SUNDAY LAWS WILL BE ENFORCED

How ready are we for what is coming upon the world in the not so distant future? It seems as though all hands are on deck to make sure Sunday Laws are enacted,"be ye ready for in such a time as ye think not the son of man cometh."

One of the more obvious prophetic fulfillments of Ellen White has to be Sunday Laws. Another amazing fulfillment has to do with how she describes what leads to the Sunday Laws as well.

"The sins of Babylon will be laid open. The fearful results of a union of Church and State, the inroads of Spiritualism, the stealthy but rapid progress of the papal power,--all will be unmasked. By these solemn warnings the people will be stirred. Thousands upon thousands have never listened to words like these. In amazement they hear the testimony that Babylon is the church, fallen because of her errors and sins, because of her rejection of the truth sent to her from Heaven. The people go to their former teachers with the eager inquiry, Are these things so? The ministers present fables, prophesy smooth things, to soothe their fears, and quiet the awakened conscience. But many refuse to be satisfied with the mere authority of men, and demand a plain 'Thus saith the Lord.' The popular ministry, like the Pharisees of old, are filled with anger as their authority is questioned; they denounce the message as of Satan, and stir up the sin-loving multitudes to revile and persecute those who proclaim it. "As the controversy extends into new fields, and the minds of the people are called to God's down-trodden law, Satan is astir. The power attending the message only maddens those who oppose it. The clergy put forth almost superhuman efforts to shut away the light, lest it should shine upon their flocks. By every means at their command they endeavor to suppress the discussion of these vital questions. The church appeals to the strong arm of civil power, and in this work, papists are solicited to come to the help of Protestants. The movement for Sunday enforcement becomes more bold and decided. The law is invoked against commandment-keepers." Spirit of Prophecy, vol 4, p 424-425

Many years ago when I first discovered the true definition of the mark of the beast, I started to see things in a new light. I always knew about the blue laws put in place by John F. Kennedy, America’s first openly Catholic president, but I didn’t really see it as much of a threat until I realized what the mark of the beast actually was. When I finally realized what that was all about, I also discovered an organization right here in the USA called the “Lord’s day alliance.” (LDA) As I dug deeper into this organization’s historic background and actually spoke to some of their people on the phone, I found it was actually a Vatican contrived organization that was being run by Protestants who were solely dedicated to advertising on a daily basis the need for national Sunday Laws right here in the USA.

"This organization proposes in every possible way to aid in preserving Sunday as a civil institution. Our national security requires the active support of all good citizens in the maintenance of our American Sabbath. Sunday laws must be enforced." Quoted- "principles contained in the Constitution" (then called the American Sabbath Union), The Lord's Day Alliance, Twenty fifth Report (1913), p6.

As we all know, Rome, like any governing body, likes to set things up way in advance so as to have an easy go of it when they finally do decide to drop the other shoe on those they plan to bully. As we see here in this excerpt, the LDA stated Sunday Laws were needed because our “national security depends on it.” But they made that statement way back in 1913! We weren’t at war then. In fact, World War I didn’t start until June of 1914, and Word War II started much later in September of 1939. I was unable to find any statements from the LDA that used those wars as a reason to push for Sunday laws back then. However, just recently in 2002, the LDA took advantage of the September 11 disaster to push their agenda forward in a very bold manner.

“At the same time, the national tragedy that occurred on September 11 in New York, Washington, and Pennsylvania has changed our perspectives and frankly, has caused even those who lack a “spiritual thermometer” to consider their faith - - many for the first time in their life. We stand on the verge of an unprecedented opportunity to proclaim the message of the Christian Sunday in a manner unseen at least in my lifetime. This message of hope, found in the Lord Jesus Christ and centered on the great principles of Sabbath – of a right relationship with God and healthy relationships with our fellow man – is so needed today, especially as we face 2002.” – Timothy A. Horton Lord’s Day Alliance

Could it be the Vatican knew back in 1913 they would be creating a national disaster that would threaten national security? For whatever reason, what I find hard to contemplate here is, how is it Sunday Laws help our security as a nation? The only thing I can come up with is that Rome knows they can claim the Christian God is requiring this of them so as to ensure further disasters don’t follow. Truth is, Rome has always made the Christian God look more like a tyrant than a loving Father, so this is evidently their plan. In fact, we saw that earlier when they claimed lack of Sunday attendance at church was the reason for the 2004 Tsunami.

For those that seek to understand what the “blue laws” are that I mentioned earlier. Most older Americans will recall what John F. Kennedy did during his time as president. He enacted what are called “blue laws,” that in essence are nothing more than Sunday Laws for all government agencies.

blue law:- One of a body of laws in colonial New England designed to enforce certain moral standards. 2.Law designed to regulate Sunday activities. American Heritage Dictionary & Electronic Thesaurus

The Supreme Court of the United States held in its landmark case, McGowan v. Maryland (1961), that Maryland's blue laws violated neither the Free Exercise Clause nor the Establishment Clause of the First Amendment to the United States Constitution. It approved the state's blue law restricting commercial activities on Sunday, noting that while such laws originated to encourage attendance at Christian churches, the contemporary Maryland laws were intended to serve "to provide a uniform day of rest for all citizens" on a secular basis and to promote the secular values of "health, safety, recreation, and general well-being" through a common day of rest. That this day coincides with the Christian Sabbath is not a bar to the state's secular goals; it neither reduces its effectiveness for secular purposes nor prevents adherents of other religions from observing their own holy days. -McGOWAN v. MARYLAND, 366 U.S. 420 (1961), Supreme Court of the United States, Decided May 29, 1961. Accessed August 10, 2007. "The present purpose and effect of most of our Sunday Closing Laws is to provide a uniform day of rest for all citizens; and the fact that this day is Sunday, a day of particular significance for the dominant Christian sects, does not bar the State from achieving its secular goals."