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The Sabbath is a sign of eternal rest which the saints will have in the kingdom of heaven.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Hebrews+4%3A4-6&version=NIV|title=Hebrews 4:4–6|quote=}}</ref> The six-day Creation recorded in the book of [[Book of Genesis|Genesis]] is a prophecy that God will carry out the spiritual creation work for about 6,000 years.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=2+Peter+3%3A8&version=NIV|title=2 Peter 3:8|quote=}}</ref> God’s taking rest on the seventh day after six-day Creation was a prophecy about the Sabbath of a thousand years which will take place after the completion of His work of redemption. Apostle John described the coming of the Sabbath of a thousand years as reigning for a thousand years after the work of redemption.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Revelation+20%3A4&version=NIV|title=Revelation 20:4|quote=}}</ref> God’s people who are saved will reign forever,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Revelation+22%3A5&version=NIV|title=Revelation 22:5|quote=}}</ref> but it was written that they will reign for a thousand years to teach us about 6,000 year-long work of redemption before the Sabbath of a thousand years. It is like working for six days before the Sabbath day, and farming for six years before the Sabbath year.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Leviticus+25%3A3-5&version=NIV|title=Leviticus 25:3–5|quote=}}</ref><br>The Sabbath of a thousand years leads to the eternal rest. So in the book of Genesis, there is no mention of the end of the seventh day after the six-day Creation. With regard to the first six days, it is written, “There was evening, and there was morning,”<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Genesis+1%3A5&version=NIV|title=Genesis 1:5|quote=}}</ref> but on the seventh day, there is no mention of “There was evening and there was morning—the seventh day.” This means that the Sabbath on the seventh day represents the eternal rest. Those who keep the Sabbath day holy every week, a sign of eternal rest, can enter the [[Heaven|kingdom of heaven]] where they can enjoy the eternal rest.