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QuoteThe Ecumenical Movement with its Adventist Observers is Seeking to Impose Sunday Observance By Law Inside the Personal Homes of People

"Freikirchen," which translates to "Free Churches," is the official name of the largest ecumenical organization in Switzerland. Freikirchen is an umbrella association comprised of various Protestant churches that are not official state churches or funded by tax money, like the Roman Catholic Church. Baptists, Mennonites, Pentecostals, Methodists, the Salvation Army, and other free Evangelical churches are members of this organization. Seventh-day Adventists, on the other hand, maintain an "observer status" within the same organization.

In Switzerland, working on Sunday is generally forbidden. This has been a long-standing policy that has benefited Rome and the Sunday-keeping Protestant churches. Unless you have a special permit granted by the State Secretariat for Economic Affairs, you cannot do business on Sunday. However, a new law is currently being debated that seeks to allow those who do "teleworking," or remote work from home, to work on Sundays in the comfort and privacy of their own homes.

The National Council, which represents the people, is now, in 2025, debating a proposed bill called "More Creative Freedom when Working from Home," which was filed in the Swiss Legislature back in 2016. The language of the bill would allow people who work remotely from home to work on Sunday, if they so choose.

Parliamentary Initiative 16.484 says:

• "No authorization is required for Sunday work carried out in the home of employees who can largely determine their own working hours."

• "Public Sunday rest period would not be disturbed in any way if the employee carried out Sunday work at home. For Sunday work carried out in the home by employees who can set their own working hours to a large extent, a Sunday work permit should therefore not be required."

This proposal has upset the Sunday-keeping churches, and they are working to overturn this measure—which means that the churches want the state to dictate what a person can or cannot do in the privacy of their own home on Sunday.

 On December 11, 2024, Freikirchen published an official protest on behalf of their member churches and "observers," against the new law in Switzerland that is seeking to relax Sunday restrictions for employees who work remotely from home.

Freikirchen stated the following in their press release:

• "The umbrella organization Freikirchen speaks out against the parliamentary initiative 'More Creative Freedom when Working from Home' in its consultation response. Freikirchen firmly rejects the proposed exemptions to the Sunday work ban because they run counter to the principle of the general Sunday work ban."

• "Sunday is protected as a day off work in the Labor Code. Sunday is associated with central values that are of particular social and religious importance,' explains Peter Schneeberger, president of the umbrella organization Freikirchen."

• "Sunday offers society a common day to breathe and relax, thus structuring the week between working days and days when leisure, sport, community and social life, family life and, last but not least, for many people in Switzerland, attending a church service together are possible."

• "In recent years, exemptions to the Sunday work ban have increasingly been permitted. Already, more than 15 percent of employed people regularly work on Sundays and the numbers will continue to rise according to BFS data from 2023."

• "This change sends the wrong signal and ignores the need for protection of employees. Teleworking (working remotely from home) on Sundays does not meet any compelling social need."

The notion of the churches petitioning the state to prohibit individuals from working inside of their own homes on Sundays is a profound overreach that undermines personal freedom and privacy. Such a suggestion completely disregards the basic human right of people to manage their own lives. Is it now up to these misguided churches to dictate what we can or cannot do in the sanctity of our own homes?

It is one thing to force businesses to close their doors on Sunday, but it is entirely different—and absurd—to impose Sunday observance inside the personal homes of people, and especially those who do not share the same beliefs. This intrusion into the privacy of citizens reflects the danger of uniting church and state.

Our homes must remain sacred sanctuaries of privacy, where individuals are free from external pressures telling us how to live, think, and act. A man's home is his castle, meaning that a person's home is their private domain, where they have the right to feel safe, secure, and free to follow their own conscience on faith and worship without interference or intrusion from a corrupt church-state tyranny.

Today we see ecumenical alliances fighting to keep Sunday work-free in Switzerland. Once again, this highlights the problem with the ecumenical movement. Ecumenism will pave the way for the Mark of the Beast crisis.

"The Word of God teaches that these scenes are to be repeated as papists and Protestants shall unite for the exaltation of the Sunday" (Great Controversy, p. 578).

"When Protestantism shall stretch her hand across the gulf to grasp the hand of the Roman power, when she shall reach over the abyss to clasp hands with spiritualism, when, under the influence of this threefold union, our country shall repudiate every principle of its Constitution as a Protestant and republican government, and shall make provision for the propagation of papal falsehoods and delusions, then we may know that the time has come for the marvelous working of Satan and that the end is near" (Testimonies, Vol. 5, p. 451).

The ecumenical movement is laying down the foundation and preparing the world for the final crisis. Seventh-day Adventists have no business joining forces with those advocating for the legalization of Sunday rest in order to restrict our freedoms. God never called us to be "observers," but rather to be watchmen. Today, we are to lift up our voices declaring the commandments of God and the faith of Jesus (Revelation 14:12) at a time when the churches are exalting Sunday.

If we fail to do the work God has entrusted to us, we risk not only losing the opportunity to see people saved, but we also risk losing our own souls. God's purposes will always prevail, and if we refuse to obey His calling, He will raise up someone else to accomplish His will.

"The Lord gives a special truth for the people in an emergency. Who dare refuse to publish it? He commands his servants to present the last invitation of mercy to the world. They cannot remain silent, except at the peril of their souls. Christ's ambassadors have nothing to do with consequences. They must perform their duty, and leave results with God" (Great Controversy, p. 609).

http://adventmessenger.org/greek-labor-union-calls-for-sunday-shopping-to-end-with-a-new-campaign-slogan-sunday-closed-i-dont-shop-i-dont-work/

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Greek Labor Union Calls for Sunday Shopping to End with a New Campaign Slogan: "Sunday Closed! I Don't Shop! I Don't Work!"

"Trade unions will be the cause of the most terrible violence that has ever been seen among human beings" (Manuscript Release, Vol. 4, p. 23).

Whether they know it or not, labor unions are serving the interests of Rome. Rome will use anyone to further its Sunday agenda. While apostate church leaders will seek to justify Sunday-keeping through so-called moral and spiritual support, labor unions perform the dirty work of engaging in chaos, disruptions, and fighting. In Greece, labor unions today are pressuring authorities and employers to keep Sunday work-free.

On January 16, 2025, To Vima, a news media company in Athens, Greece, published an article about how trade unions are calling for Sunday shopping restrictions and are arguing that Sunday store openings violate the fundamental rights of workers.

To Vima published the following:

• "The Working Consumers of Greece (EEKE) is urging consumers to avoid shopping on Sundays as part of a broader effort to restore balance in the retail sector and protect workers' rights."

• "According to EEKE, the opening of stores on Sundays creates conditions that favor monopolistic practices, undermining healthy competition and inevitably driving many small and medium-sized businesses to closure."

• "Additionally, EEKE argued that Sunday openings disrupt personal and family life, violating fundamental labor rights that are both constitutionally guaranteed and the result of hard-fought battles by workers."

• "In its statement, the Union is urging consumers to support businesses that remain closed on Sundays. Their campaign slogan reads: "Sunday Closed! I Don't Shop – I Don't Work!"

It is not a coincidence that labor unions have designated Sunday as the day for workers to have time off for rest, family, and friends. The unions are simply joining the chorus of those calling for Sunday to become the universal day of rest for all people. In other words, this is a public call to increase awareness for Sunday closings.

The labor industry, along with the churches and the news media, is aligning itself in order to achieve one ultimate objective. They are working to obtain the same outcome. They are campaigning to make Sunday popular again. According to God's prophetic word, there will be a "popular demand" for Sunday observance:

"Rulers and legislators, in order to secure public favor, will yield to the popular demand for a law enforcing Sunday observance" (Great Controversy, p. 592).

http://adventmessenger.org/a-leading-catholic-publication-claims-that-the-popes-call-for-sabbath-rest-in-laudato-si-is-the-best-way-to-combat-the-dangers-of-ai-technology/

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A Leading Catholic Publication Claims that the Pope's Call for Sabbath Rest in Laudato Si' is the Best Way to Combat the Dangers of AI Technology

With 3.3 million followers, Aleteia is "one of the world's leading Catholic online news sites" and is published in five different languages. [1] In an article titled "Keeping the Sabbath in the Age of Artificial Intelligence," published on February 8, 2025, Aleteia asserted that Pope Francis' Laudato Si' exhortation about the "Sabbath" will help in reclaiming our humanity and combating the threats posed by AI.

Aleteia published the following about AI and the Sabbath:

• "While AI can free up more of our time, it also tempts us to fill that time with more work. Sabbath rest offers a lens through which to examine this tension."

• "The Sabbath is not just a break from labor; it's a sacred pause that acknowledges our limitations and reorients us toward what truly matters: relationships, contemplation, and gratitude."

• "AI, by contrast, operates without limits. It doesn't tire, doesn't need breaks, and can process data endlessly ... But unlike AI, we are not limitless. We are bodies—fragile, finite, and gloriously dependent on rhythms of rest and renewal."

• "In this context, the Sabbath becomes not just a religious observance but, we could say, even an act of resistance—a bold declaration that our value is not defined by productivity. Pope Francis, in Laudato Si', speaks of the need to recover time to contemplate, to recognize, and to give thanks."

• "Perhaps it's for prayer. For play. For rest that nourishes both body and soul."

• "In the end, keeping the Sabbath in the age of AI isn't just about setting boundaries with technology. It's about reclaiming our humanity—one heartbeat, one breath, one sacred pause at a time."

There you have it—the way to avoid the threat that AI poses to humanity is to embrace the Sabbath rest found in Laudato Si'.  In recent years, religious leaders of various denominations, including Roman Catholics, have increasingly expressed the importance of setting aside a "Sabbath" as a day for both physical rest and spiritual renewal. Citing the increasing pressures of modern life, they argue that society has lost a crucial rhythm of rest that not only benefits individuals but also strengthens families and communities. Pope Francis, along with other Christian leaders, has emphasized the need to reclaim the "Sabbath" to heal our relationships, and Sunday is the day they aim to secure to prioritize their efforts.

In Laudato Si', when Pope Francis speaks of a day of rest, he clearly refers to Sunday:

"On Sunday, our participation in the Eucharist has special importance. Sunday, like the Jewish Sabbath, is meant to be a day which heals our relationships with God, with ourselves, with others and with the world. Sunday is the day of the Resurrection, the "first day" of the new creation, whose first fruits are the Lord's risen humanity, the pledge of the final transfiguration of all created reality." (Laudato Si' #237).

Rome has clearly emphasized the importance of Sunday in developing a closer relationship with God and community, and Protestant and Orthodox leaders have echoed similar sentiments. Together they urge governments and companies to respect the so-called sanctity of Sunday. This push aligns with what God's prophetic word predicts will happen when churches come together to make Sunday the universal day of rest during the mark of the beast crisis.

"The Word of God teaches that these scenes are to be repeated as papists and Protestants shall unite for the exaltation of the Sunday" (Great Controversy, p. 578).

As momentum to protect Sunday builds, discussions about the observance of this day will become more pronounced in public discourse. This will raise questions about how a Sunday rest initiative might shape legislation, labor policies, and social standards in the coming years. Protestants and Catholics will both be involved in this effort to secure Sunday, and it all starts when the churches find common ground. No religious leader has done more to promote the unification of the churches, especially the merger of church and state, than Pope Francis:

"When the leading churches (including Catholicism) of the United States, uniting upon such points of doctrine as are held by them in common, shall influence the State to enforce their decrees and to sustain their institutions, then Protestant America will have formed an image of the Roman hierarchy, and the infliction of civil penalties upon dissenters will inevitably result." (Great Controversy, p. 445).

http://adventmessenger.org/utah-lawmakers-just-advanced-a-sunday-rest-bill-recently-introduced-by-a-project-2025-contributor/

Utah Lawmakers Just Advanced a Sunday Rest Bill Recently Introduced by a Project 2025 Contributor

Back in January, we published an article about how Ken Ivory, a Republican member of the Utah House of Representatives and a contributor/author for the Project 2025 handbook, introduced a bill, HB-441, into the state legislature that would mandate time off on Sundays for rest and worship.

It turns out that the bill was just approved by the House Business, Labor, and Commerce Committee in an 8-3 vote and is now awaiting a vote by the full House, according to the Salt Lake Tribune. On February 18, 2025, the following article titled "Lawmakers Advance Bill that Could Close More Utah Stores on Sundays" was published, and it expressed the following:

• "The Utah House is weighing a bill aimed at protecting franchises from opening on religious holidays or days of worship."

• "Sponsored by Rep. Ken Ivory, R-West Jordan, and a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, HB441 would expand on an initial proposal, outlined in a news release, that focused exclusively on protecting franchises from having to operate on Sundays."

• "The bill, advanced last week by the House Business, Labor and Commerce Committee in an 8-3 vote."

Sunday laws are real, Project 2025 is real, and real discussions and efforts are being proposed to secure Sunday as the day of rest through legislative enactments. It is only a matter of time before we begin to see similar proposals to secure the legal recognition of Sunday as the day of rest at the federal level.

"Sooner or later Sunday laws will be passed" (Review and Herald, February 16, 1905).

"Soon the Sunday laws will be enforced, and men in positions of trust will be embittered against the little handful of God's commandment-keeping people" (Manuscript Releases, Vol. 4, p. 278).

There is no time to lose—God's people must give the warning about the beast, his image, and the mark now, before the final crisis unfolds. Once the test comes, decisions will have already been made, and if we remain quiet, many souls will be unprepared. The warning must go out while hearts are still open to truth.

Truly, our world is moving towards the fulfillment of prophecy, and events are setting the stage for the enforcement of laws that will challenge the commandment of God. Now is the time to sound the alarm, to call people to obedience and faithfulness, and to urge them to stand firmly on God's Word before the Sunday law deception and coercion sweep the world.

"Are we to wait until the fulfillment of the prophecies of the end before we say anything concerning them? Of what value will our words be then? Shall we wait until God's judgments fall upon the transgressor before we tell him how to avoid them? Where is our faith in the word of God? Must we see things foretold come to pass before we will believe what He has said? In clear, distinct rays light has come to us, showing us that the great day of the Lord is near at hand, 'even at the doors.' Let us read and understand before it is too late" (Testimonies, Vol. 9, p. 20).

https://mariancatechist.com/blogs/devotion-to-the-immaculate-heart-of-mary/saturdays-the-immaculate-heart-of-mary-and-heavens-request

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Saturdays, the Immaculate Heart of Mary and Heaven's Request

by Kathryn Mulderink

 

"I promise to assist at the hour of death, with the graces necessary for salvation, all those who, on the first Saturday of five consecutive months shall confess, receive Holy Communion, recite five decades of the Rosary, and keep me company for fifteen minutes while meditating on the mysteries of the Rosary, with the intention of making reparation to me."

Most of us are familiar with these words of our Blessed Mother, spoken to Lucia, one of the three young visionaries of Fátima, at her convent in Pontevedra, Spain. This message, given in 1925, was a sort of "follow-up" to the words Our Lady had spoken to Lucia in the second apparition of Fátima in June, 1917, when she told Lucia that she was to remain in the world because "Jesus wishes to use you to make me known and loved. He wishes to establish in the world devotion to my Immaculate Heart."

It may come as some surprise that this devotion requested by Heaven was not absolutely new. It fit precisely into the long tradition of Catholic piety that, having devoted Fridays to the remembrance of the Passion of Jesus Christ and to honoring His Sacred Heart, found it very natural to devote Saturdays to His Most Holy Mother.

In fact, the great request of Pontevedra appears as the joyous culmination of a whole movement of devotion. It began spontaneously, was encouraged and codified by Rome, and seems to be nothing less than the providential preparation for what was to come later.

Saturdays Devoted to the Virgin

Honoring the Blessed Virgin Mary on Saturday was first "officially" promoted by Saint Alcuin (735-804), the Benedictine monk who was "Minister of Education" for the court of Charlemagne and who contributed in a decisive manner to the Carolingian liturgical reform. He composed different formulas for Votive Masses for each day of the week, with two set aside to honor Our Lady on Saturday. This practice was quickly and enthusiastically embraced by both clergy and laity, the Mass of the Blessed Virgin Mary on Saturday eventually becoming the Common of the Blessed Virgin.

There were several theological reasons for dedicating this day to Mary. A 15th century missal gives several of those reasons in a hymn: Saturday is the day when creation was completed; therefore it is also celebrated as the day of the fulfillment of the plan of salvation, which found its realization through Mary. Sunday is the Lord's Day, so it seemed appropriate to observe the preceding day as Mary's day. In addition, as Genesis describes, God rested on the seventh day, Saturday. The seventh day, and the Jewish Sabbath, is Saturday; we rest on Sunday, because we celebrate the Resurrection as our Sabbath Day. In parallel, Jesus rested in the womb and then in the loving arms of Mary from birth until she held His lifeless body at the foot of the Cross; thus the God-head rested in Mary.

The great theologians of the 12th and 13th centuries, Sts. Bernard of Clairvaux, Thomas Aquinas and Bonaventure, explained the dedication of Saturdays to Mary by pointing to the time of Christ's rest in the grave. On that first Holy Saturday, while everyone else had abandoned Christ, Mary continued to believe, demonstrating her deep faith by never doubting for a moment her Son's promise of resurrection. As stated in the Pontifical document, Directory on Popular Piety and the Liturgy, Saturday is designated as a memorial of the Blessed Virgin as "a remembrance of the maternal example and discipleship of the Blessed Virgin Mary who, strengthened by faith and hope, on that great Saturday on which Our Lord lay in the tomb, was the only one of the disciples to hold vigil in expectation of the Lord's resurrection; it is a prelude and introduction to the celebration of Sunday, the weekly memorial of the Resurrection of Christ; it is a sign that the 'Virgin Mary is continuously present and operative in the life of the Church.'"

The custom of dedicating Saturday Masses to Mary was fostered especially in the cloister churches of the various orders, and quickly spread throughout the whole Church. Hence, through the early centuries of the Church, Saturday acquired its great Marian tone and the existing fast on that day became associated with Mary.

During the second millennium of Christianity, other great souls furthered and refined these pious devotions. Cardinal Peter Damian († 1072) fostered Marian Saturday celebrations. During the time of the crusades, Peter of Amiens started out with a vanguard for Constantinople on a Saturday, March 8, 1096, under the protection of the Blessed Virgin. Pope Urban II (1088-1099) admonished the faithful to pray the liturgy of the hours in honor of the most holy Virgin for the crusaders.

In the centuries to follow, the Marian Saturdays were expressed in several local devotions. This was the day the faithful selected to go on pilgrimages. Sodalities held their meetings on Saturdays and called them Fraternity Saturdays or Sodality Saturdays. The seven colors or sorrows of Mary were in some places commemorated on seven consecutive Saturdays. The 15 Saturdays before the liturgy in honor of Mary as Queen of the Rosary, October 7, recalled the fifteen decades of the rosary; in some areas this was the day that the crops and harvests were blessed and celebrated. An Irish version of the Saturday devotions to Mary is known as the Fifteen Saturdays of the Rosary. The devotion consists in receiving Holy Communion and saying at least five decades of the Rosary sometime during the day or evening on fifteen consecutive Saturdays or to meditate in some other way on its mysteries. The three Golden Saturdays that followed the Feast of St. Michael were festively celebrated in Austria, Bohemia, and Bavaria with reception of the sacraments and with pomp and circumstance particularly at places of pilgrimage. Traces of the festivities are still found in these cultural areas today.

The growing devotion in honor of the Immaculate Conception by the Franciscans also contributed to furthering the Marian Saturdays. In 1633 the Order's Chapter determined that a Holy Mass in honor of this mystery was to be celebrated.

Vatican II with its liturgical reforms did not abolish the practice of Masses in honor of Our Lady. A new sacramentary and lectionary were published with 46 options for votive Masses in honor of Our Lady. Today, the strongest trace of Mary's relationship with Saturday occurs in the Liturgy. Saturday is dedicated to Mary by a Mass or Office of the Blessed Virgin Mary. Through these liturgical acts, Christians exalt the person of Mary in the action that renews the sacrifice of Christ and in the action that prolongs his prayer.

Devotion to the Immaculate Heart

The first indication of this general Saturday devotion to the Blessed Mother being connected with her Immaculate Heart comes from St. John Eudes, (1601-1670) whom Pope St. Pius X called the Immaculate Heart's Father, Doctor and Apostle. It was through him that this devotion was made public and received ecclesiastical approbation. St. John Eudes, as a theologian, was the first to explain this devotion to Mary's Heart in his book, The Admirable Heart of Mary. The feast of the Immaculate Heart of Mary, which is celebrated on the first Saturday after the feast of the Sacred Heart of Jesus (which is celebrated on the first Friday after the feast of Corpus Christi), was established in 1644 as the paternal feast of his congregation of Priests, for which he composed a Mass and office. Later it was established throughout the French dioceses (being extended to the Universal Church in 1944 by Pope Pius XII).

Modern times have seen a further focusing and codification of this devotion. In 1889, Pope Leo XIII granted to all the faithful a plenary indulgence for the well-established practice of the fifteen consecutive Saturdays. This pope, who wrote 12 encyclicals on the Rosary, and in June of 1899 had consecrated the whole world to the Sacred Heart of Jesus, was asked to make a similar act to honor the Immaculate Heart of Mary. Both Pope Leo XIII and his predecessor, Pope Pius IX, felt this honor should be given to Our Lady but that the time had not yet come.

The First Saturday of Reparation

In 1889, an Italian woman named Maria Inglese, prompted by an interior revelation, instituted the pious practice of "Communions of Reparation to the Immaculate Heart of Mary" with the approval and recommendation of her Bishop. In 1904 she composed a series of prayers for each mystery of the Rosary, as well as prayers for the Holy Hour of Reparation to Mary. She brought these to Rome and St. Pius X indulgenced them immediately, warmly encouraging Maria to continue her apostolate. He later encouraged this devotion throughout the Church. Thus, with St. Pius X, the First Saturday Devotion of Reparation to the Immaculate Heart was introduced. He later promoted it further by the granting of additional indulgences on June 13, 1912: "All the Faithful who, on the first Saturday or first Sunday of twelve consecutive months, devote some time to vocal or mental prayer in honor of the Immaculate Virgin in Her conception gain, on each of these days, a plenary indulgence. Conditions: Confession, Communion, and prayers for the intentions of the Sovereign Pontiff."

Five years later, on that same date, June 13, there took place at Fátima the great manifestation of the Immaculate Heart of Mary, "surrounded with thorns which seemed to pierce it." Sister Lucia was to say later on: "We understood that it was the Immaculate Heart of Mary, outraged by the sins of humanity, which demanded Reparation." It was also on this day that Our Lady told Lucia she was to remain in the world because "Jesus wishes to use you to make me known and loved. He wishes to establish in the world devotion to my Immaculate Heart."

One month later, on July 13th, in the third apparition of Fátima, the children were shown a vivid vision of condemned souls. Our Lady said to them, "You have seen Hell, where the souls of poor sinners go. To save them, God wishes to establish in the world devotion to my Immaculate Heart... I shall come to ask for the consecration of Russia to my Immaculate Heart, and the Communion of Reparation on the first Saturdays. If what I ask is done, many souls will be saved and there will be peace."
Our Lady would wait eight years to make that request of Lucia.

Heaven's Request

As if in anticipation of this request, five years earlier, November 13, 1920, the Church, in the person of Pope Benedict XV, encouraged the devotion of the Saturdays of Reparation by granting new indulgences to this practice when accomplished on the first Saturday of eight consecutive months.

Finally, on December 10, 1925, Heaven crystallized all these devotions, and sealed them with a magnificent promise from the Blessed Virgin Mary. Mary and the Child Jesus appeared to Lucia at her convent in Pontevedra, Our Lady resting her hand on Lucia's shoulder and revealing a heart encircled by thorns.

The Child Jesus said: "Have compassion on the heart of your most holy Mother, covered with thorns with which ungrateful men pierce it at every moment, and there is no one to make an act of reparation..."

Our Lady spoke next, saying: "Look, my daughter, at my heart, surrounded with thorns with which ungrateful men pierce it at every moment by their blasphemies and ingratitude. You at least try to console me and say that I promise to assist at the hour of death, with the graces necessary for salvation, all those who, on the first Saturday of five consecutive months, shall confess, receive Holy Communion, recite five decades of the Rosary, and keep me company for fifteen minutes while meditating on the mysteries of the Rosary, with the intention of making reparation to me."

How awesome it is to see Heaven at work, laying the foundation, and setting each stone in its due time, using the incremental steps of devoted souls. By the time of this apparition, all the preliminary steps had been taken, so that it seemed Heaven was only crowning a great movement of Catholic piety. In requesting the Pope to solemnly approve the devotion of Reparation revealed at Pontevedra, Our Lady was not really asking for anything new. Providence had prepared everything so thoroughly that in 1925 this devotion was right in line with a series of papal decisions refining the First Saturday devotion as we know it.

And yet, there are new elements in this message of Pontevedra, notably in the concessions which only Heaven could grant: the Virgin Mary does not require fifteen, twelve, or even eight Saturdays to be devoted to Her. She asks for only five Saturdays – as many as the decades on our Rosary.

Then, above all, the promise joined with it has increased so remarkably we would be foolish to ignore it. No longer are we merely granted indulgences [that is, the remission of punishment for sins already forgiven], but a much more irresistible grace: the assurance of receiving at the moment of death "all the graces necessary for salvation."

Such is the generosity of our God, and the tenderness of Our Lord for His Mother; in His ardent desire to see her consoled He makes such a lavish promise in exchange for our love. A more powerful promise could hardly be conceived.

Kathryn Mulderink is a home schooling mother of seven, a Consecrated Marian Catechist, a member of the Catholic Writer's Association, the Blue Army, and is a Secular Discalced Carmelite. She has given presentations at various home school conferences and she and her husband head the local chapter of the Fátima Family Apostolate. They live near Grand Rapids, Michigan.

The Directory on Popular Piety and the Liturgy, Chapter V, has principles and guidelines regarding Devotion to the Blessed Virgin Mary.

Originally published in The Tilma, Summer 2003.

The word of God -

Exo 20:8 Remember the sabbath day, to keep it holy. 9 Six days shalt thou labour, and do all thy work: 10 But the seventh day is the sabbath of the LORD thy God: in it thou shalt not do any work, thou, nor thy son, nor thy daughter, thy manservant, nor thy maidservant, nor thy cattle, nor thy stranger that is within thy gates: 11 For in six days the LORD made heaven and earth, the sea, and all that in them is, and rested the seventh day: wherefore the LORD blessed the sabbath day, and hallowed it.

https://adventmessenger.org/how-the-modern-media-is-preparing-society-to-embrace-sunday-rest/

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QuoteHow the Modern Media Is Preparing Society to Embrace Sunday Rest

Across the world, major media outlets are redefining Sunday as the official day of rest—a day for mental, physical, and emotional well-being. The Times of India, the most-read and largest-circulation English-language newspaper in the world, published an article on November 16, 2025, declaring that Sunday is "the golden opportunity to reset the body and mind."

These claims are significant because before any civil authority can successfully mandate Sunday observance, public sentiment must first be shaped to accept it. Society must be conditioned to view Sunday as a necessary day for personal and national health. What is first normalized through the media can later be formalized through policy and ultimately legislated into law.

The Times of India published the following statements:

• "Sunday is more than just a day off—it's a golden opportunity to reset your body and mind, laying the groundwork for a balanced, productive week ahead."

• "Using Sunday intentionally to recharge can help prevent that stress from spiraling."

• "Begin your Sunday by stepping away from screens."

• "Spend time outside to tap into nature's healing power."

• "Use Sunday to nourish both your body and your week ahead by preparing healthy, balanced meals."

• "Dedicate at least one uninterrupted hour to self-care ... this ritual is a signal to your body and mind that it's safe to slow down, helping reduce stress and restore calm."

• "Use Sunday evening as a transition point to close the week and look ahead."

• "End your day with a calming bedtime ritual. Spend a few minutes writing down 3–5 things you're grateful for or one hopeful thing for the week ahead."

Sunday rest is no longer just about religion; it's about universal human well-being. By presenting Sunday as the key to a stress-free life, the media is creating the powerful narrative that Sunday is necessary for rest. In other words, Sunday becomes the responsible choice, and those who do not adopt it risk being seen as unhealthy, irresponsible, or out of step with society's well-being. This is precisely the kind of groundwork needed for future Sunday laws—laws that will be justified in the name of public health and the so-called common good.

The Times of India article emphasized the following points:

• Use Sunday to recharge.
• Use Sunday by stepping away from screens.
• Use Sunday to tap into nature's healing power.
• Use Sunday to nourish your body.
• Use Sunday for self-care.
• Use Sunday as a transition point.
• Use Sunday as a calming bedtime ritual.
• Use Sunday as the day to give thanks.

These are not random lifestyle tips—they form a deliberate call to establish a consistent pattern across society. The media is assigning Sunday a moral and social value, elevating it as the ideal day for rest, renewal, and responsible living. This is, in effect, the sanctification of Sunday without using religious language. The next step will be calls for Sunday shutdowns to become official public policy.

When the final crisis arrives, and the call goes forth to enforce Sunday observance—as Revelation 13 forewarns—under the pretext of universal health, world peace, climate stability, and economic prosperity, the groundwork will already be in place. The public will not resist it; they will welcome it, believing it to be the solution to the world's problems.

What begins today as simple wellness advice is, in reality, preparing the world for a future religious crisis. What prophecy has declared—the world wondering after the beast—will become a reality in part because the media has already shaped the hearts and minds of millions to view Sunday as the solution to all our problems.

Isn't India predominantly Hindu, Buddhist, and or Muslim?

https://adventmessenger.org/the-secular-media-admits-that-rome-changed-gods-sabbath-and-now-claims-sunday-rest-is-a-protected-labor-right-across-western-nations/

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QuoteThe Secular Media Admits that Rome Changed God's Sabbath—and Now Claims Sunday Rest is a Protected Labor Right Across Western Nations

Listín Diario, founded in 1889, is one of the most important and influential daily newspapers in the Dominican Republic, published in the capital city of Santo Domingo. In its November 9, 2025 article titled "SUNDAY: Constantine's Legacy as a Day of Rest," Listín Diario lays out a history that, in effect, advocates for the return of blue laws. After correctly tracing how the Roman Church changed the biblical Sabbath from Saturday to Sunday and sanctified it by ecclesiastical authority, the paper argues that Sunday must now be upheld as the official weekly day of rest to safeguard the physical and emotional health of workers. By presenting Sunday rest not merely as a religious tradition but as a necessary policy rooted in health, well-being, and public order, the article presents Sunday observance as a civic obligation worthy of state support—precisely the rationale historically used to justify Sunday laws and blue-law enforcement.

Listín Diario reported the following history about the change from Saturday to Sunday:

• "The origin of the Sabbath is rooted in the Bible and is found in the book of Genesis (2:2-3), where it is recounted that God, after completing creation, rested on the seventh day, blessed it, and sanctified it. This divine act gave rise to the Fourth Commandment, found in Exodus 20:8-10: 'Remember the Sabbath day, to keep it holy ... the seventh day is a Sabbath to the Lord your God'."

• "In the Judeo-Christian tradition, the day of rest—the Sabbath—occupies a central place in the spiritual experience, while in modern Western culture, Sunday has acquired both religious and work-related connotations. How did this shift occur? What role did imperial power, nascent Christianity, and current legal norms play in this transformation?"

• "The decisive turning point came on March 7, 321 AD, when Emperor Constantine the Great, ruling a still predominantly pagan Roman Empire, issued an edict declaring Sunday a mandatory day of rest. His edict acted as a civil-religious dogma in the newly emerging imperial Christendom."

• "This decision was not motivated by Christian beliefs, but rather by cultural reasons: Sunday was the day dedicated to Sol Invictus, the solar deity venerated in the Empire and a symbol of the emperor's personal faith."

• "Later, the Synod of Laodicea (363–364 AD) solidified the shift to Sunday. Its 29th canon instructed that 'Christians should not Judaize by resting on the Sabbath, but rather work on that day and honor the Lord's Day.' From this arose the name Dies Dominicus (day of the Lord), origin of the term 'Sunday' in many Latin languages."

• "This change had not only theological implications, but also disciplinary ones: those who persisted in observing the Sabbath were considered anathema, that is, cursed or excluded from the Christian community."

• "In 1998, the Holy Father John Paul II, in his Apostolic Letter Dies Domini, addressed to the episcopate, the clergy and the faithful on the sanctification of Sunday, recalled the importance of this practice: 'It is necessary, therefore, to reread the great page of creation and to delve deeper into the theology of the Sabbath, in order to enter into the full understanding of Sunday'."

• "Today, weekly rest, and in particular Sunday rest, has transcended its religious meaning to become a labor right recognized in most Western countries."

• "The history of the day of rest—from the seventh day sanctified by God, to Sunday made official by the Roman Empire, and later turned into labor law—illustrates how religious norms and legal structures intertwine, influencing each other over time."

• "Today, Sunday rest not only protects the physical and emotional health of workers, but also preserves an ancestral memory, full of symbolism, spirituality and social justice. Thus, each Sunday of rest encapsulates centuries of history, faith, power, and law."

The Listín Diario article openly acknowledges that the biblical Sabbath is the seventh day, then traces how Constantine's civil edict and later Catholic Church councils replaced it with Sunday. From there, it elevates Sunday as the true Christian day of worship and argues that Christianity must now find its weekly identity in Sunday observance.

The media then shifts from its faulty theology to public policy, claiming that Sunday rest has "transcended its religious meaning" and become a legally recognized labor right throughout the Western world. When major newspapers argue that Sunday is both the rightful Christian day of worship and a protected labor right necessary for the physical, emotional, and spiritual well-being of society, they are laying the groundwork for a future Sunday law. By mixing bad theology and coercive history with public policy, the article effectively seeks to persuade readers that the state has a responsibility—even a moral duty—to safeguard Sunday.

Once the public is convinced that Sunday is essential for national health and economic stability, the next logical step—especially during times of crisis—is for lawmakers to formalize and enforce it in the name of the "common good." This is exactly how past Sunday laws emerged: first through moral persuasion, then through appeals to health emergencies, and finally through legal mandates. When Sunday is elevated by major media outlets as an absolute right and necessity, the path toward state enforcement becomes not only possible but, in the eyes of lawmakers, reasonable, justifiable, and ultimately inevitable.

"It will be declared that men are offending God by the violation of the Sunday-sabbath, that this sin has brought calamities which will not cease until Sunday observance shall be strictly enforced, and that those who present the claims of the fourth commandment, thus destroying reverence for Sunday, are troublers of the people, preventing their restoration to divine favor and temporal prosperity ... As the wrath of the people shall be excited by false charges, they will pursue a course toward God's ambassadors very similar to that which apostate Israel pursued toward Elijah" (Great Controversy, p. 590).

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https://listindiario.com/puntos-de-vista/20251109/domingo-legado-constantino-dia-reposo_881520.html

https://adventmessenger.org/catholics-are-using-charlie-kirks-new-book-to-rally-all-christians-to-advocate-for-the-return-of-sunday-laws/

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QuoteCatholics Are Using Charlie Kirk's New Book About the Sabbath to Rally All Christians to Advocate for the Return of Sunday Laws

Catholic Vote is a prominent website whose mission is to inspire "every Catholic in America" to live out their "faith in public life."  In a December 9, 2025, article titled "Charlie Kirk's Widow Highlights How Her Husband Urged Americans to Observe the Sabbath," Catholic Vote reported that Erika Kirk claimed her husband's "observance of the Sabbath" saved his life and that honoring a weekly day of rest would "help save America."

What is especially revealing—and deeply concerning—is the way many Roman Catholics are responding to Charlie Kirk's call, in his book, to restore Sabbath observance. Some view this moment as an opportunity to openly advocate for the return of Sunday laws, urging all Christians to unite behind such efforts. Unfortunately, this is precisely how the conversation is being hijacked and redirected into a push to make Sunday the legally required day of rest and worship through civil enactment.

In the comments section of the article, the following remarks were posted, indicating how society is becoming increasingly receptive to Sunday laws.:

• "I think all Christians should unite to reclaim Sundays ... unless absolutely necessary (hospitals, certain businesses/services), ALL stores closed on Sundays! Let's be a society that worships on Sundays, has meals with family, friends around the table, and literally rests. In a post-Christian era, I doubt this could happen but with GOD, all things are possible, and I would love to be part of a movement that brings civilization back to keeping Sunday sacred, whether you're a Christian or not, you would benefit from this simple slowdown!"

• "Christians rest on SUNDAYS, the Lords day."

• "Here in the US 40-50 years ago everything was closed on Sunday."

• "Yes! I'm in my late 40s and remember as a child how Sundays were much less hectic. Church, go to the grandparents, and that was about it. Let's reclaim Sundays! Someone in the Catholic influencer sphere, are you reading this? Let's Reclaim Sundays!"

• "I'm with you. It was a better time all around. We just met the cutoff for experiencing that world. I miss those days."

• "That used to be in Germany for decades. All non-essentials were closed."

• "Here in the US 40-50 years ago everything was closed on Sunday."

• "I have faith that our generation could help slow things down and/or turn it around, but it would take almost all of us to reclaim Sundays!"

What will it take to arouse our people to the seriousness of the hour in which we live? If this is not a clear indication of how Catholics—and many Evangelicals—are interpreting Charlie Kirk's book as a justification for reviving Sunday laws, then what more proof do you need? The time is fast approaching when these calls to protect Sunday by law will shape public opinion, urging political leaders to revive the era when Sunday was strictly enforced and everything was closed.

These developing events are not new or unexpected. For more than 130 years, Seventh-day Adventists have warned that a time would come when religious sentiment would once again be used to influence civil power, leading to laws that restrict freedom of conscience—especially surrounding worship and rest. What we are now witnessing is the gradual fulfillment of those warnings.

Calls for legislated Sunday rest are a defining hallmark of Bible prophecy that Revelation 13 and 14 have consistently warned about. These developments confirm that the prophetic message we have proclaimed for generations is unfolding before our eyes—step by step—exactly as God foretold.

As we hear increasing calls to reclaim Sundays, prophecy warns us that the time is coming when oppressive legislation will be enacted—laws that will restrict personal freedoms and limit many of the opportunities we now have to prepare. Now is the time to work earnestly, to warn faithfully, and to prepare souls for heaven—while the door of mercy remains open.

"Sooner or later Sunday laws will be passed. But there is much for God's servants to do to warn the people. This work has been greatly retarded by their having to wait and stand against the devisings of Satan, which have been striving to find a place in our work. We are years behind" (Review and Herald, February 16, 1905).

https://adventmessenger.org/washington-d-c-based-conservative-think-tank-calls-for-policies-protecting-workers-right-to-refuse-sunday-labor/

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QuoteWashington, D.C.–Based Conservative Think Tank Calls for Policies Protecting Workers' Right to Refuse Sunday Labor

The American Enterprise Institute for Public Policy Research (AEI) is a conservative think tank founded in 1938 and based in Washington, D.C. In a recent article published by the institute, AEI is making a significant claim: that the Sabbath is not just a religious practice but a form of civic infrastructure essential for a healthy democracy. The article follows Charlie Kirk's Sabbath message and argues that citizens are increasingly overworked, exhausted, and digitally overwhelmed, and on that basis calls for public policy interventions—including protections allowing workers to refuse employment on Sundays.

AEI published the following statements:

• "Across America, a growing number of people are rediscovering an ancient practice that even the late conservative activist Charlie Kirk had begun advocating before his recent death: the weekly observance of Sabbath."

• "The beauty of Sabbath principles lies in their adaptability. You don't need to be Jewish, or even religious, to benefit from weekly rhythms of rest and connection."

• "The Civic Case for Sabbath— Sabbath isn't just personal wellness; it is civic infrastructure. Democracy requires citizens who can deliberate, compromise, and work together toward common goals."

• "Choose a consistent 24-hour period for rest and connection—Friday evening to Saturday evening, Sunday morning to Monday morning, or any schedule that works."

• "Communities can support this through policy: quiet hours that limit noise pollution, restaurant and retail workers' right to refuse Sunday shifts, and public spaces designed for gathering rather than consuming."

• "Low-wage workers often lack control over their schedules, single parents face overwhelming demands, and many Americans work multiple jobs to survive. These realities require systemic solutions."

• "Whether motivated by faith, wellness, or simple exhaustion with digital overwhelm, Americans are rediscovering that we need practices that remind us who we are beyond our productivity."

• "In a democracy under strain, that weekly return might be exactly what we need to find our way forward, together.''

• "The choice isn't whether to rest, but whether we'll reclaim it voluntarily or have it forced upon us by burnout. The Sabbath whispers what our bodies scream: stop. Just stop."

The American Enterprise Institute for Public Policy Research is presenting Sunday as a civil tool for stabilizing our political, social, and economic systems, arguing that any policies—including laws—designed to protect this day can therefore be justified. The institute calls for limits on noise and commerce, along with protections allowing workers to refuse Sunday labor. Together, these proposals advance the idea that government should intervene to secure a collective rest by establishing a synchronized day of rest for all Americans.

Although AEI claims individuals may choose their own Sabbath, its argument gravitates toward Sunday when addressing labor protections and public policy. This is precisely how Sunday laws have functioned historically—first under Constantine, later within early American colonial Puritan societies, and ultimately as the dominant pattern throughout Western culture.

Brothers and sisters, the civil case for Sunday rest is being built step by step. Under the banner of the common good, wellness, and civic renewal, Sunday is being elevated as the practical day of rest, accompanied by calls for government-backed protections and restrictions. This scenario is precisely what Bible prophecy warned would precede the mark of the beast—when the state assumes the power to mandate sacred time as a moral duty, enforced through economic pressure and oppressive laws. The issue will ultimately be about authority: who has the right to dictate worship and obedience? God or man?

"The Sabbath will be the great test of loyalty, for it is the point of truth especially controverted. When the final test shall be brought to bear upon men, then the line of distinction will be drawn between those who serve God and those who serve Him not. While the observance of the false sabbath in compliance with the law of the state, contrary to the fourth commandment, will be an avowal of allegiance to a power that is in opposition to God, the keeping of the true Sabbath, in obedience to God's law, is an evidence of loyalty to the Creator. While one class, by accepting the sign of submission to earthly powers, receive the mark of the beast, the other, choosing the token of allegiance to divine authority, receive the seal of God" (Great Controversy, p. 605).

https://adventmessenger.org

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QuoteThe Push for a Uniform Day of Rest: Saving America or Sacrificing Liberty?

The Heritage Foundation on January 8, 2026, recently published a policy document titled "Saving America by Saving the Family: A Foundation for the Next 250 Years," which is a renewed effort to elevate Sunday as a civilly protected day of rest. Described as a solution to family breakdown and moral decline, the document argues that restoring social stability requires the reestablishment of shared rhythms of rest—implicitly centered on Sunday. Though presented in the language of compassion, wellness, and societal healing, the proposal ultimately advances restrictions on commerce and public activity on Sundays, placing religiously rooted practices within the sphere of public policy.

Basically, The Heritage Foundation believes that "saving America" requires the reintroduction of Sunday observance into public policy backed by civil authority, raising serious concerns about religious liberty and the separation of church and state. The Heritage Foundation's views on Sunday can no longer be ignored or dismissed as abstract theory, as the current administration has explicitly embraced its blueprint as a framework for governance.

The close tie between The Heritage Foundation's Project 2025 and Donald Trump's administration is clearly understood by the fact that many of the people who helped write the Project 2025 policy blueprint are now serving in his government. In other words, The Heritage Foundation has emerged as a central influence shaping President Donald Trump's policy direction.

On pages 38 and 39 of the newly released document, "Saving America by Saving the Family: A Foundation for the Next 250 Years," the following appears under the section titled "Support for a Uniform Day of Rest":

• "Support for a Uniform Day of Rest—As zoning laws allow a community to determine where one can operate certain businesses, "blue laws" reflect the local judgments as to when one can operate certain businesses. In the case of McGowan v. Maryland (1961), the Supreme Court held by an eight-to-one vote that Sunday-closing laws that include the purpose of providing a uniform day of rest are constitutional and can accommodate the fact that the majority of people who take a day of rest for religious reasons do so on Sundays. Massachusetts, for example, requires that "every employer of labor engaged in carrying on any manufacturing, mechanical, or mercantile establishment or workshop...shall allow every person...at least twenty-four consecutive hours of rest...in every seven consecutive days."

• "A uniform day of rest that limits commercial activity can provide temporal boundaries that help communities to set aside time for religious observance, family gatherings, outdoor activities, and rest. A stable base of research shows that these practices correlate with better mental health, stronger social bonds, and more stable family structures."

• "With the advent of on-demand delivery, shopping can be shifted easily and conveniently to other days of the week. By restoring a common rhythm of rest and reflection, community rest laws could help to reverse the trend toward 'spiritual homelessness' and foster the social habits necessary for communities to cohere and flourish."

• "Despite today's on-demand culture, the U.S. Postal Service does not deliver regular mail on Sundays, most organized youth sports avoid Sunday competitions, and most banks are closed on Sundays. The ever-popular Chick-Fil-A chain closes its restaurants on Sundays for the benefit of its workers and their families. Where new, planned communities or transitioning communities form, they should consider adding rest days as part of their master plans for balanced and thriving community life."

The Heritage Foundation cites McGowan v. Maryland (1961) as their justification to rehabilitate and revive Sunday laws in America. This U.S. Supreme Court decision, which has remained largely dormant for decades, upheld Sunday laws on the grounds that they were deemed to serve a secular purpose—providing a common day of rest for workers—rather than enforcing a religious mandate. In other words, The Heritage Foundation argues that the ruling establishes a valid constitutional precedent for reactivating Sunday closing measures. On this basis, the Kevin Roberts' think tank and foundation encourages local governments and planners to incorporate mandated rest days into broader "master plans" aimed at restoring balance between work and family life.

Here is the problem: the U.S. Supreme Court doesn't always get things right—and it has been wrong before on issues of basic freedom, including Sunday laws. The Court gravely erred when it abandoned basic constitutional principles during the Jim Crow era, upholding racial segregation and state-sponsored discrimination in Plessy v. Ferguson (1896). Rather than defending God-given human dignity and equal protection under the law, the Court bowed to prejudice and hate, demonstrating that what is declared legal by the state is not always morally right.

The same pattern was repeated in 1961, when the Court upheld Sunday closing laws (McGowan v. Maryland). Although these laws clearly involved a religious observance, the Court mischaracterized them as "secular" labor regulations. In doing so, it legitimized the state's power to regulate God's sacred time, once again abandoning the minority—Seventh-day Adventists and Jews—and caving to the majority and its tradition, Sunday sacredness, a blatant violation of religious liberty.

Then came Roe v. Wade (1973), when the Supreme Court of the United States again overstepped its constitutional role by declaring a right that had never previously existed in American law. The decision opened the door to abortion on demand and even partial-birth abortion—practices that permit abortion for any reason, or no stated reason at all. These are not medical procedures or necessities but legal constructs presented as rights, despite having no foundation in either Scripture or the text and original intent of the U.S. Constitution.

In each case—Jim Crow laws, Sunday laws, and abortion—the Court failed because it abandoned constitutional restraint, upheld human reasoning, and interpreted rights according to the popular sentiments of the time rather than enduring constitutional principles. History shows that when courts get such issues wrong, they do not safeguard liberty; instead, they lay the groundwork for abuse and discrimination.

It is time for McGowan v. Maryland (1961) to be overturned, as it was wrongly decided when the Court upheld Sunday closing laws by rebranding a distinctly religious observance as a secular institution. Today, The Heritage Foundation is seeking to revive these same Sunday laws—measures that clearly and unequivocally arose from apostate religious worship—by resurrecting the argument that so-called blue laws are merely neutral labor regulations. This reasoning allows the state to regulate sacred time while denying that it is doing so and also destroys the First Amendment's protection by permitting the government to enforce the religious traditions of the majority under the pretext of saving society, families, mental health, and overall well-being.

If this policy proposal by The Heritage Foundation—calling for Sunday to be established as a uniform national day of rest—begins to take hold in American public life, then the United States will truly be speaking "as a dragon" while still claiming to be lamb-like. When Sunday observance is promoted as a civic duty and social necessity, it represents the elevation of Catholic doctrine as a remedy for national renewal and moral restoration. From a prophetic perspective, this development is precisely the type of deception we were warned would take place during the final crisis, as religious apostasy and papal decrees are promoted under the banner of unity, healing, and national salvation.

"And the third angel followed them, saying with a loud voice, If any man worship the beast and his image, and receive his mark in his forehead, or in his hand, The same shall drink of the wine of the wrath of God, which is poured out without mixture into the cup of his indignation; and he shall be tormented with fire and brimstone in the presence of the holy angels, and in the presence of the Lamb." Revelation 14:9-10.

https://adventmessenger.org/the-north-carolina-state-board-of-elections-rejects-sunday-voting-because-thats-the-lords-day/

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QuoteThe North Carolina State Board of Elections Rejects Sunday Voting Because "That's the Lord's Day"

Religious beliefs are beginning to influence voting policies, and this influence is showing signs of spreading to other areas of public life, particularly attempts to restrict activities on Sundays. On January 14, 2026, the Border Belt Independent newspaper reported that the North Carolina State Board of Elections blocked Sunday voting in Columbus County on religious grounds. While officials publicly stated that their decision was based on providing a day of rest for election workers, the chairman's own words revealed the true motive: "I don't think we should be voting on Sundays ... because that's the Lord's Day."

The Border Belt Independent reported the following:

• "Columbus County residents won't have the option to vote on Sunday ahead of the March 3 primary election."

• "The North Carolina State Board of Elections on Tuesday rejected a plan for the county to offer early voting on Sunday, February 15. The 3-2 vote was split along party lines, with the Republican majority opposing the plan."

• "Republican board chairman Francis X. De Luca told reporters at the meeting that poll workers should be allowed to rest on Sundays. He also said that Sunday voting approved by the state board couldn't be retracted in the future."

• "I don't think we should be voting on Sunday," De Luca said. "I know lots of people who do nothing on Sunday because that's the Lord's day."

This news item matters because it shows how Sunday is increasingly being treated as a sacred day whose perceived religious character is allowed to influence public behavior. In other words, a personal religious conviction about Sunday observance was used to limit access to a civic right—voting. Once state officials accept religious reasoning as a valid basis for restricting voting on Sunday, a precedent is established. If Sunday can be treated as "off-limits" for voting because it is considered the Lord's Day, it becomes far easier to argue that other activities on Sunday should also be restricted for the same reason.

As religious language becomes more normalized in public decision-making, efforts to shut down activity on Sunday will also increase. North Carolina's decision on voting shows that Sunday closing laws are not theoretical but are real. It is happening in real time, affecting real rights. Civil ordinances about Sunday activity are being justified on the basis of religion. What is happening in North Carolina is not an isolated incident. It is an early warning of how religious convictions about Sunday are moving from the pulpit into the polling place—and, eventually, into every corner of public life.

"The pressure of the Sunday law has come and is coming. It has been ordered that all stores shall be closed on Sunday, and this is being rigidly enforced. The government is trying to have God acknowledged in the constitution. Our people are making just as vigorous a stand as possible that it shall not be. They have been securing names to a petition to this effect. We can see that that which we have been talking about for the last thirty-five years—this law causing the Sunday to be exalted and making human inventions take the place of God's holy day—is now being fulfilled. There is much excitement now in regard to these matters" (Letter 28, 1897).

As is obvious, this issue has been around for a long time. Eventually legalistic Sunday observers will get their way, when God determines the time is right. When such a predicted fulfillment will reveal just how close to the second coming we are.

https://therokuchannel.roku.com/watch/e8eef714fbe55d33927bedd49bbe8785

Strange Alfred Hitchcock Presents episode from 1959, which touches upon several familiar present world realities and or related events. One very interesting and predictive scene in accordance with this topics subject, is played out beginning about the 18 minutes and 22 seconds into the episode. Quite amazing actually.

https://adventmessenger.org/secular-media-restore-sunday-as-a-true-lords-day-before-its-too-late/

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QuoteSecular Media: "Restore Sunday as a True Lord's Day Before It's Too Late"

Noti Red Mérida is a local media outlet based in Mérida, the capital of the Mexican state of Yucatán, which primarily focuses on reporting on issues in the city and the surrounding region. However, on January 28, 2026, the outlet published an article titled "Sundays Are a Whole Day for God, Not Just an Hour," which expressed concern over the cultural and spiritual erosion of Sunday as a sacred day of rest.

The article argued that what was once widely recognized as a day set apart for worship and family time has gradually been reduced to just another commercial day. It cited both religious and sociological reasons for restoring reverence for Sunday through meaningful rest and devotion, and it called on society to "turn back" and "restore Sunday" before it is too late.

Noti Red Mérida published the following:

• "At what point did Sunday stop being the Lord's Day and become just an hour dedicated to God?"

• "I remember that in my childhood, the only places open on Sundays were churches and hospitals."

• "The only people who should be working were emergency personnel, doctors, law enforcement, and ministers or priests."

• "There were no organized sports leagues or scheduled practices on Sundays. Sunday rest was a universally respected cultural institution."

• "Currently, virtually all shops remain open, with exceptions such as Hobby Lobby and Chick-fil-A, sporting activities have invaded even Sunday mornings. They need to accommodate all the tournament matches, and Sunday has become as busy as any other day of the week."

• "The Lord's Day has become yet another victim on our wide highway to spiritual perdition."

• "This reality has become prevalent in the United States, Canada, and Europe."

• "Church attendance statistics in the West show a steady decline: in the United States, regular attendance at religious services has fallen from 70% in the 1950s to less than 47% today."

• "In Europe, the numbers are even more dramatic, with countries like France where only 5% of Catholics regularly attend Sunday mass."

• "Sociological studies have shown that the loss of the collective 'day of rest' has negative effects on family and community cohesion."

• "Families have fewer opportunities to get together without the distractions of work, shopping, or scheduled activities. The frenetic pace that has invaded even our supposed day of rest contributes significantly to the increasing levels of stress, anxiety, and exhaustion that characterize modern society."

• "The Catholic Church, through documents such as  Pope John Paul II's 'Dies Domini,' has consistently reaffirmed the importance of Sunday as a day dedicated not only to attending Mass, but also to spiritual renewal, physical rest, strengthening family ties, and practicing works of charity."

• "Turn around before it's too late ... restore Sunday as a true Lord's Day, not out of legalistic obligation, but as a loving response to the God who first loved us."

The author's central burden is that Sunday has lost its sacred meaning, and he argues that this has contributed to spiritual decline, weakened families, and widespread cultural exhaustion. These concerns closely align with the growing agenda of Christian nationalist movements and organizations such as the Heritage Foundation, which seek to restore Sunday as a unifying day of rest through public policy. What is now being expressed in religious and cultural commentary in Mexico is, in the United States, being pursued through political means—namely, the reestablishment of Sunday observance as a way to reverse moral decay, restore family cohesion, and reassert Christian identity in public life.

At the heart of the modern effort to restore Sunday lies the Catholic foundation. Through official documents such as Dies Domini, Laudato Si', and others, the Roman Catholic Church has consistently called for Sunday to be reclaimed as a sacred institution. Yet beneath this appeal lies a deeper reality: Sunday, as a religious obligation, is rooted in Catholic theology and Papal authority. By presenting Sunday observance as a remedy for moral decline, they are laying the foundation for uniting religious influence with state power, just as Revelation 13 warns us. The same power that once changed God's Sabbath is now moving once again to elevate Sunday, this time under the banner of moral renewal and societal good.

"The enforcement of Sunday-keeping on the part of Protestant churches is an enforcement of the worship of the papacy—of the beast. Those who, understanding the claims of the fourth commandment, choose to observe the false instead of the true Sabbath are thereby paying homage to that power by which alone it is commanded. But in the very act of enforcing a religious duty by secular power, the churches would themselves form an image to the beast; hence the enforcement of Sunday-keeping in the United States would be an enforcement of the worship of the beast and his image" (Great Controversy, p. 448).

https://adventmessenger.org/lifestyle-magazine-worshipping-god-on-sunday-is-an-act-of-obedience-that-requires-working-harder-on-the-other-six-days/

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QuoteLifestyle Magazine: Worshipping God on Sunday is an Act of Obedience that Requires Working Harder on the Other Six Days

A Productive Household is an online lifestyle magazine that focuses on enhancing people's lives by offering advice on everyday matters, including fashion, health, beauty, travel, home décor, and even Sunday worship. By following its guidance, readers are promised a more "productive household." Unfortunately, this illustrates how a lifestyle magazine can help normalize Sunday as the official day of rest. By appealing to both secular and religious audiences alike, such outlets often succeed in advancing erroneous teachings about Sunday worship beyond church walls and into everyday life.

A Productive Household published the following on January 1, 2026:

• "By the grace of God, for the past 7 years, we've been setting aside Sundays—the Christian Sabbath—for rest and worship. I'll be the first to admit that this was a hard arrangement for me to accept at first! We all need rest, and yet, resting doesn't come naturally."

• "There's so much to do. And there are even things we miss out on because Sundays are set aside for worship and rest. But at this point, I can confidently say the blessings of the Lord's Day—and most of all, of obedience to God—are far greater than anything we've ever missed out on on a Sunday."

• "After weeks, probably a couple of years, to be honest, of fighting the sabbath in my heart, it's now so obvious that we as humans don't have time to NOT take a sabbath. Resting on Sundays precedes work, and it necessitates hard work the other 6 days of the week."

• "Sundays offer the physical rest and the rest in Christ that we need to give us abundant energy for the blessings and demands of the other 6 days."

The article begins by explicitly redefining Sunday as "the Christian Sabbath," immediately establishing the discussion in theological terms and presenting Sunday observance as an act of obedience to God. No scriptural evidence is offered to support this claim—only a confident, unsubstantiated assertion. Without explaining how or why such a shift is biblically justified, Sunday rest is simply elevated as the wiser, healthier, and more responsible choice.

After mistakenly establishing Sunday as the day for worship and rest, the article takes a significant turn by revealing that honoring Sunday requires even more intense work during the remaining six days, including Saturday. In other words, Sunday is not just a special day; it becomes the justification for increasing the workload during the rest of the week.

What makes this error especially egregious is that Saturday is not treated as a distinct or protected day in any way. Instead, the seventh day is explicitly categorized as a workday—one that, because of Sunday observance, is expected to be even more laborious. This directly reverses the biblical structure of the week. Instead of working six days and then resting on the seventh day—Saturday—just like God clearly laid out in the Ten Commandments, the article flips the order and treats Sunday as the real day of rest, while Saturday is while Saturday is coungted like just another regular workday.

In Scripture, God established a clear and unchanging order—six days of labor followed by the seventh-day Sabbath, which He blessed and sanctified as holy. Yet Satan has simply switched the labels, so that today many believe they are obeying God while doing the very opposite of what He commanded. The day God blessed and set apart for rest is treated as a common workday, while rest is observed on a day God designated for labor.

Isaiah warned of this very condition: "Woe unto them that call evil good, and good evil; that put darkness for light, and light for darkness; that put bitter for sweet, and sweet for bitter!" Isaiah 5:20. In such a system, the final deception is complete: the commandments of God are honored in name only but denied in practice. The greatest danger today is the devotion to a counterfeit faith and a counterfeit day of worship that feels right, sounds biblical, and is widely accepted.

"The Protestant world have set up an idol sabbath in the place where God's Sabbath should be, and they are treading in the footsteps of the Papacy" (Selected Messages, Vol. 2, p. 359).

https://adventmessenger.org/pope-leo-xiv-elevates-human-tradition-to-the-same-level-as-the-divine-word-of-god/

Quoted article below from link above.

QuotePope Leo XIV Elevates Human Tradition to the Same Level as the Divine Word of God

"And he shall speak great words against the most High, and shall wear out the saints of the most High, and think to change times and laws." Daniel 7:25

On January 28, 2026, during a general audience at the Vatican, Pope Leo XIV addressed visitors from around the world on the relationship between Scripture and tradition. In his remarks, the Pope reaffirmed the long-standing Roman Catholic principle that church tradition stands on the same level as—if not above—the Holy Scriptures. This position stands in direct contrast to historic Protestant belief, which holds that when tradition becomes a second authority in the church, it gains the power to reinterpret, correct, or even override what God Himself has written, making the final judge of truth no longer God's Word but fallible men who claim the authority to define tradition.

The Holy See Press Office published the following statement from Pope Leo XIV:

• "Today we will reflect on the relationship between Sacred Scripture and Tradition."

• "It is what the Second Vatican Council affirms, using an evocative image: 'There exists a close connection and communication between sacred tradition and Sacred Scripture. For both of them, flowing from the same divine wellspring, in a certain way merge into a unity and tend toward the same end."

• "The Council affirms that 'this tradition which comes from the Apostles develops in the Church with the help of the Holy Spirit'."

• "The Church, in her teaching, life and worship, perpetuates and hands on to all generations all that she herself is, all that she believes[/color]."

• "Sacred tradition and Sacred Scripture form one sacred deposit of the word of God, committed to the Church, interpreted by the living teaching office of the Church, whose authority is exercised in the name of Jesus Christ."

• "Scripture and Tradition ... are so linked and joined together that they cannot stand independently, and together, each in their own way, under the action of the one Holy Spirit, they contribute effectively to the salvation of souls."

When human tradition is treated as authoritative, it can supersede and effectively nullify God's commandments by substituting His clear instructions with man-made rules. Jesus Himself rebuked religious leaders for elevating human tradition in a way that set aside the Word of God:

"For laying aside the commandment of God, ye hold the tradition of men." Mark 7:8.

"Making the word of God of none effect through your tradition, which ye have delivered: and many such like things do ye." Mark 7:13.

"But in vain they do worship me, teaching for doctrines the commandments of men." Matthew 15:9.

When tradition is viewed as equal to the Holy Scriptures, it becomes a rival rule of faith—an alternate standard that many end up following instead of submitting to what God's Word actually teaches. Yet Scripture presents itself as the sole measuring rod for doctrine and practice. Once tradition is placed on the same level as the Bible, Scripture ceases to be the clear and final authority, and truth is increasingly determined by long-standing traditions rather than by the plain teaching of God's Word.

"To the law and to the testimony: if they speak not according to this word, it is because there is no light in them." Isaiah 8:20.

"These were more noble than those in Thessalonica, in that they received the word with all readiness of mind, and searched the scriptures daily, whether those things were so." Acts 17:11.

"All scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness: That the man of God may be perfect, throughly furnished unto all good works." 2 Timothy 3:16-17.

Tradition allows non-biblical beliefs and practices to take root without clear biblical support. God's word warns against teaching human rules as divine requirements. When tradition is granted the same authority as Scripture, errors can become locked in—because people will treat those traditions as untouchable and refuse to correct them even when the Bible shows they're wrong.

"Not giving heed to Jewish fables, and commandments of men, that turn from the truth." Titus 1:14.

"Wherefore the Lord said, Forasmuch as this people draw near me with their mouth, and with their lips do honour me, but have removed their heart far from me, and their fear toward me is taught by the precept of men." Isiah 29:13.

"And they shall turn away their ears from the truth, and shall be turned unto fables." 2 Timothy 4:4.

"Now the Spirit speaketh expressly, that in the latter times some shall depart from the faith, giving heed to seducing spirits, and doctrines of devils." 1 Timothy 4:1.

When fables, seducing spirits, and doctrines of devils are placed on equal footing with Scripture, heresies can be accepted simply because they are ancient or widely practiced, rather than because they are clearly taught in God's Word. Over time, this has allowed doctrines such as Sunday sacredness, the natural immortality of the soul, prayers to dead saints, purgatory, the eternal torment of the wicked, the veneration of Mary, and many other errors to take root in the church—not through explicit biblical command, but through tradition, philosophical influence, and human authority.

Once these non-biblical ideas became embedded in the church, Scripture was often reinterpreted to support them, rather than being allowed to test and correct them. As a result, divine revelation has been gradually replaced with human teachings, and serious errors have been preserved, defended, and passed down through generations under the assumption that long-standing traditions are equal with biblical truth, even when those doctrines plainly conflict with the clear teaching of Scripture.

In the last days, Scripture reveals that the final conflict will center on worship and authority—whether people will obey the commandments of God or submit to the traditions of men. The true biblical Sabbath, established by God at Creation and written into His law, stands as a visible sign of loyalty to the Creator, while the Papal Sabbath, Sunday, was instituted by man, changed by human authority, and is the counterfeited day of rest. In this crisis, the Sabbath becomes decisive because it directly confronts the question of who has the right to define worship—God alone or man—and this is what separates those who keep the commandments of God from those who follow the commandments of men.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D3a-NZGrW8M

A good one by Clash of Minds pertinent to the subject of this thread.

I would think the main problem is in defining the foreign Greek word Sabbath like a few other left in the Greek obscured. Like apostle, prophet, prophecy, baptism.  Many have no idea what the words are saying

If a person changes the meaning of one word it becomes  spirit plagiarism it can change all the commandment giving them over to the father of lies

Deuteronomy 4:2 Ye shall not add unto the word(singular) which I command you, neither shall ye diminish ought from it(singular), that ye may keep the commandments(multiple) of the Lord your God which I command you.


Sabbath is eternal rest of our Holy father who works in us giving us rest establishing after 6 days it is finished nothing can be added to it or taken away form it .



It not something we do its something he finished .demonstrated in a ceremonial law as a parable hiding the spiritual understanding from the father of lies  the true fast (gospel)

Isiah 58 the commentary on the rest (sabbath) of Christ in us.

Isiah 58:6-7 Is not this the fast that I choose: to loose the bonds of wickedness,to undo the straps of the yoke, to let the oppressed go free, and to break every yoke? Is it not to share your bread with the hungry and bring the homeless poor into your house; when you see the naked, to cover him and not to hide yourself from your own flesh?

The weekend fast the five day work period .First day of in preparation for the gospel feast .gather as much as you can and cook it some grabbed little others more both had just enough to please Our Holy Father Christ. On one occasion one refused to obey the ceremonial law and cook the mana the dat before he cooked and was stoned to death for violating's the ceremonial law <just like Aaron two son that thought baptism was a time to add to scriptura with false prophecy strange fire .the fire consumed them thier priestly attire not a hint of smoke .

Sabbath (eternal rest) moved to the first day (let there be Light establishing children of light Christian).last becomes the first. ---It is one day a week we can share what Christ has given us to His glory.

Quote from: garee on Fri Feb 06, 2026 - 06:03:50I would think the main problem is in defining the foreign Greek word Sabbath like a few other left in the Greek obscured. Like apostle, prophet, prophecy, baptism.  Many have no idea what the words are saying

If a person changes the meaning of one word it becomes  spirit plagiarism it can change all the commandment giving them over to the father of lies

Deuteronomy 4:2 Ye shall not add unto the word(singular) which I command you, neither shall ye diminish ought from it(singular), that ye may keep the commandments(multiple) of the Lord your God which I command you.


Sabbath is eternal rest of our Holy father who works in us giving us rest establishing after 6 days it is finished nothing can be added to it or taken away form it .



It not something we do its something he finished .demonstrated in a ceremonial law as a parable hiding the spiritual understanding from the father of lies  the true fast (gospel)

Isiah 58 the commentary on the rest (sabbath) of Christ in us.

Isiah 58:6-7 Is not this the fast that I choose: to loose the bonds of wickedness,to undo the straps of the yoke, to let the oppressed go free, and to break every yoke? Is it not to share your bread with the hungry and bring the homeless poor into your house; when you see the naked, to cover him and not to hide yourself from your own flesh?

The weekend fast the five day work period .First day of in preparation for the gospel feast .gather as much as you can and cook it some grabbed little others more both had just enough to please Our Holy Father Christ. On one occasion one refused to obey the ceremonial law and cook the mana the dat before he cooked and was stoned to death for violating's the ceremonial law <just like Aaron two son that thought baptism was a time to add to scriptura with false prophecy strange fire .the fire consumed them thier priestly attire not a hint of smoke .

Sabbath (eternal rest) moved to the first day (let there be Light establishing children of light Christian).last becomes the first. ---It is one day a week we can share what Christ has given us to His glory.

The fourth commandment is not a ceremonial law. The seventh day Sabbath of God was established for humanity at the end of creation. It was established and existed for humanity before sin ever even entered the picture. Before there was even such a thing as ceremonial laws. Which laws are all about and in relation to atonement between sinners and their holy God.

Nor was the fourth commandment reestablished by God for his chosen people on this earth as part of the ceremonial laws He established for them as well. Rather to the contrary, the Sabbath commandment was placed right in the heart of the moral laws God established for His people of all time. The seventh day Sabbath was given to humanity in the sinless perfection in which God originally created them, and it will be kept by all of humanity in that exact same state of being in the new heaven and earth. AMEN!

Isa 66:22 For as the new heavens and the new earth, which I will make, shall remain before me, saith the LORD, so shall your seed and your name remain. 23 And it shall come to pass, that from one new moon to another, and from one sabbath to another, shall all flesh come to worship before me, saith the LORD.

https://adventmessenger.org/news-media-sunday-sport-is-a-form-of-baal-worship-that-keeps-people-from-church/

Quoted article below from link above.

QuoteNews Media: Sunday Sport is a form of Baal Worship that Keeps People from Church

On February 7, 2026, the day before Super Bowl LV, the Marietta Times published an article claiming that Sunday sports are a form of Baal worship that prevents people from attending church. The article also spoke favorably of the era when Blue Laws restricted commerce on Sundays in order to make room for worship and argued that their absence has contributed to declining church attendance. In doing so, the Marietta Times is promoting the same growing narrative that argues that church attendance is declining due to the abundance of activities available on Sundays.

The article expressed the following:

• "Today, a multitude of activities compete with church attendance. Just 50 or 60 years ago, most businesses closed on Sunday because of 'Blue Laws,' sometimes called 'Sunday closing laws,' that regulated activities in deference to religious traditions that designated Sunday as a day of worship. But for many stores and restaurants today, Sunday will be the busiest day of the week. Youth activities are now commonly scheduled for Sundays, prompting author Jim Elliff to pen an article entitled, 'When Ball becomes Baal,' a not-so-subtle reference to the idolatry of ancient Israel."

• "Each of us needs to be in the worship assembly, and each of us needs the other to be there, too. On our own, the Devil breaks us too easily. He's a roaring lion looking for folks to devour."

The message is unmistakable: communities will function better when Sunday is protected by law. The solution implied by the modern media is to restore society by limiting sports, shopping, and other activities that have made Sunday the busiest day of the week. By invoking phrases such as "When Ball Becomes Baal," the so-called desecration of Sunday is elevated to the level of idolatry. Once Sunday commerce is labeled as idolatry, restrictions on that day become justified and necessary. This reflects the mindset of a growing segment of Christian nationalists and others who seek to re-establish Sunday as a uniform day of rest.

Because Sunday activity is increasingly portrayed as a cause of family breakdown and moral decline, churches are turning to government to enforce laws that would close businesses, restrict commerce, and limit other activities on that day in order to encourage church attendance. Prophecy warns that enforced worship does not begin with persecution but with moral appeals and social pressure—before ultimately ending in coercion. Whenever civil power is employed to accomplish what the church cannot achieve through persuasion alone, the law becomes the mechanism by which Sunday observance is imposed.

"Yet this very class put forth the claim that the fast-spreading corruption is largely attributable to the desecration of the so-called 'Christian Sabbath,' and that the enforcement of Sunday observance would greatly improve the morals of society. This claim is especially urged in America, where the doctrine of the true Sabbath has been most widely preached" (Great Controversy, p. 587).

Just like Jesus taught, if the world will not do what the church thinks it should, then make laws to force the world to obey the church. That is why He gave Peter the power that He did, so that the church could force the world to worship God on Sundays and enforce other religious dogma upon the unconvinced and or unwilling.

Those silly legalistic seventh day Sabbath keepers who keep telling people they should keep God's Sabbath by faith in His word, just don't understand the nature of the real gospel, which is to be forced upon the world of course. Cause everyone knows that forcing people to keep a holy day against their will is not legalism, but asking them to do so by faith in God's word is.

It is no surprise that such mentality should develop as professed truth, where another present professed truth is that a man is a woman if he says so, and a woman is a man if she says so. Go figure.

2Th 2:1 Now we beseech you, brethren, by the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ, and by our gathering together unto him, 2 That ye be not soon shaken in mind, or be troubled, neither by spirit, nor by word, nor by letter as from us, as that the day of Christ is at hand. 3 Let no man deceive you by any means: for that day shall not come, except there come a falling away first, and that man of sin be revealed, the son of perdition; 4 Who opposeth and exalteth himself above all that is called God, or that is worshipped; so that he as God sitteth in the temple of God, shewing himself that he is God. 5 Remember ye not, that, when I was yet with you, I told you these things? 6 And now ye know what withholdeth that he might be revealed in his time. 7 For the mystery of iniquity doth already work: only he who now letteth will let, until he be taken out of the way. 8 And then shall that Wicked be revealed, whom the Lord shall consume with the spirit of his mouth, and shall destroy with the brightness of his coming: 9 Even him, whose coming is after the working of Satan with all power and signs and lying wonders, 10 And with all deceivableness of unrighteousness in them that perish; because they received not the love of the truth, that they might be saved. 11 And for this cause God shall send them strong delusion, that they should believe a lie: 12 That they all might be damned who believed not the truth, but had pleasure in unrighteousness.

https://adventmessenger.org/vogue-fashion-magazine-calls-the-effort-to-protect-sunday-rest-non-negotiable/

Quoted article below from link above.

QuoteVogue Fashion Magazine Calls the Effort to Protect Sunday Rest "Non-Negotiable"

Vogue magazine has long been synonymous with fashion, culture, luxury, and the arts. It does not merely report on trends—it helps create them. Vogue has an international following and helps shape what its readers perceive as desirable and elegant. On February 12, 2026, Vogue published an article connecting Sunday rest with French culture and sophistication, promoting the concept of a "French Sunday." By depicting Sunday as the day set apart for leisure, beauty, and rest—the magazine has elevated the day to something more refined and aspirational, above the rest of the days of the week.

Vogue described the meaning of "French Sunday" as follows:

• "The art of Sunday à la française, otherwise known as 'French Sunday,' has recently come to wider attention. With good reason: In France, the last day of the week is not reserved for chores or errands, but for resting, reflecting, reconnecting, and resetting. It's for nurturing connections with family, friends, and yourself. In many regions of the country, most shops and services are closed, so there's not much pressure to get a lot done anyway."

• "Sunday should be a day of rest, and it must be protected from the efficiency and urgency that often permeates the rest of the week."

• "The French even have sayings that capture this directive, like "Que votre dimanche soit comblé de grâce, de paix, et de bénédiction," which basically means "May your Sunday be filled with grace, peace, and blessings."

• "French Sundays are supposed to be lazy, stress-free days, when the main activity is to do nothing."

• "In France, it's considered an essential break that allows for space to breathe. And, it's non-negotiable."

• "First, you have to make the radical decision that you're not going to maximize every minute of your Sunday—or, at least, not in the traditional, hustle-culture way. You're going to turn your alarm clock off, cancel hectic plans, and rely on your intuition and body to set the rhythm of your day instead."

• "You're going to put your phone on do not disturb—or, maybe you're going to turn it off completely."

• "Most of all, it's about embodying the softer side of life and yourself with the deep inner knowing that taking it easy is just as worthwhile as everything else."

The language used by Vogue romanticizes Sunday as something superior to the rest of the week. By presenting "French Sunday" as something refined and cultured, Vogue is intentionally elevating Sunday above all other days. But it goes even further. The article states that Sunday "must be protected," implying that the day is under threat and that society bears a responsibility to safeguard it. This type of language lays out the justification to preserve Sunday through legislative measure.

Vogue also seeks to normalize the idea that on Sunday, business activity should be shut down. It argues that "most shops and services are closed," calling reduced commerce on Sunday something healthy and beneficial for society. The article concludes by describing Sundays as being "filled with grace, peace, and blessings." This view implies that Sunday is sacred and that a spiritual blessing is received by setting it apart for rest.

Vogue is not a theological journal or a church publication; but it is one of the most influential cultural and fashion authorities in the world. When a platform of that magnitude begins calling for Sunday to be "protected" and describes its preservation as "non-negotiable," this indicates that one day Vogue will join the popular push for legal enactment. From a prophetic perspective, this normalization of Sunday rest represents a preliminary step in shaping public sentiment to support a Sunday law.

Interesting. The nation that above any other, most violently rejected Papal authority and teaching during the French Revolution to the point of rejecting God altogether and basically creating political Secular Humanism, is now in full agreement with Roman policy of enforced Sunday sacredness as it were. It looks quite a bit to me, like the deadly wound the first beast of Revelation received during the French Revolution, is well on its way to being fully healed.

https://adventmessenger.org/the-news-media-pushes-for-a-return-to-sunday-shutdowns/

Quoted article below from link above.

QuoteThe News Media Pushes for a Return to Sunday Shutdowns

The secular media is increasingly describing modern life as overstimulated, over-commercialized, and exhausting—and points to the desecration of Sunday as evidence of that shift. More and more articles, editorials, and opinion pieces look back favorably to an earlier era when stores were closed, malls were quiet, and major sporting events were limited or nonexistent on Sundays. That period is frequently described as simpler and more community-oriented, marked by quieter streets, more time spent with family, regular Sunday church attendance, and the absence of a continuous 24-hour retail cycle.

On February 13, 2026, The Daily News published the following:

• "Somewhere along the way, we reduced the Ten Commandments to nine. A half-century ago, businesses were closed on Sunday, and sporting events recognized Sunday as a day for worship. All that has changed. Today, our calendars are filled with a 24/7 frenzy. We effectively eliminated the fourth commandment as irrelevant and archaic: 'Remember the Sabbath day to keep it holy'."

• "A report from the American Psychological Association stated, 'Chronic stress is increasingly eating away at our overall well-being. The psychological and physical toll of stress in America will undoubtedly continue to snowball if something doesn't change'."

• "In 1924, Scotland's Eric Liddell, the fastest runner in the world, refused to compete at the Olympics on the Lord's Day. When the King of England commanded him to run for his country on Sunday, Liddell respectfully replied he had a higher king."

• "Sabbath requires time for rest, silence, solitude and worship, but it is more than a day of rest. It is a way of life that is filled with wonder, worship, awe and delight."

By contrasting that past with today's constant Sunday commercial activity and sports culture, the message suggests that restoration of Sunday closures will help repair social breakdown. The tone is often secular in language—mental health, work-life balance, labor protections, environmental sustainability, family cohesion—rather than explicit theology. Yet the practical implication of many of these arguments is the same: reduce or eliminate commercial and entertainment activity on Sunday.

When repeated consistently, this message normalizes the idea that Sunday rest is not only desirable but also necessary for the common good. Whether one agrees or disagrees, it is clear that the growing narrative being promoted more and more is this: if we want healthier communities, stronger families, and less chaos, we may need to return to a time when Sunday was different—when commerce stopped, stadiums were quiet, and the people had a uniform day of rest.

Even though much of the world is increasingly calling for Sunday to be protected as the day of rest, the foundation for such a call must be examined in light of God's Word. The fourth commandment plainly declares: "Remember the sabbath day, to keep it holy ... the seventh day is the sabbath of the Lord thy God" (Exodus 20:8–11). Scripture identifies a specific day—the seventh day—not a generally accepted day of rest to be reassigned by tradition or civil authority. When society promotes Sunday as the universal solution for rest and renewal, it is advocating for a day that God never designated in His law. The biblical Sabbath, according to the commandment itself, is the seventh day—what we call Saturday—and any movement that substitutes another day, however well-intentioned, departs from the clear language of Scripture.

"God has given men the Sabbath as a sign between Him and them as a test of their loyalty. Those who, after the light regarding God's law comes to them, continue to disobey and exalt human laws above the law of God in the great crisis before us, will receive the mark of the beast" (Evangelism, p. 235).

Yes, somewhere along the way we reduced the Ten Commandments to nine, and we know by whom and when that was.

QuoteThe Synod of Laodicea - 343-381 A.D. - furnishes a decree which is quoted by many:

"Christians shall not Judaize and be idle on Saturday [Sabbatum is always used for the Sabbath and is translated Saturday in the English edition of Hefele], but shall work on that day; but the Lord's-day they shall especially honor, and as being Christians, shall, if possible, do no work on that day. If, however, they are found Judaizing they shall be shut out from Christ. (Canon 29, Hefele, Vol. 2, p. 316.)

When Roman "Christianity", replaced one of God's commandments with their own tradition.

QuotePope Gregory I (AD 590-604) said :
"Gregory, bishop by the grace of God to his well-beloved sons, the Roman citizens: It has come to me that certain men of perverse spirit have disseminated among you things depraved and opposed to the holy faith, so that they forbid anything to be done on the day of the Sabbath. What shall I call them except preachers of anti-Christ?." Epistles of Gregory I, b.13, epist.1, found in Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers.

Quote2190 The sabbath, which represented the completion of the first creation, has been replaced by Sunday which recalls the new creation inaugurated by the Resurrection of Christ. (CATECHISM OF THE CATHOLIC CHURCH.)

Quote63. Christ came to accomplish a new "exodus", to restore freedom to the oppressed. He performed many healings on the Sabbath (cf. Mt 12:9-14 and parallels), certainly not to violate the Lord's Day, but to reveal its full meaning: "The Sabbath was made for man, not man for the Sabbath" (Mk 2:27). Opposing the excessively legalistic interpretation of some of his contemporaries, and developing the true meaning of the biblical Sabbath, Jesus, as "Lord of the Sabbath" (Mk 2:28), restores to the Sabbath observance its liberating character, carefully safeguarding the rights of God and the rights of man. This is why Christians, called as they are to proclaim the liberation won by the blood of Christ, felt that they had the authority to transfer the meaning of the Sabbath to the day of the Resurrection. The Passover of Christ has in fact liberated man from a slavery more radical than any weighing upon an oppressed people — the slavery of sin, which alienates man from God, and alienates man from himself and from others, constantly sowing within history the seeds of evil and violence. (APOSTOLIC LETTER DIES DOMINI by John Paul II)

 

Sabbath as Eternal Rest

The Sabbath simply means rest, with no other meanings added. It is not tied to any specific day of the week. True rest is eternal—available anytime a person does not harden their heart but acknowledges that it is Christ who works in dying mankind, both to hear and to be empowered to do the holy will of the Holy Father Christ.

According to Hebrews 6, this rest is "the better thing" that accompanies salvation. God promises He will not forget every good work a born-again believer does, according to His good pleasure.

The gospel fast is a ceremonial shadow, without substance in itself. Consider the man who, under the ceremonial law, began preparing sticks for the fire on the day of the fast—it was meant to be prepared the day prior. He was stoned, just as Aaron's two sons died in false pride. Similarly, John, though beheaded, thirsted for hearing the gospel fast.

The rest was moved from the last day to the first day to represent the whole, Alpha and Omega—the just and the justifier. It is an eternal rest, available any time the voice calls, "This is the way, My way—the green pasture way.."My High way

Quote from: garee on Sun Feb 15, 2026 - 19:30:40Sabbath as Eternal Rest

The rest was moved from the last day to the first day to represent the whole, Alpha and Omega—the just and the justifier. It is an eternal rest, available any time the voice calls, "This is the way, My way—the green pasture way.."My High way

Question: WHO moved it?

Yes, who moved it? Why did they move it? By whose authority did they move it? And by whose authority has it been and continues to be established by civil legislation?

If you and or others can simply change God's law as you please, then who are you to tell anyone else they are wrong if they would change it back or choose Thursday instead? Or do you and others claim to stand in the place of God here on earth, with authority to change God's law and or the testimony of Holy Scripture as you see fit? While others cannot, apparently.

Mat 5:17 Think not that I am come to destroy the law, or the prophets: I am not come to destroy, but to fulfil. 18 For verily I say unto you, Till heaven and earth pass, one jot or one tittle shall in no wise pass from the law, till all be fulfilled. 19 Whosoever therefore shall break one of these least commandments, and shall teach men so, he shall be called the least in the kingdom of heaven: but whosoever shall do and teach them, the same shall be called great in the kingdom of heaven.

Are your words and teachings above those of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ?

QuoteDaniel 7:25 He shall speak words against the Most High,
and shall wear out the saints of the Most High,
and shall think to change the times and the law[u/];

Daniel 7 describes the person or the entity pretty clearly it seems.

Quote from: Jaime on Sun Feb 15, 2026 - 20:54:39Question: WHO moved it?

I would offer. .This isn't really about one day at all---it's about where righteousness is aimed and who it's aimed towards.

When Sabbath-keeping or fasting becomes a badge of identity, it can slowly shift from obedience toward God into self-reference. That's the thread running through the examples of the Sabbaths

The manna: it was meant to be received, not managed. Gathering sticks to cook on that day to be eaten wasn't just "work"—it was a refusal to trust the word already given.(Numbers 15:33)

Nadab and Abihu: "strange fire" wasn't creative worship; it was adding to what God had spoken. A second of visibility, a flash of self-assertion—twelve seconds of false fame,.


Isaiah 58:3 Wherefore have we fasted, say they, and thou seest not? wherefore have we afflicted our soul, and thou takest no knowledge? Behold, in the day of your fast ye find pleasure, and exact all your labours.

Fasting in Isaiah 58 cuts straight through religious performance. They afflicted their souls, but only inwardly and selectively. (Outward ritual, inward pleasure. God calls that. They had their own righteousness as an offering.

That line hits. Scripture consistently treats self-generated righteousness as counterfeit currency—religious in appearance, empty in substance. The fast was meant to be a sign to the nations, not a mirror for self-congratulation. Same with Sabbath rest: it points beyond timekeeping to eternal rest, not identity policing.

This is also where critiques of traditions like the Seventh-day Adventist Church often land—not because rest is wrong, but because fixation on the sign can eclipse the thing signified. When the symbol becomes the center, the rest is no longer rest.

Isaiah 58 doesn't abolish fasting; it redefines it: loosing our burdens---freeing the oppressed---pouring yourself out for the hungry

That's righteousness that flows outward, not inward. Paul's warnings about "confidence in the flesh"

The Pharisee's Takanot or Traditions of men that were actually contrary to Torah was the reason for their angst with Jesus and his proper interpretation of Torah that included the SPIRIT of Sabbath rather than their narrow faulty interpretation. They accused Jesus of breaking the Sabbath, he did not. He properly interpretted Sabbath Filling it FULL back to what God intended and they had effectively emptied or abolished. Hence as Jesus said in Mathew 5:17,  he did not come to abolish or empty the Law (as these Pharisee clowns have), but he came to fulfill or fill full Torah BACK to what God originally intended NOT just the hollow shell of the Letter of the Law. They entire Sermon on the Mount is Jesus properly interpreting the Law or Torah. You have heard it said ————-, but I say to you ———-. Sabbath was one of those instances.

Same thing in Mark 7:19. Jesus wasn't overturning the food laws, but clearly addressing the faulty Tradition of men involving handwashing. That was a contrived rule by the Pharisees NOT God's law in the Torah.

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Quote from: garee on Mon Feb 16, 2026 - 08:16:27I would offer. .This isn't really about one day at all---it's about where righteousness is aimed and who it's aimed towards.

When Sabbath-keeping or fasting becomes a badge of identity, it can slowly shift from obedience toward God into self-reference. That's the thread running through the examples of the Sabbaths

The manna: it was meant to be received, not managed. Gathering sticks to cook on that day to be eaten wasn't just "work"—it was a refusal to trust the word already given.(Numbers 15:33)

Nadab and Abihu: "strange fire" wasn't creative worship; it was adding to what God had spoken. A second of visibility, a flash of self-assertion—twelve seconds of false fame,.


Isaiah 58:3 Wherefore have we fasted, say they, and thou seest not? wherefore have we afflicted our soul, and thou takest no knowledge? Behold, in the day of your fast ye find pleasure, and exact all your labours.

Fasting in Isaiah 58 cuts straight through religious performance. They afflicted their souls, but only inwardly and selectively. (Outward ritual, inward pleasure. God calls that. They had their own righteousness as an offering.

That line hits. Scripture consistently treats self-generated righteousness as counterfeit currency—religious in appearance, empty in substance. The fast was meant to be a sign to the nations, not a mirror for self-congratulation. Same with Sabbath rest: it points beyond timekeeping to eternal rest, not identity policing.

This is also where critiques of traditions like the Seventh-day Adventist Church often land—not because rest is wrong, but because fixation on the sign can eclipse the thing signified. When the symbol becomes the center, the rest is no longer rest.

Isaiah 58 doesn't abolish fasting; it redefines it: loosing our burdens---freeing the oppressed---pouring yourself out for the hungry

That's righteousness that flows outward, not inward. Paul's warnings about "confidence in the flesh"

Sabbath IS a sign between God and his people, of which we as Christians are grafted into. Sabbath is an appointment with the living God. Sabbath is a "date Night" so to speak with our creator. Honoring Sabbath as special is no more sectarian or divisive than honoring Sunday as most of Christianity does and holds to as its identity. I believe solemnity and function of Sabbath was transferred to Sunday by primarily the Catholic church. I have always been puzzled as to why pretty much the whole of Christianity swallowed that hook line and sinker. Well I DO know because my tribe the Churches of Christ relied heavily on Acts 20 for their justification, which I think is very weak for such a momentous  change to be marked by a  vague reference about the first day of the week. For Paul a Jew the first day of  the week would have begun on Saturday night at sundown, and I believe those in Acts 20 were likely observing a Sabbath and had a separate meeting AFTER the Sabbath for Paul  to talk to them about his leaving on his trip the next day. No previous reference announcing this momentous change, strange to say the least. And I think it is  a stretch to say the meal they had there was a communion service. Break bread could and does also refer to a regular meal, which they would typically enjoy at the close of Sabbath or Saturday at sundown, something Jewish Christians  would have done. Also I believe Eutychus fell out of the window at midnight on Saturday approximately 6 hours after Paul started speaking not 12 or 16 hours if they were supposedly gathering on Sunday morning as I was taught.

I have always been open to challenge so called "truths" and long held paradigmsI I have been taught. Admittedly unusual for a Church Christ guy accused of being so narrow minded I could read a newspaper throigh a keyhole - With both eyes open! If we aren't open to challenge key teachings, I think we could gradually vear from the intended measage of a scripture. 1% error translates to a huge dvergence from the path of "truth" after 2000 years.

I don't "honor" Sunday.  It's just the day my congregation meets together.  The Sabbath is still Saturday, I was born a Gentile and I am not under The Law. 

Why would you be under the law by honoring God's day that he sanctified in the beginning back in Genesis before the Law.  Would the de-sanctifying of the Sabbath be a scriptural fanfare or a total mystery to all mankind, except those bowing to the Catholic Church's decisions?

Quote from: garee on Mon Feb 16, 2026 - 08:16:27I would offer. .This isn't really about one day at all---it's about where righteousness is aimed and who it's aimed towards.

When Sabbath-keeping or fasting becomes a badge of identity, it can slowly shift from obedience toward God into self-reference. That's the thread running through the examples of the Sabbaths

The manna: it was meant to be received, not managed. Gathering sticks to cook on that day to be eaten wasn't just "work"—it was a refusal to trust the word already given.(Numbers 15:33)

Nadab and Abihu: "strange fire" wasn't creative worship; it was adding to what God had spoken. A second of visibility, a flash of self-assertion—twelve seconds of false fame,.


Isaiah 58:3 Wherefore have we fasted, say they, and thou seest not? wherefore have we afflicted our soul, and thou takest no knowledge? Behold, in the day of your fast ye find pleasure, and exact all your labours.

Fasting in Isaiah 58 cuts straight through religious performance. They afflicted their souls, but only inwardly and selectively. (Outward ritual, inward pleasure. God calls that. They had their own righteousness as an offering.

That line hits. Scripture consistently treats self-generated righteousness as counterfeit currency—religious in appearance, empty in substance. The fast was meant to be a sign to the nations, not a mirror for self-congratulation. Same with Sabbath rest: it points beyond timekeeping to eternal rest, not identity policing.

This is also where critiques of traditions like the Seventh-day Adventist Church often land—not because rest is wrong, but because fixation on the sign can eclipse the thing signified. When the symbol becomes the center, the rest is no longer rest.

Isaiah 58 doesn't abolish fasting; it redefines it: loosing our burdens---freeing the oppressed---pouring yourself out for the hungry

That's righteousness that flows outward, not inward. Paul's warnings about "confidence in the flesh"

One also once argued that it wasn't really about whether one ate from the tree of the knowledge of good or evil at all, it was rather about whether we should know good and evil or not, as God does. Nevertheless, death entered the world as God had said it would. God's commands are not suggestions. They are what those who intend to be part of His eternal kingdom will accept as the rules of life. Those who will not accept these rules of God's government, will not have eternal life in His kingdom. This is the consistent message of holy scripture right up to the last book and chapter of holy scripture.

Rev 12:17 And the dragon was wroth with the woman, and went to make war with the remnant of her seed, which keep the commandments of God, and have the testimony of Jesus Christ.

Rev 14:12 Here is the patience of the saints: here are they that keep the commandments of God, and the faith of Jesus.

Rev 22:14 Blessed are they that do his commandments, that they may have right to the tree of life, and may enter in through the gates into the city.

https://adventmessenger.org/national-catholic-authority-the-loss-of-sunday-has-led-to-a-decline-in-gender-equality-family-cohesion-and-the-public-good-its-time-to-free-this-day-up/

Quoted article below from link above.

QuoteNational Catholic Authority: The Loss of Sunday Has Led to a Decline in Gender Equality, Family Cohesion, and the Public Good—It's Time to Free This Day Up

The Italian Episcopal Conference (CEI) is the permanent governing body of the Catholic Church in Italy, composed of the country's Catholic bishops. It is responsible for promoting and coordinating the Church's mission and pastoral life at the national level. Based in Rome, its president and general secretary are appointed by the Pope. The CEI also owns the newspaper Avvenire, which serves as a principal national voice of the Church, communicating the Catholic Church's positions on a wide range of social, moral, and public issues.

On January 26, 2026, Avvenire published a very concerning article written by Elisabeth Cara, a professor at the Catholic University of the Sacred Heart in Milan. The article, titled "Not Just Rest: Sunday Is a Social Resource and It's Time to Free It Up," presents Sunday not only as a necessary religious imperative but also as a matter of social justice that should be protected by public authorities. In her argument, the erosion of Sunday rest—and the expectation that people must work on that day—is portrayed as contributing to gender inequality and social discrimination. Rome, through its official national publication, is advancing a narrative that will help secure the necessary legislation needed to end the so-called injustice of forcing people to work on Sunday.

Pay close attention to how Roman Catholics in Italy are shaping the arguments today—arguments that are being used by Protestants in America and other Christians elsewhere. What is now being presented as a matter of social justice, saving the family, and protecting human dignity is becoming the foundation for the movement to institutionalize Sunday rest across society.

Avvenire published the following:

• "The loss of Sunday creates new temporal inequalities and makes gender inequalities visible, challenging society to consider how to protect and make shared time more equitable."

• "For a long time, Sunday was the only truly 'different' day from the work and school week. Then, gradually, this protected time was joined by a non-working Saturday for many sectors, and subsequently even schools reduced attendance to five days."

• "Saturday remained largely a 'hybrid' day, marked by the opening of shops, while Sunday retained its character as a collectively suspended time."

• "Today, the extension of Sunday opening hours, the flexibilization of working hours, and the society of seven-day-a-week services tend to erase even this distinction. The risk is that the 'special' days are no longer two, but none."

• "And it is precisely in this transition that Sunday gradually loses its value as a shared temporal space. Sunday is not simply a day of rest, which can be replaced by any other day of the week, or a cultural custom, but represents one of the few moments in which individual time can synchronize and the family can exist as a concrete unit of relationships, and not just as the sum of personal agendas. In this sense, Sunday represents a public relational good: a social resource that supports parenthood, solidarity between generations, and family and community cohesion."

• "Research shows that time spent together on weekends, and especially on Sundays, is qualitatively different from that on weekdays."

• "It's not just about having more time, but a different kind of time, more continuous and symbolically charged, in which family memories and a sense of belonging are built."

• "This means that working on Sundays doesn't just mean losing a day of rest, but also losing access to shared time. This gives rise to a new form of temporal inequality: not everyone has the same opportunity to share time with their family."

• "This disrupts the synchronization of family time, reduces opportunities for shared life, and transforms Sunday from shared time to residual time."

• "Surveys on time use clearly show that for many women, Sunday also remains a day of work: cooking, caring, organizing family life, managing parental relationships. Shared time, therefore, is not neutral. Its relational potential is distributed asymmetrically and can continue to reproduce gender inequalities, highlighting how invisible family work remains structurally unbalanced."

• "Sunday can be a space of unity, but it can also become a space where unequal workloads and responsibilities are concentrated. Therefore, reflection on Sunday is neither nostalgic nor confessional. It is not about longing for an idealized past, but about recognizing that shared time is a fragile and precious social resource, which must be protected and made more equitable."

• "Defending Sunday, then, means defending not only the possibility of being together, but the possibility of a less unequal, less fragmented, and richer family life of meaningful relationships."

In Italy, Catholic leaders speaking through outlets like Avvenire are laying the groundwork for policies that would set aside Sunday as the common day of rest for all people. In the United States, organizations such as The Heritage Foundation and other Christian nationalist movements similarly argue that America's moral decline, family disintegration, and social division also require a restoration of shared Christian standards in public life—often including the recovery of Sunday as a protected day for worship and renewal. What is unfolding in America parallels the European Catholic strategy: to construct a comprehensive set of moral arguments and justifications leading to legislation that mandates Sunday as a day of rest for family, leisure, worship, and health.

The Catholic and Protestant visions for the future are strikingly similar. Both appeal to the "common good" as justification for closing businesses and giving people Sundays off. However, the entire movement to elevate Sunday as society's sacred day of rest is fundamentally flawed and misguided because, according to Scripture, God has already established His appointed day of rest—the seventh-day Sabbath—Saturday. In Genesis 2:2–3, God blessed and sanctified the seventh day at Creation, setting it apart before sin entered the world and long before the rise of any political power or religious institution. The Fourth Commandment (Exodus 20:8–11) explicitly identifies the seventh day—not the first—as the Sabbath of the Lord. In this view, true rest and peace are not produced by civil law or tradition, but by obedience to God's revealed will.

Those who defend Sunday observance have no choice but to appeal to church tradition and so-called perceived social benefits, because Scripture contains no command calling us to sanctify the first day of the week as holy. That is why the work of securing Sunday as the remedy for society's moral dilemmas and social crises has become a spiritual snare. It diverts attention from what God has actually called us to do—to keep all of God's commandments. The rest God promises His people is both physical and spiritual and must be rooted in obedience and loyalty (Hebrews 4:9–10). That rest comes only after we align with God's law—including keeping holy the seventh day He sanctified.

"Great peace have they which love thy law: and nothing shall offend them." Psalm 119:165.

Quote from: Amo on Fri Feb 20, 2026 - 09:58:13https://adventmessenger.org/national-catholic-authority-the-loss-of-sunday-has-led-to-a-decline-in-gender-equality-family-cohesion-and-the-public-good-its-time-to-free-this-day-up/

Quoted article below from link above.

I would think changing the direction of the shadow of a ceremonial fasting law from the end Saturday  behind to a new beginning the shadow ahead Sunday the first day the new creation the never ending .

The word sabbath in the literal sets it straight once then again the rest of the time false last day Saturday.

Mathew 28:KJ21 At the end of the Sabbath, as it began to dawn toward the first day of the week, came Mary Magdalene and the other Mary to see the sepulcher.

Mathew 28 YLT And on the eve of the sabbaths, at the dawn, toward the first of the sabbaths (plural), came Mary the Magdalene, and the other Mary, to see the sepulchre,

Then the Youngs makes the same mistake using the word week rather than sabbaths plural)  showing a mistranslation to fast twice a week

Luke 18:12
I fast twice in the week, I give tithes of all that I possess.

Quote from: garee on Fri Feb 20, 2026 - 19:38:30I would think changing the direction of the shadow of a ceremonial fasting law from the end Saturday  behind to a new beginning the shadow ahead Sunday the first day the new creation the never ending .

The word sabbath in the literal sets it straight once then again the rest of the time false last day Saturday.

Mathew 28:KJ21 At the end of the Sabbath, as it began to dawn toward the first day of the week, came Mary Magdalene and the other Mary to see the sepulcher.

Mathew 28 YLT And on the eve of the sabbaths, at the dawn, toward the first of the sabbaths (plural), came Mary the Magdalene, and the other Mary, to see the sepulchre,

Then the Youngs makes the same mistake using the word week rather than sabbaths plural)  showing a mistranslation to fast twice a week

Luke 18:12
I fast twice in the week, I give tithes of all that I possess.

No one but you, is talking about ceremonial fasting laws. ?