Sabbath

Genesis 2:1–3 contains the first biblical text on the seventh-day Sabbath, which is also the first whole day of human history, as it comes chronologically at the end of the whole event of creation when humans are created. This is therefore a foundational text for the historical and theological un...

The short answer to your question is “no.” Perhaps the next question is: what then did the Israelites do for worship during the Sabbath? The question is difficult to answer, and this has led some to conclude that the Sabbath was only a day of rest. Here are some suggestions to consider. 1. A HOLY...

This presentation analyzes the documents on the Sabbath published by Thomas M. Preble and Joseph Bates between 1845 and 1849. They are the first writings on the Seventh-day Sabbath among North American Adventists of the nineteenth century. This presentation examines the motives that guided the eschatological movement of Adventism to adopt the biblical-historical doctrine of the Sabbath. It also explores the original contributions of Adventism to the Christian doctrine of the Sabbath.

This is a collection of eight papers covering a number of topics concerning the Sabbath. These papers were presented by different Adventist scholars at a symposium of the African Adventist Theological Society in May 2017 at the Adventist University of Africa in Kenya. The first chapter suggests t...

This is a collection of eight papers covering a number of topics concerning the Sabbath. These papers were presented by different Adventist scholars at a symposium of the African Adventist Theological Society in May 2017 at the Adventist University of Africa in Kenya. The first chapter suggests t...

Robert A. Muthiah, professor of Practical Theology at Azusa Pacific Seminary and member of the Pasadena Mennonite Church, has written a delightful little book about practical Sabbath observance. It provides valuable insights into the riches and blessings the Sabbath has in store for busy Christia...

This is a revised version of an article published in the Journal of the Adventist Theological Society. The Sabbath commandment in Exodus 20:8–11 is important to Judaism and fairly well known in Christianity, especially in Adventism. Apart from Scripture, people have printed it in catechisms and...

If any people should have an understanding of the connection between end-time prophecies and the environmental catastrophe engulfing the world today, it would have to be Seventh-day Adventists. After all, the first of the three angels of Revelation calls for all to “fear God and give glory to Him...

Jews, Seventh-day Adventists, and other Sabbath-keeping groups keep the Sabbath every seventh day in accordance with the creation account in Genesis 1:1-2:3 and the fourth commandment in Exodus 20:9-11. In the last few years, a number of individuals among Messianic Jews and Seventh-day Adventists...

The Sabbath is God’s gift to us, an offer to improve the quality of our life. Therefore, God does not only tell us to observe the Sabbath day, but gives us instruction on how to do it so that the day may become a real blessing for us. The Sabbath as a Benefactor Mark 2:27 In his love God institut...