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Welcome July 23 , 2006. The 4th Commandment Part 2 (The spiritual implications.). Open Your Bibles to Exodus 20:8. KJV Exodus 20:8 Remember the sabbath day, to keep it holy. 9 Six days shalt thou labour, and do all thy work:.

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  1. WelcomeJuly 23 , 2006

  2. The 4th CommandmentPart 2 (The spiritual implications.)

  3. Open Your Bibles to Exodus 20:8

  4. KJV Exodus 20:8 Remember the sabbath day, to keep it holy. 9 Six days shalt thou labour, and do all thy work:

  5. 20:10 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:

  6. 11 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.

  7. Genesis 2:1 Thus the heavens and the earth were finished, and all the host of them. 2 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. 3 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.

  8. Rested= 7673. TBÁŠÆ~.A primitive root.To repose, i.e. desist from exertion; used in many implied relations (causatively, figuratively or specifically).Cease, cause to cease, let cease, make to cease, celebrate, cause to fail, make to fail, keep, keep sabbath, suffer to be lacking, leave, put away, put down, rest, make to rest, rid, still, take away.

  9. God (Elohim) was not tired, He only stopped creating.

  10. To extract the spiritual implications from this commandment it will help us to look at other places in scripture for more insight.Turn to Deuteronomy 5:14-15.

  11. KJV Deuteronomy 5:14 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, nor thy manservant, nor thy maidservant, nor thine ox, nor thine ass, nor any of thy cattle, nor thy stranger that is within thy gates; that thy manservant and thy maidservant may rest as well as thou.

  12. KJV Deuteronomy 5:15 And remember that thou wast a servant in the land of Egypt, and that the LORD thy God brought thee out thence through a mighty hand and by a stretched out arm: therefore the LORD thy God commanded thee to keep the sabbath day.

  13. God reveals that the Sabbath is for reflection on redemption. Deliverance from bondage.

  14. Whether for a day of stopped work, or reflection, it seems that this 4th commandment should be obeyed. If this is the case then why don’t we have examples of the ekklesia or called-out Christians observing the commandment?

  15. Every example of Sabbath reference after the ascension. • Acts13:14, 27, 42, 44 • Acts 15:21 • Acts 16:13*** • Acts 17:2 • Acts 18:4 • Col. 2:16

  16. We also looked at early “church” fathers and how they observed the 1st day of the week and not the 7th. • 107AD IGNATIUS: let every friend of Christ keep the Lord's Day as a festival, the resurrection-day, the queen and chief of all the days of the week. (Ignatius, Epistle to the Magnesians, chp 9. Ante-Nicene Fathers , vol. 1, pg. 62-63.) • 130AD BARNABAS: Moreover God says to the Jews, 'Your new moons and Sabbaths 1 cannot endure.' You see how he says, 'The present Sabbaths are not acceptable to me, but the Sabbath which I have made in which, when I have rested [heaven: Heb 4] from all things, I will make the beginning of the eighth day which is the beginning of another world.' Wherefore we Christians keep the eighth day for joy, on which also Jesus arose from the dead and when he appeared ascended into heaven. (15:8f, The Epistle of Barnabas, 100 AD, Ante-Nicene Fathers , vol. 1, pg. 147)

  17. 150AD JUSTIN: But Sunday is the day on which we hold our common assembly, because it is the first day of the week and Jesus our saviour on the same day rose from the dead. (First apology of Justin, Ch 68) • 150AD JUSTIN: And on the day called Sunday there is a gathering together in the same place of all who live in a city or a rural district. ... We all make our assembly in common on the day of the Sun, since it is the first day, on which God changed the darkness and matter and made the world, and Jesus Christ our Savior arose from the dead on the same day. For they crucified him on the day before Saturn's day, and on the day after (which is the day of the Sun the appeared to his apostles and taught his disciples these things. (Apology, 1, 67:1-3, 7; First Apology, 145 AD, Ante-Nicene Fathers , Vol. 1, pg. 186) • 150AD JUSTIN: Moreover, all those righteous men already mentioned [after mentioning Adam. Abel, Enoch, Lot, Noah, Melchizedek, and Abraham], though they kept no Sabbaths, were pleasing to God; and after them Abraham with all his descendants until Moses... And you [fleshly Jews] were commanded to keep Sabbaths, that you might retain the memorial of God. For His word makes this announcement, saying, "That you may know that I am God who redeemed you." (Dialogue With Trypho the Jew, 150-165 AD, Ante-Nicene Fathers , vol. 1, page 204)

  18. To understand how this happened we should learn from the Jews themselves.There are 4 basic levels for Bible interpretation. These 4 can be seen in the original, perfect relationship between man and God found in Genesis chapters 2-3.

  19. Paradise;TheHebrew word used in the Bible that means a forest, orchard, or park, and is referred to as Paradise. It corresponds with the Greek word paradeisos [G3857], which also means a park, Eden, or Paradise. This is the place where a perfect relationship between God and man existed.

  20. Paradise in the NT is used 3 times: • Luke 23:43 And Jesus said to him, Verily I say to thee, To day shalt thou be with me in paradise. • 2 Corinthians 12:4 How that he was caught up into paradise, and heard unspeakable words, which it is not lawful for a man to utter. • Revelation 2:7 He that hath an ear, let him hear what the Spirit saith to the churches; To him that overcometh will I give to eat of the tree of life, which is in the midst of the paradise of God.

  21. There are 4 Hebrew words synonymous with Paradise. The Septuagint uses the same Greek word as the NT writers did. The Jews prefer the word “PRDS” or Pardes.

  22. As the Jews recognized the truth of a general resurrection from the dead, they surmised that the abode of the righteous after their resurrection would be in the Garden of Eden, or paradise.

  23. “PRDS” or Pardes became an acronym for the Hebrew words Pshat, Remez, Derasha, Sod. Each word represents a different level of understanding the scriptures. Each level of understanding becomes a deeper relationship with God.

  24. It represents our journey into the relationship we once had in the Garden of Eden, hence the word Pardes or Paradise.

  25. The four levels of Biblical understanding are: • P [Pshat] - literal, simple - BREADTH • R [Remez] - parable, allegory - LENGTH • D [Derasha] - seek, search - DEPTH • S [Sod] - inner, mystical - HEIGHT

  26. This concept was known by the apostle Paul and reflected in His inspired writings.

  27. Ephesians 3:17-1917 That Christ may dwell in your hearts by faith; that ye, being rooted and grounded in love,18 May be able to comprehend with all saints what is the breadth, and length, and depth, and height;19 And to know the love of Christ, which passeth knowledge, that ye might be filled with all the fulness of God

  28. In verse 18, the word “comprehend” means to find, obtain, or perceive "down" in opposition, position or intensity. It's to seek, search out, look at, and obtain what is beneath the surface of the scriptures, as in discovering an iceberg.

  29. The apostle Paul was encouraging every one of us to come to know God by seeking out for our own possession, what is the breadth, length, depth, and height.

  30. Each letter in the acronym is a new dimension of Biblical understanding of the scriptures, however, exploration into all four dimensions leads to direct, face to face communion with the presence of God, Himself, as was experienced in the first Paradise, the Garden of Eden!

  31. The Pardes typology describes four different approaches to Biblical exegesis in rabbinic Judaism (or - simpler - interpretation of text in Torah study). The term, sometimes also spelled PaRDeS, is an acronym formed from the name initials of these four approaches, which are:Peshat (פְּשָׁט) — "plain" ("simple") or the direct meaning[1]. Remez (רֶמֶז) — "hints" or the deep (allegoric) meaning beyond just the literal sense. Derash (דְּרַשׁ) — from Hebrew darash: "inquire" ("seek") — the comparative (midrashic) meaning, as given through similar occurrences. Sod (סוֹד) — "secret" ("mystery") or the mystical meaning, as given through inspiration or revelation. Each type of Pardes interpretation examines the extended meaning of a text. As a general rule, the extended meaning never contradicts the base meaning. The Peshat means the literal interpretation. Remez is the allegorical meaning. Derash includes the metaphorical meaning, and Sod represents the hidden meaning. There is often considerable overlap, for example when legal understandings of a verse are influenced by mystical interpretations or when a "hint" is determined by comparing a word with other instances of the same word.Some thinkers, such as the , divide Pardes into Peshat, Remez, Din (law), and Sod. According to this understanding, Drash is divided into the homiletics, which are classified under Remez, and legal interpretations, which are classified under Din.The Pardes typology is quite similar to the contemporary Christian four-fold allegorical scheme.

  32. What does this have to do with the 4th Commandment or Sabbath?

  33. In the Bible, the Hebrews celebrated a Feast called the Feast of Tabernacles, or Feast of the Ingathering (sukkot), which lasted seven days. The Eighth Day Assembly is the "additional day" added to the end of the Feast of Tabernacles. For seven days the children of Israel dwelt in the enclosure of booths or huts.Of the Eighth Day Assembly it is spoken:

  34. Leviticus 23:39:Also in the fifteenth day of the seventh month, when you have gathered in the fruit of the land, ye shall keep a feast unto the Lord seven days: on the first day shall be a sabbath, and on the eighth day shall be a sabbath.

  35. Numbers 29:35:On the eighth day you shall have a solemn assembly: you shall do no laborious work, but you shall offer a burnt offering, an offering by fire, a pleasant odor to God.

  36. For seven days during the Feast of Tabernacles or Ingathering, the Jews were to experience the revelation of the natural world and make offerings for them. Because they were touching the natural world through their offerings, they were in need of 'protection,' thus, the booth enclosures. This Feast actually represents the material world. The material world is made up of fragments, and we assign numbers to these fragments.

  37. And through these offerings for the natural and material world, a connection is made with the fragmented numbers of the seven days. When the seven days of the Feast are over, everyone leaves their booths, and goes home to their own individual homes to celebrate the 'solemn assembly' of the Eighth Day Assembly.

  38. The Eighth Day Assembly is beyond the seven natural days. It is not a regular day. It's name in Hebrew is Shemini Atzeret. It is the assembling of oneself unto God, intimately. Instead of the revelation of the natural world as in the seven days of the Feast of Tabernacles, the revelation of the Eighth Day Assembly is the revelation of the world to come. Instead of the connection being made with the fragmented numbers of the seven days of the material world, the connection is of the Divine nature, one of unity, oneness, and true peace.

  39. The root word of 'solemn assembly' in Hebrew means 'to shut up or enclose' (H6113). Hence the Hebrew name Shemini Atzeret. The protection or enclosure of the booths during the Feast of the seven days is different than this private enclosure.

  40. The enclosure of the Eighth Day Assembly can be likened unto a King who has a Feast and invites everyone. After the Feast is over and most everyone goes home, the King asks only his very close and intimate friends to stay after to share with him his 'private' meal prepared just for him and them.

  41. Thus, the enclosure of the Eighth Day Assembly speaks of the revelation revealed only through intimacy and usually of a private nature. In this intimacy, what is revealed is not the revelation of the natural world, but rather the revelation of the world to come.

  42. The Eighth Day Assembly unifies all the seven days of the Feast of Tabernacles that passed before. If one were likening this day to the 'days of Noah,' it would correspond to the door of the ark being shut, after all the animals had been gathered into the ark, and just before the rains came. It is no coincidence that the prayer of the Eighth Day Assembly is for rain, and that the number of the people on the ark were 8

  43. In the New Testament, Jesus Christ resurrected from the dead on the Eighth Day (Matthew 28:1). He came 'when the fullness of time was come...made under the law' (Galatians 4:4). The fullness of time under the law according to God's time clock is seven days (days 1 - 7), seven meaning 'completion.' The series is complete in seven. In Biblical gematria, the numerical value of the name 'Jesus' in Greek is 888.

  44. The name “Jesus” also appears exactly 888 times in the Greek NT. A Jewish baby is circumcised unto the Lord 8 days after his birth. David was the 8th son of Jesse.

  45. Therefore, the Eighth Day Assembly is very special unto God. It symbolizes one's removal from the ways, struggles, and doctrines of the material world, and encloses one into the intimacy and protection of the bride chamber prepared by Christ Himself where the Bride and the Bridegroom experience the 'face-to-face' relationship, above the earthly realm.

  46. We are no longer under the curse of the law, we joyfully fulfill the Law in Wisdom with Grace as our foundation. Only in Grace can the sabbath of the Eighth Day Assembly be found, for it is the Bride chamber of Christ and His Bride. It is not something you enter into just once a week, because 'Thou shalt keep holy the sabbath.' Rather, in Christ, it is a "daily abode."

  47. The Apostle Paul spoke of the Eighth Day sabbath in Hebrews chapters 3 & 4.

  48. Hebrews 4: 4-9:For he spake in a certain place of the seventh day on this wise, And God did rest the seventh day from all his works. And in this place AGAIN, If they shall enter into my rest. Seeing therefore it remaineth that some must enter therein, and they to whom it was first preached entered not in because of unbelief: AGAIN, he limiteth a certain day, saying in David, Today, after so long a time; as it is said, Today if ye will hear his voice, harden not your hearts. For if Jesus had given them rest, then would he not afterward have spoken of ANOTHER DAY. There remaineth therefore a rest to the people of God.

  49. The rest spoken of above is NOT referring to the seventh day sabbath, it is referring to the Eighth Day sabbath of Christ. It is His Day, His enclosure, His peace, His rest, His unity. And the way you enter in is by Faith.

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