Twisted Scripture Exodus 20:8-11

Seventh-day Adventists use these verses to advocate a strong view of the Sabbath, even arguing that worship must take place on Saturday because Sunday worship is the mark of the beast. Exodus 20 sets the seventh day as one for rest and worship. Most Christian scholars argue that the early church moved their day of worship from Saturday to Sunday to begin marking the day of the resurrection as the day of worship and we see this very movement in Acts, 1 Corinthians, and Revelation. Similarly, many biblical scholars argue that Jesus is the Sabbath for Christians and we are to take our rest in him rather than in a specific day of the week. In fact, only nine of the Ten Commandments are specifically mentioned and reinstated in the NT whereas Jesus says, in Matthew 12:8, that he is the Lord of the Sabbath.