God send His Wrath / Anger to the most country, where people do not believe
Jesus Christ The Savior, do not believe to the Ten Commandments, The
Sabbath
and Jesus in the Prophecy. Please accept Jesus as soon as possible, for
your
own sake and for the sake of your people and country. Most of the
country are
given protection to the terrorist group, who made bombing and causing
death to
million of people.
"Verily My Sabbaths ye shall keep," the Lord says, "for it is a sign
between Me
and you throughout your generations; that ye may know that I am the Lord
that
doth sanctify you" (Ex. 31:13). Some will seek to place obstacles in the
way of
Sabbath observance, saying, "You do not know what day is the Sabbath," but
they
seem to understand when Sunday comes, and have manifested great zeal in
making
laws compelling its observance
There are many, even of those engaged in this movement for Sunday
enforcement,
who are blinded to the results which will follow this action. They do not
see
that they are striking directly against religious liberty. There are many
who
have never understood the claims of the Bible Sabbath and the false
foundation
upon which the Sunday institution rests. . . .
Sunday Laws
Protestants will throw their whole influence and strength on the side of
the
papacy. By a national act enforcing the false sabbath they will give life
and
vigor to the corrupt faith of Rome, reviving her tyranny and oppression of
conscience.-
This very class put forth the claim that the fast-spreading corruption is
largely attributable to the desecration of the so-called "Christian
sabbath"
and that the enforcement of Sunday observance would greatly improve the
morals
of society. This claim is especially urged in America, where the doctrine
of
the true Sabbath has been most widely preached.--
Protestantism and
Catholicism Act in Concert
Protestantism shall give the hand of fellow****p to the Roman power. Then
there
will be a law against the Sabbath of God's creation, and then it is that
God
will do His "strange work" in the earth.-
God's Law Immutable
It is a fact generally admitted by Protestants that the Scriptures give no
authority for the change of the Sabbath. This is plainly stated in
publications
issued by the American Tract Society and the American Sunday School Union.
One
of these works acknowledges "the complete silence of the New Testament so
far
as any explicit command for the Sabbath [Sunday, the first day of the
week] or
definite rules for its observance are concerned."-
God's Law Immutable
As the sign of the authority of the Catholic Church, papist writers cite
"the
very act of changing the Sabbath into Sunday, which Protestants allow of;
. . .
because by keeping Sunday, they acknowledge the church's power to ordain
feasts, and to command them under sin."--Henry Tuberville, An Abridgment
of the
Christian Doctrine, page 58. What then is the change of the Sabbath, but
the
sign, or mark, of the authority of the Roman Church--"the mark of the
beast"?
Liberty of Conscience Threatened
These records of the past clearly reveal the enmity of Rome toward the
true
Sabbath and its defenders, and the means which she employs to honor the
institution of her creating. The word of God teaches that these scenes are
to
be repeated as Roman Catholics and Protestants shall unite for the
exaltation
of the Sunday.
Laws enforcing the observance of Sunday as the Sabbath will bring about a
national apostasy from the principles of republicanism upon which the
government has been founded. The religion of the papacy will be accepted
by the
rulers, and the law of God will be made void
The Sabbath the Great Point at Issue
In the warfare to be waged in the last days there will be united, in
opposition
to God's people, all the corrupt powers that have apostatized from
allegiance
to the law of Jehovah. In this warfare the Sabbath of the fourth
commandment
will be the great point at issue, for in the Sabbath commandment the great
Lawgiver identifies Himself as the Creator of the heavens and the earth.
"Verily My Sabbaths ye shall keep," the Lord says, "for it is a sign
between Me
and you throughout your generations; that ye may know that I am the Lord
that
doth sanctify you" (Ex. 31:13). Some will seek to place obstacles in the
way of
Sabbath observance, saying, "You do not know what day is the Sabbath," but
they
seem to understand when Sunday comes, and have manifested great zeal in
making
laws compelling its observance
There are many, even of those engaged in this movement for Sunday
enforcement,
who are blinded to the results which will follow this action. They do not
see
that they are striking directly against religious liberty. There are many
who
have never understood the claims of the Bible Sabbath and the false
foundation
upon which the Sunday institution rests. . . .
The Covenant and the Sabbath
The Sabbath has lost none of its meaning. It is still a sign between God
and
His people, and it will be so forever.
A Life of Service
Do Good on the Sabbath
It is lawful to do well on the sabbath days . Matt. 12:12
A Reverent Life
Reverence for the Sabbath
Remember the sabbath day, to keep it holy . Ex. 20:8
The Sabbath: Guiding Principles in Sabbath Observance
Above everything, take care of your children upon the Sabbath. Do not let
them
violate it, for you may just as well violate it yourself as to let your
children do it. When you suffer your children to play upon the Sabbath,
God
looks upon you as a commandment breaker. You transgress His
Sabbath.--Manuscript 3, 1854.
The Sabbath: Guiding Principles in Sabbath Observance
Sabbath Dishes.--We would charge all not to wash their dishes on the
Sabbath if
this can possibly be avoided. God is dishonored by any unnecessary work
done on
His holy day. It is not inconsistent, but proper, that the dishes should
be
left unwashed till the close of the Sabbath, if this can be managed.-
Exodus
29 (ch. 20:8-11). Miracle Preserved Sabbath.--By a miracle God preserved
the
Sabbath law through the forty years of wilderness wandering (MS 77, 1899).
Sabbathkeeping
The Sabbath was not made to be a burden to man. It was to do him good, to
give
him peace and rest. Therefore our Lord said, "The Sabbath was made for
man, and
not man for the Sabbath." Mark 2:27.
Race to Bury Asia's Dead as Toll Hits 68,000
By Tomi Soetjipto and Dean Yates
BANDA ACEH, Indonesia (Reuters) - Thousands of corpses rotted in
Indonesia's
tropical sun on Wednesday as rescuers scoured isolated coasts across the
Indian
Ocean for survivors of Sunday's giant waves that killed more than 68,000.
Many who escaped death in what was possibly the deadliest tsunami in more
than
200 years now face hunger and disease. The United Nations mobilized what
it
called the biggest relief operation in its history.
The ocean surge was triggered by a 9.0-magnitude undersea earthquake off
the
Indonesian island of Sumatra, spreading in an arc of death across the
Indian
Ocean and striking nations from Indonesia to Sri Lanka, and beyond to
Africa.
U.S. scientists said the quake that set off the killer wall of water
permanently moved tectonic plates beneath the Indian Ocean as much as 98
feet,
slightly ****fting islands near Sumatra.
Survivors told harrowing tales of the moment the tsunami, up to 33 feet
high,
struck towns and resorts, sucking holidaymakers off beaches into the ocean
and
sma****ng people and debris through buildings.
UNICEF executive director Carol Bellamy said children could account for up
to a
third of the dead.
Indonesia has suffered the biggest number of victims, with 32,502 known to
be
dead.
President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono spoke of "frightening re****ts" from
outlying
parts of Aceh province, on the northern tip of Sumatra island, which was
closest to the quake's epicenter.
The stench of decomposing corpses spread over the provincial capital,
Banda
Aceh, and fresh water, food and fuel were running short. Many in the city
feared fresh quakes and tsunamis, and roads were filled with people trying
to
leave.
"We haven't eaten for two days. We have to get out of here," said Irawan,
35,
whose optician's practice was destroyed.
Bodies lay scattered on the streets. Soldiers and volunteers were
collecting
corpses for mass burial to prevent disease.
One of the worst hit cities was Meulaboh, about 90 miles from the quake's
epicenter. The mayor, Tengku Zulkarnaen, said three-quarters of his city
had
been washed away.
ECONOMIC COST AT $13 BILLION
Disease could kill as many people as those killed by the wall of water, a
top
World Health Organization (WHO) official said.
"There is certainly a chance that we could have as many dying from
communicable
diseases as from the tsunami," the WHO's Dr David Nabarro told a news
conference.
Gerhard Berz, a top risk researcher at Munich Re, the world's largest
reinsurer, estimated the economic cost of the devastation at more than $13
billion.
Secretary of State Colin Powell said the international community may have
to
give billions of dollars in aid.
The United States more than doubled its pledge to $35 million. Australia
increased its aid to $27 million and said it, the United States, Japan and
India were considering setting up a core group to coordinate help.
"A lot of the economies, or sectors of the economies, of the affected
countries
have been close to destroyed and it is going to require a great deal of
rebuilding and a great deal investment," said Australian Foreign Minister
Alexander Downer.
SURVIVING ON COCONUTS
In Sri Lanka, where nearly 22,000 died, hundreds of people were killed
when a
wave crashed into a train traveling to Galle from Colombo, wrecking
carriages
and uprooting the track. The train was called "Sea Queen."
Rescue teams headed out to the last of India's remote Andaman and Nicobar
islands that have been cut off since Sunday and where people on some of
the
isles have been surviving on just coconuts.
India's toll of nearly 12,500 included at least 7,000 killed on the
islands
which are closer to Myanmar and Indonesia than to the Indian mainland. On
one
island, the surge of water killed two-thirds of the population.
"One in every five inhabitants in the entire Nicobar group of islands is
either
dead, injured or missing," a police official said.
In parts of India's Tamil Nadu state officials had given up trying to
count the
dead and were disposing of bodies as quickly as possible in mass burials.
In Thailand, where thousands of tourists were enjoying a Christmas break
to
escape the northern winter, many paradise resorts were turned into
graveyards.
In a French-run hotel at Khao Lak beach, north of Phuket island, up to
half the
415 guests were believed killed. A re****ter from France's Europe 1 radio
said
many bodies had been found in their rooms.
Some 136 foreign nationals and tourists were confirmed dead and 2,689 were
still missing. Some 1,500 Swedes and 800 Norwegians were unaccounted for.
Foreign tourists ****ed over names on hospital lists and peered at scores
of
photos of swollen, unidentified bodies. Thailand's official toll was 1,538
dead.
Hundreds of people were killed in the Maldives, Myanmar and Malaysia. The
arc
of water struck as far away as Somalia and Kenya. Fi****ng villages, ****ts
and
resorts were devastated, power and communications cut and homes destroyed.
The tremor, the biggest in 40 years, may have caused the Earth to wobble
on its
axis, permanently accelerating its rotation and shortening days by a
fraction
of a second, U.S. scientists said.
A tsunami in 1883 at Krakatoa, off southern Sumatra, killed 36,000 and one
in
the South China Sea in 1782 killed 40,000, according to the U.S. National
Geophysical Data Center.
Indian Ocean countries have no tsunami warning system. (For more news
about
emergency relief visit Reuters AlertNet http://www.alertnet.org
email:
alertnet+reuters.com; +44 207 542 24 32)
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