THE SABBATH THEY KEPT
From the Apostles to the Present
Second Edition"The dragon was wroth with the woman, and went to make war with the remnant of her seed, which keep the commandments of God, and have the testimony of Jesus Christ."
Revelation 12:17About This Book
Every Christian denomination agrees that the Ten Commandments reveal God's will. Yet one commandment differs between traditions. The seventh day became the first. Saturday became Sunday.
The answer to how this happened comes from the Catholic Church's own catechisms, council records, and official publications. It also comes from the witness of the ancient Church: the Didache, the Church Fathers, and communities that kept the seventh-day Sabbath for centuries under persecution.
The author walked New Age, Buddhist, psychedelic, and ultimately deep Hindu paths before refinding Scripture. These pages carry that journey: primary sources rather than secondhand claims, mathematical prophecy verified by secular history, and the testimony of believers who discovered the Sabbath across continents.
The Sabbath argument stands on Scripture, the Church Fathers, and the lived witness of communities from Ethiopia to Eastern Europe. The question is not which church to join, but what Scripture actually says and what the ancient Church actually practiced.
Common Questions
Quick answers to the questions people ask most:
Where to Start
Choose your path based on where you're coming from:
"Show me the evidence first"
This path presents verifiable history and mathematics first, then implications.
Path: Ch 8 → Ch 3 → Ch 16 → Appendix B
"I'm from an Eastern/New Age background"
The author walked New Age, Buddhist, and Hindu paths before refinding Scripture. His testimony is your entry point.
"I'm a Sunday-keeping Christian"
Examine the biblical and historical evidence for the Sabbath question.
Path: Ch 2 → Ch 3 → Ch 6 → Appendix B
"Academic/apologetics focus"
This path draws on primary sources, Greek analysis, and scholarly documentation.
Path: Ch 8 → Ch 16 → Appendix C → Bibliography
"I'm Catholic"
Your Church's own catechisms and councils document the change. Rome claims authority to have moved the solemnity. The Council of Laodicea (AD 364) anathematized Sabbath-keepers. The book stands on your tradition's own admissions.
Path: Ch 3 → Appendix C → Ch 5 → Appendix B
"I'm Orthodox"
You stand closer to this book than you may know. Apostolic Canon 66 forbids Saturday fasting. The Quinisext Council (Canon 55, AD 692) condemned Rome by name for dishonoring the Sabbath. Soul Saturdays and the Ethiopian Tewahedo tradition carry the thread. Your canonical tradition preserved Saturday in ways Rome's did not.
Path: Ch 3 → Ch 7 → Ethiopian Witness → Appendix B
"Scripture and the Church Fathers"
Scripture tested by the whole witness of the early Church. No denominational lens.
Path: Ch 2 → Ch 6 → Ch 7 → Appendix B