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November 30, 2019
#The_Resurrection_of_Christ
#The_Watershed_of_sabbaths
The resurrection of Christ the Lord is the
watershed of sabbaths; the old was ended and the new has dawned.
Mt 28:1a "In the end of the *sabbath* as
it began to dawn toward the first *day of the week*, ...."
Notes:
a. *sabbath* is in the plural - *σαββάτων* - plural of σαββάτon (singular).
b. The phrase
*day of the week* is just one word in Greek, also sabbath, same as *σαββάτων*, i.e. in the plural too.
This Scripture is not just speaking of weekly
days, i.e. the end of the seventh day of the week and the beginning of the
first day of the week. The plural σαββάτων indicates that.
"In the end of σαββάτων..."
is
contrasted with
"as it began to dawn toward the first of
σαββάτων."
σαββάτων were ended and the first of σαββάτων was dawning; the resurrection of the crucified Saviour
marked the momentous change.
Question- what σαββάτων were ended and the first of what σαββάτων was dawning?
The old covenant Jewish sabbaths were ended /
abolished by the resurrected Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ; the same risen Lord
inaugurated the beginning of the new covenant gospel sabbaths in Him.
Matthew 11:28 KJV
Come unto me, all ye that
labour and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest.
Hebrews 4:9 KJV
There remaineth therefore a rest to the
people of God.