Seventh Day Baptist
Christian Education Council
PO BOX 1678
Janesville, WI 53547
—Hebrews 4:1-11
by: Andy Samuels.
There is a spiritual rest for those who believe the Gospel. It is not an incomplete rest but is based on the finished work of Jesus Christ on the cross. However, the fullness of that rest is still to come—a heavenly rest. It did not come through Joshua or Moses, but through Jesus Christ. What the Israelites experienced was merely the earthly rest in their Promised Land, which was a shadow of what is involved in the heavenly rest. So, both the Promised Land experience of God’s people and the observance of the weekly Sabbath are symbolic arrows pointing to God’s eternal rest for those who place their trust in Him. The Sabbath is a gift. We do not deserve it and we cannot earn it.