Genesis 2:2  And on the seventh day God ended his work which he had made; and he rested on the seventh day from all his work which he had made.

 It is fascinating to me to know that God works and God rests.  I don’t think God get’s tired like we do sometimes, but yet this is what it says.  In Genesis 1 it said that man was made in the image of God, so if God works I would guess that He expects man to work.  That is a big reason I’m not in favor of welfare and free hand outs by the government, the church or by any individual.  I’m not opposed to helping people, but I believe people should be willing to work to get the help.  So many people today just want a free ride and a hand out.  I’m not for giving those types of people anything.  It sounds pretty harsh, but people need to read the Bible and find out what God thinks is right.  I’m pretty sure I read in my Bible, you don’t work, you shouldn’t eat.  Oh, well I’ll move on and get off my soap box.

 Verse 2 of Genesis 2 is the first mention of Day 7.  We have already learned that each day of creation corresponds to a 1000 year period of human history.  I’ve already alluded to the fact that this day 7 corresponds to the millennial 1000 year reign of Christ which will occur directly after the 7 year tribulation period.  During this time period I’ve been told Christ will return to earth and establish a kingdom on earth without the presence of evil.  During this time period Satan and his demons will be bound and unable to tempt or deceive anyone.  At the end of this 1000 year time period the Bible says that Satan will be released to deceive again and anyone born during this 1000 year time period will have the opportunity to choose to believe the deception and be cast into the lake of fire. 

 There are verses in Hebrews chapter 4 that speak of this coming day of rest.  These verses directly confirm the prophetic nature of Genesis and declare that this day will soon be coming.  We are also told that we must make an effort to enter into this rest in Hebrews chapters 3 and 4.  Those who choose not to believe will not enter into God’s rest we are told.  It appears that the ball is in our court on whether we enter into God’s day of rest.

 Matthew 11:28  Come unto me, all that labour and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest.

 Revelation 14:13 I heard a voice from heaven saying unto me, Write Blessed are the dead which die in the Lord from henceforth: Yea, saith the Spirit, that they may rest from their labors; and their works do follow them.

 So apparently God sees our works and acknowledges them.  He has determined a time of rest for His saints.  But, now is not the time.  Now is the time of harvest and if you have ever had a farm you know harvest is not easy or restful.