Re: [TruthTalk] Only 9 of the 10 commandments?

[Marlin Halverson]

"...THEREFORE THIS WAS SUNDAY RECKONING BIBLICALLY. ..."   Dear Glenn,   Yes, you are right.  Notice in Acts 20:13, that the companions who were with Paul left while Paul stayed preaching.  They rowed and sailed their boat around the peninsula, from Troas unto Assos, about 65 miles.  The companions waited until after the Sabbath to leave in their boat.    Paul, in order to spend a little more time with his brethren in Troas, preached Saturday night, and continued Sunday morning on foot, across the peninsula, traveling 19 and a half miles to meet his companions in Assos.    They had actually just finished with the Days of Unleavened Bread, which contains two annual Sabbaths.    You will notice that the word "day" in Acts 20:7 is in italics, supplied by the translators, but not in the original Greek.  The word for "week" is Sabbaton, if I remember correctly, the plural word for weeks in this instance.  The literal translation of this verse is "And upon the first of the weeks..."  You see, they were supposed to count the weeks that lead up to the observance of Pentecost, another annual Sabbath Observed by New Testament believers.  This was the first week in that count.  The annual Sabbath, Pentecost, is so important to God that He reserved it for pouring out His Holy Spirit in Acts 2.  This was the first week in the count down.   Acts 20:10 does not change the fourth commandment, it affirms it.   Love,   --Marlin ----- Original Message ----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, November 13, 2002 1:19 PM Subject: Re: [TruthTalk] Only 9 of the 10 commandments? Then you made my point Biblical days are reckoned from sunset to sunset.  THEREFORE THIS WAS SUNDAY RECKONING BIBLICALLY.  The next day was Sunday too, until sunset.  After sunset it was Monday reckoning Biblically. Glenn Gal. 5:1 Acts 20:7 Biblical days are reckoned from sunset to sunset.  This was a Saturday night meeting for the sake of fellowshipping over a meal and hearing Paul speak before he left the next morning, Sunday, to continue his journey.