Which Day Is the Christian Sabbath?

Jesus said that—at the end of this age—only God’s direct intervention would stop man from destroying all human life from this planet. He said, “And unless those days were shortened, no flesh would be saved; but for the elect’s sake those days will be shortened” (Matthew 24:22).

As we swiftly approach the end of this present age of man’s rule under the influence of Satan the devil, it is vitally important that we consider whether or not we are really obeying the God who gives us life and breath, for the Jesus Christ of the Bible taught time and again that “empty faith” is not enough. In His concluding remarks in the Sermon on the Mount, Jesus said, “Not everyone who says to Me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ shall enter the kingdom of heaven, but he who does the will of My Father in heaven” (Matthew 7:21).

In this regard, He asked, “But why do you call Me ‘Lord, Lord,’ and do not do the things which I say?” (Luke 6:46). And, in a heated discussion with the Pharisees, Jesus quoted Isaiah’s prophecy, saying, “Well did Isaiah prophesy of you hypocrites, as it is written: ‘This people honors Me with their lips, but their heart is far from Me. And in vain they worship Me, teaching as doctrines the commandments of men’” (Mark 7:6–7). Think about that. Jesus clearly stated that it is possible to worship God—and yet worship Him in vain by following the teachings of men. Then Jesus said to them, “All too well you reject the commandment of God, that you may keep your tradition” (v. 9).