When one pulls up to a stop sign what is it that is being communicated to the person? Undoubtedly the obvious communication is that the person must stop. But why? Nothing is said on the sign as to why the person must stop. This is taken as a thing that is supposed to be understood by the driver or he should not be driving. The reason for the command is for the driver to stop in order that he can look both ways and thus respond to the traffic that may or may not be present on the road that day. Thus the actual commandment only has value because it allows for the more important reasoning behind it, which is to slow down sufficiently (stop) to consider the traffic on the road way and act accordingly.
God's laws pertaining to the keeping of the Sabbath are like this. The greatest importance of them is in the reasoning behind them, this reasoning goes beyond the immediate need for men to rest. Undoubtedly there is an extreme importance in the immediate sphere of men's lives for God's laws pertaining to the Sabbath to be fulfilled, for this allows for stable and happy lives for all involved. One day in seven for man to rest and to consecrate that time to worship Yahweh is a very good thing. However, Yahweh's laws related to the keeping of the Sabbath have not only an earthly need for fulfillment, meaning they are needed to properly direct the affairs of man on the earth for his immediate good and protection, but also they represent heavenly and eternal realities at the same time. The following is an explanation of the heavenly realities that are reflected by the violation of the Sabbath laws, offering an explanation concerning the aspect of man's neglect of the Sabbath that is the greatest offense to God. For to violate Yahweh's laws pertaining to keeping the Sabbath is to directly slander the heavenly realities that the faithful Christian is meant to picture in his life.
The Sabbath:
The Sabbath, whether through confusion or rebellion is neglected by most in this generation. The Sabbath law was designed by God to cause the seventh day to represent heavenly and eternal realities. The keeping of the Sabbath is a “banner” that is to be “waved” every seventh day. The doing of this testifies that Yahweh is both the creator and the redeemer of men, and if He is the creator of men, then He is henceforth the master of men. Also then, if He is the redeemer of men, then it is in His name alone that salvation can be preached, which name is: the name of Jesus. So to neglect the Sabbath is to give the testimony that you do not believe that God is the creator and the redeemer of men. This is a lie, and a slanderous testimony concerning Yahweh, who is our creator and redeemer. I fully know that there are many sincere Christians who are, as I once was, ignorant of Yahweh's demand to keep the Sabbath. They suppose, as I once did, that Christ's work on the cross some how did away with the need to obey this commandment, supposing that Christ had become our rest. I agree that Christ is the rest of the spirit of all Believers, but the keeping of the Sabbath has to do with more than our spirit. It has to do with the action of our whole person, and how those actions reflect or do not reflect the heavenly reality that Yahweh is our creator, and redeemer.
So what we find in modern America is that the humanistic thought patterns that have sprung forth from man's wisdom (versus obedience to God's laws) have created a society that has little regard for the Sabbath. Our national fathers, although mistakenly using Sunday as the Sabbath (a practice that I did for many years until the Holy Spirit instructed me more perfectly) were very careful to set aside a day as the Sabbath. How much more should we now rightly observe His holy day since the revelation of the truth of the Sabbath is being preached. The fact that less and less we as Americans honor the Sabbath, (even as it was with our fathers who treated Sunday as the Sabbath) is a token of how we do do not seek to honor the One who birthed this nation and who alone holds the ability to prosper and defend it. It is a manifest token that we are not conscious of the reality that Yahweh created us as individuals and that we each personally owe allegiance to Him, to obey Him in all things. It is a token that we think we are doing well on our own and do not need a redeemer, and that the eventuality of our standing before Him on the judgment day is not upfront on our minds.
The neglect, or violation of the Sabbath day misrepresents God and His purposes, and is in direct violation to Yahweh's laws.
The word America, is repent! Turn to God from the wisdom of men. Flush the worthless and confused preachers and educators that teach for doctrine the wisdom of men. (man's misguided intelligence that refuses to acknowledge Yahweh and His laws) He made man as the highest of all his creation, to live in the honor of knowing Him and His ways, thus by their lifestyle reflecting His truth in the world. He did not create man to wallow in the mire of the immorality that springs forth from the wisdom of men. For the wisdom of men without the fear of God is at best foolishness.
A Watchman
Consider:
Genesis 2:1-3, Exodus 16:1-36, Exodus 20:8-11, Exodus 31: 13-17, Deu8teronomy 5:5-15, Isaiah 66:23, Leviticus 23:3, Numbers 15, 32-36, Isaiah 58: 13-14, Mark 3:4, Matthew 12:11, Matthew 12:8, Mark 2:27, Acts 13:14, Acts 13:42-44, Acts 16:13, Acts 17:2, Acts 18:4, Colossians 1:16-17,
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