**melinda_sherman** @melinda_sherman · Oct 4, 2023

melinda_sherman @melinda_sherman

**melinda_sherman** @melinda_sherman · Oct 4, 2023

C.O.S.T. Ministries for SDAs - “He shall speak great words against the most High, and shall wear out the saints of the most High, and think to change TIMES [PLURAL] and laws: ...” (Daniel 7:25 KJV; my comment is inserted within the brackets; all-caps added to these for emphasis) “Instead of the seventh day, and other festivals appointed by the old law, the church has prescribed the Sundays AND HOLY DAYS TO BE SET APART FOR GOD’S WORSHIP ...” (The Catholic Christian Instructed in the Sacraments, Sacrifices, Ceremonies, and Observances of the Church By Way of Question and Answer, RT Rev. Dr. Challoner, p. 204) “The Cath. Church abolished, NOT ONLY THE SABBATH, BUT ALL THE OTHER JEWISH FESTIVALS.” (Letter by T. Enright CssR, Bishop of St. Alphonsus Church, St. Louis, Missouri, June 1905) “The Church chose Sunday, the first day of the week, AND in the course of time added other DAYS as HOLY DAYS.” (A Course in Religion for Catholic High Schools and Academies, by John Laux, vol. 1, p. 51, 1936) “Work is important, but so too is REST. Shouldn’t we learn to respect TIMES of REST, especially Sundays?” (Pope Francis) “Moments of REST, especially on Sunday, are SACRED ...” (Pope Francis) “In respecting religious liberty and the common good of all, CHRISTIANS SHOULD SEEK RECOGNITION OF SUNDAYS AND THE CHURCH’S HOLY DAYS AS LEGAL HOLIDAYS. They have to give everyone a public example of prayer, respect, and joy and defend their TRADITIONS as a precious contribution to the spiritual life of society. If a country’s legislation or other reasons require work on Sunday, the day should nevertheless be lived as the day of our deliverance which lets us share in this ‘festal gathering,’ this ‘assembly of the firstborn who are enrolled in heaven.’” (Catechism of the Catholic Church, 2000, par. 2188) “Sanctifying SUNDAYS AND HOLY DAYS requires a common effort. Every Christian should avoid making unnecessary demands on others that would hinder them from OBSERVING THE LORD’S DAY. Traditional activities (sport, restaurants, etc.), and social necessities (public services, etc.), require some people to work on Sundays, but everyone should still take care to set aside sufficient time for LEISURE. With temperance and charity the faithful will see to it that they avoid the excesses and violence sometimes associated with popular leisure activities. In spite of economic constraints, PUBLIC AUTHORITIES SHOULD ENSURE CITIZENS A TIME INTENDED FOR REST AND DIVINE WORSHIP. EMPLOYERS HAVE A SIMILAR OBLIGATION TOWARD THEIR EMPLOYEES.” (Catechism of the Catholic Church, 2000, par. 2187) ---- “In the time of the end EVERY DIVINE INSTITUTION is to be restored. The breach made in the law at the time the Sabbath was changed by man, is to be repaired.” (Prophets and Kings, p. 678, by Ellen G. White) “... [D]o not locate your families in the city, ... If you do this, you will in the future be expected to conform to the observance of VARIOUS HOLIDAYS.” (Manuscript Releases Volume Nineteen, p. 336, by Ellen G. White) ---------oOo--------- “And the ten horns out of this kingdom are ten kings that shall arise: and another shall rise after them; and he shall be diverse from the first, and he shall subdue three kings. 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: and they shall be given into his hand until a time and times and the dividing of time. But the judgment shall sit, and they shall take away his dominion, to consume and to destroy it unto the end.” (Daniel 7:24-26 KJV) -------------------------- “Q. Has the [Catholic] church power to make any alterations in the commandments of God? A. ... Instead of the seventh day, and other festivals appointed by the old law, the church has prescribed the Sundays and holy days to be set apart for God’s worship; and these we are now obliged to keep in consequence of God’s commandment, instead of the ancient Sabbath.” (The Catholic Christian Instructed in the Sacraments, Sacrifices, Ceremonies, and Observances of the Church By Way of Question and Answer, RT Rev. Dr. Challoner, p. 204) -------------------------- “It is now commonly held that God simply gave His Church the power to set aside whatever day or days she would deem suitable as Holy Days. The Church chose Sunday, the first day of the week, and in the course of time added other days as holy days.” (A Course in Religion for Catholic High Schools and Academies, by John Laux, vol. 1, p. 51, 1936) -------------------------- “In respecting religious liberty and the common good of all, Christians should seek recognition of Sundays and the Church’s holy days as legal holidays. They have to give everyone a public example of prayer, respect, and joy and defend their traditions as a precious contribution to the spiritual life of society. If a country’s legislation or other reasons require work on Sunday, the day should nevertheless be lived as the day of our deliverance which lets us share in this ‘festal gathering,’ this ‘assembly of the firstborn who are enrolled in heaven.’” (Catechism of the Catholic Church, 2000, par. 2188 [issued October 11, 1992]) -------------------------- “Sanctifying Sundays and holy days requires a common effort. Every Christian should avoid making unnecessary demands on others that would hinder them from observing the Lord’s Day. Traditional activities (sport, restaurants, etc.), and social necessities (public services, etc.), require some people to work on Sundays, but everyone should still take care to set aside sufficient time for leisure. With temperance and charity the faithful will see to it that they avoid the excesses and violence sometimes associated with popular leisure activities. In spite of economic constraints, public authorities should ensure citizens a time intended for rest and divine worship. Employers have a similar obligation toward their employees.” (Catechism of the Catholic Church, 2000, par. 2187 [issued October 11, 1992]) -------------------------- “This Scripture is to be studied. The cities will become worse and worse. In them will be strife and bloodshed, and at last they will be visited by earthquakes. Buildings will be thrown down, and will be consumed by fire from heaven. “‘And many of them that sleep in the dust of the earth shall awake, some to everlasting life, and some to shame and everlasting contempt. And they that be wise shall shine as the brightness of the firmament; and they that turn many to righteousness as the stars for ever and ever.’ ‘And I heard, but I understood not: then said I, O my Lord, what shall be the end of these things? And he said, Go thy way, Daniel: for the words are closed up and sealed to the time of the end. Many shall be purified, and made white, and tried; but the wicked shall do wickedly; and none of the wicked shall understand; but the wise shall understand’ [Daniel 12:2, 3, 8-10]. “Will our brethren and sisters in Melbourne move without the counsel of God? Will they make large plants in Melbourne, when the world is growing worse and worse, when the cities are becoming as Sodom and Gomorrah? Will they put out the eyes of the people, that they shall not discern the signs of the times? “The cities must be worked. Those who are living in them must be warned of what is before us. Let time and means be wisely spent. See if you cannot do something in the highways and byways of the cities to proclaim the message of present truth. BUT DO NOT LOCATE YOUR FAMILIES IN THE CITY, AND DO NOT ESTABLISH BUSINESS INTERESTS THERE. IF YOU DO THIS, YOU WILL IN THE FUTURE BE EXPECTED TO CONFORM TO THE OBSERVANCE OF VARIOUS HOLIDAYS. Watchers will be set to seek occasion of complaint against the commandment-keeping people of God. Satan will exercise his power and enmity, and oppression will be the result. The larger the city, the greater will be the oppression. At such a time as this, shall we invest our money and our time in business enterprises in the cities, when they are so much needed to advance the work in new fields? Let those who can teach the truth go forth into the highways and hedges, and compel men and women to come in, that God's house may be full. “‘Come, and let us return unto the Lord: for He hath torn, and He will heal us; He hath smitten, and He will bind us up. After two days will He revive us: in the third day He will raise us up, and we shall live in His sight. Then shall we know, if we follow on to know the Lord: His going forth is prepared as the morning; and He shall come unto us as the rain, as the latter and former rain unto the earth’ [Hosea 6:1-3].” (Manuscript Releases Volume Nineteen, pp. 336, 337, by Ellen G. White) ----------oOo---------- | Facebook

“He shall speak great words against the most High, and shall wear out the saints of the most High, and think to change TIMES [PLURAL] and laws: ...” (Daniel 7:25 KJV; my comment is inserted within...