Is the Sabbath really Saturday?....Or Sunday?

Question

I hear it really is saturday?...which day starts the week?

The reason I ask....I am a Christian and I just got a Great Job from the blessings of GOD, and I was a little nervous my schedule is Sunday- Thursday, and I still want to keep the sabbath Holy....Thanks to all who answer!

Answer 1

The Sabbath is Saturday. Exodus 20:8 says

Below I am going to explain the Sabbath using ONLY the Bible. I will NOT give you my opinion I will only speak according to the word of God. It might be a little long but I promise I will answer all you questions and please check out the video on the Sabbath at the bottom.

“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.

look up Saturday in the dictionary and it says Saturday is the 7th day of the week

Look at the Jews they have been keeping the Sabbath for thousands of years.

Contrary to popular belief there is no seperate Sabbath for Christians. There is no verse in the Bible that says Sunday is the Sabbath or command that we are to worship on that day nor is there any verse that calls Sunday the Lord's day.

In addition the Sabbath is not only for the Jews, the Sabbath was given to Adam and Eve in the Garden of Eden, and everyone alive comes from Adam and Eve. Genesis 2:1-3

There are two answers above that I have to address
1) "If you are a Christian, then everyday is a Sabbath for us.

The apostles were christian and so was the early church yet they ALL kept the Sabbath
Acts 13:14
Acts 13:42
Acts 13:44
Acts 16:13
Acts 17:1-4
Acts 18

Jesus is God and yet He still kept Sabbath
Luke 4:16
Matthew 12:9,10
Mark 1:21
Mark 6:2
Luke 4:31
Luke 13:10

"Deciding which day of the week to worship is moot, for those who demand that we have to do it on such and such a day is pure legalism."
The first person to make this statement was Cain "Do you really think God cares if we give Him an animal sacrifice, Offering the fruits of the harvest is the same thingm, it doesn't matter."
But God said "It does matter, do what I say"

The Israelites didn't keep the Sabbath in Exodus 16 because "it doesn't matter which day we worship."
But God said "It does matter, do what I say"

Saul was supposed to wait for Samuel to offer the Sacrifice before fighting the Philistines 1 Samuel 13, but Saul said "It doesn't matter who offers the sacrifice"
But God says "it does matter, do what I say"

God told Saul to destroy the Amalekites (Men, women, boys, girls, cattle, sheep) 1 Samuel 15. Saul decided to keep the animals to sacrifice to God, because "It doesn't matter God is not specific."
God said yes it does matter, do what I say because I am specific about what I say"

In Revelation people worship the wrong way and decide to kill people who worship God the right way. The first and the last muders in the Bible are about worship should we worship God the way he wants?

The reason sin is in the world today is because people did not do what God said.

"When the Lord died on the cross, he fulfilled the laws."
So fullfilled means to do away with, so then we can murder and steal commit adultrey? No? then why can we break the only commandment that starts off with Remember?

Jesus says tells John to baptize him to fullfill all righteousness. Matt 3:15 does that mean to do away with all righteousness?


" beleive the translation that I have heard for the Commandment is "remember a day of rest and keep it holy". "
The commandment does not say pick a day he says THE 7th day is THE Sabbath. Look up the word "The" in the dictionary it is a definite article meaning it talks about a specific object.

"So the original Sabbath is Sunday."
Luke 23-24 says that Jesus rose the day following the Sabbath so if Sunday is the Sabbath then Jesus rose Easter Monday

"But most Christians keep the day of the Ressurection of Jesus Christ as thier "day of Rest" and keep it holy. I think God will honor the day that we choose as holy. "
1) As mentioned above Cain thought God would honor whatever he offered but he was wrong.
2) we don't decide what is holy God does.



The following is an explanation of the Sabbath

This is a VERY IMPORTANT subject I know it is long, but PLEASE read it

A challenge, where in the Bible does it call Sunday the New Sabbath?
search the scriptures you will not find it


Was the Sabbath created by God on Mt. Sinai?

And on the seventh day God ended His work which He had done, and He rested on the seventh day from all His work which He had done. Then God blessed the seventh day and sanctified it, because in it He rested from all His work which God had created and made.
Genesis 2:2,3

The Sabbath was part of creation week


What does the Bible say about the Sabbath?

“ 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. 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. Exodus 20:8-11


But we don’t really know which day is the seventh?

It is highly unlikely that the entire Jewish community forgot which day was their Holy day.

Which day is the seventh day?

Saturday : the seventh day of the week
-Webster’s Dictionary


Are there other examples of God emphasizing the Sabbath?

He said to them, "This is what the LORD commanded: 'Tomorrow is to be a day of rest, a holy Sabbath to the LORD. Exodus 16:23

And the LORD said unto Moses, How long refuse ye to keep my commandments and my laws? See, for that the LORD hath given you the Sabbath, therefore he giveth you on the sixth day the bread of two days; abide ye every man in his place, let no man go out of his place on the seventh day. So the people rested on the seventh day. Exodus 16:28-30

Both of these examples are before Mt. Sinai and the 10 commandments.

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 30:13


I am a Christian and I want to follow Christ. Did Jesus keep the Sabbath?

He went to Nazareth, where he had been brought up, and on the Sabbath day he went into the synagogue, as was his custom. And he stood up to read. Luke 4:16

Going on from that place, he went into their synagogue, and a man with a shriveled hand was there. Looking for a reason to accuse Jesus, they asked him, "Is it lawful to heal on the Sabbath?" Matthew 12:9,10

They went to Capernaum, and when the Sabbath came, Jesus went into the synagogue and began to teach. Mark 1:21

When the Sabbath came, he began to teach in the synagogue, and many who heard him were amazed. Mark 6:2

He went to Nazareth, where he had been brought up, and on the Sabbath day he went into the synagogue, as was his custom. And he stood up to read. Luke 4:16

Then he went down to Capernaum, a town in Galilee, and on the Sabbath began to teach the people. Luke 4:31

On a Sabbath Jesus was teaching in one of the synagogues Luke 13:10


But isn’t Sunday the Lord’s day?

Six days you shall labor and do all your work, but the seventh day is the Sabbath of the LORD your God. Exodus 20:8

If thou turn away thy foot from the Sabbath, from doing thy pleasure on my holy day; and call the Sabbath a delight, the holy of the LORD, honourable; and shalt honour Him, not doing thine own ways, nor finding thine own pleasure, nor speaking thine own words:
Isa 58:14 Then shalt thou delight thyself in the LORD; and I will cause thee to ride upon the high places of the earth, and feed thee with the heritage of Jacob thy father: for the mouth of the LORD hath spoken it. Isa 58:13,14

For the Son of Man is Lord of the Sabbath. Matthew 28:8

So the Son of Man is Lord even of the Sabbath. Mark 1:21

Then Jesus said to them, "The Son of Man is Lord of the Sabbath." Luke 6:5


Did Jesus expect his followers to keep the Sabbath after he ascended into heaven?
Jesus speaking of the destruction of Jerusalem by the Romans in 70 A.D.

Pray that your flight will not take place in winter or on the Sabbath. Matthew 24:20

Did the apostles keep the Sabbath?
Acts 13:14
Acts 13:42
Acts 13:44
Acts 16:13
Acts 17:2
Acts 18:4


But Doesn’t Col 2:14 say that the Sabbath is gone?

Blotting out the handwriting of ordinances that was against us, which was contrary to us, and took it out of the way, nailing it to his cross

According to this theory then we can commit adultery and murder and steal and worship idols etc.
Is that what Paul means? No!

There are two laws the 10 commandments written by God placed in the Ark and the handwritten law of Moses which was placed outside the ark which “was a witness against us” Deuteronomy 31:25.


But what about I Corinthians 16:2 “Upon the first day of the week let every one of you lay by him in store, as God hath prospered him, that there be no gatherings when I come.”?

This verse says nothing about worship. What it is talking about is collecting money to distribute in Jerusalem (vs. 3)

If we look at Acts 18 Paul went to Corinth to build the Church

Acts 18:4 And he reasoned in the synagogue every Sabbath, and persuaded the Jews and the Greeks.
Acts 18:11 And he continued there a year and six months, teaching the word of God among them.

That is 72 Sabbaths.


But I thought the Gentiles went to Church on Sunday?
Acts 13:42
Acts 17:1-4
Acts 18


Doesn’t Roman’s say we can worship any day?

Rom 14:5 One man esteemeth one day above another: another esteemeth every day alike. Let every man be fully persuaded in his own mind.
Rom 14:6 He that regardeth the day, regardeth it unto the Lord; and he that regardeth not the day, to the Lord he doth not regard it. He that eateth, eateth to the Lord, for he giveth God thanks; and he that eateth not, to the Lord he eateth not, and giveth God thanks.

If you look ate the book of Zechariah you see what Paul was talking about
Then came the word of the LORD of hosts unto me, saying, Speak unto all the people of the land, and to the priests, saying, When ye fasted and mourned in the fifth and seventh month, even those seventy years, did ye at all fast unto me, even to me? And when ye did eat, and when ye did drink, did not ye eat for yourselves, and drink for yourselves? Zechariah 7:4,5
Paul is talking about observing days of Fasts

Let’s think about this is Paul telling people to violate the commandments if Paul had said Rom 14:6 He that kills, kills unto the Lord; and he that kills not, to the Lord he doth not kills.

People would say "That’s crazy you can’t commit murder that’s a moral law, Paul must mean something else." Many people justify breaking the Sabbath because they view all the other laws as more important, and the Sabbath as a minor law. They use this philosophy to justify outright rebellion against God and his law


Didn’t Jesus gave us new laws, Love God and love your neighbor?
These are not new laws they summarize the 10 commandments the first 4 deal with your love for God and the last 6 deal with your love for man. In addition these are not new laws

Deuteronomy 6:5 Love the LORD your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your strength.

Leviticus 19:18 'Do not seek revenge or bear a grudge against one of your people, but love your neighbor as yourself. I am the LORD


But aren’t we under Grace now?

“What then? Shall we sin, because we are not under the law but grace? God forbid” Romans 6:15

What shall we say then? Is the law sin? God forbid. Nay, I had not known sin, but by the law: for I had not known lust, except the law had said, Thou shalt not covet. Romans7:7

Do we then make void the law through faith? God forbid: yea, we establish the law. Romans 3:31

Is there anywhere in The Bible that says to keep Sunday Holy?
No, The scripture can not be found.


Are we saved by the Law?
NO!! Absolutely NOT!!
For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God: Not of works, lest any man should boast. Ephesians 2:8,9

“What then? Shall we sin, because we are not under the law but grace? God forbid” Romans 6:15

Will we keep the Sabbath in Heaven?
For as the new heavens and the new earth, which I will make, shall remain before me, saith the LORD, so shall your seed and your name remain. And it shall come to pass, that from one new moon to another, and from one Sabbath to another, shall all flesh come to worship before me, saith the LORD.


Did the calendar change effect the weekly cycle?
No
Thursday, October 4, 1582 was followed by Friday October 15
Did the calendar change? Yes. Did the weekly Cycle change? NO!

Who changed the Sabbath to Sunday
“The earliest recognition of the observance of Sunday, is a constitution of Constantine in 321 A.D.” Encyclopedia Brittanica

Emperor Constantine worshiped the sun god Sol invictis (the undefeated sun) on Sunday and decided to mix pagan worship with Christianity, the question is since when did Pagan monarchs decide Bible truth?


The only commandment that people want to do away with is the only one that starts with Remember.
Is it a burden to keep Sabbath Holy?

No, it is however a burden to MAKE Sunday, which is no where in the Bible called the Sabbath, Holy.


No where in the Bible did Jesus or the Disciples instruct anyone to keep Sunday Holy.


If God created it perfect in the Garden of Eden, Moses and the Israelites kept it, If God commanded us to keep it, God says to take joy in the Sabbath, He is upset when we don’t keep it, Jesus kept it, the disciples kept and taught others to keep it, and we are going to keep it in Heaven shouldn’t we start keeping it here on Earth?



What do ministers of the different Faiths say?

Presbyterian:
“Until, therefore, it can be shown that the whole moral law has been repealed, the Sabbath will stand… The teaching of Christ confirms the perpetuity of the Sabbath” - T.C. Blake D.D. Theology Condensed

Catholic:
“You may read the Bible from Genesis to Revelation, and you will not find a single line authorizing the sanctification of Sunday. The Scriptures enforce the religious observance of Saturday, a day we never sanctify.” - James Cardinal Gibbons

Catholic:
“Perhaps the boldest thing, the most revolutionary change the Church ever did happened in the first century(actually 200yrs later). The holy day, the Sabbath , was changed from Saturday to Sunday… not from any directions noted in the Scriptures, but from the Church’s sense of its own power… People who think that the Scriptures should be the sole authority should logically become Seventh Day Adventists, and keep Saturday holy.” –Saint Catherine Catholic Church Sentinel, May 21. 1995

Baptists:
“There was and is a commandment to keep holy the Sabbath day, but that Sabbath was not Sunday. … It will be said, however, and with some show of triumph, that the Sabbath was transferred from the seventh to the first day of the week… Where can the record of such a transaction be found? Not in the New Testament- absolutely not. There is no scriptural evidence of the change of the Sabbath institution from the seventh to the first day of the week.”- Dr. Edward T. Hiscox, Baptist Manual

Pentecostal:
“Why do we worship on Sunday? Doesn’t the Bible teach us that Saturday should be the Lord’s Day?... Apparently we will have to seek the answer from some other source than the New Testament.” David A Womack, “Is Sunday the Lord’s Day?”

Lutheran:
“The observance of the Lord’s day [Sunday] is founded not on any command of God, but on the authority of the church.” – Augsburg Confession of Faith,


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Answer 2

Sabbath is Saturday, from sunset Friday to sunset Saturday.

Most calenders start the week with Sunday and end with Saturday. Recently, to accommodate Sunday as the Sabbath, some calenders start with Monday and end with Sunday.

Many churches designate Sunday as the christian sabbath, but there is no such thing. For those churches who want to use Sunday as their day of worship, they need to understand that it is not the Sabbath.

Does it matter? It is, after all, one of the Ten Commandments.

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http://www.sabbathtruth.com

Answer 3

The Spanish word for Saturday is sabbado. The Hebrew word for Saturday is Sabbath. despite these similarities many religions practice the sabbath on Sunday. If most business were closed on Saturday I'm sure all religions would observe Saturday as the sabbath. I think When the Bible was translated The word sabbath was I biased decision to incert into the text. So only God Knows. Why don't you Ask him... James 1:5-6

Answer 4

The Sabbath is Saturday. It's the day of rest.

Most Christian churches have services on Sunday, not as the Sabbath but as the day that Christ was resurrected after paying the price for our sins on the cross.

Two different things are being observed.

Answer 5

The Sabbath was instituted by God as a day set aside for the rest of His people, the Israelites. The Bible (in the OT) says to work six days and on the seventh (Saturday) to rest.

Christians do not have a Sabbath, they have the Lord's Day (Sunday) to commemorate the resurrection of the Lord Jesus Christ. Technically, this is the first day of the week.

The command to observe the Sabbath should be obeyed, in spirit...not the letter...by Christians. In other words, you should not work all the time without taking a rest.

I hope this helps.

Edit: I would recommend that you choose a job where you do not have to work on Sunday in order that you can attend Sunday worship services with other Christians.

Answer 6

Saturday is the original seventhday and the Bible says "remember the Sabbath day and keep it holy, six days shall you labor but the seventh day is the sabbath of the Lord your God"
Many religions changed and started going to church on Sunday for a couple different reasons, 1) Because Jesus rose frome the grave on Sunday. The problem there is we are not supposed to celebrate death and of course Jesus waited till early Sunday morning cuz he was killed Friday evening and to raise from the grave durring the Sabbath would draw everyone attention away from keeping the Sabbath holy. or
2) Because they wanted to appeal to those pegans who worshiped the sun, the churches were hungry for more members (and in turn more money) so they decided to change to worship on Sunday because that is the day of the sun thereby the day that the pegan sun worshipers worshiped anyway so those churches just change to try and "kill two birds with one stone" so to speak.
Back in the days of the Bible the day lasted from sundown to sundown (not midnight to midnight) so therefore the Sabbath is to be honored from sundown Friday to sundown Saturday, that means no working, buying or selling, just spending the day relaxing and enjoying the company of God and your family/loved ones.

Answer 7

I beleive the translation that I have heard for the Commandment is "remember a day of rest and keep it holy". So the original Sabbath is Sunday. The day God rested. But most Christians keep the day of the Ressurection of Jesus Christ as thier "day of Rest" and keep it holy. I think God will honor the day that we choose as holy.

In other words God is big enough to be honored by either.

Answer 8

Sunday is the first day of the week, I know it feels like the last day, but check out every calander, they have Sunday as the first.

As for the sabbath that depends on what religion you belong to. For Jewish people its Saturday. For some Christians it's Sunday because He rose on that day.

Answer 9

Saturday

Answer 10

The Sabbath is Saturday.
Christians do not celebrate the Sabbath or any Jewish customs.
We celebrate the Resurrection.
If that flesh and blood man walked out of his own grave after having been certain dead — he was shot to the heart with a big spear like a 45 slug for Christ sake! — then nothing else matters.

Answer 11

Its jewish tradition so if you go in the real sense a sabbath day would be saturday according to their calender as the day of the week starts with sunday in jewish calender but according to the english calender its sunday the seventh day