Isn it true that at the Council of Nicæa, in approximately A.D. 321, Roman Emperor Constantine changed the Holy Sabbath from Saturday to Sunday?
Certainly this is what many of us were taught, however it has since been discovered that this statement contains a little truth and a little error. The truth is, that indeed Emperor Constantine changed something – he changed the calendar weeks from a pagan eight day successive week cycle to that of a seven day successive week cycle. Then he christened Sunday, the first day of his new week, to be the Holy day in honor or Christ’s resurrection. You see the Hebrews and Christians were under Roman Rule for nearly 300 years and forced to abide by Roman laws, customs, holidays and calendation. Few are aware that the early Julian calendar was an eight day successive week pagan calendar, which would have been a most painful burden for the Hebrews and early Christians to bear. Roman legislation strictly forbade them from keeping their New Moons, Sabbaths and Holy Feast days according to the calculations of the moon, as set forth from Scripture in Gen 1; Ex 12, 19; Lev 23. Constantine saw this c
