The Roman Catholic Church officially calls Sunday "The Lord’s Day," claiming that it is the day of Christ’s resurrection and the new day of Christian worship. The Catechism of the Catholic Church (CCC 2175) states:
"Sunday is expressly distinguished from the Sabbath, which it follows chronologically every week; for Christians its ceremonial observance replaces that of the Sabbath. In Christ’s Passover, Sunday fulfills the spiritual truth of the Jewish Sabbath and announces man's eternal rest in God."
The RCC teaches that Sunday replaced the Sabbath as the weekly day of worship, and many cite Acts 20:7 as proof that early Christians gathered on Sunday as the "Lord’s Day." However, this argument falls apart when closely examined, especially when considering the timing of the events:
Acts 20:7 states: "And upon the first day of the week, when the disciples came together to break bread, Paul preached unto them, ready to depart on the morrow; and continued his speech until midnight." Many use this verse to argue that early Christians observed Sunday as a sacred day of worship, replacing the biblical Sabbath. However, breaking bread was not exclusive to a particular day. Acts 2:46 clearly states that believers broke bread daily, sharing meals from house to house with gladness. The Greek phrase used for "breaking bread" (κλάω τὸν ἄρτον, klaō ton arton) simply refers to sharing a meal and does not necessarily indicate a religious observance like the Lord’s Supper.
Additionally, the timing of this meeting must be examined. The Jewish day begins at sunset, meaning that the "first day of the week" in Jewish reckoning begins on what we now call Saturday evening. Since Paul preached until midnight, this gathering most likely began on Saturday night, making it a Saturday evening meeting rather than a Sunday morning service. This raises a critical question: If Acts 20:7 is supposed to be evidence that Sunday morning is the new "Lord’s Day," then why was this gathering held at night?
If the Roman Catholic Church claims Acts 20:7 as evidence that Sunday is the day of Christian worship, why do modern churches adhere to Sunday morning services instead of Saturday night gatherings? The text itself contradicts the modern practice—if anything, it aligns with a Saturday evening meeting, not a Sunday morning observance. This completely undermines the idea that Sunday morning worship was established by Christ or the apostles.
Furthermore, nowhere in Acts 20:7 is Sunday called "The Lord’s Day." The text does not indicate that this was a weekly practice or an established command for Christian gatherings. The meeting appears to have been a special occasion due to Paul's imminent departure the next day. If this was meant to establish Sunday as the new Sabbath, we would expect to see a consistent pattern of Sunday gatherings throughout Scripture, yet no such command or precedent exists.
Furthermore, if Christ’s resurrection is already celebrated annually during Passover, why is Sunday set apart as a weekly sacred day? Why was the biblical Sabbath (Saturday) abolished when there is no scriptural command to do so? The more we examine this change, the clearer it becomes that Sunday observance was not instituted by Christ or His apostles but by Rome—specifically, to align Christianity with pagan sun worship.
The Bible never refers to Sunday as "The Lord’s Day"—not even once. In fact, Revelation 1:10 (where John states he was "in the Spirit on the Lord’s Day") does not define what day he is referring to. Since Jesus called Himself “Lord of the Sabbath” (Mark 2:28), the only biblically supported “Lord’s Day” is the seventh-day Sabbath (Saturday), not Sunday. The shift to Sunday came not from Christ, but from Roman tradition.
The Contradiction of "Good Friday"—When Was Christ Crucified?
If Sunday worship is based on the idea that Christ rose on Sunday, then we must also ask: why is "Good Friday" observed as the day of His crucifixion when it contradicts both Scripture and Jesus’ own prophecy?
Jesus declared that He would be in the tomb for three days and three nights:
Matthew 12:40:"For as Jonas was three days and three nights in the whale’s belly; so shall the Son of man be three days and three nights in the heart of the earth."
A Friday crucifixion to Sunday morning resurrection only accounts for two nights and one full day, which does not align with Christ’s prophecy. If Christ’s own words are true, He could not have been crucified on Friday and risen on Sunday.
The Bible shows that Jesus was actually crucified on a Wednesday afternoon, just before a High Sabbath—not the regular weekly Sabbath (Saturday), but a special annual Sabbath associated with Passover.
Luke 23:54:"And that day was the preparation, and the sabbath drew on."
John 19:31:"For that sabbath day was an high day."
This High Sabbath refers to the first day of the Feast of Unleavened Bread (Nisan 15), not the weekly Sabbath. This means Christ was crucified on Wednesday (Nisan 14) and placed in the tomb just before sunset.
Following the biblical timeline:
Wednesday Night (Night 1) – Christ was buried before sunset.
Thursday Day (Day 1) – The High Sabbath.
Thursday Night (Night 2)
Friday Day (Day 2) – The women prepared spices (Luke 23:56).
Friday Night (Night 3)
Saturday Day (Day 3) – The weekly Sabbath.
By Saturday at sunset, exactly three days and three nights had passed.
Christ Rose on Saturday, Not Sunday
When Mary Magdalene arrived at the tomb before sunrise on Sunday, Jesus had already risen:
John 20:1:"The first day of the week cometh Mary Magdalene early, when it was yet dark, unto the sepulchre, and seeth the stone taken away from the sepulchre."
Mary arrived while it was still dark—meaning Christ had already risen before dawn on Sunday. Since the Jewish day begins at sunset, this means His resurrection occurred at the end of the Sabbath (Saturday evening), not Sunday morning.
So why did some early Christians meet on the first day of the week?
One of the most frequently cited verses is 1 Corinthians 16:2, which states:"Upon the first day of the week let every one of you lay by him in store, as God hath prospered him, that there be no gatherings when I come."
Many use this verse to argue that early Christians met for worship on Sunday and took up offerings as part of their service. However, this misrepresents the text. Paul does not say they gathered together for worship; rather, he instructs each person to set aside money at home. The phrase "lay by him in store" does not mean collecting money at a church gathering, but rather privately putting aside funds for the poor in Jerusalem. There is no mention of an assembly, no instruction to bring money to a church service, and no reference to Sunday as a sacred day of worship. This was a practical instruction to prepare donations in advance, not a justification for changing the Sabbath.
Ultimately, Acts 20:7 does not prove Sunday replaced the Sabbath as "The Lord’s Day." There is no biblical command changing the day of worship, and the apostles continued to honour the Sabbath long after Christ’s resurrection. The notion of Sunday as a new sacred day is rooted more in tradition and Roman influence than in Scripture. If the Sabbath was meant to be changed, surely Christ or the apostles would have explicitly commanded it. Instead, the evidence overwhelmingly supports that the biblical Sabbath remained unchanged, and Sunday was never declared as "The Lord’s Day."
Moreover, the act of breaking bread was a daily occurrence among the early Christians, not something reserved for a specific day of worship. The New Testament provides multiple examples of believers sharing meals, demonstrating that breaking bread was a regular and communal practice, rather than an exclusive religious observance.
Acts 2:46 clearly states that believers broke bread daily in fellowship with one another, moving from house to house, eating their meals with joy and unity. This practice was not limited to the Sabbath or the first day of the week but was a consistent and integral part of early Christian life.
Acts 27:35 further reinforces this point, as Paul broke bread during a storm at sea. This moment had no connection to any structured worship gathering but was simply a practical act of eating in the presence of others. This shows that breaking bread was not inherently tied to a sacred day but was a common necessity of life.
Luke 24:30-31 recounts Christ breaking bread with His disciples after His resurrection. This occurred in the evening, outside of any official religious service, demonstrating that breaking bread was part of ordinary meals rather than an exclusively sacred act.
Acts 20:11 describes Paul breaking bread after midnight, following an extended discussion. Since this took place after the first day of the week had already ended, it suggests that breaking bread was not an act of formal Sunday worship but rather a continuation of fellowship and sustenance
Was the Sabbath a "Jewish" Institution or a Creation Ordinance?
A common argument is that the Sabbath was for the Jews, but this contradicts Genesis 2:3 "And God blessed the seventh day, and sanctified it: because that in it he had rested from all his work which God created and made."The Sabbath was sanctified at creation, before Abraham, before Israel, before Moses. It was a universal decree from God for all of humanity.
If the Sabbath was merely a ceremonial law, then why is it enshrined in the Ten Commandments, written by the finger of God in stone—symbolizing permanence? If it was meant to be temporary, why did Christ say in Mark 2:27"The sabbath was made for man, and not man for the sabbath."He did not say, "The Sabbath was made for Jews." He said it was made for man—for all of mankind.
Nowhere in Scripture does Christ or the apostles declare Sunday as the new Sabbath.
Did the Apostles Keep the Sabbath After Christ’s Resurrection?
A careful look at the Bible reveals that the apostles and early Christians continued to observe the Sabbath long after Christ’s resurrection, and there is no biblical command to shift worship to Sunday.
In the book of Acts, the apostle Paul is repeatedly found preaching and worshipping on the Sabbath. Acts 13:42-44 describes how both Jews and Gentiles came together on the Sabbath to hear the Word of God. If Sunday had truly replaced the Sabbath as the designated day of worship, Paul would have told them to meet on the first day of the week instead. Yet he did not. Instead, he continued his long-standing custom of worshipping on the Sabbath, as seen in Acts 17:2, which states that it was his manner to reason with the people every Sabbath. This was not an isolated event but a continuous practice. In Acts 18:4, Paul again reasons in the synagogue every Sabbath, persuading both Jews and Greeks. Nowhere does the Bible say that this was a temporary transition or that Sabbath observance had been abolished.
Another critical passage is Matthew 24:20, where Jesus warns his followers to pray that their flight from persecution would not take place on the Sabbath. This statement was made in 33 AD but referred to events that would take place in 70 AD when Jerusalem was destroyed. If the Sabbath were no longer relevant, why would Jesus give a future warning concerning it? His words confirm that the Sabbath would still be significant decades after His resurrection.
If Sunday were truly the new "Lord’s Day," why is there no direct command from Christ or the apostles establishing it? Why do we see the Sabbath still being observed throughout the book of Acts?
Did Paul Abolish the Sabbath in Colossians 2:16? The Misuse of Scripture to Justify Tradition
The Roman Catholic Church and many Sunday-keeping denominations frequently cite Colossians 2:16-17 as proof that Paul abolished the Sabbath, making it no longer binding on believers. But does this passage actually say that? A careful examination of scriptural, historical, and theological context proves that Paul was not abolishing the Sabbath but rather condemning false human judgments concerning how it should be observed.
Colossians 2:16-17 states: "Let no man therefore judge you in meat, or in drink, or in respect of an holyday, or of the new moon, or of the sabbath days: Which are a shadow of things to come; but the body is of Christ."
At first glance, some interpret this to mean the Sabbath was abolished, but that is a fundamental misunderstanding of Paul’s argument.
Paul was writing to Gentile believers in Colossae, warning them against the legalistic traditions of men and Gnostic philosophies that had crept into the early Church. The same chapter reveals the true focus of his message:
Colossians 2:20-22 states: "Wherefore if ye be dead with Christ from the rudiments of the world, why, as though living in the world, are ye subject to ordinances, (Touch not; taste not; handle not; Which all are to perish with the using;) after the commandments and doctrines of men?"
Paul was not condemning the Sabbath itself but the additional regulations imposed by human traditions. The Pharisees, for instance, had added countless restrictions on the Sabbath that went far beyond God’s law, turning it into a burden rather than a blessing (Matthew 12:1-8).
Furthermore, Gnostic influences at the time promoted ascetic practices, dietary laws, and mystical observances, imposing their own rules on the Colossian believers. Paul was saying: "Let no man judge you by these added human traditions."
Many interpret Paul’s statement that these things are "a shadow of things to come" to mean that the Sabbath was merely a temporary law. But that is not what Paul says. A shadow does not cease to exist simply because the reality has come. The Sabbath was instituted at creation (Genesis 2:3), reaffirmed in the Ten Commandments (Exodus 20:8-11), kept by Christ (Luke 4:16), and is prophesied to continue in the new heavens and earth (Isaiah 66:22-23). Hebrews 4:9 confirms that the Sabbath remains: "There remaineth therefore a rest (Sabbatismos) to the people of God."
The phrase "a shadow of things to come" does not mean abolished but rather pointing forward. The Sabbath is a shadow of the future Kingdom rest that believers will enter when Christ returns. It does not mean it has no relevance today.
If Paul was truly teaching that the Sabbath was abolished, why do we repeatedly see him keeping it and teaching others to do so? Acts 13:42-44 records that Paul preached on the Sabbath, and the Gentiles asked to hear more on the next Sabbath, not Sunday. Acts 17:2 states: “And Paul, as his manner was, went in unto them, and three sabbath days reasoned with them out of the scriptures.” Paul continued to keep the Sabbath regularly. Acts 18:4 shows that Paul reasoned every Sabbath in the synagogue, persuading both Jews and Greeks. If Paul abolished the Sabbath, why do we never see him replacing it with Sunday worship? If he was telling believers to stop observing the Sabbath, why do Gentiles continue to observe it after his teaching?
While the Catholic Church claims Paul abolished the Sabbath, they also admit that Sunday observance was not instituted by Scripture but by their own authority. The Convert’s Catechism of Catholic Doctrine (1957, p. 50) states:
Q: Which is the Sabbath day?A: Saturday is the Sabbath day.
Q: Why do we observe Sunday instead of Saturday?A: We observe Sunday instead of Saturday because the Catholic Church, in the Council of Laodicea (AD 364), transferred the solemnity from Saturday to Sunday.
This means that Colossians 2:16 is not the real reason Sunday replaced the Sabbath. It was a man-made decree by the Catholic Church, centuries after Christ. Even Cardinal James Gibbons, a leading Catholic authority, openly admitted this: "You may read the Bible from Genesis to Revelation, and you will not find a single line authorizing the sanctification of Sunday." (The Faith of Our Fathers ).
The Bible prophesies that the Sabbath will be observed even in the new heavens and earth. Isaiah 66:22-23 states: "For as the new heavens and the new earth, which I will make, shall remain before me, saith the Lord, so shall your seed and your name remain. And it shall come to pass, that from one new moon to another, and from one sabbath to another, shall all flesh come to worship before me, saith the Lord."
If God’s people will be keeping the Sabbath in the new creation, how can anyone claim it was abolished?
Paul was not abolishing the Sabbath in Colossians 2:16—he was warning against human traditions and judgmental attitudes toward how it was observed. He himself continued to keep the Sabbath. The apostles and Gentile believers observed it after Christ’s resurrection. Nowhere does the Bible say the Sabbath was replaced by Sunday. The Catholic Church openly admits that they changed the Sabbath, not Christ or the apostles.
So if Paul never abolished the Sabbath and the Catholic Church openly confesses that they changed it by their own authority, the real question remains:
Who will we obey—the unchanging commandments of God, or the traditions of men?
The Pagan Origin of Sunday Worship
The most logical explanation for replacing the Sabbath with Sunday is found in pagan Roman influence. The name itself—Sunday, or "Dies Solis" (Day of the Sun)—comes from the ancient solar worship practices of the Roman Empire. Romans, Persians, Babylonians, and Greeks all worshipped the sun, and Sunday was the chief day of devotion to Sol Invictus—the Unconquered Sun.
Constantine, the first Roman emperor to merge paganism with Christianity, made Sunday the official day of rest. His decree in 321 AD states:
"On the venerable day of the Sun let the magistrates and people residing in cities rest, and let all workshops be closed."
This was not a decree based on Scripture, but a direct continuation of Roman sun-worship practices. Shortly after, the Roman Catholic Church adopted Sunday observance, enforcing it through Church councils. The Council of Laodicea (364 AD) formally outlawed Sabbath-keeping, replacing it with Sunday as the day of worship.
If Sunday worship was ordained by Christ, why did it take nearly 300 years after His resurrection for it to be established? The answer is simple: it was never ordained by Christ.
If Christ never rose on Sunday morning, never commanded a change from Sabbath to Sunday, and is the Lord of the Sabbath (Saturday), then why does the world continue to uphold Sunday worship?
The answer is clear: the replacement of the biblical Sabbath with Sunday was not about honouring Christ, but about aligning Christianity with Roman sun worship. It was a deliberate move to separate believers from their biblical roots and merge Christian doctrine with Roman traditions.
The Catholic Church (CCC 2175) claims that Sunday replaces the Sabbath, arguing that it follows it chronologically and fulfills its spiritual truth. But this assertion is built on human tradition, not divine command. Nowhere in the Bible does God abolish the Sabbath, nor does He grant any authority to change the day He sanctified. If God Himself set apart the seventh day as holy, then no mortal institution, church, or council has the power to override His decree.
To suggest that the Sabbath was abolished or replaced is to suggest that God’s decrees are subject to revision by human authority. Yet, the immutability of God’s law is a central theme in Scripture. Psalm 111:7-8 states:"The works of his hands are verity and judgment; all his commandments are sure. They stand fast for ever and ever, and are done in truth and uprightness."If God’s commandments stand forever, then what authority does the Catholic Church—or any man—have to alter them?
The claim that Sunday "fulfills" the Sabbath is logically flawed. Fulfillment does not mean abolition or replacement—Christ Himself made this clear in Matthew 5:17-18:"Think not that I am come to destroy the law, or the prophets: I am not come to destroy, but to fulfil. For verily I say unto you, Till heaven and earth pass, one jot or one tittle shall in no wise pass from the law, till all be fulfilled."
Has heaven and earth passed away? No. Then neither has the Sabbath.
The Catholic Church asserts that Sunday fulfills the spiritual truth of the Sabbath because of Christ’s resurrection. But where in Scripture does resurrection necessitate a change of the Sabbath? According to the RCC Christ also died on a Friday—does that mean Friday should now be the day of worship? The resurrection is certainly central to the faith, but nowhere does the Bible connect it to a change in the Sabbath. This is a human assumption, not a divine command.
The real issue is not whether Sunday worship is acceptable—but whether man has the right to change what God has sanctified. In Daniel 7:25, a prophecy describes a power that will "think to change times and laws." No other commandment deals specifically with time except the fourth commandment regarding the Sabbath. The change from Sabbath to Sunday is not a biblical decree but a fulfillment of this very prophecy.
The Catholic Church, through human tradition, not Scripture, claims the authority to override what God Himself sanctified. But no pope, council, or church can alter a divine command—not then, not now, not ever. God sanctified the seventh day at creation, wrote it in stone with His own finger, and reaffirmed it in Christ’s own words. The Sabbath was never abolished by Christ, nor did He authorize its replacement with Sunday. The question then arises—if the Roman Catholic Church truly loved Christ, why do they not obey His commandments?
Christ said in John 14:15:"If ye love me, keep my commandments."
Yet the Catholic Church openly rejects the commandment regarding the Sabbath, despite claiming to be Christ’s representative on earth. If they truly loved Christ, they would keep His Sabbath holy, just as He commanded. Instead, they have fabricated their own authority, discarded the commandments of God, and replaced them with the traditions of men.
And whom do they serve in doing so? The answer may lie in what they have chosen to venerate. An ancient Egyptian obelisk, once a pagan symbol of sun worship, stands at the heart of Vatican City, directly in front of St. "Peter’s" Basilica. What does this say about their true allegiance? The obelisk was originally erected in Egypt in honour of the sun god, and here it stands—towering over the very institution that claims to serve Christ. But is it truly Christ they serve? Or is it another "Lord" entirely—Sol Invictus (Ra), the ancient sun god?
By rejecting the Sabbath that Christ Himself kept and commanded, they do not demonstrate love for Him. Instead, they exalt their own power, following a lineage of spiritual rebellion that goes back to the worship of Baal and the assimilation of pagan traditions into the Church. They have already rewritten so many doctrines—from the Assumption of Mary to Transubstantiation, from indulgences to the veneration of saints—that their complete dismissal of the Sabbath should come as no surprise.
To reject the Sabbath is to reject a decree from God Himself and to submit to human authority over divine command. Christ never abolished the Sabbath. He never instructed His followers to worship on Sunday. That change came from Rome, not from Christ.
The question remains: Who will we obey—the unchanging Word of God, or the traditions of men? Will we serve Christ, who sanctified the seventh day, or the system that exalts itself above God’s law, replacing truth with tradition and obedience with deception?
The Church That Abolished the Sabbath—How Can They Claim to Save Anyone?
If the very institution that abolished the Sabbath admits to doing so by their own authority, and yet the Sabbath was never to be abolished but is to remain even in the new heavens and new earth (Isaiah 66:22-23), what does this say about their claim to be the true Church? If God sanctified the Sabbath at creation, commanded it as part of His moral law, and declared it an eternal sign between Him and His people (all of humanity), then how can any man or institution dare to erase what the Almighty Himself has ordained?
James 2:10 makes it abundantly clear: "For whosoever shall keep the whole law, and yet offend in one point, he is guilty of all." If breaking even one of God’s commandments makes one guilty of breaking them all, then those who abolished the Sabbath have openly placed themselves in defiance of God’s law. By removing the Sabbath, they have shattered the moral law of God and yet continue to claim spiritual authority over the souls of men.
The irony is staggering. The Roman Catholic Church, which claims to be the only institution through which salvation can be found, is the very same system that has placed its followers under the curse of the law by abolishing one of God's commandments.
Galatians 3:10 states: "For as many as are of the works of the law are under the curse: for it is written, Cursed is every one that continueth not in all things which are written in the book of the law to do them." By violating God's Sabbath, the Catholic Church has not only placed itself under the curse of the law but has also dragged all who follow them into that same condemnation.
Not only have they led Catholics into this bondage, but every Sunday-keeping Protestant denomination has unknowingly followed the very decree of Rome, rejecting God's Sabbath and accepting the mark of Catholic authority. The Reformation may have challenged papal doctrines, but even the Protestants failed to restore the biblical Sabbath, keeping them under the same deception that Rome initiated. Sunday observance is not a biblical command, but a man-made tradition that continues to enslave millions under a false system of worship.
Yet, in a display of unparalleled hypocrisy, the same institution that has led millions into breaking God’s law turns around and claims that only they have the authority to dispense salvation—the very salvation from the damnation that they themselves have caused! They set up a system where they first lead people into spiritual ruin and then demand their allegiance to be "saved" from it. This is not the work of Christ, but the work of a counterfeit system designed to ensnare souls, keeping them in darkness while offering them false security.
It is evident that they are not even infilled with the Holy Spirit despite their elaborate sacraments, for they continue to confess their sins to a mere mortal in a confessional booth rather than to God Himself. They have replaced Christ’s direct role as mediator with human priests, requiring men to kneel before them and seek absolution from another sinner rather than from God. This itself is blasphemy. Mark 2:7 makes it clear: "Why doth this man thus speak blasphemies? who can forgive sins but God only?" Yet the Catholic priesthood claims the power to forgive sins, usurping what belongs to God alone.
How can those who have openly defied God’s law claim to hold the keys to salvation? How can a system that contradicts God’s eternal decree be entrusted with the eternal fate of men’s souls? Christ never gave any man or institution the authority to change His law, and yet, the Catholic Church arrogantly boasts of doing just that.
The question remains: If they are the ones who have placed their followers under the curse, how can they now claim to be their only hope for salvation? If they have deliberately sent them into damnation, what power do they have to deliver them from it? The truth is, they have none. Salvation is found only in Christ, not in the decrees of a corrupt institution that has dared to exalt itself above God’s Word.
The Church That Broke God's Covenant Cannot Offer Salvation or Blessings
If breaking the holy covenant with God results in spiritual separation from Him (Isaiah 59:2), divine judgment (Leviticus 26:14-39), loss of blessings and protection (Deuteronomy 28), then how can a church that deliberately violated God’s covenant claim to have any authority to restore what they have destroyed?
The Sabbath, as clearly established in Isaiah 66:22-23, is an eternal law that will be observed in the new heavens and the new earth. It was sanctified at creation, written in stone by the very hand of God, commanded in the Ten Commandments, and upheld by Christ and His apostles. Nowhere does the Bible abolish the Sabbath or authorize its replacement with Sunday. Instead, it explicitly warns against altering God’s commands, declaring that God does not change (Malachi 3:6) and that His commandments stand forever (Psalm 111:7-8).
If the Sabbath is an eternal, unbreakable covenant between God and His people, then how can the very church that abolished it claim to possess any divine authority to repair that covenant? The Roman Catholic Church openly admits to changing the Sabbath, replacing it with Sunday worship, a practice rooted in sun-worshiping paganism, not biblical command. If they were the ones to break the covenant, how can they now claim that their Sunday Mass—a man-made ritual conducted on a day never ordained by God—has the power to reverse the spiritual separation they themselves caused?
This apostate church not only led its own followers astray but dragged the entire world into deception by forcing Sunday worship on both Catholics and Protestants alike, ensuring that millions unknowingly live in disobedience to God’s law. How can they claim to offer repentance and restoration when they continue to uphold the very false doctrines that separate men from God in the first place? How can they promise salvation when they deliberately lead people into lawlessness, breaking a command that God Himself declared holy and unchanging?
Not only have they placed Catholics under the curse of the law, but their twin sister—apostate Protestantism—has followed the same deception. The Protestant Reformation may have opposed Catholic corruption, but it failed to restore the biblical Sabbath. Nearly all Protestant churches continue to observe Sunday, despite the fact that there is no biblical justification for it. Both the Catholic Church and apostate Protestantism have broken the holy covenant and led their followers into spiritual deception.
If God Himself has withdrawn His blessings from those who break His covenant, how then can the Catholic Church—or its Protestant offshoots—claim to offer blessings through saints and angels? They claim their priests and popes have the power to bestow divine favor, and they teach their followers to pray to saints, angels, and Mary, expecting blessings that they themselves have cut off by breaking God’s covenant. The deception is clear: they claim divine authority while openly defying God's law.
These false prophets who masquerade as Christ’s representatives have deceived the world, just as Revelation warns. The Catholic Church, its apostate Protestant daughters, and all who follow their false doctrines have deceived all nations with their spiritual fornication. Revelation 18:23 declares: "For by thy sorceries were all nations deceived."
The Catholic Church and apostate Christianity have led people into a counterfeit faith that exalts human tradition over God’s eternal Word. They have turned the masses toward false worship, separated them from God’s true blessings, and delivered them into the hands of the beast and the enemy of souls.
By violating God’s covenant, they have placed themselves under judgment, yet they claim to hold the keys to salvation. This is the greatest hypocrisy—they first break the covenant, then present themselves as the only ones who can repair it. But no institution built on falsehood, rebellion, and deception can reconcile men to God. That power belongs to Christ alone.
True repentance and restoration do not come from Sunday worship, indulgences, or papal decrees. It comes from obedience to God’s eternal law and returning to the true Sabbath that He established forever. Those who continue in the apostate system of false worship are not following Christ, but instead have placed themselves under the authority of Satan, the real "lord" behind this deception.
By leading the whole world into false doctrine and lawlessness, the Catholic Church and apostate Protestantism have ensured that those who follow their ways will share in their judgment. Revelation 18:4 warns: “Come out of her, my people, that ye be not partakers of her sins, and that ye receive not of her plagues.”
Those who continue to follow the traditions of men rather than the commandments of God are not walking in obedience to Christ but are instead ensnared in a system that leads to eternal separation from Him. The choice is clear: follow the unchanging Word of God, or remain under the deception of an apostate church that has willingly handed itself over to the enemy.
Revelation 17:2
"With whom the kings of the earth have committed fornication, and the inhabitants of the earth have been made drunk with the wine of her fornication."
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