3107.-The Day | AdventAI

Pacific Press Publishing Association · Mountain View, California · Apr 26, 1910

FromSigns of the Times, Vol. 37, No. 16.

3107.—The Day

Does God recognize the dark part of time as well as the light part, for a day? and in the fourth commandment does it include the dark part of time as well as the light part for the Sabbath day? also in Gen. 1:5, 14, etc.?

Day is used in different senses in the Bible; sometimes for an indefinite period of time; sometimes as a symbol of a year—a prophetic day. Sometimes it refers simply to the light part of the day. "Are there not twelve hours in the day?" But when a day as a division of time is referred to, it includes both night and day. That is shown in the 1st chapter of Genesis, "The evening and the morning were the first day," "The evening and the morning were the second day." The dark part is included with the light part. This is also shown in Matt. 8:16; Mark 1:32; and Luke 4:40. If you will read the context of these scriptures, you will see that the Sabbath closed at sunset, and then began the first day of the week. The Sabbath also began at sunset. "From even unto even shall ye celebrate your Sabbaths." Lev. 23:32. That was a law for all holy days.