Psalms 48:1 Great is the Lord, and greatly to be praised in the city of our God, in the mountain of his holiness. 2 Beautiful for situation, the joy of the whole earth, is mount Zion, on the sides of the north, the city of the great King. 3 God is known in her palaces for a refuge.
When mortal man begins to demand worship that belongs to God only, it will ultimately and inevitably lead to that form of worship which will seek to eliminate God from His seat. That is what first caused the war up in heaven, and it has continued on this earth, even to this day, for when in the following passage lucifer says “I will sit” he is directly referring to his purpose and efforts to try and uproot God from the throne of the universe and from the throne of our hearts, by offering his own substitutes for everything God has said.
That is the issue to which the world is now hurtling, and it will culminate the long running feud about who is, or isn’t authorized to sit in God’s seat. God in His wisdom, and in His capacity as Sovereign of the universe has given humanity the 7th day Sabbath as the only official day of rest. But the prince of darkness comes along and says not so much. He has gone to work just like he did in the garden of Eden with our first parents, trying to show that Sunday is better and much more preferrable as the official day of rest.
And he endeavors to accomplish his diabolical work through the legislative branches, by seeking to force the inhabitants of earth to ditch the true day of rest in favor of Sunday. That is the issue that John the revelator is bringing to our attention, and everyone who will be alive at that time, and everyone who is alive now, would be called upon to decide who will sit in God’s seat. If, after clarity on this matter is given, persons decide that God has the right to decide which day is holy, then they will cast in their lot with The Lord.
Revelation 13: 15 And he had power to give life unto the image of the beast, that the image of the beast should both speak, and cause that as many as would not worship the image of the beast should be killed.
May God add His blessing to the study of His word. “Good night” and God bless!