Revelation 1:10-11; 2-3 and Writing On the Shabbat

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One of the 39 melachot (general prohibitions) of Shabbat is writing. However, starting somewhat recently I believe, I have had thoughts about this in regard to the Book of Revelation, where Jesus tells John to write on the Lord's day, the Shabbat.

Revelation 1:10-11 (KJV):

[10] I was in the Spirit on the Lord's day, and heard behind me a great voice, as of a trumpet,
[11] Saying, I am Alpha and Omega, the first and the last: and, What thou seest, write in a book, and send it unto the seven churches which are in Asia; unto Ephesus, and unto Smyrna, and unto Pergamos, and unto Thyatira, and unto Sardis, and unto Philadelphia, and unto Laodicea.

Revelation 2:1 (KJV):

[1] Unto the angel of the church of Ephesus write; These things saith he that holdeth the seven stars in his right hand, who walketh in the midst of the seven golden candlesticks;

I am assuming though that John did actually write on the Shabbat, at least in Revelation 2-3 when Jesus tells him what to write specifically to the seven churches as he had not been taken up into Heaven yet, in the spirit I presume. I am also assuming that it was still the Shabbat when Jesus told John to write and also what to write. Just to be clear, I am in no way writing that, because of this, the 39 melachot is invalid or that the Shabbat should not be observed, but I have had thoughts about this.

If John did write on the Shabbat, would this have just been a divine exception to the rule, such as when the images of the two cherubims were made for the ark of the testimony, and also when Solomon had the images of the twelve oxen and the two cherubims made for the First Temple?

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Apr 14, 2021 13:30:10 GMT -8 @daniyyel said:

One of the 39 melachot (general prohibitions) of Shabbat is writing. However, ... 

Revelation 1:10-11 (KJV): I was in the Spirit on the Lord's day, and heard behind me a great voice, as of a trumpet, Saying, I am Alpha and Omega, the first and the last: and, What thou seest, write in a book, and send it unto the seven churches which are in Asia; unto Ephesus, and unto Smyrna, and unto Pergamos, and unto Thyatira, and unto Sardis, and unto Philadelphia, and unto Laodicea.

I am assuming though that John did actually write on the Shabbat, at least in Revelation 2-3 when Jesus tells him what to write specifically to the seven churches as he had not been taken up into Heaven yet, in the spirit I presume. I am also assuming that it was still the Shabbat when Jesus told John to write and also what to write. Just to be clear, I am in no way writing that, because of this, the 39 melachot is invalid or that the Shabbat should not be observed, but I have had thoughts about this.

If John did write on the Shabbat, would this have just been a divine exception to the rule, such as when the images of the two cherubims were made for the ark of the testimony, and also when Solomon had the images of the twelve oxen and the two cherubims made for the First Temple?

The ancient rabbonim proscribed writing because it was creative work. The Lord rested from His creative efforts on Shabbat not because He needed a break, but as an example to us. But note the rabbis cannot make law, they make halacha- rulings on how we observe the minutia of the law. And halacha can be changed or exceptions granted by a Beit Din or other recognized authority. I'd posit that Atik Yomin, The Ancient of Days (Dan 7:9) would be such an authority.