Which day is "the Lord's Day" and why?

Answer 1

The Mark 2:27-28 (King James Version)
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27And he said unto them, The sabbath was made for man, and not man for the sabbath:

28Therefore the Son of man is Lord also of the sabbath.


Matthew 12:7-9 (King James Version)
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7But if ye had known what this meaneth, I will have mercy, and not sacrifice, ye would not have condemned the guiltless.

8For the Son of man is Lord even of the sabbath day.

9And when he was departed thence, he went into their synagogue:


Luke 6:4-6 (King James Version)
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4How he went into the house of God, and did take and eat the shewbread, and gave also to them that were with him; which it is not lawful to eat but for the priests alone?

5And he said unto them, That the Son of man is Lord also of the sabbath.

6And it came to pass also on another sabbath, that he entered into the synagogue and taught: and there was a man whose right hand was withered.


WHY? Because God said so.

Absolutly no biblical truth to the first day of the week being the Lords day.

Answer 2

Revelation speaks of the day of the Lord. It will come as a thief in the night. But most Christians celebrate it on Sunday, and consider it the day of rest. But the Old Testament states that the Lords, day, the Sabbath, is to be kept Holy. This is the day God rested, which is Saturday.

Answer 3

The term "Lord's Day" is actually found in New Testament scriptures once (Rev.1:10). Christians, however declare Sunday the first day of the week to be the "Lord's Day" as this is the day on the worshipers of Jesus Christ are instructed to "come together" and break break(communion, or Lord's Supper), in rememberance of our Lord Jesus (Acts 20:7). Many people confuse Sunday with the sabbath of Jewish faith, which was and still is Saturday, the last day of the week, for the Jew's were instructed to take a day of rest and to keep it Holy, as was defined by God in the creation. (Deut.5:12-15). However some do not understand that all the Laws of the ten Commandments were nailed to the Cross of Christ to allow for "gentile" people also to have a chance of salvation, this would include the commandment to the nation of Isarel to keep the Sabbath. (Col. 2:11-17) explains why. Rick

Answer 4

The Lord's Day or Day of the Lord is the day He will return to take vengeance on His enemies and had nothing to do with a day of worship. It is a time of retribution. That is what a lot of John's vision in Revelations is all about. Retribution.

A similar phrase would be our modern one where we say we will "have our day" when we expect to get even with someone.

You do not want to be caught on the wrong side on the Lord's Day.

Answer 5

The Lord's Day is the day He returns to earth to judge and make war. Revelation 1: 10 I was in the Spirit on the Lord's day, and heard behind me a great voice, as of a trumpet, Revelation 19: 11 And I saw heaven opened, and behold a white horse; and he that sat upon him was called Faithful and True, and in righteousness he doth judge and make war.
The Lord's Day is a day of wrath. Zephaniah 1: 14 The great day of the LORD is near, it is near, and hasteth greatly, even the voice of the day of the LORD: the mighty man shall cry there bitterly. Zephaniah 1: 15 That day is a day of wrath, a day of trouble and distress, a day of wasteness and desolation, a day of darkness and gloominess, a day of clouds and thick darkness,

Answer 6

>> Which day is "the Lord's Day" and why?

        You are referring to this passage (as the only Biblical source of the term "The Lord's Day":

Rev. 1:10 I was in the Spirit on the Lord's day, and heard behind me a great voice, as of a trumpet,
Rev. 1:11 Saying, I am Alpha and Omega, the first and the last: and, What thou seest, write in a book, and send it unto the seven churches which are in Asia; unto Ephesus, and unto Smyrna, and unto Pergamos, and unto Thyatira, and unto Sardis, and unto Philadelphia, and unto Laodicea.

        This passage refers to John being in vision ("in the spirit"). But there are two ways to interpret his reference to "The Lord's Day." One way of looking at it is that the vision John had was a vision of the Lord's Day when it was to come at some time in the future. Jen and Ray W each referred to the Second and Third Comings of Jesus, as the Lord's Day, in which He will first come as King (the Second Coming) and then, after the One Thousand Years have ended, He will come as Conqueror (the Third Coming).

        The other way of looking at it is that John had this vision on a day which occurred in the 1st century A.D. and which John referred to as the Lord's Day. This interpretation is the one held to by those denominations which insist that Sunday is the Lord's Day. However, since John does not clarify this, and there are no other places in the Bible which corroborate it, such an interpretation is adding to God's Word -- and these are God's warnings against doing that:

Deut. 4:2 Ye shall not add unto the word which I command you, neither shall ye diminish aught from it...
Deut. 12:32 What thing soever I command you, observe to do it: thou shalt not add thereto, nor diminish from it.
Rev. 22:18 For I testify unto every man that heareth the words of the prophecy of this book, If any man shall add unto these things, God shall add unto him the plagues that are written in this book:
Rev. 22:19 And if any man shall take away from the words of the book of this prophecy, God shall take away his part out of the book of life, and out of the holy city, and from the things which are written in this book.

        So, what can I say which would convince anyone that Sunday is not the Lord's Day? Nothing, for people will believe what they want to believe. However, if anyone wants to know what God's Word actually says, then they will read the study guide reference below and checkout the scripture references it outlines on this subject. If they are open to the promptings of God the Holy Spirit, then they will find that, other than the yet future day(s) of Christ's Return, the Bible only supports one Day as the Lord's Day -- and that day is the Seventh-day (Saturday) Sabbath of God.

God bless.

Answer 7

Well John and Paul to me has the best answer. Revelation
1:10 I was in the Spirit on the Lord's day, and heard behind me a great voice, as of a trumpet, John.
He calls it the Lord's day, which Paul calls the first day of the week; "On the first day of the week let each one of you lay something aside, storing up as he may prosper, that there be no collections when I come" 1Corinthian 16-2

Answer 8

I think every day is the Lord's day. Worship isn't a once a week thing. You don't have to look far to see God in everything, any day of the week. Even the simple act of appreciating the beauty of a sunset, for example, is a little act of worship. I think so, anyway.

Answer 9

The Lord's day is Sunday because He rose on the first day of the week. It is the day that most Christians worship. The sabbath is Saturday. That is the day that God rested after creation.

Answer 10

Some think it is Sunday the first day of the week, but I think it is everyday. We worship and pray to him daily so I think everyday is the Lords day.