The Third Angel's Message (1893) - Alonzo T. Jones

conducting it hitherto, and in the work of the
message, are shut up to the preaching of that
message itself, as it is in words. The second, that
this shows that the image is made, and that that
brings all earthly power into the hands of the
enemy of the third angel's message and the cause
of God, to be wielded against the people of God
and the work of God. And therefore whoever
would stand for God, must have a power greater
than all the power of the world. Then the third
point was, that in citing the fourth commandment
in the legislation, and interpreting that
commandment to mean the first day of the week
commonly called Sunday, thus putting Sunday in
the place of the Sabbath of the fourth
commandment, it is just as literally true that the
Protestant churches of this country, by the power of
this government, have made void the law of God,
as far as earthly power can, as was the action of the
papacy the original apostasy, in joining herself to
the government to do the same thing. And when
that is done, God has put into our mouths these
words: "It is time for thee, Lord, to work, for they
have made void thy law." And that brings to view
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