Sabbath [Christ Ahnsahnghong; Heavenly Mother; God the Mother; World Mission Society Church of God]

Christ Ahnsahnghong announced us the Sabbath that Jesus kept 2000 years ago.

The Sabbath is surely the teachings of the early church, But nowadays many churches doesn't keep the sabbath. The worship day is surely the Sabbath. Only World Mission society church of God keep the Sabbath. Let's find out the Origin, sincere meaning and  blessing of the Sabbath.

God’s children value the laws of God. Let us introduce the truths of the new covenant of the early Church, which were restored by the Second Coming Christ Ahnsahnghong.

The Church of God, that has received the Second Coming Christ Ahnsahnghong, keeps the Sabbath on Saturday, according to the Bible. The seventh-day Sabbath is the day on which God rested from creating the heavens and the earth. Most Christians are mistaken as to what day the seventh-day Sabbath is, believing it to be Sunday, even though the Bible testifies that the Sabbath is Saturday. And they do not keep the Sabbath day, being bound to their customs, even though they realize that the Sabbath is actually Saturday.

The Bible warns us not to add or subtract even the smallest letter from the Bible.

  Rev. 22:18-19 『I warn everyone who hears the words of the prophecy of this
  book: If anyone adds anything to them, God will add to him the plagues
  described in this book. And if anyone takes words away from this book of
  prophecy, God will take away from him his share in the tree of life and in the
  holy city, which are described in this book.』

The Day to Commemorate God the Creator

The Sabbath day is "a memorial day honoring the Creator, who made the heavens and the earth," and is also "a day of rest." God created the heavens and the earth in six days and then rested on the seventh day from all of His work, even blessing this day.

  Gen. 2:1-3 『Thus the heavens and the earth were completed in all their vast
  array. By the seventh day God had finished the work he had been doing; so
  on the seventh day he rested from all his work. And God blessed the seventh
  day and made it holy, because on it he rested from all the work of creating
  that he had done.』

In the time of Moses, God commanded His people, in the fourth commandment of the Ten Commandments, to "remember the Sabbath day by keeping it holy." God explained the purpose for keeping the Sabbath by saying, "In six days the LORD made the heavens and the earth, the sea, and all that is in them, but he rested on the seventh day. Therefore the LORD blessed the Sabbath day and made it holy" (Ex. 20:11). The seventh day was the day that God, the Creator, had blessed and it was the day that God's people were given to commemorate God's authority. God's people, who worshiped the Creator, kept the Sabbath day as their holy day. God gave His people the Sabbath as the sign by which God would recognize them as His people (Ezek. 20:11-17; Isa. 56:1-7).

The Sabbath day is to be a day of worshiping and of offering sacrifices to God, rather than simply a day of rest. God blessed those who kept the Sabbath day and brought great punishment and disaster upon those who did not keep the Sabbath day.

  Jer. 17:24-27 『"But if you are careful to obey me, declares the LORD...keep
  the Sabbath day holy by not doing any work on it,...this city will be inhabited
  forever.... But if you do not obey me to keep the Sabbath day holy by not
  carrying any load as you come through the gates of Jerusalem on the Sabbath
  day, then I will kindle an unquenchable fire in the gates of Jerusalem that will
  consume her fortresses."』

The Sabbath Day Is Saturday

Today, we refer to the days of the week as 'Sundaay, Monday, Tuesday,' and no longer 'the first day, the second day, the third day.' Our present-day system was developed in Rome where people decided to call the first day of the week 'Sunday,' the second day 'Monday,' the third day 'Tuesday,' and the seventh day 'Saturday.'

  1) A calendar week has seven days; Sunday is the first day and Saturday is
      the seventh day.

  2) Think about the word. "Weekend." Which day does the 'end' of the 'week'
      indicate?

  3) Even in the dictionary, Sunday is defined as 'the first day of the week,' and
      Saturday as 'the seventh day of the week.'

  4) The Bible also testifies that the seventh day, the Sabbath day, is
      Saturday.

  Mark 16:9 When Jesus rose early on the first day of the week...

Jesus resurrected on the first day of the week. No one argues that Jesus resurrected on Sunday-the 'first day of the week'-which is why all Christians now celebrate Resurrection Day on Sunday. In the Good News Bible, this verse is written, 'After Jesus rose from death early on Sunday...'

Since the first day of the week is Sunday, what day is the seventh day? Through the Bible, we can confirm that the Sabbath day is Saturday.

Jesus and His Apostles Kept the Sabbath

The Old Testament is a shadow and a copy of the New Testament. Thus, the law of the Old Testament was a shadow of the good things that were to come in the New Testament times (Heb. 10:1). The Sabbath day in the Old Testament was called "the Sabbath of Jehovah" (Ex. 31:13; Ezek. 20:12), while the Sabbath day in the New Testament was called "the Sabbath of Jesus" (Matt. 12:8; Luke 6:5).

The Sabbath day, according to the Old Testament law, was only a copy; the Sabbath day of the new covenant, kept in Christ, is the reality. In the New Testament times, the apostles kept the Sabbath day by worshiping God in spirit and in truth, following Jesus Christ's example. Jesus kept the Sabbath as His custom.

  Luke 4:16 『He went to Nazareth, where he had been brought up, and on the
  Sabbath day he went into the synagogue, as was his custom....』

In the New Testament times, the Sabbath day is referred to as "Jesus' [the Lord's] day" because the true Lord of the Sabbath is Jesus Christ. "For the Son of Man is Lord of the Sabbath" (Matt. 12:8; Luke 6:5). The apostles kept the Sabbath day as the "Lord's [Jesus'] day."

  Rev. 1:10 『On the Lord's Day I was in the Spirit...』

As the times of the Old Testament passed away and the New Testament times began, the way in which God's people were to keep the Sabbath day was changed; however, the day the Sabbath was to be commemorated was never changed. (In the Old Testament times, God's people offered burnt offerings and could not even kindle a fire in their houses, while in New Testament times, people worshipped God in spirit and in truth.) The day itself could not be changed because it was on the seventh day that God had rested from all of His creating work. The apostles kept the Sabbath day as their custom, reasoning from the Scriptures as follows:

  Acts 17:2 『As his custom was, Paul went into the synagogue, and on three
  Sabbath days he reasoned with them from the Scriptures...』

  Acts 20:6-7 『But we sailed from Philippi after the Feast of Unleavened
  Bread, and five days later joined the others at Troas, where we stayed seven
  days. On the first day of the week we came together to break bread...』

As it is written in the above verses, the apostles kept the Sabbath day.

It is proven throughout the Scriptures that the Sabbath day?the seventh day, Saturday, Jesus' day?was kept until the apostolic age. So why do so many present-day Christians hold services on Sunday [the first day] and not on the Sabbath day? According to history, Sunday service originated from pagan sun-god worship. The Romans had been worshiping the sun god on the first day [Sunday], recognizing it as "the day of the sun," even before the birth of Jesus.

The Sabbath Was Changed to Sunday

After the apostles died, Christianity spread to western regions, including Rome. The gospel was preached to sun-god worshipers, and in the early 4th century, even the Roman emperor had heard the message of Christ. The emperor happened to be a leader of the sun-god worshipers, and when he converted to Christianity, many sun-god worshipers began to attend Church. As time passed, the faith of the Christians weakened, and they began to accept the customs of the sun-god worshipers. During this turn-over, they even began to rest and to worship on the first day of the week [Sunday]. In A.D. 321, Constantine, a Roman emperor, decreed an edict:

"All judges, city-people and craftsmen shall rest on the venerable day of the Sun."
Keep Sabbath Holy and Christ Ahnsahnghong
God's people must follow the words of God absolutely. We cannot take away or add anything to the word of God in the Bible If we do what will happen to us?

Rev 22.18-19: I warn everyone who hears the words of the prophecy of this scroll: If anyone adds anything to them, God will add to that person the plagues described in this scroll. 19 And if anyone takes words away from this scroll of prophecy, God will take away from that person any share in the tree of life and in the Holy City, which are described in this scroll.

If anyone adds to the Bible, God will add to him the plagues and if anyone takes away from the Bible, he cannot enter the kingdom of heaven. So, we must not add to God's words or take away from them.

One of the teachings and Command from God is to Keep Sabbath Holy, Sabbath means rest and is the 7th day of the week which is Saturday, God establish that day for or own Salvation He either set a this Day from the creation.

Gen 2.1-3: Thus the heavens and the earth were completed in all their vast array.
2 By the seventh day God had finished the work he had been doing; so on the seventh day he rested from all his work. 3 Then God blessed the seventh day and made it holy, because on it he rested from all the work of creating that he had done.

God blessed the seventh day and made it holy, so the seventh-day is the holy worship day. God separated this day for us to know God and God now His Children's this day is so important that God put it in the 10 commandment.

Ex 20:8-10: “Remember the Sabbath day by keeping it holy. 9 Six days you shall labor and do all your work, 10 but the seventh day is a sabbath to the LORD your God. On it you shall not do any work, neither you, nor your son or daughter, nor your male or female servant, nor your animals, nor any foreigner residing in your towns.

The Seventh-day is Sabbath the commandment of God, He commanded us to Remember this day by keeping it holy, if any ones takes away the Sabbath or adds something different, he cannot be saved, Sabbath Day - the Seventh Day of the week - Saturday, is so important because in this day we received the sing between God and us.

Ex 31:13: “Say to the Israelites, ‘You must observe my Sabbaths. This will be a sign between me and you for the generations to come, so you may know that I am the LORD, who makes you holy.

The Sabbath-Saturday is a sing between God and His people, therefore, God's people must keep the Sabbath Day as God command. Some People say that the Sabbath was abolish in the New Testament times, but this is not true Jesus Him self set an example of keeping the truth.

LK 4:16: 16 He went to Nazareth, where he had been brought up, and on the Sabbath day he went into the synagogue, as was his custom. He stood up to read,

The Sabbath is Jesus' custom, which means a ceremony that is conducted regularly.Then many said "we don't keep the Sabbath Day - Saturday, and we keep Sunday because Jesus abolish it by the Crucifixion, but this also is not truth because Apostle Paul follow the example of Jesus Christ and Keep also Sabbath Day as his custom.

Ac 17.2-3: As was his custom, Paul went into the synagogue, and on three Sabbath days he reasoned with them from the Scriptures, 3 explaining and proving that the Messiah had to suffer and rise from the dead. “This Jesus I am proclaiming to you is the Messiah,” he said. ( Ac 18.4 Every Sabbath).

Apostle Paul kept the Sabbath even after the Crucifixion. So, it is wrong that the Sabbath Day - Saturday was abolished after the Crucifixion, and the New Testament never says that we should keep Sunday instead of the Sabbath. The Bible commands us to keep the Sabbath until the end of the age.

Mt 24.20: Pray that your flight will not take place in winter or on the Sabbath.

Jesus and his disciples set an example of Keeping the Sabbath, therefore we have to follow the example and keep Sabbath Day, if we don't follow God's command and don't keep the will of God we can never enter Kingdom of Heaven.

Mt 7.21-23: “Not everyone who says to me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ will enter the kingdom of heaven, but only the one who does the will of my Father who is in heaven. 22 Many will say to me on that day, ‘Lord, Lord, did we not prophesy in your name and in your name drive out demons and in your name perform many miracles?’ 23 Then I will tell them plainly, ‘I never knew you. Away from me, you evildoers!’

The purpose of our faith is to enter Kingdom of Heaven, according to the Bible, He who does the will of God can enter to kingdom of heaven and those who don't never will enter. God will is the Sabbath Day not Sunday as Satan made us believe all this time since 325 AD when Satan change Sabbath Day the commandments of God and place instead Sunday which is the Day of the pagan Sun god.Though all this time we been living in darkness keeping Satan law which is the law of death, God second coming Christ is so merciful that He came again to reveal the truth and show us the way of Salvation the Law of God which is the law of Eternal Life.

Heb 9.28: so Christ was sacrificed once to take away the sins of many; and he will appear a second time, not to bear sin, but to bring salvation to those who are waiting for him.

Christ Ahnsahnghong Second Coming Christ came to this earth again to reveal the truth, show us the way of Salvation, so now we can know what is the truth and false, the light and darkness. Then, let's truly believe in our savior in this age, second coming Christ Ahnsahnghong and keep the law of Eternal Life, only World Mission Society Church of God is the true Church where Law of God is kept, the place where true God Almighty duels.