Any Holy Spirit Revival leading multitudes to Sabbath observance?

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The Bible makes very clear how important the Holy Spirit is in the life of the Christian. We have the example of Jesus himself in passages such as:

Matthew 3:15-17

15 Jesus replied, “Let it be so now; it is proper for us to do this to fulfill all righteousness.” Then John consented. 16 As soon as Jesus was baptized, he went up out of the water. At that moment heaven was opened, and he saw the Spirit of God descending like a dove and alighting on him. 17 And a voice from heaven said, “This is my Son, whom I love; with him I am well pleased.”
Matthew 4:1-3
Then Jesus was led by the Spirit into the wilderness to be tempted by the devil. 2 After fasting forty days and forty nights, he was hungry. 3 The tempter came to him and said, “If you are the Son of God, tell these stones to become bread.”

Luke 4:13-15
13 When the devil had finished all this tempting, he left him until an opportune time. 14 Jesus returned to Galilee in the power of the Spirit, and news about him spread through the whole countryside. 15 He was teaching in their synagogues, and everyone praised him.

We observe the same power of the Holy Spirit being promised to the disciples:

Acts 1:6-8
6 Then they gathered around him and asked him, “Lord, are you at this time going to restore the kingdom to Israel?” 7 He said to them: “It is not for you to know the times or dates the Father has set by his own authority. 8 But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit comes on you; and you will be my witnesses in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the ends of the earth.
And in fact, the whole book of Acts is full of accounts of how the Holy Spirit manifested powerfully through the apostles and disciples, including the Gentiles:

Acts 10:44-48
44 While Peter was still speaking these words, the Holy Spirit came on all who heard the message. 45 The circumcised believers who had come with Peter were astonished that the gift of the Holy Spirit had been poured out even on Gentiles. 46 For they heard them speaking in tongues and praising God. Then Peter said, 47 “Surely no one can stand in the way of their being baptized with water. They have received the Holy Spirit just as we have.” 48 So he ordered that they be baptized in the name of Jesus Christ. Then they asked Peter to stay with them for a few days.
There are many passages in the New Testament stressing the importance of living a Spirit-filled and Spirit-led life and receiving power through the Spirit for witnessing:

1 Corinthians 2:1-5
And so it was with me, brothers and sisters. When I came to you, I did not come with eloquence or human wisdom as I proclaimed to you the testimony about God. 2 For I resolved to know nothing while I was with you except Jesus Christ and him crucified. 3 I came to you in weakness with great fear and trembling. 4 My message and my preaching were not with wise and persuasive words, but with a demonstration of the Spirit’s power, 5 so that your faith might not rest on human wisdom, but on God’s power.
Romans 8:4-14
4 in order that the righteous requirement of the law might be fully met in us, who do not live according to the flesh but according to the Spirit. 5 Those who live according to the flesh have their minds set on what the flesh desires; but those who live in accordance with the Spirit have their minds set on what the Spirit desires. 6 The mind governed by the flesh is death, but the mind governed by the Spirit is life and peace. 7 The mind governed by the flesh is hostile to God; it does not submit to God’s law, nor can it do so. 8 Those who are in the realm of the flesh cannot please God. 9 You, however, are not in the realm of the flesh but are in the realm of the Spirit, if indeed the Spirit of God lives in you. And if anyone does not have the Spirit of Christ, they do not belong to Christ. 10 But if Christ is in you, then even though your body is subject to death because of sin, the Spirit gives life because of righteousness. 11 And if the Spirit of him who raised Jesus from the dead is living in you, he who raised Christ from the dead will also give life to your mortal bodies because of his Spirit who lives in you. 12 Therefore, brothers and sisters, we have an obligation—but it is not to the flesh, to live according to it. 13 For if you live according to the flesh, you will die; but if by the Spirit you put to death the misdeeds of the body, you will live. 14 For those who are led by the Spirit of God are the children of God.
Galatians 5:22-25
22 But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, forbearance, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, 23 gentleness and self-control. Against such things there is no law. 24 Those who belong to Christ Jesus have crucified the flesh with its passions and desires. 25 Since we live by the Spirit, let us keep in step with the Spirit.
Ephesians 5:15-20
15 Be very careful, then, how you live—not as unwise but as wise, 16 making the most of every opportunity, because the days are evil. 17 Therefore do not be foolish, but understand what the Lord’s will is. 18 Do not get drunk on wine, which leads to debauchery. Instead, be filled with the Spirit, 19 speaking to one another with psalms, hymns, and songs from the Spirit. Sing and make music from your heart to the Lord, 20 always giving thanks to God the Father for everything, in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ.
_________________________________________

We can also see examples of the Holy Spirit leading and giving instructions to the apostles and disciples:

Acts 8:29
Then the Spirit said to Philip, “Go up and join this chariot.”

Acts 8:38-40

38 And he gave orders to stop the chariot. Then both Philip and the eunuch went down into the water and Philip baptized him. 39 When they came up out of the water, the Spirit of the Lord suddenly took Philip away, and the eunuch did not see him again, but went on his way rejoicing. 40 Philip, however, appeared at Azotus and traveled about, preaching the gospel in all the towns until he reached Caesarea. (** teleportation by the Spirit :sunglasses:)

Acts 10:19-20

While Peter was reflecting on the vision, the Spirit said to him, “Behold, three men are looking for you. But get up, go downstairs and accompany them without misgivings, for I have sent them Myself.”

Acts 11:12

The Spirit told me to go with them without misgivings. These six brethren also went with me and we entered the man’s house.

Acts 13:2

While they were ministering to the Lord and fasting, the Holy Spirit said, “Set apart for Me Barnabas and Saul for the work to which I have called them.”

Acts 13:4

So, being sent out by the Holy Spirit, they went down to Seleucia and from there they sailed to Cyprus.

Acts 15:28

For it seemed good to the Holy Spirit and to us to lay upon you no greater burden than these essentials:

Acts 16:6
They passed through the Phrygian and Galatian region, having been forbidden by the Holy Spirit to speak the word in Asia;

Acts 16:7
and after they came to Mysia, they were trying to go into Bithynia, and the Spirit of Jesus did not permit them;

Acts 20:22

And now, behold, bound by the Spirit, I am on my way to Jerusalem, not knowing what will happen to me there,
__________________________________________________

I hope that by now it should be quite clear how important it is for a Christian to walk guided and empowered by the Holy Spirit.

Now, back to the Sabbath. If not observing the Sabbath is as immoral as raping, killing, stealing or fornication, then we should expect the Holy Spirit to quickly lead people to keep the Sabbath. In particular, during a Holy Spirit revival, where the Holy Spirit moves touching many people's hearts and leading them into repentance and salvation (take Acts 2 as an example), one should expect to see a widespread adoption of Sabbath observance by multitudes (just like you would expect to see multitudes abandoning other sins and embracing holiness).

It turns out that there are many recorded cases of revivals throughout history. However, in all of these cases we fail to see a widespread adoption of Sabbath observance (sunset Friday to sunset Saturday). Below you can find multiple examples of revivals illustrating the point:
How come that in so many revivals throughout history we do not see the Holy Spirit leading people toward the widespread observance of the Sabbath (from Friday evening to Saturday evening)?
 
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I think by now it should be quite clear how important it is for a Christian to walk guided and empowered by the Holy Spirit.

Agreed.

We can also see that scripture is the direct work of the Holy Spirit

2 Peter 1
19 So we have the prophetic word made more sure, to which you do well to pay attention as to a lamp shining in a dark place, until the day dawns and the morning star arises in your hearts. 20 But know this first of all, that no prophecy of Scripture is a matter of one’s own interpretation, 21 for no prophecy was ever made by an act of human will, but men moved by the Holy Spirit spoke from God.


Notice that when quoting the OT - it is in the form "The Holy Spirit says"
Heb 3:
7 Therefore, just as the Holy Spirit says,
“Today if you hear His voice,
8 Do not harden your hearts as when they provoked Me,

And of course that Holy Spirit tells us this in 1 Tim 3:16
2 Tim 3: 16 All Scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness, (NKJV)

The saints are described this way by the Holy Spirit in Rev 14
Rev 14:12 Here is the patience of the saints; here are those who keep the commandments of God and the faith of Jesus.

Rev 12:17 And the dragon was enraged with the woman, and he went to make war with the rest of her offspring, who keep the commandments of God and have the testimony of Jesus Christ.

So then I would expect to see God raising up prophets and giving them the message to keep Sabbath as the Bible says. In fact - getting that message sent out world-wide.


Angels claim fellowship with us in that regard

Rev 19: 10 Then I fell at his feet to worship him. But he *said to me, “Do not do that; I am a fellow servant of yours and your brethren who hold the testimony of Jesus; worship God. For the testimony of Jesus is the spirit of prophecy.”

1 Cor 14: Pursue love, yet desire earnestly spiritual gifts, but especially that you may prophesy.

Now, back to the Sabbath. If not observing the Sabbath is as immoral as raping, killing, stealing or fornication,...

If "taking God's name in vain" is "as immoral as"...(raping,killing,stealing...)

Then we should expect the Holy Spirit to quickly lead people into keeping the TEN Commandments where "To break one is to break them all" James 2

8 If, however, you are fulfilling the royal law according to the Scripture, “You shall love your neighbor as yourself,” you are doing well. 9 But if you show partiality, you are committing sin and are convicted by the law as transgressors. 10 For whoever keeps the whole law and yet stumbles in one point, he has become guilty of all.

then we should expect the Holy Spirit to quickly lead people into Sabbath observance. In particular, during a
Holy Spirit revival, where the Holy Spirit moves touching many people's hearts and leading them into repentance and salvation (take Acts 2 as an example), one should expect to see a widespread adoption of Sabbath observance

Acts 2 is a case of the feast of Pentecost attended by zillions of Sabbath-keeping Jews.

Details matter in this case.

On a certain Sabbath - Newly converted gentiles in Acts 13 -- asking for more gospel preaching to be presented "Next Sabbath"

Acts 13

42 As Paul and Barnabas were going out, the people kept begging that these things might be spoken to them the next Sabbath. 43 Now when the meeting of the synagogue had broken up, many of the Jews and of the God-fearing proselytes followed Paul and Barnabas, who, speaking to them, were urging them to continue in the grace of God.

44 The next Sabbath nearly the whole city assembled to hear the word of the Lord. 45 But when the Jews saw the crowds, they were filled with jealousy and began contradicting the things spoken by Paul, and were blaspheming. 46 Paul and Barnabas spoke out boldly and said, “It was necessary that the word of God be spoken to you first; since you repudiate it and judge yourselves unworthy of eternal life, behold, we are turning to the Gentiles.

So in Acts 2 - we have that evangelism revival - going to Sabbath-keeping Jews.


In Acts 13 - we have Sabbath keeping gentiles/proselytes hearing and accepting the Gospel and asking for more Gospel on "the next Sabbath".


 
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We can also see that scripture is the direct work of the Holy Spirit

2 Peter 1
19 So we have the prophetic word made more sure, to which you do well to pay attention as to a lamp shining in a dark place, until the day dawns and the morning star arises in your hearts. 20 But know this first of all, that no prophecy of Scripture is a matter of one’s own interpretation, 21 for no prophecy was ever made by an act of human will, but men moved by the Holy Spirit spoke from God.

Agreed.


Notice that when quoting the OT - it is in the form "The Holy Spirit says"
Heb 3:
7 Therefore, just as the Holy Spirit says,
“Today if you hear His voice,
8 Do not harden your hearts as when they provoked Me,

No problem.

And of course that Holy Spirit tells us this in 1 Tim 3:16
2 Tim 3: 16 All Scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness, (NKJV)

No problem.

The saints are described this way by the Holy Spirit in Rev 14
Rev 14:12 Here is the patience of the saints; here are those who keep the commandments of God and the faith of Jesus.

Rev 12:17 And the dragon was enraged with the woman, and he went to make war with the rest of her offspring, who keep the commandments of God and have the testimony of Jesus Christ.

Agreed. But this raises the question: what are those commandments? And before you answer "the 10 commandments" (which obviously is what your are implicitly trying to say), let me remind you that there are 613 commandments in the Old Covenant, and in the New Covenant we find new commandments, such as water baptism, the great commission, and Jesus' New Commandment. But discussing this is not this thread's topic, so please avoid hijacking this thread by starting a doctrinal debate that would be off-topic here.

Angels claim fellowship with us in that regard

Rev 19: 10 Then I fell at his feet to worship him. But he *said to me, “Do not do that; I am a fellow servant of yours and your brethren who hold the testimony of Jesus; worship God. For the testimony of Jesus is the spirit of prophecy.”

No problem.

1 Cor 14: Pursue love, yet desire earnestly spiritual gifts, but especially that you may prophesy.

Agreed.

If "taking God's name in vain" is "as immoral as"...(raping,killing,stealing...)

Then we should expect the Holy Spirit to quickly lead people into keeping the TEN Commandments where "To break one is to break them all" James 2
This is an IF-THEN argument. Your IF reads: If "taking God's name in vain" is "as immoral as"...(raping,killing,stealing...). Your THEN doesn't follow from your IF though. A more accurate THEN would be: "Then we should expect the Holy Spirit to quickly lead people into not taking God's name in vain", which I would agree with. But essentially this is the same IF-THEN argument I used for the Sabbath. So it appears that you do agree with my IF-THEN argument.

8 If, however, you are fulfilling the royal law according to the Scripture, “You shall love your neighbor as yourself,” you are doing well. 9 But if you show partiality, you are committing sin and are convicted by the law as transgressors. 10 For whoever keeps the whole law and yet stumbles in one point, he has become guilty of all.

No problem. But you are just providing a quote here, without commentary. What is the point you are trying to make out of this quote?

Acts 2 is a case of the feast of Pentecost attended by zillions of Sabbath-keeping Jews.

Details matter in this case.

Agreed. But again, what is the point you are trying to make?
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Lastly, it looks like you completely ignored the OP's question, so I will restate it to help you remember it:

How come that in so many revivals throughout history we do not see the Holy Spirit leading people toward the widespread observance of the Sabbath (from Friday evening to Saturday evening)?
 
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The Bible makes very clear how important the Holy Spirit is in the life of the Christian. We have the example of Jesus himself in passages such as:

Matthew 3:15-17

15 Jesus replied, “Let it be so now; it is proper for us to do this to fulfill all righteousness.” Then John consented. 16 As soon as Jesus was baptized, he went up out of the water. At that moment heaven was opened, and he saw the Spirit of God descending like a dove and alighting on him. 17 And a voice from heaven said, “This is my Son, whom I love; with him I am well pleased.”
Matthew 4:1-3
Then Jesus was led by the Spirit into the wilderness to be tempted by the devil. 2 After fasting forty days and forty nights, he was hungry. 3 The tempter came to him and said, “If you are the Son of God, tell these stones to become bread.”

Luke 4:13-15
13 When the devil had finished all this tempting, he left him until an opportune time. 14 Jesus returned to Galilee in the power of the Spirit, and news about him spread through the whole countryside. 15 He was teaching in their synagogues, and everyone praised him.

We observe the same power of the Holy Spirit being promised to the disciples:

Acts 1:6-8
6 Then they gathered around him and asked him, “Lord, are you at this time going to restore the kingdom to Israel?” 7 He said to them: “It is not for you to know the times or dates the Father has set by his own authority. 8 But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit comes on you; and you will be my witnesses in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the ends of the earth.
And in fact, the whole book of Acts is full of accounts of how the Holy Spirit manifested powerfully through the apostles and disciples, including the Gentiles:

Acts 10:44-48
44 While Peter was still speaking these words, the Holy Spirit came on all who heard the message. 45 The circumcised believers who had come with Peter were astonished that the gift of the Holy Spirit had been poured out even on Gentiles. 46 For they heard them speaking in tongues and praising God. Then Peter said, 47 “Surely no one can stand in the way of their being baptized with water. They have received the Holy Spirit just as we have.” 48 So he ordered that they be baptized in the name of Jesus Christ. Then they asked Peter to stay with them for a few days.
There are many passages in the New Testament stressing the importance of living a Spirit-filled and Spirit-led life and receiving power through the Spirit for witnessing:

1 Corinthians 2:1-5
And so it was with me, brothers and sisters. When I came to you, I did not come with eloquence or human wisdom as I proclaimed to you the testimony about God. 2 For I resolved to know nothing while I was with you except Jesus Christ and him crucified. 3 I came to you in weakness with great fear and trembling. 4 My message and my preaching were not with wise and persuasive words, but with a demonstration of the Spirit’s power, 5 so that your faith might not rest on human wisdom, but on God’s power.
Romans 8:4-14
4 in order that the righteous requirement of the law might be fully met in us, who do not live according to the flesh but according to the Spirit. 5 Those who live according to the flesh have their minds set on what the flesh desires; but those who live in accordance with the Spirit have their minds set on what the Spirit desires. 6 The mind governed by the flesh is death, but the mind governed by the Spirit is life and peace. 7 The mind governed by the flesh is hostile to God; it does not submit to God’s law, nor can it do so. 8 Those who are in the realm of the flesh cannot please God. 9 You, however, are not in the realm of the flesh but are in the realm of the Spirit, if indeed the Spirit of God lives in you. And if anyone does not have the Spirit of Christ, they do not belong to Christ. 10 But if Christ is in you, then even though your body is subject to death because of sin, the Spirit gives life because of righteousness. 11 And if the Spirit of him who raised Jesus from the dead is living in you, he who raised Christ from the dead will also give life to your mortal bodies because of his Spirit who lives in you. 12 Therefore, brothers and sisters, we have an obligation—but it is not to the flesh, to live according to it. 13 For if you live according to the flesh, you will die; but if by the Spirit you put to death the misdeeds of the body, you will live. 14 For those who are led by the Spirit of God are the children of God.
Galatians 5:22-25
22 But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, forbearance, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, 23 gentleness and self-control. Against such things there is no law. 24 Those who belong to Christ Jesus have crucified the flesh with its passions and desires. 25 Since we live by the Spirit, let us keep in step with the Spirit.
Ephesians 5:20
15 Be very careful, then, how you live—not as unwise but as wise, 16 making the most of every opportunity, because the days are evil. 17 Therefore do not be foolish, but understand what the Lord’s will is. 18 Do not get drunk on wine, which leads to debauchery. Instead, be filled with the Spirit, 19 speaking to one another with psalms, hymns, and songs from the Spirit. Sing and make music from your heart to the Lord, 20 always giving thanks to God the Father for everything, in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ.
_________________________________________

We can also see examples of the Holy Spirit leading and giving instructions to the apostles and disciples:

Acts 8:29
Then the Spirit said to Philip, “Go up and join this chariot.”

Acts 8:38-40

38 And he gave orders to stop the chariot. Then both Philip and the eunuch went down into the water and Philip baptized him. 39 When they came up out of the water, the Spirit of the Lord suddenly took Philip away, and the eunuch did not see him again, but went on his way rejoicing. 40 Philip, however, appeared at Azotus and traveled about, preaching the gospel in all the towns until he reached Caesarea. (** teleportation by the Spirit :sunglasses:)

Acts 10:19-20

While Peter was reflecting on the vision, the Spirit said to him, “Behold, three men are looking for you. But get up, go downstairs and accompany them without misgivings, for I have sent them Myself.”

Acts 11:12

The Spirit told me to go with them without misgivings. These six brethren also went with me and we entered the man’s house.

Acts 13:2

While they were ministering to the Lord and fasting, the Holy Spirit said, “Set apart for Me Barnabas and Saul for the work to which I have called them.”

Acts 13:4

So, being sent out by the Holy Spirit, they went down to Seleucia and from there they sailed to Cyprus.

Acts 15:28

For it seemed good to the Holy Spirit and to us to lay upon you no greater burden than these essentials:

Acts 16:6
They passed through the Phrygian and Galatian region, having been forbidden by the Holy Spirit to speak the word in Asia;

Acts 16:7
and after they came to Mysia, they were trying to go into Bithynia, and the Spirit of Jesus did not permit them;

Acts 20:22

And now, behold, bound by the Spirit, I am on my way to Jerusalem, not knowing what will happen to me there,
__________________________________________________

I think by now it should be quite clear how important it is for a Christian to walk guided and empowered by the Holy Spirit.

Now, back to the Sabbath. If not observing the Sabbath is as immoral as raping, killing, stealing or fornication, then we should expect the Holy Spirit to quickly lead people to keep the Sabbath. In particular, during a Holy Spirit revival, where the Holy Spirit moves touching many people's hearts and leading them into repentance and salvation (take Acts 2 as an example), one should expect to see a widespread adoption of Sabbath observance by multitudes (just like you would expect to see multitudes abandoning other sins and embracing holiness).

It turns out that there are many recorded cases of revivals throughout history. However, in all of these cases we fail to see a widespread adoption of Sabbath observance (sunset Friday to sunset Saturday). Below you can find multiple examples of revivals illustrating the point:
How come that in so many revivals throughout history we do not see the Holy Spirit leading people toward the widespread observance of the Sabbath (from Friday evening to Saturday evening)?

The Spirit has the role of leading us to obey the Torah (Ezekiel 36:26-27), the Spirit has the role of leading us in truth (John 16:13), and the Torah is truth (Psalms 119:142). Jesus set a sinless example of how to walk in obedience to the Torah, so he is the personification of the truth (John 14:6). In 2 Timothy 3:8, those who oppose Moses also oppose the truth, being of corrupted minds and disqualified in regard to the faith. In Romans 8:4-7, those who walk in the Spirit are contrasted with those who have carnal minds, who refuse to submit to the Torah. In Galatians 5:19-22, everything listed as carnal works that are against the Spirit are also against the Torah, while all of the fruits of the Spirit are in accordance with it.
 
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The Spirit has the role of leading us to obey the Torah (Ezekiel 36:26-27),

Ezekiel 36:27 says: "And I will put my Spirit within you, and cause you to walk in my statutes, and ye shall keep mine ordinances, and do them."

The text never uses the word "Torah". What do you mean by "Torah"?

the Spirit has the role of leading us in truth (John 16:13),

Agreed.

and the Torah is truth (Psalms 119:142).

Psalms 119:142 says "Thy righteousness is an everlasting righteousness, And thy law is truth."
Again, the word "Torah" is not used. What do you mean by "Torah"?

Jesus set a sinless example of how to walk in obedience to the Torah, so he is the personification of the truth (John 14:6).

For the most part I agree, but I would appreciate a clear definition of the concept of "Torah" to prevent misunderstandings.

In 2 Timothy 3:8, those who oppose Moses also oppose the truth, being of corrupted minds and disqualified in regard to the faith.

Agreed, but what is the point you are trying to make?

In Romans 8:4-7, those who walk in the Spirit are contrasted with those who have carnal minds, who refuse to submit to the Torah.

Again. For the most part I agree, but the text never uses the word "Torah". Please, can you define "Torah"?

In Galatians 5:19-22, everything listed as carnal works that are against the Spirit are also against the Torah, while all of the fruits of the Spirit are in accordance with it.

Ok, but what is the point?

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Lastly, at no point have you ever addressed the main topic of this thread, so I'll state it again to help you remember it in case it was forgotten:

How come that in so many revivals throughout history we do not see the Holy Spirit leading people toward the widespread observance of the Sabbath (from Friday evening to Saturday evening)?
 
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Ezekiel 36:27 says: "And I will put my Spirit within you, and cause you to walk in my statutes, and ye shall keep mine ordinances, and do them."

The text never uses the word "Torah". What do you mean by "Torah"?



Agreed.



Psalms 119:142 says "Thy righteousness is an everlasting righteousness, And thy law is truth."
Again, the word "Torah" is not used. What do you mean by "Torah"?



For the most part I agree, but I would appreciate a clear definition of the concept of "Torah" to prevent misunderstandings.



Agreed, but what is the point you are trying to make?



Again. For the most part I agree, but the text never uses the word "Torah". Please, can you define "Torah"?



Ok, but what is the point?

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Lastly, at no point have you ever addressed the main topic of this thread, so I'll state it again to help you remember it in case it was forgotten:

How come that in so many revivals throughout history we do not see the Holy Spirit leading people toward the widespread observance of the Sabbath (from Friday evening to Saturday evening)?

The word "Torah" means "instruction", though it can also appropriately be translated as "law" when instructions instructions come with penalties for not obeying them. It is generally used to refer to the five books of Moses or the the law that they contain, though it can also be used to refer to a specific sets of instructions, such as the law of the burnt offering (Numbers 5:6), or to all of the OT. It is also referred to as the Law of Moses or the Law of God. The Torah contains the command to keep the Sabbath holy and so doing that is acting in accordance with the leading of the Spirit. However, the Spirit leading does not always mean that people are following.
 
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The Torah contains the command to keep the Sabbath holy and so doing that is acting in accordance with the leading of the Spirit. However, the Spirit leading does not always mean that people are following.

But at least you would expect that a significant proportion of people would be led by the Holy Spirit to keep the Sabbath (sunset Friday to sunset Saturday) during a revival. However, in the OP I provided 12 examples of revivals in history in which Sabbath observance was not a widespread outcome. Did the Holy Spirit forget about the Sabbath? How come the Holy Spirit didn't lead people to keep the Sabbath in any of these 12 revivals?
 
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(1 John 4:6 We are from God; he who knows God listens to us; he who is not from God does not listen to us. By this we know the spirit of truth and the and the spirit of error. 1 John 2:3-6 3By this we know that we have come to know Him, if we keep His commandments. 4The one who says, “I have come to know Him,” and does not keep His commandments, is a liar, and the truth is not in him; 5but whoever keeps His word, in him the love of God has truly been perfected. By this we know that we are in Him: 6the one who says he abides in Him ought himself to walk in the same manner as He walked.) If the spirit does not lead people to change their lives and respect God's laws then it is not of God. (Matt. 7:21-23
21“Not everyone who says to Me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ will enter the kingdom of heaven, but he who does the will of My Father who is in heaven will enter. 22Many will say to Me on that day, ‘Lord, Lord, did we not prophesy in Your name, and in Your name cast out demons, and in Your name perform many miracles?’ 23“And then I will declare to them, ‘I never knew you; DEPART FROM ME, YOU WHO PRACTICE LAWLESSNESS.’) These people will claim they have received the Holy Spirit but they do not respect the Law.
 
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How come that in so many revivals throughout history we do not see the Holy Spirit leading people toward the widespread observance of the Sabbath (from Friday evening to Saturday evening)?
Brother, the Holy Spirit has not led the Sabbath adoption from Judaism because it is a "human tradition" for places other than Israel. Israel remembers the Sabbath in the Eden time zone and the Sabbath falls in Israel between two days as Genesis establishes: taking the darkness of the sixth day and the light of the seventh day. The first Sabbath in Eden was from morning to morning and not from evening to evening as in Israel. I have written a book on the subject titled: “Proof of God in the International Date Line: Site of our Origin”. Here in the United States, the Sabbath falls at a different time than Israel. We can do better than Judaism to "remember the Sabbath, to keep it holy"!

You have let go of the commands of God and are holding on to human traditions.” And he continued, “You have a fine way of setting aside the commands of God in order to observe your own traditions! For Moses said, ‘Honor your father and mother,’ and, ‘Anyone who curses their father or mother is to be put to death.’ But you say that if anyone declares that what might have been used to help their father or mother is Corban (that is, devoted to God)— then you no longer let them do anything for their father or mother. Thus you nullify the word of God by your tradition that you have handed down. And you do many things like that.” (Mark 7:8-13 NIV)​

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Brother, the Holy Spirit has not led the Sabbath adoption from Judaism because it is a "human tradition" for places other than Israel. Israel remembers the Sabbath in the Eden time zone and the Sabbath falls in Israel between two days as Genesis establishes: taking the darkness of the sixth day and the light of the seventh day. The first Sabbath in Eden was from morning to morning and not from evening to evening as in Israel. I have written a book on the subject titled: “Proof of God in the International Date Line: Site of our Origin”. Here in the United States, the Sabbath falls at a different time than Israel. We can do better than Judaism to "remember the Sabbath, to keep it holy"!

You have let go of the commands of God and are holding on to human traditions.” And he continued, “You have a fine way of setting aside the commands of God in order to observe your own traditions! For Moses said, ‘Honor your father and mother,’ and, ‘Anyone who curses their father or mother is to be put to death.’ But you say that if anyone declares that what might have been used to help their father or mother is Corban (that is, devoted to God)— then you no longer let them do anything for their father or mother. Thus you nullify the word of God by your tradition that you have handed down. And you do many things like that.” (Mark 7:8-13 NIV)​

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Ok, but that doesn't change the main point of the question. I can easily reformulate the question to meet your requirements:

How come that in so many revivals throughout history we do not see the Holy Spirit leading people toward the widespread observance of the Sabbath (from Friday morning to Saturday morning)?​
 
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Ok, but that doesn't change the main point of the question. I can easily reformulate the question to meet your requirements: How come that in so many revivals throughout history we do not see the Holy Spirit leading people toward the widespread observance of the Sabbath (from Friday morning to Saturday morning)?
Brother, you are missing the later revival here in the United States that started with William Miller. The journey that began with William Miller in 1844 over the 2300-year prophecy led to a deep understanding of the Sabbath due to its "evenings and mornings" unit that takes us back to Genesis.

He said to me, "It will take 2,300 evenings and mornings; then the sanctuary will be reconsecrated." (Daniel 8:14 NIV)​

These "evenings and mornings" take us back to Genesis' first day. The first day is from first light to light again in the morning and later days from morning to morning until the first Sabbath.

And God said, “Let there be light,” and there was light. God saw that the light was good, and he separated the light from the darkness. God called the light “day,” and the darkness he called “night.” And there was evening, and there was morning—the first day. (Genesis 1:3-5 NIV)​

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Brother, you are missing the later revival here in the United States that started with William Miller. The journey that began with William Miller in 1844 over the 2300-year prophecy led to a deep understanding of the Sabbath due to its "evenings and mornings" unit that takes us back to Genesis.

He said to me, "It will take 2,300 evenings and mornings; then the sanctuary will be reconsecrated." (Daniel 8:14 NIV)​

These "evenings and mornings" take us back to Genesis' first day. The first day is from first light to light again in the morning and later days from morning to morning until the first Sabbath.

And God said, “Let there be light,” and there was light. God saw that the light was good, and he separated the light from the darkness. God called the light “day,” and the darkness he called “night.” And there was evening, and there was morning—the first day. (Genesis 1:3-5 NIV)​

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With all due respect, I wouldn't be so sure to regard William Miller's a Holy Spirit-led revivalist, given the bad reputation he gained with the Great Dissapointment. In fact, Sabbath-keeping was not even an agreed upon doctrine among Millerites. Quoting wikipedia:

The Millerites originally had adherents across denominational lines, especially from Baptist, Presbyterian, Methodist and Campbellite churches, forming distinct denominations only after the Great Disappointment. They were united by a belief in the imminent return of Jesus Christ—the Second Advent. After the Great Disappointment of October 22, 1844, discussion of beliefs began to fragment the once united Millerites. Dunton points out that there were four main divisive doctrines being discussed by Millerites around the time of the Albany Conference:

  1. Biblical prophecies relating to the Jews. The majority of Millerites believed that these prophecies would find a spiritual rather than a literal fulfilment; however the Age to Come Adventists led by Joseph Marsh believed in a literal, physical Jewish return to Palestine prior to the Christ's return.
  2. Conditional immortality was not discussed at the Albany Conference, but was a source of controversy soon after.
  3. The doctrine of the Sabbath was one of the schismatic issues debated at the Albany Conferences. The seventh-day Sabbath was rejected by delegates at the Albany Conference, who passed a resolution to have "no fellowship with Jewish fables and commandments of man, that turn from the truth."[46] Sabbatarianism remained a minority position among the Millerites, but the doctrine received a significant boost when Thomas Preble published a tract on the topic. The tract, titled, A Tract, Showing that the Seventh Day Should Be Observed as the Sabbath, Instead of the First Day; "According to the Commandment", was widely read by Miller's followers.
  4. Following the disappointment of October 22, there was considerable discussion regarding the continuing possibility of the conversion of sinners. The doctrine that excluded this possibility became known as the shut-door. Miller himself believed this for a short time, though he later changed and repudiated it.[47]
This leaves us with Thomas Preble as a better candidate for a Holy Spirit-led revivalist promoting Sabbath-keeping. However, checking out the wikipedia page on him we read:

Preble appears to have accepted the seventh-day Sabbath in 1844, possibly from Frederick Wheeler or someone associated with the Washington, New Hampshire, church. Preble was the first Millerite to advocate the Sabbath in print. In the Feb. 28, 1845, issue of the Hope of Israel, a Seventh-day Adventist periodical in Portland, Maine, was reprinted in tract form in March, 1845, with the title, Tract, Showing That the Seventh Day Should be Observed as the Sabbath. This tract led to the conversion of J. N. Andrews and other Adventist families in Paris, Maine, as well as to Joseph Bates.

Two years later, however, Preble repudiated the Sabbath and later wrote some articles against the Seventh-Day Sabbath in The World's Crisis and a book, entitled First-Day Sabbath.[1]
Thomas Preble changing his mind in two years doesn't look like someone being led by the Holy Spirit.

Uhmmm, no, this doesn't look like a Holy Spirit revival at all.
 
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Uhmmm, no, this doesn't look like a Holy Spirit revival at all.
Brother, the truth of the Sabbath is not "milk" to understand easily, it is "solid food" for the diligent student of God's word who has grown beyond the "worldly" infants in Christ.

Brothers and sisters, I could not address you as people who live by the Spirit but as people who are still worldly—mere infants in Christ. I gave you milk, not solid food, for you were not yet ready for it. Indeed, you are still not ready. You are still worldly. For since there is jealousy and quarreling among you, are you not worldly? Are you not acting like mere humans? For when one says, “I follow Paul,” and another, “I follow Apollos,” are you not mere human beings? (1 Corinthians 3:1-4 NIV)​

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Brother, the truth of the Sabbath is not "milk" to understand easily, it is "solid food" for the diligent student of God's word who has grown beyond the "worldly" infants in Christ.

Brothers and sisters, I could not address you as people who live by the Spirit but as people who are still worldly—mere infants in Christ. I gave you milk, not solid food, for you were not yet ready for it. Indeed, you are still not ready. You are still worldly. For since there is jealousy and quarreling among you, are you not worldly? Are you not acting like mere humans? For when one says, “I follow Paul,” and another, “I follow Apollos,” are you not mere human beings? (1 Corinthians 3:1-4 NIV)​

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The cite you provided does not support your claim. If you read the quote from 1 Corinthians 3 you just copy-pasted, you will notice that it says:

Brothers and sisters, I could not address you as people who live by the Spirit but as people who are still worldly—mere infants in Christ. I gave you milk, not solid food, for you were not yet ready for it. Indeed, you are still not ready. You are still worldly. For since there is jealousy and quarreling among you, are you not worldly? Are you not acting like mere humans? For when one says, “I follow Paul,” and another, “I follow Apollos,” are you not mere human beings? (1 Corinthians 3:1-4 NIV)
1) The text never mentions the Sabbath.
2) The text confirms the importance of living by the Spirit (which I already explained at length in the OP and I thank you for sharing another passage that confirms it once again).

So again, any example of a revival where multitudes were led by the Holy Spirit to keep the Sabbath?
 
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So again, any example of a revival where multitudes were led by the Holy Spirit to keep the Sabbath?
Brother, yes, the William Miller revival that you dismiss as unworthy of your time. You are making the mistake of looking at human beings instead of what God highlights in His word. Don't expect to like everything the Lord asks of you, no "worldly" person wants God's Sabbath.

He replied, "You are talking like a foolish woman. Shall we accept good from God, and not trouble?" In all this, Job did not sin in what he said. (Job 2:10 NIV)​

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Brother, yes, the William Miller revival that you dismiss as unworthy of your time. You are making the mistake of looking at human beings instead of what God highlights in His word. Don't expect to like everything the Lord asks of you, no "worldly" person wants God's Sabbath.

He replied, "You are talking like a foolish woman. Shall we accept good from God, and not trouble?" In all this, Job did not sin in what he said. (Job 2:10 NIV)​

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I provided the reasons for my skepticism, but you haven't addressed any of them. Also, this question might be of interest: How do seventh day Sabbatarians explain the lack of Sabbath observing following Spirit led revivals?. Feel free to join the community and post an answer.
 
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I provided the reasons for my skepticism, but you haven't addressed any of them. Also, this question might be of interest: How do seventh day Sabbatarians explain the lack of Sabbath observing following Spirit led revivals?. Feel free to join the community and post an answer.

I think it amazing these continuation of anti-sabbath threads, as soon as one is started and gets shot down with scripture it's all abandon ship and run off to a new one to see how we go from another angle of attack. Anyhow, there is no denying the scriptures and no running away from them. Only God's Word is true and we should believe and follow them over the teachings and traditions of men that knowingly break the commandments of God *Acts of the Apostles 5:29; Romans 3:4; Matthew 15:3-9. Getting back to your new OP simply it is the scriptures that teach (not me) that the many will be called but only the few will be chosen *Matthew 24:14, wide is the gate the leads to destruction and the many go in thereat but narrow is the way that leads to life and few that be that find it *Matthew 7:13-14 and again the many will say to JESUS in that day Lord Lord... but I will say to them depart from me you who sin (break God's commandments) I never knew you *Matthew 7:21-23. God's saints (God's people) according to the scriptures are described as a remnant that keep the commandments of God and have the faith of JESUS *Revelation 14:12. Your looking in all the wrong places to find the truth of Gods' Word.
 
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The Holy Spirit has been leading revivals for thousands of years as He has been pleading with God’s people to keep his Sabbath holy.

If someone is claiming to have a revival, yet there is no leading to the obedience of keeping the Sabbath holy, well then, I question that revival.

how is it a revival if there is no leading to repentance and the obedience of God’s commandments? The Holy Spirit does not “revive” someone to disobedience.

the Prophets cried out, and still cry out for repentance and obedience to God’s commandments, including the Sabbath.

I don’t want whatever “spirit” is leading these so-called “revivals” that do not revive people to go back to God’s way of living.

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I provided the reasons for my skepticism, but you haven't addressed any of them.
Brother, you seem to think that having the Holy Spirit forces you to do what you don't want to do? God does not force you. God expects you to "love the truth"!

The coming of the lawless one will be in accordance with how Satan works. He will use all sorts of displays of power through signs and wonders that serve the lie, and all the ways that wickedness deceives those who are perishing. They perish because they refused to love the truth and so be saved. For this reason God sends them a powerful delusion so that they will believe the lie and so that all will be condemned who have not believed the truth but have delighted in wickedness. (2 Thessalonians 2:9-12 NIV)​

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The Holy Spirit has been leading revivals for thousands of years as He has been pleading with God’s people to keep his Sabbath holy.

If someone is claiming to have a revival, yet there is no leading to the obedience of keeping the Sabbath holy, well then, I question that revival.

how is it a revival if there is no leading to repentance and the obedience of God’s commandments? The Holy Spirit does not “revive” someone to disobedience.

the Prophets cried out, and still cry out for repentance and obedience to God’s commandments, including the Sabbath.

I don’t want whatever “spirit” is leading these so-called “revivals” that do not revive people to go back to God’s way of living.

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The SDA is one of the fastest growing denominations with over 20 million members. Adventists’ Back-to-Basics Faith is Fastest Growing U.S. Church – Mar 11 | Adventist Today It also has one of the best healthcare systems in the nation (Adventist Health). The second largest school system in the world Seventh-day Adventist Schools | K12 Academics Loma Linda the largest congregation of SDA is one of 5 in the world, the only one in the US, to live the longest These Americans live seven to eleven years longer. What's their secret?

The problem that most Christians seem to have an issue with is over the 4th commandment, keeping the Sabbath because it interferes with their worldly lifestyle. You can't serve two masters. You are either with God or against Him there are no other choices. God saves us through grace but asks us to keep His commandments.

Revelations 22: 14 Blessed are those who do His commandments, that they may have the right to the tree of life, and may enter through the gates into the city
 
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