Let’s be real, charts like this are very appealing to many Seventh-day Adventists because they look systematic, biblical, and “organized.” Pero kapag sinuri mo nang mabuti,
ang ganda sa graphics, pero sablay sa hermeneutics.
This SDA-made chart titled “Mga Uri ng Kapahingahang Sabbath” tries to categorize different types of Sabbaths: “Sabbath ng Panginoon,” “Sabbath ng Hudyo,” “Sabbath ng Lupain,” and “Natitirang Pamamahingang Sabbath.” Pero once you unpack it biblically, you’ll see how the entire framework misses the main point of why the Sabbath existed and how it was fulfilled in Christ.
1. The Misuse of “Sabbath ng Panginoon” (Genesis 2:1–3)
The chart assumes that the Sabbath began in Genesis 2, but notice the word “Sabbath” never appears in Genesis. Yes, God “rested” (Hebrew: shabath), but walang utos na ibinigay sa tao na sundin ito as a command. There’s no mention of Adam, Eve, Abel, Noah, or Abraham ever keeping a Sabbath. The command to keep the seventh day holy came only in Exodus 16–20, after the Israelites were delivered from Egypt, meaning it was part of a covenant sign for Israel (Exodus 31:16–17). Hindi ito universal moral law gaya ng “You shall not murder.” So, saying “Sabbath ng Panginoon” started in creation as a binding ordinance is reading backward into the text something we call eisegesis, not exegesis.
2. “Sabbath ng Hudyo o Israel” Yes, Exactly!
Ito lang ang part ng chart na actually tama: The Sabbath was given to Israel as a nation. In fact, Ezekiel 20:12–20 calls it “a sign between Me and them.” Hindi ito sign between God and all humanity. Notice the text the chart itself used Leviticus 23, Exodus 12, Hosea 2:11, lahat yan ay Old Covenant contexts tied to Israel’s ceremonial life. And when Christ fulfilled the Law (Matthew 5:17; Romans 10:4), these ceremonial aspects, including Sabbaths, feast days, and food laws, found their completion in Him (Colossians 2:16–17).
Ironically, the chart admits that this “Sabbath ng Hudyo” ended “Hanggang sa kamatayan ni Kristo sa Krus.” Exactly. So bakit nila gustong ibalik?
3. “Sabbath ng Lupain” Totally Ceremonial
Leviticus 25:1–7 talks about the land’s rest every seventh year, a Sabbath year. Clearly ceremonial. Clearly Israelite. Walang moral aspect dito kasi di naman tayo nagtatanim ng literal na lupa sa Canaan. So kung tinapos na ni Cristo ang mga ceremonial shadows, this is another one of them.
4. “Natitirang Pamamahingang Sabbath” Twisting Hebrews 4
This is where the chart tries to pull a theological trick. Hebrews 4 does not say “ipangilin ang Sabbath” sa New Covenant. It says that believers must “enter God’s rest” — katapusan ng sarili nating gawa para sa katuwiran (Heb. 4:10). Ang Greek word na ginamit sa Hebrews 4:9 ay sabbatismos, which simply means “a rest,” not “7th-day Sabbath-keeping.”
The context of Hebrews 4:1–11 shows that the rest being talked about is salvation rest in Christ, not literal seventh-day observance. Kaya’t mali ‘yung linya sa chart na “Upang makapasok dapat ipangilin ang Sabbath ng Diyos.” The true way to enter God’s rest is by faith in Christ (Hebrews 4:3). Hindi sa pamamagitan ng ritual, araw, o lingguhang observance.
The Core Problem: Confusing Shadow with Substance
Colossians 2:16–17 is crystal clear:
“These are a shadow of the things to come, but the substance belongs to Christ.”
The SDA chart tries to make you think that because God “rested” in Genesis and that Sabbath will exist in the New Earth (Isaiah 66:22–23), we must still keep it now. But that’s missing the timeline of redemptive history. In the New Earth, “Sabbath” won’t mean sunset to sunset rest, but eternal rest in God’s presence, the ultimate fulfillment of what the Sabbath always symbolized. That’s why Revelation 21–22 describes unceasing worship, not a return to Levitical schedules, and not even once is the "Sabbath" mentioned there.
Conclusion: The Chart Has a Good Layout, But a Flawed Theology
This chart is impressive visually, pero theologically, it mixes Old Covenant shadows with New Covenant realities. It fails to see that the Sabbath was:
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A sign for Israel, not the Church;
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A shadow of Christ, not an everlasting ritual; and
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Fulfilled in the Cross, not carried over into Sunday or Saturday.
When Jesus said, “Come to Me and I will give you rest” (Matt. 11:28), He was offering the true Sabbath Himself. The believer’s rest isn’t found in a day but in a Person. That’s why Sunday worship for Christians isn’t a new Sabbath; it’s a celebration of resurrection life.
So if we want to truly honor God’s rest, it’s not by guarding the seventh day, but by trusting fully in the finished work of the Son of Man, Jesus Christ.
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