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==Etymology==

The Sabbath day is a day of rest. The Sabbath in Hebrew is ''Shabbat'' (''שַׁבָּת''<ref>[https://biblehub.com/hebrew/7676.htm 7676. shabbath], Bible Hub</ref>), which derives from ''Shavat'' (.''שָׁבַת''<ref>[https://biblehub.com/hebrew/7673.htm 7673. shabath], Bible Hub</ref>), meaning “ceasing (from work), rest.”<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.studylight.org/study-desk.html?q1=Genesis+2%3A2&q2=&ss=0&t1=eng_n84&t2=eng_kjv&t3=eng_nas&ns=0&sr=1&ot=bhs&nt=wh&hv1=1&b=verse&d=3|title=Genesis 2:2|quote=}}</ref> In Greek, the Hebrew word is transliterated into ''Sabbaton (σαββάτων)''.

The Sabbath day is a day of rest. The Sabbath in Hebrew is ''Shabbat'' (''שַׁבָּת''<ref>[https://biblehub.com/hebrew/7676.htm 7676. shabbath], ''Bible Hub''</ref>), which derives from ''Shavat'' (.''שָׁבַת''<ref>[https://biblehub.com/hebrew/7673.htm 7673. shabath], ''Bible Hub''</ref>), meaning “ceasing (from work), rest.”<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.studylight.org/study-desk.html?q1=Genesis+2%3A2&q2=&ss=0&t1=eng_n84&t2=eng_kjv&t3=eng_nas&ns=0&sr=1&ot=bhs&nt=wh&hv1=1&b=verse&d=3|title=Genesis 2:2|quote=}}</ref> In Greek, the Hebrew word is transliterated into ''Sabbaton (σαββάτων)''.

==Origin of the Sabbath==

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Comparing two historical books written about the conquest of Jerusalem by the Roman general Pompeius, better known as Pompey, in 63 B.C., we can understand that the Sabbath in the Bible is Saturday.

Josephus, the first-century Jewish historian, wrote that Pompey conquered Jerusalem by exploiting the fact that the Jews did not work on the seventh-day Sabbath. When Pompey led the army and surrounded the Jerusalem temple, he noticed that the Jews only defended their city, but did not initiate any attack on the seventh-day, Sabbath. Every Sabbath, the Romans filled the trenches and valleys surrounding the temple without any hindrance, and transported siege weapons. Eventually, the Jerusalem Temple fell within three months.<ref>Antiquities of the Jews, Flavius Josephus, Book 14, Chapter 4, pp. 390–391, 1544</ref> At the beginning of the third century, Cassius Dio, a Roman historian, wrote that the Romans had an opportunity to destroy the walls of Jerusalem because the Jews did not work on the “day of Saturn.”<ref>[https://lexundria.com/dio/37.16/cy Roman History], Book 37, Chapter 16, Dio Cassius, Translated by Earnest Cary, Herbert B. Foster. Loeb Classical Library 53. Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press, 1914.</ref> This means that the seventh-day Sabbath, which the Jews kept, was the day of Saturn, that is, Saturday, to the Romans. Therefore, it is clear that the Sabbath, which Jesus and the apostles kept, was Saturday.

Josephus, the first-century Jewish historian, wrote that Pompey conquered Jerusalem by exploiting the fact that the Jews did not work on the seventh-day Sabbath. When Pompey led the army and surrounded the Jerusalem temple, he noticed that the Jews only defended their city, but did not initiate any attack on the seventh-day, Sabbath. Every Sabbath, the Romans filled the trenches and valleys surrounding the temple without any hindrance, and transported siege weapons. Eventually, the Jerusalem Temple fell within three months.<ref>Antiquities of the Jews, Flavius Josephus, ''Book 14'', Chapter 4, pp. 390–391, 1544</ref> At the beginning of the third century, Cassius Dio, a Roman historian, wrote that the Romans had an opportunity to destroy the walls of Jerusalem because the Jews did not work on the “day of Saturn.”<ref>[https://lexundria.com/dio/37.16/cy Roman History], ''Book 37'', Chapter 16, Dio Cassius, Translated by Earnest Cary, Herbert B. Foster. Loeb Classical Library 53. Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press, 1914.</ref> This means that the seventh-day Sabbath, which the Jews kept, was the day of Saturn, that is, Saturday, to the Romans. Therefore, it is clear that the Sabbath, which Jesus and the apostles kept, was Saturday.

*'''Evidence 4. Everyday Language'''

Some languages bear a trace showing that the Sabbath is Saturday. In Spanish, Saturday is ''sábado'', which means the Sabbath. The following is the example of the languages in which the Hebrew word for the ''Sabbath'' leaves traces in the word meaning ''Saturday''.

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==Each Denomination’s Perspective on the Sabbath==

===Judaism===

The Jewish Sabbath begins at sunset on Friday and ends at sunset on Saturday. According to the Old Testament law where no work had to be done on the Sabbath, government offices, restaurants, and markets close and public transportation such as buses and trains cease to operate in Israel on the Sabbath.<ref>[https://visit.tel-aviv.gov.il/info/shabbat SHABBAT], Tel Aviv Yafo</ref> At home, two candles are lit on Friday before the sun goes down, and at the beginning of their Sabbath, they have a dinner with Sabbath bread and wine called “Challah.” The orthodox Jews, who strictly observe the Sabbath, are even forbidden to turn the electric switch on or off, so many of their houses have devices to turn off their lamps automatically. Hotels and high-rise apartments have elevators that automatically stop at every floor so that they do not need to press a button on the Sabbath day.<ref>[https://www.myjewishlearning.com/article/shabbats-work-prohibition/ Shabbat’s Work Prohibition], My Jewish Learning</ref> El Al Israel Airlines does not run on the Sabbath day. Since airports too stop taking off and landing, airlines have to adjust their timetables before or after the Sabbath. In the regions where the orthodox Jews live, they install iron barricades at every entrance of the roads so that foreigners and people from other regions cannot drive in their region on the Sabbath day. If someone drives in, they Jews there will throw stones to destroy the car.<ref>The Rough Guide to Jerusalem, Daniel Jacobs, pg. 26, Rough Guides; 2nd edition, October 19, 2009</ref><ref>Settings of Silver: An Introduction to Judaism, Stephen M. Wylen, pg. 129, Paulist Press; Second Edition, July 1, 2000</ref>

The Jewish Sabbath begins at sunset on Friday and ends at sunset on Saturday. According to the Old Testament law where no work had to be done on the Sabbath, government offices, restaurants, and markets close and public transportation such as buses and trains cease to operate in Israel on the Sabbath.<ref>[https://visit.tel-aviv.gov.il/info/shabbat SHABBAT], ''Tel Aviv Yafo''</ref> At home, two candles are lit on Friday before the sun goes down, and at the beginning of their Sabbath, they have a dinner with Sabbath bread and wine called “Challah.” The orthodox Jews, who strictly observe the Sabbath, are even forbidden to turn the electric switch on or off, so many of their houses have devices to turn off their lamps automatically. Hotels and high-rise apartments have elevators that automatically stop at every floor so that they do not need to press a button on the Sabbath day.<ref>[https://www.myjewishlearning.com/article/shabbats-work-prohibition/ Shabbat’s Work Prohibition], ''My Jewish Learning''</ref> El Al Israel Airlines does not run on the Sabbath day. Since airports too stop taking off and landing, airlines have to adjust their timetables before or after the Sabbath. In the regions where the orthodox Jews live, they install iron barricades at every entrance of the roads so that foreigners and people from other regions cannot drive in their region on the Sabbath day. If someone drives in, they Jews there will throw stones to destroy the car.<ref>The Rough Guide to Jerusalem, Daniel Jacobs, pg. 26, Rough Guides; 2nd edition, October 19, 2009</ref><ref>Settings of Silver: An Introduction to Judaism, Stephen M. Wylen, pg. 129, ''Paulist Press''; Second Edition, July 1, 2000</ref>

===Catholicism===

The Bible says that the Sabbath is Saturday, but the Catholic Church established the doctrine of Lord’s Day (Sunday worship).

{{quote|But since Saturday, not Sunday, is specified in the Bible, isn’t it curious that non-Catholics who profess to take their religion directly from the Bible and not from the Church, observe Sunday instead of Saturday? Yes, of course, it is inconsistent; but this change was made about fifteen centuries before Protestantism was born, and by that time the custom was universally observed. They have continued the custom, even though it rests upon the authority of the Catholic Church and not upon an explicit text in the Bible.|''The Faith of the Millions'', John O’Brien, Our Sunday Visitor, Inc., 1974, pp. 400–401}}

Sunday was a day for worshiping the sun, but the Catholic Church insists that the early Christians commemorated the resurrection of Christ and the descent of the Holy Spirit on Sunday, calling it "Lord’s Day."<ref>[https://www.catholicnewsagency.com/resource/55994/the-sabbath-or-the-lords-day The Sabbath or the Lord's Day], Catholic News Agency.</ref> The Catholic Church changed the fourth commandment on the Sabbath among the Ten Commandments, differently from the Bible. They changed the Ten Commandments in the 5th century, under the pretext of classifying them reasonably by substituting the commandment, “Remember the Sabbath day by keeping it holy,” with the words, “Remember to keep holy the LORD’s Day.”<ref>[https://www.catholic.com/magazine/print-edition/the-true-ten-commandments#:~:text=Remember%20to%20keep%20holy%20the%20Lord%E2%80%99s%20Day. The Catholic Ten Commandments], Catholic Answers, March 1, 2004</ref>

Sunday was a day for worshiping the sun, but the Catholic Church insists that the early Christians commemorated the resurrection of Christ and the descent of the Holy Spirit on Sunday, calling it "Lord’s Day."<ref>[https://www.catholicnewsagency.com/resource/55994/the-sabbath-or-the-lords-day The Sabbath or the Lord's Day], ''Catholic News Agency''.</ref> The Catholic Church changed the fourth commandment on the Sabbath among the Ten Commandments, differently from the Bible. They changed the Ten Commandments in the 5th century, under the pretext of classifying them reasonably by substituting the commandment, “Remember the Sabbath day by keeping it holy,” with the words, “Remember to keep holy the LORD’s Day.”<ref>[https://www.catholic.com/magazine/print-edition/the-true-ten-commandments#:~:text=Remember%20to%20keep%20holy%20the%20Lord%E2%80%99s%20Day. The Catholic Ten Commandments], ''Catholic Answers'', March 1, 2004</ref>

===Protestantism===

According to chapter 21 of “The Westminster Confession of Faith,” which contains the Calvinist faith, the Protestants claims: “The Sabbath day had always been the last day of a week from the creation of the world up until Jesus’ resurrection, but after Jesus’ resurrection, it changed to the first day of the week [Sunday].”<ref>[https://www.ligonier.org/learn/articles/westminster-confession-faith The Westminster Confession of Faith], Ligonier Ministries.</ref> They insist that Acts 20:7<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.studylight.org/study-desk.html?q1=Acts+20%3A7&q2=&ss=0&t1=eng_n84&t2=eng_kjv&t3=eng_nas&ns=0&sr=1&ot=bhs&nt=wh&hv1=1&b=verse&d=3|title=Acts 20:7|quote=}}</ref> and 1 Corinthians 16:2<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.studylight.org/study-desk.html?q1=1+Corinthians+16%3A2&q2=&ss=0&t1=eng_n84&t2=eng_kjv&t3=eng_nas&ns=0&sr=1&ot=bhs&nt=wh&hv1=1&b=verse&d=3|title=1 Corinthians 16:2|quote=}}</ref> are the records about the early Church keeping [[Sunday Worship|worship service on Sunday]], the first day of a week.<ref>[https://www.newadvent.org/cathen/14335a.htm Sunday], New Advent</ref> However, Acts 20 is about commemorating the Resurrection Day, and 1 Corinthians 16 is just a recommendation on how to give special offerings to help Jerusalem, not a record of every Sunday worship.

According to chapter 21 of “The Westminster Confession of Faith,” which contains the Calvinist faith, the Protestants claims: “The Sabbath day had always been the last day of a week from the creation of the world up until Jesus’ resurrection, but after Jesus’ resurrection, it changed to the first day of the week [Sunday].”<ref>[https://www.ligonier.org/learn/articles/westminster-confession-faith The Westminster Confession of Faith], ''Ligonier Ministries''.</ref> They insist that Acts 20:7<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.studylight.org/study-desk.html?q1=Acts+20%3A7&q2=&ss=0&t1=eng_n84&t2=eng_kjv&t3=eng_nas&ns=0&sr=1&ot=bhs&nt=wh&hv1=1&b=verse&d=3|title=Acts 20:7|quote=}}</ref> and 1 Corinthians 16:2<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.studylight.org/study-desk.html?q1=1+Corinthians+16%3A2&q2=&ss=0&t1=eng_n84&t2=eng_kjv&t3=eng_nas&ns=0&sr=1&ot=bhs&nt=wh&hv1=1&b=verse&d=3|title=1 Corinthians 16:2|quote=}}</ref> are the records about the early Church keeping [[Sunday Worship|worship service on Sunday]], the first day of a week.<ref>[https://www.newadvent.org/cathen/14335a.htm Sunday], ''New Advent''</ref> However, Acts 20 is about commemorating the Resurrection Day, and 1 Corinthians 16 is just a recommendation on how to give special offerings to help Jerusalem, not a record of every Sunday worship.

===The Seventh-day Adventist Church===

The Seventh-day Adventist Church [SDA] considers that the day begins at sunset, and so they claim that the Sabbath begins from the sunset of Friday and ends at the sunset of Saturday. That is why they keep worship services in the evening of Friday, and morning and afternoon of Saturday. The SDA Church also claims that the Sabbath is [[Seal of God|God’s seal]], quoting a verse from the Bible reading that the Sabbath is a sign between God and His people.<ref>[https://sdarm.org/about-us/beliefs/the-sealing The Sealing], Seventh Day Adventist Reform Movement.</ref>

The Seventh-day Adventist Church [SDA] considers that the day begins at sunset, and so they claim that the Sabbath begins from the sunset of Friday and ends at the sunset of Saturday. That is why they keep worship services in the evening of Friday, and morning and afternoon of Saturday. The SDA Church also claims that the Sabbath is [[Seal of God|God’s seal]], quoting a verse from the Bible reading that the Sabbath is a sign between God and His people.<ref>[https://sdarm.org/about-us/beliefs/the-sealing The Sealing], ''Seventh Day Adventist Reform Movement''.</ref>

==The Church of God Keeps the Sabbath Day==

[[file:하나님의교회 세계복음선교협회 새예루살렘 판교성전 예배.jpg |thumb|400px|Worship service at New Jerusalem Pangyo Temple of the World Mission Society Church of God]]

The [[World Mission Society Church of God]] is the only church that keeps the Sabbath of the mew covenant just as Jesus and His disciples did.<ref>[http://monthly.chosun.com/client/news/viw.asp?ctcd=E&nNewsNumb=202003100052 World Mission Society Church of God General Pastor, “A World Where No One Feels Lonely,” is Made with God’s Love as the Basis”], Monthly Chosun, March 2020</ref> According to the biblical time reckoning, the day begins when the sun rises; therefore the Church of God keeps worship services on Saturday in the morning, afternoon, and evening. The Church of God celebrates the power of God Elohim the Creator on the Sabbath, and believes that the Sabbath is a sign between God and His people and a symbol of the eternal rest.

The [[World Mission Society Church of God]] is the only church that keeps the Sabbath of the mew covenant just as Jesus and His disciples did.<ref>[http://monthly.chosun.com/client/news/viw.asp?ctcd=E&nNewsNumb=202003100052 World Mission Society Church of God General Pastor, “A World Where No One Feels Lonely,” is Made with God’s Love as the Basis”], ''Monthly Chosun'', March 2020</ref> According to the biblical time reckoning, the day begins when the sun rises; therefore the Church of God keeps worship services on Saturday in the morning, afternoon, and evening. The Church of God celebrates the power of God Elohim the Creator on the Sabbath, and believes that the Sabbath is a sign between God and His people and a symbol of the eternal rest.

==See also==

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 ==Etymology==
-The Sabbath day is a day of rest. The Sabbath in Hebrew is ''Shabbat'' (''שַׁבָּת''<ref>[https://biblehub.com/hebrew/7676.htm 7676. shabbath], Bible Hub</ref>), which derives from ''Shavat'' (.''שָׁבַת''<ref>[https://biblehub.com/hebrew/7673.htm 7673. shabath], Bible Hub</ref>), meaning “ceasing (from work), rest.”<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.studylight.org/study-desk.html?q1=Genesis+2%3A2&q2=&ss=0&t1=eng_n84&t2=eng_kjv&t3=eng_nas&ns=0&sr=1&ot=bhs&nt=wh&hv1=1&b=verse&d=3|title=Genesis 2:2|quote=}}</ref> In Greek, the Hebrew word is transliterated into ''Sabbaton (σαββάτων)''.
+The Sabbath day is a day of rest. The Sabbath in Hebrew is ''Shabbat'' (''שַׁבָּת''<ref>[https://biblehub.com/hebrew/7676.htm 7676. shabbath], ''Bible Hub''</ref>), which derives from ''Shavat'' (.''שָׁבַת''<ref>[https://biblehub.com/hebrew/7673.htm 7673. shabath], ''Bible Hub''</ref>), meaning “ceasing (from work), rest.”<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.studylight.org/study-desk.html?q1=Genesis+2%3A2&q2=&ss=0&t1=eng_n84&t2=eng_kjv&t3=eng_nas&ns=0&sr=1&ot=bhs&nt=wh&hv1=1&b=verse&d=3|title=Genesis 2:2|quote=}}</ref> In Greek, the Hebrew word is transliterated into ''Sabbaton (σαββάτων)''.
 ==Origin of the Sabbath==
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 Comparing two historical books written about the conquest of Jerusalem by the Roman general Pompeius, better known as Pompey, in 63 B.C., we can understand that the Sabbath in the Bible is Saturday.
-Josephus, the first-century Jewish historian, wrote that Pompey conquered Jerusalem by exploiting the fact that the Jews did not work on the seventh-day Sabbath. When Pompey led the army and surrounded the Jerusalem temple, he noticed that the Jews only defended their city, but did not initiate any attack on the seventh-day, Sabbath. Every Sabbath, the Romans filled the trenches and valleys surrounding the temple without any hindrance, and transported siege weapons. Eventually, the Jerusalem Temple fell within three months.<ref>Antiquities of the Jews, Flavius Josephus, Book 14, Chapter 4, pp. 390–391, 1544</ref><br>At the beginning of the third century, Cassius Dio, a Roman historian, wrote that the Romans had an opportunity to destroy the walls of Jerusalem because the Jews did not work on the “day of Saturn.”<ref>[https://lexundria.com/dio/37.16/cy Roman History], Book 37, Chapter 16, Dio Cassius, Translated by Earnest Cary, Herbert B. Foster. Loeb Classical Library 53. Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press, 1914.</ref><br>This means that the seventh-day Sabbath, which the Jews kept, was the day of Saturn, that is, Saturday, to the Romans. Therefore, it is clear that the Sabbath, which Jesus and the apostles kept, was Saturday.
+Josephus, the first-century Jewish historian, wrote that Pompey conquered Jerusalem by exploiting the fact that the Jews did not work on the seventh-day Sabbath. When Pompey led the army and surrounded the Jerusalem temple, he noticed that the Jews only defended their city, but did not initiate any attack on the seventh-day, Sabbath. Every Sabbath, the Romans filled the trenches and valleys surrounding the temple without any hindrance, and transported siege weapons. Eventually, the Jerusalem Temple fell within three months.<ref>Antiquities of the Jews, Flavius Josephus, ''Book 14'', Chapter 4, pp. 390–391, 1544</ref><br>At the beginning of the third century, Cassius Dio, a Roman historian, wrote that the Romans had an opportunity to destroy the walls of Jerusalem because the Jews did not work on the “day of Saturn.”<ref>[https://lexundria.com/dio/37.16/cy Roman History], ''Book 37'', Chapter 16, Dio Cassius, Translated by Earnest Cary, Herbert B. Foster. Loeb Classical Library 53. Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press, 1914.</ref><br>This means that the seventh-day Sabbath, which the Jews kept, was the day of Saturn, that is, Saturday, to the Romans. Therefore, it is clear that the Sabbath, which Jesus and the apostles kept, was Saturday.
 *'''Evidence 4. Everyday Language'''
 Some languages bear a trace showing that the Sabbath is Saturday. In Spanish, Saturday is ''sábado'', which means the Sabbath. The following is the example of the languages in which the Hebrew word for the ''Sabbath'' leaves traces in the word meaning ''Saturday''.
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 ==Each Denomination’s Perspective on the Sabbath==
 ===Judaism===
-The Jewish Sabbath begins at sunset on Friday and ends at sunset on Saturday. According to the Old Testament law where no work had to be done on the Sabbath, government offices, restaurants, and markets close and public transportation such as buses and trains cease to operate in Israel on the Sabbath.<ref>[https://visit.tel-aviv.gov.il/info/shabbat SHABBAT], Tel Aviv Yafo</ref> At home, two candles are lit on Friday before the sun goes down, and at the beginning of their Sabbath, they have a dinner with Sabbath bread and wine called “Challah.” The orthodox Jews, who strictly observe the Sabbath, are even forbidden to turn the electric switch on or off, so many of their houses have devices to turn off their lamps automatically. Hotels and high-rise apartments have elevators that automatically stop at every floor so that they do not need to press a button on the Sabbath day.<ref>[https://www.myjewishlearning.com/article/shabbats-work-prohibition/ Shabbat’s Work Prohibition], My Jewish Learning</ref><br>El Al Israel Airlines does not run on the Sabbath day. Since airports too stop taking off and landing, airlines have to adjust their timetables before or after the Sabbath. In the regions where the orthodox Jews live, they install iron barricades at every entrance of the roads so that foreigners and people from other regions cannot drive in their region on the Sabbath day. If someone drives in, they Jews there will throw stones to destroy the car.<ref>The Rough Guide to Jerusalem, Daniel Jacobs, pg. 26, Rough Guides; 2nd edition, October 19, 2009</ref><ref>Settings of Silver: An Introduction to Judaism, Stephen M. Wylen, pg. 129, Paulist Press; Second Edition, July 1, 2000</ref>
+The Jewish Sabbath begins at sunset on Friday and ends at sunset on Saturday. According to the Old Testament law where no work had to be done on the Sabbath, government offices, restaurants, and markets close and public transportation such as buses and trains cease to operate in Israel on the Sabbath.<ref>[https://visit.tel-aviv.gov.il/info/shabbat SHABBAT], ''Tel Aviv Yafo''</ref> At home, two candles are lit on Friday before the sun goes down, and at the beginning of their Sabbath, they have a dinner with Sabbath bread and wine called “Challah.” The orthodox Jews, who strictly observe the Sabbath, are even forbidden to turn the electric switch on or off, so many of their houses have devices to turn off their lamps automatically. Hotels and high-rise apartments have elevators that automatically stop at every floor so that they do not need to press a button on the Sabbath day.<ref>[https://www.myjewishlearning.com/article/shabbats-work-prohibition/ Shabbat’s Work Prohibition], ''My Jewish Learning''</ref><br>El Al Israel Airlines does not run on the Sabbath day. Since airports too stop taking off and landing, airlines have to adjust their timetables before or after the Sabbath. In the regions where the orthodox Jews live, they install iron barricades at every entrance of the roads so that foreigners and people from other regions cannot drive in their region on the Sabbath day. If someone drives in, they Jews there will throw stones to destroy the car.<ref>The Rough Guide to Jerusalem, Daniel Jacobs, pg. 26, Rough Guides; 2nd edition, October 19, 2009</ref><ref>Settings of Silver: An Introduction to Judaism, Stephen M. Wylen, pg. 129, ''Paulist Press''; Second Edition, July 1, 2000</ref>
 ===Catholicism===
 The Bible says that the Sabbath is Saturday, but the Catholic Church established the doctrine of Lord’s Day (Sunday worship).
 {{quote|But since Saturday, not Sunday, is specified in the Bible, isn’t it curious that non-Catholics who profess to take their religion directly from the Bible and not from the Church, observe Sunday instead of Saturday? Yes, of course, it is inconsistent; but this change was made about fifteen centuries before Protestantism was born, and by that time the custom was universally observed. They have continued the custom, even though it rests upon the authority of the Catholic Church and not upon an explicit text in the Bible.|''The Faith of the Millions'', John O’Brien, Our Sunday Visitor, Inc., 1974, pp. 400–401}}
-Sunday was a day for worshiping the sun, but the Catholic Church insists that the early Christians commemorated the resurrection of Christ and the descent of the Holy Spirit on Sunday, calling it "Lord’s Day."<ref>[https://www.catholicnewsagency.com/resource/55994/the-sabbath-or-the-lords-day The Sabbath or the Lord's Day], Catholic News Agency.</ref><br>The Catholic Church changed the fourth commandment on the Sabbath among the Ten Commandments, differently from the Bible. They changed the Ten Commandments in the 5th century, under the pretext of classifying them reasonably by substituting the commandment, “Remember the Sabbath day by keeping it holy,” with the words, “Remember to keep holy the LORD’s Day.”<ref>[https://www.catholic.com/magazine/print-edition/the-true-ten-commandments#:~:text=Remember%20to%20keep%20holy%20the%20Lord%E2%80%99s%20Day. The Catholic Ten Commandments], Catholic Answers, March 1, 2004</ref>
+Sunday was a day for worshiping the sun, but the Catholic Church insists that the early Christians commemorated the resurrection of Christ and the descent of the Holy Spirit on Sunday, calling it "Lord’s Day."<ref>[https://www.catholicnewsagency.com/resource/55994/the-sabbath-or-the-lords-day The Sabbath or the Lord's Day], ''Catholic News Agency''.</ref><br>The Catholic Church changed the fourth commandment on the Sabbath among the Ten Commandments, differently from the Bible. They changed the Ten Commandments in the 5th century, under the pretext of classifying them reasonably by substituting the commandment, “Remember the Sabbath day by keeping it holy,” with the words, “Remember to keep holy the LORD’s Day.”<ref>[https://www.catholic.com/magazine/print-edition/the-true-ten-commandments#:~:text=Remember%20to%20keep%20holy%20the%20Lord%E2%80%99s%20Day. The Catholic Ten Commandments], ''Catholic Answers'', March 1, 2004</ref>
 ===Protestantism===
-According to chapter 21 of “The Westminster Confession of Faith,” which contains the Calvinist faith, the Protestants claims: “The Sabbath day had always been the last day of a week from the creation of the world up until Jesus’ resurrection, but after Jesus’ resurrection, it changed to the first day of the week [Sunday].”<ref>[https://www.ligonier.org/learn/articles/westminster-confession-faith The Westminster Confession of Faith], Ligonier Ministries.</ref> They insist that Acts 20:7<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.studylight.org/study-desk.html?q1=Acts+20%3A7&q2=&ss=0&t1=eng_n84&t2=eng_kjv&t3=eng_nas&ns=0&sr=1&ot=bhs&nt=wh&hv1=1&b=verse&d=3|title=Acts 20:7|quote=}}</ref> and 1 Corinthians 16:2<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.studylight.org/study-desk.html?q1=1+Corinthians+16%3A2&q2=&ss=0&t1=eng_n84&t2=eng_kjv&t3=eng_nas&ns=0&sr=1&ot=bhs&nt=wh&hv1=1&b=verse&d=3|title=1 Corinthians 16:2|quote=}}</ref> are the records about the early Church keeping [[Sunday Worship|worship service on Sunday]], the first day of a week.<ref>[https://www.newadvent.org/cathen/14335a.htm Sunday], New Advent</ref> However, Acts 20 is about commemorating the Resurrection Day, and 1 Corinthians 16 is just a recommendation on how to give special offerings to help Jerusalem, not a record of every Sunday worship.
+According to chapter 21 of “The Westminster Confession of Faith,” which contains the Calvinist faith, the Protestants claims: “The Sabbath day had always been the last day of a week from the creation of the world up until Jesus’ resurrection, but after Jesus’ resurrection, it changed to the first day of the week [Sunday].”<ref>[https://www.ligonier.org/learn/articles/westminster-confession-faith The Westminster Confession of Faith], ''Ligonier Ministries''.</ref> They insist that Acts 20:7<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.studylight.org/study-desk.html?q1=Acts+20%3A7&q2=&ss=0&t1=eng_n84&t2=eng_kjv&t3=eng_nas&ns=0&sr=1&ot=bhs&nt=wh&hv1=1&b=verse&d=3|title=Acts 20:7|quote=}}</ref> and 1 Corinthians 16:2<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.studylight.org/study-desk.html?q1=1+Corinthians+16%3A2&q2=&ss=0&t1=eng_n84&t2=eng_kjv&t3=eng_nas&ns=0&sr=1&ot=bhs&nt=wh&hv1=1&b=verse&d=3|title=1 Corinthians 16:2|quote=}}</ref> are the records about the early Church keeping [[Sunday Worship|worship service on Sunday]], the first day of a week.<ref>[https://www.newadvent.org/cathen/14335a.htm Sunday], ''New Advent''</ref> However, Acts 20 is about commemorating the Resurrection Day, and 1 Corinthians 16 is just a recommendation on how to give special offerings to help Jerusalem, not a record of every Sunday worship.
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 ===The Seventh-day Adventist Church===
-The Seventh-day Adventist Church [SDA] considers that the day begins at sunset, and so they claim that the Sabbath begins from the sunset of Friday and ends at the sunset of Saturday. That is why they keep worship services in the evening of Friday, and morning and afternoon of Saturday. The SDA Church also claims that the Sabbath is [[Seal of God|God’s seal]], quoting a verse from the Bible reading that the Sabbath is a sign between God and His people.<ref>[https://sdarm.org/about-us/beliefs/the-sealing The Sealing], Seventh Day Adventist Reform Movement.</ref>
+The Seventh-day Adventist Church [SDA] considers that the day begins at sunset, and so they claim that the Sabbath begins from the sunset of Friday and ends at the sunset of Saturday. That is why they keep worship services in the evening of Friday, and morning and afternoon of Saturday. The SDA Church also claims that the Sabbath is [[Seal of God|God’s seal]], quoting a verse from the Bible reading that the Sabbath is a sign between God and His people.<ref>[https://sdarm.org/about-us/beliefs/the-sealing The Sealing], ''Seventh Day Adventist Reform Movement''.</ref>
 ==The Church of God Keeps the Sabbath Day==
 [[file:하나님의교회 세계복음선교협회 새예루살렘 판교성전 예배.jpg |thumb|400px|Worship service at New Jerusalem Pangyo Temple of the World Mission Society Church of God]]
-The [[World Mission Society Church of God]] is the only church that keeps the Sabbath of the mew covenant just as Jesus and His disciples did.<ref>[http://monthly.chosun.com/client/news/viw.asp?ctcd=E&nNewsNumb=202003100052 World Mission Society Church of God General Pastor, “A World Where No One Feels Lonely,” is Made with God’s Love as the Basis”], Monthly Chosun, March 2020</ref> According to the biblical time reckoning, the day begins when the sun rises; therefore the Church of God keeps worship services on Saturday in the morning, afternoon, and evening. The Church of God celebrates the power of God Elohim the Creator on the Sabbath, and believes that the Sabbath is a sign between God and His people and a symbol of the eternal rest.
+The [[World Mission Society Church of God]] is the only church that keeps the Sabbath of the mew covenant just as Jesus and His disciples did.<ref>[http://monthly.chosun.com/client/news/viw.asp?ctcd=E&nNewsNumb=202003100052 World Mission Society Church of God General Pastor, “A World Where No One Feels Lonely,” is Made with God’s Love as the Basis”], ''Monthly Chosun'', March 2020</ref> According to the biblical time reckoning, the day begins when the sun rises; therefore the Church of God keeps worship services on Saturday in the morning, afternoon, and evening. The Church of God celebrates the power of God Elohim the Creator on the Sabbath, and believes that the Sabbath is a sign between God and His people and a symbol of the eternal rest.
 ==See also==

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