Counsel #4 — The 7^th Day Of The Week

Picture: Counsel #4 — The 7^Th Day Of The WeekCCW 81.1

The seventh day is the Sabbath of the Bible. According to Luke 23:54; Luke 24:5-6, Jesus was crucified on the preparation day, and His disciples rested on the Sabbath. The following day, the first day of the week, Jesus rose from the dead.^{[110]Luke 24:1-3} This aligns with the traditional Christian understanding that Jesus died on Friday, rested in the tomb on Saturday, and rose again on Sunday. In a remarkable testament to its enduring legacy, the word "Sabbath" or its equivalent, forms the root for "Saturday" in more than 140 languages worldwide.^{[111]https://www.adventist.org/the-sabbath/the-sabbath-then-and-now/}CCW 81.2

The Sabbath starts at sunset Friday and ends at sunset Saturday.^{[112]Mark 1:32} All work is to be set aside before the sun goes down on Friday.^{[113]Nehemiah 13:19-21}CCW 81.3

“From evening to evening you shall celebrate your sabbath.” Leviticus 23:32 NKJVCCW 81.4

“As the setting sun ushered in the Sabbath, the Son of God rested in Joseph’s tomb, His work completed. In the beginning, the Father and the Son had rested on the Sabbath after their work of Creation. See Genesis 2:1…. Now Jesus rested from the work of redemption … When there will be a ‘restoration of all things’ (Acts 3:21), the creation Sabbath, the day on which Jesus lay at rest in Joseph’s tomb, will still be a day of rest and rejoicing (Isaiah 66:23).” Ellen White in Humble Hero, p. 354 (An adaptation of The Desire of Ages)CCW 81.5

Reflect: How might you lay aside mental and emotional burdens to more fully experience Sabbath rest?CCW 81.6