Does the bible tell us the sabbath has been changed to Sunday? Part 1 One of the most commonly sited verses is Acts 20:7. Pastors will say see Paul met with others on the first day of the week. Lets examine that claim. Acts 20:6-7 And we sailed away from Philippi AFTER THE DAYS OF UNLEAVENED BREAD, and came unto them to Troas in five days; where we abode seven days. And upon the FIRST DAY OF THE WEEK, when the disciples came together to break bread, Paul preached unto them, ready to depart on the morrow; and continued his speech until midnight. In verse six, Dr. Luke known for his attention to detail references the biblical feast of unleavened bread. In verse 7 is the phrase in question. The Greek we get the phrase first day of the week from is the phrase mian sabbaton. The word first is the Greek word Mia it means first or one. The phrase day of the is not in the text its added by the translators. The word week is sabbaton it means sabbath as in THE SABBATH, the fourth commandment. Now Lukes reference to the feast of unleavened bread is central. The feast of unleavened bread was seven days long and it was inaugurated by the Passover and mid way through was the feast of first fruits. After the weekly sabbath during unleavened bread, the day after the weekly sabbath(Saturday)we begin counting 7 sabbaths plus one day or fifty days. The fiftieth day is Pentecost or Shavuot. Here are the verses from Leviticus: Leviticus 23:15-17 And ye shall count unto you from THE MORROW AFTER THE SABBATH, from the day that ye brought the sheaf of the wave offering; seven sabbaths shall be complete: Even unto the morrow after the seventh sabbath shall YE NUMBER FIFTY DAYS; and ye shall offer a new meat offering unto the Lord. Ye shall bring out of your habitations two wave loaves of two tenth deals:they shall be of fine flour; they shall be baken with leaven; they are the firstfruits unto the Lord. So we have a reference to unleavened bread after which we know begins the counting of seven sabbaths and a Greek phrase meaning first sabbath. So where is the first day of the week? Really we as Christians need to own something. Acts 20:7 is referring to the first of seven sabbaths counting up to Shavuot, not the first day of the week. There is no scriptural justification for altering the sabbath.
Posted on: Wed, 23 Oct 2013 02:43:52 +0000
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