Friday, September 2, 2011

       Question 32 -God's Sabbath and the Grace Age?
Pastor, please take a moment to ask God to send His Spirit to be your only Guide before we continue! This subject is far too important to take this Author's word, or any man's word as truth. Thank you SO much! If the Reader is a Pre-Trib Pastor, you know that Pre-Trib says all Christians will be observing the Sabbath, Saturday, as a Sacred Holy Day during the Tribulation just before Christ's Second Coming. You also know that Pre-Trib says the Sabbath will be observed world wide on earth during the Millennium in what Pre-Trib calls the, "Earthly Millennial Kingdom." The Question here is, "If God demands Sabbath observance for 7 years before Jesus comes to set up His Kingdom, and if, throughout the following thousand years, "From one Sabbath to another, shall all flesh come to worship before Me, saith the Lord" (Isa.66:23),  why it is wrong to observe the Sabbath now? Why do some Pastors even declare it is a sin to observe the Sabbath now during this, "Grace Age/" Is it really a sin to observe the Sabbath now instead of Sunday?"

"I am the Lord - I Change NOT"
Perhaps this is one of those times when we should apply what God told Malachi. "I am the Lord, I change not" (Mal. 3:6). Would God command Sabbath observance, then command no Sabbath observance, and then change back to commanding Sabbath observance again? What if there actually is no, "Grace Age," in which the Sabbath is annulled and what if there'll be no, "Rapture" of the Church 7 years before Christ's Second Coming?

Sabbath During the Tribulation
Pastor, if you've studied Pre-Trib carefully, you know that it teaches that Sabbath Observance will be God's requirement during the Tribulation. Pre-Trib is exactly correct about this. The Bible is VERY clear that the Sabbath will be observed during the Tribulation. So, what should we do now? Is it really safe or wise to preach that God insists we disregard the Sabbath now?  Should Pastors be preaching that Sabbath observers are denying Grace? Should Pastors accuse them of being self righteous, Legalists? Pastor, perhaps you've not preached this, but, certainly you know Ministers that do.

 What If?

Pastor, if you've read any of our Blogsites about the Sabbath connection to Antichrist, you know about Daniel prophesying that Antichrist will, "Think to change the Times and the Laws" (Dan.7:25). If you have read any of our Blogs examining the question of there being a Rapture before the Tribulation, you know our view of this. So, what if thousands of congregations believe that Sunday observance is God's Command up until Jesus Raptures the Church, but this Rapture occurs after the Tribulation? The Ponderable Question is, if Antichrist is going to "Think to change God's Law," and that "Change" is God's Sabbath, are we teaching our Church congregations to endorse the exact doctrine that Satan and Antichrist will use for their Last Day Delusion? Let's look closer.

 Time Commandment in God's Law
Daniel prophesied concerning Antichrist, "He shall speak great words against the Most High, and shall wear out the saints of the Most High, and think to change the TIMES and the LAWS" (Dan 7:25)!  Pastor, the only Commandment in God's Law having anything to do with "Time" is the Sabbath Commandment. Let's combine this prophecy from Daniel with John's prophecy concerning the time just prior to Christ's Second Coming. "The Dragon was wroth with the woman, and went to make war with the remnant of her seed, who keep the Commandments of God, and have the Testimony of Jesus Christ" (Rev.12:17). Immediately after making this prophecy about the woman and the remnant, John gave us Revelation 13, his most detailed prophecy about Antichrist found anywhere in his writings. When he finished, he wrote the following to further emphasize how God's people will be obeying God's Commandments in the days just before Jesus returns. "Here is the patience of the SAINTS! Here are they that keep the Commandments of God, and have the Faith of Jesus" (Rev.14:12). Pastor, as you know, presently almost all Ministers declare that these "Commandments of God" are the same Commandments that are "impossible to keep!" If those Commandments of God are impossible to keep now, how is it that during the worst Tribulation in the history of our planet God's people obey them all? 


Conclusion
Pastor, please make this a matter of much prayer. Jesus promised He would send the Holy Spirit to us and teach us truth if we asked, and He will absolutely!!

For our most comprehensive study of this see, "The Rapture and the Sabbath Connection."
 
Thanks SO much, Pastor, for your time and interest. The subject of the Sabbath and Grace needs a lot of Prayer and study. If Satan is using it to deceive us, we need only pray for the guidance of the Holy Spirit, and we can know the Truth! Let's do it!!
Your Brother in Christ!
Walter C. Martin Jr.
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Christ's Kingdom - Millennial or EVERLASTING?

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Testing Our Doctrine About Death
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Who REALLY Changed the Sabbath in Early Christianity?
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Walter C. Martin Jr.
Everlasting Gospel Ministries

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Let's pray that God will continue sending His Holy Spirit to guide as we prepare for Jesus to come. Thank You!
Your Brother in Christ!
Walter C. Martin Jr
 
      
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