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Here's a link to a PDF document that disproves the distorted version of history that many Sabbathkeepers convey when trying to convince people that the Sabbath still applies:
http://lifeassuranceministries.com/pdf files/LYING FOR GOD.pdf
It's basically a conspiracy theory mentality that proposes the Roman Catholic church abolished the Sabbath and enforced Sunday observance instead...however it's absurd because the Roman Catholic church didn't even exist when the church abandoned Sabbath observance.
I am particularly addressing the claims of Armstrongites (United Church of God, Philadelphia Church of God, Living Church of God, and Restored Church of God) and the Seventh Day Adventist church, and not every single Sabbathkeeper. There are Sabbath keepers who do not hold the views represented in this document. If someone observes the Sabbath out of preference or personal conviction without claiming others are unconverted, in sin or inferior, I have no issue with them.
The typical view of the cultic Sabbath keepers is that the Great Prostitute of Revelation 17 is the Roman Catholic Church and the "daughters" of the Great Prostitute are the Sunday observing Protestants associated with her. They relate Sunday observance with worship of the Sun and consider Sabbath Breaking or Sunday observance to be the Mark of the Beast.
Some of the organizations try to hide the fact that they have this view, but ask the person who claims this if he himself holds this view, and watch the backpedalling. He probably won't answer your question directly, but will attempt to evade it.
I was part of an Armstrongite group for over 10 years so I know their tactics.
By the way, the reasons I mention this occasionally are 1) I want those individuals who hold these beliefs to be exposed so that they have to justify their own position (I am hoping it will lead them to repentance) and 2) I want seekers to know what they teach so that they don't get involved in their nonsense. I wish someone had forced me to "own" my heresies so that I would have been forced to defend them. Maybe I would have left the group long before I did.
I consider those who hold this view of Revelation 17 to be heretics and potential unbelievers. And, if they don't like these remarks, just consider that you yourself are making similar claims about Sunday observers.
http://lifeassuranceministries.com/pdf files/LYING FOR GOD.pdf
It's basically a conspiracy theory mentality that proposes the Roman Catholic church abolished the Sabbath and enforced Sunday observance instead...however it's absurd because the Roman Catholic church didn't even exist when the church abandoned Sabbath observance.
I am particularly addressing the claims of Armstrongites (United Church of God, Philadelphia Church of God, Living Church of God, and Restored Church of God) and the Seventh Day Adventist church, and not every single Sabbathkeeper. There are Sabbath keepers who do not hold the views represented in this document. If someone observes the Sabbath out of preference or personal conviction without claiming others are unconverted, in sin or inferior, I have no issue with them.
The typical view of the cultic Sabbath keepers is that the Great Prostitute of Revelation 17 is the Roman Catholic Church and the "daughters" of the Great Prostitute are the Sunday observing Protestants associated with her. They relate Sunday observance with worship of the Sun and consider Sabbath Breaking or Sunday observance to be the Mark of the Beast.
Some of the organizations try to hide the fact that they have this view, but ask the person who claims this if he himself holds this view, and watch the backpedalling. He probably won't answer your question directly, but will attempt to evade it.
I was part of an Armstrongite group for over 10 years so I know their tactics.
By the way, the reasons I mention this occasionally are 1) I want those individuals who hold these beliefs to be exposed so that they have to justify their own position (I am hoping it will lead them to repentance) and 2) I want seekers to know what they teach so that they don't get involved in their nonsense. I wish someone had forced me to "own" my heresies so that I would have been forced to defend them. Maybe I would have left the group long before I did.
I consider those who hold this view of Revelation 17 to be heretics and potential unbelievers. And, if they don't like these remarks, just consider that you yourself are making similar claims about Sunday observers.
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