A PART OF THE TEN-COMMANDMENT LAW Remember the Sabbath day, to keep it holy. Six days shall thou labor, and do all thy work: but the seventh day is the Sabbath of the Lord thy God. In it thou shall not do any work, thou, nor thy son, nor thy daughter, thy manservant, nor thy maidservant, nor thy cattle, nor thy stranger that is within thy gates. For in six days the Lord made heaven and earth, the sea, and all that in them is, and rested the seventh day: wherefore the Lord blessed the Sabbath day, and hallowed it. Exodus 20:8-11. In the ark was the golden pot of manna, Aarons rod that budded, and the tables of stone, which folded together like a book. Jesus opened them, and I saw the Ten Commandments written on them with the finger of God. On one table were four, and on the other six. The four on the first table shone brighter than the other six. But the fourth, the Sabbath commandment, shone above them all; for the Sabbath was set apart to be kept in honor of Gods holy name. The holy Sabbath looked glorious-a halo of glory was all around it. I saw that the Sabbath commandment was not nailed to the cross. If it was, the other nine commandments were; and we are at liberty to break them all, as well as to break the fourth. I saw that God had not changed the Sabbath, for He never changes. But the pope had changed it from the seventh to the first day of the week; for he was to change times and laws. And I saw that if God had changed the Sabbath from the seventh to the first day, He would have changed the writing of the Sabbath commandment, written on the tables of stone, which are now in the ark in the most holy place of the temple in heaven. And it would read thus: The first day is the Sabbath of the Lord thy God. But I saw that it read the same as when written on the tables of stone by the finger of God, and delivered to Moses on Sinai, “But the seventh day is the Sabbath of the Lord thy God.” I saw that the holy Sabbath is, and will be, the separating wall between the true Israel of God and unbelievers; and that the Sabbath is the great question, to unite the hearts of Gods dear, waiting saints.” - Early Writings, pages 32, 33. Be patient, friend, and run with fortitude The race that God before thee sets. Though tossed and harried, oft misunderstood, Remember, long continuance begets Unbending strength; And joy, at length, Will crown the labors of the true and tried, Who walked in faith beside the Crucified. Maintain thy hope, thy confidence retain, Nor dim the trust that soon thy, Lord, In loving mercy, will return again, in strange fulfillment of His word. For ripe the hour When in His power The King must stand and put a timely end To hate and greed, that oer this earth contend. Gird up thy loins, to your appointed task Lend well thy hand, and gladly run The errands of the Lord, nor deign to ask Wherefore, when be thy mission done. Thus will thy light Be burning bright, As with the gospel of the kingdom shod, All unashamed thou waits for thy God. WILLARD DESSAIN.
Posted on: Sat, 30 Aug 2014 04:41:08 +0000
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