Blending of Paganism with the Papacy.
By Jesse Hiestand
BRO. WHITE: Such is the heading of an article in the Crisis, which contains a great amount of truth. I will just give one quotation, and make a few remarks. "Gibbon says, 'the sublime and simple theology of the primitive Christians was gradually corrupted, and the monarchy of Heaven, already clouded by metaphysical subtilties, was degraded by the introduction of a popular Mythology which tended to restore the reign of Polytheism.' Vol. 3, p. 161." "Mythology: A system of fables or fabulous opinions and doctrines respecting the Deities which heathen nations have supposed to preside over the world, or to influence the affairs of it." "Polytheism: The doctrine of a plurality of gods or invisible beings superior to man, and having an agency in the government of the world." "Sabianism: That species of idolatry which consisted in worshiping the sun, moon, and stars. This idolatry existed in Chaldea or Persia at an early period of the world, and was propagated by the inhabitants who migrated westward into Europe, and continued among our ancestors, till they embraced the Christian religion." "Sunday: So called because this day was anciently dedicated to the sun, or to its worship." The heathen nations in the north of Europe dedicated this day to the sun, and hence their Christian descendants continue to call the day Sunday; but in the United States Christians have to a great extent discarded the heathen name, and adopt the Jewish name, Sabbath, (or Lord's day)." Web. To give different names to different objects does not change their identity. It can plainly be seen that Sunday-keeping has its origin from the heathen world, and is nothing more than a heathen, pagan fable. How amazingly strange it is, that the first-day Adventists have so much light and truth on many subjects, and yet on the subject of the Sabbath, are willingly or ignorantly in total darkness.