SABBATH (rest) THE SHADOW OF SALVATION

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Canaan was a form of salvation for the Jews who were in bondage in Egypt but those who disobeyed during the journey in the wilderness, the bibles records ‘ Unto whom I sware in my wrath that they should not enter into my rest’. Ps 95:11
Christ is the Lord of the Sabbath because He came to give us rest ‘Mt 11:28 Come unto me, all ye that labour and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest’
When we try to obtain salvation through good works, we are labouring and we shall be heavy ladened so Christ invites us to receive the Sabbath that He gives.
Saturday Sabbath and God’s respect for it is the shadow of salvation by grace and no longer by the works of the law that Christ would wrought.
Sabbath is really not a day but an event in history or an experience; Canaan was Sabbath for the Jews (ps 95:9-110, salvation by grace is Sabbath for Christians (Mat. 11:28) and heaven would be the final Sabbath for all Christians (Heb 4:9).
The Jews were instructed to observe as a day to serve as a reminder of the great work of salvation that Christ would come and do enabling us to enter our Sabbath (rest from obtaining salvation by works).
The observance of the day (Saturday) is no longer necessary because the real lesson and event has occurred in the first sense (salvation by grace) and it will occur in the next sense (going to heaven) therefore the bible said ‘Let no man therefore judge you in meat, or in drink, or in respect of an holyday, or of the new moon, or of the sabbath days: Which are a shadow of things to come; but the body is of Christ. Col. 2:16-17
When you are saved, you’ve observed Sabbath; yes you’ve entered your rest though there left another rest (when you enter heaven).
Everyday is Holy unto the Lord and everyday is worship worthy.
God bless you
Pastor Promise Ikpe
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