"Therefore the law is holy, and the commandment holy and just and
good"
(Romans 7:12).
We have seen that Jesus Christ did not change God's Sabbath day. On the
contrary, throughout His ministry He showed the true purpose and intent
of the Sabbath. Jesus often showed that the Sabbath, and particularly His
teachings and actions on it, prefigured the coming Messianic age as a time
of healing, freedom and restoration for all humanity.
Jesus was a Sabbath-keeper. At the time of His death, His closest followers
clearly observed the Sabbath, waiting until it was past to prepare His
body for burial (Matthew 28:1; Mark 16:1,2; Luke 23:56; 24:1). Fifty days
after Christ's resurrection, many gathered for the Day of Pentecost, one
of the seven annual Sabbaths or feasts (Leviticus 23:1-44) observed along
with the weekly Sabbath, and it was on that day that the New Testament
Church was founded by the coming of the Holy Spirit (Acts 2:1-4). We see
no evidence of any change at Christ's death and resurrection; we observe
a continuation of His followers observing the Sabbaths just as Christ had
done.
