The Lord and the Sun by F. W. Bishop

Pacific Press Publishing Association · Mountain View, California · May 3, 1910

FromSigns of the Times, Vol. 37, No. 17.

The Lord and the Sun

By F. W. Bishop

"THE Lord He is God." Ps. 100:3. The sun is a god also.

We are told to "worship the Lord in the beauty of holiness." Ps. 29:2. We are forbidden by the Lord to worship the sun. Deut. 4:15, 19.

The Lord is in heaven. Matt. 6:9. The sun is also in the heaven.

No man can see the Lord. 1 John 4:12. Every man can see the sun.

God is light. 1 John 1:7. The sun is a light also. Gen. 1:16.

Many people worship God. Many people worship the sun.

God set apart the seventh day of the week, or the Sabbath, as a day of rest and worship. Ex. 20:8, 11. Men, not God, set apart the first day of the week, or Sunday, as a day of rest and worship.

The seventh day, or Sabbath, is a sign between God and His people. Ex. 31:17. The first day, or Sunday, observed contrary to God's revealed will, is a sign between the sun and those who worship it.

The sign of God is written on the forehead, or in the mind, of His people. This sign of the sun-god is also written on the forehead, or on the hand, of those who worship it. It is called by John the mark of the beast. Rev. 13:16, 17. Choosing the law and institution of man instead of the law and institution of God constitute beast worship.

The Lord says, "Blessed is the man that . . . keepeth the Sabbath." Isa. 56:2. But those who receive the mark of the beast will drink of the wine of the wrath of God. Rev. 14:9, 10.

Some people keep the commandments of God and have the testimony of Jesus Christ. Rev. 14:12. Other people keep the commandments of men. Titus 1:14. They profess that they know God, but in works they deny Him, being abominable and disobedient. Verse 16.

Now is the time to choose whom you will serve. "No man can serve two masters. . . . Ye can not serve God and mammon." Matt. 6:24.

Pua, Chile. F. W. BISHOP.