"There is an Eternal 7th Day Rest for the People of God!!" Heb 4:9

Posted : 30 Jul, 2011 10:32 AM

WILL THE RESURRECTION OF GOD'S SAINTS BY OUR LORD JESUS CHRIST TAKE PLACE EXACTLY 6,000 YEARS AFTER GOD'S FIRST 7TH DAY REST??



Hebrews 4:9: �THERE IS AN ETERNAL SABBATH OR 7TH DAY REST FOR THE PEOPLE OF GOD.�



God�s Most High Eternal 7th Day Rest or Sabbath Rest is mentioned 10 times in Hebrews 3:11 to Hebrews 4:11 as follows:



** GOD�S REST is mentioned 1 time in Hebrews 4:10 ** MY REST is mentioned 3 times in Hebrews 3:11;4:3;4:5 & also Psalm 95:11 ** THAT REST is mentioned 3 times in Hebrews 4:3;4:6 & 4:11 ** HIS REST is mentioned 1 time Hebrews 4:8 ** THE SABBATH or 7th DAY REST FOR THE PEOPLE OF GOD is mentioned 1 time in Hebrews 4:9 ** ANOTHER DAY is mentioned 1 time in Hebrews 4:8. God also mentions His first 7th DAY REST after creating the present heavens and earth in 6 {24 hour} days 2 times in Hebrews 4:4.



This 7th Day Rest was for God the Father and God the Son {See John 1:1-3 & Col 1:16 below} after Their work in creating the present heavens and earth in six 24-hour days ALMOST 6,000 years ago. This first 7th Day Rest did not include the people of God. Exodus 20:11: �In six days the Lord made the heavens and the earth, the sea, and all that is in them, but He rested on the 7th Day. Therefore the Lord blessed the Sabbath or 7th day and made it holy.�



John 1:1-3: �In the beginning was the Word {Jesus}, and the Word was with God {The Father}, and the Word was God� Through Him {Jesus} all things were made, without Him nothing was made that has been made.�



Col 1:16: �By Him {Jesus} all things were created: things in heaven and on earth, visible and invisible� all things were created *BY* Him and for Him.�



But God says that His 7th DAY REST FOR THE PEOPLE OF GOD will occur on ANOTHER DAY in Hebrews 4:8b and then calls it �SABITISMOS� {In the inspired Greek} which could be translated the Most High Sabbath Rest for the people of God or 7th DAY REST FOR THE PEOPLE OF GOD.



Hebrews 4:8b,9: �God spoke about ANOTHER DAY. There remains, then a Most High Sabbath Rest or 7th DAY REST FOR THE PEOPLE OF GOD; for anyone who enters GOD�S REST also rests from his own work, just as God did from His. {Almost 6,000 years ago} Let us, therefore make every effort to enter THAT REST!� {OR REST FOR THE PEOPLE OF GOD which will come on ANOTHER DAY}



NOTE: The exact science of Bible Chronology shows that God�s 6-day creation began between 4000 BC and 3964 BC; and the reason for this 36 year spread is because part of this Bible Chronology depends on the ages of 20 patriarchs {When they became fathers} from Adam to Abraham {See Gen 5:3-28; 11:10-26} and 16 Judean kings from David to Josiah who did not all rule the exact number of years mentioned to the day. For example:



The 40th year could be from 39 years and one day all the way to 40 years. If for example the Last Day is on April 5th, 2015 then the 6,000 years or 6 Lord's Days would have began exactly 6,000 years earlier or on April 5th, 3986 BC since you must deduct 1 year going from BC to AD since there was no year Zero. 3986 plus 2015 equal 6,001 years minus 1 year equal exactly 6,000 years.



God originally made this statement about HIS REST in Psalm 95:11 in the OT era and repeated Psalm 95:11 in Hebrews 3:11; 4:3 & 4:5. In Hebrews 4:1 God states that �THE PROMISE OF ENTERING HIS REST STILL STANDS� which means that his promise STILL STANDS throughout the entire NT era.



In Psalm 95:7-11 God states that all those who harden their hearts when they hear My voice are always going astray and shall never enter �MY REST� while those who believe {Heb 4:3} and who are the people of God {Heb 4:9} shall enter My Eternal Rest!



I Cor 3:9: �We are God�s fellow workers.� Eph 2:10: �We are God�s workmanship, created in Christ Jesus to do good works.� During the Great tribulation a Voice from Heaven will say: Rev 14:13: �Blessed are the dead who die in the Lord from now on.� �Yes� says the Spirit, �they will REST from their labor, for their deeds will follow them. Heb 4:9,10: �There remains a MOST HIGH SABBATH REST or 7th DAY REST FOR THE PEOPLE OF GOD: for anyone who enters GOD�S REST also rests from his own work.�



Hebrews 4:4,5,8,9 tells about TWO 7th DAY RESTS. God�s first 7th Day Rest took place after the Father and Jesus created the first heaven and earth in six 24-hour days and Rev 21:5 shows us that God�s 2nd 7th DAY REST with His fellow workers will take place after He creates a New Heaven and a New Earth and the Heavenly New Jerusalem which will be our ETERNAL HOME with the Father and Jesus.



The phrase 7th DAY REST in Heb 4:9 implies that God and His fellow workers will have been working hard for 6 days before enjoying their eternal 7th DAY REST. We know that God and His fellow workers have been working hard since God�s first 7th DAY REST after creating the present heaven and earth which occurred ALMOST 6,000 years ago.



Could the 6 days work for God and His fellow workers actually be exactly 6,000 years?? The answer to this question is in Psalm 90:1-4 and in 2 Peter 3:8 which will be quoted next. Will God�s Last Eternal 7th DAY REST with His people begin exactly 6 days or 6,000 years after God�s first 7th Day Rest after creating the first heaven and earth?



Psalm 90:1-4: �Lord you have been our dwelling place throughout ALL GENERATIONS�.. Before you brought forth the earth and the world, from everlasting to everlasting You are God� for 1,000 YEARS IN YOUR SIGHT ARE LIKE A **DAY** that has just gone by.� {And so 6,000 years in God�s sight are just like 6 DAYS!}



2 Peter 3:8: �But do not forget this one thing dear friends: WITH THE LORD **A DAY** IS LIKE **1,000 YEARS** and **1,000 YEARS** ARE LIKE **A DAY**!� And so: With the LORD, 6 DAYS are just like 6,000 years and 6,000 years are just like 6 DAYS! And God�s 7th DAY REST could occur after exactly 6,000 years which are exactly like 6 days with the Lord.



The context of this 1,000 year statement in 2 Peter 3:8 is related to the reason why the 2nd Coming of Jesus has not yet occurred when Peter wrote this epistle around AD 66 {See 2 Peter 3:4&9a}. This statement is also sandwiched in between statements concerning God�s creation of the present heaven and earth {Almost 6,000 years ago} and God�s destruction of the present heavens and earth when Jesus comes as a thief in 2 Peter 3:10, and finally God�s creation of a New Heaven and a New Earth {See Rev 21:1-5}: The Home of Righteousness on the �Day of Eternity� {RSV} in 2 Peter 3:13,18.



Now let us look at the inspired statement in 2 Peter 3:8 in context: 2 Peter 3:3,4,7-13: In the Last Days scoffers will come...They will say. �Where is the coming He promised?...Everything goes on as it has since the beginning of Creation.� {Almost 6,000 years ago} But they deliberately forget that by God�s Word the heavens existed and the earth was formed {Almost 6,000 years ago}� BY that same Word of God the present heaven and earth are reserved for fire, being kept for the Day of Judgment and destruction of ungodly men. {Exactly 6 Days or 6,000 years later?}



But do not forget this one thing dear friends: �WITH THE LORD **A DAY** IS LIKE 1,000 YEARS AND 1,000 YEARS ARE LIKE **A DAY**! The Lord is not slow in keeping His promise {Of His 2nd Coming}, as some understand slowness!�



But THE DAY OF THE LORD {The Coming Jesus promised} will come like a thief {To unbelievers--See I Thess 4:15-17; 5:2-4; & Rev 3:3}. The heavens will disappear with a roar; the elements will be destroyed by fire, and the earth and everything in it will be burned up� But in keeping with his promise we are looking forward to a New Heaven and a New Earth, the Home of Righteousness� 2 Peter 3:18 {RSV}: But grow in the knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. To him be glory both now and to the �DAY OF ETERNITY!� Amen.�



The time period for the creation of the present heavens and earth was exactly six 24-hour days before God�s first 7th day rest almost 6,000 years ago. Does God�s inspired Word in 2 Peter 3 and Hebrews 4 just discussed imply that the time period between God�s first 7th Day Rest and God�s Eternal 7th DAY REST is also 6 days and that these 6 Lord�s Days are exactly like 6,000 years WITH THE LORD??



It should come as no surprise that when Jesus paid the full price for our admission to God�s eternal 7th Day Rest; that God�s people should no longer commemorate God�s first 7th Day Rest by resting every 7th day according to OT law. The last time God�s people rested on the 7th day according to OT Law was on the DAY BEFORE {See Luke 23:56} the resurrection of Jesus on April 5th, AD 33; when Jesus had completed the Atonement for sins for God�s people from every generation of man�s 6,000 year history. God now wants us to concentrate on entering God�s eternal 7th DAY REST with all its countless eternal rewards for faithful and loving service.



Jesus taught in the new Covenant that God's people no longer have to obey OT Sabbath Laws {See Luke 6:1-9 & John 5:8-11,16.17}. In the NT God's saints worshiped and evangelized EVERY DAY {See Acts 2:46,47; 17:27}. And their preachers preached EVERY DAY and EVERY NIGHT {See Acts 19:9,10; 20:31; 28:31b; Heb 3:13}. Making one day more holy than another is a sin in the NT era according to Galatians 4:9-11 & Col 2:14-17. In the NT era EVERY DAY is holy especially TODAY. {See Hebrews 3:13-15; 4:7}



Colossians 2:13-17: "When you were dead, in your sins and your sinful nature, God made you alive:rolleyes: with Christ. He forgave all our sins, having canceled the written code with its regulations, that was against us, He took it away, nailing it to the cross... Therefore do not let anyone judge you by what you eat or drink, or with regard to a religious festival, a New Month celebration or a SABBATH DAY. These are just a *SHADOW* of the things that were to come; the reality, however, is found in Christ!" For when Jesus, the "Lord of the Sabbath" {See Matt 12:8 & Luke 6:5] or 7th Day Rest; comes again God's people will enter their 7th Day Rest or Sabbath Rest.



The above passage from God's Word states that OT Sabbath or 7th Day Rest Laws were just a *SHADOW* of the things that were to come. It would seem completely obvious that the OT Sabbath Rest Laws were then just a **SHADOW** of our eternal 7th DAY REST WITH GOD which may occur exactly 6 Lord's Days or 6,000 years after God's first 7th Day rest just after His creation of man on the 6th Day.



Exodus 31:15: "For 6 days {A SHADOW of 6 Lord's days or 6,000 years of work for man after His creation} work is to be done, but the 7th Day is a Sabbath of Rest." {A *SHADOW* of our eternal 7th DAY REST WITH GOD after 6 Lord's Days or 6,000 years as fellow workers with God}



John 5:16,17: So, because Jesus was doing these things on the Sabbath {Or 7th Day}, the Jews persecuted Him. Jesus said to them, "My Father is ALWAYS at His work to this very day, and I, too am working!" I Cor 3:9: "We are God's fellow workers!"" I Cor 15:58: "ALWAYS give yourself fully to the work of the Lord."



God the Father and His Son�s first 7th Day Rest began in the past almost 6,000 years ago and ended 24 hours later; and they have been working ever since. They will certainly deserve Their next 7th DAY REST with Their fellow workers 6 days later; which of course will be 6,000 years later since One Day with the Lord is as 1,000 years.



And so the time period between God�s first 7th Day Rest after He finished His 6 {24-hour} Day creation to God�s eternal 7th Day Rest at sundown on the Last Day may be exactly 6,000 years.



Acts 3:21: �Jesus must remain in heaven **UNTIL THE TIME COMES* for God to restore everything as He promised.� Ephesians 1:10b,10a: God will bring all things in Heaven and earth together under One Head, even Christ� This will be put in effect WHEN THE TIMES HAVE REACHED THEIR FULFILLMENT.� {At the FULFILLMENT of the 6 DAY or 6,000 year time period from God the Father�s first 7th Day Rest with His Son and the 2,000 year time period or Last 2 Days when God first spoke to us through His Son!!}



And Jesus, {The First and the Last-Rev 22:13} who will come when the 7th angel sounds the 7th and last trumpet, is Lord of the SABBATH or 7th Day as per Matthew 12:8 and Luke 6:5!



Col 2:16,17: �The Sabbath {Or 7th} Day�. Is a **SHADOW** of things to come.� And so our eternal 7th Day rest may begin on the first second of the 7th Bible Day or the eternal 7th Bible Millennium when the 7th angel sounds the 7th and Last Trumpet!! Hebrews 4:8b,9 �God spoke about ANOTHER DAY. There remains, then a Most High Sabbath Rest or 7th DAY REST FOR THE PEOPLE OF GOD!!�



Genesis 1:1-5: In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth. Now the earth was formless and empty, darkness was over the surface of the deep, and the Spirit of God was hovering over the waters. {This proves that the earth had already been created by God BEFORE His 6-day creation almost 6000 years ago.} And God said, �Let there be light,� and there was light�. And there was evening {first at sundown}, and {then} there was morning--the first day.OTE: Before the first day of God�s creation almost 6,000 years ago there was a formless earth with darkness over the surface and waters. And so the earth could have been millions of years old and could have gone through countless forms of God�s creations including the age of the dinosaurs and the Neanderthal creatures.



The Grand Canyon has probably changed very little in the past 6,000 years. Its many strata with millions of dead fossils in solid rock most likely took millions of years to be chiseled out by the Colorado River. The reason why there was darkness over the earth as per Genesis 1:2 just before God�s 6-day creation, almost 6,000 years ago; can be explained by Job 9:7: �God speaks to the sun and it does not shine, and He seals off the light of the stars.� However, the present light, sun, moon, stars, sky, animals, birds, fish, plants, trees and man with an eternal soul were *ALL* newly created during God�s 6-day creation almost 6,000 years ago as per Genesis 1:3-31 and there was no evolution of any species.



John 1:1-3: "In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. He was with God {The Father} in the beginning. Through Him {The Lord of the Sabbath or 7th Day Rest} all things were made; without Him nothing was made that has been made!!":applause::angel::bow:

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