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power—the people will unite to oppose God in the person of His
witnesses. This union is cemented by the great apostate.—
Testimonies
for the Church 7:182
(1902).
Laws enforcing the observance of Sunday as the Sabbath will
bring about a national apostasy from the principles of republicanism
upon which the government has been founded. The religion of the
papacy will be accepted by the rulers, and the law of God will be made
void.—
Manuscript Releases 7:192
(1906).
A day of great intellectual darkness has been shown to be favorable
to the success of popery. It will yet be demonstrated that a day of great
intellectual light is equally favorable for its success.—
The Spirit of
Prophecy 4:390
(1884).
In the movements now in progress in the United States to secure
for the institutions and usages of the church the support of the state,
Protestants are following in the steps of papists. Nay, more, they
are opening the door for the papacy to regain in Protestant Amer-
ica the supremacy which she has lost in the Old World.—
The Great
Controversy, 573
(1911).
A National Sunday Law Means National Apostasy
To secure popularity and patronage, legislators will yield to the
demand for a Sunday law By the decree enforcing the institution of
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the papacy in violation of the law of God our nation will disconnect
herself fully from righteousness....
As the approach of the Roman armies was a sign to the disciples
of the impending destruction of Jerusalem, so may this apostasy be a
sign to us that the limit of God’s forbearance is reached.—
Testimonies
for the Church 5:451
(1885).
We must take a firm stand that we will not reverence the first day
of the week as the Sabbath, for it is not the day that was blessed and
sanctified by Jehovah, and in reverencing Sunday we should place
ourselves on the side of the great deceiver
When the law of God has been made void and apostasy becomes
a national sin, the Lord will work in behalf of His people.—
Selected
Messages 3:388
(1889).
The people of the United States have been a favored people, but
when they restrict religious liberty, surrender Protestantism, and give