Riddle of the Day 5/04

Most say I am Sunday, others say I am Friday, but the true day is actually Saturday. What am I?

The answer to this question is the Sabbath.

Although there is confusion about Saturday being the Sabbath, there really should be none. We all use the same calendar. Different cultures and religions observe different days of the week as their holy day of rest or Sabbath but this is direct contradiction tot he bible..

For instance, in Jewish tradition, the Sabbath day is Saturday. This is the seventh day of the week, as stated in the Bible, and is a day of rest and worship in Jewish culture. Similarly, Seventh-day Adventist and Seventh-day Baptist churches also observe Saturday as the Sabbath, as they consider it to be the biblical day of rest.

However, many other Christian denominations observe Sunday as the Sabbath, as it was the day that Christ was said to have been resurrected, and hence seen as a day of rest and worship. This shift to Sunday as the Sabbath came about under the influence of Roman Emperor Constantine, who declared Sunday as the official day of rest in the Roman Empire.

Moreover, various cultures and countries observe different working weeks, leading to further ambiguity about the day of the Sabbath. For instance, in some cultures, the working week starts on Sunday, while in others, it starts on Monday. This difference also contributes to some of the confusion about which day is the Sabbath.

Differences in religious traditions, calendars, and interpretations of scripture may have led to disagreements over which day is the Sabbath. However, it stands to reason that Saturday is the original Sabbath day, as stated in the Bible.