Colossians 2:16 clearly states

that no one should be judged

about Sabbath breaking!

Colossians 2:16

“Let no man

therefore judge you

in meat, or in drink,

or in respect of an

holyday, or of the

new moon, or of the

sabbath days”.

Before we proceed

let’s read the caution

given by apostle

Peter while reading

apostle Paul’s

writings.

2 Peter 3:16 “Even as

our beloved brother

Paul also according to

the wisdom given unto

him hath written unto

you; In all his epistles …

some things hard to be

understood

which they that are

unlearned and unstable

wrest, as they do also the

other scriptures, unto

their own destruction.”

The “unlearned” and the “unstable” in scripture

will twist Paul’s writings, we are told! But the

genuine seekers of truth will understand.

2 Timothy 2:15 “Study

to shew thyself approved

unto God, a workman

that needeth not to be

ashamed, rightly

dividing the word of

truth.”

We need to “study” and not just

read. It’s only then we would rightly

divide the word of truth.

Like the word “ARK” could

either refer to NOAH’S Ark

or MOSES’ Ark…

..the word “SABBATH” could

either refer to the weekly Sabbath

or the yearly Sabbath!

Leviticus 23:3 “Six days shall work be

done: but the seventh day is the sabbath

of rest, an holy convocation; ye shall do no

work therein: it is the sabbath of the

LORD in all your dwellings.”

Leviticus 23:24, 25 “Speak unto

the children of Israel, saying, In

the seventh month, in the first

day of the month, shall ye have a

sabbath, a memorial of blowing

of trumpets, an holy convocation.

Ye shall do no servile work

therein”

Leviticus 23:27, 32 “Also

on the tenth day of this

seventh month there shall be a

day of atonement... It shall be

unto you a sabbath of rest.”

Please Note: Our Roman Calendar

starts with January, but the Biblical

Jewish calendar starts with the month

of Abib also called Nisan which

corresponds to our March end or April

beginning depending on the new moon.

Feast of Trumpets

seventh month,

1st day

Feast of Atonement

seventh month

10th day

1. Passover—1 day feast

2. Unleavened bread— 7 days feast

3. Pentecost—1 day feast

4. Trumpets—1 day feast

5. Atonement—1 day feast

6. Tabernacles—7 days feast

*Some put it as seven annual feasts—the first fruits being

the other one. Since first fruits is a part of the unleavened

bread feast, it doesn’t really matter. Since the Jewish

calendar has mentioned six, I have put six.

1. Passover—1 day feast (NOT Sabbath)

2.Unleavened bread—7 days feast (2 Sabbaths)

3. Pentecost—1 day feast (Sabbath)

4. Trumpets—1 day feast (Sabbath)

5. Atonement—1 day feast (Sabbath)

6. Tabernacle—7 days feast (2 Sabbaths)

The Sabbath of the

10 commandments

came once a week.

That is, 52 Sabbaths

in a year.

But the other

Sabbaths came

once a year.

And there were

seven of these

Sabbaths in a year.

Whenever there are two things

that have the same name, the

context has to be seen to know

which one is in question.

We need to look at the

context to know whether it was

the Ark of the “flood”

OR

the Ark of the “Ten Commandments”?

1 Peter 3:20 “Which sometime were

disobedient, when once the longsuffering

of God waited in the days of Noah, while

the ark was a preparing, wherein few,

that is, eight souls were saved by water.”

It’s the ark of the “flood”!

Hebrews 9:4 “Which had the golden censer,

and the ark of the covenant overlaid round

about with gold, wherein was the golden pot

that had manna, and Aaron's rod that

budded, and the tables of the covenant”

It’s the ark of the “10 Commandments”!

WHICH Sabbath was Paul referring to…

The Weekly Sabbath

or

the Annual Sabbaths

in Colossian 2:16?

Colossians 2:16

“Let no man therefore judge you in

meat, or in drink, or in respect of

an holyday, or of the new moon, or

of the sabbath days”.

Colossians 2:16

“Let no man therefore judge you in meat, or

in drink, or in respect of an holyday, or of

the new moon, or of the sabbath days”.

Ezekiel 45:17 “… and meat offerings, and

drink offerings, in the feasts, and

in the new moons, and in the

sabbaths”

This is NOT a first time statement that Paul wrote.

He is merely quoting an Old Testament passage!

Ezekiel 45:17 “… and meat offerings, and

drink offerings, in the feasts, and in the new

moons, and in the sabbaths”

Ezekiel 45:18

“Thus saith the Lord GOD; In the first

month, in the first day of the month”

The first day of the month is

new moon

Ezekiel 45:21 “In the first month, in the

fourteenth day of the month, ye shall

have the passover, a feast of seven days;

unleavened bread shall be eaten.”

That’s the Passover feast

Ezekiel 45:25 “In the seventh month, in

the fifteenth day of the month, shall he do

the like in the feast of the seven days.”

That’s the feast of tabernacles

So prophet Ezekiel, whom Paul was

quoting, was referring to the yearly

Sabbaths and NOT the weekly Sabbath

when he wrote that verse.

Then HOW can

anyone biblically,

logically, and

contextually conclude

that Paul was

referring to the

weekly Sabbath?

Leviticus 23:37 “These are the feasts of the

LORD, which ye shall proclaim to be holy

convocations, to offer an offering made by fire

unto the LORD, a burnt offering, and a meat

offering, a sacrifice, and drink offerings, every

thing upon his day:”

Leviticus 23:38 “Beside the sabbaths

of the LORD”`

“The seventh day … is the sabbath of

the LORD.” Leviticus 23:3

Besides the weekly Sabbaths, there were other

special days called Sabbaths as well!

Leviticus 23:39

“Also in the fifteenth day of the seventh

month, when ye have gathered in the fruit of

the land, ye shall keep a feast unto the

LORD seven days: on the first day shall be

a sabbath, and on the eighth day shall be

a sabbath.”

So Colossians 2:16 Sabbaths is a

reference to the ANNUAL Sabbaths as

it is tied up with the meat offering,

drink offering, new moons & holy days!

Colossians 2:16

“Let no man therefore judge you in

meat, or in drink, or in respect of

an holyday, or of the new moon, or

of the sabbath days”.

“So speak ye, and so do, as they

that shall be judged by the law of

liberty”. (James 2:12)

James 2:11 “For he that said, Do not

commit adultery, said also, Do not kill.”

That’s the 10 Commandments!

And James adds:

“For whosoever shall keep the whole

law, and yet offend in one point, he is

guilty of all.” (James 2:10)

Ecclesiastes 12:13, 14 “Let us hear

the conclusion of the whole matter:

Fear God, and keep his

commandments: for this is the whole

duty of man. For God shall bring

every work into judgment, with every

secret thing, whether it be good, or

whether it be evil.”

So HOW can apostle

Paul say that no one

should be judged about

Sabbath breaking,

when God is going to

Judge us by it, and the

rest of the other nine

commandments?

Obviously it CANNOT be the

weekly Sabbath that Paul wrote about!

When children mix up with

the two ARKS it is

LAUGHABLE.

But when Christian adults

mix up with the

two SABBATHS it is

LAMENTABLE!