2. The Christian is not bound by a specific day of worship. “One person considers one day more sacred than another; another considers every day alike. Each of them should be fully convinced in their own mind. Whoever regards one day as special does so to the Lord... For none of us lives for ourselves alone, and none of us dies for ourselves alone. If we live, we live for the Lord; and if we die, we die for the Lord. So, whether we live or die, we belong to the Lord.” Rom14:5-9
3. The “Sabbath - God’s seal” as claimed by the author and advocates of this prophecy contradicts the biblical seal of God as outlined in the Christian’s covenant. (Eph1:13,14)
4. There is no sin in the Christian’s covenant with God with regards to a day of worship. Any sin regarding the Sabbath is limited to the Israelites’ covenant and does not apply to the Christian in the New Covenant. “Therefore do not let anyone judge you by what you eat or drink, or with regard to a religious festival, a New Moon celebration or a Sabbath day. These are a shadow of the things that were to come; the reality, however, is found in Christ.” Col2:16,17
5. The Sabbath law alluded to by this prophecy was a covenant with the ancient Israelites and has been rendered “obsolete” by the creation of the Christian’s covenant – the New Covenant. “By calling this covenant “new,” he has made the first one obsolete; and what is obsolete and outdated will soon disappear.” Heb8:13
6. Any attempt to uphold the Sabbath Law to influence one’s salvation renders the death of Jesus needless and useless and severs one from fellowship with Jesus. “I do not set aside the grace of God, for if righteousness could be gained through the law, Christ died for nothing!” Gal2:21; “You who are trying to be justified by the law have been alienated from Christ; you have fallen away from grace.” Gal5:4
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