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

of Christ, and the record of it by Luke was some
thirty years after that event, it follows that the
alleged change of the Sabbath at the resurrection of
Christ had not, even after many years, come to the
knowledge of either Luke or Paul. 3. That here was
a remarkable opportunity to mention the change of
the Sabbath, had it been true that the Sabbath had
been changed in honor of Christ's resurrection. For
when Paul was asked to preach the same words the
next Sabbath, he might have answered that the
following day was now the proper day for divine
worship. And Luke, in placing this incident upon
record, could not well avoid the mention of this
new day, had it been true that another day had
become the Sabbath of the Lord. 4. That as this
second meeting pertained almost wholly to
Gentiles, it cannot be said in this case that Paul
preached upon the Sabbath out of regard to the
Jews. On the contrary, the narrative strongly
indicates Paul's regard for the Sabbath as the
proper day for divine worship. 5. Nor can it be
denied that the Sabbath was well understood by the
Gentiles in this city, and that they had some degree
of regard for it, a fact which will be corroborated
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