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God has an incredible plan and purpose for mankind. But how does He reveal it, and how can we understand it?
by Donald Ward
he Holy Days reveal God's plan of salvation for all humanity. Just as the plan of salvation is universal, so are the Holy Days. They progressively provide hope for all humans as God's boundless love is made available through their fulfillment. The universality of these days is confirmed in Leviticus 23:4: "These are the feasts of the Lord," not just the feasts of Israel. These feasts include the weekly Sabbath. After Jesus Christ created the Sabbath day, He rested (Hebrew shabath: "kept Sabbath") from all the work He had made (Genesis 2:2).
Since Jesus Christ created the Sabbath, He is Lord of the Sabbath (Mark 2:28). "All things were made through Him, and without Him nothing was made that was made" (John 1:3). Thus, anyone who attempts to confine the "feasts of the Lord" to the Jews must deny Jesus' own testimony. So to deny that Jesus Christ created the Sabbath is to deny His lordship and sovereignty.
Since the weekly Sabbath and the Holy Days are "feasts of the Lord," they stand or fall together. They reveal the greatest purpose of God: His desire to have a relationship with every human that has ever lived or ever will live. Human beings can have a relationship with God only through the Holy Spirit. Those who worship God must worship Him in spirit and in truth (John 4:24). The Sabbaths of the Lord reveal God as a spiritual Creator who desires a relationship with humankind.
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