The Real Sabbath Test: Who Do You Obey?

Every week, billions of Christians worldwide gather on Sunday, believing they honor the Creator. They sing, pray, and listen to sermons, convinced they're following scripture. Yet they violate the very commandment that Yahuah calls His special sign—the seventh-day Sabbath.

This is not a minor issue. The Sabbath is the test commandment that reveals who truly belongs to Yahuah and who follows the traditions of men. It exposes whether you obey the Creator or the creature, whether you fear Yahuah or fear losing your job, whether you trust His Word or religious leaders.

Today, we prove from scripture that the Sabbath was never changed, cannot be changed, and remains the seal of Yahuah's authority. Prepare to choose a side.

The Sabbath: Established at Creation

The Sabbath predates Israel, predates sin, predates all religious systems. It was established at creation itself:

"And on the seventh day Elohiym ended his work which he had made; and he rested on the seventh day from all his work which he had made. And Elohiym blessed the seventh day, and sanctified it: because that in it he had rested from all his work which Elohiym created and made." (Bere'shiyth/Genesis 2:2-3)

Notice three eternal actions Yahuah took:

  1. He RESTED on the seventh day
  2. He BLESSED the seventh day
  3. He SANCTIFIED (set apart) the seventh day

This happened before any Jew existed, before the law was given at Sinai, before sin entered the world. The Sabbath is a creation ordinance, binding on all humanity.

The Fourth Commandment: Written in Stone

When Yahuah gave the Ten Commandments, He didn't introduce the Sabbath—He commanded His people to "remember" what already existed:

"Remember the day of the Shabbath, to keep it holy. Six days shall you labour, and do all your work: But the seventh day is the Shabbath of Yahuah Elohayka: in it you shall not do any work, you, nor your son, nor your daughter, your manservant, nor your maidservant, nor your cattle, nor your stranger that is within your gates: For in six days Yahuah made the heavens and earth, the sea, and all that in them is, and rested the seventh day: wherefore Yahuah blessed the day of Shabbath, and hallowed it." (Shemoth/Exodus 20:8-11)

This is the longest of all commandments. Yahuah took more words to explain the Sabbath than any other command. Why? Because He knew it would be the most attacked, the most compromised, the most abandoned.

The Sign of Yahuah's People

The Sabbath is not merely a day off—it's the identifying mark of Yahuah's covenant people:

"Speak also unto the children of Yashar'el, saying, Verily my Shabbathoth ye shall keep: for it is a sign between me and you throughout your generations; that ye may know that I am Yahuah that sanctifies you." (Shemoth/Exodus 31:13)

A sign identifies. Just as a wedding ring shows marital commitment, the Sabbath shows covenant relationship with Yahuah. When you keep Sunday instead, whose sign are you wearing?

Yahuah repeats this truth through Ezekiel:

"Moreover also I gave them my Shabbathoth, to be a sign between me and them, that they might know that I am Yahuah that sanctifies them." (Yechezq'el/Ezekiel 20:12)

And again:

"And hallow my Shabbathoth; and they shall be a sign between me and you, that ye may know that I am Yahuah Elohaykem." (Yechezq'el/Ezekiel 20:20)

The Sabbath identifies Yahuah as our Creator and us as His people. Abandon it, and you abandon the sign of allegiance to Him.

Yahusha and the Sabbath

Many claim "Jesus changed the Sabbath" or "Jesus is our Sabbath rest." These are lies from hell. Let's see what Yahusha actually taught:

"Think not that I am come to destroy the Torah, or the prophets: I am not come to destroy, but to fulfil. For verily I say unto you, Till heaven and earth pass, one jot or one tittle shall in no wise pass from the Torah, till all be fulfilled." (Mattithyahu/Matthew 5:17-18)

Has heaven and earth passed? No. Then not one jot or tittle has passed from the Torah—including the Sabbath commandment.

Yahusha kept the Sabbath perfectly:

"And he came to Nazareth, where he had been brought up: and, as his custom was, he went into the synagogue on the day of the Shabbath, and stood up for to read." (Luqas/Luke 4:16)

It was His custom—His regular practice. He declared Himself Master of the Sabbath, not destroyer of it:

"Therefore the Son of A'dam is Adonai also of the Shabbath." (Marqus/Mark 2:28)

You don't claim mastership over something you're about to abolish.

The Apostles Kept the Sabbath

After Yahusha's resurrection, did the apostles switch to Sunday? Let scripture answer:

"And Pa'al, as his manner was, went in unto them, and three Shabbath days reasoned with them out of the Scriptures." (Ma'asiym/Acts 17:2)

Paul's manner—his custom—was Sabbath observance. Not just with Jews, but with Gentiles too:

"And when the Yahudiym were gone out of the synagogue, the other nations besought that these words might be preached to them the next Shabbath... And the next Shabbath day came almost the whole city together to hear the Word of Elohiym." (Ma'asiym/Acts 13:42, 44)

If Sunday was the new day of worship, why didn't Paul tell these Gentiles to come back tomorrow? Instead, they waited a whole week for the next Sabbath.

The Sunday Deception

So where did Sunday worship originate? Not from scripture, but from Rome. History records the truth:

In 321 AD, Emperor Constantine decreed: "On the venerable Day of the Sun let the magistrates and people residing in cities rest, and let all workshops be closed."

The Catholic Church admits their role:

"Of course the Catholic Church claims that the change was her act... And the act is a mark of her ecclesiastical power and authority in religious matters." (Letter from C.F. Thomas, Chancellor of Cardinal Gibbons, October 28, 1895)

They even boast about it:

"Sunday is our mark of authority... The church is above the Bible, and this transference of sabbath observance is proof of that fact." (The Catholic Record, September 1, 1923)

When you keep Sunday, you acknowledge Rome's authority over Yahuah's Word. You bow to the Pope, not the Creator.

The Sabbath in Prophecy

Daniel prophesied about a power that would attempt to change Yahuah's times and laws:

"And he shall speak great words against the Most High, and shall wear out the qodeshiym of the Most High, and think to change times and laws." (Daniy'el/Daniel 7:25)

What "time" did Rome change? The Sabbath. What law did they attack? The fourth commandment. This was prophesied and fulfilled.

In the end times, Sabbath observance becomes a critical test:

"Here is the patience of the qodeshiym: here are they that guard the commandments of Elohiym, and the faith of Yahusha." (Chizayon/Revelation 14:12)

The end-time remnant keeps the commandments—including the Sabbath—and has faith in Yahusha. Both are required.

Common Objections Destroyed

"We're not under law but under grace"

Paul himself answers this:

"What shall we say then? Shall we continue in sin, that grace may abound? Elohiym forbid. How shall we, that are dead to sin, live any longer therein?" (Romayim/Romans 6:1-2)

And:

"Do we then make void the Torah through faith? Elohiym forbid: yea, we establish the Torah." (Romayim/Romans 3:31)

Grace doesn't abolish obedience—it enables it.

"Every day is holy now"

If every day is holy, then no day is holy. Yahuah specifically blessed and sanctified the seventh day, not all days. To claim all days are equal is to deny His specific decree.

"The Sabbath was just for Israel"

The Sabbath was made for mankind:

"And he said unto them, The Shabbath was made for man, and not man for the Shabbath." (Marqus/Mark 2:27)

It doesn't say "made for Jews" but "made for man"—all humanity.

Isaiah confirms the Sabbath is for all nations:

"Also the sons of the stranger, that join themselves to Yahuah, to serve him, and to love the name of Yahuah, to be his servants, everyone that guards the Shabbath from polluting it, and takes hold of my covenant; Even them will I bring to my holy mountain." (Yesha'yahu/Isaiah 56:6-7)

"The apostles met on the first day"

The few "first day" gatherings mentioned were not worship services:

None establish Sunday as the new Sabbath. The apostles continued keeping the seventh day.

The Coming Test

The Sabbath is becoming the great test of loyalty. As Sunday laws increase worldwide, true believers will face persecution for Sabbath observance. This isn't future—it's happening now.

The mark of the beast involves worship and economic control:

"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." (Chizayon/Revelation 13:17)

When Sunday observance becomes mandatory—enforced by economic penalties—will you obey Yahuah or Rome? Will you keep the Sabbath and lose your job, or take the mark to feed your family?

This test is coming. Your choice reveals who you truly worship.

The Eternal Sabbath

The Sabbath isn't temporary. It continues in the new earth:

"For as the new heavens and the new earth, which I will make, shall remain before me, says Yahuah, so shall your seed and your name remain. And it shall come to pass, that from one New Moon to another, and from one Shabbath to another, shall all flesh come to worship before me, says Yahuah." (Yesha'yahu/Isaiah 66:22-23)

If we'll keep Sabbath for eternity, shouldn't we start now?

How to Keep the Sabbath

True Sabbath observance involves more than attending church on Saturday:

  1. Cease from work - No job, no commerce, no secular activities
  2. Rest in Yahuah - Physical and spiritual refreshment
  3. Assemble with believers - "Not forsaking the assembling of ourselves together" (Hebrews 10:25)
  4. Study the Word - Dedicate time to scripture
  5. Do good - Help others, visit the sick, acts of mercy
  6. Prepare beforehand - Complete work and preparation before sunset Friday

The Sabbath runs from Friday sunset to Saturday sunset, following the biblical pattern: "the evening and the morning were the first day."

The Choice Before You

The evidence is overwhelming. The seventh-day Sabbath remains Yahuah's holy day. Sunday observance comes from Rome, not scripture. One honors the Creator; the other honors the creation. One shows allegiance to Yahuah; the other to human tradition.

You cannot serve two masters. You cannot keep both days and please Yahuah—He commanded the seventh day, not the first. Compromise is rebellion.

Many will argue: "But my pastor says..." or "My church teaches..." or "Everyone else does it..." None of these excuses will stand before Yahuah's throne. His Word alone is the standard.

The Call to Decision

Today, you face the Sabbath test. Will you:

This decision may cost you. You might lose your job, your church family, your reputation. But what does it profit to gain the whole world and lose your soul?

Yahusha asked, "When the Son of man comes, shall he find faith on the earth?" (Luke 18:8). Faith is demonstrated by obedience. Will He find you keeping His Sabbath or Rome's substitute?

Choose this day whom you will serve. Keep the Sabbath and live, or follow tradition and perish. The seventh day remains the test.

Begin keeping the true Sabbath this week. Your eternity depends on it.