Matt 24:20 sabbath question

[LittleLambofJesus]

What was the purpose/reason for Jesus mentioning "sabbath" in Matt 24:20 of the Olivet Discourse?

Matt 24:19
"Woe yet to those in belly having and to those suckling in those the days!
20 Be ye praying yet that no may be becoming the flight of ye of winter neither a Sabbath"



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[Nanopants]

Hmmm. Maybe those under the sabbath keeping law might not be permitted to flee? Just a guess.

 

[SayaOtonashi]

Mosaic Law was not for gentiles but for Israelites Jewish.

 

[Faith In God]

Because the flight will be perilous, and the Sabbath is a Holy day. The Jews would be forced to defile a Holy Day because of the necessity to leave.

 

[~Jo~]

I have no idea just being honest here..lol

 

[Achilles6129]

What was the purpose/reason for Jesus mentioning "sabbath" in Matt 24:20 of the Olivet Discourse?

Matt 24:19
"Woe yet to those in belly having and to those suckling in those the days!
20 Be ye praying yet that no may be becoming the flight of ye of winter neither a Sabbath"



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Because the Jews would get mad if someone traveled on the Sabbath day:

Matthew 24:1 - Adam Clarke Commentary - Commentaries - StudyLight.org

So traveling on the sabbath would put you in danger if you were in Jerusalem.

 

[maco]

Since Jesus didn't give the reason everything is speculation but if you understand the other reasons, winter, pregnant we might begin to see how it would be harder on the Sabbath because people might be caught off guard being that they were gathering for fellowship and worship on the Sabbath. The thing that is really cool is that Jesus is confirming the Sabbath even 40 years after His resurrection.

 

[toLiJC]

What was the purpose/reason for Jesus mentioning "sabbath" in Matt 24:20 of the Olivet Discourse?

Matt 24:19
"Woe yet to those in belly having and to those suckling in those the days!
20 Be ye praying yet that no may be becoming the flight of ye of winter neither a Sabbath"
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"winter" means: crisis period, while "sabbath": crisis moment, because God the Father fell into a millennial sate of half-sleep/half-wakefulness from the seventh day on even till now, therefore He was not able to take care of every human completely, that is why there were many humans till now who suffered more than others, because He turned out to be more asleep to them because of some reasons, here is for example how He turned out to be more asleep even to Jesus and His twelve disciples in the day before His capture - that is why then Jesus said to them: "Watch and pray, that ye enter not into temptation:"(Matthew 26:41) - that moment is a typical example of "sabbath" i.e. crisis moment

the show of (perfect) love for the others, the right faith and the good prayer wake God the Father

Blessings

 

[from scratch]

What was the purpose/reason for Jesus mentioning "sabbath" in Matt 24:20 of the Olivet Discourse?

Matt 24:19
"Woe yet to those in belly having and to those suckling in those the days!
20 Be ye praying yet that no may be becoming the flight of ye of winter neither a Sabbath"



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Titus in 70 AD.

 

[from scratch]

Since Jesus didn't give the reason everything is speculation but if you understand the other reasons, winter, pregnant we might begin to see how it would be harder on the Sabbath because people might be caught off guard being that they were gathering for fellowship and worship on the Sabbath. The thing that is really cool is that Jesus is confirming the Sabbath even 40 years after His resurrection.

I ink Jesus has the habit(s) of the Jew in mind.

 

[Setyoufree]

What was the purpose/reason for Jesus mentioning "sabbath" in Matt 24:20 of the Olivet Discourse?

Matt 24:19
"Woe yet to those in belly having and to those suckling in those the days!
20 Be ye praying yet that no may be becoming the flight of ye of winter neither a Sabbath".

Keep in mind that Christ was addressing believers....He was referring to the fall of Jerusalem in 70 AD. Apparently the Sabbath was still valid with believers....Not the way the Jews perverted it.

 

[LittleLambofJesus]

Hmmm. Maybe those under the sabbath keeping law might not be permitted to flee? Just a guess.

Why would that not permit them to flee?


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[Stryder06]

What was the purpose/reason for Jesus mentioning "sabbath" in Matt 24:20 of the Olivet Discourse?

Matt 24:19
"Woe yet to those in belly having and to those suckling in those the days!
20 Be ye praying yet that no may be becoming the flight of ye of winter neither a Sabbath"



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It would seem unnecessary to mention if the sabbath was to be no more after His death.

 

[spiritandtruth2]

Why would that not permit them to flee?
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Jesus was using an illustration, which the Jews would have been familiar with, he was warning them of the coming destruction of Jerusalem and how difficult travelling was during the winter or on the Sabbath as there were restrictions put on the Jews on how far the could travel on that day.

So when they would have to flee the City of Jerusalem they would bear this information Jesus has given them as a warning to start any travel early as it would be impossible if Jerusalem was surrounded etc.

Nothing to do with the Sabbath as such, but a comparison on how difficult it would be on that certain day to travel anywhere, so the warning from Jesus.

 

[Stryder06]

Jesus was using an illustration, which the Jews would have been familiar with, he was warning them of the coming destruction of Jerusalem and how difficult travelling was during the winter or on the Sabbath as there were restrictions put on the Jews on how far the could travel on that day.

So when they would have to flee the City of Jerusalem they would bear this information Jesus has given them as a warning to start any travel early as it would be impossible if Jerusalem was surrounded etc.

Nothing to do with the Sabbath as such, but a comparison on how difficult it would be on that certain day to travel anywhere, so the warning from Jesus.

There is no comparison being made. Why can't it simply be what was said? Somethings Jesus said were meant to be understood exactly how He said them.

 

[Nanopants]

Why would that not permit them to flee?

If the day of the Lord (the day of judgment when some would want to flee) were on a sabbath, then the law would not permit their escape. It would be against the law in other words, for those under the law.

 

[spiritandtruth2]

There is no comparison being made. Why can't it simply be what was said? Somethings Jesus said were meant to be understood exactly how He said them.

Because Christians after Pentecost were not obligated to keep the Sabbath, so Jesus was warning them not to travel winter time, or the day that the Jews, who still celebrated the Sabbath, would make it more difficult to flee.

 

[Stryder06]

Because Christians after Pentecost were not obligated to keep the Sabbath, so Jesus was warning them not to travel winter time, or the day that the Jews, who still celebrated the Sabbath, would make it more difficult to flee.

Jesus was not in the habit of supporting man's doctrines over scripture. If the sabbath was done away with, He wouldn't have needed to mention not traveling on that day. Mind you that this was stated to Jews, the very same people that God said would have the sabbath as an eternal sign between Him and them, so that they would know that He was the God that sanctifies them.

The text does not lend itself to be believed as meaning anything other than what it says. But hey, why even consider that you're wrong about the sabbath not being binding on the "Christian". It's not like Jesus ever said you had to keep the commandments or anything like that.

 

[Johnnz]

Jesus was using an illustration, which the Jews would have been familiar with, he was warning them of the coming destruction of Jerusalem and how difficult travelling was during the winter or on the Sabbath as there were restrictions put on the Jews on how far the could travel on that day.

So when they would have to flee the City of Jerusalem they would bear this information Jesus has given them as a warning to start any travel early as it would be impossible if Jerusalem was surrounded etc.

Nothing to do with the Sabbath as such, but a comparison on how difficult it would be on that certain day to travel anywhere, so the warning from Jesus.

That's it very well stated.

John
NZ

 

[spiritandtruth2]

Jesus was not in the habit of supporting man's doctrines over scripture. If the sabbath was done away with, He wouldn't have needed to mention not traveling on that day. Mind you that this was stated to Jews, the very same people that God said would have the sabbath as an eternal sign between Him and them, so that they would know that He was the God that sanctifies them.

The text does not lend itself to be believed as meaning anything other than what it says. But hey, why even consider that you're wrong about the sabbath not being binding on the "Christian". It's not like Jesus ever said you had to keep the commandments or anything like that.

We have to view it as caring council from Jesus, as when we get to know Jesus well, that was the sort of person he was.

The same as we are told not to travel on certain days, and the reason why it is necessary, to take on board.

It was a reminder, also the Christians among the Jews, their lives were at stake, so it would be very important everyone understood the direction that was given, and not take it for granted, that it was something they all had thought about in advance.

Loving comes to mind.