German Mark of the Beast

Court enforces day of rest, bans Sunday shopping

The Babylonian Mystery religion of Roman Catholicism again seeks to enforce the Mark of the Beast, SUNday worship, starting in Germany, naturally, since they've historically collaborated with Germany to forge the unholy Roman Empire of the German Nation and intend on perverting the European Union into its final revival. Herbert W. Armstrong was right about Germany's Fourth Reich and the RCC!

Croatia bows before Rome every Sunday

No hunting on Sunday

No hunting on Sunday
By Rod McNair
Sabbath, January 31, 2009
As a sportsman, I was disappointed when, upon moving to North Carolina, I encountered the “Sunday law.” No deer hunting on Sunday. Period. As a Sabbath-keeper, this has brought me no little consternation! I will not hunt on Saturday, and according to the laws of the State, I may not hunt on Sunday. That leaves Monday through Friday – not ideal for getting in quality hunting time.

But far beyond my own personal pain, this brings up a bigger question: “Why rest on Sunday at all?” Most Christians believe that “Sunday rest” originated in the Bible. What honest truth-seekers are shocked to find is there is absolutely no biblical command to rest on Sunday. None. So, why do some rest on Sunday if the Bible doesn’t command it?

Good question.

The answer is right in front of our faces. In fact, the newspaper in our hometown recently ran a story, “Pray or play?” with the answer. On page 8E of the article, the editors reproduced the widely recognized edict by the Roman emperor Constantine in 321ad. It reads thus:

On the venerable day of the Sun let the magistrates and people residing in cities rest, and let all workshops be closed. In the country, however, persons engaged in agriculture may freely and lawfully continue their pursuits because it often happens that another day is not suitable for grain-sowing or vine planting; lest by neglecting the proper moment for such operations the bounty of heaven should be lost (The Charlotte Observer, January 10, 2009).

So, where did “rest on Sunday” come from? A Roman emperor? Certainly not the Bible. In fact, if we honestly look at Scripture, the only day ever spoken of as a rest day is the seventh. Take a look at a few examples:

“Work shall be done for six days, but the seventh is the Sabbath of rest” (Exodus 31:15).
“The seventh day is a Sabbath of solemn rest, a holy convocation. You shall do no work on it” (Leviticus 23:3).

“The seventh day is the Sabbath of the Lord your God. In it you shall do no work” (Deuteronomy 5:14).

Interestingly, resting on the seventh day of the week was commanded as a way of following God’s example. He rested on day seven after the six days of Creation. Christians who observe the weekly Sabbath – by worshipping and resting – are acknowledging the Creation many millennia ago!

“Six days you shall labor and do all your work, but the seventh day is the Sabbath of the Lord your God … For in six days the Lord made the heavens and the earth, the sea, and all that is in them, and rested the seventh day. Therefore the Lord blessed the Sabbath day and hallowed it” (Exodus 20:9-11).

So, which day do you rest on? We challenge you to ask yourself “Why?” Is it because of tradition, traced back to the edict of an unconverted Roman Emperor? Or do you obey what you find written in your Bible? (For additional help in your study, be sure to read our free booklet, Which Day is the Christian Sabbath?)

Sabbath-keeping is actually the wave of the future! The book of Isaiah foretells a coming day when all nations will observe God’s Holy Days, including the weekly Sabbath. That prophecy is found in Isaiah:

“‘And it shall come to pass that from one New Moon to another, and from one Sabbath to another, all flesh shall come to worship before Me,’ says the Lord” (Isaiah 66:23).
I’m looking forward to that day, when people everywhere will worship – and enjoy the revitalizing rest of the Sabbath – together in harmony and unity.

Until then, you may find me hunting on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday or Friday – but not on Saturday.

And – at least in North Carolina – never on Sunday.

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Plea to Diehard Catholics & Protestants to Repent

Do You Prefer TRADITION Over Truth?

Remember the Sabbath

Beware the Big Lie of Sunday!

If you and me see the seventh day as the Sabbath, and so many "Christians" see it as the first, where does the contradiction come from?

There is no contradiction in the Bible, but there definitely is a clear contradiction between professing Christians who turn their back on the biblical seventh day Sabbath to keep their traditional pagan Gentile Sunday, following Roman wolves in sheep's clothing instead of following the Jewish Shepherd and Savior, Yeshua.

Any honest observer sees both the Bible and history testify to the truth of the seventh day Sabbath, as opposed to the big lie of Sunday, deceived and/or dishonest "Christians" notwithstanding.

Mark 7:

7 And in vain they worship Me,
Teaching as doctrines the commandments of men.

8 For laying aside the commandment of God, you hold the tradition of men...
9 He said to them, "All too well you reject the commandment of God, that you may keep your tradition."

1 John 2:4-6

4 He who says, “I know Him,” and does not keep His commandments [rather than traditional error], is a liar, and the truth is not in him. 5 But whoever keeps His word, truly the love of God is perfected in him. By this we know that we are in Him. 6 He who says he abides in Him ought himself also to walk just as He walked.

The Sabbath

Which Day is the Christian Sabbath?
By Herbert W. Armstrong

Does it make any difference WHICH day we observe—or whether we keep it? Does the Bible establish SUNDAY as the LORD’S DAY? Was the Sabbath given for the Jewish people only—while Christians are commanded to keep SUNDAY as the LORD’S DAY?

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Chapter 1 But Does It Make Any Difference?
Chapter 2 Who Made and Established the Sabbath?
Chapter 3 God—Not Moses—Gave the Law
Chapter 4 A Special Eternal Covenant
Chapter 5 Which Day for Gentile Christians?
Chapter 6 Why Israel and Judah Made Slaves
Chapter 7 Is Sunday Mentioned in the New Testament?
Chapter 8 The Amazing Truth About Christian Fellowship

The Plain Truth about Herbert W. Armstrong & the Worldwide Church of God
Do You Prefer TRADITION Over Truth?
Is The Plain Truth Too Strong?