Some people think that we do not need to keep the Sabbath anymore because Jesus is our Sabbath now.
Hebrews 4:4-5 For he spake in a certain place of the seventh day on this wise, And God did rest the seventh day from all his works.
And in this place again, If they shall enter into my rest.
This compares the Sabbath to God’s spiritual rest of grace and also refers to the first generation of the Israelites during the Exodus who did not make it to the Promised Land where God told them they would find rest.
Hebrews 4:6-7 Seeing therefore it remaineth that some must enter therein, and they to whom it was first preached entered not in because of unbelief:
Again, he limiteth a certain day, saying in David, To day, after so long a time; as it is said, To day if ye will hear his voice, harden not your hearts.
In other words, the Israelites during the Exodus did not enter into God’s grace of rest because of disobedience and unbelief.
But that does not make God’s promise void.
The promise to enter into God’s rest was repeated by King David in Psalm 95:8 by the plea to the Israelites not to harden their hearts like their forefathers in the Exodus.
Hebrews 4:8-10 For if Jesus had given them rest, then would he not afterward have spoken of another day.
There remaineth therefore a rest to the people of God.
For he that is entered into his rest, he also hath ceased from his own works, as God did from his.
In other words, the rest of God’s grace is still available and anyone willing to submit to God and accept Jesus as their Lord and Saviour now can experience that rest.
And the Sabbath is used as an illustration of this not as a shadow of Christ to be done away with after you accept Christ, as some may have you believe.
When you keep the Sabbath, you cease from working, since the Sabbath is a day of rest.
When you accept Jesus as your Lord and Saviour, you cease from trying to earn salvation by your works.
By keeping the Sabbath we acknowledge the saving work of Christ by ceasing from our work.
It is a physical illustration of a spiritual truth.
Jesus is not our Sabbath now, and nowhere in the Bible is saying Jesus is our Sabbath.
Where in the Bible does it say Jesus is the Sabbath?
There is no verse in the Bible saying that Jesus is the Sabbath.
This is a wrong interpretation of the Sabbath commandment where some may make you think you do not have to keep the Sabbath because Jesus is our rest.
There is a verse which says that Jesus is the Lord of the Sabbath. Meaning, He created the Sabbath. (Mark 2:28)
Is Jesus himself the Sabbath?
No, Jesus is not the Sabbath itself. Jesus is God, the Creator, and the Sabbath was created by Him.
The Sabbath is an effect if you will, and Jesus is the cause.
The Sabbath is the day of rest God blessed and sanctified, and commanded us to keep it holy. (Exodus 20:8-11)
On this day we are to do no work, and instead go to Church, study the Word of God, do good to others, etc.
Conclusion
Don’t get confused by those who say that Jesus is our Sabbath and we do not need to keep it anymore.
This teaching is not biblical. Yes, Jesus told us to come to Him, and He will give us rest. (Matthew 11:28)
But let’s not confuse one with the other.
The Sabbath is the fourth commandment of God, and we need to take it literally as it says in Exodus 20:8-11.
References
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l4Cb_wG5UTA –
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