Latter-Day Sabbath-keepers The prophecies of the Old Testament make it plain that in the last days of human history those who are loyal to God will be observers of the seventh-day Sabbath. Thus Isaiah, beholding in heavenly vision the time of the end, the time when “my salvation is near to come, and my righteousness to be revealed” (Isaiah 56:1), cries, “Blesses is the man that doeth this, and the son of man that layeth hold on it; that keepeth the Sabbath from polluting it, and keepeth his hand from doing any evil” (verse 2). This promised blessing for keeping the Sabbath in the days immediately preceding the coming of Christ is not confined to the Jews lone, nor to any one class of people. “Also the sons of the stranger, that join themselves to the Lord, to serve him, and to love the name of the Lord, to be his servants, every one that keepeth the Sabbath from polluting it, and taketh hold of my covenant; even them will I bring to my holy mountain, and make them joyful in my house of prayer” (Isaiah 56:6, 7). In the time of the end, when men are waiting for the coming of Christ, there will be a message of Sabbath reform, a call for those who love Christ to separate themselves from the world and from all opposers, in order to observe the true Sabbath of the Lord and to depart from all sin and evil.
Posted on: Mon, 22 Jul 2013 14:51:33 +0000