The Prophecy of a Changed Sabbath
By G.
The only mention in the Bible of a change of the Sabbath of the Lord is a prophecy to the effect that a certain antagonistic power would “think to change times and the law.” Dan. 7:23-25, R. V. This power, whatever it should be, would be one that would “speak words against the Most High,” and would “wear out the saints of the Most High.” So it is clear that if to think to change God’s law is deemed antagonistic to God and His people, then to think to change His Sabbath would be also against the Most High. And to claim that His Sabbath law has been changed is an acknowledgment that some power antagonistic to God and His true people has been at work. It is also an admission that whoever made the change was an enemy of God and His people. Therefore to give assent to the assumed change and adhere to it, is to endorse the power that speaks against God, and to approve of the persecution of His saints who adhere to His law. Let this point be emphasized, that the prophecy puts the thought to change the law as enmity against God; and the prophecy applies as far down in history as the judgment, according to verse 26. Those who take their stand on the theory of a changed law, and therefore a changed sabbath, would do well to reflect as to where their position places them in the light of God’s Word. G.