Soon, God Will Rest, Too!

“Having to labor (or work)” was one of the consequences of Adam & Eve’s sin against God in the Garden of Eden, and since the resulting effects of sin have been passed down to all mankind, we ALL currently labor and struggle under sin’s curse on this Earth.  Now, the “length of time” mankind would have to “labor” was prophesied by God from Creation in the fact that God labored for 6 days to make the world, followed by a day of rest … thus, mankind would labor under sin’s curse for 6 Days (6,000 trips around the sun), followed by a day of rest from sin’s labor (1,000 trips around the sun).

Throughout time, many of God’s prophets have proclaimed this wonderful truth.  In 1776, Edward Gibbon summarized their words with these words: “The ancient and popular doctrine of the Millennium (1,000 years of rest) was intimately connected with the Second Coming of Christ.  As the works of the Creation had been finished in six days, their duration in their present state, according to a tradition which was attributed to the prophet Elijah, was fixed to six thousand years.  By the same analogy it was inferred that this long period of labor and contention would be succeeded by a joyful Sabbath of a thousand years: and that Christ with the triumphant band of the saints and the elect who had escaped death, or who had been miraculously revived, would reign upon Earth till the time appointed for the last and general resurrection.”

Consequently, we understand the 7 Day Creation story was clearly prophetic about MANKIND’S future (we will “work” 6 days, and then rest on the 7th day).  But today I want to make clear something marvelous I never quite did before … the 7 Day Creation story was/is also prophetic about GOD’S future!!!  For He too would/will work 6 Days (6,000 years) and rest on the 7^th Day (1,000 years)!  What I mean is this; God has been actively “working” for the past almost 6,000 years, but He TOO will soon rest from His work!  Jesus said, “My Father worketh hitherto, and I work” (John 5:17), and the Psalmist wrote: “He that keepeth thee will not slumber, Behold, He that keepeth Israel shall neither slumber nor sleep” (Pslams 121: 3-4).

What has God been doing?  In other words, what is His work?  He is actively and passionately trying to get us to live righteously!  He wants us to DO good!  He’s trying to lead us ALL to the path of repentance, for He loves us and wants us to be with Him in peace forever!  Peter wrote: “The Lord is not slack concerning His promise … but is longsuffering to us-ward, not willing that any should perish, but that all should come to repentance” (II Peter 3:9).  Yes, day and night, 24-7, 365.25 days a year, all over this globe God is working to get us to follow His ways of love, so that we might obtain eternal life!  But soon (very soon!) God too is going to rest from His labor, just as His 7 Day Creation story always foretold.  Will you be resting with Him on the 7^th day (Sabbath)?








Peaceful Sabbath,

Gabriel

Approximately 799 Weeks (Sabbaths) Remaining Till Christ's Return!