is one’s ultimate Sabbath rest. When the Creators work in you is complete. You will then reside, at rest, in your promised land i.e. your sanctified body/self.
The enemies in our land which the Father will remove are spiritual enemies such as fear and pride etc. There were seven enemy nations in the Old Testament story of the Israelites encounters.
The meaning of the names of these tribes can be unpacked to reveal what they mean ‘spiritually’ for believers today. I have a large amount of notes on this subject but have yet to compile them into a readable article.
Our father, through His ‘sanctification’ process will defeat these enemies occupying our Promised Land and bring us to the place of our rest. This will only be realised by those who diligently return to His ways and Sabbaths. The Sabbath rest in one’s Promised Land is only realised when the finished work of the Creator (sanctification) is completed in one’s life i.e. that the enemies that occupy your land are removed.
Genesis 2:2
2 And on the seventh day God ended his work which he had made; and he rested on the seventh day from all his work which he had made.
Clearly, Genesis 2:2 reveals that all of the Creators work past, present and future was already completed at the very beginning of time. During the creation week. We only need to walk into this completed work through obedience. The completed work of our Father that was completed in the six days of creation is now, and has been since that time, rolling on through the seven thousand years of time. The full works of the Father are already finished – as Genesis reveals. The Believer just needs to see this and take hold of these completed works through a relationship of faithfulness and obedience. Ones sanctification indicated in the Sabbath verse is already complete. Obedience to the Father will reveal this completed work in you.
The Father worked on creation for six days and rested on the seventh. This provides a picture of the six thousand years of man and the work done in him by the ‘Refiner’ over that time. The seventh day represents the Millennium and a Millennial rest for the faithful.
Only the sanctified Bride will realise rest in the Promised Land for the Millennium. Other believers will have to endure the Millennium without rest. They will be learning to walk on the ‘paths of old’.
The Bride will be called The New Jerusalem – that set-apart city.
Revelation 21:2 And I John saw the holy city, new Jerusalem, coming down from God out of heaven, prepared as a bride adorned for her husband.
‘It should be made very clear to all that those who reject the Sabbath now in this age of ‘grace’ that they will not be permitted to enjoy the forthcoming ‘Millennial day’ sabbath rest. How would that make any sense. Those who reject the Sabbath will not have been sanctified by the Father as they are not His ‘set-apart’ people.
The Sabbath in itself is not the full picture, it is a sign pointing to a much greater image of relationship, sanctification and rest. Just as the moon’s reflection is the sign of a much greater light i.e. the sun.
The weekly Sabbath rest should create a desire within the heart and soul of the believer for a time when we can enjoy everlasting, continual Sabbath rest. A time when the Father’s refining fire has accomplished his purification work within each one of us.
The weekly Sabbath is only a taster of this time.
The Sabbath portrays our journey of getting to know the Creator as our loving Father, onward through His sanctification process and into our promised land of eternal rest. The Sabbath outlines His commitment, as our Creator and Father, to all who obey and are faithful.
Unlike the first generation Isrealites who did not believe this fact I have learnt from their story the result of their unbelief – they did not enter their ‘promised land’.
Hebrews 3:18 And to whom sware he that they should not enter into his rest, but to them that believed not?
On the other hand Joshua and Caleb, those who ‘believed’, represent a ‘type’ of the end time ‘two witnesses’, ‘the Bride’ who will be made pure and set-apart. They are the ‘firstfruits’ of the harvest, the two loaves of bread offered up to the Father by the High Priest Yahushua.
For we which have believed do enter into rest, as he said, As I have sworn in my wrath, if they shall enter into my rest: although the works were finished from the foundation of the world.
Hebrews 4:3
9 There remaineth therefore a rest to the people of God.
10 For he that is entered into his rest, he also hath ceased from his own works, as God did from his.
11 Let us labour therefore to enter into that rest, lest any man fall after the same example of unbelief.
Hebrews 4:9-11
Through the death of our Messiah Y’Shua we have been reconciled to the Father:
For if, when we were enemies, we were reconciled to God by the death of his Son…
Romans 5:10
Our Messiah Y’Shua promises rest to those who embrace his yoke and learn from him:
Come unto me, all ye that labour and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest.
Take my yoke upon you, and learn of me; for I am meek and lowly in heart: and ye shall find rest unto your souls.
Matthew 11:28-29
Let us all embrace the ‘paths of old’ and not repeat the closing words of Jeremiah in chapter 6 verse 16:
Thus saith the LORD, Stand ye in the ways, and see, and ask for the old paths, where is the good way, and walk therein, and ye shall find rest for your souls. But they said, We will not walk therein.’ Jeremiah 6:16
And so we see that the Sabbath is so much more than just a ‘religious’ day of rest. A discontinued ‘Jewish’ day as most Christians see it. No, the Sabbath is truly a blessing and a message of hope for those with eyes to see. The Sabbath outlines the purpose of the Father for His people.
Why is it that most Christians view the ‘Law’ of the Old Testament and the Sabbath commandment as burdensome and somewhat part of a supposed ‘curse of the Law’. No, no, no…The Sabbath is a blessing. It is a time when one can cease from carnal efforts and enjoy uninterrupted time with the Father. The Sabbath is the restoration of our relationship with the Almighty Father – facilitated through the life of our Messiah Yahushua. Remembering the Sabbath means to ‘mark’ it in your mind – your forehead. We must recall the ‘sign’ – the covenant.
I share these thoughts with a humble heart not knowing how my life of faith will end for me. What I do know though is that the One whom I serve is the One who established the Sabbath as a sign – He is the Almighty Creator of the Universe. He alone is the One who will go before us and remove the enemies occupying our promised land. He is the One who will sanctify us. He proclaimed it and therefore it will be so. We in return must just remain faithful and true – set-apart for the Father.
Shabbat shalom
This article is offered for inspiration and encouragement and is not intended to criticize or judge anyone at all. Your walk of faith is your personal choice.
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