After his conquest of sin and death, the Lord Jesus established a new creation. He was the agent of this second creation, just as he was the agent of the first. In this passage, we see Christ resting. Just as God created all things, and then rested, so Christ re-created all things, and then rested. After each work was complete, the rest was ongoing, but living in the midst of that ongoing rest was of no value to those who did not mix this understanding with faith. Consequently, the people of God have the first day on which to worship just as the Jews had the seventh day. The day is not the center—Christ is the center. In other words, God created the heavens and earth in six days and then rested. Christ re-created the heavens and earth, making a new heavens and earth, and then rested. He did this in three days and nights—half the time. When he emerged from the grave on the first day of the week, he was entering his resurrection rest. This is why a “sabbath rest” remains for the people of God.
This is also the central reason why Christians do not observe the seventh day as their day of rest. Given the “everlasting” language of the Old Testament with regard to the sabbath, nothing short of a new creation could have moved that day from the seventh to the first. The seventh day was imbedded in the created order, and it would stay that way until the created order was overhauled, redone, re-created—which it was in the resurrection of Jesus.
If you want to be accurate ???????? The Sabbath is the Jewish worship day. Paul and all the Apostles went to the synagogue on Saturday so they were busy on the 7th day trying to reach their own people. We worship regularly on what they called the first day of the week. The pagan calendar calls it Sunday which out of personal reasons I do not use. I call it Risenday. I do not and will never condemn anyone for using Sunday even though it and all the other names of the week which I do use are named after man made pagan gods. I just prefer Risenday for myself because it recognizes the reason I worship. JESUS IS RISEN(DAY)!
After his conquest of sin and death, the Lord Jesus established a new creation. He was the agent of this second creation, just as he was the agent of the first. In this passage, we see Christ resting. Just as God created all things, and then rested, so Christ re-created all things, and then rested. After each work was complete, the rest was ongoing, but living in the midst of that ongoing rest was of no value to those who did not mix this understanding with faith. Consequently, the people of God have the first day on which to worship just as the Jews had the seventh day. The day is not the center—Christ is the center. In other words, God created the heavens and earth in six days and then rested. Christ re-created the heavens and earth, making a new heavens and earth, and then rested. He did this in three days and nights—half the time. When he emerged from the grave on the first day of the week, he was entering his resurrection rest. This is why a “sabbath rest” remains for the people of God.
This is also the central reason why Christians do not observe the seventh day as their day of rest. Given the “everlasting” language of the Old Testament with regard to the sabbath, nothing short of a new creation could have moved that day from the seventh to the first. The seventh day was imbedded in the created order, and it would stay that way until the created order was overhauled, redone, re-created—which it was in the resurrection of Jesus.
Douglas Wilson
Hebrews Through New Eyes
If you want to be accurate ???????? The Sabbath is the Jewish worship day. Paul and all the Apostles went to the synagogue on Saturday so they were busy on the 7th day trying to reach their own people. We worship regularly on what they called the first day of the week. The pagan calendar calls it Sunday which out of personal reasons I do not use. I call it Risenday. I do not and will never condemn anyone for using Sunday even though it and all the other names of the week which I do use are named after man made pagan gods. I just prefer Risenday for myself because it recognizes the reason I worship. JESUS IS RISEN(DAY)!
Brilliant.