what's the best form of study the Bible?

how maintain a prayer life?

I hope they allow for it or even an ETF.

Donald Trump, the frontrunner for the Republican presidential nomination, told his supporters on Saturday to "go into" Philadelphia and two other Democratic-run cities to "guard the vote" in 2024, repeating his unfounded claims of widespread election fraud in 2020 as justification for the call to action.

"So the most important part of what's coming up is to guard the vote. And you should go into Detroit and you should go into Philadelphia and you should go into some of these places, Atlanta," Trump said in Ankeny, a suburb of Des Moines.

Timothy Naftali, a senior research scholar at Columbia University's School of International and Public Affairs, said Trump's comments calling for scrutiny of elections in large Democratic-controlled cities were concerning because he made them while seeking to undermine trust in U.S. elections.

"We are in a very volatile period in our democracy," Naftali said. "If he is seeking to increase trust in our system, he should be more explicit. But what he said today was in the context of his mistrust of our system."

The Mandelbrot Set is a complex Mathmatical equation which seems to reveal infinite patterns in Math. It also is known for containing Fractals, the Fibonacci Sequence and Pi (Golden Circle.

It seems when all the numbers in the Mandelbrot Set are given a point of colour they form an unusual pattern which was a surpirse to Mathmaticians.

These patterns add up perfectly containing Fibonacci Sequences that can go on forever creating more and more complex patterns that are self similar in that the same Mandelbrot patterns repeats forever spurning out new patterns that become Mandelbrot patterns. This seems to be beyond what any human could have compreheneded or created.

The facinating thing is these patterns are seen in nature, in some flowers like Sun flowers and vegetables like the Cauliflower, on Pine cones, branches and leaves of trees, in river systems, coast lines, snow flakes, lightening bolts and spiral galaxies.

Is this a sign of some underlying Mind behind nature. Is Math discovered or invented or both. Why does the universe and nature fit so well with Math and how is it that we as intelligent beings are designed to know this.

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At this point, the sexual desires, affection, what have you are eating away at both of us. The two of us have known each other for over a year now. It's gotten to the point where my boyfriend is asking for physical things, I have to say no and grit my teeth on my way home because I wanted to give in. Right now he's suffering from despair and both of us are crying because we love each other.

It seems at this point, we've worked our tails off solving all of our other problems. I now have enough money to support myself, but not enough money for apartment rent for both of us. Both of us are self-employed, so we are ileligible for Section 8 vouchers. We don't have enough money for mortgage payments, so Habitat for Humanity is out. And neither of us want to live in sexual sin. Recently I was in a Bible study with a woman who was living in sexual sin with a man before she became a Christian, and then she wanted to marry him after the two of them both became Christians. The two of them were forced to separate for 6 months before they were allowed for marry.
I don't think my boyfriend would be able to emotionally handle that. And besides, it's dishonoring to the Lord.

Is there anyone or any organization who can just straight-up help us and provide us with housing? I'm getting tired and exasperated. Is there any organization that just straight up gives abuse victims a safe place to live or money for a house? Should we just get married anyway, even with this problem still hanging in the air? How on earth would we do that?!

Even with all the work I've been doing, my business needs money to expand and there's no way I'll be able to pull $500,000 out of it within the next 2 years to buy a house. I'm actually considering trying to crowdfund the money for our marriage and house or maybe at least some months of apartment rent. Is that actually a good idea or is there a better option?

And if you tell us both to "get a job", I'm going to be very angry. We tried that, both of us did. Nobody wants to hire us, and we've been going at this for a full year. Also, technically I have a job, but it's still considered self-employment by the government because I don't get paid health benefits, so no Section 8. I'm honestly fed up with people who keep throwing our problems back at us and are critical of how much work we're putting in, when I have been doing 16 hour days with whatever work I can get just to stay alive and keep my car on the road. At least I have a car now.

I see the light at the end of the tunnel there, and I'm actually looking to dial back the 16 hour craziness and establish a better work-ministry-life balance. I just could use some advice for dealing with the housing obstacle.

Thanks.

In late October, Chinese President Xi Jinping told the National Women’s Congress that “We should actively foster a new type of marriage and childbearing culture.” Such a statement is rich coming from a man, especially one who leads a party that for decades actively and sometimes brutally enforced family planning policies. It is also delusional: In all probability, China’s baby bust cannot be reversed, at least not anytime soon.
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Yet even if China somehow does defy past trends and manages to boost its national fertility rates substantially, it will take nearly two decades to pay off as babies born today finally enter the workforce. Meanwhile, its top-heavy “constrictive” population pyramid thanks to a decades-long one-child policy—which was only abandoned in 2016—will mean increasing old age dependency and the social and economic costs that come with it.

Read More: China’s Aging Population Is a Major Concern. But Its Youth May Be an Even Bigger Problem

The U.S. has been spared a similar fate than China—all thanks to immigration. The more than 1 million immigrants who come to the U.S. every year are a key underwriter of U.S. national power, leaving aside the thorny domestic politics around immigration policy.

Like the U.S., mass immigration is the only plausible short-term fix for China’s population crisis. But China under Xi has no interest in a Western-style melting pot—like elsewhere in Asia including Japan—that brings in millions of immigrants. He has spent years promoting a Han Chinese national identity.

Can China’s Baby Bust Be Reversed? Don’t Count On It

President Xi Jinping may want to foster a "childbearing culture" but demographic trends are incredibly hard to reverse.

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Joe Biden has surrendered Israel to his heartless, hard-Left Democrats​

Israelis are, with good reason, much more interested in what sort of rhetoric and support comes from the US. For decades, the two countries have worked closely. Israel has traded its wares – some of the best military and spy technology in the world – and maintained its position as the only holdout of US values in the entire Middle East and quite a bit beyond. In return, Israelis rightly expect American investment, armour and a vague promise of protection.

Biden initially appeared strong on Israel, even against the yowls of his party, which is now a toxic assemblage that has usurped the better angels of America’s nature and produced vicious anti-Israel voices such as congresswomen Rashida Tlaib and Ilhan Omar. The US president held out despite his own flaws, as the man who fled from Afghanistan, handing over the keys (and weapons) to the Taliban as if the millions of women whose lives were betrayed by his doing so simply didn’t matter.

Yet now it looks increasingly like Biden – and his moral backbone – are forsaking Israel. Perhaps, having inherited such a toxic coalition, it was only a matter of time until he would bow to pressure from those advancing an anti-Israel agenda, in spite of the fact that a great deal of ordinary Americans still vocally support the Jewish state and what it stands for.

I hear from the two older generations that America was a Christian nation back then. But the older I get, the less I believe this.

How was America a Christian nation back then? When did the change happen?

What's the evidence that it was not a Christian nation back then?

It's refreshing to hear someone talk about something other than what I've heard for the last 15 years.

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Has anyone seen the new ad on their phone? Their tagline is "Rewrite the code" and, they have this mini game with this as the default setting:

They are not even hiding it anymore! I do wonder if they are using this name to catch publicity (especially after the Balenciaga horror show of an advertisement) or, if they actually follow this god (little g)?! It is absolutely shocking either way! Lord save and bless you all!

Governor Hobbs, along with Senators Kyrsten Sinema and Mark Kelly acknowledged the crisis, but insisted only that the federal government take action.

Prayer is not to be something we do just at mealtime or just when we have our times of personal devotions in the study of God’s word. To me, prayer is open communication with God 24/7 (24 hours a day, 7 days a week). And it is two-way communication with the Lord to where anytime of day or night we can speak to him and him to us about anything that is on his heart or on our hearts. So we can be talking with the Lord when we are driving down the street, or doing laundry, or watching small children, etc.

And we are to be watchful in it with thanksgiving. And this word “watchful” means to be spiritually awake, alert, vigilant, and responsible. We are not to just recite prayers off of a list, but we are to be spiritually alert to the needs all around us, and of the things that are of concern to the Lord that we should be bringing before him in prayer. And we shouldn’t be the ones doing all the talking, but we should have our minds and hearts ready to hear from the Lord regarding what he wants to teach us, too.

And we should pray for all those who are actively sharing the truth of the gospel of our salvation and who are ministering to the needs of the body of Christ, whether they be physical, emotional, and/or spiritual needs. So this is about praying for all those within the body of Christ who are sharing the gospel message, the whole counsel of God, and who are ministering God’s truths and his love and grace to their fellow Christians. But make certain that you are praying in the will of God and for those who are sharing truth.

I see far too many requests from different “Christian” organizations who want our financial and prayerful support in order for them to spread the gospel, but so many of them are not teaching the truth of the gospel but a man-made gospel which is an altered version of the true gospel. So I believe this is where this word “watchful” comes into play. Test those who say they are of God and that they are sharing the gospel to make certain what they are sharing is what Jesus and his NT apostles taught, in biblical context.

And this leads right into this next part, for those of us who are literally sharing the gospel message in its fulness (the whole counsel of God) appear to be far in the minority here in America. And we get opposed a lot. And so many people now are being trained to teach the altered gospel message and to oppose the truth of the gospel and to lead the people to reject the true message of the gospel and to embrace the lies, instead. And so we need people to pray for us for open doors to share the gospel in its fulness.

And, yes, pray for clarity of mind and heart so that we will be in tune with the Spirit’s voice and so that we will share what the Lord wants us to share at any given moment and opportunity which he grants us to share his gospel message with other humans. For it is critical that we speak the truth, and that we speak the critical factors of the gospel message and that we don’t leave out anything that it critical for people to hear in order to enter into genuine biblical relationships with Jesus Christ by God-given faith in him.

And all of us who believe in Jesus Christ should be sharing the truth of the gospel with others and we should be ministering to the needs of the body of Christ. And we should be walking in wisdom toward outsiders, making the best use of the time. So we need to be spiritually sensitive to those divine appointments our Lord gives to us to share his truths. But first of all we must be those who are walking the walk, who are not just talking it. We need to be obeying our Lord and living holy lives pleasing to him.

Now when this says that we are to let our speech always be gracious, seasoned with salt, this never involves compromise of truth and righteousness so as not to offend people with the truth. We are to speak the truth of God’s word, but to do so in love. For grace is God’s gift to humankind, but that grace trains us to renounce (say “NO!” to) ungodliness and worldly passions, and to live self-controlled, upright, and godly lives. And kindness is never telling lies to people to make them feel good.

And if our speech is seasoned with salt, what does that mean? Well salt has to do with preserving and seasoning. And to season something can mean to mature it, to prepare it, to condition it. So this definitely can be related to helping fellow believers in Christ to maturity in their walks of faith, to help them to become sensible, responsible, and reliable servants of the Lord Jesus Christ. And to preserve is to protect, to maintain, to uphold, to keep, and to continue in, which is how all of us are to approach our faith in Christ.

And we are to let our speech be gracious, seasoned with salt, so that we may know how we ought to answer each person. So, we should be speaking the truths that Jesus and his NT apostles spoke, and what we share should include the fulness of the gospel message and the teachings on walks of maturity in Christ in spiritual growth, too. None of us should give a diluted gospel message out to people, but we should share all that is necessary to the proper instruction in righteousness and holiness and in godly living.

Jesus taught the gospel message when he said that if anyone would come after him, he must deny self, take up his cross daily (die daily to sin) and follow (obey) him. For if we hold on to our sins, we will lose our lives for eternity. But if for the sake of Jesus we deny self, die daily to sin, and follow our Lord in obedience, then we have eternal life with God. For Jesus died that we might die to sin and live to righteousness, and he died to free us from slavery to sin so we will now walk in obedience to his commands.

[Matt 7:21-23; Matt 24:9-14; Lu 9:23-26; Rom 1:18-32; Rom 2:6-8; Rom 6:1-23; Rom 8:1-14,24; Rom 12:1-2; Rom 13:11; 1 Co 6:9-10,19-20; 2 Co 5:10,15,21; 1 Co 1:18; 1 Co 15:1-2; 2 Tim 1:8-9; Heb 9:28; 1 Pet 1:5; Gal 5:16-21; Gal 6:7-8; Eph 2:8-10; Eph 4:17-32; Eph 5:3-6; Col 1:21-23; Col 3:5-17; 1 Pet 2:24; Tit 2:11-14; 1 Jn 1:5-9; 1 Jn 2:3-6,24-25; 1 Jn 3:4-10; Heb 3:6,14-15; Heb 10:23-31; Heb 12:1-2; Rev 21:8,27; Rev 22:14-15]

The Prayer

Written by David Foster, Carole Bayer Sager,
Alberto Testa and Tony Renis

I pray you'll be our eyes
And watch us where we go
And help us to be wise
In times when we don't know

I pray we'll find your light
And hold it in our hearts
When the stars go out each night
Remind us where you are.

Let this be our prayer
When shadows fill our day
Lead us to a place
Guide us with your grace
To a place where we'll be safe.

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Apparently, nature abhors a vacuum, and in the passing of Zig Ziglar a new Christian finance guru has risen to take his place.

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Description: In this video Myron Golden talks about the 4 levels of wealth: the implementation level, the management/unification level, the communication level, and the imagination level. He explains what income can be expected at each of the levels and talks about going from one level to another.

This model, in my opinion, reflects our current reality with the internet more than Biblical Principles. This may serve as a good introduction to Myron's thinking.

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Description: Myron Golden defends his business from his detractors who claim that he is a prosperity Gospel preacher. He goes back to the book of Genesis to defend himself, talking about gold in the Garden of Eden and Abraham's wealth as examples. He also translates Proverbs 22:29 as "Do you see a person skilled in his business? He will stand before kings; He will not stand before obscure people." to defend the idea that Christians are supposed to own their own businesses.

Basically I am seeing some iffyness with Myron's content:

1. He's claiming the name of Christ and using the authority of Scripture to back up points about wealth and starting a business. It's clear that's he has an agenda of trying to help people earn more money in order to sell them expensive courses and events, and that can drive him into eisegesis. Merging spiritual objectives and worldly ones may not work very well.

2. Myron's wealth is from selling his ideas of biblical wealth and prosperity, which is making his ideas circular.

3. He keeps talking about the example of Genesis, Abraham, and the Garden of Eden over and over again. If his ideas were sound, I think I would see him digging out more proofs from more sections of the Bible. While he does venture into the Ecclesiastes and Proverbs occasionally, I don't think he's fully considering the whole counsel of Scripture. I think the book of Job, as well as the fact that Christ lived most of His ministry in a state of poverty, are serious dents in his ideas.

I think this man may know a thing or two about business and he appears to be a practicing Christian, but I think the way that he's mixing his two areas of expertise (apparently he also has a theology degree and knows how to read Hebrew) is not really the best decision and it's causing him to compromise his knowledge.

Thoughts? I think the man is well intentioned, he just may not be going about what he is trying to do in the best way.

Hello friends,

Please pray for me to get a full time job with better pay, benefits, and less stress overall. Right now I'm working in a group home with foster kids and I'm about to start a social work internship in January. I can't keep working in my current position because two social work positions would be too much on me. My current job is already too much, because the kids I work with have previously physically assaulted me more than once. I'm literally afraid to go to work every time because there's always a problem. And worst of all, being at my current job makes me want to engage in self-harm because I feel trapped and like I have no way out.

I applied to a fast food place, and I might get the job, but the pay per month wouldn't even begin to cover my bills. I need to find some other way out of this. Lord, please give me the opportunity to move on and the strength to withstand my current position

@KariLake
: "We're empowering the cartels right now. The more power we give them, the more money they're allowed to make by trafficking human beings. The more money they make, the more power they have, the more drugs they're able to get across any method they want."
It has been obvious for a long time that the Biden border policy is deliberate and that the administration is not telling the truth when they claim the border is closed or safe or secure.

Certain thoughts will get a sharp "prick" in response. Like a beesting, real physical pain. These pricks seem to indicate when a thought is wrong. Whenever I think that this may be wrong or anything that goes against the prick, I will get another. Its constant. And very present, in that it always happens. Could this be God? OCD? Demons? I am so lost.

Look, I understand the "aliens, strangers, and foreigners" passages in the Scriptures. I understand the need for compassion. I know the Church's social teachings on this topic.

But how long can we keep this up? More than six million illegal aliens in three years? And no place to put them? Given the state of our economy right now, our ship of state is having a hard time staying afloat as it is; how many more should we take on? Are we expected to just bring in more and more and more people until the ship sinks? What good will that do for anybody? Us, them, the world?

Now Biden wants to build "temporary shelters" in the National Parks, heaven save us, to house these people, and pay for their upkeep with taxpayer funds. All I can see happening with this is a more or less permanent 3rd-world slum in every camp they build, the destruction of some of our most beautiful natural sites, and hordes of unassimilated, unemployed, non-English speaking foreigners sponging off the backs of the Americans who are struggling as it is to deal with ever-increasing inflation. And in the meantime, the Parks become degraded; the economy becomes ever more strained, and absolutely nothing is done for our own disadvantaged homeless citizens, such as veterans, the elderly, the mentally ill, etc.

If Joe and his pack of circus clowns want to spend Federal money on these people, don't spend it building shelters. Spend it by leasing a fleet of cargo container ships, load these people aboard, and send them back where they came from.

There. I've said it. I know it makes me a horrible person, a racist, a bigot, a whatever they want to call me. But I don't see how we can go on just bringing more and more people in here when we're rapidly losing the ability to take care of the ones we've got.

Christmas in the Holy Land will feature "no gifts, no celebrations, no fireworks or festivities – just a babe born on a deep winter night under a bright star."

As the conflict between Hamas and Israel continues to cause turmoil in the Holy Land, more cities have decided to forego mirthful and joyous Christmas celebrations to stand in solidarity with those who have lost their lives, as well as those who mourn the fallen. The move to cancel public Christmas festivities was first made by Jordan, in early November, and now both Jerusalem and Bethlehem have followed suit.

Aleteia previously reported that the move to cancel festivities was initiated by the Council of Church Leaders in Jordan, a group that works to maintain interfaith relations in one of the most diverse nations in the Middle East. The council decision means there will be no holiday markets, caroling, public Christmas tree displays, concerts, or public distribution of gifts to children.

While the national celebration of the secular Christmas traditions has been canceled, Christians are invited to place all their focus on the religious Christmas celebrations in churches. Father Rifat Bader, director of the Catholic Center for Studies and Media in the Jordanian capital, described how Christmas will look in Jordan in 2023:

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Every year, the frozen lakes of the North pose challenges for emergency teams called in to rescue people or animals on thin ice.

But this is the first time we’ve heard about innovative firefighters using a technique from an Olympic sport.

Worried locals in Minnesota called the Prior Lake Fire Department after they spied a large deer stuck on Pike Lake.

The animal could not stand up on the slippery surface of the ice and its legs were poking holes into the frigid lake.

The firefighters arrived and devised a plan to use a curling technique to push the deer to shore using a Y-shaped pole.


First, they had to reach the animal by crawling on their hands and knees.

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My dad had a fall and fractured his leg. He is older, please pray that he heals quickly and gets back to work soon

Is pranking people a sin even after we tell them it was a joke ?

This is the first time I have posted a video and especially a YouTube video, but this is much better than I could do:
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In the end we will be in two groups, and we will either have the Seal of God or by default will receive the mark of the beast.


What is a beast? Scripture answers that….

Daniel 7:23 “He gave me this explanation: ‘The fourth beast is a fourth kingdom that will appear on earth. It will be different from all the other kingdoms and will devour the whole earth, trampling it down and crushing it.


A kingdom is a political power and examples of these are in the dream of Nebuchadnezzar. The last kingdom is mixed with clay We are told this beast is one that thinks to change times and laws Daniel 7:25


So we know that the that the beast is a political power and one that thinks to change times and laws so they have replaced God’s law with their own laws.


What is the mark of the beast over?

Revelation 14:9 Then a third angel followed them, saying with a loud voice, “If anyone worships the beast and his image, and receives his mark on his forehead or on his hand, 10 he himself shall also drink of the wine of the wrath of God, which is poured out full strength into the cup of His indignation. He shall be tormented with fire and brimstone in the presence of the holy angels and in the presence of the Lamb. 11 And the smoke of their torment ascends forever and ever; and they have no rest day or night, who worship the beast and his image, and whoever receives the mark of his name.”



Clearly the mark of the beast is over worship. So we have a political power who thinks to change times and laws and it has to do with worship. Those who receive this mark have no rest.


So there is false worship and true worship and to receive the mark are those who worship in vain (false worship) or by default do not worship God in Truth and Spirit which is what we are called to do John 4:23-24

What is false worship?

Jesus answers this question clearly…


Matthew 15:3 He answered and said to them, “Why do you also transgress the commandment of God because of your tradition? 4 For God commanded, saying, ‘Honor your father and your mother’; and, ‘He who curses father or mother, let him be put to death.’ 5 But you say, ‘Whoever says to his father or mother, “Whatever profit you might have received from me is a gift to God”— 6 then he need not honor his father or mother.’ Thus you have made the commandment of God of no effect by your tradition. 7 Hypocrites! Well did Isaiah prophesy about you, saying:

8 ‘These people draw near to Me with their mouth,
And honor Me with their lips,
But their heart is far from Me. (opposite of the new covenant Heb 8:10)
9 And in vain they worship Me,
Teaching as doctrines the commandments of men.’ ”


Mark 7:6 He answered and said to them, “Well did Isaiah prophesy of you hypocrites, as it is written:

‘This people honors Me with their lips,
But their heart is far from Me.
7 And in vain they worship Me,
Teaching as doctrines the commandments of men.’


This ties nicely with the beast that thinks to change times and laws and Jesus in His own Words said those who keep their traditions over the commandments of God quoting directly from the Ten Commandments worship in vain (false worship)


If false worship is obeying our rules over the commandments of God, which was personally written and spoken by God Exo 32:16 Exo 31:18, Deut 4:12 than true worship must be keeping the commandments of God.

Lets go back to Revelation and see how this plays outs….


False worship:
Revelation 14:9 9 Then a third angel followed them, saying with a loud voice, “If anyone worships the beast and his image, and receives his mark on his forehead or on his hand, 10 he himself shall also drink of the wine of the wrath of God, which is poured out full strength into the cup of His indignation. He shall be tormented with fire and brimstone in the presence of the holy angels and in the presence of the Lamb. 11 And the smoke of their torment ascends forever and ever; and they have no rest day or night, who worship the beast and his image, and whoever receives the mark of his name.”


Compare this to the very next verse, that is the fruit of a saved person (Gods saints)
True worship:
Revelation 4:12 Here is the patience of the saints; here are those who keep the commandments of God and the faith of Jesus.


True worship are those who keep the commandments of God and the faith of Jesus.

Jesus already defined the commandments of God as He quoted directly from the Ten Commandments when He defined false worship – obeying our rules over the commandments of God. What is the faith of Jesus. Notice it does not say faith in Jesus but faith of Jesus. What was the faith Jesus had? How did He walk as our example. Jesus also kept the commandments of God John 15:10 and we are to follow the example Jesus left for us and mirror His faith. 1 John 2:6

So in summary….

• The beast is a political power/mixed with religious power Dan 2:43​
• It thinks to change times and laws Dan 7:25​
• It changed God’s law Exo 20:8-11 and replaced it with traditions​
• Jesus calls this worshipping in vain (false worship) Mat 15:3-9 Mark 7:7-8​
• In following this one will receive a mark of their authority (who we worship) during the time when this mark is mandatory Rev 14

Can we find this beast and mark through history……who thought to change times and laws.

The Sabbath is the only thing that fits this description, as it is both a time every seventh day (Saturday) Sabbath Exodus 20:10 and a law, the 4th commandment Exo 20:8-11 written in this same unit Jesus defined when we keep our traditions over God’s commandments, we worship in vain.

Was the Sabbath changed? Yes and the institution that changed it admits they did so, on their own authority, not God’s. God said not to add or subtract from His commandments Deut 4:2 Pro 30:5-6


Question: Which is the Sabbath day?
Answer: Saturday is the Sabbath day.
Question: Why do we observe Sunday instead of Saturday?
Answer: We observe Sunday instead of Saturday because the Catholic Church transferred the solemnity from Saturday to Sunday.
—Rev. Peter Geiermann C.SS.R., The Convert’s Catechism of Catholic Doctrine, p. 50


They claim the change of God’s commandments is a mark of their authority.

Of course the Catholic Church claims that the change was her act. And the act is a mark of her ecclesiastical power and authority in religious matters.—C. F. Thomas, Chancellor of Cardinal Gibbons, in answer to a letter regarding the change of the Sabbath, November 11, 1895.

And they are above the Bible (God's Word)

Deny the authority of the Church and you have no adequate or reasonable explanation or justification for the substitution of Sunday for Saturday in the Third - Protestant Fourth - Commandment of God... The Church is above the Bible, and this transference of Sabbath observance is proof of that fact.—Catholic Record, September 1, 1923.

Scripture tells us His Word (the Bible) is the light to our path Psa 119:105


In the end we will either receive the seal of God or the mark of the beast, the one who changed God’s law. We clearly see that the law of the Sabbath was changed just as predicted and not by God Dan 7:25 but we are close to living in the last days and are called out of our false teachings Rev 18:4 as we must worship Him in Truth and Spirit John 4:23-24

What is the seal of God and how do we receive it. If the mark is changing the law of the Sabbath commandment that is the mark of authority of the church who changed it and admits changed it based on their authority which is above the bible (God’s Word) that means the Sabbath has to be the seal of God.


If we look at the Sabbath is has the seal of God written right in it.

“The Sabbath of the fourth commandment is the seal of the living God. It points to God as the Creator, and is the sign of His rightful authority over the beings He has made. Those who obey this law will bear the seal of God, for He has set apart this day as a sign of loyalty between Himself and His people.”


The seal of God’s law is found in the fourth commandment. This only, of all the ten, brings to view both the name and the title of the Lawgiver. It declares Him to be the Creator of the heavens and the earth, and thus shows His claim to reverence and worship above all other


Exodus 20:8 Remember the Sabbath day, to keep it holy. 9 Six days you shall labor and do all your work, 10 but the seventh day is the Sabbath of the Lord your God (Title). In it you shall do no work: you, nor your son, nor your daughter, nor your male servant, nor your female servant, nor your cattle, nor your stranger who is within your gates. 11 For in six days the Lord made (Creator) the heavens and the earth, the sea, and all that is in them (Territory), and rested the seventh day. Therefore the Lord blessed the Sabbath day and hallowed it.

The Sabbath contains the three elements of a seal:
Name: Lord thy God
Title: Creator
Territory: Heaven and Earth

What does God say when we keep the Sabbath…


Ezekiel 20:12 Moreover I also gave them My Sabbaths, to be a sign between them and Me, that they might know that I am the Lord who sanctifies them.

Ezekiel 20:20 20 hallow My Sabbaths, and they will be a sign between Me and you, that you may know that I am the Lord your God.’

Isaiah 8:16 Bind up the testimony, Seal the law among my disciples.

What does the Sabbath do? It points us to God the Creator and in keeping His Sabbath there is a sign between God and His people that we worship the One True God, the only God of Creation and the only God who has the power to sanctify.


The mark of the beast has their mark and they changed God’s law. But when we hallow God’s Sabbath, He gives us His sign that we are worshipping the God of Creation, the one True God.


Our time is short, and we can follow man, but we really need to be transformed into God’s World and God gave us His commandments that He wrote, and He spoke and are placed under His mercy seat revealed in heaven Rev 11:19 and no man has authority above God to change His times and laws. Just like there was a test in the Garden over a tree, we also have our test over our worship. It’s not just about a day, it's about the authority behind who we obey, a test of our loyalty to God, the Creator or following mans traditions in lieu of obeying God, the way He asks.

Revelation 14 calls us to worship our Creator and the Sabbath is the sign of His Creative and Redemptive power that no other god can match.

Revelation 14:7 saying with a loud voice, “Fear God and give glory to Him, for the hour of His judgment has come; and worship Him who made heaven and earth, the sea and springs of water.”

This is a direct quote from the Sabbath commandment Exo 20:11 which points us back to the God of Creation.


Ecc 12:13 Let us hear the conclusion of the whole matter:
Fear God and keep His commandments,
For this is man’s all.