Revelation 13:14 And deceiveth them that dwell on the earth by the means of those miracles which he had power to do in the sight of the beast; saying to them that dwell on the earth, that they should make an image to the beast, which had the wound by a sword, and did live.
[Last Day Events pp 134] When Protestant churches shall unite with secular power to sustain a false religion, for opposing which their ancestors endured the fiercest persecution then will the papal sabbath be enforced by the combined authority of church and state. When the state shall use its power to enforce the decrees and sustain the institutions of the church—then will Protestant America have formed an image to the papacy, and there will be a national apostasy which will end only in national ruin.
Thus, according to what is written both in the Bible and also in the Spirit of Prophecy, the real issue has to do with the attempts to officially authorize the transfer of the sacredness of the 7th day Sabbath, to Sunday, a regular working day, and the consequent enforcement, coercing the people to work over the sacred hours. If any person, for mere economic reasons decides to bow down, by accepting the sign of allegiance to a man instead of God, then, satan will never force you to go to church on Sunday.
He will gladly permit you to stay at home, once you have your clearance from the authorities to buy and sell. In fact, the devil couldn’t care less whether you go to church on Sunday or on Sabbath because in Islam Sunday is not a sacred day neither is the Sabbath, as Friday is to some extent, a day for prayer in Islam. Therefore, once a person decides that come what may, they are going to retain all of their economic privileges, no matter what the cost, accepting the mark will inevitably be the next move.
Revelation 13:18 Here is wisdom. Let him that hath understanding count the number of the beast: for it is the number of a man; and his number is Six hundred threescore and six.
May God add His blessing to the study of His word. “Good night” and God bless!