Few modern Sabbath-keepers know anything of the first formulation of the Sabbath doctrine in the modern era. Many will be surprises to learn that it has come directly from the seventeenth century, where a handful of Englishmen and their congregations 'discovered' and began observing it instead of worshipping on Sunday. While these Saturday Sabbath-keepers did not realize that YEHOVAH God's Sabbath-day is tied to the phases of the moon, they considered themselves to be one step ahead of their brethren. Today, it is possible to uncover the main features of this erroneous discovery. It is a story of real people, from diverse backgrounds, many of whom displayed the same human failings as modern Saturday Sabbath-keepers. This article uncovers the origins of the false doctrine of modern Saturday Sabbath-keeping.

The Saturday Men!

"Behold, I am AGAINST those who prophesy false dreams," says the Lord, "and tell them, and cause My people to err by their LIES and by their recklessness. Yet I DID NOT SEND THEM or command them; therefore they shall not profit this people at all," says the Lord. -- Jeremiah 23:32