If someone bought a brand new Bible and then took a yellow highlighter felt pen and began reading that Bible starting at Genesis 2:2-3, highlighting each and every verse that mentioned the Sabbath, continuing through the entire Bible. they would discover that in God’s mind the Sabbath was, is, and most likely ever shall be a period of time dear to His heart, a period of time of which He has ever been supremely jealous, and a period of time of which He would permit no change or neglect.
When coming to the gospels and reading those four accounts, one would quickly see that any lessening, desecrating, or change in the Sabbath was the one offense that brought the Jews instantly to white hot anger.
Therefore, to think, even for a passing moment, that God would without any warning or careful instruction move His eternal Sabbath to Sunday – a day held sacred to the worship of the sun god for thousands of years – well, the idea is absolutely ludicrous. It would have been as ludicrous as if the apostles had introduced infant sacrifice at the temple in Jerusalem shortly after Jesus ascension back to heaven! And, believe me, I do not exaggerate in the least in making that comparison.
Satan’s blinding power is phenomenal, mind-boggling, stupendous, incredible and without equal or peer throughout the universe. He can introduce a false concept or belief so cleverly and in so many minds that the plain and simple truth is quickly abandoned and profound error accepted and believed by the majority! Doubt the utter validity of the two preceding sentences and I assure you, in all likelihood, YOU are one of those countless millions whose mind is heavily influenced by profound and clever satanic error.
From the very start of His earthly ministry, Jesus warned that not one jot or tittle, not one tiny change would be allowed in the holy and sacred Ten Commandments. He said heaven and earth would pass away before that would be allowed to happen. (Read Matthew 5,6 and 7 slowly and carefully if you doubt the validity of that statement).
Do NOT look at what others accept as truth in order to determine what is truth. Scripture warns that Satan deceives THE WHOLE WORLD! (See Revelation 12:9). Be different, almost unique – BELIEVE THE SCRIPTURES. Cast aside the denominational eyeglasses through which you view the scriptures. Ask God to grant you the ability to have and keep a truly open mind. Forget momentarily what Reverend So-and-So believes, what Pastor What’s-His-Name teaches, what your saintly grandmother accepted as Bible truth. PROVE all things of a spiritual nature as COMMANDED to do by scripture itself. And God help you, my friend, to understand.
Our Lord’s Servant (Galatians 1:10-12),
Donald Wiley