Why is Sunday observed as holy day, instead of Saturday, as it was in times of Jesus and before? I've looked up Wikipedia, and remember some story about a Roman Emperor (3rd century?) installing that. But, looking it up again, I cannot find this any more. Obviously, this has to do on how to count the days of the week, resting on the seventh day. --- It was proposed that https://christianity.stackexchange.com/q/52287/64221 would answer this question, but, no. Though it sheds some light, the question there is focused on "when", mine is on "why".

I have read in numerous commentaries on John 20 that Thomas first met the resurrected Christ on Sunday, the first day of the week. Here is one illustrative example, though others I've looked at are similar in substance: > Verses 26-31 We have here an account of another appearance of Christ > to his disciples, after his resurrection, when Thomas was now with > them. And concerning this we may observe,I. When it was that Christ > repeated his visit to his disciples: **After eight days, that day > seven-night after he rose, which must therefore be, as that was, the > first day of the week.** Matthew Henry's commentary on John 20 [emphasis is mine] Here are the relevant verses from the Bible: > John 20 (NKJV) > > 19 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, Jesus came and stood in the midst, > and said to them, “Peace be with you.” 24 Now Thomas, called the > Twin, one of the twelve, was not with them when Jesus came. 25 The > other disciples therefore said to him, “We have seen the Lord.” So he > said to them, “Unless I see in His hands the print of the nails, and > put my finger into the print of the nails, and put my hand into His > side, I will not believe.” 26 **And after eight days His disciples were > again inside, and Thomas with them. Jesus came,** the doors being shut, > and stood in the midst, and said, “Peace to you!” Perhaps I'm being naïve, but starting from the Lord's day, Sunday, I count "and after eight days" (Greek: "καὶ μεθ’ ἡμέρας ὀκτὼ") to mean the Monday of the following week, that is, eight days after the first Sunday. It seems that the commentaries I've read interpret it to mean "on the eight day", which would indeed work out to the following Sunday. However, I'm having difficulty understanding how "after eight days" can be understood in this way. So, my question is: **On what day of the week did Thomas first meet the resurrected Christ? Was it on a Sunday, a Monday, or some other day of the week?** My main interest in this question is to understand if these verses in John 20 are indeed a valid support for the practice of Christians meeting on Sunday. I don't question the practice (there are many other verses in Acts, 1 Corinthians and Revelation that support it); I am simply trying to understand whether John 20 indeed displays the first case of Christians meeting as Christians on two consecutive Sundays. I'm having a hard time seeing this in this particular chapter.

For Catholics, is Sunday observance necessary for salvation? Is Sunday observed in the same way as the Sabbath was observed, or is there a difference? Additionally, what about the observance of the day and the Eucharist? Is it mandatory to attend Mass *and* receive the Eucharist? If possible, I would like to know about Catholic documents or catechisms that define this. Thank you!

In **Genesis 2:2-3** we are told: > **2** And on the seventh day God ended his work which he had made; and he rested on the seventh day from all his work which he had made. > **3** And God blessed the seventh day, and sanctified it: because that in it he had rested from all his work which God created and made. Limiting the scope of the question — setting aside what it means that the seventh day of the week was "blessed" and "sanctified" by God — and focusing narrowly on the "longitudinal" impact of these verses, what is the biblically sound interpretation? I was able to think of three possible options here (if you can think of another, please include it in your answer): 1. the **only** day that was blessed was the actual “historical” first Sabbath (with no other Sabbaths meant to enjoy the blessing that was given to that original /first and only/ seventh day); 2. every subsequent seventh day was blessed from the original Sabbath **until** a later point in time when that blessing was **removed** or **modified** by another divine decree (e.g., transferred to another day or limited in its scope to the ethnic Jews). 3. **all** subsequent Sabbaths were blessed; What biblically based arguments do the various denominations give for their interpretation of this scripture?

I'm from Brazil (we speak Portuguese language) and with help of translating tools I've translated the following paragraphs to ask my question. The question is related to Ellen White prophecies. > The time is not far distant when the test will come to **every soul**. The > **observance of the false sabbath** will be **urged upon us**. The contest > will be between the commandments of God and the commandments of men. > Those who have yielded step by step to worldly demands and conformed > to worldly customs will then yield to the powers that be, rather than > subject themselves to derision, insult, threatened imprisonment, and > death. At that time the gold will be separated from the dross. True > godliness will be clearly distinguished from the appearance and tinsel > of it. Many a star that we have admired for its brilliance will then > go out in darkness. Those who have assumed the ornaments of the > sanctuary, but are not clothed with Christ's righteousness, will then > appear in the shame of their own nakedness. (Prophets and Kings, p. 181) > 16, 17 (Daniel 3:1-18; see EGW on 1 John 2:18). History Will Be > Repeated—History will be repeated. False religion will be exalted. The > first day of the week, a common working day, possessing no sanctity > whatever, will be set up as was the image at Babylon. **All nations and > tongues and peoples will be commanded to worship this spurious** > **sabbath**. This is Satan's plan to make of no account the day instituted > by God, and given to the world as a memorial of creation. > > The decree enforcing the worship of this day is to go forth to all the > world. In a limited degree, it has already gone forth. In several > places the civil power is speaking with the voice of a dragon, just as > the heathen king spoke to the Hebrew captives. (EGW SDA Bible Commentary, vol. 7, p. 976.8) Then all nations will be Christian before this decree, because it is not possible for them to impose something that only makes sense to Christian without being Christian. One side note about sabbath violation: it's only a violation if another day is worshiped in place of sabbath. If it's just a day for resting, then it is not a violation (not a worship). Another observation I'm making is: I'm calling Christian people in the broad sense (I'm not making any difference if they follow or not the 10 commandments perfectly). I'm assuming that if people that say that they believe in Jesus, then they are indeed Christian (even if they make mistakes about God's commandments). **"All nations and tongues and peoples will be commanded to worship this spurious sabbath.**" says "**all nations**" and **makes no exceptions**. And this worship of a false sabbath comes from a Christian point of view. If that worship comes from a catholic influence, then it is a Christian, and if it is enforced by the state (nation), it makes the nation Christian. Understand? One thing implies another. So this is the reason I'm trying to explain that all nations must be adopting the Christianity officially. That means democracy all around the world and no more states of muslim and any other religion? - No more North Korean dictators - China will officially adopt Christianity - No more muslim countries (today it is over 50) - etc... Another 2000 years to wait? Don't get me wrong, I believe in most prophecies of EGW, but it seems like will take time to see it happening.

I've gone past a mormon church near my house quite a few times now and I'm keen to give it a visit. However I am prevented by the fact that I can't find any website which lists their service times or any other related information. This got me wondering, what do mormons actually get up to? I'm not even sure that they actually have a Sunday (or other day) service which is comparable to mainstream evangelical churches. After a bit of research, I've discovered that mormons have a variety of liturgies and sacramental rituals which they perform in special circumstances, and it all seems rather secretive. What I'm wondering about, is if they have some sort of "anyone is welcome" regular meeting similar to mainstream protestants. If so, what happens during this meeting? For example does it follow the usual evangelical format of - song - bible reading - sermon - (optional) Communal confession - (optional) apostles/nicene creed - (optional) lords supper - song - announcements - conclusion - song - informal mingling, doughnuts and coffee/tea and biscuits"?

I work for a large, Fortune 500 company as a software developer. One of the pinch points is that we need to be 'on call' for one week at a time on a rotation and this might include Sundays. We are not paid extra for being on call and the work can be done remotely at home. There is not always work to be done while 'on call'; it's just if there is a severity 2 bug then you will need to be available to investigate the bug. I still attend mass on those days. It's rare that this occurs on Sundays, because most of our customers do not work on Sundays. It would be very inconvenient to change my rotation to exclude Sundays and given that it's rare to be called on Sundays, I'm wondering if this is really an issue from a Catholic perspective? We are not called on Sundays for just any type of bug, but bugs just for things which may take the system down or pose massive security threats. *** **Edit**: For clarity, the software I work on is not being used to support hospitals or emergency services, it's purely for commercial purposes. I have talked to my local priest and he did mention that missing mass and working on a Sunday are two separate concerns as well. He did mention that I could attend a Vigil mass on Saturdays if I cannot attend on a Sunday. He said working on every Sunday is not acceptable but it's not the case for me, it's every 6 weeks at max. I talked to my HR department and they said there is no legal way out of working on Sundays. The local laws apply and the local laws are more in support of employers in this situation and they also mentioned the contract I signed.

I am looking for the first extant record of Sunday being referred to specifically as the "Sabbath" or "Christian Sabbath" I am not asking which day the early church gathered. I am not asking which day is the Christian Sabbath. I am not looking for evidence of the transfer of observance or meaning of the Sabbath from Saturday to Sunday, but for evidence of the transfer of title or label of "Sabbath" to Sunday. I am asking for the first record of Sunday being labeled the Christian equivalent of the Jewish Sabbath. ----- Context of my question: It is quite evident to me that in many early church writings that the idea of the Jewish Sabbath is actually rejected. Sunday was certainly a common day of gathering and to the Jewish believers the seventh day would still have possibly been thought of as the Sabbath day. But from Justin Martyr through the Council of Laodicea a Judaizing celebration of any Sabbath is discouraged and the true Sabbath is not any singular day, but as a status in Christ and an attitude of repentance and rest in Him. I understand many may even disagree with the above statements, but I tell you this so you can understand what kind of statement I am looking for and the question can be answered regardless. At some point in Christian theology someone labeled Sunday not just a day to gather or even a day to rest and enjoy **a** Sabbath, but someone labeled it as **the** Christian Sabbath. A true shift of the same Sabbath from the Jewish seventh day to a Christian first day. Also many may agree with me, even to the point that the idea of Sunday Sabbath seems foreign or wrong. This question remains agnostic on which is right and on what the source may have truly meant. Finding the earliest record would certainly impact answers to related questions, but all that is outside the bounds of this question. ----- When is Sunday first recorded as being labeled the Sabbath? Not just a day of rest or gathering or worship. ----- ## Contemporary examples **From About Christianity website:** > Today, many Christian traditions believe Sunday is the Christian Sabbath day. **Westminster Confession Chapter 21 Article 7:** > He has particularly appointed one day in seven, for a Sabbath, to be kept holy unto him: which, from the beginning of the world to the resurrection of Christ, was the last day of the week: and, from the resurrection of Christ, was changed into the first day of the week, which, in Scripture, is called the Lord's Day, and is to be continued to the end of the world, as the Christian Sabbath. **A lengthily titled treatise on the Sabbath by John Owen says:** > And for a holy day of rest, ...he determined the observation of the first day of the week; ... > Now, as God’s rest, and his being refreshed in his work, on the seventh day of old, ... so the rest of our Lord Jesus Christ, and his being refreshed in and from his works, on the first day, is a sufficient indication of the precise day of rest to be observed under the dispensation of the new covenant, now confirmed and established (pp. 409-410). I'm not entirely sure that is how Owen meant it but that is how that part alone could be understood (the treatise is quite long, the above link is a summary with quotations). So perhaps this is a "missing link" of sorts in the direction of the earlier quotes.

According to this pro-Sabbatarian source , Ignatius' statement, normally translated thus, is incorrect (emphasis mine): > If then those who had walked in ancient practices attained unto newness of hope, **no longer > observing sabbaths but fashioning their lives > after the Lord's day**, on which our life also > arose through Him and through His death > which some men deny -- a mystery whereby > we attained unto belief, and for this cause we > endure patiently, that we may be found disciples of Jesus Christ our only teacher.​ This translation contrasts observing Sabbaths with focusing on the Lord's Day. However, the Sabbatarian source linked to above says that "day" is not in the original (I take it that the translation above must believe it's implied), and that "those who had walked in ancient practices" were the Old Testament prophets. Since the Old Testament prophets *did*, in fact, keep the Sabbath, he says the translation above is incorrect and that the following translation is better (emphasis mine): > If then those who had walked in ancient practices attained unto newness of hope, **no longer > {Judaically} keeping sabbaths but according to the > Lord's way of life**...​ This would suggest that it isn't a contrast between the Sabbath and the Lord's Day but rather a contrast between observing the Sabbath Judaically (perhaps legalistically?) and observing the Sabbath according to the Lord's way. Which translation is better? Is it accurate that "those who had walked in ancient practices" are the Old Testament prophets (the assumption on which the second translation is based), or are they perhaps the first-century Christians/apostles observing the Lord's Day (which would favor the first translation)?

It is a precept of the Catholic Church for one to attend Holy Mass on Sundays and Holy Days of obligation. I have not received a uniform answer to the following question, so I pose it here hoping that someone who is certain of an answer may post it: How late can a person arrive at Mass, say on a Sunday, in order for that Mass to fulfill that person's obligation to assist at Mass? *Note:* One person told basically told me: *up to the Consecration*; another said *before the Gospel reading*.

When was Sunday created? I mean, we have Sunday once a week , so every 7 days, who decided that? The same thing for Islam, who decided that the holy day is Friday, that happens to be every 7 days? I looked it up and google says "321 CE Emperor Constantine" I don't know much about religion, so, if Jesus was born in year 0 (Emperor Constantine wasn't alive yet) then, was Sunday somehow related to the lunar calendar?

During the course of my search into the origins of ‘Resurrection Sunday’ I found some interesting information, but mainly to do with the name ‘Easter’: >The naming of the celebration as “Easter” seems to go back to the name of a pre-Christian goddess in England, Eostre, who was celebrated at beginning of spring. The only reference to this goddess comes from the writings of the Venerable Bede, a British monk who lived in the late seventh and early eighth century. As religious studies scholar Bruce Forbes summarizes: >***“Bede wrote that the month in which English Christians were celebrating the resurrection of Jesus had been called Eosturmonath in Old English, referring to a goddess named Eostre. And even though Christians had begun affirming the Christian meaning of the celebration, they continued to use the name of the goddess to designate the season.”*** >Bede was so influential for later Christians that the name stuck, and hence Easter remains the name by which the English, Germans and Americans refer to the festival of Jesus’ resurrection. https://theconversation.com/why-easter-is-called-easter-and-other-little-known-facts-about-the-holiday-75025 From an informative Wikipedia article https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Easter I found this reference to ‘Resurrection Sunday’: >Footnote The term "Resurrection Sunday" is used particularly by Christian communities in the Middle East. Orthodox, Catholic, and all Reformed churches in the Middle East celebrate Easter according to the Eastern calendar, calling this holy day "Resurrection Sunday," not Easter. It seems to me that the term ‘Easter Sunday’ originated in the seventh or eighth century in England. ***I don’t know when the first day of the week was called Sunday, but when did Christians start to use the expression ‘Resurrection Sunday’?*** There seems to be a connection with Christian churches in the Middle East. Edit: It must be obvious that the earliest christians had never heard of 'Easter' because that term did not come into existence till about the 8th century. I found this reference: >The celebration of this event, called Easter, ***or the Festival of the Resurrection***, is the major feast day of the church. https://www.britannica.com/topic/resurrection-religion And another: >Easter celebrates the Resurrection of Jesus Christ on the third day after his Crucifixion. ***The earliest recorded observance of an Easter celebration comes from the 2nd century, though the commemoration of Jesus’ Resurrection probably occurred earlier.*** https://www.britannica.com/topic/Easter-holiday Is 'Resurrection Sunday' a modern invention? Or does it pre-date the name Easter?

I know that the Solemnity of the Immaculate Conception is a seemingly immoveable feast. Unlike the other holy days [the obligation is not transferred](http://catholicism.about.com/od/2013calendar/f/2013_Immaculate.htm) when it falls on a Saturday or a Monday (so you have to go to Mass two days in a row, and daily communicants whip out their tiny violins to play a festive round of Stabat Mater). But this year, the Immaculate Conception is on a Sunday, and the readings and everything are transferred to Monday but there is no addition obligation to attend Mass. So, my question is, what is so much more superlative about having the requirement to attend Mass abrogated every few years on one day for one feast and why is the Immaculate Conception more important than other Marian Feasts or All Saints Day (or Corpus Christi or Ascension Thursday, which are always transferred to Sundays in my diocese)? Is it only acceptable to celebrate a Christ/Trinity oriented feast day on a Sunday (Like Divine Mercy Sunday, Trinity Sunday or Christ the King of the Universe)?

> John 20:1
Now on **the first day of the week** Mary Magdalene came to > the tomb early, while it was still dark, and saw that the stone had > been taken away from the tomb. If in the point of view of Adventist, to me it seems suitable when they say *"Jesus resurrection is on Sunday"*, because in the pov of Adventist - Sunday is the first day of the week. So, if other Christians say that the first day of the week is Monday,
then isn't *"the resurrection day is on Monday"* more suitable ? ---------- ADDITION: In simple way :
Q: On what date Jesus resurrected ?
A: 17 Nisan 3793 = 4 April 0033 (from the internet, Gregorian Calendar)
Q: What day is Jesus rose from the death?
A: The first day of the week
My conclusion :
17 Nisan 3793 / 4 April 0033 = The first day of the week
According to the Christian Adventist:
What day is the 7th day of the week to rest? (Sabbath)
What day is the first day of the week?
What day Jesus die ? What day Jesus resurrection day ? According to the Non-Adventist Christian:
What day is the 7th day of the week to rest? (Sabbath)
What day is the first day of the week?
What day Jesus die ? What day Jesus resurrection day ?

Justin Martyr described Christians worshiping on Sunday twice in his first apology. > And on the day called Sunday, all who live in cities or in the country gather together to one place > > But Sunday is the day on which we all hold our common assembly. This document cannot be dated any later than 165 since the author died at 165 . In the great controversy Ellen G White claims that for **at least** the first 2 hundred years, Sunday worship was unheard of by Christians. > In the first centuries the true Sabbath had been kept by all Christians Ellen G White's and Justin Martyr's account of Christian history clearly contradict each other. How do Seventh-day Adventists respond to Justin Martyr's claims?

According to scripture, the phrase "the Lord's day" occurs just once in the book of Revelation 1:10 I was in the Spirit on the Lord's day, and I heard behind me a loud voice like a trumpet How do Christians equate the Lord's day with Sunday since scripture speaks of "the day of the Lord" as being doom and gloom Ezek. 30:3, Amos 5:20?

My own experience, growing up in Presbyterian Protestantism (four generations of Church of Scotland ministers) gave me the distinct impression that many influential people in that section of Christendom were treating 'Sunday' or 'the sabbath' as an opportunity to load heavy burdens on the congregation. I remember exhortations along the lines of 'you must think spiritual thoughts all day on a Sunday' and 'you must not let your mind wander'. Does Presbyterian Protestantism really believe that the sabbath is to be 'rest'? Or do they believe it is one day out of seven in which *maximum religious exertion* should occur? >For he that is entered into his rest, he also hath ceased from his own works, as God did from his. Hebrews 4:10.

It is believed that believers would gather together on Sunday to break bread and share the Word. As it reads on Acts 20:7, in most of the different types of Bible translations. Yet, if we read a literal translation we get,

   |1722| on
   |1161| And
   |3588| the
   |3391| one
   |3588| of the
   |4521| Sabbath {day},
   |4863| having been assembled
   |3588| the
   |3101| followers
   |2806| to break
   |0740| bread,
   |3972| Paul
   |1256| reasoned
   |0846| to them,
   |3195| being about to
   |1826| depart
   |3588| on the
   |1887| next day.
   |3905| he continued
   |5037| And
   |3588| the
   |3056| message
   |3360| until
   |3317| midnight

By this, I get that most translations have followed the original 1611 addition KJV. Making Sunday, the day of Worship, or the day of rest. I am a student, that loves to learn and if I am mistaken, would like to be corrected. I ask this question because I saw a video that other day, that brought up some interesting points of view. With respect to certain doctrines of the Word of God. Will you please take a look at this video and help me to understand what I am not seeing or understanding: [The Mark Of The Beast Is NOT A Microchip! HD ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ei7_aJCsb_M&t=1881s) .

If the Sabbath is Saturday and it's known that the Roman Catholic Church changed the day week to worship from Saturday to Sunday, why then would Protestants continue to worship on Sunday? I understand that Protestantism is a large group - I believe all of the sub-denominations do this for the same reason. If there are different reasons per denomination, I'll either change the question or make a question for each Protestant Denomination. **Cardinal James Gibbons, The Faith of Our Fathers (Ayers Publishing, 1978)** > But you may read the Bible from Genesis to Revelation, and you will > not find a single line authorizing the sanctification of Sunday. The > Scriptures enforce the religious observance of Saturday, a day which > we never sanctify. **John A. O'Brien, The Faith of Millions: the Credentials of the Catholic Religion Revised Edition (Our Sunday Visitor Publishing, 1974)** > But since Saturday, not Sunday, is specified in the Bible, isn't it > curious that non-Catholics, who claim to take their religion directly > from the Bible and not from the Church, observe Sunday instead of > Saturday? Yes, of course, it is inconsistent; but this change was made > about fifteen centuries before Protestantism was born, and by that > time the custom was universally observed. They have continued the > custom even though it rests upon the authority of the Catholic Church > and not upon and explicit text in the Bible. That observance remains > as a reminder of the Mother Church from which the non-Catholic sects > broke away—like a boy running away from home but still carrying in his > pocket a picture of his mother or a lock of her hair.

Some historians--both Catholic and Protestants--make reference to Constantine, the emperor, circa 527, as paving the way for the Bishop of Rome as responsible for the change that historically took effect of transferring Sabbath sacredness to Sunday as an act of church authority. Is there any official church document that confirms such claim?