History of the Sabbath and First Day of the Week - John N. Andrews

Because it is an express recognition of the fourth
commandment after the crucifixion of the Lord
Jesus. 2. Because it is the most remarkable case of
Sabbatic observance in the whole Bible. The Lord
of the Sabbath was dead; preparation being made
for his embalming, when the Sabbath drew on it
was suspended, and they rested, says the sacred
historian, according to the commandment. 3.
Because it shows that the Sabbath day according to
the commandment is the day before the first day of
the week; thus identifying the seventh day in the
commandment with the seventh day of the New-
Testament week. 4. Because it is a direct testimony
that the knowledge of the true seventh day was
preserved as late as the crucifixion; for they
observed the day enjoined in the commandment;
and that was the day on which the Most High had
rested from the work of creation.
In the course of the day following this Sabbath,
that is, upon the first day of the week, it was
ascertained that Jesus was risen from the dead. It
appears that this event must have taken place upon
that day, though it is not thus stated in express
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