C-53
chapter 53
ABOMINATIONS GIVEN POWER TO SPREAD BY THE BEAST AND ITS CONCEPTION OF THE MODERN ROMAN CATHOLIC CHURCH
Hopefully, if you are learning to think deep and question things, you
will be asking then, how did these false traditions become so
mainstream ?
Here’s the story behind that.
In the year 313 AD , Emperor Constantine’s conversion for political reasons , and subsequent proclaiming himself , Bishop of the Catholic Church ,
(a so called Christian church),was the beginning of Europe’s & the Catholic church’s , union of church & state !
His first act in 321 AD , was enacting the first civil law regarding Sunday observance !
A portion of his official statement was as follows ,
“On the venerable day of the sun let the magistrate and people residing in cities rest , and let all workshops be closed “ .
Just 4 years later , Pope Sylvester officially made Sunday , “The Lords Day “ !
This pleased sun worshippers and was also accepted by Christians ,
to distance themselves from the Jews and their correct Sabbath , due to the Jews rejecting Christ .
Constantine’s conversion ended the persecution of the Christians and them having to hide in caves, barely surviving, to worship as God intended ,and not be thrown to the lions in the coliseum .
The early church hungry for new followers and hungry to provide for themselves, lowered their standards of purity of doctrine and ALLOWED pagan traditions to mix with pure Christianity , to get rich Romans citizens and their much needed money into the church. So essentially, for money they allowed the pure doctrine of Christ to be polluted with pagan practices of sun worship .
This really gives added meaning to the scripture ,1st Timothy 6 verse 10 ,
“ for love of money is the root of all evil “ . I cannot think of too much more of an evil, than changing the Word of God and connecting the worship of His Son to unholy Sun worship !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
The previous facts of history have documented the beginning of Holy Day and Sabbath day change .
The following statements illustrate the continuation of this change .
Here are some statements by the Catholic Church .
Roman Catholic Confessions
“ The [Catholic] church took the pagan buckler of faith against the heathen.
She took the pagan Roman Pantheon , [the Roman] temple to all the gods ,
and made it sacred to all the martyrs: so it stands to this day .
She took the pagan Sun day and made it the Christian Sunday . . . The Sun was a foremost god with heathendom . Balder the beautiful , the White God ,
the old Scandinavians called him . The sun has worshipers at this hour in Persia and other lands . . . There is , in truth , something royal , kingly about the sun , making it a fit emblem of Jesus , the Sun of Justice . Hence the church would seem to have said, ‘ Keep that old, pagan name. It shall remain consecrated, sanctified .’
And thus the pagan Sunday , dedicated to Balder , became the Christian Sunday , sacred to Jesus . The sun is a fitting emblem of Jesus . The Fathers often compared Jesus to the sun; as they compared Mary to the moon.”–William L. Gildea, “Paschale Gaudium,” in The Catholic World, 58, March, 1894, p. 809. [Dr. Gildea (1856-19 14) was rector of St. James Catholic Church in London].
James Cardinal Gibbons , The Faith of our Fathers , 88th ed., pp. 89 .
“ But you may read the Bible from Genesis to Revelation, and you will not find a single line authorizing the sanctification of Sunday . The Scriptures enforce the religious observance of Saturday, a day which we never sanctify.”
Stephen Keenan, A Doctrinal Catechism 3rd ed., p. 174.
“ Question : Have you any other way of proving that the Church has power to institute festivals of precept ? “
“ Answer : Had she not such power , she could not have done that in
which all modern religionists agree with her-she could not have
substituted the observance of Sunday , the first day of the week , for
the observance of Saturday , the seventh day , a change for which there
is no Scriptural authority. “
The word of Rome says:
“ The Pope has the power to change times , to abrogate laws , and to dispense with all things , even the precepts of Christ .
The Pope has the authority and often exercised it , to dispense with
the command of Christ .” -Decretal, de Tranlatic Episcop. Cap. (The Pope
can modify divine law.) Ferraris’ Ecclesiastical Dictionary .
This is all direct confirmation and fulfillment of the prophecy of Daniel 7:25 , which states , “
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 “ . By the length and amount of text devoted to the Catholic Church, one
might conclude, that I had it out for them. The actual reason is, this
is one of Satans biggest strongholds, if not the biggest. Whether you
are a Christian or an unbeliever chances are you observe and celebrate
Sunday Sabbath , and the holidays of Christmas and Easter , that the Catholic Church has
spread as a “ whore “ over “ many waters “ . Revelation 17:1 . Either through ignorance or just going along with these ,“ traditions of men“ , (Mark 7:8) , you are worshipping Satan !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Colossians 2:8 says , “ Beware lest any man spoil you through philosophy and vain DECIET after the tradition of men , after the rudiments of the world and not after Christ “ .