There remainth therefore a Sabbathke keeping. So the Sabbath rest typifies the eternal rest that is to come. That's what he is saying. There remains therefore a Sabbath a Sabbath rest for the people of God. So there is still a typical signification represented in Lord's day worship that points us forward to that eternal rest that is to come. GK Beal makes the observation if the escatological that means the end times reality of final Sabbath rest has not consently come and it hasn't because we're not in the eternal state. He says then it is unlikely that the typological sign pointing to that ultimate rest has ceased. Other words, if it function in the old covenant to point us forward, how come it doesn't function in the new covenant to point us forward? It truly is the market day of the soul. He goes on to say that is if the weekly Sabbath included the function of pointing forward to consumate rest and that rest has not yet come then that weekly Sabbath should continue. That's called good logic. I quoted this from last week by uh AW Pink. He says here then commenting on verse 9, there remains therefore a Sabbath rest for the people of God. Here then is a plain, positive, unequivocal declaration by the spirit of God. There remainth therefore a Sabbathkeeping. Nothing could be simpler, nothing less ambiguous. The striking thing is that this statement occurs in the very epistle whose theme is the superiority of Christianity over Judaism written to those addressed as holy brethren, partakers of the heavenly calling. Therefore, it cannot be gained that Hebrews 4:9 refers directly to the Christian Sabbath. Hence, we solemnly and emphatically declare that any man who says there is no Christian Sabbath takes direct issue with the New Testament scriptures. That's a pretty powerful statement, but in light of what the author in 49 says in the larger context of what's being exhorted and and what is being typified, I think Pink's right on the the money That
