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IF IT’S IMPORTANT TO JESUS…
PART 4: Worship Like Crazy
(Revelation 1:1-2; Revelation 14:6-12: Revelation 14:7; Exodus 20:11; Genesis 2:2-3; Psalm 145:5-6; Acts 14:15; Exodus 20:8-11; Deuteronomy 5:15; Ezekiel 20:12; Luke 4:16; Mark 2:27-28; Matthew 24:20; Daniel 7:23-25; Hebrews 10:16; Hebrews 4:9; Revelation 15:4)
Revelation 1:1-2
1 This is a revelation from Jesus Christ, which God gave him to show his servants the events that must soon take place. He sent an angel to present this revelation to his servant John, 2 who faithfully reported everything he saw. This is his report of the word of God and the testimony of Jesus Christ.
Revelation 14:6-12
6 And I saw another angel flying through the sky, carrying the eternal Good News to proclaim to the people who belong to this world—to every nation, tribe, language, and people. 7 “Fear God,” he shouted. “Give glory to him. For the time has come when he will sit as judge. Worship him who made the heavens, the earth, the sea, and all the springs of water.” 8 Then another angel followed him through the sky, shouting, “Babylon is fallen—that great city is fallen—because she made all the nations of the world drink the wine of her passionate immorality.” 9 Then a third angel followed them, shouting, “Anyone who worships the beast and his statue or who accepts his mark on the forehead or on the hand 10 must drink the wine of God’s anger. It has been poured full strength into God’s cup of wrath. And they will be tormented with fire and burning sulfur in the presence of the holy angels and the Lamb. 11 The smoke of their torment will rise forever and ever, and they will have no relief day or night, for they have worshiped the beast and his statue and have accepted the mark of his name.” 12 This means that God’s holy people must endure persecution patiently, obeying his commands and maintaining their faith in Jesus.
Revelation 14:7
Worship him who made the heavens, the earth, the sea, and all the springs of water.
Exodus 20:11
11 For in six days the Lord made the heavens, the earth, the sea, and everything in them; but on the seventh day he rested. That is why the Lord blessed the Sabbath day and set it apart as holy.
Genesis 2:2-3
2 So the creation of the heavens and the earth and everything in them was completed. 2On the seventh day God had finished his work of creation, so he rested from all his work. 3 And God blessed the seventh day and declared it holy, because it was the day when he rested from all his work of creation.
Psalm 145:5-6
5 Happy is he who has the God of Jacob for his help, whose hope is in the Lord his God, 6 Who made heaven and earth, the sea, and all that is in them; who keeps truth forever.
Acts 14:15
15 Turn from these useless things to the living God, who made the heaven, the earth, the sea, and all things that are in them
Exodus 20:8-11
8 Remember to observe the Sabbath day by keeping it holy. 9 You have six days each week for your ordinary work, 10 but the seventh day is a Sabbath day of rest dedicated to the Lord your God. On that day no one in your household may do any work. This includes you, your sons and daughters, your male and female servants, your livestock, and any foreigners living among you. 11 For in six days the Lord made the heavens, the earth, the sea, and everything in them; but on the seventh day he rested. That is why the Lord blessed the Sabbath day and set it apart as holy.
Deuteronomy 5:15
15 Remember that you were once slaves in Egypt, but the Lord your God brought you out with his strong hand and powerful arm. That is why the Lord your God has commanded you to rest on the Sabbath day.
Ezekiel 20:12
12 And I gave them my Sabbath days of rest as a sign between them and me. It was to remind them that I am the Lord, who had set them apart to be holy.
Ezekiel 20:12 (NKJV)
12 Moreover I also gave them My Sabbaths, to be a sign between them and Me, that they might know that I am the Lord who sanctifies them.
Luke 4:16
16 When he came to the village of Nazareth, his boyhood home, he went as usual to the synagogue on the Sabbath and stood up to read the Scriptures.
Mark 2:27-28
27 Then Jesus said to them, “The Sabbath was made to meet the needs of people, and not people to meet the requirements of the Sabbath. 28 So the Son of Man is Lord, even over the Sabbath!”
Matthew 24:20
20 And pray that your flight will not be in winter or on the Sabbath.
Daniel 7:23-25
23 This fourth beast is the fourth world power that will rule the earth. It will be different from all the others. It will devour the whole world, trampling and crushing everything in its path. 24 Its ten horns are ten kings who will rule that empire. Then another king will arise, different from the other ten, who will subdue three of them. 25 He will defy the Most High and oppress the holy people of the Most High. He will try to change their sacred festivals and laws…
Augustine of Hippo (354 - 430)
Therefore of the Ten Commandments the only one we are to observe spiritually is that of the Sabbath, because we recognize it to be symbolic and not to be celebrated through physical inactivity. - as quoted in The Sabbath Under Crossfire by Sameule Bacchiocchi p.91
Thomas Aquinas (1225 - 1274)
The precept of the Sabbath observance is moral...in so far as it commands man to give some time to the things of God...but it is a ceremonial precept...as to the fixing of the time. - Summa Theologica, Part I-II, Q.100,3, (New York, 1947), p.1039
Convert’s Catechism of Catholic Doctrine
We observe Sunday instead of Saturday because the Catholic church transferred the solemnity from Saturday to Sunday. - Peter Geiermann, The Convert’s Catechism of Catholic Doctrine (St.Louis, MO: Herder, 1946), p.50
Hebrews 10:16
16 This is the new covenant I will make with my people on that day, says the Lord: I will put my laws in their hearts, and I will write them on their minds.
Hebrews 4:9
9 So there is a special rest still waiting for the people of God.
Revelation 15:4
4 Who will not fear you, Lord, and glorify your name? For you alone are holy. All nations will come and worship before you, for your righteous deeds have been revealed.