1. What is the first and only mention of the first day of the week in the Old Testament?
"And the evening and the morning were the first day." Gen. 1: 5.
2. What are the eight passages in the New Testament where the first day of the week, commonly called Sunday, is mentioned?
(1) "In the end of the Sabbath, as it began to dawn toward the first day of the week, came Mary Magdalene and the other Mary to see the sepulcher." Matt. 28: 1.
(2) "And when the Sabbath was past, Mary Magdalene, and Mary the mother of James, and Salome, had brought sweet spices, that they might come and anoint Him. And very early in the morning the first day of the week, they came unto the sepulcher at the rising of the sun." Mark 16: 1, 2.
(3) "Now when Jesus was risen early the first day of the week, He appeared first to Mary Magdalene, out of whom He had cast seven devils." Mark 16: 9.
(4) "Now upon the first day of the week, very early in the morning, they came unto the sepulcher, bringing the spices which they had prepared, and certain others with them." Luke 24: 1.
(5) "The first day of the week cometh Mary Magdalene early, when it was yet dark, unto the sepulcher, and seeth the stone taken away from the sepulcher." John 20: 1.
(6) "Then the same day at evening, being the first day of the week, when the doors were shut where the disciples were assembled for fear of the Jews, came Jesus and stood in the midst, and saith unto them, Peace be unto you." John 20: 19.
(7) "And upon the first day of the week, when the disciples came together to break bread, Paul preached unto them, ready to depart on the morrow; and continued his speech until midnight." Acts 20: 7.
(8) "Now concerning the collection for the saints, as I have given orders to the churches of Galatia, even so do ye. Upon the first day of the week let every one of you lay by him in store, as God hath prospered him, that there be no gatherings when I come." 1 Cor. 16: 1, 2.
3. Are there any other places in all the Bible where the first day of the week is mentioned?
Ans.—No.
4. Is there any mention, in any of these texts, of the instituting of the first day of the week as a new weekly rest day, or "Christian Sabbath"?
Ans.—It is very clear that we must say No.
5. Could God or Christ or the apostles change the Sabbath over to the first day of the week and make it binding upon us mortals without saying something about it somewhere?
NOTE.—We leave the reader to answer this last question between himself and God.
