The Seventh Day Sabbath, a Perpetual Sign, from the Beginning to the Entering into the Gates of the Holy City, According to the Commandment

"The Seventh Day Sabbath, a Perpetual Sign, from the Beginning to the Entering into the Gates of the Holy City, According to the Commandment" by Joseph Bates explores a religious argument concerning the importance of the seventh-day Sabbath. Rooted in mid-19th century religious thought, the author builds a case for the Sabbath observance as a continuing and essential rule for all believers, beginning with creation. It looks into the history of Sabbath practices, raising issues with the change from Saturday to Sunday worship, attributing it to the influence of church authorities, and argues that this change weakens the original commands found in the Bible. It emphasizes the author's belief that the seventh-day Sabbath was created by God. It calls into question the idea that the Sabbath was solely a Jewish custom. The piece promotes that keeping the Sabbath is required for salvation. In addition, it claims turning away from the Sabbath weakens moral principles. It encourages people to continue observing it as a need from God until the very end.