The First Four Commandments and the Worship Issue of the End Time

Freth said:

A word on Paul.

Many like to argue that Paul's writings somehow do away with the Sabbath.

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Paul imitated Christ

1Chro 11:1 Imitate me, just as I also imitate Christ

Freth said:

Acts 17:2 As was his custom, Paul went into the synagogue, and on three Sabbath days he reasoned with them from the Scriptures,

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Because that's what Jesus who is God did

Luke 4:16So He came to Nazareth, where He had been brought up. And as His custom was, He went into the synagogue on the Sabbath day, and stood up to read. (from Scripture)

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Paul was a professed servant of Christ Rom1:1 and a servant of God serves Him how He asks Isa56:6

Freth said:

Ok, let's look at what you said in post #16.



Under the law is being condemned by the law because of living in sin; breaking the law.

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Which has nothing to do whatsoever with what Paul said in 1 Cor. 9:20.

Freth said:

Romans 3:19 Now we know that what things soever the law saith, it saith to them who are under the law: that every mouth may be stopped, and all the world may become guilty before God.

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Which has nothing to do with 1 Cor. 9:20. Read verse 20 which you conveniently ignored.

“because by the works of the Law none of mankind will be justified in His sight; for through the Law comes knowledge of sin.”
‭‭Romans‬ ‭3‬:‭20‬ ‭NASB2020‬‬

Freth said:

Galatians 4:21 Tell me, ye that desire to be under the law, do ye not hear the law?

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“So then, brothers and sisters, we are not children of a slave woman, but of the free woman.”
‭‭Galatians‬ ‭4‬:‭31‬ ‭NASB2020‬‬

Freth said:

Galatians 5:18 But if ye be led of the Spirit, ye are not under the law.

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So it is obvious that the Christian is not under the law but led by the Spirit. How does this verse help you?

Freth said:

Consider this...

Proverbs 28:9 He that turneth away his ear from hearing the law, even his prayer shall be abomination.

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Which is irrelevant to 1 Cor. 9:20. Jesus fulfilled (completed) the law. The whole law and the prophets hang on Jesus two commandments (Matt. 23:40) and the law is no longer the Christian’s guardian (Gal. 3:25).

Freth said:

Remember the Sabbath day to keep it holy." To keep it holy. Keep indications action. Holy indicates how to keep it. Worship.

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Well considering many Lutherans, Assyrians, Anglicans and Armenians, and most Eastern Orthodox, Syriac Orthodox, Coptic Orthodox, and Ethiopian and Eritrean Tewahedo Orthodox Christians worship on the seventh day (as well as on the first day) and Roman Catholics have at least 1.2 million worship services on the Seventh Day, and none of the three churches engage in idolatry or use the Lord’s name in vain, or worship false gods, but instead follow the Nicene Creed - which precludes polytheism or worship of the Beast or the Dragon, by this standard we would be in good shape.

Of course, your primary point is incorrect - in that the seventh day Sabbath is not a soteriological issue; rather, regarding the Sabbath, more latitude is given scripturally in the New Testament than with any other commandment, for example, it is only in the case of the Sabbath that St. Paul makes a special case of the general prohibition on judging others, by prohibiting, in particular, judging others on their Sabbath observance (Colossians 2:16).

But also on a meta-level there are problems in your argument; you speak of non-Sabbatarians as abolishing the Sabbath but that was not the case - the Roman Catholic Church is actually responsible for having changed the Latin name of the seventh day from Dies Saturnae to Sabato, and it is referred to as Sabato (which means Sabbath) in the Roman missal, and kkkall Roman Catholic priests are required to worship on that day, and this works out to a minimum of 3 worship services per priest per Saturday, in addition to some devotional worship, which is organized by and consists of laity.

There is also the important and unfortunate point that laws which protected Christians by precluding the scenarios where we might be compelled to work on the Lord’s Day (Sunday) have been repealed in recent years contrary to the expectations of certain Sabbatarian denominations, with the most recent being the unconscionable act of Texas to allow alcohol sales on Sunday at 10 AM instead of noon and the repeal of prohibitions on hunting on the First Day in Pennsylvania and Virginia. This is a real tragedy, but the worldwide trend towards the repeal of restrictions on businesses trading on Sunday and also the increasing encroachment of other activities on traditional church attendance time, such as youth sports practice, does run contrary to what Adventists have historically argued would happen leading up to the Eschaton, which means we are moving in an historical trend which, unless it reverses, moves us away from the eschatological conditions postulated by some Sabbatarians.

Freth said:

Revelation 14:6-7 And I saw another angel fly in the midst of heaven, having the everlasting gospel to preach unto them that dwell on the earth, and to every nation, and kindred, and tongue, and people, saying with a loud voice, Fear God, and give glory to him; for the hour of his judgment is come: and worship him that made heaven, and earth, and the sea, and the fountains of waters.

• The direct quote of the institution of the Sabbath at creation and the Sabbath commandment.
• The Sabbath, the Lord's day, the day of worship instituted at creation, commanded by the voice of God and written in stone.
• The everlasting gospel. The Sabbath is a perpetual covenant and a sign (Exodus 31:13-16).
• The last call to worship according to God's commands, not man's dictates.

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There is a difference between the legal code of the law, which we are released from (Rom 7:6), and the spirit and goal of the law, which persists. The goal of the law ultimately points to Christ, and the Sabbath is a part of that goal. It foreshadows Christ's redemptive power and his work in us that leads to completion (creation shows this as well). Physical rest on a specific day can and is beneficial, but it is legal code that has no redemptive power itself. Creation shows us a completed work that ushers in Sabbath, where the 4th commandment shows us a never-ending work, where Israel is invited to echo the promise of rest not yet realized. We are unable to complete the work, and this is the part that crucially points to Christ, his work, and his redemptive power that was finished with Christ uttered the words on the cross "it is finished".

Revelation 14:6-7 is not a unique or explicit statement regarding sabbath practice or the day itself, even with its broad creation references you've pointed out. You could thematically use it to prop it up, but alone, it doesn't point to Sabbath practice at all and you need something more. Sabbath is a perpetual covenant sign, this is true, so is circumcision, using the exact same language (Gen 17) to describe it. But we so easily write away circumcision, so why is Sabbath law any different? I'm talking about the legal code, not the 7th day. The 7th day has no legal code; the legal code is part of the covenant, it was a sign of it (as you have pointed out). We do not throw out Sabbath, just like we do not throw out circumcision; they continue to be signs of covenants, but our value for them has changed from the outward physical to the inward transformation of the heart because Christ has accomplished and completed the legal code for us. We now serve in a new way under the Spirit (Rom 7:6)

Freth said:

The First Four Commandments and the Worship Issue of the End Time

1. Have no other gods.

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Exodus 20:3 Thou shalt have no other gods before me.​

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Revelation 13:4 And they worshipped the dragon which gave power unto the beast: and they worshipped the beast, saying, Who is like unto the beast? who is able to make war with him?​

• Worship of other gods.
  • Worship of the dragon.
  • Worship of the beast.

2. Make no graven images; idolatry.

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Exodus 20:4-6 Thou shalt not make unto thee any graven image, or any likeness of any thing that is in heaven above, or that is in the earth beneath, or that is in the water under the earth. Thou shalt not bow down thyself to them, nor serve them: for I the Lord thy God am a jealous God, visiting the iniquity of the fathers upon the children unto the third and fourth generation of them that hate me; And shewing mercy unto thousands of them that love me, and keep my commandments.​

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Revelation 13:15-17 And he had power to give life unto the image of the beast, that the image of the beast should both speak, and cause that as many as would not worship the image of the beast should be killed. And he causeth all, both small and great, rich and poor, free and bond, to receive a mark in their right hand, or in their foreheads: And that no man might buy or sell, save he that had the mark, or the name of the beast, or the number of his name.​

• Worship of the image of the beast; idolatry.
  • Forced worship and restricted buying and selling.
  • Forced worship on pain of death.

3. Do not take the Lord's name in vain.

Exodus 20:7 Thou shalt not take the name of the Lord thy God in vain; for the Lord will not hold him guiltless that taketh his name in vain.​

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Revelation 13:6 And he opened his mouth in blasphemy against God, to blaspheme his name, and his tabernacle, and them that dwell in heaven.​

• Blasphemes God.
• Prophesied also in Daniel 7:25.

4. Remember the Sabbath day to keep it holy.

Genesis 2:1-3 Thus the heavens and the earth were finished, and all the host of them. And on the seventh day God ended his work which he had made; and he rested on the seventh day from all his work which he had made. And God blessed the seventh day, and sanctified it: because that in it he had rested from all his work which God created and made.​

Exodus 20:8-11 Remember the sabbath day, to keep it holy. Six days shalt thou labour, and do all thy work: But the seventh day is the sabbath of the Lord thy God: in it thou shalt not do any work, thou, nor thy son, nor thy daughter, thy manservant, nor thy maidservant, nor thy cattle, nor thy stranger that is within thy gates: For in six days the Lord made heaven and earth, the sea, and all that in them is, and rested the seventh day: wherefore the Lord blessed the sabbath day, and hallowed it.​

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Revelation 14:6-7 And I saw another angel fly in the midst of heaven, having the everlasting gospel to preach unto them that dwell on the earth, and to every nation, and kindred, and tongue, and people, saying with a loud voice, Fear God, and give glory to him; for the hour of his judgment is come: and worship him that made heaven, and earth, and the sea, and the fountains of waters.​

• The direct quote of the institution of the Sabbath at creation and the Sabbath commandment.
• The Sabbath, the Lord's day, the day of worship instituted at creation, commanded by the voice of God and written in stone.
• The everlasting gospel. The Sabbath is a perpetual covenant and a sign (Exodus 31:13-16).
• The last call to worship according to God's commands, not man's dictates.

Conclusion

In reading Revelation 13 and 14, one comes to the reasonable conclusion that God is trying to tell us something concerning the worship of the beast (false worship) and true worship (the worshipful commandments of God; the first four commandments of the Ten). All four worship commandments are broken.

By the time the last call to worship is shouted (Revelation 14), the definition of false worship has already been given (Revelation 13). The first four commandments are broken and the whole world wonders after the beast. They worship the dragon and the beast. They worship the image of the beast. They take the Lord's name in vain because they also speak those same blasphemies of the beast. They break the Sabbath commandment.

The first angel of Revelation 14 speaks in a loud voice.

• It has the everlasting gospel (again, see Exodus 31:13-16).
• It calls all to true worship.
• It points right back to the institution of the seventy-day Sabbath at creation and the Sabbath commandment by quoting them directly. The very reason for sanctification of the Sabbath is creation, pointing specifically to the Creator: "...because that in it he had rested from all his work which God created and made."
• "Remember the Sabbath day to keep it holy." To keep it holy. Keep indications action. Holy indicates how to keep it. Worship.

Jesus is also Lord of the Sabbath (Mark 2:27-28). No wonder Jesus was concerned with keeping the Sabbath in the last days (Matthew 24:20). No wonder the apostles kept the Sabbath (Acts 13:14, Acts 13:27, Acts 13:42, Acts 17:2, Acts 18:4).

The events prophesied (in Daniel 7:25) would then have to have happened after the apostles were gone. Speaking great things against the most high, wearing out the saints, thinking to change times and laws; all were precursors, setting the stage. The deadly wound of Revelation 13 was received but is now almost fully healed.

The worship issue of the end time concerns the worshipful commandments of God, and points directly to the worship commandment that is both a time and a law—the seventh-day Sabbath.

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I am Baptist by denomination but I do believe in keeping the seventh day 7 Sabbath which the Lord established at the beginning of creation, as best as I possibly can.

There are those who don't believe the Ten Commandments is for the gentiles but for the Jews only, I will never understand that logic. That is like saying a person can have any God before them that they choose, don't have to honor your mother or father, one can lie, one can cheat, one can steal, one can murder, one can covet because that's all the Ten Commandments is telling us not to do these things, yet some believe we're not up under the Ten Commandments because we're not of Israel.

They believe that because Jesus is the fulfillment of the law,m that the law is abolished.

Jesus said if you love me keep my Commandments / those who follow me keep my Commandments / that he didn't come to *abolish* the law but to fulfill it - carrying it out to complete it to fulfill it not abolish it.

His new Commandments: the first of the two: concerning loving God as written in the first four of the Ten Commandments -- the second of the two is to love each other which covers the next six of the 10 commandments and a lot of people don't get that.

There were laws and Sabbaths that were abolished but not the Seventh-Day Sabbath or the Ten Commandments.

truthuprootsevil said:

I am Baptist by denomination but I do believe in keeping the seventh day 7 Sabbath which the Lord established at the beginning of creation, as best as I possibly can.

There are those who don't believe the Ten Commandments is for the gentiles but for the Jews only, I will never understand that logic. That is like saying a person can have any God before them that they choose, don't have to honor your mother or father, one can lie, one can cheat, one can steal, one can murder, one can covet because that's all the Ten Commandments is telling us not to do these things, yet some believe we're not up under the Ten Commandments because we're not of Israel.

They believe that because Jesus is the fulfillment of the law,m that the law is abolished.

Jesus said if you love me keep my Commandments / those who follow me keep my Commandments / that he didn't come to *abolish* the law but to fulfill it - carrying it out to complete it to fulfill it not abolish it.

His new Commandments: the first of the two: concerning loving God as written in the first four of the Ten Commandments -- the second of the two is to love each other which covers the next six of the 10 commandments and a lot of people don't get that.

There were laws and Sabbaths that were abolished but not the Seventh-Day Sabbath or the Ten Commandments.

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Amen!

This is who God's commandments are for.

Exo 20:6 but showing mercy to thousands, to those who love Me and keep My commandments.
Rev14:12 Here is the patience of the saints; here are those who keep the commandments of God and the faith of Jesus.

We can observe days and seasons and years, if we wish.

The kingdom of God is not eating and drinking. It isn't observing the position of the sun in the sky.

Call upon him and he will answer you. He'll show you great things that you weren't expect
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Freth said:

The worship issue of the end time concerns the worshipful commandments of God, and points directly to the worship commandment that is both a time and a law—the seventh-day Sabbath.

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Whether we are in the end time or not, we will all face judgement by Christ.

Now concerning the Sabbath, we are forbidden by St. Paul for judging each other on our observance of it.

What is worth noting is that the Roman Catholic Church, which many people continue to slander, was responsible for changing the name of the seventh day in Latin from Dies Saturnae to Sabato, and likewise the Eastern Orthodox Church changed the name of that day in every country where we constituted a majority of the population, so that the seventh day took the name Sabbath.

Additionally of the Eastern Orthodox who worship every Sunday, they also worship on every Sabbath, because it is required to worship in preparation for the Resurrectional Divine Liturgy on the Sunday, and additionally several very important services happen only on the Sabbath, such as those liturgies celebrated for the repose of our departed loved ones (since it was on the seventh day Christ rested in the Tomb). We also commemorate the Theotokos on every Sabbath, because of the typological relationship between her and the Holy Sepulchre - for both contained He who is uncontainable by nature (this is specific to the Eastern Orthodox, but the Oriental Orthodox all worship on the Seventh Day and the commemoration of departed loved ones is a feature of the liturgy in all these churches, as is the remembrance of Christ’s repose).

The Liturgist said:

Whether we are in the end time or not, we will all face judgement by Christ.

Now concerning the Sabbath, we are forbidden by St. Paul for judging each other on our observance of it.

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Do that mean that we can't judge apostle Paul of what he wrote and what he'd done, by teaching, preaching and etc every Sabbath day?

Capbook2 said:

Do that mean that we can't judge apostle Paul of what he wrote and what he'd done, by teaching, preaching and etc every Sabbath day?

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It’s pretty simple. Paul tells you exactly what he is doing.

“To the Jews I became as a Jew, so that I might gain Jews; to those who are under the Law, I became as one under the Law, though not being under the Law myself, so that I might gain those who are under the Law;”
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Capbook2 said:

Do that mean that we can't judge apostle Paul of what he wrote and what he'd done, by teaching, preaching and etc every Sabbath day?

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We are forbidden by Christ from judging anyone lest we ourselves be judged, and judging the Holy Apostles is not something I would want to do, that sounds like a very good way to actually endanger my soul (unlike worshipping on the First day as well as the Seventh which is nowhere prohibited).

The Liturgist said:

We are forbidden by Christ from judging anyone lest we ourselves be judged, and judging the Holy Apostles is not something I would want to do, that sounds like a very good way to actually endanger my soul (unlike worshipping on the First day as well as the Seventh which is nowhere prohibited).

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Yes, worship on any day was never prohibited, but God said, the worship of Him by all mankind in the new heavens and new earth Whom He will make is from one new moon to another and one Sabbath to another.

And I can't quote a verse where apostle Paul worship on Sunday in accordance with others interpretation of Col 2:14,16,17.
But many Bible verses we can read that he preach, teach and etc every seventh day Sabbath in opposition to the interpretation.

(KJV) Isa 66:22 For as the new heavens and the new earth, which I will make, shall remain before me, saith the LORD, so shall your seed and your name remain.
(KJV) Isa 66:23 And it shall come to pass, that from one new moon to another, and from one sabbath to another, shall all flesh come to worship before me, saith the LORD.

(KJV+) Isa 66:23 And it shall come to pass,H1961 that fromH4480 H1767 one new moonH2320 to another,H2320 and fromH4480 H1767 one sabbathH7676 to another,H7676 shall allH3605 fleshH1320 comeH935 to worshipH7812 beforeH6440 me, saithH559 the LORD.H3068

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שׁבּת shabbâth
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1) Sabbath

Capbook2 said:

Yes, worship on any day was never prohibited, but God said, the worship of Him by all mankind in the new heavens and new earth Whom He will make is from one new moon to another and one Sabbath to another.

And I can't quote a verse where apostle Paul worship on Sunday in accordance with others interpretation of Col 2:14,16,17.
But many Bible verses we can read that he preach, teach and etc every seventh day Sabbath in opposition to the interpretation.

(KJV) Isa 66:22 For as the new heavens and the new earth, which I will make, shall remain before me, saith the LORD, so shall your seed and your name remain.
(KJV) Isa 66:23 And it shall come to pass, that from one new moon to another, and from one sabbath to another, shall all flesh come to worship before me, saith the LORD.

(KJV+) Isa 66:23 And it shall come to pass,H1961 that fromH4480 H1767 one new moonH2320 to another,H2320 and fromH4480 H1767 one sabbathH7676 to another,H7676 shall allH3605 fleshH1320 comeH935 to worshipH7812 beforeH6440 me, saithH559 the LORD.H3068

H7676
שׁבּת shabbâth
BDB Definition:
1) Sabbath

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There are also BIble verses indicating that he worshipped on Sunday, and that the church collected alms on Sunday (the claim by some that this was a private activity in homes is not supported by the text). What is more, on Pentecost, which is today in the Orthodox church, Acts 2 records the Apostles worshipping in the Upper Room with 200 Disciples at the third hour after sunrise, approximately 9 AM, when the Holy Spirit descended. This, combined with the worship of Christ on His Resurrection on the first day, and the creation of the universe on the First Day, is reason enough for the primary celebration of Holy Communion to be on the First Day, but the Eucharist is also celebrated every Sabbath throughout the year in the Eastern Orthodox church and in the Roman Catholic Church (actually the Roman Catholics celebrate 1.4 million distinct worship services on the Sabbath, which they renamed to “Sabato” in Latin, previously the Romans had called it “Dies Saturnae”, likewise in all countries where the Eastern and Oriental Orthodox constitute a majority of the population we renamed the Seventh Day to a word derived from “Sabbath”, so the idea that we attempted to move the Sabbath is preposterous and can be shown false by the language of the liturgical texts - yesterday was a Soul Sabbath in the Orthodox Church, of particular importance for the commemoration of departed loved ones.

Additionally I would note that most Sabbatarians do not celebrate Holy Communion on every Sabbath, so insofar as the Orthodox do, and the Roman Catholics do so to a still greater extent since all Roman Catholic priests are required to celebrate the Eucharist every Sabbath throughout the year (although conversely, lay attendance at Orthodox services on the Sabbath is probably higher as a percentage of the total, since most Orthodox Christians who actively worship go to Vespers, and some go to Vespers instead of the Divine Liturgy on Sunday morning, and the liturgical day of Sabbath ends at the end of Vespers), so in this respect, in terms of the Eucharist being celebrated and the number of services, I would argue that traditional liturgical churches show more reverence for the Seventh Day than other denominations, since the most reverent thing Christians can do is to celebrate Holy Communion in anamnesis of Christ our God, partaking of His very Body and Blood and offering to Him that which is His in Thanksgiving and receiving His salvific grace through the ordained sacramental mystery of Holy Communion, in which we are present with Christ and his Apostles and all the saints - that is to say, all Christians of the Church Triumphant since the first century, the myriad of holy martyrs, confessors, ascetics, theologians, teachers, unmercenary physicians and pious laity, united as heaven descends on Earth.

However sadly all Sabbatarians I am aware of reject such a view of the Eucharist in favor of an extremely low church interpretation which is furthermore compounded with footwashing (which is a separate event; I particularly like the Oriental Orthodox praxis of washing the feet of the young Psaltis by the bshop who are the least of the brethren serving in the altar; seeing an elderly bishop setting aside his arthritis to condescend to do that is an exemplary demonstration of Christlike charity, but that act is purely symbolic and not required for salvation, whereas John 6 indicates that partaking of the Body and Blood of Christ is a primary means of grace along with Baptism and in the synoptic Gospels and 1 Corinthians Christ directly commands that it be done; also, the text used to justify the Memorialist interpretation is not present in Matthew or Mark or 1 Corinthians ch. 10; the Memorialist interpretation, insofar as it depends on our Lord making a statement that contradicts a literal interpretation of his prior statement, is itself contradicted by the previous chapter of 1 Corinthians and by two of the three institution narratives and the Eucharistic passage in the Gospel of John.

The only interpretations of the Eucharist which are clearly scriptural are the Patristic doctrine of the Real Presence which is believed by the Eastern Orthodox, Oriental Orthodox, the Assyrian Church of the East, the Ancient Church of the East, the Roman Catholic Church, most Lutheran churches, most high church Anglicans, particularly Episcopalians, the traditional Old Catholics, and some Moravians, Methodists and other Christians, and perhaps the somewhat watered down Calvinist idea of a real spiritual presence (this view does not have Patristic backing but it is compliant with a superficial reading of the text, and this should be the default for Protestants who for whatever reason can’t accept the idea of a physical presence, in my view - however, the three other interpretations, Zwinglianism, Memorialism and Receptionism, are not compatible, since Memorialism requires our Lord to contradict himself and St. Paul to also contradict himself and for this contradictory reading of 1 Corinthians ch. 11 to be prioritized over the Gospels and 1 Corinthians ch. 10, which is a per se example of eisegesis, and meanwhile Zwinglianism fails because our Lord did not say “this is a symbol of my body” (for which reason Martin Luther carved into the table at the Marburg Colloquy HOC EST CORPUS MEUM in opposition to Zwingli), nor did he say “this will become my body when you receive it,” so a pre-reception consecration is doctrinally essential.

The Liturgist said:

There are also BIble verses indicating that he worshipped on Sunday, and that the church collected alms on Sunday (the claim by some that this was a private activity in homes is not supported by the text).

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The word "worship" was never mentioned in those verses.

The Liturgist said:

What is more, on Pentecost, which is today in the Orthodox church, Acts 2 records the Apostles worshipping in the Upper Room with 200 Disciples at the third hour after sunrise, approximately 9 AM, when the Holy Spirit descended. This, combined with the worship of Christ on His Resurrection on the first day, and the creation of the universe on the First Day, is reason enough for the primary celebration of Holy Communion to be on the First Day,

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Again, those verses never speaks about "worship."

The Liturgist said:

but the Eucharist is also celebrated every Sabbath throughout the year in the Eastern Orthodox church and in the Roman Catholic Church (actually the Roman Catholics celebrate 1.4 million distinct worship services on the Sabbath, which they renamed to “Sabato” in Latin, previously the Romans had called it “Dies Saturnae”, likewise in all countries where the Eastern and Oriental Orthodox constitute a majority of the population we renamed the Seventh Day to a word derived from “Sabbath”, so the idea that we attempted to move the Sabbath is preposterous and can be shown false by the language of the liturgical texts - yesterday was a Soul Sabbath in the Orthodox Church, of particular importance for the commemoration of departed loved ones.

Additionally I would note that most Sabbatarians do not celebrate Holy Communion on every Sabbath, so insofar as the Orthodox do, and the Roman Catholics do so to a still greater extent since all Roman Catholic priests are required to celebrate the Eucharist every Sabbath throughout the year (although conversely, lay attendance at Orthodox services on the Sabbath is probably higher as a percentage of the total, since most Orthodox Christians who actively worship go to Vespers, and some go to Vespers instead of the Divine Liturgy on Sunday morning, and the liturgical day of Sabbath ends at the end of Vespers), so in this respect, in terms of the Eucharist being celebrated and the number of services, I would argue that traditional liturgical churches show more reverence for the Seventh Day than other denominations, since the most reverent thing Christians can do is to celebrate Holy Communion in anamnesis of Christ our God, partaking of His very Body and Blood and offering to Him that which is His in Thanksgiving and receiving His salvific grace through the ordained sacramental mystery of Holy Communion, in which we are present with Christ and his Apostles and all the saints - that is to say, all Christians of the Church Triumphant since the first century, the myriad of holy martyrs, confessors, ascetics, theologians, teachers, unmercenary physicians and pious laity, united as heaven descends on Earth.

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Yes, if the Sabbath observance is the (good works) result of faith where we are saved through God's grace. (Eph 2:8-10)

The Liturgist said:

However sadly all Sabbatarians I am aware of reject such a view of the Eucharist in favor of an extremely low church interpretation which is furthermore compounded with footwashing (which is a separate event; I particularly like the Oriental Orthodox praxis of washing the feet of the young Psaltis by the bshop who are the least of the brethren serving in the altar; seeing an elderly bishop setting aside his arthritis to condescend to do that is an exemplary demonstration of Christlike charity, but that act is purely symbolic and not required for salvation, whereas John 6 indicates that partaking of the Body and Blood of Christ is a primary means of grace along with Baptism and in the synoptic Gospels and 1 Corinthians Christ directly commands that it be done; also, the text used to justify the Memorialist interpretation is not present in Matthew or Mark or 1 Corinthians ch. 10; the Memorialist interpretation, insofar as it depends on our Lord making a statement that contradicts a literal interpretation of his prior statement, is itself contradicted by the previous chapter of 1 Corinthians and by two of the three institution narratives and the Eucharistic passage in the Gospel of John.

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Yes, Christ made a point for us to proclaim/celebrate His death more than His resurrection.

1Co 11:26 For as often as you eat this bread and drink the cup, you proclaim the Lord's death until He comes.

The Liturgist said:

The only interpretations of the Eucharist which are clearly scriptural are the Patristic doctrine of the Real Presence which is believed by the Eastern Orthodox, Oriental Orthodox, the Assyrian Church of the East, the Ancient Church of the East, the Roman Catholic Church, most Lutheran churches, most high church Anglicans, particularly Episcopalians, the traditional Old Catholics, and some Moravians, Methodists and other Christians, and perhaps the somewhat watered down Calvinist idea of a real spiritual presence (this view does not have Patristic backing but it is compliant with a superficial reading of the text, and this should be the default for Protestants who for whatever reason can’t accept the idea of a physical presence, in my view - however, the three other interpretations, Zwinglianism, Memorialism and Receptionism, are not compatible, since Memorialism requires our Lord to contradict himself and St. Paul to also contradict himself and for this contradictory reading of 1 Corinthians ch. 11 to be prioritized over the Gospels and 1 Corinthians ch. 10, which is a per se example of eisegesis, and meanwhile Zwinglianism fails because our Lord did not say “this is a symbol of my body” (for which reason Martin Luther carved into the table at the Marburg Colloquy HOC EST CORPUS MEUM in opposition to Zwingli), nor did he say “this will become my body when you receive it,” so a pre-reception consecration is doctrinally essential.

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Would we interpret that it's Jesus literal blood and body recorded in 1Cor 11;24,25 whom apostles take and drink?
As verse 23 speaks of literal bread being broke.

1Co 11:23 For I received from the Lord that which I also delivered to you, that the Lord Jesus in the night in which He was betrayed took bread;
1Co 11:24 and when He had given thanks, He broke it and said, "This is My body, which is for you; do this in remembrance of Me."
1Co 11:25 In the same way He took the cup also after supper, saying, "This cup is the new covenant in My blood; do this, as often as you drink it, in remembrance of Me."