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Is the Sabbath a \u201cshadow\u201d? A recent BA article said it was.<\/strong><\/p>\n

A shadow is a shaded image cast by light rays striking a body or object. In biblical study, the words type<\/em> and shadow<\/em> can refer to a person, event, or item that serves as a pattern, preview, or lesser image of a later, greater person, event, or item in Scripture. Isaac, Joseph, and Moses were types of Christ. Israel\u2019s exodus from Egypt foreshadowed our Christian freedom from sin-slavery through Jesus\u2019 death and resurrection. And Israel\u2019s tabernacle in the wilderness was a copy of heavenly things, according to Hebrews 9:24. The word shadow<\/em> in this sense occurs three times in the King James Version.<\/p>\n

In the \u201cDay of Grace\u201d article (May-June 2018 BA), the word shadow<\/em> was used to describe the seventh-day Sabbath\u2019s relation to the eternal kingdom of God, to be realized when Christ comes again and defeats all His enemies. That the Bible\u2019s weekly Sabbath is a true prefigure, an accurate shadow, of God\u2019s kingdom to come is seen in these comparisons of the two: 1) Both are times of rest and peace, when the labors, cares, and conflicts of this life are laid aside (Genesis 2:2, 3; Hebrews 4:1-11; Revelation 21, 22). 2) Both are God\u2019s good gifts received and celebrated by faith, not by the works of those who receive them (Exodus 20:9, 10; Mark 2:27; Romans 6:23). 3) Instead of legalistic limitations on humans, both are times of unbounded pleasure and delight as we focus on God in Christ and on His people joined by the Spirit\u2019s love, joy, and peace (Isaiah 35:10; 58:13, 14). And 4) Both the Sabbath and God\u2019s kingdom are holy items of high value. Our desire to keep Sabbath holy<\/em> (i.e., separate from other days), according to God\u2019s command, points to ultimate wholeness<\/em> in body, mind, and spirit of all God\u2019s saints in His eternal kingdom to come (Exodus 20:8; Revelation 21:4, 27).<\/p>\n

In the Bible\u2019s pattern and in God\u2019s economy, the lesser is blest of the greater and is the shadow of the greater, not vice versa. As wonderful and blest as the seventh day is for those who receive it by faith, this progression from lesser to greater in biblical typology is also true of the weekly rest day. Sabbath is, in many ways, only a preview \u2014 a foretaste \u2014 of the best in human experience yet to come in God\u2019s kingdom.<\/p>\n

Similarly, consider the typical<\/em> relationship of human marriage, with its heavenly reality to which the shadow points: the marriage of Jesus Christ with His bride, the church (Ephesians 5:22-33, esp. v. 32; Revelation 19:7-9). The exceeding, eternal greatness of the latter marriage does not abolish or diminish the reality and value of today\u2019s temporal marriage, still rightly practiced by God\u2019s people and blest this side of Christ\u2019s return for His bride.<\/p>\n

This shared symbolism of two God-given human institutions dating from creation week \u2014 Sabbath and marriage \u2014 reminds us how those marvelous beginnings (Genesis 1, 2) anticipate an even more marvelous end with its marriage supper of the Lamb and its eternal Sabbath rest in God\u2019s kingdom (Revelation 19-22). It is no insult but high honor indeed to speak of the former institutions as copies, shadows, and types of the latter. We value and delight in the weekly Sabbath indeed. And we pray even more earnestly, \u201cCome, Lord Jesus. Rule and reign forever with our Father in that eternal Sabbath of righteousness and peace!\u201d<\/p>\n

\u2014 Elder Calvin Burrell<\/em><\/p>\n

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