Chapter 20: Come Out of Her, My People

The Call You Can't Ignore

You've seen the evidence.

The Sabbath was changed without biblical authority. The Roman Catholic Church admits it. The Protestant world obeys it anyway. Over 2.3 billion Christians worship on a day God never commanded, ignoring the day He wrote in stone with His own finger.

The dead know nothing. Scripture is clear. The spiritualism that teaches conscious afterlife contradicts God's Word and opens the door to demonic deception masquerading as communication with the deceased.

Your Bible has been corrupted. Modern translations remove verses, change meanings, and obscure truth. The KJV, translated from the preserved Textus Receptus, maintains the Word God promised to preserve.

The remnant thread survived. Through 1,260 years of persecution (Waldensians in the Alps, Sabbatari in Bohemia, Ethiopian Christians who never accepted the Roman Catholic Church's authority), Sabbath-keepers endured genocide, torture, and martyrdom to pass the truth to you. You are not alone. You are not the first. You stand in a long line of witnesses.

Modern spiritual deceptions lead away from truth. Channeling, psychedelics, and New Age practices offer partial truth mixed with something else entirely, designed to keep seekers from finding the Father and His commandments.

The ecumenical movement is Babylon's trap. Unity without truth is compromise. The push toward global religious cooperation, especially around Sunday rest for climate salvation, is building the platform for mark of the beast enforcement.

Ten observable plagues are falling. Churches are dying, denominations splitting, youth fleeing, scandals multiplying, mental health collapsing, finances devouring. Judgment has begun at the house of God, exactly as predicted.

You've seen all of this.

Now comes the decision.

Map the exodus from Rome: https://theremnantthread.com/studies/reformation-flow

"And I heard another voice from heaven, saying, Come out of her, my people, that ye be not partakers of her sins, and that ye receive not of her plagues."

Revelation 18:4

Not "come out someday." Not "come out when convenient." Not "come out when your family understands."

Come out.

Now.

What "Come Out" Means

"Come out of her" is not symbolic language for mental assent while staying physically where you are.

It's not "keep attending your Sunday church but mentally disagree with the Sunday worship."

It's not "stay in the denomination but privately keep Sabbath at home."

It means exodus.

Physical separation from Babylon's religious institutions. Visible departure from churches that teach doctrines contrary to Scripture. Actual refusal to continue participating in worship that violates God's commandments.

This is uncomfortable. I know.

You've been taught that church membership doesn't matter, that denominational affiliation is just tradition, that as long as you "have Jesus in your heart" the rest is details.

But Revelation doesn't say, "Have correct theology in your mind while your body stays in Babylon."

It says: "Come out of her."

What Babylon Includes

Babylon is not just the Roman Catholic Church (though Rome is Babylon's center).

Babylon includes:

This includes most Protestant denominations, most evangelical megachurches, most charismatic churches, most fundamentalist churches. The labels these churches use for themselves (Spirit-filled, Bible-believing, Christ-centered) are sincere. But sincerity doesn't change the doctrinal test.

The criteria are straightforward: Sunday instead of Sabbath. Immortal soul instead of death-sleep. Churches teaching these doctrines fall within Babylon's system, regardless of how much they love Jesus or serve their communities.

The call is: Come out.

What It Costs

Let's be honest about the price.

It will cost you fellowship.

Your church friends won't understand. The people you've worshiped with for years will think you've become legalistic, joined a cult, or lost your mind. Small groups you were part of will continue without you. Events you attended will happen without your presence.

You will be lonely at first.

It will cost you family approval.

If your family attends Sunday churches, they will be confused, hurt, or angry. They may accuse you of thinking you're better than them, of being judgmental, of abandoning the faith they raised you in. Holiday gatherings may become tense. Some may cut you off entirely.

You will bear this grief.

It will cost you pastoral authority.

The pastor you respected, the teacher you learned from, the ministry leader you followed. When you leave, you leave their covering, their guidance, their theological framework. You'll be navigating Scripture without their interpretation, testing doctrines they never questioned, standing on positions they oppose.

You will be responsible for your own beliefs.

It will cost you religious identity.

If you've been Southern Baptist your whole life, leaving means you're no longer Southern Baptist. If you were raised Pentecostal, leaving means that identity dissolves. If you identified as non-denominational evangelical, leaving means you're now... what? Where do you belong?

You will feel unmoored at first.

It will cost you certainty about your eternal security.

Many Sunday churches teach "once saved, always saved" or easy-believism salvation. When you leave, you confront harder truths: commandment-keeping matters (Revelation 14:12), obedience is required (Matthew 7:21-23), and many who claim "Lord, Lord" will be rejected (Matthew 7:22-23).

You will wrestle with assurance.

It will cost you comfort.

Sunday churches are often comfortable. Contemporary worship is emotionally engaging. Sermons are encouraging. Fellowship is warm. Coffee bars are convenient. Childcare is provided. Programs run smoothly.

Sabbath-keeping often means smaller groups, simpler worship, less professional production, fewer programs. You trade comfort for truth.

You will miss the comfort sometimes.

I'm not minimizing these costs. They're real. The exodus from Babylon is hard.

But the alternative is worse.

What It Gains

"For what shall it profit a man, if he shall gain the whole world, and lose his own soul?"

Mark 8:36

Staying in Babylon preserves fellowship, family approval, pastoral covering, religious identity, and comfortable worship. But it costs you your soul.

Leaving Babylon costs all of that. And it gains you eternity.

You gain obedience to the Father.

For the first time, you're not picking and choosing which commandments to obey based on church tradition. You're keeping the Sabbath because God commanded it. You're worshiping the Father alone because Jesus testified to it. You're trusting the preserved Word because God promised to preserve it.

You're obeying God rather than man (Acts 5:29).

You gain the seal of God.

The seventh-day Sabbath is the seal of God, the sign of His authority as Creator (Exodus 31:13, Ezekiel 20:12, 20). When you keep it, you bear His seal. You're marked as His, not Babylon's.

When enforcement comes, you'll already be sealed.

You gain freedom from deception.

The spiritual deceptions that trapped you before (partial truth systems, ecumenical compromise, comfortable lies) lose their power when you obey the whole truth. You're no longer vulnerable to "every wind of doctrine" (Ephesians 4:14) because you're standing on the commandments God wrote in stone.

Truth sets you free (John 8:32).

You gain the remnant's reward.

Revelation 14:12-13 describes those who endure:

"Here is the patience of the saints: here are they that keep the commandments of God, and the faith of Jesus. And I heard a voice from heaven saying unto me, Write, Blessed are the dead which die in the Lord from henceforth: Yea, saith the Spirit, that they may rest from their labours; and their works do follow them."

They keep the commandments. They have faith in Jesus. They rest from their labors. Their works follow them.

This is not salvation by works. It's obedience from faith. Those who love Jesus keep His commandments (John 14:15). Those who claim to know Him but don't keep His commandments are liars (1 John 2:4).

You gain the reward of faithful obedience.

You gain escape from the plagues.

Revelation 18:4 is explicit:

"Come out of her, my people, that ye be not partakers of her sins, and that ye receive not of her plagues."

Two reasons to come out:

  1. Don't participate in her sins
  2. Don't receive her plagues

Coming out of Babylon includes returning to God's original design for the body. The distinction between clean and unclean foods wasn't invented at Sinai. Noah knew it before the flood (Genesis 7:2), over 1,600 years before Moses. Like the Sabbath, dietary wisdom predates the ceremonial system and reflects creation principles still binding today.

Full study: https://theremnantthread.com/studies/clean-unclean-foods

The ten plagues are already falling (see Chapter 15). But those are preliminary judgments. The final plagues (Revelation 16's bowls of wrath) are coming. When Babylon falls completely, those still in her will fall with her.

Coming out now means you're standing outside when the final collapse happens.

You gain eternity with the Father.

This is the ultimate gain.

Not heaven as abstract clouds and harps. Not floating as a disembodied soul. The biblical promise: the earth made new, the New Jerusalem descending, God dwelling with men, no more death or sorrow or pain (Revelation 21:1-4).

And the Sabbath continuing into eternity, in the very same chapter where Isaiah addresses diet:

"For, behold, the LORD will come with fire, and with his chariots like a whirlwind, to render his anger with fury, and his rebuke with flames of fire... They that sanctify themselves, and purify themselves in the gardens behind one tree in the midst, eating swine's flesh, and the abomination, and the mouse, shall be consumed together, saith the LORD."

Isaiah 66:15, 17

Then, five verses later:

"For as the new heavens and the new earth, which I will make, shall remain before me, saith the LORD, so shall your seed and your name remain. And it shall come to pass, that from one new moon to another, and from one sabbath to another, shall all flesh come to worship before me, saith the LORD."

Isaiah 66:22-23

The same chapter addresses both. Those eating swine's flesh are consumed (v.17). Those keeping Sabbath worship eternally (v.23). Diet and Sabbath appear together because both reflect God's original creation design. Neither was abolished at the cross, and both remain tests in the end times. The Sabbath doesn't end at the cross. It extends into eternity. Those who keep it now are practicing for the eternal rhythm God designed from creation.

You gain forever.

The Two Paths

There are only two paths forward from here.

Path 1: Stay in Babylon

You can close this book, return to your Sunday church, and continue as before.

Tell yourself the evidence isn't conclusive. Tell yourself your church is different. Tell yourself Sabbath-keeping is legalistic. Tell yourself unity matters more than doctrine. Tell yourself God understands and doesn't require obedience.

You'll maintain fellowship, family approval, pastoral covering, comfortable worship, religious identity. You'll avoid the costs of exodus.

But you'll partake in Babylon's sins. And you'll receive Babylon's plagues.

When Sunday laws come, you'll have already chosen the mark. When enforcement escalates, you'll comply because you've been complying all along. When persecution targets Sabbath-keepers, you'll be on the side doing the persecuting, or at minimum, standing silent while others are persecuted for obeying God.

And when Jesus returns, you'll be among those saying:

"Lord, Lord, have we not prophesied in thy name? and in thy name have cast out devils? and in thy name done many wonderful works?"

And He will say:

"I never knew you: depart from me, ye that work iniquity."

Matthew 7:22-23

Iniquity = lawlessness. Breaking God's law. Ignoring His commandments.

This path is wide. Most Christians are on it. It feels right. It's comfortable.

But it leads to destruction (Matthew 7:13-14).

Path 2: Come Out of Babylon

You can close this book, leave your Sunday church, and begin the exodus.

Acknowledge the evidence is conclusive. Acknowledge your church is in Babylon. Acknowledge Sabbath-keeping is obedience, not legalism. Acknowledge truth matters more than unity. Acknowledge God requires obedience, not just belief.

You'll lose fellowship, family approval, pastoral covering, comfortable worship, religious identity. You'll pay the costs of exodus.

But you'll escape Babylon's sins. And you'll escape Babylon's plagues.

When Sunday laws come, you'll refuse the mark. When enforcement escalates, you'll stand firm because you've been standing all along. When persecution targets Sabbath-keepers, you'll be counted worthy to suffer for His name (Acts 5:41).

And when Jesus returns, you'll be among the remnant described in Revelation 14:12:

"Here is the patience of the saints: here are they that keep the commandments of God, and the faith of Jesus."

You keep the commandments (including the fourth, Sabbath). You have faith in Jesus (not works-based salvation, but obedient faith).

This path is narrow. Few Christians find it. It's costly.

But it leads to life (Matthew 7:14).

How to Come Out: Practical Steps

If you choose Path 2 (exodus from Babylon), here are the practical steps:

Step 1: Stop Attending Sunday Worship Immediately

Don't phase out gradually. Don't attend "one more time" to explain. Don't keep going while you "figure things out."

This weekend, do not attend Sunday church.

If it's Friday night or Saturday as you read this, your first Sabbath begins at sundown Friday. Keep it. Rest. Worship the Father. Read Scripture. Pray.

If it's Sunday through Friday, your next Sabbath begins Friday at sundown. Prepare for it. Plan not to work. Clear your schedule.

And do not attend Sunday church this coming week.

The exodus begins with a definitive break.

Step 2: Inform Your Church Leadership (Optional but Recommended)

You don't owe them an explanation that convinces them. You're not asking permission. You're informing them of a decision already made.

Simple statement:

"I've become convicted that the seventh-day Sabbath (Saturday) is still God's commanded day of worship, and Sunday observance has no biblical foundation. I can no longer in good conscience participate in Sunday worship. I'm leaving the church to follow Scripture."

They will argue. They will quote Colossians 2:16, Romans 14, and "Sabbath is a shadow."

You've already addressed these objections in your reading. Don't get drawn into debate. You're not there to convince them. You're there to inform them.

If they ask where you're going, be honest: "I'm seeking fellowship with other Sabbath-keepers."

If they warn you against legalism or cults, thank them for their concern and stand firm.

Then leave.

Step 3: Find Sabbath-Keeping Fellowship

You need community. God didn't design you to worship alone permanently.

Options:

Not every Sabbath-keeping group has complete truth. Scripture remains the standard.

Step 4: Prepare for Family and Friend Questions

They will ask:

Prepare honest, brief answers:

"I'm leaving because I'm convicted that God commands seventh-day Sabbath worship, and this church observes Sunday without biblical authority."

"Nothing's 'wrong' in the sense of moral failure. I'm not leaving over a scandal. I'm leaving over doctrinal conviction. Sunday worship contradicts Scripture."

"I'm not joining a cult. I'm obeying the fourth commandment that God wrote in stone. I'm happy to discuss the biblical evidence if you're interested."

"I believe in grace. But grace doesn't nullify obedience. Jesus said 'If ye love me, keep my commandments' (John 14:15). I'm keeping them because I'm saved, not to earn salvation."

"I'm not being divisive. Jesus said He came not to bring peace but a sword (Matthew 10:34). Following truth divides. I didn't create the division; I'm just standing on the truth side of it."

Don't argue. Don't defend endlessly. State your position clearly once, offer to discuss if they're genuinely interested, then let it rest.

If they persist in arguing, quote Matthew 10:37:

"He that loveth father or mother more than me is not worthy of me: and he that loveth son or daughter more than me is not worthy of me."

Your relationship with the Father comes first.

Step 5: Establish Sabbath Rhythm

The Sabbath isn't just "don't work on Saturday." It's a positive rhythm of rest, worship, and delight in the Creator. Chapter 12 covers the practical details.

The Sabbath should feel like a gift, not a burden. It's rest. It's relationship with the Father. It's joy.

Step 6: Expect Persecution (and Prepare for It)

Jesus was clear:

"If the world hate you, ye know that it hated me before it hated you. If ye were of the world, the world would love his own: but because ye are not of the world, but I have chosen you out of the world, therefore the world hateth you."

John 15:18-19

Leaving Babylon makes you not of this world.

Expect:

Responses:

Persecution is confirmation you're on the right path.

If the world loved you, you'd still be in Babylon.

Step 7: Continue Learning and Growing

Leaving Babylon is not the end; it's the beginning. The Bereans searched the Scriptures daily to verify truth (Acts 17:11). The remnant does the same.

The exodus isn't a one-time event. It's a lifestyle of continual separation from Babylon and continual consecration to the Father.

The Urgency

Time is short.

The plagues are already falling (Chapter 15). Church decline is accelerating. Scandals are multiplying. Youth are fleeing. Mental health is collapsing. Denominations are splitting.

The ecumenical movement is advancing (Chapter 14). Sunday rest for climate salvation is being promoted globally. Legal enforcement is being framed as planetary survival, not religious coercion.

Sunday laws are coming. Not in some distant theoretical future. The legal and cultural infrastructure is already being built.

Once those laws pass and enforcement begins, coming out of Babylon becomes exponentially harder.

Right now, leaving a Sunday church costs fellowship and comfort. When Sunday laws come, leaving costs employment, housing, buying and selling (Revelation 13:17), and eventually, life (Revelation 13:15).

The time to leave is now, while it's still a choice. Before economic penalties make Sunday compliance necessary to feed your family. Before social pressure becomes legal coercion. Before the mark is enforced and the seal is closed.

Revelation 22:11 describes the final moment:

"He that is unjust, let him be unjust still: and he which is filthy, let him be filthy still: and he that is righteous, let him be righteous still: and he that is holy, let him be holy still."

There comes a point when probation closes. When every person has made their final decision. When those in Babylon stay in Babylon, and those who've come out are sealed. That moment is approaching faster than most imagine.

When the Judge Stands

Daniel's final prophecy describes when that moment arrives:

"And at that time shall Michael stand up, the great prince which standeth for thy children: and there shall be a time of trouble, such as never was since there was a nation even to that same time: and at that time thy people shall be delivered, every one that shall be found written in the book."

Daniel 12:1

In courtroom language, when the judge sits, the trial continues. Witnesses are called. Evidence is weighed. Appeals are heard. But when the judge stands, the verdict is final. No more testimony. No more objections. The decision is rendered.

Right now, Christ sits at the Father's right hand, interceding for repentant sinners (Hebrews 7:25). His blood covers those who come to Him by faith. Mercy is still available. The trial is still in session.

But Daniel describes a moment when the great prince "stands up." The intercession ends. The sanctuary work is finished. The books close. Revelation 22:11 describes the resulting decree: "He that is unjust, let him be unjust still... he that is holy, let him be holy still."

Then comes "a time of trouble, such as never was." The seven last plagues of Revelation 16 fall on those who worshiped the beast and received his mark. No mercy mixed in (Revelation 14:10). But those "found written in the book"--those who kept God's commandments and trusted Jesus--are delivered.

The Sunday law crisis is not merely about calendar preference. It is the final examination administered while the Judge still sits. Those who choose the Sabbath will be "found written in the book" when Michael stands. Those who accept Sunday--the Roman Catholic Church's admitted mark of authority--will have their verdict sealed on the wrong side of the ledger.

The promise remains: "At that time thy people shall be delivered." The question is which people you belong to when the Judge rises from His seat.

The Call

The evidence is laid out. The path is shown. The cost is counted.

"Come out of her, my people, that ye be not partakers of her sins, and that ye receive not of her plagues."

Revelation 18:4

The call stands.

The next chapter identifies what the remnant looks like. The epilogue presents the two paths.

And you don't want to be inside when she falls.