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The European Union in Prophecy
26. A Work of Reform
The work of Sabbath reform to be accomplished in the last days is foretold in the
prophecy of Isaiah: "Thus saith the Lord, Keep ye judgment, and do justice: for My
salvation is near to come, and My righteousness to be revealed. Blessed is the man
that doeth this, and the son of man that layeth hold on it; that keepeth the Sabbath
from polluting it, and keepeth his hand from doing any evil." "The sons of the stranger,
that join themselves to the Lord, to serve Him, and to love the name of the Lord, to be
His servants, everyone that keepeth the Sabbath from polluting it, and taketh hold of
My covenant; even them will I bring to My holy mountain, and make them joyful in
My house of prayer." Isaiah 56:1, 2, 6, 7.
These words apply in the Christian age, as shown by the context: "The Lord God
which gathereth the outcasts of Israel saith, Yet will I gather others to him, beside
those that are gathered unto him." Verse 8. Here is foreshadowed the gathering in of
the Gentiles by the gospel. And upon those who then honour the Sabbath, a blessing
is pronounced. Thus the obligation of the fourth commandment extends past the
crucifixion, resurrection, and ascension of Christ, to the time when His servants
should preach to all nations the message of glad tidings.
The Lord commands by the same prophet: "Bind up the testimony, seal the law
among My disciples." Isaiah 8:16. The seal of God's law is found in the fourth
commandment. This only, of all the ten, brings to view both the name and the title of
the Lawgiver. It declares Him to be the Creator of the heavens and the earth, and
thus shows His claim to reverence and worship above all others. Aside from this
precept, there is nothing in the Decalogue to show by whose authority the law is given.
When the Sabbath was changed by the papal power, the seal was taken from the law.
The disciples of Jesus are called upon to restore it by exalting the Sabbath of the
fourth commandment to its rightful position as the Creator's memorial and the sign
of His authority.
"To the law and to the testimony." While conflicting doctrines and theories
abound, the law of God is the one unerring rule by which all opinions, doctrines, and
theories are to be tested. Says the prophet: "If they speak not according to this word,
it is because there is no light in them." Verse 20. Again, the command is given: "Cry
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