THE ADVENT TRUTH Jesus is our Sabbath rest, because of the resurrection. A most common claim that sounds convincing—until you actually open a Bible. 1️⃣ “The Sabbath was only for Israel.” Wrong. Jesus said “The Sabbath was made for MAN” (Mark 2:27)—not Jews only. Creation happened long before Abraham, Israel, or Moses. God blessed the seventh day at Creation (Gen. 2:1–3). Jesus points back to that moment as the Sabbath’s foundation. If marriage is still binding because it was created in Eden, the Sabbath is too. 2️⃣ “Christians worship on Sunday because Jesus rose on Sunday.” This is tradition—not Scripture. There is not one command to keep Sunday holy. There is not one verse calling Sunday “the Lord’s Day.” There is not one apostle who kept Sunday as a sacred day. Meanwhile, Jesus kept the Sabbath (Luke 4:16), the disciples kept the Sabbath after the resurrection (Acts 13, 16, 17, 18), and Isaiah says God’s people will keep Sabbath in the New Earth (Isa. 66:22–23). 3️⃣ “The Sabbath is a shadow of Christ.” Yes—ceremonial sabbaths (Lev. 23). But the fourth commandment is not a shadow. It points to creation (Ex. 20:11), not to sacrifices. Colossians 2 speaks of “sabbaths” associated with food, drink, and feast days. That’s not the weekly Sabbath of the Ten Commandments written by God’s own finger (Ex. 31:18). 4️⃣ “We are under grace, not law.” Grace saves us from breaking God’s Law—not so we can ignore it. Paul says: “Do we then make void the law through faith? God forbid!” (Rom. 3:31). Jesus says the law remains until heaven and earth pass (Matt. 5:17–19). Last time I checked, heaven and earth are still here. 5️⃣ “Jesus is our rest.” Absolutely—He gives spiritual rest. But that does NOT replace obedience to His commandments. Jesus can’t be the Sabbath because He created it (John 1:1–3). Just like Jesus is the Bread of Life, yet we still take the Lord’s Supper, Jesus is our Rest, yet we still honor the day He blessed. Bottom line: Frank Turek’s arguments come from tradition, not Scripture. Follow the Bible—not culture, tradition, or popular apologists.