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Theological Branch: Eschatology

Topic: Types of Sabbaths Col 2:16 KJV Let no man therefore judge you in meat, or in drink, or in respect of an holyday, or of the new moon, or of the sabbath days: The above text has made some to believe that the Seventh day Sabbath is a "...shadow of things to come; but the body is of Christ..." (Col 2:17 Kjv). A mere glance at the first qoute above we can see a classification,  (a) in meat (b) in drink (c) respect of an holy day (d) new moon (e) sabbath days This classification is particular to Hebrew Law code. In Romans  7:1 KJV  Paul's argument for the perpetuity of the law, he begins by saying that "... I speak to them that know the law..."  In theological terms we call such an argument an appodictic argument because the reference to the topic of the argument is known to the intended audience.  Unfortunately  arguments presented by Paul have a tendence to defy some implied audiences, most of which are modern day Christians who do not know the Law like ...

Theological Branch: Eschatology

Topic: Etiology of the Sabbath The term Sabbath found in Exodus 16: 23.. And he said unto them, This is that which the LORD hath said, To morrow is the rest of the holy sabbath unto the LORD: bake that which ye will bake to day, and seethe that ye will seethe; and that which remaineth over lay up for you to be kept until the morning.  This verse tells us that the Sabbath is unto the Lord...where as Isaiah speaks of sabbaths which are man made.  Isa 1:13-14 KJV 13 Bring no more vain oblations; incense is an abomination unto me; the new moons and sabbaths, the calling of assemblies, I cannot away with; it is iniquity, even the solemn meeting. *14 Your new moons and your appointed feasts my soul hateth: they are a trouble unto me; I am weary to bear them.* Exodus however is making allusions to the original rest day that the Creator initially instatiated in Genesis 2: 2-3. This day clearly cannot be attributed to the day(s) that Isaiah had refered to in his writtings. So from...