Let's look a future time, here on earth, when not only God's sabbath will be observed but ALL of His rules and laws will be observed by ALL nations.
The following verses are about the period of time when Jesus will rule this earth for 1000yrs. Notice what ALL nations WILL keep. (Or suffer if they do NOT!)
ISAIAH 66:
[15] For, behold, the LORD will come with fire, and with his chariots like a whirlwind, to render his anger with fury, and his rebuke with flames of fire.
[16] For by fire and by his sword will the LORD plead with all flesh: and the slain of the LORD shall be many.
[18] For I know their works and their thoughts: it shall come, that I will gather all nations and tongues; and they shall come, and see my glory.
So God is rendering His fury upon ALL of the nations of the world. Let's continue....
[23] And it shall come to pass, that from one new moon to another, and from one sabbath to another, shall all flesh come to worship before me, saith the LORD.
Now let me ask the forum a few questions;
Do you think the "sabbath" spoken of above will be on the 7th day of the week or will God now say, "Go ahead and serve me on whatever day you like."?
Do you think it will be ok for those here during Christ 1000yr rule to buy, sell, and conduct business on God's sabbath day?
Do you think it will be ok to bake, cook or boil foods on God's sabbath day during His 1000yr rule?
Along with God's sabbath day, those remaining here on earth will also keep ALL of God's high days! Let's read it.....
Zech.14
[1] Behold, the day of the LORD cometh, and thy spoil shall be divided in the midst of thee.
[2] For I will gather all nations against Jerusalem to battle; and the city shall be taken, and the houses rifled, and the women ravished; and half of the city shall go forth into captivity, and the residue of the people shall not be cut off from the city.
[3] Then shall the LORD go forth, and fight against those nations, as when he fought in the day of battle.
Again we have the same period of time spoken of in Isa. Jesus is coming bact to this earth to punish and then rule ALL nations. Now let's read what ALL nations will do.
[16] And it shall come to pass, that every one that is left of all the nations which came against Jerusalem shall even go up from year to year to worship the King, the LORD of hosts, and to keep the feast of tabernacles.
So even in Jesus kingdom here on earth ALL nations will keep the feast of Tabernacles.
Now do you think we will NOT keep ALL of God's other high days? Of course we will? And we will keep them just the way God told Moses to tell the nation of Israel to keep them. The same goes with God's sabbath.
Now let's read what will happen if some nations choose NOT to keep this high day....
[17] And it shall be, that whoso will not come up of all the families of the earth unto Jerusalem to worship the King, the LORD of hosts, even upon them shall be no rain.
[18] And if the family of Egypt go not up, and come not, that have no rain; there shall be the plague, wherewith the LORD will smite the heathen that come not up to keep the feast of tabernacles.
[19] This shall be the punishment of Egypt, and the punishment of all nations that come not up to keep the feast of tabernacles.
So you really Don't have a choice here; keep the high day, on the day God said, or have no rain for your crops!
Now do you think it will be any different for God's sabbath?
Of course not!
God's sabbath, high days, laws, statues and commandments are forever.......
Even during Christ's 1000 year rule here on earth.
One more question.....
If the sabbath was to be kept up until Christ died AND it WILL be kept during His 1000yr rule here on earth.....why would He suspend keeping it for now?
Remember the man that was stoned for gathering sticks on God's sabbath?
Will God deny that man entry into His kingdom, but allow others entry that broke the same law?
Is that a fair God?
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