Seal of God and the Mark of the Beast
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The mark of the beast is the papal sabbath.—
Evangelism,
234
(1899).
When the test comes, it will be clearly shown what the mark of the
beast is. It is the keeping of Sunday.—
The S.D.A. Bible Commentary
7:980
(1900).
The sign, or seal, of God is revealed in the observance of the
seventh-day Sabbath, the Lord’s memorial of creation.... The mark of
the beast is the opposite of this—the observance of the first day of the
week.—
Testimonies for the Church 8:117
(1904).
“He causeth all, both small and great, ... to receive a mark in their
right hand, or in their foreheads” (
Revelation 13:16
). Not only are
men not to work with their hands on Sunday, but with their minds are
they to acknowledge Sunday as the Sabbath.—
Special Testimony to
Battle Creek Church, 6, 7
(1897).
When the Mark of the Beast Is Received
No one has yet received the mark of the beast.—
Evangelism,
234
(1899).
Sundaykeeping is not yet the mark of the beast, and will not be
until the decree goes forth causing men to worship this idol sabbath.
The time will come when this day will be the test, but that time has
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not come yet.
The S.D.A. Bible Commentary 7:977
(1899).
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, 235
(1900).
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,