Before Israel, Sinai, or sin, God set apart a day: “Then God blessed the seventh day and sanctified it” (Genesis 2:3, NKJV). The Sabbath was woven into creation – not for one nation, but for all humanity (Mark 2:27). It is a gift, a sign of covenant, and a rhythm of rest pointing to God’s Kingdom (Exodus 31:13; Hebrews 4:9). Yet history shows a pattern…
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No Rest Day or Night: A Clue About the Mark of the Beast? truthsum.org
Revelation 14:11 warns of those who worship the beast and receive his mark: “They have no rest day nor night.” This verse has often been misused to teach eternal torment, yet Scripture consistently shows the fate of the wicked is death—not endless suffering (Romans 6:23, Malachi 4:1–3). This phrase may instead reveal a spiritual truth: those who reject God’s authority, including His Sabbath, cut themselves…
The Sabbath Beyond the Shadows: Fulfilled or Forgotten? truthsum.org
Is the Sabbath just an Old Testament shadow—something Christ fulfilled and left behind? Many Christians believe so, often pointing to Colossians 2:17 or Hebrews 4 to argue that Jesus replaced the weekly Sabbath with a spiritual kind of rest. But Scripture tells a fuller story. The Sabbath wasn’t first given at Sinai—it was blessed and sanctified at creation (Genesis 2:2–3). Long before there was sin,…