The Bible tells us why: Revelation 12:9 And the great dragon was cast out, that old serpent, called the Devil, and Satan, which deceiveth the whole world.....
Our present day named "Saturday" is the true Biblical Sabbath. What God has made Holy no man has the right to change! Please let no one deceive you on this important topic! Regardless of what the others The practical lesson of the Bible is that even science has shown that man has a biological clock that needs one day of rest in 7. This is an innate part of the Creator's design of humanity. He created us with a need for a relationship with Him and He created and sanctified one day on which we are to set aside all our Earthly pursuits and focus on Him. The importance of this one day is profound. It is no less than the sign that identifies those who are truly learning to obey the Almighty Creator God. It is not the only sign, but it is a very major one. The 4th Commandment is a reflection back to Creation when the very first thing God made holy was the SABBATH. Thus the Sabbath pre-existed the Sinai Covenant! Read Genesis. Read Matthew 5:17-19, what is Christ talking about? Matthew 5:17-19 is in there for our benefit. This is the Messiah, the Savior of the world talking. He did not intend for a single Law of God to be rescinded by His sacrifice for those who broke that Law.
Almost all "Christian" churches agree that the 10 Commandments are valid........except for the 4th. Few realize that the are saying above, Sunday is not the Christian Sabbath. There is absolutely no Biblical justification for Sunday being a day of worship. Sunday was taken from paganism. Sunday worship was introduced by the apostate church (Catholic) of Rome under the rulership of the Roman Emperor Constantine. Constantine was a worshiper of Mithras the Sun God and never repented of it. All who worship on Sunday are sharing in the worship of this false god. Deuteronomy 12:30-31. All this can be easily proven by an internet search of articles with the above names and topics.
The 4th Commandment reads:
Exodus 20:8 “Remember the Sabbath day, to keep it holy. 9 Six days shall you labor, and do all your work: 10 But the seventh day is the Sabbath of the LORD your God: in it you shall not do any work, you, nor your son, nor your daughter, your manservant, nor your maidservant, nor your cattle, nor your stranger that is within your 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: why the LORD blessed the Sabbath day, and hallowed it.”
The Sabbath is clearly defined in this Commandment as having predated the Sinai Covenant and is thus binding on all mankind!
One big thing all those opposed to keeping the original Biblical Sabbath Holy need to keep in mind is 1 John 2:4, go read it. Whether or not you are interested in obeying God boils down to this one verse: “He that saith, I know him, and keepeth not his commandments, is a liar, and the truth is not in him.”
Let's be clear about something else, the resurrection was NOT on a Sunday. The crucifixion was NOT on a Friday. This is totally unscriptural. There is a link below to a full article for all who wish to learn the Truth. The idea that the resurrection was on a Sunday is totally false and stems from a lack of knowledge of the Biblical Holy Days, which was suppressed by the Catholic church. Read the Passion story in the Gospels, there were TWO Sabbaths that week. Why?
http://www.tomorrowsworld.org/cgi-bin/tw…
Now, Hebrews 4, read it carefully, it mentions the 7th day, not the first day, as the sanctified day of rest. Please look at your calendar and see which day is which. All other deceptions aside, the fact that the 7th day is mentioned is proof that the weekly Sabbath is what God intended us to understand and keep. The "Old" Testament is full of Gods displeasure over the Israelite's failures to obey His Torah, including the Sabbath. And, please notice something interesting about verse 8 in different translations:
Heb 4:8 For if Jesus had given them rest, then would he not afterward have spoken of another day. (AV)
Heb 4:8 (AKJV) For if Jesus had given them rest, then would he not afterward have spoken of another day.
Heb 4:8 (BBE) For if Joshua had given them rest, he would not have said anything about another day.
Heb 4:8 (YLT) for if Joshua had given them rest, He would not concerning another day have spoken after these things;
Heb 4:8 (Darby) For if Jesus had brought them into rest, he would not have spoken afterwards about another day.
Heb 4:8 (ASV) For if Joshua had given them rest, he would not have spoken afterward of another day.
Why the difference between "Jesus" and Joshua"? It is because the real English transliteration of the name of the Savior is Joshua from His name "Yashua". So, Hebrews is saying, basically, that Yashua (Jesus) did not give the millennial Sabbath rest as some people claim, and as verse 9 states,the Sabbath is still to be kept by the people of God. Please pay particular attention to verse 11 also.
Why is the Law important? Romans 3:20, 7:7, and others What is sin? 1John 3:4 Whosoever committeth sin transgresseth also the law: for sin is the transgression of the law. What happens to sinners? Romans 6:23 For the wages of sin is death.... Because we are under grace, and remember that the above verses define sin and the penalty for it, are we free to do as we wish? Romans 6:15
What is the sign of the True Church, the Elect, at the end of the age?
Revelations 14:12 Here is the patience of the saints: here are they that keep the commandments of God, and the faith of Jesus.
Lets keep it simple, forget for a moment that there are approximately 613 Commandments in the Torah and that Yashua says that the least of them has not passed away {Again, read Matthew 5:17-19 and really think about what is being said}, there still remains the 10. Let’s suppose (fallaciously) that all that there are, are the 10. Are Christians required to keep them? Please study the following verses. Will you take the plain word of the Apostles of the Christ and the Christ Himself over the false teachings of your churches?
Rev 22:14, Rev 12:17, 1 John 5:2-3, 1Jo 2:3-4, 1 John 3:4, 1 Corinthians 7:19, John 15:10, Mark 7:7, Matthew 5:19.
Again, the Sabbath was the first thing God created to be Holy. What God has made Holy, no man has the right to change. It was Holy before Sinai, it was made for man when man was made {Mark 2:27, and others)
You really owe it to yourselves to study the following links before rejecting the True Sabbath any longer.
For a study on how Catholic doctrine came to be follow this link:
http://www.biblestudy.org/bibleref/holy-…
The Sinai Covenant restating that Law had no effect on something that existed from creation. God says He made that day Holy, not some other day, and if God has made something holy then you cannot void it by deceptions and smooth lies. There are those who teach "The Sabbath of Creation had no end"....horse pucky......Genesis 2:1 Thus the heavens and the earth were finished, and all the host of them. 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.....now, where does it say here that the 7th day never ended? It make absolutely no sense based on the definition of "days" given in the preceding account of the creation. Did God somehow suddenly change the way He was counting?
http://www.cbcg.org/true_sabbath.htm
http://www.cbcg.org/franklin/romes_chall…
Not one Sabbatarian is going to claim that there is only one day on which you can worship the Creator God, what we ARE saying is that there is one day, set aside by the Creator at creation, on which HE commands you to set aside for worship. As the scripture says, He hallowed it and made it holy. That being so, folks that reject the Sabbath really have no Biblical basis for their beliefs. The clear thrust of the New Testament scriptures is that the Church of God will be a commandment keeping Church. No ands, ifs, or buts. The clear scriptures are quoted above and lawbreakers have no real answer for them other than rhetorical arguments and word games. Will you believe them or the Bible?
Here is a section of scripture for the Jewish responders and those who say the Law was only for Israelites to consider, showing that the Sabbath and the Covenant was not just for the Israelites alone, please read Romans 11 too, as Paul expounds on this principle.
Isaiah 56:1 Thus saith the LORD, Keep ye judgment, and do justice: for my salvation is near to come, and my righteousness to be revealed. 2 Blessed is the man that doeth this, and the son of man that layeth hold on it; that keepeth the Sabbath from polluting it, and keepeth his hand from doing any evil. 3 Neither let the son of the stranger, that hath joined himself to the LORD, speak, saying, The LORD hath utterly separated me from his people: neither let the eunuch say, Behold, I am a dry tree. 4 For thus saith the LORD unto the eunuchs that keep my Sabbaths, and choose the things that please me, and take hold of my covenant; 5 Even unto them will I give in mine house and within my walls a place and a name better than of sons and of daughters: I will give them an everlasting name, that shall not be cut off. 6 Also the sons of the stranger, that join themselves to the LORD, to serve him, and to love the name of the LORD, to be his servants, every one that keepeth the Sabbath from polluting it, and taketh hold of my covenant; 7 Even them will I bring to my holy mountain, and make th