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

event. 3. That while it is claimed that the Spirit of
inspiration, by simply leading John to use the term
Lord’s Day, though he did in no wise connect the
first day of the week therewith, did design to fix
this as the proper title of the first day of the week,
it is a remarkable fact that after John returned from
the isle of Patmos he wrote his gospel;[16] and in
that gospel he twice mentioned the first day of the
week; yet in each of these instances where it is
certain that first-day is intended, no other
designation is used than plain first day of the week.
This is a most convincing proof that John did not
regard the first day of the week as entitled to this
name, or any other, expressive of sacredness. 4.
What still further decides the point against the first
day of the week is the fact that neither the Father
nor the Son have ever claimed the first day in any
higher sense than they have each of the six days
given to man for labor. 5. And what completes the
chain of evidence against the claim of first day to
this title is the fact that the testimony adduced by
first-day advocates to prove that it has been
adopted by the Most High in place of that day
which he once claimed as his, having been
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